Cutana. Annual reports and final report to licence surrender, for the period 1/8/1994 to 26/2/2002.
Created: 11 Nov 2024 Revised: 11 Nov 2024

EL 2635, formerly EL 1976, straddled the Barrier Highway 25 km east of Olary. The licence covered ground initially taken up by MIM in late 1986, and all that company's work prior to mid 1994, with emphasis on investigating the Luxemburg - Premier...

EL 2635, formerly EL 1976, straddled the Barrier Highway 25 km east of Olary. The licence covered ground initially taken up by MIM in late 1986, and all that company's work prior to mid 1994, with emphasis on investigating the Luxemburg - Premier mines and MacDonald Fault areas, has previously been released in Env 9711. Work completed thereafter concentrated mainly on the Green and Gold and Wilkins prospects, and consisted of orientation soil geochemical surveys, ground magnetic and IP surveys, interpretation of recent AGSO/MESA aeromagnetic data, and drilling at both prospects, comprising seven RC percussion holes for 1072 m, and five pre-collared diamond holes for 830 m of core and 1280.5 m total depth. Encouraging results that were obtained included mineralised intersections of 10 m @ 0.89% Cu and 2 m @ 8.3 g/t Au. Continuing soil geochemical and ground geophysical surveys, plus photolineament interpretation and drillcore sample mineragraphic studies of mineralised quartz-magnetite boudin structures, then refined these targets: follow-up drilling comprised 22 RC percussion holes (2398 m) with four diamond tails (359 m), plus 19 RAB holes (218 m). This yielded several additional encouraging intersections, with results such as 8 m @ 0.86% Cu and 0.22 g/t Au. Subsequently, MIM proceeded to define other, new targets which were tested over the three-year period until now by aircore and reverse circulation drilling programmes totalling 160 holes for 2791 m, plus two pre-collared diamond holes (125.53 m core, 327.33 m total). However, no further mineralisation of economic significance was revealed by this work. Recent attempts made by MIM to secure a joint venture partner were unsuccessful.

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Record No mesac19377
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Whitehorse Geoscience Pty Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder Mount Isa Mines Ltd
Operator MIM Exploration Pty Ltd
Geological Province Curnamona Province
Mine Name Green and Gold prospect;Wilkins prospect;Ballara prospect;Premier mine;The Monster prospect;Christmas Ball prospect;CAM 7 anomaly;CAM 24 anomaly;Cartwright Dam prospect;Luxemburg mine;Bayonet prospect;Matrix prospect;Luxemberg West prospect;Cutana 2 prospect;Cutana 3 prospect
Stratigraphy
Commodity granite
Notes
Notes: Same area held previously by MIM, since 1986, as part of ELs 1363, 1752 and 1772 (see also related partial relinquishment reports held separately in Envs 8765 and 9711, plus RB 93/15).
Geographic Locality: Macdonald Hill;Cutana...

Notes: Same area held previously by MIM, since 1986, as part of ELs 1363, 1752 and 1772 (see also related partial relinquishment reports held separately in Envs 8765 and 9711, plus RB 93/15). Geographic Locality: Macdonald Hill;Cutana Station;Tikalina Station;Radium Hill;Dey Hill;Peak Hill Fault Zone;Macdonald Fault;1995 AGSO BHEI Area I Aerial Magnetic Survey;1995 AGSO BHEI Area I Aerial Radioactivity Survey;1995 AGSO BHEi Area 1ii Aerial Magnetic Survey;1995 AGSO BHEi Area 1ii Aerial Radioactivity Survey Doc No: Env 06782 Drillhole: MCD 1/94 - MCD 3/94;MCRC 1/94;(synonym M94RC GG1);MCRC 2/94;(syn. M94RCD GG2);M95RCD GG3;M95RC GG4, GG5;M95RCD WK1, WK8;M95RC WK2 - WK7, WK9, WK10;M96RC WK12, WK13;M96RCD WK14;M95RCD GG6;M95RC TM1 - TM6, TM8;M95RCD TM7;M96RC TM9;CWD1;CWD2;CA1 - CA75;TM1 - TM6, TM8, TM9;M96RC WK11 - WK14;M96RC GG7 - GG11;BAY1 - BAY61;Tik1;CUT1 - CUT8;BYT1 - BYT5 Drillhole Unit No: 7033 01547;7033 01643;THROUGH;7033 01664

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Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac19377
Citation Binks, P.J.;Busuttil, S.;McGeough, M.;Little, G.;Jackson, J.M.;Law, S.R. Cutana. Annual reports and final report to licence surrender, for the period 1/8/1994 to 26/2/2002. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac19377

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Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
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