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ACROW LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2011
Apr 28, 2011
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29[th] April 2011
Noble poised for commissioning after si nificant r ress in March Quarter g p og
Highlights
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Maiden resource of 81,000oz at the Aheman open pit deposit and tailings levee deposit, which will provide first ore for commissioning and initial commercial production at the Bibiani Project in Ghana
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Substantial progress made in refurbishment of 2.7Mtpa mill
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Commissioning scheduled for completion in Q3 CY 2011;
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Set for steady-state production of + 150,000oz a year from CY 2012.
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Drilling results provide more firm evidence that open pit deposits such as Strauss and Walsh, once considered satellite pits, will be a significant source of high-grade ore. Recent results from Walsh and Strauss include:
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13.3m @ 15.07 g/t Au including
- 1.4m @ 57.55g/t Au
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8m @ 13.56g/t Au including
- 1.8m @ 55.04 g/t Au
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11m @ 10.8 g/t Au
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5m @ 7.80 g/t Au including
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1m @ 21.00 g/t Au and
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2m @ 7.04 g/t Au
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15m @ 1.79 g/t Au including
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2.1m @ 5.26 g/t Au
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Contract signed to bring assay laboratory onsite at Bibiani
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Assay turnaround times to be slashed to 5 days
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Scheduled for completion within 14 weeks
Two additional Noble-owned and operated diamond and RC drilling rigs purchased during the quarter. Five rigs operating by July
Noble Mineral Resources (ASX:NMG) is pleased to report that it has completed another pivotal quarter i n its evolution, with a series of accomplishments which have put the Company on track to start gold production at its Bibiani Project in Ghana in 2011, ramping up to +150,000 ounces a year from calendar 2012.
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Drilling at Bibiani during the quarter continued to return excellent results, further highlighting the immense potential of the satellite deposits. These deposits will supply the initial primary ore for the refurbished 2.7Mtpa mill later this year. Results during the quarter include:
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13.3m @ 15.07 g/t Au including
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1.4m @ 57.55 g/t Au
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8m @ 13.56g/t Au including
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1.8m @ 55.04 g/t Au
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11m @ 10.8 g/t Au
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5m @ 7.80g/t Au including
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1m @ 21.00 g/t Au and
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2m @ 7.04 g/t Au
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15m @ 1.79 g/t Au including 2.1m @ 5.26 g/t Au
These results follow a host of outstanding intersections from drilling in the December quarter, including grades of up to 57g/t Au, at the Walsh and Strauss satellite deposits. These results will be used to calculate a maiden JORC resource estimate for these deposits in the coming months. Drilling is aimed at establishing whether the satellite deposits at Walsh and Strauss may eventually form one large pit.
Recent interpretation of the results suggests that the mineralisation at Walsh may continue north-east to the Strauss workings, though only minimal drilling has been completed to date to determine if the main lode at Walsh extends the full 1.2km to Strauss.
The mineralisation at Strauss appears in several discrete, southeast dipping 2-7m wide lode shears with significant but sometimes discrete mineralisation. Drilling to date suggests that two of the larger lode systems are consistent for the entire length of the known mineralisation with further drilling underway to test this model.
Mineralisation to the north end of Strauss that tracks under the current tailings dam is poorly defined and a second phase of drilling to rectify this is under way.
Drilling during the quarter also produced more strong results from the Aheman and Grasshopper deposits, including 2m at 2.85g/t Au, 1m at 4.16g/t Au and 5m at 1.26gt Au. In conjunction with drilling early this year and these recent results, a first pass maiden resource of 81,000oz has been calculated at Aheman and the tailings levee deposit which will provide the first source of ore for commissioning of the mill (see table 1 below).
This initial resource is lower grade than the other prospects but as it is largely oxide, will have a modest strip ratio (in the order of 5:1), is well defined, and as Aheman sits only 550m from the crusher, it is an ideal first source of ore for commissioning of the mill.
The Aheman and Grasshopper deposits lie along strike and to the north of Strauss, with the data gathered to date suggesting a lower grade tenor than that at Strauss and Walsh. An interpreted aeromagnetic structure and coincidental geochemistry anomaly lays between Aheman and Grasshopper which will become a target for further drilling this year.
