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LEFROY EXPLORATION LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Mar 8, 2021

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ASX RELEASE-9 March 2021

New Basalt Hosted Gold-Copper Zone Supports C Large Burns Mineral System

  • Assay results have been received for the final 12 RC holes of a 22-hole combined RC/Diamond drilling program totalling 4026m undertaken at the Burns Au-Cu prospect earlier this year

  • Seven of the 12 RC holes, four of which are pre collars to diamond holes, are located on the western side of the Burns system that targeted gold-copper mineralisation within a basalt host rock over a 160m strike length

  • A traverse containing two RC holes that targeted the western margin of the Burns magnetic anomaly intersected a broad mineralised intercept in drill hole LEFR271 containing:

  • 62m at 0.47g/t Au and 0.45% Cu from 68m down-hole to end of hole and includes:

    • 30m at 0.57g/t Au, 0.63% Cu and 3.9g/t Ag from 100m
  • The intersection is hosted within fresh epidote-magnetite-pyrite altered basalt. A similar broad zone of magnetite altered basalt was intersected down dip in diamond core hole LEFR272, with results pending

  • This basalt hosted Au-Cu mineralisation is a component of the Burns mineral system and additional to the thick high-grade gold porphyry hosted intersection previously reported in hole LEFR260 located approximately 100m to the east

  • The varying alteration styles in contrasting host rocks, combined with previously reported native copper hosted in fresh basalt, and the broad magnetite alteration system provide support for a large primary intrusion related Au-Cu-Ag system at Burns

  • Assay results for the four diamond holes are pending

  • A diamond drilling program is scheduled to commence later this month to follow up and extend the high-grade gold copper mineralisation in LEFR260

Managing Director, Wade Johnson, commented “The intersection in LEFR271 and others within the basalt host rock to the west of the high-grade gold copper intercept in LEFR260 adds another alteration style and

mineral assemblage to the Burns gold copper system. This is an important development and adds a new dimension to this exciting new mineral system in the Eastern Goldfields where we are very keen to get back

drilling later this month”

ASX Code: LEX Shares on Issue: 120M Market Capitalisation: $71M

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

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

ASX Announcement 9 March 2021

Lefroy Exploration Limited (ASX: LEX) (“Lefroy” or “the Company”) is pleased to report the assay results from the final 12 RC holes of a combined reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling program that commenced in January 2020 at the Burns Prospect.

Burns is within the Eastern Lefroy tenement package, which is part of the wholly owned greater Lefroy Gold Project (LGP) located 60km south east of Kalgoorlie (Figure 1).

The Non-JV Eastern Lefroy tenement package covers 249km[2] . It now spans 40 strike kilometres from the Hang Glider Hill prospect in the north west to Lake Randall in the south east as one contiguous wholly owned land package. The Lefroy Gold Project in its entirety covers 621km[2] .

The Burns Prospect lies within the Lake Randall Exploration Hub that is immediately south east of the Lucky Strike-Havelock-Erinmore banded iron formation (BIF) trends. The hub contains tenement E15/1715 that covers an area of approximately 20km[2 ] containing the Burns gold-copper prospect which was originally discovered by Octagonal Resources Limited (“Octagonal”) in 2011.

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Figure 1 Lefroy Gold Project tenement plan highlighting the Burns prospect and proximity to Lucky Strike. Refer to Figure 2 for the inset map.

The Burns gold (Au) copper (Cu) prospect is situated on the eastern margin of a large interpreted felsic intrusion, termed the Burns Intrusion. The intrusion does not outcrop and is represented by a distinctive annular aeromagnetic and gravity geophysical signature (Figure 2) (refer LEX ASX release 16 September 2020). The relationship between the larger Burns Intrusion and the Au-Cu mineralisation that is associated with porphyry intrusions at the Burns Prospect is unclear. The tenement (E15/1715) covering the greater Burns system was granted to LEX on 31 August 2020.

