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CHARGER METALS NL Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jul 6, 2021

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CHARGER METALS NL

ACN 646 203 465

SUPPLEMENTARY PROSPECTUS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This is a supplementary prospectus ( Supplementary Prospectus ) intended to be read with the prospectus dated 27 May 2021 ( Prospectus ) issued by Charger Metals NL (ACN 646 203 465).

This Supplementary Prospectus is dated 17 June 2021 and was lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC ) on that date.

The ASIC, the ASX and their respective officers take no responsibility for the contents of this Supplementary Prospectus.

This Supplementary Prospectus must be read together with the Prospectus. Other than as set out below, all details in relation to the Prospectus remain unchanged. Terms and abbreviations defined in the Prospectus have the same meaning in this Supplementary Prospectus. If there is a conflict between the Prospectus and this Supplementary Prospectus, this Supplementary Prospectus will prevail.

This Supplementary Prospectus will be issued with the Prospectus in hard copy or as an electronic copy and may be accessed on the Company’s website at www.chargermetals.com.au.

This is an important document and should be read in its entirety. If you do not understand it, you should consult your professional advisers without delay.

1. BACKGROUND

By this Supplementary Prospectus, the Company makes the amendments to the Prospectus as set out in section 2 below. The amendments to the Prospectus outlined in section 2 below should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

2. AMENDMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS

The Supplementary Prospectus has been prepared to clarify one of the milestones that, if met, will require Charger to pay Lithium Australia NL $200,000 or issue LIT 2,000,000 Shares and to provide investors with a revised Independent Technical Assessment Report to address the matters identified in section 2.2 below

2.1 Clarification of milestones that, if met, will require Charger to pay Lithium Australia NL $200,000 or issue LIT 2,000,000 Shares on pages 61 and 209 of the Prospectus

On pages 61 and 209 the words “100,000 ounces of gold equivalent on the tenements comprising the LIT Projects” are deleted and replaced with “100,000 ounces of gold equivalent at no less than 2 grams/tonne on the tenements comprising the LIT Projects”.

2.2 Amendment to Independent Technical Assessment Report contained in pages 85 to 135 of the Prospectus

The Independent Technical Assessment Report has been amended to:

  • (a) clarify that the bulk of previous exploration referred to in Section 5.4 of the Independent Technical Assessment Report related to an area excised from exploration licence EL30897 including by updating Figure 5.3;

This Supplementary Prospectus is intended to be read with the Prospectus dated 27 May 2021 issued by Charger Metals NL (ACN 646 203 465)

  • (b) remove a reference to a historical non-JORC mineral inventory recorded based on previous exploration referred to in Section 5.4 of the Independent Technical Assessment Report; and

  • (c) update previous exploration referred to in Section 5.4 with additional information from May 2021.

The revised Independent Geologist’s Report is included at Annexure A of this Supplementary Prospectus.

3. INDICATIVE TIMETABLE

The Board wishes to advise that the Closing Date of the Offers has been extended until 24 June 2021. Accordingly, the Indicative Timetable at Section 3 of the Prospectus is replaced with the following:

Indicative Timetable*

Indicative Timetable*
Lodgement of Prospectus with ASIC 27 May 2021
Expose Period begins 27 May 2021
LIT Offer Record Date 3 June 2021
Opening Date of the Offers 4 June 2021
Closing Date of the Offers 25 June 2021
Issue Date of Shares under the Offers 1 July 2021
Despatch of holding statements 1 July 2021
Expected date for Quotation on ASX 8 July 2021

*The above dates are indicative only and may change without notice subject to the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and other applicable laws. In particular, the Company reserves the right to extend the Closing Date or close the Offers (or any of them) early without notice, which may have a consequential effect on other dates set out above. The Company also reserves the right to not proceed with the Offers at any time before the issue of Shares to applicants.

4. CONSENTS

Continental Resource Management has given its written consent to being named as the Independent Geologist to the Company in this Supplementary Prospectus and to the inclusion of the Independent Technical Assessment Report in Annexure A to this Supplementary Prospectus in the form and context in which the report is included. Continental Resource Management has not withdrawn its consent prior to the lodgement of this Supplementary Prospectus with ASIC.

5. DIRECTORS AUTHORISATIONS

This Supplementary Prospectus is issued by the Company and its issue has been authorised by a resolution of the Directors.

In accordance with Section 720 of the Corporations Act, each Director has consented to the lodgement of this Supplementary Prospectus with the ASIC.

This Supplementary Prospectus is intended to be read with the Prospectus dated 27 May 2021 issued by Charger Metals NL (ACN 646 203 465)

_______ DAVID CROOK MANAGING DIRECTOR For and on behalf of CHARGER METALS NL

This Supplementary Prospectus is intended to be read with the Prospectus dated 27 May 2021 issued by Charger Metals NL (ACN 646 203 465)

ANNEXURE A – INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT

This Supplementary Prospectus is intended to be read with the Prospectus dated 27 May 2021 issued by Charger Metals NL (ACN 646 203 465)

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INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE COATES NICKEL-COPPER-PGE PROJECT, LAKE JOHNSTON LITHIUM AND GOLD PROJECT AND THE BYNOE LITHIUM AND GOLD PROJECT

Prepared for Charger Metals NL

Report Number WA21/02

AUTHOR: Dr John Chisholm PhD, BSc (Hons), FAusIMM Principal Geologist Continental Resource Management Pty Ltd Signature:

DATE: 17[th] June 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Executive Summary 4
1.1
Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project
5
1.2
Lake Johnston Lithium-Gold Project
5
1.3
The Bynoe Lithium-Gold Project
6
2 Introduction 8
3 Coates Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE Project 11
3.1
Introduction
11
3.2
Tenements
12
3.3
Geological Setting
13
3.4
Previous Exploration
14
3.5
Exploration Potential
16
3.6
Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget
17
4 Lake Johnston Lithium and Gold Project 18
4.1
Introduction
18
4.2
Tenements
20
4.3
Geological Setting
20
4.4
Previous Exploration
21
4.4.1
Previous lithium exploration
22
4.4.2
Previous gold exploration
23
4.5
Exploration Potential
25
4.5.1
Lithium potential
25
4.5.2
Gold potential
26
4.6
Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget
26
5 Bynoe Lithium and Gold Project 27
5.1
Introduction
27
5.2
Tenements
28
5.3
Geological Setting
28
5.4
Previous Exploration
30
5.5
Exploration Potential
33
5.6
Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget
33
6 Risks 35
7 Proposed Exploration Budget 36
8 Declaration 37
9 References 38
10 Glossary of Technical Terms and Abbreviations 40
11 Appendix A - JORC Table 1 for Coates, Lake Johnston and Bynoe Projects 44
11.1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
44

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Figures
Figure 2-1 Location of the Charger Projects 9
Figure 3-1 Location plan of the Coates Project overlain on the regional aeromagnetic image 11
Figure 3-2 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project - Simplified geology plan 14
Figure 3-3 Location of previous geochemical sampling results (PGE) over a total magnetic intensity
image 15
Figure 3-4 Element distribution plots for Cu, Au, Pt & Pd 16
Figure 4-1 Location plan of the Lake Johnston Project overlain on the regional aeromagnetic image
19
Figure 4-2 Regional geological map of the Lake Johnston Project area 21
Figure 4-3 Medcalf Prospect - Outcrop geology around Bontempelli Hill 23
Figure 4-4 Distribution of lithium in soils at the Medcalf Prospect 23
Figure 4-5 Distribution of tantalum in soils at the Medcalf Prospect 23
Figure 4-6 E63/1903 - Anomalous gold in soil compiled from open file data Okapi 2020) 25
Figure 5-1 Bynoe Li and Au Project location plan showing proximity to Core Lithium’s Finnis Lithium
Project and LCT pegmatite occurrences. 27
Figure 5-2 Regional geological setting of the Bynoe Li and Au Project (Frater, 2005) 29
Figure 5-3 Bynoe Li and Au Project - Geological plan modified from Frater (2005) 30
Figure 5-4 Image of Li from RAB and Soil Sampling overlain by results of termite mound sampling.32
Figure 5-5 Distribution of Li-Libs, Rb, K & Cs from termite mound sampling geochemistry 32
Figure 5-6 Bynoe Lithium Project priority target areas 34
Tables
Table 1-1 Charger Tenement Schedule as at 18 March 2021 4
Table 2-1 Charger Tenement Schedule as at 3 May 2021 9
Table 3-1 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project tenement schedule 12
Table 3-2 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project - Proposed exploration budget for years 1 & 2 17
Table 4-1 Lake Johnston Project tenement summary 20
Table 4-2 Location of LionOre drill holes containing significant mineralisation 24
Table 4-3 Project – Lake Johnston Project Proposed exploration budget for years 1 & 2 26
Table 5-1 Bynoe Lithium and Gold Project tenement summary 28
Table 7-1 Summary of exploration expenditure 36

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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In December 2020 Charger Metals NL (Charger) entered into an option agreement with Lithium Australia NL (LIT) on 4th December 2020[1] , which was amended and restated on 16th April 2021, (LIT Option Agreement) to generally acquire a 70% interest in three mineral projects.

In addition, Charger entered into an option agreement with Mercator Metals Pty Ltd (Mercator) on 4th December 2020 (Mercator Option Agreement) to acquire an 85% interest in one tenement (R70/59) that adjoins a LIT mineral project.

Two of the optioned projects are located in Western Australia, at Coates (Wundowie) (2 LIT tenements, 2 jointly held LIT and Charger tenements, and the Mercator tenement) and at Lake Johnston (8 tenements). The third project, Bynoe, is located in the Northern Territory and consists of a single exploration licence.

In respect of the Lake Johnston Project tenement E63/1903 Charger has an option to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest, as this tenement is subject to the terms of the Okapi JV Agreement with Okapi Resources Ltd (Okapi). For tenements E63/1722, E63/1723 and E63/1777, which are subject to the Rights Acquisition Agreement (Lefroy Exploration Limited), the Company has an option to acquire 70% of the lithium (and associated mineral rights) only.

