Marlborough Coal Project
MCG Resources was granted EPC1560 on 3 July 2009.
in Central Queensland, within the Rockhampton Regional local government area.
The Bruce Highway lies approximately 13km south west the tenement. Access to the
tenement area from the south is from the Stanage Bay Road.
A medium capacity rail corridor also exists approximately 13km south west the
tenement, connecting through to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. The distance from
this point to the port facility is approximately 200km.
Geology
Little is known about the region in terms of coal bearing potential. Based on an historical
data search, MCG Resources propose a theory that there is possible connection between
the western side of the Stanage Peninsula and the Styx Basin.
Styx Basin Structure and Setting
The Styx Basin is a small Early Cretaceous intracratonic sag basin straddling the central
Queensland coast near the town of St Lawrence. The basin covers an area of
approximately 300 km2 onshore and 500 km2 offshore, under water depths of up to 100
metres. The maximum known thickness of sediments is 387 metres from a coal
exploration bore, but magnetic data suggest a thickening offshore.
Figure 7 – Styx Basin Locality Map
Initial Target Drilling Program Oct 09
MCG Resources conducted a 5-hole Initial Target Drilling Program on EPC1560 in October
2009.
The purpose of the small exploration program was to confirm if there was any evidence
of a geological setting similar to that found in the Styx Basin.
All 5 holes drilled encountered material consistent with the Tertiary Zone of the Styx
Basin Stratigraphy, confirmed by the presence of carboniferous mudstones, shales and
coaly shale.
A secondary drill program is proposed to be conducted in the 2nd quarter of 2010.
