Samphire Resource Increases By 67%
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ASX Announcement
19 June 2026
Highlights:
• Maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 12 Mlbs U₃O₈ defined at the
Plumbush Deposit, located 5 km south of the existing 18 Mlbs U3O8 MRE at Blackbush1
.
• Combined Samphire Project MRE increased by 67% from 18 Mlbs to 30 Mlbs U₃O₈.
• The Plumbush MRE provides support for the 14 to 75 Mlbs U₃O₈ Samphire Exploration
Target previously reported by Alligator2
, representing a significant step towards
converting that target into defined Mineral Resources.
• Aggressive drilling program planned for remainder of 2026, targeting further growth
in the MRE, with an updated MRE anticipated in early 2027 to feed into the BFS
currently underway.
Alligator Energy Ltd (ASX:AGE, ‘Alligator’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce its maiden
Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 12 Mlbs at the Plumbush Deposit (Plumbush),
located within 5 km south of the Blackbush Deposit (Blackbush), within the Company’s 100%
owned Samphire Project (Project). The addition of Plumbush (Figure 1) to the Samphire Project’s
resource base significantly enhances the scale and potential continuity of the Project, increasing
the total MRE by 67% from 18 Mlbs to 30 Mlbs, all of which has been deemed amenable to in-situ
recovery.
The Plumbush MRE highlights the prospectivity of the broader Samphire tenure, provides early
validation of Alligator’s previously reported Samphire Exploration Target, and supports the potential
development of multiple mineralised centres within the Samphire Project. It also has the potential
to contribute to future development planning and potentially increase the mining inventory beyond
the Scoping Study3
and provide operational and infrastructure synergies which the Company is
assessing as part of a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) currently underway and expected to be
released in mid-2027.
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Refer ASX announcement of 6 May 2025
2
Refer ASX announcement 7 December 2023
3
Refer ASX announcement 14 December 2023
Samphire Mineral Resource Grows 67% to
30 Mlbs U₃O₈ Following Addition of Plumbush
Inferred Mineral Resource
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An intensive drilling program with multiple drill rigs is planned for the remainder of 2026, focussed
on both expanding the Samphire MRE and increasing the confidence levels of the existing MRE
through conversion of Inferred material into the Measured and Indicated classifications. In
particular:
• Further resource delineation and extension drilling at Blackbush aimed at upgrading
portions of Indicated material to the Measured category through infill drilling on a nominal
25m × 25m spacing and extending mineralisation south of the existing MRE boundary;
• Resource delineation drilling at Plumbush to support potential upgrades to MRE
classification; and
• Reconnaissance and follow-up delineation drilling to further define the mineralised channel
system between the two deposits.
Alligator’s CEO & Managing Director Andrea Marsland-Smith stated:
This maiden MRE for Plumbush provides further validation of our geological model and the expansion
potential of the Samphire Project, while also diligently delivering the initial resource component of our
Exploration Target range reported in 2023. Delivering a 12 Mlbs MRE located within 5 km from
Blackbush materially enhances the scale of Samphire, with immediate drill ready targets now accessible
following the finalisation of access arrangements with the landholder.
Importantly, with an MRE of 30 Mlbs, it now provides the Company with a stronger foundation, as we
advance our BFS. We are well positioned to diligently deliver further MRE growth and conversion to
Indicated and Measured categories, via our upcoming aggressive drilling campaign. We intend to deliver
a further update to the MRE in early 2027, which will form the base to be incorporated into the BFS that
is expected to be released in mid-2027.
Plumbush Mineral Resource Estimate Summary
This MRE was prepared by SRK Consulting (Australasia) Pty Ltd (SRK) using historical UraniumSA
Ltd (UraniumSA) drilling data. Uranium grades have been determined by downhole gamma
geophysical sonde measurements.
Between 2009 and 2011, UraniumSA drilled 85 mud rotary holes across the Plumbush deposit.
Leveraging the extensive geological and hydrogeological understanding gained from Alligator's
work at the nearby Blackbush deposit since 2021, the geological model for Plumbush has been
reinterpreted. This has enabled the generation of a robust Inferred MRE from the historical drilling
dataset, providing a strong foundation for planning resource extension and delineation drilling at
Plumbush for the Q3/4 2026 program.
