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UNICO SILVER LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Jun 24, 2018
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Capital/Financing Update
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E2 Metals Limited
ABN: 34 116 865 546 ASX Code: E2M
Level 4, 100 Albert Road South Melbourne VIC 3205 P: +61 3 9692 7222 F: +61 3 9077 9233 E: [email protected]
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E2 Metals Acquires Cobalt-Nickel Project in New South Wales 25 June 2018
Highlights:
Directors / Secretary
Melanie Leydin Chairman
Simon Peters Executive Director
Justin Klintberg Non Executive Director
Justin Mouchacca Company Secretary
Issued capital
60.7M fully paid ordinary shares
Substantial Shareholders
The Trust Company Ltd (13.51%) Capri Trading Pty Ltd (4.74%) Lido Trading Ltd (4.12%)
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E2 Metals has executed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the Cootamundra Cobalt-Nickel Project in Central Western NSW from private company Cobalt Magnetic Pty Ltd.
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High grade cobalt-nickel near surface, open drill intercepts highlight the grade & tonnage potential of the targets, including the high priority ‘Olympic’ & ‘Cullinga’ targets.
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9m @ 0.16% Co & 0.44% Ni from 3m including 5m @ 0.23% Co & 0.51% Ni from 4m in hole YA28
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o10m @ 0.12% Co & 0.46% Ni from 6m in hole YA44 -
3m @ 0.14% Co from 17m, including 2m @ 0.18% Co from 18m in hole YA215
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Large areas of the 576 km[2] strategic holding contains significant exploration upside and near-term resource potential. Situated close to significant road, rail and power infrastructure.
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Clear strategy, defined targets and low-cost work programs planned to rapidly demonstrate exploration upside and resource potential.
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Work to immediately begin on planning radiometric and magnetic surveys, soil sampling and a shallow AC/RC drill program, as soon as possible.
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The Cootamundra Cobalt-Nickel Project contains over 90 km cumulative strike of magnetic high anomalies, considered prospective for saprolite and laterite hosted Cobalt-Nickel mineralisation, and includes 7 ‘walk-up’ drill targets.
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Tenure strategically located along strike to the north & south of Jervois Mining’s ‘Nico Young’ Co-Ni resources (approximately 9 km cumulative strike), with magnetic high anomalies of comparable scale & amplitude.
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E2 Metals Limited (ASX: E2M) (‘E2’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement (Acquisition Agreement) to acquire 100% of Cobalt Magnetic Pty Ltd and its tenements covering the Cootamundra Cobalt-Nickel Project (the Cootamundra Project or the Project) in the emerging Young ‘Battery Metals’ District of Central Western New South Wales (Figure 1).
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Figure 1. Cootamundra Cobalt – Nickel Project, illustrating four large scale target domains hosting 7 defined cobalt-nickel targets, on regional reduced to pole (RTP) aeromagnetic image.
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Project Overview
The Cootamundra Cobalt-Nickel Project is located in Central Western NSW, 5 km east of Grenfell, 5 km west of Cootamundra and 25 km east of Young. Tenure encapsulates over 90 km cumulative strike of linear magnetic high anomalies over 576 km[2] , primarily associated with the Wambidgee Serpentinite, which is known to generate saprolite and laterite hosted cobalt-nickel mineralisation in the region. The project is located within close distance to major road, rail, natural gas and grid power infrastructure with the tenements situated on predominately undulating broad acre farmland.
Tenure is strategically located along strike to the north & south of Jervois Mining’s (ASX: JRV) NICO Young cobalt – nickel JORC resource (~9 km cumulative strike), associated with comparable scale and amplitude linear magnetic high anomalies. Jervois Mining’s has a market capitalisation of AU$80M with Mineral Resources of;
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33.4 Mt @ 0.12% Co & 0.66% Ni (0.08% Co cut-off) for 38.4 Kt Co & 218.8 Kt Ni, within; 99.1 Mt @ 0.08% Co & 0.58% Ni (0.05% Co cut-off) for 78.3 Kt Co & 576.7 Kt Ni (JRV JORC resource)[1] JRV are part way through completion of a PFS which suggests a lowcost heap leach process will achieve economic recoveries.[2]
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JRV Pre-feasibility studies are examining heap leach extraction as preferred method of extraction over and above the more capital intensive high pressure acid leach technology, on track for Q3 delivery.
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Photo 1.
(A) Looking east over the undrilled Cullinga Target, (B) Goethitic – limonitic laterite (C) hematitic – manganiferous laterite (D) lateritic soil (E) limonitic – manganiferous laterite.
The project lies within the East Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales, which hosts multiple world class Cu-Au (Cadia-Newcrest and North Parkes-China Molybdenum Co. Ltd.), Gold (CowalEvolution Mining), and battery metal deposits (Sunrise-CleanTeq, and Nico Young-Jervois Mining Ltd).
1 Page 9 from Jervois Mining Limited May 2018 RIU Sydney Resources Round-up Presentation 10 May 2018
2 Page 12 from Jervois Mining Limited May 2018 RIU Sydney Resources Round-up Presentation 10 May 2018
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Within the project area the underlying geology is dominated by the Cambrian Jindalee Beds (metamorphosed oceanic sediments, basalts, other mafic and ultramafic rocks) and faultbounded serpentinites and ultramafic complexes (including peridotites, dunites, harzburgites, pyroxenites and gabbros) of the Wambidgee Serpentinte.
Subsequent weathering during the Tertiary period resulted in the development of a complex regolith profile with repeated hematite-limonite-saprolite horizons and laterite development, which host Cobalt, Nickel and Scandium mineralisation (Figure 2). The profile consists of an upper hematite (pisolite / laterite) clay zone, overlying a limonite clay zone, which in turn overlies a saprolite (smectite clay) zone, before entering weathered serpentinite and fresh serpentinite. This weathering has produced strike extensive zones of laterite / saprolite, up to 40m deep, which can sub-crop or are preserved under 3 to 12m of later cover.
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Figure 2: Nickel, cobalt and scandium associations within the laterite profile of the Young nickel-cobalt deposits (from Minfo 69 (2001), page 12).
