Indee Southwest Copper-Gold

Indee Southwest tenement location map Indee Southwest tenement location map

Introduction

Aurox’s Indee Southwest tenements abut the southern edge of the company’s Balla Balla tenement group. The tenement portfolio is comprised of Exploration Licences (ELs) and Exploration Licence Applications (ELAs) covering part of the prospective Archaean Whim Creek greenstone belt and Mallina Shear Zone. The project area is prospective for gold, copper and nickel mineralisation.

Overall, the potential for the Indee Southwest project to host significant gold mineralisation is supported by the favourable lithological and structural setting and known high tenor gold mineralisation in areas located to the east of the Aurox tenements. Gold occurrences are present on tenements adjoining the Aurox ground in the vicinity of Sherlock Crossing, Scottie Well, Evelyn and Quamby where stream sediment, rock chip and soil sampling carried out by previous explorers have returned significantly anomalous gold values. There are also strong indications of base metal mineralisation in the Evelyn and Quamby areas.

Mining projects up and operating including the Whim Creek copper project and the Radio Hill nickel project.

Indee Southwest project area Indee Southwest project area relative to other resource companies
Indee Southwest tenement locations and local prospects Indee Southwest tenement locations and local prospects

The map on the right shows the location of various projects being explored and developed by resource companies holding ground in the West Pilbara mineral fields. Aurox's tenement position relative to these assets highlights the potential prospectivity based on structural and lithological similarities.  

Aurox is undertaking a comprehensive soils programme covering key exploration targets within the Indee Southwest project area. Geological model(s) based on the exploration work undertaken by other explorers in the region have been used as a basis for targeting mineralisation in the Indee Southwest project area. Potential mineralisation is being targeted within the turbidite hosted Mallina Formation and within or near the Mallina shear zone/splays and faults which are known to have significant influence on economic mineralisation in the region.

Aurox has acquired and interpreted magnetic and remote sensing data which is being used to help design the geochemical soils sampling and other planned groundwork across the tenements. The soil programme will be followed up with aircore, RAB and RC drilling where appropriate.