Batten Zinc Copper 

Northern Territory

Project Highlights

Zinc Copper Exploration in the Northern Territory

  • District-scale sedimentary Zn–Cu system in the heart of the
    Batten Fault Zone / Trough
  • Tenure covers repeats & extensions of fertile structures that
    host HYC/Teena deposits
  • Emerging copper prospectivity — widespread surface copper
    anomalies
  • Inherited Falcon (airborne) gravity, AEM and seismic datasets —
    strong technical foundation

Project Location & Background

The Batten Project is located within the McArthur Basin of the Northern Territory, one of Australia’s most prospective regions for sediment-hosted zinc and base metal deposits. Covering approximately 1,089 km², the project occupies a dominant land position along the Batten Fault Zone and Batten Trough, a highly fertile geological setting that hosts world-class mineral deposits. Batten is considered a direct analogue to the nearby McArthur River Mine and the Teena zinc deposit, both of which demonstrate the basin’s exceptional mineral endowment. Historical exploration, combined with extensive inherited gravity, airborne electromagnetic and seismic datasets, has identified several highly prospective targets, including Hot Spring and Cow Lagoon. With limited drilling completed across much of the tenure, the project offers significant potential for the discovery of large-scale sediment-hosted zinc-copper mineralisation.

Outstanding Under-Explored Targets

Diamond Drilling Planned to Test for Tier 1 SEDEX-Style Footprint

The Batten Project remains significantly underexplored, with only limited historic drilling completed across the tenure.

While previous drilling has confirmed the presence of mineralisation, results to date have been sub-economic, validating the geological system but leaving substantial discovery potential untested.

Importantly, Daly Resources has inherited an extensive suite of under-utilised geophysical datasets, including Falcon gravity, airborne electromagnetic (AEM) and seismic surveys. These datasets provide a strong technical foundation for modern exploration and will assist in refining high-priority targets for future drilling programs.