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DEVEX RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2023

Dec 5, 2023

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ASX Announcement 6 December 2023

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Deep, High-Grade Uranium Intersected at U40

Deepest uranium intercept to date indicates significant depth extent to the growing uranium system at U40, providing an exciting target for follow-up in 2024

Highlights

  • Drilling at the U40 Prospect continues to define significant uranium mineralisation on the eastern margin of the U40 Fault (East Zone), with new uranium equivalent (eU3O8) intercepts including:

    • 4.6m @ 0.43% eU3O8 (4,300ppm) from 257.3m down-hole (RC220), including:

      • 1.5m @ 0.73% eU3O8 (7,300ppm)
    • 7.0m @ 0.42% eU3O8 (4,200ppm) from 81.2m down-hole (RC221), including:

      • 3.2m @ 0.67% eU3O8 (6,700ppm)
    • 6.8m @ 0.27% eU3O8 (2,700ppm) from 60m (RC229) down-hole, including:

      • 0.7m @ 0.81% eU3O8 (8,600ppm)
  • Importantly, the high-grade intercept in RC220 represents the deepest hole of the U40 campaign, demonstrating that high-grade uranium mineralisation remains open at depths well below the current level of drilling. This will become a priority focus for follow-up in 2024.

  • Ahead of re-commencing drilling in 2024 (~April 2024), DevEx is reviewing:

  • Key controls to the recently intersected high-grade uranium mineralisation at both the U40 and Nabarlek Fault Systems; and

  • New uranium drill targets emerging from within the Nabarlek Mining Lease following results from the Company’s new ground gravity survey.

  • The discovery of large, high-grade uranium deposits, similar to the nearby world-class Jabiluka Deposit or the prodigious Ranger Uranium Mine - which produced 300Mlbs @ 0.23% U3O8 over 40 years (‘Ranger-type’) – remains the priority focus for DevEx.

DevEx Resources Limited (ASX: DEV ; DevEx or the Company ) is pleased to report further high-grade uranium results from the recently completed 2023 drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Nabarlek Uranium Project , located in the heart of the world-class Alligator Rivers Uranium Province (ARUP) in the Northern Territory, Australia.

This year’s exploration activities have focused along the prospective U40 and Nabarlek Faults, which include the former Nabarlek Uranium Mine – considered Australia’s highest-grade uranium mine with past production of 24Mlbs @ 1.84% U3O8. Both faults have been the primary exploration targets for the 2023 field season due to the high-grade mineralisation associated with the structures.

Management Comment

DevEx Managing Director, Brendan Bradley, said: “The 2023 field season has seen encouraging progress made on several fronts at the Nabarlek Project, with a significant expansion of the mineralised footprint at the U40 prospect and new uranium strikes along strike from the Nabarlek mine at Nabarlek North.

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“Our drilling has delivered a consistent flow of high-grade intercepts along with a significant volume of invaluable geological data. We can now use the ensuing months to interrogate these datasets to unlock the potential of this unique uranium exploration opportunity.

“Based on the significant progress achieved this year, we expect the 2024 field season to be a pivotal period for DevEx. In light of this, we have made the decision to set the field camp up with the capacity to undertake field work during the off-season. This will allow us to hit the ground running for what we are sure will be a very exciting year at Nabarlek against the backdrop of continued strength in the uranium market moving into 2024 and beyond.”

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Figure 1DevEx’s 2023 drilling program targeted multiple uranium prospects surrounding the historical Nabarlek Uranium Mine and further to the east at the U40 Fault.

U40 Prospect

With results delineating near-surface uranium mineralisation over significant strike lengths along the U40 Fault, DevEx recently prioritised its drilling campaign to the U40 Prospect for the remainder of the dry season.

Reverse Circulation (RC) and diamond (DD) drilling has defined significant uranium mineralisation along the eastern margin of the U40 Fault (East Zone) with new uranium equivalent intercepts (see Figure 2 and 3 and Table 1) including:

  • 4.6m @ 0.43% eU3O8 from 257.3m (RC220), including: 1.5m @ 0.73% eU3O8

  • 7.0m @ 0.42% eU3O8 from 81.2m (RC221), including:

  • 3.2m @ 0.67% eU3O8

  • 6.8m @ 0.27% eU3O8 from 60m (RC229), including:

  • 0.7m @ 0.81% eU3O8

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Recent interpretation identified several gaps in the effectiveness of previous drilling along the U40 Fault. Holes RC221 and RC229 (reported above) formed part of a program designed to test these gaps along the eastern margin of the U40 Fault (see Figure 3).

