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OMNIA METALS GROUP LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2024
Dec 10, 2024
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ASX RELEASE I 11 December 2024 EXPLORATION UPDATE – ORD BASIN PROJECT
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Results from a 126 point UltraFine+™ sampling program
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Soil sampling over discreet late-time conductor reveals coincident Cu-Au in-soil anomaly
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Coincident Pt, Pd, and Ni in-soil anomalism over unidentified ultramafic unit
Omnia Metals Group Ltd (“ Omnia ” or the “ Company ”) is pleased to provide an update on exploration activities at its 100% owned Ord Basin Project (the “ Project ”), located 140km south of Kununurra ( Figure 1 ). The Company has received results from a 126-sample UltraFine+™ (“ UFF ”) soil geochemistry program that has highlighted a copper-gold in-soil anomaly in the Northern Exploration Target, and a coincident platinum, palladium, and nickel in-soil anomaly in the Southern Exploration Target.
The sampling process was closely monitored by representatives of the Purnululu people, marking a significant milestone as the Company strengthens its relationship with the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Ord Basin Project is located ( Figure 2 ).
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Figure 1 – Location of the Ord Basin Project, highlighting the Northern and Southern Exploration Targets.
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Figure 2 – Purnululu monitors on-site assisting with soil sampling at the Ord Basin Project.
OMNIA METALS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES WARREN SAID….
"We have maintained a disciplined approach in advancing exploration across our portfolio, particularly focusing on our gold, copper, and nickel assets in Western Australia.
“In consultation with the Traditional Owners, we have completed our maiden program at our Ord Basin Project which marks an important milestone for the Company. The early results are highly encouraging, and we look forward to following up the soil anomalies in the new year. We are particularly interested in chasing the anomalism to the north and are in consultation with the Marlangowem People. We are currently well advanced in our planning and will update the market with future work programs at Ord Basin.
“In parallel, we continue our exhaustive efforts to meet ASX requirements for reinstating our securities and resuming trading.
“I want to thank our shareholders for their continued support and patience as we position the Company to uncover and develop critical minerals essential to the global energy transition.
“We look forward to providing further updates as we engage with the ASX and execute our exploration strategy across our diverse portfolio."
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EXPLORATION UPDATE – ORD BASIN PROJECT
Surface soil sampling at the Ord Basin Project was completed as a first-pass screening technique to assess the mineralisation potential by determining whether geochemical anomalies are present at the surface. Shallow soil samples (~15cm depth) were collected by hand on 100m x 200m spaced grids.
Initial exploration efforts were focused on two primary target areas ( refer OM1 ASX release 1 Oct 2024 & Figure 2 ), aimed at identifying different styles of mineralisation:
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Copper-Nickel Sulphide mineralisation
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Carbonatite/Kimberlite-related mineralisation, potentially hosting Rare Earth Elements or Diamonds
The northern exploration target was centred around a discrete late-time conductor identified from aerial VTEM surveys ( refer to OM1 ASX Release 25 July 2023 ). Southern Geoscience Consultants processed and interpreted the VTEM data, identifying the anomaly as a high-priority target for follow-up work due to its potential to indicate conductive mineralisation at depth. Results from the recent soil sampling program have revealed peak gold values up to 32.8 ppb ( Figure 3 ) and copper values up to 1200 ppm in soil ( Figures 3 & 4 ).
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Figure 3 – In-soil Au anomalism in the Northern Exploration Target.
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Figure 4 – In-soil Cu anomalism in the Northern Exploration Target.
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The southern exploration target was focused on a pipe-like intrusive body, with magnetic and radiometric data suggesting it may be a carbonatite or kimberlite structure. Diamond sampling was completed at the southern exploration target; however, no material results have been reported. Results from the recent soil sampling program revealed coincident anomalism between platinum group elements (platinum and palladium) and nickel within the Lamboo Province intrusive ultramafic unit. Peak PGE values over the southern exploration target reach up to 324 ppb (or 0.3 g/t) and are supported by nickel values >800 ppm ( Figure 5 ), with peak nickel values up to 1800 ppm ( Figure 6 ).
