Exploration for sedimentary uranium in Tertiary palaeochannels was carried out on four partly contiguous licences located immediately south and east of Lake Frome. Research of historic data, including an evaluation of the results from 309 existing drillholes, allowed the definition of areas considered worthy of further work, and a partial reduction in area of tenure was then effected (see Env 9759). A subsequent program of rotary mud drilling was completed on EL 2275 at and near the Oban prospect (96 holes, total 9512 m). Downhole geophysical logging of all drillholes consisted of gamma, self potential, and resistivity logs. This new work defined a well-developed redox front, but the associated mineralisation appears to only occur as narrow, low grade zones. A separate base metal exploration programme undertaken by Goldminco consisted of commissioning a consultant's geophysical interpretation of existing airborne data covering portions of the Pasmore, Benagerie and Lake Charles 1:100,000 mapsheet areas. This work highlighted the possible mineralisation potential of buried calcsilicate rocks, particularly in the vicinity of interpreted fault zones and complex folds associated with several untested large intrusive bodies.