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CORE LITHIUM LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2014
Apr 28, 2014
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29 April 2014
Centralised Company Announcements Platform Australian Stock Exchange 10[th] floor, 20 Bond Street Sydney NSW 2000
QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES AND CASHFLOW REPORT 31 MARCH 2014
Please find attached the Quarterly Activities and Appendix 5B Quarterly Cash Flow Reports for the quarter ended 31 March 2014.
Yours faithfully
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Stephen Biggins Managing Director
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A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected] www.coreexploration.com.au
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ASX Release
29 April 2014
QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014
CORE EXPLORATION LTD
Level 2 143 Hutt Street Adelaide SA 5000 (08) 7324 2987
CONTACT:
Stephen Biggins Managing Director
Jarek Kopias Company Secretary
Highlights
Given the outstanding exploration results received to date across our Albarta Project in the NT, the acquisition of 100% interest in the tenements gives Core shareholders the maximum exposure to the upside as we prepare for drilling at Blueys and provides the Company the flexibility to deal with the multi-commodity exploration strategies evolving within the Albarta Project.
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WEBSITE:
www.coreexploration.com.au
Directors:
Greg English
Non-Executive Chairman
Stephen Biggins Managing Director
Michael Schwarz
Executive Director Exploration
Issued Capital:
106,800,740 Ordinary Shares 32,720,296 Listed Options 9,800,000 Unlisted Options 9,000,000 Unlisted Performance Rights
ASX Codes: CXO, CXOO
Overview
The Board of Core Exploration Ltd (“Core”) is pleased to present its quarterly activities report for the period ended 31 March 2014 .
During the reporting period Core executed agreements to take the Company to 100% ownership of exploration interests in its larger Albarta Project that covers over 2,000km[2] of the newly recognised, highly prospective Aileron Province, 100km NE of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Core successful raised $1.25m through a placement and partially underwritten Share Purchase Plan (SPP) at an issue price of 5 cents per share during the quarter.
The funds have been immediately applied by Core to commence RC drilling of targets at depth beneath extremely anomalous silver in soils and high-grade silver at surface at the Blueys and Inkheart Prospects, NT.
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Project Activity
Albarta Project, Northern Territory
(CXO acquiring 100%)
Core Exploration executed tenement acquisition agreements during the reporting period to take the Company to 100% ownership of exploration interests in its larger Albarta Project that covers over 2,000km[2] of the newly recognised, highly prospective IOCG Aileron Province, 100km NE of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Core’s recent exploration has identified highly prospective drill targets at both the Blueys and Inkheart Prospects within EL 28136, the Company’s new Blueys Silver Project in the Northern Territory and this acquisition gives Core shareholders the maximum exposure to the upside as we prepare for drilling.
Given the outstanding exploration results received to date across our Albarta Tenements, the acquisition of the interests of other JV tenement holders also gives the Company the flexibility to deal with the multi-commodity exploration strategies evolving within the Albarta Project. Core’s tenements include a number of significant copper, silver, PGE, REE and uranium mineral occurrences (Figure 1).
The Company believes that the existing evidence of mineralisation and recently confirmed IOCG prospectivity by Geoscience Australia, NTGS and other companies verifies the strategy that Core has pursued to take a strong position in an area that is becoming Australia’s new exploration hot-spot.
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Figure 1. Core’s Albarta Project prospects and tenements overlain on regional geology, NT
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Blueys and Inkheart Prospects, EL 28136 (CXO acquiring 100%)
Core completed analysis of its IP geophysics survey and finalised drill targets during the reporting period at the Blueys Silver Project, 100km NE of Alice Springs. Core believes that these drill targets in combination with extremely anomalous silver in soil and high-grade rock chip results are a very strong indicator of significant mineralisation at depth.
During the reporting period Core has been working to ensure all drill approvals are in place and drill contract secured to enable the Company to commence its first drilling program in the NT.
