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EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Oct 27, 2021
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A S X A n n o u n c e m e n t | 2 8 O C T O B E R 2 0 2 1
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Large Mineralised System Potential
Additional to Copper Skarn
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Drilling at Golden Eagle confirms two separate mineralised zones enhancing the prospectivity for large mineralised systems to occur. The two systems are:
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Vein-hosted polymetallic system with alteration extending over 500 metres of strike with localised veining increasing intensity and prospectivity to the west and at depth
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Separate mineralised gold rich system exceeding 650 metres of strike with extensive hematite (iron oxide) alteration with large zones of brecciation open to the west and at depth. Assays include:
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21.2m at 1.88g/t Au (GE-21-03), including
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8.0m at 3.80g/t Au, and
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7.2m at 1.26g/t Au
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Structural interpretation from drilling at Golden Eagle conceptually linked to a separate deeper system which provided the heat source for mineralisation in the area, including the copper skarn mineralisation which hosts the JORC resources at Oracle Ridge
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Multiple geological similarities with other large deposits in the southwest United States and into Mexico, further enhancing prospectivity for additional mineralisation
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13 holes drilled at Golden Eagle with holes up to 650 metres in length. Assays pending for 11 holes at Golden Eagle. Assays pending for a further 13 holes across Oracle Ridge.
Eagle Mountain Mining CEO, Tim Mason, commented:
“Our maiden drill program at Golden Eagle has uncovered extensive alteration with vein-hosted polymetallic mineralisation. This is exciting because it could represent a distal mineralisation of a larger and deeper porphyry system. The same system could also be driving the copper mineralisation at the Oracle Ridge mine.
While most of our core is still at the laboratory, it is pleasing to see initial visual results confirming vein-hosted polymetallic mineralisation within an extensively altered package. Based on the size and abundance of the veins, we are optimistic about how the mineralisation could evolve laterally with multiple observations suggesting an increase in intensity to the west and at depth. These geological observations share many similarities with other mineralised systems in the southwest United States and into Mexico.
Adding to the polymetallic system, the strong gold assays are a positive indicator of the existence of either separate or associated gold mineralisation.
We have just completed our thirteenth hole at Golden Eagle and have moved that rig back to the mine area to continue resource upgrade drilling. It is prudent that we wait until further assay results are received to enable improved drill planning for the next set of holes. As soon as the new targets are defined, we will be back at Golden Eagle. These results are a major leap forward in our ongoing search for the major system feeding the copper skarn mineralisation at Oracle Ridge.”
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Eagle Mountain Mining Limited ( ASX:EM2 ) (“ Eagle Mountain ”, the “ Company ”) is pleased to provide an exploration update at its 100% owned Oracle Ridge Mine Project (“Oracle Ridge”, “Project”) in Arizona, USA.
Highly encouraging results have been received from the Company’s maiden diamond drill program at the Golden Eagle Prospect (Golden Eagle). Golden Eagle is located two kilometres to the east of the Oracle Ridge mine portals (Figure 1) and is prospective for different styles of mineralisation other than the skarn-hosted copper-silver-gold deposit at the mine. Thirteen holes have been completed at Golden Eagle targeting the large alteration systems previously identified in the area by surface geological mapping and rock chip sampling (refer ASX announcement 23 August 2021). Based on available historical information, very limited drilling has occurred at Golden Eagle prior to the work completed by Company.
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Figure 1 – 3D view looking west showing the location of the Golden Eagle area at Oracle Ridge Project
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Figure 2 – Plan view of Golden Eagle showing reported results, recent drill hole locations, geological structures and prospective alteration zones.
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Visual observations showed that most drill holes intersected large widths of altered rocks associated with two separate hydrothermal systems:
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A vein-hosted polymetallic system, characterised by pyrite and silica alteration with localised veins containing lead, zinc and copper sulphides. Intensity of alteration and veining appears to increase to the west and at depth.
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A gold-rich system, confirmed by assay results, displaying abundant hematite (iron oxide) alteration associated with geological structures (e.g. breccias).
Both systems have a strike extent exceeding 500 metres and remain open at depth and to the west (Figure 2). Assays are awaited for eleven of the thirteen holes drilled. It is expected that assay results will assist in defining exploration vectors towards the most endowed parts of these alteration systems. Importantly, the polymetallic vein alteration could be interpreted as the distal expression of a potential porphyry also linked to the skarn-hosted copper-silver-gold mineralisation at the mine.
Polymetallic vein system
The polymetallic vein system extends from drill hole GE-21-05 to GE-21-12 for a total strike length exceeding 500 metres (Figure 2). From east to west, the system shows a progressive increase in intensity of pyrite dissemination and silica flooding (Figure 3, Figure 6) with abundance of associated polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn) veinlets which also increase westwards. Alteration in places appears spatially associated with the Rice Peak Porphyry intrusive, a Laramide-aged rock. The broader alteration zone straddles a local structure named Pidgeon Tank Fault (Figure 2, Figure 10), which is interpreted to be a splay of the regionally significant Geesaman Fault. The westernmost drillholes (GE-21-11, GE-21-12) also showed an increase in alteration and veining with depth prompting the completion of an additional hole to test this below GE-21-12. This drill hole (GE-21-13) is currently being logged.
