Pensana Plc reported on analytical results received from sampling at the Sulima West and Benge Novo targets completed in 2022. Both targets occur within the Coola Exploration License (N o 059/02/T.P/ANG-MIREMPET/2020) located 40 kilometres north of Longonjo. Results recently received include: analytical results from the soil sampling programme conducted over the Sulima West carbonatite rare earth element (REE) target in October of last year; whole rock geochemistry and analytical results for the significant apatite-maghemite-monazite outcrop at Sulima West; and XRD, whole rock geochemistry and analytical Results of Benge Novo alkaline complex deeply weathered clays for bauxite and ionic clay potential.

Two hundred and thirty-eight soil samples were collected on a 50 m x 50 m sample spacing over an area of 650 m x 800 m covering the area of identified historic trenches and surroundings at the Sulima West target. Individual soil samples are from 10-20 cm below surface, were sieved to <0.5 mm, bagged and dispatched for ICP-MS analysis at IGEO Laboratories, Luanda. QA/QC samples were submitted, and the laboratory results were within acceptable limits.

The soil sampling clearly identifies an area of approximately 500 m x 300 m (~15 hectares) with >2% TREO in soils within which a zone with >3% TREO is delineated. Five of the historic trenches excavated during the 1970?s are included within the >2% TREO soil anomaly. Due to safety issues such as possible wall collapse only the southernmost trench (Trench 1) has been logged and sampled to date.

Trench 1 comprises 68 m of iron/manganese enriched lateritised regolith and was sampled at 2 m intervals returning values of between 0.3 and 9.7% TREO, with an average of 3.4% TREO over 68 meters reported. Pit 1, which occurs within the >4% TREO in soil anomaly, returned 4.3% TREO over a vertical distance of 6 metres. The remaining 4 historic trenches within the anomaly will be cleaned and made safe and will be sampled during late 2023.

A large portion of the >4% TREO in soil anomaly occurs to the SE of the historic trenches and this area will be trenched and sampled during 2023. Apatite-Maghemite-Monazite Sample A representative sample of the 800 m2 outcropping secondary, supergene apatite-maghemite-monazite regolith has been submitted for Mineral Liberation Analysis at SGS laboratories, South Africa. This work is currently in progress.

Initial whole rock geochemistry results received from SGS returned 26.8% CaO, 40.5% Fe2O3, 22% P2O5, 2.4% TiO2 and 0.7% TREO. These results indicate that approximately 50% of the rock is apatite. Further work is being done to delineate the extent of this rock type the area having the potential to host a significant phosphate resource.

Benge Novo Clay Sampling Whole rock geochemistry and analytical results of clays collected from the deeply weathered Benge Novo alkaline complex were received. Clays were collected to determine possible bauxite and ionic clay potential. The clays showed a low Al2O3 content (<18%) with no bauxite minerals identified, however, the clays typically contain up to 1600 ppm TREO.

The REE distribution shows a typical LREE distribution. XRF reports 65% SiO2, 18% Al2O3, 4.4% K2O and 3.5% Fe2O3. XRD work reported 46% quartz, 23% microcline, 26% kaolinite and 5% phlogopite.

The Benge Novo complex is vast (10 km minimum in diameter) and soil covered. Further mapping, sampling and geophysics is required to effectively assess and explore this prospective alkaline complex.