Hector Bore

Summary
This large landholding covers geological environments with potential Primary Uranium Deposits and Surficial Uranium in Calcrete sourced from the Proterozoic Granites of the Gascoyne province.

The tenements surround known Uranium mineralisation at Hector Bore. There is also some gold and base metal potential within the area.

The project area covers an area of 637.7km2 (E09/1339 granted, E09/1710 and E09/1711 pending application).

Geology
The area is located on the southern side of a major faulted boundary between Durlachar & Morarie supersuites and Pooranoo & Morrisey Metamorphics Supergroup within the southern part of Palaeoproterozoic Gascoyne complex. The boundary is marked by a series of WNW trending faults and shear zones.

The Mt Phillips project is underlain by Archaean migmatities and Palaeoproterozoic schists and gneisses. These units have subsequently been intruded by mid Proterozoic granitoids and pegmatites, from partial melting of the Archean. During this period widespread deformation and retrograde metamorphism occurred, resulting in the formation of lower amphibolite to upper greenschist facies rocks.

Mineralisation
Styles of mineralisation include Uranium in a calc- silicate and carnotite in calcrete which is likely sourced from the intrusive in the area. Several small abandoned gold mines are located on south eastern side of secondary or tertiary faults associated with Deadman’s Fault. Rocks in the area are predominately reworked Archaean gneiss. Barite is found near Jones’ Bore in the western part of the project area and a beryl occurrence is located in the northeast part of the tenement in a quartz-sericite-chlorite schist.

Figure 1. Radiometrics map showing anomalies within the project areas.