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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
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New Exploration Licence Application over large Ni-Cu-PGE targets
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Multiple anomalous Ni and Cu results identified in historical surface sampling
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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:
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a053636 – “Combined Annual Mineral Exploration Report, Ford Creek Project”, RGC Exploration Limited, January 1998.
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a078053 – “Annual Technical Report, Capricorn Report, Bangemall Basin”, Aurora Minerals Limited, March 2008
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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 |
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| _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, |
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| and sample | rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| _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 |
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| 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 |
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| collar | ||
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
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| elevation above sea level in metres) of | ||
| the drill hole collar | ||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception |
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| depth | ||
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. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| 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. |
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| 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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