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LODE RESOURCES LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
Apr 27, 2023
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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ASX Announcement | 28 APR 2023
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QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 31 MARCH 2023
Highlights
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Outstanding High-Grade Drill Intercept at Webbs Consol Silver Project:
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Drill hole WCS045 at Webbs Consol Silver Project’s Tangoa West Lode returned highly significant results:
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116.1m @ 1,003 g/t AgEq1 from 90.9m including:
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➢ 15.3m @ 1,489 g/t AgEq[1] from 126.0m and
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➢ 9.0m @ 1,552 g/t AgEq[1] from 172.0m and
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➢ 9.0m @ 1,592 g/t AgEq[1] from 185.0m and
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➢ 8.1m @ 2,200 g/t AgEq[1] from 196.0m including
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➢ 3.1m @ 3,325 g/t AgEq[1] from 201.0m
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High Grade Silver EQ Intercepted at Tangoa West Lode:
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Drill hole WCS044 at Webbs Consol Silver Project’s Tangoa West Lode returned significant results:
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54.0m @ 304 g/t AgEq[1] from 48.3m including:
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➢ 11.3m @ 497 g/t AgEq[1] from 54.0m and
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➢ 7.0m @ 506 g/t AgEq[1] from 81.0m including
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➢ 2.0m @ 1,005 g/t AgEq1 from 86.0m
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Successful Placement ensuring full funding of high impact drilling at Webbs Consol Silver Project. Lode’s cash position was approximately $5.7m as at 31 March 2023.
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Recommenced Diamond Drilling (“DD”) Program at the Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project.
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26 additional DD holes planned totaling approximately 5,000m to test extensions of the previously announced hole intercepts in addition to testing new targets.
Lode Resources Limited ( ASX:LDR ) (“Lode” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an overview of the Company’s activities for the period ending 31 March 2023 (“Quarter”, “Reporting Period”) to accompany the Appendix 5B.
Lode Managing Director, Ted Leschke, commented:
“I am proud to announce yet another successful Quarter for the Company, with the team working diligently to further develop the Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project. The exceptionally rich WCS045 drill intercept demonstrates strong vertical continuity of mineralisation at Tangoa West Lode to a vertical depth of 200m. This has depth potential implications for all 6 lodes discovered to date as well as the overall prospectivity and potential scale of Webbs Consol Silver Project. A historical paucity of drilling is what initially attracted Lode to the New England Fold Belt and Webbs Consol’s high endowment drill results is very much case in point.
In the coming weeks we look forward to announcing initial results from the recommencement of drilling at Webbs Consol during the quarter. The Company is well funded for the planned drill programme and beyond. I would like to thank all shareholders for their continued support, as we continue to deliver on our objectives throughout 2023.”
ASX Code: LDR | ACN: 637 512 415 | www.loderesources.com A: Level 30, 264 George St Sydney NSW 2000 | P: +61 0 123 4567 | E: [email protected]
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Exceptional Drill Result at Webbs Consol Silver Project
During the March quarter Lode provided a drilling update from the Company’s 100% owned Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project (“Webbs Consol”) located in the New England Fold Belt in northeastern New South Wales. Follow up drilling at the Webbs Consol Tangoa West Lode returned 116.1m @ 1,003 g/t AgEq[1] from 90.9m in drill hole WCS045.
This drill intercept represents the highest endowment of all drill intercepts received to date at the Webbs Consol and is seven times greater than the mineral endowment of the previously reported Tangoa West drill hole WCS044 which intercepted 54.0m @ 304 g/t AgEq[1] and more than doubled Tangoa West Lode mineralisation to a depth of 200m vertically.
The WCS045 drill intercept comprises a number of exceptionally high-grade zones with a cumulative 41.1m @ 1,664 g/t AgEq[1] . These high-grade zones have exceptional individual metal grades as shown below and in Table 4.
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➢ Silver: 116.1m @ 254g/t Ag , including cumulative 41.4m @ 419 g/t Ag and 3m @ 1,588g/t Ag
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➢ Zinc: 116.1m @ 8.35% Zn , including cumulative 26.1m @ 22.4% Zn , including 3m @ 27.85% Zn
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➢ Lead: 116.1m @ 6.35% Pb , including 15.3m @ 22.61% Pb
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➢ Copper: 116.1m @ 0.24% Cu , including 15.3m @ 0.62% Cu
Details of this substantial intercept are summarised in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Drill hole WCS045 intercept assay summary
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From To Interval Ag Eq1 Ag Pb Zn Cu Au Endowment
Hole
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (g/t) (AgEq g/t.m)
WCS045 90.9 207.0 116.1 1,003 254 6.35 8.35 0.24 0.02
incl. 126.0 141.3 15.3 1,489 489 22.61 3.13 0.62 0.02
and 172.0 181.0 9.0 1,552 156 0.32 22.47 0.05 0.01 116,401
and 185.0 194.0 9.0 1,592 315 0.61 20.36 0.06 0.01
and 196.0 204.1 8.1 2,200 694 0.77 24.06 0.03 0.01
incl. 201.0 204.1 3.1 3,329 1,558 1.69 27.85 0.04 0.01
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WCS045 was drilled below the previously reported WCS019 and WCS044, which returned 26.7m @ 421 g/t AgEq[1] from 30.1m and 54.0m @ 304 g/t AgEq[1 ] from 48.3m respectively. See Tables 2 & 3.
