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VERITY RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2022
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ASX Code: Si6
29 September 2022
AIRCORE DRILLING INTERSECTS WIDE ZONES OF GOLD MINERALISATION AT NORTH WELL, MONUMENT GOLD PROJECT, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Highlights
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Encouraging results received in final assays from Phase Two aircore drilling program at Monument Gold Project located within the Laverton Tectonic Zone, Western Australia
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Phase Two was completed in Q2 CY2022 and consisted of ~6,000m of drilling from 130 holes with 5 prospect areas comprising two felsic intrusions and three structural targets tested
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Final assays returned promising results at North Well Prospect, Celia and Aermotor and confirmed these prospects require follow up testing
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North Well drilling focused on significant mineralisation encountered in historic drilling in 2010, successfully confirming the northwest trend and association with the regionally significant Celia Tectonic Lineament
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Mineralisation observed within the North Well mineralised corridor extends over 1.2km and remains open in both directions
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The multi-element signature observed at North Well coincides with elevated bismuth, silver, arsenic, copper and tungsten pathfinder elements indicative of intrusion related gold mineralisation
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Phase Three drilling program will comprise infill and strike extension aircore drilling and is expected to commence in October.
Si6 Metals Limited ( ASX: Si6 or the Company ) is pleased to announce that it has received the final assay results from the Phase Two aircore (AC) drilling program completed in Q2 CY2022 at the Monument Gold Project (MGP), Western Australia (Figure 1). Drilling was undertaken on tenure directly adjacent to and along strike of Dacian Gold Ltd’s (ASX:DCN) ~2Moz Au Mt Morgans Project. DCN recently received a takeover offer from Genesis Minerals Ltd (ASX:GMD) which is seeking to consolidate Western Australia’s northern Goldfields. Si6 intends to commence Phase Three AC drilling at MGP next month.
Si6’s 100%-owned MGP currently contains a 3.3Mt @ 1.4g/t Au for 154koz gold resource along the banded iron formations (BIF). Drilling for Si6’s current 154koz gold resource was completed in 2021 with the resource calculated by CSA Global and announced mid-2021 (see ASX release on 2 August 2021). MGP contains multiple target styles of gold mineralisation including BIFs and basalt-hosted, however, significant potential for large-tonnage deposits exists in the intrusion hosted targets.
Si6 is currently focused on prospects where geochemical analysis provides indications of the existence of fractionated, felsic intrusives belonging to the sanukitoid suite of evolved intrusive rocks. Such prospects are significant when taking into consideration the similarities with other gold-bearing sanukitoid intrusions such as Hemi (~11Moz) or Tropicana (~5Moz), as well as other nearby bulk tonnage, multi-million-ounce projects such as the Wallaby (~7Moz) and Jupiter (~1.5Moz) projects.
Si6’s Exploration Manager, Michael Jackson stated, “We are pleased to receive the final assay results from our Phase Two drilling program at MGP which have continued to deliver promise for the Company, in this instance particularly at the North Well prospect. North Well is emerging as a key target for Si6 with these results confirming the potential that was highlighted during historical drilling in this area. These results provide us with added confidence as we now look ahead to commencing the Phase Three aircore drilling program at MGP in October.”
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Program Summary
The current drilling program consisted of ~6,000m of drilling from 130 holes with 5 prospect areas tested. This included 35 holes drilled at Korong (1,326m), 14 holes at Aermotor (684m), 20 holes at Celia (1,480m), 39 holes at North Well (2,068m) and 21 holes at Triton (472m). Drilling was undertaken on 40m and 80m centres with line spacings ranging from 200m up to 400m along the length of the interpreted mineralised trends. Sampling consisted of taking 4m composites from the individual sample piles with a single 1m sample taken at the end of hole for whole rock analysis in order to undertake rock type characterisation.
The drilling intersected a wide range of prospective lithologies including granite, porphyry, gabbro, dolerite, ultramafic, sediment and felsic volcanic. Some of the hole depths exceeded 100m which is indicative of significant regional structures fundamental to the development of mineralised gold systems (Figure 2).
Drilling on the western side of the Celia Tectonic Lineament intersected ultramafic lithologies from the Murrin Murrin domain, which are highly prospective for Ni-Co laterite. Felsic volcanics intersected at the North Well and Aermotor target areas also indicate the prospectivity for volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) Zn-Pb-Cu-Au-Ag mineralisation.
The broad spaced drilling returned numerous mineralised intercepts >0.1g/t Au from the North Well, Celia and Aermotor Prospects over an 8km strike along the Celia Tectonic Lineament and confirms that the poorly tested Celia Tectonic Lineament, which is almost entirely under transported cover, has potential to host significant gold mineralization. Nine kilometres of strike of this structure extends from North Well to the southern tenement boundary and remains largely untested.
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Figure 1: Location of Monument Gold project within Laverton tectonic zone, Western Australia.
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Figure 2 : Interpreted geology of the Monument Gold Project and location of Si6 drill collars.
