Further AC Results Highlight Gold and Copper-gold Potential
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Tomingley Gold Project – Geological Setting and Mineralisation. Chalmers, Ransted, Kairatis and Meates 2015.
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Tomingley Gold Operations – Mineral Resource Statement 30 June 2025
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Further air-core drill results highlight gold and
copper-gold potential at East Peak Hill, NSW
Maiden drilling returns anomalous zones and strong indicators of potential for both large-scale
vein-style gold and porphyry-style copper-gold mineralisation
Highlights:
Macquarie Projects, NSW
East Peak Hill
• Final assay results received from the Company’s maiden 5,546m, 95-hole air-core drilling (AC) program
completed across seven lines at the East Peak Hill (EPH) Prospect in NSW.
• EPH sits adjacent to the Tomingley and Peak Hill gold district (1.36Moz at 2.2g/t Au), which is currently
being mined by Alkane Resources (ASX: ALK)1 2
.
• The AC drilling tested a 4.5km-long trend of interpreted intrusive rocks within the highly prospective
Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt – host to several major gold and copper-gold deposits.
• Results from Line 2 indicate both anomalous gold and promising pathfinder minerals on the eastern
contact of this belt, with a similar structural position and geochemical signature to the mineralisation at
the nearby Tomingley Operations.
• Results further south on Line 7 indicate a broad zone of anomalous copper, cobalt and gold with
promising pathfinder minerals adjacent to a large de-magnetised geophysical target.
• A follow up AC drilling program is scheduled to commence in mid-May.
Further to its ASX announcement of 7 April 2026, Talisman Mining (ASX: TLM, ‘Talisman’ or ‘the Company’) is
pleased to report remaining assay results from the maiden 95-hole, 5,546m air-core (AC) drilling program (Figure
1 and Figure 2) completed across seven drill lines at its East Peak Hill Project, located approximately 70km
south-west of Dubbo in NSW (Figure 2).
East Peak Hill Gold Project (EL 9395) – Background
The East Peak Hill Gold Project contains an interpreted andesitic intrusion outlined by anomalous magnetic
features interpreted from detailed magnetic imagery, as shown in Figure 4.
In 2025, Talisman commenced a first-pass Auger sampling program to test for presence of pathfinder elements
known to be linked to the targeted gold and copper-gold mineralisation. At the nearby Tomingley Project, owned
by Alkane Resources (1.36Moz at 2.2g/t gold)1,2
, pathfinder elements are used extensively in exploration to
highlight prospective locations for mineralisation.
The Talisman Auger drill program was partially successful with many of the Auger holes failing to reach the
basement target due to deeper-than-expected barren transported cover. Those Auger holes that did reach the top
of the underlying basement recorded anomalous pathfinder minerals – arsenic, antimony, bismuth, copper and
molybdenum – associated with the targeted gold and copper-gold mineralisation on both the western side and
eastern side of the interpreted intrusive rocks.
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The recently completed AC drilling program was designed to test the area of the interpreted mineralised target
zone with broad, regional-scale, 400m and 800m line spacing, as an initial test of the target prospectivity.
Figure 1. Wallis Drilling AC drilling rig operating at the East Peak Hill Prospect.
AC Program Details
The recently completed air-core program (AC) consisted of seven east-west lines of AC drill fences to test the
postulated north-south magnetic features, covering a strike length of ~4.5km. These features contain a number
of north-northeast trending structures (Figure 4), which are seen as key to the emplacement of gold mineralisation
in the district. This work was completed with Wallis Drilling’s Mantis100 rig, shown in Figure 1.
The key specifications of the AC drilling program are summarised below:
- E-W drill grid (orthogonal to stratigraphy and interpreted structure/mineralisation).
- Holes drilled to blade refusal (estimated 50m-80m depth).
- Holes inclined at 60 degrees, drilled towards 270o
(grid west).
- Nominal 80m x 800m spaced drilling initially, with potential to in-fill to 400m spacing as results and
geology dictate, as shown on Figure 4.
