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Celsius Resources Limited Capital/Financing Update 2022

Oct 3, 2022

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ASX RELEASE

04 OCTOBER 2022

CELSIUS RESOURCES’ MCB PROJECT TAKES STEP CLOSER TO OPERATION

HIGHLIGHTS

  • An application for the Declaration of Mining Project Feasibility (DMPF) for the MCB Project has been submitted to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).

  • The submission includes major documents such as the Project Feasibility Study/Report along with environmental and social impact management plans in accordance with National Government standards.

  • The approval of a DMPF is a critical step to securing a Mineral Agreement with the National Government.

  • Results received from MCB-040 continue to define further shallow high-grade copper. Total intersection of 162m @ 0.58% copper from 30m, including:

  • 19.5m @ 0.95% copper and 0.05g/t gold from 42.5m

  • 10m @ 1.17% copper and 0.04g/t gold from 114m

  • 22m @ 0.77% copper and 0.02g/t gold from 170m

  • Additional intersection of 12m @ 1.22% copper and 0.06g/t gold from 339m.

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Celsius Resources Limited (“Celsius” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has submitted all the required documents for the Declaration of Mining Project Feasibility (DMPF) for its flagship MaalinaoCaigutan-Biyog (MCB) copper-gold project, which is held by its Philippine subsidiary Makilala Mining Company, Inc. (“MMCI”).

Following the completion of the scoping study, all the major documents to support the application for DMPF were developed and completed in time for submission to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Cordillera Administrative Region (MGB-CAR) before the end of September 2022. This includes the Mining Project Feasibility Study Report, Final Exploration Report, Environmental Impact Statement Report, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Program, Final Mine Rehabilitation and/or Decommissioning Plan, Social Development and Management Program, Care and Maintenance Program, and LGU Project Endorsements, amongst others.

Prior to the submission, the environmental, social and mine closure plans went through a rigorous consultation process with the host community and local government stakeholders to ensure local content

P: +61 8 6188 8181 E: [email protected] celsiusresources.com.au

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Level 2, 22 Mount Street, Perth WA 6000 PO Box 7054, Cloisters Square, Perth WA 6850

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integration. These plans are part of the Philippine Government mining policy reforms whereby social and environmental safeguards are integrated into the overall mine development and operations plan.

“With the submission of the DMPF, we are inching closer to harnessing the potential of the MCB Project to bring about significant economic value to both our shareholders and stakeholders in an ethical and sustainable manner,” said Celsius Resources Country Operations Director Peter Hume.

A technical presentation is underway during the first week of October as part of the MGB review and evaluation process. The DMPF approval will trigger the next stage of obtaining a Mineral Agreement with the National Government which is anticipated by the end of 2022 and pave the way through to construction and operations.

Being a priority project of the government, MGB has been very supportive in fast-tracking the permitting and projects approvals (see CLA Announcement dated 24 February 2022).

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Image 1. Ceremonial turn-over of DMPF requirements to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Cordillera Administrative Region (MGBCAR). In photo, left to right: MMCI Monitoring and Evaluation Supervisor Anne Zee Luz Laguerder; CLA Executive Director and MMCI Country Operations Director Peter Hume; MGB-CAR Regional Director Fay W. Apil; MGB Mine Management Division Chief Alfredo J. Genetiano; and MMCI Project Mining Engineer Patrique Jane Duran

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Image 2. Submission of DMPF requirements to the National Commission on Indigenous People-Cordillera Administrative Region (NCIP-CAR) Regional Director Atty. Atanacio D. Addog (center) with MMCI Country Operations Director Peter Hume (left) and MMCI Project Mining Engineer, Patrique Jane Duran (right)

Meanwhile, results from drill hole MCB-040 have been received, which continue to identify new positions of shallow mineralisation in line with other recent drilling results (see CLA announcements dated 13 December 2021, 23 May 2022, 04 July 2022, and 03 August 2022) confirming the presence of an extensive shallow higher-grade position.

The results provide a much better definition now on the various high-grade zones, which is important for the optimisation of the MCB mine plan prior to commencement of mine operations. Excellent high-grade intersections are coming together to expand on the earlier understanding of these high-grade zones.

It appears multiple high-grade zones are stacked on top of each other, which can achieve outstanding results as recently announced from hole MCB-038, which intersected 611.4m @ 1.39% copper and 0.75g/t gold from 32.5m. These results are a continuation of the shallow high-grade zones.

