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ZEUS RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2023

Apr 20, 2023

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Capital/Financing Update

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21 April 2023

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FIELD VISIT AND PROPOSED DRILLING OF MORTIMER HILLS PROJECT

Zeus Resources Ltd (ACN 139 183 190) (ASX: ZEU ) (“ Zeus ” or “the Company ”) is pleased to announce that the Company has carried out a field trip, will submit a Program of Works (POW) application to drill on E09/2147 at its Mortimer Hills Project approximately 130 km northeast of Gascoyne Junction in Western Australia.

Zeus’ proposed RC drilling program will test previously mapped pegmatites in the Pooranoo Metamorphics along the contact with the Thirty Three Supersuite granite.

Zeus has applied for two new tenements (E09/2791 and E09/2798). The tenement applications cover approximately 18.69 km[2] and 24.92 km[2] respectively of the Durlacher and Thirty-Three Supersuite granitic rocks that are regionally associated with lithium and REE bearing pegmatites (Figure 1).

About fourteen companies have applied for the tenement of E09/2791 and thirteen companies have applied for the tenement of E09/2798, which are subject to ballots to determine the successful applicants.

We are very pleased to see the drilling will be starting in our highly prospective lithium and REE project area. The potential to add more tenements to our Mortimer Hills Project will also help us build up our lithium and REE assets portfolio. ” said Mr Jian (Daniel) Liu, Executive Director of Zeus .

MORTIMER HILLS PROJECT (E09/2147, E09/2791 & E09/2798)

During March 2023, the Company geologists carried out a field trip to confirm earlier mapping of pegmatites, take selected rockchip, soil and stream sediment samples for chemical analysis and to plan access for the planned RC drilling program.

GEOLOGY

The Zeus tenements lie within the heart of the Proterozoic Gascoyne Province, posi�oned more broadly within the Capricorn Orogen — a major zone of tectonism formed between the Archean Yilgarn and Pilbara cratons. The Mor�mer Hills Project sits along the northern edge of the Mutherbukin Zone, along the Ti Tree Syncline and dominated by the Thirty-Three supersuite, a belt of plutons comprised primarily of foliated metamonzogranite, monzogranite and granodiorite in contact with the Pooranoo Metamorphics. Rare-earth and lithium bearing pegma�tes have been ASX: iden�fied, in par�cular the Yinnietharra Lithium Project being developed by Red Dirt Metals ( RDT ) (htps://reddirtmetals.com.au/our-projects/yinnetharra-lithium/), in the district associated with the Thirty Three supersuite granites (Figure 1).

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Figure 1: Regional geology at Mortimer Hills.

The pegmatites mapped in 2022 were confirmed during the field trip, and since the creeks had recently flowed some of these pegmatites were better exposed and several previously buried pegmatites have now been exposed (Figure 2 and Figure 3).

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Figure 2: Pegmatite outcrop in schist, sample location D121.

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Figure 3: Pegmatite sample locations.

Table 1: 2023 sample locations.

Sample
ID
East
(GDA94)
North
(GDA94)
Sample
**Type **
D110 431499 7286264 Soil
D111 431623 7286337 Schist
D112 431987 7286332 Soil
D113 432246 7286321 Soil
D114 432280 7286340 Stream
D115 432322 7286377 Soil
D116 432855 7286472 Soil
D117 433126 7286320 Soil
D118 432457 7285443 Gossan
D119 432274 7285254 Pegmatite
D120 432238 7285201 Pegmatite
D121 432257 7285219 Pegmatite
D122 432264 7285113 Pegmatite
D123 432229 7284961 Pegmatite

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PLANNED DRILLING PROGRAM

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Figure 4: Planned RC drilling at Mortimer Hills.

Once all the necessary approvals have been obtained, Zeus intends to progressively RC drill on an appropriate grid, along strike of the Yinnietharra Lithium Project ( RDT ) pegmatites, along the contact between the Thirty Three supersuite granites and the Pooranoo Metamorphics. The initial drilling for about 1,700 m will concentrate on the mapped pegmatites centrally located in E09/2147 and across the granite greenstone contact in the northwest of E09/2147 closer to the RDT’s Yinnietharra tenement (Figure 4 and Table 2).

