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METALSTECH LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2017
Nov 22, 2017
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Capital/Financing Update
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ASX Release 23 November 2017
iCobalt Secures Option to Acquire High Grade Cobalt-Silver Mine
Lithium and cobalt developer MetalsTech Limited (ASX:MTC) is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary iCobalt Limited, which it intends to separately list on the ASX in Q1 2018 ( iCobalt ), has signed a binding option agreement to acquire 100% of the Rusty Lake High Grade Cobalt-Silver Mine located near the Gowganda Township in Ontario, Canada.
Highlights:
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Option to acquire 100% interest in 52 mining claims for 816 hectares including the historical silver and cobalt producing Rusty Lake Mine which operated between 1910-1913, 1936-1938 and 1964-1966
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540 hectares of the project area covers the Nipissing Diabase which is the target geological structure for high grade cobalt, silver and nickel within the area
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Excellent infrastructure surrounding the project with historical mining activity and located 15km south of the town of Gowganda, Ontario with all-weather road access
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Recent surface sampling at the Rusty Lake Mine yielded the following assays:
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4.38% Co, 85.7g/t, Ag, 2.08% Ni (stockpile off main mine shaft) – sample Q297453
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6.08% Co, 3540g/t Ag, 8.64% Ni (stockpile off main mine shaft) – sample Q297454
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3.26% Co, 478g/t Ag, 1.31% Ni (stockpile off main mine shaft) – sample Q297455
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6.04% Co, 38.9g/t Ag, 1.6% Ni (stockpile off main mine shaft) – sample Q297456
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11.85% Co, >10,000g/t Ag, 2.97% Ni (angular boulder) – sample Q297458
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9.92% Co, >10,000g/t Ag, 3.93% Ni (angular boulder) – sample Q297457
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6.33% Co, 69.1g/t Ag, 4.79% Ni (stockpile grab coarse) – sample Q297459
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3.8% Co, 34.8g/t Ag, 3.93% Ni (stockpile grab coarse) – sample Q297460
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5.08% Co, 19.4g/t Ag, 0.44% Ni (angular boulder) – sample Q297451
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5.65% Co, 44.4g/t Ag, 0.48% Ni (angular boulder) – sample Q297452
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1.47% Co, 30.9g/t Ag, 3.52% Ni (NE trench) – sample Q297465
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AMC Consultants conducting final stages of technical due diligence
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Attractive share consideration weighted acquisition structure
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Alto Capital appointed Lead Manager to the iCobalt spinout with MetalsTech shareholders to receive a Priority Offer as well as exposure to a potential in-specie distribution of iCobalt shares
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Registered Office Board of Directors Unit 1, 44 Denis Street Executive Chairman - Russell Moran Subiaco WA 6008 Executive Director - Gino D’Anna T +61 408 408 878 T +61 415 493 993 Non-Executive Director - Shane Uren E [email protected] Non-Executive Director - Michael Velletta
Projects Cancet 100% owned Adina 100% owned Terre Des Montagnes 100% owned Wells-Lacourciere 100% owned Kapiwak 100% owned Sirmac-Clapier 100% owned Bay Lake 100% owned
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Commenting on the Rusty Lake Mine Option, Executive Director Mr Gino D’Anna stated:
“We are excited to have secured this opportunity to acquire a past-producing mine with excellent high grade cobalt, nickel and silver potential. The area in general is a hotspot for recent cobalt focused exploration and consolidation and we are pleased to be able to expand our exposure. We are eagerly awaiting the results of our due diligence and will update stakeholders when this is complete.”
Rusty Lake Mine
The Rusty Lake Cobalt-Silver Mine is located in the Leith Township, Larder Lake Mining Division, Ontario and comprises of 52 mining claim units (~816 hectares) including the No 1, No 2, No 3 and No 4 shafts within the historical mining operation. It is approximately 70km from the Company’s 100% owned Bay Lake High Grade Cobalt Project.
The project boasts excellent all-weather road access and is located approximately 30km south of the Gowganda Mining Camp which has historically produced an estimated 58 million ounces of silver and at least 1.3 million pounds of cobalt (some early mines only reported silver production being the target metal despite cobalt being mined in the process).
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Photograph: Rusty Lake Mine – 1960s
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Map: Location of Rusty Lake Mine and in relation to MTC’s Bay Lake High Grade Cobalt Project
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Mine Sampling Program
A mine site sampling program was conducted at the Rusty Lake Mine in May of this year. The primary goal of the program was to ascertain the quality of the cobalt mineralisation associated with the silver ore at the mine.
