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MINERAL COMMODITIES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2020

Apr 6, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX RELEASE
7 April 2020
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HIGH-GRADE RESULTS AND NEW INLAND STRANDLINE

DISCOVERY AT TORMIN

  • Up to 62% THM[1] intersected at Inland Strandline

  • Drilling confirms Western strandline open along continuous strike of 5500m, 200m wide and up to 23m thick mineralised layer

  • Near surface high-grade Total Heavy Mineral (THM) grades and Valuable Heavy Mineral (VHM) assemblage consistent with original Tormin Beach deposit

  • 1971m of air core drilling from 121 holes completed (33%) of 6000m program

  • Discovery of a second high grade ‘Eastern Strandline’ running semiparallel with existing ‘Western Strandline’

Mineral Commodities Ltd (“MRC” or “the Company”) and its empowerment partner Blue Bantry Investments 255 (Pty) Ltd are pleased to provide an update on drilling results from Prospecting Right (WC 30/5/1/1/2/10262PR) that is also subject to an expanded mining application owned by the Company’s 50% South African subsidiary, Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (“MSR”). The resource definition drilling is targeting the Inland Strandline areas adjacent to the existing Tormin mining operations, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Notable drill holes from the resource definition drilling located only 200 metres north of the current Tormin Processing Plant (all from surface) include:

  • Hole L11-11) 4m @ 61.34% THM and 7m @ 49.99% THM from 10m

  • • Hole L11-12) 5m @ 62.52% THM and 8m @ 48.50% THM from 11m • Hole L11-13) 6m @ 58.81% THM from 12m • Hole L11-8) 7m @ 43.29% THM from 9m

600 metres south of the current Tormin Processing Plant (all from surface) include:

  • Hole L6-4) 2m @ 57.41% THM from 7m

  • • Hole L6-5) 3m @ 53.11% THM from 6m

1- Hole L11-12) 5m @ 62.52% THM and 8m @ 48.50% THM from 11m for further information refer to JORC Table 1 and Appendix 2 of this Announcement.

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Executive Chairman Mark Caruso said, “ The drilling results are outstanding and extremely encouraging, indicating a world class heavy mineral sands deposit that demonstrates Tormin could host one of the highest grade inland mineral sands resources in the world. Based on the recent permitting approvals and these drilling results, the expansion of our world class operations at Tormin is imminent”.

In January 2020[2] , the Company received registered Prospecting Right 10262PR to explore approximately 12km in length over the Inland Strandline area covering 1741 hectares of the coastal area immediately adjacent to the existing mining operations on the Companyowned farm Geelwal Karoo 262.

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Inland Strandline Resource Drilling Program
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Figure 1 – Prospective Inland Strandline area straddling existing processing infrastructure at Tormin

The Inland Strandline is a palaeo-marine strandline 35m above mean sea-level in an area which has undergone historical exploration since the 1930s. The historical resource work and estimates are not JORC compliant as previously reported to the ASX.[2 ] Geophysics indicate that the Inland Strandline runs contiguously along the coastline of the Company’s entire granted mining and prospecting tenure as well as areas under application.

In February 2020, the Company commenced a 7000m resource definition drilling program targeting the Inland Strandline and adjoining Northern Beaches. To date, 1971m of drilling from 121 aircore holes have been completed on the Inland Strandline with 1612 samples analysed. The drilling has been conducted with drill fence lines 250m apart on 20m spacings.

The high-grade THM mineralisation and VHM mineral assemblage observed in the laboratory results (1612 HLS and XRD analysis) of the drilling confirm the historical resource grades and are similar to the grades encountered in the first years of mining the high-grade Tormin Beach areas. The reported VHM contains high constituent zircon, rutile ilmenite, garnet assemblage as well as anatase and magnetite.

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2- 30 January 2020 ASX Announcement - MRC RECEIVES REGISTERED PROSPECTING RIGHTS AT TORMIN

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The exploration holes drilled in fence lines are indicated in Figure 2 , together with the historical drill hole locations (white).

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Figure 2 – Location map of historical and current exploration holes over prospecting area

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Figure 3 – Drilling over the Western Inland Strandline

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The current drilling targeted a geophysical aeromagnetic anomaly previously identified as a buried palaeo-strandline by MSR in 2014 (Figure 4).

