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ECLIPSE METALS LIMITED. Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Jul 28, 2016

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B For the Quarter ending 30th June 2016

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

HIGHLIGHTS:

Operations

  • Progress on Farm-in and JV due diligence to conclude terms for farm-in / joint venture on part of Liverpool uranium project tenements, with major multi-national mining company

  • Prospectivity review of central Australian tenements commenced

  • Completed review of geophysical exploration methods to assist with planning exploration programmes on Mary Valley manganese deposits

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Figure 1 – Eclipse Metals tenements in Northern Territory and Queensland

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Activity during the Quarter

NT Uranium (Liverpool Project)

On 9[th] June, the Company announced that it has agreed in-principle terms to a binding farm-in / joint venture agreement (the Agreement) with a major multi-national mining and exploration company on one of its Northern Territory Liverpool Project uranium tenements, in the world class Alligator Rivers uranium field.

The Liverpool Project covers a group of five tenements with a combined area of 1,239sqkm wholly situated in West Arnhem Land. The Company’s Liverpool project area is in the sought after Alligator Rivers Uranium field neighbouring senior uranium explorers such as Rio Tinto and Cameco Australia. (refer Figure 3).

The project tenements are centred approximately 285km east of Darwin (Figure 1), hosted in the McArthur Basin within the Alligator Rivers Uranium Field. The tenements are situated approximately 41km south east of the worked-out Nabarlek Uranium Mine which produced 12,000 tonnes of uranium oxide from 568,402t of ore with a grade of 1.95% U3O8. The McArthur Basin is host to numerous uranium deposits including the Ranger and Jabiluka Uranium Mines. Large uranium deposits in the Alligator Rivers Uranium Field account for 96% of past uranium production in the Northern Territory. As well as uranium, these deposits may contain economic quantities of gold, platinum and palladium (e.g. Jabiluka, Coronation Hill)

Based on historical exploration findings the Company is encouraged with the prospectivity of its proposed JV tenement. The project area has been shown to contain numerous clusters of first and second order radiometric anomalies in conjunction with major structural target areas which have never been investigated.

The Company has been actively seeking reputable JV partners that recognise the full potential of the Eclipse Liverpool Projects tenements. Prospects delineated in earlier exploration remain poorly tested within the tenement area and the surrounding zones around the Ranger Fault – Table 1. There are also abundant radiometric anomalies potentially hosting uranium mineralisation which have never been tested – (Table 1, Figure 2).

Table 1: Liverpool Project Radiometric Targets Generated by Eclipse Metals from review of historical exploration data

Tenure Radiometric Strike Length Width Actual Geology Geological
**Number ** Anomalies of Anomaly of Anomaly Lithology **Model **
EL27584 1 4.9km Max 1.6km Max Mesozoic Sandstone Unconformity Style-
Structural Control
EL26244 2 1.3km Max 1.0km Max Gumarrimbang
Sandstone
UnconformityStyle
EL26244 3 3.5km Max 1.1km Max Cainozoic
Sediments
UnconformityStyle
EL26244 4 1.8km Max 1.5km Max Cainozoic
Sediments
UnconformityStyle
EL26193 5 1.4km Max 1.0km Max Cainozoic
Sediments
UnconformityStyle
EL26193 6 2.9km Max 1.5km Max Gumarrimbang
Sandstone
UnconformityStyle
EL26193 7 1.5km Max 0.7km Max Gumarrimbang
Sandstone
UnconformityStyle
EL26193 8 1.1km Max 0.8km Max Gumarrimbang
Sandstone
Unconformity Style

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Figure 2: Liverpool Uranium Project Areas showing Radiometric Target Anomalies warranting followup

NT Uranium (Central Australian Project)

The company has commenced a prospectivity review of tenure held in Central Australia, where it holds seven tenements, six of which are applications awaiting grant. The company intends to progress applications to grant according to prospectivity rankings where possible, and will plan suitable work programs to commence as soon as practicable after grant.

Queensland – Mary Valley Manganese Project

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A study for the application of existing and recently developed geophysical procedures has been completed, and the company is considering proposals to assist with mapping and drilling manganese deposits in the Mary Valley project tenements.

