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ZENITH MINERALS LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2021

May 12, 2021

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Capital/Financing Update

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May 2021

NEW GOLD PROJECT - INVESTMENT

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Corporate Details

Zenith Minerals Limited (ASX:ZNC) ABN: 96 119 397 938

Issued Shares 294.4M Unlisted options 16.55M Mkt. Cap. ($0.28) A$82M Cash (31-Mar-21) A$3.1M Debt Nil

Directors

Peter Bird Exec Chair Michael Clifford Director-CEO Stan Macdonald Non-Exec Director Julian Goldsworthy Non-Exec Director Graham Riley Non-Exec Director Nicholas Ong CFO & Co Sec

New gold feeder project added to the Zenith portfolio by way of result based, staged equity investment in a pre-IPO vehicle (Oxley Resources Limited). Funds will be used to advance the Cowarra gold project in NSW.

  • The investment will see Zenith own up to 22.5% equity for $210,000 allocated in two stages.

  • Oxley’s Cowarra gold project comprises multiple gold zones hosted in Lachlan Orogenic Belt sedimentary rocks associated with gold mineralised strike extensive shear zones. Host rocks and structural setting like that of some of the major Victorian gold deposits.

  • Previous drilling results from the Cowarra-Victoria gold deposit include:

  • § 35m @ 2.3 g/t Au from 23m depth in CRC001

  • § 15m @ 4.2 g/t Au from 57m depth in CRC022

A walk-up staged drill program is planned to test the Victoria gold deposit for both open-pit and underground potential. Initial program of 7 x 100m depth holes to validate previous work and to define a shallow gold mineral resource. In addition, there is significant upside below the existing shallowly drilled prospects and targets.

Multiple regional prospects and targets extend for over 8km of strike around the Victoria gold deposit with rock chip sampling up to 23 g/t Au and previous drill results providing significant project upside, including:

Major Shareholders

Directors ~7%
HSBC Custody. Nom.
BNP Paribas. Nom.
10.4%
5.0%
Granich 4.6%
Citicorp Nom 4.3%
  • § Democrat Prospect

    • 4m @ 10.5 g/t Au in CRC029
  • 12m @ 1.9 g/t Au in CRC013

  • § Ambassador Prospect

  • 8.1m @ 4.3 g/t Au in 10CWD-A1

Our Vision

Zenith has a vision to build a gold and base metals business with a team of proven project finders.

Focus is on 100% owned Zenith projects, whilst partners progress multiple additional opportunities using partner funds.

Contact Us

Level 2, 33 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 PO Box 1426 WEST PERTH WA 6872 Telephone: (08) 9226 1110 Email:[email protected] Web:www.zenithminerals.com.au

  • 1m @ 12.0 g/t Au & 5m @ 3.0 g/t Au in CWD101

  • § Vanderbilt Prospect

  • 5m @ 4.2 g/t Au in CRC014

  • § JMT Target – 75 rock samples over 1km of strike, average 6.1 g/t Au, no drilling to date.

Cowarra gold project on NSW State Lands set aside for minerals, permitting for drilling is well advanced, with drilling anticipated to commence in the third quarter of 2021.

The Cowarra gold project was previously mined by BHP in the 1930’s and later Horizon Pacific in the 1980’s with average run-of mine grades between 6 – 8 g/t Au with gold recovered by an industry standard carbon in leach (CIL) on site processing plant.

Project Background

The Cowarra Gold Project (EL5992) owned 100% by Oxley Resources Ltd (“Oxley”) presents a compelling earlystage gold exploration investment opportunity with a technical team in place ready to rapidly advance the project. A direct equity investment was chosen by Zenith over a project-based transaction structure as it potentially provides a faster pathway towards monetisation, whilst also allowing Zenith’s current technical team to focus on its existing core Company gold and copper projects and its own gold project pipeline in Western Australia and Queensland.

The Cowarra gold project is located between Canberra and Cooma and consists of one granted exploration licence. The project is located on NSW state lands set aside for minerals. Historic underground mining (150m depth) by BHP in the 1930’s (14,000 oz Au) and more recent small scale open pit mining by Horizon Pacific (19,300 oz Au) of the main Victoria gold prospect exploited run-of-mine grades between 6-8 g/t Au with gold recovered by CIL. Mineralisation is hosted within Ordovician sediments associated with sulphides and quartz lodes. Gold mineralisation at Cowarra extends over some 8km within the granted EL with soil and rock chip anomalies requiring follow-up.

Oxley, an unlisted public company, is raising capital at $0.03 per share (total proceeds of up to $270,000) to allow for the first phase of evaluation/confirmatory drilling.

Commenting on the staged investment, Executive Chairman Peter Bird said: “The Oxley opportunity is a good fit for Zenith, whereby the Company can potentially add to its gold inventory at a very competitive “discovery cost” in a region that has been very underexplored when compared to recent proxies located within the state of Victoria within the same Lachlan Orogenic Belt. The Lachlan Orogenic Belt has not been well explored by current contemporary methods in the immediate region where the Cowarra Gold Project is located. There are a series of very well-defined drill targets which will need follow up around previously defined highgrade gold mineralisation. We are keen to advance this project as a “feeder” into our current portfolio of projects. The major projects in the portfolio currently include, Red Mountain (gold 100%), Split Rocks (gold 100%) Earaheedy Zinc Lead (25% free carried) and Develin Creek (copper, silver & base metals 100%). This is an exceptional strategic portfolio which we believe will continue to add value for our business.”

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Figure 1: Location of Oxley’s Cowarra Gold Project with Respect to Major Gold Deposits of Similar Age in the Lachlan Orogen

ELA5992

Figure 2: Cowarra Targets Showing Historic Drill Results & Surface Samples (Note ELA5992 has been approved for grant)

Investment Metrics

Zenith’s staged investment approach in Oxley is as follows:

  • Stage 1 - invest $140,000 (at $0.03 per share) to assist with in ground confirmatory work including RC drilling. This stage provides a 16.2% equity position in Oxley, excluding any potential future dilution of 4M vendor options exercisable at $0.08.

  • Stage 2 - Zenith has the option to invest a further $70,000 (at $0.03 per share) after 3 months from Stage 1 but before the commencement of drilling at Cowarra. Stage 2 investment takes Zenith holding to 22.5%, excluding any potential future dilution of 4M vendor options exercisable at $0.08.

