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TALGA GROUP LTD Capital/Financing Update 2021

Oct 25, 2021

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ASX Release 26 October 2021 ASX:TLG

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Exploration Boosts Talga's Battery Mineral Projects in Sweden

  • Large-scale geophysical surveys define new targets at Talga’s Vittangi Graphite Project and Aitik East Copper Project in northern Sweden

  • Significant new graphite target defined at Vittangi adjacent to planned concentrator site with drill testing underway and second drill rig mobilised to site

Battery anode and advanced materials company Talga Group Ltd (“ Talga ” or “ the Company ”) is pleased to announce results of recent exploration activities conducted on its 100% owned graphite and copper projects in north Sweden ( ASX:TLG 20 July 2021 ).

Talga is building a vertically integrated, European-based operation to supply green Li-ion battery anode products directly to manufacturers and automotive OEMs. Talga aims to expand its supply base of battery raw materials to meet future capacity increases by pursuing exploration programs across its graphite and battery metal projects.

Airborne Geophysics Survey and Results

Talga recently completed over 1,000 line kilometres of high resolution airborne "SkyTEM" geophysical surveys across the Vittangi Graphite Project ("Vittangi") and Aitik East Copper Project ("Aitik East”)(see Figure 1). This was the first large scale geophysical survey completed by Talga in Sweden and it successfully mapped electrical conductivity, magnetic and radiometric data of the projects (see Appendix, Figure 5 and Table 1 for survey details).

Vittangi

The SkyTEM results show the greater Vittangi graphite-bearing units are more continuous than previously recognised and has identified new zones for follow up drilling. A significant new target is located approximately 500m to the southeast of the existing Nunasvaara North resource, where a strong ~600m long conductor occurs adjacent to the planned DFS concentrator site (see Figure 2).

Previous outcrop rock sampling in this area had returned grades of up to 36.0% graphite ( TLG:ASX 15 November 2012 ) however the area was thought to be a zone of discontinuous or faulted blocks. The SkyTEM results define the graphite unit to be far more cohesive and extensive than previously understood. This area, named Nunasvaara East (see Figure 2), is now considered a priority target which due to its location has high potential to favourably impact future development options.

Drilling at Nunasvaara East is now underway on 100m spaced sections as part of the extension stage of the Vittangi diamond drilling program ( TLG:ASX 30 August 2021 ). In addition, Talga added a second drill rig to complete testing of all target areas as planned by end of October 2021.

Talga Group Ltd ABN 32 138 405 419 ASX: TLG Germany: TGX USA: TLGRF 1st Floor, 2 Richardson St, West Perth 6005 Australia E: [email protected] T: +61 8 9481 6667 F: +61 8 9322 1935 W: www.talgagroup.com

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Aitik East

Talga’s Aitik East Project is prospective for large scale copper-gold mineralisation, similar to the 36Mt per annum Aitik mine 25km to the west (see Figure 4). Aitik East forms part of Talga’s non-core suite of 100% owned battery metals projects in Sweden ( ASX:TLG 9 May 2018 and ASX:TLG 11 October 2018 ).

The SkyTEM survey of Aitik East defined a weak, but discrete, conductive anomaly, modelled as approximately 200m long and starting 50m below surface (see Figure 4). The conductor is located ~1.7km north from a zone returning rock chip sample grades of up to 4.8% Copper, 1.2g/t Gold, 66g/t Silver in outcrop ( ASX:TLG 11 October 2018 ).

Next Steps

Diamond core assay results from the initial stages of the Vittangi drilling program ( TLG:ASX 30 August 2021 ) are expected in November 2021 and results from the

Figure 1 SkyTEM system airborne on Talga project.

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Nunasvaara East target are expected in December. Results will be released to the market as and when they are received and interpreted, along with next stage Vittangi drilling and resource work plans. Drilling is expected to re-commence in Q1 2022 targeting resource upgrading and expansion at the nearby Jalkunen graphite project.

Talga's strategies focus on graphite-based Li-ion battery anode development and production. The Aitik East conductor will undergo further modelling and interpretation for follow-up exploration activities including drilling, the timing of which will be determined in line with Talga’s corporate strategies for its non-graphite battery metal projects in Sweden.