Table 1-1 Charger Tenement Schedule as at 18 March 2021

Tenement/ Holder/ Shares Applied/ Grant Date Expiry Date Area Expenditure Registered
Application Applicant commitments Dealings
Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project
E70/5198 LIT 100/100 02/04/2019 01/04/2024 10 BL $20,000 Note 1
E70/5437 LIT 100/100 Application - 1 BL Note 1
R70/59 Mercator 100/100 04/10/2019 03/10/2022 16.2 $0 Note 2
km2
P70/1752 LIT 30/100 25/03/2021 24/03/2025 23.43 $2,000 Note 3
Charger 70/100 ha
P70/1753 LIT 30/100 25/03/2021 24/03/2025 19.62 $2,000 Note 3
Charger 70/100 ha
Lake Johnston Li-Au Project
E63/1805 LIT 100/100 28/02/2017 27/02/2022 10 BL $30,000 Note 1
E63/1806 LIT 100/100 28/02/2017 27/02/2027 1 BL $10,000 Note 1
E63/1809 LIT 100/100 17/10/2017 16/10/2022 53 BL $79,500 Note 1
E63/1866 LIT 100/100 27/04/2018 26/04/2023 30 BL $30,000 Note 1
E63/1903 LIT 100/100 01/07/2019 30/06/2024 16 BL $20,000 Note 4
E63/1722 LEX 100/100 01/04/2016 31/03/2021 52 BL $79,625 Note 5
E63/1723 LEX 100/100 28/07/2015 27/07/2025 16 BL $50,000 Note 5
E63/1777 LIT 100/100 07/10/2016 06/10/2021 3 BL $20,000 Note 5
Bynoe Li-Au Project
EL30897 LIT 100/100 22/3/2016 21/03/2022 62.7 $35,000 Note 1
km2

1 LIT:ASX Announcement 9 December 2020.

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Note 1. Charger to Acquire 70% of all minerals

Note 2. Charger to Acquire 85% of all minerals except Bauxite rights, held by Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd. Note 3. Charger 70%, LIT 30% Note 4. Charger to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest, subject to the Okapi Joint Venture Note 5. Charger to acquire 70% of LIT’s interest (Lithium Rights), subject to the Rights Acquisition Agreement between LIT and U.S. Masters Holdings Limited, now Lefroy Exploration Limited (LEX). LEX must keep the tenements in good standing.

1.1 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project

Charger has acquired, or has an interest in, one granted tenement and four tenement applications, that cover a number of interpreted mafic-ultramafic units immediately adjacent to the Coates Mafic complex.

The Coates Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-Platinum Group Elements (Ni-Cu-Co-PGE) Project is located in the Shire of Northam, approximately 60 km east of Perth, in the northern part of the southwestern Yilgarn Craton. The regional geology is largely interpreted from geophysical data due to the poor outcrop and includes highly deformed Archean gneisses and mafic/ultramafic rocks intruded by granitoid bodies.

Historically the project area was known because of the Coates vanadium-titanium magnetite deposit that was explored during the 1970s and was briefly mined before closing in 1982. More recently interest in the Coates area has been highlighted by the significant discovery by Chalice Gold Mines Ltd (Chalice) of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation at the newly named Gonneville Prospect located approximately 20 km to the northwest of Charger’s Coates Project tenements.

In 2011 Mercator (Paton, 2011) explored E70/2230 for vanadium, base metals and PGEs using lag sampling, focused mainly on pisolitic laterite. Orientation sampling of mineralisation adjacent to the Coates Siding vanadium deposit was applied to regional surface geochemistry and successfully located vanadium anomalies in laterites approximately 3 km east of the Coates Siding deposit. The coincidence of base metal and PGE geochemical anomalies from the Bauxite Resources Ltd (BRL) vacuum drilling with the Coates Mafic Complex is most encouraging from an exploration point of view. By analogy, the mineralisation at Chalice’s Gonneville Prospect is characterised by a similar Cu-Ni-CoPGE elemental association with a mafic intrusive complex.

There are a number of interpreted mafic-ultramafic units that have been identified in the tenement block all of which show geophysical similarities with the Julimar Complex and consequently all represent targets for Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineralisation.

1.2 Lake Johnston Lithium-Gold Project

Charger has the right to acquire a 70% of LIT’s interest in seven of eight granted exploration licences under the terms of the LIT Option Agreement. The exception is exploration licence E63/1903 which is currently the subject of a Farm-in Agreement with Okapi and Charger has the right to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest in the tenement subject to the terms of the Okapi JV.

The Lake Johnston Project comprises the Mt Day (E63/1722, 1723, 1777, 1805, 1806 & 1903) and Medcalf Prospects (E63/1809 & 1866), which are located approximately 450 km east of Perth, and 150 km southwest of Coolgardie in WA. Access to the Project area is available via the Norseman-Hyden or Marvel Loch-Mt Day gravel roads, both of which are subject to closure after heavy rain.

The region has attracted considerable recent interest for rare metal LCT pegmatite mineralisation since the discovery of the Earl Grey/Mt Holland lithium deposits by Kidman Resources, located approximately 70 km west of the project.

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LCT potential

Target generation work by LIT initially highlighted the Mt Day area where field sampling and mapping confirmed numerous, sometimes large, (>200 m long by >15m thick) pegmatites with massive lithium mica cores at a number of target areas. Rock-chip sampling of these zones returned some highly anomalous assays, with individual results up to 3.94% Li2O, 8,600 ppm Cs up to, 43,000 ppm Rb and up to 6,900 ppm Ta. These targets contained zones of outcropping massive lepidolite and zinnwaldite; altered petalite was also tentatively identified, and spodumene was also thought to be present.

The most promising target to date is the Lake Medcalf Prospect where LIT geologists identified a large zone of very strongly mineralised pegmatite at Bontempelli Hill which forms a prominent topographic feature (Figure 4-3). The Bontempelli Hill outcrops consist of near fresh, stacked pegmatites, containing 20-30% spodumene. Rock-chip samples from the pegmatite dyke swarm average 3.6% Li2O, and up to a maximum of 7.15% Li2O from a spodumene outcrop.

The mineralised pegmatites at the Lake Medcalf Prospect cover a 450 x 250 m area, with soil sampling and geology indicating possible extensions to the southeast under adjacent cover. Individual dykes range from about 20 m to 120 m in length and 1 to 5 m in thickness. At least 3 spodumene zones within the thicker centres of the dykes range from 3 to 5 m wide and may increase at depth.

Gold potential

Tenement E63/1903 is located at the middle of the Lake Johnston Greenstone Belt in central Western Australia. The Project is located approximately 10 km along strike from the Maggie Hays and Emily Ann underground nickel mines owned by Poseidon Nickel Ltd.

Within Tenement E63/1903, Okapi has identified a high priority structural target from the magnetics, that is coincident with anomalous gold in a soil anomaly over a 10 km strike length. Limited historical drilling by LionOre in 2003 appears to have targeted outcropping material and historical workings however is offset from the soil gold anomaly which is therefore yet to be tested by drilling. The location of the LionOre drill holes containing significant gold mineralisation are presented in Table 4-2.

1.3 The Bynoe Lithium-Gold Project

The Bynoe Lithium and Gold Project comprises one granted exploration licence (EL30897) registered to LIT, covering approximately 62.7 km[2] . Charger has an option to acquire a 70% interest in EL30897 under the LIT option agreement. The project is located approximately 38 km southwest of Darwin. Access from Darwin to the tenement is good with a formed road that passes through the tenement. Access off the formed road is available via old station and mineral exploration tracks.

The Bynoe Lithium Project is located within the Bynoe Pegmatite Field which is part of the much larger Litchfield Pegmatite Belt. The Bynoe Pegmatite Field is the largest of the pegmatite fields within the Litchfield Pegmatite Belt being some 70 km in length and 15 km in width. Over 100 rare-element pegmatites are known to occur within the field either as clusters, in groups or as single bodies. The pegmatites are hosted in metasedimentary rocks of the Burrell Creek Formation and Welltree Metamorphics, proximal to the Two Sisters Granite.

The Bynoe Pegmatite field is one of the most prospective areas for lithium in the NT and has many similarities to Greenbushes in WA, one of the world's largest spodumene deposits.

The Bynoe Lithium Project tenement (EL30897) is surrounded by the extremely large tenement holdings of Core Lithium Ltd’s Finnis Lithium Project, which has a total mineral resource inventory of 14.7 Mt at 1.32% LiO2, including 7.6 Mt in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource category[2] .

2 Core Lithium ASX Announcement 10 February 2021.

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The Finnis Lithium Project is at a very advanced stage of development having had completed a definitive Feasibility Study in April 2019[3] .

3 Core Lithium ASX Announcement 17 April 2019.

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2 INTRODUCTION

Charger Metals NL (“Charger” or “Company”) requested that Continental Resource Management Pty Ltd (“CRM”) provide an Independent Technical Assessment Report (“ITAR”) on three mineral Projects: Wundowie and Lake Johnston in Western Australia, and Bynoe in the Northern Territory. The ITAR is to be included in a Prospectus (“the Prospectus”), to raise up to A$6 million, being prepared by Charger.

On 4th December 2020[4] Charger entered into an option agreement with Lithium Australia NL to acquire a 70% interest in three mineral projects, which was amended and restated on 16th April 2021. Two of the projects are located in Western Australia at Wundowie (4 tenements) and at Lake Johnston (8 tenements). The third project, Bynoe, is located in the Northern Territory and consists of a single granted exploration licence. In one of the Lake Johnston tenements (E63/1904) the interest acquired by Charger is 100% of LIT’s interest but is subject to the terms of the Okapi JV.

