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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Jan 29, 2015

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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.
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
hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level –
elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception
depth
o hole length.
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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