Program Details
Aircore drilling was undertaken at the North Well prospect following up on significant mineralisation encountered in historic drilling in 2010 including 4m @ 1.26g/t Au from 40m (RAB hole KOA052), 6m @ 1.25g/t Au from 52m (AC hole KOA092) and 4m @ 1.70g/t Au from 76m (AC hole KOA093) associated with a northwest trending magnetic structural feature highlighted in the geophysics (Figures 3 and 4).
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The drilling here was designed to test the interpretation that the principal control on mineralization is a cross-cutting northeast structure evident in geophysics. Recent drilling was undertaken on three northwest-southeast orientated lines spaced 200m apart and has confirmed that the North Well mineralisation is actually northwest trending and associated with the regionally significant Celia Tectonic Lineament. The recent AC drilling by Si6 returned a number of broad intercepts >0.2g/t Au over the 1,200m strike length tested. These included 8m @ 0.98g/t Au from 56m (MOAC219, including 4m @ 1.84g/t Au ), 9m @ 0.32g/t Au from 52m and ending in mineralisation (MOAC214) and 8m @ 0.24g/t Au from 20m (MOAC190). Mineralisation remains open along strike to the northwest and southeast.
Along strike and to the northwest of the extent of AC drilling, a number of historic workings previously sampled by Si6 returned significant results (>0.1g/t Au) from grab sampling including values up to 22.3g/t Au . The grab samples occur along the broader, northwest trending mineralised corridor and also have elevated bismuth, silver, arsenic, copper and tungsten which is an indicator of intrusion related gold mineralisation.
The area southeast of the North Well Prospect is covered by extensive transported overburden with less than 10% of the strike area covered by historic surface sampling and drilling with the greater portion corridor remaining to be explored.
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Figure 3 : North Well mineralised corridor along a magnetic liner feature open to the northwest and southeast showing significant intercepts (>0.1g/t Au cut-off).
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Figure 4: Section along the southern-most line of North Well aircore drilling looking northeast.
Aircore drilling at Aermotor targeted the contact between a sedimentary and mafic volcanic sequence adjacent to the Celia Tectonic Lineament observed in geophysics where previous drilling by Si6 intersected 4m @ 0.44g/t Au from 36m (MOAC064) (Figure 2).
Along strike and 220m to the southeast of MOAC064, drilling intersected 4m @ 0.12g/t Au from 36m (MOAC234) at the contact between a mafic and felsic volcanic with mineralisation remaining open to the southeast. Anomalous copper mineralisation (>90ppm Cu) associated with this intercept also confirms an association with a felsic intrusive whereby Aermotor was identified as a priority target in the Round 23, Exploration Incentive Scheme drilling undertaken in October 2021.
Aircore drilling was undertaken at the Celia Prospect targeting a series of north-south structures crosscutting a major regional fault along the western edge of the Celia Tectonic Lineament. The fault structure is regionally significant as it separates the Murrin Murrin Domain and the main greenstone belt which traverses the Project. Aircore drilling intersected anomalous bedrock mineralisation in hole MOAC246 with 4m @ 0.29g/t Au from 44m returned consisting of quartz stockwork veins hosted within ultramafic lithology (Figure 2).
The highly encouraging results returned from the North Well and Aermotor prospects and their multielement signature indicative of fertile intrusive source rocks demonstrates significant potential remains across the MGP area for bulk-tonnage intrusion-hosted and high-grade, vein-hosted gold mineralisation.
Next Steps
Infill and strike extension AC drilling at North Well and along the strike of the 8km magnetic feature is planned for Phase Three AC drilling expected to commence in October 2022. Targets identified from ongoing target generation through reconnaissance soil sampling and analysis of the geochemistry database combined with geophysics data will also be drill tested as part of upcoming and future
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programs. These include the 1,000m long Perseverance IP anomaly 2km along strike of Waihi (0.2Mt @ 2.1g/t for 15koz Au resource), Fred’s Well where grab and rock chip sampling over 700m strike has returned a number of samples >1g/t Au, up to 39.3g/t Au. In addition, the Company intends to systematically test a number of nickel targets across the project area including strike extensions to Glencore’s Murrin Murrin Ni-Co Project which extend into the MGP.
1m re-splits of composite drill intercepts >0.2g/t from Phase Two AC drilling have been collected and submitted to ALS Kalgoorlie for Fire Assay gold analysis to validate the mineralised intercepts and identify individual samples containing the best gold mineralisation. On receipt of the re-split assays, further field work will be undertaken to identify the nature and style of the gold mineralisation which will help navigate future drill programs.
