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GLOBE METALS & MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Jan 28, 2016

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ASX RELEASE

ASX RELEASE 30 June 2013

29 January 2016

December Quarter 2015 Review of Operations

About Globe

  • Globe Metals & Mining Limited is a Perth based company listed on Australian Stock Exchange (ASX Code: GBE)

  • Globe’s principal focus is the Kanyika Niobium Project.

  • The Kanyika Niobium Project host to a 2004 JORC compliant Mineral Resource Estimate of 68.3M tonnes of Nb2O5 using a 1,500 ppm Nb2O5 cut-off (refer ASX announcement dated 7 January 2013).

Investment Summary

  • 100% interest held on projects in Malawi (Africa) including niobium, graphite and rare earths

Summary

Kanyika Niobium Project

  • Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining notified Globe of Mining Lease approval for Kanyika subject to completion of the Development Agreement.

  • Development Agreement is progressing with Globe having responded to various information requests during the quarter.

Chiziro Graphite Project

Directors and Management

Ms Alice Wong - Non-Executive Chairperson Mr Alistair Stephens - Managing Director Mr William Hayden - Non-executive Director Mr Bo Tan - Non-executive Director Mr Alex Ko - Non-executive Director

Capital Structure

Shares on Issue: 469,729,062 Options on Issue: 4,000,000 (various) 52 week range: $0.021 - $0.067 Last Price (28/1/2016): $0.024 Market Capitalisation: $11.273 million Cash in Bank: A$14.5m

  • Rock chip sampling confirms high grade mineralisation at Katengeza Prospect.

Corporate & Finance

  • Cash at bank and in term deposits at 31 December 2015 of $14.5 million.

  • Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 26 November 2015.

  • General meeting of shareholders to take place on Wednesday, 24 February 2016.

Substantial Shareholders

Apollo Metals : 52.37% Ao-Zhong International Minerals: 25.15%

Contact

Alistair Stephens Managing Director [email protected] T: +61 (0)8 9327 0700

Strategic Review

  • The Company is currently undertaking a strategic review of the Company’s business and of investment opportunities outside the minerals industry.

Globe Metals & Mining Ltd | Suite 1, Level 1, 35 Havelock Street, West Perth, WA, 6005 | PO Box 1811 West Perth WA 6872 | P: +61 8 9327 0700 | F: +61 8 9327 0798 | web: globemm.com. | Email: [email protected] | ABN 33 114 400 609 | ASX:GBE

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Globe Metals & Mining Limited (ASX Code: GBE) (“ Globe ” or “ the Company ”) provides its activities report for the quarter ended 31 December 2015.

1. Overview of Exploration Activities

Globe’s focus of operations is in Malawi (see Figure 1 below) located in southeast Africa. Globe’s Kanyika Niobium Project (KNP), contains a niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Ta) resource – refer Section 2.1 for full details.

In addition to KNP, Globe has three other exploration projects in Malawi. These are the Chiziro Graphite Project, Machinga Rare Earths Project and Salimbidwe Rare Earths Project.

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Figure 1: Malawi Projects Location Map.

2. Kanyika Niobium Project

2.1 Overview

Globe has undertaken exploration and resource development and feasibility studies at Kanyika since 2007.

A Mineral Resource Statement was published on 7 January 2013 (refer ASX release) stating a mineral resource inventory of 68.3M tonnes (equivalent) of Nb2O5 using a 1,500 ppm Nb2O5 cut-off (refer Tables 1 & 2 below). No additions or changes have been made to this resource statement and it complies with the 2004 JORC guidelines for mineral resource statements as made in that release, (refer to the “Competent Persons Statement” section on page 8).

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Table 1: Mineral Resource Estimate for Kanyika using a 1,500 ppm Nb2O5 lower cut

Category Million Tonnes Nb2O5 ppm Ta2O5 ppm
Measured 5.3 3,790 180
Indicated 47.0 2,860 135
Inferred 16.0 2,430 120
135
Total 68.3 2,830

Table 2: Mineral Resource Estimate for Kanyika using a 3,000 ppm Nb2O5 lower cut

Category Million Tonnes Nb2O5 ppm Ta2O5 ppm
Measured 3.4 4,790 220
Indicated 16.6 4,120 190
Inferred 2.8 4,110 190
190
Total 22.8 4,220

2.2 Mining Licence Application and Development Agreement (DA) Negotiations

Globe received notice in 2015 from the Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining that it had approved Globe’s application for a Mining Lease (ML) at Kanyika subject to a Development Agreement (DA) being completed.

