Elizabeth Creek Copper Cobalt Project

The Elizabeth Creek Copper Cobalt Project is centred approximately 30 km south-east of Woomera and 135 km north-west of Port Augusta in South Australia.

The project currently covers 701 km² in the Olympic Dam Copper Province, Australia’s most productive copper belt. The project is located 100 km south of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam copper-gold-uranium mine and 50 km west of OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena copper-gold project.

The project mining centre lies 10 km off the sealed Stuart Highway and is accessed by established unsealed roads. Established access to electrical grid power and scheme water is available in the area. The Adelaide to Perth/Darwin railway runs parallel to the Stuart Highway. Additionally, regular air services are available at Roxby Downs and Port Augusta, and a serviceable airstrip for light aircraft is located on site. Accommodation is available at Woomera.

GEOLOGY

The MG14 and Windabout copper-cobalt deposits at Elizabeth Creek, are hosted by flat-lying undeformed sedimentary rocks of Late Proterozoic Age, deposited on the Stuart Shelf. These platform sediments are referred to as the ‘Cover Sequence’ and unconformably overlie complexly deformed and metamorphosed igneous rocks of the eastern margin of the Archaean Gawler Craton.

The copper-cobalt-silver mineral deposits are composed of sediment-hosted fine-grained sulphides. Copper is primarily hosted in chalcopyrite, with accessory chalcocite and bornite, with Cobalt is primarily in the form of carrolite.

The main mineralisation occurs as well-defined stratabound zones at the upper and lower contacts of the dolomitic shales and arenites of the host Tapley Hill Formation (THF). The THF appears to have been deposited in shallow basin-like structures elongated along a north-west to south-east trend. Elevated base metal values (copper, lead and zinc) occur throughout the unit, but large-scale economic deposits are rare outside of the Elizabeth Creek area.

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RESOURCES AND RESERVES

MG14 & WINDABOUT

The MG14 deposit is a concealed, flat lying body of disseminated copper sulphide mineralisation at 25m depth. It is oriented east-west and is approximately 1,400 m long by 400 m wide with a varying thickness between 3 to 8 m. A JORC 2012 compliant resource was estimated by T. Callaghan in January 2018 with a cut-off grade of 0.5% Cu equivalent.

The Windabout deposit is similar in style to MG14 with copper sulphide mineralisation dipping approximately 5° to the north-east and varying in depth from 55m to 80m. The deposit is elongated east-west and is approximately 2,000 m long by 1,000m wide with varying thickness between 3 to 8 metres. A JORC 2012 compliant resource was estimated by T. Callaghan in January 2018 with a cut-off grade of 0.5% Cu equivalent.

MG14 deposit has a JORC 2012 compliant indicated resource estimate as follows ^[1]

CuEq > 0.5% cut off					CuEq > 1.0% cut-off
Mt	Cu %	Co ppm	Ag g/t	CuEq%	Mt	Cu %	Co ppm	Ag g/t	CuEq%
1.83	1.24	334	14	1.67	1.59	1.33	360	15	1.8

The Windabout deposit has a JORC 2012 compliant indicated resource estimate as follows ^[1]

CuEq > 0.5% cut off					CuEq > 1.0% cut-off
Mt	Cu %	Co ppm	Ag g/t	CuEq%	Mt	Cu %	Co ppm	Ag g/t	CuEq%
17.67	0.77	492	8	1.41	11.86	0.95	599	10	1.73

The currently contemplated mining strategy for MG14 and Windabout mineral deposits is based on the shallow depth, free dig overburden, and their sheet-like and sub-horizontal structure. The MG14 orebody would likely be mined first due to its higher grades and shallow depth while Windabout, with a lower head grade, longer life, and higher stripping ratio would likely be mined subsequently.

Emmie Bluff

The Emmie Bluff prospect in the north of the Elizabeth Creek project area is comprised of the same style of Tapley hosted Cu-Co-Ag mineralisation style as is found at MG14 and Windabout. Emmie Bluff is an underground target, with the top of mineralisation sitting at approximately 400m.

