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IMAGE RESOURCES NL Capital/Financing Update 2019

Jul 14, 2019

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15 July 2019

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IMAGE RESOURCES CONFIRMS EXISTENCE OF HIGH-GRADE CORE IN EASTERN STRAND AT BOONANARRING

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Image Resources NL (ASX: IMA) (“Image” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that close-spaced infill drilling has confirmed the existence of a very high-grade core within the eastern strand of its 100%-owned, high-grade, zircon-rich Boonanarring mineral sands project located 80 km north of Perth in the infrastructure-rich North Perth Basin in Western Australia.

This confirmation of the high-grade core in the eastern strand comes from initial assay results for drilling in Block C at Boonanarring (current mining block). These results are only part of a larger drilling program designed to re-assess the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve at Boonanarring, as announced to the ASX on 14 March 2019 (Targeting Ore Reserve Upgrade at Boonanarring in Response to Higher than Expected Ore Grades). The full drilling program will include close-spaced, infill drilling to delineate the full extent of the high-grade core in the eastern strand across Blocks A, B, C and D.

The close-spaced infill drilling program commenced on 2 April 2019 and has continued through to the end of June, with a total of 14,750m (68%) completed out of a total of 21,600m of planned air-core (AC) drilling. All of drilling in Block C has been completed and 55% of the assays have been received and are summarised in this report.

These initial results from Block C close-spaced (5m) infill drilling are very positive and appear to corroborate mining and processing results from the 2019 March Quarter indicating the actual heavy mineral (HM) ore grade was substantially higher than estimated in the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve. These results also support the Company’s belief that the highgrade core was not adequately delineated by the routine 15-20m drill hole spacings used for the determination of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve, and that the Ore Reserve may have been understated.

Results from this initial set of assays is presented by means of five cross-sections showing assay results from the initial Ore Reserve drilling and the updated assay results from the infill drilling. The locations of the five cross-sections are shown in Figure 1 which is a gradethickness map generated from the original Ore Reserve drilling and which shows the presence of a high-grade core running largely the full length of the eastern strand of the Boonanarring deposit.

These cross-section comparisons (Figures 2-6) showing HM grades before and after the infill drilling, clearly show the presence of substantial high and very high-grade core material that was not identified in the initial Ore Reserve drilling results. Field assays (HM panning) indicate similar comparisons in other sections of the deposit, however laboratory assays are required to confirm these results. These initial results should not be considered to be representative of results for the balance of the deposit as other parts of the deposit could be materially different, and these initial results should not be used to imply any potential quantitative change to the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve. The target date for re-estimation of the

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Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve has been extended due to additional infill drilling requirements. The current estimate for completion is late in the September Quarter 2019.

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Figure 1. Boonanarring Deposit showing grade-thickness contours, mining Blocks and locations of cross-sections

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Figure 2. Section 31125mN Eastern Strand comparison of before and after infill drilling showing greater extent of high-grade core

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Figure 3. Section 3100mN Eastern Strand comparison of before and after infill drilling showing greater extent of high-grade core

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Figure 4. Section 30900mN Eastern Strand comparison of before and after infill drilling showing greater extent of high-grade core

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Figure 5. Section 30800mN Eastern Strand comparison of before and after infill drilling showing greater extent of high-grade core

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Figure 6. Section 29000mN Eastern Strand comparison of before and after infill drilling showing greater extent of high-grade core

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Table 1 shows 168 intersections greater than 10%HM from previous drilling in Block C and used for the Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve and Table 2 shows an additional 52 intersections greater than 10%HM from the current close-spaced infill drilling program.

These initial results returned numerous very high-grade laboratory assays from Block C. Out of 965 assays received to date, 158 assays are >10% HM including 41 >30% HM, 31 >40% HM, 24 >50% HM, 12 >60% HM, 8 >70% HM and 4 >80% HM.

