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ACROW LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2010
Jan 26, 2011
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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27[th] January 2011
Highly successful quarter leaves Noble poised for production at Bibiani
Quarterly Highlights
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$30m fund raising completed; Placement closed heavily oversubscribed.
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Proceeds being used to fund extensive exploration campaign
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First two rounds of an extensive drilling campaign returned spectacular results including:
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21m @ 12.14g/t Au including:
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6m @ 39.11g/t Au and
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1m @ 196.9 g/t Au
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17m @ 17.42g/t Au including
- 6m @ 45.46g/t Au
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16m @ 6.14g/t Au including:
- 5m @ 17.24g/t Au
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1m @ 84.15g/t Au
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33m @ 4.98g/t Au including:
- 7m @ 13.11g/t Au
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15m @ 2.40g/t Au
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29m @ 1.31g/t Au
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Intersections highlight huge potential to rapidly increase 1.98 Moz inventory Substantial progress made in refurbishment of 2.7Mtpa mill
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First production scheduled for 2011;
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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:
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21m @ 12.14g/t Au including:
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6m @ 39.11g/t Au and
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1m @ 196.9 g/t Au
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17m @ 17.42g/t Au including
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6m @ 45.46g/t Au
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16m @ 6.14g/t Au including:
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5m @ 17.24g/t Au
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1m @ 84.15g/t Au
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33m @ 4.98g/t Au including:
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7m @ 13.11g/t Au
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15m @ 2.40g/t Au
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29m @ 1.31g/t Au
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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:
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Decommissioning of the old crushing circuit
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Completion of concrete breaking at the mill discharge pump area.
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Civil works started for the Crushing Circuit, mill discharge pump, tailings pumps and the Carbon Regeneration Kiln foundations
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Removal of the top platform of the CIL section
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Refurbishment of the CIL tanks 1 and 2
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Refurbishment of plant compressors, driers and upgrade of the oxygen plant.
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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
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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 2 - March 2010 JORC Mineral Resource Estimate
| TONNAGE | GRADE | METAL | CONT'D GOLD | |
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| Tonnes (million) | (Au g/t) | (tonnes Au) | Ounces (million) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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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: 27 January 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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