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FireFly Metals Ltd. — Capital/Financing Update 2024
Apr 28, 2024
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29 April 2024 ASX Announcement
- Green Bay Copper Gold Project, Canada
Drilling hits numerous zones of highgrade copper well outside Resource
Latest results sit between existing Resource and an earlier 460m step-out hole of 5.9% CuEq, highlighting outstanding potential for more resource growth
Key Points
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Drilling has returned more exceptional high-grade copper results, all of which are significant step-outs from the existing resource
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The latest results include the first drilling from the development drill drive
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Green Bay hosts two distinct styles of copper mineralisation: One contains high-grade copper-gold massive sulphide zones (‘VMS') and the other is a large-scale, copper-rich Footwall Zone (‘FWZ’)
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Latest results from the upper high-grade copper-gold massive sulphide VMS zone include (all ~true thickness):
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9.1m @ 5.4% CuEq (3.1% Cu & 2.4g/t Au) (MUG24-018)
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13.0m @ 4.4% CuEq (3.7% Cu & 0.8g/t Au) (MUG24-014)
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11.0m @ 4.4% CuEq (1.2% Cu & 3.8g/t Au) (MUG24-015)
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Multiple high-grade zones from the large-scale copper-rich footwall zone were intersected in each hole and include (all ~true thickness):
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12.0m @ 4.8% CuEq within a broader zone of 37.4m @ 2.7% CuEq (MUG24-016)
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4m @ 4.05% CuEq within a broader zone of 23.2m @ 2.0% CuEq (MUG24-014)
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13.8m @ 2.3% CuEq and 12.0m @ 2.0% CuEq within 62.5m @ 1.3% CuEq (MUG24-015)
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These exceptional results set the scene for significant growth in the resource, which stands at 39.2Mt at 2.1% for 811,000t CuEq[1]
1 The Company first announced the foreign es�mate for the Green Bay Project on 31 August 2023. The foreign es�mate is prepared in accordance with Canadian Na�onal Instrument 43-101 and has not been reported in accordance with JORC 2012. A competent person has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign es�mates in accordance with the JORC Code and it is uncertain that following evalua�on and or further explora�on that a foreign es�mate will be able to be reported in accordance with the JORC Code. Further informa�on on the foreign es�mate is set out in Appendix A.
FireFly Metals Ltd
ACN 110 336 733 Principal & Registered Office: Level 2, 8 Richardson Street, West Perth 6005
+61 8 9220 9030 [email protected] www.fireflymetals.com.au
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These latest results are highly significant because they demonstrate strong VMS and FWZ mineralisation between the current resource end and the 460m step-out exploration hole of 6.3m @ 5.9% CuEq in the VMS and 102m @ 1.7% Cu in the FWZ (see ASX 16/01/24)
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A third drill rig is scheduled to commence in May to further accelerate resource growth expansion and in-mine exploration
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Geophysical targeting to start in coming weeks as part of strategy to make new discoveries at Green Bay in addition to the highly successful extension drilling campaign
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FireFly has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of highly experienced Chief Financial Officer Ms Chen Sun, effective 29 April 2024
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FireFly remains fully-funded for its growth strategy following the successful A$37.3M equity raising in March 2024, with a further A$14.7M subject to shareholder approval at the meeting on 20 May 2024
FireFly Managing Director Steve Parsons said: “These are exceptional results with high grades and strong widths well beyond the existing resource boundary.
“This means they are entirely consistent with our strategy to keep growing the resource.
“We are also accelerating our growth campaign, with drilling now taking place from the underground exploration drive, which makes it faster, cheaper and more accurate, and a third rig will start in the next few weeks.
“With ongoing drilling, strong newsflow, a resurgent copper price and manoeuvring in the copper space now extending right up to the multi-nationals, FireFly’s outlook is strengthening by the day”.
FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX: FFM) is pleased to announce further outstanding wide high-grade coppergold intersections from its drilling program at the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Canada.
There are two distinct styles of mineralisation at the Ming underground mine at Green Bay: one comprises the upper copper-gold rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (‘VMS’) lenses, which sits above the other style, a broad copper stringer zone known as the Footwall Zone (‘FWZ’).
In November 2023 the Company commenced mining of a 1,500m underground drill drive to enable exploration for down-plunge extensions of mineralisation outside of the current resource, which currently stands at 39.2Mt @ 2.1% for 811,000t CuEq.
The Company is pleased to advise that assay results from the first five holes drilled from the development drill drive have returned exceptional results, with significant intersections of both the upper high-grade copper-gold VMS zone and the underlying broad-scale copper FWZ. Intersections in the VMS zone included 9.1m @ 5.4% CuEq and 13.0m @ 4.4% CuEq. The copper stringer style FWZ
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mineralisation also continued to contain multiple high-grade zones, including 12.0m @ 4.8% CuEq within a wider halo of 37.4m @ 2.7% CuEq in hole MUG24-016.
The results reported from the exploration drive are significant because they demonstrate strong and continuous VMS and FWZ-style mineralisation between the end of the current resource and the 460m step-out exploration hole (R17-25ab) that contained intersections including 6.3m @ 5.9% CuEq in the VMS and 102m @ 1.7% Cu in the FWZ (refer ASX release dated 16/01/24). This sets the scene for a significant resource increase, with the update scheduled for completion in the September Quarter.
Funds from the recent A$52M capital raising will be used to accelerate the growth program. A third rig is planned to arrive at site in May. This rig will be utilised to fast-track both resource drilling and in-mine downhole geophysical targeting.
Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of highly-experienced resource finance executive, Ms Cheng Sun, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Ms Sun’s most recent role was CFO of highly successful formerly ASX-listed nickel producer Mincor Resources NL.
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Figure 1: Long Section through the Green Bay Ming underground mine showing the location of the FireFly Metals Footwall Zone drilling. Key results from this release are highlighted and demonstrate mineralisation continues.
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About the Drill Results
Drilling at the Ming underground copper-gold mine recommenced in October 2023 following the acquisition of the Green Bay copper-gold project by FireFly Metals. In total, the Company has completed 37 drill holes for 15,173m of diamond core to date from underground development. Assays have been received for the first 26 holes drilled by FireFly. Logging and analysis of the remaining 11 drill holes is ongoing, with details to be reported regularly as results are received.
There are two distinct styles of mineralisation present at the Green Bay Ming Mine, consisting of a series of upper copper-gold rich Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (‘VMS’) lenses underlain by a broad copper stringer zone, known as the Footwall Zone (‘FWZ’).
