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Beta Hunt Drilling Update
PERTH, Western Australia, Feb. 18, 2025
Fletcher Drilling Continues to Impress while Mason Zone Emerges
PERTH, Western Australia, Feb. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX) (TSX: WGX) (Westgold or the Company) is pleased to provide an update on resource development drilling activities at the Beta Hunt mine at Kambalda, Western Australia. This includes further results from Westgold's inaugural drilling program at the Fletcher Zone and details of planned drilling of the potential southern extension of Fletcher (the Mason Zone target).
Highlights
BETA HUNT (Fletcher Zone)
- Additional large, high-grade drilling intervals returned at Fletcher including:
- 41.00m at 7.99 g/t Au and 19.00m at 5.95 g/t Au in hole FF475SP-62AE; and
- 38.00m at 6.80 g/t Au in hole WF440VD-55AE.
- Five drill rigs operating at Fletcher
- Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate - to be released to the market late Q4,FY25.
BETA HUNT (Mason Zone)
- Mason zone target interpreted as the southern fault offset extension of the Fletcher zone with the combined strike length of the two zones (Mason + Fletcher) now ~4km
- Mason drill programs expected to commence in Q4 FY25
Westgold Managing Director and CEO Wayne Bramwell commented:
"Westgold is mining two zones at Beta Hunt now - Fletcher will be the third. We already have access into Fletcher and once drilled, it will be an additional and independent source of ore production.
At Mason, it is too early to speculate on its scale and significance. The historical drilling results here are encouraging, with some of the better results including 19.00m @ 10.73g/t Au, 35.35m @ 3.50g/t Au, 38.00m @ 2.87g/t Au and 5.20m @ 20.67g/t Au. Our early interpretation is Mason is the faulted offset of the Fletcher Zone, and if so would take the combined strike length to circa 4km.
Unlocking value at Beta Hunt requires building a robust understanding of the various Beta Hunt orebodies with a long term mine plan focussed on maximising cash flow. The next step is to deliver a mineral resource estimate for Fletcher which we expect to announce to the market late in Q4 FY25."
BETA HUNT EXPLORATION UPDATE
Since acquiring the Beta Hunt operation, the Company has moved quickly to identify and test priority exploration targets. This work commenced with the Stage 1 Fletcher Zone Resource Definition program in November 2024 with two drill rigs, and has continued into 2025 with five drill rigs now in operation.
In addition to the Fletcher program, the Exploration Team has been compiling historical data and building a new 3D geological model for the entire sublease area. While this work continues, the Mason Zone has been identified as an early priority target with drill testing to commence in Q4 FY25.
Fletcher Zone
Drilling focused on defining Stage 1 Exploration Target
In September 2024, Westgold announced a JORC and NI43-101 compliant Exploration Target for the Fletcher Zone at Beta Hunt[1]. This included a Stage 1 Exploration Target (Table 1) which is a subset of the Global Fletcher Exploration Target and located at the southern half of the currently identified ~2km of strike which is the subject of Westgold's initial drilling program (Figures 1 & 2).
Table 1 – Fletcher Zone Stage 1 Exploration Target (A subset of the Global Exploration Target).
| Tonnes (Mt) Low | Tonnes (Mt) High | Grade (g/t Au) Low | Grade (g/t Au) High | Contained Gold (Moz) Low | Contained Gold (Moz) High |
| 12.0 | 16.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and, as such, there has been insufficient exploration drilling conducted to estimate a Mineral Resource. At this stage it is uncertain if further exploration drilling will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource. The Exploration Target has been prepared in accordance with the JORC Code (2012). |
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Drilling Results - Highlights
Since its acquisition of Beta Hunt, Westgold has been rapidly increasing the drill fleet available to site, enabling improved rates of drilling and data capture. Seven drill rigs are now operating at Beta Hunt, with three of these rigs being Westgold owned and operated. Five drill rigs are actively drilling Fletcher with better results subsequent to the end of Q2 FY25, including:
- 41.00m at 7.99 g/t Au from 426m and 19.00m at 5.95 g/t Au from 331m in FF475SP-62AE;
- 38.00m at 6.80 g/t Au from 274m in WF440VD-55AE[2].
Results previously released in the Q2 FY25 Quarterly Report include[3]:
- 31m at 5.63 g/t Au from 228m in WF440VD-54AE; and
- 37m at 4.28 g/t Au from 477m in WF440DD-31AE.
