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KUNIKO LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Nov 7, 2021
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX: KNI
Fast Facts Issued Capital: 56,480,499 Market Cap (@$1.79): $101.10m
Geophysics results offer value-add potential to Kuniko projects
Kuniko Limited (“Kuniko” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on geophysics results and analysis at its prospective Copper and Cobalt projects in Norway.
Highlights
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Highlights:
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Airborne geophysics conducted by EMerald Geomodelling together with SkyTEM Surveys has identified conductors at the Vangrøfta and Undal Copper Projects, and at the Skuterud Cobalt Project. Where conductors are identified, this may be an indication of potential mineralisation.
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Several conductors have been identified at the Vangrøfta Copper Project.
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Several medium-strong conductors were identified at the Undal Copper Project.
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A conductor at “Middagskollen” or “Middagshvile”, a historic mine site along the Skuterud cobalt trend, implies that the highest encountered conductivity in the area is located deeper than the existing drilling has penetrated.
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Geochemical assay results from Skuterud and Vangrøfta are delayed due to laboratory resource constraints in Sweden; now currently expected to be provided during November.
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Detailed evaluation and interpretation of the geophysics data is continuing, including integration with new geochemical data sets, to enable preparation of targeted exploration plans.
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Corporate Directory Kuniko Limited ACN 619 314 055
Chief Executive Officer Antony Beckmand
Chairman Gavin Rezos
Non-Executive Director Brendan Borg
Non-Executive Director Maja McGuire
Non-Executive Director Birgit Liodden
Company Secretary Joel Ives
www.kuniko.eu
Antony Beckmand, CEO, commented:
“These initial geophysics interpretations will be extremely valuable in unlocking the potential of our cobalt and copper projects in Norway. While we knew these projects had a lot to offer, the geophysics analysis completed so far shows we have a set of highquality targets for investigation across all areas we have surveyed.
Events identified at Vangrøfta are very encouraging and those at Undal represent a larger area than we had anticipated. The conductive anomaly presenting at the Skuterud Cobalt Project has significant potential and we will interrogate this further with existing drilling data to ensure we can reliably quantify results. Overall, this is an exciting set of data and analysis which puts us in a great position to progress our ongoing evaluation and planning for further activities.”
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Update on Geophysics and Geochemical Workstreams
In September 2021, EMerald Geomodelling (“Emerald”) together with SkyTEM Surveys ApS (“SkyTEM”) completed an airborne geophysical acquisition program at three of Kuniko’s project locations: Vangrøfta and Undal Copper Projects in Central Norway (near Trondheim), and the Skuterud Cobalt Project in Southern Norway (near Oslo). The aim of the program was to collect electromagnetic (“EM”) and magnetic data to be used for geological interpretation, and integration with accompanying datasets in order to map geophysical and geochemical anomalies that might be present. This is achieved by processing and inverting EM measurements and interpreting resulting models of electrical resistivity and conductivity.
Emerald’s evaluation and interpretation of the data has identified possibly significant conductors located in all three survey areas. In some cases, stratigraphically-controlled conductors correspond with those identified by the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) at 1:250,000 scale. In other areas, the conductors appear to be not stratigraphically-controlled, and coincide with magnetic intensity anomalies.
Further evaluation of the newly acquired geophysics data is ongoing with a view to ranking conductivity targets based on other available existing geological information. This data will be consolidated with new geochemical datasets from Skuterud and Vangrøfta as soon as results becomes available, to support exploration targeting and enable detailed planning of next year’s exploration and drilling activities. Results from the geochemical analysis have been delayed due to laboratory resource constraints which has resulted in Kuniko’s samples being dispatched to an alternative ALS facility in Ireland. The laboratory results are currently expected to be available within November.
Figure 1: Location of Kuniko’s Projects
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Figure 2: The three aerial A) survey areas showing planned survey lines in red.
A) Skuterud B) Vangrøfta C) Undal
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Vangrøfta Copper Project
At Vangrøfta, most conductors follow the known SSW to NNE structural trend and correspond to higher total magnetic intensity trends. Most conductors are located deeper than 50 m from surface except Conductor D (refer Figure 3), located in the northwest of the survey area.
A previously mapped shear zone was interpreted in the surveyed area, and is in areas of low conductivity and low magnetic intensity (Figure 4). The shear zone appears to correspond to the western limit of Conductor C and to the eastern edge of Conductor D. Conductor D is one of the few conductors located close to surface (Figure 4). This information will be invaluable in defining targets for further activities in 2022.