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Figure 4 – Location map current exploration holes plotted over aeromagnetic anomaly (strandline)

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  • A cross-section over the widest identified part of the Western Strandline (Drill Fence Line 11), indicates the near surface nature and high grade of the deposit (Figure 5).

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Figure 5 – Mineralised section Line 11 drill results underneath aeromagnetic anomaly

Another cross section of the central area of the Western Strandline drilled (Fence Line 6) further supports the well-developed and near surface nature of this deposit (Figure 6).

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Figure 6 – Mineralised section Line 6 drill results underneath aeromagnetic anomaly

Intersections with grades above 10% THM or above 5% VHM are reported to indicate the high-grade strandline zones.

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Of the 1612 samples analysed, 29.5% (475 samples) had significant grades above 10% THM. The highest 10% of 1612 samples analysed, 29.5% (475 samples) are reported in Table 1 below.

Table 1 – Significant grades intersected during drilling

Hole ID From
(m)
To
(m)
THM3
(%)
VHM4
(%)
Zircon
(%)
Rutile
(%)
Anatase
(%)
Ilmenite
(%)
Garnet
(%)
Magnetite
(%)
GRC L6-7 9 10 86.63 63.79 7.54 1.82 0.15 27.07 26.08 1.13
GRC L3-10 11 12 90.02 61.90 2.84 1.31 0.29 42.47 15.00 0.00
GRC L4-7 6 7 84.69 58.93 5.01 1.68 0.20 34.61 16.46 0.96
GRC L11-13 16 17 83.42 54.56 3.95 1.15 0.21 21.70 26.75 0.80
GRC L11-7 9 10 83.68 53.51 2.56 1.20 0.24 20.83 27.65 1.04
GRC L22-4 24 25 90.43 52.10 1.84 0.62 0.10 17.63 29.92 1.98
GRC L4-8 6 7 61.22 47.81 5.22 1.18 0.11 28.26 12.02 1.03
GRC L3-8 9 10 72.45 47.55 3.46 0.90 0.19 31.94 10.15 0.91
GRC L1-6 23 24 79.63 47.14 2.83 1.04 0.22 33.49 8.62 0.93
GRC L3-7 9 10 81.93 46.50 4.08 1.13 0.18 28.64 11.78 0.69
GRC L4-7 7 8 70.18 45.99 4.38 1.17 0.15 20.16 19.28 0.85
GRC L5-3 6 7 69.32 45.68 4.21 1.12 0.19 28.77 10.85 0.53
GRC L2-7 15 16 73.28 45.02 4.93 1.33 0.14 23.13 14.50 1.00
GRC L5-5 9 10 67.74 44.75 3.65 1.03 0.14 19.55 19.90 0.49
GRC L4-5 4 5 66.13 44.42 3.51 1.42 0.22 28.86 9.97 0.43
GRC L3-9 10 11 76.11 44.03 3.68 1.29 0.22 23.97 13.95 0.91
GRC L6-5 8 9 58.43 43.80 3.36 0.99 0.12 22.20 16.66 0.47
GRC L1-7 23 24 75.25 42.46 4.12 0.99 0.14 25.83 10.41 0.96
GRC L4-5 4 5 74.88 42.29 3.73 1.28 0.19 26.30 10.36 0.43
GRC L5-5 8 9 68.02 42.05 4.29 1.14 0.18 21.36 14.20 0.88
GRC L6-4 7 8 61.71 40.87 2.80 1.24 0.21 22.64 13.56 0.42
GRC L14-9 23 24 85.77 40.51 0.75 0.46 0.09 5.50 32.81 0.89
GRC L4-7 5 6 66.40 40.49 3.27 0.90 0.22 25.24 10.52 0.35
GRC L12-12 19 20 66.80 40.08 1.21 0.45 0.05 11.60 25.96 0.80
GRC L11-8 10 11 73.43 40.08 2.24 0.81 0.19 17.87 18.09 0.87
GRC L22-4 23 24 80.05 39.94 0.76 0.60 0.11 8.81 28.62 1.03
GRC L5-5 7 8 68.83 39.46 3.30 1.11 0.12 22.39 11.93 0.61
GRC L11-13 15 16 75.22 39.14 2.66 0.95 0.16 18.40 16.43 0.55
GRC L21-4 28 29 80.27 37.61 0.42 0.17 0.02 2.50 34.07 0.43
GRC L6-5 7 8 75.78 37.43 2.97 1.21 0.18 18.21 14.34 0.52
GRC L4-6 5 6 66.26 36.73 1.97 1.11 0.19 25.10 7.86 0.49
GRC L21-4 27 28 66.51 36.59 0.50 0.34 0.02 4.40 30.86 0.48
GRC L2-8 15 16 51.13 35.80 4.88 0.98 0.11 17.00 12.02 0.82
GRC L12-10 17 18 71.92 35.71 1.17 0.56 0.11 9.39 23.93 0.55
GRC L4-6 6 7 73.26 35.53 3.23 0.95 0.17 21.02 9.63 0.53
GRC L3-7 10 11 67.92 34.31 2.93 0.77 0.14 19.80 9.82 0.86
GRC L1-6 22 23 71.28 33.92 1.95 1.08 0.35 21.23 8.67 0.63
GRC L3-5 10 11 73.38 33.82 2.76 0.98 0.21 19.38 10.15 0.34
GRC L9-3 7 8 69.66 33.78 2.70 0.91 0.13 16.34 13.14 0.56

