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MINDAX LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Apr 16, 2014

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

17 April 2014

ACTIVITIES FOR QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH 2014

Updates on:

  • Mt Forrest Iron Project

ASX Code: MDX

ABN: 28 106 866 442

Corporate Description

Mindax's Mt Forrest Iron Project is progressing through feasibility with a view to mining in 2015.

Mindax is also the greenfields discoverer of a new uranium province near Mukinbudin, Western Australia.

Mindax also has exploration projects based in Western Australia which involve Gold and Copper.

Through technically advanced exploration and an eye for detail, Mindax has successfully built a significant portfolio of 20 mineral exploration and mining tenements covering over 1,280 square kilometres. In addition, Mindax has tenure in place for water and infrastructure covering over 2,400 square kilometres in support of the Mt Forrest Iron Project development.

Mindax aims to develop strategic resources through innovative exploration. Projects will be moved to production including via strategic partnerships.

Key Projects

Key Projects
Mt Forrest Iron
Yilgarn-Avon JV
Mortlock JV
Meekatharra JV
Sedimentary Uranium
Copper-Gold
Gold
Principal Address and Registered Office
Level 2, 25 Richardson Street
West Perth WA 6005
Telephone:
+61 8 9485 2600
Facsimile:
+61 8 9485 2500
Email:
[email protected]
Investor Enquiries Investor Enquiries
Steve Ward
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone:
+61 8 9485 2600
Email: [email protected]
Media Enquiries
David Utting
Mobile:
Email:
+61 416 187 462
[email protected]
  • Yilgarn Avon JV Uranium Project

  • Yilgarn Avon JV Mortlock Copper Project

  • Meekatharra North JV Gold Project

  • Tenure & Tenements

  • Corporate

Highlights include

  • Discussions continued with Perpetual Mining Holding Limited to find an acceptable format for the proposed Shareholders and Development Agreement which includes a strategic partnership for the Mt Forrest iron project.

  • Mt Forrest project development activities focussed on logistics, regulatory approvals and discussions with potential equipment and infrastructure providers.

  • Following a detailed review, the Yilgarn Avon uranium project will now focus on the prospective Mukinbudin area and tenements at Quairading and Kellerberrin were relinquished.

  • A drill program was completed at Meekatharra North. Gold was intersected in some areas identified by the 2013 drill program. Geological interpretation is in progress.

  • Short term funding was secured by way of two unsecured non-recourse loans, of $250,000 each.

  • The Company had $0.65M cash at the end of quarter. Subsequent to the quarter end, $1.12M (gross) was received from an R&D rebate for the 2012/2013 financial year

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MT FORREST PROJECT

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Overview

Progress continued with longer term project critical path items. These are principally logistics matters, regulatory approvals and discussions with potential plant and equipment providers.

Geology

No work has been undertaken for this quarter.

Metallurgical Testwork

No work has been undertaken for this quarter.

Heritage

No work has been undertaken for this quarter.

Engineering

Detailed discussions were undertaken with two leading international providers of mine plant equipment and infrastructure. Both provide full engineering services but specialise in Build Own Operate (BOO) solutions to remote mining operations. These discussions will be continued in the next quarter.

Logistics

Plans for the proposed haul road route from site to the rail at Menzies have been progressed. Survey work has been completed to enable optimal routing for the road to be selected. A detailed workshop session was undertaken with a leading logistics provider to optimise the logistics chain between the mine site and the port. This included leveraging scale with neighbouring operations to bring down the overall cost of product transport.

The Company continues to be engaged fully in the Esperance Port expansion process. Further meetings were held with port representatives as the decision on the preferred proponent is awaited.

The Company continues to engage with other Yilgarn miners, the Shire of Menzies and government agencies as the project schedule progresses to ensure alignment with the proposed completion date for the Esperance port capacity expansion.

Mindax also continues to be very active with the Yilgarn Iron Producers Association ( YIPA ) on matters of common interest.

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Environmental

Preparatory work for regulatory approval submissions is well advanced. Field surveys across the proposed haul road alignment have been completed and are planned for the rail siding location next quarter.

Stakeholder Engagement

No formal stakeholder engagement was undertaken this quarter.

YAJV URANIUM (Uranium)

Mindax Energy Pty Ltd (80.8%) and operator with Quasar Resources Pty Ltd (19.2%) (Position unchanged from the December quarter).

The Company has recently completed a detailed review of the uranium project. Taking into consideration all previous work, it has been decided to focus all future exploration work on the substantial and highly prospective Mukinbudin project area.

The review scored the remaining three tenements for the Quairading project area and two tenements for the Kellerberrin project area to be low (refer to ASX announcements of 22 May 2013, 23 May 2013 and 1 July 2013).

