Nova Minerals Ltd — Capital/Financing Update 2024

Oct 15, 2024

16 October 2024

ASX RELEASE

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Nova Drills 39m @ 5.4 g/t Au from Surface at RPM

Shallow infill drilling continues to hit the target area extending the current high-grade core zone at RPM to surface with significant broad intercepts grading > 5 g/t Au

Nova Minerals Limited ( Nova or the Company ) ( ASX: NVA, NASDAQ: NVA, FRA: QM3 ) is pleased to announce further high-grade thick intercepts from another seven holes of the 21 hole reverse circulation (RC) drilling program conducted in the RPM starter pit area in 2024, within its over 500km[2] flagship Estelle Gold Project, located in the Tintina Gold Belt in Alaska. The shallow drilling program was focused on near surface mineralization <50m in depth in support of the RPM starter mine PFS currently underway.

Highlights

• High-grade gold intersections targeting near surface mineralization above the current highgrade Measured and Indicated core continue at RPM North with all holes ending in mineralization. Significant results include (Table 1 and Figures 1 to 4):

o RPMRC-24016

• 39m @ 5.4 g/t Au from surface including;

• 25m @ 8.2 g/t Au from surface

• 20m @ 10.2 g/t Au from 5m

• 12m @ 15.3 g/t Au from 12m

• 11m @ 16.4 g/t Au from 12m

• RPMRC-24015

• 26m @ 3.7 g/t Au from surface including ;

• ▪ 18m @ 4.8 g/t Au from 8m ▪ 5m @ 14.0 g/t Au from 19m

o RPMRC-24009

  - **46m @   1.9 g/t Au** from 1m including **;**

  - **39m @   2.1 g/t Au** from 1m

  - ▪ **24m @   2.8 g/t Au** from 1m

  - **2m @ 14.4 g/t Au** from 7m

• RPMRC-24012

  • 38m @ 1.9 g/t Au from 3m including ;

  • ▪ 33m @ 2.1 g/t Au from 3m ▪ 17m @ 2.7 g/t Au from 11m ▪ 5m @ 5.8 g/t Au from 22m

• All drill holes end in gold mineralization.

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• Assay results from 6 remaining holes from the 2024 drill program at RPM to follow.

• Assay results from the over 500 soil and 225 rock samples collected as part of the extensive 2024 surface exploration and mapping program targeting gold, antimony and other critical minerals from traverses at Stibium, Wombat, West Wing, Stoney, Muddy Creek, RPM, Styx, and the new claims added in 2023, will be reported by area once received and processed.

• Resource update including both the 2023 and 2024 drill results to be completed once all results are received.

• RPM starter mine Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS), and updated economic study of the Estelle wide project in progress, with the aim to commence with a smaller scale, low capex, high-margin starter mine at RPM as soon as possible, which will provide cashflow to fund the expansion of the larger Estelle project organically.

• Whittle Consulting engaged to complete project optimization, METS Engineering engaged to complete metallurgical and process design work, and Roughstock Mining engaged for pit and engineering design.

Nova Minerals CEO, Mr Christopher Gerteisen commented: “We continue to hit broad intercepts of high-grade mineralization which bodes well for the upcoming resource update and PFS which will be focused on RPM as a scale-able low capex/high margin project with future expansion plans into the larger project achieved through cashflow.

More 2024 drill results are pending and once all received we will begin work on the resource update. We look forward to updating all stakeholders on these fronts as we continue to progress on our path towards production and early cashflow at RPM within the greater Estelle gold and critical minerals district.”

RPM Drilling Discussion

A total of 21 RC holes were drilled at RPM as part of the 2024 drilling program, of which assay results for 15 holes have now been received, with seven holes reported in this announcement, and 8 holes reported in the announcement dated 9 October 2024. The drilling was focused on near surface mineralization <50m in depth and had two main objectives.

