Orroroo Exploration Update and Planning 2024
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ORROROO URANIUM PROJECT
EXPLORATION UPDATE
AND PLANNING 2024
IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS
Presentation: This presentation has been prepared and issued by Norfolk Metals Limited (ASX: NFL, Norfolk or the Company) to provide general information about the Company. The information in this
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Competent Person: The information in this presentation that relates to exploration results, is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Mr Leo Pilapil, a
competent person who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Pilapil has a minimum of five years’ experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit
under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Pilapil is a related party of the Company, being the Technical Director, and hold securities in the Company. Mr Pilapil has consented to the
inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this presentation that previously reported results extracted from ASX announcements made by NFL throughout 2023 and 2024 which are available to view of the Company’s website:
www.norfolkmetals.com.au. NFL confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements and, in the case of estimates
of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially
changed. NFL confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Maiden drill program
delineated further uranium
across broad scale targets.
10 of 17 holes delineating
additional uraniumm
mineralisation.
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement
7th February 2024
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Geological similarities to
well-endowed South Australian
uranium producers.
Same age sediments as Frome
Embayment hosting Honeymoon
(ASX:BOE) and Four Mile with
potential for in-situ recovery (ISR)
mining methods on any discovered
permeable deposits.
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100% ownership of Walloway
Basin highly prospective for
sandstone hosted uranium.
723km² land holding only 3
hours drive from Adelaide with all
primary facilities located within
Orroroo township.
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Exceptional community
engagement.
Over 12 months of diligent
engagement completed
allowed the successful
execution of the maiden drill
program with Norfolk
continuing to support the
community into 2024.
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Tight capital structure with
strong support from brokers
and shareholders following
the IPO. Listing assets further
derisked with support for
complimentary acquisitions.
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BOARD
Ben Phillips
Leo Pilapil
Patrick Holywell
Executive Chair
Non-Executive Technical Director
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Phillips has over 15 years’ experience in
commercial negotiations with a broad spectrum of
industries including Oil and Gas, Resources,
Medical technology, SaaS and Defence.
Mr Pilapil has over 30 years’ experience as a Geoscientist
and three years as a Financial Planner.
Mr Holywell has over 15 years of experience in accounting, finance and corporate
governance, including employment at Deloitte and Patersons (now Canaccord
Genuity).
Mr Phillips previously held a Non-Executive
Director position at Bronson Group BGR:ASX and
subsequently Mandrake Resources MAN:ASX.
Position as a Corporate Executive at Ironside
Capital, Mr Phillips is focused on sourcing,
structuring, funding and management
requirements for small-cap companies both
private and public.
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As a geoscientist, he has held director positions for several
junior companies in Australia, Africa and Turkey, mainly
responsible for technical project evaluations, project
acquisitions, project management and business
development.
Mr Pilapil has established drilling companies in Turkey and
Lao PDR servicing several major exploration and mining
companies to complement the acquisition of his own
personal projects.
Mr Holywell is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of
Australia with the last ten years focused on Director and Company Secretarial
roles in the resources and technology space.
Mr Holywell’s most recent involvements include roles with De Grey Mining
Limited, Si6 Metals Limited and Pentanet Limited.