Core’s 2,500m RC drilling program at the Blueys Silver Project will be the first drilling ever to test the extremely high silver in soils discovered by Core at the Inkheart Prospect (Figure 2).
With drill approvals in place and drill contract now secured Core has commenced preparation on-site and expects drilling operations to commence within the next 2 weeks.
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Figure 2. Proposed RC Drill collars at Blueys and Inkheart overlain on silver in soils.
A 3-D fly-through of this exciting drill program, incorporating the latest geophysics, geological interpretation and soil and rock chip results from Core’s exploration, can be viewed on the Company’s website www.coreexploration.com.au
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Paradise Well Prospect, EL 27369, EL 29688 & EL 28546 (CXO acquiring 100%)
Core has discovered, during the reporting period, three new copper prospects in the Greater Paradise Well area) within the Company’s Albarta Project (Figure 1).
Core’s previous investigation of the Paradise Well prospect in conjunction with more regional exploration during the quarter has resulted in the identification of three further copper prospect areas, making four separate prospects within the “Greater” Paradise Well area (Figure 3).
These four prospects are located within a 3km by 3km section of Greater Paradise Well. In addition, regional magnetics suggest similar signatures in the regional geology for another 5km to the south-southeast which the company believes is just as prospective for copper mineralisation as the currently explored portion of Greater Paradise Well.
Core’s new rock chip results from Greater Paradise Well reveal numerous anomalous samples (32 out of 72 samples anomalous in copper) from the four separately identified prospects of Paradise Well, Paradise Well South, New Paradise Well and Hale River (Figure 3).
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Figure 3. Rock chip locations over TMI magnetic image of the Greater Paradise Well area covering the four currently identified prospects.
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New Paradise Well Prospect
This is a newly discovered zone of high tenor copper (malachite) mineralisation in a northwest (NW) striking coarse grained garnet + quartz + malachite unit which appears to be located within foliated amphibolites (Figures 3 & 4). This mineralisation could represent a skarn style setting within the amphibolite unit. Alternatively it may represent a structural setting where copper has been introduced into fractures within the amphibolite during metamorphism. To date the mineralised unit has been mapped over a distance of approximately 130m, striking NW and is commonly mineralised with copper grades up to 6.16% and gold up to 0.84g/t (Figure 4).
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Figure 4. Copper mineralised coarse grained garnet + quartz + malachite skarn from New Paradise Well Prospect.
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Paradise Well South Prospect
This prospect was originally identified by an historical rock chip sample of 3.7% copper. Further work at this prospect has found rocks with disseminated and/or stained malachite along a north-east (NE) striking structural trend discontinuously over approximately 350m. The mineralised units include coarse grained garnet + quartz unit, amphibolites and fine grained quartz + garnet + biotite gneisses with the local trends typically being NE striking. The consistent trend of ~060 degrees implies a structurally controlled, remobilised component to the mineralisation.
Hale River Prospect (formerly Paradise Well South)
Located on an outcropping hill to the south of the Hale River, the Hale River Prospect contains disseminated malachite and malachite staining of host amphibolites and quartz rich pegmatites/granites/melts sheared within amphibolites. Mineralisation identified to date is within a 40 by 40m area with a peak rock chip result of 4.38% copper.
Paradise Well Prospect
The Paradise Well prospect contains discrete structurally controlled malachite within coarse grained quartz + garnet + biotite gneiss and fine grained garnet + biotite + quartz gneisses, possibly in a litho-chemcially controlled structural setting. Malachite is observed staining or disseminated within “linear” N-S trending bodies, controlled by either structures and/or lithological contacts. Currently the highest rock chip result from the Paradise Well prospect is 2.94% copper.
Regional Exploration
Whilst undertaking mapping and rock-chip sampling Core also undertook a soil sampling program over portions of the Greater Paradise Well area that incorporates the four identified prospects, collecting over 400 samples at 200 × 200m, 100 × 100m and 50 × 50m spacings.
The Paradise Well prospect soil sampling results have identified three relatively low tenor coincident silver and copper anomalies in the soil data, providing new target areas worthy of follow up exploration and reinforcing evidence of mineralisation at Paradise Well.