Particularly high-grade intercepts include:
- 6.6m at 41.84 g/t Au from 516m in WF440N1-05AE;
- 4.00m at 22.45 g/t Au from 421m in WF440N1-01AR; and
- 5.50m at 15.59 g/t Au from 165m in WF440N1-06AE.
These results highlight the quality and scale of the mineralisation being encountered at Fletcher.
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| 3 Refer Westgold ASX/TSX release Q2 FY25 Quarterly Report released to ASX on 23 January 2025 |
Mason Zone
Since taking ownership of the Beta Hunt operation, the Company has been compiling and reinterpreting the available extensive historical drilling information with the aim of building a new comprehensive 3D geological model of the entire Beta Hunt lease area. While this work is well advanced, a significant number of historical Western Mining Corporation (WMC) nickel drill holes that have never been assayed for gold were identified.
These drill holes represent an outstanding exploration data source that Westgold has commenced re-logging and assaying for gold in key areas within the sub-lease boundary to allow completion of the new 3D model.
During the 3D model building process, the significance of the Mason Zone target area was highlighted and is now interpreted to be the southern extension of the Fletcher Zone, south of the Alpha Island Fault (AIF) (Figures 1 & 5). This is consistent with the known movement on this important fault where the Larkin Zone is interpreted to be the southern continuation of Western Flanks.
The Mason Zone, which is interpreted to be ~1.8km long, has been intersected by a modest number of historical drill holes with most of these in a fan at the northern end of the zone, proximal to the AIF.
The identified historical drill holes at Mason have returned some outstanding gold intersections which are summarised below, shown on Figure 5 and detailed in Appendix B:
- 19.00m @ 10.73g/t Au in hole BM1941SP3-01AE;
- 13.00m @ 5.97g/t Au in hole BM1890-25AE;
- 8.00m @ 13.03g/t Au in hole BM1740-19AE;
- 18.00m @ 2.47g/t Au in hole BM1941SP3-14AE;
- 5.00m @ 10.88g/t Au in hole BM1941SP3-03AE;
- 5.20m@ 20.67g/t Au in hole LD4005;
- 35.35m @ 3.50g/t Au in hole BE19-292;
- 16.74m @ 3.17g/t Au in hole BE19-311;
- 21.00m @ 2.13g/t Au in hole BE19-314; and
- 38.00m @ 2.87g/t Au in hole BE19-313.
Looking Forward
Fletcher will be a separate and independent source of production, and the maiden MRE will be the basis of developing a robust mine plan and infrastructure strategy capable of supporting the natural production rate of the mineralised system.
Westgold's Stage 1 drilling program at Fletcher has been designed with the intent to produce sufficient data to allow the development of a maiden MRE for Fletcher. With 74% of the program completed to date, Westgold is steadily advancing on this goal, and the Company remains focused on acquiring enough data to enable a maiden MRE to be undertaken for the Fletcher zone as soon as possible.
On completion of the Stage 1 drilling of Fletcher, drilling will commence at Mason. By thoroughly exploring Mason, Westgold aims to confirm its potential as a faulted offset of the Fletcher Zone and to extend the known strike length of this under drilled mineralised gold system.
This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the Board.
Appendix - Beta Hunt Background
The Beta Hunt operation, located at Kambalda 600km east of Perth, was acquired by Westgold as part of the August 2024 merger with TSX listed Karora Resources (Karora).
Fletcher is a substantial discovery made by Karora at Beta Hunt. Fletcher is interpreted to represent the fault offset extension to the Mason mineralised structure paralleling the ~1.6Moz Western Flanks deposit, approximately 300m to the west. Like in Western Flanks, mineralisation is comprised of sheared albite-biotite-pyrite altered and irregularly quartz veined basalt.
While discovered in 2016, resource definition drilling only commenced in earnest in 2023 with 32 holes having been drilled into the +2km long mineralised system prior to the Westgold – Karora merger.
Fletcher's position and scale presents a significant opportunity for Westgold to enhance output from Beta Hunt. Revealed geology to date suggest that the Fletcher zone mineralisation is comparable in scale to the current Beta Hunt footprint (Figure 1), and the offset from current Western Flanks and A Zone mining areas suggests that production from Fletcher will be independent from the rest of the mine and could be decoupled from the current production sequence (Figure 3).
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Competent/Qualified Person Statements
Exploration Results and Mineral Resource Estimates
The information in this release that relates to Fletcher Exploration results and Mineral Resource Estimates is compiled by Westgold technical employees and contractors under the supervision of Mr. Jake Russell B.Sc. (Hons), who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and who has verified, reviewed and approved such information. Mr Russell is a full-time employee of the Company and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activities 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 (the "JORC Code") and as a Qualified Person as defined in the CIM Guidelines and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Mr. Russell is an employee of the Company and, accordingly, is not independent for purposes of NI 43-101. Mr Russell consents to and approves the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Russell is eligible to participate in short- and long-term incentive plans of the company.
