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CORE LITHIUM LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Apr 20, 2015

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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21[st] April 2015

Centralised Company Announcements Platform Australian Securities Exchange 10[th] floor, 20 Bond Street Sydney NSW 2000

QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES AND CASHFLOW REPORT 31 MARCH 2015

Please find attached the Quarterly Activities and Appendix 5B Quarterly Cash Flow Reports for the Quarter ended 31 March 2015.

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

21[st ] April 2015

CORE EXPLORATION LTD

Level 2 143 Hutt Street Adelaide SA 5000 (08) 7324 2987

QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2015

Highlights

Exploration has been ongoing in the NT, focussing on the Jervois Domain Project in preparation for Core’s first drilling at Jervois

CONTACT:

Overview

Stephen Biggins Managing Director

Jarek Kopias Company Secretary

E-MAIL:

[email protected]

WEBSITE:

www.coreexploration.com.au

Directors:

Greg English

Non-Executive Chairman

Stephen Biggins Managing Director

Heath Hellewell

Non-executive Director

Issued Capital:

150,486,287 Ordinary Shares 18,400,000 Unlisted Options 3,925,000 Unlisted Performance Rights

ASX Code: CXO

The Board of Core Exploration Ltd (“Core”) is pleased to present its Quarterly activities report for the Period ended 31 March 2015 .

During the reporting period Core entered into a Federal Government co-funded research agreement with CSIRO to accelerate exploration targeting of the mineral systems within the Jervois Domain and Albarta Projects in the east Arunta, Northern Territory.

Final data received during the quarter from Core’s airborne electromagnetic (AEM) and magnetic survey on the Jervois Domain project have identified a number of prospective features. Geological mapping has also confirmed key Bonya Metamorphics geology in outcrop on Core’s tenure. A recent report by the Northern Territory Government Geological Survey (NTGS) has independently verified the potential of the “Big J-fold” structure on Core’s Jervois Domain tenements to host Jervois-style mineralisation

In follow-up to Core’s discovery of high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralisation at Inkheart, regional geochemical surveys have commenced on Core’s nearby tenements to confirm the potential for a large-scale mineralising system on the margin of Amadeus Basin and the east Arunta in the NT.

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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Project Activity

Albarta Project, Northern Territory

(CXO 100%)

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Figure 1. Core’s Albarta Project prospects and tenements overlain on regional geology, NT

CXO has successfully negotiated a Research in Business Study over Core’s Albarta and Jervois Domain Projects, which will be co-funded by the Commonwealth Government. CSIRO will investigate the application of an integrated analysis of magnetics and airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data, tied into an understanding of the mineral systems that are present in the Jervois and Albarta areas in the Arunta Block of the Northern Territory, to aid exploration targeting. The research project aims to realise the prospectivity of Core Exploration’s tenement holding, by providing processed and interpreted geophysical data, from which follow‐up exploration and drilling can be prioritised and executed.

Phase 1 of the research will be undertaken at the brownfields scale and aims to identify potential extensions of the known Jervois base‐metal mineral system in adjacent undercover areas. Phase 1 will include analysis of airborne magnetic and VTEM AEM data, involving application of fast approximate transforms, full non‐linear inversion, and parametric modelling of the amplitude data to identify potentially mineralised targets.

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In addition, Phase 1 will use petrophysical analyses (Susceptibility, Remanence and AMS) to constrain data modelling focussed on identifying the most prospective sites for mineralisation.

Phase 2 will be undertaken at a regional scale over the total project area aimed at prospect identification and refinement, targeting IOCG, Cu‐VMS/sedex and other mineral systems, across Core’s tenements. Phase 2 will be underpinned by knowledge from previous studies, and will be focussed on analysing a large number of discreet anomalies in order to determine depth to source and likely volume so that targets can be effectively prioritised.

Jervois Project, EL’s 29579, 29580, 29581 & 29669 NT

(CXO 100%)

CXO’s Jervois Project remains the primary focus for exploration activities. A new NTGS study has independently verified the potential of the “Big J-Fold structure” on CXO’s Jervois Domain tenure to host Jervois-style mineralisation (Figure 2). This assessment is consistent with CXO’s previous interpretation that the folded extension of KGL’s “Jervois line-of-lode” geology extends on CXO’s tenure. The Big J-Fold was initially highlighted by CXO as a 20-km long prospective zone identified as a concentric zone of folded geology with anomalous magnetic character similar to the Jervois line-of-lode.

