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CLASSIC MINERALS LTD Capital/Financing Update 2018

Dec 11, 2018

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ASX Announcement

ASX: CLZ ACN 119 484 016

12 December 2018

HIGH GRADE GOLD RESULTS CONTINUE AT FORRESTANIA GOLD PROJECT, WA

Highlights:

  • Kat Gap continues to deliver high-grade gold intercepts from shallow depth. Better results from the most recent drilling include:

  • 3m @ 38.33 g/t Au from 21m including 1m @ 111.00 g/t Au from 22m

  • 5m @ 5.61 g/t Au from 6m including 1m @ 12.00 g/t Au from 8m

  • 2m @ 7.86 g/t Au from 19m

  • 3m @ 14.10 g/t Au from 10m including 1m @ 37.40 g/t Au from 11m

  • 3m @ 9.64 g/t Au from 20m including 1m @ 25.10 g/t Au from 22m

  • 3m @ 7.73 g/t Au from 19m including 1m @ 13.00 g/t Au from 19m

  • 1m @ 17.90 g/t Au from 17m

  • 5m @ 4.07 g/t Au from 66m including 1m @ 11.50 g/t Au from 69m

  • RC drilling at Kat Gap conducted over 200m of strike focused mainly on shallow up-dip testing of recent high-grade intercepts along with strike extensions to the north. System remains open in all directions.

  • High grades and shallow nature of the gold mineralised system will enhance the economics of any future open pit mining operation.

1. INTRODUCTION

WA-focused gold exploration and development company Classic Minerals Limited (ASX. CLZ) ("Classic", or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has received assays results from its recent RC drilling program at its Forrestania Gold Project (FGP) in Western Australia. The Company completed a total of 23 holes for 1,155m at the Kat Gap project with the aim of improving/increasing known high-grade gold mineralisation.

Drilling results from Kat Gap continued to impress with significant zones of gold mineralisation located on the granitegreenstone contact. Recent drilling at Kat Gap also showed that high-grade gold mineralisation projects very close to surface.

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Hole Northing Easting From (m) To (m) Width (m) Grade (g/t)
FKGRC039 6372271
764718
21
24
3
38.33 g/t Au
Including
22
23
1
111.00 g/t Au
FKGRC040 6372278
764710
6
11
5
5.61 g/t Au
Including
8
9
1
12.00 g/t Au
FKGRC041 6372286
764717
19
21
2
7.86 g/t Au
FKGRC042 6372285
764706
10
13
3
14.10 g/t Au
Including
11
12
1
37.40 g/t Au
FKGRC043 6372292
764712
20
23
3
9.64 g/t Au
Including
22
23
1
25.10 g/t Au
FKGRC044 6372296
764690
19
22
3
7.73 g/t Au
Including
19
20
1
13.00 g/t Au
FKGRC050 6372264
764739
17
18
1
17.90 g/t Au
FGKRC051 6372358
764691
66
71
5
4.07 g/t Au
Including
69
70
1
11.50 g/t Au
FKGRC053 6372325
764720
71
74
3
2.44 g/t Au
Including
89
90
1
9.01 g/t Au

Table 1: Drill Highlights

Classic CEO Dean Goodwin said:

The Forrestania Gold Project just keeps on getting better and better delivering more great results for Classic and its shareholders. I’m very excited about these shallow high-grade zones of mineralisation we have encountered. They clearly demonstrate that significant gold mineralisation is located just beneath the surface. If these shallow high-grade zones continue along strike for several hundreds of metres, they will have a major impact on the economics of any future open pit mining operation.

The next stage for Kat Gap is to commence an aggressive RC drilling program extending the known mineralised zone north and south from our current drilling area. The plan is to focus our attention on an 800m long section of the main granite-greenstone contact where existing historical drilling is on 100m spaced lines. Our current drilling area sits right in the middle of this 800m long section. We are of the firm belief that significant gold mineralisation is lurking between these lines similar to what we have seen during the last 4 drilling programs This work should give us a pretty good idea of how good this system really is. A few deep diamond holes will also be incorporated into the program to probe at depth 200-300m below existing drill coverage. If we start seeing significant zones of gold mineralisation in these holes then the game is on.

