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KALAMAZOO RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Dec 6, 2021

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7 December 2021

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ASX Announcement

Pilbara Lithium Exploration Projects - Update

Highlights

  • Kalamazoo is making excellent progress with its accelerated lithium focused exploration programs

  • The project-wide geochemical soil sampling campaigns currently underway are on track to be completed and assessed by early January 2022

  • The early completion of these initial soil sampling programs will enable high priority targets to be identified and drill tested early in the 2022 field season

DOM’s Hill Lithium Project

  • Kalamazoo’s project wide geochemical soil sampling program (~4,900 samples) was completed on 19 November 2021

  • Thirty (30) prospect areas have been identified for potential lithium-caesium-tantalum (“LCT”) pegmatite mineralisation based upon preliminary portable XRF (“pXRF”) soil sample analyses

  • Priority target areas are currently being subjected to field validation and potential in-fill soil sampling campaigns

Marble Bar Lithium Project

  • Kalamazoo’s project wide geochemical soil sampling program (~3,700 samples) commenced with two soil sampling crews on 17 November 2021

  • Approximately 50% of the soil sampling program has been completed with an estimated finish date of mid-December 2021 with initial pXRF sample analyses to follow

Kalamazoo Resources Limited (ASX: KZR) (“Kalamazoo” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise upon its significant lithium exploration programs being carried out at its DOM’s Hill and Marble Bar Lithium Projects in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia (Figure 1). Excellent progress continues to be made with the project-wide soil geochemistry programs at both Projects. These large, detailed soil sampling and pXRF analysis programs are estimated to be completed by mid January 2022.

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ASX: KZR ACN: 150 026 850 [email protected] www.kzr.com.au

DOM’s Hill Lithium Project (E45/4722, 4887, 4919 and 5146 and applications ELA45/5934, 5935 and 5943)

Kalamazoo’s 100% owned DOM’s Hill Lithium Project, East Pilbara WA, contains a similar geological setting with target host rocks strongly analogous to that of the nearby world class Pilgangoora (Pilbara Minerals ASX: PLS) and Wodgina (Albemarle NYSE: ALB/Mineral Resources ASX: MIN) pegmatite-hosted lithium deposits. The project geology for the region, and the prospective granite-greenstone contact zone, or “Goldilocks Zone”, is clearly shown in the WA regional scale aeromagnetic image (Figure 1).

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Figure 1: Location of the DOM’s Hill and Marble Bar Lithium Projects with respect to the Pilgangoora and Wodgina lithium mines and the Archer lithium deposit on a background WA regional-scale aeromagnetic image[1] . The interpreted “Goldilocks Zone” is defined as a 4km wide zone located along the Archaean granite-greenstone contact area.

Following the encouraging pXRF results of the initial first pass reconnaissance investigation completed on soil sample pulps, previously collected within E45/5146 for gold exploration purposes (ASX: KZR 23 August 2021), Kalamazoo embarked on a new project-wide detailed soil sampling program in early-September 2021 (ASX: KZR 8 September 2021). The aim of this soil sampling program was to explore for indications of potential LCT pegmatite mineralisation across the entirety of the project. This soil sampling program involved the collection of approximately 4,900 samples and was completed in mid-November 2021. Subsequently, these soil samples have been analysed with a pXRF unit involving a specialised “Li Index” function developed by Portable Spectral Services Pty Ltd. The pXRF Li Index provides a proxy for Li content via a correlation with a suite of five elements (Rb, Nb, Ta, Ga, and Cs) that are resolvable by pXRF and calibrated against certified reference materials. Note that these new soil samples were collected on a more detailed 200m x 100m spaced grid.

Kalamazoo is very encouraged by the initial soil geochemistry results whereby the pXRF Li Index analysis results have identified 30 highly prospective areas-of-interest possibly related to potential LCT pegmatite mineralisation (Figure 2). These identified areas-of-interest are now the focus of follow-up field and laboratory verification including a subset of soil samples being submitted for four-acid multi-element analysis. If warranted, more detailed infill soil sampling will be completed across these priority areas.

1 Refer to the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety website: Lithium in Western Australia poster – June 2021

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Figure 2: Anomalous soil sample geochemistry (grid image and dot plot) from preliminary pXRF (Lithium Index) analyses across the DOM’s Hill Project

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Marble Bar Lithium Project (E45/4700 and application ELA45/5970)

Kalamazoo considers that the Marble Bar Lithium Project is highly prospective for lithium mineralisation due to its favourable location on the margin of the Moolyella tin and tantalum alluvial field (Figure3). In addition, within these tenements, there are known mapped occurrences of lithium-bearing pegmatites. Whilst the known lithium occurrences are largely comprised of lithium micas (i.e., lepidolite) this area demonstrates the positive characteristics and empirical evidence favourable for the presence of spodumene-bearing pegmatites. Kalamazoo’s Marble Bar Lithium Project has not been the subject of any modern exploration for lithium, although encouragingly, Global Lithium Resources Limited (ASX: GL1) has recently announced[2] the discovery of the nearby 10.5Mt @ 1.0% Li20 Archer deposit also located on the margin of the Moolyella tin and tantalum field, approximately 25km to the north (Figure 3).