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Figure 2. Slide 37 from NTGS presentation AGES 2015 Conference Alice Springs, NT Overlain with CXO and KGL tenure boundaries. (From McGloin & Weisheit. 2015. Base metal and tungsten mineralisation in the Jervois mineral field and the Bonya Hills: Characterisation, potential genetic models and exploration implications - AGES 2015 Presentation).

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Recent reconnaissance mapping by CXO geologists has identified a range of rock-types typical of the Bonya Metamorphics that host the Jervois Cu-Au-Pb-Zn mineralisation in outcrop on CXO’s tenure. They occur as a package of chemical and clastic metasediments with occasional interlayered felsic and mafic volcanics. Detailed geological mapping, soil and rock-chip sampling is currently in progress.

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Figure 3: CXO’s Interpreted solid geology and schematic cross sections (A-B & C-D) for the Jervois Domain illustrating target potential on Core’s tenure.

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www.coreexploration.com.au

The final dataset from the VTEM Supermax[TM] AEM survey that was completed in October was received this Quarter and is currently being processed by CSIRO. In addition, as part of the Federal Government co-funded research by CSIRO, existing magnetic datasets will be reprocessed, modelled and be integrated with a comprehensive mineral system analysis. CXO is keen to apply best possible practices and analysis of all available datasets to refine drill targets and to optimise the opportunity for success in its forthcoming maiden drill program.

In preparation for drilling an Exploration Mine Management Plan has been submitted to the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy and a Cultural Heritage Clearance survey over the entire area covered by the recent airborne electromagnetic survey (AEM) has been organised through the Northern Territory Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA).

Inkheart - Blueys Project, EL 28136 NT

(CXO 100%)

Soil sampling and mapping for analogues to Inkheart-style mineralisation has commenced on Core’s adjacent EL 27709 to test and confirm the potential for a large-scale, sediment hosted silver-lead-zinc mineralising system on the margin of Amadeus Basin and the east Arunta in the NT.

A submission seeking collaborative government funding for a diamond-drilling program at Inkheart has been submitted to the Northern Territory Geological Survey under their CORE (Creating Opportunities for Resource Exploration) program. This proposal details Core’s plan to diamond drill (~1000m) at its Inkheart Prospect within the Amadeus Basin to test the hypothesis that mineralised fluid has used the Bitter Springs Formation – Heavitree Quartzite contact as a conduit and/or trap.

Core’s work at Inkheart in 2014 has identified Pb + Ag ± Zn ± Cu mineralisation within the Bitter Springs Formation at the Inkheart Prospect, but has hypothesised that this represents offshoots of mineralised veining off a more significant body of mineralisation at the Bitter Springs Formation – Heavitree Quartzite contact at depth which is currently untested.

Virginia & Copper Royals, EL 29689 NT

(CXO 100%)

Results from the Virginia and Copper Royals drilling program, completed in November 2014 (Table 1), were received this Quarter. The results were generally disappointing with only three of the 18 holes completed returning significant intersections (Table 2). At Virginia the program did however confirm an inconsistently mineralised structure at depth beneath the surface geochemical anomalism related to the chargeable zones in CXO’s previous IP geophysical survey. The VTEM conductor beneath Virginia was not adequately tested by this shallow slimline RC drilling program and is subject to ongoing processing and interpretation by CSIRO.