Talga Managing Director, Mark Thompson, commented : “With rising European demand for EVs and therefore graphite anode products, it is exciting to see the Vittangi Graphite Project - our battery raw material source - continue to grow. Successful exploration allows us to better plan future scale-ups and fully realise the deposit’s potential for clean battery manufacturing. The new target at our Aitik East copper project is another positive development. Our Swedish battery metal projects provide additional avenues for Talga to deliver value across the European battery supply chain.”

For further information please contact:

Mark Thompson Nikki Löf Managing Director Group Communications Manager Talga Group Ltd Talga Group Ltd T: +61 (0) 8 9481 6667 T: +61 (0) 8 9481 6667

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Figure 2 Vittangi Graphite Project SkyTEM survey conductors with resource and target locations.

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Figure 3 Location of Talga’s graphite projects in northern Sweden

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Norway
Finland
Narvik
Kiruna
Vitangi
North Niska
Nunasvaara
20km
Jalkunen
Gällivare
Raitajärvi
Sweden
Luleå
Talga graphite deposit Major road/highway
City/major Town Railway
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Figure 4 Talga’s Aitik East project and SkyTEM anomaly location. See Fig 5 for survey location details.

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APPENDIX

Geophysical Surveys

At Talga's 100% owned graphite projects in north Sweden, ~2 billion year age semi-massive highly crystalline stratiform graphite mineralisation outcrops as 10-100m wide schist units beneath shallow moraine and interfluvial lowland. The graphite mineralisation is regional and stratigraphic in nature and correlatable over great distance. The graphite units are readily mappable as conductors using electromagnetic ("EM") geophysics.

In 2021 SkyTEM Surveys ApS (Denmark) were contracted by Talga AB to fly and process a high resolution EM, magnetic and radiometric survey across the Vittangi and Aitik East projects in north Sweden utilising SkyTEM's helicopter-borne SkyTEM312M system.

Quality control processes were applied as part of the data capture and Precision Geophysics Pty Ltd (Australia) completed initial data interpretation and reporting. See Table 1 and the JORC Table below for further details of the 2021 survey results in this release.

Exploration Target Model

The recent Vittangi graphite project DFS and Niska Scoping study concluded that an integrated graphite mine, concentrator and anode production facility is commercially positive ( ASX:TLG 7 December 2020 and ASX:TLG 1 July 2021 ). These studies were based on only a fraction of the existing defined JORC resources and ore reserves (market target constrained).

Given that the graphite units have not been closed off by drilling, they are open at depth and along strike of the existing JORC resources. Outcropping graphite units, returning up to 41.0% graphite in surface samples, have been mapped directly from these targets.

Talga exploration staff have compiled new and historic EM data and sampled and mapped the local and regional distribution of the graphite units to review total tonnage potential by way of JORC Exploration Target estimates. Additionally, deeper graphite targets present down-dip of the drilled resources of Nunasvaara South, Nunasvaara North, Niska South and Niska North, with mineralisation extending below the JORC 2012 resources and the strike extent in between.

The Vittangi project JORC-compliant Exploration Target estimate is now 170-200Mt at 20-30% Cg, up from 26-46Mt at 20-30% Cg ( ASX:TLG 17 September 2020 ). See Table 4 for exploration target details.

Note that the potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource.

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Figure 5 SkyTEM survey flight lines and locations. Vittangi (top) and Aitik East (bottom).

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Table 1 Details of Helicopter-borne geophysical survey using the SkyTEM312 HP system.

Name Spacing m Direction (in-/tieline) Number of Lines Total Km
Vittangi 50 / 500 90 / 0 deg 148 / 11 724.8
Aitik East 50 / 100 (tie 1000) 95 / 5 deg 100 / 3 322.2
Total 1047.0

Table 2 Total Vittangi Project Graphite Mineral Resources.

Deposit Resource Category Tonnage (t) Graphite (% Cg) Contained Graphite (t)
Nunasvaara South Indicated 8,600,000 24.8 2,132,800
Inferred 1,900,000 22.5 427,700
Nunasvaara North Indicated 1,800,000 29.4 529,200
Inferred 2,600,000 14.8 385,000
Niska North Indicated 4,160,000 25.8 1,074,528
Niska South Indicated 480,000 25.8 123,696
Total Indicated & Inferred 19,500,000 24.0 4,672,700
  • Note: 1. Due to rounding totals may not reconcile exactly.

