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IMAGE RESOURCES NL Regulatory Filings 2008

Oct 29, 2008

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ASX Release 30 October 2008

ASX code: IMA

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2nd Floor, 35 Outram St West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 644 West Perth WA 6872 Telephone 08 9485 2410 Facsimile 08 9485 2840 [email protected] www.imageres.com.au ABN 57 063 977 579

EUCLA DRILLING CONFIRMS CYCLONE STRIKE EXTENSION AND DISCOVERS NEW MINERALISATION

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The first phase of aircore drilling at Image Resources’ 100%-owned Serpentine Lakes tenements in the Eucla Basin in Western Australia has been completed (210 holes totalling 8,497m). The tenements are situated along strike from the zircon-rich Cyclone prospect discovered by Diatreme Resources (DRX ASX release 15 February 2008; Inferred Resource of 60Mt at 3.1%HM containing 1.8Mt HM). The drilling was aimed at determining the local stratigraphy of the Barton shoreline, testing for strike extensions of the Cyclone mineralisation into the Image tenements and identifying targets for further drilling. All of these objectives have been achieved. The Barton shoreline is a paleo-shoreline of Eocene age and known to host significant heavy mineral deposits (Cyclone, Notrab) in the Eucla Basin.

Laboratory results greater than 1.5%HM from the first batch of drill samples are summarised in the following table and shown in the attached map. Many of these drill results remain open above and below the reported intersections. The results received to date represent about 20% of the samples selected for laboratory processing and Image anticipates the release of further encouraging results in the next few weeks.

The drilling intersected mineralisation up to 2.5km along strike from Cyclone indicating potential for a continuation of this resource into Image’s tenements, with best intercepts of 24m @ 3.0% HM from 4m and 16m @ 2.7% HM from 8m. The width of the mineralisation is up to 600 m.

Significantly, mineralisation has been intersected a further 6km and 22km east of the Cyclone extension, suggesting potential for widespread heavy mineral concentrations within the tenements. The most easterly mineralisation occurs on an interpreted “J” shaped paleo-shoreline with heavy minerals intersected on three drill lines over a strike length of 1.1km. The mineralised zone is up to 500m wide. The heavy mineral concentrations are considered to have formed contemporaneously with the Cyclone mineralisation. Visual examination of the drill samples indicates a high proportion of contained zircon, however this is currently being checked in the laboratory with results expected soon.

Image’s tenement holding in the Eucla Basin now totals 2,580sq km. The company is most encouraged by these early drill results and is looking to make the Eucla Basin a second front in its quest to build a world-class heavy mineral resource base.

Preliminary Serpentine Lakes Drill Intersections

Hole
Number
MGA
East
MGA
North
From
m
To
m
Interval
m
HM
%
SL002 474310 6810153 4 28 24 3.0
SL082 475629 6810419 20 30 10 5.0
SL014 474771 6808770 8 24 16 2.7
SL094 474729 6808753 10 22 12 3.2
SL015 474845 6808790 10 22 12 2.7
SL087 474427 6810216 17 22 5 5.4
SL001 474001 6810048 10 20 10 2.6
SL017 476437 6809056 18 26 8 2.3
SL095 474692 6808746 17 24 7 2.2
SL089 474890 6808797 18 23 5 2.9
SL088 474126 6810104 18 21 3 3.4
SL056 497548 6804549 16 20 4 3.1
SL043 481031 6805736 16 20 4 3.0
SL048 485973 6805909 22 24 2 5.5
SL076 477317 6810573 10 16 6 1.5
SL044 481903 6805695 22 26 4 2.3
SL086 474592 6810358 19 22 3 2.8
SL090 474934 6808799 18 21 3 2.5
SL091 474971 6808796 19 22 3 2.3
SL092 475008 6808796 18 21 3 2.1

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

Eucla Basin Serpentine Lakes Drilling

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For more information on the company visit www.imageres.com.au

Please direct enquiries to: George Sakalidis Roger Thomson Managing Director Executive Director Phone (08) 9485 2410 Phone (08) 9485 2410 Mob 0411 640 337 Mob 0419 969 183

The information in this report that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Scott Carruthers BSc, MSc, MAusIMM. 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 Person 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.