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REDIVIUM LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Jan 31, 2021
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT 2020/2021
FAST FACTS
ASX Code: HNR
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Shares on issue: 2.36 billion Market cap: $21.24M (at 0.9c) Cash: $1.62M (30 Dec 2020) Debt: Nil
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Non-Executive Chairman Jonathan Murray Executive Director Damian Hicks Non-Executive Directors
Markus Bachmann
Clay Gordon Amanda Scott
KEY PROJECTS
Sole Funded Fraser Range (Ni-Cu-PGE) Southern Cross (Ni & Au) Forrestania (Ni) Moogie (Au & Ni-Cu-PGE) Free-Carried to Decision to Mine Forrestania (Au) 20%
ABOUT HANNANS LTD (EST. 2002)
Hannans Ltd is an exploration company with a focus on nickel and gold in Western Australia.
During the 2nd Quarter (October – December 2020):
- Fraser Range (Nickel-Copper-PGE) signed agreement to earn 70% interest in granted exploration license E63/1772 located approx. 45km south-west of the Nova nickel-copper-PGE mine in the Fraser Range, Western Australia. Completed reconnaissance site visit, outcrop sampling and mapping, planned 1st phase of ground electromagnetic (EM) surveying.
- Southern Cross (Nickel & Gold) signed option to purchase 90% interest in large exploration license application located between Southern Cross and Bullfinch in Western Australia prospective for gold and nickel. ELA 77/2691 located adjacent to several historic gold mines (including Corinthia) and covers approx. 12km in strike length. Tenement covers greenstone belt hosting nickel sulphide mines to the south (Spotted Quoll and Flying Fox) and nickel mineralisation to the north (Trough Well).
- Forrestania (Nickel) completed RC drilling and down-hole electromagnetic (DHEM) surveys. Assays confirmed prospective ultramafic lithologies. Several EM anomalies (both in-hole and off-hole) resulted from down-hole geophysical surveys. Diamond drilling planned for 1st Quarter 2021.
- Moogie (Gold & Nickel-Copper) planned airborne magnetic survey over two tenement applications prospective for gold mineralisation.
- Capital raised $1.605 Million through a Share Purchase Plan and Placement.
Goals for 3rd Quarter (January – March 2021):
- Fraser Range (Nickel-Copper) complete 1st phase of EM surveying on E63/1772 and plan drill testing if bedrock targets are identified. Complete thin section analysis and micro XRF mapping of outcrop samples to assist with geological interpretation.
- Southern Cross (Nickel & Gold) complete historic data review. Subject to grant of the tenement and entering into access agreements with farmers, commence 1st phase of ground EM surveying.
- Forrestania (Nickel) subject to securing access to a diamond drill rig, complete 5 holes testing nickel targets.
- Moogie (Gold & Nickel-Copper) fly airborne magnetic survey over two new tenements and commence interpretation.
- Forrestania (Gold) follow gold exploration drilling results from joint venture partner. Hannans free-carried and not required to fund exploration costs.
NOTE
All material results and commentary included in this Quarterly Report have previously been released to ASX. Please click here for more information.


EXPLORATION

Figure 1: State map showing location of Hannans' Forrestania, Mt Holland, Fraser Range, Southern Cross and Milly Boo Projects (red font with yellow background) relative to the location of major projects not owned by Hannans (in blue font with white background). Source: Company web sites

