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Released
Released
Announcement PDF
Advanced High-Grade
Antimony and Silver Projects
Critical Minerals
for a
Sustainable Future
February 2025
ASX:LDR
Disclaimer, etc.
Disclaimer
The material in this presentation contains certain technical information, including regarding
possible or assumed future performance or potential growth of mineral deposits. Such
information is not a guarantee of future performance and involve unknown risks and
uncertainties, as well as other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Lode
Resources Limited (‘Lode’). Actual results and developments may differ materially from those
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Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this market announcement that relates to exploration results is based on
information compiled by Mr Jason Beckton, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of
Geoscientists. The information in this market announcement is an accurate representation of
the available data for Montezuma project. Mr Beckton, who is Executive Director – Resource
Development at Lode, has sufficient 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 ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Beckton has a beneficial
interest as a shareholder and option holder of Lode and consents to the inclusion in this
announcement of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it
appears.
Silver Equivalent Grades Used for Webbs Consol Silver Project1
Since the commencement of drilling at Webbs Consol Silver Project it was deemed that silver
was the appropriate metal for equivalent calculations as silver is the most common metal to all
mineralisation zones. This is still the case however zinc is becoming increasing dominant with
depth and therefore LDR has decided to calculated both silver and zinc equivalent grades to
demonstrate overall grades. Webbs Consol silver and zinc equivalent grades are based on
assumptions: AgEq(g/t)=Ag(g/t)+32.31*Zn(%)+27.47*Pb(%)+87.05*Cu(%)+83.05*Au(g/t) &
ZnEq(g/t)=0.031*Ag(g/t)+Zn(%)+0.850*Pb(%)+0.2.694*Cu(%)+2.57*Au(g/t) calculated from 12
February 2024 (previously 29 August 2022) spot metal prices of US$22.7/oz silver, US$2325/t
zinc, US$2060/t lead, US$8100/t copper, US$2020/oz gold and metallurgical recoveries of
97.3% silver, 98.7% zinc, 94.7% lead, 76.3% copper and 90.8% gold which is the 4th stage
rougher cumulative recoveries in test work commissioned by Lode and reported in LDR
announcement 14 December 2021 titled “High Metal Recoveries in Preliminary Flotation Test
work on Webbs Consol Mineralisation”. It is Lode’s opinion that all the elements included in the
metal equivalents calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold.
Most recent reference documents used in this presentation
LDR announcement 11 October 2022 titled “Phase II Drilling Intersects 47m of Sulphide Mineralisation”
LDR announcement 26 October 2022 titled “Sixth Sulphide Lode Discovered at Silver Project”
LDR announcement 8 November 2022 titled “1,899 g/t Silver Eq Intercepted at Copy Cat Lode Discovery“
LDR announcement 17 January 2023 titled “54m High grade Silver Eq Intercept”
LDR announcement 1 February 2023 titled “Outstanding High-Grade Drill Intercept”
LDR announcement 27 February 2023 titled “Diamond Drilling Program Recommences at Webbs Consol”
LDR announcement 18 May 2023 titled “High-Grade Drill Intercepts at Webbs Consol”
LDR announcement 13 June 2023 titled “High-Grade Mineralisation Extended to 280m Vertical Depth”
LDR announcement 6 July 2023 titled “New Targets Defined at Webbs Consol Silver Project ”
LDR announcement 18 July 2023 titled “CSIRO Collaboration Study”
LDR announcement 10 August 2023 titled “Webbs Consol Silver Project Exploration Update”
LDR announcement 9 October 2023 titled “High-Grade Drill Intercepts At Webbs Consol Silver Project”
LDR announcement 16 October 2023 titled “Significant Drill Target Defined at WC Silver Project”
LDR announcement 22 November 2023 titled “Drilling Commences On Large Surface Silver Anomaly”
