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DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2022

Aug 14, 2022

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15 August 2022

NINE ORION LOOK-ALIKES FROM AUGER PROGRAM, MORE TO COME – TARRAJI-YAMPI

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The high-grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co-Zn Orion discovery was made in 2021. The 2022 auger sampling program has “fingerprinted” Orion and applied that knowledge across other under cover areas at Tarraji-Yampi. Pleasingly, nine high-quality Orion look alikes have been identified, including six new gossanous and mineralised outcrops, from the auger program completed in April-June 2022.

  • Significant outcropping mineralisation associated with auger anomalism has been identified at the new Thunderer and Vanguard prospects with results including:

  • KMRK0289: 37% Cu, 163g/t Ag, 1.0g/t Au, 0.03% Co • KMRK0290: 39.4% Cu, 165g/t Ag, 1.6g/t Au, 0.02% Co

  • KMRK0291: 14% Cu, 17g/t Ag, 0.6 g/t Au, 0.10% Co • KMRK0295: 12.9% Cu, 51.5 g/t Ag, 0.02% Co, 0.1% Zn

  • Based on this success, a decision has been made to expand the program with two auger rigs commencing in September 2022. It is expected further drill targets will be defined as part of the expanded program.

  • As a consequence, drilling at Tarraji-Yampi has been deferred until the 2023 field season. Accordingly, auger generated targets can be prioritised to best position Dreadnought for drilling success. Geophysical surveys will be undertaken in March/April 2023 to define what is expected to be a robust pipeline of drill targets.

  • Drilling will remain focused at the 100% owned Mangaroon rare earths for the remainder of 2022.

Dreadnought Resources Limited (“ Dreadnought ”) is pleased to announce that results for all 1,695 samples have been received from auger work at Tarraji-Yampi, in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. The low impact auger program facilitated earlier project access effectively extending the 2022 field season.

Importantly, the auger program has already identified nine high-quality targets with similar geochemical signatures to the high-grade Orion discovery. Significantly, the auger program also resulted in an improved understanding of the lithostructural controls on mineralisation and led to the discovery of six new mineralised outcrops at Thunderer with a similar signature to Orion and a Grant’s look alike at Vanguard.

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Dreadnought’s Managing Director, Dean Tuck, commented: “Our wide spaced, low impact auger sampling program at Tarraji-Yampi has been a resounding success and resulted not only in identifying additional Orion and Grant’s look alike targets, but a better understanding of the lithostructural controls for mineralisation. This improved understanding has resulted in the definition of several new target areas that require further auger sampling. An expanded Auger sampling program will commence in September 2022.”

Figure 1: Recently discovered copper gossan from Thunderer which assayed 39.4% Cu, 165g/t Ag, 1.6g/t Au and 0.02% Co (KMRK0290).

Dreadnought Resources Limited Unit 1, 4 Burgay Court, Osborne Park WA 6017 PO Box 646, West Perth WA 6872

www.dreadnoughtresources.com.au [email protected]

+61 08 9473 8345

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Figure 2: Plan view image of the new Thunderer prospect showing the location of mineralised outcrops in relation to the recently completed (black) and planned auger samples (blue).

Dreadnought Resources Limited Unit 1, 4 Burgay Court, Osborne Park WA 6017 PO Box 646, West Perth WA 6872

www.dreadnoughtresources.com.au

[email protected] +61 08 9473 8345

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Discussion of Results

Geochemical orientation work at the Orion discovery has shown that black soil plains, which cover most of TarrajiYampi, obscure the geochemical signature of the massive sulphide mineralisation at surface, rendering surface geochemical surveys ineffective. A benchmark auger program was conducted over Orion where the cover at Orion is only 1-5m thick. Pleasingly, the weathered saprolite material beneath the cover expressed a ~300m x 60m geochemical anomaly with a peak value of ~3,000 ppm Cu+Pb+Zn+As directly above the massive sulphide mineralisation.

“ ” - The implication of fingerprinted Orion being that a broader auger program over Tarraji Yampi could identify further Orion look alikes. Results to date have been highly encouraging.

Orion Trend: First pass, 200m x 40m and 100m x 40m auger sampling over the 4km x 1km long Orion trend has highlighted seven targets (Ironclad, OR1-6) all greater than 10x background (~50ppm Cu +Pb+Zn+As) with similar lithostructural settings and geophysical signatures to Orion.

Other Areas: Outside of the Orion trend, there were four areas targeted prioritised only by their magnetic signatures. Auger sampling over these trends returned background geochemical values. In the final week of the auger program, a re-evaluation of the target areas was undertaken. This resulted in the identification of what is

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now called Thunderer due to the similar lithostructural setting to Orion, not just the magnetic anomalism.

