GR345/14 Group Annual Report Central Tanami Project, EL 8797, EL 26925, EL 26926, EL 28282 and EL 28474 for the period 28 February 2017 to 27 February 2018

Abstract

This report describes exploration activities, primarily for gold, undertaken by Northern Star (Tanami) Pty Ltd (NST) over EL 8797, EL 26925, EL 26926, EL 28282 and EL 28474 as part of the Central Tanami Combined Reporting Group 345/14 for the period 28 February 2017 to 27 February 2018. The centre of the project area is located approximately 650km northwest of Alice Springs. The Central Tanami (CTP) group of tenements form part of a larger Joint Venture agreement between Tanami Gold (NT) Pty Ltd and newly incumbent joint venture partner and manager Northern Star (Tanami) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Star Resources Limited. Following validation of drilling and geochemical datasets, on ground exploration commenced throughout the Tanami Project. A regional tectono-stratigraphic project was designed which incorporated several on-ground activities, a regional aeromagnetic survey, and several desktop programs. Key areas of the tectono-stratigraphic project included developing an understanding of the following areas: Defining the regional stratigraphic package; Regional Structural framework; Understanding regolith and the distribution of the various units, how these units are associated with, or express, underlying mineralisation. Since initiation of this regional project, the NSR Exploration team have been able to develop a significant understanding of the Granites-Tanami Orogen and the context of the mineralising systems within the region. This knowledge is now being applied in identifying and testing targets, prioritised through a specific set of criteria designed to maximise discovery potential.