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Aura Energy Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Aug 26, 2021
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ASX RELEASE
27 August 2021
Resource Upgrade of 10% - Tiris Uranium Project
KEY POINTS:
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Resource upgrade of 10% or 5.0 million lb U3O8 to the Company’s Tiris uranium deposit in Mauritania, bringing the total JORC Resource to 56 Mlbs (at a 100 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade).
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2.4 Mlbs U3O8 of the total 5.0 million lb U3O8 Resource Upgrade is classified as Indicated Resource with the remainder as Inferred Resource.
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The Resource Upgrade follows Aura recently commissioning a new resource estimate on the Sadi South Zone to incorporate drillholes not included in earlier resource estimates.
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Prior to the Resource Upgrade, the Tiris Uranium Project held a Resource of 50.6 Mlbs U3O8 at a grade of 254 ppm U3O8 (at a 100 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade), including 38.4 Mlbs at 343 ppm U3O8 (at a 200 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade)[1] .
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The Resource upgrade supports the Company’s belief that the potential exists for the resource to increase in size as further exploration work is undertaken.
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Aura is currently planning further exploration and drilling programs for Tiris.
Aura Energy Limited ( AEE:ASX, AIM:AURA ) (“ Aura Energy ” , the “Company ”) is very pleased to announce a Resource Upgrade of 10% or 5.0 million lb U3O8 for the Company’s Tiris Uranium Project in Mauritania, bringing the total JORC Resource to 56 Mlbs at a grade of 254 ppm U3O8 (at a 100 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade). Aura Energy is the operator and has an 85% interest in the Tiris Uranium Project.
The Resource Upgrade follows Aura recently commissioning a new resource estimate on the Sadi South Zone to incorporate drillholes not included in earlier resource estimates. This has resulted in a 5.4 Mlbs U3O8 increase in the Tiris resource of which 2.4 Mlbs is classified as Indicated Resource with the remainder classified as Inferred Resource.
Prior to the Resource Upgrade, the Tiris Uranium Project held a resource of 50.6 Mlbs at a grade if 254 ppm U3O8 (at a 100 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade), including 38.4 Mlbs at 343 ppm U3O8 (at a 200 ppm U3O8 lower cut-off grade)[2] .
Within this resource Aura has defined Proven and Probable Reserves of 8.1 Mlb U3O8 at an average grade of 336 ppm U3O8 and completed a Definitive Feasibility Study.[3]
1 Refer Aura ASX announcement dated 30 April 2018 “Tiris Resource Upgrade Success”. The resource of 50.6 Mlbs at a grade of 254 ppm U3O8, accounts for tenement adjustments since the 2019 DFS.
2 Refer Aura ASX announcement dated 30 April 2018 “Tiris Resource Upgrade Success” 3 Refer ASX announcement dated 29 July 2019: “Tiris Uranium Definitive Feasibility Study Completed.
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Aura Energy CEO and Managing Director, Peter Reeve, commented : “We are very excited by this Resource Upgrade at the Tiris Uranium Project, as it confirms our belief that the Resource will continue to increase in size as further exploration work is undertaken.
The Company continues to seek operating and capital expenditure cost reductions, whilst concurrently planning future exploration activities to further increase resource size and the potential of the opportunity. With Stage 2 exploration initiatives now underway, including an opportunity review to lower operating costs and capital expenditure, Aura is also exploring the potential positive impact on Tiris operating cost from vanadium by-product recovery. We continue to progress the Company through the planned exploration and enhancement activities and look forward to relisting on the ASX.”
As announced (ASX Release 21 May 2021), the ASX advised that upon the Company undertaking sufficient exploration on its projects in line its proposed expenditure commitments and following the completion and results of those exploration programs being released to the market, the ASX would be in a position to reinstate Aura’s securities to trading on the Official List.
Following the latest resource estimation, the Tiris Resource Inventory is as follows[4] :
Table 1: Tiris Resource Summary, August 2021
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Resource Zone | Class | Tonnes (Mt) | U3O8 (g/t) | U3O8 (Mkg) | U3O8 (Mlb) |
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| 100 | All | All | 100.3 | 254 | 23.4 | 56.0 |
| 200 | All | All | 55.0 | 336 | 17.4 | 41.0 |
| 300 | All | All | 33.0 | 444 | 10.9 | 32.3 |
The Tiris Resource occurs in a number of zones in two regions in northern Mauritania, which Aura groups into 2 deposit groups: Tiris East and Tiris West, which are sufficiently far apart to be regarded as separate operations. Refer Figure 1.
Aura’s current focus is on the larger of these deposits, Tiris East, over which Aura has been granted 2 exploitation permits for 30 years from February 2019.
The resources at Tiris East lie in 3 zones: Hippolyte, Lazare and Sadi, all of which will be served by a central processing plant. The 5 Mlb U3O8 resource extension is at the southern end of the Sadi zone.