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Appendix 1 – Significant intercepts >0.1g/t Au
| Hole ID | Depth From |
Depth To |
Downhole interval |
Intercept and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAC185 MOAC190 MOAC190 MOAC211 MOAC212 MOAC213 MOAC214 MOAC215 MOAC215 MOAC216 MOAC217 MOAC219 MOAC221 MOAC234 MOAC245 MOAC246 |
41 20 29 0 0 4 52 60 68 72 28 56 56 36 64 44 |
42 28 30 8 8 12 61 64 74 80 32 64 60 40 66 48 |
1 8 1 8 8 8 9 4 6 8 4 8 4 4 2 4 |
1m @ 0.16g/t Au 8m @ 0.24g/t Au 1m @ 0.14g/t Au (ended in mineralisation) 8m @ 0.20g/t Au (transported) 8m @ 0.40g/t Au (transported) 8m @ 0.29g/t Au (transported) 9m @ 0.32g/t Au (ended in mineralisation) 4m @ 0.11g/t Au 6m @ 0.24g/t Au 8m @ 0.16g/t Au 4m @ 0.23g/t Au 8m @ 0.98g/t Au (incl. 4m @ 1.84g/t Au) 4m @ 0.50g/t Au 4m @ 0.12g/t Au 2m @ 0.13g/t Au (ended in mineralisation) [email protected]/t Au |
Appendix 2 – Aircore drill collar information (MGA94_51s)
| Hole ID | Drill hole **type ** |
East | North | RL | Dip | Azimuth | End Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOAC127 MOAC128 MOAC129 MOAC130 MOAC131 MOAC132 MOAC133 MOAC134 MOAC135 MOAC136 MOAC137 MOAC138 MOAC139 MOAC140 MOAC141 MOAC142 MOAC143 MOAC144 MOAC145 MOAC146 MOAC147 MOAC148 MOAC149 |
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC |
399737 399818 399898 399976 400061 400137 400219 400294 400381 400460 400537 400617 400699 399781 399857 399936 400021 400101 400181 400262 400339 400418 400498 |
6831002 6831001 6831001 6831000 6831000 6831000 6831002 6831000 6831002 6830998 6831000 6831000 6831003 6830603 6830602 6830601 6830600 6830606 6830605 6830601 6830601 6830600 6830603 |
458 457 457 456 455 455 454 454 453 452 451 451 450 457 456 455 455 454 453 452 452 451 451 |
-60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 |
270 274 265 268 271 276 269 270 270 269 270 271 272 267 277 267 268 266 272 268 269 269 275 |
15 8 9 24 17 41 58 15 71 59 60 62 64 4 10 18 29 41 60 57 59 44 64 |
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| MOAC150 MOAC151 MOAC152 MOAC153 MOAC154 MOAC155 MOAC156 MOAC157 MOAC158 MOAC159 MOAC160 MOAC161 MOAC162 MOAC163 MOAC164 MOAC165 MOAC166 MOAC167 MOAC168 MOAC169 MOAC170 MOAC171 MOAC172 MOAC173 MOAC174 MOAC175 MOAC176 MOAC177 MOAC178 MOAC179 MOAC180 MOAC181 MOAC182 MOAC183 MOAC184 MOAC185 MOAC186 MOAC187 MOAC188 MOAC189 MOAC190 MOAC191 MOAC192 MOAC193 MOAC194 MOAC195 MOAC196 MOAC197 |
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC |
400574 400656 400737 399679 399755 399836 399922 399999 400081 400160 400240 400321 395099 395138 395176 395216 395256 395296 395337 395377 395419 395003 395040 395079 395122 395160 395201 395238 395283 395317 395358 395397 395436 396780 396851 396920 396992 397068 396866 396939 397011 397080 397151 397224 397296 397667 397697 397731 |
6830598 6830596 6830599 6830200 6830200 6830199 6830200 6830201 6830200 6830199 6830198 6830203 6835378 6835376 6835376 6835377 6835379 6835379 6835379 6835381 6835379 6834979 6834980 6834983 6834982 6834982 6834981 6834980 6834980 6834980 6834980 6834980 6834980 6826732 6826757 6826782 6826810 6826837 6826537 6826562 6826587 6826614 6826639 6826666 6826690 6826372 6826351 6826332 |
450 449 449 457 456 455 454 453 453 453 453 452 480 480 480 479 479 479 479 479 479 484 484 484 484 484 483 483 483 482 482 482 482 467 467 467 468 468 467 468 468 468 469 469 469 468 469 469 |
-60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 |
269 272 271 266 272 270 270 271 270 269 270 270 271 268 271 269 268 269 269 270 263 270 268 269 271 266 271 270 268 270 266 269 270 255 245 249 249 247 246 250 249 249 249 247 249 300 300 301 |
40 35 33 1 1 9 35 54 56 60 61 52 19 32 39 36 32 17 15 30 19 32 27 18 12 15 10 23 5 22 23 21 25 36 32 42 33 3 45 70 30 23 3 6 42 56 57 47 |
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| MOAC198 MOAC199 MOAC200 MOAC201 MOAC202 MOAC203 MOAC204 MOAC205 MOAC206 MOAC207 MOAC208 MOAC209 MOAC210 MOAC211 MOAC212 MOAC213 MOAC214 MOAC215 MOAC216 MOAC217 MOAC218 MOAC219 MOAC220 MOAC221 MOAC222 MOAC223 MOAC224 MOAC225 MOAC226 MOAC227 MOAC228 MOAC229 MOAC230 MOAC231 MOAC232 MOAC233 MOAC234 MOAC235 MOAC236 MOAC237 MOAC238 MOAC239 MOAC240 MOAC241 MOAC242 MOAC243 MOAC244 MOAC245 |
AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC |
397768 397805 397836 397870 397530 397562 397598 397631 397664 397696 397733 397768 397337 397369 397401 397435 397473 397505 397534 397573 397604 397639 397674 397707 400720 400797 400841 400915 400959 400581 400658 400741 400824 400896 400813 400901 400979 401062 397998 398078 398158 398237 398321 398396 398477 398559 397798 397880 |
6826309 6826294 6826272 6826250 6826215 6826198 6826181 6826161 6826140 6826117 6826100 6826078 6826101 6826082 6826060 6826036 6826021 6825995 6825979 6825960 6825938 6825917 6825900 6825878 6820205 6820206 6820203 6820203 6820199 6820401 6820398 6820400 6820401 6820399 6820004 6820000 6820002 6820003 6821800 6821799 6821800 6821800 6821799 6821798 6821800 6821799 6822147 6822150 |
469 469 469 470 467 468 468 468 468 468 468 468 467 467 467 466 466 466 466 467 467 467 467 468 443 443 443 444 444 442 442 443 443 443 443 444 445 446 451 451 451 451 451 451 450 450 452 452 |
-60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 |
