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LEFROY EXPLORATION LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Nov 2, 2021

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ASX RELEASE-3 November 2021

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Burns Update

Drill Results Continue to Support larger Cu-Au-Ag system

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  • Final assay results have been received from the remaining five holes of the July 9 hole RC drill program at Burns, and from a single hole of the recent 17 RC hole Burns corridor drill program. Results continue to support a growing Cu-Au-Ag Intrusion related mineral system.

  • The single hole result is from LEFR297 that tested the edge of Lovejoy magnetic target located beneath Lake Randall. This intersected strongly altered diorite porphyry similar to that observed at Burns 2000m to the southeast. Assay results were:

  • 10m @ 0.21g/t Au & 0.60% Cu & 2.5g/t Ag from 218m Including 2m @ 0.41g/t Au & 1.56% Cu & 5.5g/t Ag from 225m

  • 8m @ 0.22g/t Au & 0.51% Cu & 1.75g/t Ag from 250m to EOH and Including 2m @ 0.67g/t Au & 1.53% Cu & 5.0g/t Ag from 256m to EOH

  • Hole LEFR297 ended in Cu-Au-Ag mineralisation on the interpreted margin of the Lovejoy anomaly and had to be abandoned at 258m due to excessive water inflows. A specialised lake drilling rig has been secured to evaluate this priority target and will commence shortly.

  • Results for the additional 16 RC holes, which evaluated other recognised multiple magnetic anomalies along the 3000m Burns corridor, are pending. These proof-of-concept holes intersected altered diorite and basalt similar to that seen at Burns at each of the locations tested and demonstrate the larger footprint of the Intrusion related system.

  • Results from the final five holes of the July RC drill hole program drilled at Burns support and extend the mineralisation in both the Eastern Porphyry and the Western Basalt. Better results include:

  • 11m @ 1.45g/t Au & 0.10% Cu & 0.59g/t Ag from 108m in LEFR290 (Eastern Porphyry) Including 2m @ 5.04g/t Au & 0.13% Cu & 1.0g/t Ag from 114m

  • 40m @ 0.07g/t Au & 0.14% Cu from 42m in LEFR295 (Western Basalt)

  • 2m @ 3.96g/t Au from 284m in LEFR291

  • Preparation for the Stage 2 offshore drilling program to assess the footprint of the greater Burns system extending beneath Lake Randall is well advanced and is due to commence shortly.

Lefroy Exploration Managing Director, Wade Johnson commented “We are pleased with the results from the recent RC drill programs that provide further evidence to the growing footprint of the Burns system. The single results from altered diorite from the edge of Lovejoy are exciting and we are very keen to get the lake drilling underway to further expand the system and make that breakthrough that leads to a large Cu-Au-Ag discovery”

E: [email protected] T: +61 8 9321 0984 ARBN: 052 123 930

Australian Registered Office Level 2, 11 Ventnor Avenue West Perth, 6005

ASX Code: LEX Shares on Issue: 120M Market Capitalisation: $46.8m

www.lefroyex.com

ASX Announcement 3 November 2021

Lefroy Exploration Limited (ASX: LEX) (“Lefroy” or “the Company”) is pleased to report results from two RC drill programs evaluating the Burns copper (Cu) gold (Au) prospect. Burns is within the Eastern Lefroy tenement package, which is part of the wholly owned greater Lefroy Gold Project (LGP) located 50km southeast of Kalgoorlie (Figure 1).

The Burns copper gold prospect is situated on the eastern margin of a large interpreted felsic intrusion, termed the Burns Intrusion. The intrusion does not outcrop but features a distinctive annular aeromagnetic and gravity geophysical signature (Figure 2). The Company has not yet established the association between the larger Burns intrusion and the diorite porphyry intrusions intersected at Burns but consider there is a genetic relationship between them.

Broad high-grade gold mineralisation is hosted within a newly discovered hematite-pyritechalcopyrite-magnetite altered diorite porphyry (refer LEX ASX release 23 February 2021) that intrudes high Mg basalt at Burns. This porphyry, termed the Eastern Porphyry, is open to the north and south. The eastern extent of the Eastern Porphyry is now defined, on multiple drill sections, by foliated basalt (footwall basalt). The copper and gold mineralisation hosted by both the diorite porphyry, basalt and massive magnetite veins is considered by the Company to be a new and unique style of Au-Cu-Ag mineralisation in the area, a land position dominated by Lefroy (Figure 1). The existence of additional mineralisation further east and north under Lake Randall is not discounted by the current drilling campaign and will be the subject of more exploration and drilling that is about to commence.

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Figure 1 Lefroy Gold Project, highlighting Eastern and Western Lefroy, the location of the Burns prospect and proximity to Lucky Strike. Refer to Figure 3 for Burns drill hole plan.

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RC Drill programs-background

Two RC drilling campaigns were completed at Burns during the July to October 2021 period. The July program evaluated extensions immediately peripheral to the established Burns prospect while in October a 17 hole step out program was completed evaluating multiple magnetic anomalies along a 3000m corridor north of Burns (refer Figure 2).