- 3m composite samples with 25g Aqua Regia for gold, copper and a range of multi-elements.
- Bottom-of-hole samples with comprehensive multi-element assays.
- Barren surface cover was intersected from surface to approximately 10m to 30m down-hole.
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Figure 2. Regional geology plan of the Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt illustrating the gold and copper-gold
deposits of the region. Talisman tenure in the belt consists of three EL’s. The East Peak Hill Project is located on
EL 9395, approximately 10km south-east of the Tomingley Gold Operation.1
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AC Program Results and Interpretation
Assays have now been returned for all seven lines of AC drilling (Lines 1 to 7, holes EPAC0001 to EPAC0095). See
Figure 4.
The northern four lines tested de-magnetised positions that sit adjacent to the interpreted, strongly magnetic
Andesite intrusions (these zones are shown in red in the central part of Figure 4). Line 2 tested the interpreted
position of the Mingelo Volcanics/Cotton Formation contact in the east and intersected a zone of altered
Volcaniclastic rocks with elevated gold, arsenic and antimony values in three consecutive holes EPAC0001 to
EPAC0003.
Maximumgoldvaluesinthiszonewere3mat1.75g/tAufrom33mwithina9mwideintersectionaveraging0.67g/t
Au in EPAC0003.
Within the northern lines of AC drilling, Line 3 and Line 4 were unable to test the prospective Mingelo Volcanics/
Cotton Formation contact as planned due to temporary access issues requested by the landowner. These lines
will be extended to test this prospective position in the planned follow-up program, which is shown in Figure 4,
scheduled to commence in mid-May.
Line 5 to Line 7 tested demagnetised zones adjacent to interpreted andesitic intrusions in the southern half of the
broad targeted Volcaniclastic horizon.
Line 7 intersected a horizontal zone of elevated copper, cobalt, zinc, gold, silver, arsenic and antimony
mineralisation immediately below the base of transported cover. This mineralisation sits within strongly
weathered saprolitic clays above a weathered andesitic intrusion, illustrating carbonate veined and hematite
altered Volcaniclastic and Andesitic Porphyry at the base of a number of the mineralised holes. See Figure 3.
The anomalous mineralisation on Line 7 is interpreted as a horizontal blanket of supergene mineralisation located
distal from the source of the metals, which warrants immediate follow -up.
An additional three lines of AC drilling are planned to test a large, oblong shaped de-magnetised geophysical
feature located immediately south of Line 7. These three lines of drilling are designed to test for further supergene
and oxidised mineralisation above a potential copper-gold mineralised porphyry intrusion.
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Figure 3. AC drill chips/cores from bottom-of-hole (78m down-hole) in EPAC0083 on Line 7. Bottom-of-hole
samples along line 7 from EPAC0082 to EPAC0087 show hematite-altered and carbonate veined Mingelo
Volcanic rocks.
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Figure 4. AC drilling program at East Peak Hill over regional magnetics and structural interpretation. Magnetic
highs are generally associated with Andesitic sills within the Mingelo Volcanic sequence. Anomalous pathfinder
and gold mineralisation in Line 2 is associated with Mingelo Volcaniclastic/Cotton Formation sediments contact
on the eastern side of the drill line.
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Line 7
On Line 7, six consecutive drill holes EPAC0082 to EPAC0087 intersected a zone of significant elevated copper,
cobalt and zinc mineralisation with sporadic gold, arsenic and antimony anomalism spanning a width of
approximately 350m. The mineralisation is associated with a hematite and carbonate altered volcaniclastic and
andesitic intrusive rocks. See Figure 5.
This style of alteration, metal anomalism and structural position is interpreted to be analogous to porphyry copper
style mineralisation. The nearest porphyry copper-gold deposit is located approximately 20km along strike to the
south of the current drilling, at the Buryan prospect (see Figure 2), owned by Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG). See
Magmatic ASX announcement 21 February 2019.
