Lake Johnston

This Project Summary was last updated 2010-05-09 19:53:25.

The Lake Johnston Project (formerly Maggie Hays South) is located approximately 100 km west of Norseman, Western Australia in the Lake Johnston region. The site adjoins ground owned by Russian mining  giant, Norilsk, and is approximately 50 km south of the Emily Ann and Maggie Hays nickel mines.

The project has potential for a gold, copper-molybdenum-gold  and nickel sulphide styles of mineralisation.

All tenements and applications are 100% owned by Hannans Reward Ltd or are in joint venture (90% Hannans).

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July 29, 2010

4th Quarter Activities Report

Forrestania Project - Nickel and Gold

  • A twelve hole reverse circulation (RC) drilling program has been completed for 2,446 metres at the Forrestania Project. Favourable ultramafic host rock lithologies have been confirmed from the drilling
  • Surface TEM traverses have been completed over the central ultramafic corridor at Forrestania. The survey has generated TEM anomaly coincident with an historic soil anomaly (PAC_007)
  • Ongoing RC percussion drilling at Forrestania expected to commence during the December quarter

 Queen Victoria Rocks Project - Nickel

  • Hannans auger sampling has been processed resulting in two priority anomalies being generated over the western ultramafic contact position (EMT5 prospect area) at Forrestania
  • Three discrete moving loop electromagnetic (EM) anomalies have been identified from recently completed geophysical surveys at the Queen Victoria Rocks Project (Benari Prospect). The EM anomalies are coincident with helicopter borne VTEM anomalies and historical geochemical (nickel and copper) anomalies announced on 19 May 2010
  • Reverse circulation drill testing of nickel sulphide targets at the Benari Prospect is being planned for the coming Quarter

Summary of Activities
Hannans exploration activities are aimed at identifying an economic nickel sulphide deposit (internal target) in excess of 30Kt of contained nickel metal (i.e. stand alone operation) characterised by high tenor (i.e. the percentage of pentlandite relative to pyrrhotite)nickel sulphides. The target model is characterised by a small 'foot print' generally 200m to 300m in strike extent and 5m to 20m width but with a very elongated (+1km) linear down-dip extent. This makes exploration for such an ore body with surface EM methods technically challenging, particularly more so in a conductive environment.

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July 20, 2010

Appointment of Exploration Manager

  • Mr Don Huntly appointed Exploration Manager
  • Mr Huntly’s background includes Chief Exploration Geologist for Xstrata Nickel Australasia (October 2008 – December 2009), District Exploration Manager for Jubilee Mines NL (February 2004 – October 2008) and Exploration Project Manager for Goldfields of South Africa
  • Mr Huntly’s nickel experience will add significant value to Hannans’ nickel sulphide exploration projects at Forrestania, Lake Johnston and Queen Victoria Rocks
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April 30, 2010

3rd Quarter Activities Report

Forrestania Project – Nickel & Gold

  • Government approvals process delays RC drilling (originally scheduled to commence mid March 2010)
  • All required approvals now received, drill pads and access pads cleared, drilling scheduled to commence early May
  • Final processing & interpretation of helicopter borne VTEM survey produces additional electromagnetic (EM) anomalies at Stormbreaker*, Skeleton Rocks and Lucy Rocks Prospects
  • Review of historical ground geophysical surveys identifies 5 new EM anomalies located within Stormbreaker Prospect Ground EM surveying of these 5 new EM anomalies produces 8 new RC drill targets
  • Multiple tenement applications made
  • Field reconnaissance of newly applied for tenements confirms the presence of prospective ultramafic stratigraphy
  • Anomalous rock chip returns values including: 1055ppm Ni, 529ppm Cu, 1360ppm Cr and 35ppb Pt

Lake Johnston Project

  • Review of historical ground geophysical surveys identifies 3 new EM anomalies
  • Follow-up ground geophysical surveys to be completed during May

Queen Victoria Rocks Project

  • Hannans/Vale joint venture comes to an end
  • Hannans retains 100% of project and will review data before planning next phase of exploration

Jigalong Project

  • 370 surface samples collected

Sunday Project

  • Results pending from three diamond drill holes completed by joint venture partner
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January 31, 2010

