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RNS Number : 6456L  Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC  11 November 2024

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

Encouraging results from exploration at the Motapa Gold Project

(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)

November 11, 2024: Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the
Company") is pleased to announce the first results from its recent exploration
program at Motapa, an exploration project acquired in November 2022, located
directly adjacent to the Company's Bilboes Gold Project in southern Zimbabwe.
 

At Motapa, the combination of diamond drilling ("DD") and reverse circulation
drilling ("RC"), designed to test the continuation of sulphide zones of
mineralisation below the historic oxide open pits, have returned highly
encouraging results. In addition, shallower drilling in new target areas has
returned encouraging results both in shallower oxide, and deeper sulphide
zones.

The program to date has achieved the initial objectives and included 12,724m
of trenching, 4,143m of DD and 5,433m of RC. The drill program featured
generally wide-spaced holes at several prospects on the Motapa lease area and
highlighted the presence of widespread gold mineralization over a combined
strike length of more than 9km. Results included significant high grade gold
mineralization in numerous areas (e.g. in particular the Jupiter, Pluvious and
Mpudzi areas) which will now be the focus for follow up drilling with a view
to defining an open pit mineral resource. Drilling highlights to date include:

•           Hole JPRC01 - 12.00m* at 6.36g/t from 81m downhole, RC

•           Hole JPRC05 - 13.00m at 5.17g/t from 88m downhole, RC

•           Hole PLVRC06 - 7.00m at 3.27g/t from 64m downhole, RC

•           Hole MPZRC02 - 4.00m at 10.95g/t from 12m downhole, RC

•           Hole JDD08 - 14.00m at 3.20g/t from 63m downhole, DD

•           Hole PLVDD01 - 8.00m at 4.00g/t from 74m downhole, DD

*all intersections above are down hole intersections; estimated true widths,
all drill hole intersections are quoted in the tables later in this press
release.

Further information on the results is provided below.

 

Chief Executive Officer, Mark Learmonth, said:

"The results from the sampling at Motapa have delivered encouraging results in
terms of strike width, length and grade. The drill program featured generally
wide-spaced holes at several prospects on the Motapa lease area and
highlighted the presence of widespread gold mineralization over a combined
strike length of more than 9 km.

"Motapa sits adjacent to Bilboes, which is where the Company plans to develop
a major new high grade open pit gold mine. These initial results confirm that
Motapa will continue to form a key role in the Company's growth strategy."

 

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Overview of Motapa Exploration Program

·    The Motapa exploration program commenced in 2023 with geological
mapping, geophysical surveys, trenching, and a later program in 2024 of
surface exploration drilling.

·    The initial work informed targets for wide spaced drilling to test
mineralization below the historically mined oxide open pits and in new target
areas which have not yet been mined.

·    To date, 12,724m of trenching, 4,143m of DD and 5,433m of RC have
been completed, marking the end of the 2024 exploration drilling activities.

·    To date, complete data (assay results) have been received for 93% of
DD samples and 61% of RC samples submitted for analysis at external
laboratories.  A total of 13,374 trench samples have been analyzed by means
of bottle roll analysis at the Company's internal laboratory at Bilboes.

·    Caledonia believes that the property presents substantial upside from
both greenfield and brownfield exploration opportunities.

·    Further updates will be provided on the completion and assessment of
the outstanding assay results.

 

Details of the Program

Motapa is located approximately 110km north of Bulawayo in the Bubi District
of the Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. The tenement is within state
land under the jurisdiction of the Bubi Rural District and the tenure is held
in the form of a mining lease covering approximately 2,200 hectares which
provides for both exploration and mining rights. The locality of Motapa is
shown relative to other key Caledonia properties in Figure 1. Caledonia's
Bilboes property and associated large scale new development project is located
directly to the north of Motapa with Bilboes and Motapa sharing a lease
boundary.

The mining lease area is part of the Bubi Greenstone Belt and occupies a ±
6km stretch of an elongated northeast - southwest trending intensely sheared
broad shear zone with three main mineralised footprints. Named from the north,
these shear structures are Motapa North, Motapa Central and Motapa South
(Figure 2).

 

Figure 1: General Locality of the Motapa Exploration Project, Zimbabwe.

 

Figure 2: Surface Geology and Main Shear Zones at the Motapa Exploration
Project.

(Refer to Figure 3 for precise extent of the mining lease boundary.)

Caledonia believes that the property presents both greenfield and brownfield
upside exploration opportunities, and the proximity to the planned development
at Bilboes makes Motapa strategically very important for Caledonia, given the
potential synergies between the two.

Initial exploration activities at Motapa commenced in 2023 and comprised the
following:

·    Detailed geological mapping of the tenement

·    Historical data collation of previous exploration and mining
activities

·    Aero-magnetics flown by drone

·    Ground penetrating radar (LOZA) surveys to identify underground voids

These activities, completed in the same calendar year, were used to define an
exploration program for 2024. The total exploration works program originally
planned comprised the following:

·    22,212 meters of surface trenching

·    3,987 meters of DD, 3,502 samples submitted of which 3,268 assays
have been received.

·    4,663 meters of RC, 4,226 samples submitted of which 2,575 assays
have been received.

To date, 12,724m of trenching, 4,143m of DD and 5,433m of RC have been
completed, marking the end of the 2024 exploration drilling activities. Figure
3 shows approximate locations of trenching sites, while Figures 4, 5 and 6 are
air photos showing the North, Central and South known mineralized trends on
Motapa, in relation to old workings with drill hole locations marked.

To date, complete data (assay results) have been received for 93% of DD
samples and 61% of RC samples submitted for analysis at external laboratories.
A total of 13,374 trench samples have been analyzed by means of bottle roll
analysis at the Company's internal laboratory at Bilboes.

Trenching and infill mapping identified Slates, Meta-andesites and BIFs as
host rocks to gold mineralization. Gold mineralization is associated with
extensive sericite, carbonate, silica, pyrite, arsenopyrite and magnetite
alteration. From logging of RC and DD drill hole core, it is evident that
mineralization is predominantly structurally controlled and associated with
intense shearing, silicification and sulphidisation (pyrite and arsenopyrite)
in slates, quartz feldspar porphyries (Motapa North) and Meta-Andesites and
BIF (Motapa Central and South). Sporadic decent widths (+5m), high-grade zones
are mostly ascribed to Motapa North Jupiter and Shawl orebodies, with the
widest zone encountered being 12.04m at 3.20g/t at Jupiter.

