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RUBIX RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2023

Oct 19, 2023

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 20 October 2023

Fieldwork to commence at the Ceiling Lithium Project, James Bay

Highlights

  • Fieldwork to be conducted by Rubix and Dahrouge geologists from 19 October through 27 October

  • Helicopter-supported traverses have been designed to sample the entire property and all interpreted pegmatites

  • Assay results from sampling are anticipated in late 2023

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Figure 1 – Helicopter-supported field traverses have been planned to obtain maximum coverage over the Ceiling Project

Rubix Resources Limited (ASX: RB6, “ Rubix ” or the “ Company ") is pleased to provide an Exploration Update for its Ceiling Lithium Project (“ Ceiling ” or the “ Project ”) in James Bay, Quebec.

Rubix, together with James Bay lithium exploration experts Dahrouge Geological Consulting (“ DGC ”), will commence work on-site from 19 October. In previous announcements, Rubix revealed up to 4km[2 ] of outcrop had been identified by DGC within its project area[1] , with many areas showing good correspondence with the results of hyperspectral targeting work[2] .

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Field work has been designed to test these areas as a priority, and especially in the area around a known outcropping tourmaline-molybdenite bearing pegmatite ( Figure 1 ).

Magnetic data

To support field work, Rubix located two historical magnetic surveys which partially overlap the project area[3,4] ( Figure 2 ). Reprocessed and seen together with the existing regional data, the higher resolution surveys clearly identify features including intrusive dykes, fractures and joints in granitic rocks. The subdued response of the greenstone belt and its contact with adjacent granitic suites can also be inferred through the Project area. To the south of the Project, pegmatite outcrops mapped within the Peuplier Greenstone Belt identified by Rubix from earlier mapping work[5] are associated with a similarly subdued magnetic response and its contact with adjacent magnetic highs.

Reprocessing of this existing data provides an immediate value add for the field crew to followup and test whilst mapping and sampling. Coverage of the project with a high-resolution magnetic survey will be considered as part of future work.

More updates will be provided to the market as fieldwork progresses.

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Figure 2 - Location of the Ceiling Lithium Project titles overlaid on reprocessed magnetic data

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Cautionary note :

The presence of pegmatite, pegmatite granite or visual spodumene does not equate to economic levels of lithium mineralization. The Company is encouraged by the geology and regional geophysical data currently available, but no quantitative or qualitative assessment of mineralization is possible at this stage. The Company will undertake fieldwork to test for potential lithium mineralization and laboratory analysis of rock chip samples is required to determine if the mapped pegmatites and pegmatite granites have the potential to host mineralization.

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Authorised for released by the board of Rubix Resources Limited.

For Further Information

Casey Blundell Matthew Wright Exploration Manager Investor/Media relations [email protected] [email protected] +61 451 896 420

References

  1. “Potential pegmatite outcrops identified in Satellite Imagery”, Rubix Resources ASX Announcement, 3 August 2023

  2. “Encouraging Hyperspectral Mapping Results at Ceiling Lithium”, Rubix Resources ASX, 7 September 2023

  3. Sial Geosciences Inc 2001. “Leve magnetique heliporte, region de Wemindji, Rapport Final, Projet No. 00-H09-26” (record #GM58656)

  4. Services Techniques Geonordic Inc 2002. “High sensitivity magnetic airborne survey, Mistassini Project Quebec” by Terraquest (record #GM59522)

  5. Labelle, J.P. 1980. Compilation geology map for the Peuplier Project (record #GM38161)

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About the Ceiling Lithium Project

The Ceiling Lithium Project comprises 101 active mineral claims covering an area of just over 50.5km[2] in the James Bay Region of Quebec, close to the community of Wemindji. The James Bay Region is rapidly emerging as a premier lithium district. The acquisition of the Ceiling Project supports Rubix’s goal to become a leader in critical metals discoveries and to deliver increased opportunities for the Company’s shareholders across a diversified exploration portfolio. The Project is surrounded by advanced lithium projects and deposits, and is supported by established towns, sealed all-weather roads, hydro-generated power and airports. The Ceiling Lithium Project is approximately 4.5km away from the road access leading to the community of Wemindji and connecting to Billy Diamond Highway (James Bay Road). Dahrouge Geological Consulting (DGC) are providing on-the-ground field and exploration expertise to advance the Ceiling Lithium Project.

About Rubix Resources

Rubix Resources Limited (ASX: RB6) has a diversified base metal and gold asset portfolio providing opportunities for new discoveries in proven districts. The newly acquired Ceiling Lithium Project in James Bay, Quebec, is a natural complement to the company’s assets across four projects located in world-class jurisdictions in Northern Queensland and Western Australia.

Competent Person Statements

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by François Gagnon, P. Geo., Senior Exploration Geologist for Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., and Qualified Person under NI 43-101 on standards of disclosure for mineral projects.

The information in this announcement is based on, and fairly represents information compiled by Dr. Casey Blundell, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which she has undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Blundell consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

Forward Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as "expect(s)", "feel(s)", "believe(s)", "will", "may", "anticipate(s)" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding future production, resources or reserves and exploration results. All of such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Our audience is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to revise and disseminate forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of or non-occurrence of any events.