297 300 295 301 298 298 302 301 302 301 298 300 299 300 307 300 300 300 301 301 301 299 300 300 270 271 271 270 271 269 270 265 266 273 277 269 264 273 272 268 272 266 286 268 263 269 275 274 |
43 48 53 45 68 75 84 72 84 76 45 62 43 53 65 55 61 75 86 68 66 72 75 69 11 21 45 78 91 30 41 60 78 67 15 24 54 69 66 59 51 48 40 53 44 81 81 66 |
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| AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC AC |
397959 398038 398117 398196 397823 397904 397979 398061 397461 397541 |
6822151 6822151 6822150 6822150 6822349 6822352 6822350 6822355 6822498 6822499 |
452 452 452 452 452 452 452 452 454 454 |
-60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 -60 |
268 273 264 266 294 274 268 269 276 275 |
73 82 99 114 75 45 92 122 111 78 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Appendix A – JORC CODE, 2012 Edition
Section 1 – Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
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| Sampling | • | Nature & quality of sampling (e.g. | ||
| techniques | cut channels, random chips, or | • | Aircore drilling was undertaken by Prospect Drilling | |
| specific specialised industry | Pty Ltd based out of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. | |||
| standard measurement tools | • | Drill samples consist of 2-3kg of material representing | ||
| appropriate to the minerals under | in-situ rock collected at 1m intervals from surface. | |||
| investigation, such as down hole | • | Drilled 1m samples are discharged into collection | ||
| gamma sondes, or handheld XRF | buckets positioned below the cyclone and placed on | |||
| instruments, etc.). These examples | the ground in rows of 20. | |||
| should not be taken as limiting the | • | Even, single samples were collected from the 1m | ||
| broad meaning of sampling. | piles as 4m composites using a scoop to obtain 2-3kg | |||
| • | Include reference to measures | of material representative of 4m of drilling. | ||
| taken to ensure sample | • | End of hole samples consisted of 1m composites of | ||
| representivity & the appropriate | fresh rock submitted for whole-rock, multi-element | |||
| calibration of any measurement | analysis. | |||
| tools or systems used. | • | Sampling and analytical procedures are detailed in | ||
| • | Aspects of the determination of | the sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation | ||
| mineralisation that are Material to | section. | |||
| the Public Report. | • | Rock chip sampling consisted of breaking | ||
| • | In cases where ‘industry standard’ | outcropping, in-situ surface rocks with a Geopick and | ||
| work has been done this would be | collecting approximately 2kg of material into a pre- | |||
| relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse | numbered calico bag. | |||
| circulation drilling was used to | • | Grab sampling consisted of collecting approximately | ||
| obtain 1 m samples from which 3 | 2kg of random quartz fragments from mine dumps | |||
| kg was pulverised to produce a 30 | into a pre-numbered calico bag. | |||
| g charge for fire assay’). In other | • | Information recorded from individual sample sites | ||
| cases more explanation may be | includes sample ID, east and north coordinates, date | |||
| required, such as where there is | sampled, structure orientation if applicable and | |||
| coarse gold that has inherent | description of sample (ie. rock type, whether grab or | |||
| sampling problems. Unusual | rock chip sample). | |||
| commodities or mineralisation | • | Historical rotary air blast and air core drilling was | ||
| types (e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed |
undertaken by Kennedy Drilling of Kalgoorlie for Jindalee Resources in 2010 with individual metre |
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| information. | samples laid out on the ground. | |||
| • | Four metre composite samples from the historical | |||
| rotary air blast and air core drilling were submitted to | ||||
| Quantum Analytical Laboratories in Perth and | ||||
| analysed for low level (ppb) gold only using an aqua | ||||
| regia digest technique. | ||||
| Drilling | • | Drill type (eg core, reverse | ||
| techniques | circulation, open-hole hammer, | • | Face sampling aircore drilling by Prospect Drilling | |
| rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, | achieved hole diameter size of 3 1/4 inch. | |||
| sonic, etc.) & details (e.g. core | • | Drilling was completed via air core blade or | ||
| diameter, triple or standard tube, | percussion hammer to penetrate hard rock when | |||
| depth of diamond tails, face- | encountered in the upper part of the weathering | |||
| sampling bit or other type, | profile. | |||
| whether core is oriented & if so, by | • | Historical drilling for Jindalee Resources in 2010 was | ||
| what method, etc.).If no site visits | completed via rotary air blast and air core blade and | |||
| have been undertaken indicate | all holes were drilled to blade refusal. | |||
| why this is the case. |
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- Rotary air blast drilling is an open hole sampling method which is subject to smearing and contamination.