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Figure 2 : U40 Prospect – Drilling has defined the uranium mineralisation in two zones on the western and eastern margin of the U40 Fault extending for over 500 metres.

The East Zone is a south trending, steeply dipping reverse fault that has offset both the near-surface “unconformity” contact between the flat sandstone and the underlying Cahill Formation and the flat dolerite that intrudes both rock types.

On the western margin of the U40 Fault (West Zone), step-out drilling is also defining a series of uranium-bearing structures which dip shallowly to the west. Although lower grade when compared to the East Zone, previously reported intercepts indicate reasonable down-hole widths including 28.9m @ 0.10% eU3O8 from 71.3m (diamond hole DD3).

Following further review of the geological controls and the potential for the West Zone to extend to the north and down-dip, further step-out drilling to the west of these intercepts will be warranted.

Importantly, in addition to targeting the near-surface extent of the uranium mineralisation, DevEx tested the depth extent of the East Zone with hole RC220 (significant intercept reported above). This hole represents the deepest U40 hole of the campaign and demonstrates that high-grade uranium mineralisation remains open at depths well below the current level of drilling, highlighting the potential for significant depth extent to the uranium system. This result opens up the system at depth and provides for a compelling program of follow-up drilling for the 2024 field season.

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Figure 3 : Section 8644750mN (A-A’) – Two zones of mineralisation becoming apparent at U40. East Zone: The high-grade intercept in hole RC220 indicates continuation of the uranium system at depths not yet tested by drilling. West Zone: several uranium-bearing structures dipping shallow to the west require broader step-out drilling.

Nabarlek Fault

New uranium drill targets are beginning to emerge from the ground gravity survey being undertaken within the Nabarlek Mining Lease following the recognition of several key fault controls and subsequent offsets to the uranium mineralisation along the Nabarlek Fault.

This is a unique exploration opportunity for the region, as very few mineral exploration companies can boast the potential to explore for uranium mineralisation proximal to a historical high-grade uranium mine such as Nabarlek.

These targets are currently being reviewed ahead of the 2024 drill campaign.

In addition to the drilling at U40, one diamond hole tested the Nabarlek Fault south of the Nabarlek South Prospect. Diamond hole DD11 tested the fault beneath the unconformity and intersected a broad zone of sericite +/- hematite and chlorite alteration of Cahill Formation rocks.

Although no significant uranium mineralisation was encountered, several discrete zones of weak eU308 anomalism (between 20 and 100ppm eU3O8) correlate with increased chlorite and or hematite alteration locally.

These zones, and the associated alteration, are encouraging and support the continuity of the Nabarlek Fault to the south.

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Figure 4: Nabarlek North and South Location of 2023 RC drill holes, over recent ground gravity survey (Bouguer).

Next Steps

With both drill rigs having demobilised due to the wet season, DevEx’s focus ahead of exploration activities re-commencing next year (~April 2024) will be on reviewing:

  • Key controls to the recent high-grade mineralisation intersected at the U40 and Nabarlek Faults;

  • New uranium drill targets emerging from within the Nabarlek Mining Lease following the results from the Company’s ground gravity survey; and

  • Reviewing the broader unconformity horizon throughout the project for additional fault displacements that may highlight additional uranium-bearing structures, similar to the fault offsets in the unconformity at U40.

The new understanding of the geological controls to the two zones of uranium mineralisation at the U40 Prospect will represent a priority focus for DevEx’s first round of drilling in the 2024 dry season.

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Nabarlek Project Background

DevEx holds an extensive tenement package in the ARUP of Australia, which is centred on, and includes, the former Nabarlek Uranium Mine , considered Australia’s highest-grade uranium mine with past production of 24Mlbs @ 1.84% U3O8 (Figure 5).

The ARUP is considered amongst the world’s most prospective areas for high-grade uranium mineralisation, with over 500 million pounds of uranium (U3O8) identified in mined and unmined deposits.

