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FORTUNA METALS LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Oct 26, 2021
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ASX: FNT
ASX Limited Market Announcements Platform 27 October 2021
ACTIVITIES REPORT – QUARTER ENDED 30[th] SEPTEMBER 2021
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Results from the first eight trenches (ST01‐ST08) and first 33 rock samples have been received and demonstrate the continuity of gold mineralisation between historical trench results along the Saki I, II and III veins. Surface continuity of veins will assist in determining viability of a maiden JORC Resource from historical drill holes.
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Results from the first batch of 121 trench samples include 1m @ 9.13g/t Au (Saki I vein), 2m @ 6.28g/t Au (Saki I vein), 1m @ 8.02g/t Au (Saki II vein) and 5m @ 3.50g/t Au (Saki II vein) .
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Results from the first 33 of the 67 outcrop rock samples taken include 29.1g/t Au at the Saki I vein, 9.93g/t Au at the Saki II vein and 13.5g/t Au and 11.75g/t Au along the Saki III vein.
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Acquisition of prospective ionic clay hosted rare earth element (REE) project in the Murray Basin heavy mineral province, South Australia.
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Aircore drilling is being planned to investigate the project area for the presence of laterally extensive shallow clay hosted rare earth mineralisation.
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Company’s focus in REE directly in line with global push for carbon neutrality driven by renewable energy (particularly wind turbine) installations and Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption driving global demand for the combination of rare earths.
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$2,257,291 raised via a Placement and oversubscribed Rights Issue.
Frontier Resources Limited ( Frontier or the Company ) is pleased to provide its quarterly report for the three month period ending 30 September 2021. During the quarter the Company announced the acquisition of prospective ionic clay hosted rare earth element ( REE ) project in the Murray Basin heavy mineral province, South Australia and released results of the first eight trenches and rock sampling at the Saki Prospect in PNG.
Murraydium Rare Earth Project Acquisition
During the quarter the Company announced it had entered into a conditional Binding Heads of Agreement ( HoA ) to acquire all of the shares in Southern Rare Earths Pty Ltd ( Southern Rare Earths ) which holds four exploration licence applications in the Murray Basin region in South Australia that are considered to be prospective for ionic clay hosted rare earth elements (REE) ( Murraydium Project ).
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Figure 1. Location Map of the Southern Rare Earth’s Pty Murraydium Projects in the south‐eastern region of South Australia.
The Murraydium Project ( Project ) is located in the south‐eastern region of Naracoorte in South Australia’s Murray Basin, consisting of four exploration licence applications, covering an area of 873 square kilometres. The region is seeing a renewed focus for REE minerals with the success of Australian Rare Earths (ASX:AR3) at its 100% owned Koppamurra Project, host to an inferred mineral resource of 39.9 Mt @ 725 ppm TREO¹.
Tenement Details
Details of the tenements which cover the project area are set out in the table below. The four exploration tenements that make up the Murraydium Project, all are 100% owned by Southern Rare Earths and all have the same tenement identification number:
| Murraydium Project |
Tenement | Registered Holder | Ownership |
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| Naracoorte | ELA 2021/00058 | Southern Rare Earths Pty Ltd |
100% |
| Bordertown | ELA 2021/00058 | Southern Rare Earths Pty Ltd |
100% |
| Jip Jip | ELA 2021/00058 | Southern Rare Earths Pty Ltd |
100% |
| Keith | ELA 2021/00058 | Southern Rare Earths Pty Ltd |
100% |
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Figure 2. Tenement Map of the Southern Rare Earth’s Pty Murraydium Projects in the south‐eastern region of South Australia.
