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ACROW LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Jan 26, 2011

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27[th] January 2011

Highly successful quarter leaves Noble poised for production at Bibiani

Quarterly Highlights

  • $30m fund raising completed; Placement closed heavily oversubscribed.

  • Proceeds being used to fund extensive exploration campaign

  • First two rounds of an extensive drilling campaign returned spectacular results including:

  • 21m @ 12.14g/t Au including:

    • 6m @ 39.11g/t Au and

    • 1m @ 196.9 g/t Au

  • 17m @ 17.42g/t Au including

    • 6m @ 45.46g/t Au
  • 16m @ 6.14g/t Au including:

    • 5m @ 17.24g/t Au
  • 1m @ 84.15g/t Au

  • 33m @ 4.98g/t Au including:

    • 7m @ 13.11g/t Au
  • 15m @ 2.40g/t Au

  • 29m @ 1.31g/t Au

  • Intersections highlight huge potential to rapidly increase 1.98 Moz inventory Substantial progress made in refurbishment of 2.7Mtpa mill

  • First production scheduled for 2011;

  • Set for steady-state production of 150,000oz a year in 2012.

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Noble Mineral Resources (ASX: NMG ) is pleased to report that it has completed another pivotal quarter in 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 mid- 2011, ramping up to 150,000 ounces a year by 2012.

The exploration results achieved during the three months have clearly highlighted the potential for significantly more gold to be found at Bibiani in addition to the current 1.98 million-ounce resource base.

This aggressive drilling campaign has continued in the March quarter, with the results from this expected to form part of a resource and reserve upgrade in the first half of 2011.

The strong exploration results came as Noble made more substantial progress in the refurbishment of the 2.7Mtpa mill at Bibiani, putting the company on track for first production in the middle of this year.

Noble Managing Director Wayne Norris said the December quarter was a turning point for the Company on its path to becoming a 150,000oz-a-year gold producer.

“All the pieces are falling into place perfectly as we prepare for the start of production,” Mr Norris said. ”We look forward to another quarter of strong news flow, including further excellent exploration results, as we continue down the path of making Noble a significant mid-tier goldminer.”

$30m raising to fund extensive exploration campaign

During the December quarter, Noble raised $30 million through a share placement at 39 cents to fund an extensive drilling campaign that is expected to result in substantial increases in reserves and resources at its Bibiani Gold Project in Ghana.

The raising was completed at a discount of less than 5 per cent to the market price at the time , reflecting strong demand for the stock among both Australian and overseas institutions. Half of the proceeds were raised within Australia and the rest from Hong Kong and Malaysian institutions.

The placement was undertaken by BGF Equities and Paterson Securities as Joint Lead Managers.

The proceeds are being used to underpin an aggressive exploration campaign at Bibiani, which will see up to five rigs operating at the same time, drilling as many as 55,000m a month for the next 12 months.

The results of the drilling program are expected to generate a series of regular reserve and resource upgrades at Bibiani. Resources currently stand at 1.98m ounces, including 605k in reserves.

The first phase of the drilling campaign will focus on the west wall of the main pit which was initially earmarked for a significant cut back. However, recent data compilation and subsequent remodelling, coupled with recent drilling from underground, which intersected substantial mineralisation to within 300m of the surface, indicates that a significant portion of this area is mineralised and still open.

Drilling will take place from the surface to confirm the extent of mineralisation in this area with a view to including it in the resource-reserve model and alter the mine plan accordingly.

Noble believes that the strong potential for this region to be reclassified as ore represents a highly significant point in the re-development of Bibiani. Under this scenario, the Company will re-optimise the pit design,

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review its mining schedule and reassess other operational requirements to ensure it takes full advantage of what would be a substantial boost to the project’s life and economics.

Noble also notes that the cutback of this wall will enable the pit to be deepened and that the mineralisation there remains open at depth, providing further significant financial benefits.

Part of the proceeds from the share placement will also be used to fund infill drilling around known satellite deposits at Bibiani to enable this mineralisation to be brought into the resource-reserve estimate.

- Extensive drilling campaign commenced in preparation for 2011 production start up

Noble advised during the December Quarter that the aggressive drilling campaign had started at Bibiani as part of the plan to increase its reserve and resource gold inventory in the lead up to the start of production in 2011.

