Delta commences Strategic Review of Mt Ida Gold Assets
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
26 September 2024
Delta Lithium Appoints Financial Advisor for Strategic
Review of Mt Ida Gold Opportunity
Highlights:
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Strategic Review commenced to assess the best path to deliver shareholder value from the Mt Ida
Project
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Bell Potter has been appointed as Financial Advisor to the Strategic Review
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Mt Ida is underpinned by a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of:
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6.6 Mt @ 3.5g/t Au for 752,000 ounces (at various cut-off grades) 1
Including the Baldock, which is one of the highest-grade undeveloped deposits in WA
containing 4.8Mt @ 4.4g/t Au for 674,000 oz1
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Internal scoping study recently completed
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Project is shovel-ready with all Mining Approvals granted for Open Pit and Underground mining at
the Baldock Deposit
Delta Lithium Limited (ASX: DLI) (“Delta Lithium” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has
commenced a formal strategic review (“Strategic Review”) of the gold opportunity at the Mt Ida Gold Project
(“Mt Ida Gold” or “Project”).
Delta Lithium has appointed Bell Potter Securities Limited (“Bell Potter”) as financial adviser to conduct the
Strategic Review and explore various options for Mt Ida Gold.
Delta Lithium will use the Strategic Review to determine how to best monetise the substantial gold potential
of the Baldock deposit, and broader assets package that comprises Mt Ida Gold. The decision is in line with
Delta Lithium’s strategy to maintain a principal focus on its lithium assets at the Mt Ida Lithium Project and
the Yinnetharra Project. There is no guarantee that the Strategic Review will result in any specific
transactional outcome.
Commenting on the Strategic Review Managing Director, James Croser said:
“Delta Lithium's Strategic Review of Mt Ida Gold is a considered decision, catalysed by the significant recent
growth in its Mineral Resource, and its emerging potential as a significant high-grade gold operation.
“The broader Mt Ida Project is a fantastic asset, hosting both sizeable gold and lithium Resources. Our
shareholders know our core focus is lithium, and we will always look at the best way to deliver value creation
for our shareholders.
“With the body of technical work we have recently completed on the gold opportunity, including a meaningful
Resource upgrade, an internal Scoping Study, metallurgical test work, and approvals for open pit and
underground mining, it makes sense for us to consider all options for its ongoing development.
1,Refer to the Company's announcement titled '[Mt Ida Gold MRE Update]' dated [28 June 2024] available on its ASX Markets
Announcement Platform for further information.
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We will assess the outcomes of this Strategic Review against Delta Lithium's own development options, to
ascertain the best way forward.”
Mt Ida Gold
Mt Ida is located approximately 100km northwest of Menzies, and approximately 225km by road from
Kalgoorlie in Western Australia’s prolific Eastern Goldfields mining region (Figure 1). The Project area
resides on granted mining leases and is approved for open pit and underground mining at Baldock, which
hosts the majority of the high-grade gold Mineral Resource at Mt Ida.
The Strategic Review will progress in parallel with ongoing development studies and exploration. The recent
scoping study contemplated a toll treating or ore purchase agreement for the gold resource only, while
preserving the lithium resource for a future investment decision.
Figure 1: Location of Mt Ida Project with Gold and Lithium Resources stated
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Delta Lithium has completed metallurgical test work with favourable results, has received all permitting for
both open pit and underground mining, and has identified additional drill targets with the aim of growing the
existing 752koz resource to >1Moz and position Mt Ida as a genuine standalone scale project.
Ongoing work at Mt Ida includes advancing metallurgical and geotechnical studies to a sufficient level of
detail for a future Reserve Statement, and progressing towards completion of a Prefeasibility Study. Studies
for a standalone process plant option are also continuing, along with extensional and exploration drilling to
grow the MRE.
Release authorised by the Managing Director on behalf of the Board of Delta Lithium Limited.