Another alteration feature, which could indicate a higher heat flow and increasing proximity to potentially mineralising fluids and a heat source downhole, is the presence of secondary biotite in vein selvedges. Progressing downward, the biotite veins begin to carry pyrite. Below approximately 315 metres downhole, the biotite-pyrite veinlets contained secondary potassium feldspar selvedges.
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Pyrite and chalcopyrite
Sphalerite
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Figure 3 – Example of polymetallic veining seen in silica flooded, pyrite-rich alteration zone at Golden Eagle. GE21-09 at 295m downhole depth.
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Figure 4 – Section BB’ North-south section looking east showing the spatial correlation between the polymetallic vein system (yellow) and the gold system (red). See Figure 2 for section location.
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Figure 5 – Northeast-southwest looking southeast section showing mineralised intercepts and prospective alteration in GE-21-01 and GE-21-03.
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Figure 6 – Disseminated pyrite in quartz flooded Oracle Granite, located in the upper hydrothermal silica altered polymetallic zone. GE-21-07 at 170m downhole depth.
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Gold system
Previous exploration completed by the Company highlighted a prominent feature crossing the entire Golden Eagle area in a NW-SE orientation, clearly defined by a geophysical magnetic anomaly. This feature was tentatively linked to structural zones or a geological contact and deemed prospective for gold-copper mineralisation based on favourable results from several surface samples (see ASX announcement 23 August 2021).
Several of the drill holes completed to date have intersected a strongly oxidised structural zone associated with brecciated intervals (Figure 5, Figure 8) over a 650 metre strike length as shown in Figure 2. Four holes clustered near the intersection of the Geesaman and Pidgeon Tank Faults (GE-21-01 to GE-21-04) showed the most intense oxidation and brecciation. Additional holes broadly spaced to the west intersected thicker zones of moderate oxidation with only minor brecciation. Interestingly the oxidised zones showed an increase in the magnetic response, consistent with the interpretation that this alteration could be generating the magnetic anomaly seen in the geophysical data.
Full assay results have been received for two drill holes (GE-21-01 and GE-21-03) as well as the lower part of GE-21-07 with significant gold values, reported using a 0.5g/t gold cut-off, including:
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1.6m at 0.91g/t Au and 0.02% Cu from 200.4m (GE-21-01)
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21.2m at 1.88g/t Au and 0.11% Cu from 236.8m (GE-21-03), including
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8.0m at 3.80g/t Au and 0.20% Cu, and
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7.2m at 1.26g/t Au and 0.09% Cu
The assay results received to date for GE-21-07 have returned no significant intersections but the results confirm the correlation between oxidised structures and anomalous gold values.
The presence of a thick zone of gold mineralisation including an eight metre higher grade interval in hole GE-21-03 confirms the gold endowment of this system and indicates the strong potential to host significant gold-copper mineralisation. The mineralised structure remains open at depth (as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 10) and to the north-west with the magnetic anomaly suggesting potential continuity of this feature for over two kilometres of strike length.
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Figure 7 – Oxidised and brecciated mineralised zone in GE-21-03. Outlined interval averages 8.0m at 3.80g/t Au and 0.20% Cu (250.0 to 258.0m).
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Figure 8 – Oxidised breccia in Oracle Granite. Drill hole GE-21-07, 639m depth.
Implications for Porphyry Prospectivity
Porphyry copper deposits are common in Arizona and throughout the southwestern United States including, Twin Buttes, Sierrita-Esperanza, Rosemont, Silver Bell, Mission-Pima, Ajo, Ray, Miami, Pinto Valley, Morenci, Safford[1] , and Resolution. All of these deposits were formed during the Laramide period, a time between 75 and 40 million years ago when the geology was conducive to the emplacement of
1 Details of the geological setting of several copper porphyries in the Southwestern North America can be found in: S.R. Titley; C.L.Hicks - Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits – Southwestern North America. The University of Arizona Press; 1966 S.R. Titley - Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits – Southwestern North America. The University of Arizona Press; 1982
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porphyry copper mineralisation. Besides the time of formation, many of these deposits share a similar structural setting, with fractures and dykes dominated by east-west and northeast-southwest orientations, as well as common host rocks. Moreover, the main porphyry copper is often spatially and genetically associated with other types of mineralisation such as:
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Skarns (including copper, iron, gold, zinc types)
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Polymetallic replacement (silver, lead, zinc, copper, gold)
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Polymetallic veins (gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, arsenic)
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Distal disseminated gold-silver (gold, silver)
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Epithermal vein (intermediate/low sulfidation gold-silver)
The Oracle Ridge Project shares many of these geological features common in porphyry copper mines in the southwest United States. These include the presence of intrusive rocks of Laramide Age (e.g. Leatherwood and Rice Peak intrusives), structures with east-west to northeast-southwest orientation (e.g. Geesaman Fault) and favourable host rocks (e.g. Escabrosa, Martin and Abrigo Formations). The Project also contains copper skarns at the Oracle Ridge mine and a recently discovered polymetallic vein system at Golden Eagle. The copper skarns in the mine area also contain varying concentrations of minor molybdenite, which is also common in porphyry systems in the southwest United States.
The current geological model for Oracle Ridge sees the skarn and the polymetallic vein systems as potentially linked to a porphyry system at depth with structures such as the Geesaman Fault and the Pidgeon Tank Fault acting as pathways for the mineralising fluids between the porphyry and sites of metal deposition (Figure 10).