Table 2. Drill hole WCS019 intercept assay summary
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From To Interval Ag Eq1 Ag Pb Zn Cu Au Endowment
Hole
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (g/t) (AgEq g/t.m)
WCS019 30.1 56.8 26.7 421 115 6.43 1.07 0.25 0.03
incl. 31.6 45.0 13.4 528 147 7.86 1.46 0.30 0.03
incl. 37.0 40.0 3.0 1,046 376 17.68 0.28 0.64 0.06 11,237
and 50.0 56.2 6.2 614 171 10.04 1.09 0.42 0.04
incl. 53.3 56.2 2.9 1,171 344 19.62 1.54 0.82 0.03
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Table 3 . Drill hole WCS044 intercept assay summary
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From To Interval Ag Eq1 Ag Pb Zn Cu Au Endowment
Hole
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (g/t) (AgEq g/t.m)
WCS044 48.3 102.3 54.0 304 84 3.69 1.22 0.21 0.03
incl. 54.0 65.3 11.3 497 121 7.25 1.66 0.31 0.04
16,394
and 81.0 88.0 7.0 506 164 4.56 2.32 0.43 0.04
incl. 86.0 88.0 2.0 1,005 327 3.68 7.66 0.77 0.05
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Image 1. Coarse blebs of galena (PbS) in core from drill hole WCS019
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WCS019 and WCS044 are estimated to have true widths of 17.6m and 21.6m respectively. The WCS045 intercept dip angle is too acute to estimate true width at this stage however the trajectory appears to indicate that the Tangoa West lode is becoming wider with depth.
An important consideration is that this mineralised lode with such exceptional metal endowment was missed by both historical artisanal miners and modern mining companies alike despite a reasonably obvious surface expression. The lack of drilling within the New England Fold Belt, despite strong prospectivity at surface, is the predication for Lode’s focus on this region.
Drilling Program Recommences at Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project
During the Reporting Period, the Company announced that it has commenced the next phase of diamond drilling at the Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project with 26 holes totaling approximately 5,000m planned. This phase of drilling will test down dip extensions below previously announced thick high-grade holes at Tangoa West, Main Shaft and the Copycat Lodes in addition to testing new targets. Tangoa West will account for the majority of drill holes with 11 holes totaling approximately 3,000m planned. See Figure 1.
To date has LDR has discovery six lodes at Webbs Consol as demonstrated by multiple high endowment intercepts. This provides a number targets to be followed up in addition to multiple new targets where surface mapping and sampling has delineated outcropping mineralisation.
High resolution drone magnetic and ground gravity surveys were also completed during the quarter with the results currently being interpreted by industry recognised consultants. Findings from these geophysical surveys are expected to be released during the June quarter.
Image 2. Drilling underway at Webbs Consol
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Image 3. Recently drilled, logged and sampled core
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Table 4. Drill hole WCS045 individual assay intervals. Note the transition from Ag-Pb rich mineralisation to Ag-Zn rich mineralisation at approximately 150m depth down hole.
