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DUKETON MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Jan 28, 2021

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ASX Release

29 January 2021

December 2020 Quarterly Report

HIGHLIGHTS

Rosie Project (100% DKM)

Mining Study underway on the Rosie Nickel Deposit

  • Entech Mining Consultants engaged to conduct a Scoping Study into underground mining of the Rosie Nickel Deposit

  • Rosie Resource 2.56 Mt @ 2.9% NiEq

  • Mineral Resource reports **49,100 tonnes contained nickel, 10,600 tonnes contained copper and 205,000 ounces of contained PGEs ***

  • 66% of the Rosie Mineral Resource is in the Indicated category

  • Total combined JORC resource for Rosie & C2 is 87,100 nickel tonnes, 12,900 copper tonnes and 231,000 ounces PGE’s

  • Scoping Study due for completion next quarter

Tenement Acquisition (100% DKM)

  • Ongoing targeting has led to several tenement positions being acquired

Corporate

  • Review of development options for Rosie and C2 underway

  • Review of multiple external opportunities underway

  • Cash and liquids at 31 December 2020 of $27.6 million

*see ASX announcement 3 August 2020

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107

45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Figure 1. Plan View of the Duketon area showing tenements and areas of nickel rights.

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Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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OPERATIONS

The Bulge Nickel Project

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Figure 2. The Bulge Ultramafic Complex

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Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Figure 3. Long Section of Rosie, looking north east.

Rosie and C2 Mineral Resources (100% DKM) Ni

A Scoping Study is currently underway on the Rosie Nickel Deposit.

The Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for Rosie of 2.56 million tonnes at 2.9% nickel equivalent is reported in accordance with the 2012 JORC Code. The resource estimate is reported at >1% NiEq. Over 66% of the Resource has been classified as Indicated and the mineralisation is open in all directions.

Table 1: Rosie Mineral Resource Statement (July 2020) >1.0% NiEq

Resource Category Tonnes(kt) Ni% NiEq% (1)
Indicated 1,707 2.0 3.0
Inferred 850 1.7 2.8
Total 2,557 1.9 2.9

(1) Assumptions for the nickel equivalent are: Prices (in USD) $7.00/lb Ni, $3.20/lb Cu, $14.00/lb Co, $1,150/oz Pt, $1,250/oz Pd and $8,500/oz Rh. Recovery assumptions from metallurgical test work are: Pentlandite domain 96.9% Ni, 99.5% Cu, 95.1% Co, 78.2% Pt, 97.6% Pd and 83.4% Rh. Violarite domain 88.7% Ni, 94.5% Cu, 88.5% Co, 57.6% Pt, 87.3% Pd and 64.8% Rh.

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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This resource includes the Nariz mineralisation, discovered by DKM in 2014. The Mineral Resource contained metal is 49,100 tonnes of nickel, 10,600 tonnes of copper, 1,400 tonnes of cobalt and over 205,000 oz of total PGEs (Table 3).

The resource includes a reportable nickel equivalent number after metallurgical work was completed to determine recoveries (see ASX announcement 8[th] July 2020 & 10[th] July 2020). It is the opinion of DKM that all the elements included in the metal equivalents calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.

The total JORC compliant nickel resource for the Bulge Area (Rosie & C2) stands at 87,100 tonnes of nickel, 12,900 tonnes of copper and 231,000 ounces of PGE’s (Tables 4-6).

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Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Table 2: Rosie Mineral Resource Grade

Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq Rosie Nickel Resource >1% NiEq
Classification Sulphide Tonnes Ni
(%)
Cu
(%)
Co
(ppm)
Total PGEs
(g/t)
NiEq
(%)
Indicated Pentlandite 960,893 2.3 0.41 610 2.6 3.3
Violarite 745,813 1.7 0.36 490 2.5 2.6
Sub-Total 1,706,706 2.0 0.39 560 2.5 3.0
Inferred Pentlandite 751,559 1.8 0.47 570 2.5 2.8
Violarite 98,676 1.5 0.43 460 2.2 2.4
Sub-Total 850,234 1.7 0.47 560 2.5 2.8
Total All 2,556,940 1.9 0.42 560 2.5 2.9

Table 3: Rosie Mineral Resource Contained Metal

Contained Metal Contained Metal Contained Metal
Classification **Ore Type ** Ni(t) Cu(t) Co(t) Total PGEs(oz)
Indicated Pentlandite 21,973 3,987 588 79,041
Violarite 12,336 2,679 363 59,014
Sub-Total 34,309 6,666 951 138,056
Inferred Pentlandite 13,354 3,537 428 60,331
Violarite 1,452 421 45 6,937
Sub-Total 14,806 3,958 473 67,268
Total 49,115 10,624 1,423 205,324

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Table 4: C2 Nickel Resource > 0.5% Ni

