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ACROW LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Apr 29, 2012

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April 30, 2012

March 2012 Quarter Activities Report

First Gold Pour Marks Pivotal Quarter for Noble

  • First gold poured on 29[th] March 2012 after only 7 weeks of wet commissioning of the refurbished 3Mtpa processing plant

  • Significant drill results from outside current resource-reserve area to underpin resource upgrade scheduled for June Quarter

  • $10M raised through share placement

  • Management restructure in operational and corporate areas

Noble Mineral Resources (ASX: NMG) is pleased to report that a successful March Quarter has seen the Company continue with the commissioning procedure of the refurbished and upgraded 3Mtpa Bibiani processing plant and pour its first gold.

Processing Plant and First Gold Pour

Noble initiated commissioning the processing plant on 11[th] January 2012 with equipment testing. Wet commissioning commenced on 10[th] February 2012 with first ore into the mill utilising historic tailings levee material that had been stockpiled on the RunOf-Mine (ROM) pad.

Commissioning progressed well with significantly improving run time and recoveries consistent with budgeted projections, both of which are expected to improve further with steady-state production and higher than forecast gold head grade consistently

First gold pour

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over 1.0 g/t versus the budget of 0.7 g/t. The first gold was poured with the wet commissioning of the gold room on 29[th] March 2012. This represented a significant milestone in the refurbishment and enhancement of the plant.

A new dry-screening plant was incorporated at the front end of the Contingency Production (CP) plant during the quarter to enhance mill throughput and reduce stoppages due to ingress of timber and rock material in the historic levee feed material. The refurbishment of the SAG mill, reclaim feeder and the installation of recycle conveyors CV04 and CV05 are all nearing completion.

Mining

The mining fleet has been operating 24 hours a day for most of the quarter with the primary focus on pre-stripping at Strauss and Aheman pits and reclaiming levee material. The mining rate has been increasing, especially at Strauss pit, and also with the movement of the levee material as more equipment was mobilised. The gold head grades of this levee material have been higher than budget, averaging over 1.0 g/t compared to the expected 0.7 g/t.

Mining at Strauss

Noble mobilised additional mining equipment during the quarter with the arrival of eight Komatsu 785-5 trucks, a Cat D9R Dozer and a Cat 16G grader all working to ramp up the mining production. In addition, Noble has acquired additional five Komatsu HM400 articulated trucks and a Komatsu

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PC450LC excavator. This equipment is primarily for use on the movement of levee material and the Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) uplift.

Mining Production for the MarchQuarter 2012 Mining Production for the MarchQuarter 2012 Mining Production for the MarchQuarter 2012
ORE MINED TONNES GRADE
Oxide ore 33,161 0.84
Tails 59,278 1.00
Total Ore 92,439 0.95
Waste Mined 773,729 -
TOTAL MINED 866,168 -

Geology

Exploration and Infill Drilling continued to return excellent assay results. As a majority of these highly significant results come from areas outside the existing 2.26 million-ounce resource at Bibiani, they will help underpin a resource and reserve upgrade which is scheduled for the June Quarter.

Drilling results during the quarter include:

2m @ 55.03 g/t from 13m  including 1m at 99.92 g/t  3m @ 18.44 g/t from 205m  including 1m @ 37.64 g/t  1m @ 22.51 g/t from 10m4m @ 8.09 g/t from 43m  including 2m @ 14.5 g/t  4m @ 12.05 g/t from 76 Elizabeth  7m @ 13.33 g/t from 138m Big Mug  including 2m at 36.47 g/t  17m @ 8.21 g/t from 80m Big Mug  including 2m @ 52.49 g/t  6m @ 11.15 g/t from 35m Walsh  including 1m @ 37.62 g/t  9m @ 4.97 g/t from 74m South Hill  including 2m @ 16.82 g/t

West Wall of Main Pit

East Wall of Main Pit Walsh-Strauss Gap Walsh-Strauss Gap

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Walsh, Strauss and Gap

Drilling in the Walsh and Strauss satellite pits as well as the Gap in between the pits concentrated on grade control drilling to allow the mine planning to be finalised. There has also been additional resource definition drilling at Strauss and extensional drilling at the Gap. As a result of the grade control drilling at Walsh and Strauss, the re-optimisation has resulted in a 12 per cent increase in ore tonnage at Walsh and 25 per cent at Strauss.

