Annual report EL 25657 Cloughs Dam for the period 30 August 2008 to 29 August 2009 Year 2

Abstract

The tenement is located about 50km northwest of Alice Springs in the southern part of the Northern Territory. EL 25657 was granted to Alistair Mackie on 30th August 2007. The licence was transferred to WDR Base Metals Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Desert Resources Ltd, on 17th June 2008. This EL was included in the 'Bushy Park' joint venture with NuPower Resources Ltd during the current year. The project area straddles the contact between the Aileron Province and the Warumpi Province of the Palaeoproterozoic Arunta Block. The Exploration Licence has been little explored in the past. It is prospective for uranium, rare earths and base metal deposits. Previous exploration in the area has included reconnaissance geochemical sampling programmes and bore water sampling. An airborne EM and regional gravity survey have been completed in the current year. The proposed exploration programme for year 3 (2009/10) will include reconnaissance geological mapping to follow up on geochemical anomalies from the previous year's bore water sampling, and a rotary mug drilling programme may be undertaken.