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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS<br />

McArthur River Manganese<br />

This single exploration licence of 500 sq kms, EL24814,<br />

is located in the McArthur Basin of the Northern<br />

Territory, about 100 kms from the Queensland border.<br />

The tenement forms part of a joint venture agreement<br />

with Genesis <strong>Resources</strong> Limited, under which WDR<br />

has the right to earn a 45% interest in the tenement.<br />

The primary commodity of interest is manganese,<br />

although historical exploration has also revealed some<br />

base metal potential.<br />

The tenement area has outcrop of Mesoproterozoic<br />

McArthur Group sediments. Three separate areas of<br />

outcropping mineralisation have been identified.<br />

The Masterton No.2 prospect has manganese lenses<br />

up to 160 metres in length and 10 metres wide, with<br />

assays up to 63% Mn. Historical exploration for other<br />

commodities included airborne EM surveys and stream<br />

sediment sampling. Specific areas of interest were<br />

generated by these previous explorers but were never<br />

investigated further due to the worldwide exploration<br />

downturn in the 1990’s.<br />

The forward program includes detailed mapping and<br />

sampling of the areas of interest. This will lead to<br />

definition of drill-sites to test for manganese and base<br />

metal mineralisation.<br />

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