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GreenX Metals Limited
09 November 2022
 

greenx metals limited

 

NEWS RELEASE 9 NOVEMBER 2022

HIGHLY ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM INITIAL ARC SITE VISIT

·     

High-grade copper sulphides verified at the ARC Discovery Zone prospect hosted within a Black Earth fault zone

·     

An insitu peak sample grading 53.8% copper and 1,074 g/t silver, located along strike from historically reported float sample also grading 53.8% Cu with 2,480 g/t Ag

·     

Further along strike to the west, a well exposed zone is visually estimated to be around 5m wide, from which a pXRF analysis yielded a median of 4.47% Cu and 91 g/t Ag, verifying a historical report of 4.42% Cu and 187.5 g/t Ag from a 3m long trench

·     

Mineralisation was also identified in sandstones flanking the Black Earth zone, with pervasive veins and veinlets of chalcocite being observed

·     

High grade 'fissure' containing visible native copper located at Neergaard Dal

·     

Site visit provided confirmation of the opportunity to establish a logistical base in Greenland which will expedite future exploration programs

GreenX Metals Ltd (GreenX or the Company) and its joint-venture (JV) partner Greenfields Exploration Ltd (Greenfields) are pleased to announce the results from the first site visit to the Arctic Rift Copper Project (ARC) in Greenland.  The results of this work program have demonstrated the high-grade nature of the known copper sulphide mineralization, and wider copper mineralization in fault hosted Black Earth zones and adjacent sandstone units. The exact position of a native copper fissure at the Neergaard Dal prospect was also identified. This new information is key to future targeting of stratabound copper of both types.

The field team completed a site visit to the Discovery Zone and Neergaard Dal prospects in the northern half of ARC.

A sample at the Discovery Zone prospect yielded a peak reading of 53.8% Cu with 1,074 g/t Ag; and an average reading of 39.3% Cu and 1,065 g/t Ag (refer to Appendix 1). Other samples at the Discovery Zone yielded 12.09% Cu and 373 g/t Ag; with a median result of some being 5.82% Cu and 448 g/t Ag.

One of the objectives of the site visit was to verify the Discovery Zone, given the extremely high grades reported historically. The location of the high-grade material was apparent from over 150m altitude and on the ground. Finding the native copper mineralisation at Neergaard Dal was similarly easy. Historically, a copper fissure was noted but this was recorded prior to GPS and so the exact location was unknown. A well-mineralised fissure was quickly identified, which bodes well for finding additional fissures in this area and further afield. Portable XRF (pXRF) readings were taken of the collected samples. These results are summarized below and presented in Appendix 1.

Dr Bell, Project Leader said: "The historically reported high grade copper sulphides and fissure copper were located with relative ease during the site visit. Both were immediately apparent on the first pass flying over the sites.  The ease with which the historically reported mineralisation was identified in the field bodes well for in terms of forward work programs to locate and map stratabound mineralisation that may have bulk tonnage potential."

DISCOVERY ZONE

Samples were collected from the Discovery Zone fault-hosted 'Black Earth' and sandstone-hosted mineralisation.          Historical sampling from this area demonstrates 4.5m true width of 2.15% Cu, 35.5   g/t Ag (see the Company's news release dated 6 October, 2021).  The dominant copper mineral is chalcocite, which occurs as pervasive thin veins that sometimes produce visually obvious green oxides like malachite.  The primary trend of the mineralisation appears to be bounded by a sub-vertical sandstone fault that produces a prominent ~2m ledge (5). As the mineralised fault is softer than the sandstone, it has a negative relief and is superficially obscured in places.

The Black Earth material comprises a variety of different rock types hosted by fine-grained material.  There appear to be at least four subtly different sandstones and mudstones, as well as fragments of very dense, almost complete chalcocite.  This dense material is almost the same as that is historically reported to grade 53.8% copper ('Cu') and 2,480 silver ('Ag'). A handheld XRF unit was used to conduct multiple scans of sample A1199a, which also yielded a peak reading of 53.8% Cu with 1,074 g/t Ag; and average reading of 39.3% Cu and 1,065 g/t Ag (6).  This high-grade sample was recovered from 35m along strike to the west of where a similar grading float sample was historically collected.  The Company cautions that pXRF readings are indicative and not absolute. It is possible that surface oxidation and contamination produced lower readings than may be recorded from the central mass of A1199a. The shape of sample A1199a is suggestive of something tabular, like that of the historical sample with extreme grades.  This tabular shape could result from a vein, like the fine-grained chalcocite veinlets seen throughout the area or a layer within the sedimentary horizon.  Notably, the other Black Earth material hosting this high-grade material is also mineralised, as is the surrounding sandstone. The median XRF reading of the six fragments (A1199a to A1199f) is 12.09% Cu and 373 g/t Ag; and the median of all the 49 Black Earth readings (including A1197a-d, A1198a-d) is 5.48% Cu and 89 g/t Ag.  The samples 1197 and 1198 are of interest as they are from an area where the Black Earth is well exposed, and has an apparent width around 5 m.

