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DEVELOP GLOBAL LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Aug 2, 2015

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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ASX Announcement
ASX Code: VXR
Released: 31 July 2015
For further details
John Nitschke
Non-Executive Director
T: +61 8 6389 7400
Board
Tony Kiernan
Chairman
John Nitschke
Non-Executive Director
Anthony Reilly
Non-Executive Director
Darren Stralow
Non-Executive Director
Trevor Hart
Company Secretary
Contact Details
Registered Office
Level 2
91 Havelock Street
West Perth WA 6005
T: +61 8 6389 7400
F: +61 8 9463 7836
[email protected]
www.venturexresources.com
ABN: 28 122 180 205
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QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

Venturex Resources Limited (ASX: VXR) is pleased to report its activities for the June 2015 Quarter. The highlights include:

  • $310,500 received under the SX-EW Profit Share Agreement

  • Sale Non-core Tenement for $400,000

  • Continuation of Optimisation Studies

  • New Directors Appointed to the Board

SX- EW Profit Share

Blackrock Metals Pty Ltd

Blackrock Metals Pty Ltd (“ Blackrock”) has access rights to the existing Whim Creek oxide copper processing site to refurbish an existing five tonne per day SX-EW treatment facility and reprocess the existing heap leach pads to recover copper metal. In return Blackrock is required to pay Venturex a 15% Net Profit Interest (“NPI”) .

Venturex’s received attributable NPI for the quarter was $263,000 taking attributable NPI received to date under the agreement with Blackrock to $310,500. Of this $47,500 was attributable for the December 2014 Quarter.

The March 2015 Quarter had resulted in lower copper cathode production due to a production interruption caused by failure of the rectifier for the Electrowinning Plant. A new rectifier was sourced during the current Quarter and the facility has operated at nameplate capacity since. This resulted in no NPI being payable for the March 2015 Quarter.

During the June 2015 Quarter, Blackrock stabilised production at the nameplate capacity and produced approximately 395 tonnes of Copper Cathode. This resulted in NPI payable of $263,000 for June 2015 Quarter.

31 Mar
2014 Qtr
30 June
2014 Qtr
30 Sept
2014 Qtr
31 Dec
2014 Qtr
31 Mar
2015 Qtr
30 June
2015 Qtr
Tonnes produced 80 80 140 370 170 395
NPI $ - - - $47k - $263k

Table 1 – Copper Cathode Production and NPI

OPTIMISATION STUDY – PILBARA COPPER ZINC PROJECT

General

A number of opportunities to improve the financial outcome of the Feasibility Study have been identified since it was completed in late 2012. These include reducing implementation costs by deferring initial mine development, further optimising the process plant using conventional tailings disposal and rationalising the project infrastructure. There also appear to be opportunities to bring forward production of higher grade ore. Costs also need to be updated to reflect current market conditions.

The funding provided by the NPI from Blackrock will allow this work to be progressed to conclusion and compiled into a formal Optimisation Report. This report is expected to be complete in the December 2015 Quarter.

This work is being advanced as the outlook for continued global growth in both copper and zinc consumption continues to strengthen which, together with the lower Australian dollar exchange rate, provides a strong outlook for the Project.

EXPLORATION

SULPHUR SPRINGS EXPLORATION

Sulphur Springs

The company continues to review previous exploration data to identify new targets along the 27.5 strike kilometres of the prospective Marker Chert stratigraphy that host most of the known VMS deposits in the district.

Kangaroo Caves Resource Model

The Company has commenced updating the Resource estimate for the Kangaroo Caves Zinc Copper Deposit. The Kangaroo Caves Deposit was acquired by the Company on 21 November 2012, one month before the Pilbara Copper Zinc DFS was delivered, and hence not included in the study. Since the deposit was acquired, the Company has completed a 13 hole RC drill program (see ASX announcement dated 11 June 2013) which returned high-grade zinc and copper intersections over varied widths, and has defined clear potential to expand the current resource below 200m depth with open, high-grade intersections and downhole geophysical support.

