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AUREKA LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Mar 3, 2021

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HIGH-GRADE SILVER HITS EXPAND POTENTIAL OF MORNING BILL PROSPECT AT GLENLYLE

NEW AIR CORE RESULTS SPUR IMMEDIATE START TO DIAMOND CORE DRILLING CAMPAIGN

  • Navarre has received further encouraging silver and gold assay results from its recently completed 8,400 metre expansion air-core (AC) drilling program on its greenfields Glenlyle tenement, EL5497.

  • The results from the Morning Bill prospect at Glenlyle include grades of up to 301 grams per tonne (g/t) of silver and 1.3 g/t of gold.

  • Strongly anomalous gold, silver, lead and zinc grades continue to expand the mineralised footprint to approximately 400 metres by 700 metres, remaining open along strike and at depth.

  • These results provide further evidence Navarre is honing in on a large concealed polymetallic mineralised system.

  • A 2,000 metre diamond core drilling campaign has commenced.

Navarre Minerals Limited ( Navarre or the Company ) ( ASX: NML ) reports outstanding gold and silver results at its 100%-owned Glenlyle tenement (EL5497) in western Victoria, with the potential for broader polymetallic mineralisation (Figure 1).

The impressive intercepts come from the Company’s just-completed expansion drilling program at its Morning Bill prospect, the key area of focus on the Glenlyle tenement and surrounds.

The drilling detected strongly anomalous gold, silver, lead and zinc grades along more than 700 metres of strike (north-west to south-east) and approximately 400 metres in width.

A diamond drilling rig has now started a 2,000 metre program to drill under the best Morning Bill AC results.

In all, the drilling covered 8,388 metres of AC drilling across 102 angled holes. Of these, 63 holes were on the Morning Bill prospect, covering 5,508 metres. The remaining 39 holes explored regional targets elsewhere on the Glenlyle tenement, covering 2,880 metres.

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The regional targets were selected because they had geophysical signatures similar to Morning Bill or the nearby Cayley Lode, where Stavely Minerals (ASX: SVY) last year encountered “exceptional” copper, gold and silver grades (SVY: ASX announcement 26 September, 2019).

The results from Morning Bill double the previously identified mineralisation to 700 metres of strike, with the potential to expand this further pending results from the remainder of the program (Figures 2 & 3).

The mineralisation occurs beneath a veneer of younger, unmineralised cover known as the Newer Volcanics, ranging in thickness from approximately five to 30 metres (Figure 3).

The assays from 17 holes have been previously reported, with this release covering assays from the latest 25 AC holes received. There are a further 60 holes with results pending.

Highlights from the latest drilling include (See Tables 1-6 and Figures 2 & 3):

Silver

  • 75 metres at 12.6 g/t silver from 21m to end of hole, including 38m @ 23.5 g/t silver , 1m @ 301 g/t silver and 1m @ 207 g/t silver (GAC126)

  • 84m @ 1.9 g/t silver from 36m to end of hole, including 1m @ 36.7 g/t silver (GAC127)

  • 73m @ 1.4 g/t silver from 41m to end of hole, including 1m @ 17.3 g/t silver (GAC128)

  • 78m @ 1.1 g/t silver from 41m to end of hole, including 7m @ 4.4 g/t silver (GAC124)

Gold

  • 1m @1.3 g/t gold from 99m (GAC123)

  • 1m @1.2 g/t gold from 45m (GAC128)

  • 1m @ 1.2g/t gold from 76m (GAC127)

  • 1m @ 1.1 g/t gold from 28m (GAC126)

The recently completed program expands on three earlier phases of reconnaissance AC drilling at the Glenlyle tenement, which also showed strong silver-gold mineralisation (refer to ASX announcements on 23 April 2018, 21 March 2019 and 14 April 2020).

The best previously announced AC intercepts at Morning Bill included:

  • 23m @ 30.3 g/t silver from 76m to end of hole, including 2m @ 245 g/t silver, 0.5 g/t gold & 0.1% zinc (GAC054).

