SPL 1451 Kadavu Island Project SPL 1451 is located in the southern part of Fiji and is in two parts – one part is on the north side of Kadavu Island (“Gasele”) and the other covers most of the nearby and smaller Ono Island (“Ono”), covering 4213ha in total. In each case, epithermal gold (or gold-silver) mineralisation is the primary target type, based on interpretations of results recorded by previous explorers in the area, who reported anomalous stream sediment geochemistry and mapped zones of hydrothermal rock alteration and silicification, although no outcropping gold mineralisation, which may lie at depth below the postulated epithermal systems, especially within the Ono Island part of SPL 1451. An initial program of systematic ridge and spurs soil sampling was completed in 2013, using ionic leach metal analysis, over both the Gasele and Ono prospects, with the aim of identifying geochemically anomalous zones. Experience elsewhere has shown that the ionic leach technique can potentially detect mineralisation buried under cover and, together with appropriate geophysical exploration, should allow the effective three dimensional modeling of a target zone for drill testing. The initial ride and spur sampling will be followed by more detailed geological and alteration mapping and possibly Induced Polarisation surveys. Together these techniques are expected to define mineralisation targets that can be tested by drilling.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:52:43 +0000
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