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SULTAN RESOURCES LTD — Regulatory Filings 2020
Apr 14, 2020
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Sultan Resources Ltd
ACN: 623652 522
CORPORATE DETAILS
ASX Code: SLZ
DIRECTORS
STEVEN GROVES MANAGING DIRECTOR
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
15th April 2020
JEREMY KING CHAIRMAN
DAVID LEES NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DRILL RESULTS FROM THE WA WHEATBELT LAKE GRACE PROJECT HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE SHALLOW GOLD SYSTEM AT THE CHALLENGER PROSPECT
CONTACT
Suite 2, Level 1, 1 Altona Street West Perth WA 6005 www.sultanresources.com.au
Highlights
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4m gold assay results received for the gravity Reverse Circulation drilling programme completed at the Challenger Prospect in SLZ’s Lake Grace Gold Project
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Numerous intervals of gold-mineralised mafic rocks intersected – similar rock-types host gold mineralisation at nearby gold deposits
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Best Results include:
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Hole 17:
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4m @ 0.55 g/t Au from 34m
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18m @ 0.42 g/t Au from 58m,
- Incl. 4m @ 1.06g/t from 58m
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Note: All intercept widths are down-hole thicknesses
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The Challenger Prospect now boasts ~600m of strike of >0.5g/t Au bedrock intercepts
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Regional structures indicate real potential for multiple gold systems across SLZ’s Lake Grace portfolio
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WA wheatbelt region is growing as a gold mineralisation district, including the Tampia, Katanning and Griffen’s Mine deposits
The Board of Sultan Resources Ltd ( Sultan or the Company ) is pleased to inform shareholders that the first batch of gold assay results have been received from the Company’s Reverse Circulation (‘RC’) drilling program targeting gravity anomalies at the Challenger Gold Prospect in the company’s Lake Grace portfolio[6] .
Significant Results
During February 2020, the Company completed 5 RC holes for 991m targeting peak gravity anomalies in positions down dip and along strike of the Challenger gold mineralisation discovered by the Company in 2019[8] . The drill program was designed to test the anomalies revealed by the Company’s recent ground gravity survey at Lake Grace[6] where three-dimensional inversion modelling undertaken on the gravity data showed peak density bodies that appear geophysically similar to the sulphidic mafic gneiss that hosts the bulk of gold mineralisation at the nearby Tampia deposit[4] . Drilling by Sultan in 2019 intersected sulphidebanded mafic gneiss hosting gold mineralization dipping shallowly towards the gravity anomalies defined by the ground gravity survey[5] . All holes drilled in the recent program intersected very thick down-hole intervals
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(up to at least 191m) of mafic material displaying persistent zones of disseminated sulphides and numerous intervals of granular quartz-rich bands often displaying sulphidic margins with the mafic rocks[8] .
The company has now received the gold fire assay results from the 4m composite samples, which show a number of significant gold-mineralised intervals that are similar in thickness and tenor to those revealed in the initial drilling campaign by Sultan in 2019.
Significant intersections include:
| ons include: | ||||
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| Hole ID | From(m) | To(m) | Interval(m) | **Gold Gradeg/t ** |
| 20SLGR13 | 175 | 179 | 4 | 0.16 |
| 20SLGR15 | 59 | 63 | 4 | 0.19 |
| 20SLGR16 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 116 | 120 | 4 | 0.15 | |
| 131 | 134 | 3 | 0.17 | |
| 147 | 159 | 12 | 0.14 | |
| 20SLGR17 | 34 | 50 | 16 | 0.27 |
| incl. | 34 | 38 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 58 | 76 | 18 | 0.42 | |
| incl. | 58 | 62 | 4 | 1.06* |
| 88 | 92 | 4 | 0.22 | |
| 126 | 129 | 3 | 0.37 | |
| 192 | 200 | 8 | 0.16 |
Table 1: Table of significant intersections of 4m composite assays from the recent RC drill program. Intervals have been calculated using a >0.1g/t cut-off, with no more than 4m of internal dilution. All intercept thicknesses are down-hole thicknesses. A full table of significant intersections >0.1g/t Au is presented in Appendix 1. *see note in Appendix 1
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Figure 1: Plan view of the Challenger Prospect showing significant intersections (red text boxes) of the recent RC drill program (yellow stars). The highlights of significant intercepts from recent[5] and historic drilling[1] (blue text boxes) and the large historic aircore gold anomaly (red dashed outline) are also displayed.
