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S2 RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2023

Oct 29, 2023

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ASX Announcement

30 October 2023

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DRILLING UNDERWAY AT GREATER FOSTERVILLE

Key Points

  • Diamond drilling started at Greater Fosterville

  • Initial roadside program to continue for three months

  • Targeting prospective corridor following up where Kirkland Lake left off

S2 Resources Ltd (“S2” or the “Company”) advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Star Exploration Pty Ltd (“Southern Star”), has commenced a 5,600 metre, 10 hole initial diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Greater Fosterville project. This program is expected to take approximately three months to complete.

The initial program will test a favourable gold corridor immediately north of Agnico Eagle’s Fosterville mine lease in the Goornong area, where previous exploration identified a strongly mineralised corridor centred on the Goornong South prospect (see Figure 1) and drilling during the 1990’s intersected significant oxide gold mineralisation (see Figure 2). During the last year that the exploration licence was held by Kirkland Lake (now Agnico Eagle) several diamond holes were drilled to the south along strike and down plunge of the historic oxide mineralisation. S2 has relogged these holes to construct the stratigraphic and structural architecture of what is now interpreted to be the next parallel prospective structure to the east of the O’Dwyers and Fosterville trends, which host the orebodies being mined by Agnico Eagle.

This first drill program will test immediately beneath and down plunge to the south of the Goornong South oxide mineralisation, testing multiple structures where they cross the main anticline that is interpreted to be the focus for mineralised fluids. Along the favourable anticline corridor any mineralised structure could refract and flatten into a favourable orientation with the potential to form high-grade trap sites for Swan zone-style gold mineralisation (the Swan Zone, located along the Fosterville trend within Agnico Eagle’s mine lease, had an initial Mineral Ore Reserve of 2.34Moz of gold at a grade of 49.6g/t, refer to the NI 43-101 Report dated 31 December 2018).

S2 will employ a combination of conventional across strike holes in the shallower part of the system (see Figures 2 and 4) and unconventional strike parallel holes down the axial plane of the target anticline corridor (see Figures 3 and 4) to test for multiple stacked structural positions that cross the anticline. These axial plane holes are designed to test positions down plunge to the south of the oxide gold mineralisation as well as numerous other mineralised structures intersected by the historic diamond drilling completed by Kirkland Lake, any one of which could yield a significant discovery where they refract, flatten and dilate across the fold corridor.

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Figure 1. Map of the Goornong area showing gold oxide mineralised zone and Kirkland Lake holes drilled immediately prior to their relinquishment of the ground, aimed at testing the southerly down plunge continuation of this zone. Note, the Fosterville Fault (which contains the Swan zone further south) and the O’Dwyer’s Fault (which contains the Robbins Hill and Curie zones further south) both extend through this area.

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Figure 2. Cross section of the Goornong area showing the gold oxide mineralised zone and Kirkland Lake holes drilled immediately prior to their relinquishment of the ground. Relogging of their diamond core has led to the interpretation shown, with several structures having the potential to transect the axial zone of the anticline where they may refract, flatten and dilate to create favourable sites for Swan Zone-style mineralisation.

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Figure 3. Long section of the Goornong South area showing the shallow oxide gold mineralised zone, interpreted south plunge of folds, and schematic location of proposed drill holes (pierce points of holes to be drilled beneath the shallow oxide zone and traces of holes to be drilled with a northerly azimuth, parallel to the axial plane that will test the multiple structural positions that could occur within the anticline corridor being targeted).

The strike parallel holes drilling down the axial plane will test multiple structural levels within the anticline corridor, where structures may refract into relatively flat positions across the hinge zone. Drilling will be angled northwards to provide the optimal intersection angle for south plunging shoots within the south plunging fold noses, and this will also enable core orientation for the detailed structural measurements which are vital to interpreting the three-dimensional fault-fold architecture, so that any near misses can be interpreted for later drill follow-up.

Whilst the definition of gold mineralisation is a desired outcome of this drilling, the bigger picture objective is to better define the structural and stratigraphic architecture of the Goornong South trend, to define vectors to positions where otherwise insignificant structures have the potential to host significant mineralisation. An important focus for S2 is to gain an understanding of the area’s overall potential for a large gold deposit without getting drawn into close spaced drilling of targets that may never deliver sufficient tonnages to be economic, and the planned drill holes are spaced accordingly.