2. Ore tonnes rounded to nearest hundred thousand tonnes.

3. Nunasvaara and Niska Resources at 10%Cg cut-off, as at 17 September 2020.

4. The Nunasvaara graphite MRE was disclosed on 17 September 2020 in accordance with the 2012 JORC Code (ASX:TLG 17 September 2020). The Niska graphite MRE was disclosed in October 2019 in accordance with the 2012 JORC Code (ASX:TLG 15 October 2019).

5. The total for the Vittangi Graphite Project has increased to 19.5Mt at 24.0%Cg from the previous

  • 16.9Mt at 25.6%Cg due to restatement of the Nunasvaara Resources and changes discussed above.

Table 3 Vittangi Project Nunasvaara Probable Ore Reserve Statement.

Deposit Reserve Category Tonnage (t) Graphite (% Cg) Contained Graphite (t)
Nunasvaara South Proven 0 0 0
Probable 2,260,140 24.1 544,693
Total 2,260,140 24.1 544,693

Note: 1. Due to rounding totals may not reconcile exactly.

2. The Nunasvaara Ore Reserve was disclosed in July 2021 in accordance with the 2012 JORC Code (ASX:TLG 1 July 2021).

Table 4 Vittangi Anode Project Exploration Target.

2021 Exploration Target Vittangi Graphite Project 2021 Exploration Target Vittangi Graphite Project 2021 Exploration Target Vittangi Graphite Project
Tonnage Range (low-high) 170Mt 200Mt
Grade Range (low-high) 20% Cg 30% Cg

Note that the potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource.

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Competent Persons Statement

The information in this document that relates to the exploration results and the exploration target is based on information compiled by Albert Thamm. Mr Thamm is a consultant to the Company and a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Membership No.203217). Mr Thamm has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which has been undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code). Mr Thamm consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Thamm does not hold securities (directly or indirectly) in the Company.

The Niska Mineral Resource was first reported in the Company’s announcement dated 15 October 2019 titled ‘Talga Substantially Increases Flagship Graphite Resource Size, Grade and Status’. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the previous market announcement and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Resource estimate in the previous market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Nunasvaara Mineral Resource was reported in the Company’s announcement dated 20 September 2020. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the previous market announcement and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Resource estimate in the previous market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Nunasvaara Ore Reserve statement was first reported in the Company’s announcement dated 1 July 2021 titled ‘Robust Vittangi Anode Project DFS’. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the previous market announcement and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Reserve estimate in the previous market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Company first reported the production targets and forecast financial information referred to in this announcement in accordance with Listing Rules 5.16 and 5.17 in its announcement titled 'Robust Vittangi Anode Project DFS' dated 1 July 2021. The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning those production targets and forecast financial information derived from those production targets continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Information in this announcement that relates to prior exploration results for the Vittangi graphite project is extracted from ASX announcements available to view on the Company’s website at www.talgagroup.com. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the exploration results included in the relevant original market announcements. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person and Qualified Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the relevant original market announcements.

The Information in this announcement that relates to prior exploration results for the Aitik East project is extracted from ASX announcements available to view on the Company’s website at www.talgagroup.com. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the exploration results included in the relevant original market announcements. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person and Qualified Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the relevant original market announcements.

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About Talga

Talga Group Ltd (ASX:TLG) is building a European battery anode and graphene additives supply chain, to offer advanced materials critical to its customers’ innovation and the shift towards a more sustainable world. Vertical integration, including ownership of several high-grade Swedish graphite projects, provides security of supply and creates long-lasting value for stakeholders.

Company website: www.talgagroup.com

Forward-Looking Statements & Disclaimer

Statements in this document regarding the Company's business or proposed business, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

This announcement may not be distributed in any jurisdiction except in accordance with the legal requirements applicable in such jurisdiction. Recipients should inform themselves of the restrictions that apply in their own jurisdiction. A failure to do so may result in a violation of securities laws in such jurisdiction. This document does not constitute investment advice and has been prepared without taking into account the recipient’s investment objectives, financial circumstances or particular needs and the opinions and recommendations in this representation are not intended to represent recommendations of particular investments to particular investments to particular persons.

