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EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2022
Nov 13, 2022
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ASX Announcement 14 November 2022
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Nearby Historic Mine Samples and South Talon Surface Samples Return Strong Assay Results - Enhancing Scale Potential at Oracle Ridge
Highlights
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Assays from the nearby historic Hartman-Homestake underground mine deliver multiple highgrade base and precious metal results. Rock-chip assays include:
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4.42% Cu, 60.80g/t Ag, 0.29% Zn and 0.87% Pb (HH14)
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3.93% Cu, 344g/t Ag, 0.76% Zn and 3.22% Pb (HH19)
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3.09% Cu, 73.20 g/t Ag, 0.06% Zn and 0.03% Pb (HH16)
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2.98% Cu, 139g/t Ag, 0.05% Zn and 0.01% Pb (HH12)
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2.42% Cu, 79.10g/t Ag, 1.99% Zn and 0.94% Pb (HH3)
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Situated within the Oracle Ridge Project, the Hartman-Homestake mine is:
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- Located on patented mining claims where drilling can be expedited
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500 metres from the existing JORC mineral resource and 2 kilometres from the mine portals by road
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Last mined in the mid-1930s
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Significant zinc and lead assays as well as apparent structural control makes this area quite different to anything seen in the main mine area and any drilling to-date
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Two kilometres southwest from the Hartman-Homestake mine, an additional 38 surface rock-chip samples from the southern Talon and near the historic Stratton workings indicate that the current modelled resource extends to the surface in this area. Selected results include:
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8.96% Cu, 79.40 g/t Ag and 0.75g/t Au (E209411)
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8.63% Cu, 61.90g/t Ag and 0.94g/t Au (E209420)
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5.25% Cu, 131g/t Ag and 1.21g/t Au (E209403)
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4.57% Cu, 196g/t Ag and 3.69g/t Au (E209429)
Commenting on the ongoing activities, Eagle Mountain Mining’s CEO, Tim Mason, said:
“These excellent assay results at the Hartman-Homestake mine demonstrate the broader endowment potential of
the Oracle Ridge project. Extensive skarn alteration and strong copper, silver, zinc and lead occur within two kilometres of the existing mine portals. We are planning additional work to better understand the local geology and develop drill ready targets. Importantly, the Hartman-Homestake area is located on patented claims and, after geological targets have been refined, earthworks and drilling can be expedited.
These results strongly enhance our view that there is much more mineralisation to be discovered at Oracle Ridge, bolstering our plans for a future mine with growth potential.
This new information supports our hypothesis that similar to many other copper skarn deposits in the world, there is quite a broad area of separate mineralised zones.”
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Eagle Mountain Mining Limited (ASX: EM2 ) ( Eagle Mountain , or the Company ) is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned Oracle Ridge Copper Mine Project ( Oracle Ridge , or the Project ) in Arizona, USA.
The Company’s technical team has recently completed further mapping and sampling across the Oracle Ridge mine area. Key goals of this program included:
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Reconnaissance mapping near historic mines along both the western and southern flank of Marble Peak, the main topographic feature at Oracle Ridge;
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Improve the understanding of the surface expression of the mineralisation intersected in the drilling at the Talon; and
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Constrain the geological model by detailed mapping of the Leatherwood-Sediments contact at surface in the Talon area.
The key outcomes of the program are described below.
Reconnaissance Mapping and Sampling of Historical Mines
The Marble Peak area contains several historical workings in the vicinity of the Oracle Ridge mine portals. Two groups of workings which were never previously mapped and sampled in detail include:
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The Hartman-Homestake mine, situated two kilometres to the west of the portals by road and 500 metres northwest of the current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE); and
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The Stratton area, located approximately 600 metres to the west of the southern Talon area.
Hartman-Homestake Mine
Limited information is available regarding historical production from the Hartman-Homestake mine which is believed to have been operational in the early decades of last century. A recent review of historical reports by the Company’s technical team highlighted the existence of underground workings covering an area of approximately 100 by 100 metres. Also, historical samples reported on the underground maps showed encouraging base metals values. Preliminary observations from a reconnaissance visit highlighted the following encouraging results (refer to Figures 1 and 2):
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The local geology includes skarn-altered Abrigo Formation, a geological unit hosting significant CuAg-Au mineralisation at Oracle Ridge;
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Underground exposures show abundant skarn alteration and copper mineralisation which appears to be structurally controlled. The key feature of the area is a northeast-southwest trending fault which seems to focus the mineralisation. This structure is interpreted to be a southwestern splay of the regionally significant Geesaman Fault to the north.