The drilling campaign is aimed in part at increasing the existing resource base of 1.98 million ounces by identifying near-mine targets which stand to become immediate sources of ore for the 2.7Mtpa mill once the refurbishment program is completed (see appendix 1: Ore Reserves, appendix 2: Resource estimate).

This aggressive exploration strategy to substantially grow resources and reserves at Bibiani struck immediate and outstanding success, with the first round of drilling returning grades of up to 84.15gpt and the second round of drilling delivering results of up to 196.9gpt (see figure 1 below).

Highlights from the initial phase of the program included:

  • 21m @ 12.14g/t Au including:

  • 6m @ 39.11g/t Au and

  • 1m @ 196.9 g/t Au

  • 17m @ 17.42g/t Au including

  • 6m @ 45.46g/t Au

  • 16m @ 6.14g/t Au including:

  • 5m @ 17.24g/t Au

  • 1m @ 84.15g/t Au

  • 33m @ 4.98g/t Au including:

  • 7m @ 13.11g/t Au

  • 15m @ 2.40g/t Au

  • 29m @ 1.31g/t Au

  • 21m @ 1.26g/t Au

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Figure 1 - Oblique Long Section showing intercepts

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The first phase of the program, comprising 27 RC holes, focused around the Walsh pit ( see Figure 2 ). These indicated that the Walsh mineralisation remains open in all directions. These results will be used to help calculate a maiden resource estimate for the stretch of land containing this mineralisation, which includes the Walsh, Strauss and Aheman deposits.

The results also raise the distinct prospect that the mineralisation which forms these deposits could be continuous and therefore may become the subject of one extensive single open pit, though Noble emphasises that further drilling is needed to establish the extent of this potential.

These deposits are currently not included in the existing JORC resource at Bibiani of 1.98 million ounces, including 605,000oz in reserves with this resource and reserve estimate based solely on the Bibiani main pit.

The rapidly emerging potential of the satellite deposits at Bibiani is highly significant because as well as providing substantial scope for a resource upgrade, these areas are expected to be the first source of primary ore feed for the refurbished mill.

Drilling will also take place at the Bibiani pit as part of a strategy to extend the known limits of the mineralisation on the western side of the existing pit, towards the geologically significant Chirano trend.

To assist with this ambitious exploration program, a second rig owned by Noble arrived on site during the quarter ( see Figure 3 below ) and will focus on the western side of the main pit to establish additional resources and reserves within the shell of the planned pit cut-back with more than 28,000m planned for the first phase. The current pit optimisation is 775m wide and Noble is confident that, with further success in definition drilling, this known mineralisation can be brought within an expanded optimisation.

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Processing plant refurbishment

Significant progress was made in the refurbishment of the Bibiani mill during the December quarter ( see figures 4 - 6).

Key components have been removed from the crushing circuit and milling section. All necessary electrical cables at the milling section have been disconnected and coiled. SAG and Ball Mill liners have been stripped.

Major equipment has also been removed from the carbon-in-leach section; including the carbon regeneration kiln, quench tank, screens and cyanide mixing tanks.

Key components such as the gyratory crusher and various steel sections have started arriving. Scaffolding for CIL tank repairs is due by end of week one in February.

The tailings storage facility design contract has been awarded to Knight Piesold (Geotechnical consultants) with the required geotechnical drilling now underway.

During the March quarter, the following activities will be progressed:

  • Decommissioning of the old crushing circuit

  • Completion of concrete breaking at the mill discharge pump area.

  • Civil works started for the Crushing Circuit, mill discharge pump, tailings pumps and the Carbon Regeneration Kiln foundations

  • Removal of the top platform of the CIL section

  • Refurbishment of the CIL tanks 1 and 2

  • Refurbishment of plant compressors, driers and upgrade of the oxygen plant.

  • Sandblasting facility commissioned with sandblasting of major components to commence.

CORPORATE

Cash Position

At 31 December, 2010, Noble had the following US dollar amounts available;

Total Cash and Equivalents US $39.278 million

Authorised by:

Wayne Norris Managing Director

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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

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Figure 2 – Area of Initial Drilling

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Figure 3 – Second Company owned multi-purpose drilling rig

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Figure 4 – strip out of the Emergency Feeder

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Figure 5 – strip out of the crushing circuit complete

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Decommissioning of the Jaw Crusher
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Figure 6 – strip out of the cyanide mixing tank complete

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Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010

Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010 Appendix 1 – Proved and Probable Ore Reserves as at March 2010
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 2 - March 2010 JORC Mineral Resource Estimate

TONNAGE GRADE METAL CONT'D GOLD
Tonnes (million) (Au g/t) (tonnes Au) Ounces
(million)
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

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Appendix 3 – Re-splits 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.

