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ATHENA RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2016

Oct 18, 2016

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BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE

October 2016

19 October 2016

The Company Announcements Office ASX Limited 4 Floor, 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

BYRO IRON ORE PROJECTS

MT NARRYER PROJECT

MINING LEASE APPLICATION MA09/168 FOR THE MT NARRYER ORE BODY SUBMITTED AND PROCEEDING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES

WHISTLEJACK PROJECT

DAVIS TUBE RESULTS

HIGH GRADES FROM ALL HOLES DRILLED AT WHISTLEJACK

AHRC0084 40m @ 68.52%[DTR] Fe from 114m

AHRC0085 32m @ 67.08%[DTR] Fe from 56m

And

AHRC0085 26m @ 67.54%[DTR] Fe from 90m

WHISTLEJACKS has COURSE 75µm GRIND, with AVERAGE 96.7% RECOVERY OF MAGNETITE

MINERALISED ZONE CONTINUES TO DEPTH FROM OUTCROP AND REMAINS OPEN ALONG STRIKE AND DIP

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

The Whistlejack Magnetite Project is within tenements E09/1781 and E09/1507 located 260Km north from Mullewa and 360Km by road north from the Port of Geraldton.

The magnetite ore drilled at Whistlejack appears to be a migmatic magnetite and is intimately associated with the Mt Narryer Gneiss. The gneiss is typically within a granulite facies metamorphic terrain which has a coarse grain size and crystalline nature. The ore tested is variable in some characteristics but similar to the Byro style of magnetite in the north Murchison area of the northwest Yilgarn. Overall the ore appears fundamentally different to the magnetite ore found in sedimentary granular iron formations (GIF) and finer banded iron formations (BIF) outside the terrain.

Grades announced here are from drilling conducted in compliance with the PoW approvals and EPA Guidance. All holes were designed to encounter target mineralisation below the weathering horizon and up to a maximum 150m depth.

All holes were logged and sampled. Further work is underway to determine what test work is required to understand the nature of the ore and how to best characterise the ore in terms of development of tests that will ultimately lead to the design of a processing flow sheet.

Four holes were drilled and completed at the Whistlejack ore body in June 2016. Magnetic susceptibility readings and preliminary whole rock assays were announced within the June Quarterly Report, listed in Table 1, at which time analysis was underway to determine DTR grades included in this announcement.

Table 1. 2016 Whistlejack Collar Locations

Hole ID Project EOH Easting Northing Dip Azi Tenement
AHRC0083 Whistlejack 124 417478
7104498

-60

320

E09/1507
AHRC0084 Whistlejack 154 417384
7104454

-60

320

E09/1507
AHRC0085 Whistlejack 124 417348
7104479

-60

320

E09/1507
AHRC0086 Whistlejack 124 417118
7104400

-60

320

E09/1507

Table 2 . Whistlejack Magnetite Intersections

FEED
Hole ID Magnetite Intersection
AHRC0083 [email protected]%Fe from 80m
AHRC0084 [email protected]%Fe from 114m
AHRC0085 [email protected]%Fe from 52m
AHRC0086 [email protected]%Fe from 86m
DTR
Hole ID Magnetite Intersection
AHRC0083 Not completed
AHRC0084 [email protected]%Fe from 114m
AHRC0085 [email protected]%Fe from 56m
and [email protected]%Fe from 90m
AHRC0086 Not completed

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE

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Figure 1 Whistlejack Location

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Figure 2. Drill Hole Location over TMI Magnetic Halo. (Red = 1500nT isobar) Cross section A_A’

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Figure 2 shows the drill hole locations From within the intersections within AHRC0084 and AHRC0085 reported 29 July 2016, a total of 49 samples were selected for from these holes for compositing and Davis Tube Testing, Table 3.

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Figure 3. Cross Section at AHRC0084 and AHRC0085

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The samples from each intersection were selected and combined to form composites representative of each intersection. A total of 14 composites were assembled and following a grind establishment were milled to 75µm to achieve liberation of the magnetite ore, Table 3

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

Davis Tube Test Work Details

In 2014 test work was undertaken to determine optimum grind which resulted in a coarse P80 of 75µm grind which achieved a high 66.8% Fe. This has been supported with further grind establishment work in 2016 using 75µm as the liberation target. Composites below were assembled based on feed assay as seen in Table 3 Below.