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20 rock-chip samples collected across the underground workings returned several high-grade assays, with significant results highlighted in Table 1 and full results in Attachment A.
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Figure 1 – Plan view of the mine area showing rock-chip samples with new assays received and October 2022 MRE outline (> 1% Cu). Selected results shown, refer to Attachment A for all results. Drill holes used to define the JORC Resource have been omitted for clarity
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Figure 2 – Historic map (circa 1930s) of the Hartman-Homestake mine, showing new assays of rock-chip samples received
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Table 1 – Summary of Significant Rock-Chip samples from the Hartman-Homestake mine
| Sample ID | Easting | Northing | Cu | Ag | Zn | Pb |
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| [m] | [m] | [%] | [g/t] | [%] | [%] | |
| HH1_E209449 | 523397 | 3593538 | 4.82 | 76.80 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| HH3_E209451 | 523401 | 3593469 | 2.42 | 79.10 | 1.99 | 0.94 |
| HH8_E209456 | 523380 | 3593441 | 1.37 | 21.60 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| HH9_E209457 | 523392 | 3593444 | 0.97 | 10.35 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| HH10_E209458 | 523407 | 3593458 | 1.09 | 10.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| HH11_E209459 | 523415 | 3593461 | 0.93 | 28.30 | 0.05 | 0.14 |
| HH12_E209460 | 523423 | 3593458 | 2.98 | 139 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| HH13_E209461 | 523445 | 3593467 | 2.27 | 27.50 | 0.79 | 0.05 |
| HH14_E209462 | 523414 | 3593503 | 4.42 | 60.80 | 0.29 | 0.87 |
| HH16_E209464 | 523375 | 3593429 | 3.09 | 73.20 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| HH17_E209465 | 523354 | 3593467 | 1.54 | 12.35 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| HH19_E209467 | 523365 | 3593465 | 3.93 | 344 | 0.76 | 3.22 |
Unlike the main Oracle Ridge mine area, the copper-silver mineralisation shows a strong association with lead and zinc and low gold values. This observation suggests that the mineralising system at the HartmanHomestake is somewhat different from the Oracle Ridge mine and is likely a result of having been emplaced in a lower temperature hydrothermal environment.
Results from the reconnaissance mapping are considered highly encouraging and follow-up work is being planned, including:
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Review and compilation of historical data, such as available reports, geological maps and historical rock-chip and channel samples;
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Detailed mapping and sampling, including channel samples across key mineralised areas;
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Geological interpretation and 3D modelling to define viable drill targets;
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Underground survey of the workings; and
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Eventual drilling from surface.
Should the results of the above programs be favourable, a drilling campaign will be designed to test the area. The Hartman-Homestake mine is subject to seasonal flooding and therefore the planned work will be carried out when water levels are sufficiently low to ensure good exposure and the safety of the Company’s personnel.
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Stratton Mine Area
The Stratton area is situated approximately 600 metres to the west of the Leatherwood mine at the Southern Talon (Figure 1). The current reconnaissance mapping covered the eastern-most adits in this group of workings as well as outcropping mineralisation in the vicinity.
All rock-chips in the area returned copper values exceeding 1% (refer to Table 2 and Figure 1). Assay results show a chemistry similar to Oracle Ridge, with copper and silver associated with gold rather than lead and zinc, as observed at the Hartman-Homestake mine. This is consistent with the mineralisation defined in the current MRE model.