This also resulted in the discovery of six new gossanous and mineralised outcrops and some significant auger anomalies. This result is highly encouraging and continues to show the potential of Tarraji-Yampi to become a Cu-Ag-Au-Co-Zn camp.

As a result, several new areas within the Tarraji-Yampi area have been prioritised for an expanded auger program with two auger rigs to commence in September 2022. This work is expected to generate new targets that will undergo geophysical survey prior to drilling in the 2023 field season.

Figure 3: Gus from OzEx supervising Kirk Woolagoodja on the auger rig at Thunderer.

Table 1: Description of the nine high-quality Orion look alikes

Target ID Strike (m)
Width (m)

Peak Value
(Cu+Pb+Zn+As)**
EM Conductor Magnetic
Anomaly
Outcropping
Mineralisation
Ironclad 1,150 150 2,145ppm Not Surveyed No Yes
OR1 300 150 1,040ppm Not Surveyed Yes Under Cover
OR2 300 150 550ppm Not Surveyed Yes Under Cover
OR3 650 100 1,230ppm Yes Yes Under Cover
OR4 700 100 630ppm Yes No Yes
OR5 400 200 540ppm Not Surveyed Yes Under Cover
OR6 200 100 540ppm Not Surveyed Yes Under Cover
Vanguard 500 40 458ppm Not Surveyed Yes Yes
Thunderer* N/A* N/A* 795ppm* Not Surveyed Yes Yes

Auger program over Thunderer <25% complete *Background values ~50ppm Cu+Pb+Zn+As

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Figure 4: Plan view image of the Orion Trend, Ironclad, Grant’s and Vanguard showing the location of recently completed auger sampling (black) and planned auger sampling (blue) in relation to the geochemical anomalies, outcropping mineralisation and EM conductors.

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Next Steps

  • Given the success of the auger sampling program, an expanded auger program (Figures 5 and 6) with two rigs will commence in September 2022.

  • Trial IP/Resistivity surveys will be undertaken in March/April 2023.

  • All targets without FLEM surveys (Ironclad, OR1, OR2, OR5, OR6, Thunderer, Vanguard and others to be generated) will also be surveyed in March/April 2023.

  • RC and diamond drilling to commence in the 2023 field season.

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Figure 5: Plan view image showing the location of reported and planned auger locations over the Tarraji

tenement.

Dreadnought Resources Limited Unit 1, 4 Burgay Court, Osborne Park WA 6017 PO Box 646, West Perth WA 6872

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Background on Tarraji-Yampi

Tarraji-Yampi is located entirely within the Yampi Sound Training Area (“ YSTA ”), a Commonwealth Defence Reserve in the West Kimberley, ~80kms from the port of Derby. The YSTA is the second largest defence reserve in Australia after Woomera in South Australia and was off limits to mineral exploration from 1978 to 2013.

The only significant exploration undertaken in the area was by WMC Resources in 1958 and Australian Consolidated Minerals in 1972, with both parties exploring for copper. Since opening for exploration in 2013, Dreadnought has secured the largest ground holding within the YSTA and developed strong working relationships with both the Department of Defence and the Dambimangari People.

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Figure 6: Plan view map of Tarraji-Yampi highlighting the location of current prospects and the recently completed (red) and planned auger sampling (blue).

www.dreadnoughtresources.com.au [email protected]

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For further information please refer to previous ASX announcements:

  • 25 August 2021 RC Results from Orion, Grant’s & Fuso Indicate a large Cu-Au-Ag-Co System

  • 11 October 2021 Massive Sulphides Intersected in Multiple Holes at Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co

  • 2 November 2021 Supergene Confirmed and Massive Sulphides Extended at Orion

  • 15 November 2021 High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co Discovery at Orion

  • 8 December 2021 Further High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co from Orion Discovery

  • 24 June 2022 Orion Auger Program – Tarraji-Yampi Project

UPCOMING NEWSFLOW

August/November: Further updates on REE drilling at Yin, Y2, Y3 ironstones and C1-C5 Carbonatites (Mangaroon 100%)

August: Assays from Peggy Sue pegmatite sampling (Central Yilgarn)

August: Assays from RC drilling at Nelson, Trafalgar, Metzke’s Find, Kings, Spitfire (Central Yilgarn) August: Results from Central Komatiite Belt nickel sulphide target generation work (Central Yilgarn)

August: Assays for Ni-Cu sulphides at the Money Intrusion (Mangaroon FQM Option)

