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AGUIA RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jan 21, 2021

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22 January 2021

ASX Market Announcements Level 6, Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

AGUIA SECURES NEW COPPER PERMITS AND ADVANCES EXPLORATION AND SCOPING STUDY ACTIVITIES

Highlights

  • 24 new highly prospective exploration permits have recently been granted within the Rio Grande Copper Belt totaling 37,451 hectares – taking total permitted area to 81,700 hectares.

  • On 7 December 2020, exploration permits covering a seventh Copper Target (the Lagoa Parada Target) were granted. Initial rock sampling along this new Target returned encouraging copper and silver results, including 4.22% copper and >100 g/t silver (overlimit assay for silver).

  • A soil sampling program covering the south-eastern portion of the Passo Feio Target has been completed. A 200m x 50m soil grid revealed a copper-in-soil anomaly with a strike of about 600m. Initial rock sampling returned results up to 0.39% copper.

  • The Andrade Copper Project Scoping Study is nearing completion and will be released next month. This study is considering both the production of metallic copper by heap leaching and copper sulphate production as the process and associated costs are not dissimilar. The recent rapid rise in the price of metallic copper has also been a significant factor in the company reconsidering its strategic position on the production of metallic copper as opposed to copper sulphate.

  • A bench-scale metallurgical test for the Andrade Copper Project being conducted by ALS Minerals in Perth, Western Australia has been in progress for some time to determine the copper ore recovery via heap leaching. Work is nearing completion and preliminary results of these tests will soon be available.

  • Copper exploration by Aguia is currently concentrating on regional targets surrounding the Neoproterozoic Caçapava Granite and also south of the city of Lavras (Figure 1).

Sydney, Australia : Aguia Resources Limited (ASX: AGR) ( ‘Aguia’ or the ‘Company’ ) is pleased to provide an update on the progress of its copper assets in Brazil with some new highly prospective permits secured, exploration activity advancing, and the Andrade Copper Scoping Study nearing completion which given the rapid rise in the price of metallic copper, considers both copper sulphate production and the production of metallic copper by heap leaching. This work is being done concurrently with project development activities underway to bring the Três Estradas Phosphate Project ( ‘TEPP’ ) into production which is the Company’s main priority.

Aguia now has seven highly prospective copper targets in Brazil (previously six) covering some 800km[2 ] and the new permits secured have very compelling geology. It is a testament to our team in

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Aguia Resources Limited | ABN 94 128 256 888
Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | Telephone 02 8280 7355 Facsimile 02 9287 0350
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Brazil that they have been able to identify and permit these new targets given all funding is being deployed to bringing the TEPP into production.

Managing Director Dr. Fernando Tallarico commented: “Aguia is making excellent progress adding further value to and expanding its portfolio of copper assets in Brazil. Over a number of years, we have painstakingly assembled a highly prospective land package and these new permits further strengthen the asset base and take the total holding to well over 800km[2] . While bringing Tres Estradas into production is absolutely our number one priority, we are confident that the work we are doing on our copper assets will unlock significant unrealised value. The samples we are reporting from the newly secured Lagoa Parada Target are highly encouraging, so too are the soil samples from Passo Feio. Both warrant more extensive exploration. We also look forward to delivering our copper scoping study next month and we are confident that it will clearly show the value we can realise from a low CAPEX heap leaching operation.”

Copper Land Position

During December 2020, Aguia was granted 24 new exploration permits which has expanded the Company's land position within the Rio Grande Copper Belt by 37,451 hectares to a total of 81,700 hectares. The Rio Grande Copper Belt includes several copper occurrences and one historical copper mine hosted in a variety of rock types and structural settings, and usually occur with silver and/or gold. Figure 1 shows the distribution of Aguia’s tenements, the copper targets and the historical occurrences along the belt.

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Figure 1 – Regional Geological map of the Rio Grande Copper Belt, highlighting the distribution of Aguia’s tenements, copper targets, copper occurrences, the exhausted Camaqua copper mine and the new exploration permits that have been granted within the belt.