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From To Length Ag Zn Pb Cu Au AgEq From To Length Ag Zn Pb Cu Au AgEq
m m m g/t % % % g/t g/t m m m g/t % % % g/t g/t
90.9 91.9 0.9 24 1.57 1.22 0.04 0.01 165 151.0 151.7 0.7 63 4.69 0.15 0.18 0.01 376
91.9 92.6 0.8 87 4.05 6.12 0.19 0.01 557 151.7 152.4 0.7 208 13.55 0.65 0.18 0.04 1,084
92.6 93.2 0.6 70 4.88 4.26 0.19 0.01 530 152.4 153.0 0.6 7 0.22 0.05 0.01 0.03 26
93.2 94.0 0.8 100 12.60 16.05 1.16 0.01 1,523 153.0 154.0 1.0 12 0.18 0.07 0.00 0.03 27
94.0 95.0 1.0 212 4.30 30.80 0.51 0.01 1,539 154.0 155.0 1.0 169 3.33 0.47 0.01 0.01 390
95.0 96.0 1.0 185 11.10 12.90 0.89 0.01 1,384 155.0 156.0 1.0 133 6.71 0.35 0.10 0.01 568
96.0 97.0 1.0 373 12.25 4.27 2.38 0.01 1,519 156.0 157.0 1.0 973 8.64 2.53 0.03 0.01 1,590
97.0 98.0 1.0 188 7.31 3.04 0.23 0.01 762 157.0 158.0 1.0 57 5.56 0.15 0.02 0.01 407
98.0 99.0 1.0 130 13.20 1.93 0.20 0.01 1,025 158.0 159.0 1.0 18 1.12 0.08 0.00 0.01 91
99.0 100.0 1.0 264 18.65 3.37 0.11 0.01 1,532 159.0 160.0 1.0 67 4.42 0.15 0.11 0.01 355
100.0 100.6 0.6 81 17.30 0.83 0.10 0.01 1,182 160.0 161.0 1.0 134 5.11 0.27 0.14 0.01 473
100.6 101.2 0.6 124 4.74 1.63 0.07 0.01 476 161.0 162.0 1.0 104 3.01 0.20 0.01 0.01 297
101.2 102.0 0.8 5 0.64 0.11 0.05 0.01 53 162.0 163.0 1.0 212 5.56 0.40 0.01 0.01 569
102.0 103.0 1.0 34 2.90 0.62 0.11 0.01 246 163.0 164.0 1.0 258 7.74 0.42 0.01 0.01 748
103.0 104.0 1.0 84 1.20 4.38 0.55 0.04 363 164.0 165.0 1.0 126 5.14 0.24 0.04 0.01 454
104.0 105.0 1.0 203 0.32 14.00 0.62 0.04 751 165.0 166.0 1.0 145 4.28 0.25 0.01 0.01 418
105.0 106.0 1.0 91 0.13 3.52 0.30 0.02 248 166.0 167.0 1.0 196 6.12 0.34 0.00 0.01 584
106.0 107.0 1.0 7 0.10 0.35 0.02 0.05 31 167.0 168.0 1.0 101 8.90 0.19 0.01 0.02 657
107.0 108.0 1.0 66 0.21 3.23 0.19 0.02 207 168.0 169.0 1.0 117 11.30 0.19 0.01 0.02 820
108.0 109.0 1.0 142 1.15 6.91 0.46 0.02 490 169.0 170.0 1.0 138 10.00 0.21 0.01 0.01 760
109.0 110.0 1.0 286 0.31 12.95 0.76 0.02 812 170.0 171.0 1.0 303 14.35 0.45 0.01 0.01 1,201
110.0 111.0 1.0 160 0.14 10.05 0.29 0.01 529 171.0 172.0 1.0 190 13.30 0.26 0.01 0.01 1,017
111.0 112.0 1.0 358 0.41 12.80 0.59 0.01 865 172.0 173.0 1.0 228 20.30 0.30 0.02 0.01 1,487
112.0 113.0 1.0 528 0.47 22.70 0.46 0.02 1,351 173.0 174.0 1.0 114 27.90 0.19 0.03 0.01 1,836
113.0 114.0 1.0 380 0.24 13.50 0.65 0.02 907 174.0 175.0 1.0 121 28.50 0.24 0.05 0.01 1,885
114.0 115.0 1.0 276 0.24 10.60 0.51 0.03 695 175.0 176.0 1.0 177 7.67 0.39 0.03 0.01 664
115.0 116.0 1.0 210 0.10 11.15 0.22 0.08 612 176.0 176.6 0.6 48 6.24 0.12 0.01 0.01 437
116.0 117.0 1.0 73 0.13 3.52 0.11 0.05 213 176.6 177.0 0.4 153 31.90 0.29 0.03 0.01 2,125
117.0 118.0 1.0 51 0.53 3.37 0.14 0.01 210 177.0 178.0 1.0 111 22.60 0.24 0.04 0.01 1,512
118.0 119.0 1.0 258 0.90 15.95 0.28 0.01 866 178.0 179.0 1.0 148 23.60 0.34 0.06 0.02 1,616
119.0 120.0 1.0 175 0.93 15.65 0.24 0.01 771 179.0 180.0 1.0 147 40.60 0.37 0.14 0.01 2,666
120.0 121.0 1.0 87 2.23 6.49 0.16 0.02 455 180.0 181.0 1.0 270 14.55 0.60 0.03 0.01 1,187
121.0 122.0 1.0 187 3.72 12.35 0.18 0.02 841 181.0 182.0 1.0 153 7.45 0.34 0.02 0.01 624
122.0 123.0 1.0 263 4.77 13.10 0.24 0.01 1,012 182.0 183.0 1.0 45 6.99 0.10 0.01 0.01 480
123.0 124.0 1.0 139 2.73 9.74 0.16 0.01 643 183.0 184.0 1.0 34 9.15 0.07 0.04 0.03 605