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Figure 5 – In-soil Pt + Pd, and Ni anomalism in the Southern Exploration Target.
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Figure 6 – In-soil Ni anomalism in the Southern Exploration Target.
Pending hertiage approvals from the Malarngowem Native Title group, the next stage of exploration at the Ord Basin Project will comprise a follow-up aerial VTEM survey to deliniate the extent of the discrete late-time conductor in the north of tenement E 80/5353. Based on results from the aerial VTEM survey, geological mapping and follow-up surface geochemistry sampling will be conducted in H1 2025. Following on from aerial EM surveys, on-ground Moving Loop EM (“MLEM”) surveys will be conducted over areas with coincident PGE-Ni-Cu and Au soil anomalism.
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Table 1 : Soil Sample Assay Results
| Sample ID | Easting | Northing | Au(ppm) | Cu(ppm) | Ni(ppm) | Pd(ppb) | Pt(ppb) |
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| OBS0141 | 479857 | 8112417 | 0.0029 | 51.9 | 38.2 | 1 | 2 |
| OBS0142 | 479950 | 8112377 | 0.0041 | 93.5 | 96.6 | 3 | 4 |
| OBS0143 | 480064 | 8112380 | 0.0012 | 38.2 | 54 | 1 | 2 |
| OBS0144 | 480139 | 8112383 | 0.0008 | 30.6 | 58.3 | 1 | 2 |
| OBS0145 | 480249 | 8112392 | 0.0105 | 119 | 70.6 | 2 | 2 |
| OBS0146 | 480358 | 8112387 | 0.0028 | 182 | 138 | 3 | 2 |
| OBS0147 | 480464 | 8112385 | 0.0064 | 190 | 127 | 2 | 3 |
| OBS0148 | 480553 | 8112379 | 0.0025 | 175 | 144 | 5 | 4 |
| OBS0149 | 480665 | 8112374 | 0.0023 | 113 | 98.1 | 5 | 3 |
| OBS0150 | 480752 | 8112385 | -0.0005 | 79.5 | 72.1 | 2 | -1 |
| OBS0151 | 480850 | 8112384 | -0.0005 | 84.8 | 65.2 | 1 | 1 |
| OBS0152 | 480956 | 8112390 | 0.0034 | 231 | 58.7 | 2 | -1 |
| OBS0153 | 481050 | 8112387 | 0.0083 | 202 | 90.2 | 7 | 5 |
| OBS0154 | 481148 | 8112375 | 0.0044 | 132 | 85.4 | 1 | 3 |
| OBS0155 | 481248 | 8112372 | 0.0036 | 73.3 | 77.8 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0156 | 479186 | 8112112 | -0.0005 | 26.9 | 35 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0157 | 479246 | 8112168 | -0.0005 | 25.6 | 31 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0158 | 479355 | 8112190 | 0.0005 | 26.4 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 |
| OBS0159 | 479456 | 8112182 | -0.0005 | 26.5 | 42.4 | 3 | 1 |
| OBS0160 | 479531 | 8112159 | 0.0006 | 25.9 | 41.7 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0161 | 479672 | 8112157 | -0.0005 | 27.1 | 42 | 2 | 2 |
| OBS0168 | 480339 | 8112171 | 0.0016 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0169 | 480477 | 8112165 | 0.0059 | 104 | 143 | 11 | 9 |
| OBS0170 | 480555 | 8112181 | 0.0035 | 54.7 | 109 | 6 | 6 |
| OBS0171 | 480650 | 8112178 | 0.0024 | 61 | 97 | 5 | 4 |
| OBS0172 | 480719 | 8112179 | 0.0006 | 43.1 | 48.2 | 1 | 3 |