Regolith hosted REE deposits ‐ background
There are several known types of regolith hosted REE deposits globally including, ion adsorption clay deposits, alluvial and placer deposits (Jowitt et al 2017). The development of potentially economic regolith‐hosted REE deposits requires a combination of a REE enriched protolith and weathering processes that concentrate the REE in the regolith⁴. Ion adsorption type REE deposits are the dominant source of heavy REE currently mined in the world, with all economic examples of this type of deposit confined almost exclusively to areas underlain by granitic rocks in southern China⁵. REE mineralisation in the Murray Basin at Australian Rare Earths (ASX:AR3) Koppamurra Project is hosted by clay material interpreted to have been deposited onto a limestone base (Gambier Limestone) and accumulated in an interdunal, lagoonal or estuarine environment. The mineralogy of the clay is indicative of formation under mildly alkaline conditions in a marine or coastal environment from fine grained sediments either river transported or windblown thereby supporting this interpretation.
Mineralogical test work conducted on a clay sample from the Koppamurra Project area established that the dominant clay minerals are smectite and kaolin, and the few REE‐rich minerals detected during the SEM investigation are not considered inconsistent with the suggestion that a significant proportion of REE are distributed in the sample as adsorbed elements on clay and iron oxide surfaces¹. Work to date suggests that the source of the REE at Koppamurra is most likely basalt associated alkali volcanics of the Newer Volcanics Province in south‐eastern Australia, with the wider Koppamurra project area being considered prospective for rare earth mineralisation.
However, whilst Koppamurra clays display ionic character, and the deposit shares a number of similarities with both ion adsorption clay deposits and volcanic ash fall placer deposits, there are also a number of
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differences, with further work required before a genetic model for REE mineralisation at Koppamurra and the broader Murray Basin can be conclusively defined. In addition, further work is required to better define metallurgical recoveries, process flow sheets, effective mining methods, and project economics¹.
Critical Minerals ‐ REE market and forecasts
Critical minerals are metals and non‐metals that have important economic functions, cannot be easily substituted and face some degree of supply risk. Supply risks can stem from geological scarcity, geopolitical issues, trade policy or other factors, resulting in critical mineral lists differing by jurisdiction.
Critical minerals typically have an important role in industrial applications, but it is their vital, and rapidly growing, role in new technologies that is sparking interest and expectations of faster demand growth.
Economic security and supply‐chain reliability is also driving attention in critical minerals, as some governments look to avoid the negative impacts of trade dependence and related market shocks. Increasing awareness of mineral sourcing ethics, including environmental and social impacts, is driving further interest in mineral supply chains (e.g. EU battery regulations and industry led cobalt traceability measures)⁶.
Permanent rare earth magnets are used extensively in low‐emissions technologies like wind turbines and electric vehicles, and the forecast demand is expected to grow⁶ (Figure 3).
The average annual growth for the price of magnet metals over the next 10 years to 2030 (in real terms) is projected to be 8‐9% (Figure 4). The global rare earths market was valued at around US$2 billion in 2020, and is forecast to grow to around US$12billion by 2030, up an average 16% a year⁷ (Figure 4).
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Figure 3. Critical Minerals such as rare earth elements that make up permanent magnets are expecting strong demand due to growing demand from electric vehicles and renewable energies such as wind turbines⁶.
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Figure 4. Rare earths market size outlook⁷. Source: Roskill (2021); Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (2021).
Proposed exploration and study activities on the Murraydium Project
The Company proposes to undertake the following exploration and study activities:
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Review of available desktop literature including geological models and historical exploration data
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Field mapping to confirm prospective geological horizons to validate geological models and assist in exploration targeting
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Extensive surface sampling and testing as required
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Systematic drilling in the early stages testing for a broad scale, relatively shallow deposit including but not limited to auger, push tube and aircore drilling
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Surface excavations of costeans for sampling and bulk metallurgical studies
Key terms of the Transaction
Subsequent to the quarter on 1 October 2021 the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued capital of Southern Rare Earths from the shareholders of the entity, none of whom were related parties to the Company. The consideration ( Consideration ) payable for the Acquisition pursuant to the HoA was approved by shareholders at a meeting held on 16 September 2021 and comprised of:
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57,692,307 fully paid ordinary shares at a deemed issue price of $0.013;
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Class A Performance Shares vest if within 24 months of the date of issue the Company achieves at least one drill intercept grading a minimum of 400ppm TREO over at least 10 metres.