The discovery of large, high-grade fault hosted unconformity-type uranium deposits, similar to either the Nabarlek Uranium Deposit or the nearby world-class Jabiluka Uranium Deposit and Ranger Uranium Mine – which produced 300Mlbs @ 0.23% U3O8 over 40 years (‘Ranger-type’) (Figure 5) – remains the priority focus for DevEx.

DevEx is in a unique position as one of a select few ASX-listed companies actively exploring for highgrade uranium mineralisation in a province known for its world-class uranium deposits.

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Figure 5 : Nabarlek Project Location – The Alligator Rivers Uranium Province has been a major contributor to the Uranium Industry for the past 40 years, with significant uranium endowment.

This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board.

For further information, please contact:

Brendan Bradley, Managing Director DevEx Resources Limited Telephone +61 8 9322 3990

For media inquiries, please contact:

Nicholas Read Read Corporate Telephone: +61 8 9388 1474

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COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by DevEx Resources Limited and reviewed by Mr Brendan Bradley who is the Managing Director of the Company and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Bradley has sufficient experience that is relevant to the styles of mineralisation, the types of deposits under consideration and to the activities 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 Bradley consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report which relates to previous Drill Results for the Nabarlek Project are extracted from the ASX announcements titled: “DevEx ramps-up exploration at Nabarlek Uranium Project, NT after identifying new high-grade targets” release on 29 September 2021, “ High-Grade Uranium Intersected at Nabarlek ” released on 9 August 2022, “ More Significant Uranium Intersected at Nabarlek ” released on 19 October 2022, “ High-Grade Uranium Confirmed at Nabarlek ” released on 29 November 2022 “ More High-Grade Uranium Across Multiple Prospects Confirms Outstanding Growth Potential at Nabarlek ” released on 24 January 2023, “ More Significant Uranium at Nabarlek ” released on 15 March 2023, “ Step-out Drilling Intersects More Significant Uranium at Nabarlek as 2023 Exploration Gathers Momentum ” released on 15 August 2023, “ Nabarlek Continues to Deliver with More Strong Uranium Hits Across Multiple Prospects ” released on 18 September 2023, “ Significant New Uranium Intercepts in Step-Out Drilling at Nabarlek North ” released on 18 October 2023 and “ Significant Uranium Intercepts at U40 ” released on 8 November 2023, all of which are available at www.devexresources.com.au.

The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

This announcement contains forward-looking statements which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These forwardlooking statements are expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. These statements reflect current expectations, intentions or strategies regarding the future and assumptions based on currently available information. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties materialise, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary from the expectations, intentions and strategies described in this announcement. No obligation is assumed to update forward looking statements if these beliefs, opinions and estimates should change or to reflect other future developments.

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Table 1 – Significant Down-Hole Uranium Equivalent (eU3O8) Intercepts Nabarlek Project

Prospect Hole6 East North RL Depth Dip Az From Interval3 eU3O81,2
(m) (m) (m) (m) (%)
U40 RC210 327142 8645207 69 72 -60 97 NSI
U40 RC211 327112 8645204 70 102 -60 92 NSI
U40 RC212 327066 8645215 70 162 -60 94 NSI
U40 RC213 327182 8645161 69 126 -60 93 NSI
U40 RC214 327060 8645150 68 162 -60 91 102.2 1.4 0.07
U40 RC215 327169 8644899 67 204 -60 92 62.0 1.4 0.05
U40 RC216 327231 8644655 76 180 -60 91 NSI
U40 RC217 327160 8644654 77 180 -61 89 NSI
U40 RC218 327118 8644654 75 180 -61 94 NSI
U40 RC219 327210 8644695 75 204 -60 87 65.2 1.6 0.13
U40 RC220 327134 8644751 72 318 -60 91 80.8 6.5 0.14
92.6 2.0 0.08
119.6 6.9 0.07
246.3 3.4 0.10
257.3 4.6 0.435
incl. 1.5 0.734,5
U40 RC221 327180 8644700 75 132 -58 88 56.5 1.9 0.06
81.2 7.0 0.425
incl. 3.2 0.674,5
U40 RC222 327068 8644754 68 180 -62 85 130.1 4.5 0.06
150.6 4.3 0.05
U40 RC223 327190 8645039 65 102 -61 271 56.2 1.2 0.09
62.3 1.5 0.06
U40 RC224 327205 8645039 66 120 -61 273 45.1 4.9 0.06
U40 RC225 327254 8644749 67 156 -60 273 39.5 2.0 0.06
52.8 1.8 0.08
145.2 2.1 0.06
U40 RC226 327062 8645149 68 150 -75 91 NSI
U40 RC227 327318 8644748 67 180 -60 274 NSI
U40 RC228 327094 8644696 68 180 -61 89 92.8 7.1 0.06
U40 RC229 327153 8644895 68 180 -60 93 22.3 1.5 0.12
60.0 6.8 0.275
incl. 0.7 0.814,5
U40 RC230 327241 8644951 67 180 -61 273 NSI
U40 RC231 327161 8644355 73 180 -62 91 NSI
U40 DD7 327180 8644799 70 195.7 -63 270 NSI