As part of the ongoing drilling campaign, the resource inventory is expected to have several incremental upgrades throughout this year.
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Drilling has also commenced at the Bibiani Main Pit which is aimed at growing the resource to the western side of the pit and converting more of the 1.98M ounce resource to reserves.
Noble currently has three rigs operating at Bibiani, with another two on their way to site. Noble has a policy of owning and operating most of its drilling fleet, reducing its reliance on local contractors.
Onsite Laboratory
In a bid to accelerate the process of growing the resource and converting resources to reserves, Noble has engaged South African consultants Performance Laboratories to establish an assay laboratory on site. This laboratory will ensure that Noble samples receive priority treatment, slashing the turnaround time from four weeks currently to no more than five days.
Lead time for shipping and construction work is 14 weeks for this new near-site dedicated laboratory, and the laboratory is expected to be functioning commercially in the December quarter.
Resource additions
Table 1 – Aheman Block Model 0.4gt Au Cut off (Ordinary Kriging)
| Lode 1 Class Au Ok1 Indicated 0.4 -> 0.9 0.9 -> 3.0 3.0 -> 999.0 Trisolation Total Lode 2 Class Au Ok1 Indicated 0.4 -> 0.9 0.9 -> 3.0 Trisolation Total Class Indicated Grand Total |
Volume m3 Tonnes Au g/t Ounces 107,719 328,760 0.60 6,342 46,609 141,400 1.29 5,864 922 2,651 3.36 286 |
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| 155,250 472,811 0.82 12,465 |
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| Volume m3 Tonnes Au g/t Ounces 80,922 245,460 0.55 4,340 1,531 4,682 0.94 141 |
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| 82,453 250,142 0.55 4,423 |
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| Volume m3 Tonnes Aug/t Ounces |
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| 237,703 722,953 0.73 16,968 |
The above resource is compliant with the Valmin code of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of both the AIG and the AusIMM (the “JORC Code”), but cannot be termed independent as it has been compiled by employees of Noble Mineral Resources. Independent review of the resource will be undertaken in the upcoming quarter. Most sections at Aheman are on 20m spacing or less, but while grade and geological continuity is excellent, disparity with grade control results from the existing open pit and results of sampling of the walls of an existing adit within the lodes suggests there is a possible negative bias to the drilling. This precludes any portion of the resource from being classified in the “Measured” category.
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Table 2– Old Tailings and Levees 6-7 Block Models, 0gt Au Cut off (Ordinary Kriging)
Dams 1 & 2
| Dams 1 & 2 | Dams 1 & 2 |
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| Grade range g/t Volume m3 Tonnes t Au g/t 0.0 -> 0.5 148614 237782 0.25 0.5-> 0.7 92541 148066 0.6 0.7 -> 99 293380 469408 1.06 Total 534,535 855,256 0.76 Classification: INDICATED Ounces 20,765 Levee 6 & 7 e Volume m3 Tonnes t Au g/t 0.0 -> 0.5 182807 292492 0.4 0.4 -> 0.7 569722 911556 0.6 0.7 -> 99 500572 800916 0.85 Total 1,253,101 2,004,964 0.67g/t Classification: INDICATED Ounces 43,233 Volume m3 Tonnes t Aug/t Oz Classification |
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| Grand Total 1,787,636 2,860,220 0.70g/t 63,998 |
INDICATED |
The figure for the historic tailings above is compliant with the Valmin code of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of both the AIG and the AusIMM (the “JORC Code”), but cannot be termed independent as it has been compiled by employees of Noble Mineral Resources. Independent review of the resource will be undertaken in the upcoming quarter.
Note that the resource on the historic tailings does not include the total of the material at Levee 6, as something in the order of one fifth of levee 6 (and the smaller levees 1 to 5) has not been auger drilled to date. This suggests there will be more volumes of historic tailings to be included in the resource inventory at a later date.
The tailings resource does include the whole of the sampled tailings area including sub-grade material due to the inherent difficulties in effective grade control of a tailings storage facility. The figures above are for the entire volume of tailings material sampled and in the case of Dams 1 and 2 this includes 0.3m of the underlying river clays. This last is because there have been efforts in the past at hydraulic mining of these two facilities and as a result these sediments now contain some detrital mineralisation, and because this material if sent to the mill will reduce the requirement for thickeners in the treatment process.
