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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED — Regulatory Filings 2017
Feb 27, 2017
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ABOUT MONTEZUMA MINING
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28 FEBRUARY 2017
HIGH GRADE COBALT MINERALISATION CONFIRMED AT THE PINNACLES PROJECT – JORC TABLE 1
Montezuma Mining Company Ltd (“Montezuma” or “Company”) provides the attached JORC Table 1 Annexure which relates to the announcement released on 28 February 2017.
Listed in 2006, Montezuma Mining Company Ltd (ASX: MZM) is a diversified explorer primarily focused on gold and manganese. The Company’s primary objective is to achieve returns for shareholders through selected strategic acquisitions and targeted exploration.
Montezuma has 100% interests in the Yamarna Gold Project in the Yamarna Greenstone Belt, the Holleton Gold Project in the Wheat Belt region and the Butcherbird Manganese/Copper Project in the Murchison region, all located in Western Australia.
MARKET DATA
| MARKET DATA | |
|---|---|
| ASX code: | MZM |
| Share price: | $0.17 |
| Shares on issue: | 83.5M |
| Market capitalisation: | $14.2M |
| Cash (at 30 December): | ~$4.6M |
| Listed Investments: | ~$8M |
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
Chairman Seamus Cornelius Executive Director Justin Brown Non-Executive Director John Ribbons Exploration Manager Dave O’Neill
FOR MORE INFORMATION…
Justin Brown
Executive Director
Phone: +61 8 6315 1400
Email: [email protected] Company information, ASX announcements, investor presentations, corporate videos and other investor material on the Company’s projects can be viewed at http://www.montezuma.com.au.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Justin Brown who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. At the time that the Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves were compiled, Mr Brown was an employee of Montezuma Mining Company Ltd. Mr Brown is a geologist and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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 Brown consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report
Please note with regard to exploration targets, the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.
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Company information, ASX announcements, investor presentations, corporate videos and other investor material on the Company’s projects can be viewed at www.montezuma.com.au
JORC Table 1
JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report – Pinnacles Project
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or | •The data presented herein is sourced from historic reports and as |
| techniques | specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate | such the sampling technique, and its nature and quality, cannot be |
| to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole gamma | determined with certainty. | |
| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should | •It can be assumed that industry standard methods have been utilised | |
| not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | by the previous holders. | |
| • 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 | •Reverse Circulation (RC) Percussion Drilling was used for the |
| techniques | blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple | reported program, using a KT42 Schramm Rig and RC42-2T face |
| or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other | hammer. | |
| _type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc). _ | ||
| Drill sample | • Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries | •Due to the historic nature of the data, recovery cannot be determined |
| recovery | and results assessed. | with confidence. |
| • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | •The relationship between sample recovery and grade has not been | |
| representative nature of the samples. | determined. | |
| • 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. |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | •All logs were hand written and uploaded into a digital database by |
| geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate | previous holders. | |
| Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical | •Not all geological data for the drilling is available. Where data is | |
| studies. | available, it has been compiled into a company database. | |
| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or | ||
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | ||
| • The total length andpercentage of the relevant intersections logged. | ||
| Sub- | • If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core | •All samples reported are taken from a 2 metre drilling interval. |
| sampling | taken. | •The sample preparation and sample size information is not available |
| techniques and sample preparation |
• 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. |
due to the historic nature of the data. •The methods of core preparation and sampling are not available due to the historic nature of the data. |
| • 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 | •QAQC protocols are not provided in the historic data. |
| assay data | laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered | |
| and | partial or total. | |
| laboratory tests |
• 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 |
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| 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) andprecision have been established. | ||
| Verification | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or | •The historic data cannot be verified and it has been collected from |
| of sampling | alternative company personnel. | publicly available sources. |
| and | • The use of twinned holes. | |
| assaying | • Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. |
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| • Discuss any adjustment to assay data. |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and | •The survey method for collar co-ordinates is not recorded in the |
| data points | down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations | historic data. Visual checks have been applied where possible using |
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | aerial photography and/or Google Earth imagery to locate holes | |
| • Specification of the grid system used. | correctly if errors are discovered. | |
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | ||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. |
•Data has been collected at various spacings. |
| and | • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the | |
| distribution | 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 sampling of | •The historic data is to be used as a guide to future exploration and at |
| of data in | possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering | face value has been collected in a manner that is sensible with |
| relation to | the deposit type. | respect to general geological trends and deposit types. |
| 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. |
•More detailed interpretation will be required to assess this further. |
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | •Due to the historic nature of the data presented, this cannot be |
| security | determined. | |
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. | •No external audits or reviews have been conducted apart from |
| reviews | internal company review during the compilation of the historical data. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including | •The Pinnacles Project consists of a single granted exploration license |
| tenement | agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint | - E28/2577. |
| ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, | •The tenure is 100% owned by Montezuma Mining Corporation Ltd. | |
| historical sites, wilderness or nationalpark and environmental |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| and land | settings. | |
| tenure status | • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any | |
| known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | •The historical exploration data has been collected by various parties |
| done by | and has been reported to high standards. | |
| other parties | •The methods of exploration and techniques used are considered appropriate for the deposit types sought(Ni,Co,Au) |
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| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | •The majority of the historical exploration has been focused on the |
| discovery of Archean greenstone derived lateritic nickel and cobalt | ||
| mineralisation. | ||
| •A minor amount of exploration has been completed for Archean lode | ||
| style gold mineralisation. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | •Refer to document and associated table. |
| Information | exploration results including a tabulation of the following information | •The drilling presented is selective and represents a small portion of |
| for all Material drill holes: | the overall drilling database. | |
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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| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, | •Results have been presented as collected from historic data sources. |
| 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 | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole | •Only downhole lengths are reported. |
| between | angle is known, its nature should be reported. | •However, due to the nature of the mineralisation and deposit type, |
| mineralisatio | • If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there | these widths are believed to be close to true widths. |
| n widths and | should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true _width not known’). _ |
•Further work is required to determine exact orientations. |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| intercept | ||
| lengths | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of | •N/A |
| 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 | •The historic data presented is selective to illustrate trends only. |
| reporting | practicable, representative reporting of both low and high grades | |
| and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | ||
| Exploration Results. | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported | •Refer to document. |
| substantive | including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical | |
| exploration data |
survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential |
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| deleterious or contaminating substances. | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral |
•Future work will include further compilation and detailed interrogation |
| extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | of the historic data. | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, | •Based on the outcomes of the above work, follow-up and or extension | |
| including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, | work will be carried out on the project. | |
| provided this information is not commercially sensitive. |