Maiden Work Program for Blue Lagoon Project Completed
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT:
ASX: DAL
4 September 2025
Maiden work program for Blue Lagoon Zirconium, Niobium
and Rare Earth Project in Greenland completed
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Highlights
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Dalaroo’s field teams have completed the initial sediment sampling program at the Blue
Lagoon Zr-Nb-REE project in Greenland.
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Dalaroo’s team collected 26 sediment samples and 7 auger sediment samples.
•
Experienced Greenland geologist Ole Christiansen has designed and is leading Dalaroo’s
work program. Mr Christiansen has been instrumental in the new wave of critical minerals
exploration in Greenland, including Critical Metal’s Tanbreez project.
•
The Blue Lagoon Project has similar geochemical anomalous footprint to the Kvanefjeld
(Energy Transition Metals) and Kringlerne/Tanbreez critical minerals/LREE deposits. These
projects are all hosted in the southern alkaline intrusive province where Blue Lagoon is
located.
•
The US has long viewed Greenland and its critical mineral endowment as a strategically
important asset. Greenland's mineral wealth presents an economic opportunity for
Dalaroo to aid the United States. in diversifying its supply chains and reduce reliance on
China. Greenland continues to present as a focus of the U.S. administration and is
garnering significant interest from President Trump directly.
•
Critical Minerals Corp has been offered US$120M loan from the Export-Import Bank of
United States to develop its REE project in Greenland (refer ASX: EUR announcement dated
18 June 2025). Demonstrating the level of interest from the U.S. in Greenland as a source
of critical minerals.
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Dalaroo Metals Ltd (ASX: DAL, “Dalaroo” or “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on activities at
the Blue Lagoon Project in Greenland.
INTRODUCTION
Large and highly anomalous zirconium, niobium and REE geochemical anomalies over the Project area
provide a compelling multi-commodity exploration target. The Vendor has identified the presence of
potential bulk tonnage ‘placer’ type deposits from in-situ weathered granite. This is characterised by
highly anomalous LREE and Nb signature, which is very similar to the geochemical signature that coincides
with three other significant REE deposits in South Greenland associated with Gadar Block alkaline
intrusives. The Company is looking forward to reporting the results of the work program as they come to
hand.
Figure 1: Project location, GEUS regional stream sediment location and neodymium assay results
China dominates the global REE supply chain, producing over 60% of mined rare earths and controlling
more than 85% of processing capacity. This dependence exposes the U.S. to potential supply cutoffs or
price manipulation. Greenland holds some of the world’s largest untapped REE deposits (e.g., the
Kvanefjeld and Kringlerne projects). These could diversify supply chains, reducing U.S. reliance on China
and strengthening resilience.
Along with Greenland’s strategic location in the Arctic, which aligns with U.S. interests in maintaining
influence in the region, countering growing Chinese and Russian activity.
WORK PROGRAM COMPLETED
Sediment Samples
Twenty-six sediment samples were collected using a plant spoon, in some cases using a spade. Sediments
are dominated by coarse grained grey feldspar minerals with a grain size in the order of 2 cm. Sediment
samples were sampled using 20 cm steel sieves with 2 mm mesh and stored in Heavy Sentry sample bags.
Auger Sampling
Seven Auger samples were collected using a handheld coarse sand auger. Auger sampling is difficult
because of the frequent alternating layers of coarse gravel. Sonic drilling or RC drilling are alternative
sampling methods to consider in the future.
Figure 2: Map showing sampling locations.
NEXT STEPS AND INDICATIVE NEWSFLOW
Assay results from the sampling program are expected to be received from mid-September 2025 onwards.
It is anticipated that if these results are favourable, a follow-up field trip would be conducted prior to the
end of September 2025. A portable XRF will assist the teams to identify any anomalous or mineralised
areas, which should expedite the planning for follow-up work prior to receipt of assays.
The exploration season in this part of Greenland is more extensive than most of Greenland, running from
May to September each year.
