goldsworthy and bhp mining papers, page-10

Well done AUboat on all the work you have presented here. Certainly alot to gain out of this data.

The first point which I find of interest is the process used by BHP in the past (year 2000 in fact) to surrender parts of their Pilbria tenure......which it seems is how these tenements became available to Rhodes and then UKD.

The surrender document.....as it was referred to by BHP....relating to Lamb Creek, is now Iron Ore Holdings E47/1238...... North of Mining Area C.

As documented in the report......the decision to release this parcel in 2000 follows a drill programme of just 25 holes over the previous 15 years. It is certain, in 2006, that BHP would not for one moment consider handing back to the Crown anymore of their land exploration entitlements in the Pilbria.

From the point of view of UKD licenses....its seems likely that BHP in 2000/2001 would also have prepared surrender reports for approval by their senior management to release these UKD parcels. The Lamb Creek documents shows what limited exploration...at least by 2006 boom times....that such a decision would have been made upon.

The aerial photo of UKD's land parcel, south of Mining Area c shows many drainage catchments similiar to the BHP locations of the high grade discovers which surrender UKD land. This area is marra mamba foundation....different to Lamb Creek.

A second key point....most of the discussion on the board has been about UKD's marra mamaba land adjoining Mining Area c. (such as my comments above).
Away to the west.....AUboat's coordinates plot confirms that the 100 million ton Fork North high grade phosphorus IS on UKD land....adjoining this area, according to public Mt Goldsworth drills are 100's of millions of tons of high grade/high phosphorus iron ore deposits.

Maybe BHP decided in 2000 to relinquish this area because of the high phosphorus content......modern China steel mills can now use high phosphorus ore. Really there is every chance.....Fork North and its UKD owned surrends could contain vast amounts of iron ore....albeit high phosphorus - but of huge value, which would make a mockery of UKD's