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DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2015

Oct 19, 2015

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Australian Securities Exchange Announcement

20 October 2015

ASX Market Announcements Australian Securities Exchange 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

TANAMI EXPLORATION UPDATE

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1346m of drilling conducted over priority Suplejack tenement North of Callie Gold mine

  • Anomalous gold encountered in assay samples

  • Confirms prospectivity of wider Suplejack target

Update - Tanami Joint Venture (NT) – Tychean 15%

Tychean Resources wishes to update investors on exploration activities carried out by its Joint Venture Partner, Ramelius Resources, at the Suplejack tenement within its Tanami gold project in Western Australia. Under the terms of the JV agreement, Tychean retains a free carried 15% interest in the Joint Venture through to any decision to mine by Ramelius.

In addition to the Suplejack tenement, the Joint Venture partners still await the grant of the six Exploration Licence Applications (ELA’s) highlighted in Figure 1.

Exploration during the quarter involved Ramelius drilling a fence of six infill RC holes (SJRC0048 to SJRC0053) and a single vertical hole (SJRC0054) for an aggregate 1,356m, within the granted Suplejack tenement (EL26625), (see Figure 2). The fence of 100m spaced angled holes was designed to provide important geological information along the sheared contacts of the various rock units (intersected during the reconnaissance drilling programmes), below the +2km striking gold interface anomaly.

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The drilling confirmed the southern extension of the gold interface anomaly. Low order gold anomalism (+10ppb Au) was returned where drilling intersected a graphitic schist unit. The graphitic schist unit also returned elevated trace element determinations (measured using a portable XRF in the field) with up to 0.18% Cu and 56ppm As over single metre intervals, suggesting the unit may be a preferential host where it’s structurally thickened around the fold closure further south. Detectable gold anomalism (2-5ppb Au) was returned on or near the eastern dolerite/siltstone contact and near the western sheared pelite/siltstone contact, further attesting to the prospectivity of the larger Suplejack area being target.

Anomalous (plus 10ppb Au) drill hole assays are highlighted in Table 2.

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Figure 1: Suplejack (EL26625) location north of Newmont’s Callie Gold Mine (NT)

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Figure 2: Suplejack (EL26625) showing Ramelius drill hole locations within the interpreted folded Tanami Group stratigraphy.

Table 1: Suplejack Project (EL26625) RC Drilling

Hole ID Hole Type East
(GDA94)
North
(GDA94)
Dip/Azi F/Depth Interface Depth
SJRC0048 RC 614843 7796520 -60/066 192 92m
SJRC0049 RC 614752 7796476 -60/057 204 91m
SJRC0050 RC 614659 7796440 -60/058 228 82m
SJRC0051 RC 614563 7796390 -60/058 198 91m
SJRC0052 RC 614480 7796352 -60/058 192 91m
SJRC0053 RC 614382 7796316 -60/058 222 92m
SJRC0054 RC 614712 7796184 -90/000 120 80m

Note: All RLs are estimated at 367m above sea level.

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Table 2: Anomalous (>10ppb Au) gold intersections from September 2015 RC drilling at Suplejack.

Hole_ID MGA_E MGA_N Hole_Depth m_from m_To Interval (m) Au_ppb
SJRC0048 614843 7796520 192 91 92 1 29*
120 120 1 27
SJRC0049 614752 7796476 204 116 118 2 36
139 140 1 15
SJRC0050 614659 7796440 228 80 81 1 48*
149 150 1 15
159 160 1 31
170 174 4 14.3
181 183 2 10
191 193 2 12
198 201 3 13.3
207 210 3 12.7
213 219 6 10.3
SJRC0051 614563 7796390 198 88 90 2 17*
94 95 1 12
104 105 1 36
166 169 3 37.3
171 172 1 15
SJRC0053 614382 7796316 222 193 194 1 11
SJRC0054 614712 7796184 120 80 81 1 11
82 83 1 12
  • Denotes interface geochemical anomaly (>10ppb Au)

Reported significant gold assay intersections (using a 10ppb Au lower cut) are reported using 1m downhole intervals at plus 10ppb gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 1ppb Au. NSR denotes no significant results. True widths of the interface geochemistry are 100% of the downhole intersections while the anomalous bedrock intersections are estimated to be 65% of the reported downhole intersections. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50.

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Competent Person

The Information in this report relates to Exploration Results based on information compiled by Kevin Seymour whom is a Competent Person and Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Kevin Seymour is a full-time employee of Ramelius Resources Limited.