1. The first and primary objective was to infill and prove up near surface inferred resources that define the up dip extension of the steep to vertical dipping RPM North high-grade core zone. A new drill pad (Pad 24-1) was located between the two previous drill pads (Pad 1 and Pad 23-1) at RPM North to fill this data gap and prove up this high-grade material. Assay results from Pad 24-1 including holes RPMRC-24005 to RPMRC-24008 announced previously, and now holes RPMRC-009 and RPMRC-011 to RPMRC-016 continue to support this objective.

2. The secondary objective of the shallow 2024 drill program was to extend drilling to the South and Southwest of the current RPM North resource to begin to test a potential link with the RPM Valley zone situated approximately 150m to the Southwest. Highly prospective mineralized intrusive rocks have been observed in this area in recent geological mapping and confirmed with anomalous surface sample results. The results returned from previously announced holes RPMRC-24001 to RPMRC -24004 indicate the RPM North deposit remains wide open to the South-Southwest and is potentially connected to the RPM Valley zone (Figure 1). This warrants further follow-up diamond drilling to test the considerable resource upside potential.

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These latest results continue to prove up areas of thick intervals of high-grade gold mineralization (+2g/t) within the existing RPM North resource area, confirming the continuity of the high-grade bonanza core zone, as well as indicating the potential for significant extensions to the existing resource. Representative cross-sections (Figures 2, 3, and 4) clearly show the latest drill holes intersecting up and down dip continuity to mineralization outside of the current resource grade shell. This has the potential to significantly grow the resource in the upcoming MRE update.

Geological observations also indicate the mineralized intrusive unit is a steeply dipping funnel shaped body which flares out to have a wider footprint near the surface where substantial up-dip potential remains.

In the central core zone where the intrusive unit is thick and continuous the deposit remains wide open with further significant resource upside potential, up-dip, down-dip, and throughout the intrusive , particularly to the South which remains largely untested by drilling.

The majority of the holes drilled in 2024 were collared in granodiorite intrusive rocks, the primary host of mineralization at RPM. The granodiorite-hornfels contact was intercepted to the north from Pad 24-1 and to the south from Pad 23-1 where gold mineralization is encountered in both the intrusive and the hornfels. The drillhole intersections as well as observed outcrop between these two drill pads consist entirely of granodiorite crosscut by quartz-tourmaline-sulfide veins, with massive quartz zones of over 1-m thick hosting samples up to 291 g/t Au. The holes announced in this release covered southeast (145) to southwest (250) azimuths and were comprised entirely of the mineralized granodiorite intrusive with the exception of the bottom 15 meters of hole RPMRC-016 which ended in mineralized hornfels.

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Figure 1. RPM North plan view with all drill holes to date

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Figure 2. RPM North Section A-A’_250azi showing continuity of mineralization

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Figure 3. RPM North Section B-B’_220azi showing continuity of mineralization

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Figure 4. RPM North Section C-C’_145azi showing continuity of mineralization

Table 1. Significant intercepts*

Hole_ID	From(m)	To(m)	Interval(m)	Aug/t
RPMRC-24009	1	47	46	1.9
including	1	40	39	2.1
	1	25	24	2.8
	7	9	2	14.4
RPMRC-24011	2	20	18	2.6
including	14	21	7	3.3
RPMRC-24012	3	41	38	1.9
including	3	36	33	2.1
	11	28	17	2.7
	22	27	5	5.8
RPMRC-24013	0	34	34	1.4
including	14	34	20	1.5
RPMRC-24014	0	24	24	2.1
including	3	8	5	3.0
	16	25	9	2.6

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Hole_ID	From(m)	To(m)	Interval(m)	Aug/t
RPMRC-24015	0	26	26	3.7
including	8	26	18	4.8
	19	24	5	14.0
RPMRC-24016	0	39	39	5.4
including	0	25	25	8.2
	5	25	20	10.2
	12	24	12	15.3
	12	23	11	16.4

