Initial Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co Resource, Tarraji-Yampi
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 15 December 2025
Initial Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co Resource – Tarraji-Yampi
HIGHLIGHTS
• The Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co deposit was discovered in 2021 and has since been confirmed as a pelitic-mafic or “Besshi-style”
volcanogenic massive sulphide (“VMS”) systems, similar to Degrussa in Western Australia. This is a style of mineralisation that
is known to occur in camps with multiple deposits. Orion is part of the Tarraji-Yampi project.
• The initial, independent Inferred JORC 2012 Mineral Resource (”Resource”) delivers 1.17Mt @ 1.2% Cu, 1.0g/t Au and 0.06%
Co containing 14,200t of Cu, 38,900oz of Au, 745,900oz of Ag and 650t of Co (Table 1).
Table 1: Inferred (100%) Resource Estimate (>0.5% Cu or >0.5g/t Au cut-off grade) - Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Type Tonnes
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Co
(%)
Contained Cu
(t)
Contained Au
(oz)
Contained Ag
(oz)
Contained Co
(%)
Transition 110,000 1.6 1.0 16.3 0.04 1,700 3,400 55,800 40
Fresh 1,060,000 1.2 1.0 20.2 0.06 12,500 35,600 690,100 600
Total 1,170,000 1.2 1.0 19.8 0.06 14,200 38,900 745,900 640
• Orion remains open to the north and at depth providing targets for extensional drilling that could increase the initial Resource.
Additionally, repeat lodes and further targets within this emerging VMS camp show promise for additional discoveries.
• Next steps include metallurgical test work on diamond core and finalizing the bi-annual renewal of the Deed of Access with
the Commonwealth.
• Importantly, Tarraji-Yampi is located in the Commonwealth’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (“NAIF”) zone and
hosts critical minerals including copper and cobalt which are essential for the global energy transition, electronics, and defense.
Critical minerals are key to the Commonwealth's transition to net zero, vital to Australia’s strategic interests, and have the
potential to boost economic development, particularly in northern Australia.
Dreadnought Resources Limited (“Dreadnought”) is pleased to announce an independent, initial
Resource for Orion, part of the Tarraji-Yampi project, located in the Kimberley Region of WA.
Dreadnought’s Managing Director, Dean Tuck, commented: “Since the 2021 Orion discovery, Dreadnought has pushed to understand
the system and opportunity at Orion and the wider Tarraji-Yampi Project. The initial resource for Orion highlights the attractive copper and
gold mix of the near surface massive sulphide mineralisation. The discovery of additional massive sulphide lenses within the project and
extensions of Orion is a compelling proposition. Understanding that Orion is part of a pelitic-mafic or “Besshi-style” VMS system, a system
that tends to produce multiple
deposits, underscores the
possibility of further
discoveries in this newly
defined and vastly
underexplored area.
Given the recent closure of the
Koolan Island Iron Ore mine,
Orion also represents a
potentially significant
economic contributor to the
West Kimberley Region. We
are proud to continue to have
the support of the
Dambimangari People and
look forward to renewing our
Deed of Access with the
Commonwealth Government
to continue exploration in
2026”
Figure 1: Image of RC drilling
at Orion.
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Discussion
Tarraji-Yampi was off limits to exploration from 1978-2013; a period that saw over 50% of Australia’s mineral deposits
discovered through the application of modern geophysical and geochemical techniques and an evolving understanding
of mineral systems.
The region is known to contain outcropping quartz copper-gold lodes that were mined for copper on a small scale
in the early 1900s and explored briefly by WMC in 1958 and ACM in 1972. The area has lithostructural and
geochemical similarities to pelitic-mafic or “Besshi-style” VMS systems such as Degrussa in Western Australia, Windy
Craggy in Canada or the Matchless deposits in Namibia.
Dreadnought and others signed Deeds of Access with the Commonwealth commencing in 2018. The area was
opened to exploration under the Commonwealth’s concept of "co-existence" involving Aboriginal people,
explorers/developers/miners. Since that time, Dreadnought has been applying modern exploration techniques and
knowledge to discover mineralisation in this highly prospective area investing ~$10M in the region and delivering a
number of significant outcomes.
The Orion discovery in 2021 was the result of testing one of its first undercover geophysical targets and resulted in
a significant intercept of:
12m @ 1.6% Cu, 31.7g/t Ag, 0.5g/t Au, 0.02% Co from 45m (KMRC017).
