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ARUMA RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2026
Mar 8, 2026
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ASX Announcement 9 March 2026
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Key Rutile, Zircon and Ilmenite Heavy Mineral Sands Assemblages confirmed at Wilan
Highlights
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High-value HMS assemblages containing zircon and titanium minerals – rutile and ilmenite – confirmed at Wilan Project, Eromanga Basin HMS precinct, South Australia
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HMS assemblages were present in 11 of the sampled sites. Assay XRD results include:
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6% zircon, 10% rutile, 3% Ilmenite in sample WP25001
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2% zircon, 11% rutile, 6% ilmenite in sample WP25008
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2% zircon, 8% rutile, 3% ilmenite in sample WP25009
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Results come from initial broad-spaced targeted reconnaissance stream sediment sampling and are aligned with recent values from Altitude Minerals’ adjacent HMS project
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The Eromanga Basin's strong HMS potential is underscored by recent discoveries by PTR Minerals and Marmota Ltd
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Next steps to advance the Wilan Project would include a passive seismic program and airborne magnetic reprocessing
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Aruma has commenced an Extensive EM Survey at its Tillex Project in Canada as a first step in confirming its strike and depth expansion potential; EM Survey is progressing well and results are expected in the current month
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Aruma confirms the divestment of the non-core E08/3188 in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
Aruma Resources Limited (ASX: AAJ) (Aruma , the Company) is pleased to announce that results from its maiden sampling program at the Wilan HMS-Uranium Project in the Eromanga Basin Heavy Mineral Sands (HMS) precinct in South Australia, has identified assemblages of high-value HMS, including zircon, rutile and ilmenite.
The reconnaissance stream sediment sampling program targeted selected areas with prospective lithologies across both exploration licences (EL6819 and EL6870) at the Wilan Project. The program was successful, with results indicating the presence of HMS assemblages in concentrates in 11 of the sites sampled.
Aruma Resources Ltd Issued Capital ACN 141 335 364 730,608,858 Shares ASX: AAJ 335,935,081 Listed options 171,274,362 Unlisted options 99,700,000 Performance rights
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Board and Management JAMES MOSES – Non-Executive Chairman GRANT FERGUSON – Managing Director BRETT SMITH – Non-Executive Director
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The highlight result was; 6:10:3 Zircon:Rutile:Ilmenite percentage assemblage in sample WP25001 (Figure 1, Table 1).
The program was a first-pass reconnaissance stream sediment sampling program designed to assess the HMS potential of the Project, based on recommendations from a recent independent geological review into the Project’s HMS prospectivity[1] .
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Figure 1: Wilan Project map (EL6870 and EL6819) showing the 11 Sampling Locations and XRD assay results from the four selected samples (WP25001, WP25004, WP25008 and WP25009).
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Table 1: XRD results from HM concentrates (HM % derived from HLS-heavy liquid separation)
| Mineral | HLS HM(%) Zircon (%) Rutile (%) |
Ilmenite (%) Trash (%) |
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| WP25001 HM | 0.5 6 10 |
3 81 |
| WP25004 HM | 1.2 1 2 |
97 |
| WP25008 HM | 0.4 2 11 |
6 81 |
| WP25009 HM | 0.4 2 8 |
3 87 |
Sampling Program Details
A stream sediment sampling program was conducted to test the potential of a number of targeted stream and drainage channels across the Wilan Project (EL6819 and EL6870), to provide vectors toward potential concealed HMS accumulations.
Traverse mapping locations were conducted across prospective lithologies thought to be formed along or near the historic shorelines of the basin margin surrounding the Peake and Denison Inliers, including Cadna-owie Formation, Mount Anna Sandstone, Algebuckina Sandstone and Bulldog Shale.
This was overlayed with mapped tracks and watercourses and resulted in 31 proposed observation sites along roadsides and creek beds. The sedimentary character of the sites was described, panned for heavy minerals, microscopically examined and logged. The results of the stream sediment program indicate that an HMS assemblage (with visual pan estimates of ~>0.2%HM material) was visible in panned concentrates in 11 of 31 sites sampled (Figure 1).
