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DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2014
May 26, 2014
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Capital/Financing Update
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27 May 2014 For Immediate Release (ASX: RMS / TYK)
TANAMI FARM-IN AND JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
Highlights:
- Farm-in deal secured over a 1,700km[2] prospective land package within the Tanami Complex – Northern Territory
The Directors of gold producer Ramelius Resources Limited, (ASX:RMS) are pleased to announce that the Company has finalised terms with explorer Tychean Resources Limited (ASX:TYK) for Ramelius to farm-in on a package of two granted Exploration Licences (ELs) and six EL applications in the Northern Territory.
The tenement package, located within 100km of Newmont’s 4.5 million plus ounce Callie gold mine within the Northern Territory Tanami Complex (Figure 1) represents a unique opportunity to explore over 1,700km[2] of prospective Palaeoproterozoic stratigraphy within a significant yet underexplored gold province.
Farm-in and Joint Venture Agreement Terms:
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Ramelius will pay Tychean $50,000 cash upon execution of the agreement to assist Tychean facilitate the grant of the Highland Rocks and Officer Hills South exploration licences within the land package
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Subject to all necessary statutory and regulatory approvals plus the grant of the two Highland Rocks and Officer Hills South ELs Ramelius will commit to a minimum exploration expenditure of $100,000 within 2 years
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Ramelius may earn an 85% interest in the project by exploration expenditure of $500,000 within 3 years
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Tychean will be free carried until a Decision to Mine at which time it may elect to contribute its interest or convert to a 1.5% NSR Royalty.
Background:
Research by Geoscience Australia* (circa 2006) included the application and interpretation of deep seismic transects throughout the Tanami region in the Northern Territory. The regional seismic transects enabled Geoscience Australia to model the crustal architecture within the province and to interpolate that known lode gold deposits within the Tanami may be associated with major crustal penetrating shear zones and antiformal thrust stacks, nested on deep seated thrusts propagating off the Proterozoic-Archaean basement detachment. Linear magnetic trends, interpreted as thrust faults, extend into the Tychean tenements (Figure 2) and may represent potential conduits for the ingress of gold mineralising fluids.
Tychean’s tenement package was originally applied for in 2010 to 2011. Ramelius will now advance exploration over the tenements within this under-explored and highly prospective gold province.
Over 80 line km of prospective structural trends are believed to exist within the Highland Rocks ELAs alone. These trends will be the focus of detailed regolith/outcrop mapping plus rock chip sampling along with shallow vacuum and surface soil sampling programmes over the next 12 months.
Results will be reported as they become available.
For further information contact: Ian Gordon Managing Director Ph: (08) 9202 1127
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Figure 1: Tanami Farm-in project location
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Figure 2: Tanami regional gravity image highlighting interpreted seismic sutures (red lines) passing through the Tanami farm-in tenements – image modified after Goleby et al (2007). Gold occurrences are highlighted by the yellow dots
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Attachment 1: Tanami Farm-in tenement schedule
| TenementId | Name | Area (Blocks) | GrantDate |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL27806 | Talbot North | 12 | 14/7/2010 |
| EL26625 | Suplejack | 26 | 24/5/2011 |
| ELA27921 | Groundrush | 18 | Application |
| ELA28493 | GroundrushSth | 2 | Application |
| ELA27997 | MountSolitaire | 57 | Application |
| ELA27995 | Officer Hills Sth | 40 | Application |
| ELA27511 | HighlandRocks | 151 | Application |
| ELA29829 | HighlandRocks2 | 250 | Application |
- Goleby, B., Lyons, P. and Huston, D. (2007) – New Model for Tanami Gold Mineralisation in AusGeo News, Issue No. 85 published by Geoscience Australia
The Information in this release that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Kevin Seymour.