The information in this release that relates to Mason Exploration results is compiled by Westgold technical employees and contractors under the supervision of Mr. Simon Rigby B.Sc. (Hons), who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and who has verified, reviewed and approved such information. Mr Rigby is a full-time employee of the Company and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activities 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 (the "JORC Code") and as a Qualified Person as defined in the CIM Guidelines and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Mr. Rigby is an employee of the Company and, accordingly, is not independent for purposes of NI 43-101. Mr Rigby consents to and approves the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Mr Rigby is eligible to participate in short- and long-term incentive plans of the company.
General
Mineral Resources, Ore Reserve Estimates and Exploration Targets and Results are calculated in accordance with the JORC Code. The other technical and scientific information in this release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in NI 43-101 and has been reviewed on behalf of the company by Qualified Persons, as set forth above.
This release contains references to estimates of Mineral Resources. The estimation of Mineral Resources is inherently uncertain and involves subjective judgments about many relevant factors. Mineral Resources that are not Ore Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The accuracy of any such estimates is a function of the quantity and quality of available data, and of the assumptions made and judgments used in engineering and geological interpretation, which may prove to be unreliable and depend, to a certain extent, upon the analysis of drilling results and statistical inferences that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate. Mineral Resource estimates may require re-estimation based on, among other things: (i) fluctuations in the price of gold; (ii) results of drilling; (iii) results of metallurgical testing, process and other studies; (iv) changes to proposed mine plans; (v) the evaluation of mine plans subsequent to the date of any estimates; and (vi) the possible failure to receive required permits, approvals and licenses.
The key inputs and assumptions are provided in Appendix D to this release including Section 1 – Sampling Techniques and Data, Section 2 – Reporting of Exploration Results, Section 3 – Estimation and Reporting of Mineral Resources and Section 4 – Estimation and Reporting of Ore Reserves.
Forward looking statements
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Forward looking statements inherently involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements. Relevant factors may include, but are not limited to, changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange fluctuations and general economic conditions, increased costs and demand for production inputs, the speculative nature of exploration and project development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and permits and diminishing quantities or grades of reserves, political and social risks, changes to the regulatory framework within which the Company operates or may in the future operate, environmental conditions including extreme weather conditions, recruitment and retention of personnel, industrial relations issues and litigation.
Forward looking statements are based on the Company and its management's good faith assumptions relating to the financial, market, regulatory and other relevant environments that will exist and affect the Company's business and operations in the future. The Company does not give any assurance that the assumptions on which forward looking statements are based will prove to be correct, or that the Company's business or operations will not be affected in any material manner by these or other factors not foreseen or foreseeable by the Company or management or beyond the Company's control.
Although the Company attempts and has attempted to identify factors that would cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those disclosed in forward looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause actual results, performance, achievements or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and many events are beyond the reasonable control of the Company. In addition, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of the factors outlined in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR+ or the ASX, including, in the Company's current annual report, half year report or most recent management discussion and analysis.
Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward looking statements in these materials speak only at the date of issue. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange listing rules, in providing this information the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements or to advise of any change in events, conditions or circumstances.
APPENDIX A – WESTGOLD FLETCHER DRILL RESULTS
All widths are downhole. Coordinates are for hole collars. Grid is MGA 1994 Zone 50. Significant intervals are = >5g/m for areas of known resources and >2g/m for exploration.
Results in bold are subsequent to FY2025 Q2 and are previously unreported.