Targets
Tenure encapsulates four large scale target domains, with 7 targets currently defined comprising a mixture of semi-advanced ‘walk-up’ drill targets to early stage (Figure 1). E2 Metals believes high potential exists to discover a number of cobalt-nickel resources of similar size & grade to Jervois Mining’s resources along approximately 90kms of cumulative strike both to the north and south. Jervois resources currently sit on approximately 9kms strike.
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Olympic and Cullinga Cobalt Target
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50 km cumulative strike of linear magnetic high targets, up to 1km wide (Figure 4).
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Historical road-side air-core drilling intersected high grade laterite / saprolite hosted cobalt and nickel mineralisation over significant width (~450 m) above Wambidgee Serpentinite, Including;
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9m @ 0.16% Co & 0.44% Ni, from 3m, including 5m @ 0.23% Co & 0.51% Ni from 4m in hole YA28
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10m @ 0.12% Co & 0.46% Ni from 6m in hole YA44
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6m @ 0.07% Co & 0.5% Ni from 12m, including 3m @ 0.06% Co & 0.64% Ni in hole YA27
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Drilling confirms the cobalt-nickel prospectivity of the linear magnetic highs & defines the high priority Olympic ‘walk-up’ drill target >6 km long & ~400 m wide.
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Sub-cropping laterite mapped and sampled over the Cullinga magnetic high targets by Anaconda Nickel (under EL5628) returned 0.44% Ni and 370ppm Cobalt to the east of the Olympic target.
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Anaconda planned drilling which was never completed, prior to going into administration.
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The Cullinga target displays >8km strike potential (Figure 4).
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- Figure 3: Cootamundra Cobalt-Nickel Project EL8726 & EL8727 Location in the emerging Young ‘Battery Metals District’ of Central Western NSW.
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Figure 4: Olympic and Cullinga Cobalt-Nickel Targets on RTP Aeromagnetic Image
2. Glenfruin, Berthong & Stirling Targets
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Greater than 6 km cumulative strike of magnetic linear targets with saprolite / laterite development above prospective Wambidgee Serpentinite.
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Limited historical ‘road-side scout’ AC drilling intersected anomalous Co & Ni confirming the prospectivity of the targets:
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3m @ 0.14% Co from 3m, including
- 2m @ 0.18% Co from 18 m in hole YA215* – open (Glenfruin).
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6 m @ 0.42% Ni & 0.02% Co from 5 m to EOH in hole YA16 (Stirling).
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1m @ 0.06% Co from 15 m in hole YA12 (Berthong)
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Along strike to the south from Jervois Mining’s Co – Ni resources.
3. Grenfell Cobalt – Nickel Targets:
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20 km cumulative strike of linear magnetic high targets associated with prospective mafic-ultramafic geology.
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Historical drilling targeted manganese associated with manganiferous cherts adjacent or within the linear magnetic highs.
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Encouragingly anomalous cobalt up to 309 ppm was intersected in the cherts adjacent to the magnetic highs.
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The magnetic highs remain untested with no previous exploration, Including. drilling focussed on Co.
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Ashville Cobalt Targets:
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Linear magnetic high anomaly with >6 km strike (Figure 5).
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Less than 5km from Jervois Mining’s Thuddungra Co-Ni Resource (25.7Mt @ 0.12% Co & 0.64% Ni, approximate 5km strike)
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Thick regolith profile, including saprolite developed above interpreted Wambidgee Serpentinite.
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Additional linear magnetic high targets remain untested along strike to the south providing further exploration upside.
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Figure 5: Ashville Cobalt – Nickel Target on TMI aeromagnetic image, illustrating location with respect to Jervois Mining’s Nico Young Co-Ni Resources, less than 5km to the south-east.
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Previous Exploration
Anaconda Nickel recognised & held the Cullinga Co-Ni target under EL5628 from 1999 to 2002. Tenure was held concurrently with Jervois Mining to the west over the Olympic Co-Ni target. Anaconda completed ground magnetics, geological prospecting, rock chip sampling & proposed road side RC traverses to test Cullinga for laterite hosted nickel mineralisation. Limited rock chip sampling returned up to 0.44% nickel & up to 370ppm cobalt, indicating the presence of prospective ultramafic bedrock. The drill program was never completed. The Cullinga target remains undrilled and highly prospective for laterite hosted Co-Ni deposits.
The current project holder has been focused on compiling and interpreting historic data that supports the presence of a laterite hosted Co Ni system. Refer to Table 4 – JORC Code Reporting Criteria Tables for further details of previous exploration.
Previous drilling
Historic high grade cobalt-nickel drill intercepts in road-side scout drilling highlight the grade & tonnage potential of the magnetic high targets, including the high priority ‘Olympic’ target.
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9m @ 0.16% Co & 0.44% Ni from 3m, Including 5 m @ 0.23% Co & 0.51% from 4m Ni in hole YA28
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10m @ 0.12% Co & 0.46% Ni from 6m in hole YA44
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4m @ 0.11% Co from 17m, Including. 2m @ 0.18% Co in hole YA215*
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6m @ 0.42% Ni & 0.02% Co from 5m to EOH in hole YA16
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6m @ 0.07% Co & 0.50% Ni from 8m, Including. 2m @ 0.14% Co & 0.52% Ni in hole YA27
Significant Ni-Co has been intercepted up to 3.5 km between drill holes in the prospective lateritic material with no infill drilling, providing ample drill targets across the tenements.
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Proposed Work Programs
E2 has a clear strategy and low-cost work programs to rapidly demonstrate exploration upside and resource potential including:
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Land access agreements,
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High-resolution aeromagnetic & radiometric surveys.
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Geological reconnaissance.
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Cobalt and pathfinder soil geochemistry over magnetic high anomalies with residual soils.
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• Walk up drill test magnetic high anomalies with high-grade cobalt & nickel intercepts in historic road side scout drilling, commencing at the high priority Olympic/Cullinga targets.
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Air-core drill testing of undrilled magnetic high anomalies under shallow transported cover.
Managing Director Simon Peters said “The properties vast land holding, has 7 targets already identified, some amenable to soil testing with some representing ‘walk-up’ shallow AC/RC drill targets. Most targets are characterised by similar scale & amplitude magnetic high anomalies to that of Jervois Mining. We look forward to finalising the purchase and executing an efficient exploration program in this emerging battery metal cobalt district.”