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Figure 2 Combined satellite image with transparent TMI RTP aeromagnetic image highlighting the discrete magnetic anomalies along strike of Burns and the extent of the +200ppm copper anomaly. The inset area refers to the area of RC and diamond drilling at the Burns Au-Cu-Ag prospect (Figure 3). (Warm colours represent rocks beneath the surface with higher magnetite content). Coloured and black dots represent historical AC drill holes. The October RC drill holes are highlighted. Refer to Figure 3, the inset, for the July RC hole locations.

The nine-hole RC drill program (LEFR287-296) was commenced and completed in July 2021 (refer LEX ASX release 20 July 2021) to evaluate both strike extensions to the Eastern Porphyry and strike and down dip extensions to the Cu-Au mineralisation in the western basalt (refer Figure 3). A total of 2328m of drilling was completed testing 4 targets, including a single hole (LEFR296) testing the Smithers aeromagnetic anomaly.

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The drilling targeted strike extensions to the Eastern Porphyry (LEFR290) and strike and down dip extensions to the Cu-Au mineralisation in the western basalt.

Four holes (LEFR290, 291, 292, 293) evaluated the northern extension of the Burns system (Figure 3). Hole LEFR290, a 40m step out to the north, intersected a 101m downhole interval of altered porphyry including a 10m interval containing intense magnetite-pyrite alteration. The porphyry is open to the north. Hole LEFR 292, an 80m step out from LEFR285 intersected a 30m down hole interval of massive magnetite containing up to 20% pyrite alteration in basalt.

A fence of three 80m spaced holes (LEFR287, 288, 289) were drilled on the 160S section line to evaluate the southern strike extension of the Au-Cu mineralisation in the LEFR273 (Figure 3) and the broad downhole intervals of dominantly copper mineralisation in the western basalt intersected in holes LEFR271, and LEFR272 located 80m to the north.

A single RC hole was also drilled at Smithers to evaluate this aeromagnetic anomaly approximately 250m to the north of Burns. The hole (LEFR294) was successful in penetrating the 90m downhole interval of palaeochannel cover to intersect diorite porphyry, which is similar to the porphyry at Burns and contains two narrow (3-5m) intervals of pyritic magnetite veining. The hole had to be abandoned at 156m down hole. This hole demonstrates that the Burns system extends to Smithers, a distance of at least 500m. This issue was further evaluated in the October RC drilling campaign.

Results for four of the 9 RC holes were reported in the September quarter (LEX ASX release 24 September 2021). Three of the four holes were from the 160S section (Figure 3). The westernmost hole (LEFR289) intersected an impressive 244m downhole interval of copper mineralisation from 20m, hosted by high Mg basalt. This was followed by a further 24m interval of copper mineralised basalt to the end of hole (EOH) at 330m, a combined downhole total of 268m of mineralisation.

The mineralisation is open along strike to the south and at depth. The copper mineralisation in LEFR289 is associated with more extensive and elevated magnetite alteration in the high Mg basalt. This Cu dominant zone at Burns is known as the Western Basalt and the mineralisation is open.

The final results from the remaining 5 RC holes of that program have been received and validated (Table 3). These results further support the growing scale of the mineralised system to the north and west. Significant results from those holes include:

  • 11m @ 1.45g/t Au & 0.10% Cu & 0.59g/t Ag from 108m in LEFR290 (Eastern Porphyry) Including 2m @ 5.04g/t Au & 0.13% Cu & 1.0g/t Ag from 114m

  • 40m @ 0.07g/t Au & 0.14% Cu from 42m in LEFR295 (Western Basalt)

  • 11m @ 0.27g/t Au & 0.29% Cu from 84m in LEFR294 (Smithers)

  • 2m @ 3.96g/t Au from 284m in LEFR291

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ASX Announcement 3 November 2021

The mineralisation hosted by the Eastern Porphyry in hole LEFR290 on the northern most section (160N) at Burns (Figure 3) is open, with the next RC holes located approximately 400m to the north at Smithers where results from a single hole (LEFR294) from this program intersected encouraging Au, Cu, Ag and molybdenite mineralisation, which is a similar geochemical signature to that observed at the Burns anomaly (Figure 3). This provides evidence that the Burns anomaly, the site of the discovery hole LEFR260, is a component of a much larger intrusive related system highlighted by the results from the August aeromagnetic survey (Figure 2)

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Figure 3 Drill hole plan at the Burns prospect highlighting the Jan-August 2021 drill program (LEFR259 to LEFR295) relative to LEFR260 and the interpreted extent of the Eastern Porphyry. Holes with recent results are highlighted in red font.

A detailed aeromagnetic survey completed over the broader Burns area in August 2021 that defined multiple Burns look alike magnetic anomalies over a 3000m trend (Figure 2), known as the Burns Corridor triggered the Company to commence a staged drilling program to assess the limits of the Burns mineral system. Stage 1 of the program involved drilling land-based targets using an RC rig, with stage 2 requiring a specialised lake aircore rig to evaluate targets (e.g., Lovejoy) in Lake Randall.