Trenching and drilling methodology and results are discussed in sections later
on in this document.

 

Key Conclusions Regarding Work to Date

Motapa North

The historic oxide open pits are located approximately 250 meters to the south
of the shared Bilboes property boundary and a few hundred meters further to
the planned metallurgical facility at Bilboes. Exploration drilling during
2024 was focused more on the northern trend which has returned sufficiently
encouraging results to warrant further follow up drilling during 2025. The
focus of further drilling will be to define an open pit mineral resource in
the near term along the 2,750-meter strike length of Motapa North with drill
section lines planned at a 25 meter spacing.

Motapa Central

Historically, underground mining took place in the western portion of Motapa
Central along the Club section. Underground working and assay plans show that
highly encouraging grades were mined in the past, and therefore exploration
drilling has been focused on the eastern portion in the Mpudzi section.

The Mpudzi section has no historical open pits and exploration drilling
encountered shallow high grade mineralisation with deeper drill holes showing
the continuation of these zones at depth. The shallow mineralisation appears
to be oxidised and further drilling with the aim to define a near-term oxide
mineral resource is planned for 2025.

Motapa South

Limited drillholes were planned and executed at Motapa South due to both the
north and central areas taking precedence because of their proximity to
Bilboes. Going forward for 2025, limited drilling will take place with
drilling to intensify during 2026 and 2027.

 

 

Figure 3: Trenching Localities at the Motapa Exploration Project.

Figure 4: Motapa North strike DD and RC drillhole collars.

 

Figure 5: Motapa Central strike DD and RC drillhole collars.

 

Figure 6: Motapa South strike DD and RC drillhole collars.

 

Clarification of mining lease area

During the Motapa drilling project, a discrepancy was discovered between the
mining area noted in the registered mining lease (2,224 hectares) and a
historic map of the area by the Surveyor General which was supposed to have
informed the extent of the lease (2,161 hectares). Management's view is that
the excluded area has no implications on the ongoing exploration project as
there were no plans to explore there and it is not material to Motapa's
development plans. Furthermore, the exclusion of the old tailings dump has
reduced the Company's rehabilitation liability in respect of Motapa.

 

In summary, the Surveyor General's map excludes an access road through the
area, an old tailings dump and small parts of pits in the central strike zone
of the area (see Figure 3 for more detail). The Ministry of Mines has been
contacted to resolve the discrepancy and it is likely that the lease will be
updated in due course to clarify that the excluded area is not part of the
lease, given that the Surveyor General's map is likely to take precedence.

 

Trenching and trench sampling methodology

After the geologist has noted that the trench has successfully been excavated
to bedrock, the sample intervals are set out on the side walls. At the start
of the sample line, a peg is installed into the floor with the trench number.
A clean, exposed side of the trench is chosen and maintained throughout the
sampling process. The sidewall is cleaned with a shovel to ensure an
uncontaminated face is exposed for sampling. Thereafter sample localities are
marked on the sidewall.

Sampling is done at one-meter intervals respecting lithological contacts,
alterations and structures. A minimum sampling width of 0.3m and maximum of 1m
are observed throughout the sample interval marking. A clean sample mat is
placed on the floor of the trench and samples are chipped from the bedrock
sidewall into a sample pan. Samples are ticketed and placed in a sample bag
closed with twine. Sample tickets, locality and weights are recorded on the
sample sheet record for each trench.

A total of 15% per batch consists of check samples comprising one standard,
one field duplicate and one blank (Dolerite Dyke). Each batch contains a total
of 20 samples inclusive of check samples. Trench samples are assayed on site
by means of a bottle roll assay at the Company's Isabella laboratory situated
at Bilboes.

Samples above a cut-off grade of 0.10g/t bottle roll grade are selected for
fire assay. These samples are composited and sent for analysis at an external
laboratory.

The compositing of samples is guided by lithology as well as alteration
domains; no sampling will be done across different domains. Outliers with
anomalously high grades are not composited unless they are part of a
homogenous lithological and alteration domain. When compositing in wider ore
zones, a composite sample is made by combining five samples, whilst in narrow
ore zones two samples will make up a composite sample. The homogenized sample
is split using a riffle splitter to get two 2kg samples to be delivered to the
external laboratory for bottle roll analysis and the other for fire assay.

Total meters trenched to date amount to 12,724m, with 13,374 samples being
collected from 56 trenches (see

 

Figure 3). Of these samples, 907 samples were selected for fire assay at an
external laboratory with results received for 710 samples to date. The longest
trench was MTR12 with 894m. The trenches were approximately 0.5-2m deep, were
sampled on an individual basis and provided exposures for geological mapping.

Using a 0.1 g/t gold lower cut-off, for the 16 trenches with analytical
results (16 of 53), 10 trenches (63%) intersected mineralization. Trenches
that intersected gold mineralization are summarized in Table 1. The widest
zone of mineralization encountered was 19.32m at 0.36 g/t (MTR25A) with a peak
value of 11.75 g/t. However, most of the mineralization widths are pervasively
narrow.

Widely spaced trenches (100m) MTR27, MTR27_1E, MTR27_2E and MTR25 have
suggested a continuity of mineralization over a 250m strike length.
Mineralization has also been encountered in trench MTR9 in anomalies located
along Motapa Central strike.

Trenching and infill mapping is highlighting increased recognition of slates,
andesites and BIF lithologies as host rocks to gold mineralization. Gold
mineralization is associated with extensive sericite, carbonate, silica,
pyrite and/or magnetite alteration. Drill testing of the priority targets is
in progress.

 

Surface drilling

Sixty-two down-the-hole surveys were conducted on RC and DD holes which showed
no major departures from the planned trajectory. The project QAQC statistical
tests carried out on DD and RC assay results from the ISO accredited
Performance Laboratories were satisfactory at an overall pass rate of 90%.

The RC and DD methodology is discussed below with the results obtained
tabulated in Table 5 and the drill hole information tabulated in Table 6.
Drill hole localities for Motapa North, Motapa Central and Motapa South are
provided in Error! Reference source not found.,

Figure 5 and Figure 6 respectively.