The MRE (Table 1) has been reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012 Edition) and
reports only that portion which has been assessed as amenable to in situ recovery (ISR) within the
Kanaka Beds and Melton Sands of the Samphire Palaeochannel at Plumbush. With the Plumbush
MRE included, the total Samphire MRE has now increased by 67% from 18.0 Mlbs to 30.0 Mlbs.
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Table 1: Plumbush Mineral Resource Estimate reported above a 140 ppm U3O8 cut-off
JORC category
Volume
(Mm³)
Density
(kg/m³)
Tonnage
(Mt)
Grade
(U3O8 ppm)
U3O8 metal
(Mlb)
Inferred – Total 7.9 1,873 14.9 370 12.0
1. The Mineral Resource is reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012 Edition).
2. The Competent Person for the MRE is Oliver Willetts (MAusIMM 312940), a full-time employee of SRK Consulting
(Australasia) Pty Ltd.
3. Mineral Resources are reported at a grade-thickness (GT) cut-off of GT ≥ 400 ppm.m (applied within each reporting
domain group) and a grade cut-off of eU₃O₈ ≥ 140 ppm.
4. Grades are reported as equivalent uranium oxide (eU₃O₈) derived from calibrated downhole gamma logging. Secular
equilibrium between ²³⁸U and its daughter products is assumed.
5. Bulk density is assigned by sequential indicator simulation (SIS) estimated facies, using values adopted from the
Blackbush MRE for sand, lignite and saprolite (ASX 6 May 2025 - https://wcsecure.weblink.com.au/pdf/AGE/02943740.pdf) -
and assumed values for clay/silt and carbonate (see JORC Table 1 Section 3, Bulk density). No site-specific density
measurements are available.
6. The resource is constrained to ISR-amenable facies (sand, silt, lignite) using an acidic lixiviant; clay and carbonate blocks
are excluded.
7. The resource is classified entirely as Inferred. No Indicated or Measured Mineral Resources have been defined.
8. Mineral Resources are not Ore Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that
further exploration, feasibility studies, or development will result in the conversion of Mineral Resources to Ore Reserves.
9. Rounding may cause apparent differences in summation.
10. The effective date of the Mineral Resource estimate is 19 June 2026.
Table 2: Combined Mineral Resource of the Samphire Project
Tonnage
(Mt)
Grade
(U3O8 ppm)
U3O8 metal
(Mlb)
Blackbush4
Indicated 8.2 786 14.2
Inferred 3.9 443 3.8
Plumbush5
Inferred 14.9 370 12.0
Total 30.0
4 Refer ASX announcement of 6 May 2025 for the Blackbush MRE
5 See Table 1 for details.
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Figure 1: Combined Mineral Resource of the Samphire Project with areas of prospectivity marked for
future drilling
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ASX Additional MRE Technical Information
The following is a summary of the material information used to estimate the Mineral Resources as
required by Listing Rule 5.8.1 and the JORC Code Reporting Guidelines.
Geology & Geological Interpretation
The Plumbush (PLB) deposit is hosted within a Cenozoic palaeochannel system incised into
Hiltaba Suite granite basement (~1585 Ma), with the drilled area covering approximately 3.6 km
(east–west) by 2.5 km (north–south). The stratigraphic sequence comprises six units from surface
to basement: Quaternary cover, Gibbon Beds (Pliocene clay seal), Melton Limestone (Miocene
confining unit), Melton Sands (Miocene), Kanaka Beds (Eocene channel fill), and saprolite
developed on weathered Hiltaba Suite granite.
The Kanaka Beds are the primary host for uranium mineralisation, comprising Eocene
fluvio-lacustrine sands, carbonaceous sands and lignites deposited within the palaeochannel
confines. The overlying Melton Sands act as a partial secondary host where uranium has migrated
upward across the contact. The Gibbon Beds clay seal functions as a regional aquitard above the
mineralised aquifer system.