  • 47m @ 11.8 g/t silver from 58m to end of hole, including 1m @ 390 g/t silver, 1.0 g/t gold, 0.3% lead & 0.7% zinc (GAC055)

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Situated 25 kilometres south-west of Ararat, the Glenlyle tenement is hosted within the Dryden-Stavely Volcanic Belt. This structure also hosts Stavely Minerals’ Cayley Lode copper discovery at its nearby Thursdays Gossan deposit (Figure 1).

Navarre discovered Morning Bill as a greenfields prospect in 2018.

Navarre’s Managing Director, Ian Holland, said:

“The latest air-core drilling results are outstanding and we have immediately kickstarted a diamond core drilling campaign to test the depth extents of a potentially large polymetallic mineral system on the Glenlyle tenement.

“The mineralised footprint at Morning Bill has now doubled in strike length, with further extensions likely given visual analysis of material drilled but not yet assayed.

“We are also encouraged by both the broad widths and tenor of the results from

the shallow drilling program, as well as the presence of a large magnetic low corresponding with this mineralisation.”

The drilling at Glenlyle is part of Navarre’s broader regional drilling program which has been expanded to approximately 25,000 metres.

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Figure 1: Location of Navarre’s western Victorian gold projects.

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GLENLYLE DRILLING PROGRAM

The Glenlyle tenement hosts a concealed target in the Stavely Arc Volcanics, where regional geophysics indicate a possible circular intrusive at depth (Figure 2).

As indicated by other prospects in the Stavely Arc, this suggests the potential for porphyry, epithermal and VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) mineralisation.

Navarre is executing a two-step drilling program consisting of:

  1. An initial phase of shallow drilling comprising 8,400 metres of expansion AC drilling, undertaken by two drilling rigs (now complete).

The AC drilling was designed to test the weathered top of the Dryden-Mt Stavely basement rocks for areas of enhanced alteration, quartz-silica veining and sulphide mineralisation. These are considered potential vectors towards primary precious and base metals mineralisation for deeper diamond core testing.

All AC holes were drilled at 60 degrees towards the east and to blade refusal, which typically occurs at the base of the weathered Dryden-Mt Stavely volcanic host rocks; and

  • 2 . A follow-up program comprising 2,000 metres of diamond core drilling to test under the best AC drilling results. The first diamond core hole (GDD001) has just commenced at the Morning Bill prospect (Figure 3).

MORNING BILL PROSPECT

The step-out drilling at Morning Bill (GAC101-128) intersected similar discrete gold (plus zinc and lead) mineralisation within a broad envelope of anomalous silver (assaying between 0.5 and 12 g/t silver) as seen in the earlier phases of shallow AC drilling.

The gold-silver zone is interpreted to have lateral extents of approximately 400 metres (NE-SW) by 700m (NW-SE), remaining open along strike and at depth (Figures 2 & 3). The mineralisation occurs as fine-grained disseminations and as discrete silica and sulphide veinlets within a pervasive sericite-pyrite altered andesite.

These new results complement previously reported drill intercepts from the Morning Bill prospect (refer ASX announcements on 23 April 2018, 21 March 2019, 14 April 2020 & 4 February 2021):

  • 46m @ 8.1 g/t silver from 53m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 252 g/t silver & 3.1 g/t gold (GAC030)

  • 33m @ 2.1 g/t silver from 44m to end of hole (GAC028)

  • 10m @ 1.2 g/t silver from 56m to end of hole (GAC029)

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  • 31m @ 6.1 g/t silver from 54m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 155 g/t silver & 4.0 g/t gold (GAC042)

  • 37m @ 2.9 g/t silver from 53m to end of hole (GAC045)

  • 48m @ 2.9 g/t silver from 51m to end of hole (GAC046)

  • 1m @ 6.7 g/t silver & 1.7 g/t gold from 83m (GAC047)

