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Contents
Chairman’s Letter .................................................................................................................... 3
Review of Operations .............................................................................................................. 4
Directors' Report……………………………………………………………………………………...33
Corporate Governance Statement......................................................................................... 50
Directors' declaration............................................................................................................. 51
Auditor’s Independence Declaration...................................................................................... 52
Independent Auditor’s Report................................................................................................ 53
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income....................... 57
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position ....................................................................... 58
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity ...................................................................... 59
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows................................................................................. 60
Notes to the consolidated financial statements...................................................................... 61
Consolidated Entity Disclosure Statement............................................................................. 90
Additional ASX Shareholder Information ............................................................................... 91
Corporate Directory ............................................................................................................. 101
Chairman’s Letter
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Dear Shareholder,
The past twelve months have been transformative for Horizon Gold. What began the period as a well-
resourced exploration and development company has emerged as an execution-ready gold developer
with a clear and credible path to becoming one of Western Australia's next gold producers. I am pleased
to take this opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved and to outline the road ahead.
The defining milestone was the completion and release of the Gum Creek Definitive Feasibility Study
(DFS) in July 2026. The DFS confirmed Gum Creek as a robust, stand-alone 2.4Mtpa carbon-in-leach
processing operation, targeting 880,000 ounces of recovered gold over a ten year mine life, with
average annual production of 98,000 ounces across the first five years.
At a gold price of A$5,500 per ounce, and an all-in sustaining cost of A$2,995 per ounce the Project the
Project is forecast to generate approximately A$1.8 billion in cashflow, against pre-production capital of
approximately A$350 million with a payback period of just 23 months. These are metrics that position
Gum Creek among the most attractive undeveloped gold projects in Australia. The Board was
sufficiently satisfied with the DFS outcomes to approve advancement of the Project toward a Final
Investment Decision, targeted for Q2 2027, with first gold production planned for the second half of
2028.
Alongside the feasibility work, our exploration program has been exceptional. We are in the process of
completing an 80,000 metre campaign that has materially expanded our understanding of the Project's
long term potential. Our exploration results continue to demonstrate that our 2.3 million ounce Mineral
Resource which is spread across 80 kilometres of continuous, prospective strike carries substantial
upside beyond that included in the current ten year mine plan.
On behalf of the Board, I thank our management team for their extraordinary effort in delivering the DFS
and advancing the Project with such discipline and pace. I also thank our shareholders for your
continued confidence in what we are building at Gum Creek.
The foundations are in place. The path is clear. We look forward to delivering on the significant potential
of this Project.
Yours sincerely
Peter Sullivan
Chairman
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Horizon Gold Limited (ASX:HRN) (Horizon or the Company) has continued to progress its
exploration and development activities at the 100%-owned Gum Creek Gold Project (Gum Creek or the
Project) located in a world class gold province within the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia.
Gum Creek has historically produced more than 1 million ounces of gold and hosts a current gold
resource of 2.3 million ounces. The Project covers more than 640km2
of contiguous tenure over the
Gum Creek greenstone belt located within a well-endowed gold region that hosts multimillion-ounce
resources at Mt Magnet, Meekatharra, Wiluna, Bellevue and now at Gum Creek (Figure 1).
The Project, which contains 37 open pit and three underground gold mines, presents a compelling
development opportunity alongside substantial brownfields and greenfields exploration upside across
80 kilometres of continuous, prospective strike. Notably, all existing resources and the majority of high-
priority target areas are situated on granted Mining Leases.
The July 2026 Gum Creek Definitive Feasibility Study confirmed that near-surface, open-pittable gold
resources deliver compelling economics when processed at 2.4Mtpa through a new plant at the
historical Gidgee Mill site. The Project returns are materially enhanced by the substantial brownfields
infrastructure already in place, including a 50 person accommodation village, an operational airstrip, an
extensive haul road network, existing waste rock dumps, and a large tailings storage facility.
Figure 1: Gum Creek Gold Project showing surrounding mines and gold deposits over simplified geology.
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Project History
Gold was first discovered in the area at Jonesville (now part of the Swan deposit) in 1926, with the first
recorded gold production in 1931. More modern mining operations commenced in the 1980’s and
ceased in 2005 when the gold price was approximately A$560/oz. At that time, more than one million
ounces of gold had been produced from approximately forty open pits and three underground mines,
with the main gold-producing areas being Swan-Swift, Kingfisher and Omega.
