The Koongulla Project in the Paterson Province in north-west Western Australia gives Boadicea strong landholding in a significant gold-copper mineral province in Australia.

The Koongulla Project consists of three (3) grant tenements. These cover a total area of 670.7km2. The tenements are:

  • Koongulla – EL45/5392 (95% BOA owned)
  • Koongulla East EL45/5866 (100% BOA)
  • Koongulla South EL45/5959 (100% BOA)


Figure 1 Koongulla Location

Airborne geophysics have identified an interpreted dome feature in the southern area of the project area. The Koongulla Dome is interpreted to have similar dimensions and orientation to the Telfer Dome (see Figure 2) which is host to 32Moz of gold and 1Mt of contained copper. This provides Boadicea a clear exploration target for gold-copper mineralisation in one of the most prospective areas in Australia.

The company completed an airborne ‘Falcon’ gravity survey over the area of the Koongulla Dome.

Figure 2 Koongulla and Telfer Dome Comparison

Koongulla Project

Boadicea holds 95% interest in the Koongulla Project (E45/5392) located in the Paterson Province of northern Western Australia. The Licence E45/5392 was granted on 3 February 2020 for a period of five (5) years and is 240 km2. Additional adjacent tenements include Koongulla East and Koongulla South with a total holding to 670.7km2

Figure 3 Koongulla Dome position to other domes

An airborne magnetics survey was flown in 2020. The aeromagnetic survey was flown on 100m spaced, east–west oriented lines for a total 5,259 line kilometres. This represents a significant improvement in data resolution, with the tenements only previously covered by regional open file surveys.

Assessment of the results indicated complex geology beneath the cover of Canning Basin Sediments and identified a total of five (5) potential targets.

  • K1 – Potential intrusive complex
  • K2 – Complex magnetic zone
  • K3 – Structurally complex zone
  • K4 – Interpreted dome structure, referred to as the Koongulla Dome
  • K5 – Major fault/domain break, major basin structure

The most significant structure identified is interpreted to be a Telfer look-a-like dome structure, and this is considered to be an exciting target for Telfer style copper/gold mineralisation.

Further work required to advance the project includes a heritage agreement, land access, and a ground-based gravity survey over the dome feature.

The interpreted dome structure is believed to straddle an area within EL45/5392 and EL 45/5866.

Paterson Province

The Paterson Province covers around 30,000km2 to the east of the Hamersley Basin and southwest of the Canning Basin. The region is highly prospective for large scale stratiform copper (Winu), intrusion related copper-gold (Haverion) and sediment hosted copper-gold Telfer style deposits. The Koongulla Project lies 50km from Havieron and 80km from Newcrest’s major Telfer gold mine.


Figure 4 Paterson Province Tenement Ownership

The district has seen a pegging rush in recent years, including major discoveries such as Rio Tinto’s Winu project which has a strike length exceeding 2km, and drill hole intercepts including 155.1 metres at 0.41% copper, 0.38g/t gold, and 2.39g/t silver. The Greatland Gold plc and Newcrest Havieron project (discovered by Newcrest some years ago) includes a resource of:

  • 121.0m @ 2.93 g/t gold and 0.23% copper from 497m down hole in HAD001;
  • 275.0m @ 4.77g/t gold and 0.61% copper from 459m down hole in HAD005
  • 136.0m @ 2.9g/t gold and 0.6% copper from 504m down hole in HAD034

The Havieron Project has an initial resource of 3.4Moz of gold and 160kt of copper. Outside of the estimated Inferred Mineral Resource, mineralisation remains open with results indicating the possibility that the resource could grow over time with additional planned drilling activity.

The Havieron mineralisation consists of pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite-pyrite in a Proterozoic brecciated limestone and silty limestone, lying beneath 400m of Permian clastic rocks. There is a coincident magnetic and gravity high which guides exploration. A dyke occupies the mineralised breccia zone at Havieron. It is apparent from magnetics that this dyke and structural disruptions trend north from Havieron into E45/5392.