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Prospect Hole6 East North RL Depth Dip Az From Interval3 eU3O81,2
(m) (m) (m) (m) (%)
U40 DD8 327193 8644725 73 186.6 -61 90 69.2 8.0 0.05
87.3 1.3 0.07
U40 DD9 327192 8644774 71 201.5 -60 90 84.8 2.2 0.15
U40 DD10 327191 8644850 68 165 -60 90 NSI
Nabarlek
South
DD11 318689 8637633 72 351.6 -58 225 NSI

1 eU3O8 grades reported are calculated equivalent uranium grades derived from calibrated total gamma probes and not chemical assay results. Collection and conversion of total gamma data was undertaken by Company geologists for the RC and Diamond drilling.

2 Intercepts reported use a 0.05% eU3O8 lower cut-off grade and a maximum internal dilution of 8.1m unless noted otherwise. Intercepts less than 1m that fall below 0.10% eU3O8 are excluded.

3 Interval lengths are rounded to the nearest 0.1m and are reported as down-hole lengths as true widths are yet to be determined.

4 Reported using lower cut-off grade 0.5% eU3O8 and a maximum internal dilution of 2m.

5 Upper cut-off grade of 1.0% eU3O8 applied to the results from EZ-Gamma probe data.

6 The text of this report shortens the hole number for ease of reading, for example RC097 changes to RC97

Uranium equivalent grades are estimated from measurement taken from the wall rock surrounding the drill hole, whereas laboratory analysis is from one metre samples collected from the drill hole. For this reason, results may differ between uranium equivalent results and laboratory results.

nsi – no significant uranium equivalent intercept recorded in gamma probes.

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Appendix A: JORC Table 1

Section 1 – Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down-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 1m samples
from which 3kg was pulverised to produce a 30g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent sampling problems.
Unusual commodities or mineralisation types (e.g.
submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.

The 2023 drilling program utilises down-hole gamma
data from calibrated probes converted into equivalent
uranium values (eU3O8) by experienced Company
geologists under the guidance of the Gamma Probe
service provider.

Appropriate factors were applied to all downhole
gamma counting results to make allowance for hole
diameter, drill rod thickness, gamma probe dead times
and incorporating all other applicable calibration
factors.

This announcement has reported equivalent uranium
grades (expressed as eU3O8) derived from calibrated
probes:
− Reflex EZ-Gamma GAM096 & GAM091.

In rod EZ-Gamma data was acquired both up and
down-hole, at a trip speed of about 10m/min for all RC
drillholes.

The gamma radioactivity measured by the EZ Gamma
in raw c/s (counts per second) at an interval of 10cm
downhole intervals.

The raw c/s measurements were corrected for the drill
hole diameter and drill string thickness.

The EZ-Gamma probe data was collected by Topdrill
Pty Ltd (Topdrill) and DDH1 Pty Ltd (DDH1) drillers and
conversions made by site geologists using calibration
data provided by Imdex Limited.

The EZ-Gamma probe was calibrated on 30 May 2023
(GAM096) and 21 August 2023 (GAM091).

Calibration testing of REFLEX EZ-Gamma was
undertaken using the measured gamma response in
four test pits at the Saskatchewan Research Council
(SRC) test facilities (Pits 1-4; NQ) covering a
concentration range of 0.061 to 4.15% U, as well as
five test pits at the Adelaide Test facilities (AM-1, 2, 3,
6, and 7; 108mm diameter) covering a concentration
range
of
0.003
to
0.834%
U.
In
addition,
measurements were also made in AM-7 using various
bore sizes to allow calculation of bore-hole size
correction factors.

