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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Apr 26, 2010

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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QUARTERLY REPORT

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Three Months Ending: 31 March 2010

HIGHLIGHTS

PEAK HILL (85-100%)

ASX CODE: MZM ISSUED SHARES: 42.10M 52 WEEK HIGH: $0.34 52 WEEK LOW: $0.06 CASH ON HAND: $2.37M

  • Drilling comprising approximately 5-6,000m expected to commence in late April 2010.

  • Work continues on assessing the VMS potential of the Naracoota Volcanics along strike from De Grussa discovery.

CONTACT:

JUSTIN BROWN Managing Director +61 8 9228 4833

BOARD:

Denis O’Meara: Chairman Justin Brown: MD Ian Cornelius: Non-Exec

KEY PROJECTS:

  • Gold production continues to generate significant revenues.

  • A total of 437.61 oz of gold and 24.96 oz of silver poured for the quarter.

DURACK/WINDSOR (earning 85%)

  • Preparations underway to commence follow up drilling at the Windsor discovery and other priority target areas.

  • Mineralisation is open, with further drilling required.

BUTCHER BIRD MANGANESE (100%)

  • E52/2350 granted during the quarter.

PEAK HILL (100%) Gold

DURACK (earning 85%) Gold, Copper (VMS)

  • Drilling expected to commence in the coming quarter to test the high-grade manganese and copper results from previous sampling.

MT PADBURY IRON ORE

BUTCHER BIRD (100%) Manganese, Copper

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

  • Maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 13.3 Mt of iron mineralisation grading 56% Fe.

  • $4M cash payable to Montezuma on or before April 30, 2010.

AUVEX RESOURCES LIMITED (MZM 7.5M SHARES)

KEY SHARE HOLDINGS:

AUVEX RESOURCES LTD 7,500,000 FPO Shares

  • Sold 2.5M fully paid ordinary shares at $0.40 each to raise $1M in working capital to fund exploration.

  • Transaction values the remaining shares at $3M.

BUXTON RESOURCES LTD 3,010,000 FPO Shares

PEAK HILL (85-100%)

Gold Production

Gravity processing of old mill site material has continued to yield Important gold production from the Peak Hill site.

Montezuma has in place a Tribute Mining Agreement with Resource Gold Pty Ltd (“RGL”) to process suitable material from within the Project using RGL’s gravity plant. All costs and environmental liabilities are carried by RGL and Montezuma receives 25% of all metal produced.

Work during the quarter has produced a total of 437.61 ounces of gold and 24.96 ounces of silver.

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The cashflow generated by the gold processing programme will help to fund accelerated exploration at Peak Hill and the surrounding tenure as well as at the company’s exciting new copper/manganese project at Butcher Bird to the northeast.

DURACK (Earning 85%)

Windsor Gold Zone

Detailed review of the data returned from the drilling in the previous quarter was undertaken, with a clear focus on the new Windsor zone. At Windsor, discovery hole D09002 returned a best intersection of 33m @ 1.89 g/t gold including 3m @ 3.52 g/t and 7m @ 5.32 g/t in a new zone outside the existing known resources.

Further RC holes will be completed as part of the next round of drilling at the Peak Hill/Durack Projects slated to commence in late April 2010.

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BUTCHER BIRD (MZM 100% under application)

Manganese

The main Exploration Licence at Butcher Bird, E 52/2350 was granted during the quarter, allowing drill testing to commence over several priority manganese and copper targets in the coming quarter.

E52/2350 straddles the Great North Highway approximately 120km south of Newman. The land is open with sparse vegetative cover, giving good access to all areas of the licence.

Based on the large regional extent of the surface manganese mineralisation, the available outcrop remote sensing data, Butcher Bird has demonstrated excellent potential to host commercial quantities of manganese. Exploration targets include:

