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POLYMETALS RESOURCES LTD Regulatory Filings 2022

Jun 14, 2022

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ASX Announcement

15 JUNE 2022

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ALAHINÉ DRILLING FOCUSSES ON HIGH PRIORITY GOLD TARGETS

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program commences at the Alahiné Gold Project in the Siguiri Basin, Guinea.

  • 64 holes for 6,100m to test priority targets over 4km of interpreted strike.

  • Program planned to confirm strike continuity of NE quadrant and test extent of high grade mineralisation open at depth.

  • Alahiné licence airborne magnetic survey completed with interpretation underway and results expected shortly.

Polymetals Resources Ltd (ASX: POL , “ Polymetals ” or the “ Company ”) is pleased to advise that it has commenced its planned 6,100m Phase 3 Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program at the Company’s wholly owned Alahiné Gold Project ( Alahiné ) in Guinea, West Africa.

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Figure 1: Commencement of Phase 3 drilling at the Company’s Alahiné Gold Project.

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ALAHINÉ PHASE 3 DRILLING PROGRAM

The Phase 3 Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program will focus on numerous targets generated during previous drilling programs. Infill drilling will continue to define the 4km of interpreted strike within the very prospective NE quadrant of the Alahiné licence.

The program aims to test broad areas of Siguiri style mineralisation akin to the AngloGold Ashanti (ASX:AGG, NYSE:AU) +10Moz Siguiri Gold Mine, located 37km west of the Alahiné licence.

Confirm strike continuity

The objective of the Phase 3 program is to test the strike continuity of the delineated mineralised zone. Thirty-Five (35) holes totalling 3,170m are planned to test the strike extent of broad zones of mineralisation identified within previous drilling through step out traverses located 200m north and south of the Company’s 2021 Phase 2 traverses.

A further thirteen (13) holes totalling 1,510m will test the updip and downdip extent of mineralised zones intersected during previous drilling programs.

The significant Siguiri-style mineralised sections[12] from previous drilling include:

  • AH21ARC066

  • 14m @ 1.14 g/t Au ;

  • AH21ARC074

  • 10m @ 1.32g/t Au ;

  • 15m @ 0.92 g/t Au ; and

  • 7m @ 1.63g/t Au

  • AH21ARC103

  • 19m @ 0.99g/t Au

In addition, Phase 3 drilling will also target previous[12] high-grade end-of-hole intersections examples of which include 1m @ 21.40 g/t Au , 1m @ 7.12 g/t Au and 1m @ 11.56 g/t Au.

Optimal drilling direction is yet to be settled in this terrain. To address this, ten (10) holes for 1000m will be drilled on an azimuth of 310º Grid and the results compared with the same mineralised zones intersected during the Company’s previous drilling programs on a drill azimuth of 270º Grid.

Testing new targets

The program will also test the western limb of a newly identified anticlinal structure (see Figure 2) at 090º Grid azimuth with 6 holes comprising 420m.

1 Refer to ASX release dated 15 September 2021 “Further Positive Results from Phase 2 Drilling Program”

2 Refer to ASX release dated 20 October 2021 “Additional Positive Results from Phase 2 Drilling Program”

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Figure 2: Plan view of Alahiné Phase 3 RC program (planned holes shown in blue, and prominent mineralised trend shown in red).

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Figure 3: Section 1294950N showing planned Phase 3 RC drill holes as pecked blue lines. Where mineralisation is intercepted at planned depth drilling will be continued subject to drilling conditions.

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Figure 4: Section 1294450N showing planned Phase 3 RC drill holes as pecked blue lines. Where mineralisation is intercepted at planned depth drilling will be continued subject to drilling conditions.

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Figure 5: Sheeted quartz veining proximal to Phase 2 Hole AH21ARC074.

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Figure 6: Dr Chris Johnston and Mr Nana Yaw Asante inspecting mapped anticline within Alahiné NE quadrant (see Figure 2).

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NEXT STEPS

Phase 3 RC Program

Polymetals expects to publish initial assay results from the RC program during July 2022.

Airborne Magnetic Survey

Polymetals advises that it has completed the aeromagnetic survey at the Alahiné Gold Project and expects to publish the results in June 2022 with any immediate follow up targets to be included within the current Alahiné Phase 3 RC program.

Further analysis of Auger drill samples

Trace element abundances including pathfinder elements such as As, Ag, Sb, Mo, Cr, Te and W will be measured by pXRF for all bottom-of-hole samples collected during the recent Auger drilling program conducted on the Alahiné licence. Anomalous abundances of some or all of these elements, may signal the presence of mineralisation at depth, in which case, further follow-up will be undertaken.