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RESULTS FROM MCB-040

Drill hole MCB-040 was drilled to test the north-western extents of the shallow higher-grade copper mineralisation (see Figure 2).

The results from MCB-040 have confirmed further extensions to the higher-grade copper mineralisation as part of a series of relatively flat lying high grade zones which are extending away from vertically orientated feeder structures which are all closely related to an intrusive Tonalite rock (Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Location of MCB-040 drill hole relative to recent and historical diamond drilling at MCB.

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Table 1: Significant intersections from drill holes MCB-040.

Hole ID East North RL Dip Azi Total
Depth
Depth Depth Length
(m)
Cu (%) Au
(g/t)
From To
MCB-040 293,968 1,918,851 1,018 45 320 433.8 30 191 162 0.58 0.02
incl. 42.5 62 19.5 0.95 0.05
incl. 114 124 10 1.17 0.04
incl. 170 192 22 0.77 0.02
339 351 12 1.22 0.06

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Figure 2. Cross section of drill hole MCB-040 and significant assay results (looking southwest).

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MCB COPPER-GOLD PROJECT

The MCB Copper-Gold Project (MCB) is located in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines, approximately 320km north of Manila (Figure 3). It is the flagship project within the Makilala portfolio which also contains other key prospects in the pipeline for permit renewal/extension.

A maiden JORC compliant Mineral Resource Estimate was declared for the MCB Project in January 2021, comprising 313.8 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and 0.15 g/t gold, for 1.5 million tonnes of contained copper and 1.47 million ounces of gold, of which 290.3 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and 0.15 g/t gold is classified as Indicated and 23.5 million tonnes @ 0.48% copper and 0.10 g/t gold is classified as Inferred.

A Scoping Study for the MCB Project was announced by CLA on 1 December 2021, which identified the potential for the development of a copper-gold operation with a 25-year mine life. The Scoping Study was based on an underground mining operation and processing facility to produce a saleable copper-gold concentrate.

Highlights from the Scoping Study include a Post tax NPV[(8%)] of US$464m and IRR of 31, assuming a copper price of US$4.00/lb and gold price of US$1,695/oz. Initial capital expenditure is estimated to be US$253m with a payback period of approximately 2.7 years. The designed mine production is matched to a 2.28Mtpa processing plant which will treat ore with an estimated average grade of 1.14% copper and 0.54g/t gold for the first 10 years of planned production with a C1 cash costs at just US$0.73/lb copper, net gold credits.

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Figure 3. Location of the MCB Project in the province of Kalinga, Northern Luzon, Philippines.

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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] W: www.celsiusresources.com

Media contact

Jon Cuthbert

Multiplier Media M: +61 402 075 707 E: [email protected]

Listing Rule 5.23 Disclosure

The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources at the MCB Project and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource continue to apply. The Company notes that, as disclosed in this announcement and in previous announcements, a drilling program is currently underway at the MCB Project the results of which will be incorporated into an updated Mineral Resource in the future and that the current Scoping Study may provide new assumptions and parameters for use in that Mineral Resource.

Competent Persons Statement

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

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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 MCB 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 (e.g. cut
channels, random chips, or specific
specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down whole 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 (e.g.
submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
• Samples were collected from diamond core
drilled from the surface. All drill core was
generally sampled on 2-meter intervals. In
cases where geological and mineralogical
characteristics change, sample length was not
less than 1 meter.
• Core samples cut into half using diamond
core saw following the cutting lines marked
by the Geologist. Split cores returned to its
respective core tray.
• Samples were shipped by company vehicle to
Intertek Testing Services which is an external
laboratory located in Manila, Philippines.
• Crushed samples were fire assayed for gold
(Au) using a 30-gram charge, with a detection
limit of 0.005 ppm. Gold values greater than
50 ppm were determined by gravimetric fire
assay.
• Copper (Cu) values were assayed using Four
acid digestion. Elements determined by AAS
finish with final reporting for a total of 36
elements.
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).
• Diamond drilling was used to capture the rock
samples, with the following drill core size
summarised as follows:
• PW casing was drilled from 0m to 34.5m.
• PQ sized drill core with a core diameter of
83.1 mm was drilled for a total length of
163m.
• HQ sized drill core with a core diameter of
61.1mm was drilled for a total length of
236.3m.