Separately, Charger entered into an option agreement with Mercator Metals Pty Ltd to acquire an 85% interest in retention licence R70/59, excluding the rights to bauxite which are owned by Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd. More recently LIT and Charger jointly applied for two small prospecting licences (P70/1752 & 1753, now granted) to cover small gaps in the tenement holding with LIT having a 30% interest and Charger a 70% interest in each prospecting licence.

The Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project comprises one granted exploration licence, two granted prospecting licences, one retention licence application and one exploration licence application, that cover a number of interpreted mafic-ultramafic units immediately adjacent to the Coates Mafic Complex. Two Exploration Licences were acquired through the LIT Option Agreement.

At the Lake Johnston Lithium Project, Charger has the right to acquire a 70% interest in three of four granted exploration licences under the terms of the LIT Option Agreement. The exception is exploration licence E63/1903 which is currently the subject of a Farm-in Agreement with Okapi Resources Ltd (Okapi) and Charger has the right to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest in the tenement subject to the terms of the Okapi JV.

The Bynoe Lithium and Gold Project comprises one granted Exploration Licence, EL30897, of approximately 62.7 km[2] located within the Litchfield Pegmatite Belt, a geological zone that hosts Lithium-Caesium-Tantalum (LCT) pegmatites, that extends 180 km in a southerly direction from Darwin Harbour. The Bynoe Pegmatite Field historically was mined for tin but more recently has been recognised as prospective for tantalum and alkali metals. Charger’s Bynoe Prospect tenement is immediately adjacent to the advanced Finnis Lithium Project of Core Lithium Limited.

Compliance with the VALMIN and JORC Codes

This Report has been prepared in accordance with the VALMIN Code, which is binding upon Members of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the JORC Code, and the rules and guidelines issued by such bodies as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) and ASX that pertain to IERs.

The author has taken due note of the rules and guidelines issued by such bodies as ASIC and ASX, including ASIC Regulatory Guide 111 – Content of Expert Reports, and ASIC Regulatory Guide 112 – Independence of Experts.

4 LIT:ASX Announcement 9 December 2020.

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The preparation of the Report has been carried out by Dr John Chisholm, Principal Geologist of CRM, a practitioner with the requisite qualifications, standing, and experience, who is considered to be a Competent Person under the terminology of the JORC Code (2012).

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Figure 2-1 Location of the Charger Projects

Table 2-1 Charger Tenement Schedule as at 3 May 2021

Tenement/ Holder/ Shares Applied/ Grant Expiry Date Area Expenditure Registered
Application Applicant Date commitments Dealings
Wundowie Ni-Cu-PGE Project
E70/5198 LIT 100/100 02/04/2019 01/04/2024 10 BL $20,000 Note 1
E70/5437 LIT 100/100 Application - 1 BL Note 1
R70/59 Mercator 100/100 04/10/2019 03/10/2022 16.2 $0 Note 2
km2
P70/1752 LIT 30/100 25/03/2021 24/03/2025 23.43 $2,000 Note 3
Charger 70/100 ha
P70/1753 LIT 30/100 25/03/2021 24/03/2025 19.62 $2,000 Note 3
Charger 70/100 ha
Lake Johnston Li-Au Project
E63/1805 LIT 100/100 28/02/2017 27/02/2022 10 BL $30,000 Note 1
E63/1806 LIT 100/100 28/02/2017 27/02/2027 1 BL $10,000 Note 1
E63/1809 LIT 100/100 17/10/2017 16/10/2022 53 BL $79,500 Note 1
E63/1866 LIT 100/100 27/04/2018 26/04/2023 30 BL $30,000 Note 1
E63/1903 LIT 100/100 01/07/2019 30/06/2024 16 BL $20,000 Note 4
E63/1722 LEX 100/100 01/04/2016 31/3/2021 52 BL $79,625 Note 5

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Tenement/ Holder/ Shares Applied/ Grant Expiry Date Area Expenditure Registered
Application Applicant Date commitments Dealings
E63/1723 LEX 100/100 28/7/2015 27/7/2025 16 BL $50,000 Note 5
E63/1777 LIT 100/100 07/10/2016 06/10/2021 3 BL $20,000 Note 5
Bynoe Li-Au Project
EL30897 LIT 100/100 22/3/2016 21/03/2022 62.7 $35,000 Note 1
km2

Note 1. Charger to Acquire 70% of all minerals

Note 2. Charger to Acquire 85% of all minerals except Bauxite rights, held by Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd. Note 3. Charger 70%, LIT 30% Note 4. Charger to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest, subject to the Okapi Joint Venture Note 5. Charger to acquire 70% of LIT’s interest (Lithium Rights), subject to the Rights Acquisition Agreement between LIT and U.S. Masters Holdings Limited, now Lefroy Exploration Limited (LEX). LEX must keep the tenements in good standing.

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3 COATES NICKEL-COPPER-COBALT-PGE PROJECT

3.1 Introduction

The Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project, with an area of 47.3 km[2] , is located in the Shire of Northam, approximately 60 km east of Perth, in the northern part of the southwestern Yilgarn Craton. The regional geology is largely interpreted from geophysical data due to the poor outcrop and includes highly deformed Archean gneisses and mafic/ultramafic rocks intruded by granitoid bodies. Collectively the rock units are referred to as the Jimperding Metamorphic Belt

Historically the project area was known because of the Coates vanadium-titanium magnetite deposit, that was explored during the 1970s and was briefly mined before closing in 1982. More recently interest in the Coates area has been highlighted by the significant discovery by Chalice Gold Mines Ltd (Chalice) of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation at the newly named Gonneville Prospect, located approximately 20 km to the northwest of Charger’s Coates Project tenements.

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Figure 3-1 Location plan of the Coates Project overlain on the regional aeromagnetic image

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3.2 Tenements

Charger has acquired, or has an interest in, one granted tenement and four tenement applications, that cover a number of interpreted mafic-ultramafic units immediately adjacent to the Coates Mafic complex.

  • On 4th December 2020 Charger entered into the Mercator Option Agreement to acquire an 85% interest in retention licence R70/59, excluding the rights to bauxite which are now owned by Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd.

  • On 4th December 2020[5] Charger entered into the LIT Option Agreement to acquire a 70% interest in exploration licences E70/5198 and E70/5437.

  • On 5 February 2021, LIT and Charger jointly applied for two small prospecting licences (P70/1752 & 1753) to cover small gaps in the tenement holding with Charger having a 70% interest and LIT a 30% interest in each prospecting licence.

Table 3-1 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project tenement schedule

Table 3-1 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project tenement schedule
Tenement
Holder
Grant Date
Expiry Date
Area (km2)
Expenditure
commitment
Annual
rent
E70/5198
LIT
2 May 2019
01/04/2024
E70/5437
LIT
Application 29 May
2020
R70/59#1
Mercator#2
Application
4 Oct 2019
P70/1752
Charger 70%
LIT 30%
25/03/2021
24/03/2025
P70/1753
Charger 70%
LIT 30%
25/03/2021
24/03/2025
Totals
29.2
$20,000
1.4
(available)
Determined on
grant
16.2
Not required
23.43 ha
$2,000
19.62 ha
$2,000
47.3
$1,380
$361
$15,094
$72
$60
$16,967

1 Formerly E70/2230

2 Mercator Metals Pty Ltd has all mineral rights except for bauxite.

Prior to Charger obtaining an option over the two tenements held by LIT, a strategic alliance to collaboratively advance their exploration activities targeting Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation at the Coates Mafic Complex[6] was agreed upon by LIT and Australian Vanadium Limited, which holds a number of tenements around the Charger tenements. While neither party has equity or rights to obtain an interest in any of the other’s tenements, the collaborative arrangement for exploration activities was designed to maximise the efficiency of the exploration.

The Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project area covers a range of land use categories (private and conservation) that may result in certain conditions being imposed on exploration. The tenement area is within Indigenous Land Use Agreement claim no. WC2011/009 in File Notation Area 11507 and therefore comes under the ILUA legislation. The claimants are the Whadjuk people. CRM understands that there are no outstanding Native Title issues.

Approximately 14% of the project tenements are located within the Category 1A Woondowing Nature Reserve (Figure 3-2). The Nature Reserve only covers a small part of the area considered prospective for Ni-Cu-Co-PGE and CRM understands that any constraints on ground exploration will mainly relate to Dieback fungus control, ground disturbance and preservation of species habitats.

5 LIT:ASX Announcement 9 December 2020. 6 AVL ASX Announcement 27 May 2020.

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3.3 Geological Setting

The Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project area is located in the northern part of the South West Greenstone terrane of the Yilgarn Craton. The Project covers the Coates Mafic Complex within the Jimperding Metamorphic Belt and comprises various gneisses and banded-iron formation, interleaved with ultramafic intrusive units that have been repeatedly deformed, metamorphosed and intruded by granite.

The regional geological setting of the Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project has been highlighted by the Julimar Project being explored by Chalice. Chalice commenced a greenfield exploration program in mid-2019 for high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation in the region and interpreted the presence of an unrecognised layered mafic-ultramafic intrusive complex at Julimar based on high resolution regional magnetics. Follow-up exploration identified the Julimar (mafic-ultramafic layered intrusive) Complex that extends over a strike length of approximately 26 km, which has been confirmed by drilling to be highly prospective for Ni, Cu and PGEs.

RC drilling resulted in the discovery of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation at the newly named Gonneville Intrusion. A recent airborne EM survey identified three new large EM anomalies (Hartog, Baudin and Jansz) located north of the Gonneville Intrusion[7] .

The style of sulphide mineralisation intersected consists of massive, matrix, stringer and disseminated sulphides typical of metamorphosed and structurally overprinted magmatic Ni sulphide deposits. It is understood that the discrete high-grade Cu-Ni-Co-PGE zones typically have the following grade ranges[8] : PGE+Au: 1- 15g/t, Ni: 0.5-3.3%, Cu: 0.4-4.5% and Co: 0.03-0.27%.

