Axiom Mining Limited provided the following update on its Isabel Nickel Project. Operations on San Jorge mine are focused on mining, stockpiling and ore drying. There is high demand for the San Jorge product because of its consistent expected quality and nickel grades. Therefore, Axiom's first shipment is not just about revenue, but proving ability to deliver this consistent expected quality and grade of nickel ore. The Solomon Islands national general election scheduled for 3 April 2019 and recent poor weather conditions hampered barge availability and the shipment of ore. This has meant the reschedule of first shipment of nickel ore to April 2019. A buyer for the first shipment of nickel is confirmed with subsequent bulk ore carrier ship scheduled for loading between 15 to 20 April 2019. Stockpiled ore is undergoing drying. Mining and stockpiling continues and will be ongoing. The initial targeted areas for mining have undergone grade control drilling with most of it at 25m x 25m spacing. These results are providing the customer/s a high degree of confidence in the agreed contracted product Axiom is to provide. Quality control is a significant concern to nickel ore consumers given that a lot of nickel laterite miners in the Asia Pacific region cannot guarantee the quality or the ore specifications of the product delivered onto a ship /to the customer. This may be attributable to poor drilling and sampling techniques or, in some cases, no drilling or sampling taking place at all. Therefore, with Axiom's higher standards of operation, preparation and customer service, the Company aims to be able to achieve a premium price for the San Jorge product and /or generate and maintain firm demand for the Axiom product from San Jorge. These initial targeted areas, currently being mined by Axiom, are located close to shore, providing the Company with efficiency benefits, eg. short haul distances and associated savings such as fuel and maintenance costs.