August-November: REE assays from RC drilling ironstones/carbonatites (Mangaroon 100%) August/September: Initial JORC Resource for Metzke’s Find Au (Central Yilgarn)

8 September: Presenting at New World Metals Conference in Perth

20-22 September: Presenting at New World Metals Conference in Sydney and Melbourne

September: Audited Financial Report

October/November: Further results from Metallurgical test work at Yin (Mangaroon 100%)

November: Annual General Meeting

December Quarter: initial Yin JORC Resource (Mangaroon 100%)

~Ends~

For further information please contact: Dean Tuck Jessamyn Lyons Managing Director Company Secretary Dreadnought Resources Limited Dreadnought Resources Limited E:[email protected] E:[email protected]

This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the Board of Dreadnought.

Competent Person’s Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to geology and exploration results and planning was compiled by Mr. Dean Tuck, who is a Member of the AIG, Managing Director, and shareholder of the Company. Mr. Tuck has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr. Tuck consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information in the original reports, and that the forma and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original reports.

Dreadnought Resources Limited Unit 1, 4 Burgay Court, Osborne Park WA 6017 PO Box 646, West Perth WA 6872

www.dreadnoughtresources.com.au [email protected]

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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Kimberley Ni-Cu-Au Projects

Dreadnought controls the second largest land holding in the highly prospective West Kimberley region of WA. The main project area, TarrajiYampi, is located only 85kms from Derby and has been locked up as a Defence Reserve since 1978.

Tarraji-Yampi presents a rare first mover opportunity with known outcropping mineralisation and historic workings from the early 1900’s which have seen no modern exploration.

Results to date indicate that there may be a related, large scale, Proterozoic Cu-Au-Ag-Bi-Sb-Co system at TarrajiYampi, similar to Cloncurry / Mt Isa in Queensland and Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

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Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE JV & REE Au 100% Project

Mangaroon is a first mover opportunity covering ~4,500sq kms located 250kms south-east of Exmouth in the vastly underexplored Gascoyne Region of WA. Part of the project is targeting Ni-Cu-PGE and is subject to a joint venture with First Quantum Minerals (earning up to 70%). The joint venture area contains outcropping high tenor Ni-Cu-PGE blebby sulphides in the recently defined Money Intrusion. Dreadnought’s 100% owned areas contain outcropping high-grade gold bearing quartz veins along the Edmund and Minga Bar Faults and outcropping high-grade REE ironstones, similar to those under development at the Yangibana REE Project. Recently six potentially REE bearing carbonatite intrusions have been identified which may also be the source of the regional rare earths.

Illaara Gold, Base Metals, Critical Minerals & Iron Ore Project

Illaara is located 190km northwest of Kalgoorlie in the Yilgarn Craton and covers 75kms of strike along the Illaara Greenstone Belt. Illaara is prospective for typical Archean mesothermal lode gold deposits, VMS base metals and critical metals including Lithium-Caesium-Tantalum.

Dreadnought has consolidated the Illaara Greenstone Belt mainly through an acquisition from Newmont. Prior to Newmont, the Illaara Greenstone Belt was predominantly held by iron ore explorers and remains highly prospective for iron ore.

Dreadnought Resources Limited Unit 1, 4 Burgay Court, Osborne Park WA 6017 PO Box 646, West Perth WA 6872

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Table 2: Significant Rock Chips (>0.1% Cu or > 0.1g/t Au or >0.01% Co) (location in GDA94 MGAz51)

Sample ID
Easting
Northing
Cu
(%)
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Co
(%)
Zn
(%)
Prospect
KMRK0288
625800
8160968
16.5
16.3
0.3
0.08
-
Fuso NE
KMRK0289
626603
8161689
37.0
163.0
1.0
0.03
-
Thunderer
KMRK0290
626601
8161681
39.4
165.0
1.6
0.02
-
KMRK0291
626596
8161692
14.0
17.4
0.6
0.10
-
KMRK0292
626596
8161702
1.9
4.0
-
0.01
-
KMRK0293
626492
8161357
2.4
10.3
-
-
0.3
KMRK0294
626801
8161570
2.2
7.8
-
0.01
-
KMRK0295
626958
8161414
12.9
51.5
-
0.02
0.1
KMRK0296
626720
8160784
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
KMRK0297
626773
8160606
0.6
0.7
-
-
-
TJRK21
628815
8164411
5.4
1.8
1.0
0.01
-
Vanguard
TJRK27
629157
8164341
6.7
0.6
1.2
-
-
TARR301
628821
8164411
14.3
3.5
0.7
0.02
-
KMRK0299
627325
8166805
0.1
0.6
-
-
0.4
OR4
KMRK0300
627325
8166805
0.1
0.5
-
-
0.6
KMRK0301
627325
8166805
0.2
0.9
-
-
-
KMRK0305
627325
8166805
-
0.1
-
-
0.5

JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report template

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

JORC TABLE 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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

  • Criteria JORC Code explanation

  • SamplingNature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut 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 (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

Commentary

Auger Soils

Soil auger sampling was undertaken to produce samples for assaying. For the purposes of this program, auger is considered a surface sampling technique and not a drill technique.

