Update - 30 Year Mining Permit Granted for BOGP

Santana Minerals Ltd
Level 1, 371 Queen St
Brisbane, QLD 4000
ABN 37 161 946 989
GPO Box 1305
Brisbane, QLD4000

T: +61 7 3221 7501



5 November 2025

Update – 30 Year Mining Permit Granted for BOGP

Santana Minerals Limited (“Santana” or “Company”) is pleased to announce that New Zealand
Petroleum & Minerals (NZPAM), a part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, has
formally granted the Mining Permit for the Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project (BOGP) in Central Otago, New
Zealand for a period of thirty years.
This is pleasing as correspondence with NZPAM had indicated a 25-year period was likely during the
application process.

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This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board.

Enquiries:

Damian Spring
Exec. Director & CEO
dspring@santanaminerals.com
Sam Smith
Exec. Director Corp Affairs & IR
ssmith@santanaminerals.com

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