The Footwall Zone is extensive, with the stringer mineralisation observed over thicknesses of ~150m and widths exceeding 200m. The known strike of mineralisation to date is ~1.6km and remains open down plunge.
The new results reported in this release are from:
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the first holes completed by FireFly Metals from the initial phase one 750m exploration drive that will ultimately extend to 1,500m of development; and
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Footwall Zone holes drilled from existing mine development.
Development Drive Drilling (from the 805L)
Development of a 1,500m exploration drive continues, with two drill rigs operating from the first cross-cut as the main decline progresses towards the next drill position. The drive will enable testing of extensions to the Ming North VMS and Footwall Zone mineralisation at angles that approximate true thickness.
To date, results for the first five holes from the drill drive have been returned (MUG24-014 to MUG24018). All holes confirm the presence of both VMS and FWZ-style mineralisation. Significant intersections[2] include:
Hole MUG24-014 (all results are ~true thickness)
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13.0m @ 4.4% CuEq (3.73% Cu, 0.8g/t Au, 6.0g/t Ag) from 72.3m (VMS-style)
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23.2m @ 2.04% CuEq (1.86% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.4g/t Ag) from 235.0m (FWZ Stringer Style)
oIncluding 4.0m @ 3.74% Cu, 0.3g/t Au, 4.9g/t Ag from 247.2m
Hole MUG24-015 (all results are ~true thickness):
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11.0m @ 4.4% CuEq (1.15% Cu, 3.8g/t Au, 11.3g/t Ag) from 103.4m (VMS-style)
oIncluding 1.4m @ 2.83% Cu, 20.6g/t Au, 24.9g/t Ag from 103.4m -
4.1m @ 2.85% CuEq (0.82% Cu, 2.1g/t Au, 20.5g/t Ag) from 88.7m (VMS-style)
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62.5m @ 1.34% CuEq (1.30% Cu, 1.8g/t Ag) from 339.1m (FWZ Stringer-style)
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Including 12.0m @ 1.95% Cu, 2.7g/t Ag from 339.1m, and
2 Holes are drilled perpendicular to the mineralisa�on and approximate true thickness.
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13.8m @ 2.22% Cu, 3.0g/t Ag from 357.4m, and
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9.5m @ 1.54% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.3g/t Ag
Hole MUG24-016 (all results are ~true thickness):
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2.0m @ 10.0% CuEq (3.77% Cu, 6.8g/t Au, 24.0g/t Ag) from 95.5m (VMS-style)
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2.0m @ 3.45% CuEq (3.07% Cu, 0.3g/t Au, 5.6g/t Ag) from 136.7m (VMS-style)
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37.4m @ 2.69% CuEq (2.55% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.8g/t Ag) from 303.6m (FWZ Stringer-style)
oIncluding 12.0m @ 4.52% Cu, 0.3g/t Au, 4.8g/t Ag from 312.5m
Hole MUG24-017 (all results are ~true thickness):
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6.9m @ 3.05% CuEq (2.05% Cu, 1.2g/t Au, 5.4g/t Ag) from 114.5 (VMS-style)
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5.3m @ 3.01% CuEq (1.38% Cu, 1.7g/t Au, 8.3g/t Ag) from 104.2m (VMS-style)
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2.2m @ 2.74% CuEq (1.04% Cu, 1.7g/t Au, 15.0g/t Ag) from 71.5m (VMS-style)
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39.6m @ 1.38% CuEq (1.34% Cu, 1.6g/t Ag) from 237.2m (FWZ Stringer-style)
oIncluding 11.0m @ 2.09% Cu, 2.5g/t Ag from 237.2m -
8.1m @ 2.03% CuEq (1.92% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.7g/t Ag) from 311.0m (FWZ Stringer-style)
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9.5m @ 1.83% CuEq (1.69% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.9g/t Ag) from 357.4m (FWZ Stringer-style)
Hole MUG24-018 (all results are ~true thickness):
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9.1m @ 5.36% CuEq (3.08% Cu, 2.4g/t Au, 22.3g/t Ag) from 65.3m (VMS-style)
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2.0m @ 2.10% CuEq (1.44% Cu, 0.8g/t Au, 3.6g/t Ag) from 82.5m (VMS-style)
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3.0m @ 3.0% CuEq (2.85% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 3.3g/t Ag) from 244.3m (FWZ Stringer-style)
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11.0m @ 2.21% CuEq (2.06% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.5g/t Ag) from 253.5m (FWZ Stringer-style)
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20.5m @ 1.36% CuEq (1.25% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 1.6g/t Ag) from 128.1m (FWZ Stringer-style)
Other Footwall Zone Results
Prior to commencement of drilling in the exploration drive, a number of holes were completed from existing underground workings to test the known margins of the footwall zone mineralisation.
Significant intersections[3] returned include:
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18.9m @ 2.07% CuEq (1.93% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, 2.5g/t Ag) from 260.9m in hole MUG24-010
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• 8.6m @ 2.38% CuEq (2.19% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 4.9g/t Ag) from 374.4m in hole MUG24-011
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7.1m @ 3.5% CuEq (3.26% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 4.4g/t Ag) from 260.9m in hole MUG24-012
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8.1m @ 2.11% CuEq (1.91% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 3.1g/t Ag) from 67.3m in hole MUG24-012
Growth Outlook
The FireFly resource growth plan remains on track, with an updated resource expected in the September 2024 quarter. The development of the phase one 750m development drill drive is well
3 Holes are drilled perpendicular to the mineralisa�on and approximate true thickness.
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underway, with the owner-operator mining crew having completed almost 680m of development. Phase two will extend the drill drive for a further 750m to enable further step-out resource growth.
Resource growth drilling from the underground development delivers significant cost and time savings in comparison to completing the drilling from surface.
A third rig is scheduled to arrive during May to accelerate both resource growth drilling and in-mine exploration activities, including downhole geophysics. Further results will be reported in coming weeks.
Executive Management Appointment
The Company is pleased to announce Ms Chen Sun to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective 29 April 2024.
Ms Sun is a strategic CFO with over 15 years’ experience in stewarding business growth and overseeing accounting, corporate finance and financial management functions in the resources industry. Chen’s most recent role was CFO for the former ASX listed nickel producer Mincor Resources NL, a position she held for 7 years until the company was taken over by Wyloo Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd in 2023.
Chen was an instrumental part of the Mincor leadership team that saw the company’s successful return to the ranks of Australian nickel producers. She was involved in offtake agreement negotiations, feasibility studies, project development, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raisings, and managed the company’s financing activities. Prior to this, Chen held several senior roles at Mincor, where she built the finance function and developed the financial systems and processes, with a focus on control and process improvements.
