Copper flats
In 2006, ORD made a very significant discovery of very high grade copper from rock chip samples at its Copper Flats project.
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Copper Flats: Targeting a series of prospective copper anomalies in the East Kimberley, area in Western Australia and the Northern Territory (19 granted licences EL80/3286, EL80/3288, EL 80/3135, EL80/3316, EL80/3428, EL80/3429 EL80/3773, EL80/3783, EL80/3786, EL80/3787, EL80/3788, EL80/3789, EL80/3890, EL80/3891, EL80/3892, EL80/3893, EL80/4013, EL25671 and EL26499, and 6 licence applications, EL80/3871, EL80/3872, EL80/4060, EL80/4061, EL80/4062 and EL80/4193. |
Rock chip samples taken in November 2006 from various locations at the tenements contain percentages up to 42.5% copper.
The average of seven rock chip samples over a 60 metre interval was 24.49% copper.
The zone of mineralisation is approximately 1,500 m by 1,000 m and open in all directions. The thicker parts of the zone are between 3 m to 8 m, with a lateral extend of approximately 500 m by 1,000 m. The mineralisation is overlaid by a thin overburden layer, often less than four metres.
ORD has also identified additional outcropping mineralisation over 450 m in an area 500 m west of the above-mentioned mineralisation.
The company conducted a drilling program in mid-2007 to determine the grade and commercial potential of the deposits.
Copper Flats location
ORD’s tenements