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Figure 3:
Plan view of high total magnetic intensity (yellow) and low electrical resistivity/ high electrical conductivity (red) at Vangrøfta. Known mineral occurrences are displayed as red circles.
Areas where low signal and assumed high-resistivities occur are outlined in black.
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Fredrik IV
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Figure 4:
Shear zone at Vangrøfta mapped by NGU compared to geophysics results.
The shear zone mapped by NGU at 1:250,000 scale (pink line) corresponds to the eastern border of Conductor D and the western limit of Conductor C.
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Undal Copper Project
At Undal, numerous strong conductors were identified (Figures 5 and 6) which often correlate well with the stratigraphy mapped by NGU at 1:250,000 scale (Figure 5). The strongest conductor – Conductor A – occurs in the northernmost part of the survey area. Small, circular magnetic intensity anomalies are detected in the immediate vicinity of this conductor.
There are numerous conductors which correspond to data signal gaps and/or magnetic features. EMerald’s analysis suggests that there may potentially be thin or deep lithological units of interest present.
Figure 5:
Boundaries from NGU’s 1:250,000 bedrock map (black lines) overlain on the highly magnetic (yellow) and low resistivity (red and orange) events
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Figure 6:
Plan view of low resistivity/ high conductivity and high magnetic intensity at the Undal Copper Project
A) low-resistivity (red) and mediumresistivity (orange) within the semitransparent resistivity grid;
B) low- and mediumresistivity overlain by high-magneticintensity domains (yellow);
C) (preliminary) total magnetic intensity measured at surface.
Light blue dashed lines delineate the extent of the conductors
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Skuterud Cobalt Project
At Skuterud, poor EM conductors were interpreted across the western and eastern parts of the survey area (green polygons in Figure 8). In other areas, Emerald were unable to make an assessment of the resistivity due to interference (couplings) with existing infrastructure (red polygons in Figure 8), occuring primarily in the river valleys to the east and southwest of the survey. The interferences are particularly obvious near buildings and power lines. For this reason, resistivity models could not be produced for these locations.
Several conductors occur along the Modum Vest Ore Province previously documented by NGU (as shown in Figure 8). The Middagskollen, also known as the Middagshville, conductor is the most significant in the surveyed area The top of the conductor is located at 50-70 m depth, and extends to the base of the inverted data, approximately to 240 m depth. The resistivities detected within this anomaly are some of the lowest encountered in the entire area. Furthermore, the data suggests that previous license owners Berkut Minerals, who did not have access to 3D resistivity inversion models, may not have assayed all drill core samples deep enough to encounter the main conductor. Kuniko considers that deeper drilling will be required at this location to adequetly test the conductor.
Figure 8: Summary of expert interpretations of the EM data collected at Skuterud
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Figure 9:
Oblique 3D view of the resistivity inversion produced for the south of the Modum Vest Ore Province. The models face southwest.
Upper panel shows vertical sections of the resistivity model along the axis of the ore province and an E-W section crossing the Risgardtjenn (no. 6) conductor.
Lower panel includes volumes of material of low (yellow) or medium (semitransparent orange) resistivity
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Next Steps
Further interpretation of the geophysics data is continuing, while this will be followed-up with integration of the new geochemical data sets once assay results are received. The combined information will enable a more thoroguh evaluation of the projects and ranking of targets for drill testing.
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About Kuniko
Kuniko is focused on the development of copper, nickel, and cobalt projects in Scandinavia and has expanded its interests to include prospects for both battery and technology metals. Kuniko has a strict mandate to maintain net zero carbon footprint throughout exploration, development, and production of its projects.
In the event a mineable resource is discovered, and relevant permits granted, Kuniko is committed to sustainable, low carbon and ethical mining practices which embrace United Nations sustainable development goals. Kuniko activities now and in future will target sustainable practices extending to both life on land and life below water, which includes responsible disposal of waste rock away from fjords. Kuniko understands its activities will need to align with the interests of conservation, protected areas, cultural heritage, and indigenous peoples, amongst others.
Kuniko’s licence portfolio consists of the five (5) separate project areas.
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The South-west and South-east Norway exploration licenses are Ni-Cu-Co projects in the historically important Feøy and Romsås mining districts respectively.
