5:00PM 23 Feb 2012
EXPLORATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2011 Prairie Downs
Dynasty's flagship iron project is located on Prairie Downs Station, 40km south west of Mt Newman in the Pilbara Western Australia.
To date, a massive 1.4 billion tonne detrital ironstone deposit and a smaller 23 million tonne hematite deposit, have been identified on the tenements.
The following summarises current status of the project and the proposed exploration, evaluation and development strategy for 2011.
Current Status Prairie Downs Iron Project
Progress at Prairie Downs since September 2009, includes:
Interim 2011 Exploration Program
Dynasty has maintained the continuity of its exploration program during the summer months of 2011, gathering information pertinent to the program which will commence in April/May, by way of an Interim Exploration Program which covers:
Pre-feasibility Study
Dynasty has developed a business plan and budgets which include the essential elements of a Pre-feasiblity Study:
A decision to commit to a Pre-feasibility study is expected to be made in mid 2011.
Project Development
Dynasty considers there is scope to develop this massive deposit and also within its vast tenement portfolio in the Prairie Downs area, to discover additional ironstone deposits and additional higher grade hematite deposits . Such additional material will enhance the economics of the Spearhole Detrital Iron Deposit.
The commercial viability of the deposit will be tested by way of a Pre-feasibility Study followed by a Bankable Feasibility Study. The potential development of the Spearhole Detrital Iron deposit is likely to benefit from the following economic advantages:
Regional Exploration Prairie Downs and Pilbara
Only about 2% of Dynasty’s extensive (~4,000km2) tenements at Prairie Downs have been tested to date.
There is considered to be scope for additional iron deposits and other minerals within Dynasty's vast tenement portfolio at Prairie Downs and its other tenements in the Pilbara. Exploration in 2011 includes an intensive reconnaissance effort on these areas to identify targets and to test their potential to host viable deposits.
A summary of the proposed work programs and the prospectivity of the tenements is summarised in the presentation of 27th October 2010 and the announcements of 16th December 2010 and 27th January 2011.