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Moolyella
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Figure 3: Location of Kalamazoo’s lithium exploration projects at DOM’s Hill and Marble Bar, East Pilbara Region WA. Note that Kalamazoo has gold rights only in respect to EL45/4724

2 ASX: GL1 Prospectus, 4 May 2021

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Similar to the DOM’s Hill Lithium Project, Kalamazoo has designed a project-wide detailed (200m x 100m) soil sampling program to explore for indications of potential LCT pegmatite mineralisation at its Marble Bar Lithium Project. This soil sampling program involves the collection of approximately 3,700 samples which commenced with two soil sampling crews on site in mid-November 2021. This program is now half-way completed and is expected to finish by mid to late December 2021. These soil samples will also be subsequently analysed via pXRF (Lithium Index function) to identify potential lithium prospects before select subsets being submitted for laboratory assay analysis.

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Figure 4: Recent photograph of field technician contractors collecting soil samples within the Marble Bar Lithium Project, E45/4700

Next Steps

Kalamazoo’s priority at the DOM’s Hill and Marble Bar Lithium Projects is to now focus on advancing towards a drill-ready status, which will include the following:

  • Completion of the Marble Bar Lithium Project soil sampling program on a 200m x 100m spaced sampling grid followed by initial pXRF Lithium Index evaluation

  • Follow-up laboratory assay analyses and field reconnaissance/mapping campaigns

  • Target identification and infill soil sampling leading to drill-ready status

  • Cultural heritage surveys and DMIRS permitting

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For further information, please contact:

Luke Reinehr Chairman/CEO [email protected]

Media & Investor Relations (Australia) Victoria Humphries [email protected]

Media & Investor Relations (Canada) Leo Karabelas: [email protected] Tom Panoulias: [email protected]

Previously Released ASX Material References

For further details relating to information in this announcement please refer to the following ASX announcements:

ASX: KZR 23 August 2021 ASX: KZR 8 September 2021

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Cautionary Statement

It should be noted that the information in this announcement is based only on visual field observations and preliminary soil geochemistry analyses. The Company has not yet confirmed whether lithium mineralisation is present, given that this can only be determined through laboratory analysis.

Response to COVID-19

Kalamazoo has been proactively managing the potential impact of COVID-19 and has developed systems and policies to ensure the health and safety of its employees and contractors, and of limiting risk to its operations. These systems and policies have been developed in line with the formal guidance of State and Federal health authorities and with the assistance of its contractors and will be updated should the formal guidance change. Kalamazoo’s first and foremost priority is the health and wellbeing of its employees and contractors.

To ensure the health and wellbeing of its employees and contractors, Kalamazoo has implemented a range of measures to minimise the risk of infection and rate of transmission to COVID-19 whilst continuing to operate. All operations and activities have been minimised only to what is deemed essential. Implemented measures include employees and contractors completing COVID-19 risk monitoring, increased hygiene practices, the banning of nonessential travel for the foreseeable future, establishing strong infection control systems and protocols across the business and facilitating remote working arrangements, where practicable and requested. Kalamazoo will continue to monitor the formal requirements and guidance of State and Federal health authorities and act accordingly.

Competent Persons Statement

The information for the Marble Bar and DOM’s Hill Projects is based on information compiled by Dr Luke Mortimer, a competent person who is a Member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Dr Mortimer is an employee engaged as the Exploration Manager Eastern Australia for the Company and 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’. Dr Mortimer consents to the inclusion in this document of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements regarding Kalamazoo’s plans with respect to its mineral properties and programs are forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that Kalamazoo’s plans for development of its mineral properties will proceed as currently expected. There can also be no assurance that Kalamazoo will be able to confirm the presence of additional mineral resources/reserves, that any mineralisation will prove to be economic or that a mine will successfully be developed on any of Kalamazoo’s mineral properties. The performance of Kalamazoo may be influenced by a number of factors which are outside the control of the Company and its Directors, staff, and contractors.

