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DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2008

Apr 28, 2008

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QUARTERLY REPORT period ending 31 March 2008

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Highlights

  • Drill testing of Welbourn Hill currently underway, with the first of two deep diamond holes completed.

  • Gravity survey at Nicholson completed and data indicates 10 mgal gravity anomaly awaiting drill testing.

  • Todmorden Joint Venture finalised, gravity survey complete and data currently under interpretation.

  • Drilling of the Atlas/Baco palaeodrainage systems at Abminga East approaches completion.

  • Excellent project portfolio with programs ongoing at Marree , Billa Kalina and Kingoonya likely to generate multiple new exploration targets.

Eromanga Uranium Limited ACN 119 031 864

62 Beulah Road Norwood South Australia 5067

PO Box 3126 Norwood South Australia 5067

Phone 61 8 8132 7970 Fax 61 8 8132 7999

Email [email protected] web www.eromangauranium.com

  • As at 31 March 2008 the company held cash of $8.29 million.

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• Following a very active March Quarter the company is now well
positioned to continue on a dynamic 2008 with major drilling
programs to be completed at both
Welbourn Hill (IOCGU) and
Abminga East (Uranium), and
further targets tested as
appropriate. NT
QLD
Nicholson
Eromanga
Basin
Abminga East
WA Todmorden
Abminga
Welbourn Hill
SA
Kingoonya Mar ree
Gawler
Craton Billa Kalina
NSW
500km
VIC
TAS
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Figure 1 Location of projects.

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

Corporate Activities

Finance

As at 31 March 2008, Eromanga had available funds of $8.29 million of which the majority is held in term deposits with an Australian bank. During the March quarter total net expenditure by the company was $0.946 million.

Eromanga Uranium Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2008 1

EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES

The second deep diamond hole has now commenced, located approximately 2.1 km to the north-west of the first hole.

~~Iron oxide-copper-gold-uranium~~

Welbourn Hill Project

(Eromanga 100% in EL 4020)

The Welbourn Hill Project is located approximately 45 km east of the township of Marla in far northern South Australia (Figure 1) and forms part of the company’s Northern Gawler Craton iron oxide-copper-gold-uranium (IOCGU) Initiative. This exciting target is defined by coincident high order gravity and magnetic anomalies at the northern limits of the Gawler Craton and is considered to be prospective for IOCGU mineralisation similar to that at the Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill and Carrapateena deposits to the south-east. During the quarter the company has completed the first of two deep diamond drillholes as an initial test of this exciting target. The first deep diamond hole intersected a sequence of younger sediments consisting initially of 200 m of Mesozoic sands and shales followed by approximately 500 m of siltstones, hematite veined and altered sandstones, and coarse clastic sediments. After penetrating this cover sequence, basement was intersected at 701.1 m downhole (699 m below surface). Basement rocks indicate a zone of shearing and mylonitisation of probable Proterozoic units. Potentially significant is the presence of extensive sericite and lesser carbonate alteration, with minor hematite. No significant sulphide mineralisation is evident. Initial assay results are expected in four weeks.

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Future Exploration

Upon competition of the second hole, and receipt of all assay results the company will be in a position to advance the Welbourn Hill Project.

Nicholson Project

(Eromanga 100% in EL 4019)

The Nicholson Project is located approximately 35 km northeast of Welbourn Hill and 60 km from the township of Marla in far northern South Australia (Figure 1). The project is defined by a significant regional gravity anomaly centred over a large elliptical magnetic feature that is currently interpreted as a volcanic complex within older basement rocks (Figure 2). The character of

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7,010,000 mN
EL4019EL4019
7,000,000 mN
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420,000 mE 430,000 mE
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Figure 2 Gravity contours over the magnetic image at Nicholson.

the magnetic data suggests that the basement rocks may be at shallower depths than at Welbourn Hill, however the area has not been subject to any previous exploration. Access to the project area is good, the relationship with local pastoralists is excellent and Aboriginal Heritage clearance has been received which all combines to facilitate rapid and cost effective exploration. During the quarter the company completed an extensive gravity survey which highlighted a 10 km by 5 km gravity high to 10 mgal in amplitude. Results of this gravity survey and a regional synthesis is supportive of a potential IOCGU target centred within a volcanic complex, at a modelled depth of 500 m (Figure 3).

