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MINREX RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Jun 20, 2018
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ASX AND MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
21 June 2018
EXCELLENT RESULTS FROM SAMPLING AT MINREX’S EAST PILBARA PROJECTS
Highlights:
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The assay results have now been received for the rock sampling completed at MinRex’s four East Pilbara project areas during May 2018. A total of 190 samples were collected from old workings, prospects, outcrops and float in these leases.
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Sampling of the old workings in the Marble Bar North project area (P45/3040) returned gold assays of up to 42.9g/t Au, with the average grade of all 40 samples being 4.86g/t Au. Similarly, samples from the old workings in the Marble Bar South project area (P45/3039) returned gold assays of up to 47.6g/t Au, with the average grade of all 40 samples being 4.16g/t Au.
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Sampling of the old workings, dumps, outcrop and float in the Daltons project area (E45/4681) returned assays of up to 163g/t Au and 8.17% Cu, with the average grade of all 60 samples being 9.9g/t Au and 0.49% Cu.
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There are no old workings in MinRex’s Bamboo Creek project area (E45/4560 & 4853) but the 50 samples collected, at previously identified gold, copper, chrome, nickel and polymetallic prospects, outcrop and float, returned assay values of up to 7.8g/t Au, 42g/t Ag, 14.3% Cu, 0.18% Cr, 0.11% Ni, 0.12% Pb and 0.09% Zn.
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The results of this latest sampling will be used to determine which projects and areas to target for further exploration and detailed evaluation later in 2018.
MinRex Resources Limited (ASX: MRR) (‘MinRex’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to present the assay results received from the first detailed geological evaluation and sampling program on the East Pilbara projects, near Marble Bar in the East Pilbara Region, in which the company holds a 70% interest.
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Figure 1: Location of MinRex’s Project Areas
Earlier piecemeal programs recovered gold nuggets from the Marble Bar North project tenement (P45/3040) and a single nugget at the Daltons project (E45/4681), announced in January 2018, and the assay results were announced for ten rock samples collected from the Marble Bar South project tenement (P45/3039), in February 2018.
A detailed data compilation and review of historic mining and mineral exploration within the East Pilbara project areas has now been completed, leading to the field exploration work commencing. As previously stated, the intention was that the initial exploration of the East Pilbara project areas would include the collection of a considerable number of rock samples from the areas of old workings in both P45/3039 and P45/3040, at Marble Bar, and the workings at the Daltons project (E45/4681) and the previously defined prospect areas at the Bamboo Creek project (E45/4560 & 4853). During May 2018, this first stage of field exploration, including geological mapping, rock sampling and ground verification of previous exploration and sampling programs was commenced.
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Figure 2: Satellite Image showing MinRex’s four East Pilbara Project Areas
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Marble Bar North
At Marble Bar North (P45/3040) a total of 40 rock samples (MNR001-040) were collected from the extensive old workings, variously named Ironclad, Jo Jo North and Betty Boo, during May 2018. The gold mineralisation in this area occurs as quartz veins in sheared and strongly carbonated mafic schists (greenstones), and associated alteration zones, in dolerite and other mafic rock types, close to the greenstone/granite contact.
This lease has been worked extensively in the past and, within the lease, a line of old gold workings lies along the sheared lithological contact between sheared and metamorphosed mafic volcanic rocks and intrusive granite. This highly sheared contact trends north-south and hosts an extensive gold-bearing quartz vein system that dips shallowly to the west, within the encompassing shear zone. The lease is 3km from Marble Bar Township, with a well-maintained track running to the old Ironclad mine-site and battery, a five-minute drive from Marble Bar.
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Figure 3: View to the north (along strike) at the Ironclad Gold Mine Workings in P45/3040
The Ironclad Gold Mine workings form part of the Marble Bar Group of gold mines, which contain a total of 29 gold occurrences, with a historic gold production of about 1,298kg, within a strike extent of about 4km. The Ironclad Mine was worked from the 1890’s until 1933 and produced 1,451oz of gold from 2,843t of ore treated; a sizeable proportion of this production was from the area now covered by P45/3040.
The 40 rock samples from the Marble Bar North project area were collected from old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. A few samples were anomalous in various elements but the outstanding results were in the gold assays which varied from 10ppb Au up to 42.9g/t Au, with an average for all 40 samples of 4.86g/t Au, and 17 of the 40 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 1, while the gold results are also shown diagrammatically on the plan below (Figure 4).
The next phase of field work at the Marble Bar North project will comprise further rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping to better understand this gold mineralised system. It is probable that this work will be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the East Pilbara.
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Figure 4: Marble Bar North project P45/3040 showing workings and current gold assay results
Marble Bar South
At Marble Bar South (P45/3039) a total of 40 rock samples (MSR011-050) were collected to add to the ten (MSR001-010) collected in December 2017. The lease has a line of old workings running along a 30-40m high ridge of greenstone rocks. The old mine was known as McKays Find and the mineralisation occurs as a 2m wide zone of pyritic-fuchsite-carbonate rock, with associated quartz veining. The mined zone was 100m long, 0.5-2m wide, strikes at 010[o] and dips at 70-90[o] to the east, the ore shoot plunges east/southeast, parallel to the intersection of fracturing and regional schistosity. The lease is 11km from Marble Bar Township, on the main Marble Bar-Hillside Road, and has a weak old track running through the lease, a fifteen-minute drive from Marble Bar.
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Figure 5: View of some of the old workings at McKays Find in P45/3039
The 40 rock samples from the Marble Bar South project were also collected from old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. A few samples were anomalous in various elements but the outstanding results were in the gold assays which varied from 7ppb Au up to 47.6g/t Au, with an average for all 40 samples of 4.16g/t Au, and 14 of the 40 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 2, while the gold results are also shown on the plan below (Figure 7).
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Figure 6: View to the north along the ridge hosting the gold mineralisation in P45/3039
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Figure 7: Marble Bar South project P45/3039 showing workings and current gold assay results
The next phase of field work at the Marble Bar South project will closely mirror that at the Marble Bar North project, comprising further rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping to better understand this gold mineralised system. It is probable that this work will also be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the Pilbara.
