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AUSQUEST LIMITED
ABN 35 091 542 451
FINANCIAL REPORT
for the financial year ended 30 June 2023
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Contents
Corporate Directory................................................................................................................................... 1
Chairman’s Letter ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Directors’ Report ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Auditor’s Independence Declaration....................................................................................................... 24
Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................................................................................ 25
Directors’ Declaration.............................................................................................................................. 29
Financial statements ............................................................................................................................... 30
Consolidated Statement of Profit or
Loss and Other Comprehensive Income ................................................................................... 30
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position .......................................................................... 31
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity .......................................................................... 32
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ..................................................................................... 33
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................................................... 34
Additional securities exchange information ............................................................................................ 64
Tenements ............................................................................................................................................... 67
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Corporate Directory
Board of Directors
Mr Greg Hancock - Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Mr Graeme Drew - Managing Director
Mr Chris Ellis - Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Mr Henko Vos
Registered Office
C/- Nexia Perth
Level 3, 88 William Street
Perth WA 6000
Telephone: +61 8 9463 2463
Website: www.nexia.com.au
Corporate Office
8 Kearns Crescent
Ardross WA 6153
Telephone: +61 8 9364 3866
Facsimile: +61 8 9364 4892
Website: www.ausquest.com.au
Auditors
HLB Mann Judd (WA) Partnership
Level 4, 130 Stirling Street
Perth WA 6000
Share Registry
Advanced Share Registry Services
110 Stirling Highway
Nedlands WA 6009
Telephone: +61 8 9389 8033
Facsimile:
+61 8 9389 7871
Website:
www.advancedshare.com.au
Securities Exchange Listing
Australian Securities Exchange
(Home Exchange: Perth, WA)
Code: AQD
Banker
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
135 Riseley Street
Booragoon WA 6154
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Chairmans’ Letter
Dear Shareholder
I am pleased to report on what has been another very active year, which saw us drill test a broad range of targets in
Peru and Australia, including the identification of a prospective magnetite discovery at Morrisey and a series of new
targets in both countries that will form the basis of our ongoing work programs next year.
Most of this work has taken place under our long-standing Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) with South32 Ltd.
In Australia, the recent 10-hole programme at Balladonia provided further evidence of Broken Hill Type (BHT)
mineralisation. This type of mineralisation typically hosts large-scale mineral resources including base metals. While
no “signature” intersections have yet been found, assays are pending which will provide further line of sight to future
targets of interest.
Drilling at the Morrissey Project earlier in the year delivered some encouraging magnetite numbers. Following Davis
Tube testing of these samples, an encouraging beneficiation outcome was delivered, with a premium iron product
grading greater than 70% Fe with low impurities produced.
Scale and tonnage is now the key issue and this will be tested in coming months as several new adjacent target areas
are drilled.
At Moora, a four-hole programme confirmed some geological similarities to the prospective Gonneville Intrusion at
Julimar. Once again, the results were sufficiently interesting to follow up with a further soil sampling and possible
drilling campaign, to be included in next year’s budget.
Geophysical work at Jubilee Lake yielded a target for drilling and is now subject to additional heritage clearance ahead
of possible drilling in 2024.
In Peru, the Company rationalised its tenement holdings during the year to focus on the best geological targets. A new
copper prospect, Cangallo, which is located along strike from Cerro de Fierro, was identified. Permits for drilling are
awaited and are expected shortly.
Drilling results at Pirata, across 21 holes, intersected geology suggesting nearby porphyry copper mineralisation, while
further sampling identified a strong copper target in an adjoining tenement that is now ready for drilling once permits
are received. A similar outcome was also achieved at Parcoy following a 10-hole programme, with the results under
further review.
During the year, work completed under the SAA with South32 has seen expenditure of $8 million. This covered seven
projects across Australia and Peru. All of these programmes have been planned and supervised by AusQuest in
association with South32, which has meant that our management and consulting team have had a very busy year.
At present, in Australia four of seven projects (Balladonia, Morrisey, Moora and Jubilee) are subject to the SAA while
three (Hamilton, Mt Davis, and Coober Pedy) are 100% AusQuest owned. All projects in Peru are now 100% AusQuest
owned.
