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PREDICTIVE DISCOVERY LIMITED Regulatory Filings 2021

Sep 22, 2021

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23 September 2021

28M @ 12.1 G/T GOLD 1.5 KM FROM NE BANKAN

Predictive Discovery Limited (“Predictive” or “Company”) is pleased to announce high impact air-core (AC) drill results within 1.5 kilometres of its NE Bankan deposit.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • AC drilling following up a series of regional gold auger anomalies to the south and west of NE Bankan has returned excellent initial results including:

  • BKAC0016: 16m @ 2.3g/t Au from surface, including:

    • 2m @ 7.5g/t Au from 2m, followed by

28m @ 12.1g/t Au from 22m, including:

6m @ 48g/t Au from 26m, with 2m @ +100g/t Au[1]

  • BKAC0015: 8m @ 3.3g/t Au from 6m, including: 2m @ 10g/t Au

  • BKAC0014: 4m @ 4g/t Au from 16m, including 2m @ 7.2g/t Au

  • BKAC0011: 12m @ 1.8g/t Au from 32m

  • Predictive’s extensive AC drilling program is just beginning with 16 holes totalling 660m reported in this announcement.

  • The Company is systematically testing multiple promising targets identified previously by regional auger drilling and structural analysis of aeromagnetic data.

  • Maiden Resource Estimate (MRE) is on-track for completion in the next week.

Managing Director, Paul Roberts said: “These shallow, high-grade results are a great start to our regional AC program and confirm the potential for discovering new zones of gold mineralisation very close to NE Bankan.

Importantly, some of the new AC drill results also suggest that transported material may have been too deep in places for the auger to drill through it, opening up the possibility that some of the new mineralised zones reported here may extend significantly along strike in follow-up AC drilling.

Our approach to exploration on the Bankan Project has been methodical, starting with power auger grid drilling and/or surface geochemical sampling and following up plus 0.25g/t Au anomalies with AC drilling. This approach successfully led to the NE Bankan and Bankan Creek discoveries. With both deposits now the focus of resource studies and systematic extensional drilling, we have returned to AC scout drilling across the permit area with immediate success.

These results are further evidence that we are just at the beginning of the Bankan discovery story with a lot more gold to find across the full project area.”

1 Re-assay of the +100g/t Au result by a gravimetric method is awaited.

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Figure 1 - Bankan Project showing new AC results, close to the NE Bankan and Bankan Creek Prospects

AIRCORE DRILLING RESULTS

The Company has been undertaking a large-scale power auger program across the Bankan Project area since mid-2020. A particular initial focus was in the area between NE Bankan and Bankan Creek, which is now interpreted to be connected by a series of ENE orientated cross structures (Figure 1).

The Company completed 16 holes totalling 660m of AC drilling in August 2021, testing beneath some of the plus 0.25 g/t Au power auger gold anomalies which have been reported over the last 12 months (Figures 1 to 3).

Two scissor (cross-cutting) holes were drilled beneath each gold-bearing auger hole to a maximum downhole depth of 50m (approximately 38m vertical depth).

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The holes were designed to determine the orientation and dip of the targeted gold mineralisation in the selected auger holes. This drilling has obtained some excellent broad and high-grade intercepts including:

  • BKAC0011: 12m @ 1.8g/t Au from 32m

  • BKAC0013: 22m @ 1.2g/t Au from 18m (stopped in gold mineralisation)

  • BKAC0014: 4m @ 4g/t Au from 16m, including 2m @ 7.2g/t Au

  • BKAC0015: 8m @ 3.3g/t Au from 6m, including: 2m @ 10g/t Au

  • BKAC0016: 16m @ 2.3g/t Au from surface, including:

  • 2m @ 7.5g/t Au from 2m, followed by

28m @ 12.1g/t Au from 22m, including:

6m @ 48g/t Au from 26m, with 2m @ >100g/t Au[2]

Drill results obtained so far suggest that there are horizontal zones of anomalous gold values on some sections and >10m thick horizontal zones with little or no gold on other sections.

