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MIRAMAR RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2022

Jun 22, 2022

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ASX: M2R | 23 June 2022

NEW Ni-Cu-PGE TARGETS IDENTIFIED AT BANGEMALL

  • New Exploration Licence Application over large Ni-Cu-PGE targets

  • Multiple anomalous Ni and Cu results identified in historical surface sampling

  • High Ni-Cu rock chip result associated with Mundine Well dyke swarm

Miramar Resources Limited (ASX:M2R , “Miramar” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that the Company has expanded its land position within the “Bangemall Project”, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, which Miramar believes is prospective for Ni-Cu-PGE (+/- REE) mineralisation.

The Company has pegged a new application, E08/3498 , immediately adjacent to an earlier application which is currently progressing to grant. Together, the two applications cover Proterozoic dolerite sills and the contact between the Edmund and Collier Basins (Figure 1).

In addition, several later NE-trending dolerite dykes of the Mundine Well suite are seen in the vicinity.

These later dykes are apparently related to the Money Intrusion which hosts the high-grade Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation discovered at Dreadnought Resources Limited’s “Mangaroon” project.

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Figure 1. Bangemall Project tenements showing the new application at “Blue Bar”.

ASX: M2R | ABN 34 635 359 965 | Unit 1, 22 Hardy Street, South Perth, Western Australia 6151 PO Box 810, South Perth WA 6951 | miramarresources.com.au | [email protected] | +61 (8) 6166 6302

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Summary of historical exploration results

A compilation of historic rock chip and stream sediment samples over the “Blue Bar” target has revealed several strongly anomalous Ni and Cu results (Figure 2).

Of note, are several rock chip samples with strongly elevated Ni and Cu results (up to 738ppm Ni and 218ppm Cu respectively) in a “strongly weathered ironstone” located at the contact between the Edmund Basin and the Collier Basin (reference WAMEX a078053). No Au, Pt or Pd assays are recorded.

No dolerite is mapped is this area, but the regional magnetic data suggests the presence of a dolerite sill, and outcropping dolerite is recorded to the southeast. A cluster of strongly anomalous rock chips is also recorded along strike to the northwest and outside of Miramar’s tenement.

Sampling within Miramar’s tenements is sporadic and the total potential strike length is over 30km.

In the northwestern corner of the project tenements, a single rock chip sample, CAPR0428 , returned 2,970ppm Ni and 1,230ppm Cu (reference WAMEX a081037). No geological information is recorded about the sample and no Au, Pt or Pd assays are recorded.

Based on the regional magnetic and geological data, this strongly anomalous sample lies close to or within one of the NE-trending Mundine Well dykes (Figure 3).

Historical stream sediment sampling parallel to the northern margin of the Kulkatharra dolerite sill shows multiple coincident anomalous Ni and Cu results in streams draining off the dolerite over a strike extent of approximately 8km (reference WAMEX a053636). No Pd or Pt assays are recorded for these samples.

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Figure 2. Blue Bar target highlighting significant historic rock chip and stream sediment results.

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Figure 3. NW corner of Blue Bar target showing historic rock chips adjacent to Mundine Well dykes.

Miramar’s Executive Chairman, Mr Allan Kelly, said the presence of highly anomalous nickel and copper results apparently associated with Mundine Well dykes was extremely significant given the recent results coming from Dreadnought Resources Limited’s Mangaroon Project.

“Blue Bar has the most significant historical nickel and copper assay results of any of the targets we have identified at Bangemall to date,” he said.

“The apparent spatial association of the results with the later Mundine Well dykes adds a further dimension to the prospectivity of our strategic Bangemall landholding and we look forward to getting on the ground and examining the opportunity further,” Mr Kelly added.

Upcoming Work Plans

The Company is finalising plans for a helicopter-supported geochemical sampling campaign over the multiple late-time EM anomalies outlined at Mt Vernon (see ASX Release dated 3 February 2022) and will conduct a reconnaissance field visit to the Blue Bar target as part of this work programme.

Following grant of the Blue Bar tenements, the Company plans to conduct an airborne EM survey over the project and follow up with surface geochemical sampling.

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For more information on Miramar Resources Limited, visit the company’s website at www.miramarresources.com.au, follow the company on social media on social media (Twitter @MiramarRes and LinkedIn @Miramar Resources Ltd) or contact:

Allan Kelly Margie Livingston Executive Chairman Ignite Communications [email protected] [email protected]

This announcement has been authorised for release by Mr Allan Kelly, Executive Chairman, on behalf of the Board of Miramar Resources Limited.

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Allan Kelly, a “Competent Person” who is a Member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Kelly is the Executive Chairman of Miramar Resources Ltd. He is a full-time employee of Miramar Resources Ltd and holds shares and options in the company.

Mr Kelly has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits 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 Kelly consents to the inclusion in this Announcement of the matters based on his information and in the form and context in which it appears.

Historical exploration results for the Bangemall Project, including JORC Table 1 and 2 information, are included in the Miramar Prospectus dated 4 September 2020.

Historical data identified in this release was extracted from the following historical technical reports stored in WAMEX:

  • a053636 – “Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Ford Creek Project”, RGC Exploration Limited, January 1998.

  • a078053 – “Annual Technical Report, Capricorn Report, Bangemall Basin”, Aurora Minerals Limited, March 2008

  • a081037 – “Surrender Report, Capricorn Report, Bangemall Basin”, Aurora Minerals Limited, February 2009

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About the Bangemall Project

Miramar’s Bangemall Project is located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia and comprises a number of granted Exploration Licences and/or Applications within the Proterozoic Capricorn Orogen.