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this ASX Announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dr Christopher Johnston, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Dr Johnston is a Director of Polymetals Resources Ltd and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Dr Johnston consents to the inclusion in this ASX Announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

This announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Polymetals Resources Ltd.

Contact information:

Alex Hanly Victoria Humphries Chief Executive Officer Media & Investor Relations [email protected] [email protected] +61 (0) 448 418 725 +61 (0) 431 151 676

For more information, visit www.polymetals.com.

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ABOUT POLYMETALS

Polymetals aims to become a gold production company, initially focusing on its two 100% owned exploration licences within Guinea’s Siguiri Basin, totalling 112km[2] .

The Siguiri Basin hosts several large active gold mining operations and is notable for its significant and widespread gold anomalism.

Polymetals’ Exploration Licences, known as Alahiné (64.2km[2] ) and Mansala (48.2km[2] ), host extensive historic and current artisanal gold production which reinforces exploration potential of the area.

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Figure 5: Proximal gold deposits relative to Polymetals’ Exploration Licences.

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APPENDIX 2 – JORC Code (2012 Edition), Assessment and Reporting Criteria

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria **Explanation ** Commentary
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random
chips,
or
specific
specialised
industry
standard
measurement tools appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc). These examples should not
be taken as limiting the broad meaning of sampling.

Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.

Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are
Material to the Public Report. In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done this would be relatively
simple (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.
The sampling referred to in this release
refers to Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling.
Samples will be collected by qualified
geologists
or
under
geological
supervision.
A total of 64 planned RC holes totalling
6,100m are detailed in the accompanying
announcement.
Representative samples of the material
drilled will be collected for every metre
drilled directly from the rig cyclone.
Each 1 metre sample will be weighed
prior to splitting, to provide a record of
sample recovery.
Samples for assay will be riffle-split from
each 1 metre interval. Weight of such
samples is 2-3kg.
The samples are considered to be
representative of the rock being drilled
The nature and quality of the of sampling
is carried out in conformity with industry
standard QAQC procedures.
Drilling
techniques

Drill type (eg core, reverse 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). _
The sampling referred to in this release
refers to RC drilling. The contractor is
Oresearch Drilling Ltd.
Drill
sample
recovery

Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample
recoveries and results assessed.

Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the samples.

Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and
grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
Representative samples of the material
drilled will be collected for every metre
drilled.
Each 1 metre sample will be weighed
prior to splitting, to provide a record of
sample recovery.
Drilling method was selected so as to
maximise sample recovery.
A representative will always be present at
the rig to monitor and record recovery.
There
were
no
significant
sample
recovery problems.
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.

Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core
(or costean, channel, etc) photography.

The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections
logged.
Drill chips will be logged for lithology,
mineralogy, mineralization, weathering,
alteration, colour and any other relevant
characteristics. Geological logging will
conform to the standardized system
adopted by the Company during its first
and second drilling program.
Logging will be both qualitative or
quantitative
depending
on
the
characteristic being recorded. The whole
length of each hole will be logged.

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Criteria **Explanation ** Commentary
Sub-sampling
techniques
and
sample
preparation

If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all
core taken.

If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc
and whether sampled wet or dry.

For
all
sample
types,
the
nature,
quality
and
appropriateness of the sample preparation technique.

Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling
stages to maximise representivity of samples.

Measures
taken
to
ensure
that
the
sampling
is
representative of the in situ material collected, including for
instance results for field duplicate/second-half sampling.

Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of
the material being sampled.
RC cuttings when dry, will be sampled by
riffle splitting. For wet samples, the
cuttings will be dried as much as is
practicable on site, then coned and
quartered to produce a suitable weight
for assay.
Samples will be transported to SGS
Laboratories in Bamako, Mali. There,
they will be dried, crushed to a nominal
2mm using a Boyd Crusher, then 1.5 kg
will be split using a rotary splitter. Reject
samples will be retained in the original
bag and stored. The split will be
pulverized in a LM2 swing mill to a
nominal
85%
passing
75
microns.
Approximately 50g sub-sample will be
taken for assay, with the pulverised
residue retained in a plastic bag. All the
preparation equipment will be flushed
with barren material prior to the
commencement of the job. The milling
process thoroughly homogenizes the
sample to allow a 50g sub-sample to be
collected manually for fire assay for gold.
Duplicate samples are collected for assay
at 50 metre intervals.
The sample size far exceeds the “million
grain rule” and as such is appropriate in
this instance.
Quality of assay
data
and
laboratory tests

The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is
considered partial or total.

For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and model, reading
times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc.

Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards,
blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision
have been established.
The technique selected is a fusion
technique which breaks down the
mineral
content
of
the
sample
completely. The PbO flux is reduced to
Pb metal during the fusion process, and
precious metals are accumulated within
the resultant Pb prill. Dissolution of the
prill, and measurement of the Au
abundance in the resultant solution
provides a precise and accurate measure
of the total Au abundance in the sample.
Standard
reference
materials
and
duplicates are included in the analytical
stream by both the company and the
laboratory.
Comparison of the measured value of
the standard and the accepted value
provides a clear measure of laboratory
performance.
Analysis
of
duplicates
provides
a
measure
of
repeatability,
but
this
approach is less reliable when coarse
gold ispresent in the samples.
Verification
of
sampling
and
assaying

The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.

The use of twinned holes.

Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures,
data verification, data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
All drilling results will be scrutinized by
senior management of the company.
Significant intercepts will be checked by
re-assay.
The use of twinned holes has been used
in several instances to assess the optimal
drill hole orientation.
All drillingdata is accumulated initiallyin

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Criteria **Explanation ** Commentary
spreadsheets, and ultimately transferred
to a master database for archiving.
Location of data
points

Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes
(collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
Drill collars were initially located on the
ground using handheld GPS receivers.
Accuracy expected is ±3m.
Geological mapping of trenches, mine
workings and other locations was also
done at an accuracy of ±3m.
DGPS pick up of all drill collars will be
carried out on completion of individual
drilling programs to locate drill holes to
±1m or better accuracy.
In the current project, the relevant grid
system is UTM WGS84 Zone 29 Northern
Hemisphere.
Data spacing and
distribution

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.

Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to
establish the degree of geological and grade continuity
appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied.

Whether sample compositing has been applied.
At this early stage in the exploration of
the tenement, spacing of drill holes along
traverses of 50m is considered
appropriate.
Spacing of planned drill traverses is
relatively wide at 200m but is designed to
examine strike continuity across the
interpreted mineralization zone.
No sample compositingwill be applied.
Orientation
of
data in relation to
geological
structure

Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased
sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this
is known, considering the deposit type.

If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed
and reported if material.
Orientation of drill traverses at this early
stage of exploration is considered
satisfactory. When the structural controls
on mineralization becomes clear, hole
orientations may be changed.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.
Drill samples are returned to the
Company compound in Alahiné Village
every evening. One security guard is on
dutyat the compound at all times.
Audits or reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques
and data.
There has been no external audit or
review of the Company’s techniques or
data for Phase 2.
Review of sampling techniques used in
Phase 1 drilling by the Company’s
independent
Geologist
found
the
sampling procedures to be satisfactory.

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Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results

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 security of the tenure held at the
time of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
Exploration Licence No. 22123
(Alahiné Project), comprising a total
land area of 64.21 km2located at
Alahiné village in Siguiri prefecture,
Guinea.
The licence expired on 10 April 2022.
During the quarter, the Company
continued to advance renewal of the
Alahiné licence which is expected to
be finalised in the current quarter.
Exploration done by other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
The details of previous exploration
and results were summarised as
Annexure B – Independent
Geologist’s Report, pages 106-293 – in
the Polymetals Prospectus and can
be found on the website;
https://polymetals.com/investors/res
earch-reports/
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.
Primary target is Birimian/Siguiri-style
regolith-hosted oxide 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:
o
easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
o
elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in metres)
of the drill hole collar
o
dip and azimuth of the hole
o
down hole length and interception
depth
o
hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
Appropriate locality maps for the
program accompany this
announcement.
All material exploration results will be
adequately detailed within
subsequent ASX releases.
Data aggregation methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high grades)
and cut-off grades are usually Material
and should be stated.

Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high grade results and
longer lengths of low grade results, the
procedure usedfor such aggregation
RC drill sampling will be conducted in
one metre intervals.
No weighting or high-grade cutting
technique will be applied to the data
reported.
Assay results are generally quoted
rounded to 2 decimal places.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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.

If the geometry of the mineralisation
with respect to the drill hole angle is
known, its nature should be reported.

If it is not known and only the down
hole lengths are reported, there should
be a clear statement to this effect (eg
‘down hole length, true width not
_known’). _
Clear statement provided within
accompanying report.
Diagrams
Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan
view of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
Appropriate maps and cross sections
are included within this report.
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 avoiding misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
The accompanying document is
considered to represent a balance
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.
There is no other exploration data
which is considered material to this
report.
Interpretation of the results of the
Alahiné airborne magnetic survey is
in progress.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned further
work (eg tests for lateral extensions or
depth extensions or large-scale step-out
drilling).

Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas
of possible extensions, including the
main geological interpretations and
future drilling areas, provided this
information is not commercially
sensitive.
Interpretation of the results of the
Alahiné airborne magnetic survey is
in progress.

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