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GREENWING RESOURCES LTD Regulatory Filings 2023

Nov 26, 2023

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ASX Announcement

MAIDEN DRILLING TARGETING PERIPHERY OF SALAR AT SAN JORGE PROJECT IN ARGENTINA RETURNS 200MG/L LITHIUM IN INITIAL RESULTS

27 November 2023

This is a re-issue of the announcement dated 22 November 2023 to include additional information including the location of drill holes, detailed drill hole results and the geophysics used to target drilling.

Greenwing Resources Ltd ( Greenwing or the Company ) (ASX:GW1) is pleased to provide an update on drilling underway at its San Jorge Lithium Project in Argentina, which has returned encouraging initial results.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Greenwing has completed three holes - SJDD01 (Hole 1), SJDD02 (Hole 2) and SJDD03 (Hole 3) in its maiden drill program at the San Jorge lithium project, Argentina (Figure 1).

  • Results from Holes 1 and 2 have returned consistent values of 200mg/L lithium, exceeding previously announced average surface sampling results. Results for Hole 3 are anticipated within the next two weeks.

  • All holes were drilled around the periphery of the San Jorge salar, with highly encouraging results within metres of surface indicating potential for higher concentrations deeper and towards the salar’s centre.

  • With the initial three holes now complete and positive initial results received, Greenwing will proceed with a further three holes in the first phase drilling at San Jorge, planning to complete holes SJDD04, SJDD05 and SJDD06 by the end of CY2023.

  • Greenwing is targeting tabling a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for the San Jorge Project in Q1 CY2024.

  • Greenwing is planning a follow-up drilling program at San Jorge in 2024 targeting the highly prospective centre of the salar.

CHAIRMAN RICK ANTHON:

“We are very pleased with the results to date from San Jorge, returning consistent lithium concentrations of 200mg/L on the peripheries of the San Jorge salar. These results auger well for a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for the project.”

“San Jorge is at the southern end of the Lithium Triangle in Argentina’s Catamarca Province. The project had only a handful of surface samples prior to Greenwing undertaking systematic surface

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sampling and geophysics. Results from the first two of these three holes have confirmed elevated concentrations and validate the project’s potential.”

“Greenwing has rights to 100% of the salar and the surrounding area, providing maximum flexibility for potential development. On the back of these initial results, we are moving onto the next stage of drilling with 3 further drill holes planned towards the centre of the salar.”

“We look forward to providing updates on our progress in uncovering a large lithium discovery in a region emerging as one of the world’s best addresses for lithium.”

SAN JORGE MAIDEN DRILLING PROGRAM

Greenwing planned its maiden drill program around the western and northern margins of the San Jorge salar, as these did not require constructing access roads onto the salar. The TEM geophysical survey previously identified the presence of brine extending away from the salar edge, westward under volcanic flows. This has now been confirmed by drilling in SJDD01 (Figure 1), which is positive for the western margin and interpreted off-salar extension of the brine, beneath volcanic lava flows.

Drilling intersected a variety of host materials. These range from volcanic derived gravel and sand units, to fractured volcanic lava flows and underlying fractured metasediments. The specific yield porosity values have yet to be determined, as samples are currently in the laboratory undergoing testing. Geophysical logging of drill holes, including the use of a borehole magnetic resonance (BMR) tool, will be conducted now that the first three holes in the program have been completed.

The geological setting Is one of volcanic ash and reworked volcanic material derived from the volcanic complex west of the salar, that contributes volcanic derived material to the salar. Brine develops from inflow of water with lithium leached from volcanic rocks and some local hydrothermal activity, that likely contributes lithium to these waters, which flow into the salar.

The brine characteristics are similar between holes SJDD01 and SJDD02, with lithium concentrations in the order of 200 mg/L (see Table 1, follow the announcement). The brine is undersaturated, with a density of 1.11 g/cc and a conductivity of approximately 150,000 uS/cm.

