Etheridge Project
The Etheridge Project consists of four granted exploration permits, which collectively cover a total area of 49km2 in the Georgetown Inlier, North Queensland.
The Etheridge Project is divided into four sub-projects:
- Mount Jack (EPM27377)
- Durham (EPM27253)
- Carpentaria (EPM27294)
- Pensioner (EPM27295)
Location and access
The Etheridge Project is located in the Etheridge Goldfield of the Georgetown Inlier, north Queensland, Australia, approximately 280km west-southwest of Cairns and 360km northwest of Townsville. Access to the area is via the Gulf Development Road from Cairns, or via the Gregory Highway from Townsville. Access to the tenement is via the main Georgetown-Croydon Road or the Georgetown-Forsayth Road and thence by graded shire roads and unformed station tracks requiring 4WD creek crossings.
Mount Jack prospectivity and work plan
The prospective structures associated with the Mount Jack and Big Reef mineralised trends within the Mount Jack EPM 27377 have untested potential and may contain zones of high-grade gold mineralisation. Extending zones of known mineralisation along the Mount Jack trend has been proven successful by recent drilling by Southern Crown. Further exploration is planned to incorporate the following:
- Compilation of historic drilling, surface geochemistry and costeaning results, particularly those generated by Union Mining NL and Southern Crown to generate a comprehensive 3D dataset (to be ground truthed in the field).
- Planning of additional exploration drilling over established prospects and extensions to known mineralised zones, utilising the above-mentioned dataset to highlight prospective targets and high-grade ore shoots for follow-up drilling.
- Reprocessing of available geophysical datasets over the tenement to help delineate possible mineralised structures.
Durham prospectivity and work plan
The prospective structures associated with the Durham and Golden Crown mineralised trends have untested potential and may contain zones of high-grade gold mineralisation. Extending zones of known mineralisation along the trends has been proven successful by historic costeaning and drilling by Union Mining and Sedimentary Holdings. Further exploration is planned to incorporate the following:
- Compilation of historic drilling, surface geochemistry and costeaning results, particularly those generated by Union Mining NL and Southern Crown to generate a comprehensive 3D dataset (to be ground truthed in the field).
- Planning of additional exploration drilling over established prospects and extensions to known mineralised trends of Durham and Golden Crown, utilising the above-mentioned dataset to highlight prospective targets and high-grade ore shoots for follow-up drilling.
- Reprocessing of available geophysical datasets over the tenement to help delineate possible parallel mineralised structures.
Carpentaria prospectivity and work plan
Further exploration on the Carpentaria Project is planned to incorporate the following:
- Compilation of historic drilling, surface geochemistry and costeaning results, to generate a comprehensive 3D dataset (to be ground truthed in the field).
- Field mapping and geochemical sampling (soils and rock chips) along strike of the Carpentaria mineralised trend to help identify additional prospects.
- Reprocessing of available geophysical datasets over the tenement to help delineate possible mineralised structures.
Pensioner prospectivity and work plan
Further exploration on the Pensioner Project is planned to incorporate the following:
- Compilation of historic drilling, surface geochemistry and costeaning results, to generate a comprehensive 3D dataset (to be ground truthed in the field).
- Field mapping and geochemical sampling (soils and rock chips) along strike of the Carpentaria mineralised trend to help identify additional prospects.
- Reprocessing of available geophysical datasets over the tenement to help delineate possible parallel mineralised structures.