While the exploration work described above has been in progress, the task of business development continues. This
has to be undertaken to ensure that a steady stream of new opportunities is generated to provide potential returns
for shareholders.
I am pleased to report that, once again, our engagement with South32 has been professional and of a high standard,
with our team working diligently to deliver positive results to all shareholders and our Alliance partner.
On your behalf, I would like to express thanks to our Managing Director, Graeme Drew, and the AusQuest team for
their considerable efforts over the past year.
We are all looking forward to another year of significant activity in 2024 along with the associated news-flow that
should be generated for shareholders. I invite shareholders to follow our progress on our website, through our social
media channels and the ASX announcement platform.
Yours faithfully
Greg Hancock
Chair
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Directors’ Report
The Directors of AusQuest Limited (“AQD” or the “Company”) herewith submit the financial report of the Company
and the entities it controlled (“Group”) for year ended 30 June 2023. In order to comply with the provisions of the
Corporations Act 2001, the directors report as follows:
Board of Directors
The names of directors who held office during the date of this report are as follows. Directors were in office for the
entire period unless otherwise stated.
Mr Greg Hancock
Mr Graeme Drew
Mr Chris Ellis
Non-Executive Chairman
Managing Director
Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Henko Vos
Principal Activities
The principal activity of the Group was mineral exploration throughout Australia and Peru.
Review of Operations
A review of the Group’s exploration projects and activities during the year is discussed in the Operations Review
included in this Annual Report.
The profit of the Group after income tax for the year was $361,982 (2022: loss after tax of $1,457,728).
Changes in state of affairs
During the year ended 30 June 2023 there was no significant change in the state of affairs of the Group other than as
referred to in the financial statements or notes thereto.
Events Occurring after the Reporting Date
There has not been any matter or circumstance occurring subsequent to the end of the financial year that has
significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the operations of the Group, the results of those operations, or the
state of affairs of the Group in future financial years.
Future developments
Disclosure of information regarding the likely developments in the operations of the Group in future financial years
and the expected results of those operations is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group. Accordingly,
this information has not been disclosed in this report.
Safety and environmental regulations
The Group is aware of its occupational health and safety and environmental obligations with regard to its exploration
activities and ensures that it complies with all regulations when carrying out exploration work.
Dividends
No dividends were paid or declared since the start of the financial year. No recommendation for the payment of
dividends has been made.
Proceedings on behalf of the Company
No persons have applied for leave pursuant to s.237 of the Corporation Act 2001 to bring, or intervene in, proceedings
on behalf of AusQuest Limited.
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Information about directors and senior management
The names and particulars of the directors of the Company during or since the end of the financial year and up to the
date of this report are noted below. Except where indicated, directors have held office during and since the end of
the financial year:
Greg Hancock BA Econs., BEd Hons.,F.Fin
Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Greg has had over 25 years’ experience in capital markets practicing in the area of corporate finance. He maintains
close links with the stockbroking and investment banking community on behalf of the Company.
Directorships held in listed companies over the last three years are as follows:
•
Zeta Petroleum PLC – April 2015 – current
•
Strata-X Energy Limited (now called Pure Hydrogen Corporation Limited) – July 2015 – March 2021
•
BMG Resources Ltd – Feb 2017 – current
•
Golden State Mining Limited – Nov 2018 – current
•
Cobra Resources PLC – Nov 2018 – current
•
Group 6 Metals Ltd – Feb 2019 – current
•
Triangle Energy Limited – Feb 2022 - current
Graeme Drew B.Sc.Hons., FAIMM, MASEG
Managing Director
Graeme has over 40 years’ experience in the exploration industry in Australia and overseas. Prior to co-founding
AusQuest Limited he was an Exploration Manager for CRAE and Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd in Western Australia (9
years) and Eastern Australia (4 years). He has wide experience in the search for, and evaluation of, most base and
precious metals (notably nickel, copper, gold, uranium, zinc and diamonds). Graeme has developed a passion for the
‘big picture’ and ‘big project’ generation which he strongly believes are the building blocks for successful exploration
outcomes.
Graeme has held no other directorships in listed companies over the last three years.
Christopher Ellis B.Sc.Hons.
