The Durack Project - South-East Kimberley
The Durack Project consists of two tenements (one granted and one application) located in the eastern part of the Kimberley
Basin approximately 190 kilometres north-east of the Ellendale Lamproite Field and 150 kilometres south-west of the Argyle
Diamond Mine. The Durack River runs north-south along the western edge of EL 80 / 3731.
Previous exploration on the project resulted in the recovery of 25 micro-diamonds and numerous chromite indicator minerals. Gemstar’s tenements are centred on structural features which are coincident with three anomalous zones containing circular features in the area of diamond and indicator mineral occurrences. The photograph below shows these zones within the tenements. The red colour of these circular features indicate this surface to be altered by weathering. The structural setting of the target areas could indicate conditions favourable for the intrusion of pipes.
Initial work will include a high resolution aeromagnetic survey with close spaced flight lines to identify potential pipes. This aerial survey may also incorporate a gravity survey. This will be followed by the heavy mineral loam sampling of magnetic anomalies identified by the survey and the drilling of resulting target areas