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JORC CODE, 2012 EDITION

Table 1 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data SkyTEM Survey, Talga AB, September 2021

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
downhole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc.).
These examples should not be
taken as limiting the broad
meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures
taken to ensure sample
“representivity” and the
appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems
used.
Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material
to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done
this would be relatively simple
(e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling
was used to obtain 1 m samples
from which 3 kg was pulverised
to produce a 30g 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.
• Assay type sampling does not apply to
geophysical survey.
Drilling techniques Drill type (e.g. core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc.) and details (e.g. core
diameter, triple or standard tube,
depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if
so, by what method, etc.).
• No drilling applies to the exploration results
of this announcement
Drill sample recovery Method of recording and
assessing core and chip sample
recoveries and results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise
sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the
samples.
Whether a relationship exists
• No drill sample recovery applies to this
announcement
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
between sample recovery and
grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
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.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc.)
photography.
The total length and percentage
of the relevant intersections
logged.
• Electronic data logging involves the
following steps: Filtering and processing of
the laser altimeter heights and then DEM
data is process received by subtraction of
final filtered laser data from final processed
GPS altitude data.
• Logging is electronic and quantitative in
nature.
• This survey is comprised of 2 blocks
containing a total of 1047.0 km flight lines,
and infill lines. 724.8 km is flown at Vittangi
and at Aitik, 322.2km of survey was
completed.
Sub-sampling techniques
and sample preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc. and
whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of
the sample preparation
technique.
Quality control procedures
adopted for all sub-sampling
stages to maximise
representative nature to the
samples.
Measures taken to ensure that
the sampling is representative of
the in-situ material collected,
including for instance results for
field duplicate/second-half
sampling.
Whether sample sizes are
appropriate to the grain size of
the material being sampled.
• No assay sampling preparation applies.
Quality of assay data and
laboratory tests
The nature, quality and
appropriateness of the assaying
and laboratory procedures used
and whether the technique is
considered partial or total.
For geophysical tools,
spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc., the parameters
used in determining the analysis
including instrument make and
model, reading times,
calibrations factors applied and
their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control
• The airborne instrumentation comprising a
SkyTEM312M system includes a time
domain electromagnetic system, a magnetic
data acquisition system and an auxiliary data
acquisition system containing two
inclinometers, two altimeters and three
DGPS’. All instruments are mounted on a
frame suspended ~40 m below the
helicopter, the generator used to power the
transmitter is suspended between the frame
and the helicopter, ~30 m below the
helicopter.
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
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.
• Control DGPS base stations were placed at a
location of maximum possible view to
satellites and away from metallic objects
that could influence the GPS antenna. GPS
processing involves a Precise Point
Positioning (PPP) setup using the L2 band of
the GPS rover. The PPP process eliminates
the need of base station data and the
improved precision obtained during the
post-processing is based on correction and
precision files which can be downloaded
during the processing steps. DGPS base
station data is only acquired for backup and
was not used in the processing on this
survey.
• The base station magnetometer was placed
in a location of low magnetic gradient, away
from electrical transmission lines and
moving metallic objects, such as motor
vehicles and aircraft. involves the following
steps: Filtering and processing of the laser
altimeter height as described and DEM data
received by subtraction of final filtered laser
data from final processed GPS altitude data.
Verification of sampling
and assaying
The verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data,
data entry procedures, data
verification, data storage
(physical and electronic)
protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
• The SkyTEM312M system setup is a dual
moment configuration containing a High
Moment (HM) with a peak moment of
~950,000 NIA and a Low Moment (LM) with
a peak moment of ~3,000 NIA.
• Data from two GPS receivers are recorded
by the EM data acquisition system while a
third GPS is recorded by the magnetic data
acquisition system.
• The GPS systems are used for time
stamping, positioning, and correlation of the
EM and magnetic datasets.
• All recorded data are marked with a time
stamp used to link the different data types.
• To verify the performance of the
SkyTEM312M system calibration and
waveform repetition are carried out on site.
• The SkyTEM312M system has been
calibrated at the Danish National Reference
site.
• Calibration includes measurements of the
transmitter survey data repeated at a range
of altitudes at the reference site. The
instrumentation can reproduce the
reference site with the same set of
calibration parameters independent of the
flight altitude. All processed data are
corrected according to the calibration
parameters.
• Final processing of the magnetic data
involves the application of traditional
corrections to compensate for diurnal
variation effects. Geosoft magnetic data
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
processing tools are applied as follows:
Processing of static magnetic data acquired
on the magnetic base station, Processing
and filtering of airborne magnetic data,
Standard corrections to compensate the
diurnal variation, IGRF correction, Micro
levelling and Gridding.
• Micro-levelling of magnetic data occurs
after applying the IGRF corrections to the
magnetic data. Micro-levelling was applied
as a standard procedure. The outcome of
processed magnetic data after all
corrections and levelling is the Residual
Magnetic Field (RMF). Total magnetic
intensity (TMI) is recalculated to an altitude
as flown at a fixed level (0 m) by adding the
IGRF regional field back to RMF on a fixed
date for each individualpoint.
Location of data points Accuracy and quality of surveys
used to locate drill holes (collar
and down-hole surveys),
trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system
used.
Quality and adequacy of
topographic control.
• Grid system is Swedish Coordinate system
UTM34N, re-projected to SWEREF99.
• Topographic control has been established
by deployment of GPS base stations.
• Topographic control is to cm precision.
• A digital elevation model (DEM) has been
calculated by subtracting the filtered laser
altimeter data from the GPS elevation. All
steps related to the DEM are carried out
Geosoft.
Data spacing and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to
establish the degree of
geological and grade continuity
appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and
classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
• The survey lines have a line spacing of 50 m
in a E-W direction. The tie lines have a line
spacing of 500 m in a N-S direction
• The coordinate system UTM Zone UTM34N
(WGS84) was used throughout this report,
and in the data delivery.
• The nominal terrain clearance of the
transmitter is 30 - 40 m, with an increase
over forests, power lines, or any other
obstacles or hazards. The safe flying height
during the survey is always based on the
pilot’s assessment of risk and deviations
from nominal values are at the discretion of
the pilot. The nominal production airspeed
was 70-110 kph for a flat topography with
no wind. This may vary in areas of rugged
terrain and/or windy conditions.
• The GPS has been processed using the
Waypoint GrafNav GPS processing tool. The
standard airborne settings have been used.
• The ground speed, altitude, latitude and
longitude from the processed DGPS’ are
imported into Geosoft and merged into the
final database where the coordinates are
converted into UTM Zone34N (WGS84) and
a low pass filter of 3.0 sec is applied.
• involves the following steps: Filtering and
processing of the laser altimeter height as
described above and DEM data received by
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
subtraction of final filtered laser data from
final processed GPS altitude data.
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.
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.
• Flight lines are approximately across strike
for the Vittangi graphite mineralisation.
• Orientation relative to possible
mineralisation trend at Aitik is not known.
Sample security The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
• The complete dataset of the SkyTEM survey
is delivered as a Geosoft database (GDB)
and a Geosoft xyz file, which can be used as
input for further processing and gridding
and as input to inversion and interpretation
software.
Audits or reviews The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data.
• The result of a spatially constrained
inversion (SCI) is delivered as a Geosoft
database (GDB), Geosoft and xyz containing
the modelled layer conductivity’s in
SWERF99 into Maptek Vulcan TM, to
integrate these data with existing drilling
and assay.

