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AVIRA RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2018

May 15, 2018

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DRILLING RESULTS AND FOLLOW-ON EXPLORATION PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS

  • ➢ The four hole infill and extension drilling at the Gettysberg Prospect, part of the West Pyramid Range area, returned shallow high grade mineralisation:

  • 2.0m @ 4.79g/t Au from 9.0m in MGTRC036, and

ASX RELEASE

16 May 2018

  • 7.0m @ 3.94g/t Au from 70m in MGTRC037

  • ➢ High grade mineralisation contained within broad lower grade mineralised zones of:

  • 11m @ 1.39g/t Au from surface in MGTRC036, and

  • 20m @ 1.59g/t Au from 58m in MGTR037

  • ➢ Drilling was designed to follow up on previously reported intersection of 35m @ 6.1g/t Au from 33m in MGTRC016.

  • ➢ Completion of the first phase of a phased exploration program the company has planned for the Pyramid Gold Project in Queensland.

  • ➢ Next phase of exploration to consist of detailed surface sampling and geological prospecting of the under explored East Pyramid Range area.

ASX CODE

AVW

REGISTRY

Computershare

SHARES ON ISSUE

378,333,333

OVERVIEW

Avira Resources Limited (ASX: AVW ) ( Avira or the Company ) has completed its phase 1 reverse circulation ( RC ) drilling program at the Gettysberg Prospect ( Gettysberg ), part of its wholly owned Pyramid Gold Project (EPM12887) in the highly productive Drummond Basin of Queensland. The drilling program was planned and managed by Terra Search Pty Ltd (a Townsville based minerals exploration contractor). The phase 1 RC program consisted of four (4) holes for 550m (see Figure 1 and Table 1 for collar details).

The drilling program was designed to infill and extend the previously defined mineralisation at Gettysberg, using the updated 3D model of the Gettysberg, which combined structural and lithological mapping and re-evaluation of two diamond core holes drilled in 2015, to identify areas of mineralisation with scope for extensions to known lenses and shoots. Gettysberg was previously drilled by the Company in 2012 and 2015.

The Company is part way through a multi-phase exploration program to evaluate and progress its wholly owned Pyramid Gold Project.

Avira Resources Limited

Suite 9, Level 2, 330 Churchill Avenue Subiaco WA 6008 Australia

T: 61 8 6489 1600 F: 61 8 6489 1601

www.mgt.net.au reception@cicerocorpora te.com.au

ABN: 38 131 715 645

Hole ID Easting Northing RL Azimuth Dip Hole Depth
MGTRC036 507934 7690680 208 103 -60 60
MGTRC037 508039 7690754 215 202 -55 90
MGTRC038 508153 7690882 211 192 -65 200
MGTRC039 508160 7690934 209 192 -65 200

Table 1: Gettysberg RC Drilling (170mm)Collar Table GDA94, MGA Zone 50.

Gettysberg Phase 1 RC Drilling Program

Avira has completed the phase 1 RC drilling program at Gettysberg as planned, with four (4) holes drilled for a total of 550m. All holes intersected moderately silicified sandstone sequences with narrow intervals of shale, 1 to 5m wide, throughout. The sandstone sequence demonstrated silica and sericite alteration with weak zones of disseminated very fine grained pyrite. Minor mm to cm scale quartz veins were identified in all drill holes, with chlorite alteration (+/- pyrite) present in quartz vein rich areas. Shale sequences were generally unaltered and unmineralised,

Based on the 3D modelling completed by Terra Search Pty Ltd, the Gettysberg mineralisation has been divided in to Zones 1 to 3, numbered from south to north.

Holes MGTRC036 and MGTRC037 were completed in Zone 1 (or Devils Den Zone) which consists of gently ENE-plunging shallow mineralisation that appears to be controlled by a dextral shear of a similar orientation to a structure that bounds the Gettysberg mineralisation to the south. The drilling in Zone 1 was designed to close the gap between two high grade areas of mineralisation and to test the continuity of mineralisation in the northern part of this zone.

This drilling was extremely successful, intersecting two high grade zones of mineralisation (2m at 4.79g/t from 9m in MGTRC036 and 7m at 3.94g/t from 70m in MGTRC037) that extended zones of previously identified high grade shoots (see Table 2, Figures 1 and 2).