Table 1. Pre infill Drilling Block C- Significant Intersection > 10% HM

Hole ID Northing
m
Easting
m
From
m
To
m
width
m
Lab HM
%
GG1173 31595 11192 40 42 2 30.3
GG1174 31600 11151 43 49 6 20.1
GG1178 31786 11157 42 48 6 13.7
GG1182 31395 11141 47 49 2 15.8
GG1183 31396 11189 41 44 3 18.3
GG1186 31193 11146 45 51 6 21.9
GG1189 31194 11187 43 46 3 19.3
GG1191 30994 11095 30 31 1 10.0
GG1193 30996 11133 50 51 1 31.6
GG1194 30994 11185 44 45 1 14.1
GG1206 30191 11163 27 29 2 19.8
GG1207 30189 11202 21 23 2 13.5
GG1212 29788 11156 24 31 7 12.1
GG1213 29786 11199 23 24 1 12.9
GG1215 29383 11111 37 38 1 15.6
GG1216 29383 11145 37 40 3 23.3
GG1220 28985 11141 39 41 2 20.5
GG1229 31790 10956 36 37 1 12.4
GG1230 31796 10996 36 37 1 12.8
GG1231 31800 11035 37 39 2 27.4
GG1232 31801 11018 37 39 2 16.9
GG1235 31787 11175 42 48 6 34.9
GG1237 31599 11130 44 45 1 13.2
GG1240 31396 11162 43 50 7 23.0
GG1244 31194 11163 41 42 1 12.7
48 51 3 46.8
GG1248 30998 11155 45 52 7 36.6
GG1252 30192 11150 24 28 4 19.6
GG1253 30190 11185 9 10 1 11.2
GG1254 29790 11137 24 25 1 23.8

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Hole ID Northing
m
Easting
m
From
m
To
m
width
m
Lab HM
%
GG1255 29787 11173 28 29 1 22.5
GG1256 29382 11132 36 39 3 23.6
GG1257 29384 11166 38 41 3 20.3
GG1258 28985 11121 36 38 2 19.2
GG1260 31598 11171 42 51 9 40.6
GG1265 31401 10992 36 37 1 12.8
GG1266 31397 11031 36 38 2 18.6
GG1269 30997 10944 35 37 2 12.6
GG1270 30995 10983 38 39 1 19.4
GG1277 30596 11013 34 38 4 13.5
GG1278 30596 11052 35 39 4 14.5
GG1282 30192 11005 25 26 1 13.8
GG1287 29791 11034 24 25 1 19.5
GG1288 29790 11079 24 25 1 31.4
GG1296 28986 11019 35 36 1 18.5
GG1302 28794 11115 36 41 5 13.4
GG1305 28792 11177 36 37 1 10.2
GG1306 28799 11196 35 36 1 39.2
GG1308 29197 10983 37 38 1 10.2
GG1313 29207 11104 39 40 1 10.3
GG1314 29200 11125 36 39 3 16.5
GG1315 29201 11146 36 42 6 20.2
GG1316 29195 11163 39 41 2 41.0
GG1317 29198 11190 34 36 2 18.7
GG1325 29601 11130 29 32 3 16.9
GG1326 29597 11153 31 36 5 22.0
GG1331 29996 11158 20 23 3 13.4
GG1336 30398 11123 21 22 1 10.1
GG1339 30387 11064 34 36 2 16.7
GG1340 30379 11045 34 35 1 14.7
GG1341 30404 11142 18 21 3 12.3
35 39 4 12.4
GG1342 30411 11164 22 23 1 11.1
GG1343 30417 11182 35 36 1 11.5
GG1344 30397 11211 33 34 1 10.3
GG1353 30801 11032 38 40 2 15.0
GG1355 30796 11119 42 48 6 19.0
49 50 1 14.2
55 65 10 22.3

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Hole ID Northing
m
Easting
m
From
m
To
m
width
m
Lab HM
%
GG1355 30796 11119 66 71 5 11.8
73 74 1 22.8
GG1362 31197 11000 38 40 2 18.3
GG1363 31194 11036 39 42 3 19.1
GG1365 30802 10952 30 31 1 11.0
GG01480 31601 10947 34 35 1 14.4
GG01481 31601 10988 35 37 2 17.6
GG01483 30899 11057 41 42 1 12.1
GG01485 30892 11113 46 47 1 11.9
GG01486 30889 11134 44 50 6 16.0
GG01487 30890 11150 48 51 3 34.1
GG01492 30801 11011 38 39 1 14.3
40 41 1 10.9
GG01493 30795 11055 38 40 2 14.9
GG01494 30699 11044 37 39 2 12.3
GG01495 30696 11024 37 40 3 12.0
GG01496 30699 11003 36 37 1 19.9
GG01497 30698 11073 43 44 1 11.1
GG03002 30700 11190 44 45 1 11.0
GG03007 30411 11002 31 32 1 10.1
GG03008 30403 11023 33 35 2 12.7
GG03010 30801 11119 46 50 4 18.1
61 65 4 14.7
GG03011 30298 11167 34 35 1 10.1
GG03012 30299 11142 30 34 4 15.5
GG03015 29199 11153 40 43 3 21.7
GG03016 30197 11005 25 26 1 18.3
GG03017 30193 11024 25 26 1 15.3
GG03022 30010 11031 22 23 1 13.2
GG03025 31399 10993 35 36 1 13.1
GG03027 30992 11167 49 54 5 30.5
GG3040 31203 10978 38 39 1 12.3
GG3041 31203 11015 36 37 1 11.7
GG3042 31200 11035 37 38 1 10.0
41 44 3 10.4
GG3045 30482 11171 40 41 1 11.2
GG3046 30481 11113 30 31 1 14.9
GG3048 30299 11191 12 14 2 12.2
GG3057 28799 11027 37 40 3 21.9

