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METALSGROVE MINING LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2024
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Exploration Update
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Date 02 August 2024
ASX Code MGA
Shares on Issue 105,420,000
Company Directors
Mr Richard Beazley Non-Executive Chairperson
Mr Lijun Yang Managing Director and CEO
Mr Haidong Chi Non-Executive Director
Mr John Reynolds Alternate Director to Mr Haidong Chi
Mr Peter Stern Non-Executive director
Chief Financial Officer Ms Rebecca Broughton Company Secretary Ms Rebecca Broughton
Highlights
- Edwards Creek Copper Zinc Project
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MetalsGrove considers that the Edwards Creek Copper-Zinc Project near Alice Springs, Northern Territory could potentially host a scalable copperzinc mineralisation system.
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A recent site visit validated existing collar locations and the extent of the surface gossan to follow the stratabound strongly altered volcanic massive sulphide high grade copper-zinc mineralisation.
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All modern collar locations were confirmed and malachite staining was observed in numerous locations across the gossan outcrops.
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The newly mapped gossan boundary varies slightly from the historically mapped outcrops.
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Mineralised samples from gossans were strongly oxidised and contained 1- 2% magnetite with trace pyrite and chalcopyrite observed.
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A four-hole RC drill program for a total of 500 meters is planned to follow the historical high-grade intersection along strike to the north and down dip.
Zimbabwe Lithium Projects
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Site visit undertaken by the Managing Director and CEO as well as discussions with local geologists and other stakeholders with a view to assessing the merits of the opportunity.
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At the Arcturas Project, no lithium-bearing minerals were observed from pegmatite veins, either at the surface or from artisanal trenches.
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The orientation of the pegmatite veins were inconsistent with those of the nearby Arcadia Lithium mine and newly discovered Step Aside lithium mine, suggesting different mineralisation events.
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Given the disappointing geological and assay results, in the absence of any further perceived opportunity, and having regards to the weakness in the lithium market since the projects were acquired, MetalsGrove has decided to relinquish its Zimbabwean lithium projects.
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Managing Director and CEO, Mr Lijun Yang, said: “The Edwards Creek Project, which exhibits strongly-altered stratabound volcanic massive sulphide highgrade copper-zinc mineralisation, has the potential to host a scalable copperzinc system.
- “A proposed four-hole drill program has as its objective to test for the presence of mineralization along strike and down dip.”
“After thorough investigation, MetalsGrove has determined that the prudent course is for the Company to relinquish its Zimbabwean lithium projects.”
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ACN: 655 643 039
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Edwards Creek – Copper-Zinc Project
The Edwards Creek Project, prospective for copper and zinc, comprises a single granted mineral exploration licence (EL32420) of an area of approximately 7,568ha located approximately 85 km north-northeast of Alice Springs, Northern Territory (Figure 1).
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Figure 1: Map illustrating location of Edwards Creek Project, as well as MetalsGrove’s other Northern Territory projects.
The Edwards Creek Project area includes the Edwards Creek Cu-Zn-Pb (Figure 2).
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Figure 21: Map illustrating Edwards Creek historical drilling and drill targets.
At Edwards Creek, an historical drill program was undertaken by CRA Exploration Pty. Ltd in 1980 and 1981, with the best intercept being 4.5 m from 47.45 m at 2.25% Cu, 0.11% Pb, 1.54% Zn, 0.14 g/t Au in hole DD80EC01 .
More recent drilling conducted by Territory Exploration Pty Ltd in 2018 and MetalsGrove in 2023 have traced mineralisation down dip and along strike with four step outs of up to 170m away from the historical DD80EC01intersection .
In considering whether Edwards Creek could potentially host a scalable copper-zinc mineralisation system, a recent site visit completed by MetalsGrove’s geologist validated existing collar locations and mapped the extent of known gossans at surface (Figure 3).
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Figure 3: Aerial photograph of Edwards Creek identifying location of drill collars and assays.
All recent collar locations were confirmed with malachite staining observed in numerous sites across the gossan outcrops (Figure 4).
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Figure 4: Map illustrating historical drilling, planned drilling and newly mapped gossan locations.
