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RAMELIUS RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2017
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Ramelius Resources Limited
Mark Zeptner ‐ Managing Director RIU Explorers Conference – 22[nd] February 2017
Forward Looking Statements
This presentation contains certain forward looking statements with respect to Ramelius’financial condition, results of operations, production targets and other matters that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance or achievements could be significantly different from those expressed in or implied by those forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond the control of Ramelius that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements contained herein. Ramelius Resources Limited gives no warranties in relation to the information and statements within this presentation.
Competent Persons Statement
The Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Kevin Seymour (Exploration Results) who is a Competent Person and Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Kevin Seymour is a full‐time employee of the company 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”. Kevin Seymour consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Mine‐life extensions
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Extensional drilling at Mt Magnet (ongoing) & Vivien (Mar ‘17)
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Greenfields exploration follow up in the Tanami (Apr ‘17)
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Accelerate project commencement;
Fast‐track project development
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Water Tank Hill underground (underway)
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Milky Way open pit (mid‐2017)
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Actively pursue value accretive opportunities
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Target for FY2017 of 135,000 ounces at AISC ~A$1,050/oz
Maintain strong capital position
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Strong cash balance, nil corporate debt, risk mitigating forward sales ~A$1,673/oz to June 2018
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Capital management options available
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| Corporate Structure: at 31 January 2017 | Corporate Structure: at 31 January 2017 |
|---|---|
| Shares on Issue | 525M |
| Market Cap | A$315M(US$236M)@A$0.60/share |
| Liquidity | 30‐day 4.5M shares |
| Cash & Gold | A$95M(US$71M) |
| Enterprise Value | A$220M (US$165M) |
| Major Shareholders:at 31 January 2017 | Major Shareholders:at 31 January 2017 |
|---|---|
| Van Eck Ass. Corp. | 16.0% |
| USAA Investment Mgt. Co. | 2.6% |
| Ante (Tony) Guina | 2.1% |
| Robert Kennedy | 2.0% |
| Bell Potter Nominees Aust. Ltd | 1.9% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.9% |
| IFM Investors | 1.7% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 1.7% |
| Oppenheimer Funds | 1.7% |
| Acorn Capital Ltd | 1.5% |
| Top 20 | 41.7% |
Share Price Performance (ASX:RMS)
| Board | Board |
|---|---|
| Robert Kennedy | Non Executive Chairman |
| Mark Zeptner | Managing Director |
| Kevin Lines | Non Executive Director |
| Mike Bohm | Non Executive Director |
| Dom Francese | Company Secretary |
Management
Duncan Coutts Chief Operating Officer Simon Iacopetta Chief Financial Officer Kevin Seymour GM Exploration & BD Rob Hutchison Mine Geology Manager Tim Blyth GM Mt Magnet Gold Danny Doherty UM Vivien Gold Mine
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Mt Magnet ‐ mines & mill
Mill Capacity 1.7Mtpa
Resource 1.9Moz
Reserve 312koz
Grade 1.9g/t
Life 4 years
A$1,250/oz
AISC
(US$938/oz)
New Blackmans open pit &
Water Tank Hill underground
Grade (Blackmans) 2.0g/t
Life 1 year
Grade (WTH/St G) 5.0g/t
Life 2 years Vivien underground
AISC A$765/oz Resource 198koz
(US$564/oz)
Reserve 98koz
Grade 8.0g/t
Life 4 years
A$990/oz
AISC
(US$742/oz)
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Almost in position to commence deeper drilling program
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260 Level Ore Drive
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• Bottom drill cuddy (247mRL)
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Currently being developed
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~4,000m diamond drilling to commence in the current Quarter
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Exploring for extensions outside current Resource (pink outline)
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6Moz gold camp, currently 4 drill rigs operating, plan to spend ~A$9M in H2 FY2017 to extend mine life
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Rehab completed, new development commenced, underground drilling planned for late 2017
| Physicals | Ore Reserve June 2016 |
|---|---|
| Mine Life | 2 years |
| Resource | 105koz |
| Ore Reserve | 53koz |
| Grade | 5.0 g/t |
| Recovery | 92.0% |
| Financials | PFS June 2015 |
| Up Front Capital | A$11.5M (US$8.6M) |
| C1 Cash Cost | A$580/oz (US$435/oz) |
| AISC | A$765/oz (US$574/oz) |
| Total Cost (incl. Up Front) |
A$1,006/oz (US$754/oz) |
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- Opportunity exists to grow current open pit Reserves & underground Resources
Historical Production
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Mining ceased in July 2005 (gold price A$550/oz)
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Multiple lodes, with geological understanding increasing with additional drilling
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Existing pit depth 130mbs, underground 980mbs
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Hill 50 (Galaxy) was mined to ~1,500mbs
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Current open pit Ore Reserve
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Morning Star – 478,000kt @ 2.8g/t for 43koz (Mineral Resource of 1,770kt @ 1.8g/t for 103koz)
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Numerous additional hits between Morning Star & Black Cat South pit, south of Black Cat pit & below both pits
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Better results include; 9m @ 9.95g/t 7m @ 7.01g/t 12m @ 2.95g/t 7m @ 5.98g/t 4m @ 6.10g/t
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Results awaited for several holes below Morning Star open pit