Ms Sun holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University and is a member of the CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr William Nguyen has resigned from his roles as Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary effective 29 April 2024, but will assist with the roles until 10 May 2024 to ensure a smooth transition of his key responsibilities. Ms Maddison Cramer remains Company Secretary.
The Board and executive welcome Ms Chen to the FireFly team and thank Mr Nguyen for his contributions over the past 2 years.
This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors.
| This announcement has been authorised | by the Board of Directors. |
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| Steve Parsons | Media |
| Managing Director | Paul Armstrong |
| FireFly Metals Ltd | Read Corporate |
| Phone: +61 8 9220 9030 | +61 8 9388 1474 |
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ABOUT FIREFLY METALS
FireFly Metals Ltd (formerly AuTECO Minerals Ltd) (ASX:FFM) is an emerging copper-gold company focused on advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold project in Newfoundland, Canada. The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project currently hosts a mineral resource prepared in accordance with Canadian NI 43-101 of 39.2Mt at 2.1% for 811,000t CuEq . The Company has a clear strategy to rapidly grow the copper-gold resource to demonstrate a globally significant copper-gold asset by undertaking a multi drill rig 100,000m diamond drilling program.
FireFly holds a 70% interest in the high-grade Pickle Crow Gold Project in Ontario. The current Inferred Resource stands at 11.9Mt at 7.2g/t for 2.8Moz gold , with exceptional discovery potential on the 500km[2] tenement holding.
The Company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia.
For further information regarding FireFly Metals Ltd please visit the ASX platform (ASX:FFM) or the Company’s website www.fireflymetals.com.au
COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The Company first announced the foreign estimate of mineralisation for the Green Bay Project on 31 August 2023. The Company confirms that the supporting information included in the announcement of 31 August 2023 continues to apply and has not materially changed.
Metal equivalents for the drilling at the Green Bay Project have been calculated at a copper price of US$8,300/t, gold price of US$2,000/oz, silver price of US$25/oz and zinc price of $2,500/t. Individual grades for the metals are set out at Appendix A of this announcement. Copper equivalent was calculated based on the formula CuEq (%) = Cu(%) + (Au (g/t) x 0.77472) + (Ag (g/t) x 0.00968) + (Zn (%) x 0.3012).
Metal equivalents for the foreign estimate of mineralisation have been calculated at a copper price of US$8,295/t, gold price of US$1,912/oz and silver price of US$22.59/oz. Individual grades for the metals are set out at Appendix 2 of this announcement. Copper equivalent was calculated based on the formula CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + (0.74112 x Au(g/t)) + (0.00876 x Ag(g/t).
No metallurgical recovery factors have been applied to the in-situ resource nor drill hole results. It is the Company’s view that all elements in the copper equivalent calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.
Previous historical and new exploration results at the Green Bay Project referred to in this announcement were first reported in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.7 in FireFly’s ASX releases dated 31 August 2023, 11 December 2023, 16 January 2024, 4 March 2024 and 21 March 2024.
The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Project referred to in this announcement was first reported in the Company’s ASX release dated 4 May 2023, titled “High-Grade Inferred Gold Resource Grows to 2.8Moz at 7.2g/t”.
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FireFly confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcements and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the original announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.
COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
The information in this release that relates to new Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Darren Cooke, a Competent Person who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Cooke is a full-time employee of FireFly Metals Ltd and holds securities in FireFly Metals Ltd. Mr Cooke has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Cooke consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements and projections, including statements regarding FireFly’s plans, forecasts and projections with respect to its mineral properties and programs. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release reflect management’s current beliefs based upon information currently available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, such forward looking statements/projections are estimates for discussion purposes only and should not be relied upon. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The forward-looking statements/projections are inherently uncertain and may therefore differ materially from results ultimately achieved. For example, there can be no assurance that FireFly will be able to confirm the presence of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that FireFly’s plans for development of its mineral properties will proceed, that any mineralisation will prove to be economic, or that a mine will be successfully developed on any of FireFly’s mineral properties. The performance of FireFly may be influenced by a number of factors which are outside the control of the Company, its directors, staff or contractors. The Company does not make any representations and provides no warranties concerning the accuracy of the projections, and disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements/projects based on new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by applicable laws.
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APPENDIX A – Green Bay Copper-Gold Project Mineral Resources
Ming Deposit as at 31 March 2022
| MEASURED | MEASURED | MEASURED | INDICATED | INDICATED | INFERRED | INFERRED | INFERRED | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | ||
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| Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | |
| Copper | 8.4Mt | 1.71% | 144kt | 15.3Mt | 1.85% | 284kt | 6.4Mt | 1.86% | 120kt | 30.2Mt | 1.81% | 547kt |
| Gold | 0.5g/t | 124koz | 0.3g/t | 148koz | 0.4g/t | 79koz | 0.4g/t | 351koz | ||||
| Silver | 3.6g/t | 962koz | 2.4g/t | 1,164koz | 2.6g/t | 537koz | 2.7g/t | 2,664koz |
Litle Deer Complex (Litle Deer & Whalesback Mine) as at 31 December 2021
| MEASURED | MEASURED | MEASURED | INDICATED | INDICATED | INDICATED | INFERRED | INFERRED | INFERRED | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | |
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| Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | |
| Copper | - | - | - | 2.9Mt | 2.13% | 62kt | 6.2Mt | 1.78% 0.1g/t 2.2g/t |
110kt | 9.1Mt | 1.90% | 172kt |
| Gold | - | - | - | 0.1g/t | 9koz | 10koz | 0.1 | 19koz | ||||
| Silver | - | - | - | 3.4g/t | 318koz | 430koz | 2.6 | 748koz |
TOTAL MINERAL RESOURCES
| MEASURED | MEASURED | MEASURED | INDICATED | INDICATED | INFERRED | INFERRED | INFERRED | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | TOTAL RESOURCE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | Tonnes | Grade | Metal | |
| Copper | 8.4Mt | 1.71% | 144kt | 18.2Mt | 1.89% | 345kt | 12.6Mt | 1.82% | 230kt | 39.2Mt | 1.83% | 718kt |
| Gold | 0.5g/t | 124koz | 0.3g/t | 157koz | 0.2g/t | 88koz | 0.3 | 370koz | ||||
| Silver | 3.6g/t | 962koz | 2.5g/t | 1,482koz | 2.4g/t | 968koz | 2.7 | 3,413koz |
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FireFly Metals Ltd cautions that mineral resources for the Green Bay Copper-Gold project, incorporating the Ming Deposit and Little Deer Complex, are not reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012 Edition resources have been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101. A competent person has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimates in accordance with the JORC Code (2012 Edition) and it is uncertain that following evaluation and or further exploration that a foreign estimate will be able to be reported in according with the JORC Code. Please refer to ASX announcement dated 31 August 2023 for additional technical information relating to the foreign estimate.
