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Nova Minerals Ltd Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Jan 28, 2021

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT ASX: NVA, OTC: NVAAF, FSE: QM3

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29 January 2021

QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT – 31 DECEMBER 2020

Please find enclosed the Quarterly Activity Report and Appendix 5B for the quarter ended 31 December 2020.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 3.3 Million Ounce Interim Gold Resource at Estelle

  • Strong safety and environmental performance with proactive implementation and monitoring of COVID-19 “test, trace, isolate” policies

  • Phase 1 Leach studies demonstrates Exceptional Gold Leach Recoveries Averaging 76% at the Korbel Deposit

  • Convergence of Blocks A and B into one zone- Korbel Main

  • Korbel Main drill results establish high-grade domains (Figure 3 and 4)

  • Strong indications for Blocks C, D, Connex and Isabella to converge into the Korbel Main deposit

  • Pad 6 south-east extension high-grade feeder system now being drilled (26 November 2020)

  • Extensive Diamond and RC drill programs continue in 2021

  • RPM Expands the Resource Drilling Footprint for 2021

  • Exceptional Phase 1 Ore Sorting Results - Bulk ore sorting alone demonstrated a 25% upgrade in heap leach feed grade.

  • Claimed additional areas to capture more highly prospective new ground, expanding the claim block to 324 Km2.

  • Engagement of Forte Dynamics and ABH Engineering to complete Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) study due in 2021

  • Jade North, LLC appointed to advance Environmental work program and provide Permitting guidance at Nova’s 3.3Moz Korbel Main deposit in Alaska

  • Nova engaged leading consultants to expand ESG policies and commitments

  • Baseline environmental field studies and permit pathway commenced

  • Appointment of highly experienced international mining executive and engineer Colin Belshaw to the Board

  • Establishment of a strong team in Snow Lake Resources and commencement of PEA at the Thompson Brothers Lithium Project and commenced a process to enable a listing of its securities on a New York exchange.

Yours faithfully,

Christopher Gerteisen CEO/Executive Director

Office:

Contact:

Nova Minerals Ltd is a dynamic Australian Nova Minerals Limited explorer and developer of its expanding ACN: 006 690 348 flagship 3.3Moz Estelle Gold project ASX: NVA situated in Alaska OTC: NVAAF

Suite 602, 566 St Kilda Road P: +61 3 9537 1238 Melbourne, VIC, 3004 E: [email protected] Australia W : www.novaminerals.com.au

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Executive Summary

Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” or the “Company”) continued its fast-track exploration strategy at the district scale Estelle Gold Project in Alaska, achieving a significant milestone with a “Snapshot in time” release of a JORC compliant 3.3Moz maiden inferred interim resource at its Korbel Main prospect in the September quarter ( ASX: 05 October 2020 ).

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Figure 1. Estelle Location Map

Significant new diamond drilling gold intercepts (Figure 2) at Korbel include in the quarter:

  • Hole KBDH-025 terminated in 1.2 g/t gold at 594m clipping the high-grade South-East o 586m @ 0.3 g/t Au from 7m in KBDH-025

  • 336m @ 0.4 g/t Au from 258m in KBDH-025

  • 128m @ 0.5 g/t Au from 363m in KBDH-025

  • 27m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 261m in KBDH-025

  • 46m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 362m in KBDH-025

  • 3m @ 1.2 g/t Au from 591m in KBDH-025 (EOH)

  • 420m @ 0.4 g/t Au from 27m KBDH-005

  • 341m @ 0.5 g/t Au from 27m KBDH-005

  • 174m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 157m in KBDH-005

  • 147m @ 0.6 g/t Au from 218m in KBDH-005

  • 21m @ 1.5 g/t Au from 255m in KBDH-005

  • 14m @ 1.1 g/t Au from 305m in KBDH-005

  • 339m @ 0.4 g/t Au from 3m in KBDH-024

  • 97 m @ 0.8 g/t Au from 171m in KBDH-024

  • 15 m @ 2.3 g/t Au from 180m in KBDH-024

  • 6m @ 4.7 g/t Au from 189m in KBDH-024

  • 3m @ 8.2 g/t Au from 192m in KBDH-024

  • Broad diamond drilling gold intercepts at Korbel Block A include:

  • 250m @ 0.4 g/t incl. 52m @ 0.5 g/t, and 46 @ 0.5 g/t in KBDH-020

  • o 149m @ 0.4 g/t incl. 24m @ 1.0 g/t, 9m @ 1.8 g/t and 3m @ 3.7 g/t in KDBH-022

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Results of the diamond drilling program continue to expand the Korbel Main resource area, confirming that the mineralisation extends by over 2,000m from the North-West to the South-East, and to depths of 500m (Figure 2).