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Eddie Carson Lode – high grade narrow vein ore shoots plunging steeply southwest
Eddie Carson Lode
Released 31 January 2017
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15m @ 3.49g/t from 111m
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10m @ 2.89g/t from 166m
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3m @ 11.47g/t from 180m
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4m @ 20.21g/t from 113m
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12m @ 5.53g/t from 173m
New results (see Appendix)
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3m @ 4.50g/t from 70m
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2m @ 4.95g/t from 79m
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Additional drilling being incorporated into re‐modelling of entire Morning Star open pit area
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Current u/g Mineral Resources
Morning Star Upper
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Nil Resources – New Target
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10m @ 6.56g/t (~80m from decline)
Black Cat Deeps
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Nil Resources – New Target
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4m @ 2.05g/t (undrilled zone)
Morning Star Deeps
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528,000 tonnes @ 4.7g/t for 79koz
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8m @ 10.20g/t (deepest intercept)
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Not in current LoM plan
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Long‐life potential based on expected orebody continuity
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2017 Plan
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Current Resource 79koz (from 980‐1,200mbs)
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Exploration Target of 225‐275koz @ 4‐6g/t[1]
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Based on 500ovm between 1,000–1,500mbs
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First 1,350m deep parent hole completed yesterday
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Core to be cut & sampled, results awaited
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Exploring for large, low strip ratio porphyry hosted deposits
• Milky Way
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Mineral Resource of 3,918kt @ 1.3g/t for 164koz
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Ore Reserve of 1,875kt @ 1.3g/t for 78koz
• Stellar & Stellar West
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Mineral Resources of 1,271kt @ 1.6g/t for 65koz
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Ore Reserve work in progress
• Shannon
- Several good intersections, resource modelling underway
• Zeus
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8m @ 12.20g/t from 65m
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19m @ 1.31g/t from 32m
• Venus
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Broad area of low grade mineralisation
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Up to 28m @ 0.67g/t from 36m to EOH to date
• Hesperus East
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12m @ 2.44g/t from 26m
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20m @ 1.23g/t from 31m
• Artemis
- New area with 22m @ 0.69g/t from 48m depth (including 12m @ 1.01g/t)
• Bundy Flats
- New area with 16m @ 1.63g/t from 16m depth (including 4m @ 5.63g/t)
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Shannon deposit – potential addition to Milky Way/Stellar mine plan
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Section 6895910N +/‐10m
Shannon
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New RC drilling (see Appendix) has displayed high
grade intersections down dip from original pit
Existing Shannon open pit
including;
7m @ 11.4 g/t from 103m
5m @ 13.4 g/t from 105m
12m @ 1.95 g/t from 123m
GXRC0516 14m @ 4.11g/t (Dec16)
13m @ 6.18 g/t from 138m
15m @ 5.76 g/t from 111m
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Re‐running resource model & optimisation
GXRC0528 15m @ 5.76g/t
GXRC0527 13m @ 6.18g/t
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Greenfields Exploration
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1,700km[2] of highly prospective geology
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Tychean (ASX: TYK) free carried through to DTM
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Strategic land holding within 100km of;
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Newmont’s +20Moz Callie Gold Mine, and
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Granites Treatment Plant
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Highland Rocks - granted December 2015
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Completed 500m spaced reconnaissance soil sampling & regolith mapping over western half
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Encouraging (2–5 ppb Au) soil & lag anomalies
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RC drilling carried out in December 2016 Qtr
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Soil anomalies to be followed up during 2017 field season
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RMS well below average EV/Production multiple based on 135,000 ounces in FY17
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Australian Gold Producers | FY17 Production Multiples
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$-
RRL SBM EVN NST SAR SLR MOY DRM RMS BLK
EV/FY17 Production EV/FY17 Production Average
Production Multiples (A$ per oz)
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Based on FY17 production guidance or aspirational targets
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EV data taken as at 31 December2016
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MOY production based on CY16 guidance
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BLK production assumes 100koz in FY17 as per DFS
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For detailed information relating to Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves see ASX Release (RMS) 30 September 2016, ‘Resources and Reserves Statement’ and ASX Release (RMS) 31 January 2017, ‘December 2016 Quarterly Activities Report’.