Mill Refurbishment
Strong progress has been made on the refurbishment of the 2.7Mtpa mill at Bibiani, with commissioning on track to be completed during the September Quarter in preparation for ramp-up to the full production rate of 150,000oz a year.
The schedule for refurbishment completion of the Primary Crusher has been delayed by approximately 6-8 weeks from the initial forecast on this area due primarily to unexpected changes and repairs to the replacement primary crusher and foundations sufficient for the larger Gyratory unit being installed. All efforts are being made to limit the impact on the refurbishment schedule with repair of the primary crusher already
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underway. All process and engineering design work for both the refurbishment and upgrade are essentially complete with major ongoing construction works including:
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Repairs to the CIL tanks
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Second contractor on site to fast track completion
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CIL agitators x 6 have been removed and refurbishment commenced
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Comprehensive audit of the primary crusher condition completed with refurbishment underway of all spare components
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Comprehensive audit of the mill drives completed and satisfactory condition reports received for both SAG and Ball Mill, all electrical components being reconditioned, all hydraulic components being replaced and/or reconditioned.
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Repairs to Apron Feeders have commenced.
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Stripping of old pipe work and valves and in-line instruments being replaced and/or reconditioned
Major activities planned for completion during the June quarter are as follows:-
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Demolition and repouring of existing Primary Crusher concrete foundations
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Continuation of CIL tank repairs.
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Commencement of mill circuit pump civil construction
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Completion of design for SCADA philosophy
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Specification of PLC (Process Logic Control) and associated hardware.
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Completion of civil construction for VFD transformer bays.
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Fabrication of conveyors x 2, plate work and other structures being replaced and/or reconditioned
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Continuation of mechanical refurbishment of all components of the Primary Crusher
CORPORATE
At 31 March, 2011, Noble had the following amounts available;
Cash and cash equivalents US$22.019 million
Bonds and other US$2.730 million
Noble stands to raise an additional A$22 million by July 2011, with 74.069 million short dated loyalty options maturing on 21[st] July 2011 at an exercise price of A$0.30.
The new Management, Operational and Construction Teams assembled at the Bibiani Gold Mine site are commended for the advancement they have made to date and their efforts in developing the project to its current stage. All divisions are doing very well, from Exploration through to the Mill refurbishment, The Company is pleased with progress and looks forward to gold production in the September quarter of 2011.
It is also very pleasing to see that we have increased our resources at Bibiani in just three months from commencement of the new drilling program, and we look forward to additional resources being added in the coming months.
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Authorised by:
Wayne Norris Managing Director
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates is based on information compiled by Mr Phillip Schiemer (BSc (Hons), Geology and Geophysics), who is a Corporate Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Schiemer is employed by Noble Mineral Resources Ltd, and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation being reported herein as Mineral Resources, Ore Reserves and Exploration Results to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (JORC Code). Mr Schiemer consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and content in which it appears.
About Noble Mineral Resources Limited
Noble Mineral Resources Limited is an ASX-listed company (ASX Code: NMG) that is exploring for and developing large-scale gold deposits in the world-class goldfields of Ghana, West Africa. Production is set to commence at the Company’s flagship Bibiani Gold Project during the second quarter of 2011, ramping up to a stable production rate of +150,000ozpa by 2012 and propelling Noble into the ranks of West Africa’s mid-tier gold producers. The Bibiani Project is located in the Sefwi-Bibiani Gold Belt in Ghana, which boasts a total gold endowment of more than 30 million ounces and hosts the world-class Ahafo (16Moz) and Chirano (5Moz) gold mines. The Bibiani Project has a current JORC-compliant mineral inventory of 1.98 Moz of resources, including 605,000oz of reserves, and a 2.7Mtpa Carbon-in-Leach (CIL) Gold Processing Facility. The Project has a 10-year mine life based on current mining parameters.
An aggressive exploration program is also underway to add substantially to the existing resource base at Bibiani, with recent drilling returning spectacular high-grade results from near mine targets.
In addition to the Bibiani Project, Noble holds the Cape Three Points and Tumentu Gold Projects, both located within the southern extension of the Ashanti Gold Belt.
