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Arnhem Land Project

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The Arnhem Land project area lies within a region that is host to significant and in some instances world class unconformity related uranium related mineralisation.  The Company has rights to all minerals other than diamonds for 53  tenements, 11 of which have been granted, over an area of approximately 23,000sq km.

The project area lies to the east and south east of the East Alligator River uranium deposits and can be separated into a western and eastern limb.  Within the western limb, key areas of interest for the Company include Nungbalgarri Creek, Liverpool River and Jimbu. The eastern limb key areas of interest include Mitchell-Flinders and Parsons Range.

Previous exploration for uranium in Arnhem Land occurred in the early 1970's using geochemical sampling techniques and in some instances basic airborne geophysical systems. For approximately 20 years little or no uranium exploration took place. In the mid 1990's exploration recommenced in some areas using more modern exploration techniques.

The Arnhem Land project areas that are closest to the East Alligator River uranium deposits (Ranger, Jabiluka, Koongarra, and Nabarlek) have the highest prospectivity for unconformity-type uranium deposits where the mineralisation is associated with the unconformity at the base of the Kombolgie Sandstone.

a) Western Limb - Areas of Interest within the Arnhem Land Project

The Nungbalgarri Creek area, situated 90km north east of Ranger Uranium Mine, and the Liverpool River area situated approximately 70km east south-east of the Nabarlek Uranium Mine are considered priority target areas for unconformity-type uranium mineralisation.  Based on conceptual models there is also potential over a much wider area within the western limb for Westmoreland‑type uranium mineralisation associated with mafic and other volcanic rocks occurring at shallower depths within the sediments which overlie the unconformity at the base of the Kombolgie Sandstone.

The Jimbu area, located further to the south and approximately 100km south east of the East Alligator River Uranium Field, is similarly considered prospective for unconformity-type uranium mineralisation. The conceptual targets in this instance are higher in the sedimentary sequence where uranium could potentially be associated with intrusive mafic rocks based on the similarities in geological setting for uranium mineralisation observed in the Westmoreland area.

b) Eastern Limb - Areas of Interest within the Arnhem Land Project

Within the eastern limb area older basement rocks, equivalent in age to the Pine Creek Orogen basement rocks, have been thrust upwards along the Mitchell-Flinders Thrust Belt exposing an unconformity within the overlying sediments which are equivalent in age to the Kombolgie Subgroup sediments.  This geological setting is considered analogous to that seen in the East Alligator River area, and hence has potential for unconformity-type uranium mineralisation.

On the western side of the Thrust Belt, the regional NTGS airborne radiometric data reveals an isolated, narrow but well defined uranium only anomaly, associated with the faulted contact between the Parsons Range Group sediments and the Roper Group sediments.  This distinct Parsons Range anomaly provides evidence that uranium mineralisation may be present in the sediments well above the basal unconformity.

Access Meetings 

Work program meetings with the Northern Land Council are ongoing to enable the Company to conduct additional ground activities. 

Stream Sediment Sampling  

Reconnaissance stream geochemical sampling has been undertaken on granted exploration licences EL 10229, 25976, 3338 AND 330 with a total of 109 samples collected to date.

a) Anomalous Gold Results

Reconnaissance stream geochemical sampling was completed on granted exploration licences EL 10229, 25976 and 26206 in early 2010. Highly anomalous gold assays up to 122ppb were reported in 3 samples, against a background of 10ppb. Validation and follow-up samples were collected but the the highly anomalous results were not repeated to the same degree, however the drainage does report elevated gold responses compared to other drainages in this area. Validation and follow-up samples were collected late in the third quarter of 2010, results are awaited and plans are in place for further sampling. 

Mineralisation with a gold, uranium and palladium association has been reported previously by other explorers from two seperate locations within this geological province, the closest being some 100km distant from the Company's recent sampling activities. Rock chip samples taken by those earlier explorers reported assay's of up to 5.8% U3O8, 38.1 g/t/Pd. These results provide encouragement and demonstrate a regional association of mineralisation with structurally disturbed mafic rocks, of which there are known occurrences within granted TEUL tenements. Further follow-up sampling will be undertaken when results from collected samples are received and assessed.

b) Anomalous Lead-Zinc 

Reconnaissance stream sediment samples collected in 2010 highlighted two areas
with anomalous lead-zinc and anomalous zinc respectively, both of which have been
confirmed by follow-up sampling. Further sampling aimed at identifying a source for the
anomalous lead-zinc were concluded in the fourth quarter of 2011. Fifty samples have been collected over six tenements (EL25976, EL10233, EL330, EL27237, EL27238 and
EL26206). 

The latest sample results have confirmed areas of anomalous lead and zinc. The Company will now perform detailed geological mapping to develop a mineralisation model for these anomalies.

EL25976 Cadell Anomaly

Elevated gold and uranium assays have prompted a review of local geology previously mapped by the Company. Evidence of faulting and dolerite intrusives in the area are seen as potential indicators of mineralisation.

The similarities between the geological features found near the Cadell anomaly and the features describing Westmoreland styles of mineralisation include:
• Anomalous uranium and gold
• Major and minor faulting
• Basic dykes
• Volcanics
• Suitable aquifers

The geochemical results and the geology lend weight to the possibility of gold and uranium mineralisation in the Cadell anomaly area. This area will be tested with Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) sampling to determine if mineralisation is present. 

c) Reconnaissance Sampling

Reconnaissance stream sediment sampling was completed on a further 3 granted tenements with 55 samples collected and submitted for analysis. Results are awaited. Additional reconnaissance stream sampling will be undertaken following work program approvals from the NLC.    

• 31 January 2012 Quarterly Activities Report for the period ended 31 December 2011 > Read more

• 25 November 2011 Results of Annual General Meeting 2011 > Read more

• 25 November 2011 Top End Uranium Annual General Meeting Presentation 2011 > Read more

• 31 October 2011 Quarterly Activities Report for the period ended 30 September 2011 > Read more

• 25 October 2011 TEU Annual Report 2011 > Read more

• 24 October 2011 Notice of 2011 Annual General Meeting > Read more

• 29 September 2011 Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2011 > Read more

• 29 September 2011 Date of 2011 Annual General Meeting > Read more

• 29 July 2011 Quarterly Activities Report for the period ended 30 June 2011 > Read more

• 8 July 2011 Appointment of Director > Read more