On completion of further geological evaluation and geophysical surveys, the Company is planning to conduct market research and bulk sample collection with a view to progressing development of a manganese mining operation.

The Company is maintaining its tenement holdings by cooperation with the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines and Department of the Environment.

ECLIPSE METALS TENEMENT INTERESTS

Granted Tenements

Tenement Project Commodity Status State Beneficial Gratic
Name Holder Blk
EL 24808 Bigrlyi Uranium Granted NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
27
EL 27567 MtWells Gold, Base-
metals
Granted NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
5
EPM 17672 MaryValley Manganese Granted Qld Eclipse Metals
Ltd
54
EPM 17938 Amamoor Manganese Granted Qld Eclipse Metals
Ltd
4
EPM 25698 West Mary
Valley
Manganese Granted Qld Eclipse Metals
Ltd
10

Tenement Applications

Tenement Project Commodity Status State Beneficial Gratic
Name Holder Blk
ELA 24623 Eclipse Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
305
ELA 24624 Eclipse Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
476
ELA 24627 Eclipse Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
500
ELA 24861 LakeMackay Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
50
ELA 25666 MtPozieres Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
229
ELA 26193 Liverpool 1 Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
240
ELA 26244 Liverpool 2 Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
50
ELA 26259 South Alligator
1
Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
202
ELA 26260 South Alligator
2
Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
274
ELA 26283 MtTheo Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
260
ELA 26487 Yuendi Copper,
Uranium
Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
320
ELA 27130 FlyingFox Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
482
ELA 27549 Liverpool3 Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
51
ELA 27584 Devil’s Elbow Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
30
ELA 27703 Gumadeer Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals
Ltd
3
ELA31065 Liverpool 4 Uranium Application NT Eclipse Metals Ltd 68

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Figure 3. West Arnhem Land Uranium Activity Map

Corporate Activity

The Company has been actively seeking JV partners as a strategic approach in developing its mineral exploration projects.

The Board has resolved to proceed with the terms of JV and Farm-In agreement with a multi-national mining and exploration company on one of its uranium projects.

This approach in progressing development of the Company’s uranium portfolio is designed to deliver maximum future value will minimise dilution for shareholders and represents a unique solution for the Company to progress a number of its projects.

About Eclipse Metals Ltd:

Eclipse Metals Ltd is an Australian exploration company focused on exploring the Northern Territory and Queensland for multi commodity mineralisation. The company has an impressive portfolio of assets prospective for uranium, gold, manganese, iron ore, and base metals. Eclipse Metals holds a portfolio of over 11,300km[2] in over 20 exploration licence areas in the Northern Territory and Queensland. The Company’s mission is to increase Shareholder wealth through capital growth and ultimately, dividends. Eclipse plans to achieve this goal by exploring for and developing viable mineral deposits to generate mining or joint venture income.

Rule 5.5

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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”)

30 June 2016

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 (Refund of security deposit of EL7986)
NetOperating Cash Flows
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)
Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(12 months)
$A’000
-
(35)
-
-
(48)
-
1
-
-
10
-
(79)
-
-
(298)
-
1
-
-
10
(72) (366)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
(72) (366)

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(72) (366)
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
1.20
Other (share issue cost)
Other (R&D refund)
Net financing cash flows
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
570
-
-
-
-
(4)
-
80 566
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
8
423
-
200
231
-
431 431

Payments to directors of the entity, associates of the directors, 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
12
-
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
Total
$A’000
50
-
-
50
100

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)
431 423
- -
- -
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 431 423

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

tenements
Tenement
reference
and
location
Nature of
interest
(note (2))
Interest
at
beginni
ng of
quarter
Interest
at end of
quarter
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
Queensland Mary Valley EPM 17672 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Queensland Mary Valley / Amamoor EPM 17938 55.61% Walla Mines Pty Ltd
Queensland West Mary Valley EPM25698 100% 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 Yuendi ELA 26487 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
Northern Territory Liverpool 4 ELA 31065 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.

ates.
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
964,616,948 964,616,948

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7.4
Changes
during quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
returns of
capital, buy-
backs
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
103,023,813 - Exercise price
6 cents
Expiry date
30/11/16
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
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 5).

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

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Sign here: Date: 29 July 2016 Print name: Eryn Kestel Company Secretary

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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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