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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2016
May 4, 2016
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Highlights:
- Geochemical blade-refusal aircore programme along the Jatz strike corridor returns numerous basement gold intersections with a peak value of 12.1 g/t gold .
AMENDED QUARTERLY OPERATIONS REPORT 31 MARCH 2016
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.
Montezuma Mining has 100% interests in the Yamarna Gold Project in the Yamarna Geenstone Belt, Western Australia and the Butcherbird Manganese Project in the Murchison region of Western Australia
- Other results include:
YAAC251 9m @ 1.65 g/t Au from 30m YAAC286 8m @ 1.20 g/t Au from 20m
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Regional scale high-tenor basement gold anomaly at Jatz now extends over 1 km in strike at over 0.5 g/t gold .
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Anomaly broadens in width and grade to the north and is open to the north and west.
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Multiple regional coincident magnetic and/or surface geochemical targets have been identified for aircore drill testing.
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Heritage clearance received to extend drill coverage across much of E38/2889.
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Next phase of drilling comprising approximately 7,000 metres of geochemical aircore drilling has commenced.
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Programme designed to extend the kilometre scale, high-tenor (>0.5 g/t Au) geochemical anomaly within the Jatz strike corridor and further north within the broader, approximately 5km X 2km package of Archean greenstones to the west and north of Jatz.
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MARKET DATA
ASX code: MZM Share Price: $0.21 Shares on issue: 70,464,350 Market capitalisation: $14.8M
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
Chairman Seamus Cornelius Executive Director Justin Brown Non-Executive Director John Ribbons
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Company information, ASX announcements, investor presentations, corporate videos and other investor material on the Company’s
Ground Floor, 31 Ventnor Street, WEST PERTH WA 6005 | Phone +61 8 6315 1400
YAMARNA PROJECT: (MZM 100%)
Geochemical Aircore Drilling
Montezuma Mining Company Ltd (“Montezuma” or “Company”) announced during the quarter the results from further geochemical aircore drilling at the Company’s 100% owned Yamarna Project. This work significantly extended the basement gold anomaly at the Jatz Prospect with gold grades up to 12.1 g/t gold returned (see figure 1, significant results are presented below in table 1).
The drilling to date at Jatz has tested only a small part of what is now interpreted as a target corridor approximately 5km in strike length and up to 2km in width, containing greenstone rocks with demonstrated potential for high grade Archean gold mineralisation.
The latest programme has extended the high grade basement geochemical signature to at least 1km in strike at over 0.5 g/t (500ppb) gold . The anomaly is coherent and strikes in a north westerly direction and appears to be strengthening to the north. Mineralisation is open to the north and west.
Heritage clearances have been received and drilling to extend the Jatz geochemical anomaly to the north has commenced.
In addition to extending the bedrock gold target at Jatz, the current round of drilling will also provide broad spaced regional baseline geochemical and geological data on an 800m X 100m spacing, with the aim of generating additonal targets (see figures 2 and 3).
It is important to note that, to date, the main tool used to generate targets has been regional soil geochemical sampling. A better understanding of the geology at Yamarna from previous phases of work has confirmed multiple additional geological/structural targets which remain untested. The drilling programme now underway will provide a first pass geochemical and geological dataset to assist in the target definition process.
