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CODRUS MINERALS LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2022

Dec 8, 2022

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
9 [th] December 2022
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Codrus Confirms High Grades at the Niobium-Rich Karloning REE Project in WA

Outstanding grades support potential for high-grade permanent magnet REE’s at recently secured project, ahead of Codrus’ maiden exploration program

Highlights:

  • Assays returned for five samples that had originally tested above the upper detection limit at the recently secured Karloning Rare Earth Element (REE) Project , located in WA’s Wheatbelt, 260km north-east of Perth.

  • The assays confirm the potential for the project to host high-grade and high-value permanent magnet rare earths Dysprosium, Neodymium, Terbium and Praseodymium in xenotime, within a large-scale pegmatite.

  • The pegmatite system also hosts significant niobium , a critical metal used in the steel industry with applications including wind turbines and high-performance batteries.

  • Final assays for grab samples have returned outstanding high grades including:

  • New assay results:

    • 28,463ppm (2.85%) Dysprosium Oxide – Dy2O3

    • 64,100ppm (6.41%) Niobium

    • 186,000ppm (18.60%) Tantalum

  • Previously reported:

    • 3,516ppm (0.35%) Terbium Oxide – Tb4O7

    • 2,659ppm (0.27%) Neodymium Oxide – Nd2O3

    • 235ppm Praseodymium Oxide – Pr6O11

  • The large-scale pegmatite system at Karloning is estimated to be up to 1.5km long and up to 200m wide.

  • Codrus has pegged additional tenure (E70 /6306) adjacent to the south-western boundary of the Karloning Joint Venture tenement, which encompasses potential extensions to the pegmatite system.

  • The Project provides an outstanding opportunity for Codrus to diversify into the critical minerals space and build on its current gold and copper assets by securing exposure to a commodity sector with outstanding fundamentals and a strong growth outlook.

  • Exploration is set to commence shortly at the Project, which is located approximately 30km north of Mukinbudin in the Western Australian wheatbelt and has historically been quarried for feldspar and quartz.

PO Box 1175, West Perth, WA, 6872 ACN 600 818 157

T: +61 8 6424 9017 E: [email protected] W: codrusminerals.com.au

ASX | CDR

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Further to its announcement of 23 November, Codrus Minerals (ASX: CDR , Codrus or the Company ) is pleased to advise that it has confirmed exceptionally high grades from grab samples at the Karloning REE-Niobium Project in WA, where it recently secured an exciting growth and diversification opportunity in the rare earths sector.

Last month, Codrus entered into a farm-in and joint venture agreement with Talgomine Minerals Pty Ltd (Talgomine) to earn up to a 90% interest in the Karloning Project, which is located in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt (see ASX announcement “Codrus Secures Large-Scale Niobium-Rich REE Project in WA”, 23[rd] November 2022) .

The Project, which is located 30km north of the regional town of Mukinbudin and 260km north-east of Perth (see Figure 1) , provides Codrus with an opportunity to explore for the high-value REE’s used in the manufacture of high-strength permanent magnets – namely praseodymium, neodymium, terbium and dysprosium.

These elements are in high demand because of the explosive growth in industries that rely on permanent rare earth magnets such as electric vehicles, wind turbines and other renewable energy applications.

While these permanent magnet REE’s are the key high-grade values returned in the grab samples, significant grades of other rare earths, tantalum and niobium were also observed (see Table 1) .

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Figure 1. Location of the Karloning REE Project in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

Codrus Managing Director, Shannan Bamforth, said: “We are excited by the high grades returned from

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samples that exceeded the upper detection limit in the original assaying, as announced when we acquired the project last month. Seeing grades for heavy REE elements of this magnitude is very positive, particularly given that these metals are intrinsically linked to the decarbonisation thematic. This provides a very strong platform from which to launch our maiden exploration program on the project.

“The Karloning pegmatite is located in an existing quarry, providing us with a unique opportunity to see the geology and make a rapid assessment of the exploration potential. We believe the pegmatite has significant scale, and assays for the four high grade grab samples has returned truly impressive grades of the four key REE’s required in the manufacture of permanent rare earth magnets.

“We plan to commence ground-based exploration activities shortly, and the results will assist us to firm up targets for drilling in early 2023. We are attracted to the rare earths sector because of its strong fundamentals and the relative scarcity of quality exploration opportunities.”