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Map: Layout of Rusty Lake Mine and Sample Locations
To appraise the cobalt mineralisation of the silver ore the ore stockpile was grab sampled. Two main stockpile areas can be found at the mine site; a smaller stockpile immediately south of the hoist / historical head frame heading towards the historical mill foundations and a larger stockpile to the east and south of the hoist / historical head frame. The stockpile to the south showed a mixture of Nipissing diabase and pinkish granophyre with the diabase dominating.
Abundant cobalt “bloom” was observed indicating the presence of the cobalt arsenate erythrite. Pinkish aplite stringers were common. The dimensions of this stockpiled area was approximately 40 metres long by
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Photograph: Cobalt “bloom” in stockpile
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20 metres wide with a depth in the centre at least 4 metres. This stockpile was considered to be an ore stockpile. Seven selected grabs were collected from this stockpile. The results confirm the presence of high grade cobalt and silver and ore-grade nickel in the Rusty Lake ore.
Mine Sampling – May 2017
| Sample # | UTM East |
UTM West |
Sample Type | Ag g/t | Co % | Ni % |
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| Q297451 | 514879 | 5262356 | Angular Boulder | 19.4 | 5.08 | 0.44 |
| Q297452 | 514879 | 5262356 | Angular Boulder | 44.4 | 5.65 | 0.48 |
| Q297453 | 514896 | 5262428 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) | 85.7 | 4.38 | 2.08 |
| Q297454 | 514895 | 5262430 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) | 3540 | 6.08 | 8.64 |
| Q297455 | 514896 | 5262423 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) | 478 | 3.26 | 1.31 |
| Q297456 | 514889 | 5262425 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) | 38.9 | 6.04 | 1.6 |
| Q297457 | 514888 | 5262346 | Angular Boulder | >10000 | 9.92 | 3.93 |
| Q297458 | 514888 | 5262346 | Angular Boulder | >10000 | 11.85 | 2.97 |
| Q297459 | 514908 | 5262419 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) - coarse | 69.1 | 6.33 | 4.79 |
| Q297460 | 514906 | 5262425 | Stockpile Grab (Main Shaft) - coarse | 34.8 | 3.8 | 3.93 |
| Q297461 | 514901 | 5262433 | Stockpile (Main Shaft) - fines | 402 | 0.84 | 0.4 |
| Q297462 | 514884 | 5262390 | Tailings (Main Shaft) | 63 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Q297463 | 514882 | 5262377 | Tailings (Main Shaft) | 48.5 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Q297464 | 514881 | 5262364 | Tailings (Main Shaft) | 69.1 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Table: Mine Sampling Results
Acquisition Terms
iCobalt Limited, wholly owned subsidiary of MetalsTech, has entered into a binding option agreement with New Found Gold Corp. (the Vendors ) to acquire 100% of the Rusty Lake Mine in Ontario, Canada.
The key terms of the acquisition are as follows:
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30 days’ exclusivity on payment of CAD$40,000 cash (Paid)
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CAD$60,000 upon completion of satisfactory due diligence by iCobalt
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Upon iCobalt completing an initial public offering:
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CAD$225,000
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3,000,000 iCobalt shares at a deemed price of 20c each subject to 12 months’ escrow from the date of the initial public offering
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upon completion of the aforementioned payments, iCobalt will have earned a 100% interest in the Project
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the Vendors will retain a 2% Net Smelter Royalty ( NSR ) over all metals produced from the Project excluding the cobalt metal ( Non-Cobalt NSR )
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the Vendors will retain a 0.5% NSR over the cobalt metal from the Project ( Cobalt NSR )
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the Project has an existing 2% NSR owned by Cobalt 27 Capital Corp ( Cobalt 27 NSR ), which will be assumed by iCobalt at completion
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iCobalt can buy back half of the Non-Cobalt NSR and half of the Cobalt NSR from the Vendor for total consideration of CAD$1,000,000 payable in any combination of cash or iCobalt shares at the 10-day VWAP
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subject to iCobalt delineating an JORC or NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of not less than 1Mt at an average grade of not less than 0.5% Co equivalent, iCobalt will make a further payment to the Vendor of CAD$150,000 payable in any combination of cash or iCobalt shares at the 10-day VWAP
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the Vendor agrees to orderly market provisions on any share sales after the escrow period
iCobalt Spinout
The Company has appointed Alto Capital as Lead Manager to the iCobalt spinout. MetalsTech shareholders are expected to benefit from the spinout through a Priority Offer in the iCobalt listing as well exposure to a potential in-specie distribution of iCobalt shares subsequent to the listing, based on their percentage ownership in MetalsTech.
