RareX review of Mt Mansbridge shows promising HRE potential
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RareX review of Mt Mansbridge Project shows highly promising
heavy rare earth potential
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Highlights
•
Assessment of RareX portfolio project, Mt Mansbridge, uncovers significant heavy rare earth potential
•
Mt Mansbridge Project comprises one granted tenement and two applications which are now in the final
process of granting following the completion of heritage agreements
•
RareX completed the Mt Mansbridge tenement package application in 2023 due to similarities to Browns
Range Heavy Rare Earths Project and access to the Killi Killi Formation
•
Outcropping xenotime mineralisation with historical pit samples up to 6% yttrium have been identified at
the Sigma prospect on the Project; yttrium is a proxy element to heavy rare earths
•
Sparse drilling confirmed hydrothermal xenotime mineralisation with 4m at 0.48% TREO including 1m at
1.06% - significant exploration upside due to the sparsity of previous drilling
•
2km long untested heavy rare earths soil anomaly on unconformity provides the basis of the upcoming
field program which has elevated in priority
RareX Limited (ASX: REE – RareX, the Company) is pleased to announce a significant update to the 100% owned
Mt Mansbridge tenement package (Mt Mansbridge, the Project) following re-assessment of data and the
completion of heritage agreements which have been reached with the Tjurabalan native title holders.
Given the significance of the outcomes of the re-assessment, exploration will commence in the coming months.
Mt Mansbridge is one of the RareX portfolio projects which are being re-assessed and re-prioritised following
detailed data analysis and geological reinterpretation. Cummins Range is the flagship engineering project and
Khaleesi is the flagship exploration project within the RareX project portfolio. Recent work has been on assessing
and prioritising the portfolio exploration assets which has resulted in Mt Mansbridge being escalated in priority.
Red Dragon, another RareX portfolio project, has been de-escalated in priority.
Mt Mansbridge Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) Project is located 40km from the Browns Range heavy rare earths
deposits 10.8Mt at 0.76% TREO with 88% HRE (Northern Minerals Ltd ASX announcement, 10 October 2022) in the
Kimberley region of Northern Australia. A review of Mt Mansbridge has confirmed the presence of hydrothermal
xenotime (dysprosium-terbium mineral) mineralisation within a larger HRE soils anomaly proximal to an
unconformity, very similar to Browns Range.
RareX Managing Director, James Durrant, commented “The geological setting and mineralisation style is uncannily
like the Browns Range heavy rare earths deposit. RareX has been presented with a wonderful opportunity to find a high
value dysprosium-terbium deposit. We are looking forward to exploring the number one location in Australia for heavy
rare earths. The Mt Mansbridge Project is just down the road from our Cummins Range deposit and we look forward
to a productive relationship with the Tjurabalan people.”
For more information,
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Investors: James Durrant, Managing Director
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Figure 1- Regional geology and surrounding TREO occurrences. Adapted from Morin-Ka et el, 2016 GSWA.
Mt Mansbridge Heavy Rare Earths Project
The Project is composed of 3 tenements for a total of 217km2 (Figure 1). Heritage agreements have been
established for E80/5942 and E80/5973 and they are expected to be granted in coming months.
Table 1 - Mt Mansbridge HRE Project tenement details
Tenement
E80/5430
E80/5942
E80/5973
Grant date
24/11/2020
Pending grant
Pending grant
Blocks
12
29
26
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The Project is centred around an isolated section of Paleoproterozoic Killi Killi Formation and has previously been
explored for uranium and gold by companies including Sigma Resources, Quantum Resources and BHP. In recent
times, rare earths exploration has been conducted by Red Mountain Resources and briefly by Northern Minerals.
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Figure 2 - Mt Mansbridge local geology and tenure map. Showing all known heavy rare earth occurrences in the area.
Northern Minerals have discovered several heavy rare earth deposits in the Browns Range complex, 40km to the
north east as shown in Figure 2. The deposits can be classified into hydrothermal quartz-xenotime breccia vein
deposits such as Wolverine (6.4Mt at 0.96% TREO, Northen Minerals Ltd ASX announcement 10 October 2022),
and unconformity related deposits such as Dazzler (0.21Mt at 2.33% TREO, Northern Minerals Ltd ASX
announcement 7 April 2020).