At its election Zenith can contibute to a subsequent Stage 3 investment of $250,000 within 12 months from Stage 1 investment. This amount will be by mutual agreement to fund ongoing work required to either advance the Cowarra gold project with additional drilling or alternately prepare Oxley for an initial public offering on a securities exchange. At each stage along the investment pathway Zenith will assess if it should advance the project via additional funding or hold or reduce its position.

Upon completion of Stage 1 investment, Zenith will be granted a right to top up its shareholding to maintain its pro rata interest in Oxley. The top up right will lapse upon the unconditional admission of Oxley to a stock exchange.

The investment in Oxley is subject to the condition precedent that Oxley is granted a licence to operate (Crown Land Licence) that will allow exploration to proceed within state crown lands set aside for minerals on which the project resides and Oxley and Zenith agreeing on the proposed exploration program and budget, in both cases, acting reasonably.

Oxley Resources Limited is not a related party to Zenith Minerals Limited.

Cowarra Gold Project Technical Details

The Cowarra project area consists of a series of old mines and workings, which have a history of gold production dating back to the 1860’s. Production from the field has been sporadic, with the high points being mining of oxides by prospectors in the period 1860 to 1920, development of the Cowarra mine by BHP Ltd in the period 1936 to 1947 (Figure 3 below), and redevelopment of the mine by Horizon Pacific Ltd in 1984 to 1990. During the BHP and Horizon mining phases fresh/sulphide gold ore was processed via an onsite carbon in leach (CIL) facility with a proportion of the ore reporting as gravity gold. The CIL plant has since been removed from site, a tailings dam remains with some potential for re-treatment of historic tailings. Due to wartime conditions, production ceased in 1942 with total production having been 53,650 tons yielding 14,700 fine ozs (an average metric grade of approximately 8.6g/t Au) (Source - Corkery & Co, 1983).

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Figure 3: Historic Photo of BHP Gold Processing Facility at Cowarra circa 1940

The Cowarra area is underlain by a series of tightly folded meta-sediments of Ordovician age which lie to the west of the Silurian age Bega Batholith. The metasediments consist of interbedded steeply dipping phyllites and quartzites which trend north-south and are correlated with the Late Ordovician Foxlow Beds, part of the Lachlan Orogenic Belt. The sequence has been subjected to low grade greenschist facies metamorphism (Rickard, et al., 1996).

The stratigraphic sequence consists of a succession of steeply dipping interbedded sandy and shaly deposits that include shale, silty shale, shaly mudstone, mudstone, silty mudstone, fine to coarse grained siltstone and black shale. Individual beds vary in thickness from 1cm to 1m to a maximum thickness of 3m. The Cowarra gold mineralisation lies along a major zone of shearing. Individual shear structures can be traced over the 8km northsouth extent of the project area.

Individual pyrite-rich parallel to sub-parallel 1 to 3 metre wide gold lodes were exploited by histroical miners. These zones generally follow the bedding or the axial-plane cleavage of the slates, with the mineralised veins trending north and northeast to northwest and typically dipping steeply (60[o] to 80[o ] ) to the east. Wider gold mineralised intervals up to 5 – 20m true width grading 0.5 to 3 g/t Au are evident based on more recent drilling (refer to Table 1).

In the Cowarra Mine area there are at least 5 main sub-parallel lines of lode varying from 150m to almost 2200m long (Capp 2003). The shear zones are not quite parallel to the bedding, and shearing concentrated on competent - incompetent boundaries with maximum development of gold mineralisation in that zone. In the Cowarra Mine the Victoria lodes dip steeply to the east (70[o] to 80[o] ) and plunge shallowly (20[o] to 30[o] ) to the north.

Exploration drilling conducted during the period 2004 to 2011, extends over approximately 300m of strike but is mostly very shallow testing 50m below surface, with the historic underground workings extending to approximately 125m below surface (Figure 4). The plunge of mineralisation on other prospects has not been defined. Quartz is not abundant in most of the lode material. Mineralised sections alternate with barren sections along major shear zones.

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Figure 4: Long Section of the Cowarra Gold Mine / Victoria Mine with Drill Results (see Figure 2 for location of the Victoria Mine

Gold ore from the Cowarra mines consisted of fresh massive, semi-massive to disseminated sulphide containing mostly pyrite and arsenopyrite with minor pyrrhotite, sphalerite and galena. The association of gold and sulphides means that geophysical techniques such as induced polarisation (IP) may provide a very useful exploration targeting tool. An initial trial IP survey (2 lines of dipole-dipole) conducted in 2020 by Oxley shows a strong positive correlation between chargeability and the known gold mineralisation as well as outlining new charegability targets to the east of exisitng drilling (Figure 5).

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Figure 5: Geophysical Chargeability - Cross Section A – A’ of the Cowarra Gold Mine with Drill Results (see Figure 2 for section location)

Gangue minerals consisted of chlorite, sericite, albite, minor quartz and abundant calcite. There is no positive correlation between the abundance of quartz and the gold mineralisation (Yousefpour,1990). An example of mineralised drill core is shown in Figure 6 below.

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1.0m @ 1.2 g/t Au
0.9m @ 0.6 g/t Au
1.1m @ 5.5 g/t Au
0.5m @ 38.1 g/t Au
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Photograph of Gold Mineralised Sedimentary Rocks from Drill Core 10CWD-A1 (33.0m to 37.6m) Prior to Core Cutting

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0.6m @ 5.2 g/t Au
0.9m @ 1.2 g/t Au
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Photograph of Gold Mineralised Sedimentary Rocks from Drill Core 10CWD-A1 (28.3m to 33.0m) Prior to Core Cutting

Figure 6: Examples of Gold Mineralisation and Associated Visibly Altered (lighter colour) Host Rocks (Note gold mineralisation is generally not associated with quartz veins, but wider shear zones)

Based on historical exploration results arsenic will likley provide a useful geochemcial exploration targeting tool along with other associated elements antimony, lead and zinc.

Historic drilling activity has focused in the Victoria deposit and Ambassador prospect areas with testing generally to a maximum depth of 150 metres below surface at Victoria and 250m below surface at Ambassador with significant exploration upside identified in the down-plunge extensions at the exisitng prospects and as well as the numerous strong geological, geochemical and historic mine targets that have had limited or no drill testing to date, that extend over greater than 8km of potential mineralised strike (Figure 7).