We will update stakeholders in this regard in due course.
ENDS
For further information, contact:
Russell Moran Gino D’Anna Nathan Ryan Executive Chairman Executive Director Investor Relations M +61 415 493 993 M +61 400 408 878 M +61 420 582 887 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This document contains forward-looking statements concerning MetalsTech. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements as a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forwardlooking information provided by the Company, or on behalf of, the Company. Such factors include, among other things, risks relating to additional funding requirements, metal prices, exploration, development and operating risks, competition, production risks, regulatory restrictions, including environmental regulation and liability and potential title disputes.
Forward looking statements in this document are based on the company’s beliefs, opinions and estimates of MetalsTech as of the dates the forward looking statements are made, and no obligation is assumed to update forward looking statements if these beliefs, opinions and estimates should change or to reflect other future developments.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr. Martin Ethier, PGeo, is a Competent Person who is a Professional Geologist registered with the Ordre des géologues du Québec (Member # 1520), in Canada. Mr. Martin Ethier, PGeo, is an independent consultant to MetalsTech Limited and iCobalt Limited. Mr. Martin Ethier and all competent persons are independent from the issuer of this statement, MetalsTech Limited. Mr. Martin Ethier 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’. Mr. Martin Ethier consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
Mr. Martin Ethier has reviewed the historical exploration results that are contained in this announcement and has validated the source of the historical information. Mr. Martin Ethier is satisfied with its inclusion in the form and context in which it appears in this announcement.
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Appendix A: Rusty Lake Mine Sampling Assay Results
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Appendix A: Rusty Lake Mine Sampling Assay Results (continued)
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Appendix B: Rusty Lake Mine Geology Map
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, | No drilling completed to date. |
| techniques | random chips, or specific specialised industry | ||
| standard measurement tools appropriate to the | Rock samples comprise multiple chips considered to be | ||
| minerals under investigation, such as down hole | representative of the horizon or outcrop being sampled. | ||
| gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, | |||
| etc). These examples should not be taken as | Samples submitted for assay typically weigh 2-3 kg. | ||
| limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | |||
| • | Include reference to measures taken to ensure | Continuous channel sampling of trenching ensures the samples | |
| sample representivity and the appropriate | are representative. Entire 2-3 kg sample is submitted for sample | ||
| calibration of any measurement tools or systems | preparation. | ||
| used. | |||
| • | Aspects of the determination of mineralisation | ||
| that are Material to the Public Report. | |||
| • | In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has | ||
| been done this would be relatively simple (eg | |||
| ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 | |||
| m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to | |||
| produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other | |||
| cases more explanation may be required, such | |||
| as where there is coarse gold that has inherent | |||
| sampling problems. Unusual commodities or | |||
| mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules) | |||
| maywarrant disclosure of detailed information. | |||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole | No drilling completed. |
| techniques | hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, | ||
| etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or | |||
| standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face- | |||
| sampling bit or other type, whether core is | |||
| oriented and if so, bywhat method, etc). | |||
| Drill sample | • | Method of recording and assessing core and | Not applicable. |
| recovery | 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. | |||
| Logging | • | Whether core and chip samples have been | All trenches sampled are logged continuously from start to finish |
| geologically and geotechnically logged to a level | with key geological observations recorded. | ||
| of detail to support appropriate Mineral | |||
| Resource estimation, mining studies and | Logging is quantitative, based on visual field estimates. | ||
| 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. | |||
| Sub-sampling | • | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | Sample preparation follows industry best practice standards and |
| techniques | quarter, half or all core taken. | is conducted by internationally recognised laboratories, at ALS | |
| and sample | • | If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary | Laboratories in North Vancouver, British Columbia. |
| preparation | split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry. | ||
| • | For all sample types, the nature, quality and | Oven drying, jaw crushing and pulverising so that 85% passes | |
| appropriateness of the sample preparation | 75 microns. | ||
| technique. | |||
| Blanks have been submitted every 50 samples to ensure there is |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| • | Quality control procedures adopted for all sub- | no cross contamination from sample preparation. | |
| sampling stages to maximise representivity of | |||
| samples. | Measures taken include (a) systematic sampling across whole | ||
| • | Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is | outcrop zone where present; (b) comparison of actual assays for | |