The assays from the two sets of Marble Bar project samples show remarkable similarities in the average values for most elements, especially gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, chrome, iron, manganese, nickel, antimony, thorium and tungsten, suggesting that they are part of the same mineralization event. However, the values for copper, lead, zinc and bismuth are several times higher at Marble Bar North than Marble Bar South, while the tin values at Marble Bar North are a thousand times higher – almost certainly reflecting the closer proximity, and interaction with, granitoid rocks during emplacement of the gold mineralization at the Marble Bar North project.
Daltons Project
At the Daltons project (E45/4681) a total of 60 rock samples (DAR001-060) were collected from the extensive old workings, variously named Daltons, McLeods Reward, Thomas’s, Eclipse and
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Corona, during May 2018. These old gold workings are located along a north-northwest-trending line of quartz and quartz-carbonate veins which have intruded the foliation of mafic greenstone schist (carbonatized metabasalt), and associated alteration zones, in dolerite and other mafic rock types of the Archean Warrawoona Group Greenstones. The geology strikes northnorthwest, is steeply dipping and layered with bands of jaspilite, quartzite, ultramafic, felsic, mafic and amphibolite rocks. There are many structurally complex areas, numerous shear zones and steeply plunging fold axes, dips are between steeply east dipping and vertical.
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Figure 8: View to the south along the line of old workings at Daltons in E45/4681
The 60 rock samples collected at the Daltons project were from the old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. The outstanding results were in the gold and copper assays which were up to 163g/t Au and 8.17% Cu, with the average grade of all 60 samples being 9.9g/t Au and 0.49% Cu, and 19 of the 60 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 3, while the gold results are also shown on the plan below (Figure 10).
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Figure 9: View of the old decline and a shaft and spoil dump at Daltons in E45/4681
The Daltons gold workings can be traced for about 1500m strike length, with the main quartz lode marked by workings for about 700m, the maximum width is up to 10m and the strike is 170[o] . Recorded production was 5.543kg of gold from 409.5t of ore, for an average grade of 13.54g/t Au. The quartz reefs are principally parallel with the schistosity, within the greenstones. There are several shafts, two of which extend to depths of about 22m and some open cutting – there
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are copper minerals as well as gold in the workings.
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Figure 10: Daltons project E45/4681 showing workings and current gold assay results
This lease area is large and holds the remains of an old battery, with old tracks that provide access to most of the workings. The mineralisation occurs as gold-copper in quartz veins with the highest copper content (shown by green malachite and red cuprite minerals in the quartz) being associated with the highest gold grades. The lease is remote and best accessed by driving 72km south on the Marble Bar-Hillside road (unsealed) and then 17km by weak tracks into the lease area – the 89km drive takes about 2 ½ hours and the last 17km of track driving is difficult. The long access time dictates that work in this area requires camping on site.
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Bamboo Creek Project
At the Bamboo Creek project (E45/4560 & 4853) a total of 50 rock samples (BBR001-050) were collected, including several samples from some of the previously named prospects, including Norms Find, BC07 and Nobb Well, as well as various outcropping quartz veins and breccia zones.
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Figure 11: Views of the Nobb Well and BC07 prospect areas and close-up of fluorite-rich sulphide mineralisation from BC07, in the Bamboo Creek project in E45/4560
There are no old workings in MinRex’s Bamboo Creek project area (E45/4560 & 4853) but the 50 samples collected at previously identified gold, copper, chrome, nickel and polymetallic prospects, outcrop and float returned assay values of up to 7.8g/t Au, 42g/t Ag, 14.3% Cu, 0.18% Cr, 0.11% Ni, 0.12% Pb and 0.09% Zn. The full assay results for gold, base metals, nickel and chrome are listed below in Appendix 4, while the better results are also shown on the plans below (Figures 12 & 13).
Gold mineralisation in the Bamboo Creek area is associated with quartz veins, while Norms Find is a copper-gold prospect (containing green malachite), BC07 is a quartz vein in granite, associated with sulphide minerals and a high fluorite content, and Nobb Well is a large intrusive ultramafic body with elevated nickel and chrome contents.
Previous explorers of the Norms Find prospect identified gossanous structures and malachite-staining within this northerly striking, sub-vertical quartz vein structure; while previous work at the BC07 prospect area identified chalcopyrite, pyrite, molybdenite and fluorite at this large quartz vein system, which strikes north-northeast.
The Bamboo Creek project is large, being several times the size of all the other East Pilbara project areas combined, with reasonable access via the unsealed road to Coppins Gap and various station tracks; however, the tracks are limited, and it is generally
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necessary to complete foot traverses to the various prospects due to the rocky undulating terrain.
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Figure 12: Northern part of the Bamboo Creek project with Norms Find and BC07 prospect areas
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Figure 13: Central part of the Bamboo Creek project with the Nobb Well prospect area
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The next phase of field work in the East Pilbara will again incorporate visits to all four of the project areas in the Marble Bar area. More detailed rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping will be utilised to better understand these gold, base metal and poly-metallic mineralised systems. It is probable that this work will be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the Pilbara.