A number of high-grade intersections have been returned from the Walsh-Gap-Strauss drilling, including excellent grades from much shallower depths than previously encountered. The Gap is now fulfilling Noble’s expectation that it will make a significant contribution to the overall resource potential as there are indications that it will almost certainly be a part of the Strauss pit but is displaced laterally to the east of the Walsh pit.

Drilling at Strauss

Aheman – Grasshopper

Drilling has also continued at the Aheman and Grasshopper pits with recent emphasis on the Aheman-Grasshopper Gap to investigate the continuity of the trend and to plan for future infill drilling. Some near-surface sub-parallel mineralised oxide trends were intercepted averaging up to 5m wide with grades up to 2.3 g/t. It is apparent from the initial structural interpretation that the

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mineralised corridor between these two prospects might have been laterally displaced by the valley in between which could be the trace of the causative fault.

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Aheman Section – 7828N

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Grasshopper Section – 8762N

Main Pit West Wall

During the March Quarter, the drilling at the Main Pit West Wall focused on areas previously classified as waste. The numerous consistent hits and higher-grade intersections support a model which suggests this previously unknown mineralisation may be developed as ore blocks. This discovery has the potential to change the economics of the previously planned cutback of waste on the West Wall.

Exploratory drilling in the West Wall area has intersected the metavolcanic (mafic) and sedimentary domain contact with minor porphyry intrusions through the contacts. This observation is geologically significant as such structural contacts form one of the main depositional zones for gold in the broader Birimian system throughout the whole of West Africa. Initial assays from drill intersections in this structure indicate a new area to be targeted for economic mineralisation in a zone parallel and relatively adjacent to the Main Pit.

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South Hill and Big Mug

During the quarter resource definition drilling continued at South Hill, which is the continuation of the Bibiani Main pit to the south, and at Big Mug, which lies to the north of the Main pit. It is anticipated that once this drilling is completed, the results will contribute significantly to the planned resource-reserve upgrade.

Elizabeth

Exploratory drilling at the recently defined Elizabeth prospect has produced some encouraging results. It is a shallow easterly-dipping ore body with an approximate 300m strike length. Resource potential for shallow oxide mineralisation is still open and further drilling is planned to investigate the strike extensions of this find. The Elizabeth prospect is outside the current resource-reserve area and therefore provides further potential to add to the planned resource upgrade.

Management Restructure

Mr Roger Bannister has been appointed the Executive Manager Operations based at Bibiani. Roger brings a wealth of operational knowledge and management expertise in mining to Noble, having worked in the mining industry for over 30 years, the last 2½ years in Ghana. He has developed significant local experience in that time which will prove invaluable for Noble in the drive to full commercial production.

Subsequent to the March Quarter, Peter Johnston resigned as Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Roger Bannister will now assume all responsibilities for the Bibiani Project with the immediate focus being on the current commissioning of the refurbished and upgraded Bibiani Processing Facility and the ramp up of mining operations.

Also after the end of the quarter, the Chief Financial Officer, David Leavy, resigned. The recruitment of a replacement CFO is well advanced with the Company’s Financial Controller, Patrick Conway, fulfilling the duties of the CFO while the recruitment process is finalised.

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Share Placement and Share Purchase Plan (SPP)

On 20[th] February 2012, Noble completed a $10 million capital raising through the placement of 21m shares at $0.48 to institutional and sophisticated investor clients of Azure Capital, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and BBY.

Noble also announced a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) for eligible shareholders to purchase up to $15,000 worth of NMG shares at $0.48 each. The SPP closed on 22[nd] March 2012, raising $744,000 from 1,550,000 new shares allotted to 87 participating shareholders.

The proceeds from the placement and SPP will fund the final commissioning of the 3Mtpa Bibiani processing plant, development of the satellite pits in close proximity to the plant, continued drilling to identify satellite resources and general working capital requirements.

