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Celsius Resources Limited Capital/Financing Update 2020

Jun 3, 2020

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ASX RELEASEASX RELEASE | 16 February 2017 | 4 June 2020

CELSIUS TO ACQUIRE PROJECT IN PROLIFIC LACHLAN FOLD BELT

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Celsius enters Binding Heads of Agreement to acquire 100% of the Cullarin West Project in the Lachlan Fold Belt, NSW, from Syndicate Minerals for 20 million Celsius shares

  • Adjacent to and along strike of Sky Metals’ (ASX:SKY) Cullarin discovery (93 m @ 4.24 g/t gold)

  • Initial desktop and field visit review indicates the project is underlain by similar geological and structural features to Cullarin

  • Limited historical exploration due to widespread recent cover obscuring bedrock geology

  • Cullarin West includes historical Gooda Creek and Daltons Goldfields:

  • Gooda Creek: High-grade, small scale gold mine. Limited shallow drilling in 1987 returned 1.95m @ 23.1 g/t gold and 1.0% copper

  • Daltons Goldfields: Small-scale, high-grade production (+10g/t Au) but little modern exploration

  • Priority work to include:

  • Resampling of historical drillhole which showed elevated levels of base metals and silver but not tested for gold

  • Conducting geochemical sampling to define further drilling targets

  • Appointment of highly experienced consultants to assist in exploration activities

  • Celsius continues to review potential acquisitions and investments in commodities which complement or diversify the Company's current commodity exposure

Celsius Resources Limited ( Celsius or the Company ) (ASX: CLA) is pleased to announce it has entered into a Binding Heads of Agreement ( Agreement ) with Syndicate Minerals Pty Ltd ( Syndicate Minerals ) to acquire the Cullarin West prospect (ELA5928 or the Tenement) located in the highly sought-after Lachlan Fold Belt region of NSW, Australia.

Celsius has acquired 100% of the right, title and interest in the Tenement for total consideration of 20 million shares in the capital of Celsius.

The Cullarin West prospect is located adjacent to and along strike of Sky Metals’ (ASX:SKY) Cullarin discovery (93 m at 4.24 g/t gold from 56 m, refer ASX.SKY Announcement 10 February 2020) (See Figure 1 for Location Map). An initial review, including a site visit, indicates the project is underlain by similar geological and structural features which host mineralisation at Cullarin. Only limited historical exploration has been undertaken in the tenement area due to widespread recent cover obscuring bedrock geology.

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Level 2, 22 Mount Street, P: +61 8 6188 8181
Perth WA 6000 F: +61 8 6188 8182
PO Box 7054, Cloisters Square, [email protected]
Perth WA 6850 www.celsiusresources.com.au
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Figure 1: Location map of tenement and Sky’s Cullarin discovery

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A historical diamond drillhole at Cullarin West (DDH W-1 drilled in 1978) showed elevated levels of silver and base metals in “drill sludges”. Sludge samples were not analysed for gold due to the focus being on base metals. Drill core was not cut or sampled and is stored at the NSW core library in Londonderry.

Celsius intends to access this core and resample it as a high priority, ahead of a significant programme of low detection limit geochemical sampling designed to define further drilling targets under widespread Quaternary cover in the areas of interest.

The Cullarin West project also includes the historical Gooda Creek and Daltons Goldfields:

  • Gooda Creek: A high grade, small scale gold mine that averaged 6 oz/t (180 g/t) pre-1900 (government records). Limited shallow drilling at Gooda Creek in the 1987 returned 1.95 m at 23.1 g/t gold and 1.0% copper .

  • The Daltons Goldfield: Hosts multiple gold occurrences that have seen small scale, high grade production recorded (+10g/t Au) with little modern exploration conducted. A limited drill programme conducted in 2012 returned a best result of 1 m @ 27.1 g/t gold .

Celsius recently completed a site visit as part of its due diligence and looks forward to engaging with local landholders and stakeholders prior to commencing on ground activities following tenement grant.

