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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED Regulatory Filings 2016

May 24, 2016

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ABOUT!MONTEZUMA!MINING!

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25!MAY!2016!

YAMARNA!GEOCHEMICAL!DRILLING!EXTENDS!JATZ!! ASSAYS!TO!DATE!FROM!REGIONAL!PROGRAMME!IDENTIFY! TWO!NEW!GOLD!TARGETS!AT!RITZ!AND!RYVITA

  • ! Geochemical!blade.refusal!aircore!programme!extends!Jatz! basement!gold!anomaly!to! 1.5!km!in!strike !and!it!remains!open.!

  • ! Two!additional!basement!anomalies!identified!at!the!Ritz!and! Ryvita!targets,!with! bottom!of!hole!gold!values!up!to!1.65!g/t.

  • ! Drilling!to!recommence!as!soon!as!practicable!to!infill!and! extend!the!targets!before!RC!drill!testing.!

  • ! Assay!results!pending!for!24!holes!(approximately!1,200m).!

Montezuma!Mining!Company!Ltd!(“Montezuma”!or!“Company”)!is! pleased!to!announce!that!a!recently!completed!follow!up! geochemical!aircore!drilling!programme!at!the!Company’s!100%! owned!Yamarna!Project!has!extended!the!basement!gold!anomaly!at! the!Jatz!prospect.!Strong,!basement!anomalism!now!extends!over! 1.5km!in!strike.!The!anomaly!is!coherent!and!strikes!in!a!north! westerly!direction,!and!mineralisation!remains!open!to!the!north.!

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/Copper!Project!in! the!Murchison!region!of!Western!Australia!!

MARKET!DATA!

MARKETDATA
ASXcode: MZM
Shareprice: $0.20
Sharesonissue: 70.46M
Marketcapitalisation: $14.1M
Cash(31March2016): $4.1M
Investments(31March2016) $2.6M

BOARD!AND!MANAGEMENT!

Chairman! Seamus!Cornelius! Executive!Director!! Justin!Brown! Non.Executive!Director! John!Ribbons! Exploration!Manager! Brad!Drabsch!

Drilling!at!Jatz!had!previously!tested!only!a!small!part!of!what!is!now! identified!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.!!

To!this!end,!as!part!of!the!current!round!of!drilling,!in!addition!to!the! step.out!drilling!at!Jatz,!approximately!4,500m!of!geochemical! aircore!drilling!was!also!completed!on!a!broad!spaced!regional!grid! on!either!800!X!200m!or!800!X!400m!centres!depending!on!the!depth! of!penetration.!

This!latest!round!of!work!has!successfully!identified!two!new! basement!targets!at!the!Ritz!and!Ryvita!prospects,!where!bottom!of! hole!intercepts!of!1m!@!1.65!g/t!and!7m!@!190ppb!Au!respectively! were!returned.!Assays!remain!pending!for!24!holes!(1,205m).!

The!next!round!of!drilling!will!commence!as!soon!as!practicable!to! further!extend!Jatz!to!the!north!as!well!as!stepping!out!and!extending! the!targets!at!Ritz!and!Ryvita,!which!have!so!far!been!only! superficially!tested!with!very!broad!space!drilling.

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Company!information,!ASX!announcements,! investor!presentations,!corporate!videos! and!other!investor!material!on!the! 1! Company’s!projects!can!be!viewed!at! www.montezuma.com.au!!

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Figure!1:!Collar!locations!over!aeromagnetics.!Results!extend!the!Jatz!target!to!over!1.5km!in!strike!length.!

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Figure!2:!Collar!locations!over!aeromagnetics.!Two!new!basement!gold!anomalies!identified!at!Ritz!and!Ryvita.!

