Helicopter EM Survey Commences at Rio-Sultan Ground
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Sultan Resources Ltd
CORPORATE DETAILS
ASX Code: SLZ
DIRECTORS
JEREMY KING
CHAIRMAN
STEVEN GROVES
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
16th August 2023
DAVID LEES
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
www.sultanresources.com.au
info@sultanresources.com.au
HELICOPTER EM SURVEY TO ASSESS GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALY
COMMENCES ON E70/5082
o Sultan have contracted New Resolution Geophysics (NRG) to undertake a
helicopter-borne Electromagnetic (EM) survey system to better assess a
conductivity anomaly identified from existing broad-spaced EM data on
E70/5082, SW of Kulin in WA.
o The heli-borne EM survey is being funded by Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX)
pursuant to the recent option and farm-in arrangement between Sultan and
RTX whereby RTX has rights to earn up to 80% of E70/5082 through $2M of
exploration expenditure.
o The new heli-borne EM survey will utilise NRG’s advanced “Xcite” system and
be conducted at 100m line spacing, for a total of approximately 80 line km,
commencing today.
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Sultan Resources Ltd (ASX:SLZ or the Company) is pleased to advise that an initial phase of exploration
has commenced on E70/5082, where a recent option and farm-in agreement allows Rio Tinto
Exploration Pty Limited (RTX) to undertake preliminary exploration during an initial option period and
then elect to earn an 80% interest in E70/5082 by way of $2m of exploration spend within 5 years
(refer SLZ announcement 21st June 2023). E70/5082 forms part of the Company’s broader Lake Grace
exploration project.
The Company has contracted NRG to fly a detailed (100m line-spaced) helicopter-borne time-domain
electromagnetic (HTDEM) survey totalling around 80 line km over an area approximately 4km SW of
the wheatbelt town of Kulin (refer Figure 3), with acquisition of data commencing and expected to be
completed today.
The target was initially identified by RTX geoscientists after review of existing wide-spaced (20km)
airborne EM data.
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From modelling of the existing data (refer JORC Table 1 at the end of this release), RTX identified a
strong untested late time conductivity anomaly (refer Figure 1 below) in the northern part of
E70/5082, coincident with a circular magnetic and radiometric anomaly (refer Figure 2 below),
suggesting potential for magmatic nickel sulfide mineralisation.
The new heli-borne EM survey is aimed at confirming the nature and extent of the conductivity
anomaly before considering the merits and nature of any on-ground exploration to further assess and
test the anomaly.
Figure 1: AEM conductivity response and magnetic (TMI) profile for AEM flight line over E70/5082
Figure 2: Existing AEM flight line (light blue), late time conductor (pink cross) on magnetic (RTP 1VD) image
(left) and on thorium (radiometric survey) image (right)
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Figure 3: Planned HTDEM flight lines at 100m spacing in relation to E70/5082
The Company looks forward to releasing results of the survey after quality control, review and interpretation of the
data has been completed by SLZ and RTX.
This announcement is authorised by the Board of Sultan Resources Ltd
For further information contact:
info@sultanresources.com.au
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Competent Persons Statement
The information in this ASX Announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information reviewed and
compiled by Mr Craig Hall, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, and a
full-time employee of Sultan Resources. Mr Hall has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation
and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being 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 Hall consents to the inclusion in this Announcement of the matters based on his information in the
form and context in which it appears. The Competent Person is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the information contained in the above sources or the data contained in this announcement.
Disclaimer
In relying on the above mentioned ASX announcement and pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 5.23.2, the Company confirms
that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the
abovementioned announcement.
About Sultan Resources
Sultan Resources is an Australian exploration company with a portfolio of quality assets in emerging discovery
terranes. Sultan’s tenement portfolio includes recently acquired lithium-prospective claims in NW Ontario in Canada;
a tenement package in the southern terrane region of the Yilgarn Craton in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia
with priority nickel-cobalt and gold targets, where Rio Tinto have recently formalised a farm-in JV on a central
tenement; and tenements located in the highly prospective east Lachlan Fold Belt of Central NSW considered
prospective for copper and gold. Sultan’s board and management is committed to the responsible discovery of metals
via modern exploration techniques, and to add value to these projects for the benefit of the company and its
shareholders.
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JORC CODE, 2012 EDITION – TABLE 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)
Criteria
Commentary
Sampling techniques
•
•
The data represents the first phase of the AusAEM2020 (WA) survey
flown with a with a rotary aircraft contracted to Geoscience Australia,
using the SkyTEM® airborne electromagnetic system. The survey was
flown at a 20-kilometre nominal line spacing over the most southwestern part and down to the southern coast of Western Australia.
The accompanying data package, titled “AusAEM-WA, SouthwestAlbany Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Blocks:: SkyTEM® airborne
electromagnetic data and GALEI inversion conductivity estimates”,
was released on 4 November 2021 by Geoscience Australia (GA) and
the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA).
Drilling techniques
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Drill sample recovery
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Logging
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Sub-sampling techniques and
sample preparation
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Quality of assay data and
laboratory tests
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Verification of sampling and
assaying
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Location of data points
• Coordinates are generated from GPS inputs, with associated
uncertainty. Project locations fall in UTM Zone 50.
Data spacing and distribution
•
•
The publicly available regional AusAEM data was based on a nominal
~20km line spaced survey.
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Orientation of data in relation
to geological structure
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Sample security
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Audits or reviews
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
Criteria
Commentary
Mineral tenement and land
tenure status
•
•
•
E70/5082 is granted and in good standing. The Company has
recently submitted an Extension of Term submission for this and
surrounding tenements in its Kulin-Lake Grace Combined Project.
The Company announced terms of an option and farm-in
arrangement with Rio (RTX) via ASX:SLZ ann. dated 21st June 2023.
The tenement principally overlies freehold farming properties.
Access agreements are expected to be required to be negotiated
with the farm owners before any on-ground exploration activities
are undertaken.
Not Applicable, AusAEM survey discussed.
Exploration done by other
parties
•
Geology
The Company is targeting:
•
Ni-Cu-Co sulfide mineralisation and Gold mineralisation in
greenstone terranes of Archaean age
Drill hole Information
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Data aggregation methods
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Relationship between
mineralisation widths and
intercept lengths
•
Not Applicable, reporting geophysical result only
Diagrams
• Refer to figures and images included in this report
Balanced reporting
• Further detail can be gained from reports referenced or from
individual company websites.
• More detailed geological review will follow in subsequent reporting
Other substantive exploration
data
Further work
• Discussed in this report
• Refer figures in the report
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