Fraser Range (Nickel-Copper)
Hannans Ltd (Hannans or the Company) signed an agreement to earn a 70% interest in large, granted exploration license E63/1772 located 100km east of Norseman, Western Australia (refer figure 2 on page 3). Access to the Tenement is excellent, with Highway 1 passing through the tenement. It is notable that Hannans also holds a 100% interest in several smaller exploration license applications in the Fraser Range.
In relation to the tenure covered by E63/1772 the area has prospective rocks and is favourably located in the context of the Fraser Range, being located half-way between the Nova-Bollinger mine (owned by IGO Ltd) and the Talbot / Gnama South nickel occurrences (refer figure 4 on page 4). It is on the western 'edge' of the gravity anomaly (area of high gravity gradient) where other nickel sulphide occurrences are noted along strike (refer figure 3 on page 4). There has been a total lack of surface electromagnetic (EM) coverage of the tenement, despite the presence of historic geochemical and magnetic anomalies of interest, and this represents an opportunity to rapidly progress exploration. Hannans also believes the tenure within E63/1772 is prospective for nickel-copper mineralisation due to the fact:
- the western part of the tenement containing magnetic anomalies that cut the regional trend and which are reminiscent in appearance and scale to the magnetic anomalies at and around the Mawson Prospect owned by Legend Mining Ltd (refer figure 5 on page 5);
- apart from airborne magnetic surveying, and partial coverage by airborne EM in 1997, no other geophysical surveys appear to have been conducted on the tenement;
- there is very limited historic drilling (only 3 shallow holes) within the tenement area of circa 50km2; and
- the existence of copper anomalism adjacent to the tenement's western boundary.
A Fraser Range site visit was completed during December 2020 over all the Hannans tenements to gain an appreciation of the ease of access, the topography and to identify outcropping rocks that provide clues as to the bedrock geology (refer figure 6 on page 5). Recommendations for future exploration were made in relation to each of the tenements and they will be implemented when the tenements are granted.

Figure 2: Plan of the Hannans tenure at Fraser Range. The large red tenement is E63/1772.

Figure 3: Plan of the southern Fraser Range showing Hannans tenure in yellow. E63/1772 is the large tenement straddling the highway. The background is the regional Bouguer gravity grid. Significant nickel-copper prospects in the area are marked. The Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper-cobalt mine (owned by OGO Ltd) is approximately 45 km north-east of Hannans' tenure.

Figure 4: Exploration license E63/1772 is represented by the yellow outline. This is the tenure Hannans has secured via an earn-in agreement. The background is Google Earth imagery.


Figure 5: Plan of E63/1772 showing magnetics. Features of interest are annotated on the image. The complex magnetic response in te west of the tenement corresponds well with copper anomalism in surface sampling.

Figure 6: Reconnaissance field work and outcrop sampling within E63/1772 during December 2020.

Southern Cross (Nickel & Gold)
Hannans signed an option to purchase a 90% interest in exploration license application E77/2691 located between Southern Cross and Bullfinch in Western Australia (refer figure 7 on page 7). Hannans believes the tenement is both strategic and prospective due to:
- its location adjacent to historic gold mines that are undergoing renewed gold exploration activity due to high gold prices (refer Adaman Resources and Altan Rio);
- the minimal amount of sustained exploration for nickel sulphides that has been undertaken in the Southern Cross area;
- its location between known nickel sulphide locations (Forrestania nickel deposits to the south, Trough Well to the north); and
- the presence of what appear to be fertile host rocks for nickel sulphides within the tenement (both komatiite-hosted and layered mafic intrusion related).
ELA77/2691 is expected to be granted in the 1st Quarter of 2021 following which approvals for access and exploration will be sought to commence:
- ground geophysical surveys targeting ultramafic rocks that have the potential to host nickel sulphide mineralisation; and
- aircore / RC drilling targeting high grade gold mineralisation.
Figure 7: ELA77/2691 is represented by the yellow outline. The yellow star represents the approximate location of the Robertson's and Gibney's intrusive nickel-copper-PGE prospect. The Corinthia gold mine is excised from the ELA and is owned by Adaman Resources Ltd. The area represented by the thin white outline has been secured by Altan Rio Ltd, a TSX:V listed company via an option to purchase / farm-in agreement. The Flying Fox mine is approx. 150kms due south of ELA 77/2691 and Trough Well is approx. 40kms due north. Southern Cross is 335kms due east of Perth and is accessible by travelling on the National Highway 94 (Great Eastern Highway).