All the drilling will be Reverse Circulation (RC) with the holes inclined at 60 degrees to the west. The hole depths and spacing along the section lines is designed to have 100% horizontal coverage such that the base of a hole is directly below the collar of the next hole along the section line. This configuration ensures that any vertical pegmatites or dipping towards the east (as indicated by the field mapping) will be intersected by this drilling.

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Table 2: Proposed 2023 RC drill hole collar locations at Mortimer Hills.

ID East North Depth
(m)
Dip Azimuth
DH001 432246 7285270 100 -60 270
DH002 432296 7285270 100 -60 270
DH003 432346 7285270 100 -60 270
DH004 432254 7285110 100 -60 270
DH005 432304 7285110 100 -60 270
DH006 432329 7285110 50 -60 270
DH007 432354 7285110 50 -60 270
DH008 432379 7285110 50 -60 270
DH009 432404 7285110 50 -60 270
DH010 432429 7285110 50 -60 270
DH011 432454 7285110 50 -60 270
DH012 432479 7285110 50 -60 270
DH013 432299 7284870 100 -60 270
DH014 432324 7284870 50 -60 270
DH015 432349 7284870 50 -60 270
DH016 432574 7284870 50 -60 270
DH017 432599 7284870 50 -60 270
DH018 432624 7284870 50 -60 270
DH019 432649 7284870 50 -60 270
DH020 432674 7284870 50 -60 270
DH021 432699 7284870 50 -60 270
DH022 432724 7284870 50 -60 270
DH023 432749 7284870 50 -60 270
DH024 431406 7286273 100 -60 270
DH025 431431 7286273 50 -60 270
DH026 431456 7286273 50 -60 270
DH027 431481 7286273 50 -60 270
TOTAL 1,700

WILUNA PROJECT (E53/1603 & E53/2197)

Geological exploration is continuing at the Wiluna Project, located near the township of Wiluna approximately 540 km north of Kalgoorlie, next to the Lake Way Project (previously owned by Salt Lake Potash Limited ( ASX: SO4 ) (https://so4.com.au/projects/lake-way/ ) and recently acquired by Czech Investment Company Sev.en Global Investments.

Air-core drilling in September 2022 identified a free-flowing aquifer containing sulphate of potash brine flowing in a basal sand paleochannel approximately 3.5 km from the northerly margin of Salt Lake Potash’s Lake Way SOP deposit. This aquifer is suspected to be part of the underground feeder system for Lake Way’s SOP deposit.

Further exploration and activities including a detailed gravity survey and drilling is subject to the granting of the E53/2197 Exploration Licence.

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BLUE HILLS PROJECT (E59/2804 & E59/2806)

Zeus has applied for two tenements (E59/2804 and E59/2806) approximately 60 km west of Paynes Find. These tenements cover approximately 90 km[2] southern end of the Warriedar Fold Belt along the contact between greenstones and granitic rocks that are considered to be highly prospective for lithium and REE bearing pegmatites, gold, and base metals.

Once the tenements have been granted, Zeus intend to carry out detailed mapping and geochemical sampling to determine accurately the granite/greenstone contact and locate any pegmatite outcrops. This mapping will be initially concentrated in the northwest of E59/2804 where a beryl in pegmatite sample was found.

After the extent of the greenstones has been accurately determined, soil sampling on an appropriately spaced grid will be carried out over the greenstones and adjacent granite to locate any geochemically anomalous areas that will be followed up with RC drilling.

MUSGRAVE PROJECT (E69/4147 & E69/4148)

Zeus has applied for two tenements (E69/4147 and E69/4148) 1,000 km northwest of Kalgoorlie and 1,600 km northwest from Perth in the Musgrave region of Western Australia. These tenements cover approximately 281 km[2] and 120 km[2] respectively and lie within one of Australia’s last underexplored and highly prospective frontier regions, the West Musgrave Province.

The Musgrave Province orogenic belt lies at the junction of three stable crustal landmasses or cratons that collided during an active period of plate tectonics in the Proterozoic. During this tectonically active period, magma from the upper mantle intruded the belt forming numerous massive mafic and ultramafic intrusions and volcanics. These rocks sourced from the mantle are rich in iron, base metals including copper and nickel, gold, platinum group elements (PGE), some rare earth elements (REE), chromite and vanadium.