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Down-dip extent projected
from off-section hole LDG1
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Figure 2: Cross-section, looking northwest, through recent holes 20LGR17 and historic diamond hole LDG02. The red outline highlights a zone of elevated gold (+0.1g/t Au) with an open down-dip extent of ~300m that contains several +1g/t zones.
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Figure 3: Cross-section, looking northwest, through previous holes 19LGR09 and 10 and 12 and recent hole 20SLGR16 showing the down-dip extent of elevated gold mineralisation some 580m southeast from Section A-A’ in Figure 2.
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Discussion of Results
The results of the latest drilling program have confirmed that gold mineralising processes have occurred on a significant scale at Challenger. The drilling continued to intersect thick zones of gold-anomalous mafic rocks and has extended the strike of the higher-grade zone, where thick intervals of mineralization over 0.5g/t occur, to over 600m. Within these intervals, bands spanning 1 to 4m in excess of 1g/t Au are commonly intersected (Figures 2 & 3).
The drilling has also extended the broader Challenger gold footprint, with gold grades of over 0.1g/t intersected in holes 20SLGR13 and 20SLGR15. Coupled with the historic aircore drilling[1] , these results extend the strike extent of the +0.1g/t Au anomalous area to over 1.2km. The drilling has also extended the down-dip length, with hole 20SLGR16 intersecting significant +0.1g/t gold at a vertical depth of about 150m (Table 1, Figure 3). This intersection is interpreted to represent the down dip extent of mineralization intersected in hole 19SLGR9 and 19SLGR10[5 ] (Figure 3) and extends the down-dip extent of the elevated gold zone to over 380m. Figure 2 also shows the dip extent of higher-grade gold to extend to at least 300m from hole 20SLGR17 through historic hole LDG2.
These bedrock gold intersections correlate with the shallower aircore anomalism to define a huge volume of gold-mineralised mafic rocks with a shallow dip towards the northeast that remains open, and untested, in all directions.
Regional Potential
The definition of such a significant gold system at Challenger has broader regional exploration implications for Sultan. Challenger lies at the southeastern end of Sultan’s Lake Grace portfolio and marks the start of a northwesterly-trending series of occurrences of gold anomalous mafic rocks as defined by historic exploration by North[1 ] (Figure 4 & 5). A number of these prospects have undergone aircore drilling and have shown gold elevated over 0.1g/t in mafic lithologies. Further north, exploration by Associated Goldfields[7] in the 1980’s discovered high-grade gold surface samples of up to 35g/t Au, 21g/t Au and 16g/t Au (Figure 5). This sixteen samples taken in this area averaged 12.67g/t Au[7] . The company mapped a large area of mafic granulite rock types in the area and subsequent magnetic surveys reveal the lithology to be complexly folded and requiring follow up to locate the source of the high-grade gold (Figure 5). This site is within Sultan’s tenements, some 40km along strike to the northwest from Challenger. The presence of such a significant gold-mineralisation event at Challenger demonstrates the potential fertility of the region, particularly along the line of gold anomalous mafic rocks extending for over 40km in Sultan’s portfolio.
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Figure 4. Proposed exploration targets for the Challenger gravity survey with recent and historic significant gold results
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Figure 5: Regional magnetic image of Sultan’s Lake Grace portfolio. The Challenger Prospect, located in the southeast, marks the start of a northwest-trending zone of gold-anomalous mafic rocks associated with major NW-trending features interpreted to indicated major shearing. The evidently strongly folded stratigraphy at the Kulin Gold Prospect is coincident of historic surface samples of highgrade gold.
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Figure 6: Sultan's Lake Grace Project showing the location of the Challenger Prospect (blue dot)
Sultan will keep the market informed as exploration progresses across the Lake Grace project.
Authorised by the Board of Sultan for release.