ASX Code: NMG
www.nobleminres.com.au
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Figure 1 – Area of Drilling
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Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010
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| Bibiani Open Pit Detailed Design Cutback Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – March 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Oxide | Fresh | Fill | Total | |||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | Tonnes | Grade | Ounces | |
| Mt | G/t | Mozs | Mt | G/t | Mozs | Mt | G/t | Mozs | Mt | G/t | Mozs | |
| Proved | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 3.45 | 2.29 | 0.254 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 3.454 | 2.29 | 0.254 |
| Probable | 0.30 | 1.45 | 0.014 | 4.40 | 2.28 | 0.323 | 0.25 | 1.79 | 0.014 | 4.946 | 2.21 | 0.351 |
| Total | 0.30 | 1.45 | 0.014 | 7.85 | 2.28 | 0.577 | 0.25 | 1.79 | 0.014 | 8.400 | 2.24 | 0.605 |
| Derivedfrom Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources using a cut‐off grade of 0.7g/t |
Appendix 2a - March 2010 JORC Mineral Resource Estimate
| TONNAGE | GRADE | METAL | CONT'D GOLD Ounces (million) |
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| Tonnes (million) |
(Au g/t) | (tonnes Au) | ||
| Measured | 6.56 | 2.05 | 13.44 | 0.43 |
| Indicated | 13.37 | 1.77 | 23.66 | 0.76 |
| Inferred | 13.06 | 1.89 | 24.61 | 0.79 |
| Total | 32.98 | 1.87 | 61.70 | 1.98 |
Appendix 2b - April 2011 JORC Mineral Resource Estimates
| TONNAGE | GRADE | METAL | CONT'D GOLD | ||
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| SATELLITE AREAS AHEMAN |
0.4 g/t cut-off | ||||
| Tonnes (million) | (Au g/t) | (tonnes Au) | Ounces (million) |
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| Measured | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Indicated | 0.723 | 0.73 | 0.528 | 0.017 | |
| Inferred | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Total | 0.723 | 0.73 | 0.528 | 0.017 |
| TONNAGE | GRADE | METAL | CONT'D GOLD | ||
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| OTHER AREAS OLD TAILINGS |
0 g/t cut-off | ||||
| Tonnes (million) | (Au g/t) | (tonnes Au) | Ounces (million) |
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| Measured | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Indicated | 2.860 | 0.70 | 1.991 | 0.064 | |
| Inferred | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Total | 2.860 | 0.70 | 1.991 | 0.064 |
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Appendix 3 – Re-splits of composite samples above 0.2 g/t Au
Assays are BLEG bottle rolls on 12 hour roll with accelerant. Intercepts have been calculated with a cut-off of 0.5g/t and an inclusion of at most one metre of internal waste material. All samples have been riffle split from recovered drill cuttings of approximately 25kg.
Aheman Re-splits
| Hole_ID | From(m) | To(m) | Thickness | Aug/t |
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| AM10_005 | 71 | 77 | 6m | 1.22 |
| AM10_034 | 97 | 100 | 3m | 2.17 |
| AM10_021 | 62 | 65 | 3m | 1.49 |
| AM10_016 | 73 | 75 | 2m | 1.18 |
| AM10_010 | 7 | 8 | 1m | 2.82 |
| AM10_028 | 43 | 44 | 1m | 2.45 |
| AM10_009 | 70 | 71 | 1m | 2.08 |
| AM10_026 | 90 | 91 | 1m | 1.8 |
| AM10_025 | 49 | 50 | 1m | 1.64 |
| AM10_020 | 4 | 5 | 1m | 1.4 |
| AM10_004 | 53 | 54 | 1m | 1.29 |
| AM10_024 | 41 | 42 | 1m | 1.17 |
| AM10_034 | 68 | 69 | 1m | 1.07 |
| AM10_004 | 87 | 88 | 1m | 1.01 |
| AM10_018 | 6 | 7 | 1m | 1.01 |
Strauss Re-splits
| Hole_ID | From(m) | To(m) | Thickness | Aug/t | |
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| ST10_036 | 67 | 73 | 5m | 7.8 | including |
| 67 | 68 | 1m | 21 | ||
| 70 | 72 | 2m | 7.04 | ||
| ST10_039 | 15 | 19 | 4m | 1.16 | |
| ST10_029 | 168 | 172 | 4m | 1.71 | |
| ST10_031 | 161 | 164 | 3m | 2.15 | |
| ST10_035 | 98 | 101 | 3m | 3.22 | |