Kevin Seymour has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity they have 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”. Kevin Seymour consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

For further information please contact

Mr. Robert Kennedy Mr. Duncan Gordon Chairman Executive Director Tychean Resources Limited Adelaide Equity Partners Limited M: 0418 836 965 M: 0404 006 444

Further information relating to Tychean Resources Ltd and its various exploration projects can be found at its website: www.tycheanresources.com

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JORC Table 1 Report for Suplejack, RC Drilling Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Nature and quality of sampling

Potential gold mineralised intervals are
Sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or systematically sampled using industry standard 1m
techniques specific specialised industry standard intervals, collected from reverse circulation (RC)
measurement tools appropriate to the drill holes.
minerals under investigation, such as
Drill hole locations were designed to allow
down hole gamma sondes, or handheld for spatial spread across the interpreted mineralised
XRF instruments, etc). These examples zone. All RC samples were collected and riffle split
should not be taken as limiting the broad to 3-4kg samples on 1m metre intervals below the
meaning of sampling. transported overburden which is not sampled.

Include reference to measures

Standard fire assaying was employed using
taken to ensure sample representivity a 50gm charge with an AAS finish. Trace element
and the appropriate calibration of any determination was undertaken using pXRF as a
measurement tools or systems used. field guide for anomalous geochemical trends only

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.

Drill type (eg core, reverse

Drilling was completed using best practice
Drilling circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air 5 ¾” face sampling RC drilling hammers for all drill
techniques blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and holes.
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). _

Method of recording and

Bulk RC drill holes samples were visually
Drill sample assessing core and chip sample inspected by the supervising geologist to ensure
recovery recoveries and results assessed. adequate clean sample recoveries were achieved.

Measures taken to maximise
Any wet, contaminated or poor sample returns are
sample recovery and ensure flagged and recorded in the database to ensure no
representative nature of the samples. sampling bias is introduced.

Whether a relationship exists

Zones of poor sample return are recorded
between sample recovery and grade and in the database and cross checked once assay
whether sample bias may have occurred results are received from the laboratory to ensure
due to preferential loss/gain of no misrepresentation of sampling intervals has
fine/coarse material. occurred. Of note, excellent RC drill recovery is
reported from all RC holes.

Whether core and chip samples

All RC drill samples are geologically logged
Logging have been geologically and on site by professional geologists. Details on the
geotechnically logged to a level of detail
to support appropriate Mineral Resource
host lithologies, deformation, dominant minerals
includingsulphide species and alteration minerals

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
estimation, mining studies and plus veining are recorded relationally (separately)
metallurgical studies. so the logging is interactive and not biased to

Whether logging is qualitative or
lithology.
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
Drill hole logging of RC chips is qualitative
channel, etc) photography. on visual recordings of rock forming minerals and

The total length and percentage
quantitative on estimates of mineral abundance.
of the relevant intersections logged.
The entire length of each RC drill hole is
geologicallylogged.

If core, whether cut or sawn and

Duplicate samples are collected every 25th
Sub- whether quarter, half or all core taken. sample from the RC chips.
sampling
If non-core, whether riffled, tube

Dry RC 1m samples are riffle split to 3-4kg
techniques sampled, rotary split, etc and whether as drilled and dispatched to the laboratory. Any wet
and sample sampled wet or dry. samples are recorded in the database as such and
preparation
For all sample types, the nature,
allowed to dry before splitting and dispatching to the
quality and appropriateness of the laboratory.
sample preparation technique.
All samples are pulverized prior to splitting

Quality control procedures
in the laboratory to ensure homogenous samples
adopted for all sub-sampling stages to with 85% passing 75um. 200gm is extracted by
maximise representivity of samples. spatula that is used for the 50gm charge on

Measures taken to ensure that
standard fire assays.
the sampling is representative of the in
RC samples submitted to the laboratory are
situ material collected, including for sorted and reconciled against the submission
instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.

Whether sample sizes are
documents. In addition to duplicates a high grade
or low grade standard is included every 25th
sample, a controlled blank is inserted every 100th
appropriate to the grain size of the sample. The laboratory uses barren flushes to
material being sampled. clean their pulveriser and their own internal
standards and duplicates to ensure industry best
practice quality control is maintained.

The sample size is considered appropriate
for the type, style, thickness and consistency of
mineralization.

The nature, quality and

The fire assay method is designed to
Quality of appropriateness of the assaying and measure the total gold in the sample. The
assay data laboratory procedures used and whether technique involves standard fire assays using a
and the technique is considered partial or 50gm sample charge with a lead flux (decomposed
laboratory total. in the furnace). The prill is totally digested by HCl
tests
For geophysical tools,
and HNO3acids before measurement of the gold
spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determination by AAS.

