Base metal exploration of two lead-zinc mineralized areas previously discovered by Billiton and WMC within Hutchison Group metasediments near Mt Allalone, northwest of Buckleboo on central Eyre Peninsula, comprised ground magnetic and EM surveys, RAB drilling (130 holes, total 6959m) and RC drilling (67 holes, total 3335m). The RAB drilling on Paney prospect returned visible galena, and samples assayed up to 0.36% Pb and 0.99% Zn. Although follow-up RC drilling yielded a best intersection of 2m at 2.61% Pb and Zn, down-dip extensions were not significantly mineralised. The majority of new drilling work was carried out over grids on the Tin Hut Well prospect. This has disclosed a geochemically anomalous (to 3.56% Pb and Zn) zone 1.8 km long and 250m wide, which exhibits syngenetic sulphide lead isotope characteristics. A northwesterly plunging antiformal prospect structure is inferred. An untested EM conductor found east of the Tin Hut Well prospect is also contained within a local target sequence of base metal anomalous carbonates exceeding 100m in thickness.