The Barramundi Pool Project is located on the edge of the Kimberley Basin adjacent to the King Leopold Mobile Zone and covers anomalous nickel results from previous stream sediment sampling. The topography of this area is very rugged forming part of the Mueller Range. There is a complex structural geometry here due to its position close to the contact of two major geological domains.

The nickel anomalies in this area occur along or close to mapped fault zones in rocks that would normally be very low in nickel content. Therefore the faults could be the locus of nickel mineralisation in outcrop or at a shallow depth. The extensive Hart Dolerite in this area of intensive faulting, could give rise to Nickel-copper-Platinum Group Elements (PGEs) with Noril’sk affi nities. There appears to be very little work carried out in this area apart from the previous stream sediment sampling.

Exploration Programme

Due to the rugged terrane the initial work access will be supported by helicopter transport. The anomalous areas will be resampled with numerous further stream sediment samples as well as additional soil samples. Aerial photography and satellite imagery will be used to carry out geological and structural mapping with following ground mapping to verify the earlier work. Aerial geophysics will be flown and interpreted prior to any ground based geophysics to help the structural interpretation of the area.

Targets will be derived from this work to enable access tracks to be put in for drill rig access. Outcropping and blind mineralised targets will be drill tested.