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Copper Royals and Virginia Prospect, EL 29689
(CXO 100%)
Core’s analysis of mapping, prospecting and soil sampling by previous explorers has confirmed a number of historical copper prospects worthy of further work on its wholly owned exploration licence, EL 29689 covering 310km[2.] .
A number of key copper prospects, the Copper Royals , are located within the area of the tenement with the most significant being Copper King, Copper Queen, Skippy Tail and MR2 (Figure 5).
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Figure 5. The multiple copper prospects in the Copper Royals district overlain on magnetic image.
Ten kilometres to the east of Copper Royals, at the Virginia Prospect, malachite +/- minor azurite stratabound copper mineralisation outcrops for over 1km.
Core believes that copper-gold prospects, such as Copper Queen where 600m of visible malachite along strike and at Virginia where a similar style of mineralisation has been identified, is a potential fit for Core’s IOCG model of the Aileron Province.
Core believes that any broader mineralisation within the features at depth could be identified through geophysics as demonstrated by recent exploration successes in the province. First pass RAB drilling by previous explorers identified limited intervals of shallow copper mineralisation at Copper Royals, but there has been no previous drilling at Virginia.
IP geophysical surveys at Copper Queen and Virginia Prospects are being undertaken over the known areas of mineralisation in an attempt to identify disseminated sulphide mineralisation at depth. Any substantial chargeability anomalies will constitute drill targets. Results of the IP surveys are expected to be received in early May.
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Roxby Project, South Australia, EL 4816; EL 4906 (CXO 100%)
Core’s Roxby project covers a large prospective area only 10km from BHP Billiton’s Wirrda Well IOCG project and is one of the few independent projects covering the highly prospective geology between BHPB’s Olympic Dam mine and its Wirrda Well project and Oz Minerals’ Carrapateena and Khamsin projects.
Geophysical modelling and review of new and previous surveys during the reporting period has identified high priority IOCG targets which the Company considers are yet to be adequately defined and drill tested near Olympic Dam in South Australia.
A program of geophysics including gravity, magnetic and electrical methods has been planned by Core, to define and plan drill-scale targets for IOCG mineral exploration. The program is proposed in two phases, the first being magnetic and gravity data acquisition and interpretation. The second phase would involve following up highest priority targets with electrical surveying.
The Stuart Shelf region of South Australia poses some specific challenges for geophysical exploration and drilling. The local mineralisation style is iron-oxide-copper-gold+/-uranium (IOCG+/-U) hosted in the meso-proterozoic basement posing targets with strong contrasts and hence anomalies, but the targets are often buried and masked under considerable depth of cover.
Tenements in this highly prospective geological domain are receiving increased attention following the release of the Woomera gravity survey in conducted by DMITRE and Geoscience Australia and also positive announcements by BHP Billiton of its Wirrda Well IOCG project and OZ Minerals’ Khamsin IOCG discovery in the surrounding area in late 2013.
Core is continuing its strategy to partner the development of the Roxby Project in this highly prospective and sought-after Tier 1 IOCG terrain.
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Figure 6. Plan showing existing inconsistent quality and coverage of gravity (left) and Core’s planned drill target-specific gravity surveys over the most prospective parts of the Roxby project (right ).
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Yerelina Project, South Australia, EL 5015 (CXO 100%)
Mapping and sampling has been completed during the reporting period with a view to collecting samples that will assist in identifying the mineralisation style and a genetic model of mineralisation at Core’s Yerelina Project in northern South Australia.
An important outcome of the mapping is the identification of East Great Gladstone a new mineralised fault/structure 500m east of the main Great Gladstone fault. This makes six identified prospect areas with existing workings and/or magnetic faults within the broader Yerelina project (Figures 7 & 8)
The sampling program was successful in increasing the distribution of rock chip samples across EL 5015 (20 samples taken) and increased the number of samples available for petrological investigation (10 specific samples). Ten samples have been submitted for petrological investigation, six from along the Great Gladstone fault, three from the galena rich mullock heap at Great Northern and one from the Emily historical shaft (Table 1).
