Far Northern Assets September 2024 Quarterly Report

Overview

Far Northern Assets (ASX:FNR) is a newly listed Australian explorer centered on gold and base metals. The corporate debuted on the ASX on April 12, 2024, after finalizing its IPO, throughout which it secured AU$6 million in funding. The corporate has three exploration initiatives – two primarily based in Northern Queensland (Empire and Rocks Reef) and one within the Northern Territories (Bridge Creek).

Within the 2022-23 fiscal yr, mining performed a pivotal position in Australia’s economic system by producing a report $455 billion in export income, accounting for almost 66 p.c of the whole exports. This underscores the business’s vital contribution to the nation’s financial stability, authorities revenues, and the creation of employment alternatives in regional areas.

In response to the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Corporations 2022, Australia is without doubt one of the most tasty areas for mining. Fraser Institute ranks the Northern Territories and Queensland because the sixth and thirteenth most tasty locations for mining funding.

Throughout 2023, Queensland’s mines yielded 12.6 tons of gold, positioning it because the fourth most prolific state in Australia for this treasured metallic. Its output falls barely beneath that of the Northern Territory (13.9 tons).

The presence in comparatively engaging mining jurisdictions positions the corporate to capitalize on alternatives in Australia’s useful resource sector and ship sustainable returns to its shareholders. The IPO funds of AU$6 million have supplied ample funding to the corporate to advance its exploration initiatives. Total, Far Northern is planning a 20,000-meter drilling program over the subsequent two years, which can consist: of 5,000+ meters for Empire; 2,500 to five,000 meters for Bridge Creek; and a pair of,500 meters deliberate at Rocks Reef within the China Wall prospect.

Firm Highlights

• Far Northern Assets (FNR) is a newly listed Australia-based gold and base metals exploration firm. The corporate was listed on the ASX on April 12, 2024, following the completion of its IPO during which it raised AU$4 million.
• The corporate has three initiatives throughout Northern Queensland and the Northern Territories – Empire, Bridge Creek and Rocks Reef. Empire and Bridge Creek are considerably superior, drill-ready with JORC-compliant sources.
• The flagship mission Empire has undergone in depth exploration work culminating in a 2019 mineral useful resource estimate of twenty-two,500 oz gold. The corporate intends to undertake 5,000 meters of drilling at Empire over the subsequent two years which ought to result in additional growth of the useful resource base.
• At Bridge Creek, FNR is planning a 2,500- to five,000-meter drilling program, which goals to boost inferred sources to indicated standing, in addition to lengthen the mineralization each alongside the strike and at depth.
• The Rock Reefs property presents a potential upside for FNR with historic exploration confirming the presence of a mineralized vein system on the China Wall prospect. FNR is planning a 2,500-meter drill program on the China Wall prospect.
• The presence in comparatively engaging mining jurisdictions in Australia positions the corporate to capitalize on alternatives in Australia’s useful resource sector and ship superior returns to its shareholders.

The Empire Challenge, located 34 km west of Chillagoe in North Queensland, covers an expanse of 252 hectares, on granted mining lease 20380. The tenement boasts a wealthy exploration historical past, marked by substantial drilling carried out throughout varied phases. This culminated within the dedication of a 2019 mineral useful resource estimate of twenty-two,505 oz of gold on the Empire Stockworks gold deposit.

Over 7,460 meters of RC drilling and 750 meters of diamond core drilling have been carried out by Far Northern Assets, leading to a number of intersections of copper, gold and silver. Rock chip assays yielded noteworthy grades, with outcomes displaying as much as 12.64 p.c copper (FNRRCS24001) and 4.12 grams per ton (g/t) gold (FNRRCS24002). Additional floor sampling unveiled copper grades starting from 2.61 p.c to 11.89 p.c and gold grades from 0.70 g/t to 2.16 g/t.

The rock chip assays prolonged the strike of recognized mineralization on the Empire Stockworks prospect by an extra 750 meters and administration believes it might be a part of an even bigger porphyry-style goal.

A number of targets have already been recognized on the Empire tenement:

Empire Stockworks Prospect: Situated near the northern Breccia zone, that is probably the most superior Far Northern goal, in respect of exploration progress.

United Empire: Located south of the Empire Stockworks prospect and adjoining to the Pinnacles breccia zone, this anomaly displays copper/gold traits, as revealed by earlier exploration efforts carried out by entities apart from Far Northern.

Copper Pit: It is usually situated south of the Empire Stockworks prospect and near Pinnacles breccia. The evaluation of the minor mullock heaps within the neighborhood suggests the world holds promise for copper and gold prospects.

Pinnacles Prospect: It’s located within the Pinnacles breccia zone to the south of the Empire Stockworks Prospect. Far Northern has performed very minimal exploration work up to now on this prospect.

