Exploration for possible large tonnage, low to medium grade, open pit mineable epigenetic vein gold deposits in the Baratta Mining Field district commenced by working within the three mining leases currently held over the principal historic mine workings. Orientation IP surveying yielded results generally confirming the findings of IP work previously done by Cominco Exploration in 1966 on SML 147, but showed that dipole array spacings as close as 25 m were unable to detect the known discrete sulphide-bearing quartz vein systems. Therefore a reverse circulation percussion drilling programme (17 holes totalling 961 m), and the re-sampling and relogging of drill cores from four previously drilled exploratory diamond holes, plus outcrop geological mapping and vein rock chip sampling (180 samples), were carried out to try to determine the likely extent and grade of mineralisation in lodes partly mined for lead and silver in the past. The drilling revealed an extreme near-surface concentration of Au-Pb-As-Sb-Ag-Fe at Eukaby Hill, and indicated limited along strike and downdip potential at Saltbush Flat, but all of the surface geochemical samples taken contained less than 1 ppm Au and had low base metal values. Because the veins and mineralisation appeared to be complex in origin, being formed in several generations and having mainly limited individual horizontal and vertical extent, a consultant from Macquarie University was retained to make a detailed study of structural control mechanisms for the vein ore. He demonstrated that accurate prediction of mineralised vein geometry (particularly for the early, gold-bearing conformable vein sets) would not be possible due to their subsequent deformation. Thus it would be necessary to resort to direct detection geophysical techniques, such as EM sounding systems that are still under private development, to identify future drilling targets, but at present no such techniques are available which will allow efficient exploration for low grade vein-style mineralisation at depth or below transported cover. Accordingly, E-Z attempted to farm-out the licence to seek new ideas and additional funding, but without success, thus causing its eventual surrender.