Santana Minerals Limited announced further significant results from the 100% owned Bendigo-Ophir Project. Resource extension drilling since September 2021 has focused primarily on the Rise and Shine (RAS) deposit, resulting in a 6-fold increase in RAS inferred resources and consequently a 3-fold increase in overall Global Rise and Shine Shear Zone (RSSZ) resources. The new Global MRE of 1.9Moz @ 1.8g/t Au (top-cut, 0.5g/t lower cut-off) includes mineral resources at RAS, Come-in-Time (CIT), Shreks (SHR) and Shreks East (SRE) deposits.

Drilling is continuing to expand the resources beyond the new 1.9Moz platform. RSSZ Deposits - Extension Drilling: Four RSSZ deposits, CIT, RAS, SHR and SRE extend 4 kilometres NW-SE along strike and contain the current 1,9Koz inferred gold resources. All deposits remain open at depth.

The new global MRE of 1.9Moz @ 1.8g/t Au at a lower cut-off grade of 0.5g/t Au (2.1Moz @ 1.4 g/t Au at a 0.25 g/t cut-off grade), forms a robust platform for additional resources and presently, drilling is primarily focusing on expanding the 1.7Moz resource at RAS and testing the down plunge extensions at the CIT and SHR deposits. Three DD rigs are now operating and a total of 12,457 metres have been completed since January 2022. Latest Drill Assay Results from RAS: RAS drillhole MDD051 has delivered a significant result (Appendix 1 RAS) that was flagged when multiple intervals of visible gold (VG) were logged.

MDD051 has a continuous intercept of 42.9 metres @ 7.3 g/t Au from 152.1 metres including: 20m @ 11.8g/t Au (1.5g/t lower cut-off) from 161m with 10.4, 12.9, 13.6, 13.9, 36.1, 63.0, 65.7 g/t Au over 1-metre intervals. Drillhole MDD051 was drilled 100m east of MDD009 to test mineralisation that remained open on EW section N5017120 and the results are the strongest from the Project area to date eclipsing those from MDD044 located 1 kilometre to the north. MDD044 returned an aggregate intercept of 42.1 metres @ 5.07 g/t Au between 356 and 404 metres.

MDD051, and drillholes MDD009 and MDD010 to the west (EW section N5017120) in the southern sector of RAS appear to form the southern extent of a high-grade zone that is aligned oblique (NNW) to the overall 350-metre-wide NNE trending shallow plunging RAS shoot. Mineralisation remains open to the east. RAS drillholes MDD053 and MDD055 on EW section N5018080 at the northern extent of RAS also delivered significant results Appendix 1 RAS).

MDD053 has a continuous intercept of 12.3 metres @ 2.9 g/t Au from 306.7 metres including: 9m @ 3.8g/t Au (1.5g/t lower cut-off) from 308m with 19.9 g/t Au over 1-metre interval MDD055 has a continuous intercept of 28.4 metres @ 3.7 g/t Au from 311.6 metres including: 19.4m @ 4.6g/t Au (1.5g/t lower cut-off) from 311.6m with 5.2, 5.4, 6.1, 8.1, 39.7g/t Au over 1-metre intervals. Drillholes MDD053 and MDD055 are proximal to MDD044 and confirm continuity of strong mineralisation in this northern sector of RAS. Partial results have been received from a further three RAS drillholes with the following intercepts: MDD047 (Section N5018080, eastern fringe) 11 metres @ 0.89 g/t Au from 359 metres, MDD048R (Section N5017480, western fringe) 3 metres @ 1.20 g/t Au from 206 metres, MDD050 (Section N5017480, eastern fringe) 1 metre @ 0.59 g/t Au from 267 metres.

These latter results effectively close off shoot mineralisation to the east and west outside these localities. Results are pending from the lower sector of these holes together with MDD060 in the north and MDD054 near the eastern fringe in the central sector of RAS. Significant coarse visible gold (VG) was logged in MDD054 with the intercept deserving the title jewellery box.