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Montezuma Mining Company Limited (ASX: MZM) continued to further advance its WA exploration activities during the quarter ended 31 December 2014:
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- Agreement reached with the Yilka native title claimants allowing Yamarna Project licence applications to proceed to grant.
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- Multiple Manganese Drilling Targets Identified by DDIP Survey at Woodie Woodie West.
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- Targeted tenement acquisition ongoing in Western Australia.
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- Continued review of domestic and overseas acquisition targets.
31 DECEMBER 2014 QUARTERLY REPORT
ABOUT MONTEZUMA MINING
Listed in 2006, Montezuma Mining Company Ltd (ASX: MZM) is a diversified explorer primarily focused on manganese, copper and gold. The Company’s primary objective is to achieve returns for shareholders through selected strategic acquisitions and targeted exploration programs.
MARKET DATA
ASX code: MZM Share price: $0.215 Shares on issue: 70,464,350 Market capitalisation: $15.149M Cash as at 31 December 2014: $8.018m
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
Chairman Seamus Cornelius Executive Director Justin Brown Non-Executive Director John Ribbons Chief Executive Officer Mike Moore
Montezuma Mining Company Ltd (“Montezuma”) has agreed key exploration and land access agreement terms in respect to Yamarna tenement applications E38/2961, E38/2889 and E38/2999. The agreement was reached at a meeting of the Yilka native title claimants at Cosmo Newberry Community.
A recent Dipole-Dipole Induced Polarisation (DDIP) ground based geophysical program undertaken at the Woodie Woodie West Manganese Project has identified a high priority target to be investigated. A drilling program is expected to be completed during the coming quarter subject to receipt of statutory clearances.
In line with the Company’s growth strategy to utilise Montezuma’s strong cash position in order to build a diversified resource asset base, a number of potential investment and acquisition opportunities were reviewed during the Quarter.
Additionally, there is a continued effort to actively target tenement acquisition opportunities within Western Australia and selected low risk overseas jurisdictions where compelling geology and early mover advantage presents potential favourable opportunities.
Company information, ASX announcements, investor presentations, corporate videos and other investor material on the Company’s projects can be viewed at www.montezuma.com.au
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Yamarna Gold Project (100%)
The Company is currently working with the Yilka native title claimants’ legal representative, Central Desert Native Title Services to satisfy the necessary conditions to gain access to the Project area to enable on ground exploration work to commence.
The first of three tenement applications (E38/2889) in the claim area has been granted however access is still contingent on finalising arrangements with respect to the agreement with the native title claimants and the issue of an Aboriginal reserve lands Mining Access permit which is expected to occur in early 2015.
The Yamarna Belt is historically underexplored and highly prospective for gold mineralisation. Regionally, the belt has reported global Mineral Resources by Gold Road Resources Limited (ASX:GOR) of 5.1 million ounces of gold[1] and has yielded a number of new discoveries from recent exploration campaigns.
The only previous exploration on the Company’s priority tenement area E38/2889 has been reported by Western Mining Corporation (WMC) in 1997, and includes 377 soil geochemical samples on a 1,600m x 200m grid with infill to 400m x 200m around areas of gold anomalism.
A total of 36 samples recorded greater than 5ppb Au in soil (anomalously high) and the highest result recorded was noted to be 22ppb. These anomalous results highlight a cluster of five roughly linear zones, overlying granitic intrusives and their respective contact areas. The size and shapes of theses clusters are roughly similar in scale to the RAB interface anomalies defined by Gold Road Resources Ltd (GOR) at their Gruyere, Toto and YAM14 Au prospects to the immediate NW of ELA 38/2889[1] .
Based on the regional geology and the robust and extensive geochemical anomalism, the Company regards E38/2889 as having potential to host significant gold mineralisation and the intent to commence exploration as soon as necessary permitting and heritage clearances are in place.
The currently planned initial phase of work (subject to heritage clearances) will comprise repeat and infill soil sampling and the acquisition of close spaced aeromagnetic and radiometric survey data to provide a robust data set for drill targeting. Based on the results of this initial phase of work, further infill geochemical sampling may be warranted or it may be possible to proceed directly to drill testing of any defined targets.