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The class B Performance Shares vest if within 36 months of the date of issue the Company delineates a JORC compliant resource of a minimum of 15 million tonnes grading a minimum of 500ppm TREO.
In addition to the Consideration, Frontier has reimbursed Project Risk Pty Ltd, a shareholder of Southern Rare Earths, $35,000 (plus GST) being expenses incurred in applying for and maintaining the tenement applications.
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Capital Raising & Underwritten Rights Issue
In conjunction with the Acquisition the Company received firm commitments for a capital raising of $1,300,000 (before costs) at a price of $0.013 per share by way of a placement to professional and sophisticated investors ( Capital Raising ). CPS Capital and Inyati Capital acted as Joint Lead Managers ( JLMs ) to the Capital Raising. The JLM’s were issued 10,000,000 options over Frontier Shares at an issue price of $0.00001 (each exercisable at $0.02 and expiring 3 years from the date of issue).
The Capital Raising and issue of new shares and options was completed on 6 August 2021. The funds raised from the Capital Raising will be applied to exploration and development work on the Company’s Tolukuma Gold Tenement, the Murraydium Project, general working capital purposes and business development purposes.
In conjunction with the Placement the Company undertook a fully underwritten non‐renounceable entitlement offer of 73,637,743 new Shares at an issue price of $0.013 per new Share on the basis of one (1) new Share for every eight (8) existing shareholders held to raise $957,291 ( Rights Issue ).
The Rights Issue closed on 15 September 2021 heavily oversubscribed. A total of 52,339,544 new Shares were issued and allotted on 22 September 2021 to eligible shareholders who subscribed under the offer. On 1 October 2021 allotment of the shortfall Shares was completed. In accordance with the terms of the Underwriting agreement, the Underwriter, CPS Capital was issued 10,000,000 options over Frontier Shares at an issue price of $0.00001 (each exercisable at $0.02 and expiring 3 years from the date of issue).
Saki Initial Results Include 29.1g/t Gold in Rock Sample
During the quarter the Company announced the results of the first of two batches of assay results from its recently completed trench and rock sampling program at Saki.
Results of 121 trench samples, from the first eight hand dug trenches (ST01 to ST08) have been received from a total of 374 samples taken along 33 hand dug trenches. Continuity of gold mineralisation has been established over 300m between Degom and Mandi Creeks (Figure 5). Significant gold grades (Table 1) include:
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ST01: 10m @ 2.56g/t Au and 1m @ 9.13g/t Au along Saki I vein in Degom Creek
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ST02: 8m @ 2.22g/t Au including 2m @ 6.28g/t Au; 1m @ 8.26g/t Au along Saki I vein
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ST05: 4m @ 4.53g/t Au including 1m @ 8.02g/t Au along Saki I‐II veins in Mandi Creek
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ST07: 1m @ 0.52g/t Au; 2m @ 0.82g/t Au; 2m @ 2.08g/t Au along Saki II vein
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ST08: 5m @ 3.50g/t Au including 1m @ 5.01g/t Au along Saki II vein
Results of 33 rock samples have been received from a total of 67 samples taken by Frontier along creeks and outcrop sites. A total of 17 samples results are greater than 2g/t Au with 5 greater than 5g/t Au (Table 2 and Figure 6).
Along the Saki I and II veins, rock sample results include:
- 29.1, 9.93, 8.39 and 4.09g/t Au.
Along the Saki III vein, rock samples include:
- 11.75, 9.55, 6.96, 5.38 and 4.08g/t Au.
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Figure 5: Saki Vein System and Frontier Trench (ST01 to ST08) Results.