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Lagoa Parada Target

The newly identified Lagoa Parada Target is located 10km to the southeast of the city of Lavras do Sul (Figure 2). Airborne geophysics show that the Lagoa Parada Target is associated with a magnetic high surrounded by a high radiometric zone in the potash channel, which is most likely reflecting hydrothermal alteration of the host sandstones and andesites. The copper is occurring as disseminations in the matrix of the sandstone and filling fractures. The main copper mineral is malachite reflecting the weathering at surface. Initial reconnaissance and geological mapping returned a rock assay of up to 4.22% copper and over-limited silver (>100g/t silver). The rock assay results are presented in Table 1.

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Figure 2 – Lagoa Parada Target location and rock assay results over a background image of the airborne magnetics that define a 2km-wide circular anomaly.

Table 1 – Copper and silver assay results at the Lagoa Parada Target

Sample_ID **UTM_E ** **UTM_N ** Elevation(m) Cu % Ag g/t
96990 228155 6576503 184 0.63 12.1
96991 229606 6578303 225 0.42 11.8
96992 229089 6578075 195 0.00 <0.5
96993 229224 6577680 168 0.01 0.5
96994 227934 6577731 199 0.00 <0.5
96995 228878 6577291 215 0.63 21.0

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96996 228829 6577424 227 0.96 32.2
96997 228845 6577424 213 4.22 >100
96998 228881 6577398 196 0.28 11.2
96999 228518 6576985 211 0.01 <0.5
97000 227885 6577126 194 0.32 9.2
100296 227863 6577153 181 1.34 33.4
100297 227855 6577144 192 1.93 74.5

Figure 3 – Rock sample collected from the Lagoa Parada Target.

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Figure 4 – Rock sample collected from the Lagoa Parada Target.

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Passo Feio Target

Passo Feio was identified via a regional bullseye airborne geophysics anomaly defined by a 16km[2] magnetic low. Previous exploration work undertaken by Aguia, including rock and soil sampling and 6 trenches that were dug, returned assays of up to 4.53% copper and 34 g/t silver. These results were announced to the ASX on 13 November 2019. Recently, Aguia was granted an exploration permit covering the south-eastern portion of the target where soil sampling was conducted. 264 soil samples were collected on a 200m x 50m grid and the soil assays delineated a copper-in-soil anomaly over an area of about 600m by 400m and 2km southeast of the trench area. Initial grab sampling returned assays of up to 0.39% copper in this area (Figure 5).

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Figure 5 – Soil Geochemistry map at Passo Feio Target.

Andrade Copper Project

A Scoping Study on the Andrade Copper Project is being prepared by GE21 Consultoria Mineral Ltda (GE21) in Brazil and will include pit design and optimisation, mine scheduling, capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) estimates, and an economic analysis based on a Mineral Resource of 10.8 Mt @ 0.56% Copper and 2.56 g/t Silver which was announced to the ASX on 19 March 2019.

Two samples from the Andrade Copper Deposit were sent for testing at the Hydrometallurgy Centre of Excellence (HCE) of ALS Minerals in Perth, Western Australia. The samples were collected from selected core intercepts and assembled to form two 20kg samples, one from the low-grade and the other from the high-grade zone of the deposit with average grades of 0.63% and 2.00% copper respectively. The main ore mineral in both samples is chalcocite.

The samples are being submitted to hydrometallurgical tests to determine copper and silver recovery in different conditions of acid leaching. These tests are underway and will be concluded during the March 2021 Quarter and the results announced to the market.

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AUTHORISED FOR ISSUE TO ASX BY FERNANDO TALLARICO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AGUIA RESOURCES LIMITED

For further information, please contact:

Aguia Resources Limited - Investor Relations

ABN: 94 128 256 888

Level 12, 680 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia E: [email protected] P: +61 (0) 419 960 560 W: www.aguiaresources.com.au

For enquiries, please contact Ben Jarvis (Six Degrees Investor Relations) at [email protected] or +61 (0) 413 150 448.