At Mt Mansbridge, the Killi Killi Formation has an unconformity contact with the Pargee Sandstone to the north and
an unconformity contact with the Marraba Basin to the south. In the middle of the Killi Killi Formation is Mt
Mansbridge which is an island of Marraba Basin sitting unconformably on the basement Killi Killi Formation. The
classification of the Marraba Basin by GSWA is an area of contention, as surrounding age dates suggest the basin
is significantly older than Neoproterozoic and more likely Mesoproterozoic.
In 1982, Sigma Resources discovered a clay alteration zone with xenotime quartz veins over 300m of strike, 0.4km
south west of Mt Mansbridge. Seven pits were dug along the clay altered zone and returned numerous elevated
yttrium results with assay values up to 6% yttrium (Figure 3 and Table 2). Sigma confirmed the mineralized trend
corresponds with a broad surface uranium-yttrium anomaly and an aerial electromagnetic (EM) anomaly. The aerial
EM anomaly was confirmed by a ground electromagnetic survey.
In 2021-22, Red Mountain drilled 6 RC holes along the strike of the outcropping horizon (Figure 3) and the two
central holes intersected the heavy rare earths mineralization with 5m at 0.31% REO from 51m in hole MMRC002.
Hole MMRC007 was drilled down dip and slightly to the south of hole 2 and intersect a broader mineralised zone
of 16m at 0.28% TREO from 77m with a stronger mineralised zone of 4m at 0.48% TREO from 87m including 1m
at 1.06%. The heavy rare earth content for this mineralised zone is averaging 63%.
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Figure 3 - Sigma HRE prospect geology showing surface geochemistry and drilling. Pit assay results are shown in Table 2.
Table 2 - 1982 Sigma Resources pit assays from Sigma HRE prospect. Results from annual report A12076
Location
Sample
Description
U ppm
Au ppm
Y%
Pit 1
D-32
Silicesous Arenite
270
0.008
1.2
Pit 2
D-28
Altered Arenaceous Killi Killi
130
0
0.4
Pit 3
D-43A
Brecciated Siliceous
430
0.032
1.4
Pit 3
D-44
Brecciated Siliceous
580
0.064
1.8
Pit 3
D-45
Brecciated Siliceous
630
0.16
2
Pit 3
D-46
Brecciated Siliceous
510
0.056
1.8
Pit 3
D-47
Brecciated Siliceous
740
0.016
2.5
Pit 3
D-48
Brecciated Siliceous
340
0
1.2
12m SE of Pit 3
D-58
Siliceous Breccia
280
0.12
1
20m SE of Pit 3
D-62
Kaolinitic Rubble
430
0.024
1.9
Pit 4
D-63
Altered Arenaceous
190
0.008
0.01
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U ppm
Au ppm
Y%
Sr%
Pit 5
Location
Sample
D-71
Dirt and Chunks of Kaolin
Description
330
0
0.15
1.4
Pit 6
D-69
Kaolinitic Granular Dirt
560
0
4.1
Pit 6
D-70
Semi-consolidated Crumbly Altered Killi Killi
700
0
6.9
Pit 7
D-66
Kaolinitic Killi Killi No Dirt in Sample
280
0
Pit 7
D-68
Kaolinitic Killi Killi No Dirt in Sample
380
0
The drill intercepts from these two holes indicate the mineralised horizon has rotated from 305 degrees at surface,
to a north south direction of 350 degrees at depth as shown in Figure 3. This rotation provides some evidence to
explain why three of the drill holes MMRC001, MMRC003 and MMRC008 missed the xenotime horizon.
Recent drilling from the partly government funded (Critical Mineral Development Program) drill program on the
Wolverine deposit at Browns Range has shown these structurally controlled HRE hydrothermal veins extend to over
500m below surface and can thicken with depth. The HRE hydrothermal veining at Sigma is poorly understood and
structural modelling supported by surface structural mapping, soil geochemistry and geophysics will lead to a more
informed targeted drilling campaign.
Soils geochemistry completed by Quantum in 2011 and Red Mountain in 2021, shown in Figure 4, has confirmed
and produced substantial HRE anomalies, and has highlighted two sets of HRE anomalous structures in the Killi
Killi basement outcrops. The Sigma prospect structural trend at 310o-320o and a conjugate set at 50o-70o. This
hydrothermal systematics is very similar to the Browns Range mineralisation and the most mineralised areas are
at the junction of these structures as shown in the below geological model Figure 5.