  • 23m @ 30.3 g/t silver from 76m to end of hole, incl. 2m @ 245 g/t silver & 0.5 g/t gold (GAC054)

  • 47m @ 11.8 g/t silver from 58m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 390 g/t silver & 1.0 g/t gold (GAC055)

  • 27m @ 1.4 g/t silver from 49m to end of hole (GAC056)

  • 51m @ 7.3 g/t silver from 45m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 248 g/t silver & 0.5 g/t gold (GAC057)

  • 60m @ 2.0 g/t silver from 36m to end of hole (GAC058)

  • 40m @ 1.3 g/t silver from 56m to end of hole (GAC059)

  • 15m @ 1.0 g/t silver from 70m (GAC060)

  • 5m @ 1.0 g/t gold from 58m, incl. 1m @ 3.6 g/t gold (GAC077)

  • 2m @ 1.7 g/t gold from 30m (GAC064)

  • 19m @ 2.8 g/t silver from 84m, incl. 3m @ 8.8 g/t silver (GAC075)

  • 46m @ 2.2 g/t silver from 54m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 0.5 g/t gold & 0.5% zinc (GAC085)

  • 31m @ 1.0 g/t silver from 63m to end of hole (GAC073)

  • 9m @ 1.4 g/t silver from 58m (GAC086)

  • 3m @ 9.0 g/t silver & 0.1% Cu from 57m (GAC079)

  • 3m @ 1.6 g/t gold from 80m, from within 7m @ 1.0 g/t gold to end of hole (GAC101)

  • 24m @ 2.4 g/t silver from 60m to end of hole, incl. 1m @ 11.5 g/t silver (GAC101)

  • 25m @ 0.2% zinc from 59m to end of hole (GAC101)

  • 29m @ 1.2 g/t silver from 49m to end of hole (GAC102)

  • 30m @ 0.5 g/t silver from 51m to end of hole (GAC103)

These highly anomalous metal intersections are considered significant for this early stage of reconnaissance drilling into the weathered top of the basement rocks.

The broad silver and gold zone intersected in drilling at the Morning Bill prospect coincides with a magnetic low zone, interpreted to represent demagnetising of the volcanic (andesite) host rock as a result of pervasive silica-sericite alteration (Figures 2 & 3).

The orientation of the mineralisation and the controlling structures at the Morning Bill prospect are poorly understood at this stage of early exploration and the diamond drilling program is expected to provide a better understanding of the geometry of the mineralised system. The Company interprets the

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mineralised broad alteration zones to represent potential epithermal-style mineralisation situated above a deeper porphyry target.

THE NEXT STEPS:

  1. Receive, verify and report outstanding assays from the recently completed 8,400 metre AC program.

  2. Complete the current 2,000 metre diamond core program and report results.

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Figure 2: Map of Glenlyle showing interpreted geology, location of Morning Bill prospect and potential intrusive complex.

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Figure 3: Morning Bill prospect longitudinal projection showing silver zones relative to magnetic isosurfaces.

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BACKGROUND – GLENLYLE TENEMENT (EL 5497)

Navarre’s 2018 maiden drilling program at Glenlyle intersected a thick pile of andesitic volcanics below a 5 – 30 metre thick veneer of Newer Volcanics basalt cover. At the top of the basement rocks, a 15 – 20 metre thick metal depletion zone typically occurs. Below the depletion zone several areas of strong sericite-pyrite alteration have been intersected. This alteration correlates with a coincident gravity and magnetic low, interpreted to represent either a buried porphyry intrusive (potential source of mineralised fluids) or a broad alteration zone related to epithermal-style mineralisation.

Historical exploration completed by previous explorers at Glenlyle focused on the area of a 5 – 6 kilometre diameter circular magnetic feature, which stands out as unusual compared to the more linear magnetic trend of the Dryden – Stavely Volcanic Belt (Figure 2).

