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ELEMENTOS LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Jan 30, 2014

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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31 JANUARY 2013

QUARTERLY REPORT DECEMBER 2013

Highlights

  • Commencement of a Cleveland tin-copper pre-feasibility to study the optimal project configuration, and capital and operating costs

  • Significant tungsten Conceptual Exploration Target defined at the Cleveland project

  • Chinalco Yunnan Copper completed an initial drilling program at the Millenium joint venture and reported very encouraging copper and cobalt results

Elementos Limited (ASX: ELT) (“Elementos” or the “Company”) activities this quarter have been principally focused on technical studies relating to the Cleveland tin and tungsten project in Tasmania.

CLEVELAND TIN PROJECT, TASMANIA

During the quarter, a number of studies were underway including the commencement of the Cleveland tin-copper Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) and the on-going environmental approval process for the Cleveland tailings project.

Pre-Feasibility Study

In November, the Company commenced a PFS to assess the near term development potential of the substantial, relatively shallow, in-ground tin-copper resources. The tin-copper resource is well-defined through more than 130,000 metres of drilling, and has proven mining and metallurgy through some 20 years of historical operations.

The PFS will also examine the feasibility of an integrated development strategy, firstly processing the part of tailings resource whilst, re-establishing the mine and additional infrastructure required to process the hard rock tin-copper resources.

The PFS will be prepared by MiningOne and pitt&sherry who together have significant experience and expertise in all aspects of tin resource definition, mining, processing and local infrastructure. The PFS will focus on the fundamental variables that will determine the technical and economic viability of developing a standalone underground tin mine and processing facility, or an integrated facility at Cleveland.

The results of the PFS are scheduled for the end of the second quarter 2014.

Tailings dam study

A fifteen-hole sonic drilling program was recently completed on the tailings dam for geotechnical, environmental, metallurgical and resource investigation, along with additional geotechnical and hydrogeology work on site. The data will be used for permitting purposes, resource definition and the pre-feasibility study.

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Environmental permitting for Cleveland mine dewatering and tailings extraction

A submission to the Tasmanian Environmental Protection Agency with a Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan in accordance to the guidelines issued in March 2012 is approaching completion. Tasmanian based pitt&sherry have been appointed principal environmental consultants to assist in the submission and associated work.

CLEVELAND TUNGSTEN, TASMANIA

During the quarter, the Company outlined a Conceptual Exploration Target for Foley’s tungsten zone at the Cleveland project.

Independent consultants, MiningOne, have reported an Exploration Target for Foley’s zone of between 72,000 and 120,000 tonnes of contained WO3, below 850m RL. The Exploration Target, defined from 26 diamond drill holes totaling 6,796 metres, is tabulated below. The potential quantity and grade of the exploration target is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.

Foley Zone Tungsten Exploration Target Below 850m RL Target Below 850m RL
Cut-off grade % WO3 0.2% 0.0%
Tonnes 24 Mt 60 Mt
Grade % WO3 0.3% 0.2%
Contained metal: tonnes of WO3 72,000 120,000
Contained metal: Million mtu of WO3 7.2 12.0

The Exploration Target is in addition to the previously reported Inferred Mineral Resource for Foley’s zone above 850m RL which is more intensively drilled. The Inferred Mineral Resource above 850m RL, estimated independently by Mining One at a 0.2% WO3 cut-off grade, was 3.89Mt @ 0.30% WO3 for total contained metal of 13,000 tonnes WO3.

Foley’s tungsten zone represents an exciting new opportunity for the Company, and the potential of the tungsten deposit has not previously been recognised. Tungsten is a high-value metal, with supplies of tungsten outside of China, which controls approximately 84% of the market, difficult to secure. The Company will now commence a work program to study the development potential of the project.

Previous Disclosure 2012 JORC Code - This information on the Cleveland tungsten project is extracted from the reported titled “Cleveland Project Tungsten Potential” created on 29 October 2013 and is available to view on the Elementos website (www.elementos.com.au). The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original 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 changes. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s Findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

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MILLENIUM, AUSTRALIA

During the quarter, Chinalco Yunnan Copper Resources completed an initial copper-gold drilling program at Millenium. Please see report titled “Completion of Initial Copper/Gold Drilling Program at Millenium – Large Mineral System Identified” created on 4 December 2013 and available at www.cycal.com.au.

SANTO DOMINGO, ARGENTINA

During the quarter, there were no exploration activities at Santo Domingo. A number of site visits were attended by Companies interested in forming a joint venture to explore and develop the project. The negotiations are on-going.