The Sigma HRE prospect has a 700m strong HRE-Y-U geochemical signature, suggesting the HRE mineralisation
is open along strike. The geochemistry and radiometric readings indicated that, in addition to the Sigma HRE
occurrence, there are at least two other lode structures in the Killi Killi that require follow up.
400m to the north of the Sigma HRE vein, at the base of Mt Mansbridge, is a 2km HRE-Y-U surface geochemical
anomaly that traverses the unconformity contact between Mt Mansbridge and the basement Killi Killi Formation.
The soils suggest there is anomalism coming from the base of Mt Mansbridge sandstone and from the underlying
Killi Killi Formation. This target will be a priority for RareX to establish the origin of the HRE anomalism.
The RareX team are looking forward to getting boots on the ground and testing the hydrothermal xenotime veining
and unconformity targets.
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Figure 4 – Uranium radiometrics with yttrium soil geochemistry over Sigma HRE Prospect and Mt Mansbridge Unconformity.
Figure 5 – Conceptual geological model for Mt Mansbridge Project. Mineralisation styles are based on the Wolverine hydrothermal
xenotime-quartz vein deposit and the Dazzler unconformity related HRE deposit at Browns Range.
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Table 3 - Red Mountain Resources RC drill collar table 4
Hole Id
MMRC001
MMRC002
MMRC003
MMRC007
MMRC008
Easting
451079
451148
451206
451153
451205
Northing
7890904
7890891
7890846
7890891
7890846
Elevation
425
425
425
425
425
Total Depth
151
150
150
180
138
Dip
-60
-60
-60
-65
-65
Azimuth true
225
225
225
215
223
Table 4 – Significant Intercepts Table for RC drilling
TREO=All Lanthanide Oxides, HREO %= Sm2O3+Eu2O3+Gd2O3+Tb4O7+Dy2O3+Ho2O3+Er2O3+Tm2O3+Yb2O3+Lu2O3+Y2O3
Hole ID
MMRC002
From
(m)
51
56
MMRC007
77
Incl.
Incl.
Interval
(m)
5
TREO+
Y2O3 %
0.31
93
16
88
92
91
92
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To
(m)
92
Pr6O11
ppm
246
Nd2O3
ppm
14
Tb4O7
ppm
75
Dy2O3
ppm
277
0.28
65
83
364
96
210
4
0.48
62
203
896
237
446
1
1.35
85
131
590
216
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This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of the Company.
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this report that related to Exploration Results has been compiled and reviewed by Mr Guy
Moulang. Mr Guy Moulang is a full-time employee of RareX Limited and is a Member of the Australian Institute of
Geoscientists and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2012
Edition of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves
(JORC Code). Mr Guy Moulang consents to the disclosure of the information in this report in the form and context
in which it appears.
About RareX Limited – ASX: REE
RareX is a critical minerals company specialising in rare earths and niobium in hard rock carbonatites.
The exploration focus of the business is on the new Khaleesi Project in the East Yilgarn which is a district-scale,
elevated-niobium, alkaline intrusive complex - a breeding ground for mineralised carbonatites. Data from Tier-1
exploration programs with elevated niobium values suggests a highly fertile system.
The Company’s engineering and commercial focus is on offtake and approvals at the mid-study-level, Cummins
Range Project (+$330M NPV8 post-tax*) - a carbonatite hosted rare earths and phosphate project, containing
magnet grade rare earths and battery grade phosphates and technically Australia’s largest undeveloped rare
earths project.
RareX have been curating a portfolio of carbonatite related prospects within which the newly acquired Khaleesi
Project represents the exploration flagship. RareX will continue to develop and optimise its portfolio.
RareX maintains material investments in Kincora Copper (ASX:KCC), Cosmos Exploration (ASX:C1X) and Canada Rare
Earth Corporation (LL.V).
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* The forecast financial information was released on 22 August 2023. The Company confirms that the material assumptions underpinning the
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Appendix 1: JORC Tables
Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Sampling
techniques
•
Commentary
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc.).
These examples should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
•
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate calibration
of any measurement tools or systems used.
•
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that
are Material to the Public Report.
•
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples
from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases, more
explanation may be required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent sampling problems.
Unusual commodities or mineralisation types (e.g.
submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Drilling
techniques
•
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole
hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.)
and details (e.g. core diameter, triple or standard
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or
other type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what
method, etc.).
