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FireFly Metals Ltd. Capital/Financing Update 2013

Nov 10, 2013

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Capital/Financing Update

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Exploration Office Unit 2, 81 Harrison Road Dudley Park SA 5008

ABN: 96 110 336 733

Tel: +61 8 8245 4900 Fax: +61 8 8245 4999 www.monaxmining.com.au

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For Immediate Release Monday 11 November, 2013

ASX RELEASE

Antofagasta-Monax Alliance secures highly sought after tenements in tightly-held Musgrave Province in South Australia

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Monax Alliance secures tenements within prospective Musgrave Province in northern S.A.

  • Monax Alliance targeting copper and copper-nickel associated with mafic Giles Complex and basement gneisses.

Historical copper occurrences present within one tenement.

Monax Alliance Pty Ltd (“Alliance”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Monax Mining Ltd (ASX:MOX) today announced that its strategic alliance with a wholly-owned subsidiary of major Chilean copper producer Antofagasta plc (“Antofagasta”), has increased its project landholding with the addition of three new Exploration Licence Applications within the tightly-held Musgrave Province, located in South Australia’s Far North (Figure 1).

The three tenements were recently released by the South Australian Government’s Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE) under the Exploration Release Area system and cover an area in total of 3396km[2 ] within the eastern part of the Musgrave Province. Alliance will be targeting copper and copper-nickel style mineralisation.

Two of the three tenements were competitive applications and the Alliance was the successful applicant. These tenements will be presented to Antofagasta as a single project opportunity and may become a Designated Project.

“The new Musgrave tenements form to combine a significant project for us, and provides the Alliance with an additional focus together with iron-oxide copper-gold targets within the highly prospective Gawler Craton,” Monax Mining Managing Director, Mr Gary Ferris, said today.

“Tenure in the Musgrave Province is tightly held and when DMITRE released these new tenements, they became a priority target for Alliance,” he said.

“Recent positive results by Musgrave Minerals with the discovery of a nickel-copper gossan within the western Musgrave Province, and anomalous copper drilling results from the Caprica East tenement, which adjoins the Alliance’s Exploration Licence Application 2013/169, show that the Musgraves are a prospective area in the search for Nebo-Babel and Nova Ni-Cu style mineralisation”.

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ELA 2013/169 contains several known copper prospects and historical company mapping and rock chip sampling has reported copper rock chip values up to 2.87% and nickel values up to 0.25% (Figure 2) (Open file Envelope 9261). Table 1 contains all rock chip results for the area from company exploration including samples outside the tenement area (source Open file Envelope 9261).

“The Alliance is excited by the potential of this new project and is quickly seeking approval for the grant of these tenements,” Mr Ferris said.

“No significant exploration has been undertaken on the two western tenements, with only minor exploration reported on the eastern tenement. Only five mineral drill holes have been reported on ELA 2013/169 highlighting the lack of exploration within this part of South Australia” he said.

Mr Ferris said “exploration will comprise soil and/or lag sampling as a first pass, quick and inexpensive exploration technique, followed by electromagnetic surveys over selected areas to target potential sulphide zones”.

Background

The Alliance is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monax Mining Limited, and was established as the operational vehicle of the strategic alliance between Monax and Antofagasta.

Under the terms of the Alliance, which commenced in November 2011, Antofagasta has committed to providing US$1 million to the Alliance over two years for target-generation within South Australia.

Antofagasta recently advised Monax that it intends to extend the strategic alliance between the two parties for a further year. Under the terms of the additional year, Antofagasta will provide Monax with up to $US400,000 to continue to review potential copper projects within South Australia.

Exploration tenement applications within the Alliance are termed Alliance Projects and are presented to Antofagasta at a Technical Committee Meeting for a decision on whether they progress to the Designated Project (DP) stage.

Properties which are identified as a project of interest become a Designated Project (“DP”). Once a DP has been formed, Antofagasta will have acquired a 51% interest and Monax a 49% interest in the project.

Antofagasta will then have the option to earn an additional 19% of any DP (for a cumulative 70% interest) by spending a further US$4 million within three years. At that stage, Antofagasta will make a cash payment (success fee) to Monax of US$3 million.

Upon vesting its interests at 70% Antofagasta and 30% Monax, both parties have the right to maintain their interest by contributing to exploration or development costs pro rata or dilute in accordance with a standard dilution formula.

If Antofagasta elects not to continue with the project within the Alliance Phase, the project will become a 100%-owned Monax Mining project.

Gary Ferris Managing Director, Monax Mining Ph: (08) 8245 4900 Email: [email protected]

Duncan Gordon Investor Relations Ph: 0404 006 444

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The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr G M Ferris, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Ferris is employed full time by the Company as Managing Director and, has a minimum of five years relevant experience in the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and qualifies as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” Mr Ferris consents to the inclusion of the information in this report in the form and context in which it appears.

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Figure 1. Location of Monax Projects including the new project in the Musgrave Province.