| Hole | Collar N | Collar E | Collar RL | Intercept (Downhole) | From (m) | Dip | Azi |
| EFDDSP1-49AE | 6,543,700 | 375,633 | -502 | 23.00m at 1.95g/t Au | 708 | -30 | 238 |
| | | | | 47.00m at 1.65g/t Au | 760 | | |
| | | | | 4.00m at 1.32g/t Au | 823 | | |
| | | | | 10.00m at 1.51g/t Au | 928 | | |
| | | | | 9.00m at 1.15g/t Au | 951 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 1.05g/t Au | 1,001 | | |
| | | | | 18.40m at 0.8g/t Au | 1,049 | | |
| | | | | 5.50m at 1.24g/t Au | 1,076 | | |
| EFDDSP1-51AE | 6,543,700 | 375,633 | -502 | 4.00m at 1.80 g/t Au | 681 | -35 | 239 |
| | | | | 36.00m at 0.99 g/t Au | 775 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 2.19 g/t Au | 834 | | |
| | | | | 12.00m at 0.98 g/t Au | 856 | | |
| FF475SP-61AE | 6,543,693 | 375,042 | -474 | 3.00m at 2.78 g/t Au | 99 | | |
| | | | | 8.00m at 0.67 g/t Au | 161 | | |
| | | | | 23.00m at 1.24 g/t Au | 238 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 2.23 g/t Au | 265 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 2.02 g/t Au | 388 | | |
| FF475SP-62AE | 6,543,693 | 375,042 | -474 | 11.00m at 1.53 g/t Au | 124 | -52 | 225 |
| | | | | 8.00m at 0.87 g/t Au | 146 | | |
| | | | | 10.00m at 3.55 g/t Au | 229 | | |
| | | | | 13.00m at 0.47 g/t Au | 270 | | |
| | | | | 19.00m at 5.95 g/t Au | 331 | | |
| | | | | 41.00m at 7.99 g/t Au | 426 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 1.37 g/t Au | 596 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 0.80 g/t Au | 629 | | |
| | | | | 15.00m at 4.02 g/t Au | 643 | | |
| | | | | 5.45m at 2.04 g/t Au | 684 | | |
| WF440DD-22AR | 6,543,666 | 375,051 | -433 | NSI | | | |
| WF440DD-26AE | 6,543,651 | 375,056 | -433 | 15.00m at 4.63g/t Au | 219 | -41 | 245 |
| | | | | 9.00m at 0.73g/t Au | 294 | | |
| | | | | 19.00m at 1.19g/t Au | 339 | | |
| | | | | 3.00m at 3.11g/t Au | 411 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 1.91g/t Au | 484 | | |
| | | | | 20.00m at 0.61g/t Au | 620 | | |
| | | | | 6m at 6.89g/t Au | 667 | | |
| | | | | 17m at 6.65g/t Au | 676 | | |
| WF440DD-27AE | 6,543,651 | 375,056 | -433 | 4m at 2.29g/t Au | 138 | -50 | 225 |
| | | | | 22.7m at 1.67g/t Au | 154 | | |
| | | | | 4m at 2.04g/t Au | 179 | | |
| | | | | 12m at 0.46g/t Au | 270 | | |
| | | | | 19m at 3.69g/t Au | 335 | | |
| | | | | 11m at 0.84g/t Au | 362 | | |
| | | | | 5.4m at 1.88g/t Au | 398 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 2.67g/t Au | 488 | | |
| | | | | 4m at 1.92g/t Au | 509 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 2.01g/t Au | 559 | | |
| | | | | 27m at 1.5g/t Au | 582 | | |
| | | | | 45m at 0.75g/t Au | 647 | | |
| WF440DD-31AE | 6,543,651 | 375,056 | -433 | 11m at 0.76g/t Au | 149 | -60 | 220 |
| | | | | 7.9m at 0.68g/t Au | 168 | | |
| | | | | 28m at 0.73g/t Au | 179 | | |
| | | | | 11m at 0.9g/t Au | 248 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 2.16g/t Au | 298 | | |
| | | | | 12m at 4.13g/t Au | 459 | | |
| | | | | 37m at 4.28g/t Au | 477 | | |
| | | | | 7m at 1.93g/t Au | 544 | | |
| | | | | 10m at 2.54g/t Au | 609 | | |
| | | | | 8m at 0.93g/t Au | 704 | | |
| | | | | 15m at 2.06g/t Au | 717 | | |
| WF490DD-42AE | 6,543,672 | 374,950 | -484 | 17m at 2.05g/t Au | 206 | -34 | 247 |
| | | | | 15m at 3.51g/t Au | 307 | | |
| WF490DD-46AE | 6,543,672 | 374,950 | -484 | 7m at 3.35g/t Au | 152 | -49 | 251 |
| | | | | 27.64m at 0.92g/t Au | 306 | | |
| | | | | 7.05m at 4.8g/t Au | 354 | | |
| | | | | 11m at 1.65g/t Au | 369 | | |
| | | | | 4m at 2.01g/t Au | 500 | | |
| | | | | 11m at 2.41g/t Au | 561 | | |
| | | | | 14m at 2.34g/t Au | 588 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 2.01g/t Au | 611 | | |
| WF440N1-01AR | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 5.00m at 2.78g/t Au | - | -14 | 254 |