 

DD methodology

After all geotechnical and structural logging is complete, the geologist
inspects the core and delineates potential ore zones.

The geologist determines sampling depths, each sampling interval depending on
lithological contacts, alterations, structures and quantity of sulphides with
the maximum sampling width of 1m and minimum sampling width of 0.3m. The
sample depths are printed on a sampling sheet and need to be marked on the
core before density determination can take place. The densities are measured
before the core is cut. Sampling starts five meters away from the footwall
contact and ends five meters away from the hanging wall contact to allow for
sterilization.

Half core was sampled, with the other half remaining at the core shed for
archiving.

Core segments were picked within demarcated and labeled intervals and put in
respective sample bags. The samples are numbered as per the sampling plan with
one ticket put into the respective sample bag, and the other onto the
remaining piece of core where the sample would have been collected. The sample
I.D.is also scribbled on the remaining half core.

At the end, sample bags are sealed with cable ties and weighed; with sample
weights recorded on the sampling sheet.

The samples are then bagged into grain bags for dispatch to an outside
accredited laboratory or storage prior to submission.

 

RC methodology

Checks for rig outlet and splitter cleanliness are conducted prior to the
commencement of drilling activities and continuously throughout the drilling
activities to avoid sample contamination.

Sample bags are pre-numbered with unique sample numbers (drill hole number and
drill hole depth intervals) before the drilling commences. Sample depths
recorded are relative to the ground surface at the drillhole collar. If no
sample is recovered, such as when voids are intersected, the numbering
sequence is continued uninterrupted with empty numbered bags inserted into the
sample sequence. This will avoid possible confusion in sampling. Sample bags
are immediately sealed to effectively prevent external contamination.

A sample bag is tied to the sample outlet of the rig in preparation for sample
collection before sampling commences. Bulk samples are collected at 1m
intervals and split using a riffle splitter to three samples. One sub-sample
of 2kg will be taken to the lab for assaying, the second remains as a field
duplicate for storage at the core shed and the third is prepared as chips for
traying. The sampling crew will sample at the designated (one meter) intervals
down the hole. The geologist verifies the intervals from the driller's marks
on the mast or pull-down chain. For samples sent to the laboratory, the
sampling quality is monitored continuously as the geologist ensures the
samples for QA & QC monitoring purposes are inserted in each sampling
stream batch of 20 samples with CRMs being alternated from batch to batch from
low, medium and high grade.

 

QAQC Procedures

For DD samples, a train comprising a single blank, CRM, LCR, and LPR reference
sample is inserted into a batch of 20 samples. This process is repeated until
the entire drillhole is completed with the CRMs being alternated from batch to
batch (low, medium and high grade).

For RC samples, a train comprising a single blank, CRM, FDUP, and LPR
reference sample is inserted into a batch of 20 samples. This process is
repeated until the entire drillhole is completed with the CRMs being
alternated from batch to batch (low, medium and high grade).

For trench sampling, a train comprising a single blank, CRM and FDUP reference
sample is inserted into a batch of 20 samples. This process is repeated until
the entire trench is completed with the CRMs being alternated from batch to
batch (low, medium and high grade).

Every sampling sequence starts with a blank sample and ends with a blank
sample. Analytical results for blanks, standards and duplicates are graphed
and, if any fail, the entire batch is re-assayed. Batches that passed the QAQC
graphs are then captured in the database. QAQC is monitored continuously. All
assays sent to an external laboratory refer to Performance Laboratories, an
accredited laboratory in Zimbabwe.

 

 

 

Overall QAQC compliance rate of 90% is comprised as per Table 1 below.Table 1:
QAQC Results from DD and RC Drilling Activities

 QAQC Insertion   % Insertion  Pass / Fail  # of Samples  %    Comments
 FDUP Duplicates  2%           Pass         108           98%  Good correlation of R²=0.89
                  Fail                      2             2%
                  Total                     110
 LCR Duplicates   3%           Pass         137           82%  Poor correlation, could be due to nugget effect.
                  Fail                      30            18%
                  Total                     167
 LPR Duplicates   4%           Pass         204           91%  Satisfactory correlation.
                  Fail                      21            9%
                  Total                     223
 CRMs             5%           Pass         213           77%   Most failures are on a high-grade CRM of 12g/t. All failed batches being
                                                               sent for re-analysis at the lab's cost.
                  Fail                      60            22%
                  Total                     276
 Blanks           6%           Pass         288           99%  Good QAQC. Failed batches being re-analysed
                  Fail                      3             1%
                  Total                     291
 Grand Total      20%          Pass         955           90%  Satisfactory Compliance Rate
                  Fail                      116           11%
                  Total                     1067

Table 1: QAQC Results from DD and RC Drilling Activities

FDUP - Field Duplicate, LCR - lab coarse repeat, LPR - lab pulp repeat, CRM -
Certified Reference Material, Blank - Dolerite Dyke

In addition to the QAQC protocol above, a check laboratory and umpire
laboratory are utilized to validate the results from the principal laboratory.
Zimlabs is used as a check laboratory with 10% of assays re-assayed. Antech
Laboratories is used as an umpire laboratory with 5% of assays re-assayed.
Correlation between the Performance and Antech laboratories is excellent with
Zimlabs showing less of a correlation.

 

Qualified person

Craig James Harvey, MGSSA, MAIG, Caledonia Vice President, Technical Services,
has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained
in this news release. Craig James Harvey is a "Qualified Person" as defined by
each of (i) the Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101
- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and (ii) subpart 1300 of
Regulation S-K.

 

Note:

This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance
with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of
UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and is
disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.

