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PROSPECT RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2023
Apr 25, 2023
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 26 April 2023
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Adit samples deliver high grade lithium in Namibia
Highlights
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Underground adit sampling at Omaruru Project identifies extensive horizontal intersections of high-grade lithium mineralisation.
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Best results returned from the adit sampling include:
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14m @ 1.21% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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10m @ 1.35% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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8m @ 1.11% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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A detailed soil sampling programme at Omaruru also outlines significant geochemical anomalies with characteristic pathfinder signatures for LCT pegmatites.
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Grid-based surface sampling undertaken in locations along strike from mapped pegmatites and historical workings have generated subsurface extensions and several new positions of potential blind lithium mineralisation.
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Shallow, walk-up targets have been identified across numerous prospects with scout RC drill testing of these targets scheduled for Q2 2023.
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Phase 1 earn-in on Omaruru progressing efficiently and expected to be achieved in Q2 2023; Prospect investing US$1m over 12 months to reach initial 40% project interest.
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Additional drilling is being planned at the Brockmans prospect, where thick, flat-lying, higher-grade lithium intersections were returned from Phase 1 drilling.
Prospect Resources Ltd (ASX: PSC, FRA:5E8) ( Prospect or the Company ) is pleased to provide an update on the results and interpretation of its recently completed, comprehensive surface geochemical soil sampling programme across several prospects at the Omaruru Lithium Project, located approximately 20km east of the regional centre of Karibib, in central Namibia.
Prospect’s Managing Director, Sam Hosack, commented:
“The high-grade lithium results returned from the adit sampling programme at the Karlsbrunn prospect are extremely promising, and underscore the prospectivity of that broad mineralised system.”
“Additionally, a systematic and extensive soil sampling program undertaken across the Omaruru Project has provided the sort of results that we were targeting from this exercise. It is very pleasing to have identified a number of potential ‘under cover’ lithium mineralisation targets for prompt drill testing.”
“The sizeable surface footprint and strong concentration of some of these geochemical anomalies is very encouraging for the prospects of further discoveries in the short term at Omaruru. We now look forward to drilling these targets as part of our upcoming next-phase RC drilling programmes at Omaruru.”
Prospect Resources Limited ACN 124 354 329 Level 2, 33 Richardson Street. West Perth WA 6005 E: [email protected] W: prospectresources.com.au
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Project Background
The Omaruru Lithium Project, currently comprising the EPL 5533 tenement, is centred on the village of Wilhelmstal, east of Karibib in Namibia and covers 175 square kilometres (see Figure 1). The tenement is located near a number of advanced mining projects, including Osino Resources’ Twin Hills Gold Project and Lepidico’s Karibib Lithium Project.
EPL 5533 contains 60 visible outcropping LCT pegmatites, with historical artisanal workings for gemstones common throughout the tenement and considerable prospectivity for the identification of further lithium-enriched deposits occurring below cover in the region (see Figure 2).
Omaruru offers excellent potential for Prospect to delineate a maiden JORC reportable lithium Mineral Resource and identify new deposits to build a project of sufficient scale, as well as establishing a strategic position in Namibia, providing an attractive growth pipeline in the battery minerals sector and continued investment in a desirable jurisdiction of sub-Saharan Africa.
Prospect currently holds a 20% interest in Omaruru via its equivalent shareholding in Richwing Exploration (Pty) Ltd ( Richwing ), which is 80%-owned by Osino Resources Corp. (OSI.TSXV). Prospect is currently earning a further 20% interest in Richwing (and thus Omaruru) via a Phase 1 investment of US$1m over a 12 month period (refer Prospect ASX Announcement dated 29 September 2022).
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Figure 1: Location map for Omaruru Lithium Project tenement in Namibia
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Figure 2: Detailed map showing location of mapped pegmatite occurrences at Omaruru
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Karlsbrunn Adit Sampling
The Company completed detailed sampling of several extensive underground adits at the Karlsbrunn prospect, which pass laterally through the deposit at several locations. These adits were developed historically to extract petalite and gemstones from the pegmatite, including beryl (see Figure 3).