LDR announcement 19 February 2024 titled “Drilling at Webbs Consol North Delivers Solid Silver-Zinc Intercepts”
LDR announcement 12 March 2024 titled “Significant Auger Drill Program Completed At Uralla Gold Project”
LDR announcement 9 April 2024 titled “CSIRO Research Enhances Upside at Webbs Consol Silver Project”
LDR announcement 8 May 2024 titled “Augur Drilling Defines Multiple Targets at Uralla Gold Project”
LDR announcement 22 July 2024 titled “Silver Drilling to Resume at Webbs Consol”
LDR announcement 26 August 2024 titled “Lode Secures Strategic Antimony Prospects”
LDR announcement 23 October 2024 titled “Advanced High-Grade Antimony & Silver Project Acquisition”
LDR announcement 29 February 2025 titled “Acquisition of Montezuma Antimony Project Completed”
LDR announcement 9 December 2024 titled “Montezuma Antimony Project Development Activities Commence”
LDR announcement 11 December 2024 titled “Castlereagh Delivers Outstanding Silver Intercepts”
LDR announcement 21 January 2025 titled “Montezuma Antimony Project Inaugural High-Grade Assays”
LDR announcement 3 February 2025 titled “High-Grade Antimony and Silver Drill Intercepts”
Very high-grade drill core from
Tangoa West Lode, Webbs Consol
Silver Project. Drill hole WCS052A:
7.9m @ 1,716 g/t AgEq (from
202.2m), within: 149.2m @ 455 g/t
AgEq (from 98.0m)
Montezuma Acquisition Cautionary Statement
Note grab sampling is selective in nature with resultant assay grades considered to be qualitative rather than
quantitative and not necessarily representative of underlying mineralisation which may actually be lower or higher in
grade.
No Material Changes
The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information in
this presentation and, in the case of estimates of mineral resources or ore reserves, that all material
assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in this presentation continue to apply and
have not materially changed.
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Contents
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2
Corporate Snapshot
Executive Summary
3
Montezuma Antimony Project, Tasmania
4
The Antimony Market
5
Webbs Consol Silver Project and Uralla Gold Project, NSW
6
Conclusions and Next Steps
Montezuma Antimony Deposit - massive stibnite &
jamesonite lode mineralisation.
Assay of trench grab sample SGD+25 returned 24.5%
Sb, 501g/t Ag and 39.8% Pb
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Corporate Snapshot
Share Price Price (A$/sh)
Major Shareholders
ANDREW VAN HEYST
12.1%
TED LESCHKE
11.8%
TECHNICAL INVESTING
4.5%
ASHABIA
1.9%
Corporate Structure
Share Price (3/2/25)
A$0.092
Cash (Dec Qtr 2024)
$4.6m
Shares on Issue
161.8m
Market Capitalisation (at $0.0.92/share)
$14.9m
Unlisted Options
4.5m
32%
68%
Directors &
management
Free Float
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Uses of Funds
Uses of funds
A$m
Montezuma Antimony Project (Tasmania)
➢ Upgrading/modification of demonstration plant
$0.6
➢ Development drive
$0.2
➢ Metallurgical test work
$0.1
➢ Exploration
$1.2
Magwood Antimony Project (New South Wales)
$0.5
Webbs Consol Silver Project (New South Wales)
$0.7
Uralla Gold Project ( New South Wales)
$0.3
General Working Capital
$1.0
Total uses of funds
$4.6
Montezuma Antimony Deposit - mined stibnite &
jamesonite mineralisation. Assays of representative
sample returned 9.02% Sb, 769g/t Ag and 15.47% Pb
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2 Executive Summary
Overview
Focus on Antimony and Silver in Tasmania and the New England Fold Belt
100% ownership of all projects with characteristics of high grade and open mineralisation
Portfolio of strategic antimony prospects - acquisition of Montezuma Antimony Project in Tasmania together with the
historic Magwood antimony mine in the New England Fold Belt creates formidable antimony portfolio. Market recognition of
the criticality of antimony is increasing rapidly
Montezuma Antimony Project – Lode has commenced exploration with plans to establish an MRE, complete
metallurgy and develop an initial pilot production ahead of full-scale production. Montezuma is a very high-grade project