The Bangemall region has been identified by both the Geological Survey of Western Australia and Geoscience Australia as having high prospectivity for Proterozoic craton margin-related Ni-Cu-PGE mineralisation like that seen in the Albany-Fraser Province (e.g., Nova-Bollinger, Mawson), the West Musgraves (e.g., Nebo-Babel) and the recent discovery at Julimar (Figure 4).

The Bangemall region has seen minimal exploration for this style of mineralisation.

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Bangemall
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Figure 4. Potential for tholeiitic intrusion-hosted Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide deposits in Australia with known deposits labelled (Source Geoscience Australia Record 2016/001).

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About Miramar Resources Ltd

Miramar Resources Limited is a WA-focused mineral exploration company actively exploring projects in the Eastern Goldfields, Murchison and Gascoyne regions and listed on the ASX in October 2020.

Miramar’s Board has a track record of discovery, development and production within Australia, Africa, and North America, and aims to create shareholder value through discovery of high-quality mineral deposits.

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JORC 2012 Table 1 – Blue Bar historic geochemical data

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 (e.g. cut •1 – 1.5kg rock chip samples were taken
techniques channels, random chips, or specific from outcrop, subcrop and/or float
specialised industry standard measurement •Stream sediment samples were taken as
tools appropriate to the minerals under 2kg samples of minus 2mm material
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.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open- •No drilling data presented
techniques 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). _
Drill Method of recording and assessing core •No drilling data presented
sample and chip sample recoveries and results
recovery 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/gainof fine/coarse material.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been •No drilling data presented
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

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
_relevant intersections logged. _
Sub- If core, whether cut or sawn and whether •No drilling data presented
sampling quarter, half or all core taken.
techniques
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
and sample
rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or
preparation 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 grainsize of the material being sampled. _
Quality of The nature, quality and appropriateness of •Rock chip samples were assayed for Au by
assay data the assaying and laboratory procedures 30g fire assay, with a 1ppb Au detection
and used and whether the technique is limit and for multi-elements by a mixed acid
laboratory considered partial or total. digest followed by ICPMS analysis
tests For geophysical tools, spectrometers, •The above analytical techniques are
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the deemed suitable for this type of sampling.
parameters used in determining the analysis
•Stream sediment samples were analysyed
including instrument make and model, for au by fire assay and multi-element suite
reading times, calibrations factors applied by mixed acid digest followed by ICP
and their derivation, etc. analysis.
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. _
Verification
The verification of significant intersections
•No verification has been undertaken at this
of by either independent or alternative stage
sampling company personnel.
and The use of twinned holes.
assaying Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
• _Discuss any adjustment to assay data. _
Location of
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
•No drilling data presented
data points
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.
Data Data spacing for reporting of Exploration •Historical sampling is reconnaissance in
spacing Results. nature and the spacing is sporadic
and Whether the data spacing and distribution is
distribution
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 _

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
_applied. _
Orientation
Whether the orientation of sampling
•Historical sampling is reconnaissance in
of data in achieves unbiased sampling of possible nature and the spacing is sporadic
relation to structures and the extent to which this is
geological known, considering the deposit type.
structure If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.
Sample The measures taken to ensure sample •Not Applicable
security security.
Audits or The results of any audits or reviews of •No audit or review undertaken
reviews sampling techniques and data.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, location •The historical results are within current
tenement and and ownership including agreements or Exploration Licence Applications E08/3284
land tenure material issues with third parties such as and E08/3498
status joint ventures, partnerships, overriding •E08/3284 is owned 100% by Miramar
royalties, native title interests, historical Resources Limited
sites, wilderness or national park and •E08/3498 is owned 100% by MQ Minerals
environmental settings. Pty Ltd, which is a wholly owned
The security of the tenure held at the time subsidiary of Miramar Resources Limited
of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
_operate inthe area. _
Exploration Acknowledgment and appraisal of •Previous exploration, mostly for Mn and
done by other
exploration by other parties.
Cu-Pb-Zn, has been undertaken by
parties numerous other parties, including CRA,
Aurora andIGO.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style •The target is intrusion-related Ni-Cu-PGE’s
of mineralisation. associatedwith Proterozoic dolerite.
Drill hole A summary of all information material to •No drilling data presented
Information the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material drill
holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole
collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in metres) of
the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o 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.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Data In reporting Exploration Results, weighting •No drilling data presented
aggregation averaging techniques, maximum and/or
methods minimum grade truncations (e.g. cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high grade results and
longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation
should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be
shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
_stated. _
Relationship These relationships are particularly •No drilling data presented
between important in the reporting of Exploration
mineralisation
Results.
widths and If the geometry of the mineralisation with
intercept respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
lengths 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 •Figures show location of current
scales) and tabulations of intercepts tenements and historical rock chip and
should be included for any significant stream sediment results.
discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations and appropriate
_sectional views. _
Balanced Where comprehensive reporting of all •No drilling data presented
reporting 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. _
Other Other exploration data, if meaningful and •Minimal data relevant to Ni-Cu-PGE’s
substantive material, should be reported including (but exploration exists
exploration not limited to): geological observations;
data 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. _
Further work The nature and scale of planned further •Airborne EM survey
work (eg tests for lateral extensions or •geochemical sampling and prospecting
depth extensions or large-scale step-out •Modelling of EM data and ground EM
drilling). follow up
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future
drilling areas, provided this information is
_not commercially sensitive. _

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