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HoleID Easting
(MGA94
Z51)
Northing
(MGA94
Z51)
Nominal
RL
(m)
Dip
(
0)
Azimuth
(mag
0)
Total
Depth
(m)
Depth
From
(m)
Depth
To
(m)
Intercept
Width(m)
Au
(ppb)
YAAC330 592870 6890805 400 .60 265 81 46 62 16 102
YAAC331 592953 6890814 400 .60 270 73 36 40 4 59
and 58 62 4 120
YAAC332 593028 6890812 400 .60 270 81 70 74 4 53
YAAC334 592706 6890997 400 .60 265 117 93 96 3 138
YAAC338 593169 6891000 400 .60 270 59 36 42 6 67
YAAC339 593229 6890999 400 .60 270 70 36 43 7 185
and 69 70 1 64
YAAC340 593303 6890996 400 .60 270 78 20 24 4 60
and 72 76 4 133
YAAC341 593378 6890997 400 .60 270 63 42 46 4 73
YAAC347 593727 6891002 400 .60 270 21 19 20 1 97
YAAC358 592729 6891203 400 .60 270 114 113 114 1 77
YAAC359 592933 6891200 400 .60 270 120 84 88 4 113
and 112 120 8 77
YAAC360 593128 6891200 400 .60 270 90 24 28 4 51
YAAC362 593482 6891198 400 .60 270 27 12 16 4 65
YAAC363 593584 6891198 400 .60 270 63 26 33 7 81
YAAC373 592164 6891994 400 .60 270 87 56 60 4 58
and 76 87 11 144
YAAC385 592269 6890393 400 .60 270 102 98 102 4 457
Incl. 101 102 1 1648
(1.6g/t)
YAAC386 592471 6890396 400 .60 270 99 24 28 4 68
YAAC388 592858 6890399 400 .60 280 24 15 21 6 59

Table!1:!Significant!gold!assays!>50ppb!from!recently!completed!aircore!drilling!at!the!Yamarna!Project.!All! intersections!are!quoted!as!downhole!widths.!Assays!are!from!the!first!71!holes!(total!of!4,654m)!of!a!95!hole! programme!(total!of!5,859m)!

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Figure!3:!Regional!geology!highlighting!multiple!targets!on!the!Compabny’s!100%!held!tenure!along!strike!from!the!Gruyere! discovery!by!Gold!Road!Resources!Ltd.!

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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!Geoscientists.!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!consents!to!the! inclusion!of!this!information!in!the!form!and!context!in!which!it!appears!in!this!report.!

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.!

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JORC%Table%1 (Criteria!in!this!section!apply!to!all!succeeding!sections.)

Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary
Sampling Natureandqualityofsampling(egcutchannels,randomchips,or • Aircore(AC)drillchipswerecollectedascompositesamples(either
techniques specificspecialisedindustrystandardmeasurementtoolsappropriate 1m,2m,3mor4msamples)frombulkpileslaidoutnexttothe
tothemineralsunderinvestigation,suchasdownholegamma drillholecollarusingahandheldscoop.
sondes,orhandheldXRFinstruments,etc).Theseexamplesshould • Sampleswerescoopedinsuchamannerastoensureportionsofthe
notbetakenaslimitingthebroadmeaningofsampling. wholepileweresampled.Thisisstandardindustrypracticeforthis
Includereferencetomeasurestakentoensuresamplerepresentivity typeofearlyphasedrilling.
andtheappropriatecalibrationofanymeasurementtoolsorsystems • Mineralisationdeterminedqualitativelybygeologicalloggingand
used. quantitativelythroughassaying.
AspectsofthedeterminationofmineralisationthatareMaterialtothe • Approximately2kgofsamplewascollectedasacomposite.This
PublicReport. samplewaspulverisedto85%passing75µmthena10gsubMsample
Incaseswhere‘industrystandard’workhasbeendonethiswouldbe digestedviaaquaMregiafollowedwithassaybyICPMOESorICPMMS
relativelysimple(eg‘reversecirculationdrillingwasusedtoobtain1 methods.
msamplesfromwhich3kgwaspulverisedtoproducea30gcharge
forfireassay’).Inothercasesmoreexplanationmayberequired,
suchaswherethereiscoarsegoldthathasinherentsampling
problems.Unusualcommoditiesormineralisationtypes(eg
submarinenodules)maywarrantdisclosureofdetailedinformation.
Drilling Drilltype(egcore,reversecirculation,openNholehammer,rotaryair • ACdrillingusingafacesamplingbladeorwhereAChammermethod
techniques blast,auger,Bangka,sonic,etc)anddetails(egcorediameter,triple used,afacesamplingbit.Holediameternominally100mm.
orstandardtube,depthofdiamondtails,faceNsamplingbitorother
type,whethercoreisorientedandifso,bywhatmethod,etc).
Drillsample Methodofrecordingandassessingcoreandchipsamplerecoveries • Recoveriesqualitativelynotedatthetimeofdrillingandrecordedin
recovery andresultsassessed. theMZMdatabase.
Measurestakentomaximisesamplerecoveryandensure • Thecycloneofthedrillrigiscleanedattheendofeach3mrodto
representativenatureofthesamples. ensuresampleisnot“hungMup”andsamplesareascleanaspossible
Whetherarelationshipexistsbetweensamplerecoveryandgrade withaslittlecrosscontaminationaspossible.
andwhethersamplebiasmayhaveoccurredduetopreferential • Norelationshipbetweengradeandrecoveryhasyetbeen
loss/gainoffine/coarsematerial. established.
Logging Whethercoreandchipsampleshavebeengeologicallyand • Allsampleswereloggedtoalevelofdetailtosupportfutureuseina
geotechnicallyloggedtoalevelofdetailtosupportappropriate mineralresourcecalculationshoulditberequired.
MineralResourceestimation,miningstudiesandmetallurgical • Qualitative:Lithology,alteration,mineralisation.
studies. • Quantitative:Veinpercentage,assayingforgoldandotherelements.
Whetherloggingisqualitativeorquantitativeinnature.Core(or • Allholesfortheirentirelengtharelogged.
costean,channel,etc)photography.
Thetotallengthandpercentageoftherelevantintersectionslogged.

