ASX RELEASE 11 APRIL 2022

Belele Copper Mineralisation Extended Down Dip

Drilling has begun at Dingo Pass

Highlights

  • • Five new holes drilled at Belele testing extensions to recently intersected copper mineralisation have been completed.

  • • Drilling has confirmed significant lateral and depth extensions to the sulphide mineralisation.

  • • Altered sulphide zone is now confirmed over a strike of at least 450m.

  • • A deep hole underneath hole 4 has confirmed:

    • ⁻ the intensity of the sulphides and copper increase with increasing depth

    • ⁻ Alteration zone has expanded from a width of 40m to circa 100m

    • ⁻ Mineralisation extends to a depth of at least 400m and remains open (extent of the conductor modelled from surface)

    • ⁻ Visual estimates, supported by hand held XRF analysis suggest a higher grade copper intersection than intersected in hole BRC004.

  • • Drilling has begun at the Dingo Pass Prospect targeting conductive nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation with coincident anomalous surface geochemistry.

  • • DRC001 has intersected targeted sulphides.

  • • DRC003 conductor not intersected. Multiple zones of minor sulphides, including traces of chalcopyrite and nickel bearing sulphide within mafic rock (based on XRF spot analysis) intersected. Downhole EM planned to test for massive sulphide.

Belele

A total of 10 holes have been completed at Belele into conductive sulphide mineralisation. The previously reported zone of shearing, alteration and sulphide mineralisation extends over the full 450m strike extent of the drilling to date. In the southwest a single deep hole, BRC008, has been drilled to a maximum depth of approximately 400m beneath previous drilling (Figure 1,2 & 3). Visual estimates, supported by handheld XRF analysis suggest that the intensity of sulphides (pyrite-pyrrhotite +/-chalcopyrite) is indeed increasing with depth. This is as would be expected for a VMS system on its side (see DM1 ASX release 9 March). Further work is planned once assays for the recent holes have been received.

Hole 4 intersection 44m @ 0.14% Cu, from 140-184m, incl 12m @ 0.32% Cu, from 148-160m, incl 4m @ 0.51% Cu, from 152-156m 200ppm lower cut-off

Copper correlates with sulphide intensity in BRC004

BRC008 Yellow histogram = Sulphide intensity (based on visual estimates / hand held XRF analysis)

Figure 2. NW-SE cross section of southernmost drilling at Belele.

Figure 3. Belele plan

view showing drill

collars and traces

with modelled

conductor

BRC001

BRC002

BRC003

BRC004

BRC008 100m

Dingo Pass

Three holes have been completed at Dingo Pass targeting three separate conductors. Hole 1 intersected a narrow zone of pyrrhotite mineralisation sufficient to explain the conductor in a mafic amphibolite. Hole 2 failed to reach the targeted depth of the conductor. Hole 3 intersected a thick zone of mafic amphibolite with multiple narrow zones of minor sulphides, including traces of chalcopyrite and a nickel bearing sulphide (based on XRF spot analysis), however none of the zones contained sufficient sulphide content to explain the conductor. The conductor and any potential massive sulphides remain undiscovered. Downhole EM is planned for this hole to better target any massive sulphides.

The remaining conductive targets at the Dome prospect require a track mounted drill rig due to the terrain. These are the highest conductance anomalies within the entire Dingo Pass license package and are coincident with the highest anomalous nickel, copper and PGE's in soils. Desert Metals is actively trying to source a track mounted rig and will commence drilling on the Dome as soon as one is secured.

The Dingo Pass program is being co-funded by the State Government Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) with a grant of $150,000. The EIS directly supports explorers in Western Australia through a competitive program which offers co-funding to innovative exploration drilling projects.

Figure 4a) modelled high conductance plates from ground EM over RTP magnetic data at Dingo Pass with proposed drill hole locations. White - holes yet to drill. Red - already drilledFigure 4b) modelled high conductance plates from ground EM over 100m depth slice of conductivity inversion of airborne EM data.

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