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Hole ID Northing
m
Easting
m
From
m
To
m
width
m
Lab HM
%
GG3058 31799 11035 37 40 3 22.7
GG3059 31787 11174 44 49 5 17.3
GG10046 29603 10988 30 31 1 10.4
GG10048 29600 11008 30 31 1 18.1
IM00023 30998 10930 35 36 1 11.2
IM00024 30995 11003 40 41 1 11.6
IM00027 28986 11110 39 40 1 11.2
IM00104 30596 11035 37 38 1 12.0
IM00106 30707 10979 34 35 1 10.6
IM00118 31682 10958 35 36 1 13.1
IM00119 31675 10980 35 38 3 11.4
IM00120 31675 11000 36 37 1 20.6
IM00122 31675 11040 37 39 2 15.4
IM00127 31680 11160 42 50 8 22.9
IM00128 31675 11180 37 41 4 16.9
46 49 3 35.7
IM00130 31525 10960 33 35 2 12.2
IM00131 31525 10980 33 36 3 12.8
IM00132 31525 11000 33 36 3 17.0
IM00138 31525 11140 47 48 1 11.1
IM00139 31525 11160 42 50 8 31.8
IM00140 31525 11180 39 49 10 12.4
IM00143 31450 10960 34 35 1 12.5
IM00145 31450 11000 34 36 2 12.9
IM00147 31450 11040 36 38 2 14.9
IM00151 31450 11120 44 45 1 10.4
IM00152 31450 11140 44 45 1 18.9
IM00153 31450 11162 43 50 7 36.9
IM00154 31450 11180 40 42 2 16.7
48 49 1 16.0
IM00158 31350 10982 34 36 2 12.5
IM00159 31350 11000 36 38 2 16.2
IM00166 31350 11140 47 49 2 13.7
IM00167 31350 11160 39 40 1 10.4
44 50 6 41.6
IM00168 31350 11180 41 44 3 14.7
IM00169 31350 11200 43 44 1 21.9
IM00172 31275 10980 35 37 2 11.7
IM00173 31275 11000 36 37 1 13.6

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Hole ID Northing
m
Easting
m
From
m
To
m
width
m
Lab HM
%
IM00174 31275 11020 38 39 1 14.7
IM00179 31276 11140 43 50 7 12.0
IM00180 31275 11160 45 53 8 32.4
IM00181 31275 11180 41 45 4 19.5
IM00186 31125 10980 37 39 2 35.5
IM00187 31124 11000 39 40 1 13.8
IM00189 31125 11038 39 42 3 20.5
IM00193 31125 11140 46 52 6 16.0
IM00195 31125 11180 45 46 1 18.9
IM00197 31050 10940 34 36 2 14.9
IM00199 31050 10980 38 39 1 19.3
IM00200 31050 11000 39 40 1 22.2
IM00201 31050 11020 39 40 1 25.8
IM00202 31050 11042 39 42 3 15.6
IM00206 31050 11119 46 48 2 12.8
IM00207 31050 11140 45 51 6 20.5
IM00208 31050 11160 41 53 12 18.2
IM00212 30900 10980 38 39 1 12.7
IM00213 30900 11000 34 39 5 10.7
IM00214 30900 11020 39 40 1 19.9
IM00215 30900 11040 39 42 3 18.0