For further information contact: Managing Director Steve Groves [email protected]
Investor Relations Peter Taylor [email protected] 0412 036 231
References:
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1 North Limited - Public Company Report A45226: “ Final Report on Exploration Licences E70/1367 & E70/1368 August 1995
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2 Explaurum Limited – Company Presentation: “ Unlocking Wheatbelt Gold ”, 03/08/2018
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3 Ausgold Limited – ASX Release: “ Katanning Gold Project Resource expanded to 1.04 million ounces ” 26/11/2018
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4 Explaurum Limited – ASX Release: “ Independent Expert's Report ” 17/01/2019
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5 Sultan Resources – ASX Release: “ First Gold Assay Results Complete ”16/05/2019
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6 Sultan Resources – ASX Release: “Exceptional Results Highlight Gold Potential at Lake Grace” 29/10/2019
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7 Associated Goldfields – Public Company Report A19545: “ Final Report on Exploration Licence E70/180 ” August 1995
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8 Sultan Resources – ASX Release: “ RC Drill Program Testing Gravity Targets Completed” 17/02/2020
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on historical exploration information compiled by Mr Steven Groves, who is a Competent Person and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Groves is Managing Director and a full-time employee of Sultan Resources Limited. Mr Groves has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for the reporting of
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Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Groves consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information announced to the market by Explaurum Limited on 17 January 2019 (Tampia) and Ausgold Limited on 26 November 2018 (Katanning). Sultan confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcements, and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
About Sultan Resources
Sultan Resources is a West Australian focused exploration company with a portfolio of quality assets in emerging discovery terranes currently targeted by successful explorers such as Gold Road Resources, Sandfire Resources and Lodestar Minerals. Sultan’s tenement portfolio includes prospective targets for gold, Nickel, Cobalt and base metals and include tenements at Thaduna, Lake Grace, East Tallering and Dawallinu, all located within the southern terrane region of the Yilgarn Craton in south and south eastern Western Australia. Sultan’s board and management strategy is for a methodical approach to exploration across the prospects in order to discover gold and base metals that may be delineated via modern exploration techniques and exploited for the benefit of the company and its shareholders.
Appendix 1: Collar details of all Reverse Circulation Holes drilled by Sultan at Challenger
| Hole ID | East MGA94 |
North MGA94 |
Depth (m) |
Dip | Azimuth | RL (masl) |
Comment |
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| 19SLGR01 | 633037 | 6343665 | 100 | -60 | 220 | 275 | |
| 19SLGR03 | 633082 | 6343709 | 246 | -90 | 220 | 275 | |
| 19SLGR02A | 633146 | 6343704 | 200 | -80 | 170 | 272 | driller set up on wrong dip, redrilled as 19SLGR02A |
| 19SLGR04 | 633507 | 6343529 | 138 | -70 | 220 | 277 | |
| 19SLGR07 | 633640 | 6343402 | 114 | -70 | 220 | 270 | re-entry failed due to collapsing quartz sands |
| 19SLGR11 | 633727 | 6343502 | 168 | -90 | 220 | 0 | |
| 19SLGR09 | 633743 | 6343366 | 130 | -90 | 220 | 0 | |
| 19SLGR10 | 633779 | 6343446 | 200 | -90 | 220 | 270 | |
| 19SLGR08 | 633769 | 6343319 | 120 | -60 | 220 | 278 | |
| 19SLGR05 | 633584 | 6343475 | 150 | -60 | 220 | 278 | |
| 19SLGR06 | 633614 | 6343512 | 46 | -90 | 0 | 275 | stopped due to collapsing quartz sands and blown collar |
| 19SLGR12 | 633765 | 6343500 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 278 | |
| 20SLGR13 | 634201 | 6343281 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 278 | |
| 20SLGR14 | 634169 | 6343237 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 278 | |
| 20SLGR15 | 634144 | 6343186 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 278 | |
| 20SLGR16 | 634046 | 6343545 | 230 | -55 | 40 | 278 | |
| 20SLGR17 | 633312 | 6343776 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 278 |
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Appendix 2: Significant intersections of recently drilled Reverse Circulation Holes
Intervals have been calculated using a >0.1g/t cut-off, with no more than 2m of internal dilution. All intercept lengths are down-hole lengths
| Intervals have been calculated using a >0.1g/t cut-off, with no more than 2m of i lengths are down-hole lengths |
Intervals have been calculated using a >0.1g/t cut-off, with no more than 2m of i lengths are down-hole lengths |
