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BARYS RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2015

Mar 8, 2015

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Capital/Financing Update

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Trucking and mining rate continues to increase at El Roble

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

9 March 2015

Highlights

  • 995 tonnes of high grade copper bearing material trucked from San Sebastian in 4 weeks as production increases

  • 3,700 tonnes of high grade copper material mined from San Sebastian since commencement of mining

  • Approximately 2,000 tonnes stockpiled at San Sebastian which remain within the stope

  • Payment received from ENAMI for 1,208 tonnes from San Sebastian, returning an average grade of 4.81% Cu and average sale price of AUD$237 per tonne

  • In the coming weeks, material between the 1040 and 1090 levels will be completely blasted and hauling rates are planned to ramp up significantly

  • Grade control grab sampling from within the San Sebastian stoping panel continues to return very high grades including:

  • 28.60% Cu and 2.55 g/t Au

  • 20.80% Cu and 2.33g/t Au

  • 15.905% Cu and 3.09 g/t Au

  • 9.15% Cu and 1.18 g/t Au

  • 7.69% Cu and 0.92 g/t Au

Perth-based copper developer Metallum Ltd (ASX: MNE) is pleased to provide an update on mining and trucking activities at the El Roble Copper Project in Chile.

At the San Sebastian mine, drilling and blasting of the 1040 level stoping panel is progressing well, with approximately 2,000 tonnes of material blasted and remaining within the stope. Moderate tonnages continue to be trucked, with 995 tonnes trucked in the last 4 weeks. Delivered grade to the ENAMI plant continues to exceed expectations, with an average grade of 4.81% Cu being achieved for all material processed to date from San Sebastian.

The Company is currently working toward expanding its operations at El Roble, which will include the implementation of additional infrastructure to support increased workforce numbers and additional mining equipment to increase development and production rates at the San Sebastian, Viuda and Paraguay mines.

Metallum Managing Director, Mr Zeff Reeves, said: “San Sebastian continues to impress with the grades it is producing and we are focussed on getting the 1040 level stope into full production as quickly as possible.

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“We are utilising a shrinkage mining method to extract the ore panel and this means that a majority of blasted material remains within the mine and is used for access as we mine up toward the 1090 level. Once all the material between the 1040 and 1090 levels has been blasted, we can then begin to continuously haul that material to the plant at a much increased production rate.

“As a result, we’ll build a significant stockpile during March but still be able to truck moderate levels of material to the plant and obviously the grade is a major bonus.

“Additionally, the capital raising announced on 2 March 2015 will enable us to inject a little more capital into the operation to increase our workforce and further increase our production capabilities at El Roble”, Mr Reeves added.

San Sebastian Mine Work

Since commencing mining at San Sebastian in December 2014, the Company has mined 3,700 tonnes of high grade copper ore.

From that 3,700 tonnes, 1,785 tonnes has been trucked to the ENAMI processing plant in Copiapo and the Company has been paid for 1,208 tonnes with an overall average delivered grade of 4.81% Cu and an average sale price of AUD$237 per tonne.

Approximately 2,000 tonnes of material is currently stockpiled at San Sebastian and the stockpile level is expected to increase over the course of March as the 1030 level stope is filled with blasted material, which will remain in place until the stope panel is completely blasted. It should be noted that approximately 30% of the blasted material is removed on a daily basis during this process, which provides moderate tonnages for immediate trucking to the plant.

During the stoping process, grade control activities take place in order to assess the overall grade of the stope panel and monitor trucked grade to the ENAMI processing plant. Recent results continue to return exceptionally high grades which are reflected in the processed grade delivered to the plant.

Recent grade control grab sampling from material being trucked to the plant has returned an average grade of 5.64% Cu and 1.06 g/t Au and grades of up to 28.60% Cu have been retuned. Sampling highlights are presented in Table 1 and full assay results in Appendix 1.

Sample_ID Aug/t Cu %
MGC00531 2.55 28.60
MGC00532 2.33 20.80
MGC00533 3.09 15.90
MGC00518 1.18 9.15
MGC00522 0.92 7.69
MGC00565 1.40 7.32
MGC00564 1.84 7.24
MGC00525 1.31 6.91
MGC00566 1.16 6.30
MGC00541 1.30 6.28

Table 1 – Grab sampling highlights from blasted stope material and trucked ore, full results presented in Appendix 1.

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Figure 1 – Map of the north east sector of the El Roble Project, Chile, showing the location of the San Sebastian, Paraguay and Panga Mines within a strike continuous mineralised corridor where Metallum has mapped over 60km of prospective veins.

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Figure 2- Schematic long section of the San Sebastian Mine showing location and access of the first stoping panel (in pink) currently being prepared between the 1040 level and 1090 level. Shaft 1 has broken through to the surface and is providing natural ventilation though the mine. Shrink stoping has commenced between Shaft 2-Shaft 0 and Shaft 0-Shaft 1. Mineralisation is open along strike and down dip.

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Other Work

The Company is currently focused on expanding its current workforce and acquiring additional capital equipment in order to further increase production rates at El Roble and establish additional stoping areas.