This was quickly followed by additional drilling confirming mineralisation to be ~350m wide x ~150m long, modelled
to at least 500m deep and open down dip. Significant intercepts include (ASX 15 Nov 2021):
16m @ 2.2% Cu, 38.7g/t Ag, 6.6g/t Au, 0.40% Co from 77m (KMRC022)
20m @ 1.4% Cu, 13.4g/t Ag, 0.5g/t Au, 0.03% Co from 3m (KMRC039)
12m @ 3.0% Cu, 21.4g/t Ag, 1.7g/t Au, 0.02% Co from 1m (KMRC047)
Since 2022, Dreadnought has been focused on extending Orion at depth, finding additional Orion look-a-like targets
and assessing the potential for epithermal or lode style Cu-Au mineralisation such as those at Grant’s Find.
To date, Dreadnought has undertaken several geochemical and geophysical surveys and drilled 62 RC holes (8,868m)
and 17 diamond holes (3,282m) resulting in the Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co discovery and the following exploration
outcomes:
• Discovery of high-grade critical metal vein system at Rough Triangle with rock chips returning significant
results including: (ASX: 27 Aug 2021)
• 13.2% Cu, 197g/t Ag, 14.5% Sb and 1.6% Bi (KMRK0007)
• 21.3% Cu, 291g/t Ag, 15.0% Sb and 3.1% Bi (KMRK0010)
• Cu-Ag-Zn-Pb Massive Sulphides at Chianti (ASX: 2 Dec 2019)
• 0.5m @ 1.9% Cu, 2.2% Zn, 1.0% Pb, 37.6g/t Au
• Cu-Au-Co System at Grants Find (ASX: 25 Aug 2021)
• 10m @ 2.3% Cu, 0.1g/t Au and 0.03% Co from 101m
(KMRC016)
• 3m @ 2.1% Cu, 0.4g/t Au and 0.08% Co from 105m
(KMRC015)
• Cu-Co mineralisation at OR1 (ASX: 27 Oct 2024)
• 6m @ 1.2% Cu and 0.08% Co from 27m including 2m
@ 2.0% Cu and 0.19% Co from 28m (KMDD006)
• Cu-Au-Co System at Ironclad (ASX: 27 Marc 2024)
• 1m @ 2.2% Cu, 0.4g/t Au and 0.83% Co from 24m
(KMRC059)
• Four potential VMS camps and over a dozen drill targets
with geophysical and geochemical anomalism warranting
further exploration.
Figure 2: Image of sampling the outcropping Cu-Ag-Sb-Bi lode at Rough
Triangle
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Deed of Access – Commonwealth Government
The Tarraji-Yampi Project sits
within the Yampi Sound Training
Area (“YSTA”) which is
Commonwealth freehold land used
by the Department of Defense and
Administered by the Department
of Finance. Dreadnought first
signed a Deed of Access for the
YSTA in 2018 which is renewed bi-
annually. Dreadnought is currently
re-negotiating its Deed of Access
with the Commonwealth.
Dreadnought has commissioned a
review resulting in an initial,
independent Inferred Resource at
Orion. This Resource highlights the
significant copper, cobalt and gold
potential at Orion and within
Tarriji-Yampi.
Figure 3: Plan view image of the
planned mining infrastructure and
recent drilling intercepts.
Figure 4: Image of Dreadnought Exploration Manager Nick Chapman inspecting massive sulphides from the discovery hole
at Orion.
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Material Information Summary – Resource Estimation
Pursuant to ASX listing rule 5.8.1 and complementing JORC Table 1 (attached), the Resource was estimated by an
independent consultant from Ashmore Advisory Pty Ltd (“Ashmore”) in conjunction with Dreadnought’s geologists.
Commentary on the relevant input parameters for the Resource process is contained at the end of this
announcement.
Location and Region
The Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co Resource is located within Tarraji-Yampi located ~850kms north-east of Derby, in the
Kimberley region of WA. Derby is identified as one of WA's most disadvantaged regions, particularly within the West
Kimberley, and has and would greatly benefit from the development of critical and other minerals at Tarraji-Yampi.
Figure 5: Location of Orion within Tarraji-Yampi in relation to the YSTA boundary and regional geology.