 

 

Appendix

Highlights from the DD and RC campaigns are provided in the tables below. [A
full overview is included in the appendix]:

 RC Highlights
 Holes Identifier  Orebody Name        Orebody Intersection      Core Length (m)  True width (m)  Grade (g/t)  Orebody Intersection depth from surface(m)  E.O.H (m)
                   From (m)                         To (m)
 JPRC01            JUPITER             81.00        93.00        12.00            9.72            6.36         67.93                                       110
 JPRC05            JUPITER             88.00        101.00       13.00            10.53           5.17         76.21                                       160
 PLVRC06           PLUVIOUS 1,2&3      64.00        71.00        7.00             6.62            3.27         53.68                                       150
 MPZRC02           MPUDZI              12.00        16.00        4.00             3.86            10.95        8.00                                        55
                   36.00                            39.00        3.00             2.89            2.83         25.00

Table 2: RC Drilling Highlights

 DD Highlights
 Holes Identifier  Orebody Name        Orebody Intersection      Core Length (m)  True width (m)  Grade (g/t)  Orebody Intersection depth from surface(m)   E.O.H (m)
                   From (m)                         To (m)
 JDD08             JUPITER             63.00        77.00        14.00            12.04           3.20                             44.6                            200
 PLVDD01           PLUVIOUS 5          74.00        82.00        8.00             6.94            4.00                             57.5                            170
 PLVDD02           PLUVIOUS 4          64.00        66.00        2.00             1.75            4.04                             50.4                            149
 PLVDD04           PLUVIOUS 1,2&3      137.00       142.00       5.00             4.80            3.31                           114.9                             248

Table 3: DD Drilling Highlights

 

