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XENORA MINERALS LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Jun 28, 2021
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ASX Announcement
29 June 2021
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Extensive Ni-Cu-PGE auger anomalies identified on Eastern Trend at Berkshire Valley Project
Strong anomalism highlighted over a previously unexplored 7 kilometre trend of mafic and ultramafic intrusions
Key Points:
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Auger geochemical sampling along 7 kilometres of prospective strike on the Eastern Trend of mafic and ultramafic intrusions has returned two significant Ni-Cu-PGE anomalous areas;
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These anomalies overlie targeted mafic and ultramafic intrusions that are coincident with strong magnetic high features;
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Maximum assay values are 0.93% Ni, 0.09% Cu, 57.7ppb Pd and 47.5ppb Pt;
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1.8 kilometre long northern anomaly has PGE values consistently above 20 ppb Pt+Pd (or 10-15 times background) associated with strongly anomalous Cu (100-900ppm) and Ni (100-300ppm);
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Several coincident Ni-Cu-PGE anomalies in the southern 4 kilometre long anomaly;
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Land access agreements in place ready for moving Loop EM and drilling to be undertaken as next steps on the eastern trend.
Todd River Resources Limited (ASX: TRT) (Todd River or the Company) is pleased to announce the results from the recently completed auger geochemical sampling program over approximately 7 kilometres of strike along the eastern magnetic trend at its 100% owned Berkshire Valley Ni-Cu-PGE Project (the Project ) in Western Australia (Figures 1 and 2).
Analytical results received to date have confirmed two broad anomalous zones associated with magnetic features that are interpreted to be intrusive gabbro-norite bodies. Figure 3 shows results for Ni, Cu and PGE’s and Appendix 1 contains separate images for each element at a larger scale. Some base metal, Pt, Pd and Au results from several infill and lower priority areas are still pending. The black dots on the images show sample locations where assay results have not yet been received rather than a nil result. These additional results are expected within the next 2 – 3 weeks.
The southern anomalous zone covers approximately 3 kilometres of strike, has strong Ni anomalism and an associated +30ppb Pt+Pd anomaly with subordinate Cu along the north eastern flank of the magnetic trend. There is also a discrete coincident Ni-Cu-PGE feature in the south west corner of the anomalous zone that is
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truncated by an alluvial channel where auger sampling is ineffective – this leaves the anomaly open to the south west under alluvial cover. The strongest Ni anomalism is offset from other elements and suggests the magnetic features do indeed reflect the presence of ultramafic intrusives. As mentioned above there is a number of results still pending therefore northern end of the main anomaly will potentially be extended once the full set of assays are returned.
In the northern zone a strong coincident Cu-PGE anomaly extends for over 1.8 kilometres with strong Cu and PGE values, up to 0.09% Cu and 53.9ppb Pt+Pd with anomalous Ni values of between 100-300ppm. This anomaly is located along the eastern side of a strong magnetic feature and is consistently up to 300m wide along the length of the feature suggesting a significant intrusion associated with the auger geochemistry.
The Company will continue to take a systematic approach to exploration at Berkshire Valley with the next steps for the eastern trend to include moving loop EM (MLEM) over both the northern and southern anomalous trends and a combination of aircore and RC drilling. It is expected that the northern zone MLEM program will be able to be completed over the next few months as a significant portion of the anomalous area is not under crop. In the southern area it is expected that both geophysics and drilling can commence immediately following harvest in November.
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Figure 1 – Berkshire Valley Project Location Map
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Figure 2 – Berkshire Valley Project Magnetics showing the two prospective trends of interpreted mafic and ultramafic intrusions with the yellow box highlighting the work area for the auger geochemical sampling.
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Figure 3 – Eastern Trend gridded geochemistry showing from left to right Ni, Cu and PGE data. The black dots represent sample locations where assays are still pending.
Release authorised by: The Board of Todd River Resources
Enquiries: Will Dix + 61 (0) 8 6166 0255
About Todd River Resources
Todd River Resources (ASX: TRT) is an Australian-based resources company that has base and precious metal projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Having an experienced management team and strong funding position, Todd River is well placed to pursue base and precious metal opportunities across its extensive exploration portfolio that includes the Berkshire Valley and Petermann Range Projects.
The Company also has resources at both its Mt Hardy and Manbarrum Projects and a number of exciting early stage nickel-copper-PGE exploration projects in Western Australia.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to the Company's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These statements can be identified by the use of words like “will”,
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"progress", “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “may”, “seek”, “towards”, “enable” and similar words or expressions containing same.
The forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s views and assumptions with respect to future events as of the date of this announcement and are subject to a variety of unpredictable risks, uncertainties, and other unknowns. Actual and future results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Given these uncertainties, no one should place undue reliance on any forward looking statements attributable to the Company, or any of its affiliates or persons acting on its behalf. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Neither the Company nor any other person, gives any representation, warranty, assurance, nor will guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement will actually occur. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company and each of its advisors, affiliates, related bodies corporate, directors, officers, partners, employees and agents disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by William Dix, who is a full time employee of Todd River Resources. Mr Dix is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Dix has sufficient experience of relevance to the style of mineralization and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities 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, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Dix consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.
Appendix One – Separate Ni, Cu and PGE images
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Appendix Two – The following Tables are provided to ensure compliance with the JORC code (2012) edition requirements for the reporting of exploration results. JORC Table One – Sampling Techniques and data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
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| Sampling techniques | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, | Auger sampling – a single 200g bulk |
| random chips, or specific specialised industry | sample from 1-1.5m down hole was | |
| standard measurement tools appropriate to the | collected from each hole | |
| minerals under investigation, such as down hole | ||
| gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, | ||
| etc). These examples should not be taken as | ||
| limiting the broad meaning of sampling. | ||
| Include reference to measures taken to ensure | ||
| sample representivity and the appropriate | ||
| calibration of any measurement tools or systems | ||
| used. | ||
| Aspects of the determination of mineralisation | ||
| that are Material to the Public Report. | ||
| Drilling techniques | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole | Auger drilling – Standard auger drill |
| hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, | mounted on the rear of a utility vehicle | |
| etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or | ||
| standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face- | ||
| sampling bit or other type, whether core is | ||
| oriented and if so, by what method, etc). | ||
| Drill sample recovery | Method of recording and assessing core and | Auger - Sample recoveries excellent |
| chip sample recoveries and results assessed. | unless hard rock outcrop prevented | |
| Measures taken to maximise sample recovery | the penetration of the bit (less than | |
| and ensure representative nature of the samples. | 1%) | |
| Whether a relationship exists between sample | ||
| recovery and grade and whether sample bias | ||
| may have occurred due to preferential loss/gain | ||
| of fine/coarse material. | ||
| Logging | Whether core and chip samples have been | |
| geologically and geotechnically logged to a level | All aircore holes were logged for | |
| of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource | lithology by TRT geologists and | |
| estimation, mining studies and metallurgical | recoded digitally. | |
| studies. | ||
| Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in | ||
| nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc) | ||
| photography. | ||
| The total length and percentage of the relevant | ||
| intersectionslogged. | ||
| Sub-sampling | If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, | |
| techniques and sample | half or all core taken. |
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| preparation | If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary | Auger samples were collected on the |
| split, etc and whether sampled wet or dry. | rig by a scoop. Samples are then | |
| For all sample types, the nature, quality and | crushed using a mortar and pessle | |
| appropriateness of the sample preparation | and sieved using -80 mesh with the | |
| technique. | fine fraction collected for XRF analysis | |
| Quality control procedures adopted for all sub- | and assay | |
| sampling stages to maximise representivity of | ||
| samples. | ||
| Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is | ||
| representative of the in situ material collected, | ||
| including for instance results for field | ||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||
| Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the | ||
| grain size of the material being sampled. | ||
| Quality of assay data | The nature, quality and appropriateness of the | |
| and laboratory tests | assaying and laboratory procedures used and | Selected anomalous auger samples |
| have beensent toIntertekGenalysis |
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| whether the technique is considered partial or for multi-element assay by aqua regia |
whether the technique is considered partial or for multi-element assay by aqua regia |
whether the technique is considered partial or for multi-element assay by aqua regia |
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| total. and fire assay |
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| 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 (eg | |||||
| standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory | |||||
| checks) and whether acceptable levels of | |||||
| accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have | |||||
| been established. | |||||
| Verification of sampling | The verification of significant intersections by | ||||
| and assaying | either independent or alternative company Certified standards, field duplicates |
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| personnel. and blanks and inserted every 25 |
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| The use of twinned holes. samples to test for laboratory accuracy |
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| Documentation of primary data, data entry and precision. |
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| procedures, data verification, data storage | |||||
| (physical and electronic) protocols. | |||||
| Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | |||||
| Locations of data | Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate | ||||
| points | drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), All drillholes have accompanying collar |
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| trenches, mine workings and other locations and survey files and were located with |
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| used in Mineral Resource estimation. GPS – the project falls in projection |
