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THOR ENERGY PLC — Investor Presentation 2021
Oct 24, 2021
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THOR MINING PLC
Alford East Copper Gold Project
AusIMM Technical Lunch, Adelaide
21 October 2021
Nicole Galloway Warland, Managing Director
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
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The information in this report that relates to exploration results and exploration targets is based on information compiled by Nicole Galloway Warland, who holds a BSc in applied geology (Hons) and who is a Member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Ms Galloway Warland is an employee of Thor Mining PLC. She has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she is undertaking 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'. Nicole Galloway Warland consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on her formation in the form and context in which it appears.
THOR MINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
ESG Environment

Environment
World is transitioning to low carbon economy
Low emission goals
Copper
Global Demand growing
- Electronics
- Electric vehicles
- Renewable energy
Thor Mining
Aiming to be a trusted global leader for sustainably mined copper-gold


International Energy Agency 2020
THOR
AIRMAS-PLUS
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Copper in SA
Projects
- Alford East – JV Farm-in earning 80% direct interest
- EnviroCopper Limited (ECL) – Thor hold 30% Equity Interest
- Kapunda – ECL earning a 75% interest
- Alford West – ECL earning a 75% interest
Geology
- Substantial near surface oxidised copper mineralisation, transitioning at depth to readily leachable chalcocite then primary chalcopyrite
- Leachable gold also present
Objective
- Low-Cost production of copper – gold using low impact In-situ Recovery techniques
- Protect Environment with economic opportunities created.

THOR
MINING PLC
ENVIRO
COPPER
THE INVESTIGATURAL
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
In-Situ Recovery Copper-Gold
- ESG – Favourable alternative to Traditional mining
- Low cost / low environmental impact metal production
- A chemical process rather than a high-cost mining operation (No large pit / no crushing or grinding / no waste dumps etc)
- ECL - Substantial Australian government & research body funding grant to fund technical feasibility $2.85M
- THR - $0.3M funding through SA government Accelerated Discovery Initiative
- ISR techniques have been utilised commercially in South Australia for >15 years – We have the expertise locally
ISR – ISCR Copper Projects (Arizona, USA)
- Florence Project, Taseko Mines
- Van Dyke Project, Copper Fox Metals
- Gunnison Project, Excelsior Mining Corp


THOR
AIRING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
The Alford-East Copper-Gold Project is investigating/assessing the geological, environmental, social and economic impacts of In-Situ Recovery (ISR) at Alford East, to unlock the significant mineral value of this oxide copper-gold mineral resource for SA.
ESG - Social License



Project Level
- Landholders
- Community
- Local Employment
- Council – Barunga West & Copper Coast
Corporate Level
- Employees
- Shareholders

Barunga West Council


THOR
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
ISR Video
THOR
WINING PLC
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Thor Mining
Diverse Portfolio
Copper – Australia (Three Projects)
- Technical Feasibility Stage
- Direct & Indirect Interest – Alford East, Alford West & Kapunda
- Resource Extension Potential
Gold – Australia
- Greenfields Exploration, Pilbara WA
Uranium and Vanadium – USA
- Brownfields Exploration
Tungsten (Australia & USA)
- Feasibility Study Stage, Molyhil & Pilot Mountain (US)


THOR MINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Alford East Copper-Gold – Thor earning 80%
Location
- Approx. 150km north-west of Adelaide, South Australia
- Adjacent Envirocopper Ltd Alford West Project
Geology
- Substantial near surface oxidised copper mineralisation, transitioning at depth to readily leachable chalcocite then primary chalcopyrite
- Leachable gold also present
History
- Substantial drilling history chasing IOCG targets unveiling oxide mineralisation over several decades
- Multiple intersections of probable ISR amenable mineralization*
Infrastructure
- Located adjacent to mains electricity & sealed highways. Nearby towns should provide workforce on daily commute basis
Inferred mineral resource estimation
- 177,000t of contained copper and 71,500oz of contained gold