Three diamond holes to the bedrock depth have now been completed (Figures 1 to 5) , defining the depth extent of the host volcanic sediments and initial information on the distribution of lithium concentration and specific yield porosity. The basin is interpreted to deepen south of where drilling has been completed to date.

The geological data is being incorporated into a Leapfrog geological model, to calibrate the geophysical data from the TEM and passive seismic surveys and define the base of the salar. This will then be used to conduct an initial resource estimate for the project.

Positive results from the first two holes (results from SJDD03 are pending) justify expanding the initial drilling program to six holes and construction of access roads onto the salar to undertake a focussed resource drilling program (Figure 4).

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TEM Lines
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Figure 1: Completed and planned exploration drill holes within the project area

SJDD01 results

SJDD01 (Figure 2, Table 1) was drilled on the periphery of the salar for ease of access, prior to construction of access tracks to other sites further from existing access tracks.

The site is located on a gravel alluvial fan to the northwest of the salar and aimed to test brine mineralisation beyond the visible salar, where TEM electrical geophysics defined an underlying strongly conductive zone interpreted as brine (in TEM Line 2).

Within several metres of surface the lithium concentration averaged 198 mg/L , increasing in concentration to 204 mg/L down hole, from samples collected to date (see Table 2).

The hole was stopped in brine at 120m, when Greenwing elected to change drilling contractors to one with a proven record of success in salars. The hole was subsequently deepened and completed at a depth of 216 m, intersecting fractured metasedimentary bedrock (basement rock) which contains brine in fractures. Brine samples are awaited for the lower part of the hole. However, the brine density and physical parameters suggest it will be similar to the brine in the upper part of the hole.

The material hosting brine is sand and gravel size, volcanic derived sediments and volcanic material.

Results are awaited from laboratory porosity testing. Geophysical logging of the hole is planned, together with holes 2 and 3, following completion of hole SJDD04. Logging will include a borehole magnetic resonance tool, to measure the specific yield porosity directly in the hole and provide

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comprehensive porosity data, in addition to other tools such as natural gamma and resistivity. Logged geology is provided in Figure 2.

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SJDD01
Brine unit
Top of brine
Local bedrock high in SJDD01
Bottom of brine/bedrock
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Figure 2: TEM profile around hole SJDD01, showing the conductive zone (blue to pink) and interpreted bedrock. Section looking towards the north. Pink intervals on the drill hole are volcanics, yellow are clastic sediment units, grey are breccia units, red are metamorphosed sediments (bedrock). This is TEM Section 2, 7018000 North, showing Eastings in the GK2 coordinate system.

SJDD02 results

SJDD02, on the northeastern periphery of the salar (Figure 1), provides information on lithium concentration and porosity, in a site that was not originally considered for this program, as bedrock was suggested to be shallower in this area by the project geophysics.

However, improved surface access conditions allowed access for drilling and completion of holes SJDD02 and 3 without the need to construct raised access roads into this area of the salar.

These holes provide useful information for development of the project geological model and for the initial resource estimate, to be completed following the initial drilling program. The drilling provides confirmation of the geophysical interpretation in this area, where gravel and sand units of volcanic origin overlie bedded metasediments which are detected as a more resistive unit beneath the conductive zone.

SJDD02 intersected slightly less concentrated brine near surface, with an initial concentration of 153 mg/l lithium, before increasing in concentration with depth, reaching an average concentration of 206 mg/l below 90m to the contact with the underlying metasediments at 146m (Figure 3 and Table 2). The lower surficial concentrations reflect the presence of fresher water inflow in the north of the basin.

The lithium concentration of 200 mg/L in holes SJD001 and 2 is highly significant. It confirms the company’s interpretation brine would be more concentrated at depth than in the surface sampling of the salar, with the expectation that lithium concentrations would be ~200 mg/L.

Lithium concentrations may increase with depth, and drilling of SJDD04 is planned to test this.

The lithium concentration encountered to date is similar to the Lake Resources’ (ASX:LKE) Kachi Project[1] , also located in Catamarca, Argentina, 90 km to the northeast of San Jorge.

