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TECK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
ABN 35 091 271 911
Carrara Project
GROUP REPORT GR329/14 FOR THE PERIOD 21st JANUARY 2013 to
20TH JANUARY 2014
EL29557, EL 29558, EL29559, EL29560, EL29561,
EL29791, EL29792, EL29793, EL29794, EL29760,
EL29761
Tenure holder & Operator: Teck Australia Pty Ltd, Level 2/35 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth WA 6005,
Australia
Compiled by: G. Amalric ‐ Teck Australia Pty Ltd
Date: 06th March 2014
Target Commodities: Zn, Pb, Ag
Distribution: Department of Resources‐ Minerals and Energy (Northern Territory) Teck Australia Pty Ltd
AcknowledgementandWarranty
1. Subject to 2, the tenure holder acknowledges that this Report, including the material, information and data incorporated in it, has been made under the direction or control of the Northern Territory (the State) within the meaning of section 176 of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwth).
2. To the extent that copyright in any material included in this Report is not owned by the State, the tenure holder warrants that it has the full legal right and authority to grant, and does hereby grant, to the Territory, subject to any confidentiality obligation undertaken by the Territory, the right to do (including to authorise any other person to do) any act in the copyright, including to:
• use;
• reproduce;
• publish; and
• communicate in electronic form to the public, such material, including any data and information included in the material.
3. Without limiting the scope of 1 and 2 above, the tenure holder warrants that all relevant authorisations and consents have been obtained for all acts referred to in 1 and 2 above, to ensure that the doing of any of the acts is not unauthorised within the meaning of section 29(6) of the Copyright Act (Cwth).
Declaration
To the best of our knowledge, this document conforms to the format outline for an annual report, as shown by the Northern Territory Geological Survey‐ Minerals and Energy Division website.
Project Name: Carrara Project
Tenement Package: EL29557, EL 29558, EL29559, EL29560, EL29561, EL29791, EL29792,
EL29793, EL29794, EL29760, EL29761
Tenement Operator: Teck Australia
Tenement Holder: Teck Australia
Report Type: Group Report
Report Title: GROUP REPORT GR329/14 FOR THE PERIOD 21st JANUARY 2013 to 20TH
JANUARY 2014
Report Period: 21st JANUARY 2013 to 20TH JANUARY 2014
Author: G. AMALRIC
Date of Report: 06 MARCH 2014
1:250 000 Map Sheet: MT DRUMMOND
1:100 000 Map Sheet: CARRARA
Target Commodity: Zn‐Pb‐Ag
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ABSTRACT This document is submitted as group report on EL29557, EL 29558, EL29559, EL29560, EL29561, EL29791, EL29792, EL29793, EL29794, EL29760, and EL29761 (collectively known as GR329/14), composing the Carrara Project.
INTRODUCTION This report summarises the exploration activities conducted on tenements EL29557, EL 29558, EL29559, EL29560, EL29561, EL29791, EL29792, EL29793, EL29794, EL29760, and EL29761.
LOCATION AND ACCESS Light vehicle access to the project tenure from Mt Isa is via the Barkly Highway, driving 190 km northeast to Camooweal, thence driving northwards via graded dirt tracks for 120 km (Figure 1). The tracks follow the Queensland / Northern Territory border before arriving to Old Herbert Vale station, from whence a westward track can be taken to access the southeast corner of EL29760. Alternatively the tenure can be accessed from the west and this is the preferred route for trucks. From Camooweal continue driving 72 km west on Barkly Highway to the Ranken road turn off. Drive 140 km due northwest on the Ranken road, at the Alexandria station turn off to the northeast towards Mittiebah station and drive 20km to access EL29557 from the west.
TENURE INFORMATION EL29557 Exploration Licence EL29557 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 21st of January, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 149 sub blocks, covering an area of 484.2 km2, and is current to the 20th of January 2019 over the same area.
EL 29558 Exploration Licence EL29558 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 21st of January, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 58 sub blocks, covering an area of 188.6 km2, and is current to the 20th of January 2019 over the same area.
EL29559 Exploration Licence EL29559 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 21st of January, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 26 sub blocks, covering an area of 77.6 km2, and is current to the 20th of January 2019 over the same area.
