5 February 2024
Metals One Plc
("Metals One" or the
"Company")
Update re SRH Råna Project,
Norway
Drilling Intercepts New Zones of Nickel
Sulphide Mineralisation
&
2024 Exploration
Programme
Metals
One (AIM: MET1), which is advancing battery metal
projects at brownfield sites in Finland and Norway, is pleased to
announce that the Company's SRH Råna Project (nickel, copper,
cobalt) partner and operator, Kingsrose
Mining Limited (ASX: KRM) ("Kingsrose"), has received
all analytical results from the 2023 core drilling programme, where
a total of 4,318m were drilled across 12 holes.
Highlights
Rånbogen
Prospect
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Holes 23RAN004 and 23RAN005 intercepted mineralisation 60m
up-dip and 40m east of the massive sulphide zone intercepted in
23RAN002 (26.2m at 0.7% Ni, 0.2% Cu and 0.06% Co from 169.0m, see
Kingsrose's ASX announcement dated 23 October 2023)
o This zone of
mineralisation has been drill proven over 200m of strike and
remains open in all directions, within a 1.6km trend of
mineralisation and conductive anomalies (*see Figure 2 )
o Hole 23RAN004
intercepted 1.4m at 1.8% Ni, 0.2%
Cu, 0.19% Co from 233.9m (*see Figure 3)
o Hole 23RAN005
intercepted three zones of mineralisation, including 13.3m at 0.4% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.02% Co
from 151.1m; 0.3m at 1.3% Ni, 0.3%
Cu, 0.12% Co from 215.3m; and 0.6m at 0.8% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.09% Co from
228.2m
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Several priority areas of outcropping massive sulphide nickel
mineralisation associated with conductive geophysical anomalies
extending to depth remain to be to be drilled in 2024 (*see Figures
2, 4 and 5)
Malmhaugen Prospect
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Hole 23RAN006 intercepted a
new zone of massive sulphide mineralisation named
'Malmhaugen', located 1.1km east-northeast of Rånbogen (*see
Figure 2)
o 23RAN006 was
drilled to test a 750m long, east-west striking elongate
Magnetotelluric conductor with a coincident Electromagnetic plate
(*see Figure 2)
o Three zones of
sulphide breccia were intercepted including 5.2m at 0.4% Ni, 0.2%
Cu, 0.11% Co from 63.0m, and 11.5m at 0.3% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.07% Co
from 126.8m
o Further EM
surveys and drilling are planned to test this large conductive and
mineralised anomaly
Bruvann Prospect
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Hole 23BRU005 extended
mineralisation by 200m to the west along strike
from the Bruvann mine with a blind, narrow high-grade nickel
sulphide intercept (*see Figures 6 and 7):
o 2.6m at 1.0% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.03%
Co from 414.9m, including 0.6m at 3.2% Ni, 0.3% Cu, 0.07% Co from
416.9m
o The hole was
collared in gneiss targeting an EM plate in a zone previously
considered closed and unprospective
2024 Exploration Plans
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High-priority targets remain to be tested including shallow,
strongly conductive anomalies at Rånbogen, down dip and along
strike from holes 23RAN001 to 23RAN005, and strongly conductive EM
plates and MT anomaly located at the contact between peridotite and
graphitic gneiss at Arnesfjellet
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Kingsrose intends to commence mapping and geophysical surveys
in Q2 CY2024 (as the weather conditions allow) to generate a
pipeline of drill targets and plans to conduct additional core
drilling in Q3 CY2024
Jonathan Owen,
Chief Executive Officer of Metals One, commented:
"The
identification of new zones of nickel sulphide mineralisation at
our SRH Råna Project further
demonstrates the scale potential of the largely underexplored
Råna
intrusion.
In addition
to the discovery of mineralised bodies at the
Rånbogen and Malmhaugen
prospects, this drill programme has identified multiple
high-priority targets, including areas of outcropping massive
sulphide nickel mineralisation associated with conductive
geophysical anomalies extending to depth.
The operator
is aiming to drill these key targets as part of its 2024
exploration programme alongside further geophysical surveying
across the broader intrusion. They continue to test the true
potential of the Råna intrusion to host one, if not more,
nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM deposits of economic tenor. We look
forward to updating shareholders on the next phase of exploration
work in due course."
*Kingsrose's full
announcement, which includes supporting JORC statements and
referenced figures, is available at: https://www.kingsrose.com/news.