¹ Morning Star Deeps Exploration Target currently has no drilling between 1,200mbs and 1,600mbs. The target, based upon an extrapolation of the mined lodes within the historical underground mine will be tested by two deep parent diamond drill holes and approximately 20 daughter holes (wedges off the parents) that are designed to pierce the projected lode positions on nominal 40m centres, over 400 vertical metres, from 1,200mbs to 1,600mbs. The timeframe required to complete the drilling programme with one diamond drill rig is estimated to be eight months. Diamond drilling commenced in late January 2017. The grade range is based upon historical underground mine performance of the Star Decline depicted in Slide 16 until the closure of the – Morning Star mine in 2005. Limited previous drilling to 1,200mbs (as previously reported see ASX Release (RMS) 31 January 2017, ‘December 2016 Quarterly Activities Report’) confirms the continuity of gold mineralisation below the limit of historical underground mining to 980mbs.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this presentation and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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| MINERAL RESOURCES AS AT 30 JUNE 2016- INCLUSIVE OF RESERVES | MINERAL RESOURCES AS AT 30 JUNE 2016- INCLUSIVE OF RESERVES | MINERAL RESOURCES AS AT 30 JUNE 2016- INCLUSIVE OF RESERVES | MINERAL RESOURCES AS AT 30 JUNE 2016- INCLUSIVE OF RESERVES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total Resource |
| Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
|
| Galaxy MorningStar |
780 1.5 37,000 |
5,531 1.9 329,000 1,765 1.8 103,000 |
4,040 1.2 160,000 4 1.4 - |
10,351 1.6 526,000 1,770 1.8 103,000 |
| Total major deposits | 780 1.5 37,000 |
7,296 1.8 432,000 |
4,044 1.2 160,000 |
12,121 1.6 629,000 |
| Bartus Group Blackmans Boomer Britannia Well Bullocks Eastern Jaspilite Eclipse Golden Stream Hill 60 Lone Pine Milky Way O'Meara Group Shannon Spearmont - Galtee Stellar Welcome - Baxter |
49 2.2 4,000 146 2.2 10,000 199 2.5 16,000 94 2.5 8,000 160 2.1 11,000 222 1.6 11,000 |
115 2.1 8,000 334 2.5 27,000 1,194 1.8 68,000 179 2.0 12,000 202 3.3 21,000 121 2.8 11,000 167 2.2 12,000 154 2.9 14,000 277 1.7 15,000 2,660 1.3 114,000 231 2.5 18,000 35 2.5 3,000 25 2.9 2,000 87 1.9 5,000 276 1.6 15,000 |
238 1.6 12,000 134 2.4 10,000 786 1.0 26,000 40 2.5 3,000 134 2.5 11,000 41 2.1 3,000 7 1.7 - 309 4.6 46,000 147 1.7 8,000 1,258 1.2 50,000 151 1.5 7,000 42 2.6 3,000 207 4.3 28,000 59 1.8 3,000 198 1.8 11,000 |
402 1.8 24,000 468 2.5 37,000 1,980 1.5 94,000 179 2.0 12,000 242 3.2 25,000 401 2.4 32,000 208 2.1 14,000 160 2.8 15,000 309 4.6 46,000 623 1.9 38,000 3,918 1.3 164,000 383 2.1 26,000 170 2.5 14,000 232 4.1 31,000 306 2.0 19,000 696 1.7 37,000 |
| Total satellite deposits | 869 2.1 60,000 |
6,056 1.8 345,000 |
3,751 1.8 221,000 |
10,676 1.8 626,000 |
| Hill 50 Deeps Morning Star Deeps Saturn UG St George UG Water Tank Hill UG |
279 5.5 49,000 110 4.9 17,000 |
932 7.0 209,000 195 4.2 26,000 149 4.2 20,000 229 6.6 49,000 |
396 6.4 81,000 334 5.0 53,000 1,607 2.5 127,000 42 4.0 5,000 89 4.9 14,000 |
1,607 6.6 339,000 528 4.7 79,000 1,607 2.5 127,000 302 4.4 42,000 318 6.1 63,000 |
| Total UG deposits | 390 5.3 66,000 |
1,504 6.3 304,000 |
2,468 3.5 280,000 |
4,362 4.6 650,000 |
| Mt Magnet Stockpiles | 313 0.9 9,000 |
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313 0.9 9,000 |
| Mt Magnet Total | 2,352 2.3 172,000 |
14,857 2.3 1,081,000 |
10,262 2.0 661,000 |
27,472 2.2 1,914,000 |
| Western Queen South Coogee Vivien Kathleen Valley |
104 3.6 12,000 31 3.6 4,000 485 8.8 137,000 238 3.7 28,000 |
81 3.4 9,000 65 3.3 7,000 306 4.4 43,000 523 2.5 42,000 |
185 3.5 21,000 96 3.4 11,000 791 7.1 180,000 761 2.9 70,000 |
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| Non Mt Magnet Total | 857 6.6 181,000 |
976 3.2 101,000 |
1,833 4.8 282,000 |
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| Total Resources | 2,352 2.3 172,000 |
15,714 2.5 1,262,000 |
11,238 2.1 762,000 |
29,305 2.3 2,196,000 |
For detailed information relating to Mineral Resources see ASX Release (RMS) 30 Sept 2016, ‘Resources and Reserves Statement 2016’. No material change has occurred.
Note: Figures rounded to nearest 1,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.
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| ORE RESERVE STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2016 | ORE RESERVE STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2016 | ORE RESERVE STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proven | Probable | Total Reserve | |
| Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
Tonnes Au Au ('000s) g/t Oz |
|
| Galaxy Pits Titan Perseverance Brown Hill Morning Star Cutback Morning Star Satellite Pits Milky Way Boomer Lone Pine O'Meara Golden Stream Underground Water Tank Hill St George Stockpiles |
667 1.4 30,000 73 3.6 8,000 313 0.9 9,000 |
483 1.4 21,000 162 2.4 12,000 109 2.6 9,000 478 2.8 43,000 1,875 1.3 78,000 132 2.9 12,000 258 1.8 15,000 46 3.4 5,000 95 3.0 9,000 176 6.5 37,000 86 3.0 8,000 |
1,150 1.4 51,000 162 2.4 12,000 109 2.6 9,000 478 2.8 43,000 1,875 1.3 78,000 132 2.9 12,000 258 1.8 15,000 46 3.4 5,000 95 3.0 9,000 176 6.5 37,000 159 3.3 16,000 313 0.9 9,000 |
| Mt Magnet Total | 1,053 1.4 47,000 |
3,900 2.0 249,000 |
4,953 1.9 296,000 |
| Vivien Underground | 382 8.0 98,000 |
382 8.0 98,000 |
|
| Kathleen Valley | 68 3.1 7,000 |
28 4.5 4,000 |
95 3.5 11,000 |
| Total Reserves | 1,121 1.5 54,000 |
4,309 2.5 351,000 |
5,430 2.3 405,000 |
For detailed information relating to Ore Reserves see ASX Release (RMS) 30 Sept 2016, ‘Resources and Reserves Statement 2016’.