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Figure 2: Location of historic North Broken Hill drillhole DDH W-1 at Cullarin West

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Commenting on the acquisition, Celsius’ Non-Executive Director & Chairman Bill Oliver said:

“With limited historical exploration and located in a highly sought-after region along strike from a noted gold discovery, Cullarin West provides an exciting opportunity for Celsius at a low cost entry price. We are eager to get on the ground as soon as practical once the tenement is granted and will update investors on activities as they progress. In parallel we continue to assess other opportunities to diversify Celsius’ mineral exploration portfolio and look forward to updating shareholders should these progress into transactions.”

Regional Setting

Geologically, the tenement is situated near to and along the eastern margin of the Siluro-Ordovician Molong Belt; part of the Macquarie Arc of the Lachlan Fold Belt (Figure 3). Historically major copper-gold deposits in the Lachlan Fold Belt such as Cadia-Ridgeway, Northparkes and Cowal have been thought to be restricted to Ordovician volcanics, where porphyry deposits formed within a 1,000km long intraoceanic island arc.

With the discovery of the McPhillamys Deposit (2.3 Moz Au) the prospectivity of the Silurian volcanics to host gold-rich volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits and epithermal and porphyry-hosted deposits became recognized. Exploration of the Silurian volcanics is not yet as extensive as exploration of the Ordovician sequence and as a consequence major discoveries such as Sky’s Hume discovery are still being made.

With prevailing gold prices reaching historic highs the extensive gold mining history of the Lachlan Fold Belt has received fresh attention. In addition to Sky’s intensive drilling programme at Hume historic gold mines such as Stuart Town, Mt Adrah and Adelong have been recently acquired by new owners (ASX.KAU, ASX.FRN and ASX.DDD respectively). Alkane’s Boda discovery has also sparked fresh exploration for Ordovician-aged copper-gold porphyry systems by companies like Magmatic Resources, DevEx Resources, Godolphin Resources, Krakatoa Resources, Argent Minerals and Kincora Copper (in JV with Rarex Ltd).

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Figure 3: Regional Map

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Historical Exploration

Only limited historical exploration has been completed on the Cullarin West Project, with data not yet compiled into digital and GIS formats. Exploration data will be compiled over coming weeks to aid target generation and design of work programmes. The summary below is based on an initial review and it should be noted that further information may be identified which changes the interpretation of the data presented here.

At the Cullarin West prospect historical exploration has included airborne and ground magnetic surveys, a gradient array IP survey and drilling of two diamond core drill holes for 302.8m. The sampling protocol was to systematically sample the “sludges” from the drillholes (mud and rock chips collected from the outside return while drilling) but only to sample core where massive sulphides were present. Due to the focus of exploration on base metals neither sludge or core samples were routinely assayed for gold.

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Figure 4 shows the assay sheets from DDH W-1 drilled in 1978 as reported to the Department of Mineral Resources in NSW (note that intervals are reported in feet). Elevated copper zinc and silver results can be observed from 150ft to 186ft (~46 – 57m). Due to the nature of sludge sampling these assays may be unrepresentative and Celsius intends to obtain access to the core from DDH W-1 for the purposes of sampling the core in a representative manner as soon as the core library re-opens to the public.

Figure 4: Assay sheet from DDH W-1 from surface to 186ft (total depth 599.9ft)

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Little exploration has been completed at the Daltons and Gooda Creek goldfields since they were mined in the 1890’s and 1900’s. At Gooda Creek limited historical drilling has been carried out to test below the historical workings. Six diamond drill holes were drilled by Transit Mining in 1987 for 117.73 metres with holes sited in the field based on the interpreted depth and direction of the lode mined in the various shafts. Results included a very high grade result of 1.95 m at 23.1 g/t gold and 1.0% copper in TGC-2. The exact location of the holes will require field checking due to being laid out on a local grid, however results are included here to illustrate the potential of the Gooda Creek Project. Reports noted that gold was associated with massive sulphides, analogous to other Silurian-hosted mineralisation in the Lachlan Fold Belt. The Company believes a systematic approach to exploration including mapping historical workings and utilisation of geophysical techniques will enable the potential of the Gooda Creek project to host gold mineralisation to be assessed.

