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GREENWING RESOURCES LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Oct 25, 2021
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ASX Announcement
Commencement of exploration at San Jorge Lithium Project, Argentina
26 October 2021
HIGHLIGHTS
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Exploration commenced at Greenwing’s 100% owned San Jorge Lithium Project in the Lithium Triangle, Argentina
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35 samples have been sent to Mendoza for testing
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Initial geophysical survey suggests the basin may extend to a depth of up to 300m
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Exploration work designed to establish drill-ready targets
Greenwing Resources Ltd (ASX:GW1) (the ‘Company’), an emerging fully integrated green metals company, is pleased to advise that the exploration program has commenced at San Jorge Lithium Brine Project located in the prolific Lithium Triangle in Argentina.
Since completion of the acquisition of the San Jorge Lithium project announced on 3 September 2021, the Company has moved swiftly to engage a team of highly skilled and experienced contractors to commence exploration work.
Greenwing has taken an initial 35 brine samples from the San Francisco Salar which have been taken on an approximately 1km grid and have subsequently been sent to Mendoza for testing. Additionally, a geophysical survey has been completed with preliminary results suggesting the basin may extend to a depth of up to 300m.
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Figure 1 Preparing a site for sampling at previously unexplored San Francisco Salar
Greenwing Resources Ltd ABN 31 109 933 995
Phone: +61 (0) 7 3063 3233 | 110 Mary Street Brisbane Qld 4000 www.greenwingresources.com
The exploration program is focusing on the previously unexplored San Francisco Salar, consisting of the following work with a view to establish drill ready targets for a comprehensive drill program:
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Geophysics has consisted of a survey with Tromino passive seismic equipment. This equipment is used to map the contact between the salt lake sediments and the underlying metasedimentary or volcanic rocks. Lines were surveyed with a 2 km spacing north to south, with 400 m stations along the lines. Further stations were measured around the margins of the salt lake. This survey provides information on the volume of sediments saturated with brine and provides an initial estimate of the contained brine.
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Brine sampling has consisted of 1 km spaced samples in a grid across the project area. A total of 35 samples were collected with a power auger, which allowed collection of brine inflows of up to 2 m deep. Brine samples were collected in bottles, sealed, labelled and stored for transportation to the laboratory. Duplicates, blanks and standard samples were included in the batch sent to the laboratory.
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Figure 2 Tromino seismic equipment being used adjacent to the salt lake
Greenwing’s San Jorge project, inclusive of the San Francisco Salar, covers a total of 38,800 hectares. Greenwing sees the San Jorge project as being highly prospective and, with 15 granted exploration licenses, the project boasts:
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Elevation, 4,000m above sea level
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2,800-hectare San Francisco Salar, surrounded by gravel slopes, under which the salar may extend
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Located within the Lithium Triangle which accounts for over half the world’s lithium production
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Figure 3 Project location and nearby projects
Greenwing Resources has recently completed a corporate overhaul and is looking to concurrently progress its battery mineral projects. The Company plans to be a diversified producer of cathode, anode and advanced battery metal materials via its lithium exploration portfolio (San Jorge and Millie’s Reward) and recommencing production at its Graphmada Graphite Mining Complex. Greenwing Resources also has an advanced materials agreement with Swinburne University focussing on graphene and expandable graphite.
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Greenwing Resources looks forward to updating the market with these San Jorge exploration results along with the ongoing work program across its diverse battery mineral assets projects, including further progress at both Graphmada and with the Company’s Advanced Materials partnership with Swinburne University.
This announcement has been approved by the Company’s chairman for release.
For more information, please contact:
Rick Anthon Peter Wright Chairman Executive Director
Phone: (07) 3063 3233 Email: [email protected] www.greenwingresources.com
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Disclaimer
This document has been prepared by Greenwing Resources Ltd (the “Company”). It should not be considered as an invitation or offer to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an invitation or offer with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into based on this document.
This document is provided on the basis that neither the Company nor its officers, shareholders, related bodies corporate, partners, affiliates, employees, representatives, and advisers make any representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy, reliability, relevance, or completeness of the material contained in the document and nothing contained in the document is or may be relied upon as a promise, representation or warranty, whether as to the past or the future. The Company hereby excludes all warranties that can be excluded by law.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the securities laws of applicable jurisdictions. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as ‘may,’ ‘should,’ ‘expect,’ ‘anticipate,’ ‘estimate,’ ‘scheduled’ or ‘continue’ or the negative version of them or comparable terminology.
Any forecasts or other forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and may involve significant elements of subjective judgment and assumptions as to future events which may or may not be correct. There are usually differences between forecast and actual results because events and actual circumstances frequently do not occur as forecast and these differences may be material.