Figure 2: True vertical thickness of Kanaka Beds (m) (Source: SRK, 2026)
The palaeochannel system (Figure 2) comprises a deeply incised channel, approximately 500 m
to 700 m in width, that trends from north to south, before feeding into a broad southern palaeolake.
Local depocentres occur along the channel axis, with the Kanaka Beds reaching a maximum
thickness of approximately 60 m in the southeast.
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Mineralisation
Uranium mineralisation at PLB is hosted within the confines of the palaeochannel system, which
represents the primary geometric control. Three vertically stacked mineralisation horizons are
identified within the Melton–Kanaka sequence, each with a distinct morphological character
reflecting different controlling mechanisms: an upper tabular zone (A Domain), a middle tabular-
roll-front zone (B Domain) and a basal flow zone (C Domain). All three zones can be present in a
single drill hole, producing a stacked mineralised column up to approximately 30 m in vertical
extent, that thins near the channel flanks.
No direct mineralogical investigations have been undertaken at PLB. At the adjacent Blackbush
deposit in the same palaeochannel system, analysis of the mineralogy undertaken by Alligator
Energy by scanning electron microscopy (QEMSCAN) confirms a coffinite-dominant mineralogy
with minor uraninite and uranophane in a quartzose host. The assemblages at Blackbush is
consistent with the equivalent lithofacies at PLB, and in the absence of site-specific data, the same
mineralogy is assumed.
The PLB Mineral Resource is estimated from equivalent uranium grades (eU₃O₈) derived from
calibrated downhole gamma logging. Direct verification of equilibrium via Prompt Fission Neutron
(PFN) logging is limited at PLB and the low grade of mineralisation produces insufficient neutron
counts for reliable PFN determination at this grade range – a limitation also documented at the
adjacent Blackbush deposit6
. That MRE also demonstrated that the Blackbush equivalent of the
upper A domain mineralisation is at or near equilibrium, with disequilibrium becoming more positive
with depth.
PLB mineralisation is hosted in the same palaeochannel system, stratigraphy, and geological
setting as Blackbush. Approximately 90% of Inferred Mineral Resources classified at PLB exist in
the A domain which SRK considers at or near equilibrium for reporting purposes – as at Blackbush.
Greater variability likely exists in the lower B and C domains however, these account for
approximately 10% of the total Mineral Resources which limits the potential impact of moderate
disequilibrium to affect material change.
Drilling, Sampling and Sub-Sampling Techniques
This estimation was based on 85 vertically drilled rotary mud drill holes totalling 7,846 m, drilled
between July 2009 and April 2011 by Uranium SA Ltd. No twin holes have been drilled by AGE.
Downhole geophysical logging was completed in 72 holes, with gamma uranium (eU₃O₈) at 0.1 m
resolution providing the primary grade data for resource estimation. Geological logging includes
lithology (1,253 intervals across 36 codes), stratigraphy (6 units across 84 holes), and Munsell
colour (4,260 intervals). The database was audited and validated prior to modelling.
All samples have been geologically re-logged by AGE for stratigraphy, lithology as part of this MRE.
Drilled intervals were photographed from chip trays using a high-resolution camera to aid in
interpretation as part of this MRE.
The exploration database was compiled by AGE from original drilling records (2009–11) and read-
only access was supplied to SRK. Data were imported into tNavigator 25.3 directly from the
exploration database for geological modelling and resource estimation. Primary data tables
comprise collar locations and survey data (85 holes), lithological logging (1,253 intervals, 36
codes), stratigraphic horizon picks (84 holes, 6 units), Munsell colour logging (4,260 intervals), and
downhole geophysical logs (66,077 records at 0.1 m spacing across 72 holes).
6 Refer ASX announcement of 6 May 2025 for the Blackbush MRE.
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A systematic database audit was undertaken prior to resource estimation, including collar
coordinate verification against GPS survey records, depth consistency checks between collar total
depth and interval table extents, interval continuity validation (gaps, overlaps, duplicates) for all
downhole tables, lithology and stratigraphy code description consistency checks, cross-validation
of lithology against stratigraphic unit assignments, geophysical log value range verification against
expected physical limits, and identification of duplicate colour records (corrected in source
database prior to modelling).
