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EASTERN RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2017

Dec 21, 2017

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ASX Announcement – 22 December 2017
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ACQUISITION OF HIGH GRADE POLISH COBALT SULPHIDE PROJECT

Highlights

  • Eastern Iron Limited has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire a high grade Polish cobalt sulphide project

  • Project area includes 4 historical cobalt mines and several workings

  • Project area covers 5 km of the Target Horizon which extends over more than 20 km

  • Company targets a zone of mineralisation of 2 km strike, approximately 2 to 5 m wide to a depth of about 300 m

  • Rock chip sampling of the historic waste rock dumps returned cobalt grades of up to 1% cobalt

  • Acquisition consideration will consist of 250 million ordinary shares in the Company and 240 million performance shares.

  • CPS Capital Group mandated to lead manage a placement to sophisticated investors to raise $3,480,000 at $0.012 per Share.

Eastern Iron Limited ( ASX:EFE ) ( EFE or Company ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding Option Agreement to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Ion Mining Pty Ltd ( Ion Mining ) which is developing the Przecznica Cobalt Project located in Lower Silesia, Poland (the Project , Figure 1).

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Figure 2 : Historical Adit on the eastern target horizon.

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Figure 3 : Grab sample of garnet mica schist from waste dump showing cobalt sulphide mineralisation.

Figure 1 : Project location

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ABN 70 126 678 037
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Project Summary

Overview

The Project is located in south-west Poland, approximately 85 km west of Wroclaw and 30 km west of the regional city of Jelenia Gora. The 10.2 km[2] Project area is part of the historic Ore Mountains (“Erzgebirge”) mining district and encompasses a number of historical cobalt and tin mines with the most significant cobalt mining occurring in the period between 1770 and 1840.

The broader Lower Silesia region has been the location of underground coal mining and as a result, the Project has good access to major road and rail infrastructure.

It is noted that the Przecznica concession has not yet been awarded and the application is currently pending. Ion Mining has 100% beneficial interest in the concession application but the final grant of the concession is subject to a decision of the Polish Ministry of Environment.

District Geology

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Figure 4 : Regional geological setting of significant deposits and mineral occurrences in the Karkonosze–Izera Massif. Red block delineates Gierczyn – Przecznica cobalt and tin ore deposit district (SE Poland). Target micaschist horizon highlighted in orange. Numbered black dots mark historic mines and showings. Locations 21 to 23 are historic mines of the Project area.

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The Gierczyn – Przecznica cobalt and tin ore deposits are hosted in a regionally extensive, several kilometres wide and more than 25 kilometres long corridor of mica schists which is imbedded in, and forms part of the Izera Massive gneiss in Poland (Figure 4). The mica schist horizon has an arc-shaped geometry through the gneiss block, and is cut off in the east and west by the Karkonosze Mountains granite. About 10 km north and 8 km south are much smaller, but similar strips of mica schist, which are subparallel to the larger body. The mica schists host, between Gierczyn and Przecznica and beyond within them narrow, several 10s of meters wide intervals of quartz-garnet-mica schist layers that are prospective for cobalt and tin mineralisation (Figure 6).

Local Geology

The mineralisation-bearing quartz-garnet-mica horizons form locally two, three, and sometimes more, stacked "lenses" which are separated by up to 50 m thick "barren" mica schist layers (Figure 5). Historical reports indicate that the mineralised lenses have a thickness of 20 cm up to 13 m). They run east-west and dip approx. 60 – 75° to the north. The mineralisation hosting horizons are offset by minor north-striking Tertiary age faults with a displacement of around 20-100 m in a northerly direction.

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Figure 5 : 3D conceptual illustration of target cobalt sulphide zone

Mineralisation

Cobalt mineralisation is found as cobaltite (CoAsS). The mineralised horizons contain a range of associated sulphide minerals such as pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite and others. The sulphide mineralisation is associated with blue-grey silica bands (“schlieren”) parallel to the foliation and schistosity of the host rocks. The cobalt sulphides are finely disseminated throughout the silica matrix.

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The productive part of the mineralised layer begins at Krobica in the west and can be traced for approximately 7 km to the former cobalt mine Maria Anna at Przecznica (Figure 4, deposits 24 to 22). The tin mineralisation gradually ceases after Gierczyn, while the cobalt mineralisation dominates and reaches its historical peak at Przecznica.

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Figure 6 : Project area (target mica-schist horizon highlighted in red and white).

