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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2010

Oct 11, 2010

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX RELEASE

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13 October 2010

ASX CODE: MZM ISSUED SHARES: 42.33M 52 WEEK HIGH: $0.40 52 WEEK LOW: $0.16

CONTACT:

JUSTIN BROWN Managing Director +61 438 745 675

DMS TEST WORK AT BUTCHERBIRD YIELDS COMMERCIAL MANGANESE GRADES

  • First-pass dense media separation (DMS) test work yields up to 37.65% Mn in concentrate, using a separation S.G. of 3.4.

  • Grades >35% Mn returned from multiple 5m composite samples from zones at both Yanneri Ridge and Budgie Hill.

  • Results to date support an Exploration Target of 100-130 Mt @ 8-15%** manganese. Excellent potential to exceed this if other target areas return positive results.

  • 9,000m RC and DD drilling programme commencing midOctober to support maiden JORC Resource Estimate.

BOARD:

Denis O’Meara: Chairman Justin Brown: MD John Ribbons: Non-Exec

KEY PROJECTS:

**It should be noted that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource, and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.

The Company is pleased to advise that very encouraging first pass DMS beneficiation test results have been received for composite material sampled from recent drilling at the Budgie Hill and Yanneri Ridge Prospects at the Butcherbird manganese project.

PEAK HILL (85-100%) Gold

DURACK (earning 85%) Gold, Copper

BUTCHERBIRD (100%) Manganese, Copper

MT PADBURY (100% of gold) Gold, Manganese, Iron

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KEY SHARE POSITIONS:

AUVEX RESOURCES LTD 7,500,000 FPO Shares

BUXTON RESOURCES LTD 3,010,000 FPO Shares

Grades of up to 37.65% have been achieved using a separation SG of 3.4, with favourable values for both phosphorous and iron, two key impurities in manganese ore. Work is ongoing to further investigate and refine the beneficiation behaviour of the material.

The work completed to date continues to define large tonnages of manganiferous material and beneficiation test data continues to show that the material from a number of identified deposits can be upgraded to commercial grades using routine techniques.

Drilling is expected to recommence mid-October to support a maiden JORC resource over selected subsections of the known mineralised areas which will form the basis for a scoping study to investigate the commercial parameters for developing a mine at Butcherbird.

Diamond drilling is expected to commence in early November to provide material for more definitive metallurgical testing which would normally be expected to yield better recoveries and potentially higher beneficiation grades than the work completed to date on RC chips.