The updated Resource estimate will be taken into account in the Optimisation Study.

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Figure 1: Pilbara Project Location

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Figure 2: Project Locations

WHIM CREEK PROJECT

No field work was undertaken on either of the project areas. In light of the success of the heap leach operation the Company is reviewing additional sources of oxide and transition ore that may be available to extend the life of the current operation.

LIBERTY-INDEE JOINT VENTURE (70%)

No fieldwork carried out.

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BRAZIL

As previously announced (ASX announcement dated 3 November 2014), the Company has now completed the closure of its Brazil activities with the sale its wholly owned subsidiary CMG Mineração Ltda.

CORPORATE

Proposed Sale of Pilbara Copper Zinc Project

During the Quarter the Company executed a conditional term sheet with the Orion Mine Finance Group (“Orion”), for the sale of Venturex’s Pilbara Copper Zinc Project (See ASX release 22 May 2015). On 15 June 2015, the Company announced the transaction would not proceed.

Board Update

Mr Anthony Reilly and Mr Darren Stralow were appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Directors following the voluntary resignation of Mr Ray Parry. These Board changes were effected 1 July 2015.

Finance

During the Quarter the Company reached an agreement with Forge Resource Swan Pty Ltd as managers of the Balla Balla Joint Venture, to sell a non-core Exploration Tenement E47/924, within the Salt Creek Tenement package, as announced on 8 May 2015. The ability to explore and exploit any resources on our remaining tenements in this area is not affected by the sale of this tenement (E47/924). The sale was completed during the Quarter with the transfer of the non-core Exploration Tenement and the payment of $400,000 by Forge Resource Swan Pty Ltd.

T he Pro-forma Appendix 5B - Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows is provided in a separate report.

Securities Information

The issued capital of the Company is 1,547,869,181 ordinary fully paid shares.

Financial Information

The Company’s net cash and receivables position as at 30 June 2015 was $1.3 million and it has no debt.

John Nitschke Acting Managing Director

For further information, please contact:

John Nitschke / Trevor Hart – Venturex Resources Limited on Ph: +61 (08) 6389 7400 or via Email: [email protected]

About Venturex Resources Limited

Venturex Resources Limited (ASX: VXR) is an exploration and development company with a significant portfolio of VMS projects in the Western Pilbara. Venturex owns or controls significant resources of copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold at Sulphur Springs, Kangaroo Caves, Whim Creek, Mons Cupri, Salt Creek and Liberty‐Indee. The Company is committed to a strategy of exploring for and developing VMS projects in the Western Pilbara through a proposed centralised processing hub at Sulphur Springs.

Competency Statements

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr James Guy who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Guy y is a consulting geologist engaged by Venturex Resources Limited and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation, type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Guy consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Tenements INTERESTS IN MINING TENEMENTS

AREA OF INTEREST TENEMENTS GROUP ENTITY’S INTEREST ACQUIRED
DURING
QUARTER
DISPOSED
DURING
QUARTER
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Liberty-Indee Project E47/1209 70% (90%on decision to mine)
E47/1796 70% (90%on decision to mine)
M47/1455 70% (90%on decision to mine)
Whim Creek Project E47/976 100%
M47/236 100%
M47/237 100%
M47/238 100%
M47/443 100%
L47/36 100%
Salt Creek Project E47/924 - 100%
E47/1088 100%
M47/323 100%
M47/324 100%
Sulphur Springs Project M45/494 100%
M45/587 100%
M45/653 100%
M45/1001 100%
L45/166 100%
L45/170 100%
L45/173 100%
L45/179 100%
L45/188 100%
L45/189 100%
L45/287 100%
Panorama Project P45/2607 - 100%
P45/2609 100%
P45/2610 100%
P45/2611 100%
P45/2612 100%
P45/2613 100%
P45/2614 100%
P45/2616 100%
P45/2910 100%
P45/2911 100%

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