This suggests that there are near-surface layers of transported material too thick for penetration by power auger in places, which may be concealing deeper zones of weathered bedrock gold mineralisation below, thereby warranting AC drilling to search for extensions along strike, despite low auger values.

The more-or-less north-south trend connecting the holes highlighted above may be partly or wholly connected in deeper weathered bedrock gold mineralisation beneath transported barren cover.

Two metre composite samples were assayed by fire assay at the SGS laboratory in Bamako, Mali.

A full schedule of results can be found in Table 1 along with a detailed explanation of drilling methods in Table 2.

2 Re-assay of the >100g/t Au result by a gravimetric method is awaited.

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23 September 2021

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Figure 2 - Bankan Project, new AC results from Section 1173660 N

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Figure 3 - Bankan Project, new AC results from Section 1173340 N

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23 September 2021

NEXT STEPS

AC drilling is ongoing and the rig is currently testing gold anomalous areas in the Argo licence area situated 15-20 km north of NE Bankan. Upon completion of that program, the AC rig will be returned to follow-up these newly identified prospects nearer to NE Bankan.

As reported previously, the Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) is expected to be delivered this month.

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Predictive advises that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the exploration results contained in this announcement.

This announcement is authorised for release by Predictive Managing Director, Paul Roberts.

For further information visit our website at www.predictivediscovery.com or contact:

PAUL ROBERTS

Managing Director Phone: +61 402 857 249 Email: [email protected]

COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT

The exploration results reported herein are based on information compiled by Mr Paul Roberts (Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists). Mr Roberts is a full-time employee of the company and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits being considered to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Roberts consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

ABOUT PREDICTIVE

Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) is focused on its 100%-owned Guinea portfolio in the prolific Siguiri Basin. The Company has made two discoveries at Bankan Creek and NE Bankan, located 3km apart. Bankan is a true greenfields gold discovery with no previous drilling having been completed on the exploration permits prior to Predictive’s drilling which commenced in early 2020.

At NE Bankan the Company has identified a high-grade core with recent intercepts including 49.7m @ 11.7g/t Au and 44m @ 8.0g/t Au[3] , both returned in July 2021. The Company is building towards a Maiden Resource Estimate at the Bankan Project whilst continuing to grow its regional exploration program.

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Figure 4 - Predictive Discovery’s 100%-owned Guinea Portfolio of gold projects.