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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.
• Core recovery has been recorded for every interval
as part of the routine geomechanical logging.
• Recovered core lengths on average were measured
to be over 99% for the total length of the drill hole,
indicating a high recovery and minimal lost core.
• All drilling activities were supervised by company
Geologists. Trained Core house Technician were
responsible for the core recovery determination.
• Core was arranged to fit the breakages, before the
actual core length from the start to the end of the
drill run was measured. Percent recovery was
calculated from dividing the measured core length
over the total drill run multiplied by 100.
• There were only a few minor positions where an
interpreted structure resulted in a core recovery of
less than 90%.
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.
• Geologists were tasked to oversee the daily quick log
report down to sampling. Daily quick log form was
completed to identify the geological details such as
lithology, alteration and mineralisation with
corresponding percentage estimate of Cu minerals
and Cu grade, using an established geological code.
• Detailed logging proceeds describing geological
characteristics present in the core, i.e. lithology,
alteration, mineralogy, structures, etc.
• Core photography was undertaken after completing
the geomechanical logging.
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.
• Samples were routinely taken over a 2m interval,
and cut in half, with half of the drill core sent for
analysis and half of the drill core retained for future
reference.
• Samples were cut on site using a hand core saw.
Samples were then selected and bagged on site prior
to delivery to the laboratory (Interteck) in Manila for
sample preparation.
• The sample size is considered appropriate for type of
material being samples.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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 (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias)
and precision have been established.
• Samples were fire assayed for gold (Au) using a 30-
gram charge, with a detection limit of 0.005 ppm.
Gold values greater than 50 ppm were determined
by gravimetric fire assay. Copper (Cu) values were
assayed using four acid digestion. Elements
determined by AAS finish
• The procedures for the submission of samples to the
laboratory also include the regular insertion of
QA/QC samples in every transmittal form or batch,
which was typically delivered to the laboratory in
batches of 50 numbered samples. For each batch of
50 samples a total of 43 came from core samples
and an additional 7 samples were included for
QA/QC checks, which were as follows:
• Four referenced standards
• One referenced Blank
• One coarse (unrecognisable) blank
• One field duplicate taken from the quartered core
• After sample preparation, all samples were sent for
final analysis to Intertek at their laboratory in
Manila. Intertek is an internationally recognised and
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 & ISO/IEC 17020:2004 certified
independent laboratory.
Verification
of sampling
and
assaying
• The verification of significant
intersections by either independent
or alternative company personnel.
• The use of twinned holes.
• Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
• Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
• Analytical procedures provided by an internationally
certified laboratory is considered in line with
industry standard for the type of deposit and
mineralisation identified at the Property.
• Apart from the verification of the procedures and
results as described above, no further verification of
the sampling and assaying have been undertaken.
• None of the diamond drill holes in this report are
twinned.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Location of
data points
• Accuracy and quality of
surveys used to locate drill
holes (collar and down-hole
surveys), trenches, mine
workings and other locations
used in Mineral Resource
estimation.
• Specification of the grid
system used.
• Quality and adequacy of
topographic control.
• All data reference points and maps for the Makilala
database, including drill hole collar co-ordinates are
recorded in WGS 84/UTM Zone 51N.
• Compass measurements taken by Geologists were used to
establish the dip and azimuth of the collar hole as part of
their initial collar surveys. Drill collar locations were
positioned using a handheld Garmin GPS unit, set to UTM
WGS 84 Zone 51N coordinate reference system, with an
accuracy expected to be within 2 metres. Downhole surveys
were also completed using a Keeper Gyro at 50m intervals.
• Collar surveys were then logged into the master MS Excel
spreadsheet as part of the database.
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 broad drilling pattern is at 100m spacing for a series of
diamond drill holes which are oriented in a north-west
direction and dipping at predominantly at 60 degrees.
These drill holes are augmented by some drill holes which
have a west-north-west orientation or a north-east
orientation or are vertical. (see figure 2 for Drill Hole
Locations).
• Drill holes at the MCB deposit are distributed broadly on
eight grid lines, giving coverage of 1,000 metres from east
to west.
• The drill hole spacing where significant copper-gold
mineralisation has been identified is sufficient to determine
the geology and grade continuity of the area, as well as the
ore body and mineralisation extents.
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.
• In the resource estimation, drill hole assays were
composited to 2 metres downhole intervals.
• The dominant trend of the tonalite intrusion, which is
directly related to the broader lower grade copper-gold
mineralisation has an overall strike of 50 degrees and a near
to vertical dip. Drill hole MCB-040, was drilled at a 45
degree angle to intersect the interpreted high-grade
positions which appear to be horizontal to shallow east
dipping in orientation. Drill hole MCB-040 was optimised to
intersect perpendicular to this interpreted high-grade
mineralisation and also close to perpendicular to the
broader lower grade mineralisation and the trend of the
related intrusive Tonalite rock.
Sample
security
• The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
• The following standard procedures were enforced for the
drilling of MCB-040.
• Sample bags are arranged in sequence according to its
sample number. These are then weighed and jotted down
to a sample dispatch note which details the sample
numbers, sample type and laboratory processing required.
Geologists ensures that the transmittal form is correct for
encoding and submission. The bags of samples are sent
directlyto the Intertek Laboratoryin Manila bycompany

