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ECLIPSE METALS LIMITED. Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Jan 28, 2015

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31 December 2014

Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B For the Quarter ending 31 December 2014

The Board of Eclipse Metals Limited (“the Company”) is pleased to provide the following commentary and Appendix 5B.

HIGHLIGHTS

NORTH ARTUNA URANIUM NEGOTIATION PROGRESSED WITH CENTRAL LAND COUNCIL

  •  The first Mining Meeting with the Traditional Landowners regarding granting of ELA 26284, ELA 26488 and ELA 26490 is scheduled for March 2015; and

  •  Advice from the Central Land Council regarding to the proposed Exploration Deed over ELA26491, ELA26492 and ELA26493 is pending.

MARY VALLEY MANGANESE PROJECT

  •  Company’s technical team prepared for fieldwork at the old Amamoor and Upper Kandanga mine sites in Queensland. The purpose of this programme is to conduct detailed geological mapping of the old workings and surrounds to clarify orientation of the mineralisation; and

  •  Large piles of crushed rocks within the Amamoor workings, which may represent historical stockpiles, will be mapped and sampled.

DATA REVIEW OF NORTHERN URANIUM PROJECTS

  •  During the month of December, Eclipse applied to the Northern Territory Geological Survey for all the available historic exploration data over the Devil’s Elbow Project and the Company’s other projects within the northern portion of the NT; and

  •  The data review will be used to identify and delineate further targets for exploration once tenure is granted.

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ECLIPSE METALS LIMITED

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EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES

NORTHERN TERRITORY PROJECTS:

North Arunta (southern NT) Uranium negotiation progressed with Central Land Council

The first s42 Mining Meeting between Eclipse Metals Ltd and the Traditional Owners for granting of North Arunta tenement applications ELA 26284, ELA 26488 and ELA 26490, located north-west of Alice Springs, is scheduled for March 2015.

The purpose of the meeting is to seek approval for uranium exploration from the Traditional Owners over Aboriginal Freehold Land through negotiations with the Central Land Council as their legal representatives.

Advice is also pending from the Central Land Council over ELA26491, ELA26492 and ELA26493. The Company must first agree to the terms and conditions of the Exploration Deed before an offer of grant will be issued by the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy .

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Figure 1: Regional Geology Map showing North Arunta Projects with potential uranium bearing calcrete lithologies

Review of Exploration Data over Northern Uranium Projects

In December, Eclipse Metals applied to acquire open file historical exploration reports from the Northern Territory Geological Survey. Currently, the evaluation and interpretation of substantial exploration data from previous work on the West Arnhem, Devil’s Elbow project tenements is progressing.

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Previous exploration of the Devil’s Elbow uranium-gold-palladium prospect located within EL27584 yielded surface samples with high grade uranium assays of 3.2% U3O8, 3.7% U3O8, 4.40% U3O8 and 5.8% U3O8, with 38.1 g/t Au and 28.02 g/t Pd related to fractures in altered amygdaloidal basalt of the Nungbalgarri Volcanics.

This evaluation will focus on the two phases of ground based exploration activities completed by Uranerz Australia Pty Ltd from 1987 to 1989 and Cameco Australia Pty Ltd from 2003 to 2007.

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Figure 2: Northern Uranium Projects currently under Geological Review

QUEENSLAND PROJECTS

Mary Valley Third Phase Exploration Programme

During December, Eclipse’s geological team planned the upcoming third phase of exploration over the Mary Valley Manganese Project.

In July 2014, reconnaissance inspections confirmed that unmined manganese mineralisation is exposed in the walls and floors of the old Amamoor and Upper Kandanga workings. The third phase exploration programme will include detailed geological mapping of the old workings and surrounds to clarify orientation of the mineralisation. Field observations will facilitate development of a drilling programme to test manganese mineralisation along strike and at depth below the old workings.

Historical stockpiles will be mapped and sampled to determine size distribution and grade as part of the mapping programme. Such stockpiles may provide an initial source of saleable manganese product.

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TENEMENT INTERESTS AT THE END OF THE QUARTER

Granted Mining tenements at the end of the quarter

Tenement Project Commodity Status State Beneficial Area Area
Name **Holder ** Blk
km2
EL 27567
EL 26257
EL 24808
EL 27117
EPM 17672
EPM 17938
EPM 18596
EL 7986
Mt Wells
West Batchelor
Eclipse
West McArthur
Mary Valley
Mary Valley
Moonford
MossVale
Gold-Base Metals
Iron-Gold-Uranium-Tin
Uranium
Manganese-Base Metals
Manganese
Manganese
Iron
Bauxite
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
Granted
NT
NT
NT
NT
QLD
QLD
QLD
NSW
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
Eclipse Metals Pty Ltd
EclipseMetalsLtd
9
123
27
193
54
4
40
10
29.99
407.05
85.79
629.84
167.40
12.40
124.00
31.00
TOTAL
1,487.41