The current resource estimate at Tiris East is:
Table 2: Tiris East Resource Summary, August 2021.
| Cut-off U3O8 g/t | Class | Tonnes(Mt) | U3O8 (g/t) | U3O8 (Mkg) | U3O8 (Mlb) |
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| 100 | All | 83.9 | 240 | 20.1 | 44.3 |
| 200 | All | 41.0 | 339 | 17.4 | 30.6 |
| 300 | All | 25.4 | 455 | 10.9 | 25.5 |
4 This Tiris Resource Inventory combines the 2021 Resource Estimate at Sadi South with the 2018 Resource Estimates by H&S Consultants Pty Ltd on the Lazare North, Lazare South, Hippolyte, and Hippolyte South deposits and the 2011 Resource Estimates by Coffey Mining on the Sadi, Ferkik West, Ferkik East, Hippolyte West and Agouyame deposits. The 2011 Resource Estimate was the subject of Aura ASX announcement dated 19 July, 2011 “First Uranium Resource in Mauritania”. Aura confirms that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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Table 3: Tiris East Resource Classification, August 2021.
| Cut-off U3O8 g/t | Class | Tonnes(Mt) | U3O8 (g/t) | U3O8 (Mkg) | U3O8 (Mlb) |
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| 100 | Measured | 10.2 | 236 | 2.4 | 5.3 |
| Indicated | 29.0 | 222 | 6.4 | 14.2 | |
| Total M&I | 39.2 | 226 | 8.8 | 19.5 | |
| Inferred | 44.7 | 252 | 11.2 | 24.8 | |
| 200 | Measured | 4.6 | 355 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Indicated | 12.8 | 315 | 4.0 | 8.9 | |
| Total M&I | 17.4 | 326 | 5.7 | 12.5 | |
| Inferred | 23.6 | 348 | 8.2 | 18.1 | |
| 300 | Measured | 2.1 | 497 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Indicated | 4.7 | 454 | 2.1 | 4.7 | |
| Total M&I | 6.8 | 467 | 3.2 | 7.0 | |
| Inferred | 18.6 | 451 | 8.4 | 18.5 |
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.
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Figure 1: Location of Aura’s Tiris uranium resources.
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High Grade Zones within the Resource
Parts of the mineralised zones have substantially higher grades than the global average. As indicated in the resource tabulation in Table 2 at a cut-off grade of 300 ppm, Tiris holds 25 Mlbs U3O8 at 455 ppm U3O8 (all resource categories) .
Resource Estimation
The latest mineral resource estimate at Sadi South was prepared by Mr Oliver Mapeto, an independent resource consultant who was responsible for undertaking the original Tiris Resource estimate in 2011 on behalf of Coffey Mining.
The latest resource upgrade is based on air-core drilling with 96 mm bit conducted by Australian contractor Wallis Drilling and chemical analysis by ICP carried out by ALS Global in Ireland
In addition to the aircore drilling on which the Tiris East resource estimate is based, 59 large diameter (PQ) diamond drillholes for density determination and overall validation have been drilled in Tiris East zones at Hippolyte and Lazare, each located about 20 km from Sadi South in identical mineralisation.
Measured Resources have been delineated generally by a drill pattern of 50m x 50m, Indicated Resources by 100m x 50m or 100m x 100m and Inferred Resources by 100m x 200m drill patterns.
The mineralisation is of pedogenic calcrete uranium style. It occurs on and within Proterozoic rocks of the Reguibat Craton. The mineralisation is developed within near surface altered and weathered granites and within shallow colluvium lying on granite or adjacent metasediments. Mineralisation forms flat lying tabular bodies ranging in thickness from 1 to 12m with some mineralisation occurring very close to surface. Internal waste patches occur within the mineralisation envelope.
AC drill cuttings were riffle split on site to extract approx. 2 kg samples for assay for the downhole intervals 0 to 0.5m, 0.5 to 1.0m, 1 to 2m, & thereafter in 1m intervals to end of hole.
Drill samples were prepared for analysis at an ALS Global facility in Nouakchott and pulps for analysis were sent to an ALS laboratory at Omac in Ireland for analysis by ICP after 4 acid digestion (ALS Method MS-ICP61)
Grade estimation at Sadi South was done using the Inverse Distance - Power 2 (ID2) estimation method.
A lower cut-off grade of 100 ppm U3O8 within a 75 ppm U3O8 envelope has been used for reporting. The Definitive Feasibility Study (footnote 3) indicated that this is an appropriate cut-off grade for mining in an open pit scenario. While this cut-off is relatively low compared to operating uranium mines metallurgical test work has indicated that a significant upgrade in uranium and decrease in sulphates can be achieved by a simple scrubbing and sieving process.
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As detailed in the DFS the ore will be extracted by conventional mining methods using backhoe excavators and dump trucks. No drilling or blasting of the ore or overlying materials is planned due to the unconsolidated nature of the materials.
The metallurgical process detailed in the DFS is conventional beneficiation (by rotary scrubbing plus screening) followed by heated alkaline uranium leach and ion exchange. These metallurgical processes are well tested technology and appropriate for this style of mineralisation.
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Figure 2: Sadi South Zone (dark green polygon) showing AC drillholes. Bright green polygon is area of previous resource estimate. Orange dots indicate drillholes not included in previous resource estimates.
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Figure 3: Map showing Resource classification in relation to drillholes.