 

In addition to an analysis of the largest clasts above from the Black Earth samples that were washed cleaned, XRF readings were taken directly of the material inside the sample bag.  Visually, this material is dominated by loose, individual quartz grains, and grey clay (7) and was expected to give very low copper and silver readings.  However, seven XRF readings of sample A1199a indicate that the fine-grained material has a median grade of 5.82% Cu and 448 g/t Ag. As this fine-grained material coats all the larger grains, the Company interprets that there is chalcocite within the clays.  Similarly, the median XRF readings of all the fines (not just clay-rich material) is 4.86% Cu, 124.5 g/t Ag. This is important as it means that significant mineralisation is present in all the apparent size fractions, which may reduce any 'nugget effect' of the clasts in the Black Earth. The Company will undertake further analysis to assess the distribution of copper and silver throughout the various size fractions of the Black Earth material.

The sandstone flanking the fault that hosts the Black Earth is also mineralised.  Samples from this material show veins and veinlets of chalcocite that lead to prominent malachite stains.  In some instances, the veins are millimetres thick (8), but often they are thinner and more pervasive throughout zones in the rock mass (9).  This extends the search space for copper mineralisation to the outside of the immediate area of the fault zone.

NEERGAARD DAL

The fissure investigated by the Company at Neergaard Dal is one of several fissures reported in the area.  The fissure is estimated to be around 20m thick and strikes in a north-south orientation.  The fissure is well mineralised in the western half, with native copper and cuprite.  The investigated area also exposes a portion of what may be the 'Red Marker' (historically called the Red Flow).  A sketch from the year 1979 shows that a fissure extends vertically from a stratigraphic position above the Red Marker, topographically higher than that observed by the Company.  At surface, this gives the fissure more than 200m vertical extent and a strike of more than 600m.  By comparing the position of the Red Marker, the Company also identifies the stratabound "copper-containing gas cavities" is exposed in the southern slope of the same valley. Such stratabound 'amygdaloidal' mineralisation contained significant tonnages of copper in other regions such as Keweenaw, USA.  This will be verified as a priority in future field programs.

Samples collected from the newly located fissure at Neergaard Dal weighed up to ~ 10kg.  The samples were collected from scree that derived from the fissure. The western margin of the scree contains extensive, largely disseminated copper mineralisation.  The visually dominant copper mineral is cuprite which coats the native copper.  The samples collected by the Company contain pervasive fine-grained, sub-millimetre cuprite, and more occasional millimetre-scale grains with unaltered native copper at their core.  In turn, the cuprite is associated with haloes of malachite, making the mineralisation visually distinctive in the field.  The pXRF analysis of the most westerly, and mineralised samples (A1196b, c) resulted in median readings of 4.78% Cu and 5.0 g/t Ag; and 1.44% Cu and 7.0 g/t Ag.

LOGISTICS

The main thrust of the 2022 site visit was to establish a logistical base in Greenland. The Company successfully established depots, and field trialed the Sherp vehicles and advanced satellite communications systems.  However, the expansion of war in Ukraine directly impacted and exacerbated the worst global logistical framework in 75 years and this was further compounded by the densest sea-ice conditions in thirty years. Accordingly, much of this field season's planned geological work has been deferred until the next field season.  However, having the explorations assets already in Greenland will benefit and expedite the next field program at ARC.

ABOUT THE ARCTIC RIFT COPPER PROJECT

ARC is an exploration joint venture between GreenX and Greenfields. GreenX can earn up to 80% by spending a total of A$10 M by October 2026. The ARC Project is targeting large-scale copper in multiple settings across a 5,774 km2 Special Exploration Licence in eastern North Greenland. It sits within the newly identified, and underexplored Kiffaanngissuseq metallogenic province.  This province is considered analogous to the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan, USA, which contained a pre-mining endowment of +7 Mt of copper in sulphides and 8.9 Mt of native copper.  Like Keweenaw, ARC contains, high-grade copper sulphides, 'fissure' native copper, and native copper contained in what were formerly gas bubbles and layers between lava flows.

 

-ENDS-

 

Competent Persons Statement

Information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dr Jonathan Bell, a Competent Person who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).  Dr Bell is the Managing Director of Greenfields Exploration Limited and holds an indirect interest in performance rights in GreenX. Dr Bell 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'.  Dr Bell consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

To view this announcement in full, including all illustrations, figures and notes, please refer to www.greenxmetals.com.

