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EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2019
Apr 7, 2019
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Drilling Confirms Prospectivity of Silver Mountain Project
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First phase drilling along the Pacific Horizon and Red Mule prospects has been completed.
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Significantly anomalous grades encountered in the last hole drilled at Pacific Horizon, located approximately 200m north of the Pacific Mine shaft.
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Indicator minerals, such as molybdenum and bismuth, increase southwestwards in drilling from the Pacific Mine down to the Buffalo mine, indicating closer proximity to potential porphyry mineralisation.
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Geological consultant spends two months examining all drill core over two site visits and concludes:
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Widespread carbonate and chlorite (with minor epidote) throughout the sequence may be alteration that indicates a large hydrothermal system. This may be a distal manifestation of a deeply buried porphyry copper deposit and the drilling has only penetrated the very top of a porphyry copper alteration shell. The copper-bearing breccias may also be an indication of a deeper target .
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Given the apparent widespread alteration (calcite, chlorite) and the widespread distribution of the copper-bearing breccias, it is apparent there is potential for a significant mineral deposit to be present on the Silver Mountain Project. There is no diagnostic alteration that definitely indicates a VMS or porphyry copper deposit, but it is likely there is further copper to be discovered.
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Drilling has commenced at the Gold Vein target, part of the Scarlett Prospect within the greater Silver Mountain Project area. This target is a totally different style of mineralisation than that encountered along the Pacific Horizon.
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Eagle Mountain Mining Limited (ASX:EM2) (“Eagle Mountain” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an exploration update on the Company’s flagship Silver Mountain Project, located in Arizona, USA.
Eagle Mountain’s Managing Director Charles Bass, commented:
“We continue to be buoyed by the exploration results along the Pacific Horizon. The geological indicators initially identified from the drilling contain certain characteristics that gives us a high level of confidence moving forward.
Importantly, we now have enough information to begin evaluation of the prospect and compare the results to other known mines and prospects in the same Proterozoic greenstone belt as Pacific Horizon.
We are further encouraged by the comments of consulting geologist Dr David Compston, Principal of Penrita Pty Ltd, who spent two months in Arizona recently examining all drill core and has reported that ‘it is apparent there is potential for a significant mineral deposit to be present on the Silver Mountain Project’.
We now move our drilling campaign to the Scarlett prospect area where we are targeting a completely different style of mineralisation based on the previous discovery of high-grade gold veins from surface.
I’d also like to acknowledge the efforts of our exploration crew over the past several months who continue to excel in challenging conditions. We’ve recently moved the entire crew from being supplied by a contractor to full-time employees and this has resulted in better productivity and morale and significantly reduced costs.”
Pacific Horizon Drilling
The last diamond drill hole completed near the Pacific Mine, 19SMDD011, intersected two intervals with potentially significant levels of mineralisation. (Refer Appendix 2) This hole was drilled 200m north of the Pacific Mine shaft. The drill rig had already moved from the Pacific Mine area to the south end of the Pacific Horizon, about 6 kms away, before assays for this hole were received.
19SMDD011 also completed Phase 1 drilling in the Pacific Mine area.
Figure 1 below shows the locations of the completed drilling to date and the current locations for drilling at the Scarlett Prospect. It also shows the section line for the hypothetical longsection illustrating the various types of mineralisation targets within the Silver Mountain Project.
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Figure 1 Silver Mountain Project overview with landholding and unique mineralisation styles
Figure 2 below shows a hypothetical long-section illustrating the different types of mineralisation targets at the Silver Mountain Project.
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Figure 2
Quartz-carbonate breccia has been encountered in all drilling along the Pacific Horizon. The current interpretation suggests that there are two different quartz-carbonate breccias:
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The first occurs within the Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) horizon itself and tends to be smaller intervals with lower values; and
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The second occurs below the horizon footwall and tend to be larger intervals with more significant and anomalous assays.
Traditional VMS style mineralisation has not been encountered in the northern section of the Pacific Horizon.
The relatively recently discovered VMS horizon near the Rhyolite target and south of Red Mule has a slightly different rock mineralogy that is similar to that of known VMS deposits in the district. This area needs more field work including mapping and sampling before drill targets can be established.