About Aguia:

Aguia Resources Limited, (“Aguia”) is an ASX listed agricultural company (AGR:ASX) with pre-production phosphate and copper sulphate projects located in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. Aguia has an established and highly experienced in-country team based in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Aguia’s first project, the Três Estradas Phosphate Project is expected to be in production by Q4 2021. Aguia is committed to advancing its existing projects into production whilst continuing to pursue other opportunities within the agricultural sector.

JORC Code Competent Person Statements:

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Dr. Fernando Tallarico, who is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Dr. Tallarico is a full-time employee of the company. Dr. Tallarico has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Dr. Tallarico consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Caution regarding forward-looking information:

This press release contains "forward looking information" within the meaning of applicable Australian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the next steps for the project, timetable for development, production forecast, mineral resource estimate, exploration program, permit approvals, timetable and budget, property prospectivity, and the future financial or operating performance of the Company. Generally, forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; other risks of the mining industry and the risks described in the Company’s public disclosure. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be

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accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities law.

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JORC Code, Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
JORC Code, Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
JORC Code, Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
channels,
random
chips,
or
specific
specialised industry standard measurement
tools appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
• Rock samples, from every outcropping rock,
were collected initially along lines 400
metres apart, until the mineralized target
was delineated;
• 108 rock samples were collected on Passo
Feio target, 16 rock samples were collected
within the ANM 810.081/2019, 6 rock
samples were collected within the ANM
810.385/2011 area and 86 rock samples
were
collected
within
the
ANM
810.911/2016;
• 181 channel samples were collected on
Passo Feio Target from trenches. The
samples were collected every metre along
the wall of the trenches;
• 13 rock samples were collected on Lagoa
Parada Target, 10 rock samples were
collected within the ANM 810.144/2018
area, 1 rock sample was collected within the
ANM 810.143/2018 area and 2 rock samples
were
collected
within
the
ANM
810.151/2018;
• Soil samples on Passo Feio Target were
collected on 400x50m grid and 200x50m
infill grid, for a total of 675 soil samples
collected to date;
• All soil samples targeted the B-Horizon soil
profile;
• These samples were sent to the ALS
Laboratory
in
Vespasiano,
Brazil
for
preparation and assaying.
Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
• Sample location are picked up using hand-
held GPS, according to the local UTM
coordinate system (SAD 69, Zone 22S).
Sampling
was
carried
out
using
comprehensive Aguia protocols and QAQC
procedures as per industry best practice.
Aspects
of
the
determination
of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report. In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done this would be
relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation
drilling was used to obtain 1 m samplesfrom
• Rock and soil samples were sent to ALS
laboratories and analysed using methods
ICP, ME-ICP61 and Fire Assay, Au-AA24.
Elements assayed for include Ag, Al, As, B,
Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hg, K,
La,Mg,Mn,Mo,Na,Ni,P,Pb,S,Sb,Sc,Sr,

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where
there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules)
may
warrant
disclosure
of
detailed
information.
Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Zn and Au.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger,
Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core
diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of
diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
type, whether core is oriented and if so, by
_what method, etc). _
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results assessed.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative nature
of the samples.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and whether
sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential
loss/gain
of
fine/coarse
material.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a
level of detail to support appropriate
Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies
and metallurgical studies.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Whether
logging
is
qualitative
or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc) photography.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Sub-
sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or
dry.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.

Sample preparation was completed at
ALS’s Belo Horizonte laboratory in Brazil

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
using standard crushing and pulverization
techniques. The sample preparation
techniques meet industry standards and
are considered appropriate for the
mineralization being investigated.