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Figure 7: Long Section of the Cowarra Gold Project – Democrat Prospect to JMT Prospect through Victoria Mine with Significant Drill and Rock Sample Gold Results (see Figure 2 for location of prospects)

As has been recently illustrated there have been a number of high-quality gold discoveries made and or developed and operated in the Lachlan Orogenic Belt of south eastern Australia. Notable examples include Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd’s Fosterville gold mine operation and Catalyst Minerals recent exploration successes (Figure 1). Due diligence work consisting of reviews of historical exploration activity and published research papers and a site visit by Zenith’s

techncial team on the Cowarra gold property located in NSW, indicates that the mineralisation style, host rock sequences, geological age of host rocks and macro-structural setting is very similar to those of the gold deposits in Victoria. The style of gold mineralsaition is typically referred to as syndeformational, turbidite-hosted, shear and fault controlled gold mineralised within Ordovician age metasedimentary rocks deformed during the Lachlan Orogen, (refer Solomon and Groves, 2000, p686). As in the state of Victoria the gold mineralisaiton at Cowarra is post peak metamorphism and cleavage developent, whereas noteable differences include no saddle reefs or dilational-jog veins on faults at Cowarra (Rickard, 1996), although diamond drilling post 1996 shows some clear zones of gold associated with quartz veining.

Table 1: Significant Gold Intersections from Cowarra Drilling

Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Grade (g/t Au)
10CWD_A1 30.1 38.2 8.1 4.3
10CWD_A1 99.0 99.8 0.8 1.3
10CWD_P3 8.0 9.0 1.0 0.8
10CWD_P3 16.0 17.0 1.0 0.8
10CWD_P3 24.0 28.1 4.1 3.2
10CWD_P3 132.3 133.1 0.8 6.7
10CWD_P3 135.0 136.0 1.0 0.9
10CWD_P4 9.9 10.9 1.0 0.5
10CWD_P4 49.0 49.3 0.3 2.4
10CWD_P4 56.6 57.6 1.0 0.8
10CWD_P4 59.0 61.5 2.4 0.9
10CWD_P4 79.2 79.9 0.7 1.1
10CWD_P4 123.0 123.6 0.6 0.8
10CWD_V1 8.8 12.2 3.4 0.6
10CWD_V1 40.2 40.9 0.7 1.4
10CWD_V1 58.5 61.1 2.6 1.1
10CWD_V1 67.7 68.8 1.1 2.0
10CWD_V1 78.9 79.2 0.3 1.1
10CWD_V1 81.9 82.3 0.4 1.5
10CWD_V1 88.5 88.8 0.3 1.0
10CWD_V1 90.8 93.3 2.5 1.6
10CWD_V1 97.8 98.0 0.2 2.1
10CWD_V1 111.3 111.5 0.3 0.4
10CWD_V1 112.7 117.2 4.5 1.2
10CWD_V1 121.4 122.8 1.4 2.9
10CWD_V1 137.0 137.5 0.5 0.4
10CWD_V1 157.8 160.7 2.9 8.0
10CWD_V1 167.3 168.3 1.1 3.7
10CWD_V1 178.5 178.7 0.1 0.5
10CWD_V3A 18.7 18.9 0.2 0.7
10CWD_V3A 69.0 69.3 0.3 2.3
10CWD_V3A 78.8 81.8 3.0 1.2
10CWD_V3A 85.3 86.4 1.1 1.0
10CWD_V3A 97.1 98.1 1.1 1.2
10CWD_V3A 107.1 108.5 1.3 5.2
10CWD_V3A 111.0 112.1 1.1 0.6
10CWD_V3A 136.4 137.4 1.1 0.5
10CWD_V3A 151.0 152.0 1.0 5.1
CRC001 23.0 58.0 35.0 2.3
CRC002 11.0 17.0 6.0 2.0
CRC002 26.0 27.0 1.0 0.5
CRC002 31.0 36.0 5.0 2.6
CRC002 46.0 47.0 1.0 4.4
CRC003 7.0 8.0 1.0 3.7
CRC003 40.0 45.0 5.0 4.4
CRC003 57.0 74.0 17.0 2.0
CRC004 48.0 49.0 1.0 0.4
CRC004 57.0 63.0 6.0 0.7
CRC004 92.0 94.0 2.0 0.8
CRC005 5.0 10.0 5.0 0.7
CRC005 17.0 19.0 2.0 1.5
CRC005 70.0 71.0 1.0 0.5
CRC006 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.3
CRC006 21.0 28.0 7.0 3.2
CRC006 41.0 44.0 3.0 0.5
CRC006 52.0 54.0 2.0 2.6
CRC007 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.4
CRC007 5.0 6.0 1.0 0.8
CRC007 8.0 11.0 3.0 8.1
CRC008 12.0 13.0 1.0 1.0
CRC008 37.0 45.0 8.0 1.9
CRC009 93.0 94.0 1.0 0.6
CRC010 27.0 28.0 1.0 1.6
CRC010 31.0 33.0 2.0 0.6
CRC010 60.0 61.0 1.0 0.9
CRC010 66.0 67.0 1.0 2.9
CRC010 70.0 71.0 1.0 2.4
CRC011 39.0 41.0 2.0 0.7
CRC011 46.0 47.0 1.0 0.5
CRC012 28.0 32.0 4.0 0.6
CRC012 68.0 75.0 7.0 0.7
CRC012 89.0 90.0 1.0 0.8
CRC013 5.0 17.0 12.0 1.9
CRC013 20.0 24.0 4.0 0.4
CRC014 18.0 23.0 5.0 4.2
CRC015 35.0 36.0 1.0 0.5
CRC016 17.0 30.0 13.0 1.1
CRC017 22.0 23.0 1.0 3.5
CRC017 29.0 32.0 3.0 0.9
CRC017 40.0 42.0 2.0 0.8
CRC017 44.0 48.0 4.0 0.7
CRC017 51.0 56.0 5.0 1.5
CRC018 16.0 22.0 6.0 1.3
CRC018 30.0 31.0 1.0 2.3
CRC018 33.0 34.0 1.0 0.5
CRC019 1.0 10.0 9.0 2.6
CRC019 38.0 44.0 6.0 0.5
CRC019 49.0 53.0 4.0 1.5
CRC019 58.0 60.0 2.0 2.0
CRC019 63.0 64.0 1.0 1.7
CRC020 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.9
CRC020 13.0 14.0 1.0 0.9
CRC020 18.0 28.0 10.0 1.2
CRC020 34.0 37.0 3.0 0.9
CRC021 5.0 10.0 5.0 1.1
CRC021 18.0 24.0 6.0 2.0
CRC021 31.0 32.0 1.0 0.4
CRC021 35.0 36.0 1.0 1.8
CRC021 44.0 45.0 1.0 2.9
CRC022 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.6
CRC022 23.0 24.0 1.0 2.1
CRC022 27.0 28.0 1.0 1.0
CRC022 34.0 35.0 1.0 0.9
CRC022 41.0 43.0 2.0 1.5
CRC022 53.0 54.0 1.0 0.5
CRC022 57.0 72.0 15.0 4.2
CRC022 95.0 100.0 5.0 0.9
CRC023 20.0 30.0 10.0 1.3
CRC023 33.0 35.0 2.0 2.0
CRC024 30.0 39.0 9.0 0.9
CRC024 44.0 48.0 4.0 1.1
CRC025 16.0 22.0 6.0 1.4
CRC025 26.0 36.0 10.0 3.6
CRC025 40.0 41.0 1.0 0.4
CRC025 42.0 43.0 1.0 0.5
CRC026 47.0 54.0 7.0 0.4
CRC027 8.0 11.0 3.0 0.8
CRC027 18.0 42.0 24.0 0.9
CRC028 55.0 63.0 8.0 1.8
CRC029 69.0 73.0 4.0 10.5
CRC029 79.0 80.0 1.0 0.7
CRC030 63.0 64.0 1.0 0.7
CRC031 27.0 33.0 6.0 2.3
CRC031 38.0 39.0 1.0 0.6
CRC032 18.0 20.0 2.0 2.8
CWD101 96.2 98.2 2.0 3.5
CWD101 122.0 122.6 0.6 2.5
CWD101 159.7 160.7 1.0 2.3
CWD101 201.5 202.5 1.0 3.0
CWD101 209.4 210.4 1.0 12.0
CWD101 279.5 284.5 5.0 3.0
CWD102 67.9 70.0 2.1 1.5
CWD103 102.1 103.0 0.9 7.4
CWD103 110.0 111.0 1.0 0.6
CWD103 125.8 126.4 0.7 7.2
CWD103 163.0 164.0 1.0 1.7
CWD103 174.2 175.2 1.0 0.7
CWD103 258.0 259.0 1.0 1.2
CWD103 266.2 267.2 1.0 3.2
CWD103 269.0 270.0 1.0 1.7
CWD103 299.0 301.0 2.0 1.0
CWD104 128.7 131.5 2.8 5.8