Table 3 . Whistlejack Composite Head Assays

Composite
**No **
Sample Fe SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 P S Fe3O4 LOI1000
AHRC0084
WJ5
MBRC4436
MBRC4437
36.4
38.77
40.67
39.93
2.35
0.74
0.17
0.05
0.032
0.034
0.123
0.128
40.8
45.5
-1.51
-1.5
AHRC0084
WJ6
MBRC4438
MBRC4439
MBRC4440
39.37
40.86
40.24
40.14
38.54
39.19
0.64
0.63
0.54
0.05
0.04
0.02
0.03
0.027
0.019
0.17
0.187
0.104
44.6
48.1
47.6
-1.71
-1.74
-1.84
AHRC0084
WJ7
MBRC4441
MBRC4442
MBRC4443
MBRC4444
MBRC4445
35.69
38.44
39.86
38.09
38.24
39.82
38.49
38.54
39.89
39.56
1.97
0.51
0.65
0.46
0.6
0.15
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.07
0.036
0.023
0.022
0.032
0.043
0.408
0.025
0.024
0.026
0.041
36.3
37.5
40.8
41
42.1
-1.25
-1.85
-1.99
-1.81
-1.75
AHRC0084
WJ8
MBRC4446
MBRC4447
MBRC4448
MBRC4449
MBRC4450
35.28
33.62
28.18
37.81
30.39
43.81
45.19
50.05
40.28
45.37
1.89
1.16
4.98
1.7
4.4
0.09
0.06
0.18
0.11
0.26
0.047
0.037
0.048
0.045
0.045
0.064
0.453
1.12
0.106
0.068
39.2
37.2
23.3
36.9
32
-1.48
-1.13
-0.51
-1.88
-0.87
AHRC0084
WJ9
MBRC4451
MBRC4452
35.44
34.61
42.46
41.82
2.41
3.08
0.11
0.26
0.031
0.049
0.088
0.076
41.3
36.3
-1.34
-1.08
AHRC0084
WJ10
MBRC4453
MBRC4454
MBRC4455
39.14
39.39
40.58
40.45
39.8
39.51
0.82
0.91
0.75
0.09
0.15
0.06
0.048
0.043
0.037
0.175
0.046
0.026
40.3
40.7
46
-1.72
-1.76
-1.83
AHRC0085
WJ12
MBRC4470
MBRC4471
MBRC4472
MBRC4473
37.82
34.74
36.88
33.53
40.34
42.74
41.8
44.02
1.18
2.42
1.3
2.6
0.21
0.12
0.09
0.19
0.044
0.031
0.052
0.043
0.08
0.124
0.064
0.07
43.4
40.4
40.2
37.1
-1.08
-1.18
-1.5
-1.25
WJ13 MBRC4474 21 53.24 7.39 0.41 0.052 0.024 19.9 -0.61
AHRC0085
WJ14
MBRC4475
MBRC4476
MBRC4477
MBRC4478
MBRC4479
33.41
39.51
40.15
40.5
41.78
39.67
39
37.27
38.85
37.26
4.08
1.5
1.64
0.83
0.83
0.47
0.22
0.39
0.09
0.08
0.055
0.047
0.066
0.045
0.048
0.071
0.034
0.098
0.079
0.174
31.6
41.8
41.4
42
43.8
-0.56
-1.72
-1.86
-1.97
-2.1
AHRC0085
WJ15
MBRC4480
MBRC4481
28.21
39.87
46.33
38.08
4.89
1.27
0.31
0.11
0.06
0.031
0.312
0.106
24.5
40.3
-0.71
-1.92
AHRC0085
WJ16
MBRC4482
MBRC4483
MBRC4484
MBRC4485
40.68
40.69
38.5
30.03
36.87
38.01
38.47
47.41
1.16
0.96
1.33
3.67
0.11
0.09
0.12
0.11
0.029
0.035
0.029
0.032
0.105
0.064
0.258
0.2
40.9
41.3
35.5
28.8
-1.91
-2.08
-1.92
-1.31
AHRC0085
WJ18
MBRC4487
MBRC4488
MBRC4489
MBRC4490
33.51
40.65
38.95
40.25
42.89
38.19
38.64
38.25
3.36
1.11
1.39
0.93
0.25
0.12
0.14
0.09
0.048
0.043
0.034
0.031
0.227
0.168
0.134
0.114
31.5
38.5
37.6
40.1
-1.1
-2.16
-2.03
-2.13
AHRC0085
WJ19
MBRC4491
MBRC4492
MBRC4493
MBRC4494
MBRC4495
36.91
38.64
27.15
30.69
34.02
41.52
38.62
48.37
46.88
45.8
2.2
1.28
5.28
3.72
2.77
0.17
0.11
0.28
0.36
0.12
0.031
0.026
0.027
0.032
0.02
0.13
0.119
0.107
0.205
0.174
33.5
31
25.5
27.8
29.6
-1.92
-2.46
-0.78
-0.8
-1.87
AHRC0085
WJ20
MBRC4496
MBRC4497
MBRC4498
MBRC4499
26.7
37.22
26.41
22.37
51.78
42.15
49.3
45.42
5
2.42
5.12
7.35
0.2
0.21
0.26
0.7
0.033
0.028
0.063
0.05
0.138
0.222
0.205
0.076
26.5
37.8
22.8
17.7
-1.09
-1.62
-0.97
-0.28