Developing the Gum Creek Gold Project
During the financial year a total of 119 Reverse Circulation (RC) holes (10,779m), 24 water bores
(2,700m), and 22 Diamond Drillholes (10,639.8m) were drilled to infill and test the extensions to known
gold mineralisation at high-priority resource targets. The programs confirmed historic drill results and
increased the resource confidence levels within each of the resource models across 14 prospects.
The Gum Creek Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) was updated in November 2025 to
37.97Mt @ 1.89g/t Au for 2.30Moz (Table 1, Figure 2) reported in accordance with the JORC Code
(2012 Edition). This represented an 8% increase in total ounces and a 26% increase in gold grade when
compared with the May 2023 MRE. The Indicated gold resource is 26.72Mt @ 1.90g/t Au for 1.63Moz
representing a 21% increase in ounces and 71% of the total MRE ounces. The MRE includes a free
milling gold resource of 28.64Mt @ 1.74g/t Au for 1.60Moz. representing 70% of the total MRE ounces.
Table 1: Gum Creek Gold Resources as at 4 November 2025
Resource
Resource
Date
Cut-off
grade
(g/t Au)
Indicated Inferred Total
Tonnes
Au
(g/t)
Gold (oz) Tonnes
Au
(g/t)
Gold
(oz)
Tonnes
Au
(g/t)
Gold (oz)
Swan/Swift OC Nov-25 0.4 6,661,000 1.86 399,000 335,000 1.54 16,600 6,996,000 1.85 415,600
Swan UG* Nov-25 1.5 935,000 4.45 133,700 798,000 3.90 100,000 1,733,000 4.19 233,700
Swift UG* Nov-25 1.5 35,000 2.22 2,500 813,000 2.54 66,300 848,000 2.52 68,800
Wilsons UG* Nov-25 1.5 2,759,000 4.37 387,400 126,000 3.16 12,800 2,885,000 4.31 400,200
Howards Nov-25 0.4 6,095,000 1.13 221,800 751,000 0.97 23,500 6,846,000 1.11 245,300
Kingfisher OC Nov-25 0.6 1,139,000 2.05 75,100 79,000 1.50 3,800 1,218,000 2.01 78,900
Kingfisher UG* Nov-25 1.5 94,000 2.71 8,200 949,000 3.45 105,300 1,043,000 3.38 113,500
Heron May-23 0.6 330,000 2.11 22,400 1,822,000 1.51 88,200 2,152,000 1.60 110,600
Eagle Nov-25 0.4 817,000 1.27 33,400 1,202,000 1.29 50,000 2,019,000 1.28 83,400
Heron South May-23 0.8 720,000 1.79 41,400 761,000 1.53 37,500 1,481,000 1.66 78,900
Shiraz Nov-25 0.4 1,947,000 1.04 65,400 372,000 0.94 11,200 2,319,000 1.03 76,600
Wyooda** Nov-25 0.8 557,000 1.54 27,500 718,000 1.56 36,100 1,275,000 1.55 63,600
Snook Jul-22 0.8 75,000 2.57 6,200 846,000 1.76 47,800 921,000 1.82 54,000
Toedter Nov-25 0.6 905,000 1.31 38,200 99,000 1.32 4,200 1,004,000 1.31 42,400
Hawk Nov-25 0.6 591,000 1.38 26,200 167,000 1.27 6,800 758,000 1.35 33,000
Specimen Well Nov-25 0.6 431,000 1.49 20,600 114,000 1.31 4,800 545,000 1.45 25,400
Wedge Nov-25 0.6 427,000 1.42 19,500 56,000 2.83 5,100 483,000 1.58 24,600
Camel Bore Jul-22 0.8 379,000 1.47 17,900 100,000 1.21 3,900 479,000 1.42 21,800
Melbourne Bitter Nov-25 0.6 318,000 1.46 14,900 157,000 1.27 6,400 475,000 1.39 21,300
Hyperno-Reliance Nov-25 0.6 295,000 1.52 14,400 183,000 1.02 6,000 478,000 1.33 20,400
Kearrys May-23 0.6 450,000 1.24 18,000 46,000 1.35 2,000 496,000 1.25 20,000
Psi Jul-22 0.8 100,000 2.08 6,700 226,000 1.69 12,300 326,000 1.81 19,000
Deep South
Reliance
Nov-25 0.6 229,000 1.53 11,300 17,000 0.91 500 246,000 1.49 11,800
Orion Jul-22 0.8 69,000 1.49 3,300 182,000 1.40 8,200 251,000 1.43 11,500
Eagles Peak May-23 0.6 264,000 1.19 10,100 41,000 0.99 1,300 305,000 1.16 11,400
Wahoo Jul-22 0.8 - - - 258,000 1.25 10,400 258,000 1.25 10,400
Fangio May-23 0.6 99,000 1.32 4,200 30,000 1.35 1,300 129,000 1.33 5,500
Total 26,721,000 1.90 1,629,300 11,248,000 1.86 672,300 37,969,000 1.89 2,301,600
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* Cut-off grades for Swan, Swift, Wilsons and Kingfisher underground Indicated and Inferred are 1.5g/t Au.