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| Specification of the grid system used. zone 50 |
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| Quality and adequacy oftopographic control. | |||||
| Data spacing and | Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. | ||||
| distribution | Whether the data spacing and distribution is Various spacing but generally 200 x |
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| sufficient to establish the degree of geological 50m and 400 |
x 50 for auger | ||||
| and grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral | |||||
| Resource and Ore Reserve estimation | |||||
| procedure(s) and classifications applied. | |||||
| Whethersample compositinghas beenapplied. | |||||
| Orientation of data in | Whether the orientation of sampling achieves | ||||
| relation to geological | unbiased sampling of possible structures and the Auger samples are point samples |
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| structure | extent to which this is known, considering the | ||||
| deposit type. | |||||
| If the relationship between the drilling orientation | |||||
| and the orientation of key mineralised structures | |||||
| is considered to have introduced a sampling | |||||
| bias, this should be assessed and reported if | |||||
| material. | |||||
| Sample security | The measures taken to ensure sample security. | ||||
| Auger samples were delivered directly | |||||
| to the company and then delivered by | |||||
| company personnel to the laboratory | |||||
| Audits or reviews | The results of any audits or reviews of sampling No sampling audits have been |
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| techniques and data. conducted |
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| Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results | |||||
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary | |||
| Mineral tenement | Type, reference name/number, location and ownership | The Berkshire valley Project is located | |||
| and land tenure | including agreements or material issues with third parties | on tenements E70/5204(Moonknight Pty | |||
| status | such | as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, | Ltd) and | E70/5385 (Marlee Base Metals | |
| native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or | Pty Ltd) | ||||
| national park and environmental settings. | |||||
| The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting | Both tenements are in good standing and | ||||
| along with any known impediments to obtaining a licence | are not subject to any joint ventures | ||||
| to operate in the area. |
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| Exploration done | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other | All significant previous work is outlined in |
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| by other parties | parties. | WAMEX open file reports. |
| TRT has accessed and reviewed all of this | ||
| work and compiled our own database on | ||
| the project from the available open file | ||
| data. The WAMEX reports used for the | ||
| purpose of this work include: | ||
| A088939 | ||
| A076527 | ||
| A085553 | ||
| A079982 | ||
| All of these reports are compiled by IGO | ||
| Limited and contain comprehensive written | ||
| descriptions of their work and associated | ||
| .txt files of all drilling and sampling | ||
| completed. | ||
| The documents appear correct and the | ||
| geo-spatial data recorded matches with | ||
| images produced when verified | ||
| independently | ||
| Geology | Deposit type, geological setting and style of | Not relevant |
| mineralisation. | ||
| Drill hole | A summary of all information material to the | Auger samples are point samples which |
| Information | understanding of the exploration results including a | are shown in Figure 2 |
| tabulation of the following information for all Material drill | ||
| holes: | ||
oEasting and northing of the drill collar |
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oElevation of RL (Reduced Level – elevation |
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| above sea level in metres) of the drill collar | ||
oDip and azimuth of the hole |
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oDown hole length and interception depth |
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oHole length |
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| Data aggregation | In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging | Not Relevant |
| methods | techniques, maximum and/or minimum grade truncations (eg | |
| cutting of high grades) and cut-off grades are usually | ||
| Material and should be stated. | ||
| Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high | ||
| grade results and longer lengths of low grade results, the | ||
| procedure used for such aggregation should be stated and | ||
| some typical examples of such aggregations should be | ||
| shown in detail. | ||
| The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent | ||
| values should be clearly stated. | ||
| Relationship | These relationships are particularly important in the | Not Relevant |
| between | reporting of Exploration Results. | |
| mineralisation | If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the | |
| widths and | drill hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. | |
| intercept lengths | 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’). | ||
| Diagrams | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and | See Figure 2 in the document for sample |
| tabulations of intercepts should be included for any | locations | |
| 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 reporting of all Exploration Results | All locations are shown on Figure 2. |
| reporting | is not practicable, representative reporting of both low |
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| and high grades and/or widths should be practiced to | ||
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| avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results. | ||
| Other substantive | Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should | No substantial new information is available |
| exploration data | be reported including (but not limited to): geological | other than that reported above. |
| observations; geophysical survey results; geochemical | ||
| survey results; bulk samples – size and method of | ||
| treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk density, | ||
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock characteristics; | ||
| potentialdeleterious orcontaminating substances. | ||
| Further work | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for | Additional drilling and geophysics will be |
| lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale | completed once the results from the | |
| step-out drilling). | current program and reviewed, assessed | |
| Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible | and interpreted. | |
| extensions, including the main geological interpretations | ||
| and future drilling areas, provided this information is not | ||
| commercially sensitive. |
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