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Mineralisation occurs abruptly with little anomalism either side of significant or anomalous intercepts. This may suggest that other “hidden” ore zones may occur near to or just off the drill holes. This type of discovery is referred to as “blind” as there is little indication of the mineralisation occurring outside if directly “hit” by drilling.
Figure 3 below is an interpreted cross-section through drill holes 18SMDD005 and 19SMDD011 (cut off is 200ppm Cu) that illustrates the possibility of encountering other mineralised veins.
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Figure 3: Cross-section through 18SMDD005 &19SMDD011 showing intersected and possible other hidden veins below and/or off-hole.
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From the assays received to date from the Pacific Horizon drilling, there are several observations that can be made:
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1) The VMS system along the Pacific Horizon has been overprinted with at least two phases of hydrothermal alteration. This is quite different to other VMS deposits in the region.
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2) There are at least two mineralised systems intersected by drilling. Newspaper reports from the time of operation of the Pacific Mine talk about 4-5 veins being found.
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3) The same newspaper reports talk about gold values increasing in veins moving to the west while copper grades decrease.
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4) Increased molybdenum and bismuth values are pointers to a potential buried porphyry. As determined from a surface geochemistry report by Dr Jeff Jaacks (Refer Independent Geologist Report – Eagle Mountain’s Prospectus dated 23 January 2018), indicator elements such as molybdenum and bismuth increase along the Pacific Horizon moving south-westwards from the Pacific Mine. The highest values encountered in the drilling were near the Buffalo mine and from holes that would have reached the lowest elevations.
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5) Based upon statistical analysis of all assays from the Phase 1 drilling, it was found that using a 90% threshold for determining anomalous values, the cut-offs applied for Au, Ag and Cu are 0.028 g/t, 1.26 g/t and 175ppm, respectively. Nine intervals of at least 1.5m and up to 4 metres in length were above these cut-offs when all of them were applied. (Refer Appendix 2)
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6) There is little indication of when economic mineralisation will be encountered. There are abrupt changes in assay tenure from host rock into mineralised rock. This is similar to mineralisation observed in nearby VMS deposits. This means that exploration is “hit or miss” and that discovery of blind mineralisation is still a possibility.
Geologic Consultant’s Key Findings
Dr David Compston, an experienced Australian geological consultant and Principal of Penrita Pty Ltd, spent two months at the Eagle Mountain offices in Arizona from January through to March 2019 examining all drill core, and also visited the Silver Mountain project on two occasions. His conclusions are as follows (bolding and underlines are added by Eagle Mountain to highlight Dr Compston’s key conclusions):
”The geology revealed by the drilling at the Pacific Horizon area is a sequence of fine metasediments and meta-tuffs, with muscovite schist and phyllite in the north-west foot wall. The marker horizon has been intersected in every hole and contains the target quartz-carbonate breccia in almost every hole . A second breccia, like that hosted by the marker horizon, has
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been consistently intersected 20 to 40 metres further down many of the holes. The breccias contain small amounts of chalcopyrite. These breccias have not been observed to be physically linked in the drilling to date.
The consistent location of the breccias within and in the drilled foot-wall of the marker horizon suggests the marker horizon (and below) is a valid target of further drilling. Whether the breccia is “stratabound” within the marker horizon or the intersection of oblique structures with the marker horizon has not been resolved. Although it is unlikely the breccias are continuous or semi-continuous within and perhaps parallel to the marker horizon, the breccias have been consistently intersected within and below the marker horizon.
The marker horizon is continuous over at least six kilometres and has been the focus of a large amount of hydrothermal fluid flow . The consistent location of a latite dyke and quartzcarbonate breccia within or close to the horizon is significant. The presence of the carbonate alteration envelope around the marker horizon is further evidence of fluid being focussed through this part of the stratigraphy.
The origin of the marker horizon has not been clarified by the drilling. Petrography may indicate whether the “chert” layers are exhalites (or even chert).
The results of the drilling confirm the geological interpretation generated by previous exploration (mapping, geophysics) and demonstrate that the prospective area contains widespread mineralisation and alteration.
