Two areas located north-east of Kingston (SE) were taken up to explore for shallowly covered igneous rock bodies which might contain economic hydrothermal / metasomatic base metal mineralisation similar to that recently found on Spilsby Island in southern Spencer Gulf. Bedrock auger geochemical sampling (113 samples), ground magnetometer surveying along six traverses, and detailed geological mapping at approximately 1:15,000 scale were used to try to identify and characterise prospective intrusions. Where rarely encountered in drilling, the various subcropping igneous rocks lie between 10-30 feet depth, but heavy metal assays of bottomhole power auger samples did not return any anomalous results. The ground magnetic data profiles obtained were very broad and low intensity (maximum 300 gammas), and thus were regarded as of no use in delineating intrusion boundaries. A small outcrop of rhyolite at Minecrow shows minor hydrolytic alteration along tight fractures or joint planes, which contain sub-economic amounts of fluorite, chalcopyrite and molybdenite. The geochemical exploration failed to outline exploration targets, and in general the available subsurface information indicated that the chances of locating shallowly occurring basement rock within the licence areas are slim. Consequently, it was recommended that tenure of both areas be surrendered.