Note: Figures rounded to nearest 1,000 tonnes, 0.1 g/t and 1,000 ounces. Rounding errors may occur.
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Appendix to RIU Explorers Conference February 2017 Presentation
Attachment 1: Significant (>0.5 g/t Au) RC drilling, Mount Magnet, WA
| Hole Id | Easting | Northing | Az/Dip | RL | F/Depth (m) |
From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) |
g/t Au |
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| GXRC0522* | 577064 | 6895824 | 296/-55 | 439 | 120 Incl. |
103 105 |
110 **107 ** |
7 2 |
11.4 36.1 |
| GXRC0523* | 577027 | 6895800 | 309/-56 | 438 | 118 | 91 | 95 | 4 | 2.10 |
| GXRC0524* | 577057 | 6895828 | 300/-52 | 439 | 124 Incl. |
105 105 |
110 106 |
5 1 |
13.4 47.5 |
| GXRC0525* | 577061 | 6895841 | 313/-60 | 439 | 135 | 111 | 117 | 6 | 1.20 |
| GXRC0526* | 577069 | 6895853 | 349/-71 | 439 | 175 | 123 | 135 | 12 | 1.95 |
| GXRC0527* | 577075 | 6895969 | 169/-67 | 439 | 210 Incl. |
138 144 |
151 148 |
13 4 |
6.18 14.2 |
| GXRC0528* | 577068 | 6895973 | 209/-61 | 439 | 150 Incl. |
111 114 |
126 118 |
15 4 |
5.76 16.5 |
| GXRC1528** | 581236 | 6897704 | 249/-51 | 442 | 244 | 17 70 79 90 142 214 |
20 73 81 92 144 215 |
3 3 2 2 2 1 |
1.01 4.50 4.95 1.09 0.89 2.75 |
| GXRC1529** | 581238 | 6897796 | 249/-60 | 443 | 124 | 24 75 |
25 77 |
1 2 |
0.70 3.95 |
| GXRC1530** | 581188 | 6897835 | 248/-57 | 445 | 329 | 1 17 82 156 163 179 313 320 |
2 20 84 157 169 183 314 321 |
1 3 2 1 6 4 1 1 |
1.10 1.22 1.13 0.58 4.01 0.73 0.74 2.71 |
| GXRC1531** | 581167 | 6897903 | 250/-60 | 445 | 203 | 26 35 |
29 42 |
3 7 |
6.42 1.24 |
| GXRC1532** | 581133 | 6897882 | 250/-62 | 445 | 137 | NSR | |||
| GXRC1533** | 581178 | 6897968 | 250/-65 | 445 | 215 | 41 92 109 |
43 93 113 |
2 1 4 |
2.68 0.59 4.90 |
| GXRC1534** | 581162 | 6897978 | 250/-57 | 446 | 135 | NSR | |||
| GXRC1535** | 581183 | 6898067 | 250/-60 | 445 | 179 | 21 138 166 |
22 142 176 |
1 4 10 |
0.60 2.55 0.95 |
| GXRC1536** | 581178 | 6898112 | 245/-60 | 447 | 161 | 117 124 |
121 127 |
4 3 |
0.85 1.80 |
| GXRC1537*** | 580698 | 6896790 | 079/-55 | 444 | 119 | Abn | Hole | ||
| GXRC1538*** | 580700 | 6896786 | 078/-62 | 444 | 293 | 101 107 116 216 233 237 251 |
102 108 118 218 234 238 256 |
1 1 2 2 1 1 5 |
2.52 0.71 3.29 2.57 0.95 0.73 1.66 |
| GXRC1539*** | 580968 | 6896875 | 245/-50 | 447 | 239 Incl. |
212 224 229 |
213 233 230 |
1 9 1 |
8.07 9.95 77.2 |
| GXRC1540*** | 580726 | 6897024 | 074/-63 | 448 | 251 | 109 123 |
116 251 |
7 Results |
3.25 Awaited |
| GXRC1541*** | 580713 | 6897032 | 076/-67 | 448 | 275 | 0 | 275 | Results | Awaited |
Reported significant gold assay intersections (using a 0.5 g/t Au lower cut) are reported using 1m downhole intervals at plus 0.5 g/t gold, with up to 2m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. True widths of the Shannon drill holes are estimated to be 81% of the reported downhole intersections. True widths of the reported mineralised intersections at Eddie Carson remain unconfirmed. With limited surface collar access, Eddie Carson Lode holes drilled azimuth west (250[0] ) may be partially drilled down dip but additional infill drilling is required to confirm this, and/or the presence of multiple lodes. True widths of Black Cat South drill holes are estimated to be 60% of the reported down hole intersections. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50. Abn Hole denotes hole was abandoned due to excessive deviation away from its intended target.