All five tenements for Quairading and Kellerberrin were relinquished on 13 February 2014 to rationalise and streamline overall tenement holding (refer to Figure 1).

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Figure 1 : Map of the Uranium Projects

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The results of the 2013 exploration programme along with the planned rationalisation have been discussed with Quasar and the planned changes to focus on the Mukinbudin Project area and reduce the tenement holding were agreed.

The changes will reduce Mindax’s expenditure commitments in terms of rents and exploration programmes for the uranium project and enable funds to be focussed on the highly prospective Mukinbudin project area.

All legacy drill rehabilitation for Quairading and Kellerberrin has been completed and all pastoralists have been officially notified of our decision.

YAJV MORTLOCK (Copper, Gold)

Mindax Energy Pty Ltd (80.8%) and operator with Quasar Resources Pty Ltd (19.2%) (Position unchanged from the December quarter).

No work was undertaken on this project during the quarter.

MEEKATHARRA NORTH JV (Gold)

Mindax 100% and operator (JV earnin phase commenced - position unchanged from the December quarter).

The second phase of drilling for the Meekatharra North Gold Project has been completed.

A small RC drill programme of 6 holes for 1,545 metres was completed safely and successfully. Drill holes MNC010 - 015 were completed (Figure 2)

First pass 4m composites assayed for gold by aqua regia methodology were received and reported in the ASX release 14 March 2014. Upon receipt of those assay results, all composites which returned a gold grade of higher than 100ppb Au were recovered in the field and submitted for assaying on a 1m basis. Assay results for these 1m samples were returned and announced in the ASX release of 15 April 2014.

A total of 176 samples were assayed and 22 results reporting above 100 ppb Au are listed in Table 2. The remaining 154 samples returned no significant result thus far however further assaying may be undertaken due to the presence of coarse gold.

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Figure 2: 2014 RC drilling with interpreted targets and 2013 drilling.

Table 1: Aqua Regia assay Intersections reporting above 100ppb Au cut-off

HOLE ID Easting Northing RL Dip/Azimuth Total
Depth
(m)
FROM
(m)
TO
(m)
Downhole
Interval
INTERCEPT
(ppb Au)
MNC010 666723 7095509 518 60/112 249 0 249 - NSR
MNC011 666621 7095439 494 63/107 297 192 196 4 116*
MNC012 666658 7095320 480 60/112 249 220 224 4 3150*
MNC013 667694 7095428 476 63/109 270 72 76 4 111*
240 244 4 169*
MNC014 667748 7095517 479 63/110 297 8 12 4 137
44 48 4 170
72 76 4 171
88 92 4 223*
152 160 8 134*
MNC015 667814 7095531 504 63/110 183 40 44 4 101
140 148 8 124

Note: Intervals omitted from this table have returned no significant result (NSR). *Indicates wet sample.

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Table 2: Fire assay Intersections reporting above 100 ppb Au cut-off

HOLE ID Easting Northing RL Dip/Azim
uth
Total
Depth
(m)
FROM
(m)
TO
(m)
Downhole
Interval
INTERCEPT
(ppb Au)
MNC011 666617.1 7095439 483.5 63/107 297 192 193 1 490*
MNC012 666656.3 7095320 483.8 60/112 249 221 222 1 3,820*
MNC013 667692.9 7095430 485.0 63/109 270 72 75 3 183*
241 242 1 780*
MNC014 667746.1 7095514 485.1 63/110 297 9 12 3 180
45 47 2 170
73 75 2 220
90 91 1 730*
156 157 1 2,460*
MNC015 667812.7 7095534 485.5 63/110 183 40 41 1 170
46 48 2 210
49 53 4 165

Note: Intervals omitted from this table have returned no significant result. *Indicates wet sample.

No JORC 2012 ‘Table 1’ reports are included in this quarterly as no new information has been returned since the ASX announcements of 14 March 2014 and 15 April 2014 were lodged.

TENURE

A total of 37 tenements, licences and applications covering 3,714 km2 were held as at 31 March 2014. A list of the tenements and their locations are set out at Annexure “A”.

35 are granted titles: 7 mining leases, 13 exploration licences and 15 miscellaneous licences.

2 are applications for miscellaneous licences related to the Mt Forrest Iron Project.

TENEMENTS

Tenements Applications:

Two applications for miscellaneous licences relating to the Mt Forrest Iron Project remain outstanding, being L29/86 (infrastructure) and L29/87 (infrastructure).

Tenements Granted:

One miscellaneous (water) licence was granted during the quarter, being L57/39 for Mt Forrest.

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Tenements Surrendered:

Five exploration licences were surrendered during the quarter, being E70/3039, E70/3165 and E70/3168 for the Quairading Project and E70/3178 and E70/3641 for the Kellerberrin Project.

