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Geoff Stewart founded North Flinders Mines and spent 20 years in the Territ- ory looking for gold. He and his team dis- covered the Callie deposit in the Tanami Desert and on Sunday he was given one of Australia’s highest honours for his contribution to the mining industry. ‘‘I thought it was very nice that the mining exploration in- dustry was rec- ognised,’’ he said. Mr Stew- art, now aged 80, originally started his mining career at a small high-grade copper digs at O’Donahues Castle in the north Flinders Ranges in the 1960s. The tenements he held and the prospectivity of the region led to his floating North Flinders Mines on the Australian Securities Ex- change in 1968. Mr Stewart and his team went on to make major gold discoveries in the Northern Territory. In the mid-1970s they took an interest in tenements at The Granites in the Tanami — now mined by Newmont. It took a decade to nego- tiate access with the Central Land Council but the North Flinders Team was able to get in and drill in 1983. They found a spectacular deposit at The Granites and another one at Callie, 40km away. ‘‘We discovered Callie, which contains 5 million oun- ces of gold,’’ Mr Stewart said. ‘‘Altogether we found 10 mill- ion ounces, which is a lot.’’ It became one of Austra- lia’s major underground gold mines. The company grew from a market capital- isation of less than $3 mill- ion in 1982 to reach $1 bil- lion by the early 1990s. Mr Stewart supported Charles Darwin University with a $750,000 donation in 1994, creating North Flin- ders’ International House. He said he was nominated for the award by former CLP politician Shane Stone. Mr Stewart now lives in Adelaide. Thor strikes gold after more drilling THOR Mining has upgraded its gold grades at Spring Hill by more than 50 per cent af- ter another glittering round of drilling. The mining company an- nounced a new higher level assay testing found the in- crease at the deposit, 150km southeast of Darwin on a historic site at the Pine Creek goldfields. The tenement package in- cludes an 1100ha mining lease application sur- rounded by a 36sq km ex- ploration license. The latest screen fire- assaying upgraded 34 sam- ples to average 57 per cent more gold. Executive chairman Mick Billing said the additional results were significant. ‘‘This latest upgrade on assays first assayed at below 2 grams per tonne is 57 per cent,’’ he said. ‘‘The upgraded values are spread all four zones of the Spring Hill resource rather than one particular zone. ‘‘If this trend can be con- firmed, then a substantial uplift in the value of the to- tal Spring Hill resource is probable.’’ Thor lodged an appli- cation in June to build a near-surface mine it hopes will yield up to 45,000 ounces gold over two to three years. Glamour with a splash of desert art – she nails it Alice Springs-based artist Hannah Trindorfer is bringing her work to Darwin in the form of nail art and clothing Picture: DANIEL HARTLEY-ALLEN DARWIN shoppers got a treat of Centralian desert art with their manicure after a surprise appearance by a Warlpiri artist. Alice Springs-based artist Hannah Trindorfer has started her own design busi- ness and has leapt into nail art with a related range of clothing. She told traditional stories as she painted Central Desert bush tucker designs on to her customers’ fingernails, giv- ing them an experience un- like any other day spa. ‘‘People walk away with an indigenous art piece,’’ Ms Trindorfer said. Bush bananas, bush po- tatoes and honey ants are all described in nail polish along with wildflowers like the desert pea. Ms Trindorfer has grown up with traditional art but started painting nails about nine years ago. Her first de- signs were painted on her sis- ter’s nails to cheer her up af- ter a family tragedy. ‘‘I wanted to help my sister out and that’s why I started,’’ Ms Trindorfer said. She has started her own company called Woo Woo Yiljirli to take indigenous art into the fashion industry — and to inspire her people to be innovative. Yiljirli is the Warlpiri name for nail. Ms Trindorfer has teamed up with Colin Rogan of Dar- win Tactical Shop in the Dar- win Galleria to offer her de- signs to the public.
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The Midas touchBy ALISON BEVEGE
Geoff Stewart
A SMALL-time prospectorwho went on to take theTerritory mining industryby storm has been awardedthe Order of Australia.