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Appendix 1 JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Report

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels,
random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments,
etc). These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or systems
used.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that
are Material to the Public Report. In cases where
‘industry standard’ work has been done this would
be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling
was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg
was pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire
assay’). In other cases, more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse gold that
has inherent sampling problems. Unusual
commodities or mineralisation types (e.g.
submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
Existing airborne magnetic data was
acquired by Rubix from publicly
available catalogue SIGEOM.
Records #GM58656 and #GM59522
contain several small, discrete,
discontinuous airborne magnetic
grids which partially overlap the
Ceiling Lithium Project. These
datasets were acquired by Rubix as
located grids from the SIGEOM
record and re-imaged by an external
geophysicist consultant create the
resulting magnetic images, such as
that shown in Figure 2. No attempt
has been made to re-grid or re-level
the line data at this stage and the
resulting data products obtained by
Rubix have been acquired only to
understand the potential efficacy of
any further high-resolution
geophysical surveys in the project
area.
Outcrops and pegmatitic rocks
previously interpreted from satellite
data products are yet to be verified in
the field.
No assay data is available for the
rocks referred to in the Release.
Rubix will complete work to verify the
interpretation presented in this
release.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole
hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc)
and details (e.g. 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). _
No drilling has been completed on
the Ceiling Lithium project
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and chip
sample recoveries and results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and
ensure representative nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias may
have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
Not applicable, no drilling completed
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of
detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource
Not applicable, no drilling completed

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
estimation, mining studies and metallurgical
studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
Sub-
sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter,
half or all core taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all
subsampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in-situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain
size of the material being sampled.
Not applicable, no drilling completed
Quality of
assay
data and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld
XRF instruments, etc, the parameters used in
determining the analysis including instrument make
and model, reading times, calibrations factors
applied and their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g.,
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(i.e., lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
No assay data is being reported.
No new geophysical or geological
data has been collected by Rubix.
Details of the geophysical survey
specifications obtained by Rubix are
contained within their corresponding
survey reports, made available with
the data via SIGEOM.
Verification
of
sampling
and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
Not applicable, no drilling.
Location of
data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill
holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
Not applicable, there are no data
points included in the Release.
The grid system used at the Ceiling
Lithium Project is UTM NAD83 (Zone
18).
Data
spacing and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological and
grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
Not applicable, no drilling completed.
Orientation
of
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling ofpossible structures and the
Not applicable, no drilling completed.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
data in
relation to
geological
structure
extent to which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample security. Not applicable, no drilling completed.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
No audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data were completed

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement
and land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location
and ownership including agreements or
material issues with third parties such as
joint ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests, historical
sites, wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
The security of the tenure held at the time
of reporting along with any known
impediments to obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.
Complete mineral claim information can
be found in earlier Rubix Resources ASX
releases.
The claims are believed to be in good
standing with the relevant government
authorities and there are no known
impediments to operating in the project
area.
Exploration
done
by other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
Limited historical work has been
completed within the claims, with no
exploration targeting lithium
mineralisation.
Publicly available geological and
geophysical datasets were sourced from
MERN via SIGEOM.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style
of mineralisation.
The Ceiling Lithium Project is located in
the Archean-aged Superior Province of
the Canadian Shield, which is host to
some of the most significant lithium
resources in the world. The Ceiling Lithium
Project encompasses the eastern
continuation of the Wemindji Greenstone
Belt, which occurs as a relative magnetic
low in regional magnetic datasets.
Outcrop is reportedly quite abundant,
though there are swampy depressions
lacking in outcrop. Much of the project is
underlain by rocks of the Wemindji
Greenstone (Volcanic) belt, including
amphibolite, biotite-paragneiss and
gneiss, tonalite and granodiorites, and in
places metagabbros, anorthosite and pink
(or white) leucocratic granite and
pegmatites.
There has been comparatively little
exploration in thispart of the James Bay

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Region. A tourmaline- and molybdenite-
bearing pegmatite outcrop has been noted
in the project area, and along strike to the
west on an offshore island in James Bay
(Walrus Island), a spodumene-bearing
pegmatite has been noted. This latter
pegmatite is described as being a ‘fairly
large mass of muscovite-pegmatite’
containing amazonite, spodumene and
plates of molybdenum ~3cm in diameter.
Drill hole
information
A summary of all information material to
the understanding of the exploration
results including a tabulation of the
following information for all Material drill
holes:
o easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the information is
not Material and this exclusion does not
detract from the understanding of the
report, the Competent Person should
clearly explain why this is the case.
Not applicable, no drilling completed
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging techniques, maximum and/or
minimum grade truncations (e.g., cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades are
usually Material and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate
short lengths of high-grade results and
longer lengths of low-grade results, the
procedure used for such aggregation
should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be
shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.
Not applicable, no drilling completed
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of Exploration
Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a
clear statement to this effect (e.g., ‘down
_hole length, true width not known’). _
Not applicable, no drilling completed
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported. These should
Appropriate plans are included in this
release

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
include, but not be limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations and appropriate
sectional views.
Balanced
reporting
Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low and
high grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
Exploration Results.
The release is considered to be balanced,
with all relevant information included in the
release.
Other
substantive
exploration data
Other exploration data, if meaningful and
material, should be reported including (but
not limited to): geological observations;
geophysical survey results; geochemical
survey results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test
results; bulk density, groundwater,
geotechnical and rock characteristics;
potential deleterious or contaminating
substances.
To the best of the Company’s knowledge,
no material exploration data or information
has been omitted from this Release.
The Company continues to complete a
thorough geological review of all available
data as part of the Company’s due
diligence.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further
work (e.g., tests for lateral extensions or
depth extensions or large-scale step-out
drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible extensions, including the main
geological interpretations and future
drilling areas, provided this information is
not commercially sensitive.
Rubix Resources re-affirms its
commitment to exploration across its
diversified portfolio in both Australia and
Canada.
Upcoming activities for the Ceiling Lithium
Project include field mapping and rock-
chip sampling in targeted areas identified
in the data of this release.
Drilling will subsequently be completed on
any key targets identified from the
mappingand sampling.

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