The database audit identified no critical issues. Minor issues (6 holes missing an uppermost
stratigraphic pick; 13 holes without eU₃O₈ geophysical logs) were documented and addressed in
the estimation workflow. The database is considered sufficiently robust to support Mineral
Resource estimation.
Sampling Grade is derived from natural gamma sonde measurements logged downhole at 0.1 m
resolution; no physical sampling and sub-sampling has been performed at PLB. The sonde
calibration chain (AMDEL Adelaide) and the natural-gamma-to-eU₃O₈ conversion are described in
the supporting JORC Table 1 (Section 1).
Resource, Sampling, and Estimation Methodology
Stratigraphic and facies modelling serves as the geological foundation of the PLB resource
estimate. The geological model defines the extents and geological relationships of the Melton
Sands and Kanaka Beds as stratigraphic host units and provides the basis for assignment of
per-block density values.
Figure 3: Cross section along the deepest section of the channel showing stratigraphy, mineralisation and facies
Grade estimation was performed using Ordinary Kriging (OK) in tNavigator 25.3. Estimation was
conducted independently for each ore domain (A, B, C) in stratigraphic IJK space, which honours
the tabular geometry of the mineralisation and ensures grades are interpolated laterally within
stratigraphic layers rather than across domain boundaries.Three stacked ore domains were defined
using a geological cut-off of 90 ppm eU₃O₈, based on the statistical break point between
background and mineralised grade populations. Domain assignment considered stratigraphic
position relative to KANA unit boundaries and manual review against cross sections.
Blocked well compositing was performed via the tNavigator grid process, with arithmetic mean
upscaling of 0.1 m eU₃O₈ log data into proportional grid layers. Mean composite thickness is
approximately 0.38 m, varying with local domain thickness.Single-structure spherical variogram
models were fitted for each domain from blocked well data analysis:
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– A Domain: Nugget: 0.147; Sill: 0.916; Range (main/normal/vert): 400 / 550 / 2.7 m;
Azimuth: 285°
– B Domain: Nugget: 0.020; Sill: 0.141; Range (main/normal/vert): 500 / 600 / 5.2 m;
Azimuth: 316°
– C Domain: Nugget: 0.110; Sill: 0.402; Range (main/normal/vert): 400 / 500 / 4.0 m;
Azimuth: 315°
The strong vertical compression (lateral:vertical range ratios ~100:1 to 150:1) reflects the tabular
deposit geometry.
Search parameters: All domains used 20 kriging points with expansion of the search
neighbourhood to ensure all blocks are populated. Estimation was restricted to ore domains; waste
zones were excluded. A natural population break was identified at approximately 1,000 ppm eU₃O₈
in the upper tail of all domains. A top-cut at this threshold was evaluated but not adopted in the
primary estimate. The IJK search strategy effectively localises high-grade zones by constraining
estimation within stratigraphic layers, providing natural high-grade control without explicit capping.
Negative kriging estimates (a few peripheral cells) were clamped to zero in post-processing.
Extrapolation beyond drilling is constrained by applying a spatial limitation based on the kriging
variance threshold (KV ≤ 0.8) and the interpreted palaeochannel geometry. In practice, resource
blocks extend approximately 100 m (half the nominal drill spacing) beyond the outermost data
points.
An independent check estimate was completed for the A domain using Isatis.neo 2025.3. The
check estimate used OK in unfolded XYZ coordinate space with a nested two-structure spherical
variogram model. A neighbourhood capping function (1,000 ppm eU₃O₈ threshold, 350 m lateral
and 2.5 m vertical range) was applied to control high-grade influence in XYZ space. The tNavigator
estimate returned a global mean of 225 ppm eU₃O₈ (−0.88% relative to the declustered composite
reference of 227 ppm). The Isatis capped estimate returned 235 ppm (+3.51%). The ~4.4% spread
between independent estimates provides confidence in the primary tNavigator result.