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| Hole ID | From(m) To(m) Interval(m) **Gold Gradeg/t ** |
| 19SLGR2 | 30 34 4 0.16 |
| 19SLGR2a | 27 28 1 0.10 |
| 19SLGR4 | 40 41 1 0.18 |
| 19SLGR9 Incl. |
31 42 11 0.42 32 33 1 1.39 |
| 58 59 1 0.10 |
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| 19SLGR10 incl. incl. incl. |
44 52 8 0.52 45 48 3 1.12 |
| 55 62 7 0.12 73 81 8 0.75 77 81 3 1.34 79 80 1 3.41 |
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| 19SLGR11 incl. incl. |
50 63 13 0.50 53 55 2 1.03 57 59 2 0.74 |
| 88 95 7 0.15 103 106 3 0.12 |
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| 19SLGR12 incl. incl. |
71 82 11 0.54 72 74 2 1.00 78 81 3 0.90 |
| 120 126 6 0.11 |
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| 20SLGR13 | 175 179 4 0.16 |
| 20SLGR15 | 59 63 4 0.19 |
| 20SLGR16 | 44 48 4 0.12 116 120 4 0.15 131 134 3 0.17 147 159 12 0.14 |
| 20SLGR17 incl. incl. |
34 50 16 0.27 34 38 4 0.55 |
| 58 76 18 0.42 58 62 4 1.06* |
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| 88 92 4 0.22 126 129 3 0.37 192 200 8 0.16 |
*Note: Re-assays of the 4m composite sample SLG2651-2654 Comp have produced a range of gold results from 162ppb to 1060ppb Au indicating a nugget effect likely resulting from coarse gold occurrence in this sample at Challenger. Verification of the validity of the sample results has been undertaken at Bureau Veritas and the laboratory have confirmed that it is appropriate to report this result.
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Appendix 3: Details of nearby, publicly reported gold resources referred to in this document
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| Katanning - Ausgold Limited | |||||||||||
| Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total | ||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au | Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
| 2,068,200 | 2.15 | 142,890 | 8,287,500 | 1.28 | 340,320 | 14,739,800 | 1.17 | 555,750 | 25,095,500 | 1.29 | 1,038,960 |
| Ausgold Limited ASX Release: “Katanning Gold Project Resource expanded to 1.04 million ounces” 26/11/2018 | |||||||||||
| Tampia - Explaurum Limited | |||||||||||
| Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total | ||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au | Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
| - | - | - | 9,800,000 | 1.8 | 580,000 | 2,000,000 | 1.6 | 90 | 11,700,000 | 1.8 | 675,000 |
| Mace - Explaurum Limited | |||||||||||
| Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total | ||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au | Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
Tonnes | Grade g/t Au |
Ounces Au |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | 400,000 | 1.4 | 20,000 | 400,000 | 1.4 | 20,000 |
| Explaurum Limited ASX Release: “Independent Expert's Report” 17/01/2019 |
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Appendix 4: JORC Code, 2012 Edition Table 1 - Lake Grace Project
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Sampling • Nature & quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels, random chips, or specific techniques 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.
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Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity & the appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used.
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Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are Material to the Public Report.
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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.
Commentary
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Geochemical samples were taken from drill chips produced by a reverse circulation (RC) drill rig. Samples were split from the sample stream every metre as governed by metre marks on the drill string, by a cone splitter approximating between 7-13% of the full metre of sample. The dust box was used to control the flow of chips to the cone splitter.
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Duplicates were taken every metre from the alternate sample opening on the cone splitter. This gave flexibility to where field duplicates were introduced into the geochemical sampling stream to the lab and allowed for compositing at any depth or interval.
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On a regular basis both sample and duplicate were weighed with a simple hook based hand held scale to check for representivity of both the metre sampled and the duplicate. This weight was not recorded, rather used as an in-filed measure to alert drillers of issues with the cone splitter and drilling.
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Samples were collected in calico bags – each bag weighed approximately 1- 3kg.
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A small (1-2 teaspoon sized) representative sample was kept of each metre for record purposes.
