[Ferro-Alloys.com] Great Dirt Resources Limited (ASX:GR8) (“Great Dirt” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that exploration licence E45/6949, part of the Nullagine Project, has been officially granted by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

The Nullagine Project comprising E45/6949 and E45/6950 is located in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 50km northeast of Consolidated Minerals’ high-grade Woodie Woodie manganese mine and 400 km southeast of Port Hedland. E45/6949 spans approximately 218km² and is considered highly prospective for manganese mineralisation.

Managing Director Marty Helean commented: “We are pleased to confirm the grant of exploration license E45/6949 in the highly prospective Pilbara mineral field. This zero cost accretion of valuable manganese tenure reinforces our commitment to delivering shareholder value. We look forward to advancing exploration efforts and providing further updates in due course. The team at Great Dirt continue to look for value accretive assets, across various commodities, that would complement our current projects."

Exploration Potential

Great Dirt compiled and reviewed historical exploration data on its newly acquired Nullagine Project, located approximately 50km northeast of Consolidated Minerals’ Woodie Woodie manganese mine. Tenement E45/6949 is highly prospective for manganese, with historical rock chip samples returning assays of up to 45.7% Mn. Historical exploration results, including high-grade manganese outcrops and coincident geophysical anomalies, suggest strong potential for significant discoveries.

The tenement hosts the stratigraphically significant Pinjian Chert and Carawine Dolomite, the primary host rocks for Woodie Woodie style manganese mineralisation. Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd (“ConsMin”) operates the high-grade, open pit Woodie Woodie manganese mine. The Woodie Woodie operation comprises open-pit mining across several pits and a 1.6mtpa processing plant. Manganese ore has been mined at Woodie Woodie since the early 1950’s and was the first bulk commodity exported from Port Hedland, 14 years before iron ore. Woodie Woodie has historically produced a high-grade manganese ore with a high manganese content, high manganese to iron ratio, low phosphorus and hard, competent nature. The ore is produced from high grade fault hosted deposits located on or near the unconformity between the Neoarchean Carawine Dolomite and the Paleoproterozoic Pinjian Chert breccia and sedimentary units of the overlying Manganese Group.

Pending Exploration Licences

Nullagine Project

Application E45/6950 is currently subject to Objection 706373, lodged by Pilbara Manganese Pty Ltd, the holder of EL45/351. The objection is scheduled for a hearing on March 14, 2025. In an effort to facilitate a resolution, Great Dirt has formally requested to engage in discussions to address the objection and has submitted a request for an access agreement. The company remains committed to working collaboratively with all stakeholders to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. Aboriginal Heritage Protection Agreement for E45/6950 was signed in Q3 2024.

Pilbara Tenure Adjacent to Wildcat Resources

Application E45/6863 has successfully completed the native title advertising period, which concluded on February 4, 2025, without any objections. In alignment with this progress, Great Dirt has executed an Access Agreement for N050091 (Indigenous-held E45/6863) with Strelley Pastoral Pty Ltd, ensuring the necessary permissions for access and exploration effective 30th January 2025. Based on the current timeline and regulatory processes, Great Dirt anticipates that the application will be granted in the first quarter of 2025.

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