Future Exploration

Dependant on necessary drilling approvals and drilling contractor availability the company is expecting to complete initial drill testing in second quarter of 2008.

Drilling EWHD01 at Welbourn Hill.

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Proposed drill site at Nicholson.

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Figure 3 Schematic section of the Nicholson geophysical model.

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Todmorden Project

(Eromanga earning 80% in EL 4001 from Intermet Resources)

During the quarter the company announced the signing of a Joint Venture agreement with Intermet Resources over EL 4001. EL 4001 is located approximately 90 km north-east of the township of Marla. The tenement is positioned over the northern margins of the Gawler Craton and is considered to be prospective for IOCGU mineralisation. Under the joint venture agreement, Eromanga can earn up to an 80% interest in EL 4001 by the expenditure of $0.5 million on exploration. Eromanga may withdraw at any time after an initial appraisal period provided it has expended at least $50,000. Intermet may elect to contribute pro-rata to expenditure once Eromanga has earned a 60% interest upon expenditure of $0.25 million .

A gravity survey designed to enhance a broad regional gravity high from existing 7 km spaced stations, has been completed. In total 230 readings were collected along several traverses at 500 m station spacings. The survey was designed to determine if the regional gravity high consisted in detail of more discrete gravity features that may be associated with IOCGU targets at acceptable depth.

The gravity data is currently undergoing verification and modelling to identify gravity anomalies that may be related to potential IOCGU targets.

Future Exploration

Dependant on survey results the company may drill targets if they were to model at acceptable depths, and be of significant magnitude to be suggestive of IOCGU style targets.

Eromanga field staff at Nicholson.

Eromanga Uranium Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2008 3

~~Sandstone-Hosted Uranium Exploration~~

Abminga East Project

(Eromanga 100% in ELs 3982, 3964 and ELA 594/07)

The Abminga East Project (1,867 km[2] ) is located approximately 100 km north/north-east of the township of Marla in far northern South Australia (Figure 1) and is contiguous with, and immediately east of, the larger Abminga Project (7,000 km[2] ) where Eromanga is earning 70% equity from Maximus Resources Ltd. The entire area is considered to be highly prospective for sandstone-hosted (roll-front) style uranium mineralisation similar to that currently being mined at the Beverly deposit in the Frome Embayment SA. Airborne EM coverage over the entire Abminga East project area was completed in 2007 and immediately identified the Atlas/Baco drainage systems as a priority target. Ongoing data processing, analysis and interpretation of the EM data has now identified 14 new palaeodrainages in the immediate environs of the Atlas/Baco systems (Figure 4). This palaeodrainage network totals in excess of 250 km of interpreted drainage available for testing. Drilling of the initial 20–25 holes program is nearing completion, The current drill program has been designed to confirm and enhance the understanding of the drainage geometries interpreted from the geophysical datasets, as well as directly testing for the presence of uranium mineralisation. The company is encouraged by the regionally wide spread, albeit low level, gamma anomalism contained within wide intervals of reduced, organic rich and variably pyritic, sections of the Mesozoic Algebuckina Sandstone. Initial assay results are expected in four weeks.

Future Exploration

After a round of interpretation and assay result the company will be in a position to advance the project.

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Lilla Creek
Finke
Umbeara
Kulgera
Northern Territory
26°S
South Australia
Tieyon
Agnes Creek Mount Irwin
Lambina
Granite Downs
27°S
Marla
Welbourn Hill
Wallatinna
20km
133°E 134°E
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Figure 5 Location of the Abminga Project with airborne EM image.

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EL3602
Mount Anthony EL3982
Mount Treloar
Miller
Gassendi
Eromanga Uranium 100%
EL3186 Maximus Resources JV
Delambre
Warrataddy Hill
Caldera Resources JV
-26º30'
Palaeochannel
EL3601
Black Hill Dam
20 km
EL3964
Enungarenna Hill
ELA 594/07 Lambina
Kepler
Baco
Julius
Lambert
Euler
Franklin
Capella
Zeno
Atlas
Halley
Isidorus
134º 134º30'
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Figure 4 Palaeodrainages identified, outside of the current targets in the Atlas/Baco systems.