Subsequent to the end of the March Quarter, on 19[th] April 2012, Noble raised $20 million through a placement to institutional and sophisticated investor clients of BBY. The placement is structured in two tranches:

  • (a) Tranche 1 – 39,117,061 Shares at an issue price of $0.345 per Share and 19,558,531 freeattaching Options exercisable at $0.48 expiring 1 May 2015 to $13,495,386; and

  • (b) Tranche 2 – approximately 18.9 million Shares at an issue price of $0.345 per Share and approximately 9.4 million Options exercisable at $0.48 expiring 1 May 2015 to raise up to approximately $6.5 million.

The allotment of shares under Tranche 1 occurred on 24 April 2012. Tranche 2 is subject to shareholder approval. Noble will call a General Meeting of shareholders to secure approval for Tranche 2. The Notice of Meeting for the General Meeting will be mailed to shareholders once all statutory approvals have been received.

Outlook for June Quarter

Noble’s key targets for the June Quarter include

  1. An upgrade to the current 2.26Moz resource and 958,000oz reserve

  2. Wet commissioning of the entire processing plant proceeding to plan

  3. Steady increase in gold production from the commissioning process.

On 20[th] April 2012 Noble announced that it had poured 36kg of gold.

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Authorised by:

Wayne Norris Managing Director

Competent Person’s Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resource or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Mark Laing (BE (Hons), Mining), who is a Corporate Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Laing is a full-time employee of Noble Mineral Resources Ltd, and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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’. Mr Laing consents to the inclusion in this report 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 listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 26th June 2008 with a focus on exploring for large-scale gold

deposits in the world-class Ashanti Gold Belt in Ghana, West Africa. In November 2009, the Company entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the Bibiani Gold Mine , a project located in the Sefwi-Bibiani Gold Belt in Ghana, host to over 30 Million Ounces of gold. On July 20th 2010 the final Share Transfer Form was executed to consummate the purchase.

Noble’s other primary gold concessions are Exploration Licences at Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu, which cover some 141.3km² and all are located within the world-class Ashanti Gold Belt in south western Ghana. Ghana is the second largest gold producer in Africa and is the 10th largest gold producing nation in the world, with annual production of approximately 2.9 Million Ounces. Noble’s on-going focus will be to expand the drilling program at Bibiani to target new shallow resources near the Bibiani Mine and adjacent tenements while still progressing the Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu concessions within the Southern extension of the Ashanti Gold Belt. Initial exploration at Cape Three Points will be targeted towards the Satin Mine Project and the Morrison Project , both of which lie in an area of historic underground gold exploration. Noble believes that there is significant potential for the delineation of additional high-grade gold mineralisation relating to the down-plunge and strike extension to these zones. When added to the potential now available at Bibiani it will place Noble in a strong position to achieve its goal in building Australia’s next major gold mining house.

The Company recognises the Bibiani , Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu concessions are relatively under-explored, highly prospective projects and aims to rapidly redefine JORC-compliant resources for development.

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Appendix 1a – March 2010 JORC Mineral Resource Estimate

TONNAGE GRADE CONT'D GOLD
0.5 g/t cut-off
Tonnes (Au g/t) Ounces
Measured 6,560,000 2.05 430,000
Indicated 13,370,000 1.77 760,000
BIBIANI MAIN PIT
Total M&I 19,920,000 1.86 1,190,000
Inferred 13,060,000 1.89 790,000
Total 32,980,000 1.87 1,980,000

Global Mineral Resource Estimate based on a cut-off grade of 0.5g/t

Appendix 1b – November 2011 JORC Resource Estimate

TONNAGE GRADE CONT'D GOLD
SATELLITE AREAS 0.4 g/t cut-off
Tonnes (Au g/t) Ounces
Measured - 0.00 -
AHEMAN Indicated 607,500 0.73 14,300
Inferred - 0.00 -
Measured 1,748,000 1.68 94,400
WALSH-STRAUSS
PRELIMINARY
Indicated 2,430,000 1.12 87,500
Inferred 6,000 1.69 300
Measured - 0.00 -
GRASSHOPPER Indicated 433,200 1.25 17,400
Inferred 4,800 1.20 200
Measured - 0.00 -
OLD TAILINGS* Indicated 2,860,200 0.70 64,000
Inferred - 0.00 -
Total 8,089,700 1.07 278,100

