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GREAT BOULDER RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2022

Jan 30, 2022

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ASX Announcement
31 JANUARY 2022
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BONANZA GOLD IN FIRST ASSAYS FROM MULGA BILL PHASE 5 RC DRILLING

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Assays received for the first eight of 41 holes in the Phase 5 RC program at Mulga Bill

  • Highlights include:

  • 9m @ 21.21g/t Au from 207m in 21MBRC062, including 4m @ 40.68g/t Au from 210m

  • 6m @ 5.99g/t Au from 88m in 21MBRC061, including 1m @ 28.48g/t Au from 92m

  • 14m @ 4.25g/t Au from 80m in 21MBRC093, including 1m @ 21.18g/t from 83m

  • Strong disseminated pyrite and gold mineralisation identified in three RC holes drilled across the top of a coincident gravity and EM anomaly to the south of previous drilling

  • Awaiting assays for 33 RC holes and 65 AC holes drilled late last year

  • Diamond drilling is scheduled to commence at Mulga Bill in mid-February, and an aircore rig will recommence drilling along the Mulga Bill corridor in the coming week

Great Boulder Resources (“ Great Boulder ” or the “ Company ”) (ASX: GBR ) is pleased to announce assay results from the first eight holes of a 41-hole Phase 5 RC program at Mulga Bill, within the Side Well Gold Project (“ Side Well ”) near Meekatharra in Western Australia.

Highlights from the drilling include:

  • 9m @ 21.21g/t Au from 207m in 21MBRC062, including 4m @ 40.68g/t Au from 210m

  • 6m @ 5.99g/t Au from 88m in 21MBRC061, including 1m @ 28.48g/t Au from 92m

  • 21m @ 2.96g/t Au from 76m in 21MBRC093, including 14m @ 4.25g/t Au from 80m

  • 13m @ 1.89g/t Au from 86m in 21MBRC060, including 2m @ 9.14g/t Au from 91m.

Great Boulder’s Managing Director, Andrew Paterson commented:

“This is a fantastic start to the year for Mulga Bill, with more cracking grades in the central area where we have previously intersected zones up to 14m @ 36.12g/t.”

“The subvertical interpretation on the high-grade zone in hole 062 is interesting, and it highlights the fact that we learn more about this deposit with every hole.”

“Further to the south we drilled three holes over the geophysical target. It was great to see thick zones of disseminated pyrite in all three holes, highlighting the width of the system. The assays show

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005

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zones of low to medium-grade gold mineralisation, with a maximum assay value of 5.91g/t from 161m in 21MBRC095. This result gives us confidence to drill a deep diamond tail through the centre of the geophysical target when we have a rig on site next month.”

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FIGURE 1: HIGHLIGHTED DRILLING INTERSECTIONS AT MULGA BILL.
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The intersection in hole 21MBRC062 appears to correlate with a sub-vertical mineralised structure logged in a nearby diamond hole last year, which means this high-grade zone is on a different orientation to other flat-lying high-grade veins nearby (Figure 2). The high-grade nature of this mineralisation is important as it represents one of the best intersections within fresh rock within this area of drilling.

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005

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As shown in Figure 2 a high-grade quartz-hosted intersection of 6m @ 5.99g/t Au in hole 21MBRC061 was also drilled in hole 21MBRC062, however at this point the vein is above the base of depletion, where gold appears to have been stripped out during weathering. As drilling continues, it is becoming clear that the depletion layer has a variable effect in mineralisation, which explains why quartz lodes sitting close to this depth in adjacent holes have displayed variable levels of gold mineralisation.

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FIGURE 2: CROSS SECTION 7060875N SHOWING TWO NEW INTERSECTIONS AND PREVIOUS DIAMOND HOLE 21MBRCD043.

The results include three holes that were drilled in a fence across the top of a geophysical anomaly identified in work completed by GBR last year, where a conductive feature coincides with the gravity high that appears to map the position of mineralisation further north within Mulga Bill (Figure 3). The holes were analysed by photon assay in order to achieve the fastest possible assay turnaround. All three holes intersected broad zones of disseminated pyrite containing zones of low to medium-grade gold mineralisation. Critically the zone of gold and pyrite mineralisation lie directly above the modelled gravity body. A diamond tail is planned to test through the center of the anomaly during the next diamond drill campaign (Figure 4).