Greenwing Resources does not give any representation, assurance, or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will occur and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The information in this document does not take into account the objectives, financial situation, or particular needs of any person. Nothing contained in this document constitutes investment, legal, tax, or other advice.
Important information
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer would be illegal. The securities referred to in this document have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the ‘US Securities Act’), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within the United States, unless the securities have been registered under the US Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act is available.
This document may not be distributed or released in the United States.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results has been prepared by Mr Murray Brooker. Murray Brooker is a geologist and hydrogeologist and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Brooker is an employee of Hydrominex Geoscience Pty Ltd and is independent of Greenwing. Mr Brooker has sufficient relevant experience 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 Brooker consents to the inclusion in this announcement of this information in the form and context in which it appears.
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JORC Table 1 – Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data related San Jorge
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
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| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | • | Holes were drilled using a power auger |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | and using a shovel on the surface of the | ||
| specialised industry standard |
lake bed. The sediment type was | |||
| measurement tools appropriate to the | described, and a water sample taken | |||
| minerals under investigation, such as | from the water flowing into the pit. | |||
| down hole gamma sondes, or handheld | • | Sediment samples were described by | ||
| XRF instruments, etc). These examples | experienced geoscientists, and the | |||
| should not be taken as limiting the broad | results compared with results from | |||
| meaning of sampling. | nearby holes. | |||
| • | Include reference to measures taken to | • | Sediment samples were not collected | |
| ensure sample representivity and the | for assay. Sediments were used to | |||
| appropriate calibration of any |
describe the lithology. Samples for brine | |||
| measurement tools or systems used. | analysis were taken from the water | |||
| • | Aspects of the determination of |
inflow to the pits. The water inflow is | ||
| mineralisation that are Material to the | considered to be representative of the | |||
| Public Report. | area surrounding each pit, with |
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| • | In cases where ‘industry standard’ work | changes in the concentration of |
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| has been done this would be relatively | dissolved cations and anions generally | |||
| simple (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling | varying gradually across a salt lake. | |||
| 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 |
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| disclosure of detailed information. | ||||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, | • | Sampling was conducted using a shovel |
| techniques | open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, | and an auger post hole digger that | ||
| auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details | allowed excavating of holes to 2 m | |||
| (eg core diameter, triple or standard | deep, with the sediments described | |||
| tube, depth of diamond tails, face- | and water samples collected from | |||
| sampling bit or other type, whether core | inflow to the hole. | |||
| is oriented and if so, by what method, | ||||
| etc). | ||||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core | • | Sediment samples from the pits were |
| recovery | and chip sample recoveries and results | described by experienced geoscientists | ||
| assessed. | and the observations compared with | |||
| • | Measures taken to maximise sample | results from nearby holes. | ||
| recovery and ensure representative |
• | Sample recovery was effectively 100%, | ||
| nature of the samples. | given the shallow nature of the holes. | |||
| • | Whether a relationship exists between | Sediment samples were not analysed | ||
| sample recovery and grade and |
chemically and descriptions were a | |||
| whether sample bias may have occurred | qualitative evaluation of the lithologies | |||
| due to preferential loss/gain of |
encountered in the hole. There is no | |||
| fine/coarse material. | relationship between sediment |
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| recovery and ion concentration in the | ||||
| water in this case. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
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| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have | • | Sediment samples were described by |
| been geologically and geotechnically | experienced geoscientists, and the | |||
| logged to a level of detail to support | observations compared with results | |||
| appropriate Mineral Resource |
from nearby holes and the surrounding | |||
| estimation, mining studies and |
area. | |||
| metallurgical studies. | • | Sediment logging is of a qualitative | ||
| • | Whether logging is qualitative or |
nature. | ||
| quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | ||||
| channel, etc) photography. | ||||
| • | The total length and percentage of the | |||
| relevant intersections logged. | ||||
| Sub-sampling | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | • | Sediment samples were only used to |
| techniques | quarter, half or all core taken. | identify the lithology and were not used | ||
| and sample | • | If non-core, whether riffled, tube |
for chemical analysis, and were only | |
| preparation | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | sub-sampled to collect representative | ||
| sampled wet or dry. | reference samples. | |||
| • | For all sample types, the nature, quality | • | Samples of water inflow into the pits | |
| and appropriateness of the sample | were sampled in triplicate, with primary | |||