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results for the Meekatharra North Gold Project is based on information compiled by John Vinar. Mr Vinar is a full time employee of Mindax Limited and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Vinar has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activities, which he is undertaking. This qualifies Mr Vinar as a “Competent Person” as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’.

The Company holds prior consents from Mr Vinar to include the matters based on his information in the context in which it appears in this report (refer to the Company’s announcements to the market dated 14 March 2014 and 15 April 2014 titled “Second Phase Exploration Results - Meekatharra North Project” and “1m Fire-assay results returned for Meekatharra North”, respectively). In this regard, the Company confirms:

  • (a) that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original Competent Person's findings; and

  • (b) that the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially modified.

CORPORATE

Cash Reserves

As at 31 March 2014 the Company held cash reserves of approximately $0.651 million to apply to the Company’s project activities and to provide working capital.

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on 15 April 2014, the Company announced it had received gross proceeds of $1.12 million (circa $0.9 million net) from a research and development (R&D) rebate for the 2012 / 2013 financial year. The rebate related to expenditure on development of a process flowsheet capable of optimising high grade iron ore production for the Company’s Mt Forrest Iron Ore Project.

This provides the Company with a proforma (gross) cash reserve of approximately $1.77 million to apply to the Company’s project activities and to provide working capital

Fund Raisings and Movements in Capital Structure

Two Unsecured Non-Recourse Loans

On 7 February 2014 and 18 March 2014, the Company announced that it had secured short term funding by way of two unsecured non-recourse loans, of $250,000 each ( the Loans ) from

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Ms Lai You, an existing shareholder of the Company and related party to non-executive director, Mr Andrew Tsang.

The key terms of the Loans are set out in the Company’s announcements to the market on 7 February and 8 March 2014.

The Loans were arranged by Mr Tsang, who is seeking a 5% commission for the funding.

The Board considered the terms of the Loans to be commercially favourable to the Company (compared to the reasonable circumstances of an arm’s length transaction) and as such shareholder approval was not required under Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 ( the Act ) (Related Party Transactions). However, whilst the level of commission was also considered commercially favourable, the Company will seek shareholder approval in due course, under Chapter 2E of the Act, before any commission is paid to Mr Tsang.

The proceeds from the Loans are being applied to the Company’s project activities and for general working capital.

Changes in associated holdings

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on 1 April 2014, the Company was notified by two of its substantial shareholders that they, along with a third non-substantial shareholder, were no longer to be considered ‘associates’ in relation to Mindax’s affairs. The associated shareholding was originally declared 12 months earlier, on 3 April 2013.

The respective shareholdings in the Company as at the date of cessation of the association are summarised as follows:

Name No of Shares % of issued
capital
Mr Qi Lin 5,900,000 2.29%
Mr Chenfei Zhuang 19,844,956 7.71%
Mr Zhensheng Zhuang 23,295,522 9.05%

Half Year Financial Report

On 14 February 2014, the Company released its Half Year Financial Report for the period ended 31 December 2013.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from either the Company’s web-page (www.mindax.com.au) or the announcements section of the ASX’s web-page (www.asx.com.au).

Strategic Partnership for the Mt Forrest Iron Project

Following the Company’s announcement, on 15 October 2013, that it, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Yilgiron Pty Ltd, had entered into a binding Shareholder Development

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Agreement ( SDA ) with Hong Kong’s Perpetual Mining Holding Limited ( PMHL ) for the development of the Company’s Mt Forrest Iron Ore Project, the Company announced on 29 January that it and PMHL had agreed to extend the approvals period for satisfaction of conditions precedent in the SDA between the parties from 31 January 2014 to 31 May 2014.

As set out in the Company’s December 2013 Quarterly Activities Report, one of the conditions precedent to the SDA, being the proposed bonus issue by Mindax to its shareholders, was unable to be undertaken without breaching the ASX Listing Rules (primarily Listing Rule 7.25). The Company continues to hold discussions with PMHL to determine the final format of the SDA which would comply with the ASX Listing Rules and other relevant legislation.

Capital Structure

The current issued capital of the Company is as follows:

Number Quoted Class
257,303,570 Fully paid ordinary shares.
Number Not
Quoted
Class
1,100,000 Employee options with an exercise price of $0.60 per option,
expiring 30 September 2014.
2,321 Options with an exercise price of $0.35 per option, expiring 31 May
2015.
4,000,000 Employee options issued to the Company’s Managing Director &
CEO, with an exercise price of $0.108 per option, expiring 9
November 2015.
2,500,000 Non-executive director options, with an exercise price of $0.11 per
option, expiring 10 December 2015.