Drilling indicates that the complex circular magnetic feature is mainly composed of andesitic rocks containing varying degrees of alteration intensity. The andesitic volcanic rocks are concealed beneath the Newer Volcanics cover which post-dates mineralisation and has made surface sampling and exploration difficult in the past and could conceal significant zones of near surface mineralisation that remain to be detected.

Previous work indicates a high level of preservation of the original Stavely Arc sequence with probable sub-volcanic intrusions, which is a positive indicator for the prospectivity for porphyry and epithermal style mineralisation. The extent of precious and base metals as well as the alteration logged in drill holes is encouraging for the presence of significant mineralisation.

AC drilling is the initial stage of the Company’s discovery strategy used to rapidly and cost effectively identify the shallow footprint of basement gold and silver mineralisation from which deeper targeted drilling programs can be deployed with the aim of defining the extents of economic mineralisation.

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TABLE 1: AC Drill Hole Collars (GAC104 to GAC188)

Hole ID East
(GDA94)
North
(GDA94)
RL
(AHD)
Depth
(m)
Dip Azimuth
GDA
(Degrees)
Prospect Comments
GAC104 653727 5857826 256 81 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC105 653806 5857812 256 87 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC106 653885 5857798 256 75 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC107 653964 5857784 256 90 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC108 654043 5857770 256 75 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC109 654030 5857638 256 99 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC110 653870 5857666 256 96 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC111 653710 5857694 256 87 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC112 653550 5857722 256 88 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC113 653390 5857750 256 66 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC114 654107 5857624 256 81 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC115 653642 5857955 256 100 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC116 653520 5857860 256 81 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC117 653448 5857860 256 84 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC118 653990 5857645 256 93 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC119 653950 5857652 256 81 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC120 653630 5857708 256 84 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC121 653470 5857736 256 72 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC122 653688 5858220 257 93 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC123 653629 5858037 256 113 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC124 653599 5858254 257 119 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC125 653510 5858267 257 109 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC126 653430 5858281 256 96 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC127 653545 5858112 256 114 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC128 653502 5858119 256 120 -60 100 Morning Bill
GAC129 653546 5858054 256 90 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC130 653469 5858066 256 99 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC131 653403 5858077 256 92 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC132 653466 5857978 256 87 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC133 653228 5857779 255 87 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC134 653067 5857806 256 75 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC135 655600 5860097 267 45 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC136 655200 5860097 266 66 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC137 655395 5860101 267 58 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC138 655957 5859699 266 58 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC139 655555 5859698 265 57 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending

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Hole ID East
(GDA94)
North
(GDA94)
RL
(AHD)
Depth
(m)
Dip Azimuth
GDA
(Degrees)
Prospect Comments
GAC140 655159 5859699 264 69 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC141 654757 5859699 264 66 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC142 653121 5861202 270 99 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC143 652998 5861198 270 99 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC144 654189 5857480 255 86 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC145 654031 5857507 256 66 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC146 653868 5857531 256 54 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC147 653709 5857564 255 114 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC148 653550 5857591 254 78 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC149 653389 5857618 254 70 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC150 653789 5857550 255 119 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC151 653630 5857577 254 99 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC152 653464 5857606 254 75 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC153 653790 5857680 256 101 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC154 653788 5857448 255 85 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC155 653710 5857463 255 79 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC156 653628 5857478 254 81 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC157 653024 5858250 256 70 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC158 652873 5858270 257 86 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC159 654037 5857149 254 50 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC160 653897 5857174 254 44 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC161 653779 5857200 255 60 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC162 655860 5860501 270 102 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC163 655560 5860500 269 49 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC164 655159 5860499 268 69 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC165 654560 5860499 267 69 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC166 652798 5861201 270 119 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC167 652469 5861202 267 93 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC168 653393 5858282 256 108 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC169 653360 5858901 263 78 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC170 653162 5858898 263 84 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC171 652983 5858899 261 90 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC172 653959 5858895 261 96 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC173 654301 5858946 259 93 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC174 654758 5858897 261 62 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC175 655155 5858896 261 60 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC176 655559 5858896 262 66 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending

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Hole ID East
(GDA94)
North
(GDA94)
RL
(AHD)
Depth
(m)
Dip Azimuth
GDA
(Degrees)
Prospect Comments
GAC177 655959 5858899 263 47 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC178 653161 5859696 264 84 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC179 653559 5859696 265 72 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC180 653958 5859700 266 86 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC181 654358 5859698 264 70 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC182 653126 5860497 267 108 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC183 652799 5860500 268 66 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC184 652400 5860499 267 69 -60 090 Regional Geophysics Target Assays pending
GAC185 653459 5858271 257 102 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC186 653428 5858337 256 92 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC187 653397 5858340 256 111 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending
GAC188 653363 5858348 256 114 -60 100 Morning Bill Assays pending

TABLE 2: Significant gold intercepts (GAC104 – GAC128)

Hole ID From
(m)

To
(m)

Interval
(m)
Gold
(g/t)
Comments
GAC105
and
66 67 1 0.3
73 75 2 0.3
GAC111
d
and
30 31 1 0.4
49 50 1 0.3
GAC123
and
54 55 1 0.3
99 100 1 1.3
GAC126
includes
and
24 30 6 0.4
28 29 1 1.1
48 49 1 0.4
GAC127
includes
and
and
76 78 2 0.7
76 77 1 1.2
85 87 2 0.4
95 97 2 0.3
GAC128
and
and
43 47 4 0.8
45 46 1 1.2
51 52 1 0.3

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TABLE 3: Significant silver intercepts (GAC104 – GAC128)

Hole ID From
(m)

To
(m)
Interval
(m)
Silver
(g/t)
Comments
GAC104 54 59 5 0.7
GAC109 45 46 1 1.8
GAC110
and
41 47 6 1.0
85 93 8 0.9
GAC111
and
47 60 13 1.1
69 86 17 0.6
GAC112 47 85 38 1.3
GAC115 53 100 47 0.6 Broad silver zone to end of hole
GAC116
includes
51 81 30 0.9 Broad silver zone to end of hole
52 71 19 1.1
GAC117 74 84 10 0.4 Broad silver zone to end of hole
GAC120
includes
34 84 50 0.6 Broad silver zone to end of hole
46 52 6 1.7
GAC121 46 72 26 0.7 Broad silver zone to end of hole
GAC122 53 93 40 0.4 Broad silver zone to end of hole
GAC123
includes
and
52 89 37 0.9 Hole ends in mineralisation
55 57 2 5.9
98 113 15 0.6
GAC124
includes
and
41 119 78 1.1 Broad silver zone to end of hole
79 82 3 3.3
111 118 7 4.4
GAC125
and
43 50 7 0.5
61 62 1 1.9
GAC126
includes
includes
includes
and
includes
and
and
and
21 96 75 12.6 Broad silver zone to end of hole
28 66 38 23.5
28 32 4 90.7
28 29 1 301.0
47 51 4 68.0
48 49 1 207.0
55 56 1 93.3
64 65 1 61.2
88 89 1 26.2
GAC127
includes
includes
includes
36 120 84 1.9 Broad silver zone to end of hole
58 59 1 6.8
84 85 1 36.7
95 96 1 13.8
GAC128
includes
includes
41 114 73 1.4 Broad silver zone to end of hole
74 80 6 6.0
74 75 1 17.3

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TABLE 4: Significant Copper intercepts (GAC104 – GAC128)

Hole ID From
(m)

To
(m)
Interval
(m)
Copper
(%)
Comments
GAC113 45 49 4 0.1
GAC122 49 50 1 0.1

TABLE 5: Significant Lead intercepts (GAC104 – GAC128)

Hole ID From
(m)

To
(m)
Interval
(m)
Lead
(%)
Comments
GAC120
and
61 62 1 0.1
76 77 1 0.1
GAC123
and
54 55 1 0.1
82 83 1 0.2
GAC127 85 86 1 0.1