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Mineral resources have been reported at a 1.0% copper cut-off grade.
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Collar co-ordinates and orientation are listed in the local Ming Mine grid, which is rotated +35 degrees from NAD83 True North. Significant intersections reported are those above a 1% copper cut-off and contain a maximum of 3 metres of internal waste. Please refer to the compliance statement for further details on parameters used in the copper equivalent calculation. All results are approximate true thickness.
FireFly Metals Drilling
| Hole Number | Drilled | From (m) |
To | Width | Assay | Assay | ||||||||
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| Easting | Northing | RL | Azi | Dip | CuEq | |||||||||
| Length (m) | (m) | (m) | Cu % | Au g/t | Ag g/t | Zn % | ||||||||
| MUG24_005 | 1093.1 | 1564.6 | -805.1 | 20.1 | -50.9 | 164.1 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 4.0 | 1.70 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.06 | 1.99 |
| 62.2 | 74.2 | 12.0 | 1.07 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.01 | 1.28 | |||||||
| 95.3 | 101.3 | 6.0 | 2.43 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.42 | 2.81 | |||||||
| MUG24_006 | 992.9 | 12421.0 | -608.4 | 173.2 | -13 | 417.1 | 98.1 | 105.4 | 7.3 | 1.07 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.04 | 1.23 |
| 167.1 | 171.1 | 4.0 | 1.90 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.03 | 2.05 | |||||||
| 178.1 | 189.4 | 11.3 | 1.44 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.03 | 1.56 | |||||||
| MUG24_010 | 1061.1 | 1512.4 | -806.8 | 119.1 | -58 | 360.2 Including |
20.1 | 25.1 | 5.0 | 1.58 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.10 | 1.77 |
| 117.5 | 122.2 | 4.7 | 1.57 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.01 | 2.00 | |||||||
| 130.8 | 137.7 | 6.9 | 1.50 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.01 | 1.67 | |||||||
| 203.0 | 205.1 | 2.2 | 2.28 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.02 | 2.36 | |||||||
| 216.3 | 221.3 | 4.9 | 1.90 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.01 | 2.27 | |||||||
| 229.0 | 231.7 | 2.7 | 1.58 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.01 | 1.69 | |||||||
| 237.4 | 245.5 | 8.1 | 1.90 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.01 | 2.15 | |||||||
| 260.9 | 279.7 | 18.9 | 1.93 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.01 | 2.07 | |||||||
| 261.9 | 268.9 | 7.0 | 2.82 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.01 | 3.08 | |||||||
| MUG24_011 | 1105.4 | 1721.8 | -823.9 | 174.2 | -83.9 | 465 | 61.8 | 64.8 | 3.0 | 1.85 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.03 | 2.11 |
| 89.4 | 91.4 | 2.0 | 1.23 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.13 | 1.46 | |||||||
| 374.4 | 383.0 | 8.6 | 2.19 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.02 | 2.38 |
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| Hole Number | Drilled | From (m) |
To | Width | Assay | Assay | ||||||||
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| Easting | Northing | RL | Azi | Dip | CuEq | |||||||||
| Length (m) | (m) | (m) | Cu % | Au g/t | Ag g/t | Zn % | ||||||||
| MUG24_012 | 1060.1 | 1511.4 | -806.1 | 180.0 | -79.9 | 339.3 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 1.56 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.13 | 1.75 |
| 67.3 | 75.4 | 8.1 | 1.91 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.09 | 2.11 | |||||||
| 79.7 | 95.0 | 15.3 | 1.36 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.06 | 1.48 | |||||||
| 108.3 | 110.3 | 2.0 | 1.21 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.06 | 1.33 | |||||||
| 117.4 | 123.4 | 6.0 | 1.39 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.06 | 1.49 | |||||||
| 135.9 | 137.9 | 2.0 | 1.81 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.08 | 2.32 | |||||||
| 142.9 | 144.9 | 2.0 | 1.44 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.03 | 1.63 | |||||||
| 278.9 | 286.0 | 7.1 | 3.26 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.02 | 3.50 | |||||||
| MUG24_013 | 1061.8 | 1513.2 | -806.8 | 23.1 | -70 | 431.9 | 19.1 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 2.36 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.20 | 2.59 |
| 389.2 | 393.0 | 3.8 | 1.24 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.01 | 1.30 | |||||||
| 427.0 | 431.9 | 4.9 | 1.92 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.02 | 2.04 | |||||||
| MUG24_014 | 1105.7 | 1725.3 | -824.5 | 14.6 | -71.8 | 492.3 Including |
59.2 | 61.2 | 2.0 | 3.28 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 0.38 | 4.34 |
| 72.3 | 85.3 | 13.0 | 3.73 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.11 | 4.40 | |||||||
| 121.7 | 128.2 | 6.5 | 1.41 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.06 | 1.73 | |||||||
| 195.3 | 198.3 | 3.0 | 1.68 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.13 | 1.89 | |||||||
| 235.0 | 258.2 | 23.2 | 1.86 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.13 | 2.04 | |||||||
| 247.2 | 251.2 | 4.0 | 3.74 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.06 | 4.05 | |||||||
| MUG24_015 | 1193.6 | 1725.1 | -826.1 | 51.1 | -77 | 552.6 Including |
88.7 | 92.8 | 4.1 | 0.82 | 2.1 | 20.5 | 0.59 | 2.85 |
| 103.4 | 114.4 | 11.0 | 1.15 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 0.72 | 4.40 | |||||||
| 103.4 | 104.7 | 1.4 | 2.83 | 20.6 | 24.9 | 0.19 | 19.06 | |||||||
| 231.9 | 235.9 | 4.0 | 1.54 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.10 | 1.70 | |||||||
| 241.0 | 245.7 | 4.8 | 1.50 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.08 | 1.73 | |||||||
| 339.1 | 401.6 | 62.5 | 1.30 | NSA | 1.8 | 0.01 | 1.34 |
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| Hole Number | Drilled | From (m) |
To | Width | Assay | Assay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easting | Northing | RL | Azi | Dip | CuEq | |||||||||
| Length (m) | (m) | (m) | Cu % | Au g/t | Ag g/t | Zn % | ||||||||
| MUG24_015 Continued |
Including Including Including Including |
339.1 | 351.1 | 12.0 | 1.95 | NSA | 2.7 | 0.01 | 2.00 | |||||
| 357.4 | 371.1 | 13.8 | 2.22 | NSA | 3.0 | 0.01 | 2.28 | |||||||
| 380.1 | 389.7 | 9.5 | 1.54 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.01 | 1.62 | |||||||
| 396.5 | 401.6 | 5.1 | 1.35 | NSA | 1.8 | 0.01 | 1.40 | |||||||
| 414.2 | 418.1 | 3.9 | 1.83 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.02 | 1.90 | |||||||
| MUG24_016 | 1155.2 | 1716.5 | -825.4 | 15.1 | -68.9 | 346.5 Including |
95.5 | 97.5 | 2.0 | 3.77 | 6.8 | 24.0 | 2.37 | 9.99 |
| 136.7 | 138.7 | 2.0 | 3.07 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.25 | 3.45 | |||||||
| 303.6 | 341.0 | 37.4 | 2.55 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.04 | 2.69 | |||||||
| 312.5 | 324.4 | 12.0 | 4.52 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.09 | 4.80 | |||||||
| MUG24_017 | 1193.4 | 1722.3 | -826.1 | 147.0 | -85.4 | 468.6 Including |
71.5 | 73.7 | 2.2 | 1.04 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 0.85 | 2.74 |
| 80.3 | 82.5 | 2.2 | 1.10 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 2.23 | 3.30 | |||||||