Once the tenements have been granted and all the necessary agreements with the Traditional Owners and environmental agencies are in place, Zeus intend to carry out reconnaissance mapping and geochemical sampling to determine the outcropping lithologies.

This initial reconnaisance exploration will be followed up with targeted Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) soil sampling, based mainly on interpreting available geophysical data, on appropriately spaced grids to locate any geochemically anomalous areas. The MMI soil sampling technique uses an inovative analytical method that better discriminates metal anomalism in soils that may overcome the difficulties experienced by Rubicon in their soil sampling. Any MMI anomalous areas will be subsequently followed up with Aircore/RAB and eventually RC drilling.

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Competent Person Statement:

The information in this announcement that relates to the Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Phil Jones, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geologists (AIG) and Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Jones is an independent geological consultancy. Mr Jones does not nor has had previously, any material interest in Zeus or the mineral properties in which Zeus has an interest. Phil Jones’s relationship with Zeus is solely one of professional association between client and independent consultant. Mr Jones has experience in exploration, prospect evaluation, project development, open pit and underground mining and management roles. Mr Jones has worked in a wide variety of commodities including gold, lithium, iron ore, phosphate, copper, lead, zinc, silver, nickel and silica in Australia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Africa. Mr Jones has sufficient experience which 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 Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Jones consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Disclaimers

This announcement is provided for information purposes only and is not a prospectus, disclosure document or other offering document under Australian law or under any other law.

The information in this announcement is of a general nature and does not purport to be complete. This announcement does not purport to contain all the information that a prospective investor may require in connection with any potential investment in the Company. Each recipient must make its own independent assessment of the Company before acquiring any securities in the Company.

Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Company and its related bodies corporate, directors, employees, servants, advisers and agents (together, “ Affiliates ”) disclaim and accept no responsibility or liability for any expenses, losses, damages or costs incurred by you relating in any way to this announcement including, without limitation, the information contained in or provided in connection with it, any errors or omissions from it however caused, lack of accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability or you or any other person placing any reliance on this announcement, its accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability.

Not investment advice

This announcement is not financial product or investment advice nor a recommendation to acquire or sell securities in the Company. Information in this announcement is not intended to be relied upon as advice to investors or potential investors and has been prepared without taking account of any person’s individual investment objectives, financial situation, or particular needs.

Each recipient of this announcement should make its own enquiries and investigations regarding all information in this announcement including but not limited to the assumptions, uncertainties and contingencies which may affect future operations of the Company and the impact that different future outcomes might have on the Company.

Before making an investment decision, prospective investors should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to their own investment objectives, financial situation and needs and seek legal, accounting and taxation advice appropriate to their jurisdiction. The Company is not licensed to provide financial product advice in respect of its securities.

Past performance

Past performance of the Company should not be relied on and is not indicative of future performance including future security prices.

Forward looking statements

This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements. The words ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘aim’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘may’, ‘plan’, ‘project’, ‘will’, ‘should’, ‘seek’ and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and contingencies that are subject to change without notice and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and its Affiliates. Refer to the ‘Risk factors’ above for a summary of certain risk factors that may affect the Company.

Investors are strongly cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements, particularly in light of the current economic climate and the significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Forward looking statements are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied on as an indication or guarantee of future performance. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in those statements and any projections and assumptions on which these statements are based. These statements may

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assume the success of the Company’s business strategies, the success of which may not be realised within the period for which the forward-looking statements may have been prepared, or at all.

No guarantee, representation, or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forecasts, prospects, returns, statements, or tax treatment in relation to future matters contained in this announcement. The forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as at the date of this announcement. Except as required by applicable laws or regulations, none of the Company or its Affiliates undertakes to provide any additional information or revise the statements in this announcement, whether as a result of a change in expectations or assumptions, new information, future events, results, or circumstances.

Not an offer

This announcement is not an offer or an invitation to acquire securities of the Company or any other financial products. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction where it would be illegal and will not form any part of any contract or commitment for the acquisition of securities.

This announcement has been prepared for publication in Australia only and may not be released to US wire services or distributed in the United States. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the US Securities Act ) and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws. The distribution of this announcement in the United States and elsewhere outside Australia may be restricted by law. Persons who come into possession of this announcement should observe any such restrictions as any non-compliance could contravene applicable securities laws.