* At 0.1 g/t Au cutoff and a minimum 10m width

Table 2. Drill hole details

Hole_ID	UTM_E	UTM_N	ELEV (m)	EOH (m)	AZI	DIP	Assays
RPMRC-24001	501995	6848795.9	1772	31	180	-45	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24002	501991	6848802.8	1772	48	270	-60	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24003	501992	6848801	1771	42	210	-60	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24004	501993	6848802	1773	34	0	-90	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24005	501955	6848871	1743	45	70	-60	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24006	501955	6848869.6	1744	23	100	-50	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24007	501954	6848868.4	1746	16	130	-50	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC-24008	501954	6848868.7	1742	47	0	-90	Reported 9/10/24
RPMRC_24009	501954	6848869.5	1746	47	145	-50	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24010	501954	6848869.5	1746	43	145	-70	Pending
RPMRC_24011	501954	6848870	1744	21	150	-50	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24012	501954	6848869	1743	40	160	-50	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24013	501953	6848870.1	1744	34	175	-50	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24014	501952	6848871	1745	24	190	-50	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24015	501953	6848870.2	1743	26	220	-60	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24016	501953	6848870.2	1744	39	250	-60	Reported 16/10/24
RPMRC_24017	501954	6848869.9	1743	29	280	-70	Pending
RPMRC_24018	501956	6848868.9	1745	16	130	-50	Pending
RPMRC_24019	501955	6848869.8	1744	66	130	-70	Pending
RPMRC_24020	501957	6848869.4	1743	28	115	-60	Pending
RPMRC_24021	501956	6848870.2	1742	34	85	-70	Pending

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Further discussion and analysis of the Estelle Gold Project is available through the interactive Vrify 3D animations (which will be updated for the new drill data once the assays for all holes have been received back), presentations, and videos, all available on the Company’s website. www.novaminerals.com.au

This announcement has been authorized for release by the Executive Directors.

Christopher Gerteisen Craig Bentley CEO and Executive Director Director of Finance & Compliance E: info@novaminerals.com.au & Investor Relations E: craig@novaminerals.com.au M: +61 414 714 196

About Nova Minerals Limited

Nova Minerals Limited is a Gold, Antimony and Critical Minerals exploration and development company focused on advancing the Estelle Project, comprised of 514 km[2] of State of Alaska mining claims, which contains multiple mining complexes across a 35 km long mineralized corridor of over 20 advanced Gold and Antimony prospects, including two already defined multi-million ounce resources, and several drill ready Antimony prospects with massive outcropping stibnite vein systems observed at surface. The 85% owned project is located 150 km northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, USA, in the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, a province which hosts a >220 million ounce (Moz) documented gold endowment and some of the world's largest gold mines and discoveries including, Barrick's Donlin Creek Gold Project and Kinross Gold Corporation's Fort Knox Gold Mine. The belt also hosts significant Antimony deposits and was a historical North American Antimony producer.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Generally, any statements that are not historical facts may contain forward-looking information, and forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget” “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or indicates that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be” taken, “occur” or “be achieved.” Forward-looking information is based on certain factors and assumptions management believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made, including but not limited to, continued exploration activities, Gold and other metal prices, the estimation of initial and sustaining capital requirements, the estimation of labor costs, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, the timing and amount of future exploration and development expenditures, receipt of required regulatory approvals, the availability of necessary financing for the Project, permitting and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein. apparent inconsistencies in the figures shown in the MRE are due to rounding Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in Gold prices; sources and cost of power and water for the Project; the estimation of initial capital requirements; the lack of historical operations; the estimation of labor costs; general global markets and economic conditions; risks associated with exploration of mineral deposits; the estimation of initial targeted

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mineral resource tonnage and grade for the Project; risks associated with uninsurable risks arising during the course of exploration; risks associated with currency fluctuations; environmental risks; competition faced in securing experienced personnel; access to adequate infrastructure to support exploration activities; risks associated with changes in the mining regulatory regime governing the Company and the Project; completion of the environmental assessment process; risks related to regulatory and permitting delays; risks related to potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued exploration and development activities at the Project may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the risk of potential dilution through the issuance of additional common shares of the Company; the risk of litigation.

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forwardlooking information. Forward looking information is made as of the date of this announcement and the Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking information which is included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All drilling and exploration activities is subject to no unforeseen circumstances.