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ASX Announcement 3 November 2021

An image from the new aeromagnetic survey (Figure 2) provided greater clarity and detail than the old (pre 2000 era) data. This highlights the annular magnetic anomaly surrounding the interpreted Burns Intrusion and a string of six magnetic anomalies to the east that define a distinct, Burns-like magnetic corridor (Figure 2). These anomalies form a 3000m trend, that includes Burns and extends out beneath Lake Randall. The Company interprets that the anomalies represent magnetite alteration zones within and surrounding porphyry dioritic intrusions that are additional to, and similar in style to, Burns

The largest and northernmost magnetic anomaly, designated Lovejoy, lies beneath Lake Randall (Figures 2). Lovejoy has a coincident, positive gravity anomaly (refer Figure 4 LEX ASX release 28 July 2021) is of a similar character to Burns.

In October the stage 1 “onshore” RC drilling program was completed. A total of 17 angled holes (Table 2) for 3336m evaluated 6 magnetic anomalies, including six holes at Burns (Figure 2). Hole depths ranged from 120m to 258m, with an average depth of 200m. This program included one vertical hole (LEFR307) drilled into the main Burns Intrusion. The nine RC holes evaluating the Smithers, Flanders, Skinner and Lovejoy magnetic anomalies up to 2000m north of Burns all intersected altered diorite and basalt similar to that observed at Burns. The strongest alteration in dioritic porphyry was intersected in holes at Lovejoy and Skinnner. Holes LEFR296 and 297 are on the western margin of Lovejoy. The strong magnetic anomaly beneath Lake Randall is yet to be tested.

Samples were dispatched in 17 laboratory jobs (one for each drill hole) to Perth for analysis with results expected in December. Two drill holes were prioritised for analysis and results for hole LEFR297 at Lovejoy have been received and validated (Table 4).

Hole LEFR297 (Figure 5) intersected significant intervals of hematite silica altered porphyry and associated Cu-Au-Ag mineralisation (Table 4). A fault zone with angular diorite clasts in an intense hematite altered silica matrix including strong fine disseminated magnetite and sulphides was intersected from 228m to 250m (Figure 4). A similar fault zone was observed in two RC holes to south at Skinner. Significant results from hole LEFR297 include:

  • 10m @ 0.21g/t Au & 0.60% Cu & 2.5g/t Ag from 218m

Including 2m @ 0.41g/t Au & 1.56% Cu & 5.5g/t Ag from 225m

  • 8m @ 0.22g/t Au & 0.51% Cu & 1.75g/t Ag from 250m to EOH

Including 2m @ 0.67g/t Au & 1.53% Cu & 5.0g/t Ag from 256m to EOH

The hole, located on the edge of lake Randall (Figure 4) was abandoned at 258m due to high flows of ground water. The last 2m of the hole ended in strong copper mineralisation hosted by altered diorite porphyry and basalt with associated gold and silver credits (Figure 4).

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3 November 2021

ASX Announcement

This stage 1 drilling program is in an important development for the greater Burns area. It has demonstrated that the altered and mineralised dioritic host rocks (porphyry) are far more extensive than initially interpreted and that the Burns Anomaly (Figure 3) is a component of a larger Burns Intrusive Complex (BIC) located over a 3000m corridor.

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Figure 4 Lovejoy schematic drill section and plan view snapshot. RC holes are projected onto the section containing the historical aircore holes prefixed OBU.

Importantly interpretation of the whole rock geochemistry from this single hole at Lovejoy has a similar character to that observed at the Burns anomaly. Results for the remaining 16 RC holes of this program are expected in December 2021. The delay in results is due the assay turnaround at the assay laboratory.

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Ongoing Burns Program

The key objective to progress evaluation of the Burns system in the December Quarter is the completion of the AC drilling in Lake Randall to evaluate multiple targets near to Burns. This stage 2 program as noted above will commence shortly. The program will evaluate multiple targets beneath Lake Randall and filling the geological knowledge gap immediately to the east of the Burns anomaly (baseline section).

The priority target is the Lovejoy magnetic anomaly, but also Kenny’s Dream. The results from hole LEFR297 that just intersects the edge of the Lovejoy anomaly provides confidence that additional altered and mineralised diorite can be discovered beneath Lake Randall.

The combined results from this AC and the recent RC drill program will provide the broad geochemical and geological baseline framework over the 3000m trend to then focus more detailed drill evaluation.

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Figure 5 Lovejoy drill hole LEFR297 on the edge of and looking northeast over lake Randall

This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board

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Wade Johnson Managing Director

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Table 1

Burns drill hole collar details- July 2021 RC Drill Program

Hole ID **Collar E(MGA) ** Collar N(MGA) **Collar RL ** **Depth(m) ** Azimuth Dip Target
LEFR287
LEFR288
LEFR289
LEFR290
LEFR291
LEFR292
LEFR293
LEFR294
LEFR295
407396.4 6549599.1 290.1 264 90 -60 Burns
407318.0 6549598.1 289.8 276 90 -60 Burns
407238.7 6549599.5 288.9 330 90 -60 Burns
407278.5 6549916.6 291.2 270 90 -60 Burns
407197.5 6549919.1 290.7 300 90 -60 Burns
407217.8 6549879.5 290.9 258 90 -60 Burns
407140.3 6549879.6 291.0 222 90 -60 Burns
406993.8 6550084.7 290.9 156 90 -60 Smithers
407144.3 6549847.9 290.7 252 90 -60 Burns