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Criteria JORCCodeexplanation Commentary
Sub8 Ifcore,whethercutorsawnandwhetherquarter,halforallcore • Aircore(AC)drillchipswerecollectedascompositesamples(either
sampling taken. 1m,2m,3mor4msamples)frombulkpileslaidoutnexttothe
techniques IfnonNcore,whetherriffled,tubesampled,rotarysplit,etcand drillholecollarusingahandheldscoop.
andsample whethersampledwetordry. • Samplesweretakenatinterpretedgeologicalboundariesinorderto
preparation Forallsampletypes,thenature,qualityandappropriatenessofthe identifyanddiscriminatebetweentransportedandinMsitu
samplepreparationtechnique. mineralisation.
QualitycontrolproceduresadoptedforallsubNsamplingstagesto • Sampleconditionwithrespecttomoisturecontentisnotedonthe
maximiserepresentivityofsamples. geologicallog.
Measurestakentoensurethatthesamplingisrepresentativeofthein • Theentirecompositesample(approx.2kg)hasbeendried,
situmaterialcollected,includingforinstanceresultsforfield pulverisedto85%passing75µm,a10gsubMsamplesplitthen
duplicate/secondNhalfsampling. digestedbyaquaMregiafollowedbyassaywithICPMMSorICPMOES
Whethersamplesizesareappropriatetothegrainsizeofthematerial forgoldandasuiteofpathfinderelements.
beingsampled. • Nofieldduplicateshavebeenprocessedasyet.Pulpduplicateshave
beentakenatthepulverisingstageandselectiverepeatsconducted
atthelaboratoriesdiscretion.
• Samplesizesareconsideredappropriateforthegrainsizeofthe
materialsampled.
Qualityof Thenature,qualityandappropriatenessoftheassayingand • SampleswereassayedusinganICPMMSorICPMOESfinishafter
assaydata laboratoryproceduresusedandwhetherthetechniqueisconsidered beingdigestedwithaquaMregia(industrystandardtechniqueforlow
and partialortotal. levelAuinsurfacesamples).Thisisconsideredapartialdigest
laboratory Forgeophysicaltools,spectrometers,handheldXRFinstruments,etc, techniquehoweverinweatheredsamplesitisconsideredto
tests theparametersusedindeterminingtheanalysisincludinginstrument approximateatotaldigestassay.
makeandmodel,readingtimes,calibrationsfactorsappliedandtheir • Assayswerereturnedforthefollowingelements:Au,Ag,As,Cu,Pb,
derivation,etc. Zn,Ni,Sb,Bi,W,TeandMo.
Natureofqualitycontrolproceduresadopted(egstandards,blanks, • CertifiedReferenceMaterial(Standards)wassubmittedwithbatches
duplicates,externallaboratorychecks)andwhetheracceptablelevels (approximately1inevery25samples)andlaboratoryinserted
ofaccuracy(ielackofbias)andprecisionhavebeenestablished. standards,blanksandduplicateswerealsoreported.Wheregold
levelswereoverrangefortheICPMMStechnique,aseparatesample
fromthepulverisedpulpwasanalysedusinga25gfireassay.The
resultsreportedforareallwithintolerablelimits.
Verification Theverificationofsignificantintersectionsbyeitherindependentor • AlldatahavebeencheckedinternallyforcorrectnessbyseniorMZM
ofsampling alternativecompanypersonnel. geologicalandcorporatestaff.
and Theuseoftwinnedholes. • AlldataiscollectedviaGeobankMobilesoftwareanduploadedinto
assaying Documentationofprimarydata,dataentryprocedures,data theMZMGeobankDatabasefollowingvalidation.
verification,datastorage(physicalandelectronic)protocols. • Noadjustmentshavebeenmadetoassaydata.
Discussanyadjustmenttoassaydata.