Mr Holywell has completed a Bachelor of Commerce at UWA, a Graduate
Diploma of Chartered Accounting with the Institute of Chartered Accountants and
the Company Directors Course with the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE
SHARES ON ISSUE
38,144,289
OPTIONS
20,989,808
PERFORMANCE SHARES
1,400,000
CASH
$3.49m (31st December 2023)
DEBT
Nil
SHARE PRICE
$0.15 (3 April 2024)
MARKET CAPITALISATION
$5.72m
ENTERPRISE VALUE
$2.23m
*Options exercise pricing ranging from 25c to 30c with varied expiry dates
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ORROROO PROJECT
Favoured jurisdiction surrounded by world class resources
► Project hosted in the Walloway Basin analogous
to adjacent Frome Embayment hosting both
Honeymoon (ASX:BOE) and Four Mile
(Heathgate Resources)
► Close to infrastructure, 274km northwest of Port
Adelaide (uranium export facility)
► Maiden drill program delineated uranium in ten
(10) of the seventeen (17) holes drilled
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 7th February 2024
► Interpreted floodplain intersected adjacent to
Wongway Creek increasing confidence in
prospective uranium bearing palaeochannel
model and future exploration in 2024
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 7th February 2024
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ORROROO PROJECT
Walloway Basin prospective for uranium
► 100% owned exploration licences (EL6552,
EL6814 and EL6948) totalling 723km2
► Large land holding divided into three (3) project
areas named Orroroo, Johnburgh and Black Rock
► Only the Orroroo project area has been explored
to date by Norfolk
► Excellent community relationships with
landowners, council and community groups
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URANIUM HITS
Multiple confirmations on uranium within the Walloway Basin
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Drill hole ORMR007 delineated 147ppm pU308
over 0.36m with a peak reading of 796ppm pU308
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 21st December 2023
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10 of 17 holes drilled in the maiden drill program
delineated occurrences of uranium
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 7th February 2024
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Broad scale targets with ORMR007 peak grade
and ORMR009 peak grade located over 6km apart
*peak grade(s) noted are the direct detection of pU308 over a 0.02m interval by Prompt Fission
Neutron downhole logging within an intersection with an average grade cut-off of 100ppm pU308
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MAIDEN DRILL PROGRAM MODEL
Palaeochannels potentially running adjacent to modern day creeks
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The maiden drill program targeted known uranium
occurrences and potential new targets plus the
associated traverses adjacent to modern day creeks
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Prospective flood plain thought to be associated with
uranium bearing palaeochannel delineated at hole
ORMR015A
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 7th February 2024
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ORMR015A encountered what appears to be a silt
dominated floodplain with minor gravel and two
elevated gamma anomalies signifying uranium
towards the top of this unit as well as the base of
this unit
*See Norfolk’s ASX announcement 7th February 2024
*Cross section A-A reference for subsequent page of presentation
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PROSPECTIVE FLOODPLAIN
Prospective floodplain potentially linked to uranium mineralised palaeochannel
Drill samples from ORMR015A showing the kaolonitic clay marker unit from 121-130m and floodplain silt from 130-137m.
► Appears to show the middle section of a palaeochannel between the sand and gravel dominated incising part
of a palaeochannel and the clay dominated edge of a floodplain
► Interpreted floodplain unit was seen directly below a kaolinitic clay marker bed (10m thick on average) which is
present in all drillholes across the Walloway Basin
► If there was to be a time period where a palaeochannel was able to form in the Walloway Basin it would
potentially be directly below the kaolinite clay marker bed as was seen in ORMR015A
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PROSPECTIVE FLOODPLAIN
Prospective floodplain potentially linked to uranium mineralised palaeochannel
*See page 9 for reference to Cross Section A-A
Some holes have not been included for illustration only (scale)
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Drillhole ORMR017 was drilled 70m north-west from
ORMR015A with the aim of intersecting the incising
part of the prospective palaeochannel
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ORMR017 saw an elevated gamma response around
132 metres depth coincident with the top of the
floodplain in ORMR015A suggesting that the
palaeochannel is possibly located within metres of the
target
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As demonstrated in cross section A-A the thickness of
the regolith changes dramatically across the basin
whereas the sediments below the regolith retain
similar thicknesses
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Drilling completed to the east of the Wongway Creek
Target had an 8m throw in the sediments with a
noticeable mustard coloured limonite rich fluid
that appeared to overprint the original clay
samples. There was a common uranium
occurrence associated with this event.
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LITHOLOGY
Mustard coloured limonite rich fluid
Drill samples from ORMR007 at the Rankin Rd Target showing the limonite rich fluid
from 101-104m with a small uranium zone occurring at 101m. The kaolinitic clay marker bed at 85-94m.