All assay results have now been received and identified extensive horizontal intersections of highgrade lithium mineralisation (as petalite and lepidolite) in numerous locations within the five adits sampled (see Figure 4 below).
This data set will be used to complement the drill hole data, in completing a maiden Mineral Resource estimate for Karlsbrunn later this year.
The highest-grade, horizontal, continuous sections from the adit sampling included:
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14m @ 1.21% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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10m @ 1.35% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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8m @ 1.11% Li2O (Adit JWA1)
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4m @ 1.73% Li2O (Adit EBA1)
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4m @ 1.46% Li2O (Adit EBA1)
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5m @ 1.17% Li2O (Adit EBA3)
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Figure 3: Prospect staff undertaking detailed underground adit sampling at Karlsbrunn
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Figure 4: Map showing results of Karlsbrunn adit sampling programme
Geochemical Soil Sampling Programme
Prospect also completed a detailed geochemical soil sampling programme over eight separate grids at the Omaruru Lithium Project in January 2023, with all 1,243 sample assays having now been received, and evaluation and interpretation of the data completed (Figure 5).
The grids were aligned with the general southwest-northeast strike of the geologically mapped LCT pegmatite occurrences and historical artisanal gemstone workings at Omaruru, and designed to identify sub-surface extensions of the previously identified lithium mineralisation (see Figure 6).
The aim was to generate exploratory drill targets over potential buried or “blind” economic, hard rock lithium mineralisation, as is apparent in mapped outcrop elsewhere throughout the Project area.
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Figure 5: Geochemical soil sampling field work undertaken at Omaruru Project in Namibia
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Figure 6: Regional Soil Geochemical Sample grids targeted during recent campaign
Sample grids are located to the northeast of the Karlsbrunn ore system, southwest of Spirit, southwest of Hillside, southwest and northeast of Brockmans, northeast and southwest of Bergers and southwest of the Petalite prospect.
To the west, the Karlsbrunn NE and Hillside SW soil grids show very strong, cohesive and concordant lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), caesium (Cs) and rubidium (Rb) anomalies in positions several hundred metres from the main outcropping pegmatites (see Figure 7a). The Spirit SW grid showed weaker anomalies but rock strata here are folded to strike north-south, which is not considered optimal for pegmatite emplacement in this district.
To the east, the Petalite SW and Brockmans SW grids have produced two new exploration drilling targets located 500m apart, which show coherent Li, Cs and Rb anomalies, whilst Brockmans NE showed diffuse anomalies for those same pathfinder elements.
The Bergers SW and Bergers NE geochemical sample grids have generated strongly coherent Li, Be and Rb anomalies in a complexly folded area approximately 1.2km apart (see Figure 7b).
These latter regions have never had any modern exploration evaluation and are compelling new targets to potentially grow a significant lithium mineral resource position for Prospect at Omaruru, given the strike lengths over which they have been defined.
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Exploration Drilling Targets
Karlsbrunn NE
The encouraging geochemical results and resultant interpretation has indicated that a 200-250m long, open ended, north-easterly extension to the Karlsbrunn deposit is apparent and requires drill testing (Figure 8). If additional lithium mineralisation is proved up here, strike extensions to the existing geochemical soil grids would be considered further to the NNE and SSW, based on the inferred strike.
Hillside SW
To the southwest of Hillside, a coherent, new 150-200m long target zone has been delineated, which could represent a fault offset of the existing Hillside lithium mineralisation (Figure 9).
Petalite SW
Diffuse, 100-150m long open ended soil anomaly located at far northern end of the geochemical grid; requires limited drill testing (Figure 10) and is a likely extension of the existing mapped Petalite pegmatite, directly to the northeast. If mineralisation is proved up, then strike extensions of the current soil geochemical grid to the NE towards the existing pegmatite outcrop will also be considered.
