Auf speziellen Wunsch hin hier noch ein sehr aussichtsreicher Wert: - Marktkapitalisierung: 30 Mio Euro. - Sehr bedeutende Uranmengen in Aussicht: 32.000 Tonnen Uranoxid! http://www.marathonresources.com.au/index.html Marathon Resources is concentrating primarily on its advanced uranium-REE-polymetallic deposit located in the Northern Flinders Ranges, covered by Exploration License 3258. The Company has recently completed the first phase of a comprehensive study of an extensive drill-hole data base which was the result of exploration of this area by previous tenement holders. The tectogenetic based study, carried out in conjunction with consultants from the Economic Geology Centre of the University of Mining and Metallurgy in Krakow, Poland, led to a 3D model of the Mt Gee deposit, the largest presently known deposit in the mineralised system covered by the tenement. Other exploration less advanced tenements are located in the highly prospective Gawler Craton and in the Adelaide Geosyncline (geographically the Flinders Ranges). Western Victorian tenements are located within the Moyston Fault Zone, south of the important gold mining centre of Stawell. The tenements the Company is exploring are : South Australia Victoria Mt Gee EL 3258 Mabel Creek EL 2682 Woorong Creek EL 3455 Mulga Well EL 3211 Coondambo EL 2819 Pinda Springs EL 3159 Mongolata EL 3164 McDowell Hill EL 3474 Tallaringa EL 3497 Bon Bon ELA 359/05 Myponga ELA 252/05 Paragon Bore ELA 927/05 Kalymna EL 4526 Glenlyle EL 4621 Adelaide Geosyncline Marathon’s tenements in the Adelaide Geosyncline display different geological settings and exploration potential. Historically, this area has undergone intensive exploration with numerous discoveries of uranium, gold, copper and lead-zinc. Aside from the advanced uranium project at the Company’s Paralana / Mt Gee tenement, the Company tenements in the Adelaide Geosyncline/Flinders Ranges are at a relatively early stage. The Mt Gee tenement in the Paralana Fault/Arkaroola region of the North Flinders Ranges displays uranium rich metalliferous mineralisation and has been intensely explored in the past, particularly for uranium. Marathon has carried out an extensive review of previous exploration data and has developed a 3D model of a world class uranium-REE-polymetallic ore system, drawing on the Company’s in house tectogenetic analysis and the expertise of consultants from the Economic Geology Centre of the University of Mining and Metallurgy in Krakow, Poland. Marathon has also assayed in full and analysed the core from a 636 metre hole drilled by the Company’s subsidiary in 2002. The results from that drilling demonstrated that uranium mineralisation is continuous from surface to the bottom of the hole, supporting Marathon’s model of the 11-12 km long Paralana Ore System. The Pinda Springs tenement in the northern central Flinders Ranges is located in the vicinity of Blinman, a known and historic copper mining town, and Beltana, known historically and more recently from spectacular intersections of Zn by Perilya (including 19 metres 41.2%, 18 metres 42.5%) with a current resource estimation of 941,000 tonnes at 31% Zn (Louthean 2004). The Pinda Springs tenement has never been drilled. It displays, however, significant assay results, particularly for base metal and copper from the surface sampling program. This tenement requires geological and geophysical surveys prior to tectogenetic exploration modelling, target generation and follow up drilling. The Company's Mongolata tenement includes historic gold mining, with some prospector type mining of very high-grade pods continuing to date. An average of 45g/t of gold is on record. This tenement is prospective for gold and possibly for copper. In relation to this tenement, certain geological relationships can be drawn with the historic Burra copper deposit/mine located to the west, in proximity to the tenement. The Company’s database indicates geophysical anomalism and a geological environment favourable for mineralisation in the central and eastern part of the tenement (near the White Dam Granitoid body). The Gawler Craton The Gawler Craton is the host for WMC’s Olympic Dam, a giant iron oxide Cu-Au-U deposit. This deposit is eighth largest copper deposit in the world, producing about 1.5% of the world’s refined copper, and on of the largest uranium deposit, containing some 38% of the known world reserves. The recent discovery, by the BHP/Minotaur Joint Venture, of a smaller but similar in style gold-copper ore system at Prominent Hill, is indicative of the prospectivity of the province. Some other deposits have also been identified in the past, including a first class gold deposit now mined out at Tarcoola and the more recently discovered Challenger gold deposit, now undergoing mining. Other new gold prospects are under intensive exploration and will possibly prove economic, eg, Tunkillia (Helix Resources) and Barns (Adelaide Resources/Newmont Mining JV). However, the Gawler Craton remains under-explored with further potential for large metalliferous deposits. Marathon’s tenements within the Gawler Craton are localised in strategic ground displaying geological environments similar to those which host major ore bodies. These areas, prospective for massive/very large bulk IOCG and other mineralisation, are Coondambo and Mulga Well, near Glendambo, and Mabel Creek and Woorong Creek, in Joint Venture with Minotaur Resources, north of Coober Pedy in the northern Gawler Craton. At this stage, the Company has advanced exploration at Coondambo, where significant gravity, magnetic and tectonic settings favourable for mineralisation have been identified. These anomalies will be drill tested immediately upon completion of a preliminary exploration program. Surrounding this area, the Mulga Well tenement extends along a regional scale tectonic structure/lineament and covers a specific area of the Gawler Craton exhibiting convergence of the eastern end of the Harris Greenstone Belt, prospective for gold, copper, gold-copper and nickel. This is underexplored ground, which requires more geophysical work prior to exploration concept implementation and drill target generation. Moyston Fault Zone This fault is a deep rooted tectonic feature favourable for a variety of mineralisation styles. This structure separates two geological domains, a typical South Australian Delamerian Fold Belt to the west and a classical Victorian Goldfields domain of the Lachan Fold Belt to the east. The Company is exploring two tenements in this area of western Victoria. These are Kalymna and Genlyle, located within and in the eastern proximity of the Moyston Fault Zone, both covered by a relatively thin sequence of younger sediments. The Company is targeting gold and copper as well as other styles of metalliferous mineralisation, as the area shows potential for gold-copper and nickel mineralisation, all associated with the development of the Moyston Fault Zone. A circular aeromagnetic anomaly in the Glenlyle tenement indicates anomalous copper mineralisation, possibly similar to the ‘Victor 1’ bulk copper prospect located to the south of Glenlyle. Marathon has developed an exploration concept and model for this area and has carried out geophysical studies and a first phase of drilling to test the concept. A second phase of drilling will finalise testing of the ground. |
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