Table 2 – Summary of Rock-Chip samples from the Stratton area
| Sample ID | Easting | Northing | Cu | Ag | Au |
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| [m] | [m] | [%] | [g/t] | [g/t} | |
| E209401 | 524367 | 3592154.03 | 3.12 |
6.19 | 0.04 |
| E209402 | 524353 | 3592158.65 | 3.29 |
2.66 | 0.02 |
| E209403 | 524329 | 3592170.79 | 5.25 |
131 | 1.21 |
| E209404 | 524322 | 3592336.83 | 1.20 |
11.45 | 0.13 |
| E209405 | 524352 | 3592290.57 | 1.69 |
16.55 | 0.47 |
| E209406 | 524430 | 3592172.59 | 2.67 |
30.50 | 0.65 |
Southern Talon Surface Mapping and Sampling
The Talon mapping successfully defined the location of the Leatherwood-Sediments contact, with this additional constraint applied to the geological model underpinning the recently announced MRE (refer to ASX announcement dated 6 October 2022). During mapping, several samples were collected (refer to Figure 1 and Attachment A) which confirmed the extent and tenor of mineralisation at the Talon. These results further support the geological interpretation that the mineralisation intersected in drilling at the Talon daylights to the south, southeast and east. Significant results are highlighted in Table 3.
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Table 3 – Summary of Significant Rock-Chip samples from the Talon area
| Sample ID | Easting | Northing | Cu | Ag | Au |
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| [m] | [m] | [%] | [g/t] | [g/t] | |
| E209407 | 524667 | 3592000 | 2.98 | 27.50 | 0.48 |
| E209408 | 524653 | 3592017 | 1.69 | 16.15 | 0.41 |
| E209410 | 524637 | 3592037 | 3.29 | 32.90 | 1.30 |
| E209411 | 524632 | 3592048 | 8.96 | 79.40 | 0.75 |
| E209415 | 524705 | 3591913 | 2.11 | 24.00 | 0.55 |
| E209416 | 524741 | 3591876 | 4.26 | 36.70 | 0.64 |
| E209417 | 524780 | 3592002 | 3.50 | 39.40 | 0.67 |
| E209418 | 524748 | 3591989 | 1.07 | 5.43 | 0.19 |
| E209420 | 524736 | 3592005 | 8.63 | 61.90 | 0.94 |
| E209421 | 524721 | 3592038 | 1.22 | 9.96 | 0.21 |
| E209422 | 524710 | 3592017 | 2.24 | 13.65 | 0.15 |
| E209425 | 524804 | 3592068 | 3.51 | 60.00 | 0.29 |
| E209426 | 524826 | 3592057 | 3.60 | 99.40 | 0.29 |
| E209428 | 524848 | 3592092 | 3.12 | 11.15 | 0.57 |
| E209429 | 524954 | 3592050 | 4.57 | 196 | 3.69 |
| E209430 | 524864 | 3592109 | 1.62 | 17.35 | 0.17 |
| E209431 | 524867 | 3592135 | 3.68 | 75.60 | 0.89 |
| E209432 | 524839 | 3592134 | 3.18 | 41.00 | 0.63 |
| E209434 | 524890 | 3592323 | 3.72 | 38.10 | 0.53 |
| E209436 | 524848 | 3592332 | 1.63 | 18.30 | 0.30 |
| E209438 | 524879 | 3592303 | 1.28 | 12.25 | 0.68 |
This ASX announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Eagle Mountain Mining Limited.
For further information please contact:
Tim Mason Mark Pitts Jane Morgan Chief Executive Officer Company Secretary Investor and Media Relations [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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 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 is the Director of Exploration of Eagle Mountain Mining Limited and both 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.
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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.
The information in this report that relates to historic production results was prepared and first disclosed under a pre-2012 edition of the JORC Code. The data has been compiled but NOT validated by Eagle Mountain geologists. At this stage, Eagle Mountain is unable to conclude that the production data is reliable. However, nothing has come to the attention of Eagle Mountain that causes it to question the accuracy or reliability of the historic production results and the various source reports.