Global Mineral Resource Estimate based on a cut-off grade of 0.4g/t * Cut-off grade 0.0g/t

TOTAL RESOURCES = 41.1Mt @ 1.71 g/t (2.26Moz)

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Appendix 2 – Proved and Probable JORC Ore Reserves

Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011 Bibiani Main Pit Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – June 2011
Oxide Fresh Fill Total
Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces
Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs
Proved 5,020 2.17 349 5,020 2.16 349
Probable 360 1.34 16 6,280 2.02 407 340 1.73 19 6,980 1.97 441
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790
Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources using a cut‐off grade of 0.6g/t

Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable JORC Ore Reserves

Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011
Oxide Transition Sulphide Total
Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces
Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs Kt g/t Kozs
Proved 181 1.30 8 132 1.70 7 753 2.22 54 1,065 2.00 69
Probable 448 1.39 20 172 1.71 9 102 2.05 7 722 1.56 36
Total 628 1.36 28 303 1.70 17 855 2.20 61 1,787 1.82 105
Derived from Measured and Indicated Resources using a cut‐off grade of 0.5g/t

Tailings Deposits Probable JORC Ore Reserves

Bibiani Tailings Deposits Probable Ore Reserves – November 2011 Bibiani Tailings Deposits Probable Ore Reserves – November 2011 Bibiani Tailings Deposits Probable Ore Reserves – November 2011 Bibiani Tailings Deposits Probable Ore Reserves – November 2011
Deposit Tonnes Grade Cont’d Gold
Kt Au (g/t) Kozs
Dams 1 & 2 850 0.74 20
Levees 6 & 7 2,030 0.65 43
Total 2,880 0.68 63

TOTAL RESERVES = 16.7Mt @ 1.79 g/t (958,000oz)

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Appendix 3a – Table of previously released (23 Jan 2012) results received during the quarter

Area Interval Aug/t Hole From Including Comments
Elizabeth 4.0m 12.05 EL11_053 76 Elizabeth
Grasshopper 8.0m 1.42 AMGR11_001 56 Grasshopper South Extension
Main Pit 14.0m 4.13 MP11_014 174 BigMug;Infill hole for Resource definition in BigMugmodel
13.0m 2.73 MP11_013 119 9m@ 3.8g/t BigMug;Infill hole for Resource definition in BigMugmodel
8.0m 1.02 MP11_016 18 BigMug;Infill hole for Resource definition in BigMugmodel
4.0m 12.00 MP11_007A 204 Main Pit;Confirmingdowndipextension mineralisation at eastern wall
4.0m 3.66 MP11_007A 224 Main Pit
32.0m 1.48 MP10_023 16 Mainpit;South Hill
4.0m 1.15 MP10_015 4 Main Pit,South Hill;Infill hole for Resource definition in BigMugmodel
2.0m 1.78 MP10_018 10 1m@ 3.0g/t Mainpit;South Hill
Strauss 11.0m 1.88 STGC_100 10 3m@ 4.30g/t Straussgrade control
5.0m 1.29 STGC_054 17 Straussgrade control
4.0m 1.03 STGC_056 15 Straussgrade control
4.0m 1.34 STGC_057 37 Straussgrade control
4.0m 2.39 STGC_064 27 Straussgrade control
4.0m 3.91 STGC_111 10 Straussgrade control
5.0m 1.29 STGC_054 17 Straussgrade control
3.0m 1.26 STGC_101 15 Straussgrade control
3.0m 1.21 STGC_098 34 Straussgrade control
3.0m 2.50 STGC_099 14 1m@ 5.97g/t Straussgrade control
Walsh 20.0m 3.79 WAGC_033 36 Walshgrade control
18.0m 1.28 WAGC_064 13 Walshgrade control
12.0m 1.60 WAGC_054 26 Walshgrade control
19.0m 0.66 WAGC_117 2 5m@ 1.01g/t Walshgrade control
6.0m 11.15 WAGC_187 35 [email protected]/t Walshgrade control
6.0m 4.12 WAGC_001 38 Walshgrade control
6.0m 2.4 WAGC_029 46 Walshgrade control
6.0m 4.12 WAGC_001 38 Walshgrade control
6.0m 2.40 WAGC_029 46 Walshgrade control
4.0m 9.73 WAGC_022 19 Walshgrade control
4.0m 1.15 WAGC_047 2 Walshgrade control
4.0m 1.32 WAGC_063 35 Walshgrade control

