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OZAURUM RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

Jul 7, 2021

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ASX Announcement

8 July 2021

First Stage RC Drilling Completed at the Patricia Gold Project

OzAurum Resources Ltd ( ASX: OZM or OzAurum or the Company ) is pleased to announce that a Maiden 28-hole Reverse Circulation (RC) program at the Patricia Gold Project (‘ Patricia ’ or ‘ Project’ ) is currently underway, with first stage drilling completed, including 16 drill holes for 2,420m of drilling. The Patricia Gold Project, which has an approved mining license M31/487, is situated North East of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, and is being drilled for the first time in over 30 years.

Highlights

  • Maiden 28-hole RC drilling program at the Patricia Gold Project currently underway

  • First stage drilling, including 16 RC holes for 2,420m, completed with samples already dispatched for assay at the lab

  • Patricia open pit is approximately 800 meters (m) long x 150m wide and was previously mined to a depth of 25m

  • Acquisition of 100% interest in a new tenement, E31/1186, adjoining the Patricia Projectadding a further 6 kilometres (km) of prospective strike to the Project

Patricia Gold Project Background and Geology

The historic Patricia Gold Mine was discovered in 1930 and mined underground up until 1937.

Aztec Exploration Ltd commenced modern exploration in 1983 at Patricia. Aztec produced a very high quality dataset of geological information based on a RC drilling, diamond drilling, costeaning and geological mapping. Subsequently Aztec established an open mining operation in 1986 with small CIP treatment plant located onsite.

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OzAurum Limited ABN 63 643 244 544 Unit 1 15 Williams St, Kalgoorlie WA 6430 | PO Box 10396, Kalgoorlie WA 6430 | 1 [email protected]

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Photograph 1: Patricia RC drilling looking south

The current Patricia open pit is approximately 800m long x 150m wide and was mined to a depth of 25m.

The Patricia Gold Project is situated within the Celia Tectonic Zone that hosts numerous large gold deposits and operating gold mines including Sunrise Dam, Deep South, Safari Bore, Linden and the Anglo Saxon Gold Mine.

At the Patricia segment of the Celia Tectonic Zone the greenstone sequence consists of intermediate to felsic volcanics and volcaniclastics with interleaved ultramafic and banded iron formation. The Patricia Gold Project is situated on a significant flexure of the greenstone stratigraphy with the strike changing from 320° to 350° back to 320°. This change in strike direction represents a dilation jog which is a classic structural trap for gold fluids. Coincidently a large quartz porphyry body intrudes the greenstone sequence at this point.

Patricia Project Maiden Drilling Program

The Maiden 28-hole RC drilling program currently underway at Patricia represents the first drilling at the Project in over 30 years. So far, the Company has completed the first stage of drilling for the campaign, and is eagerly awaiting drilling results from the first 16 RC drill holes.

The aim of this initial drilling program is to target high-grade gold mineralisation immediately beneath the existing Patricia open pit. The Company has committed significant resources to the geological interpretation and 3D geological modelling of the Patricia Project’s high-grade gold mineralisation, lithologies and potential controls to high-grade gold mineralisation. Historical underground mine shafts, stopes and drives have also been modelled in 3D. The initial drilling campaign has been planned and executed to validate current modelling, and the results will be used to update our current 3D models.

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RC drilling will recommence at Patricia on the 19[th] of July to complete the next stage of the 28-hole program before the RC rig moves back to Mulgabbie, our other flagship gold project.

The RC rig is operating on a three week on, three week off basis due to the slow sample turnaround currently being experienced at the sample laboratory. All samples from the current sixteen holes have been delivered to the sample laboratory. Unfortunately, two of sixteen RC holes drilled were abandoned due to ground conditions with the drill target not being reached in both these holes.

A Diamond drilling program has also been planned at Patricia and that will commence once a suitable diamond drill rig can be sourced.

RC drilling at Patricia has involved using a modern high pressure RC drilling rig with samples being drilled dry that are of a consistent sample weight. This high standard of drilling and sampling gives us confidence for a potential future JORC compliant resource to be estimated at Patricia.

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Photograph2: OzAurum CEO, Andrew Pumphrey (right) and Executive Director, Martin Holland (left) at the Patricia Project

Patricia Tenement Acquisition

OzAurum is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 100% interest in adjoining Exploration Licence 31/1186 from Revolution Mining Pty Ltd for a total cash consideration of $75,000.