| 104.2 | 109.5 | 5.3 | 1.38 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 0.70 | 3.01 | |||||||
| 114.5 | 121.4 | 6.9 | 2.05 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.13 | 3.05 | |||||||
| 237.2 | 276.8 | 39.6 | 1.34 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.01 | 1.38 | |||||||
| 237.2 | 248.2 | 11.0 | 2.09 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.03 | 2.14 | |||||||
| 304.8 | 306.8 | 2.0 | 1.91 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.01 | 1.98 | |||||||
| 310.95 | 319.0 | 8.1 | 1.92 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.01 | 2.03 | |||||||
| 340.1 | 342.7 | 2.6 | 1.74 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.01 | 1.83 | |||||||
| 346.6 | 348.0 | 1.4 | 1.42 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.01 | 1.60 | |||||||
| 357.4 | 366.9 | 9.5 | 1.69 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.01 | 1.83 | |||||||
| 416.0 | 419.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.03 | 1.59 | |||||||
| MUG24_018 | 1155.0 | 1716.2 | -825.4 | 13.1 | -82.9 | 501 | 65.3 | 74.4 | 9.1 | 3.08 | 2.4 | 22.3 | 0.63 | 5.36 |
| 82.5 | 84.5 | 2.0 | 1.44 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.14 | 2.10 |
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| Hole Number | Easting | Northing | RL | Azi | Dip | Drilled Length (m) |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Width (m) |
Assay | Assay | CuEq | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu % | Au g/t | Ag g/t | Zn % | |||||||||||
| MUG24_018 Continued |
128.1 | 148.6 | 20.5 | 1.25 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.01 | 1.36 | ||||||
| 176.8 | 184.8 | 8.1 | 1.38 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.02 | 1.57 | |||||||
| 244.3 | 247.3 | 3.0 | 2.85 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.01 | 3.00 | |||||||
| 253.5 | 264.5 | 11.0 | 2.06 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.05 | 2.21 | |||||||
| 341.2 | 347.2 | 6.0 | 1.19 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.01 | 1.26 | |||||||
| 417.4 | 421.4 | 4.0 | 1.37 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.01 | 1.44 |
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APPENDIX C – JORC CODE, 2012 EDITION
Table 1
Sec�on 1 Sampling Techniques and Data (Criteria in this sec�on apply to all succeeding sec�ons)
| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | • All current drilling conducted at the Ming Mine site was |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specifc specialised industry standard measurement |
completed under the supervision of a registered professional geologist as a Qualifed Person (QP) who is |
|
| tools appropriate to the minerals under | responsible and accountable for the planning, | ||
| inves�ga�on, such as down hole gamma | execu�on, and supervision of all explora�on ac�vity as | ||
| sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). | well as the implementa�on of quality assurance | ||
| These examples should not be taken as | programs and repor�ng. | ||
| limi�ng the broad meaning of sampling. | • All FireFly drilling reported is NQ. | ||
| • • • |
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample represen�vity and the appropriate calibra�on of any measurement tools or systems used. Aspects of the determina�on of mineralisa�on that are Material to the Public Report. In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done this would be rela�vely simple (eg ‘reverse circula�on drilling was used to obtain 1m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fre assay’). In other cases, more explana�on may be required, such as where there is |
• The following is a summary of the core sampling procedure: • All sample collec�on, core logging, and specifc gravity determina�ons were completed by FireFly under the supervision of a professionally qualifed registered geologist. • NQ core was marked for spli�ng during logging and is sawn using a diamond core saw with a mounted jig to assure the core is cut lengthwise into equal halves. Whole core sampling was used for BQ grade control core. • Half of the cut core is placed in clean individual plas�c bags with the appropriate sample tag. |
|
| coarse gold that has inherent sampling | • QA/QC samples are inserted into the sample |
||
| problems. Unusual commodi�es or | stream at prescribed intervals. | ||
| mineralisa�on types (eg submarine | • The samples are then placed in rice bags for |
||
| nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed informa�on. |
shipment to the ofsite laboratory’s facility. | ||
| • The remaining half of the core is retained and |
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| incorporated into FireFly’s secure, core library | |||
| located on the property. | |||
| • All FireFly drill analysis was completed at ISO-cer�fed | |||
| Eastern Analy�cal laboratories. The samples are dried, | |||
| crushed, and pulverised. Samples are crushed to | |||
| approximately -10 mesh and split using a rife spliter | |||
| to approximately 300 g. A ring mill is used to pulverize | |||
| the sample split to 98% passing -150 mesh. Sample | |||
| pulps and rejects are picked up at Eastern by FireFly | |||
| staf and returned directly to the Project site. Sample | |||
| rejects are securely stored at the FireFly site. | |||
| Drilling techniques | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse circula�on, open- | • Holes reported in this release were NQ (47.8 mm |
| hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, | diameter). | ||
| 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 if so, by | |||
| what method, etc). | |||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core and | • Recoveries are measured via measurement of the core |
| recovery | chip sample recoveries and results assessed. | between blocks. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Measures taken to maximise sample | • Core loss is measured as a percentage of recovered | |
| recovery and ensure representa�ve nature | length. | ||
| of the samples. | |||
| • | Whether a rela�onship exists between | ||
| sample recovery and grade and whether | |||
| sample bias may have occurred due to | |||
| preferen�al loss/gain of fne/coarse | |||
| material. | |||
| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have been | • The following steps are completed during the core |
| geologically and geotechnically logged to a | logging procedure: | ||
| level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource es�ma�on, mining studies and metallurgical studies. |
• Sample security and chain of custody start with the removal of core from the core tube and boxing of drill core at the drill site. |
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| • | Whether logging is qualita�ve or quan�ta�ve in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography. |
• The boxed core remains under the custody of the drill contractor un�l it is transported from the drill to the secure onsite core facility. |
|
| • | The total length and percentage of the relevant intersec�ons logged. |
• Core boxes are opened and inspected to ensure correct boxing and labelling of the core by the drill contractor. |