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Figure 4: Sadi South Section 2806400 showing block model
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Figure 5: Sadi South Section 2806800 showing block model
Table 4: Tiris East Resources August 2021 – Detail by Zone
| Cut-off U3O8g/t | Resource Zone |
Class | Tonnes (Mt) | U3O8(g/t) | U3O8(Mkg) | U3O8(Mlb) |
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| Hippolyte | Measured | 5.7 | 225 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| Indicated | 6.5 | 217 | 1.4 | 3.1 | ||
| Inferred | 7.4 | 281 | 2.1 | 4.6 | ||
| Hippolyte | Indicated | 4.8 | 192 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| South | Inferred | 3.1 | 176 | 0.5 | 1.2 | |
| Measured | 1.1 | 284 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Lazare North | Indicated | 10.6 | 229 | 2.4 | 5.4 | |
| 100 | Inferred | 3.9 | 210 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Measured | 3.4 | 239 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Lazare South | Indicated | 2.6 | 219 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
| Inferred | 9.1 | 214 | 2.0 | 4.3 | ||
| d | Indicated | 4.5 | 240 | 1.1 | 2.4 | |
| Sai | Inferred | 14.9 | 266 | 3.9 | 8.7 | |
| Hippolyte West |
Inferred | 6.3 | 300 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| Total | 83.9 | 240 | 20.1 | 44.3 | ||
| Measured | 2.3 | 345 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Hippolyte | Indicated | 2.4 | 344 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Inferred | 3.5 | 441 | 1.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Hippolyte | Indicated | 1.6 | 290 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| 200 | South | Inferred | 0.7 | 293 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Measured | 0.7 | 372 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Indicated | 4.5 | 348 | 1.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Lazare North | ||||||
| Inferred | 1.3 | 354 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Lazare South | Measured | 1.6 | 352 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
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| Cut-off U3O8g/t | Resource Zone |
Class | Tonnes (Mt) | U3O8(g/t) | U3O8(Mkg) | U3O8(Mlb) |
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| h | Indicated | 1.0 | 350 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Lazare Sout | Inferred | 3.1 | 364 | 1.1 | 2.5 | |
| Sdi | Indicated | 3.3 | 270 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |
| a | Inferred | 9.5 | 326 | 3.1 | 6.8 | |
| Hippolyte West |
Inferred | 5.5 | 320 | 1.8 | 3.9 | |
| Total | 41.0 | 339 | 13.9 | 30.6 | ||
| Measured | 1.0 | 469 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Hippolyte | Indicated | 1.1 | 471 | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| Inferred | 1.9 | 596 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ||
| Hippolyte | Indicated | 0.5 | 402 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| South | Inferred | 0.2 | 419 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Measured | 0.4 | 481 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Lazare North | Indicated | 2.0 | 475 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| 300 | Inferred | 0.6 | 495 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Lazare South | Measured | 0.7 | 478 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Indicated | 0.4 | 482 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Inferred | 1.4 | 511 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Sdi | Indicated | 0.7 | 420 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| a | Inferred | 4.1 | 439 | 1.8 | 3.9 | |
| Hippolyte West |
Inferred | 2.2 | 430 | 1.0 | 2.1 | |
| Total | 17.2 | 483 | 8.3 | 17.9 |
Note: totals may not add due to rounding.
Tiris Uranium Project
With Uranium demand increasing driven by a shift towards carbon free energy, Aura’s 85% owned Tiris Uranium Project is well positioned as a low capex and low operating cost project.
In July 2021, Aura Energy commenced Stage 2 exploration at the Tiris Uranium Project, with results expected before the end of the 2021 Calendar Year.
The key results expected in this timeframe are:
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Detailed results of the Tiris Opportunity Review with several items being considered to lower operating costs for the project
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Completion and outcomes of the net zero emission study by Wood PLC
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Water drilling results continuing the 2019 findings
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Potential positive impact on Tiris operating cost from vanadium by-product recovery
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Project Attributes
The Project has several natural attributes which result in low capital and operating costs:
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Shallow flat-lying surface mineralisation (predominantly only 1-5 metres deep within unconsolidated gravels and weathered granite)
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Low-cost mining with no blasting and negligible overburden
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Uranium ore can be simply (wash and screen) upgraded by up to 700% from 335ppm to 2500ppm
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Very small plant and footprint with minimal supporting infrastructure
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Leach feed grade 2,000 – 2,500 ppm U₃O₈ with 94% leaching recovery in 4 hours
This ASX Release was authorised by the Aura Energy Board of Directors.
For Further Information, please contact:
| Jane Morgan JMM Investor & Media Relations [email protected] +61 405 555 618 |
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| Peter Reeve | ||
| Managing Director & CEO | ||
| Aura Energy Limited | ||
| [email protected] | ||
Competent Persons
The Competent Person for the 2021 Sadi South Resource Estimate and classification is Mr Oliver Mapeto, an independent resource consultant. The information in the report to which this statement is attached that relates to the 2021 Resource Estimate is based on information compiled by Mr Oliver Mapeto. Mr Mapeto has sufficient experience that is relevant to the resource estimation. This qualifies Mr Mapeto as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Mapeto is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The Competent Person for drill hole data and for integrating different resource estimates is Mr Neil Clifford. The information in the report to which this statement is attached that relates to compiling resource estimates and to drill hole data is based on information compiled by Mr Neil Clifford. Mr Clifford has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify Mr Clifford as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Clifford is an independent consultant to Aura Energy. Mr Clifford is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Clifford consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Glossary of Technical Terms
"cut-off grade" The lowest grade, or quality, of mineralised material that qualifies as economically mineable and available in a given deposit. May be defined on the basis of economic evaluation, or on physical or chemical attributes that define an acceptable product specification;
"g/t" grams per tonne;
“kg” kilogram;
"Indicated resource" a part of a mineral resource for which tonnage, densities, shape, physical characteristics, grade and mineral content can be estimated with a reasonable level of confidence. It is based on exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. The locations are too widely or inappropriately spaced to confirm geological and/or grade continuity but are spaced closely enough for continuity to be assumed;
"Inferred resource" a part of a mineral resource for which tonnage, grade and mineral content can be estimated with a low level of confidence. It is inferred from geological evidence and has assumed, but not verified, geological and/or grade continuity. It is based on information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that may be limited or of uncertain quality and reliability;
"JORC" the Joint Ore Reserves Committee, http://www.jorc.org/;
"JORC 2012" is the current edition of the JORC Code (http://www.jorc.org/docs/JORC_code_2012.pdf), which was published in 2012. After a transition period, the 2012 Edition came into mandatory operation in Australasia from 1 December 2013;
"m" metres;
"Measured resource" a part of a Mineral Resource for which tonnage, densities, shape, physical characteristics, grade and mineral content can be estimated with a high level of confidence. It is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drillholes. The locations are spaced closely enough to confirm geological and grade continuity;
“Mkg” million kilograms;
“Mlbs” million pounds;
“Mlbs” million tonnes;
"oz" ounce(s);
“ppm” parts per million;
"t" tonnes;
“Total M&I” sum of measured and indicated resource;
“U3O8” (also “U3O8”) the chemical formula for Triuranium octoxide, which is a compound of uranium.