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Table 1: Saki ST01 to ST08 Trench Highlights (Refer to Appendix A).
| Trench ID | Intersection(0.5g/t Au cut‐off) | Location Description |
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| ST01 | 10m @ 2.56g/t Au + 2.15g/t Ag incl.3m @ 4.77g/t Au + 1.38g/t Ag and1m @ 9.13g/t Au+ 3.28g/t Ag |
Saki I Vein outcrop. Degom Creek |
| ST02 | 8m @ 2.22g/t Au + 2.42g/t Ag incl.2m @ 6.28g/t Au+ 6/10g/t Ag and1m @ 8.26g/t Au+ 5.84g/t Ag |
Saki I Vein SE |
| ST05 | 4m @ 4.53g/t Au + 1.90 g/t Ag incl.1m @ 8.02g/t Au+ 2.81g/t Ag; 2m @ 1.12g/t Au + 5.50g/t Ag; 5m @ 1.11g/t Au + 1.54g/t Ag;[email protected]/t Au + 2.35g/t Ag |
Saki I‐II Veins. Mandi Creek |
| ST07 | 1m @ 0.52g/t Au; 2m @ 0.82g/t Au; 2m @ 2.08g/t Au. |
Saki II Vein SE |
| ST08 | 5m @ 3.50g/t Au + 1.23g/t Ag incl.1m @ 5.01g/t Au. |
Saki II Vein SE |
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Figure 6: Frontier Initial 33 Rock Sample Results.
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Table 2: Results from 33 Rock Samples Received to date from a Total of 67 taken by Frontier.
| Sample ID | Easting | Northing | Description | Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) |
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| 98155 | 518369 | 9053030 | Saki splay vein. Quartz sulphide vein | 4.09 3.77 2.32 8.7 0.933 4.08 0.09 0.19 29.1 19.45 9.93 32.5 13.5 29.3 8.39 35.6 0.769 20.8 1.025 23.2 0.907 29.4 1.32 9.04 11.75 14 1.955 12.55 1.5 4.32 2.31 16.35 9.55 13.55 2.53 6.68 0.771 4.16 2.76 1.53 2.35 1.6 0.207 2.71 0.012 1.15 0.019 0.1 5.38 6.93 4.08 7.85 0.368 2.71 0.011 0.04 1.8 4.25 1.045 5.53 0.027 1.04 2.53 79.6 6.96 6.81 |
| 98156 | 518398 | 9052984 | Saki II vein 1‐2 m wide with crystalline quartz | |
| 98157 | 518247 | 9053315 | Host volcanic rock extremely silicified with vugs. Saki I outcrop | |
| 98158 | 518322 | 9053089 | Extreme to complete silicification of andesite host rock | |
| 98159 | 518278 | 9053345 | Oxidised stockwork‐sheeted crystalline quartz vein. Vuggy texture | |
| 98160 | 518277 | 9053345 | A 20 cm wide quartz sulphide vein. Saki II vuggy texture along fractures | |
| 98161 | 518506 | 9053403 | Massive 1m outcrop. Milky crystalline & translucent grey quartz vein | |
| 98173 | 518282 | 9053341 | Milky crystalline quartz occur as clasts. Vuggy quartz | |
| 98174 | 518375 | 9053051 | Milky crystalline quartz | |
| 98175 | 518378 | 9053042 | Milky crystalline quartz | |
| 98176 | 518369 | 9053039 | Translucent, moss & comb quartz with small clasts of milky quartz | |
| 98177 | 518521 | 9053215 | Quartz vein outcrop part of Saki III vein system | |
| 98178 | 518559 | 9053275 | New vein 1m wide | |
| 98179 | 518497 | 9053339 | New vein 1m wide. Milky & translucent | |
| 98180 | 518485 | 9053280 | 50cm wide quartz vein with moss/saccharoidal textures, sulphides leached out |
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| 98181 | 518455 | 9053313 | 2m wide massive quartz vein with translucent crystalline | |
| 98182 | 518428 | 9053507 | 30cm vein with wide alteration halo | |
| 98183 | 518419 | 9053456 | 10cm quartz veins. Translucent, comb/saccharoidal quartz | |
| 98184 | 518442 | 9053490 | 50cm quartz vein in 2m wide structure | |
| 98185 | 518466 | 9053481 | 40cm translucent, saccharoidal quartz | |
| 98186 | 518479 | 9053424 | 20cm quartz outcrop. Saccharoidal, vuggy with clay‐FeO stains coating | |
| 99918 | 518112 | 9053664 | Quartz vein with strong wall rock alteration | |
| 99919 | 518165 | 9053702 | Non‐quartz vein structure | |
| 99920 | 518191 | 9053726 | Drusy quartz vein | |