|
| • The drill core is geologically logged, photographed, and | |||
| then marked and tagged for sampling and spli�ng. | |||
| • Core logging describes varia�ons in lithology, | |||
| altera�on, and mineraliza�on. | |||
| • Data associated with core logging and related assay | |||
| results and other downhole informa�on including | |||
| orienta�on surveys are recorded in Fusion™ by Century | |||
| System. | |||
| • Measured parameters include structural orienta�on | |||
| with respect to core axis, lost core as a percentage of | |||
| recovered length, and fracture density which are | |||
| determined by the intensity and thickness of | |||
| mineraliza�on at specifc intervals. | |||
| • Each core sample is assigned a tag with a unique | |||
| iden�fying number. Sample lengths are typically one | |||
| metre but can be depending on zone mineralogy and | |||
| boundaries. | |||
| • Sample core that is not mineralized is marked in 1.5 | |||
| metre lengths. | |||
| • Wing samples are marked at 0.5 metres and sampled | |||
| at the extremi�es of mineralized intervals to ensure | |||
| anomalous grades do not con�nue into the | |||
| surrounding wall rock. | |||
| Sub-sampling | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | • All FireFly drilling is NQ2. |
| techniques and sample prepara�on |
• |
quarter, half or all core taken. If non-core, whether rifed, tube sampled, |
• For NQ diameter the core was sawn in half following a sample cu�ng line determined by geologists during |
| rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet | logging and submited for analysis on nominal 1m | ||
| or dry. | intervals or defned by geological boundaries | ||
| • | For all sample types, the nature, quality and | determined by the logging geologist. |
|
| appropriateness of the sample prepara�on | • Each core sample is assigned a tag with a unique | ||
| technique. | iden�fying number. Sample lengths are typically one | ||
| metre but can be depending on zone mineralogy and | |||
| boundaries. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Quality control procedures adopted for all | • Sample core that is not mineralized is marked and | |
| sub-sampling stages to maximise | sampled in 1.5 metre lengths. | ||
| represen�vity of samples. | • Wing samples are marked at 0.5 metres and sampled at | ||
| • | Measures taken to ensure that the sampling | the extremi�es of mineralized intervals to ensure |
|
| is representa�ve of the in-situ material | anomalous grades do not con�nue into the | ||
| collected, including for instance results for | surrounding wall rock. | ||
| feld duplicate/second-half sampling. | • For BQ diameter same sampling prac�ce was | ||
| • | Whether sample sizes are appropriate to | completed except that the whole core was crushed for | |
| the grain size of the material being sampled. | the assays. |
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| • This sampling technique is industry standard and | |||
| deemed appropriate. | |||
| Quality of assay | • | The nature, quality and appropriateness of | • Samples are delivered to the Eastern Analy�cal |
| data and laboratory | the assaying and laboratory procedures | independent accredited laboratory by bonded courier, | |
| tests | used and whether the technique is | where the samples are dried, crushed, and pulverized. | |
| considered par�al or total. | Samples are crushed to approximately -10 mesh and | ||
| • | For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc, the |
split using a rife spliter to approximately 300 g. A ring mill is used to pulverize the sample split to 98% passing |
|
| parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make and model, reading �mes, calibra�ons factors applied |
-150 mesh. Sample pulps and rejects are picked up at Eastern Analy�cal by FireFly staf and returned directly to the Project site. |
||
| and their deriva�on, etc. | • All results reported in this release were analysed by | ||
| • | Nature of quality control procedures | Eastern Analy�cal in Springdale, NL. | |
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, | • 34 elements were determined by Induc�vely Coupled | ||
| external laboratory checks) and whether | Plasma (ICP). A 200mg subsample is totally dissolved in | ||
| acceptable levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of | four acids and analysed by ICP-OES. Gold assays were | ||
| bias) and precision have been established. | determined by fre assay with atomic adsorp�on fnish. | ||
| • As part of the QA/QC program duplicate, blank and | |||
| Certified Reference Material (CRM) samples are | |||
| inserted alternately, one per ten samples. | |||
| • In addi�on to the Company QAQC samples (described | |||
| earlier) included within the batch the laboratory | |||
| included its own CRM’s (Cer�fed Reference Materials), | |||
| blanks and duplicates. | |||
| • Sample assay results con�nue to be evaluated through | |||
| control charts, log sheets, sample logbook and signed | |||
| assay cer�fcates to determine the nature of any | |||
| anomalies or failures and failures were re-assayed at | |||
| the laboratory. | |||
| • Sample prepara�on, analy�cal procedures and QA/QC | |||
| used on the property were reviewed by independent | |||
| consultants WSP, sta�ng in their report that sampling | |||
| prac�ces and QA/QC meet industry standards and | |||
| display acceptable levels of accuracy and precision. | |||
| Verifca�on of | • | The verifca�on of signifcant intersec�ons | • Where used, original copper assays from the on-site |
| sampling and | by either independent or alterna�ve | laboratory facility were compared to results received | |
| assaying | company personnel. | from Eastern Analy�cal. No material variance was | |
| • | The use of twinned holes. | noted. | |
| • | Documenta�on of primary data, data entry procedures, data verifca�on, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. |
• There are no purpose twinned holes in the dataset but a comparison of the results of diferent drilling genera�ons showed that results were comparable. |
|
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | All logging data was completed, core marked up, | |||
| logging and sampling data was entered directly into the | ||||
| MX deposit database. | ||||
| • | The logged data is stored on the site server directly. | |||
| • | FireFly is not aware of any adjustments made by | |||
| Rambler to the assay data. WSP completed an | ||||
| independent audit where a representa�ve number of | ||||
| assay cer�fcates were compared to digital assay | ||||
| database and no discrepancies were found. | ||||
| Loca�on of data | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to | • | Drill collars were surveyed by the FireFly mine survey |
| points | locate drill holes (collar and down-hole | crew upon comple�on of the drill program. | ||
| surveys), trenches, mine workings and other loca�ons used in Mineral Resource |
• |
The set-ups for the underground drill collars were marked by FireFly mine survey crew, and the drilling |
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| es�ma�on. | contractor were expected to set up properly on line. A | |||