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Figure 1: FGP tenure shown in red

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2. KAT GAP DRILLING

Classic drilled 23 holes for 1155m at Kat Gap and is pleased to confirm that 18 holes returned gold mineralisation striking in a northwest-southeast direction. The drilling has now extended the strike coverage to 200m with mineralisation open in all directions.

The majority of the drilling was focused on testing the up-dip projection of recent high-grade gold intersections along the main granite-greenstone contact adjacent to the cross-cutting Proterozoic dyke. A few holes were also drilled 60m further along strike to the north following up on previous historical RAB and RC holes. Drill holes FKGRC035FKGRC050 and FKGRC054 (inclusive), all tested the up-dip projection of the main contact lode. Holes FKGRC051 and FKGRC055-FKGRC057 were drilled north along strike. Better results from the shallow holes included: 3m @ 38.33 g/t Au from 21m including 1m @ 111.00 g/t Au from 22m in FKGRC039; 5m @ 5.61 g/t Au from 6m including 1m @ 12.00 g/t Au from 8m in FKGRC040; 2m @ 7.86 g/t Au from 19m in FKGRC041; 3m @ 14.10 g/t Au from 10m including 1m @ 37.40 g/t Au from 11m in FKGRC042 and 3m @ 9.64 g/t Au from 20m including 1m @ 25.10 g/t Au from 22m in FKGRC043.

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12m @ 5.39 g/t Au
9m @ 1.86 g/t Au
4m @ 9.53 g/t Au
3m @ 10.70 g/t Au
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Figure 2: Kat Gap Cross Section 92720 (local grid) Looking North

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Holes FKGRC051 and FKGRC055-FKGRC057 were drilled along strike to the north testing the extent of the main granite-greenstone contact lode. All holes intersected gold mineralisation with the best result of 5m @ 4.07 g/t Au from 66m including 1m @ 11.50 g/t Au from 69m coming from FKGRC051. The next closest historical RC hole is some 100m further along strike to the north.

Future drilling programs at Kat Gap will focus mainly on testing an 800m long section of the main granite – greenstone contact where current drill line spacings are 100m apart. Current drilling is located right in the middle of this 800m long section. Interpretation suggests that significant gold mineralisation exists between these sections similar to what has been identified in the last 4 drilling programs. Several deep orientated diamond holes to probe the system to 300m vertical below surface have also been designed.

Previous drilling campaigns by Classic at Kat Gap have returned significant high-grade gold intercepts over approximately 140m of strike along the main granite-greenstone contact. The majority of the drilling is relatively shallow down to approximately 60m vertical depth below surface. The main area of drilling has been focussed primarily on and adjacent to the contacts of a cross-cutting Proterozoic dyke where it intersects the main granite-greenstone contact. At this location the gold mineralisation has been significantly enriched. Better results from this drilling include, 8m @ 19.05 g/t Au from 32m including 4m @ 28.80 g/t Au from 32m in FKGRC008; 12m @ 7.52 g/t Au from 39m including 2m @ 20.20 g/t Au from 48m in FKGRC006; 12m @ 5.39 g/t Au from 30m including 1m @ 20.80 g/t Au from 30m in FKGRC012; 10m @ 30.78 g/t Au from 28m including 2m @ 116.10 g/t Au from 31m in FKGRC018; 9m @ 8.08 g/t Au from 95m including 1m @ 62.30 g/t Au from 101m in FKGRC025; 10m @ 4.18 g/t Au from 26m including 1m @ 15.10 g/t Au from 31m in FKGRC022.

Several deeper RC holes have also been drilled to approximately 120m to test the main contact zone at depth. These holes were primarily designed to test a potential plunge zone detected by the shallow RC holes. Better results from these holes include, 9m @ 8.08 g/t Au from 95m including 1m @ 62.30 g/t Au from 101m in FKGRC025 and 1m @ 18.80 g/t Au from 86m in FKGRC026. The plunge line is wide open along strike and down dip.

Historical RC drilling at Kat Gap is currently on 100m – 200m line spacings. There is strong potential for additional mineralisation to be identified up-dip, down-dip and along strike, both outside of and within the existing RC drill coverage. Only about half of the 5 km long >50 ppb Au gold-in-soil anomaly has been tested by RC drilling along the granite/greenstone contact.