Historical cobalt mining

Cobalt mineralisation was historically mined to produce “cobalt blue” pigment in a nearby plant. The concentrate, produced was used to produce a pigment for colouring glass, porcelain and stoneware.

By the beginning of the 19[th] century, about 20 cobalt/tin operations were active in the district. The mining of cobalt at the Maria Anna mine in Przecznica commenced in 1769 and continued with a short interruption to 1840 and was the most significant operation. Mineralisation was extracted from a depth of up to 125m before excessive water inflow stopped mining. In the year 1805, the workforce consisted of 85 men. The mine closed after 72 years during which 76,000 tonnes of concentrate were processed.

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Figure 7 : Historical diagram of the underground workings of Figure 8 : Maria Anna main shaft location. Maria Anna cobalt mine

Past Exploration Activity

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Polish Geological Survey conducted intensive investigations focussed on the tin mineralisation west of the Gierczyn – Przecznica area. A large number of holes (≈100 diamond drill holes for about ≈20,000 m) fall within the western half of the Project area. The Polish Geological Survey is reported to have tested the quartz-garnet-mica schist layer over a length of 21 km and down to a depth of 860 m. For the first time, the extent and composition of the schist unit were also systematically investigated at depth. The objective of this program was to define the tin mineralisation. Comprehensive chemical analysis for cobalt was not performed. The Company has commenced the process of digitising, translating and collating all available historical data.

The primary area of interest in the eastern part of the Project area (figure 10) has not been systematically explored in the past.

Due Diligence Sampling and Results

15 rock chip samples have been collected, primarily from the Maria Anna historical mine waste dump in the eastern part of the licence area. During mining in the 18[th] and 19[th] century, it was not possible to extract cobalt metal but this was not required as cobalt ore (sulphides) were only required to produce “cobalt blue” pigment. As such there are no records of cobalt metal grade available.

As indicated above, a small number of samples in the Maria Anna area were collected from the nearby waste rock piles. The samples for the Maria Anna site range up to 0.97% Co. These results indicate that potentially high grade ore mineralisation was extracted from the mine. How these results relate to sub-surface ore width and strike length can only be established by systematic drilling.

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Figure 9 : Geological map and sample locations around the Maria Anna cobalt mine.

WayPoint East North RL Location Sample AS%_ Co%_ Mo%_ Sn_ppm W_ppm
97 524507 5641982 443 Georgepit 112068 0.01 0.00 <0.001 748.00 7.00
99 530709 5641727 478 Anna-Maria 112067 5.60 0.97 <0.001 38.00 1.00
104 524494 5641913 440 Georgepit,lower bench 112069 0.03 0.00 <0.001 449.00 18.00
105 524484 5641906 442 Georgepit,lower bench 112070 0.02 0.00 <0.001 726.00 16.00
106 530750 5641727 474 Maria-Anna shrine: adit 112071 3.00 0.28 <0.001 603.00 1.00
107 530726 5641715 477 AM- waste rockpile-sample 112072 0.84 0.10 <0.001 47.00 1.00
108 530733 5641714 477 AM- waste rockpile-sample 112073 0.83 0.18 <0.001 1050.00 1.00
109 530723 5641714 478 AM- waste rockpile-sample 112074 0.05 0.44 <0.001 22.00 <1
110 530714 5641709 476 AM- waste rockpile-sample 112075 0.03 0.10 <0.001 67.00 3.00
116 528086 5641938 409 Susette adit-near entrence 112076 0.00 0.00 <0.001 41.00 8.00
118 528080 5641943 461 Susette above adit 112077 0.04 0.00 <0.001 200.00 9.00
119 527272 5641826 535 Kobaltzechepit(west) 112078 0.00 <0.0005 <0.001 112.00 3.00
120 527279 5641834 524 Kobaltzechepit(east) 112079 0.59 0.02 <0.001 129.00 3.00
120b 527280 5641834 524 Kobaltzechepit(east) 112080 0.53 0.00 <0.001 448.00 4.00
121 527732 5641949 495 Gierczyne tin mine,waste rockpile 112081 0.00 0.00 <0.001 45.00 5.00

Table 1: Location and references to sample points and their analytical results.

Proposed Exploration Work

From the review of historic and recent geological information, a primary area of interest has been defined in the eastern part of the Project area that has been interpreted around the historical Maria Anna mine with the dimensions of approximately 2 km of strike, one to two zones of 2 to 5 m width to a depth of 300m for testing (figure 10).