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Drilling • Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, techniques auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) & details (e.g. core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other type, whether core is oriented & if so, by what method, etc.).
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Reverse Circulation drilling was used to obtain 1m samples for the purpose of geological logging and geochemistry. Compositing was performed for some geochemical samples (see elsewhere in this table)
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RC sampling completed using a 5.5” diameter drill bit with a face sampling hammer. RC drilling rigs were equipped with a booster compressor.
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Drill sample | • Method of recording & assessing core & chip sample recoveries & results |
• | RC Drillers were advised by geologists of the ground conditions expected for |
| recovery | assessed. | each hole and instructed to adopt an RC drilling strategy to maximize sample | |
| • Measures taken to maximise sample recovery & ensure representative | recovery, minimize contamination and maintain required spatial position. | ||
| nature of the samples. | • | Sample recovery is approximated by assuming volume and rock densities for | |
| • Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery & grade & whether sample bias may have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse |
each metre of the drill hole and back referencing to this for individual metres coming from the cone splitter. |
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| material. | |||
| Logging | • Whether core & chip samples have been geologically & geotechnically | • | All drilling in this ASX release is by reverse circulation (RC). RC holes are |
| logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource | geologically logged on a 1m interval basis. Where no sample is returned due | ||
| estimation, mining studies & metallurgical studies. | to voids or lost sample, it is logged and recorded as such. The weathering | ||
| • Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc.) photography. |
profile is logged with no washing/sieving as well as washed/sieving to identify the transition into fresh rock and to identify unweathered quartz veins. In fresh rock all RC chips are logged by washing/sieving. |
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| • The total length & percentage of the relevant intersections logged. | |||
| • | Geological logging is qualitative and quantitative in nature. | ||
| • | Visual estimations of sulphides and geological interpretations are based on | ||
| examination of drill chips from a reverse circulation (RC) drill rig using a 20x | |||
| hand lens during drilling operations. Chips are washed and sieved prior to | |||
| logging. | |||
| • | It should be noted that whilst % mineral proportions are based on standards | ||
| as set out by JORC, they are estimation only and can be subjective to individual | |||
| geologists to some degree. | |||
| Sub- | • If core, whether cut or sawn & whether quarter, half or all core taken. | • | Geochemical samples were taken from drill chips produced by a reverse |
| sampling techniques & sample preparation |
• If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc.& whether sampled wet or dry. • For all sample types, the nature, quality & appropriateness of the sample preparation technique. |
• | circulation (RC) drill rig. All sampling techniques are described above. The nature and quality of the sampling technique was considered appropriate for the drilling technique applied and for the geochemical analysis sought. As described above a cone splitter was used to split samples from the RC sample stream. The cone splitter was levelled prior to drilling and this level |
| • Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling stages to maximise | was checked at regular intervals throughout the drilling of each drill hole to | ||
| representivity of samples. | ensure representivity of sample. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| • Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative of the in situ | • A field duplicate was taken for every metre sampled and both duplicate and | |
| material collected, including for instance results for field duplicate/second- | original sample were checked in an approximate manner for weight/size as a | |
| half sampling. | quick measure of sample representivity and thus if the cone splitter was | |
| • Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the material being | working adequately. | |
| sampled. | • Field duplicates were introduced into the geochemical sample submission at | |
| approximately 1 in 20 samples or 5% of the sample stream. | ||
| • Prior to analysis, samples were split into those that needed to be composited | ||
| and those that did not, the latter generally being those zones of geological | ||
| interest or zones of potential mineralisation. | ||
| • All compositing was completed in the laboratory by laboratory controlled riffle | ||
| splitters normally used for splitting samples after crushing. It is the experience | ||
| of the geologist that a lab controlled environment produces a far more | ||
| representative split of each metre sample than what can be achieved in the | ||
| field by hand. | ||
| • Where intervals were composited, the compositing represents 4 m of 1 m RC | ||
| samples, except at the end of the interval where the ‘left-over’ could | ||
| represent 2 or 3 m of 1 m RC samples. | ||
| • Blanks and laboratory-introduced geochemical standards focussed on gold | ||
| were introduced into the sample stream at the rate of 1 in 20 or 5% or at | ||
| smaller intervals. | ||
| • At the lab, samples were crushed to a nominal 2mm using a jaw crusher | ||
| before being split using a rotary splitter into 400-700g samples for pulverising. | ||
| • Samples were pulverised to a nominal >90% passing 75 micron for which a | ||
| 100g sample was then selected for analysis. A spatula was used to sample | ||