Appendix 1: Portable XRF RESULTS

Sample

Sub

Reading No

Location

Lat_Y

WGS84

Long''_X

WGS84

Cu %

Ag ppm

Pb ppm

Pd ppm

Sn ppm

As ppm

Hg ppm

Cd ppm

Fe %

S ppm

K %

A1197

d

235

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

56.6

1371

110

76

1621

3.0

85645

0.6

A1199

b

201

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

53.8

893

329

1429

4.0

70436

1.2

A1199

a

198

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

52.0

1769

176

80

1174

3.6

77901

1.1

A1199

d

210

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

51.1

709

130

41

390

5.6

75839

1.3

A1199

b

202

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

47.8

1074

324

15

73

1213

5.0

89759

1.2

A1199

d

212

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

42.6

1067

200

9

88

768

6.5

39741

2.6

A1215

a

158

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

39.5

79

8

0.4

17247

0.2

A1199

a

200

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

39.4

878

138

8

109

564

4.0

64967

2.3

A1197

c

231

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

37.0

863

42

9

65

533

10

2.8

69950

1.3

A1199

d

214

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

29.9

342

186

9

52

700

13

4.9

37830

1.9

A1215

a

257

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

27.7

11

57

6

20

0.4

54221

0.2

A1196

a

57

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

27.7

17

42

17

11

1.7

773

0.3

A1215

a

258

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

27.5

39

10

0.3

57962

0.2

A1199

a

199

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

26.5

547

118

10

52

319

1.7

45657

1.9

A1215

a

256

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

26.5

43

6

0.3

29648

0.3

A1196

b

70

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

26.4

15

64

8

11

2.1

2257

0.6

A1215

a

255

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

24.5

27

4

0.5

35844

0.4

A1215

a

153

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

23.4

14

45

5

0.4

54563

0.2

A1215

a

254

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

22.3

27

5

0.5

32314

0.3

A1215

a

152

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

22.2

18

39

4

0.4

58970

0.2

A1195

b

189

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

20.4

10

58

14

1.3

507

0.3

A1196

b

72

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

18.7

10

58

11

2.3

436

0.5

A1199

b

203

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

16.2

405

82

7

37

388

2.3

38175

2.5

A1196

b

65

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

15.7

6

51

2.0

655

0.1

A1196

d

76

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

15.2

49

29

2.3

95

0.1

A1215

a

157

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

15.1

8

31

6

0.5

26681

0.4

A1199

f

219

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

14.6

1364

208

5

38

747

8.0

29867

1.6

A1196

a

64

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

14.3

18

1.6

0.1

A1196

bag fines

286

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

14.0

12

3

26

11

2.2

184

0.1

A1199

b

204

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

13.9

262

71

5

19

412

2.1

36211

2.1

A1196

c

75

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

13.5

9

43

44

2.2

765

0.2

A1196

b

69

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

13.4

64

12

2.9

886

0.4

A1198

a

137

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

13.3

323

13

34

25

0.7

21815

1.0

A1196

d

78

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

13.2

47

11

2.5

645

0.1

A1195

b

190

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

11.8

57

31

6

2.3

1081

0.4

A1196

a

54

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

11.8

33

2.3

1115

0.1

A1196

a

173

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

11.7

34

4

2.8

918

0.1

A1198

c

246

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

11.2

311

43

34

74

4.9

41940

1.3

A1196

bag fines

282

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

10.9

14

3

8

15

2.6

617

0.2

A1196

bag fines

283

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

10.9

12

16

9

13

2.2

522

0.2

A1196

bag fines

281

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

10.7

12

13

8

2.3

386

0.2

A1196

bag fines

284

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

10.6

14

6

7

13

2.5

384

0.1

A1196

b

71

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

10.6

5

45

6

2.6

0.3

A1192

a

91

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

10.5

34

4

2.3

4935

0.1

A1199

d

213

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

10.3

249

75

6

28

140

8

3.7

20881

4.1

A1197

bag fragments

267

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

10.1

191

15

20

70

2.2

19484

1.6

A1215

a

154

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

9.7

11

13

3

0.4

13948

0.2

A1198

a

237

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

9.6

30

28

21

11

0.3

15002

0.8

A1197

d

233

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

9.6

309

55

18

252

2.7

35932

2.3

A1196

a

55

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

9.3

5

49

3

1.4

10364

0.2

A1197

bag fragments

278

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

9.1

356

66

40

212

1.9

31429

2.2

A1197

bag fragments

274

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

9.1

349

51

8

39

235

3.2

28251

2.0

A1196

bag fines

285

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

9.0

12

7

7

14

2.1

425

0.2

A1197

b

226

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

8.9

427

63

5

33

327

2.0

17594

1.2

A1196

e

82

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

8.7

6

49

8

8

3.0

535

0.1

A1197

a

225

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

8.5

242

24

34

202

1.7

14413

1.4

A1200

c

132

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

8.4

30

13

94

15

6

3.2

15140

1.6

A1196

bag fines

280

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

8.0

14

3

5

9

3.2

92

0.1

A1195

b

193

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

7.7

67

11

1.9

671

0.2

A1196

bag fines

287

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

7.6

8

12

6

2.5

0.1

A1198

a

140

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

7.3

487

26

29

96

2.3

15701

3.9

A1198

b

145

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

6.9

151

22

17

83

0.8

15115

1.4

A1198

a

142

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

6.9

602

30

3

36

51

1.7

16747

3.3