** Wyooda includes the Kingston Town, Think Big and Manikato resources which are within 600m and 200m of each other respectively.
Note: Figures have been rounded.
The information in this report that relates to the reporting of the Kingston Town, Manikato, Snook, Camel Bore, Psi, Orion, and Wahoo
Mineral Resources has been extracted from the Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “32% Increase in Resources at Gum Creek
Gold Project” dated 25 July 2022 and is available to view on https://horizongold.com.au.
The information in this report that relates to the reporting of the Heron, Heron South, Kearrys, Eagles Peak and Fangio Mineral Resources
has been extracted from the Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “19% Increase in Gold Resources at Gum Creek Project”
dated 15 May 2023 and is available to view on https://horizongold.com.au.
Figure 2: Gum Creek Gold Project Mineral Resources, Advanced Mineral Resource
Targets and Exploration Targets over simplified geology
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Table 2: Gum Creek Mineral Resources by Material Type as at 4 November 2025
Material Type
Indicated Inferred Total
Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces
Oxide 7,137,000 1.41 323,000 2,217,000 1.30 92,800 9,354,000 1.38 415,800
Transition 5,424,000 1.57 273,300 2,184,000 1.46 102,700 7,608,000 1.54 376,000
Fresh 14,160,000 2.27 1,033,000 6,847,000 2.17 476,800 21,007,000 2.24 1,509,800
Total 26,721,000 1.90 1,629,300 11,248,000 1.86 672,300 37,969,000 1.89 2,301,600
Note: Figures have been rounded.
Table 3: Gum Creek Mineral Resources by Metallurgical Category as at 4 November 2025
Material Type
Indicated Inferred Total
Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces Tonnes Au (g/t) Ounces
Free Milling 21,229,000 1.65 1,126,600 7,408,000 2.00 477,000 28,637,000 1.74 1,603,600
Refractory 5,492,000 2.85 502,700 3,840,000 1.58 195,300 9,332,000 2.33 698,000
Total 26,721,000 1.90 1,629,300 11,248,000 1.86 672,300 37,969,000 1.89 2,301,600
Notes: Figures have been rounded. Metallurgical test work indicates oxide mineralisation at all deposits is free milling, transition
mineralisation from Swan/Swift, Howards, Kingfisher, Eagle, Kingston Town, Think Big, Hawk, Toedter, Wedge, Specimen Well, Kearrys,
Hyperno-Reliance, Melbourne Bitter, Deep South Reliance, Eagles Peak, Orion, Wahoo, and Fangio is free milling, and fresh mineralisation
from Swan/Swift, Howards, Kingfisher, Eagle, Hawk, Toedter, Wedge, Hyperno-Reliance, Melbourne Bitter, Deep South Reliance, Eagles
Peak, Orion, and Wahoo is free milling. Due to the presence of pyrrhotite affecting oxygen and cyanide consumption, transition
mineralisation from Psi and fresh material from Psi, Kearrys and Fangio has variable gold recoveries >85% and are classified as “low
recovery ore” however this ore has been included in the free milling category. Transition mineralisation from Wilsons, Heron, Shiraz,
Manikato, Heron South, Snook, and Camel Bore, and fresh mineralisation from Wilsons, Heron, Shiraz, Kingston Town, Manikato, Think
Big, Heron South, Snook, Camel Bore and Specimen Well have variable gold recoveries associated with arsenopyrite and are classified
as refractory.