The drilling program will comprise a single rig operating primarily on a double-shift basis. It is expected that this first program will extend into February 2024, with the flexibility to modify later holes based on the knowledge gained from earlier drilling. Detailed structural and stratigraphic logging will be undertaken at the Company’s Bendigo field base (see Figure 5), with initial assay results expected around mid-December.

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Figure 4. Schematic block model of the Goornong South area showing the south plunging fold structures and the targeted fault structures intersecting anticlines. Drilling will include both across strike (conventional) testing of mineralised structures (as shown in the cross sectional slices) and along strike (non-conventional) testing of multiple structural positions within the favourable Goornong anticline trend (as shown in the long sectional slices). Drillhole positions are illustrative only and locations may vary.

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Figure 5. Photo of S2’s Bendigo core processing facility, with core drilled by Kirkland Lake.

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Project background

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S2’s 100% owned subsidiary, Southern Star Exploration Pty Ltd, was announced as the winner of the highly competitive tender for the sole right to apply for an Exploration Licence (EL) over the ground surrounding Agnico Eagle’s (Agnico) world class Fosterville gold mine in October 2021 (see S2 ASX announcement of 29[th] October 2021). The EL application was submitted in late 2021, and various Traditional Owner-related preconditions were satisfied recently (see S2 ASX announcement of 4[th] July 2023). The ground was granted as Exploration Licence 7795 (EL7795) in early October (see S2 ASX announcement of 4[th] October 2023), and covers an area of 394 square kilometres, extending 55 kilometres north to south, and abuts and surrounds Agnico Eagle’s Fosterville mine lease. By virtue of its position, its size, and its inherent prospectivity, EL7795 is a highly strategic asset. EL7795 has a minimum expenditure commitment of A$10.4 million over the first five year term of the licence, inclusive of a minimum A$2.1 million commitment in the first two years.

As winners of the tender, S2 has also inherited a substantial amount of data acquired by previous explorers over the area, including the relatively recent exploration work undertaken by Kirkland Lake Gold (the owner of Fosterville prior to its acquisition by Agnico) on the tenement before it expired.

This data includes extensive and high quality geophysical and geochemical surveys such as gravity, induced polarisation (IP), electromagnetic (EM), seismic, magnetic and LIDAR surveys, which are being used to generate drill targets. The inheritance of such a significant amount of data represents a huge saving for the Company in terms of time and money that would otherwise be required to get it to the point of having drill ready targets for testing.

It also includes drilling data and drill core from holes drilled immediately prior to the expiry of the previous tenement, which although widely spaced and/or shallow and/or highly localised, have identified gold mineralisation in several locations. As a consequence, the Company has a range of targets at various stages of definition from early stage reconnaissance up to and including defined prospects simply requiring further drilling to determine the extent and quality of gold mineralisation at those locations.

These targets are located on a mix of Crown Land, freehold land (both broadacre farms and smaller blocks), and road reserves, which require the Company to obtain land access agreements and other relevant permits, as well as heritage clearances, before commencing exploration.

1 Until such time as access consents are obtained there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to access freehold property, but a substantial amount of drilling can be undertaken from roadsides.

This announcement has been provided to the ASX under the authorisation of the S2 Board.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Bennett Executive Chairman +61 8 6166 0240

Past Exploration results reported in this announcement have been previously prepared and disclosed by S2 Resources Ltd in accordance with JORC 2012. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in these market

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announcements. The Company confirms that the form and content in which the Competent Person's findings are presented here have not been materially modified from the original market announcement. Refer to www.s2resources.com.au for details on past exploration results.

Competent Persons statement

Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results from Victoria is based on information compiled by Rohan Worland, who is an employee and equity holder of the Company. Mr Worland is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and has sufficient experience of relevance to the style of mineralization and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities 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. Mr Worland consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.

Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results from Western Australia, New South Wales and Finland is based on information compiled by John Bartlett, who is an employee and equity holder of the Company. Mr Bartlett is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and has sufficient experience of relevance to the style of mineralization and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities 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. Mr Bartlett consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.

