LIST OF SIGNIFICANT MINERAL DEPOSITS METALLOGENIC MAP of the LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC SUBDIVISIONS SEDIMENTARY/METAMORPHIC IGNEOUS Sandstone Gneiss/ Felsic Granite/ Mafic Mafic DEPOSIT COMMODITIES DEPOSIT COMMODITIES ERA Event Shale Carbonate Age Ma Quartzite Schist Volcanics Gneiss Volcanics Intrusives No Name Major Minor No Name Major Minor SIZE STATUS SIZE STATUS

1 Baker Al S P 121 Tawallah Range Fe S P 1 Includes Dog, Sphinx Head 2 Able1 Al M P 122 Cooley II Cu Pb,Zn M P Qa 2 Includes Fox, Red Cliff 3 Easy 2 Al S P 123 McArthur River Zn Pb,Ag L OM JUNCTION BAY 35 35 MELVILLE ISLAND COBOURG PENINSULA WESSEL ISLANDS TRUANT ISLAND 4 Lethbridge Bay Zr R,Lx,Il S OM Includes Cox, Cooks Pb 124 Coxco Pb Zn M AM BATHURST ISLAND 5 Andranangoo Zr R,Lx,Il S OM 36 125 Myrtle Zn Cu,Pb L P Minjilang Includes Ector, Excalibur, Gareth, 2 1 6 Puwanapi S P Stanton Zr Il,R,Lx Gawain, Kaye, PalSac, Launfal, 126 Co Ni,Cu M P MELVILLE 36 7 Kilimiraka Zr S P Tristram, Ywain, Sacramore, Palomides 127 Merlin Diamond field Di S OM ISLAND 4 3 37 37 Johnston CAPE 8 Gove Al L OM Includes Azurite, Punchbowl 128 Myrtle Cu S OM 5 DON WESSEL ISLANDS ShM Tcz 9 Nabarlek U L AM 129 Stanton Cu S OM Pirlangimpi Tjipripu Qa ARAFURA SEA 10 Caramel U M P 130 Masterton Mn S P Milikapiti River Murenella 3 3 TIMOR ShM Includes Jabiluka 1 and 2 11 Jabiluka U Au L P 131 Sandy Flat Cu S OM River Tcz 12 Ranger 68 U Cu,Au M P 132 Inverway Ba S AM Warruwi 38 38 6 Tcz 13 Hades Flats U M P Includes Forrest Creek 133 Lees Creek Ba S P Paru Pickertaramoor 14 Austatom M P 134 Eva Mine U Au Nguiu Qa Creek 4 Includes Hang Gong, Bells Mona, U M AM 4 SEA Murgenella St6 Booths South, Booths Extended, 15 Observation Hill group Sn Ta,Nb S AM 135 Highland Plains P M P BATHURST VAN DIEMEN GULF River

16 Ranger 1 No 3 U L OM 39 Includes Mucketty, Yaka, Masai 136 Tourag 39 Mn M AM 7 Grants Sn, Hendersons, Johnstons Sn, ISLAND St6 King ShM Lees Extended, Highlands, Yan Yam 17 Ranger 1 No 1 U Au L AM 40 Includes Bootu 2, Chugga North and South, 137 Bootu Creek 40 Mn M OM ALLIGATOR RIVER Coopers g4 MILINGIMBI ShM ARNHEM BAY 5 5 DARWIN Qa Galiwinku GOVE Includes Leviathan, Angers, Mackas Reward, 18 Leviathan group Sn Ta,Nb S AM Shekuma, Go Go, Xhosa, Taurag, Yaka 138 Alexandria P M P FOG BAY ShM Creek Maningrida Milingimbi St9 Cr8 North Phoenix, Old Buck, Megabucks Zulu, Zulu South, Fold Nose St10 19 Toms Gully Au M OM 139 Crusade Au S P BEAGLE Gn1-2 Nhulunbuy ADELAIDE ShM Qa Qa St6 g5 20 Mount Bundey Fe S AM 140 Alroy P M P Qa 9 Qa 8 Cato g6 6 Includes Koongarra 1 and 2 21 Koongarra 6 U Au M P 141 Buchanan Dam P M P GULF River Yirrkala SOUTH ALLIGATOR Woolen f6 River Ramingining 22 Beetsons Fe M P 142 Northern Star Au Bi,Cu,U S AM DARWIN Qa Wildman Oenpelli