The Mining Licence (ML) covers the Kanyika Nb-Ta resource, and all areas covering proposed mine infrastructure and prospective exploration areas. No definitive date on finalisation of the DA has been established.

2.3 Kanyika Definitive Feasibility Study

Globe continues to seek parties interested in an offtake agreement for niobium and tantalum products from Kanyika.

The Kanyika Technical Economic Study has been revised to include results from the 2014 Kanyika concentrator pilot plant programme. The Study remains incomplete until off-take agreements are established.

Globe continues to examine opportunities for project enhancement, including reconfiguration of project arrangements.

2.4 Kanyika Exploration Activities During This Quarter

During the quarter, no exploration activities were completed.

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3. Chiziro Graphite Project

3.1 Overview

The Chiziro Graphite Project is located to the north-east of the city of Lilongwe in Malawi and comprises Exploration Prospecting Licence (EPL0299).

During 2014, Globe completed completed 6,266 metres of trenching at its Chimutu Prospect and in the process outlined a six kilometre strike of high-grade graphite mineralisation.

Mapping and rock chip sampling has located further prospects within the tenement of graphite mineralisation, the most prospective of which being the Katengeza Prospect.

Preliminary metallurgical test work has been completed and has provided favourable results in terms of flake size and recovery.

3.2 Chiziro Exploration Activities during this Quarter

During the quarter, Globe received the results for 27 rock chip samples from the Katengeza Prospect that were collected in September 2015.

The assay results indicate that graphite mineralisation extends beyond the known Katengeza Prospect area (see Figure 2 below). The highest individual total graphitic carbon assay (TGC) reported was 42.4% with more than half of the samples returning grades exceeding 10% TGC.

A summary of the assay results from the rock chip sampling is as follows:

Table 3: Summary of rock chip samples assays collected September 2015.

Range (% TGC) No of Samples
0-1 4
1-5 2
5-10 7
10-15 7
15-20 4
20-50 3
Total 27

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Figure 2: Location of all Rock Chip Samples showing TGC% intervals.

3.4 Metallurgical Test Work

A 200 kilogram composite graphite-rich sample collected from the Chimutu Prospect was transported from Malawi to an Australian laboratory during the quarter for the purposes of metallurgical testwork. Results are expected to be available for reporting in the first quarter of 2016.

4. Machinga Rare Earths Project

No exploration activities were completed at Machinga during the December Quarter.

5. Salimbidwe Rare Earths Project

No exploration activities were completed at Salimbidwe during the December Quarter.

6. Memba Titanium & Iron Ore Project

During the September 2015 quarter, Globe submitted a relinquishment report to the Ministry of Mines in Mozambique relating to the Memba Licence. Globe awaits receipt of official notification that the relinquishment has been approved.

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7. Corporate

7.1 Cash at Bank

Cash at bank for the Company remains robust with A$14.5M at bank on call or in term deposit.

7.2 Options

As at 31 December 2015, share options remaining on issue are as follows:

Grant Date Expiry Date Number Exercise Price
2 July2013 30 June 2017 1,000,000 $0.10
2 July2013 30 June 2018 1,000,000 $0.15
2 July2013 30 June 2019 1,000,000 $0.20
2 July2013 30 June 2020 1,000,000 $0.25
4,000,000

8. Strategic Review

The Company announced in December 2015 a strategic review of the Company’s business and of investment opportunities outside the minerals and mining sector. The Company is seeking to clearly establish and prioritise the areas in which its resources are to be utilised and identify investments that provide strong cash generation capability, growth and attractive shareholder returns. Shareholders will be updated on developments as they occur.

9. Schedule of Mineral Tenements as at 31 December 2015

Table 4: Summary of Globe’s Exploration Tenements

Project
Status
Tenement
Interest
held
by Globe
Kanyika
Granted
EPL0421/15
ML*
100%
Salambidwe
Granted
EPL0289/10R
100%
Malawi
Machinga
Granted
EPL0230/07R2
100%
Chiziro
Granted
EPL0299/10R
100%
Mozambique Memba
Granted
4832L, 4831L
100%

NB:

  • ML*- ID number pending completion of DA negotiations

  • EPL – Exclusive Prospecting Licence (Malawi)  L – Exclusive Prospecting Licence (Mozambique)

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Contact:

Alistair Stephens Managing Director Globe Metals & Mining Ltd Tel: +61 (0) 8 9327 0700

Competent person: The contents of this report relating to the Mineral resource Estimate are based on information compiled by Mr Michael Job, Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a consultant employed by Quantitative Group at the time the Mineral Resource Estimate was completed. Mr Job had sufficient experience related to the activity undertaken to qualify as a “Competent person”, as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves and consented to the inclusion in reports of matters compiled by him in the form and context which they appear. The Mineral Resource Estimate was first reported to the ASX on 7 January 2013 and has not been updated since.