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
vehicle. No unsupervised third parties were given access
prior to the chain of custody procedure.
• Samples were delivered to Intertek Testing Services along
with two copies of the sample dispatch form. One copy for
the laboratory to accept custody of the sample, and the
signed/received copy return to database custodian at the
Core House facility in Tabuk, Kalinga.
Audits or
reviews
• The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
• No other specific audit or review was conducted other than
the validation checks by the author documented earlier
with regard to the sample preparation, analysis or security
for the information in the MCB-040.

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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.
• TheMaalinao-Caigutan-Biyog(MCB) Copper-Gold project is
situated in Luzon Central Cordillera in the Barangay of
Balatoc, Municipality of Pasil, Province of Kalinga.
• The property comprises a single Exploration Tenement (EP-
003-2006-CAR) which covers an area of approximately
2,500.82 hectares. The Exploration Tenement surrounds the
previous Copper-Gold mining operations known as Batong
Buhay Gold Mines, Inc.
• The underlying title is in the name of the Philippines
registered corporation Makilala Mining Company
Inc.(MMCI) which is 100% owned by Makilala Holdings Ltd.
• Celsius Resources Ltd has acquired 100% of Makilala
Holdings upon the issuance of the extension to carry out
exploration of the Tenement (EP-003-2006-CAR) from the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Philippines
and this requirement was met on 24thNovember 2020
Exploration
done by
other
parties
• Acknowledgment and
appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
• Exploration work and drilling was completed by Makilala
Mining Company Inc. which was previously a subsidiary of
Freeport-McMoran Exploration Corporation-Philippine
Branch from year 2006 to 2013, the details of which have
been documented in the JORC tables.
• The relative quality and detail associated with the drilling
information is considered to be of a high standard. This has
enabled the author to establish a high level of confidence
associated with the historical drilling information.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Geology • Deposit type, geological
setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The geological setting for the MCB copper-gold
mineralisation is typical of a porphyry copper + gold + moly
deposit as commonly defined in many academic papers
(Hedenquist and Lowernstern, 1994; Sillitoe, R. H., 2010.
Corbett and Leach, 1997). The mineralisation and
associated alteration exist across the contact between the
genetically related intrusive body (tonalite) and the
surrounding host rock material. In most cases the
surrounding host rock is a mafic volcanic, however, in some
instances the older (not genetically related to copper-gold
mineralisation) intrusive bodies also exist in contact with
the younger intrusive resulting in broad sections of
mineralisation and alteration within a series of intrusive
bodies.
• There is also evidence at MCB for epithermal vein deposit
types which exist within close proximity to the large-scale
porphyry copper-gold mineralisation. At this stage only the
deposit type that is identified from the drilling information
for MCB is a porphyry copper-gold style.
• Basalt lava flows make up the majority of the host rocks in
the tenement area, which is part of the oldest exposed unit,
Basement Complex. This Cretaceous-Paleogene
Metavolcanics has been intruded by quartz diorite complex,
which in Kalinga, ranges in composition from gabbro to
tonalite.
• A later stage Tonalite intrusion exists throughout the
project area and is interpreted to be genetically related to
the copper-gold mineralisation at MCB deposit.
• A dacite flow and dacitic pyroclastic blankets the older
basalt host rock and tonalitic intrusive rocks.
• There are four types of ore mineralisation that were
emphasized in the project:
o
Type 1 - Early high-grade porphyry Cu-Au
mineralisation, hosted both in tonalite and basalt.
o
Type 2 - Mix of high-grade porphyry Cu-Au (Type 1)
and high-sulphidation mineralisation (Type 4). Hosted
in basalt and tonalites, but with strong Type 1
mineralisation that was partially overprinted by ore
Type 4.
o
Type 3 - Medium grade porphyry-copper.
o
Type 4 - High-sulphidation epithermal mineralisation.
• (See figure 2 for a representative Cross Section of the
Geology and its relationship to the copper-gold
mineralisation at the MCB 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:
• See table 1 for all details pertaining to drill hole MCB-040
which is the subject of this release.
• In summary, with the inclusion of the drill hole reported in
this announcement, the drill hole database for the Property
consists of 53 diamond core drilled holes with an
accumulative meterage of 29,857.6.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
• 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 CLA announcement dated 16 September 2020 for
details regarding the historical drill hole information
completed at the MCB Property which relate to the
interpretations associated with drill hole MCB-040.
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.
• Significant intersections are reported in Table 1 and are
aggregated relative to broad mineralised interval which
correspond with a definable and continuous zone of copper-
gold mineralisation, nominally above a grade of 0.2%
copper. The intervals have been reported as weighted
average totals. Internal to the broader mineralisation that
has been reported, there are some internal higher-grade
copper-gold assay results reported (nominally above 0.5%
copper) which are interpreted to exist as a continuous
domain of higher-grade copper-gold mineralisation. These
sections have also been reported as weighted average
totals.
• The reporting of copper equivalent values (CuEq) is based
on a copper price of US$4.0lb, gold price of US$1,695/oz
and with copper and gold recoveries of 94.2% and 79%
respectively as identified in the reported Scoping Study for
the MCB Project (see CLA announcement on 1 December
2021).