These high grade zones were contained within broad zones of lower grade mineralisation; 11m at 1.39g/t from surface in MGTRC036 and 20m at 1.59g/t from 58m in MGTRC037. A broad low grade zone of mineralisation (18m at 0.57g/t) was also intersected from surface in MGTRC037.

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au g/t
MGTRC036 0 11 11 1.39
incl. 9 11 2 4.79
MGTRC037 0 18 18 0.57
incl. 6 10 4 1.06
And 58 78 20 1.59
incl. 70 77 7 3.94
incl. 74 75 1 15.4
MGTRC038 146 147 1 1.01
MGTRC039 NSI* NSI* NSI* NSI*

*NSI =No significant intercepts.

Table 2: Gettysberg RC Drilling Results Table (Note: Intervals have been nominally defined using a 0.3g/t lower cut-off grade, length weighted average grades and including no more than 2m of consecutive lower grade mineralisation).

*These are downhole widths which may not reflect true width. The geometry of mineralisation at parts of the prospects is still uncertain.

The previous RC drilling program completed by the Company at Gettysberg in 2015 (see MGT ASX announcement dated 11 August 2015; “More High Grade Gold Intersections at The Pyramid Project”) intersected high grade gold zones within lower grade envelopes, with these mineralisation envelopes interpreted to be open to the north and variably at depth.

Holes MGTRC038 and MGTRC039 of the phase 1 RC drilling program were completed in Zone 2, which consists of a lower (footwall) north dipping zone with apparently limited continuity at depth and an upper (hanging wall) zone associated with brecciated sandstone that is more continuous at depth. These holes were designed to test the down dip (eastern) extension of the defined mineralisation.

Results from this portion of the program did not support the interpretation of the north plunging high grade shoots, albeit that broad zones of anomalous mineralisation were intersected in both holes, highlighted by a single higher grade intersection in MGTRC038 of 1m at 1.01g/t from 146m. These intersections may represent the lower grade haloes of the mineralisation envelopes identified in the 2015 drilling program, with the holes interpreted to be located to the east of the high grade shoots. Geological data from this drilling will be incorporated in to the 3D geological model to re-evaluate the controls on the previously intersected high grade shoots in this portion of the Gettysberg Prospect.

Samples from the phase 1 RC drilling program were collected as 1m sub-samples via a cyclone at the drill site, with all single metre samples submitted to the ALS Limited laboratory in Townsville for analysis for gold by fire assay with an AA finish. No multi-element analysis has been completed on these samples to date.

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Figure 1 : Map showing 2018 drillhole traces and Au assays at Gettysberg over previous drilling. MGTRC036 and MGTRC037 following up previous intersection in MGTRC016 (35m at 6.1g/t from 33m).

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Figure 2 : Long section along the Gettysberg Prospect showing all drillhole traces (2018 traces in brown). Note that MGTRC036 and MGTRC037 extended the near surface mineralisation at Devils Den, MGTRC038 and MGTRC039 drilled to the east of the interpreted high grade shoots.

Pyramid Gold Project – The next phase

The growing understanding of the structural setting and geochemical footprint of Gettysberg suggests that further exploration is warranted across the broader Pyramid Gold Project. The project area has been divided in to the West Pyramid Range, which has been the subject of the majority of past exploration activity, and the East Pyramid Range, which is relatively underexplored.

Results of previously reported soil surveys (see ASX Announcements on 20[th] April 2015 and 2[nd] June 2015) show that the 6

km West Pyramid Range structure is potentially mineralised from the Sellheim Prospect in the north, through Gettysberg to Marrakesh and Pradesh. The results from the drilling completed to date in the project area (Gettysberg, Sellheim, Marrakesh, etc.) have confirmed the potential for this 6 km West Pyramid Range structure to contain zones of higher grade mineralisation. Further analysis to determine the controls to higher grade mineralisation will be required prior to follow-up drilling at some of these prospects.