An initial scout drilling program of approximately five diamond drill holes for approximately 850 m is proposed to test the thickness, number of mineralised lenses, grade and mineralogy of the Maria Anna exploration target.

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If this initial program proves successful it will provide the basis of a systematic exploration campaign with the aim of delineating a JORC Resource. The subsequent, Phase II work program may include, based on the mineralisation properties identified:

  1. Trenching and mapping

  2. Airborne magnetic and radiometric

  3. IP (induced polarisation)

  4. Further drilling

  5. Down-hole geophysics

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Historical Maria Anna mine site
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Figure 11 : Project area east of Przecznica

Figure 10 : wire frame image of interpreted area of interest around Maria Anna mine (looking south)

Polish Mining Law

In Poland, natural resources are vested exclusively in the Polish State Treasury. The Minister of Environment who delegates his/her authority to officers within the Polish Ministry of Environment has the authority to grant exploration and mining concessions.

In order to apply for an exploration concession, an applicant must prepare a proposed Program of Geological Works ( Work Program ). This document forms the basis for the application and subsequently the rights and obligations to be conferred within the concession document. The size, cost and activities of the Work Program are at the discretion of the applicant, however, its suitability will be a factor in determining whether or not to grant the concession.

Consideration of an application by the Ministry of Environment will take approximately 3 months. In the event that an application is successful, a concession holder is required to pay a one-off concession fee on grant which is calculated by multiplying a prescribed rate by the size of the concession area. A concession holder is required to pay an annual usufruct fee which is equal to the one-off concession fee above, payable in February of each year.

Ion’s application seeks a concession to be awarded for a period of 5 years.

Commercial Terms

The Company has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement ( HOA ) to purchase all of the issued capital of Ion Mining ( Acquisition ). Ion Mining’s 100% owned subsidiary, Geograph Polska sp. z o.o. is the applicant for the Przecznica concession (pending) and upon granting, it will be entitled to 100%

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ASX Announcement – 22 December 2017

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interest in the concession. The Company has agreed to pay Ion Mining an option fee of $120,000. The Company has an exclusive option to acquire Ion Mining at any time within the next 6 months.

Upon exercise of the Option, the Company will provide the following consideration to the shareholders of Ion Mining for the Acquisition:

  • 250,000,000 ordinary shares; and

  • 240,000,000 performance shares (Performance Shares) in two classes (subject to the Company obtaining all requisite shareholder approvals in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) and ASX Listing Rules (Listing Rules), and confirmation from ASX that the terms of the Performance Shares are appropriate and equitable):

  • Class A: 120,000,000 Performance Shares convertible into Shares on a 1:1 basis upon the delineation of a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource of at least inferred category of a minimum of 1,000,000 tonnes @ 0.5% Co or completion of a preliminary feasibility study on the Cobalt Project which demonstrates IRR of at least 20% and EBITDA of at least $10,000,000.

  • Class B: 120,000,000 Performance Shares convertible into Shares on a 1:1 basis upon the delineation of a JORC-compliant Mineral Resource of at least inferred category of a minimum of 2,000,000 tonnes @ 0.5% Co or the Company making a final investment decision to commence mining of the Project.

The expiry date for both classes of Performance Shares is to be 5 years from the date of issue. Their other terms will be the standard terms required by ASX.

Completion of the Acquisition is subject to the following conditions precedent:

  • . Completion of due diligence by EFE on Ion Mining’s business, assets and operations, to the satisfaction of EFE;

  • . Completion of Tranche 2 of the capital raising described below; and

  • . EFE obtaining all necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals (including ASX approvals and waivers and ASIC relief) to complete the Acquisition.

Upon exercise of the Option, EFE has agreed to appoint Ion Mining’s current Managing Director, Rory McGoldrick as Chief Executive Officer on terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable in EFE’s circumstances and taking into account industry standards.

On completion of due diligence, the Company will convene a general meeting of shareholders to approve the Acquisition in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.

Capital Raising

In connection with the Acquisition, the Company is pleased to announce it has completed a placement under its ASX Listing Rule 7.1 capacity to sophisticated investors and clients of CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd ( CPS Capital ) of 50,000,000 ordinary shares at $0.012 per share, to raise $600,000 before costs associated with the issue ( Placement Tranche 1 ).