River River GULF RIVER StPz CrPz bPz 23 Rustlers Roost Au M AM 143 Tregony Au S P Alligator Ar 12 11 Cr7 River RIVER St10 10 b6 GLYDE 41 41 River St10 Gapuwiyak 24 Mount Fitch U Co,Ni,Cu M P Includes Gecko 1, Gecko West 144 Gecko Cu Au,Bi,Ag M AM West 14 Goomadeer Qa Qa ARNHEM 13 42 42 ShM EAST ShM RIVER 25 Mount Finniss Sn Ta,Be,Nb S AM Includes Orlando East 145 Orlando Au Cu,Bi,Ag S AM ShM Ar Cadwell 15 St4 19 ALLIGATOR b6 River St9 545 26 Quest 29 Au Cu,Ag S AM 146 Warrego Au Bi,Cu,Ag M AM d6 g4 Jabiru St1-2 Creek Gulbuwangay 27 Woodcutters Zn Pb,Sb,Ag M AM 147 White Devil Au Bi,Cu M AM 18 RIVER f6 17 Maidjunga NEOPROTEROZOIC - PALAEOZOIC B 21 St1-2 HIGHWAY River 28 Mount Burton U Cu S AM 148 Hyperion Au S P Gn4 18 St6 22 Cooinda RIVER ShM OF St10 Gn10 b10 29 Yarram Fe S P 149 TC8 Au Bi,Cu,Ag S AM Sh3-4 Imimbar 24 g5 20 MARY Ar g4 7 Includes Whites 30 Dysons 7 U M AM 150 West Gibbet Au Cu S P Ar Liverpool g5 25 23 g5 Cr7 River 31 Rum Jungle Iron Ore Fe S P 151 Chariot Au Cu S AM 26 RIVER MOUNT MARUMBA PINE CREEK MOUNT EVELYN Gn1-2 BLUE MUD BAY PORT LANGDON 1000 8 8 StPz HIGHWAY GOYDER Includes Intermediate Cu 32 Browns Pb Cu,Zn,Ni,Co,Ag L OM 152 Argo Au Bi,Cu S AM CAPE SCOTT Batchelor St4 KoolatongRiver 27-39 41 Sh1-2 River 33 Huandot Mg M P 153 Peko Cu Bi,Co,Au,Ag S St6 BLYTH Creek f6 OM Ar Mann RIVER 42 Jim Jim Qa 34 Area 55 Cu Pb,Ni,Co,Ag M P 154 Golden Forty Au Bi,Cu S AM PERON ISLANDS 40 Cr8 Annie g5 46 g5 g6 45 Creek CARPENTARIA St9 f9 g9 b9 d9 35 Zeta P S P 155 Eldorado Au Bi,Cu S AM 48 St6 CrPz St4 43 47 49 50 36 Celia Mg M P 43 Includes Ripcord 156 Groundrush43 Au M AM 44 Sh1-2 St4 51 60 53 57 67 37 Easticks P S P 44 Includes Juno East 157 Juno 44 Au Bi,Cu,Se,Ag M P 66 63 75 68 76 f5 69 45 45 KAKADU ?1500 38 Rum Jungle Creek South U M AM Includes Nobles Nob West 158 Nobles Nob Au Bi,Cu S AM JOSEPH g5 Walker River 82 55 Mainoru St4 39 Area 4 P S P 159 Rising Sun Au Cu S AM 61 g5 86 ShM 88 73 ShM d9 46 87 74 70 76 81 78 d4 Bulman St4 40 Kylie U S P Includes Dinky, Hurricane-Repulse, 160 Explorer 108 Zn Pb,Ag,Au M P Burrundie 79 80 84 85 St8 Cr8 Gn8 g8 b8 River Cr7 St5 41 Goodall Au M AM Tanami Bumper, Bouncer, Reward, B-C, 161 Beaver Creek Au M AM BONAPARTE f4 91 90 g5 89 93 Milyakburra Grapple, Airstrip, Dingo, Temby North, 46 St6 St4 ShM 42 George Creek Zn Pb,Ag S P 162 Tanami Gold Field North Au M AM Pine Creek 95 g5 92 94 Temby South, Temby, Lauries, Assault, DALY CrPz 97 ShM 96 WILTON ShM 43 Adelaide River U S AM 163 Rover 1 Au Ag,Bi,Co,Cu M P RIVER f5 Rose St6 Alyangula Umbakumba GROOTE Battery, Bastille, Miracle, Central, Southern, DALY b6 1600 44 Mary River Gossan Zn Pb,Cu M P 164 Wonarah P M P d9 St9 EYLANDT Second Southern and Dice GULF 100 Cr8 Angurugu StPz Gn4 A 98 45 Bons Rush Au S P 165 Arruwurra P M P KATHERINE g5 URAPUNGA River Cr8 FERGUSSON RIVER Fish b6 CAPE BEATRICE 9 9 47 47 PORT KEATS 101 99