The East Pyramid Range Area

The geology of the East Pyramid Range is quite distinct from that of the West Pyramid Range. The East Pyramid Range is associated with a porphyry dike complex with several orientations of dikes. The main orientation is approximately NNE-SSW, parallel to the main topography of the range. Most of the dikes are located in the Ukalunda Formation, although southeast of Sugarloaf Hill and Breccia Knoll, they clearly intrude the St Annes Formation along a NW trending fault. Many of the dikes curve into a more NW orientation at their southwestern ends. Southwest of the Pyramid Range a large ring dike terminates southeastwards against what appears to be a WNW trending fault.

Previous Exploration

The last time that the highly gold prospective East Pyramid Range was investigated by explorers was approximately 25 years ago in the early to mid 1990’s. Dalrymple Resources NL and Newcrest

Mining Limited ( Newcrest ) carried out over surface geochemical sampling, geological prospecting and mapping programs which identified gold and base metal bearing high level intrusive related targets sharing similar surface expressions, mineralization and alteration settings to the large scale, bulk tonnage gold systems of north Queensland, for example Mt Leyshon, Mt Wright and Kidston.

Over 20 years ago, Newcrest carried out ridge and spur soil sampling, west of Breccia Hill which was successful in identifying a gold and base metal soil anomaly related to a north east trending gossanous quartz zone. Pyrite sericite alteration which oxidises to a gossanous jarosite bleached stock work zone at surface is developed over a strike of a least 500m. The system is definitely gold bearing. In a similar fashion to elsewhere (eg Gettysberg) veining and stockworking are more strongly developed in the more competent sandstone units. The zone was drill tested with a few wide spaced holes which although encouraging in terms of base metals and alteration, only returned low order gold values.

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Figure 3. Location East Pyramid Range in relation to Pyramid Project area.

The East Pyramid Range region includes the Breccia Hill to Tandoori (breccia) trend, which is prospective for intrusive related mineralisation with a number of rhyolite plugs / dykes and breccias identified from previous geological mapping and prospecting. This portion of the Pyramid Gold project has been subjected to limited past exploration activity, with prospecting / rock chip sampling and limited soil sampling leading to the completion of minor “wild-cat” exploration drilling. The Company proposes to complete a methodical prospecting and surface sampling program, which will incorporate all past exploration activity, aimed at identifying high level intrusion related style gold mineralisation targets, similar to the Mt Leyshon and Mt Wright models.

Proposed Soil Sampling and Geological Prospecting of the East Pyramid Range

In order to delineate geochemical anomalism and drill targets in the East Pyramid Range area, Avira proposes to conduct a surface sampling program to cover the Tandoori to Sugarloaf area, in a similar fashion to the 2014 coverage over the West Pyramid Range area. The key components of the latter survey were sieved soil samples at a 200m line spacing x 50m sample spacing, which delineated gold target areas and multi-element metal zoning along the 8km strike length of the West Pyramid Range (see Figures 4 and 5). .Sieved soils (-80 mesh) where analysed for low level gold (fire assay ICP) and multi elements by portable XRF (PXRF). The 2014 survey and other historical soil surveys are shown in Figure 4 below with an outline of the proposed area.

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Figure 4. Au (ppb) in historical soil sampling West Pyramid Range including adjacent areas at Madras & Sellheim. Wide spaced ridge & spur sampling East Pyramid Range. Google Earth base.

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Figure 5. 2014 West Pyramid Range soil grid plotted with Proposed East Pyramid Range soil grid. Geology base.

Avira proposes a geochemical survey at the East Pyramid Range area to cover the breccia, porphyry intrusions and identified surface gold zones from Tandoori to Sugarloaf with line spacing of 200m and 50m sample spacing resulting in 550 soil samples. Geological prospecting will follow up targets with rock chipping of an estimated 85 samples with standards. This program will provide Avira with additional data to determine and identify potential drill hole targets for a potential follow-on drilling campaign.

ABOUT THE PYRAMID PROJECT

Avira’s Pyramid Project lies approximately 170km south of Townsville and 120km southeast of Charters Towers. Access from Townsville is via the Flinders Highway to Mingela, then sealed road to the Burdekin Dam Falls and then by graded council road to Pyramid Station. This northern route via the Burdekin Dam is frequently closed during the wet season. Alternative access routes are by sealed road from Charters Towers to the Scartwater Homestead turn off, then by graded council road to Ukalunda Homestead which continues east to Collinsville and Bowen.

