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ELEMENTOS LIMITED Regulatory Filings 2012

May 14, 2012

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15 MAY 2012

MERCEDES ELVIRA PROSPECT SAMPLING RETURNS FURTHER HIGH-GRADE COPPER VALUES

Highlights

  • High-grade copper values of up to 3.8 % from new sampling at Elvira

  • Sixteen out of twenty-three samples assayed greater than 1% copper over the magnetic low anomaly

  • New copper-oxide structures identified within porphyry area

  • Pole-dipole IP geophysical survey over Elvira porphyry prospect in progress

Elementos Limited (ASX: ELT) (“Elementos” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide results from the most recent sampling at the Elvira porphyry prospect at Mercedes, northern Chile.

Assay results from 23 rock-chip samples of exposed mineralisation in outcrop and artisanal mine workings has returned high-grade copper values with anomalous gold, silver and molybdenum – see Figure 1 and Table 1. Highlights include:

  • A significant number of new high-angled copper oxide mineralised structures following north-south, east-west and north-west trends;

  • Assays of up to 3.8% copper, 27 g/t silver, 0.42 g/t gold, 64 ppm molybdenum and 220 ppm tungsten;

  • Sixteen of the samples returned copper values over 1%; and

  • The high-grade copper values occur within a magnetic low anomaly, a common geophysical feature of many porphyry deposits in northern Chile.

Widespread copper-oxide rich structures have been identified throughout the footprint of the magnetic low and the transitions to the magnetic highs, indicating the potential to identify near-surface, structurally controlled mineralisation. These structures contain minor credits of molybdenum and tungsten, potentially indicating a high temperature fluid source which could indicate deeper, sulphide mineralisation within the porphyry prospect at Elvira – see Figures 2 and 3.

Detailed mapping and sampling programs are continuing over the near-surface, high-grade oxide targets as well as the porphyry prospect, to aid drill target generation.

The recently completed airborne magnetometry survey and the IP geophysical survey currently underway should provide a rapid indication of the size and depth of the potential porphyry target, as part of the geological evaluation for the identification of drill targets.

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Figure 1 – Distribution of copper grades from recent sampling at Elvira.

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Figure 2 : Sample 4059. Copper oxides and sulphides (chalcopyrite and bornite), 2.7% copper, 0.154 g/t gold, 18.5 g/t silver and 2 ppm molybdenum.

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Figure 3 : Sample 4066. Silicified structure with copper oxides and sulphides (chalcopyrite and bornite), 3.7% copper, 0.121 g/t gold, 33.9 g/t silver and 1 ppm molybdenum.

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Table 1 : Results from the continuing geochemical sampling program at Mercedes.

Sample Easting
UTM
WGS84
Northing
UTM
WGS84
Copper Gold Silver Molybdenum
Prospect Altitude
(m)
Description Sample
Te
ID yp (%) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm)
Structure with copper
oxides
Rock
Chip
4051 Elvira 568839 7523045 3160 3.76 0.15 2.8 4
4052 Elvira 568792 7523263 3144 Quartz - calcite vein
with copper oxides
Chip
Channel
0.03 0.00 <0.5 2
Rock
Chip
4053 Elvira 569506 7523189 3190 Silicified structure 0.62 0.08 7.7 1
4054 Elvira 569516 7523206 3191 Silicified breccia Rock
Chip
1.90 0.06 26.8 1
Rock
Chip
4055 Elvira 569433 7523021 3210 Silicified structure 1.15 0.06 27.4 <1
4056 Elvira 569138 7522468 3173 Mineralised structure Rock
Chip
1.20 0.19 6.8 1
4057 Elvira 569096 7522521 3185 Silicified structure Float 1.82 0.26 5.5 2
4058 Elvira 569401 7522853 3196 Silicified Structure Float 3.35 0.07 27.3 2
Rock
Chip
4059 Elvira 569166 7522029 3175 Mineralised fault 2.70 0.15 18.5 2
4060 Elvira 570208 7523618 3152 Mineralised fault
breccia
Rock
Chip
2.58 0.42 2.3 1
Chip
Channel
4061 Elvira 570195 7523616 3156 Mineralised fault zone 0.47 0.11 1.3 <1
4062 Elvira 570187 7523620 3156 Mineralised fault zone Rock
Chip
1.52 0.09 3.2 64
Mineralised fault with
silica and copper oxides
Rock
Chip
4063 Elvira 570217 7523552 3160 0.56 0.03 2.0 <1
4064 Elvira 569827 7522295 3237 Selective material from
dump
Rock
Chip
3.46 0.05 >100 1
Rock
Chip
4065 Elvira 569961 7522296 3222 Fault contact 1.58 0.00 79.9 6
4066 Elvira 569950 7522509 3219 Silicified structure
copper oxides
Rock
Chip
3.68 0.12 33.9 1
4067 Elvira 569861 7522536 3216 Mineralised structure Float 2.07 0.73 20.0 <1
4068 Elvira 569856 7522557 3221 Mineralised structure Float 0.39 0.01 16.8 <1
Mineralised structure
with silica
4069 Elvira 569882 7522560 3217 Float 0.95 0.20 7.8 1
4070 Elvira 569890 7522539 3220 Mineralised structure in
old works
Float 0.66 0.07 9.3 3
Rock
Chip
3968 Elvira 568460 7523421 3118 Mineralised structure 2.11 0.69 3.3 1
Mineralised structure in
andesite
Rock
Chip
3969 Elvira 569174 7522239 3185 2.40 0.63 26.2 1
Copper oxide
mineralisation in
andesite / dacite
contact
Rock
Chip
3970 Elvira 568679 7521739 3137 1.77 0.08 3.1 1

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For more information, please contact:

Corey Nolan

Managing Director Phone: +61 (7) 3221 7770 Email: [email protected]

Elementos is an Australian, ASX-listed, exploration company, with a number of projects in Chile, Argentina and Australia, which offer an attractive investment environment. The properties are all in mineral rich, highly prospective provinces, with developed infrastructure nearby. Please visit us at www.elementos.com.au

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Alistair Grahame, a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Grahame is a full-time employee of Elementos Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.’ Mr Grahame consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

SAMPLE PREPARATION

Samples were prepared and analysed at the ALS Analytical Laboratories (“ALS”) in La Serena, Chile using fire assay (30 gram charge) for gold, ICP-ME 33 elements (15 grams charge) and copper by atomic absorption for copper values above detection limit of ICP, all ISO-9001:2000 certified.

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