Table 1: Drill Collars

Table 1: Drill Collars
Hole ID Easting
(MGA)
Northing
(MGA)
Elevation
(m)
Dip Azimuth Depth
(m)
Drill
Type
GSDD073 278,265 5,943,281 147.7 - 258.1 69 DD
GSDD081 278,070 5,943,280 146.2 - 99.5 246.8 DD
GSDD082 278,069 5,943,279 146.2 - 99.5 261.1 DD
GSDD083 278,068 5,943,279 146.2 - 99.5 192.5 DD
GSDD084 278,049 5,943,104 146.3 - 99.5 305.6 DD
GSDD085 278,056 5,942,555 147.1 - 99.5 526.7 DD
GSDD086 278,628 5,942,481 147.5 - 261.2 443.4 DD
GSDD087 278,628 5,942,481 147.5 - 252.1 455.7 DD
GSDD088 278,630 5,942,482 147.4 - 73.2 533.4 DD
GSDD089 278,572 5,941,643 148.9 - 81.2 650 DD
GSDD090 278,568 5,941,645 148.9 - 259.2 434.2 DD

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GSDD091 277,165 5,940,959 149.0 - 69.4 16.7 DD
GSDD091A 277,163 5,940,959 149.0 - 78.2 402 DD
GSDD094 278,630 5,942,482 147.4 - 73.0 590.5 DD
GSDD096 278,288 5,941,689 148.2 - 39.8 1178.6 DD
GSRC014 278,233 5,943,321 146.8 - 79.1 54 RC
GSRC028 278,217 5,943,367 146.5 - 79.1 60 RC
GSRC031 278,259 5,943,480 147.1 - 253.1 78 RC
GSRC032 278,208 5,943,315 146.7 - 80.1 75 RC
GSRC033 278,236 5,943,284 147.0 - 79.1 67 RC
GSRC038 278,185 5,943,696 147.0 - 81.1 60 RC
GSRC051 278,253 5,943,098 147.6 - 78.1 74 RC
GSRC058 278,216 5,943,269 146.9 - 78.1 86 RC
GSRC062 278,184 5,943,313 146.7 - 78.1 98 RC

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Table 2: Drill Assays (>5g/t gold grades shown in bold)

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval
(m)
Au (g/t) Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval
(m)
Au (g/t)
GSDD073 24 36 12.0 2.5 GSRC032 60 75 15.0 1.4
including 24 30 6.0 4.6 including 72 75 3.0 4.1
including 28 30 2.0 9.3 including 72 74 2.0 5.7
GSDD081 191.9 198.2 6.3 0.7 GSRC033 14 50 36.0 1.6
GSDD082 103.85 126.3 22.5 2.1 including 38 46 8.0 5.6
GSDD082 196 203 7.0 0.3 including 40 44 4.0 7.5
GSDD082 256.3 256.65 0.3 2.1 GSRC038 18 28 10.0 2.5
GSDD084 251.5 255 3.5 6.8 GSRC051 32 38 6.0 2.7
including 251.95 254 2.1 11.2 GSRC058 14 34 20.0 2.2
GSDD084 281.55 286 4.5 1.6 and 16 18 2.0 7.9
including 281.55 284 2.5 2.6 GSRC058 56 74 18.0 1.8
including 281.55 282.4 0.8 5.2 including 64 72 8.0 3.6
GSDD088 213.1 217 3.9 1.5 GSRC062 52 66 14.0 1.0
including 213.1 215 1.9 3.0 including 52 56 4.0 3.3
GSDD088 213.1 214 0.9 5.0 GSRC062 70 94 24.0 5.0
GSDD088 448.9 451 2.1 2.3 including 88 90 2.0 29.4
including 449.9 450.6 0.7 5.9
GSDD090 80.2 87.7 7.5 2.3
including 84.8 86.5 1.7 6.0
GSDD090 207.1 212.8 5.7 2.2
Including 211.05 211.6 0.5 7.9
GSDD094 437 461.5 24.5 1.3
including 438.7 444.4 5.7 2.0
and 454 461.5 7.5 2.2
including 460.1 461 0.9 6.7
GSDD094 576.5 576.95 0.5 6.9
GSDD096 350.2 363.8 13.6 1.5
including 357.4 363.2 5.8 3.2
including 360.55 361.45 0.9 5.7
GSDD096 383.65 404.85 21.2 0.9
including 399.2 404.85 5.7 2.1
including 403.85 404.85 1.0 6.6
GSRC014 50 54 4.0 2.3
including 50 52 2.0 4.6
GSRC028 4 26 22.0 2.1
including 6 18 12.0 3.7
including 12 14 2.0 16.3
GSRC031 12 40 28.0 1.9
including 32 36 4.0 11.0
including 32 34 2.0 17.2

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The following Tables are provided to ensure compliance with the JORC code (2012) edition requirements for the reporting of exploration results.