Table 2

Burns Corridor drill hole collar details- October 2021 RC Drill Program

Hole ID Collar E(MGA) Collar N(MGA) Collar RL Depth(m) Azimuth Dip Target
LEFR296 406139.2 6550829.5 291.5 258 90 -60 Lovejoy
LEFR297 406215.0 6550795 284 258 90 -60 Lovejoy
LEFR298 406474 6550690 286 162 90 -60 Skinner
LEFR299 406535 6550652 290 198 90 -60 Skinner
LEFR300 406680 6550499 290 210 90 -60 Flanders
LEFR301 406873 6550336 295 186 90 -60 Flanders
LEFR302 407207 6549524 290 246 90 -60 Burns
LEFR303 407079 6549600 291 222 90 -60 Burns
LEFR304 407162 6549679 290 186 90 -60 Burns
LEFR305 407221 6549645 290 252 90 -60 Burns
LEFR306 406479 6549054 294 138 90 -60 Burns Intrusion
LEFR307 405836 6549059 285 120 90 -60 Burns Intrusion
LEFR308 406646 6550536 293 216 90 -60 Flanders
LEFR309 407020 6550180 293 162 90 -60 Smithers
LEFR310 407284 6549649 293 192 90 -60 Burns
LEFR311 407082 6550060 289 156 90 -60 Smithers
LEFR312 407208 6549687 291 216 90 -60 Burns

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Table 3

Significant Assay Results from 5 of July 2021 9 RC Hole program

Hole Id From (m) To (m) Interval
(m)*
Au (g/t) Cu (%) Ag (g/t) Mo
(ppm)
Geology
LEFR290 44 50 6.00 0.03 0.19 0.60 0.50 Oxide - Basalt
LEFR290 53 55 2.00 0.03 0.15 0.00 1.00 Oxide - Basalt
LEFR290 89 91 2.00 0.30 0.16 2.75 18.00 Porphyrywith magnetite
LEFR290 108 119 11.00 1.45 0.10 0.59 22.00 Porphyrywith massive magnetite
Incl 109 110 1.00 1.36 0.32 2.00 56.00 Porphyrywith massive magnetite
Incl 114 116 2.00 5.04 0.13 1.00 18.00 Porphyrywith massive magnetite
LEFR290 177 180 3.00 1.14 0.01 0.00 6.00 Porphyrywith magnetite
LEFR290 190 191 1.00 3.42 0.00 0.00 3.00 Hematite alteredporphyry
LEFR290 205 213 8.00 0.26 0.00 0.00 2.00 Porphyry
LEFR291 277 279 2.00 0.56 0.01 0.00 17.00 Foliated basalt withquartz carbonate veining
LEFR291 284 286 2.00 3.96 0.00 0.00 24.00 Foliated basalt withquartz carbonate veining
Incl 284 285 1.00 7.58 0.00 0.00 39.00 Foliated basalt withquartz carbonate veining
LEFR293 50 60 10.00 0.02 0.44 0.50 3.00 Oxide - Porphyry
LEFR293 150 152 2.00 0.54 0.14 0.50 3.00 Basalt
LEFR293 220 222 2.00 0.29 0.29 1.00 10.00 Basalt
LEFR294 84 95 11.00 0.27 0.29 0.23 1.70 Paleochannel
LEFR294 99 105 6.00 0.26 0.08 0.00 1.00 Basalt & Porphyry
LEFR294 111 118 7.00 0.45 0.09 0.07 2.00 Basalt
Incl 112 113 1.00 1.00 0.14 0.00 2.00 Basalt
LEFR294 124 129 5.00 0.42 0.22 0.80 13.00 Basalt with magnetite alteration
LEFR295 42 82 40.00 0.07 0.14 0.10 3.00 Basalt & Porphyry
LEFR295 191 204 13.00 0.06 0.11 0.23 4.00 Porphyry
LEFR295 215 218 3.00 0.07 0.15 0.67 3.00 Porphyry

NB- Assay results for LEFR287, 288, 289 and 293 previously reported

Table 4

Lovejoy-LEFR297 Assay Results- October 2021 RC Hole program

Hole Id From (m) To (m) Interval
(m)*
Au (g/t) Cu (%) Ag (g/t) Mo
(ppm)
Geology
LEFR297 84 92 8.00 0.06 0.24 0.75 4 Basalt
LEFR297 120 126 6.00 0.01 0.20 0.42 6 Basalt
LEFR297 133 145 12.00 0.04 0.14 0.29 8 Porphyry
LEFR297 172 174 2.00 0.34 0.65 1.25 5 Basalt
LEFR297 218 228 10.00 0.21 0.60 2.50 27 Basalt & Porphyry
Incl 225 227 2.00 0.41 1.56 5.50 87 Basalt & Porphyry
LEFR297 231 237 6.00 0.12 0.25 0.50 17 Fault zone
LEFR297 250 258 8.00 0.22 0.51 1.75 5 Fault zone
Incl 256 258 2.00 0.67 1.53 5.00 2 Basalt

Calculated with 0.25 g/t Au cut off and 2m internal dilution

NB Au-gold, Cu-copper, Ag-silver, Mo-molybdenum

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About Lefroy Exploration Limited and the Lefroy Gold Project

Lefroy Exploration Limited is a WA based and focused explorer taking a disciplined methodical and conceptual approach in the search for high value gold deposits in the Yilgarn Block of Western Australia. Key projects include the Lefroy Gold Project to the southeast of Kalgoorlie and the Lake Johnston Project 120km to the west of Norseman.