Wireline gamma data reflects the influence of
mineralisation outside of the drill hole in the host rock
and is typically associated with a larger sample size
than the rock chip samples from the same interval.
Therefore, wet chemical values and equivalent
uranium grades can vary in any given interval.

Intervals with higher grade eU3O8gamma probe
results were reviewed by site geologists using
calibrated scintillometers and the Company pXRF
Olympus Vanta which took spot analysis of 1 metre RC
split calico sample bags analysis. RC composite
samples are routinely analysed using pXRF.
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).

Drilling is completed to industry standard. A truck
mounted Schramm T685 rig from Topdrill was used to
drill the RC holes. Drilling is being completed to
industry standard. A Track mounted Sandvik DE710
rig from DDH1 is being used to drill the diamond holes.

Drill types are both RC producing rock chip drill
samples and diamond drilling producing HQ triple tube
core.

A REFLEX GYRO SPRINT-IQ™(EQ0107 & EQ0376)
is being used every 30m or sooner to survey drill
holes. Used both down-hole and bottom up on
completion of hole.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Drill hole collar locations were positioned using
Garmin GPS with a tolerance of 3-5m. Drill hole
azimuth delineated by sighting compass and using
gyro to refine azimuth.
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.

Sample recovery from the RC drilling is monitored
during drilling with an assessment made on the
volume and weight of material recovered relative to
the drill interval. If RC sample recovery is poor, it is
logged as such. This is systematically recorded in the
logging database.

Sample recovery for RC and diamond drilling is good
and closely matches the uranium equivalent grades
independently estimated from the down-hole gamma
probe.

Sample recovery and core loss is recorded and
monitored. This is systematically recorded in the
logging database.

Laboratory analysis for RC drilling is included in this
report.
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.

Detailed geological logs were compiled for all drill
holes which are appropriate for Mineral Resource
Estimation, mining studies and metallurgy. Downhole
orientation measurements were taken on core and
downhole magnetic susceptibility was measured
through the entire hole on 4m composite intervals for
RC and for each metre on diamond core.

Logging of geology, structures, alteration and
mineralisation is being carried out systematically and
entered into Micromine Geobank® logging software
and transferred into Micromine®.

All holes are qualitatively logged and, for particular
observations such as vein, mineral and sulphide
content, a quantitative recording is made.

Wet and dry photos of RC chip trays and diamond
core are taken.

All drill holes were logged in full.

Uranium mineralisation is logged in hole, however, the
black sooty colour to the dark green alteration makes
grade estimation difficult.
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.

Company procedures are being followed to ensure
sampling effectiveness and consistency are being
maintained.

For RC drilling, entire one metre intervals are collected
via the cyclone with an accompanying one metre
calico sample using a cone splitter on the rig. This
~3kg reference sample placed next to the larger
source sample bags for future laboratory submission.
Routine four metre composite samples are collected
from the source sample bags using a spear sampling
technique and these are sent for routine laboratory
submission. Individual one metre samples are stored
for future submission if anomalous results are
identified.

Field duplicates for RC samples are collected.

Known value standards are inserted approximately
every 40 samples for RC samples.

The size of the sample is considered to have been
appropriate to the grain size for all holes.

Uranium equivalent (eU3O8) grades and composite
sample grades were used to determine the additional
single meter samples for submission. This was
considered appropriate as analysis from holes with
both U3O8and eU3O8results had shown close
correlation.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests

The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is consideredpartial or total.

RC samples were submitted to ALS Laboratory for
chemical analysis. Entire samples were crushed and
pulverised to 85%passing<75um. Composite and
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld
XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determining the analysis including instrument make
and model, reading times, calibrations factors
applied and their derivation, etc.

Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g.
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(i.e. lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
single metre samples were analysed for U and Cu by
four-acid digest ME-ICP61 with all samples submitted
for Au analysed by fire-assay Au-ICP21. Results are
considered near total for four acid-digest. Both
analytical techniques for uranium closely match each
other.

All assay results have been converted to U3O8for
reporting purposes.

