PLUTONIC GOLD BELT - Plutonic East and K2 Mineral Resource Update

In This Article:

Updates provide foundation for near term development plans

  • Since 1 July 2023, Catalyst has been re-estimating Reserves and Resources for all deposits across the Plutonic Gold Belt

  • K2 and Plutonic East are near term developments for Catalyst and the updated Mineral Resources will underpin Catalyst's organic growth plans

  • Mineral Resources for K2 are:

    • 0.7Mt at 3.6g/t Au for 81,000oz

  • Mineral Resources for Plutonic East are:

    • 2.2Mt at 2.5g/t Au for 182,000oz

  • K2 and Plutonic East have existing underground declines.  As a result they will have low start-up costs and are incremental ore sources for Plutonic's underutilised mill.  These Mineral Resources are an important step toward bringing these deposits into production.

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Catalyst Metals Limited (Catalyst or the Company) (ASX: CYL) is pleased to provide updated Mineral Resource Estimates for the K2 and Plutonic East underground mines.

Plutonic East and K2 represent near term developments for Catalyst.  These Resources provide the foundation for Catalyst's approach to developing and mining these deposits.

Catalyst's MD & CEO, James Champion de Crespigny, said:

"Catalyst is rapidly progressing developments across the Plutonic Gold Belt.  Our strong balance sheet, supported by stable operations will allow us to prudently bring developments into production and utilise the excess mill capacity at Plutonic. 

"The updated Resources at K2 and Plutonic East will form the basis of Catalyst's development and mine planning.  They are an important step towards taking these projects into production. 

Since consolidating the Plutonic Gold Belt in July 2023, Catalyst has been systematically re-evaluating previous Mineral Resource Estimates across the Plutonic Belt.

Catalyst considered that a new approach to estimation was appropriate.  To date, this approach has been validated through the improved operating performance of the Plutonic Gold Mine.

Figure 1: Plutonic Gold Belt showing locations of Plutonic East and K2 (CNW Group/Catalyst Metals LTD.)
Figure 1: Plutonic Gold Belt showing locations of Plutonic East and K2 (CNW Group/Catalyst Metals LTD.)

K2 Underground Mineral Resources

The Mineral Resource Statement for the K2 Underground Mineral Resource estimate was prepared during July 2024 and is reported according to the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the 'JORC Code') 2012 edition.

The Mineral Resource estimate includes 81,734 m of drilling from 844 reverse circulation (RC) drill holes and 78 diamond drillholes (DD) including RC holes with diamond tails (RCD, DD/RC) completed since 1990. The depth from surface to the current vertical limit of the K2 Underground Mineral Resources is approximately 250m (390 mRL).