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The newly mapped gossan boundary varies slightly from the historically mapped gossan outcrops.
Mineralised samples, which are strongly oxidised, have assayed with 1-2% magnetite, and with trace pyrite and chalcopyrite observed.
A photo of an oxide ridge with malachite staining is set out in Figure 5.
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Figure 5: Photo of oxide ridge with malachite staining.
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The stratabound mineralized body is interpreted as a strongly altered volcanic massive sulphide. This lithology, which was intersected in every drill hole, has an orientation of 20° dipping at 50° to the east.
Mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth.
MetalsGrove is planning a four-hole RC drill program for a total of 500 meters to follow the existing intersection of drill hole DD80EC01 along strike to the north and down dip.
A cross section through drill hole DD80EC01 and one of the proposed drill holes to test the potential of this high-grade mineralisation shoot is set out in Figure 6.
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Figure 6: Cross-section looking north-northeast showing historical intersection of DD80EC1 and 2024 planned drilling.
Drill hole collar details are set out in Table 1.
Table 1: Planned drill hole collar details.
| Planned Hole Id | EAST | NORTH | RL | Max Depth | Azimuth | Dip |
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| 24EC-001P | 400321 | 7455269 | 728 | 100 | 265 | -60 |
| 24EC-002P | 400394 | 7455298 | 722 | 150 | 277 | -55 |
| 24EC-003P | 400363 | 7455351 | 728 | 100 | 287 | -50 |
| 24EC-004P | 400363 | 7455351 | 728 | 150 | 280 | -84 |
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Zimbabwe Lithium Projects
MetalsGrove holds two lithium projects in Zimbabwe – the Arcturas Lithium Project (Arcturas) and the Beatrice Lithium Project (Beatrice) .
The two projects were acquired by MetalsGrove on 11 December 2023 under the Company’s previous management team.
In February 2024, Perth-based consulting firm, GeoCOM, was engaged to undertake an initial program of geological mapping and surface sampling at Arcturas and Beatrice.
Geological mapping consisted of defining several pegmatites although with less detailed geological observations. The initial site visit was primarily focussed on negotiating and acquiring the tenements.
A total of 104 rock samples were collected, prepared, and submitted to ALS South Africa for analysis, including nine samples from the Beatrice region and 95 from the Arcturas region. More than one-third of the samples collected were from areas outside MetalsGrove's tenements.
Pathfinder elements commonly associated with lithium mineralisation, such as tantalum, potassium, and rubidium, were not included in the assay suite.
A total of 95 samples were collected from the Arcturas Project area. GeoCOM reports that no lithium-bearing minerals were observed. All samples recorded lithium values at trace levels or below detection limits.
In respect of Beatrice, nine samples were collected for assay by GeoCOM. These variously recorded encouraging lithium grades, with values of up to 1.44% Li2O. Unfortunately, only one of these samples, at the grade of 0.88% Li2O, was collected from within MetalsGrove's granted tenements.
Towards the end of June, MetalsGrove Managing Director and CEO, Mr Lijun Yang, undertook a site visit to the two properties and also held discussions with local geologists and other stakeholders with a view to assessing whether anything had perhaps been overlooked.
Given the disappointing geological and assay results, in the absence of any further perceived opportunity, and having regards to the weakness in the lithium market since the projects were acquired, MetalsGrove announced in its June Quarterly Report that it had taken the decision to undertake a strategic review of these assets.
Having since undertaken that review, MetalsGrove has come to the decision that the prudent course for the Company to take is to relinquish its Zimbabwean lithium projects.
Other Projects
Other exploration projects owned by the Company in Australia include the Box Hole Project targeting rare earth elements (REE) and base metals and the Bruce Gold Project targeting copper and REE, both in the Northern Territory, and, in Western Australia, the
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Woodie Woodie North Project targeting manganese, the Upper Coondina Project targeting lithium, tin and tantalum, and the Dundas Project targeting lithium and REE.
The location of these projects is illustrated in Figure 7.
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Figure 7: Map identifying location of MetalsGrove’s Australian projects.
The company is reviewing the exploration potential of each of these projects and will advise once this work is concluded.