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Denotes Shannon Deposit drill hole
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** Denote Eddie Carson Lode drill hole
*** Denotes Black Cat South drill hole
Attachment 2: Anomalous Aircore drilling 4m composite intersections (>0.40 g/t Au over 4m or greater) within the Boogardie Basin - Mt Magnet, WA.
| Hole Id | Easting | Northing | Az/Dip | RL | F/Depth (m) |
From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) |
g/t Au |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GXAC0699 | 580606 | 6897748 | 360/-60 | 447 | 67 | 48 | 52 | 4 | 0.49 |
| GXAC0700 | 580498 | 6897895 | 360/-60 | 447 | 84 | 36 56 |
48 60 |
12 4 |
0.76 6.03 |
| GXAC0707 | 580498 | 6897855 | 360/-60 | 447 | 90 | 40 | 44 | 4 | 2.55 |
| GXAC0718 | 580443 | 6893093 | 270/-60 | 422 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 4 | 0.49 |
| GXAC0726 | 580394 | 6893443 | 270/-60 | 422 | 75 | 68 | 72 | 4 | 2.83 |
| GXAC0738 | 579255 | 6890599 | 270/-60 | 429 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3.03 |
| GXAC0739 | 579308 | 6890607 | 270/-60 | 428 | 67 | 8 24 |
12 28 |
4 4 |
1.03 0.44 |
| GXAC0742 | 579459 | 6890599 | 270/-60 | 432 | 55 | 28 | 48 | 20 | 0.66 |
Reported anomalous gold assay intersections are constrained using a 0.40 g/t Au lower cut for the 4m composite interval, with up to 4m of internal dilution. Gold determination was by Fire Assay using a 50gm charge with AAS finishes and a lower limit of detection of 0.01 ppm Au. NSR denotes no significant results. EOH denotes end of hole depth. True widths remain unknown at this stage of exploration. Coordinates are MGA94-Z50.
JORC Table 1 Report for Mt Magnet, RC and Aircore Drilling
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | At Mt Magnet potential gold mineralised intervals |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | are systematically sampled using industry standard |
| specialised industry standard | 1m intervals, collected from reverse circulation (RC) | |
| measurement tools appropriate to the | drill holes and 4m composites from reconnaissance | |
| minerals under investigation, such as | Aircore traverses. | |
| down hole gamma sondes, or handheld | Drill hole locations were designed to allow for spatial | |
| XRF instruments, etc). These examples | spread across the interpreted mineralised zone. All | |
| should not be taken as limiting the broad | RC samples were collected and riffle split to 3‐4kg | |
| meaning of sampling. | samples on 1m metre intervals. Aircore samples are | |
| Include reference to measures taken to | speared from piles on the ground and are | |
| ensure sample representivity and the | composited into 4m intervals before despatching to | |
| appropriate calibration of any | the laboratory. Single metre bottom of hole Aircore | |
| measurement tools or systems used. | samples are collected for trace element | |
| Aspects of the determination of | determinations | |
| mineralisation that are Material to the | Standard fire assaying was employed using a 50gm | |
| Public Report. | charge with an AAS finish for all RC and Aircore chip | |
| In cases where ‘industry standard’ work | samples. Trace element determination was | |
| has been done this would be relatively | undertaken using a multi (4) acid digest and ICP‐ AES | |
| simple (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling was | finish. |
|
| used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 | ||
| kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g | ||
| charge for fire assay’). In other cases | ||
| more explanation may be required, such | ||
| as where there is coarse gold that has | ||
| inherent sampling problems. Unusual | ||
| commodities or mineralisation types (eg | ||
| submarine nodules) may warrant | ||
| disclosure of detailed information. | ||
| Drilling | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, | Drilling was completed using best practice 5 ¾” face |
| techniques | open‐hole hammer, rotary air blast, | sampling RC drilling hammers for all RC drill holes |
| auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg | and 3” Aircore bits. | |
| core diameter, triple or standard tube, | ||
| depth of diamond tails, face‐sampling bit | ||
| or other type, whether core is oriented | ||
| _and if so, by what method, etc). _ | ||
| Drill sample | Method of recording and assessing core | Bulk RC and Aircore drill holes samples were visually |
| recovery | and chip sample recoveries and results | inspected by the supervising geologist to ensure |
| assessed. | adequate clean sample recoveries were achieved. | |
| Measures taken to maximise sample | Note Aircore drilling while clean is not used in any | |
| recovery and ensure representative | resource estimation work. Any wet, contaminated | |
| nature of the samples. | or poor sample returns are flagged and recorded in | |
| Whether a relationship exists between | the database to ensure no sampling bias is | |
| sample recovery and grade and whether | introduced. | |
| sample bias may have occurred due to | Zones of poor sample return both in RC and Aircore | |
| preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse | are recorded in the database and cross checked once | |
| material. | assay results are received from the laboratory to | |
| ensure no misrepresentation of sampling intervals | ||
| has occurred. Of note,excellent RC drill recoveryis |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| reported from all RC holes. Good recovery is also | ||
| noted for all Aircore samples. | ||
| Logging | Whether core and chip samples have | All drill samples are geologically logged on site by |
| been geologically and geotechnically | professional geologists. Details on the host | |
| logged to a level of detail to support | lithologies, deformation, dominant minerals | |
| appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, | including sulphide species and alteration minerals |
|
| mining studies and metallurgical studies. | plus veining are recorded relationally (separately) so | |
| Whether logging is qualitative or | the logging is interactive and not biased to lithology. | |
| quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, | Drill hole logging is qualitative on visual recordings of | |
| channel, etc) photography. | rock forming minerals and quantitative on estimates | |