On the local scale, the Coates Mafic Complex is a magnetite gabbro intrusion into granitic rocks that hosts the Coates vanadium deposit. Lenticular magnetite has formed at the core of the layered Coates Mafic Complex between two granitic bodies (Baxter, 1978). The deposit was discovered 1961 and explored in the late 1970s by Garrick Agnew Pty Ltd (1971). Mining started in 1980 only to cease operations a year later due to high silica contents limiting production.

7 Chalice ASX Announcement 22 September 2020.

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Figure 3-2 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project - Simplified geology plan

3.4 Previous Exploration

Previous mineral exploration in the area has predominantly been focussed on the Coates vanadium deposit (Coates) or bauxite. There has been very little exploration for other metals and only minor gold occurrences are located at Jimperding Hill to the north of the project area and unnamed occurrences to the southwest.

Apart from recent bauxite exploration by BRL within R570/59, the previous exploration completed over the area is not relevant to the current search for Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineralisation. The early previous exploration is summarised for the purpose of reporting completeness.

  • Maynard (1997) reports that gold was first discovered in the vicinity of Jimperding Hill in the late 1890s, but mining did not take place until the 1930s. The recorded production is small at 327 ounces.

  • Exploration at Coates was first undertaken in 1961 by Mangore (Aust) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation, which carried out limited drilling and metallurgical studies but abandoned the project as uneconomic.

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  • Garrick Agnew was granted a Ministerial Reserve in June 1969 and subsequently completed an extensive drilling programme. Previous metallurgical test results indicate that a 58% recovery of vanadium at an approximate grade of 1.4% V2O5, 3% TiO2, 67% Fe grade with 8% SiO2 is achievable from an ore assaying 0.54% V2O5, 4.75% TiO2, 25% Fe and 29% SiO2.

  • Coates was discovered near charcoal/pig iron producing areas outside Wundowie in the 1960s, and was subject of a failed attempt to mine it by Agnew Clough from the late 1970s when the German and Japanese-funded venture hit technical problems, rising energy costs and fierce competition internationally from rival projects. Agnew Clough was unable to reach its planned first stage target of 1600-1800 tpa, part of a plan to hit 3,000 t and 10% of the global market. The mine closed in 1982, just two years after becoming Australia's first vanadium producer.

  • During the 1960s and 70s the area was explored for bauxite by various companies including Pacminex (1965-1986), Vam Ltd (1969-1973), Bridge Oil Ltd & Project Mining Corp Ltd (1969-1987), Alcoa of Australia Ltd & Shell Company of Australia Ltd (19711981) and recently by BRL.

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Figure 3-3 Location of previous geochemical sampling results (PGE) over a total magnetic intensity image

In 2011 Mercator (Paton, 2011) explored E70/2230 for vanadium, base metals and PGEs using lag sampling, focused mainly on pisolitic laterite. Orientation sampling of mineralisation adjacent to the Coates Siding vanadium deposit was applied to regional surface geochemistry and successfully located vanadium anomalies in laterites approximately 3 km east of the Coates Siding deposit.

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BRL rights to Bauxite within the tenement[9] . In 2013 BRL completed an extensive vacuum drilling programme at two bauxite prospects, Fortuna and Fortuna North (Menzies 2014). While bauxite was being targeted at the time, 520 end-of-hole samples were also analysed for As, Cu, V, Zn, Pb, Ag by ICP techniques and Au, Pd, and Pt by fire assay on the same samples. Mercator subsequently obtained a total of 950 assay pulps from bottom of hole samples from the bauxite exploration drilling and analysed the samples using a hand-held portable XRF (Cahill, 2015). Retention licence R70/59 covers the Fortuna bauxite prospect.

Plotting the distribution of geochemical assay results show co-incident base metal anomalism (Ni, Cu, & Cr) with PGEs (Pt max 37 ppb, Pd max 53 ppb & Au max 108 ppb) along the western edge of the Coates Intrusion. The coincidence of the Cu and PGEs anomalies is significant as these elements have long been considered geochemical pathfinder elements for nickel sulphide mineralisation. The distribution of PGEs in relation to the regional aeromagnetics is shown in Figure 3-3. The distribution of Cu, Au, Pt & Pd are shown in Figure 3-4.

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Figure 3-4 Element distribution plots for Cu, Au, Pt & Pd

3.5 Exploration Potential

The coincidence of base metal and PGE geochemical anomalies from the BRL vacuum drilling with the Coates Mafic Complex is most encouraging from an exploration point of view. By analogy the mineralisation at Chalice’s Gonneville Prospect is characterised by a similar Cu-Ni-Co-PGE elemental association with a mafic intrusive complex.

9 BRL and the rights to Bauxite were subsequently acquired by Yankuang Resources Pty Ltd.

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There are a number of interpreted mafic-ultramafic units that have been identified in the region, all of which show geophysical similarities with the Julimar Complex and consequently all represent targets for Cu-Ni-Co-PGE mineralisation.

3.6 Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget

Outcrop in the area is poor and interpretation of the mafic-ultramafic layered intrusive complexes is based on the regional aeromagnetic data. Following the experience of Chalice, the targets within the interpreted mafic-ultramafic complexes are identified by airborne electromagnetic (EM) surveys then followed-up by drilling.

The land title situation in the project area contains both freehold private land and conservation areas. Statutory approvals for ground access within the granted tenements will be necessary prior to commencing field work that involves ground disturbance activities.

Initially helicopter-borne EM surveys such as VTEM can be flown to identify targets for follow-up work. These surveys are usually sufficiently sensitive to pinpoint anomalies to the extent that further ground-based EM is not required. The previous analysis of bottom-of-hole vacuum drill samples has been shown to be effective and this can be extended over the project area here access has been obtained. The use of handheld portable XRF units will allow closed spaced drilling when Cu-Ni-Co anomalies are identified in the field.

An exploration budget of $1,280,000 has been proposed for the exploration over the next two years (Table 3-2).

Table 3-2 Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project - Proposed exploration budget for years 1 & 2

Exploration activity Year 1
Year 2
Total Year
Mapping/Geochemistry1
Geophysics
Drilling (reverse circulation & diamond)
Contractors, Wages, Field Support
Total
$120,000
$36,000
$156,000
$240,000
$300,000
$540,000
$300,000
$300,000
$600,000
$120,000
$120,000
$240,000
$780,000
$756,000
$1,536,000

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4 LAKE JOHNSTON LITHIUM AND GOLD PROJECT

4.1 Introduction

Charger has the right to acquire a 70% interest in seven of eight granted exploration licences under the terms of the LIT Option Agreement. The exception is exploration licence E63/1903 which is currently the subject of a Farm-in Agreement with Okapi Resources Ltd and Charger has the right to acquire 100% of LIT’s interest in the tenement subject to the terms of the Okapi JV.

The Lake Johnston Lithium-Gold Project comprises the Mt Day (E63/1805, 1806, 1722,1723, & 1777) and Medcalf Prospects (E63/1809 1866 & 1903), which are located approximately 450 km east of Perth, and 150 km southwest of Coolgardie in WA. Access to the Project area is available via the Norseman-Hyden or Marvel Loch-Mt Day gravel roads, both of which are subject to closure after heavy rain.

The region has attracted considerable recent interest for rare metal LCT pegmatite mineralisation since the discovery of the Earl Grey/Mt Holland lithium deposits by Kidman Resources, located approximately 70 km west of the project.

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Figure 4-1 Location plan of the Lake Johnston Project overlain on the regional aeromagnetic image

Reconnaissance geological mapping and geochemical sampling has identified a number of previously unknown LCT pegmatites, and a spodumene pegmatite cluster at Bontempelli Hill near Lake Medcalf.

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4.2 Tenements

The Lake Johnston Project comprises eight granted exploration licences totalling 525.4 km[2] . Charger has the right to acquire an interest in all of the tenements under the terms of the LIT Option Agreement. Charger has the right to acquire 70% of LIT’s interest in all of the tenements with the exception of E63/1903 which is the subject of an existing Farm-in Agreement with LIT and Okapi. In the case of E63/1903 Charger has the right acquire 100% of LIT’s interest in the tenement.

Okapi previously had entered into the Binding Farm-in Agreement with LIT covering seven Lake Johnston tenements for mineral rights other than lithium, dated 3 September 2020. This agreement was amended on 4th December 2020 to include only E63/1903 and again excluded lithium and related minerals (Okapi JV Agreement). Under the Okapi JV Agreement Okapi has the right to earn a 75% interest in E63/1903 through expenditure of $100,000 within two years and not less than $800,000 (including the initial $100,000) within four years from the date of the amended agreement.

For tenements E63/1722, E63/1723 and E63/1777, which are subject to the Rights Acquisition Agreement with Lefroy Exploration Limited (LEX), Charger is acquiring 70% of LITs rights which extend to the Lithium (and associated mineral rights) only.

Table 4-1 Lake Johnston Project tenement summary

Tenement
Holder
Grant Date
Expiry Date
Area (km2)
Expenditure
commitment
Annual rent
E63/1805
LIT
28/02/2017
27/02/2022
E63/1806
LIT
28/02/2017
27/02/2022
E63/1809
LIT
17/10/2017
16/10/2022
E63/1866
LIT
27/04/2018
26/04/2023
E63/1903
LIT
01/07/2019
30/06/2024
E63/1722
LEX
01/04/2016
31/03/2021
E63/1723
LEX
28/07/2015
27/07/2025
E63/1777
LIT
07/10/2016
06/10/2021
Totals
29.1
$30,000
$3,250
2.9
$10,000
$369
153.5
$79,500
$12,614
87.0
$30,000
$7,140
46.4
$20,0001
$2,2561
151.2
$79,6252
$16,9002
46.5
$50,0002
$5,2002
8.7
$20,0002
$9752
524.4
$319,125
$13,834

Note 1. funded by Okapi Note 2. Funded by Lefroy

4.3 Geological Setting

The geology of the Lake Johnston Greenstone Belt is recognised as an Archaean supracrustal sequence dominated by mafic volcanic rocks. Most of the belt has been metamorphosed to amphibolite-facies assemblages and is strongly deformed and intruded by at least three generations of granitic rocks, including pegmatites. Proterozoic dolerite dykes are common in the Lake Johnston region and occur variable with east-west orientations.