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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’).
• Drill hole MCB-040, was drilled at a steep angle to intersect
the interpreted high-grade positions which appear to be
horizontal in orientation. Drill hole MCB-040 was optimised to
intersect perpendicular to these interpreted high grade
mineralisation and is also close to perpendicular to the
broader lower grade mineralisation.
• Based on the geometry of the mineralisation relative to drill
hole MCB-040, the true width of the reported higher-grade
intercepts is approximately 70 to 80% of the down hole
interval reported for the drill hole.
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 figure 2 for a representative Cross Section of the Geology
and its relationship to the copper-gold mineralisation at MCB
for drill hole MCB-040.
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 data for the project has been collected, validated and
reported and is considered to be a fair representation of the
Exploration Results from drill hole MCB-040, which is the
subject of this release.
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,
• Historical exploration since the date of the original grant of
EP-003-2006-CAR in 2006 was undertaken under the
ownership and management of Makilala Mining Company Inc.
Exploration work conducted by Makilala Mining Company Inc
include surface mapping and sampling (2007), ground
magnetic survey (2007), induced polarisation (IP) geophysical
surveys (2010), and an extended period of diamond drilling
from 2006 through to 2013 for a total of 46 diamond drill
holes.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential
deleterious or
contaminating
substances.
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.
• There are a few locations where the potential extension to
the current Minerals Resource could be tested. These
locations are initially defined at depth plunging steeply to the
west underneath the high-grade copper-gold mineralisation,
and also to the west of the Maalinao-Panyaw fault. The
location for the possible high-grade copper-gold to the west
include at depth, due to the interpretation that the fault has
downthrown the geology on its western side, or toward the
north-west, as a possible trend exists to the mineralisation in
this direction which has not been tested.
• Apart from the direct extensions to the currently defined
copper-gold mineralisation, there is considerable scope for
further discoveries of two defined deposit types at the MCB
Tenement.
• Porphyry copper-gold deposit types
o
There are extensive intrusions in the area that are
directly related to the copper-gold mineralisation and
which could at multiple locations formed significant
high-grade copper-gold deposits.
• Epithermal vein hosted deposit types
o
It is considered likely that there could be a combination
of narrow high grade, and/or more broad large scale and
lower grade epithermal deposit types that are closely
related to the porphyry copper-gold deposits at MCB.

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