Lake Johnston Gold Project

  • The Lake Johnston Project has the potential to host significant narrow, high grade gold mineralisation along a 25km corridor of prospective ground.
  •  At the Ernest Prospect, recently returned assays from Hannans’ drilling included 2m @ 6.3g/t gold and 60.3g/t silver from within 8m @ 1.9g/t gold and 20.4g/t silver (LJRC021) and 4m @ 1.8g/t silver from 4m (LJRC020)
  • Gold and silver mineralisation at Ernest remains open to the north.
  • At the Mt Gordon Prospect, historical intercepts include 5m @ 7.1g/t gold from 24m and 2m @ 6.9g/t gold from 70m
  • Hannans’ is planning additional gold exploration activities at both the Ernest and Mt Gordon Prospects.
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January 31, 2010

2nd Quarter Activities Report

Forrestania Project

  • Helicopter geophysical (VTEM) survey at Stormbreaker
  • Prospect successfully completed with anomalies generated
  • Ground geophysical surveys commenced to follow up VTEM anomalies
  • Settlement completed of additional ground at Stormbreaker Prospect
  • Applications made for large landholding (called Skeleton Rocks) adjoining northern boundary of Stormbreaker
  • Flora and fauna survey completed
  • Next phase of RC drilling planned for current Quarter
  • Subsequent to end of Quarter, experienced nickel consultant joins Forrestania Project exploration team

Lake Johnston Project

  • High grade gold returned from 1 metre intervals confirms prospectivity for narrow high grade gold mineralisation

Queen Victoria Rocks Project

  • Joint venture partner Vale completed six holes (mix of RC and diamond) testing nickel targets

Sunday Project

  • Joint venture partner Triton Gold completed three diamond drill holes testing gold targets

Jigalong Projects

  • Acquisition of aeromagnetic data to assist with gold and base metals exploration
  • Manganese sale process deferred through to current Quarter (i.e. 3rd Quarter)

Corporate

  • Warwick Resources Ltd shares converted into Atlas Iron Ltd shares following completion of Scheme of Arrangement
  • Annual General Meeting completed and all resolutions passed
  • Subsequent to end of Quarter, Mr Jonathan Murray appointed as non-executive director
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September 22, 2009

$5.5M Capital Raising Completed

  • All recently announced capital raisings ($5.5 million total) now completed
  • Tranche 2 Placement shares tradable from Tuesday, 22 September 2009
  • Drilling for gold at Lake Johnston now completed, assays expected October
  • Drilling for nickel at Forrestania in progress, assays expected October
  • Drilling for nickel at Queen Victoria Rocks by joint venture partner Vale(www.vale.com) scheduled for early October
  • Geophysical survey (VTEM) at Forrestania scheduled for early October
  • Hannans in strong financial position with cash at bank in excess of $6 million and listed equities worth $13 million
     
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September 14, 2009

General Meeting Presentation

General Meeting
14 September 2009

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August 25, 2009

Gold Drilling at Lake Johnston Project

  • Reverse circulation (RC) drilling has commenced at Hannans’ Lake Johnston gold project
  • 25 RC holes for approximately 1,875 metres will be drilled to test a 2 kilometre long gold anomalous corridor that remains open at either end
  • No drilling has ever occurred within the gold anomalous corridor currently being RC drill tested.
  • Gold target based on anomalous gold results obtained by Hannans from soil sampling, lake sampling and rock chip sampling.
  • Lake Johnston drilling is expected to be completed during September where after the rig will move to the Forrestania Project to test three geophysical targets prospective for nickel.
  • Initial results from Lake Johnston are expected in October.
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April 30, 2009

3rd Quarter Activities Report

Jigalong Project-Manganese, Iron, Base Metals & Uranium

  • Metallurgical test work on bulk surface manganese samples in progress
  • New surface manganese prospect identified – Dead Camel Hill
  • New possible channel iron-style mesa identified – Mesa 607 – assay 60% Fe
  • Additional field reconnaissance of channel iron-style mesa to continue next week

Forrestania Project– Nickel Sulphides & Gold

  • Approvals lodged to RC drill test geophysical targets – Stormbreaker
  • Fixed loop geophysical survey completed – Beautiful Sunday West
  • Auger soil sampling for gold in progress