| OBS0173 | 480851 | 8112179 | 0.0019 | 40 | 49.4 | 2 | -1 |
| OBS0174 | 480950 | 8112174 | -0.0005 | 93.8 | 72 | 1 | 3 |
| OBS0175 | 481067 | 8112190 | 0.0093 | 1200 | 211 | 4 | 3 |
| OBS0176 | 481155 | 8112191 | 0.0033 | 517 | 83.9 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0177 | 481258 | 8112175 | 0.0017 | 279 | 82.3 | 1 | 1 |
| OBS0178 | 479556 | 8111986 | 0.0006 | 25.9 | 45.1 | 1 | 2 |
| OBS0179 | 479646 | 8111990 | 0.0008 | 25 | 46.4 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0180 | 479746 | 8111980 | 0.0007 | 29.5 | 44 | 4 | 3 |
| OBS0181 | 479835 | 8111974 | -0.0005 | 25.8 | 44.7 | -1 | 2 |
| OBS0182 | 479948 | 8111980 | 0.001 | 21.4 | 35.4 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0183 | 480064 | 8111983 | 0.0006 | 21.8 | 32.6 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0184 | 480157 | 8111982 | 0.0007 | 29.2 | 41.4 | 2 | 2 |
| OBS0185 | 480256 | 8111982 | -0.0005 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| OBS0186 | 480328 | 8111942 | -0.0005 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0189 | 480654 | 8111987 | 0.002 | 38.2 | 49.7 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0190 | 480763 | 8111978 | 0.0036 | 53.1 | 80 | 4 | 4 |
| OBS0191 | 480846 | 8111981 | 0.0302 | 75.3 | 72.8 | 4 | 4 |
| OBS0192 | 480947 | 8111985 | 0.001 | 36.9 | 64.9 | 2 | 2 |
| OBS0193 | 481053 | 8111982 | 0.0035 | 40.9 | 58.8 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0194 | 481155 | 8111985 | 0.0012 | 52.6 | 62.4 | 3 | 2 |
| OBS0195 | 481255 | 8111963 | 0.0009 | 44.2 | 60.7 | 1 | 3 |
| OBS0197 | 479945 | 8111795 | 0.0006 | 21.3 | 33.4 | 3 | 2 |
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| OBS0198 | 480055 | 8111778 | 0.0007 | 22.4 | 30.5 | 5 | 5 |
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| OBS0199 | 480155 | 8111797 | -0.0005 | 21.6 | 31.6 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0200 | 480241 | 8111798 | -0.0005 | 20.5 | 24.8 | 2 | -1 |
| OBS0201 | 480336 | 8111800 | 0.0005 | 26.7 | 35.7 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0202 | 480461 | 8111815 | -0.0005 | 21.7 | 34.5 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0203 | 480556 | 8111788 | -0.0005 | 27.4 | 39 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0204 | 480660 | 8111797 | 0.0005 | 23.2 | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| OBS0205 | 480759 | 8111795 | 0.0005 | 25 | 36.6 | 1 | -1 |
| OBS0206 | 480881 | 8111780 | 0.0006 | 25.8 | 39.4 | 2 | 1 |
| OBS0207 | 480969 | 8111785 | -0.0005 | 23.4 | 30 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0208 | 481061 | 8111769 | 0.0005 | 24.4 | 36.7 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0218 | 475457 | 8102985 | 0.0009 | 14.9 | 125 | 4 | 5 |
| OBS0219 | 475458 | 8102916 | 0.0007 | 16.6 | 73.2 | 3 | 5 |
| OBS0220 | 475474 | 8102828 | 0.0013 | 20.3 | 34.7 | -1 | -1 |
