Australian Mineral Exploration Review 2017–18

Australian Operating Mines Map 2018ON RE VERSE S IDE

LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTIONCentral Meridian: 134°E Standard Parallels: 18°S, 36°S

Geocentric Datum of Australia

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AUSTRALIANMINERAL

EXPLORATIONREVIEW 2017–18

Exploration Expenditure Review (Australian Dollars) • Total mineral exploration expenditure for the 2017–18 financial year was $1977.8 million (Chart 1).• Exploration expenditure in and around known deposits (brownfields) was $1312.9 million and expenditure for undiscovered mineralisation in frontier regions (greenfields) was $664.9 million. Brownfields drilling totalled to 5 785 100 metres and greenfields drilling totalled 3 211 200 m (Chart 2).• Exploration expenditure by jurisdiction in 2017–18 was: Western Australia $1203.5 million, Queensland $280.0 million, South Australia $55.2 million, New South Wales $229.2 million, Northern Territory $109.3 million, Tasmania $25.8 million and Victoria $73.7 million (Chart 3).• Western Australia had the biggest share of exploration expenditure with 61 per cent of total expenditure.• Exploration spending by commodity in 2017–18 was: iron ore $291.8 million, gold $810.1 million, silver–lead–zinc $103.3 million, copper $192.9 million, cobalt–nickel $200.1 million, coal $154.1 million, uranium $13.0 million, heavy mineral sands $27.1 million, diamonds $8.4 million, and spending associated with minor commodities (such as lithium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphate, tin, tungsten and vanadium) $176.1 million.

This map of Australia shows operating and developing mines and major mineraldeposits on generalised surface geology (coloured areas; see legend below map). Thegreyscale background represents aeromagnetic data (0.5 first vertical derivative of totalmagnetic intensity). Significant exploration results are indicated (maiden resources areshown in blue text). This map provides a snap shot of exploration drill results andmaiden resource announcements from July 2017 to June 2018.

Reference: Australian Bureau of Statistics: 8412.0 – Mineral and Petroleum Exploration,Australia, September 2018.

Copies of this map may be downloaded from the Geoscience Australia internet site at:http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/126024or by contacting:Client Services, Geoscience AustraliaCnr Hindmarsh Dr and Jerrabomberra Ave, Symonston, ACT 2609GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601Phone: (02) 6249 9966 Facsimile: (02) 6249 9960

Compiled by Anthony Senior, Resources Advice and Minerals Promotion Section.Cartography by Silvio Mezzomo, Products and Promotion Section.Printed by CanPrint Communications Pty Ltd.

It is recommended that this map be referred to as: Senior, A., 2019. Australian MineralExploration Review 2017–18 (Second Edition), Scale 1:10 000 000, GeoscienceAustralia, Canberra.

Further information can also be found on the Internet at:http://www.ga.gov.au/about/what-we-do/projects/minerals/current/exploration-promotion

Additional information on operating mines, developing mines or mineral deposits on thismap is available from the Australian Mines Atlas website:http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/

AUSTRALIAN MINERALEXPLORATION REVIEW 2017–18

(SECOND EDITION) February 2019eCat No. 126024

Published with permission of the CEO Geoscience Australia. Geoscience Australiaacknowledges the assistance provided by State and Northern Territory geoscienceagencies in the preparation of this map.

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, thisproduct is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2019.

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PAPUA NEWGUINEA

INDONESIA

Da Vinci (Doray Minerals Ltd) 11 m @ 56.3 g/t Au and0.9% Cu (including 2 m @ 260 g/t Au and 3.3% Cu)

Karridale (Focus Minerals Ltd) 12.7 Mt @ 1.3 g/t Au for 538 000 oz Au

Quicksilver (Golden Mile Resources Ltd) 56 m @ 0.53% Niand 0.04% Co

NEW ZEALAND

SYDNEY

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CANBERRA, ACT

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VICTORIA

TASMANIA

Ardmore (Centrex Metals Ltd) 12 Mt @ 28.7% P2O5

Big West (Energy Metals Ltd)147 t @ 362 ppm eU3O8

Darlot (Red 5 Ltd) 6 Mt @ 4.6 g/t Au for 895 000 oz Au

Jaws and Gilligans (Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd) 113 Mt @ 1.8% HMS