Includes Jessops 46 Mount Masson Sn S AM Includes Dogbolter Main, Dogbolter 166 Tanami Gold Field South Au M AM River f5 RIVER ShM Cr7 Gn7 f7 g7 b7 d7 St6 RIVER St6 47 Kazi Au S P Northeast, Legs, Redback SE, 167 Jims Au S AM Peppimenarti River St9 RIVER 102 Flying Fox Redback SW, Harleys, Funnelweb, ShM St5 48 Mount Ellison Cu Bi S AM 168 Buccaneer Au M P KATHERINE 103 Tanami Phoenix, Carbine Wadeye 104 Numbulwar 49 Woolwonga Au S AM 169 Old Pirate Au M P g5 105 b6 ShM 1700 Waterhouse 50 Rosemary Sn S AM 170 Oberon Au M P Palumpa d9 Creek 10 ShM 106 Cr8 Jalboi Includes Western Arm North and South 51 Western Arm10 Au S P 171 Minotaur Au S P KATHERINE 107 109 Barunga River 52 Glencoe Au S AM 48 Includes Colliwobble, Sleepy Hollow, 172 Dead Bullock Soak field 48 Au L OM Qa Maranboy d9 St4 PALAEO - MESOPROTEROZOIC Triumph Hill, Dead Bullock Ridge, 49 108 St6 Gn6 f6 g6 b6 d6 53 Millers Fe Mn S P 173 The Granites field Au M AM RIVER BASINS Villa, Fumarole, Avon, Ghan, Callie Cr8 110 54 Rising Tide Au S AM 174 Wauchope W S AM bPz FLORA Qa 49 Ngukurr 55 Daly River Road Fe S P Includes East, West and Central Bullakitchie, 175 Prospect D Cu Ni S P ROPER g5 RIVER KING RIVER 11 RIVER b8 1800 Includes Rockhole 1 and 2, O’Dwyers, 56 Fountain Head Au S AM Ivy Au, Quorn, Bunkers Hill, Shoe 176 Home of Bullion Cu Zn,Pb,Ni,Au,Ag M AM VICTORIA HIGHWAY 114 FITZMAURICE CrPz ROPER HIGHWAY Sterrets No 1 and 2 57 Rockhole 11 Au M AM 177 Barrow Creek 1 P 115 bPz d9 MARIA U M P 113 Mataranka ISLAND 12 12 g5 111 Creek Cr8 Includes Faded Lily, Alligator, Crocodile, 58 Brocks Creek (Zapopan) Au M OM 178 Arganara P M P Qa 112 Qa Mathison John Bull, Homeward Bound HODGSON DOWNS St5 Gn5 f5 g5 b5 d5 59 Yam Creek Au S AM 179 Mount Peake V Fe,Ti M P RIVER DELAMERE LARRIMAH MOUNT YOUNG PELLEW Creek AUVERGNE bPz Creek Elsey