Current Tenement Details:
| Region | Project | Tenement | Area | Grant | Expiry | MinRex |
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| approx. | Date | Date | Interest | |||
| East Pilbara East Pilbara East Pilbara East Pilbara East Pilbara |
Daltons Bamboo Creek Bamboo Creek Marble Bar South Marble Bar North |
E45/4681 E45/4560 E45/4853 P45/3039 P45/3040 |
9 km2 69 km2 6 km2 8.26 ha 3.03 ha |
13-07-17 27-10-17 11-10-17 Pending Pending |
12-07-22 26-10-22 10-10-22 - - |
70% 70% 70% 70% 70% |
Table 1: Current listing of the East Pilbara Tenement holdings of MinRex Resources Ltd
For further information, please contact:
Simon Durack Executive Director MinRex Resources Limited Ph: (08) 9486 8806 [email protected]
Competent Persons Statement:
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Kieron Munro, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and 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 Munro is employed as an independent geological consultant by MinRex and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Appendix 1 – Marble Bar North Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results
| Sample | Easting | Northing | Au | Ag | As | Cr | Pb | Cu | Ni | Zn |
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| No. | m | m | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| MNR001 | 786383 | 7657702 | 0.18 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| MNR002 | 786383 | 7657702 | 3.10 | 0.4 | 123 | 635 | 67 | 1550 | 645 | 127 |
| MNR003 | 786371 | 7657629 | 0.28 | 0.0 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 6 |
| MNR004 | 786371 | 7657629 | 5.26 | 0.3 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 49 | 42 | 6 |
| MNR005 | 786371 | 7657629 | 24.60 | 1.9 | 165 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 73 | 4 |
| MNR006 | 786369 | 7657633 | 0.87 | 0.1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| MNR007 | 786369 | 7657633 | 18.10 | 0.4 | 46 | 95 | 9 | 122 | 106 | 31 |
| MNR008 | 786375 | 7657611 | 10.50 | 0.3 | 14 | 100 | 5 | 114 | 57 | 12 |
| MNR009 | 786375 | 7657611 | 7.54 | 0.3 | 77 | 50 | 4 | 651 | 149 | 8 |
| MNR010 | 786375 | 7657611 | 3.94 | 0.8 | 47 | 80 | 5 | 1840 | 278 | 16 |
| MNR011 | 786376 | 7657598 | 1.27 | 0.5 | 27.8 | 240 | 5 | 220 | 170 | 13 |
| MNR012 | 786376 | 7657598 | 0.97 | 0.3 | 60.2 | 55 | 2 | 2250 | 478 | 17 |
| MNR013 | 786359 | 7657697 | 8.96 | 0.3 | 40.2 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| MNR014 | 786359 | 7657697 | 16.80 | 4.0 | 206 | 95 | 3310 | 172 | 88 | 1050 |
| MNR015 | 786358 | 7657541 | 0.22 | 0.1 | 5 | 185 | 11 | 41 | 93 | 18 |
| MNR016 | 786372 | 7657544 | 0.23 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 100 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 6 |
| MNR017 | 786372 | 7657544 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 985 | 3 | 116 | 452 | 63 |
| MNR018 | 786354 | 7657538 | 15.90 | 0.8 | 20 | 475 | 22 | 230 | 314 | 28 |
| MNR019 | 786375 | 7657532 | 2.29 | 0.1 | 9 | 60 | 26 | 91 | 49 | 18 |
| MNR020 | 786375 | 7657532 | 0.06 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 120 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 10 |
| MNR021 | 786292 | 7657487 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| MNR022 | 786296 | 7657497 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| MNR023 | 786348 | 7557457 | 0.12 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| MNR024 | 786348 | 7657456 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 570 | 6 | 81 | 512 | 106 |
| MNR025 | 786371 | 7657466 | 1.34 | 0.3 | 42.8 | 100 | 17 | 231 | 102 | 13 |
| MNR026 | 786371 | 7657466 | 3.58 | 1.0 | 83.8 | 135 | 16 | 485 | 170 | 37 |
| MNR027 | 786375 | 7657479 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 15.2 | 130 | 0 | 66 | 73 | 12 |
| MNR028 | 786387 | 7657501 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 7 |
| MNR029 | 786387 | 7657501 | 0.06 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 225 | 6 | 122 | 118 | 28 |
| MNR030 | 786381 | 7657532 | 42.90 | 2.4 | 22.4 | 80 | 6 | 130 | 93 | 6 |
| MNR031 | 786382 | 7657520 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| MNR032 | 786382 | 7657520 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| MNR033 | 786382 | 7657516 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 7 | 315 | 2 | 11 | 101 | 19 |
| MNR034 | 786382 | 7657516 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 70 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 12 |
| MNR035 | 786382 | 7657516 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 |
| MNR036 | 786354 | 7657670 | 0.06 | 0.0 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
| MNR037 | 786354 | 7657670 | 0.44 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| MNR038 | 786359 | 7657700 | 22.80 | 0.4 | 297 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 72 | 9 |
| MNR039 | 786383 | 7657737 | 1.40 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 6 |
| MNR040 | 786383 | 7657737 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 7 |
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Appendix 2 – Marble Bar South Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results
| Sample | Easting | Northing | Au | Ag | As | Cr | Pb | Cu | Ni | Zn |
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| No. | m | m | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| MSR011 | 783818 | 7648193 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 177 | 305 | 22 | 74 | 99 | 21 |
| MSR012 | 783818 | 7648193 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 56 | 30 | 5 | 152 | 30 | 7 |
| MSR013 | 783802 | 7648145 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 72 | 605 | 3 | 16 | 258 | 21 |
| MSR014 | 783802 | 7648145 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 58 | 345 | 0 | 26 | 123 | 15 |
| MSR015 | 783791 | 7648148 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 59 | 200 | 1 | 35 | 74 | 24 |
| MSR016 | 783789 | 7648151 | 45.9 | 2.1 | 777 | 230 | 511 | 540 | 232 | 132 |
| MSR017 | 783785 | 7648153 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 |
| MSR018 | 783790 | 7648139 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| MSR019 | 783788 | 7648095 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 144 | 270 | 2 | 102 | 109 | 26 |
| MSR020 | 783788 | 7648095 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 396 | 950 | 6 | 85 | 378 | 91 |
| MSR021 | 783791 | 7648092 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 44 | 145 | 1 | 37 | 60 | 20 |
| MSR022 | 783788 | 7648099 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21 | 350 | 0 | 14 | 145 | 10 |
| MSR023 | 783788 | 7648099 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 103 | 1940 | 2 | 64 | 722 | 59 |
| MSR024 | 783788 | 7648099 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 90 | 740 | 0 | 91 | 284 | 77 |
| MSR025 | 783855 | 7648097 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 |
| MSR026 | 783848 | 7648098 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 440 | 2 | 28 | 199 | 40 |
