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LORD RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2023

Mar 26, 2023

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 27 March 2023

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LITHIUM PROJECT ACQUISITION Jin Jin Lithium Pro ect g g j

HIGHLIGHTS

  • → Lord Resources Ltd ('Lord') to acquire two exploration licences in WA’s “Lithium Super-Province. “

  • → Project area is prospective for lithium mineralisation.

  • Tenements exhibit subcropping pegmatites, with elevated tantalum (Ta) in rock samples and elemental ratios considered prospective for LCT-type pegmatites.

  • The geological setting is within the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for LCT deposits – greenstone lithologies within 5km of granitic intrusions.

  • Located equidistance between Liontown Resources Ltds’ “Buldania” Lithium project and the operational Bald Hill lithium mine.

  • → No previous exploration or analysis for lithium, presenting opportunity for LRD.

  • → Low-cost acquisition, in line with current LRD exploration strategy for battery metals.

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Figure 1 Lord Resources Lithium Projects – location plan

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Figure 2 Jing Jing Project – geology plan

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Details of the transaction:

Lord has agreed to acquire 100% of the Jing Jing project, comprising E15/1912 and E63/2240, from Amery Holdings Pty. Ltd (‘Amery’). Amery is not a related party of the Company.

Lord will pay $10,000 in cash and issue 900,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Lord at settlement to Amery (or its nominees) (pursuant to Lord’s existing placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1). 450,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be escrowed for three months and 450,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be escrowed for six months.

A milestone payment of $100,000, payable in cash or fully paid ordinary shares in Lord will be payable within 30 days of the earlier of:

  • (i) Lord achieving intercepts of 10% m equivalent or better in 2 drill holes (for example this could be 10m at 1% Li2O or 7m at 1.5% Li2O or if gold then 10m at 20g/t or 5m at 40g/t Au based on current PLS quarterly average spodumene pricing; or

  • (ii) Lord making a Decision to Mine.

Settlement will occur 10 business days after Ministerial consent has been granted for the transfer and Amery has transferred the title of E15/1912 and E63/2240 to Lord.

In addition, Lord will also grant Amery a 0.5% Net Smelter Return (‘NSR’) royalty on minerals produced from the tenements.

Managing Director Barnaby Egerton-Warburton Commented :

“As we have continued to aggressively explore our Horse Rocks Lithium Project, we have remained on the lookout for other potential opportunities in Western Australia. The Jing Jing project caught our attention as a highly attractive option, offering significant upside potential at reasonable cost. Initial work will focus on geochem and rock sampling before a more aggressive exploration programme kicks in”.

For further information please contact:

Barnaby Egerton-Warburton

Managing Director E: [email protected] P: +61 437 291 155

Lord Resources Limited (ASX: LRD) (“Lord” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has agreed to acquire 100% of the Jing Jing Lithium Project, located in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The two granted exploration licences are situated approximately 50km northeast of Norseman, on the eastern side of Lake Cowan.

The operational Bald Hill Lithium-Tantalum Mine is 18.5km to the north, and the Buldania Lithium project (ASX: Liontown Resources Limited) is 19km to the south.

Tenement ID Granted Size km2 Blocks Exploration
Commitment
E15/1912 12thDec 2022 64.2 22 $22,000
E63/2240 3rdJan 2023 22.9 8 $20,000

Table 1 Tenement details

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RECONNAISSANCE TRIP

Lord’s technical team conducted a brief reconnaissance trip to identify evidence of lithium mineralisation. While rock outcrop was limited, a series of pegmatites were observed in the north of E15/1912. Three samples (4-6) were collected from the pegmatites, and returned above background values for tantalum (Ta), lithium (Li) or caesium (Cs).

A total of 6 rock chips were taken from the Jing Jing project area.

Sample ID East North Description Tenement
1 420862 6469406 Fv. Msc. Drill spoil E63/2240
2 418536 6469428 C.g. granite. Some grn/blk elongate mineral E63/2240
3 410337 6486402 Myl/sil mafic. Qtz.outcrop on edge of salt lake. E15/1912
4 416383 6489936 Peg. Qtz & wh. Nothing bladed E15/1912
5 416323 6489969 Pegmatite. Qtz. Wh. Grn mica. E15/1912
6 416574 6489969 Pegmatite E15/1912

Table 2 Rock sample details

Analyte Be
ppm
Cs
ppm
Li
ppm
Ta
ppm
K/Rb Mg/Li Nb/Ta Zr/Hf La/Ta
1 0.3 0.2 4.7 0.4 240 64 15 36 36
2 2.8 3.2 6.1 0.2 286 393 23 34 107
3 0.1 0.1 3.3 0.1 410 152 11 29 37
4 8.2 2 2.8 55.1 85 321 1 6 0
5 11.3 35.8 3.1 45.8 22 226 1 5 0
6 4.8 7 44.5 4.1 58 283 5 18 10

Table 3 Rock sample assays with corresponding ratios indicating prospectivity for LCT pegmatites

Samples 4-6 were collected from pegmatite outcrops, and have returned anomalous results that require follow-up investigation. The three anomalous samples are 350m apart, in the northern part of E15/1912. The field trip was restricted to the main track and immediate areas, and there is vast potential for further pegmatites to be identified.