60 Mount Wells Sn Cu M AM 180 Bigrlyi U V Creek L P River St9 Mountain St9 RIVER 13 13 River 117 Includes El Sherana West 61 El Sherana U Au M AM 181 Walbiri U M P StPz 14 14 RIVER 1850 Includes Big Howley, Chinese South, 62 Chinese Howley Au M AM 182 Camel Flat U S P Ikymbon Creek 116 Cattle Mottrams 63 Saddle15 Fe S P 183 Yalyirimbi Fe Fe S P Angalarri Aroona 15 KEEP Tcz River

Includes Saddle 1, Saddle Extended, 118 HODGSON Birdum 64 Iron Blow Au Zn,Cu,Pb,Ag S AM 184 Nolans Bore REE P,U L P River Saddle East 50 50 River RIVER St6 St4 Sh3-4 Gn4 f4 g4 d4 65 Princess Louise Au S AM Includes Marshall-Reward, Green Parrot, 185 Jervois Range Cu Pb,Zn M AM St10 SIR EDWARD PELLEW GROUP PALAEO - 119 Creek Bullo Larrimah MESOPROTEROZOIC 66 Jacksons Pb Ag S AM Bellbird, Bellbird North 186 North Narbaloo F Ba,Cu S P Tcz Dry 120 BAINES COX Rosie 16 16 51 51 RIVER OROGENS Includes Scinto 5 and 6 67 Koolpin U S AM Includes Vein B and E 187 Vein A F Ba M P Gregory St6 f4 River Timber Creek Creek Cr8 Cr7 2000 68 Ochre Hill Fe S OM 188 Cappers U S P Creek Cr7 VICTORIA bPz 17 17 Delamere St6 Includes Skull 69 Palette U Au M AM 189 Molyhil W Mo S P STUART St10 Gn4 West Baines 121 70 Cosmo Howley Au L AM 190 New Well U M P St10 Ck Strangways St6 g4 Creek St1-2 Sh1-2 Cr1-2 Gn1-2 b1-2 71 Thunderball M P 191 Mud Tank Vm Ap,Zr U S OM Cr8 RIVER Snake Batten 72 Mount Bonnie Au Zn,Cu,Pb,Ag S AM 192 Oonagalabi Cu Pb,Zn M P ShM DALY WATERS TANUMBIRINI BAUHINIA DOWNS 73 Saddle Ridge U S AM 193 Basil Cu Co M P VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Battle ROBINSON RIVER WATERLOO RIVER 2500 74 Mount Shoobridge M P 52 White Range52 Au Creek VICTORIA Borroloola Fe Mn Includes Excelsior, Luces Block 194 S AM St10 Creek Qa 75 Frances Creek East Fe S P 195 Charley Creek REE Mz,Xt ,Zr M P River Creek St6 Daly Waters ARNOLD 18 18 53 53 Creek CARPENTARIA RIVER Includes Cleos, Twin 76 Dam U M P Includes Pamela 196 Angela U L P Cr8 St9 Fletcher 19 Lagoon Ar Includes Elizabeth Marion, Thelma 1 and 2, 77 Golden Dyke Au S AM 197 Karinga Lakes K S,Mg The M P 123 122 19 BUCHANAN Jasmine East, West and Central, 78 Frances Creek Iron M OM Tanumbirini RIVER RIVER Fe East Baines LIMMEN BIGHT bPz St6 Rosemary, Thelma Rosemary, 79 Coronation Hill U U Au M AM Cr7 Helene 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/7 and 9 124 80 Coronation Hill Gold Au Pd,Pt,U M P Top Springs RIVER Leichhardt WEARYAN 81 Spring Hill Au M AM Behn River Dunmarra Cr8 RIVER CALVERT Creek Cr8 Creek River 125 RIVER 126 82 Anomaly A Zn Pb,Cu M P RIVER HIGHWAY Armstrong HIGHWAY Townshend 83 Mount Porter Au S P 127 d6 Cr8 84 McKinlay Ag Pb S AM Creek St9 b6 20 20 Running Includes North Evelyn 85 Evelyn Pb Zn,Cd,Au,Ag S AM f6 FOELSCHE 21 21 Cr7 Creek MC ARTHUR