| from the pulverised sample for digestion. | ||
| • The Bureau Veritas geochemical laboratories in Perth use their own internal | ||
| standards and blanks as well as flushing and cleaning methods accredited by | ||
| international standards. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| • Sample sizes and splits are considered appropriate to the grain size of the | ||
| material being sampled as according to the Gi standard formulas. | ||
| Quality of | • The nature, quality & appropriateness of the assaying & laboratory | • Geochemical analyses performed consisted of a four-acid digestion and/or |
| assay data | procedures used & whether the technique is considered partial or total. | peroxide fusion before Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer |
| & laboratory |
• For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make & |
(ICPMS) or Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICPAES). This technique is considered a total analysis. |
| tests | model, reading times, calibrations factors applied & their derivation, etc. | • All standards, blanks and field duplicate procedures are described above. |
| • Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g. standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) & whether acceptable levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) & precision have been established. |
• Acceptable levels of accuracy for the data have been achieved and are considered within expectations for geochemical sampling of RC drilling and show no significant bias towards the positive or negative. |
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| Verification | • The verification of significant intersections by either independent or | • Verification of significant intersections as shown by the results of geochemical |
| of sampling | alternative company personnel. | analyses has been made via employees of Sultan Resources internally. |
| & assaying | • The use of twinned holes. | • There were no dedicated twinned holes in this drilling program. |
| • Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, | • All geological and geochemical data has been checked by both Sultan | |
| data storage (physical & electronic) protocols. | Resources employees and Zephyr Professional Pty Ltd consultants. All | |
| • Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | geological and drilling data has been entered into a Sultan Resources Access database. |
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| Location of | • Accuracy & quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar & down-hole | • All collar locations presented were finalised using a hand-held differential GPS |
| data points | surveys), trenches, mine workings & other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. |
(DGPS) with base station (currently an Austech ProMark500 and ProFlex500). Accuracy of the DGPS is approximately to 100mm in the vertical and 50mm |
| • Specification of the grid system used. | on the horizontal. | |
| • Quality & adequacy of topographic control. | • MGA94, Zone 50 | |
| • Elevation were in AHD (MGA94, Zone 50) | ||
| Data | • Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | • Drilling has been for exploration only, spacing varies between targets. |
| spacing & | • Whether the data spacing & distribution is sufficient to establish the degree | |
| distribution | of geological & grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral Resource & | |
| Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s)&classifications applied. | ||
| • Whether sample compositing has been applied. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Orientation | • Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible | • Drill angle details are given in the text and tables of the ASX announcement. |
| of data in | structures & the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type. | Orientation was determined according to the expected orientation of the |
| relation to | • If the relationship between the drilling orientation & the orientation of key | exploration target. |
| geological | mineralised structures is considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this | |
| structure | should be assessed & reported if material. | |
| Sample | • The measures taken to ensure sample security. | • All geochemical samples were selected by geologists in the field and sent |
| security | directly to the laboratory from the field via a delivery truck , packaged in | |
| bulker bags. Results of geochemical analysis were sent directly to the project | ||
| geologist for entering into the Access database and for analysis. | ||
| Audits or | • The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques & data. | • Not applicable |
| reviews |
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • Type, reference name/number, location & ownership including agreements | • The Lake Grace Project lies in the eastern wheatbelt, approximately 250km | |
| tenement & | or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, | east-southeast of Perth. The Project comprises five Exploration Licences | |
| land tenure status |
overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park & 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. |
(70/5081, 70/5082, 70/5085, 70/5095 and 70/5179) covering an area of approximately 690km2over or near the prospective Yandina Shear Zone which is known to host gold mineralisation elsewhere in the Southwest Terrane. All licences are held 100% by Sultan Resources The Lake Grace tenements are subject to Native Title Claim by the Ballardong People (WAD6181/1998). The |
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| North Tarin Rock Nature Reserve has a trivial impact the western margin | |||
| E70/5081. | |||
| Exploration | • Acknowledgment & appraisal of exploration by other parties. | • Previous exploration over the Lake Grace applications has been limited. Work | |
| done by | reported was generally generative in nature and at a reconnaissance level. | ||