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The South-central Norway cobalt exploration licenses are prospective for Co-Cu-Au, part of the historically important Skuterud mining district of central-southern Norway, previously the largest cobalt mining area in the world.
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The South-central Norway copper exploration licenses comprise of the Undal Cu-Zn-Co project and Vangrøfta Cu-Co-Au projects, located in the Trøndelag region of central Norway.
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▪ The South-central Norway tenements comprising Ringerike, Krødsherad and Modum are prospective for Ni-Cu-Co-Au-PGE.
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The North-west Norway exploration licenses in the Nord-Helgeland region comprise Glomfjord, Meløya and Rundtinget, which contain identified LCT pegmatites and additional pegmatites of unknown composition.
Competent Persons Statement
Information in this report relating to Exploration Results is based on information reviewed by Dr Benedikt Steiner, who is a Chartered Geologist with the Geological Society of London and the European Federation of Geologists. Dr Steiner is an independent consultant of Kuniko Limited 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 by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Steiner consents to the inclusion of the data in the form and context in which it appears.
Forward Looking Statements
- Certain information in this document refers to the intentions of Kuniko, however these are not intended to be forecasts, forward looking statements or statements about the future matters for the purposes of the Corporations Act or any other applicable law. Statements regarding plans with respect to Kuniko’s projects are forward looking statements and can generally be identified by the use of words such as ‘project’, ‘foresee’, ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘aim’, ‘intend’, ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘will’ or similar expressions. There can be no assurance that the Kuniko’s plans for its projects will proceed as expected and there can be no assurance of future events which are subject to risk, uncertainties and other actions that may cause Kuniko’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ from those referred to in this document. While the information contained in this document has been prepared in good faith, there can be given no assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of these events referred to in the document will occur as contemplated. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Kuniko and any of its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, agents
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and advisors disclaim any liability whether direct or indirect, express or limited, contractual, tortuous, statutory or otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this document, or likelihood of fulfilment of any forward-looking statement or any event or results expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement; and disclaim all responsibility and liability for these forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, liability for negligence).
Enquiries
Joel Ives, Company Secretary Telephone: +61 8 6364 5095 Email: [email protected]
Authorisation
This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors of Kuniko Limited.
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ANNEXURE – JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or specific | • | No drilling and sampling reported in this release |
| techniques | 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. | ||||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, | • | No drilling is reported in this release. |
| techniques | 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). _ | ||||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and results | • | No drilling is reported in this release. |
| recovery | 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. | ||||
| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and geotechnically | • | No sampling reported in this release. |
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| logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, | ||||
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| mining studies and metallurgical studies. | ||||
| • | Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | |||
| channel, etc) photography. | ||||
| • | The total length andpercentage of the relevant intersections logged. | |||
| Sub-sampling | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. | • | No sampling reported in this release. |
| techniques and | • | If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether sampled | ||
| sample | wet or dry. | |||
| preparation | • | 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. | ||||
| Quality of assay | • | The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory | • | No sampling reported in this release. |
| data and | procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total. | |||
| laboratory tests | • | 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) andprecision have been established. | ||||
| Verification of | • | The verification of significant intersections by either independent or alternative | • | No sampling reported in this release. |
| sampling and | company personnel. | |||
| assaying | • | 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. | |||
| Location of data | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down-hole | • | Data from two GPS receivers were recorded by the EM data acquisition |
| points | surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations used in Mineral Resource | system. The DGPS system is used for time stamping, positioning, and | ||
| estimation. | correlation of the EM and magnetic datasets. All recorded data are marked | |||
| • | Specification of the grid system used. | with a time stamp used to link the different data types. |
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| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | |||