124.0 125.0 1.0 116 2.22 7.74 0.21 0.01 529 184.0 185.0 1.0 176 9.84 0.35 0.02 0.04 797
125.0 126.0 1.0 239 1.56 13.10 0.41 0.01 809 185.0 185.5 0.5 332 10.60 0.52 0.02 0.02 1,004
126.0 127.0 1.0 406 0.25 25.00 0.36 0.01 1,278 185.5 186.4 0.9 196 31.20 0.30 0.02 0.01 2,124
127.0 128.0 1.0 529 1.05 21.30 0.99 0.01 1,397 186.4 187.0 0.6 145 22.40 0.20 0.01 0.01 1,529
128.0 129.0 1.0 224 4.58 12.80 0.22 0.04 951 187.0 188.0 1.0 203 24.80 0.35 0.06 0.01 1,744
129.0 130.0 1.0 246 2.00 15.30 0.77 0.02 954 188.0 189.0 1.0 111 17.30 0.29 0.03 0.01 1,187
130.0 131.0 1.0 338 1.57 22.00 0.44 0.01 1,202 189.0 190.0 1.0 218 16.40 0.52 0.05 0.01 1,248
131.0 132.0 1.0 308 0.28 25.80 0.15 0.01 1,187 190.0 190.3 0.3 106 21.40 0.21 0.06 0.01 1,433
132.0 133.0 1.0 438 1.85 26.50 0.45 0.01 1,468 190.3 191.4 1.1 420 21.90 0.71 0.10 0.01 1,800
133.0 134.0 1.0 443 5.52 19.30 0.51 0.01 1,469 191.4 192.0 0.6 552 16.50 1.70 0.15 0.01 1,637
134.0 135.0 1.0 437 4.57 15.20 0.63 0.02 1,284 192.0 192.4 0.4 216 9.96 0.62 0.10 0.01 859
135.0 136.0 1.0 674 7.01 22.30 1.19 0.03 1,963 192.4 193.0 0.6 519 28.70 0.88 0.08 0.01 2,319
136.0 137.0 1.0 777 3.66 30.90 0.96 0.01 2,117 193.0 193.5 0.5 587 27.90 0.91 0.03 0.01 2,334
137.0 138.0 1.0 525 2.21 23.00 0.74 0.01 1,493 193.5 194.0 0.5 712 4.80 1.14 0.01 0.01 1,045
138.0 139.0 1.0 469 5.98 22.30 0.45 0.02 1,616 194.0 195.0 1.0 74 7.37 0.09 0.01 0.01 531
139.0 140.0 1.0 636 7.08 19.20 0.89 0.03 1,796 195.0 196.0 1.0 116 6.93 0.15 0.01 0.01 548
140.0 141.0 1.0 819 0.14 38.40 0.44 0.03 2,134 196.0 197.0 1.0 44 18.70 0.06 0.01 0.01 1,196
141.0 141.3 0.3 698 0.44 22.30 0.94 0.05 1,559 197.0 198.0 1.0 113 23.00 0.11 0.02 0.01 1,531
141.3 142.0 0.7 123 0.16 6.76 0.23 0.04 382 198.0 199.0 1.0 289 17.15 0.38 0.02 0.01 1,357
142.0 143.0 1.0 59 0.38 6.00 0.07 0.18 302 199.0 200.0 1.0 148 23.40 0.16 0.02 0.01 1,592
143.0 144.0 1.0 153 0.71 11.70 0.10 0.01 592 200.0 201.0 1.0 196 26.30 0.30 0.02 0.01 1,823
144.0 145.0 1.0 254 1.47 9.70 0.49 0.03 716 201.0 202.0 1.0 976 31.40 1.20 0.04 0.01 2,947
145.0 146.0 1.0 76 1.04 2.68 0.14 0.01 243 202.0 202.8 0.8 2,100 30.00 2.67 0.05 0.01 4,035
146.0 147.0 1.0 274 0.55 13.70 0.62 0.02 824 202.8 203.4 0.6 1,880 22.40 1.76 0.02 0.01 3,316
147.0 148.0 1.0 227 0.41 8.84 0.56 0.01 602 203.4 204.1 0.7 1,495 25.00 1.24 0.04 0.02 3,077
148.0 149.0 1.0 51 0.70 2.13 0.14 0.01 179 204.1 205.0 0.9 226 1.79 0.66 0.03 0.01 362
149.0 150.0 1.0 99 5.09 0.25 0.51 0.01 475 205.0 206.0 1.0 104 5.93 0.37 0.13 0.01 495
150.0 151.0 1.0 67 5.66 0.20 0.21 0.01 444 206.0 207.0 1.0 197 6.71 0.65 0.06 0.01 637
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Figure 1. Tangoa West Lode section showing drilling to date including the exception WCS045 and multiple drill holes designed to test up to a depth of 450m vertically
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SW NE
26.7m @ 421 g/t AgEq
54.0m @ 304 g/t AgEq
WCS019
EOH 104.6m .6m
116.1m @ 1,003 g/t AgEq
WCS044
EOH 130.6m incl. 15.3m @ 1,489 g/t AgEq
and 9.0m @1,552 g/t AgEq
and 9.0m @ 1,592 g/t AgEq
and 8.1m @ 2,200 g/t AgEq
incl. 3.1m @ 3,329 g/t AgEq
WCS045 extends
mineralisation to
200m depth
WCS045
EOH 242.6m
Multiple drill holes have been
designed to test the Tangoa
West Lode up 450m depth
vertically
450 metres