CWD104 133.6 134.6 1.0 0.5

(Minimum length weighted average grade of 0.4 g/t Au, 0.4 g/t Au lower cut off, maximum of 2m of consecutive internal dilution, no top cut applied).

Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Locations

Hole Easting Northing RL Dip Azimuth Depth **Hole_Type ** Company
10CWD_A1 707495.7 6012730 904.487 -60 270 120.6 DDH CAPITAL
10CWD_P3 707238.5 6012491 951.677 -60 270 151.3 DDH CAPITAL
10CWD_P4 707273.1 6012522 958.423 -55 270 163.47 DDH CAPITAL
10CWD_V1 707300.9 6012597 965.896 -60 270 178.65 DDH CAPITAL
10CWD_V3A 707382.9 6012616 953.037 -55 270 187.6 DDH CAPITAL
CRC001 707264.7 6012687 968.7 -60 270 90 RC ATLAS
CRC002 707254.2 6012652 967.1 -60 270 50 RC ATLAS
CRC003 707277.7 6012645 967.5 -60 260 79 RC ATLAS
CRC004 707273.2 6012523 958.3 -60 270 102 RC ATLAS
CRC005 707231.2 6012489 951 -60 270 100 RC ATLAS
CRC006 707199.5 6012567 935.2 -50 90 54 RC ATLAS
CRC007 707144.1 6012423 918.4 -60 299 36 RC ATLAS
CRC008 707170.6 6012403 920.8 -60 270 60 RC ATLAS
CRC009 707196 6012303 947.5 -70 308 100 RC ATLAS
CRC010 707168.2 6012263 961.9 -60 288 90 RC ATLAS
CRC011 707148.9 6012167 982.8 -60 270 75 RC ATLAS
CRC012 707168.4 6012159 981.5 -60 270 100 RC ATLAS
CRC013 707129.7 6012076 972.7 -60 270 50 RC ATLAS
CRC014 707504.5 6013079 862 -60 314 50 RC ATLAS
CRC015 707526.5 6013051 864 -60 270 42 RC ATLAS
CRC016 707508.5 6013021 875 -60 270 40 RC ATLAS
CRC017 707262.4 6012716 968.3 -60 270 100 RC ATLAS
CRC018 707268.4 6012841 949.6 -60 270 60 RC ATLAS
CRC019 707262.4 6012784 954.7 -80 270 97 RC ATLAS
CRC020 707261.4 6012784 954.7 -60 270 60 RC ATLAS
CRC021 707232.1 6012657 966.9 -60 270 66 RC ATLAS
CRC022 707257.7 6012554 955.5 -60 270 102 RC ATLAS
CRC023 707159.5 6012392 922.9 -60 270 50 RC ATLAS
CRC024 707160.1 6012388 923.4 -60 233 60 RC ATLAS
CRC025 707134.4 6012465 924.3 -60 90 60 RC ATLAS
CRC026 707172 6012404 920.8 -60 310 60 RC ATLAS
CRC027 707111.2 6012052 972.2 -60 90 60 RC ATLAS
CRC028 707289.5 6011907 948 -60 270 85 RC ATLAS
CRC029 707309.5 6011724 907.5 -60 270 100 RC ATLAS
CRC030 707297.5 6011684 907.5 -60 270 87 RC ATLAS
CRC031 707372.5 6011276 875.5 -60 270 60 RC ATLAS
CRC032 707356.5 6011225 892.5 -60 270 60 RC ATLAS
CWD101 707569.64 6012799 878.283 -60 270 351.4 DDH Commissioners
CWD102 707541.29 6012810 878.494 -60 271 102.7 DDH Commissioners
CWD103 707546.14 6012720 907.842 -60 277 381.3 DDH Commissioners
CWD104 707547.87 6012720 907.91 -80 277 146.6 DDH Commissioners

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Michael Clifford, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and an employee of Zenith Minerals Limited. Mr Clifford has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr Clifford consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Material ASX Releases Previously Released

The Company has released all material information that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Reserves, Economic Studies and Production for the Company’s Projects on a continuous basis to the ASX and in compliance with JORC 2012. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information that materially affects the content of this ASX release and that the material assumptions and technical parameters remain unchanged.