1 LKE Announcement dated 16 November 2023 – Noosa Mining Conference Presentation, p14 Resource Table of Measured Indicated and Inferred Resources

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SJDD02
Brine unit Interpreted
Bedrock
Bedrock high
Interpreted Bedrock contact
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Figure 3: TEM profile around hole SJDD02, showing the conductive zone (pink and blue) and interpreted bedrock (yellow). The section looking towards the north. Pink intervals on the drill hole are volcanics, yellow are clastic sediment units, grey are breccia units, red metamorphosed sediments (bedrock). The drillhole is projected onto TEM Section 1, 7019000 North, showing Eastings in the GK2 coordinate system.

SJDD03 results

SJDD03 is located on the eastern side of the salar, 1.4km south of SJDD02. As noted, this hole was not part of the original drilling plan, but site conditions allowed access without construction of a raised access road. The hole (Figure 5) was drilled to evaluate the lithium concentration and porosity in this area and the drilling intersected the metasediments at a depth of 140m, consistent with findings of hole SJDD02. Assay results from the hole are expected within two weeks.

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Figure 4: San Jorge Salar SJDD03 drill platform

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SJDD03
Brine unit
Bedrock
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Figure 5: TEM profile around hole SJDD03, showing the conductive zone (blue to pink) and interpreted bedrock. Section looking towards the north. Pink intervals on the drill hole are volcanics, yellow are clastic sediment units, grey are breccia units. The base of the hole intersects laminated siliceous metamorphosed sediments (bedrock). The drillhole is projected onto TEM Section 3, 7017000 North, showing Eastings in the GK2 coordinate system.

Pozo **Easting GK2 ** **Northing GK2 ** **Elevation DEM ** AZIMUTH DIP Hole Depth m Diameter
SJ-DD-01 2582618 7017919 4008 360 -90 216 0-24/8";24-216/5.5"
0-17.8/10";17.8- 171/5.5"
0-6/6": 6-126/5.5"

SJ-DD-02 2585527 7018544 4008 360 -90 171
SJ-DD-03 2585548 7017266 4009 360 -90 126
SJ-DD-04 2582784 7015046 4010 360 -90 Inprogess
SJ-DD-05 2582960 7014000 4010 360 -90 Planned - to be
finalised
SJ-DD-06 2584786 7016000 4011 360 -90 Planned - to be
finalised

Table 1: Drill hole locations

HOLE ID FROM m TO m SAMPLE TYPE DENSITYg/cc Conductivity
uS/cm
LI_mg/L B_mg/L Ca_mg/L K_mg/L Mg_mg/L
SJ-DD-01 0 24 Airlift 1.10 147500 199 264 1085 4602 6174
SJ-DD-01 27 30 Singlepacker 1.10 147200 198 270 1152 4514 5781
SJ-DD-01 53 57 Airlift 1.11 148500 203 266 641 4723 6651
SJ-DD-01* 73 81 Singlepacker 1.10 146300 204 269 869 4680 5291
SJ-DD-02 17 21 Singlepacker 1.08 118800 148 143 2157 3610 4188
SJ-DD-02 34.28 39 Singlepacker 1.08 131600 170 144 2280 4226 4397
SJ-DD-02 56 60 Singlepacker 1.09 132800 188 172 2605 3709 4169
SJ-DD-02 74 78 Singlepacker 1.09 134000 197 197 2976 3793 4263
SJ-DD-02 92 96 Singlepacker 1.09 136000 208 233 4040 3729 4401
SJ-DD-02 110 114 Singlepacker 1.10 135300 201 299 1382 4321 5157
SJ-DD-02 147 153 Singlepacker 1.10 140700 210 299 994 4850 5397
SJ-DD-02 166 171 Singlepacker 1.10 139500 206 287 1039 4710 5238

Table 2: Drill hole results to date.

*Note there are 8 additional samples below 81 m in hole SJ-DD-01, for which results have not been received. These will be provided in the coming weeks, along with results from SJ-DD-03

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NEAR TERM DRILLING PLANS AND UPCOMING NEWS FLOW

Greenwing plans to commence its next hole, SJDD04, on the western side of the salar, where it will be drilled through what is interpreted to be a thin surficial basalt unit, which is interpreted to overlie volcanic derived sediments.