Buryan contains a number of strong copper-gold intersections including
• 135m at 0.29% Cu and 0.17ppm Au from 254m and
• 40m at 0.32% Cu and 0.1g/t Au from 171m
Buryan sits adjacent to a large, demagnetised zone within the hosted volcaniclastic rocks, along strike from East
Peak Hill.
Figure 5. AC drilling at East Peak Hill cross section Line 7. See Figure 4 for location. Assay results show a broad
zone of anomalous in Cu-Co-Zn-Au-As-Sb in weathered Volcaniclastics and andesitic porphyry in holes
EPAC0082 and EPAC0087 spanning approximately 350m.
Line 2
On Line 2, three consecutive drill holes EPAC0001 to EPAC0003 intersected a zone of sericite-carbonate
alteration of Volcaniclastic rocks with significant elevated gold, silver, arsenic and antimony anomalism. This
style of alteration, metal anomalism and structural position is analogous to the Tomingley-style mineralisation,
located approximately 10km north-west of the current drilling.
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These holes sit adjacent to the contact between the interpreted Mingelo Volcanic rocks containing a number of
andesitic intrusions to the west and the Cotton Formation sediments to the east intersected in EPAC0038 and
EPAC0039. See Figure 6.
Significant intersections are summarised in Table 1 and illustrated in Figure 6.
Figure 6. AC drilling at East Peak Hill cross section Line 2. See Figure 3 for location. Assay results show a broad
zone of alteration, anomalous in Au, As, Ag and Sb in holes EPAC0001 and EPAC0003.
Hole ID From To Width
(m)
Au ppm Ag ppm As ppm Sb ppm Cu ppm Co ppm Zn ppm
EPAC0001 51 60 9 0.22 0.23 837 50 93 56 73
EPAC0003 33 42 9 0.67 0.09 1582 62 104 60 72
including 33 36 3 1.75 0.07 3030 107 120 60 72
EPAC 0064 27 48 21 0.01 0.14 38 1 460 507 289
EPAC0082 36 57 21 0.06 0.17 421 16 275 130 145
including 51 57 6 0.16 0.37 669 41 168 36 126
EPAC0083 36 48 12 0.01 0.05 15 0 335 129 175
EPAC0084 27 43 16 0.06 0.06 189 4 400 360 150
Including 27 30 3 0.21 0.11 513 5 400 679 100
EPAC0085 24 36 12 0.02 0.07 6 0 425 91 344
EPAC0086 30 39 9 0.01 0.07 3 0 465 195 439
EPAC0087 30 36 6 0.01 0.04 2 0 357 238 207
Table 1. East Peak Hill AC drilling significant intersection Summary. Assay results +0.1ppm Au or +300ppm Cu
with maximum 3m internal dilution. Bold print signifies strongly anomalous elements within the intersections.
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Next Steps
Next steps include:
o 4,300m follow-up AC drilling program, as illustrated in Figure 4, commencing in mid-May.
o Extend a number of lines further east to more thoroughly test the contact where Line 2
intersected orogenic Au-As-Sb mineralisation.
o Additional lines of AC drilling further south of Line 7 to test the de-magnetised feature
immediately south of anomalous Cu-Co-Zu-Au-Ag-As-Sb mineralisation intersected in holes
EPAC0082 to EPAC0087.
Management Comment
Talisman’s Managing Director, Andrew Munckton, said:
“The recently completed air-core drilling program at East Peak Hill was designed to target a series of interpreted
andesitic intrusions and the highly prospective volcaniclastic/sediment contact in the east, where limited soil
geochemistry has defined anomalous pathfinder minerals at the edges of the interpreted intrusive bodies.
“These intrusions – and their sheared and faulted contacts with the surrounding rocks – host a number of
significant gold deposits at the nearby Tomingley Gold Mine, operated by Alkane Resources.
“The broad 400m and 800m spaced lines of AC drilling have provided an initial test of the target, which is
interpreted as being analogous to the Tomingley structural position and nearby porphyry copper-gold
mineralisation style.