Elemental ratios within the few pegmatite rock samples collected also indicate positive fractionation trends, highlighting the potential for LCT-type pegmatites. Pegmatites exhibiting low fractionation ratios, although apparently lithium or tantalum poor, warrant further assessment.

While elevated lithium and/or tantalum geochemical values are primarily used to determine the prospectivity of pegmatite outcrops, elemental ratios (such as potassium over rubidium (K/Rb), niobium over tantalum (Nb/Ta) or lanthanum over tantalum (La/Ta)) assist in indicating pegmatite fractionation state and trends.

Samples 1 & 2 were from tenement E63/2240 and returned no significant results. Sample 3 (E15/1912) was ferruginised mafic mylonite material collected for gold potential, which returned an assay of 3ppb Au.

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GEOLOGY

The Jing Jing project is located within the Eastern Goldfields Province of the Archaean aged Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. The tenements straddle the contact zone between greenstone and granitoids (Figure 2), an area termed the ‘Goldilocks Zone’, that is considered prospective for LCT-type pegmatites.

During field reconnaissance by the Lord technical team, a series of pegmatites have been observed in the north of E15/1912, hosted by variably sheared felsic volcanics and sediments of the Black Flag Group.

Locally, the greenstone terrain is comprised predominantly of felsic volcanics/sediments (Black Flag Group) and mafic intrusive sills of the Kalgoorlie Terrane, which have been intruded by granitic bodies.

There is little outcrop in the project area, with large areas of depositional cover.

PREVIOUS EXPLORATION

A review of historic reports indicate there has been no previous lithium exploration within the tenements. Previous explorers have focused on gold and nickel mineralisation, and therefore did not assay for lithium or other lithium indicator elements. Multiple drillholes were identified during field reconnaissance, that have not been noted in WAMEX searches, including BQ core in E63/2240, and vertical drillholes ~800m south of observed pegmatites.

A thorough review of all available data and reports from the WAMEX system is ongoing. All available data will be digitised and collated into a comprehensive database.

The Jefferies Find gold resource (ASX:AWJ - 47,900oz Au) is located in the excised area in the southwest block of E63/2240.

EXPLORATION PLAN

Field reconnaissance revealed a higher percentage of outcropping rocks/residual soil than anticipated, so the conventional method of surface geochemical sampling and mapping will be effective in some areas of the tenements.

Phase 1 of exploration will consist of surface soil sampling to identify geochemical anomalies, which would be followed up by mapping and rock sampling, to identify potential drill targets for Phase 2.

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This release is authorised by the Board of Directors of Lord Resources Limited.

For further information please contact:

Barnaby Egerton-Warburton

Managing Director

E: [email protected]

P: +61 437 291 155

ABOUT LORD RESOURCES

Lord Resources is an exploration company with a highly prospective portfolio of future facing metals located within Western Australia’s famed Greenstone belts and close to high profile and prolific historic and producing mines. Lord Resources’ five largely unexplored projects provide exposure to lithium, nickel, PGE and gold sectors.

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COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENT

The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on and fairly represents information compiled by Ms Georgina Clark, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Ms Clark is a full time employee of the Company. Ms Clark has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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’ (“JORC Code”). Ms Clark consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on her information in the form and context in which it appears.

All parties have consented to the inclusion of their work for the purposes of this announcement. The interpretations and conclusions reached in this announcement are based on current geological theory and the best evidence available to the author at the time of writing. It is the nature of all scientific conclusions that they are founded on an assessment of probabilities and, however might be, they make no claim for absolute certainty. Any economic decisions which might be taken on the basis of interpretations or conclusions contained in this presentation will therefore carry an element of risk.

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Appendix 1 JORC Code Table 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling
(e.g. 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 (e.g. ‘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 (e.g. submarine nodules)
may
warrant
disclosure
of
detailed information.
• Results in this document refer to rock sampling
Rock Sampling
• Rock samples were collected as grab samples from in-situ
outcrop, based on visual analysis.
• Rock samples offer an indication of mineralisation at a specific
location
• Rock sample sizes varied from 0.2kg to 2kg.
• Locations were collected using hand-held GPS
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc.) and details (e.g. core
diameter, triple or standard tube,
depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if so,
_by what method, etc.). _
• No drilling activities are being reported.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.
• No drilling activities are being reported.
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.
• No drilling activities are being reported.
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.
• Rock samples were prepared at the ALS geochemical laboratory
in Perth.
• Rock samples were dried and crushed to 2mm.
• The entire sample was pulverised to 90% passing 75um, and a
reference sub-sample of approximately 200g retained.
• All samples underwent multi-element analysis by 0.5g 4 acid
digest with Mass Spec finish (ME-MS61).