21MBRC093 intersected strong mineralisation to the east of the main mineralised trend at Mulga Bill. Quartz veining was observed within the RC chips for this interval. Although this mineralisation is high in the regolith profile and therefore subject to some supergene enrichment, it is most likely related to a primary structure. Further drilling will be undertaken to ascertain whether this represents an offset of the main Mulga Bill structure or a completely new structure.

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005

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The Company expects assays from the remaining 33 holes in this program, as well as 65 AC holes from Mulga Bill and Ironbark that were drilled concurrently, to be received during February.

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FIGURE 3: LONG SECTION PROJECTION OF DRILL INTERSECTIONS AND GRAVITY CONTOURS

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FIGURE 4: CROSS-SECTION 7059500N (1.4KM SOUTH OF FIGURE 2). HOLE 21MBRC096 WILL BE EXTENDED TO 450M.

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005

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This announcement has been approved by the Great Boulder Board.

For further information contact:

Andrew Paterson Managing Director Great Boulder Resources Limited [email protected] www.greatboulder.com.au

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About Great Boulder Resources

Great Boulder is a mineral exploration company with a portfolio of highly prospective gold and base metals assets ranging from greenfields through to advanced exploration located in Western Australia. The Company’s core focus is advancing the Whiteheads and Side Well gold projects while progressing initial exploration at the earlier stage Wellington Base Metal Project located in an emerging MVT province. With a portfolio of highly prospective assets plus the backing of a strong technical team, the Company is well positioned for future success.

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FIGURE 5: GREAT BOULDER’S PROJECTS

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005

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COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENT

Exploration information in this Announcement is based upon work undertaken by Mr Andrew Paterson who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). Mr Paterson has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a ‘Competent Person’ as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (JORC Code). Mr Paterson is an employee of Great Boulder Resources and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

TABLE 1: SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTIONS

Hole ID From To (m)
Width
Grade Comments
(m) (m) (g/t Au)
21MBRC056 159 160 1 0.61
21MBRC058 88 93 5 1.71
96 97 1 2.69
111 112 1 0.73
116 117 1 0.60
131 137 6 0.51
21MBRC059 20 32 12 0.32 4m composite
92 96 4 0.96 4m composite
132 133 1 0.84
140 141 1 0.58
148 150 2 0.71
21MBRC060 20 24 4 0.31 4m composite
72 76 4 5.00 4m composite
82 83 1 0.70
86 99 13 1.89
including 91 93 2 9.14
154 155 1 2.20
21MBRC061 88 94 6 5.99
including 92 93 1 28.48
21MBRC062 96 98 2 5.16
111 112 1 0.55
207 216 9 21.21
including 210 214 4 40.68
including 210 211 1 108.15
21MBRC093 31 35 4 0.12 4m composite - Photon Assay
76 97 21 2.96 4m composite - Photon Assay
including 80 94 14 4.25 4m composite - Photon Assay
83 84 1 21.18 Photon Assay
21MBRC094 76 80 4 0.30 4m composite - Photon Assay
108 116 8 0.21 4m composite - Photon Assay
124 128 4 0.14 4m composite - Photon Assay
21MBRC095 64 68 4 0.14 4m composite - Photon Assay

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005 ABN 70 611 695 955

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Hole ID From To (m)
Width
Grade Comments
(m) (m) (g/t Au)
110 111 1 1.73 Photon Assay
115 118 3 1.45 Photon Assay
160 162 2 3.27 Photon Assay
169 180 11 0.53 4m composite - Photon Assay
21MBRC096 160 164 4 0.17 4m composite - Photon Assay
240 244 4 0.13 4m composite - Photon Assay

TABLE 2: COLLAR DETAILS. COORDINATES ARE IN GDA94, ZONE 50.

