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Alkane Resources Regulatory Filings 2007

Nov 26, 2007

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RESOURCES LTD
ABN 35 000 689 216
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Corporate Profile

Alkane Board

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT – 27 November 2007

J. S. F. Dunlop (Chairman) D. I. Chalmers (Managing Dir) A. D. Lethlean I. J. Gandel

I. R. Cornelius

INITIAL CALOMA RESOURCE DRILLING RESULTS CONFIRM POTENTIAL

L A Colless (Secretary)

Contact

  • The 10,000 metre RC resource definition drilling program commenced late October.

  • Results have been received for the first six holes.

  • Results include:

PE 215 4 metres grading 4.54g/t gold from 59 metres and 4 metres grading 14.00g/t gold from 80 metres and 7 metres grading 9.12g/t gold from 132 metres PE 216 9 metres grading 3.97g/t gold from 49 metres PE 217 3 metres grading 5.54g/t gold from 24 metres PE 218 11 metres grading 2.92g/t gold from 30 metres PE 224 6 metres grading 2.49g/t gold from 12 metres

  • The drilling has confirmed that the Caloma body contains a number of mineralised structures and has potential to host a substantial gold resource.

  • The current drilling program will extend into the New Year and results will be released as they come to hand.

Ian Chalmers Managing Director 96 Parry Street PERTH WA 6000 Telephone +61 8 9328 9411 Facsimile +61 8 9227 6011 Email [email protected] Web – www.alkane.com.au

12 month share price range A$0.45 - $0.20

Market Cap 26 Nov 07

~A$64 million

ASX Code: ALK

200.9 million shares (Sept 07)

September 2007 Cash ~ $2.5 million No debt

Media Relations

Westbrook Communications Level 1, 17 Castlereagh Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Telephone +61 2 9231 0922 Facsimile +61 2 9231 0131 Web – www.westbrookfin.com.au

Registered Office: 129 Edward Street Perth WA 6000 Telephone: 61 8 9227 5677 Facsimile: 61 8 9227 8178 PO Box 8178 Perth Business Centre Western Australia 6849 www.alkane.com.au [email protected]

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The 10,000 metre reverse circulation (RC) resource definition drilling program commenced at Caloma late October and 23 holes (PE 215 – 237) have been completed to date (2,254m). Results have been received for the first six holes (PE 215-219 and PE 224) and are summarised in Table 1.

Multiple mineralised structures have previously been identified within the Caloma target area and the main host is a Wyoming style porphyry which is 80 to 100 metres in width and 1,000 metres in northsouth extent (figure 1). Gold mineralisation has been intersected over the full length of the porphyry. Grid line 6394000mN is centre to the target area and to the north the porphyry has up to 10 metres of transported clay cover, while to the south the cover deepens up to about 30 metres. The current program is targeting the area of shallower cover to prove up an open pitable resource as a priority for the feasibility study underway for the development of the Wyoming and Caloma deposits.

The scoping study reported to the ASX on 29 August focussed on the central 300 metre zone around 6394000mN but subsequent reconnaissance drilling (ASX 27 September) extended this central zone to near 600 metres in north-south strike extent. This expanded the resource potential target area.

Table 1: Caloma results greater than 0.5g/t gold @ 27 November 2007

Hole No East North RL
(m)
**Azimuth ** Inclin Intcpt
(m)
Grade
(g/t Au)
Interval
(m)
EOH
(m)
Comments
PE 215 **614790 ** **6394065 ** ~270 **360° ** 60° 5 1.20 9 – 14 150
and 4 **4.54 ** 59 -63
and 3 **1.34 ** 69 - 72
and 4 14.00 **80 –84 **
and 2 1.28 103 - 105
and 2 3.80 120 - 122
and 7 9.12 132 – 139
and 2 **1.32 ** 148 - 150 150* **in min’sation **
PE 216 **614745 ** **6394040 ** ~270 **090° ** 60° 1 **1.97 ** **30 –31 ** 78
and 9 **3.97 ** 49 -58
PE 217 614695 6394040 ~270 090° 60° 3 5.54 24 – 27 114
and 3 **0.54 ** 42 - 45
PE 218 **614765 ** **6394040 ** ~270 **090° ** 60° 9 0.99 12 – 21 48
and 11 **2.92 ** 30 – 41
PE 219 **614790 ** **6394000 ** ~270 **090° ** 60° 3 **1.01 ** 30 –33 60
and 1 **0.67 ** 37 -38
PE 224 614610 6394000 ~270 090° 60° 6 2.49 12 – 18 48

Gold analysis by 30g fire assay of 3 metre composite or specific 1 metre samples as determined by geological logging. All true widths are not clear at this time.

These results continue to highlight the potential of the Caloma body to host a substantial resource.

Further results will be reported as they come to hand, and it is anticipated that the drilling will continue well into the New Year.

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BACKGROUND

Alkane is a multi commodity explorer and miner with its operations focussed in the Central West of New South Wales , centred about 400km northwest of Sydney. Over several years, including experience in developing the Peak Hill Gold Mine, Alkane has built a substantial resource base and is proceeding towards several developments:

The Tomingley Gold Project currently has a 606,000 ounce gold resource within the Wyoming deposits , of which 75% is in the Measured and Indicated categories. The recent discovery at Caloma could add significantly to the resource base and a substantial drilling program is scheduled to be completed by early 2008 to define this resource. A feasibility study for the development of the deposits is anticipated in the second half of 2008.

The Dubbo Zirconia Project is based upon a world class resource of the metals zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, yttrium and rare earth elements. The deposit also contains significant uranium. Over several years Alkane has developed a flow sheet which can recover a variety of products which have expanding applications in electronics, ceramics, special alloys and glasses, fuel cells, nuclear power and as environmental drying agents and catalysts. A feasibility study is in progress, which includes the construction and operation of a Demonstration Pilot Plant, and a development commitment is anticipated by the end of 2008.

Near Orange, the Company has a joint venture ( ODEJV ) with Newmont, one of the world’s largest gold miners, which resulted in the discovery in 2006 of a potentially significant gold deposit at McPhillamys within the Moorilda Project . This discovery includes intersections of 123 metres grading 1.96g/t gold and 77 metres at 1.65g/t gold within a 300 metre by 200 metre mineralised zone. Exploration is continuing.

Elsewhere within the region, Alkane has defined a 2 million tonne 1.00% copper deposit which is being reviewed for its development potential at Galwadgere within the Wellington Project , and several other advanced exploration projects with encouraging drill intercepts.

In Western Australia the company holds 9 million shares (17%) of listed iron ore explorer BC Iron Limited and a diluting 25% residual interest in a nickel sulphide joint venture with Jubilee Mines near Leinster .

Mr D I Chalmers, FAusIMM, FAIG, (director of the Company) 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 Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Ian Chalmers consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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