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ASARA RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Jun 18, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX/Media Announcement 19 June 2020
Amended Announcement: $2.7 Million Raised and Commencement of Drilling
Golden Rim Resources Ltd (ASX: GMR, Golden Rim , Company ) refers to its announcement of yesterday, “ $2.7 Million Raised and Commencement of Drilling ” and now provides an amended version of the announcement.
This version of the announcement includes:
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naming LHC Mine Finance Ltd as Lead Manager to the Placement; and
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an updated Figure 1 that includes within the Plan of the Diabatou Gold Shoot, previously reported significant drilling intersections that had been omitted.
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For further information, please contact:
Golden Rim Resources Craig Mackay Managing Director Golden Rim Resources +61 3 9836 4146 [email protected]
This announcement was authorised by the Managing Director of Golden Rim Resources Ltd.
Golden Rim Resources Ltd I ABN 39 006 710 774 I Office 7, Level 2, 609 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, VIC 3127, Australia www.goldenrim.com.au I [email protected] I T + 61 3 9836 4146
ASX/Media Announcement 18 June 2020
$2.7 Million Raised and Commencement of Drilling
Key Points:
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Golden Rim has received commitments for a Placement to raise $2.7m to fund the next phase of exploration at the Kouri Gold Project in Burkina Faso.
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The Placement positions Golden Rim with a strong cash balance as it strives to build on the existing 1.4Moz gold Mineral Resource at Kouri.
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A 2,500m RC drilling program has commenced with the first holes targeting extensions to the high-grade Diabatou Gold Shoot at Kouri which remains open along strike and at depth.
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The discovery of the Diabatou Gold Shoot is significant as elsewhere in Burkina Faso, steeply plunging, high-grade gold shoots discovered in granite contact areas can extend vertically for more than 1km and host more than 1Moz of gold.
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A new rock chip sample result of 42.9g/t gold was obtained from ore being extracted from an artisanal mine shaft that is located 40m along strike from Golden Rim’s last drilling on the Diabatou Gold Shoot.
Golden Rim Resources Ltd (ASX: GMR, Golden Rim , Company ) is pleased to advise that it has received commitments from qualified, institutional, sophisticated and professional investors to raise $2.7m (before costs) through the issue of 442,622,951 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company ( Shares ) at an issue price of $0.0061 per Share with one attaching option for every two shares subscribed for ( Placement ). The attaching option has an exercise price of $0.01 and an expiry date that is 2 years from the date of issue ( Attaching Option ).
The Placement will take place in 2 tranches. The securities to be issued under the first tranche ( Tranche 1 ) will be issued under the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 (41,666,667 Shares and 83,333,333 Attaching Options) and Listing Rule 7.1A (125,000,000 Shares) placement capacity and are therefore not subject to shareholder approval. The securities under Tranche 1 are expected to be issued on or about 26 June 2020.
The securities to be issued under the second tranche ( Tranche 2 ) (275,956,284 Shares and 137,978,142 Attaching Options) are subject to the approval of shareholders at the Company’s next general meeting. Tranche 2 also includes participation by directors of the Company, who subscribed for a total of 27,600,000 Shares and 13,800,000 Attaching Options, which is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Company’s next general meeting.
Funds raised from the Placement will be used for drilling at the Kouri Gold Project ( Kouri ) in Burkina Faso, new business development opportunities and working capital.
LHC Mine Finance Ltd acted as Lead Manager to the Placement.
Golden Rim Resources Ltd I ABN 39 006 710 774 I Office 7, Level 2, 609 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, VIC 3127, Australia www.goldenrim.com.au I [email protected] I T + 61 3 9836 4146
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Commencement of Drilling
A 2,500m Reverse Circulation ( RC ) drilling program has commenced at Kouri. The first 10 holes are planned to target extensions to the high-grade Diabatou Gold Shoot. The new drill holes will vary between 120m and 200m in length and will be drilled along strike to the east, to the west, and at depth beneath the existing drill holes that have all intersected high-grade gold mineralisation (Figures 1 and 2).
