Chalice Mining Limited advises that initial low-impact diamond drilling has now commenced at the Hartog Target within its 100%-owned Julimar Ni-Cu-PGE Project in Western Australia. Drilling has commenced on existing access tracks (used for fire access and by the general public) following approval from the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), allowing the Company to assess the mineral potential of the area while minimising the environmental impact of its exploration activities. The initial drill locations at Hartog have been selected based on their ease of access and will be drilled using track-mounted diamond drill rigs that will operate wholly within the footprint of the existing tracks, with no disturbance or clearing of vegetation required. The drill rigs have fully contained above-ground drilling fluids systems, which means that no excavation of drilling sumps is required and all waste will be disposed of outside the forest. Chalice's exploration drilling in the Julimar State Forest is strictly governed by the Stage 2 Conservation Management Plan (CMP), developed in consultation with the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and approved by the WA State Government on 29 December 2021. Together with the CMP, Chalice has a number of other key compliance requirements and management plans in place. The low-impact drilling program is expected to have no impact on the
ongoing recreational use of the forest.