This announcement was authorised for release to the ASX by the Board of the Company.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Mr Jian Liu

Executive Director

[email protected]

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JORC CODE, 2012 EDITION – TABLE 1 REPORT TEMPLATE

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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

Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Sampling Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or specific Not applicable.
techniques specialised industry standard measurement tools appropriate to the minerals This announcement discusses the findings of a recent reconnaissance site
under investigation, such as down hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF visit and describes a planned drilling program and does not include
instruments, etc). These examples should not be taken as limiting the broad descriptions of samples that have been collected for chemical or physical
meaning of sampling. testing.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample representivity and the Pegmatites were identified in outcrop.
appropriate calibration of any measurement tools or systems used.
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 (eg ‘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 (eg submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, Not applicable.
techniques auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple or standard This announcement does not relate to drilling carried out by Zeus Resources.
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other type, whether core is
oriented and if so, by what method, etc).
Drill sample Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample recoveries and Not applicable as no details on any drilling carried out by Zeus Resources are
recovery results assessed. included in this announcement.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
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 Not applicable
logged to a level of detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource estimation,
mining studies and metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc) photography.
_The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections logged. _

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Sub-sampling If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. Not applicable
techniques and
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and whether
sample sampled wet or dry.
preparation For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness of the sample
preparation technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-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 The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory Not applicable
assay data and procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total.
laboratory tests 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) andprecision have been established.
Verification of The verification of significant intersections by either independent or Not applicable
sampling and alternative company personnel.
assaying The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data verification, data
storage (physical and electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
Location of Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down- Not applicable
data points hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
Data spacing Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. Not applicable
and distribution
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.
_Whether sample compositing has been applied. _
Orientation of Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible Not applicable
data in relation structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type.
togeological If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the orientation of key

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
structure mineralised structures is considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
Sample The measures taken to ensure sample security. Not applicable
security
Audits or The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. Not applicable
reviews

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including agreements The Mortimer Hills project covers an area of approximately 71.65 km2and
tenement and or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, comprises one granted exploration licence E09/2147 two exploration licence
land tenure overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or applications: E09/2791 and E09/2798.
status national park and environmental settings. All the tenements are 100% owned by Zeus Resources.
The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any known Both EL applications are subject to a ballot with other applicants.
impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
Exploration Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties. Numerous exploration parties have previously held portions of the areas
done by other covered by the current Zeus tenure. None of this exploration is recorded as
parties being for pegmatite hosted lithium and REE minerals, the main focus of Zeus
on the tenements.
No other exploration companies generated data that was used in this release.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. E09/2147 lies along the contact between the Thirty Three Supersuite granitic
intrusives and the. Pooranoo Metamorphics.
E09/2791 and E09/2798 cover the Thirty Three Supersuite granitic intrusives
and Durlacher Supersuite granites.
Drill hole A summary of all information material to the understanding of the exploration Not applicable
Information results including a tabulation of the following information for all Material drill
holes:
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 _

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
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 In reporting Exploration Results, weighting averaging techniques, maximum Not applicable
aggregation and/or minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high grades) and cut-off
methods 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 reporting of Exploration Not applicable
between Results.
mineralisation If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill hole angle is
widths and 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 tabulations of intercepts All the appropriate maps are provided in the body of this announcement.
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 reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, This announcement discusses the findings of a recent reconnaissance site
reporting representative reporting of both low and high grades and/or widths should be visit and details on a planned drilling program and does not relate to drilling or
practiced to avoid misleading reporting of Exploration Results. assay data.
Other Other exploration data, if meaningful and material, should be reported All the meaningful exploration data has been included in the body of this
substantive including (but not limited to): geological observations; geophysical survey announcement.
exploration
data
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.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for lateral extensions Once the tenement applications have been granted, Zeus intend to carry out
or depth extensions or large-scale step-out drilling). detailed mapping and geochemical sampling to locate any pegmatite
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the outcrops.
main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this An RC drilling program is planned to test mapped pegmatites along the
information is not commercially sensitive. greenstone/granite contact in E09/2147.

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