| | | | | 1.00m at 7.00g/t Au | 54 | | |
| | | | | 5.00m at 4.14g/t Au | 304 | | |
| | | | | 3.00m at 1.94g/t Au | 316 | | |
| | | | | 4.65m at 7.71g/t Au | 333 | | |
| | | | | 8.00m at 5.26g/t Au | 342 | | |
| | | | | 4.00m at 3.24g/t Au | 353 | | |
| | | | | 8.12m at 7.52g/t Au | 371 | | |
| | | | | 2.45m at 2.65g/t Au | 412 | | |
| | | | | 4.00m at 22.45g/t Au | 421 | | |
| WF440N1-02AR | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 4.00m at 1.53g/t Au | 52 | -22 | 255 |
| WF440N1-03AR | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 7.00m at 2.67g/t Au | - | -29 | 254 |
| | | | | 4.00m at 3.51g/t Au | 433 | | |
| | | | | 1.00m at 5.17g/t Au | 442 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 3.36g/t Au | 497 | | |
| | | | | 15.00m at 3.07g/t Au | 507 | | |
| | | | | 5.00m at 2.83g/t Au | 667 | | |
| | | | | 3.00m at 1.70g/t Au | 676 | | |
| | | | | 4.05m at 1.97g/t Au | 688 | | |
| | | | | 1.00m at 5.01g/t Au | 740 | | |
| WF440N1-04AE | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 6.00m at 6.39g/t Au | - | -20 | 263 |
| | | | | 6.00m at 1.89g/t Au | 435 | | |
| | | | | 1.00m at 8.21g/t Au | 503 | | |
| WF440N1-05AE | 6,543,787 | 375,045 | -437 | 7m at 2.68g/t Au | - | -27 | 263 |
| | | | | 16.7m at 0.31g/t Au | 75 | | |
| | | | | 14.2m at 1.16g/t Au | 117 | | |
| | | | | 4m at 2.74g/t Au | 461 | | |
| | | | | 38m at 0.73g/t Au | 476 | | |
| | | | | 6.6m at 41.84g/t Au | 516 | | |
| | | | | 7m at 0.92g/t Au | 550 | | |
| | | | | 9m at 0.68g/t Au | 575 | | |
| | | | | 17m at 1.2g/t Au | 602 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 1.77g/t Au | 636 | | |
| | | | | 3m at 3.7g/t Au | 654 | | |
| | | | | 8m at 3.16g/t Au | 862 | | |
| WF440N1-06AE | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 6.00m at 7.86g/t Au | - | -32 | 262 |
| | | | | 0.40m at 17.51g/t Au | 152 | | |
| | | | | 5.50m at 15.59g/t Au | 165 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 1.98g/t Au | 255 | | |
| | | | | 4.40m at 2.48g/t Au | 456 | | |
| | | | | 5.00m at 6.76g/t Au | 468 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 4.87g/t Au | 477 | | |
| | | | | 1.00m at 6.34g/t Au | 503 | | |
| | | | | 3.90m at 2.13g/t Au | 587 | | |
| | | | | 11.60m at 1.92g/t Au | 594 | | |
| | | | | 2.35m at 2.23g/t Au | 625 | | |
| | | | | 6.20m at 1.65g/t Au | 636 | | |
| | | | | 4.00m at 1.92g/t Au | 660 | | |
| | | | | 5.00m at 2.40g/t Au | 682 | | |
| WF440DD-09AR | 6,543,667 | 375,051 | -433 | NSI | - | -14 | 234 |
| WF440N1-21AE | 6,543,788 | 375,045 | -437 | 7.00m at 3.20g/t Au | - | -22 | 254 |
| | | | | 5.00m at 1.62g/t Au | 50 | | |
| | | | | 5.00m at 10.95g/t Au | 368 | | |
| | | | | 4.00m at 7.17g/t Au | 376 | | |
| | | | | 1.00m at 18.69g/t Au | 389 | | |
| | | | | 7.00m at 7.97g/t Au | 454 | | |
| | | | | 3.00m at 5.16g/t Au | 573 | | |
| | | | | 4.90m at 1.73g/t Au | 588 | | |
| | | | | 6.00m at 1.24g/t Au | 596 | | |
| | | | | 2.20m at 3.81g/t Au | 632 | | |
| WF440VD-53AE | 6,543,694 | 374,992 | -437 | 8.5m at 2.12g/t Au | 188 | -10 | 249 |
| WF440VD-54AE | 6,543,694 | 374,992 | -437 | 31m at 5.63g/t Au | 228 | -10 | 265 |
| | | | | 7m at 0.83g/t Au | 266 | | |
| | | | | 4m at 6.15g/t Au | 279 | | |
| | | | | 36m at 1.5g/t Au | 293 | | |
| WF440VD-55AE | 6,543,694 | 374,992 | -437 | 38.00m at 6.80 g/t Au | 274 | -10 | 278 |
| | | | | 3.00m at 13.46 g/t Au | 330 | | |
| | | | | 13.00m at 2.05 g/t Au | 341 | | |
| | | | | 10.00m at 1.26 g/t Au | 417 | | |
| | | | | 3.00m at 1.91 g/t Au | 443 | | |
APPENDIX B – HISTORICAL MASON DRILL RESULTS
All widths are downhole. Coordinates are for hole collars. Grid is MGA 1994 Zone 50. Significant intervals are = >5g/m for areas of known resources and >2g/m for exploration.