Panning and geological logging involved systematically recording the characteristics including facies interpretation, colour, slimes, induration, grain size, heavy mineral percentage estimated and minerals identified (Figure 2). Royal IHC Laboratory in Queensland received the field samples and produced a concentrate by process of Heavy Liquid Separation (HLS) and project managed the metallurgical process.
Initially the HM concentrate was then further analysed by Xray Fluorescence (XRF), identifying which elements are present and their concentrations (Table 3). Targeted samples were selected for furtherXray Diffraction (XRD), to identify mineral phases present in rutile and ilmenite, which was completed by Bureau Veritas in South Australia.
XRD analysis was completed on four selected samples (WP25001, WP25004, WP25008 and WP25009) based on HMS percentages and available residual sample, to identify the individual mineral elements and concentrations. This required an additional heavy liquid separation and the results are summarised in Table 1.
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Figure 2 : Stream Sediment Panning Sample Collection on EL6870
Observations
Fieldwork also assessed the presence and lithification state of the HMS prospective Cadna ‑ owie Formation and Algebuckina Sandstone.
It is likely that the Algebuckina Sandstone, although mineralised, may have areas of increased lithification which reduces the potential for an adequate source of heavy minerals to form a significant HMS concentration in the Basin margins.
Algebuckina Sandstone outcrops were observed in the northwestern area of EL6870. This is backed up by the sampling at sites WP25005 and WP25006 (Figure 1). The Bulldog Shale was not mapped during the field program. It is reported to include sandy intervals, but confirmation of its presence, depth and potential economic significance would require a stratigraphic drilling program, noting that sand-bearing intervals were logged in regional core library holes.
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Outcomes
The results of the stream sediment program indicate that an HMS assemblage is present in the 11 of 31 sites sampled and with peak percentage values of 6:10:3 Zircon:Rutile:Ilmenite respectively. Outcrops of the prospective Cadna-owie Formation were not identified during the field program and further testing is required to identify the formation. The Mount Anna Sandstone, a fluvial equivalent of the Cadna-owie Formation was present.
The source of heavy mineral assemblage is yet to be confirmed. The presence of potential heavy mineral accumulations, strand lines or headland trap sites formed adjacent to the Proterozoic Inlier (but covered by overburden) may be determined by passive seismic geophysical methods. A review of the available regional magnetic data may also assist in highlighting areas that potentially represent strand lines or headland trap sites for mineral sands.
No known HMS exploration activities have been recorded over the Company’s exploration licences EL6870 and EL6819 in recent times, with historical work in the area focused on other mineral types (uranium, copper, hydrocarbons), mineralisation styles and regional geological assessment.
Assessment of Historical Drill Holes
Aruma also examined nine historical drillholes from the Wilan project area as part of its maiden HMS exploration program. The core is stored at the South Australian Government Core Library (Figure 3).
This work was designed to validate the depth of cover above potential target horizons, assess the presence and degree of lithification of any marine facies and evaluate the presence of HMS. In ‑ addition, it aimed to characterise the lithological features of the Cadna owie Formation, Mount Anna Sandstone, Algebuckina Sandstone and Bulldog Shale.
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Figure 3: Hole BPRM003 within the Core Library (left). Panning and logging of BPRM003 44-46m interval (right)
Next Steps
The next steps to progress the HMS potential at the Wilan Project may include:
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Review regional geophysical airborne magnetic datasets, targeting subtle magnetic anomalies potentially related to HMS deposits;
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Test targets generated from geophysical reviews via a Passive Seismic program to identify headland features and provide further information on magnetic anomalies;
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Potential aircore drill program, subject to the results of the geophysical programs and required approvals; and
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Ongoing regional assessment of emerging HMS discoveries in the Eromanga Basin.
