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S2 RESOURCES LTD Regulatory Filings 2021

Jan 26, 2021

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ASX Announcement

27 January 2021

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DECEMBER 2020 QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

Key points

  • High grade gold intercepted in deeper drilling at Aarnivalkea, Finland, with 6.85 metres @ 11.8g/t gold in FAVD0062 and 20.4 metres @ 2.3g/t gold in hole FAVD0064, including 8.0 metres @ 4.8g/t gold

  • These intercepts are located 575m apart at depths of 160-175m metres, with no drilling deeper than 120 metres in-between

  • Executed a farm-in agreement to earn up to 70% of the Jillewarra gold and bases project, Western Australia. RC drilling to commence in the March quarter.

  • First phase of Jillewarra drilling to target depth extensions to known mineralisation at the Dorothy and Margueritta prospects below historic high grade gold intercepts including 3m @ 40.9g/t gold and 8m @ 9.2g/t gold

  • Good financial position with A$10.6 million cash at quarter’s end, plus a A$4.4 million position in Todd River Resources (ASX:TRT)

CORPORATE

Finance

A total of A$1.67 million was spent during the quarter on operating activities, comprising A$1.18 million exploration and evaluation costs, A$0.14 million staff costs and A$0.36 million corporate costs, business development costs, overheads and payments for fixed assets. At the end of the December quarter cash totaled A$10.63 million.

The Company reported aggregate amount payments to related parties totaling $136,000. These payments related to salaries and fees paid to directors in the quarter including superannuation.

Planned expenditure for the next quarter ended 31 March 2021 is anticipated to be approximately A$1.73 million, primarily comprising drilling on Jillewarra gold prospects in Western Australia and geophysics and base of till (BoT) drilling at the Ruopas base metals project in Finland.

4/24 Parkland Road, Osborne Park, WA 6017, Australia. PO Box 1209, Osborne Park, WA 6916, Australia ABN 18 606 128 090 T +61 8 6166 0240 F 61 8 6270 5410 E [email protected] W www.s2resources.com.au

Capital structure

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The total issued capital as at 31 December 2020 comprised 314,891,179 ordinary shares and 40.3 million unlisted options, which if exercised, would represent a capital injection of A$11.8 million to the Company.

In October 2020, 5,000,000 shares were issued at 26 cents per share pursuant to the Jillewarra project earnin and 2,000,000 options were issued at 0.39 cents to incoming Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Keane.

In November 2020, 7,350,000 options were issued at 0.38 cents in relation to director, employee and service provider share option plans. At total of 10,850,000 options lapsed during the quarter.

EXPLORATION

Jillewarra gold and copper-zinc-lead project, Western Australia (S2 earning 70%)

S2 is earning a majority interest in the Jillewarra project which covers 790 square kilometres of gold and copper-zinc-lead prospective greenstones situated approximately 50 kilometres west of Meekatharra in the Murchison Goldfields of Western Australia (Figure 1).

In October 2020, S2 entered into a binding agreement with private company Black Raven Mining Pty Ltd (“BRM”) to earn a majority interest in a group of tenements known as the Jillewarra project (see S2 ASX announcement dated 5[th] October 2020). The farm-in comprises an up-front non-cash consideration, an earnin phase, and a potential free carry, as summarised below:

  • Issue of 5 million S2 shares to BRM at A$0.26, representing a consideration of A$1.3m (issued 5[th] October 2020)

  • Minimum expenditure of A$2m within 2 years

  • Cumulative expenditure of A$5m within 5 years to earn a 51% interest

  • Completion of a study on Inferred Mineral Resources of at least 250,000 ounces of gold (or base metal equivalent) within 7 years to earn a 70% interest

  • On completion of this study by S2, BRM can elect to contribute, dilute, or revert to a free carried interest (“FCI”) to commencement of commercial production

  • In the event of BRM opting for a FCI, BRM’s interest reduces to 25% and S2’s interest increases to 75%, and BRM repays its free carry from 100% of its share of revenue

  • In the event of S2 not completing a study within 7 years, S2’s interest decreases to 49%

Jillewarra is considered prospective for both gold and volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) style base metals. Historic gold workings are present along several trends and limited drilling has intercepted several zones of shallow high-grade mineralisation. Despite the significant prospectivity, most drilling to date has been limited to within 70 metres of ground surface.

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Figure 1: Setting of the Jillewarra project, showing district scale gold and base metal endowment.