The Company and its consultants will continue to refine this conceptual model with additional information gathered from surface mapping, geophysics and drilling in combination with other advanced exploration techniques (e.g. Portable Infrared Mineral Analyser).
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Galena
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Figure 9 – Example of polymetallic vein at Bingham Canyon mine, Utah. Pyrite-galena-sphaleritechalcopyrite vein surrounded by pyrite mineralisation.[2]
Galena-pyrite-quartz vein at Golden Eagle (GE-2112, 179 metres downhole depth).
2 Source: http://geology.byu.edu/Home/news/thesis-defense-spotlight-david-tomlinson.
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Figure 10 – Conceptual cross section looking northwest across Oracle Ridge, OREX and Golden Eagle showing the different styles of mineralisation and increasing prospectivity along strike and at depth at Golden Eagle
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Next steps
Thirteen drill holes have been completed at Golden Eagle with assay results pending for eleven. The Golden Eagle drill rig has recently returned to the Oracle Ridge mine to complete the remaining holes of the Resource Upgrade program.
Assay results, together with additional geological interpretation and possibly a new geophysical survey, will assist vectoring toward more prospective zones at Golden Eagle. New drill holes will be planned once drilling data has been compiled and interpreted.
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Figure 11 - Drilling at Golden Eagle. Note the gentle terrain and the easy road access.
For further information please contact:
Tim Mason
BEng, MBA, GAICD Chief Executive Officer [email protected]
Mark Pitts
B.Bus, FCA, GAICD Company Secretary [email protected]
Jane Morgan
Investor and Media Relations [email protected]
This Announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Eagle Mountain Mining Limited
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COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
The information in this document that relates to new Exploration Activities is based on information compiled by Mr Fabio Vergara and Mr Brian Paull who are both Members of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and have sufficient experience relevant to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012). Mr Vergara is the Chief Geologist and Mr Paull Principal Geologist of Eagle Mountain Mining Limited and consent to the inclusion in this document of the information in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Vergara and Mr Paull hold shares and options in Eagle Mountain Mining Limited.
Where the Company references historic exploration results including technical information from previous ASX announcements including 25 May 2020, JORC Table 1 disclosures are included within them. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in those announcements, and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the results within those announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. In addition, 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 Oracle Ridge Copper Mine and the highly-prospective greenfields Silver Mountain project, both located in Arizona, USA.
Arizona is at the heart of America’s mining industry and home to some of the world’s largest copper discoveries such as Bagdad, Miami and Resolution, one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world.
Follow the Company’s developments through our website and social media channels:
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Website[https://eaglemountain.com.au/] Twitter https://twitter.com/eagle_mining
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Attachment 1
Summary table of recent drill holes at Oracle Ridge
| Hole ID | Easting | Northing | Elevation | Dip | Azimuth | Depth |
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| [m] | [m] | [m] | [◦] | [◦] | [m] | |
| WT-21-22 | 524436 | 3592408 | 2151 | 79 | 099 | 487.7 |
| WT-21-23 | 524437 | 3592407 | 2150 | 77 | 123 | 336.7 |
| WT-21-24 | 523958 | 3593086 | 2094 | 63 | 029 | 138.4 |
| WT-21-25 | 524436 | 3592408 | 2151 | 67 | 228 | 370.6 |
| WT-21-26 | 524024 | 3593218 | 2094 | 62 | 279 | 242.3 |
| WT-21-27 | 524560 | 3592300 | 2108 | 75 | 003 | 345.9 |
| WT-21-28 | 524024 | 3593218 | 2094 | 70 | 279 | 176.2 |
| WT-21-29 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2189 | 73 | 235 | 373.4 |
| WT-21-30 | 524560 | 3592300 | 2108 | 85 | 000 | 312.42 |
| WT-21-31 | 524560 | 3592300 | 2108 | 50 | 166 | 391.4 |
| WT-21-32 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2189 | 67 | 239 | 366.1 |
| WT-21-33 | 524560 | 3592300 | 2108 | 53 | 153 | 367.3 |
| WT-21-34 | 524371 | 3592480 | 2189 | 64 | 290 | 359.1 |
| WT-21-35 | 524559 | 3592298 | 2108 | 48 | 179 | 380.4 |
| WT-21-36 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2189 | 61 | 247 | 333.8 |
| WT-21-37 | 524559 | 3592298 | 2108 | 54 | 188 | 390.8 |
| WT-21-38 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2189 | 81 | 223 | 375.7 |
| WT-21-39 | 524434 | 3592417 | 2153 | 54 | 222 | 395.6 |
| WT-21-40 | 524369 | 3592480 | 2194 | 61 | 205 | 374 |
| WT-21-41 | 524436 | 3592408 | 2151 | 47 | 232 | Abandoned |
| WT-21-42 | 524368 | 3592479 | 2195 | 56 | 215 | 371.2 |
| WT-21-43 | 524433 | 3592415 | 2152 | 46 | 230 | 376.7 |
| WT-21-44 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2193 | 67 | 207 | 376.1 |
| WT-21-45 | 524437 | 3592417 | 2151 | 53 | 199 | 401.4 |
| WT-21-46 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2193 | 61 | 225 | 377.0 |
| WT-21-47 | 524436 | 3592408 | 2151 | 49 | 211 | Abandoned |
| WT-21-48 | 524372 | 3592479 | 2193 | 76 | 188 | Abandoned |
| WT-21-49 | 524436 | 3592408 | 2157 | 47 | 197 | In progress |