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Table 1. JORC Code, 2012 Edition

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (e.g.
cut channels, random chips, or specific
• Samples referred to in this report are
obtained from in situ soil samples
specialised industry standard overlying Archaean granite-
measurement tools appropriate to the greenstone rocks typical of the
minerals under investigation, such as published 1:250k GSWA Geological
down hole gamma sondes, or Map Series SF50-4 (Coongan), SF50-8
handheld XRF instruments, etc). These (Marble Bar) and SF51-5 (Nullagine)
examples should not be taken as which incorporate both The DOM’s Hill
limiting the broad meaning of and Marble Bar Project areas.
sampling. • At DOM’s Hill soil sampling was
• Include reference to measures taken conducted along 200m x 100m
to ensure sample representivity and spaced E-W grids in E45/4722,
the appropriate calibration of any E45/4877 and E45/4919 and 400m x
measurement tools or systems used. 100m spaced E-W grids in E45/5146
• Aspects of the determination of • At Marble Bar the planned sampling
mineralisation that are Material to the grid is E-W oriented 200m x 100m
Public Report. station spacing.
• In cases where ‘industry standard’ • The sampling interval is considered
work has been done this would be sufficient for reconnaissance-level
relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse gold and lithium exploration.
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1
m samples from which 3 kg was
• Soil samples were sieved to -2mm size
fraction.
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
• Sampling practice is appropriate to the
generally residual soil profile of the
area sampled and complies with
industry best practice.
commodities or mineralisation types
(e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure ofdetailedinformation.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation,
open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,
• Not applicable.
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details
(e.g. 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).
Drill sample
recovery

• Method of recording and assessing
core and chip sample recoveries and
• Not applicable.
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/coarsematerial.
Logging • Whether core and chip samples have • Not applicable.
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgicalstudies.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
• Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.
• The total length and percentage of the
relevantintersectionslogged.
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.
• Soil samples were collected in dry
conditions and placed in numbered
calico bags and grouped in poly-
weave bags for dispatch to the
laboratory.
• For all sample types, the nature, • Sample size was generally 0.3-0.5 kg.
quality and appropriateness of the • Samples were directly delivered to the
sample preparation technique. Kalamazoo Office in Perth, Western
• Quality control procedures adopted for
all sub-sampling stages to maximise
Australia via tracked TOLL freight
consignment.
representivity of samples. • Samples subjected to pXRF analysis
• Measures taken to ensure that the did not undergo any sample
sampling is representative of the in
situ material collected, including for
preparation procedures as it is not
required. .
instance results for field • Any reconciliation (extra samples,
duplicate/second-half sampling. insufficient sample, missing samples)
• Whether sample sizes are appropriate
to the grain size of the material being
sampled.
is noted either upon delivery to the
Kalamazoo Office or during standard
QA/QC audit procedures.
• Field duplicate samples were
collected at a rate of 3:100. Duplicate
results show an acceptable level of
variability for the material sampled and
style of mineralisation.
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.
• pXRF analysis of the soil samples was
conducted by Kalamazoo o Portable
Spectral Services .
• All soil samples have been analysed
with a pXRF unit employing a
• For geophysical tools, spectrometers, specialised “Li Index” function
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the developed by Portable Spectral
parameters used in determining the Services Pty Ltd.
analysis including instrument make
and model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation,
etc.
• Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks)
and whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
• The pXRF Unit used was a Bruker S1
Titan Handheld XRF Analyser.
• Portable XRF units are not capable of
directly resolving lithium.
• The pXRF Li Index provides a proxy for
Li content via a correlation with a suite
of five elements (Rb, Nb, Ta, Ga, and
Cs) that are resolvable by pXRF and
calibrated against certified reference
materials.
• The analytical quality control
procedures consisted of the inclusion
of a Certified Reference Material
(CRM) at a rate of 3:100.
• The CRMs used wereeither OREAS148
or OREAS45 with the results showing
consistency throughout the sampling
program.
• QC analysis of the pXRF sample
results indicate that an acceptable
level of accuracy and precision has
beenachieved and the database

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
contains no analytical data that has
been numerically manipulated.
All pXRF analysis results and QC data
have been independently verified by
an independent third party consultant,
Portable Spectral Services Pty Ltd.
The assaying techniques and quality
control protocols used are considered
appropriate for the data to be used for
reporting exploration soil
geochemistry results.
Verification
of sampling
and
assaying

• The verification of significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.
• The use of twinned holes.