The widespread carbonate and chlorite (with minor epidote) throughout the sequence may be alteration that indicates a large hydrothermal system. This may be a distal manifestation of a deeply buried porphyry copper deposits and the drilling has only penetrated the very - top of a porphyry copper alteration shell. The copper bearing breccias may also be an indication of a deeper target.”
Dr Compston’s final conclusion is:
“Given the apparent widespread alteration (calcite, chlorite) and the widespread distribution of the copper-bearing breccias, it is apparent there is potential for a significant mineral deposit to be present on the Silver Mountain Project. There is no diagnostic alteration that definitely indicates a VMS or porphyry copper deposit, but it is likely there is further copper to be discovered.”
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Red Mule Drilling
Drill hole 19SMDD013, targeting the very high-grade silver vein found in the Red Mule prospect, had to be abandoned short of its targeted final depth due to poor drilling conditions. The hole encountered major amounts of paleosol conglomerates and had to be cemented. Sulphides were being encountered towards the bottom of the hole before the decision was made to cement the hole and return to complete the drilling at a later date. The drill core is currently being logged and will be sent for assay.
Next steps
The exploration team has moved on to the targets identified at Scarlett and near the historical Silver Dollar Mine. Five holes are currently planned:
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three holes at Scarlett targeting the depth extension to the high-grade gold veins at surface; and
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two holes at Silver Dollar targeting depth extension to the historical mine.
The Company has engaged Dr Jeff Jaacks, who conducted the ground geochemical study to great effect in 2015, to carry out a detailed geochemical study on the drill assay results from the Pacific Horizon.
The Company will also continue with its review of prospects in the Silver Mountain Project area.
Corporate Activities
In January, the eight Arizona personnel who were previously contracted through a specialist resources industry recruitment agency have accepted full-time staff positions with the Company’s 100%-owned subsidiary, Silver Mountain Mining Operations Inc.
The move from contractor employees to full-time staff had resulted in a substantial cost reduction and better employee engagement, morale and productivity.
Whilst the Company’s focus is on the highly prospective Silver Mountain Project, the Company has been made aware of advanced project opportunities within the Greater Arizona area that have the potential to complement the Silver Mountain Project. The Company is in the process of evaluating these opportunities and will update the market as appropriate.
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For further information please contact:
Charles Bass Mark Pitts BSc, MSc, FAusIMM, FAIG, FAICD B.Bus, FCA, GAICD Managing Director & CEO Company Secretary [email protected] [email protected]
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
Information in this report relating to Exploration Results is based on information compiled under the supervision of Mr Charles Bass who is an employee of the company. Mr Bass is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientist. He holds shares and options in the Company. Mr Bass has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Bass consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Where the Company references results from previous ASX announcements, JORC Table 1 disclosures are included within them. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially effects the information included in those announcements, and that the form and context in which the Competent Persons findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original reports.
EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING LIMITED
Eagle Mountain is a copper-gold explorer focused on the strategic exploration and development of the highly-prospective Silver Mountain Project located just outside of Phoenix, Arizona.
Arizona is at the heart of America’s mining industry and home to some of the world’s largest copper discoveries. Silver Mountain, which comprises three prospects, Pacific Horizon, Scarlett and Red Mule, lies on the same geological setting that hosts world-class porphyry copper mines such as Bagdad, Miami and Resolution, one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. It also lies on the southern extension of the metallogenic belt that hosts United Verde and Iron King.
The Company is undertaking an aggressive exploration drilling program which commenced in the first half of FY19.
Eagle Mountain is led by founder and Managing Director Charles Bass. Mr Bass has a proven track record in mining, having previously co-founded both Eagle Mining Corporation, a highly successful gold miner, and Aquila Resources, which was acquired by Baosteel and Aurizon Holdings for $1.4 billion in 2014.