Development work is continuing at the San Sebastian, Viuda and Paraguay mines to bring on line additional stoping areas as quickly as possible and updates will be provided on this work in due course.

Metallum is focused on achieving growth and shareholder value through the development of near-term, small-scale mining operations at El Roble to enable self-funded growth.

For more information visit the Metallum website at www.metallum.com.au or contact:

Zeffron Reeves Daniel Seeney Managing Director Investor Relations Metallum Limited NWR Communications [email protected] [email protected] P: + 61 8 9322 4328 P: +61417 678 147

About Metallum Limited

Metallum Limited (ASX: MNE) is an Australian-based company that acquires and develops copper and gold projects around the world with a focus on Chile. The Company has an interest in the highly prospective, high grade El Roble Copper Project in Region III of Chile, targeting IOCG-style copper and gold mineralisation. The Company is focused on achieving growth and shareholder value through the development of near-term, small-scale mining operations at El Roble which will enable self-funded growth into the future. El Roble is ideally located 25km from the port of Caldera and within 80km of two copper toll treatment plants within the world class Atacama IOCG region, which has a history of high-grade copper production. The Company has commenced trucking copper-bearing material from the Panga mine at El Roble for processing at a nearby plant.

Metallum Limited also has an interest in the Comval Copper Project in the Philippines, and its Australian-based project, Teutonic, is prospective for gold and base metals.

Metallum Limited has a strong Board and management team with considerable technical, commercial and corporate experience in the resources sector.

For more information visit the Metallum Limited website at www.metallum.com.au

Competent Person’s Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Zeffron Reeves (B App Sc (Hons) (Applied Geology) MBA, MAIG), a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Reeves has sufficient experience that 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 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Reeves is a full time employee and Managing Director of Metallum Limited. For new Exploration Results, Mr Reeves consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Appendix 1 Grab Sampling Data

Hole_ID Sample_ID Aug/t Cu % Sample reference
GRAB0000531 MGC00531 2.55 28.60 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000532 MGC00532 2.33 20.80 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000533 MGC00533 3.09 15.90 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000518 MGC00518 1.18 9.15 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000522 MGC00522 0.92 7.69 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000565 MGC00565 1.40 7.32 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000564 MGC00564 1.84 7.24 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000525 MGC00525 1.31 6.91 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000566 MGC00566 1.16 6.30 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000541 MGC00541 1.30 6.28 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000543 MGC00543 1.66 5.92 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000536 MGC00536 1.05 5.86 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000517 MGC00517 0.70 5.84 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000516 MGC00516 1.58 5.75 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000542 MGC00542 1.05 5.67 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000493 MGC00493 0.70 5.64 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000535 MGC00535 0.96 5.64 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000524 MGC00524 0.78 5.51 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000540 MGC00540 0.89 5.48 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000504 MGC00504 0.95 5.41 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000529 MGC00529 1.13 5.23 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000492 MGC00492 0.82 5.10 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000507 MGC00507 0.73 5.08 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000538 MGC00538 1.06 4.98 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000526 MGC00526 1.26 4.94 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000491 MGC00491 0.87 4.82 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000534 MGC00534 1.33 4.76 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000505 MGC00505 0.84 4.75 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000509 MGC00509 0.60 4.74 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000494 MGC00494 0.90 4.68 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000490 MGC00490 0.94 4.57 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000528 MGC00528 1.18 4.57 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000512 MGC00512 0.62 4.52 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000523 MGC00523 0.84 4.48 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000510 MGC00510 0.74 4.36 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000511 MGC00511 1.14 4.31 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000489 MGC00489 0.84 4.29 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000537 MGC00537 1.25 4.26 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000513 MGC00513 1.31 4.24 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000488 MGC00488 1.04 4.16 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000495 MGC00495 0.91 4.16 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000506 MGC00506 1.19 4.10 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000503 MGC00503 0.80 4.01 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000527 MGC00527 1.23 3.97 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000530 MGC00530 1.34 3.90 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000498 MGC00498 0.99 3.82 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000519 MGC00519 0.57 3.74 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000515 MGC00515 0.47 3.72 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000500 MGC00500 0.99 3.36 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000497 MGC00497 0.65 3.30 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000499 MGC00499 0.73 3.30 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000514 MGC00514 0.56 2.94 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000501 MGC00501 0.71 2.74 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000502 MGC00502 0.83 2.70 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000520 MGC00520 0.59 2.44 Truck samples(AC-8253)
GRAB0000496 MGC00496 0.95 2.41 Truck samples(WF-9132)
GRAB0000521 MGC00521 0.43 1.46 Truck samples(AC-8253)

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APPENDIX 2: JORC Table 1, Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

APPENDIX 2: JORC Table 1, Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria Explanation
Sampling
techniques

Minimum sample interval was 0.25m and maximum of 1.00m are collected from core,
sampled to geological boundaries.

Rock chip samples collected are of a minimum 2kg weight.

Minimum sample interval was 0.50m and maximum of 2.00m were collected along
installed channels.