Completion of two further holes is planned in this initial drilling program, with another hole in the west and construction of a raised road in the east (for six holes in total), to allow drilling in a more central area in the salar.

Greenwing expects brine assay results from SJDD03 within the next three weeks, along with results for the lower section of SJDD01. Information on the brine DLE testing will be provided as it becomes available. Greenwing also expects to announce details of its exploration plans for San Jorge post-completion of the next three-hole program, which will provide news flow for the Company to end 2023.

A maiden inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the San Jorge Project using results from the first 6 drill holes is expected to be ready for release in Q1 CY24.

SAN JORGE PROJECT BACKGROUND

Located in Catamarca Province, Argentina, within the Lithium Triangle (Figure 6) 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 .

The TEM survey previously carried out mapped the extent of the brine body, on and off the salar, providing information on the likely changes in lithologies hosting brine. The survey successfully defined the brine body extending beneath lava flows and gravels west of the salar, extending up to 2.4km west of the salar surface. Off the salar the survey has defined extension of the brine body to depths up to 500m deep. 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 Company has the right to acquire up to 100% of the San Jorge Lithium Project (Figure 7) 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.

DIRECT LITHIUM EXTRACTION (DLE) ANALYSIS

Preliminary evaluation of multiple Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technologies was previously undertaken using San Jorge brine. Greenwing now plans to collect a bulk sample of brine to be sent to a technology provider for full pilot testing and evaluation of recovery efficiency. This DLE technologies is capable of producing lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide products.

As part of the drilling program, well screens have been installed to enable the extraction of brine quantities that are sufficient for bulk pilot testing.

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DLE technology allows selective extraction of lithium from brine with elevated magnesium and calcium concentrations, Brine chemistry of this sort is typical of salars adjacent to volcanos near the Argentina-Chile border, such as the Rincon project, which is under development by Rio Tinto.

The San Jorge Project (Figure 6) is located near major lithium mining and development companies including Zijin Mining, Allkem, Livent, Gangfeng, Rio Tinto, Lake Resources and Galan Lithium.

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Figure 6: Location of the project relative to other major lithium projects

PROJECT LOCATION AND EXPLORATION LICENSES

Catamarca Province is one of three provinces in the north of Argentina that host globally significant resources of lithium, within 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.

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.

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Figure 7: Map of exploration licenses covering the San Francisco Salar and surrounding basin.

PREVIOUS TEM GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY

A Transient Electromagnetic ( TEM ) Geophysical survey consisted of 10 lines with 128 TEM stations (Figure 8) was completed in August 2022[2] .

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 8, Line 6 – where SJDD05 is planned), extending up to 2.4km 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.

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

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Figure 8: Location of TEM geophysical lines to evaluate brine distribution.

Off the salar the survey has defined extension of the brine body to depths up to 500m. 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 9 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 SJDD05 Bedrock
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Figure 9: Cross section along TEM line 6, showing the extension of brine (pink to blue zones) beneath lava flows west of the salar

This announcement is approved for release by the Board of Greenwing Resources Ltd

For further information please contact

Peter Wright Melissa Tempra
Executive Director Media and Investor Relations
E. [email protected] E. [email protected]

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References

16 August 2023. Drilling Progress Report San Jorge Lithium Project, Argentina – Brine Intersected From 30m

29 June 2023. Drilling Commences at San Jorge Lithium Project, Argentina

31 May 2023. Update On Maiden Drilling Program at San Jorge Lithium Project, Argentina

4 May 2023. Commencement of Maiden Drilling Program at The San Jorge Lithium Project

26 September 2022. Strategic Transaction with Nio Inc

5 August 2022. San Jorge Lithium Project Update: Geophysics Significantly Expands Brine Body Area

16 November 2023. Lake Resources: Noosa Mining Conference presentation, resource, p14 resource table of Measured Indicated and Inferred Resources

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.