No field analyses of gold grades are
determining the analysis including completed. Quantitative analysis of the gold
instrument make and model, reading content and trace elements is undertaken in a
times, calibrations factors applied and controlled laboratory environment.
their derivation, etc.
Industry best practice is employed with the

Nature of quality control
inclusion of duplicates and standards as discussed
procedures adopted (eg standards, above, and used by Ramelius as well as the
blanks, duplicates, external laboratory laboratory. All Ramelius standards and blanks are
checks) and whether acceptable levels of
interrogated to ensure they lie within acceptable
accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision tolerances. Additionally, sample size, grind size
have been established. and field duplicates are examined to ensure no bias
to gold grades exists.

The verification of significant

Alternative Ramelius personnel have
Verification intersections by either independent or inspected the RC chips in the field to verify the
of sampling alternative company personnel. correlation of mineralised zones between assay
and
The use of twinned holes.
results and lithology, alteration and mineralization.
assaying
Documentation of primary data,

All holes are digitally logged in the field and

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
data entry procedures, data verification, all primary data is forwarded to Ramelius’ Database
data storage (physical and electronic) Administrator (DBA) in Perth where it is imported
protocols. into Datashed, a commercially available and

Discuss any adjustment to assay
industry accepted database software package.
data. Assay data is electronically merged when received
from the laboratory. The responsible project
geologist reviews the data in the database to
ensure that it is correct and has merged properly
and that all the drill data collected in the field has
been captured and entered into the database
correctly.

The responsible geologist makes the DBA
aware of any errors and/or omissions to the
database and the corrections (if required) are
corrected in the database immediately.

No adjustments or calibrations are made to
any of the assay data recorded in the database.

No new mineral resource estimate is
included in this report.

Accuracy and quality of surveys

All drill hole collars are picked up using
Location of used to locate drill holes (collar and accurate DGPS survey control. All down hole
data points down-hole surveys), trenches, mine surveys are collected using downhole Eastman
workings and other locations used in single shot surveying techniques provided by the
Mineral Resource estimation. drilling contractors.

Specification of the grid system

All Suplejack holes are picked up in MGA94
used. – Zone 52 grid coordinates.

Quality and adequacy of

DGPS RL measurements captured the
topographic control. collar surveys of the drill holes prior to the resource
estimation work.

Data spacing for reporting of

Infill exploration drill holes were planned on
Data spacing
Exploration Results.
nominal 100m parting at Suplejack to better define
and
Whether the data spacing and
geological continuity.
distribution distribution is sufficient to establish the
Given the limited understanding of the
degree of geological and grade continuity
target horizon this spacing was considered
appropriate for the Mineral Resource and necessary to help define the continuity of
Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and
mineralisation, ahead of further step out drilling.
classifications applied.
No sampling compositing has been applied

Whether sample compositing has

within key mineralised intervals.
been applied.

Whether the orientation of

The drilling is completed orthogonal to the
Orientation sampling achieves unbiased sampling of interpreted strike of the target horizon. No diamond
of data in possible structures and the extent to drilling has been completed by Ramelius on the
relation to which this is known, considering the targets thus far.
geological
structure
deposit type.

If the relationship between the

Selected diamond twinning will be
considered at Suplejack in due course to confirm no
drilling orientation and the orientation of drilling orientation and/or sampling bias is present,
key mineralised structures is considered once significant bedrock mineralization is
to have introduced a sampling bias, this intersected.
should be assessed and reported if
material.

The measures taken to ensure

Sample security is integral to Ramelius’
Sample sample security. sampling procedures. All bagged RC samples are
security delivered directly from the field to the assay
laboratory in Perth, whereupon the laboratory
checks thephysicallyreceived samples against

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary
Ramelius’ sample submission/dispatch notes.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or
of sampling techniques and data.


Sampling techniques and procedures are
reviewed prior to the commencement of new work
reviews programmes to ensure adequate procedures are in
place to maximize the sample collection and
sample quality on new projects. No external audits
have been completed to date.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Type, reference name/number,

The results reported in this report are on
Mineral location and ownership including granted Exploration Licence (EL) 26625 (Suplejack)
tenement and
agreements or material issues with third
owned 85% by Ramelius Resources Limited and
land tenure parties such as joint ventures, 15% by Tychean Resources Limited. The tenement
status partnerships, overriding royalties, native is located on Aboriginal Freehold Land and is
title interests, historical sites, wilderness subject to a Exploration Agreement between
or national park and environmental Tychean Resources and the Central Land Council
settings. (CLC). Heritage surveys were completed prior to

The security of the tenure held at
any ground disturbing activities in accordance with
the time of reporting along with any Ramelius’ responsibilities under the Aboriginal
known impediments to obtaining a Heritage Act.
licence to operate in the area.
At this time all the tenements are in good
standing. There are no known impediments to
obtaininga licence to operate in the area.