At Daltons Commissioners Gold Limited conducted an 8 hole (918 m) reverse circulation drilling programme in 2012, which yielded the following significant intersections (refer Appendix 1 :

  • DAL008 – 1 m @ 27.1 g/t gold, from 54 m

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  • DAL004 – 1 m @ 2.67 g/t gold, from 114 m

  • DAL002 – 1 m @ 2.55 g/t gold, from 43 m, AND 1 m @ 0.57 g/t gold from 19 m

The results were interpreted to be confined to shear structures containing pyrite-arsenopyrite, with the intersections between the main NS shear structure and WNW trending cross structures interpreted to be the most likely zones for significant mineralisation. Further work was recommended to test this hypothesis. Additional exploration has principally comprised been rock chip sampling by government and private entities. Data from this sampling will be compiled and reviewed alongside open file geophysical information to assess the potential to host porphyry-hosted and/or intrusion-related gold mineralisation. Recent advances in the understanding of these systems, especially in the Lachlan Fold Belt, are expected to aid targeting at the Daltons Prospect.

Experienced consultants join the CLA team

To aid in the exploration of the Cullarin West Project as well as other opportunities the Company has added two highly experienced geologists to the Celsius team on a consultant basis.

Bruce Wilson is a 30+ year experienced exploration geologist with broad experience across a range of geological environments and commodities. He is a specialist greenfields/grass-roots explorationist with expertise in lithological mapping (prospect and regional scale), prospecting/prospect generation, landowner liaison, cultural heritage surveys and government liaison. Recent work for listed companies includes exploration for exploration for epithermal Au/Ag, porphyry Cu/Au and IRGS in the New England Fold Belt (NSW), Connors Magmatic Arc and Georgetown Block (Queensland) along with battery minerals (Li,Co & V) in Queensland and WA.

Leo Horn is an experienced geologist with over 20 year’s experience in exploration and mining for precious, base and rare earth metals, diamonds and uranium across Australia, North and South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Leo was formerly Chief Operating Officer for Impact Minerals Limited where discovery success was achieved at the Silurian-aged Commonwealth and Silica Hill deposits in NSW as well as epithermal and porphyry focused exploration in the Drummond Basin in Queensland. Leo is currently a consulting geologist for various companies on a wide range of projects including large porphyry- and skarn-hosted gold-copper systems in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.

Transaction Overview

  • Cullarin Metals Pty Ltd ( Cullarin ) (a wholly owned subsidiary of Celsius Resources) is to purchase the Tenement from Syndicate Minerals (the Acquisition ).

  • Consideration will be satisfied by the issue of 20,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Celsius ( Consideration Shares ) (to be issued under CLA’s existing placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.1A).

  • The Acquisition is subject to and conditional upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

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  • Syndicate Minerals nominating Cullarin as the new applicant of the Tenement ( Nomination Application );

  • Syndicate Minerals submitting to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment any documents that may be required to give effect to the Nomination Application and providing Cullarin with evidence of the same.

  • As part of the Acquisition, Cullarin will grant Syndicate Minerals a 1.5% royalty in accordance with a separate royalty agreement.

  • Celsius will pay a transaction fee of 3,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares to Mr. Jack Johns, Mr. Mark Sandford and Nascent Capital Partners Pty Ltd (to be issued under CLA’s existing placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and ASX Listing Rule 7.1A).

This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors of Celsius Resources Limited.

Celsius Resources Contact Information

Level 2, 22 Mount Street Perth WA 6000 PO Box 7054 Cloisters Square Perth WA 6850 P: +61 8 6188 8181 F: +61 8 6188 8182 E: [email protected] www.celsiusresources.com.au

Competent Persons Statement

Information in this report relating to Exploration Results is based on information reviewed by Bruce Wilson, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a consultant to Celsius Resources. Mr. Wilson 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 by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr. Wilson consents to the inclusion of the data in the form and context in which it appears.