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Hole_ID Easting Northing RL DIP Azimuth Total Depth
VGRC001 476465 7444684 685 -90 0 120
VGRC002 476539 7444598 691 -90 0 110
VGRC003 476661 7444533 699 -90 0 120
VGRC004 476720 7444431 694 -90 0 108
VGRC005 477279 7444411 712 -70 350 99
VGRC006 477422 7444424 704 -70 355 99
VGRC007 477549 7444499 698 -90 0 51
VGRC008 477480 7444643 699 -90 0 120
VGRC009 477406 7444734 692 -90 0 108
VGRC010 477353 7444853 684 -90 0 99
VGRC011 477288 7444943 677 -90 0 99
VGRC012 477247 7445049 665 -90 0 120
CRRC001 464932 7442322 738 -70 45 84
CRRC002 466641 7440094 753 -90 0 105
CRRC003 467120 7440253 763 -90 0 84
CRRC004 466099 7441561 750 -70 001 60
CRRC005 466769 7440770 748 -60 195 81
CRRC006 465768 7439667 762 -90 0 78
Total Metres: 1745

Table 1: Virginia Drill Hole Information

Hole ID From To Width Cu(ppm) Cu(%)
VGRC001 93 99 6 1502 0.2
VGRC002 51 54 3 4337 0.4
VGRC004 3 6 3 8686 0.9

Table 2: Significant intersections from the Virginia – Copper Royals Drilling Program on EL 29689

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Figure 4: Collar Plan of Virginia Drilling

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Yerelina Project, EL 5015 South Australia (CXO 100%)

A PACE submission to receive South Australian government co-funding of a maiden drilling program at Yerelina zinc-lead-silver Project was submitted.

High-grade zinc-lead-silver mineralisation within Tapley Hill Formation (THF) was historically mined 100 years ago at Yerelina in the Northern Flinders Ranges. Whilst there remains clear evidence of numerous historical workings and outcropping mineralisation that can be mapped over hundreds of metres in repetitious gossanous vein sets over a very broad area, no systematic modern exploration has been undertaken and the area has never been drill tested.

The Adelaide Geosyncline has long been considered prospective for sedimentary basin hosted base metal mineralisation styles (e.g. MVT). CXO believes that the mineralisation at Yerelina may represent a surface exposure of part of one of these large regional mineralisation styles.

Recent petrological investigations of outcropping mineralisation infer similarities to the Coeur d’Alaine (Idaho) high-silver network vein mineralisation style which if substantiated introduce a new potential mineralisation model for South Australia

CXO acquired Yerelina in September 2012 and has progressively advanced this project through reviews of historical data; analysed surface geochemistry and petrological samples; and flown high-resolution airborne geophysical surveys. The next logical step for this project is drill testing, ideally with orientated diamond core, under the known outcropping mineralisation to better understand mineralisation potential and geological controls.

No exploration was undertaken at Yerelina during the Quarter.

A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected] www.coreexploration.com.au

Corporate

CASH POSITION

Core had $0.84 million cash on hand at the end of the March Quarter.

Exploration and evaluation expenditure by the Company during the March 2015 Quarter was $352,000.

CHANGE OF TENEMENT INTEREST

No changes in Tenement during the quarter.

SHARE CAPITAL CHANGES

During the Quarter, 5,750,000 unlisted performance rights lapsed as the performance conditions were not met. Since the end of the quarter, 2,000,000 unlisted options were issued to contractors as remuneration – 1,000,000 with an exercise price of 5.00 cents and 1,000,000 with an exercise price of 7.50 cents with both option classes having an expiry of 30 September 2016.

A summary of movements and balances of equity securities between 1 January 2015 and this report are listed below (all equity movements occurred during the Quarter except as noted):

Ordinary
Shares
Unlisted
options
Unlisted
Performance
rights
On issue at start ofQuarter 150,486,287 16,400,000 9,675,000
Lapse ofperformance rights (5,750,000)
Issue of unlisted(2 April 2015) 2,000,000
Total securities on issue at the date
of this report
150,486,287 18,400,000 3,925,000

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Proposed Activities Next Quarter

Northern Territory

Jervois

A program of detailed mapping and soil geochemistry over key areas in CXO’s Jervois Domain Project is planned for Q2-2015.

CSIRO in collaboration with CXO will continue the in-depth study of the Jervois Project including modelling the VTEM and magnetic datasets.

Cultural Heritage Clearances over the Jervois Project are scheduled for early Q2-2015 in preparation for drilling once drill targets are refined from the CSIRO and other ongoing studies.

Blueys and Inkheart Silver Project

Extensions to soil coverage and mapping over EL 28136 and neighbouring tenure that are considered potential analogues to Inkheart are planned for Q2-2015.

