Western Desert Resources
Western Desert Resources Limited (ASX:WDR) is a diversified mineral exploration business with the objective to increase shareholder value by company growth through the discovery, acquisition and development of substantial economic mineral resources.
The Board and Management of Western Desert Resources have substantial experience in the development of mining projects with specific expertise in project generation and delivering exploration success.
Western Desert's principle projects are: Roper Bar which is an exciting Iron Ore project in the Northern Territory. WDR has gained access to a substantial tenement areas which have never been drilled; Rover, a joint venture with listed company TNG Limited located 100kms south-west of Tennant Creek (NT) giving WDR access to tenements adjacent to the Rover 1 project, (Westgold Resources Limited) which recently announced “bonanza” gold grades, and the acquisition of a major interest in Thor Mining provides exposure to the high grade Molyhil tungsten and molybdenum deposit in the Northern territory.
Western Desert Resources finds more high grade iron ore at Roper Bar Iron Ore Project, NT
Western Desert Resources Ltd (ASX:WDR) has announced it has received some surface samples assaying over 60% Fe from its geological mapping program conducted at the Northern Territory Roper Bar Iron Ore Project. The program indicates an expanded area of outcropping iron mineralisation.
The Project is a joint venture between Western Desert Resources and ITOCHU subsidiary, IMEA Exploration and Development of Australia Pty Ltd (IEDA).
Areas of known outcrop have been extended from original estimates and now total 55km² much of which dips quite shallowly (5% to 10%) to the west.
Forward exploration program
The forward 2009 exploration program for the Roper Bar project by WDR and IEDA will be principally devoted to drilling previously mapped high grade outcropping targets in Area D, Area E, and Area F of the Project, with the objective of evolving an initial resource estimate.
The drilling program is expected to commence as soon as practicable following suitable access at the
end of the seasonal rainy period.
The Roper Bar Iron Ore Project consists of six granted exploration licences (EL24307, EL24655, EL24944, EL25672, EL26759 and EL26992). The tenements are located in the Gulf Country of the Northern Territory about 40km from the coast.
Exploration is being undertaken on hematitic iron formations, both outcropping and under shallow cover the 2008 drilling program targeted mineralisation under cover and recovered ironstone material from area “D” which had a measured specific gravity of 3.2 with an average thickness of 5.7 metres. Assays revealed grades of up to 60%Fe, while subsequent beneficiation testwork successfully upgraded lower grade material to in excess of 60%Fe using the low cost heavy liquid separation technique.
Other Western Desert Resources articles
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18/12/09 Western Desert Resources reveals considerable potential of Roper Bar JV
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03/12/09 Western Desert Resources hopes to continue upward movement in 2010
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18/11/09 Western Desert Resources shares prosper after geophysical survey completed at Roper Bar Project
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20/10/09 Western Desert Resources releases 90 million tonne mineral resource estimate for Northern Territory project
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16/10/09 Western Desert Resources finds significant surface hematite iron mineralisation
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13/10/09 Western Desert Resources and ITOCHU find more high grade iron ore in NT
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14/09/09 Western Desert Resources has more good news at Roper Bar iron ore project
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09/09/09 Western Desert Resources gains more tenements, in emerging iron ore province in Northern Territory
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31/08/09 Western Desert Resources encounters high grade iron ore at Roper Bar project
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27/08/09 Western Desert Resources drills Area D, confirms extensive hematite iron mineralisation
Other Western Desert Resources news
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12/03/10 Western Desert Resources identifies copper gold targets at Limbla
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08/03/10 Western Desert Resources completes drilling at East Rover project
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27/01/10 Western Desert Resources announces start of drilling at East Rover Project
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17/12/09 Western Desert Resources and TNG commence field work at East Rover gold copper project
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10/12/09 Western Desert Resources reports significant rock chip results from Mountain Creek Iron Ore project
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27/11/09 Western Desert Resources rapidly accumulating resources at Roper Bar Iron Ore project
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26/11/09 Western Desert Resources confirms payment of $750,000 for manganese tenements
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25/11/09 Western Desert Resources releases promising assay results at Roper Bar iron ore project
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17/11/09 Western Desert Resources to raise $8.33m, underwritten rights issue
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09/11/09 Western Desert Resources in cash raising following Roper Bar iron ore project drill success
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