Horn Island (Alice Queen Ltd)5.8 Mt @ 2.01 g/t Au for 305 000 oz Au

Steam Engine (Superior Resources Ltd)1 Mt @ 2.5 g/t Au for 85 000 oz Au

Angularli (Vimy Resources Ltd)26 million pounds @ 1.3% U3O8 for 910 000 t U3O8

Jackaderry (Castillo Copper Ltd) 3.2 Mt @ 3.35% Cu for 108 000 tonnes of Cu

Minyar-WACA (Antipa Minerals Ltd) 11 Mt @ 2 g/t Au, 0.24% Cuand 380 ppm Co

Deep South (Hawthorn Resources Ltd)1 299 000 t @ 1.84 g/t Au for 76 800 oz Au

Olympia (Rox Resources Ltd) 573 000 t @ 1.63% Ni,1.19% Cu, 0.082% Co and 2.33 g/t Pd + Pt

Kapunda (Terramin Australia Ltd) 47.4 Mt @ 0.25% Cu

Camal Flat (Energy Metals Ltd) 292 t @ 1384 ppm eU3O8

Anomaly 15 East (Energy Metals Ltd) 187 t @ 1320 ppm eU3O8

Red Dog (Matsa Resources Ltd)368 000 t @ 2.2 g/t Au for 26 300 oz Au

Western Queen (Monax Mining Ltd)962 000 t @ 3.9 g/t Au for 120 000 oz Au

Box Well (Hawthorn Resources Ltd) 2 764 000 t @ 1.46 g/t Au for 130 000 oz Au

Gabanintha (Technology Metals Australia Ltd) 21.5 Mt @ 0.9% V2O5 and 10.1% TiO2

Cleveland (Elementos Ltd) 97.5 m @ 0.33% WO3

Bygoo (Thomson Resources Ltd) 19 m @ 1.0% Sn

A1 (Centennial Mining Ltd) 34 m @ 3.79 g/t Au

King Col (De Grey Mining Ltd) 17 m @ 2.55% Li2O

Jaurdi (Beacon Minerals Ltd) 11 m @ 3.17 g/t Au

Springdale (Comet Resources Ltd) 11 m @ 25.6% TGC

Tandarra (Catalyst Minerals Ltd) 9 m @ 1.87 g/t Au

Dolphin (King Island Scheelite Ltd) 3 m @ 0.5% WO3

Thurlga (Investigator Resources Ltd) 30 m @ 10% TGC

Paperbark (Pursuit Minerals Ltd) 68 m @ 1.44% Zn + Pb

Nullagine (Millennium Minerals Ltd) 9 m @ 3.89 g/t Au

Rothsay (Egan Street Resources Ltd) 1.97 m @ 20.4 g/t Au

Walford Creek (Aeon Metals Ltd)30 m @ 3% Cu, 0.44% Co and 50 g/t Ag

Copper Hill (Golden Cross Resources Ltd) 34 m @ 0.51% Cu and 0.33 g/t Au

Tollu (Redstone Resources Ltd) 14 m @ 3.25% Cu(including 4 m @ 6.45% Cu)

Suplejack (ABM Resources NL)13 m @ 7.3 g/t Au (including 7 m @ 12.7 g/t Au)

Bounty (Kidman Resources Ltd)17.6 m @ 1.67% Li2O (including 9.65 m @ 2.34% Li2O)

Hatches Creek (GWR Group Ltd)69 m @ 0.23% WO3 and 0.34% Cu (including 7 m @ 1.43% WO3)

Cosmo (Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd)0.91 m @ 1624 g/t Au (including 0.31 m @ 4750 g/t Au)

Lighthouse (Papua Mining Plc)22 m @ 1.86 g/t Au and 22 g/t Ag (including 2 m @ 8.87 g/t Au)

Mount Cobalt (Aus Tin Mining Ltd)28.15 m @ 0.29% Co and 0.73% Ni(including 6.65 m @ 0.45% Co and 0.89% Ni)

Woodlawn (Heron Resources Ltd) 6.4 m @ 14.6% Zn eq.(11.7% Zn, 0.6% Cu, 0.7% Pb, 0.1 g/t Au and 16 g/t Ag)