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Magnetite
(%)
0.25
0.71
0.54
0.37
0.39
0.50
0.54
0.50
1.38
0.39
0.43
Hole ID From
(m)
To
(m)
THM3
(%)
VHM4
(%)
Zircon
(%)
Rutile
(%)
Anatase
(%)
Ilmenite
(%)
Garnet
(%)
Magnetite
(%)
GRC L10-6 10 11 60.59 32.80 2.36 0.80 0.17 14.70 14.52 0.25
GRC L3-10 10 11 70.53 32.64 1.79 0.63 0.14 20.06 9.31 0.71
GRC L5-4 6 7 67.07 31.79 2.80 0.93 0.15 16.91 10.46 0.54
GRC L9-4 6 7 66.49 31.32 2.58 0.98 0.15 17.55 9.70 0.37
GRC L5-7 0 1 50.24 31.09 3.20 1.59 0.34 18.53 7.04 0.39
GRC L8-7 5 6 80.65 30.98 2.64 0.83 0.13 15.79 11.10 0.50
GRC L4-5 5 6 82.41 30.61 2.27 0.87 0.15 15.46 11.32 0.54
GRC L4-8 7 8 43.79 30.14 3.08 0.62 0.08 18.06 7.81 0.50
GRC L3-6 7 8 41.42 29.72 1.53 0.33 0.08 15.72 10.69 1.38
GRC L8-9 6 7 53.21 29.61 2.32 0.68 0.12 11.71 14.40 0.39
GRC L6-7 8 9 46.47 29.58 2.54 0.77 0.11 12.53 13.20 0.43

3- THM includes all minerals that report as sink during heavy liquid separation at SG of 2.96 (TBE) after desliming, within the 45 micron to 1mm size fraction as a percentage of the total material.

  • 4- VHM include Zircon, Rutile, Anatase, Ilmenite, Garnet, Magnetite

The current drilling program is targeting only 5.5km of the identified 12km long Western Strandline on Prospecting Right 10262PR. To date, drilling has intersected mineralisation across the entire strike extent of 5500m, at a width of up to 200m (Drill Fence Line 11) and to a maximum depth of 23m Strandline and Orange Feldspathic Sands Mineralisation (Hole GRC L14-9, 5-28m depth). Additional drilling planned this quarter is targeting a maiden JORC resource to an Indicated and Measured category, as well as target a newly identified Eastern Strandline.

Eastern Strandline Discovery

In addition to these outstanding drilling result, there is also substantial data reflecting the presence of multiple palaeo strandlines running semi-parallel to the coastline and within the current Inland Strand prospecting tenure. Two palaeo-marine strandlines have been identified, the known Western Inland Strandline (35m above mean sea-level) and an Eastern Inland Strandline located at an average height of 86m above mean sea level (indicated in purple in Figure 8). Historical drilling (non-JORC compliant) has reportedly intersected this strandline at a depth of 31m below surface. Aeromagnetic data clearly identifies the Eastern Strandline and the Company intends to drill the Eastern Strandline as part of the ongoing drilling program at Tormin.