SECTION 1: SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND DATA

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.
Historic drilling from surface includes diamond core and
Reverse Circulation (RC).
All historical drilling data has been obtained from open file
reporting, the majority which was compiled and reported by
Kirland Lake Gold in the EL3539 Final Relinquishment Report
(2019). Data has been reviewed, appraised and integrated
into a database. Data is of sufficient quality, relevance and
applicability.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or systems
used
No information about the historic QAQC procedures have
been compiled.
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
Sampling intervals were typically 0.3 to 2.0m for core and 1
to 4m for RC. Core was typically split in half by core saw. All
samples were sent to an external laboratory for preparation
and analysis. Based on the distribution of mineralisation the
sample size is considered adequate for representative
sampling.
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).
Historic drilling from surface includes diamond core and
Reverse Circulation (RC). Diamond core is oriented. No details
about hole diameter have been compiled.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and chip
sample recoveries and results assessed
Core recoveries have been compiled. No information about
chip sample recoveries has been compiled.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and
ensure representative nature of the samples
No information about maximising sample recovery has been
compiled.
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.
A link between sample recovery and grade is not apparent.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of
detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and metallurgical
studies.
The compilation of historic diamond core and RC drilling
includes records of lithology, alteration, structure and
recovery.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.
The compilation of historic diamond core and RC logging is
quantitative and qualitative. Core photography is available.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged
The compilation of historic diamond core and RC logging is
comprehensive for all exploration results reported. S2R
geologists and consultants have been able to relog 80% of the
core for the Goornong South prospect.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter,
half or all core taken.
Core is split in half by core saw and one-half submitted to the
laboratory for analysis.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry.
No information about RC sampling has been compiled.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
Historic samples were submitted to reputable commercial
laboratories (OSLS Bendigo and Bureau Veritas Adelaide) that
used standard industry preparation techniques.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
Historic reports note QAQC protocols but no data has been
compiled to assess the QAQC results.
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.
No information regarding the representativity of the
sampling has been compiled.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain
size of the material being sampled.
Sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material
being sampled.
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.
Core and RC samples were analysed for Au by OSLS (Bendigo)
using a 25g fire assay with AAS finish (PE01S) or by Bureau
Veritas (Adelaide) using a 40g fire assay with AAS finish
(FA001).
Core and RC samples were analysed for a variable suite of
multi-elements by OSLS (Bendigo) using method B010 (aqua
regia digest and ICP-AES finish) or by Bureau Veritas
(Adelaide) by technique MA101/102 (four acid digest and
ICP-AES/MS finish).
Fire assay for Au is considered total. Multi-element assay four
acid digest are considered near-total for all but the most
resistive minerals (not of relevance). Aqua-regia digestion is
considered partial depending on element and minerals
present, but sulphide minerals as seen on the project are
readily and completely digestible.
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.
No geophysical tools were used to determine any element
concentrations.
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.
Historic reports note QAQC protocols, but no data has been
compiled to assess the QAQC results.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by
either independent or alternative company
personnel.
Significant intersections have been checked and verified by
alternative company personnel or independent consultants.
The use of twinned holes. No twin holes are reported.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage
(physical and electronic) protocols.
All historical drilling data has been obtained from open file
reporting, the majority which was compiled and reported by
Kirland Lake Gold in the EL3539 Final Relinquishment Report
(2019). Data has been reviewed, appraised and integrated
into S2’s central database.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data. No adjustments made.
Location of data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drillholes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Most drill collar locations were recorded using a handheld
GPS with a small number of drill collars recorded using a
differential GPS.
Specification of the grid system used. The grid system is MGA GDA94 (Zone 55). Local easting and
northing are in MGA.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control. Topographic control is provided by a high-resolution LiDAR
survey DEM. The accuracy of the DEM is +/-1m.
Data spacing and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. Data spacing (drill holes) is variable and appropriate to the
geology.
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.
Not applicable.
Whether sample compositing has been applied. No sample compositing has been applied.
Orientation of data
in relation to
geological structure
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
The drill holes may not necessarily be perpendicular to the
orientation of the intersected mineralisation. Mineralised
structures have multiple orientations. Some of the
mineralised structures are intersected at low angles to the
drill holes resulting in multiple intersections of the same
mineralised structure, though for the majority of drilling
there is no significant orientation-based sampling bias.
Reported intersections are down-hole intervals and not true
widths.
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.
Where the drilling orientation intersects a mineralised
structure at a low angle appropriate commentary is provided
in the body of the report.
Sample security The measures taken to ensure sample security. No information regarding the sample security has been
compiled.
Audits or reviews The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
techniques and data.
No records of any audits or reviews of sampling have been
compiled to date.