The Karloning Project

The Karloning Project can be easily accessed by sealed roads via the town of Mukinbudin.

The geology within the tenements (E70/5339 and E70/6306 (pending)) comprises mainly medium to coarse grained biotite granite and adamellite with a large quartz-microcline pegmatite, known as the Karloning Pegmatite (see Figure 2) .

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Figure 2. Karloning Project location showing the location of E70/5339 (Talgomine Joint Venture CDR earning in), and E70/6306 (100% Codrus, pending), with the historic quarry visible in E70/5339.

Tertiary lateritic duricrusts skirt the granite outcrops and are eroded by the Quaternary paleo drainages forming broad sheetwash areas consisting of sands, clays and silts.

Mapping by the Geological Survey of Western Australia (1:250,000 Perth map sheet) shows a strike extent

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of ~1.5km for the Karloning Pegmatite, and Codrus believes there is a potential significant extension to the pegmatite beneath cover and for multiple pegmatite horizons to be discovered on the project (see Figure 3) .

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Figure 3. Karloning Project location showing the location of the mapped Karloning Pegmatite (red) and potential extensions by way of extending the known occurrence and identifying multiple horizons on the property (yellow), based on GSWA geophysical and radiometric data.

A quarry has been operated at the site historically (E70/5339), focused on the production of feldspar and quartz for industrial purposes (see Figure 4).

The pegmatite has had minor historic soil sampling completed to the north and west of the quarry which identified anomalous (+250ppm) total rare earths and Yttrium (TREY). The quarry area was subject to shallow (maximum depth 21.3m) vertical rotary air blast drilling (RAB) in the 1970’s that only assessed the presence of the quarry target minerals quartz and feldspar, with no analysis for REE’s.

Due to the shallow and very restricted nature of the drilling, the geometry of the Karloning Pegmatite remains poorly constrained.

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Figure 4. Historic Quarry at the Karloning Project showing pegmatite and the host granitoid in the quarry wall.

The mineralisation seen in the surface outcrop of the quarry was dominated by xenotime with minor fergusonite hosting the REE and minor columbite and tantalite (see Figure 5 & 6) .

It is very encouraging for this early-stage sampling in the quarry to demonstrate the presence of the highvalue permanent magnet rare earths Dysprosium, Neodymium, Terbium and Praseodymium.

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Figure 5. Quarry wall showing albite pegmatite spotted with xenotime with distinctive rusty (preferentially weathered) haloes.

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Figure 6. Rocks found on the quarry floor displaying xenotime in graphic pegmatite (left in tile A) and in albite pegmatite.

Planned Work Programs

Initial planned work programs at the site include completing either drone or ground magnetics and ground radiometric surveys as a priority. Soil sampling across the tenement package will be completed at 100m line spacing with 50m sample spacing along the lines.

The results of these surveys will underpin the maiden drilling program, planned for Q1 CY2023, which will focus on defining the extents of the pegmatite and primary controls on the distribution and continuity of REE mineralisation.

Work will commence on the JV ground as soon as is practicable and on the 100% CDR tenement (E70/6306) as soon as the tenement is granted.