The Company’s handheld pXRF Olympus Vanta is
used to take spot readings of RC samples to confirm
the presence of uranium mineralisation and cross
check to the gamma probes. The spot grade values
recorded by the pXRF machine are not representative
of average grades for the meter samples but are used
to check the presence of uranium observed or noted
in thegammaprobe.
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.

Detailed checks by alternative Company personnel
verify significant intercepts by using downhole data
collected including depth matching geochemical
assays with down-hole gamma with drill core and
handheld radiometric readings and spot pXRF
analysis.

Comparison between data collected from previous EZ-
Gamma probes and probes previously testing the
same holes utilizing Borehole Wireline’s services
recognized the EZ-Gamma probes are unreliable for
eU3O8intercepts above 1.0% eU3O8. For this reason,
a 1% top-cut for eU3O8results intercepts when using
the EZ Gamma probe has been applied. When
applied, the comparative data compares well with
previously reported eU3O8intercepts and analytical
results.

Geological logging and spot analysis of drill core with
the Company’s portable pXRF was undertaken to
confirm
the
presence
of
high-grade
uranium
mineralisation in rock chips.

No drill holes are twinned.

All assay results have been converted to U3O8for
reporting purposes.
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.

For RC drilling downhole surveys on vertical and
angled holes are completed using a REFLEX GYRO
SPRINT-IQ™(EQ0107 & EQ0376) tool with surveys
taken at 30m or less downhole and then continuously
from end of hole upwards.

For diamond drilling downhole surveys are completed
using an Axis Champ Gyro tool with surveys taken at
30m or less downhole and every 18m from end of hole
upwards.

Hole collar locations have been picked up using a
handheld GPS with a +/- 2 to 3m error respectively.

The grid system used for location of all drill holes as
shown on all figures is GDA94, Zone 53.

RL data as recorded from GPS, is considered
unreliable at present, although topography around the
drill area is relatively flat and hence should not have
any significant effect on the current interpretation of
data.

Detailed surveying of the drilling is required once the
programme is complete.

The historical drilling for uranium mineralisation
commenced in the 1970’s across the various
prospects, historical drilling attempted to define the
mineralisation on various grids and drill hole
orientations all with unknown inaccuracies. The
Company has attempted to establish this data though
historical plans, listed coordinates and reference
points with some irregular inconsistencies in azimuth
noted between data sources, which has the potential
to undermine hole location and drill hole trace
reliability. The Company considers this drilling to be
indicative, but not absolutely reliable. The Company
uses these holes as a guide, and displays them in
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
figures in this report, but does not consider them to be
reliable when comparing to current drilling.
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.

Drill programme designed to target multiple projects.
No defined drill spacing.

Drilling is designed on suitable spacing to establish a
degree of geological and grade continuity.
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.

Prior drilling has limited structural data. Drill
orientations are designed perpendicular to the
interpreted mineralising and geological trends (unless
stated otherwise).

At U40, a series of north-south trending subvertical
faults are interpreted to control mineralisation.

At U42, a north-west fault is interpreted to control
geology in the region. It is not known whether this
represents the orientation of mineralisation.

At Nabarlek North north-west trending fault dipping to
the north-east controls mineralisation.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.

A full chain of custody is maintained during sample
preparation and subsequent dispatch.
Audits or reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.

All sampling techniques, information and data used in
this report have been reviewed by the Company’s
Competent Person and senior staff on site familiar
with uranium deposits.

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Section 2 – Reporting of Exploration Results

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 Nabarlek Project comprises one granted Mineral
Lease and three granted Exploration Licences, in
additional to a broader package of tenement
applications.

The granted Mineral Lease MLN962 (termed Nabarlek
Mining Lease in this report) and is owned by
Queensland Mines Pty Limited (QML) a wholly owned
subsidiary of DevEx Resources Limited (Company).
MLN962 is the renewal of Special Mineral Lease 94
granted on 23 March 1979 to mine and process the
Nabarlek Ore. MLN962 continues until the 22 March
2034 (thereafter subject to further application for
renewal).

Mining Agreements between QML and the Northern
Land Council (NLC) provide details for commercial
mining and extraction of uranium ore within MLN962.