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Figure 7a: Geochemical Soil Sampling Grids (West) for Lithium
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Figures 7b: Geochemical Soil Sampling Grids (East) for Lithium
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Brockmans SW
A strong coherent, multi-element anomaly over at least 200m strike has been identified (see Figure 11), along with an additional likely extension of the main Brockmans mineralisation, which will be tested as part of follow-up drilling to the encouraging RC drilling intersections recently discovered there (see Prospect ASX announcement dated 28 March 2023).
Bergers SW
Two separate, 150-200m long diffuse geochemical anomalies (both open ended) require limited drill programmes to test extent, dip and lithium grade (Figure 12), and lie along strike with the Bergers Workings.
Bergers NE
A well-defined coherent soil anomaly over at least 500m of strike, requires drill testing (Figure 13).
Priority 1 drill targets have been defined for Karlsbrunn NE, Bergers NE and Brockmans SW, whilst Priority 2 targets exist at Bergers SW, Petalite SW and Hillside SW.
Prospect now plans to target these positions with shallow scout RC drilling, as part of the Phase 2 programme to test extensions of the recently reported lithium intersections returned from the main outcropping Karlsbrunn and Brockmans mineralised ore systems at Omaruru. This programme is scheduled to commence during the current quarter.
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Figure 8: Drilling Target Zone for Karlsbrunn NE area
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Figure 9: Drilling Target Zone for Hillside SW area
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Figure 10: Drilling Target Zone for Petalite SW area
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Figure 11: Drilling Target Zones for Brockmans SW area
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Figure 12: Drilling Target Zones for Bergers SW area
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Figure 13: Extensive Drilling Target Zone for Bergers NE area
Upcoming Programmes
Prospect expects to complete its Phase 1 earn-in to Omaruru during Q2 2023. Upcoming programmes over coming months will encompass infill and extensional RC drilling at the Brockmans deposit and limited drilling at Karlsbrunn to test extensions at further depth.
The Company is also set to complete first-pass, short-hole, scout RC drilling of the Priority 1 regional exploration targets identified from the geochemical soil sampling, as set out in this announcement.
Upon completion of the Phase 1 earn-in, Prospect will hold a 40% stake in Richwing (and thus the Omaruru Lithium Project).
Additional expenditure will then contribute to the Phase 2 earn-in at Omaruru, for which Prospect can spend US$560,000 over 12 months to gain a further 11% stake in Richwing, and thereby achieve a majority 51% ownership holding in that Namibian domiciled company (and the Omaruru Project).
This release was authorised by Sam Hosack, Managing Director
For further information, please contact:
Sam Hosack Ian Goldberg Managing Director Chief Financial Officer [email protected] [email protected]
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About Prospect Resources Limited (ASX: PSC, FRA:5E8)
Prospect Resources Limited (ASX: PSC, FRA:5E8) is an ASX listed company focused on the exploration and development of mining projects, specifically battery and electrification minerals, in Zimbabwe and the broader sub-Saharan African region.
About Lithium
Lithium is a soft silvery-white metal which is highly reactive and does not occur in nature in its elemental form. In nature it occurs as compounds within hard rock deposits and salt brines. Lithium and its chemical compounds have a wide range of industrial applications resulting in numerous chemical and technical uses. Lithium has the highest electrochemical potential of all metals, a key property in its role in lithium-ion batteries.
Competent Persons Statements
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results, is based on information compiled by Mr Roger Tyler, a Competent Person who is a member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Tyler is the Company’s Chief Geologist. Mr Tyler 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 (CP) as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Tyler consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This announcement may contain some references to forecasts, estimates, assumptions, and other forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations, estimates and forecast outcomes are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that they will be achieved. They may be affected by a variety of variables and changes in underlying assumptions that are subject to risk factors associated with the nature of the business, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed herein. All references to dollars ($) and cents in this announcement are in United States currency, unless otherwise stated. Investors should make and rely upon their own enquiries before deciding to acquire or deal in the Company’s securities.