Forrestania Nickel
The Forrestania Nickel Project ("FNP") is located approximately 120km south of Southern Cross and 80km east of Hyden, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia (refer figure 8 on page 8).
Forrestania is an attractive region to be targeting nickel sulphide mineralisation. The ultramafic belts at Forrestania host some of the most attractive nickel sulphide deposits in Australia and possibly the world. Its nickel sulphide endowment is remarkable having four mines with two open pits and nickel sulphides persisting beyond 1 km depth1. All the mineralised belts that host the mines, resources, and prospects at Forrestania are represented within the Hannans ground package, particularly the Western Ultramafic belt that contains the highest-grade nickel deposits. It is principally for these reasons that Hannans persists with its methodical exploration process targeting a new nickel sulphide discovery.
Hannans completed its 2nd phase of nickel sulphide focussed reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Forrestania during September and October 2020. Eight RC holes were drilled for 1,672 metres targeting several Moving Loop Electromagnetic (MLEM) anomalies2, geological and geochemical targets3. Downhole Electromagnetic surveys (DHEM) were completed in the RC holes in October 2020 and several DHEM anomalies (both in-hole and off-hole) resulted from this work. A review of the geophysical modelling (DHEM & MLEM) and geological interpretation has now been completed. Assays from the RC drilling confirmed the Forrestania Nickel Project contains prospective ultramafic lithologies. Disseminated sulphide intersections with anomalous nickel and copper were also intersected. This information will form the basis for further exploration in the Western Ultramafic sequence at Forrestania in 2021.
The 3rd phase of nickel sulphide exploration will comprise diamond drill testing five nickel targets as soon as possible as well as an evaluation, review, and re-evaluation process.
| TargetID | Task | Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Drill Test | High conductance off-hole anomaly to be tested at depth of approximately 250m. |
| C4 | Drill Test | Deepen hole with diamond drilling to hit geophysical conductor at 200-250m depth. |
| B3 | Drill Test | Hole ended in ultramafics, deepen hole to test basal ultramafic contact, carry out DHEMto refine off-hole conductor below and north of FSRC068. |
| D4 | Drill Test | Deepen hole with diamond drilling, do DHEM to test deeper geophysical conductors. |
| B5 | Drill Test | Drill new hole to test DHEM off-hole conductor south of existing hole FSRC070. |
| Evaluate | Evaluate historic results in conjunction with recent geophysical and drilling results. | |
| Review | Review and refine geophysical models and anomalies. | |
| ReEvaluate | Check and re-evaluate anomalies that nestle within or alongside stratigraphicconductors (mainly sulphidic) as many of the Forrestania deposits are closely allied orin direct contact with sulphidic horizons. Examples are (in diminishing order ofimportance/association): Flying Fhhox, Spotted Quoll, Cosmic Boy, Beautiful Sunday,Digger Rocks, Seagull, Purple Haze and Liquid Acrobat. |
Table 1: Planned 3rd Phase of Exploration
1 Refer Appendix 1 for a list of producing mines, past producers, significant resources, and significant prospects.
2 Surveys completed in November-December 2019, refer ASX releases dated 5 December 2019, 18 March 2020,
20 May 2020, 9 June 2020, 2 July 2020, 29 July 2020, 15 September 2020 and 11 December 2020.
3 Eight holes were drilled, seven testing nickel sulphide targets and one hole targeting lithium.

Figure 8: Tenement ma showing the Forrestania nickel project. Refer to Table 1 on page 7 for a summary of each of the Target IDs. From west to east the broken lines represent the Western, Mid-Western, Takashi, Central, Mid-Eastern and Eastern Ultramafic Belts. The world class Flying Fox nickel sulphide mine owned by Western Areas Ltd is in the foreground. Distance from Flying Fox to Earl Grey is ~38km

Moogie Gold & Nickel-Copper-PGE
The Moogie gold and nickel-copper-PGE project is located approximately 260km north-west of Meekatharra in the East Gascoyne region of Western Australia (refer figure 9 on page 9).
Moogie represents a conceptual greenfield exploration opportunity based on large-scale tectonic controls on mineralisation. The concept is that deep, long-lived crustal scale structures like major shear zones represent excellent tectonic settings for large scale mineralising events. Government seismic lines indicate the surface expression of a major structure occurs at the Moogie Project.
Over the course of the last twelve months Hannans has completed a detailed airborne magnetic (gradiometer) and radiometric survey, multiple rounds of soil sampling and mapping as well as a detailed structural interpretation of the project combining historic and new data. These multidisciplinary campaigns have been focused on tenements E09/2374, ELA09/2373 and ELA09/2417. A thorough review of all data is being undertaken prior to making a final assessment of the likelihood that these tenements cover tenure with potential to host a large mineralised system.
Early in the Quarter Hannans applied for two new tenements, being ELA09/2460 and ELA09/2461 (refer figure 10 on page 10). An airborne magnetic survey will be flown over these tenements in March 2021 and interpretation of the data should be completed early next Quarter. The purpose the survey is to obtain greater detailed magnetic resolution over structures considered to have potential to host a major mineralised gold system. The first field visit to the new tenements will occur after interpretation of the magnetic data.