This announcement was authorised for release by the MetalsGrove Mining Ltd Board of Directors.
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SHAREHOLDER ENQUIRIES MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Mr Lijun Yang Sam Burns
Managing Director & CEO SIXº Investor Relations
MetalsGrove Mining Ltd +61 400 164 067
[email protected] [email protected]
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About MetalsGrove
MetalsGrove Mining Ltd (ASX: MGA) is a multi-metal resource exploration company focused on the exploration of its portfolio of multi-metals projects including copper-gold, lithium, rare earth, manganese and base metal projects in Western Australia of Australia.
Competent Person Statement – Exploration Strategy
The information in this announcement that relates to exploration strategy and results is based on information provided to and compiled by Mr Lijun Yang who is currently a member of the Australian Association of Geologists (MAIG). Mr Lijun Yang is Managing Director and CEO of MetalsGrove Mining Limited.
Mr Lijun Yang has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and exploration processes as reported herein 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 Lijun Yang consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the information contained herein, in the form and context in which it appears.
This announcement includes information that relates to Exploration Results prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code (2012) and extracted from the Company’s initial public offering Prospectus as well as all previous ASX announcements. A copy of this prospectus and all these announcements are available from the ASX Announcements page of the Company’s website: https://metalsgrove.com.au/
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement may contain certain “forward looking statements” which may not have been based solely on historical facts, but rather may be based on the Company’s current expectations about future events and results. Where the Company expresses or implies an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis.
However, forward looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected or implied by such forward looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to exploration risk, mineral resource risk, metal price volatility, currency fluctuations, increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans, as well as political and operational risks in the countries and states in which we sell our product to, and government regulation and judicial outcomes.
For more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, see the Company’s Prospectus, as well as the Company’s other filings. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any “forward looking statement” to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random | • | Edwards Creek historical drilling was conducted in 1980 |
| techniques | chips, or specific specialised industry standard | and 1981 by CRA Exploration Pty. Ltd. | ||
| 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. |
• | The final 1981 CRA report is a confidential document but the drill logs are available through GEMIS. Information regarding this historical drilling was compiled from three sources: CRAE, 1983. Drill hole Logs – Edwards Creek; |
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| • | Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample | Warren, R.G., and Shaw, R.D. (1985). Volcanogenic Cu- | ||
| representivity and the appropriate calibration of any | Pb-Zn bodies in granulites of the central Arunta Block, | |||
| measurement tools or systems used. | central Australia. J. Metamorphic Geol., 3, pp. 481-499.; | |||
| • | Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report. |
and Curran C.A. and Down C.G. (1994) Exploration licence 7858 “Strangways Range” Final Report on Exploration. |
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| • | 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 |
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Drill holes on the project are considered first pass exploration drilling with 2 core holes (CRA), 2 RC holes (Territory Exploration-2018) and 2 RC holes (MetalsGrove 2023) drilled to date. |
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| where there is coarse gold that has inherent sampling | • | Historic CRA samples were taken in areas with hematite | ||
| problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types (eg | magnetite gossan. | |||
| submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed | ||||
| information. | ||||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, | • | Two core holes were drilled by CRA Exploration Pty. Ltd. |
| techniques | rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg | in 1980 and 1981. The core diameter is unknown. | ||
| core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of diamond |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| tails, face-sampling bit or other type, whether core is | ||||
| oriented and if so, by what method, etc). | ||||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample | • | Methods of core recovery are unknown. Examples from |
| recovery | recoveries and results assessed. | the core logs include: Core recovery 30-40% and core | ||
| • | Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | recovery in lode 43.5%. | ||
| representative nature of the samples. | • | Measures taken to maximise recovery are unknown. | ||
| • | Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery | • | Areas with and without grade have low recoveries, no | |
| and grade and whether sample bias may have occurred | relationship to grade and recoveries is observed. | |||
| due to preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | ||||
| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have been geologically | • | Logs were completed in 2m intervals and contain rock |
| and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support | type, alteration, mineralogy, recovery and weathering. | |||
| appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies | The level of detail is considered appropriate for mineral | |||
| and metallurgical studies. | resource estimation or other studies. | |||
| • | Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. | • | Logging is both qualitative and quantitative. No known | |