Heavy Mineral Sands Prospectivity
Recent HMS discoveries in the region continue to highlight the strong prospectivity of the Eromanga Basin for HMS mineralisation. PTR Minerals’ (formerly Petratherm) (ASX: PTR) Rosewood discovery, situated near the southwestern margin of the Basin and hosted within mapped Mesozoic Algebuckina Sandstone, and Marmota’s (ASX: MEU) nearby HMS discovery, confirm the significant potential of these early Cretaceous sedimentary systems.
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‑ Both the Algebuckina Sandstone and the overlying Cadna owie Formation were deposited within a shallow epicontinental marine environment, with the former comprising predominantly fluviatile sand bodies and the latter recording a major marine transgression that produced extensive, well ‑ sorted shoreline sand units favourable for HMS concentration.
Recent work by Altitude Minerals (ASX:ATT) at its tenure immediately adjacent to Aruma’s Wilan Project has further reinforced this regional potential. Altitude’s reconnaissance programs across its Eromanga Basin tenure has identified multiple occurrences of heavy mineral–bearing sands within both surficial and shallow stratigraphic positions, consistent with the style of mineralisation reported at Rosewood and ATT’s Douglas Creek target. These results demonstrate the continuity of HMS ‑ prospective environments across the Basin and highlight the role of both marine and near/on shore beach depositional processes in concentrating heavy minerals.
Altitude’s reconnaissance sampling on EL7071, following encouraging results from earlier work on EL6195 (Douglas Creek) announced 26 May 2025, has successfully confirmed the presence of similar sedimentological characteristics within the Company’s tenure.
These observations further support the prospectivity of Aruma’s Wilan Project area for HMS exploration within this emerging mineral province.
Divestment of Melrose Project
Aruma is pleased to announce the sale of its 100%-owned, non-core exploration licence E08/3188, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to Bonaparte Aggregates Pty Ltd.
Consideration for the sale is;
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$30,000 (excluding GST) cash payable on settlement; plus
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$25,000 (excluding GST) cash payable on the 12 month anniversary of completion.
A milestone payment of $200,000 cash will also be payable to Aruma upon the definition of a JORC compliant mineral resource estimate of a minimum of 200,000 ounces of gold.
The divestment of the Melrose Project is consistent with Aruma’s commitment to rationalise its project portfolio and focus the Company’s capital and management efforts on its core copper and gold projects in Canada and Australia.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Aruma Resources Ltd.
ENDS
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For further information, please contact:
Grant Ferguson
Managing Director
Aruma Resources Limited Telephone: +61 8 9321 0177
The Wilan Project
The Wilan Project is situated within the Eromanga Basin in South Australia, a Jurassic–Cretaceous basin that forms part of the Great Artesian Basin and has historically been the focus of oil and gas exploration. The Wilan Project lies south of the Peake and Denison Inliers, centred on the township of William Creek, approximately 300km inland from the basin’s southwestern margin.
About Aruma Resources
Aruma Resources Limited (ASX: AAJ) is an ASX-listed copper-focused exploration company committed to the exploration and development of a portfolio of prospective projects in worldclass mineral belts. Its core project is the high-grade Tillex Copper sulphide Project in the prolific Timmins mineral district in Ontario, Canada. It also holds copper exploration assets in the Mt Isa region of Queensland and multi-commodity exploration projects in South Australia and Western Australia.