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Geological Interpretation
Tarraji-Yampi is situated within the major tectonic domain of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges which constitute a
belt of northwest-striking metamorphosed and deformed sedimentary, volcanic and granitic rocks of Proterozoic
age, forming the southern limit of the Kimberley.
Tarraji-Yampi predominantly comprises tightly folded metasediments of the highly prospective Early Proterozoic
Marboo Formation, tightly constrained by Late Proterozoic granites of the Paperbark Suite which are exposed in the
margins of the project area. The Marboo Formation sediments (consisting of thinly bedded, metamorphosed
mudstone, siltstone, and sandstone lithologies interpreted as a turbidite sequence) outcrop in the headwaters of
local rivers and host the known Cu-Au-Ag-Co mineralisation.
Orion represents a Proterozoic pelitic-mafic Cu-Au-Ag-Co VMS system with analogues including the DeGrussa and
Monty VMS deposits in the Bryah Basin.
Mineralisation Interpretation
Mineralisation at Orion consists of Cu-Au-Ag-Co massive sulphides hosted within a talc and chlorite altered peperite
unit at the lower contact of mafic flows and sills that were intruded into wet, unconsolidated sediments of the
Marboo Formation during rifting.
At Orion, the principal mineralised horizon consists of a quartzite unit, with a strike of roughly 025° dipping to the
southeast at ~50°. The mineralised horizon is ~250m long, 1-20m wide and defined over a dip length of 200m.
Sulphide mineralisation is dominantly comprised of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite with lessor pyrite, sphalerite, galena
and localized cobaltite, arsenopyrite and bismuth-tellurides.
Petrographic analysis of drill chips and diamond core suggests the mineralisation at Orion is associated with chlorite,
talc, amphibolite and carbonate alteration. Classic durchbewegung textures have also been identified supporting the
primary VMS style of mineralisation. Gold has been observed as free grains up to 50 microns in size associated with
arsenopyrite, cobaltite and bismuth-tellurides.
Weathering at the deposit is limited to a zone of transitional material extending up to 30m below surface. The
majority of the mineralisation is within fresh rock.
KMRC022 79m: gold grains in arsenopyrite. Field of view 200um.
(0.0% Cu, 30.8g/t Au, 8.4g/t Ag, 1.5% Co)
KMRC021 47m: Pyrite and carbonatite overprinted by chalcopyrite and
sphalerite. Field of view 2.2mm. (4.8% Cu, 1.2g/t Au, 104.0 g/t Ag,
0.02% Co)
KMRC048 143m: Chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena. Field of view
820um. (5.4% Cu, 1.9g/t Au, 79.4g/t Ag, 0.05% Co)
KMRC048 144m: Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite and carbonate.
Field of view 2.2mm. (2.5% Cu, 0.7g/t Au, 56.5g/t Ag, 0.02% Co)
Figure 6: Petrographic sections from mineralised RC chips at Orion.
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Drilling Techniques
The project database contains records for 79 recent holes completed from 2019 to 2024. In total, 22 RC (2,580m),
9 diamond holes (1,634m) have been used to estimate the Resource. The drilling has resulted in a relatively even
spread of intersections throughout the Resource at spacings of 40x40m with some broader spaced drilling to test
down-dip extensions to 120m.
All holes used in the Resource have been previously announced with the necessary collar and assay details provided.
These holes are also shown in Tables 9 and 10.
RC holes were drilled by Ausdrill with a 5¾-inch bit and face sampling hammer. RC holes are also drilled with some
water injection at the bit for dust suppression and with the use of booster/auxiliary air when ground water is
encountered.
Diamond holes were drilled by Top Drill as orientated HQ for shallower and NQ size for deeper drill holes.
Collar positions were recorded using an Emlid Reach RS2 RTK GPS system (+/- 0.2m x/y, +/-0.5m z).
GDA94 Z51s is the grid format for all xyz data reported.
Azimuth and dip of each RC drill hole were recorded by Ausdrill after the completion of the hole using a Reflex
Sprint IQ Gyro. A reading was undertaken every 30th metre with an accuracy of +/- 1° azimuth and +/-0.3° dip.
Azimuth and dip of the diamond drill holes were recorded by Topdrill after the completion of the hole using an Axis
Champ North-seeking Gyro. A reading was undertaken every 10th metre with an accuracy of +/- 0.5° azimuth and
+/-0.15° dip.