Kevin Seymour is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Kevin Seymour is a full-time employee of Ramelius Resources Limited and 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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JORC Code, 2012 Edition –
Table 1 Report for Tanami Farm-in and JV
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | •Not Applicable, as tenure still in application. |
| techniques | 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. | ||
| Drilling techniques |
• Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, |
•Not Applicable |
| 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). _ | ||
| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing | •Not Applicable |
| recovery | 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. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have | •Not Applicable |
| 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. | ||
| Sub- | • If core, whether cut or sawn and | •Not Applicable |
| sampling | whether quarter, half or all core taken. | |
| techniques | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube | |
| and sample | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | |
| preparation | 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. | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and | •Not Applicable |
| assay data | appropriateness of the assaying and | |
| and | laboratory procedures used and | |
| laboratory | whether the technique is considered | |
| tests | 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. | ||
| Verification | • The verification of significant | •Not Applicable |
| of sampling | intersections by either independent or | |
| and | alternative company personnel. | |
| assaying | • 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. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used | •Not Applicable |
| data points | 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. | ||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of |
•Not Applicable |
| and | Exploration Results. | |
| distribution | • 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. | ||
| Orientation | • Whether the orientation of sampling | •Not Applicable |
| of data in | achieves unbiased sampling of | |
| relation to | possible structures and the extent to | |
| geological | which this is known, considering the | |
| structure | 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. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample | •Not Applicable |
| security | security. | |
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of | •Not Applicable |
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, | •The results reported in this report are based on |
| tenement | location and ownership including | a compilation of regional datasets |
| and land | agreements or material issues with | encompassing the group of tenements listed in |
| tenure status | third parties such as joint ventures, | Attachment 1. The exploration licences and |
| partnerships, overriding royalties, | exploration licence applications are located on | |
| native title interests, historical sites, | pastoral lease or Aboriginal Freehold land as | |
| wilderness or national park and | annotated in Figure 1. Heritage surveys will be | |
| environmental settings. | completed prior to any ground disturbing | |
| • The security of the tenure held at the | activities in accordance with the Company’s | |
| time of reporting along with any known | responsibilities under the Aboriginal Heritage |
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| impediments to obtaining a licence to | Act. | |
| operate in the area. | •At this time the two granted ELs are in good | |
| standing. There are no known impediments to | ||
| obtaininga licence to operate in the area. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of | •Exploration by other parties has been reviewed |
| done by | exploration by other parties. | and is used as a guide to Ramelius’ exploration |
| other parties | activities. Previous parties have completed | |
| shallow RAB, Aircore and RC drilling, | ||
| geophysical data collection and interpretation | ||
| over portions of the licences. No new | ||
| exploration results have been generated by | ||
| Tychean or Ramelius at this stage. | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and | •The target mineralisation within the Tanami |
| style of mineralisation. | Province is for orogenic structurally controlled | |
| Proterozoic gold lode systems. The | ||
| mineralisation is believed controlled by a NNW | ||
| trending seismic sutures manifesting as shear | ||
| zones passing through the available land | ||
| package. | ||
| Drill hole Information |
• A summary of all information material to the understanding of the |
•Not Applicable – all available historical exploration data currently available on open file |
| exploration results including a | that pertains to these tenements has been | |
| tabulation of the following information | reviewed and it is concluded the land package | |
| for all Material drill holes: | has not been adequately explored or drill tested. | |
o easting and northing of the drill |
•As the majority of the ground is still under | |
| hole collar | application Tychean is negotiating land access | |
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
and compensation agreements with the | |
| elevation above sea level in | traditional owners of the land. | |
| metres) of the drill hole collar | ||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception |
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| depth | ||
o hole length. |
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| • 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. | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, | •Not Applicable |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | |
| methods | 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. | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly | •Not Applicable |
| between | important in the reporting of | |
| mineralisatio | Exploration Results. | |
| n widths and | • If the geometry of the mineralisation |
|
| intercept | with respect to the drill hole angle is | |
| lengths | known, its nature should be reported. | |
| • If it is not known and only the down |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| hole lengths are reported, there | ||
| should be a clear statement to this | ||
| effect (eg ‘down hole length, true | ||
| _width not known’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with | •A plan view is provided in this report to enable |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | the reader to see the relationship between the | |
| should be included for any significant | interpreted structures and the available land | |
| discovery being reported These | package | |
| should include, but not be limited to a | ||
| plan view of drill hole collar locations | ||
| and appropriate sectional views. | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all | •Not Applicable |
| reporting | 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. | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful | •No other exploration data that has been |
| substantive | and material, should be reported | collected is considered meaningful and material |
| exploration | including (but not limited to): | to this report. |
| data | 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. | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned |
•Future exploration includes reconnaissance |
| further work (eg tests for lateral | regolith and outcrop mapping, rock chip | |
| extensions or depth extensions or | sampling followed by shallow auger/vacuum | |
| large-scale step-out drilling). | drilling and/or surface soil sampling as required. | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the | ||
| areas of possible extensions, | ||
| including the main geological | ||
| interpretations and future drilling | ||
| areas, provided this information is not | ||
| commercially sensitive. |
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