Top 20 Shareholders

The current top 20 shareholders of the Company are as follows:

% of
Units
Rank Name Units
1 LAP Exploration Pte Ltd 32,034,616 12.450
2 Mr Andrew Tsang 30,794,133 11.968
3 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited 23,813,105 9.255
4 Mr Zhensheng Zhuang 23,295,522 9.054
5 Ms Lai You 20,534,431 7.981
6 Mr Chenfei Zhuang 19,844,956 7.713

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Rank Name Units % of
Units
7 Jupiter Mines Limited 13,213,579 5.135
8 Mr Guo Xiong Zeng 6,148,971 2.390
9 Sherryland Investments Pty Ltd 6,000,000 2.332
10 Mr Qi Lin 5,900,000 2.293
11 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd 5,722,643 2.224
12 Ms Lici Zeng 5,097,151 1.981
13 Mr Jian Cai Chen 5,000,000 1.943
14 Chipingi Pty Ltd 4,182,429 1.625
15 Mr Gilbert Charles George 3,639,413 1.414
16 Mr Yuanwen Zhu 3,139,706 1.220
17 Mr Chengze Yu 2,398,789 0.932
18 Ms Jihong Dai 1,842,290 0.716
19 Ms Mei Ying Yang 1,764,706 0.686
20 Ms Lixuan Zeng 1,598,600 0.621
Totals 215,965,040 83.934%

ASX Announcements

The announcements lodged by the Company with the ASX since the commencement of the last quarter are listed as follows:

Date Title
20/01/2014 Next phase of exploration to commence at Meekatharra North
28/01/2014 Quarterly Activities Report
28/01/2014 Quarterly Cashflow Report
29/01/2014 Extension to Shareholders & Development Agreement
7/02/2014 Unsecured Non-Recourse Loan Agreement
13/02/2014 Uranium Project Update
13/02/2014 Next Phase of Drilling Begins at Meekatharra North
14/02/2014 Half Year Financial Report 31 December 2013
17/02/2014 Replacement Announcement - Uranium Project Update
14/03/2014 Second Phase Exploration Results - Meekatharra North Project
18/03/2014 Additional Unsecured Non-Recourse Loan Agreement
1/04/2014 Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

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Date Title
1/04/2014 Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
15/04/2014 1m Fire-assay results returned for Meekatharra North
15/04/2014 Mindax receives $1.12 Million R&D rebate
16/04/2014 Change of address of Company Share Registry

ASX Codes

MDX – listed ordinary shares.

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Annexure “A”

Tenements held by the Company at the end of the quarter

Tenement
Number Project Locality Status Interest %
M29/257 Bulga Downs Mount Forrest - Bulga Downs Granted 100
M29/258 Bulga Downs Mount Forrest - Bulga Downs Granted 100
M29/314 Bulga Downs Mount Forrest Granted 100
M29/348 Bulga Downs Toucan - Bulga Downs Granted 100
M29/349 Bulga Downs Macaw North - Bulga Downs Granted 100
M29/350 Bulga Downs Macaw - Bulga Downs Granted 100
M29/351 Bulga Downs Bulga Downs Granted 100
E70/3266 Yilgarn-Avon Mortlock Canternatting Pool Granted 81
E77/1336 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Mukinbudin Granted 81
E70/2986 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Mukinbudin Granted 81
E70/2920 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Bonnie Rock Granted 81
E77/1337 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Mukinbudin Granted 81
E77/1405 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Jinadarra Granted 81
E70/3661 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Mukinbudin Granted 81
E77/1709 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Nierguine Granted 81
E77/1710 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Geeranning Granted 81
E70/3887 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Mukinbudin Granted 81
E77/1918 Yilgarn-Avon Mukinbudin Jinadarra Granted 81
E51/1034 Meekatharra North Sherwood Granted 100
E29/809 Fred’s Bore Panhandle Bore Granted 100
L29/85 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/86 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Application N/A
L29/87 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Application N/A
L29/88 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/89 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/90 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/102 Mt Forrest Water Licence Menzies Sandstone Road(Perrinvale) Granted 100
L29/103 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/104 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L29/108 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L30/45 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100

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Tenement
Number Project Locality Status Interest %
L30/46 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L30/47 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L30/52 Mt Forrest Water Licence Evanstone Menzies Road (Riverina) Granted 100
L37/208 Mt Forrest to Menzies Corridor
Menzies Sandstone Road
Granted 100
L57/38 Mt Forrest Water Licence Bulga Downs Granted 100
L57/39 Mt Forrest Water Licence Yuinmery Granted 100

End of Announcement

For further information contact:

Steve Ward, Managing Director Mindax Limited Telephone: +61 8 9485 2600

Media:

David Utting David Utting Corporate Telephone: +61 416 187 462

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