References used in this ASX announcement
1AAJ ASX announcement 30 September 2025: Heavy Mineral Sands Potential identified at the Wilan Project
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Figure 4 : - Aruma Resources Wilan Project Regional Map
Table 2: Stream Sediment Sample Location Coordinates Grid System - GDA2020 Zone 53
| Sample ID | Easting Northing RL |
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| WP25001 | 652831 6775837 269 |
| WP25002 | 623719 6795753 315 |
| WP25003 | 623719 6795753 315 |
| WP25004 | 626547 6807570 326 |
| WP25005 | 590205 6829243 401 |
| WP25006 | 590205 6829243 401 |
| WP25007 | 606245 6810851 415 |
| WP25008 | 606245 6810851 415 |
| WP25009 | 606245 6810851 415 |
| WP25010 | 606245 6810851 415 |
| WP25011 | 606245 6810851 415 |
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Table 3: XRF Analysis results of Mineral Sand HLS Concentrates
| Basis | Unit | DL | WP 25001 |
WP 25002 |
WP 25003 |
WP 25004 |
WP 25005 |
WP 25006 |
WP 25007 |
WP 25008 |
WP 25009 |
WP 25010 |
WP 25011 |
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| NQ797 - Analysis of Mineral Sa | nds by XR | F | ||||||||||||
| Titanium as TiO2 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 12.7 | 32.4 | 25.6 | 2.09 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 9.28 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 13 |
| Iron as Fe2O3 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 37.1 | 23.1 | 31.2 | 59 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 43.2 | 39.8 | 38.4 | 40.5 | 41.8 |
| Chromium as Cr2O3 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Silicon as SiO2 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 29.9 | 25 | 27.4 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 26.5 | 24.4 |
| Aluminium as Al2O3 |
(db) | % | 0.01 | 6.17 | 10.1 | 8.49 | 6.8 | 7.92 | 7.2 | 7.56 | 8.26 | 7.87 | 7.59 | 7.63 |
| Magnesium as MgO | (db) | % | 0.02 | 0.86 | 1.25 | 0.98 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| Manganese as MnO | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.38 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.45 |
| Zirconium as ZrO2 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 3.5 | 5.54 | 4.63 | 0.27 | 2.26 | 4.39 | 0.5 | 1.38 | 2.18 | 1.21 | 1.51 |
| Phosphorus as P2O5 |
(db) | % | 0.01 | 0.75 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.49 |
| Vanadium as V2O5 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Niobium as Nb2O5 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.07 | nd | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Sulfur as SO3 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 4.64 | 0.92 | 0.66 | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.52 |
| Calcium as CaO | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.78 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| Tin as SnO2* | (db) | % | 0.02 | nd | nd | nd | nd | 0.02 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Cerium as CeO2* | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.15 | nd | 0.07 | 0.1 | nd | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Hafnium as HfO2 | (db) | % | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | nd | 0.01 | 0.04 | nd | nd | 0.01 | nd | nd |
| Th* | (db) | ppm | 4 | 190 | 260 | 300 | 44 | 180 | 210 | 24 | 100 | 160 | 89 | 84 |
| U* | (db) | ppm | 50 | 53 | 82 | 74 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
Note: X-ray fluorescence (XRF) results in Table 3 highlight valuable mineral oxides. It doesn’t identify individual mineral phases or crystalline structure of mineral elements (ie. Rutile, Zircon, Ilmenite), which XRD can determine.
Competent person statement
The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Sam Brayshaw who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Brayshaw is a consultant to the Company. Mr Brayshaw 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 Reserve’. Mr Brayshaw consents to the inclusion in the release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. All exploration results that have been reported previously and released to ASX are available to be viewed on the Company website www.arumaresurces.com. The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information that materially affects the information included in the original announcement. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original announcements.