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SECTION 2: REPORTING OF EXPLORATION RESULTS

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 Greater Fosterville Project consists of two granted
exploration licences (EL7795 & EL8074) and two deferred
exploration licence applications (EL8166 & EL8167) in the
State of Victoria. The tenements are owned by Southern Star
Exploration Pty Ltd (SSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of S2
Resources Ltd.
The Greater Fosterville Project is located within Recognition
and Settlement Agreement Areas held by the Dja Dja
Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA) and the
Taungurung
Land
and
Waters
Council
Aboriginal
Corporation (TLaWC) under the Traditional Owner
Settlement Act 2010 (Vic).
Access and compensation agreements are required to
conduct work on freehold land and while it is hoped that
landowners will agree to these there is no guarantee that
they will be forthcoming.
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.
EL7795 & EL8074 are current and in good standing.
EL8166 & EL8167 are deferred applications following a
competitive assessment that resulted in the government
selecting an alternate preferred applicant. EL8166 & EL8167
will remain in abeyance until the highest ranked application
is either granted or refused.
Exploration done by
other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by
other parties.
The Greater Fosterville Project has seen exploration
conducted by the various owners of the Fosterville Gold
Mine that has included Perseverance Exploration Company
Ltd, Northgate Minerals, AuRico Gold, Crocodile Gold,
Newmarket and Kirkland Lake Gold over the period 1989-
2019. Historic exploration has also included work by Planet
Mining Company Pty Ltd (1965-70), Lone Star Exploration
NL (1973-74), Noranda Australia Ltd (1974-76), Brunswick
NL (1989-92), Bendigo Gold Associates (1989-92), BHP
Minerals Ltd (1986-90), Western Mining Corporation
Limited (1978-89) and Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd (1980-
1988).
All historical work has been obtained from open file
reporting, the majority which was compiled and reported
by Kirland Lake Gold in the EL3539 Final Relinquishment
Report (2019). Data has been reviewed, appraised and
integrated into a database. Data is of sufficient quality,
relevance and applicability.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.
The deposit style sought is orogenic gold mineralisation
located in the Bendigo Zone of the Victorian Gold Province.
The Fosterville Goldfield is hosted by Lower Ordovician
turbidites within the Castlemaine Group rocks. The
sequence is metamorphosed to sub-greenschist facies.
Gold mineralisation is typically hosted by quartz reefs
located in fold and fault structures related to multiple
compression events that formed upright chevron style fold
geometry.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:

easting and northing of the drill hole
collar

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

dip and azimuth of the hole

down hole length and interception
depth

hole length.
A table of completed drill hole collar information for
exploration results presented here is provided below.
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.
All Exploration Results reported are downhole weighted
means.
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.
A table of significant intercepts presented here is provided
below.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
Not applicable.
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’).
The relationship between mineralization and drill hole
angle is not fully understood, therefore the down hole
mineralized and composited lengths are shown. A true
width is not known at this time.
Diagram Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being reported These
should include, but not be limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional
views.
Appropriate maps, sections and tables are included in the
body of the report.
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.
Maps showing individual sample locations are included in
the report.
All results considered significant are reported.
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.
Previous exploration data reported include historic dipole-
dipole IP-resistivity surveys (refer ASX Announcement 17
February 2023).
Other historical exploration data has not yet been compiled
to a level where it can be reported. Further compilation of
such data will be reviewed and reported when considered
material.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
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
Planning of drill holes to test targets defined by historical
data is in progress. Broader surface exploration activities
including IP-resistivity and soil geochemical surveys are also
being planned to generate new targets for drill testing.
Drilling and surface exploration activities are planned to
commence during the last Quarter of 2023.

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