* (ASX:THR 23 November 2020)
THOR ALFORD EAST
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Geology
Location
- Gawler Craton
- Metamorphosed Palaeoproterozoic Wallaroo Group sediments and volcanics intruded by Tickera granitoids, syntectonically emplaced during Hiltaba event
- Cambrian and Tertiary cover <10m in depth
- Substantial near surface oxidised copper mineralisation, transitioning to readily leachable chalcocite, then primary chalcopyrite
- Alford Copper belt is a semi-coherent zone of oxide copper-gold mineralization within a structurally controlled trough of highly kaolinized, oxidised metasomatite, adjacent to the Tickera Granite-origins unknown
History
- Substantial drilling history since the early 1990's chasing IOCG style primary mineralisation targets, unveiling oxide mineralisation over several decades.
- Oxide mineralisation essentially ignored
- Thor & ECL first companies to solely focus on the oxide-copper-gold mineralisation

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Alford West Deeply Weathered Trough

Fresh low permeability metasediments
Weathered & oxidised - high permeability metasediments
Fresh - low permeability metasediments
Source: http://saemc.com.au/archive/2017/17drown.pdf
- Coherent zone of potentially ISR amenable copper and gold mineralisation in deeply weathered metasediments
- Initial modelling of the historic drillhole data shows deeper depressions and troughs within the weathering profile generally host greater accumulations of oxidized copper and gold mineralisation
THOR
AIRING·FIC
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OTCQB: THORF
Significant Contained Copper with Growth Potential
- Inferred Mineral Resource Estimated based solely on historic drilling (1982-2015)
- Significant Growth Potential – along strike and at depth
Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the Alford East Project –
22nd January 2021 – 0.05% Cu cut-off (oxide material only) (ASX Jan 27 2021)
| Prospect | Tonnes (Mt) | Cu % | Au g/t | Contained Cu (t) | Contained Au (oz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford East | 85.3 | 0.12 | 0.021 | 104,000 | 57,000 |
| Netherleigh Park | 31.3 | 0.19 | 0.008 | 61,000 | 8,000 |
| Liaway | 40.3 | 0.18 | 0.011 | 73,000 | 14,500 |
| Total | 125.6 | 0.14 | 0.018 | 177,000 | 71,500 |
- Thor Mining PLC to acquire 80% interest in the Alford East Project
- All figures are rounded to reflect appropriate levels of confidence. Apparent differences may occur due to rounding.
- The Company is not aware of any information or data which would materially affect this previously announced resource estimate, and all assumptions and technical parameters relevant to the estimate remain unchanged.

THOR
AILFORD EAST
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
MRE Growth Potential



THOR
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Broad High-Grade Results
- BROAD HIGH-GRADE COPPER-GOLD RESULTS – IDEAL FOR ISR
- Diamond drilling Phase 1 Completed (ASX:THR 31 August 2021)
- 21AED005: 72.7m @ 1.0% Cu and 0.19g/t Au from 6.3m, including 18.2m @ 2.0% Cu and 0.34g/t Au
- 21AED001: 32.9m @ 0.4% Cu and 0.31g/t Au from 81.5m (ASX:THR 31 August 2021)


THOR
AUSTRIAN FILM
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OTCQB: THORF
MRE Growth Potential
21AED002: 59.9m @ 0.3% Cu from 21.9m (ASX:THR 31 August 2021)
Further drilling Scheduled Early 2022

Cross-Section 6,256,360mN looking NNE
Mineralisation extends to the north beyond MRE AE-5 Domain envelope

THOR
AIRMING PILE
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Oxide Zone - Saprolite
Oxide weathered zone –saprolite
- Upper Zone (supergene)
- Lower zone (oxide IOCG Primary –with gold)
- Copper: predominately malachite and chalcocite with minor atacamite and native copper, transitioning into chalcopyrite