The aim of the petrological study is to focus on the mineralogy of the brecciating fluid and mineralisation model interpretations. These samples have been designed to identify ore minerals and their textures and associations, alteration minerals and their textures and associations, identify the protolith of clasts within the breccia as well as identify a chronology of infill mineral pulses at the micro scale.
| Sample | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Easting | Northing | Prospect | Ag (g/t) | Pb(ppm) | Zn(ppm) | Pb+Zn(%) |
| 14001 | 335432 | 6670607 | regional | <0. 1 | 16 | 25 |
0.00 |
| 14002 | 335484 | 6670067 | regional | <0. 1 | 12 | <1 |
0.00 |
| 14003 | 335502 | 6669863 | regional | <0. 1 | 18 | <1 |
0.00 |
| 14004 | 335501 | 6669841 | regional | <0. 1 | 111 | 40 |
0.02 |
| 14005 | 336442 | 6669399 | regional | <0. 1 | 202 | 123 |
0.03 |
| 14006 | 336447 | 6669283 | regional | <0. 1 | 11 | 3 |
0.00 |
| 14007 | 336450 | 6669162 | regional | 0.2 | 86 | 38 |
0.01 |
| 14009 | 336440 | 6669674 | regional | 0.1 | 28 | 20 |
0.00 |
| 14010 | 330137 | 6673583 | Great Gladstone | 91.7 | 34603 | 16624 |
5.12 |
| 14011 | 330139 | 6673575 | Great Gladstone | 35.7 | 22262 | 14103 |
3.64 |
| 14012 | 330140 | 6673571 | Great Gladstone | 5.0 | 3941 | 4639 |
0.86 |
| 14016 | 330174 | 6673876 | Great Gladstone | 75.6 | 14955 | 51211 |
6.62 |
| 14017 | 330170 | 6673866 | Great Gladstone | 61.7 | 7593 | 23129 |
3.07 |
| 14018 | 330839 | 6673025 | E Great Gladstone | 7.5 | 24806 | 10425 |
3.52 |
| 14019 | 330839 | 6673025 | E Great Gladstone | 4.8 | 2445 | 10785 |
1.32 |
| 14020 | 328228 | 6672678 | E Great Northern | 223.7 | 126352 | 2950 |
12.93 |
| 14021 | 328228 | 6672678 | E Great Northern | 87.6 | 64064 | 2420 |
6.65 |
| 14023 | 328226 | 6672823 | E Great Northern | 6.0 | 1083 | 5811 |
0.69 |
| 14024 | 328212 | 6672678 | E Great Northern | 2.8 | 1631 | 1627 |
0.33 |
| 14026 | 330846 | 6672666 | E Great Gladstone | 0.3 | 207 | 963 |
0.12 |
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Table 1. All assay results of rock chip sampling Yerelina Project, SA. Ag: 4A/MS 4 Acid Digest Mass Spectrometry: Cu, Pb, Zn: 4A/OE 4 Acid Digest Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. The presence of this mapped surface mineralisation and alteration may or may not extend at depth and this can only be confirmed by drilling .
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Figure 7. Compilation of previous and recent rock chip results from the western Yerelina Project on satellite imagery.
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Figure 8. Compilation of previous and recent rock chip results from the western Yerelina Project on first vertical derivative magnetic imagery.
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Corporate
CASH POSITION
The Company undertook capital raising activity during the quarter via a placement of $750,000 and share purchase plan (SPP) $1,028,000 as detailed in the “share capital changes’ section below.
Core Exploration had $1.22 million cash in hand as at 31 March 2014. The SPP was underwritten to $500,000 and additional funds of $222,000 were received subsequent to end of the quarter.