ABOUT EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING
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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Attachment A
Summary of Assayed Rock-Chip Sample Results
| Sample ID | Easting [m] |
Northing [m] |
Cu [%] |
Ag [g/t] |
Zn [%] |
Pb [%] |
Au [g/t] |
Area |
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| HH1_E209449 | 523397 | 3593538 | 4.82 | 76.80 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.09 | Hartman |
| HH2_E209450 | 523392 | 3593492 | 0.87 | 13.25 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH3_E209451 | 523401 | 3593469 | 2.42 | 79.10 | 1.99 | 0.94 | 0.04 | Hartman |
| HH4_E209452 | 523361 | 3593512 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.02 | 0.01 | BD | Hartman |
| HH5_E209453 | 523361 | 3593497 | 0.07 | 1.06 | 0.05 | 0.01 | BD | Hartman |
| HH6_E209454 | 523358 | 3593453 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 | BD | Hartman |
| HH7_E209455 | 523373 | 3593452 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.02 | 0.01 | BD | Hartman |
| HH8_E209456 | 523380 | 3593441 | 1.37 | 21.60 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | Hartman |
| HH9_E209457 | 523392 | 3593444 | 0.97 | 10.35 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH10_E209458 | 523407 |
3593458 | 1.09 | 10.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH11_E209459 | 523415 |
3593461 | 0.93 | 28.30 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH12_E209460 | 523423 |
3593458 | 2.98 | 139 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.18 | Hartman |
| HH13_E209461 | 523445 |
3593467 | 2.27 | 27.50 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.02 | Hartman |
| HH14_E209462 | 523414 |
3593503 | 4.42 | 60.80 | 0.29 | 0.87 | 0.05 | Hartman |
| HH15_E209463 | 523433 |
3593479 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.01 | BD | Hartman |
| HH16_E209464 | 523375 |
3593429 | 3.09 | 73.20 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.19 | Hartman |
| HH17_E209465 | 523354 |
3593467 | 1.54 | 12.35 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH18_E209466 | 523384 |
3593463 | 0.18 | 14.10 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.01 | Hartman |
| HH19_E209467 | 523365 |
3593465 | 3.93 | 344 | 0.76 | 3.22 | 0.04 | Hartman |
| HH20_E209468 | 523430 |
3593472 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | BD | Hartman |
| E209401 | 524367 | 3592154 | 3.12 | 6.19 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | Stratton |
| E209402 | 524353 | 3592159 | 3.29 | 2.66 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | Stratton |
| E209403 | 524329 | 3592171 | 5.25 | 131 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1.21 | Stratton |
| E209404 | 524322 | 3592337 | 1.20 | 11.45 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13 | Stratton |
| E209405 | 524352 | 3592291 | 1.69 | 16.55 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.47 | Stratton |
| E209406 | 524430 | 3592173 | 2.67 | 30.50 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.65 | Stratton |
| E209407 | 524667 | 3592000 | 2.98 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.48 | Talon |
| E209408 | 524653 | 3592017 | 1.69 | 16.15 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.41 | Talon |
| E209409 | 524635 | 3592028 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.01 | BD | Talon |
| E209410 | 524637 | 3592037 | 3.29 | 32.90 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1.30 | Talon |
| E209411 | 524632 | 3592048 | 8.96 | 79.40 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.75 | Talon |
| E209412 | 524701 | 3591973 | 0.72 | 6.45 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 | Talon |
| E209413 | 524720 | 3591982 | 0.88 | 5.94 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.15 | Talon |
| E209414 | 524671 | 3591949 | 0.44 | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | Talon |
| E209415 | 524705 | 3591913 | 2.11 | 24.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.55 | Talon |
| E209416 | 524741 | 3591876 | 4.26 | 36.70 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.64 | Talon |
| E209417 | 524780 | 3592002 | 3.50 | 39.40 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.67 | Talon |
| E209418 | 524748 | 3591989 | 1.07 | 5.43 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.19 | Talon |
| E209419 | 524749 | 3592007 | 0.22 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | Talon |
| E209420 | 524736 | 3592005 | 8.63 | 61.90 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.94 | Talon |
| E209421 | 524721 | 3592038 | 1.22 | 9.96 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.21 | Talon |
| E209422 | 524710 | 3592017 | 2.24 | 13.65 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.15 | Talon |
| E209423 | 524788 | 3592081 | 0.45 | 3.69 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.09 | Talon |
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| E209424 | 524788 | 3592076 | 0.28 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.07 | Talon |
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| E209425 | 524804 | 3592068 | 3.51 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.29 | Talon |
| E209426 | 524826 | 3592057 | 3.60 | 99.40 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.29 | Talon |
| E209427 | 524836 | 3592087 | 0.87 | 11.70 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.08 | Talon |
| E209428 | 524848 | 3592092 | 3.12 | 11.15 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.57 | Talon |
| E209429 | 524954 | 3592050 | 4.57 | 196 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 3.69 | Talon |
| E209430 | 524864 | 3592109 | 1.62 | 17.35 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.17 | Talon |
| E209431 | 524867 | 3592135 | 3.68 | 75.60 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.89 | Talon |
| E209432 | 524839 | 3592134 | 3.18 | 41.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.63 | Talon |
| E209433 | 524890 | 3592320 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Talon |
| E209434 | 524890 | 3592323 | 3.72 | 38.10 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.53 | Talon |
| E209435 | 524869 | 3592326 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.01 | BD | Talon |
| E209436 | 524848 | 3592332 | 1.63 | 18.30 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.30 | Talon |
| E209437 | 524867 | 3592349 | 0.33 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | Talon |
| E209438 | 524879 | 3592303 | 1.28 | 12.25 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.68 | Talon |
*BD Below Detection
