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GOLD MOUNTAIN LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

May 18, 2021

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(ASX: GMN) ASX RELEASE

19[th] May 2021

Drill Targets Identified at Mt Wipi

Gold Mountain Limited ( ASX: GMN ) is pleased to update the market on the progress of its exploration activities on the Mt Wipi prospect at the company’s flagship Wabag Project in PNG.

Highlights

Mt Wipi (EL2632)

  • Exploration work at Mt Wipi is ongoing with a soil sampling program well advanced with assay results received for 390 of the 550 soil samples

  • Strong coherent coincident copper, molybdenum and gold in soil anomalies have been identified at three locations and four drill targets identified

  • Individual spot highs from the soil programme have returned values to 0.294% Cu and 0.52g/t Au, which are considered highly significant

  • Trace element porphyry pathfinder elements including tellurium, bismuth, tungsten and tin have also been recorded

  • Work is now underway to infill the initial 80m x 160m grid to 80m x 80m spacings and to excavate trenches which will traverse these anomalies

  • Additional wide spaced soil sampling over a larger area will be undertaken to expand the exploration footprint on the Mt Wipi exploration lease

  • Drilling is expected to start in mid-June at Mt Wipi to test the four initial targets generated by the soil programme

  • The company’s geologists are also extending the reconnaissance programs to other areas within EL2632 to identify additional targets at Mt Wipi

After reviewing the latest soil geochemistry data from Mt Wipi, Phil Jones, GMN’s porphyry expert said “these initial soil sample results have shown that the Mt Wipi prospect hosts at least 3 areas of significantly anomalous and robust basemetals, gold and porphyry pathfinder element geochemistry. These target areas lie immediately adjacent to strong copper/gold anomalism returned from previous rock chip and stream sediment sampling and are associated with a possible NW-SE structure evident in the airborne magnetic data. After successfully identifying these drill targets we are now planning to expand the soil sampling program over the Mt Wipi lease, especially to areas where we have recently collected rock chip samples that exhibit hydrothermally altered and sulphide mineralisation” .

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Mt Wipi (EL2632)

Exploration on the Mt Wipi tenement is ongoing, with a soil sampling grid over the Waa Creek area nearing completion.

The initial reconnaissance stream sediment sampling programme identified anomalous gold from drainages emanating from a magnetic low feature identified within EL2632 centred on Waa Creek. Strongly anomalous gold values to 439ppb Au[1] (MWD003) were returned, with other anomalous sites located up to 1.6 km from MWD003 in adjacent drainages (MWD002, 54ppb Au and MWD006, 41ppb Au[2] ). The Waa Creek soil grid was designed to cover this area of highly anomalous copper and gold geochemistry and a distinct magnetic low which lies within a well defined structural corridor.

A soil programme was designed for this area, which initially comprised a 160m (E-W) by 80m (N-S) soil grid. Approximately 550, -80# soil samples have been collected to date. The soil samples were collected using a hand held auger, with the average depth of the auger hole being between 1.5m to 2m. The aim of the sampling program is to collect weathered bedrock sitting below the organic soil horizon in order to perform multi-element analysis to identify areas which could potentially host porphyry or skarn depoists. The collection of these weathered bedrock samples increases the probability that the elements identified in the samples are also contained in the host rock below the sample location.

Results for the first 390 soil samples has highlighted 3 anomalous copper-gold areas within the Waa Creek soil grid. The anomalies have been designated; Targets 1 to 3, and the characteristics of each anomaly is listed below.

Targets

Target 1A

  • Coincident copper/molebdenum/tungsten/indium anomaly over 800m in length x 250m in width and includes target 1B at the southern end of the anomaly

  • The anomalous geochemistry appears to drape along the western edge of a potassium high in the airborne radiometric data

  • Additional sampling is required to the North West along strike as well as infill sampling within the anomaly given that the >0.1% Cu values were returned in the area

1 The background levels of gold in drainages in the Wabag project are approximately 5ppb Au, any result over this is considered to be annomalous

2 Stream sediment sampling results have been presented as ppb for gold and ppm for other elements, as this style of sampling technique is looking for subtle anomalies over large regional areas

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Target 1B

  • Coincident copper/molybdenum/gold/tungsten/indium anomaly at the southern end of the area described above for Target 1A.