All sampling and pXRF data were
stored in a secure database with
restricted access.
Digital sample submission forms
• Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
provided the sample identification
numbers accompanying each
submission to the laboratory.
protocols. All sampling, assaying and pXRF
• Discuss any adjustment to assay data. analysis documentation are validated
and stored off-site with an
independent third party.
pXRF analytical results with
corresponding sample identification
are loaded directly into the database.
No analytical result adjustments have
been applied.
Verification of the soil sample assay
results has been completed by
Portable Spectral Services Pty Ltd and
the Competent Person.
Location of
data points
• Accuracy and quality of surveys used
to locate drill holes (collar and down-
All soil sample locations (x-y) have
been recorded with a 64s Garmin
hole surveys), trenches, mine workings Handheld GPS with 3-5m accuracy
and other locations used in Mineral and height (z) relative to AHD.
Resource estimation. All sample location coordinates are
• Specification of the grid system used. provided in the Geocentric Datum of
• Quality and adequacy of topographic Australia (GDA94 Zone 50S).
control. RL data is verified utilising publicly
available SRTM-derived (~30m pixel)
Digital Elevation Model.
Data
spacing
and
distribution
• Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
• Whether the data spacing and

Sample spacing: 100m along east-west
lines.
Lines spacing either 200m (E45/4722,
distribution is sufficient to establish the E45/4877 and E45/4919) or 400m
degree of geological and grade (E45/5146).north-south lines (MGA94
continuity appropriate for the Mineral Zone 50).
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications
applied.
No sample compositing is applied to
samples.
• Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
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.

The strike of the geology is
approximately North-South to NE-SW
with variation dependent upon the
location within the exploration licence.
Sample spacing and orientation is
reconnaissancein nature andnot

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
• If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
targeted at specific structures or
known trends of mineralisation.
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.
• Samples were secured in closed
polyweave sacks and stored at
company premises.
• All samples have been delivered direct
to the Kalamazoo Office or Portable
Spectral Services laboratory via
tracked TOLL freight consignment.
Audits or
reviews
• The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
• Due to the limited duration of the
program, no external audits or reviews
have been undertaken.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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,
• DOM’s Hill: E45/4722, E45/4877,
E45/4919 and E45/5146 are 100%
owned by Kalamazoo Resources Ltd
and are in good standing with no
partnerships, overriding royalties, known impediments.
native title interests, historical sites, • Marble Bar: E45/4700 is 100% owned
wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
by Kalamazoo Resources Ltd and is in
good standing with no known
• The security of the tenure held at the
impediments
time of reporting along with any
known impediments to obtaining a
licence to operateinthe area.
Exploration
done by
other parties
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
• The project area has been explored
for both alluvial and quartz-vein
(nuggety) gold mineralisation by
numerous previous parties.
• The results of this work including past
production is described in numerous
publicly available Geological Survey of
WA publications.
• Appraisal of the substantial volume of
historical exploration occurred during
the due diligence period and is
ongoing.
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting and • The company is targeting lithium-
style of mineralisation. caesium-tantalum mineralization
hosted by granitic pegmatites. None
are currently known to exist within the
DOM’s Hill project.
• There are some publicly reported
occurrences of lithium-bearing
pegmatites either within or within
close proximity to the Marble Bar
Project.
• Both the Marble Bar and DOM’s Hill
Lithium Projects contain knownalluvial

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
and bedrock gold occurrences typical
of the East Pilbara region.
Drill hole
Information
• A summary of all information material
to the understanding of the
• Not applicable.
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 thisis the case.
Data
aggregation
methods
• In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
Significant Li-Index soil anomalies
were generated based upon
statistical dataset analysis using
truncations (e.g. cutting of high the ioGAS software application.
grades) and cut-off grades are
usually Material and should be
stated.
• Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be
stated and some typical examples of
such aggregations should be shown
in detail.
• The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent values
should be clearly stated.
Relationship
between
mineralisatio
n widths and
• These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.
• The exact relationship of results
reported to any mineralisation present
is unknown at the time of reporting.
intercept • If the geometry of the mineralisation
lengths 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 (e.g. ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections (with • As provided.
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.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Balanced
reporting
• Where comprehensive reporting of
all Exploration Results is not
• Only significant pXRF analytical results
have been reported. Anomalous
practicable, representative reporting values were based upon a statistical
of both low and high grades and/or dataset analysis using the ioGAS
widths should be practiced to avoid software application.
misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.
Other
substantive
exploration
data
• Other exploration data, if meaningful
and material, should be reported
including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical

• No other exploration data to report.
survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical
test results; bulk density,
groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious
orcontaminating substances.
Further work • The nature and scale of planned • Field validation of significant soil
further work (e.g. tests for lateral geochemistry anomalies is either in
extensions or depth extensions or progress or planned. This practice will
large-scale step-out drilling). involve physically observing each
• Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is
anomalous soil sample site to verify its
validity, record the site geology and to
ascertain whether it is in-situ material,
alluvial deposit, or otherwise
contaminated site.
not commercially sensitive.

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