Subsequent to the end of the financial year, the Company completed a DFS encompassing the
recommencement of gold production from near surface, free milling, open pittable gold resources at the
Gum Creek Gold Project. The Open Pit DFS confirms Gum Creek's potential to become Western
Australia’s next major gold project development, underpinned by low operating costs, a high-margin
production profile and strong growth potential from extensive underground mining opportunities and
sulphide ore deposits which currently sit outside the DFS scope.
The Project has significant upside including excellent potential to increase the current 10-year Gum
Creek DFS mine life through further resource expansion drilling and underground mining studies.
Economic evaluations on the Swan/Swift, Kingfisher, Omega and Wilsons underground deposits are
ongoing, whilst drilling at an additional 11 open pittable resource areas not included in the DFS will likely
elevate these areas to an economically viable status, further improving the financial outcomes of the
Gum Creek Gold Project.
The DFS, which was undertaken by an integrated Horizon and MineScope Services project delivery
team, provides a comprehensive estimate of production, capital and operating costs and a detailed
schedule for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and ramp-up of a 2.4Mtpa gold
mining and processing facility at the Gum Creek Gold Project.
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It has assessed the technical, financial and environmental viability of the Project, which delivers a
Production Target of 25.1Mt at 1.19 g/t Au for 962koz1
which is underpinned by a maiden Ore Reserve
of 18.2Mt at 1.24 g/t Au for 728koz of contained gold reported in accordance with the 2012 edition of
Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC
Code 2012).
It is anticipated the Project will deliver an average gold production of 88koz per annum over an initial
10-year mine life, peaking at 114koz per annum in year two, and delivering a total of 880koz gold
recovered over the Life of Mine (LOM) with an AISC of A$2,995/oz.
The DFS confirms that mining and processing at Gum Creek is technically, economically, and
environmentally viable at an average rate of 2.4Mtpa with supporting infrastructure.
A summary of key Project results and financial metrics is shown in Table 4.
1
Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX Announcement titled “Gum Creek Open Pit DFS Confirms Pathway for WA’s Next Major
Gold Mine Development” dated 22 July 2026.
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Table 4: Key Project Results and Financial Metrics
Key Financial Indicator Unit
A$5,500/oz
(Base Case)
Life of Mine (LOM) Years 10.0
Ore Mined (LOM) Mt 25.1
Strip Ratio (LOM) x 9.6
Gold Produced (LOM) koz 880.1
Mill Throughput (Average) Mt / year 2.4
Average Feed Grade (LOM) g/t 1.19
Plant Recovery (LOM) % 91.5
Gold Produced (Average) koz / year 88.0
Gold Sales Revenue (LOM) A$m 4,841
EBITDA (LOM) A$m 2,268
Free Cash Flow - Pre-tax (LOM) A$m 1,854
NPV5 (Pre-tax) A$m 1,307
IRR (Pre-tax) % 53.1
Payback (Pre-tax) Months 23
NPV5 (Post-tax) A$m 894
IRR (Post-tax) % 41.7
Pre-production Capital A$m 350
All-in Sustaining Cost (LOM) A$/oz 2,995
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Based on the compelling DFS outcomes, the Horizon Board has endorsed the DFS and intends to
proceed with various Project activities including:
Upgrade the existing camp to its previous capacity (>100 persons);
Completion of the Project approvals pathway aimed at allowing FID in Q2 2027;
Progress detailed engineering and design;
Early contractor involvement (ECI) with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)
contractors;
Accelerate Horizon team appointments;
Advance major supply tenders; and
Progress activities to support the Project execution schedule.
Working closely with its financial advisor, the Company will seek to arrange appropriate project finance
for the Project. The production target profile and attractive financial outcomes of the DFS are expected
to support project financing interest and capacity. The Company will consider a Final Investment
Decision (FID) in parallel with Project financing and regulatory approvals.
Plant construction activities are expected to commence at Gum Creek in Q4 2027 subject to receipt of
required environmental approvals and the completion of Project implementation activities, which will
significantly de-risk construction. Based on an estimated 12-month construction period, first gold at Gum
Creek is expected in H2 2028.