All assays are bottle roll cyanide leach on a 1kg charge and do not include any fire assays of nonCyanide soluble residue. Analysis has been undertaken by Performance Laboratory at Bibiani and Intertek Laboratories Ltd at their Tarkwa laboratory.

Only results > 1.0g/t with a minimum 2m intercept have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5g/t.

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Appendix 3b – Table of previously released (23 Feb 2012) results received during the quarter: Significant Intersections

Interval
(m)
Au (g/t) Hole From
Including Comments
Aheman-Grasshopper Gap
4 2.24 AMGR12_018 104 Composite confirming continuity
4 1.54 AMGR12_045 136 Composite confirming continuity
Elizabeth
1 3.70 EL11_025 30 Infill drilling
Main Pit - Big Mug
8 1.26 BM12_010 136 Resource Definition composite
8 1.98 BM12_011 96 4m @ 3.53g/t Resource Definition composite
4 1.40 BM12_011 132 Resource Definition composite
8 1.08 BM12_025 8 Resource Definition composite
8 1.08 BM12_025 8 Resource Definition composite
20 1.24 MP11_022 184 4m @ 2.20g/t Resource Definition composite
32 2.27 MP11_023 184 4m @ 6.97g/t Resource Definition composite
4 1.02 MP11_025 260 Resource Definition composite
Main Pit - South Hill
8 1.77 MP10_037 192 Composite
Main Pit - West Wall
4 5.23 WW11_015 8 Composite
Strauss
4 1.77 ST11_016 16 Composite from Infill Resource Definition
Strauss-Walsh Gap
5 7.93 GPGC_437 15 1m @ 31.43g/t Grade Control
11 1.47 GPGC_443 4 1m @ 9.49g/t Grade Control
5 2.19 GPGC_444 21 Grade Control
6 7.71 GPGC_448 3 1m @ 40.48g/t Grade Control
6 1.27 GPGC_448 29 Grade Control
4 1.03 GPGC_449 8 Grade Control
4 8.09 GPGC_463 43 2m @ 14.5g/t Grade Control
2 3.07 GPGC_468 0 Grade Control
1 22.51 GPGC_483 10 Grade Control
2 1.34 GPGC_492 46 Grade Control
1 5.60 GPGC_495 37 Grade Control
4 1.08 GPGC_499 10 Grade Control

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Interval
(m)
Au (g/t) Hole From
Including Comments
6 4.71 GPGC_500 5 1m @ 11.03g/t Grade Control
6 1.78 GPGC_519 26 1m @ 5.98g/t Grade Control
4 1.56 GPGC_539 21 1m @ 3.42g/t Grade Control
2 1.20 GPGC_539 7 Grade Control
3 2.67 GPGC_556 6 Grade Control
2 3.51 GPGC_573 29 Grade Control
6 1.61 GPGC_574 30 Grade Control
6 1.30 GPGC_576 8 1m @ 3.56g/t Grade Control
5 3.15 GPGC_577 3 1m @ 4.51g/t Grade Control
7 1.41 GPGC_577 31 1m @ 6.93g/t Grade Control
2 8.14 GPGC_582 22 1m @ 11.45g/t Grade Control
2 2.23 GPGC_584 17 Grade Control
3 1.35 GPGC_585 12 Grade Control
9 1.26 GPGC_586 9 Grade Control
12 1.82 GPGC_587 1 1m @ 6.03g/t Grade Control
Walsh
5 1.03 WAGC_242 9 Grade Control
11 1.58 WAGC_264 25 Grade Control
4 1.44 WAGC_268 5 Grade Control
13 3.05 WAGC_272 31 2m @ 14.9g/t Grade Control
6 3.00 WAGC_273 23 1m @ 14.95g/t Grade Control
9 1.91 WAGC_274 3 Grade Control
11 2.34 WAGC_275 0 1m @ 4.46g/t Grade Control
6 2.01 WAGC_276 0 1m @ 4.19g/t Grade Control
4 2.95 WAGC_290 2 Grade Control
7 2.07 WAGC_372 31 Grade Control
6 2.07 WAGC_373 29 1m @ 5.22g/t Grade Control
16 2.29 WAGC_382 0 2m @ 12.0g/t Grade Control
4 2.05 WAGC_383 31 1m @ 5.81g/t Grade Control
10 5.31 WAGC_389 39 4m @ 10.30g/t Grade Control
4 1.04 WAGC_399 1 Grade Control