•
Drill sample
recovery
•
Method of recording and assessing core and chip
sample recoveries and results assessed.
•
•
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and
ensure representative nature of the samples.
•
Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias may
have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
•
Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of
detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies.
Logging
•
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc.) photography.
•
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
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The 5 RC drill holes were drilled in 2022 and 2023.
Assays were for 1m intervals. There are no
descriptions in the annual report for sampling
techniques. It is assumed they were sampled to
industry standards.
The 2011 Quantum soil sampling program
(A103084) was completed on a 100m x 20m grid.
Samples were taken from 10-15cm depth below the
humic horizon and sieved at -200um using a nylon
screen.
The 2011 Quantum rock chip samples comprised of
a couple of pieces the size of a fist. Each sample
was submitted to SGS and crushed to 75um and
digested using an acid mix.
The 2021 Red Mountain soil sampling program
(A129270) was sampled on a 100m x 50m grid.
Samples were collected 10-15cm beneath surface,
100g of -200um material was analysed by SGS.
The 2021 Red Mountain rock chip sampling
program were 3kg samples and were pulverised to
85% passing 75um.
The 1982 Sigma Resources Pit samples were taken
from man dug pits. Material from the pit were
selectively sampled using a scintillometer.
No descriptions of reference measures taken to
ensure sample representivity.
The 5 drill holes were drilled using an RC drill rig. No
descriptions of the drill rig are in the historic report.
There are no descriptions of assessing chip sample
recoveries or results.
No measures were described in the historic reports
regarding maximising sample recovery
There are no details in the historic reports regarding
the relationship between sample recovery/grade
and sample bias.
All RC samples have been geologically logged to a
level of detail to support a mineral resource
estimation.
Soils and Rock chips have been geologically logged.
Logging is qualitative
100% of the RC holes, soils and rock chips have a
geological description
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Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
Subsampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
•
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half
or all core taken.
•
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split,
etc. and whether sampled wet or dry.
•
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
•
•
•
•
Quality control procedures adopted for all subsampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
•
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
•
•
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain
size of the material being sampled.
•
•
•
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
•
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or total.
•
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining
the analysis including instrument make and model,
reading times, calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
•
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g.
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(i.e. lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
•
•
•
•
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There are no subsampling techniques in the drilling
or geochemical surveys.
The 2011 Quantum rock chip samples comprised of
a couple of pieces the size of a fist. The sample was
submitted to SGS and crushed to 75um and
digested using an acid mix.
The 2011 Quantum soil sampling program
(A103084) was completed on a 100m x 20m grid.
Samples were taken from 10-15cm depth below the
humic horizon and sieved at -200um using a nylon
screen.
The 2021 Red Mountain soil sampling program
(A129270) was sampled on a 100m x 50m grid.
Samples were collect 10-15cm beneath surface,
100g of -200um material was collected and
analysed by SGS.
The 2021 Red Mountain rock chip sampling
program were 3kg samples and were pulverised to
85% passing 75um.
The 1982 Sigma Resources Pit samples were taken
from man dug pits. Material from the pit were
selectively sampled using a scintillometer. Sample
was then pulverised to -200 mesh and briquetted
into a 32mm diameter disc with boric acid backing
for strength.
There are no descriptions on quality control
procedures, sampling representation, or reference
materials for any of the sampling in this
announcement.
The RC drilling assays were completed by Intertek.
The samples were assayed for 63 elements using 4
acid digest with ICPMS finish, which is considered a
near total dissolution. It is assumed Intertek have
satisfactory laboratory procedures and quality
controls.
The Red Mountain 2021 rock chipping and soils
were assayed by SGS, via 4 acid digest with a ICPMS
finish, which is considered a near total dissolution.
It is assumed SGS have satisfactory laboratory
procedures and quality controls.
The Quantum 2014 rock chipping and soils were
assayed by SGS, via 4 acid digest with a ICPMS-OES
finish, which is considered a near total dissolution.
It is assumed SGS have satisfactory laboratory
procedures and quality controls.
2021 rock chips were analysed by ALS via 4 acid
digest with ICPMS finish. It is assumed ALS have
appropriate laboratory procedures.
The 1982 pit samples were pulverised to -200 mesh
and briquetted into a 32mm diameter disc with boric
acid backing for strength, with X-ray fluorescence
(XRF) finish. The author does not know if this
technique is considered partial or total digestion.
