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G11 RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Feb 6, 2018
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX Announcement
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
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Fast Facts
ASX: ODM
Shares on Issue: 138.7M Cash (as at 31 Dec): $2.1m
Board of Directors
Jason Bontempo Executive Director
Aaron Bertolatti Director & Co Secretary
Justin Tremain Non-Executive Director
E: [email protected] W: www.odinmetals.com.au
ODIN METALS EXECUTES BINDING OPTION
AGREEMENT WITH FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS
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Odin Metals Limited (ASX:ODM) (“Odin” or “the Company”) executes binding option agreement with First Quantum Minerals Ltd (“First Quantum”) to increase exposure at its Sturgeon Lake Project (“Project”) in Ontario, Canada which is highly prospective for volcanogenic massive sulfide (“VMS”) style copper and zinc mineralization
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Securing the adjacent First Quantum mining leases will double Odin’s ground position at the Project from 11.7km[2] to 22.7km[2]
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Exceptional high-grade exploration potential for Odin. First Quantum’s land package in the Sturgeon Lake area hosts the past producing highgrade Sturgeon Lake Mine situated along the well-endowed and prospective - Mattabi mineralised trend
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The most notable former mines in the region produced a combined 18.6 Mt of ore with an average grade of 1.09% Cu, 8.06% Zn, 0.84% Pb, 119.6g/t Ag, 0.5g/t Au on properties currently held by First Quantum and Glencore plc. (Geological Survey of Canada, 1995). The geology is representative of VMS style mineralization with the eastern extension of the volcanic complex largely underexplored and within Odin’s ground position
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Equity raising of $2.5 million at 20 cents per share to institutional and sophisticated investors
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Mr Jason Bontempo will join the Board of Odin in the capacity of Executive Director with a focus to begin exploration at the Sturgeon Lake properties and acquiring further copper project opportunities.
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Option Agreement - Key Terms
Odin Metals Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary Evandale Minerals Pty Ltd (“Evandale”) have executed an Option Agreement (“Agreement”) with First Quantum Minerals Limited, pursuant to which Evandale has been granted the exclusive right to explore and or purchase a 100% undivided ownership interest in First Quantum’s Sturgeon Lake properties (Ontario, Canada) (the “FQM Properties”).
The key terms of the Agreement are: 3-year option deal for the right to explore and or purchase the properties (with no minimum expenditure commitments);
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Option cash payments of CAD$145,000 (upon execution of the Agreement);
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CAD$150,000 (on or before the first anniversary of the Agreement); and
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CAD$180,000 (on or before the second anniversary of the Agreement);
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Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, which include the receipt of the consent of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, if Evandale exercises its option, First Quantum will transfer its ownership interest in the FQM Properties to Evandale. Upon completion of the transfer of the FQM Properties; Evandale will grant First Quantum a 1.5% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”).
On the date of transfer of the FQM Properties:
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Evandale will replace the financial assurance with respect to the FQM Properties;
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First Quantum will provide Evandale with a payment of CAD$1,000,000 to be used by Evandale towards the replaced financial assurance (with the intent that this sum be ultimately used by or on behalf of Evandale in satisfaction of obligations secured by that financial assurance);
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Evandale will assume all historical liabilities with respect to the FQM Properties.
At any time after the transfer of the FQM Properties:
- Evandale may buy back from First Quantum 0.5% of the NSR for CAD$1,000,000.
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Sturgeon Lake Properties
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Figure 1 | Location of the Sturgeon Lake properties (yellow star) in Ontario, Canada
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Sturgeon Lake Project Highlights
First Quantum’s Sturgeon Lake properties are situated adjacent to Odin’s existing Sturgeon Lake Project, which is located 60km north of Ignace, Ontario and accessed by an all-weather sealed highway. The option over the adjacent First Quantum Sturgeon Lake mining leases will increase Odin’s exposure from 11.7km[2] of unpatented mining claims at its Sturgeon Lake properties to 22.7km[2] .
The properties are strategically located in a proven mining camp with the potential for multiple satellite orebodies. Production from the camp as reported by the Geological Survey of Canada (1995) totalled 18.6Mt with an average grade of 1.09% Cu, 8.06% Zn, 0.84% Pb, 119.6g/t Ag, 0.5g/t Au. The Sturgeon Lake Deposit is located within the FQM Properties that Evandale has secured an option over and it was the highest-grade orebody in the camp. The remaining known mined deposits are located within adjoining ground held by Glencore plc.