The pre-collars from surface were drilled using
the Tricone drilling method, and chips were
logged as collected, to 30 m below surface.

The pre-collar was then cemented in and HQ
Core drilled.

Core recovery from the HQ was carefully
measured by comparing the measured core to
the core runs and then a total recovery per
section determined.

HQ Drill core sampling was undertaken to
obtain representative samples of the
stratigraphy and sediments that host brine, for
porosity testing and evaluation of specific
yield, the brine that could be extracted.

Brine samples are being collected from single
and double packer sampling equipment as
the hole is deepened. Brine samples are used
for lithium analysis, with the lithium dissolved in
the brine hosted in pores within core samples.

Porosity samples are collected in Lexan
polycarbonate tubes during the drilling, with
cores between porosity samples (taken every
12 m) collected in triple tubes and stores in
core boxes.

Conductivity and Density measurements are
taken with a field portable High Range Hanna
multi parameter meter and floating
densiometers.

Testing of the chemical composition (including
Lithium, Potassium, Magnesium concentrations
and those of other ions) of brines are
undertaken at a local laboratory in Argentina.

Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) geophysics
was previously undertaken on the surface of
the salar and surrounding area. The Transient
Electromagnetic method (TEM) used 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.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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).

The pre-collars from surface were drilled using
the Tricone drilling method; chips were logged
as collected, to the pre-collar depth, which
was 30 m in this hole.

The pre-collar was then cemented in (isolated)
and HQ Core drilled.

Core recovery from the HQ was carefully
measured by comparing the measured core to
the core runs and then a total recovery per
section determined.

HQ Drill core sampling was undertaken to
obtain representative samples of the
stratigraphy and sediments that host brine.

Drilling has been conducted using a diamond
drilling rig, with HQ drilling equipment. The hole
is drilled with the assistance of drilling mud. The
drilling produced cores with variable core
recovery, associated with unconsolidated
material, in particularly sandy intervals.
Recovery of these more friable sediments is
more difficult with diamond drilling, as this
material can be washed from the core barrel
during drilling.

Brackish water to dilute brine, obtained from
the salar surface near the drill hole, has been
used as drilling fluid for lubrication during
drilling, for mixing of additives and muds.
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.

Diamond drill core was recovered in 1.5m
length intervals in the drilling triple (split) tubes,
and Lexan polycarbonate tubes used in place
of the triple tubes, to obtain samples for the
laboratory. Appropriate additives were used
for hole stability to maximize core recovery. The
core recovered from each run was measured
and compared to the length of each run to
calculate the recovery. Chip samples, for any
intervals drilled with rotary drilling, are collected
for each metre drilled and stored in
segmented plastic boxes for rotary drill holes.

Brine samples were collected at discrete
depths during the drilling using a single packer
over an 18 m interval (to isolate intervals of the
sediments and obtain samples from airlifting
brine from the sediment interval isolated
between the packers) open to the base of the
hole.

Additives and muds are used to maintain hole
stability and minimize sample washing away
from the triple tube.

As the brine (mineralisation) samples are taken
from inflows of the brine into the hole (and not
from the drill core – which has variable
recovery) they are largely independent of the
quality (recovery) of the core samples.
However, the permeability of the lithologies
where samples are taken is related to the rate
and potentially lithium grade of brine inflows.
Core recovery from the HQ was carefully
measured by comparing the measured core to
the core runs and then a total recovery per
sectiondetermined.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

No relationship exists between core recovery
and lithium concentration, as the lithium is
present in brine, sampled independently of the
core samples. Brine is extracted using packer
sampling and the sediment material is not the
target for lithium extraction.
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.

Volcanic derived sand, gravel, breccias and
intervals of lava flows were recovered in triple
tube diamond core drilling, and examined for
geologic logging by a geologist, with
photographs taken for reference.

Diamond holes are logged by a geologist who
also supervised taking of samples for laboratory
porosity analysis (with samples drilled and
collected in Lexan polycarbonate tubes) as
well as additional physical property testing.