  • Copper values at this location returned >0.2% Cu and is associated with anomalous gold

Target 2

  • This is a strong telluruim/copper/gold anomaly with partially coincident tungsten/indium/tin defined along a NE linear feature possibly indicating a basemetal/gold vein peripheral to a porphyry system under cover, unlike that at Targets 1A and 1B

  • The anomaly appears to lie along the North West edge of a potassic anomaly and coincident with a strong magnetic low

  • Target 3

  • This shows a strong Copper annomly which is approximately 5 times the background readings, there is also a moderate indium/molebdenum/gold/tin system at the northern end of a 750m x 250m copper response which drapes over the western edge of a potassic anomaly within a diffuse magnetic high

The location of these targets areas described are presented on Figure 1 and Figure 2 which also show the location of the previous stream and rock geochemistry and the airborne magnetic data.

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Figure 1. Gold rock chip, stream sediment soil geochemistry for the Waa Creek Prospect – MT Wipi

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Figure 2. Copper rock chip, stream sediment soil geochemistry for the Waa Creek Prospect – MT Wipi

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Another item of significance is that pathfinder elements for porphyry systems have also been detected along with the copper and gold mineralisation. These pathfinder elements which include, tellurium, bismuth, tin and tungsten are present in most major porphyry systems or located peripheral to them, and they were not observed to the same degree at the Monoyal and Mongae prospects as they have been here at Mt Wipi.

The current soil sampling has been undertaken on an 80m (N-S) by 160m (E-W) grid and anomalous areas will be infilled to 80m centres and trenches excavated across the anomalies to obtain structural and geological information. Once this information is received GMN intends to drill test the targets, with an initial drilling programme at Mt Wipi comprising between 5 to 10 holes of between 1,000m to 2,500m.

Tim Cameron, the CEO of GMN commented “I am very excited by what the team is finding in the exploration program at Mt Wipi. The presence of elevated gold and copper in the soil samples is very positive, this reinforces our previous work at Mt Wipi where we identified elevated copper and gold mineralisation in outcrops, stream sediment samples and channel samples that were all centered around a magnetic low feature. Phil Jones has also talked me through the significance of the trace element geochemistry that is associated with the copper and gold anomalies and this has encouraged me further. I have asked our field team to fast track the anomolies identified in the soil programme to drillable targets so that we can start drilling at Mt Wipi in June.”

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The Board of Gold Mountain Limited authorised this announcement be provided to the ASX.

For further information please visit the website www.goldmountainltd.com.au or contact:

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Tim Cameron Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director M +61 (0) 448 405 860

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Reference to Previous Releases

Rock chip and stream sampling results referred to in this announcement have been previously announced to the market in the report dated the 20[th] of January 2021 and is available to view and download from the company website www.goldmountainltd.com.au/announcements .

Regional aeromagnetic data used as underlays in some figures of this announcement have been previously reported to the market in the report dated 23[rd] September 2020 which can be viewed and downloaded from the company website www.goldmountainltd.com.au/announcements.

GMN confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements. GMN confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

Competent Person Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Patrick Smith, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Patrick Smith is the owner and sole director of PSGS Pty Ltd and is contracted to Gold Mountain Ltd as their Operations Manager. Mr Smith confirms there is no potential for a conflict of interest in acting as the Competent Person. Mr Smith 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 Smith 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 in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken
to ensure sample representivity and
the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to
the Public Report. In cases where
‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple
(eg ‘reverse circulation drilling was
used to obtain 1 m samples from
which 3 kg was pulverised to produce
a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual
commodities or mineralisation types
(eg submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
• Soil Auger samples – Samples collected from an 160 m x 80 m
grid, using a shell auger, sample collected from the B horizon,
with between 3 to 4 kg of material collected.
• The average depth of the auger samples is between 1m to 2m

All samples are placed in individually labelled plastic bags prior
to being transported to an area where they are sun-dried
prioro t being deagglomerated and then pulverised to pass
through a -80 mesh sieve.

