Culberta Bore and Curraworra Bore. Annual reports and combined final report to licences' respective expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/4/2005 to 12/4/2010.
Created: 12 Nov 2024 Revised: 12 Nov 2024

An area located approximately 50 km south-west of Quinyambie has been explored for possible economic, buried IOCG style mineralisation within Proterozoic basement rocks underlying the north-eastern margin of the Benagerie Ridge. In addition, after...

An area located approximately 50 km south-west of Quinyambie has been explored for possible economic, buried IOCG style mineralisation within Proterozoic basement rocks underlying the north-eastern margin of the Benagerie Ridge. In addition, after Minotaur divested its uranium interests into a new spin-out company Toro Energy in March 2006, the latter began a search for possible palaeochannel sediment-hosted uranium within the Tertiary Eyre Formation of the Callabonna Sub-basin. Initial work undertaken by Minotaur comprised the acquisition during March 2006 of a regional gravity survey (472 stations read on a 1 km x 2 km grid) covering the entirety of both subject licences. The new gravity data were merged with existing PIRSA gravity data, thereby defining a regional gravity feature with an amplitude of ~5 mGal that trends north-westwards and extends for about 20 km. 2D modelling of a detailed infill gravity traverse run across the peak of the anomaly suggested that its source could be a large, low to moderately dense body of 2.75-2.77 g/cc, lying between depths of 700 to 1300 m, depending upon the assumed density. However, the moderate best-fit values for the modelled source body densities, plus the very large areal extent of the gravity feature, suggested to Minotaur that it represents a non-IOCG mineralised basement block. No other large or subtle isolated geophysical anomalies were identified within the Culberta or Currawarra Bore tenements, and based on the gravity data and the interpreted prohibitive depth to basement, further work to look for basement-hosted mineralisation appeared to be unwarranted. Ownership of both subject tenements was transferred from Minotaur Operations to Minotaur Uranium (a 100% owned subsidiary of Toro Energy) on 2/6/2008, while Toro was still conducting its preliminary review of the historical drillhole data for sedimentation and uranium prospectivity in the northern Callabonna Sub-basin, and attempting to attract joint venture partners. No on-ground field work was carried out during licence Years 2-5 : planned exploration in the Quinyambie region was stated by Toro to have been set back by the decision of Geoscience Australia to delay or cancel its planned Frome regional airborne EM survey, which had been programmed to happen as part of the Commonwealth Government's National Energy Initiative.

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Record No mesac24389
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
Contributor Haines Surveys Pty Ltd
Sponsor Minotaur Exploration Ltd
Tenement
Tenement Holder Minotaur Operations Pty Ltd;Minotaur Uranium Pty Ltd
Operator Minotaur Exploration Ltd;Toro Energy Ltd
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Notes
Notes: See also EL 3487 first partial relinquishment report to 17/1/2008, held separately in Env 11737.
Geographic Locality: Eastern Lake Frome Plains;Culberta Bore;Curraworra Bore;2006 Culberta Gravity Survey
Doc No: Env 11209

Notes: See also EL 3487 first partial relinquishment report to 17/1/2008, held separately in Env 11737. Geographic Locality: Eastern Lake Frome Plains;Culberta Bore;Curraworra Bore;2006 Culberta Gravity Survey Doc No: Env 11209

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/mesac24389
Citation Burtt, A.C.;Thompson, A.D.;Cronin, P.;Sullivan, C. Culberta Bore and Curraworra Bore. Annual reports and combined final report to licences' respective expiry/full surrender, for the period 13/4/2005 to 12/4/2010. Mineral Company Report - Mineral Exploration
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac24389

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