3 ASX Announcement - BONANZA GOLD GRADES AS HIGH-GRADE ZONE REVEALED AT BANKAN (19 July 2021)

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TABLE 1 – BANKAN PROJECT AIRCORE DRILL RESULTS

Hole No. UTM
29N East
UTM 29N
North
RL
(GPS)
Hole
azimuth
Hole
dip
Hole
depth
0.25g/t gold cut-off 0.25g/t gold cut-off 0.25g/t gold cut-off Comments
From **Interval ** Au g/t
BKAC0001 397676 1173026 429 270 -55 50 0.0 50.0 NSR
BKAC0002 397621 1173021 430 90 -55 50 16.0 2.0 1.22
BKAC0003 397358 1173179 429 270 -55 50 0.0 50.0 NSR
BKAC0004 397309 1173180 423 90 -55 50 12.0 2.0 0.52
22.0 2.0 0.80
BKAC0005 397194 1173740 436 270 -55 50 10.0 2.0 0.69
BKAC0006 397144 1173741 440 90 -55 50 32.0 4.0 0.33
BKAC0007 396827 1173422 430 90 -55 50 24.0 6.0 0.66
42.0 6.0 0.75
BKAC0008 396874 1173419 427 270 -55 50 6.0 4.0 0.61
24.0 8.0 0.63
BKAC0009 396156 1173182 417 270 -55 50 6.0 4.0 1.50
BKAC0010 396106 1173183 417 90 -55 20 18.0 2.0 2.66 Mineralised to end of hole
BKAC0011 396240 1173986 441 270 -55 50 32.0 12.0 1.79
BKAC0012 396184 1173984 440 90 -55 50 0.0 50.0 NSR
BKAC0013 396076 1173335 419 270 -55 40 18.0 22.0 1.19 Mineralised to end of hole
BKAC0014 396033 1173338 418 90 -55 44 16.0 4.0 4.00 Incl. 2m @ 7.19g/t Au from 16m
BKAC0015 396077 1173664 432 270 -55 50 6.0 8.0 3.33 Incl. 2m @ 10g/t Au from 6m
30.0 14.0 0.53
BKAC0016 396028 1173664 428 90 -55 50 0.0 16.0 2.32 Incl. 2m @ 7.52 g/t Au from 2m
22.0 28.0 12.12 Incl. 6m @ 48.7 g/t Au from 26m which
includes 2m @ >100g/t Au (to be
reassayed). Mineralised to end of hole
BKAC0017 397057 1174304 439 90 -55 50 4.0 2.0 0.60
BKAC0018 397115 1174301 436 270 -55 43 0.0 43.0 NSR
BKAC0019 396706 1174380 430 270 -55 13 0.0 13.0 NSR
BKAC0020 396154 1175177 433 270 -55 50 20.0 2.0 0.75
28.0 4.0 0.73
BKAC0021 396101 1175179 430 90 -55 50 44.0 2.0 1.00
BKAC0022 396106 1175344 429 90 -55 50 0.0 50.0 NSR
Note: Some AC holes contain a few damp to wet samples.

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TABLE 2 - JORC CODE – AIR CORE DRILLING

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

TABLE 2 - JORC CODE – AIR CORE DRILLING TABLE 2 - JORC CODE – AIR CORE DRILLING TABLE 2 - JORC CODE – AIR CORE DRILLING
Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria JORC Code
Explanation
Commentary
Sampling Technique 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 downhole
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.
Samples assayed were Aircore (AC) drill chips/core.
Individual one metre samples were collected from the cyclone and weighed.
Each sample was then riffle split producing a 1kg split sample.
Two metre composite samples weighing approximately 2kg were submitted to the
assay laboratory by combining the individual 1kg riffle split sample from each metre
into a single bag.
Duplicate samples were retained for re-assay.
Sampling was supervised by qualified geologists.
Samples were dried, crushed and pulverised at the SGS laboratory in Bamako to
produce a 50g fire assay charge.
Drilling 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,
bywhat method, etc).
Drilling company is IPGS (Industry Petroleum and Gas of Senegal)
Drill type is aircore using a 4.3 inch (110mm) diameter coring blade.
Where hard layers including quartz veins were encountered the blade was switched
to a face sampling 4.5 inch (115mm) RC hammer bit.
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.
Each 1 metre drill sample was weighed.
Sample recoveries were in general high and no unusual measures were taken to
maximise sample recovery. Where samples became too wet or sample recovery and
quality decreased holes were stopped.
Significant sample bias is not expected with riffle splitting of saprolitic materials.

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Logging Whether core and chip samples
have been geologically and
geotechnical 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/Trench, channel,
etc) photography.
The total length and percentage
of the relevant intersections
logged.
All drill samples were logged systematically for lithology, weathering and alteration and
minor minerals. Minor minerals are estimated quantitively.
Sub-Sampling
Technique 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
materialbeing sampled.
The samples were collected by riffle splitting samples from large bags collected
directly from the cyclone on the drill rig. Sample condition is generally dry or moist,
however some samples are wet.
The sampling method is considered adequate for an AC drilling program of this
type.
One field duplicate was taken and assayed every 50 samples.
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.
All samples were assayed by SGS technique FAA505 for gold with a detection limit of
5ppb Au. All samples with gold values exceeding 10g/t Au were re-assayed using SGS
method FAA515 with a detection limit of 0.01g/t Au.
Field duplicates, standards and blank samples were each submitted for every 15
samples on a rotating basis.
Duplicate and standards analyses were all returned were within acceptable limits of
expected values.
Verification of
Sampling and
Assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel.
The use of twinned holes The
verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel. Discuss any
adjustment to assay data
At this stage, the intersections have not been verified independently.
No twin holes have been drilled to date.
Location of Data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys
used tolocate 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 hole collar locations were recorded at the completion of each hole by hand-
held GPS.
Positional data was recorded in projection WGS84 UTM Zone 29N. Relative height
levels (RL) are relative to Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) and assigned by draping
collars on DTM surface determined from aerial geophysical survey.
Hole locations may be re-surveyed using a digital GPS system later.

