Mr Justin Tremain, Non-Executive Director of the Company, commented:

"These initial results from Panton continue to demonstrate the potential of the project with exceptional grades including several plus 10g/t PGM samples. When compared to past drilling, these results exceed expectations and also confirm the potential for shallow mineralisation over broader widths which has not previously been modelled in the current 2.4Moz JORC Mineral Resource Estimate. With several holes still to be assayed, and drilling ongoing with weekly sample dispatches, we look forward to reporting further results in the coming weeks."

As previously reported, the Company commenced a 10,000m diamond core drilling program in August 2021, which is designed to:

§ provide samples for further metallurgical test work;

§ test continuity and depth extensions to the MRE;

§ test the potential for defining a much larger and shallower mineralised zone at lower cut-off grades;

§ test strike extensions to the MRE; and

§ test parallel zones of highly anomalous PGM soil geochemistry

The Company has completed 21 holes for approximately 4,550 metres to date and drilling is expected to continue until December 2021, weather conditions permitting.  

Eight of the 21 holes drilled to date (PS382 - PS389) were designed to recover sufficient mineralised chromitite reef and associated mineralised dunite for metallurgical test work. These eight drill holes have been completed and were successful in recovering suitable material and in the required volumes.

Results have now been received for five of these holes as shown in Table One below (refer to Appendix One for drill hole details):

Table One | Drilling Assay Results

The metallurgical holes concerned were drilled at three sites, one at each of the A, B and C Blocks of the northern part of the Panton intrusion (please refer to Figure One). The holes were designed to intersect the target horizons at a low angle to the dip of the upper chromitite reef in order to maximise the volume of sample collected for test work.  Accordingly, the reported widths are not true widths, however as seen in cross sections below, the holes have returned higher grade and widths when compared to historical drilling (please refer to Figures Two and Three).  

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Figure One | Panton Geology Shown A, B, C and D Blocks

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Figure Two | Panton Section (PS382 and PS384)

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Figure Three | Panton Section (PS388 and PS389)

A review of historical drilling has shown significant broad zones of platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) mineralisation outside of the current wireframes that support the 2.4Moz JORC Mineral Resource estimate. The current MRE interpretation has been constrained to the high grade upper and middle chromitite reefs and has excluded Pt and Pd mineralisation outside of these chromitite reefs within the host dunite rock. Often, no sampling of historical drilling was undertaken outside the chromitite reef and/or drilling did not extend beyond the upper and middle chromite reefs (please refer to Figures Two and Three). Accordingly, the Company sees potential for bulk shallow tonnage and is currently testing for this with a series of shallow (<150m) drill traverses across the B and C Zones. 

In addition, the Company plans to undertake some shallow drilling at the 'Northern Anomaly' where a large PGM anomaly exists based on mag lag sampling (please refer to Figure Four). Only limited wide spaced drilling has been undertaken at the Northern Anomaly, which returned shallow, broad widths of lower grade mineralisation.

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Figure Four | Anomalous PGM in Mag Lag Sampling

This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Future Metals NL.

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Competent Person's Statement:

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr Shane Hibbird, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Hibbird is the Company's Exploration Manager and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" (JORC Code). Mr Hibbird consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based upon his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this announcement which relates to Mineral Resources was stated in the Company's ASX Prospectus dated 18 May 2021. The Company confirms that is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Prospectus relating to Mineral Resources, and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource Estimate continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The information in this announcement that relates to Metallurgical Results is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Dr Evan Kirby, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Kirby is a full-time employee of Metallurgical Management Services (MMS) a specialist metallurgical consultancy and an independent consultant of the Company. Dr Kirby has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for reporting of Exploration Results, Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" (JORC Code). Dr Kirby consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based upon his information in the form and context in which it appears.
 

Notes to Editors:

About Panton PGM Project

The 100% owned Panton PGM project is located 60 kilometres north of the town of Halls Creek in the eastern Kimberly region of Western Australia, a tier one mining jurisdiction. The project is located on three granted mining licences and situated just 1 kilometre off the Great North Highway which accesses the Port of Wyndham (please refer to Figure Five).
 

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Figure Five | Panton PGM Project Location

The Panton PGM Project has a JORC Mineral Resource estimate of 14.32Mt @ 4.89g/t PGM, 0.31g/t Au and 0.27% Ni.

The Panton mineralisation occurs within a layered, differentiated mafic-ultramafic intrusion referred to as the Panton intrusive which is a 10km long and 3km wide, south-west plunging synclinal intrusion. PGM mineralisation is hosted within two stratiform chromite reefs, the Top and Middle reefs, within the ultramafic sequence. 

About Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

PGMs are a group of six precious metals being Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os), rhodium (Rh), and ruthenium (Ru). Exceptionally rare, they have similar physical and chemical properties and tend to occur, in varying proportions, together in the same geological deposit. The usefulness of PGMs is determined by their unique and specific shared chemical and physical properties.

PGMs have many desirable properties and as such have a wide variety of applications. Most notably, they are used as auto-catalysts (pollution control devices for ICE vehicles), but are also used in jewellery, electronics, hydrogen production / purification and in hydrogen fuel cells.  The unique properties of PGMs help convert harmful exhaust pollutant emissions to harmless compounds, improving air quality and thereby enhancing health and wellbeing.

Appendix One

Drill Hole Details