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Figure 2. Google Earth image of ELA 2013/169, showing location of historical copper prospects from DMITRE database and selected anomalous copper and nickel rock chip samples. Full rock chip data shown in Table 1.

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FIELD NUMBER Easting Northing SAMPLE# UNIT Au Ag Mo Se As Co Cr Cu Ni V Zn Th U Pb Y
bfs980426-97 346625 7013269 MB-15 PA 1 0.05 9 0.5 13 24 130 175 52 32 250 3.4 11 8 26
bfs980501-266 318950 7009130 MB-50 PAw 13 0.2 1 0.25 0.5 47 30 1250 83 155 185 1.35 1.8 10 14
PIRSA data 311977 7002042 6842 PAw 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 -10 100 260 160 4 2 50 40
PIRSA data 311977 7002042 6843 PAw 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 -10 70 220 130 6 2 60 40
PIRSA data 311542 7001956 6844 PAw 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 300 60 230 200 4 2 -50 40
PIRSAdata 319617 7009110 7101 PAw 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -10 110 270 130 8 4 -50 40
bfs980425-92 341468 7023905 MB-13 Pbd 7.5 0.1 1.8 0.25 0.5 19 33 320 20 280 65 1.9 0.38 6 16
bfs980427-113 312265 7035895 MB-16 Pbd 3 1.8 1.2 0.25 0.5 25 120 600 55 130 240 0.7 0.15 550 10
bfs980428-140 316150 7035250 MB-25 Pbd 4.5 0.2 1.4 0.25 0.5 18 130 230 45 99 80 1.75 0.19 10 12
bfs980430-213 322789 7036800 MB21 Pbd 6 0.1 1.4 0.25 0.5 18 99 320 37 100 46 2 0.18 4 11
AJP980421-14 343530 7022135 AJP980421-14 Pbd 7 0.05 2.1 0.25 0.5 3 145 12 73 145 31 1.05 0.3 1.5 21
AJP980503-15 322760 7018085 AJP980503-15 Pbd 340 0.2 6 11 1 25 120 5350 46 170 110 3.9 21.5 6 15
AJP980503-15 322760 7018085 AJP980503-15 Pbd 200 0.05 2.4 4.5 0.5 25 170 10100 44 230 140 2.8 37 8 29
bfs980429-201 323516 7036224 MB-35 Pbg 3 0.05 2.3 0.25 0.5 0.5 72 140 5 76 11 2.8 0.47 1.5 21
bfs980501-229 294510 7024325 MB24 Pbg 72 1.3 2.1 1 0.5 6 29 10900 23 190 71 0.65 12 125 13
AJP980428-22 314095 7040995 AJP980428-22 Pbg 1 0.05 0.5 0.25 0.5 45 900 2 800 110 34 0.53 0.1 1.5 3
AJP980429-6 314580 7038445 AJP980429-6 Pbg 1 0.05 0.7 0.25 0.5 19 84 37 99 46 36 1.8 0.05 6 5
bfs980427-116 314529 7035491 MB-19 PB 1.5 0.05 1.2 0.25 2 43 110 44 75 280 185 0.51 0.1 4 14
AJP980503-10 321555 7019350 AJP980503-10 PB 1 0.05 6.5 0.25 0.5 7 135 17 50 11 115 0.66 7 8 8
AJP980503-19 322460 7017670 AJP980503-19 PB 82 0.2 2.4 1.5 1 42 700 1250 260 68 135 23.5 8 6 11
AJP980503-19 322460 7017670 AJP980503-19 PB 360 10 4.9 24.5 0.5 31 700 33000 280 57 130 0.68 38.5 1.5 4
bfs980429-162 315175 7036722 MB-27 PBe 1 0.05 2 0.25 0.5 14 115 43 32 62 49 8 0.32 6 19
bfs980429-184 320400 7035950 MB-32 PBe 0.5 0.05 2.4 0.25 0.5 4 77 11 6 18 24 0.61 0.4 4 11
AJP980423-9 345610 7025550 AJP980423-9 PBe 2.5 0.2 1.3 0.25 0.5 50 17 460 44 135 460 6 15 4 71
AJP980428-2 311545 7037965 AJP980428-2 PBe 1 0.05 1.4 0.25 0.5 34 73 60 45 260 96 0.53 0.23 6 14
bfs980427-114 314251 7035627 MB-17 PBe/Pum 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.25 0.5 43 300 38 150 13 37 0.22 0.19 71 3
bfs980427-114 314251 7035627 MB-17 PBe/Pum 0.25 0.05 1.8 0.25 0.5 27 450 10 200 5 28 0.55 0.16 30 3
bfs980428-130 311785 7036455 MB-22 PBe/Pum 0.5 0.05 0.5 0.25 3 69 410 44 1300 23 115 0.76 0.19 12 3
bfs980428-132 312027 7036640 MB-23 PBea 1 0.05 0.7 0.25 0.5 16 1500 0.5 140 64 44 0.53 0.18 4 6