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Figure 2 | Location of Odin Metals properties in Ontario comprising the Sturgeon Lake Project
The geology is representative of VMS style mineralization with the eastern extension of the volcanic complex largely underexplored. All ore-bodies in the Sturgeon Lake Camp fall within the NBU Volcanic Succession which was confirmed with geochemistry in 2010 to extend from the currently known ore-bodies through the FQM Properties and Odin claims and is open to the east (Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Assessment File #20000005556). Within Odin’s existing 100% owned Sturgeon Lake unpatented claim blocks previous drilling by Falconbridge in 1971 encountered a 4.25 metre zone grading 2.62% Cu (incl. 1.85g/t Au and 26.1g/t Ag) from 55.6m down hole which warrants additional follow-up (refer Figure 2) (previously reported in Lawson Gold Press Release dated August 21st, 2017 - it is not known if drilling represents true widths).
Initial exploration on the newly combined Odin and FQM Properties are expected to include ground geophysics (magnetics, electromagnetics and gravity) followed by diamond drilling. Mineralisation and anomalism extends well over 8km within Odin’s mineral claims and leases. Odin will focus on the potential copper and zinc rich massive sulphide mineralisation with associated gold and silver mineralisation.
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Board Changes
The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jason Bontempo to the Board as an Executive Director effective immediately.
Mr Bontempo has 22 years’ experience in public company management, corporate advisory, investment banking and public company accounting, qualifying as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young. Mr Bontempo has worked primarily serving on the board and the executive management of minerals and resources public companies focusing on advancing and developing mineral resource assets and business development. Mr Bontempo also provides corporate advice services and the financing of resource companies across multiple capital markets including resource asset acquisitions and divestments. He was most recently Executive Director of Cobalt One Limited until its recent takeover by First Cobalt Corporation where he remains as a Non-Executive Director.
Mr Simon O’Loughlin has resigned as Non-Executive Chairman and Mr Donald Stephens has resigned as Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary. The Board expresses it sincere appreciation to Simon and Donald for their valuable contribution to the Company and wishes them the very best in their future endeavours. Mr Aaron Bertolatti has been appointed as Company Secretary of Odin.
Placement and Option Issue
The Placement will consist of 12.5 million new shares to be issued at a price of $0.20 per share to raise total funds of $2.5 million (before costs). The Placement will be made to Institutional and Sophisticated investors. Placement shares are expected to be issued on or around 12 February 2018, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
The Company also proposes to seek shareholder approval to issue 2,000,000 new performance options over shares in the Company to Mr Jason Bontempo associated with his appointment to the Board and a further 4,000,000 new performance options to employees and advisors. The performance options will have an exercise price of $0.001 each and an expiry date of 4 years from the date of issue, and will only be exercisable if the Company’s share price is equal to or greater than a volume weighted average price of $0.40 or more for 20 consecutive trading days on the ASX.
Change of Registered Office and Principal Place of Business
In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.14, Odin Metals advises that, effective 7 February 2018, the Company’s Registered Office and Principal Place of Business has changed to:
Ground floor, 35 Richardson Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005
The Company’s new postal address for all correspondence is:
PO Box 1440 WEST PERTH WA 6872
Competent Persons Statement:
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr. Steven Siemieniuk, who is a Competent Person, and a Member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Mr. Siemieniuk is an independent geological consultant in Ontario, Canada and part time contractor to Odin Metals Ltd. Mr. Siemieniuk 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 Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr. Siemieniuk consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Appendix 1
JORC Code (2012) Edition Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary | Commentary | |||||
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| Sampling | ▪ | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or | ▪ | Sturgeon Lake Project - historical | drill hole | |||||
| techniques | specific specialised industry standard measurement tools |
geochemical data | sourced from the Ontario | |||||||
| appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as down | Mineral Deposit | Inventory, Ministry | of | |||||||
| hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These | Northern | Development and Mines. | The | |||||||
| examples should not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of | records contain | no information | on | the | ||||||
| sampling. | nature and | quality of the sampling. | ||||||||
| ▪ | Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample | |||||||||
| representivity and the appropriate calibration of any measurement | ||||||||||
| tools or systems used. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to | |||||||||
| the Public Report. In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has | ||||||||||
| been done this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation | ||||||||||
| drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | ||||||||||
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other cases | ||||||||||
| more explanation may be required, such as where there is coarse | ||||||||||
| gold that has inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities | ||||||||||
| or mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules) may warrant | ||||||||||
| disclosure of detailed information. | ||||||||||
| Drilling | ▪ | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary | ▪ | Diamond drilling methods were used for | the | |||||