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Sampling | •Nature and quality of sampling (eg | •At the Omaruru Project, the Phase 1 drill |
| techniques | cut channels, random chips, or | samples were 952 percussion chips |
| specific specialised industry | generated from a truck mounted Thor | |
| standard measurement tools | Cobra 5000 rig, using a double tube | |
| appropriate to the minerals under | reverse circulation (RC) technique. | |
| investigation, such as down hole | Samples were collected from the cyclone | |
| gamma sondes, or handheld XRF | and riffle split on site before bagging. | |
| instruments, etc). These examples | •3 x 3 kg samples were collected every | |
| should not be taken as limiting the | meter in triplicate, one of which was sent | |
| broad meaning of sampling. | for pulverizing and assaying, in addition | |
| •Include reference to measures taken | to a smaller sample retained for |
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| to ensure sample representivity and | reference and logging. | |
| the appropriate calibration of any | •381 x 3kg samples were channel cut | |
| measurement tools or systems used. | from the five underground adits at |
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| •Aspects of the determination of | Karlsbrunn. Samples were taken | |
| mineralisation that are Material to | continuously at 1m intervals and assays | |
| the Public Report. | are pending. | |
| •In cases where ‘industry standard’ | •In addition, 1,243, 2kg geochemical soil | |
| work has been done this would be | samples were collected at 20m intervals | |
| relatively simple (eg ‘reverse | along lines 100m apart from | |
| circulation drilling was used to obtain | approximately 30cm deep holes. Eight |
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| 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | separate grids targeting extensions of | |
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge | the known pegmatites at Karlsbrunn, | |
| for fire assay’). In other cases more | Brockmans, Hillside, Spirit, Petalite and | |
| explanation may be required, such | Bergers. All assay results have been | |
| as where there is coarse gold that | received. | |
| has inherent sampling problems. | •Certified Reference Materials (produced | |
| Unusual commodities or | by AMIS of Johannesburg), blanks and | |
| mineralisation types (eg submarine | field duplicates were inserted into each | |
| nodules) may warrant disclosure of | sample batch. (5% of total being CRMs, | |
| detailed information. | 5% blanks, 5% field duplicates and 5% | |
| laboratory duplicates). This was done by | ||
| ALS Okahandja who undertook the | ||
| sample preparation, as well as blank and | ||
| CRM insertion, under instruction from the | ||
| Project Geologist. | ||
| •The AMIS CRMs used were AMIS 339 | ||
| (2.27% Li), AMIS 342(1612 ppm Li), | ||
| AMIS 565 (5424 ppm Li), AMIS 682 | ||
| (8407 ppm Li), AMIS 683 (2023 ppm Li) | ||
| and AMIS 684 (4544 ppm Li) | ||
| •All chip samples were taken in Company | ||
| transport to ALS laboratory in Okahandja | ||
| where they were pulverized to produce a | ||
| 30g charge and then dispatched by | ||
| courier to ALS-Chemex, Johannesburg. |
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| The soil samples were sieved to -80#, | ||
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| and then the 30g charges were sent to | ||
| ALS Okahandja. All Phase 1 samples | ||
| were analysed by multi-element ICP | ||
| (ME-MS61, following four acid | ||
| dissolution. | ||
| Drilling | •Drill type (eg core, reverse | • Double tube, 133mm reverse circulation. |
| techniques | circulation, open-hole hammer, | A Thor truck mounted rig was used, with |
| rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, | a 1200 cfm Kirloskar compressor, | |
| sonic, etc) and details (eg core | operated by Hammerstein Drilling_._ | |
| diameter, triple or standard tube, | •6m rods were used, and the hole air | |
| depth of diamond tails, face- | blasted to allow sample recovery via a | |
| sampling bit or other type, whether | cyclone every 1m. | |
| core is oriented and if so, by what | ||
| method, etc). | ||
| Drill sample | •Method of recording and assessing | •RC chip samples were bagged directly |