Table 1: Sampling location data
Sample ID
Type
WGS84_E
WGS84_N
S 26801
S 26802
S 26803
S 26804
S 26805
S 26806
S 26807
S 26808
S 26809
S 26810
S 26811
S 26812
S 26813
S 26814
S 26815
S 26816
S 26817
S 26817
S 26819
S 26820
S 26821
S 26822
S 26823
S 26824
S 26825
S 26826
A 26850
A 26849
A 26848
A 26847
A 26846
A 26845
A 26844
R 26841
Soil sample
Soil sample
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Soil profile 30 cm
Soil profile 20 cm
Soil profile 40 cm
Stream sediment
Soil sample
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Stream sediment
Soil sample
Sediment sample
Sediment sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Auger sample
Rock grab sample
650416
650633
650819
650994
650999
650658
652358
652434
652120
652120
652120
650039
650436
650855
6500974
651200
651276
651124
650847
651570
651554
651442
651368
650481
652477
652318
650848
650779
652120
652162
652197
650712
650514
650039
6745541
6745575
6745593
6745644
6745378
6745418
6747160
6747085
6747015
6747015
6747015
6745857
6745844
6745870
6746651
6746523
6746519
6746478
6746163
6746834
6747085
6746957
6746886
6745954
6746828
6746672
6745868
6745839
6747015
6746973
6746901
6745835
6745836
6745857
ENDS
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
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•
•
The historical results included in this announcement are being reported in accordance with the JORC
Code 2012 for the first time;
Whilst a Competent Person has not done sufficient work to verify the results through additional
sampling, nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused it to question the
accuracy or reliability of the GEUS’s previous historical results. Verification via stream, soil, rock chip
and auger drilling will be undertaken during the work program the Company is planning to undertake
this season.
A review of the sampling procedures has led the CP to consider these results are credible and reliable,
having been extensively verified by a GEUS led review in 1999, and there is nothing that would indicate
these results should not be relied upon. Given they are regional stream sediments, which by nature
are standard industry practice for first pass reconnaissance to identify potential areas of interest, and
there is sufficient information to disclose these historical results in accordance with the JORC Code
2012, they have been included.
COMPETENT PERSON
The information in this release that relate to the historical results on the Project is based on information
compiled by Dalaroo Metals Ltd and reviewed by Mr Chris Connell who is a Geologist and Member of the
AIG. Mr Connell has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation, the type of deposit
under consideration and to the activities undertaken to qualify as a Competent person as defined in the
2012 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore
Reserves”. Mr Connell consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this information in
the form and context in which it appears.
Where reference is made to previous releases of exploration results in this announcement, the Company
confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information
included in those announcements and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning
the exploration results included in those announcements continue to apply and have not materially
changed.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This release may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements concerning the planned exploration program and other statements that are not
historical facts. When used in this report, the words "could", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend",
"should" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Dalaroo believes that its
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks
and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forwardlooking statements.
CAUTIONARY NOTE
The statements and information contained in this release are not investment or financial product advice
and are not intended to be used by persons in deciding to make an investment decision. In releasing this
report, Dalaroo has not considered the objectives, financial position or requirements of any particular
recipient. Accordingly, potential investors should obtain financial advice from a qualified financial advisor
prior to making an investment decision.
Table 3A: JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 and 2- Exploration results
Table 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
CAN NOT COMPLETE AS DO NOT HAVE ANY DETAILS
Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
channels, random chips, or specific
specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or handheld
XRF instruments, etc). These examples
should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
• Include reference to measures taken to
ensure sample representivity and the
appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
• Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report.
• In cases where ‘industry standard’ work
has been done this would be relatively
simple (eg ‘reverse circulation drilling
was used to obtain 1 m samples from
which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a
30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is coarse
gold that has inherent sampling
problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine
nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
Stream Samples & Auger samples
• All stream & Auger sediment samples
collected in the reconnaissance
geochemical mapping programme were
treated in the same way. They were
collected in paper bags, which were
dried in the field, wrapped in
newspaper, packed in boxes, and
subsequently shipped to Actlabs in
Canada.
• Figure 2 shows the locations of
samples, which are considered to be
sufficient for regional geochemical
surveying.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation,
open-hole hammer, rotary air blast,
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details
(eg core diameter, triple or standard
tube, depth of diamond tails, facesampling bit or other type, whether
core is oriented and if so, by what
method, etc).