The Nabarlek project also includes three granted
Exploration
Licences
(EL10176,
EL24371
and
EL23700). All three exploration licences form part of
the Nabarlek Project in which the Company holds
100%. Cameco has a claw–back right for 51% of any
deposit exceeding 50 million lbs of U3O8within the
granted exploration tenure (ASX Announcement on 11
September 2012). EL10176 and EL24371 are subject
to a 1% royalty on gross proceeds from sale of uranium
and other refined substances.

Under its land access agreements with the NLC and
Traditional Owners, the Company annually presents its
exploration plans to Traditional Owners for comment
and approval. Planned activities for 2023, were
approved by the Traditional Owners late last year.

The Company continues to operate under approvals
received from the NT Government under its annual
Mine Management Plans (MMP).
Exploration done
by other parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.

Since discovery of uranium mineralisation at Nabarlek,
the Project has seen various exploration activities
since the 1970’s. The Company has reviewed
historical reports covering the past 50 years of
exploration activity and the majority of this activity has
been captured into a drill hole and geochemical
database.

QML discovered the Nabarlek deposit in 1970 during
costeaning of a significant airborne radiometric
anomaly. During 1970 and 1971 the orebody was
delineated by drilling.

The majority of drilling within MLN962 was undertaken
by QML between 1970 to 2007 when the Company
(then known as Uranium Equities Limited) purchased
QML. Following purchase of QML the Company has
carried out exploration drilling within MLN962.

Databases inherited by the Company were compiled
by QML in the early 1990s. Reviews of historical
reports were undertaken in an attempt to validate the
drilling and geochemistry. Some data entry errors, and
high-grade holes were noticed and corrected.
Historical drilling was validated where possible, albeit
discrepancies were noted.

On the Nabarlek exploration licences, exploration was
vetoed by the Federal Government moratorium
between 1973 and 1988. In 1988, EL2508 was granted
to QML who explored the ground until close to the
licence expiry in 1998. Between 1998 and 2003, a JV
of AFMEX, Cameco and SAE Australia explored the
ground concentrating on the Nabarlek North, Nabarlek
South and U65 prospects under 3 retention licences
(ERL150 – 152). After the retention licences were
surrendered,
Cameco
was
granted
exploration
licences EL’s 10176, 24371 and 24372. The initial
exploration
was
undertaken
by
Cameco
with
participation by the Company from 2007 until 2017
when it earnt a100%interest. Duringits time, Cameco

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Australia carried out several programmes of drilling as
well as geological mapping and airborne geophysics.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.

Open cut mining at Nabarlek commenced in June
1979. Total production from the Nabarlek mill was
10,858 tonnes of U3O8 (McKay, A.D. & Miezitis, Y.,
2001. Australia’s uranium resources, geology and
development of deposits. AGSO – Geoscience
Australia, Mineral Resource Report 1).

Nabarlek Uranium mineralisation is classed as a
structurally-controlled,
unconformity
associated
uranium deposit entirely hosted within basement rocks
similar to other uranium mines in the Alligator Rivers
Uranium Field.

The rock types which host the Nabarlek orebody are
metamorphic chlorite schists and amphibolites of the
Myra Falls Metamorphics (equivalent of the lower
Cahill Formation). The metamorphic rocks are faulted
against the Palaeoproterozoic Nabarlek Granite which
has been intersected in drilling at 450m below the
deposit. The metamorphic schists were subsequently
intruded by a sheet of Oenpelli Dolerite. At Nabarlek
and surrounding prospects, uranium mineralisation
has been encountered in both the host metamorphic
schists and the Oenpelli Dolerite. The Company
regards the uranium mineralisation within the region to
be structurally controlled.

These prospective metamorphic rocks match with the
regional definition of the upper and more prospective
lower Cahill Formation. Historical drilling at Nabarlek
and elsewhere indicates that this stratigraphy is
generally flat and therefore important to determine
where prospective uranium bearing structures cross
into the more prospective lower Cahill Formation
equivalent.

The Nabarlek orebody was deposited within the
Nabarlek fault breccia. Surface mapping of the
Nabarlek Shear south of the pit identified a silica
flooded fault breccia with trace to minor uranium at the
immediate pit boundary. Within the main ore body
(inner zone) alteration is characterised by pervasive
hematite, chlorite, white mica and the removal of
quartz/silica (de-silicification). Chalcopyrite (copper
sulphide) is reported in petrology as one of the
dominant sulphides. Company hand-held XRF spot
analysis of available core from Nabarlek confirms a
close association between copper and uranium at
Nabarlek and other prospects such as U40. Apart from
uranium, there is no record of routine analysis of
metals associated with the Nabarlek mineralisation,
including gold.