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Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
•
Verification
of sampling
and
assaying
•
The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.
•
The use of twinned holes.
•
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage (physical
and electronic) protocols.
•
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
•
•
•
•
Location of
data points
Data
spacing and
distribution
Orientation
of data in
relation to
geological
structure
•
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drillholes (collar and downhole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
•
Specification of the grid system used.
•
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
•
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
•
Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological and
grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral Resource
and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and
classifications applied.
•
•
•
•
•
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
•
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the deposit
type.
•
If the relationship between the drilling orientation and
the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Sample
security
•
The measures taken to ensure sample security.
•
Audits or
reviews
•
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
•
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Nature of quality control procedures have not been
described in annual reports.
Reported results have not been verified by either an
independent or alternative company personnel.
Twinned holes have not been drilled
Data in the announcement has been captured from
historic reports from Sigma Resources, Quantum
Resources, and Red Mountain Mining. Geological
data appears to be of high quality, and it is assumed
these companies followed industry standard
procedures and protocols when collecting and
storing data.
The RC drilling results have been converted into
oxides using the below stochiometric conversion
factors: La2O3 1.1728, CeO2 1.2284, Pr6O11 1.2082,
Nd2O3 1.1664, Sm2O3 1.1596, Eu2O3 1.1579, Gd2O3
1.1526, Dy2O3 1.1477, Ho2O3 1.1455, Er2O3 1.1435,
Tm2O3 1.1421, Yb2O3 1.1387, Lu2O3 1.1371, Sc2O3
1.5338, Y2O3 1.2699, Nb2O5 1.4305, P2O5 2.2916
The surveying techniques for dill hole collars have
not been described in the annual report.
All the soils and rock chips in the announcement
have been located by a hand held GPS.
Locations in this announcement for drill holes, pits,
soils and rock chips are in MGA94, Zone 52.
Drill hole spacing is considered appropriate for first
pass exploration drilling.
Soils and rock chipping are considered appropriate
for mineral HRE mineral exploration.
No composite sampling has been applied.
Orientation of the mineralised horizon intersected in
the drilling has not been well defined. Further drilling
is required to establish whether the drill holes are
unbiased or biased.
The soils grid is considered unbiased
It is assumed the rock chips are selected in areas of
most likely mineralisation.
The pit samples are considered biased with
samples selected based on elevated radiation
response.
No sampling by RareX has been completed.
No audits or reviews have been commissioned by
RareX. It is unknown whether historical explorers
conducted audits or reviews.
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Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results
Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
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Commentary
Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park
and environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
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Exploration
done by other
parties
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Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
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Geology
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Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
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Drillhole
information
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A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information for all
Material drillholes:
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E39/2409 granted tenement, 100% RareX Ltd with
heritage agreement.
E80/5942 not granted, 100% RareX Ltd with
heritage agreement.
E80/5973 100% RareX Ltd via RareXploration Pty
Ltd with heritage agreement, not granted.
Heritage agreements have been established on all
tenements. Currently awaiting grant from DEMIRS.
There are no known impediments on these
tenements.
Numerous companies have conducted work on
the Mt Mansbridge project area including Sigma
Resources, BHP, Quantum Resources, Northern
Minerals and Red Mountain Mining. The main
commodity of interest was uranium and gold with
a particular focus on unconformity related U
mineralisation. The most significant work related
to HRE exploration was completed by Sigma
Resources, Quantum Resources and Red
Mountain Mining. The achievements from these
explorers are summarised in the body of the
announcement.
The project is centered around an isolated section
of Paleoproterozoic Killi Killi Formation which has
an unconformity contact with the Pargee
Sandstone to the north and an unconformity
contact with the Marraba Basin to the south. In the
middle of the Killi Killi Formation is Mt Mansbridge
which is an island of Marraba Basin sitting
unconformably on the below Killi Killi Formation.
The classification of the Marraba Basin by GSWA,
is an area of contention, as surrounding age dates
suggest the basin is significantly older than
Neoproterozoic and more likely Mesoproterozoic.
The Killi Killi Formation is structurally complex
with folded and faulted sediments. HRE
mineralization is summarized in the body of the
report.
Drill hole details are in Table 3 and drill plots are in
Figure 3.
o easting and northing of the drillhole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o downhole length and interception depth
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o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is justified on the
basis that the information is not Material and this
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