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Figure 4-2 Regional geological map of the Lake Johnston Project area

While the region hosts a variety of mineral commodities, the focus for Charger is currently gold and minerals associated with LCT-pegmatites.

The region has attracted considerable recent interest following the discovery of the Earl Grey/Mt Holland lithium deposit by Kidman Resources Ltd and now being developed by Wesfarmers Ltd, located approximately 70km west of the Lake Johnston Project. It is understood to be one of the biggest undeveloped hard-rock lithium projects in Australia with Ore Reserves for the Earl Grey Deposit estimated at 94.2 Mt at 1.5% Li2O[10] .

4.4 Previous Exploration

The Lake Johnston region was never an area of intense gold exploration during the gold booms of the late 1800s and early 1900s due largely to the remoteness of the area and the lack of water. The first episode of significant mineral exploration took place in the 1960s during the nickel boom. During the

10 Kidman Resources ASX Announcement 18 December 2018.

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late 1980s and 90s mineral exploration resulted in the discovery of the Maggie Hays and Emily Ann nickel deposits now operated by Poseidon Nickel Ltd. Much of the exploration work leading up to these discoveries was by Goldfields Exploration Pty Ltd, LionOre Australia (Nickel) Limited and Norilsk Nickel NL. While there has been a large amount of exploration work completed in the region it is almost all focussed on the greenstone belts, with the main work within the granite areas having been completed by GSWA geological mapping and regional geophysical datasets available through the GSWA GIS portal Geoview.

4.4.1 Previous lithium exploration

Target generation work by LIT initially highlighted the Mt Day area where GSWA mapping and subsequent company field sampling and mapping located numerous, sometimes large, (>200 m long by >15m thick) pegmatites with massive lithium mica cores at a number of locations. Rock-chip sampling of these zones returned some highly anomalous assays, with individual results up to 3.94% Li2O, 8,600 ppm Cs up to, 43,000 ppm Rb and up to 6,900 ppm Ta. These targets contained zones of outcropping massive lepidolite and zinnwaldite; altered petalite was also tentatively identified, and spodumene was also thought to be present.

The most promising target to date is the Lake Medcalf Prospect where LIT geologists identified a large zone of very strongly mineralised spodumene pegmatite at Bontempelli Hill which forms a prominent topographic feature (Figure 4-3). The Bontempelli Hill outcrops consist of near fresh, stacked pegmatites, containing 20-30% spodumene. Rock-chip samples from the pegmatite dyke swarm average 3.6% Li2O, and up to a maximum of 7.15% Li2O from spodumene outcrop.

The mineralised pegmatites at the Lake Medcalf Prospect cover a 450 x 250 m area, with soil sampling and geology indicating possible extensions to the southeast under adjacent cover. Individual dykes range from about 20 to 120 m in length and 1 to 5 m in thickness. At least three spodumene zones within the thicker centres of the dykes range from 3 to 5 m wide and may increase at depth.

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Figure 4-3 Medcalf Prospect - Outcrop geology around Bontempelli Hill

A programme of 137 soil samples were collected on a 100 m by 100 m, or 50 m by 50 m grid over Bontempelli Hill where the known spodumene bearing pegmatites outcrop. Samples were collected from a depth of 10 cm and sieved to -10 mesh (2 mm). The samples were analysed for Li, Rb, Cs, Bi, Be & Ta determined by ICP with 19 additional elements (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cl, Fe, K, Mn, Na, P, Pb, S, Sb, Si, Sn, Sr, W, Zn and Zr) analysed by XRF analysis. The results (Figure 4-4 & Figure 4-5).show very strong coincident lithium and tantalum anomalies over Bontempelli Hill (Spitalny, P. 2019

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Figure 4-4 Distribution of lithium in soils at the Figure 4-5 Distribution of tantalum in soils at the Medcalf Prospect Medcalf Prospect

4.4.2 Previous gold exploration

Tenement E63/1903 is located at the southern end of the Lake Johnston Greenstone Belt in central Western Australia. To date, no significant gold mineralisation has been found. The Project is located approximately 10 km from the Maggie Hays and Emily Ann underground nickel owned by Poseidon Nickel Ltd.

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Okapi has identified a high priority structural target from the magnetics, that is coincident with anomalous gold in a soil anomaly over a 10 km strike length (Figure 4-6). Limited historical drilling by LionOre in 2003 appears to have targeted outcropping material and historical workings and is offset from the soil gold anomaly which is yet to be tested by drilling. The location of the LionOre drill holes containing significant gold mineralisation are presented in Table 4-2.

Drilling results from drilling undertaken by LionOre in 2003 include:

  • LJPC004 (RC): 26-28m, 2m at 11.04 g/t Au

  • LJPC005 (RC): 26-27m, 1m at 1.64 g/t Au

  • LJPC0058 (RC): 71-74m, 3m at 1.74 g/t Au

  • LJPC0094 (RC): 52-59m, 3m at 0.88 g/t Au, including 1m at 1.48 g/t Au from 56m

  • LJPD0105 (DD): 43.85-44.15m, 0.3m at 1.14 g/t Au

Table 4-2 Location of LionOre drill holes containing significant mineralisation

Hole ID A
Number
Type East (m) North (m) Depth
(m)
Dip (°) Azimuth (°)
LJPC0004 71033 RC 271682.7 6425647 103 -60 270
LJPC0005 71033 RC 271599.7 6425716 110 -60 270
LJPC0058 71033 RC 271621.7 6425730 120 -60 270
LJPC0059 71033 RC 271705.7 6425664 100 -60 270
LJPD0105 79561 DD 271876.4 6425794 101 -60 302

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Figure 4-6 E63/1903 - Anomalous gold in soil compiled from open file data Okapi 2020[11] )

Okapi has completed a comprehensive review of historical data and is progressively advancing soil geochemistry programmes to accelerate target definition at the Mount Day Project, targeting both gold and nickel. Charger is able to use these same samples for its lithium exploration activities.

In addition to the gold opportunity, the region remains prospective for nickel deposits in the same geological sequence that hosts the Maggie Hays nickel deposits where it occurs within the Mount Day Project.

4.5 Exploration Potential

The Lake Johnston region has not been subjected to long periods of intense exploration like most other greenstone belts in Western Australia due to the difficult access and the lack of outcrop.

4.5.1 Lithium potential

A positive feature of the Lake Johnston Project is the large area of unexplored granite intrusions with associated pegmatites. The fact that pegmatites containing anomalous Li, Cs & Ta located and sampled during reconnaissance exploration is encouraging.

The most prospective area is clearly at Lake Medcalf around Bontempelli Hill where spodumenebearing pegmatites are members of a pegmatite swarm centred upon a topographic high. Not all

11 Okapi Asx announcement 7 December 2020.

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pegmatites occur as topographic highs and the flat ground is also prospective as LCT deposits typically occur in clusters.

4.5.2 Gold potential

The potential for the discovery of gold mineralisation still remains high despite the extensive gold exploration activity following the discovery of the Bounty Gold Mine in 1985 within the nearby Forrestania Greenstone Belt. The Bounty mine was discovered by systematic sampling of old RAB hole spoil and soils following along a large shear zone. A high-level gold-in-soil anomaly was RAB drilled resulting in the discovery. By contrast many of the gold deposits discovered in the Southern Cross Greenstone Belt have very subtle gold-in-soil anomalies with thresholds in the order of 50 ppb. Experience in the Southern Cross Greenstone Belt has shown that the shape and coherency of the anomaly is more significant that the level of gold.

The gold anomaly identified by Okapi of E63/1903 is certainly of interest and appears to be offset from, and therefore untested by, earlier drilling by LionOre in 2003.

4.6 Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget

LCT deposits typically display zoned mineralogical and geochemical halos. Lithium anomalies define the widest halos adjacent to pegmatites which can be in excess of 100 m and are a direct test, but while the dispersion of vector-elements Rb and Cs is more restricted, these elements are readily detected using hand-held pXRF instruments (Li is not detectable) making first-pass exploration very cost effective. Spodumene is typically found in close proximity to the deposit whereas biotite is an abundant metamorphic/ metasomatic mineral in the country rocks that surround LCT pegmatites.

In areas of good outcrop, geological mapping, in conjunction with the use of pXRF instruments, is a good first pass when assessing the prospectivity of an area. For larger areas in arid terrains hyperpectral remote sensing data obtained from satellites as these are known to work particularly well in identifying specific minerals Li-bearing silicate minerals such as spodumene.

It is recommended that the following be completed.

  • A desk top study to accumulate and synthesize all of the available geological and geophysical data is recommended. Specifically, the aeromagnetic, radiometric and topographic data. The next item of work should be geological mapping and sampling

  • Acquisition of airborne spectral data to identify specific mineral species commonly associated with LCT deposits

  • RC drilling of targets followed where necessary with diamond drilling.

Table 4-3 Project – Lake Johnston Project Proposed exploration budget for years 1 & 2

Table 4-3 Project – Lake Johnston Project Proposed exploration budget foryears 1 & 2
Exploration activity Year 1
Year 2
Total Year
Mapping/Geochemistry1
Geophysics
Drilling (RC & DD)
Contractors, Wages, Field Support
Total
$120,000
$120,000
$240,000
$48,000
$60,000
$108,000
$180,000
$240,000
$420,000
$90,000
$90,000
$180,000
$438,000
$510,000
$948,000

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5 BYNOE LITHIUM AND GOLD PROJECT

5.1 Introduction

The Bynoe Lithium and Gold (Li and Au) Project comprises one granted exploration licence (EL30897) registered to LIT, covering approximately 62.7 km[2] . The project is located approximately 38 km southwest of Darwin (Figure 5-1). Access from Darwin to the tenement is good with a formed road that passes through the tenement. Access off the formed road is available via old station and mineral exploration tracks.