| WT-21-50 | 524365 | 3592477 | 2194 | 72 | 339 | In progress |
| WT-21-51 | 524024 | 3593225 | 2098 | 63 | 237 | In progress |
| GE-21-01 | 527468 | 3593409 | 1497 | 65 | 035 | 261.5 |
| GE-21-02 | 527468 | 3593409 | 1497 | 60 | 002 | 249.9 |
| GE-21-03 | 527468 | 3593409 | 1497 | 76 | 002 | 295.7 |
| GE-21-04 | 527468 | 3593409 | 1497 | 64 | 065 | 253.3 |
| GE-21-05 | 527468 | 3593408 | 1497 | 50 | 260 | 309.4 |
| GE-21-06 | 528007 | 3593650 | 1485 | 80 | 180 | 487.7 |
| GE-21-07 | 526940 | 3593290 | 1559 | 60 | 45 | 639.2 |
| GE-21-08 | 526940 | 3593290 | 1559 | 83 | 45 | 526.1 |
| GE-21-09 | 526939 | 3593291 | 1559 | 50 | 340 | 624.8 |
| GE-21-10 | 526822 | 3593288 | 1562 | 45 | 190 | 449.6 |
| GE-21-11 | 526566 | 3593264 | 1592 | 47 | 0 | 478.8 |
| GE-21-12 | 526577 | 3593249 | 1592 | 60 | 0 | 548.6 |
| GE-21-13 | 526564 | 3593262 | 1594 | 85 | 355 | 276.5 |
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Summary table of significant diamond drill hole intersections at Oracle Ridge during 2021
Note - All reported intervals are downhole widths.
| Hole ID | From | To | Width | Cu | Ag | Au |
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| [m] | [m] | [m] | [%] | [g/t] | [g/t] | |
| WT-21-22 | 208.4 | 222.8 | 14.4 | 1.15 | 10.56 | 0.19 |
| including | 208.4 | 211.8 | 3.4 | 3.14 | 29.05 | 0.28 |
| including | 208.4 | 209.0 | 0.6 | 12.25 | 118.00 | 0.04 |
| 240.0 | 242.0 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 14.80 | 0.16 | |
| 294.9 | 297.0 | 2.1 | 4.30 | 38.20 | 0.29 | |
| 307.1 | 309.0 | 1.9 | 1.12 | 9.33 | 0.27 | |
| within | 294.9 | 309.0 | 14.1 | 1.14 | 9.69 | 0.23 |
| within | 294.9 | 320.4 | 25.5 | 0.89 | 7.91 | 0.18 |
| WT-21-23 | 193.4 | 202.0 | 8.6 | 1.02 | 8.09 | 0.15 |
| including | 193.4 | 194.2 | 0.8 | 2.35 | 20.30 | 0.31 |
| 209.5 | 211.4 | 1.9 | 2.36 | 12.30 | 0.05 | |
| 257.3 | 257.6 | 0.3 | 1.09 | 11.25 | 0.14 | |
| 289.5 | 290.1 | 0.6 | 2.32 | 21.40 | 0.51 | |
| 303.6 | 316.6 | 13.0 | 1.68 | 13.84 | 0.35 | |
| WT-21-24 | 28.3 | 138.4 | 110.1 | 1.06 | 9.64 | 0.16 |
| including | 28.3 | 32.1 | 3.8 | 1.60 | 16.11 | 0.23 |
| and | 44.8 | 45.8 | 1.0 | 2.81 | 41.90 | 0.39 |
| and | 53.0 | 71.4 | 18.4 | 3.12 | 27.83 | 0.51 |
| and | 74.7 | 78.8 | 4.1 | 1.44 | 11.98 | 0.12 |
| and | 86.5 | 103.5 | 17.0 | 1.17 | 7.70 | 0.16 |
| within | 53.0 | 103.5 | 50.5 | 1.73 | 16.63 | 0.29 |
| and including | 118.0 | 121.4 | 3.4 | 1.86 | 18.38 | 0.30 |
| and | 129.8 | 130.8 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 18.40 | 0.17 |
| and | 137.5 | 138.4 | 0.9 | 3.63 | 65.70 | 0.53 |
| WT-21-25 | 174.1 | 187.9 | 13.8 | 1.54 | 13.22 | 0.28 |
| 219.5 | 221.0 | 1.5 | 1.32 | 9.19 | 0.46 | |
| 225.0 | 228.7 | 3.7 | 3.13 | 25.38 | 0.75 | |
| 239.5 | 246.9 | 7.4 | 1.92 | 19.18 | 0.44 | |
| 266.4 | 275.5 | 9.1 | 2.39 | 22.47 | 0.22 | |
| including | 266.4 | 268.0 | 1.6 | 6.80 | 67.30 | 0.40 |
| WT-21-26 | 47.3 | 158.8 | 111.5 | 1.00 | 13.25 | 0.13 |
| including | 90.9 | 91.4 | 0.5 | 2.23 | 15.55 | 0.16 |
| and | 111.5 | 115.5 | 4.0 | 2.23 | 21.01 | 0.28 |
| and | 127.0 | 131.3 | 4.3 | 1.13 | 8.65 | 0.07 |
| and | 133.3 | 133.6 | 0.3 | 3.82 | 72.90 | 0.60 |
| and | 144.2 | 148.5 | 4.3 | 2.22 | 42.06 | 0.38 |
| and | 151.5 | 158.8 | 7.3 | 2.13 | 31.84 | 0.35 |
| WT-21-27 | 179.5 | 183.0 | 3.5 | 2.24 | 14.23 | 0.36 |
| within | 179.5 | 187.0 | 7.5 | 1.40 | 8.89 | 0.20 |
| 197.7 | 198.0 | 0.3 | 2.52 | 27.90 | 0.09 | |
| 235.3 | 236.8 | 1.5 | 1.84 | 13.08 | 0.29 | |
| 239.0 | 240.2 | 1.2 | 3.40 | 28.91 | 0.45 | |
| 243.1 | 247.7 | 4.6 | 2.00 | 18.17 | 0.56 | |
| within | 239 | 247.7 | 8.7 | 1.68 | 15 | 0.38 |
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| Hole ID | From | From | To | To | Width | Width | Cu | Ag | Au |
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| and within | 235.3 | 247.7 | 12.4 | 1.44 | 12.41 | 0.45 | |||
| 254.9 | 255.6 | 0.7 | 2.36 | 34.80 | 0.61 | ||||
| WT-21-28 | 111.0 | 161.8 | 50.8 | 0.64 | 7.49 | 0.06 | |||
| including | 112.3 | 114.1 | 1.8 | 1.66 | 15.76 | 0.19 | |||
| and | 117.0 | 118.0 | 1.0 | 1.85 | 16.05 | 0.19 | |||
| and | 121.2 | 121.7 | 0.5 | 1.12 | 8.32 | 0.12 | |||
| and | 132.4 | 133.5 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 12.05 | 0.08 | |||
| and | 147.1 | 150.6 | 3.5 | 2.69 | 39.76 | 0.22 | |||
| and | 157.7 | 161.8 | 4.1 | 1.02 | 10.20 | 0.06 | |||
| WT-21-29 | 211.4 | 213.4 | 2.0 | 1.49 | 11.50 | 0.39 | |||
| WT-21-29 | 225.5 | 227.2 | 1.7 | 1.15 | 9.76 | 0.19 | |||
| 244.5 | 247.5 | 3.0 | 1.12 | 9.43 | 0.45 | ||||
| 252.0 | 253.9 | 1.9 | 1.09 | 6.43 | 0.16 | ||||
| 267.0 | 268.1 | 1.1 | 1.92 | 21.30 | 0.20 | ||||
| 292.5 | 303.0 | 10.5 | 1.20 | 13.16 | 0.23 | ||||
| including | 300.5 | 303.0 | 2.5 | 2.40 | 28.12 | 0.52 | |||
| WT-21-30 | 167.7 | 170.8 | 3.1 | 1.25 | 10.80 | 0.25 | |||
| 222.7 | 224.2 | 1.5 | 1.67 | 14.40 | 0.61 | ||||
| WT-21-31 | 253.5 | 261.5 | 8.0 | 1.90 | 13.92 | 0.85 | |||
| 271.2 | 286.0 | 14.8 | 1.62 | 11.93 | 0.53 | ||||
| 294.5 | 306.2 | 11.7 | 1.90 | 15.22 | 0.52 | ||||
| 313.0 | 321.7 | 8.7 | 2.00 | 15.20 | 0.40 | ||||
| 335.3 | 345.0 | 9.7 | 3.39 | 29.65 | 0.67 | ||||
| within | 253.5 | 345.0 | 91.5 | 1.37 | 10.64 | 0.38 | |||
| WT-21-32* | 270.6 | 299.5 | 28.9 | 2.34 | 21.95 | 0.37 | |||
| including | 270.6 | 283.8 | 13.2 | 3.53 | 33.89 | 0.54 | |||
| including | 292.3 | 299.5 | 7.2 | 2.04 | 15.71 | 0.29 | |||
| WT-21-33 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-34 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-35 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-36 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-37 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-38 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-39 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-40 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-41 | Hole Abandoned | ||||||||