A1199

c

209

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.8

63

41

26

19

1.5

18992

2.4

A1199

bag fines

161

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.8

394

80

36

303

2.8

4907

1.0

A1197

bag fragments

271

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

6.7

370

73

47

166

3.8

17839

2.8

A1199

bag fines

300

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.7

453

85

70

252

3.9

16046

2.3

A1199

f

220

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.6

4032

547

10

133

2523

16.0

20675

1.8

A1199

bag fines

302

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.6

450

86

53

381

6

3.7

14654

2.5

A1199

bag fines

307

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.5

564

99

6

58

469

4.0

11926

1.9

A1197

b

228

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

6.5

300

44

4

28

178

3.8

30506

3.2

A1198

c

244

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

6.5

527

201

44

884

7.7

31343

1.5

A1196

bag fines

289

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

6.2

12

3

15

4

19

2.5

294

0.1

A1198

b

147

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

6.2

39

6

37

29

1.2

13529

2.2

A1199

bag fines

306

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.2

458

82

61

266

3.1

16142

2.4

A1196

a

172

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

6.1

6

42

24

2.0

6146

0.1

A1199

bag fines

304

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

6.1

465

93

48

361

3.7

15924

2.7

A1197

bag fragments

263

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

6.0

93

44

35

999

3.3

9049

4.0

A1198

a

139

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

5.9

473

12

30

47

2.0

16066

2.7

A1197

c

232

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

5.9

225

10

37

67

1.7

40735

1.2

A1196

bag fines

288

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

5.6

10

6

19

4

2.4

0.1

A1199

bag fines

305

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

5.5

445

70

43

252

2.9

13941

2.6

A1199

bag fines

309

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

5.5

421

71

45

226

2.9

13615

2.3

A1198

b

241

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

5.5

253

20

15

45

0.7

15414

1.4

A1198

a

138

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

5.5

93

5

21

12

1.2

14625

1.0

A1197

bag fragments

260

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

5.4

64

4

15

7

4.1

12619

0.5

A1198

a

141

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

5.3

434

50

37

78

2.1

14616

3.3

A1199

bag fines

303

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

5.1

308

60

41

217

2.9

9482

1.8

A1199

bag fines

163

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

4.9

341

71

26

286

4.0

11192

2.6

A1197

bag fragments

276

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.9

347

19

29

44

1.2

17476

1.1

A1198

d

248

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

4.9

30

19

20

29

2.0

16755

2.3

A1197

bag fines

296

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.8

142

39

38

443

3.3

7003

3.3

A1195

b

192

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

4.8

37

1.3

4949

0.2

A1194

a

106

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

4.6

7

48

14

4.8

2248

0.1

A1196

d

80

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

4.6

39

2

2.7

1210

0.1

A1196

b

68

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

4.6

5

53

7

3.3

0.1

A1199

bag fines

160

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

4.5

267

91

26

348

3.2

4014

0.8

A1196

c

74

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

4.5

4

44

3.9

845

0.1

A1198

b

146

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

4.5

115

24

14

1.9

12980

1.2

A1198

b

243

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

4.5

18

5

17

9

0.3

12310

0.7

A1197

bag fines

297

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.5

181

41

42

479

2.9

8982

3.5

A1197

a

224

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.5

34

48

26

120

2.0

12469

2.2

A1200

a

129

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

4.4

39

18

32

184

5.5

17149

3.1

A1197

bag fines

292

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.4

124

42

401

8

3.3

8146

4.0

A1197

bag fines

298

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.3

152

31

34

355

3.4

8536

3.8

A1197

bag fines

295

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.3

158

38

36

450

3.2

7437

3.2

A1198

d

247

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

4.2

16

32

32

18

1.9

13393

1.5

A1197

bag fragments

269

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.1

35

28

24

30

0.8

26499

1.3

A1199

bag fines

301

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

4.1

342

68

3

53

155

3.1

13671

3.4

A1198

d

249

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

4.1

71

28

30

112

2.7

16299

3.6

A1199

bag fines

162

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

4.1

251

34

4

46

84

2.4

12873

1.9

A1197

bag fines

291

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.0

141

40

48

360

2.9

9026

3.7

A1197

bag fragments

265

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.0

255

24

58

325

2.8

8042

3.7

A1197

bag fines

293

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

4.0

128

30

26

396

3.1

7736

3.6

A1196

a

63

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

4.0

8

2.6

0.0

A1197

bag fragments

266

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.6

96

30

28

404

3.5

8644

4.1

A1197

bag fines

290

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.6

116

31

27

309

2.9

6734

3.2

A1197

b

229

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.6

243

16

37

144

2.3

16940

1.3

A1199

bag fines

164

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

3.6

340

96

5

33

193

4.0

14344

2.9

A1195

c

194

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

3.5

7

5

34

19

3.8

338

0.5

A1197

bag fines

299

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.5

138

36

51

390

6

2.7

6819

3.7

A1197

bag fines

294

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.4

125

31

42

318

2.6

8384

3.3

A1196

d

79

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

3.4

4

5

40

3

4

3.0

131

0.1

A1196

a

175

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

3.4

6

35

3

1.9

670

0.1

A1197

bag fragments

277

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

3.3

32

9

18

40

0.9

14096

1.2

A1200

c

133

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