References:

Capp.S.,2003 Annual Report EL5923 Cowarra Project Bredbo NSW 30[th] April 2002 to 29[th] April 2003. Atlas Resources Pty Ltd.

Corkery. R.W and Co., 1983 Environmental Impact Statement for the Re-opening of the Cowarra Gold Mine, Bredbo, NSW for Swan Resources Limited, NSW Dept of Primary Industries (#AB019264)

Capp.S.,2009 Resource Estimation, Cowarra Mine Bedbo NSW. Prepared for Capital Mining Ltd by Derwent Geoscience Pty Ltd. In McCann. L and Hine. 2010., Captal Mining Annual Report on Exploration Licence 5939 Cowarra unpublished report to the NSW Mines Dept.

Rickard, M. L., McQueen, K. & Hayden, P., 1996. Structural controls on the Cowarra gold deposit near Bredbo, south-eastern New South Wales.. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 43, pp. 201-215.

Solomon. M and Groves. D., 2000. The Geology and Origin of Australia’s Mineral Deposits. Reprinted by the Centre for Ore Deposit Research and the Centre for Global Metallogeny by arrangement with Oxford University Press.

Swan Resources., 1984. Final Report on Exploration Activities on EL1359. (Swan Feasibility Dtudy Document), unpublished report to the NSW Mines Dept (#GS1984/423).

Yousefpour, M.V, 1990. Cowarra gold deposit, Bredbo. In Hughes F.E. ed. Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea, pp 1409-1413. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne.

For further information please refer to the Company’s website or contact the Company directly.

Authorised for release by the Zenith Minerals Limited Board of Directors – 13 May 2021

For further information contact:

Zenith Minerals Limited

Directors Michael Clifford or Peter Bird E: [email protected] / [email protected] Phone +61 8 9226 1110

Media Enquiries

Fraser Beattie E: [email protected] Phone +61 8 6314 6300

About Zenith

Zenith has a vision to build a gold and base metals business with a team of proven project finders. Focus is on 100% owned Zenith projects, whilst partners progress multiple additional opportunities using third party funds.

Zenith is continuing to focus on its core Australian gold and copper projects including:

  • Red Mountain Gold Project in Queensland (100% owned) where ongoing drilling is following-up the highgrade near surface gold and silver intersected in the maiden & subsequent drill programs (ASX Releases 3- Aug-20 & 13-Oct-20, 9-Nov-20, 21-Jan-21), including:

  • 13m @ 8.0 g/t Au & 3.2 g/t Ag from surface

  • 15m @ 3.5 g/t Au, incl. 2m @ 22.4 g/t Au

  • 5m @ 10.4 g/t Au, and

  • 12m @ 4.9 g/t Au

  • Split Rocks Gold Project in Western Australia (100% owned), where recent drilling returned, high-grade near surface gold mineralisation at multiple targets (ASX Release 5-Aug-20, 2-Sep-20, 19-Oct-20, 28-Oct-20), including:

  • Dulcie North: 32m @ 9.4 g/t Au, incl 9m @ 31.4 g/t Au.

  • Dulcie Laterite Pit:

    • § 2m @ 14.5 g/t Au, incl. 1m @ 20.8 g/t Au,

    • § 18m @ 2.0 g/t Au (EOH) incl. 1m @ 23.7 g/t Au &

    • § 14m @ 3.5 g/t Au

  • Estrela Prospect: 2m @ 9.8 g/t Au (open to north & south)

  • Dulcie Far North: 5m @ 5.6 g/t Au incl. 4m @ 6.8 g/t Au

  • Water Bore: 3m @ 6.6 g/t Au

  • Develin Creek Copper-Zinc Project in Queensland (100% owned) – maiden drill test of the new Snook copper target located 30km south of Zenith’s JORC resources discovers massive copper-zinc sulphides (ASX Release 17-Dec-20).

  • Jackadgery Gold Project in New South Wales (option to earn initial 90%), historic trenching returned 160m @ 1.2 g/t Au. No drilling to date. Zenith planning maiden drill test (ASX Release 10-Sep-20).

  • Earaheedy Zinc Project in Western Australia (25% free carry to end BFS). New major zinc discovery to be fast tracked with extensive accelerated exploration program underpinned by a recent $40M capital raising by partner Rumble Resources Limited (ASX:RTR) (ASX Release 28-Apr-21).