| OBS0221 | 475474 | 8102717 | -0.0005 | 31.2 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| OBS0231 | 475715 | 8103228 | 0.0006 | 86 | 1280 | 9 | 10 |
| OBS0232 | 475708 | 8103132 | 0.002 | 86.2 | 927 | 14 | 15 |
| OBS0233 | 475704 | 8103070 | 0.0328 | 85.1 | 962 | 163 | 161 |
| OBS0239 | 475909 | 8104674 | 0.0023 | 185 | 1420 | 22 | 23 |
| OBS0240 | 475888 | 8104625 | 0.0019 | 99.8 | 884 | 10 | 12 |
| OBS0241 | 475874 | 8104517 | 0.0016 | 122 | 1260 | 9 | 10 |
| OBS0242 | 475871 | 8104417 | 0.0051 | 137 | 1060 | 8 | 8 |
| OBS0243 | 475878 | 8104312 | 0.0015 | 92.8 | 944 | 8 | 8 |
| OBS0244 | 475878 | 8104213 | 0.0011 | 75.4 | 407 | 6 | 6 |
| OBS0245 | 475870 | 8104125 | 0.0019 | 74.5 | 668 | 7 | 6 |
| OBS0246 | 475883 | 8104024 | 0.0015 | 58.1 | 314 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0247 | 475877 | 8103917 | 0.0029 | 122 | 1230 | 11 | 11 |
| OBS0248 | 475874 | 8103823 | 0.0013 | 72.5 | 468 | 5 | 6 |
| OBS0249 | 475891 | 8103729 | 0.0033 | 114 | 1120 | 9 | 9 |
| OBS0250 | 475883 | 8103617 | 0.004 | 174 | 1340 | 11 | 10 |
| OBS0251 | 475874 | 8103522 | 0.0022 | 120 | 1270 | 6 | 7 |
| OBS0252 | 475863 | 8103412 | 0.0013 | 71.2 | 814 | 6 | 7 |
| OBS0253 | 475855 | 8103321 | 0.0017 | 68.7 | 743 | 6 | 4 |
| OBS0254 | 475863 | 8103220 | 0.0022 | 133 | 1130 | 7 | 7 |
| OBS0255 | 475861 | 8103117 | 0.0023 | 120 | 956 | 10 | 7 |
| OBS0256 | 475865 | 8103032 | 0.0057 | 151 | 906 | 13 | 12 |
| OBS0257 | 475881 | 8102947 | 0.0026 | 145 | 894 | 8 | 9 |
| OBS0258 | 475931 | 8102866 | 0.0019 | 119 | 704 | 15 | 16 |
| OBS0261 | 476143 | 8104807 | 0.0008 | 35.1 | 169 | 4 | 1 |
| OBS0262 | 476071 | 8104702 | 0.0021 | 127 | 1570 | 13 | 13 |
| OBS0263 | 476075 | 8104617 | 0.0023 | 160 | 1600 | 9 | 10 |
| OBS0264 | 476077 | 8104510 | 0.0032 | 120 | 1370 | 8 | 8 |
| OBS0265 | 476078 | 8104422 | 0.0039 | 150 | 1730 | 9 | 9 |
| OBS0266 | 476078 | 8104326 | 0.0019 | 124 | 1290 | 5 | 5 |
| OBS0267 | 476064 | 8104224 | 0.0022 | 117 | 1500 | 10 | 10 |
| OBS0268 | 476037 | 8104165 | 0.0011 | 71.7 | 766 | 7 | 6 |
| OBS0269 | 476060 | 8104032 | 0.001 | 83.1 | 834 | 6 | 5 |
| OBS0270 | 476040 | 8103928 | 0.0012 | 69.9 | 787 | 5 | 4 |
| OBS0271 | 476087 | 8103811 | 0.0034 | 144 | 1800 | 12 | 12 |
| OBS0272 | 476078 | 8103727 | 0.0031 | 74.2 | 678 | 4 | 5 |
| OBS0273 | 476060 | 8103619 | 0.0042 | 103 | 1200 | 7 | 7 |
| OBS0274 | 476076 | 8103522 | 0.0028 | 160 | 1750 | 14 | 15 |
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| OBS0275 | 476074 | 8103420 | 0.0025 | 122 | 1170 | 8 | 10 |
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| OBS0276 | 476070 | 8103330 | 0.0028 | 180 | 606 | 7 | 6 |
| OBS0284 | 476273 | 8104802 | 0.0024 | 51.8 | 228 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0285 | 476270 | 8104703 | 0.0007 | 64.3 | 457 | 6 | 6 |
| OBS0286 | 476270 | 8104613 | 0.0027 | 111 | 1210 | 9 | 9 |