| The total length and percentage of the | of mineral abundance. | |
| relevant intersections logged. | The entire length of each drill hole is geologically | |
| logged. | ||
| Sub‐sampling | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether | Duplicate samples are collected every 25thsample |
| techniques | quarter, half or all core taken. | from the RC and Aircore chips. |
| and sample | If non‐core, whether riffled, tube | Dry RC 1m samples are riffle split to 3‐4kg as drilled |
| preparation | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | and dispatched to the laboratory. Any wet samples |
| sampled wet or dry. | are recorded in the database as such and allowed to | |
| For all sample types, the nature, quality | dry before splitting and dispatching to the | |
| and appropriateness of the sample | laboratory. | |
| preparation technique. | All RC and Aircore chips are pulverized prior to | |
| Quality control procedures adopted for all | splitting in the laboratory to ensure homogenous |
|
| sub‐sampling stages to maximise | samples with 85% passing 75um. 200gm is extracted | |
| representivity of samples. | by spatula that is used for the 50gm charge on | |
| Measures taken to ensure that the | standard fire assays. | |
| sampling is representative of the in situ | All samples submitted to the laboratory are sorted | |
| material collected, including for instance | and reconciled against the submission documents. | |
| results for field duplicate/second‐half | In addition to duplicates a high grade or low grade | |
| sampling. | standard is included every 25thsample, a controlled | |
| Whether sample sizes are appropriate to | blank is inserted every 100thsample. The laboratory | |
| the grain size of the material being | uses barren flushes to clean their pulveriser and | |
| sampled. | their own internal standards and duplicates to | |
| ensure industry best practice quality control is | ||
| maintained. | ||
| The sample size is considered appropriate for the | ||
| type, style, thickness and consistency of | ||
| mineralization. | ||
| Quality of | The nature, quality and appropriateness | The fire assay method is designed to measure the |
| assay data and | of the assaying and laboratory |
total gold in the RC and Aircore samples. The |
| laboratory | procedures used and whether the | technique involves standard fire assays using a 50gm |
| tests | technique is considered partial or total. | sample charge with a lead flux (decomposed in the |
| For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | furnace). The prill is totally digested by HCl and | |
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | HNO3acids before measurement of the gold | |
| parameters used in determining the | determination by AAS. Aqua regia digest is | |
| analysis including instrument make and | considered adequate for surface soil sampling. | |
| model, reading times, calibrations factors | No field analyses of gold grades are completed. | |
| applied and their derivation, etc. | Quantitative analysis of the gold content and trace | |
| Nature of quality control procedures | elements is undertaken in a controlled laboratory | |
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, | environment. | |
| duplicates, external laboratory checks) | Industry best practice is employed with the inclusion | |
| and whether acceptable levels of | of duplicates and standards as discussed above, and | |
| accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision | used by Ramelius as well as the laboratory. All | |
| have been established. | Ramelius standards and blanks are interrogated to | |
| ensure theylie within acceptable tolerances. |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Additionally, sample size, grind size and field | ||
| duplicates are examined to ensure no bias to gold | ||
| grades exists. | ||
| Verification of | The verification of significant | Alternative Ramelius personnel have inspected the |
| sampling and | intersections by either independent or | RC and Aircore chips in the field to verify the |
| assaying | alternative company personnel. | correlation of mineralised zones between assay |
| The use of twinned holes. | results and lithology, alteration and mineralization. | |
| Documentation of primary data, data | All holes are digitally logged in the field and all | |
| entry procedures, data verification, data | primary data is forwarded to Ramelius’ Database | |
| storage (physical and electronic) | Administrator (DBA) in Perth where it is imported | |
| protocols. | into Datashed, a commercially available and industry | |
| Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | accepted database software package. Assay data is | |
| electronically merged when received from the | ||
| laboratory. The responsible project geologist | ||
| reviews the data in the database to ensure that it is | ||
| correct and has merged properly and that all the drill | ||
| data collected in the field has been captured and | ||
| entered into the database correctly. | ||
| The responsible geologist makes the DBA aware of | ||
| any errors and/or omissions to the database and the | ||
| corrections (if required) are corrected in the | ||
| database immediately. | ||
| No adjustments or calibrations are made to any of | ||
| the assay data recorded in the database. | ||
| No new mineral resource estimate is included in this | ||
| report. | ||
| Location of | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to | All drill hole collars are picked up using accurate |
| data points | locate drill holes (collar and down‐hole | DGPS survey control. All down hole surveys are |
| surveys), trenches, mine workings and | collected using downhole Eastman single shot | |
| other locations used in Mineral Resource | surveying techniques provided by the drilling | |
| estimation. | contractors. | |
| Specification of the grid system used. | All Mt Magnet holes are picked up in MGA94 – Zone | |
| Quality and adequacy of topographic | 50 grid coordinates. | |
| control. | DGPS RL measurements captured the collar surveys | |
| of the drill holes prior to the resource estimation | ||
| work. | ||
| Data spacing | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration | All drilling is reconnaissance in nature, looking for |
| and | Results. | extensions to known mineralised systems. As such |
| distribution | Whether the data spacing and | the drilling pattern is random and no true continuity |