and fast tracks Lode’s Antimony and Silver strategies
Significant intercepts include:
12.02% Sb, 1,677 g/t Ag, 1.16 g/t Au over 2.6m (MZSFW5)
12.00% Sb, 1,030 g/t Ag, 2.37 g/t Au over 2.0m (MZSFW3)
Within:
5.02% Sb, 738 g/t Ag, 0.70 g/t Au over 8.6m (MZSFW5)
2.98% Sb, 263 g/t Ag, 0.71 g/t Au over 10.5m in (MZSFW3)
Webbs Consol Silver Project - multiple high-grade silver-zinc intercepts
Best 5 intercepts:
721 g/t AgEq over 116.1m (WCS045)
455 g/t AgEq over 149.2m (WCS052A)
755 g/t AgEq over 65.8m (WCS050)
971 g/t AgEq over 24.5m (WCS047)
466 g/t AgEq over 40.2m (WCS052B)
Uralla Gold Project – multiple high-grade gold intercept
Best intercepts:
14.0m @ 4.82 g/t Au within 26.0m @ 2.80 g/t Au (SGRDD002)
7.0m @ 7.47 g/t Au within 18.0m @ 3.51 g/t Au (SGRDD004)
Board and Management - highly experienced in exploration and equity markets
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Acquisition of Montezuma Antimony Project, Tasmania
Lode is Progressing Montezuma - one of Australia’s Highest Grade Antimony Projects
Overview
➢ Lode announced on Wednesday 23 October 2024an agreement to acquire 100%
of the Montezuma Antimony Project located in Tasmania’s West Coast mining
province. The acquisition was completed on 9 December 2024
➢ 10,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Lode at a deemed issue price of $0.10 per
share and escrowed for 12 months from issuance - completed
Consideration
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➢ Up to 6,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares in Lode at a deemed issue price of
$0.10 per share upon satisfaction of certain performance hurdles (US Department
of Defense white paper, JORC Mineral Resources estimate, antimony offtake
agreement, 50m exploration drive, R&D Tax Incentive by the vendors), escrowed
for 12 months from issuance
➢ $200,000 cash - paid
➢ $50,000 non-refundable cash deposit – paid
➢ Montezuma Antimony-Silver Deposit
Assets
Due diligence
➢ Significant Exploration and Mining Equipment, Beneficiation and Service
Infrastructure
➢ Lode conducted extensive technical due diligence on Montezuma prior to
completion
➢ High-grade antimony-silver deposit with initial development
➢ Advanced metallurgical test work
Project qualities
➢ Significant mining equipment and beneficiation infrastructure
➢ Highly prospective = strong exploration upside
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Project Highlights
1
2
3
High-grade
antimony-silverlead deposit
Advanced
metallurgical test
work
Significant mining
equipment and
beneficiation
infrastructure
• Surface sampling, initial drill intercepts and exploration drive sampling has demonstrated
Montezuma lode to be a very high-grade antimony and silver deposit.
• Exploration drive development sampling:
➢ Combined mined mineralisation-waste averaged 4.75% Sb and 239 g/t Ag
➢ Selective mined mineralisation averaged 9.02% Sb and 769 g/t Ag
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• Metallurgical test work is well advanced with 90% recoveries of antimony achieved
producing a saleable antimony product
• Off-take and R&D funding discussions are ongoing with local and international
institutions including those representing major western governments
• Mining / exploration equipment acquired includes underground loader, excavator,
bucket crusher, blast hole drilling equipment, hoppers, pumps, diamond drill rig, etc. This
will provide Lode with material operational flexibility and a capital efficient pathway to
progressing Montezuma
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➢ Beneficiation infrastructure acquired includes grid power, crusher ball mill, full raw
water supply dam and a recently constructed tailings dam
➢ Exploration by EZ in the 1980’s delineated a 500m Sn soil anomaly and a single
drill hole intercepted antimony-silver mineralisation at 80m demonstrating potential
continuity of mineralisation at depth
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Strong exploration
upside
➢ Surface mapping and sampling is currently underway extending known
mineralisation and defining the Montezuma Sb-Ag deposit structure along strike.