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APPENDIX 1 - JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
2021 TIRIS RESOURCE ESTIMATE
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary | |||
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| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut | ||||
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | • | The data on which this resource estimate is based | |||
| specialised industry standard measurement | related to 3 field sampling programs in the Sadi | |||||
| tools appropriate to the minerals under | South zone of Aura’s Tiris | Uranium Deposits: | ||||
| investigation, such as down hole gamma | 1. An air-core (AC) drilling program in |
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| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). | 2010/11 with grade estimation by | |||||
| These examples should not be taken as | chemical analysis of drill samples | |||||
| limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | 2. An AC drilling program in 2012 with |
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| • | Include reference to measures taken to | grade estimation by chemical analysis of | ||||
| ensure sample representivity and the | drill samples | |||||
| appropriate calibration of any measurement | 3. An AC drilling program in 2015 with |
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| tools or systems used. | grade estimation by chemical analysis of | |||||
| • | Aspects of the determination of | drill samples | ||||
| mineralisation that are Material to the Public | ||||||
| Report. | • | The 2011/12 drilling was the basis of a previous | ||||
| • | In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has | Resource Estimation exercises (ASX release: | ||||
| been done this would be relatively simple | announcement 14 July 2011 | “First Uranium | ||||
| (e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to | Resource in Mauritania – | 50 | million pounds”. | |||
| obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | • | The 2011/12 drillhole spacing was predominantly | ||||
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire | 100m x 200m. | |||||
| assay’). In other cases more explanation may | • | AC drill cuttings were riffle split on site to extract | ||||
| be required, such as where there is coarse | approx. 2 kg samples for assay for the downhole | |||||
| gold that has inherent sampling problems. | intervals 0 to 0.5m, 0.5 to 1.0m, 1 to 2m, & | |||||
| Unusual commodities or mineralisation types | thereafter in 1m intervals | to | end of hole. | |||
| (e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant | ||||||
| disclosure of detailed information. | ||||||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open- | • | AC drilling in all programs was conducted by | ||
| techniques | hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, | Wallis Drilling of Perth WA using a Mantis drill rig | ||||
| Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (e.g. core | and NQ size bit (outer diameter 75.7 mm) in the | |||||
| diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of | 2011/12 program and an | HQ size bit (96 mm | ||||
| diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other | outer diameter) in the 2015 program. | |||||
| type, whether core is oriented and if so, by | ||||||
| _what method, etc). _ | ||||||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core and | • | The total drill return for each sample interval was | ||
| recovery | chip sample recoveries and results assessed. | bagged and weighed to an accuracy of | ||||
| • | Measures taken to maximise sample recovery | approximately 0.25 kg to estimate sample | ||||
| and ensure representative nature of the | recovery. | |||||
| samples. | • | Efforts were made to minimise dust loss, e.g. in | ||||
| • | Whether a relationship exists between | most holes the first metre was drilled without | ||||
| sample recovery and grade and whether | applying compressed air, | and thereafter minimum | ||||
| sample bias may have occurred due to | air necessary to lift the sample was applied. | |||||
| preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | • | No relationship between estimated recovery and | ||||
| uraniumgrade was observed. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |||
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| • | In view of the ultrafine grain size of the uranium | ||||
| mineral carnotite, even where high recoveries were | |||||
| recorded, it is possible that some carnotite was | |||||
| lost in dust emitted from the drill rig cyclone | |||||
| resulting in underestimation of uranium grade. | |||||
| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have been | • | Each AC drill sample interval was geologically | |
| geologically and geotechnically logged to a | logged by an onsite geologist and drill logs were | ||||
| level of detail to support appropriate Mineral | uploaded to Aura’s database currently managed | ||||
| Resource estimation, mining studies and | by EarthSQL in Melbourne. | A sample of sieved & | |||
| metallurgical studies. | washed chips for each sample interval was | ||||
| • | Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative | retained in chip trays for reference. | |||
| in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) | |||||
| photography. | |||||
| • | The total length and percentage of the | ||||
| relevant intersections logged. | |||||
| Sub- | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | • | The AC drill samples were riffle split on site to | |
| sampling | quarter, half or all core taken. | provide a minimum 2 kg sample for assay and a | |||
| techniques | • | If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, | duplicate split for reference and possible umpire | ||
| and sample | rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or | analysis. | |||
| preparation | dry. | • | Duplicates, blanks, and standards were inserted in | ||
| • | For all sample types, the nature, quality and | the assay sample stream at regular intervals as | |||
| appropriateness of the sample preparation | detailed in the next section. | ||||
| technique. | • | Given the very fine-grained | nature of the uranium | ||
| • | Quality control procedures adopted for all | minerals these sample sizes are appropriate | |||
| sub-sampling stages to maximise | according to Gy’s sampling | theory. | |||
| 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 | • | AC drill samples were submitted to ALS Global | |
| assay data | the assaying and laboratory procedures used | sample preparation facilities in Mauritania. | |||
| and | and whether the technique is considered | Samples were crushed by jaw crusher to -12mm | |||
| laboratory | partial or total. | and 1kg was riffle split for pulverising to +85% | |||
| tests | • | For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | passing 75 microns. An c. 100g split was bagged | ||
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | and sent to Stewart Laboratories in Ireland for | ||||
| parameters used in determining the analysis | analysis. @010/11 samples were analysed for | ||||