Drill Collar Information

Cullarin West:

  • DDH W-1 is located at 718113mE 6126959mN (MGA Zone 55).

  • The hole was drilled on a bearing of 81.5º and dip of 60º.

  • Total depth of DDH W-1 was 599.5ft (~183m)

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Gooda Creek:

  • Drill hole locations are not known accurately at this time due to local grid being used, and holes being sited in the field. The results reported here are to give an impression of the potential of the project only therefore the absence of accurate collar location is not believed to be material.

Daltons:

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References

North Broken Hill Ltd. 6 months report for period ended 25[th] May 1978. EL1064 Collector.

Transit Mining Pty Ltd. Report for six months to 27[th] May 1987. EL2429 Murrumbateman Project.

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Appendix 1: The following tables are provided to ensure compliance with the JORC Code (2012) requirements for the reporting of Exploration Results for the Cullarin West Project.

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.
Cullarin West:
 Sludge samples from historical diamond drilling reported in NSW
statutory reporting.
 Sludge samples may not be representative of mineralization and are
being presented here to indicate the potential of Cullarin West only
Gooda Creek:
 Core samples from historical diamond drilling reported in NSW
statutory reporting.
 Core samples were taken in accordance to industry procedure however
holes were sited based on historical workings and therefore may not
represent be representative of mineralisation and intersections may not
be true widths.
Daltons:
 RC chip sampling to produce approximately 20 kg samples, that were
then sub-sampled as per description below.
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).
Cullarin West:
 Diamond core drilling.
Gooda Creek:
 Diamond core drilling.
Daltons:
 Reverse circulation (RC) drilling

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.
Cullarin West:
 Recoveries measured and reported as percentages.
 Generally good recoveries (>75%) save for some broken intervals.
Gooda Creek:
 Recoveries measured and reported as percentages.
 Recoveries reported to be 100%.
Daltons:
 Not discussed.
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.
Cullarin West:
 All intervals have been geological logged.
 Logging is sufficiently detailed to be incorporated in a Mineral Resource.
 Logging is qualitative in nature, no core photography is present.
Gooda Creek:
 All intervals have been geological logged.
 Logging is sufficiently detailed to be incorporated in a Mineral Resource.
 Logging is qualitative in nature, no core photography is present.
Daltons:
 Each hole was geologically logged on 1 metre intervals, focused on
lithology, colour, weathering, alteration and mineralisation.
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.
Cullarin West:
 Core has not been cut and is stored in the NSW core library
 Sludge samples from diamond drilling were taken.
 Sludge samples are only appropriate as a first pass indicator of
mineralization and may not be representative.
 QA/QC procedures are not detailed and are likely not to have been
undertaken for these preliminary samples.
Gooda Creek:
 Core samples from diamond drilling, assumed to be sawn half core.
 QA/QC procedures are not detailed but laboratory standards and duplicates
are reported.
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present and more work may need to be completed to confirm how
representative these samples are.
Daltons:
 Samples were collected from each 1 metre interval via a cyclone.
 Sub-samples were taken using a three tier splitter or by spearing with a
length of PVC pipe, to produce a smaller sample of approximately 3 kg for
assay.
 Samples for individual assay were selected based on visual estimates of
sulphide content, quartz veining and alteration.
 Remaining samples were composited to 4 metres for analysis.
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 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.
Cullarin West:
 Sludge samples were analysed at the North Broken Hill Limited laboratory
for Cu, Pb, Zn and As, with Sn and Ni also analysed for in certain samples.
Assay method is not detailed.
 QA/QC procedures are not detailed and are likely not to have been
undertaken for these preliminary samples.
Gooda Creek:
 Core samples from diamond drilling were analysed at SGS Sydney, an
independent, certified analytical laboratory.
 Samples were dried, jaw or roll crushed, split and pulversied in a chromium
steel mill
 Analysis for Au and Ag was carried out using an aqua regia digestion and
AAS-flame measurement.
 Cu, As and Pb were digested with nitric and perchloric acids prior to
leaching with HCl and analysis by AAS.
 Ba was analysed for by pressed disc XRF.
Daltons:
 Samples were assayed at ALS laboratories in Orange, NSW.
 Smaples were assayed by fire assay/AAS finish for gold and aqua regia
digest/ICP for a further suite of 34 elements
 Duplicate samples were analysed for QA/QC purposes.
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.
Cullarin West:
 Original assay data and drill logs contained within statutory reporting to
NSW Department of Mines.
Gooda Creek:
 Original assaydata and drill logs contained within statutoryreportingto