Hole_ID From To Au g/t
WA10_001 88 89 0.51
WA10_001 89 90 0.6
WA10_001 90 91 0.62
WA10_001 91 92 0.06
WA10_001 92 93 0.61
WA10_001 93 94 0.88
WA10_001 94 95 1.155
WA10_001 95 96 0.23
WA10_001 96 97 0.4
WA10_001 97 98 0.18
WA10_001 98 99 0.07
WA10_001 99 100 0.12
WA10_002 72 73 -0.01
WA10_002 73 74 1.09
WA10_002 74 75 3.06
WA10_002 75 76 2.26
WA10_002 76 77 0.19
WA10_002 77 78 0.36
WA10_002 78 79 0.12
WA10_002 79 80 0.08
WA10_002 80 81 0.26
WA10_002 81 82 0.18
Hole_ID From To Au g/t
WA10_004 48 49 0.13
WA10_004 49 50 0.52
WA10_004 50 51 0.48
WA10_004 51 52 0.03
WA10_004 72 73 0.24
WA10_004 73 74 0.21
WA10_004 74 75 0.21
WA10_004 75 76 0.43
WA10_004 76 77 0.51
WA10_004 77 78 0.27
WA10_004 78 79 0.16
WA10_004 79 80 0.17
WA10_005 44 45 0.1
WA10_005 45 46 1.01
WA10_005 46 47 0.89
WA10_005 47 48 2.53
WA10_005 48 49 3.575
WA10_005 49 50 2.13
WA10_005 50 51 4.33
WA10_005 51 52 0.31
WA10_005 60 61 0.79
WA10_005 61 62 0.88

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WA10_002 82 83 0.37
WA10_002 83 84 0.62
WA10_002 84 85 2.215
WA10_002 85 86 0.81
WA10_002 86 87 0.63
WA10_002 87 88 0.35
WA10_002 88 89 0.28
WA10_002 89 90 0.11
WA10_002 90 91 0.2
WA10_002 91 92 0.27
WA10_002 92 93 0.16
WA10_002 93 94 0.34
WA10_002 94 95 0.03
WA10_002 95 96 0.05
WA10_002 96 97 0.01
WA10_002 97 98 0.2
WA10_002 98 99 0.06
WA10_002 99 100 0.05
WA10_002 100 101 0.06
WA10_002 101 102 0.24
WA10_002 102 103 0.15
WA10_002 103 104 0.15
WA10_002 104 105 0.12
WA10_002 105 106 0.17
WA10_005 62 63 0.39
WA10_005 63 64 0.75
WA10_005 64 65 0.29
WA10_005 65 66 0.53
WA10_005 66 67 0.66
WA10_005 67 68 0.82
WA10_005 68 69 0.38
WA10_005 69 70 0.81
WA10_005 70 71 0.44
WA10_005 71 72 1.32
WA10_005 72 73 2.36
WA10_005 73 74 1.31
WA10_005 74 75 0.36
WA10_005 75 76 0.34
WA10_005 76 77 0.31
WA10_005 77 78 0.28
WA10_016 52 53 -0.01
WA10_016 53 54 -0.01
WA10_016 54 55 0.19
WA10_016 55 56 3.175
WA10_016 60 61 0.56
WA10_016 61 62 0.11
WA10_016 62 63 0.17
WA10_016 63 64 0.3