| including instrument make and model, | uranium by pressed pellet XRF. Previous analysis | ||||
| reading times, calibrations factors applied | comparing different analytical methods (XRF, ICP, | ||||
| and their derivation, etc. | DNC) had indicated that XRF is an accurate | ||||
| • | Nature of quality control procedures adopted | method on this material, if | an x-ray band is | ||
| (e.g. standards, blanks, duplicates, external | selected for measurement that is not affected by | ||||
| laboratory checks) and whether acceptable | the presence of strontium, and this was done. This | ||||
| levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and | method will measure total uranium. The 2015 | ||||
| precision have been established. | program samples were analysed by ALS method | ||||
| MS-ICP61 after 4 acid digestion. | |||||
| • | QAQC procedures for AC drilling comprised, on | ||||
| average: |
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| § Blanks: 1 in every 25 samples |
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| § Umpire assays: 1 in approx. every 25 |
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| samples | ||||
| For Umpire analysis on 2011/12 samples | ||||
| the original pressed pellet XRF sample | ||||
| was re-assayed by ICP by Stewart Labs | ||||
| and also by XRF by ALS Labs and by ICP | ||||
| by ALS. | ||||
| § Certified Reference material: 1 in approx. |
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| every 100 samples | ||||
| § Total QAQC samples: 1 in every 6 |
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| samples | ||||
| Accuracy & precision were within acceptable | ||||
| limits. | ||||
| Verification | • | The verification of significant intersections by | • | No verification drilling has been performed in the Sadi |
| of sampling | either independent or alternative company | South zone. However in the Lazare zone, approx. 15 km | ||
| and assaying | personnel. | to the southwest in carnotite mineralisation of the same | ||
| • | The use of twinned holes. | style, the AC drilling and assaying has been verified by | ||
| • | Documentation of primary data, data entry | Aura by trenching and sampling, by downhole | ||
| procedures, data verification, data storage | radiometric logging of many holes, and by PQ diamond | |||
| (physical and electronic) protocols. | drilling and core assaying. | |||
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | • | All drillhole data recorded was uploaded to Aura’s | |
| online database managed by Reflex Hub. Analyses were | ||||
| forwarded directly from the laboratories to Reflex Hub | ||||
| for incorporation in the database. | ||||
| Location of | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to | • | All drillhole collars were surveyed by handheld GPS with |
| data points | locate drill holes (collar and down-hole | reported accuracy of +/- 3 metres. | ||
| surveys), trenches, mine workings and other | • | The grid projection used is UTM WGS84 Zone 29N | ||
| locations used in Mineral Resource | • | The area of the Sadi South resource is very flat and | ||
| estimation. | handheld GPS location accuracy is consistent with | |||
| • | Specification of the grid system used. | accuracy required for Indicated and Inferred resources. | ||
| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | |||
| Data spacing | • | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | • | Drillholes for the Sadi South resource estimate were |
| and | Results. | spaced at 100m x 200m. | ||
| distribution | • | Whether the data spacing and distribution is | • | Close spaced drilling in nearby ore zones for variogram |
| sufficient to establish the degree of geological | construction has indicated that 50m x 100m is suitable | |||
| and grade continuity appropriate for the | for defining Indicated Resources. | |||
| Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | • | Sample compositing was not applied. | ||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | ||||
| • | Whether sample compositing has been | |||
| applied. | ||||
| Orientation | • | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves | • Three 100m x 100m squares were drilled in nearby |
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| of data in | unbiased sampling of possible structures and | ore zones at 12.5m hole spacing in both N-S and | ||
| relation to | the extent to which this is known, considering | E-W directions to investigate grade anisotropy. | ||
| geological | the deposit type. | This indicated a weak NW-SE trend to the | ||
| structure | • | If the relationship between the drilling | mineralisation. The drilling pattern employed at | |
| orientation and the orientation of key | Sadi South is considered appropriate for the | |||
| mineralised structures is considered to have | mineralisation orientation. |
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| introduced a sampling bias, this should be | |||||
| assessed and reported if material. | |||||
| Sample | • | The measures taken to ensure sample | • | Sample collection was supervised by geologists | |
| security | security. | overseen by a supervising geologist. Samples were | |||
| transported approx. weekly to independent sample | |||||
| preparation facilities. | |||||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of | • | Tiris Resource estimation conducted by Coffey Mining | |
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. | was independently reviewed and confirmed by Wardell | |||
| Armstrong International in 2016. | The 2021 Sadi South | ||||
| resource estimate has been carried out by independent | |||||
| consultant Oliver Mapeto (who carried the 2012 | |||||
| Resource Estimate for Coffey Mining) and has not been | |||||
| audited but has utilised the same | methodology as the | ||||
| previous Resource Estimate in this zone. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Mineral tenement | • | Type, reference name/number, location | • | The 2021 Sadi South Resource Estimate is based on |
| and land tenure | and ownership including agreements or | drilling conducted on Exploitation Licence 2491C4 | ||
| status | material issues with third parties such | held 100% by Tiris Resources sarl, a 100 % subsidiary | ||
| as joint ventures, partnerships, | of Aura Energy. Aura is in the process of divesting 15% | |||
| overriding royalties, native title | of Tiris Resources sarl to the Mauritanian Government | |||
| interests, historical sites, wilderness or | as required by the terms of the grant. | |||
| national park and environmental | • | Aura has completed an Environmental and Social | ||
| settings. | Impact Assessment which concluded there are no | |||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the | known issues arising from native title, historical sites, | ||
| time of reporting along with any known | environmental or third-party matters which are likely | |||
| impediments to obtaining a licence to | to materially affect exploitation. | |||
| operate in the area. | ||||
| Exploration done | • | Acknowledgment and appraisal of | • | Aura is unaware of any prior exploration on these |
