Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
Update on Merger with Polymetals - Notice of Meeting
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BDO CORPORATE FINANCE (WA) PTY LTD<br />
<strong>Polymetals</strong> Mining Limited and Southern Cross Goldfields Limited<br />
Technical Specialist's Report<br />
Marda comprises:<br />
• A 500,000 tpa c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al CIP/CIL gold processing facility producing nominally 35,000 oz <strong>of</strong> gold<br />
per year.<br />
• Up to ten open pit mining operati<strong>on</strong>s at Marda and satellite pits.<br />
• Infrastructure, maintenance, and administrati<strong>on</strong> facilities.<br />
• Accommodati<strong>on</strong> and airstrip to support a fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) operati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Mineral Resources total 8.4 Mt at 2.0 g/t <strong>with</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tained metal <strong>of</strong> 546 koz <strong>of</strong> gold <strong>of</strong> which 66% is in the<br />
Measured and Indicated category. The reported Ore Reserve for the Project is 2.3 Mt at a grade <strong>of</strong> 2.4 g/t<br />
<strong>with</strong> 178,500 c<strong>on</strong>tained ounces <strong>of</strong> gold.<br />
Additi<strong>on</strong>al explorati<strong>on</strong> targets exist adjacent to the project and these areas are subject to current explorati<strong>on</strong><br />
activities.<br />
A formal feasibility study and supporting documentati<strong>on</strong> exists for the Marda project. AMC visited the site in<br />
2013 as part <strong>of</strong> a separate review <strong>of</strong> the feasibility study.<br />
The Southern Cross tenements in the Southern Cross area comprise:<br />
• 26 mining leases.<br />
• 91 explorati<strong>on</strong> licences.<br />
• 92 prospecting licences.<br />
• 1 general purpose leases.<br />
• 11 miscellaneous licences.<br />
• 2 retenti<strong>on</strong> leases.<br />
The Southern Cross tenements cover an area <strong>of</strong> 2,920 km 2 .<br />
4.1.2 Geology<br />
Marda comprises two areas: Northern Deposits and Southern Deposits. The Northern Deposits include the<br />
Marda Central deposits (Dolly Pot, Dugite, Pyth<strong>on</strong> and Goldstream), the Die Hardy Deposits (Die Hardy and<br />
Red Legs), King Brown and Golden Orb. The Southern Deposits comprise Battler and British Hill.<br />
4.1.2.1 Northern Deposits<br />
The Northern Deposits are located 150 km north <strong>of</strong> Southern Cross <strong>with</strong>in the Archaean Marda-Diemals<br />
greenst<strong>on</strong>e belt. The Marda-Diemals greenst<strong>on</strong>e belt comprises ultramafic and mafic rocks <strong>with</strong> overlying<br />
felsics, narrow interflow sediments and BIF. The greenst<strong>on</strong>e belt is divided into two supracrustal successi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
divided by an unc<strong>on</strong>formity. The upper Marda Complex comprises thick sequences <strong>of</strong> rhyolitic and andesitic<br />
volcanic, and associated felsic sediments. The lower successi<strong>on</strong> comprises three associati<strong>on</strong>s based <strong>on</strong><br />
lithological assemblages. The lower associati<strong>on</strong> is dominated by tholeiitic basalt <strong>with</strong> ultramafic, gabbro and<br />
mafic tuffaceous rocks. The middle associati<strong>on</strong> is characterised by the Jacks<strong>on</strong> Range BIF and is dominated<br />
by moderately thick, c<strong>on</strong>tinuous BIF and chert. The upper associati<strong>on</strong> comprises a variety <strong>of</strong> rock types<br />
including tholeiitic basalt, various chemical sediments and minor clastic and volcanic felsics.<br />
The upper associati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the lower successi<strong>on</strong> hosts the Marda Central deposits. The lower associati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
the lower successi<strong>on</strong> hosts the King Brown and Golden Orb deposits.<br />
The greenst<strong>on</strong>e belt is surrounded and intruded by granitoids. Younger west-north-west and west-south-west<br />
trending dykes are evident throughout the belt.<br />
The Marda Central deposits comprise a series <strong>of</strong> discrete gold deposits <strong>with</strong>in a highly deformed segment <strong>of</strong><br />
the Marda BIF and locally intercalated <strong>with</strong> mafic and ultramafic units. The deposits are characterised by<br />
quartz veining accompanied by pyrite, silica and sericite alterati<strong>on</strong>. The structural setting is dominated by<br />
isoclinal folds, low angle shears and late, high angle cross faults.<br />
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