Includes Bulman 1 to 8 86 Bulman Zn Pb M P Creek WICKHAM GLYDE

NEWCASTLE WATERS HIGHWAY BEETALOO WALHALLOW 87 Daly River Cu S AM WAVE HILL Creek St10 CALVERT HILLS LIMBUNYA Creek 22 22 Newcastle Includes Northern Hercules, Tumbling Dice 88 Moline Dam Au S AM Mistake Depot RIVER St6 128 CrPz ShM Gold 129 23 Includes Crosscourse Lode, 89 Union Reefs 23 Au M AM Cr8 130 Crosscourse South Lode, Millars Lode, 90 Coronet Hill - Main Lode Cu Ag,Au,Pb S AM Stirling CrPz Negri Cr8 131 Prospecting Claim Lode, Orinico,Union 91 Esmeralda Au S P Newcastle Waters b6

Daguragu RIVER bPz d6 Creek Creek ROBINSON St6 North, Union South, Lady Alice ShM 92 Mount Davis Cu Pb,Ag S AM River Creek Giles or Wattie Kalkarindji 24 24 Branch Includes Waldens Cu 93 Mount Diamond Cu Ag,Au,Bi S AM Creek Creek Elliott St10 Settlement b6 132 HIGHWAY 94 Sleisbeck U S AM 133 St4 25 Includes Gandys Hill, South Enterprise, 95 Enterprise 25 Au M AM Puzzle 134 123 Enterprise No 2, Cox, Kohinoor, 96 Copperfield Cu Ag S AM Cr7 f5 Tcz HIGHWAY International, Czarina, South Czarina, BUNTINE St10 97 Crest of the Wave Sn S AM LAKE North Gandys WOODS g5 98 Umbrawarra Sn S AM g5 26 26 Includes Deposit A, D, F and J 99 Groote Eylandt Mine Mn L OM Cr8 St4 VICTORIA Cr7 27 Includes Emerald Creek 2, 3 and 4 100 Emerald Creek Alluvials 27 Sn S AM St8 HELEN SPRINGS 28 28 Hooker WINNECKE CREEK SOUTH LAKE WOODS BRUNETTE DOWNS MOUNT DRUMMOND Incudes North Quigleys, South Quigleys, 101 Quigleys Au M AM BIRRINDUDU Maud Cresswell St10 Cr7 Quigleys Extended Creek St9 Creek 102 Mount Todd Au L AM Creek bPz Creek Creek NONGRA 103 Copper Flower Cu Au S P TARRABOOL LAKE St5 Cattle 104 ABC U S P d9 Renner Springs LAKE 29 Lajamanu CrPz Incudes Star of the West, Osman, River 105 Collia Sn S AM Creek Tcz

Anaconda, Ray, O’Sullivans Hill, The Bull, Sturt bPz 106 Maud Creek Au M AM McKinlay St9