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Eastern Strandline Discovery
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Figure 7 – Defined western and eastern strandlines plotted over aeromagnetics.

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Figure 8 – Drill holes located over target strandlines

Although the main target is the high grade 35m Western strandline (Figure 9), the overburden horizons above the strandline, in the form of Aeolian facies (Orange Feldspathic Sand), Erosion surface facies (Dorbank, Silcrete, Calcrete) and Red Aeolian Sands deflation zones (RAS) have also been confirmed to be mineralised. These overburden facie grades have a high variance in heavy mineral concentrations and further resource modelling is required to confirm their heavy mineral grades which is present in some drill holes from surface.

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Figure 9 – Conceptual geological model of West Coast Heavy Mineral deposits

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Drilling activities are scheduled to recommence in mid-April after the COVID-19 lockdown period in South Africa, targeting an Indicated and Measured JORC (2012) compliant Resource. The Company is confident that it may be in a position to release an Indicated and Measured Resource on the Inland Strand area by the end of the June Quarter.

The drilling activities at the Northern Beaches are ongoing with results also expected in this coming quarter.

Drill collar locations from completed exploration holes to date are outlined in Appendix 2.

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Issued by Mineral Commodities Ltd ACN 008 478 653 www.mineralcommodities.com Authorised by the Executive Chairman and Company Secretary, Mineral Commodities Ltd

For inquiries, please contact:

INVESTORS & MEDIA CORPORATE Peter Fox Peter Torre Investor Relations and Corporate Development Company Secretary T: +61 8 6253 1100 T: +61 8 6253 1100 [email protected] [email protected]

About Mineral Commodities Ltd:

Mineral Commodities Ltd (ASX: MRC) is a global mining and development company with a primary focus on the development of high-grade mineral deposits within the industrial and battery minerals sectors.

The Company is a leading producer of zircon, rutile, garnet and ilmenite concentrates through its Tormin Mineral Sands Operation, located on the Western Cape of South Africa. In October 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Skaland Graphite AS, the owner of the world’s highest-grade operating flake graphite mine and one of the only producers in Europe. The planned development of the Munglinup Graphite Project, located in Western Australia, builds on the Skaland acquisition and is a further step toward an integrated, downstream value-adding strategy which aims to capitalise on the fastgrowing demand for sustainably manufactured lithium-ion batteries.

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Cautionary Statement

This report contains certain forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs based on information currently available to management and are based on what management believes to be reasonable assumptions. It should be noted that several factors could cause actual results or expectations to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this Announcement related to Exploration Results is based on information compiled and has been approved for release by Mr Bahman Rashidi, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). Mr Rashidi is Exploration Manager and a full-time employee of the Company and has over 22 years’ of exploration and mining experience in a variety of mineral deposits and styles. Mr Rashidi has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person in accordance with the JORC Code 2012.

The information from Mr Bahman Rashidi was prepared under the JORC Code (2012). Mr Rashidi consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

The following table provides a summary of important assessment and reporting criteria used for the Tormin Operation in accordance with the Table 1 checklist in The Australian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2012 Edition). Criteria in each section apply to all preceding and succeeding sections.