| Hole | Collar N | Collar E | Collar RL | Intercept (Downhole) | From (m) | Dip | Azi | EOH |
| BE19-451 | 654237 | 37539 | -415 | 14.00m @ 7.47 g/t Au | 44 | -17 | 227 | 80 |
| | | | | 8.60m @ 1.08 g/t Au | 61 | | | |
| BLB16-06AE | 6541997 | 375929 | -458 | 2.00m @ 0.30 g/t Au | 87 | -27 | 232 | 507 |
| | | | | 14.00m @ 2.31 g/t Au | 138 | | | |
| | | | | 4.00m @ 1.12 g/t Au | 195 | | | |
| | | | | 4.50m @ 2.32 g/t Au | 263.5 | | | |
| BM1740-19AE | 6542823 | 375332 | -392 | 12.50m @ 0.81 g/t Au | 0 | -31 | 255 | 693 |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 1.06 g/t Au | 17 | | | |
| | | | | 9.00m @ 2.66 g/t Au | 33 | | | |
| | | | | 2.00m @ 7.95 g/t Au | 45 | | | |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 2.70 g/t Au | 78 | | | |
| | | | | 11.00m @ 1.22 g/t Au | 88 | | | |
| | | | | 2.00m @ 1.66 g/t Au | 136 | | | |
| | | | | 18.00m @ 2.46 g/t Au | 151 | | | |
| | | | | 2.39m @ 4.96 g/t Au | 181.61 | | | |
| | | | | 9.00m @ 1.27 g/t Au | 188 | | | |
| | | | | 2.00m @ 2.99 g/t Au | 272 | | | |
| | | | | 9.00m @ 6.29 g/t Au | 377 | | | |
| | | | | 8.00m @ 13.03 g/t Au | 483 | | | |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 5.75 g/t Au | 507 | | | |
| | | | | 6.75m @ 4.36 g/t Au | 560 | | | |
| BM1890-21AE | 6542769 | 375339 | -387 | 29.80m @ 0.96 g/t | 1.3 | -17 | 227 | 317 |
| | | | | 3.35m @ 0.42 g/t | 81.35 | | | |
| | | | | 6.40m @ 0.27 g/t | 90.6 | | | |
| | | | | 16.00m @ 3.12 g/t | 100 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 2.40 g/t | 171 | | | |
| | | | | 17.00m @ 1.04 g/t | 204 | | | |
| | | | | 3.90m @ 0.91 g/t | 227.1 | | | |
| BM1890-22AE | 6542769 | 375339 | -388 | 2.00m @ 1.52 g/t | 115 | -36 | 295 | 347 |
| | | | | 24.00m @ 1.33 g/t | 120 | | | |
| | | | | 45.00m @ 1.94 g/t | 199 | | | |
| | | | | 26.00m @ 3.00 g/t | 250 | | | |
| BM1890-23AE | 6542767 | 375338 | -387 | 13.50m @ 3.67 g/t | 62.5 | -40 | 296 | 438 |
| | | | | 13.00m @ 1.49 g/t | 94 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 1.03 g/t | 118 | | | |
| | | | | 21.00m @ 1.09 g/t | 125 | | | |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 1.37 g/t | 149 | | | |
| | | | | 6.00m @ 1.53 g/t | 187 | | | |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 2.40 g/t | 244 | | | |
| BM1890-24AE | 6542766 | 375338 | -387 | 6.60m @ 1.74 g/t | 0 | -24 | 277 | 383 |
| | | | | 21.00m @ 2.47 g/t | 42 | | | |
| | | | | 16.00m @ 1.38 g/t | 66 | | | |
| | | | | 14.00m @ 1.67 g/t | 142 | | | |
| | | | | 4.00m @ 2.32 g/t | 167 | | | |
| | | | | 9.00m @ 1.13 g/t | 222 | | | |
| | | | | 14.00m @ 1.33 g/t | 249 | | | |
| | | | | 4.60m @ 1.52 g/t | 293 | | | |
| BM1890-25AE | 6542766 | 375338 | -388 | 9.00m @ 2.06 g/t | 0 | -44 | 237 | 432 |
| | | | | 2.00m @ 1.62 g/t | 179 | | | |
| | | | | 19.70m @ 1.21 g/t | 273 | | | |
| | | | | 3.50m @ 1.39 g/t | 299.5 | | | |
| | | | | 13.00m @ 5.97 g/t | 414 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-01AE | 6542439 | 375424 | -406 | 8.00m @ 2.31 g/t | 92 | -51 | 247 | 399 |
| | | | | 19.00m @ 10.73 g/t | 302 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-02AE | 6542438 | 375425 | -405 | 2.00m @ 1.77 g/t | 12 | -39 | 220 | 366 |
| | | | | 6.00m @ 1.22 g/t | 62 | | | |
| | | | | 11.00m @ 3.67 g/t | 88 | | | |
| | | | | 10.00m @ 7.54 g/t | 157 | | | |
| | | | | 4.95m @ 7.00 g/t | 244.05 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-03AE | 6542439 | 375424 | -405 | 4.00m @ 2.01 g/t | 0 | -33 | 274 | 339 |
| | | | | 15.00m @ 1.74 g/t | 33 | | | |