Sample preparation was completed using
standard crushing and pulverization
techniques PREP-31 (rock and drill
samples). All samples were dried, crushed,
and milled to 70% passing 2 mm, riffle split
off 250 g, then the split pulverized to
better than 85% passing 75 microns. Pulp
splits are collected and retained in
storage.
Quality control procedures adopted for all
sub-sampling
stages
to
maximise
representivity of samples.
• Industry
standard
procedures
were
employed, including ensuring non-core
samples
are
adequately
homogenized
before. Pulp splits are collected and retained
in storage.
ALS does introduce on routine basis certified
reference material within every batch of
samples, namely appropriate standards,
duplicates and blanks. A QAQC report is sent
together with the assay certificates.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling
is representative of the in situ material
collected, including for instance results for
_field duplicate/second-half sampling. _
• No field duplicate samples or second half
sampling were done.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the
grain size of the material being sampled.
• Rock sample size are adequate and
representative for mineralisation type.
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of
the assaying and laboratory procedures
used and whether the technique is
considered partial or total.
• The ICP method used is industry standard
and considered appropriate for the analysis
of base metal hosted mineralisation.
• Sample preparation and analysis was
completed at ALS’s Belo Horizonte
laboratory in Brazil using standard crushing
and pulverization techniques.
• Routine assays were conducted using a four
acid ‘near total’ digestion with ICP-AES
finish (ME-ICP61 process) to provide
analysis for 33 elements (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be,
Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, La, Mg, Mn,
Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sb, Sc, Sr, Th, Ti, Tl, U,
V, W, Zn). All Cu and Co determinations

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
were re-assayed by four acid (HF-HNO3-
HClO4) digestion, HCl leach and ICP finish to
provide an improved level of accuracy on
these values (method ME-OG62). The
preparation and analytical procedures are
appropriate for the type of mineralization
sampled and are reliable to deliver the total
content of the analysed compounds.
make and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
• A hand held XRF, Delta Analyser CS-4000 by
Innov-X Systems, was employed to pre scan
samples.
For
geophysical
tools,
spectrometers,
handheld
XRF
instruments,
etc,
the
parameters used in determining the analysis
including instrument
• There is a calibration plate supplied by
INOVV-X-Systems for the calibration of the
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence equipment.
Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (eg standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias)
andprecision have been established.
• Quality control samples, including blanks,
duplicates and standards were insert by ALS
Laboratories as part of the internal QAQC
protocol of the batches.
Verification
of sampling
and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections
by
either
independent
or
alternative
company personnel.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
Thus no intersections were produced.
• Also no independent verification were done
at
this
initial
stage
of
grassroots
exploration.
The use of twinned holes. • Twin holes weren´t used. Passo Feio and
Lagoa Parada Targets were not subject to
any drilling by the Company.
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
• Rock sample documentation and assay
certificates were maintained by Aguia and
the
associated
data
stored
in
our
exploration database.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data. • No adjustment or data manipulation were
performed.
Location of
data points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
locate drill holes (collar and down-hole
surveys), trenches, mine workings and other
locations
used
in
Mineral
Resource
estimation.
• Rock and soil samples were surveyed
according to the local UTM coordinate
system (South American Datum 1969 –
SAD69, Zone 22S), using hand held GPS
equipment.
Specification of the grid system used. • SAD 1969 UTM system, Zone 22S
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
• No topographic survey was conducted at the
targets by the Company yet.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Data
spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
• Rock samples, from every outcropping rock,
were collected initially along lines 400
metres spaced, within exploration permits
ANM
810.143/2018,
810.144/2018,
810.151/2018,
810.911/2016,
810.520/2011,
810.081/2019
and
810.385/2011;
• Soil samples on Passo Feio Target were
collected
on
400x50m
grid
within
exploration
permits
810.911/2016,
810.385/2011,
810.081/2019
and
810.520/2011.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of
geological and grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications
applied.
• To this point only rock sampling was
performed as part of the initial grassroots
exploration effort. The existing data is
absolutely insufficient to conduct any
mineral resource or reserve estimation.
Whether sample compositing has been
applied.
• No compositing was performed in any way
at this point of the program.
Orientation
of data in
relation to
geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.
• The sampling patterns used did not
introduce an apparent bias.
If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Not applicable.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample
security.
• Chain of custody of all sampled material was
maintained by Aguia. Samples were stored
in a secured facility in Lavras do Sul until
dispatch to the ALS preparation laboratory
by commercial carrier.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
• No audit or reviews were conducted at this
point of the exploration program.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location
and ownership including agreements or
material issues with third parties such as
joint ventures, partnerships, overriding

Lagoa Parada Target:

Exploration Permit ANM
810.143/2018, 100% owned by Aguia
Fertilizantes S.A. Granted December

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time
of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
07th 2020, initial 3-years term expiry
December 07th 2023.