Enquiries:
Metals One
Plc
Jonathan Owen, Chief Executive
Officer
Daniel Maling, Chief Financial
Officer
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Beaumont
Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)
James Biddle / Roland Cornish
www.beaumontcornish.com
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Shard Capital
Partners LLP (Joint Broker)
Damon Heath / Erik Woolgar
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+44 (0)20 7186 9952
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SI Capital
Limited (Joint Broker)
Nick Emerson
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+44 (0)14 8341 3500
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Fortified
Securities (Joint Broker)
Guy Wheatley, CFA
www.fortifiedsecurities.com
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+44 (0)20 3411 7773
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Vigo
Consulting (Investor Relations)
Ben Simons / Kendall Hill
metalsone@vigoconsulting.com
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About Metals
One
Metals One is developing brownfield battery
metals projects in Finland (Black Schist Project) and Norway (SRH
Råna Project), with approximately £9 million of exploration carry
exposure through farm-in agreements. Metals One is aiming to help
meet the significant demand for battery metals by defining
resources on the doorstep of Europe's major electric vehicle OEMs
and battery manufacturers. Metals One's Black Schist Project in
Finland, totalling 706 km2 across three licence areas,
has an Inferred Resource of 28.1 Mt nickel-zinc-cobalt-copper and
is located adjacent to Talvivaara, Europe's largest operating
nickel mine. Metals One's fully carried SRH Råna Project in Norway
covers 18.14 km² across three contiguous exploration licences, with
significant opportunity for brownfield exploration of the Råna
intrusion, and proven potential for massive sulphide
nickel-cobalt-copper mineralisation.
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Qualified
Person Statement
Craig Moulton is an Independent Non-Executive
Director of the Company and the Qualified Person who reviewed and
approved the technical disclosures in this news release. Mr Moulton
has over 30 years' experience in the mining industry, having worked
for Rio Tinto, Cliffs and Wood Mackenzie, and is a trained
Geologist and Mineral Economist. Mr Moulton holds a BSc (Hons) in
Geology and a MSc in Mineral Economics and is a qualified person
under the AIM Rules. Mr Moulton consents to the inclusion of the
technical information in this release and context in which it
appears.
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is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and regulated
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Glossary
ASX
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Australian Stock Exchange
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Co
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cobalt
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Cu
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copper
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intrusion
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process when magma penetrates
existing rock, crystallises, and solidifies underground to form
intrusions, such as batholiths, dykes, or sills
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km
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kilometres
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magnetotellluric
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a passive geophysical method which
uses natural time variations of the Earth's magnetic and electric
fields to measure the electrical resistivity of the
sub-surface
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magnetic survey
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geophysical survey method which
identifies magnetic minerals
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massive sulphide
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metal sulphide ore deposit which
consists almost entirely of sulphides
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m
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metres
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Ni
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nickel
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PGM
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platinum group metals
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Zn
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zinc
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Table
1: Drill collar details for reported drill
holes, Råna Project, Norway
Hole
ID
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Easting
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Northing
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Elevation
(m)
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Inclination
(°)
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Azimuth
(°)
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Length
(m)
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23RAN003
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584338
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7583094
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648
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-70
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15
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362.3
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23RAN004
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584338
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7583094
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648
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-50
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15
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278.0
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23RAN005
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584338
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7583094
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648
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-55
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35
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277.2
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23RAN006
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585443
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7583520
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600
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-60
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360
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197.7
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23RAN007
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585231
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7583507
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542
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-60
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360
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212.8
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23BRU005
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579555
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7581120
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392
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-75
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180
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748.8
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Table
2: Significant Intercepts, Råna Project,
Norway
Hole
ID
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From
(m)
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Interval
(m)
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Ni
(%)
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Cu
(%)
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Co
(%)
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Rånbogen
Prospect
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23RAN0014
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63.7
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10.2
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0.4
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0.1
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0.06
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including
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66.4
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2.4
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0.8
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0.2
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0.10
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167.9
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1.3
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0.6
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0.3
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0.09
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23RAN0024
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169.0
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26.2
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0.7
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0.2
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0.05
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including
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176.5
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9.3
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1.0
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0.3
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0.10
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281.9
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2.7
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0.9
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0.1
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0.08
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23RAN003
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No significant intercepts
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23RAN004
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233.9
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1.4
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1.8
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0.2
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0.19
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23RAN005
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151.1
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13.3
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0.4
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0.1
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0.02
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209.25
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7.2
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0.3
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0.1
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0.02
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Including
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215.3
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0.3
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1.3
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0.3
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0.12
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228.17
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0.6
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0.8
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0.1
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0.1
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23RAN006
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63.0
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5.2
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0.4
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0.2
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0.11
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110.0
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4.6
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0.3
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0.1
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0.07
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126.8
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11.5
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0.3
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0.1
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0.07
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23RAN007
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No significant intercepts
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Bruvann
Prospect
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23BRU0013
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172.9
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2.5
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1.0
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0.1
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0.08
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Including
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173.91
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1.0
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1.94
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0.18
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0.18
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23BRU0033
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470.60
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50.0
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0.43
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0.10
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0.02
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23BRU0044
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No significant intercepts
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23BRU005
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415.9
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2.6
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1.0
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0.1
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0.03
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Including
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416.9
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0.6
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3.2
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0.3
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0.07
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Notes
1.
Significant intercepts were calculated using a 0.25% Ni lower
cut-off and a maximum of 4 metres internal dilution.
2. Downhole
interval is reported. Due to the early stage of exploration, lack
of underground access due to flooding and lack of detailed
structural data, it is not possible to estimate true
widths.
3.
See Kingrose ASX Announcement dated 4 September 2023
4.
See Kingrose ASX Announcement dated 23 October
2023
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