Walparuta

Walparuta, South Australia

LME’s Walparuta tenement package covers the large part of three Proterozoic crustal blocks associated with the Curnamona Province which is considered prospective for Broken Hill Type Pb-Zn-Ag deposits (BHT’s) and Iron Oxide Copper Gold deposits (IOCG’s). The prospect at Walparuta was historically drilled and intercepted SE dipping manto-style copper/gold anomalies associated with magnetite, biotite, K-feldspar alteration in the northern section of the Dead Horse Syncline. Rock chip geochemistry has also identified anomalous lead-zinc values in Paleoproterozoic psammopelite sediments which form the Dead Horse Syncline. Coincident magnetic and gravity anomalies have led LME to a drill target-test stage.

Location

  • 130 km northeast of Peterborough, north of the Barrier Highway near the township of Manna Hill, SA

Ground holding

  • 3,209km2
    Resource authority: EL 6484 & EL 6648

Commodity

  • Gold, Copper, REE

Ownership

  • 100% Longreach No.1 Pty Ltd (100% subsidiary of Longreach Mineral Exploration)

Project Status

  • 2022
    IOCG targets were generated based on a high-resolution helicopter magnetic/radiometric ground gravity surveys completed under the South Australian Accelerated Discovery Initiative Round 2, ref: ADI:RD02-264-GP.
    2023
    Drilling campaign to target test.
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Figure 1. Walparuta tenement and geological map showing prospects and LME’s area of interest.
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Figure 2. LME airborne acquired magnetic-radiometric imagery and ground gravity image over Wlaparuta prospect.
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Figure 3. Copper, lead and zinc rock chip geochemistry in the Walparuta prospect.