Exploration Permit ANM
810.144/2018, 100% owned by Aguia
Fertilizantes S.A. Granted December
07th 2020, initial 3-years term expiry
December 07th 2023.

Exploration Permit ANM
810.151/2018, 100% owned by Aguia
Fertilizantes S.A. Granted December
07th 2020, initial 3-years term expiry
December 07th 2023.

Passo Feio Target:

Exploration Permit ANM
810.081/2019, 100% owned by Aguia
Fertilizantes S.A. Granted June 19th
2019, initial 3-years term expiry
June-17th 2022.

Exploration Permit ANM
810.385/2011, irrevocable right to
100% an exercised option agreement
with Referencial Geologia Ltda. Initial
3-years term expiry March-14th2022;

Exploration Permit ANM
810.520/2011, irrevocable right to
100% an exercised option agreement
with Referencial Geologia Ltda. Initial
3-years term expiry March-14th2022.

Exploration Permit ANM
810.911/2016, 100% owned by Aguia
Fertilizantes S.A. Granted October
19th 2020, initial 3-years term expiry
October-18th 2023.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.

We are aware of historical exploration
activity by Mining Ventures / Referencial
in the area. To the best of our knowledge
we are aware only of an soil sampling
program in this region.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.

Lagoa Parada target is located 10 km
southeast from the city of Lavras do Sul.
The airborne geophysics shows that the
Lagoa Parada Target is associated to a

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
magnetic high surrounded by a high
radiometric zone in the potash channel,
which
most
likely
is
reflecting
hydrothermal alteration of the host
sandstones and andesites. The copper
occurs as disseminations in the matrix of
the sandstone and filling fractures. The
main
copper
mineral
is
malachite
reflecting the weathering at surface;

Passo Feio target is located along the
southern edge of Caçapava Granite and
consist of a low mag airborne geophysical
anomaly
with
copper
showings
in
conglomerates and volcanic rocks;
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to
the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material drill
holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole
collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in metres) of
the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the information
is not Material and this exclusion does not
detract from the understanding of the
report, the Competent Person should
clearly explain why this is the case.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• Only rock and soil sampling at this point.
Rock samples were surveyed according to
the local UTM coordinate system (South
American Datum 1969 – SAD69, Zone
22S), using hand held GPS equipment.
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high grade results and
longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation
should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets was
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
shown in detail. are reporting rock sample grades.
The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of Exploration
Results.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.
• Carlota and Passo Feio targets were not
subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a
clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down
hole length, true width not known’).
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view
of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
• Refer to maps and sections in release.
Balanced
reporting
Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low and
high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.
• Passo Feio and Lagoa Parada targets were
not subject to any drilling by the Company.
• No data manipulation was performed.
• The grassroots stage of this initial
exploration program does not require any
data statistics or manipulation. We merely
are reporting rock sample grades.
Other
substantive
Other exploration data, if meaningful and
material, should be reported including (but
not limited to): geological observations;
• Aguia made use of an airborne magnetic
geophysical survey completed by CPRM to

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
exploration
data
geophysical survey results; geochemical
survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test
results; bulk density, groundwater,
geotechnical and rock characteristics;
potential deleterious or contaminating
substances.
aid in exploration targeting.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further
work (eg tests for lateral extensions or
depth extensions or large-scale step-out
_drilling). _
• As presented in the text of this report.
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future
drilling areas, provided this information is
not commercially sensitive.
• As presented in the text of this report.

Section 3 Estimation and Reporting of Mineral Resources

The available data is absolutely insufficient to allow any mineral resource reporting.

Section 4: Estimation and Reporting of Ore Reserves

The available data is absolutely insufficient to allow any ore reserve reporting.

Section 5: Estimation and Reporting of Diamonds and Other Gemstones

No diamond or gemstones are being prospected in this program.

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