For further information, please contact:
Delta Lithium
James Croser, Managing Director
Peter Gilford, CFO & Co Sec
+61 8 6109 0104
info@deltalithium.com.au
Investor/Media Enquiries
Sodali & Co
Michael Weir
+61 402 347 032
About Delta Lithium
Delta Lithium (ASX: DLI) is an exploration and development company focused on bringing high-quality, lithium-bearing pegmatite deposits, located
in Western Australia, into production. With current global JORC compliant resources of 40.4Mt@1.1%Li2O, strong balance sheet and an
experienced team driving the exploration and development workstreams, Delta Lithium is rapidly advancing its Projects.
The Mt Ida Project has coincident gold and lithium orebodies and holds a critical advantage over other developers with existing Mining Leases and
an approved Mining Proposal for both OP & UG mining. Delta Lithium is pursuing a development pathway to unlock maximum value for shareholders.
Delta Lithium is currently drilling to extend the high-grade gold resources at Mt Ida Gold.
Delta Lithium also holds the highly prospective Yinnetharra Lithium Project that is already showing signs of becoming one of Australia’s most exciting
lithium regions, with exciting lithium discoveries at the Malinda and Jamesons prospects. The Company is currently conducting exploration activities
at Yinnetharra with drilling and fieldwork ongoing throughout 2024 across our large tenure package, testing additional targets and building on the
Maiden Resource released in December 2023.
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Indicated
Cut off
Open cut Au
0.5 g/t
0.0 g/t Au
Cut off
Underground
1.5 g/t Au
Deposit
Inferred
Tonnes
Grade
Ounces
Tonnes
Grade
Ounces
Tonnes
Grade
Ounces
(000s)
g/t Au
(000s)
(000s)
g/t Au
(000s)
(000s)
g/t Au
(000s)
Baldock
1,345
4.9
209.0
1,512
3.2
158
2,857
4.0
367
Kestrel
-
-
-
570
1.6
29
570
1.6
29
Golden Vale
-
-
-
496
1.7
27
496
1.7
27
Mt Ida Tailings
-
-
-
500
0.5
8
500
0.5
8
Baldock
180
5.8
33.0
1,780
4.8
274
1,960
4.9
307
Kestrel
-
-
-
220
1.9
14
220
1.9
14
Golden Vale
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
500
0.5
8
500
0.5
8
Mt Ida Tailings
All
Total
Baldock
1,525
4.9
242.0
3,292
4.1
432
4,817
4.4
674
Kestrel
-
-
-
790
1.7
43
790
1.7
43
Golden Vale
-
-
-
496
1.7
27
496
1.7
27
1,525
4.9
242.0
5,078
3.1
510
6,603
3.5
752
Total
Table 1 Mt Ida Gold Mineral Resource Estimate
Competent Person's Statement
Information in this announcement that relates to exploration results is based upon work undertaken by Mr. Shane Murray, a Competent Person who
is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG). Mr. Murray has sufficient experience that 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’ (JORC Code). Mr. Murray is an employee of
Delta Lithium and consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this report which relates to Mineral Resources for the gold deposits at the Mt Ida Project was prepared by Michael Andrew an
employee of Snowden Optiro. Mr Andrew is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience relevant
to the style of mineralisation, the type of deposit under consideration and to the activity undertaken to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in
the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Andrew consents to the
inclusion of the information in the release in the form and context in which it appears.
Past Exploration results and Mineral Resource Estimates reported in this announcement have been previously prepared and disclosed by Delta
Lithium in accordance with JORC 2012. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the
information included in these market announcements. The Company confirms that the form and content in which the Competent Person's findings
are presented here have not been materially modified from the original market announcement, and all material assumptions and technical
parameters underpinning Mineral Resource Estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Refer to www.deltalithium.com.au for details on past exploration results and Mineral Resource Estimates.
Disclaimer
This release may include forward-looking and aspirational statements. These statements are based on Delta Lithium management’s expectations
and beliefs concerning future events as of the time of the release of this announcement. Forward-looking and aspirational statements are necessarily
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are outside the control of Delta Lithium, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from such statements. Delta Lithium makes no undertaking to subsequently update or revise the forward looking or aspirational statements
made in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, except as required by applicable laws and the ASX Listing
Rules.
Refer to www.deltalithium.com.au for past ASX announcements.
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