Table 2. Infill Drilling Block C - Significant Intersection > 10% HM

HoleID North
m
East
m
From
m
To
m
Width
m
HM_Lab
%
IM00303 31047 10971 32 33 1 10.7
IM00304 31048 11033 26 32 6 13.7
IM00305 31050 11135 26 27 1 15.0
IM00306 31050 11145 25 32 7 15.0
IM00307 31050 11150 25 32 7 23.7
IM00308 31050 11155 24 31 7 27.7
IM00309 31050 11165 25 30 5 19.8
IM00310 31050 11170 31 32 1 11.7
IM00311 31050 11176 19 20 1 11.2
28 30 2 39.5
IM00312 31051 11185 21 22 1 11.0
IM00313 31051 11193 20 24 4 16.7
IM00314 31050 11198 20 23 3 15.6

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HoleID North
m
East
m
From
m
To
m
Width
m
HM_Lab
%
IM00317 31123 11130 21 22 1 12.2
IM00318 31123 11135 19 22 3 12.4
IM00319 31124 11145 15 22 7 18.3
IM00320 31124 11150 16 22 6 24.3
IM00321 31124 11155 15 22 7 31.9
IM00322 31124 11165 17 24 7 36.5
IM00323 31123 11170 17 22 5 48.7
IM00324 31125 11175 17 23 6 41.2
IM00325 31125 11010 19 21 2 17.0
IM00327 31123 11050 18 20 2 18.6
IM00328 31123 11184 11 13 2 18.7
IM00329 31122 11192 9 13 4 14.1
IM00332 30899 10990 30 31 1 11.4
IM00333 30900 11170 30 31 1 14.4
37 40 3 33.7
IM00334 30900 11160 31 32 1 15.5
37 41 4 48.0
IM00335 30900 11155 37 41 4 50.8
IM00336 30900 11145 35 41 6 24.9
IM00338 29406 11154 35 38 3 33.9
IM00339 29406 11148 33 35 2 25.9
IM00340 30902 11102 41 43 2 21.4
IM00343 30903 11047 38 40 2 28.7
IM00344 30899 11165 37 40 3 58.5
IM00345 30900 11175 36 38 2 33.2
IM00346 30899 11180 28 29 1 12.7
IM00349 29205 11159 40 43 3 36.0
IM00350 29205 11155 41 46 5 18.0
IM00351 29205 11150 40 45 5 18.1
IM00352 29400 11171 42 43 1 10.8
IM00353 29000 11130 36 42 6 22.6
IM00354 29000 11135 36 42 6 21.6
IM00355 29000 11145 38 40 2 10.5
IM00357 29001 11165 37 38 1 21.4
IM00358 28800 11180 36 37 1 11.1
IM00359 28800 11185 35 36 1 15.4
IM00360 28800 11190 35 36 1 11.2
IM00363 29971 11153 20 23 3 20.5

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Boonanarring Project Background Information

The Boonanarring Project is arguably one of the highest heavy mineral grades, zircon-rich, mineral sands projects in Australia. Project funding was finalised and construction commenced in April-May 2018. Construction was completed on-time and on-budget in six months followed by successful commissioning of the processing plant in October-November 2018. Production commenced 1 December 2018 and HMC production ramped-up to fullscale in only the second month of operation (January 2019). First revenue was received in January 2019 and overall performance for Q1 exceeded the budget in all major categories resulting in higher revenue and significantly lower costs than budgeted. Q1 results demonstrated profitability and plotted a firm path to positive cashflow and the goal of sustainable profitability.

For further information, please contact:

Patrick Mutz

Managing Director +61 8 9485 2410 [email protected] www.imageres.com.au

Or

George Sakalidis Exploration Director M: +61 411 640 337 [email protected]

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COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENTS – EXPLORATION RESULTS, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ORE RESERVES

Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (other than Boonanarring and Atlas Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves) is based on information compiled by George Sakalidis BSc (Hons) who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. At the time that the Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves were compiled, George Sakalidis was a director of Image Resources NL. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. George Sakalidis consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made during or in connection with this communication, including, without limitation, those concerning the economic outlook for the mining industry, expectations regarding prices, exploration or development costs and other operating results, growth prospects and the outlook of Image’s operations contain or comprise certain forward-looking statements regarding Image’s operations, economic performance and financial condition. Although Image believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct.

Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in the forward looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in economic and market conditions, success of business and operating initiatives, changes that could result from future acquisitions of new exploration properties, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including industrial accidents, environmental hazards or geologically related conditions), changes in the regulatory environment and other government actions, risks inherent in the ownership, exploration and operation of or investment in mining properties, fluctuations in prices and exchange rates and business and operations risks management, as well as generally those additional factors set forth in our periodic filings with ASX. Image undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today’s date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Boonanarring and Atlas Projects Ore Reserves as at 21 August 2017

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High Grade Ore Reserves - Strand Deposits; in accordance with the JORC Code (2012)
Project/Deposit Category Volume Tonnes % HM % Slimes HM Tonnes VHM Ilmenite Leucoxene Rutile Zircon
(million) (million) (million) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Boonanarring1 Proved 5.0 9.3 8.6 14.3 0.8 76.1 48.9 1.8 2.2 23.2
Boonanarring1 Probable 5.6 10.5 5.9 17.6 0.6 78.7 52.3 1.8 2.7 21.9
Total Boonanarring 10.6 19.9 7.2 16.1 1.4 77.2 50.4 1.8 2.4 22.7
Atlas2 Probable 5.0 9.5 8.1 15.5 0.8 73.3 50.7 4.5 7.5 10.6
Total Atlas 5.0 9.5 8.1 15.5 0.8 73.3 50.7 4.5 7.5 10.6
Total Ore Reserves 15.6 29.3 7.5 15.9 2.2 75.8 50.5 2.7 4.2 18.4
1. COMPLIANCE STATEMENT - Boonanarring Ore Reserves
The Ore Reserves statement has been compiled in accordance with the guidelines of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code – 2012 Edition). These results were previously announced to the ASX on 10 April 2017
'Updated Ore Reserve for Boonanarring Project Increases Ore Tonnes by 39%' as well on 21 August 2017 '60% Increase in Ore Tonnes in
"Proved" Category Ore Reserves at Boonanarring'.
1. COMPLIANCE STATEMENT - Atlas Ore Reserves
The Ore Reserves statement has been compiled in accordance with the guidelines of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results,
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code – 2012 Edition). These results were previously announced to the ASX on 30 May 2017 'Ore
Reserves Update for 100% Owned Atlas Project'.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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.

All drill holes reported in this release are vertically oriented,
reverse-circulation air-core (RCAC) drill holes.
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).

All RCAC drill holes are drilled vertically using an NQ-sized
(63.5 mm diameter) drill bit.

Water injection is used to convert the sample to a slurry so it
can be incrementally sampled by a rotary splitter.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Drill sample
recovery

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.

At the drill site, Image’s geologist estimates sample recovery
qualitatively (as good, moderate or poor) for each 1 m down
hole sampling interval. Specifically, the supervising geologist
visually estimates the volume recovered to sample and reject
bags based on prior experience as to what constitutes good
recovery.

Image found that of the 158 samples that have a grade ≥
10% HM that are the subject of this release, all 158 (100%)
have good recovery.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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.

Image’s supervising geologist logs the sample reject material
at the rig and pans a small sub sample of the reject, to
visually estimate the proportions of sands, heavy mineral
sands, ‘slimes’ (clays), and oversize (rock chips) in each
sample, in a semi-quantitative manner.

The geologist also logs colour, grainsize, an estimate of
induration (a hardness estimate) and sample ‘washability’
(ease of separation of slimes from sands by manual attrition).

To preclude data entry and transcription errors, the logging
data is captured into a digital data logger at the rig, which
contains pre-set logging codes. No photographs of samples
are taken.

The digital logs are downloaded daily and emailed to
Image’s head office for data security and compilation into the
main database server.

Samples visually estimated by the geologist to contain more
than 0.5% HM (by weight) are despatched for analysis along
with the 1 m intervals above and below the mineralised
interval.

The level and detail of logging is of sufficient quality to
support any potential future Mineral Resource Estimates.

All (100%) of the drilling is logged.

Geotechnical logging is not possible for the style of drilling
used, however the logging is acceptable for metallurgical
sample selection if required.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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.

All drilling samples are collected over 1 m down hole
intervals, with sample lengths determined by 1 m marks on
the rig mast.

For exploration style drilling, two (replicate) 1/8 mass splits
(each1.25 kg) are collected from the rotary splitter into two
pre-numbered calico bags for each 1 m down hole interval. A
selection of the replicate samples are later collected and
analysed to quantify field sampling precision, or as samples
contributing to potential future metallurgical composites.