| preparation technique. | and duplicate samples submitted for | |||
| • | Quality control procedures adopted for | chemical analysis. | ||
| all sub-sampling stages to maximise | • | Duplicate samples and blank samples | ||
| representivity of samples. | were included for quality control |
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| • | Measures taken to ensure that the | purposes. | ||
| sampling is representative of the in situ | • | Samples are considered to be |
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| material collected, including for instance | representative of the area surrounding | |||
| results for field duplicate/second-half | each sample site, due to the generally | |||
| sampling. | flat and relatively homogeneous |
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| • | Whether sample sizes are appropriate to | surface geology. | ||
| the grain size of the material being | • | 1 litre samples are considered |
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| sampled. | appropriate for the total number of | |||
| analyses required. | ||||
| Quality of | • | The nature, quality and appropriateness | • | The water samples from pits were sent |
| assay data | of the assaying and laboratory |
for analysis at the Alex Stuart Assayers | ||
| and | procedures used and whether the | laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina. The | ||
| laboratory | technique is considered partial or total. | laboratory has extensive experience | ||
| tests | • | For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | analysing brine samples. | |
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | • | Quality control/Assurance samples |
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| parameters used in determining the | (duplicates and blanks) were submitted | |||
| analysis including instrument make and | with the primary samples to the |
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| model, reading times, calibrations |
laboratory. | |||
| factors applied and their derivation, etc. | ||||
| • | Nature of quality control procedures | |||
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, |
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| duplicates, external laboratory checks) | ||||
| and whether acceptable levels of | ||||
| accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and precision | ||||
| have been established. | ||||
| Verification of | • | The verification of significant intersections | • | Water analyses are currently awaited. |
| sampling and | by either independent or alternative | • | Laboratory data (from spreadsheets) is | |
| assaying | company personnel. | loaded directly into the project |
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| • | The use of twinned holes. | database. | ||
| • | Documentation of primary data, data | |||
| entry procedures, data verification, data | ||||
| storage (physical and electronic) |
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| protocols. | ||||
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
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| Location of | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to | • | The pits were located with a hand-held |
| data points | locate drill holes (collar and down-hole | GPS. The Project location is in zone 2 of | ||
| surveys), trenches, mine workings and | the Argentine Gauss Kruger coordinate | |||
| other locations used in Mineral Resource | system with the Argentine POSGAR 94 | |||
| estimation. | datum. | |||
| • | Specification of the grid system used. | |||
| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic | |||
| control. | ||||
| Data spacing | • | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | • | Lithological data was collected from |
| and | Results. | the pit samples.. | ||
| distribution | • | Whether the data spacing and |
• | Pit water samples were located on a 1 |
| distribution is sufficient to establish the | km grid. | |||
| degree of geological and grade |
• | Seismic geophysical data was located | ||
| continuity appropriate for the Mineral | on lines separated by 2000 m north to | |||
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | south, with stations separated 400 m | |||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | along lines. | |||
| • | Whether sample compositing has been | • | Sample and station spacing is |
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| applied. | considered sufficient for initial |
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| characterisationof the salt lake. | ||||
| Orientation of | • | Whether the orientation of sampling | • | The salar deposits that host lithium- |
| data in | achieves unbiased sampling of possible | bearing brines consist of sub-horizontal | ||
| relation to | structures and the extent to which this is | beds and lenses of volcanic ash, silt, | ||
| geological | known, considering the deposit type. | and possibly halite, clay and gravel, | ||
| structure | • | If the relationship between the drilling | depending on the location within the | |
| orientation and the orientation of key | salar. Pits were vertical. | |||
| 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 | • | Brine samples were moved from the |
| security | security. | sample sites to secure storage at the | ||
| hotel accommodation on a daily basis. | ||||
| All brine sample bottles are marked with | ||||
| a unique label. | ||||
| • | Samples were transported from the | |||
| camp to the laboratory for chemical | ||||
| analysis in sealed rigid plastic bottles | ||||
| withsamplenumbers clearlyidentified. | ||||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of | • | No audits or reviews have been |
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. | conducted at this point in time. |
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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 | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |||
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| Mineral | • | Type, reference name/number, location | • | The Greenwing properties consist of 15 | ||
| tenement and | and ownership including agreements or | properties for a total of 38,000 hectares, | ||||
| land tenure | material issues with | third parties such as | of which 2,800 are covering the salt lake | |||
| status | joint ventures, partnerships, overriding | area. The properties are located in the | ||||
| royalties, native title interests, historical | province of Catamarca in northern | |||||