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Appendix 1: JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Estelle Gold Project - Alaska

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
Sampling techniques	• Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or specific specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc.). These examples should not be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling. • Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity and the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used. • Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report. • In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been done this would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘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 Au that has inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types(e.g. submarine	• For recent (2024) RC drilling each 1.52 m interval was riffle split to obtain 3 to 5 kg samples at the drill site, these samples were crushed to achieve >90% passing a 2mm sieve and split down to 225 g to 275 g samples at Nova’s on-site prep facility. Samples were then sent to ALS Fairbanks for additional prep and chemical analysis. • Sampling and sample preparation protocols for recent RC drilling best practices and are appropriate for the mineralization type being evaluated. • Rejects are stored on site as reference material.

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
	nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed information.
Drilling techniques	• Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) and details (e.g. 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 types used reverse circulation with 87-mm bit and 81-mm hammer (Sandvik RE531 or similar)
Drill sample recovery	• Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and results assessed. • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure representative nature of the samples. • Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material	• Recovery data is typically not recorded for RC drilling.
Logging	• Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies.	• RC chip sample intervals were recorded in the field on a logging template form. Chip samples are stored on site in chip logging trays. These data have been compiled digitally. Logging is to a sufficient level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource estimation and mining studies.

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
	• 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 techniques and sample preparation	• If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. • If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc. and whether sampled wet or dry. • For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the sample preparation technique. • Quality control procedures adopted for all sub- sampling stages to maximise representivity of samples. • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of the in situ material collected, including for instance results for field duplicate/second-half sampling.	• Each 1.52 m RC interval was riffle split (dry) to obtain 3-5 kg samples at the drill site, these samples were crushed to achieve >90% passing a 2mm sieve and split down to 225 g to 275 g samples at Nova’s on-site prep facility. Samples were then sent to ALS Fairbanks for additional prep and chemical analysis. Field duplicates (RC) for recent data were collected every 1 in 20 samples at the same time using the same method (riffle split) as the parent sample. Blank material was inserted 1 in 40 samples. Standard Reference Material (SRM) was inserted 1 in 20 samples. Three different SRMs at three different grades levels were used.

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
	• Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material being sampled
Quality of assay data and laboratory tests	• The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total. • For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make and model, reading times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc. • Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established.	• Each 1.52 m RC interval was riffle split (dry) to obtain 3-5 kg samples at the drill site, these samples were crushed to achieve >90% passing a 2mm sieve and split down to 225 g to 275 g samples at Nova’s on-site prep facility. Samples were then sent to ALS Fairbanks for additional prep and chemical analysis. • Sampling and sample preparation protocols for recent RC drilling followed industry best practices and are appropriate for the mineralization type being evaluated. • Field duplicates (RC) for recent data were collected every 1 in 20 samples at the same time using the same method (riffle split) as the parent sample. Blank material was inserted 1 in 40 samples. Standard Reference Material (SRM) was inserted 1 in 20 samples. Three different SRMs at three different grades levels were used.
Verification of sampling and assaying	• The verification of significant intersections by either independent or alternative company personnel. • The use of twinned holes. Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. • Discuss any adjustment to assay data.	• The verification of significant intersections has been completed by company personnel and the competent persons. No drill holes within the resource were twinned. For RC drilling each 1.52 m sample was sent to ALS Fairbanks and an off cut of chips were generated from each sample. RC data was logged digitally into Excel templates and validated. Recent assay files are received from the laboratory in CSV format and these files were made available to the Deposit Modeler.
Location of data points	• Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. • Specification of the grid system used.	• All maps and locations are in UTM grid (NAD83 Z5N) and have been measured by a digital Trimble GNSS system with a lateral accuracy of <30cm and a vertical accuracy of <50cm.