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During the December quarter, S2 completed heritage surveys over initial exploration target areas. Reverse circulation (RC) drilling is planned to commence in the March quarter at the Dorothy and Margueritta prospects. The first stage of drilling will test extensions to known mineralisation down dip, along strike and along parallel trends (refer to S2 ASX announcement dated 2[nd] December 2020).

The Dorothy prospect is hosted by narrow sulphide-rich quartz veins dipping moderately to the southwest within a southerly plunging shoot (Figure 2). Effective drill testing of this prospect has been limited to predominantly RC drilling around historical workings, with better results including:

  • 3 metres @ 40.9 g/t gold from 29 metres in DO018

  • 4 metres @ 33.8 g/t gold from 33 metres in CHER16

  • 4 metres @ 33.3 g/t gold from 35 metres in CFC044

  • 9 metres @ 21.0 g/t gold from 45 metres in CFC058

  • 8 metres @ 9.2 g/t gold form 57 metres in CFC057, and

  • 1.8 metres @ 69.2 g/t gold from 73.3 metres in CHERD30 (*diamond hole)

The Margueritta prospect is located approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of Dorothy along the same structural corridor. Gold mineralisation at Margueritta occurs within two sub parallel horizons, dipping moderately to the northeast and plunging shallowly to the north (Figure 3). Better results from historical RC drilling of the East Lode include:

  • 5 metres @ 6.1 g/t gold from 22 metres in RC002

  • • 4 metres @ 5.8 g/t gold from 32 metres in CFC008 • 3 metres @ 6.1 g/t gold from 21 metres in CFC007 • 2 metres @ 5.6 g/t gold from 35 metres in CFC050

Better results from historical RC drilling of the West Lode include:

  • 5 metres @ 5.9 g/t gold from 38 metres in CHERC5

  • • 3 metres @ 7.2 g/t gold from 49 metres in RC004

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Figure 2: Long projection of the Dorothy prospect showing historic drilling and the planned target area for upcoming RC drilling

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Figure 3: Long projections of the Margueritta prospect showing historic drilling and the planned target areas for upcoming RC drilling

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Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, Finland (100% S2)

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S2 has mineral rights covering approximately 596 square kilometres of ground in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) of Finland, a region that contains significant shear zone hosted gold deposits, such as Agnico Eagle’s 8Moz Kittilä gold mine, and magmatic copper-nickel-PGM deposits, which include Boliden’s Kevitsa mine and Anglo American’s world class Sakatti deposit.

Finland Gold

In 2019, S2 discovered the mineralised gold trend at Aarnivalkea beneath shallow glacial cover in a previously unexplored area (see Figure 4, refer to previous S2 ASX announcement on 1 May 2019). The discovery followed a systematic regional targeting approach comprising sequential ionic leach geochemistry, structural interpretation of geophysics, and base of till (BOT) drilling. Follow-up broad spaced shallow reconnaissance diamond drilling defined a broad zone of basement mineralisation over a +1,200 metre strike extent.

In October 2020, the Company drilled four very widely spaced diamond holes to test for a range of possible down-dip and down-plunge extensions to the gold mineralisation defined in the earlier shallow drilling (Figure 5). All four holes intercepted anomalous gold mineralisation (refer to S2 ASX announcements dated 8[th] December 2020 and 4[th] January 2021). Better intercepts included (downhole depths):

  • 6.85 metres at 11.8g/t gold from 223.0 metres, including 4.0 metres at 18.1g/t from 223.0 metres in hole FAVD0062 (Figure 6)

  • 20.40 metres at 2.3g/t gold from 193.1 metres, including 8.0 metres at 4.8g/t from 198.0 metres in hole FAVD0064 (Figure 7)

  • 5.96 metres at 1.1g/t gold from 245.6 metres in hole FAVD0061

  • 1.20 metres at 3.6g/t gold from 211.8 metres in hole FAVD0062

  • 2.60 metres at 1.0g/t gold from 343.7 metres in hole FAVD0062

  • 3.50 metres at 0.9g/t gold from 259.0 metres in hole FAVD0063

Holes FAVD0062 and FAVD0064 were the first deep holes drilled under the main trend of gold mineralisation identified in previous scout diamond drilling. Both holes retuned high grade intercepts. These two holes are some 575m apart with no other holes drilled below 120m in-between (Figure 8).

