In mid 2010, GWR announced a 230% increase in Inferred and Indicated gold Resource Estimates to further advance the Company's plans to progress the development of a gold mining operation.
A CSA Global review of the known Wiluna West gold deposits, other than the deposits reported upon in March 2010, has raised the Company's total gold Mineral Resource estimate to 3,478,000 tonnes @ 2.3g/t for a contained 258,000 oz at a 1g/t cut off.
| Prospect | Category | Shear | Tonnes | Au g/t | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Camp | Inferred | BSZ | 329,000 | 2.00 | 21,100 |
| Bower Bird | Inferred | JSZ | 169,000 | 3.12 | 17,000 |
| Brilliant | Inferred | BSZ | 342,000 | 2.53 | 27,900 |
| Bronzewing | Inferred | JSZ | 104,000 | 2.40 | 8,000 |
| Comedy King | Inferred | JSZ | 183,000 | 1.84 | 10,800 |
| Eagle | Inferred | JSZ | 489,000 | 2.40 | 37,800 |
| Emu | Inferred | JSZ | 371,000 | 2.41 | 28,700 |
| Gold Finch | Inferred | JSZ | 80,000 | 1.39 | 3,600 |
| Golden Monarch | Indicated | JSZ | 46,000 | 3.54 | 5,200 |
| Inferred | 685,000 | 2.31 | 50,900 | ||
| Iron Hawk | Inferred | JSZ | 138,000 | 1.53 | 6,800 |
| Iron King | Inferred | JSZ | 481,000 | 2.30 | 35,600 |
| Wren | Inferred | JSZ | 61,000 | 2.48 | 4,800 |
| Grand Total | 3,478,000 | 2.31 | 258,200 | ||
| Joyners Shear Zone (JSZ) Brilliant Shear Zone (BSZ) |
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The previously defined gold deposits represent low exploration risk and are situated within granted Mining Leases. Detailed flora and fauna surveys have already been undertaken as part of the Company's Wiluna West DSO Hematite Iron Ore project.
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