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GREENWING RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2023

May 3, 2023

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ASX Announcement

COMMENCEMENT OF MAIDEN DRILLING PROGRAM AT THE SAN JORGE LITHIUM PROJECT 4 May 2023

HIGHLIGHTS

  • ♦ Approval obtained to commence drilling at the San Jorge Lithium Project located in Catamarca Province, Argentina

  • ♦ Diamond drilling will commence this month on an initial 3-hole program

  • ♦ Downhole geophysics to be completed as part of the drilling program

  • ♦ Contract secured with Argentine drilling company with extensive experience in salar projects

  • ♦ Drilling program fully funded following the recent A$12m strategic placement to established electric vehicle manufacturer, NIO Inc[1]

  • ♦ Delineation of a Maiden Mineral Resource targeted for end of CY2023

  • ♦ Ongoing evaluation of multiple Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technologies with drilling to provide bulk brine samples for more detailed pilot test work.

“We are excited to be commencing the maiden drilling program, amid the continued strong outlook for lithium long term. The work completed to date at the project has provided highly encouraging results and we are optimistic that the drilling program will be no different.”

CEO, CRAIG LENNON

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Figure 1 - San Jorge Lithium Project

  • 1 ASX announcement ‘Completion of Placement to NIO’ released 13 January 2023.

Greenwing Resources Ltd ABN 31 109 933 995 Phone: +61 (0) 7 3063 3233 | 110 Mary Street Brisbane Qld 4000 www.greenwingresources.com

Greenwing Resources Ltd (Greenwing or the Company) (ASX:GW1) is pleased to report the commencement of its maiden drill program following the receipt of environmental approval of its drilling plan at the San Jorge Lithium brine project located in Argentina's prolific Lithium Triangle.

MAIDEN DRILLING PROGRAM

Following the receipt of all necessary approvals Greenwing will shortly commence a drilling program around the western and northern margins of the San Jorge salar where a TEM geophysical survey confirmed the presence of brine extending away from the salar edge.

Three diamond holes to the bedrock depth (estimated to be around 400m) are planned, with the objective of confirming the lithium concentration and obtaining initial information about different types of host lithologies.

Camp mobilisation in now underway with drilling expected to commence before the end of this month and conclude in or about September 2023.

Positive results from the maiden drill program will justify construction of access roads on to the salar to undertake resource drilling on a regular grid, which is already planned as a follow up program to the initial program.

The total cost of the initial 3-hole program is estimated at US$1.5 million.

The planned drill hole locations are shown in Figure 5 and the package of properties in Figure 6.

SAN JORGE LITHIUM BRINE PROJECT

Located in Catamarca Province, Argentina, within the Lithium Triangle (Figure 2) the San Jorge Project has a strong surface signature, with multiple brine samples confirming elevated lithium across the salar, with concentrations up to 285 mg/L lithium[2] .

The San Jorge salar covers 2,800 hectares and consists of 15 granted exploration licenses. Greenwing is the sole owner of all mining tenure on the salar as well as 36,000 hectares of surrounding ground.

The San Jorge Project is located near major lithium mining and development companies including Zijin Mining, Allkem, Livent, Gangfeng, Rio Tinto, Lake Resources and Galan Lithium.

The Company has the right to acquire up to 100% of the San Jorge Lithium Project entirely at its election on satisfaction of investment and expenditure commitments. The Company’s current interest in the project is 25% which will increase upon conclusion of this program.

2 ASX announcement ‘Initial Exploration Results – San Jorge Lithium Project’ released 2 December 2021.

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Figure 1: Location of the project relative to other lithium projects

PREVIOUS TEM GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY

A Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) Geophysical survey consisted of 10 lines with 128 TEM stations (Figure 3) was completed in August 2022[3] .

The exploration objective of the TEM survey was to map the extent of the brine body, particularly off the salar, and to provide information on the lithologies associated with aquifers in the salar, as well as to define geological structures.

The survey successfully defined the brine body extending beneath lava flows and gravels west of the salar (Figure 3, Line 4), extending up to 2.4 km west of the salar surface. Over the salar the survey defined the presence of brine to depths of 100 to 150m, the maximum depth penetration of the survey in the highly conductive environment of the salar.

3 ASX announcement ‘San Jorge Project Update – Geophysics Significantly Expands Brine Body Area’ released on 5 August 2022.

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Off the salar the survey has defined extension of the brine body to depths up to 500 metres. The conductivity responses are 1 ohm m or less, which is considered very positive for discovery of brine with potentially economic characteristics for lithium production. The high conductivity zone is surrounded by an extensive zone of 1 to 2 ohm m response, representing less concentrated brine, or brine in more resistive host material, such as volcanic rocks.