Commercial terms of Acquisition Agreement
On 22 June 2018, the Company and Cobalt Magnetic Ltd (Cobalt) entered into an acquisition agreement to which the Company has conditionally agreed to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Cobalt from the shareholders of Cobalt including the businesses and assets of Cobalt which comprise the Cootamundra Project.
The Acquisition is conditional on, amongst other things, the Company obtaining shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
In consideration for the Acquisition, the Company has agreed to pay the Vendors
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AUD1,500,000, payable on completion of the acquisition;
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1.5% Net Smelter Royalty on production of minerals from the Cootamundra Project in accordance with the terms of the AMPLA Model Minerals Royalty Deed Version 2 dated 2014, to be set out in a Royalty Deed;
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50,000,000 fully paid shares in E2 Metals to be issued to the Vendors subject to 12 months escrow from the completion of the acquisition;
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15,000,000 unlisted options to be issued to the Vendors at completion of the acquisition, subject to the following conditions:
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5,000,000 unlisted options, exercise price $0.30 (30 cents) per option, expiring 12 months from grant date;
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5,000,000 unlisted options, exercise price $0.50 (50 cents) per option, expiring 24 months from grant date; and
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5,000,000 unlisted options, exercise price $0.70 (70 cents) per options, expiring 36 months from grant date.
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Indicative Timetable
| Indicative Timetable | |
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| Event | Date |
| ASX announcement of the Acquisition | Monday, 25 June 2018 |
| Lodgement of the Notice of Meeting with ASX | Monday, 9 July 2018 |
| Dispatch of the Notice of Meeting | Monday, 9 July 2018 |
| Shareholders meeting to approve the Acquisition |
Friday, 10 August 2018 |
| Completion of the Acquisition | Friday, 24 August 2018 |
Capital Structure
| Capital Structure | |||
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| Structure | Shares | Options | Performance Rights |
| Existing Securities | 60,707,938 | 9,376,421 | 2,250,000 |
| Consideration Shares | 50,000,000 | Nil | Nil |
| Unlisted Options | Nil | 15,000,000 | Nil |
| Total | 110,707,938 | 24,376,421 | 2,250,000 |
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Table A Significant Intercepts based on a 0.05% Cobalt lower cutoff
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| Significant Intercepts based on a 0.05% Cobalt lower cutoff with no internal waste | |||||||
| Hole | From | To | Interval | **Nippm ** | Ni % | **Coppm ** | Co % |
| YA012 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 1.00 | 112.00 | 0.01 | 643.00 | 0.06 |
| YA215 | 17.00 | 20.00 | 3.00 | 213.67 | 0.02 | 1407.67 | 0.14 |
| YA215 | 25.00 | 26.00 | 1.00 | 157.00 | 0.02 | 518.00 | 0.05 |
| YA027 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 1780.00 | 0.18 | 740.00 | 0.07 |
| YA027 | 12.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 | 4545.00 | 0.45 | 1163.67 | 0.12 |
| YA028 | 3.00 | 12.00 | 9.00 | 4421.11 | 0.44 | 1608.56 | 0.16 |
| YA035 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 243.00 | 0.02 | 570.00 | 0.06 |
| YA041 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 157.00 | 0.02 | 873.00 | 0.09 |
| YA044 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5840.00 | 0.58 | 670.00 | 0.07 |
| YA044 | 6.00 | 16.00 | 10.00 | 4616.00 | 0.46 | 1182.50 | 0.12 |
| YA053 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 1.00 | 1700.00 | 0.17 | 561.00 | 0.06 |
| YA053 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 2030.00 | 0.20 | 612.00 | 0.06 |
| YA053 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 2.00 | 3800.00 | 0.38 | 581.50 | 0.06 |
Table B Significant Intercepts based on a 0.1% Cobalt lower cutoff with no internal waste
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| Hole | From | To | Interval | **Nippm ** | Ni % | **Coppm ** | Co % |
| YA215 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 2.00 | 226.50 | 0.02 | 1825.00 | 0.18 |
| YA027 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 5247.50 | 0.52 | 1375.00 | 0.14 |
| YA028 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 5050.00 | 0.51 | 2344.00 | 0.23 |
| YA044 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 4470.00 | 0.45 | 1380.00 | 0.14 |
| YA044 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 3.00 | 3853.33 | 0.39 | 1406.67 | 0.14 |
| YA044 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 2.00 | 5665.00 | 0.57 | 1320.00 | 0.13 |
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Table C Significant Intercepts based on a 0.3% Nickel lower cutoff with no internal waste
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| Hole | From | To | Interval | **Nippm ** | Ni % | **Coppm ** | Co % |
| YA016 | 5.00 | 11.00 | 6.00 | 4228.33 | 0.42 | 170.33 | 0.02 |
| YA218 | 7.00 | 20.00 | 13.00 | 4487.69 | 0.45 | 161.54 | 0.02 |
| YA219 | 11.00 | 24.00 | 13.00 | 5772.31 | 0.58 | 209.92 | 0.02 |
| YA027 | 12.00 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 5030.83 | 0.50 | 725.00 | 0.07 |
| YA027 | 20.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 3180.00 | 0.32 | 69.00 | 0.01 |
| YA028 | 4.00 | 13.00 | 9.00 | 4573.33 | 0.46 | 1556.22 | 0.16 |
| YA044 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5840.00 | 0.58 | 670.00 | 0.07 |
| YA044 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3900.00 | 0.39 | 1359.00 | 0.14 |
| YA044 | 10.00 | 19.00 | 9.00 | 4688.89 | 0.47 | 829.33 | 0.08 |
| YA050 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 2.00 | 3245.00 | 0.32 | 183.50 | 0.02 |
| YA053 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 5.00 | 4047.00 | 0.40 | 490.80 | 0.05 |
| YA054 | 21.00 | 23.00 | 2.00 | 3740.00 | 0.37 | 219.00 | 0.02 |
Table D Significant Intercepts based on a 0.5% Nickel lower cutoff with no internal waste
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| Hole | From | To | Interval | **Nippm ** | Ni % | **Coppm ** | Co % |
| YA016 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 5190.00 | 0.52 | 197.00 | 0.02 |
| YA218 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 5205.00 | 0.52 | 204.50 | 0.02 |