| recovery | core and chip sample recoveries and | from the cyclone, and immediately |
| results assessed. | weighed; virtually all samples weighed | |
| •Measures taken to maximise sample | more than 30kg, averaging 35kg. The | |
| recovery and ensure representative | sample was then riffle split to produce 3 | |
| nature of the samples. | subsamples (a primary, field duplicate | |
| •Whether a relationship exists | and reference sample) of approximately | |
| between sample recovery and grade | 3kg each. | |
| and whether sample bias may have | •Material seems largely homogenous, and | |
| occurred due to preferential | no relationship has been detected | |
| loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | between grain size and assayed grade. | |
| Logging | •Whether core and chip samples | •A sample of the RC chips was washed |
| have been geologically and | and retained in a chip tray. Chip samples | |
| geotechnically logged to a level of | have been geologically logged at 1m | |
| detail to support appropriate Mineral | intervals, with data recorded in | |
| Resource estimation, mining studies | spreadsheet format using standardized | |
| and metallurgical studies. | codes. Sample weight, moisture content, | |
| •Whether logging is qualitative or | lithologies, texture, structure, induration, | |
| quantitative in nature. Core (or | alteration, oxidation and mineralisation | |
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | were recorded. | |
| •The total length and percentage of | •Specific gravities (SGs) have not yet | |
| the relevant intersections logged. | been measured. | |
| •The work is undertaken according to | ||
| Prospect Resources’ standard | ||
| procedures and practices, which are in | ||
| line with international best practice, and | ||
| overseen by the CP. The CP considers | ||
| that the level of detail and quality of the | ||
| work is appropriate to support the current | ||
| target estimate. | ||
| Sub-sampling | •If core, whether cut or sawn and |
•RC samples were bagged straight from |
| techniques | whether quarter, half or all core | the cyclone. An average of 35kg of |
| and sample | taken. | sample was produced per meter (a |
| preparation | •If non-core, whether riffled, tube | calculated recovery of around of 85% |
| sampled, rotary split, etc and | was achieved). | |
| whether sampled wet or dry. | •The dry samples were split using a 3- | |
| •For all sample types, the nature, | stage riffle splitter,with three,3kg |
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| quality, and appropriateness of the | samples being collected per 1m interval. | |
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| sample preparation technique. | Excess material was dumped in a landfill. | |
| •Quality control procedures adopted | •For RC chip samples, field duplicates | |
| for all sub-sampling stages to | were produced every 20th sample. | |
| maximise representivity of samples. | •The 3kg samples were crushed and | |
| •Measures taken to ensure that the | milled (90%, pass -75µm) at the ALS | |
| sampling is representative of the in | Laboratory in Okahandja. Pulp | |
| situ material collected, including for | duplicates, blanks and standard material | |
| instance results for field | (produced by AMIS) were inserted in | |
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | identical packets to the samples, one per | |
| •Whether sample sizes are | 20 normal samples for each of the | |
| appropriate to the grain size of the | blanks, standards and lab duplicates. | |
| material being sampled. | This was done under the supervision of a | |
| qualified geologist or experienced | ||
| geotechnician. | ||
| Quality of | •The nature, quality and | •All samples were analysed by multi- |
| assay data | appropriateness of the assaying and | element ICP (ME-MS61). All assays |
| and | laboratory procedures used and | were performed at ALS-Chemex |
| laboratory | whether the technique is considered | Johannesburg |
| tests | partial or total. | •For QAQC, a 5% tolerance on CRM and |
| •For geophysical tools, | duplicate results was permitted. Of the | |
| spectrometers, handheld XRF | 52 blank samples inserted, only one was | |