Follow up diamond drilling is also being planned at Aarnivalkea. The timing of this drilling will be dependent on diamond rig availability, which is currently constrained due to heightened exploration interest in the CLGB and peak seasonal demand (drilling is most active in the winter months due to ground freezing).

Finland Base metals

Post quarter end, S2 commenced ground EM surveys and base of till (BoT) drilling at the Ruopas Pahtapuura exploration permit (see Figure 4) This area is prospective for magmatic intrusive style nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) mineralisation.

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Figure 4. Aarnivalkea prospect location map showing S2’s landholding in Lapland, Finland, including neighbouring companies, mines, defined resources and recent drill intercepts. Resources and drill intercepts are sourced from public company statements.

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Figure 5. Plan projection of drilling at Aarnivalkea, showing the location of recent diamond drillholes (blue), key section lines and the northwest striking BOT gold mineralised zone (yellow shading), including higher grade lenses (red and magenta shading).

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Figure 6. Cross section through section line 7,551,840mN showing drill hole FAVD0062.

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Figure 7. Cross section through section line 7,552,400mN showing drill hole FAVD0064.

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Figure 8. Isometric view showing drilling to date at Aarnivalkea, highlighting the lack of deeper drilling between, below, and north of holes FAVD0062 and FAVD0064.

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Fraser Range nickel project, Western Australia (S2 100%)

The Company has three exploration licences covering 242 square kilometres of the Fraser Range nickel province. The licences are located 40 to 80 kilometres to the northeast of the Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper mine (discovered by S2’s predecessor, Sirius Resources in 2012).

During the quarter, S2 drilled two diamond holes into EM conductors targeting magmatic nickel-copper mineralisation (Figure 9). Hole SAFD001 on exploration licence E28/2792 intercepted 1.2 metres of semimassive to massive net-textured iron sulphides. Hole SAFD002 on exploration licence E28/2791 intercepted 6.5 metres of semi-massive and net textured sulphides (predominantly iron sulphide with minor copper sulphide). The downhole depth of both sulphide intercepts were coincident with both EM targets and are therefore interpreted to be the main sources of conductance. Handheld XRF did not detect significant nickel sulphides in either hole (refer to S2 ASX announcements dated 7[th] and 14[th] of December). The mineralised intervals from holes FAVD001 and FAVD002 have been submitted for base metal and PGE assays and downhole EM (DHEM) will be undertaken in the coming weeks to test for any off-hole anomalies.

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Figure 9. Fraser Range diamond drill hole locations

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West Murchison nickel-copper-PGE target, Western Australia (S2 100%)

S2 has three Exploration Licence applications covering 880 square kilometres over several targets interpreted to represent mafic-ultramafic intrusions prospective for magmatic nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation.

Initial soil samples collected earlier in 2020 highlighted anomalous nickel and copper in soil over ultramafic basement geology. No field activities were undertaken during the December quarter. Pending the grant of Exploration Licenses, ground EM and further soil geochemistry will commence in 2021.

Three Springs nickel-copper-PGE target, Western Australia (S2 100%)

S2 has two Exploration Licenses covering approximately 478 square kilometres over several targets interpreted to represent mafic-ultramafic intrusions prospective for magmatic nickel-copper-PGE mineralisation.

S2 commenced landholder assess negotiations during the quarter with an aim to commence field works in the first half of 2021. The Company is planning an auger geochemical program and ground EM. The timing of these programs is aimed at working in with local farming cycles.

Polar Bear nickel project, Western Australia (S2 100% nickel rights)

S2’s holds the nickel rights over an area of 510 square kilometres to the southeast of the Widgiemooltha and Kambalda nickel sulphide trends. S2 retained these rights when it sold the Polar Bear project (comprising the Polar Bear and Norcott projects and the Eundynie Joint Venture) to Higginsville Gold Operations (now owned by RNC). The nickel rights include the Halls Knoll, Taipan and Gwardar nickel prospects.

No activity this quarter.

Berkshire Ni-Cu-PGE project, Western Australia (via 15.5% shareholding in Todd River resources)

S2 is exposed to the Berkshire nickel-copper-PGE project via its shareholding in Todd River Resources (ASX:TRT). The Berkshire project contains a number of mafic-ultramafic intrusions analogous to the Gonneville intrusion which hosts Chalice Gold’s Julimar nickel-copper-PGE discovery.