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut
channels, random chips, or specific
specialised
industry
standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or handheld
XRF instruments, etc.). These examples
should not be taken as limiting the broad
meaning of sampling.
1m assay results for 32 historic reverse circulation drill
holes completed in 2004 & 2005 by Atlas Resources
Pty Ltd.
1m assay results and selected sample intervals for 5
diamond drilling completed in 2010 by Capital Mining
Limited.
1m assay results and selected sample intervals for 4
diamond drilling completed in 2011 by Commissioners
Gold Limited.
Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate
calibration
of
any
measurement tools or systems used.
RC samples were systematic samples for full length of
drill holes.
Selected sample intervals were analysed based on
geological observations for Commissioners Gold and
Capital drill holes.
Aspects
of
the
determination
of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report. In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done this would
be
relatively
simple
(e.g.
‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised
to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’).
In other cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse
gold
that
has
inherent
sampling
problems.
Unusual
commodities
or
mineralisation types (e.g. submarine
nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
Reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m to
samples from which ~2kg was pulverised to produce
a 50 g charge for fire assay – Atlas Resources Pty Ltd.
Diamond drilling was used to obtain selected sub-1m
to 1 m to samples from ½ sawn NQ core which ~2kg
was pulverised to produce a 50 g charge for fire assay
– Capital Mining Ltd & Commissioners Gold.
Insufficient documentation is currently available to
report any historic BHP or Horizon Pacific Ltd
exploration drilling to JORC 2012 standards, although
reports for that work including gold assays for 60 drill
holes are available to the Company. The Company
will use that additional historic information to assist in
guiding future exploration activity on the project, but
no gold drill results from that work are being reported
in this ASX release. BHP completed 15 holes for
1,190m. Horizon Pacific conducted both underground
(17 holes for 716.4m) and surface drilling (28 holes for
5,222.9m). Should additional information become
available for this drilling dataset then results for these
additional holes may be reported in the future.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation,
open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) and details
(e.g. core diameter, triple or standard
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core
is oriented and if so, by what method,
_etc.). _
Reverse circulation & diamond drilling.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core
and chip sample recoveries and results
assessed.
RC samples recoveries were recorded by field crew
based on visual estimates and are recorded in a digital
database.
Diamond
core
recoveries
based
on
core
measurements and recorded in a digital database, drill
core photographs were used by the author to cross
check against historic drill core recoveries.
Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
Drilling produced generally dry samples with excellent
recoveries, 1m samples were riffle split to ensure a
representative sample was collected for assay.
Drill core was logged and generally 1m sample
intervals were selected for assay. Core photos show
sample interval marks that can be correlated with the
digital data.
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.
No indications of sample bias based on evaluation of
results to date. Further confirmatory drilling will
provide a more definitive assessment.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate
Mineral
Resource
estimation,
mining
studies
and
metallurgical studies.
The core and drill chip samples are adequately
geologically logged. Geotechnical logs are provided
for the drill core from Commissioners Gold Limited
including RQD, fracture frequency orientation of
structures and structure orientation confidence.
The information contained in this report will alone not
be used to report a Mineral Resource.
Whether
logging
is
qualitative
or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc.) photography.
Drill chip & drill core logging is qualitative.
The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
All relevant intervals logged and sampled. 2010 &
2011 diamond core programs – sampling based on
visual identification of mineralised and altered
intervalsplus an additional 1m buffer.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.
Drill core was sawn half NQ core, minor portions of
broken core zones in the 2010 diamond program were
sampled by hand splitting as is industry standard.
If
non-core,
whether
riffled,
tube
sampled, rotary split, etc. and whether
sampled wet or dry.
RC samples were riffle split.
For all sample types, the nature, quality
and appropriateness of the sample
preparation technique.
Samples were crushed, pulverised and assayed by
gold using fire assay with selected holes analysed for
35 multi-elements using aqua regia ICP-AES.
Quality control procedures adopted for all
sub-sampling
stages
to
maximise
representivity of samples.
RC chips riffle split at site, ~2kg of drill sample was
crushed and pulverised and a sub-sample was taken
in the laboratory and analysed. Selected intervals
were initially analysed as 4m composites with 1m
intervals later resampled.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample
preparation -
continued
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.
Field duplicates were collected during sampling by
riffle splitting selected 1m RC samples. Selected 4m
composite samples and weighted average 1m
samples for the same intervals show reasonable
reproducibility.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to
the grain size of the material being
sampled.
Sample sizes ~2kg in weight which are appropriate to
test for the grain size of mineralised material.
Quality of assay
data and
laboratory tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness
of
the
assaying
and
laboratory
procedures used and whether the
technique is considered partial or total.
The samples were crushed and assayed for gold
using ore grade Au 50g fire assay with AA finish which
is considered a near total assay technique. Atlas RC
analysed by Genalysis – Perth, Drill core analysed by
ALS in Orange NSW and ALS in Brisbane QLD.
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.
No geophysical tools used in these drilling programs.
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.
Certified reference material, blanks and duplicates
samples were included, and appropriate levels of
precision and accuracy were confirmed in QA/QC
reviews.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The
verification
of
significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.
Company personnel have been to site and also
reviewed core photos of the logged and assayed core
samples
to
verify
selected
significant
drill
intersections. Core photos are consistent with logged
geology observations. Gold mineralised and altered
intervals can are observed in core photos. The RC
chips have not been sited.
The use of twinned holes. No twinning to date. The planned upcoming drill hole
program will duplicate but not necessarily twin some
historic drill holes that have uncertain collar locations
(BHP drilling). As the project evolves a twin hole
program will be considered.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification, data
storage
(physical
and
electronic)
protocols.
Documentation of primary data is not specified
however data is stored in a digital database and data
verification was undertaken by checking historic drill
core photos against drill logs and original certified PDF
assay certificates against the assay database.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data. No adjustments were made.
Location of data
points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
locate drill holes (collar and down-hole
surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource
estimation.
Hole locations are based on GPS collar coordinates
+/-5m accuracy. 2011 NQ2 diamond drilling downhole
surveys at 50-60m intervals, using a digital Ezishot
downhole camera. 2010 NQ downhole surveys were
via an Eastman single shot camera, generally at 50m
intervals. RC holes were not surveyed downhole but
given relatively short depths (max 100m) downhole
deviation is not considered a major risk.
Specification of the grid system used. The grid system used to compile data was MGA94
Zone55.
Location of data
points -
continued
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
Topography control is +/- 5m
Data spacing
and distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.
Drill holes shown in Figures 2 to 7 and Tables 1 & 2
Whether
the
data
spacing
and
distribution is sufficient to establish the
degree of geological and grade continuity
appropriate for the Mineral Resource and
Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s)
and classifications applied.
The data alone will not be used to estimate a Mineral
Resource or Ore Reserve.
Whether sample compositing has been
applied.
No sample compositing except for selected 4m
composite RC samples. The same intervals were
resampled at 1m intervals and the weighted average
1m samples for the same 4m intervals show
reasonable reproducibility.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.
The intersections in all drill holes are interpreted to be
close to true widths based on cross section analysis
and where available orientated drill core structural
measurements.
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.
As above – no bias should have been introduced.
Sample security The measures taken to ensure sample
security.
Unknown and not reported but assumed to be industry
standard.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
Data verification was undertaken by checking historic
drill core photos against drill logs and original certified
PDF assay certificates against the assay database
and QA/QC Excel spreadsheets.
Capp (2009) completed a Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Cowarra Mine for Capital Mining Ltd. The 184-
page detailed document reports Mineral Resources
classified according to the JORC2004 guidelines. The
Mineral Resources are not reported in this ASX
Release however, a reference to that work is reported
herein as it is comprehensive in its compilation, review
and audit of historic exploration activity including
samplingtechniques, QA/QCand data.

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,
reference
name/number,
location
and ownership including
agreements or material
issues with third parties
such as joint ventures,
partnerships,
overriding
royalties,
native
title
interests, historical sites,
wilderness
or
national
park and environmental
settings.











Project within 100% owned Oxley Resources Limited (Oxley) tenement
exploration licence EL5992, approved for grant. Zenith currently holds a
16% share interest in Oxley with rights under the agreement summarised
in this ASX release dated 13-May-21, to increase its holding to at least
22%.
Historic gold mine tailings are located within the project area, Oxley
retains gold rights to these tailings but no legacy environmental liability.
The project area is covered by open eucalypt forest. There is evidence of
casual firewood cutting, prospecting, 4WD recreational vehicles and
hunting activities taking place in the area.
At the time of a search dated 12 February 2021, there were no Native
Title Determination Applications, Determinations of Native Title, or
Indigenous Land Use Agreements over the project area.
The Macanally State Conservation Area is located approximately 2km to
the south of the area that is of exploration interest.
Power is available from the state grid, however the power line installed
by Horizon Pacific Ltd in 1988 has been removed.
The security of the tenure
held
at
the
time
of
reporting along with any
known impediments to
obtaining a licence to
operate in the area.