3.3

53

19

24

51

4.7

30081

3.6

A1198

b

242

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

3.3

89

7

10

26

0.5

9687

0.9

A1193

b

100

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

3.3

4

55

3.8

5401

0.0

A1199

c

208

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

3.3

29

23

16

11

1.2

15240

1.9

A1196

a

52

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

3.1

32

5

2.7

1442

0.1

A1199

bag fines

308

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

3.1

349

67

4

29

212

2.7

11949

3.0

A1195

a

181

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

3.0

5

44

4.9

378

0.2

A1194

c

118

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

3.0

42

3.9

748

0.1

A1197

bag fragments

272

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

2.8

44

34

26

49

2.2

14243

3.0

A1197

bag fines

165

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

2.8

122

17

29

153

2.0

4382

1.3

A1195

b

191

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

2.7

6

53

6

4.2

285

0.2

A1192

a

84

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

2.6

21

0.5

345

0.1

A1196

a

61

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

2.4

56

2.5

0.2

A1196

b

67

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

2.3

42

2.8

383

0.1

A1197

bag fragments

273

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

2.2

145

12

32

96

2.1

12243

2.7

A1197

a

222

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

2.0

121

34

32

379

3.8

12421

5.6

A1200

c

134

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

2.0

98

23

21

17

3.5

8171

2.3

A1197

bag fragments

261

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.9

54

15

26

121

1.6

9983

2.5

A1196

c

73

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

1.9

36

3.3

175

0.2

A1192

a

92

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

1.9

6

41

5

4.7

241

0.1

A1197

bag fragments

270

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.8

51

10

26

71

2.3

13100

1.7

A1200

d

135

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

1.8

43

30

39

242

4.9

13455

4.0

A1195

c

195

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

1.8

3

26

3.0

493

0.6

A1197

bag fragments

262

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.8

59

13

21

41

0.6

8743

0.5

A1193

b

102

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

1.8

4

3

41

4.0

309

0.1

A1196

a

62

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

1.7

4

47

4.0

459

0.5

A1199

d

211

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

1.7

500

76

6

18

238

5.8

11004

4.8

A1197

bag fragments

275

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.7

35

12

21

0.7

14421

1.1

A1197

bag fragments

259

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.7

22

14

19

52

1.6

10135

3.0

A1198

a

238

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.7

18

24

27

0.5

11296

1.5

A1198

a

236

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.5

54

23

8

0.3

3162

0.5

A1198

c

245

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.4

111

26

13

37

3.9

11558

1.8

A1200

d

136

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

1.4

65

36

45

248

4.2

11660

4.2

A1198

b

149

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.3

60

28

14

16

0.5

3854

1.3

A1198

a

143

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.3

95

5

18

20

0.4

7991

1.2

A1199

c

207

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

1.3

21

19

20

13

1.4

16009

2.9

A1196

a

53

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

1.3

33

2.0

8814

0.2

A1197

bag fragments

268

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.3

27

18

15

0.8

13616

1.3

A1197

bag fragments

264

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

1.3

23

12

17

122

1.4

7736

4.1

A1192

a

85

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

1.2

1.7

0.1

A1200

a

128

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

1.2

29

10

25

72

4.4

10670

2.8

A1198

b

148

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

1.2

84

20

10

0.9

4711

1.5

A1199

e

218

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

1.1

42

21

15

18

1.5

6681

3.8

A1199

e

215

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

1.1

26

15

17

15

1.2

13821

3.5

A1196

a

59

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

1.1

4

4

20

1.8

135

0.3

A1195

c

197

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

1.1

30

28

0.7

0.0

A1215

a

251

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

1.0

51

16

11

0.5

3436

0.3

A1192

a

178

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

1.0

37

3

2.6

467

0.1

A1196

bag fines

166

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.9

5

40

3

0.8

1911

0.6

A1197

a

223

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

0.9

139

24

33

360

3.2

4300

5.3

A1200

a

127

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

0.9

21

7

18

38

2.9

7707

3.5

A1215

a

155

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.9

31

9

6

0.4

2352

0.3

A1198

a

240

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

0.9

81

6

16

18

0.3

4497

1.1

A1199

e

217

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

0.9

44

13

15

23

1.2

9321

4.0

A1192

a

90

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.9

22

0.2

184

0.1

A1196

b

66

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.8

47

0.9

4958

0.1

A1200

a

126

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

0.8

26

9

30

89

3.4

9387

2.6

A1192

a

89

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.8

25

2

2.4

1526

0.1

A1198

a

144

Discovery Zone

81.95524

-26.20146

0.8

39

4

11

8

0.5

6113

1.1

A1199

c

125

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

0.8

20

38

20

7

1.7

9335

4.3

A1196

a

56

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.8

14

0.2

531

0.1

A1199

e

216

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

0.7

34

11

18

22

1.2

7482

4.0

A1199

c

206

Discovery Zone

81.95516

-26.20024

0.7

18

46

11

12

1.4

8598

4.4

A1196

e

81

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.7

6

48

3.5

175

0.2

A1194

a

107

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

0.6

50

5.0

130

0.1

A1196

a

174

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.6

3

0.5

842

0.1

A1197

d

234

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

0.6

99

19

4

23

63

4

2.4

8411

1.6

A1192

a

83

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.5

18

2

1.7

413

0.2

A1196

a

58