TABLE 6: Significant Zinc intercepts (GAC104 – GAC128)

Hole ID From
(m)

To
(m)
Interval
(m)
Zinc
(%)

Comments
GAC115 89 90 1 0.1
GAC117
and
61 62 1 0.1
81 82 1 0.2
GAC120
and
61 62 1 0.1
75 77 2 0.1
GAC123
and
54 55 1 0.1
82 83 1 0.3
GAC126 88 89 1 0.1
GAC127
and
and
and
68 69 1 0.2
75 76 1 0.1
81 86 5 0.1
95 96 1 0.1

This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Directors of Navarre Minerals Limited.

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For further information, please visit www.navarre.com.au or contact:

Ian Holland Managing Director Navarre Minerals E: [email protected] T: +61 (0)3 5358 8625

COMPETENT PERSON DECLARATION

The information in this release that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Shane Mele, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and who is Exploration Manager of Navarre Minerals Limited. Mr Mele has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Mele consents to the inclusion in the release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

REPORTING OF HISTORIC GLENLYLE EXPLORATION RESULTS

Although Navarre was not involved in previous exploration on the Glenlyle tenement, it has elected to update the information about drill hole GRC05, shown in Figure 4, to comply with the JORC 2012 Code to demonstrate the existence of a significant anomalous silver zone that has been subsequently confirmed by Navarre’s drilling. The results of GRC05 were first reported by P.S. Forwood, J.A. Forwood and Chivelle Pty Ltd in an annual technical report to the Victorian Government titled “EL 4621, Glenlyle Project, Victoria, Fifth Annual Technical Report for the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007.” The report is now open file and accessible to the public. Navarre has limited knowledge on how the data was collected and has had to make assumptions based on historical data generated by the previous explorer.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of securities laws of applicable jurisdictions. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “objectives”, “outlook”, “guidance” or other similar words, and include statements regarding certain plans, strategies and objectives of management and expected financial performance. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of Navarre and any of its officers, employees, agents or associates. Actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those statements are based. Exploration potential is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and Navarre assumes no obligation to update such information.

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ABOUT NAVARRE MINERALS LIMITED:

Navarre Minerals Limited (ASX: NML) is an Australian-based gold exploration company focused on discovering large, long-life and high-grade gold deposits in under-explored areas of Victoria’s premier gold districts.

Navarre is searching for gold deposits in an extension of a corridor of rocks that host the Stawell (~six million ounce) and Ararat (~one million ounce) goldfields ( The Stawell Corridor Gold Project ). The discovery of outcropping gold on the margins of the Irvine basalt dome (Resolution and Adventure lodes) and high-grade gold in shallow drilling at Langi Logan are a prime focus for the Company. These projects are located 20 and 40 kilometres respectively south of the operating five million ounce Stawell Gold Mine.

The high-grade Tandarra Gold Project is located 50km northwest of Kirkland Lake Gold’s world-class Fosterville Gold Mine, and 40 kilometres north of the 22 million ounce Bendigo Goldfield. Exploration at Tandarra, in Joint Venture with Catalyst Metals Limited (Navarre 49%), is targeting the next generation of gold deposits under shallow cover in the region.

The Company is searching for a high-grade gold at its St Arnaud Gold Project. Recent reconnaissance drilling has identified gold mineralisation under shallow cover, up to 5 kilometres north from the nearest historical mine workings, which the Company believes may be an extension of the 400,000 ounce St Arnaud Goldfield.

At the Jubilee Gold Project, 25km southwest of LionGold’s Ballarat Gold Mine, the Company is undertaking a systematic exploration program targeting extensions and repetitions of historically mined transverse quartz reefs that have a similar structural setting to the high-grade Swan – Eagle system at Fosterville.

The Company is also targeting volcanic massive sulphide, epithermal and porphyry copper-gold deposits in the Stavely Arc volcanics. The project area captures multiple polymetallic targets in three project areas including Glenlyle, Eclipse and Stavely . These properties are currently 100% owned apart from Stavely (EL 5425) which is subject to a farm-in agreement by which Stavely Minerals Limited may earn an 80% interest by spending $450,000 over five years.