| sites, wilderness or | national park and | Argentina at an elevation of |
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| environmental settings. | approximately 4,000 masl. Greenwing | |||||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the time | has options to acquire 100% of the | ||||
| of reporting along with any known | properties. | |||||
| impediments to obtaining a licence to | • | The tenements/properties are believed | ||||
| operate in the area. | to be in good standing, with payments | |||||
| made to relevant government |
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| departments. The company maintains | ||||||
| good relationships with the local |
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| government and government agencies | ||||||
| and communities as partofoperations. | ||||||
| Exploration | • | Acknowledgment | and appraisal |
of | • | The properties were subject to brief and |
| done by other | exploration by other | parties. | inconclusive sampling previously, with | |||
| parties | only 5 samples taken along the eastern | |||||
| edge of the salar by the vender. Results | ||||||
| are not concluded representative, due | ||||||
| to the locations on the edge of the | ||||||
| salar. | ||||||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological setting and | • | The project is a salt lake deposit, | ||
| style of mineralisation. | located in a closed basin in the Andean | |||||
| mountain range in Northern Argentina. | ||||||
| • | The sediments within the salar consist of | |||||
| volcanic ash, silt and possibly at deeper | ||||||
| levels sand, gravel halite and or clay, | ||||||
| which have accumulated in the salar | ||||||
| from terrestrial sedimentation from the | ||||||
| sides of the basin. Brine hosting dissolved | ||||||
| lithium is present in pore spaces. | ||||||
| • | The sediments are interpreted to be | |||||
| essentially flat lying with unconfined | ||||||
| aquifer conditions close to surface and | ||||||
| semi-confined to confined conditions at | ||||||
| depth. | ||||||
| • | Geology was recorded during |
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| excavation of thepits. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||||||
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| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information material to | • | The pits were excavated across the San | ||||
| Information | the understanding of the exploration | Francisco salt lake, | centred around | |||||
| results including a tabulation of the | approximately, 7016000N/2585000E | and | ||||||
| following information for all Material drill | approximately 4,000 | m | elevation, in | |||||
| holes: | Zone 2 of the Argentine | Gauss Kruger | ||||||
o easting and northing of the drill hole |
grid system using the Posgar 94 datum. | |||||||
| collar | • | The pits are vertical. | ||||||
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
• | Lithological data | was collected from | |||||
| elevation above sea level in metres) | the sediments intersected excavating | |||||||
| of the drill hole collar | pits. | |||||||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception |
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| depth | ||||||||
o hole 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 | • | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting | • | Sample results are awaited. No results | ||||
| aggregation | averaging techniques, maximum and/or | have been aggregated. | ||||||
| methods | 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. | ||||||||
| Relationship | • | These relationships are particularly |
• | The sediments |
hosting brine |
are | ||
| between | important in the reporting of Exploration | interpreted to |
be | essentially |
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| mineralisation | Results. | perpendicular to | the | shallow pits. | The | |||
| widths and | • | If the geometry of the mineralisation with | entire thickness |
of | sediments |
has | ||
| intercept | respect to the drill hole angle is known, its | potential to host lithium brine, with the | ||||||
| lengths | nature should be reported. | water table within approximately 0.3 | ||||||
| • | If it is not known and only the down hole | metre of surface. | ||||||
| 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 | • | A diagram is provided in the | text | |||
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | showing the location | of the properties | ||||||
| should be included for any significant | and the drill holes. | |||||||
| discovery being reported These should | ||||||||
| include, but not be limited to a plan view | ||||||||
| of drill hole collar locations and |
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| appropriate sectional views. | ||||||||
| Balanced | • | Where comprehensive reporting of all | • | Data regarding the | pit | sampling | has | |
| reporting | Exploration Results is not practicable, | been provided in the | release. No results | |||||
| representative reporting of both low and | have yet been received. | |||||||
| high grades and/or widths should be | ||||||||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting | ||||||||
| of Exploration Results. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | ||
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| Other | • | Other exploration data, if meaningful | • | The company will conduct drilling to |
| substantive | and material, should be reported |
obtain geological information, brine | ||
| exploration | including (but not limited to): geological | samples, and hydraulic parameters for | ||
| data | observations; geophysical survey results; | the installation of production wells, if | ||
| geochemical survey results; bulk samples | results suggest the salt lake has potential | |||
| – size and method of treatment; |
to host a lithium brine deposit. | |||
| metallurgical test results; bulk density, | ||||
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock | ||||
| characteristics; potential deleterious or | ||||
| contaminating substances. | ||||
| Further work | • | The nature and scale of planned further | • | The company will undertake drilling and |
| work (eg tests for lateral extensions or | possibly additional geophysics, if results | |||
| depth extensions or large-scale step-out | justify additional work. | |||
| 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. |
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