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Drill Program

An initial 22-hole combined RC and diamond drill program totalling 4026m, designed to evaluate the depth and strike extensions to the Burns Au-Cu system (LEX ASX release 12 January 2021), was completed on 12 February 2021. The program evaluated the previously defined Burns Prospect at depth on four, 40m spaced sections, with two 40m spaced step-out sections testing the northern strike extent. Two RC holes (LEFR259 & 260) evaluated the underexplored eastern side of the Burns anomaly. The results from these holes were reported on 23 February 2020.

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Figure 2. Inset plan highlighting tenement E15/1715, the Burns prospect, extent of the Burns Intrusion and the strike extension of the Lucky Strike BIF with compiled previous drill holes. Refer to Figures’ 3 and 4 for the Burns drill hole plan.

The holes from the program (Table 1) are either RC or RC pre-collared diamond holes that have evaluated a 240m strike section of the Burns magnetic anomaly (Figure 3). This includes four RC pre-collared diamond holes (LEFR266, 268, 272 and 273) that targeted the depth and strike extensions to previous drill hole OBUDD001 which intersected two broad zones of gold and copper mineralisation within a magnetite altered basalt host rock on the west side of the Burns anomaly (Figure 3).

Assay results for ten RC holes of the 22-hole program were reported on 23 February 2020. Most of those results were for 7 RC holes drilled on two new 40m spaced step out sections immediately to the north of the previously drilled area (Figures 3 & 4).

The results also included the only two holes (LEFR259 & 260) that evaluate the underexplored eastern side of the Burns magnetic anomaly (Figure 3).

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Figure 3. Inset plan highlighting drill hole plan at the Burns prospect over a magnetic image (TMI RTP) prepared from merged ground and aeromagnetic data. The warm colours highlight a strong magnetic response from the bedrock (refer to Figure 4 for detailed drill hole plan).

Assay results have been received (Table 2) for the final 12 RC holes. The majority of these results received were for 7 RC holes drilled on 40m spaced step out sections along the western margin of the Burns magnetic anomaly (Figure 3). These holes principally targeted the along strike extension of the broad gold copper hosted by basalt in previous diamond drill hole OBUDD001 (refer Figures 3 & 4). Three of these holes (LEFR268, 272 & 273) are RC pre collars for diamond holes which have been completed but with results pending. The results for the fourth RC pre collar, LEFR266 were previously reported (23 February 2020).

Results were also returned for the three shallow RC holes drilled at Smithers to the north of Burns (Figure 3), and also the two RC pre collars prepared for later diamond drilling at the Burns felsic intrusion located approximately 1km to the west of Burns.

Most of the reported assay results (Table 2) are from 4m composites samples, prepared by taking a portion from each 1m drill spoil sample to prepare a 4m interval. However, in drill hole LEFR271, 1m rotary split samples were submitted for a 30m down hole interval based upon visual indicators (alteration, magnetite, native copper, sulphides) recorded by the geologist at the time of drilling. (refer Table 2 for sample type).

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Figure 4. Inset plan highlighting drill hole plan at the Burns prospect and the location of LEFR271 relative to previous drill hole intercepts. Refer to Figure 5 for cross section BB’

An impressive broad gold (Au), copper (Cu) and silver (Ag) intersection has been recorded in hole LEFR271 containing:-

o 62m at 0.47g/t Au and 0.45% Cu from 68m down-hole to end of hole, including:

30m at 0.57g/t Au, 0.63% Cu and 3.9g/t Ag from 100m

The broad Au-Cu-Ag mineralised interval is based upon the results from 1m rotary split samples and is mineralised to the end of the pre collar. An attempt was made to utilise the RC hole as a pre-collar for a diamond tail but was abandoned due to ground conditions without any diamond drilling being completed. The minimum grade used in this interval is 0.25g/t Au and includes two 2m intervals of internal dilution. The broader 60m downhole interval is also based upon a lower cut-off grade of 0.25g/t Au.

The 30m interval contains elevated silver that ranges from 1g/t to 16g/t, the higher tenor values are not associated with the higher gold and or copper intervals.