102m – 105.5m: 3.4m @ 0.37% Cu and 0.74g/l Au within ferruginous clays and metasediments. Copper – predominately malachite and chalcocite


Log for 21AED001

Log for 21AED002
THOR
WINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Hydrogeology-Aquifer Pump Test
- 21AED001 = Water Bore (AE-5 Domain)
- The copper mineralisation at the test site is saturated
- The water table elevation is approximately 38m AHD. At the test site this equates to a depth to water of 12 m below ground surface.
- Salinity (TDS) of ~20,000 mg/L.
- Groundwater quality at the site is saline - precludes agricultural or potable use.
- pH - 8.1 Alkaline
- The rock hosting the copper mineralisation and is moderately permeable
- Yield under pumping of 0.6 L/s.
- The aquifer transmissivity is approximately 2 to 3 m²/day and the concomitant bulk hydraulic conductivity is approximately 0.14 m/day.
- In an ISR setting, wells with 18 m long screens can be expected to yield around 0.5 L/s
- Encouraging early results for potential ISR.


(ASX:THR 19 October 2021)
THOR
AIRLING P.L.C.
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Hydrogeology-Lixiviant Trial
Stage 1: Baseline Data
- Aquifer Seasonal Pumping tests = water levels and quality. 3 monthly
- More information required on hydraulic gradients and groundwater flow paths.
Stage 2: Lixiviant Trial - Push pull Test
- Install Well Array
- Well Connectivity Tracer Test - NaBr - demonstrates connectivity between tracer test and observation and monitoring wells
- Lixiviant Injection and Extraction
- Rehabilitation

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AIRING PUC.
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OTCQB: THORF
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Hydrogeology-Lixiviant Circulation
Stage 2b: Lixiviant Trial – Circulation Test
- Install Well Array
- Lixiviant Circulation
- Construct flow control system (well house)
- Test lixiviant grades and copper-gold recovery under in-situ conditions
- Copper concentration in lixiviant and reagent consumption is monitored
- Rehabilitation - restore ground water to baseline conditions

THOR
WINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Lixiviant – Choice lixiviant to suit ground water conditions

Example – Methane Sulphonic acid
- MSA: Readily Biodegradable
- Targets value metal species
Example – thiosulfate
- Copper and gold extraction
- No acute or chronic ecotoxicity
Example – Glycine
- Naturally occurring Amino Acid
- Copper, Silver, Nickel, Cobalt and Gold extraction
- Environmentally friendly reagent (in alkaline carrier)
Cleaner, safer lixiviants than toxic chemicals such as cyanide or Sulfuric Acid

THOR
AIRLINES PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
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Hydrometallurgy
- Lixiviant trials -21AED001
- 3 trials underway
- Upper Zone (supergene)
- Lower zone (oxide IOCG Primary –with gold)
- And blended (Upper & Lower)


Upper Zone: 25.3m @ 0.11% Cu from 6.2m
Lower Zone: 32.9m @ 0.4% Cu and 0.31g/t Au from 81.5 m
THOR
WINING INC.
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
MPS MINING & PROCESS SOLUTIONS
Glycine Trials – GlyLeach™
- Glycine: simple amino acid
- Environment: non toxic
- Selective: solubilise Cu, Ni, Co, Zn (Au) whilst Fe, Mn silicates and carbonates remain in solid phase
- PH: Alkaline leaching conditions
- Low consumption: non volatile
- Recycle: not chemically consumed in overall process.

THOR
DINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
Clear Pathway to Development & Production
Proof of concept

THOR
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OTCQB: THORF
THOR MINING PLC
AIM/ASX: THR
OTCQB: THORF
For further information
Nicole Galloway Warland
Managing Director
M: +61 417 006 431
[email protected]
www.thormining.com
Adelaide Office
58 Galway Ave, Marleston SA 5033
P: +61 8 7324 1935
Twitter: @ThorMining