Sampling and Subsampling Techniques
For the Resource drilling, RC samples were collected in 1m intervals directly from the rig sampling system. From
every 1m drilled, a 2-3kg sample (split) was sub-sampled into a calico bag via a Metzke cone splitter. All remaining
spoil from the sampling system was collected in buckets and deposited in rows adjacent to the rig.
Orientated diamond core samples were collected with a diamond drill rig drilling HQ or NQ core. After geological
logging and processing, the core was marked up for sampling at a typical minimum interval of 0.2m to ensure adequate
sample weight and to a typical maximum interval of 1.0m. The selected sample intervals of drill core were cut in half
or quartered along the length of the drill core.
Sample sizes for both RC and diamond are considered appropriate for the style of mineralisation.
Assaying and QAQC
Samples were submitted to the ALS Perth laboratory for preparation and analysis of gold by fire assay and for 48
additional elements using a four-acid digest and ICP mass spectrometry.
The 2-3kg samples were oven dried to 105°C and crushed to >85% passing 75um to produce a 50g charge for
determination of gold by fire assay from crushed sample (ALS Method PGM-ICP24 or Au-ICP22) and to produce a
0.25g charge for determination of 48 multi-
elements via 4 acid digestion with MS/ICP finish
(ALS Code ME-MS61).
QAQC in the form of duplicates and CRM’s
(OREAS Standards) were inserted through the
mineralised zones at a rate of 1:50 samples.
Additionally, within mineralised zones, a duplicate
sample was taken and a blank inserted directly after.
Field duplicates (206) showed repeatable results
with no bias evident. All OREAS standards (111)
passed within the recommended control limits. Of
the 113 blanks inserted within mineralised intervals,
three contained minor (below cut off)
contamination from two RC holes.
A recognised laboratory was used for all assays
which undertook standard laboratory QAQC.
Overall, the QAQC returned satisfactory results
and supports the assay data used in the Resource.
Figure 7: Long section view image of wireframes for
the Orion deposit showing drill traces.
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Estimation Methodology
Mineralisation interpretations were prepared using 0.3% Cu envelopes and included a halo of 0.1 to 0.3% Cu, or if
there was >0.1g/t Au present. This was based on statistical analysis and visual examination of intersections suggesting
a natural cut-off to the mineralisation of 0.3% Cu. The wireframes were used as hard boundaries to all grade
estimation.
The Resource was estimated using ordinary kriging (“OK”) grade interpolation of 1m composited data within the
mineralisation wireframe. A high-grade cut of 15g/t was applied to gold. Zinc and lead mineralisation was also
observed at Orion, but not modelled due to the focus on copper, cobalt and gold.
Search ellipse parameters were based on the geometry of the mineralised zone and geostatistical parameters
determined by variography. Up to three passes were used. The first pass had a search range of 50m with a minimum
of 6 samples. For the second pass, the range was extended to 100m, with a minimum of 4 samples. The third pass
had a range of 150m with a minimum of 2 samples. A maximum of 16 samples was used for all passes, with a maximum
of 6 samples per hole.
The block dimensions used in the model
were 20m NS by 10m EW by 5m vertical
with sub-cells of 1.25m x 1.25m x 1.25m.
The parent block size is ~50% of the
average drill hole spacing in the more
intensely drilled part of the deposit.
Density determinations were based on
151 measurements completed on rock
core samples using the water displacement
method as well as known values from
similar geological terrains. The following
bulk densities as tonnes per cubic metre
were used: fresh high grade 3.85t/m3
, fresh
mineralisation 3.10 t/m3
, fresh waste rock
2.86 t/m3
, transitional high grade 2.88 t/m3
,
transitional mineralisation 2.70 t/m3
,
transitional waste rock 2.58 t/m3
,
transported surface material 1.8 t/m3
.
Figure 8: Long section view showing the drill
hole traces and grade distribution.
Cut-off Grade, Metallurgy and Prospects for Economic Extraction
The reporting cut-off grade of 0.5% Cu or 0.5g/t Au was derived considering the potential for open pit mining of the
deposit. There is good potential for open pit mining of the upper portion of the deposit based on haulage to a milling
facility or the discovery of additional mineralisation to justify a standalone operation.