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WA10_002 106 107 0.46 WA10_016 64 65 0.08
WA10_002 107 108 0.36 WA10_016 65 66 0.16
WA10_002 108 109 0.45 WA10_016 66 67 0.43
WA10_016 67 68 0.92 WA10_017 75 76 1.26
WA10_016 68 69 34.825 WA10_017 76 77 4.22
WA10_016 69 70 33.09 WA10_017 77 78 3.55
WA10_016 70 71 41.28 WA10_017 78 79 0.78
WA10_016 71 72 57.24 WA10_017 79 80 4.79
WA10_016 72 73 21.6 WA10_017 80 81 3.86
WA10_016 73 74 84.15 WA10_017 81 82 1.05
WA10_016 74 75 9.515 WA10_017 82 83 0.66
WA10_016 75 76 4.09 WA10_017 83 84 4.19
WA10_016 76 77 2.13 WA10_017 84 85 2.09
WA10_016 77 78 0.94 WA10_017 85 86 6.88
WA10_016 78 79 1.14 WA10_017 86 87 1.79
WA10_016 79 80 1.03 WA10_017 87 88 4.37
WA10_016 80 81 2.11 WA10_017 88 89 4.45
WA10_016 81 82 0.26 WA10_017 89 90 3.15
WA10_016 82 83 0.7 WA10_017 90 91 3.31
WA10_016 83 84 1.09 WA10_017 91 92 3.41
WA10_016 84 85 0.13 WA10_017 92 93 3.42
WA10_016 85 86 0.49 WA10_017 93 94 0.62
WA10_016 86 87 0.1 WA10_017 94 95 4.26
WA10_016 87 88 0.06 WA10_017 95 96 2.42

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WA10_016 92 93 0.89 WA10_017 96 97 2.12
WA10_016 93 94 0.12 WA10_017 97 98 1.99
WA10_016 94 95 0.38 WA10_017 98 99 1.04
WA10_016 95 96 1.875 WA10_017 99 100 2.07
WA10_016 96 97 0.2 WA10_017 100 101 0.77
WA10_016 97 98 0.05 WA10_017 101 102 0.16
WA10_016 98 99 0.16 WA10_017 102 103 0.1
WA10_016 99 100 3.425 WA10_017 103 104 2.6
WA10_016 108 109 0.15 WA10_017 104 105 4.28
WA10_016 109 110 0.07 WA10_017 105 106 1.47
WA10_016 110 111 0.26 WA10_017 106 107 1.26
WA10_016 111 112 1.21 WA10_017 107 108 1.35
WA10_016 112 113 0.58 WA10_017 108 109 3.04
WA10_016 113 114 0.46 WA10_017 109 110 1.68
WA10_016 114 115 0.89 WA10_018 36 37 -0.01
WA10_016 115 116 0.25 WA10_018 37 38 2.78
WA10_016 116 117 0.27 WA10_018 38 39 0.15
WA10_016 117 118 1.29 WA10_018 39 40 0.48
WA10_016 118 119 0.44 WA10_018 40 41 24.4
WA10_016 119 120 0.75 WA10_018 41 42 3.39
WA10_016 120 121 1.39 WA10_018 42 43 0.51
WA10_017 68 69 25.8 WA10_018 43 44 -0.01
WA10_017 69 70 16.1 WA10_018 44 45 0.05
WA10_017 70 71 16.61 WA10_018 45 46 0.07

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WA10_017 71 72 4.32 WA10_018 46 47 0.67
WA10_017 72 73 16.7 WA10_018 47 48 0.28
WA10_017 73 74 6.05 WA10_018 72 73 0.84
WA10_017 74 75 6.22 WA10_018 73 74 0.14
WA10_018 74 75 0.03 WA10_019 90 91 -0.01
WA10_018 75 76 0.12 WA10_019 91 92 -0.01
WA10_018 108 109 -0.01 WA10_019 92 93 0.01
WA10_018 109 110 -0.01 WA10_019 93 94 -0.01
WA10_018 110 111 1.37 WA10_019 94 95 0.01
WA10_018 111 112 0.39 WA10_019 95 96 0.75
WA10_019 36 37 0.13 WA10_020 56 57 0.05
WA10_019 37 38 -0.01 WA10_020 57 58 0.04
WA10_019 38 39 0.17 WA10_020 58 59 0.68
WA10_019 39 40 0.77 WA10_020 59 60 0.66
WA10_019 60 61 0.35 WA10_020 72 73 0.69
WA10_019 61 62 -0.01 WA10_020 73 74 0.07
WA10_019 62 63 0.03 WA10_020 74 75 0.4
WA10_019 63 64 -0.01 WA10_020 75 76 0.18
WA10_019 84 85 -0.01 WA10_020 80 81 0.01
WA10_019 85 86 0.01 WA10_020 81 82 -0.01
WA10_019 86 87 0.16 WA10_020 82 83 0.01
WA10_019 87 88 0.63 WA10_020 83 84 2.1
WA10_019 88 89 2.375
WA10_019 89 90 1.53

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Appendix 3 cont – Re-splits 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.