| YA218 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 1.00 | 7490.00 | 0.75 | 304.00 | 0.03 |
| YA218 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 5220.00 | 0.52 | 183.00 | 0.02 |
| YA219 | 12.00 | 20.00 | 8.00 | 6637.50 | 0.66 | 280.13 | 0.03 |
| YA027 | 14.00 | 17.00 | 3.00 | 6388.33 | 0.64 | 595.67 | 0.06 |
| YA028 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 | 5860.00 | 0.59 | 2743.33 | 0.27 |
| YA028 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 5560.00 | 0.56 | 695.00 | 0.07 |
| YA044 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5840.00 | 0.58 | 670.00 | 0.07 |
| YA044 | 12.00 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 5582.50 | 0.56 | 1076.00 | 0.11 |
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Table E Collar Table listing all Drill Collars used in this assessment Note only holes with >0.05% Coblat or >0.3% Nickel are listed in the intercept tables above
| Hole ID | MGA North |
MGA East |
MGA zone |
Collar RL |
EOH |
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| YA001 | 6227233 | 596903 | 55 | 290 | 69 |
| YA002 | 6227124 | 596894 | 55 | 290 | 69 |
| YA003 | 6225143 | 596551 | 55 | 290 | 30 |
| YA018 | 6178216 | 603509 | 55 | 491 | 16 |
| YA019 | 6178271 | 603696 | 55 | 489 | 45 |
| YA020 | 6178302 | 603894 | 55 | 487 | 33 |
| YA021 | 6178136 | 603385 | 55 | 492 | 24 |
| YA022 | 6178060 | 603229 | 55 | 493 | 22 |
| YA023 | 6178172 | 604585 | 55 | 482 | 20 |
| YA024 | 6178162 | 604802 | 55 | 475 | 30 |
| YA025 | 6175679 | 604230 | 55 | 480 | 34 |
| YA026 | 6175573 | 604189 | 55 | 480 | 39 |
| YA027 | 6174830 | 603355 | 55 | 508 | 21 |
| YA028 | 6174736 | 603155 | 55 | 513 | 13 |
| YA029 | 6174642 | 603008 | 55 | 515 | 10 |
| YA030 | 6174540 | 602840 | 55 | 514 | 4 |
| YA031 | 6174939 | 603489 | 55 | 504 | 35 |
| YA032 | 6175005 | 603621 | 55 | 500 | 7 |
| YA033 | 6175112 | 603778 | 55 | 496 | 39 |
| YA034 | 6171876 | 603871 | 55 | 516 | 24 |
| YA035 | 6171742 | 603945 | 55 | 518 | 17 |
| YA036 | 6171564 | 603968 | 55 | 521 | 20 |
| YA037 | 6171392 | 603970 | 55 | 520 | 19 |
| YA038 | 6171201 | 603986 | 55 | 525 | 8 |
| YA039 | 6171039 | 604052 | 55 | 540 | 14 |
| YA040 | 6170822 | 604113 | 55 | 538 | 32 |
| YA041 | 6170660 | 604099 | 55 | 530 | 31 |
| YA042 | 6170476 | 604068 | 55 | 522 | 38 |
| YA043 | 6170216 | 604034 | 55 | 516 | 12 |
| YA044 | 6169253 | 605354 | 55 | 540 | 19 |
| YA045 | 6169444 | 605477 | 55 | 540 | 15 |
| YA046 | 6169362 | 604996 | 55 | 536 | 27 |
| YA047 | 6169367 | 604881 | 55 | 536 | 21 |
| YA048 | 6169432 | 604303 | 55 | 539 | 8 |
| YA049 | 6169529 | 603974 | 55 | 511 | 15 |
| YA050 | 6169537 | 603876 | 55 | 509 | 12 |
| YA051 | 6169575 | 603692 | 55 | 495 | 9 |
| YA052 | 6169776 | 603027 | 55 | 516 | 7 |
| YA053 | 6174880 | 603423 | 55 | 506 | 27 |
| YA054 | 6174771 | 603270 | 55 | 510 | 23 |
| YA055 | 6173833 | 599457 | 55 | 440 | 9 |
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| YA056 | 6173873 | 599333 | 55 | 444 | 10 |
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| YA057 | 6170205 | 599787 | 55 | 395 | 21 |
| YA058 | 6170083 | 600299 | 55 | 415 | 9 |
| YA059 | 6166042 | 603190 | 55 | 419 | 5 |
| YA060 | 6166138 | 603317 | 55 | 420 | 12 |
| YA061 | 6166171 | 603405 | 55 | 422 | 8 |
| YA062 | 6166687 | 604271 | 55 | 478 | 17 |
| YA067 | 6166711 | 604361 | 55 | 484 | 5 |
| YA068 | 6166704 | 604525 | 55 | 490 | 7 |
| YA069 | 6166595 | 605214 | 55 | 480 | 18 |
| YA070 | 6166621 | 605160 | 55 | 485 | 9 |
| YA071 | 6166537 | 605289 | 55 | 475 | 11 |
| YA072 | 6169271 | 605252 | 55 | 538 | 30 |
| YA073 | 6169930 | 603843 | 55 | 500 | 11 |
| YA074 | 6165200 | 602278 | 55 | 382 | 16 |
| YA075 | 6165282 | 602036 | 55 | 395 | 18 |
| YA076 | 6165445 | 601202 | 55 | 420 | 10 |
| YA077 | 6165469 | 601130 | 55 | 427 | 11 |
| YA078 | 6165495 | 601021 | 55 | 435 | 9 |
| YA079 | 6161798 | 601829 | 55 | 345 | 24 |
| YA080 | 6161823 | 601722 | 55 | 345 | 21 |
| YA081 | 6161835 | 601610 | 55 | 345 | 12 |
| YA082 | 6178322 | 603782 | 55 | 488 | 33 |
| YA083 | 6178239 | 603601 | 55 | 490 | 18 |
| YA015 | 6188494 | 599052 | 55 | 407 | 6 |
| YA013A | 6193439 | 598752 | 55 | 385 | 2 |
| YA220 | 6198430 | 597526 | 55 | 338 | 90 |
| YA218 | 6190488 | 600106 | 55 | 374 | 20 |
| YA217 | 6190663 | 596294 | 55 | 339 | 15 |
| YA013 | 6193447 | 598740 | 55 | 384 | 2 |
| YA011 | 6198635 | 594528 | 55 | 316 | 66 |
| YA084 | 6188579 | 598595 | 55 | 412 | 5 |
| YA219 | 6190477 | 600205 | 55 | 376 | 30 |
| YA215 | 6191145 | 596185 | 55 | 335 | 47 |
| YA010 | 6199812 | 595620 | 55 | 320 | 69 |
| YA014 | 6193532 | 598791 | 55 | 380 | 35 |
| YA012 | 6193250 | 598705 | 55 | 388 | 17 |
| YA216 | 6191125 | 596279 | 55 | 335 | 45 |
| YA017 | 6188571 | 598687 | 55 | 411 | 9 |
| YA221 | 6198447 | 597428 | 55 | 336 | 74 |
| YA016 | 6188527 | 598864 | 55 | 409 | 11 |
| PDH119 | 6165277 | 607960 | 55 | 400 | 40 |
| PDH123 | 6163856 | 607847 | 55 | 400 | 80 |
| 1-1-1D | 6167323 | 607190 | 55 | 400 | 207.6 |
| 1-1-2D | 6166593 | 607555 | 55 | 400 | 122.5 |
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| 1-1-3D | 6166668 | 608480 | 55 | 400 | 144.8 |
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| 1-1-4D | 6166718 | 606765 | 55 | 400 | 212.08 |
| GF002 | 6248492 | 603748 | 55 | 396 | 60 |
| GF003 | 6248479 | 603767 | 55 | 399 | 84 |
| GF004 | 6248472 | 603791 | 55 | 399 | 106 |
| GF005 | 6248660 | 603838 | 55 | 385 | 72 |
| GF006 | 6248645 | 603867 | 55 | 386 | 97 |
| GF007 | 6248636 | 603884 | 55 | 387 | 109 |
| GF008 | 6248623 | 603902 | 55 | 384 | 145 |
| GF009 | 6248293 | 603623 | 55 | 395 | 169 |
| GF010 | 6248277 | 603644 | 55 | 400 | 145 |
| GF011 | 6248977 | 604050 | 55 | 395 | 91 |
| GF012 | 6248969 | 604065 | 55 | 396 | 91 |
| GF013 | 6248961 | 604083 | 55 | 395 | 109 |
| GF014 | 6254402 | 604559 | 55 | 560 | 91 |
| GF015 | 6254466 | 604611 | 55 | 560 | 49 |
| GF016 | 6254384 | 604575 | 55 | 555 | 54 |
| GF017 | 6254358 | 604590 | 55 | 550 | 77 |
| GF018 | 6254456 | 604627 | 55 | 555 | 49 |
| GF019 | 6254349 | 604606 | 55 | 545 | 45 |
| GF020 | 6248265 | 603673 | 55 | 440 | 197 |
| PDH4 | 6258943 | 607895 | 55 | 400 | 100 |
| WRC1 | 6267420 | 607582 | 55 | 400 | 50 |
| WRC2 | 6267370 | 607573 | 55 | 400 | 50 |
| WRC3 | 6267375 | 607552 | 55 | 400 | 50 |
| WRC4 | 6267384 | 607507 | 55 | 400 | 53.5 |
| WRC5 | 6267435 | 607514 | 55 | 400 | 59.5 |
| WRC6 | 6267479 | 607543 | 55 | 400 | 50 |
| WRC7 | 6267424 | 607559 | 55 | 400 | 65.5 |
| WRC8 | 6267470 | 607584 | 55 | 400 | 75 |
| WRC9 | 6267464 | 607610 | 55 | 400 | 53.5 |
| WRC10 | 6267378 | 607541 | 55 | 400 | 35 |