Geoff Stewart foundedNorth Flinders Mines andspent 20 years in the Territ-ory looking for gold.
He and his team dis-covered the Callie deposit inthe Tanami Desert and onSunday he was given one ofAustralia’s highest honoursfor his contribution to themining industry.
‘‘I thought it was very nice
that the miningexploration in-dustry was rec-ognised,’’ hesaid. Mr Stew-art, now aged80, originally
started his mining career ata small high-grade copperdigs at O’Donahues Castle inthe north Flinders Ranges inthe 1960s.
The tenements he held andthe prospectivity of theregion led to his floatingNorth Flinders Mines on theAustralian Securities Ex-change in 1968.
Mr Stewart and his team
went on to make major golddiscoveries in the NorthernTerritory.
In the mid-1970s they tookan interest in tenements atThe Granites in the Tanami— now mined by Newmont.
It took a decade to nego-tiate access with the CentralLand Council but the NorthFlinders Team was able toget in and drill in 1983.
They found a spectaculardeposit at The Granitesand another one at Callie,40km away.
‘‘We discovered Callie,which contains 5 million oun-ces of gold,’’ Mr Stewart said.
‘‘Altogether we found 10 mill-ion ounces, which is a lot.’’
It became one of Austra-lia’s major undergroundgold mines. The companygrew from a market capital-isation of less than $3 mill-ion in 1982 to reach $1 bil-lion by the early 1990s.
Mr Stewart supportedCharles Darwin Universitywith a $750,000 donation in1994, creating North Flin-ders’ International House.
He said he was nominatedfor the award by former CLPpolitician Shane Stone.
Mr Stewart now livesin Adelaide.
Thor strikes goldafter more drillingTHOR Mining has upgradedits gold grades at Spring Hillby more than 50 per cent af-ter another glittering roundof drilling.
The mining company an-nounced a new higher levelassay testing found the in-crease at the deposit, 150kmsoutheast of Darwin on ahistoric site at the PineCreek goldfields.
The tenement package in-cludes an 1100ha mininglease application sur-rounded by a 36sq km ex-ploration license.
The latest screen fire-assaying upgraded 34 sam-ples to average 57 per centmore gold.
Executive chairman MickBilling said the additionalresults were significant.
‘‘This latest upgrade onassays first assayed at below2 grams per tonne is 57 percent,’’ he said.
‘‘The upgraded values arespread all four zones of theSpring Hill resource ratherthan one particular zone.
‘‘If this trend can be con-firmed, then a substantialuplift in the value of the to-tal Spring Hill resourceis probable.’’
Thor lodged an appli-cation in June to build anear-surface mine it hopeswill yield up to 45,000 ouncesgold over two to three years.
Glamour with a splash of desert art – she nails it
Alice Springs-based artist Hannah Trindorfer is bringing her work to Darwin in the form of nail art and clothing Picture: DANIEL HARTLEY-ALLEN
DARWIN shoppers got atreat of Centralian desert artwith their manicure after asurprise appearance by aWarlpiri artist.
Alice Springs-based artistHannah Trindorfer hasstarted her own design busi-ness and has leapt into nailart with a related rangeof clothing.
She told traditional storiesas she painted Central Desertbush tucker designs on to hercustomers’ fingernails, giv-ing them an experience un-like any other day spa.
‘‘People walk away with anindigenous art piece,’’ MsTrindorfer said.
Bush bananas, bush po-tatoes and honey ants are alldescribed in nail polish alongwith wildflowers like thedesert pea.
Ms Trindorfer has grownup with traditional art butstarted painting nails aboutnine years ago. Her first de-signs were painted on her sis-ter’s nails to cheer her up af-ter a family tragedy.
‘‘I wanted to help my sisterout and that’s why I started,’’Ms Trindorfer said.
She has started her owncompany called Woo WooYiljirli to take indigenous artinto the fashion industry —and to inspire her people tobe innovative. Yiljirli is theWarlpiri name for nail.
Ms Trindorfer has teamedup with Colin Rogan of Dar-win Tactical Shop in the Dar-win Galleria to offer her de-signs to the public.