Table 1 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 security of the tenure held at
the time of reporting along with
any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in
the area.

The Nunasvaara South deposit is located on
licence Nunasvaara nr 2 and the
Nunasvaara North, Nunasvaara East, Niska
South and Niska North prospects located
on Vittangi nr 2. All Vittangi project licences
are owned 100% by the Company’s
Swedish subsidiary, Talga AB. The Aitik East
Project comprises exploration licence
Suorravaara nr 4 owned 100% by the
Company’s Swedish subsidiary, Talga
Battery Metals AB.

The licences are wholly-owned by the
Company and are located in semi forested
areas. The area is used for seasonal grazing
by local indigenous Sami reindeer herders.
The Natura 2000 registered Torne River is
located approximately 1km to the south of
the current MRE for Nunasvaara South.

The licences are in good standing with the
local miningauthority, Bergsstaten.
Exploration done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal
of exploration by other parties.

Graphite was first identified at Vittangi in
1898 and has received occasional
exploration by private parties and the
Swedish Geological Survey since that time.
In the early 1980s, LKAB completed
diamond drilling and test mining at
Nunasvaara South and since then, the area
has been explored by Anglo American and
Teck Cominco for copper and base metals.

Copper, gold, silver and molybdenum
mineralisation at Aitik East has been
previously sampled and noted by Boliden,
and held by Phelps Dodge in 2003 and by
Norsve Resources PLC in 2012 but it is not
known what exploration work if any was
completed by either company.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.
• The mineralisation at Vittangi comprises
two sub-vertical, lithologically continuous
units of semi-massive highly crystalline
stratiform graphite mineralisation
containing up to 50% graphitic carbon. The
units range in thickness from ~10-100m. The
hanging-wall is comprised of mafic volcano-
clastics and tuffaceous units and the
footwall is a mafic intrusive (dolerite-
gabbro). The graphite units are regionally
extensive over many kilometres and are
interpreted to have developed in a shallow
freshwater basin in the early Proterozoic
(Circa 2.0 billion years). Subsequent
deformation and domal intrusives have
metamorphosed and tilted the units to the
sub-vertical orientations present today. The
majority of the graphite at Nunasvaara is
veryfinegrained, highlycrystalline and very
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
high grade. Metallurgical testwork and
studies completed by the Company show a
range of commercial graphite and graphene
based products can be produced.
• Mineralisation at Aitik East has been
described as bornite, azurite, malachite,
chalcopyrite and chalcocite and minor
molybdenite hosted within intermediate
volcanic porphyries, volcanoclastics and
agglomerates. Lithium mineralisation is also
hosted within tourmaline-bearing (elbaite)
pegmatites within the volcanic host rocks.
Drill hole Information A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill
holes:
o easting and northing of the
drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced
Level – elevation above sea
level in metres) of the drill
hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and
interception depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this
information is justified on the
basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does
not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
• No drillhole locations are used in this report
• Prior drilling has been comprehensively
reported in previous ASX releases related to
the drilling results at Nunasvaara South,
Nunasvaara North and Niska deposits.
Data aggregation methods In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum
grade truncations (e.g. cutting of
high grades) and cut-off grades
are usually Material and should
be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths
of low grade results, the
procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated
and some typical examples of
such aggregations should be
shown in detail.
The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent
values should be clearly stated.
• Assay results are not reported.
• Intercept assay results are not reported.
• No metal equivalents are reported
CRITERIA JORC CODE EXPLANATION COMMENTARY
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 drillhole 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 (eg
‘down hole length, true width not
known’).
• The geometry of the graphite mineralisation
at Nunasvaara South, Nunasvaara North and
Niska is well understood and the mapped
flight survey has been completed near
perpendicular to the strike of the
mineralisation.
• The geometry of any mineralisation at Aitik
East is not known and orientation of the
survey was best knowledge and appropriate
for this stage.
Diagrams 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.
• Diagrams are incorporated in the text.
Balanced reporting Where comprehensive reporting
of all Exploration Results is not
practicable, representative
reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
• The report provides the total information
available to date and is considered to
represent a balanced report.
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 results, including all
drilling results and previous JORC Indicated
and Inferred Mineral Resource Estimates,
Probable Ore Reserve and a DFS for
Nunasvaara South have been previously
reported. Geochemical and other relevant
exploration results have been previously
reported for Aitik East.
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.
• At Vittangi further drilling of graphite
targets along strike and deeper targets
underneath the current resources are
currently active, as is trial mining and anode
product qualification production. At Aitik
East further analysis of results is being
undertaken to decide further work.
• Diagrams highlighting the areas and targets
for drill testing are included in this and
previous reports.