“Line 2 of the initial seven drilled has returned anomalous assay results within the oxidised portion of the
geological profile. The intersections recorded in holes EPAC0001 and EPAC0003 show ore grade gold
mineralisation located in the targeted structural position coincident with an important geological contact. These
results demonstrate that this zone is a fertile location for orogenic gold mineralisation.
“In addition, a broad zone of anomalous copper-cobalt-zinc with attendant gold-silver-arsenic-antimony
mineralisation has been located within line 7. This metal anomalism sits within a horizontal zone of enrichment
within the weathered zone above the altered andesitic intrusive and volcaniclastic rocks in this area.
“Line 7 was drilled immediately north of a large geophysical feature where the andesite and volcaniclastics have
apparently been demagnetised, potentially by a later secondary porphyritic intrusion.
“The follow-up AC program planned to commence in mid-May is designed to further evaluate these two exciting
targets for vein-style orogenic gold mineralisation and porphyry-style copper-gold mineralisation, both found
extensively throughout the district.”
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For further information, please contact:
Andrew Munckton - Managing Director
+61 4 3563 5598
Nicholas Read (Media inquiries)
+61 4199 29046
This release has been authorised by the Board of Talisman Mining Limited.
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Hole ID Easting Northing RL Dip Azi EoH
Depth
EPAC0001 619450 6378650 302 -60 270 61
EPAC0002 619390 6378647 303 -60 270 61
EPAC0003 619335 6378658 304 -60 270 52
EPAC0004 619280 6378660 305 -60 270 54
EPAC0005 619224 6378661 305 -60 270 64
EPAC0006 619159 6378665 300 -60 270 57
EPAC0007 619096 6378664 298 -60 270 51
EPAC0008 619046 6378664 299 -60 270 45
EPAC0009 619005 6378668 295 -60 270 54
EPAC0010 618953 6378670 295 -60 270 54
EPAC0011 618899 6378674 294 -60 270 69
EPAC0012 618847 6378680 295 -60 270 58
EPAC0013 618772 6378683 293 -60 270 42
EPAC0014 618733 6378683 292 -60 270 31
EPAC0015 618708 6378685 294 -60 270 40
EPAC0016 618660 6378677 294 -60 270 30
EPAC0017 618632 6378690 292 -60 270 34
EPAC0018 618600 6378690 295 -60 270 24
EPAC0019 618574 6378692 295 -60 270 28
EPAC0020 618546 6378694 295 -60 270 39
EPAC0021 618509 6378695 295 -60 270 35
EPAC0022 618435 6378702 295 -60 270 69
EPAC0023 618374 6378707 295 -60 270 64
EPAC0024 618309 6378703 295 -60 270 78
EPAC0025 618243 6378715 296 -60 270 57
EPAC0026 618180 6378711 298 -60 270 81
EPAC0027 618133 6378715 298 -60 270 72
EPAC0028 618733 6379029 295 -60 270 27
EPAC0029 618702 6379029 295 -60 270 36
EPAC0030 618668 6379034 295 -60 270 45
EPAC0031 618629 6379032 295 -60 270 51
EPAC0032 618529 6379023 295 -60 270 63
EPAC0033 618464 6379029 295 -60 270 70
EPAC0034 618397 6379029 295 -60 270 63
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EPAC0035 618340 6379031 295 -60 270 69
EPAC0036 618278 6379033 297 -60 270 75
EPAC0037 618208 6379030 297 -60 270 66
EPAC0038 619497 6378649 305 -60 270 72
EPAC0039 619563 6378648 305 -60 270 75
EPAC0040 619261 6378199 305 -60 270 72
EPAC0041 619179 6378204 304 -60 270 64
EPAC0042 619110 6378197 300 -60 270 63
EPAC0043 619037 6378196 297 -60 270 72
EPAC0044 619204 6377597 305 -60 270 64
EPAC0045 619112 6377624 305 -60 270 63
EPAC0046 619047 6377657 305 -60 270 65
EPAC0047 618942 6377676 300 -60 270 45