➢ An extensive diamond drill programme of up to 10,000m is in the final stages of
planning and details are expected to be reported to the market once mobilisation is
underway. The Montezuma deposit remains open to the north, south and at
depth
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Saleable antimony product sodium pyroantimonate
(Na4Sb2O7) produced during metallurgical test work
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Project Location
Location overview
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project located in
Tasmanian’s premier West Coast Mining
Province
➢ Well-known Tasmanian mining centres
surround Montezuma Antimony Project
including Rosebury (Zn, Pb, Cu), Renison Bell
(Sn), Henty (Au), Zeehan (Pb, Ag, Sn) and Mt
Lyell (Cu)
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project’s deposit (2M2023, EL7-2019) located 14km west of the
Zeehan town ship using state highways and
developed rock-based road tracks
Several significant mining centres
surround LDR’s 100% owned
Montezuma Antimony Project
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project’s beneficiation
infrastructure site located 15km to the
northwest of the Zeehan township using state
highways
➢ Ample local mining services, pro-mining
culture and very supportive state government
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Project Location
Location overview
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project located in
Tasmanian’s premier West Coast Mining
Province
➢ Well-known Tasmanian mining centres
surround Montezuma Antimony Project
including Rosebury (Zn, Pb, Cu), Renison Bell
(Sn), Henty (Au), Zeehan (Pb, Ag, Sn) and Mt
Lyell (Cu)
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project’s deposit (2M2023, EL7-2019) located 14km west of the
Zeehan town ship using state highways and
developed rock-based road tracks
Montezuma West
Beneficiation Infrastructure
(2M-2018, 32M-1988, EL9-2019)
Montezuma East
Antimony-Silver Deposit
Insert Map
(2M-2023, EL7-2019)
➢ Montezuma Antimony Project’s beneficiation
infrastructure site located 15km to the
northwest of the Zeehan township using state
highways
➢ Ample local mining services, pro-mining
culture and very supportive state government
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Surface and development Sampling
Surface grab sampling
Stockpiled mineralisation sampling
➢ Surface grab samples - 5m intervals along a 50m exposure of the deposit
➢ Surface grab samples grades up to 24.5% Sb, 3,050 g/t Ag and 39.1% Pb.
➢ Surface grab samples grades averaged 11.9% Sb, 843 g/t Ag and 18.0% Pb
Development face sampling
➢ LT1 development face averaged 9.31% Sb, 306 g/t Ag and 16.73% Pb
➢ LT2 development face averaged 7.81% Sb, 804 g/t Ag and 10.85% Pb
➢ LT3 development face averaged 6.18% Sb, 301 g/t Ag and 11.71% Pb
Stockpiled mineralisation sampling
➢ Mined mineralisation/waste averaged 4.75% Sb, 239 g/t Ag and 9.36% Pb
➢ Mined mineralisation averaged 9.02% Sb, 769 g/t Ag and 15.47 % Pb