The Au-Cu mineralisation is hosted within an epidote-magnetite-pyrite altered High Mg Basalt (basalt). There is no associated quartz veining and or deformation fabric noted in the drill chips within this interval. The hole ended in mineralised basalt.

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The epidote magnetite altered basalt was intersected in diamond drill core from 124m to 173m in hole LEFR272, drilled down dip of LEFR271 (Figure 5). Results from the diamond drill core are pending.

Recent RC and diamond drill holes along strike to the north and south of LEFR271 have also intersected a similar magnetite altered basalt that includes an intersection in LEFR267 of 16m @0.74g/t Au and 0.33% Cu from 100m (Table 2). The basalt alteration zone is open.

This style of mineralisation was also intersected in diamond hole OBUDD001 drilled by Octagonal in 2014. The hole is located approximately 60m to the north west of LEFR271 (Figure 4). That hole intersected strongly magnetic rocks between 191m and 284m. A 3.6m wide zone of very high magnetism from 253.7m to 257.3m depth correlates with a mafic dominant breccia zone that contains intermediate intrusive clasts and a zone of massive magnetite-chalcopyrite mineralisation that returned 0.9m @ 4.5g/t Au & 2.6% Cu from 256.4m.

Other zones of mineralisation intersected in the drill hole (also associated with magnetite alteration) include 38.5 metres @ 0.5 g/t Au and 0.2 % Cu from 184.5 metres depth and 55.95 metres @ 0.5 g/t Au and 0.2% Cu from 229.85 metres depth, including 10.35 metres @ 1.2 g/t Au and 0.6% Cu from 273.3 metres depth (refer WAMEX report item 110434).

The basalt is a separate host, but a component of the gold-copper-silver mineralisation at Burns and is approximately 100m to the west of the high-grade gold copper mineralisation intersected in the eastern porphyry in LEFR260. Both host rocks where mineralised are magnetite altered.

The Company interprets both styles of mineralisation (basalt and porphyry) are part of a large Burns mineral system and follow up drilling will target both styles.

Next Steps

The Company is awaiting receipt of the results for the 4 diamond drill holes, which are expected in late March. These holes evaluated the basalt zone.

Collection of individual 1m samples from anomalous 4m composite RC samples as reported has been completed with results expected also in late March.

Planning and scheduling for follow up diamond drilling to validate and extend (strike & depth) the mineralisation in LEFR260 is underway. Drilling is scheduled to commence in the week beginning 21 March 2020. Initial drilling will focus on a diamond twin hole to LEFR260, followed up with a diamond hole to evaluate the system approximately 50m vertical beneath LEFR260.

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Figure 5 Schematic geological cross section highlighting LEFR271. Note- not all historical OBURC holes were routinely analysed for Cu.

Burns Background

Background detail to the Burns prospect has been provided in previous ASX releases by the Company, the most recent being 23 February 2020.

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

Hole ID Collar E
(MGA)
Collar N
(MGA)
Collar RL Depth
(m)
Dip Azimuth Drill type Target
LEFR259 407361 6549770 291 154 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR260 407337 6549770 291 172 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR261 407303 6549809 291 154 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR262 407260 6549809 291 202 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR263 407311 6549844 291 166 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR264 407259 6549850 291 154 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR265 407221 6549849 291 202 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR266 407234 6549729 291 306.6 -60 90 RC/DD Burns
LEFR267 407265 6549770 291 244 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR268 407227 6549768 291 330.85 -60 90 RC/DD Burns
LEFR269 407220 6549805 291 250.3 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR270 407182 6549844 291 280.3 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR271 407257 6549688 291 130.3 -60 90 RC Precollar Burns
LEFR272 407241 6549686 291 303.7 -60 90 RC/DD Burns
LEFR273 407260 6549647 291 336.4 -60 90 RC/DD Burns
LEFR274 407358 6549624 291 154 -60 90 RC Burns
LEFR275 407323 6549628 291 112 -60 90 RC Precollar Burns
LEFR276 407072 6550093 291 112 -60 90 RC Precollar Smithers
LEFR277 407034 6550089 291 52 -60 90 RC Precollar Smithers
LEFR278 406992 6550087 291 52 -60 90 RC Precollar Smithers
LEFR279 406116 6549714 291 58 -60 130 RC Precollar Intrusion
LEFR280 405917 6549675 291 100 -80 90 RC Precollar Intrusion

