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CARNABY RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2017

Jul 6, 2017

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ASX Announcement 7 July 2017

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Swedish Project Area Expanded; High Grade Cobalt & Base Metals

Highlights

  • Gladhammar and Tunaberg licence areas in Sweden significantly expanded to 56km[2] (5,573ha)

  • Recent Berkut sampling at Gladhammar returned up to 0.24% cobalt and 3.9% copper

  • High grade base metal intersections identified in historical drilling:

  • 7.8% copper over 1.95m at Gladhammar (GLA1005, 1.95m from 103.12m)

Fast Facts

Shares on Issue: 47.3M Market Cap: ~$8.0M Cash (current): ~$4.2M

Board and Management Neil Inwood, Managing Director Justin Tremain, Non-Exec Chairman Paul Payne, Non-Exec Director

Ben Cairns, General Manager Aaron Bertolatti, Company Secretary

  • 9.9% zinc and 2.3% lead at Tunaberg (TUN005, 0.4m from 86.9m)

  • High grade base metal intercepts not assayed for cobalt

  • Applications lodged at Gladhammar of 36km[2] (3,589ha) cover interpreted highly prospective quartzite contact, magnetic anomalies and historic workings

  • Field work underway at Skuterud Project in Norway in preparation for maiden drilling later in the year

Berkut Minerals Ltd (Berkut) is pleased to announce that the first of multiple applications lodged by Berkut to expand the Gladhammar Project area (Figure 1) has been approved. Both the Gladhammar and Tunaberg Projects are located at the south-eastern end of the Southern Bergslagen Metallogenic zone, approximately 100km and 200km respectively south-west of Stockholm. The granted and applied for licence areas in Sweden now stand at 56km[2] .

Berkut has identified historical drilling and assay data from both the Gladhammar and Tunaberg properties which include:

Company Highlights

  • 100% ownership of European cobalt projects in Norway and Sweden

  • Historic mined cobalt grades up to 2%

  • Combined Norwegian and Swedish ground position of approx. 55.7km[2] (5573ha) covering historic cobalt mine workings and base metals

  • Strategically located within proximity to operating cobalt refineries and European markets

  • Tight capital structure | Only 31.1M non-escrowed shares

  • Well funded | Strong cash position

  • Gladhammar: 0.21% cobalt (GLA0509, 1m from 86m) and up to 7.8% copper at (GLA005, 1.95m from 103.12m – see Table 1);

  • Tunaberg: 9.9% zinc and 2.3% lead (TUN005, 0.4m from 86.9m – see Table 3).

This historic drilling was not targeted towards cobalt mineralisation and the Tunaberg drilling was not assayed for cobalt by previous workers.

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Figure 1 - Scandinavian Project Locations

About Gladhammar and Tunaberg

The Gladhammar and Tunaberg Projects are centred around historic mines. Iron ore mines opened at Gladhammar in the 16[th] century, with copper ore being mined from the 17[th] century and cobalt from the 18[th] century, continuing intermittently until 1892. At Tunaberg, cobalt and copper mining have been undertaken intermittently from the 15[th] to 18[th] centuries. The company focus in both of these areas is on the strike extensions or repeats to the historic mining zones.

Gladhammar

Berkut recently undertook a reconnaissance field visit to Gladhammar which included a review of historic data held by the Swedish Geological Survey at their Malä archives. This review revealed that drilling undertaken by a previous explorer also included a number of diamond drill holes in the current Berkut licence, Gladhammar nr 201. Seven diamond drill holes were completed within the Gladhammar nr 201 licence (Table 1), principally targeting gold mineralisation. Two of these holes encountered potential extensions to historic cobalt mineralisation and returned up to 0.21% cobalt (GLA0509, 1m from 86m) and up to 7.8% copper at (GLA005, 1.95m from 103.12m) (Figure 6).

Based upon Burkut’s recent field review, the diamond holes near historic workings were not optimally sited and whilst they were weakly anomalous in cobalt and copper it appears that narrow high grade gold mineralisation appears to have been the target. Several of these zones were inspected in the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU) core library in Malä and a hand held XRF device was used to validate the tenor of the reported analytical results (refer Figure 2 below).