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| Data spacing | • | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | • The airborne geophysical survey configuration and reading spacing are |
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| and distribution | • | Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the degree of | • | considered appropriate for the style of mineralisation |
| geological and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore | ||||
| Reserve estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied. | ||||
| • | Whether sample compositing has been applied. | |||
| Orientation of | • | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible | • | The airborne geophysical survey configuration and reading spacing is |
| data in relation | structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type. | generally designed to maximise the coupling with the target zone, i.e. oblique | ||
| to geological | • | If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation of key | or perpendicular to prevailing stratigraphy and targets. geometries | |
| structure | 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. | • Chain of Custody of data is controlled by the survey contractor and the |
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| geophysical contractor. | ||||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. | • | No additional QA/QC has been conducted for the interpretation yet, however |
| reviews | a peer review of the final data is expected to be conducted. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Mineral | • | Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including agreements or | • |
As of 15thOctober 2021, Kuniko Norge AS holds 100% interest in 57 tenement |
| tenement and | material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding | areas across Norway with a total landholding of 527.22 km2, whereas Kuniko | ||
| land tenure | royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park and | Limited holds 100% interest in 32 tenement areas with a total landholding of | ||
| status | environmental settings. | 262.87 km2(see Appendix 1 for a comprehensive list of current tenement | ||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any known | areas). | ||
| impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area. | • | All tenement areas have been granted and approved by the Norwegian | ||
| Directorate of Mining (DIRMIN) for a period of 7 years. | ||||
| • | No other material issues or JV considerations are applicable or relevant. | |||
| Exploration | • | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. | • | Limited historic investigations by the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) and |
| done by other | commercial exploration companies have been conducted on Kuniko’s | |||
| parties | tenements. | |||
| • | Skuterud: The cobalt ores at Skuterud were discovered in 1772, and mine | |||
| production commenced in 1776, to begin with in large open pits, and from | ||||
| 1827 until the closure in 1898, in underground stopes. In the 1890s, ore | ||||
| reserves decreased rapidly, leading to the final shutdown of mining operation | ||||
| in 1898. The area remained idle until 2016 when Australian-based explorer | ||||
| Berkut Minerals Ltd. commenced exploration in the area north of the Skuterud | ||||
| historic mine site. Soil sampling covered the area between the Middagshvile | ||||
| and Dovikkollen historic open pits and mineral occurrences and led to the | ||||
| delineation of follow-up drilling targets. One DD drillhole was completed at | ||||
| Dovikkollen and six DD drillholes at Middagshvile. The drilling campaign | ||||
| confirmed the presence of Co-Cu mineralization; however the exploration | ||||
| project was abandoned in 2018 and not pursued by Berkut any further. | ||||
| • | Vangrøfta: Mining took place within this area periodically between 1707 and | |||
| 1908, at the Fredrik IV mine, and smaller scale test mining also occurred at the | ||||
| Flatskarvåsen and Vangrøfta workings. During the 1960s Røros Kobberverk | ||||
| carried out exploration within the Vangrøfta license, and NGU conducted an | ||||
| EM ground survey in 1966 (Sakshaug, 1967). A/S Sydvaranger conducted | ||||
| exploration within thegreenstone belt in mapsheet Dalsbygda in the 1970s, |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| initiated by airborne geophysics (Håbrekke, 1975) and stream sediment | ||||
| sampling in 1974 (Krog, 1975). Follow-up exploration in 1975 included | ||||
| mapping, ground geophysics and soil sampling (Gvein, 1976), concluding that | ||||
| graphite schist and sulphide (mainly pyrite) disseminated quartz keratophyre | ||||
| and greenschist cause the known anomalies. Subsequently, Folldal Verk in | ||||
| joint venture with AMOCO explored the area between 1981-1984. Work | ||||
| included airborne geophysics (Dighem, 1982a and b), geological grid | ||||
| mapping, ground geophysics (VLF, CEM, IP and Mag), soil sampling and | ||||
| diamond drilling. Three drillholes were completed at their Nordervollen grid | ||||
| and one SW of Stordjupsjøen, just SW of the Kuniko license area. The | ||||
| conclusion was the same as the previous campaigns and the area was | ||||
| abandoned. | ||||
| • | Undal and Nyberget: No modern exploration has been carried out in the | |||
| Undal and Nyberget areas. Undal has been known to contain mineralisation | ||||
| since the 17thcentury with limited periods of mining operations until 1971. | ||||
| Geological mapping, geophysical surveys, geochemical sampling and core | ||||
| drilling were carried out by various parties, such as Killingdal Gruber A/S from | ||||
| 1950-1970, Undal Verk A/S in the 1960s, and NGU in 1997. Most known | ||||
| mineral occurrences in the Nyberget area were sampled by the NGU in 1997, | ||||
| with no significant exploration carried out before or after. | ||||
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| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | • | Skuterud: The cobalt occurrences in the Skuterud and Modum areas are |
| related to sulphide-rich schist zones, so-called fahlbands. The most extensive | ||||