Drill Type

RC-reverse circulation

DD-diamond drill tail

RC pre-collar-initial part of hole drilled with RC and then to be completed with a diamond tail

RC Pre-collar holes are yet to be completed with diamond drill tails

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Table 2: 2021 RC Drilling-Eastern Lefroy Gold Project-Burns Prospect

RC Drill results

RC drill hole intersections tabulated below are calculated with a 0.25g/t Au lower cut for the drill program. These represent the intersections from 4m composite sample results and include no internal dilution.

Results for hole LEFR271 are reported for both from 4m composite and 1m samples as noted in the body of the report.

Hole ID Collar E
(MGA)
Collar N
(MGA)
Depth
(m)
Depth
From (m)
Depth To
(m)
Downhole
Intersecti
on (m)

Au Value
(g/t)
Cu Value
(%)
Drill
Sample
Type
comment
LEFR267 407265 6549770 244 72 76 4 0.38 0.46 4m Comp Burns
Also 100 116 16 0.74 0.33 4m Comp
LEFR268 407227 6549768 330.85 24 32 8 0.36 0.07 4m Comp Burns Pre collar
Also 136 140 4 0.51 0.16 4m Comp
LEFR271 407257 6549688 130.3 24 52 28 <0.25 0.8 4m Comp Burns Pre collar-ABD
Also 68 130 62 0.47 0.45
Including 68 100 32 0.37 0.27 4m Comp
100 130 30 0.57 0.63 1m Splits
LEFR272 407241 6549686 303.7 24 52 28 0.18 0.38 4m Comp Burns Pre collar
Including 24 32 8 0.34 0.7 4m Comp
LEFR273 407260 6549647 336.4 124 132 8 0.31 0.6 4m Comp Burns Pre collar
LEFR274 407358 6549624 154 NSI 4m Comp Burns
LEFR275 407323 6549628 112 99 101 2 <0.25 1 4m Comp Burns Pre collar
LEFR276 407072 6550093 112 NSI 4m Comp Pre Collar- Smithers
LEFR277 407034 6550089 52 NSI 4m Comp Pre Collar- Smithers
LEFR278 406992 6550087 52 NSI 4m Comp Pre Collar- Smithers
LEFR279 406116 6549714 58 NSI 4m Comp Pre Collar-Intrusion
LEFR280 405917 6549675 100 NSI 4m Comp Pre Collar-Intrusion

4m Comp—4m composite sample prepared from four 1m sample intervals

1m Split—sample collected via rotary splitter attached the cyclone.

NSI-No significant intersection

ABD-Abandoned hole

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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 south east 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 621km[2] in the heart of the world class gold production area between Kalgoorlie and Norseman. The Project is in close proximity to 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 Farm-In 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 .

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Location of the Lefroy Gold Project relative to Kalgoorlie. The Western Lefroy tenement package subject to the Gold Fields 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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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.

  • Lefroy Exploration Limited-Prospectus: 8 September 2016

  • Managing Directors AGM Presentation: 5 December 2016

  • Lefroy Expands Tenement Holding & Secures Au-Cu Prospect: 10 December 2019

  • June 2020 Quarterly Activities Report: 31 July 2020

  • Multiple Gold Trends Confirmed from Eastern Lefroy: 1 September 2020

  • Tenement Granted over Burns Au-Cu Prospect: 16 September 2020

  • September 2020 Quarterly Activities Report: 29 October 2020

  • 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

Further information regarding the Burns Prospect has been sourced from the following documents

Independent Geologists Report within the Octagonal Resources Limited Scheme Booklet that was lodged with the ASX on 21 December 2015.