| instruments, etc, the parameters | deemed necessary for re-assay | |
| used in determining the analysis | (OMR/053 – suspected sample mixing at | |
| including instrument make and | pre-prep lab). Of the 56 CRMs assayed | |
| model, reading times, calibrations | only two fell outside the acceptable | |
| factors applied and their derivation, | range and were sent for re-assay | |
| etc. | (OMR003/49 and OMR006/50). | |
| •Nature of quality control procedures | •Out of 40 pulps produced from field | |
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, | duplicates, an overall correlation of 98% | |
| duplicates, external laboratory | was achieved, with only two falling | |
| checks) and whether acceptable | outside acceptable limits, OMR005/20 | |
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) | and OMR006/45 have been submitted | |
| and precision have been | for re-assay. For the 62 lab duplicates, a | |
| established. | correlation of 96% was achieved, with | |
| only one sample being sent for re-assay | ||
| (AMR005/56). | ||
| •The conclusion is that ALS | ||
| Johannesburg accuracy and ALS | ||
| Okahandja prep-preparation have | ||
| produced acceptable analytical results. | ||
| Verification of | •The verification of significant |
•The Project Geologist was on site during |
| sampling and | intersections by either independent | most of the drilling and sample pre- |
| assaying | or alternative company personnel. | preparation. The significant intersections |
| •The use of twinned holes. | and geological were also shown to staff | |
| •Documentation of primary data, data | from Osino Resources and the Namibian | |
| entry procedures, data verification, | Geological Survey. | |
| data storage (physical and | •All hard copies of data are retained at the | |
| electronic) protocols. | Osino Resource Exploration offices, in | |
| •Discuss any adjustment to assay | Omaruru, Namibia. All electronic data | |
| data. | resides in Excel™ format on the office | |
| desktop, with back-ups retained on hard- |
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drives in a safe, and in an Access™ database in a data cloud offsite, managed by Prospect Resources.
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No drillholes from the current campaign have been twinned.
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Logging and assay data captured electronically on Excel™ spreadsheet, and subsequently imported in an Access™ database.
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All assay results reported as Li ppm and over limits (>5,000ppm Li) as %, adjusted to the same units and expressed as Li2O%. Similarly, Ta assays are reported in ppm, but expressed as Ta2O5.
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Location of • Accuracy and quality of surveys • All drill holes were surveyed completed, data points used to locate drill holes (collar and with down-hole survey tool using an down-hole surveys), trenches, mine Azimuth Point System (APS) Single Shot workings and other locations used in survey method down-hole instrument at Mineral Resource estimation. a minimum of every 30m and measured
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• Specification of the grid system relative to magnetic north. These used. measurements have then been
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• Quality and adequacy of topographic converted from magnetic to UTM Zone control. 33 South values. No significant hole deviation is evident in plan or section.
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All collar positions have been initially surveyed using a handheld GPS and marked with concrete. Then DGPS unit was employed by Strydom and Associates surveyors.
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Detailed soil geochemistry was undertaken along the structural extensions of the Karlsbrunn, Brockmans, Spirit, Hillside, Petalite and Bergers pegmatites.
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Geochemical sample sites were recorded using a handheld GPS unit.
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Underground adit samples from Karlsbrunn were surveyed using Strydom and Associates Surveyors (Namibia) to complete 3D Riegel laser scanning of the adit volumes and adit sample boundary locations.