➢ Representative sampling shows good grade continuity
Sample
Sb
Ag
Pb
Sample
Sb
Ag
Pb
Number
%
g/t
%
Number
%
g/t
%
DSO1 All in
4.16
232
8.48
DSO11/22 01
7.96
917
12.85
DSO2 All in
4.30
237
8.87
DSO11/22 02
9.01
672
16.30
DSO3 All in
5.25
244
9.88
DSO11/22 03 10.10
718
17.25
DSO4 All in
5.29
243
10.20
Average
9.02
769
15.47
Average
4.75
239
9.36
Sb
Ag
Development face sampling
Surface grab sampling
Sample
Easting
Northing
RL
Number
m
m
m
LT101
From
To
Interval
Pb
m
m
m
%
g/t
%
0.00
0.50
0.50
17.50
434
34.00
0.50
1.45
0.95
3.07
186
5.26
Sample number
Sb (%)
Ag (g/t)
Pb (%)
SGD+0
6.01
446
10.60
SGD+5
18.30
3,050
18.90
LT103
1.45
1.85
0.40
13.90
431
22.40
0.00
1.85
1.85
9.31
306
16.73
LT102
373154.2
5364182.0
620.0
SGD+10
10.10
1,950
14.00
LT1 Total Interval
SGD+15
17.20
399
29.68
LT201
0.00
0.50
0.50
18.65
2,478
25.80
SGD+25
24.50
501
39.08
LT202
0.50
1.10
0.60
5.90
346
8.49
SGD+30
16.90
640
16.70
LT203
1.10
1.60
0.50
6.78
534
9.21
SGD+35
4.36
124
6.81
LT204
1.60
2.20
0.60
1.54
93
2.13
SGD+40
5.73
175
11.00
LT2 Total Interval
0.00
2.20
2.20
7.81
804
10.85
SGD+45
10.40
158
17.50
LT301
0.00
0.30
0.30
13.65
1,170
21.00
SGD+50
5.12
986
15.80
0.30
0.50
0.20
21.40
462
44.30
Average
11.86
843
18.01
0.50
2.00
1.50
2.66
106
5.51
2.00
6.18
301
11.71
LT302
LT303
LT3 Total Interval
373154.3
373154.0
5364178.1
5364176.3
620.0
620.3
0.00
2.00
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High-Grade Antimony & Silver Lode Deposit
LT1 development face averaged 9.31% Sb, 306 g/t Ag and 16.73% Pb
Montezuma Antimony Project Deposit
0.50 metres
17.5% Sb
434 g/t Ag
34.0% Pb
0.90 metres
3.1% Sb
186 g/t Ag
5.3% Pb`
Charged blast holes
ready to be fired
0.40 metres
13.9% Sb
431 g/t Ag
22.4% Pb
➢
The Montezuma deposit is a structurally
controlled lode hosting high-grade
antimony-silver
➢
Emplaced is primarily within the well-known
Montezuma fault and hosted by a sequence
of turbidites, siltstones, sandstones and
black shale units.
➢
Antimony and lead are contained within
Jamesonite, a lead-iron-antimony sulphide
mineral (Pb4FeSb6S14), a late-stage
hydrothermal mineral forming at moderate
to low temperatures.
➢
Stibnite (Sb2S3) is also relatively abundant.
➢
Also prospective for gold, zinc, copper, tin
and tungsten.
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Drill Sampling
Hole
Montezuma Antimony Project diamond drilling
➢ To date 12 diamond drill holes have intercepted
mineralisation at the Montezuma antimony-silver-lead
deposit
➢ 4 holes from the hanging wall (MZSHW1-4), 8 holes from
the footwall (MZSFW1-8)
➢ All drill core to be logged and re-assayed to JORC 2012
standards
➢ Extensive diamond drill programme of up to 10,000m
is in the final stages of planning
➢ Details are expected to be reported to the market
once mobilisation is underway
➢ The Montezuma deposit remains open to the north,
south and at depth.
MZSFW1
incl.
incl.
MZSFW2
incl.
incl.
MZSFW3
incl.
incl.
MZSFW4
inl
MZSFW5
incl.
incl.
MZSFW6
incl.
incl.
MZSFW7
Incl.
Incl.
MZSFW8
MZSFW8
incl.
MZS01
incl.
MZS02
incl.
MZS03
incl.