A maiden Inferred resource estimate was previously reported for Plumbush by UraniumSA Limited
(ASX:USA) in April 2011, prepared under the JORC Code 2004 Edition. That estimate used a
Voronoi polygon method (MapInfo) applied to 43 of the 85 holes in the current database, and
reporting 21.8 Mt at 292 ppm eU₃O₈ for an estimated 6,300 t (14.0 Mlb) of contained U₃O₈. The
2011 estimate applied a 100 ppm eU₃O₈ cut off over a minimum intercept thickness of 0.40 m, a
GT accumulation threshold of 500 ppm.m eU₃O₈, and a single wet bulk density of 1.73 t/m³
assumed from the adjacent Blackbush deposit. All mineralisation was treated as a single
undifferentiated domain constrained within the Kanaka Beds.
The current estimate differs materially from the 2011 estimate in methodology. The two estimates
are not directly comparable, but the 2011 work confirms the deposit was independently identified
and quantified by the original explorer using an independent methodology. No by-products are
assumed. Uranium (as U₃O₈) is the sole commodity of interest.
Facies (for density assignment and ISR amenability) were modelled independently using SIS. No
deleterious elements were estimated. Consideration of the candidate ISR extraction mining method
is managed through the facies constraint (excluding carbonate-bearing and impermeable clay
blocks from the reported resource) rather than explicit element estimation. Estimation was
undertaken using 50 m × 50 m cells in plan, with proportional vertical layering (10–12 layers per
ore domain, minimum 0.5 m domain thickness). Nominal drill spacing is approximately 200–400 m,
with closer spacing (~200 m) in the central deposit area and wider spacing toward the margins.
The 50 m block size is appropriate for the drill spacing, representing approximately one-quarter to
one-eighth of the data spacing.
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No selective mining unit (SMU) modelling was undertaken. The resource is reported at the
estimation block scale (50 m × 50 m in plan) as appropriate for ISR extraction, where wellfield
spacing rather than mining selectivity determines the practical extraction unit. The geological
interpretation controls the resource estimate through domain boundaries derived from stratigraphic
position and geological cut-off, IJK-space interpolation honouring stratigraphic geometry,
proportional layering preserving internal domain architecture, facies constraint restricting the
resource to ISR-amenable lithologies, and palaeochannel geometry informing the resource
envelope.
Model validation comprised three components;
• Statistical validation: global mean comparison between blocked well composites and OK
estimates showed acceptable alignment (A: -0.32%; B: -1.51%; C: +5.53%). Swath plots
along easting, northing, and elevation confirm both estimates reproduce the spatial grade
trends observed in the composite data. No reconciliation data are available (no production
history).
• Visual validation: cross sections through the grade model were reviewed to verify that
estimated grades visually honour drill hole data, that interpolation respects domain
boundaries, and that grade transitions at domain margins are geologically reasonable.
• Independent check estimate: the Isatis.neo A domain estimate (235 ppm capped) brackets
the tNavigator estimate (225 ppm) within acceptable tolerance.
Cut Off Grade
Resource reporting applies two superimposed cut-offs: a grade-thickness cut-off
(GT ≥ 400 ppm.m) identifying potentially productive ISR extraction intervals, and a per-block grade
cut-off (eU₃O₈ ≥ 140 ppm eU₃O₈) removing very low-grade blocks that would not individually
contribute to recovered uranium. An additional facies constraint excludes clay (impermeable) and
carbonate (acid-consuming) blocks, retaining only the acid ISR-amenable lithologies (sand, silt,
lignite). The reporting cut-off retains approximately 89% of the total contained metal relative to zero
cut-off, indicating low sensitivity to the chosen threshold.
Mining & Metallurgical Methods
The Mineral Resource is reported with reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction
(RPEEE) by in situ recovery (ISR) with acid leaching. This assessment is supported by the following
considerations:
• ISR is a proven, low-cost uranium extraction technology with multiple operating analogues
in similar palaeochannel-hosted sandstone deposits in South Australia. Regional analogues
in the Pirie Basin and adjacent systems have demonstrated amenability to acid leaching.
• The mineralisation occurs at shallow depth (typically 50–80 m below surface) within
permeable sand-dominated host rocks, at a geometry and depth range consistent with
established ISR operations.
• There is adequate hydrogeology head to support ISR.