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.5

27

2.3

0.1

A1197

b

227

Discovery Zone

81.95527

-26.20158

0.5

105

8

23

24

1.6

3683

1.8

A1192

a

87

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.5

1.2

0.0

A1215

a

253

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.4

9

9

2

0.2

3195

0.3

A1215

a

156

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.4

18

0.4

3391

1.0

A1200

b

130

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

0.3

3

6

22

44

3.4

5121

4.2

A1196

a

60

Neergaard Dal

81.78512

-26.66043

0.3

24

1.6

466

0.1

A1195

a

180

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.3

32

2.7

626

0.2

A1192

a

86

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.3

0.3

404

0.1

A1195

b

188

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.3

38

3.3

1172

0.4

A1195

a

183

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.3

5

32

3.7

328

0.1

A1215

a

250

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.3

8

9

2

0.2

1374

0.3

A1192

a

176

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.2

24

1.0

675

0.3

A1193

a

93

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.2

4

32

5

4.2

538

0.2

A1200

b

131

Discovery Zone

81.95513

-26.20054

0.2

5

6

18

26

2.0

1474

5.0

A1195

a

185

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.2

4

3.1

896

0.3

A1192

a

177

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.2

13

0.7

1583

0.5

A1195

b

187

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.2

55

0.2

3553

0.1

A1193

a

96

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.1

31

5.3

309

0.2

A1215

a

252

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.1

15

0.1

1997

0.3

A1195

a

184

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.1

36

2

3.7

402

0.1

A1195

a

179

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.1

6

21

4.1

569

0.3

A1193

b

101

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.1

5

25

4.2

96

0.1

A1215

a

151

Discovery Zone

81.95586

-26.20112

0.1

15

0.1

1000

0.3

A1195

a

186

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.1

4

9

36

9.6

1249

0.2

A1193

c

103

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.1

5

6

50

6

8.6

774

0.5

A1195

a

182

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.1

41

4

4.7

227

0.1

A1195

c

196

Neergaard Dal

81.78532

-26.66077

0.1

33

5

10

4.5

1198

0.2

A1194

c

117

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

0.0

35

2

5.6

167

0.1

A1193

a

98

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

55

7.3

1006

0.4

A1194

b

115

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

0.0

6

34

8.4

342

0.1

A1193

a

94

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

6

39

3.0

804

0.3

A1193

a

95

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

20

4.4

321

0.1

A1191

c

121

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

10

49

9.1

2010

0.3

A1193

c

104

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

4

55

4.7

206

0.2

A1194

a

105

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

0.0

5

3

32

5.2

141

0.0

A1191

a

119

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

6

16

6.7

937

0.0

A1191

b

120

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

42

3.0

1800

0.2

A1193

b

99

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

4

7

46

9.9

490

0.1

A1193

a

97

Neergaard Dal

81.78541

-26.66100

0.0

8

29

5

7.3

342

0.1

A1191

d

122

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

13

35

10.5

680

0.5

A1194

b

116

Neergaard Dal

81.78535

-26.66126

0.0

3

41

3

8

5.0

263

0.1

A1192

a

88

Neergaard Dal

81.78540

-26.66103

0.0

4

11

31

11.9

218

0.1

A1191

e

123

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

46

7.0

1574

0.5

A1191

f

124

Neergaard Dal

81.78530

-26.66067

0.0

39

5.8

0.0

Note:  Values over 1% Cu and 200 g/t Ag are highlighted in green.  A review of the quantum of the other elements, and correlation analysis with economically interesting elements was performed. The elements that are not correlated and have background values are omitted from this table to make the data easier for handle for the reader. 

 

JORC Table 1, section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria

Arctic Rift Copper project

Mineral tenement and land tenure status

The Arctic Rift Copper project ('ARC') comprises a single Special Exploration Licence ('MEL-S' 2021-07).  The spatial area of the application is 5,774km2, the boundary of which is defined by the points:

82°3'N, 29°18'W               81°35'N, 26°8'W

82°3'N, 25°41'W               81°30'N, 26°8'W

82°0'N, 25°41'W               81°30'N, 26°54'W

82°0'N, 25°43'W               81°25'N, 26°54'W

81°59'N, 25°43'W            81°25'N, 28°20'W

81°59'N, 25°44'W            81°21'N, 28°20'W

81°58'N, 25°44'W            81°21'N, 29°35'W

81°58'N, 25°46'W            81°19'N, 29°35'W

81°56'N, 25°46'W            81°19'N, 31°0'W

81°56'N, 25°48'W            81°27'N, 31°0'W

81°55'N, 25°48'W            81°27'N, 31°42'W

81°55'N, 25°50'W            81°34'N, 31°42'W

81°53'N, 25°50'W            81°34'N, 32°7'W

81°53'N, 25°52'W            81°51'N, 32°7'W

81°50'N, 25°52'W            81°51'N, 31°0'W

81°50'N, 25°54'W            81°54'N, 31°0'W

81°46'N, 25°54'W            81°54'N, 30°18'W

81°46'N, 25°55'W            81°58'N, 30°18'W

81°35'N, 25°55'W            81°58'N, 29°18'W

 

An MEL-S confers an exclusive right to explore for minerals for three years at a reduced holding cost, provided each licence covers more than 1,000km2.  After three years, the holder of Special Exploration Licence has the right to convert the area, whole or in part, to conventional Exploration Licences.    Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all licence obligations in Greenland were paused until the end of 2021, such that the MEL-S can convert to a normal licence at the end of 2024.

 

The minimum expenditure obligation for a MEL-S is DKK500/km2 indexed to Danish CPI as of January 1992.  The Company estimates the expenditure requirement in the base case will be approximately AUD1,080,000 per annum.  However, the Government waived all expenditure obligations for 2020 and 2021, and as such, no holding cost of the licence will crystallise until 31 December 2022.  The obligation for 2022 will be calculated on 1 January 2023 based on the area under licence on the preceding day. Expenditure requirements for 2022 have been reduced by 50% due to the coronavirus pandemic. The licence is currently in credit due to expenditure in 2021.  Expenditure above the minimum regulatory requirement is carried forward for a maximum of three years.  ARC is in good standing and the Company currently owns 51% of the licence. 