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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
(e.g.
standards,
blanks,
duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and
whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
• Four acid digest and ICP-MS analysis is considered a near total
method for the 61 elements assayed. The method is considered
appropriate for baseline exploration geochemistry.
• No geophysical or handheld XRF data is being reported.
• No Standards (CRM’s) were inserted within the sample sequence.
• At the Assay Laboratory additional Repeats, Lab Standards,
Checks and Blanks are analysed concurrently with the field
samples.
• Results of the field and Lab QAQC samples were checked on
assay receipt, with no bias detected.
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
• Senior LRD personnel verified the assay results.
• Field verification of results has not yet occurred.
• All data has been entered into the Companies electronic
database.
• Twinned holes have not been drilled at this stage.
• Assay data has not been adjusted.
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.
• The sample positions were surveyed using a hand-held GPS.
• Accuracy is generally in the range of +/- 5m for E/N and +/- 10m
for RL.
• All coordinates were recorded in GDA94 z51.
• There has been no topographical control applied.
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.
• Soil and rock sample results are not utilised in Mineral Resource
Estimates.
• Sample compositing has not been applied.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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 sampling is believed to be unbiased in regard to orientation
of the geology.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
• Samples were submitted in pre-numbered calico bags and
transported by LRD personnel to the laboratory in Kalgoorlie for
assaying.
Audits
or
reviews
The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data.
• Sampling and assaying techniques are industry-standard. No
specific audits or reviews have been undertaken at this stage in
the program
• The results of the sampling program were reviewed by LRD
senior management.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections

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 Jing Jing Project, consists of two granted Exploration
Licences (E15/1912 & E63/2240).
• The tenements are currently held by Amery Holdings Pty Ltd and
will be transferred to Tailflower Pty Ltd upon successful
completion of the acquisition.
• The project area is in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western
Australia, ~125km southeast of Kalgoorlie and ~50km northeast
of Norseman.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal
of exploration by other parties.
• Reports are available on the West Australian Mines Department
WAMEX open file library.
• A review of WAMEX indicates there has been no previous lithium
exploration within the tenements. Previous explorers have
focused on gold and nickel mineralisation, therefore did not
assay for Li or other Li indicator elements. Multiple drillholes
were identified during field reconnaissance, that have not been
noted in WAMEX search, including BQ core in E63/2240, and
vertical drillholes ~800m south of observed pegmatites.
• A thorough review of all available data and reports from the
WAMEX system is ongoing. All available data will be digitised
and collated into a comprehensive database.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.
• The Jing Jing Project is located within the Eastern Goldfields
Province of the Archaean aged Yilgarn Craton of Western
Australia. The tenements straddle the contact zone between

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
greenstone and granitoids, an area termed the ‘Goldilocks Zone’,
that is considered prospective for LCT-type pegmatites.
• Locally, the greenstone terrain is comprised predominantly of
felsic volcanics/sediments (Black Flag Group) and mafic intrusive
sills of the Kalgoorlie Terrane, which have been intruded by
granitic bodies. A series of pegmatites have been observed in
the north of E15/1912, hosted by variably sheared felsic volcanics
and sediments of the Black Flag Group, during field
reconnaissance.
• There is little outcrop in the project area, with large areas of
depositional cover.
Drillhole
Information
A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including a
tabulation
of
the
following
information
for
all
Material
drillholes:
easting and northing of the
drillhole collar
elevation or RL (elevation above
sea level in metres) of the drillhole
collar
dip and azimuth of the hole
down
hole
length
and
interception depth hole length.
• No drilling is being reported in this document.
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (e.g. 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.
• No cut off grades have been applied.
• No top cuts have been applied.
• No metal equivalent values have been used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths
and
intercept
lengths
If
the
geometry
of
the
mineralisation with respect to the
drillhole angle is known, its nature
should be reported.
If it is not known and only the
down hole lengths are reported,
there should be a clear statement
to this effect (e.g. ‘down hole
_length, true width not known’). _
• The geometry of mineralisation is unknown.
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections
(with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being
reported These should include,
• Refer to figures in this announcement.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
but not be limited to a plan view
of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
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.
• The report has been prepared to summarise the material results
of geochemical program.
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 material results from exploration at Horse Rocks have been
disclosed in this announcement.
Further work The nature and scale of planned
further work (e.g. tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
_large-scale step-out drilling). _
• Planned further work will consist of surface sampling and
mapping, followed by drilling (if warranted).

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