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

The DTR assays returned grades that the Company considers are very good and confirm the ore body has economic potential for follow up metallurgy.

Results show very low levels of impurities, notably low levels of the common contaminants phosphorous and sulphur, Where sulphur was encountered is was related to pyrite in the saprolitic weathered zone.

Table 4 DTR Composite Concentrate Results

Feed Mags Assays (%)
Whistlejack
Composites
g g % Fe SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 P S Fe3O4 LOI1000
WJ5
WJ6
WJ7
WJ8
WJ9
WJ10
WJ12
WJ13
WJ14
WJ15
WJ16
WJ18
WJ19
20.43 9.78 47.9 69.76
68.95
68.56
66.75
70.31
68.97
67.99
66.66
67.42
66.37
66.22
67.55
67.64
2.15
3.17
3.68
4.45
1.36
2.85
4.31
4.34
4.77
5.72
6.03
4.59
4.04
0.58
0.68
0.71
0.81
0.73
0.90
0.84
1.52
0.99
0.94
1.05
0.93
0.90
0.11
0.09
0.11
0.19
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.76
0.35
0.28
0.22
0.28
0.29
0.002
0.002
0.006
0.005
0.003
0.004
0.003
0.005
0.008
0.008
0.008
0.008
0.007
0.047
0.101
0.073
0.547
0.044
0.068
0.034
0.013
0.052
0.102
0.126
0.096
0.131
87.7
86.2
85.0
83.0
89.6
85.3
86.8
82.5
85.1
81.7
82.3
83.0
83.7
-3.18
-3.23
-3.23
-2.86
-3.22
-3.21
-3.23
-3.16
-3.14
-3.06
-3.14
-3.23
-3.21
-3.08
20.23 10.63 52.5
20.31 9.69 47.7
20.68 7.93 38.4
20.33 8.61 42.3
20.32 9.58 47.2
20.29 9.17 45.2
20.37 4.43 21.7
20.78 9.54 45.9
20.89 7.86 37.6
20.45 8.80 43.0
20.84 8.90 42.7
20.15 7.40 36.7
WJ20 20.29 5.99 29.5 67.42 4.39 1.04 0.40 0.004 0.124 84.6

Note: Fe: Iron; SiO2: Silicon Dioxide; AI2O3 : Aluminium Oxide; TiO2 Titanium Oxide P: Phosphorus; LOI: Loss On Ignition

At the Whistlejack ore body drillers reported considerable and abnormally high wear rates on their equipment during RC drilling due to abrasiveness from the ore. New wear plates were replaced in nearly every hole and in some cases twice per hole. This level of abrasiveness had not been encountered previously. The hardness and abrasive nature of this ore will be tested and is expected to be a positive attribute in an industrial application.

Test work has already established that fine grind style processing is not appropriate for the coarse grain, crystalline ore. It is not known what work or energy will be required to crush the rock A purpose fit processing route will need to be developed through ongoing metallurgy. However, Athena is confident experiments can be developed to understand the ore, how to extract it from the parent rock and mitigate abrasion with the processing route at a low cost.

Mining Lease Applications

The company has submitted to the Department of Mines and Petroleum mining lease application M09/168, within tenement E09/1938. The Mining Lease application is currently being assessed by the by the Mines Department and will then proceed to the Karratha Office and Tenure Section at the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The application will be advertised in due coarse.

M09/168 contains the high grade Mt Narryer magnetite ore body.

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

About Athena Resources Limited.

Athena Resources Limited (ASX:AHN), which is based in Perth was listed on the ASX in 2006 and currently has 217 million shares on issue. Athena owns a 100% interest in the Byro Project through its subsidiaries Complex Exploration and Byro Exploration where it is exploring for copper, nickel, PGE’s and iron ore. Figure 4 below, shows the current tenement holdings which have been reduced in size since October 2014, this year towards meeting Department of Mines and Petroleum relinquishment requirements. Relinquishment was also in response to rising expenditure and was carried out on the basis that explored areas that have not produced significant exploration targets were withdrawn.