Non-Executive Director
Chris is an experienced mining executive with over 30 years’ experience in geology, exploration, mine planning and
project development in Australia and overseas. He was a founding member and Executive Director of Excel Coal
Limited which was the subject of a take-over bid by the US coal giant Peabody Energy Inc, and has held senior positions
within Shell Coal’s Exploration, BP Coal (London and USA), Agipcoal Australia and the Stratford Joint Venture.
Directorships held in listed companies over the last three years are as follows:
•
Group 6 Metals Ltd - 8 November 2012 - current
Henko Vos
Company secretary
Mr Vos is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand with
more than 20 years’ experience working within public practice, specifically within the area of audit and assurance both
in Australia and South Africa. He holds similar secretarial roles in various other listed public companies in both
industrial and resource sectors. He is an employee of Nexia Perth, a mid-tier corporate advisory and accounting
practice.
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Directors’ meetings
The following table sets out the number of directors’ meetings (including meetings of committees of directors) held
during the financial year and the number of meetings attended by each director (while they were a director or
committee member).
During the financial year 4 board meetings and 1 audit committee meeting and 1 nomination and remuneration
committee meeting were held.
Board of Directors
Directors
Greg Hancock
Graeme Drew
Christopher Ellis
Eligible to
attend
4
4
4
Attended
4
4
4
Nomination and
Remuneration committee
Eligible to
Attended
attend
1
1
1
1
1
1
Audit committee
Eligible to
attend
1
1
1
Attended
1
1
1
Directors’ shareholdings
The following table sets out each director’s relevant interest in shares, debentures, and rights or options in shares or
debentures of the Company or a related body corporate as at the date of this report.
Directors
Greg Hancock
Graeme Drew
Chris Ellis
Fully paid ordinary shares
Number
4,586,415
19,323,409
183,712,800
Share options
(Unlisted)
Number
5,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
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Review Of Results And Operations
HIGHLIGHTS – YEAR IN REVIEW
Australia – Copper, Gold, Zinc, Nickel
Widespread presence of prospective host rocks for Broken Hill Type (BHT) mineralisation confirmed by diamond
drilling (10 holes for 3,677m) at the Balladonia Base Metal Project in the Fraser Range region of Western
Australia. Final assays from the drilling are pending.
Anomalous levels of zinc, lead, cadmium and tin intersected at the Tea Tree prospect, with drilling defining an
extensive target horizon for BHT mineralisation that will be the focus for ongoing exploration along ~20km of
prospective strike identified by magnetics.
Significant magnetite iron formation intersected by initial drilling (three holes for 726m) of geophysical targets
at the Waterfall and Sandfly prospects within the Morrisey Project in the Narryer Terrane of WA. Subsequent
testwork delivered a premium iron product (>70% Fe) with very low impurities.
Several additional targets with potential to add to a possible magnetite resource base were identified by gravity
surveys over selected magnetic targets at Morrisey. Further drilling is planned for Q4 2023.
Large, flat-lying conductor adjacent to the Rodona Shear identified by electromagnetic (EM) surveys at the Jubilee
Lake Nickel-Copper-PGE Project, east of Kalgoorlie in WA, invoking comparisons with the giant Norilsk deposits
in Russia. Drilling is planned once Heritage Clearance issues have been resolved.
Layered mafic intrusion identified by initial drilling (four holes for 786m) at the Latham Prospect, within the
Moora Nickel-Copper-PGE Project in WA. Geophysical modelling suggests that host rocks similar to the Gonneville
Intrusion at Julimar, may be present. Further drilling is being planned.
Peru – Copper-Gold
New porphyry copper prospect (named Cangallo) secured along strike from the Cerro de Fierro and Pirata
prospects. Highly anomalous copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo) and scattered gold (Au) values at surface define a
priority target. Permits for drilling are expected in Q4 2023.
Initial drilling (21 holes for 6,971m) of four porphyry copper targets within the Pirata Project intersected hightemperature clays and anomalous pathfinder elements, highlighting the potential for nearby porphyry copper
mineralisation.
Anomalous copper at surface (19 samples >0.5% Cu) was identified by subsequent rock chip sampling over an
area of ~2,000m x 800m at Pirata which has not been tested by drilling. Permitting is being initiated for drilling.