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Appendix 1
Table 1. Summary of Competed Drill Holes – Pacific Horizon
| Hole ID | Hole Type |
Easting | Northing | Elevation | Depth | Azimuth | Plunge |
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| 18SMDD001 | DDH | 372971 | 3777679 | 1,428 | 254.1 | 120 | -50 |
| 18SMDD003 | DDH | 372947 | 3777605 | 1,396 | 194.0 | 120 | -60 |
| 18SMDD004 | DDH | 372792 | 3777706 | 1,407 | 345.3 | 120 | -50 |
| 18SMDD005 | DDH | 373021 | 3777798 | 1,468 | 353.3 | 135 | -45 |
| 18SMDD006 | DDH | 372827 | 3777367 | 1,477 | 184.6 | 150 | -60 |
| 18SMDD007 | DDH | 371224 | 3776503 | 1,707 | 279.2 | 115 | -65 |
| 18SMDD008 | DDH | 371085 | 3776333 | 1,752 | 209.9 | 135 | -45 |
| 18SMDD009 | DDH | 371034 | 3776265 | 1,747 | 238.1 | 135 | -50 |
| 18SMDD010 | DDH | 372947 | 3777605 | 1,397 | 293.2 | 20 | -55 |
| 19SMDD011 | DDH | 372946 | 3777863 | 1,449 | 288.6 | 120 | -65 |
| 18SMWW002 | Water | 372643 | 3777764 | 1,414 | 183.0 | N/A | -90 |
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Appendix 2
Table 2. Statistically Significant Anomalous Drill Intercepts => 1m
The 90% threshold must be exceeded for Au, Ag and Cu to be included in table Au 90% threshold = 0.028ppm Ag 90% threshold = 1.26ppm Cu 90% threshold = 175ppm
| Drill Hole | From,m | To,m | Width,m | Au, ppm | Ag, ppm | Cu,% |
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| 18SMDD001 | 67.2 | 74 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4.02 | 0.04 |
| 18SMDD001 | 105.5 | 110 | 4.5 | 0.53 | 15.02 | 0.28 |
| 18SMDD003 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 0.06 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 18SMDD003 | 50 | 51.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.53 | 0.07 |
| 18SMDD005 | 95.6 | 97 | 1.4 | 0.16 | 11.09 | 0.17 |
| 18SMDD008 | 62.1 | 66.2 | 4.1 | 0.12 | 2.24 | 0.02 |
| 18SMDD009 | 52.8 | 56.1 | 3.3 | 0.13 | 2.61 | 0.04 |
| 18SMDD010 | 211 | 213 | 2 | 0.31 | 9.37 | 0.19 |
| 19SMDD011 | 129 | 130.5 | 1.5 | 1.34 | 5.97 | 0.04 |
| 19SMDD011 | 231.7 | 234 | 2.3 | 0.27 | 18.7 | 0.58 |
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Exploration Update (ASX 8 April 2019) – Pacific Horizon Drilling
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
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(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or | •Targets were tested by diamond drilling. Drill core was sampled at 0.3 |
| techniques | specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate | to 1.3m intervals with nominal sampling interval of 1m. |
| to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole gamma | •Samples returning Au ≥ 0.2 g/t AND Cu ≥ 0.1% are reported in the | |
| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should | announcement. | |
| 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 | • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air | •Diamond drilling, HQ3 size. Downhole surveys are performed every |
| techniques | blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple | approximately 30.5m (100 feet) using an AXIS Magshot system. The |
| or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other | core is oriented using Boart Longyear’s TruecoreTMsystem to allow | |
| type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc). | measurement of structural information. | |
| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries | •Core recoveries are recorded by the drillers at the rig and verified by |
| recovery | and results assessed. | the Company’s personnel during core logging. |
| • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | •In order to maximise sample recovery and core quality, all drilling is | |
| representative nature of the samples. | performed with a “triple tube” set up where two splits are inserted in | |
| • Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and grade | the barrel to minimise core displacement and core loss. | |
| and whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential | •No discernible correlation between recoveries and grade was | |
| loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | observed. | |
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | •A quick log is completed on site and detailed logging (geological and |
| geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate | geotechnical) is performed at the Company’s logging facility in | |
| _Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical _ | Tucson,Arizona. |
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| studies. | •Logging is both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Portable XRF | |
| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or | and magnetic susceptibility measurements are taken at regular | |
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | intervals on the core. The core is also scanned with a spectrometer. | |
| • The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged. | Core is photographed initially during quick logging. Additional photos | |
| are taken and after mark up, before sampling. | ||
| •100% of the core is logged. | ||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core |
•The core is sawn in, half of the core is bagged and sent to the |
| techniques | taken. | laboratory while the other half is left in the core box for future |
| and sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and | reference. When duplicates are collected the core is quartered: one |