MANANTIALES, ARGENTINA

During the quarter, there were no exploration activities at Manantiales.

TAMAYA, CHILE

During the quarter, there were no exploration activities at Tamaya. The Company is currently assessing all the historical exploration data, including more than 5,000 metres of drilling data, to assess the next steps for the project.

CASH RESOURCES

At the end of the period, the Company had cash resources of $1 million. During the quarter, the Company raised $1.379 million through a number of private placements to sophisticated investors. An additional private placement of $0.15 million was received in advance of obtaining shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting, to be held on 20 February 2013.

For more information, please contact:

Corey Nolan Executive Director Phone: +61 (7) 3221 7770 Email: [email protected]

Elementos is an Australian, ASX-listed, diversified metals company, including Cleveland, an advanced stage tin-copper and tungsten project in Tasmania, together with a number of prospective copper and gold assets in South America and Australia. Please visit us at www.elementos.com.au

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Elementos Ltd held the following interests in exploration tenements at the end of the quarter:


quarter:
Tenement Name Tenement Number Area
(Hectares)
Elementos
Interest
Location of
Tenements
Santo Domingo
Manantiales
Millenium
Selwyn South
Cleveland
1124-493-G-07
1124-094-G-09
1124-133-G-09
1124-454-G-09
1124-643-G-10
1124-368-G-06
1124-385-G-06
1124-494-G-07
1124-495-G-07
1124-496-G-07
1124-497-G-07
1124-498-G-07
1124-499-G-07
1124-500-G-07
1124-265-G-08
1124-336-G-08
1124-633-G-10
1124-022-G-11
1124-131-O-09
1124-132-O-09
520-120-M-97
520-121-M-97
520-122-M-97
ML 2512
ML 2761
ML 2762
ML 7506
ML 7507
EPM 18402
EPM 18773
EPM 18793
EPM 18982
EPM 19014
EPM 19036
EPM 19371
EPM 19426
EL7/2006
EL9/2006
EL15/2011
497
511
1458
500
1940
2158
4995
900
1338
900
900
900
900
900
2616
368
1179
1500
4953
9203
3126
3069
3062
4
20
16
50
45
5146
3859
2251
4184
6111
3216
3860
643
1798
4195
3358
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
Nil – earning(i)
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Nil - earning
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Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
Nil - earning
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Nil – earning
Nil – earning(i)
50%
100%
100%
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania

(i) Tenements/Cateos in process of being granted/transferred

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Tenement
Name
Tenement Number Tenement Number Tenement Number Area
(Hectares)
Area
(Hectares)
Elementos
Interest
Elementos
Interest
Location of
Tenements
Tamaya Adrianita 1 a 35
Aurora 1 a 20
Camposanto 8 a 17
Cerrillos Primera
Chepillo 1 a 4
Guias Altas
La Borracho 1 a 3
La Lusitania 1 a 5
La Sol 1 a 4
Lecaros 1 a 120
Margarita 1 a 7
Olga 1 a 20
San Cristobal 1 a 30
Suerte 10-15, 25-30
Tacora 1 a 65
Tuhuimco 1 al 40
Talabre 1 al 25
Talcan 1 al 18
Talpuna 1 al 34
Tamarugo 1 al 44
Tamaya 1 a 120
Tanume 1 al 28
Tatio 1 al 19
Temo 1 al 2
Ticalhue 1 al 17
Tignamar 1 al 26
Tipay 1 al 14
Tocomar 1 al 20
Toconce 1 al 18
Tolas 1 al 14
Tolten 1 al 17
Torca 1 al 5
Cerrillos 1
Cerrillos 2
Cerrillos 3
Cerrillos 4
Cerrillos 5
Cerrillos 6
175
100
41
5
19
4
15
25
13
600
35
100
150
50
606
400
250
168
284
409
600
244
176
9
102
254
125
200
180
140
149
42
300
200
100
300
300
300
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
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Nil – earning
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Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Nil – earning
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
Chile
During the quarter, the following tenements were acquired:
Tenement
Name
Tenement Number Area
(Hectares)
Elementos
Interest
Location of
Tenements
Selwyn South
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
EPM 19371
EL7/2006
EL9/2006
EL15/2011
3860
1798
4195
3358
Nil – earning
50%
100%
100%
Queensland
Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania

There were no tenements disposed of during the quarter and no changes in the beneficial interests held by the company.

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