| techniques | air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, | historical drilling. | Coring diameters are | not | ||||||
| triple or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit | always specified but are generally NQ to BQ | |||||||||
| or other type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, | in size for exploration. | |||||||||
| etc). | ||||||||||
| Drill sample | ▪ | Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample | ▪ | No information is | available. | |||||
| recovery | recoveries and results assessed. | |||||||||
| ▪ | Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | |||||||||
| representative nature of the samples. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and grade | |||||||||
| and whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential | ||||||||||
| loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | ||||||||||
| Logging | ▪ | Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | ▪ | All | drilling | has been geologically logged to | ||||
| geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate | a | good | qualitative | standard. | No | |||||
| Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical | geotechnical drill | log information | has been | |||||||
| studies. | located | apart | from | the | historical | |||||
| ▪ | Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or | geochemical assay results. | ||||||||
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections | |||||||||
| logged. | ||||||||||
| Sub-sampling | ▪ | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core | ▪ | No sampling information has been | provided | |||||
| techniques and | taken. | for the Historical Sturgeon Lake Project. | ||||||||
| sample | ▪ | If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and | ||||||||
| preparation | whether sampled wet or dry. | |||||||||
| ▪ | For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of | |||||||||
| the sample preparation technique. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to | |||||||||
| maximise representivity of samples. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of | |||||||||
| the in situ material collected, including for instance results for field | ||||||||||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the | |||||||||
| material being sampled. |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Quality of | ▪ | The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and | ▪ | Historical geochemical data from Sturgeon |
| assay data and | laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is | Lake are reproduced from data presented | ||
| laboratory | considered partial or total. | within web accessible databases available | ||
| 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 derivation, etc. Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, |
from the Ontario Geological Survey. Geochemical information has been presented as it exists in those files and reports. The records contain no information on the nature and quality of the sampling |
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| blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether | ||||
| acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have | ||||
| been established. | ||||
| Verification of | ▪ | The verification of significant intersections by either independent | ▪ | No information has been provided on the |
| sampling and | or alternative company personnel. | independent variation of sampling and | ||
| assaying | ▪ | The use of twinned holes. | assaying. | |
| ▪ | Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. |
▪ | Assaying has been completed by industry accredited laboratories |
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| ▪ | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | |||
| Location of | ▪ | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar | ▪ | Drill hole locations based on coordinates |
| data points | and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other | provided by historical company drilling | ||
| locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. | reports and maps. No field work has been | |||
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Specification of the grid system used. Quality and adequacy of topographic control. |
▪ | undertaken to verify the accuracy of drill the collar locations Map reference - NAD 83, UTM Zone 15 |
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| Data spacing | ▪ | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | ▪ | Exploration targets are at an early stage and |
| and | ▪ | Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish | data spacing is variable. | |
| distribution | the degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate for the | ▪ | Additional infill and extensional drilling is | |
| Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and | required before resource estimations could | |||
| classifications applied. | be undertaken. | |||
| ▪ | Whether sample compositing has been applied. | |||
| Orientation of | ▪ | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling | ▪ | Analysis of sample and data bias has yet to |
| data in relation | of possible structures and the extent to which this is known, | be undertaken. No information has been | ||
| to geological | considering the deposit type. | provided in the historical reporting |
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| structure | ▪ | If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the | regarding any bias. | |
| orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to have | ||||
| introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed and reported | ||||
| if material. | ||||
| Sample | ▪ | The measures taken to ensure sample security. | ▪ | No information has been provided in the |
| security | historical reporting regarding sample |
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| security. | ||||
| Audits or | ▪ | The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and | ▪ | No information has been provided in the |
| reviews | data. | historical reporting regarding audits of | ||
| methodologies and results. Lawson Gold | ||||
| Limited is currently undertaking due |
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| diligence on past exploration activities and | ||||
| results. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Mineral tenement | ▪ | Type, reference name/number, location and ownership | ▪ | The Sturgeon Lake Project consists of five |