Wide-spaced drilling (10 holes for 3,387m) at the Parcoy Project extended the copper footprint to more than
5km. Higher copper values (up to 1.0% Cu) over narrow thicknesses (<15m) imply the potential for higher grades.
Alteration within the host volcanics suggests the potential for nearby porphyry copper mineralisation.
Corporate
The Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of South32 Limited (South32) remains
current until the 31st December 2023, at which time the agreement can be extended with the consent of both
parties.
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REVIEW OF PROJECTS
AUSTRALIA BASE METALS: COPPER, GOLD, ZINC and NICKEL
AusQuest controls approximately 5,300km² of exploration title within Australia – 4,800km² within Western Australia
(WA), 250km² within Queensland (QLD) and 165km² in South Australia (SA). Four of a total of seven projects
(Balladonia, Morrisey, Moora and Jubilee) are currently subject to the Strategic Alliance Agreement (SAA) with a
wholly-owned subsidiary of South32 Limited (South32), while three (Hamilton, Mt Davis and Coober Pedy) are 100%owned by AusQuest (Figure 1).
Figure 1: AusQuest Project Locations in Australia and Peru.
Balladonia Base Metal Project (AQD 100% subject to SAA)
The Balladonia Project, which covers an area of ~840km², is located ~50km south of the Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper
deposit within the Fraser Range region of WA. Comparisons with the Eastern Succession of north-west QLD (east of
Mt Isa) – where iron-oxide copper-gold (IOCG) and Broken Hill Type (BHT) deposits are known to occur – are becoming
increasingly apparent as further data is acquired.
Initial drilling in 2022 at the Tea Tree Prospect confirmed the presence of highly prospective stratigraphy (thin banded
iron formation (BIF) and garnetiferous quartzites), alteration (potassic, iron and manganese) and anomalous lead, zinc
and cadmium values, providing strong comparisons with the geological setting of large-scale base metal deposits in
north-west Queensland and Broken Hill.
During the year, gravity surveys (1,452 stations) were completed over selected magnetic anomalies to help prioritise
targets for drilling. Strong gravity responses (1.5 to 5mgals) over each area surveyed resulted in a major drilling
program being commissioned.
Diamond drilling (10 holes for 3,677m) to test seven geophysical targets was successfully completed in July 2023. The
program also included in-fill drilling (three holes for 1,411m) at the Tea Tree Prospect, where previous results had
indicated the presence of highly prospective BHT host rocks (Figure 2).
At the date of this report, assay data for drill-holes at the Tea Tree prospect had been received and assessed, with
results from the remaining seven drill-holes still pending.
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Figure 2: Detailed magnetic and gravity surveys showing the location of drill-holes.
At Tea Tree, in-fill drilling better outlined the prospective host rocks and helped to define a potential ‘lode horizon’
(~50m thick) containing anomalous lead (up to 507ppm Pb), zinc (up to 1,258ppm Zn), cadmium (up to 32ppm Cd) and
tin (up to 20ppm Sn), which will provide a strong focus for ongoing base metal exploration along the 20km of
prospective strike inferred from aeromagnetic data.
Significant BIF stratigraphy was also intersected at the Halfway and Halfway West prospects, implying similarities with
the Tea Tree Prospect, and demonstrating the potential for the prospective BHT host rocks to be widespread
throughout the tenements.
Drilling at Telegraph East and Halfway South intersected gabbroic (+/- pyroxenite) rocks with possible carbonatite
affinities that are likely related to the carbonatite intrusion identified at the Telegraph prospect by earlier drilling. The
possibility of widespread carbonatite activity adds to the area’s excellent prospectivity rating, providing a potential
source for the discovery of rare earth and possibly base metal mineralisation.
The Company continues to be encouraged by the possibilities that the geological environment at Balladonia presents,
and looks forward to reporting further on the results of the drilling program once final assays have been received and
assessed.
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Morrisey Magnetite, Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (100% AQD subject to SAA)
The Morrisey Project, which covers an area of ~1,000km², is located within the Narryer Terrane ~500km north of Perth
in WA. This area became the focus of industry attention following the discovery of the Julimar nickel-copper-PGE
deposit north of Perth, which highlighted the untested nickel-copper-PGE potential of the western margin of the
Yilgarn Craton.