EPAC0048 618781 6377598 300 -60 270 54
EPAC0049 618718 6377602 300 -60 270 44
EPAC0050 618588 6377595 300 -60 270 43
EPAC0051 618529 6377597 300 -60 270 58
EPAC0052 618396 6377601 305 -60 270 28
EPAC0053 618351 6377603 305 -60 270 13
EPAC0054 618300 6377601 305 -60 270 9
EPAC0055 618249 6377605 305 -60 270 8
EPAC0056 618203 6377602 305 -60 270 26
EPAC0057 618153 6377602 304 -60 270 39
EPAC0058 618104 6377602 298 -60 270 46
EPAC0059 619920 6376143 323 -60 270 63
EPAC0060 619866 6376142 319 -60 270 57
EPAC0061 619797 6376172 318 -60 270 61
EPAC0062 619758 6376193 318 -60 270 53
EPAC0063 619625 6376150 314 -60 270 69
EPAC0064 619566 6376148 314 -60 270 70
EPAC0065 619490 6376150 308 -60 270 86
EPAC0066 619401 6376152 308 -60 270 67
EPAC0067 619331 6376151 308 -60 270 81
EPAC0068 619253 6376150 308 -60 270 69
EPAC0069 619851 6375454 323 -60 270 60
EPAC0070 619790 6375448 322 -60 270 69
EPAC0071 619717 6375454 318 -60 270 69
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EPAC0072 619649 6375453 316 -60 270 69
EPAC0073 619576 6375458 316 -60 270 69
EPAC0074 619511 6375458 315 -60 270 51
EPAC0075 619461 6375462 315 -60 270 45
EPAC0076 619396 6375458 315 -60 270 75
EPAC0077 619320 6375464 313 -60 270 78
EPAC0078 619248 6375466 310 -60 270 58
EPAC0079 619169 6375464 310 -60 270 67
EPAC0080 619915 6375454 325 -60 270 63
EPAC0081 619980 6375454 325 -60 270 72
EPAC0082 619771 6374629 325 -60 270 72
EPAC0083 619702 6374633 324 -60 270 78
EPAC0084 619630 6374632 323 -60 270 64
EPAC0085 619572 6374627 320 -60 270 58
EPAC0086 619520 6374628 320 -60 270 70
EPAC0087 619460 6374630 320 -60 270 61
EPAC0088 619401 6374632 320 -60 270 87
EPAC0089 619324 6374632 318 -60 270 81
EPAC0090 619246 6374634 317 -60 270 84
EPAC0091 619163 6374632 315 -60 270 74
EPAC0092 619086 6374632 315 -60 270 68
EPAC0093 619013 6374630 315 -60 270 81
EPAC0094 619831 6374632 325 -60 270 71
EPAC0095 619886 6374616 325 -60 270 84
Table 3. East Peak Hill AC drilling hole Summary.
About Talisman Mining
Talisman Mining Limited (ASX: TLM) is an Australian mineral development and exploration company. The
Company’s aim is to maximise shareholder value through exploration, discovery and development of
complementary opportunities in base and precious metals.
Talisman has secured tenements in the Cobar/Mineral Hill region in Central NSW through the grant of its own
Exploration Licenses. The Cobar/Mineral Hill region is a richly mineralised district that hosts several base and
precious metal mines including the CSA, Tritton, and Hera/Nymagee mines. This region contains highly
prospective geology that has produced many long-life, high-grade mineral discoveries. Talisman has identified
several areas within its Lachlan Cu-Au Project tenements that show evidence of base and precious metals
endowment which have had very little modern systematic exploration completed to date.
Talisman also has a significant tenement holding in both the Molong and Junee-Narromine belts within the
Macquarie Arc geological domain. The Macquarie Arc hosts several of Australia’s largest gold and copper-gold
discoveries and operations including, Cadia Valley, North Parkes, Cowal and Tomingley. Talisman believes there
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is significant potential for the discovery of substantial copper and gold mineralisation within this land package
and is undertaking active exploration to test a number of these targets.