Forward Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of estimates and assumptions made by the Company and its consultants in light of experience, current conditions and expectations of future developments which the Company believes are appropriate in the current circumstances. These estimates and assumptions while considered reasonable by the Company are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, achievements and performance of the Company to be materially different from the future results and achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements preceded by words such as “planned”, “expected”, “projected”, “estimated”, “may”, “scheduled”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “potential”, “could”, “nominal”, “conceptual” and similar expressions. There can be no assurance that Aruma plans to develop exploration projects that will proceed with the current expectations. There can be no assurance that Aruma will be able to confirm the presence of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that any mineralisation will prove to be economic and will be successfully developed on any of Aruma’s mineral properties. Investors are cautioned that forward looking information is no guarantee of future performance and accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
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| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels, random chips, or specific | • Reconnaissance and sampling were conducted as early stage exploration to | |
| techniques | specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate to the minerals | determine prospectivity through identification of Heavy Minerals (HM) and |
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| under investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF | indicative assemblage data. | ||
| instruments, etc). These examples should not be taken as limiting the broad | • Samples were collected from watercourses by Geologists in prospective | ||
| meaning of sampling. | areas. Watercourse sediments were collected from depths of 0-30cm, panned | ||
| • Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity and the | for presence of HM using panning dish and water, logged and collected to | ||
| appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used. | approx. 500g per calico bag. | ||
| • Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the | • All samples were sent to IHC Robbins in Yatala, Queensland for heavy | ||
| Public Report. | liquid analysis (HLS). Selective samples were sent for X-ray fluorescence | ||
| • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done this would be | (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. | ||
| 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. | |||
| Drilling | • Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, | • No drilling conducted |
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| techniques | 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 if so, by what method, etc). _ | |||
| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and | • No drilling conducted | |
| recovery | 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. | |||
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and geotechnically | • Geological logging involved systematically recording the characteristics | |
| logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource | including facies interpretation, colour, slimes, induration, grain size, and HM | ||
| estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies. | mineral content. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | ||
| channel, etc) photography. | ||
| • The total length andpercentage of the relevant intersections logged. | ||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. | • No drilling conducted |
| techniques and | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | |
| sample | sampled wet or dry. | |
| preparation | • 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. | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory | • No quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) samples were collected and |
| assay data and | procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total. | analysed. Sampling is reconnaissance in nature and considered appropriate |
| laboratory | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | for early‑stage exploration. |
| tests | parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make and | • No drilling conducted |
| 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) andprecision have been established. | ||
| Verification of | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or | • No drilling conducted |
| sampling and | alternative company personnel. | |
| assaying | • 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. | ||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down- | • Surveying was completed with a Garmin Montana 710i, using the MGA2020 |
| data points | hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations used in Mineral | (Zone 53) coordinate system. |
| Resource estimation. | ||
| • Specification of the grid system used. | ||
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | • Not required for this early stage exploration |
| and | • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the | |
| distribution | 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. | ||
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible | • Not required for this early stage exploration |
| data in relation | structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit |
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| to geological | type. | |
| structure | • 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. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | • Not required for this early stage exploration |
| security | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. | • Not required for this early stage exploration |
| reviews |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
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| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including agreements | • EL6870 and EL6819 held by Aruma Resources |
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| tenement and | or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, | • Land Access agreements were in place for the activities | |
| land tenure | overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or | • Native Title Holder were onsite for all on-ground activities. | |
| status | 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. | |||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | • No previous HM exploration conducted on EL6870 and EL6819. | |
| done by other | • Regional HM exploration completed by CopperSearch/ Altitude Minerals on | ||
| parties | EL6195, EL7071 & EL7072. | ||
| • Eromanga Uranium Ltd in 2008, Flinders Diamonds in early 2000’s. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | • Within the project area, the key prospective units including the Cadna-owie |
| Formation, Mount Anna Formation and Algebuckina Sandstone are mapped | ||
| at surface adjacent to potential HM bearing Neoproterozoic sediments of the | ||
| Peake and Denison Inliers. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | • No drilling conducted, early stage exploration only |
| Information | exploration results including a tabulation of the following information for all | |
| Material drill holes: | ||
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar |
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o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres) of |
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| the drill hole collar | ||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • 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. | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, maximum | • No drilling conducted |
| aggregation | and/or minimum grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades) and cut-off | |
| methods | 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. | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of | • No drilling conducted |
| between | Exploration Results. | |
| mineralisation | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is | |
| widths and | known, its nature should be reported. | |
| intercept | • If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there should | |
| lengths | be a clear statement to this effect (e.g. ‘down hole length, true width not | |
| known’). |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of intercepts | • Diagrams and maps are included in the report. |
| 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. | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, | • This is considered balanced and representative. |
| reporting | representative reporting of both low and high grades and/or widths should | |
| bepracticed to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results. | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported | • Not required for this early stage exploration |
| substantive | including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey | |
| exploration | results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and method of | |
| data | treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, | |
| geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or | ||
| contaminating substances. | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions | • Further work includes proposed geophysical and stratigraphical drilling. |
| 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. |