| other parties | The most detailed exploration was undertaken by North Ltd during the 1990’s and is considered to have been performed to a high standard. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Geology | • Deposit type, geological setting & style of mineralisation. | The Project lies in the Lake Grace Domain of the Southwest Terrane. It is |
| comprised of granulite facies granitic gneisses, gneissic remnants of | ||
| greenstone belts, charnokitic granites and post-tectonic granites. The | ||
| greenstone rock sequences are metamorphosed to high-grade upper | ||
| amphibolite to granulite facies. Structurally-controlled gold mineralisation | ||
| occurs broadly as multiple, well-defined stacked elongate to ellipsoidal lodes | ||
| that vary in size from 1-10 m thick, 50-150 m wide (east-west) and 50-200 m | ||
| long (north-south) that have undergone post-mineralisation deformation. The | ||
| gneissic package dips between 35° to 40° to the southeast and strikes 040°. | ||
| The host rocks form an open synform that plunges 30° toward 120°. | ||
| Drill hole | • A summary of all information material to the understanding of the | A table of the Recent RC drill hole collar details is included in Appendix 1. |
| Information | exploration results including a tabulation of the following information for all Material drill holes: |
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o Easting & northing of the drill hole collar |
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o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres) of |
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| the drill hole collar | ||
o dip & azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length & interception depth |
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o hole length. |
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| • If the exclusion of this information is justified on the basis that the | ||
| information is not Material & this exclusion does not detract from the | ||
| understanding of the report, the Competent Person should clearly explain | ||
| why this is the case. | ||
| Data | • In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, maximum | • Tables of significant intervals have been cited in the text of the document. |
| aggregation methods |
and/or minimum grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades)&cut-off grades are usually Material & should be stated. |
Significant Intervals have been calculated using a >0.1g/t cut-off, with no more than 4m of internal dilution (where intervals comprised 4m composites). |
| • Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high grade results & longer lengths of low grade results, the procedure used for such aggregation should be stated & some typical examples of such aggregations |
Weighting was calculated where intervals of different length contributed to a continuous mineralised intersection. Weighting has been calculated by multiplying the length of each sample interval by the result and adding each |
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| should be shown in detail. | product across the entire sample interval before dividing the total by the total | |
| sample interval length to find an average gold grade. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| • The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent values should be | ||
| clearly stated. | ||
| Relationship | • These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of |
• No true widths have been stated in this ASX release, all relate to downhole |
| between | Exploration Results. | intercept lengths. |
| mineralisati | • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is | • The main zones of mineralisation are interpreted to be shallow-dipping to the |
| on widths & | known, its nature should be reported. | northwest, and drill holes were either drilled at steep angles to the southwest, |
| intercept | • If it is not known & only the down hole lengths are reported, there should be | or vertical. |
| lengths | a clear statement to this effect (e.g.‘down hole length, true width not | |
| known’). | ||
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps & sections (with scales)&tabulations of intercepts should | • See drill hole location map accompanying this ASX release. |
| be included for any significant discovery being reported These should | ||
| include, but not be limited to a plan view of drill hole collar locations & | ||
| appropriate sectional views. | ||
| Balanced | • Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, | • Only observations are reported, see data details above for further information |
| reporting | representative reporting of both low & high grades and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results. |
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| Other | • Other exploration data, if meaningful & material, should be repported | • No other exploration data collected is considered material to this |
| substantive | including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey | announcement. |
| exploration data |
results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples – size&method of treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical & rock characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminating |
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| substances. | ||
| Further | • The nature & scale of planned further work (e.g. tests for lateral extensions | • The focus on future work will be to further define the extents of gold |
| work | or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). | mineralisation and to also search for higher-grade zones within the extents of |
| • Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the | the mineralised area.Techniques such as detailed ground geophysics and |
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| main geological interpretations & future drilling areas, provided this | further drilling will be used to achieve this. | |
| information is not commercially sensitive. |
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