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Abminga Project

(Eromanga earning 70% under the Eromanga Basin JV Agreement with Maximus Resources Ltd in ELs 3575, 3599, 3600, 3601, 3602, 25163 and 25166. Eromanga earning 100% of the uranium rights from Caldera Resources on EL 3186)

The Abminga Project covers approximately 7,000 km[2] of continuous tenements extending from south of Marla SA across the SA/NT border (Figure 5) and is considered to be highly prospective for the discovery of sandstone-hosted uranium mineralisation. (Note: geologically the Abminga and Abminga East project areas are of similar geological potential and are only separated to clarify the ownership position of Eromanga Uranium Ltd). A number of the new palaeodrainages identified by the recently completed airborne EM survey (Figure 4) are located either totally or partially within the Abminga Project.

Considerable potential exists for the discovery of additional new palaeodrainage systems both to the north and south of the area detailed in Figure 4 and computer processing of the extensive airborne EM data sets is ongoing at the company’s Adelaide office.

Future Exploration

It is envisaged that exploration for sandstone-hosted uranium deposits will continue, on a campaign basis, throughout 2008. This exploration will be predominantly drill based with priorities determined by the results received and the subsequent assessment of overall discovery potential.

Marree Project

(Eromanga earning 70% under the Eromanga Basin JV Agreement with Maximus Resources Limited in ELs 3574, 3577, 3578 and 3579. Eromanga 100% of ELs 3962 and 3963)

The Marree Project is located 40 km east of the township of Marree in northern South Australia (Figure 1), and consists of six granted exploration licences covering 5,779 km[2] . Eromanga’s primary exploration target at the Marree Project is sandstonehosted uranium deposits similar to those at the Beverley and Four Mile discoveries. Exploration during the quarter has been limited to analysis of the results of initial drilling completed earlier in 2007, the design of second phase drill testing and the completion of further Aboriginal Heritage surveys.

Comparison of the results of the Marree airborne EM survey (the first REPTEM survey ever undertaken) with those from later surveys at Abminga, Kingoonya and Billa Kalina has indicated that an improved understanding of the geology at Marree would be obtained from the re-processing of the Marree data. This task approaches completion and the results will be integrated into the company’s exploration programs.

Future Exploration

Aboriginal Heritage surveys have been successfully completed and the second rotary-mud drilling program at Marree has been programmed for completion towards the end of the second quarter of 2008. This drilling program will focus on areas where thicker sequences of the target Algebuckina Sandstone have developed as well as testing shallower units of the Coorikiana Sandstone.

Kingoonya Project

(Eromanga Uranium earning 70% under the terms of the Eromanga Basin JV from Maximus Resources in ELs 3573, 3576, 3590, 3591 and 3613)

The Kingoonya Project is located approximately midway between the townships of Glendambo and Coober Pedy, South Australia and consists of five granted exploration licences covering 4,060 km[2] . The company’s main exploration targets at Kingoonya are sandstonehosted uranium and unconformity-related uranium deposits.

The last of four major airborne EM surveys undertaken by Eromanga Uranium was completed over the entire Kingoonya tenement area in the second half of 2007. This data set is currently undergoing detailed computer processing and imaging in Adelaide. Preliminary results are encouraging and further work is being undertaken that will allow the identification of discrete targets for testing in the second half of 2008.

Billa Kalina

(Eromanga Uranium earning 50% under the terms of the Billa Kalina JV from Maximus Resources Ltd in ELs 3526, 3525, 3170, 3337 and 3338)

The Billa Kalina Project is located 70 km north-north-west of the Olympic Dam copper-gold-uranium (IOCGU) mine, and 45 km east of the more recent discovery and mine development at Prominent Hill, South Australia (Figure 1). Eromanga is exploring for IOCGU deposits in the deeper basements rocks and for sandstonehosted uranium mineralisation in the shallower sedimentary cover sequences.