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Figure 2 – Bornite and chalcocite copper mineralisation in historical core from Gladhammar Project Spot hand held XRF reading in background (XRF reading is a point measurement and does not represent an average grade of the sample). This interval assayed 16.8% copper over 76cm (GLA1005 from 103.12m)

Airborne geophysical data recently acquired and re-processed by Berkut (200m line spacing 30m sensor height) highlights a strong magnetic feature associated with the historic mineralisation which strikes WNW-ESE through the Gladhammar Project area. Reconnaissance mapping undertaken by Berkut confirms a strong association with magnetite bearing quartzite and high-grade cobalt mineralisation. Magnetite bearing ore analysed with a hand held XRF (point sample only) returned 0.59% cobalt and 3.17% copper with low arsenic (refer Figure 4). This linear magnetic feature will provide a focus to Berkut’s exploration activities within the Gladhammar Project area.

Field samples were collected from both insitu outcrop and from spoil from historic mining operations. Assay samples were generated from a composite of material with identified mineralisation or associated features. Samples were prepared by ALS Chemex at their Pitea facility and assayed by at the ALS assay hub in Ireland. Assay methodology is referred to in the accompanying JORC table. Samples were located using hand held GPS.

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Table 1: Gladhammar Project Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)

Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Table 1: Gladhammar Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (> 0.2% Co, or >0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Hole Id Easting
(SWERF 99)
Northing
(SWERF 99)
RL Max.
Depth
Dip Azimuth From Length Co % Cu % Au g/t Ag
g/t
Comments
GLA0509 1,536,959 6,399,670 91 221.6 ‐50 200 186 1 0.21 0.56 0.21 10 Did not intersect main cobalt trend
GLA0510 1,536,624 6,399,930 91 179.4 ‐50 200 No significant intercepts Field investigations indicates not drilled in optimal
trendposition
GLA0511 1,536,722 6,399,875 85 69.2 ‐50 200 No significant intercepts Field investigations indicates not drilled in optimal
trendposition
GLA1005 1,537,140 6,399,366 82 219.5 ‐50 34 100 8 0.05 2.8 0.2 8 Did not intersect main cobalt trend
including 103.12 1.95 0.08 7.8 0.2 13 Bornite and chalcocite rich zone ‐ east of cobalt trend
GLA1006 1,537,086 6,399,271 80 347.8 ‐50 32 No significant intercepts Did not intersect main cobalt trend
GLA1007 1,536,948 6,399,378 71 289.0 ‐49 37 No significant intercepts Did not intersect main cobalt trend
GLA1008 1,536,840 6,399,384 67 330.5 ‐48 27 No significant intercepts Did not intersect main cobalt trend
Downhole lengths stated, relationship to true mineralisation width is not known.
Table 2: Gladhammar Rock Field Samples
Sample ID Easting
(SWERF 99)
Northing
(SWERF 99)
RL Co % Cu (%) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Comments
GLA001 584,903 6,398,403 0.24 0.22 0.08 5 Waste spoilgrab sample
GLA002 584,487 6,398,726 0.004 1.01 0.60 18 Waste spoilgrab sample
GLA003 584,340 6,398,576 0.013 0.03 0.34 6 Waste spoilgrab sample
GLA004 584,340 6,398,576 0.0005 3.86 0.28 6 Waste spoilgrab sample
GLA005 583,773 6,400,312 0.002 0.03 0.03 1 Rail cutting– alongregional magnetic/cobalt trend
GLA006 583,771 6,400,310 0.002 0.02 0.03 0 Rail cutting– alongregional magnetic/cobalt trend
GLA007 583,764 6,400,307 0.003 0.03 0.32 1 Rail cutting– alongregional magnetic/cobalt trend
GLA008 586,566 6,398,543 0.002 0.001 <0.001 0 Waste spoilgrab sample
GLA009 586,536 6,398,564 0.002 0.003 <0.001 0 Waste spoilgrab sample

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Figure 3 - Magnetite bearing ore from the Gladhammar Project area, hand held XRF point sample, cobalt 0.59% and copper 3.17% (note low arsenic of 0.065%).

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Figure 4 - Gladhammar local geology and interpreted magnetic trends. Red stars indicate known cobalt occurrences.

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Tunaberg

Field investigation has identified historic diamond drilling within the Tunaberg Project area. This drilling was undertaken by Boliden and BHP in 1948 to 1996 respectively, targeting base metals (lead, zinc and silver) and drill samples were not assayed for cobalt. Berkut is in the process of identifying the core from some of these historical holes located in the SGU core archives in Malä for possible assaying for cobalt..

Numerous workings were located within the Tunaberg Project area clustered on an interpreted synformal fold hinge in which skarn style mineralisation was noted. The previous base metal focus of past explorers presents Berkut with an opportunity to effectively explore the Tunaberg region for cobalt mineralisation from a grass roots level, with the advantage of additional geochemical vectors.