Logging is both qualitative and quantitative in
nature. The relative proportions of different
lithologies which have a direct bearing on the
overall porosity, contained and potentially
extractable brine are noted, as are more
qualitative characteristics such as the volcano-
sedimentary facies and their relationships.

The core is logged by a geologist. The senior
geologist supervises the taking of samples for
laboratory analysis.

Logging is both qualitative and quantitative in
nature. The relative proportions of different
lithologies which have a direct bearing on the
overall porosity, contained and potentially
extractable brine are noted, as are more
qualitative characteristics such as the
sedimentary facies. Cores are photographed.

Downhole geophysical logging will be
undertaken by Zelandez, a Salta (Argentina)
based specialist Borehole Geophysical Logging
company, with a number of logging probes,
including, Calliper, Conductivity, Resistivity,
Borehole Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR
or BMR), Spectral Gamma.

The BMR probe in particular provides
information of Total Porosity, Specific Retention
and Specific Yield. The total porosity of a rock
formation represents the total pore space.
Although Total Porosity has two principal
components, Specific Retention and Specific
Yield: (a) Specific Retention (Sr), represents the
portion of the Total Porosity that is retained by
clay and capillary bound sections of a
sediment. (b) Specific Yield (Sy) is the amount
of water/brine that is actually available within
the sediment for groundwater pumping.

Specific Yield is a key parameter when
calculating a Lithium Brine Resource.

Physical samples of the core are also sent for
porosity laboratory analysis for measurements
of specific yield and total porosity. This
sampling is undertaken as a check on the BMR
sampling, with a comparison of variance and
averages undertaken.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.

Brine samples were collected by using an
inflatable packer to purge the hole of all fluid,
to minimise the possibility of contamination by
drilling fluid. The packer allowed sampling of
isolated sections of the hole every 18 m
(subject to hole conditions), allowing the
packer interval to re-fill with groundwater
following purging.

Samples were then taken from the relevant
section, with three well volumes of brine
purged where this was possible.

Field duplicate samples are collected in the
field. Single packer samples are taken during
the progression of drilling. Once the hole is
completed, double packer samples will be
taken in an upward progression leaving the
hole, as a check on the initial single packer
samples.

Brine sample (0.5 litre) sizes are considered
appropriate to be representative of the
formation brine.

Cores are geologically logged and ~20cm
intervals from the base of Lexan tubes are
collected every ~12 m. These samples are cut
from the bottom of the Lexan tubes and sealed
with caps to prevent moisture loss, before
sending to the Geosystems Analysis laboratory
in the USA for testing.

Cores are representative of the interval in
which they are taken. Porosity can vary
significantly in clastic salt lake sequences and
for this reason downhole BMR logging is
undertaken.
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.

Samples are transported to an established
porosity testing sedimentology company. The
laboratory has extensive experience testing
core samples from salt lakes for porosity. Sub-
samples are analysed in a secondary porosity
laboratory, as a check on the primary
laboratory results.

Brine samples were sent to the Alex Stewart
International Laboratory in Mendoza,
Argentina, where detailed chemistry was
processed. The laboratory is ISO 9001 and ISO
14001 certified and specialises in the chemical
analysis of brines and inorganic salts, with
considerable experience in this field.

The quality control and analytical procedures
used at the Alex Stewart laboratory are
considered to be of high quality.

QA/QC samples include field duplicates,
certified laboratory standards and blank
samples.
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

Field duplicates, standards and blanks are
used to monitor potential contamination of
samples and the repeatability of analyses.

Duplicate and blank samples were sent to the
Alex Stewart Laboratory in Mendoza,
Argentina, as blind duplicates and standards,
for analysis in this secondary laboratory.

Samples were accompanied by chain of

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
(physical and electronic)
protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
custody documentation.

Assay results were imported directly from
laboratory spreadsheet files to the Project
database.