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| Hole ID | Easting (MGA 94 Z51) |
Northing (MGA 94 Z51) |
Nominal RL (m) |
Dip **(0) ** |
Azimuth **(mag0) ** |
Total Depth (m) |
Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Intercept Width (m) |
Au (ppb) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YAAC205 | 593365 | 6889997 | 398 | -60 | 267 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 132 | |
| YAAC206 | 593400 | 6890002 | 398 | -60 | 272 | 43 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 54 | |
| YAAC209 | 593537 | 6890004 | 399 | -60 | 273 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 69 | |
| YAAC212 | 593622 | 6889999 | 400 | -60 | 274 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 57 | |
| and | 28 | 31 | 3 | 69 | |||||||
| YAAC213 | 593655 | 6889994 | 400 | -60 | 270 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 105 | |
| YAAC216 | 593714 | 6889994 | 400 | -60 | 274 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 79 | |
| YAAC221 | 593797 | 6889985 | 400 | -60 | 273 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 59 | |
| YAAC229 | 593234 | 6890365 | 394 | -60 | 267 | 61 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 121 | |
| YAAC232 | 593386 | 6890373 | 396 | -60 | 280 | 68 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 120 | |
| and | 48 | 49 | 1 | 194 | |||||||
| and | 58 | 67 | 9 | 229 | |||||||
| Incl | 58 | 62 | 4 | 457 | |||||||
| YAAC233 | 593139 | 6890790 | 393 | -60 | 259 | 71 | 48 | 53 | 5 | 209 | |
| and | 65 | 66 | 1 | 1087 (1.08 g/t) |
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| YAAC234 | 593201 | 6890801 | 393 | -60 | 268 | 67 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 330 | |
| YAAC235 | 593259 | 6890801 | 393 | -60 | 268 | 84 | 76 | 80 | 4 | 95 | |
| YAAC236 | 593329 | 6890803 | 394 | -60 | 273 | 62 | 48 | 62 | 14 | 254 | |
| YAAC237 | 593386 | 6890799 | 394 | -60 | 267 | 60 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 96 | |
| YAAC247 | 593439 | 6890368 | 396 | -60 | 275 | 66 | 48 | 56 | 8 | 176 | |
| YAAC248 | 593496 | 6890360 | 396 | -60 | 270 | 60 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 186 | |
| and | 44 | 47 | 3 | 66 | |||||||
| and | 51 | 52 | 1 | 115 | |||||||
| YAAC250 | 593597 | 6890353 | 398 | -60 | 270 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 1 | 419 | |
| YAAC251 | 593647 | 6890355 | 398 | -60 | 265 | 54 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 1648 (1.65g/t) |
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| Incl | 30 | 31 | 1 | 12531 (12.53g/t)* |
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| and | 53 | 54 | 1 | 51 | |||||||
| YAAC277 | 593866 | 6889797 | 401 | -60 | 270 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 54 | |
| YAAC286 | 593527 | 6889601 | 402 | -60 | 270 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 773 | |
| Incl | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1201 (1.20 g/t) |
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| YAAC304 | 593978 | 6889605 | 402 | -60 | 270 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 71 | |
| YAAC306 | 593664 | 6889396 | 404 | -60 | 270 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 944 | |
| YAAC312 | 593816 | 6889419 | 406 | -60 | 270 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 58 | |
| YAAC313 | 593841 | 6889423 | 407 | -60 | 270 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 78 | |
| YAAC316 | 593914 | 6889438 | 407 | -60 | 270 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 129 | |
| YAAC320 | 594016 | 6889433 | 408 | -60 | 270 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 125 |
Table 1: Significant gold assays >50ppb from recently completed aircore drilling at the Yamarna Project. All intersections are quoted as downhole widths. (Note - * indicates this is a Fire Assay Repeat following an over range result initially.
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Figure 1: Collar locations and grade contours over aeromagnetics . Drilling to extend Jatz to the north and west.
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Figure 2: Regional aircore geochemical drilling to test approximately 5km X 2km greenstone belt.
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Figure 3: Multiple new targets identified by recently flown close spaced aeromagnetics. Targets shown over 1vD RTP data.
RC Drilling
During the quarter, final assay results were released for the previously completed RC programme. The programme
returned multiple ore grade intercepts including high grades up to 19.1 g/t Au. Full results are tabulated below.