MZS04
MZS04
From
(m)
3.00
7.30
8.60
11.00
12.10
14.30
2.50
4.70
9.00
3.00
7.50
0.00
3.30
5.20
3.00
3.00
3.80
15.00
16.70
19.40
3.00
10.00
10.90
19.50
21.00
22.00
23.10
25.20
28.00
10.00
23.00
To Interval
(m)
(m)
12.50
9.50
11.20
3.90
10.50
1.90
19.00
8.00
16.80
4.70
16.00
1.70
13.00 10.50
12.00
7.30
11.00
2.00
12.00
9.00
9.00
1.50
8.60
8.60
8.20
4.90
7.80
2.60
6.80
3.80
5.80
2.80
4.90
1.10
22.00
7.00
20.70
4.00
20.20
0.80
3.50
0.50
15.00
5.00
13.80
2.90
24.30
4.80
23.70
2.70
25.00
3.00
24.00
0.90
30.00
4.80
29.30
1.30
13.00
3.00
30.90
7.90
Sb
(%)
1.86
1.95
5.36
2.13
3.49
5.59
2.98
4.18
12.00
0.17
0.34
5.02
8.59
12.02
1.23
1.55
2.34
3.57
6.05
18.23
1.30
2.75
4.38
0.44
0.74
1.79
5.51
2.31
6.58
0.09
0.14
Ag
(g/t)
291
430
913
223
340
649
263
353
1,030
98
224
738
1,251
1,677
443
543
741
432
722
612
49
280
445
58
79
101
285
329
826
174
25
Au
(g/t)
0.38
0.38
0.66
0.72
1.03
1.08
0.71
0.93
2.37
0.52
2.03
0.70
1.18
1.16
1.23
1.46
1.56
1.03
1.66
1.30
0.35
1.12
1.80
0.28
0.36
0.51
1.33
0.48
0.76
0.14
0.31
Pb
(%)
2.82
2.67
8.33
3.61
5.92
7.99
4.66
6.52
17.80
0.19
0.19
7.28
12.43
17.40
2.01
2.52
3.33
4.60
7.76
22.56
2.59
4.51
7.22
0.78
1.35
4.56
14.30
4.05
11.33
0.12
0.21
Cu
(%)
0.14
0.12
0.37
0.10
0.11
0.17
0.17
0.23
0.61
0.11
0.42
0.32
0.54
0.71
0.21
0.26
0.41
0.17
0.28
0.20
0.27
0.22
0.34
0.06
0.10
0.12
0.35
0.13
0.27
0.05
0.03
Sn
(%)
0.09
0.07
0.21
0.20
0.26
0.10
0.14
0.17
0.39
0.10
0.37
0.16
0.26
0.33
0.10
0.10
0.11
0.10
0.16
0.13
0.15
0.31
0.50
0.06
0.05
0.14
0.27
0.08
0.13
0.11
0.04
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MZSFW8
5.00m @
2.75% Sb
280 g/t Ag
1.12 g/t Au
MZSFW4
9.00m @
0.17% Sb
98 g/t Ag
0.52 g/t Au
7.00m @
3.57% Sb
432 g/t Ag
1.03 g/t Au
?
?
MZSFW2
8.00m @
2.13% Sb
223 g/t Ag
0.72 g/t Au
SGD+50:
5.12% Sb
986 g/t Ag
18.50% Pb
SGD+45:
10.40% Sb
158 g/t Ag
17.5% Pb
g
SGD+40:
5.73% Sb
175 g/t Ag
11.00% Pb
SGD+35:
4.36% Sb
124 g/t Ag
13.81% Pb
MZSFW6
3.80m @
1.23% Sb
443 g/t Ag
1.23 g/t Au
MZS01
4.80m @
0.44% Sb
58 g/t Ag
0.28 g/t Au
MZSFW3
10.50m @
2.98% Sb
263 g/t Ag
0.71 g/t Au
? MZSFW7
SGD+30:
16.90% Sb
640 g/t Ag
16.70% Pb
SGD+25:
24.50% Sb
501 g/t Ag
39.08% Pb
SGD+15:
17.2% Sb
399 g/t Ag
29.68% Pb
SGD+10:
10.10% Sb
1,950 g/t Ag
14.00% Pb
MZSFW1
9.50m @
1.86% Sb
291 g/t Ag
0.38 g/t Au
SGD+5:
18.30% Sb
3,050g/t Ag
18.9% Pb
SGD+0:
6.01% Sb
446 g/t Ag
10.6% Pb
Surface & Drill Sampling – Long Section
Open
MZSFW5
8.60m @
5.02% Sb
738 g/t Ag
0.70 g/t Au
MZS02
3.00m @
1.79% Sb
101 g/t Ag
0.51 g/t Au
MZS04
7.90m @
0.14% Sb
25 g/t Ag
0.31 g/t Au
Modelled
Montezuma
Structure
MZS03
4.80m @
2.31% Sb
329 g/t Ag
0.48 g/t Au
Open
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Exploration Model
Surface Channel
Sampling
SGD+50: 5.12% Sb, 986 g/t Ag
Montezuma Antimony Project
– a model for exploration
Structural geology
➢
Strong shearing and open space fracturing along the
Montezuma Fault
➢
Montezuma structure (striking 012° grid, dipping 75° W),
interception with surface modelled along strike
SGD+45: 10.40% Sb, 158 g/t Ag
Development Face
Sampling
SGD+40: 5.73% Sb, 175 g/t Ag
LT1: 1.8m @ 9.31% Sb, 306g/t Ag
SGD+35: 4.36% Sb, 124 g/t Ag
LT2: 2.20m @ 7.81% Sb, 804g/t Ag
SGD+30: 16.90% Sb, 640 g/t Ag
LT3: 2.0m @ 6.18% Sb, 301g/t Ag
SGD+25: 24.50% Sb, 5.01 g/t Ag
Geochemistry
➢
Historical antimony was rarely assayed – need to use
