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ALBRIGHT METALS LTD Capital/Financing Update 2020

May 11, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX Announcement

12 May 2020

Bryah uses Government Funds on Gold Drilling

Highlights:

  • 210 metre RC drilling program completed at Windalah Gold-Copper Prospect following completion of Manganese drilling program

  • Drilling to test for shallow extensions of high-grade gold intersected in drilling at Windalah Prospect in 2018

  • Bryah receives an initial $38,000 payment under the Australian Government Cash Flow Boost Scheme

  • Government payment being used to fund drilling and to advance gold exploration in Bryah Basin

Bryah Resources Limited (“Bryah” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise of the completion yesterday of a gold exploration drilling program at its Windalah Gold-Copper Prospect, which is located approximately 150 kilometres north of the town of Meekatharra in central Western Australia (see Figure 1).

Following receipt earlier this month of a $38,000 payment from the Australian Government under its Cash Flow Boost Scheme to support small to medium size businesses, the Board of the Company has decided to immediately apply part of this government support payment to its gold exploration activities.

With the Company recently completing its manganese exploration drilling program[1] , it was seen as a very cost effective opportunity to undertake a short gold drilling program, using the same drill rig, to test for shallow extensions of the zones of high-grade gold mineralisation intersected by Bryah’s drilling in 2018[2] .

The drilling program of 210 metres consisted of 3 Reverse Circulation (RC) holes (BBRC047-BBRC049) drilled as shown in Plate 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3.

The samples from the RC drilling will be delivered to Perth for laboratory analysis shortly, with assay results expected over the coming weeks.

1 See BYH ASX Announcement dated 11 May 2020 for full details

2 See BYH ASX Announcement dated 22 November 2018 for full details

Address ASX Code: BYH Projects Level 1, 85 Havelock Street ABN: 59 616 795 245 Bryah Basin – Copper, Gold West Perth WA 6005 Shares on issue: 100,873,840 Manganese Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Latest Share Price: $0.033 Gabanintha – Gold, Copper Email: [email protected] Market Capitalisation: $3.3M bryah.com.au

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Commenting on the gold drilling program, Managing Director Neil Marston said:

“We were very pleased to receive the Cash Flow Boost payment from the Australian Federal Government and believe that the best use of these windfall funds is to apply them to support our on-going gold exploration efforts.

With a drill rig already on site, the decision to extend the program to test the Windalah Gold-Copper Prospect with some shallow holes was quickly taken. Drilling at Windalah in 2018 intersected gold mineralisation of up to 15 grams per tonne over one metre intervals, within a broader zone of gold mineralisation. This area remains our most advanced gold-copper target in the Bryah Basin.

We look forward to seeing the laboratory results from this drilling in the coming weeks.”

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Figure 1: - Tenement Location Plan

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Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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Plate 1 - Drill Rig drilling BBRC047, with outcropping chert capped ridge visible to the left.

Targeting Rationale

From recent aerial imagery, downhole logging data and computer modelling, there appears to be a large (~150m hinge-hinge) fold flexure in the out-cropping / sub-cropping jasperoidal chert adjacent to the 2018 drilling. A gravity low also appears to sit immediately to the east of the outcropping jasperoidal chert.

The designed holes have been oriented off-section from the earlier drilling, to be approximately orthogonal to the inferred strike of the internal limb of the interpreted fold. Whilst providing more detailed information on the orientation of the stratigraphy, this new hole orientation will provide an opportunity to probe the gravity low to the east.

The design of the program has also considered the limited depth capabilities of the tracked drill rig used.

The drill hole information for these three holes is shown in Table 1.

Follow-Up Activities

Company personnel have recently succeeded in clearing a blockage from the 50mm PVC casing in drill hole BBRC013, which could not be Down Hole Electromagnetic (“DHEM”) surveyed in early 2019 due to the blockage. See Figure 2 for the location of BBRC013.

It is intended that a DHEM survey of BBRC013 to a down-hole depth of approximately 180 metres will be completed in the coming weeks.

Funds received from the Cash Flow Boost from the Australian Federal Government will also be used to pay for this survey.

Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street Page 3 of 12 West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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Figure 2 – Windalah Prospect Drill Hole Location Plan

Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street Page 4 of 12 West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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Figure 3 - Windalah Prospect Drill Section A-A’

The board of directors of Bryah Resources Limited has authorised this announcement to be given to the ASX.

For further information, please contact:

Neil Marston

Managing Director Tel: +61 9321 0001

Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street Page 5 of 12 West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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About Bryah Resources Limited

Bryah Resources Limited is a copper-gold-manganese focused explorer with 2 projects located in central Western Australia, being the 1,135km[2] Bryah Basin Project and the 170km[2] Gabanintha Project.

The Bryah Basin is host to the high-grade copper-gold mines at DeGrussa, discovered by Sandfire Resources Limited in 2009, and at Horseshoe Lights, which was mined until 1994. The Bryah Basin also has several historical and current manganese mines including the Company’s recently acquired Horseshoe South mine. The Company has secured a joint venture agreement with OM (Manganese) Limited in respect to its manganese rights only in respect to approximately 660 km[2] of its Bryah Basin tenement holdings.