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Appendix 1

JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.

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

Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that
are Material to the Public Report.

In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples
from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30g
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.

All air-core (AC) drill holes have been routinely
sampled at 1m intervals downhole directly from a rig
mounted cyclone. Each metre is collected and
placed on a plastic sheet on the ground and
preserved for assay sub-sampling analysis as
required.

Sub-samples for assaying were generated from the
1m preserved samples and were prepared at the drill
site by a grab sampling method based on logged
geology and mineralisation intervals. Sub-samples
were taken at 1m intervals or as composites ranging
from 2-5m intervals ensuring a sample weight of
between 2 to 3 kg per sub-sample.

Certified reference material and sample duplicates
were inserted at regular intervals with laboratory
sample submissions.
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).

AC drilling was carried out using a Wallis Mantis 80
AC rig mounted on a Toyota Landcruiser base. The
AC rig used a 3.5” blade bit to refusal, generally just
below the fresh rock interface.
Drill sample
recovery

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

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

Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias may
have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.

AC drill recoveries were visually estimated as a semi-
quantitative range and recorded in the log.

Recoveries were generally high (>90%), with reduced
recovery in the initial near-surface sample.

Samples were generally dry, but many became wet at
the point of refusal in hard ground below the water
table.

No sampling issue, recovery issue or bias was picked
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
quality is adequate for the drilling technique
employed.
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.

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

The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.

Geological logging of samples follows Company and
industry common practice. Qualitative logging of
samples includes (but was not limited to); lithology,
mineralogy, alteration, veining and weathering.

All logging is quantitative, based on visual field
estimates.

A small representative sample was retained in a
plastic chip tray for future reference and logging
checks.

Detailed chip logging, with digital capture, was
conducted for 100% of chips logged by Navarre’s
geological team.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation

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

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

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

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

Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in-situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.

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

Company procedures were followed to ensure sub-
sampling adequacy and consistency. These included
(but were not limited to), daily workplace inspections
of sampling equipment and practices.

Blanks and certified reference materials are
submitted with the samples to the laboratory as part
of the quality control procedures.

AC composite, 1m individual and EOH samples were
collected as grab samples.

Samples were recorded as dry, damp or wet.

Drill sample preparation and base metal and
precious metal analysis is undertaken by a registered
laboratory (ALS Perth, WA). Sample preparation by
dry pulverisation to 85% passing 75 microns is
undertaken by ALS Adelaide, SA.

The sample sizes are considered appropriate to
correctly give an accurate indication of
mineralisation given the qualitative nature of the
technique and the style of gold mineralisation
sought.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests

The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or total.

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

Analysis for gold is undertaken at ALS Perth, WA by
50g Fire Assay with an AAS finish to a lower
detection limit of 0.01ppm Au using ALS technique
Au-AA26.

ALS also conducted a 35 element Aqua Regia ICP-
AES (method: ME-ICP41) analysis on each sample to
assist interpretation of pathfinder elements.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
applied and their derivation, etc.

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

No field non-assay analysis instruments were used in
the analyses reported.

A review of certified reference material and sample
blanks inserted by the Company indicate no
significant analytical bias or preparation errors in the
reported analysis

Internal laboratory QAQC checks are reported by the
laboratory and a review of the QAQC reports
suggests the laboratory is performing within
acceptable limits.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying

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

The use of twinned holes.

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

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.

Samples are verified by Navarre geologists before
importing into the drill hole database.

No twin holes have been drilled by Navarre during
this program.

Primary data was collected for drill holes using a
Geobase logging template on a Panasonic
Toughbook laptop using lookup codes. The
information was sent to a database consultant for
validation and compilation into a SQL database.

Reported drill results were compiled by the
Company’s geologists and verified by the Exploration
Manager and Managing Director.