| | | | | 6.50m @ 1.57 g/t | 51.5 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 1.66 g/t | 110 | | | |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 10.88 g/t | 191 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 19.10 g/t | 256 | | | |
| | | | | 11.00m @ 1.82 g/t | 296 | | | |
| | | | | 8.00m @ 1.01 g/t | 330 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-08AE | 6542440 | 375424 | -405 | 2.00m @ 2.48 g/t | 52 | -39 | 287 | 450 |
| | | | | 11.68m @ 2.79 g/t | 109.32 | | | |
| | | | | 10.00m @ 1.46 g/t | 311 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 3.43 g/t | 416 | | | |
| | | | | 15.00m @ 2.92 g/t | 423 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-09AE | 6542439 | 375424 | -4062 | 5.00m @ 1.44 g/t | 151 | -54 | 270 | 483 |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 4.25 g/t | 241 | | | |
| | | | | 14.00m @ 2.31 g/t | 366 | | | |
| | | | | 8.80m @ 5.24 g/t | 401.2 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 9.04 g/t | 422 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-11AE | 6542436 | 375428 | -406 | 7.00m @ 2.71 g/t | 10 | -45 | 198 | 487 |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 2.76 g/t | 79 | | | |
| | | | | 9.40m @ 2.31 g/t | 153.6 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 3.29 g/t | 169 | | | |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 1.91 g/t | 190 | | | |
| | | | | 6.00m @ 1.27 g/t | 272 | | | |
| | | | | 10.00m @ 1.07 g/t | 310 | | | |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 3.79 g/t | 391 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-12AE | 6542436 | 375428 | -405 | NSA | | | | |
| BM1941SP3-13AE | 6542440 | 375424 | -405 | 7.00m @ 1.68 g/t | 53 | -18 | 288 | 477 |
| | | | | 16.00m @ 1.07 g/t | 64 | | | |
| | | | | 10.00m @ 1.95 g/t | 83 | | | |
| | | | | 6.00m @ 1.51 g/t | 372 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 3.04 g/t | 404 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 3.22 g/t | 430 | | | |
| BM1941SP3-14AE | 6542440 | 375424 | -405 | 11.00m @ 2.64 g/t | 60 | -31 | 283 | 428 |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 4.42 g/t | 82 | | | |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 11.90 g/t | 90 | | | |
| | | | | 6.00m @ 1.00 g/t | 104 | | | |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 2.63 g/t | 274 | | | |
| | | | | 18.00m @ 2.47 g/t | 341 | | | |
| | | | | 8.00m @ 7.12 g/t | 367 | | | |
| BMB13-05AE | 6542350 | 375841 | -401 | 9.70m @ 1.73 g/t | 109.3 | -24 | 235 | 735 |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 1.47 g/t | 167 | | | |
| | | | | 18.00m @ 1.74 g/t | 238 | | | |
| | | | | 5.00m @ 0.42 g/t | 266 | | | |
| | | | | 4.00m @ 1.38 g/t | 278 | | | |
| | | | | 2.00m @ 0.46 g/t | 335 | | | |
| | | | | 4.00m @ 1.44 g/t | 349 | | | |
| | | | | 9.00m @ 1.46 g/t | 388 | | | |
| | | | | 10.50m @ 2.78 g/t | 418 | | | |
| | | | | 2.06m @ 3.01 g/t | 465.94 | | | |
| BMB16-08AE | 6541899 | 375982 | -471 | 5.00m @ 0.93 g/t | 241 | -23 | 218 | 486 |
| | | | | 17.00m @ 1.23 g/t | 306 | | | |
| | | | | 2.40m @ 5.26 g/t | 436 | | | |
| K90C-01NE | 6541642 | 374865 | 288 | 6.00m @ 0.57 g/t | 1070 | -63 | 58 | 1178 |
| K90C-01NE-W1 | 6541642 | 374865 | 288 | NSA | | -63 | 58 | 1095 |
| K90C-01NE-W1A | 6541642 | 374865 | 288 | Not Assayed | | -63 | 58 | 1048 |
| K90C-01NE-W1B | 6541642 | 374865 | 288 | NSA | | -63 | 58 | 1135 |
| BE19-292 | 6542325 | 375533 | -415 | 15.30m @ 9.79 g/t | 162.1 | -4 | 268 | 332 |
| | | | | 35.35m @ 50.50 g/ | 245 | | | |
| BE19-311 | 6542439 | 375424 | -405 | 2.00m @ 0.60 g/t | 28.7 | -0 | 252 | 245 |