| MSR027 | 783788 | 7648088 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| MSR028 | 783804 | 7648079 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 34 | 155 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 14 |
| MSR029 | 783805 | 7648081 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 93 | 640 | 3 | 31 | 253 | 50 |
| MSR030 | 783796 | 7648079 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 113 | 300 | 1 | 8 | 134 | 33 |
| MSR031 | 783786 | 7648073 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 20 | 90 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 9 |
| MSR032 | 783778 | 7648068 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 73 | 255 | 2 | 11 | 167 | 36 |
| MSR033 | 783778 | 7648066 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 17 |
| MSR034 | 783778 | 7648067 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 76 | 855 | 2 | 36 | 289 | 69 |
| MSR035 | 783777 | 7648067 | 47.6 | 2.0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 14 |
| MSR036 | 783766 | 7648078 | 30.8 | 1.6 | 56 | 85 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 15 |
| MSR037 | 783767 | 7648078 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 23 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13 |
| MSR038 | 783768 | 7648078 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 38 |
| MSR039 | 783899 | 7648027 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 54 | 16 |
| MSR040 | 783870 | 7647997 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 12 |
| MSR041 | 783768 | 7648067 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 8 |
| MSR042 | 783768 | 7648067 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 131 | 575 | 6 | 58 | 129 | 27 |
| MSR043 | 783764 | 7648066 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 12 |
| MSR044 | 783762 | 7648071 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 15 |
| MSR045 | 783763 | 7648059 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 19 | 175 | 1 | 25 | 103 | 24 |
| MSR046 | 783719 | 7648015 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| MSR047 | 783777 | 7648049 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 15 |
| MSR048 | 783796 | 7648048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| MSR049 | 783802 | 7648051 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 51 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
| MSR050 | 783779 | 7648064 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 24 | 140 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 16 |
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Appendix 3 – Daltons Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results
| Sample | Easting | Northing | Au | Ag | As | Cr | Pb | Cu | Ni | Zn |
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| No. | m | m | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| DAR001 | 734304 | 7624815 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 356 | 29 | 37 |
| DAR002 | 734306 | 7624815 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 90 | 2 | 328 | 44 | 38 |
| DAR003 | 734305 | 7624815 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1.6 | 80 | 1 | 405 | 30 | 38 |
| DAR004 | 734304 | 7624815 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 70 | 1 | 233 | 43 | 29 |
| DAR005 | 734304 | 7624815 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 3.4 | 120 | 0 | 168 | 64 | 63 |
| DAR006 | 734303 | 7624815 | 0.05 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 170 | 2 | 249 | 78 | 73 |
| DAR007 | 734302 | 7624815 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 140 | 2 | 152 | 61 | 75 |
| DAR008 | 734299 | 7624807 | 11.2 | 4.45 | 12.6 | 110 | 2 | 15400 | 16 | 26 |
| DAR009 | 734299 | 7624808 | 2.09 | 10.4 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 28500 | 44 | 52 |
| DAR010 | 734299 | 7624809 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 150 | 1 | 109 | 151 | 162 |
| DAR011 | 734312 | 7624804 | 140.0 | 26.6 | 9.6 | 65 | 2 | 81700 | 16 | 44 |
| DAR012 | 734316 | 7624798 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 19 | 75 | 0 | 285 | 48 | 53 |
| DAR013 | 734316 | 7624797 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 12.4 | 65 | 1 | 233 | 138 | 329 |
| DAR014 | 734320 | 7624794 | 2.66 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 | 264 | 23 | 159 |
| DAR015 | 734321 | 7624785 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 127 | 161 | 633 |
| DAR016 | 734335 | 7624764 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| DAR017 | 734337 | 7624739 | 0.62 | 0.05 | 9.2 | 110 | 0 | 55 | 47 | 15 |
| DAR018 | 734376 | 7624652 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 15 | 3 | 182 | 88 | 1160 |
| DAR019 | 734374 | 7624656 | 0.20 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 15 | 1 | 84 | 92 | 98 |
| DAR020 | 734408 | 7624568 | 1.10 | 0.1 | 23.6 | 65 | 2 | 147 | 138 | 120 |
| DAR021 | 734413 | 7624559 | 0.22 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 30 | 2 | 1740 | 129 | 66 |
| DAR022 | 734463 | 7624498 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 6 | 125 | 1 | 104 | 152 | 115 |
| DAR023 | 734471 | 7624495 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 115 | 2 | 82 | 112 | 155 |
| DAR024 | 734473 | 7624493 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 180 | 3 | 146 | 188 | 160 |
| DAR025 | 734468 | 7624474 | 0.45 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 40 | 1 | 18600 | 230 | 241 |
| DAR026 | 734468 | 7624472 | 2.94 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 40 | 0 | 17400 | 229 | 77 |
| DAR027 | 734471 | 7624467 | 3.45 | 0.7 | 39.2 | 60 | 2 | 2740 | 222 | 1160 |
| DAR028 | 734469 | 7624470 | 4.32 | 0.8 | 39.4 | 45 | 1 | 27700 | 315 | 115 |
| DAR029 | 734464 | 7624417 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 75 | 0 | 134 | 225 | 103 |
| DAR030 | 734480 | 7624407 | 7.03 | 1.75 | 34.2 | 20 | 0 | 756 | 52 | 22 |
| DAR031 | 734494 | 7624393 | 0.81 | 0.2 | 46.6 | 105 | 0 | 42900 | 190 | 65 |
| DAR032 | 734488 | 7624404 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 5.8 | 60 | 0 | 405 | 163 | 127 |
| DAR033 | 734489 | 7624376 | 24.3 | 11.2 | 507 | 10 | 4 | 17500 | 483 | 47 |
| DAR034 | 734485 | 7624385 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 25.8 | 10 | 0 | 299 | 18 | 26 |
| DAR035 | 734488 | 7624411 | 0.92 | 0.15 | 8.4 | 50 | 0 | 163 | 31 | 20 |
| DAR036 | 734472 | 7624358 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 12 |
| DAR037 | 734469 | 7624357 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 218 | 122 | 115 |
| DAR038 | 734464 | 7624363 | 5.86 | 1.0 | 25.4 | 25 | 0 | 438 | 144 | 28 |
| DAR039 | 734481 | 7624384 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 21 |
| DAR040 | 734535 | 7624400 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 20 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 19 |
| DAR041 | 734527 | 7624409 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 30 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 57 |
| DAR042 | 734502 | 7624307 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 21 |
