The Day's Play Edition 110: Fluorspar system expands, Guinea gold deal secured, bornite zone grows | OD6, DES, MC2

THE COIN TOSS

OD6 - OD6 Metals confirmed a substantially larger high-grade fluorspar system at Horseshoe with channel sampling returning 50m @ 63.9% CaF₂ from surface.

DES - DeSoto Resources secured its first Guinea acquisition package covering 7 gold projects across 591.43km² through the High Guinea Gold alliance with Fortuna.

MC2 - Marimaca Copper extended the central high-grade bornite zone 300m south at Pampa Medina with drilling returning 6m @ 6.11% Cu and 24.0g/t Ag.

BTR - Brightstar Resources delivered further high-grade Sandstone gold intercepts ahead of an imminent Mineral Resource update.

CPN - Caspin Resources extended the Errol's Zone beyond the current Kelpie Resource with a record 20m @ 2.11% Sn intercept from drilling.

MM1 - Midas Minerals expanded high-grade copper-silver mineralisation at T-13 West, with infill drilling defining a new high-grade core.

PAT - Patriot Resources confirmed a new copper-silver-zinc-cobalt discovery at Tonic, with maiden drilling confirming broad mineralisation from surface.

OZM - OzAurum Resources delivered up to 82% heap leach gold recovery from James Stage 1 ore at Mulgabbie North.

BTM - Breakthrough Minerals commenced resource expansion drilling at the Turpentine copper-gold deposit targeting northern and down-dip extensions beyond the current resource.

ITM - iTech Minerals validated pXRF as a first-pass targeting tool and defined a new gold-antimony mineralised zone at Falchion.

KNI - Kuniko commenced Phase 2 drilling to test extensions to new high-grade gold-silver discoveries at the Commonwealth–Silica Hill Project ahead of an updated Mineral Resource Estimate.

OD6 Metals (ASX:OD6)

High-grade fluorspar system expands with 50m surface interval

The Play

• Channel sampling confirmed 50m @ 63.9% CaF₂ from surface at Horseshoe.

• Expanded sampling returned 22m @ 70.7% CaF₂ in the north-west wall.

• 118 channel samples averaged 64.4% CaF₂, with 84% grading above 50% CaF₂.

• Channel sampling confirmed mineralised widths of 60m.

• Mineralisation remains open up-dip beneath the silicified cap and down-dip beneath talus cover.

The Pitch

• Quinn Fluorspar Project is located in Nevada, approximately 220km north of Las Vegas.

• Horseshoe hosts replacement-style fluorspar mineralisation exposed in a historic open pit.

• Fluorspar mineralisation occurs as replacement deposits, breccias and veins within limestone.

• The Quinn acquisition remains subject to shareholder approval on 20 July 2026.

• The project comprises the Horseshoe, Mammoth and Big Jim prospects.

The Next Overs

• Finalise shareholder approval and complete the Quinn acquisition.

• Complete geological modelling, drill targeting and metallurgical testwork.

• Lodge bulk sample permit applications and prepare the maiden drilling program.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

DeSoto Resources (ASX:DES)

Guinea alliance secures first 7-project acquisition package

The Play

• HGG signed a Heads of Agreement for 7 Guinea gold projects.

• The acquisition package covers 591.43km² in the Siguiri Basin.

• The transaction uses staged payments linked to tenure and exploration milestones.

• The HOA includes a 3-month due diligence period and portfolio exclusivity.

• The package provides a platform for project review, tenure validation and exploration planning.

The Pitch

• The projects are located within Guinea's Siguiri Basin.

• High Guinea Gold is the DeSoto–Fortuna joint venture entity.

• Fortuna holds a 70% initial interest and DeSoto holds 30%.

• Fortuna will solely fund exploration until the later of 3 years or US$12.5M across agreed Projects.

• The alliance excludes DeSoto's existing 100%-owned tenements and tenements under application.

The Next Overs

• Complete legal, corporate and tenure due diligence.

• Prioritise targets across the 7-project package.

• Agree definitive transaction documents and exploration-phase milestones.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Marimaca Copper (ASX:MC2)

High-grade bornite zone extends 300m south at Pampa Medina

The Play

• SPRD-07 extended the central high-grade bornite zone 300m south.

• SPRD-07 returned 6m @ 6.11% Cu and 24.0g/t Ag.

• SPRD-07 also returned 40m @ 2.04% Cu and 11.1g/t Ag.

• SPRD-08B intersected mineralisation in basement metasediments for the first time.

• SPRD-09, drilled 300m south of SPRD-07, extended the mineralised sequence.

The Pitch

• Pampa Medina is a manto-style copper deposit in Chile's Antofagasta Region.

• Copper-silver mineralisation is hosted in sedimentary units and volcaniclastics.