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to the Cootamundra Project is based on information compiled and fairly represented by Mr Chris Spurway is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is a consultant to the company. Mr Spurway has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity which he has undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results. Mr Spurway consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Table 1: JORC Code Reporting Criteria Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling Techniques |
• Nature and quality of sampling(e.g.cut channels, random chips, orspecificspecialized industrystandardmeasurement tools appropriate totheminerals under investigation, suchasdown hole gamma sondes, orhandheldXRF instruments, etc). Theseexamples should not be taken as limiting thebroadmeaning ofsampling. • Include reference to measurestakento ensure sample representivity andthe appropriate calibration ofanymeasurement tools or systemsused. |
Pacminex (1968-1970) explored EL104, which covered much of the current license area under an option with Exploration Holdings. They completed 8600m (23,000ft) of drilling targeting base metal deposits. No economic mineralisation was discovered. 14 drill holes were completed on the Fontenoy prospect, north of the current tenement with one drill sample returning 0.8%Ni in a highly weathered serpentinite. At Cullinga, located in the current northern block, partially serpentinised units were mapped as well as steeply dipping schist, metaquartzite and metavolcanics. Few nickel assay values are known though a value of 0.34%Ni was returned from one drill hole at 72-75m in a greenschist hornfels unit. The Muttama prospect occurs in the central part of the current license. A sequence of greenschist intruded by lenses of narrow serpentinite was noted, that may be a partly eroded weathering profile. Bongongalong in the south outlined a lead and zinc anomaly. Narrow gossanous zones occur along the northwest strike of a large slate ridge, though no ultramafic rocks were noted. In 1980 to 1982 BHP targeted Silurian acid volcano- sedimentary massive sulphide deposits with exploration comprising stream sediment and soil sampling, and ground geophysics work. No significant massive sulphides were uncovered. No work was undertaken over ultramafic units. Billiton Australia, 1985, explored for epithermal gold and porphyry copper- gold deposits over the Fontenoy prospect. Billiton relogged and assayed drillholes completed in the early 1970’s by Exploration Holdings but no follow up was undertaken. Alloy resources held EL 7518 from 28 April 2011 for 2 years. During the period desktop studies were undertaken on the prospectivity where a focus was placed on manganese, along with iron, base metals and gold. Detailed field mapping and rock chipping were undertaken for Mn, Au and Fe. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| All this work has yet to be validated by the Companies due diligence process and as such is not reported within. The original Application for an Exploration License (ELA 1137 Sydney, Group 1 Minerals) was lodged on 18th November 1997 by Jervois mining and comprised 175 units. Some of these units overlaid three granted exploration licenses for Group 2 Minerals held by Young Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. Consequently, these units were excised from the application and Exploration License No. 5527 was granted on 6th October 1998 over 164 units. 82 units were surrendered in August 2002 with work on this area being ground magnetic surveying and drilling of air core reverse circulation holes. A further 34 units were surrendered in February 2003 work on this area consisted of ground magnetic surveying and drilling of 17 air core reverse circulation drill holes. A further 9 units were relinquished in September 2015, work on this area consisted of 4 air core drill holes returning assays of below 400ppm nickel and <0.01% Cobalt values. Anaconda NSW Pty Ltd held the Cullinga target covered by EL5628 from September 1999 for a period of 2 years. Anaconda explored the licenses primarily for their potential to host an economic resource of Nickle-cobalt laterite. Undertaking ground magnetics, geological prospecting (rock chip sampling) and drill program planning. Limited rock chip sampling returned up to 0.44% nickel & up to 370ppm cobalt, indicating the presence of prospective ultramafic bedrock. The drill program was never completed. A highly gold anomalous (17.1 g/t Au) sample was obtained from a quartz vein in talc schist. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Drilling Techniques |
• Drill type (e.g. core,reverse circulation,open-hole hammer, rotaryairblast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc)anddetails (e.g. core diameter, tripleorstandard tube, depth of diamondtails,face-sampling bit or other type,whethercore is oriented and if so, by what method, etc). |
Reverse Circulation Air Core drilling conducted by Jervois Mining using a model 450 rig complete with onboard 350 CFM 150PSI air compressor mounted on a 4X4 international truck. A larger compressor was introduced into the program being a 400 CFM 200 PSI, hole diameter was 85mm. Aircore drilling samples were collected and split using a riffle splitter, with one sample submitted for analysis and a duplicate retained. Geological chip trays were prepared for each aircore hole and geologically logged and magnetic susceptibility readings recorded using a Geoinstruments GMS-2 susceptibility meter. |
| Drill Sample Recovery |
• Method of recording andassessingcore and chip sample recoveriesandresults assessed. • Measures taken to maximisesamplerecovery and ensurerepresentativenature of the samples. • Whether a relationshipexistsbetween sample recovery and gradeandwhether sample bias mayhaveoccurreddue topreferential loss/gainoffine/coarsematerial. |
Sample quality is documented on the drill logs when compromised, no other record of sample quality is recorded. Moisture content is recorded and when water table is intersected and where water injection was required. Recoveries are not recorded. |
| Logging | • Whether core and chip sampleshavebeen geologically andgeotechnicallylogged to a level of detail tosupportappropriate MineralResource estimation,mining studiesand metallurgicalstudies. |
Aircore drilling has been geologically logged on 1m intervals to a good qualitative industry standard given the nature of the sample and drilling technique undertaken. Geological chip trays were prepared for each aircore hole and geologically logged and magnetic susceptibility readings recorded using a Geoinstruments GMS-2 susceptibility meter. |
| • Whether logging is qualitativeorquantitative in nature. Core (orcostean,channel, etc) photography. |