~500 grams of material was collected from the end of hole auger spoils (holes are between 1 and 9m deep) and placed into prenumbered plastic bags.

All samples were analysed by Portable Spectral Services using a Bruker Countertop XRF 800 (CTX) analyser.

Samples were backfilled on completion of each hole to ensure minimal disturbance and evidence of drilling.

Rock Chips

Rock Chips were collected by Dreadnought staff and submitted for analysis. Rock chips are random, subject to bias and often unrepresentative for the typical widths required for economic consideration. They are by nature difficult to duplicate with any acceptable form of precision or accuracy.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
mineralisation
types
(e.g.
submarine
nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
Rock chips have been collected by Dreadnought to
assist
in
characterising
different
lithologies,
alterations and expressions of mineralisation. In
many instances, several rock chips were collected
from a single location to assist with characterising
and
understanding
the
different
lithologies,
alterations and expressions of mineralisation
present at the locality.
Rock chips were submitted to ALS Laboratories in
Perth for determination of Au, Pt and Pd by PGM-
ICP24 and multiple (48) elements by ME-MS61
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.).
Auger Sampling
OzEx undertook the program utilising a CF moto
1000cc UTV towing a custom built heli-portable
auger rig mounted on a trailer.
Holes were drilled vertically to a depth of between 1
and 9m depending on the depth of cover with a 4”
drill pilot and 3” ¾ drill rods powered by a 25 hp
perkins air-cooled diesel engine
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.
Auger Sampling
Auger sample recoveries are considered to be near
100%. There is potential for contamination from
bringing the sample to surface, however assays are
used as indicative values and not to be used for any
resource studies.
Auger sampling was undertaken using a ‘best
practice’ approach to achieve maximum sample
recovery and quality.
Best practise sampling procedure included a shovel
and trowel to separate material based on colour and
geological changes downhole and every 1.5m rod,
cleaning of sampling equipment every hole and
suitable supervision by supervising DRE geologist
to ensure good sample quality and the sampling of
the correct material.
At the end of each hole the auger is cleaned and
suitable supervision by the supervising geologist to
ensure good sample quality.
At this stage, no known bias occurs between
sample recovery and grade.
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.
Logging is qualitative, quantitative or semi-
quantitative in nature. Data was recorded on depth
of hole, colour change and blade refusal.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.
Auger Sampling
XRF
analysis
of
pulverised
and
partially
homogenised auger sample piles is fit for purpose
as a preliminary exploration technique.
Auger samples are dried, and scooped into a puck,
pressed and inserted into the Bruker Countertop
XRF 800 (CTX) analyser. The Brucker Countertopo
XRF 800 analyser is regularly calibrated with
standards analysed every 30 samples.
The competent person considers this acceptable
within
the
context
of
reporting
preliminary
exploration results.
Duplicate samples were taken every 50 holes,
whereby a second drillhole was completed ~1m
from the original hole and sampled to the same
depth.
Rock Chips
Entire rock chips were submitted to the lab for
sample prep and analysis.
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) and
precision have been established.
Auger Sampling
All sampled were submitted to Portable Spectral
Solutions in Perth for analysis by method pSCAN-
01 which consists of dried auger sample scooped
into a puck, pressed and inserted into a Bruker
Countertop XRF 800 (CTX) analyser. The Brucker
Countertopo XRF 800 analyser is regularly
calibrated with standards analysed every 30
samples.
Duplicate samples were taken every 50 holes,
whereby a second drillhole was completed ~1m
from the original hole and sampled to the same
depth.
All QAQC performed to an acceptable standard.
Rock Chips
All samples were submitted to ALS Laboratories in
Perth where 1-3kg rock chips samples were
crushed so that >70% of material passes through -
6mm, the sample is then pulverised to >85%
passing 75 micron.
A 50 gram aliquot was analysed for Au, Pt and Pd
by Fire Assay and ICP-AES finish (ALS Code PGM-
ICP24)
Fire Assay is considered a total digest for Au, Pt and
Pd
A 0.25 grams aliquot was analysed for 48 elements
by a four-acid digest and ICP-MS finish (ALS Code
ME-MS61).
Four-acid digest is considered a “near-total” digest
for most elements.
No standards, duplicates or blanks submitted with