A licence to operate has been applied for to allow exploration to proceed
within state crown lands set aside for minerals on which the project
resides.
No non-standard environmental conditions have been imposed on the
tenements, and no additional bond has been either requested or lodged.
Exploration done
by other parties
Acknowledgment
and
appraisal of exploration
by other parties.


The Project area contains a number of historic gold mines and workings,
which have a long history of gold production dating back to the 1860’s.
Production from the field has been sporadic, with the high points being
mining of oxides by prospectors in the period 1860 to 1920, development
of the Cowarra Mine – Victoria Deposit by BHP Ltd in the period 1936 to
1947, and redevelopment of the mine by Horizon Pacific Ltd in 1984 to
1990.
Delta Gold NL held EL4244 covering the area from Fiery Creek to
Cowarra from Apr 1992 to Sep 1992. Delta assessed previous work, a
preliminary stream sediment sampling program, a helimag survey and
two diamond drillholes on the Peak View prospect (outside of the project
area).
The area was explored by Michelago Resources and Denehurst Ltd
between 1992 and 1998, including: geochemical sampling and heli-mag
survey.
Atlas Resources conducted exploration within the area from 1998 to
2009, consisting of geochemical sampling, RC drilling 32 holes for
2,285m.
In 2009, Capital Mining undertook further exploration programs including
re-processing airborne geophysical data, geochemical sampling, tailings
sampling, inspection of UG workings, diamond drilling (5 holes for
801.62m) & resource estimation.
During Sep-Oct 2011, Commissioners Gold (CGU) completed a f4-hole
982m diamond drilling program, including 304.5m of HQ core drilling and
677.5m of NQ core drilling. CGU changed its name to Gold Mountain
Limited (GMN) in Dec 2014. During 2014 to 2018 there was limited field
activities, work included auger sampling of historic tailings (15 auger
holes) that returned variable but encouraging results.
Oxley Resources Ltd carried out DDIP geophysical surveying and
geophysical modelling on EL8823 in 2020. A larger licence (EL5992) was
subsequently applied for following a positive assessment of historic
results and the new geophysical survey results.
Historic exploration results referred to in this release is sourced from
company reports publicly available from the DIGS open file report system.
DIGS is maintained by the Geological Survey of NSW (GSNSW), which
sits within the Resources and Geoscience Division of NSW Department
of Planning and Environment.
Geology Deposit type, geological
setting
and
style
of
mineralisation.


Syndeformational, turbidite-hosted, shear and fault-controlled gold
mineralised within Ordovician age metasedimentary rocks deformed
during the Lachlan Orogen, refer Solomon and Groves (2000) p686.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill
holes:
Refer to Figures 1 - 7 and Tables 1 & 2 and descriptions in body of text
of this ASX release.
o easting and northing
of the drill hole collar
o elevation or RL
(Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of
the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the
hole
o down hole length and
interception depth
o hole length.
If
the
exclusion
of
this
information is justified on the
basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does
not
detract
from
the
understanding of the report, the
Competent
Person
should
clearly explain why this is the
case.
Data aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration
Results,
weighting
averaging
techniques,
maximum
and/or
minimum
grade
truncations (e.g. cutting of
high grades) and cut-off
grades
are
usually
Material and should be
stated.









Reported intersections are length weighted average grades with
minimum cut-off grade of 0.4g/t Au and maximum 2m of consecutive
internal dilution. No top cuts have been applied.
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.









As above and included in Table 1.
Data aggregation
methods -
continued
The assumptions used for
any reporting of metal
equivalent values should
be clearly stated.



No metal equivalents used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
These relationships are
particularly important in
the
reporting
of
Exploration Results.



The intersections in all drill holes are interpreted to be close to true
widths based on drill core structural measurements.
widths and
intercept lengths
If the geometry of the
mineralisation
with
respect to the drill hole
angle is known, its nature
should be reported.
The intersections in all drill holes are interpreted to be close to true
widths based on drill core structural measurements and cross section
interpretations.
If it is not known and only
the down hole lengths are
reported, there should be
a clear statement to this
effect (e.g. ‘down hole
length, true width not
known’).
Mineralised intervals reported are down-hole lengths but are believed to
be close to true thickness.
Diagrams Appropriate maps and
sections (with scales) and
tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any
significant
discovery
being
reported
These
should include, but not be
limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations
and appropriate sectional
views.


Refer to Figures 1 - 7 and Table 1 and 2 in body of text of this ASX
release.
Balanced
reporting
Where
comprehensive
reporting
of
all
Exploration Results is not
practicable,
representative
reporting
of both low and high
grades
and/or
widths
should be practiced to
avoid
misleading
reporting of Exploration
Results.

Refer to Figures 1 - 7 and Table 1 and 2 in body of text of this ASX
release.
Other substantive
exploration data
Other exploration data, if
meaningful and material,
should
be
reported
including (but not limited
to):
geological
observations;
geophysical
survey
results;
geochemical
survey
results;
bulk
samples

size
and
method
of
treatment;
metallurgical test results;
bulk
density,
groundwater,
geotechnical
and
rock
characteristics; potential
deleterious
or
contaminating
substances.
Historic Processing & Metallurgical Testwork
Previous mine operators both utilised the carbon in leach (CIL)
processing route for the extraction of gold from the Cowarra project –
Victoria mine. BHP Ltd utilising a combination of strake tables and tanks
and Horizon Pacific Ltd (Horizon) a Knelson concentrator and CIL tanks.
BHP Ltd recovered 20% of their gold via the gravity circuit the reminder
in the CIL circuit, there is no information for the recovery of gravity gold
versus CIL gold by Horizon (Capp 2003).
The only documented metallurgical test work is sourced from the Swan
Resources feasibility study and was conducted by Micron Research
(W.A) in Mar-1982. Results from that work based on two underground
composite samples noted that the ore is free milling but requires a fine
grind (90% passing 45um) to achieve 90% recovery. Short retention times
were recommended to prevent reaction of sulphides with the solution and
minimise cyanide consumption. Copper adsorption was described as
minimal (Swan Resources, 1984).
Processing of sulphide/fresh ores reported that 90% gold recoveries were
consistently achieved by both BHP Ltd and Horizon Pacific Ltd.