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Sample
No.
East North Description MREO
ppm
MREO
%
TREYO
ppm
TREYO
%
La2O3
ppm
CeO2
ppm
Pr6O11
ppm
Nd2O3
ppm
Sm2O3
ppm
Eu2O3
ppm
Gd2O3
ppm
Tb4O7
ppm
Dy2O3
ppm
Ho2O3
ppm
Er2O3
ppm
Tm2O3
ppm
Yb2O3
ppm
Lu2O3
ppm
Y2O3
ppm
Ta
ppm
Nb
ppm
SOKG001 606,240 6,608,910 Xenotime rich material from
albitepegmatite
21,206 2.12 217,977 21.80 110 629 193 1,895 2,957 25 6,524 2,247 16,871 3,906 12,979 2,387 16,283 2,388 148,583 8,130 10,350
SOKG002A 606,250 6,608,922 Albitepegmatite 37 0.00 330 0.03 8 10 2 9 4 - 9 3 24 6 23 4 29 4 194 16 101
SOKG002B 606,250 6,608,922 Graphic pegmatite with REE
minerals
391 0.04 3,634 0.36 14 32 7 50 62 1 134 38 296 64 226 37 271 35 2,368 726 854
SOKG003 606,266 6,608,885 Xenotime rich material from
albitepegmatite
34,874 3.49 425,928 42.59 95 708 235 2,659 4,302 36 11,123 3,517 28,463 7,033 21,783 3,860 27,329 3,650 311,135 1,300 1,285
SOKG004 606,279 6,608,898 Albitepegmatite 64 0.01 495 0.05 104 111 11 30 8 1 10 3 20 4 14 2 19 2 154 >5000 4,430
SOKG005 606,129 6,608,829 Albitepegmatite 35 0.00 313 0.03 12 25 3 11 5 - 9 2 19 4 16 2 18 2 185 18 18
SOKG005A 606,129 6,608,829 Columbite-tantalite in albite
pegmatite
353 0.04 2,650 0.27 12 80 10 66 82 1 126 34 243 45 157 30 257 34 1,473 186,000 64,100
KLHT196A 606,246 6,608,934 Biotite adamellite host to
pegmatite
137 0.01 596 0.06 111 215 27 92 20 1 15 2 15 3 9 1 9 1 72 59 59
KLHT196B 606,246 6,608,934 Graphic textured biotite granite 7 0.00 44 0.00 7 12 1 4 1 - 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 11 6 4
KLHT197 606,248 6,608,922 Pegmatite with graphic
biotite+magnetitegranite
69 0.01 770 0.08 12 18 2 9 9 - 21 6 52 12 45 7 53 7 516 33 67
KLHT198 606,239 6,608,912 Pegmatite with REE minerals 267 0.03 3,056 0.31 14 135 5 28 35 1 90 25 209 47 170 29 214 29 2,026 15 43
KLHT200A 606,271 6,608,885 Albite pegmatite with REE
minerals
135 0.01 1,458 0.15 6 14 2 16 18 - 48 13 104 23 84 14 102 14 1,001 47 58
KLHT200B 606,271 6,608,885 Albitepegmatite 54 0.01 575 0.06 12 22 2 10 7 - 16 5 37 8 30 5 36 5 381 12 6
KLHT202 606,126 6,608,828 Pegmatite with columbite-
tantalite clusters
101 0.01 736 0.07 59 85 9 33 15 1 23 7 53 11 39 6 49 6 342 90,400 30,600

Table 1. Assay results from grab samples taken within the quarry at the Karloning project.

  • Samples highlighted in yellow have been re-assayed (or for MREO and TREYO recalculated with new assay data), and reported here, due to originally exceeding the upper detection limit are yellow. Upper detection limit for REE, Ta, Nb 5,000ppm, Y 50,000ppm. Assays expressed as REE oxide. MREO., MREO% and TREYO ppm values highlighted in yellow also been updated to reflect the new results.

  • Sample SOKG004 has an outstanding assay result for Tantalum pending.

  • The samples collected were not in situ and had been variably disturbed by historic quarrying activities.

  • Co-ordinates expressed as MGA Zone50 GDA94

  • MREO = Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3.

  • TREYO = La2O3 + CeO2 + Pr6O11 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Y2O3 + Lu2O3

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This announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Codrus Minerals.

ENDS

Investor Inquiries: Media Inquiries: Shannan Bamforth, Managing Director Nicholas Read Codrus Minerals Read Corporate Phone: (08) 9388 1474

About Codrus Minerals Limited

Codrus Minerals is a gold focused explorer with exciting projects in Western Australia (WA) and Oregon, United States of America (USA). All of our Australian assets are located in close proximity to existing operating mines and the Bull Run Project in the USA is located in a rich historic gold producing area. Codrus currently has three projects in WA, comprising 29 tenements. The Silver Swan South and Red Gate Projects are in the Eastern Goldfields, whilst the Middle Creek Project is located in the Eastern Pilbara. The tenements are prospective for economic gold mineralisation, with Silver Swan South also being prospective for Nickel. In the USA, the company holds a 100% legal and beneficial interest for 79 claims and is party to an ‘Option Agreement’, which covers a further 11 claims in Baker County in Eastern Oregon. In total the claims cover approximately 7km[2] in the Ironside Mountain Inlier. The Bull Run project is prospective for gold and has been mined intermittently since approximately 1929.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Exploration Targets is based on information compiled by Mr. Shannan Bamforth who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Bamforth is a permanent employee of Codrus Minerals and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr. Bamforth consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The Information in this announcement that relates to previous exploration results for the Projects is extracted from the following ASX announcement:

  • “Codrus Secures Large-Scale Niobium Rich REE Project in WA” 23[rd] November 2022

The above announcement is available to view on the Company’s website at codrusminerals.com.au. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant original market announcements. The Company confirms that the information and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

Exploration and Resource Targets

Any discussion in relation to the potential quantity and grade of Exploration and Resource Targets is only conceptual in nature. While Codrus is continuing exploration programs aimed at reporting additional JORC compliant Mineral Resources, there has been insufficient exploration to define mineral resources and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of maiden JORC compliant Mineral Resources.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are outside the control of Codrus. There is continuing uncertainty as to the full impact of COVID-19 on Codrus’s business, the Australian economy, share markets and the economies in which Codrus conducts business. Given the high degree of uncertainty surrounding the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not currently possible to assess the full impact of COVID-19 on Codrus’ business or the price of Codrus securities. Actual values, results or events may be materially different to those expressed or implied in this presentation. Given these uncertainties, recipients are cautioned not to place reliance on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this presentation speak only at the date of issue of this presentation. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law and the ASX Listing Rules, Codrus does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any information or any of the forward-looking statements in this presentation or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statement is based.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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

Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g., cut channels, random chips, or
specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate
to the minerals under investigation, such as down 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 (e.g., ‘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.
•Fourteen rock grab samples were collected by suitably qualified Codrus
Minerals geologists from in-situ and float material within the Karloning
quarry,
•The samples were typically 1-2kg each, field checked for indicator
elements such as yttrium with an Olympus Vanta hand held portable
XRF, and submitted to ALS Geochemistry, Perth for preparation and
assay by lithium metaborate fusion with ICPAES finish (ME-MS81h).
•Five samples that returned over-limit values in the above analysis were
re-analyzed from a split of the 200g master pulp using ALS ME-XRF30
(lithium borate fusion, with XRF finish) and Y by dilution with an ICP-AES
finish (Y-ICPDil, ME-CON02).
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g., core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary
air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (e.g., core diameter,
triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
_type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc). _
•Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.
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.
•Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.

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Logging Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and •Not applicable – no drilling samples were logged.
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 andpercentage of the relevant intersections logged.
•Geology, alteration, and structure were recorded at selected sample
sites; the field record is qualitative in nature.
Sub-sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all
cores 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.
•Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.
•Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.
•Sample preparation follows industry standard best-practice. Samples
were dried, crushed (2mm) and rotary divided where required.
Pulverisation was done by LM1 mill, and bowls were barren-washed after
each sample.
•No sub-sampling undertaken on assayed samples. No field duplicates
collected as samples were taken for indications of mineralisation only.
The sampling was of reconnaissance nature to verify the presence and
nature of rare earth element mineralisation within the Karloning
Pegmatite and can not be considered representative of in situ grades or
in any way suitable for resource estimation.
•Sample sizes of greater than 1kg are considered appropriate for the style
of mineralisation.
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered
partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc,
the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument
make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g., standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels
of accuracy (i.e., lack of bias) andprecision have been established.
•At ALS Perth the rock chip grab samples were oven dried at 60° C,
pulverised to P85 -75 microns and assayed by ALS Perth’s ME-
MS81h method. A split from the 200g pulp sample was used (nominal
60g) for the over-limit analyses using ME-XRF30, and Y by dilution
with ICP-AES finish (method Y-ICPDil, ME-CON02).
•One commercial reference standard was included in the submissions; the
laboratory also utilized internal standards.
•The standardsreturned satisfactory assayresults.

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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.

Sampling was conducted by suitably qualified Codrus Minerals geologists,
the reported REE grades agree with observed minerology verified on site
using an Olympus Vanta portable XRF.

Not applicable – no drilling.

Primary data was collected into a spread sheet and was loaded into the
Company database. Adjustments made to the assay data were limited
to the conversion of reported elemental assays for their equivalent rare
earth oxides. In all instances the original elemental data were stored in
the database and the equivalent oxide values were tagged as calculated
values; random checks on the calculated fields returned no issues.
The oxides were calculated from the element according to the following
element to oxide conversion factors: CeO2 (1.228), Dy2O3 (1.148),
Er2O3 (1.143), Eu2O3 (1.158), Gd2O3 (1.1523), Ho2O3 (1.146), La2O3
(1.173), Lu2O3 (1.137), Nd2O3 (1.166), Pr6O11 (1.208), Sm2O3 (1.16),
Tb4O7 (1.176), Tm2O3 (1.142), Y2O3 (1.27), Yb2O3 (1.139).
Ratios of each oxide to Total Rare Earth Oxides plus (TREO) are used
to determine the percentages of heavy (HREO), light (LREO) and
magnetic (MREO))rare earthoxides.
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.