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Table 5. Main drill intercepts to date at the Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project
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From To Interval Ag Eq1 Ag Pb Zn Cu Au Endowment
Hole Prospect
(m) (m) (m) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (%) (%) (g/t) (AgEq g/t.m)
WCS045 90.9 207.0 116.1 1,003 254 6.35 8.35 0.24 0.02
incl. 126.0 141.3 15.3 1,489 489 22.61 3.13 0.62 0.02
and 172.0 181.0 9.0 1,552 156 0.32 22.47 0.05 0.01 116,401 Tangoa
and 185.0 194.0 9.0 1,592 315 0.61 20.36 0.06 0.01 West
and 196.0 204.1 8.1 2,200 694 0.77 24.06 0.03 0.01
incl. 201.0 204.1 3.1 3,329 1,558 1.69 27.85 0.04 0.01
WCS044 48.3 102.3 54.0 304 84 3.69 1.22 0.21 0.03
incl. 54.0 65.3 11.3 497 121 7.25 1.66 0.31 0.04 Tangoa
16,394
and 81.0 88.0 7.0 506 164 4.56 2.32 0.43 0.04 West
incl. 86.0 88.0 2.0 1,005 327 3.68 7.66 0.77 0.05
WCS023 17.0 67.0 50.0 314 94 2.93 1.81 0.08 0.04
incl. 38.1 53.1 15.0 632 240 6.36 2.53 0.20 0.08 15,708 Castlereagh
incl. 49.0 53.1 4.1 958 420 8.78 3.72 0.13 0.10
WCS006 104.6 132.1 27.5 552 118 0.77 6.52 0.07 0.01
WC Main
incl. 105.6 114.0 8.4 780 217 1.36 8.29 0.09 0.01 15,168
Shaft
incl. 105.6 108.0 2.4 1,383 325 1.68 16.12 0.13 0.01
WCS019 30.1 56.8 26.7 421 115 6.43 1.07 0.25 0.03
incl. 31.6 45.0 13.4 528 147 7.86 1.46 0.30 0.03
Tangoa
incl. 37.0 40.0 3.0 1,046 376 17.68 0.28 0.64 0.06 11,237 West
and 50.0 56.2 6.2 614 171 10.04 1.09 0.42 0.04
incl. 53.3 56.2 2.9 1,171 344 19.62 1.54 0.82 0.03
WCS007 122.9 147.1 24.2 450 63 0.49 5.96 0.04 0.01
incl. 129.7 140.0 10.3 813 123 0.56 10.82 0.06 0.01 10,871 Main Shaft
incl. 136.0 138.0 2.0 1,245 203 0.98 16.35 0.05 0.01
WCS020 30.6 61.6 31.0 241 55 3.37 0.98 0.12 0.03
Tangoa
incl. 38.7 52.7 14.0 357 84 5.58 1.08 0.21 0.03 7,471
West
incl. 45.2 52.7 7.5 503 136 8.73 0.76 0.29 0.04
WCS031 66.5 113.9 47.4 152 46 0.79 1.22 0.04 0.02
incl. 78.5 84.0 5.5 479 211 1.32 3.53 0.03 0.05
incl. 79.5 81.5 2.0 892 482 1.66 5.58 0.03 0.12 7,227 Castlereagh
and 102.0 113.0 11.0 330 82 2.08 2.65 0.14 0.03
incl. 106.7 107.9 1.2 792 261 2.17 6.74 0.39 0.04
WCS034 16.0 36.5 20.5 302 77 1.10 2.87 0.10 0.01
incl. 21.2 30.0 8.8 559 154 1.65 5.35 0.19 0.02 6,183 Copycat
incl. 21.2 22.7 1.5 1,770 433 2.25 19.71 0.49 0.01
WCS028 138.4 182.0 43.6 141 12 0.28 1.91 0.02 0.01
incl. 147.0 159.0 12.0 338 24 0.16 4.98 0.02 0.01 6,143 Main Shaft
incl. 148.0 150.0 2.0 586 34 0.24 8.78 0.04 0.01
WCS035 23.3 37.0 13.7 299 87 0.71 2.61 0.26 0.02
4,092 Copycat
incl. 25.8 32.2 6.5 477 143 0.86 4.24 0.40 0.03
WCS012 48.0 60.1 12.1 324 108 5.49 0.36 0.10 0.04
3,916 Mt Galena
incl. 52.5 57.6 5.1 570 201 10.09 0.19 0.19 0.08
WCS026 28.7 63.0 34.3 56 23 0.13 0.26 0.06 0.07
Lucky Lucy
incl. 35.0 45.1 10.1 106 51 0.09 0.44 0.17 0.08 2,493
North
and 91.1 101.4 10.3 56 13 0.34 0.47 0.02 0.01
WCS029 36.3 42.1 5.8 59 10 0.43 0.55 0.01 0.01 Lucky Lucy
2,453
and 47.4 77.9 30.5 69 27 0.22 0.44 0.03 0.05 North
WCS008 24.0 45.2 21.2 50 17 0.09 0.14 0.01 0.23
incl. 35.3 42.0 6.7 87 31 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.62 Lucky Lucy
1,823
and 58.2 66.8 8.6 33 8 0.12 0.31 0.01 0.01 North
and 70.0 77.0 7.0 69 17 0.22 0.59 0.04 0.05
WCS004 24.0 32.1 8.1 141 51 0.89 0.91 0.04 0.01 1,142 WC North
WCS009 70.0 80.0 10.0 88 45 0.09 0.17 0.23 0.05 Lucky Lucy
875
incl. 70.0 75.3 5.3 148 82 0.07 0.16 0.43 0.09 North