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Figure 3: Location of TEM geophysical lines to evaluate brine distribution

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Figure 4 shows the conductive unit (pink to blue) extending under thin lava flows west of the salar, with some more resistive units that probably represent lava flows (volcanic), also hosting brine. There appear to be more conductive units beneath the resistive (dry) surface lava flow, and these may be volcanic ash, salar sediments, porous or fractured lava flows. The porous units terminate against the volcano to the south of the salar, with brine also extending beneath sporadic volcanic units north of the salar.

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Brine continues under lava flow Western limit of salar
Volcanic?
Salar – high conductivity
Bedrock
Bedrock
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Figure 4: Cross section along TEM line 6, showing the extension of brine (pink to blue zones) beneath lava flows west of the salar

DIRECT LITHIUM EXTRACTION (DLE) ANALYSIS

Evaluation of multiple Direct Lithium Extraction ( DLE ) technologies is currently underway using San Jorge brine, covering the range of different DLE technologies available. This includes fully integrated systems, capable of producing lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide product. The Company has commenced a broad assessment of potential technology partners, and extraction of bulk samples for pilot scale test work during the program will further enable progression of the Company’s assessment of the potential DLE options.

As part of the drilling program well screens will be installed to allow extraction of quantities of brine sufficient for bulk pilot testing, with upwards of 10,000 litres of brine required for testing at different test process facilities.

PROJECT LOCATION AND EXPLORATION LICENSES

The San Jorge Project is in Catamarca Province, one of three provinces in the north of Argentina that contain globally significant resources of lithium, hosted in brine beneath salars. Extraction of lithium from brine has a lower overall carbon-footprint than from hard rock operations and is a key source of lithium for the electrical revolution, with electrification of transportation and development of large-scale battery storage to accompany renewable energy generation.

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Figure 5: Proposed exploration drill holes and exploration licenses. Initial program is planned to include three or more of the defined drill sites

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Figure 6: Map of exploration licenses covering the San Francisco Salar and surrounding basin.

For further information:

visit www.greenwingresources.com or contact: [email protected]

Rick Anthon, Chairman Craig Lennon, CEO (+61 417 720 081)

This announcement has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors for release.

ABOUT GREENWING RESOURCES

Greenwing Resources Limited ( ASX:GW1 ) is an Australian-based critical minerals exploration and development company committed to sourcing metals and minerals required for a cleaner future. With lithium and graphite projects across Madagascar and Argentina, Greenwing plans to supply electrification markets, while researching and developing advanced materials and products.

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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
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling
(eg cut channels, random chips,
or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools
appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF
instruments, etc). These examples
should not be taken as limiting
the broad meaning 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.

Geophysics was undertaken on the surface of
the salar and surrounding area. The geophysical
technique was the Transient Electromagnetic
method (TEM) with a 200 x 200 m loop that is
moved between stations located 400 m apart
on east west lines. The lines are separated by
1000 m in the north-south direction.

TEM has proven to be a highly applicable
technique in and around salars, as the method
avoids
the
surface
conductivity
issues
associated with resistivity methods, such as
Vertical
Electrical
Soundings
or
resistivity
profiling.

The TEM method has a lesser penetration on the
salar surface, but sees through resistive surface
sediments and volcanics to define the extension
of brine beneath these units.

Highly conductive zones of <1 ohm m are
located beneath the salar surface, continuing
to
the
west
under
volcanic
flow
units,
surrounded by a zone of 1-2 ohm m resistivity

Survey lines were oriented perpendicular to the
elongation of the salar.
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 has been conducted on the project.
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 occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.

No drilling has been conducted on the project.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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 has been conducted on the project.
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.

No drilling has been conducted on the project.
Sampling to date consists of surficial pit
sampling, with duplicate samples taken during
the program and assay results considered to be
repeatable, based on field duplicate results
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.

Nature of quality control
procedures adopted (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and
whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and
precision have been established.

The drilling program will be based on the results
of TEM electrical geophysics, for which multiple
non-unique interpretations are possible.

The receiver was a Geonics Digital PROTEM, with
20 channels. The transmitter was a Geonics EM-
37 (2.8 kilo-Watt) and the antenna was a
Geonics 3D-3 (200 m2 effective coil area).

With the 200 x 200 m loop, in a centre
configuration the transmitted frequencies were
25 Hz & 2.5 Hz. The Normalized Current was 1 A
and the Transmit Turn-off Time 100 – 120 u
seconds.

A frequency of 25 Hz was employed throughout
the survey allowing secondary magnetic field
decay measurements over a total of 20-time
channels. The transmitter and receiver were
linked with a reference cable. The transmitter
was set to 110 V output producing an average
current of 18 amperes, and a turn-off time
between 100 and 120 us.