Acknowledgment and appraisal

Exploration by other parties has been
Exploration of exploration by other parties. reviewed and is used as a guide to Ramelius’
done by other exploration activities. Previous parties have
parties completed shallow RAB and percussion drilling.
This report concerns only exploration results
generated byRamelius.

Deposit type, geological setting

The interface anomaly at Suplejack
Geology and style of mineralisation. currently extends over 2km strike but a bedrock
source has not been discovered yet. The
mineralisation sought at Suplejack is typical of
orogenic structurally controlled gold lode systems.
The mineralisation is believed to be controlled by
anastomosing shear zones passing through
competent rock units, brittle fracture and stockwork
mineralization is common on the competent rock
contacts.
Drill hole
A summary of all information
material to the understanding of the

All the drill holes reported in this report
have the following parameters applied. All drill
Information exploration results including a tabulation holes completed, including holes with no significant
of the following information for all Material
drill holes:

results as defined in the Attachments) are reported
in this announcement.
o
easting and northing of the drill

Easting and northing are given in MGA94
hole collar coordinates as defined in the Attachments.
o
elevation or RL (Reduced Level –


RL is AHD
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

Dip is the inclination of the hole from the
horizontal. Azimuth is reported in magnetic
degrees as the direction the hole is drilled. MGA94
and magnetic degrees vary by <50in the project
area.
o
hole length.

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


Down hole length is the distance measured
along the drill hole trace. Intersection length is the
thickness of an anomalous gold intersection
measured along the drill hole trace.

Hole length is the distance from the surface
to the end of the hole measured along the drill hole
trace.

No results currently available from the
exploration drilling are excluded from this report.
Gold grade intersections >10ppb Au with up to 2m
of internal dilution are considered significant in the
context of regionalgeochemical anomalism.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

In reporting Exploration Results,

The first gold assay result received from
Data weighting averaging techniques, each sample reported by the laboratory is tabled in
aggregation maximum and/or minimum grade the list of significant assays. Subsequent repeat
methods truncations (eg cutting of high grades) analyses when performed by the laboratory are
and cut-off grades are usually Material checked against the original to ensure repeatability
and should be stated. of the assay results.

Where aggregate intercepts

Weighted average techniques are applied
incorporate short lengths of high grade to determine the grade of the anomalous interval
results and longer lengths of low grade when geological intervals less than 1m have been
results, the procedure used for such sampled.
aggregation should be stated and some
Results are generally reported using a 10
typical examples of such aggregations ppb Au lower cut-off (as described above and
should be shown in detail. reported in the Attachments) and may include up to

The assumptions used for any
2m of internal dilution.
reporting of metal equivalent values
No metal equivalent reporting is used or
should be clearly stated. applied.

These relationships are

The intersection length is measured down
Relationship particularly important in the reporting of the length of the hole and is not usually the true
between Exploration Results. width. When sufficient knowledge on the thickness
mineralisatio
If the geometry of the
of the intersection is known an estimate of the true
n widths and mineralisation with respect to the drill thickness is provided in the Attachment.
intercept hole angle is known, its nature should be
The known geometry of the mineralisation
lengths reported. with respect to the drill holes reported in this report

If it is not known and only the
down hole lengths are reported, there
is poorly constrained from historical mining and
previous drill hole intersections at Milky Way (Mount
should be a clear statement to this effect Magnet) at this still early stage of the exploration
(eg ‘down hole length, true width not
_known’). _

Appropriate maps and sections

Drillhole plan views of Suplejack have been
Diagrams (with scales) and tabulations of intercepts
provided in this release to enable the reader to see
should be included for any significant the intersections relative to previous drilling and
discovery being reported These should previous drill hole intersections plus the current
include, but not be limited to a plan view interpretation of the overall geometry. Given the
of drill hole collar locations and absence of any bedrock mineralization to date the
appropriate sectional views. plan view is considered the best pictorial
representation of the known spatial extent of the
anomalism intersected to date.

Where comprehensive reporting

All RC drill holes completed to date are
Balanced of all Exploration Results is not reported in this report and all material intersections
reporting practicable, representative reporting of as defined) are reported.
both low and high grades and/or widths
should be practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.

Other exploration data, if

No other exploration data that has been
Other meaningful and material, should be collected is considered meaningful and material to
substantive reported including (but not limited to): this report.
exploration geological observations; geophysical
data 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 nature and scale of planned

Future exploration may include further step
Further work further work (eg tests for lateral out drilling to the south and a detailed ground EM
extensions or depth extensions or large- survey designed to map the trend of the graphitic
_scale step-out drilling). _ shale unit.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions, including
the main geological interpretations and
future drilling areas, provided this
information is not commercially sensitive.