The discovery of the Diabatou Gold Shoot is significant as elsewhere in Burkina Faso, steeply plunging, high-grade gold shoots discovered in granite contact areas can extend vertically for more than 1km and host more than 1Moz of gold (Figure 3).
Rock Chip Sample Results
Assay results have been received from two new rock chip samples collected from the Diabatou Gold Shoot. The sample locations are depicted on Figures 1 and 2.
During the Company’s suspension of exploration activities at Kouri due the COVID-19 pandemic, artisanal miners sank a new shaft located 40m along strike from the most eastern previous drill hole (MRC026) which returned 6m at 9.5g/t gold from 63m. The shaft is approximately 20m deep. A rock chip sample of the ore being extracted from the bottom of the shaft returned 42.9g/t gold . The ore comprises highly sheared iron-rich granite and mafic volcanics has very low quartz vein content.
The first drill hole in the new RC drilling program is being completed beneath the shaft. With the re-commencement of exploration activities, artisanal mining on the Diabatou Gold Shoot has now ceased.
A second rock chip sample was collected from a mullock dump from an abandoned artisanal working located 60m east of the shaft. The sample comprised altered granite and mafic volcanics with no quartz veins and returned an assay of 2.3g/t gold .
Commenting on the fundraising, Golden Rim’s Managing director, Craig Mackay, said:
“We are pleased with the strong support for our fully subscribed fund raising. We are pleased to welcome a number of new shareholders and we thank our existing shareholders for their continued support.
With the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions we are excited to be drilling again at Kouri.
We eagerly await the outcome of our next drilling, which has already commenced, and is targeting extensions to the newly discovered high-grade Diabatou Gold Shoot.”
This announcement effects the end of the Company’s Trading Halt.
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Figure 1. Plan of the Diabatou Gold Shoot area
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Figure 2. Longitudinal Section through the Diabatou Gold Shoot
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Figure 3. Comparison of the Diabatou Gold Shoot, which is open in all directions, to the extent of other gold shoots in Burkina Faso
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For further information, please contact:
Golden Rim Resources Craig Mackay Managing Director Golden Rim Resources +61 3 9836 4146 [email protected]
This announcement was authorised by the Board of Golden Rim Resources Ltd.
About Golden Rim Resources
West African gold explorer, Golden Rim Resources Limited (ASX: GMR), is focused on the discovery and development of gold projects in West Africa.
With a decade of experience working in Burkina Faso, the Company is well placed to turn discoveries into real value for shareholders.
The Kouri Gold Project, located in north-east Burkina Faso, contains over 1.4Moz in defined Mineral Resources, with significant upside potential to grow.
Kouri is traversed by a significant NE-trending fault splay that is connected to the major Markoye Fault system. This fault system controls a number of major gold deposits in Burkina Faso, including Kiaka (5.9 Moz gold), Bomboré (5.2 Moz gold), Essakane (7 Moz gold) and Sanbrado (2.8 Moz gold). The mineralised fault system extends into western Niger where the 2.5 Moz Samira Hill is located.