Lake Johnston Project – Nickel Sulphides & Gold

  • Auger sampling on Lake Johnston testing gold targets to commence in May
  • 32 gold nuggets found on surface of Lake Johnston
  • RC drilling planned for July to test onshore gold targets
  • New tenement application increases strike length of prospective nickel ground

Queen Victoria Rock Project – Nickel Sulphides

  • Vale farming-in to project
  • Vale has reviewed Hannans existing data
  • Field reconnaissance mapping has been completed
  • Preparations made for completion of baseline environmental survey

Sunday Project– Gold

  • AMF farming-in to project
  • AMF to complete RC drill testing of gold targets in July
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April 15, 2009

Shareholder update

  • Takeover Bid
  • Manganese & Iron
  • Nickel
  • Gold
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March 25, 2009

Lake Johnston Major Exploration Project

  • The Lake Johnston Project is now a major multi-commodity exploration project.
  • New tenement application substantially increases strike length of ground prospective for nickel sulphides to over 10km.
  • Heritage approvals for Lake Johnston recently granted enabling further exploration for copper-molybdenum-gold mineralisation to commence on the lake.
  • Project renamed the Lake Johnston Project (formerly Maggie Hays South) due to its increased potential and size (now 203km2).
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July 16, 2008

Fourth Quarter Activities Report

Heritage approvals have been lodged with the Department of Indigenous Affairs to conduct exploration activities on Lake Johnston. The Company is aiming to commence first pass exploration drilling on Lake Johnston to determine the extent of the projects potential to host a copper-molybdenum-gold system.

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April 22, 2008

Quarterly Report

Strike extensions of the copper-molybdenum-gold anomalism confirmed by a soil sampling programme completed during Quarter

Encouraging platinum group elements returned from a rock chip programme completed during Quarter

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January 31, 2008

Quarterly Report

High gold values returned from rock chip sampling

Project area increased by 137km2 following applications for additional tenements (100% Hannans)

Field visits aid geological interpretations for potential gold-copper-molybdenum systems completed

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December 20, 2007

Maggie Hays South High Gold Values

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October 11, 2006

Quarterly Report

Soil sampling planned for October, results anticipated 2nd Quarter

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July 11, 2006

Quarterly Report

Independent review concluded that significant nickel potential (coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies) remains to be tested with drilling

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April 20, 2006

3rd Quarter Activities Report

Maggie Hays South (near Norseman, WA): 5,000 metres of drilling recently submitted for gold analysis with results pending

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January 12, 2006

Quarterly Report

Hannans Reward to commence gold and nickel exploration at Maggie Hays South (near Norseman, WA)

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April 4, 2005

MHS Drilling EM Surveys

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February 18, 2005

MHS drilling commences

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January 18, 2005

Quarterly Report

Widespread anomalous nickel was returned from drilling at MHS, with high grade nickel values returned including 3.02% nickel

MHS is located approximately 25km south of LionOre Australia Pty Ltd’s Maggie Hays and Emily Ann nickel mines

Drill intercepts included 6 metres @ 2.07% nickel (from within 11 metres at 1.45% nickel) and 43 metres at 0.56% nickel

Two strong electromagnetic conductor bodies were also identified which may represent deeply buried bodies of massive nickel sulphides

Diamond drilling and downhole electromagnetic surveys will commence in early February to test the widespread anomalous nickel values and the conductors

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December 22, 2004

Exploration Update at Maggie Hays South

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July 5, 2004

Quarterly Report

Joint venture signed with Nickel Australia Ltd (NKL) at Maggie Hays South (near Norseman, Western Australia) - Hannans Reward has signed an agreement giving NKL the right to earn 55% of the nickel minerals at MHS by delivering a bankable feasibility document within five years of commencing exploration. NKL must spend a minimum of $500,000 within 18 months of commencing exploration before they can withdraw.

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July 5, 2004

Joint Venture to Explore for Nickel in the Lake Johnston Belt

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April 20, 2004

Quarterly Report

Native title signatures obtained at MHS – all native title signatures have now been obtained for the Maggie Hays South nickel sulphide prospect enabling granting of tenements during May. The MHS nickel prospect is located approximately 25 kms south of LionOre’s Maggie Hays nickel sulphide mine.

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