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Figure 2. Webbs Consol Silver Project – Phase I & II main drill results
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WCS006: 27.5m @ 552 g/t
incl. 8.4m @ 780 g/t
Incl. 2.4 m @ 1,383 g/t
WCS008: 21.2m @ 50 g/t WCS007: 24.2m @ 450 g/t
WCS009: 10.0m @ 88 g/t incl. 10.3m @ 813 g/t
WCS026: 34.3m @ 56 g/t Incl. 2.0 m @ 1,245 g/t
WCS029: 30.5m @ 59 g/t WCS028: 43.6m @ 141 g/t
incl. 12.0m @ 338 g/t
Incl. 2.0 m @ 586 g/t
WCS012: 12.1m @ 324 g/t
incl. 5.1m @ 570 g/t
WCS023: 50.0m @ 314 g/t
incl. 15.0m @ 632 g/t
incl. 4.1m @ 958 g/t
WCS031: 47.4m @ 152 g/t
incl. 5.5m @ 479 g/t
incl. 2.0m @ 892 g/t
and 11.0m @ 330 g/t
incl. 1.2m @ 792 g/t
WCS034: 20.5m @ 302 g/t
incl. 8.8m @ 559 g/t
incl. 1.5m @ 1,770 g/t
WCS035: 13.7m @ 299 g/t
incl. 6.5m 477 g/t
WCS020: 31.0m @ 241 g/t
incl. 14.0m @ 357 g/t
Incl. 7.5m @ 503 g/t
WCS019: 26.7m @ 421 g/t
incl. 13.4m @ 528 g/t
incl. 3.0 m @ 1,046 g/t
and 6.2m @ 614 g/t
incl. 2.9m @ 1,171 g/t
WCS044: 54.0m @ 304 g/t
incl. 11.3m @ 497 g/t
and 7.0m @ 506 g/t
incl. 2.0m @ 1,005 g/t
WCS045: 116.1m @ 1,003 g/t
incl. 15.3m @ 1,489 g/t
and 9.0m @1,552 g/t
and 9.0m @ 1,592 g/t
and 8.1m @ 2,200 g/t
incl. 3.1m @ 3,329 g/t
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Tenements – March Quarter 2023
| Project | Tenements as at 31 December 2022 |
% Interest |
Units | |||||||
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| Tenements | Tenements | Tenements |
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| acquired | disposed | as at 31 | Area | Type of | ||||||
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during the | March |
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| quarter | quarter | 2022 | ||||||||
| Uralla | EL8980 | - | - | EL8980 | 100 | 80 | 237 | Exploration | ||
| Webbs Consol | EL8933 | - | - | EL8933 | 100 | 16 | 48 | Exploration | ||
| Fender | EL9003 | - | - | EL9003 | 100 | 76 | 223 | Exploration | ||
| Elsinore | EL9004 | - | - | EL9004 | 100 | 32 | 95 | Exploration | ||
| Tea Tree | EL9084 | - | - | EL9084 | 100 | 24 | 71 | Exploration | ||
| Thor | EL9085 | - | - | EL9085 | 100 | 78 | 231 | Exploration | ||
| Uralla West | EL9087 | - | - | EL9087 | 100 | 22 | 65 | Exploration | ||
| Sandon | EL9319 | - | - | EL9319 | 100 | 273 | 758 | Exploration | ||
| Webbs Consol | EL9454 | - | - | EL9454 | 100 | 53 | 155 | Exploration | ||
| 654 | 1,883 |
Corporate
During the March quarter Lode raised $4,440,000 (before costs) in a share placement to existing and new institutional and sophisticated investors. The placement shares were issued at $0.30 per share.
The funds raised by the placement will be used to advance drilling programmes at the Company’s Webbs Consol Silver and Uralla Gold Projects and for general corporate and working capital purposes.
In addition, for every three shares subscribed investors received one listed option with an exercise price of $0.24 and an expiry date of 25 August 2024. In addition the Company issued 2,500,000 unlisted options, with an exercise price of $0.40 and an expiry date of 2 years after the issued date, to the Lead Manager.
As of 31 March 2023, the Company had cash reserves of approximately $5.7million. Forecast expenditure for the quarter ending 30 June 2023 is estimated to be approximately $650k.