  • There exists immediate potential to significantly grow the deposit

  • Some holes end in mineralisation and others have further depth potential.

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Figure 2. Plan View Map of Korbel Target Area Plan View Map of Korbel Drill hole layout

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Figure 3. Cross Section B – B’ view of Korbel illustrating the High-Grade Domains KBDH-005

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Figure 4. Cross Section A – A’ view of Korbel illustrating the High-Grade Domains in KBDH-024

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Figure 5. Korbel Main 3D model illustrating the South-East extension

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Figure 6 . Cross Section view of Korbel illustrating the South-East extension

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Figure 7. Convergence of Block A and B into Korbel Main

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Figure 8. Drilling Defining Higher Grade Early Payback Zones

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Field operations are ahead of schedule and on budget when it comes to variables we can control. The unforeseen bottleneck has been the assay laboratory that continues to operate under severe COVID protocols and restrictions. This being said, Nova expect results in the very near term and to further mitigate these delays, half of the samples are in a second assay lab. We expect both labs to work simultaneously, which would result in receiving our assays much faster.

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Figure 9: Expanding the claim block to 324 Km2

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Sampling of high-grade reconnaissance rock chip defined high priority target within the Korbel Prospect at the Cathedral target

  • Rock chip samples returned high-grade gold results, including 6 samples greater than 10.0g/t and supporting lesser values:

114.0g/t, 98.3g/t, 37.1g/t, 24.5g/t, 19.6g/t and 11.05g/t

Reconnaissance field activity sampled the Cathedral target just south of the Korbel blocks ( Figure 10 and 11 ). Sampling focused on the quartz-arsenopyrite veining that is present in the outcrops within the target area. Spectacular high-grade gold values of 2.97 g/t to 114 g/t Au were returned from the samples taken ( Photos 1 and 2 ). These high-grade grab samples further confirm the correlation between gold and arsenopyrite within the district and elevates the Cathedral target to one of Nova Minerals’ highest priority drilling targets for the 2021 drilling campaign.

Given this confirmation, the Company is now “fast-tracking” the Sensor Based Ore-Sorting Scoping Study being led by Brent Hilscher (P.Eng) of ABH Engineering Inc.

(https://www.abhengineeringinc.com/). The objective of the Scoping Study is to confirm OreSorting economic potential and define a predictive algorithm. If positive results are obtained, then a second phase of Ore-Sorting will be undertaken to confirm economic benefits to a feasibility confidence level using larger sample sizes and multiple zones. All data and findings will be used in future feasibility work.

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– - Chip Samples from Cathedral 141 g/t Arsenopyrite Vein from Cathedral 114 g/t Au

Photos 1 and 2: High-grade grab samples

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Figure 10. Location of chip samples within the Cathedral Prospect

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Figure 11. Korbel Area of interest showing the Cathedral Prospect

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In addition, Nova announced exceptional gold leach recoveries averaging 76% at the Korbel Gold Deposit ( Table 1 ). All initial metallurgical test-work results are consistent with Nova’s expectation that supports a future low strip, bulk mining, heap leach mining operation. ( ASX: 30 December 2019 )

25 Samples Au_FA AuCN_2hr AuCN_12hr AuRec_2hr AuRec_12hr Average 1.23 0.77 0.91 63% 76% Table 2. Summary of leach recovery Results

Exceptional Phase 1 Ore Sorting Results from Korbel Main

  • ➢ Bulk ore sorting demonstrated a potential upgrade of 25% at 0.25g/t feed grade with a sorter reject grade of 0.06g/t

  • ➢ Bulk and particle sorting systems were combined to create a high-grade stream of feed taken from 0.5g/t run of mine material and upgraded to 6g/t. This high-grade stream could be directed to a conventional CIL or CIP plant. The remaining lower grade material could be heaped on the leach pads as per the original plan.

