PlatSearch is pleased to announce that it has signed a
joint venture Heads of Agreement with a subsidiary of Crossland Uranium
Mines Limited (NSX: CUX) regarding the Kalabity Project in South Australia.
The Kalabity project tenement EL 3297 is located in the southern Curnamona
Craton in South Australia, near Olary.
The key terms of the agreement are:
The tenement is held currently by PlatSearch 80%
and Eaglehawk Geological Consulting Pty Ltd (EGH) 20%;
Crossland has agreed to a minimum expenditure of
$150,000 within 12 months and before it can withdraw from the joint
venture;
Crossland may earn a 60% interest by spending
$500,000 within three years;
On Crossland earning a 60% interest, the parties
will contribute to expenditure on a pro-rata basis or PlatSearch/EGH
may elect to dilute to a 20% interest free-carried to a bankable
feasibility study. In the event of a bankable feasibility study,
PlatSearch/EGH may either contribute pro rata to development (20%)
or dilute to a 2% Net Smelter Royalty;
The joint venture agreement is conditional upon
Crossland becoming listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on or
before 31 January 2007.
The project area has significant potential for discovery
and delineation of intrusion-related uranium and rare earth deposits. There
is one producing uranium mine in the Curnamona Craton at Beverley and
another well-known deposit at Honeymoon. The Curnamona Craton is one of the
more prospective provinces in Australia for uranium and was the site for
Australia’s first producing mine at Radium Hill.
The Kalabity Project Area is surrounded by tenure held by
PepinNini Minerals Limited, which has recently announced a joint venture
with Sinosteel Corporation of China.
Sub-outcropping davidite mineralisation, similar to that
mined at Radium Hill, has been discovered within the tenement at the KR4
prospect, and previous work has generated other promising targets, for
uranium as well as other commodities. At KR4 prospect, selected radioactive
float specimens collected along 1.5 kilometres of strike of the Kalabity
mineralised zone by PlatSearch assayed 3.46% uranium (4.08% U3O8),
1.75% cerium and 2.75% lanthanum. Crossland plans an aggressive follow-up of
this target zone and others indicated by previous work.
Crossland will undertake a work programme commencing with
infill auger calcrete-soil sampling in existing uranium anomalous areas to
define the extent and the shape of the anomalies, followed by RAB or aircore
drilling of the defined targets. Special attention will be given to the KR4
prospect to fully explore this occurrence along-strike and at depth using
trenching or shallow drilling.
About Crossland
Crossland’s other uranium projects are the Chilling and
Charley Creek Projects in the Northern Territory where they have substantial
tenement holdings. Crossland is listed on the Newcastle Stock Exchange and
is making preparations for a major share issue to accompany listing of
Crossland on the ASX. The prospectus for this share issue is in the advanced
planning stage. Further details are available at:
www.crosslanduranium.com.au.