| WT-21-42 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-43 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-44 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-45 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-46 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| WT-21-47 | Hole Abandoned | ||||||||
| WT-21-48 | Hole Abandoned | ||||||||
| WT-21-49 | Hole inprogress | ||||||||
| WT-21-50 | Hole inprogress | ||||||||
| WT-21-51 | Hole inprogress | ||||||||
| GE-21-01 | 200.4 | 202.0 | 1.6 | 0.02 | 0.50 | 0.91 | |||
| GE-21-02 | Assayspending |
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| Hole ID | From | From | To | To | Width | Width | Cu | Ag | Au |
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| GE-21-03 | 236.8 | 258.0 | 21.2 | 0.11 | 1.86 | 1.88 | |||
| including | 250.0 | 258.0 | 8.0 | 0.20 | 3.79 | 3.80 | |||
| and | 236.8 | 244.0 | 7.2 | 0.09 | 0.83 | 1.26 | |||
| GE-21-04 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-05 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-06 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-07* | NSI (lowerpart of the hole); Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-08 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-09 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-10 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-11 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-12 | Assayspending | ||||||||
| GE-21-13 | Assayspending |
*Assays for part of the hole are still outstanding NSI = No significant Intercepts
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Attachment 2
JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or | •Diamond drilling. Nominal sampling interval of 3m adjusted as |
| techniques | specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate | required for local geological conditions. Core was sawn and half-core |
| to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole gamma | was crushed, pulverised and split to produce a representative sample | |
| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should | for assaying. | |
| not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | •For WT-series drilling, samples returning weighted average Cu ≥ 1% | |
| • Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity | are reported in the announcement. Wider intercepts are reported | |
| and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems | using a 0.6% Cu cut-off. | |
| used. | •For GE-series drilling, samples returning weighted average Au ≥ | |
| • Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the | 0.5g/t are reported in the announcement. | |
| Public Report. | •Visual results presented are based on geological observations, and | |
| • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done this would be | for WT-series drilling consider the copper content of different sulphide | |
| relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 | species at a 0.6% Cu nominal cut-off | |
| 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 completed by Boart Longyear using an LF-90 drill |
| techniques | blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple | rig. |
| or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other | •Core is HQ3 | |
| type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc). | •Downhole deviation surveys are performed approximately every | |
| 30.5m (100 feet) | ||
| •The core is oriented with a Boart Longyear TruecoreTMsystem to | ||
| allow 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. | Company’s personnel during core logging |
| • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | •To maximise sample recovery and core quality drilling is performed | |
| representative nature of the samples. | with a “triple tube” set up where two splits are inserted in the barrel to | |
| • Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and grade | minimize core displacement and core loss. | |
| and whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential | •No relationship has been determined between sample recoveries and | |
| loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | grade. | |
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | •A quick log is completed on site and detailed logging is performed at |
| geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate | the Company’s facility in Tucson. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical | •Logging is both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Portable XRF | |
| studies. | and magnetic susceptibility measurements are taken at regular | |
| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or | intervals on the core. | |
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | •Core is photographed after mark-up, before sampling, wet and dry | |
| • The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged. | •100% of the relevant intersections is logged. | |
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core |
•The core is sawn in half by ALS Minerals or Skyline Assayers and |
| techniques | taken. | Laboratories at their Tucson facilities. Half of the core is bagged and |
| and sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and | sent for assaying while the other half is left in the core box for future |
| preparation | whether sampled wet or dry. | reference. |
| • For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the | •ALS Minerals or Skyline Assayers and Laboratories conducted all | |
| sample preparation technique. | preparation work: samples were weighed, dried, crushed and crushed | |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to | to better than 70% passing 2mm; sample was split with a riffle splitter | |
| maximise representivity of samples. | and a split of up to 250g pulverised to better than 85% passing 75µm. | |
| • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of the in | •Duplicates are used to assess the sampling representativeness. |
|
| situ material collected, including for instance results for field | When duplicates are collected the core is quartered: one quarter is | |
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | sent to the laboratory as the primary sample, the other quarter is sent | |
| • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material | to the laboratory as the duplicate and the remaining half of the core is |
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| being sampled. | left in the box for future reference | |
| •Sample sizes are considered appropriate to the grain size of the | ||
| material being sampled | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and | •ALS Minerals assay methods: ME-MS61 (48 element four acid ICP- |
| assay data | laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered | MS) and Au-AA23 (Au 30g charge Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption |
| and | partial or total. | finish). The technique is considered a near total digest of relevant |
| laboratory | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, | minerals. Above detection samples are re-assayed with Au-GRA21, |
| tests | the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument | Ag-OG62, Cu-OG62, Pb-OG62, Zn-OG62 |
| make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their | •Skyline Assayers and Laboratories methods: TE-5 (47 element multi | |
| derivation, etc. | acid digestion with ICP-MS) and FA-01 (Au Fire Assay with Atomic | |
| • Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks, | Absorption finish). The technique is considered a near total digest of | |
| duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels | relevant minerals. |
|
| of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established. | •Certified Reference Material (CRM), blanks and duplicates were | |
| inserted/collected at a ratio of 1:10 with a minimum of 1 CRM per | ||
| assays batch. CRMs are inserted at intervals never exceeding 20 | ||
| samples. Acceptable levels of accuracy and precision have been | ||
| established. | ||
| •Before releasing results from geological observations (e.g. visual | ||
| mineralisation), the Company adopts the following QA/QC | ||
| procedures: | ||
oCore is dispatched to the laboratory and cut. Samples are |
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| bagged, crushed and pulverised (sample preparation) | ||
oAfter sample preparation is finalised, a sub-sample is returned to |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Company while assays are being completed at the laboratory | |||
oReturned sub-samples are analysed with the Company’s portable |
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| XRF instrument | |||
oPortable XRF readings are compared with the visual logs |
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oVisual results are approved for release to the market |
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| Verification of | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or |
•Significant intersections have been verified by Company’s Principal | |
| sampling and | alternative company personnel. | Geologist | |
| assaying | • The use of twinned holes. | •No twinned holes reported | |
| • 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. | weekly to the Datashed database after further data validation by the | ||
| database manager | |||
| •No assay adjustment performed | |||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and | •NAD83 Arizona State Plane Central (International feet). Data is | |
| data points | down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations | presented in NAD83 UTM Zone 12N (meters) | |
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | •National Elevation Dataset. Horizontal resolution of approximately | ||
| • Specification of the grid system used. | 10m and vertical resolution of 1m | ||
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | •Drill holes are located with a hand-held GPS with an estimated | ||
| horizontal accuracy of ±5m. Collar location is subsequently recaptured | |||
| using a DGPS system with an estimated accuracy of ±0.5m | |||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | •The data spacing of the new drilling results reported is insufficient to | |
| and | • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the | establish the degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate | |
| distribution | degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral | for Mineral Resource estimation | |
| 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 collected at the drill rig by Company personnel and | |
| security | transported to the Tucson logging facility. After logging the core is | ||
| delivered by Company personnel to either ALS Minerals’ or Skyline | |||
| Tucson facilities for cutting, sampling, sample preparation and | |||
| assaying. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including | •The Oracle Ridge Mine Project (Project) is located in the Marble |
| tenement and | agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint | Peak area, approximately 30 kilometres by air northeast of Tucson, |
| land tenure | ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, | Arizona, U.S.A. It is located in Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 of |
| status | historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental | Township 11 South, Range 16 East, Gila and Salt River Base and |
| settings. | Meridian of the U.S. cadastral system. The geographical coordinates | |
| • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with | are approximately Latitude 32º28' North, Longitude 110º41' West. | |