Exploration Licences Application at the end of the quarter

Tenement Project Commodity Status State Beneficial Area Area
Name **Holder ** Blk
km2
ELA 24623 Eclipse Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 305 932.06
ELA 24624 Eclipse Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 476 1,457.58
ELA 24627 Eclipse Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 500 1,518.00
ELA 24861 LakeMackay Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 50 158.70
ELA 25666 MtPoizieres Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 229 780.60
ELA 26193 Liverpool 1 Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 240 804.40
ELA 26244 Liverpool 2 Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 50 163.30
ELA 26259 South Alligator 1 Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 202 660.70
ELA 26260 South Alligator 2 Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 274 883.30
ELA 26487 Yuendi Uranium-Copper Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 320 1,003.00
ELA 26489 Mackay Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 157 497.40
ELA 26283 MtTheo Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 260 832.70
ELA 26284 MtPatricia Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 234 747.80
ELA 26488 Atlee Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 233 743.50
ELA 26490 Yoolgarri Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 368 1,156.00
ELA 26491 ChillaWell Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 325 1,007.00
ELA 26492 Wid CatBore Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 330 1,054.00
ELA 26493 Puyurru Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 187 598.60
ELA 27130 FlyingFox Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 482 1,607.98
ELA 27549 Liverpool3 Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 51 171.07
ELA 27584 Devil'sElbow Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 30 100.45
ELA 27703 Gumadeer Uranium Application NT EclipseMetalsLtd 3 9.53
EPM25698 WestMaryValley Manganese Application QLD EclipseMetalsLtd 10 30.01
Total Area
16,917.68

Tenements Acquired during the Quarter

No Exploration Licences were acquired during this period.

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Tenements Relinquished during the Quarter

No Exploration Licences were relinquished during the December 2014 quarter.

Corporate

On 29[th] October 2014, Mr Justin Barton resigned as a Non-Executive Director for personal reasons.

During the quarter, the Company finalised the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who will be responsible for the day to day accounting function as well as preparing and co-ordinating the Annual and Interim Financial Reports.

The Company held its Annual General Meeting on 27 November 2014 and all Resolutions put before the Shareholders were approved.

In order to preserve the Company’s cash balances the Directors had previously resolved to accept Shares in lieu of fees and following the approval by Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting; the respective Shares were issued in December 2014.

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Pedro Kastellorizos Executive Director

For further information please contact:

Carl Popal Pedro Kastellorizos Executive Chairman Executive Director T: +61 8 9480 0420 T: +61 8 9480 0420

Mr Pedro Kastellorizos is a geologist with over 17 years of experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking as Executive Director. Mr Rodney Dale, a Non-Executive Director of Eclipse Metals Limited, is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience relevant to the styles of mineralisation under consideration and to the activity being reported 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.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/2013

Name of entity

Eclipse Metals Limited

ABN 85 142 366 541

Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 December 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 & 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
(6 months)
$A’000
-
(61)
-
-
(27)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(136)
-
-
(89)
-
-
-
-
-
(88) (225)
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) prospects1
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.10
Loans to other entities
1.11
Loans repaid by other entities
1.12
Other (refundable deposit)
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carried forward)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(88) (225)
(88) (225)

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(88) (225)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.1
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 (Share issue proceeds of $30k)2
Net financing cash flows
150
-
-
-
-
35
150
-
-
-
-
95
185 245
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 ofquarter
161
214
-
34
341
-
375 375
  1. Capital raising funds of $150,000 were received during December 2014 and the Shares were issued in January 2015. The issue of these Shares was approved by Shareholders at the Company’s 2014 Annual General Meeting.

  2. The underwriter to the Entitlements Issue has transferred 120 million Shares to unrelated parties that will make the Shares available to future investors and direct the proceeds to the Company. During the quarter, a total of $35,000 was received by the Company. The Company remains in discussions with a range of potential future investors in relation to the remaining Shares to the value of $39,523.

Payments to directors of the entity, associates of the directors, 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
31
-
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
N/A

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

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1
Loan facilities
3.2
Credit standby arrangements
Amount available
$A’000
Amount used
$A’000
- -
- -

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000
90
-
-
50
Total 140

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)
375 214
- -
- -
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 375 214

Changes in interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements and petroleum
tenements relinquished,
reduced or lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements and petroleum
tenements acquired or
increased
Tenement
reference and
location
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
ofquarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

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6.3 Interests in mining tenements at end of the quarter

Location Project Name Tenement # Ownership Titleholder
Northern Territory Mt Wells EL 27567 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Eclipse EL 24808 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory West Batchelor EL 26257 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Queensland Mary Valley EPM 17672 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Queensland Amamoor EPM 17938 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Northern Territory West McArthur EL 27117 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Queensland Moonford EPM 18596 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
New South Wales Moss Vale EL 7986 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Northern Territory Eclipse ELA 24623 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Eclipse ELA 24624 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Eclipse ELA 24627 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Lake Mackay ELA 24861 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Mt Poizieres ELA 25666 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Liverpool 1 ELA 26193 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Liverpool 2 ELA 26244 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory South Alligator 1 ELA 26259 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory South Alligator 2 ELA 26260 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Mt Theo ELA 26283 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Mt Patricia ELA 26284 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Yuendi ELA 26487 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Atlee ELA 26488 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Mackay ELA 26489 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Yoolgarri ELA 26490 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Chilla Well ELA 26491 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Wild Cat Bore ELA 26492 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Puyurru ELA 26493 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Flying Fox ELA 27130 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Liverpool 3 ELA 27549 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Devil’s Elbow ELA 27584 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd
Northern Territory Gumadeer ELA 27703 100% Eclipse Metals Ltd

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.

7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
Total number Number quoted Issue price per
security (see note 3)
(cents)
Amount paid up per
security (see note 3)
(cents)

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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
596,106,824 596,106,824
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
150,000
103,023,813
-
-
Exercise price
20 cents
6 cents
Expiry date
30/11/15
30/11/16
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)

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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 5).

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

Sign here: Date: 29 January 2015 Print name: Eryn Kestel 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 and petroleum 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 or petroleum 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 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

  • 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting 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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