| Core (or costean, channel, etc) photography. | photographs exist. | |||
| • | The total length and percentage of the relevant | • | The entire holes were logged. | |
| intersections logged. | ||||
| Sub- | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or | • | It is unknown how the core was sampled but it is |
| sampling | all core taken. | assumed it was halved. Sample intervals ranged from | ||
| techniques and sample preparation |
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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. |
• | 0.33 to 3.13m in size. Sample preparation technique is unknown but it is assumed standard practices for the generation of drilling were completed. |
| • | Quality control procedures are unknown. |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| • | Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling | • | No duplicate samples were taken. | |
| stages to maximise representivity of samples. | • | Sample sizes were appropriate for the recovery and | ||
| • | Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is | grain size. | ||
| representative of the in situ material collected, including for | ||||
| instance results for field duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||||
| • | Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of | |||
| the material being sampled. | ||||
| Quality of | • | The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying | • | The laboratory and procedures are unknown. Elements |
| assay data | and laboratory procedures used and whether the | analysed for include: Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Au, As, Mo, Ni, Cr, | ||
| and | technique is considered partial or total. | Co, Mn, Sn, W, and U. | ||
| laboratory tests |
• | For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF | • | It is assumed no geophysical tools were used. |
| instruments, etc, the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc. |
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6 samples were taken in 1980 and 15 samples in 1981. No gaps in the sample IDs are observed indicating no standards or blanks were used. Only visibly mineralised |
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| • | Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg | intervals were sampled. | ||
| standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) | ||||
| and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of | ||||
| bias) and precision have been established. | ||||
| Verification | • | The verification of significant intersections by either | • | No verification of significant intersections have been |
| of sampling | independent or alternative company personnel. | completed. | ||
| and | ||||
| assaying | • | The use of twinned holes. | • | No twin holes have been completed. |
| • | Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, | • | Drill logs were scanned in 1995 however the final CRA | |
| data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) | report is labeled as confidential in the Warren and Shaw | |||
| protocols. | (1985). | |||
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | • | No adjustment to the assay data was made. |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Location of | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes | • | Drill hole locations were taken from rectifying a historical |
| data points | (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings | map by Warren and Shaw (1985). Some uncertainty | ||
| and other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. | remains in the exact location of the 1980s holes. | |||
| • | Specification of the grid system used. | • | A local grid system was used for the 1980s drilling, | |
| coordinates are now recorded in MGA Zone 53 datum | ||||
| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | GDA94. | ||
| • | Topographic control is provided by a Digital Terrain | |||
| Model based on the 30 m Shuttle Radar Topographic | ||||
| Mission data. | ||||
| Data | • | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | • | The 1980s historical holes are ~150m apart. |
| spacing and distribution |
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Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to | • | The completed drill spacing is first pass in nature and is |
| establish the degree of geological and grade continuity | thought to be insufficient at this stage to confirm | |||
| appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve | continuity of mineralisation that would be sufficient to | |||
| estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied. | support the definition of a mineral resource, and the | |||
| • | Whether sample compositing has been applied. | classifications applied under the 2012 JORC code. | ||
| • | No sample compositing has been applied. | |||
| Orientation | • | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased | • | Sampling specifically targeted sulphide and hematite |
| of data in | sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this | magnetite gossan, shoulder samples contained low | ||
| relation to | is known, considering the deposit type. | level mineralisation specifically in zinc. | ||
| geological structure |
• | If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the | • | Drilling orientation is appropriate for the geology and |
| orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to | mineralised structures. | |||
| have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed | ||||
| and reported if material. | ||||
| Sample | • | The measures taken to ensure sample security. | • | Sample security measures are unknown. |
| security |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques | • | Any reviews or audits of the sampling techniques and |
| reviews | and data. | data are unknown. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Mineral | • | Type, reference name/number, location and ownership | • | The RC Drilling was collected from tenement EL32420. |
| tenement and land tenure status |
including agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national |
• | There are no third-party arrangements or royalties etc. to impede exploration on the tenure. |