| Karlsbrunn were surveyed using Strydom and Associates Surveyors (Namibia) to complete 3D Riegel laser scanning of the adit volumes and adit sample boundary locations. |
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| •Sample locations are recorded as XYZ | ||
| coordinates (UTM Zone 33 South). | ||
| Data spacing | •Data spacing for reporting of | •Phase 1 drill holes were drilled at an |
| and | Exploration Results. | average of 30 to 50m intervals along |
| distribution | •Whether the data spacing and | strike and down dip of the mapped |
| distribution is sufficient to establish | pegmatites. The azimuth and inclination | |
| the degree of geological and grade | of each hole varied depending on the | |
| continuity appropriate for the Mineral | attitude of the surface exposure of the | |
| Resource and Ore Reserve | variouspegmatite bodies. |
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| estimation procedure(s) and | •Detailed soil geochemistry was | |
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| classifications applied. | undertaken on grids, targeting the | |
| •Whether sample compositing has | structural extensions of the Karlsbrunn, | |
| been applied. | Brockmans, Spirit, Hillside, Petalite and | |
| Bergers pegmatites. Lines were | ||
| surveyed southeast-northeast at 50m | ||
| intervals, with samples collected every | ||
| 20m. | ||
| Orientation of | •Whether the orientation of sampling |
•Drilling was planned to intersect these |
| data in | achieves unbiased sampling of | pegmatites as near to perpendicular as |
| relation to | possible structures and the extent to | possible. |
| 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 | •RC samples were placed in sealed bags |
| security | sample security. | to prevent movement and mixing. |
| Minimal preparation was done on site. | ||
| Samples were transported in company | ||
| vehicles accompanied by a senior | ||
| technician to the pre-preparation | ||
| laboratory (ALS Okahandja). | ||
| Audits or | •The results of any audits or reviews | •The CP (Roger Tyler), is continually |
| reviews | of sampling techniques and data. | auditing sampling and logging practices. |
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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 |
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| Mineral | •Type, reference name/number, | •EPL5533, known as Wilhelmstal (175 sq km) |
| tenement and | location and ownership including |
is held by Osino Resources under the name |
| land tenure | agreements or material issues | of local company subsidiary, Richwing |
| status | with third parties such as joint | Exploration (Pty) Limited. A Shareholder |
| ventures, partnerships, | Agreement was signed with Osino Resources | |
| overriding royalties, native title | Corp. (OSI.TSXV) in September 2022 for | |
| interests, historical sites, | Prospect to progressively acquire up to 51% | |
| wilderness or national park and | and potentially up to 85% of Richwing (ASX | |
| environmental settings. | Announcement 29 September 2022). | |
| •The security of the tenure held | •There are no known environmental or land | |
| at the time of reporting along | title issues or impediments. The | |
| with any known impediments to | environmental certificate has been renewed. | |
| obtaining a licence to operate in | •Rural farmland – game grazing, low density | |
| the area. | population. Access rights to the two farms at | |
| Albrechtshohe which cover the main target | ||
| areas, have been established by contractual | ||
| agreements, signed in October 2022. | ||
| Exploration | •Acknowledgment and appraisal | •AGA and Bafex covered the area with grid- |
| done by other | of exploration by other parties. |
based soil geochemistry in the early 2000s. |
| parties | 2,093 multielement results available. Lithium | |
| soil values average 32 ppm and peak at 204 | ||
| ppm Li. No known lithium targeted drilling had | ||
| been completed historically at Omaruru. | ||
| •In 2018, Dr Michael Cronwright of CSA | ||
| Global undertook a compilation of all known | ||
| data and an assessment of the pegmatite | ||
| outcrops for Osino. | ||
| •A similar exercise was undertaken by Mike | ||
| Venter of PH Consulting in 2019, which | ||
| considered more of the regional historical soil | ||
| geochemistry and tectonic models. | ||
| •More detailed mapping was subsequently | ||
| undertaken by the CP, Nico Scholtz. | ||
| •In 2020, Osino drilled 16 RC holes (1,942m) | ||
| six at the Karlsbrunn deposit, with five at the | ||
| Spirit and five at the northern extremity of | ||
| Brockmans. | ||
| Geology | •Deposit type, geological setting, | •The project area hosts multiple outcropping |
| and style of mineralisation. | pegmatites, intruding Damara aged | |
| metasediments. The pegmatites belong to | ||
| the lepidolite-petalite subclass of the LCT | ||
| (lithium-caesium-tantalum) class. They strike | ||
| approximately southwest-northeast, but vary | ||
| in length, dip, and width along strike as well | ||
| as in depth extent and degree of erosion. | ||
| •Those drilled during Prospect’s Phase 1 | ||
| programme were the Karlsbrunn and |
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| Brockmans pegmatites. | ||