Drill sample • Method of recording and assessing core
recovery
and chip sample recoveries and results
assessed.
• Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
• NA
• NA
•
Logging
•
•
•
Sub•
sampling
techniques •
and sample
preparation
•
•
•
•
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
•
•
•
nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and
whether sample bias may have
occurred due to preferential loss/gain
of fine/coarse material.
Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or costean,
channel, etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc and whether
sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature, quality
and appropriateness of the sample
preparation technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for
all sub-sampling stages to maximise
representivity of samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the in situ
material collected, including for
instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate
to the grain size of the material being
sampled.
The nature, quality and appropriateness
of the assaying and laboratory
procedures used and whether the
technique is considered partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers,
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the
parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and
model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (eg standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory checks)
• NA
• NA
• NA
Verification
of sampling
and
assaying
Location of
data points
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Data
spacing
and
distribution
•
•
•
and whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision
have been established.
The verification of significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to
locate drill holes (collar and down-hole
surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to establish the
degree of geological and grade
continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been
applied.
Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of possible
structures and the extent to which this
is known, considering the deposit type.
If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.
The measures taken to ensure sample
security.
Orientation
of data in
relation to
geological
structure
•
Sample
security
•
Audits or
reviews
• The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.
•
• NA
• Field locations were located using
handheld GPS
• WGS 84/UTM Zone 22N
• Spacing was chosen based on access
and media type.
• Sampling can not be used in a resource
estimate.
• Streams sampling is based on streams
being present and trying to get a
representative picture of surrounding
landform- there is no sampling density
applied.
• Samples were flown and kept in a
secured facility in Greenland before
being sent to Actlabs in Canada .
Complete sample security protocols
with respect to delivery to the
laboratories is unknown.
• NA
Table 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
Criteria
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
• Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with
third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties,
native title interests, historical sites,
wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
• The security of the tenure held at the
time of reporting along with any
known impediments to obtaining a
licence to operate in the area.
• The project consists of one Mineral
Exploration, MEL 2022-07, licence ID#
268..
• It was granted to Ox Resources Pty Ltd
Greenland on 20/05/2022 and expires
on 19/5/2027. MELs can be renewed
by an additional 5 years.
• Dalaroo entered into a Binding Heads
of Agreement with Ox Resources Pty
Ltd on Feb 19th 2025. Subject to
meeting certain payments and
meeting work commitments:
HEADS OF AGREEMENT TERMS
The key terms of the Agreement are as
follows:
• An exclusive Option to acquire a 100%
legal and beneficial interest in the
Project (“Option”);
• In consideration for the Option,
Dalaroo agrees to pay the Vendor an
Option fee of A$50,000;
• The Option is exercisable by Dalaroo
at any time prior to the Option
expiring on 31 December 2025;
• If Dalaroo exercises its Option
(“Completion”) on or before 31
December 2025 then it agrees to pay
the Vendor:
o A$150,000 in cash;
o Reimbursement of exploration
expenditure incurred by the
Vendor in the two years prior to
the execution date of the
Agreement, up to a maximum of
$150,000, in either cash or shares
in Dalaroo, at the election of
Dalaroo. If paid in shares the
shares will be valued on the 5-day
VWAP of Dalaroo prior to the
date of issue, subject to obtaining
shareholder approval for the
issue of the shares.
o The Vendor will, subject to
shareholder approval, be entitled
to the following shares on the
achievement of the relevant
milestones below:
A$125,000 of shares subject
to Dalaroo announcing a
Ground Penetrating Radar
Program determining the
volume of loose material or
the first drilling program on
the Project within 24 months
from Completion;
A$150,000 of shares subject
to Dalaroo announcing a
Maiden Mineral Resource
Estimate on the Project within
24 months form Completion,
at a deemed issue price equal
to the lower of the 5-day
VWAP prior to the date of
issue or A$0.05 per share; and
A$175,000 of shares subject
to Dalaroo releasing a Maiden
Scoping Study on the Project
within 24 months from
Completion, at a deemed
issue price equal to the lower
of the 5-day VWAP prior to the
date of issue or $0.10 per
share,(together,
the
“Milestone Shares”).