| ST10_043 | 105.5 | 107.5 | 2m | 9.53 | |
| ST10_034 | 56 | 57 | 1m | 32.35 | |
| ST10_036 | 56 | 58 | 2m | 3.39 | |
| ST10_034 | 106 | 107 | 1m | 7.59 | |
| ST10_033 | 92 | 94 | 2m | 1.02 | |
| ST10_034 | 63 | 64 | 1m | 1.1 | |
| ST10_034 | 131 | 132 | 1m | 1.11 | |
| ST10_035 | 104 | 105 | 1m | 1.13 |
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| ST10_043 | 162.5 | 163.5 | 1m | 1.29 | |
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| ST10_034 | 9 | 10 | 1m | 1.82 | |
| ST10_033 | 155 | 156 | 1m | 2.47 | |
| ST10_043 | 152.6 | 153.3 | 0.7m | 3.8 |
W alsh Diamond Drilling
These holes are diamond drill check holes of the first series of hits at Walsh, drilled within 5m of the original collar at a similar dip and azimuth. They have proven the continuity and tenor of the results from the RC drilling and are required checks for the reliability of the results used in the resource. The grades indicated below are weighted for thickness of intercept.
| Hole_ID | From(m) | To(m) | Thickness | Aug/t | |
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| Check hole of WA10_017 | |||||
| WA10_028 | 51 | 59 | 8.0m | 13.56 | [email protected]/t Au |
| WA10_028 | 78.6 | 80 | 1.4m | 1.68 | |
| WA10_028 | 115 | 116 | 1.0m | 1.4 | |
| Check hole of WA10_018 | |||||
| WA10_029 | 33.3 | 46.6 | 13.3m | 15.07 | [email protected]/t Au |
| WA10_029 | 55.6 | 70.6 | 15.0m | 1.79 | [email protected]/t Au |
| Check hole of WA10_003 | |||||
| WA10_030 | 73 | 89 | 15m | 1.41 |
Assays are BLEG bottle rolls on 12 hour roll with accelerant. Intercepts have been calculated with a cut-off of 0.5g/t and an inclusion of at most one metre of internal waste material. All samples have been riffle split from recovered drill cuttings of approximately 25kg.
Walsh RC
These holes are RC drilling designed to further expand the resource and are drilled into areas where little previous data existed.
| Hole | Interval | Grade(Aug/t) | From(m) |
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| WA10_006A | 5.0m | 1.32 | 35 |
| WA10_007 | 3.0m | 2.69 | 61 |
| WA10_007 | 1.0m | 3.72 | 5 |
| WA10_008 | 1.0m | 1.79 | 70 |
| WA10_009A | 2.0m | 10.48 | 90 |
| WA10_022 | 4.0m | 1.43 | 63 |
| WA10_023 | 3.0m | 1.94 | 69 |
| WA10_023 | 1.0m | 2.29 | 79 |
| WA10_023 | 1.0m | 1.65 | 2 |
| WA10_023 | 1.0m | 1.15 | 82 |
| WA10_024 | 2.0m | 2.03 | 86 |
| WA10_024 | 1.0m | 1.55 | 5 |
| WA10_024 | 1.0m | 1.02 | 81 |
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| WA10_025 | 11.0m | 10.82 | 88 |
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| WA10_025 | 2.0m | 2.92 | 104 |
| WA10_026 | 2.0m | 7.85 | 91 |
| WA10_027 | 2.0m | 12.2 | 101 |
Strauss
| Hole | Interval | Grade(Aug/t) | From(m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST10_002 | 2.0m | 0.78 | 14 |
| ST10_003 | 1.0m | 1.47 | 18 |
| ST10_017 | 1.0m | 1.15 | 34 |
| ST10_019 | 2.0m | 1.78 | 134 |
| ST10_019 | 1.0m | 1.4 | 146 |
| ST10_021 | 1.0m | 1.52 | 21 |
| ST10_021 | 1.0m | 1.42 | 9 |
| ST10_021A | 2.0m | 1.82 | 140 |
| ST10_021A | 1.0m | 1.95 | 147 |
| ST10_021A | 1.0m | 1.81 | 163 |
| ST10_021A | 1.0m | 1.23 | 151 |
| ST10_028 | 2.0m | 6.45 | 131 |
| ST10_028 | 1.0m | 1.23 | 138 |
| ST10_037 | 3.0m | 2.67 | 152 |
| ST10_040 | 3.0m | 22.09 | 96 |
| ST10_041 | 2.0m | 1.51 | 173 |
| GR11_024 | 5.0m | 1.26 | 97 |
| GR11_031 | 2.0m | 2.85 | 75 |
| GR11_022 | 1.0m | 4.16 | 101 |
| GR11_022 | 1.0m | 2.83 | 123 |
| GR11_024 | 1.0m | 1.02 | 120 |
NB: Sterilisation hole on tails dam NB: Sterilisation hole on tails dam
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Appendix 3 continued – Re-split sabove 0.2 g/t Au
Assays are BLEG bottle rolls on 12 hour roll with accelerant. Intercepts have been calculated with a cut-off of 0.5g/t and an inclusion of at most one metre of internal waste material. All samples have been riffle split from recovered drill cuttings of approximately 25kg.