  • ➢ The application of ore sorting at Korbel Main has potential to improve project economics and increase gold production through:

  • Rejection of barren material ahead of milling or heap leaching leading to lower processing costs

  • Potential for higher overall site gold recovery through tank leaching the most valuable material

  • Potential for higher grade ore feed to extraction

  • A possible reduction in ore transport costs

Ore Sorting to Form Part of the Process Flowsheet Optimisation

  • ➢ Additional test work will be carried out on a wider range of samples to further assess the grade distribution, crushing parameters for further economic analysis of ore sorting as part of the PEA

ABH Engineering Evaluation

In scoping studies, utilizing data obtained from the 2019 R/C drilling, bulk sorting has been shown to upgrade Estelle’s 0.25g/t material to 0.31g/t with a reject grade of 0.06g/t. Mass rejection in this scenario was 25%

Initial particle sorting test work showed a potential to create an upgraded material stream of 6g/t using dual energy Xray transmission and samples from Estelle.

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Potential Impacts

The rejection of waste allows barren or near barren waste material to be rejected from the system without incurring additional processing costs. At the same time, rejected material can be replaced with higher grade material.

Our proven ability to create high and low-grade material streams allow us to maximize recovery for high value material, while maintaining low cost heap extraction for low-medium value material.

Path Forward

Initial particle sorting work is ongoing with completion scheduled for early January 2021. Particle sorting work on a larger representative sample is being planned for Q1 2021 with results expected in early Q2 2021

An advanced stage of bulk sorting test work is beginning, with results expected early Q2 2021

Environmental Studies for Korbel Gold Project

  • Jade North, LLC appointed to advance Environmental work program and provide Permitting guidance at Nova’s 3.3Moz Korbel Gold Project, Alaska

  • Nova has retained Environmental and Permitting Specialists Ed Fogels and Bob Loeffler, Jade North Principals to build on Nova’s ESG commitments

  • Commencement on baseline environmental field studies to begin

Focus for 2021

  • Resource update and exploration

  • Drill results forthcoming

  • Korbel main resource update to follow

  • RPM maiden resource drill program

  • Geochemical sampling and mapping programs across claims

    • Priority on Shoeshine, Stoney, T5, Train

    • 20 miles of strike length with numerous unnamed colour anomalies to be investigated

  • Onsite sample prep lab and infrastructure

  • Initial metallurgical test work on Korbel:

  • Phase 1 gold leach recoveries averaging 76% at the Korbel Deposit.

  • carbon in leach (CIL) Studies underway

  • Heap Leach Studies underway

  • Bulk Ore Sorting upgrade by 25%

  • Particle ore sorting demonstrated 6g/t material

  • Optimisation studies underway

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  • Economic and permitting:

  • Baseline Environmental surveys and commence permitting

  • Economic assessment

    • Pit Optimisation

    • Mine Design and Infrastructure

    • Optimal Engineering design

    • Trade off studies

    • Economic Estimation

Mineral Resource Estimate

Cut-off Inferred Mineral Resource Inferred Mineral Resource Inferred Mineral Resource
Tonnes
(t)

Au
(g/t)

Ounces
(oz)
0.1 411,911,003 0.29 3,829,560
0.15 342,234,581 0.32 3,548,166
0.18 290,589,965 0.35 3,275,001
0.2 263,542,236 0.37 3,110,118
0.3 148,128,223 0.46 2,207,515

SNOW LAKE RESOURCES (Thompson Brothers Lithium Project)

  • ➢ Snow Lake has continued to advance its project, actively investigating downstream processing with its strategic location on a rail line with a route to port. A market update will be provided shortly.

  • Thompson Brothers Lithium has a current resource of 6.3mt @ 1.3 Li2O containing 86,940 tonnes of Li2O using a 0.6% Li2O reporting cut-off which remains open to depth and on strike for potential further resource expansion.

  • ➢ Snow Lake’s increased activity:

  • Exploration and development activities on the Thompson Brothers Lithium Project;

  • Further project potential consolidation and acquisitions in Canada;

  • Assessment of the feasibility of downstream processing facilities located in proximity to European or North American future potential offtake end users;

  • Assessment of integration of multiple renewable and power generation sources, battery storage and advanced control systems to service full load requirements while driving cost and minimising our carbon footprint;

  • The acquisition of rights to a facility capable of processing the spodumene produced from the Thompson Brothers Lithium Project; and

  • Environmental baseline studies and social corporate responsibility activities, and general corporate and working capital requirements.

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Work programs will commence with the recently announced PEA and the assessment and feasibility of downstream processing facilities located in proximity to European or North American future potential offtake end users (Figure 1).