C2 Nickel Resource >0.5%Ni C2 Nickel Resource >0.5%Ni
Classification Oxidation Tonnes Ni (%) Ni (t)
Inferred Fresh 5,100,000 0.7 34,200
Transitional 600,000 0.6 3,800
Total 5,700,000 0.7 38,000

Table 5: C2 Resource > 0.5% Ni with Auxiliary Attributes

C2 Nickel Resource C2 Nickel Resource >0.5%Ni
Classification Oxidation Tonnes Ni (%) Cu (%) Pt (ppb) Pd (ppb) S (%)
Inferred Fresh 5,100,000 0.7 0.04 60 79 3.3
Transitional 600,000 0.6 0.04 72 105 0.9
Total 5,700,000 0.7 0.04 61 82 3.1

Table 6: Combined Metal Inventory, The Bulge Area

Deposit Ni
tonnes
Cu
tonnes
PGE oz
Rosie 49,115 10,624 205,324
C2 38,000 2,280 25,660
TOTAL 87,115 12,904 230,984

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Figure 4. Duketon Regional Tenement Acquisition

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Regional Exploration

Regional exploration has been ongoing throughout the quarter. Multiple new targets have been generated creating a significant and robust pipeline of organic opportunities.

Tenement applications include:

  • Eagle – gold project in the Tanami Region, two small non JORC gold resource and numerous other significant intercepts

  • Lake Barlee – gold project surrounding Halleys East Gold Mine, 200km north of Southern Cross

  • Fisher South – gold and nickel project at the southern end of the Fisher Greenstone Belt

  • Mulga Tank North – gold project within the Minigwal Greenstone Belt with several gold in regolith anomalies

  • Stephens – base metals VMS project in the Gullewa-Koolanooka Greenstone Belt with a number of significant intercepts

  • Cunyu – project covering the entire Merrie Greenstone Belt, early stage exploration

  • Doris – granted uranium tenement within the Narryer Terrane, 125km north of Meekatharra

Ongoing Strategy

Duketon remains well positioned to drive value from four approaches;

  1. Expand/Study Nickel Resources - Complete mining study and target extensions to Rosie C2 and the greater area for Ni-Cu-PGE’s

  2. New Projects – Acquire advanced Gold or Nickel project with inherent upside that can be unlocked through technical and/or commercial means

  3. New Tenure – Acquire new tenure via opportunistic applications or simple/low cost commercial means.

CORPORATE

At 31 December 2020 Duketon had approximately A$27.6M available from cash reserves of A$20.3M and a liquids position of circa A$7.3M.

ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Exploration and evaluation expenditure during the quarter was $242,000, associated with tenement compliance costs and project evaluation. Further details are set out in this report. There were no substantive mining production and development activities during the quarter. During the quarter, the Company made cash payments of $87,000 to related parties and their associates. This was the aggregate amount paid to the directors including salary, directors’ fees, consulting fees and superannuation.

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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For further enquiries, please contact:

Investors: Stuart Fogarty Duketon Mining - Managing Director +61 8 6315 1490

The information in the announcement that relates to Mineral Resources for Rosie is extracted from the ASX announcement 3 August 2020 and is available to view on the Company’s website (www.duketonmining.com.au). The information in the announcement that relates to Mineral Resources for C2 is extracted from ASX announcement 29 January 2015. 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 announcements 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.

The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Ms Kirsty Culver, Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and an employee of Duketon Mining Limited. Ms Culver has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity that is being undertaken to qualify as a competent person as defined in the JORC Code 2012. Ms Culver consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490

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Appendix 1. Summary of Mining Tenements

As at 31 December 2020 the Company had an interest in the following tenements:

Tenement
number
Project State Status Interest at
beginning of
quarter
Interest at end of
quarter
Acquired/
Disposed
E38/2666 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni (note 1) N/A
E38/2805 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni (note 1) N/A
E38/2834 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni (note 1) N/A
E38/2866 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni (note 1) N/A
E38/2916 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni (note 1) N/A
E38/3523 Duketon North WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E38/3524 Duketon North WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E39/2173 Mulga Tank
North
WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E39/2211 Mulga Tank
North
WA Application 0% 100% Acquired
E52/3833 Doris WA Granted 100% 100% N/A
E53/2143 Fisher South WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E53/2158 Dusty East WA Application 0% 100% Acquired
E59/2414 Stephens WA Granted 100% 100% N/A
E63/2050 Cat Camp WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E69/3763 Cunyu WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E77/2660 Eastside WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E77/2667 Lost Bolt WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E77/2670 Diemals WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E77/2682 Halleys West WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E77/2717 Barlee WA Application 100% 100% N/A
E80/5493 Pelican WA Application 100% 100% N/A
M38/1252 Duketon WA Granted 100% 100% Ni(note 1) N/A

The Company did not have any interests in farm in or farm out agreements at the beginning, end or during the quarter. Note 1: 100% interest held in nickel rights only.

Duketon Mining Limited ACN 159 084 107 45 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 T: +61(0) 8 6315 1490