All assays are bottle roll cyanide leach on a 1kg charge and do not include any fire assays of non-Cyanide soluble residue.

Analyses have been undertaken by Performance Laboratory at Bibiani, Intertek Mineral Services at their Tarkwa laboratory and ALS Minerals at their Kumasi laboratory.

Only results > 1.0g/t with a minimum 2m intercept or >3.0g/t for a single metre have been reported.

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Appendix 3c – Table of previously released (23 Feb 2012) results received during the quarter: Summary of Re-split Intersections from Composites

Interval
(m)
Au (g/t) Hole From
Including Comments
Elizabeth
2 1.97 EL11_049 22 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill drilling
2 1.17 EL11_053 77 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill drilling
2 1.33 EL11_058 4 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill drilling
Main Pit - Big Mug
7 13.33 MP11_012 138 2m @ 36.47g/t Re-split from Big Mug drilling
13 2.73 MP11_013 119 4m @ 4.02g/t Re-split from Big Mug drilling
13 2.28 MP11_014 174 2m @ 6.17g/t Re-split from Big Mug drilling
8 1.52 MP11_015 134 Re-split from Big Mug drilling
5 1.29 MP11_017 97 Re-split from Big Mug drilling
2 1.03 MP11_017 117 Re-split from Big Mug drilling
7 1.00 MP11_017 152 Re-split from Big Mug drilling
8 1.01 MP11_017 136 Re-split from Big Mug drilling
Main Pit - South Hill
2 1.32 MP10_012 90 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
4 1.08 MP10_012 88 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
2 1.78 MP10_018 10 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
4 1.12 MP10_024 120 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
8 1.09 MP10_024 148 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
9 2.53 MP10_031 108 3m @ 5.84g/t Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
9 4.97 MP10_032 74 2m @ 16.82g/t Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
6 2.01 MP10_039 61 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
6 2.06 MP11_020 68 Re-split from South Hill Extensional drilling
Main Pit - U/G
2 1.66 MP10_010 131 Re-split from Underground drilling
2 1.43 MP10_010 166 Re-split from Underground drilling
2 1.40 MP10_010 154 Re-split from Underground drilling
12 1.30 MP10_010 139 Re-split from Underground drilling
Main Pit - West Wall
13 1.00 MP10_063 130 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
10 1.81 MP10_072 103 1m @ 11.06g/t Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
2 55.03 MP10_149 13 1m @ 99.92g/t Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
2 1.32 MP10_156 14 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling

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Interval
(m)
Au (g/t) Hole From
Including Comments
21 2.46 MP10_164 37 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
2 1.52 MP10_164 31 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
24 2.98 MP10_165 88 2m @ 11.39g/t Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
10 2.36 MP10_165 74 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
7 1.11 MP10_165 46 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
10 1.26 MP10_165 58 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
2 1.33 MP10_166 11 Re-split from Main Pit West Wall drilling
Strauss
2 1.17 ST11_169 126 Re-split from Strauss drilling
2 1.50 ST11_170 36 Re-split from Strauss drilling
7 3.21 ST11_171 37 2m @ 8.13g/t Re-split from Strauss drilling
2 1.43 ST11_171 27 Re-split from Strauss drilling

4m composites are taken for all resource definition holes. Composite assays received that are >0.18 Au g/t then have each metre individually assayed.

All assays are fire assays.

Analyses have been undertaken by Performance Laboratory at Bibiani, Intertek Mineral Services at their Tarkwa laboratory and ALS Minerals at their Kumasi laboratory.