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Mineral Resources, Maiden Ore Reserve and Life of Mine Production Target
A summary of the Mineral Resources2
, Maiden Ore Reserve and Life of Mine Production Target used
as the basis for the DFS is outlined in Table 5 and Figure 3.
Table 5: Mineral Resources, Maiden Ore Reserve and Production Target
Explanatory Notes:
1. Mineral Resources reported are inclusive of Open Pit Ore Reserves;
2. The Mineral Resources and Ore Reserve estimate underpinning the Production Target in this announcement have been prepared by
competent persons in accordance with the requirements of the JORC Code (2012);
3. Tonnes are reported as million tonnes (Mt) and rounded to the nearest 100,000; grade reported in grams per tonne (g/t) rounded to the
nearest tenth; gold (Au) ounces are reported as thousands rounded to the nearest 1,000;
4. The total LOM Production Target is underpinned by 18% Indicated Resource ounces, 6% Inferred Resource ounces, and the remaining
76% is underpinned by Probable Ore Reserves;
5. Mineral Resources are reported at a 0.4 g/t Au to 0.8 g/t Au lower cut-off for Open Pit and 1.5 g/t Au for Underground and are inclusive
of Ore Reserves;
6. Ore Reserves are reported using a A$4,500 gold price basis for cut-off grade calculations; and
7. Refer to Definitive Feasibility Study – Executive Summary, Appendix 2 – JORC Table 1 Section 3 & 4 for individual deposit cutoffs3
.
Ore Reserve Estimate
The maiden Open Pit Ore Reserve Estimate for the Gum Creek Gold Project as at 22 July 2026 is 18.2
Mt at 1.24 g/t Au for 728,400 oz of contained gold, all classified as Probable, across the seven open pit
“Priority” deposits set out below. The Ore Reserve was estimated by Auralia Mining Consulting Pty Ltd
2
Refer to Horizon Gold Ltd ASX announcement titled “Gum Creek Project Gold Resource Update” dated 4 November 2025
3
Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX Announcement titled “Gum Creek Open Pit DFS Confirms Pathway for WA’s Next Major
Gold Mine Development” dated 22 July 2026.
Classification
Cut-off
(g/t)1
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Au Metal
(koz)
Mineral Resources
Indicated Various 26.7 1.90 1,629
Inferred Various 11.3 1.86 672
Total Various 38.0 1.89 2,301
Open Pit Ore Reserves
Probable Various 18.2 1.24 728
Total Various 18.2 1.24 728
Open Pit Production Target
Indicated Various 23.2 1.21 905
Inferred Various 1.9 0.94 57
Total Various 25.1 1.19 962
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and is reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012). The November 2025 Mineral Resource
Estimate of 37.97 Mt at 1.89 g/t Au for 2.30 Moz4
is reported inclusive of the Ore Reserve.
A summary of the Maiden Open Pit Ore Reserve is presented in Table 6.
Table 6: Maiden Open Pit Ore Reserve
Note: Figures have been rounded.
4
Refer to Horizon Gold Ltd ASX announcement titled “Gum Creek Project Gold Resource Update” dated 4 November 2025
Deposit Classification
Ore Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(g/t)
Au Metal
(koz)
Eagle Probable 0.8 0.99 25
Hawk Probable 0.7 1.07 25
Howards Probable 5.8 0.99 186
Hyperno-Reliance Probable 0.3 1.23 12
Kingfisher Probable 1.5 1.51 71
Swan/Swift Probable 8.6 1.42 392
Wedge Probable 0.5 1.04 18
Total Probable 18.2 1.24 728
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Figure 3: Gum Creek Gold Project Open Pit Feasibility Study mineral resources over regional geology.
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Exploration Results
Howards
The Howards Prospect is located ~27km southeast of the historic Gidgee mill (Figure 2). The current
MRE for Howards is 6.85Mt @ 1.11g/t Au for 245,300oz (Table 1).