Use of Funds
Total expenditure during the 9 months ended 31 March 2023 was A$2,230,000. Exploration and evaluation expenditure was $1,373,000. All exploration expenditure was spent on exploration activities at the Webbs Consol Silver-Base Metals Project. Activities included drilling, geophysics, mapping, rock and soil sampling. Administration and corporate costs were $329,000 and staff costs were $448,000. Bond deposits and lease payments were $80,000
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| Used of funds | Prospectus Year 2 Budget | 9 Months Actuals to 31 March 2023 |
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| Webbs Consol (EL8933) | 321,600 | 1,334,869 |
| Uralla (EL8980 and EL9087) | 322,400 | 2,367 |
| Fender (EL9003) | 321,600 | 7,077 |
| Elsinore (EL9004) | 28,400 | 4,387 |
| Tea Tree (EL6016) | 20,000 | 2,367 |
| Thor (EL6020) | 20,000 | 2,367 |
| Sandon (EL9319) | - | 17,348 |
| Uralla West (EL9087) | - | 2,367 |
| Miscellaneous | 228,800 | - |
| Contingency 15% | 189,400 | - |
| Total | $ 1,452,200 1,373,150 |
No expenditure was incurred during the quarter on mining production and development activities. During the March quarter, the aggregate amount of payment to related parties and their associates totalled $191,000 of payments to Directors or Director related entities for Directors’ consulting fees and superannuation.
About Lode Resources
Lode Resources is an ASX-listed explorer focused on the highly prospective but under-exploited New England Fold Belt in north eastern NSW. The Company has assembled a portfolio of brownfield precious and base metal assets characterised by:
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100% ownership;
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Significant historical geochemistry and/or geophysics;
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Under drilled and/or open-ended mineralisation; and
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Demonstrated high grade mineralisation and/or potential for large mineral occurrences.
This has resulted in a portfolio of assets with diverse mineralisation styles with 3 drilled since listing on the ASX in mid-2021.
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Uralla Gold – Located 8km west of the Uralla township, this goldfield was one of the earlier goldfields discovered in NSW and a significant gold producer in the 1850’s. Despite this long history the mineralisation style has only recently been recognised as being an Intrusive Related Gold System (IRGS) and this has strong implications for this project’s discovery potential. Lode’s holdings cover over 300 square kilometres.
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Webbs Consol Silver – Located 16km west-southwest of Emmaville, this historical mining centre is known for high grade silver-base metal bearing lodes providing attractive targets that were essentially drill ready. Historical records of underground sampling indicated highgrade mineralisation remains open at relative shallow depths and subsequent geophysical anomalies were never followed-up by drilling.
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Fender Copper (Trough Gully ) – Located 30km southeast of Tamworth this project has incurred surface exploration carried out by several companies since the 1960s comprising stream/soil, surface mapping, IP and magnetics however no drilling has occurred. Significant copper in drainage anomalies and several know historical workings on VMS style mineralisation provide some very attractive exploration targets.
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Elsinore Copper – Located 30km west of Guyra this project hosts a large regional magnetic and IP anomaly with anomalous base/precious metals in geochemical sampling.
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Thor Gold – Located 35km northwest of Manila this project hosts a large gold anomaly potentially associated with high level intrusions or major regional fault structures.
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Tea Tree Gold – Located 24km north of Manila this project comprises an underexplored goldfield.
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Sandon Base Metals - Located 50km northwest of Armidale, this project includes the Bundarra Copper Project and Abington Base Metal Project and being the two most prominent explorations targets. Extensive historic surface work means minimal preliminary work needed for drill target definition.
Lode’s strategy is to:
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Systematically explore and develop the Company’s Tenements in the New England Fold Belt;
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Target large-scale gold, silver and copper mineral systems;
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Use modern exploration methods and best practices in cost effective programs; and
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• Advance discoveries to the development stage.
Lode’s Project Locations
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Twin Hills Mt Carrington
Gold & Silver Gold & Silver
FMG Resources
New EL
Timbarra
Gold & Silver
Webbs Consol
Silver Webbs
NSW Silver
Sandon
Base Metals
Elsinore
Thor Tea Tree
Copper
Gold Gold
Uralla
Gold Hillgrove
Gold & Antinomy
Rocky River
Gold
Okapi Resources
Enmore Gold Discovery
Fender
Newmont
Copper/Zinc
Gold
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This announcement has been approved and authorised by Lode Resource Ltd’s Managing Director, Ted Leschke.