Prospect Mineralisation Style Approx.
Area
Approx Tonnes of
Manganese(Mt)
Approx. Grade
of Manganese
Yanneri Ridge Supergene
Manganese enriched
shales
260,000 m2 1.9 – 2.1 Mt 35% to 44%
Yanneri Flats Manganese bearing
scree downslope of
richer areas
500,000 m2 0.9 – 1.1 Mt 35% to 40%
Yanneri Flats Manganese rich
paleochannel
250,000 m2 0.4 – 0.6 Mt 35% to 45%
Bindi Bindi Hill Manganese rich
paleochannel
250,000 m2 1.4 – 1.6 Mt 35% to 45%
Bindi Bindi Hill Manganese bearing
scree downslope of
richer areas
900,000 m2 0.9 – 1.1 Mt 30% to 40%
Bindi Bindi Flats Buried Manganese
richpaleochannel
1,000,000
m2
0.4 – 0.6 Mt 30% to 35%
Illgararie Hill Supergene
Manganese enriched
shales
400,000 m2 0.9 – 1.1 Mt 30% to 35%
Cadgies Flats Buried Manganese
rich paleochannel
500,000 m2 0.4 – 0.6 Mt 30% to 35%

Table: Estimated manganese Exploration Targets at the Butcher Bird Project

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

Copper

Work in previous quarters has also highlighted the potential for primary copper sulphide mineralisation, with grades of up to 21.7% returned from samples in and around the old Butcher Bird copper mine.

Drill testing of both the copper and manganese targets is expected to commence in the coming quarter.

AUVEX RESOURCES LIMITED (MZM 7.5M SHARES)

During the quarter, the Company sold 2.5M fully paid ordinary shares in Auvex Resource Limited at $0.40 each for a total consideration of $1M. The transaction involves the sale of 25% of the Company’s total shareholding in Auvex and values the remaining 7.5 million shares at $3M.

The funds received will be used to fund accelerated exploration at the Peak Hill, Durack and Butcher Bird Projects.

MT PADBURY (100% of rights other than iron ore and manganese)

The Company received notification from Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited (“Sinosteel Midwest”) that they have defined (Resource Statement attached) a Maiden JORC compliant Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the Jabiru Prospect at the Mt Padbury Project of 13.3 Mt of iron mineralisation grading 56% Fe.

The key significance of this milestone is that the Mineral Resource Estimate exceeds the threshold required to trigger a third cash payment of $4M to the Company. Under the terms of the sale agreement, the payment is due on or before 30 April 2010.

On commencement of production from the project, Montezuma will also receive a 0.5% royalty on the gross proceeds of the sale of all iron ore grading between 30-50% Fe and a 1% royalty on the gross proceeds of the sale of all iron ore grading over 50%.

The additional funding will further underpin aggressive exploration at the Company’s Projects. Target generation activities have identified a number of high priority targets at all projects and an extensive campaign of RAB and RC drilling is planned targeting gold, high-grade DSO manganese ore and copper massive sulphide mineralisation.

More Information

Justin Brown

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

The Information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Justin Brown, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. Mr Brown is a geologist and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the “Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Justin Brown consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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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

Montezuma Mining Company Ltd

ABN
46 119 711 929
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
46 119 711 929 31 March 2010

Consolidated statement of cash flows

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 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
133
(191)
-
-
(91)
-
28
-
-
-
287
(949)
-
-
(259)
-
64
-
-
-
(121) (857)
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)
Environmental Bond
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows (carried
forward)
-
-
(1)
25
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
(72)
(6)
25
1,000
-
-
-
-
1,024 947
903 90
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
903 90
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
35
-
-
-
-
-
- 35
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
903
1,465
-
125
2,243
-
2,368 2,368

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
59
-
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Item 1.23 includes aggregate amounts paid to directors including salary, directors’ fees, consulting
fees and superannuation.

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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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

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
NIL NIL
NIL NIL
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
$A’000
750
-
Total 750
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)
1,141 247
1,227 1,218
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 2,368 1,465

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements relinquished,
reduced or lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements acquired or
increased
Tenement
reference
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning of
quarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
  • 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
42,101,903 42,101,903
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/cancelled
during quarter
16,150,267
1,500,000
4,500,000
875,000
3,500,000
16,150,267
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Exercise price
20 cents
35 cents
35 cents
20 cents
20 cents
Expiry date
31 August 2011
23 July 2011
31 August 2011
2 March 2012
30 November 2012
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
7.12
Unsecured notes
(totals only)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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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 4).

  • 2 This statement does ~~/does not*~~ (delete one) give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Sign here: (Company secretary)

Date: 27 April 2010

Print name:

John Ribbons

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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