Sperrgebiet Zinc Project

Sperrgebiet Zinc Project

Project Location

Republic of Namibia, Africa

Mineral Rights (EPL)

100% ownership in EPL 2797 covering 13,875 ha.

Project Highlights

in excess of CDN$650,000 in exploration spent over past two years testing shallow zinc anomalies
excellent potential for deep target sulphide discovery as numerous deep conductors remain untested

Geological Model/Target

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Scorpion Non-sulphide Zinc Mine, Namibia (26 Mt at 10.6% Zn)
Rosh Pinah Cu-Zn Mine, Namibia (25.5 Mt at 7% Zn, 2% Pb)

Resources/Technical Report

Technical report for the Sperrgebiet project

Project Summary

The project comprised of approximately 13,875 hectares is located in the restricted Sperrgebiet (Diamond Area No. 1) in southwest Namibia approximately 30 km northwest of the Skorpion Mine and 50 km northwest of the Rosh Pinah Mine. It is 100% owned by Westport. Access from the main Rosh Pinah gravel road is through a controlled gate onto dirt roads and tracks.

The project area is part of the Gariep Belt, one of several Neoproterozoic orogenic belts comprising metasedimentary and metavolcanic sequences of the Gariep Supergroup. These sequences formed within the Adamastor Ocean, an earlier Atlantic, and they are prospective for large rift-related base metal deposits as demonstrated by the presence of the low-cost Skorpion (26 Mt at 10.6% Zn) and Rosh Pinah (25.5 Mt at 7% Zn, 2% Pb) mines.

Areas of Gariep Supergroup interbedded sediments and volcanics within the project area are attractive targets but remain difficult to identify due to the widespread but shallow wind-blown sand. Specifically, the feldspathic sediments, the host rocks of the Skorpion, identified within the project area have untested targets possibly related to zinc mineralization.

The EPL granted to Westport in late 2000 resulted from a competitive tender process involving major mining houses. In January 2001, Westport optioned the project to Teckcominco whereby they could earn a 60% interest by making $550,000 in cash payments and spending $1.275 million in exploration expenditures over a five year-period. Teckcominco has elected to drop the option after spending over $650,000 in exploration.

To date, Teckcominco have completed airborne and ground geophysical surveys, detailed mapping, geochemical analysis and limited drilling on the property. Three reports prepared by Teckcominco outlining these activities are (i) Annual Report For Westport Resources, April 15, 2003 (ii) Appendix II Reverse Circulation Drilling, April 15, 2003 and (iii) Annual Report for Westport Resources January 31, 2004.

During 2004, Teckcominco drilled 140 shallow vertical holes in 1 km centers (170 holes to date). There is a report of one intersection of several meters of heavily oxidized limonitic anomalous in zinc proving evidence of an active metal system.