For more information on Lode Resources and to subscribe for our regular updates, please visit our website at www.loderesources.com or email [email protected]
No Material Changes
The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this quarterly activities report and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the exploration activities in this market announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this Report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Mitchell Tarrant, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Tarrant, who is the Project Manager for Lode Resources, has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Tarrant has a beneficial interest as an option holder of Lode Resources Ltd and consents to the inclusion in this Report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
1Use of Silver Equivalent Figures
Silver is deemed to be the appropriate metal for equivalent calculations as silver is the most common metal to all mineralisation zones. Webbs Consol silver equivalent grades are based on assumptions: AgEq(g/t)=Ag(g/t)+61Zn(%)+33Pb(%)+107Cu(%)+88Au(g/t) calculated from 29 August 2022 spot metal prices of US$18.5/oz silver, US$3600/t zinc, US$2000/t lead, US$8100/t copper, US$1740/oz gold and metallurgical recoveries of 97.3% silver, 98.7%, zinc, 94.7% lead, 76.3% copper and 90.8% gold which is the 4th stage rougher cumulative recoveries in test work commissioned by Lode and reported in LDR announcement 14 December 2021 titled “High Metal Recoveries in Preliminary Flotation Test work on Webbs Consol Mineralisation”. It is Lode’s opinion that all the elements included in the metal equivalents calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.
AgEq[1] (g/t) = Ag (g/t) + Pb (%) x[Price 1 Pb (%) x Pb Recovery (%) ] + Zn (%) x[Price 1 Zn (%) x Zn Recovery (%) ] Price 1 Ag (g/t) x Ag Recovery (%) Price 1 Ag (g/t) x Ag Recovery (%) + Cu (%) x[Price 1 Cu (%) x Cu Recovery (%) ] + Au(g/t) x[Price 1 Au (g/t) x Au Recovery (%) ] Price 1 Ag (g/t) x Ag Recovery (%) Price 1 Ag (g/t) x Ag Recovery (%)
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Rule 5.5
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
Name of entity
LODE RESOURCES LTD ABN Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 637 512 415 31 March 2023
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
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| 1. Cash flows from operating activities 1.1 Receipts from customers 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) staff costs (e) administration and corporate costs 1.3 Dividends received (see note 3) 1.4 Interest received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Government grants and tax incentives 1.8 Other (Cash flow Boost) 1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities |
- - - - (191) (99) - 8 - - - - |
- - - - (448) (344) - 15 - - - - |
| (282) | (777) | |
| 2. Cash flows from investing activities 2.1 Payments to acquire or for: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) exploration & evaluation (e) investments (f) other non-current assets |
- - - (267) - (35) |
- - - (1,373) - (79) |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20)Page 12 + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
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| 2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) investments (e) other non-current assets 2.3 Cash flows from loans to other entities 2.4 Dividends received (see note 3) 2.5 Other (provide details if material) 2.6 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities |
- - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - |
| (302) | (1,452) | |
| 3. Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of equity securities (excluding convertible debt securities) 3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible debt securities 3.3 Proceeds from exercise of options 3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of equity securities or convertible debt securities 3.5 Proceeds from borrowings 3.6 Repayment of borrowings 3.7 Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings 3.8 Dividends paid 3.9 Other (provide details if material) 3.10 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities |
4,440 - - (262) - - - - (9) |
6,123 - - (387) - - - - (27) |
| 4,169 | 5,709 | |
| 4. Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the period |
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| 4.1 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 4.2 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9 above) 4.3 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (item 2.6 above) 4.4 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities (item 3.10 above) |
2,076 (282) (302) 4,169 |
2,181 (777) (1,452) 5,709 |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20)Page 13 + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5 Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held 4.6 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
- | - |
| 5,661 | 5,661 | |
| 5. Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts |
Current quarter $A’000 |
Previous quarter $A’000 |
| 5.1 Bank balances 5.2 Call deposits 5.3 Bank overdrafts 5.4 Other (provide details) 5.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter (should equal item 4.6 above) |
54 5,607 - - |
104 1,973 - - |
| 5,661 | 2,077 | |
| 6. Payments to related parties of the entity and their associates |
Current quarter $A'000 |
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| 6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 1 191 6.2 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 2 - Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an explanation for, such payments. |
191 | |
| - | ||
| Director fees, salaries and superannuation payments. |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20)Page 14 + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 |
Financing facilities Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing arrangements available to the entity. Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the sources of finance available to the entity. Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 Loan facilities - - Credit standby arrangements - - Other (please specify) - - Total financing facilities - - Unused financing facilities available at quarter end - Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing details of those facilities as well. |
Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 |
Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 |
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| - | - | ||
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| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| 8. | Estimated cash available for future operating activities | $A’000 | |
| 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 |
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9) (282) (Payments for exploration & evaluation classified as investing activities) (item 2.1(d)) (267) Total relevant outgoings (item 8.1 + item 8.2) (549) Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6) 5,661 Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5) - Total available funding (item 8.4 + item 8.5) 5,661 Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.6 divided by item 8.3) 10.31 Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.7. If item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions: 8.8.1 Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not? |
(282) (267) (549) 5,661 - |
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| Answer: N/A |
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| 8.8.2 Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it believe that they will be successful? |
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| Answer: N/A |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20)Page 15 + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
8.8.3 Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business objectives and, if so, on what basis?
Answer:
N/A
Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered.
Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
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2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Date: 28 April 2023
Authorised by: By the Managing Director – Ted Leschke
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(Name of body or officer authorising release – see note 4)
Notes
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This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.
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If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.
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Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.
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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committee – eg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.
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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20)Page 16 + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.