| • | Specifca�on of the grid system used. | FireFly geologist checked the underground drill set-up | ||
| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic | during the drilling program to ensure accuracy. | ||
| control. | • | Downhole surveys are completed using a Refex EZ- | ||
| Shot® mul�-shot instrument to provide azimuth and | ||||
| dip reading down the hole. Readings were collected on | ||||
| a �me basis not distance, resul�ng in an almost | ||||
| con�nuous reading downhole. The Refex EZ-Shot is | ||||
| calibrated at least once a year to ensure accuracy of | ||||
| results. | ||||
| • | The en�re drill campaigns used Refex EZ-Shot® single- | |||
| shot electronic instrument with readings collected at | ||||
| intervals of approximately every 30 m downhole plus a | ||||
| reading at the botom of the hole. | ||||
| • | Directional surface holes completed using Devico® | |||
| technology. | ||||
| • | Survey data was collected in mine gird and in UTM grid | |||
| (NAD83 Zone 21). | ||||
| Data spacing and | • | Data spacing for repor�ng of Explora�on | • | Due to the nature of mineralisa�on and a mix of |
| distribu�on | Results. | underground and surface drilling the hole spacing is | ||
| • | Whether the data spacing, and distribu�on | highly variable. | ||
| is sufcient to establish the degree of | • | Data spacing is considered sufficient to establish | ||
| geological and grade con�nuity appropriate | geological and grade continuities for mineral resource | |||
| for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve | estimation at the Inferred and Indicated category. | |||
| es�ma�on procedure(s) and classifca�ons applied. |
• | No sample composi�ng was applied. | ||
| • | Whether sample composi�ng has been | |||
| applied. | ||||
| Orienta�on of data | • | Whether the orienta�on of sampling | • | Underground drill hole orienta�on was sub- |
| in rela�on to | achieves unbiased sampling of possible | perpendicular to the mineralisa�on but variable in | ||
| geological structure | structures and the extent to which this is | places where low angle drilling to the mineralisa�on | ||
| known, considering the deposit type. | has been completed in zones without suitable drilling | |||
| • | If the rela�onship between the drilling | pla�orms. | ||
| orienta�on and the orienta�on of key | ||||
| mineralised structures is considered to have | ||||
| introduced a sampling bias, this should be | ||||
| assessed and reported if material. |
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Criteria JORC Code explana�on Commentary Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample • Core was placed in wooden core boxes close to the drill security. rig by the drilling contractor. The core was collected daily by the drilling contractor and delivered to the secure core logging facility on the Ming Mine site. Access to the core logging facility is limited to FireFly employees or designates.
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Audits or reviews • The results of any audits or reviews of • An audit and review of sampling techniques and data sampling techniques and data. was conducted as part of NI-43-101 resource es�ma�on by independent consultants WSP in 2018. It is WSP’s opinion that the drilling, sampling and logging procedures put in place by Rambler meet acceptable industry standards and that the informa�on can be used for geological and resource modelling.
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Sec�on 2 Repor�ng of Explora�on Results (Criteria in this sec�on apply to all succeeding sec�ons)
| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral tenement | • | Type, reference name/number, loca�on and | • FireFly owns a mineral land assembly consis�ng of one |
| and land tenure | ownership including agreements or material | map-staked mineral license (023175M) and two mining |
|
| status | issues with third par�es such as joint | leases (141L and 188L) totalling 955.4 ha and | |
| ventures, partnerships, overriding royal�es, | registered in the name of FireFly Metals Canada | ||
| na�ve �tle interests, historical sites, | Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of FireFly Metals | ||
| wilderness or na�onal park and | Limited. All of these mineral lands are con�guous and, | ||
| environmental se�ngs. | in some cases, overlapping and are located in the area | ||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the �me of repor�ng along with any known impediments to obtaining a license to operate in the area. |
of the former Ming and Ming West mines. In early 2015 the mineral license 023175M replaced the original license 014692M by claim reduc�on as requested by Rambler. All lands are in good standing with the Provincial Government, and FireFly is up to |
|
| date with respect to lease payments (for leases) and | |||
| required explora�on expenditure (for licenses). | |||
| • FireFly holds all the permits required to operate the | |||
| Ming Mine. | |||
| Explora�on done | • | Acknowledgment and appraisal of | • Ming Mine Early History: Auriferous sulphides and |
| by other par�es | explora�on by other par�es. | copper was found in the area in 1905 by Enos England. | |
| • The Main Mine sulphide zone was found in 1935 about | |||
| 600� north of the Enos England discovery. In 1940, the | |||
| Newfoundland government drilled eighteen diamond | |||
| drill holes totalling 5,000�. | |||
| • An airborne electromagne�c survey was fown from | |||
| 1955 to 1956. | |||
| • The Ming Mine was discovered in 1970 by a helicopter | |||
| borne AEM system. A large low grade stringer type | |||
| copper deposit was later discovered in the footwall | |||
| 300� to 500� below the Ming orebody during mining | |||
| opera�ons and delineated by thirty-six diamond drill | |||
| holes. Mining ceased at the Ming Mine in 1982 | |||
| because of low copper prices. | |||
| • In 1988, the property was awarded to the Rambler | |||
| Joint Venture Group (a Consor�um of Teck Explora�on, | |||
| Petromet Resources Ltd, and Newfoundland | |||
| Explora�on Company Ltd). Explora�on consisted of | |||
| ground geophysics and soil geochemistry, resul�ng in | |||
| discovery of the Ming West deposit. Forty-eight | |||
| diamond drill holes (25,534�) were completed | |||
| • Al�us Minerals Corpora�on: Under the terms of an | |||
| op�on to purchase agreement with Ming Minerals, | |||
| Al�us conducted explora�on on the Rambler property | |||
| in 2001, 2003, and 2004. In 2001, a lithogeochemical | |||
| program was ini�ated to chemically fngerprint rocks of | |||
| the hanging wall and footwall to the sulphide deposits. | |||
| • Rambler Metals and Mining PLC: Rambler Metals and | |||
| Mining is a UK-based company listed on London’s | |||
| Alternate Investment Market (AIM). Rambler held a | |||
| 100% interest in the Ming property and between 2005 | |||
| and 2023 and conducted a mul�-phase diamond | |||
| drilling program consis�ng of surface drilling, | |||
| direc�onal drilling, and underground delinea�on | |||
| drilling. A total of 220,704m from 1,365 diamond drill |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| holes were completed by Rambler. Between 2012 and | |||
| 2022 the Ming mine produced 3Mt at 1.86% Cu and | |||
