FAQs
What employment opportunities are there with Dart?
The New Year has seen us expand our work force to 9 employees and it is pleasing to mention that most of our new team members have been employed from the North East region.
It may take another two years before the workforce is increased further, for example for the development a gold mining operation.
During our exploration phase we have limited employment opportunities, but Dart is committed to a local supplier policy, with the aim of hiring employees and sourcing equipment and services locally wherever possible.
We look forward to being able to offer many more opportunities in the future.
Will you be developing a gold mine?
We are currently undertaking detailed exploration of our tenement areas with the goal of identifying a commercially viable resource. This exploration could take another two years.
Once a resource is identified, Dart will work towards developing a gold mining operation in the region, in conjunction with community and government consultation.
What exploration activities are you undertaking at the moment?
To date our activities have been primarily focused on selectively collecting samples; including water, soil, rock chip and stream sediment from throughout our licensed areas. These non-invasive samples are assayed at independent laboratories with the results used to gradually piece together the geological and mineralization jig saw of our targeted areas.
This sampling together with our moderate short hole drilling programs in June and November have yielded encouraging results and provided vital information for our skilled geological team to interpret and utilize in future programmes.
Following the arrival of the reverse circulation (RC) drilling rig in March, we commenced drilling at the Fairley's prospect on 10 April.
This drill is testing the upper levels of the prospect before the arrival of a track mounted diamond drilling rig which will commence follow up work at Fairley’s in mid May. The diamond rig, which tests deeper extensions, will be employed full time for the rest of the year working at each of Dart Mining’s projects.
At the beginning of May, the RC rig is then planned to be relocated to the New Chum and Bread and Sugar projects in the Dart Mt Elliot exploration centre.
Details of our current and planned drilling programmes can be found in our quarterly report
Where are your current targets?
Our current targets are:
- The historic workings at the Fairley’s prospect in the Buckland EL – continuing our drill programmes in state forest under stringent environmental guidelines and with the support of the Government
- The old goldfields at Mountain View and Mt Elliot – continuing to drill in state forest under stringent environmental guidelines and with the support of the Government
- North Mammoth, a new concept target, situated in state forest just on the northern side of the Gibbo River Bridge .
Are you conducting alluvial gold mining in the Nariel Valley?
There has never been alluvial gold mining, collecting surface gold nuggets found in rivers and streams, in the Nariel Valley and Dart has no intention of starting. Dart is targeting the gold contained in hard rock in the hills at the head of the valley, in areas currently covered by state forest.
Are you funding any major infrastructure?
Dart is not currently funding any major infrastructure projects, eg railway lines, nor does it have any plans to fund any projects in the near future. The current infrastructure surrounding our target areas will meet the needs of our planned activities.
Are you purchasing private land for your exploration?
Dart Mining is not involved in any commercial or residential land subdivisions, our base is on leased premises within the Nariel Valley.
To date the vast majority of our exploratory work has been conducted within the state forest areas of our tenements. A small percentage of drilling and sampling has been carried out on private property, and then only with the signed consent of landholders.
Where can I find out more about your activities?
Dart raised A$5million for a committed exploration program as detailed in our prospectus. Click here to download a copy of the prospectus.
You can also see the status of our current activities in our quarterly reports. Please click here to view our latest quarterly report.
We are committed to keeping the local community informed and will provide updates of exploration and drilling activities on our website. For any additional information please contact us or subscribe to our e-newsletter.