| • | Rotary air blast drilling is an open hole sampling method which is subject to smearing and contamination. |
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| Drill sample | • | Method of recording & assessing | ||
| recovery | core & chip sample recoveries & | • | Sample recovery size and sample conditions (dry, wet, | |
| results assessed. | moist) were recorded in the field sample data booklet | |||
| • | Measures taken to maximise | by visually assessing the sample piles. | ||
| sample recovery & ensure | • | Drilling involved frequent reaming to clean the hole at | ||
| representative nature of the | the start of each new rod, regular cleaning of the | |||
| samples. | cyclone and use of high-pressure air to avoid wet | |||
| • | Whether a relationship exists | sample | ||
| between sample recovery & grade | • | Sample condition was recorded for historic drilling | ||
| & whether sample bias may have | (dry, wet, moist). | |||
| occurred due to preferential | ||||
| loss/gain of fine/coarse material | ||||
| Logging | • | Whether core & chip samples have | ||
| been geologically & geotechnically | • | Logging was undertaken by inspecting washed cuttings | ||
| logged to a level of detail to | from the drill piles using a 2mm hand-held sieve. | |||
| support appropriate Mineral | • | Logging was undertaken by a suitably qualified | ||
| Resource estimation, mining | Geologist using pre-determined logging codes to | |||
| studies & metallurgical studies. | record depth, colour, regolith, rock type, alteration | |||
| • | Whether logging is qualitative or | and potential mineralisation such as sulphides and | ||
| quantitative in nature. Core (or | quartz-veining. | |||
| costean, channel, etc.) | • | The logging technique was developed to accurately | ||
| photography. | reflect geology and mineralisation styles. | |||
| • | The total length & percentage of | • | End of hole, fresh rock samples were collected in | |
| the relevant intersections logged | plastic chip trays for future reference. | |||
| • | All historic rotary air blast and air core drilling was | |||
| geologically logged, recording regolith, lithology and | ||||
| any significant alteration and structure, including | ||||
| veininginformation. | ||||
| Sub-sampling | • | If core, whether cut or sawn & | ||
| techniques & | whether quarter, half or all core | • | 4m Composite samples comprising 4 even scoops of | |
| sample | taken. | 1m aircore samples were collected in pre-numbered | ||
| preparation | • | If non-core, whether riffled, tube | calico bags. Sample weights were 2.5 - 3 kg. | |
| sampled, rotary split, etc.& | • | 4m composite samples were collected into numbered | ||
| whether sampled wet or dry. | polyweave bags and dispatched to ALS Laboratories, | |||
| • | For all sample types, the nature, | Kalgoorlie which is an accredited laboratory. | ||
| quality & appropriateness of the | • | All Rock Chip and Grab samples were collected in | ||
| sample preparation technique. | numbered calico bags, these were placed into | |||
| • | Quality control procedures | numbered polyweave bags and submitted to ALS | ||
| adopted for all sub-sampling | Kalgoorlie. | |||
| stages to maximise representivity | • | Samples were dried (nominal 110 degrees C), crushed | ||
| of samples. | and pulverized to produce a homogenous | |||
| • | Measures taken to ensure that the | representative sub-sample for analysis. All samples | ||
| sampling is representative of the in | were pulverised utilising ALS preparation technique | |||
| situ material collected, including | PUL-23. A grind quality target of 85% passing 75μm | |||
| for instance results for field | has been established and is relative to sample size, | |||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | type and hardness. | |||
| • | Whether sample sizes are | • | End of hole one metre samples were taken to for | |
| appropriate to the grain size of the | multi-element, whole rock analysis to characterise | |||
| material being sampled. | rock type. | |||
| • | The sample size and sample preparation prior to | |||
| analysis are considered to be appropriate for the | ||||
| expected mineralisation. |
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| • | Assay samples from historic drilling were submitted | |||
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| to Quantum Analytical Laboratories in Perth and | ||||
| analysed for low level (ppb) gold only using an aqua | ||||
| regia digest technique. | ||||
| Quality of | • | The nature, quality & | • | The bagged 4m composite, Rock Chip and Grab |
| assay data & | appropriateness of the assaying & | samples were collected at ALS, Kalgoorlie and | ||
| laboratory | laboratory procedures used & | shipped to the ALS facility in Perth by courier. | ||
| tests | whether the technique is | • | Following the Sample Preparation outlined in the | |
| • | considered partial or total. For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining the analysis including instrument make & |
previous section above, all samples were analysed by ALS using a combined package of trace level gold, 25g aqua regia [Au-TL43] and ICP [ME-ICP43] and MS [ME-MS43] multi-elements for 40 elements by ALS laboratories in Perth. |
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| model, reading times, calibrations | • | 1m Bottom of hole samples were collected and | ||
| factors applied & their derivation, | analysed using whole rock, 4 acid digest ME-MS61 | |||
| etc. | and Au ICP-21 by ALS laboratories. | |||