| OBS0287 | 476283 | 8104512 | 0.0023 | 141 | 1400 | 14 | 14 |
| OBS0288 | 476281 | 8104424 | 0.0065 | 125 | 925 | 6 | 5 |
| OBS0289 | 476272 | 8104329 | 0.0069 | 117 | 1070 | 11 | 8 |
| OBS0290 | 476277 | 8104240 | 0.0036 | 120 | 1110 | 11 | 12 |
| OBS0291 | 476185 | 8104156 | 0.003 | 105 | 1010 | 12 | 7 |
| OBS0292 | 476273 | 8104026 | 0.0011 | 18.6 | 46.1 | 2 | 1 |
| OBS0293 | 476256 | 8103927 | 0.005 | 72.8 | 545 | 11 | 10 |
| OBS0294 | 476260 | 8103826 | 0.0019 | 92.9 | 443 | 4 | 6 |
| OBS0295 | 476233 | 8103712 | 0.0034 | 132 | 1010 | 11 | 13 |
| OBS0297 | 476243 | 8103526 | 0.0026 | 123 | 641 | 9 | 8 |
| OBS0298 | 476202 | 8103405 | 0.0015 | 18.2 | 25.2 | 2 | -1 |
| OBS0305 | 476397 | 8104829 | 0.0009 | 69.2 | 617 | 7 | 6 |
| OBS0329 | 480048 | 8112472 | 0.0041 | 81.8 | 60.8 | 5 | 4 |
| OBS0330 | 480093 | 8112474 | 0.0072 | 177 | 74.2 | 5 | 3 |
| OBS0331 | 480146 | 8112472 | 0.0077 | 146 | 103 | 5 | 4 |
| OBS0332 | 480196 | 8112474 | 0.0016 | 108 | 80.7 | 3 | 3 |
| OBS0333 | 480261 | 8112475 | 0.0036 | 353 | 160 | 5 | 6 |
| OBS0334 | 480312 | 8112464 | 0.0013 | 146 | 55.8 | 3 | 2 |
| OBS0335 | 480343 | 8112474 | 0.0008 | 120 | 59.1 | 1 | 1 |
| OBS0336 | 480404 | 8112474 | 0.0012 | 178 | 74.7 | 2 | 2 |
| OBS0337 | 480449 | 8112472 | 0.0011 | 152 | 83.3 | 4 | 2 |
ABOUT THE ORD BASIN PROJECT
The Ord Basin Project comprises a 1,305 km[2] tenement package located ~140 km south of Kununurra. Access is via the unsealed Duncan Road and to the west, the Great Northern Highway is a major arterial road that services numerous mining operations in the Kimberley region.
The Ord Basin Project is situated in a rapidly emerging district prospective for Michigan-style stratigraphic copper and Norilsk-style nickel copper-PGE mineral systems.
At the Caves Prospect, historical mapping and sampling completed in 1969 identified outcropping mineralisation over an area of approximately 90m x 180m before dipping under cover.
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This announcement is approved for release by the Board of Omnia Metals Group Ltd.
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For further information please contact:
INVESTORS
James Warren
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MEDIA
Josh Nyman
GENERAL MANAGER - SPOKE
M. +61 413 243 440
ABOUT OMNIA METALS GROUP
Omnia Metals Group Ltd (ASX:OM1) goal is to become a leader in the exploration, and development, of future facing commodities used in advanced technologies and essential to the global energy transition.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this release, particularly those regarding possible or assumed future performance, costs, dividends, production levels or rates, prices, resources, reserves or potential growth of Omnia Metals Group Ltd, are, or may be, forward looking statements.