Metallurgical test work has not yet been conducted. Petrographic and mineralogical work has identified massive
sulphides as predominantly medium grained (500um-1mm) with zones of finer grained (5-100um) base metal sulphides
that should be amendable to standard flotation techniques. This test work will be undertaken as a part of future
programs.
Resource Classification
Orion shows good continuity of the main mineralised units which allowed the drill hole intersections to be modelled
into coherent, geologically robust domains. Consistency is evident in the thickness of the structures and the
distribution of grade appears to be reasonable along and across strike.
The Orion Resource was classified as Inferred based on data quality, sample spacing, and lode continuity in accordance
with the 2012 Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (“2012 JORC Code’). The
Inferred Resource was assigned to the deposit based on 40m by 40m drill spacing, with some broader spaced drilling
to test down-dip extensions to 120m.
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Resource Estimate
A summary of the Resource of 1.17Mt @ 1.2% Cu, 1.0g/t Au, 19.8g/t Ag, and 0.06% Co is shown below. The Resource
has been estimated at a cut-of grade of 0.5% Cu and 0.5g/t Au and lies above 200m vertical depth.
Table 2: Inferred Resource (0.5% Cu or 0.5g/t Au cut-off grade) - Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
>0.5% Cu
Type Tonnes
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Co
(%)
Contained
Cu (t)
Contained
Au (oz)
Contained
Ag (oz)
Contained
Co (t)
Transition 100,000 1.7 1.0 17.8 0.04 1,700 2,900 54,500 40
Fresh 870,000 1.4 0.9 22.9 0.05 12,200 25,500 642,600 450
Total 970,000 1.4 0.9 22.4 0.05 13,900 28,400 697,100 490
>0.5g/t Au, <0.5% Cu
Type Tonnes
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Co
(%)
Contained
Cu (t)
Contained
Au (oz)
Contained
Ag (oz)
Contained
Co (t)
Transition 10,000 0.4 1.3 3.5 0.02 50 500 1,200 3
Fresh 190,000 0.2 1.6 7.7 0.08 300 10,100 47,500 160
Total 200,000 15.3 1.6 7.5 0.08 400 10,500 48,800 160
Total Deposit (>0.5% Cu, or >0.5g/t Au)
Type Tonnes
Cu
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Ag
(g/t)
Co
(%)
Contained
Cu (t)
Contained
Au (oz)
Contained
Ag (oz)
Contained
Co (t)
Transition 110,000 1.6 1.0 16.3 0.04 1,700 3,400 55,800 40
Fresh 1,060,000 1.2 1.0 20.2 0.06 12,500 35,600 690,100 600
Total 1,170,000 1.2 1.0 19.8 0.06 26,800 38,900 745,900 650
Figure 9: Orion grade/tonnage curve.
Figure 10: Orion tonnage and grade per 10m bench (in situ mineralisation)
Future Work
Future work to include metallurgical test work and further extensional drilling in particular to the north and at depth
where mineralisation remains open.
0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
0
400,000
800,000
1,200,000
1,600,000
2,000,000
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Grade
Au
ppm
Cu%
Tonnes
Cutoff Grade Cu %
Grade-Tonnage Curve (Cu Cut-off)
Tonnes Cu % Au g/t
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
-110
-120
-130
-140
-150
Grade
Au
ppm,
Cu
%
Tonnes
Bench Top RL
Orion Copper Gold Mineral Resource Estimate >0.5% Cu
Transition Sulphide Cu % Au g/t
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Dreadnought’s work plan summary
Dec 2025 Quarter Mar 2026 Quarter June 2026 Quarter Sept 2026 Quarter
Star of
Mangaroon
Mine
Upgraded Resource and Mine Plan. Mining, Haul, Process
Agreement, Approvals and Commencement of
Production
Production and Processing
Mangaroon
Drilling
Star of Mangaroon, Pritchard’s, Steve’s Reward, Cullens,
Midday Moon, Midnight Star
RC drilling of defined targets at Bordah, High Range North, High
Range South, Minga Bar, Alma Intrusion Camp Scale Targets
Mangaroon
Exploration
Ongoing target definition work at Bordah, High Range North, High Range South, Minga Bar, Alma Intrusion Camp Scale Targets
Metzke’s
Find Mine
Mining Lease Application
Technical and Environmental
Studies
Resource Update and Scoping
Study
Approvals
Illaara
Drilling
Metzke’s Find Infill and Extension Drilling
Illaara
Exploration
Illaara wide spaced and infill air core drilling
Upcoming News