| preparation | whether sampled wet or dry. | quarter is sent to the laboratory as the primary sample, the other |
| • For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the | quarter is sent to the laboratory as the duplicate and the remaining | |
| sample preparation technique. | half of the core is left in the box for future reference. | |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to | •ALS Global conducted all preparation work: samples were weighed, | |
| maximise representivity of samples. | dried and finely crushed to better than 70% passing 2mm; sample | |
| • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of the in situ material collected, including for instance results for field |
was split using a riffle splitting and a split of up to 250g pulverised to better than 85% passing 75µm. |
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| duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||
| • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material | •Sample sizes are considered appropriate to the grain size of the |
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| being sampled. | material being sampled. | |
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and | •ALS Global assay methods: ME-MS61 (48 element four acid ICP- |
| assay data | laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered | MS), Hg-MS42 (trace Hg by ICP-MS) and Au-AA23 (Au 30g charge |
| and | partial or total. | Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption finish). The technique is |
| laboratory | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, | considered a total digest of relevant minerals. Above detection |
| tests | the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument | samples were re-assayed with Au-GRA21, Ag-OG62, Cu-OG62, Pb- |
| make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their | OG62, Zn-OG62 | |
| derivation, etc. | •Certified Reference Material (CRM), blanks and duplicates were | |
| • Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks, | inserted at a ratio of 1:10 with a minimum of 1 CRM per batch. CRMs | |
| duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels | are inserted at intervals never exceeding 20 samples. Acceptable |
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| of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established. | levels of accuracy and precision have been established. | |
| Verification of | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or |
•Significant intersections have been verified by the Company’s senior |
| sampling and | alternative company personnel. | geologists, Chief Geologist and external consultants. |
| assaying | • The use of twinned holes. | •No twinned holes drilled. |
| • Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data | •Logging and sampling data are collected using tablet computers and | |
| verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. | Logchief software to ensure data integrity. The data is transferred | |
| • _Discuss any adjustment to assay data. _ | weeklyto the Datashed database. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| •No assay adjustment performed. | ||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and | •NAD83 UTM Zone 12N |
| data points | down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations | •National Elevation Dataset. Horizontal resolution of approximately |
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | 10m and vertical resolution of 1m | |
| • Specification of the grid system used. | •Drill holes are located with a hand-held GPS with an estimated | |
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | horizontal accuracy of ±5m. | |
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | •The data spacing is insufficient to establish the degree of geological |
| and | • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the | and grade continuity appropriate for Mineral Resource estimation. |
| distribution | 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 of | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of |
•The relationship between drilling orientation and orientation of key |
| data in | possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering | mineralised structures is yet to be determined. |
| relation to | the deposit type. | |
| geological | • If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation | |
| structure | 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 security. | •Core boxes are picked up at the rig by Company personnel and kept |
| security | under locked storage on site and at camp. Weekly core pick ups are | |
| completed by ALS Global and core delivered to the Company’s core | ||
| shed in Tucson, Arizona. After processing, samples are collected by | ||
| ALS Global and delivered to its own laboratory for assaying. Each | ||
| box location and movements are recorded in a Chain of Custody | ||
| database. During transport the core and samples are tamper-proofed. | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. | •No audits or reviews of sampling techniques have been completed. |
| reviews |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including | •The Silver Mountain project consists of 26 patented mining claims, |
| tenement and | agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint |
424unpatentedmining claims and 6 state explorationpermits. The |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| land tenure | ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, | Company holds a 100% interest in the mineral rights for all |
| status | historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental | tenements. The Company also owns the surface rights for the 26 |
| settings. | patented mining claims (private property). Refer to the 2018 Annual | |
| • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any | Report for details. | |
| known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | •It is believed that the first mining claims to the Pacific Horizon |
| done by other | prospect were staked in 1898. | |
| parties | •Between 1906 and 1912 the Pacific Copper Mining Company sunk a | |
| 150m (500 feet) shaft in to the gossan at the site of the Pacific Mine. | ||
| •Some drilling was carried out in 1966 though it is not clear who | ||
| conducted the program (possibly Heinrichs GeoExploration). | ||
| •In 1968, Heinrichs GeoExploration conducted some dual frequency | ||
| IP, resistivity and magnetic geophysical surveys. This was followed | ||
| by further geophysical surveys in 1978 using Very Low Frequency | ||
| (VLF) Electro Magnetics (EM). | ||
| •KOOZ contracted Applied Geophysics in 1978 to run EM surveys | ||
| (VLF, MaxMin II and Crone Horizontal Shootback) over selected | ||
| areas. | ||
| •The most detailed (unpublished) mapping over the property was | ||
| carried out by Kennecott in 1991 and 1992, focussing on the eastern | ||
| and central areas of the Pacific Horizon prospect. | ||
| •The Kennecott mapping was based on previous work done by | ||
| Winegar et al., (1978) and the only mapping since 1992 was done by | ||
| Ferguson & Johnson (2013, Arizona Geological Survey), which only | ||
| touches on the Pacific area. | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | •There are four types of deposit style: |
oProterozoic volcanogenic massive sulphides in Precambrian |
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oQuartz-carbonate breccia with associated copper-gold-silver |
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oYounger (Laramide arc) Cu-Au porphyry and associated high- |
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| grade gold veins | ||
oOverprinting and remobilisation of fluids and deposits by |
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| Cainozoic transtension giving detachment style mineralisation |
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| 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 collaro elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level inmetres) of the drill hole collar o dip and azimuth of the holeo down hole length and interception deptho hole length. [update table to the right for any changes in the mainbody of the announcement] • 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. • |
Hole ID | Hole Type | Easting | Northing | Elevation | Depth | Azimuth | Plunge |
| [m] | [m] | [m] | [m] | [°] | [°] | |||
| 18SMDD001 | DDH | 372971 | 3777679 | 1428 | 254.1 | 120 | -50 | |
| 18SMDD003 | DDH | 372947 | 3777605 | 1396 | 194 | 120 | -60 | |
| 18SMDD004 | DDH | 372792 | 3777706 | 1407 | 345.3 | 120 | -50 | |
| 18SMDD005 | DDH | 373021 | 3777798 | 1468 | 353.3 | 135 | -45 | |
| 18SMDD006 | DDH | 372827 | 3777367 | 1477 | 184.6 | 150 | -60 | |
| 18SMDD007 | DDH | 371224 | 3776503 | 1707 | 279.2 | 115 | -65 | |
| 18SMDD008 | DDH | 371085 | 3776333 | 1752 | 209.9 | 135 | -45 | |
| 18SMDD009 | DDH | 371034 | 3776265 | 1747 | 238.1 | 135 | -50 | |
| 18SMDD010 | DDH | 372947 | 3777605 | 1397 | 293.2 | 20 | -55 | |
| 19SMDD011 | DDH | 372946 | 3777863 | 1449 | 288.6 | 120 | -65 | |
| 18SMWW002 | Water | 372643 | 377764 | 1414 | 183 | N/A | -90 | |
| Data aggregation methods • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, 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. • • |
No data aggregation methods were applied. No metal equivalents reported. |
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| 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 (eg ‘down hole length, true width not known’). • |
All intervals reported are down hole length. True width not known. | |||||||
| 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. • |
Appropriate maps are attached to this announcement. | |||||||
| 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. • |
All exploration results obtained so far have been reported. | |||||||
| Other substantive • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical • |
No other meaningful and material exploration data beyond this and previous market releases and the information in the Independent |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| exploration | survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and | Geologist Report included in the Company’s Prospectus. |
| data | 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 further work (eg tests for lateral | •Further work will include interpretation of logging and assay results |
| extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | and additional drill holes in the Pacific Mine, Red Mule, Scarlett and | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, | Silver Dollar areas. | |
| including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, | •A proposed ground geochemical study. | |
| _provided this information is not commercially sensitive. _ |
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