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EMU NL Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Apr 22, 2018

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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2018

SUMMARY

  • Phase 1 geochemical sampling completed at Vidalita; anomalous zones mapped

  • Reconnaissance geochemical assay completed at Jotahues; further work planned

  • Drilling camp set up and drill pads constructed

  • Drilling underway at Vidalita gold project, Chile

  • 2,947.5 metres of drilling completed during the Quarter

Gold exploration prospects, Chile

During the Quarter Emu undertook surface soil and rock geochemical sampling over geological areas of interest on its Chile gold properties. To the end of the Quarter 1,072 samples were collected and submitted for analysis (ASX release 10 January, 2018.)

Significant, aerially extensive anomalous gold and silver zones were defined on the Vidalita Prospect (ASX release 26 February, 2018). These are targeted for follow-up by drilling .

Reconnaissance soil and talus geochemical sampling on the Jotahues Prospect also indicated areas of geochemical anomalism (ASX release 26 February, 2018). These have been earmarked for future work to delineate possible drilling targets.

Vidalita drilling

Drilling of high priority areas began 9 January, 2018 with Air Core (AC), Reverse Circulation (RC), and Diamond rigs. To the end of the Quarter, 2,947.5 m of drilling were completed (Table 1). The locations of these holes are shown in Figure 1.

Drill sample preparation is underway in Chile. Assaying will be undertaken in Australia. In excess of 2,000 samples are now in that process.

Drilling continues, with testing of a number of targets expected to continue to the end of April, weather permitting.

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2018

Table 1: Drilling completed during the Quarter ending 31 March, 2018. Co-ordinate system is WGS84, UTM S19.

AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING AIR CORE DRILLING
Hole No Hole ID Collar E Collar N Collar
R.L.
Azimuth Dip Final
Depth
Drill Start
Date
Drill Finish
Date
6500-1
8500-1
8500-2
8300-1
5900-3
5900-4
5900-4b
5500-1
5500-2
4900-1
5100-1
5100-2
5700-2
Hole 1
X
AL
AM
A
B
B2
F
E
J
AI
AN
D
492963
493149
492986
492949
492397
492698
6936511 4873
4840
4775
4826
4905
4901
4901
4893
Vertical
270
90
90
270
270
270
270
270
90
270
90
90
-90
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
140
168
176
158
148
71
199
180
183
168
183
186
156
9/01/2018
2/02/2018
5/02/2018
7/02/2018
13/02/2018
21/01/2018
4/02/2018
6/02/2018
9/02/2018
15/02/2018
6938509
6938506
6938301
6935899
6935898
6935898
14/02/2018 17/02/2018
492700 14/03/2018 16/03/2018
492552 6935503 16/03/2018
18/03/2018
21/03/2018
24/03/2018
27/03/2018
29/03/2018
17/03/2018
20/03/2018
23/03/2018
26/03/2018
28/03/2018
31/03/2018
492455
492548
492799
492300
492602
6935500 4900
6934901 4939
6935093 4909
6935095
6935699
4950
4878
Total AC drilled 2116
REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING
Hole No Hole ID Collar E Collar N Collar
R.L.
Azimuth Dip Final
Depth
Drill Start
Date
Drill Finish
Date
5700-1
5300-1
8300-2
8300-3
5300-2
C2
I
T2
U2
H1
492500
492648
492197
492296
492548
6935698
6935291
6938298
6938295
6935295
4876
4796
4865
4868
4904
270
270
270
270
270
-60
-60
-60
-60
-60
101.6
53
231
180
102
16/03/2018
19/03/2018
21/03/2018
27/03/2018
31/03/2018
18/03/2018
20/03/2018
27/03/2018
30/03/2018
1/04/2018
Total RC drilled 667.6
DIAMOND DRILLING
Hole No Hole ID Collar E Collar N Collar
R.L.
Azimuth Dip Start
Depth
Final
Depth
Metres
Drilled
Drill Start
Date
Drill Finish
Date
5700-1 C2 492500 6935698 4876 270 -60 101.6 265.5 163.9 18/03/2018 30/03/2018
Total DD drilled 163.9
TOTAL METRES DRILLED, QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH, 2018 2947.5
DIAMOND DRILLING DIAMOND DRILLING
Hole No Hole ID Collar E Collar N Collar Azimuth Dip
Start
Final Metres Drill Start Drill Finish
R.L. Depth Depth Drilled Date Date
5700-1 C2 492500 6935698 4876 270 -60
101.6
265.5 163.9 18/03/2018 30/03/2018
Total DD drilled 163.9
TOTAL METRES DRILLED, QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH, 2018 2947.5

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2018

Figure 1: Drill hole locations, Quarter ending 31 March, 2018

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2018

ASX Waiver- Approval to issue shares

On 8 February 2017, the Company received shareholder approvals for the issue of up to 15 million shares ( Consideration Shares ; 2,500,000 of which were issued shortly after the approvals) in respect of the Option Agreement (for the option to purchase the Vidalita and Jotahues projects – Projects ) with Prospex SpA and BLC SpA.

