Soldiers Creek Project Annual and Final Report EL 31209 5 December 2016 to 23 March 2020

Abstract

The Soldiers Creek project is located in the Daly River region approximately 200km south of Darwin in the Northern Territory. The project comprises a single exploration licence (EL 31209; Figure 1) which lies in the western part of the Pine Creek Orogen. The project area contains the historical Muldiva/Buldiva and Collia prospects from which 103t of tin was mined from 1923 through to 1980 (Frater, 2005). An extensive mapping and sampling programme was completed across the Muldiva, Buldiva and Collia prospect areas in September/October 2017. Rock chip and soil samples were sent for laboratory analysis and over 1000 soil pXRF readings were taken across both areas. The results of the work at the Muldiva-Buldiva prospect shows that the pegmatites are geochemically classified as fertile and prospective for lithium mineralisation. The work at Collia has identified fertile LCT pegmatites as classified using the pegmatite fractionation Cerney (1993) classification scheme. A reduction of blocks was undertaken at the second anniversary of the licence with target areas retained for further exploration. While exploration across the licence identified some areas worthy of follow up work, difficulty of access within the licence and its location within the Fish River Gorge Block protected area means this exploration is not a high priority for Todd River Metals. Review of the project was undertaken over the last 12 months by several companies with the aim of securing a joint venture partner or sale agreement on the licence area. No prospective partners were secured and the licence has been relinquished early in its fourth year of tenure on 23 March 2020.