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Figure 6: Location of the Pyramid Project.

The Pyramid Project is located in the Drummond Basin, which is one of Australia’s most significant gold producing regions. The area is host to many successful deposits including Pajingo, Yandan Wirralie, Mount Coolon and Twin Hills (see Figure 6). Avira holds three exploration permits in the area: Pyramid (EPM12887), Pyramid 2 (EPM25154) and Pyramid 3 (EPM19554). Pyramid 2 and Pyramid 3 have recently been granted for a period of five years each.

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements which are identified by words such as ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘targets’, ‘expects’, or ‘intends’ and other similar words that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on an assessment of present economic and operating conditions, and on a number of assumptions regarding future events and actions that, as at the date of this announcement, are expected to take place. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, the directors and our management. We cannot and do not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We have no intention to update or revise forward-looking statements, or to publish prospective financial information in the future, regardless of whether new information, future events or any other factors affect the information contained in this announcement, except where required by law. These forward looking statements are subject to various risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated in these statements.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on and fairly represents information and supporting documentation prepared by Mr Ian Prentice. Mr Prentice is a consultant geologist for Avira and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Prentice has sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits which are covered in this announcement and to the activity which they are 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’ (“JORC Code”). Mr Prentice consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

-ENDS-

APPENDIX 1.

JORC CODE TABLE 1.

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Sampling techniques Nature and quality of sampling
(e.g. cut channels, random
chips or 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
sampling
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 1m samples
from which 3kg 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.

