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IMAGE RESOURCES NL Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Jul 29, 2010

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QUARTERLY REPORT - for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2010

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Image Resources NL ABN 57 063 977 579

HIGHLIGHTS

ASX Code: IMA

Level 2, 16 Ord Street West Perth WA 6005

T +61 8 9485 2410 F +61 8 9485 2840 E [email protected]

NORTH PERTH BASIN

  • A new high-grade discovery near Gingin within a 16km-long target zone, of which only 3.6km has been drilled.

  • A Measured Resource estimate for Atlas in progress.

PO Box 644 West Perth WA 6872

Issued Capital : Shares - Quoted: 86,313,958 fully paid ordinary shares Options - Unquoted: 2,000,000 options exercisable at $0.37 by 21.11.2010 2,500,000 options exercisable at $1.80 by 16.11.2011 2,200,000 options exercisable at $2.12 by 20.11.2012 2,500,000 options exercisable at $1.50 by 19.11.2011 2,345,000 options exercisable at $1.12 by 18.12.2014 1,000,000 options exercisable at $2.38 by 26.3.2012

Cash : $4 million

Directors:

Peter Thomson Chairman George Sakalidis Managing Director Roger Thomson Executive Director

EUCLA BASIN

  • Cyclone Extended (Image 100%) initial resource of 148Mt @ 1.5%HM (0.75%HM cut-off), containing 445,000t of zircon and 188,000t of rutile + leucoxene, or 86Mt @ 1.9%HM (1%HM cut-off) containing 345,000t of zircon and 155,000t of rutile + leucoxene.

  • Combined with the contiguous Cyclone deposit held by Diatreme Resources, Image estimates a global resource containing 2.4Mt of zircon and 1Mt of rutile + leucoxene (0.75%HM cut-off) or 1.8Mt of zircon and 0.7Mt of rutile + leucoxene (1%HM cut-off) for the whole deposit.

  • This new resource estimate confirms Cyclone and Cyclone Extended as a world class deposit considering that annual world zircon production totals 1.3Mt.

  • The Cyclone and Cyclone Extended deposit is 7.4sq km in area with a low clay (slimes) content making it amenable to low cost conventional mineral sands mining and processing techniques.

  • With increases in both the zircon and rutile prices expected to continue, the high levels of zircon and rutile in the Cyclone and Cyclone Extended deposit are very significant.

  • 30sq km of HM targets identified from wide-spaced scout drilling which together with other open ended mineralisation provide additional resource potential at Cyclone Extended.

NORTH PERTH BASIN

Cooljarloo (Image 70%)

As previously reported, Image has completed 1,721 aircore drill holes (total 22,130m) on its Atlas resource. Wireframing and resource modelling is in progress to upgrade the existing Indicated and Inferred Resource to Measured status and is expected to be completed in August.

Image has been successful in attracting state government co-funding of drilling to assess the channel targets at Cooljarloo, with matching funding of $100,000 approved. The funding scheme is aimed at encouraging and supporting mineral exploration, particularly on innovative projects that may lead to further discoveries. Preparations are also in hand to drill the high grade Rhea strand, together with other targets in the south east part of the project area.

Cooljarloo North (Image 100%)

94 aircore drill holes have been completed at the Helene deposit to increase the sample density over a mineralised target and to better define the northern extent of the mineralisation. Sample processing is in progress.

Gingin (Image 100%) and Chandala (Image earning up to 80%)

Image has identified excellent heavy mineral (HM) grades within its contiguous Gingin and Chandala tenements situated south of Gingin town site. An extensive target zone more than 16km in length has been defined by detailed ground magnetic surveys along the Gingin Scarp which has historically been the site of several world class HM orebodies including Eneabba and Cooljarloo. The location of the 16km-long target zone is shown in Figure 1.

Image has completed 231 aircore drill holes totalling 7,172m over a 3.6km strike length in the northern part of the target zone as shown in Figure 1.

Drilling highlights include:

Hole
Number
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
%
HM
GG244 18 26 8 10.6
GG246 18 22 4 12.2
GG247 24 26 2 9.6
GG248 18 20 2 8.1
GG251 18 22 4 9.8
GG273 6 16 10 11.4
GG284 9 18 9 15.4
GG298 16 18 2 31.3
GG299 17 18 1 40.5
GG300 17 18 1 30.4
GG309 23 25 2 9.3
GG311 21 23 2 10.8

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Figure 1 Gingin and Chandala Drilling and Target Summary Map

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The aircore drilling results are summarised in Table 1.

Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Table 1
Gingin/Chandala Aircore Drilling Results
Hole
Number
MGA
East
MGA
North
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM
%
GG219 399520 6522597 22 26 4 3.9
GG225 399274 6522594 12 16 4 2.2
GG233 398938 6522607 10 14 4 3.2
GG234 398898 6522608 8 22 14 6.0
Including 18 22 4 8.4
GG237 398920 6522609 10 14 4 4.8
GG243 398931 6522480 22 28 6 7.0
Including 24 26 2 12.2
GG244 398971 6522446 14 32 18 6.8
Including 18 26 8 10.6
GG245 399003 6522424 14 18 4 4.6
GG246 398990 6522439 14 24 10 8.3
Including 18 22 4 12.2
GG247 398949 6522464 22 28 6 5.2
Including 24 26 2 9.6
GG248 399048 6522403 14 20 6 5.1
Including 18 20 2 8.1
GG249 399082 6522374 16 22 6 5.1
GG251 399117 6522348 14 22 8 6.5
Including 18 22 4 9.8
GG252 399158 6522319 20 26 6 3.2
GG269 397720 6525207 6 12 6 3.4
GG270 397697 6525205 4 10 6 4.0
GG271 397677 6525206 2 16 14 3.4
GG272 397656 6525206 0 12 12 4.2
GG273 397633 6525216 0 18 18 8.0
Including 6 16 10 11.4
GG274 397614 6525209 2 8 6 3.5
GG283 398079 6524263 8 20 12 5.0
GG284 398099 6524263 8 18 10 14.1
Including 9 18 9 15.4
GG285 398110 6524266 9 12 3 8.6
Including 10 11 1 10.1
GG287 398056 6524259 12 19 7 2.7
GG293 398018 6524419 14 20 6 4.3
GG296 398035 6524433 18 20 2 4.4
GG297 398064 6524437 16 18 2 4.6
GG298 398090 6524427 14 20 6 12.1
Including 16 18 2 31.3
GG299 398111 6524431 16 19 3 15.9
Including 17 18 1 40.5
GG300 398132 6524437 16 19 3 13.4
Including 17 18 1 30.4
GG304 397842 6524792 2 10 8 3.8
GG309 399434 6521809 19 33 14 6.0
Including 23 27 4 11.6

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Hole
Number
MGA
East
MGA
North
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM
%
GG310 399411 6521803 17 28 11 8.5
Including 19 26 7 11.5
GG311 399388 6521795 21 23 2 10.8
GG312 399366 6521791 16 23 7 5.7
Including 21 22 1 11.3
GG313 399342 6521793 17 22 5 4.0
Including 21 22 1 7.1
GG315 399295 6521814 19 25 5 3.3
Including 24 25 1 9.2
GG316 399253 6521822 28 31 3 4.8
Including 28 29 1 8.9
GG329 399643 6521415 24 28 4 3.2
GG337 399399 6522008 24 32 8 6.4
GG339 399379 6522019 21 34 13 10.0
Including 26 32 6 17.3
GG340 399356 6522007 18 32 14 13.9
Including 23 31 8 21.2
GG341 399339 6522002 18 32 14 13.0
Including 21 30 9 18.4
GG342 399310 6521998 18 28 10 14.5
Including 21 28 7 18.4
GG343 399293 6522004 17 28 11 9.6
GG344 399271 6522009 18 27 9 6.8
GG345 399244 6522007 20 25 5 6.2
GG346 399225 6522003 20 24 4 5.0
GG347 399204 6522006 19 23 4 5.1
GG348 399182 6521991 30 32 2 9.7
GG350 399116 6522207 15 25 10 6.5
GG351 399101 6522206 16 25 9 8.2
GG352 399137 6522195 15 22 7 11.3
GG353 399153 6522199 15 24 9 11.3
Including 19 23 4 20.1
GG354 399178 6522200 15 30 15 7.6
GG355 399200 6522204 15 27 12 11.0
Including 21 26 5 20.3
GG356 399223 6522206 16 30 14 9.8
Including 23 28 5 19.8
GG357 399244 6522196 20 31 11 10.7
Including 23 29 6 16.6
GG358 399263 6522193 23 29 6 2.5
GG364 398766 6522790 22 28 6 4.3
GG365 398793 6522793 12 28 16 3.3
GG366 398813 6522790 12 15 3 3.8
GG371 398685 6522994 17 31 14 5.5
GG372 398665 6522993 27 32 5 2.4
GG373 398705 6523000 15 21 6 3.6
GG374 398726 6523004 14 21 7 5.4
GG375 398749 6523008 14 21 7 5.6
GG376 398771 6523000 15 21 6 3.9
GG380 398593 6523202 17 30 13 6.3
GG381 398578 6523190 26 29 3 6.9