 

There are no third-party royalties or other rights relating to ARC.

Exploration done by other parties

North Greenland was first commercially explored in 1969 and 1972, which identified native copper and copper sulphides in eastern North Greenland.  It wasn't until 1979 and 1980 that more substantive work was performed, this time by the Government. 

ARC was subject to commercial exploration by Avannaa Resources Limited ('Avannaa') in 2010 and 2011.  In its first year, Avannaa focussed its work on a small area in the northern part of the licence area known as Neergaard North.  This work focussed on historical Government and academic work that had identified highly anomalous copper mineralisation.  In 2010, the work included geochemical soil sampling, rock chipping and trenching of high-grade material associated with NW-SE trending fault breccias.  Based on the success of the 2010 program, Avannaa undertook a much larger regional reconnaissance program in 2011.  This program involved a heli-supported geochemical sampling program over a large area designed to test the copper prospectivity of various stratigraphic positions; as well as extending the length of the 'Discovery Zone' identified in 2010.  Both aspects of this program were successful in that the Discovery Zone was shown to have a minimum strike length of 2km before disappearing undercover.  Certain stratigraphic horizons show copper anomalism over a significant lateral extent.  However, much of Avannaa's work was located to the southeast of the ARC and is now located in a Government-mandated no-go zone for mineral exploration.

Geology

ARC contains a sequence of Mesoproterozoic-aged sandstone-dominated sediments belonging to the Independence Fjord Basin, that are intruded by highly altered dolerites and overlain by 1.2km of Mesoproterozoic-aged flood basalts ('Zig-Zag Fm' basalts).  The basalts are overlain by 1.1km of Neoproterozoic-aged (1,000M to 541M years ago) clastic and carbonate sediments belonging to the Hagen Fjord Group.  The lower portion of the Hagen Fjord Group is dominated by sandstones and siltstones, and the upper part by limestone and dolomites.  Based on stream sediment samples, the iron oxide minerals switch from magnetite to the east of ARC, to haematite within ARC, which reflects a change in fluid oxidation state (from reduced to oxidised).  Fluid flow is from east to west which implies that oxidation is a component of the copper dropping out of the solution.  The oxidation of a reduced fluid is consistent with the chemistry required to form native copper, such as that observed in ARC.  The metamorphic grade of the Zig-Zag Fm basalts is of the zeolite facies, and the Hagen Fjord Group sediments show lower grade metamorphism.  There is adequate preservation aside from mechanical erosion.

 

Commercially interesting copper mineralisation occurs in the basalts and Hagen Fjord Group sediments.  The basalts are known to contain in situ native copper, and native copper is found extensively in the surrounding drainage systems.  Significantly, the native copper specimens recovered by the Government in 1979 and 1994, and by Avannaa in 2010 weigh up to 1kg.  These large native copper specimens likely originate from amygdales (gas voids) in the basalt, although native copper occurring in faults is also known to occur within ARC.  Greenfields considers that the age, setting, and mineral composition make the Zig-Zag Fm copper analogous to the copper deposits of the Michigan Upper (Keweenaw) Peninsula and a primary source of copper for the anomalies reported in the overlying sediments.  The fault breccias that transect the basalts and Neoproterozoic sediments are Greenfields interprets these to represent fluid pathways as there are zones of intense potassium alteration within the surrounding quartz-dominated sedimentary rocks.  These breccias are up to 25m wide and show copper mineralisation.  The chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite copper-bearing minerals are significant as they demonstrate that sulphur has been added into a previously sulphur-undersaturated system.  A source of sulphur is considered an important factor in the sediment-hosted copper 'deposit model'.  Other important components of the deposit model are also reported, including pseudomorphed gypsum (a source of sulphur, and copper mobilising salts), hydrogeologic seals, and contrasting oxidation states.  Copper sulphides occur in the predicted geological lithological settings.  The highest copper grades are near geophysical gravity, magnetic and electromagnetic anomalies.  The ~640 km2 area of geophysical and geochemical anomalism is dubbed the Minik Singularity.

 

The age of the known mineralisation concerns at least two episodes.  Greenfields identifies the Elzevirian Orogeny (c. 1,250Ma) as the likely event associated with the native copper mineralisation in the basalts.  However, the Neoproterozoic-aged sediment-hosted copper sulphides demonstrate a second mineralising event related to the waning Caledonian Orogeny (c. 390 to 380 Ma).  The Elzevirian and Caledonian orogenies have a similar orientation.  The c. 385 maximum age is supported by the absence of mineralisation known to be younger than the Silurian Period (443.8 Ma to 419.2 Ma).  The Silurian is associated with the formation of the Citronen zinc deposit, currently licenced by Ironbark Zinc Ltd.  Greenfields considers Citronen and ARC's copper sulphides to have formed due to the same event.  The known copper and zinc, combined with Greenfields interpreted geological history, geochronology, and hydrothermal fluid temperatures, to define the +60,000km2 Kiffaanngissuseq Metallogenic Province.