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Appendix1 JORC 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 (eg cut channels, random chips, or
specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate
to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should
not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity
and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems
used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to
the Public Report. In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling
was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to
produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where there is coarse gold that
has inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure
of detailed information.
• Sampled exclusively by vertical aircore.
• One-metre air core drill samples from a cyclone were collected
in 20-25kg plastic bags.
• Each bag was riffle split into two pre-numbered calico bags of
~5kg each and the remainder of the samples collected in a
large plastic bag.
• 5 kg sample were submitted directly to the Tormin mine
laboratory to be analysed for oversize, slimes and heavy
minerals.
• The laboratory sample was dried, de-slimed (removal of -45
micron fraction) and screen.
• 200 gm of sample split to use for heavy liquid separation using
TBE with density range between 2.92 and 2.96 g/ml to define
THM content.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air
blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
type, whether core is oriented and if so, by what method, etc).
• Air core drilling was used, air core drilling is considered a
standard industry drilling method for HMS mineralisation.
• 76 mm drill bits and rods were used.
• All holes were drilled vertical.
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 sample loss or cavitation were experienced.
• Sample recovery was very good.
• The twin tube air core drilling provides high quality samples
from the face of the drill hole.
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.
• Each hole was logged by a geologist on pre-printed log sheets.
• Geological and lithological observations per depth were
recorded together with field sections and hand drawn down-
the-hole logs.
• Special attention was given to heavy minerals intersected as a
guide to potential marine strandlines and marine diamond
deposits
• Percentage HMS was recorded from visual observations as well
as the magnetic content of each metre by handheld pen
magnet.
• Marine gravels and contact with basement bedrock recorded
as maximum depth of mineralisation.
• Each 1m sample were washed and sieved to obtain a
representative sample stored in numbered chip trays.
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.
• Sampling over 1m down the hole intervals as determined by
1m marks on the rig mast.
• Technicians undertaking the splitting are supervised by mine
site geologist to ensure sampling quality.
• Duplicate samples were riffled for the Tormin mine laboratory
external QA/QC checks.
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
• All sample analyses were undertaken by the Tormin mine
laboratory.
• The mine owns and operates a state of the art heavy liquid
separation lab with Panalytical XRD machines. All grades
reported are from XRD results on heavy liquid sink.
• Industrial laboratoryXRF machines(Panalytical Epsilon 3 ED)
Criteria JORC Code Explanation Commentary
instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations factors
applied and their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels
of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established.
are used by Tormin mine as a grade verification check on the
XRD zircon content.
• The Tormin mine laboratory completed its own internal QA/QC
check that’s include CRMs, duplicates and blanks.
• External sampling checks (one out of every 20 samples) by
either XRD Analytical and Consulting in Pretoria (Dr Sabine
Verryn) or Mintek.
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.
• All sampling was done by mine site personnel overseen by a
qualified and experienced mine site geologist.
• All sample preparation was done by qualified staff, supervised
by chemists and lab manager.
• The lab results and logging have been reviewed by external
consultants to MSR as well as internally by MRC exploration
manager.
• A number of twin drill holes are planned to be drilled.
• No adjustment to assay data results were done outside the
standard XRD calibration software being used.
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.
• Hole collars were surveyed by DGPS accurate to within
centimetres by mine surveyors.
• Down hole survey for shallow vertical air core holes are not
required.
• WGS 84 datum and UTM/ zone 35S coordinate system is used.
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.
• Grade spacing was used in the drilling program is 250m x 20m.
• Each drill fence line is 250m apart along the strandline strike.
• Each drill hole is spaced 20m apart along each drill line
perpendicular to the strandline inferred strike.
• Some historical drill holes were twinned with the current air
core holes.
• Additional twin holes in the form of sonic core drilling is
planned.
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.
• Vertical drilling to intersect sub-horizontal strata.
• Orientation of the drill holes will not result in sampling bias.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample security. • Sampling were done using pre-printed calico bags to prevent
mis-labelling.
• All sample bag numbers were logged against the drill hole by
the site geologist.
• Three samples per metre drilled were produced. One stored
securely in a bag farm for reference, one for external QA/QC
use and one were sent directly to the mine lab at the end of
each days drilling in a secure area.
• The Tormin mine laboratory inspected the submitted samples
and did not report any missing or error of the samples against
the sample lists.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. • The lab results and logging have been reviewed by external
consultants to MSR and internally as part of normal validation
processes by MRC.
• Verification and comparison of current drill results to the
historical non-JORC compliant exploration results are planned.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)

