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RAVENSTHORPE - McMahon |
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Pyrite, base metals |
| Location |
5km east of the town of Ravensthorpe |
| No. of Tenements |
3 |
| Area |
2.8km2 |
| Status |
Applications |
| Geology |
The prospect is underlain by rocks of the Chester Formation, the basal formation of the Archaean Carlingup Terrane. The Chester Formation sequence contains thick (up to 40m) sulphide facies pyritic banded iron formations ("BIF") that are hosted by black shales and extend over a total northwest strike length of about 4km. Lenses of calc alkaline volcanics occur within the BIFs, suggesting that the Chester Formation could have potential for the discovery of volcanic hosted massive sulphide copper-zinc-silver and gold deposits.
Within the regolith the depth of weathering varies between 20m and 45m and the pyritic bodies have been oxidised to haematite and goethite banded iron formations. |
| Targets |
Iron, Pyrite, and VHMS deposits |
| Proposed Programme |
After grant, a program of geological mapping, geochemistry and RC drilling to define pyrite and iron resources and identify and test potential massive sulphide base metal targets. |
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McMahon - Geology Map. |
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