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Au g/t Hole ID From (m) To (m) Au g/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

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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
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

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WA10_012 64 65 0.57
WA10_012 65 66 0.93
WA10_012 66 67 0.73
WA10_012 67 68 0.8
WA10_012 68 69 0.82
WA10_012 77 78 2.07
WA10_012 78 79 1.05
WA10_012 79 80 7.72
WA10_012 84 85 0.09
WA10_012 85 86 1.44
WA10_012 86 87 0.58
WA10_013 40 41 2.09
WA10_013 40 41 1.61
WA10_013 58 59 1.58
WA10_013 59 60 6.95
WA10_013 60 61 1.55
WA10_013 68 69 0.68
WA10_013 69 70 0.72
WA10_013 70 71 3.66
WA10_013 84 85 0.44
WA10_013 85 86 1.8
WA10_013 86 87 1.14
WA10_013 87 88 0.84
WA10_013 107 108 1.01
WA10_013 108 109 0.48
WA10_013 109 110 1.82
WA10_014 58 59 0.56
WA10_014 59 60 0.6
WA10_014 60 61 2.61
WA10_014 61 62 4.36
WA10_014 62 63 2.63
WA10_014 63 64 0.55
WA10_014 64 65 0.53
WA10_014 65 66 0.51
WA10_015 37 38 1.51
WA10_015 38 39 9.26
WA10_021 63 64 3.83
WA10_021 64 65 3.26

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Hole ID From (m) To (m) Au g/t
WA10_021 65 66 2.13
WA10_021 66 67 6.23
WA10_021 67 68 0.75
WA10_021 68 69 2.03
WA10_021 69 70 0.73
WA10_021 70 71 1.36
WA10_021 71 72 1.44
WA10_021 72 73 1.35
WA10_021 73 74 1.43
WA10_021 74 75 8.32
WA10_021 75 76 0.66
WA10_021 76 77 0.72
WA10_021 77 78 1.83
WA10_021 79 80 1.72
WA10_021 80 81 1.82
WA10_021 81 82 0.55

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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 December 2010
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
31 December 2010
31 December 2010
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)
NetOperating Cash Flows
Current quarter
$US’000
Year to date
(6 months)
$US’000
(950)
(3,983)
-
(2,111)
-
31
(26)
-
-
(992)
(9,050)
-
(3,676)
-
325
(26)
-
-
(7,039) (13,419)
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)
-
-
(4,626)
-
-
10
-
397
-
-
-
(7,050)
-
-
10
(5,491)
397
5,852
(4,219) (6,282)
(11,258) (19,701)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(11,258) (19,701)
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
26,419
-
-
-
-
-
26,419
-
1,001
(125)
-
-
26,419 27,295
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
15,161
23,360
757
7,594
30,891
793
39,278 39,278
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
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
540
-
1.25
Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Directors’ remuneration
520
Services provided by director-related entities
20
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
Directors’ remuneration
520
Services provided by director-related entities
20
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
34,888 34,888
- -

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$US’000
(5,586)
(5,276)
-
(3,625)
Total (14,487)

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) to $US’000 $US’000
the related items in the accounts is as follows.
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
7,213 11,471
5.2
Deposits at call
32,144 11,889
5.3
Bank overdraft
(79) -
5.4
Other (provide details)
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 39,278 23,360

Changes in interests in mining tenements

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 note
3)
Amount paid up per
security (see note 3)
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
375,333,438 375,433,438
71,870,000
21,663
12,500
71,870,000
21,663
12,500
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
74,411,406
74,420,569
6,000,000
6,250,000
74,411,406
74,420,569
-
-
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
74,433,069
74,433,069
6,000,000
6,250,000
74,433,069
74,433,069
-
-
A$0.30
A$0.35
A$0.20
A$0.40
21 July 2011
21 July 2013
8 July 2014
19 August 2014
21,663
12,500
21,663
12,500
A$0.30
A$0.35
21 July 2011
21 July2013
- -
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
- -
7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)
- -
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Compliance statement

  • 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).

  • 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 27 January 2011 (Director)

Print name: Wayne Norris

Notes

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 .

  • 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

  • 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.

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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