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
rock chips.
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.
Auger Sampling
All anomalous areas were visited by company
personnel.
No twinned holes are used, however duplicate
holes performed to an acceptable standard.
Logging and Sampling
Sample data was recorded directly into a paper
logging system, verified and converted to a digital
format, eventually stored in an offsite database.
Significant readings are inspected by senior
company personnel.
Rock Chips
Rock chip and geological information is written in
field books and coordinates and track data saved
from hand held GPSs used in the field.
Dreadnought geologists have inspected and logged
all rock chips.
Field data is entered into excel spreadsheets to be
loaded into a database.
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.
All sample locations were recorded with a Garmin
handheld GPS which has an accuracy of +/- 5m.
GDA94 MGAz51.
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.
Auger sampling was completed on a 100m x 40m
grid or 200m x 40m grid as a first pass exploration
approach.
Data spacing at this stage is not suitable for Mineral
Resource Estimation.
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.
Auger Soils
Auger sampling was undertaken as shallow vertical
holes across the project area designed to penetrate
beneath transported cover.
No sample bias is known at this time.
Rock Chips
Rock chip sampling by its nature is highly biased.
Samples are collected from the outcropping lodes
which are striking ~N-S with a steep easterly dip
with localised folding.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample
All geochemical samples were collected, bagged,
and sealed byDreadnought staff and delivered to

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
security. Derby Stock Supplies (DSS) in Derby.
Auger samples were delivered directly to Portable
Spectral Services in Perth by DSS.
Rock chips samples were delivered directly to ALS
laboratories in Perth.
Audits or reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
The program is continuously reviewed by senior
company personnel.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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

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 Tarraji-Yampi Project consists of 5
granted (E04/2315, E04/2508, E04/2572,
E04/2557, E04/2608) exploration Licenses.
The Tarraji tenement (E04/2315) is a 80/20
JV between IronRinger (Tarraji) Pty Ltd and
Whitewater Resources Pty Ltd.
The
Yampi
Tenements
(E04/2508,
E04/2572, E04/2557, E04/2608) are 100%
owned by Dreadnought Exploration Pty Ltd
Dreadnought Exploration Pty Ltd is a wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
Dreadnought
Resources Ltd.
E04/2315, E04/2508, E04/2572, E04/2557
are located within the Yampi Sound
Training Area (YSTA) which is freehold land
owned by the Commonwealth Government
and administered by the Department of
Defence. Being freehold Commonwealth
Land, Native Title has been extinguished
but falls within Dambimangari Land.
E04/2608 is partly located within the YSTA
and partly on Vacant Crown Land which has
Native Title claim by the Warra Combined
(NNTT Number 2901)
Exploration done
by other parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
Regional mapping, basic stream sediment,
soil sampling and limited diamond drilling
was completed by WMC in the 1950s.
Shallow percussion and diamond drilling
was undertaken by ACM at Chianti in the
1970s.
The YSTA was off limits to exploration from
1978 until 2013.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
The Tarraji-Yampi Project is located within
the Hooper Complex which is a Proterozoic
Mobile Belt in the West Kimberley.
The
Hooper
Complex
has
known
occurrences
of
Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag
VMS

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
mineralisation within the Marboo Formation,
magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation in the
Ruins Dolerite and later stage Proterozoic
Cu-Au
mineralisation
associated
with
significant
structures
and
late-stage
intrusions.
Drill hole
information

A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information for all Material
drill holes:
o
easting and northing of the drill hole collar
o
elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
o
dip and azimuth of the hole
o
down hole length and interception depth
o
hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified on the
basis that the information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the understanding of
the report, the Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
An overview of the drilling program is given
within the text and tables within this
document.
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.
No drilling 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’).
For the purposes of this program, auger is
considered a surface sampling technique
and not a drill technique and no drilling
thicknesses or widths have been reported.
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.
Refer to figures within 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
to
avoid
misleading
reporting
of
Exploration Results.
The accompanying document is a balanced
report with a suitable cautionary note.
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
Rio Tinto Exploration completed a versatile
time domain electromagnetic (VTEM) and
aeromagnetic survey covering 206 sq km of
the
Yampi
tenements
for
901-line
kilometres of data using 125 and 250 m line

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
density,
groundwater,
geotechnical
and
rock
characteristics;
potential
deleterious
or
contaminating substances.
spacing. Targets from the VTEM survey are
shown in Figure 3 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.
Additional auger sampling is expected to
commence in 2022.
RC and Diamond drilling in 2023

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