In addition to the 25 Hz frequency, a lower
frequency of 2.5 Hz is usually collected. This
additional frequency normally allows more
accurate
modelling
of
the
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
inversions
within
the
modelling
package
(Interpex IX1Dv3.53).

The receiver was configured to automatically
record three samples, each with an integration
period of 30 seconds (or higher in noisy areas).
Receiver gain was set so that measured
response occurred in the unsaturated linear
portion of the amplifier’s range but with a
relatively large signal present in the late
channels.
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.

This
work
program
relates
to
electrical
geophysics, for which multiple non-unique
interpretations are possible.

To evaluate the coherency of the data, a
comparison of the graphically displayed decay
of the Z-component resistivity vs. time was
performed
for
the
three-recorded
measurements. If noise was observed, a repeat
set of three measurements was recorded and
compared. The Z component was measured
with the positive field direction vertically
upward. X and Y components were also
measured, with X coordinate being positive
towards
north;
and
Y
coordinate
being
orthogonal toX(positivetowardswest).
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.

The geophysical stations and brine samples
were located with a hand-held GPS. The Project
location is in zone 2 of the Argentine Gauss
Kruger coordinate system with the Argentine
POSGAR 94 datum.

Hand held GPS in this area is typically accurate
to within approximately 5 m laterally.

Topographic control is based on information
from publicly available SRTM topography, which
is
considered
sufficient
for
the
level
of
explorationconducted.
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.

Geophysical lines have a 1 km spacing north to
south, with stations spaced every 400 m along
the east-west lines.

Station spacing is considered sufficient for initial
characterisation of the salar.
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 salar deposits that host lithium-bearing
brines consist of sub-horizontal beds and lenses
of sediments, volcanic ash, and possibly silt,
sand and clay, with halite, and gravel,
depending on the location within the salar.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sample
security

The measures taken to ensure
sample security.

This announcement relates to planned drilling,
based on geophysical results, which do not
involvetaking physicalsamples.
Audits or
reviews

The results of any audits or reviews
of sampling techniques and data.

A review of the TEM geophysics has been
undertaken. TEM data interpretation was also
integrated with passive seismic data collected
in the same area, aiming to define the contact
of basin infill and the underlying basement
rocks, of volcanic or metasedimentary origin.

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
Greenwing
properties
consist
of
15
properties for a total of 38,000 hectares, of
which 2,800 are covering the salar area. The
properties are located in the province of
Catamarca in northern Argentina at an
elevation
of
approximately
4,000
masl.
Greenwing has options to acquire 100% of the
properties

The tenements/properties are believed to be in
good standing, with payments made to
relevant
government
departments.
The
company maintains good relationships with the
local government and government agencies
and communities as partofoperations.
Exploration
done by other
parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal
of exploration by other parties.

The properties were subject to brief and
inconclusive brine sampling previously, with only
5 brine samples taken along the eastern edge
of the salar by the vendor. The sampling
completed by Greenwing in October 2021
confirmed
comparable
results
along
the
eastern side of the salar, with higher results (to
185mg/l Li)in the centre of the salar.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.

The project is a salar deposit, located in a
closed basin in the Andean Mountain range in
Northern Argentina.

The sediments within the salar are likely to consist
of volcanic ash, silt, volcanic flows locally, and
possibly at deeper levels possible 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 geophysics suggests a possible shallow
volcanic unit/flow near surface, as a shallow
reflector is detected across the survey area.

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
previous
excavationofshallowpitsforbrine sampling.
Drill hole
Information

A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following

No drilling has been conducted on the
properties.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
information for all Material drill
holes:
o easting and northing of the
drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced
Level – elevation above sea
level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and
interception depth
o hole length.

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
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.

Individual TEM soundings are recorded at each
site and later this information is interpolated into
sections, based on data from individual stations.
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’).

The sediments hosting brine are interpreted to
be essentially flat lying. The entire thickness of
sediments has potential to host lithium brine,
with the water table within approximately 0.3
metre of surface.
Diagrams
Appropriate maps and sections
(with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being
reported These should include,
but not be limited to a plan view
of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.

A diagram is provided in the text showing the
location of the properties and the geophysics,
as well as an example section through the area
of geophysics.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.

Data regarding pit sampling for brine was
previously provided in an ASX release (dated 02
December 2021).
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.

The company plans to conduct drilling to obtain
geological information, brine samples, and
hydraulic parameters for the installation of
production wells, when permits are received to
allow this.
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.

The company plans to undertake drilling now
that two geophysical surveys (previous passive
seismic
and
TEM
discussed
in
this
announcement) have been completed.

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