Criteria 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 area has a granted prospecting right (WC 30/5/1/1/2/10262
PR) in the name of Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd a
subsidiary of ASX listed Mineral Commodities Ltd (ASX: MRC).
• This prospecting Right (Inland Strand) incorporates an area
approximately 12km in length covering 1741 hectares of coastal
area immediately adjacent to the existing mining operations on
the Company-owned farm Geelwal Karoo 262.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. • The general area has been investigated and mined for heavy
mineral deposits as far back as the 1930s (Haughton, 1931).
Subsequent geological surveys and exploration programs
investigated the distribution, mineralogy and economic
potential of the heavy mineral sands along the coastline of
Geelwal Karoo (Toerien & Groeneveld 1957, Abele 1989, Swart
1990, Barnes 1998) and Trans Hex 1989-1991).
• During 1999, Trans Hex conducted additional onshore
drilling of strandlines and identified the inland raised beach
deposits containing heavy minerals. Trans Hex subsequently
bulk sampled the material by digging several trenches in
1999-2000.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. • The heavy mineral sand deposits occur in a current active beach
environment (e.g. Tormin mine) as well as in older palaeo-beach
raised strandlines found inland (inland strandlines) eg. Tronox
Namakwa Sands.
• Apart from the mid-Jurassic,
Cretaceous
and Tertiary
(Paleogene) sediments along the coast, numerous small
fossiliferous, marine and terrestrial deposits of Neogene age
outcrop along the coastal zone.
• The Neogene deposits are host to the commercially important
diamondiferous and HMS raised beach terraces.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the understanding of
the exploration results including a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:
Easting and northing of the drill hole collar
elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
dip and azimuth of the hole
down hole length and interception depth
hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that
the information is not Material and this exclusion does not
detract from the understanding of the report, the Competent
Person should clearly explain why this is the case.
• A summary of the 121 aircore drilling (1971 m) is reflected in the
text of this release.
• The minimum hole length is 3m, maximum 36m and average
depth of drilling is 16.28 metres.
• East collar ranges – 222,151mE to 225,480mE
• North collar ranges – 6,503,989mN to 6,508,430mN
• Azimuth ranges/ Dip ranges – vertical drilling
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should
be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation should be stated and some
typical examples of such aggregations should be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent
values should be clearly stated.
• No weighting or cutting of HM values, other than averaging of
grades intersected were reported.
• As all samples are 1 metre in length, no length weighting is
required in averaging grades.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole
angle is known, its nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported,
there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole
length, true width not known’).
• The strandline mineralisation is sub-horizon in nature and the
air core drilling intercepts are vertical.
• Thickness of intercept reported is therefore true thickness of the
mineralisation.
Criteria Explanation Commentary
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for any significant discovery being
reported These should include, but not be limited to a plan view
of drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional views.
• Maps, sections and plan view are provided in this report.
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.
• Intersection with grades above 10% THM (Total Heavy Minerals)
or above 5% VHM (Valuable Heavy Minerals) have been
reported in this release to indicate the high-grade strandline
zones.
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.
• Historical drill data is not reported as it is classified as historical
foreign estimates that are non-JORC compliant.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not commercially sensitive.
• 81% of current drilling lab results have been received to date.
• Only 33% of the planned 6000m of drilling has been completed
to date.
• Further drilling is planned to produce an indicated and
measured resource over the Western Inland Strandline and an
inferred Resource over the Eastern Inland Strandline.
• The drilling activities in the Northern Beaches is ongoing,
targeting Indicated Resource.

