Dalton Project MapThe location of the Dalton Project is around the town of Dalton, 50km north of Canberra, 30km north east of Yass. The Company sees this project as potentially an early small scale open cut operation.
Mineralisation is hosted in Ordovician deep water marine metasediments of the Kenyu Formation, which have been intruded by the Silurian Wyangala Batholith, and overlain by Silurian shallow water marine volcanics.
There are three lines of historic gold workings in the area.
Historic workings north east of the Dalton townsite, the "Red Mine/Coronation Line", includes the Coronation Mine, which is reported as having several en echelon lodes, with best assays over 0.3m of 140ppm Au and 10ppm Ag. There were Levels at 10m and 20m (No.2 shaft), and 16m and 36m (No.1 shaft), mined in the 1930s.
Historic workings in the Dalton town area, the "Dalton/Big Mine Line", includes the Dalton Mine, with a best reported assay of 51.6g/t Au. Prospecting to the north reportedly indicated anomalous gold over widths of 12-18m (possibly a stockwork).
The Dalton and Coronation groups of workings are associated with one major structural trend which is at least 6km long. Much of this trend is covered by recent alluvium and this represents a hitherto unexplored target.
In the area North West of Dalton townsite, the "Jerrawa Line", has reported production of 150oz but is incomplete. A brecciated quartz zone 1.5m wide extends over 500m, with rock chips to 1.3m at 2.8ppm Au, 13ppm Ag and 280ppm As.
The Dalton line has not been explored by modern methods, and will be Commissioners Gold Ltd’s first target. Exploration methods will include trenching and sampling of historic workings, soil surveys, and drilling.
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