The 100% owned Lefroy Gold Project contains mainly granted tenure and covers 637.6km[2] in the heart of the world class gold production area between Kalgoorlie and Norseman. The Project is near Gold Fields’ St Ives gold camp, which contains the Invincible gold mine located in Lake Lefroy and is also immediately south of Silver Lake Resources’ (ASX:SLR) Daisy Milano gold mining operation. The Project is divided into the Western Lefroy package, subject to a Farm-In Agreement with Gold Fields and the Eastern Lefroy package (100% Lefroy owned). The FarmIn Agreement with Gold Fields over the Western Lefroy tenement package commenced on 7 June 2018. Gold Fields can earn up to a 70% interest in the package by spending up to a total of $25million on exploration activities within 6 years of the commencement date .

Location of the Lefroy Gold Project relative to Kalgoorlie. The Western Lefroy tenement package subject to the Gold Fields Farm In and Joint Venture, and Gold Fields tenure are also highlighted

For Further Information please contact: Wade Johnson Managing Director Telephone: +61 8 93210984

Email: [email protected]

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3 November 2021

Notes Specific-ASX Announcements

The following announcements were lodged with the ASX and further details (including supporting JORC Reporting Tables) for each of the sections noted in this Announcement can be found in the following releases. Note that these announcements are not the only announcements released to the ASX but specific to exploration reporting by the Company of previous exploration at Burns at the Lefroy Gold Project. Exploration results by the previous explorer that refers to the Burns prospect are prepared and disclosed by the Company in accordance with the JORC 2004 code. The Company confirms that is it not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this market announcement.

  • Drilling Underway at Burns Au-Cu Prospect: 12 January 2021

  • Drilling Update-Native copper Intersected at Burns Prospect: 2 February 2021

  • Outstanding High-Grade Gold and Copper Mineralisation Intersected at Burns: 23 February 2020

  • New Basalt Hosted Gold-Copper Zone Supports Large Burns Mineral System: 9 March 2021

  • Exploration Update-Drilling Extends Porphyry at Burns: 26 March 2021

  • Diamond Drilling Underway at the Burns Cu-Au Prospect: 21 April 2021

  • Resampling of RC holes at Burns confirms and better defines recent Copper Gold intersections: 27 April 2021

  • Drill Results Extend Copper Gold Zones at Burns: 29 April 2021

  • Multiple Intervals of Altered Porphyry Intersected at Burns: 3 May 2021

  • Burns Success Continues-55m vertical depth extension and more strong mineralisation established: 13 May 2021

  • Burns Continues to Grow-deeper-wider and a new zone: 25 May 2021

  • Burns Drilling Update-first hole on 40N section confirms significant mineralisation extends to the north: 18 June 2021

  • Exploration Update-RC drilling commences at the Burns Cu Au prospect: 20 July 2021

  • Burns Update-Cu-Au mineralisation confirmed on 0N section, step out drilling extends system: 2 August 2021

  • June 2021 Quarterly Activities Report: 28 July 2021

  • Exploration Update-Advancing the Burns and Coogee South Prospects: 18 August 2021

  • Results from 40N section Further Enhance Burns Cu-Au System: 21 September 2021

  • Multiple Magnetic Anomalies Highlight 3000m Trend at Burns: 28 September 2021

  • Drill Testing of Multiple Magnetic Targets Underway at Burns: 5 October 2021

  • LEX Expands Nickel Portfolio Securing a Major Land Package: 26 October 2021

The information in this announcement that relates to exploration targets and exploration results is based on information compiled by Wade Johnson a competent person who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). Wade Johnson is employed by Lefroy Exploration Limited. Wade has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the JORC Code. Wade Johnson consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his work in the form and context in which it appears

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JORC CODE, 2012 Edition-Table 1 Report – Lefroy Project – Burns Cu-Au Prospect Jul-Oct 2021 RC drilling program 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.

The sampling noted in this release has been carried out
using Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at the Burns Copper
(Cu) – Gold (Au) prospect. The drill program comprises 52
RC holes of which 10 have a DD tail. 2 holes were drilled
with a diamond rig from surface. Holes varying in depth
from 150m to 585m with an average depth of 200m. All
holes were drilled at 600dip toward 0900(East) apart from
LEFR307 which was vertical.

Sampling and QAQC protocols as per industry best practice
with further details below.