During the year, initial Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling (three holes for 726m) to test EM targets intersected highly
anomalous iron values (25% to 39% Fe) at both the Waterfall and Sandfly prospects due to significant quantities of
coarsely crystalline magnetite within relatively thick intersections (up to 60 metres wide) of metamorphosed iron
formations (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Waterfall and Sandfly magnetics showing drill-hole locations and Fe concentrate grades.
Subsequent beneficiation test work (Davis Tube Recovery – DTR) confirmed that a premium-grade iron product (>70%
Fe) with very low impurities could be produced by magnetic separation of a coarse grind size product (95% passing 75
microns), as shown in the table below.
Hole ID
From
(m)
Length
(m)
MYRC001
MYRC001
MYRC001
MYRC001
MYRC002
MYRC002
102
112
122
132
82
92
10
10
10
12
10
8
GRADE
Fe %
33.73
32.02
31.87
36.03
33.63
31.20
DTR CONCENTRATE GRADES
Mass
Recovery
%
37.07
39.48
39.62
47.10
42.56
40.51
Fe %
70.87
71.16
71.03
71.26
70.98
71.75
SiO2 %
Al2O3 %
1.58
1.44
1.54
0.98
1.01
0.66
0.22
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.43
0.15
S%
P%
0.014
0.004
0.004
0.004
0.008
0.010
0.005
0.004
0.004
0.005
0.005
0.004
Interpretation of aeromagnetic data highlighted multiple untested magnetic responses which are considered to be
priority targets for additional magnetite mineralisation in the area, as well as a significant untested strike length
(>1km) at both the Waterfall and Sandfly prospects.
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Detailed gravity surveys were subsequently completed over six magnetic targets, including the Waterfall and Sandfly
prospects, outlining strong gravity responses (~1.5 to 3.0mgals) and the possibility of delineating multiple magnetite
resources.
Figure 4 shows the planned drill-holes with respect to both the magnetic and gravity models. The areas shown in red
are both strongly magnetic (susceptibility >0.5 SI units) and have high density (average SGs >3.2), outlining the
potential magnetite (Fe) target.
At the Waterfall prospect, modelling of gravity and magnetic data outlined a possible magnetite body ~800m x 200m
in size that appears to shallow and thicken to the south-west of drill-hole 22MYRC001, which intersected coarse
grained magnetite during the initial drill program.
Further RC drilling has been planned under the SAA to determine the potential size, grade and depth of the magnetite
occurrence at Waterfall (see Figure 4). This program is expected to be completed before the end of 2023.
Modelling of gravity and magnetic data over the other five targets confirmed excellent potential for additional
magnetite within the project area, with initial testing of selected targets to be included as part of the upcoming drill
program.
Drilling in 2022 also intersected mafic (meta-gabbros) and ultramafic (meta-pyroxenites) rock types within the
sequence, highlighting the potential for nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation to also occur in the area.
Regional soil sampling (~1,440 samples on a 800m x 100m grid) completed during the year over a structural corridor
in the south of the project identified four areas with potential to contain lithium-bearing pegmatites. In-fill sampling
is planned before the end of the year to confirm this interpretation.
Jubilee Lake Nickel-Copper-PGE Project (100% AQD subject to SAA)
The Jubilee Lake Project, which covers an area of ~1,800km², is located within a large flood basalt terrane
approximately 500km east of Kalgoorlie in WA. Mafic/ultramafic intrusions associated with the Rodona Shear are
considered prime targets for nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits, similar to those found at the giant Norilsk deposits
in Russia, and more locally at Nebo-Babel (BHP) and possibly at Nova-Bollinger (IGO).
During the year, a reconnaissance moving-loop electromagnetic survey (MLTEM - ~48km) identified a strong late-time
EM response reflecting a flat-lying conductor that likely occurs within West Officer Basin sediments adjacent to the
Rodona Shear.
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The EM target is relatively deep (~600m) but is large in size (kms x kms) and very conductive (>1,000 Siemens) (Figure
5).
The target occurs below an extensive area of flood basalts outlined by aeromagnetic data and appears to have a spatial
relationship with the Rodona Shear Zone, which is considered to be a major deep-seated feeder fault for the extruded
basalts.