No adjustments to assay data were made.
Location of data
points

Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill
holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic control.

All maps and locations are in UTM Grid (GDA94 zone
54).

All drill collars are initially measured by hand-held
GPS with an accuracy of+3 metres. On completion of
program, a contract surveyor picks-up collar
positions utilising a differential GPS system to an
accuracy of+0.02m.

At Glenlyle, topographic control is achieved via use of
a DTM developed from a 2008 ground gravity survey
measuring relative height using radar techniques.

Down-hole surveys have not been undertaken
Data spacing and
distribution

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.

Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological and
grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s)
and classifications applied.

Whether sample compositing has been applied.

Variable drill hole spacings are used to adequately
test targets and are determined from geochemical,
geophysical and geological data together with
historic mining information.

Drilling reported in this program is of an early
exploration nature and has not been used to
estimate any mineral resource or ore reserves.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Refer to sampling techniques, above for sample
compositing
Orientation of
data in relation to
geological
structure

Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the
deposit type.

If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.

Exploration is at an early stage and, as such,
knowledge on exact location of mineralisation, in
relation to lithological and structural boundaries, is
not accurately known.

The drill orientation is attempting to drill
perpendicular to the geology and mineralised trends
previously identified from earlier AC drilling. Due to
the early stage of exploration it is unknown if the drill
orientation has introduced any sampling bias. This
will become more apparent as further drilling is
completed.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.

Chain of custody is managed by internal staff. Drill
samples are stored on site and transported by a
licenced reputable transport company to a registered
laboratory in Perth, WA (ALS Laboratories). At the
laboratory samples are stored in a locked yard before
being processed and tracked through preparation
and analysis.
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 sampling techniques or data at this stage.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status

Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
park and environmental settings.

The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.

The Morning Bill prospect is located within Navarre’s
100% owned “Glenlyle” exploration licence EL 5497
which was granted on 9 September 2014 for an initial
period of 5 years.

The tenement is current and in good standing.

The prospect occurs on freehold land.
Exploration done by
other parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.

Past exploration has identified the Glenlyle target as a
potential intrusive complex like Thursdays Gossan.
Most recent work was completed from 2002-2008
where a range of geophysical techniques (Ground
magnetics, IP and trial EM) identified several targets
for testing by five RC drill holes.

Recent structural interpretation by the Geological
Surveyof Victoria indicates the Dryden and Stavely

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
volcanic belts as being the same geological unit.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.

The project area is considered prospective for
Epithermal/Porphyry style mineralisation akin to
Thursdays Gossan within the Dryden – Stavely Volcanic
Belt.
Drill hole
Information

A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified on
the basis that the information is not Material and
this exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the Competent Person
should clearly explain why this is the case.

Reported results are summarised in Figures 2 and 3
and Tables 1 – 6 within the main body of the
announcement.

Drill collar elevation is defined as height above sea
level in metres (RL)

Drill holes were drilled at an angle deemed
appropriate to the local structure and is tabulated in
Table 1.

Hole length of each drill hole is the distance from the
surface to the end of hole, as measured along the drill
trace.
Data aggregation
methods

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

Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown in
detail.

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

All reported assays have been average weighted
according to sample interval.

No top cuts have been applied.

An average nominal 0.3g/t Au and 0.3/t Ag lower cut-
off is reported as being potentially significant in the
context of this drill program.

No metal equivalent reporting is used or applied.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

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

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

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

The exact geometry and extent of any primary
mineralisation is not known at present due to the early
stage of exploration.

Mineralisation results are reported as “down hole”
intervals as true widths are not yet known.
Diagrams
Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any
significant discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill
hole collar locations and appropriate sectional
views.

Refer to diagrams in body of 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.

All drill hole results received have been reported in
this announcement.

No holes are omitted for which complete results have
been received.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Other substantive
exploration data

Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey results;
geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test results;
bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.

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

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

Areas of positive AC drill results are expected to be
followed up with infill and expansion AC and/ or
diamond drilling programs.

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