| 99921 | 518202 | 9053732 | Drusy quartz vein | |
| 99922 | 518212 | 9053736 | Crustiform, drusy quartz vein hosted in the volcanics | |
| 99923 | 518146 | 9053518 | Quartz vein with breccia like texture hosted in volcanics | |
| 99924 | 518132 | 9053448 | Quartz vein hosted in agglomerate | |
| 99925 | 518166 | 9053561 | Quartz vein hosted in intrusive | |
| 99926 | 518178 | 9053577 | Quartz vein hosted in intermediate intrusive | |
| 99927 | 518207 | 9053616 | Quartz vein in coarse grained mafic intrusive | |
| 99928 | 518251 | 9053732 | Quartz vein hosted in coarse grained mafic intrusive | |
| 99929 | 518271 | 9053764 | Quartz vein hosted in med‐coarse grained mafic intrusive |
Geological and vein mapping (Figure 7) has been an integral part of the fieldwork program to assist in defining vein continuity at surface between historical drillholes. Geological 1:500 scale maps across Saki I, II and III veins have been completed and will be reviewed by an independent Resource consulting group as part of the process to define a Mineral Resource.
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Figure 7: Saki Geology and Vein Orientation Map.
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Board Changes
Subsequent to the quarter on 22 October 2021 the Company announced that Mr Brian Thomas accepted an invitation to join the Board of Frontier and was appointed as a Non‐Executive Director effective 22 October 2021.
Mr Thomas is a very experienced Director and Corporate Executive with significant domestic and international resources management experience. He is the principal of a boutique corporate advisory practice working with small to mid‐market capitalisation companies and investor groups predominantly in the resources industry overseeing market oriented technical reviews plus advising on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and investor relations. He has held both Executive and Non‐Executive Director roles with numerous ASX listed and unlisted companies after an extensive career in the financial services sector in corporate stockbroking, investment banking, funds management and corporate banking. He has more than 35 years of mining and exploration industry experience in a broad range of commodities from precious and base metals, bulk and industrial minerals, diamonds plus oil and gas.
Mr Thomas graduated from the University of Adelaide with a BSc in Geology and Mineral Economics, the University of Western Australia Business School with an MBA and the Securities Institute of Australia (now FinSIA) with a certificate in Applied Finance and Investment.
The Board further advised that Ms Jessica O’Neil had resigned as a Director of the Company. The Board wishes to thank Ms O’Neil for her contribution made during her tenure as a Non‐Executive Director.
ASX Additional Information
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ASX Listing Rule 5.3.1: Exploration and Evaluation Expenditure during the quarter was $150,000. Full details of exploration activity during the September quarter are set out in this report.
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ASX Listing Rule 5.3.2: There was no substantive mining production and development activities during the Quarter.
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ASX Listing Rule 5.3.5: Payment to related parties of the Company and their associates during the quarter: $62,105. The Company advises that this relates to non‐executive directors’ remuneration and additional technical consulting fees. Please see the Remuneration Report in the Annual Report for further details on Directors’ Remuneration.