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| 734498 | 7624311 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 85 | 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734501 | 7624274 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| 734586 | 7623995 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 15 | 0 | 213 | 18 | 24 |
| 734527 | 7624018 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 20 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 19 |
| 734494 | 7624047 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 43 |
| 734530 | 7624068 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 52 | 54 |
| 734413 | 7623706 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 15 | 0 | 66 | 160 | 207 |
| 734360 | 7623595 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 94 | 25 | 1 | 387 | 39 | 158 |
| 734724 | 7623370 | 62.4 | 6.25 | 31.8 | 10 | 0 | 4130 | 78 | 9 |
| 734728 | 7623368 | 103.0 | 8.1 | 154 | 15 | 3 | 10400 | 216 | 348 |
| 734731 | 7623368 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 4410 | 105 | 59 |
| 734731 | 7623365 | 1.24 | 0.15 | 23.2 | 15 | 0 | 3810 | 66 | 112 |
| 734727 | 7623363 | 25.1 | 2.25 | 25.2 | 15 | 0 | 1400 | 42 | 64 |
| 734710 | 7623387 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 1 |
| 734720 | 7623370 | 163.0 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 | 8500 | 40 | 52 |
| 734725 | 7623373 | 3.62 | 0.55 | 22.2 | 10 | 0 | 428 | 22 | 54 |
| 734784 | 7623043 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 10 | 0 | 210 | 28 | 27 |
| 734787 | 7622755 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Appendix 4 – Bamboo Creek Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results
| Sample | Easting | Northing | Au | Ag | As | Cr | Pb | Cu | Ni | Zn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | m | m | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| BBR001 | 200330 | 7687559 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| BBR002 | 200268 | 7687460 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 15 | 114 | 32 | 16 | 7 |
| BBR003 | 200325 | 7687457 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 126 | 50 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 27 |
| BBR004 | 200323 | 7687457 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 90 | 3 | 88 | 111 | 45 |
| BBR005 | 200329 | 7687469 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 25 | 70 |
| BBR006 | 200330 | 7687465 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 37.4 | 30 | 0 | 53 | 45 | 29 |
| BBR007 | 200320 | 7687499 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 104 |
| BBR008 | 200171 | 7687306 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| BBR009 | 200318 | 7687301 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| BBR010 | 200336 | 7687300 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| BBR011 | 200434 | 7687334 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 32 |
| BBR012 | 200557 | 7687278 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 35 | 2 | 79 | 38 | 27 |
| BBR013 | 200633 | 7687152 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| BBR014 | 200684 | 7687040 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| BBR015 | 200684 | 7687040 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 291 | 25 | 10 | 555 | 77 | 210 |
| BBR016 | 200631 | 7686994 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 7 |
| BBR017 | 200624 | 7687052 | 0.31 | 2.6 | 203 | 10 | 17 | 2160 | 31 | 66 |
| BBR018 | 200625 | 7687075 | 2.90 | 41.5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 143000 | 15 | 12 |
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| BBR019 | 200622 | 7687085 | 7.80 | 16.0 | 205 | 10 | 19 | 14600 | 14 | 191 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBR020 | 200388 | 7687503 | 0.01 | 0.6 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 420 | 50 | 11 |
| BBR021 | 200367 | 7687517 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 436 | 20 | 2 | 319 | 114 | 273 |
| BBR022 | 197856 | 7684033 | 0.01 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 35 | 50 | 134 | 7 | 38 |
| BBR023 | 197903 | 7684172 | 0.03 | 0.3 | 5 | 170 | 50 | 213 | 53 | 110 |
| BBR024 | 197957 | 7684136 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 2 | 45 | 34 | 128 | 9 | 15 |
| BBR025 | 197932 | 7684105 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 200 | 140 | 367 | 60 | 71 |
| BBR026 | 197908 | 7684050 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 127 | 2 | 7 |
| BBR027 | 197903 | 7684030 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 10 | 130 | 240 | 2 | 11 |
| BBR028 | 197898 | 7684014 | 0.11 | 0.3 | 6 | 25 | 228 | 1790 | 3 | 61 |
| BBR029 | 197899 | 7684004 | 0.89 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 15 | 738 | 1630 | 2 | 37 |
| BBR030 | 197879 | 7683974 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 10 | 44 | 73 | 1 | 10 |
| BBR031 | 197820 | 7683747 | 0.04 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 100 | 199 | 236 | 13 | 74 |
| BBR032 | 197887 | 7683821 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 1 | 20 | 93 | 41 | 2 | 20 |
| BBR033 | 197826 | 7683836 | 0.04 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 5 | 177 | 203 | 3 | 8 |
| BBR034 | 207188 | 7676825 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 8 |
| BBR035 | 207179 | 7676817 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 10 | 207 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| BBR036 | 207183 | 7676788 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 93.6 | 10 | 3 | 322 | 4 | 7 |
| BBR037 | 208494 | 7677016 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1540 | 2 | 10 | 937 | 52 |
| BBR038 | 208495 | 7677005 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1640 | 0 | 7 | 457 | 39 |
| BBR039 | 208519 | 7676946 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 21 |
| BBR040 | 208552 | 7676941 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 1630 | 1 | 7 | 910 | 42 |
| BBR041 | 208577 | 7676939 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3 | 1780 | 2 | 6 | 1070 | 16 |
| BBR042 | 208650 | 7676900 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1440 | 0 | 4 | 852 | 20 |
| BBR043 | 208601 | 7676810 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 1720 | 7 | 9 | 581 | 16 |
| BBR044 | 208553 | 7676863 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 560 | 1 | 79 | 614 | 75 |
| BBR045 | 208499 | 7676879 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1430 | 0 | 10 | 770 | 41 |
| BBR046 | 207953 | 7676948 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| BBR047 | 207946 | 7676951 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 662 | 20 | 1170 | 344 | 13 | 913 |
| BBR048 | 207893 | 7677202 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| BBR049 | 197830 | 7683841 | 0.10 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 10 | 1040 | 965 | 4 | 10 |
| BBR050 | 197838 | 7683855 | 0.01 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10 | 148 | 2970 | 4 | 21 |
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Table 1) – East Pilbara Projects – Rock Sampling