Classic has planned follow up RC and diamond holes with drilling scheduled for early in the New Year.

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Figure 3: Kat Gap plan view showing strike length to be tested in follow up drilling

3. ABOUT THE FORRESTANIA GOLD PROJECT

The FGP Tenements (excluding Kat Gap and Lady Lila) are registered in the name of Reed Exploration Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX listed Hannans Ltd (ASX:HNR). Classic has acquired 80% of the gold rights on the FGP Tenements from a third party, whilst Hannans has maintained its 20% interest in the gold rights. For the avoidance of doubt Classic Ltd owns a 100% interest in non-gold rights on the Kat Gap and Lady Lila Tenements including but not limited to nickel, lithium and other metals.

The FGP contains an existing Mineral Resource of 5.3 Mt at 1.39 g/t for 240,000 ounces of gold, classified and reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012), with a recent Scoping Study (see ASX Announcement released 2nd May 2017) suggesting both the technical and financial viability of the project. The current post-mining Mineral Resource for Lady Ada, Lady Magdalene and Lady Lila is tabulated below.

Additional technical detail on the Mineral Resource estimation is provided, further in the text below and in the JORC Table 1 as attached to ASX announcements dated 14[th] March 2017 and 21[st] March 2017.

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Indicated Inferred Total
Prospect Tonnes Grade(Aug/t) Ounces
Tonnes Grade(Aug/t) Ounces Au Tonnes Grade(au) Ounces
Lady Ada 283,500 1.78 ~~A~~
16,200
260,000 2.2 18,750 543,500 1.99 34,950
Lady Magdalene 1,828,500 1.08 63,700 2,450,000 1.5 118,000 4,278,500 1.32 181,700
Lady Lila 541,000 1.38 24,000 541,000 1.38 24,000
Sub-Total 2,112,000 1.17 79,900 3,251,000 1.53 160,750 5,363,000 1.39 240,650

Notes:

1. The Mineral Resource is classified in accordance with JORC, 2012 edition

2. The effective date of the mineral resource estimate is 31 December 2016.

3. The mineral resource is contained within FGP tenements

4. Estimates are rounded to reflect the level of confidence in these resources at the present time.

5. The mineral resource is reported at 0.5 g/t Au cut-off grade

6. Depletion of the resource from historic open pit mining has been considered

On behalf of the board,

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Dean Goodwin CEO

Classic Minerals Limited

Phone: (08) 6305 0221 Address: 71 Furniss Road, Landsdale WA 6065 Postal: PO Box 487, Osborne Park WA 6917 Website: www.classicminerals.com.au Email: [email protected]

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement may contain certain “forward-looking statements” which may not have been based solely on historical facts, but rather may be based on the Company’s current expectations about future events and results. Where the Company expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have reasonable basis. However, forward looking statements are subjected to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forwardlooking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to Resource risk, metals price volatility, currency fluctuations, increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans, as well as political and operational risks in the Countries and States in which we operate or sell product to, and governmental regulation and judicial outcomes. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Company’s annual reports, as well as the Company’s other filings. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any “forward-looking statements” to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Competent Persons Statement

The information contained in this report that relates to Mineral resources and Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dean Goodwin, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). Mr Goodwin is a consultant exploration geologist with Reliant Resources Pty Ltd and consults to Classic Minerals Ltd. Mr. Goodwin has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and the type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Goodwin consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Drill Hole Details:

HOLE ID Northing Easting RL Dip Azi Depth
FKGRC035 6372251 764740 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC036 6372259 764747 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC037 6372265 764725 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC038 6372272 764730 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC039 6372271 764718 415 -60 222 50
FKGRC040 6372278 764710 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC041 6372286 764717 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC042 6372285 764706 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC043 6372292 764712 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC044 6372296 764690 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC045 6372304 764696 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC046 6372311 764703 415 -60 222 60
FKGRC047 6372314 764680 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC048 6372322 764686 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC049 6372328 764693 415 -60 222 57
FKGRC050 6372264 764739 415 -60 222 40
FKGRC051 6372358 764691 415 -60 222 90
FKGRC052 6372376 764763 415 -60 222 160
FKGRC053 6372325 764720 415 -60 222 90
FKGRC054 6372257 764731 415 -60 222 30
FKGRC055 6372314 764652 415 -60 222 48
FKGRC056 6372321 764656 415 -60 222 50
FKGRC057 6372339 764669 415 -60 222 60