Image considers the nature, quality and size of the sub
samples collected are consistent with best industry practices
of mineral sands explorers in the Perth Basin region.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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 (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.

The laboratory despatch samples are prepared by Western
Geolabs (in Bellevue Western Australia) by drying the
sample for 5 to 8 hrs in an oven at 110C. The dry weight is
recorded using a laboratory digital scale.

The dried sample is then crushed (using manual pummelling)
until all clay and sand materials in the sample pass through a
3.3 mm screen. In samples where (>3.3 mm) rock fragments
are found after pummelling and screening, the mass of the
fragments is recorded, and the material discarded.

The <3.3 mm sample is then hand mixed prior to splitting
through a single tier riffle splitter (16 chutes each with 8 mm
aperture), as many times as required to prepare a 100 g ± 5
g sub sample. The actual mass retained is recorded using a
laboratory digital scale.

The riffle splitter sub sample is then wetted, undergoes
further manual attrition to break up clays, before the <63m
clays (slimes) are washed from the sample (de-sliming)
using a jet wash and 63m screen.

The <63m slimes (clays) are discarded and the >63m
sub sample is placed in a metal tray and oven dried. When
dry, the >63m sub sample is put through a 1 mm sieve and
the mass of the screen oversize (>1 mm) is recorded on a
digital balance. The oversize is then discarded.

The de-slimed sand fraction (>63m & < 1mm) sub sample
is then weighed on a digital scale before being separated
into two fractions by mixing the sample in a glass separation
funnel with a heavy liquid (TBE) of density 2.95 g/cm3.

Once sufficient time has passed to allow the sample to
separate and settle, the <2.95 g/cm3, ‘floats’ fraction is
collected and discarded.

The <2.95 g/cm3, ‘sinks’ fraction is collected from the funnel
into a filter paper, then washed with acetone to remove the
TBE. The sinks are then dried and the mass recorded on a
digital scale.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

From the process above the laboratory reports the wet mass
received, dry received mass, the mass of (>3.3 mm) rock
fragments or coarse oversize (if any), the mass of the 100
g± 5 g, sub sample, and the mass of the (HM) sink fraction.

The procedure can be considered a total analysis for mass
concentration of heavy minerals in each sample. The method
is also consistent with best industry practices employed by
mineral sands explorers in the Perth Basin region.

For quality control the laboratory:

Uses certified masses to verify daily the accuracy of all
laboratory mass scales.

Prepares a replicate sample at a frequency of 2 for every 25
routine samples analysed.

Uses a hydrometer to test daily the density of the TBE used
for HM separation

For each laboratory despatch (ranging from150 to350
samples) Image includes blind standard reference samples
(SRMs) that contain known (to Image) concentrations of
heavy and valuable heavy minerals. Image inserts the
SRMs, at a frequency of 1 in 30 sample submitted to the
laboratory for resource style drilling. Image submitted 3
SRM’s for the resource style drilling subject to this release.

Image selected and submitted for analysis 7 field-replicate
samples from field-sample replicates collected to quantify
field sampling precision.

Blanks samples for testing of cross contamination are not
deemed necessary for the style of mineralisation under
consideration.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.

The logging of significant intersections reported in this
release has been verified by alternative company personnel.

No twin holes have been drilled in the current programme.

Logging is captured at the rig using a data recorder,
downloaded daily and emailed to head office data services
for incorporation into the main database.

Assay results from the laboratory are received by email in
standard spreadsheet templates and merged with logging
results in-house.

There are no adjustments to original laboratory results.
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 drill hole collar locations are captured by one of Image’s
rig team following the completion of each drill hole, using a
handheld GPS with nominal accuracy of±15 m.
Elevations have also been determined with hand-held GPS
and this adjusted post drilling using DEM data. More
accurate locations will be determined in future by a
registered surveyor using DGPS equipment where
necessary.

The grid system for reporting results is the MGA Zone 50
projection and the GDA94 elevation datum.

No topographic control has been considered at this time.
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.

The drill holes reported in this release are located at several
prospects on varied spaced drill lines (between 50 m and
100 m) along the strike of mineralised strands.

No sample compositing has been applied – all results are
from 1 m long down hole sample intervals.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.