geochemical associations Sb-Ag-Au-Pb-Cu-Zn-Sn
SGD+15: 17.2% Sb, 399 g/t Ag
➢
Cassiterite (Sn) is relatively resistant to chemical weathering
SGD+10: 10.10% Sb, 1,950 g/t Ag
➢
Sn anomaly over 500m strike
Modelled interception of Montezuma structure with
surface is coincidental with Sn anomaly to the south
SGD+5: 18.30% Sb, 3,050g/t Ag
SGD+0: 6.01% Sb, 446 g/t Ag
Modelled interception of
Montezuma structure with
surface
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Significant Exploration Potential
Surface Channel
Sampling
Montezuma
Sb-Ag
deposit
SGD+50: 5.12% Sb, 986 g/t Ag
SGD+45: 10.40% Sb, 158 g/t Ag
Development Face
Sampling
SGD+40: 5.73% Sb, 175 g/t Ag
LT1: 1.8m @ 9.31% Sb, 306g/t Ag
SGD+35: 4.36% Sb, 124 g/t Ag
LT2: 2.20m @ 7.81% Sb, 804g/t Ag
SGD+30: 16.90% Sb, 640 g/t Ag
LT3: 2.0m @ 6.18% Sb, 301g/t Ag
SGD+25: 24.50% Sb, 5.01 g/t Ag
SGD+15: 17.2% Sb, 399 g/t Ag
SGD+10: 10.10% Sb, 1,950 g/t Ag
Strong Sn soil anomaly
Peak value 1,360 ppm Sn
SGD+5: 18.30% Sb, 3,050g/t Ag
Modelled interception of
Montezuma structure with
surface
SGD+0: 6.01% Sb, 446 g/t Ag
Modelled interception of
Montezuma structure with
surface
Soil Sn contours: Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australia Ltd - Part
Exploration Licence No. 15/76; Progress Report on Exploration
Activities November, 1982 to May, 1983
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Beneficiation Options
X-Ray Sorting System
Producing HG DSO
Hydrometallurgical Options
Producing HG Concentrate
Sodium Pyroantimonate
Synthetic Stibnite
Jamesonite & Stibnite
(Na4Sb2O7)
(Sb2S3)
(Pb4FeSb6S14 & Sb2S3 )
Metallurgical tests to be completed
New idea to be investigated
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Development Strategy and Next Steps at Montezuma
Exploration to include surface and development mapping/sampling, bring existing drilling up to JORC standards,
surface and/or underground drilling
Aim to develop a mineable resource, supporting scaled up beneficiation plant
Development
strategy
Montezuma already has the in-place regulatory approval to mine 1,000 tonnes of material
Development ore will initially be treated through a pilot scale beneficiation plant
Commodity traders have expressed strong off-take interest given tight global antimony supply
Quarter
4Q24
1Q25
2Q25
3Q25
4Q25
Re-assay existing core
Surface mapping/sampling
Next steps at
Montezuma
Finalise metallurgy & DSO option tests
Exploration adit development
Exploration drilling
Pilot plant upgrade/modification
Antimony production
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4
The Antimony Market
Increasing Antimony demand as a result of
the Energy Transition and safety standards
Increasing uses of Antimony
China’s antimony production has fallen by 67%
in the last decade
Source: Bloomberg
➢ Solar panels (photovoltaic cells) to increase
panel efficiency
➢ Defense – ammunition, night-vision goggles,
infrared sensors
➢ High-tech sector – semiconductors, circuit
boards, lighting
➢ Key element in lithium-ion batteries
➢ Fire-retardant – which is increasing in demand
as a result of improving safety standards
following the Grenfell Tower fire in London
➢ Critical to energy transition
Antimony Prices have tripled in the West in just one
year and are up circa 70% in China