Sandstone (Alto Metals Ltd) 36 m @ 2.2 g/t Au

Red Dog (Matsa Resources Ltd) 6 m @ 155 g/t Au

Tribune (Draig Resources Ltd) 5 m @ 16.5 g/t Au

Morning Star (AuStar Gold Ltd) 2.7 m @ 10 g/t Au

Finniss (Core Exploration Ltd) 59 m @ 1.45 % Li2OBynoe (Kingston Resources Ltd) 12 m @ 1.43% Li2O

Crown Prince (Thundelarra Ltd) 2.4 m @ 66.5 g/t Au

Gum Creek (Horizon Gold Ltd) 7 m @ 4.94 g/t Au

Heemskirk (Stellar Resources Ltd) 10.5 m @ 0.4% Sn

Angularli (Vimy Resources Ltd) 22.9 m @ 4.63% U3O8

Zoroastrian (Excelsior Gold Ltd) 4 m @ 5.33 g/t Au

Tropicana (Independence Group NL) 18 m @ 6.58 g/t Au

Rebecca (Apollo Consolidated Ltd) 11 m @ 3.89 g/t Au

Ulysses (Genesis Minerals Ltd) 14 m @ 5.93 g/t Au

Honeymoon (Boss Resources Ltd) 7.75 m @ 3705 ppm pU3O8

Lucky Strike (Lefroy Exploration Ltd) 8 m @ 2.49 g/t Au

Western Victoria (Navarre Minerals Ltd) 2 m @ 1.1 g/t Au

Kathleen Valley (Liontown Resources Ltd) 58 m @ 1.2% Li2O

Peterlumbo (Investigator Resources Ltd) 16 m @ 169 g/t Ag

Wilcherry Hill (Alliance Resources Ltd) 16 m @ 22.11 g/t Au

Collerina (Collerina Cobalt Ltd) 46 m @ 0.11% Co and 0.64% Ni

Nambi (NTM Gold Ltd)5 m @ 4 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 12.6 g/t Au)

Jericho (Minotaur Exploration Ltd) 6 m @ 4.23% Cu and 0.42 g/t Au

Aurora Tank (Marmota Ltd)5 m @ 9 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 17 g/t Au)

Tumblegum South (Bryah Resources Ltd)3 m @ 23.8 g/t Au and 0.32% Cu

Roe Hills (Kairos Minerals Ltd) 8 m @ 0.11% Co, 0.43% Ni and 0.4% Mn

Camelwood (Rox Resources Ltd)7.7 m @ 1.4% Ni (including 1.4 m @ 2.9% Ni)

Pilgangoora (Pilbara Minerals Ltd) 27 m @ 1.68% Li2O and 71 ppm Ta2O5

Pegmont (Vendetta Mining Corp)9.2 m @ 11.51% Pb + Zn (7.87% Pb and 3.28% Zn)

Bluebush (Pursuit Minerals Ltd)3 m @ 1.54% Zn and 6.07% Pb (7.61% Pb + Zn)

Triangle (Kin Mining Ltd) 7 m @ 16.3 g/t Au(including 1 m @ 103 g/t Au)

Jervois (KGL Resources Ltd) 3.35 m @ 5.27% Cu, 31.8 g/t Ag and 0.47 g/t Au

Chloe (Consolidated Tin Mines Ltd) 5.7 m @ 7.3% Zn, 2.08% Pb and 37 g/t Ag

Yandal (Echo Resources Ltd)6 m @ 7.55 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 18.37 g/t Au)

Mount Freda (Ausmex Mining Group Ltd)9 m @ 400 g/t Co, 1.01 g/t Au and 3.16% Cu

Glandore (Southern Gold Ltd) 7 m @ 10.16 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 54.81 g/t Au)

Malcolm (Torian Resources Ltd) 24 m @ 3.57 g/t Au(including 8 m @ 8.52 g/t Au)

Mt York (Kairos Minerals Ltd) 11 m @ 6.97 g/t Au(including 2 m @ 33.39 g/t Au)

Lady Ada (Classic Minerals Ltd) 10 m @ 3.1 g/t Au (including 5 m @ 3.96 g/t Au)

Malinda (Segue Resources Ltd)2 m @ 1.71% Li2O (including 1 m @ 2.01% Li2O)

Irvine (Navarre Minerals Ltd)10.6 m @ 6.2 g/t Au (including 3.3 m @ 16.9 g/t Au)