RC bulk samples were collected from the cyclone at 1m
intervals in plastic buckets and arranged in rows of 30
samples. Four metre composite samples were collected
from 0m to the base of transported regolith using a scoop to
produce a 2-3kg sample. 1m split samples were collected
from the base of transported regolith to end of hole (EOH).
1m split samples were collected directly off the drill rig cone
splitter into calico bags attached to the cyclone. The sample
collected generally weighed 2-3kg. The samples were sent
to the Laboratory in Kalgoorlie then sent to Perth for
analysis. The samples were dried, pulverised, split to
produce a 40g charge for analysis by fire assay with Au
determination by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS).
Additional elements will be derived using a mixed acid
digest with ICP finish for Cu, Ag, As, Mo, Fe, Pb, S, Te, W and
Zn. Approximately 1 in 10 samples were analysed for 61
elements using a mixed acid digest and sodium peroxide
fusion with ICP finish.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger,
Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core
diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of
diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
type, whether core is oriented and if so, by
what method, etc).

The Reverse Circulation (RC) was completed by an RC rig
from Raglan Drilling (Kalgoorlie). Low air face sampling
hammer drilling proved satisfactory to penetrate the
regolith and reduce contamination risk.
Drill sample
recovery
• Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results assessed.
• Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative nature of
the samples.
• Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and whether
sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse
material.


The use of professional and competent core drilling
contractors minimised the issues with sample recoveries. An
honest and open line of communication between the drill
crew and the geologist allowed for a comprehensive
understanding of where core loss may have occurred.

Sample recovery visually inspected and recorded by the rig
geologist and sampler.

Some poor sample return in the overlying transported
material (0-10m) and where high water flows were
encountered in some holes intersecting deep paleochannel
sands duringRC drilling.
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.

Detailed logging of drill chips for regolith, lithology,
structure, veining, alteration, mineralisation and recoveries
recorded in each hole by qualified geologist.

Analysis of rock type, colour, structure, alteration,
mineralisation, veining and geotechnical data were all
routinely collected.

Geological logging is qualitative in nature and relies on the
geologist logging the hole to make assumptions of the core
character based on their experience and knowledge.

Magnetic susceptibility measurements were recorded and
are considered to be quantitative in nature.

Chip trays for each hole were photographed using a purpose
made camera stand and a quality digital SLR camera and
stored in the database.

All drill holes are logged in their entirety (100%).
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.
RC

A 4m composite sample was collected from 0m to the base
of transported regolith for each hole. Sample weight 2 - 3
kg. The composite samples were collected by using a scoop
to collect a representative “split” from each bulk sample
that made up a 4m composite interval, this was placed into
a pre-numbered calico bag.

The remainder of each hole was sampled at 1m intervals
directly off a rig-mounted cone splitter into separate pre-
numbered calico bags. Pre-numbered calico bags containing
the samples were despatched to the laboratory for assay.

The sample preparation of the RC samples follows industry
best practice, involving oven drying, pulverising, to produce
a homogenous sub sample for analysis.

Along with submitted samples, standards and blanks were
inserted on a regular basis of 1 in 20 for standards and 1 in
100 for blanks. Standards were certified reference material
prepared by Geostats Pty Ltd.
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)
andprecision have been established.


RC samples routinely analysed for gold using the 40gram
Fire Assay digest method with an AAS finish at Bureau
Veritas’s Perth Laboratory. Additional elements, will be
derived using a mixed acid digest with ICP finish for Cu, Ag,
As, Mo, Fe, Pb, S, Te, W and Zn.

Selected samples will be analysed for an additional 61
elements using a mixed acid digest and sodium peroxide
fusion with ICP finish.

Quality control process and internal laboratory checks
demonstrate acceptable levels of accuracy. At the
laboratory regular assay repeats, lab standards, checks and
blanks were analysed.
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.

Capture of field logging is electronic using Toughbook
hardware and Logchief software. Logged data is then
exported as an xml document to the Company’s external
database managers which is then loaded to the Company’s
DATASHED database and validation checks completed to
ensure data accuracy. Assay files are received electronically
from the laboratory and filed to the Company’s server and
provided to the external database manager.

There has been no adjustment to the assay data. The
primary gold (Au) plus additional elements field reported by
the laboratory is the priority value used for plotting,
interrogatingand reporting.
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.

Drill hole positions were surveyed using a handheld GPS
operated by the rig geologist/field assistant. The final RC
collar was later surveyed by a DGPS by a third-party
contractor.

Down holes surveys were completed by Raglan drill crew
using a multi-shot gyro which records a survey every <5m
down the hole.

Grid System – MGA94 Zone 51. Topographic elevation
captured byusingthe differential GPS.
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.

Hole spacing is variable from approximately 40m at Burns to
200m spaced intervals for step out drilling.

Mineralisation at the Burns prospect is primarily hosted by a
magnetite-biotite altered High Mg basalt which has been
intruded by later diorite porphyry intrusions. The contacts
of which are not uniform however the intrusion appears to
be sub-vertical. Mineralisation is predominantly Cu plus Au.
There is an association between Cu and Au mineralisation
but they can occur independently of one another. There is a
strong upgrade of Cu and Au in the supergene environment
approximately 50-100m down-hole and this is typically flat
in its orientation.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
Data spacing and
distribution
• Whether sample compositing has been
applied.