| any known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the | •The Project is 100% owned by Eagle Mountain Mining Ltd through its | |
| area. | Arizona subsidiaries Wedgetail Operations LLC (100%) and | |
| Wedgetail Holdings LLC (100%). | ||
| •The Project consists of four main areas: Oracle Ridge, OREX, | ||
| Golden Eagle and Red HawkOracle Ridge (including historical | ||
| Tailings Storage Facility) | ||
| •Oracle Ridge comprises 57 Patented Mining Claims and 45 | ||
| Unpatented Mining Claims within the Coronado National Forest | ||
| (United States Forest Service). | ||
| •100% of the mineral rights starting from 15.2m (50 feet) below | ||
| surface are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC | ||
| •In 2009, the surface rights for the area necessary for potential mining | ||
| access (e.g. portals), processing facilities and offices have been | ||
| secured by an industrial property lease. Under the agreement, | ||
| Wedgetail Operations LLC leases the surface rights to the project for | ||
| the purpose of carrying out its exploration, potential development and | ||
| mining. The lease has an initial term of three years and is renewable | ||
| for nine additional extensions of three years each. | ||
| •A separate surface access agreement is in place to allow access to | ||
| drill sites and drill pads construction | ||
| •There is a 3% net smelter returns royalty on the future sale of any | ||
| metals and minerals derived from the Oracle Ridge mine. | ||
| OREX | ||
| •The OREX area is covered by 93 Unpatented Mining Claims within | ||
| the CoronadoNational Forest (United StatesForest Service). |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| •100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC | ||
| •The OREX area is also partly covered by Patented Mining Claims | ||
| controlled by Pima County. The Company has an agreement in place | ||
| for non-ground disturbing exploration work to occur on Pima County’s | ||
| Patented Mining Claims. The Company does not currently control the | ||
| Mineral Rights over Pima County’s claims | ||
| Golden Eagle | ||
| •The Golden Eagle area is covered by 3 Patented Mining Claims and | ||
| 32 Unpatented Mining Claims within the Coronado National Forest | ||
| (United States Forest Service). | ||
| •100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC | ||
| •The Golden Eagle area is also partly covered by Patented Mining | ||
| Claims controlled by Pima County. The Company has an agreement | ||
| in place for non-ground disturbing exploration work to occur on Pima | ||
| County’s Patented Mining Claims. The Company does not currently | ||
| control the Mineral Rights over Pima County’s claims | ||
| Red Hawk | ||
| •The Red Hawk area is covered by 24 Unpatented Mining Claims | ||
| within the Coronado National Forest (United States Forest Service). | ||
| •100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC | ||
| •The land tenure is secure at the time of reporting and there are no | ||
| known impediments to obtaining permits to operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | Oracle Ridge |
| done by other parties |
•The Oracle Ridge Mining District was discovered in 1873. In 1881, an 18 tonne per day copper smelter was erected at nearby Apache |
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| Camp. The ore for this smelter was supplied from the Hartman, | ||
| Homestake, Leatherwood, Stratton, Geesman and other small mines | ||
| in the area. | ||
| •Phelps Dodge Copper Company (Phelps Dodge) entered the District | ||
| in 1910 and undertook considerable development and exploration | ||
| work. | ||
| •Continental Copper, Inc began exploring in the District in the 1950s. | ||
| Continental leased the property in 1968 with an option to purchase | ||
| and undertook a large exploration and development program. This | ||
| was the first time there was a large scale assessment of the | ||
| mineralisation. | ||
| •Union Miniere began a new exploration program in April 1980. In | ||
| 1984, a feasibility study for an 1,814 short ton per day operation was |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| completed. | ||
| •In October 1988, South Atlantic Ventures acquired Union Miniere's | ||
| interest and entered into a 70-30 partnership with Continental to | ||
| develop the mine. Minproc Engineers Inc. was contracted to | ||
| supervise the confirmatory metallurgical test work. A detailed design | ||
| was started in November 1989 on a column flotation plant. | ||
| Construction of the facility commenced in April 1990 and the first ore | ||
| was processed through the plant on March 3, 1991. The capacity of | ||
| the mill was initially set at 771 short ton per day. The mill capacity | ||
| was later expanded to approximately 1,000 short ton per day. | ||
| •The mine closed in 1996. Production records show that | ||
| approximately 1,200,000 short ton were milled since commencement | ||
| of operation. | ||
| •Between 2009 and 2015 the project was owned by Oracle Ridge | ||
| Mining, a TSX-V listed company, which drilled approximately 130 | ||
| surface and underground holes | ||
| Golden Eagle | ||
| •Small scall mining occurred in the Golden Eagle area in the first half | ||
| of the 1900s focussed on gold. The largest operation was the | ||
| Sanderson Mine. The mine is part of the Golden Eagle mineralised | ||
| system but is located outside the Company’s landholding. It reported | ||
| smelter returns between 1936 and 1941 averaging 0.4 Oz/short ton | ||
| Au (13.7 g/t Au), 0.65 Oz/ton Ag (22.3 g/t Ag) and 0.46% Cu (small | ||
| tonnage). | ||
| •Oracle Ridge Mining conducted exploration at Golden Eagle in the | ||
| mid-1990s. A geophysical magnetic survey was flown over the area. | ||
| Few magnetic anomalies, postulated to be magnetite-rich skarn were | ||
| tested by reconnaissance drilling. Results were not deemed | ||