Releases submitted to the during the Quarter included:
| 30/07/2021 | Trading Halt |
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| 3/08/2021 | Proposed issue of securities ‐ FNT |
| 3/08/2021 | Murraydium Rare Earth Project Acquisition |
| 6/08/2021 | Notice Under Section 708A |
| 6/08/2021 | Application for quotation of securities ‐ FNT |
| 12/08/2021 | Details of Company Address |
| 13/08/2021 | Appendix 3G |
| 17/08/2021 | Notice of General Meeting, Notice of Access and Proxy Form |
| 17/08/2021 | Notice of General Meeting/Proxy Form |
| 19/08/2021 | Becoming a substantial holder |
| 24/08/2021 | Ceasing to be a substantial holder |
| 27/08/2021 | Proposed issue of securities ‐ FNT |
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27/08/2021 Cleansing Notice Under Section 708AA(2)(F) 27/08/2021 Non‐Renounceable Entitlement Offer Document 27/08/2021 Investor Presentation August 2021 30/08/2021 Saki Initial Results Include 29.1g/t Gold in Rock Sample 16/09/2021 Results of Meeting 20/09/2021 Notice of Rights Issue Shortfall 22/09/2021 Application for quotation of securities ‐ FNT 24/09/2021 Change of Director's Interest Notice 28/09/2021 Closing Date for Nominations 29/09/2021 Annual Report to Shareholders 29/09/2021 Appendix 4G and Corporate Governance Statement
The information referred to in this announcement relates to the following sources:
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¹ 29/6/21 ‐ Prospectus ‐ Australian Rare Earths Limited (ar3.com.au)
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2 Adamas Intelligence September 2020
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3 Jowitt SM., Wong VNL., Wilson SA., Gore O., 2017. Critical metals in the critical zone: controls, resources and future prospectively of regolith hosted rare earth elements. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 64:8, 1045‐1054, DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2017.1380701
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4 Sanematsu K., and Watanabe Y., 2016. Characteristics and Genesis of Ion Adsorption‐Type Rare Earth Element Deposits. Society of Economic Geologists Inc. Reviews in Economic Geology V.28, pp 55‐70
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5 Outlook for Selected Critical Minerals (industry.gov.au)
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6 Roskill (2021) ‐ Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (2021)
Authorised by the Board of Frontier Resources.
For additional information please visit our website at www.frontierresources.net.au
FRONTIER RESOURCES LTD
Competent Person Statement :
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by or compiled under the supervision of Peter Swiridiuk ‐ Member of the Aust. Inst. of Geoscientists. Peter Swiridiuk is a Technical Consultant and Non‐Executive Director for Frontier Resources. Peter Swiridiuk has sufficient experience which is relevant to the type of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code of Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Resources. Peter Swiridiuk consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. Additionally, Mr Swiridiuk confirms that the entity is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information contained in the ASX releases referred to in this report.
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| Frontier Resources Ltd Exploration Licence Information(Papua New Guinea) | |||||
| Exploration Licence Number and Name |
Ownership | sub‐blocks | AREA *(sq.km) ** |
Grant Date | Expiry Date |
| EL2531 ‐ Tolukuma ELA2529 ‐ Gazelle |
100% Frontier Copper PNG Ltd 100% Frontier Copper PNG Ltd |
65 211 |
223.00 719.51 |
25‐Feb‐19 N/A |
24‐Feb‐21 N/A |
| Total of Granted EL's | 65 | 223.00 | |||
| *1 sub‐block approx. 3.41 sq.km |
NB: The PNG Mining Act‐1992 stipulates that EL's are granted for a renewable 2 year term (subject to satisfying work and expenditure commitments)
and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted.
| and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted. | and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted. | and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted. | and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted. | and the PNG Government maintains the right to purchase up to 30% project equity at "Sunk Cost" if/when a Mining Lease if granted. |
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| Frontier Resources Ltd Exploration Licence Information(Australia) | ||||
| Exploration Licence Number and Name |
Ownership | AREA (sq.km) |
Grant Date |
Expiry Date |
| ELA2021/00058 | 100% Southern Rare Earths PtyLtd | 873.00 |
NB: Tenement EL2531 currently subject to an extension renewal process.
There was no change in the ownership status of the Company’s tenements during the quarter.
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