A primary system (hypogene) occurs in the fresh rock below
100m depth and at this stage the orientation and main
controls on mineralisation is not known. It is thought that
the mineralisation may dip toward the west-south-west and
plunge toward the south-east, hence the drill orientation
toward the east.

Drill data spacing is not yet sufficient for mineral resource
estimation.

No compositinghas been applied to assayresults.
Orientation of
data in relation to
geological
structure

• Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.
• If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.

The east-west orientated drill traverses are considered
effective to evaluate the roughly North-West to South-East
trending stratigraphy and sub-vertical mineralised
structures.

The drill orientation is an effective test of “true” width of
the host rock due to the fact the host rock unit is striking
roughly North-South and dipping 700to the West.

At this stage the primary controls on the hypogene copper-
gold (Cu-Au) system are not completely understood,
however analysis of previous drilling in conjunction with this
drilling have determined the drill hole orientation is
optimum to determine the true width of mineralisation and
improvegeological knowledge of the system.
Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample
security.

Samples were bagged in labelled and numbered calico bags,
collected and personally delivered to the Bureau Veritas
Laboratory (Kalgoorlie) by Company field personnel.
Samples were then on sent to the BV lab in Perth. Samples
were then sorted and checked for inconsistencies against
lodged Submission sheet by Bureau Veritas staff.

Bureau Veritas checked the samples received against the
Lefroy Exploration Limited (LEX) submission sheet to notify
of any missing or extra samples. Following analysis, the
sample, pulps and residues are retained by the laboratory in
a secure storageyard.
Audits or reviews • The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.

All sampling and analytical results of the drill program were
reviewed by the Senior Exploration Geologist and Managing
Director. Anomalous gold and copper intersections were
checked against library core photos and logging to correlate
with geology. QAQC reports are auto generated by the
database managers and reviewed by staff.

Section 2: REPORTING OF EXPLORATION RESULTS – LEFROY PROJECT- Burns Cu-Au Prospect Jul-Oct 2021 RC Drilling program

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 Lefroy Project is located approximately 50 km in south east
from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and consists of a contiguous
package of wholly owned tenements held under title by LEX or
its wholly owned subsidiary Monger Exploration Pty Ltd. The
work described in this report was completed on Exploration
lease E 15/1715.

E 15/1715 is held 100% by Monger Exploration Pty Ltd a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lefroy Exploration Limited

The tenements are current and in good standing with the
Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) of Western
Australia.
Exploration done by
other parties

• Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.

1968-1973 BHP: The earliest recognition of the magnetic
anomaly was by BHP. The area fell within TR 3697, which had
been taken up for nickel. The anomaly stood out on the BMR
aeromagnetic
contoured
plans
and
BHP
was
testing
aeromagnetic anomalies that could have an ultramafic source.
The anomaly was confirmed by ground magnetics but an
attempt to drill test with two percussion holes failed to identify
any bedrock and no further work was attempted.

1984 Coopers Resources/Enterprise Gold Mines: The ground
encompassing Burns was taken up as three Els, E15/19-21.

1985 BHP: BHP farmed into E15/21 having re-interpreted the
magnetic feature as a potential carbonatite. BHP’s E15/57
covered the western one third of the anomaly. Following
ground magnetic traverses, BHP drilled two diamond core
holes, LR 1 and 2. LR 1 falls within Goldfields E15/1638 and LR 2
falls within P15/6397. The results, which are covered in the next
section, did not indicate a carbonatite and so BHP withdrew
their interest in the area.

1985-1989 CRAE: Meanwhile CRAE was conducting exploration
for gold on adjacent tenements and had engaged Jack Hallberg
to carry out geological mapping. He mapped suites of
intermediate dykes (plagioclase-quartz-hornblende porphyry)
intruding basalt in outcrops to the north west of Burns.

1992: M. Della Costa took up E15/304 over aeromagnetic
anomalies including Burns. The EL was vended into Kanowna
Consolidated Gold Mines as part of the St Alvano project.

1996-2001 WMC: WMC joint-ventured into the St Alvano
project, which comprised a total of 12 ELs. They flew 50m line-
spaced aeromagnetics and engaged EHW to interpret. Burns
was not highlighted as such but the magnetic anomalies
forming portions of the annular ring were tested with air core,
leading to the discovery of the Neon prospect. Subsequent to
the EHW study a gravity survey was conducted which did
identify the Burns intrusive as a gravity low.

2001-2003 Goldfields: Goldfields took over exploration and
conducted further air core drilling at Neon. They identified S11
as a target to the south of Burns. The target was secondary gold
dispersion in weathered bedrock associated with magnetite
enrichment. A series of north-south air core traverses were
drilled on 640 X 160m. Results were regarded as disappointing
and the project was dropped.

2005-2008 Gladiator Resources: The area was taken up by
Sovereign following their assessment of previous work. They
identified Homer’s Inlet and the S11 area as priority targets. In
2007 a JV was established with Newmont/Sipa covering the
gold rights. In 2008 the southern and eastern sectors of
W15/774 was surrendered and taken up as E15/1030. The
northern sector including Burns was surrendered.

