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DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2014

May 26, 2014

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27 May 2014 For Immediate Release (ASX: RMS / TYK)

TANAMI FARM-IN AND JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT

Highlights:

  • Farm-in deal secured over a 1,700km[2] prospective land package within the Tanami Complex – Northern Territory

The Directors of gold producer Ramelius Resources Limited, (ASX:RMS) are pleased to announce that the Company has finalised terms with explorer Tychean Resources Limited (ASX:TYK) for Ramelius to farm-in on a package of two granted Exploration Licences (ELs) and six EL applications in the Northern Territory.

The tenement package, located within 100km of Newmont’s 4.5 million plus ounce Callie gold mine within the Northern Territory Tanami Complex (Figure 1) represents a unique opportunity to explore over 1,700km[2] of prospective Palaeoproterozoic stratigraphy within a significant yet underexplored gold province.

Farm-in and Joint Venture Agreement Terms:

  • Ramelius will pay Tychean $50,000 cash upon execution of the agreement to assist Tychean facilitate the grant of the Highland Rocks and Officer Hills South exploration licences within the land package

  • Subject to all necessary statutory and regulatory approvals plus the grant of the two Highland Rocks and Officer Hills South ELs Ramelius will commit to a minimum exploration expenditure of $100,000 within 2 years

  • Ramelius may earn an 85% interest in the project by exploration expenditure of $500,000 within 3 years

  • Tychean will be free carried until a Decision to Mine at which time it may elect to contribute its interest or convert to a 1.5% NSR Royalty.

Background:

Research by Geoscience Australia* (circa 2006) included the application and interpretation of deep seismic transects throughout the Tanami region in the Northern Territory. The regional seismic transects enabled Geoscience Australia to model the crustal architecture within the province and to interpolate that known lode gold deposits within the Tanami may be associated with major crustal penetrating shear zones and antiformal thrust stacks, nested on deep seated thrusts propagating off the Proterozoic-Archaean basement detachment. Linear magnetic trends, interpreted as thrust faults, extend into the Tychean tenements (Figure 2) and may represent potential conduits for the ingress of gold mineralising fluids.

Tychean’s tenement package was originally applied for in 2010 to 2011. Ramelius will now advance exploration over the tenements within this under-explored and highly prospective gold province.

Over 80 line km of prospective structural trends are believed to exist within the Highland Rocks ELAs alone. These trends will be the focus of detailed regolith/outcrop mapping plus rock chip sampling along with shallow vacuum and surface soil sampling programmes over the next 12 months.

Results will be reported as they become available.

For further information contact: Ian Gordon Managing Director Ph: (08) 9202 1127

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Figure 1: Tanami Farm-in project location

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Figure 2: Tanami regional gravity image highlighting interpreted seismic sutures (red lines) passing through the Tanami farm-in tenements – image modified after Goleby et al (2007). Gold occurrences are highlighted by the yellow dots

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Attachment 1: Tanami Farm-in tenement schedule

TenementId Name Area (Blocks) GrantDate
EL27806 Talbot North 12 14/7/2010
EL26625 Suplejack 26 24/5/2011
ELA27921 Groundrush 18 Application
ELA28493 GroundrushSth 2 Application
ELA27997 MountSolitaire 57 Application
ELA27995 Officer Hills Sth 40 Application
ELA27511 HighlandRocks 151 Application
ELA29829 HighlandRocks2 250 Application
  • Goleby, B., Lyons, P. and Huston, D. (2007) – New Model for Tanami Gold Mineralisation in AusGeo News, Issue No. 85 published by Geoscience Australia

The Information in this release that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Kevin Seymour.

Kevin Seymour is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Kevin Seymour is a full-time employee of Ramelius Resources Limited and consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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JORC Code, 2012 Edition –