Geological logging of drill chips is qualitative by nature, drill chips were geologically logged on 1m intervals recording lithology, a brief sample description,colour and moisture content. |
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| • The total length andpercentageofthe relevant intersectionslogged. | All holes drilled arelogged on 1m intervals and reported in drill logs | |
| Sub-Sampling Techniques and Sample Preparation |
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. | No core reported in this release. |
| • If non-core, whether riffled,tubesampled, rotary split, etc andwhethersampled wet ordry. • For all sample types, thenature,quality and appropriateness ofthesample preparationtechnique. • Quality control proceduresadoptedfor all sub-sampling stages tomaximise |
The samples were split using a riffle splitter, one sample sent for analysis and a duplicate retained. Moisture content was recorded on the drill logs and whether water injection was required at the time of drilling. Hole YA215 is noted to be a |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| representivity ofsamples. • 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. |
sludge sample. No sample quality control measures, sample sizes, information on representative nature of the material collected are reported in the sources used for this release. Information in this release is based on historical information only, verification of the sampling techniques and adequacy has not been made. |
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| Quality of Assay Data and Laboratory Tests |
• The nature, qualityandappropriateness of the assayingandlaboratory procedures used andwhetherthe technique is considered partialor 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 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. |
Samples were submitted to Australian Laboratory Services Pty Ltd Orange, NSW. They were assayed for nickel and cobalt by AAS (method A102-nitric, perchloric, hydrofluoric acid digestion, hydrochloric acid leach, flame AAS determination. Reference measures to ensure sample representivity was not adequately documented or completed by previous explorers. All analytical results are sourced from the NSW Digital Imaging of Geological Systems (DIGS) No reporting of QA/QC has been made or has been verified. There is an implied reliance on the internal QA/QC procedures of ALS in that the issued results are adequate to be released to the client at the time of analyses. The assays values sourced from DIGS reflect those shown in historical reporting submitted. The results supplied have not been validated against those issued by ALS. |
| Verification of sampling and assaying |
• The verification ofsignificantintersections by either independentoralternative companypersonnel. • 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. |
No information has been provided on the independent variation of sampling and assaying. Assaying has been completed by industry accredited laboratories (ALS Orange NSW). Selected drill hole data has been obtained from the historic assay data file located in previous explorer The competent person has recommended the twinning of anomalous drilling results identified within the exploration licenses to confirm and validate the previous samplingtechniques,assaymethodologies and interpretations. |
| Location of Data Points |
• Accuracy and quality of surveysusedto locate drill holes (collar anddown- hole surveys), trenches, mineworkingsand other locations used inMineralResource estimation. • Specification of the gridsystem used. • Quality and adequacy oftopographic control. |
Drill hole collar coordinates for holes YA01- YA084 were located using a Magellan GPS Nav 1000 Pro instrument and collar elevations taken form 1:50,000 topographic map sheets. Drill holes YA215 and higher were surveyed using a PROXRS GPS system by contract surveyors Whelan Australia Pty Ltd. The use of GPS systems and topographical maps for collection of hole collar |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| coordinates and calculation of elevation is considered adequate for the phase of data collection and nature of the data reported. |
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| Data Spacing and Distribution |
• Data spacing for reportingofExplorationResults. • Whether the data spacinganddistribution is sufficient to establishthedegree of geological and gradecontinuityappropriate for the Mineral ResourceandOre Reserve estimation procedure(s)andclassificationsapplied. • Whether sample compositing has been applied. |
Data spacing is variable and consistent with reconnaissance style exploration activities. No determination has been made regarding data spacing and whether sample distribution is sufficient for resource estimation. The competent person considers the level of error associated with the drill hole collar survey and sampling density to be appropriate for the reporting of exploration results and to provide an indication of mineral prospectivity of the tenements. No mineral resources or reserves have been estimated, the competent person considers the results of further exploration including drilling and sampling would be required to establish the geological and grade continuity in the tenements. Sample composting was applied to portions of the drill hole assay data file obtained from the NSW open file tenure reporting database (DIGS) where lithological interpretations were considered unprospective at the time of sampling. |
| Orientation of Data in Relation to Geological Structure |
• Whether the orientation ofsamplingachieves unbiased sampling ofpossiblestructures and the extent to which thisisknown, considering the deposittype. • If the relationship betweenthedrilling orientation and the orientationofkey mineralised structures isconsideredto have introduced a sampling bias,thisshould be assessed and reportedif material. |
Interpretation, based the DIGS data, indicates cobalt nickel mineralisation is hosted in a sub-horizontal, draped saprolite profile developed above the primary ultramafic units. Drilling completed by Jervois Mining Ltd are vertical and drill intersections are considered to represent the apparent true thickness based on the interpreted draped sarolite profile hosting the reported mineralisation. |
| Sample Security | • The measures taken toensuresamplesecurity. | No information has been provided in historical reports regarding sample security, however based on a review of the available open file tenure reporting data the competent person has encountered no reason to question sample security. |