| Hole ID | Easting (MGA 94 Z51) |
Northing (MGA 94 Z51) |
Nominal RL (m) |
Dip **(0) ** |
Az. **(mag0) ** |
Total Depth (m) |
Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Intercept Width (m) |
Au (g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previously reported aircore results at the Jatz Prospect | ||||||||||
| YAAC027 | 594100 | 6889153 | 411 | -90 | 000 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2.7 |
| YAAC084 | 593447 | 6890204 | 398 | -90 | 000 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 0.4 |
| New RC assay results | ||||||||||
| YARC001 | 593496 | 6890206 | 398 | -60 | 270 | 138 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 0.9* |
| Including | 52 | 54 | 2 | 3.5* | ||||||
| 64 | 71 | 7 | 5.4* | |||||||
| Including | 65 | 67 | 2 | 17.5* | ||||||
| YARC002 | 593532 | 6890201 | 398 | -60 | 270 | 132 | 119 | 123 | 4 | 1.9* |
| Including | 120 | 122 | 2 | 3.2* | ||||||
| YARC003 | 593404 | 6890204 | 397 | -60 | 090 | 120 | 46 | 47 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 51 | 52 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 79 | 81 | 2 | 0.2 | |||||||
| YARC004 | 593457 | 6890205 | 398 | -60 | 270 | 90 | 42 | 47 | 5 | 0.2 |
| YARC005 | 593421 | 6890213 | 397 | -60 | 270 | 96 | 45 | 47 | 2 | 0.3 |
| YARC006 | 593387 | 6890207 | 397 | -60 | 270 | 132 | 70 | 71 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 95 | 96 | 1 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 122 | 123 | 1 | 0.2 |
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| Hole ID | Easting (MGA 94 Z51) |
Northing (MGA 94 Z51) |
Nominal RL (m) |
Dip **(0) ** |
Az. **(mag0) ** |
Total Depth (m) |
Depth From (m) |
Depth To (m) |
Intercept Width (m) |
Au (g/t) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YARC007 | 594107 | 594107 | 411 | -60 | 180 | 72 |
No Significant Assays |
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| YARC008 | 594110 | 594110 | 411 | -60 | 180 | 78 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC009 | 594107 | 594107 | 411 | -60 | 000 | 60 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC010 | 594110 | 594110 | 412 | -60 | 000 | 78 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC011 | 593265 | 6890530 | 396 | -60 | 250 | 150 | 59 | 65 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 74 | 75 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 103 | 104 | 1 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 136 | 138 | 2 | 0.2 | |||||||
| YARC012 | 593306 | 6890539 | 396 | -60 | 250 | 120 | 77 | 79 | 2 | 0.1 |
| YARC013 | 593344 | 6890553 | 395 | -60 | 250 | 126 | 73 | 74 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 107 | 111 | 4 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Including | 110 | 111 | 1 | 1.1 | ||||||
| YARC014 | 593376 | 6890567 | 395 | -60 | 250 | 120 | 58 | 66 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Including | 58 | 60 | 2 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 71 | 72 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| YARC015 | 593414 | 6890581 | 395 | -60 | 250 | 120 | 45 | 46 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YARC016 | 593456 | 6890590 | 395 | -60 | 250 | 192 | 80 | 84 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Including | 81 | 83 | 2 | 1.8 | ||||||
| 110 | 112 | 2 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 126 | 133 | 7 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 156 | 165 | 9 | 0.3 | |||||||
| YARC017 | 593495 | 6890604 | 396 | -60 | 250 | 215 | 61 | 62 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 111 | 120 | 9 | 0.7 | |||||||
| Including | 119 | 120 | 1 | 3.8 | ||||||
| 126 | 127 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| YARC018 | 593530 | 6890617 | 397 | -60 | 250 | 120 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC019 | 593557 | 6890657 | 398 | -60 | 250 | 168 | 136 | 138 | 2 | 0.3 |
| YARC020 | 593605 | 6890639 | 397 | -60 | 270 | 210 | 61 | 62 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YARC021 | 593588 | 6890200 | 399 | -60 | 270 | 201 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC022 | 593203 | 6889794 | 399 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 101 | 104 | 3 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 107 | 108 | 1 | 0.5 | |||||||
| 111 | 112 | 1 | 0.3 | |||||||
| YARC023 | 593137 | 6889820 | 398 | -60 | 270 | 126 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 0.4 |
| 96 | 97 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| YARC024 | 594113 | 6889163 | 412 | -60 | 270 | 60 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 0.2 |
| YARC025 | 594109 | 6888976 | 414 | -60 | 180 | 138 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC026 | 594106 | 6888937 | 416 | -60 | 180 | 78 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC027 | 594094 | 6888935 | 416 | -60 | 000 | 54 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC028 | 594308 | 6888771 | 421 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 75 | 76 | 1 | 0.2 |
| YARC029 | 594311 | 6888743 | 419 | -60 | 270 | 126 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC030 | 596094 | 6889606 | 411 | -60 | 270 | 120 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC031 | 596164 | 6889599 | 410 | -60 | 270 | 120 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC032 | 596408 | 6889602 | 408 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 0.1 |
| YARC033 | 596452 | 6889603 | 408 | -60 | 270 | 120 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC034 | 596291 | 6888801 | 420 | -60 | 270 | 120 | No Significant Assays | |||
| YARC035 | 596351 | 6888800 | 420 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 24 | 25 | 1 | 0.2 | |||||||
| YARC036 | 596898 | 6888011 | 425 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 48 | 50 | 2 | 1.2 |
| YARC037 | 596948 | 6888010 | 425 | -60 | 270 | 120 | 50 | 51 | 1 | 0.3 |
Table 2: Significant gold assays >0.1 g/t (max. 2m internal dilution) from RC drilling completed in the previous Quarter at the Yamarna Project. All intersections are quoted as downhole widths. Assays completed by Aqua Regia digest except where * denotes fire assays.