The new tenement adds an additional 6km of highly prospective stratigraphy along strike to the south of the Patricia Gold Mine. This strategic acquisition provides the Company with even greater exploration opportunities over the highly prospective Patricia gold project, and we look forward to starting initial work there in due course. Please refer to figure 1 for the location of E31/1186 in relation to the Patricia Gold Project.

OzAurum’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Pumphrey, said:

“The Company is very excited to recommence exploration at the historic high-grade Patricia Gold Project, representing the first drilling at the Project in over 30 years. With our first stage of RC drilling at Patricia now complete, we are eagerly awaiting the results from labs which will be used to validate our current geological models on the Project. The new tenement acquisition of E31/1186 strategically adds a further 6km of prospective strike to the Patricia Gold Project, and we will start work immediately on evaluating exploration opportunities that this offers.”

In the coming months as drilling results become available the company will be providing the market with

regular updates.

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Figure 1: Patricia Gold Project Interpreted Geological Plan

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For Further Information please contact;

Andrew Pumphrey Managing Director + CEO +61 419 965 976

This ASX Announcement was approved and authorised by OzAurum’s Managing Director, Andrew Pumphrey.

About OzAurum

OzAurum Resources Ltd (ASX: OZM) is a Western Australian gold explorer with advanced gold projects located 130 km north east of Kalgoorlie. The Company’s objective to make a significant gold discovery that can be bought in production.

For more information on OzAurum Resources Ltd and to subscribe to our regular updates, please visit our website at www.ozaurumresources.com or contact our Kalgoorlie office via email on [email protected] .

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Competent Persons Statement

The information is this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Andrew Pumphrey who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Andrew Pumphrey is a full-time employee of OzAurum Resources Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation 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 “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Pumphrey has given his consent 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

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.

CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g.
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.
The Patricia Project –16 RC holes (PTORC
001 - 16 2,420m), azimuth 240°+ 60° dipping
-58°+-62°.
The RC samples are collected from the drill
rig cyclone in a green plastic bag in 1m
intervals and are laid out in rows of either 20,
30 or 40 samples. A 2-4kg representative
sample is split via the rig mounted cone
splitter and placed on top of the green plastic
for that metre interval.
Diamond drilling completed using one metre
sampling lengths, core half cut adjacent to
bottom of hole orientation line.
Aircore samples are laid out in rows of 10.
Include reference to measures taken
to ensure sample representivity and
the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
All sampling is undertaken using OzAurum
Resources sampling procedures and QAQC
in line with industry best practise which
includes certified standards and blanks every
30 samples.
The RC drill rig provides a sample at the end
of each metre of drilling. A 2-4 kg sample is
collected from the drill rig via a cone splitter
which is representative of that metre.
PQ diamond core was half cut to produce a
2-4 kg sample for analysis.
Aircore 4m composite samples weighing
between 2-4 kg are collected from four one
metre samples via a sample scoop with even
quantities of each 1m sample collected to
form the composite sample. At the EOH if the
composite interval is less than 4m then that
will be sample interval.
Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report.
Historic hole collars have been recovered
where possible and surveyed by a licenced
surveyor using a DGPS (0.01 m).
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 toproduce a 30g charge _
The RC one metre sample intervals were
collected with a 2-4 kg representative sample
despatched to the laboratory for gold
analysis.
The diamond half core sample intervals were
typically a 2-4 kg representative sample

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CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
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
(e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
despatched to the laboratory for gold
analysis.
The AC composite and one metre sample
intervals were collected with a 2-4 kg
representative sample despatched to the
laboratory for gold analysis.
All analysis was by 50g fire assay with AAS
finish with the exception of cases where
visible gold has been observed or a fire
assay grade has exceeded 100 g/t or coarse
gold is suspected then a screen fire assay
(Au-SCR22AA) has been undertaken on
those samples and those results reported
instead of the fire assay result.
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).
The RC drilling was undertaken using a face
sampling percussion hammer using 137mm
drill bits.
The diamond drilling was undertaken using
PQ3 (triple tube) and NQ3 (standard tube)
techniques.
The AC drilling was undertaken using a 75m
blade bit and face sampling percussion
hammer using 78mm drill bits.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing
core and chip sample recoveries and
results assessed.
Each metre of RC sample is checked, and an
estimate of sample recovery is made. For
this program, greater than 80% of samples
had a recovery of 70% or higher. Sample
weights reported by laboratory can also give
an indication of recoveries.
Drill core was measured and compared to
drilled intervals and recorded as a
percentage recovery. Recovery in oxidised
rock can be reasonable whereas recovery in
fresh rock is excellent.
Each metre of AC sample is checked, and an
estimate of sample recovery is made. For
this program, greater than 80% of samples
had a recovery of 70% or higher. Sample
weights reported by laboratory can also give
an indication of recoveries.
Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
Drillers’ experience is important. Steady
drilling, using modern well maintained drilling
equipment, regular cleaning of cyclone and
splitter, pausing the drilling at each metre to
allow sample to pass through drill string and
reducing sample loss. Using a RC rig
equipped with auxiliary and booster
compressors is critical to maintaining good
RC sample recovery.