The following tables below provide the full results

 Exploration Anomaly/Target  Trench ID   Trench Start                 Trench End                    Azimuth (°)   Trench length (m)  Intersection      True width (m)  Grade(g/t)
                             Easting             Northing  Elevation  Easting  Northing  Elevation  From          To
 T1                          PLVTR5.5    661984  7845794   1122       662073   7845680   1124       142           149                71.00    72.00    0.97            0.30
 Shawl                       SHWTR1      664186  7847041   1141       664262   7846934   1148       144           132                43.00    46.00    2.90            0.35
                             73.00               74.00                0.97               0.32
 Jupiter East                JETR1       664195  7846870   1145       664246   7846791   1148       147           115                24.00    25.00    0.97            0.29
 Shawl East                  MTR1        664823  7847517   1155       664940   7847336   1147       147           216                64.00    66.00    1.93            0.69
                             102.00              103.00               0.97               0.17
                             MTR2        664487  7847329   1149       664764   7846876   1141       149           531                82.00    83.00    0.97            0.34
                             90.00               94.00                3.86               0.29
 T6                          MTR12       664732  7846468   1106       665141   7845671   1145       153           894                56.00    57.00    0.97            TBA
                             263.00              264.00               0.97
                             316.00              317.00               0.97
                             533.00              534.00               0.97
                             866.00              867.00               0.97
                             MTR9        665277  7846381   1133       665613   7845816   1146       149           663                193.00   194.50   1.45            0.51
                             216.00              217.00               0.97               2.61
                             217.00              219.00               1.93               0.42
                             MTR9W       665301  7846243   1139       665365   7846136   1140       149           126                NSI
                             MTR8        665634  7846172   1144       665792   7845905   1149       149           311                NSI
 T8                          MTR27       665723  7845630   1152       665982   7845196   1173       149           511                12.00    16.00    3.86            0.56
                             210.30              212.00               1.64               0.20
                             229.00              231.00               1.93               0.44
                             262.00              265.30               3.19               1.01
                             297.00              298.00               0.97               0.83
                             MTR25       666048  7845866   1153       666216   7845585   1171       149           329                275.00   277.00   1.93            0.37
                             286.00              288.00               1.93               0.17
                             294.00              295.20               1.16               0.52
                             296.40              296.70               0.29               11.75
                             296.70              297.20               0.48               1.12
                             297.20              298.80               1.55               0.23
                             311.00              314.30               3.19               0.14
                             315.00              316.00               0.97               0.25
                             319.00              321.00               1.93               1.04
                             321.00              323.00               1.93               0.70
                             323.00              323.30               0.29               10.41
                             MTR25A      666225  7845592   1171       666233   7845574   1172       154           20                 0.00     20.00    19.32           0.36
                             MTR25B      666224  7845571   1174       666366   7845333   1179       149           279                0.00     8.00     7.73            0.20
                             122.00              123.00               0.97               0.11
                             123.00              124.00               0.97               1.54
                             124.00              125.00               0.97               0.20
                             125.00              126.00               0.97               7.26
                             MTR25C      666341  7845318   1177       666351   7845287   1180       161           33                 NSI
                             MTR26       666421  7845239   1185       666543   7845034   1179       149           237                NSI
                             MTR24       666369  7845997   1160       666625   7845540   1208       151           530                314.40   315.00   0.58            TBA
                             318.00              320.00               1.93
                             335.00              336.00               0.97
                             340.00              341.00               0.97
                             344.00              345.00               0.97
                             352.00              354.00               1.93
                             381.00              382.00               0.97
                             MTR27_1E    665893  7845536   1164       666059   7845271   1171       148           314                87.00    89.00    1.93            0.12
                             114.00              115.00               0.97               0.19
                             179.00              181.00               1.93               0.26
                             189.00              192.00               2.90               0.24
                             195.00              198.00               2.90               0.15
                             202.00              203.50               1.45               0.16
                             210.00              212.00               1.93               0.11
                             MTR27_2E    665985  7845590   1158       666158   7845307   1170       149           333                83.00    84.00    0.97            0.30
                             141.00              142.00               0.97               0.11
                             177.00              188.00               10.63              0.37
                             MTR27_1W    665724  7845432   1167       665858   7845210   1175       149           261                NSI
                             MTR27_2W    665642  7845374   1166       7845164  665769    1169       149           246                2.00     3.00     0.97            TBA
                             3.00                4.00                 0.97
                             12.00               13.00                0.97
                             14.00               15.00                0.97
                             25.00               27.00                1.93
                             30.00               31.00                0.97
                             33.00               35.00                1.93
                             39.00               40.00                0.97
                             41.00               42.00                0.97
                             MTR27N_1W   665636  7845576   1153       7845538  665659    1156       150           45                 0.00     1.00     0.97
                             3.00                4.00                 0.97
                             6.00                15.00                8.69
                             17.00               18.00                0.97
                             MTR27N_1E   665783  7845679   1151       7845640  665807    1152       150           47                 NSI
                             MTR25_1W    666065  7845640   1157       666243   7845343   1171       149           350                51.00    52.00    0.97            TBA
                             110.00              110.50               0.48
                             114.00              115.00               0.97
                             125.00              126.00               0.97
                             130.00              131.00               0.97
                             134.00              135.00               0.97
                             311.00              312.00               0.97
                             MTR25_1E    666251  7845761   1166       666443   7845442   1184       149           375                60.00    63.00    2.90
                             64.00               68.00                3.86
                             72.00               73.00                0.97
                             76.00               77.00                0.97
                             93.00               99.00                5.80
                             161.00              162.00               0.97
                             166.00              227.00               58.92
                             235.00              236.00               0.97
                             237.00              245.00               7.73
                             250.00              251.00               0.97
                             253.00              254.00               0.97
                             261.00              262.00               0.97
                             MTR25_2E    666353  7845814   1171       666532   7845514   1198       149           353                46.00    47.00    0.97
                             87.00               88.00                0.97
                             109.00              110.00               0.97
                             249.00              252.00               2.90
                             270.00              271.00               0.97
                             274.00              275.00               0.97
                             277.00              279.00               1.93
                             296.00              297.00               0.97
                             MTR24_1E    666533  7845916   1175       666720   7845590   1209       150           382                126.00   127.00   0.97
                             161.00              163.00               1.93
                             166.00              167.00               0.97
                             MTR24_2E    666626  7845968   1169       666815   7845638   1199       150           385                147.00   148.00   0.97
                             FSKTR1      665143  7844949   1163       665225   7844819   1158       148           155                0.00     5.00     4.83
                             6.00                9.00                 2.90
                             10.00               14.00                3.86
                             17.00               18.00                0.97
                             19.00               21.00                1.93
                             22.00               37.00                14.49
                             39.00               53.00                13.52
                             54.00               56.00                1.93
                             57.00               58.00                0.97
                             59.00               60.00                0.97
                             61.00               77.00                15.45
                             78.00               79.00                0.97
                             83.00               84.00                0.97
                             89.00               90.00                0.97
                             93.00               98.00                4.83
                             101.00              108.00               6.76
                             109.00              110.00               0.97
                             112.00              114.00               1.93
                             134.00              135.00               0.97
                             FSKTR4      665267  7845089   1167       665292   7845048   1165       149           49                 NSI
                             FSKTR4A     665295  7845042   1164       665310   7845016   1163       149           31
                             FSKTR4B     665312  7845014   1164       665316   7845007   1164       152           8
                             FSKTR4C     665322  7844999   1163       665328   7844988   1162       149           14
                             FSKTR4D     665334  7844978   1162       665351   7844949   1160       149           35
                             FSKTR4E     665356  7844952   1160       665360   7844943   1160       157           12
                             FSKTR4F     665356  7844940   1160       665364   7844928   1159       147           15
                             FSKTR4G     665367  7844924   1158       665378   7844906   1158       149           22
                             FSKTR4H     665383  7844897   1157       665390   7844886   1157       148           14
                             FSKTR2      665434  7845158   1163       665469   7845101   1161       148           68
                             FSKTR2A     665470  7845099   1161       665474   7845093   1161       147           7
                             FSKTR2B     665476  7845095   1161       665489   7845078   1160       142           22
                             FSKTR2C     665486  7845074   1160       665514   7845027   1158       149           56
                             FSKTR3      665574  7845290   1165       665622   7845214   1167       148           91
                             FSKTR3A     665630  7845199   1167       665657   7845155   1165       149           51                 2.00     3.00     0.97            TBA
                             FSKTR3B     665664  7845143   1164       665700   7845086   1163       148           67                 NSI
                             FSKTR2 EXT  665328  7845260   1164       665375   7845192   1167       145           83                 2.00     3.00     0.97            TBA
                             5.00                6.00                 0.97
                             9.00                10.00                0.97
                             16.00               18.00                1.93
                             21.00               22.00                0.97
                             27.00               27.50                0.48
 Mpudzi East                 MTR23       666917  7846195   1164       667141   7845878   1177       145           391                NSI
                             MTR22       667320  7845967   1179       667321   7845922   1182       180           46
                             MTR20       667356  7846381   1160       667357   7846217   1165       180           165
                             MTR21       668061  7846182   1177       668062   7846029   1182       180           154
 Boomgate                    MOTR002     663329  7846428   1140       663354   7846383   1138       152           52
                             MOTR001     663284  7846397   1140       663299   7846375   1139       148           28
                             BGTR2_0     663490  7846524   1139       663500   7846496   1139       158           31                 20.00    28.00    7.73            TBA
                             BGTR2_2     663529  7846431   1136       663545   7846404   1136       151           32                 NSI
                             BGTR2_3     663509  7846417   1136       663528   7846385   1135       151           38
 T1                          PLWTR1      662335  7845815   1127       662377   7845739   1129       151           108                19.00    20.00    0.97            TBA
                             28.00               32.00                3.86
                             34.00               35.00                0.97
                             59.00               60.00                0.97
                             86.00               87.00                0.97
                             PLWTR2      662262  7845779   1127       662309   7845694   1128       152           98                 6.00     8.00     1.93
                             71.00               72.00                0.97
                             84.00               85.00                0.97
                             PLVTR3      662221  7845788   1124       662290   7845660   1127       151           147                108.00   109.00   0.97
                             PLVTR4      662181  7845746   1124       662238   7845631   1126       153           134                NSI
                             PLVTR5      662132  7845708   1123       662196   7845608   1125       147           119
                             PLVTR5EXT   662045  7845842   1124       662132   7845708   1122       147           161
                             PLVTR8      662677  7845977   1132       662712   7845881   1134       151           104                4.00     6.00     1.93            TBA
                             9.00                10.00                0.97
                             17.00               18.00                0.97
                             23.00               24.00                0.97
                             29.00               30.00                0.97
                             44.00               45.00                0.97
                             46.00               47.00                0.97
                             71.00               72.00                0.97
                             88.00               89.00                0.97
                             PLVTR12     662505  7845826   1129       662542   7841751   1131       153           85                 19.00    20.00    0.97
                             31.00               32.00                0.97
                             44.00               45.00                0.97
                             PLVTR13     662699  7845989   1133       662731   7845897   1135       153           95                 8.00     14.00    5.80
                             68.00               69.00                0.97
 Pluvious 4                  PL4TR2      662730  7846022   1133       662741   7845994   1132       158           31                 12.00    13.00    0.97
                             15.00               22.00                6.76
                             28.00               29.00                0.97
                             30.00               31.00                0.97
                             PL4TR1      662741  7846042   1134       662760   7846011   1135       149           36                 20.00    21.00    0.97
                             25.00               28.00                2.90
                             28.00               32.00                3.86
                             33.00               36.00                2.90
                             PL4TR2_1    662761  7845954   1135       662771   7845929   1135       157           28                 NSI
 Pluvious 5                  PL5TR1      662834  7846122   1136       662848   7846095   1136       153           31                 11.00    24.00    12.56           TBA
                             30.00               31.00                0.97
                             PL5TR1EXT   662849  7846093   1136       662881   7846048   1138       140           54                 44.00    45.00    0.97
                             PL5TR1A     662868  7846068   1138       662895   7846027   1138       147           49                 0.00     2.00     1.93
                             5.00                6.00                 0.97
                             21.00               26.00                4.83
                             PL5TR2      662865  7846129   1136       662893   7846073   1138       154           63                 0.00     1.00     0.97
                             7.00                19.00                11.59
                             26.00               27.00                0.97
                             PLV5TR2EXT  662893  7846072   1138       662908   7846050   1139       147           90                 72.00    73.00    0.97
                             77.00               80.00                2.90
                             84.00               86.00                1.93
                             PL5TR7      662960  7846205   1138       662973   7846182   1138       150           27                 1.00     27.00    25.11
 Pluvious 123                PLV123TR6   661909  7845767   1124       662031   7845575   1124       148           230                38.00    39.00    0.97
                             88.00               89.00                0.97
                             95.00               96.00                0.97
 Shawl                       SHETR1      664447  7847219   1148       664484   7847160   1151       157           69                 2.00     3.00     0.97
                             6.00                8.00                 1.93
                             14.00               15.00                0.97
                             20.00               22.00                1.93
                             31.00               39.00                7.73
                             40.00               42.00                1.93
                             68.00               69.00                0.97
 Britwell                    MTR28       664851  7845423   1148       665087   7845043   1169       148           452                35.00    36.00    0.97
                             85.00               87.00                1.93
                             360.00              361.00               0.97
 Total Trenched To Date (m)                                                                                       12112

