FORTUNA METALS LTD — Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Apr 29, 2012

Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001.

Name of entity

FRONTIER RESOURCES LIMITED

	ACN 095 684 389 Consolidated statement of cash flows		Quarter ended (“current quarter”) March 2012	Quarter ended (“current quarter”) March 2012
			March 2012
Cash flows related to operating activities 1.1 Receipts from product sales and related debtors 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration and evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) administration 1.3 Dividends received 1.4 Interest and other items of a similar nature received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Other Expenditure reimbursable by others NetOperating Cash Flows		Current quarter $A’000		Year to date 9 Months $A’000
		11 (2,217) (411) 60		55 (5,800) (640) 185
		(2,557)		(6,200)
Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of: (a)prospects (b)equity investments (c) other fixed assets 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a)prospects (b)equity investments (c)other fixed assets 1.10 Loans to other entities 1.11 Loans repaid by other entities 1.12 Other (provide details if material) Net investing cash flows 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward)		(268) 93 100		(1,843) 142 (122)
		(75)		(1,823)
		(2,632)		(8,023)

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought forward)	(2,632)	(8,023)
Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. net of costs 1.15 Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares 1.16 Proceeds from borrowings 1.17 Repayment of borrowings 1.18 Dividends paid 1.19 Other (provide details if material) Net financing cash flows	749	839
	749	839
Net increase (decrease) in cash held 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date 1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 1.22 Cash at end ofquarter	(1,883) 2,987	(7,184) 8,288
	1,104	1,104

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

1.23 1.24	Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10	Current quarter $A'000
		76
1.25	Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
	Consulting Fees and Director Fees

Non-cash financing and investing activities

• 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

• 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1 Loan facilities 3.2 Credit standby arrangements

	Amount available	Amount used
	$A’000	$A’000

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

	4.1 Exploration and evaluation 4.2 Development 4.3 Production 4.4 Administration Total	$A’000
		600
		100
		700

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows.	Current quarter $A’000	Previous quarter $A’000
5.1 Cash on hand and at bank 5.2 Deposits at call 5.3 Bank overdraft 5.4 Other (provide details)	4	5
	1,100	2,982
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22)	1,104	2,987

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1 Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed 6.2 Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased	Tenement reference	Nature of interest (note (2))	Interest at beginning ofquarter	Interest at end of quarter
	EL 1351	Reduction by 6.6 km2to 117 km2 OTML JV can earn 80.1%	100%	100%
	EL 1951 EL 1594 EL6/2011 EL 27/2011 EL 3/2011	EL acquired 100% EL acquired 100% EL acquired 100% EL acquired 100% EL acquired 100%	0% 0% 0% 0% 0%	100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

	Total number	Number quoted	Issue price per security (see note 3) (cents)	Amount paid up per security (see note 3) (cents)
7.1 Preference +securities (description) 7.2 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs, redemptions	Nil	Nil
7.3 +Ordinary securities 7.4 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through returns of capital, buy- backs	303,546,682	303,546,682
	7,026,429	7,026,429	10.67c
7.5 +Convertible debt securities (description) 7.6 Changes during quarter (a) Increases through issues (b) Decreases through securities matured, converted	Nil	Nil

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.7 Options (description and conversion factor) 7.8 Issued during quarter 7.9 Exercised during quarter 7.10 Expired during quarter	500,000 1,000,000 200,000 4,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 6,000,000 7,050,000 3,150,000 2,220,000 2,320,000		Exercise price 4.0 cents 5.0 cents 4.0 cents 11.0 cents 9.0 cents 10.0 cents 19 cents 22 cents 25 cents 16.5 cents 11 cents	Expiry date 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-12 19-Oct-13 30-Dec-14 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-12 31-Oct-14 30-Jun-15 30-Jun-15 30-Dec-14 30-Dec-14
	2,220,000 2,320,000		16.5 Cents 11 Cents	30-Dec-14 30-Dec-14
7.11 Debentures (totals only)	Nil	Nil
7.12 Unsecured notes(totals only)	Nil	Nil

Compliance statement

• 1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 4).

• 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 27 April 2012 (Director/Company secretary)

Print name: Jay Stephenson

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Notes

• 1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.

• 2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.

• 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .

• 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

• 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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