• The central sulphide zone is dominated by bornite-chalcocite mineralisation.

• Multiple stacked manto-style copper-silver horizons occur across the sedimentary and volcanic sequence.

• Pampa Medina is located approximately 28km east of the Marimaca Oxide Deposit.

The Next Overs

• Continue delineation drilling across the central Area of Interest.

• Define the identified oxide extensions.

• Complete step-out drilling to test broader system extensions.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR)

High-grade Sandstone drilling supports imminent resource update

The Play

• Drilling returned high-grade gold intercepts across the Sandstone Gold Project.

• Achilles returned 6m @ 6.90g/t Au and 2m @ 29.5g/t Au.

• Indomitable East returned 15m @ 3.41g/t Au and 7m @ 6.18g/t Au.

• Bull Oak and Two Mile Hill returned broad mineralised intervals with high-grade gold.

• Diamond and RC drilling returned results from multiple Sandstone deposits.

The Pitch

• Sandstone hosts a Mineral Resource of 2.4Moz @ 1.5g/t Au.

• The Sandstone Hub includes Achilles, Indomitable East, Bull Oak, Two Mile Hill, Montague-Boulder and Whistler.

• Four drill rigs remain active across the Sandstone Gold Project.

• Diamond drilling provided structural, geotechnical and metallurgical data.

• RC drilling at the Lord Byron deposit is complete, with assays pending.

The Next Overs

• Release the Sandstone Mineral Resource update in the coming weeks.

• Continue infill and extensional drilling across the Sandstone Gold Project.

• Deliver the Pre-Feasibility Study in 2H CY26.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Caspin Resources (ASX:CPN)

Record tin intercept extends Errol's Zone beyond Kelpie Resource

The Play

• BRC055 returned a record 20m @ 2.11% Sn from 107m.

• BRC055 also returned 2m @ 1.38% Sn from 90m.

• Drilling extended the newly discovered Errol's Zone at Kelpie.

• The latest intersections are outside the current Kelpie Resource estimate.

• Further drilling tested down-dip and down-plunge extensions, with assays pending.

The Pitch

• Kelpie hosts a Mineral Resource of 3.94Mt @ 0.50% Sn for 19,300t contained tin.

• The Errol's Zone is defined along the Errol's Fault.

• The Bygoo Tin Project is 100%-owned by Caspin Resources.

• The Errol's Zone has no mineralised surface expression.

• Mineralisation remains open down-dip and down-plunge.

The Next Overs

• Receive pending assays from additional Errol's Zone drilling.

• Update the Kelpie Mineral Resource in the late September Quarter.

• Commence diamond drilling to test deeper Kelpie extensions.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Midas Minerals (ASX:MM1)

Infill drilling defines new high-grade core at T-13 West

The Play

• Infill drilling defined a new high-grade core at the T-13 West Zone.

• T13DD022 returned 31.4m @ 2.58% CuEq from 335.7m.

• T13DD025 returned 22.0m @ 2.70% CuEq from 363.6m, including 6.0m @ 5.90% CuEq.

• Main Zone drilling expanded the interpreted extent of the very high-grade portion.

• West Zone drilling defined a higher-grade core not identified in earlier drilling.

The Pitch

• The T-13 deposit hosts an initial Mineral Resource of 10.5Mt @ 2.0% CuEq.

• The T-13 Prospect extends approximately 4.6km.

• The current West Zone Mineral Resource averages 0.99% Cu and 6.6g/t Ag.

• The Company owns 100% of the Otavi Copper Project in Namibia.

• Six drill rigs are operating across the Otavi Copper Project.

The Next Overs

• Receive further drilling results from the Otavi Copper Project.

• Release an updated T-13 Mineral Resource Estimate by the end of 2026.

• Release an initial Deblin Mineral Resource Estimate in Q1 2027.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Patriot Resources (ASX:PAT)

Maiden drilling confirms high-grade Tonic copper discovery

The Play

• Maiden RC drilling confirmed a new copper-silver-zinc-cobalt discovery at Tonic.

• TBRC03 returned 17m @ 0.41% Cu from 29m, including 1m @ 2.56% Cu.

• Mineralisation starts from surface and remains open at depth and along strike.

• TBRC10 returned 2m @ 0.76% Cu from 145m.

• Multiple drill holes intersected copper-silver-zinc-cobalt mineralisation across the prospect.

The Pitch

• Patriot Resources owns 100% of the Kitumba 27715 Project in Zambia.

• Tonic is interpreted as a sediment-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic system.

• Mineralisation is hosted within Katanga Supergroup mudstones and shales.

• The mineralised footprint extends across a coincident IP anomaly measuring approximately 1km by 0.8km.