• December: Results from target generation and definition work – Mangaroon Gold
• December: Results from drilling at Star of Mangaroon – Mangaroon Gold
• December: Mineralogy results from diamond drilling at Stinger Nb-REE
• December: Results from drilling at Stinger Nb-REE
• January/February: Results from drilling at Metzke’s Find- Illaara Gold
• 17-19 February: Presenting at the RIU Explorers Conference in Fremantle
• January/February: Commencement of air-core drilling at Illaara Gold
• February/March: RC and Diamond Drilling at Metzke’s Find – Illaara Gold
For further information please refer to previous ASX announcements:
• 25 August 2021 RC Results from Orion, Grant’s & Fuso Indicate a large Cu-Au-Ag-Co System
• 11 October 2021 Massive Sulphides Intersected in Multiple Holes at Orion Cu-Au-Ag-Co
• 2 November 2021 Supergene Confirmed and Massive Sulphides Extended at Orion
• 15 November 2021 High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co Discovery at Orion
• 8 December 2021 Further High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co from Orion Discovery
• 22 June 2022 Orion Auger Program – Tarraji-Yampi Project
• 15 August 2022 Nine Orion Look-alikes from Auger Program, More to Come
• 18 May 2023 Additional Orion Look-Alikes from Auger Program
• 24 October 2023 Drilling and Geophysical Surveys Completed at Tarraji-Yampi
• 27 March 2024 Drilling and Geophysical Results from Tarraji-Yampi
• 18 July 2024 Four Strong Off-Hole Conductors Identified
• 7 October 2024 Strong Drilling Results from Tarraji-Yampi
~Ends~
For further information please contact:
Dean Tuck Jessamyn Lyons
Managing Director Company Secretary
Dreadnought Resources Limited Dreadnought Resources Limited
E: dtuck@dreres.com.au E: jlyons@dreres.com.au
This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the Board of Dreadnought.
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SNAPSHOT – Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Au-Ag-Co
Unexplored since the 1970s
• Outcropping mineralisation was discovered in 1905 and mined for copper at Grant’s Find, Wilson’s Reward,
Monarch, Ironclad and Tarraji from 1907-1920.
• Only historical exploration within the area was by WMC Resources (“WMC”) in the 1950s and Australian
Consolidated Minerals (“ACM”) in the 1970s with both parties exploring for copper.
• Contained entirely within the Yampi Sound Training Area (“YSTA”), Commonwealth land was off limits to
mineral exploration from 1978 to 2013.
Genuine Camp Scale Potential
• Five clusters of historical mining on outcropping mineralisation.
• Orion discovery under just 1m of cover, made in 2021. Results include KMRC022: 16m @ 2.2% Cu, 38.7g/t
Ag, 6.6g/t Au, 0.40% Co from 77m. (ASX 15 Nov 2021)
• Lithostructural and geochemical similarities to pelitic-mafic or “Besshi-style” VMS systems such as Monty
/DeGrussa in Western Australia, Windy Craggy in Canada or the Matchless deposits in Namibia.
Significant, Step-Change, Growth Potential
• Dreadnought is the first to deploy modern geochemical and geophysical techniques to explore for
mineralisation under shallow cover in the region.
• Multiple priority Orion look-alikes defined through geochemical and geophysical surveys with highly
conductive anomalism.
High-Grade, Multi-Metal Potential Including Cu-Ag-Au-Co
• Previous drilling at Orion includes thick high-grade intersections (ASX 15 Nov 2021 and 8 Dec 2021):
KMRC017: 12m @ 1.6% Cu 31.7g/t Ag 0.5g/t Au, 0.02% Co from 45m
KMRC022: 16m @ 2.2% Cu 38.7g/t Ag 6.6g/t Au, 0.40% Co from 77m, including:
2m @ 0.1% Cu 4.8 g/t Ag 27.6g/t Au, 1.50% Co from 77m, and:
7m @ 4.7% Cu 83.3g/t Ag 4.9g/t Au, 0.20% Co from 82m
KMRC039: 20m @ 1.4% Cu 13.4g/t Ag 0.5g/t Au, 0.03% Co from 3m, including:
3m @ 7.6% Cu 116.2g/t Ag 2.2 g/t Au, 0.14% Co from 18m
KMRC047: 12m @ 3.0% Cu 21.4g/t Ag 1.7g/t Au, 0.02% Co from 1m, including:
5m @ 5.9% Cu 44.9 g/t Ag, 3.7g/t Au, 0.01% Co from 1m
Global Energy Decarbonisation Driving Copper Fundamentals
• Copper is essential for electricity-related technologies with renewable energy systems requiring up to 12x
more copper compared to traditional energy systems.
