The Mumbillina Prospect in the diagram below from FMG as a 'specialty metal' highlighted by the blue star .
P 47/18000
In 2014, FMG relinquished all tenements in this combined reporting group, owing to their low prospectivity.
Previous exploration in the region included the highlights listed henceforth.
Atlas Iron Limited (2011)
A section of the Pilbara Well greenstone belt was tested for buried BID Iron mineralisation. The
company conducted a gravity survey over their target and identified a gravity anomaly
coincident with the mapped outcrop of Fe surface enrichment. RC drilling intersected no BIF
and the dominant lithology was chloritic amphibole schist (A90158).
Chalice Gold Mines (2011)
Historic work within their Gillies project has identified a number of Au-As surface anomalies.
Assays of rock chips of one these anomalies have returned with maximum values of 8 ppm.
Drilling is suggested to test this target (A89050).
De Grey Mining Ltd (2005)
Exploration on their Turner River Gold project included soil sampling, RAB drilling, Aircore
drilling, diamond drilling and RC drilling testing for Au and PGE (A71061).
Bullion Minerals Limited (2005)
Rock chip sampling, RAB/Aircore drilling, vacuum sampling was carried out on their Yandeearra
project. Exploration focussed mainly on buried structures testing for Au mineralisation.
Encouraging results were encountered and further RC drilling is suggested (A69945).
Resolute Limited (2001)
Reconnaissance mapping revealed that tenement E47/866 was covered by extensive surficial
sediments and aeolian sands. Subsequent remote sensing and interpretation indicated that the
tenement was underlain by rocks of the Carlindi Granitoid Complex, which is though t to have
very limited potential for Au mineralisation. The tenement was subsequently surrendered
(A63602).
Normandy Gold Exploration Pty Ltd (2001)
Exploration on their Indee project included soil sampling, rock chip sampling, RAB drilling, RC
drilling, diamond drilling, helicopter-borne magnetic survey and IP survey targeting Au
mineralisation. Results have highlighted areas of interest which will be followed up in the next
reporting period (A61820).
Yamarna Goldfields NL (1999)
Interpretation of aeromagnetics and comparison with old IP data was undertaken on their Indee
project during the reporting period, as well as a reconnaissance field visits were carried out.
RAB/aircore drilling was planned to test historic surface anomalies (A58571).[/USER]