1Website reference http://www.goldroad.com.au/reports/GruyereMaidenResourceAugust2014.pdf
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Figure 1: Tenement locations and historic WMC soil geochemistry at the Yamarna Project
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Woodie Woodie West (option to acquire 75%)
The Company conducted a Dipole-Dipole Induced Polarisation (DDIP) ground based geophysical program at the Woodie Woodie West Manganese Project and identified a high priority target to be investigated. A drilling program will be completed as soon as practicable and is subject to heritage clearances (see Figure 2).
DDIP has historically proven to be a successful exploration tool to identify manganese mineralisation in the Woodie Woodie corridor and has been successful in defining multiple targets at Woodie Woodie West.
Tenement E45/3548 lies immediately west of the world class high grade Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Woodie Woodie has been producing manganese ore since the early 1950’s from a series of deposits hosted within the Carawine Dolomite and Pinjin Chert Breccia. The mine produces ore with over 45% contained Mn and has produced in excess of 35Mt of ore to date.[2]
The Woodie Woodie West Project has been interpreted to have similar geology as that which hosts manganese mineralisation at the adjacent mine. To date the tenement has not been drill tested.
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Figure 2. Chargeability model for the DDIP line identifying Target A.
Target A is a strong near surface DDIP chargeability anomaly with a peak chargeability value of in excess of 14 mV/V and is considered very high and potentially indicative of subsurface manganese mineralisation. The anomaly is in the northern central portion of the tenement and lies midway between an interpreted northeast structural trend and an interpreted north-east mineralisation trend. A known deposit of manganese mineralisation lies 1,300m to the east-north-east.
2 Jones, Sarah and McNaughton, Neal J. and Grguric, Ben 2013. Structural controls and timing of Fault Hosted manganese at Woodie Woodie, East Pilbara, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews. 50: pp. 52-82
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Figure 3. Tenement E45/3548 showing location of Target A in relation to interpreted trend lines.
A number of lower order chargeability anomalies have been identified along the 314500E traverse and are considered prospective and will be drill tested. A reverse circulation (RC) drill program is currently being planned to test a number of targets generated by the recent DDIP program and will include Target A. Several geological targets will also be tested.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION…
Mike Moore
Chief Executive Officer Phone: +61-8 6315 1400 Email: [email protected]
Ronn Bechler
Investor Relations, Market Eye Phone: +61-400 009 774 Email: [email protected]
Company information, ASX announcements, investor presentations, corporate videos and other investor material on the Company’s projects can be viewed at http://www.montezumamining.com.au.
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The Information in this report that relates to Yamarna exploration results is based on information compiled by Mr Justin Brown, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Brown is a geologist who is a full time employee of Montezuma Mining Company Ltd 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 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Brown consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The Information in this report that relates to Woodie Woodie West exploration results is based on information compiled by Nat Cull, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geologists. Mr Cull is a geologist who is a consultant to Montezuma Mining Company Ltd 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 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Cull 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 1: Tenements and Locations
Montezuma Mining Company Limited ASX Additional Information for Quarterly Report to 31 December 2014
| Tenement reference |
Location | Interest at beginning of quarter |
Acquired / Disposed |
Interest at end of quarter |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The mining tenements held at the end of the quarter and their location |
E09/1985 | Yalbra WA | 15% | N/A | 15% |
| E15/1447 | Lake Lefroy | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E20/659 | Eelya Hill WA | 10% | N/A | 10% | |
| P20/2018 | Eelya Hill WA | 10% | N/A | 10% | |
| E20/861 | Sunday Well WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E28/2313 | Green Dam WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E28/2327 | Green Dam WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E28/2504 | Manners Flat | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E28/2514 | Judada Rocks | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E28/2516 | Pinnacles | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E36/833 | Leinster WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E37/1176 | Leonora WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E38/2889 | Malle Hen Point WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E38/2961 | Mt Venn WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E38/2999 | Malle Hen Point North WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E46/982 | Pilbara WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E47/2817 | Hamersley Range WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E47/2818 | Hamersley Range WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E47/2819 | Hamersley Range WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E51/1622 | Telegraph Well WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/1529 | Mt Padbury WA | 100%(Note 1) | N/A | 100%(Note 1) | |
| E52/2350 | Butcher Bird WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/2647 | Little Well South WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/2831 | Millidie Creek WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/2658 | Butcherbird South WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/2727 | Butcherbird East WA | 100% | Disposed | 100% | |
| E52/2808 | Butcherbird North West WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3082 | Mt Padbury WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3082 | Mt Padbury WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E53/1834 | Mt Keith | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E58/469 | Wondinong WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E58/470 | Challa WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E69/3311 | Cunyu WA | 100% | N/A | 100% |
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| Tenement reference |
Location | Interest at beginning of quarter |
Acquired / Disposed |
Interest at end of quarter |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficial percentage interests held in farm-in or farm-out agreement |
E45/2375 | Pilgangoora WA | 10%(no tin-tantalum- lithium rights) |
N/A | 10%(no tin-tantalum- lithium rights) |
Notes:
- 1) 100% interest held in all minerals other than iron ore and manganese.