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Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
NSW Department of Mines.
Daltons:
 Original laboratory reports have not been sighted. Data sourced from
statutory reporting to NSW Department of Mines.
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.
Cullarin West:
 Drill hole locations reported in statutory reports and shown on plans.
Locations have been field checked to +/- 10m accuracy.
Gooda Creek:
 Drill hole locations reported in statutory reports and shown on plans. Due to
local grid being used, and holes being sited in the field, locations are not
accurate at this time.
Daltons:
 Collar positions were recorded using a Garmin hand held GPS
 Coordinate system used was MGA94 (Zone 55)
 No down hole surveys were completed.
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.
 Drillholes at each prospect were sited to test specific targets and are not
laid out on a specific grid spacing.
 Data spacing is not sufficient to establish continuity for the purposes of a
Mineral Resource at this time
 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 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.
 It is unknown if the orientation of drilling has been located to achieve
unbiased sampling of mineralisation, further review will determine whether
this is the case.
Sample
security

The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
 All samples are reported to have been delivered directly to the laboratory.
Audits or
reviews

The results of any audits or reviews
of sampling techniques and data.

No audits or reviews have been undertaken.

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Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results

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

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 Cullarin West Project comprises a single Exploration License
Application ELA5928.
 To the Company’s knowledge no environmental or culturally significant sites
are located within the application area
 A number of private properties are located across the application area and
access will need to be negotiated with landowners
Exploration
done by other
parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
 Previous work referred to in this announcement was carried out by North
Broken Hill Limited (subsequently North Ltd), Transit Mining and
Commissioners Gold Limited.
 Historical exploration in the area has occurred over a number of years with
data to be compiled as part of initial exploration into the project.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.

The tenement is situated near to and along the eastern margin of the Siluro-
Ordivician Molong Belt; part of the Macquarie Arc of the Lachlan Fold Belt.
Major copper-gold deposits occur in the Ordivician volcanics in the Lachlan
Fold Belt where porphyry deposits formed within a 1,000km long
intraoceanic island arc. The Silurian volcanic sequence is now understood
to host gold mineralisation associated with volcanic hosted massive
sulphide deposits (VHMS deposits) and sub-volcanic porphyries.
Mineralisation models for Silurian-hosted mineralisation is still evolving
aided by recent discoveries such as Sky’s Hume Deposit.
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
Cullarin West:
 DDH W-1 is located at 718113mE 6126959mN (MGA Zone 55).
 The hole was drilled on a bearing of 81.5º and dip of 60º.
 Total depth of DDH W-1 was 599.5ft (~183m)
Gooda Creek:
 Drill hole locations are not known accurately at this time due to local grid
being used, and holes being sited in the field. The results reported here are
to give an impression of the potential of the project only therefore the
absence of accurate collar location is not believed to be material.
Daltons:

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
explain why this is the case.
Data
aggregation
methods

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

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.
Cullarin West:
 No data aggregation has been used.
Gooda Creek:
 Intercepts for TGC-2 are presented based on length weighted averages.
Daltons:
 Intercepts presented are based on length weighted averages.
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 (eg ‘down hole length, true
_width not known’). _
 Downhole lengths only are presented, true widths are not 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.
 See relevant maps in the body of this announcement.
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 results have been disclosed.

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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.
 Exploration data for the project is being compiled currently and will be
reported if material.
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.
 Further work is detailed in the body of the announcement.

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