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ECLIPSE METALS LIMITED. — Investor Presentation 2020
Aug 26, 2020
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27[th] August 2020
The Company Announcement Platform ASX Limited Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Road SYDNEY NSW 2000
FIRST RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO DEVILS ELBOW PROSPECT
The Directors of Eclipse Metals Limited ( Eclipse Metals or the Company ) (ASX: EPM) are pleased to provide this update regarding a recent reconnaissance site visit with collaboration from Traditional Owners to the central part of the Devil’s Elbow prospect. This visit was successful in confirming the general geological setting and its highly radioactive nature. The main prospect area and areas of broad radiometric anomalies to the south-west were examined for logistic assessment.
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Radiometric and geological examination during reconnaissance visit .
At Devil’s Elbow surface total count/second (CPS) scintillometer readings were very high confirming historical results from exploration activities by Cameco and Uranerz. The reconnaissance trip confirmed that the main U-Au-Pd mineralised zone is hosted within the altered Nungalgarri Volcanic unit. Minor hematite and chloirite alteration were observed within areas of high radioactive response. The highest count measured was 2,200 CPS with other high values included 950, 750, 650 and 400 CPS against background readings of 130 CPS within the Devil’s Elbow Prospect area.
The primary objective of this site visit was to hold consultations with the Traditional Owners of the district for extension of the tenemented area. These negotiations were successful in obtaining approval for the Company to negotiate with the Northern Land Council on their behalf. The Company will now progress its applications for ELA’s 31065 and 31770.
Eclipse Metals Ltd is an Australian exploration company focused on exploring the Northern Territory and Queensland for multi commodity mineralisation. The company has an impressive portfolio of assets prospective for gold, manganese, base metals and uranium mineralisation. The Company’s mission is to increase Shareholder wealth through capital growth and ultimately, dividends. Eclipse plans to achieve this goal by exploring for and developing viable mineral deposits to generate mining or joint venture income.
BOARD Carl Popal Executive Chairman Rodney Dale Non-Executive Director Ibrar Idress Non-Executive Director
Pedro Kastellorizos Non-Executive Director
COMPANY SECRETARY Eryn Kestel
OFFICE ADDRESS Level 3, 1060 Hay Street West Perth WA 6005 Phone: + 61 8 9480 0420 Fax: + 61 8 9321 0320
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS NUMBER 85 142 366 541
SHARE REGISTRY
Automic Group Level 2 267 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000
ASX CODE EPM
WEBSITE www.eclipsemetals.com.au
A further site visit is being planned to investigate and develop logistical requirements in more detail to facilitate ground access for drilling equipment and camp during the dry season.
The Devil’s Elbow prospect lies within a group of four tenements with a total area of 1,463 sq km known as West Arnhem Project within the larger Liverpool Project area. Major uranium explorers such Rio Tinto, Cameco Australia, DevEx and Alligator Energy Ltd are a few companies which hold significant exploration ground within the world class Alligator Rivers Uranium Field.
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BACKGROUND
The project lies approximately 285km east of Darwin with uranium mineralisation hosted within the world-class Alligator Rivers Uranium Field which includes the Ranger, Nabarlek and Jabiluka Uranium Mines. The project area is centred approximately 85 km east of Jabiru Township. The company is evaluating alterative access routes to the project site through Myra Camp to the Devil’s Elbow project area through the re-establishment of preexisting tracks.
Large uranium deposits in the Alligator Rivers Uranium Field account for 96% of past production and 95% of known resources in the Northern Territory. The tenements are situated approximately 41km southeast of the worked-out Nabarlek Uranium Mine which produced 12,000 tonnes of uranium oxide from 568,402t of ore with a grade of 1.95% U3O8 ( refer to ASX Announcement 30 July 2020 - Landmark Decision with Traditional Landowners)
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Radiometric and geological examination during reconnaissance visit.
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Figure 1: Devil’s Elbow Local Geological Map highlighting the area of reconnaissance
Refer to ASX Announcement 9[th] February 2015 - Results from Data Review Devil’s Elbow Uranium Prospect
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This Announcement has been approved by the Board of Directors for release.