CHANGE OF TENEMENT INTEREST
Northern Territory
Core Exploration Ltd, has entered into separate agreements with each of the joint venture participants of the Albarta Joint Venture (JV) for the Company to acquire 100% ownership of exploration interests in its larger Albarta Project
The Albarta JV tenements are subject to two separate Joint Ventures, known as JV1 (EL28852, EL28853, EL28854, EL29280, EL29304, EL29347, EL29389, EL29512, EL29514) and JV2 (EL27369, EL27709, EL28029, EL28136, EL28546) , with different JV participants in each joint venture.
The agreements were approved at a Meeting of Core Shareholders on April 4 2014. Standard documentation to manage the transfer of ownership of the tenements has been lodged with the Northern Territory Government and shares payable for the tenements, which are subject to escrow conditions, will be issued once the standard tenement transfer process has been completed.
South Australia
Exploration Licence 5375 (Billy Springs) was granted to Sturt Exploration Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Core Exploration Ltd, on the 5[th] March 2014.
EL 5375 is located approximately 20km north of the new Four Mile uranium mine in South Australia. The Exploration Licence has a licence term of two years.
SHARE CAPITAL CHANGES
The Company issued 20,560,000 ordinary shares during the quarter at a price of 5 cents per share. On 27 February 2014, 15,000,000 shares were issued via a placement raising $750,000 undertaken in conjunction with an SPP. The SPP raised $278,000 and the corresponding 5,560,000 shares were issued on 31 March 2014. The SPP was underwritten to $500,000 and additional funds of $222,000 were received as part of the underwriting and the corresponding 4,440,000 shares were issued subsequent to end of the quarter.
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A summary of movements and balances of equity securities between January 1 2014 and this report are listed below:
| Ordinary Shares |
Listed Options |
Unlisted options |
Unlisted Performance rights |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On issue at start ofquarter | 81,800,740 | 32,720,296 | 8,675,000 | 9,000,000 |
| Placement | 15,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Sharepurchaseplan | 5,560,000 | - | - | - |
| Share purchase plan underwriting |
4,440,000 | - | - | - |
| Cancellation of unlisted options |
- | - | (75,000) | - |
| Issue of unlisted options | - | - | 1,200,000 | - |
| On issue at the date of this report |
106,800,740 | 32,720,296 | 9,800,000 | 9,000,000 |
Subsequent to the end of the quarter, a further 1,200,000 unlisted options were issued to a contractor and employee on 17 April 2014. On that date, 75,000 unlisted options previously issued to an employee were cancelled. The option terms for all unlisted options are as follows:
| Number | Issue/cancel | Exercise price | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | Issue | 10.00 cents | 31 October 2015 |
| 200,000 | Issue | 7.50 cents | 31 October 2015 |
| 75,000 | Cancel | 12.63 cents | 30 September 2014 |
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Outlook – June 2014 Quarter
Albarta, N.T.
Blueys Silver Project
With drill approvals in place and drill contract now secured Core has commenced preparation on-site and expects drilling operations to commence next week.
Core’s 2,500m RC drilling program at the Blueys Silver Project will be the first drilling ever to test the extremely high silver in soils discovered by Core at the Inkheart Prospect.
Copper Royals and Virginia
IP geophysical surveys at Copper Queen and Virginia Prospects are being undertaken over the known areas of mineralisation in an attempt to identify disseminated sulphide mineralisation at depth. Any substantial chargeability anomalies will constitute drill targets.
Results of the IP surveys are expected to be received in early May.
Paradise Well
Very little previous exploration work has been conducted at Greater Paradise Well but the success of reconnaissance sampling and initial soils by Core has confirmed the area is prospective for copper.
It is reasonable to expect that Core’s planned ground truthing, rock chip and soil sampling could identify further surface expressions of mineralisation or evidence of buried mineralisation within the tenement.
Additional regional scale geochemical surveys of the broader area will be utilised to narrow down and rank target areas for reconnaissance mapping in currently untested parts of the tenement. Additionally the current prospects identified will be followed up with rock chip sampling/mapping, infill soils and geophysics toward developing drill targets.