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data (Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | •MinRex Resources Limited |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | (‘MinRex’) has collected random |
| specialised industry standard | surface rock samples from | |
| measurement tools appropriate to the | selected old workings, prospects, | |
| minerals under investigation, such as | outcrops, from float, scree, and | |
| down hole gamma sondes, or | colluvium at the Marble Bar North, | |
| handheld XRF instruments, etc). | Marble Bar South, Daltons and | |
| These examples should not be taken | Bamboo Creek Projects. | |
| as limiting the broad meaning of | •MinRex has also collected shallow | |
| sampling. | soil samples, along lines, in | |
| • Include reference to measures taken | selected areas at the Marble Bar | |
| to ensure sample representivity and | North, Marble Bar South, Daltons | |
| the appropriate calibration of any | and Bamboo Creek Projects. | |
| measurement tools or systems used. | •All of the work completed to date | |
| • Aspects of the determination of | is considered to be qualitative and | |
| mineralisation that are Material to the | exploratory rather than | |
| Public Report. | quantitative and representative. | |
| • In cases where ‘industry standard’ | The Marble Bar North, Marble Bar | |
| work has been done this would be | South, Daltons and Bamboo | |
| relatively simple (eg ‘reverse | Creek Projects remain in an early | |
| circulation drilling was used to obtain | exploration phase and no | |
| 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | mineralisation considered being | |
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge | potentially economic has yet been | |
| for fire assay’). In other cases more | outlined. | |
| explanation may be required, such as | •MinRex manages its exploration | |
| where there is coarse gold that has | and assaying activities in | |
| inherent sampling problems. Unusual | accordance with industry standard | |
| commodities or mineralisation types | quality assurance and quality | |
| (eg submarine nodules) may warrant | control procedures. Samples are | |
| disclosure of detailed information. | collected by appropriately trained | |
| personnel and prepared in | ||
| accordance with specified | ||
| procedures. | ||
| Drilling | • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, | •MinRex has not completed any |
| techniques | open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, | drilling at any of the four project |
| auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details | areas. No drilling is being | |
| (eg core diameter, triple or standard | reported. | |
| tube, depth of diamond 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 | •MinRex has not completed any |
| recovery | core and chip sample recoveries and | drilling at any of the four project |
| results assessed. | areas. No drilling is being | |
| • Measures taken to maximise sample | reported. | |
| 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 | •All surface samples have been |
| been geologically and geotechnically | geologicallyloggedfor rock, soilor |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| logged to a level of detail to support | colluvium type. | |
| 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. _ | ||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and |
•Surface samples are of |
| techniques | whether quarter, half or all core taken. | approximately 1kg weight and |
| and sample | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube | were collected into calico or |
| preparation | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | plastic sample bags for transport |
| sampled wet or dry. | to the chemical laboratory. | |
| • For all sample types, the nature, | •When collected, soil samples are | |
| quality and appropriateness of the | screened, in the assay laboratory, | |
| sample preparation technique. | to extract the minus 3mm fraction | |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for | for analysis. |
|
| all sub-sampling stages to maximise | •No field duplicates were taken due | |
| representivity of samples. | to the early exploration phase of | |
| • Measures taken to ensure that the | the current work. | |
| 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. _ | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and | •Samples from the surface rock |
| assay data | appropriateness of the assaying and | sampling were submitted to |
| and | laboratory procedures used and | Bureau Veritas (Ultra Trace |
| laboratory | whether the technique is considered | Laboratories) in Perth for |
| tests | partial or total. | appropriate industry standard |
| • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | analysis for various metallic | |
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | elements. | |
| parameters used in determining the | •The samples have been sorted | |
| analysis including instrument make | and dried, crushed and then | |
| and model, reading times, calibrations | pulverized in a vibrating disc |
|
| factors applied and their derivation, | pulveriser. | |
| etc. | •The samples were digested with | |
| • Nature of quality control procedures | Aqua Regia and analysed by ICP; | |
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, | cobalt, copper, chrome, iron, | |
| duplicates, external laboratory | manganese, nickel and zinc by | |
| checks) and whether acceptable | ICP-OES, and gold, arsenic, | |
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and | silver, bismuth, lithium, |
|
| precision have been established. | molybdenum, lead, antimony, tin, | |
| tellurium, thorium, uranium and | ||
| tungsten by ICP-MS. | ||
| •Bureau Veritas run appropriate | ||
| assay standards, blanks, | ||
| duplicates and other internal | ||
| checks on the analytical samples. | ||
| •However, due to the sampling | ||
| methodology the results are | ||
| considered to be qualitative and | ||
| exploratory rather than | ||
| quantitative and representative - | ||
| at this early stage of the | ||
| exploration work. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Verification of | • The verification of significant |
•Independent verification of the |
| sampling and | intersections by either independent or | sampling is not considered |
| assaying | alternative company personnel. | applicable, as the work to date is |
| • The use of twinned holes. | considered to be qualitative and | |
| • Documentation of primary data, data | exploratory and not for use for | |
| entry procedures, data verification, | definitive data purposes. | |
| data storage (physical and electronic) | •However, all samples are | |
| protocols. | collected by appropriately trained | |
| • Discuss any adjustment to assay | personnel and prepared in | |
| data. | accordance with specified | |
| procedures. | ||
| •No adjustment has been made to | ||
| any assay data. | ||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys used | •All data points (rock chip and soil |