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Hole
Number
MGA
East
MGA
North
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM
%
GG382 398614 6523206 17 24 7 6.7
GG383 398628 6523197 17 25 8 7.0
GG384 398655 6523185 19 26 7 6.6
GG385 398678 6523188 22 28 6 6.2
GG389 397866 6524797 4 12 8 5.2
GG390 397822 6524794 4 10 6 2.4
GG393 397697 6525007 17 20 3 7.2
GG394 397676 6525003 16 18 2 3.7
GG395 397655 6524994 15 20 5 2.0
GG407 397879 6524595 16 20 4 2.2
GG408 397858 6524595 16 23 7 5.7
GG409 397899 6524796 6 10 4 3.3
GG412 398551 6523343 14 19 5 4.1

1m or 2m samples. HM grades determined by TBE heavy liquid separation

These results compare most favourably with grades of about 6% HM being dry mined in the North Perth basin. Panning of a typical high grade sample is shown in Figure 2. Image is planning to extend its drilling programme to test the remaining 13km of target strike length which extends south to the Tiwest Separation and Synthetic Rutile Plant near Muchea. Image is highly en couraged by these high grade results and plans to continue an aggressive drilling programme in the near future over this new high grade discovery.

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Figure 2

Project Geologist Wayne Carter Panning High Grade HM in Hole GG311

EUCLA BASIN (Image 100%)

Image Resources has completed its maiden resource estimate for the Cyclone Extended heavy mineral (HM) project in the Eucla Basin, which abuts the Cyclone deposit held by Diatreme Resources. The resource estimate for Cyclone Extended is shown in Table 2. Following a data swap with Diatreme, Image has completed a global estimate for both

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Cyclone and Cyclone Extended in order to properly set its Cyclone Extended resource in context with the whole mineral deposit, as shown in Table 3. The estimates presented here are solely those of Image, and are not endorsed by Diatreme, which is preparing its own resource estimate for the project. The tables summarise the resource estimates by category for various HM cut-off grades. These resources have been estimated in accordance with the JORC guidelines.

Figure 3 shows the outline of mineralisation at a 1%HM cut-off, which consists of two arms that total 13km in aggregate strike length and which vary from 400m - 600m in width. The deposit ranges in thickness from 1 to 26 metres. The mineralised area is large at over 7.4sq km in extent. Typical cross sections of Cyclone Extended are shown in Figure 4.

Table 2 Resource Summary Cyclone Extended (Image 100%)

Mineral
Resource
Category
HM
Cutoff
M Tonnes
Insitu
HM % HM kt Slimes
%
Zircon kt Rutile +
Leucoxene
kt
Hi Ti Oxide
kt
Altered
Ilmenite
kt
INDICATED 2.00 25.7 3.2 819 4.5 167 95.3 319.6 171.5
INDICATED 1.50 41.6 2.6 1093 4.9 226 117.0 417.2 246.7
INDICATED 1.00 77.3 2.0 1525 5.6 322 152.1 571.9 357.0
INDICATED 0.75 115.7 1.6 1856 6.1 389 180.6 691.1 441.1
INFERRED 2.00 0.3 2.3 6.2 3.1 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.3
INFERRED 1.50 1.2 1.8 21.9 5.8 4.3 1.0 8.1 7.6
INFERRED 1.00 9.0 1.2 113 3.3 23.3 5.6 44.6 34.5
INFERRED 0.75 32.3 1.0 313 2.3 59.6 15.7 130.9 92.5
TOTAL 2.00 26.0 3.2 825 4.5 168 95.3 322.1 174.1
TOTAL 1.50 42.9 2.6 1114 4.9 230 117.4 425.1 255.5
TOTAL 1.00 86.3 1.9 1638 5.3 345 154.7 617.8 395.7
TOTAL 0.75 148.0 1.5 2168 5.3 445 188.5 828.9 542.6

