Sylvania Iron Ore Project
The Sylvania Project is located on the southern margin of the Sylvania Dome in the Pilbara block, approximately 70km WSW of the town of Newman. Known mineralisation in the general area includes iron ore, gold, zinc-lead-silver and uranium.
Sylvania Project Area - Magnetic Image
Hamersley Group banded iron formations (BIF) and hematite outcrop on the northern margin of the southern portion of Enterprise’s tenement. They have been drill tested by Rio Tinto/Hamersley Iron immediately to the north of Enterprise’s tenement in successive phases since the late 1980’s. The BIF units dip shallowly to the south and are interpreted to belong to the Brockman and Weeli Wolli Iron Formations. The iron formations extend into Enterprise’s tenement but are partly overlain by clastic rocks assigned to the Wyloo group.
Reconnaissance geological mapping and rock chip sampling by Enterprise in July 2009 located hematite mineralisation (up to 66.3%Fe) transgressing the Rio Tinto/Enterprise Metals tenement boundary. The area is poorly exposed and there is limited scope to advance the search by geological mapping.
In mid 2010, the Company flew a 50m line spaced magnetic and radiometric survey which has highlighted the potential for major Channel Iron Deposits (CID’s) on the eastern flank of the project area.
The survey also highlighted two smaller areas in the southern and western parts of the project area where the magnetics indicate CID’s are present. Scout RC drilling is planned for early 2011.