| Hole ID | From(m) | To(m) | Aug/t | Hole ID | From(m) | To(m) | Aug/t | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA10_003 | 68 | 69 | 0.76 | WA10_003 | 101 | 102 | 0.92 | ||
| WA10_003 | 69 | 70 | 1.17 | WA10_003 | 102 | 103 | 2.28 | ||
| WA10_003 | 70 | 71 | 6.24 | WA10_003 | 103 | 104 | 1.45 | ||
| WA10_003 | 71 | 72 | 4.08 | WA10_003 | 104 | 105 | 1.58 | ||
| WA10_003 | 72 | 73 | 2.16 | WA10_006 | 25 | 26 | 1.14 | ||
| WA10_003 | 73 | 74 | 0.88 | WA10_006 | 26 | 27 | 0.68 | ||
| WA10_003 | 73 | 74 | 0.74 | WA10_006 | 27 | 28 | 0.67 | ||
| WA10_003 | 77 | 78 | 0.96 | WA10_006 | 28 | 29 | 2.16 | ||
| WA10_003 | 78 | 79 | 0.5 | WA10_006 | 29 | 30 | 0.26 | ||
| WA10_003 | 79 | 80 | 2.52 | WA10_006 | 30 | 31 | 0.99 | ||
| WA10_003 | 80 | 81 | 1.36 | WA10_006 | 31 | 32 | 0.16 | ||
| WA10_003 | 81 | 82 | 3.41 | WA10_006 | 32 | 33 | 2.85 | ||
| WA10_003 | 82 | 83 | 1.75 | WA10_006 | 32 | 33 | 2.92 | ||
| WA10_003 | 83 | 84 | 1.25 | WA10_006 | 33 | 34 | 2.66 | ||
| WA10_003 | 84 | 85 | 0.41 | WA10_006 | 34 | 35 | 2.17 | ||
| WA10_003 | 85 | 86 | 1.73 | WA10_006 | 35 | 36 | 0.88 | ||
| WA10_003 | 86 | 87 | 0.84 | WA10_010 | 78 | 79 | 0.94 | ||
| WA10_003 | 87 | 88 | 0.73 | WA10_010 | 79 | 80 | 1.33 | ||
| WA10_003 | 88 | 89 | 0.63 | WA10_010 | 80 | 81 | 0.79 | ||
| WA10_003 | 89 | 90 | 1.22 | WA10_010 | 81 | 82 | 0.56 | ||
| WA10_003 | 90 | 91 | 1.56 | WA10_010 | 82 | 83 | 1.86 | ||
| WA10_003 | 91 | 92 | 0.98 | WA10_010 | 83 | 84 | 3.21 | ||
| WA10_003 | 92 | 93 | 0.65 | WA10_010 | 84 | 85 | 1.37 | ||
| WA10_003 | 93 | 94 | 1.26 | WA10_010 | 84 | 85 | 1.37 | ||
| WA10_003 | 93 | 94 | 1.06 | WA10_011 | 72 | 73 | 0.2 | ||
| WA10_003 | 94 | 95 | 1.19 | WA10_011 | 73 | 74 | 11.33 | ||
| WA10_003 | 95 | 96 | 1.25 | WA10_011 | 74 | 75 | 1.86 | ||
| WA10_003 | 96 | 97 | 1.79 | WA10_011 | 77 | 78 | 2.03 | ||
| WA10_003 | 97 | 98 | 1.46 | WA10_011 | 78 | 79 | 0.83 | ||
| WA10_003 | 98 | 99 | 1.24 | WA10_011 | 79 | 80 | 1.97 | ||
| WA10_003 | 99 | 100 | 0.79 | WA10_011 | 80 | 81 | 1.5 | ||
| WA10_003 | 100 | 101 | 1.16 | WA10_011 | 81 | 82 | 0.5 | ||
| WA10_011 | 82 | 83 | 0.94 | WA10_013 | 71 | 72 | 0.79 | ||
| WA10_011 | 83 | 84 | 0.28 | WA10_013 | 72 | 73 | 1.02 | ||