Table 4: Trenching Results

 Diamond Drillholes Intercepts
 Holes Identifier  Orebody Name        Orebody Intersection      Core Length (m)  True width(m)  Grade(g/t)  Orebody Intersection depth from surface(m)  E.O.H (m)
                   From (m)                         To (m)
 JDD01             JUPITER             58.00        62.00        4.00             3.74           3.00        45.01                                       154.88
                   77.00                            80.00        3.00             2.81           3.34        54.45
 JDD02                                 156.00       157.00       1.00             0.85           1.93        130.00                                      248.03
                   163.00                           164.00       1.00             0.85           1.20        135.00
 JDD03                                 69.73        70.50        0.77             0.74           0.77        55.00                                       295.88
                   147.00                           156.00       9.00             8.63           1.89        113.20
                   160.00                           163.00       3.00             2.88           2.05        124.00
                   206.50                           207.35       0.85             0.82           1.09        160.00
 JDD04                                 63.00        64.54        1.54             1.48           1.67        50.00                                       250.88
                   81.00                            82.00        1.00             0.96           1.76        60.00
                   88.00                            93.00        5.00             4.80           1.01        70.00
                   142.00                           143.00       1.00             0.96           0.96        103.00
                   146.00                           150.00       4.00             3.84           0.71        106.00
                   152.00                           153.00       1.00             0.96           0.82        107.00
 JDD05                                 43.82        52.00        8.18             6.95           0.99        32.00                                       79.68
                   60.00                            68.00        8.00             6.80           2.50        45.00
 JDD06                                 66.00        67.00        1.00             0.84           1.01        55.12                                       274.98
 JDD07                                 56.00        57.00        1.00             0.87           2.23        40.11                                       199.88
                   61.00                            64.00        3.00             2.61           3.73        45.23
                   66.00                            69.80        3.80             3.31           1.87        48.30
                   95.00                            96.00        1.00             0.87           0.75        68.00
 JDD08                                 39.00        40.00        1.00             0.86           2.75        27.58                                       199.68
                   63.00                            77.00        14.00            12.04          3.20        44.55
 JDDD10                                12.60        15.00        2.40             2.25           0.56        23.48                                       76.88
                   21.00                            21.37        0.37             0.35           0.61        29.21
                   39.00                            40.41        1.41             1.32           1.03        43.76
 BMGDD01           BOOMGATE            NSI                                                                                                               103.98
 BMGDD02                               67.00        70.00        3.00             2.81           2.26        50.00                                       139.93
                   72.00                            73.00        1.00             0.94           2.44        52.00
                   91.00                            92.00        1.00             0.94           0.81        67.00
                   94.00                            95.00        1.00             0.94           0.65        70.00
                   96.60                            98.00        1.40             1.31           2.36        71.00
                   106.00                           109.00       3.00             2.81           3.84        78.00
                   132.00                           133.00       1.00             0.94           1.07        96.00
 PLVDD01           PLUVIOUS 5          59.00        60.00        1.00             0.87           1.11        60.81                                       169.98
                   74.00                            82.00        8.00             6.94           4.00        57.51
 PLVDD02           PLUVIOUS 4          64.00        66.00        2.00             1.75           4.04        50.43                                       148.98
                   74.00                            74.90        0.90             0.79           2.80        88.31
 PLVDD03           PLUVIOUS 1,2&3      75.00        81.00        6.00             5.61           1.58        53.03                                       154.98
                   83.00                            84.00        1.00             0.94           1.44        58.69
                   94.00                            95.00        1.00             0.94           1.68        66.46
                   104.00                           106.00       2.00             1.87           0.95        73.54
 PLVDD04                               137.00       142.00       5.00             4.80           3.31        114.90                                      247.98
 PLVDD05                               89.00        90.00        1.00             0.97           1.07        72.15                                       97.98
 Reverse Circulation Drilling Intercepts
 Holes Identifier  Orebody Name        Orebody Intersection      Core Length (m)  True width(m)  Grade(g/t)  Orebody Intersection depth from surface(m)  E.O.H (m)
                   From (m)                         To (m)
 SHRC01            SHAWL               56.00        57.00        1.00             0.85           1.32        47.00                                       153
                   60.00                            61.00        1.00             0.85           1.10        50.30
                   62.00                            64.00        2.00             1.70           0.66        52.00
                   109.00                           112.00       3.00             2.55           5.03        91.42
                   124.00                           127.00       3.00             2.55           4.21        100.64
                   131.00                           138.00       7.00             5.95           1.68        109.87
 SHRC02                                44.00        46.00        2.00             1.70           1.81        38.48                                       112
                   57.00                            73.00        16.00            13.60          1.75        49.85
                   97.00                            100.00       3.00             2.55           0.67        84.84
 JPRC01            JUPITER             72.00        74.00        2.00             1.62           0.66        60.38                                       110
                   81.00                            93.00        12.00            9.72           6.36        67.93
 JPRC02                                79.00        80.00        1.00             0.81           0.73        66.25                                       140
                   108.00                           112.00       4.00             3.24           3.21        90.58
 JPRC04                                                                                                      NSI   1
                                                                                                                   2
                                                                                                                   0
 JPRC05                                88.00        101.00       13.00            10.53          5.17        76.21                                       160
 BMGRC01           BOOMGATE            55.00        56.00        1.00             0.75           3.93        47.63                                       97
                   61.00                            63.00        2.00             1.54           2.64        52.83
                   66.00                            68.00        2.00             1.62           1.02        57.16
 PLVRC01           PLUVIOUS 5          63.00        70.00        7.00             5.67           3.02        50.97                                       110
 PLVRC06           PLUVIOUS 1,2&3      64.00        71.00        7                6.62           3.27        53.68                                       150
                   81.00                            83.00        2                1.89           1.56        67.76
                   127.00                           129.00       2                1.89           1.12        105.18
 PLVRC07                               NSI                                                                                                               120
 BRRC01_0          BRITWELL            62.00        66.00        4.00             2.36           0.53        50.80                                       92
                   75.00                            79.00        4.00             2.36           1.67        61.84
 MPZRC01           MPUDZI              2.00         8.00         6.00             3.90           3.12        1.00                                        35
                   14.00                            16.00        2.00             1.30           2.56        11.00
                   18.00                            19.00        1.00             0.65           3.33        13.00
 MPZRC02                               3.00         5.00         2.00             1.93           0.75        3.00                                        55
                   12.00                            16.00        4.00             3.86           10.95       8.00
                   36.00                            39.00        3.00             2.89           2.83        25.00
 MPZRC03                               6.00         12.00        6.00             5.11           2.58        6.64                                        40
                   15.00                            17.00        2.00             1.70           1.87        9.07
 MPZRC04                                                                                                     NSI   8
                                                                                                                   0
 MPZRC05                                                                                                     NSI   2
                                                                                                                   9
 MPZRC06                                                                                                     NSI   4
                                                                                                                   0
 MPZRC07                               47.00        48.00        1.00             0.78           0.75        32.18                                       65
 MPZRC08                               36.00        39.00        3.00             2.86           9.96        30.23                                       88
 MPRC22                                5            7            2.00             1.62           4.29        3.83                                        115
                   21                               23           2.00             1.62           2.28        16.09