Table 3 Global Resource Summary Cyclone and Cyclone Extended

Mineral
Resource
Category
HM
Cutoff
M Tonnes
Insitu
HM % HM kt Slimes
%
Zircon kt Rutile +
Leucoxene
kt
Hi Ti Oxide
kt
Altered
Ilmenite
kt
INDICATED 2 94.1 3.2 3027 4.2 864 390 1071 424
INDICATED 1.5 156.3 2.6 4093 4.7 1165 504 1406 633
INDICATED 1 304.2 1.9 5878 5.5 1661 701 1962 957
INDICATED 0.75 482.5 1.5 7416 6.1 2083 875 2402 1242
INFERRED 2 0.6 2.3 14 4.3 3.0 1.1 5.0 3.9
INFERRED 1.5 4.2 1.8 74 5.5 19.8 8.6 24.8 15.2
INFERRED 1 41.8 1.2 502 4.5 136 48.7 190 90
INFERRED 0.75 143.1 1.0 1375 3.5 362 130 515 267
TOTAL 2 94.7 3.2 3040 4.2 867 391 1076 428
TOTAL 1.5 160.5 2.6 4167 4.7 1184 512 1430 649
TOTAL 1 346.0 1.8 6381 5.3 1794 744 2164 1051
TOTAL 0.75 625.6 1.4 8790 5.5 2434 990 2949 1526

The mineralogy is based on 153 composite samples analysed by SGS Oretest at its Advanced Mineralogy Facility using QEMSCAN technology.

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Figure 3 Cyclone and Cyclone Extended Resource Outlines (1%HM cut-off)

Diatreme has estimated its Cyclone resource at 98.4Mt at 2.88%HM (1%HM cut-off) containing 2.8Mt of heavy mineral (DRX ASX release of 23 September 2009). The variance from the estimates in Table 2 is mainly a result of the inclusion of more recent grade data in the Image estimate of the global resource, particularly from the dune deposits which overlie the resource and which are now recognised to contain significant mineralisation. The presence of mineralisation in the dune material has the potential to significantly improve the project economics in reducing overburden removal and by increasing the mineral inventory. Clearly, the resources at Cyclone and Cyclone Extended offer a number of possible development options ranging from lower tonnage and higher grades to large tonnage and lower grades, depending on how the dune material and cut-off grade is treated.

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Figure 4 Cyclone Extended Cross Sections

Based on wide spaced scout drilling at Cyclone Extended, Image has identified an area of 30sq km prospective for further discoveries, as shown in Figure 5. In addition, some of the mineralisation at Cyclone Extended has not been closed off and further drilling may result in further increases to the resource.

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Figure 5 Cyclone Extended Target Area

The interpreted geology used to constrain the global resource model comprises five main elements; the Dune, Beach, Surf, Near Shore and Offshore zones. The combined deposit is interpreted to be a series of regressive shorelines where the Beach, Surf, Near Shore and Offshore sediments were deposited. The Dune sediments on top of the Beach zone were deposited later. These geological units have been identified on the basis of sedimentary features such as grain size, sorting and HM grade and can be traced throughout the deposit.

Indicated and Inferred Resources have been estimated for each of the main geological units at Cyclone and Cyclone Extended using a wire framed block model and inverse distance squared method. At the 1%HM cut-off the Dune, Beach, Surf and Near Shore zones contain 13%, 48%, 12% and 27% respectively of the resource tonnes. The Beach and Surf zones contain the higher HM grades. The bulk density was determined by formula, and averages 1.733t/m[3] for the 1%HM cut-off resource.

Image Resources is most encouraged by this first estimate of the Cyclone Extended resource and is planning further drilling at both Cyclone Extended and at the target areas to the south in order to continue to grow the resource.

For more information on the company visit www.imageres.com.au Please direct enquiries to:

Roger Thomson George Sakalidis
Executive Director Managing Director
Phone (08) 9485 2410 Phone (08) 9485 2410
Mobile 0419 969 183 Mobile 0411 640 337
Email [email protected] Email [email protected]

The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled or reviewed by Scott Carruthers BSc,MSc. Scott Carruthers is a full time employee of Image Resources NL. Scott Carruthers has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 edition of the ‘Australasian Code of Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Scott Carruthers consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

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