| by other parties | exploration by other parties. | areas. | ||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological setting and style | • |
The mineralisation is of pedogenic calcrete uranium |
| of mineralisation. | style. It occurs on and within Proterozoic rocks of the | |||
| Reguibat Craton. The mineralisation is developed | ||||
| within near surface altered and weathered granites | ||||
| and within shallow colluvium lying on granite or | ||||
| adjacent metasediments. | ||||
| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information material | • | Specific drillhole data is not relevant to the reporting |
| Information | to the understanding of the exploration | of this resource estimation | ||
| results including a tabulation of the | ||||
| following information for all Material | ||||
| drill holes: | ||||
| 1. easting and northing of the drill hole | ||||
| collar |
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| 2. elevation or RL (Reduced Level – | ||||
| elevation above sea level in metres) | ||||
| of the drill hole collar | ||||
| 3. dip and azimuth of the hole | ||||
| 4. down hole length and interception | ||||
| depth | ||||
| 5. 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. | ||||
| Data aggregation | • | In reporting Exploration Results, | • | Data aggregation methods for the resource estimate |
| methods | weighting averaging techniques, | are summarised in Section 3 of this table. | ||
| 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. | ||||
| Relationship | • | These relationships are particularly | • | All drillholes on which the resource estimate is based |
| between | important in the reporting of | were vertical and approximately perpendicular to the | ||
| mineralisation | Exploration Results. | thickness of the mineralisation. | ||
| widths and | • | If the geometry of the mineralisation | ||
| intercept lengths | 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’). _ | ||||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and sections (with | • | Refer to the ASX announcement which this table |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | accompanies. | |||
| 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 reporting | • | Where comprehensive reporting of all | • | |
| Exploration Results is not practicable, | ||||
| representative reporting of both low |
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| and high grades and/or widths should | |||
| be practiced to avoid misleading | |||
| reporting of Exploration Results. | |||
| Other substantive | • Other exploration data, if meaningful |
• Metallurgical testwork is ongoing. Information on |
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| exploration | data | and material, should be reported | processing has been reported in ASX announcement: |
| including (but not limited to): geological | 16 July 2014 “Reguibat Uranium Project Scoping Study | ||
| observations; geophysical survey | Complete. | ||
| 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. | |||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further |
• Aura is currently moving the project towards |
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| work (e.g. tests for lateral extensions or | commencement of mining and is currently carrying | ||
| depth extensions or large-scale step-out | out: |
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| drilling). | 1. Water drilling |
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| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas |
2. Update of feasibility studies |
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| of possible extensions, including the | 3. Vanadium resource estimation |
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| main geological interpretations and | |||
| future drilling areas, provided this | |||
| information is not commercially | |||
| sensitive. | |||
| Section 3 | Estimation and Reporting of Mineral Resources | ||
| (Criteria | listed in section 1, and where relevant in section 2, also apply to this section.) | ||
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
| Database | • | Measures taken to ensure that data has not | Aura’s database was managed by the independent |
| integrity | been corrupted by, for example, | organisation Reflex Hub, based in Perth. | |
| transcription or keying errors, between its initial collection and its use for Mineral Resource estimation purposes. |
The consultant conducted data validation checks including as comparing assay certificates to database records and a variety of checks for internal inconsistencies such as overlapping intervals, records |
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| • | Data validation procedures used. | beyond end of hole depth, unassayed intervals, and unrealistic drill hole data. Additional checks included |
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| collar details checks. Unrealistic RL on historical data | |||
| based on new survey data were adjusted using nearest | |||
| neighbour. | |||
| Site visits | • | Comment on any site visits undertaken by | No site visit was conducted during the 2015 Sadi South |
| the Competent Person and the outcome of | drilling campaign. However, the consultant previously | ||
| those visits. | conducted site a visit in April 2012 and is familiar with | ||
| geological setting and mineralisation. | |||
| • | If no site visits have been undertaken | ||
| indicate why this is the case. |
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| Geological | • | Confidence in (or conversely, the uncertainty | The uranium mineralisation generally forms shallow |
| interpretation | of) the geological interpretation of the | horizontal tabular bodies ranging in thickness from 1 to | |
| mineral deposit. | 12m hosted in weathered granite, granitic sediments, and calcrete. Differentiation of the weathered granite from |
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| • | Nature of the data used and of any assumptions made. |
granitic sediments is unreliable from AC sample returns. A purely geological model of the Tiris deposits has not been produced. |
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| • | The effect, if any, of alternative interpretations on Mineral Resource estimation. |
The material above the top of ore is waste largely made is of loose sandy material. The base of ore defines the top of consolidated material, harder going into unmineralized granite basement. The consultant created |
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| • | The use of geology in guiding and controlling | a surface representing the top and base of the mineralisation using a grade cut-off of 75ppm U308. The |
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| Mineral Resource estimation. | top and base of ore surfaces were used as hard | ||
| boundaries to control grade estimation. | |||
| • | The factors affecting continuity both of | The grade varied significantly within the drill hole | |
| grade and geology. | intersections. | ||
| At the time that the estimates were completed, the | |||
| natural topographical surface was not available. The | |||
| 2012 drill data had no topographic survey data available. | |||