Available geological logs from oil wells within the West Officer Basin to the north, suggest the sedimentary sequence
at Jubilee may contain evaporites, mudrocks and carbonate horizons, pointing to possible similarities with the
geological setting at Norilsk (Russia), where very large mafic/ultramafic intrusions within a sedimentary sequence host
the giant nickel-copper-PGE orebodies in Russia.
A proposal to drill test the EM and magnetic targets was accepted under the SAA and approvals were sought to allow
drilling to commence. A Heritage survey was completed over two selected drill-sites, but only one was cleared for
drilling (Figure 5). Further Heritage surveys are now being planned so that additional targets can be drilled to provide
a more thorough test of the project’s nickel potential.
Figure 5: Jubilee Lake Prospect: magnetic image showing the location of the EM target relative to the Rodona Shear
and the flood basalts and showing the drill site location heritage cleared for drilling.
Moora Nickel-Copper Project (100% AQD subject to SAA)
The Moora Project, which covers an area of ~570km², is located ~150km north of Perth, WA within the Jimperding
Metamorphic Belt, that hosts the recent nickel-copper-PGE discoveries at Julimar and Yarawindah Brook. Detailed
magnetic and gravity surveys at Moora have outlined potential mafic/ultramafic intrusions with similarities to the
Gonneville Intrusion that hosts the nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation at Julimar.
During the year, reconnaissance RC drilling (four holes for 786m) intersected gabbroic rocks, confirming the potential
for a large fractionated mafic/ultramafic intrusion at the Latham prospect (Figure 6).
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Re-modelling of magnetic data suggested that stronger magnetic rock types (i.e., ultramafics) must be present within
the intrusion to explain the amplitude of the observed anomaly. Modelling also indicated that these units are most
likely to occur close to the western and southern contacts of the intrusion, where the basal contact appears to dip to
the north and/or east.
Soil sampling around the contact zones of the Latham intrusion is being planned to outline areas for further drill testing
in early 2024, once crops have been harvested.
Figure 6: Latham Prospect: detailed magnetic and gravity images showing prospective contacts.
Hamilton Copper Project (AQD 100%)
The Hamilton Project, which covers an area of ~250km², is located in north-west Queensland, ~120km south of the
Cannington mine. Limited drilling of magnetic and gravity targets in this area has provided evidence for “near-miss”
situations for Iron Oxide-Copper-Gold (IOCG) and possibly Broken Hill Type (BHT) mineralisation.
The Project covers a belt of magnetic rocks that extends over a strike length of approximately 30km under Eromanga
Basin cover, which is approximately 200m thick. Numerous magnetic targets within this belt have never been tested
by drilling.
During the year, drilling (one hole for 510m) of a down-hole electromagnetic target failed to upgrade the Hamilton
North prospect and, as a consequence, South32 advised that they were withdrawing from the project, which reverts
100% back to AusQuest.
The Company considers that there are still quality targets that have not been tested by drilling at Hamilton, and is in
the process of seeking parties who may be interested in pursuing this opportunity before deciding on further work
programs in the area.
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Mt Davis Lead-Zinc-Copper Project (AQD 100%)
The Mt Davis Project, which is located ~180km NNE of Wiluna in WA, covers an area of ~750km² along the northern
margin of the Earaheedy Basin. The Project is believed to contain similar stratigraphy to the Chinook Prospect, where
extensive stratiform lead, zinc (+/- copper) mineralisation, has been discovered below the Frere Iron Formation (FIF)
by Rumble Resources on the southern side of the Basin.
A reconnaissance field trip was undertaken during the year to assess potential target areas and gain a better
understanding of operational issues that may affect working in the area.
Small outcrops of Frere Iron Formation were located in the north of the project, confirming the presence of
prospective stratigraphy. Limited soil sampling below the iron formation reported anomalous gold values (23 and
116ppb Au) and elevated lead (23ppm Pb), suggesting similarities with the prospective stratigraphy at Chinook on the
southern side of the Earaheedy Basin.
A shallow air-core drilling program has been designed to test for base metals below the Frere Iron Formation, with
Heritage surveys required before this program can commence.
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