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| •The pegmatites are poorly to moderately | ||
| zoned (but not symmetrically). The main | ||
| lithium bearing minerals are dominated by | ||
| lepidolite and petalite, with sub-ordinate | ||
| cookeite. In addition, disseminated tantalite | ||
| and cassiterite is present. Gangue minerals | ||
| are quartz, alkali feldspars and muscovite. | ||
| Drill hole | •A summary of all information | •Drilling is not being reported. |
| Information | material to the understanding of | |
| the exploration results including | ||
| a tabulation of the following | ||
| information for all Material drill | ||
| holes: | ||
oeasting and northing of the |
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| drill hole collar | ||
oelevation or RL (Reduced |
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| Level – elevation above sea | ||
| level in meters) of the drill | ||
| hole collar | ||
odip and azimuth of the hole |
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odown hole length and |
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| interception depth | ||
ohole 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, | •Borehole intersections were reported using |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | downhole length weighted averaging |
| methods | maximum and/or minimum | methods. No maximum or minimum grade |
| grade truncations (eg cutting of | truncations were used. The mineralisation is | |
| high grades) and cut-off grades | constrained to within the pegmatites. | |
| 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. |
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| Relationship | •These relationships are | •The drill holes were drilled with varying |
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| between | particularly important in the | azimuths and dips intended to intersect the |
| mineralisatio | reporting of Exploration Results. | pegmatites perpendicularly. |
| n widths and | •If the geometry of the | •Virtually all holes intersected the pegmatites |
| intercept | mineralisation with respect to | as planned, though the pegmatites do |
| lengths | the drill hole angle is known, its | bifurcate and vary in thickness. |
| nature should be reported. | •There is undoubtedly some flexing of these | |
| •If it is not known and only the | pegmatite bodies, which has caused dip | |
| down hole lengths are reported, | variation, but the general regional strikes are | |
| there should be a clear | southwest-northeast. | |
| statement to this effect (eg | ||
| ‘down hole length, true width not | ||
| known’). | ||
| Diagrams | •Appropriate maps and sections | •Maps are attached in the body of the report. |
| (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. | ||
| Balanced | •Where comprehensive reporting | • The Company states that all results have |
| reporting | of all Exploration Results is not | been reported and comply with balanced |
| practicable, representative | reporting. | |
| 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 | •Historical surface grab sampling was also |
| substantive | meaningful and material, should | conducted at all the exposed pegmatites. 93 |
| exploration | be reported including (but not | x approximately 3 kg samples were collected |
| data | limited to): geological | and assayed at Act Labs Vancouver after |
| observations; geophysical | crushing and milling at Act Labs Windhoek. | |
| survey results; geochemical | From 93 samples collected, an average lithia | |
| survey results; bulk samples – | grade of 1.88%, with a maximum of 5.06% | |
| size and method of treatment; | were returned (details – Prospect ASX | |
| metallurgical test results; bulk | Announcement 29 September 2022). | |
| density, groundwater, | •Reconnaissance mapping was undertaken | |
| geotechnical and rock | during the 2018 evaluation by Dr Michael | |
| characteristics; potential | Cronwright of CSA Global. More detailed | |
| deleterious or contaminating | mapping was completed by Nico Scholtz in | |
| substances. | 2021, on behalf of Osino Resources. | |
| •In 2020, 16 RC holes for 1,942m were drilled; | ||
| six at Karlsbrunn, five at Spirit and five at the | ||
| northern extremity of Brockmans. Zones of | ||
| thick pegmatite were intercepted, notably on | ||
| the western side of Karlsbrunn. Best | ||
| intercepts were 8m at 1.2% lithia from | ||
| KBR006 and 23m at 0.99% lithia from | ||
| KBR007 (ASX Announcement 29 September | ||
| 2022). | ||
| Further work | •The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral |
•Phase 2 diamond drilling is planned to support metallurgical test work evaluation at |
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Omaruru.
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extensions or depth extensions Omaruru. or large-scale step-out drilling). • Shallow, scout RC drilling is proposed to
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• Diagrams clearly highlighting the evaluate subsurface geology in areas areas of possible extensions, indicating potential “blind” LCT pegmatite including the main geological mineralisation, based on cohesive, interpretations and future drilling anomalous pathfinder elements like lithium, areas, provided this information caesium, rubidium and beryllium. is not commercially sensitive.