2km Long Copper Anomaly at the Burns Prospect, Western Australia Octagonal Resources Limited, ASX release dated 8 March 2013.

WAMEX report item 110434 Final Report -Government Co-Funded Drilling Grant DAG2015/00559291-Burns Prospect-Exploration Licence E15/1097

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

Definitions

WAMEX- Western Australian Mineral Exploration (Western Australian Government publicly available mineral exploration reporting and enquiry system)

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JORC CODE, 2012 Edition-Table 1 Report –Lefroy Project –Burns Cu-Au Prospect March 2021 RC DD 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) and Diamond drilling (DD) at
the Burns Copper (Cu) – Gold (Au) prospect. The drill
program comprise 22 RC holes of which 4 of these holes
would have a DD tail. Holes varying in depth from 150m to
330.85m with an average depth of 200m. All holes were
drilled at 600toward 0900(East).

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 20
samples. 1m split samples were collected from 0m 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. Four
metre composite samples were collected using a scoop to
produce a 2-3kg sample from 0m to end of hole collected
from the bulk samples except where the geologist log
significant sulphides and as such the 1m split sample direct
off the cyclone was sent to the laboratory for analysis
(LEFR260). Upon receival of the 4m composite results, 1m
split samples were then collected from anomalous gold
intervals (>0.1g/t Au) and/or >500ppm (0.05%) Cu. The 1m
samples were sent to the Laboratory in Kalgoorlie 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 derived using a mixed acid digest
with ICP finish for Cu, Ag, As, Mo, Fe, Pb, S, Te, W and Zn.
The 4m composite samples were sent to the Laboratory in
Kalgoorlie, then Perth for analysis. The samples were dried,
pulverised, split to produce a sample for Au analysis Aqua
Regia and determination by ICPMS. Additional elements,
will derived using a mixed acid digest with ICPMS finish for
Cu and Ag,

DD was conducted utilising NQ sized core as the RC pre-
collar drilled into fresh competent rock. This was left to
drillers’ discretion. Core was collected in core trays where it
was marked up and logged by the supervising geologist. It
was noted the there was excellent core recovery and only
minor zones of core loss which were recorded by the
geologist. Samples are awaiting cutting and sampling but
will be first cut in half using an Almonte core saw and
collected in calico bags with a minimum sample width of
0.2m and a maximum 1.2m to produce a 2-4kg sample
through the interpreted mineralised zone. Once at the lab
samples were dried, crushed and prepared to produce a 40g
charge for fire assay analysis for gold (Au) by Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry (AAS). Additional elements, will
derived using a mixed acid digest with ICP finish for Cu, Ag,
As,Mo,Fe,Pb,S,Te,W and Zn.
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) drilling was completed by a
KWL350RC rig from Challenge Drilling (Kalgoorlie). Low air
face sampling hammer drilling proved satisfactory to
penetrate the regolith and reduce contamination risk.

The diamond drilling (DD) was completed by Raglan Drilling
(Kalgoorlie). NQ sized core was primarily used as core was
generally competent. Accurate bottom of hole orientation
marks were captured usingan Ace tool.
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.


Diamond core was measured and compared to drilled
interval indicated by the drillers. From this, a percentage of
recovery can be calculated. Where core loss occurred, this
has been diligently noted by the drill crew and geologist.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
• 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.
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, regolith, lithology, structure, veining,
alteration, mineralisation and recoveries recorded in each
hole by qualified geologist.

Logging carried out by sieving individual 1m sample cuttings,
washing in water and the entire hole collected in plastic chip
trays for future reference for RC drilling.

Every hole was logged for the entire length.

Diamond core underwent detailed logging through the
entire hole with data being transferred to the Lefroy drilling
database after capture

Analysis of rock type, colour, structure, alteration, 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.

Recovery, RQD (rock quality designation) and magnetic
susceptibility measurements were recorded and are
considered to be quantitative in nature.

Core within the core trays for each hole was photographed
using a purpose made camera stand and a quality digital SLR
camera and stored in the database.