• The facies constraint applied to the resource (excluding clay and carbonate blocks) ensures
that the reported tonnage is amenable to ISR extraction. The GT ≥ 400 ppm.m cut-off
ensures that only intervals with sufficient grade-thickness to support productive ISR well
fields are included.
• South Australia has an established regulatory environment for ISR mining, with multiple
licensed operations providing regulatory precedent.
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This announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Alligator Energy Ltd.
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Contacts
For more information, please contact:
Ms Andrea Marsland-Smith
CEO & Managing Director
Mr Joe Sutanto
CFO and Company Secretary
For media enquiries, please contact:
Jeffrey Sterlson
General Manager – Government Relations, Communications and Public Affairs
js@alligatorenergy.com.au
This announcement contains projections and forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties
regarding future events. Such forward-looking information can include without limitation statements based on current
expectations involving a number of risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance of the Company.
These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results and the Company’s plans and objectives to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking information. Actual results and future events could differ materially from
anticipated in such information. These and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on
estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.
The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management’s
estimates or opinions change.
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Oliver Willetts,
MAusIMM (CP – Geology) 312940, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy. Mr Willetts is a full-time employee of SRK Consulting (Australasia) Pty Ltd. Mr Willetts has sufficient
experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being
undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Willetts consents to the inclusion in the report of the
matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Data, Exploration Results, QAQC and geology aspects
related to the project is based on and fairly represents information provided by Nick Jervis-Bardy who is a Member of
Forward Looking Statement
Competent Person’s Statement
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The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM 3088924). Nick Jervis-Bardy is employed on a full-time
basis with Alligator Energy as Geoscience Lead, and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration (including 5 years in ISR uranium mining operations and technical
work) and to the activity 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. Nick Jervis-Bardy
consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it
appears.
Alligator Energy is a uranium and energy metals project development and exploration group with clear pathways for
approval and development through its multi-jurisdictional portfolio. The Alligator Energy Directors and Leadership Team
have significant uranium experience including achieving approval of Western Australia’s first uranium mine at the Wiluna
Uranium Project (Toro Energy), discovery and pre-feasibility study of the Husab Uranium Mine in Namibia (Extract
Resources) and management roles with WMC Olympic Dam, ERA Ranger Mine and Heathgate Resources uranium ISR
operations at Beverley and Four Mile.
Projects
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JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Sections 1, 2 and 3
Section1 – Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (eg 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.
• Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
• Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the Public
Report.
• 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.
• The work is based on rotary mud drilling and
all grade determinations are from downhole
geophysical logging. Sondes were
appropriately calibrated.
• Downhole wireline logging used a natural
gamma sonde.
• In 72 holes the sonde was calibrated at the
Australian Mineral Development
Laboratories (AMDEL) calibration facility
(Adelaide) to allow calculation of uranium
grade (eU3O8) from logged natural gamma.
• Raw natural gamma (counts per second)
was used to supply geological constraint in
the remaining 11 holes.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger,
Bangka, sonic, etc) and details (eg core
diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of
diamond tails, face-sampling bit or other
type, whether core is oriented and if so, by
what method, etc).
• Holes were drilled using the rotary mud
drilling technique. All holes were drilled
vertically.
Drill sample
recovery
• Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results
assessed.
• 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.
• Conventional drill sample recovery is not
applicable. Grade is derived from downhole
natural gamma logging rather than from
physical sample recovery; drilling is mud
rotary chip sampling acquired primarily for
geological logging, with sample recovery not
systematically recorded by the previous
tenement owner.
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.
• Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative
in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.
• The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
• Chip/mud samples were collected every 2 m
in non-target areas and then every 1 m in the
zones of interest (i.e. the target Kanaka
Beds) for geological logging.
• All samples have been geologically relogged
by AGE for stratigraphy, lithology as part of
this MRE.
• Drilled intervals were photographed from
chip trays using a high-resolution camera to
aid in interpretation as part of this MRE.
Sub-
sampling
• If core, whether cut or sawn and whether • No physical sub-sampling has been
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
techniques
and sample
preparation
quarter, half or all core taken.
• If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
rotary split, etc and whether sampled
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