The Company completed 3 RC holes for 483m including 2 monitoring bores and one dewatering bore
at Howards. The holes were drilled into areas of estimated high water flows and all 3 holes were used
for sub-terranean fauna sampling. Drilling successfully intercepted water at approximately 10m and
returned the following significant gold intercepts (Figure 4):
72m @ 2.26g/t Au from 18m including 18m @ 5.09g/t Au from 27m (HWWB001)
23m @ 1.23g/t Au from 99m including 3m @ 3.31g/t Au from 112m (HWWB001)
39m @ 4.58g/t Au from 133m including 17m @ 9.86g/t Au from 148m (HWWB001)
124m @ 1.27g/t Au from 7m including 16m @ 2.97g/t Au from 88m (HWWB002)
80m @ 1.08g/t Au from 18m including 10m @ 2.12g/t Au from 83m (HWWB003)
38m @ 4.02g/t Au from 112m including 21m @ 6.08g/t Au from 121m (HWWB003)
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Figure 4: Howards Prospect drill hole location plan showing A$4500/oz pit design, recent drill
collars (black) and recent gold intercepts (labelled) over interpreted geology.
The results from the water bore drilling have confirmed historic drilling results, provided valuable
continuity of mineralisation information within the tested prospects, and have increased the resource
confidence levels within the resource model.
Kingfisher
The Kingfisher prospect is located 3.5km south-southeast of the Gidgee Mill and hosts a current open
cut MRE of 1.22Mt @ 2.01g/t Au for 78,900oz and an underground MRE of 1.04Mt @ 3.38g/t Au for
113,500oz (Table 1).
The Company completed seven diamond holes including one daughter hole at the Kingfisher prospect
for a total of 3,745.2m. The program aimed to test high-priority targets down plunge of previous high
grade drill intercepts including 15m @ 28.5g/t Au from 346m and 10m @ 8.9g/t Au from 190m. Several
significant intercepts were returned (Figure 5) including:
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4m @ 11.35g/t Au from 431m including 1m @ 42.2g/t Au from 432m (KFDD003)
3m @ 2.79g/t Au from 350m (KFDD003)
18m @ 1.09g/t Au from 469m including 10m @ 1.57g/t Au from 473m (KFDD003)
5m @ 1.59g/t Au from 529m including 2m @ 3.51g/t Au from 529m (KFDD005)
5m @ 2.42g/t Au from 338m including 3m @ 3.56g/t from 338m (KFDD006)
4m @ 2.37g/t Au from 407m including 1m @ 8.09g/t Au from 408m (KFDD006)
16m @ 1.17g/t Au from 431m including 4m @ 2.64g/t Au from 438m (KFDD007)
Figure 5: Kingfisher Prospect long section showing interpreted high-grade gold shoots, intercept pierce points (coloured by GxM), recent
drilling intercepts >7 GxM (labelled), and historic unmined drilling intercepts >30 GxM (labelled).
The program has confirmed the geological model by identifying additional high-grade intercepts
including 4m @ 11.4g/t Au from 431m within the lower part of the central gold shoot; by defining the
southern / lower margin of the central shoot; and by discovering a third shoot approximately 150m down
plunge to the north in hole KFDD007 (including 4m @ 2.6g/t Au from 438m) (Figure 5). KFDD007
successfully intersected sheared, quartz-veined, strongly sericite–carbonate–fuchsite altered
volcaniclastic schist units between 423m and 456m, confirming the presence of a third broad
mineralised alteration zone. This newly defined shoot has the potential to contribute significant
additional ounces to the Kingfisher gold resource.
Deep diamond drilling is currently testing the extent of the newly discovered mineralised shoot to the
north with eight holes completed for 4,828m. Diamond drilling is also focusing on increasing resource
confidence (inferred to indicated) within the upper and central high-grade shoots. All results are
pending.
Five RC water bores were also drilled at the Kingfisher Prospect (Figure 6) for 608m including 2
monitoring bores and one troglofauna sampling bore. Drilling successfully intercepted water at
approximately 38m and returned 6m @ 1.37g/t Au from 21m including 2m @ 3.72g/t Au from 22m
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from hole KFWB002. KFWB002 was the only water bore drilled in the vicinity of known gold
mineralisation.
Figure 6: Kingfisher Prospect drill hole location plan showing water bore collars (blue) and
gold intercepts >3 GxM (labelled) over satellite image.
Omega
The Omega prospect is located 44km north of the Gidgee Mill. The deposit has been mined historically
by open cut and underground mining methods over a combined strike length of ~400m. There is no
current MRE for Omega.