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Using professional and competent core
drilling contractor minimises issues with
sample recoveries through the use of
appropriate drilling equipment techniques
and drilling fluids suited to the particular
ground conditions.
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.
RC sample recoveries from the mineralised
zones are generally high although some of
the weathered material is lost in drilling (dust)
and some natural voids do exist. No sample
was lost from 2-4 kg split from cyclone that
was submitted for analysis, some loss of
sample occurred from large green bags and
some bias may have occurred to that sample
as water was flowing from sample bag – this
sample has not been analysed and therefore
will not affect results reported in this release.
The core sample recovery in the transitional
and fresh rock zones is very high and no
significant bias is expected. Recoveries in
oxidised rock were lower.
AC sample recoveries from the are generally
high although some of the weathered
material is lost in drilling (dust).
Although no exhaustive studies have been
undertaken, no significant bias is expected,
and any potential bias is not considered
material at this stage of resource
development.
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.
Each RC metre drilled underwent detailed
logging through the entire hole with record
kept of colour, lithology, degree of oxidation,
and type and intensity of alteration veining
and sulphide content.
Diamond core metres underwent detailed
logging through the entire hole with record
kept of colour, lithology, degree of oxidation,
and type and intensity of alteration, veining
and sulphide content. Structural, density and
geotechnical data is also collected on drill
core.
Each AC hole drilled underwent general
logging through the entire hole with record
kept of colour, lithology, degree of oxidation,
and type and intensity of alteration veining
and sulphide content.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.
All logging is qualitative in nature and
included records of lithology, oxidation state
and colour with estimates of intensity of
mineralisation, alteration and veining.

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CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
Wet and dry photographs were completed on
the core.
The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.
All drill holes were geologically logged in full
(100%).
Sub-sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
Core was half cut with a diamond saw with
the same half always sampled and the other
half retained in core trays.
In some instances, oxidised and non-
competent clay zones are carefully split in
half using sampling wedge and sampled as
half core.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc and
whether sampled wet or dry.
All RC sub-samples are collected via a cone
splitter system mounted on the drill rig. An
estimated 30% of samples were moist to wet
in nature that passed through the cyclone –
splitter system.
For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.
All samples were analysed via a 50 gram fire
assay. Following that analysis in cases where
visible gold has been observed or a fire
assay grade has exceeded 100 g/t or coarse
gold is suspected then a screen fire assay
(Au-SCR22AA) has been undertaken on
those samples and those results reported
instead of the fire assay result.
Sample preparation and analysis were
completed by ALS in Kalgoorlie. When
received, samples are processed by code
PREP-31 - logged in tracking system and bar
code attached, wet samples dried through
ovens, fine crushing to better than 70%
passing 2mm, split sample using riffle splitter,
split of up to 1000g pulverised to >85%
sample passing 75um.
Quality control procedures adopted
for all sub-sampling stages to
maximise representivity of samples.
All sampling equipment and sample bags are
kept clean at all times.
The RC drill rig mounted cone splitter is
adjusted to ensure that the 1m split sample
weighs on average between 2-4kg. The cone
splitter is cleaned using an air nozzle after
every drill rod – 6m.
OzAurum Resources sampling procedures
and QAQC is used 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
For drill core, the entire core is sampled at
one metre intervals to ensure that samples
are representative of the entire in-situ rock
being tested. The laboratory ensures that the
entire sample submitted is crushed and split