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Appendix 1: JORC Code, 2012 Edition Geophysical results – Woodie Woodie West Project
JORC Code, 2012 Edition – Table 1 Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Sampling | Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut | No sampling is applicable to this |
| techniques | channels, random chips, or specific | announcement |
| specialised industry standard | ||
| measurement tools appropriate to the | ||
| minerals under investigation, such as | ||
| down hole gamma sondes, or | ||
| handheld XRF instruments, etc). | ||
| These examples should not be taken | ||
| as limiting the broad meaning of | ||
| sampling. | ||
| Include reference to measures taken | ||
| to ensure sample representivity and | ||
| the appropriate calibration of any | ||
| measurement tools or systems used. | ||
| Aspects of the determination of | ||
| mineralisation that are Material to the | ||
| Public Report. | ||
| In cases where ‘industry standard’ | ||
| work has been done this would be | ||
| relatively simple (eg ‘reverse | ||
| circulation drilling was used to obtain | ||
| 1 m samples from which 3 kg was | ||
| pulverised to produce a 30 g charge | ||
| for fire assay’). In other cases more | ||
| explanation may be required, such as | ||
| where there is coarse gold that has | ||
| inherent sampling problems. Unusual | ||
| commodities or mineralisation types | ||
| (eg submarine nodules) may warrant | ||
| disclosure of detailed information. | ||
| Drilling | Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, | No drilling is applicable to this |
| techniques | open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, | announcement |
| auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details | ||
| (eg core diameter, triple or standard | ||
| tube, depth of diamond tails, face- | ||
| sampling bit or other type, whether | ||
| core is oriented and if so, by what | ||
| _method, etc). _ | ||
| Drill | Method of recording and assessing | No sampling is applicable to this |
| sample | core and chip sample recoveries and | announcement |
| recovery | results assessed. | |
| Measures taken to maximise sample | ||
| recovery and ensure representative | ||
| nature of the samples. | ||
| Whether a relationship exists between | ||
| sample recovery and grade and | ||
| whether sample bias may have | ||
| occurred due to preferential loss/gain | ||
| of fine/coarse material. | ||
| Logging | Whether core and chip samples have | No drilling is applicable to this |
| been geologically and geotechnically | announcement | |
| logged to a level of detail to support |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| appropriate Mineral Resource | ||
| estimation, mining studies and | ||
| metallurgical studies. | ||
| Whether logging is qualitative or | ||
| quantitative in nature. Core (or | ||
| costean, channel, etc) photography. | ||
| The total length and percentage of the | ||
| relevant intersections logged. | ||
| Sub- | If core, whether cut or sawn and | No sampling is applicable to this |
| sampling | whether quarter, half or all core taken. | announcement |
| techniques | If non-core, whether riffled, tube |
|
| and | sampled, rotary split, etc and whether | |
| sample | sampled wet or dry. | |
| preparation | For all sample types, the nature, | |
| quality and appropriateness of the | ||
| sample preparation technique. | ||
| Quality control procedures adopted | ||
| for all sub-sampling stages to | ||
| maximise representivity of samples. | ||
| Measures taken to ensure that the | ||
| sampling is representative of the in | ||
| situ material collected, including for | ||
| instance results for field | ||
| duplicate/second-half sampling. | ||
| Whether sample sizes are appropriate | ||
| to the grain size of the material being | ||
| sampled. | ||
| Quality of | The nature, quality and | No sampling is applicable to this |
| assay data | appropriateness of the assaying and |
announcement |
| and | laboratory procedures used and | |
| laboratory | whether the technique is considered | |
| tests | partial or total. | |
| For geophysical tools, spectrometers, | ||
| handheld XRF instruments, etc, the | ||
| parameters used in determining the | ||
| analysis including instrument make | ||
| and model, reading times, calibrations | ||
| factors applied and their derivation, | ||
| etc. | ||
| Nature of quality control procedures | ||