100g of pulversised sample is then placed in a sample
envelope prior to being dispatched to the laboratory for
analysis.SOPs for the auger soil sampling work were used to
safeguard representivity of the soil sample and consistency of
the sample collected

All soil samples are dispatched to Intertek in Lae (PNG) prior
to dispatch to Intertek in Townsville for low level gold
detection and multi-element anlaysisi
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (eg core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic,
etc) and details (eg core diameter,
triple or standard tube, depth of
diamond tails, face-sampling bit or
other type, whether core is oriented
and if so, by what method, etc).

No drilling results reported.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing
core and chip sample 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

No drilling results reported.

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occurred due to preferential
loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.

No drilling results reported.

The soil samples are logged and data transgferred onto a
logging sheet prior to being uploaded into a database

A photograph of the sample at its collection point is taken ,
the GPS showing the coordinates for the collection point is
also photographed to ensure samples are collected from a
known location.
Sub-sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc and
whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.
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.

The soil samples weigh between 2 to 3 kg
• The samples were sun-dried on-site prior to being
deaggolerated homogenised and pulversised down to -80
mesh at a sample preparation facility on site
• Approximately 100grams of the homogenised sample
was then placed in a paper sample envelope for dispatch
to Intertek Laboratories in Lae

Sample sizes ( 2 – 3kg) are appropriate for the type of
material being sampled to ensure good representivity.

QC procedures - No duplicate samples collected in the field or
company standards submitted. However, the homogenous
and pulversied reject sample is retained on site for check
assay , or further analysis if required.
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and
appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered
partial or total.
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.
• Industry standard analytical methods undertaken by Intertek
in Lae (PNG) and Townsville, (Queensland).
• Gold assays – 50 g fire assays (method Au-FA25 /OA2.
• Multi-element – 0.25 g sub-sample digested in 4-acid digest
followed by ICP-MS determination (method 4A/MS48).
• QC by laboratory included check assays, duplicate sub-
sampling, blanks and standards. QC results show acceptable
accuracy and precision.

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Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (eg standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either independent
or alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and
electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
• Site and sample descriptions recorded in field notebooks and
data entered into Excel spreadsheets All primary data recorded
in field logs and notebooks, then transferred into a database.
Location of
data points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used
to locate drill holes (collar and down-
hole surveys), trenches, mine
workings and other locations used in
Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
• Locations of sampling sites recorded using Garmin
GPSMAP64ST hand-held GPS units (lateral accuracy <5 m).
• Grid system used – WGS84, Zone 54S Currently there is no
DTM for the prospect, RLs are recorded using a hand held
Garmin GPS unit, as the prospect develops a DTM for the area
will be constructed
Data spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to establish
the degree of geological and grade
continuity appropriate for the
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and
classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
• Soil Auger samples – grid-based sampling on a nominal 160 m x
80 m grid.
• Data spacing is sufficient for reconnaissance stage exploration
sampling programsand is considered appropriate by the
Competent Person for producing the soil anomaly maps
as presented in this announcement
• The soil sampling grid, is being infilled to 80m by 80m centres
where areas of anomalism have been identified Data spacing is
sufficient for reconnaissance stage exploration sampling and
drilling programs.
• There has been no sample compositing