Much like the other deposits, the host rock is largely flat lying, extending over an area of roughly 3km by 2km, with mineralisation split into an upper and lower lode at the Tapley Hill’s contact horizons.

The company has recently defined a significant JORC 2012 compliant maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) at Emmie Bluff, demonstrating the enormous scale of the deposit, which is one of the largest known of its type in Australia.

The Emmie Bluff JORC 2012 compliant mineral resource estimate is as follows^[2]

Category	Copper Equivalent			Copper		Cobalt		Silver		Zinc
Category	Tonnes	Grade (% CuEq)	Contained Metal (t)	Grade (% Cu)	Contained Metal (t)	Grade (ppm Co)	Contained Metal (t)	Grade (g/t Ag)	Contained Metal (MOz)	Grade (% Zn)	Contained Metal (t)
Indicated	37,500,000	1.91%	715,000	1.29%	485,000	590	22,000	17.1	20.6	0.18%	66,000
Inferred	2,700,000	1.30%	36,000	0.94%	46,000	283	1,000	12.1	1.1	0.17%	5,000
Total	40,200,000	1.87%	751,000	1.27%	511,000	569	23,000	16.8	21.7	0.17%	70,000

Competent Person Statement for MG14 and Windabout JORC 2012 Mineral Resource

This report was prepared in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (“JORC Code”) by Tim Callaghan, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (“AusIMM”), has a minimum of five years’ experience in the estimation and assessment and evaluation of Mineral Resources of this style and is the competent Person as defined in the JORC Code. This information accurately summarises and fairly reports his estimations and he has consented to the resource report in the form and context it appears.

The MG14 and Windabout Mineral Resource at the Elizabeth Creek Copper-Cobalt Project has been estimated by Mr Tim Callaghan, an external consultant, and is reported under the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (see Coda Minerals ASX announcement 26 October 2020 titled: Confirmation Statements (JORC)).

Competent Person Statement for Emmie Bluff JORC 2012 Mineral Resource

The information in this statement that relates to the Mineral Resource Estimate is based on work done by Dr Michael Cunningham of Sonny Consulting Services Pty Ltd. Dr Cunningham is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient relevant experience to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activities undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. This information accurately summarises and fairly reports his estimations and he has consented to the resource report in the form and context it appears.

The Emmie Bluff Mineral Resource at the Elizabeth Creek Copper-Cobalt Project has been estimated by Dr Michael Cunningham, an external consultant, and is reported under the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (see Coda Minerals ASX announcement 30 January 2024 titled: Scoping Study Update Delivers Materially Improved Economics).

References

[1] CONFIRMATION OF EXPLORATION TARGET & MINERAL RESOURCE AND ORE RESERVE STATEMENT “https://coda.scriptylion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201026_Coda_ASX-ANN_Confirmation-Statements-JORC.pdf”

[2] STANDOUT 43MT MAIDEN Cu-Co RESOURCE AT EMMIE BLUFF “https://www.codaminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211220_Coda_ASX-ANN_Standout-43Mt-Maiden-Cu-Co-Resource-at-Emmie-Bluff_RELEASE.pdf

SCOPING STUDY

Mining and Processing

The study proposes a two-stage approach to mining and processing at Elizabeth Creek. Stage 1 will involve open-pit mining using conventional drill and blast mining at MG14, with the mineralisation being trucked to a 3 MTPA flotation plant at Emmie Bluff, 40km to the north. The resultant concentrate will be sold into the global market to generate early revenue while preparations for the next stage are underway.

These preparations will include pre-strip of the Windabout deposit, development of a mining decline at Emmie Bluff and the construction of a hydrometallurgical processing plant as an add-on for the flotation plant.

Stage 2 will involve production from the Windabout pit, as well as from the Emmie Bluff underground. Mining at Emmie Bluff will use innovative mechanical cutting via continuous miners and pillar recovery via grout-pack support to maximise extraction and minimise overall mining costs.