Such statements relate to future events and expectations and, as such, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors.
COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
The information in this report which relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dr. James Warren, a Competent Person who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Dr. Warren is the Executive Director of Omnia Metals Group Ltd. Dr. Warren has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Dr. Warren consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report template Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data (Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • Nature and quality of sampling (eg | • | Soil sampling is at a reconnaissance stage |
| techniques | cut channels, random chips, or | technique and offers only an indication of the | |
| specific specialised industry | tenor of underlying mineralisaiton. | ||
| standard measurement tools | |||
| appropriate to the minerals under | • | Soil samples were collected at a depth of | |
| investigation, such as down hole | ~15cm. Some sample bias may have occurred | ||
| gamma sondes, or handheld XRF | in which material may have fallen into the hole | ||
| instruments, etc). These examples | and diluted the end of hole sample. | ||
| should not be taken as limiting the | |||
| broad meaning of sampling. | • | Samples were sieved to -2mm and ~500g of | |
| • Include reference to measures | material was collected in numbered | ||
| taken to ensure sample | geochemical sample envelopes. | ||
| representivity and the appropriate | |||
| calibration of any measurement | • | Results are reported for all 126 samples | |
| tools or systems used. | collected. | ||
| • 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 | • | No drilling completed. |
| techniques | circulation, open-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 sample | • Method of recording and assessing | • | Not applicable as no drilling completed. |
| recovery | 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 topreferential |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| loss/gainof fine/coarse material. | |||
| Logging | • Whether core and chip samples | • | Not applicable as no drilling completed. |
| have been geologically and | |||
| geotechnically logged to a level of | • | A short field description of each soil sample was | |
| detail to support appropriate Mineral | collected by Company geologists including | ||
| Resource estimation, mining studies | colour, lithology and end of hole material. | ||
| and metallurgical studies. | |||
| • Whether logging is qualitative or | |||
| quantitative in nature. Core (or | |||
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | |||
| • The total length and percentage of | |||
| _the relevant intersections logged. _ | |||
| Sub-sampling | • If core, whether cut or sawn and |
• | Sample preparation and laboratory analysis was |
| techniques | whether quarter, half or all core | undertaken at LabWest Minerals Analysis Pty | |
| and sample | taken. | Ltd, Perth, Western Australia. | |
| preparation | • If non-core, whether riffled, tube | ||
| sampled, rotary split, etc and | • | Samples were dried, crushed (~2mm) and rotary | |
| whether sampled wet or dry. | divided where required. Pulverisaiton to 85% | ||
| • For all sample types, the nature, | passing 75 micron is undertaken by LM1 mill, | ||
| quality and appropriateness of the | and bowls are barren washed after each | ||
| sample preparation technique. | sample. | ||
| • Quality control procedures adopted | |||
| for all sub-sampling stages to | • | This sample preparation technique and size is | |
| maximise representivity of samples. | considered appropriate for the type and tenor of | ||
| • Measures taken to ensure that the | mineralisation. | ||
| sampling is representative of the in | |||
| situ material collected, including for | |||
| instance results for field | |||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | |||
| • Whether sample sizes are | |||
| appropriate to the grain size of the | |||
| _material being sampled. _ | |||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality and | • | Assaying was completed by LabWest |
| assay data | appropriateness of the assaying and | Minerals Analysis Pty Ltd, 10 Hod Way, | |
| and | laboratory procedures used and | Malaga WA 6090. | |
| laboratory | whether the technique is considered | ||
| tests | partial or total. | • | For gold analysis (WAR-25); a 25g portion |
| • For geophysical tools, | of pulverised sample is analysed for gold | ||
| spectrometers, handheld XRF | content using aqua-regia digestion, with | ||
| instruments, etc, the parameters | determination by ICP-MS to achieve high | ||
| used in determining the analysis | recovery and low detection limits (0.5ppb). | ||
| including instrument make and | |||
| model, reading times, calibrations | • | For 64 element geochemical analysis | |