Cr7 Creek Fish Hole Eureka and Eureka W, Southern Claim, 29 Cr Creek 107 Maranboy (Main load) Sn M AM g5 South Nicholson East Extension 2 Tomkinson 30 Brunette 30 108 Stannum King Sn S AM bPz 136 Includes Red Cross, The Block, Progress, Creek Bootu Ck 135 31 109 Dorisvale Ba Pb,Zn,Ag S AM CrPz Attack Klondyke Sn 137 Cr7 110 Sherwin Creek 32 Fe L P St5 Winnecke Creek Tcz 31 Incudes Yard f5 111 Mount Fisher Fe M P 32 Includes Deposit A, B Fe and C 112 Mataranka Ls M OM Carrara River St5 Boree Creek 113 Mathison Creek Ba S P f5 Creek g5 Attack 114 Sill 80 M OM Il TENNANT CREEK Sh4 TANAMI EAST GREEN SWAMP WELL St6 ALROY RANKEN 138 115 Elsey Ls M P TANAMI 140 139 St6 Playford 33 Includes Deposits T, V, W, X and Y 33 116 Hodgson Downs Fe M P g5 St10 141 Tcz 34 34 River Buchanan Includes Roper Bar Areas D, D North, 117 Roper Bar Fe L P 142 Creek E East, E South, F East and F West 118 Djibitgun Gossan Zn Pb,Ag M P BARKLY 144 Sh4 Tcz g6 d4 119 Manbarrum (Sandy Creek) Zn Pb,Ag M P 143 145 g4 120 South Rosie Creek Mn M P St6 bPz 146 Tcz 148 St4 Prentice Herbert 147 Lake g5 TENNANT CREEK St5 156 LAKE BUCK 149 - 155,157 - 159 CrPz TABLELANDS River b6 HIGHWAY g5 f5 160 Creek g5 163 g4 River 162 g4 b6 f5 164 Lorne 161 Sh4 g5 C StPz BONNEY WELL Tanami MOUNT SOLITAIRE LANDER RIVER St6 166 LANDER 165 AVON DOWNS PINE CREEK AREA THE GRANITES g5 Tcz g5 Gosse RANKEN 168 St5 St5 James Rabbit Flat 19 HIGHWAY 167 170 g5 18 ARNHEM Qa g5 River 22 B Sh3-4 g5 169 171 RIVER Ar g5 Cooinda 22 Ar g5 g5 St5 24 29 172 32 Sh3-4 St1-2 173 StPz 31 27 25 Gn5 f5 174 d6 g6 QUEENSLAND 30 St5 Wycliffe Jim Jim Creek Wauchope River 28 MARY RIVER CrPz WESTERN WESTERN St5 TANAMI Creek 34 33 Sh4 Ar d5 35 Sh4 St10 37 StPz d5 Wycliffe Well f5 38 b1-2 b5 36 HIGHWAY StPz g6 St6 Tcz Batchelor 39 St4 St1-2 Gn1-2 Sh1-2 Tcz Frew f5 HIGHWAY StPz g6 MOUNT PEAKE BARROW CREEK ELKEDRA Ar Sh4 g6 MOUNT THEO g5 g6 Ali-Curung HIGHLAND ROCKS Sh4 St5 g5 g5 Creek f5 41 RIVER g5 g5 f5 SOUTH ALLIGATOR ELKEDRA RIVER b6 River 40 Adelaide River 42 g5 175 43 d5 g6 f5 STUART g5 Milne CREEK Ingallan f5 44 St10 g5 45 46 d6 g6 HANSON 176 g6 Taylor d4 Gn6 g6 HANSON 47 48 St5 St10 StPz Creek 178 Barrow Creek This classification is modified from: HIGHWAY 177 178 St10 St6 49 50 g5 (a) 1:1 000 000 Mineral Deposit Map of the Republic of South Africa (1981). 51 Sh1-2 RIVER St6 RIVER (b) 1:250 000 Metallogenic map of Pine Creek (1993). 52 g5 Creek Gordon 54 (c) 1:1 000 000 Metallogenic Map of the Republic of South Africa, and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland (2000). 57 CrPz 56 55 53 67 SANDOVER 60 RIVER SANDOVER Manners 59 63 f5 St10 66 62 65 64 69 g5 RIVER 58 Burrundie 71 68 61 g6 BUNDEY 75 76 78 79 St10 St5 NAPPERBY ALCOOTA StPz HUCKITTA 72 81 73 MOUNT DOREEN g7 TOBERMOREY 74 70 LAKE MACKAY Ti-Tree 77 Creek 80 g5 d5 g6 85 83 g8 Yuendumu 84 88 g6 g6 GEOLOGICAL REGIONS g6 g6 Gn6 StPz 180 g8 g6 St6 89 Gn6 g8 Gn6 g5 g6 g5 90 LAKE 181 Tcz KAKADU MACKAY 182 St5 Gn5 91 g6 StPz ROAD St10 93 g6 Creek 184 92 185 HIGHWAY 183 Creek g6 186 95 St4 g6 ShM St10 188 g6 Pine Creek g5 g8 g8 187 Mesozoic-Cenozoic St6 CrPz 97 d5 Napperby g6 PLENTY 96 g6 d7 190 189 f5 g6 g6 g5 PLENTY DALY RIVER LAKE Neoproterozoic- g6 LEWIS Muller RIVER ShM Marqua 98 g6 191 Atitjere Palaeozoic d7 d7 Gn5 DALY HERMANNSBURG ALICE SPRINGS ILLOGWA CREEK ShM g6 St5 MOUNT LIEBIG HAY RIVER Creek 100 MOUNT RENNIE g6 b10 Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic g6 Basins d7 Papunya d5 Gn5 Gn10 g6