| WA10_011 | 84 | 85 | 0.54 | WA10_013 | 72 | 73 | 1.11 | ||
| WA10_011 | 84 | 85 | 0.55 | WA10_013 | 73 | 74 | 196.9 |
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| WA10_011 | 85 | 86 | 6.7 | WA10_013 | 74 | 75 | 12.88 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA10_011 | 86 | 87 | 4.44 | WA10_013 | 75 | 76 | 6.02 | |
| WA10_011 | 87 | 88 | 54 | WA10_013 | 76 | 77 | 4.06 | |
| WA10_011 | 88 | 89 | 16.26 | WA10_013 | 77 | 78 | 7.89 | |
| WA10_011 | 89 | 90 | 4.8 | WA10_013 | 78 | 79 | 6.92 | |
| WA10_011 | 90 | 91 | 2.37 | WA10_013 | 79 | 80 | 2.9 | |
| WA10_011 | 91 | 92 | 0.54 | WA10_013 | 80 | 81 | 1.32 | |
| WA10_012 | 61 | 62 | 7.78 | WA10_013 | 81 | 82 | 1.89 | |
| WA10_012 | 62 | 63 | 3.54 | WA10_013 | 82 | 83 | 1.22 | |
| WA10_012 | 63 | 64 | 1.31 | WA10_013 | 83 | 84 | 0.65 | |
| WA10_012 | 64 | 65 | 0.57 | WA10_013 | 84 | 85 | 0.44 | |
| WA10_012 | 65 | 66 | 0.93 | WA10_013 | 85 | 86 | 1.8 | |
| WA10_012 | 66 | 67 | 0.73 | WA10_013 | 86 | 87 | 1.14 | |
| WA10_012 | 67 | 68 | 0.8 | WA10_013 | 87 | 88 | 0.84 | |
| WA10_012 | 68 | 69 | 0.82 | WA10_013 | 107 | 108 | 1.01 | |
| WA10_012 | 77 | 78 | 2.07 | WA10_013 | 108 | 109 | 0.48 | |
| WA10_012 | 78 | 79 | 1.05 | WA10_013 | 109 | 110 | 1.82 | |
| WA10_012 | 79 | 80 | 7.72 | WA10_014 | 58 | 59 | 0.56 | |
| WA10_012 | 84 | 85 | 0.09 | WA10_014 | 59 | 60 | 0.6 | |
| WA10_012 | 85 | 86 | 1.44 | WA10_014 | 60 | 61 | 2.61 | |
| WA10_012 | 86 | 87 | 0.58 | WA10_014 | 61 | 62 | 4.36 | |
| WA10_013 | 40 | 41 | 2.09 | WA10_014 | 62 | 63 | 2.63 | |
| WA10_013 | 40 | 41 | 1.61 | WA10_014 | 63 | 64 | 0.55 | |
| WA10_013 | 58 | 59 | 1.58 | WA10_014 | 64 | 65 | 0.53 | |
| WA10_013 | 59 | 60 | 6.95 | WA10_014 | 65 | 66 | 0.51 | |
| WA10_013 | 60 | 61 | 1.55 | WA10_015 | 37 | 38 | 1.51 | |
| WA10_013 | 68 | 69 | 0.68 | WA10_015 | 38 | 39 | 9.26 | |
| WA10_013 | 69 | 70 | 0.72 | WA10_021 | 63 | 64 | 3.83 | |
| WA10_013 | 70 | 71 | 3.66 | WA10_021 | 64 | 65 | 3.26 |
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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report
Rule 5.3
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001, 01/06/10.