| factors applied and their derivation, | (MMA-04); the MMA technique is a | ||
| etc. | microwave-assisted, HF- based digestion | ||
| • Nature of quality control procedures | that effectively offers total recovery for all | ||
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, | but the most refractory of minerals. A | ||
| duplicates, external laboratory | portion of sample is digested in a HF-based | ||
| checks) and whether acceptable | acid mixture under high pressure and | ||
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) | temperature in microwave apparatus for | ||
| and precision have been | analysis, with determination of 64 elements | ||
| established. | including rare earths by a combination of | ||
| ICP-MS and ICP-OES. | |||
| • | The laboratory inserted certified reference | ||
| material and blanks into the analytical | |||
| sequence and analysed lab duplicates. | |||
| These appearto confirmaccuracy and |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| precision of the sample assays. | ||
| Verification of | • The verification of significant |
•This release refers to the results from a recently |
| sampling and | intersections by either independent | completed 126-sample soil geochemistry |
| assaying | or alternative company personnel. | program. |
| • The use of twinned holes. | ||
| • Documentation of primary data, data | •All field data is directly recorded in hard copy by |
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| entry procedures, data verification, | on-site Company field staff, then sent | |
| data storage (physical and | electronically to the Chief Technical Officer in | |
| electronic) protocols. | the office. Assay files are received electronically | |
| • Discuss any adjustment to assay | from the Laboratory. All data is stored in an | |
| data. | access database system and maintained by a | |
| Database Manager. | ||
| •All results have been collated and checked by | ||
| the Company’s Chief Technical Officer. | ||
| Location of | • Accuracy and quality of surveys | •The coordinate reference system is |
| data points | used to locate drill holes (collar and | GDA94/MGA zone 52 (EPSG: 28352). |
| down-hole surveys), trenches, mine | ||
| workings and other locations used in | •A handheld GPS was used to record the position |
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| Mineral Resource estimation. | of the soil sampling holes. Horizontal accuracy | |
| • Specification of the grid system | was +/- 3 meters. | |
| used. | ||
| • Quality and adequacy of | •Location accuracy at collars is considered | |
| topographic control. | adequate for this stage of exploration. | |
| Data spacing | • Data spacing for reporting of | •Company soil sampling hole spacing was |
| and | Exploration Results. | planned at 100m intervals along 200m spaced |
| distribution | • Whether the data spacing and | lines at the Northern-target, and 200m intervals |
| distribution is sufficient to establish | along 100m spaced lines at the Southern-target. | |
| the degree of geological and grade | ||
| continuity appropriate for the | •Due to the nature of the topography, sampling to | |
| Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve | the full extent of the grids could not be achieved. | |
| estimation procedure(s) and | ||
| classifications applied. | •The spacing is appropriate for this stage of | |
| • Whether sample compositing has | exploration. | |
| been applied. | ||
| •The samples are not appropriate for Mineral | ||
| Resources estimation. | ||
| Orientation of | • Whether the orientation of sampling | •Not known at this stage of exploration. |
| data in | achieves unbiased sampling of | |
| relation to | possible structures and the extent to | |
| geological | which this is known, considering the | |
| structure | 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. | ||
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure | •Samples were collected by Company geologists |
| security | sample security. | and delivered directly to the lab. |
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews | •No external audits or reviews have been |
| reviews | of sampling techniques and data. | completed at this stage. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, | • | Soil sampling was completed on granted |
| tenement and | location and ownership including |
exploration tenement E 80/5353, which forms | |
| land tenure | agreements or material issues with | part of Omnia’s Ord Basin Project. Omnia holds | |
| status | third parties such as joint ventures, | a 100% beneficial interest in the tenement. | |
| partnerships, overriding royalties, | |||
| native title interests, historical sites, | • | There are no known impediments to operating | |
| wilderness or national park and | on tenement E 80/5353. | ||
| environmental settings. | |||
| • The security of the tenure held at the | |||
| time of reporting along with any | |||