Snow Lake is also conducting an assessment of the integration of multiple renewable and power generation sources, battery storage and advanced control systems to service full load requirements. All while driving costs down and minimizing our carbon footprint during lithium extraction and processing stage in line with Manitoba Innovation, Energy and Mines clean energy strategy.

Already a leader in developing one of the cleanest and greenest electricity systems in the world, Manitoba has already taken bold steps to ensure their electricity production is more than 98 per cent renewable using hydro and wind resources. Manitoba is a Canadian leader in terms of renewable heat (and cooling) with 11,000 geothermal installations (source: Manitoba Clean Energy Strategy)

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Figure 12. Port of Churchill Strategically Located to serve the European market

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Figure 13. European Battery Giga-Factories

Building a Solid and Sustainable Business

Nova Minerals has a strong values-based approach to sustainability, with the ultimate aim of delivering responsible environmental, social and governance practices that lead to the creation of economic returns for our shareholders and the creation of shared value for all of our stakeholders.

Nova is moving at a rapid pace, and we are growing our governance, policies and disclosures with us. We undertook a number of important sustainability initiatives during 2020 that are ongoing and/or commencing; Reviewing and updating all governance policies, establish ESG strategy and long-term sustainability planning.

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Tenement Holding as at 31 December 2020

A list of Nova’s Tenement Holdings as at the end of the Quarter is presented in Schedule of tenements with additional notes below.

Corporate

Nova is now well funded to continue its progression of the Korbel deposit that supports a future low strip, bulk mining, heap leach mining operation and for working capital purposes.

Securities on Issue at Date of the Report

Issued Shares 1,669.9m
Unlisted options [EXP 19/09/2022 @ 4C] 61.0m
Unlisted options [EXP 02/12/2022 @ 30C] 10.5m
Unlisted options [EXP 02/12/2022 @ 30C] 10.5m
Unlisted options [EXP 02/06/2022 @ 7C] 18.0m
Unlisted options [EXP 28/10/2022 @ $0.056]
Unlisted options [EXP 29/12/2023 @ $0.075]
Unlisted options[EXP 28/01/2023@ $0.06]
1.5m
11.0m
7.5m

Performance Rights

The applicable milestone for each class of performance right is set out below:

Class Applicable Milestones Total
performance
rights
A Delineation of an inferred Minerals Resource (as defined in the
JORC code) of at least 5,000,000 ounces of gold with average
grade not less than 0.4 grams per tonne (g/t) for not less than 388
million tonnes (mt)
12,000,000
B Delineation of an inferred Minerals Resource (as defined in the
JORC code) of at least 10,000,000 ounces of gold with average
grade not less than 0.4 grams per tonne (g/t) for not less than 776
million tonnes (mt)
24,000,000

Financial Position

Cash available to the Company at the end of the 31 December 2020 quarter was $16,388,393.

Payments to related parties over Q3 FY20 were $149,848 and included CEO and Executive remuneration and non-executive director fees.

This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Nova Minerals Limited.

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Forward Looking Statement

Certain statements in this document are or maybe “forward-looking statements” and represent Nova’s intentions, projections, expectations or beliefs concerning among other things, future exploration activities. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Nova, and which may cause Nova’s actual performance in future periods to differ materially from any express or implied estimates or projections. Nothing in this document is a promise or representation as to the future. Statements or assumptions in this document as to future matters may prove to be incorrect and differences may be material. Nova does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of such statements or assumptions.

Streamlined Competent Person Statement

The information in the announcement dated 02 September 2019 and 9 December 2019 that relate to Exploration Results, Exploration target and JORC Resource estimate is based on information compiled by Mr Dale Schultz. Mr Dale Schultz, Principle of DjS Consulting, who is Nova groups Chief Geologist and COO of Nova Minerals subsidiary Snow Lake Resources Ltd., compiled the technical information in this release and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS), which is ROPO, accepted for the purpose of reporting in accordance with ASX listing rules. Mr Schultz has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Schultz consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.

The Exploration results were reported in accordance with Clause 18 of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (2012 Edition) (JORC Code).