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FIELD NUMBER Easting Northing SAMPLE# UNIT Au Ag Mo Se As Co Cr Cu Ni V Zn Th U Pb Y
bfs980429-173 318440 7036360 MB-30 PBea 3 0.05 0.4 0.25 0.5 20 30 140 38 73 34 0.55 0.31 1.5 6
AJP980425-6 348665 7022830 AJP980425-6 PBea 2 0.05 2 <0,5 0.5 13 59 95 9 99 72 5 1.05 8 11
AJP980428-23 314140 7041045 AJP980428-23 PBea 0.25 0.05 0.1 0.25 0.5 27 2050 0.5 260 42 18 0.38 0.07 1.5 2
AJP980428-1 311170 7037715 AJP980428-1 PBec 0.5 0.05 2.9 0.25 0.5 5 61 6 5 15 34 0.6 0.36 6 26
AJP980425-24 348560 7019725 AJP980425-24 PBem 1 0.05 2.3 0.25 0.5 0.5 105 59 4 7 40 13.5 1.35 34 8
bfs980424-59 346746 7019346 MB-08 PBeq 1.5 0.05 4.7 0.25 0.5 19 95 185 36 130 57 1.95 0.21 6 12
bfs980504-360 332705 7023116 MB-58 PBeq 1 0.05 3.2 0.25 0.5 250 9200 11 7500 175 145 0.34 8 1.5 2
bfs980428-125 311467 7037306 MB-20 PBw 0.5 0.05 1.8 0.25 0.5 7 91 3 24 33 36 23.5 0.23 6 21
AJP980429-5 314510 7038605 AJP980429-5 PBwe 1 0.05 1.9 0.25 4 11 62 250 13 51 61 115 0.53 22 10
AJP980423-22 345340 7025110 AJP980423-22 PBwe 2.5 0.05 3.3 0.25 1 1 96 145 5 28 16 7 1.7 12 24
AJP980501-2 295830 7023895 AJP980501-2 PBwl 1 0.05 1.7 0.25 0.5 1 74 17 3 7 39 31.5 1.15 12 11
AJP980503-7 313320 7020220 AJP980503-7 PBwl 1.5 0.05 2.9 0.25 0.5 2 120 4 6 7 32 5 0.72 8 6
bfs980425-92 341468 7023905 MB-12 PBwm 2 0.05 4.5 0.25 0.5 3 175 34 8 13 45 11 13 14 11
bfs980422-10 341025 7023350 MB-01 PBwm 2.5 0.05 1.6 0.25 1 17 73 2 32 105 61 10.5 6 10 9
AJP980425-1 349435 7023135 AJP980425-1 PBwm 1.5 0.05 4 0.25 0.5 1 165 7 5 39 14 2.7 0.78 1.5 11
bfs980429-205 321634 7035945 MB-36 peg 420 13.5 1 0.25 5 6 43 28700 14 52 56 160 14 18 190
AJP980422-6 343835 7023285 AJP980422-6 PKg 2 0.05 9.5 0.25 125 1 74 5 19 9 12 15 4.9 14 34
bfs98042424 343595 7018323 MB-07 PKge 2.5 0.05 3.5 0.25 0.5 1 135 8 4 4 25 23.5 3.8 22 20
AJP980501-7 295500 7021865 AJP980501-7B PKgt 1.5 0.05 1.8 0.25 2 5 51 28 4 50 71 42 1.25 12 46
AJP980501-7 295500 7021865 AJP980501-7A PKgt 1.5 0.05 1.4 0.25 2 4 55 4 5 25 49 43.5 1.35 14 16
bfs980504-317 321258 7024968 MB-53 Pum 2 0.05 0.5 0.25 0.5 74 440 29 2500 9 37 0.44 0.31 1.5 2
AJP980422-15 351990 7024860 AJP980422-15 q 2.5 0.05 1.9 1 10 7 47 21 6 280 52 10 11.5 10 9
bfs980423-18 339760 7018613 MB-04 q 1 0.05 5 0.25 0.5 0.5 240 6 7 14 7 1.5 0.92 4 6
AJP980427-7 310870 7038630 AJP980427-7 q 1.5 0.05 6.5 0.25 1 6 200 5 7 86 9 4.2 0.52 4 12
AJP980428-14 312880 7039840 AJP980428-14 q 1 0.05 3 0.25 0.5 0.5 135 3 8 170 12 0.85 0.52 4 24
AJP980428-19 313590 7039970 AJP980428-19 q 0.5 0.05 1.5 0.25 0.5 0.5 110 2 4 25 4 7.5 0.23 1.5 8
AJP980503-28 323795 7018370 AJP980503-28 q 100 0.05 2.1 1.5 0.5 3 83 12500 7 15 19 3.4 31.5 22 15

Table 1. Full historical rock chip results for area which includes ELA 2013/169 (taken from Open file Envelope 9261 – includes samples collected outside of tenement area). All geochemical results are reported in ppm with the exception of Au which is in ppb. Sample coordinates are AMG Zone 53 AGD 84. All analyses undertaken at Amdel using IC2E with the exception of Au, Ag, Mo, Se, Th & U which were assayed using IC10M method.

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