During the period the Company completed four diamond holes at Omega for a total of 1,725.2m. The
program aimed to test for extensions to high-grade mineralisation beneath impressive previous drill
intercepts including 30m @ 21.1g/t Au from 57m and 13m @ 10.8g/t Au from 122m. Assays received
from the four holes have confirmed the continuity of the Banded Iron Formation (BIF - host rock to gold
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mineralisation), extended the high-grade gold mineralisation down plunge beneath the existing workings
by over 120m and provided critical information about the controls on gold mineralisation at the prospect.
Numerous significant intercepts were returned (Figure 7) including:
17m @ 1.40g/t Au from 315m including 5m @ 3.81g/t Au from 325m (OMDD001)
14m @ 2.87g/t Au from 337m including 8m @ 4.60g/t Au from 342m (OMDD001)
16m @ 1.30g/t Au from 336m including 2m @ 2.28g/t Au from 349m (OMDD002A)
1m @ 5.46g/t Au from 359m (OMDD002A)
20m @ 0.93g/t Au from 325m including 1m @ 5.35g/t Au from 334m (OMDD003)
10m @ 1.70g/t Au from 360m including 5m @ 2.69g/t Au from 363m (OMDD003)
8m @ 1.60g/t Au from 373m including 4m @ 2.49g/t Au from 376m (OMDD003)
11m @ 1.57g/t Au from 371m including 5m @ 3.07g/t Au from 374m (OMDD004)
Figure 7: Omega Prospect long section showing historic open pits, underground infrastructure, gold intercept GxM
pierce points with recent drilling intercepts >5 GxM and historic unmined drilling intercepts >30 GxM labelled.
A detailed structural analysis of the diamond core is underway along with wireframing the gold
mineralisation prior to resource estimation work and the planning of further infill and extensional
diamond drilling.
Review of Operations
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Goldfinch Prospect
During the year the Company completed 32 RC holes for 2,510m at the Goldfinch Prospect located
2km south-southeast of the old Gidgee Mill. Drilling returned the following significant gold intercepts
(Figure 8):
11m @ 3.18g/t Au from 84m including 5m @ 6.41g/t Au from 85m (GFRC029)
7m @ 3.63g/t Au from 35m including 1m @ 22.4g/t Au from 36m (GFRC007)
11m @ 2.21g/t Au from 70m including 4m @ 4.52g/t Au from 72m (GFRC021)
15m @ 1.55g/t Au from 24m including 6m @ 2.10g/t Au from 28m (GFRC015)
18m @ 1.05g/t Au from 83m (GFRC031)
3m @ 5.11g/t Au from 73m (GFRC030)
2m @ 7.39g/t Au from 4m (GFRC003)
10m @ 1.06g/t Au from 75m including 3m @ 2.94g/t Au from 78m (GFRC017)
5m @ 2.09g/t Au from 6m including 1m @ 6.24g/t Au from 10m (GFRC028)
4m @ 2.60g/t Au from 29m including 2m @ 4.58g/t Au from 29m (GFRC019)
4m @ 6.19g/t Au from 75m to EOH (GFRC032)
Figure 8: Goldfinch and Toucan Prospects drill hole location plan showing historic
holes coloured by max. downhole gold, and recent drill hole traces (white) and
selected recent gold intercepts >2.5 GxM labelled over satellite image.
Review of Operations
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Assay results confirmed previously identified shallow gold mineralisation striking north-northwest and
dipping moderately to the southwest. Additional drilling along strike to the north and down dip is
required. Geological wireframing has been completed ahead of planning deeper drilling and the
estimation of a maiden MRE for the prospect.
Toucan Prospect
Eight RC holes for 650m were drilled at the Toucan Prospect located 2.6km southeast of the old Gidgee
Mill. Drilling returned a best intercept of 1m @ 2.57g/t Au from 32m (TORC003) and failed to confirm
northern or southern extensions to gold mineralisation (Figure 8). No further drilling is warranted.
Swift/Shrike/Vigilant Prospects
The Swan/Swift Open Cut Mineral Resource which includes the Swift, Shrike and Vigilant Prospects, is
located ~1.0km east of the historic Gidgee mill (Figure 2). The current Swan/Swift open cut MRE is
7.0Mt @ 1.85g/t Au for 415,60
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