Other Prospects
Assessment of historic exploration information and geophysical data will continue and utilised to plan further exploration and geophysical surveys with the aim of prioritising for targets for drilling.
Roxby, S.A.
Core is considering plans for detailed gravity, magnetics and resistivity/IP geophysical surveys over high priority IOCG drill targets prior to drill testing. Core is continuing its strategy to partner the development of the Roxby Project in this highly prospective and sought-after Tier 1 IOCG terrain.
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Yerelina, S.A.
Rock samples have been submitted for petrological investigation from along the Great Gladstone mineralised structure and also from the galena rich mullock heap at Great Northern and Emily historical shaft
The aim of the petrological study is to focus on the mineralogy of the brecciating fluid and mineralisation model interpretations. These samples have been designed to identify ore minerals and their textures and associations, alteration minerals and their textures and associations, identify the protolith of clasts within the breccia as well as identify a chronology of infill mineral pulses at the micro scale.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Stephen Biggins (BSc(Hons)Geol, MBA) as Managing Director of Core Exploration Ltd who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is bound by and follows the Institute’s codes and recommended practices. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activities being 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. Biggins consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
This report includes exploration information that was prepared and first disclosed by Core 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 materially changed since it was last reported.
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Tenement Listing
| Tenement number | Tenement name | Beneficial Interest1 | Changes during Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | |||
| EL 5320 | Yorke Peninsula | 100% | None |
| EL 4569 | Fitton | 100% | None |
| EL 4816 | RoxbyDowns-Horse Well | 100% | None |
| EL 5015 | Yerelina | 100% | None |
| EL 4906 | RoxbyDowns | 100% | None |
| EL 5167 | Dalarinna Hill | 100% | None |
| EL 5193 | Cardning | 100% | None |
| EL 5192 | Calcutta | 100% | None |
| EL 5375 | BillySprings | 100% | Granted 5thMarch 2014 |
| Northern Territory | |||
| EL28940 | Mordor | 100% | None |
| EL29579 | Jervois | 100% | None |
| EL29580 | Jervois | 100% | None |
| EL29581 | Jervois | 100% | None |
| EL29667 | Riddoch | 100% | None |
| EL29668 | Riddoch | 100% | None |
| EL29669 | Jervois | 100% | None |
| EL29687 | Laughlen | 100% | None |
| EL29688 | Riddoch | 100% | None |
| EL29689 | Riddoch | 100% | None |
| EL27369 | Mt Russell | 51% JV interest | Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL27709 | Pattersons | 51% JV interest | Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28029 | White Range East | 51% JV interest | Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28136 | Blueys | 51% JV interest | Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28546 | Star Creek | 51% JV interest | Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28852 | Gough Dam | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28853 | No 1 Tank | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL28854 | Mt Johnstone | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29280 | Woolgathering | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29304 | Brumby Dam | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29347 | Yambla | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29389 | Mt George | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29512 | Daicos | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
| EL29514 | Mt Emma | Earning 51% JV interest |
Subject to a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% interest |
1 Interest held at end of the quarter
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Yerelina Project, SA, EL 5015 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling techniques |
Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut channels, random chips, or specific specialised industry standard measurement |
Rock chip sampling was undertaken as part of reconnaissance mapping and prospecting. Samples were |
| tools appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as | taken when visible mineralisation was observed as well as | |
| down hole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc). | of newly identified lithological units, alteration or veining | |
| These examples should not be taken as limiting the broad | was observed. Samples are from both in situ outcrops and | |
| meaning of sampling. | historic mullock heaps adjacent to old working. | |
| Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample | ||
| representivity and the appropriate calibration of any | ||
| measurement tools or systems used. | ||
| 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 |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| 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). _ | ||
| Drill sample | Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample | Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| recovery | recoveries and results assessed. | |
| Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure | ||
| representative nature of the samples. | ||
| Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and | ||
| grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to | ||
| preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material. | ||
| Logging | Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and | Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| 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. | ||
| Sub-sampling techniques and sample preparation |
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all core taken. If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc and |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| whether sampled wet or dry. | ||
| For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness | ||
| of the sample preparation technique. | ||
| Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-sampling | ||
| stages to maximise representivity of samples. | ||
| Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative | ||
| of the in situ material collected, including for instance results |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| for field duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||
| Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the | ||
| material being sampled. | ||
| Quality of assay data and laboratory |
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is considered partial or total. |
