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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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