Jumbuck (Tyrannna Resources Ltd) 10 m @5.16 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 29.4 g/t Au)

Wagga Tank (Peel Mining Ltd)8 m @ 15.26% Zn, 7.44% Pb, 177 g/t Ag and 0.97 g/t Au

Ned's Creek (Lodestar Minerals Ltd) 20 m @ 2.4 g/t Au(including 4 m @ 4.8 g/t Au )

Bald Hill (Alliance Resources Ltd) 31 m @ 1.46% Li2O (including 18 m @ 1.88% Li2O)

Mallee Bull (Peel Mining Ltd)9 m @ 20.82% Zn, 10.64% Pb, 338 g/t Ag and 1.91 g/t Au

Break of Day (Musgrave Minerals Ltd) 30 m @ 11.3 g/t Au(including 8 m @ 28.1 g/t Au)

Wyoming One (Alkane Resources Ltd)17.45 m @ 2.5 g/t Au (including 7.35 m @ 4.85 g/t Au)

Collurabbie (Rox Resources Ltd) 32 m @ 0.48% Ni,0.28% Cu, 0.03% Co, 0.22 g/t Pt and 0.35 g/t Pd

Sulphur Springs (VentureX Resources Ltd) 20 m @ 12.05% Zn(including 4 m @ 20.8% Zn and 2.67% Pb)

Lake Mackay (Independence Group NL) 11.4 m @ 7.9 g/t Au,20.7 g/t Ag, 0.8% Cu, 1.1% Zn, 0.5% Pb and 0.1% Co

Thalanga (Red River Resources Ltd)10.7 m @ 8.6% Zn eq. (0.4% Cu, 1.4% Pb, 5.5% Zn, 0.4 g/t Au and 13 g/t Ag)

Wingellina (Metals X Ltd)84 m @ 0.20% Co and 1.10% Ni(including 18 m @ 0.45% Co and 1.45% Ni)

Thursdays Gossan (Stavely Minerals Ltd)9 m @ 2.62% Cu and 0.28 g/t Au (including 4 m @ 5.41% Cu and 0.35 g/t Au)

Pinnacles (Montezuma Mining Company Ltd) 2 m @ 2.3% Ni and 0.11% Cu(including 1 m @ 3.5% Ni, 0.15% Cu and 0.05% Co)

Commonwealth (Impact Minerals Ltd)87 m @ 0.3 g/t Au and 18 g/t Ag(including 6 m @ 1.4 g/t Au, 50 g/t Ag and 0.2% Zn)

Hera (Aurelia Metals Ltd)12 m @ 19.4 g/t Au, 4.8% Pb + Zn and 25 g/t Ag(including 4 m @ 53.4 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb + Zn and 21 g/t Ag)

Mount Venn (Great Boulder Resources Ltd) 18 m @ 0.82% Cu,0.07% Ni and 0.02% Co (including 1 m @4.34% Cu, 0.04% Ni and 0.01% Co)

Copper Blow (Silver City Minerals Ltd)4 m @ 6.1% Cu, 4.23 g/t Au, 13 g/t Ag and 220 ppm Co(including 1 m @ 11.3% Cu, 10.7 g/t Au, 25 g/t Ag and 405 ppm Co)

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Coal measures

Spring deposits

Black soil plains

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Bauxite

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Mixed sediments andvolcanic rocks

Cenozoic sediments,undivided

QUATERNARYChannel and flood plain alluvium;gravel, sand, silt, clay

Volcanic rocks, predominantly mafic

Dunes, sand plain with dunes

Estuarine, tidal delta deposits;coastal mud flats

Carbonate sediments

Colluvium and/or residual deposits;boulder, gravel, sand

Residual sediments and calcrete

Quaternary clastic sediments,undividedLake and swamp deposits;mud, silt, evaporites, limestone

Volcanics, undivided

CENOZOICAlluvial deposits; typically incisedby current drainage

Volcanic rocks, predominantly mafic

Consolidated siliciclastic rocks

Mafic intrusive rocks

Estuarine and delta deposits

Felsic to intermediate volcanic rocks

Felsic intrusive rocks

Laterite, ferruginous duricrust

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Chart 1: Total mineral exploration expenditure and drilling

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Bauxite

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Fertiliser elements - P, K