Only results > 1.0g/t with a minimum 2m intercept have been reported.

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Appendix 3d – Table of previously released (8 Mar 2012) results received during the quarter

Interval
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Hole From Including Comments
Walsh-Strauss Gap
4 1.02 GPGC_613 29 Grade Control Drilling
1 1.24 36 Grade Control Drilling
2 1.05 GPGC_615 39 Grade Control Drilling
5 1.14 GPGC_611 42 Grade Control Drilling
42 1m @ 3.22g/t
1 1.67 GPGC_622 5 Grade Control Drilling
1 3.74 GPGC_629 24 Grade Control Drilling
1 1.26 GPGC_624 19 Grade Control Drilling
2 1.17 GPGC_640 5 Grade Control Drilling
2 2.55 GPGC_635 12 Grade Control Drilling
1 4.82 GPGC_625 11 Grade Control Drilling
1 1.10 GPGC_646 45 Grade Control Drilling
South Hill
6 2.14 MP11_019 136 Resource Definition Drilling
139 1m @3.68g/t
1 1.19 MP10_037 181 Resource Definition Drilling
1 1.19 181 Resource Definition Drilling
Main pit - West Wall
1 1.15 WW11_013 8 Resource Definition Drilling
2 2.41 WW11_015 10 Resource Definition Drilling
3 18.44 MP11_007A 205 Resource Definition Drilling
206 1m @ 37.64g/t
Main Pit - East Wall
3 7.70 225 Resource Definition Drilling
227 1m @ 21.95g/t
Big Mug
5 4.91 MP11_022 189 Resource Definition Drilling
192 1m @ 11.56g/t
8 1.95 MP11_023 183 Resource Definition Drilling
187 1m @ 7.46g/t
23 3.02 195 Resource Definition Drilling
210 2m @ 12.36g/t
195 1m @ 14.02g/t
2 1.66 MP11_025 165 Resource Definition Drilling

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Interval
(m)
Au
(g/t)
Hole From Including Comments
Big Mug
9 1.91 MP11_011 187 Resource Definition Drilling
189 2m @ 5.06g/t
4 3.58 MP11_012 148 Resource Definition Drilling
1 4.9 158 Resource Definition Drilling
1 1.09 177 Resource Definition Drilling
2 2.11 MP11_024 116 Resource Definition Drilling
8 1.94 144 Resource Definition Drilling
22 2.92 MP11_004 121 Resource Definition Drilling
123 2m @ 7.07g/t
6 1.24 154 Resource Definition Drilling
4 2.35 MP11_003 95 Resource Definition Drilling
27 1.89 MP11_009 84 Resource Definition Drilling
17 1.6 114 Resource Definition Drilling
1 2.58 134 Resource Definition Drilling
3 1.4 144 Resource Definition Drilling
3 3.25 MP11_008 73 Resource Definition Drilling
75 1m @ 6.76g/t
17 8.21 80 Resource Definition Drilling
80 1m @ 13.14g/t
86 2m @ 52.49g/t
1 1.33 103 Resource Definition Drilling

Only results > 1.0 g/t have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5 g/t.

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Appendix 3e – Tables of previously released (29 Mar 2012) results received during the quarter

The Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Intercepts

Depth
From
Grade
(g/t)
Hole ID Length(m) Including Comments
GPGC_702 36 1 36.71 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_707 29 1 10.71 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_665 21 2 2.87 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_713 37 6 2.48 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
38 1m @ 5.98g/t
GPGC_706 30 1 2.26 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_708 40 2 2.19 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_719 30 1 2.1 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_721 15 1 1.91 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_716 15 1 1.85 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_694 17 3 1.66 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
17 1m @ 4.21g/t
GPGC_664 15 1 1.64 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_712 8 1 1.32 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_696 0 1 1.31 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_722 31 3 1.18 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_663 9 1 1.12 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_717 31 1 1.11 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_670 7 1 1.0 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_729 1 2 2.21 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_905 20 1 2.40 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_730 4 2 1.21 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling
GPGC_731 16 4 1.22 Walsh-Strauss Gap Grade Control Drilling

Only results > 1.0 g/t have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5 g/t.

