Project Development Plan Overview
Our West Arunta Project has been named the Chobe Project, ‘Chobe’ after Botswana’s famed elephant country, where the Chobe River hosts the world’s largest elephant population.
Caprice continues to advance the planning and execution of exploration works at its highly prospective Chobe Project in the West Arunta.
In August 2025, the Company commenced a high-resolution aeromagnetic survey programme, which is being conducted in conjunction with a district scale aeromagnetic survey commissioned by the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). The GSWA survey comprises 100m line spacing across the broader district at no cost to Caprice.
The survey has been completed, with data processing and evaluation expected to be completed late Q1 CY2026. The resulting datasets will be integrated with a planned ground gravity survey to systematically refine and prioritise high quality drill targets across the Company’s Chobe tenure.
Highly prospective for niobium, REE and IOCG
Large Project – 1,470 km2
- The Project is located ~490km south of Halls Creek in Western Australia
- Four contiguous tenements, granted Exploration Licences E80/5873 and ELA80/5915 and applications for Exploration Licences ELA80/5872 and ELA80/5896
- One of the largest landholdings in the West Arunta region
- Adjacent to WA1 Resources’ (ASX: WA1) West Arunta Project, home to world-class Luni Niobium-REE discovery, boosting WA1’s market cap to over $1b
- Multiple targets showing structural and magnetic features similar to that representing mineralised carbonatites on WA1’s ground and nearby Aileron Project
Geological Summary
- Location: Western Australia’s West Arunta region, within the Arunta Orogeny
- Geological Context: Situated north of the Central Australian Suture, containing Proterozoic units from the Warumpi and Aileron Provinces, with Neoproterozoic Amadeus basin fill
- Exploration Status: Historically limited on-ground exploration; reliance on regional geological mapping and public geophysical surveys
- Target Areas: Identified based on regional data, resembling mineralised locations on neighboring leases; awaiting field investigation and potential refinement through higher density geophysical surveying
Targeting niobium rich carbonatites
- Comprehensive desktop review completed by experienced geophysical consultant Resource Potentials, known for contributions to WA1’s Luni and P2 discoveries, and Cadre Geological consultants
- All available public data on the Project compiled, identifying high-priority exploration targets based on trends and structures observed in geophysical surveys
- Displaying characteristics similar to neighboring leaseholders’ successful exploration for niobium, REE enriched carbonatites, and IOCG mineralisation, identified areas hold promise for further investigation