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Appendix 1: JORC (2012) Table1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments,
etc). These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or systems
used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation
that are Material to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to
produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be required, such as
where there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules) may
warrant disclosure of detailed information.
• The samples were taken by a RC
face sampling hammer drill. All RC
holes were sampled at one-metre
intervals.
• Care was taken to control metre
delineation, and loss of fines.
• The determination of mineralisation
was done via industry standard
methods, including RC drilling,
followed by splitting, crushing and
fire assaying
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).
• All drilling was completed using
reverse circulation method, using a
Hydco 350 model rig and 6m Remet
Harlsen 4 ½ inch rods. The rig
mounted Airtruck has 1150 cfm 500
psi auxiliary couples with a hurricane
7t Booster 2400 cfm /1000 psi
booster. The bit size was 5 5/8,
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.
• Recoveries from the drilling are not
known, as sample weights were not
recorded at this stage of
exploration,but visual inspection of

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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.
samples in the field indicate that
recoveries were sufficient.
• The shroud tolerance was
monitored, and metre delineation
was kept in check. Loss of fines was
controlled through mist injection.
• It is not clear whether a relationship
between recovery and grade occurs
as recovery data was not collected
(e.g. bagweights).
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.
• Core and chips were logged to a
level of detail to support the
Mineral Resource estimation.
• Logging was qualitative in nature.
• All intersections were logged
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter,
half or all core taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the
grain size of the material being sampled.
• The nature and quality of the
sampling suits the purpose, being
exploration. The laboratory
preparation is standard practice and
has not been further refined to
match the ore.
• QC in the lab prep stage was limited
to taking pulp duplicates (e.g. no
coarse crush duplicates were
submitted)
• The sample split sizes (4-5 kg are
regarded as more than adequate for
the nature and type of material
sampled.
Quality of
assay data and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or
total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld
XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determining the analysis including instrument
make and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(ie lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
• Standard 50g fire assays with an
AAS finish were used to get assay
results. This is a total technique, and
considered appropriate for this level
of exploration.
• Quality control was carried out by
inserting blanks and standards into
the sampling chain and 5% intervals.
These all showed acceptable levels
of accuracy and precision.

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Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by
either independent or alternative company
personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
• Significant intersections have not
been validated by independent or
alternative personnel.
• No twin holes were included in this
programme, as it is not relevant to
the stage of exploration and
purpose of this drilling.
• All primary data was collected on
spread sheets which have been
validated for errors and included
into an Access database.
• Assaydata has not been adjusted
Location of
data points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys),
trenches, mine workings and other locations used
in Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
• Drill hole locations were determined
by GPS in the field in UTM zone 50.
• Topographic control is available
through a detailed satellite-derived
DTM.
Data spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological
and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
• Holes were not drilled on a pattern
and there was no specific drill hole
spacing. In general holes are drilled
within 50m from previous
intersections.
• The data spacing is considered
sufficient to demonstrate geological
and grade continuity for estimation
procedures.
• Samples were not composited.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures
is considered to have introduced a sampling bias,
this should be assessed and reported if material.
• The orientation of sampling has
achieved unbiased sampling of
structures, with drilling
perpendicular to the dip and strike
of the mineralised zones
• The relationship between the
drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised
structures is not considered to have
introduced a samplingbias.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample security. • Samples were immediately
dispatched to the laboratory and
have at all times been in possession
of CLM or its designated contractors.
Chain of custody was maintained
throughout.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data
• No audits of any of the data have
been carried out.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
• Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or
national park and environmental settings.
• The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments
to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
• The FGP Tenements (containing the
Van Uden West prospect) are
registered in the name of Reed
Exploration Pty Ltd, which is a wholly
owned subsidiary of ASX-listed
Hannans Ltd (ASX code: HNR). Classic
has acquired 80% of the gold rights
only, with the remaining 20% of the
gold rights held free-carried by
Hannans Ltd until a decision to mine.
Hannans Ltd also holds all of the non-
gold rights on the FGP tenements
including but not limited to nickel,
lithium and other metals
• The acquisition includes 80% of the
gold rights (other mineral rights
retained by tenement holder) in the
following granted tenements:
E77/2207; E77/2219; E77/2239;
P77/4290; P77/4291; E77/2303;
E77/2220.
• Lady Lila is situated upon 100%
owned CLZ tenements P77/4325 and
P77/4326 (details in announcement
dated 21 March 2017)
• Kat Gap is situated upon E74/467,
held by Sulphide Resources Pty Ltd.
CLZ has an option to acquire 100% of
this tenement (details in
announcement dated 13 July2017)
Exploration done
by other parties
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration
by other parties.
• All exploration was carried out by
previous owners of the tenements
(Aztec Mining, Forrestania Gold NL,
Viceroy Australia, Sons of Gwalia,
Sulphide Resources PtyLtd)
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• The deposit is a Archean shear-zone
hosted gold deposit.
• Geological interpretation indicates
that the general stratigraphy consists
of metasediments, BIF’s and cherts to
the east of the tenement, overlying
an older sequence of metamorphosed
komatiitic and high-magnesian basalts
to the west. Black shales/pelites occur
as small interbedded units
throughout the stratigraphy, which
dips gently to the east (10-35°) and
strikes N-S,bendingin a NNW