For more information: www.goldenrim.com.au
ASX Code: GMR Market Capitalisation: A$9m
Issued Shares: 1,290m
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report relating to previous exploration results and the Mineral Resource at Kouri are extracted from the announcements: New Granite Contact Targets and High-Grade Gold Shoot at Kouri dated 2 June 2020; Drilling Intersects 4m at 12.6g/t gold at Kouri dated 31 March 2020; Drilling Intersects 6m at 9.5 g/t Gold at Kouri dated 23 March 2020; High-Grade Gold Discovered within Mineral Resource at Kouri dated 10 March 2020; Major Extensions to Gold Lodes Comprising 1.4Moz Mineral Resource at Kouri dated 14 February 2020; Multiple Structures Hosting High-Grade Gold Identified East of 1.4Moz Mineral Resource at Kouri dated 3 February 2020, More High-Grade Gold Results Obtained at Kouri dated 20 December 2019; New High-Grade Gold Zone Discovered at Kouri dated 19 December 2019; Second Extensive High Grade Gold Target Identified at Kouri dated 11 November 2019; Drilling Further Extends Gold Mineralisation Beyond Existing 1.4Moz Mineral Resource at Kouri dated 2 September 2019; Second High-Grade Zone Discovered in Granite at Kouri dated 28 August 2019; 784g/t Gold Bonanza Intercept at Kouri dated 5 August 2019; Broad Zones of Gold Mineralisation Identified in Trenching at Kouri dated 11 June 2019; 1.4 Million Oz of Gold in Upgraded Kouri Mineral Resource dated 3 December 2018; and has been reported in accordance with the 2012 edition of the JORC Code. These announcements are available on the Company’s website (www.goldenrim.com.au). The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in these announcements and, in the case of the Mineral Resource estimate, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning estimate continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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Appendix 1: JORC Code (2012 Edition), Assessment and Reporting Criteria
Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Explanation |
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| 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. |
The sampling described in this report refers to rock chip sampling. Samples were all collected by qualified geologists or under geological supervision. Rock chip samples are random (grab) samples taken of quartz vein material in surface outcrop or in shallow artisanal mine workings carried out as part of a geological mapping exercise in areas of geological interest. Sample size is nominally 2 to 3 kilograms. |
| Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used. |
Sampling is guided by Golden Rim’s protocols and Quality Control procedures as per industry standards. |
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| Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report. |
Samples were submitted to BIGS Laboratory in Ouagadougou for preparation and analysis. The entire sample is dried, coarse crushed and pulverised to better than 85% of the material passing through a 75-micron (Tyler 200 mesh) screen. The assay technique used was Fire Assay. A 200g sub- sample is taken from the samples for analysis. A 50g charge weight is fused with litharge-based flux, cupelled and the prill dissolved in aqua regia and gold tenor is determined by AAS. |
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| 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 if so, by what method, etc.). |
The location of each sample was recorded by hand held GPS with positional accuracy of approximately +/-5m. |
| Drill sample recovery |
Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and results assessed. |
No drilling described in this report. |
| Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure representative nature of the samples. |
No drilling described in this report. | |
| 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. |
No drilling described in this report. | |
| 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. |
Each rockchip sample was briefly described by the geologist when it was collected. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Explanation |
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| Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography. |
Logging is both qualitative and quantitative, depending on the field being logged. |
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| The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged. |
100% of each relevant intersection is logged in detail. | |
| Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation |
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. |
No drilling described in this report. |
| If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry. |
No drilling described in this report. | |
| For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the sample preparation technique. |
Samples were transported by road to BIGS Laboratory in Ouagadougou. The sample preparation for all samples follows industry best practice. At the laboratory, the entire sample is dried, coarse crushed and pulverised to better than 85% of the material passing through a 75-micron (Tyler 200 mesh) screen. |
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| Quality control procedures adopted for all sub- sampling stages to maximise representivity of samples. |
Golden Rim has protocols that cover the sample preparation at the laboratories and the collection and assessment of data to ensure that accurate steps are used in producing representative samples. The crusher and pulveriser are flushed with barren material at the start of every batch. |
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| 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. |
Sampling is carried out in accordance with Golden Rim’s protocols as per industry best practice. Field QC procedures involve the use of certified reference material as assay standards, blanks and duplicates for the auger samples. |
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| Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material being sampled. |
The sample sizes are considered appropriate to correctly represent the style of mineralisation, the thickness and consistency of the intersections. |
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| 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 assay techniques used was Fire Assay. A 200g sub- sample is taken from the RC samples for analysis. A 50g charge weight is fused with litharge-based flux, cupelled and the prill dissolved in aqua regia and gold tenor is determined by AAS. The analytical method is considered appropriate for this mineralisation style and is of industry standard. The quality of the assaying and laboratory procedures are considered to be appropriate for this deposit type. |
| 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. |
No geophysical tools were used to determine any element concentrations. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Explanation |