TABLE2: COLLAR DETAILS. COORDINATES ARE INGDA94, ZONE50.
Hole ID
Easting
Northing
RL
Depth
Dip
Azimuth
21MBRC056
658708
7060202
510
186
270
-60
21MBRC057
658318
7060920
508
198
90
-73
21MBRC058
658309
7060968
510
174
90
-70
21MBRC059
658344
7061033
511
186
90
-70
21MBRC060
658297
7061029
510
192
90
-70
21MBRC061
658303
7060876
512
168
90
-70
21MBRC062
658351
7060873
511
222
90
-70
21MBRC063
658322
7060848
510
174
90
-60
21MBRC064
658249
7060853
510
258
90
-60
21MBRC065
658311
7060802
511
240
90
-60
21MBRC066
658307
7060895
510
162
90
-70
21MBRC067
658749
7061356
510
155
270
-60
21MBRC068
658801
7061353
514
144
270
-60
21MBRC069
658747
7061452
511
150
270
-60
21MBRC070
658798
7061451
511
150
270
-60
21MBRC071
658332
7060398
510
192
90
-60
21MBRC072
658328
7060438
513
192
90
-60
21MBRC073
658463
7060597
512
216
270
-60
21MBRC074
658444
7060548
513
192
270
-60
21MBRC075
658419
7060398
512
168
270
-60
21MBRC076
658473
7060350
512
150
270
-60
21MBRC077
658423
7060353
512
144
270
-60
21MBRC078
658420
7060303
512
162
270
-60
21MBRC079
658475
7060301
512
240
270
-60
21MBRC080
658459
7060200
512
210
270
-60
21MBRC081
658481
7060149
512
232
270
-67
21MBRC082
658692
7060275
512
167
270
-60
21MBRC083
658694
7060326
512
168
270
-60
21MBRC084
658668
7060448
512
180
270
-60
21MBRC085
658426
7060700
511
162
270
-60
21MBRC086
658504
7060700
511
180
270
-60
21MBRC087
658781
7060978
511
168
270
-60
21MBRC088
658780
7061026
511
150
270
-60
21MBRC089
658928
7061000
512
168
270
-60

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005 ABN 70 611 695 955

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Hole ID Easting Northing RL Depth Dip Azimuth
21MBRC090 658986 7061000 512 168 270 -60
21MBRC091 658621 7060200 512 300 270 -60
21MBRC092 658561 7060300 512 200 270 -60
21MBRC093 658550 7060552 513 204 270 -60
21MBRC094 658492 7059501 514 250 270 -60
21MBRC095 658600 7059498 508 250 270 -60
21MBRC096 658701 7059499 515 250 270 -60

E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU ABN 70 611 695 955

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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 Commentary
Sampling techniques RC samples were collected into calico bags over 1m intervals using a cyclone splitter. The residual
bulk samples are placed in lines of piles on the ground. 2 cone splits are taken off the rig splitter for
RC drilling. Visually prospective zones were sampled over 1m intervals and sent for analysis while the
rest of the hole was composited over 4m intervals by taking a spear sample from each 1m bag.
Drilling techniques RC Drilling was undertaken by Challenge Drilling. Industry standard drilling methods and equipment
were utilised.
Drill sample recovery Sample recovery data is noted in geological comments as part of the logging process. Sample
condition has been logged for every geological interval as part of the logging process. Significant
ground water was encountered in drilling which resulted in numerous wet samples.
No quantitative twinned drilling analysis has been undertaken.
Logging Geological logging of drilling followed established company procedures. Qualitative logging of
samples includes lithology, mineralogy, alteration, veining and weathering. Abundant geological
comments supplement logged intervals.
Sub-sampling techniques
and sample preparation
1m cyclone splits and 4m speared composite samples were taken in the field. Samples were
prepared and analysed at Genalysis Assay Laboratories Perth. Samples were pulverized so that each
samples had a nominal 85% passing 75 microns. Au analysis was undertaken using FA50/OE
involving 50g lead collection fire assay and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission
Spectrometry (ICP-OES) finish.
Quality of assay data
and laboratory tests
All samples were assayed by industry standard techniques.
Verification of sampling
and assaying
The standard GBR protocol was followed for insertion of standards and blanks with a blank and
standard inserted per 40 samples. No QAQC problems were identified in the results. No twinned
drilling has been undertaken.
The gravity data was checked and verified independently by a consulting geophysicist.
Data spacing and
distribution
The spacing and location of the majority of drilling in the projects is, by the nature of early
exploration, variable.
The spacing and location of data is currently only being considered for exploration purposes.
Orientation of data in
relation to geological
structure
Drilling is dominantly perpendicular to regional geological trends where interpreted and practical.
True width and orientation of intersected mineralisation is currently unknown or not clear.
The spacing and location of the data is currently only being considered for exploration purposes.
Sample security GBR personnel were responsible for delivery of samples from the drill site to the courier companies
dispatch center in Meekatharra. Samples were transported by Toll Intermodal from Meekatharra to
the laboratory in Perth.
Audits or reviews Data review and interpretation by an independent consulting geophysicist.