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  • direction in the far north of the tenement.

  • An Archaean-aged quartz dolerite unit (informally the ‘Wattle Rocks Dolerite’) is emplaced along a contact between high-MgO basalt to the west and low-MgO ultramafic to the east, in the western part of the tenement and is the host rock for the Lady Ada (and Lady Magdalene) mineralisation. Strongly magnetic Proterozoic dolerite dykes cross-cut the stratigraphy in an east-west direction, splaying to the ENE, following fault directions interpreted from the aeromagnetics. A number of narrow shear zones lie subparallel to the shallow-dipping metasediment-mafic contact within the host stratigraphy and are important sites and conduits for the observed mineralisation. The Sapphire shear zone strikes approximately ENE, dipping to the SE at about 25°, and appears to crosscut all lithologies. This shear zone and associated shears host the bulk of the gold mineralisation at Wattle Rocks. Similar flat-dipping shears are known to crosscut the Lady Magdalene area. Approximately 8-12 metres of transported sands and a gold depleted weathering profile of saprolitic clays overly the Lady Ada and Lady Magdalene mineralisation.

  • • Structurally, the Wattle Rocks area is quite complex and is positioned near the intersection of several major breakages and flexures in the regional stratigraphy in this part of the Forrestania Greenstone belt. Numerous shear zones are evident throughout the area, particularly at changes of rock stratigraphy where there are rheological differences. Narrow, stacked, flat-dipping shear zones are evident within the quartz dolerite unit and may have resulted from thrusting of the younger sedimentary sequence over the mafic package from east to west. A similar model is predicted for Van Uden (10 km northwards) where mineralised quartz veins appear to ‘stack’ through a host ferruginous metasediment.

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Drill hole
Information
• A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results
including a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:
o
easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
o
elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
o
dip and azimuth of the hole
o
down hole length and
interception depth
o
hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why
this is the case.
• This information is provided in
attached tables
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.
• High grades were not cut in the
reporting of weighted averages in this
Report.
• Summary drill hole results as reported
in figures and in the appendix 2 to this
Report are reported on a 2m internal
dilution and 0.5 g/t Au cuto-off.
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’).
• In almost all cases, the drill holes are
perpendicular to the mineralisation.
The true width is not expected to
deviate much from intersection width.
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.
• Appropriate images have been
provided in the Report.
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
• Figures represent specific selected
drill intervals to demonstrate the
general trend of high grade trends.
Cross sections show all relevant result
in a balanced way.

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ASX Announcement

12 December 2018

avoid misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.
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.

No other relevant data is reported
Further work • The nature and scale of planned further work
(eg tests for lateral extensions or depth
extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).
• Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commerciallysensitive.
• Further RC drilling is being considered.
• Figures clearly demonstrate the areas
of possible extensions

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