Great Southern Mining Limited updated the market on its exploration activities. The current Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program at Southern Star is progressing well with over 50% of planned metres completed. The drilling was designed to intersect the quartz dolerite unit along strike, as this is the host of the gold mineralisation at Southern Star.

Drilling to date has intersected the target unit on multiple lines of drilling and assay results are expected to start to be received this month. Application of a Mining Lease over the larger project area at Southern Star has been successful with the Company pleased to advise that the Mining Lease has been granted by the Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS). The Mining Lease has an initial term of 21 years.

The Mining Lease is another critical step for the development of Southern Star and is necessary for any future mining activities. The lease has been designed to provide access to the Bandya Road which is the main public road which runs through the tenement and continues through to the Amy Clarke prospect. This provides potential treatment options including toll treatment, road train access and other potential processing options.

The exploration team in north Queensland has continued to consolidate the considerable amount of exploration data obtained following the extensive reviews of the current target prospects following last year's field activities. As the late wet season ends, the 2022 field season is set to commence, with site inspections and field validation exercises due to take place in the coming weeks at the Mt Dillon, Fish Creek and Edinburgh Castle prospects.