During the quarter, Todd River Resources (ASX: TRT) commenced a detailed moving loop electromagnetic survey (MLTEM) over the prospective mafic and ultramafic intrusions at its 100% owned Berkshire Valley nickel-copper-PGE project in Western Australia. The survey is designed to cover the initial six kilometres of the Western Mafic/Ultramafic Trend which contains elevated PGE’s in soil geochemistry (see Figure 10 below, refer to TRT ASX announcement dated 14[th] December 2020).

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Figure 10. Location of the moving loop survey over Pt+Pd auger geochemical results (source: TRT)

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For further information, please contact:

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Matthew Keane Mark Bennett Chief Executive Officer Executive Chairman +61 8 6166 0240 +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 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.

Project Tenement ID Registered Holder Location Ownership % Status
Western Australia
Fraser Range E28/2791 Southern Star Pty Ltd Fraser Range 100% Granted
Fraser Range E28/2792 Southern Star Pty Ltd Fraser Range 100% Granted
Fraser Range E28/2793 Southern Star Pty Ltd Fraser Range 100% when granted – subject
to ballot
Application
Fraser Range E28/2794 Southern Star Pty Ltd Fraser Range 100% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1602 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1603 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1604 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1617 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1906 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1915 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra E51/1955 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51%whengranted Application
Jillewarra E51/1956 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51%whengranted Application
Jillewarra E51/1965 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51%whengranted Application
Jillewarra E51/1966 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51%whengranted Application
Jillewarra M51/270 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra M51/353 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra M51/451 Tanzi PtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra P51/3082 Black Raven MiningPtyLtd Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra M51/885 Wood,Sandra Jillewarra earning51%whengranted Application
Jillewarra P51/2696 Wood,Sandra Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Jillewarra P51/2950 King,Trent Nathan Jillewarra earning51% Granted
Three Springs E70/5380 Southern Star Pty Ltd Three Springs 100% Granted
Three Springs E70/5381 Southern Star Pty Ltd Three Springs 100% Granted
West Murchison E70/5382 Southern Star Pty Ltd West Murchison 100% when granted Application
West Murchison E09/2390 Southern Star Pty Ltd West Murchison 100% when granted Application
West Murchison E09/2391 Southern Star Pty Ltd West Murchison 100% when granted Application
Polar Bear E15/1298 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E15/1461 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E15/1541 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E63/1142 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E63/1712 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E63/1725 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E63/1756 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear E63/1757 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M15/651 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M15/710 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M15/1814 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M63/230 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M63/255 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M63/269 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M63/279 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear M63/662 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel when granted Application
Polar Bear P15/5958 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P15/5959 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1587 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1588 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1589 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1590 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1591 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1592 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1593 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted
Polar Bear P63/1594 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 100% nickel Granted

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Project Tenement ID Registered Holder Location Ownership % Status
Eundynie JV E15/1458 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Eundynie JV E15/1459 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Eundynie JV E15/1464 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1726 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1727 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Eundynie JV E63/1738 Polar Metals Pty Ltd / Shumwari Pty Ltd Lake Cowan 80% nickel Granted
Norcott E15/1487 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Mt Norcott 100% nickel Granted
Norcott E63/1728 Polar Metals Pty Ltd Mt Norcott 100% nickel Granted
Finland
Exploration Licenses
Central Lapland Keulakkopää ML2016:0058 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Paana Central ML2018:0081 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Aakenusvaara ML2018:0105 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Paana W2 ML2018:0107 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Kerjonen ML2015:0061 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Palvanen ML2016:0062 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Ruopas Pahtapuura ML2017:0040 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% Granted
Central Lapland Putaanperä ML2016:0063 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Sikavaara E ML2016:0056 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Paana East ML2017:0029 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Paana West ML2017:0028 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Selkä ML2017:0037 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Mesi ML2017:0034 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Ruopas Pahtapuura 1 ML2020:0041 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Ruopas Ollerokka ML2020:0042 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Ruopas ML2020:0043 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Nuttio ML2017:0041 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Home ML2017:0042 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Hanhijarvi ML2017:0112 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Pikkulaki ML2017:0111 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Ruopas 1 ML2018:0065 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Home 1 ML2018:0109 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Pahasvuoma ML2019:0085 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Rova ML2019:0086 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application
Central Lapland Sikavaara W ML2019:0107 Sakumpu Exploration Oy Central Lapland 100% when granted Application

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