Measurement points were located with a handheld GPS with an
accuracy of +/- 5 metres.

All coordinates and maps presented here are in the MGA Zone 50 GDA94
system.

Not applicable at this stage of the exploration.
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.

Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.

The rock sampling was of a reconnaissance nature to verify the
presence and nature of rare earth element mineralisation within the
Karloning Pegmatite and can not be considered representative of in situ
grades or in any way suitable for resource estimation. Significant further
work will be needed to determine in situ REE grades

Not applicable

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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 rock sampling was of reconnaissance nature to verify the presence
and nature of rare earth element mineralisation within the Karloning
Pegmatite and can not be considered representative of in situ grades or
in any way suitable for resource estimation. The coarse nature of the
observed mineralisation as shown by figures in this announcement point
to a significant “nugget” effect with the REE mineralization.

At this stage geometry, zonation, extents and in situ REE grade of the
Karloning Pegmatite remain very poorly defined.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.
The chain of custody of the samples, starting from sample collection up
to delivery of the samples to ALS Laboratory was managed by Codrus
Minerals personnel. Sample numbers were unique and without location
information. The level of security is considered appropriate for such a
sampling exercise.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data.
External audits or reviews have not been conducted at this stage.
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 sampling was entirely conducted within granted exploration licence
E70/5339 together with the tenement holder (Talgomine).

The tenement is in good standing, without known impediments.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties.
Most of the previous owners and explorers efforts were focused on the
quarrying of feldspar and quartz from the Karloning pegmatite as
aggregate products saleable to the construction industry and not
relevant to the Codrus Minerals’ exploration interests. Details of 20 RAB
holes drilled vertically to a maximum depth of 21.3m have been collated
with analysis only completed for Na2O and K2O

Kinloch Resources completed a partial soil survey over the area (144
samples) in the 2011-2012 period and samples were analysed by ACME
labs, Vancouver for REEs using a Lithium Metaborate fusion and ICP-
MS finish. This work showed multiple soil anomalous zones with
>1000ppm TREEs over the northern part of the Karloning Pegmatite as
mapped by the GSWA. Other than this work by Kinloch the Karloning
Pegmatite does not appear to have been evaluated in any systematic
way for REEs

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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
Geology Deposit type, geological setting, and style of mineralisation.
The tenement encompasses the Karloning Pegmatite, an NYF type
pegmatite which is typically zoned from biotite adamellite through graphic
granite the margins, transitioning into albite zone (with biotite veins and
aplite dikes) and a quartz core. The reconnaissance rock sampling
announced here shows potentially significant REE mineralization within at
least the graphic and albite zones of the Karloning Pegmatite.
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
o explain why this is the case.

Not applicable – no drilling was carried out.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (e.g., 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.
•None applied or considered necessary for the style of sampling
undertaken.
•Not applicable.
•No metal equivalents reported.
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 (e.g., ‘down hole length,
true
_width not known’). _
•Not applicable – no drilling was carried out and the geometry of the
pegmatite is not currently known.
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for any significant discovery being
reported These should include, but not be limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional views.
•Relevant diagrams are included in this 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 avoiding misleading reporting
_of Exploration Results. _
•The rock sampling was of reconnaissance nature and all Codrus Minerals
rock sample assay results are reported.
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.
•The results are considered indicative only of the mineralisation in the area.
•Geological observations and relevant photographs of the mineralisation
style are included in this report
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g., tests for
lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out
drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas,
provided this information is not commercially sensitive.
•Follow-up work to better define the extent of the REE mineralisation and
host Karloning Pegmatite is planned and expected to include detailed
magnetic and radiometric surveying, and detailed soil sampling. This work
will be used to plan trenching and/or drilling to delineate the identified REE
mineralisation
•Extent of the Karloning Pegmatite is currently poorly constrained and

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
significant extension beyond the currently mapped extent may be possible.
Appropriate maps and diagrams are included in this report.

Section 3 Estimation and Reporting of Mineral Resources

Not applicable

Section 4 Estimation and Reporting of Ore Reserves

Not applicable

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