| data points | to locate drill holes (collar and down- | sampling) have been determined |
| hole surveys), trenches, mine | using a handheld Garmin GPS | |
| workings and other locations used in | device with an arbitrary accuracy | |
| Mineral Resource estimation. | of about 2-5m – adequate for the | |
| • Specification of the grid system used. | early exploration work undertaken. | |
| • Quality and adequacy of topographic | No topographic control has been | |
| control. | established for the Project area. | |
| •The grid system used in the East | ||
| Pilbara is MGA_GDA94 Zones 50 | ||
| and 51. | ||
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of | •Data spacing for the rock, float, |
| and | Exploration Results. | colluvium and other surface |
| distribution | • Whether the data spacing and | samples is random and not for use |
| distribution is sufficient to establish | in definitive data purposes. | |
| the degree of geological and grade | •Soil samples have been collected | |
| continuity appropriate for the Mineral | at a nominal spacing of 50m on | |
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | sample lines. |
|
| procedure(s) and classifications | •No sample compositing has been | |
| applied. | applied. | |
| • Whether sample compositing has | ||
| _been applied. _ | ||
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling | •The orientation of the sampling is |
| data in | achieves unbiased sampling of | not considered to be important, as |
| relation to | possible structures and the extent to | the work to date is considered to |
| geological | which this is known, considering the | be qualitative and exploratory and |
| structure | deposit type. | not for use for definitive data |
| • If the relationship between the drilling | purposes. | |
| orientation and the orientation of key | •The orientation of geological | |
| mineralised structures is considered | structure and layering remains | |
| to have introduced a sampling bias, | speculative. | |
| this should be assessed and reported | ||
| if material. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure | •Samples were placed directly into |
| security | sample security. | numbered bags in the field. |
| These bags were then either | ||
| stapled (plastic bags) or tied | ||
| (calico bags). The individual | ||
| sample bags were then placed | ||
| into larger plastic bags and | ||
| transported directly from the field | ||
| to the laboratory by the field | ||
| exploration personnel, at the | ||
| completion of the field program. | ||
| Audits or | • _The results of any audits or reviews of _ | •No audits or reviewshave been |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. | undertaken as the work to date is |
| considered to be qualitative and | ||
| exploratory and not for use in | ||
| definitive data purposes. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results | Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results | Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Criterialistedinthe preceding sectionalso apply to this section.) | |||
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, | • | The Marble Bar North Project |
| tenement and | location and ownership including | lies in one pending prospecting | |
| land tenure | agreements or material issues with | licence – P45/3040 (of 3.05ha), | |
| status | third parties such as joint ventures, | located approximately 3km | |
| partnerships, overriding royalties, | north of Marble Bar, which is | ||
| native title interests, historical sites, | 70% owned by MinRex | ||
| wilderness or national park and | Resources Limited. The Marble | ||
| environmental settings. | Bar South Project lies in one | ||
| • The security of the tenure held at the | pending prospecting licence – | ||
| time of reporting along with any | P45/3039 (of 8.26ha), located | ||
| known impediments to obtaining a | approximately 11km south of | ||
| licence to operate in the area. | Marble Bar, which is 70% | ||
| owned by MinRex Resources | |||
| Limited. The Daltons Project | |||
| lies in one granted exploration | |||
| licence – E45/4681 (of about | |||
| 9km2), located approximately | |||
| 90km southwest of Marble Bar, | |||
| by road, which is 70% owned by | |||
| MinRex Resources Limited. The | |||
| Bamboo Creek Project lies in | |||
| two granted exploration licences | |||
| – E45/4560 (of about 69km2) | |||
| and E45/4853 (of about 6km2), | |||
| located approximately 70km | |||
| northeast of Marble Bar, by | |||
| road, which is 70% owned by | |||
| MinRex Resources Limited. | |||
| • | All four Projects are in the East | ||
| Pilbara Shire and the East | |||
| Pilbara region, within Western | |||
| Australia, The Marble Bar North | |||
| Project lies in the Marble Bar | |||
| Township area, Marble Bar | |||
| South Project lies in the | |||
| Eginbah pastoral lease, the | |||
| Daltons Project is partially on | |||
| the Panorama pastoral lease | |||
| and the Bamboo Creek Project | |||
| is on the Yarrie pastoral lease. | |||
| All but the Marble Bar North | |||
| Project are covered by the | |||
| Njamal Native Title Claims. | |||
| • | The two prospecting licences | ||
| are not yet granted, while the | |||
| three exploration licences are | |||
| granted. | |||
| Exploration done | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of |
• | The Marble Bar North project |
| by other parties | exploration by other parties. | area was the subject of historic | |
| goldmining activities associated |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| with the Ironclad gold mine and | ||
| other smaller operations in the | ||
| period from the 1890’s to about | ||
| 1933, with various prospectors | ||
| and small operators holding the | ||
| area until the 1990’s. | ||
| Subsequent exploration was | ||
| completed by various | ||
| exploration companies, | ||
| including Britannia Gold and | ||
| Clara Resources in the period | ||
| from 1994 through to 2008. | ||
| This work included soil sampling | ||
| programs, rock chip sampling, | ||
| geological mapping and 6 RC | ||
| drill holes – by Britannia in | ||
| 1996. | ||
| •The Marble Bar South project | ||
| area was the subject of historic | ||
| gold mining activities associated | ||
| with the McKays Find gold mine | ||
| and other smaller operations in | ||
| the period from the 1930’s to | ||
| about 1996. Subsequent | ||
| exploration was completed by | ||
| various exploration companies, | ||
| including Haoma Mining and | ||
| Clara Resources in the period | ||
| from 1996 through to 2008. | ||
| This work included soil sampling | ||
| programs, rock chip sampling | ||
| and geological mapping. | ||
| •The Daltons project area was | ||
| the subject of historic gold | ||
| mining activities associated with | ||
| the Daltons mining centre in the | ||
| period from its discovery to | ||
| about 1966. Subsequent | ||
| exploration was completed by | ||
| various exploration companies, | ||
| including Haoma Mining, Gold | ||
| Partners, Sipa Resources, | ||