 

The two hydrothermal events that Greenfields interprets to have created the Kiffaanngissuseq Metallogenic Province are distinctly different.  Greenfields considers that the Elzevirian-aged fluids were chemically reduced but enriched in cerium.  This cerium may have triggered anoxic oxidation of the copper-bearing titanomagnetite minerals.  This interpretation is consistent with the observation at Astrup Anomaly, where the sedimentary rocks underneath the mafic appear to be chemically reduced (grey), whereas above the mafic they are oxidised.  This implies that the reduced Elzevirian hydrothermal fluids that emanated from deeper underground and cerium bearing and quite vigorous in their interaction with the mafic rock to produce the intense iron-oxide staining above it.  By comparison, the younger Caledonian hydrothermal fluids may have been oxidised, as at the Discovery Zone there is evidence that the fluids were reduced by pyrite, resulting in the precipitation of copper sulphides.

 

An interactive Government portal that contains the geology and supporting reports can be accessed via: http://www.greenmin.gl/home.seam .  A fully referenced Technical Assessment Report on ARC, can be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18610.84161 .

Drill hole information

No drilling has ever occurred within the ARC or in the surrounding area.

Data aggregation methods

Data aggregation was performed.  For all samples, multiple pXRF readings were taken, and aggregated using medians, to reduce the inaccuracy associated with the small pXRF view window. 

Relationship between mineralisation width and intercept lengths.

The pXRF was performed on outcropping mineralisation.  The mineralisation at Neergaard Dal and the Discovery Zone is hosted within steeply dipping faults (as expressed at surface).  No transects were performed.  The reported results are based on spot sampling of insitu material (Discovery Zone) and proximal scree (Neergaard Dal).  All the samples collected weighed more than 1kg, with some being closer to 10kg. 

Diagrams

All relevant maps are presented in the main body of this document, with additional tables and figures available in the Technical Assessment Report.

Balanced reporting

The Company has sourced and reasonably presented all the results.  The results are presented statistically as well as graphically so that the reader can use these to make a balanced assessment of the economically interesting results.   The reader is advised that the pXRF results are indicative and do not substitute more reliable methods such as assaying.   Furthermore, Due to the potential for sampling bias, the opportunistic readings between the transects are not included in the statistics in the body text of this announcement.

Other substantive exploration data

Since Greenfields licenced ARC and published its technical report, all substantive exploration data has been published in the GreenX's news releases.

Further work

The pXRF results are indicative only and are used to verify historical records.  Recommended future work includes establishing the distribution of disseminated native copper in the large samples, mineral species in the clays and fines of the Discovery Zone, and total copper content by assay of the Discovery Zone fines.  

 

JORC Table 1, section 1

Criteria

Arctic Rift Copper project

Sampling techniques

Samples were collected in the field from proximal scree slopes at Neergaard Dal (their origin being highly certain), and in situ mineralisation at the Discovery Zone.  Sampling was done by hand and using a geopick.  Large sample volumes were preferentially collected to maximise the representativity.

Drill techniques

No drilling has ever occurred within the ARC.

Drill sample recovery

No drilling has ever occurred within the ARC, and recovery data does not exist.

Logging

No drilling has ever occurred within the ARC, and as such, no logging records exist. 

Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation

The samples bags were inspected and sorted based on their size fraction, lithology, or state of alteration.  The sub-samples were each subject to multiple pXRF analysis.  This approach was done to provide an understanding of the grade distribution through various size fractions and rock types.  The Company considers this baselining technique as a necessary step ahead of future sampling and assaying.   

Quality of assay data and laboratory tests

A Thermo Scientific Niton portable XRF rental device was used.  The manufacturer is reputable and the quality of the device is considered to be good, and the rental provider is reputable.  However, while pXRF readings are accurate, they only have small fields of view, which may reduce their reliability on heterogenous mineralisation.  XRF technology also relies on there being little air gap between the sensor and the sample, which in a field setting is difficult to achieve consistently.   As such, the readings should be treated as indicative rather than absolute. 

Verification of sampling and assaying

Reference standards were brought to ARC, and used to calibrate the pXRF device.  No significant drift in precision or reliability was recorded.  The lower detection limits for all the elements are far below what is required to trace the fault zones and their mineralisation.  While not directly comparable, the historical assay results from the area are consistent with the pXRF readings.

Location of data points

The data locations and topographic control are based on information the Government publicly discloses.  Grids are based on UTM Zones 26 and 27N using the WGS84 Datum.

Data spacing and distribution

The sampling was opportunistic and erratically spaced.  Samples were deliberately collected from what in the field appeared to be unmineralised, partially and well-mineralised material.

Orientation of data in relation to geological structure

The fault zones (including fissures) control much of the observed mineralisation exposed at the surface.  Sampling was done across these faults, and in the case of the Discovery Zone, along strike.

Sample security

All the reported readings are from in situ locations with GPS locations recorded.  Data capture and collation were performed or supervised by geoscientists.  The results were uploaded by Greenfields personnel and kept in a secure location in both raw, and collated form.  Greenfields personnel had full chain-of-custody of the samples to the reputable, independent courier.  No other third parties were involved in the sample handling and Greenfields is unaware of any sample security issues.

Audits or reviews

No audits or reviews of the pXRF readings was performed.  As the Company is not relying on this data in absolute terms, and has historical lab assays for cross-comparison, it does not deem an audit necessary.

 

 

 

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