| Audits or Reviews | • The results of any audits orreviewsof sampling techniques anddata. | No information has been provided in historical reporting regarding audits of methodologies or results. Peer review of the collated historical technical information for the tenements has occurred. No formal audits of the collected technical information have been completed by an independent third party. The company is currently proposing a drill program to confirm reported historical data. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section)
| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Tenement and Land Tenure Status |
• Type, referencename/number,location and ownershipincluding agreements or material issueswiththird parties such as jointventures, partnerships, overridingroyalties,native title interests, historicalsites, wilderness or national parkandenvironmentalsettings. • The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any known impediments to obtaining a license to operate in the area. |
The Cootamundra Project includes two exploration licenses EL8726 and EL8727 located in NSW, Australia. Both EL8727 & EL8727were granted on the 4thApril 2018 for 2 years, each include 100 units for 288km2. EL8727 and EL8726 are owned 100% by Cobalt Magnetic Pty Ltd. Both exploration licenses cover predominately private farm land utilized for cereal cropping and stock grazing. The tenements are in good standing, and all work is conducted under specific approvals from NSW Trade and Investment,Mineral Resources. |
| Exploration Done by Other Parties |
• Acknowledgment andappraisalof exploration by otherparties. | Pacminex (1968-1970) explored EL104, which covered much of the current license area under an option with Exploration Holdings. They completed 8600m (23,000ft) of drilling targeting base metal deposits. No economic mineralisation was discovered. 14 drill holes were completed on the Fontenoy prospect, north of the current tenement with one drill sample returning 0.8%Ni in a highly weathered serpentinite. At Cullinga, located in the current northern block, partially serpentinised units were mapped as well as steeply dipping schist, metaquartzite and metavolcanics. Few nickel assay values are known though a value of 0.34%Ni was returned from one drill hole at 72-75m in a greenschist hornfels unit. The Muttama prospect occurs in the central part of the current license. A sequence of greenschist intruded by lenses of narrow serpentinite was noted, that may be a partly eroded weathering profile. Bongongalong in the south outlined a lead and zinc anomaly. Narrow gossanous zones occur along the northwest strike of a large slate ridge, though no ultramafic rocks were noted. In 1980 to 1982 BHP targeted Silurian acid volcano-sedimentary massive sulphide deposits with exploration comprising stream sediment and soil sampling, and ground geophysics work. No significant massive sulphides were uncovered. No work was undertaken over ultramafic units. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Billiton Australia, 1985, explored for epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold deposits over the Fontenoy prospect. Billiton re-logged and assayed drill holes completed in the early 1970’s by Exploration Holdings but no follow up was undertaken. Alloy resources held EL 7518 from 28 April 2011 for 2 years. During the period desktop studies were undertaken on the prospectivity where a focus was placed on manganese, along with iron, base metals and gold. Detailed field mapping and rock chipping were undertaken for Mn, Au and Fe. All this work has yet to be validated by the Companies due diligence process and as such is not reported within. The original Application for an Exploration License (ELA 1137 Sydney, Group 1 Minerals) was lodged on 18th November 1997 by Jervois mining and comprised 175 units. Some of these units overlaid three granted exploration licenses for Group 2 Minerals held by Young Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. Consequently, these units were excised from the application and Exploration License No. 5527 was granted on 6th October 1998 over 164 units. 82 units were surrendered in August 2002 with work on this area being ground magnetic surveying and drilling of air core reverse circulation holes. A further 34 units were surrendered in February 2003 work on this area consisted of ground magnetic surveying and drilling of 17 air core reverse circulation drill holes. A further 9 units were relinquished in September 2015, work on this area consisted of 4 air core drill holes returning assays of below 400ppm nickel and <0.01% Cobalt values. Anaconda NSW Pty Ltd held the Cullinga target covered by EL5628 from September 1999 for a period of 2 years. Anaconda explored the licenses primarily for their potential to host an economic resource of Nickle-cobalt laterite. Undertaking ground magnetics, geological prospecting (rock chip sampling) and drill program planning. Limited rock chip sampling returned up to 0.44% nickel & up to 370ppm cobalt, indicating the presence of prospective ultramafic bedrock. The drill program was never completed. A highly gold anomalous(17.1g/t Au)sample was obtained |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| from a quartz vein in talc schist. Bligh Resources held EL7556 for 3 years from May 2010. They undertook an RC drilling program at Grenfell during October and early November 2012. A total of 1,840 m was drilled over the 19 holes. The program tested two historical mining areas, with six holes at Grenfell North which hosted the Bellbird Workings and 13 holes at Grenfell South where the Hoskins Mine is located. The current project holder Cobalt Magnetic PTY LTD have been focused on interpreting historic data that supports the presence of a laterite hosted Co Ni system at the Prospects. |
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| Geology | • Deposit type, geologicalsettingand style ofmineralisation. | The project lies within the East Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales. Within the project area the underlying geology is dominated by the Cambrian Jindalee Beds (metamorphosed oceanic sediments, basalts, other mafic and ultramafic rocks) and fault-bounded serpentinites and ultramafic complexes (including peridotites, dunites, harzburgites, pyroxenites and gabbros) of the Wambidgee Serpentinte. Subsequent weathering during the Tertiary period resulted in the development of a complex regolith profile with repeated hematite-limonite-saprolite horizons and laterite development, which host Cobalt, Nickel and Scandium mineralisation. The profile consists of an upper hematite (pisolite / laterite) clay zone, overlying a limonite clay zone, which in turn overlies a saprolite (smectite clay) zone, before entering weathered serpentinite and fresh serpentinite. This weathering has produced strike extensive zones of laterite / saprolite, up to 40m deep, which can sub- crop or are preserved under 3 to 12m of later cover. |