Nova Minerals confirms in the subsequent public report that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcements on the 02 September 2019 and 9 December, 2019 and, in the case of the exploration results, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the results in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

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Tenement Schedule

Tenement/Claim Location Beneficial
Percentage held
ADL 726071 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726072 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726073 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726074 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726075 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726076 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726077 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726078 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726079 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726080 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726081 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726082 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726083 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726084 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726085 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726086 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726087 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726088 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726089 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726090 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726091 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726092 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726093 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726094 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726095 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726096 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726097 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726098 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726099 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726100 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726101 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726102 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728676 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728677 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728678 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726103 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726104 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 726105 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726106 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726109 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726110 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726111 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726113 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726117 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726118 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726119 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725949 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725950 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726120 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726121 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726122 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726123 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726125 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726127 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726128 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726129 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726130 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726131 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726132 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726133 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726135 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726136 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726137 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726138 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725951 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725952 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725953 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725954 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 725955 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726139 Alaska,USA 85%
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ADL 726155 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726156 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726157 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726158 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725940 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726159 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726160 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726161 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726162 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726163 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726164 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726165 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726166 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725941 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725942 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725943 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726167 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725944 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725945 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726168 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726169 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726170 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726171 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 726172 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726173 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725946 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725947 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725948 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726174 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726175 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726176 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726177 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726178 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726179 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 727286 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 727287 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 727288 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 727289 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728679 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728680 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728681 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728682 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728683 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 728684 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726180 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726181 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726182 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726183 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726184 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726185 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726186 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726187 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726188 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726188 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726190 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726191 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726192 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726193 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726194 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726195 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726196 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726197 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726198 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 726199 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726200 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726201 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726202 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726203 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726204 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726205 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726206 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726207 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726208 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726209 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726210 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726211 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726212 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726213 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726214 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726215 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 726216 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725956 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725957 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725958 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725959 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725960 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725961 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725962 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725963 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725964 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725965 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 725966 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730362 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730363 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730364 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730365 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730366 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730367 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730368 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730369 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730370 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730371 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730372 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 730373 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730374 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730375 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730376 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730377 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730378 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730379 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730380 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730381 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730382 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730383 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730384 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730385 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730386 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730387 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730388 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730389 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730390 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730391 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730392 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730393 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730394 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730395 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730396 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730397 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730398 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730399 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730400 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730401 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730402 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730403 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730404 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730405 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730406 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730407 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730408 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730409 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730410 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730411 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730412 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 730413 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730414 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730415 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730416 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730417 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730418 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730419 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730420 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730421 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730422 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730423 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730424 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730425 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730426 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730427 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730428 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730429 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730430 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730431 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730432 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730433 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730434 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730435 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730436 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730437 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730438 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730439 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730440 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730441 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730442 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730443 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730444 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730445 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730446 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730447 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730448 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730449 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730450 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730451 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730452 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 730453 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730454 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730455 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730456 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730457 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730458 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730459 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730460 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730461 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730462 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730463 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730464 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730465 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730466 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730467 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730468 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730469 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730470 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730471 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730472 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730473 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730474 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730475 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730476 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730477 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730478 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730479 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730480 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730481 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730482 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730483 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730484 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730485 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730486 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730487 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730488 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730489 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730490 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730491 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730492 Alaska,USA 85%

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ADL 730493 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730494 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730495 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730496 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730497 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730498 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730499 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730500 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730501 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730502 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730503 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730504 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730505 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730506 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730507 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730508 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730509 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730510 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730511 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730512 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730513 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730514 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730515 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730516 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730517 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730518 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730519 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730520 Alaska,USA 85%
ADL 730521 Alaska,USA 85%
(MB1052) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB1053) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(P3203F) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(P3033F) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB6301) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB6303) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)

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(P3035F) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(W49853) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(P2818F) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(P7463B) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(P7464B) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(W47380) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(W47378) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB6305) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB5737) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB5736) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB5735) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB9830) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
(MB12130) Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13493 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13494 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13495 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13496 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13497 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13498 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13499 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13500 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13501 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13502 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)

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MB13503 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13504 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13505 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13506 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13507 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13508 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13509 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)
MB13510 Manitoba, Canada 73.8% (Interest in
Snow Lake)

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Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Name of entity:

Nova Minerals Limited (ASX: NVA) ABN 84 006 690 348 Quarter ended (“Current quarter”)