➢ Antimony is considered a critical metal by
most countries including Australia, US, UK, EU
➢ Citing national security concerns China has
placed an export controls on antimony
including ban on exports to the US
➢ US has not mined antimony since 2001
Source: USGS, Polyus 2023 Annual Report
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5 Other Lode Resources Antimony and Precious Metals Projects
Summary of New England Fold Belt Projects
NSW
Twin Hills
Gold & Silver
Mt Carrington
Gold & Silver
FMG Resources
Timbarra
Gold & Silver
Project
Licence
Commodity
Units
Area
(km2)
Status
Webbs Consol
EL8933
Silver/Zinc/Lead
16
48
Granted
Webbs Consol
Expanded
EL9454
Silver/Zinc/Lead
53
155
Granted
Uralla
EL8980
Gold
80
237
Granted
Uralla West
EL9087
Gold
22
65
Granted
New England
EL9662
Antimony
399
1,105
Granted
Sandon
EL9319
Antimony
273
809
Granted
1. Webbs Consol Silver – High grade Silver, Zinc,
Lead bearing lodes – Excellent high-grade drill
results
2. Uralla Gold – Intrusive Related Gold System
(IRGS) constituting a significant gold field – Solid
early drill results
3. New England Antimony – Recently acquired
antimony holdings including the historic Magwood
Antimony Mine and 19 recorded antimony prospects
– Antimony is now a considered a highly
strategic commodity
Webbs Consol
Webbs
Silver
Silver
Thor
Gold
Sandon
New England
Antimony
Antimony
Tea Tree
Gold
Uralla
Gold
Hillgrove
Gold & Antinomy
Rocky River
Gold
Okapi Resources
Enmore Gold Discovery
Newmont
Gold
Lode Resources Ltd owns a 2% Net
Smelter Royalty (NSR) and Right of
First Refusal over Thomson Resources
Ltd’s 100% owned Webbs Silver
Project (EL5674) which contains a
significant undeveloped JORC Mineral
Resource Estimate of 2.2Mt @ 205 g/t
AgEq for a contained 14.2 Moz AgEq
and is located 10m to the NE of Webbs
Consol.
Fender
Copper/Zinc
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New England Antimony – Dominant Position in a Highly Strategic Metal
➢
With the grant of EL9662, Lode secured
additional antimony prospects including the
historic Magwood Antimony Mine, a former
primary producer of antimony (Sb)
➢
19 antimony prospects have been recently
identified within Lode’s EL9662 and EL9319
➢
Combined area of 1,914 km2, forming a
strategic antimony exploration portfolio in an
area of significant historical antimony
production
➢
Antimony is considered by most western
nations to be one of the world’s most critical
metals, especially with China announcing the
limitation of antimony exports from 15
September, 2024 due to national security
concerns
Multiple Antimony Prospects
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Magwood Overview
SW
➢
The Magwood mine was in production mainly between 1941 and
1970 with recorded yearly production grades ranging from
4% to 62% Sb and was Australia’s primary antimony producer at
the time
Despite decades of production, Magwood has never been drilled
and there is almost no historical drilling within Lode’s antimony
project area despite the geology being considered highly
prospective for orogenic structurally-controlled antimony
mineralisation. Detailed surface work here is almost nonexistent
➢
First seven years of production average 55% Sb indicating very
selective mining – hand sortin
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