Competent Person’s Statement
Information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results and Exploration Targets is based on and
fairly represents information and supporting documentation compiled by Mr Andrew Munckton, who is a
member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Munckton is a full-time employee of Talisman
Mining Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and types of deposits
under consideration and to the activities undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012
Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr
Munckton has reviewed the contents of this announcement and consents to the inclusion in this announcement
of all technical statements based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.
Forward-Looking Statements
This ASX release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical
facts but rather are based on Talisman Mining Ltd.’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions about the
industry in which Talisman Mining Ltd operates, and beliefs and assumptions regarding Talisman Mining Ltd.’s
future performance. Words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”,
“estimates”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements are only predictions and are not guaranteed, and they are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, some of which are outside the control of Talisman Mining Ltd. Past
performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and no representation or warranty is made as to
the likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forward-looking statements or other forecast. Actual
values, results or events may be materially different to those expressed or implied in this presentation. Given
these uncertainties, recipients are cautioned not to place reliance on forward looking statements. Any forward-
looking statements in this announcement speak only at the date of issue of this announcement. Subject to any
continuing obligations under applicable law and the ASX Listing Rules, Talisman Mining Ltd does not undertake
any obligation to update or revise any information or any of the forward-looking statements in this
announcement or any changes in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such forward looking
statement is based.
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Appendix 2
JORC Tables Section 1 & 2
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut
channels, random chips, or specific
specialised industry standard measurement
tools appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down-hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc.).
These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.
• Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
• Aspects of the determination of mineralisation
that are Material to the Public Report. In
cases where ‘industry standard’ work has
been done this would be relatively simple
(e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to
obtain 1 m samples from which 3kg was
pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire
assay’). In other cases, more explanation
may be required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (e.g. submarine nodules)
may warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
TLM Auger Drilling
• Auger samples are collected as one or two metre interval
from bottom of hole via a drill rig mounted Auger drill to
obtain Top of Basement sample
• The Top of Basement sample is sieved to 2mm to obtain a
nominal 1.0kg sample which was collected in a pre-
numbered sample bag.
• Auger samples undergo routine pXRF analysis using an
Olympus Vanta M-series to aid in logging and identifying
zones of interest.
• Sampling is controlled by Talisman protocols and QAQC
procedures as per industry standard and a chain of custody
maintained through transfer to ALS Laboratories in
Adelaide, SA.
• Auger samples were dried, crushed (where required), split
and pulverised (total prep) to produce a master pulp. From
this master pulp, a 0.25g sub sample was taken for multi-
element analysis by four acid digest, with an ICP-MS finish.
A 50g sub sample was also taken for fire assay for gold
with ICP-AAS finish.
TLM AC Drilling
• AC samples are collected at three metre intervals via a drill
rig mounted cyclone and static cone splitter set to a 12%
split to produce a nominal 4-7kg sample which was
collected in a pre-numbered sample bag.
• AC samples undergo routine 3 metre composite pXRF
analysis using an Olympus Vanta M-series to aid in logging
and identifying zones of interest.
• Sampling is controlled by Talisman protocols and QAQC
procedures as per industry standard and a chain of custody
maintained through transfer to ALS Laboratories in
Adelaide, SA.
• AC samples were dried, crushed (where required), split
and pulverised (total prep) to produce a master pulp. From
this master pulp, a 25g sub sample was taken for aqua
regia gold and multi-elements.
TLM MR/DD Drilling
• TLM’s diamond core samples are HQ3 in diameter and are
cut either in half or one-third longitudinally using an
automated Almonte core saw. Core is held securely in
boats during cutting to maintain sample integrity. Sample
intervals ranged from 0.3 to 1.3m in length, with most
samples aligned to 1m intervals or adjusted to honour
geological contacts.
• TLM diamond core sampling is controlled by protocols and
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
QAQC procedures as per industry standard and a chain of
custody maintained through transfer to ALS Laboratories in
Adelaide, SA.