31 December 2020

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date (6
months)
$A’000
1.
Cash flows from operating activities
1.1
Receipts from customers
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration & evaluation (if expensed)
(b) development
(c) production
(d) staff costs
(e) administration and corporate costs
(f)
Legal, Audit, ASX, ASX, Share Registry
Fees
1.3
Dividends received (see note 3)
1.4
Interest received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Government grants and tax incentives
1.8
Other
(a) GST & Payroll Tax
1.9
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities
(313)
(41)
2
(1)
88
(865)
(106)
2
(1)
218
(265) (752)
2.
Cash flows from investing activities
2.1
Payments to acquire or for:
(a) Entities
(b) tenements
(c) property, plant and equipment
(d) exploration & evaluation (if capitalised)
(e) investments
-
-
(5,525)
(200)
-
-
(12,798)
(200)

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (01/12/19) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date (6
months)
$A’000
(f)
other non-current assets
2.2
Proceeds from the disposal of:
(a) entities
(b) tenements
(c) property, plant and equipment
(d) investments
(e) other non-current assets
2.3
Cash flows from loans to other entities
2.4
Dividends received (see note 3)
2.6
Net cash from / (used in) investing
activities
314
120
407
-
(5,291) (12,591)

** on 2 July 2020, Nova announced that it has elected to convert the secured convertible notes (Notes) it holds in Torian Resources Limited [ASX:TNR] (Torian) (which was the subject of its ASX release dated 26 March 2020).

Nova has agreed to convert all of the Notes, which have a face value of $413,325, into 91,850,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Torian at the conversion price of $0.0045 per share. The conversion includes various conditions detailed in the ASX release dated 2 July 2020.

3.
Cash flows from financing activities
3.1
Proceeds from issues of equity securities
(excluding convertible debt securities)
3.2
Proceeds from prepayment facility
3.3
Proceeds from exercise of options
3.4
Transaction costs related to issues of equity
securities or convertible debt securities
3.5
Proceeds from borrowings
3.6
Repayment of borrowings
3.7
Transaction costs related to loans and
borrowings
3.8
Dividends paid
3.9
Other
(a)
Capital raising costs
3.10
Net cash from / (used in) financing
activities
20,515
-
-
(1,459)
-
20,560
-
14,181
(1,459)
-
19,056 33,282

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date (6
months)
$A’000
4.
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents for the period
4.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
4.2
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities (item 1.9 above)
4.3
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
(item 2.6 above)
4.4
Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
(item 3.10 above)
4.5
Effect of movement in exchange rates on
cash held
4.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
10,581
(265)
(5,291)
19,056
(853)
4,197
(752)
(12,591)
33,282
(908)
23,228 23,228
5.
Reconciliation of cash and cash
equivalents
at the end of the quarter (as shown in the
consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
related items in the accounts
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Bank balances
5.2
Call deposits
5.3
Bank overdrafts
5.4
Other (provide details)
5.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
quarter (should equal item 4.6 above)
23,228 10,581
23,228 10,581
6.
Payments to related parties of the entity and their
associates
6.1
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their
associates included in item 1
6.2
Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their
associates included in item 2
Current quarter
$A'000
105
-

Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an explanation for, such payments

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

7.
Financing facilities
Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing
arrangements available to the entity.
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the
sources of finance available to the entity.
Total facility
amount at quarter
end
$A’000
Amount drawn at
quarter end
$A’000
7.1
Loan facilities
-
-
7.2
Credit standby arrangements
-
-
7.3
Prepayment Facility
-
7.4
Total financing facilities
-
-
7.5
Unused financing facilities available at quarter end*
-
7.6
Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest
rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing
facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end,
include a note providing details of those facilities as well.
Total facility
amount at quarter
end
$A’000
Amount drawn at
quarter end
$A’000
- -
- -
-
- -
8. Estimated cash available for future operating activities $A’000
8.1
(8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (Item 1.9)
(Payments for exploration & evaluation classified as investing
activities) (item 2.1(d))
Total relevant outgoings (Item 8.1 + Item 8.2)
Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (Item 4.6)
Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (Item 7.5)
Total available funding (Item 8.4 + Item 8.5)
Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.6 divided by
item 8.3)
(265)
(5,525)
(5,790)
23,228
-
23,228
4
Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of
funding available must be included in item 8.7.
8.8 If Item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions:
8.8.1. Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating
cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not?
Answer: N/A
8.8.2. Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further
cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it
believe that they will be successful?
Answer:
N/A
8.8.3. Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business
objectives and, if so, on what basis?
Answer: N/A
Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

  • 2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Date: .....29 January 2021...................................

Authorised by: ........ By the board ......................................

(Name of body or officer authorising release – see note 4)

Notes

  1. This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.

  2. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.

  3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

  4. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committeeeg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.

  5. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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