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CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
duplicate/second-half sampling. appropriately to provide a representative sub-
sample.
No duplicate samples are taken from the core
Whether sample sizes are
appropriate to the grain size of the
material being sampled.
The sample sizes (0.5 kg to 4 kg) are
considered appropriate for the style of
mineralisation at Patricia.
Half cut PQ diamond core samples over 1m
length (normally at the end of hole) were up
to 4kg.
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.
The nature, quality and appropriateness of
the assaying and laboratory procedures are
industry standard for Archaean mesothermal
lode gold deposits. The fire assay technique
will result in a total assay result. In cases
where visible gold has been observed or a
fire assay grade has exceeded 100 g/t or
coarse gold is suspected then a screen fire
assay (Au-SCR22AA) has been undertaken
on those samples and reported instead of the
fire assay result.
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.
None of these tools are used
Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias)
and precision have been established.
Certified Reference Materials (standards) are
purchased from an independent supplier of
such materials. Blanks are made up from
samples previously collected from other drill
programs at Patricia that have analysed as
less than detection Au values.
A standard sample followed by a blank
sample are inserted every 30thsample. A
duplicate sample is taken every 30 samples.
Evaluation of the OzAurum submitted
standards and blanks analysis results
indicates that assaying is accurate and
without significant drift.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either independent
or alternative company personnel.
At least two different company personnel
visually verified intersections in the collected
drill chips. At least two different company
personnel visually verified intersections in the
diamond core. A representative sample of
each metre is collected and stored for further
verification if needed. Drill core or core

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photos are used to verify drill intersections in
diamond core samples.
The use of twinned holes. The spatial location and assaying accuracy of
historical drilling was confirmed with RC and
DD twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Data collected in the form of spread sheets,
for drill hole collars, surveys, lithology and
sampling.
All geological and field data is entered into
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with lookup
tables and fixed formatting (and protected
from modification) thus only allowing data to
be entered using the OzAurum geological
code system and sample protocol.
Data is verified and validated by OZM
geologists and stored in a Microsoft Access
Database
Data is emailed to database administrator
Geobase Australia Pty Ltd for validation and
importation into the database and periodically
into a SQL database using Datashed.
Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
No adjustments are made to the primary
assay data imported into the database.
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.
Initial hole collars surveyed by licenced
surveyor DGPS (0.01m). Diamond drill line
by surveyed back sight and foresight pegs.
Dip was checked with clinometer on drill mast
at set up on hole. RC holes are surveyed by
down hole surveys at 30m intervals using
single shot “Reflex Camera +/- 0.10 by drill
contractor.
Diamond holes are surveyed by down hole
surveys at 30m intervals using single shot
“Reflex Camera +/- 0.10 by drill contractor.
All holes are surveyed for deviation at end of
hole by gyroscope method by drilling
contractor using a hired Reflex gyro. This is
normally inside rods but may be open hole
for RC drilling.
Final hole collar locations surveyed by
licenced surveyor (Minecomp Pty Ltd) DGPS
(0.01m).
Specification of the grid system used. The grid system used is Geocentric Datum of
Australia 1994 (GDA94).
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
Historical – Aerial photography used to
produce digital surface topographic maps at
1:2500 1m contours.

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CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
Topographic control is from an aerial
photographic survey completed during 2018
with accuracy within 0.25m.
Data spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Drilling at Patricia is at:
20m line x 10m hole
20m line x 20m hole
40m line x 20m hole
The holes reported in this release were on
20m spaced lines that are 20m apart along
the lines.
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.
The data spacing and distribution is sufficient
to demonstrate spatial and grade continuity
of the mineralised domains to support the
potential future MRE classifications as
Measured, Indicated and Inferred according
to JORC (2012 Edition) reporting criteria.
Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
No sample compositing has been applied in
the field within the mineralised zones.
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.
Diamond drill holes and RC holes were
orientated 220° + 060° /-58° + -62° which is
perpendicular to the shear zone hosting gold
mineralisation and perpendicular to geology
contacts.
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.
It is not believed that drilling orientation has
introduced a sampling bias as the dominant
mineralised shear zone at Patricia hosting
mineralisation strikes at 320° to 350° and
dips -between vertical and -60° east and
west.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
Chain of custody is managed by OZM. Field
samples are stored overnight onsite at site
office + camp facility (if not delivered to
laboratory) with staff in residence who are
employees of OzAurum.
Field samples are delivered to the assay
laboratory in Kalgoorlie by OZM personnel
once the hole is completed. Whilst in storage
at the laboratory, they are kept in a locked
yard. ALS Geochemistry Webtrieve is used
online to track the progress of batches of
samples through the laboratory.
Sample pulps and coarse rejects are stored
at ALS for a period of time and then returned
to OZM.

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Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews
of sampling techniques and data
No audits or reviews have been undertaken.

JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 2 Report

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
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 Patricia Project is located
approximately 150km north east of
Kalgoorlie. The Patricia Project is situated
within mining lease M31/487 and
exploration licences E31/1083, E31/1186.
This area is accessed from the Kalgoorlie-
Edjudina Road via an unsealed access.
The tenements are located within the
Edjudina Pastoral Station.
Normal Western Australian state royalties
apply.
No third party royalties exist.
OZM has been granted a section 18 to
undertake exploration drilling within Lake
Reside mythological site 2708.
OZM purchased the Patricia tenements
M31/487, E31/1083 + P31/2063 on 19th
October 2020 from A. Pumphrey. The
tenements are held by OzAurum Mines
Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
OzAurum Resources Ltd.
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 tenements are in good standing and
no known impediments exist.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
Aztec Exploration Ltd Incorporated in
between 1983 -1983 completed, 191 RC
holes for 6,678m and 41 diamond holes
for 4504.5m.
In 1985 Aztec reported a combined
reserve of 193,423 tonnes at 5.44 g/t Au.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.
The Patricia Au deposit is an Archaean
mesothermal Au deposit.
The Patricia local geology consists of a
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intermediate volcanic and volcaniclastic
rocks, with interflow banded iron
formations found on the lithological
boundaries. Archean mafic intrusions are
conformable within the sequence. The
metamorphic grade of rocks at Patricia is
amphibolite facies.
The Patricia Project is found in a 500m
long flexure of the shear zone where the
strike changes from 320° to 350° and
back to 320°.
The alteration assemblage associated
with higher Au grades consists of quartz
and carbonate. Chalcopyrite, Pyrite and
arsenopyrite mineralisation is associated
with elevated Au grades at Patricia.
Patricia gold mineralisation is found
within a foliated ultramafic unit adjacent
to lithological contact between ultramafic
volcanic units and the Intermediate/felsic
volcanic volcanclastics.
A later quartz feldspar porphyry intrusive
is adjacent to known gold mineralisation.
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:
1.
easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
2.
elevation or RL (Reduced Level
– elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
3.
dip and azimuth of the hole
4.
down hole length and
interception depth
5.
hole length.
Please refer to table 1 in the report for full
details.
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.
Other relevant drill hole information can
be
found in Section 1-“Sampling techniques,
“Drilling techniques” and “Drill sample
recovery”.
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
_truncations(e.g. cutting of high _
All one metre diamond drill results are
reported in Appendix 1 Section 2 of
JORC table 1. Holes include up to 2m of
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grades) and cut-off grades are
usually Material and should be
stated.
intersected in the 2m diluted section with
significant alteration. A bottom cut off
grade of 0.1 g/t was used, and no top cut
grade was applied.
The procedure applied to the aggregate
intercepts quoted is length weighted
average (sum product of interval x
corresponding interval assay grade),
divided by sum of interval lengths and
rounded by one decimal place.
No metal equivalent values have been
reported.
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
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.
These drill holes are designed to drill as
close as possible to perpendicular to the
Patricia gold mineralisation that strikes at
between 320°-350°.
The dominant mineralisation geometries
seen at the Patricia gold project are;
1. Shear zone hosted mineralisation on
the which strikes between 320˚ -350˚
and is changes dip to the east and
west between vertical and -
60°depending on location along the
shear.
The true width of mineralisation at the
Patricia is reasonably well known from
existing drilling and all drilling is designed
to intersect the shear hosted mineralised
envelope at 90° or close perpendicular to
the strike of the Shear. The -60° planned
dip of all drill holes results in the true
width being 70% of the downhole
intersection. For example, a downhole
intersection of 10m has a true width of
7m.
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 (e.g. ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any
Please refer to the body of the report.

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CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
significant discovery being reported
These should include, but not be
limited to a plan view of drill hole
collar locations and appropriate
sectional views.
(NOTE: Any map, section, diagram,
or other graphic or photo must be of
high enough resolution to clearly be
viewed, copied and read without
_distortion or loss of focus). _
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.
Please refer to table 1 in the body of the
report.
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.
The diamond holes were also utilised for
bulk density measurements.
Further work The nature and scale of planned
further work (e.g. tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
_large-scale step-out drilling). _
Further RC & Diamond drilling is planned
to further test mineralisation associated
with this release.
Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is
not commercially sensitive.
(NOTE: Any map, section, diagram,
or other graphic or photo must be of
high enough resolution to clearly be
viewed, copied and read without
_distortion or loss of focus). _
Please refer to the body of the report.

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