| 0.71 Au for total of 55Kt of copper and 68Koz of gold. | |||
| • The Ming mine was placed on care and maintenance in | |||
| February 2023. | |||
| • In October 2023, AuTECO Minerals (FireFly Metals) | |||
| acquired the project from administra�on. | |||
| • FireFly Metals conducted drilling to test down plunge | |||
| extent of VMS lodes. | |||
| • An underground explora�on drive is in progress to | |||
| allow further drilling at more favorable drill angles. | |||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological se�ng and style of | • The Green Bay project is a Noranda-type Volcanogenic |
| mineralisa�on. | Massive Sulfde (VMS) hosted by Cambrian-Ordovician | ||
| metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the | |||
| Pacquet Harbour Group. The style of mineraliza�on, | |||
| altera�on, host rock, and tectonism most closely | |||
| resembles other VMS deposits throughout the world. | |||
| The deposit consists of several individual massive | |||
| sulphide lens and their underlying stockwork zones. It | |||
| is thought that the stockwork zone represents the near | |||
| surface channel ways of a submarine hydrothermal | |||
| system and the massive sulphide lens represents the | |||
| accumula�on of sulphides precipitated from the | |||
| hydrothermal solu�ons, on the sea foor, above and | |||
| around the discharge vent. The Ming deposits are | |||
| polymetallic (Cu, Au, Ag ± Zn) massive sulphides that | |||
| occur along the fank of a felsic dome. The Ming | |||
| deposits have undergone strong deforma�on and | |||
| upper greenschist to amphibolite facies | |||
| metamorphism. The massive sulphide bodies are now | |||
| thin and elongate down the plunge of the regional | |||
| linea�on (30-35ºNE). Typical aspect ra�os of length | |||
| down-plunge to width exceed 10:1, and the bodies | |||
| exhibit mild boudinage along the plunge. The foot wall | |||
| stock work comprises mainly of quartz-sericite-chlorite | |||
| schist, which hosts disseminated and stringer pyrite | |||
| and chalcopyrite with minor sphalerite, galena, and | |||
| pyrrho�te with locally signifcant gold contents that | |||
| could represent a discordant stockwork stringer feeder | |||
| zone. The mineraliza�on is crosscut by younger mafc | |||
| dykes. | |||
| Drill hole | • | A summary of all informa�on material to | • Refer to Appendix B in this release |
| Informa�on | the understanding of the explora�on results | ||
| including a tabula�on of the following | |||
| informa�on for all Material drill holes: | |||
o eas�ng and northing of the drill hole |
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| collar | |||
o eleva�on or RL (Reduced Level – |
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| eleva�on above sea level in meters) of | |||
| the drill hole collar | |||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and intercep�on |
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| depth |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explana�on | JORC Code explana�on | Commentary |
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| • | If the exclusion of this informa�on is | ||
| jus�fed on the basis that the informa�on 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 aggrega�on | • | In repor�ng Explora�on Results, weigh�ng | • All drill hole intersec�ons are reported above a lower |
| methods | averaging techniques, maximum and/or | cut-of grade of 1% copper. A maximum of 3m internal | |
| minimum grade trunca�ons (eg cu�ng of | waste was allowed. | ||
| high grades) and cut-of 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 aggrega�on should | |||
| be stated and some typical examples of | |||
| such aggrega�ons should be shown in | |||
| detail. | |||
| • | The assump�ons used for any repor�ng of | ||
| metal equivalent values should be clearly | |||
| stated. | |||
| Rela�onship | • | These rela�onships are par�cularly | • All intersec�ons reported in the body of this release |
| between | important in the repor�ng of Explora�on | are down hole, however approximate the true | |
| mineralisa�on | Results. | thickness of mineralisa�on. | |
| widths and intercept lengths |
• | If the geometry of the mineralisa�on with respect to the drill hole angle is known, its |
• The majority of the drill holes in the database are drilled as close to orthogonal to the plane of the |
| nature should be reported. | mineralized lodes as possible. A number of drill holes | ||
| • | If it is not known and only the down hole | have intersected the mineralisa�on at high angles. | |
| lengths are reported, there should be a | • Only down hole lengths are reported. | ||
| clear statement to this efect (eg ‘down hole | |||
| length, true width not known’). | |||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and sec�ons (with scales) | • Maps and sec�ons are included in the body of this |
| and tabula�ons of intercepts should be | release as deemed appropriate by the competent | ||
| included for any signifcant discovery being | person. | ||
| reported These should include, but not be | |||
| limited to a plan view of drill hole collar | |||
| loca�ons and appropriate sec�onal views. | |||
| Balanced repor�ng | • | Where comprehensive repor�ng of all | • All signifcant assays (above a 1% copper cut-of and |
| Explora�on Results is not prac�cable, | containing a maximum of 3m of internal waste) | ||
| representa�ve repor�ng of both low and | received from the current drill program have been | ||
| high grades and/or widths should be | reported in Appendix B. | ||
| prac�ced to avoid misleading repor�ng of | |||
| Explora�on Results. | |||
| Other substan�ve | • | Other explora�on data, if meaningful and | • Appropriate plans are included in the body of this |
| explora�on data | material, should be reported including (but | release. | |
| not limited to): geological observa�ons; | |||
| geophysical survey results; geochemical | |||
| survey results; bulk samples – size and | |||
| method of treatment; metallurgical test | |||
| results; bulk density, groundwater, | |||
| geotechnical and rock characteris�cs; |
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Criteria JORC Code explana�on Commentary poten�al deleterious or contamina�ng substances.
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Further work • The nature and scale of planned further • FireFly Metals will be conduc�ng drill tes�ng of work (e.g. tests for lateral extensions or addi�onal mineralisa�on as well as step out drilling of depth extensions or large-scale step-out exis�ng lodes to further enhance the resources quoted drilling). in this release. More informa�on is presented in the
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• Diagrams clearly highligh�ng the areas of body of this report. possible extensions, including the main • Diagrams in the main body of this release show areas geological interpreta�ons and future drilling of possible resource extension on exis�ng lodes. The areas, provided this informa�on is not company has commenced mining an explora�on drive commercially sensi�ve. to enable effec�ve drill tes�ng of down plunge extensions.
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