Figure 9: Regional location map showing Moogie and its proximity to several current and historic mines.


Figure 10: Project location map showing Hannans tenement applications E09/2373 and E09/2374 highlighted by the yellow stars. An airborne magnetic (gradiometer) and radiometric survey will be flown over these tenements in March 2021.
Forrestania Gold
Joint venture partner, Classic Minerals Ltd (ASX:CLZ), is funding exploration on the Forrestania Gold Project located approximately 120km south of Southern Cross in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.
Hannans owns a 20% free-carried interest in the FGP4 meaning Hannans is not required to fund the costs of exploration until a decision to mine gold has been made by the joint venture. For the avoidance of doubt Hannans owns a 100% interest in all non-gold rights on the tenements including but not limited to nickel, lithium, and other metals.
Hannans continues to monitor the joint venture partners exploration activities for gold.
Mt Holland Lithium Project
The Mt Holland Lithium Project is located adjacent to Earl Grey, one of the most significant hard rock lithium deposits in the world owned by New York Stock Exchange listed SQM and ASX listed Wesfarmers Ltd in a joint venture called Covalent Lithium. Earl Grey will underpin a world-class, long-life integrated lithium project.5 Hannans' exploration goal at Mt Holland is to discover a lithium deposit comparable to Earl Grey.
Hannans notes that the potential of the greater Mt Holland area to host globally significant hard rock lithium deposits is confirmed simply by the presence of the Earl Grey and Bounty lithium deposits6 and there are large areas of prospective tenure within the Hannans' project that remain unexplored. Despite intersecting pegmatites in aircore and reverse circulation drilling at Mt Holland West, to date there has been no indication in the analyses of fertile pegmatites.7
4 Please refer to the ASX releases made by Classic Minerals Ltd dated 2 May 2017, 18 December 2019 and 21 January 2020 for full details of the mineral resource estimates reported in compliance with the JORC Code, 2012 Edition. Hannans has no interest in either the Lady Lila or Kat Gap prospects owned by Classic Minerals Ltd.
5 Refer https://www.covalentlithium.com/
6 Owned by Covalent Lithium, not Hannans.
7 The host to the lithium mineralisation.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Annual General Meeting
The Company held its AGM on 30 November 2020 and all resolutions were carried on a poll. No votes were cast against any of the resolutions put to shareholders.
Table 2: ASX announcements lodged during the Quarter.
| Date | Announcement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/12/2020 | Change of Director's Interest Notice * 4 | |||
| 22/12/2020 | Change of Interest of Substantial Holder | |||
| 21/12/2020 | SPP and Placement Raises $1.6M | |||
| 16/12/2020 | New Constitution | |||
| 11/12/2020 | Forrestania Nickel Update | |||
| 04/12/2020 | Cleaning Notice | |||
| 04/12/2020 | Amended Appendix 2A | |||
| 04/12/2020 | Issue of Shares | |||
| 01/12/2020 | Update - Proposed issue of Securities | |||
| 01/12/2020 | Proposed issue of Securities - Fraser Range | |||
| 01/12/2020 | AGM Results | |||
| 30/11/2020 | AGM Presentation | |||
| 30/11/2020 | New Share Purchase Plan (SPP) Closing Date | |||
| 30/11/2020 | Secures Nickel Project at Fraser Range | |||
| 30/11/2020 | Secures Gold & Nickel Project near Southern Cross | |||
| 16/11/2020 | Placement & SPP | |||
| 02/11/2020 | Placement & SPP | |||
| 02/11/2020 | Proposed issue of Securities | |||
| 02/11/2020 | 1st Quarter Activities Report | |||
| 02/11/2020 | 1st Quarter Cashflow Report | |||
| 30/10/2020 | Presentation | |||
| 30/10/2020 | Letter to Shareholders | |||
| 29/10/2020 | Notice of Annual General Meeting | |||
| 29/10/2020 | Issue of Options | |||
| 29/10/2020 | Proposed issue of Securities | |||