Rock Chip samples were sent to Genalysis for 4A/MS 4 Acid Digest Mass Spectrometry: and 4A/OE 4 Acid Digest Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. |
| tests | 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) and precision | ||
| have been established. | ||
| Verification of sampling and assaying |
The verification of significant intersections by either independent or alternative company personnel. The use of twinned holes. |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data | ||
| verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols. | ||
| Discuss any adjustment to assay data. | ||
| Location of data points |
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, mine workings and |
All coordinate information was collected using hand held GPS utilizing GDA 94, Zone 54. |
| other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation. | ||
| Specification of the grid system used. | ||
| Quality and adequacy of topographic control. | ||
| Data spacing and distribution |
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to |
Data spacing for rock chip samples are displayed in the diagrams. |
| establish the degree of geological andgrade continuity |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve | ||
| estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied. | ||
| Whether sample compositing has been applied. | ||
| Orientation of data in relation to geological |
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this is known, considering the deposit type. |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| structure | 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. | ||
| Sample security |
The measures taken to ensure sample security. | Samples were labeled and bagged and sent straight to the geochemistry laboratory. |
| Audits or reviews |
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques and data. |
Not applicable as no audits or reviews of sampling techniques have been undertaken. |
Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)
| 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, |
EL5015 Yerelina, 100% owned by Sturt Exploration Pty Ltd a 100% owned subsidiary of Core Exploration Ltd. The tenement is 999km2. Core Exploration has signed a Deed |
| native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national | of Variation adding EL 5015 to its Work Clearance | |
| park and environmental settings. | Agreement with the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands | |
| The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along | Association dated 5th October 2011 for which is currently in | |
| with any known impediments to obtaining a licence to | place on Core’s neighbouring tenement EL 4569 | |
| operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other | Littleprevious modern exploration has been undertaken at |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| done by other parties |
parties. |
the Yerelina Project within EL5015. There are ~20 historical shafts ranging from 1m deep to ~30m deep which |
| were mined in the early 20thcentury. Occasional rock chip | ||
| samples were collected by previous explorers commonly | ||
| from the Great Gladstone historical workings as well as | ||
| regional stream sediment sampling of the area. | ||
| Geology | Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation. | The mineralisation at Yerelina is located within fractures |
| within the Tapley Hill Formation. Core is currently | ||
| investigating the potential mineralisation style which | ||
| Yerelina may represent. | ||
| Drill hole Information |
A summary of all information material to the understanding of the exploration results including a tabulation of the |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| 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 |
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o down hole length and interception depth |
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o hole length. |
||
| 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. | ||
| 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 |
Not applicable as no drilling has been undertaken |
| Material and should be stated. | ||
| _Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short lengths of high _ |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| The assumptions used for any reporting of metal equivalent | ||
| values should be clearly stated. | ||
| Relationship between mineralisation widths and |
These relationships are particularly important in the reporting of Exploration Results. If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect to the drill |
As the geochemical results thus far collected by Core Exploration are from surface any potential depths of mineralisation or orientations can only be inferred from |
| intercept | hole angle is known, its nature should be reported. | geological observations on the surface and hence are |
| lengths | If it is not known and only the down hole lengths are reported, | speculative in nature. |
| there should be a clear statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole | ||
| _length, true width not known’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and tabulations | See figures in release |
| 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. | ||
| Balanced reporting |
Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration Results is not practicable, representative reporting of both low and high |
Displaying details of all rock chips collected in parts of the Yerelina Prospect is impractical due to the scale of sampling. |
| grades and/or widths should be practiced to avoid misleading | ||
| reporting of Exploration Results. | ||
| 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 |
See figures in release |
| results; bulk samples – size and method of treatment; | ||
| metallurgical test results; bulk density, groundwater, | ||
| geotechnical and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| contaminating substances. | ||
| Further work | The nature and scale of planned further work (eg tests for | Core is intending on undertaking further mapping at the |
| lateral extensions or depth extensions or large-scale step-out | Yerelina Project targeting any outcropping mineralized | |
| drilling). | units. Furthermore, Core intends to trial a range of | |
| Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible | geophysical techniques at the project to attempt to identify | |
| extensions, including the main geological interpretations and | a technique that best maps the targeted unit at depth. Core | |
| future drilling areas, provided this information is not | would then expand the most successful geophysical | |
| commercially sensitive. | technique at the project over a larger area at the project. |
A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected]
www.coreexploration.com.au
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001.