Eromanga completed an airborne EM survey over the entire Billa Kalina project area in the second half of 2007 and this data is currently being processed in Adelaide. This EM data will be used in conjunction with new detailed gravity data (collected by PIRSA) and magnetics to review the potential of the Billa Kalina tenements to host IOCGU mineralisation. Drilling of the Billa Kalina Gravity anomaly in 2007 highlighted the relatively shallow depths of sedimentary cover in this region and the strategic positioning of the Billa Kalina Project between Olympic Dam and Prominent Hill suggests that the exploration potential remains substantial.

The EM data sets will also be used to identify the development of palaeodrainages in both the Mesozoic and Permian cover sequences capable of hosting secondary uranium mineralisation.

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Project geologist at Abminga.

Eromanga Uranium Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2008 5

Project Generation

During the quarter the company successfully enhanced the Northern Gawler Craton IOCGU initiate with the signing of the Todmorden Joint Venture. The company also applied for an exploration licence in the Tanami Desert, 600 km north west of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. The company considers this tenement to be prospective for both high grade, unconformity related uranium mineralisation, akin to deposits in the Athabasca Basin of Canada, and to be prospective for gold deposits of the Groundrush Style. The closed Groundrush mine (750,000 oz produced) is situated 25 km to the north west of the tenement application area. The tenement application area has undergone little drill testing, and no exploration for uranium. The Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines has advised Eromanga that two other companies have also made an application for this tenement, and the successful company will be notified shortly.

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Summary

Eromanga is delighted with its strong start to 2008. The extensive foundations laid over the last 12 months have resulted in two exciting targets, at Welbourn Hill and Abminga East, both currently under drill testing. Eromanga Uranium has 100% ownership of both these projects and is highly leveraged to exploration success. The results from the Nicholson Gravity Survey confirm the presence of a large, high amplitude gravity feature which models at a depth of 500 m, and awaits drill testing. The extensive data sets generated from the 22,000 line/km of airborne EM surveys completed in 2007 means that the company has an excellent pipeline of new projects and the capability to continue to generate new opportunities in-house. The company is well funded to actively explore it’s tenement portfolio and has the people, systems and equipment that are pre-requisite to success.

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Mr Kevin Lines Managing Director

29 April 2008

For further information please contact Kevin Lines on 08 8132 7970 or 0419 801 010

Further information relating to Eromanga Uranium Limited and its various exploration projects can be found on the Eromanga website:

www.eromangauranium.com

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Kevin Lines who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and who has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation, the type of deposit under consideration, and the activity he is undertaking, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code). This report is issued in the form and context in which it appears with the written consent of the Competent Person, who is Managing Director of the Company.

Refuelling during an aerial survey at Abminga.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

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

Name of entity
Eromanga Uranium Limited
ABN
40 119 031 864
Consolidated statement of cash flows
31 March 2008
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
$A’000
Year to date
(9 months)
$A’000
(894)
(208)
173
(3,521)
(803)
670
(929) (3,654)
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
(carried forward)
(17) (87)
(10)
(17) (97)
(946) (3,751)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(946) (3,751)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.
1.15
Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16
Proceeds from borrowings
1.17
Repayment of borrowings
1.18
Dividends paid
1.19
Other (provide details if material)
Net financing cash flows
- -
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
(946)
9,236
(3,751)
12,041
8,290 8,290

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
114
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions

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 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements

Amount available Amount used
$A’000 $A’000

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
$A’000
1,000
Total 1,000

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)
40 136
8,250 9,100
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 8,290 9,236

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements relinquished,
reduced or lapsed
Tenement
reference
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
ofquarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
EL4019
EL4020
EL4050
EL4094
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
100%
100%
100%
100%
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

Total number Number quoted Issue price per
security (see note 3)
(cents)
Amount paid up per
security (see note 3)
(cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs,
redemptions
7.3
+Ordinary
securities
7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs
125,442,346 63,335,203
7.5
+Convertible
debt securities
(description)
7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
securities
matured,
converted
7.7
Options
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter
26,785,714
283,000
225,000
635,500
Exercise price
$0.30
$0.22
$0.22
$0.165
Expiry date
30/06/2011
20/03/2012
19/11/2012
05/03/2013
635,500 $0.165 05/03/2013
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.12 Unsecured 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.

Sign here: (Director/Company secretary)

Date: 28 April 2008

Print name: Richard W C Willson

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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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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