| | | | | 16.74m @ 3.17 g/t | 84.5 | | | |
| BE19-313 | 6542439 | 375424 | -405 | 38.00m @ 2.87 g/t | 68 | -3 | 297 | 299 |
| | | | | 41.00m @ 1.01 g/t | 120 | | | |
| BE19-314 | 6542439 | 375424 | -405 | 39.00m @ 1.97 g/t | 69 | -7 | 288 | 307 |
| | | | | 3.80m @ 1.19 g/t | 230 | | | |
| BE19-315 | 6542439 | 375424 | -405 | 21.00m @ 2.13 g/t | 77 | -0 | 288 | 254 |
| | | | | 7.00m @ 2.56 g/t | 108 | | | |
| | | | | 7.80m @ 4.76 g/t | 208.3 | | | |
| LD4005 | 6541472 | 375758 | 288 | 5.20m @ 20.67 g/t | 780.8 | -90 | 0 | 850 |
| | | | | 3.00m @ 4.41 g/t | 796 | | | |
| | | | | 33.00m @ 0.70 g/t | 817 | | | |
APPENDIX C – JORC 2012 TABLE 1 – GOLD DIVISION
SECTION 1: SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND DATA
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
| Criteria | JORC Code Explanation | Commentary |
| Sampling techniques
Drilling techniques
Drill sample recovery |
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A significant portion of the data used in resource calculations has been gathered from diamond core. Multiple sizes have been used historically. This core is geologically logged and subsequently halved for sampling. Grade control holes may be whole-cored to streamline the core handling process if required.
At each of the major past and current underground producers, each development face / round is horizontally chip sampled. The sampling intervals are domained by geological constraints (e.g. rock type, veining and alteration / sulphidation etc.). The majority of exposures within the orebody are sampled.
Sludge drilling at is performed with an underground production drill rig. It is an open hole drilling method using water as the flushing medium, with a 64mm (nominal) hole diameter. Sample intervals are ostensibly the length of the drill steel. Holes are drilled at sufficient angles to allow flushing of the hole with water following each interval to prevent contamination. Sludge drilling is not used to inform resource models.
Drill cuttings are extracted from the RC return via cyclone. The underflow from each interval is transferred via bucket to a four-tiered riffle splitter, delivering approximately three kilograms of the recovered material into calico bags for analysis. The residual material is retained on the ground near the hole. Composite samples are obtained from the residue material for initial analysis, with the split samples remaining with the individual residual piles until required for re-split analysis or eventual disposal.
Combined scoops from bucket dumps from cyclone for composite. Split samples taken from individual bucket dumps via scoop. RAB holes are not included in the resource estimate.
Cuttings sampled via splitter tray per individual drill rod. Blast holes not included in the resource estimate. All geology input is logged and validated by the relevant area geologists, incorporated into this is assessment of sample recovery. No defined relationship exists between sample recovery and grade. Nor has sample bias due to preferential loss or gain of fine or coarse material been noted. |
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| Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation |
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| Quality of assay data and laboratory tests |
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| Verification of sampling and assaying |
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| Location of data points |
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