| sufficiently encouraging and no further drilling was conducted in the | ||
| area. | ||
| OREX | ||
| •Details of historical (pre-1980s) exploration and mining activities in | ||
| the OREX area are not known. Few small-scale workings were found | ||
| during mapping. | ||
| •In 1980 a Joint Venture between Gulf Minerals Corporation and W.R. | ||
| Grace Company completed mapping of the area and drilled 7 holes. | ||
| Results of the program were reviewed by Oracle Ridge Mining | ||
| Partners and summarised in an internal communication in 1992. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hawk | ||
| •No historical exploration nor mining activities are known for the Red | ||
| Hawkarea | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | •The deposit is classified as copper dominated skarn. Minerals |
| representative of both prograde and retrograde skarn development | ||
| are present, the former being represented by diopside and garnets, | ||
| the latter by epidote, magnetite and chlorite. | ||
| •Copper dominated mineralisation generally contain chalcopyrite and | ||
| bornite. The deposits are most commonly associated with Andean- | ||
| type plutons intruded in older continental-margin carbonate | ||
| sequences. The associated intrusive rocks are commonly porphyritic | ||
| stocks, dikes and breccia pipes of quartz diorite, granodiorite, monzo- | ||
| granite and tonalite composition, intruding carbonate rocks, | ||
| calcareous-volcanic or tuffaceous rocks. The deposits shapes vary | ||
| from stratiform and tabular to vertical pipes, narrow lenses, and | ||
| irregular zones that are controlled by intrusive contacts. | ||
| •The copper rich skarn deposits at Oracle Ridge are found in | ||
| conformable lens along the contact with the Leatherwood | ||
| Granodiorite or associated with faults and shear zones which | ||
| intersect the Leatherwood. These have acted as feeders into the | ||
| reactive carbonate horizons. The latter can form a “Christmas Tree” | ||
| type shape. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | •See body of announcement including Attachment 1. |
| Information | exploration results including a tabulation of the following information | |
| for all Material drill holes: | ||
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar |
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o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in |
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| metres) of the drill hole collar | ||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that the | ||
| information is not Material and this exclusion does not detract from | ||
| the understanding of the report, the Competent Person should | ||
| _clearly explain why this is the case. _ | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, | •For WT-series drilling, exploration results are reported as weighted |
| aggregation | maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high | averages of assays equal or above a 1% copper cut-off. Lower |
| methods | grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should be | grade intersections are reported as weighted averages of assays |
| stated. | equal or above a 0.6% copper cut-off. Intersections start and end at a |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| • Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high grade | sample at or exceeding the specified cut-off. | |
| results and longer lengths of low grade results, the procedure used | •For GE-series drilling, exploration results are reported as weighted | |
| for such aggregation should be stated and some typical examples | averages of assays equal or above a 0.5g/t gold cut-off. Intersections | |
| of such aggregations should be shown in detail. | start and end at a sample at or exceeding the specified cut-off. | |
| • The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values | •No metal equivalents reported | |
| _should be clearly stated. _ | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of | •All intervals reported are down hole length. True widths are not |
| between | Exploration Results. | known at this stage. |
| mineralisation | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole | |
| widths and | angle is known, its nature should be reported. | |
| intercept lengths | • 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’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of | •See body of announcement |
| 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. _ | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not | •All exploration results obtained so far have been reported. |
| reporting | practicable, representative reporting of both low and high grades | |
| and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | ||
| _Exploration Results. _ | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be | •No other meaningful and material exploration data beyond this and |
| substantive | reported including (but not limited to): geological observations; | previous ASX announcements by the Company |
| exploration data | geophysical survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk |
|
| samples – size and method of treatment; metallurgical test results; | ||
| bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; | ||
| _potential deleterious or contaminating substances. _ | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned 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). | when they become available. Additional drill holes will be completed | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, | at Oracle Ridge in the coming weeks. | |
| including the main geological interpretations and future drilling | ||
| areas, provided this information is not commercially sensitive. |
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