Field duplicates, standards and blanks are
used to monitor potential contamination of
samples and the repeatability of analyses.
Accuracy, the closeness of measurements to
the “true” or accepted value, has been
monitored by the insertion of certified
standards, and by check analysis at a second
(umpire) commercial laboratory.

Duplicate samples in the analysis chain were
submitted to Alex Stewart (Mendoza)
laboratories as unique samples (blind
duplicates).

Stable blank samples (distilled water) were
used to evaluate potential sample
contamination and were inserted in the
sample batches to measure any potential cross
contamination.

Samples were analysed for conductivity using
a hand-held Hanna pH/EC multiprobe on site,
to collect field parameters.

Regular calibration of the field equipment
using standards and buffers is being
undertaken.
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 stations 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
exploration conducted.
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.

Drill holes will have a spacing of approximately
2 km in this initial program.

Geophysical lines had 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.

Brine samples were generally collected over 18
m intervals from single packers, with samples
collected at variable intervals vertically, due to
varying hole conditions.

Compositing has been applied to porosity
data obtained from the BMR geophysical tool,
as data is collected at 2 cm intervals, providing
extensive data, particularly compared to the
available assay data.
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

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.

Drilling is conducted in vertical holes,
perpendicular to the stratigraphy.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
orientation of key mineralised
structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported
if material.
Sample
security

The measures taken to ensure
sample security.

Data was recorded and processed by trusted
employees and contractors and overseen by
management, ensuring the data was not
manipulated or altered.

Samples are transported from the drill sites to
secure storage at the camp on a daily basis.

Samples were transported to the Alex Stewart
laboratories for chemical analysis in sealed
rigid plastic bottles with sample numbers
clearly identified. Samples were transported by
a trusted member of the team to Catamarca,
where they were then sent by couriers to the
laboratories.
Audits or
reviews

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

An audit of the database has been conducted
by the CP and another Senior Consultant at
different times during the Project. The CP has
been onsite periodically during the sampling
program. The review included drilling practice,
geological logging, sampling methodologies
for brine quality analysis and, physical property
testing from drill core, QA/QC control measures
and data management. The practices being
undertaken were ascertained to be
appropriate, with constant review of the
database by independent personnel
recommended.

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 part of operations.
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 in October 2021 confirmed
comparable results along the eastern side of
the salar, with higher results in the centre of the
salar.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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 consist of
volcanic ash, silt, and volcanic flows locally,
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 previous
excavation of shallow pits for brine sampling.
Drill hole
Information

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

All holes are drilled vertically through the
unconsolidated clastic sediments and volcanic
units.

The coordinates of the drill holes in Zone 2 of
the local Argentine Gauss Kruger coordinate
system are: at an elevation of approximately
4000 m.
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 were recorded at
each site and later this information was
interpolated into sections, based on data from
individual stations.

No cutting of lithium concentrations was
justified nor undertaken.

Lithium samples are by nature composites of
brine over intervals of metres, due to the fluid
nature of brine.
Relationship
between

These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of

The sediments hosting brine are interpreted to
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
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’).
sediments has potential to host lithium brine,
with the water table within approximately 0.3
metre of surface on the salar.

Mineralisation is interpreted to be horizontally
lying and drilling is perpendicular to this, so
intersections are considered true thicknesses
Brine is likely to extend to the base of the basin,
and has been confirmed by drilling to extend
into fractures in the underlying older
bedrock/basement units of fractured
sandstones.

Mineralisation is continuous between drill holes.
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 initial drill
holes at Site and the geophysics, as well as an
example geophysical sections.
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 previous geophysics and the
initial drilling in SJDD01 through SJDD03 is
presented in this release. Further information
will be provided as it becomes available.
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 is conducting diamond drilling to
obtain geological information, brine samples,
and hydraulic parameters for the potential
future installation of production wells.

The TEM electrical geophysical survey and
passive seismic survey results for the project
were previously disclosed and have been used
to guide drilling.
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 is undertaking diamond drilling
following the two geophysical surveys (previous
passive seismic and TEM surveys) that were
completed and used to provide information on
the extent of brine and potential thickness of
the brine body.

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