| Most of the 2015 and 2017 drill collar locations were | |||
| surveyed using a Differential Global Positioning System | |||
| (DGPS). The consultant used drill hole collars that had | |||
| been located with the DGPS to create a wireframe | |||
| representing the topographic surface. The elevations of | |||
| all drill holes with no survey were then interpolated using | |||
| the nearest neighbour. | |||
| The interpretation of the mineralisation as flat lying | |||
| tabular bodies was defined with high confidence by the | |||
| top and base of ore surfaces. | |||
| In Sadi pods of low-grade mineralisation occur showing | |||
| moderate continuity of both grade and geology. The | |||
| mineralisation is recent and unaffected by faulting. | |||
| Dimensions | • | The extent and variability of the Mineral | This mineral resource update is based on Sadi South |
| Resource expressed as length (along strike or | trending N-S with lateral extend of 2.5 x 1.4k m |
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| otherwise), plan width, and depth below surface to the upper and lower limits of the Mineral Resource. |
Mineralisation forms flat lying tabular bodies ranging in thickness from 1 to 12m with some mineralisation occurring very close to surface. Internal waste patches occur within the mineralisation envelope |
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| The mineral resource was defines using a lower grade | |||
| cut-off of 75ppm U3O8. Ore thickness varies from 1m to a | |||
| maximum of 9.5m. | |||
| Estimation and | • | The nature and appropriateness of the | The uranium concentrations for Sadi South were |
| modelling | estimation technique(s) applied and key | estimated using the Inverse Distance -Power 2 (ID2) | |
| techniques | assumptions, including treatment of extreme grade values, domaining, interpolation parameters, maximum distance of extrapolation from data points. |
estimation method as no reliable variogram structure could be defined partly due to the limited drill data and variability U308 in grade. High grade assays value up to 2,500ppm U308 were reported in the Sadi data set. 2m composite samples |
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| were used in thegrade estimation. An upper cut-off grade |
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| • | The availability of check estimates, previous | of 850ppm U308 was applied on the composite before | |
| estimates and/or mine production records | estimation. Very few (< 4) samples were cut. | ||
| and whether the Mineral Resource estimate | Only U3O8 was estimated. No assumptions were made | ||
| takes appropriate account of such data. | regarding the correlation of uranium with any other variable. No assumptions were made regarding the |
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| • | The assumptions made regarding recovery of by-products. |
recovery of by-products. No deleterious elements or other non-grade variables of economic significance were estimated based on current |
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| • | Estimation of deleterious elements or other non-grade variables of economic |
data. Drill hole drill spacing in the Sadi South deposit is regular at 100x 200m over 2.5 x1.4km |
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| significance (e.g. sulphur for acid mine | Parent block model size was 50 x 50x 2m | ||
| drainage characterisation). | Sub-block size 5 x 5 x 0.5m | ||
| The vertical dimension was chosen to reflect the | |||
| • | In the case of block model interpolation, the | anisotropy of the mineralisation and the downhole data | |
| block size in relation to the average sample | spacing. | ||
| spacing and the search employed. | A three-pass search strategy was used to estimate the | ||
| U3O8 grades in Sadi South. Each pass required a | |||
| • | Any assumptions behind modelling of | minimum number of samples with data from a minimum | |
| selective mining units. | number of samples in the search ellipse to be populated with discretistion 5x5x2. |
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| • | Any assumptions about correlation between variables. |
The search criteria are shown below. The short first axis of the search ellipse is vertical. 1. 250x250x12m search, 12-24 samples |
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| • | Description of how the geological interpretation was used to control the |
2. 350x350x12m search, 8-24 samples |
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| resource estimates. | 3. 500x500x12m search, 6-24 samples |
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| • | Discussion of basis for using or not using | Sadi South increased in resource volume due to | |
| grade cutting or capping. | additional lateral extension on the Sadi South | ||
| mineralisation. | |||
| • | The process of validation, the checking | The reported resource Sadi South is low grade and | |
| process used, the comparison of model data | consistent with the input drill data |
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| to drill hole data, and use of reconciliation | |||
| data if available. | |||
| Moisture | • | Whether the tonnages are estimated on a | Tonnages are estimated on a dry weight basis. The |
| dry basis or with natural moisture, and the | moisture constant was not determined. | ||
| method of determination of the moisture | |||
| content. | |||
| Cut-off | • | The basis of the adopted cut-off grade(s) or | A lower cut-off of 75ppm U3O8 cut off is used to report |
| parameters | quality parameters applied. | the resources as it is assumed that ore can be | |
| economically mined at this grade in an open pit scenario. | |||
| This cut-off is relatively low compared to operating | |||
| uranium mines, but metallurgical test work indicates that | |||
| a significant upgrade in uranium and decrease in | |||
| sulphates can be achieved by a simple grinding and | |||
| sieving process. |
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| The Sadi South mineralisation occurs as a Uranium | |||
| vanadate mineral and there is potential of recovery of | |||
| vanadium as by product which justifies a lower U308 | |||
| _grade cut-off. _ | |||
| Mining factors | • | Assumptions made regarding possible | The resources reported here have been estimated on the |
| or | mining methods, minimum mining | assumption that the deposits will be mined by open pit | |
| assumptions | dimensions and internal (or, if applicable, external) mining dilution. It may not always be possible to make assumptions regarding |
mining method. Analysis was done for grade continuity and variography. No reliable variogram structure could defined. Parent block model size was 50 x 50x 2m |
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| mining methods and parameters when | Sub-block size 5 x 5 x 0.5m | ||
| estimating Mineral Resources. Where no | The selected sub-blocks were appropriate for minimum | ||
| assumptions have been made, this should | selective mining unit. | ||
| be reported. | |||
| Metallurgical | • | The basis for assumptions or predictions | The metallurgical test work information supplied to the |