The Byro Iron Ore Project is strategically located in the Midwest Iron province which includes a substantial mining sector. The projects southern boundary is 210km north of the Mullewa Rail Siding by road and 310km from the Port of Geraldton. Development of the Byro Iron project is expanding the overall resource in the Midwest region along with neighbours at the Gindalbie and Ansteel’s Karara Iron Project, Sinosteel’s Weld Range Project, the proposed Jack Hills Expansion Project, and Mt Gibson’s Extension Hill Mine, amongst others. Access and improved infrastructure to the maturing iron ore province is growing with development of the CSIRO SKA Project and increased capacity and further development at the Port of Geraldton.

Figure 4 Regional Project Location

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Yours faithfully

Ed Edwards Executive Director ATHENA RESOURCES LIMITED

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 report template

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (eg
cut channels, random chips, or
specific specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken
as limiting the broad meaning of
_sampling. _
This Report refers to magnetic
susceptibility readings taken
from RC drill hole AHRC0083 to
AHRC0086. The measurement
tool used for Magnetic
susceptibility was a hand held
KT-10 with serial number # 8791
Include reference to measures taken
to ensure sample representivity and
the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Magnetic susceptibility readings
were taken at every meter
interval with the average reading
noted from scanning mode
Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to the
Public Report. In cases where
‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple
(eg ‘reverse circulation drilling was
used to obtain 1 m samples from
which 3 kg was pulverised to produce
a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual
commodities or mineralisation types
(eg submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (eg core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer, rotary
air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc)
and details (eg core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond
tails, face-sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if so, by
what method, etc).
Reverse Circulation (RC)
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing
core and chip sample recoveries and
results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists
between sample recovery andgrade
Samples recovered from
cyclone splitter using 1m
intervals and 2 to 4m
composites
Collection of RC Chips from
sieved sample
No bias was observed between
recoveryand samplequalityor

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
and whether sample bias may have
occurred due to preferential loss/gain
of fine/coarse material.
loss or gain
Logging Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.
Drill chips have been
geologically logged as well as
recording major geotechnical
features observable in chip over
the full depth of the holes.
Sub-
sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
RC Drilling
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc and whether
sampled wet or dry.
Samples were dry rotary split
For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.
Industry standard sampling
preparation procedures were
used
Quality control procedures adopted
for all sub-sampling stages to
maximise representivity of samples.
Industry standard sampling
preparation procedures were
used
Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the in
situ material collected, including for
instance results for field
_duplicate/second-half sampling. _
Industry standard sampling
procedures were used
No field duplicate/second-half
sampling
Whether sample sizes are
appropriate to the grain size of the
material being sampled.
Average sample size from
splitter was 5kg
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and
appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered
partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers,
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the
parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make
and model, reading times,
calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (eg standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable
levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias)
andprecision have been established.
The measurement tool used was
a hand held KT-10 with serial
number # 8791 using units of
10*-3 Standard SI units
Industry standard procedures
were used in obtaining the
magsus readings
Verification The verification of significant
intersections by either independent
No adjustments have been
made to readings

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
of sampling
and assaying
or alternative company personnel.
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
Assays have been verified
using standard QA QC methods
Location of
data points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used
to locate drill holes (collar and down-
hole surveys), trenches, mine
workings and other locations used in
Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
Hand held GPS
Data spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to establish
the degree of geological and grade
continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and
classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
Collar and end of hole surveys
were taken and combined with
collar location at surface
Orientation of
data in
relation to
geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling
achieves unbiased sampling of
possible structures and the extent to
which this is known, considering the
deposit type.
This report refers to one meter
sample magnetic susceptibility
results and composite assay
results that are not affected by
orientation.
If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralised structures is considered
to have introduced a sampling bias,
this should be assessed and reported
if material.
No sampling bias was
introduced by drilling orientation
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
Sample security was maintained
during all stages of preparation
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews
of sampling techniques and data.
Sample security was maintained
during all stages of preparation

