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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
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Eastern Iron Limited has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire a high grade Polish cobalt sulphide project
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Project area includes 4 historical cobalt mines and several workings
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Project area covers 5 km of the Target Horizon which extends over more than 20 km
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Company targets a zone of mineralisation of 2 km strike, approximately 2 to 5 m wide to a depth of about 300 m
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Rock chip sampling of the historic waste rock dumps returned cobalt grades of up to 1% cobalt
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Acquisition consideration will consist of 250 million ordinary shares in the Company and 240 million performance shares.
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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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ASX Announcement – 22 December 2017
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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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ASX Announcement – 22 December 2017
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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 |
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| 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:
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Trenching and mapping
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Airborne magnetic and radiometric
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IP (induced polarisation)
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Further drilling
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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:
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250,000,000 ordinary shares; and
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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):
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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.
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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:
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. Completion of due diligence by EFE on Ion Mining’s business, assets and operations, to the satisfaction of EFE;
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. Completion of Tranche 2 of the capital raising described below; and
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. 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| (Sn) mineralisation | ||||
| • No drilling had been undertaken in the areas |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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’). |
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| 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. |
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| 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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