ASSET OVERVIEW
A strategic dual-commodity asset unlocking premium hematite and untested gold structures in the Pilbara.
The Ashburton Hematite Gold Exploration Project represents a highly strategic acquisition situated approximately 30km from the major mining hub of Paraburdoo, near the southern margin of the Pilbara Craton. Covering the highly prospective Turee Creek valley, the project encompasses major regional geological structures, including the buried Turee Creek and Snowy Mountain fault systems.
The tenement offers an exceptional dual-commodity exploration model. It hosts proven, near-surface Bedded Iron Deposits (BID) and Channel Iron Deposits (CID) with extensive undrilled potential along strike. Furthermore, the major fracture zones running through the property present a compelling, largely untested structural target for significant gold mineralisation, sitting in the same regional fault architecture that controls nearby major deposits like Mt Olympus.
Asset Metrics
LOCATION
30km from Paraburdoo, Ashburton Region, WA
TENEMENTS
N/A
PROJECT AREA
Turee Creek Valley & Windell Gap
PROJECT PHASE
Advanced Target Evaluation / Resource Definition
PARTNERSHIP
Orelian Resource
PRIMARY TARGET
High-Grade Hematite (BID/CID) & Structurally Controlled Gold (Au)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Proximal to active Pilbara mining areas and regional logistics corridors
UNTAPPED STRUCTURAL GOLD
The major Turee Creek and Snowy Mountain fault systems host proven anomalies, including 76ppb Au in quartz-veined dolomites. This presents a massive blind target, as historical iron-focused drilling was never assayed for gold.
CHANNEL IRON DEPOSIT (CID) EXPANSION
Buried paleo-channels in the Turee Creek valley returned robust intercepts up to 19m @ 40-52% Fe. Approximately 6km of highly prospective CID remains completely untested beneath mapped surface calcretes.
HIGH-GRADE BEDDED IRON (BID)
Hematite-rich outcrops at the Windell Gap prospect yielded historic drill intercepts of 12m @ 61.4% Fe. Satellite imagery confirms extensive, untested near-surface extensions along this system.