Field reconnaissance has indicated the project area is amenable to outcrop mapping and surface geochemistry, having only limited occurrences of glacial till, and this will form the first stage of exploration at the project. Work programs going forward will focus initially on regional targeting using the historical drilling results, surface geochemistry and ground geophysics during the summer and autumn, with drill targets to be generated for the winter drilling season.

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Figure 5 - Tunaberg Project -

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Corporate Update

With the recent appointment of Mr Neil Inwood as Managing Director, Mr Ben Cairns has moved from the role of CEO to General Manager Geology.

Competent Persons Statement

‐ The information in this document that relates to exploration results is based upon information compiled by Mr Ben Cairns, a full time employee and shareholder of Berkut Minerals Limited. Mr Cairns is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and 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 December 2012 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code). Mr Cairns consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based upon the information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Figure 6 - Gladhammar geology with historic cobalt drill locations

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Table 3: Tunaberg Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (>0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Hole Id Easting
(SWERF 99)
Northing
(SWERF 99)
Max.
Depth
Dip Azimuth From Length **Aug/t ** **Ag g/t ** Cu % Pb % Zn % Comments
TUN001 606,911 6,501.887 81.71 ‐50 180 9.76 1.77 0.54 21.2 0.01 0.98 1.40 Interval not closed
21.48 3.57 NSR 2.68 NSR 0.03 1.41 Interval not closed
TUN002 607,842 6,502,725 78.46 ‐45 180 17.04 5 4 0.18 1.28 Interval not closed
54.41 1.74 3 1.15 Interval not closed
TUN003 607,878 6,502,811 99.57 ‐45 180 17.03 1.17 0.6 15 0.03 0.61 5.48 Interval not closed
44.00 0.2 4 8.67 Interval not closed
62.04 2.69 0.8 79 NSR 6.89 1.46 Interval not closed
85.20 0.38 0.6 51 2.92 2.37 Interval not closed
TUN004 607,850 6,502,965 120.18 ‐45 180 14.17 0.9 2 0.88 1.38 Interval not closed
52.40 0.41 2 1.38 Intervalpartlyclosed
56.55 0.6 1 6.42 Intervalpartlyclosed
TUN005 607,759 6,502,781 97.13 ‐50 115 86.90 0.4 0.5 2.34 9.87
TUN006 607,926 6,502,849 97.67 ‐50 135 29.21 0.17 2 0.08 5.36 Interval not closed
TUN007 607,399 6,502,763 105.78 ‐50 135 24.32 0.35 0.2 13 0.58 Interval not closed
26.74 1.94 0.1 5 0.60 Interval not closed
54.94 0.39 0.2 16 1.79 Interval not closed
TUN008 607,290 6,502,538 99.38 ‐50 135 No assaysheets available
TUN009 607,690 6,502,790 104.80 ‐50 120 60.06 0.75 0.4 28 1.59 Interval not closed
TUN010 Unknown Unknown No assaysheets available
TUN011 Unknown Unknown 80.26 1.86 8 0.95 1.64 Interval not closed
TUN012 607,898 6,502,811 83.06 ‐60 160 3.47 1.45 3 0.39 4.50 Interval not closed
10.5 2.02 1 0.05 6.44 Interval not closed
21.50 0.15 48 3.00 3.49 Interval not closed
44.59 0.21 11 0.23 3.40 Interval not closed
64.09 0.1 0.1 8 0.05 13.00 Interval not closed
TUN013 607917 6,502,832 90.34 ‐60 160 41.56 0.35 2 0.07 4.52 Interval not closed
62.82 0.58 6 0.12 4.80 Interval not closed
80.51 0.7 0.15 14 0.29 1.51 Interval not closed
TUN014 607,629 6,502,887 102.35 ‐60 160 7.66 9.76 7 1.09 1.64 Interval not closed
including 7.66 4.86 0.04 8 1.13 2.96
and including 7.66 2.07 0.04 18 1.64 4.46