Preparation and submission of an Exploration Mine Management Plan (EMMP) for diamond drilling at Inkheart.

South Australia

Yerelina

Preparation for drilling at Yerelina including submission of a Program for Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (PEPR) and Cultural Heritage Clearances will commence in Q2-2015.

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Tenement Table

Tenement number Tenement name Beneficial Interest
at the end of the
Quarter
Changes during
Quarter
South Australia
EL 4569 Fitton 100% None
EL 4816 Horse Well 100% None
EL 4906 Roxby Downs 100% None
EL 5015 Yerelina 100% None
EL 5192 Calcutta 100% None
EL 5320 Yorke Peninsula 100% None
EL 5375 Billy Springs 100% None
Northern Territory
EL27369 Mt Russell 100% None
EL27709 Pattersons 100% None
EL28029 White Range East 100% None
EL28136 Blueys 100% None
EL28546 Star Creek 100% None
EL28852 Gough Dam 100% None
EL28853 No 1 Tank 100% None
EL28854 Mt Johnstone 100% None
EL28940 Mordor 100% None
EL29280 Woolgathering 100% None
EL29304 Brumby Dam 100% None
EL29347 Yambla 100% None
EL29389 Mt George 100% None
EL29512 Daicos 100% None
EL29514 Mt Emma 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

A Level 2, 143 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T (08) 7324 2987| F (08) 8312 2002| E [email protected] www.coreexploration.com.au

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.

The report includes results that have previously been released under JORC 2012 by Core. The Company is not aware of any new information that materially affects the information included in this announcement:

Mar 30 2015 - Study strengthens potential of Cores Jervois Domain Project Feb 10 2015 - Federal co-funded CSIRO research targets CXO Jervois Domain Jan 29 2015 - Jervois Domain Final AEM Confirms Conductive Targets Jan 23 2015 - Drill results received for Virginia and Copper Royals

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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 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 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 received – R&D refund
1.7
Other (provide details if material)
Net Operating Cash Flows
Current Quarter
(3 Months)
$A’000
Year to date
(9 Months)
$A’000
-
(352)
-
-
(160)
-
7
-
224
-
-
(1,351)
-
-
(569)
-
25
-
520
-
(281) (1,375)
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)
-
-
(26)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(89)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(26) (89)
(307) (1,464)

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(307) (1,464)
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
-
-
-
-
-
(4)
1,750
-
-
-
-
(125)
(4) 1,625
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
(311)
1,155
-
161
683
-
844 844

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
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item
1.2
1.24
Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current Quarter
$A'000
96
-
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, Stephen Biggins and Heath Hellewell. 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.

n/a

2.2 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
300
-
-
160
Total 460
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Exploration and evaluation
Development
Production
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)
804 1,115
40 40
- -
- -
Total: Cash at end of Quarter(item 1.22) 844 1,155

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
Nil

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
7.3
+Ordinary securities (CXO)
7.4
Changes during Quarter
(a) Increases through issues
(b) Decreases through returns of
capital, buy-backs
150,486,287 150,486,287
7.5
+Convertible debt securities
(description)
7.6
Changes during Quarter
7.7
Options (description and
conversion factor)
Unlisted options
Unlisted Options (CXOAQ)
Unlisted Options (CXOAQ)
Unlisted Options (CXOAR)
Unlisted Options (CXOAS)
Total unlisted options
Total unlisted performance
rights (CXOAK)
7.8
Issued during Quarter
7.9
Exercised during Quarter
7.10 Expired during Quarter
Unlisted perf rights (CXOAK)
200,000
1,000,000
200,000
15,000,000
16,400,000
3,925,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exercise
price
7.50
10.00
8.50
10.00
-
Expiry date
31 Oct 2015
31 Oct 2015
16 Oct 2016
31 Jan 2016
Various
5,750,000 - - 31 Dec 2014
7.11Debentures(totals only)
7.12Unsecured notes(totals only)

Compliance statement

  • 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).

  • 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Jaroslaw (Jarek) Kopias

Date: 21[st] April 2015

Company Secretary

Notes

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 .

  • 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

  • 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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