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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
The drill holes were designed to follow up previously defined >0.25g/t Au auger drill
anomalies. Two scissor holes were drilled in opposite directions at each target with
hole collars positioned approximately 50m apart. Hole target depths were 50m each
with the intention of obtaining a complete sample of the oxidised gold
mineralisation and providing some indication of gold mineralisation orientations. All
holes were angle drilled at 55 degrees.
The adequacy of the current drill hole spacing for Mineral Resource estimation is
not yet known as an appropriate understanding of mineralisation and continuity has
not yet been established
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.
There is very limited outcrop in the area but based on the Bankan NE deposit to the
north, and east west line orientation with holes inclined to the west and east was
considered most likely to test the target anomalies.
Sample Security The measures taken to ensure
sample security
Large samples are stored in guarded location close to the nearby Bankan Village.
Samples were split and sealed (tied off in calico or plastic bags) at the drill site.
All samples picked for analyses are placed in clearly marked bags and were stored
securely on site before being picked up and transported to Bamako by SGS truck.
Coarse rejects and pulps will be eventually recovered from SGS in Bamako and
stored at Predictive’s field office in Kouroussa.
Audits or Reviews The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data
No reviews or audits of sampling techniques were conducted.
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
Mineral Tenement
and Land Tenure
Status
Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues
with third partiessuch asjoint
ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests,
historical sites, wilderness or
national park and environmental
settings.
The security of the tenure held at
the time of reporting along with
any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in
the area.
The Kaninko Reconnaissance Authorisation was granted to a Predictive subsidiary
in Guinea in June 2019. It was converted to an Exploration Permit in early October
2019. It is 100% owned by Predictive.
Exploration Done
by Other Parties
Acknowledgment and
appraisal of exploration by
otherparties.
Predictive is not aware of any significant previous gold exploration over the permit.
Geology Deposit type, geological
setting and style of
mineralisation.
The geology of the Kaninko permit consists of mafic volcanics and intrusives,
granitic rocks and minor metasediments.
Drill Hole Information A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill
holes:

easting and northing of
the drill hole collar

elevation or RL (Reduced
Level – elevation above sea
level in metres) of the drill
hole collar

dip and azimuth of the hole

down hole length and
interception depth

hole length

If the exclusion of this
information is justified on
See Table 1 and the accompanying notes in these tables.

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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 whythisisthe case.
Data Aggregation
Methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum
grade truncations (eg cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades
are usually Material and should
be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should
be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations
should be shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent
values should be clearlystated.
Drill sampling was in one metre intervals.
Up to 2m (down-hole) of internal waste is included for results reported at the 0.25g/t Au
cut-off grade.
Mineralised intervals are reported on a weighted average basis.
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,truewidth not known’).
True widths have not been estimated the overall orientation of mineralised zones
is not known.
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.
An appropriate map and cross sections are included in this release (Figures
1-3).
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.
Comprehensive reporting of the drill results is provided in Table 1.
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.
All other exploration data on this area has been reported previously by PDI.
Further Work The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
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
notcommercially sensitive.
These results form part of an ongoing regional exploration AC drill program to
follow up power auger drilling soil anomalies. Regional power auger drilling is also
ongoing.

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