• The ‘Conditions Precedent’ include
Dalaroo:
o undertaking
exploration
expenditure of not less than
A$150,000 on the Project;
o Completing legal and technical
due diligence on the Project to
the satisfaction of Dalaroo;
o obtaining all regulatory approvals
or waivers pursuant to the ASX
Listing Rules, Corporations Act or
any other applicable law to the
allow the transaction to occur;
o obtaining a waiver from ASX
Listing Rule 7.3.4 to permit the
issue of the Milestone Shares
outside the 3-month period for
the date that shareholder
approval is obtained;
obtaining shareholder approval
for the purposes of ASX Listing
Rule7.1 for the issue of the
Milestone Shares; and
o obtaining
all
third-party
approvals
and
consents
necessary to complete the
transaction.
• Post Completion the title and risk in
the Project will pass to Dalaroo and it
is obligated to spend A$500,000 on
exploration expenditure on the
Project within the first 12 months,
inclusive of the Option Expenditure
Commitment previously expended by
the Purchaser, and a further
A$500,000 in the second 12 months
after that.
• The Vendor, nor its associated parties,
are permitted to apply for any new
tenements with 5 kilometres of the
Project during the period of the
Agreement.
o
Exploration
done by other
parties
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
• There has been no reported
exploration undertaken other than a
site visit to Blue Lake area by the
owners.
• GEUS staff sampled the area in 1979
as part of a regional stream sediment
program for uranium. These samples
and results are reported above. The
results are publicly available on the
GEUS web portal (https://eng.geus.dk)
Geology
• Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.
The project area has been mapped on
GEUS regional 1:100,000. MEL 2022-07
lies within the westernmost exposure of
the large Nunarsuit Complex, which is
part of the Mesoproterozoic Gadar
alkaline intrusive complexes. These
intruded into this rift setting. The
Nunarsuit Complex is the largest and
amongst the youngest of numerous
Gardar age intrusions in South
Greenland. It is comprised of alkaline
syenite and granitic units (see Figure 2).
The Project lies within the mapped
Helene alkaline granite, which forms the
westernmost unit of the Nunarsuit
Drill hole
Information
Complex. It is bounded to the east by an
extensive alkalic syenite.
Based on the stream geochemistry
alkaline intrusive/pegamatite hosted REE
and other metals deposit type is
supposed.
• NA
• A summary of all information material
to the understanding of the
exploration results including a
tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in metres)
of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
Data
• In reporting Exploration Results,
• NA- no drilling
aggregation
weighting averaging techniques,
methods
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high grades)
and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.
• Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure used
for such aggregation should be stated
and some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in
detail.
• The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent values
should be clearly stated.
Relationship
• These relationships are particularly
• No drilling or rock chip sampling
between
important in the reporting of
undertaken- not relevant.
mineralisation
Exploration Results.
widths and
• If the geometry of the mineralisation
with respect to the drill hole angle is
intercept
lengths
•
Diagrams
•
Balanced
reporting
•
Other
substantive
exploration
data
•
Further work
•
•
known, its nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down
hole lengths are reported, there
should be a clear statement to this
effect (eg ‘down hole length, true
width not known’).
Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported These should
include, but not be limited to a plan
view of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low
and high grades and/or widths should
be practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
Other exploration data, if meaningful
and material, should be reported
including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical
survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical
test results; bulk density,
groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious
or contaminating substances.
The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions, including
the main geological interpretations
and future drilling areas, provided this
information is not commercially
sensitive.
• See Figure 1 for location of samples
• Not relevant- but al reported samples
taken are presented.
• Project has no previous information
reported other than stream sediment
samples.
• Dalaroo will be conducting
geochemical sampling over the entire
tenement area to validate/confirm the
GEUS sampling results. This is
expected to include stream
sediments, soil sediments where soils
horizons are present and rock chip
and float sampling.
• Dalaroo is also expecting to undertake
auger drilling of alluvial material
deposited around lakes that have
been noted from the site inspection
by the Vendor.
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