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Resource:

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Company:

Centrex Metals Ltd
www.centrexmetals.com.au (external site, opens in new window)

Status: Permitting assessment and other approvals
 Map of South Australia showing location of the Wilgerup iron ore mine

The Wilgerup hematite deposit is located 30 km SE of the township of Lock on central Eyre Peninsula.

Centrex commenced RC exploration and resource definition drilling at Wilgerup on 6 September 2006. By February 2007, 12 307 m had been completed.

Resource definition drilling at 80 x 20 m and selected 40 x 20 m drill spacing was considered sufficient to support estimation of an Indicated Resource.

In February–March 2007 four HQ3 diamond holes (total 604 m) were drilled to provide core samples for ore characterisation test work.

Further resource definition drilling occurred from 25 June to 31 August 2007 with the completion of 41 RC holes for a total of 3788 m.

In November 2007 Centrex began 3000 m of resource definition infill drilling at 40 x 20 m spacing to determine a Joint Ore Resource Committee compliant Indicated and Measured Resource for Wilgerup North so that feasibility studies can begin.

Exploration drilling (13 RC holes for a total of 1020 m) was also undertaken at the nearby South Hematite Pod, which has a possible strike length of 1000 m.

A development plan for an export facility at Port Lincoln was submitted in February 2009. Conditional approval to establish the bulk-handling facilities at Port Lincoln was granted in October 2009.

More information about the project is available on the Centrex Metals website (external site, opens in new window)

Resource estimates are included in a table showing Resource estimates and production statistics of South Australia's major operating mines and mineral development projects (.pdf 204.3kb, opens in new window)

Wilgerup documents

Mining Lease Proposal Consultation Response Document - 19 March 2009 (.pdf 6mb)
Centrex's response to issues raised through the stakeholder consultation process and PIRSA action items

Wilgerup Iron Ore Mining Proposal: Supporting documentation for Mining Lease Proposal Volume 1, 31 October 2008 (.pdf 7.64Mb)

Wilgerup Iron Ore Mining Proposal: Supporting documentation for Mining Lease Proposal Volume 2 Appendices (.pdf 11.27Mb, opens in new window)

Other documents

Other publicly available documents relevant to the project can be accessed via the South Australian Resources Information Geoserver (SARIG).

Open the application, go to Databases (top left grey navigation bar), select Publications and Reports from the drop-down list.

For a copy of a report in an alternative format contact Customer Services:
Phone: +61 8 8463 3000
Email: PIRSA.CustomerServices@sa.gov.au

For a copy of the reports in an alternative format contact Customer Services:
Phone: +61 8 8463 3000
Email: PIRSA.CustomerServices@sa.gov.au

News releases

China investment in SA iron ore project welcomed
5 November 2009
Foreign Investment Review Board approves Wuhan Iron and Steel Company investment in Centrex Metals

Green light for Centrex Metals
6 October 2009
Centrex Metals granted conditional approval to establish bulk-handling facilities at Port Lincoln.

Centrex offered lease for Wilgerup project
14 May 2009
Centrex Metals has been offered a 10-year mining lease for its Wilgerup iron ore project.