The following information is provided in accordance with a waiver granted by ASX permitting the Company to issue the balance of the Consideration Shares (12,500,000) more than 3 months after the date of the approvals:

  • a) No Consideration Shares were issued during the reporting period;

  • b) 12,500,000 of the Consideration Shares remain, conditionally, to be issued; and

  • c) the conditions to and instalments in which the remainder of the Consideration Shares may be issued are:

  • i) 2,500,000 (approved for issue no later than 31 March 2019) if the Company elects to continue exploring the Projects and subject to it meeting its expenditure commitment in relation to the Projects (minimum of US$1 million by 10 December 2018) and;

  • ii) 5,000,000 (approved for issue no later than 31 December 2020) if the Company exercises the option and defines a 500,000 ounce measured resource of gold on the Projects; and

  • iii) 5,000,000 (approved for issue no later than 31 December 2020) if the Company exercises the option and defines a 1,000,000 ounce measured resource of gold on the Projects.

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2018

Table 1: Schedule of Tenements – Atacama Region, Chile

Concession Type of
**concession **
Percentage held / earning*
Vidalita A2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita B2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita C2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita D2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita E2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita F2 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita A1 1/60 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita B1 1/60 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita C1 1/60 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita D1 1/60 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita E1 1/36 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalita F1 1/40 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota A Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota A1 AL18 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota B Exploration Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota B1 AL20 Exploitation Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota C Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota D Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Vidalota E Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Peon 1-3 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Peon 6-7+10 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Peon 12-15 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Ciclope Tuerto 7-9 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Ciclope TuertoA2-A6 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Ciclope Tuerto 1 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Tierra 6 Exploration Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Tierra 1-5, 7-13 Exploration Emu 100%

Investor enquiries

General Manager T +61 8 9226 4266 E [email protected]

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follow our sucess on twitter@emuasx

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2018

About EMU:-

EMU is an ASX listed Company seeking to deliver tangible outcomes for investors by:

  • focusing on testing substantive mineralised systems capable of forming commercially attractive development opportunities using existing technologies;

  • seeking to reduce risk by selecting operating environments with established minerals law and mining industries;

  • remaining alert to best practice exploration technologies, seeking to bring new insights to our work;

  • drawing on our depth of relevant experience; and

  • remaining active, with meaningful programs of work.

About the gold projects, Maricunga Belt, Chile

The Vidalita and Jotahues gold projects are located in the Maricunga gold belt in the Atacama Region in northern Chile hosting numerous world class gold and silver projects. Emu’s projects cover an area of approximately 6,900 hectares secured by mineral exploration concessions and host alteration and mineralisation that appear geologically similar to other high sulphidation gold deposits of the Maricunga gold belt. The projects are accessed using a network of roads that link Copiapó with the Refugio project (Kinross), Cerro Casale project (Barrick/Goldcorp) and the Caspiche project (Goldcorp). Refugio is located 30 km to the northwest of Vidalita. Emu is unaware of the project having been drilled other than for the 3 holes it drilled in 2017.

The Company holds an option ( Option ) to acquire a 100% interest in certain of the Vidalita and Jotahues concession packages from two Chilean companies.

The concessions are the subject of the Option comprise 2 packages: one package, (the Prospex SpA concessions) covers six concessions at Vidalita, is subject to a 2% NSR on any production, and the second package, (the BLC SpA concessions) comprised of three concessions at Jotahues and two concessions at Vidalita (Vidalota A&B), is subject to a 1% NSR.

The Option will lapse if Emu fails to pay US$100,000 in November 2018. The Option may be exercised in November 2019 on payment of US$2M following expenditure of US$1M, electing to continue on or before November 2018 (by paying US$100,000 refer to above), the issue of 2.5M Emu shares and then if Emu defines: (i) 0.5Moz of gold in measured resources, a further 5M ordinary shares will be issued; and (ii) 1Moz of gold in measured resources, a further 5M ordinary shares will be issued.

Emu continues to look for new mineral exploration, development and mining opportunities within Australia and at various overseas jurisdictions.

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2018

COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENT

Emu NL

ABN 50 127 291 927

ASX Code: EMU

10 Walker Ave West Perth, WA 6005

T +61 8 9226 4266 E [email protected]

PO Box 1112 West Perth, WA 6872

Fully paid shares (listed)

73,910,387 (inc. 4m which Emu can buy back for nil consideration)

Contributing Shares (listed)

37,304,001 paid to $0.03, $0.03 to pay, no call before 31/12/2018

Options (unlisted)

4,750,000, exercise price $0.10, expiring 20/12/18

2,000,000 exercisable (subject to minimum share price milestones being met in the case of 1,500,000 of these options) at $0.11, expiring 20/12/18

300,000, exercise price $0.25, expiring 20/12/18

1,276,670, exercise price $0.03 to acquire a contributing share EMUCA expiring 30/4/18

Directors:

Any details contained herein that pertain to exploration results, mineral resources or mineral reserves are based upon information compiled by Mr Marcus Flis, General Manager of Emu NL. Mr Flis is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM) and has sufficient experience in 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” (JORC Code). Mr Flis consents to the inclusion herein of the matters based upon his information in the form and context in which it appears.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

As a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, actual events and results may differ materially from any forward looking and other statements herein not purporting to be of historical fact. Any statements concerning mining reserves, resources and exploration results are forward looking in that they involve estimates based on assumptions. Forward looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, opinions and estimates as of the respective dates they are made. The Company does not assume any obligation to update forward looking statements even where beliefs, opinions and estimates change or should do so given changed circumstances and developments.

Peter Thomas

Non-executive Chairman

Greg Steemson Managing Director

Gavin Rutherford Non-Executive

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