Table 5: RC and DD Drilling Results

 

 

 

 Diamond Drillhole Collars
 Hole Identifier  Azimuth (°)    Dip (°)     Drilled Length(m)    UTM Easting(m)    UTM Northing(m)    UTM Elevation(m)
 JDD01            349           44          154.88               663722            7846505            1134
 JDD02            354           56          248.03               664193            7846797            1145
 JDD03            354           51          295.88               664165            7846739            1145
 JDD04            337           50          250.88               664125            7846715            1142
 JDD05            340           47          79.68                664010            7846678            1137
 JDD06            340           57          274.98               663920            7846618            1134
 JDD07            339           46          199.88               663880            7846590            1135
 JDD08            336           43          199.68               663824            7846552            1135
 JDD09            340           47          68.72                664195            7846900            1147
 JDD10            350           52          76.88                663768            7846572            1122
 PLVDD01          332           51          169.98               663160            7846143            1138
 PLVDD02          335           52          148.98               662798            7845936            1137
 PLVDD03          337           44          154.98               662606            7845791            1131
 PLVDD04          340           57          247.98               662571            7845686            1131
 PLVDD05          350           55          97.98                662471            7845779            1130
 PLVDD06          330           57          70.88                663140            7846180            1139
 BMGDD01          337           50          103.98               663555            7846434            1136
 BMGDD02          330           46          139.93               663528            7846350            1134
 SHDD01           340           47          97.88                664336            7847082            1146
 BRDD01_0         332           52          158.03               664726            7845022            1166
 BRDD03_0         325           57          172.88               664454            7844838            1166
 HDD01            334           45          91.88                664988            7843497            1140
 HDD02            330           45          112.88               665208            7843548            1142
 JPT11TW          341           56          112.00               663442            7846307            1135
 JPT13TW          328           48          214.98               662661            7845717            1132
 DHJ7_2TW         335           71          95.03                664057            7846690            1139