The Company has mandated CPS Capital to place a further 240,000,000 ordinary shares at $0.012 subject to shareholder approval, to raise $2,880,000 before costs associated with the issue ( Placement Tranche 2 ).

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The funds raised will be applied to progress the proposed acquisition and exploration of the Przecznica Cobalt Project, exploration activities at the Company’s Nowa Nowa Copper Project and working capital.

About the Vendor

Ion Mining has been operating in Poland since 2013, actively pursuing and evaluating mineral resource opportunities since that time. Ion Mining was founded by Rory McGoldrick and Andrzej Wygralak and has a mix of Australian and Polish shareholders. It has established an excellent team in Poland of highly-skilled advisors and consultants who have been assisting the company since 2013 and this incountry team will continue to assist as the Project progresses.

Commenting on the Acquisition, EFE’s Chairman, Eddie King said: “ We are very pleased to be able to secure this agreement with Ion Mining Pty Ltd and to partner with them in this exciting cobalt sulphide project.”

Ion Mining’s Managing Director, Rory McGoldrick said: “ We are extremely happy to be joining forces with an ASX listed company with global industry experience and a strong balance sheet to properly pursue our exploration objectives. We would like to thank our dedicated Polish team for their hard work to date and we look forward to stepping up our investment in Poland as the Project progresses.”

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results is based on information prepared by Dr Simon Dorling. Dr Dorling is a member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Dr Dorling has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the JORC Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Dorling consents to the inclusion in the release of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

INVESTOR INFORMATION

Further information, previous Eastern Iron announcements and exploration updates are available at the News and Reports tab on the Company’s website – www.easterniron.com.au

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Mr Eddie King Chairman T: 02 9906 7551

ASX: EFE

For enquiries on your shareholding or change of address please contact: Boardroom Limited, GPO Box 3993, Sydney NSW 2001, Phone: (02) 9290 9600

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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

Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Sampling Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random Rock chip samples consisted of a series of chips
techniques chips, or specific specialised industry standard taken at a specific point location for a total sample of
measurement tools appropriate to the minerals under ~1-2kg.
investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should
not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are
Material to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done
this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation
drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg
was pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In
other cases more explanation may be required, such as
where there is coarse gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types
(eg submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, NA, no drilling
techniques 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). _
Drill sample
Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample NA, no drilling
recovery 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.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been geologically Geological descriptions were completed at each
and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support sample location.
appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies
and metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature.
Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of the relevant
_intersections logged. _
Sub- If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or Rock chip samples consisted of a series of chips
sampling all core taken. taken at a specific point and may therefore exhibit
techniques
and sample
preparation

If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, and
whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, nature, quality and appropriateness
of sample prep. technique.
bias compared with the overall outcrop.
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. _
Quality of The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying All samples were assayed by Genalysis/Bureau
assay data and laboratory procedures used and whether the Veritas Australia in Perth for 5 elements by 4 acid
and technique is considered partial or total. digest followed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS and Fusion.
laboratory
tests
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and model, reading
Co, As, Mo, Sn and W assay results for laboratory
duplicates were all within 20% of the original
samples, indicating no obvious problems with
times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc. laboratory assay precision.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg No standards or field duplicates were included.
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks)

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias)
_and precision have been established. _
Verification The verification of significant intersections by either Field data was recorded by the geologist into pre-
of sampling independent or alternative company personnel. established templates and subsequently validated
and The use of twinned holes. and loaded into the company surface sampling
assaying Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures,
data verification, data storage (physical and electronic)
database.
Validation of sample point locations in ArcGIS did not
protocols. identify any inconsistent locations and the information
Discuss any adjustment to assay data. was subsequently loaded into the company
database.
Anomalous surface values have been verified by the
competent persons.
Location of Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes Sample locations were surveyed using a Garmin
data points (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings handheld GPS with an accuracy of +/- 5m
and other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. Standard WGS 84 Zone 33 N grid coordinates are
Specification of the grid system used. presented in the relevant tables above with the Zone
Quality and adequacy of topographic control. appended.
Data Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. Sample locations were appropriate for first pass
spacing and
Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to regional assessment of project potential.
distribution 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. _
Orientation Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased Samples were in part collected from outcropping
of data in sampling of possible structures and the extent to which bedrock or waste rock rock piles.
relation to this is known, considering the deposit type.
geological
structure
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.
Sample The measures taken to ensure sample security. All samples were collected and sealed in uniquely
security labelled calico sample bags by the field geologists.
Sample bags were packaged up and delivered to a
courier company for transport direct to ALS
Laboratories in Perth.
Samples were checked against the submission forms
on arrival at ALS, with no missing or additional
samples.
Audits or The results of any audits or reviews of sampling Audits and reviews were not undertaken, apart from
reviews techniques and data. the QAQC checks outlined above.