► Mustard coloured limonite rich fluid also seen at the Rankin Rd Target is over 6km distance away (south) from
the Wongway Target
► Appears to be close a spatial relationship between the intensity and thickness of the limonite units, the gamma
anomalies and direct detection of pU308 via Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN). This provides an important
vector for future targeting
► Results to date suggest the primary target model remains to be a Beverley style deposit where the
highest grades of uranium would be expected to be located at the base of the incising part of the palaeochannel
with lower or minimal uranium grades seen in the floodplains
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EXPLORATION
Planning for 2024
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Norfolk is working through options for the future
exploration of Orroroo, Johnburgh and Black Rock
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Community engagement is ongoing at Orroroo project
area and stakeholder engagements in Johnburgh area
have commenced
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Norfolk has commenced work on a new drilling
application for the Department of Energy and Mining
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Norfolk is exploring suitable and available geophysical
methods to ensure future drilling approvals and work
programs are executed in an efficient and commercial
manner
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Outside of more commonly used geophysics Norfolk is
also considering the use of Full Tensor Gravity
Gradiometry (FTG) and Real-Time Ambient Noise
Tomography (ANT)
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It is noted the subsequent slides titled EXPLORATION
are not commitments of work Norfolk will complete but
concepts
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EXPLORATION
Drill Planning
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Image to the left displays district scale pattern
drilling program designed for Norfolk
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This is for planning purposes and not a
commitment to drill the quantum of collars as
displayed
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Norfolk will endeavor to have drill program
approved by the Department of Energy and
Mining which will be subject to results of
geophysics and access (Landowners and
Native Title stakeholders)
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Once approved the process of moving drill
collars is achievable
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Norfolk believes the opportunity for the
company to have flexibility is paramount in
future drill programs
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EXPLORATION
Geophysics
Sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in palaeovalleys and palaeochannels have mineralisation that is often located at a number
of specific sites within the palaeochannels. Exploration of such deposits have historically benefited from focusing on the
following features of the system(s) outlined below. Possible geophysical survey methods used to delineate such features are
noted in bold:
• Meandering bends of channels (including abundant channels), sites of confluence with tributaries, sites of channelwidening, bar-heads, and scours in the basement rocks. Gravity, Airbourne Electromagnetics (AEM), Resistivity
Soundings, Passive Seismic
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Architecture of the basement (topography, rock-types, and structures), which often influences the shape and orientation
of the channels. Gravity and AEM
•
Basement rocks, which may contain source of uranium. Gravity and AEM
•
Palaeo-flow direction in the channel, because it can help to determine the position of bars and of sites rich in wood
debris. AEM
•
Presence of organic-rich fine-grained sediments infilling the channel because in addition to the basement scours, they
can also provide favourable sites for uranium mineralisation.
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EXPLORATION
Proposed flight path for Airbourne Electromagnetics (AEM) at Orroroo
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Image to the left outlining potential flight path for
airborne electromagnetic (AEM) at Orroroo
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AEM can delineate targets at the surface or depths of
up to 800 meters, delivering electromagnetic, magnetic,
radiometric, and scalar gravity data simultaneously
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CONCLUSION
Orroroo Project
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The recent completion and interpretation of the maiden drill program at Orroroo has further increased the
understanding and potential of the project and provided valuable data along with additional district scale
targets
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Orroroo value proposition as a potential new uranium district known as the Walloway Basin in Australia's
favoured uranium state has been further proven
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Norfolk has embarked on the future planning and approvals for Orroroo with a focus on the potential close
proximity of a uranium-bearing floodplains to the floodplain interpreted near the Wongway target while
remaining aware of the district scale opportunities
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Future planning using various geophysical techniques and stakeholder engagements will endeavour to ensure
flexibility in drill program(s)
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Norfolk will continue to explore Orroroo throughout 2024 while also reviewing all complimentary assets that
can be soured or are presented to the company
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THANK YOU
Contact:
Norfolk Metals Limited
Suite 10, 85-87 Forrest Street
Cottesloe WA 6011
info@norfolkmetals.com.au
www.norfolkmetals.com.au
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