Paterson Province WA
The Paterson Province which is home to the tier one Telfer gold mine and large Sedimentary-Hosted Nifty copper mine has come into renewed prominence with several recent Intrusion-Related Gold-Copper discoveries including those at Winu, Ngapakarra, Havieron and Minyari. Recent corporate transactions, including the 30% sale of the Winu deposit for $430 million, and the acquisition of the Telfer mine and a 70% interest in the Havieron deposit for $475 million, further underlines the strong gold and copper endowment of this province.
Importantly, the Winu, Ngapakarra and Havieron discoveries are associated with a weak magnetic response, evident in the vertical gradient regional magnetic imagery as a low amplitude, magnetic bulls eye target. These low amplitude anomalies are thought to be sourced from hydrothermal pyrrhotite at Havieron and hydrothermal pyrrhotite or weak magnetite alteration in the halo to Winu and Ngapakarra.
Following these new discoveries innovative mineral deposit models are emerging that highlight the geological and geophysical diversity of Intrusion-Related Gold-Copper systems and their potential for very high-value deposit types. As such, deep covered magnetic and gravity targets are now in play for high-grade gold and/or copper-rich systems.
The western side of the Paterson Province is a high-priority region for large Sedimentary-Hosted copper deposits with the Nifty mine (>176Mt at 1.3% copper) and Maroochydore deposit (340 Mt 0.43% copper and 227 cobalt) highlighting this belts potential.
Pulkarrimarra Project: Copper-Gold
Our Pulkarrimarra project (Figure 10) takes in the underexplored northern extension to the Paterson Province where it passes under 300-400 metres of younger sedimentary cover. Sedimentary-Hosted copper deposits and Intrusion-Related Gold-Copper targets are the priority.
Our maiden, four-hole, diamond core drill program on targets YW06, YW18, YE02 and YE03 was completed late in 2025 funded in part by BHP under the Greenfields Alliance and with grant support from the Western Australian Government under their Exploration Incentive Scheme.
Paterson Province Pulkarrimarra Project (Previously Yarrie): Magnetic imagery overlain by the recently flown airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey areas (frosted white) showing the Nifty mine, Telfer mine, Winu and Haverion discoveries and Red Metal’s Pulkarrimarra tenements (red line).