Going ahead, Far Northern is planning a 5,000-meter drilling program at Empire over the subsequent two years, which ought to result in additional growth of the useful resource base. This system will deal with the Empire Stockworks prospect, the place the intention is to improve inferred sources to indicated, and to increase the mineralization alongside strike and at depth.

The mission is situated 150 km south of Darwin within the Northern Territories. It contains three mining leases, 766, 1060, 30807, located throughout the Pine Creek Geosyncline. The mission is within the historic mining space of Cosmos Howley – Pine Creek which has produced over 2 million oz of gold. A mineral useful resource estimate was accomplished in 2022 containing 70,560 oz of inferred gold sources.

At Bridge Creek, Far Northern is planning a 2,500- to five,000-meter drilling program, aiming to boost inferred sources to indicated standing, in addition to lengthen the mineralization each alongside the strike and at depth.

The Rocks Reef Challenge is situated 52 km west of Chillagoe and contains exploration allow 26473, which covers the Georgetown Tectonic Province. It’s located alongside a northeast structural development spanning over 20 kilometers, inside a big quartz-veined and altered porphyry formation. Geochemical sampling has revealed anomalous gold and silver veins inside a 3-km by 1-km space.

The Rock Reefs property presents a potential upside for Far Northern with historic exploration confirming the presence of a mineralized vein system on the China Wall prospect. FNR has already recognized targets for the tenement:

China Wall: Located north of the tenement, this represents probably the most superior goal by way of exploration progress inside Rocks Reef. The earlier operator had drilled a complete of 155 air observe holes alongside main and minor epithermal veins and buildings, reporting treasured metallic mineralization. Subsequently, Far Northern carried out rock chip and soil analyses as a part of follow-up investigations. Administration is now planning a 2,500-meter drill program on the China Wall prospect.

Savannah Approach and Single Peak: It’s situated about 1.3 km north of the China Wall. Far Northern has undertaken a rock chip and soil sampling program.

Roadside Copper: The goal is situated about 4.5 km from the China Wall Prospect. It noticed little exploration work when it was held by the earlier proprietor. Far Northern has carried out preliminary exploration together with the evaluation of rock chips and soils, which revealed the presence of gold, copper and related minerals within the space.

North Drift Breccia and South Drift: Right here once more, the rock chip and soil samples have returned optimistic outcomes indicating potential for mineralization.

Administration Crew

Cameron Woodrow – Government Director and CEO

Cameron Woodrow has over twenty years of expertise within the monetary and mining industries, each domestically and internationally. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the corporate in collaboration with FNR’s geologist. Woodrow’s skilled background commenced within the funding banking sector in Europe and Australia, the place he held positions as a company advisor and gross sales dealer at Paterson Securities and the Stonebridge Group. Earlier in his profession, he served in varied roles at Merrill Lynch and Credit score Suisse in London.

Mattew Bashford – Government Director and CFO

Mattew Bashford has almost 28 years of expertise serving as CFO and firm secretary at varied private and non-private corporations. Bashford has performed an important position within the success of Far Northern Assets since its inception, contributing to its structuring, all capital raises up to now, and accounting/tax compliance. He has been serving as a director of Far Northern since Could 17, 2019. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the College of Queensland and can also be a chartered accountant.

Catriona Glover – Firm Secretary

Catriona Glover is a certified lawyer with over twenty years of expertise in company and business regulation, specializing in company governance and offering firm secretarial recommendation to each listed and unlisted entities. She has supplied authorized counsel, company governance experience, and firm secretarial providers to quite a few firms throughout numerous industries akin to biopharma, monetary providers, mining, stockbroking, training, manufacturing, software program and not-for-profit organizations. Glover has been the corporate secretary for a number of listed and unlisted firms, together with Far East Gold, Maronan Metals, VGI Well being Expertise (NSX:VGI), Aeramentum Assets, and Invictus Biopharma.

Michael Stephenson – Geologist

With greater than twenty years of expertise, Michael Stephenson has served as an exploration mission supervisor for distinguished firms akin to Hancock Prospecting, Murchison Metals and Nice Central Mines. He has in depth experience in exploration mission administration, gathered over 20 years {of professional} observe. Stephenson has performed a pivotal position at Far Northern, overseeing all exploration actions, together with structural mapping, rock chipping and soil sampling. Notably, he performed an important position in enhancing the JORC Useful resource at Empire by executing the drilling program in 2020.

Roderick Paul Corps – Chairman Unbiased

Roderick Paul Corps commenced his profession as a stockbroker at Porter Western (now Macquarie Group), adopted by tenures at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan in the UK. He has served as a director for Everlasting Assets (ASX:BRN) and Voyager International Group, which is now Cyelip Group (ASX:CYQ). From 2013 to 2021, he was the company and investor relations supervisor at Westgold Assets (ASX:WGX). At the moment, Corps is a non-executive director at Marketech and serves because the managing director of NICO Assets (ASX:NC1).