| Drill Hole Information | • A summary of allinformationmaterial to the understanding ofthe exploration results includingatabulation of thefollowinginformation for all Material drillholes: o Easting and northing of the drill hole collaro Elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation above sea level in metres)of the drill hole collar o Dip and azimuth of the holeo Down hole length and interception deptho Hole length |
Drill hole information considered in this release were obtained from the historic collar and assay data files sourced from the NSW open file tenure reporting database (DIGS). The DIGS data was sourced from historical reports accessible as open file tenure reporting data. Relevant data where Co and Ni assays are provided and used in the compilation of this report includes data from the following companies: Jervois Mining, (drill holes prefixed YA) Exploration Holdings (re-assays by Billiton) for drill holes prefixed 1-1 and Bligh Resources for holes prefixed GF. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Drill hole collar and analytical results reported in this release are sourced from Jervois Mining data files and provided to E2 Metals by Cobalt Magnetic. The collar file contains the following drill hole information; Hole ID, MGA Zone 55 GDA94 Easting and Northing, Elevation RL, EOH depth, dip, GDA azimuth, company, drill type, tenement. The assay file contains; Hole_ID, downhole From and To meters, Co and Ni assays. |
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| Data Aggregation Methods | • In reporting ExplorationResults,weighting averagingtechniques, maximum and/or minimumgradetruncations (e.g. cutting of high grades)and cut-off grades areusuallyMaterial and should bestated. • 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 foranyreporting of metal equivalentvalues should be clearlystated. |
This report relates to historical drill holes sourced from NSW DIGS. Only holes with analytical results greater than 0.03% cobalt and/or 0.3% nickel are reported. Holes not matching this criteria were reviewed but not used. Cobalt intercepts were calculated based on a greater than or equal to 0.05% Co cutoff with greater than or equal to 1m downhole thickness with no internal dilution. Higher grade intercepts reported are based on cut off of 0.1% Cobalt with the same intersection criteria. Nickel intercepts were calculated based on a greater than or equal to 0.3% Nickel cutoff with greater than or equal to 1m downhole thickness with no internal dilution. Higher grade intercepts reported are based on cut off of 0.5% Nickel with the same intersection criteria. Metal equivalents are not reported. |
| Relationship Between Mineralisation Widths and intercept lengths. |
• These relationshipsare particularlyimportant in thereportingof ExplorationResults. • If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. • If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg “down hole length, true width not known”). |
Current observations based from historical reporting suggest cobalt/nickel mineralisation is hosted in a sub-horizontal, topographically draped saprolitic profile developed above ultramafic units. Vertical holes drill intersections are considered to represent a true thickness based on interpreted horizontal saprolite profile. Drill hole intercepts have been reported as down hole intervals. |
| Diagrams | • Appropriate maps andsections(with scales) and tabulationsofintercepts should be included foranysignificant discovery beingreportedThese should include, but notbelimited to a plan view of drillholecollar locations andappropriatesectionalviews. |
All diagrams including table of intercepts and plan view maps of historic drill hole collars are included in the body of the report. All maps and plans have scale for reference. |
| Balanced Reporting | • Where comprehensivereportingof all Exploration Results isnot practicable, representativereportingof both low and high gradesand/or widths should bepracticed toavoidmisleadingreportingofExploration |
Cobalt intercepts were calculated based on a greater than or equal to 0.05% Co cutoff with greater than or equal to 1m downhole thickness with no internal dilution. Highergrade intercepts reported are based on |
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| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Results. | cut off of 0.1% Cobalt with the same intersection criteria. Nickel intercepts were calculated based on a greater than or equal to 0.3% Nickel cutoff with greater than or equal to 1m downhole thickness with no internal dilution. Higher grade intercepts reported are based on cut off of 0.5% Nickel with the same intersection criteria. The nature of this report is indicative of exploration potential for Co-Ni mineralization and as such drill holes with less than 0.05% Co have not been reported. |
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| Other Substantive Exploration Data |
• Other exploration data,ifmeaningful and material, shouldbereported including (but notlimitedto): geologicalobservations;geophysical survey results;geochemical survey results;bulksamples – size and methodof treatment; metallurgical testresults;bulk density,groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or contaminatingsubstances. |
The company is currently undertaking due diligence on past exploration conducted at the Cootamundra project. This work includes rock chip sampling, soil geochemistry, geological mapping and geophysics (e.g. ground magnetics and induced polarization I.P.). |
| Further Work | • The nature and scale ofplannedfurther work (e.g. tests forlateral extensions or depth extensionsorlarge-scale step-outdrilling). • Diagrams clearly highlightingtheareas of possible extensions,including the main geologicalinterpretationsand future drilling areas, provided thisinformation is notcommercially sensitive. |
Future work by the company on the project is reliant on the due diligence process currently in progress. It is envisaged that the company will undertake soil sampling and an air core / RC drill program to confirm and validate historic high grade Co Ni drill intercepts as an initial phase of work. |
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