Name of entity Core Exploration Ltd
| ABN 80 146 287 809 |
Quarter ended (“current quarter”) |
|---|---|
| 80 146 287 809 | 31 March 2014 |
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 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 (provide details if material) Net Operating Cash Flows |
Current Quarter (3 Months) $A’000 |
Year to date (9 Months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| - (247) - - (208) - 5 - - - |
- (627) - - (551) - 20 - - - |
|
| (450) | (1,158) | |
| 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 (provide details if material) Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carriedforward) |
- - - - - - - - - - |
- - (1) - - - - - - - |
| - | (1) | |
| (450) | (1,159) |
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| 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward) |
(450) | (1,159) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares 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) - Capital raising costs Net financing cash flows |
1,028 - - - - (63) |
2,010 - - - - (206) |
| 965 | 1,804 | |
| 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 |
515 700 - |
645 570 - |
| 1,215 | 1,215 |
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 $A'000 |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | ||
| - | ||
| 1.25 | Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions | |
| The amount above includes all payments to Directors and also includes payments to entities associated with Greg English and Stephen Biggins. The payments relate to executive services and directors fees on commercial terms. |
Non-cash financing and investing activities
- 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows.
| 2.2 | n/a |
|---|---|
| Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest. |
n/a
Financing facilities available
| 3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements |
Amount available $A’000 |
Amount used $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil | |
| Nil | Nil |
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
| 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 |
Exploration and evaluation Development Production Administration |
$A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 510 | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| 180 | ||
| Total | 690 |
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4.1 Exploration and evaluation
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4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration
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 $A’000 |
Previous quarter $A’000 |
| 5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other (provide details) |
1,175 | 660 |
| 40 | 40 | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Total: Cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) | 1,215 | 700 |
Changes in interests in mining tenements
| 6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased |
Tenement reference | Nature of interest (note (2)) |
Interest at beginning of quarter |
Interest at end of quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil | ||||
| EL 5375 | 100% held by Sturt Exploration Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Core Exploration Ltd |
0% | 100% |
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 (cents) |
Amount paid up per security (cents) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 Preference+securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter |
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| 7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy-backs |
102,360,740 | 102,360,740 | ||
| 20,560,000 | 20,560,000 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |
| 7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter |
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| 7.7 Options (description and conversion factor) Unlisted options Unlisted Employee Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Employee Options Unlisted Class B Options Total unlisted options Total listed options Total unlisted performance rights 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter |
100,000 7,000,000 75,000 1,500,000 8,675,000 32,720,296 9,000,000 |
- - - - - 32,720,296 - |
Exercise price 10.63 24.63 12.63 24.63 10.00 - |
Expiry date 18 Jun 2014 30 Jun 2014 30 Sep 2014 31 Oct 2014 31 Oct 2014 31 Dec 2015 |
| 7.11Debentures(totals only) | ||||
| 7.12Unsecured notes(totals only) |
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 4).
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2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
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Jaroslaw (Jarek) Kopias
Date: 29 April 2014
Company Secretary
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. An 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 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.
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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 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
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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.
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