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Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary Commentary
Locationof Accuracyandqualityofsurveysusedtolocatedrillholes(collarand AlllocationpointswerecollectedusinghandheldGPSinMGA94–
datapoints downNholesurveys),trenches,mineworkingsandotherlocations Zone51
usedinMineralResourceestimation.
Specificationofthegridsystemused.
Qualityandadequacyoftopographiccontrol.
Dataspacing DataspacingforreportingofExplorationResults. Holesweredrilledatvariousspacingbasedupongeological
and Whetherthedataspacinganddistributionissufficienttoestablishthe observationsatthetimeofdrilling.Thisistypically100m,50mor
distribution degreeofgeologicalandgradecontinuityappropriatefortheMineral 25m.Drilllinesarespacedatapproximately200mM400mwhere
ResourceandOreReserveestimationprocedure(s)and multiplelinesaredrilledinanarea.
classificationsapplied. Holespacingisappropriatefordrillingatthisearlystageinthe
Whethersamplecompositinghasbeenapplied. explorationprocess.
Samplecompositinghasbeenapplied.Samplesweretakenat
interpretedgeologicalboundariesinordertoidentifyanddiscriminate
betweentransportedandinMsitumineralisation.
Orientation Whethertheorientationofsamplingachievesunbiasedsamplingof Theorientationofstructuresisnotknownwithcertaintybutdrilling
ofdatain possiblestructuresandtheextenttowhichthisisknown,considering wasconductedusingappropriateorientationsforinterpreted
relationto thedeposittype. structures.
geological Iftherelationshipbetweenthedrillingorientationandtheorientation Biasintroducedbydrillorientationwithrespecttostructuresisnot
structure ofkeymineralisedstructuresisconsideredtohaveintroduceda known.
samplingbias,thisshouldbeassessedandreportedifmaterial.
Sample Themeasurestakentoensuresamplesecurity. Chainofcustodywasmanagedbycompanyrepresentativesandis
security consideredappropriate.Allsamplesarebaggedinatiednumbered
calicobag,groupedintolargerpolyweavebagsandcabletied.
Polyweavebagsareplacedintolargerbulkybagswithasample
submissionsheetandtiedshut.Consignmentnoteanddelivery
addressdetailsarewrittenonthesideofthebaganddeliveredtoToll
inLaverton.ThebagsaredelivereddirectlytoMinAnalyticalin
CanningVale,WAwhoareNATAaccreditedforcompliancewith
Auditsor
Theresultsofanyauditsorreviewsofsamplingtechniquesanddata.
ISO/IEC17025:2005.
Noexternalauditsorreviewshavebeenconductedapartfrom
reviews internalcompanyreview.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria!listed!in!the!preceding!section!also!apply!to!this!section.)!

Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral Type,referencename/number,locationandownershipincluding • E38/2889is100%ownedbyMontezumaMiningCompanyLimited
tenement agreementsormaterialissueswiththirdpartiessuchasjoint andisingoodstandingandtherearenoknownimpedimentsto
andland ventures,partnerships,overridingroyalties,nativetitleinterests, maintainingalicencetooperateinthearea.
tenurestatus historicalsites,wildernessornationalparkandenvironmental • ThelandonwhichE38/2889issituatedwithinAboriginalReserve
settings. 20396.MontezumaMiningCompanyLimitedhasobtained“Mining
Thesecurityofthetenureheldatthetimeofreportingalongwithany EntryPermits”tooperatewithinthelicencearea.
knownimpedimentstoobtainingalicencetooperateinthearea.
Exploration Acknowledgmentandappraisalofexplorationbyotherparties. • VerylittleexplorationhasbeenundertakenintheareaofE38/2889
doneby previously.ThemostdetailedworkwascarriedoutbyWMCduring
otherparties themidM1990’swheretheycollectedM75umsoilsamplesonaregional
scale.WMCdidnotfollowMupthelowtenoranomaliestheydefinedin
thecurrentworkareaatthetime.
Geology Deposittype,geologicalsettingandstyleofmineralisation. • Notenoughinformationhasbeengatheredtoadequatelydefinethe
precisegeologyintheareaasitislargelycoveredinrecentsand.
Drillhole
Asummaryofallinformationmaterialtotheunderstandingofthe
• Seeappendixtotherelease.
Information explorationresultsincludingatabulationofthefollowinginformation
forallMaterialdrillholes:
o eastingandnorthingofthedrillholecollar
o elevationorRL(ReducedLevel–elevationabovesealevelin
metres)ofthedrillholecollar
o dipandazimuthofthehole
o downholelengthandinterceptiondepth
o holelength.
Data InreportingExplorationResults,weightingaveragingtechniques, • NotopMcutshavebeenappliedwhenreportingresults.
aggregation maximumand/orminimumgradetruncations(egcuttingofhigh • Firstassayfromtheintervalinquestionisreported(i.e.Au1),except
methods grades)andcutNoffgradesareusuallyMaterialandshouldbestated. inthecaseswheretheassayrepeatsorisreportedasoverrangefor
Whereaggregateinterceptsincorporateshortlengthsofhighgrade goldfortheinstrumentbeingused.Inthiscase,afireassayrepeatis
resultsandlongerlengthsoflowgraderesults,theprocedureused conductedandthatvaluereported.Thisisnotedwherethisoccurs.
forsuchaggregationshouldbestatedandsometypicalexamplesof • Aggregatesampleassayscalculatedusingalengthweighted
suchaggregationsshouldbeshownindetail. average
Theassumptionsusedforanyreportingofmetalequivalentvalues • Significantgradeintervalsbasedonintercepts>50ppbgold.

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Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary
shouldbeclearlystated. • Nometalequivalentvalueshavebeenusedforreportingofresults.
Relationship Ifthegeometryofthemineralisationwithrespecttothedrillhole • Notenoughinformationhasbeengatheredtoadequatelydefinethe
between angleisknown,itsnatureshouldbereported. precisegeologyintheareaasitislargelycoveredinrecentsand.
mineralisatio Ifitisnotknownandonlythedownholelengthsarereported,there
nwidthsand shouldbeaclearstatementtothiseffect(eg‘downholelength,true
intercept widthnotknown’).
lengths
Diagrams Appropriatemapsandsections(withscales)andtabulationsof • Refertofiguresindocument.
interceptsshouldbeincludedforanysignificantdiscoverybeing
reportedTheseshouldinclude,butnotbelimitedtoaplanviewof
drillholecollarlocationsandappropriatesectionalviews.
Balanced WherecomprehensivereportingofallExplorationResultsisnot • Alldrillholelocationsarereportedandatableofsignificantintervals
reporting practicable,representativereportingofbothlowandhighgrades isprovidedinthereleasetext.
and/orwidthsshouldbepracticedtoavoidmisleadingreportingof
ExplorationResults.
Other Otherexplorationdata,ifmeaningfulandmaterial,shouldbereported • Allmeaningfulandmaterialinformationisreported.
substantive including(butnotlimitedto):geologicalobservations\geophysical
exploration surveyresults\geochemicalsurveyresults\bulksamples–sizeand
data methodoftreatment\metallurgicaltestresults\bulkdensity,
groundwater,geotechnicalandrockcharacteristics\potential
deleteriousorcontaminatingsubstances.
Furtherwork Thenatureandscaleofplannedfurtherwork(egtestsforlateral • SecondphasedillplanningtofollowMupsignificantintersectionsis
extensionsordepthextensionsorlargeNscalestepNoutdrilling). underwayandisexpectedtocommencewithinQ42015.
Diagramsclearlyhighlightingtheareasofpossibleextensions,
includingthemaingeologicalinterpretationsandfuturedrillingareas,
providedthisinformationisnotcommerciallysensitive.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria!listed!in!the!preceding!section!also!apply!to!this!section.)!

Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral Type,referencename/number,locationandownershipincluding • E38/2889is100%ownedbyMontezumaMiningCompanyLimited
tenement agreementsormaterialissueswiththirdpartiessuchasjoint andisingoodstandingandtherearenoknownimpedimentsto
andland ventures,partnerships,overridingroyalties,nativetitleinterests, maintainingalicencetooperateinthearea.
tenurestatus historicalsites,wildernessornationalparkandenvironmental • ThelandonwhichE38/2889issituatedwithinAboriginalReserve
settings. 20396.MontezumaMiningCompanyLimitedhasobtained“Mining
Thesecurityofthetenureheldatthetimeofreportingalongwithany EntryPermits”tooperatewithinthelicencearea.
knownimpedimentstoobtainingalicencetooperateinthearea.
Exploration Acknowledgmentandappraisalofexplorationbyotherparties. • VerylittleexplorationhasbeenundertakenintheareaofE38/2889
doneby previously.ThemostdetailedworkwascarriedoutbyWMCduring
otherparties themidM1990’swheretheycollectedM75umsoilsamplesonaregional
scale.WMCdidnotfollowMupthelowtenoranomaliestheydefinedin
thecurrentworkareaatthetime.
Geology Deposittype,geologicalsettingandstyleofmineralisation. • Notenoughinformationhasbeengatheredtoadequatelydefinethe
precisegeologyintheareaasitislargelycoveredinrecentsand.
• Earlyobservationsindicatethatthemineralisationpresentat
YamarnaappearstobepartofatypicalYilgarnCraton,Archaean,
shearhosted,mesoMthermalstylesystem.
Drillhole
Asummaryofallinformationmaterialtotheunderstandingofthe
• Seeappendixtotherelease.
Information explorationresultsincludingatabulationofthefollowinginformation
forallMaterialdrillholes:
o eastingandnorthingofthedrillholecollar
o elevationorRL(ReducedLevel–elevationabovesealevelin
metres)ofthedrillholecollar
o dipandazimuthofthehole
o downholelengthandinterceptiondepth
o holelength.
Data InreportingExplorationResults,weightingaveragingtechniques, • NotopMcutshavebeenappliedwhenreportingresults.
aggregation maximumand/orminimumgradetruncations(egcuttingofhigh • Firstassayfromtheintervalinquestionisreported(i.e.Au1).
methods grades)andcutNoffgradesareusuallyMaterialandshouldbestated. • Aggregatesampleassayscalculatedusingalengthweighted
Whereaggregateinterceptsincorporateshortlengthsofhighgrade average.
resultsandlongerlengthsoflowgraderesults,theprocedureused

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Criteria JORCCodeexplanation JORCCodeexplanation Commentary
forsuchaggregationshouldbestatedandsometypicalexamplesof • Significantgradeintervalsbasedonintercepts>0.1g/tgold.
suchaggregationsshouldbeshownindetail. • Nometalequivalentvalueshavebeenusedforreportingofresults.
Theassumptionsusedforanyreportingofmetalequivalentvalues
shouldbeclearlystated.
Relationship Ifthegeometryofthemineralisationwithrespecttothedrillhole • Notenoughinformationhasbeengatheredtoadequatelydefinethe
between angleisknown,itsnatureshouldbereported. precisegeologyintheareaasitislargelycoveredinrecentsand.
mineralisatio Ifitisnotknownandonlythedownholelengthsarereported,there • Truewidthsarenotknown,however,initialobservationsindicatethe
nwidthsand shouldbeaclearstatementtothiseffect(eg‘downholelength,true drillingisappropriatetotheinterpretedorientationofmineralising
intercept widthnotknown’). structuresanddownholewidthswillapproximatetruewidths.
lengths
Diagrams Appropriatemapsandsections(withscales)andtabulationsof • Refertofiguresindocument.
interceptsshouldbeincludedforanysignificantdiscoverybeing
reportedTheseshouldinclude,butnotbelimitedtoaplanviewof
drillholecollarlocationsandappropriatesectionalviews.
Balanced WherecomprehensivereportingofallExplorationResultsisnot • Alldrillholelocationsarereportedandatableofsignificantintervalsis
reporting practicable,representativereportingofbothlowandhighgrades providedinthereleasetext.
and/orwidthsshouldbepracticedtoavoidmisleadingreportingof
ExplorationResults.
Other Otherexplorationdata,ifmeaningfulandmaterial,shouldbereported • Allmeaningfulandmaterialinformationisreported.
substantive including(butnotlimitedto):geologicalobservations\geophysical
exploration surveyresults\geochemicalsurveyresults\bulksamples–sizeand
data methodoftreatment\metallurgicaltestresults\bulkdensity,
groundwater,geotechnicalandrockcharacteristics\potential
deleteriousorcontaminatingsubstances.
Furtherwork Thenatureandscaleofplannedfurtherwork(egtestsforlateral • DrillingattheYamarnaProjectiscontinuingatthepresenttime.
extensionsordepthextensionsorlargeNscalestepNoutdrilling).
Diagramsclearlyhighlightingtheareasofpossibleextensions,
includingthemaingeologicalinterpretationsandfuturedrillingareas,
providedthisinformationisnotcommerciallysensitive.

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