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COPPERMOLY LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2015
Jul 30, 2015
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ASX Code: COY
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
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31 July 2015
Highlights of Coppermoly Limited’s Current Advanced Projects
Mt Nakru Cu-Au Project:
Significant VMS style of Cu-Au mineralisation system: near surface mineralisation with an inferred resource of 38.4Mt at 0.61% Cu + 0.28 g/t Au + 1.80 g/t Ag (0.2% Cu cut-off)[1] . Untested eastern extension of the orebody; near surface supergene enrichment blanket has been intersected; simple tabular orebody; open-pitable resource:
| Metal | Tonnes and Grade | Contained metal | Contained metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 38.4MT @ 0.61% Cu | 234.2M kg | 0.5B lb |
| Gold | 38.4MT @ 0.28g/t Au | 10,750 kg | 0.346M oz |
| Silver | 38.4MT @ 1.80g/t Ag | 69,120 kg | 2.22M oz |
- Refer to Coppermoly Ltd ASX Announcement dated 26 July 2012. This information was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004. It has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not been materially changed since it was last reported.
Simuku - Mt Misusu Porphyry Cu-Mo System:
Huge porphyry complex hosting several mineralisation zones, including Simuku and Kulu prospects. Inferred resource of 200 Mt at 0.36% Cu + 61ppm Mo + 0.06g/t Au + 2g/t Ag (0.3% Cu cut-off)[2] , with significant northern and southern extensions of the deposit remaining untested at Simuku:
| Metal | Tonnes and Grade | Contained metal | Contained metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 200MT @ 0.36% Cu | 720.0M kg | 1.6B lb |
| Moly | 200MT @ 0.006% Mo | 12M kg | 26.5M lb |
| Gold | 200MT @ 0.06g/t Au | 12,000 kg | 0.386M oz |
| Silver | 200MT @ 2.0g/t Ag | 400,000 kg | 12.86M oz |
- Refer to Coppermoly Ltd ASX Announcement dated 1 May 2009. This information was prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004. It has not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not been materially changed since it was last reported.
Summary
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Two advanced Cu projects (Mt Nakru and Simuku), containing significant Cu resources (combined, inferred, > 2 billion pounds of copper metal in ground);
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Clearly defined drilling targets next to defined resources areas suggest great potential for extending current resources;
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Both advanced projects are close to existing infrastructure at Kimbe, with easy access (Simuku: 25 km & Nakru 80 km by road);
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Friendly local communities in West New Britain; Company has maintained great working relationship with locals;
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Potential to build up a quick start, low Capex, open pit mining operation at each deposit to mine the near surface higher grade Cu resources.
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Coppermoly Ltd
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
The following report details the operating and corporate activities of Coppermoly Limited ( Coppermoly or the Company ) for the quarter ended 30 June 2015 and to the date of this report.
SUMMARY FOR THE JUNE 2015 QUARTER
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Finalised Nakru High Grade Copper Results
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Australian Copper Conference Presentation
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Grant of Nakru & Makmak renewals
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Expiration of Listed and Unlisted Options
EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
During the June 2015 quarter Coppermoly received the finalised assay results from the rock float samples previously announced on 30 April 2015. The Company also presented to the Australian Copper Conference in Brisbane and received notification of the renewal the Mt Nakru and Makmak exploration licenses during the June 2015 quarter.
During the June 2015 quarter the Company also performed both field and office maintenance work on its tenements, cultivated its relationships with local landowners on the Company’s tenements and maintained its pared down operations base in Kimbe.
Finalised Further High Grade Copper Results in Surface Float Samples at Nakru
On 5 June 2015 the Company announced finalised assay results from the rock float samples previously announced on 30 April 2015 (and re-issued on 4 May 2015). The rock float samples were collected on the Company’s Nakru exploration licence (EL 1043) on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. The announcement provided updated final assays for those samples that contained high grade material and were previously listed as >2% Cu or >2% Zn.
Fifteen (15) rock float (talus debris) samples were collected at the Nakru 2 Northwest and Nakru 4 prospects located approximately 500m to 1000m northwest from known mineralisation at Nakru 2 and Nakru 1 prospects in February 2015 (Figure 1).