Samples sent to ALS Laboratories, Copiapo, Chile

Samples submitted to ALS were pulverised to obtain a 30g charge for fire assay for gold

ALS samples used a 0.5g charge was digested by four acid near total digest and analyses
using ICP-OES for multi-element analysis, including copper

ALS Ore grade copper samples over 10,000ppm (10%) are re-assayed using AAS

High grade gold samples over 10 g/t are re-assayed using a fire assay fusion and gravimetric
finish.
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Drilling techniques
NA - No drill results are presented in this announcement
Drill sample
recovery

NA - No drill results are presented in this announcement
Logging
All drill holes and rock samples are geologically logged by qualified geologists.

Geological data is recorded in the Company’s geological database.

Logging is qualitative in nature and describes lithology, alteration, structure and
mineralisation visually observed by the logging geologist.

Total length of each sample interval has been logged.
Sub-sampling
techniques and
sample preparation

The sample collection and preparation technique is deemed suitable and industry standard
for drill core and rock sampling.

Samples are coarse crushed to 70% passing 2mm and then split produce a 30g sample for
gold assay and 0.5g sample for multi-element assay. Sub samples are then pulverised to
85% passing 75 microns prior to assay.

No duplicate samples have been carried out.

Sample size is deemed appropriate.

Samples may be subject to nonuniform grade distribution and nugget effect in relation to
coppergrade due togeological and mineralogical characteristics.
Quality of assay
data and laboratory
tests

Assay techniques are deemed suitable and accurate for the elements being tested.

Standard reference materials have been submitted in each sample run every 20 samples.

Blank reference materials are submitted in each sample run every 50 samples.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying

All significant intersections have been calculated using weighted averaging to sample
length.

All significant intersections have been checked by alternative company geological
personnel.

No duplicate sampling or twinned holes have been completed

All data collected is done so in accordance with the Company’s written data collection
procedures and is kept within the Company’s electronic database. Original sample logs and
written data collection forms are also retained in the Company’s data library.

No adjustment to data has been done.
Locations of data
points

All drill holes and channels have been surveyed using a measurement from known survey
points in underground areas with appropriate control points used and referenced to
ensure accuracy of survey information.

Collar locations for channels RCPCH00375-RCPCH00381 have not been surveyed and have
been located using measurements from known survey points. No elevation data is available
until survey has been completed.

Co-ordinates have an error of +/-10cm.

Co-ordinates are recorded in WGS84 co-ordinate system
Data spacing and
distribution

The current drill and channel spacing is deemed appropriate for the current early stage of
exploration
Orientation of data
in relation to
geological structure

Wherever possible drill holes and channels have been planned to intersect mineralised
structures perpendicular to the structure.

Drill Hole intercepts are downhole widths and do not indicate true widths of any
mineralised structure.

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Sample security
All sampling was conducted under the supervision of the companies project manager who
supervised sample collection and the chain of custody from the drill to the sample
preparation and logging facility is continually monitored by the project manager. Samples
are shipped to the lab by qualified couriers or Company personnel under locked bags.
Audits or reviews
No audit or review has been conducted due to the early stage exploration nature of the
work.

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JORC Table 7: Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria Explanation
Mineral tenement
and land tenure
status

Metallum owns 100% of the San Sebastian concession on which the Viuda and San
Sebastian mines are located
Exploration by
other parties

No information has been used in this report from exploration by other parties.
Drill hole
information

Details of channel, drill holes, depth and intercept depths are contained within this
announcement (Appendix 1).
Geology
The El Roble Project and San Sebastian mine area consists of quartz and iron oxide veins,
containing copper and gold mineralisation. The veins are hosted within intrusive dioritic
and andesitic volcanic rocks of the Chilean Cretaceous Belt.
Data aggregation
methods

Intercept widths are along channel widths, intercept calculated by length weighted average
for all samples and no internal dilution was used, where length is the along channel length
for each sample interval

Intercepts comprise of aggregated length weighted average for all samples taken in each
channel. Length weighted averages have been calculated using the following formula
assuming 3 samples were taken from the channel, where: A=sample interval, B=sample
assay value
1)
A1xB1 = C1, A2xB2=C2, A3xb3=C3
2)
A1+A2+B2= total interval
3)
(C1+C2+C3)/total interval = length weighted grade average

No metal equivalent values have been used.
Relationship
between
mineralization
widths and
intercept lengths

Channels were designed to be installed perpendicular to the interpreted strike of the
mineralized structures unless stated.

Intercept widths are along downhole widths and are not true geological widths.
Diagrams
Pertinent maps, plans and sections are within this announcement
Balanced Reporting
Full results of all samples taken are presented in Appendix 1 of this announcement.
Other substantive
exploration data

No other data other than that presented has been used or relied upon.
Further work
Further exploration work including mapping, sampling and drilling is required, on areas
throughout the property.

These areas will be identified in the future through further analysis and interpretation of
results.

Diagrams cannot be provided until areas for future exploration have been identified, other
than what is presented within this notice.

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