| 28/10/2020 | Expiry of Options | |||
| 12/10/2020 | Director Nominations and Change of Address |
CORPORATE FINANCE
Issued Capital
During the Quarter Hannans issued:
- 70,000,000 unlisted options to an independent specialist consulting and contracting group in recognition of the contributions they have made advancing Hannans' nickel exploration portfolio since 2003, and as an added incentive to achieve a nickel discovery;
- 7,250,000 shares to an unrelated third party as consideration for introducing the Fraser Range Project; and
- 363,772,653 shares pursuant to the Share Purchase Plan (SPP) and Placement.
As at 31 December 2020 the total number of shares on issue was 2,359,977,192.
Investments
The approximate value of the Company's investments as of 31 December 2020 was $295,020.
| Investee Name | Number of Securities | Value ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Errawarra Resources Ltd | 687,594 | 151,270 | |
| Critical Metals Ltd | 575,000 | 143,750 |
Finance
The Company held cash and term deposits on hand as of 31 December 2020 of $1.62 million.
Related Party payments for the quarter outlined in the Appendix 5B at section 6.1 total $102,925 include amounts paid to directors including salary, directors' fees, and statutory superannuation.
This ASX announcement has been authorised for release by Mr Damian Hicks, Executive Director.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
The information in this document that relates to exploration results at the Fraser Range, Forrestania and Southern Cross is based on information compiled by Adrian Black, a Competent Person who is a Member of the AIG (1364). Adrian Black is a consultant to Hannans Ltd and its subsidiary companies. Adrian Black has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which has been 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 (JORC Code).
CURRENT TENEMENTS
| Interest 2nd Quarter2019/2020 | Interest 2nd Quarter2019/2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenement number | Start | End | Note | Tenement number | Start | End | Note |
| HR FORRESTANIA PTY LTD 1 | |||||||
| Location: Forrestania, Australia | |||||||
| E77/2460 | 100% | 100% | |||||
| REED EXPLORATION PTY LTD 2 | |||||||
| Location: Queen Victoria Rocks, Western Australia | |||||||
| E15/1416 | 100% | 100% | |||||
| Location: Moogie, Western Australia | |||||||
| E09/2374 | |||||||
| Location: Forrestania, Western Australia | |||||||
| E77/2207-I | 100% | 100% | 2 | P77/4291 | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| E77/2219-I | 100% | 100% | 2 | E77/2489 | 100% | 100% | 3 |
| E77/2220-I | 100% | 100% | 2 | E77/2546 | 100% | 100% | |
| E77/2239-I | 100% | 100% | 2 | E77/2610 | 100% | 100% | |
| E77/2303 | 100% | 100% | 2 | P77/4534 | 100% | 100% | |
| P77/4290 | 100% | 100% | 2 |
Note:
1 HR Forrestania Pty Ltd (HRF) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hannans Ltd. HRF is the registered holder of the tenements.
2 Reed Exploration Pty Ltd (REX) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hannans Ltd. REX is the registered holder of the tenements. REX holds a 100% interest in all minerals excluding gold. REX holds a 20% free-carried interest in the gold rights.
3 REX voluntary partial surrender 14 sub-blocks during the period.
TENEMENTS UNDER APPLICATION
| Tenement number | Tenement number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED EXPLORATION PTY LTD | |||||
| Location: Forrestania, Western Australia | Location: Fraser Range, Western Australia | ||||
| E77/2711 | E63/2020 | ||||
| Location: Moogie, Western Australia | E63/2021 | ||||
| E09/2373 | E63/2022 | ||||
| E09/2417 | E63/2023 | ||||
| E09/2460 (applied for 15 October 2020) | E63/2024 | ||||
| E09/2461 (applied for 15 October 2020) | E63/2025 | ||||
| E63/2026 | |||||
| Location: Milly Boo, Western Australia | Location: Maggie Hayes, Western Australia | ||||
| E09/2418 | E63/2016 |
RELINQUISHED OR LAPSED TENEMENTS
Nil