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director E: [email protected] P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005 ABN 70 611 695 955

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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

Criteria Commentary
Mineral tenement and Side Well tenement E51/1905 is a 48-block exploration license covering an area of 131.8km2
land tenure status immediately east and northeast of Meekatharra in the Murchison province. The tenement is a 75:25
joint venture between Great Boulder and Zebina Minerals PtyLtd.
Exploration done by Tenement E51/1905 has a protracted exploration history but is relatively unexplored compared to
other parties other regions surrounding Meekathara.
Geology The Side Well tenement group covers a portion of the Meekatharra-Wydgee Greenstone Belt north
of Meekatharra, WA. The north-northeasterly trending Archaean Meekatharra-Wydgee Greenstone
Belt, comprises a succession of metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic and felsic and sedimentary rocks
belonging to the Luke Creek and Mount Farmer Groups.
Over the northern extensions of the belt, sediments belonging to the Proterozoic Yerrida Basin
unconformably overlie Archaean granite-greenstone terrain. Structurally, the belt takes the form of
a syncline known as the Polelle syncline. Younger Archaean granitoids have intrusive contacts with
the greenstone succession and have intersected several zones particularly in the Side Well area.
Within the Side Well tenement group, a largely concealed portion of the north-north-easterly
trending Greenstone Belt is defined, on the basis of drilling and airborne magnetic data, to underlie
the area. The greenstone succession is interpreted to be tightly folded into a south plunging syncline
and is cut by easterly trending Proterozoic dolerite dykes.
There is little to no rock exposure at the Side Well prospect. This area is covered by alluvium and
lacustrine clays, commonly up to 60 metres thick.
Drill hole Information A list of the drill hole coordinates, orientations and intersections reported in this announcement are
provided as an appended table.
Data aggregation Results were reported using cut-off levels relevant to the sample type. For composited samples
methods significant intercepts were reported for grades greater than 0.1g/t Au with a maximum dilution of
4m. For single metre splits, significant intercepts were reported for grades greater than 0.8g/t Au
with a maximum dilution of 2m.
A weighted average calculation was used to allow for bottom of hole composites that were less than
the standard 4m and when intervals contain composited samples plus 1m split samples.
No metal equivalents are used.
Relationship between The orientation of structures and mineralisation is not known with certainty, but majority of the
mineralisation widths drilling drilling was conducted using appropriate perpendicular orientations for interpreted
and intercept lengths mineralisation. Diamond drilling has confirmed a mineralised intrusive body at Side Well has a near
vertical dip and trends broadly north-south. Due to the wide spacing of drill lines exact orientation is
not clear.
Diagrams Refer to figures in announcement.
Balanced reporting It is not practical to report all historical exploration results from the Side Well project. Selected
historical intercepts have been re-reported by GBR to highlight the prospectivity of the region. Full
drillhole details can be found in publicly available historical annual reports.
Other substantive Subsequent to Doray Minerals Limited exiting the project in 2015, private companies have held the
exploration data ground with no significant work being undertaken.
Further work Further work is discussed in the document.

ASX Code: GBR Contact: Andrew Paterson, Managing Director E: [email protected] GREATBOULDER.COM.AU P: +61 8 9321 6037 Level 1, 51 Colin St West Perth WA 6005 ABN 70 611 695 955