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Orientation of
data in
relation to
geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of
possible structures and the extent to
which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
If the relationship between the
drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised
structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.
• The orientation of samples is not likely to bias the assay results
and is not relevant to the soil sampling programme.
• There is no apparent bias in the soil grid orientation.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
• Samples packed into polyweave sacks, sealed by cable ties and
transported to Intertek in Lae (PNG) by GMN contractors. The
samples undergo sample preparation in Lae and are assayed
for Gold. The pulverised samples are then forwarded to
Intertek in Townsvile (Australia) for multi-elemet analysis by
Intertek
• Soil samples which require low levels of detection limits and
the multi-elelemt assays for the soils are done in the Intertek
laboratory in Townsville and Intertek is responsible for
transporting the samples to Townsville
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews
of sampling techniques and data.
• No audits or reviews undertaken.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with
third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties,
native title interests, historical sites,
wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at
the time of reporting along with
any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the
area.
• The soil sampling was undertaken on EL2632 in Enga
Province, PNG.
• EL2632 was granted to on the 14th of August 2020 for a
period of two years, the tenement is held by GMN 6788
(PNG) Limited (100%).
• The tenement is in good standing and there are no
impediments to conduct exploration programs on the
tenements.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
• All exploration programs conducted by Gold Mountain
Limited.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.
• EL2632 occurs within a major structural zone, the New
Guinea Mobile Belt.It is underlain by Cretaceous-Paleocene
marine sediments of the Chim Formation in the east, Eocene
micrite and fine calcarenite of the Nebilyer unit limestone in
the north, Oligocene-Miocene siltstone and shale of the Kera
unit, Miocene sediments and andesitic volcanics of the Aure
Group. Miocene granodiorite and diorite of the Wale
Batholith intrude the sediments in the northern part of the
EL. Pliocene Timun Conglomerate, composed of a variety of
rock type clasts, occurs in the headwaters of the Timun River
in the south-eastern part of the EL
• EL2632 contain the potential for skarn depoists and porphyry
copper-gold deposits, intrusive-related gold and epithermal
gold deposits.
• The Mt Wipi prospect is targeting porphyry mineralisation
associated with dioritic intrussives and for skarn
mineralisation on or adjacent to the contact zones where the
diroites have been intruded into calcareous sediments
Mineralisation encountered to date has been predominantly
iron-pyrite, chalcopyrite and molybdenum observed on
fracture surfaces and in veins.

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Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results
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.
• Reconnaissance exploration results detailed in attached
report.

Apart from results reported in the attached report, no other
assay results are considered to be significant.
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
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.
• No drilling reported; only analyses taken using soil sampling
results
• No averaging of results has been used and high grade cuts
have not been applied to the data
• Annomalous soil values are calculated by using the medium
value of the data set then adding one standard deviation (SD)
for each level of annomlaism. With the higher limit of
anomalism being the medium valus + 4 SD’s
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the
mineralisation with respect to the
drill hole angle is known, its nature
should be reported.
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’).
• No drilling assays or intercepts reported
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections
(with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being
reported. These should include, but
• Maps showing soil sample locations and results included in
the attached report.
• A plan view of location of the soil samples in included in the
attached report.

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not be limited to a plan view of drill
hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
Balanced
reporting
Where comprehensive reporting of
all Exploration Results is not
practicable, representative
reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
• All exploration results are reported in a balanced manner. All
results are supported by clear and extensive diagrams and
descriptions. No assays or other relevant information for
interpreting the results have been omitted.
Other
substantive
exploration
data
Other exploration data, if
meaningful and material, 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
characteristics; potential
deleterious or contaminating
substances.
• All exploration results detailed in attached report
Further work The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is
not commercially sensitive
• Additional soil sampling is planned in the Mt Wipi area. Infill
soil sampling will be undertaken where areas of copper and
gold anomalism has been identified and trecnching is also
planned for these areas
• Drill holes are planned for the Mt Wipi tenement (EL2632)
however at this stage the drill locations have not been
finalised. It is expected that drilling will commence on
EL2632 in 4 to 6 weeks

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