EL29560 Exploration Licence EL29560 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 21st of January, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 17 sub blocks, covering an area of 55.3 km2, and is current to the 20th of January 2019 over the same area.
EL29561 Exploration Licence EL29561 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 21st of January, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 7 sub blocks, covering an area of 19.5 km2, and is current to the 20th of January 2019 over the same area.
EL29760 Exploration Licence EL29760 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 20th of June, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 182 sub blocks, covering an area of 592 km2, and is current to the 19th of June 2019 over the same area.
EL29761 Exploration Licence EL29761 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 20th of June, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 17 sub blocks, covering an area of 56 km2, and is current to the 19th of June 2019 over the same area.
EL29791 Exploration Licence EL2971 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 30th of July, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 16 sub blocks, covering an area of 52 km2, and is current to the 29th of July 2019 over the same area.
EL29792 Exploration Licence EL29792 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 30th of July, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 13 sub blocks, covering an area of 42.3 km2, and is current to the 29th of July 2019 over the same area.
EL29793 Exploration Licence EL29793 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 30th of July, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 78 sub blocks, covering an area of 253.5 km2, and is current to the 29th of July 2019 over the same area.
EL29794 Exploration Licence EL29794 (Figure 2) was granted to Teck Australia Pty Ltd on the 30th of July, 2013. The tenement currently consists of 56 sub blocks, covering an area of 182.2 km2, and is current to the 29th of July 2019 over the same area.
Figure 1: Access to the Carrara project from Camooweal.
Figure 2: Access tracks to the Carrara Project from Alexandria, Mittiebah and Old Herbert Vale
stations. EXPLORATION RATIONALE The Carrara Basin has been identified, following an open file review, as prospective for sediment hosted massive sulphide hosted (SHMS) zinc‐lead‐silver deposits similar in style to other deposits in the McArthur River‐Mount Isa minerals province such as Century, McArthur River, George Fisher, Mount Isa lead‐zinc and Lady Loretta.
The strategy is to explore for SEDEX mineralisation under cover by applying modern geophysical techniques such as detailed gravity, IP, airborne EM and seismic surveys, combined with innovative and best practice surficial geochemical surveys to provide targets that warrant drilling.
GEOLOGY The Carrara Project area is located west of the Termite Range Fault (see figure 1) and hosts lateral equivalents to the Lawn Hill Platform’s Upper McNamara Group members. Six prospective lithologies of the McNamara Group are present in the Carrara basin including the Lawn Hill formation which hosts the Century Zn‐Pb‐Ag deposit.
Prospective host lithologies:
• Doomadgee formation • Walford Dolomite • Mt Les Siltstone • Lawn Hill Formation • Plain Creek Formation • Brumby Formation
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MINERAL EXPLORATION Open File Review An extensive review of company reports was completed to help assess the prospectivity of regional targets within the Carrara project area.
No field exploration activities were conducted in the project area in 2013 due to heritage clearance issues.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Open file review has reinforced the view that the project area has not been effectively tested for sediment hosted massive sulfide (SHMS) deposits.
Field activities will start with geological and regolith mapping, rock chip and orientation soil sampling. The effectiveness of surface geochemical methods will be assessed after first ground visits and will vary according to regolith and cover properties. Ground EM and/or IP surveys or airborne EM/Falcon surveys will be considered as first step geophysical methods to identify targets.
ENVIRONMENT AND REHABILITATION OF WORK SITES The ground has not been accessed.
NATIVE TITLE AND HERITAGE ACTIVITIES Teck submitted an application to the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) with the objective of attaining a certificate in 2013. The work was partly undertaken in November of 2013 when a meeting was held at Barclay Homestead with three Aboriginal groups that are known to speak for the area. Due to incompatibilities between traditional owners the AAPA could not provide certification. Teck is working with the AAPA and the Northern Land Council (NLC) in an effort to extend consultation with the objective of attaining an Authority Certificate.
PROGRAM OF WORKS FOR 2014 The main program of works for 2014 will comprise:
• Reconnaissance field visit to assess site access, meet the landholders and traditional owners; • Geological mapping of the outcrops; • Soil geochemistry survey in selected portions of the tenure; • Preliminary ground electromagnetic surveys.
The location and size of the geochemical and geophysical surveys will be decided following the reconnaissance visit and geological mapping.