Samples were also submitted for both bond ball mill work index and abrasion test work, the results of the testwork are summarised below:

P1 = 53um, Cbp = 0.88, F80 = 2250um, Psg = 38um, Wi = 15.49 kWh/t, Abrasion Index = 0.1006, Ca(OH)2 8 kg / tonne of ore, NaCN 2.4 Kg/tonne of ore. Agitation time 16hrs to achieve 90% recovery.

2010 - Underground Workings Access & Sampling

The entrance to the adit leading into 2 Level of the old Cowarra Mine was briefly reopened in February 2010. Level 2 adit, which was the main mine access for the Horizon operation, was still accessible. However, the main area of interest, the southern portion of the mine, was found to have been sealed off by a collapse. Survey control points were picked up in the Level 2 adit and a cross-cut and 5 rock chip samples were collected from the backs (underground roof). Following the inspection, the adit entrance was resealed.

Underground Diamond Drilling

Underground drilling was carried out from 1 and 4 level in 1988/1989. The drilling generally comprised flat or shallowly dipping holes drilled into both the hanging wall and footwall of the mine. The drilling was BQ in size and sampling tended to be whole core. Samples were selectively collected from intervals which were visually classified as being potentially mineralized and vary in length from 15 cm to several meters. Analysis was undertaken by bottle roll in the onsite Horizon laboratory at the mine, or by fire assay at ALS in Orange, although reporting of which laboratory was used is inadequate. The underground diamond drilling assay results are not reported in this ASX Release as they do not meet JORC 2012 reporting guidelines, however, a reference to that work is reported herein as it provides further details on the breadth of information available to the Company to assist it with future exploration activities.

Historic Rock & Soil Sampling

A total of 226 rock chip samples were collected by Capital Mining and Atlas Resources Pty Ltd and are shown in Figure 2. Samples were collected over the period 2005 to 2011.

Sample type includes rock, float and 1m channel samples generally 1kg in sample size. Location by GPS with nominal 5m accuracy. Analysis by fire assay at ALS, Genalysis – ADL and ALS Chemex.

A further 376 rock chip assay results are not reported in this ASX Release as they do not meet JORC 2012 reporting guidelines, however, a reference to that work is reported herein as it provides further details on the breadth of information available to the Company to assist it with future exploration activities.

87 soils were collected by Capital Mining from the Firestone Ridge grid (25m spaced samples on lines 100m apart). Samples were located using Garmin GPS with 5m accuracy. 1kg of B- and C-horizon soil was collected and sent to ALS Chemex. Samples were screened to -80# in the laboratory and analysed gold by fire assay with AA finish.

DDIP Geophysical Survey Results – Fender Geophysics

In 2020 Oxley Resources commissioned Fender Geophysics to complete a dipole-dipole induced polarisation (IP) geophysical trial survey. The following details the survey specifications:

• Survey Type - Induced Polarisation


Array Type - Dipole-Dipole (Roll Along)

Receiver Dipole Length - 50m

Transmitter Dipole Length - 50m

Line Length - 2100m

Line Separation - 200m

Number of Lines - 3

Total Line km - 6.3 km

Line Orientation - E-W

Domain and Cycle Time domain: 2 seconds / 0.125Hz

Coordinate System GDA94 – MGA zone 55
Lines surveyed:

6012300 from 706600 - 708700

6012500 from 706600 - 708700

6012700 from 706600 - 708700
Survey Equipment:

Receiver GDD Rx-32 16-Channel Receiver

Transmitter GDD 5kVA Transmitter

Generator Honda Em65is

Receiver Electrode Pots Non-polarizing porous pots

Transmitter Electrode Plates 1200mm x 800mm x 5mm
aluminum plate

Rx Cables Irrigation control data cable

Tx Wire 2.5mm single-core wire

UHF Radios 5W handheld radios

Handheld GPS Units Garmin 64s – 3m accuracy
Instrumentation GDD Rx32 16-channel IP Receiver

Voltage Measurement: Resolution 1µV, Accuracy ≤ 0,15%

Chargeability measurement: Resolution 1µV/V, Accuracy ≤ 0.4%

Adjustment: Automatic synch, SP compensation, gain setting and
stacking

ADCs: 24-bit

Primary Voltage: ± 10µ to ± 15V for any channel

Operating Temperature: -40° C to +60° C

Full waveform acquisition: Yes – QC with GDD Full Waveform
post-processing software
Instrumentation GDD TxII 5kVA Transmitter

Output current: 0.030A to 10A

Output voltage: 150V to 2400V / 14 voltage scales

Master-Slave configuration: Link 2 GDD IP Transmitters to
double power (10kVA)

Power source: Standard 220-240V / 50-60Hz
Field data was acquired by a geophysicist with the following verification
processes in place:
• Manual recording of station location, current output, primary voltage,
resistivity and chargeability
• Minimum 15-fold stacking for each reading, with visual inspection of
individual decay stacks
• Minimum of 3 readings per station, thus verifying repeatability of the
recorded values
Data and any cultural features were recorded in the operator’s field notes
for review in conjunction with later quality control.
Data was downloaded from the receiver at the end of each day. It then
got uploaded to the project Dropbox. Further QA and processing of the
data were completed off-site by a second geophysicist.
The raw IP data was assessed in TQIPdb for individual decay curves for
each reading as well as for overall data quality. The data was then
exported in Geosoft ASCII format and loaded into Windisp for
presentation as a raw data pseudosection.
The IP data was inverted in 2D and 3D to gain resistivity and chargeability
model sections and depth slices.
Structural data collected from bore holes and mine records exists from
approx. 30m north of survey line 6012700N. Correlation between this
section and the IP section provides an excellent match between the
location of the Victoria gold mine workings and the westernmost
IP chargeability anomaly. This successful correlation between known
gold-bearing structures and chargeability anomalies encourages further
investigation of the remaining, yet untested chargeability anomalies in the
easternpart of the surveyarea(Figure 7).
The nature and scale of
planned further work (e.g.
tests
for
lateral
extensions
or
depth
extensions or large-scale
step-out drilling).
Confirmation infill and step-out drilling planned.
Further work Diagrams
clearly
highlighting the areas of
possible
extensions,
including
the
main
geological interpretations
and future drilling areas,
provided this information
is
not
commercially
sensitive.
Refer to figures in body of this report.