The Bynoe Li and Au Project occurs within the Litchfield Pegmatite Belt, a geological zone that that extends 180 km in a southerly direction from Darwin Harbour and hosts eight groups or fields of LCT pegmatites. Most of these have a long history of tin mining and are considered prospective for LCT deposits. The Bynoe Project is located within the Bynoe Pegmatite Field and centred on the Leviathan Group of pegmatite occurrences.

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Figure 5-1 Bynoe Li and Au Project location plan showing proximity to Core Lithium’s Finnis Lithium Project and LCT pegmatite occurrences.

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The Bynoe Li and Au Project is surrounded by the tenement holdings of Core Lithium Ltd which has announced to the ASX a total mineral resource inventory of 14.7 Mt at 1.32% LiO2 including 7.6 Mt in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource category[12] .

5.2 Tenements

Exploration licence EL30897 was granted to LIT on the 23 March 2016 for a period of six years. There are three excision from the tenement being: MLN1148, ML29985, and a domestic housing area around an adventure park.

Charger can acquire a 70% interest in EL30897 under the LIT Option Agreement.

Table 5-1 Bynoe Lithium and Gold Project tenement summary

Tenement Holder Grant Date Expiry Date Area (km2) Expenditure
commitment
Annual rent
EL30897 LIT 22/3/2016 21/03/2022 62.7 $35,000

5.3 Geological Setting

The Bynoe Li and Au Project is located within the Bynoe Pegmatite Field which is part of the much larger Litchfield Pegmatite Belt. The Bynoe Pegmatite Field is the largest of the pegmatite fields within the Litchfield Pegmatite Belt being some 70 km in length and 15 km in width. Over 100 rare-element pegmatites are known to occur within the field either as clusters, in groups or as single bodies. The pegmatites are hosted in metasedimentary rocks of the Burrell Creek Formation and Welltree Metamorphics proximal to the Two Sisters Granite.

Frater (2005) reported that the individual pegmatites range in size from a few metres wide and tens of metres long, to larger bodies tens of metres wide and hundreds of metres long, and that the trends of the pegmatite swarms are usually conformable to the regional schistosity, but dips are variable, with local transgressive relationships common.

Locally, the Leviathan Group pegmatites (predominantly located within the excised MLN1148) generally occur within pelitic rocks. The pegmatites are often tabular or pod-like, steeply dipping (predominately to the east), and striking generally north-northeast. The pegmatites are zoned with three to five zones which are not concentric or even. The typical mineralogy of the greisens is quartzvariable micas-cassiterite (± tantalum). Although not definitive, lithium analyses from greisen material are generally more elevated from other non-greisen samples.

The pegmatites have been subjected to pervasive kaolinite alteration at the Bynoe Project. The depth of the kaolinite alteration is at least to 22 m as defined in the earlier RC drilling by Corporate Development Resources (Corporate) in 1997. This will have implications for lithium exploration as the lithium will be depleted in the weathered pegmatite resulting in more subtle geochemical anomalies.

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Figure 5-2 Regional geological setting of the Bynoe Li and Au Project (Frater, 2005)

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Figure 5-3 Bynoe Li and Au Project - Geological plan modified from Frater (2005)

5.4 Previous Exploration

The greater Bynoe area was historically mined for cassiterite that formed within LCT pegmatites. The mining was mostly small scale with few production records.

The Bynoe Li and Au Project covers extensions to the Leviathan Group of mineralised pegmatites (the bulk of which occur within MLN1148, an excision from tenement EL30897) which were discovered by 1886. A mine and battery were established shortly after with a recorded production of 13 t of tin concentrate between 1886 and 1890 (Frater, 2005). The tin mineralisation proved to be patchy and the leases were abandoned in 1909.

Renewed interest in the region commenced after 1980 when the price for tin reached $17,000, remaining high until 1985 when the price declined. Exploration completed by the main explorers in the area is summarised below:

Greenex Resources (Greenex) 1983-1990

Greenex explored the Leviathan area between 1983 and 1990 resulting in the re-identification of over 20 of the pegmatites that had been worked at the turn of last century. Tonnes and grade estimates were reported at the time for Ta2O5 and SnO2 in weathered pegmatites and alluvials for five groups of deposits including the Leviathan Group within MLN1148.

Corporate Development Resources (Corporate) 1984-1992

In 1992 Corporate held the Leviathan leases and work resulted in the identification of a deposit of SnO2-bearing material (Carthew, 1996).

Julia Corporation Ltd (Julia) 2001

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carried out costeaning and RC drilling programme, targeting several of the larger Leviathan pegmatites. In total, over thirty pegmatites have been discovered in the Leviathan area.

Haddington Resources Ltd (Haddington) 2007-2012.

Haddington on behalf of Arnhem Resources Pty Ltd and Australian Tantalum Pty Ltd explored the area during 2007-2012 principally for tantalum. Haddington completed programmes of rock-chip and soil sampling combined with RAB drilling. In the course of the exploration the first lithium prospect in this part of the Bynoe Pegmatite Field was located at the 7-Up Prospect.

Lithium Australia NL, (LIT) 2019.

LIT collated all of the previous sampling data into a database that could be used to create geochemical images of the various elements associated with LCT pegmatites.

The most widespread and systematic sampling data was the Haddington saprock sampling programme, completed in 2006. The Haddington data consisted of complementary surface and RAB data, based on the likely thickness of soil coverage, on a 400m x 100m grid. Surface sampling was conducted above a topographic height of 45m above sea level where the depth of soil cover was from 0 to 0.5m deep. RAB Drilling was used to collect samples below the 45m ASL contour where the thickness of transported cover was greater. The RAB holes had an average depth of less than 3m, and a maximum of 10m within EL30897. Each sample was analysed for arsenic, beryllium, caesium, lithium, niobium, phosphorous, rubidium, tin and tantalum.

LIT collected samples from termite mounds as an orientation programme in 2019, and to expand the geochemical footprint without resorting to drilling. Sampling of termite mounds has been used in many parts of the world in the past and while most effective for deposits containing chemically resistant minerals such as gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten, the method has also been used for base metal exploration. The LIT sampling procedure involved collecting broken-off pieces of termite nest from the ground below the nest, at intervals of approximately 200 m along traverses. A total of 210 samples were collected.

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Figure 3. Location of previous sampling within and adjacent to EL30897

The termite mound samples were analysed in the field using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

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(LIBS) which has been in development for the geochemical analysis of lithium with US-based SciAps Inc, a field portable analytical product manufacturer, and LIT, working in collaboration for the past two years. The advantage of LIBS is that it is able to detect very light elements such as boron, beryllium and lithium which cannot be determined by portable XRF units. The LIBS termite mound sampling results, when compared to laboratory analysed RAB and soil lithium results, are sufficiently encouraging to be used as a ‘fit for purpose’ first pass, cost effective exploration method (Figure 5-5). The method can be used to generate priority targets for RAB drilling.

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Figure 5-4 Image of Li from RAB and Soil Sampling overlain by results of termite mound sampling.

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Figure 5-5 Distribution of Li-Libs, Rb, K & Cs from termite mound sampling geochemistry

Core Lithium (2021)[13]

On 20 May 2021 Core Lithium Limited reported an update to its Finniss Project, which now includes an Exploration Target for the Leviathan, Centurion, Northern Reward, Pandanus and Trojan pegmatites, which all occur within MLN1148.

13 Core Lithium Announcement 20 May 2021

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5.5 Exploration Potential

The Bynoe Pegmatite field is one of the most prospective areas for lithium in the NT and has many similarities to Greenbushes in WA, one of the world's largest spodumene deposits.

The Bynoe Lithium Project tenement (EL30897) is surrounded by the extremely large tenement holdings of Core Lithium Ltd’s Finnis Lithium Project which has announced to the ASX a total mineral resource inventory of 14.7 Mt at 1.32% LiO2 of which includes 7.6 Mt in the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource category[14] . The Finnis Lithium Project is at a very advanced stage of development having completed a definitive Feasibility Study in April 2019[15] .

5.6 Proposed Exploration Programme and Budget

Sampling of weathered bedrock by previous explorers has shown to be a very effective exploration tool and should be expanded to get systematic cover of the tenement. The different sample media should not present a problem in the data interpretation as each of the different sample type datasets can be normalised.

The results of geological mapping, which helped determine the dimensions and orientations of the known pegmatites, coupled with the previous systematic geochemical sampling on a 200 m x 50 m grid, should provide sufficient detail to define the pegmatite swarms.

Similar to the recommendations for the lithium exploration at Lake Johnston, consideration should be given to the application of hyperpectral remote sensing data obtained from satellites as these are known to work particularly well in identifying specific Li-bearing silicate minerals such as spodumene.

Exploration Program - Year 1:

Based on previous exploration and nature of the pegmatite occurrences within EL30897, the following exploration program is proposed.

  • Preparation of regolith maps from satellite imagery and ground mapping to determine the optimum sampling method for each regolith type,

  • Undertake an orientation geochemical programme to determine the vertical variation in elemental content with depth and regolith characteristics,

  • Complete a soil sampling program on a 200 m x 50 m grid over the areas determined viable for soil sampling and not included in previous sampling surveys,

  • Complete the systematic sampling programme with RAB drilling where soil sampling is deemed to be ineffective,

14 Core Lithium ASX Announcement 10 February 2021.

15 Core Lithium ASX Announcement 17 April 2019.

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Figure 5-6 Bynoe Lithium Project priority target areas

Exploration Program - Year 1:

Drill testing of all of the target areas from year 1 that have produced significant Li anomalies. In the first instance lines of angled air-core holes should be sufficient with RC drilling of the better prospects.