| adopted (eg standards, blanks, | ||
| duplicates, external laboratory | ||
| checks) and whether acceptable | ||
| levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and | ||
| precision have been established. | ||
| Verification | The verification of significant |
No sampling is applicable to this |
| of | intersections by either independent or | announcement |
| sampling | alternative company personnel. | |
| and | The use of twinned holes. | |
| assaying | Documentation of primary data, data | |
| entry procedures, data verification, | ||
| data storage (physical and electronic) | ||
| protocols. | ||
| Discuss any adjustment to assay | ||
| data. | ||
| Location of | Accuracy and quality of surveys used |
No sampling is applicable to this |
| data points | to locate drill holes (collar and down- |
announcement |
| hole surveys), trenches, mine | ||
| workings and other locations used in | ||
| Mineral Resource estimation. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Specification of the grid system used. | ||
| Quality and adequacy of topographic | ||
| control. | ||
| Data | Data spacing for reporting of | No sampling is applicable to this |
| spacing | Exploration Results. | announcement |
| and | Whether the data spacing and | |
| distribution | distribution is sufficient to establish |
|
| the degree of geological and grade | ||
| continuity appropriate for the Mineral | ||
| Resource and Ore Reserve | ||
| estimation procedure(s) and | ||
| classifications applied. | ||
| Whether sample compositing has | ||
| been applied. | ||
| Orientation | Whether the orientation of sampling |
No sampling is applicable to this |
| of data in | achieves unbiased sampling of | announcement |
| relation to | possible structures and the extent to | |
| geological | which this is known, considering the | |
| structure | deposit type. | |
| If the relationship between the drilling | ||
| orientation and the orientation of key | ||
| mineralised structures is considered | ||
| to have introduced a sampling bias, | ||
| this should be assessed and reported | ||
| if material. | ||
| Sample | The measures taken to ensure | No sampling is applicable to this |
| security | sample security. | announcement |
| Audits or | The results of any audits or reviews of | No sampling is applicable to this |
| reviews | sampling techniques and data. | announcement |
SECTION 2 REPORTING OF EXPLORATION RESULTS
| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Type, reference name/number, | Tenement E45/3548 is located in the |
| tenement and land tenure status |
location and ownership including agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures, partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites, wilderness or national park and environmental settings. |
East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Montezuma Mining Company Ltd has entered into an option agreement with Ucabs Pty Ltd ("UCABS"), whereby Montezuma may acquire 75% of UCABS’s interest in the Woodie Woodie West |
| The security of the tenure held at the | Project. |
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| time of reporting along with any | ||
| known impediments to obtaining a | ||
| licence to operate in the area. | ||
| Exploration | Acknowledgment and appraisal of | No known exploration conducted by |
| done by other | exploration by other parties. |
any other parties. |
| parties | ||
| Geology | Deposit type, geological setting and | Precambrian rocks within the |
| style of mineralisation. | eastern Pilbara. Manganese | |
| mineralisation in this region consists | ||
| predominantly of hydrothermally | ||
| altered Carawine Dolomite. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Drill hole | A summary of all information | No known drilling on E45/3548 |
| Information | material to the understanding of the | |
| exploration results including a | ||
| tabulation of the following | ||
| information for all Material drill holes: | ||
o easting and northing of the drill |
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| hole collar | ||
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – |
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| elevation above sea level in | ||
| metres) of the drill hole collar | ||
o dip and azimuth of the hole |
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o down hole length and interception |