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| 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. |
Sample preparation checks for fineness were carried out by the laboratory as part of their internal procedures to ensure the grind size of 90% passing 75 microns. Internal laboratory QAQC checks are reported by the laboratory. Review of the internal laboratory QAQC suggests the laboratory is performing within acceptable limits. For rock chip samples, Golden Rim inserts one blank and one standard for every 40 samples. |
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| Verification of sampling and assaying |
The verification of significant intersections by either independent or alternative company personnel. |
Reported results are compiled and verified by the Company’s Senior Geologist and the Managing Director. |
| The use of twinned holes. | None of the drill holes in this report are twinned. | |
| Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. |
Primary field data is collected by Golden Rim geologists on standardised logging sheets. This data is compiled and digitally captured. The compiled digital data is verified and validated by the Company’s database geologist. |
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| Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | The primary data is kept on file. There were no adjustments to the assay data. |
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| 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. |
Sample locations were recorded by hand held GPS with a positional accuracy of approximately +/- 5 metres. |
| Specification of the grid system used. | Location data was collected in either UTM grid WGS84, zone 31 North or UTM grid WGS84, zone 30 North |
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| Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | Topographic control was established by using a survey base station. |
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| Data spacing and distribution |
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | Rockchip samples are composed of 10 to 20 randomly selected fragments. This sampling may not be unbiased. |
| 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. |
No drilling described in this report. | |
| Whether sample compositing has been applied. | There was no sample composting. | |
| 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. |
No drilling described in this report. |
| 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. |
No drilling described in this report. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Explanation |
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| Sample security |
The measures taken to ensure sample security. | Samples are stored on site prior to road transport by Company personnel to the laboratory in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. |
| Audits or reviews |
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. |
There has been no external audit or review of the Company’s techniques or data. |
Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Explanation |
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| 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 reported drilling results are from the Kouri, Gouéli and Margou permits. Golden Rim owns 100% of the permits. |
| 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. |
Tenure is in good standing. | |
| Exploration done by other parties |
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. |
The area that is presently covered by the Kouri Project has undergone some previous mineral exploration. |
| Geology | Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. |
The Kouri Project covers part of a highly prospective Lower Proterozoic Birimian, Samira Hill Greenstone belt and is traversed by a significant NE-trending fault splay which is connected to the major Markoye Fault system. This fault system controls several major gold deposits in Burkina Faso, including Kiaka (5.9 Moz), Bomboré (5.2 Moz) and Essakan (7 Moz). The mineralisation lies in a package of highly altered volcanic and volcaniclastic host rocks and is associated with a major gold-in-soil anomaly and a prominent dilational structural jog along a regional NE-trending shear zone. |
| 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: • easting and northing of the drill hole collar elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar • dip and azimuth of the hole • down hole length and interception depth • hole length. |
No drilling described in this report. |
| 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 |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Explanation |
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| understanding of the report, the Competent Person should clearly explain why this is the case. |
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| 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. |
No weighting or high-grade cutting techniques have been applied to the data reported. Assay results are quoted rounded to 1 decimal place. |
| 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. |
Not applicable in this document as no exploration results are announced. |
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| The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values should be clearly stated. |
Metal equivalent values are not reported in this announcement. |
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| Relationship between mineralisation widths and intercept lengths |
These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of Exploration Results. |
The reported drilling results are from exploration sampling, designed to test possible extensions to the known Mineral Resource. |
| If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. |
No drilling described in this report. | |
| 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’). |
Not applicable in this document | |
| 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. |
Maps are provided in the main text. |
| 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. |
The accompanying document is considered to represent a balanced report. |
| 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. |
There is no other exploration data which is considered material to the results reported in the announcement. |
| Further work | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). |
Promising results will be followed up (where practicable) with trenching, RC drilling or DD drilling. Exploration and infill drilling will continue to target projected lateral and depth extensions of the mineralisation and to increase the confidence in the Mineral Resource. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Explanation |
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| 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 main body of this report. |
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