Exploration activity Year 1
Year 2
Total Year
Mapping/Geochemistry
Geophysics
Drilling (RC & DD)
Contractors, Wages, Field Support
Bynoe Sub Total
$180,000
$91,200
$271,200
$30,000
$36,000
$66,000
$180,000
$240,000
$420,000
$90,000
$90,000
$180,000
$480,000
$457,200
$937,200

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6 RISKS

Mineral exploration and mine development are high-risk activities as there can be no assurance that further exploration of the mineral projects or any other exploration projects that may be acquired in the future will result in the discovery of an economic mineral resource. There are a number of factors beyond the control of the Company that can have a negative impact on the successful development of a mineral project. These factors include adverse government policies, environmental constraints and commodity prices.

  • The Coates Ni-Cu-Co-PGE Project is located within an area where there has been very little previous mining activity and the main attraction to the area is highlighted by the significant discovery by Chalice Gold Mines Ltd (Chalice) of high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralisation at the newly named Gonneville Prospect, located approximately 20 km to the northwest of Charger’s Coates Project tenements.

  • In respect of the Lake Johnston Projects, exploration during the last 30 years has resulted in the discovery of significant gold, nickel and lithium deposits in surrounding greenstone terrains however there are still large areas considered prospective, that have not been subjected to detailed exploration.

  • The Bynoe Project is located within an area that has a long history of exploration and smallscale mine production. Although the past production was tin, this is considered to be a positive aspect as tin and lithium are commonly associated in LCT pegmatites.

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7 PROPOSED EXPLORATION BUDGET

The geological setting, proposed exploration and targets are discussed in detail within the three project sections above. The expenditure by exploration activity for the three projects is summarised in Table 7-1 Error! Reference source not found. . All the costs are shown as total cost, which includes the cost of drilling, sampling, assaying, personnel, and all other on-costs.

Table 7-1 Summary of exploration expenditure

Project Year 1 Year 2 Total Years 1 & 2
Coates Ni-Cu-PGE
Project
Mapping/Geochemistry $120,000 $36,000 $156,000
1
Geophysics $240,000 $300,000 $540,000
Drilling (reverse $300,000 $300,000 $600,000
circulation & diamond)
Contractors, Wages, $120,000 $120,000 $240,000
Field Support
Total Coates $780,000 $756,000 $1,536,000
Lake Johnston Li & Au
Project
Mapping/Geochemistry $120,000 $120,000 $240,000
1
Geophysics $48,000 $60,000 $108,000
Drilling (RC & DD) $180,000 $240,000 $420,000
Contractors, Wages, $90,000 $90,000 $180,000
Field Support
Total Lake Johnston $438,000 $510,000 $948,000
Bynoe Li & Au Year 1 Year 2 Total Year
Mapping/Geochemistry $180,000 $91,200 $271,200
Geophysics $30,000 $36,000 $66,000
Drilling (RC & DD) $180,000 $240,000 $420,000
Contractors, Wages, $90,000 $90,000 $180,000
Field Support
Total Bynoe $480,000 $457,200 $937,200
Total Exploration $1,698,000 $1,723,200 $3,421,200
Expenditure

In CRM’s opinion that given the current stage of exploration the proposed exploration work programmes and budgets are appropriate for discovering deposits containing the mineral commodities under consideration.

The proposed exploration budget is sufficient to meet the statutory minimum exploration expenditure on the granted tenements.

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8 DECLARATION

This ITAR has been prepared in accordance with the 2012 JORC Code and the 2015 VALMIN Code. Both industry codes are binding for all members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. These codes are also requirements under Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) rules and guidelines and the listing rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

No member or employee of CRM is, or is intended to be, a director, officer or other direct employee of the Company. No member or employee of CRM has, or has had, any share-holding, or the right (whether enforceable or not) to subscribe for securities, or the right (whether legally enforceable or not) to nominate persons to subscribe for securities in the Company. Fees for the preparation of this report are being charged at a commercial rate, the payment of which are not contingent upon the conclusions of the report. They total about $15,000.

The information in relation to geology, exploration results and mineral resources is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation that has been compiled and reported by Dr John Chisholm, BSc Hons, PhD (Geol.), a Competent Person who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Chisholm is a Principal Geologist of Continental Resource Management Pty Ltd, a geological consultancy, which was engaged by Charger to compile the geology, exploration history, Mineral Resources and potential of the Wundowie, Lake Johnston and Bynoe. Dr Chisholm has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation, geology and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a competent person under the 2012 JORC Code. Dr Chisholm consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Yours faithfully

Dr John Chisholm Continental Resource Management Pty Ltd

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Frater KM, 2005. Tin-tantalum pegmatite mineralisation of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Geological Survey, Report 16.

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Thompson, D. and Stott, C., 2007, LionOre Australia (Nickel) Ltd, Annual Report on the Lake Johnston Joint Venture for the Period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. GSWA A No. A075857:

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10 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Air-core drilling A rotary drilling technique that uses compressed air to cut a core sample and
return fragments to the surface inside drill rods.
Alkali metals Alkali metal, any of the six chemical elements that make up Group 1 (Ia) of
the periodic table—namely, lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K),
rubidium(Rb),caesium(Cs),and francium(Fr)
Auger A method of drilling by which a sample of unconsolidated material is brought
to the surface up the inclined flights of an auger.
Basement The oldest layer of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the earth’s crust,
covered by layers of more recent, usually unconformably overlain
sedimentary rocks.
Caesium Caesium is a chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It
is a soft,silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of 28.5 °C
Clastic A sedimentary rock composed of grains or fragments derived at a different
locality.
Clay A rock or mineral fragment or a detrital particle of any composition with a
diameter <4 microns.
Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It
is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a pinkish-orange colour. Copper
is used as a conductor of heat and electricity.
EM Electromagnetic (EM) surveying uses a transmitting ‘loop’ to generate
primary magnetic field that can induce an electric current into conductive
bodies. When the primary EM field is turned off, the induced field decays,
and itselfgenerates a secondaryEM field.
Exploration Target An Exploration Target is a statement or estimate of the exploration potential
of a mineral deposit in a defined geological setting where the statement or
estimate, quoted as a range of tonnes and a range of grade (or quality),
relates to mineralisation for which there has been insufficient exploration to
estimate a Mineral Resource (JORC Code clause 17).
Gneiss High-grade metamorphic rock composed of alternating bands respectively
rich in light and dark coloured minerals
Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79.
When pure it is bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and
ductile metal. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements and often
occurs in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains.
Granitic Descriptive term used for igneous rocks with a holocrystalline texture and
anhedral constituents of a similar grainsize, composed chiefly of orthoclase
and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or
more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.

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Granitoid Agranitoidis a generic term for a diverse collection of coarse-grained
igneous rocks that consist predominately of quartz, plagioclase, and alkali
feldspar
Greisen Greisen is a hydrothermally metamorphosed granitic rock. It is composed
mostly of light-coloured mica (muscovite, lepidolite, zinnwaldite) and
quartz. Commonlyassociated with tin mineralisation.
Heavy
mineral
assemblage
The suite of heavy minerals contained in a deposit.
ICP Inductively Coupled Plasma, is a powerful chemicalanalysismethod used
to identify both trace amounts and major concentrations of nearly all
elements within a sample
Indicated
Mineral
Resource
That part of a Mineral Resource forquantity, grade (or quality), densities,
shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence
to allow the application of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to support
mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
Inferred
Mineral
Resource
That part of a Mineral Resource for which tonnage, grade, and mineral
content can be estimated with a low level of confidence.
JORC Code The Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral
Resources and Ore Reserves (2012 Edition). Prepared by The Joint Ore
Reserves Committee. A compliance standard for professional and public
reporting of Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources.
Kg Kilogram
Lepidolite Lepidoliteis the name of alithium-rich mica mineral that is usually pink, red,
orpurple in colour. It is the most commonlithium-bearingmineral.
Lithium Lithium is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is
the lightest metal and the lightest solid element.
Measured Mineral
Resource
That part of a Mineral Resource forquantity, grade (or quality), densities,
shape and physical characteristics are estimated with with confidence
sufficient to allow the application of Modifying Factors to support detailed
mine planning and final evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.
Metamorphic Descriptive of rock that has been altered by physical and chemical processes
involving heat, pressure and/or fluids.
Mineral assemblage Group of minerals commonly associated with another.
Mineral Resource In-situ mineral occurrence for which there are reasonable prospects for
eventual economic extraction. The location, quality, quantity, grade,

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geological characteristics, and continuity are known, estimated, or
interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge. A ‘Mineral
Resource’ is a concentration or occurrence of material of intrinsic economic
interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, quality and quantity that
there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
Mineralisation The concentration of metals and their minerals within a body of rock.
Nickel Nickel is a chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is
a silvery-white lustrous metal, is hard and ductile, and is ferromagnetic.
(Ore) block model An (ore) block model is created using geostatistics and the geological data
gathered through drilling of the prospective ore zone. The block model is
essentially a set of specifically sized "blocks" in the shape of the mineralized
orebody. Although the blocks all have the same size, the characteristics of
each block differ. Once the block model has been developed and analyzed,
it is used to determine the ore resources and reserves (with project
economics considerations) of the mineralised orebody.
Ore Reserve The economically minable part of a Measured and/or Indicated Mineral
Resource.
Pegmatite Very coarse-grained igneous intrusive body, usually granitic and in dyke or
sill form; may contain economically important minerals.
Petalite also known as castorite, is a lithium aluminium phyllosilicate mineral
LiAlSi4O10,
Platinum-group
elements (PGE)
The platinum-group elements are commonly platinum and palladium, but
also include ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium. They have similar
physical and chemical properties and tend to occur together in the same
mineral deposits. PGEs are used as autocatalysts, in electronics, jewellery
and dental applications.
Pisolite A pisolite is a sedimentary rock made of pisoids, which are concretionary
grains – typically of calcium carbonate which resemble ooids, but are more
than 2 mm in diameter.
Precambrian That portion of geological time older than about 545 million years ago.
Pre-feasibility stage A project at a stage where a pre-feasibility study has been undertaken or is
about to be commenced. A pre-feasibility study of a project is a precursor
to a feasibility study. Its purpose is to examine the size, cost and value of
the main components of the project in sufficient detail to ensure there is a
solid basis for proceeding to the more costly and rigorous feasibility study.
Probable Reserve A measured and/or indicated mineral resource which is not yet proven, but
where technical economic studies show that extraction is justifiable at the
time of the determination and under specific economic conditions.