| representative of the in situ material collected, | blanks with theoretical values. | ||
| including for instance results for field | |||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | Sample size (2-3 kg) accepted as general industry standard. | ||
| • | Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the | ||
| grain size of the material beingsampled. | |||
| Quality of | • | The nature, quality and appropriateness of the | Assay and laboratory procedures have been selected following a |
| assay data | assaying and laboratory procedures used and | review of techniques provided by internationally certified | |
| and laboratory | whether the technique is considered partial or | laboratories. In addition, the sample preparation laboratory in | |
| tests | total. | North Vancouver is regularly visited to ensure high standards | |
| • | For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld | are being maintained. | |
| XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in | |||
| determining the analysis including instrument | Samples are submitted for multi-element analysis by ALS | ||
| make and model, reading times, calibrations | Laboratories. Where results exceeded upper detection limits for | ||
| factors applied and their derivation, etc. | Co, samples are re-assayed. | ||
| • | Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg | ||
| standards, blanks, duplicates, external | The final techniques used are total. | ||
| laboratory checks) and whether acceptable | |||
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision | None used. | ||
| have been established. | |||
| Barren granitic and calcite material is submitted every 50 | |||
| samples as a control. | |||
| Comparison of results indicates good levels of accuracy and | |||
| precision. No external laboratory checks have been used. | |||
| Verification of | • | The verification of significant intersections by | None undertaken. |
| sampling and | either independent or alternative company | ||
| assaying | personnel. | Not applicable. | |
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The use of twinned holes. Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage |
All field data is manually collected, entered into excel spreadsheets, validated and loaded into an Access database. |
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| (physical and electronic) protocols. | Electronic data is stored in Ontario as well as at the site office of | ||
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | MetalsTech in Quebec. Data is exported from Access for | |
| processing by a number of different software packages. | |||
| All electronic data is routinely backed up. | |||
| No hard copy data is retained. | |||
| None required. | |||
| Location of | • | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate | All trench start points and geochemical samples are located |
| data points | drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), | using a hand held GPS. | |
| trenches, mine workings and other locations | |||
| used in Mineral Resource estimation. | Trenches are surveyed using hand held compass and | ||
| • | Specification of the grid system used. | clinometer. | |
| • | Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | ||
| The grid system used is UTM. However, for reporting purposes | |||
| and to maintain confidentiality, local coordinates are used for | |||
| reporting. | |||
| Nominal RL’s based on topographic datasets are used initially, | |||
| however, these will be updated if DGPS coordinates are | |||
| collected. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Data spacing | • | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | Only reconnaissance trenching and sampling completed – |
| and | Results. | spacing variable and based on outcrop location and degree of | |
| distribution | • | Whether the data spacing and distribution is | exposure. |
| sufficient to establish the degree of geological | |||
| and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral | |||
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | Not applicable. | ||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | |||
| • | Whether sample compositing has been applied. | None undertaken. | |
| Orientation of | • | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves | Sampling completed at right angles to interpreted trend of |
| data in | unbiased sampling of possible structures and | outcrop mineralised units. | |
| relation to | the extent to which this is known, considering | ||
| geological | the deposit type. | None observed. | |
| structure | • | 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. | |||
| Sample | • | The measures taken to ensure sample security. | Geological team supervises all sampling and subsequent |
| security | storage in the field. The same geological team delivers the | ||
| samples to ALS Laboratories in North Vancouver, British | |||
| Columbia and receives an official receipt of delivery. | |||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews of sampling | None completed. |
| reviews | techniques and data. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Mineral | • | Type, reference name/number, location and | iCobalt Limited has the right to acquire 100% of the Rusty | |
| tenement and | ownership including agreements or material issues | Lake Mine Cobalt project pursuant to a binding acquisition | ||
| land tenure | with third parties such as joint ventures, | agreement. | ||
| status | partnerships, overriding royalties, native title | |||
| interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park | There are no other material issues affecting the | |||
| and environmental settings. | tenements. Certain surface rights exist on parts of the | |||
| • | The security of the tenure held at the time of | Rusty Lake project, but these do not compete with the | ||
| reporting along with any known impediments to | subsurface or mineral rights over the project, which are | |||