Sampling
results
are
from
reverse circulation drilling
Detailed geological logging of
core
and
chips
to
ensure
sample representivity. All RC
sample were passed through a
cyclone and then through a
7/8th to 1/8thsplitter. Bulk 1m
sample was collected as the
7/8th split, whereas the 1/8th
split
was
collected
as
1m
sample. Analytical sample size
was in the order of 2.5kg to 3kg.
Each sample was pulverised.
Gold was analysed using a 50
gram fire assay, with an AAS
finish,
ore-grade
technique;
(Method Au-AA26)
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.)
All RC holes were drilled using a
standard
face
sampling
hammer with bit size of 114mm
(Four & half inch).
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.
RC recovery as well as degree
of cross- sample contamination
were logged on a metre basis.
Overall
recoveries
were
excellent. With rare exceptions,
RC samples were almost always
dry.
All sample obtained by the
face-
sampling
drilling
was
collected
via
a
cyclone
attached to the drill rig with the
laboratory assay sample being
collected directly beneath the
cyclone using a riffle splitter.
Sampling bias is not apparent.
Overall
recoveries
were
excellent.
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 was carried
out
by
well-
trained/experienced geologists
and data entered via a well-
developed
logging
system
designed to capture descriptive
geology, coded geology and
quantifiable geology. All logs
were checked for consistency
by the Principal Geologist. Data
captured through Excel spread
sheets and Explorer 3 Relational
Data
Base
Management
System.
The logging of RC chips is both
qualitative
and
quantitative.
Alteration,
weathering
and
mineralisation
data
contain
both
qualitative
and
quantitative fields.
The entire length of all drill holes
has been geologically logged.
Sub-sampling techniques and
sampling 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.
Only reverse circulation holes
drilled.
Samples were riffle split to
obtain weights suitable for
analysis at ALS.
With
rare
exceptions,
RC
samples were almost always
dry.
The sample preparation was
conducted
according
to
industrybestpractice.
Quality
control
procedures
adopted for all sub-sampling
stages
to
maximize
representativity 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 the grain size of the
material being sampled.
QA/QC
protocols
were
instigated
such
that
they
conform to mineral industry
standards and are compliant
with the JORC code. Terra
Search’s input into the Quality
Assurance (QA) process with
respect to chemical analysis of
mineral exploration samples
includes the addition of blanks,
standards and duplicates to
each batch so that checks
can be done after they are
analysed. As part of the Quality
Control (QC) process, Terra
Search checks the resultant
assay data against known or
previously determined assays
to determine the quality of the
analysed batch of samples.
An assessment is made on the
data and a report on the
quality of the data is compiled.
Comparison
of
assays
of
duplicates shows reasonably
good reproducibility of results,
apart from some scatter in
the fire assay results for Au,
probably due to the nugget
effect.
The
sample
sizes
are
considered to be appropriate
to represent the style of the
mineralisation, the thickness
and
consistency
of
the
intersections.
Quality of analysis 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,
calibration
factors
applied
and their derivation, etc
Nature
of
quality
control
procedures
adopted
(e.g.
standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks)
and
whether
acceptable
levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of
bias) and precision have been
established.
Assays were conducted at ALS
Laboratories,
Gold
was
analysed using an ore grade
technique: 50 gram fire assay
with an AAS finish. The fire
assay technique (Method Au-
AA26) is considered total.
No additional tools were used.
Certified
geochemical
standards and blank samples
were inserted into the assay
sample sequence. Laboratory
assay results for these quality
control samples are within 5%
of accepted values. ALS also
inserted blanks and duplicated
samples which returned good
agreement.
Verification of sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant
intersections
by
either
independent
or
alternative
company personnel.
The use of twinned holdes
Documentation
of
primary
data, data entry procedures,
data
verifications,
data
storage
(physical
and
electronic) protocols. Discuss
any adjustment to assay data
Significant intersections were
verified by Terra Search Pty Ltd,
the independent contractors
who conducted drilling.
None.
Data is collected by qualified
geologists and experienced
field assistants and entered
into excel spreadsheets. No
adjustments are made to the
data. Data is imported into the
database in its original raw
format.
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.
Collar
locations
were
recorded by handheld GPS.
Down
hole
surveys
were
conducted on all holes using
a downhole digital camera
with surveys taken inside a
non- magnetic stainless steel
drill rod
Coordinate system is UTM
Zone 55 and datum is GDA94
No
Digital
Terrain
Model
available.
Data spacing and distribution Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing
and
distribution
is
sufficient
to
establish the
Degree of geological
and
grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and
Ore
Reserve
estimation
procedure(s)
and
classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing
has been applied.
Drill
holes
were
drilled
at
approximately
50
meter
intervals. Where more than one
hole has been drilled on a
section, spacing between holes
along
the
section
varies
between 30 and 100m.
Further drilling is necessary to
establish a Mineral Resource.
No sample compositing has
been applied
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
drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised
structures
is
considered
to
have introduced a sampling
bias, this should be assessed
and reported if material
The majority of holes have been
designed to drill normal to
interpreted
mineralisation
trends. However, there has
been insufficient drilling and
geological
interpretation
to
determine if there is a bias to
sampling as a result of drilling
oblique to or downdip on
mineralised structures.
No orientation based sampling
bias has been identified in the
data at this point. Some holes
may have been drilledparallel
to the interpreted structural
trend, but the geometry of
mineralised shoots is still to be
delineated.
Sample security The measures taken to endure
sample security.
Chain
of
custody
was
managed by Terra Search Pty
Ltd. Samples never left their
possession from drill site to
direct
transfer
to
ALS
laboratories.
Audits or reviews The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data
To date there has not been an
audit of sampling techniques
and data.

Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results

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 and
environmental
settings.
The
security of the tenure held at
the time of reporting along
with any known impediments
to obtaining a license to
operate in the area.
EPM12887 ‘Pyramid’ is 100%
held by MGT Mining Ltd. MGT
Mining is an 89.48% owned
subsidiary of MGT Resources
Limited. EPM 12887 contains
some
areas
which
are
classified as environmentally
sensitive areas as these areas
contain
endangered
ecosystems, river improvement
areas and the catchment area
for the Burdekin Falls Dam. MGT
has an exploration agreement
with the Native Title claimants
in
the
area,
the
Jangga
People. There are no known
sites
of
cultural
heritage
significance listed within the
EPM.
Exploration done by other
parties
Acknowledgement
and
appraisal
of
exploration
by
other parties.
The Pyramid Project is located
near the Sellheim River area,
where numerous small silver-
lead-zinc
deposits
were
worked during the late 1880's,
including
the
Sunbeam,
Sunset,
Carrington
and
Walhalla deposits.
Following the discovery of the
Pajingo
epithermal
gold
deposit, systematic regional
exploration of the region was
conducted by Battle Mountain
(Australia) Inc. (Pajingo Gold
Mine Pty Ltd) during 1986 to
1989.
Exploration
included
1:20,000
scale
geological
mapping,
followed
up
by
stream sediment (BCL and pan
concentrate) surveys and drill
testing, which intersected gold
mineralisation at the Sellheim
prospect.
Dalrymple Resources N.L. held
EPM 7621 during 1990 to 1992 in
joint venture with Reynolds
Australia
Mining
Ltd.
after
evaluating the region. Terra
Search
Pty.
Ltd.
were
contracted by Dalrymple to
manage
the
exploration
program.
Initially
helicopter
traversing
was
utilised
to
examine Thematic Mapper™
anomalies
and
a
stream
sediment sampling survey, and
BCL
sampling,
was
undertaken,
locating
the
Sellheim
South
prospect.
Follow
up
geological
mapping, trenching and soil
sampling was conducted.
Initial RC drilling by Dalrymple
on several prospects met with
some success. During 1993,
detailed
colour
aerial
photography was flown at
1:5,000 scale by QASCO in
order to assist with geological
mapping. In an effort to resolve
the
complicated
structural
picture of the area and identify
new target areas, a structural
interpretation was completed
by ERA Maptec.
Dalrymple Resources dropped
the tenement, EPM 12887 was
granted
to
Chalcophile
Resources in 2005. Chalcophile
Resources
drill-tested
the
Gettysberg
prospect,
with
positive results in late 2005. A
ground
magnetic
survey
conducted indicated there
was little to no magnetic
contrast between stratigraphic
units within the tenement.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation
The Pyramid Project lies in the
northeast of mineralisation. Of
the Devonian to Carboniferous
Drummond Basin and contains
a north- northeast trending inlier
of
Late
Ordovician
Anakie
Metamorphics.
The
inlier
of
Anakie Metamorphics divides
this region from the main area of
Drummond Basin sedimentation
to the west. A thick wedge of
the
Late
Carboniferous
Bulgonunna Volcanics forms the
Bulgonunna Block to the east.
The Saint Anns Formation is the
host
to
epithermal
gold
mineralisation in the Drummond
Basin at the Pajingo, Yandan,
Wirralie and Twin Hills gold
deposits,
with
mineralisation
related
to
hot
spring
hydrothermal
systems
developed on the margins of
coeval
rhyodacite
volcanic
activity
on
the
silver
hills
volcanics. The most significant
mineralization developed within
the Pyramid project area is the
epithermal style quartz veins
and the chlorite-pyrite-sericite-
stylolitic veinlets and breccia
matrix infill.
Drill hole information A summary of all information
material to the understanding
of
the
exploration
results
including a tabulation of the
following information for all
Material drill holes:

Easting and northing of
the drill hole collar

Elevation
or
RL
(Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of
the drill hole collar

Dip and azimuth of the
hole

Down hole length and
interception depth

Hole length
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
See table 1.
Data aggregation methods In reporting Exploration Results
weighing
averaging
technique, 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 be shown in
detail
A cut-off grade of 0.3g/t gold is
applied.
Several
of
the
reported intercepts include 2m
intervals of Dilution.
All
results
from
which
intersections are calculated
are presented in Table 2. No
metal equivalents have been
used in reporting. Downhole
length, true width not known
Relationship between
mineralisation widths and
intercept lengths
The
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).
Diagrams Appropriate
maps
and
sections
(with
scale)
and
tabulations
of
intercepts
should be included for any
significant
discovery
being
reported.
These
should
include, but not be limited to a
plan view of drill hole collar
locations
and
appropriate
sectional views.
See figures 1 and 2.
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
practised to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
Only
significant
intercepts
reported.
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.
Not applicable.
Further work The
nature
and
scale
of
planned further work (e.g. test
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.
Further drilling at Gettysberg is
subject to review of results
and updating the geological
model. Surface sampling and
geological
prospecting
is
planned for the East Pyramid
Range area to define targets
for potential future drill testing.
See figures 3-5.