Fish 192 RIVER g7 St6 Gn6 g6 River d6 Gn5 Palaeo-Mesoproterozoic g6 193 FIELD A Gn7 Orogens Gn5 Gn7 Tcz 195 d5 St10 RIVER St10 Haasts Bluff g9 g6 194 Archaean g7 g6 ShM SCALE 1:1 000 000 Deering g7 Gn5 g6 Creek Gn7 0 50 km TENNANT CREEK AREA St10 g7 ALICE SPRINGS StPz TODD St10 St6 Illogwa Gn5 The Northern Territory is 196 HAY StPz Hermannsburg St10 St6 HIGHWAY dominated by Palaeo- to CrPz Mesoproterozoic orogens and 142 RODINGA RIVER LAKE AMADEUS HENBURY Areyonga HALE RIVER SIMPSON DESERT NORTH BLOODS RANGE CrPz basins, with localised outcrop of St5 St5 Creek HALE STUART Neoarchean (2.7-2.5 Ga) granite d4 CrPz g6 StPz FINKE and gneiss. Palaeoproterozoic HIGHWAY L A K E orogens form widespread and RUM JUNGLE AREA RIVER f5 g4 N E A L E RIVER prospective basement (eg Pine 144 McMinn BARKLY RIVER 146 CrPz Creek Creek Orogen, Aileron Province, 147 Tanami Region, Tennant Region), B 145 PALMER with protolith ages most commonly St10 Tcz 21 StPz HUGH in the range 1.87-1.73 Ga. Further RIVER south, the Warumpi and Musgrave L A K E A M A D E U S provinces represent more juvenile HIGHWAY St10 b1-2 CrPz St4 f9 StPz bPz b9 ShM crust with ages of 1.69-1.07 Ga. 150 149 CrPz RIVER 23 Ar 151 Kaltukatjara StPz Widespread Palaeo- St1-2 152 153 St5 Mesoproterozoic basins (McArthur, 30 26 154 TENNANT CREEK STUART FINKE Tomkinson, Birrindudu and South 28 AYERS ROCK CrPz KULGERA McDILLS SIMPSON DESERT SOUTH Sh3-4 155 PETERMANN RANGES Nicholson basins) overlie much of St10 27 29 157 158 159 CrPz St10 the North Australian Craton and are 32 f5 LASSETER HIGHWAY connected beneath younger basins. River 31 FINKE 33 35 Yulara The Neoproterozoic to Palaeozoic HIGHWAY 197 Curtin Springs basins were linked for much of their 36 St10 Tcz 34 38 history, but were substantially St4 Gosse affected and dismembered by Batchelor Sh3-4 RIVER 37 STUART g4 CrPz St10 intraplate tectonics in central g4 g9 Finke Australia. The Kalkarindji Province St5 ShM records a widespread Cambrian 163 flood basalt event over much of the St4 St5 northern part of the Territory. C Gn8 g9 Kulgera Mesozoic to Cenozoic basins form g9 Creek widespread cover successions and Gn8 Gn8 g9 Gn8 SCALE 1:500 000 SCALE 1:1 000 000 d9 g9 Goyder are relatively undeformed. 0 100 200 300 km 0 20 km 0 50 km

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