| distribution is sufficient to establish the | has been confirmed to date. | |
| degree of geological and grade continuity | Given the limited understanding of the target |
|
| appropriate for the Mineral Resource and | horizons infill drilling will be necessary to help define | |
| Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s) and | the continuity of mineralisation. | |
| classifications applied. | No sampling compositing has been applied within | |
| Whether sample compositing has been | key mineralised intervals. | |
| applied. | ||
| Orientation of | Whether the orientation of sampling | The RC drilling is completed orthogonal to the |
| data in | achieves unbiased sampling of possible | interpreted strike of the target horizon. Aircore |
| relation to | structures and the extent to which this is | drilling is completed on systematic MGA E‐W (or N‐ |
| geological | known, considering the deposit type. | S) traverses with holes nominally 50m apart. |
| structure | If the relationship between the drilling | No diamond drilling (beyond the Morning Star Deeps |
| orientation and the orientation of key | drilling)has been completed byRamelius at this |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| mineralised structures is considered to | stage. | |
| have introduced a sampling bias, this | ||
| should be assessed and reported if | ||
| material. | ||
| Sample | The measures taken to ensure sample | Sample security is integral to Ramelius’ sampling |
| security | security. | procedures. All bagged samples are delivered |
| directly from the field to the assay laboratory in | ||
| Perth, whereupon the laboratory checks the | ||
| physically received samples against Ramelius’ | ||
| sample submission/dispatch notes. | ||
| Audits or | The results of any audits or reviews of | Sampling techniques and procedures are reviewed |
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. | prior to the commencement of new work |
| programmes to ensure adequate procedures are in | ||
| place to maximize the sample collection and sample | ||
| quality on new projects. No external audits have | ||
| been completed to date. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Type, reference name/number, location | The results reported in this report are on granted |
| tenement and | and ownership including agreements or | Mining Leases (ML) 58/136 + 187 and ML58/202 all |
| land tenure | material issues with third parties such as | owned 100% by Ramelius Resources Limited. The |
| status | joint ventures, partnerships, overriding | Mt Magnet tenements are located on |
| royalties, native title interests, historical | pastoral/grazing leases. Heritage surveys are | |
| sites, wilderness or national park and | completed prior to any ground disturbing activities | |
| environmental settings. | in accordance with Ramelius’ responsibilities under | |
| The security of the tenure held at the time | the Aboriginal Heritage Act. |
|
| of reporting along with any known | At this time all the tenements are in good standing. | |
| impediments to obtaining a licence to | There are no known impediments to obtaining a | |
| operate in the area. | licence to operate in the area. | |
| Exploration | Acknowledgment and appraisal of | Exploration and mining by other parties has been |
| done by other | exploration by other parties. | reviewed and is used as a guide to Ramelius’ |
| parties | exploration activities. Previous parties have | |
| completed shallow RAB, Aircore drilling and RC | ||
| drilling and shallow open pit and underground | ||
| mining at Morning Star, plus drilling and open pit | ||
| mining at Shannon plus geophysical data collection | ||
| and interpretation throughout. This report concerns | ||
| only exploration results generated by Ramelius since | ||
| January 1 2017. These results have not been | ||
| previouslyreported to the ASX. | ||
| Geology | Deposit type, geological setting and style | The targeted mineralisation at Morning Star and |
| of mineralisation. | Shannon is typical of orogenic structurally controlled | |
| Archaean gold lode systems. The mineralisation is | ||
| controlled by anastomosing shear zones passing | ||
| through competent rock units, brittle fracture and | ||
| stockwork mineralization is common on the | ||
| competent BIF or porphyry rock. The bedrock | ||
| Morning Star mineralisation currently extends over | ||
| 700m strike and dips steeply westwards and plunges | ||
| 60deg to the southwest. The historically mined | ||
| lodes are known to extend to at least 1km below | ||
| surface. Mineralisation at Shannon appears to | ||
| plunge gently to the northeast. Eddie Carson is | ||
| believed to strike NNW and dip steeply to the | ||
| southwest but it is unclear how many lodes (veins) | ||
| are present to date. Black Cat South consists of two | ||
| subvertical lodes, representing the southern strike | ||
| extension to the Evening Star Chert with the | ||
| MorningStarpit | ||
| Drill hole | A summary of all information material to | All the drill holes reported in this report have the |
| Information | the understanding of the exploration | following parameters applied. All drill holes |
| results including a tabulation of the | completed, including holes with no significant results | |
| following information for all Material drill | (as defined in the Attachments) are reported in this |
|
| holes: | report. | |
o easting and northing of the drill hole |
Easting and northing are given in MGA94 | |
| collar | coordinates as defined in the Attachments. | |
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
RL is AHD | |
| elevation above sea level in metres) of | Dip is the inclination of the hole from the horizontal. |
|
| the drill hole collar | Azimuth is reported in magnetic degrees as the | |
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
direction the hole is drilled. MGA94 and magnetic |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
o down hole length and interception |
degrees vary by <10 in the project area. | |
| depth | Down hole length is the distance measured along the | |
o hole length. |
drill hole trace. Intersection length is the thickness | |
| If the exclusion of this information is | of an anomalous gold intersection measured along | |
| justified on the basis that the information | the drill hole trace. | |