The sample coordinates and copper, gold, silver, zinc and molybdenum assay results include:
| Sample Number |
Copper (Cu) (%) |
Gold (Au) (ppm) |
Silver (Ag) (ppm) |
Zinc (Zn) (ppm) |
Moly (Mo) (ppm) |
Northing (AMG66) |
Easting (AMG66) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK2-0011 | 3.34 | 0.450 | 46.8 | 28117 | 240 | 9339201 | 220116 |
| NK2-0012 | 10.37 | 0.365 | 181.7 | 3511 | 327 | 9339104 | 219994 |
| NK2-0013 | 9.91 | 0.414 | 119.0 | 1944 | 602 | 9339310 | 220116 |
| NK4-0014 | 3.41 | 0.353 | 17.7 | 115 | 48 | 9339992 | 221540 |
| NK4-0015 | 0.17 | 0.039 | 0.8 | 21 | 16 | 9340064 | 221700 |
| NK4-0016 | 4.68 | 0.695 | 6.6 | 50 | 76 | 9340056 | 221745 |
| NK4-0017 | 0.99 | 0.138 | 3.7 | 36 | 31 | 9339766 | 221382 |
| NK4-0018 | 0.06 | 0.039 | 0.2 | 164 | 6 | 9339787 | 221425 |
| NK4-0019 | 1.02 | 0.070 | 2.3 | 94 | 7 | 9339762 | 221388 |
| NK4-0020 | 2.04 | 0.660 | 7.5 | 45 | 43 | 9339776 | 221362 |
| NK4-0021 | 0.48 | 0.075 | 0.9 | 39 | 17 | 9339789 | 221886 |
| NK4-0022 | 0.83 | 0.106 | 2.1 | 38 | 30 | 9339808 | 221398 |
| NK4-0023 | 1.20 | 0.168 | 2.1 | 58 | 14 | 9339795 | 221404 |
| NK4-0024 | 1.17 | 0.088 | 1.9 | 29 | 24 | 9339805 | 221428 |
| NK4-0025 | 0.78 | 0.227 | 1.6 | 58 | 45 | 9339886 | 221563 |
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Coppermoly Ltd
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
The three (3) samples from Nakru 2 Northwest (NK2-0011 to NK2-0013) each assayed greater than 2% Cu and, together with highly anomalous Au, Ag, Zn and Mo, confirm previously reported high grade float samples in this area (see Coppermoly ASX announcement dated 20 January 2014). The samples may indicate a new parallel mineralised zone north west of Nakru 2.
Six (6) of the twelve (12) float samples (NK4-014 to NK14-025) collected from the Nakru 4 prospect assayed greater than 1% Cu with three greater than 2% Cu. The samples may indicate a new parallel mineralised zone to the north of Nakru 1 prospect.
Samples with copper assays greater than 2% (>2%) were reanalysed at Intertek Genalysis Townsville using an ore grade method. These assay results are now final.
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Figure 1: Nakru project location map. Surface rock samples from the March 2015 programme are shown in red. Samples from the October 2014 rock float programme are also shown.
The samples were collected in the field by Peter Ainge (company geologist and Coppermoly PNG Country Manager) and air-freighted to Lae Papua New Guinea for preparation and gold assaying at Intertek Laboratories. Intertek Lae then air-freighted the pulps to Intertek Genalysis Laboratories in Townsville Australia for multi-element analysis.
All of the samples with elevated copper contain sulphides with little or no oxidation. The dominant sulphides are pyrite and secondary chalcocite with some chalcopyrite (Figure 2). The float samples are considered to have a local provenance as the topography is relatively subdued limiting downslope movement and the samples are relatively unoxidised suggesting recent exhumation. The sulphide mineralisation is associated with strongly developed silica + sericite + clay altered rhodacite breccias. Similar rocks host mineralisation at Nakru 1 and Nakru 2 prospects.
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Coppermoly Ltd
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
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Figure 2: Silica + clay + pyrite + chalcocite altered volcanic from Nakru 4 prospect
The results of the samples further extend the potential of the Nakru prospect to host a significant copper and gold deposit. Coppermoly is planning a detailed surface mapping and sampling programme to determine the full extent of the mineralised system at Nakru.
Australian Copper Conference Presentation
On 16 June 2015 Coppermoly Director Dr Wanfu Huang gave a presentation to the Australian Copper Conference held at the Brisbane Hilton. The presentation highlighted the features from the Company’s two advanced projects (Mt Nakru & Simuku) and set out the best way forward. A copy of the presentation is available on the Company’s website.
Renewal of Nakru and Makmak Exploration Licenses
During the June 2015 quarter the Company received notification from the PNG Mineral Resources Authority that exploration licenses EL 1043 Mt Nakru and EL 2014 Makmak have been renewed for further two year terms.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Mike Erceg, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Erceg has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation under consideration and to the activities undertaken 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 Erceg is a contracted consultant to Coppermoly through labour hire company Rock People Solutions Pty Ltd and 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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Coppermoly Ltd
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
The Company’s current exploration portfolio, all on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG), consists of the following tenements:
| PROJECT | EFFECTIVE OWNERSHIP |
|---|---|
| EL 1043 Mt Nakru (47km²) EL 1077 Simuku (47km²) EL 1445 Talelumas (75km²) EL 1782 Powell (758km²) EL 2014 Makmak (255km²) EL 2272 Wowonga (31km²) |
72% Copper Quest PNG Ltd 72% Copper Quest PNG Ltd 72% Copper Quest PNG Ltd 100% Copper Quest PNG Ltd 100% Copper Quest PNG Ltd 100% Copper Quest PNG Ltd |
| Copper Quest PNG Ltd is a 100% owned subsidiary of Coppermoly Ltd |
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Figure 3: Coppermoly’s Exploration Licences on New Britain
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Coppermoly Ltd
June 2015 Quarterly Activity Report
CORPORATE ACTIVITY
The following listed and unlisted options expired at 5.00pm on Wednesday 1 July 2015:
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3,373,008 listed options with an exercise price of $0.05 each (ASX code: COYO); and
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4,308,329 unlisted options with an exercise price of $0.05 each.