All drill holes are vertical and intersect sub-horizontal strata.
As such Image considers that it is highly unlikely that the
orientation of drilling relative to the well understood structure
of minerals sands strands, would result in a sampling bias.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure
sample security.

All samples are collected from site by Image’s staff as soon
as practicable once drilling is completed and then delivered
to Image’s locked storage sheds.

Image’s staff also deliver samples to the laboratory and
collect heavy mineral floats from the laboratory, which are
also stored in Images locked storage.

Image considers there is negligible risk of deliberate or
accidental contamination of samples. Occasional sample
mix-ups are usually corrected using Images checking and
quality control procedures.
Audits or reviews
The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data.

The results and logging have been reviewed internally by
Images senior exploration personnel including checking of
masses despatched and delivered, checking of SRM results,
and verification logging of significant intercepts.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status

Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
park and environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments
to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
• The Boonanarring deposit is within mining leases
M70/1194 (expiry 15/12/2026) and M70/1311
(expiry 11/03/2034), and general-purpose licence
G70/250 (expiry 7/05/2034).
• Image has a 100% interest in each of these
licences.
• M70/1311 abuts Bartlett’s Well and Boonanarring
Nature Reserves and Image has allowed for a 50 m
buffer zone (of no
• mining activity) adjacent to these reserves.
Exploration done
by other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration
by other parties.
• The Boonanarring deposit is within mining leases
M70/1194 (expiry 15/12/2026) and M70/1311
(expiry 11/03/2034), and general-purpose licence
G70/250 (expiry 7/05/2034). The southern 1km of
the Boonanarring deposit was discovered by Iluka,
who drilled out this area to a Measured Resource
status. The work is well documented in reports from
Iluka, prior Mineral Resource estimators McDonald
Speijers (2005) and Widenbar and Associates
(2013), and Harlequin Consulting Pty Ltd (2014 and
2015).
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
• Boonanarring is hosted in the Perth Basin, in the
Pleistocene Yoganup Formation on the eastern
margin of the Swan Coastal Plain.
• The Yoganup Formation is a buried pro-graded
shoreline deposit, with dunes, beach ridge and
deltaic facies. This formation lies unconformably
over the Lower Cretaceous Leederville Formation
and is overlain by the Pleistocene Guildford
Formation and the Quaternary Bassendean Sand.
• The Yoganup Formation consists of unconsolidated
poorly sorted sands and gravels, with local
interstitial clay and heavy minerals that occur
sporadically along the Gingin Scarp, which is
interpreted to be an ancient shoreline that was
stable during a period of marine regression.
• Boonanarringhastwo majorstrandlinesof heavy

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Criteria JORC Code explanation
Commentary
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
minerals, which are interpreted to have been
deposited during the Pleistocene in a notch in the
local basement rock that may represent an ancient
sea cliff. Lower grade mineralisation is present in
the sands overlying the higher-grade strandlines.
• The basement to the strandline mineralisation is
identified by the increased slimes content of the
Leederville Formation or at the base of the
Yoganup Formation.
• Mineralisation within this has high zircon
concentrations.
Drill hole
Information

o
o
o
o
o
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:
easting and northing of the drill hole collar
elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
dip and azimuth of the hole
down hole length and interception depth
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.
• Refer to table and Figures in the text of this release.
Data
aggregation
methods


In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high-grade results and longer
lengths of low- grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be stated
and some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.
• No weighting or cutting of HM values, other than
averaging of duplicate and repeat analyses.
Relationship
between
These relationships are particularly important
in the reporting of Exploration Results.
• The geometry of the Boonanarring mineralisation is
effectively horizontal and the vertical drillholes give

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Criteria JORC Code explanation
Commentary
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

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 approximate true thicknesses of mineralisation.
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.
• Refer to text.
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
avoiding misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.
• Plus 10% HM intersections from the AC drilling
have been reported in this release outlining the
high=grade core of the eastern strand.
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.
Feasibility Study results for the Boonanarring
Deposit were announced on the 30th May 2017 and
a 60% increase in Ore Tonnes in “Proved” Category
Ore Reserves at Boonanarring was announced on
21st August 2017.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned further work
(e.g. 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.
• 118 holes for 4555m have been completed to date
on Block C. This report summarises 965 assays
(55%) that have been received to date for Block C.
There is a total of 21600m planned for Blocks A, B.
C and D covering 13km of strike and is expected to
be completed in July.

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