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Proven Reserve A measured mineral resource, where technical economic studies show that
extraction is justifiable at the time of the determination and under specific
economic conditions.
QA/QC QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of
processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and quality
control, the process of ensuring products and services meet consumer
expectations.
Quaternary The period of geological time from about 2.6 million years ago to the
present.
Quartzite A granular metamorphic rock composed predominantly of quartz; derived
from quartz sandstone.
RAB Rotary air blast drilling
Resource category Category of a mineral resource, such as Inferred, Indicated, Measured,
Proven or Probable.
Rutile A mineral containing titanium dioxide (TiO2).
Sandstone A sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand sized grains.
Saprock Saproliteis a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones
of soilprofiles and represent deepweatheringof the bedrock surface
Spodumene A pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium inosilicate, LiAl(SiO3)2
Tantalum Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number
73. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is
highlycorrosion-resistant.
TPA Tonnes per annum
VALMIN Code Australasian Code for Public Reporting of Technical Assessments and
Valuations of Mineral Assets (2015 Edition). Prepared by The VALMIN
Committee. A compliance standard for professional and public reporting of
Mineral Asset valuations.
VTEM Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic – airborne geophysical method
µ or µm Micron; a millionth of a metre.
Zinnwaldite Zinnwaldite, KLiFeAl(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2, potassium lithium iron aluminium
silicate hydroxide fluoride is a silicate mineral in the micagroup.

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11 APPENDIX A - JORC TABLE 1 FOR COATES, LAKE JOHNSTON AND BYNOE PROJECTS

Charger has the right to acquire all but two of the mineral tenements in its portfolio through option agreements principally with LIT and to a much lesser extent with Mercator. Only two small prospecting licences at Coates have been applied for by Charger in association with LIT.

Consequently, Charger has not acquired any new exploration data, and has relied upon data resulting from exploration activity by LIT and Mercator as well as open file historical data sourced from the WAMEX and STRIKE mineral exploration report repositories in Western Australia and Northern Territory respectively.

LIT has compiled all the historical exploration data and has done enough verification and replication of the data to provide enough confidence that sampling was performed to adequate industry standards. During the preparation of this report CRM has relied on the information prepared by LIT from the historical exploration reports supplemented by verification checks of the original reports.

It is CRM’s opinion that the historical exploration activities at Lake Johnston and Bynoe have been undertaken according to usual industry practice for the time with samples collected and analysed by reputable laboratories specialising in analysis of mineral samples.

The historical reports predating the 2012 JORC Code frequently do not include much of the information required by Table 1 and consequently the information is unknown.

11.1 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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
Coates

Bottom of hole samples obtained from
vacuum drilling by BRL
Lake Johnston

Rock-chip and soil sampling by LIT for
lithium exploration.

1 m RC chip sampling by previous
explorer for gold.
Bynoe

Surface sampling and saprock
sampling by RAB drilling by previous
explorers.

Sampling of termite mounds by LIT.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
coarse gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules)
may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
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).
Coates

Vacuum drilling by BRL
Lake Johnston

RC drilling for gold by Lionore
Bynoe

Shallow RAB drilling
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.
Coates

Not recorded
Lake Johnston

Not recorded
Bynoe

Not recorded
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.
Coates

Not recorded
Lake Johnston

Qualitative logging on 1 m intervals
Bynoe

Not recorded

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in section 1 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
Coates

Refer to Section 3.2 in the report of
which this Table 1 forms a part.
Lake Johnston

Refer to Section 4.2 in the report of
which this Table 1 forms a part.
Bynoe

Refer to Section 5.2 in the report of
which this Table 1 forms apart.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
Coates

Prior to 2011 the previous exploration
was not relevant to the current
exploration.

In 2011 Mercator collected lag samples
mainly of pisolitic laterite. While bauxite
was being targeted at the time, 520 end-
of-hole samples were also analysed for
As, Cu, V, Zn, Pb, Ag by ICP techniques and
Au, Pd, and Pt by fire assay on the same
samples.
Mercator
subsequently
obtained a total of 950 assay pulps from
bottom of hole samples from the
bauxite exploration drilling and analysed
the samples using a hand-held portable
XRF.
Lake Johnston

Previous geological mapping by GSWA
identified pegmatites in the region.

LIT collected surface rock-chip and soil
samples and carried out geological
mapping of areas of interest for lithium.

Lionore carried a programme of RC
drilling
in
2003
which
identified
significant gold mineralization.
Bynoe

Greenex explored the Leviathan area
between 1983 and 1990 resulting in the
identification
of
over
20
of
the
pegmatites that had been worked at the
turn of the century. Tonnes and grade
estimates (non-JORC) were made for
Ta2O5and SnO2in weathered pegmatites
and alluvials for five groups of deposits
including the Leviathan Group.

Corporate
Development
Resources
(1984-1992). In 1992 Corporate held the
Leviathan leases and estimated a total
pegmatite resource (non-JORC) of 81,900
m3of ore with estimated grades up to 1
kg/m3SnO2.

Julia Corporation Ltd 2001. In 2000 Julia
negotiated an option to explore the
Leviathan
ground
with
Corporate
Development.
Julia
carried
out
costeaning and RC drilling programme,
targeting several of the larger Leviathan
pegmatites. In total, over thirty
pegmatites have been discovered in the
Leviathan area.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Haddington Resources Ltd 2007-2012.
Haddington
on behalf
of
Arnhem
Resources
Pty
Ltd
and
Australian
Tantalum Pty Ltd explored the area
during
2007-2012
principally
for
tantalum.
Haddington
completed
programmes of rock-chip and soil
sampling combined with RAB drilling. In
the course of the exploration the first
lithium prospect in this part of the Bynoe
Pegmatite Field was located at the 7-Up
Prospect.

Lithium Australia NL, 2019. LIT collated
all of the previous sampling data into a
database that could be used to create
geochemical images of the various
elements
associated
with
LCT
pegmatites.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.
Coates

The target is for high-grade Ni-Cu-Co-PGE
mineralisation.

The style of sulphide mineralisation
intersected consists of massive, matrix,
stringer and disseminated sulphides
typical
of
metamorphosed
and
structurally overprinted magmatic Ni
sulphide deposits
Lake Johnston

The lithium exploration is focused on
pegmatites related to the granitoid
intrusions. The deposit association is
LCT.

The
gold
targets
are
structurally
controlled shear zones.
Bynoe

The lithium exploration is focused on
pegmatites related to the granitoid
intrusions. The deposit association is
LCT.
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
Coates

The Vacuum drilling at Coates provided
early exploration data and was vertical
with location of the drill holes recorded
by handheld GPS.
Lake Johnston

The drilling at Lake Johnston for gold was
early exploration. The locations are
approximate, but all of the dip, azimuth
and
depth
data
was
adequately
recorded.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the information
is not Material and this exclusion does not
detract from the understanding of the
report, the Competent Person should
clearly explain why this is the case.
Bynoe

The early RAB drilling was shallow and
vertical. The method of location
recording is unknown.
All of the exploration to date has been of a very
preliminary nature but it does provide indications
as to the presence of the mineral commodities
under exploration.
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.
Coates

Given the early stage of the exploration
data aggregation, sample length variance
and metal equivalents are not material.
Lake Johnston

Given the early stage of the exploration
data aggregation, sample length variance
and metal equivalents are not material.
Bynoe

Given the early stage of the exploration
data aggregation, sample length variance
and metal equivalents are not material.
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’).
Coates

Not applicable.
Lake Johnston

Not applicable.
Bynoe

Not applicable.
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.
Coates

Refer to figures 3.1 to 3.4 in the technical
report
Lake Johnston

Refer to figures 4.2 to 4.6 in the technical
report
Bynoe

Refer to figures 5.1 to 5.6 in the technical
report

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.
Coates

All relevant vacuum bottom of hole
sampling results have been included in
the element distribution diagrams.
Lake Johnston

All relevant soil sampling results have
been
included
in
the
element
distribution diagrams.

Only significant gold results have been
included
in
the
previous
drilling
information.
Bynoe

All relevant sampling results have been
included in the element distribution
diagrams.
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.
Coates

All relevant information has been
included.
Lake Johnston

All relevant information has been
included.
Bynoe

All relevant information has been
included.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further
work (eg tests for lateral extensions,
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.
Coates

Initial work likely to include helicopter-
borne EM surveys such as VTEM to be
flown to identify targets for follow-up
work. These surveys are usually
sufficiently
sensitive
to
pinpoint
anomalies to the extent that further
ground-based EM is not required.

The previous analysis of bottom-of-hole
vacuum drill samples has been shown to
be effective and this can be extended
over the project area here access has
been obtained. The use of handheld
portable XRF units will allow closed
spaced drilling when Cu-Ni-Co anomalies
are identified in the field.
Lake Johnston

A desk top study to accumulate and
synthesise all of the available geological
and geophysical data is recommended.
Specifically,
the
aeromagnetic,
radiometric and topographic data. The
next item of work should be geological
mappingand sampling

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Acquisition of airborne spectral data to
identify
specific
mineral
species
commonly associated with LCT deposits

RC drilling of targets followed where
necessary with diamond drilling.
Bynoe

Preparation of regolith maps from
satellite imagery and ground mapping to
determine
the
optimum
sampling
method for each regolith type,

Undertake an orientation geochemical
programme to determine the vertical
variation in elemental content with
depth and regolith characteristics,

Complete a soil sampling program on a
200 m x 50 m grid over the areas
determined viable for soil sampling and
not included in previous sampling
surveys,

Complete
the
systematic
sampling
programme with RAB drilling where soil
samplingis deemed to be ineffective,

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