Section 2 – Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, location and ownership Sampling was undertaken within the tenement
tenement including agreements or material issues with third parties application located approximately 85 km west of
and land such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, Wroclaw, Poland and is under application by Ion
tenure
status
native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
park and environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting
Mining.
The area subject to this announcement includes
vacant public land, residential properties and
along with any known impediments to obtaining a licence privately owned farmland.
to operate in the area. Natura 2000 is a European network of protected
areas introduced in Poland in 2004. The main goal
of the network is the conservation of biodiversity of
Europe. The network comprises Special Protection
Areas – SPAs (created under the Birds Directive), as
well as Special Areas of Conservation – SACs
(created under the Habitats Directive). In Poland,
approximately 15% and 11.0% of the territory,
respectively, are designated as Natura 2000 areas.
The Przecznica exploration concession is covered
by both an SPA and a SAC. Exploration and mining
of mineral deposits is notprohibited in Natura 2000

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary
areas, but special consideration will be given to the
impact of exploration and mining activities on the
natural environment. A concession holder may be
required to prepare environmental impact
assessments and demonstrate that its activities will
not have a lasting negative impact on the native flora
and fauna.
Exploration Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other
Previous historic exploration work within and around
done by parties. the tenement application area has consisted of
other parties regional mapping, soil sampling and drilling by the
Polish Geological Survey primarily exploring for tin
(Sn) mineralisation

No drilling had been undertaken in the areas
covered by this work which is aimed at verifying the
historicresults.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation.
The Company is exploring for base metals, in particular
cobalt within the Przecznica Cobalt Project area. The
Gierczyn – Przecznica cobalt and tin ore deposits are
hosted in a regionally extensive, several kilometers wide
and more than 25 km long corridor of mica schists which
is imbedded in, and forms part of the Izera Massive
gneiss in Poland (Figure 2). The mica schist horizon has
an arc-shaped geometry through the gneiss block, and
is cut off in the east and west by the Karkonosze
Mountains granite. About 10 km north and 8 km south
are much smaller, but similar strips of mica schist, which
are subparallel to the larger body. The mineralisation-
bearing quartz-garnet-mica horizons form locally two,
three, and sometimes more, stacked "lenses" which are
separated by up to 50 m thick "barren" mica schist
layers (Figure 5). Historical reports indicate that the
mineralised lenses have a thickness of 20 cm up to 13
m. They run east-west and dip approx. 60 – 75° to the
north. The mineralisation hosting horizons are offset by
minor north-striking Tertiary age faults with a
displacement of around 20-100 m in a northerly direction
The Company is targeting sedimentary hosted Co-Cu-Ni
deposits.
Drill hole A summary of all information material to the understanding

Tabulated rock chip sample results are presented
Information of the exploration results including a tabulation of the above and in Figure 9 and Table 1..
following information for all Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea
level in metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis
that the information is not Material and this exclusion does
not detract from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why this is the
_case. _
Data In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging
No weighting, or cut off grades were employed.
aggregation techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade truncations
methods (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of
high grade results and longer lengths of low grade results,
the procedure used for such aggregation should be stated
and some typical examples of such aggregations should
be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Relationship
These relationships are particularly important in the No intercepts are reported.
between reporting of Exploration Results.
mineralisatio If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the
n widths and drill hole 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
(e.g. ‘down hole length, true width not known’).
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and Refer to main body of announcement for figures
tabulations of intercepts should be included for any depicting of sampling locations and assay results.
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 All assay results have been reported.
reporting is not 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 Some relevant geological observations are
substantive be reported including (but not limited to): geological presented in the main body text.
exploration
data
observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical
survey results; bulk samples – size and method of
treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density,
No additional testwork beyond assaying has been
undertaken to date.
groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics;
_potential deleterious or contaminating substances. _
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for Further analysis of geological information collected
lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step- and available in open fie reports will be undertaken
out drilling). to assist drill targeting.
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
extensions, including the main geological interpretations
and future drilling areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.

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