• TLM diamond samples are dried, crushed (where
required), split and pulverised (total prep) to produce a
master pulp. From this master pulp, a 0.25g sub sample
was taken for multi-element analysis by four acid digest
with an ICP-MS finish (ME-MS61) and analysis for Rare
Earths (MS61L-REE). A 30g sub sample was also taken for
fire assay for gold with ICP- AAS finish.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (e.g. core diameter,
triple or standard tube, depth of diamond
tails, face-sampling bit or other type, whether
core is oriented and if so, by what method,
etc).
TLM Auger drilling
• AC drilling between 2m and 15m to obtain the top of
Basement sample
TLM AC drilling
• AC drilling cited in this report was undertaken by Wallis
Drilling Pty Ltd using a Mantis 100 drill rig. A truck-mounted
compressor provided air where ground conditions
warranted.
• AC drilling was completed with a face sampling blade of
nominal 120mm size.
TLM MR/DD Drilling
• Undertaken by DDH1 Drilling Pty LTD using a
Multipurpose UDR1200 truck mounted rig. The core is
orientated except where holes are vertical holes.
Drill sample
recovery
• Method of recording and assessing core
and chip sample recoveries and results
assessed.
• Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative nature
of the samples.
• Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and whether
sample bias may have occurred due to
TLM Auger Drilling
• Auger drill sample recovery is generally moderate to high
with sample recoveries and quality recorded in the
database by the Auger operator.
• Sample recoveries were monitored in real-time by the
presence of Talisman personnel at the drill site.
• No known relationship exists between recovery and grade.
• No known bias exists.
TLM AC Drilling
• AC drill sample recovery is generally high.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse
material.
• Sample recoveries were monitored in real-time by the
presence of Talisman personnel at the drill site.
• No known relationship exists between recovery and grade.
No known bias exists.
TLM MR/ DD Drilling
• Core recovery data is recorded for each run by
measuring total length of core retrieved against the
downhole interval drilled and stored in the database. TLM
representatives continuously monitor core recovery and
core presentation quality as drilling is conducted and
issues or discrepancies are rectified promptly to maintain
industry best standards.
Logging • Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a
level of detail to support appropriate
Mineral Resource estimation, mining
studies and metallurgical studies.
• Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc.) photography.
• The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
TLM Auger Drilling
• Auger drilling logging used to identify the appropriate Top
of Basement horizon for sampling
TLM AC Drilling
• AC logging records lithology, mineralogy, mineralisation,
alteration, structure, weathering, colour and other primary
features of the rock samples and is considered to be
representative across the intercepted geological units.
• AC logging is both qualitative and quantitative depending
on the field being logged.
• All AC drill-holes are logged in full at 3m intervals to end of
hole.
• All AC chip trays at 3m intervals are collected,
photographed and then stored onsite in TLM secure
premises.
• All information collected is entered directly into laptop
computers or tablets, validated in the field, and then
transferred to the database. The level of logging detail is
considered appropriate for early-stage exploration.
TLM MR/ DD Drilling
• DD and MR logging are carried out on site once geology
personnel retrieve core trays from the drill rig site. Core is
collected from the rig daily.
• DD/ MR logging records lithology, mineralogy,
mineralisation, alteration, structure, weathering, colour and
other primary features of the rock samples and is
considered to be representative across the intercepted
geological units.
• All DD holes are logged in full to end of hole.
• Drillhole collar coordinates, azimuth, dip, depth and
sampling intervals are recorded. DD logging is to
geological contacts.
• MR/DD logging is both qualitative and quantitative
depending on the field being logged. Logging of diamond
drilling includes geotechnical data, RQD and core
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recoveries.
• Drill core is photographed prior to any cutting and/or
sampling and then stored onsite in Talisman Core yard in
Condobolin. Photographs are available for every diamond
drillhole completed.
• Mud Rotary chips are photographed in trays.
• All information coll
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