| factors or | regarding metallurgical amenability. It may | consultant is based on reports by H&SC which indicates | |
| assumptions | not always be possible to make assumptions regarding metallurgical treatment processes |
that the Tiris deposits (including Sadi South) are amenable to a process of crushing, screening and an alkaline carbonate leach in order to recover uranium. |
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| and parameters when reporting Mineral Resources. Where no assumptions have been |
Bench scale test work indicates that a significant upgrade in uranium and decrease in sulphate concentrations can |
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| made, this should be reported. | be achieved through screening. | ||
| No penalty elements identified in work done to date. | |||
| No other assumptions have been made. | |||
| Environmental | • | Assumptions made regarding possible waste | Based on previous reports by H&SC, Aura completed an |
| factors or | and process residue disposal options. It is | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment which | |
| assumptions | always necessary as part of the process of determining reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction to consider the potential environmental impacts of the |
concluded there are no known issues arising from native title, historical sites, environmental or third party matters which are likely to materially affect exploitation. The consultant therefore assumes that there are no known unusual aspects of the Sadi deposits that may lead to |
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| mining and processing operation. While at | adverse environmental impacts beyond what is expected | ||
| this stage the determination of potential | from a mining operation. | ||
| environmental impacts, particularly for a | Waste rock and process residue is expected to be | ||
| greenfields project, may not always be well advanced, the status of early consideration |
disposed of in the areas surrounding the deposits and processing facility. |
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| of these potential environmental impacts | |||
| should be reported. Where these aspects | |||
| have not been considered this should be | |||
| reported with an explanation of the | |||
| environmental assumptions made. | |||
| Bulk density | • | Whether assumed or determined. If | An average density value of 2.1g/cc Dry bulk density was |
| assumed, the basis for the | applied based on previous work as reported by H & SC | ||
| assumptions. If determined, the method | Consultants | ||
| used, whether wet or dry, the frequency of |
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| the measurements, the nature, size, and | |||
| representativeness of the samples. | |||
| Classification | • | The basis for the classification of the Mineral | The resource classification on Sadi South was based |
| Resources into varying confidence | largely on | ||
| categories. | • Drill hole drill spacing |
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| • | Whether appropriate account has been | • Mineralisation and grade continuity |
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| taken of all relevant factors (i.e., relative confidence in tonnage/grade estimations, |
• The grade estimation search pass used to estimate the block. |
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| confidence in continuity of geology and | |||
| metal values, quality, quantity, and | There was moderate confidence where the resource is | ||
| distribution of the data). | coherent and grade estimated search pass one, the | ||
| resource was classified as Indicated. Resource estimated | |||
| • | Whether the result appropriately reflects the | in pass two and three were classified as Inferred. | |
| Competent Person’s view of the deposit. | Regions where grade was assigned an average grade due | ||
| to insufficient drill data or isolated drill holes were not | |||
| classified. | |||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of | This Mineral Resource estimate has been reviewed by |
| reviews | Mineral Resource estimates. | Aura personnel. No material issues were identified | |
| because of this review. | |||
| No audits have been completed by other external party | |||
| on the Mineral Resource estimates. | |||
| Discussion of | • | Where appropriate a statement of the | The relative accuracy and confidence level in the Mineral |
| relative | relative accuracy and confidence level in the | Resource estimates are in line with the generally accepted | |
| accuracy/ confidence |
Mineral Resource estimate using an approach or procedure deemed appropriate by the Competent Person. For example, the |
accuracy and confidence of the nominated JORC Mineral Resource categories. This has been determined on both qualitative and quantitative basis. The main factor that affects the relative accuracy and confidence of the |
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| application of statistical or geostatistical | Mineral Resource estimate is sample data density and | ||
| procedures to quantify the relative accuracy | high variability in uranium grades. Confidence in | ||
| of the resource within stated confidence | mineralisation continuity is moderate. Most blocks were | ||
| limits, or, if such an approach is not deemed | estimated in estimation run pass 1 and 2. |
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| appropriate, a qualitative discussion of the factors that could affect the relative accuracy and confidence of the estimate. |
In regions where the geology and mineralisation is continuous and grade was estimated in estimation run pass 1, the confidence in the grade estimates is high and the resource was classified as indicated. The rest of the |
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| • | The statement should specify whether it | resource estimated was classified as inferred. Some blocks were not estimated due to insufficient drill |
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| relates to global or local estimates, and, if | data particularly at the edges. Block not estimated in | ||
| local, state the relevant tonnages, which | were assigned an average grade and these blocks were | ||
| should be relevant to technical and | not classified. | ||
| economic evaluation. Documentation should | The estimates are global, and the resources classified as |
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| include assumptions made and the procedures used. |
Indicated are suitable for long term mine planning studies. It should be noted that the Indicated Resources are based on broadly spaced data and may be locally |
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| • | These statements of relative accuracy and confidence of the estimate should be |
inaccurate. Closer spaced drilling is necessary prior to detailed mine planning. |
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| compared with production data, where | There is no record available of historical production data | |
| available. | as only small scale illegal artisanal mining has occurred | |
| around the Tiris deposits. |
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