Central Australian Uranium and Rare Earth Element Opportunity
Spanning 3,044 km
2 approximately 120 km west-northwest of Alice Springs, the MacDonnell Ranges Project represents a significant early-stage exploration opportunity for uranium and rare earth elements (REE). The project is strategically located adjacent to the highly radioactive Teapot Granite Complex, a known source of high-grade uranium.
Location:
Northern Territory, approximately 120 km from Alice Springs.
Ownership:
100%
Tenements:
EL33018, EL33019, EL33057, EL33058, EL33984, EL33985, EL33986, and EL33987.
Targets:
Highly prospective for calcrete-hosted, roll-front, and alluvial styles of uranium and REE mineralisation.
Status
Multiple walk-up, drill-ready targets have been identified for both uranium and REEs.
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Uranium Potential
The Teapot Granite Complex is a primary target, with uranium levels detected at up to six times the regional background. Surface sampling has confirmed the project’s prospectivity.
Uranium has been confirmed in surface outcrops.
Historical rock chip sampling returned an average grade of 439ppm U3O8, with a peak assay of 5,364ppm U3O8
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Basin-Related Uranium and
REE Systems
The MacDonnell Ranges Project is strategically located in a proven uranium and rare earth district, with nearby deposits including Napperby and Nolans Bore. The conceptual model for the project, shown in the cross-section diagram, targets multiple deposit styles, including ‘Roll-front’, Calcrete-hosted, and Alluvial uranium and REE systems formed from the erosion of uranium-rich source rocks.
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Hard Rock Uranium Targets – Teapot Granite
The primary hard rock uranium target is the Teapot Granite, which contains up to six times the regional background uranium levels. As shown on the geological map, historic geochemical sampling at the Cockroach Dam occurrence within the granite returned an average of 439 ppm U₃O₈ and a peak assay of 5,364 ppm U₃O₈. These hard rock targets are coincident with surface radiometric anomalies, defining clear walk-up drill targets. The project also contains extensive alluvial targets, identified from stream sediment sampling that shows widespread uranium anomalism. This is interpreted as evidence of uranium and REE-rich intrusive rocks shedding minerals into the surrounding plains.
