This EL of 293km 2 , is near Cobar in NSW and adjacent to the Mt Boppy Mine that has produced over one million tonnes at 12 g/t gold and historically was the N º 2 gold producer in NSW. The exploration targets will be for Mt. Boppy style gold and silver deposits and Cobar style base metal/gold/silver deposits. The EL is situated on the Gilmore Suture represented by the Coonara fault and contains a number of previously worked mines in Girilambone Beds/Ballast Cherts (sediments and tuffaceous volcanics - similar age to Cobar Supergroup host rocks) .

Exploration to date has revealed some excellent prospects:-

Robust will continue work on the sub-economic gold deposit at McGuiness (Budds Tank) Prospect. Rock chip sampling gave 8.4 g/t Au (Cu, Pb, Zn) and 4.8 g/t Au to the west. A gossan extends over 600m with 12m at 4 g/t Au. A drill indicated resource of 15,000 t at 2.2 g/t Au down to 12m is located here with further work planned to define additional ore.
North Pole gave 80.0 g/t Ag and anomalous Cu, Pb, Zn in chert and ironstone in a 4.5km long x 200m wide epithermal silicified zone.
Cobra Shaft showing visible gold gave 6.0 g/t Au and 200m North East of the shaft 1.3 g/t Au over 3m in a shallow drill hole.
Everingham/Richards prospect gave up to 4.1g/t Au, 4.8g/t over 0.6metres in breccia and 17.4g/t in chert from surface sampling.
The UAM prospect has magnetic and geochemistry anomalies that may be indicative for an Elura (Endeavor) type deposit.
The Langbein Prospect gives Au, Pb, Zn anomalism.

Several styles of mineralisation are targeted by Robust on this EL, which contains many untested anomalies, prospects and a Au resource in a very prospective region.

Exploration Programme

Exploration will utilise magnetics as a primary tool for location of drill targets, which will be initially evaluated with a combination of systematic RAB/LAG/soil sampling, which may be the most expedient method to test prospective structures for Au deposits. The existing 250m line spaced aero magnetics may be worth improving with a 50-100m spaced survey.

Recent work by Tri Origin (2000) involved compilation of a GIS of past work and targets, which have not been followed up and present a good immediate focus.

The proposed expenditure budget for Parooka is set out below.

Item	$
Stage 1
Compilation and reinterpretation of available data	5,000
Geophysics comprising ground IP/Sub Audio and Magnetics	40,000
Assays	15,000
Geochemical sampling	15,000
Image processing of geophysical and geochemical data	10,000
Structural Mapping	15,000
Aircore/RAB drilling of target areas to confirm structural controls and stratigraphy	40,000
Sub Total	140,000
Stage 2
RC drilling of primary targets	65,000
Follow up diamond drilling	135,000
Assays	25,000
Reporting and evaluation	25,000
Sub Total	250,000
Total Stages 1 and 2	390,000

 

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