Appendix 2

Drill hole information on holes com6 April 2020 pleted up to date

HOLE ID EASTING
WGS 84-
UTM
NORTHING
WGS 84-
UTM
DEPTH
(m)
DIP
(degrees)
AZIMUTH
(Degrees)
TARGET
GRC L1-5 225398.5 6503989 24 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L1-6 225414.8 6504000 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L1-7 225431 6504012 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L1-8 225447.3 6504024 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L1-9 225463.6 6504035 23 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L1-10 225479.8 6504047 19 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-5 225286.2 6504216 14 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-6 225302.2 6504228 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-7 225318.3 6504240 16 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-8 225334.4 6504252 18 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-9 225350.5 6504264 16 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L2-10 225366.6 6504276 18 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-2 225049.6 6504353 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-3 225065.7 6504365 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-4 225081.7 6504377 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-5 225097.7 6504389 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-6 225113.7 6504401 14 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-7 225129.7 6504413 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-8 225145.7 6504425 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-9 225161.7 6504437 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-10 225177.8 6504449 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-11 225193.8 6504461 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L3-12 225209.8 6504473 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-2 224980.7 6504558 6 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-3 224996.3 6504570 3 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-4 225011.9 6504583 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-5 225027.5 6504595 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-6 225042.1 6504607 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-7 225058.8 6504620 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-8 225074.4 6504633 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L4-9 225090 6504645 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-1 224822.6 6504807 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-2 224838.8 6504819 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-3 224855 6504831 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-4 224871.2 6504842 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-5 224887.4 6504854 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-6 224903.6 6504866 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L5-7 224919.8 6504878 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-1 224650.3 6504992 6 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-2 224666.5 6505004 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
HOLE ID EASTING
WGS 84-
UTM
NORTHING
WGS 84-
UTM
DEPTH
(m)
DIP
(degrees)
AZIMUTH
(Degrees)
TARGET
GRC L6-3 224682.6 6505015 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-4 224698.8 6505027 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-5 224715 6505039 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-6 224731.1 6505051 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-7 224747.3 6505063 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-8 224763.5 6505074 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L6-9 224779.6 6505086 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L7-7 224651 6505268 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-1 224319.7 6505372 7 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-2 224335.8 6505384 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-3 224352 6505395 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-5 224384.2 6505419 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-6 224400.4 6505431 10 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-7 224416.5 6505443 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-8 224432.6 6505454 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-9 224448.8 6505466 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L8-10 224464.9 6505478 13 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L9-2 224259.9 6505637 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L9-3 224275.6 6505650 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L9-4 224291.4 6505662 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L9-5 224307.1 6505674 9 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-1 224080.6 6505815 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-2 224096.6 6505827 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-3 224112.6 6505839 8 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-4 224128.6 6505851 11 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-5 224144.6 6505863 13 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L10-6 224160.6 6505875 13 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-1 223809.8 6505929 21 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-2 223826.2 6505941 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-3 223842.6 6505952 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-4 223859 6505963 16 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-5 223875.5 6505975 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-6 223891.9 6505986 19 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-7 223908.3 6505998 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-8 223924.8 6506009 16 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-9 223941.2 6506020 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-10 223957.6 6506032 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-11 223974 6506043 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-12 223990.5 6506055 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-13 224006.9 6506066 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-14 224023.3 6506077 13 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-15 224039.7 6506089 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-16 224056.2 6506100 13 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-17 224072.6 6506112 12 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
HOLE ID EASTING
WGS 84-
UTM
NORTHING
WGS 84-
UTM
DEPTH
(m)
DIP
(degrees)
AZIMUTH
(Degrees)
TARGET
GRC L11-18 224089 6506123 14 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-19 224105.5 6506134 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-20 224121.9 6506146 15 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-21 224138.3 6506157 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-22 224154.7 6506169 21 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L11-23 224171.2 6506180 20 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-6 223695.5 6506153 17 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-7 223711.7 6506165 18 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-8 223727.8 6506177 22 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-9 223744 6506188 22 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-10 223760.2 6506200 23 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-11 223776.4 6506212 19 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-12 223792.6 6506224 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-13 223808.7 6506236 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-14 223824.9 6506247 26 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L12-17 223873.5 6506283 23 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-1 223577.6 6506376 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-2 223593.7 6506388 23 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-3 223609.8 6506400 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-4 223625.8 6506412 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-5 223641.9 6506423 29 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-6 223658 6506435 30 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-7 223674 6506447 31 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-8 223690.1 6506459 31 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-9 223706.1 6506471 31 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-10 223722.2 6506483 36 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L13-11 223738.3 6506495 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L14-9 223480.6 6506616 28 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L15-8 223316.9 6506804 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L16-14 223016 6506895 26 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L17-5 223022.7 6507210 25 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L18-5 222879.7 6507415 24 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L19-3 222719.4 6507608 24 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L20-4 222588.9 6507823 27 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L21-4 222434.7 6508015 29 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L22-4 222296.4 6508226 29 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline
GRC L23-5 222152 6508430 33 -90 0 Western Inland Strandline