| Giralia Resources, Clara | ||
| Resources and Mallina | ||
| Exploration in the period from | ||
| 1966 through to 2015. This | ||
| work included soil sampling | ||
| programs, rock chip sampling, | ||
| auger drilling, RC drilling and | ||
| geological mapping. | ||
| •The Bamboo Creek project area | ||
| has had no previous mining | ||
| activities. It lies between the | ||
| gold deposits of the Bamboo | ||
| Creek mining centre and the | ||
| polymetallic Spinifex Ridge | ||
| deposit. The area has been | ||
| explored previously by various | ||
| exploration companies, | ||
| includingMetals Exploration, |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Stockdale Prospecting, Haoma | ||
| Mining, Artemis Resources and | ||
| Metal Bank Ltd in the period | ||
| from 1969 through to 2015. | ||
| This work included soil sampling | ||
| programs, rock chip sampling, | ||
| BLEG sampling, geophysical | ||
| interpretation and geological | ||
| mapping. | ||
| •MinRex has obtained this data | ||
| from the WAMEX website of the | ||
| GSWA and the methods and | ||
| procedures utilised in this | ||
| historic work are not detailed in | ||
| the available data. | ||
| •Old work within the four Project | ||
| areas is encouraging, especially | ||
| the early geochemistry and | ||
| drilling that shows some clearly | ||
| anomalous gold values. | ||
| However, this old data is used | ||
| as a guide to where to apply | ||
| new exploration and is not itself | ||
| regarded as material. | ||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and | •All four Projects lie within the |
| style of mineralisation. | Archean Warrawoona Group | |
| Greenstone Belt and in the East | ||
| Pilbara Goldfield of WA. | ||
| •The Project areas host Archean | ||
| greenstones, predominantly | ||
| meta-basalt and high-Mg meta- | ||
| basalt, with some meta- | ||
| sediment, granite dykes and | ||
| granitic intrusions. Gold | ||
| mineralisation and gold-copper | ||
| mineralisation in the East | ||
| Pilbara Goldfield is hosted by | ||
| shear zones and quartz veins, | ||
| within Archean greenstones. | ||
| There are some areas of | ||
| transported soil, colluvium and | ||
| alluvium within the Project | ||
| areas, which effectively conceal | ||
| any mineralisation present and | ||
| MinRex is seeking gold, copper- | ||
| gold, base metals and | ||
| polymetallic deposits under this | ||
| cover within the Project areas. | ||
| The Marble Bar South project | ||
| area also contains the basal | ||
| units of the Mt Roe Basalt of the | ||
| Fortescue Group. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material | •MinRex has not completed any |
| Information | to the understanding of the | drilling in any of the four project |
| exploration results including a | areas. No drilling is being | |
| tabulation of the following information | reported. |
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| for all Material drill holes: | •MinRex is aware of the results | |
o easting and northing of the drill |
of previous drilling programs in | |
| hole collar | theMarbleBar NorthandDalton |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
Project areas and has obtained | |
| elevation above sea level in | this data from the WAMEX | |
| metres) of the drill hole collar | website of the GSWA. This old | |
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
data is used as a guide to where | |
o down hole length and interception |
to apply new exploration and is | |
| depth | not regarded as material. | |
o hole 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, | •Rock chip and soil sample |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | assay values are reported as |
| methods | maximum and/or minimum grade | point values. |
| truncations (eg cutting of high | •Actual metal assay values are | |
| grades) and cut-off grades are | reported with no modification. | |
| 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. _ | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly | •Not applicable as point values |
| between | important in the reporting of | are being reported - not |
| mineralisation | Exploration Results. | mineralisation widths or drilling |
| widths and | • If the geometry of the mineralisation | results. |
| intercept lengths | 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’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with | •Plan view maps are utilised |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | showing the location of | |
| should be included for any significant | significant rock chip, float, | |
| discovery being reported These | calcrete, ferricrete and soil | |
| should include, but not be limited to a | sample results. These maps |
|
| plan view of drill hole collar locations | may show only the highest | |
| and appropriate sectional views. | values for the sake of easy | |
| determination of the most | ||
| anomalous areas where further | ||
| work will be completed in | ||
| subsequent programs. | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all | •All sample assay results are |
| reporting | Exploration Results is not practicable, | included in tables of results in |
| representative reporting of both low | the text or Appendices. | |
| and high grades and/or widths should | However, maps may show only |
|
| bepracticed to avoid misleading | the highest values for the sake |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| reporting of Exploration Results. | of easy visualisation of the most | |
| anomalous areas. | ||
| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful | •There are no other results to |
| substantive | and material, should be reported | report that are considered |
| exploration data | including (but not limited to): | material. |
| geological observations; geophysical | •All of the work completed to | |
| survey results; geochemical survey | date is considered to be | |
| results; bulk samples – size and | qualitative and exploratory | |
| method of treatment; metallurgical | rather than quantitative and | |
| test results; bulk density, | representative. The East Pilbara | |
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock | Project areas remain at an early | |
| characteristics; potential deleterious | exploration phase and no | |
| or contaminating substances. | mineralisation considered to be | |
| significant has yet been outlined | ||
| by this work. | ||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned | •Further rock chip, float, |
| further work (eg tests for lateral | colluvium, calcrete and soil | |
| extensions or depth extensions or | sampling is planned for the | |
| large-scale step-out drilling). | future, to further hone into the | |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the | most anomalous areas within | |
| areas of possible extensions, | the Project areas. | |
| including the main geological | ||
| interpretations and future drilling | ||
| areas, provided this information is not | ||
| _commercially sensitive. _ |
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