• The initial RC drilling program comprised approximately 2,000m across 14 holes.

The Next Overs

• Complete follow-up drilling to test depth, strike and lateral extensions.

• Advance drilling across remaining untested IP chargeability targets.

• Continue evaluating the broader Tonic polymetallic system.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

OzAurum Resources (ASX:OZM)

Heap leach testwork delivers up to 82% gold recovery

The Play

• Column testwork delivered up to 82% gold recovery from James Stage 1 ore.

• Column 2 returned 82% gold recovery from saprolite-transition ore.

• Column 3 achieved preliminary gold recovery exceeding 75% after 39 days of leaching.

• Testwork indicated laboratory recovery could increase to 88% using an -8mm crush size.

• Column testwork returned heap leach recoveries across 3 ore types.

The Pitch

• Mulgabbie North hosts a Mineral Resource of 11.64Mt @ 0.70g/t Au for 260,000oz.

• The project is centred on the 8km Relief Shear gold corridor.

• Heap leach column testwork covers saprolite, transition and paleochannel ore.

• Independent metallurgical testwork was completed by ALS Balcatta.

• James Stage 1 is the initial development area at Mulgabbie North.

The Next Overs

• Complete Column 3 metallurgical testwork and report final recoveries.

• Deliver refurbished heap leach plant components to Mulgabbie North.

• Complete plant foundation concrete works at Mulgabbie North.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Breakthrough Minerals (ASX:BTM)

Turpentine resource expansion drilling targets northern and down-dip growth

The Play

• Resource expansion drilling commenced at the Turpentine copper-gold deposit.

• An initial ~4,000m diamond drilling program is underway.

• Drilling targets northern and down-dip extensions beyond the current resource.

• Gravity inversion modelling supports a north-plunging mineralised system.

• Historical high-grade copper-gold intercepts guide current drill targeting.

The Pitch

• Turpentine is Breakthrough Minerals' largest copper-gold deposit.

• The deposit hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 8.7Mt @ 1.16% CuEq containing 101,000t CuEq.

• The mineralised lode extends approximately 1.1km along strike.

• Mineralisation remains open at depth and down-plunge to the north.

• The Hazel Creek Copper-Gold Project hosts a global Mineral Resource of 18.8Mt @ 1.07% CuEq.

The Next Overs

• Complete the ~4,000m Turpentine diamond drilling program.

• Commence the planned ~2,500m RC drilling program across Hazel Creek.

• Receive assay results from the Barbara diamond drilling program in the coming weeks.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

iTech Minerals (ASX:ITM)

Soil program validates pXRF and defines new Falchion mineralised zone

The Play

• The soil program validated pXRF as a first-pass targeting tool.

• Soil sampling defined a new gold-antimony mineralised zone at Falchion.

• Laboratory assays returned peak values of 12.1g/t Au and 9.1% Sb.

• pXRF strongly correlated with laboratory As, Sb and Pb analyses.

• pXRF arsenic closely matched laboratory arsenic as a gold pathfinder.

The Pitch

• Reynolds Range covers 791km² within the Aileron Province in the Northern Territory.

• The project forms part of the more than 42km Stafford Gold Trend.

• iTech Minerals retains 100% rights to all non-lithium commodities.

• The project hosts the Sabre and Falchion gold-antimony prospects.

• Recent drone magnetics identified 13km of prospective structures.

The Next Overs

• Roll out systematic pXRF-supported soil geochemistry across priority targets.

• Integrate soil geochemistry with the current 56-hole drilling program.

• Receive first-phase drilling results in the next 2–3 weeks.

Read full ASX Announcement here.

Kuniko (ASX:KNI)

Phase 2 drilling targets high-grade discovery extensions

The Play

• Phase 2 diamond drilling is commencing at the Commonwealth–Silica Hill Project.

• An initial ~1,350m program will drill 6 holes.

• Drilling targets the new Silica Hill discovery beyond the existing resource envelope.

• The program targets extensions to high-grade mineralisation at Commonwealth Main Shaft and Commonwealth South.

• Phase 1 drilling intersected mineralisation in all 6 drill holes.

The Pitch

• The Commonwealth–Silica Hill Project hosts gold-silver mineralisation in the Lachlan Fold Belt.

• Commonwealth Main, Commonwealth South and Silica Hill form the project's principal deposits.

• The Silica Hill discovery lies approximately 100m outside the existing resource envelope.

• The Phase 2 program is designed to expand based on geological results.

• Titeline Drilling has been re-engaged, with the drill rig on site and approvals in place.

The Next Overs

• Commence Phase 2 diamond drilling.

• Receive Phase 2 assay results in early September.

• Complete an updated Mineral Resource Estimate in H2 2026.

Read full ASX Announcement here.