Table 1 Report for Tanami Farm-in and JV

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
•Not Applicable, as tenure still in application.
techniques channels, random chips, or specific
specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken
as limiting the broad meaning of
sampling.
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,
•Not Applicable
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details
(eg core 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 •Not Applicable
recovery core and chip sample 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.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Logging Whether core and chip samples have •Not Applicable
been geologically and 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- If core, whether cut or sawn and •Not Applicable
sampling whether quarter, half or all core taken.
techniques If non-core, whether riffled, tube
and sample sampled, rotary split, etc and whether
preparation 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 for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate
to the grain size of the material being
sampled.
Quality of The nature, quality and •Not Applicable
assay data appropriateness of the assaying and
and laboratory procedures used and
laboratory whether the technique is considered
tests partial or total.
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 The verification of significant •Not Applicable
of sampling intersections by either independent or
and alternative company personnel.
assaying The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Location of Accuracy and quality of surveys used •Not Applicable
data points to locate drill holes (collar and down-
hole surveys), trenches, mine
workings and other locations used in
Mineral Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic
control.
Data spacing
Data spacing for reporting of
•Not Applicable
and Exploration Results.
distribution Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to establish the
degree of geological and grade
continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications
applied.
Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
Orientation Whether the orientation of sampling •Not Applicable
of data in achieves unbiased sampling of
relation to possible structures and the extent to
geological which this is known, considering the
structure deposit type.
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 The measures taken to ensure sample
•Not Applicable
security security.
Audits or The results of any audits or reviews of
•Not Applicable
reviews sampling techniques and data.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, •The results reported in this report are based on
tenement location and ownership including a compilation of regional datasets
and land agreements or material issues with encompassing the group of tenements listed in
tenure status third parties such as joint ventures, Attachment 1. The exploration licences and
partnerships, overriding royalties, exploration licence applications are located on
native title interests, historical sites, pastoral lease or Aboriginal Freehold land as
wilderness or national park and annotated in Figure 1. Heritage surveys will be
environmental settings. completed prior to any ground disturbing
The security of the tenure held at the activities in accordance with the Company’s
time of reporting along with any known
responsibilities under the Aboriginal Heritage
impediments to obtaining a licence to Act.
operate in the area. •At this time the two granted ELs are in good
standing. There are no known impediments to
obtaininga licence to operate in the area.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Exploration Acknowledgment and appraisal of •Exploration by other parties has been reviewed
done by exploration by other parties. and is used as a guide to Ramelius’ exploration
other parties activities. Previous parties have completed
shallow RAB, Aircore and RC drilling,
geophysical data collection and interpretation
over portions of the licences. No new
exploration results have been generated by
Tychean or Ramelius at this stage.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and •The target mineralisation within the Tanami
style of mineralisation. Province is for orogenic structurally controlled
Proterozoic gold lode systems. The
mineralisation is believed controlled by a NNW
trending seismic sutures manifesting as shear
zones passing through the available land
package.
Drill hole
Information
A summary of all information material
to the understanding of the
•Not Applicable – all available historical
exploration data currently available on open file
exploration results including a that pertains to these tenements has been
tabulation of the following information reviewed and it is concluded the land package
for all Material drill holes: has not been adequately explored or drill tested.
o easting and northing of the drill •As the majority of the ground is still under
hole collar application Tychean is negotiating land access
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – and compensation agreements with the
elevation above sea level in traditional owners of the land.
metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
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 In reporting Exploration Results, •Not Applicable
aggregation weighting averaging techniques,
methods maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high grades)
and cut-off grades are usually Material
and should be stated.
Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
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 These relationships are particularly •Not Applicable
between important in the reporting of
mineralisatio Exploration Results.
n widths and
If the geometry of the mineralisation
intercept with respect to the drill hole angle is
lengths known, its nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
hole lengths are reported, there
should be a clear statement to this
effect (eg ‘down hole length, true
_width not known’). _
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with •A plan view is provided in this report to enable
scales) and tabulations of intercepts the reader to see the relationship between the
should be included for any significant interpreted structures and the available land
discovery being reported These package
should include, but not be limited to a
plan view of drill hole collar locations
and appropriate sectional views.
Balanced Where comprehensive reporting of all •Not Applicable
reporting Exploration Results is not practicable,
representative reporting of both low
and high grades and/or widths should
be practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
Other Other exploration data, if meaningful •No other exploration data that has been
substantive and material, should be reported collected is considered meaningful and material
exploration including (but not limited to): to this report.
data geological observations; geophysical
survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment; metallurgical test
results; bulk density, groundwater,
geotechnical and rock characteristics;
potential deleterious or contaminating
substances.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned
•Future exploration includes reconnaissance
further work (eg tests for lateral regolith and outcrop mapping, rock chip
extensions or depth extensions or sampling followed by shallow auger/vacuum
large-scale step-out drilling). drilling and/or surface soil sampling as required.
Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.
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