2008 Gold Attire: The ground surrendered by Sovereign over
Burns was taken up as E15/1097.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary

2008-2010 Newmont: Newmont joint ventured into the
Sovereign and Gold Attire ELs. It conducted an 800 X 400m
gravity survey to trace a north-south “Salt Creek-Lucky Bay”
corridor through the tenements. This was tested by four lines of
aircore on 640 X 160m spacing. Two aircore traverses on a 1200
X 320m spacing were also and conducted across the interpreted
intrusion and the surrounding magnetic halo. Infill drilling was
conducted following up on the 2.0m @ 5.0 g/t Au intercept in a
Goldfields hole, SAL 1089. The hole was re-entered and a
diamond core tail drilled. This hole falls just inside E15/1638
close to the boundary with P15/6397.

2010-2019 Octagonal Resources: Three phases of AC to define a
gold in regolith anomaly east of the main intrusive body. Two
phases of RC identified Ag-Cu-Au mineralisation on four
sections spaced approx. 40m apart. The drilling recognised Cu
mineralisation which due to the host rock association,
Octagonal believed there was potential for a much larger
intrusion related system so the emphasis was switched from
orogenic gold style exploration to predominately copper
focussed intrusion related hosted mineralisation. In 2013
surface geophysical techniques were applied looking for
conductors that might represent massive sulphides. Ground EM
failed to identify any bedrock conductors, but the magnetic
surveys did identify anomalies. In 2014, a diamond core hole,
OBUDD001, was drilled at -60 degrees to 090 east to 401.5m in
order to test the source of the magnetic anomalism, which
occurred within the area tested by the RC drilling. It intersected
a 3.6m wide zone of mafic-dominant breccia including 0.9m of
massive magnetite-chalcopyrite which returned 4.5 g/t Au, 2.6%
Cu from 256.4m, within a low-grade zone of 55.95m @ 0.5 g/t
Au and 0.2% Cu from 229.85m It was interpreted to be a west-
dipping structure and the feeder conduit for the mineralization.
A second zone of low-grade mineralization of 38.5m @ 0.5 g/t
Au and 0.2% Cu was intersected from 184.5m. An EIS grant in
2015 and a loan from a third-party company allowed for two
more DD holes to be completed, however by 2016 the Company
was acquired by the third-party loan company and subsequently
delisted from the ASX.
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.

The Lefroy Project is located in the southern part of the
Norseman Wiluna Greenstone Belt and straddles the triple
junction of three crustal units, the Parker, Boorara and Bulong
Domain. The Lefroy project tenements are mostly covered by
alluvial, colluvial and lacustrine material with very little outcrop.
Burns is proximal to the Lake margin and is subsequently under
>20-25m of lake sediment and surface sand dune cover. A
stripped profile below this cover means that there is no
significant dispersion or oxide component to the Burns
prospect. Mineralisation is hosted with a High Mg Basalt and in
an intermediate composition porphyry which intrudes the
basalt. Mineralisation is primarily gold associated with
magnetite alteration and copper occurring as native copper and
chalcopyrite in veins and veinlets throughout the basalt and
porphyry.
Drill hole
Information
• A summary of all information material to
the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material
drill holes:
• 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

Tables containing drill hole collar, survey and intersection data
for material drill holes (gold intersections >0.25gpt Au with a
max of 2m internal dilution) are included in the Tables 1-4 in the
body of the announcement.

Table 1 and 2 of drill hole collars completed by Lefroy is noted
in this announcement.

No Information has been excluded.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain
why this is the case.
Data aggregation
methods
• In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
• Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high-grade results and
longer lengths of low-grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation should
be stated and some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in detail.
• The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.

All grades have been length weighted and reported as down-
hole metres. High grades have not been cut. A lower cut off of
0.25gpt Au has been used to identify significant results
(intersections).

Where present, higher grade values are included in the
intercepts table and assay values equal to or > 1.0 g/t Au have
been stated on a separate line below the intercept assigned
with the text ‘includes’.

Reported results have been calculated using 1m and 4m
samples and is noted in the body of the report.

No metal equivalent values or formulas are used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths
• These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of Exploration
Results.
• If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.
• If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a clear
statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole
length, true width not known’).

All material results are based on down-hole metres.

Previous drill coverage and structural measurements from
oriented core has provided guidance for the presence of steeply
dipping geology comprising a package of rocks containing basalt
intruded by diorite porphyry. This data and modelling of prior
ground magnetic data provides support for orientation of the
drilling.

Results from this drill program do not represent ‘true widths’
however holes are designed to intercept the host sequence
perpendicular to its strike.
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.

Appropriate summary diagrams (plan) and cross sections are
included in the accompanying announcement.
**Balanced reporting ** • Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low and
high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.

Significant assay results are provided in Table 2 & 3 for the
recent LEX RC drill programs.

Drill holes with no significant results (<2m and <0.50g/t Au) are
not reported.

Reference to significant assay results from historical drilling are
noted in the bodyof the report.
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.

All relevant data has been included within this report.
Further work • The nature and scale of planned further
work (eg tests for lateral extensions or depth
extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).
• Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.


The appropriate next stage of exploration planning is currently
underway and noted in the body of the report.