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| park and environmental settings. | • | There are no reserves or national parks to impede | ||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting | exploration on the tenure. | ||
| along with any known impediments to obtaining a licence | • | Ownership – 100% MetalsGrove Mining Ltd. | ||
| to operate in the area. | ||||
| • | The tenement is in good standing. | |||
| Exploration | • | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other | • | All historical work referenced in this report has been |
| done by | parties. | undertaken by previous project explorers. Whilst it could | ||
| other parties | be expected that work and reporting practices were of | |||
| an adequate standard, this cannot be confirmed. | ||||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | • | The local geology of the Edwards Creek Project consists |
| of outcropping basement rocks of the Strangways | ||||
| Range and their contact with the overlying Wallaby | ||||
| Knob Schist Zone which represents a major structural | ||||
| break in the local area. The basement rocks consist | ||||
| largely of felsic and mafic granulites with associated | ||||
| mafic amphibolites and highly deformed rocks. Rock | ||||
| units found in the area are felsic and maficgranulites, |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| quartzbiotite-feldspar gneiss, garnetbiotite-quartz- | ||||
| feldspar gneiss, and amphibolites. | ||||
| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information material to the understanding | • | A summary of the proposed drill hole collar location of |
| Information | of the exploration results including a tabulation of the | the RC drill has been included in this press release. | ||
| following information for all Material drill holes: | • | DD80EC1: 400336mE 7455305mN (MGA94z53), RL 728m, | ||
oeasting and northing of the drill hole collar |
Azimuth 288, dip -65, interception length 47.45m, hole | |||
oelevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above |
length 121m. | |||
| sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar | ||||
odip and azimuth of the hole |
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odown hole length and interception depth |
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ohole length. |
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| • | If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis | |||
| that the information is not Material and this exclusion does | ||||
| not detract from the understanding of the report, the | ||||
| Competent Person should clearly explain why this is the | ||||
| case. | ||||
| Data | • | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging | • | Data is reported as weighted average grades |
| aggregation | techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade truncations | considering variable sampling lengths. With no cut-off | ||
| methods | (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off grades are usually | grades. | ||
| Material and should be stated. | ||||
| • | Weighted averages are calculated | |||
| • | Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of | (gradelength)+(gradelength)+… /total interval length. | ||
| high grade results and longer lengths of low grade results, the procedure used for such aggregation should be stated |
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No metal equivalent values are reported. | ||
| and some typical examples of such aggregations should | ||||
| be shown in detail. |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| • | The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent | |||
| values should be clearly stated. | ||||
| Relationship | • | These relationships are particularly important in the | • | Drill holes at the project were angled between 60-80° |
| between | reporting of Exploration Results. | and to the west, corresponding to roughly | ||
| mineralisatio n widths and |
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If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill | perpendicular to the orientation of the mapped gossan structure. |
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| intercept lengths |
• | 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’). |
• | Sections show identified mineralisation downhole. Some holes drilled in a deliberate orientation to gain perspective of structural or stratigraphic orientation and as such will not be a direct reflection of true thickness. All |
| reported lengths are to be considered downhole | ||||
| lengths unless stated as calculated true thickness. | ||||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and | • | See maps in the body of the report. |
| 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. | ||||
| Balanced | • | Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is | • | All relevant information is reported within the document |
| reporting | not practicable, representative reporting of both low and | or included if not reported previously. | ||
| high grades and/or widths should be practiced to avoid | ||||
| misleading reporting of Exploration Results. | ||||
| Other | • | Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should | • | All meaningful data and relevant information have |
| substantive | be reported including (but not limited to): geological | been included in the body of the report. | ||
| exploration | observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical | |||
| data | survey results; bulk samples – size and method of treatment; | |||
| metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, |
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| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential | ||||
| deleterious or contaminating substances. | ||||
| Further work | • | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for | • | Future work entails follow up drilling to test any |
| lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step- | anomalous mineralised zones intersected in this drilling | |||
| out drilling). | program. | |||
| • | Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible | • | Diagrams show possible extensions to the north and the | |
| extensions, including the main geological interpretations | potential for a high-grade shoot. | |||
| and future drilling areas, provided this information is not | ||||
| commercially sensitive. |
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