 Reverse Circulation Drillhole collars
 Hole Identifier  Azimuth (°)    Dip (°)     Drilled Length(m)    UTM Easting(m)    UTM Northing(m)    UTM Elevation(m)
 SHRC01           321           57          153                  664332            7847065            1148
 SHRC02           331           62          112                  664399            7847115            1149
 JPRC01           340           57          110                  664200            7846886            1147
 JPRC02           341           57          140                  664175            7846847            1145
 JPRC04           349           60          120                  663884            7846717            1135
 JPRC05           344           52          101                  663785            7846502            1134
 BMGRC01          336           59          97                   663460            7846364            1136
 PLVRC01          335           54          110                  663267            7846237            1138
 PLVRC05          336           53          160                  662678            7845850            1133
 PLVRC06          340           57          150                  662484            7845743            1130
 PLVRC07          340           56          120                  662430            7845734            1129
 PLVRC10          327           50          70                   662417            7845771            1129
 MPZRC01          326           50          35                   666367            7845590            1185
 MPZRC02          330           50          55                   666379            7845571            1187
 MPZRC03          329           51          40                   666073            7845420            1166
 MPZRC04          330           52          80                   665928            7845276            1183
 MPZRC05          329           51          29                   665855            7845396            1176
 MPZRC06          153           54          40                   666279            7845474            1174
 MPZRC07          331           49          65                   665903            7845317            1186
 MPZRC08          329           47          88                   666004            7845341            1179
 MPZRC09          327           50          60                   666088            7845397            1166
 MPZRC17          327           50          91                   666314            7845671            1176
 MPZRC17_3        327           50          146                  666421            7845505            1188
 MPZRC19_1        327           50          108                  666507            7845542            1198
 MPZRC22          154           48          115                  666197            7845620            1168
 MPZRC23          327           50          65                   666534            7845687            1196
 MPZRC24          327           50          67                   665738            7845587            1155
 BRRC01_0         331           55          92                   664701            7845064            1166
 BRRC2_0          331           56          108                  664541            7844976            1170
 BRRC3_0          326           56          115                  664426            7844878            1165
 FSKRC01          340           50          41                   665198            7844904            1162
 TRRC01           340           50          50                   666066            7844148            1143
 TRRC02           340           50          122                  665990            7844038            1150
 TRRC03           340           50          145                  665892            7843981            1150
 HDRC01           332           50          50                   664825            7843416            1139
 HDRC02           325           47          120                  665171            7843599            1144

Table 6: RC and DD Drilling Collar and Survey Information

Glossary

 Term                                         Definition
 Aero-magnetics                               A geophysical exploration method in which a magnetometer, often mounted on an
                                              aircraft, is used to measure variations in the Earth's magnetic field over a
                                              specific area.
 Assay                                        A process of analysing a sample to determine its composition, particularly to
                                              measure the concentration of metal (e.g., gold) within it.
 Azimuth                                      The angle between the north direction and the projection of the line to a
                                              point, typically used in mapping and surveying.
 Blank (Sample)                               A type of control sample with a known low concentration of analyte, used in
                                              quality assurance to detect contamination.
 Bottle Roll Assay                            A test method for determining gold content by using a rotating bottle and a
                                              leaching solution, often used on-site in laboratories.
 Brownfield Exploration                       Exploration activities conducted near or around an existing mine, contrasting
                                              with greenfield, which targets unexplored areas.
 Carbonate                                    Refers to a group of minerals containing the carbonate ion (CO₃²⁻). In
                                              exploration, carbonate alteration can signal the presence of hydrothermal
                                              systems, where hot fluids have deposited metals in the surrounding rock.
 Certified Reference Material (CRM)           A material or substance with a certified composition used to ensure the
                                              accuracy and consistency of analytical results.
 Composite Sample                             A sample made by combining individual samples from various sections to create
                                              a single, representative sample for analysis.
 Core Length                                  The total measured length of the sample core obtained from drilling, often
                                              used to analyse mineral composition and structure.
 Cut-off Grade                                The minimum grade or concentration of mineral that must be met for material to
                                              be considered viable for processing.
 Diamond Drilling (DD)                        A drilling technique using a diamond drill bit to retrieve core samples for
                                              geological assessment, commonly used for detailed exploration.
 Down-the-Hole Survey                         A measurement process to check the angle and path of a borehole as it is
                                              drilled, ensuring it follows the planned direction.
 Duplicate Sample                             A second sample taken from the same source to verify the accuracy and
                                              reproducibility of assay results.
 End of Hole (E.O.H.)                         The final depth reached in a borehole or drilling operation.
 Fire Assay                                   A traditional method to measure precious metal content by heating and melting
                                              the sample, allowing separation of metal content for analysis.
 Grade (g/t)                                  The concentration of precious metal, typically measured in grams per ton (g/t)
                                              of ore, used as a quality indicator of mineral deposits.
 Greenfield Exploration                       Exploration of new, previously untouched areas with no prior mining activity
                                              to discover new mineral deposits.
 Lab Pulp Repeat (LPR)                        A quality assurance process where lab samples are pulverized and analysed to
                                              ensure consistent assay results.
 Magnetite                                    An iron oxide mineral with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄ and is known for its
                                              strong magnetic properties.
 Mineralised Zone                             A section of rock where minerals, especially economically valuable ones, are
                                              concentrated.
 Motapa Exploration Program                   An exploration project focused on the Motapa area, involving trenching,
                                              drilling, and geophysical surveys to identify and quantify mineral deposits.
 Pyrite                                       An iron sulphide mineral with the chemical formula FeS₂. In mining
                                              exploration, pyrite is significant as it often forms in the same hydrothermal
                                              environments that produce valuable minerals like gold, copper, and silver.
 Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)  Procedures in place to ensure the reliability and accuracy of testing and
                                              analytical methods in sampling and assay results.
 Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling            A method of drilling that uses compressed air to bring rock cuttings to the
                                              surface, allowing sampling without retrieving a core.
 Riffle Splitter                              A device used in sampling to divide material into equal portions, helping
                                              obtain a representative sample.
 Sericite                                     A fine-grained, mica-like mineral, typically a variety of muscovite or illite,
                                              that forms through the alteration of feldspar and other minerals.
 Shear Zone                                   A region of rock that has been deformed by shear forces, often associated with
                                              mineral deposits due to increased permeability and mineralization potential.
 Shear Zone                                   A region of rock where intense deformation has occurred due to the application
                                              of shear stress, typically deep within the Earth's crust. This deformation
                                              often creates fractures, faults, and altered rock textures, making these zones
                                              more permeable and, as a result, more conducive to mineral deposits.
 Silica                                       A mineral compound made of silicon and oxygen (SiO₂). In mining exploration,
                                              silica alteration is often a good indicator of mineralization, especially in
                                              hydrothermal systems.
 Trench Sampling                              A method of sampling in exploration where trenches are dug to expose bedrock,
                                              allowing geological mapping and sampling.
 True Width                                   The actual thickness of a mineralized zone, as opposed to the core length
                                              measured in drilling, adjusted for the angle of drilling.

 

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