| • | Nature of quality control | • | Gold intercepts were calculated with a 0.10g/t Au | |
| procedures adopted (e.g. | lower cut-off with no upper cut-off applied. | |||
| standards, blanks, duplicates, | • | In addition to the Quality Control measures and | ||
| external laboratory checks) & | internal laboratory checks used by ALS, Si6 inserted | |||
| whether acceptable levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) & precision have been established. |
standards, duplicates and blanks at a rate of 1:20 samples in that order respectively. Standards were selected based on oxidation and grade relevant to the |
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| expected mineralisation. This process of QA/QC | ||||
| demonstrated acceptable levels of accuracy. | ||||
| • | For Rock Chip and Grab sampling Quality Control (QC) | |||
| procedures involved the use of field sample | ||||
| duplicates and certified reference materials which | ||||
| were inserted into the sample stream at a rate of | ||||
| 1:50. These were later checked and verified and | ||||
| found to be within an acceptable margin of error. | ||||
| • | Rock chip and grab samples were analysed for gold | |||
| using 30 gram Fire assay with an AAS finish. This | ||||
| technique is considered suitable for determination of | ||||
| gold for this project. Fire assays are classified as total | ||||
| assays. | ||||
| • | A review of the assay data against the logged | |||
| information by the field technician and geologist has | ||||
| been completed to verify intercepts are real. | ||||
| • | Sample, collar and lithology data was captured | |||
| directly in the field using excel tables on a laptop | ||||
| computer. Captured data was then loaded into the | ||||
| Company’s database and validation checks | ||||
| completed to ensure data accuracy. | ||||
| • | No detailsprovided on QAQC from historic drilling. | |||
| Verification of | • | The verification of significant | • | A review of the assay data against the logged |
| sampling & | intersections by either independent | information by the field technician and geologist was | ||
| assaying | or alternative company personnel. | completed to verify intercepts. | ||
| • | The use of twinned holes. | • | Assay results were plotted on section to verify against | |
| • | Documentation of primary data, | neighbouring holes. | ||
| data entry procedures, data | ||||
| verification, data storage (physical |
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| & electronic) protocols. | • | Sample data was captured in the field with date, hole | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | Discuss any adjustment to assay | ID, m from, m to, sample ID, check sample type and | ||
| data. | ID recorded in a hard copy sample book. The sample | |||
| book is kept as a back-up. | ||||
| • | Sample data has been entered into the Company’s | |||
| database with validation checks completed to ensure | ||||
| data accuracy. | ||||
| • | Sample data points were plotted in GIS software and | |||
| checked to spatially validate the coordinates entered | ||||
| into the database are correct. | ||||
| • | No twinned holes have been completed at this stage | |||
| • | No adjustments have been made to the assay data. | |||
| Location of | • | Accuracy & quality of surveys used | • | Drill holes were recorded by Garmin handheld GPS |
| data points | to locate drill holes (collar & down- | with horizontal accuracy (Easting and Northing | ||
| hole surveys), trenches, mine | values) of +-3m. | |||
| workings & other locations used in | • | Grid System – MGA94 Zone 51. | ||
| Mineral Resource estimation. | ||||
| • | Specification of the grid system | |||
| used. | ||||
| • | Quality & adequacy of topographic | |||
| control | ||||
| Data spacing | • | Data spacing for reporting of | • | Close spaced holes (40m) with broad line spacing |
| & distribution | Exploration Results. | (200m) were drilled to target potentially mineralised | ||
| • | Whether the data spacing & | structures identified from previous drilling and field | ||
| distribution is sufficient to | work and were located accurately by Handheld GPS | |||
| establish the degree of geological | • | No mineral classification is applied to the results at | ||
| & grade continuity appropriate for | this stage | |||
| the Mineral Resource & Ore | • | Samples were collected on 4m, 2m and 1m intervals | ||
| Reserve estimation | from spoil piles | |||
| procedure(s)&classifications | ||||
| applied. | ||||
| • | Whether sample compositing has | |||
| been applied. | ||||
| Orientation of | • | Whether the orientation of | • | No bias has been introduced from the sampling |
| data in | sampling achieves unbiased | technique. | ||
| relation to | sampling of possible structures & | • | The drilling at North Well was designed to ascertain | |
| geological | the extent to which this is known, | the orientation of the mineralised structure from | ||
| structure | considering the deposit type. | several differing interpretations, the drill lines are | ||
| • | If the relationship between the | oriented obliquely to the trend of the mineralisation. | ||
| drilling orientation & the | • | Rock Chips and Grab samples were taken from | ||
| orientation of key mineralised | existing workings and prospector pits. The samples | |||
| structures is considered to have | are considered representative of the feature targeted | |||
| introduced a sampling bias, this | by historic miners, comprising selection of random | |||