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Table 3: Tunaberg Project
Significant Intercepts from Historical Drilling (>0.5% Cu/Pb/Zn)
Hole Id Easting
(SWERF 99)
Northing
(SWERF 99)
Max.
Depth
Dip Azimuth From Length **Aug/t ** **Ag g/t ** Cu % Pb % Zn % Comments
TUN015 607,672 6,502,890 81.72 ‐60 160 19.71 1.29 0.3 32 0.64 4.07
24.82 0.72 0.1 14 0.23 2.07
59.21 0.48 0.3 32 0.64 4.07 Interval not closed
61.27 0.52 0.1 14 0.23 2.07 Interval not closed
T1D1 Unknown Unknown No assaysheets available
TBD1 6,503,325 6,502,364 148.3 ‐70 150 No assaysheets available
TBD2 6,503,247 6,502,286 287 ‐80 0 No assaysheets available
T6D1 6,503,378 6,502,426 200.1 ‐60 180 78.00 34 na na 0.05 0.15 0.94
Tun‐01 6,503,870 6,502,924 147.1 ‐45 150 No assaysheets available
Tun‐02 6,503,880 6,502,929 170 ‐75 150 44 2 na na 0.01 0.33 0.77
70 2 na na 0.01 0.08 0.51
TUN‐3 6,503,729 6,502,775 ‐45 330 18 2 na na 0.02 0.23 0.88
40 4 na na 0.02 0.55 0.77
TUN‐4 6,503,750 6,502,792 ‐45 330 21 2 na na 0.02 0.93 0.17
29 2 na na 0.01 0.22 0.69 not sampledpast 31m
Tun‐5b 6,502,940 6,501,975 100 ‐70 150 No assaysheets available
Tun‐6 6,503,196 6,502,232 150 ‐70 330 No significant intercepts
Tun‐07 6,502,361 6,501,389 128.4 ‐60 150 64 2 na na 0.01 0.06 1.76
112 6 na na 0.02 1.02 1.07
Tun‐09 6,501,295 6,500,353 150.65 ‐45 360 No significant intercepts
TUN‐10 6,501,569 6,500,636 150 ‐45 360 No assaysheets available
TUN‐12 6,502,125 6,501,219 150.15 ‐45 180 122 4 na na 0.03 0.10 0.92
Na – not analysed for element. Interval not closed – Historical workers did not sample either side of the
Downhole lengths stated,relationshipto true mineralisation width is not known.
analysed interval. Elevation not given in original records. ‘‐‘indicates no assay.

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Appendix One | JORC Code, 2012 Edition | ‘Table 1’ Report

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
 Nature and quality of sampling (eg 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 (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to
obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a
30 g charge for fire assay’). In other cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types
(eg submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
 Where reporting historical
assay grades or quantities
this ASX Release refers to
historical drilling records
from the Swedish Geological Survey
 Berkut undertook field investigations to confirm collar
locations where possible in June 2017.
 A hand held XRF machine (Niton XL3t) was used to take
spot readings of hand samples. Multiple readings were
taken on the best exposed sample face to assist in
minimising sampling bias. The hand held device was
calibrated using commercially available certified reference
material
 Hand samples collected as composite samples from within
5m of the recorded sample location. Samples were
selected based on mineralogy.
Drilling techniques  Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary
air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg 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).
 Diamond drilling was used on both the Gladhammar and
Tunaberg projects. The core diameter at Tunaberg was
46mm (~NQ) and is nominally BQ in size at Gladhammar.
It is unknown at this stage if orientation surveys were
undertaken .
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.
 The results relate to historical sampling results. Drill
recoveries were not recorded at either project.
 It is not possibel to confirm the relationship bewteen
sample recovery and grade. Visual observation of select
Gladhammar core indicates generally good core recovery.
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.
 The Gladhammar core was sampled appropriately for
potential resource estimation. The Tunaberg core was
sampled by reputable companies at the time of drilling.
Assay inetrvals were selected based on interpreted
geology.
 The core was logged in full.
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 beingsampled.
 Diamond drill results were based upon ½ core samples for
Gladhammar. The results from Tunaberg are believed to
have been from ½ core; however detailed records are not
availabel to confirm this.
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,theparameters used in determiningthe analysis including
 The Gladhammar core was analysed by ALS Chemex, ME-
ICP41 for multi-elements and lead collection fire assay with
AAS finish for gold. Tunaberg core collected by BHP was
assayed by reputable commercial laboratories (SGS and

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations factors
applied and their derivation, etc.
 Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards,
blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have
been established.
Chemex). It is unknown which laboratory assayed the
1940’s era Tunaberg core.
 It is unknown what QAQC procedures were used for the
historical assaying.
 Berkut hand samples were prepared at the ALS Chemex
faciity in Pitea and assayed at the ALS assay hub in Ireland.
Determination was undertaken with a mixed four acid
digest ICP-MS finish. Gold was determined lead collection
fire assay.
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 anyadjustment to assaydata.
 Historical sampling and assay verification processes are
unknown. Berkut used a handheld XRF to spot analyse
select core intervals from Gladhammar at the Malä archives;
with empirically equivalent base metal results noted with
respect to the documented assays.
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.
 Drill holes and rock samples were recorded against the
SWERF99 grid system.
 Only national based topographic control (~5m accuracy)
has been used to date.
 The historical downhole oientation systems used are
unknown.