Following flotation concentration, mineralisation from Emmie Bluff and Windabout will be fed through the proposed Albion Process^TM based hydrometallurgical plant. At steady state, this plant is expected to produce nearly 26,000 tpa of copper cathode, 1,300 tpa of cobalt as battery-grade cobalt sulphate, 1.15 Moz of silver dore and 4,400 tpa of zinc as zinc carbonate.

Infrastructure

The project has excellent access to established infrastructure, with the fully sealed Stuart Highway and the Adelaide to Perth/Darwin railway passing directly through the project area. The Carrapateena Western Access Road, which the company has the right to access under prior agreements, also passes directly between the MG14 and Windabout deposits.

The Scoping Study assumes access to power from the South Australian grid via substations located immediately adjacent to the project. The company has held preliminary talks with local power providers to confirm the availability of sufficient power. The Scoping Study calls for a 12 hole borefield to be established to provide water for the flotation plant, and the company will pursue access to alternate water sources, such as the proposed Northern Water pipeline, as they become available.

ESG

The project has excellent ESG credentials, and aims to be one of the greenest sources of Copper and Cobalt worldwide. South Australia’s electricity grid has one of the highest penetrations of renewables worldwide, with the percentage set to increase in coming years. Preliminary environmental and heritage surveys have not indicated any major expected impacts, and Coda continues to develop strong and positive relationships with local stakeholders.

South Australia is ranked 3^rd in the Fraser Institute’s Policy Perception Index. Coda anticipates a straightforward permitting process, and has commenced early stage, long-lead time data collection to feed in to its environmental approvals.

Project Economics

Lifetime production for the project is expected to be:

337 kt Copper,
4 kt Cobalt
3 Moz Silver
54 kt Zinc

Resulting in net revenue of over $6.6 billion and a net free cash flow of $1.75 billion. Anticipated AISC has been estimated at US $1.73/lb Cu.

The project has an estimated Net Present Value _{(Discount Rate 8%, Pre-Tax)} of $826M and an Internal Rate of Return of 31%.

Emmie IOCG

In 2021, Coda drilled its first deep drillhole into the Emmie IOCG prospect, an extensive gravity anomaly with historical haematite and low grade copper and gold anomalism known from historical drilling. Emmie IOCG is a geologically distinct project compared with Coda’s other deposits, being of the Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) type, similar to other major mines in the region such as Carrapateena and Olympic Dam.

The company’s initial drillhole encountered 200m of intensely haematite altered sediments and granites, including sulphide mineralisation over a length of approximately 50m, and 35m @ >1% Cu. This represented the best IOCG intercept at the Emmie Bluff prospect and confirmed the presence of a significant accumulation of ore-grade copper at the prospect.

Coda followed up this initial success with additional drilling, ultimately drilling nine parent holes and numerous wedges to begin to delineate a major IOCG system. Better intersections included:

EBD3W2	803m	27m @	2.0% Cu, 0.29 g/t Au
EBD3W2	912m	42m @	1.2% Cu, 0.28 g/t Au

EB18W2	815m	24m @	2.2% Cu, 0.29 g/t Au
EB18W2	902m	13m @	3.5% Cu, 0.64 g/t Au

After this drilling campaign with detailed geophysical survey and interpretations.

Emmie IOCG is made up of multiple laterally extensive stratiform lenses of high grade mineralisation radiating out from a pair of WNW dipping structures.

Based on the current geological model, pregnant fluid moved up these structures in multiple mineralising pulses at relatively low pressure until a granitic thrust sheet prevented upward migration, forcing fluid seepage into preferentially permeable strata. which facilitated fluid flow and formed the distinctive tabular mineralised bodies as well as the lateral zonation of sulphides.

The deposit is largely open along strike to the north and south, and represents a drill-ready growth project for the broader Elizabeth Creek Copper Project.

Forward Looking Statements

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