Kalia Limited announced the assay results for the samples from the first field expeditions undertaken in Bougainville. January assay for KTR00063 returned an anomalous gold value of 0.188 ppm Au and anomalous copper result of 647 ppm Cu; Follow up on KTR00063, sample KTR00077 returned 6.37 ppm Au and 0.45% Cu; Other samples from same area returned gold grades of 0.32 ppm Au (KTR00076) and 0.19 ppm Au (KTR00072) without elevated copper; Expeditions progressing using a methodological plan toward targets defined by historical geophysical and geochemical data; Objective remains to define drilling target and commence drilling 2018. The initial five geological expeditions undertaken to investigate exploration sites were selected from information compiled in desktop studies, from existing data, completed in the build up to the lifting of the Moratorium on Mining Tenement Applications and the eventual issuing of EL03 and EL04 to Kalia/Toremana in November 2017. Kalia led expeditions have been completed to Tai Tai, geochemical anomaly, Pasuna Teabai, Melelup, geophysical and geochemical anomalies, and Rarie/Puspa (via Teoveane), geophysical, geological and geochemical anomalies. Each expedition requires logistical planning to ensure the landowner observer is approved in terms of the Mining Act and Regulations of 2015, the guides are approved by landowners and the number of carriers is optimised for inwards supplies and outwards conveyance of samples. After confirmation of approved access, the team walk into the area of interest carrying all equipment and food for the period of the activity, sampling at identified points and any other areas identified to be of interest while in the area. Samples are processed and transported to Lae, Papua New Guinea. The samples are processed at the Intertek sample preparation facility in Lae. A pulp of these samples is exported to Intertek's Townsville laboratory and analysed for a suite of elements. Only one geological team has been utilised to date. The restriction of resources deployed has been a strategy undertaken to facilitate the building of confidence by the landowner group that the initial work is not destructive or intrusive. Lower level priority exploration targets at Tai Tai and Pasuna Teabai were used initially. The lower level priority targets were used to mitigate the risk that may have been posed to samples while proving the untested sampling logistics chain, gaining landowner confidence and training local staff. The successful outcomes have enabled the Company to move toward deploying additional technical staff and at least three exploration teams will see a rapid increase in fieldwork completed on initial priority sites and the development of projects at locations of in situ mineralisation.