Competent person: The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Fergus Jockel, a competent person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Fergus Jockel is a full-time employee of the company and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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’. Fergus Jockel consents to the inclusion in the report of matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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JORC TABLE 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
• Nature and quality of sampling (eg
cut channels, random chips, or
specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools
appropriate to the minerals under
investigation, such as down hole
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF
instruments, etc). These examples
should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
• Include reference to measures
taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement
tools or systems used.
• Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to
the Public Report. In cases where
‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively
simple (eg ‘reverse circulation
drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was
pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be
required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual
commodities or mineralisation
types (eg submarine nodules) may
warrant disclosure of detailed
information.
 Rock chip samples were
collected by Globe Metals and
Mining Ltd where suitable
outcrop was identified. Samples
were collected for TGC analysis
at the Bureau Veritas
Inspectorate Laboratories Pty
Ltd (BV) in Rustenburg South
Africa. Sampling points were
selected to ensure
representation of fresh rock and
saprock.
 Approximately 2kg samples
were collected. Bagging and
numbering were done in the
field to ensure representivity of
the sampling process.
 Sample preparation was carried
out by BV. The samples were
acidified and roasted to remove
carbonate and organic carbon.
The residual carbon was
determined by using a total
combustion analyser.
Drilling
techniques
• Drill type (eg core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg core
diameter, triple or standard tube,
depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type,
whether core is oriented and if so,
_by what method, etc). _
 N/A
Drill sample
recovery
• Method of recording and
assessing core and chip sample
 N/A

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recoveries and results assessed.
• Measures taken to maximise
sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the
samples.
• Whether a relationship exists
between sample recovery and
grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
Logging • Whether core and chip samples
have been geologically and
geotechnically logged to a level of
detail to support appropriate
Mineral Resource estimation,
mining studies and metallurgical
studies.
• Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc)
photography.
• The total length and percentage of
the relevant intersections logged.
 All rock chip samples were
geologically logged following
Globe Metals and Mining
procedure.
Sub-sampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
• If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
• If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc and
whether sampled wet or dry.
• For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.
• Quality control procedures
adopted for all sub-sampling
stages to maximise representivity
of samples.
• Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the
in situ material collected, including
for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
• Whether sample sizes are
appropriate to the grain size of the
material being sampled.
 At BV the samples were sorted,
dried and weighed. Primary
preparation involved crushing
the whole sample. Sample
splitting was done through a
riffle splitter to obtain a sub-
fraction later pulverised in a
vibrating pulveriser.
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
• The nature, quality and
appropriateness of the assaying
and laboratory procedures used
and whether the technique is
 All rock chip and samples were
assayed TGC analysis at the
Bureau Veritas Inspectorate
Laboratories PtyLtd in South

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tests considered partial or total.
• For geophysical tools,
spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc, the parameters
used in determining the analysis
including instrument make and
model, reading times, calibrations
factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
• Nature of quality control
procedures adopted (eg
standards, blanks, duplicates,
external laboratory checks) and
whether acceptable levels of
accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
Africa.
 Internal Laboratory Standards
and Repeats were performed on
the batch of 40 samples.
 Quality control procedures
adopted by BV are considered
to be adequate.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
• The verification of significant
intersections by either
independent or alternative
company personnel.
• The use of twinned holes.
• Documentation of primary data,
data entry procedures, data
verification, data storage (physical
and electronic) protocols.
• Discuss any adjustment to assay
data.
 Globe Metal and Mining
geologist verified all samples
prior to dispatch to the
laboratory.
 Documentation of samples is
initially collected in notebooks
and location stored in hand held
GPS units before being
transferred to electronic format.
Location of
data points
• Accuracy and quality of surveys
used to locate drill holes (collar
and down-hole surveys), trenches,
mine workings and other locations
used in Mineral Resource
estimation.
• Specification of the grid system
used.
• Quality and adequacy of
topographic control.
 Hand held GPS units (GARMIN
GPSMAP 78s) are used to define
field location of rock chop
samples. These locations are
considered accurate to 5m. The
GPS has sufficient topographic
control warranted for rock chip
sampling. GPS data is
downloaded via MAP SOURCE
into MS Excel.
Data spacing
and
distribution
• Data spacing for reporting of
Exploration Results.
• Whether the data spacing and
distribution is sufficient to
establish the degree of geological
and grade continuity appropriate
for the Mineral Resource and Ore
Reserve estimation procedure(s)
and classifications applied.
• Whether sample compositing has
been applied.
 Sample locations were selected
after geological mapping to
ensure all the nature of graphite
mineralisation encountered
during mapping were
represented.