At Gabanintha, Bryah holds the rights to all minerals except Vanadium, Uranium, Cobalt, Chromium, Titanium, Lithium, Tantalum, Manganese & Iron Ore (Excluded Minerals). Australian Vanadium Limited retains 100% rights in the Excluded Minerals on the Gabanintha Project. Bryah has announced a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource at the Tumblegum South Prospect at Gabanintha of 600,000 tonnes @ 2.2 g/t Au for 42,500 oz Au[3] .

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Tony Standish, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Standish is a consultant to Bryah Resources Limited (“the Company”). Tony Standish has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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’. Tony Standish consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Forward Looking Statements

This report may contain certain “forward-looking statements” which may not have been based solely on historical facts, but rather may be based on the Company’s current expectations about future events and results. Where the Company expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, forward looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any “forward looking statement” to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

3 See BYH ASX Announcement dated 29 January 2020 for full details

Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street Page 6 of 12 West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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Table 1 – Windalah Gold-Copper Prospect - Drill Hole Information

Hole ID Easting
mE
Northing
mN
RL Azimuth
& Dip
(planned)
Total
Depth
(m)
Depth
From
(m)
Depth
To
(m)
Interval
Width
(m)
Gold
g/t
Cu
%
BBRC047 665593 7180908 559.6 80o/-55o 72 Assays Pending
BBRC048 665572 7180865 558.6 80o/-55o 84 Assays Pending
BBRC049 665559 7180825 557.3 80o/-55o 54 Assays Pending

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Address Level 1, 85 Havelock Street West Perth WA 6005

Tel: +61 8 9321 0001 Email: [email protected]

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Appendix 1 – Windalah Prospect Drilling Program JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Exploration Results

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. 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.

Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity
and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems
used.

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 (e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from 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 (e.g. submarine nodules)
may warrant disclosure of detailed information.

For this drilling program Bryah utilised Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes.

RC drilling was to generally accepted industry standard producing 1.0m samples which
were collected beneath the cyclone and then passed through a splitter.

The splitter reject sample was collected into plastic buckets and laid out on the ground in
10-20m rows.

The full length of each hole drilled was sampled at 1 metre intervals.

All Bryah samples collected will be submitted to a contract commercial laboratory for
drying, crushing and homogenising the sample. All 1m splits will be submitted and
analysed for a comprehensive 48 element suite with a 4-acid digestion and ICP-MS finish.
In addition, they will also be analysed for Au by 50g lead fire assay with ICP-OES finish
Drilling
techniques

Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air
blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (e.g. core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
_type, whether core is oriented and ifso, by what method, etc). _

All holes were drilled with a contract RC drilling rig.

All RC holes were drilled using a (137mm) hammer drilling bit.
Drill sample
recovery

Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries
and results assessed.

Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the samples.

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.

The RC samples have not yet been weighed or measured for recovery.

To ensure maximum sample recovery and the representivity of the samples, an
experienced Company geologist was present during drilling to monitor the sampling
process. Any issues were immediately rectified.

Sample recovery was recorded by the Company geologist and this was based on how
much of the sample is returned from the cyclone and cone splitter. This was recorded as
good, fair, poor or no sample.

Bryah is satisfied that the RC holes have taken a sufficiently representative sample of the
interval and minimal loss of fines has occurred in the RC drilling resulting in minimal
sample bias.

At this stage no investigations have been made into whether there is a relationship
between sample recovery and grade.
Logging
Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and

All the 1m RC samples were sieved and collected into 20m chip trays for geological

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral
Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies.

Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.

The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged.
logging of colour, weathering, lithology, alteration and mineralisation for potential Mineral
Resource estimation and mining studies.

RC logging is both qualitative and quantitative in nature.

All chip trays will be photographed.

The total length of the RC holes were logged. Where no sample was returned due to
cavities/voids it was recorded as such.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation

If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken.

If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether
sampled wet or dry.

For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.

Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to
maximise representivity of samples.

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.

Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material
being sampled.

Sampling technique:
o
All RC samples were collected from the RC rig and were collected beneath the
cyclone and then passed through the cone splitter.
o
The samples were generally dry and all attempts were made to ensure the collected
samples were dry.
o
The cyclone and cone splitter were cleaned with compressed air at the end of every
6m drill rod.
o
The sample sizes were appropriate to correctly represent the mineralisation based
on the style of mineralisation, the thickness and consistency of intersections, the
sampling methodology and percent value assay ranges for the primary elements.

Quality Control Procedures were:
o
A duplicated sample was collected every 50 samples.
o
Certified Reference Material (CRM) samples were inserted in the field every 50
samples containing a range of gold and base metal values.
o
Blank Bunbury basalt material was inserted in the field every 50 samples.
o
Overall QAQC insertion rate of 1:16.6 samples
o
Laboratory repeats will be taken and standards inserted at pre-determined level
specified by the laboratory.
o
The sample sizes are considered appropriate to correctly represent the
mineralisation based on the style of mineralisation, the thickness and consistency of
intersections, the sampling methodology and the assay value ranges expected for
both gold and copper.
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.