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with
third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties,
native title interests, historical sites,
wilderness or national park and
environmental settings.
Tenement referred to in this
report E09/1507 is 100%
Athena owned and operated
within native title claim WAD
6033/98, made on behalf of
the Wajarri Yamatji People.
The security of the tenure held at the
time of reporting along with any
known impediments to obtaining a
licence to operate in the area.
The tenements are in good
standing and no known
impediments exist.
See tenement listing attached.
Exploration
done by
other parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
Historic exploration within the
project area largely confined to
south of a line extending from
Imagi Well to the Byro East
intrusion (Melun Bore). The
earliest work with any bearing
on Athena’s activities is that of
Electrolic Zinc Co (1969)
exploring for chromatite at Imagi
Well, followed closely by
Jododex Australia (1970-1974)
at Byro East. Much of the
exploration of a more regional
nature is of limited use either
because of the vagaries of the
accuracy of positional
information and the limited
range of elements analysed.
More recent surveys pertinent to
Athena’s current investigations
include that of Redback Mining
(1996-2002), Yilgarn Mining
Limited (2003-2008) and Mithril
(2007, JV with Yilgarn) at Byro
East, and Western Mining
Corporation (1976-1979) and
Precious Metals Australia at
Imagi Well. Newcrest Mining
carried out a limited
reconnaissance RAB drilling
programme for platinum just to
the east of Byro homestead
(1998-1990).
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and
style of mineralisation.

Upper amphibolite to granulite
metamorphic facies with mafic
to ultramafic intrusive. Granite
and migmatite are common

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material
to the understanding of the
exploration results including a
tabulation of the following information
for all Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill
hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
AHRC0083, AHRC0084,
AHRC0085, and AHRC0086
see main body of
announcement
If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly
explain why this is the case.
No information has been
excluded
Data
aggregation
methods
In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are
usually Material and should be
stated.
min max, ave, techniques were
used in this report and all
workings are shown within this
report. References are used
where information has been
previously announced
Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be
stated and some typical examples of
such aggregations should be shown
in detail.
aggregation has been used and
is restricted to sample intervals
which do not overlap assayed
composite boundaries
The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent values
should be clearly stated.
No metal equivalent are referred
to in this report
Relationship
between
mineralisatio
n widths and
intercept
These relationships are particularly
important in the reporting of
Exploration Results.
If the geometry of the mineralisation
with respect to the drill hole angle is
known, its nature should be reported
See main body of report

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE

October 2016

Criteria JORC Code explanation
Commentary
JORC Code explanation
Commentary
lengths .
If it is not known and only the down
hole lengths are reported, there
should be a clear statement to this
effect (eg ‘down hole length, true
_width not known’). _
All reference to widths are down
hole length, true width is not
calculated
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with
scales) and tabulations of intercepts
should be included for any significant
discovery being reported These
should include, but not be limited to a
plan view of drill hole collar locations
and appropriate sectional views.
Refer to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 in
the body of the report
Balanced
reporting
Where comprehensive reporting of all
Exploration Results is not
practicable, representative reporting
of both low and high grades and/or
widths should be practiced to avoid
misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.

This report contains all
meaningful drilling results for this
campaign
Other
substantive
exploration
data
Other exploration data, if meaningful
and material, should be reported
including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical
survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical
test results; bulk density,
groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential deleterious
or contaminating substances.
This report contains all
meaningful drilling results for this
campaign
Further work The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).

Drilling programs have been
planned and approvals have
been granted. The registration ID
of the granted PoW’s is
E09/1781ID 36923
E09/1507ID 36922
Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.
The planned drilling information
is commercially sensitive and is
not included in this report.

BYRO – IRON ORE – HIGH GRADE MAGNETITE October 2016

INTEREST IN MINING TENEMENTS Athena Resources Limited 100%

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Cautionary Notes

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement contains certain statements that may constitute “forward looking statements”. Such statements are only predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual values, results, performance achievements to differ materially from those expressed, implied or projected in any forward looking statements.

Drilling to date supports aspects of the estimates in this report which were published earlier this year. The quantity and grade reported is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. Further exploration is warranted to improve understanding and reduce uncertainty about this body.

JORC Code Compliance Statement

Some of the information contained in this announcement is historic data that have not been updated to comply with the 2012 JORC Code. The information referred to in the announcement was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004 edition. It has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 edition on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported.

Competent Persons Statement

The information included in the announcement was compiled by Mr Liam Kelly, an employee of Athena Resources Limited. Mr Kelly is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and has sufficient relevant experience in the styles of mineralisation and deposit styles under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in “The Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012 Edition)”. Mr Kelly consents to the inclusion of the information in the announcement in the context and format in which it appears and that the historical information was compliant with the relevant JORC Code, 2004 Edition , and new information announced in this report is compliant with the JORC Code 2012 Edition.

Competent Persons Disclosure

Mr Kelly is an employee of Athena Resources and currently holds securities in the company.