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Orientation of
data in
relation to
geological
structure
• Whether the orientation of
sampling achieves unbiased
sampling of possible structures
and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit
type.
• If the relationship between the
drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised
structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if
material.
 N/A
Sample
security
• The measures taken to ensure
sample security.
 Chain of custody for Globe
Metal and Mining rock chip was
managed in the field by the
geology manager. Samples
were collected from the
Lilongwe office in Malawi by
MANICA (freight company in
Malawi) for delivery to Bureau
Veritas in South Africa.
Audits or
reviews
• The results of any audits or
reviews of sampling techniques
and data.
 No audit of data has been
completed to date

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria listed in the preceding section also apply to this section.)

Criteria Explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
• Type, reference name/number,
location and ownership including
agreements or material issues
with third parties such as joint
ventures, partnerships, overriding
royalties, native title interests,
historical sites, wilderness or
national park and environmental
settings.
• The security of the tenure held at
the time of reporting along with
any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in
the area.


Chiziro Graphite Project
Exploration is conducted within
EPL0299/10R2which is 100%
held by Globe Metals and
Mining Ltd. The EPL covers an
area of835.1km2.
The tenement is in good
standing and no known
impediments exist.
Exploration
done by other
• Acknowledgment and appraisal of
exploration by other parties.
The previous licence holder -
Fergie Minerals and Metals Ltd

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parties - did not carry out any
geological work. All exploration
work to date has been
conducted by Globe Metals and
Mining Ltd only.
Geology • Deposit type, geological setting
and style of mineralisation.
 The licence area is underlain by
gneisses, schists and granulites
which belong to the Basement
Complex, and forming part of
the Malawi Province of the
Mozambique belt. Graphitic
granulites and graphitic schists
have been mapped throughout
the licence area. This basement
package was intruded by
pegmatite bodies (dykes and
sills).
o
Metamorphosed mafic and
ultramafic rocks have been
observed in very few areas.
Field evidence has supported
that the basement rocks were
subjected to upper amphibolite
metamorphism as well as
granulite facies conditions in
several localities. In some areas
the rocks are well exposed but
for the most part they are
covered by thick surficial
deposits including residual
soils, alluvium and colluvium
which are believed to have
formed due to prolonged
weathering since mid-Tertiary.
 The basement rocks are
complexly deformed but the
pegmatite bodies are massive
and undeformed.
Drill hole
Information
• A summary of all information
material to the understanding of
the exploration results including a
tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill
holes:
 N/A

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• easting and northing of the
drill hole collar
• elevation or RL (Reduced Level
– elevation above sea level in
metres) of the drill hole collar
• dip and azimuth of the hole
• down hole length and
interception depth
• hole length.
• If the exclusion of this information
is justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and
this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the
report, the Competent Person
should clearly explain why this is
the case.
Data
aggregation
methods
• In reporting Exploration Results,
weighting averaging techniques,
maximum and/or minimum grade
truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are
usually Material and should be
stated.
• Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths
of low grade results, the
procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and
some typical examples of such
aggregations should be shown in
detail.
• The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent
values should be clearly stated.
 The results shown are per
sample and are not weighed
averages.
 No cut off grades have been
applied to the results
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept
lengths
• These relationships are
particularly important in the
reporting of Exploration Results.
• If the geometry of the
mineralisation with respect to the
drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.
• If it is not known and only the
down hole lengths are reported,
there should be a clear statement
to this effect (eg ‘down hole
_length, true width not known’). _
 N/A
Diagrams • Appropriate maps and sections  Appropriate maps are included

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(with scales) and tabulations of
intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being
reported These should include,
but not be limited to a plan view
of drill hole collar locations and
appropriate sectional views.
in the body of the report
Balanced
reporting
• Where comprehensive reporting
of all Exploration Results is not
practicable, representative
reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be
practiced to avoid misleading
reporting of Exploration Results.
 Reporting of results in this
report is considered balanced.
 All results have been reported
Other
substantive
exploration
data
• Other exploration data, if
meaningful and material, should
be reported including (but not
limited to): geological
observations; geophysical survey
results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and
method of treatment;
metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater,
geotechnical and rock
characteristics; potential
deleterious or contaminating
substances.
 N/A
Further work • The nature and scale of planned
further work (eg tests for lateral
extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
• Diagrams clearly highlighting the
areas of possible extensions,
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is
not commercially sensitive.
 N/A

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