| obtaining a licence to operate in the area. | being acquired by iCobalt. | |||
| Upon the completion of the obligations pursuant to the | ||||
| legal agreements, iCobalt will own 100% of the Rusty Lake | ||||
| Mine Cobalt Project and ownership of the individual claims | ||||
| will be transferred to iCobalt. | ||||
| All tenements are in the process of being legally validated | ||||
| by an independent lawyer to provide an opinion as to the | ||||
| good standing nature of the claims. The independent | ||||
| lawyer selected is a specialist in the field. | ||||
| Exploration | • | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by | No modern exploration has been conducted. | |
| done by other | other parties. | |||
| parties | Historical exploration and government mapping records | |||
| multiple cobalt mineralised zones within the project areas | ||||
| but no other data is available. | ||||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological setting and style of | The Rusty Lake Mine Cobalt project is composed of | |
| mineralisation. | principal ore veins, cross-veins, masses of mineralised | |||
| Keewatin interflow rocks, and disseminated minerals in the | ||||
| Gowganda Formation, Coleman Member. Only the | ||||
| principal ore veins contain silver ore and they occur | ||||
| primarily in the Coleman Member. | ||||
| The veins also contain cobalt indicator minerals such as | ||||
| arsenides and native silver (principal metal veins). The | ||||
| arsenides, including nickel, cobalt, and iron varieties, | ||||
| occur as massive lenses and disseminated grains in the | ||||
| carbonate veins. Some massive lenses extend across the | ||||
| entire widths of the veins, others present as irregular | ||||
| bodies in the centres of the veins, and still others occur at | ||||
| the edges of the veins. | ||||
| The distribution of cobalt indicator minerals from top to | ||||
| bottom of the veins are rich in the following elements (i) | ||||
| nickel, (ii) cobalt and (iii) iron. The veins can be classified | ||||
| as Ni-As, Ni-Co-As, Co-Fe-As and Fe-As. | ||||
| Silver grades exhibit a very different zonation implying that | ||||
| previous production has excluded multiple areas of cobalt | ||||
| mineralisation. | ||||
| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information material to the | No drilling exists. | |
| Information | understanding of the exploration results including a | |||
| tabulation of the following information for all Material | ||||
| drill holes: | ||||
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easting and northing of the drill hole collar | |||
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elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation | |||
| above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar | ||||
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dip and azimuth of the hole |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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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 whythis is the case. | |||
| Data | • | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging | Intercepts are calculated on a per sample basis according |
| aggregation | techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade | to the results from the laboratory with no bottom cut-off | |
| methods | truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off | grade and no top cut-off grades. | |
| grades are usually Material and should be stated. | |||
| • | Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short | Short intervals of high grade that have a material impact | |
| lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of | on overall intersection are highlighted separately. | ||
| low grade results, the procedure used for such aggregation should be stated and some typical |
None reported. | ||
| examples of such aggregations should be shown in | |||
| detail. | |||
| • | The assumptions used for any reporting of metal | ||
| equivalent values should be clearlystated. | |||
| Relationship | • | These relationships are particularly important in the | The relationship between true widths and the width of |
| between | reporting of Exploration Results. | mineralised zones intersected in trenching has not yet | |
| mineralisation | • | If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to | been determined due to lack of structural data (i.e. dip). |
| widths and | the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be | ||
| intercept lengths | 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’). | |||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and | None included. |
| 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 for all sampling completed are listed in the body of |
| reporting | Results is not practicable, representative reporting of | this report. | |
| both low and high grades and/or widths should be | |||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | |||
| Exploration Results. | |||
| Other | • | Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, | All meaningful and material data is reported. |
| substantive | should be reported including (but not limited to): | ||
| exploration data | 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 | |||
| contaminatingsubstances. | |||
| Further work | • | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg | Detailed geochemistry and geology to determine trends of |
| tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or | known mineralised zones and to delineate other Co-Ag | ||
| large-scale step-out drilling). | anomalies. | ||
| • | Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible | ||
| extensions, including the main geological | Further trenching to determine structural orientation of | ||
| interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this | mineralised zones. | ||
| information is not commercially sensitive. | Conducting an Airborne EM survey over the two key | ||
| project areas. | |||
| Conduct an IP survey. | |||
| Drilling. |
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