| and land tenure | including agreements or material issues with third | unpatented mining claims as well as five mining | ||
| status | parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding | leases in Ontario, Canada. Odin Metals Ltd owns | ||
| royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness | the Sturgeon Lake Project which comprises 100% | |||
| or national park and environmental settings. | interest in five exploration claims in Ontario, | |||
| ▪ | 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. |
Canada. Claim Numbers are 4281448, 4281449, 4281450, 4281451 & 4281452. Odin Metals Ltd has executed a Binding Option Agreement with First Quantum, Minerals to acquire 100% of five 21-year |
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| renewable mining and surface rights leases in | ||||
| Ontario, Canada. A 1.5 % transferable net smelter | ||||
| return royalty will be granted to First Quantum | ||||
| Minerals upon exercise of the Option Agreement by | ||||
| Odin Metals. Mining Lease numbers are 109488, | ||||
| 107141, CLM248, CLM249 and CLM20. | ||||
| Exploration done | ▪ | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other | ▪ | Historical exploration by other companies across |
| by other parties | parties. | the claim areas includes surface rock chip analyses, | ||
| limited costeaning, geological mapping, airborne | ||||
| magnetic surveys, EM and IP geophysical surveys | ||||
| and diamond drilling. | ||||
| Geology | ▪ | Deposit type, geological setting and style of |
▪ | The Sturgeon Lake Project - Occurs in the Sturgeon |
| mineralisation. | Lake greenstone belt which hosts a number of | |||
| Archaean volcanic hosted massive sulphide Zn-Cu | ||||
| deposits. Mineralisation is hosted within the South | ||||
| Sturgeon Lake assemblage, a 9km thick, dominantly | ||||
| bimodal package of basalt-rhyolite volcanic rock. | ||||
| Drill hole | ▪ | A summary of all information material to the | ▪ | Due to their being a past producing orebody near |
| Information | understanding of the exploration results including a | the northern boundary of the Leases it is felt that no | ||
| tabulation of the following information for all Material | drill intercepts on the recently acquired FQM Mining | |||
| drill holes: | Leases warrant a material change. | |||
oeasting and northing of the drill hole collar |
▪ | Drill intercept from Falconbridge is on existing Odin | ||
oelevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation |
ground and was previously announced in Lawson | |||
| above sea level in metres) of the drill hole | Gold press release dated August 21, 2017. | |||
| collar | ||||
odip and azimuth of the hole |
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odown hole length and interception depth |
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ohole length. |
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| ▪ | If the exclusion of this information is justified on the | |||
| basis that the information is not Material and this | ||||
| exclusion does not detract from the understanding of | ||||
| the report, the Competent Person should clearly explain | ||||
| why this is the case. | ||||
| Data aggregation | ▪ | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging | ▪ | Not applicable to this report. |
| methods | techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade |
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| truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off | ||||
| grades are usually Material and should be stated. | ||||
| ▪ | Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths | |||
| of high grade results and longer lengths of low grade | ||||
| results, the procedure used for such aggregation should | ||||
| be stated and some typical examples of such | ||||
| aggregations should be shown in detail. | ||||
| ▪ | The assumptions used for any reporting of metal | |||
| equivalent values should be clearly stated. |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Relationship | ▪ | These relationships are particularly important in the | ▪ | Only down hole lengths have been reported and |
| between | reporting of Exploration Results. | true widths are not known. | ||
| mineralisation | ▪ | If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the | ||
| widths and | drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. | |||
| intercept lengths | ▪ | If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are | ||
| reported, there should be a clear statement to this | ||||
| effect (eg ‘down hole length, true width not known’). | ||||
| Diagrams | ▪ | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and | ▪ | Only down hole lengths have been reported and |
| tabulations of intercepts should be included for any | true widths are not known. | |||
| 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 reporting | ▪ |
Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration | ▪ | All results of significance have been included in this |
| Results is not practicable, representative reporting of | Report. | |||
| both low and high grades and/or widths should be | ||||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration | ||||
| Results. | ||||
| Other substantive | ▪ | Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, | ▪ | No significant exploration data has been omitted. |
| exploration data | should be reported including (but not limited to): | |||
| geological observations; geophysical survey results; | ||||
| geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and | ||||
| method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk | ||||
| density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock |
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| characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating | ||||
| substances. | ||||
| Further work | ▪ | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests | ▪ | Odin Metals Ltd. is currently undertaking a further |
| for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale | review of historical exploration data as part of its | |||
| step-out drilling). | exploration targeting in the Sturgeon Lake Camp. | |||
| ▪ | Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible | ▪ | See Figure 2 in this Report. | |
| extensions, including the main geological |
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| interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this | ||||
| information is not commercially sensitive. |
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