| is not Material and this exclusion does not | Hole length is the distance from the surface to the |
|
| detract from the understanding of the | end of the hole measured along the drill hole trace. | |
| report, the Competent Person should | No results currently available from the exploration | |
| clearly explain why this is the case. | drilling are excluded from this report. Gold grade | |
| intersections >0.4 g/t Au within 4m Aircore | ||
| composites or >0.5 g/t Au within single metre RC | ||
| samples (with up to 4m of internal dilution) are | ||
| considered significant in the broader mineralised | ||
| host rocks | ||
| Gold grades greater than 0.5 g/t Au are highlighted | ||
| where good continuity of higher grade | ||
| mineralization is observed. | ||
| Data | In reporting Exploration Results, | The first gold assay result received from each sample |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | reported by the laboratory is tabled in the list of |
| methods | maximum and/or minimum grade | significant assays. Subsequent repeat analyses when |
| truncations (eg cutting of high grades) | performed by the laboratory are checked against the | |
| and cut‐off grades are usually Material | original to ensure repeatability of the assay results. | |
| and should be stated. | Weighted average techniques are applied to | |
| Where aggregate intercepts incorporate | determine the grade of the anomalous interval when | |
| short lengths of high grade results and | geological intervals less than 1m have been sampled. | |
| longer lengths of low grade results, the | Exploration drilling results are generally reported | |
| procedure used for such aggregation | using a 0.1 g/t Au lower cut‐off (as described above | |
| should be stated and some typical | and reported in the Attachments) and may include | |
| examples of such aggregations should be | up to 4m of internal dilution. Significant resource | |
| shown in detail. | development drill hole assays are reported greater | |
| The assumptions used for any reporting of | than 0.5 or 8.0 g/t Au and are also reported |
|
| metal equivalent values should be clearly | separately. For example, the broader plus 1.0 g/t Au | |
| stated. | intersection of 6.5m @ 30.5 g/t Au contains a higher | |
| grade zone running plus 8 g/t Au and is included as | ||
| 4m @ 48.5 g/t Au. Where extremely high gold | ||
| intersections are encountered as in this example, the | ||
| highest grade sample interval (eg 1.0m @ 150 g/t | ||
| Au) is also reported. All assay results are reported to | ||
| 3 significant figures in line with the analytical | ||
| precision of the laboratory techniques employed. | ||
| No metal equivalent reportingis used or applied. | ||
| Relationship | These relationships are particularly | The intersection length is measured down the length |
| between | important in the reporting of Exploration | of the hole and is not usually the true width. When |
| mineralisation | Results. | sufficient knowledge on the thickness of the |
| widths and | If the geometry of the mineralisation with | intersection is known an estimate of the true |
| intercept | respect to the drill hole angle is known, its | thickness is provided in the Attachment. |
| lengths | nature should be reported. | The known geometry of the mineralisation with |
| If it is not known and only the down hole | respect to the drill holes reported in this report is | |
| lengths are reported, there should be a | not well constrained at this stage given the variable | |
| clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down | orientation of ore shoots historically mined at | |
| _hole length, true width not known’). _ | MorningStar. | |
| Diagrams | Appropriate maps and sections (with | Drillhole plan and sectional views of Morning |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | Star/Black Cat South pits have been provided | |
| should be includedfor any significant | previously. Drillinginto the Eddie Carson Lode has |
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| discovery being reported These should | now enabled a long section to be created, albeit the | |
| include, but not be limited to a plan view | interpreted estimated horizontal widths contoured | |
| of drill hole collar locations and | on the long section are yet to be verified with | |
| appropriate sectional views. | additional drilling required. Given the interpreted | |
| steep dips of the mineralisation at Morning Star the | ||
| long sectional view presentation is currently | ||
| considered the best 2‐D representation of the | ||
| known spatial extent of the mineralization | ||
| intersected to date. | ||
| Balanced | Where comprehensive reporting of all | All drill holes completed to date are reported in this |
| reporting | Exploration Results is not practicable, | report and all material intersections as defined) are |
| representative reporting of both low and | reported. | |
| high grades and/or widths should be | ||
| practiced to avoid misleading reporting of | ||
| Exploration Results. | ||
| Other | Other exploration data, if meaningful and | No other exploration data that has been collected is |
| substantive | material, should be reported including | considered meaningful and material to this report. |
| exploration | (but not limited to): geological | |
| data | observations; geophysical survey results; | |
| geochemical survey results; bulk samples | ||
| – size and method of treatment; | ||
| metallurgical test results; bulk density, | ||
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock | ||
| characteristics; potential deleterious or | ||
| contaminating substances. | ||
| Further work | The nature and scale of planned further | Future exploration includes infill RC and further step |
| work (eg tests for lateral extensions or | out drilling below and along strike of the reported | |
| depth extensions or large‐scale step‐out | intersections at Shannon, Morning Star, Black Cat | |
| drilling). | South and Eddie Carson to better define the extent | |
| Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of | of the mineralization discovered to date. Deep |
|
| possible extensions, including the main | exploratory diamond drilling into the Morning Star | |
| geological interpretations and future | Deeps commenced in the March quarter 2017. | |
| drilling areas, provided this information is | ||
| not commercially sensitive. |