| should be assessed & reported if | materials from the site. | |||
| material | ||||
| Sample | • | The measures taken to ensure | • | Samples were securely stored in the field and |
| security | sample security the different | transported to the laboratory by an authorised | ||
| materials. | company representative or an authorised transport | |||
| contractor. | ||||
| Audits or | • | The results of any audits or reviews | ||
| reviews | of sampling techniques & data. | • | No audits or reviews have been completed. |
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
| Criteria | JORC | Code explanation | Commentary | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral | • | Type, reference | • | AC Drilling and sampling reported has been undertaken |
| tenement | name/number, location and | on tenements E39/1846 and E39/1866, which are | ||
| and land | ownership including | located approximately 40km northwest of Laverton, in | ||
| tenure | agreements or material issues | the Eastern Goldfields Region, Western Australia. | ||
| status | with third parties such as | |||
| joint ventures, partnerships, | • | The tenements are held by Monument Mining Pty Ltd, a | ||
| overriding royalties, native | wholly owned subsidiary of Si6 Metals Pty Ltd. | |||
| 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 | ||||
| license to operate in the area. | ||||
| Exploration | • | Acknowledgment and | • | The historic drilling collars, down-hole traces and |
| done by | appraisal of exploration by | intercepts published in the report are contained in the | ||
| other | other parties. | historical database compiled by previous tenement | ||
| parties | holder, DiscovEx Resources Pty Ltd which is a | |||
| compilation of exploration activities undertaken by | ||||
| previous explorers. | ||||
| • | Rotary air blast and air core drilling was undertaken by | |||
| Jindalee Resources in 2010 over the North Well | ||||
| prospect, which formed the target of this round of | ||||
| follow upair core drilling. | ||||
| Geology | • | Deposit type, geological | • | There are two deposit styles being targeted: |
| setting and style of | oArchaean, intrusion related gold deposits. Gold |
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| mineralisation. | mineralisation principally occurs in sheeted | |||
| quartz stockwork veins derived from open | ||||
| space filling (brittle fracturing) of felsic | ||||
| intrusive rocks altered by varying quantities of | ||||
| silica, pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, | ||||
| sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite. | ||||
oArchaean Lode Gold. Gold mineralisation |
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| principally occurs in quartz veins derived from | ||||
| open space filling (brittle fracturing) and to a | ||||
| lesser degree within altered wall rocks | ||||
| accompanied by varying quantities of pyrite, | ||||
| pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, galena and | ||||
| chalcopyrite. The lode gold deposits within the | ||||
| Monument Gold Project are hosted within | ||||
| banded iron formation and siliceous sediments | ||||
| (cherts) which have been fractured by | ||||
| shearing,cross-faultingand folding. |
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| Drill hole | • | A summary of all information | • | Historic drill hole positions have been validated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | material to the understanding | ground checking the location of the drill collars | ||
| of the exploration results | recorded by Syndicated Metals (DiscovEx). No check | |||
| including a tabulation of the | sampling has been undertaken on the historic drill spoils | |||
| following information for all | and the information is not considered material. | |||
| Material drill holes: | • | Drill hole location, depth and directional information | ||
| • | easting and northing of the | collected by Si6 is included in the report. | ||
| drill hole collar | ||||
| • | elevation or RL (Reduced | |||
| Level – elevation above sea | ||||
| level in metres) of the drill | ||||
| hole collar | ||||
| • | dip and azimuth of the hole | |||
| • | down hole length and | |||
| interception depth | ||||
| • | 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. | ||||
| Data | • | In reporting Exploration | • | Drill hole intercepts are reported using a 0.1g/t Au cut- |
| aggregation | Results, weighting averaging | off grade. | ||
| methods | techniques, maximum and/or | • | Anomalous rock chip samples are reported using a | |
| minimum grade truncations | lower cut-off 1g/t Au. | |||
| (e.g. cutting of high grades) | • | Intercepts are reported as down-hole lengths using | ||
| and cut-off grades are usually | length weighted averages. | |||
| Material and should be | • | No top-cut has been applied to the reported intercepts. | ||
| 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. |
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| Relationship | • |
These relationships are | • | Refer “Orientation of data in relation to geological |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| between | particularly important in the | structure” in Section 1. | ||
| mineralisa- | reporting of Exploration | • | Drilling was designed perpendicular to the targeted | |
| tion widths | Results. | structures to maximise the potential to intersect | ||
| and | • | If the geometry of the | mineralisation, the drilling at North Well was designed | |
| intercept | mineralisation with respect to | to test multiple interpretations and so is orientated | ||