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.
 The Gladhammar historical diamond core holes primarly
targeted gold mineralisation and may not reflect the cobalt
potential of the targeted area. Drill hole spacing was in the
order of 100’s of metres to > 1km.
 Drill hole spacing at the Tunaberg deposit was in the range
of 100’s of m to > 1lkm. A regular drill grid does not appear
to have been used.
 Berkut obtained select spoil samples from the base of
historical workings. They indicate the style of mineralisation
present but are not indicative of mineralsation thickness or
continuity.
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.
 The orientation of the drilling is understood, but not verified
and generally appears to have been across mineralisation.
Sample security  The measures taken to ensure sample security.  Sample security for the historic samples is unknown.
Audits or reviews  The results of any audits or reviews of
 sampling techniques and data.
 No audits or reviews of the historical sampling was
identified. Berkut checked several drill holes from the
Gladhammar prospect for geology, mineralisation tenor
(utilising a hand-held XRF), sample interval, and core
recovery. No material issues were identified.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section).

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement
and
land
tenure
status
 Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including  The licences are held 100% either direclty by Berkut or
through its 100% owned subsidiary Kobald Mineral
Holdings Pty Ltd.
 The granted licences at Gladhammar are Gladhammar nr
201 and Gladhammar nr 202, Gladhammar nr 203 to 205
are still in application.,
 The Tunaberg licences are Tunaberg nr 201 and
Tunaberg nr 202. There are no current material
impediments to immediate exploration mapping and
field sampling operations. The immediate vicinity of the
historical Tunaberg mining centre within Tunaberg nr
201, is an established tourist destination and not suitable
for exploration activities; however the expanded
tenement position is considered prospective and
explorable for both cobalt and base metal mineralisation.
 It is noted that if mining operations commence at the
small mining licence within Gladhammar nr 201 , then a
1km buffer zone will come into effect around the mining
concession. Given the age of the mining concession this
does not limit exploration activities however should
Berkut decide to convert the exploration licence to a
mining concession at a later date the buffer zone around
the pre-exisiting concession will be considered.. There is
communication infrastructure adjacent to the centre of
Gladhammar nr-201, which may impact the approval of
anyfuture miningaplications in the immediate area..

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.
Acknowledgment
and
appraisal
of
exploration by other
parties.
 Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties.  The company is in the process of assessing exploration
by other parties by compiling and assessing historical
records. The Gladhammar area has been explored by
Wiking Minerals, which established a small, low grade,
gold resource within the small excised mining lease
within Gladhammar nr 201
Geology  Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation.  Both the Tunaberg and Gladhammar districts in Sweden
contain historic, cobalt-dominant mine workings from
the 15th to 19th centuries. Tunaberg was mined for
copper from the 15th century and cobalt from the 18th
century. The mineralisation type is Co-Cu and Cu-Co
skarns, hosted in an Early Proterozoic metatuffite
formation with intercalated skarn-altered marbles.
Gladhammar was mined for cobalt and copper from the
16th to 19th centuries. Mineralisation consists mainly of
cobaltite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and magnetite within
sheared quartzites.
Drill
hole
Information
 A summary of all information material to the understanding of the  See tables included in this announcement

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
clearlyexplain whythis is the case.
Data
aggregation
methods
 In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high
 Results have been quoted above a nominal 0.5% base
metal grade threshold. Intervals were averaged using
length-weighted averaging.

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Criteria Explanation Commentary
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 clearlystated.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and intercept
lengths
 These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of  Due to the unknown relationship between the drillhole
orientation and mineralisation trend, downhole lengths,
and not true widths are stated.

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 (eg ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
Diagrams  Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of  Included in body of report as deemed appropriate by the
competent person for the stage of exploration the
company is currently at.

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.
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 known significant assay results have been tabulated.
Holes with no significant assays have been noted.
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 contaminatingsubstances.
 Meaningful observations are included in the body of the
report
Further work  The nature and scale of planned further work (eg 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.
 The company plans to compile historic production
records and exploration results from the projects and
then carry out geological mapping and sampling
 The company is in early stages of assessment of the
project and is not in a position to provide detailed
diagrams showing potential extensions at this time.

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