17 CENTAURUS METALS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT Copper-Gold Exploration Drilling and geophysical surveys have confirmed significant high-grade mineralisation primarily at the Nelore West and East Prospects, with both prospects showing potential for expansion through future step-out drilling. Drilling at Nelore West intersected multiple high-grade copper breccias along a 3.5km magnetic trend at the BIF–mafic contact, returning a best drill result of 36.7m at 1.58% Cu from 219.5m (BON-DD-25-028). The mineralised trend plunges east-southeast, with opportunities for further growth between two interpreted breccia bodies and below the granitic sill. Drilling at Nelore East resulted in a shallow copper-gold discovery, with best drilling results of 11.5m at 2.84% Cu and 0.90g/t Au from 91.9m and 6.8m at 1.89% Cu and 1.08g/t Au from 107.6m (BON-DD-25-040). The combination of a strong copper-gold association and consistency with Carajás-style IOCG analogues underscores the high prospectivity of the area. Rio Novo Tenement Historical exploration at Rio Novo includes soil sampling, IP surveys and diamond drilling. The previous owner only completed 1,465m of diamond drilling, with eight of the eleven initial holes intersecting copper mineralisation and alteration similar to that seen at Boi Novo. Historical assays from Rio Novo include 2.4m @ 4.08% Cu and 0.25g/t Au from 86.8m11 (RN-DD-008). The broader tenement has seen no previous electromagnetic (EM) geophysics or systematic soil sampling, both of which were instrumental to defining copper-gold mineralisation at Boi Novo. Fixed-loop and down hole electromagnetic (FLEM/DHEM) surveys have identified new conductors for follow-up drilling, with structural data integration underway to prioritise targets. Over the next 12 months, work will focus on follow-up drilling of priority copper targets across the expanded Boi Novo tenure. This will be supported by expanded DHEM/FLEM and drone-magnetics surveys as well as soil sampling to refine targeting. Metallurgical testwork will continue to optimise both the copper-gold and iron ore processing routes. Iron Ore Exploration Drilling at Boi Novo has intersected broad zones of oxide and fresh itabirite iron ore over a strike extent of more than 6km, with drilling and mapping confirming extensive BIF-hosted iron mineralisation across multiple prospects, returning thick intersections including 85.0m at 33.2% Fe from surface (BON-DD-25-043). A maiden JORC 2012 iron ore exploration target was calculated for Boi Novo, comprising 520–780Mt at 30–35% Fe to 150m depth, based on geophysics, mapping, drilling and geophysics across four prospects (Bufalo, Guzera, Nelore and Zebu). The potential quantity and grade of the exploration target are conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain whether further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource. Preliminary bench-scale beneficiation testwork using a simple, low-intensity magnetic separation process successfully produced a 63–67% Fe blast-furnace pellet feed, with potential for ~69% Fe concentrates and mass recoveries up to 39%. Figure 6: Location Map showing the Rio Novo and Boi Novo Projects with underlying geology
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