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GREENWING RESOURCES LTD Capital/Financing Update 2010

Feb 10, 2010

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Capital/Financing Update

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ABN 31 109 933 995

11 February 2010

The Manager Companies Australian Stock Exchange 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir

HALF YEAR RESULT GUIDANCE

The current half-year financial results for the period ending 31 December 2009 are estimated to be an overall loss of $1.1 million compared to the $4.5 million profit for the previous corresponding period (31 December 2008). For the period the Company maintained an operating profit, albeit reduced, of $3.1 million which is consistent with the Company’s previous advice that the Que River Mine was moving to lower grade, higher cost ore sources. This planned ore trend has contributed to a $1.1 million drop in ore sales revenue from $11.7 million to $10.6 million for the comparable periods.

Other aspects to contribute to the forecast loss include:

  • Hellyer Mill maintenance and environmental management costs during the period of approximately $1.0 million;

  • Exploration expenditure write-offs of $0.8 million following review of the Company’s tenement holdings and relinquishment of several non-core tenements; and,

  • Hedging losses of $0.9 million due to overall higher zinc and lead prices. As only portions of payable metal are hedged the price increases have significantly off-set the revenue reduction due to lower mined grades.

These pro-forma financial results presented below are subject to Audit Review and comprise ’ - management s estimate of the expected half year result.

Estimated
December 2009
Actual
December 2008
$M $M
Sales revenue 10.6 11.7
Operating costs (7.5) (7.4)
Operating profit 3.1 4.3
Other income 0.1 0.2
Net gain/(loss) onderivativefinancial instruments (0.9) 1.7
Write-off of capitalised exploration and evaluation expenditure (0.8) (0.4)
Hellyer Operating Infrastructure–Care and maintenance (1.0) -
Other expenses (1.6) (1.3)
**Profit/(loss) before income tax ** (1.1) 4.5

The final half year financial results are expected to be released before 12 March 2010. The Company looks forward to providing further updates particularly in relation to its new, larger scale high grade polymetallic Fossey Mine and Hellyer Mill developments.

Yours Sincerely

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Mike Rosenstreich Managing Director

16 Thelma Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 PO Box 1330 WEST PERTH WA 6872 Telephone (08) 9322 8044 Facsimile (08) 9481 2846 www.bassmetals.com.au