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
	• Quality and adequacy of topographic control
Data spacing and distribution	• Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. • Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to establish the degree of geological and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied. • Whether sample compositing has been applied.	• Drill holes have been spaced in a radial pattern such that all dimensions of the resource model is tested. Future geo-stats will be run on the data to determine if addition infill drilling will be required to confirm continuity.
Orientation of data in relation to geological structure	• Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type. • If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed and reported if material.	• The relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation of key mineralised structures is confirmed by drill hole data driven ongoing detailed structural analysis by OTS structural consultants.
Sample security	• The measures taken to ensure sample security	• A secure chain of custody protocol has been established with the site geologist locking samples in secure shipping container at site until loaded on to aircraft and shipped to the secure restricted access area for processing by Nova Minerals staff geologists. • Secure shipping container at site until loaded and shipped to the secure restricted access to ALS Metallurgical facility Fairbanks.
Audit or reviews	• The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data.	• Detailed QA/QC analysis is undertaken on an ongoing basis by Vannu Khounphakdee.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
Mineral tenement and land tenement status	• Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental settings. • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.	• The Estelle Gold Project is comprised of 514km2 State of Alaska mining claims • The mining claims are wholly owned by AKCM (AUST) Pty Ltd. (an incorporated Joint venture (JV Company between Nova Minerals Ltd and AK Minerals Pty Ltd) via 100% ownership of Alaskan incorporate company AK Custom Mining LLC. AKCM (AUST) Pty Ltd is owned 85% by Nova Minerals Ltd, 15% by AK Minerals Pty Ltd. AK Minerals Pty Ltd holds a 2% NSR (ASX Announcement: 20 November 2017). Nova owns 85% of the project through the joint venture agreement. • The Company is not aware of any other impediments that would prevent an exploration or mining activity.
Exploration done by other parties	• Acknowledgement and appraisal of exploration by other parties	• Geophysical, Soil testing, and drilling was completed by previous operators in the past. Nova Minerals has no access to this data.
Geology	• Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation	• Nova Minerals is primarily exploring for Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) type deposit within the Estelle Gold Project
Drill hole information	• A summary of all information material to the understanding of the exploration results including a tabulation of the following information for all Material drill holes: - easting and northing of the drill hole collar - elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres) of the drill hole collar - dip and azimuth of the hole - down hole length and interception depth -hole length. • If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that the information is not Material and this _exclusion does not detract from the understanding of _	• See Table 2 which provides details of all holes drilled

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
	the report, the Competent Person should clearly explain why this is the case.
Data aggregation methods	• In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off grades are usually Material and should be stated. • Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of low grade results, the procedure used for such aggregation should be stated and some typical examples of such aggregations should be shown in detail. • The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values should be clearly stated.	• Widths are report as core length. Future true widths will be calculated by measuring the distance perpendicular to the dip of the mineralized zone on any given cross section that the intercept appears on. Two holes per section are required to calculate true thickness. No “Top Cap” has been applied to calculation of any intercepts. A “Top Cap” analysis will be completed during a future Resources Study and applied if applicable. Widths of intersection are calculated by applying a weighted average (Sum [G x W] / Sum [W]) to the gold values and reported widths within any given intercepts. The CP will visually select the intercept according to natural grouping of higher-grade assays. Zones of internal dilution my vary depending on the CP discretion as to what is geologically significant. Sub intersection of higher grades within any given intercepts may be broken out if present. • An overall average grade cut-off of 0.1g/t and a maximum of 6 meters of internal dilution was used.
Relationship between mineralisation widths and intercept lengths	• These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of Exploration Results. • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. • If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length, true width not known’)..	• See above.
Diagrams	• Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations of intercepts should be included for any significant discovery being reported These should include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional views.	• Plan view map in figure 1 shows the hole traces and pads used for drilling. Holes completed and/or in progress are also marked.

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Criteria	JORC Code Explanation	Commentary
Balanced reporting	• Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, representative reporting of both low and high grades and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results.	• Does not apply. All Nova results have been disclosed to the ASX via news releases.
Other substantive exploration data	• Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size and method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating substances.	• No other substantive exploration data has been collected.
Further work	• The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this information is not commercially sensitive.	• RC drilling for 2024 is now complete awaiting the return of all outstanding assay results to determine next steps.

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