Carl Popal Executive Chairman
For further information, please contact:
Carl Popal Rodney Dale Executive Chairman Non-Executive Director T: +61 8 9480 0420 T: +61 8 9480 0420
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results together with any related assessments and interpretations is based on information compiled by Mr. Petro Kastellorizos for Mr. Rodney Dale, both being Non-Executive Directors of Eclipse Metals Limited. Mr. Dale is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (the AusIMM) and Mr Kastellorizos is a Member of the AusIMM; both of whom have sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation under consideration and to the activity being reported to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.
Mr. Dale and Mr. Kastellorizos have verified the data disclosed in this release and consent to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report template
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |||||
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| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or | •Reconnaissance |
radiometric | readings | using | Scintrex | BGS4 | |
| techniques | specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate | Scintillometer |
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| to the minerals under 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, rotary air | •Not applicable as |
no drilling was | undertaken | ||||
| techniques | 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 recoveries |
•Not applicable as |
no drilling was | undertaken | |||
| recovery | 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/gain | ||||||||
| of fine/coarse material. | ||||||||
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | •Not applicable as |
no drilling was | undertaken | ||||
| geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral | ||||||||
| Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies. | ||||||||
| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or | ||||||||
| _costean, channel, etc) photography. _ |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| • _The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged. _ | |||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core |
•Not | applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| techniques | taken. | ||
| and sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and | ||
| preparation | 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. _ | |||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and | •Scintillometer readings of in-situ rock formations | |
| assay data | laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered | ||
| and | partial or total. | ||
| laboratory | • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, | • |
Scintrex BGS4 Scintillometer |
| tests | 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 |
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Instrument checked using standard provided | |
| _of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established. _ | |||
| Verification of | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or |
•Not | applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| sampling and | alternative company personnel. | ||
| assaying | • 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. _ | |||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and | •Locations derived from GPS UTM readings in GDA94 geographic grid | |
| data points | down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations | system. | |
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | •Scintillometer readings centred on a 200m radius around UTM | ||
| • Specification of the grid system used. | 0342,000mE and 8,605,730mN | ||
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | |||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | •Reconnaissance only; no regular grids or pre-determined points; no | |
| and | • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the | samples collected | |
| distribution | degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and | ||
| classifications applied. | ||
| • _Whether sample compositing has been applied. _ | ||
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| data in | possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering | |
| relation to | the deposit type. | |
| geological | • If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation | |
| structure | of key mineralised structures is considered to have introduced a | |
| sampling bias, this should be assessed and reported if material. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| security | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken. |
| reviews |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including | •EL27584, Northern Territory, granted with approval of Traditional |
| tenement and | agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint |
Owners and Northern Land Council to North Minerals Pty Ltd, a |
| land tenure | ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, | wholly owned subsidiary of Eclipse Metals Ltd |
| status | historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental | |
| settings. | ||
| • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any | ||
| _known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate inthe area. _ | ||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | •Exploration by Uranerz and Cameco previously included in several |
| done by other | comprehensive reports to ASX, being used as base for next programs | |
| parties | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | •Nungbalgarri Volcanic’s Member of the Cahill formation |
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| 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 _ |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that the | ||
| information is not Material and this exclusion does not detract from | ||
| the understanding of the report, the Competent Person should clearly | ||
| _explain why this is the case. _ | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| aggregation | maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high | |
| methods | 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. _ | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| between | Exploration Results. | |
| mineralisation | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole |
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| widths and | angle is known, its nature should be reported. | |
| intercept lengths |
• If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true |
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| _width not known’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of | •Not applicable as no drilling was undertaken |
| intercepts should be included for any significant discovery being | ||
| reported These should include, but not be limited to a plan view of | ||
| _drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional views. _ | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not | •Purely first pass reconnaissance examination to determine access |
| reporting | practicable, representative reporting of both low and high grades | and general geology |
| and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | ||
| _Exploration Results. _ | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported | •Scintillometer readings confirm general geological setting described |
| substantive | including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical | by previous workers |
| exploration | survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and | |
| data | method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, | |
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential | ||
| _deleterious or contaminating substances. _ | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral | •Next stages of exploration require logistic evaluation to determine what |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | methods and equipment will be required to conduct comprehensive | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, | field-work |
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| including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, | ||
| _provided this information is not commercially sensitive. _ |
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