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MARMOTA LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2009

Nov 18, 2009

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 19[th] November 2009

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Drilling update – Outstanding results continue from drilling at Junction Dam uranium prospect

More drill holes intersect uranium mineralisation of Marmota Energy Limited potential economic significance on Junction Dam ACN: 119 270 816 ASX: MEUBest hole for the week with high grade intercept, JDRM121 peak grade value of 3226 ppm eU3O8* Exploration Office: Unit I, 5 Butler BlvdSignificant peak grade values in excess of 1000 ppm Burbridge Business Park, SA 5950 eU3O83O8O8*8 continue to be intercepted in other holes drilled P: +61 8 8375 4300 F: +61 8 8375 3999 Exploration Update - Junction Dam uranium project E: [email protected]**

  • Significant peak grade values in excess of 1000 ppm eU3O83O8O8*8 continue to be intercepted in other holes drilled**

(Marmota Energy earning 51% interest in uranium rights under JV Agreement with Teck Australia Pty Ltd (Teck), PlatSearch NL (ASX: PTS) and Eaglehawk Geological Consulting Pty Ltd)

W: www.marmotaenergy.com.au

Marmota Energy Limited (‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that high levels of uranium continue to be intercepted from drilling at its new uranium prospect on the Junction Dam uranium project (‘the project’) in northeastern South Australia. On the project, Marmota has the right to earn 51% interest in the uranium rights from Teck Australia Pty Ltd, PlatSearch NL (ASX: PTS) and Eaglehawk Geological Consulting Pty Ltd.

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr D J Calandro, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Calandro is employed full time by the Company as Managing Director and, has a minimum of five years relevant experience in the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and qualifies as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Calandro consents to the inclusion of the information in this report in the form and context in which it appears.

Outstanding results continue to be obtained from drill holes completed in the fourth week of drilling as part of the Company’s broad spaced maiden 20 hole reconnaissance drilling program. Downhole gamma readings indicating uranium mineralisation of potential economic significance are being returned from what has been interpreted as Eyre Formation sediments. The Eyre Formation hosts the nearby Honeymoon Uranium Mine and Beverley Four Mile uranium project to the north of Junction Dam.

In drilling completed last week, three more holes returned peak eU3O8 grades of more than 1000 ppm. The best hole was JDRM0121, in which a high grade intercept returned a peak grade of 3226 ppm eU3O8 (13040.8 counts per second). This hole is 200 metres south of the previous weeks high grade intercept of 7551 ppm eU3O8 (30,519.60 counts per second) in hole JDRM0118. Other drill holes that returned large distinct peaks of above 1000 ppm eU3O8 from the downhole gamma tool include holes JDRM0111 and JDRM 0120. Drill holes have continued to intersect multiple sand units, with the basal sand units returning elevated downhole gamma readings. Drilling this week focused up to 200 metres to the west of the traverse of holes drilled in the previous two weeks, and along strike of the previous high grade intercept in hole JDRM0118.

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Figure 1: Location of drill holes completed at the Junction Dam project.

Figure 2: Downhole gamma log from best drill hole JDRM121, with peak grade of 3226 ppm eU3O8*

HOLE ID
EASTING
NORTHING
URANIUM
PEAK GRADE
eU3O8*(ppm)
URANIUM
PEAK GRADE
%eU3O8
DEPTH
(metres)
THICKNESS
(metres)
AVERAGE
GRADE
ppm
ACCUMULATION
(grade
thickness)
m%eU3O8*
JDRM0105
485033
6489130
134
JDRM0106
484980
6488734
341
300
JDRM0107
484996
6487979
1381
JDRM0108
485001
6487501
204
JDRM0111
484800
6488818
348
1152
JDRM0114
485000
6488530
169
218
218
830
JDRM0115
485000
6488330
1676
0.0135
123.45
0.15
120
0.002
0.0342
117.05
1.05
211
0.022
0.0300
122.7
0.85
166
0.014
0.1382
121
0.65
508
0.033
0.0205
110.85
0.4
147
0.006
0.0349
112.7
1.5
232
0.035
0.1152
125.1
0.8
588
0.047
0.0170
111.72
0.4
141
0.006
0.0219
119.52
0.85
165
0.014
0.0219
124.87
1.2
148
0.018
0.0831
126.87
0.75
370
0.028
0.1677
129.16
0.75
648
0.049
HOLE ID
EASTING
NORTHING
URANIUM
PEAK GRADE
eU3O8*(ppm)
URANIUM
PEAK GRADE
%eU3O8
DEPTH
(metres)
THICKNESS
(metres)
AVERAGE
GRADE
ppm
ACCUMULATION
(grade
thickness)
m%eU3O8*
JDRM0116
485000
6488130
530
1411
JDRM0117
485000
6487850
1095
1996
JDRM0118
484799
6488726
266
675
7551
JDRM0120
484700
6488750
1044
179
JDRM0121
484800
6488530
316
3226
JDRM0124
484900
6488430
212
808
0.0530
118.78
0.95
308
0.029
0.1411
124.28
0.85
540
0.046
0.1095
116.82
0.9
509
0.046
0.1997
123.67
0.85
674
0.057
0.0266
110.88
0.6
172
0.010
0.0676
124.83
1.2
289
0.035
0.7552
129.43
0.95
2011
0.191
0.1045
125.05
0.65
412
0.027
0.0179
128.75
0.15
148
0.002
0.0317
128.08
0.5
210
0.011
0.3227
129.83
1.1
889
0.098
0.0212
112.25
0.65
167
0.011
0.0809
129
1.35
236
0.032

KEY

Uranium peak grade greater than 1000 ppm Accumulation (grade thickness) greater than .0150 m%eU3O8 Accumulation (grade thickness) greater than .0450 m%eU3O8

Table 1: Downhole gamma readings in Marmota’s drill holes on Junction Dam.

*Equivalent grades (eU3O8) from Borehole Wireline Pty Ltd gamma probe 3024, calibrated at Adelaide Test Pits. Dead time 6.06656e-6, k factor 2.47442e-5, 108mm hole, water filled.

Continued high grade results of this nature are extremely significant as they confirm the Company’s belief that results achieved to date are analogous with the mineralisation model at the nearby Honeymoon Uranium Mine. The results also further reinforce the significance of this exciting greenfields exploration discovery. Drilling is expected to be completed this week after which Marmota will assess the next stages of its exploration program to outline the potential economic mineralisation at Junction Dam over the coming year.

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Mr Dom Calandro MANAGING DIRECTOR

19 November 2009