Name of entity
NOBLE MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED
| ABN 36 124 893 465 Consolidated statement of cash flows |
Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 March 2011 |
Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 March 2011 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2011 | |||
| Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other (provide details if material) Net Operating Cash Flows |
Current quarter $US’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $US’000 |
|
| (1,163) (4,339) - (2,524) - 155 (39) - - |
(2,155) (13,389) - (7,604) - 480 (65) - - |
||
| (7,910) | (22,733) | ||
| Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of: (a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a) prospects (b) equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.10 Loans to other entities 1.11 Loans repaid by other entities 1.12 Other (cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiary) Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward) |
- - (9,896) - - - - - - |
- - (16,946) - - 10 (5,491) 397 3,124 |
|
| (9,896) | (18,906) | ||
| (17,806) | (41,639) |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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| 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward) |
(17,806) | (41,639) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. 1.15 Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares 1.16 Proceeds from borrowings 1.17 Repayment of borrowings 1.18 Dividends paid 1.19 Other (provide details if material) Net financing cash flows |
2,075 - - (433) - - |
29,798 - 1,100 (558) - - |
| 1,642 | 30,340 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter |
(16,164) 36,548 1,635 |
(11,299) 30,891 2,427 |
| 22,019 | 22,019 |
Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities
| 1.23 1.24 |
1.23 1.24 |
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10 |
Current quarter $US'000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | |||
| - | |||
| 1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions Director’s remuneration 194 Non-cash financing and investing activities 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows N/A 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reportingentityhas an interest N/A |
Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions | ||
| Director’s remuneration 194 |
|||
| N/A | |||
| Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reportingentityhas an interest |
|||
| N/A |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Financing facilities available
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.
| 3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements |
Amount available $US’000 |
Amount used $US’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 34,401 | 34,401 | |
| - | - |
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
| 4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration |
$US’000 |
|---|---|
| (2,800) | |
| (6,471) | |
| - | |
| (3,625) | |
| Total | (12,896) |
Reconciliation of cash
| Reconciliation of cash | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as | Current quarter | Previous quarter |
| shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) | $US’000 | $US’000 |
| to the related items in the accounts is as follows. | ||
| 5.1 Cash on hand and at bank |
4,385 | 4,483 |
| 5.2 Deposits at call |
17,713 | 32,144 |
| 5.3 Bank overdraft |
(79) | (79) |
| 5.4 Other (provide details) |
- | - |
| Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) | 22,019 | 36,548 |
Changes in interests in mining tenements
| 6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased |
Tenement reference | Nature of interest (note(2)) |
Interest at beginning ofquarter |
Interest at end of quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter
Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.
| Total number | Number quoted | Issue price per security (see note3) |
Amount paid up per security (see note3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs, redemptions |
- | - | ||
| 7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs |
380,916,899 | 380,916,899 | ||
| 5,130,000 433,227 20,234 |
5,130,000 433,227 20,234 |
A$0.39 A$0.30 A$0.35 |
A$0.39 A$0.30 A$0.35 |
|
| 7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured, converted |
- | - | ||
| 7.7 Options (description and conversion factor) 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter |
74,068,729 74,400,335 6,000,000 6,250,000 |
74,068,729 74,400,335 - - |
Exercise price A$0.30 A$0.35 A$0.20 A$0.40 |
Expiry date 21 July 2011 21 July 2013 8 July 2014 19 August 2014 |
| 433,227 20,234 |
433,227 20,234 |
A$0.30 A$0.35 |
21 July 2011 21 July2013 |
|
| - | - | |||
| 7.11 Debentures (totals only) |
- | - |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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7.12 Unsecured - - notes (totals only)
Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).
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2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Sign here: ............................................................Date: 29 April 2011 (Director)
Print name: Wayne Norris
Notes
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1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
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2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.
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3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .
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4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
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5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.
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See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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