Jayahs Lost Find
Structurally Controlled Copper-Gold
Inspired by a forgotten gold rush
With gold first reported ca. 1895, well before the discovery of base metals at Mount Isa
Built on Geological Context
- Related to the southern continuation of the Mount Isa Fault System
- Extensive geophysical (VTEM) dataset with many untested targets
- 515 km2 across 4 EPM applications all approved for grant
- 60km strike of the fault system including 20km of uninterrupted strike of the Wonomo Fault
The Southern Western Fold Belt lacks the historical copper and gold production of the rest of the Inlier
…which reflects a lack of exploration conviction rather than any geological reason
- Previous exploration has been almost entirely devoted to sediment-hosted massive sulphide (SHMS) mineralisation…
- …with little regard given to the near ideal setting that the area presents for structurally controlled copper-gold mineralisation
- There has been no serious attempt to resolve the gold-copper surface expressions since the 1935 gold expeditions
Exploration data coverage
- Substantial VTEM geophysical coverage
- Highly clustered drilling mostly around ironstones (interpreted gossans) that predate the comprehensive EM coverage
- Very limited drilling since the VTEM survey
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Xirlatem was formed in Kalgoorlie by principal Rick Gordon to provide mining and exploration consultant geologists for base and precious metal projects.