Walsh Grade Control Intercepts

Depth
From
Grade
(g/t)
Hole ID Length(m) Including Comments
WAGC_383 4 2 1.62 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
WAGC_047 14 2 1.25 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
WAGC_051 11 25 0.57 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
5 2 7.48 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
5 1m @ 12.68g/t
WAGC_062 4 2 2.8 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
5 1m @ 3.4g/t
WAGC_063 23 3 1.06 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
WAGC_216 25 1 1.33 Walsh Grade Control Drilling
WAGC_180 29 1 1.34 Walsh Grade Control Drilling

Only results > 1.0 g/t have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5 g/t.

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Main Pit West Wall

Depth
From
Grade
(g/t)
Hole ID Length(m) Including Comments
WW11_013 8 1 1.15 Resource Definition Drilling
WW11_015 10 2 2.41 Resource Definition Drilling
MP11_007A 205 3 18.44 Resource Definition Drilling
206 1m @ 37.64g/t

Only results > 1.0 g/t have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5 g/t.

Elizabeth

Depth
From
Grade
(g/t)
Hole ID Length(m) Including Comments
EL11_025 30 1 3.70 Infill Drilling
EL11_028 15 5 1.98 Infill Drilling
17 1m @ 6.95 g/t
24 7 4.30
26 1m @ 23.5 g/t
EL11_049 22 2 1.97 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill Drilling
EL11_050 27 1 1.86 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill Drilling
EL11_053 77 2 1.17 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill Drilling
EL11_058 4 2 1.33 Re-split from Elizabeth Infill Drilling

Only results > 1.0 g/t have been reported or intercepts longer than 10m above 0.5 g/t.

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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, 17/12/10

Name of entity Name of entity Name of entity Name of entity
NOBLE MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED
ABN
36 124 893 465
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
31 March 2012
Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related debtors
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration and 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
Net Operating Cash Flows
Current quarter
$US’000
Year to date
(9 months)
$US’000
-
(2,221)
(7,233)
-
(2,711)
-
21
(11)
-
95
-
(8,414)
(43,873)
-
(9,109)
-
266
(25)
-
334
(12,060) (60,821)
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
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carried forward)
-
-
(817)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(9,010)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(817) (9,010)
(12,877) (69,831)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(12,877) (69,831)
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
13,430
-
-
(3,869)
-
-
65,987
-
-
(4,111)
-
-
**9,561 ** 61,876
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 of quarter
(3,316)
6,238
(114)
(7,955)
9,378
1,385
2,808 2,808

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
233
-
1.25
Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Directors’ remuneration
233
Non-cash financing and investing activities
2.1
Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a
consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows
Nil
2.2
Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their
which the reportingentityhas an interest
N/A
Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Directors’ remuneration
233
material effect on
Nil
Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their
which the reportingentityhas an interest
share in projects in
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.

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
31,536 31,536
- -

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$US’000
(550)
(17,281)
-
(3,036)
Total (20,867)

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in
the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related
items in the accounts is as follows.
Current quarter
$US’000
Previous quarter
$US’000
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
5.2
Deposits at call
5.3
Bank overdraft
5.4
Other (Debt Service Reserve)
568 2,075
77 399
(1,342) (117)
3,505 3,881
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 2,808 6,238

Changes in interests in mining tenements

Tenement
reference
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning of
quarter
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
552,170,653 552,170,653

22,550,000
1,000,000
5,308,083
22,550,000
1,000,000
5,308,083
A$0.48
A$0.40
A$0.35
A$0.48
A$0.40
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
69,018,521
6,000,000
4,250,000
20,629,230
5,000,000
69,018,521
-
-
-
-
Exercise price
A$0.35
A$0.20
A$0.40
A$0.83
A$0.55
Exercise date
21 July 2013
8 July 2014
19 August 2014
30 November 2014
31 October 2015
5,308,083
1,000,000
5,308,083
1,000,000
A$0.35
A$0.40
21 July 2013
19August 2014
- -
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 5).

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

Sign here: ....................................................... Date: 30 April 2012 (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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