• S&P Global forecasts that global demand for copper could double from 25mt to 50mt by 2035. Under this
scenario, by 2030, supply from both existing and projected copper mines will meet just 80% of demand (S&P
Global: The Future of Copper, July 2022).
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Mangaroon Project
Mangaroon covers ~5,000kms2 and is located 250kms south-east of
Exmouth in the Gascoyne Region of WA. Since 2020, Dreadnought
has identified three major focus areas within the Mangaroon
Project:
Mangaroon Gold (100%)
Outcropping gold mineralisation was first identified and mined at
Mangaroon by local pastoralists and prospectors in the 1960s and
has seen no modern gold exploration. Dreadnought has
consolidated this gold field and is undertaking the first modern
exploration across the region which has identified five camp scale
gold opportunities at Bordah, High Range, Alma, Minga Bar and Star
of Mangaroon.
In addition, the project contains granted mining leases that provide
an opportunity for cashflow including the Star of Mangaroon Mine
where Dreadnought has delivered a 23,400 oz Resource at 12.8g/t
Au (84% Indicated)
Gifford Creek Critical Metals (100%)
Dreadnought discovered the Yin Ironstones and the Gifford Creek
Carbonatite in 2021. Since then, the Gifford Creek Carbonatite
Complex has emerged as a globally significant, rapidly growing,
potential source of critical minerals. Highlights include:
• Discovery of the Yin REE Ironstone Complex and delivery of a
30.0Mt @ 1.04% TREO Resource over only ~4.6kms – including
a Measured and Indicated Resource of 26.3Mt @ 1.04% TREO (ASX 30 Nov 2023).
• Discovery of the globally significant, Nb-REE-P-Ti-Sc enriched Gifford Creek Carbonatite (ASX 7 Aug 2023).
• Delivery of a large, independent initial Resource of 10.8Mt @ 1.00% TREO at the Gifford Creek Carbonatites, containing
a range of critical minerals including rare earths, niobium, phosphate, titanium and scandium (ASX 28 Aug 2023).
• Discovery of Stinger Nb-REE-P-Ti-Sc-Zr bearing carbonatite and delivery of the Stinger Niobium Exploration Target (ASX
3 Mar 2025).
Money Intrusion Ni-Cu-PGEs (Teck Earn-In)
The Money Intrusion is a ~45km long mafic intrusion prospective for Ni-Cu-PGE massive sulphides. In 2023, Dreadnought
discovered high tenor nickel-copper massive sulphides confirming the potential of this new system. Dreadnought entered in
to a $15M Farm-In and Joint Venture agreement with Teck Resources, a leading Canadian resource company, to earn up to
75% of the Money Intrusion tenements.
Illaara Gold Project (100%)
Illaara is located ~190km northwest of Kalgoorlie in the Yilgarn Craton. The project comprises ~800km2 covering ~70km of
strike along the Illaara greenstone belts. Illaara was acquired off Newmont in 2019 as an early stage exploration project
prospective for typical Archean mesothermal lode gold deposits. Dreadnought has delivered a 14,900 oz @ 6.8g/t Au Resource
at Metzke’s Find (72% Indicated). Prior to consolidation by Dreadnought, Illaara was predominantly held by iron ore explorers
and remains highly prospective for iron ore amongst other commodities.
Kimberley Cu-Co-Au-Sb Project (Tarraji 80% / Yampi 100%)
Tarraji-Yampi covers ~420km2 is located only 85kms from Derby in the West Kimberley region of WA and was locked up as
a Defence Reserve since 1978. The project has outcropping mineralisation and historical workings which have seen no modern
exploration.
In 2021, Dreadnought discovered high grade Cu-Co-Au massive sulphides at Orion with results to date indicating a larg
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