| known impediments to obtaining a | |||
| license to operate in the area. | |||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment and appraisal of | • | The first recorded systematic exploration at the |
| done by other parties |
exploration by other parties. |
Ord Basin Project was completed by Metals Exploration N.L. as part of their Antrim Copper |
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| Project between 1968-1970. The main tool used | |||
| during this broad reconnaissance program was | |||
| stream sediment sampling. Their work revealed | |||
| nine major and 35 minor anomalous areas | |||
| throughout the region. Follow-up stream | |||
| sediment samples, rock chips, and soil samples | |||
| were collected by various explorers until 1981 | |||
| when exploration in the project area turned to | |||
| Diamonds. Diamond exploration was completed | |||
| by various explorers including Negri River | |||
| Corporation Ltd, A.O. Pty Ltd and CRA | |||
| Exploration. CRA Exploration also recognised | |||
| the potential for base metal mineralisation and | |||
| collected stream sediment samples. BHP | |||
| Minerals subsequently explored the area and | |||
| carried out geophysical surveys followed by | |||
| geochemical sampling. Since the late 1990’s | |||
| sporadic diamond and copper exploration was | |||
| conducted by Ausquest Ltd, Nea Kameni Pty | |||
| Ltd, JC Pooley and Nicholson East Pty Ltd. | |||
| There has been no documented exploration | |||
| within the Ord River Project area since 2009. | |||
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting and | • | Exploration at the Ord Basin Project is situated |
| style of mineralisation. | in a rapidly emerging district prospective for | ||
| Michigan-style stratigraphic copper and Norilsk- | |||
| style nickel copper-PGE mineral systems. | |||
| • | The Ord River Project covers a portion of the | ||
| Ord Basin sediments and volcanics within the | |||
| Hardman Syncline. Deposition of post orogenic | |||
| sequences in the region began with the | |||
| continental Lower to Middle Proterozoic | |||
| Birrindudu Group, commencing probably about | |||
| 1.7Ga and composed of coarse clastic |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| sediments with minor felsic volcanics, shale | ||
| and limestone. This sequence is overlain | ||
| unconformably by the Victoria Basin | ||
| succession, commencing with siliclastic | ||
| sequences with minor tuff and carbonates. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information | •Not applicable as no drilling completed. |
| Information | material to 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 |
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| hole 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 |
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| interception 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. _ | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, | •No aggregation methods used. |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | |
| methods | 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. _ | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly | •Not applicable as no drilling completed. |
| between | important in the reporting of | |
| mineralisation | Exploration Results. |
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| widths and | • If the geometry of the mineralisation | |
| intercept | with respect to the drill hole angle is | |
| lengths | 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’). _ |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps and sections (with | • |
Appropriate diagrams are included in the body of |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | the release. | ||
| 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. _ | |||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of | • | The Company has reported all material |
| reporting | all Exploration Results is not | information available at the time. | |
| 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 | • |
The Company has reported all material |
| substantive | and material, should be reported | information available at the time. | |
| exploration | including (but not limited to): | ||
| data | 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. _ | |||
| Further work | • The nature and scale of planned | • | A follow-up aerial VTEM survey is planned to |
| further work (eg tests for lateral | delineate the extent of the discrete late-time | ||
| extensions or depth extensions or | conductor in the north of tenement E 80/5353. | ||
| large-scale step-out drilling). | |||
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the main geological |
• | MLEM surveys are planned over newly identified in-soil anomalies. |
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| interpretations and future drilling | |||
| areas, provided this information is | |||
| _not commercially sensitive. _ |