| sulphide-rich zone has a length of 12 km along strike, and is up to 100–200 m | ||||
| wide. The rock type hosting the sulphides can be characterized as a quartz- | ||||
| plagioclase-tourmaline-phlogopite-sulphide gneiss or schist. Graphite is | ||||
| locally common and its content may attain more than 5% of the rock. The | ||||
| cobalt mineralisation is, to a large degree, characterised by impregnation of | ||||
| cobaltite (CoAsS), glaucodote ((Co, Fe) AsS), safflorite ((Co, Fe) As2) and | ||||
| skutterudite (CoAs3), which partly occur as enriched in quartz-rich zones and | ||||
| lenses. The cobalt-rich lenses are structurally controlled, following axes of | ||||
| folds and lineations in the area. | ||||
| • | Vangrøfta: The Vangrøfta tenement is located in the Folldal-Meråker Cu-Zn |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| metallogenic area of south-central Norway. The tenement contains an | ||||
| uncertain number of either (1) volcanic-associated (VMS) massive sulphide | ||||
| and (2) epigenetic, hydrothermal, narrow-vein style copper-gold-cobalt | ||||
| deposits hosted in sheared (meta) gabbroic rocks. Massive sulphide lenses (1) | ||||
| and narrow veins (2) contain pyrite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite mineralisation. | ||||
| • | Undal/ Nyberget: The Undal and Nyberget Tenements are located within the | |||
| Kvikne-Singsås Cu-Zn-Ni metallogenic area, whereas the Undal deposit is | ||||
| related to volcanic-associated (VMS) massive sulphide mineralisation, located | ||||
| in a graphitic phyllite with minor greenstone occurrences, belonging to the | ||||
| Undal Formation. This unit was interpreted as a tectonic mélange (Horne, | ||||
| 1979), situated between the Gula Group and the Støren Group in the | ||||
| Trondheim Nappe Complex. The deposit is about 600 m long and takes the | ||||
| form of a thin ruler, approx. 70 m wide and 3–5 m thick. It is a pyritic ore body | ||||
| with subordinate chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Analysis of ore production | ||||
| yielded 1.15 % Cu, 1.86 % Zn, 43.2 % Fe and 41.1 % S (Foslie, 1926). About | ||||
| 279,000 t ore was produced from the deposit between 1952 and 1971. | ||||
| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information material to the understanding of the exploration | • | No drilling was conducted by Kuniko on the properties. |
| Information | results including a tabulation of the following information for all Material drill | |||
| holes: | ||||
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar |
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o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres) of the |
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| drill hole collar | ||||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • | If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that the information | |||
| is not Material and this exclusion does not detract from the understanding of | ||||
| the report, the Competent Person should clearly explain why this is the case. | ||||
| Data | • | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, maximum | • | No drilling was conducted by Kuniko on the properties. |
| aggregation | and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off | |||
| methods | 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, theprocedure usedfor such aggregation |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| should be stated and some typical examples of such aggregations should be | ||||
| shown in detail. | ||||
| • | The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values should be | |||
| clearly stated. | ||||
| Relationship | • | These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of Exploration | • | No drilling was conducted by Kuniko on the properties. |
| between | Results. | |||
| mineralisation | • | If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is | ||
| widths and | known, its nature should be reported. | |||
| intercept | • | If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there should be | ||
| lengths | a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true width not known’). | |||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of intercepts | • | No drilling was conducted by Kuniko on the properties, and therefore no |
| should be included for any significant discovery being reported These should | maps and sections are reported. | |||
| include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole collar locations and | • | Maps of the geophysics programme are included in the report. | ||
| appropriate sectional views. | ||||
| Balanced | • | Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, | • | No samples assays are reported in this release. |
| reporting | representative reporting of both low and high grades and/or widths should be | |||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results. | ||||
| Other | • | Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported | • | Relevant geophysical exploration data is shown in report figures, in the text |
| substantive | including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey | and in cited reference documents. | ||
| exploration | results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and method of | |||
| data | treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical | |||
| and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating substances. | ||||
| Further work | • | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions or | • | Future plans for exploration on the properties include additional soil sampling, |
| depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | channel rock chip composite sampling, and DD drilling. A project review and | |||
| • | Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the | exploration targeting study will be completed in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 in order | ||
| main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this | to define an exploration plan for the 2022 summer season. | |||
| information is not commercially sensitive. |
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