The Company’s 2015 Annual Report will be released in the second half of September 2015. The Notice of Meeting for the Annual General Meeting will be sent to Shareholders around the middle of October 2015, along with a copy of the 2015 Annual Report to those shareholders who have requested it. The Company’s Annual General Meeting is planned for the second half of November 2015.
Corporate Directory
Coppermoly Limited (ABN 54 126 490 855)
Directors
Dr Wanfu Huang (Non-Executive Director) Mr Jincheng Yao (Non-Executive Director) Mr Kevin Grice (Non-Executive Director) Company Secretary
Mr Paul Schultz
Registered office
Suite 1B, 91 Upton Street, Bundall, Queensland 4217 Telephone: +61 7 5510 3994 Facsimile: +61 7 5510 3997 Email: [email protected] Website: www.coppermoly.com.au
About Coppermoly
Coppermoly’s mineral exploration activities are focused entirely on the island of New Britain in PNG where it holds six exploration licences. These licences cover copper, gold, silver, zinc, molybdenum and iron mineralisation. The six current tenements are Mt Nakru, Simuku, Talelumas, Makmak, Powell and Wowonga.
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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report Rule 5.5
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/2013
Name of entity
COPPERMOLY LIMITED ABN Quarter ended ("current quarter") 54 126 490 855 30 June 2015
Consolidated statement of cash flows
| Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other (provide details if material) Net Operating Cash Flows |
Current quarter $A'000 |
Year to date (12 months) $A'000 |
|---|---|---|
| - (99) - - (76) - 2 - - - |
- (349) - - (639) - 6 (16) - - |
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| (173) | (998) | |
| Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchase 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 (provide details if material) Net Investing Cash Flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward) |
- - - - - - - - - |
- - (1) - - - - - - |
| - | (1) | |
| (173) | (999) |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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| 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward) |
(173) | (999) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issue 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) Convertible Notes Capital raising costs Net financing cash flows |
- - - (17) - - - |
300 - 554 (545) - 1,191 (109) |
| (17) | 1,391 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter |
(190) 678 - |
392 91 5 |
| 488 | 488 |
Payments to directors of the entity, associates of the directors, 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 $A'000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 1.25 | Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions | |
| Directors' fees. |
Non-cash financing and investing activities
| 2.1 2.2 |
Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows. |
|---|---|
| Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reportingentityhas an interest. |
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- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
Financing facilities available
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position
Amount available Amount used $A'000 $A'000
3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
| Estimated cash outflows for next quarter | |
|---|---|
| 4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration |
$A'000 |
| 100 | |
| - | |
| - | |
| 100 | |
| Total | 200 |
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. 5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other (provide details) |
Current quarter $A'000 |
Previous quarter $A'000 |
| 488 | 678 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Total: cash at end ofquarter (item 1.22) | 488 | 678 |
Changes in interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements
| 6.1 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements acquired or increased |
Tenement Reference |
Nature of Interest (note(2)) |
Interest at beginning ofquarter |
Interest at end of quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter
Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.
| Total number | Numberquoted | Issue price per security (see note 3) (cents) |
Amount paid up per security (see note 3) (cents) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy-backs redemptions |
Nil | Nil | ||
| 7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital,buy-backs |
383,729,449 | 383,729,449 | ||
| 7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured,converted |
60,000,000 (7%, 19.12.16) | Nil | 2 cents | 2 cents |
| 7.7 Options conversion factor) 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.1 Expired/cancelled during quarter (description and |
4,308,329 3,373,008 2,000,000 19,999,999 21,963,933 |
Nil 3,373,008 Nil Nil Nil |
Exercise price 5 cents 5 cents 5 cents 3 cents 3 cents |
Expiry date 01-Jul-15 01-Jul-15 04-Feb-16 19-Dec-16 25-Mar-17 |
| 7.11 Debentures (totals only) |
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| 7.12 Unsecured notes (totals only) |
- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 5).
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2 This statement does / ~~does not*~~ (delete one) give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
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Sign here: Date: July 31, 2015
( Director/ Company Secretary)
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Print name: Paul Schultz
Notes
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1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. Any entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
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2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements and petroleum 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 or petroleum tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for for items 6.1 and 6.2.
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3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities.
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4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
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5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.
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- See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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