All drill holes were logged in their entirety (100%).
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.
DD

Half drill core has been sampled
RC

Sampling of 1m intervals directly off a rig-mounted cone
splitter into separate calico bags. Sample weight 2 - 3 kg. A
4m composite sample was collected, from 0m to EOH for
each hole. 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. Pre-numbered calico
bags containing the samples were despatched to the
laboratory for assay. Upon receival of results for 4m
composite samples, selected 1m resplit samples (collected
at cyclone) were collected in the field for submission by the
same fire assay and mixed acid technique.
• 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 where the pre-numbered calico
bag ended with the numbers 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100.
Standards were certified reference material prepared by
Geostats PtyLtd.
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.


1m RC Samples routinely analysed for gold using the
40gram Fire Assay digest method with an AAS finish at
Bureau Veritas’s Kalgoorlie Laboratory. Additional elements,
will derived using a mixed acid digest with ICP finish for Cu,
Ag, As, Mo, Fe, Pb, S, Te, W and Zn.

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.

The pulps from the 1m samples in hole LEFR260 were re-
assayed by fire assay as a second measure of quality control.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
• The verification of significant intersections
by either independent or alternative
company personnel.
• The use of twinned holes.
• Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
• Discuss any adjustment to assay data.

The geology of the significant intersection in hole LEFR260
and LEFR271 was viewed in the field by the managing
director and also in chip tray.

No holes were planned to twin prior drill holes, however
new holes are proximal (<40m) to historic drill holes which
contained high grade Cu-Au to confirm and validate historic
work.

Capture of field logging is electronic using Toughbook
hardware and Logchief software. Logged data is then
exported as an excel spreadsheet 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,
interrogating and 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 GPS operated by
the rig geologist/field assistant. In the future post drilling,
drill hole collars will be surveyed using a DGPS by a third-
party contractor. Down holes surveys were completed by
Raglan and Challenge 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 and
distribution
• Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
• Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of
geological and grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications
applied.
• Whether sample compositing has been
applied.

Hole spacing at approximately 40m spaced intervals

Mineralisation at the Burns prospect is primarily hosted by a
magnetite-biotite altered High Mg basalt which has been
intruded by a later felsic to intermediate porphyry intrusion.
The contacts of which are not uniform however the
intrusion appears to be roughly 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. 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.

Initial 4m composite samples will be used as a guide to re-
sample parts of the drill hole which are likely to contain the
best Cu and Au grades.
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 roughly east-west orientated drill traverses considered
effective to evaluate the roughly north-south to north-west
south-east trending stratigraphy.
• The drill orientation is a more effective test of “true” width
of the host rock due to the fact the host rock unit is striking
roughly North-West/South-East.
• 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
improve geological knowledge of the system.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
Sample security • The measures taken to ensure sample
security.

Samples were bagged in labelled and numbered polyweave
or plastic 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 bystaff.

Section 2: REPORTING OF EXPLORATION RESULTS – LEFROY PROJECT- Burns Cu-Au Prospect March 2021 RC

DD

**DD **
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 coveringthegold rights. In 2008 the
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
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.

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
companyand subsequentlydelisted 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 andporphyry.
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:

Table containing drill hole collar, survey and intersection
data for material (gold intersections >0.25gpt Au with a
max of 2m internal dilution) drill holes are included in
the Table in the bodyof the announcement.
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
• easting and northing of the drill hole
collar
• elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above
sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar
• dip and azimuth of the hole
• down hole length and interception depth
• hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain
why this is the case.

No Information has been excluded.
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 report grades have been length weighted. 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 RC results have been calculated using 4m and
in LEFR271 also 1m split samples and is noted in the
body of the report

No metal equivalent values or formulas 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 historical results are based on down-hole metres.

All new results are based on down-hole metres.

Previous drill coverage has provided guidance for the
presence of steeply dipping geology comprising a
package of rocks containing basalt intruded by diorite
porphyry. The data from this 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 sequenceperpendicular 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) 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 1 for the
recent LEX RC drill program.

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

Reference to significant assay results from historical
drillingare 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.