| lengths | the drill hole angle is known, | obliquely to the mineralized structure. | ||
| its nature should be reported. | • | Geometry of mineralisation with relation to the drill | ||
| • | If it is not known and only the | angle is not known at this stage. | ||
| down hole lengths are | • | All intersections are reported as downhole lengths and | ||
| reported, there should be a | true width of mineralisation is not known at this stage. | |||
| clear statement to this effect | ||||
| (e.g. ‘down hole length, true | ||||
| width not known’). | ||||
| Diagrams | • | Appropriate maps and | • | A location plan of each of the prospects showing the |
| sections (with scales) and | drill collars is provided in the report. | |||
| 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. | ||||
| Balanced | • | Where comprehensive | • | The report is considered balanced with the information |
| reporting | reporting of all Exploration | provided. | ||
| Results is not practicable, | • | The report shows drill collars for all holes completed. | ||
| representative reporting of | ||||
| both low and high grades | ||||
| and/or widths should be | ||||
| practiced to avoid misleading | ||||
| reporting of Exploration | ||||
| Results. | ||||
| Other | • | Other exploration data, if | • | No testwork has been undertaken in relation to |
| substantive | meaningful and material, | metallurgical and geotechnical studies. | ||
| exploration | should be reported including | |||
| data | (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. |
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| Further | • | The nature and scale of | • | Re-splits of the four metre composite samples above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| work | planned further work (e.g. | 0.2g/t have been taken and submitted to ALS | ||
| tests for lateral extensions or | laboratories Kalgoorlie. | |||
| depth extensions or large- | • | A third round of AC drilling following up on previously | ||
| scale step-out drilling). | intersected anomalous mineralisation is planned. The | |||
| • | Diagrams clearly highlighting | program will also include high-ranking structural targets | ||
| the areas of possible | and intrusive targets that remain to be tested. | |||
| extensions, including the | ||||
| main geological | ||||
| interpretations and future | ||||
| drilling areas, provided this | ||||
| information is not | ||||
| commercially sensitive. |
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Monument Gold Project, Western Australia, Resource Information
A JORC-compliant (2012) Inferred Resource was calculated at Korong and Waihi by CSA Global Pty Ltd in 2021 (see Table 2) using a 0.5g/t cut-off grade. See the ASX announcement on 2 August 2021 “Mineral Resource Estimate Declared for Monument Gold Project” for further information.
| ate Declared for Monument Gold Project” for further information. | ate Declared for Monument Gold Project” for further information. | ate Declared for Monument Gold Project” for further information. | ate Declared for Monument Gold Project” for further information. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korong Resource | |||
| Deposit | Tonnes | Grade(g/t) | Au Ounces |
| Korong | 3,034,000 | 1.4 | 139,000 |
| Waihi | 223,000 | 2.1 | 15,000 |
| Total Resource | 3,257,000 | 1.4 | 154,000 |
Table 2 : Inferred Resource calculated by CSA Global in 2021 to JORC 2012 compliance
Competent Persons Statement (Monument Gold Project, Western Australia)
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on recent and historical exploration information compiled by Mr Michael Jackson, who is a Competent Person and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Jackson is a consultant to Si6 Metals Limited. Mr Jackson has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for the reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Jackson consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Disclaimer
In relying on the above mentioned ASX announcement and pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 5.23.2, the Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the above announcement. No exploration data or results are included in this document that have not previously been released publicly. The source of all data or results have been referenced.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Si6’s mineral properties, planned exploration program(s) and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may”, "potential," "should," and similar expressions are forward looking statements. All of such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Our audience is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to revise and disseminate forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of or non-occurrence of any events.
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This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Directors of Si6 Metals Ltd.
ASX CODE: Si6
DIRECTORS
For further information please contact:
Patrick Holywell Corporate Development [email protected]
Victoria Humphries / Ben Creagh Investor Relations +61 (0)431 151 676 / +61 (0)417 464 233 [email protected] [email protected]
David Sanders
Non-Exec Chairman
Steve Groves Technical Director
Joshua Letcher
Non-Executive Director
Mauro Piccini Company Secretary
CONTACT
Suite 11, Level 2 23 Railway Road Subiaco WA Australia 6008
+61 (0)8 6559 1792
[email protected] si6metals.com
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