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6.2 M oz
East
Sth.
CAPTAINS PROSPECT
JATZ PROSPECT
CRUSKIT PROSPECT
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Figure 4: Regional location plan showing the Yamarna Project in context with the Gruyere gold discovery.
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YALBRA GRAPHITE PROJECT
During the Quarter, Montezuma sold it’s remaining 15% carried interest in the Yalbra Graphite Project (E09/1985) to Buxton Resources Ltd (“Buxton”). In consideration for the sale, Buxton issued to Montezuma 4,000,000 unlisted options (expiry 31/03/19, exercise price 12.5 cents) together with the grant of a 0.75% gross revenue royalty on future production from the project.
BONNEVAL GOLD PROJECT FRANCE
(UNDER APPLICATION)
The Bonneval application continues to progress through the approvals process and the market will be advised when any material developments transpire.
CORPORATE
During the Quarter, the Company continued its ongoing capital management strategy by investing an additional $1M in Danakali Ltd (“Danakali”) by participating in a recent capital raising undertaken by Danakali to raise approximately $5.5M at an issue price of $0.22 per share with a one for two attached option exercisable at $0.35 with a two year expiry[1] .
This increases the Company’s investment in Danakali to approximately 7.5M shares and 2.3M options. The Company believes that the world class Colluli Potash Project has been de-risked through the release of a robust definitive feasibility study late in 2015, is attractively valued at the placement price and is favourably positioned for growth with the potential for strong capital gains in the short to medium term.
FOR MORE INFORMATION…
Justin Brown
Executive Director Phone: +61 8 6315 1400
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.montezuma.com.au.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Bradley Drabsch who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. At the time that the Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves were compiled, Mr Drabsch was an employee of Montezuma Mining Company Ltd. Mr Drabsch 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 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’.
Mr Drabsch or anentity related to or controlled by Mr Drabsch holds options over fully paid shares in the Company at thte time of this report. Mr Drabsch consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.
In accordance with Listing Rule 5.23.2, the Company confirms in the subsequent public report that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcement and, in the case of estimates of mineral resources or ore reserves, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
Please note with regard to exploration targets, 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.
1 http://www.danakali.com.au/images/stories/axs-announcements/2016/Danakali_to_raise_5m_to_advance_the_world_class_colluli_potash_project.pdf
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Montezuma Mining Company Limited
ASX Additional Information for Quarterly Report to 31 March 2016
| Tenement reference |
Location | Interest at beginning of quarter |
Acquired / Disposed |
Interest at end of quarter |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The mining tenements held at the end of the quarter and their location |
E09/1985 | Yalbra WA | 15% | N/A | 15% |
| E15/1447 | Lake LefroyWA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E20/659 | Eelya Hill WA | 10% | N/A | 10% | |
| E20/874 | SundayWell WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E20/880 | Yallon Well | 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 WA | 100% | Disposed | 0% | |
| E28/2577 | Pinnacles WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E36/843 | 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% | |
| E38/3092 | Point Sunday | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E46/982 | Pilbara WA | 100% | Disposed | 0% | |
| E51/1622 | Telegraph Well WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E51/1693 | Mt Maitland WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/1529 | Mt PadburyWA | 100%(Note 1) | N/A | 100%(Note 1) | |
| E52/2350 | Butcher Bird WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/2658 | Butcherbird South WA | 100% | Disposed | 0% | |
| E52/2831 | Millidie Creek WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3082 | Mt PadburyWA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3082 | Mt PadburyWA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3337 | Butcher Bird North WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3353 | Peak Hill WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3354 | Peak Hill WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E52/3355 | Peak Hill WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E58/494 | Naluthanna Hill WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E59/2143 | Twin Peaks WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E63/1750 | Lake Johnston WA | 100% | N/A | 100% | |
| E69/3311 | Cunyu WA | 100% | Disposed | 0% | |
| E69/3419 | Rainbow Well WA | 0% | Acquired | 100% | |
| E77/2334 | Holleton WA | 100% | N/A | 100% |
Notes:
- 1) 100% interest held in all minerals other than iron ore and manganese.
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