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Composite Rock Unit From To Feed Description Yield Mn% P% Fe% SiO2%
208-1 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
0 5 DMS Concentrate 23.3% 37.65 0.06 8.71 16.36
DMS Tail 8.8% 7.06 0.09 17.14 44.92
-1.18mm Fines% 68.0%
208-2 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
5 10 DMS Concentrate 12.0% 36.24 0.08 9.48 16.73
DMS Tail 4.0% 2.13 0.23 34.99 31.77
-1.18mm Fines% 84.0%
208-3 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
10 17 DMS Concentrate 11.3% 31.15 0.09 13.99 18.26
DMS Tail 6.1% 5.89 0.27 32.20 29.31
-1.18mm Fines% 82.5%
091-1 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
0 5 DMS Concentrate 13.8% 32.97 0.11 12.35 17.95
DMS Tail 5.3% 11.90 0.26 26.89 27.09
-1.18mm Fines% 80.9%
091-3 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
10 16 DMS Concentrate 15.9% 35.88 0.11 8.50 17.86
DMS Tail 4.9% 21.17 0.18 16.21 24.13
-1.18mm Fines% 79.2%
091-4 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
16 21 DMS Concentrate 4.2% 35.84 0.07 7.30 18.67
DMS Tail 17.1% 3.24 0.06 8.69 54.64
-1.18mm Fines% 78.7%
201-1 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
7 13 DMS Concentrate 11.4% 34.97 0.08 9.06 19.22
DMS Tail 11.1% 26.01 0.10 11.43 26.78
-1.18mm Fines% 77.5%
201-2 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
13 19 DMS Concentrate 4.4% 30.22 0.14 11.75 20.90
DMS Tail 16.5% 21.74 0.13 15.99 26.93
-1.18mm Fines% 79.0%
201-4 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
24 29 DMS Concentrate 17.5% 31.47 0.14 13.18 18.60
DMS Tail 6.0% 14.11 0.33 25.48 25.64
-1.18mm Fines% 76.5%
185-1 Caprock, minor
Manganese
0 5 DMS Concentrate 11.2% 34.11 0.07 11.64 17.82
DMS Tail 27.2% 5.29 15.27 51.17
-1.18mm Fines% 61.6%
185-2 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
5 10 DMS Concentrate 15.5% 37.29 0.08 7.71 18.13
DMS Tail 5.8% 19.00 17.16 30.03
-1.18mm Fines% 78.7%
185-3 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
10 15 DMS Concentrate 18.5% 33.81 0.11 10.72 18.84
DMS Tail 10.2% 24.60 15.25 25.41
-1.18mm Fines% 71.2%
185-4 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
15 21 DMS Concentrate 20.7% 33.88 0.10 10.12 18.70
DMS Tail 6.9% 20.06 18.54 27.38
-1.18mm Fines% 72.5%
185-5 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
21 25 DMS Concentrate 5.9% 33.97 0.17 11.98 16.19
DMS Tail 6.5% 6.85 28.03 31.22
-1.18mm Fines% 87.7%
138-2 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
7 12 DMS Concentrate 10.8% 36.56 0.07 8.39 18.74
DMS Tail 15.5% 20.20 14.00 30.94
-1.18mm Fines% 73.7%
138-3 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
12 17 DMS Concentrate 14.2% 36.25 0.09 7.69 19.03
DMS Tail 8.7% 23.72 14.10 27.15
-1.18mm Fines% 77.0%
138-4 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
17 23 DMS Concentrate 14.0% 34.36 0.09 9.02 19.64
DMS Tail 9.7% 27.13 11.70 25.80
-1.18mm Fines% 76.3%
Composite Rock Unit From To Feed Description Yield Mn % P % Fe % SiO2 %
138-5 Manganese Zone
Mineralisation
23 27 DMS Concentrate 6.5% 36.10 0.13 7.86 16.88
DMS Tail 5.4% 17.77 16.78 31.06
-1.18mm Fines% 88.1%
Table 1:XRF assay values of DMS fractions at 3.4 S.G. Analyses was performed on the >1.18mm fraction. Yield %
values for each composite are calculated from mass recoveries. Composites which yielded concentrate grades
>30%Mn are shown.
5 drill holes were selected for DMS test work. Each hole was further subdivided into approx 5m benches, based on
geological boundaries. Each bench comprises 1m drilled intervals composited by the test lab.
Each Composite was screened at 1.18mm to separate out the fines fraction, which comprises weathered clays and
finely pulverised rock material. The composites were then crushed to achieve a grain size of between 1.18mm and
6.7mm.
The feed material was run through the Dense Media Separation Cyclone at a S.G. of 3.4. The DMS Concentrate
material comprises rock chips with S.G.’s greater than 3.4, while the DMS Tail constitutes material with S.G.s lighter
than 3.4.
The Concentrate and Tails were analysed using Fused Bead XRF to determine grades as reported. The fines fraction
was not assayed due to the high clay contents.
All testwork was undertaken by Nagrom, with specialised equipment suited to this small scale DMS study.

The Concentrate and Tails were analysed using Fused Bead XRF to determine grades as reported. The fines fraction was not assayed due to the high clay contents.

Exploration Target Exploration Target
Prospect Tonnage Potential Grade Estimate
Yanneri Ridge 40-50 Mt 10-15% Mn
Budgie Hill 40-50 Mt 10-15% Mn
Bindi Bindi Hill 20-30 Mt 8-12% Mn
Ilgararie Hill Insufficient Drilling
Ilgararie Ridge Insufficient Drilling
TOTAL** 100-130 Mt 8-15% Mn

Table 2: Exploration Target size estimates for zones drilled to date.

**It should be noted that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource, and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource

Mineral Resource
Task October November December January February March
EM Survey
RC Drilling
DD Drilling
Detailed Met Tests
JORC Resource
MLA Applications
Scoping Study

Table 3 : Indicative timeline for work at Butcherbird over the next two quarters.

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Figure 2: Composite 208-2, DMS Tail on left, DMS Concentrate on right.

More Information

Justin Brown

Managing Director

Phone: +61 (8) 9228 4833 Mobile: 0438 745 675

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