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| depth | ||
o hole length. |
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| If the exclusion of this information is | ||
| justified on the basis that the | ||
| information is not Material and this | ||
| exclusion does not detract from the | ||
| understanding of the report, the | ||
| Competent Person should clearly | ||
| explain why this is the case. | ||
| Data | In reporting Exploration Results, | No sampling is applicable to this |
| aggregation | weighting averaging techniques, | announcement |
| methods | maximum and/or minimum grade | |
| truncations (eg cutting of high | ||
| grades) and cut-off grades are | ||
| usually Material and should be | ||
| stated. | ||
| Where aggregate intercepts | ||
| incorporate short lengths of high | ||
| grade results and longer lengths of | ||
| low grade results, the procedure | ||
| used for such aggregation should be | ||
| stated and some typical examples of | ||
| such aggregations should be shown | ||
| in detail. | ||
| The assumptions used for any | ||
| reporting of metal equivalent values | ||
| should be clearly stated. | ||
| Relationship | These relationships are particularly | No sampling is applicable to this |
| between | important in the reporting of | announcement |
| mineralisation | Exploration Results. |
|
| widths and | If the geometry of the mineralisation | |
| intercept | with respect to the drill hole angle is | |
| lengths | known, its nature should be | |
| reported. | ||
| If it is not known and only the down | ||
| hole lengths are reported, there | ||
| should be a clear statement to this | ||
| effect (eg ‘down hole length, true | ||
| _width not known’). _ | ||
| Diagrams | Appropriate maps and sections (with | No sampling is applicable to this |
| scales) and tabulations of intercepts | announcement | |
| should be included for any | ||
| significant discovery being reported | ||
| These should include, but not be | ||
| limited to a plan view of drill hole | ||
| collar locations and appropriate | ||
| sectional views. |
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| Criteria | JORC Code explanation | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Balanced | Where comprehensive reporting of | No sampling is applicable to this |
| reporting | all Exploration Results is not | announcement |
| practicable, representative reporting | ||
| of both low and high grades and/or | ||
| widths should be practiced to avoid | ||
| misleading reporting of Exploration | ||
| Results. | ||
| Other | Other exploration data, if meaningful | A total of 7,730m of Dipole Dipole |
| substantive | and material, should be reported | Induced Polarisation geophysical |
| exploration | including (but not limited to): | test work was carried out over two |
| data | geological observations; geophysical | north-south orientated lines and five |
| survey results; geochemical survey | east-west orientated lines on | |
| results; bulk samples – size and | E45/3548.The two north-south lines | |
| method of treatment; metallurgical | identified four areas of interest, of | |
| test results; bulk density, | which one is considered prospective | |
| groundwater, geotechnical and rock | in that it has returned a chargeability | |
| characteristics; potential deleterious | reading of 16mV/V. The top of the | |
| or contaminating substances. | zone of interest has been interpreted | |
| to be less than 100m from surface. | ||
| The remaining geophysical results | ||
| have been interpreted to have | ||
| identified deep Permian glacial till | ||
| that has little prospectivity. | ||
| Further work | The nature and scale of planned | A Reverse Circulation drilling |
| further work (eg tests for lateral | program is planned to test the four | |
| extensions or depth extensions or | areas of interest identified by the | |
| large-scale step-out drilling). | DDIP geophysical program. It is too | |
| Diagrams clearly highlighting the | early, at this stage, to comment on | |
| areas of possible extensions, | possible extensions and step-out | |
| including the main geological | drilling. It is likely that a small | |
| interpretations and future drilling | number of geological targets will | |
| areas, provided this information is | also be drilled during this relatively | |
| not commercially sensitive. | small campaign. |
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