The Company views the Nabarlek Deposit and nearby
U40 Prospect to bear close similarities including age,
with the Ranger, Jabiluka and Coronation Hill Uranium
deposits together with their close association with gold,
copper
and
PGE
mineralisation
(see
ASX
announcement on 9 May 2019).

Previous exploration models used by explorers
considered an unconformity type uranium model
similar to that seen in the Proterozoic Athabasca Basin
Uranium Province of North America. The Company
considers this model to be too restrictive and is
adopting a more flexible hydrothermal mineral systems
approach associated with structures such as the Gabo
Fault, the Nabarlek Faults and the North Fault.

The Company considers that previous drilling,
discussed within, supports the concept that copper and
gold isprospective within the Company’s tenements.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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:

easting and northing of the drill hole collar

elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar

dip and azimuth of the hole

down-hole length and interception depth

hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified on the
basis that the information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the understanding of
the report, the Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.

Historically significant uranium intercepts for the
project are provided in the Company’s announcement
dated 29 September 2021 and select historical
intercepts are provided in figures of this report to
provide context to recent Exploration Results.

At Nabarlek South, historical drilling is cluttered by
various campaigns and drill hole orientations.
Historical hole locations are reasonable for this report
in broad context, but the lack of down-hole information
and
accurate
surveying
makes
hole to
hole
comparison difficult.

Due to flat lying stratigraphy, RAB/Aircore (AC) drilling
is viewed as a useful geochemical and near surface
geological indicator but is not a definitive drill hole test.
Many RAB/AC holes only sampled at the bottom of the
hole and are ineffective. RAB/AC drilling is removed
from plans as it gives a false impression of a prospect’s
level of effective drilling.

All relevant drill hole information used in these
Exploration Results is listed in Tables 1 and 2 of this
Announcement or previously reported.
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.

Table 1 within this report lists significant uranium
equivalent from recent drilling. Significant uranium
intercepts are determined using a lower cut-off grade of
0.05% U3O8with a maximum of 8m of internal dilution
for laboratory assays and 8.1m for downhole gamma.
Individual higher-grade intercepts are also reported at
various cut-off grades noted in the tables of this report.

A top-cut of 1% from the data collected using the EZ
Gamma probe has been applied. A comparison was
made between data collected from the EZ Gamma and
Borehole Wireline probes and geochemical assays, the
results of which determined that a 1% top-cut for
eU3O8 results from data collected using the EZ
Gamma probe was appropriate.

All equivalent uranium grades were derived by a
calibrated EZ-Gamma down-hole probe, using probe
specific dead time and K factors, and accounting for the
hole diameter and drill casing.
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’).

Drill orientations are designed perpendicular to the
interpreted mineralising and geological trends (unless
stated otherwise).

At U40 a series of north-south trending subvertical
faults are interpreted to control mineralisation. Further
drilling is required to increase confidence in the
structural controls to the dip of the uranium
mineralisation. Both subvertical orientations to the high
grade
mineralisation
and
flatter
west
dipping
orientations to the lower grade mineralisation can be
observed. For this reason, true widths are not yet
known.

At Nabarlek South, holes are orientated to intersect the
broad geology, mineralising trends and the Gabo Fault
which dips to the north-west.

Where available geological observations from diamond
drill core of veins, fractures and mineralisation cross-
cutting the core generally at moderate to high angles
are used to confirm orientations of mineralisation.

The drill intersections reported are not considered true
widths and are reported as down-hole lengths. Further
detailed geological analysis and drilling is required to
determine
the
geometry
of
the
intersected
mineralisation.
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.

Plan views and a cross section are provided as figures
in the body of text.

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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.

Significant uranium equivalent and uranium intercepts
for drilling are reported in Table 1 with highlights
provided on maps and cross sections for context.
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.

Geological interpretations are presented within the
figures provided.
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.

Drilling for 2023 has now been completed. Analysis of
all results is now underway which will determine the
nature and scale of work in 2024.

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