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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 |
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| Sampling techniques • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as downhole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling. • Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used. • Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report. • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done this would be relatively simple (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. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Grab samples were collected during geological mapping to test altered and mineralised material in surface outcrop and underground workings. |
| Drilling techniques • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or _other type, whether core is oriented and ifso, by what method, etc). _ |
• Not applicable. No drilling results reported. |
| Drill sample recovery • Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and results assessed. • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure representative nature of the samples. • Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential loss/gainof fine/coarse material. |
• Not applicable. No drilling results reported. |
| Logging • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Samples were described by the field geologist. • Geological descriptions are qualitative in nature. |
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| Criteria JORC Code explanation |
Commentary |
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| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography. • The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections _logged. _ |
• All samples were geologically described. |
| Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry. • For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the sample preparation technique. • Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to maximise representivity of samples. • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of the in situ material collected, including for instance results for field duplicate/second-half sampling. • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the _material being sampled. _ |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • ALS Minerals conducted the preparation work: samples were weighed, dried and finely crushed to better than 70% passing 2mm; sample was split using a riffle splitting and a split of up to 250g pulverised to better than 85% passing 75µm. • No duplicates were taken. • Sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material being sampled. |
| Quality of assay data and laboratory tests • The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total. • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc. • Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • ALS Minerals assay methods: ME-MS61 (48 element four acid ICP-MS) and Au-AA23 (Au 30g charge Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption finish). The technique is considered a near total digest of relevant minerals. Above detection samples are re-assayed with Au-GRA21, Ag-OG62, Cu- OG62, Pb-OG62, Zn-OG62. • Certified Reference Material (CRM), blanks and duplicates were inserted/collected at a ratio of 1:20 with a minimum of 1 CRM per assays batch. Acceptable levels of accuracy and precision have beenestablished. |
| Verification of sampling and assaying • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or alternative company personnel. • The use of twinned holes. • Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. • Discuss any adjustment to assay data. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Significant samples were reviewed by the Principal Geologist. • Not applicable. No drilling results reported. • Field data were collected on paper notebook and then digitised in spreadsheet and GIS files for visualisation. • No adjustment to assay data applied. |
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| Criteria JORC Code explanation |
Commentary |
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| Location of data points • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. • Specification of the grid system used. • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • For surface sampling, observation points and samples were located with a handheld GPS with an accuracy of ±5m. • For underground sampling, observation points and samples were located based on visual approximation compared to the geometry of the underground workings in historical, hand- drawn underground maps. The sample location is estimated to be ±50m. An underground survey is planned to improve sample location accuracy. • Data were captured in NAD83 UTM Zone 12N. • Topographic control was provided by 3D surfaces built from USGS’ National Elevation Dataset points (Horizontal resolution: 10m,Vertical Accuracy: ~3m). |
| Data spacing and distribution • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied. • Whether sample compositing has been applied. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Samples were taken on an ad-hoc basis and have variable spacing. • Not applicable. No Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve reported. • No sample compositing applied. |
| Orientation of data in relation to geological structure • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type. • If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed and reported if material. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Due to the nature of the mapping program and the limited understanding of mineralisation controls, the potential for sampling bias cannot be assessed. |
| Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample security. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • All samples were collected by Company’s consultants, securely stored at the Company office prior to drop off at the assayinglaboratories by Company personnel. |
| Audits or reviews • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • No audits or reviews of rock-chip sampling techniques have beencompleted. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Mineral tenement | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including | • | The Oracle Ridge Mine Project (Project) is located in the |
| and land tenure | agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint | Marble Peak area, approximately 30 kilometres by air | |
| status | ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, | northeast of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. It is located in Sections | |
| historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental | 17, 18, 19 and 20 of Township 11 South, Range 16 East, | ||
| settings. | Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian of the U.S. cadastral | ||
| • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with | system. The geographical coordinates are approximately | ||
| any known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the | Latitude 32º28' North, Longitude 110º41' West. | ||
| area. | • | The Project is 100% owned by Eagle Mountain Mining | |
| Limited through its 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 Hawk. | |||
| Oracle | Ridge (including historical Tailings Storage Facility) | ||
| • | Oracle Ridge comprises 60 Patented Mining Claims and 50 | ||
| 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. | |||
| • | The mineral rights of Patented Claims at Oracle Ridge have | ||
| a reversionary interest to Marble Mountain Ventures, which | |||
| occurs on 18 February 2025, unless the Company exercises | |||
| itsExtensionOptionupon whichthe Company’sinterestsin |
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Criteria JORC Code explanation
Commentary
the mineral rights are extended to 18 February 2040.
- There is a 3% net smelter returns royalty on the future sale of any metals and minerals derived from the Oracle Ridge Project.
OREX
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The OREX area is covered by 93 Unpatented Mining Claims within the Coronado National Forest (United States Forest Service).
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100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC.
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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
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The Golden Eagle area is covered by 27 Patented Mining Claims and 32 Unpatented Mining Claims within the Coronado National Forest (United States Forest Service).
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• 100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC.
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• 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.
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Red Hawk
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The Red Hawk area is covered by 24 Unpatented Mining Claims within the Coronado National Forest (United States Forest Service).
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• 100% of the mineral rights are owned by Wedgetail Operations LLC.
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• The land tenure is secure at the time of reporting and there are no known impediments to obtaining permits to operate in the area.
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Exploration done | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | Oracle | Ridge |
| 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 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 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 tons were milled since | |||
| commencement of the 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 scale 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 |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| 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. | |||
| Red Hawk | |||
| • | No historical exploration nor mining activities are known for | ||
| theRedHawkarea. | |||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | Oracle | Ridge |
| • | 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. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| • | 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. | |||
| Hartman-Homestake | |||
| • | Based on historic reports and early-stage underground rock- | ||
| chip samples, the Hartman-Homestake deposit is interpreted | |||
| to be a separate, lower temperature skarn system compared | |||
| to Oracle Ridge due to the stronger association of copper- | |||
| silver mineralisation with lead and zinc and minimal gold | |||
| values. The deposit is hosted within the same lower | |||
| carbonate sequences observed at Oracle Ridge. | |||
| • | The carbonates show strong skarn alteration with elevated | ||
| copper, silver, lead and zinc. Mineralisation is structurally | |||
| controlled within a northeast-southwest striking fault, | |||
| interpreted to be a splay ofthe Geesaman Fault. | |||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | • | Not applicable. No drilling results reported. |
| 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 aggregation | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, | • | No weighting averaging techniques were applied to |
| methods | maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high | Exploration Results. | |
| grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should be | • | Not applicable. No metal equivalents reported. | |
| 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 |
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| Criteria JORC Code explanation |
Commentary |
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| of such aggregations should be shown in detail. • The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values should be clearly stated. |
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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’). _ |
• Not applicable. No drilling results reported. |
| Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of intercepts should be included for any significant discovery being reported These should include, but not be limited to a plan view of _drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional views. _ |
• See body of 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 exploration data • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; _potential deleterious or contaminating substances. _ |
• No other meaningful and material exploration data beyond this and previous ASX announcements by the Company. |
| Further work • The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this information is not commercially sensitive. |
Rock-chip sampling (Mapping) • Review and compilation of historical data, including available reports, geological maps and historical rock-chip and channel samples. • Underground survey of the Hartman-Homestake workings to aid mapping and sampling. • Detailed mapping and sampling, including channel samples across key mineralised areas. • Geological interpretation and 3D modelling to define viable drill targets. |
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