For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc,
the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument
make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.

Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels
_of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and precision have been established. _

Duplicates and samples containing standards will be included in the analyses.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Verification of
sampling and
assaying

The verification of significant intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.

The use of twinned holes.

Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic) protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.

Significant intersections have been independently verified by alternative company
personnel.

The use of twinned holes has not been implemented and is not considered necessary at
this stage of exploration.

The Competent Person has visited the site and supervised all the drilling and sampling
process in the field.

All primary data related to logging and sampling are captured on appropriate software and
directly imported into the database with import validations. Where data has been recorded
on paper all paper copies of data have been stored.

All data is sent to Perth and stored in the centralised Access database with a Data Shed
front end which is managed by company geologists.

No adjustments or calibrations have been made to any assay data, apart from resetting
below detection values to half positive detection.
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.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic control.

All collars were initially located by a Geologist using a conventional hand-held GPS.

Following completion of the drilling program the hole collars will be surveyed using a
differential GPS for accurate collar location and RL with the digital data entered directly
into the company Access database.

The grid system for the Bryah Basin prospect is MGA_GDA94 Zone 50.

Topographic data is collected by a hand-held GPS.
Data spacing
and distribution

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.

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.

_Whether sample compositing has been applied. _

Drill spacing was approximately 45 metres between collars and drillhole orientation was
on an azimuth of 80o.

The drill spacing is generally not sufficient to establish the degree of geological and grade
continuity applied under the 2012 JORC code.

No sample compositing was been applied to this drilling 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.

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.

The attitude of the lithological units is predominantly west-south-westerly dipping to sub-
vertical. Therefore, most holes were drilled with an azimuth of 80 degrees to intersect the
structures at close to right angles to the orientation of the lithological units. Due to locally
varying intersection angles between drillholes and lithological units all results are defined
as downhole widths.

No drilling orientation and sampling bias has been recognized at this time and it is not
considered to have introduced a sampling bias.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.

The samples collected were placed in calico bags and will be transported to the relevant
Perth laboratory by courier or company contractor.

Sample securityis not considered a significant risk.
Audits or
reviews

The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data.

The Company database has been compiled from primary data by independent database
consultants and was based on original assay data and historical database compilations.

A regular review of the data and samplingtechniques is carried out internally.

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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 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 inthe area. _

The relevant tenement (E52/3236) is 100% owned by Bryah Resources Limited.

At the time of reporting, there are no known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate
in the area and the tenements are in good standing.
Exploration
done by other
parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties.

Previous exploration at the Windalah Prospect has been undertaken by Homestake
Australia Limited (1984-1986) and Afmeco Pty Ltd (1988-1990) and involved
aeromagnetic surveys, geological mapping, soil and rock chip sampling and RAB drilling.

Explorers in all cases identified the prospectivity of the ground however exploration
results were not generally followed up due to various issues.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation.

The Windalah Prospect consists of a sequence of folded sub-cropping Narracoota
Formation within a series of North-West trending, anticlinal domes. The Narracoota
Formation volcanics occupy the central axis position of the interpreted dome structures.
An overlying ridge forming chert is strata-parallel and its distribution is consistent with the
dome structures and generally dips away from the central fold axis. Overlying the chert
sequence and the underlying Narracoota Formation are sediments of the Ravelstone
Formation.

The primary exploration target at Windalah is VMS mineralisation similar to the nearby
Horseshoe Lights Copper-Gold Mine where mineralisation occurs in the core of a NNW
trending and SE plunging parasitic anticline, that is overturned. The sulphide envelope of
the deposit itself is SW dipping and plunging to the SSE (150o) and was likely folded. It
sits within altered basalt and mafic volcaniclastic units along the contact with overlying
felsic volcanic schist.
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.

Refer to Table 1 of this ASX Announcement.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Data
aggregation
methods

In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should be stated.

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 shown in detail.

The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values
_should be clearly stated. _

No exploration results reported in this announcement.

No metal equivalent values will be used to report results.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.

If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle
is known, its nature should be reported.

If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there
should be a clear statement to this effect (e.g. ‘down hole length, true
_width not known’). _

Due to locally varying intersection angles between drill holes and lithological units all
results are defined as downhole widths.

This drill spacing is also not sufficient to establish the degree of geological and grade
continuity applied under the 2012 JORC Code.
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. _

See attachedFigure 2andFigure 3within this announcement.
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.

No exploration results reported in this announcement
Other
substantive
exploration data

Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported
including (but not limited to): geological observations; 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.

All relevant exploration data is reported in this announcement.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g. tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).

Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including
the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided
this information is not commercially sensitive.

Refer to this announcement.

The extent of follow-up drilling has not yet been confirmed.

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