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MINREX RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2018

Jun 20, 2018

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ASX AND MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

21 June 2018

EXCELLENT RESULTS FROM SAMPLING AT MINREX’S EAST PILBARA PROJECTS

Highlights:

  • The assay results have now been received for the rock sampling completed at MinRex’s four East Pilbara project areas during May 2018. A total of 190 samples were collected from old workings, prospects, outcrops and float in these leases.

  • Sampling of the old workings in the Marble Bar North project area (P45/3040) returned gold assays of up to 42.9g/t Au, with the average grade of all 40 samples being 4.86g/t Au. Similarly, samples from the old workings in the Marble Bar South project area (P45/3039) returned gold assays of up to 47.6g/t Au, with the average grade of all 40 samples being 4.16g/t Au.

  • Sampling of the old workings, dumps, outcrop and float in the Daltons project area (E45/4681) returned assays of up to 163g/t Au and 8.17% Cu, with the average grade of all 60 samples being 9.9g/t Au and 0.49% Cu.

  • There are no old workings in MinRex’s Bamboo Creek project area (E45/4560 & 4853) but the 50 samples collected, at previously identified gold, copper, chrome, nickel and polymetallic prospects, outcrop and float, returned assay values of up to 7.8g/t Au, 42g/t Ag, 14.3% Cu, 0.18% Cr, 0.11% Ni, 0.12% Pb and 0.09% Zn.

  • The results of this latest sampling will be used to determine which projects and areas to target for further exploration and detailed evaluation later in 2018.

MinRex Resources Limited (ASX: MRR) (‘MinRex’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to present the assay results received from the first detailed geological evaluation and sampling program on the East Pilbara projects, near Marble Bar in the East Pilbara Region, in which the company holds a 70% interest.

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Figure 1: Location of MinRex’s Project Areas

Earlier piecemeal programs recovered gold nuggets from the Marble Bar North project tenement (P45/3040) and a single nugget at the Daltons project (E45/4681), announced in January 2018, and the assay results were announced for ten rock samples collected from the Marble Bar South project tenement (P45/3039), in February 2018.

A detailed data compilation and review of historic mining and mineral exploration within the East Pilbara project areas has now been completed, leading to the field exploration work commencing. As previously stated, the intention was that the initial exploration of the East Pilbara project areas would include the collection of a considerable number of rock samples from the areas of old workings in both P45/3039 and P45/3040, at Marble Bar, and the workings at the Daltons project (E45/4681) and the previously defined prospect areas at the Bamboo Creek project (E45/4560 & 4853). During May 2018, this first stage of field exploration, including geological mapping, rock sampling and ground verification of previous exploration and sampling programs was commenced.

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Figure 2: Satellite Image showing MinRex’s four East Pilbara Project Areas

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Marble Bar North

At Marble Bar North (P45/3040) a total of 40 rock samples (MNR001-040) were collected from the extensive old workings, variously named Ironclad, Jo Jo North and Betty Boo, during May 2018. The gold mineralisation in this area occurs as quartz veins in sheared and strongly carbonated mafic schists (greenstones), and associated alteration zones, in dolerite and other mafic rock types, close to the greenstone/granite contact.

This lease has been worked extensively in the past and, within the lease, a line of old gold workings lies along the sheared lithological contact between sheared and metamorphosed mafic volcanic rocks and intrusive granite. This highly sheared contact trends north-south and hosts an extensive gold-bearing quartz vein system that dips shallowly to the west, within the encompassing shear zone. The lease is 3km from Marble Bar Township, with a well-maintained track running to the old Ironclad mine-site and battery, a five-minute drive from Marble Bar.

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Figure 3: View to the north (along strike) at the Ironclad Gold Mine Workings in P45/3040

The Ironclad Gold Mine workings form part of the Marble Bar Group of gold mines, which contain a total of 29 gold occurrences, with a historic gold production of about 1,298kg, within a strike extent of about 4km. The Ironclad Mine was worked from the 1890’s until 1933 and produced 1,451oz of gold from 2,843t of ore treated; a sizeable proportion of this production was from the area now covered by P45/3040.

The 40 rock samples from the Marble Bar North project area were collected from old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. A few samples were anomalous in various elements but the outstanding results were in the gold assays which varied from 10ppb Au up to 42.9g/t Au, with an average for all 40 samples of 4.86g/t Au, and 17 of the 40 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 1, while the gold results are also shown diagrammatically on the plan below (Figure 4).

The next phase of field work at the Marble Bar North project will comprise further rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping to better understand this gold mineralised system. It is probable that this work will be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the East Pilbara.

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Figure 4: Marble Bar North project P45/3040 showing workings and current gold assay results

Marble Bar South

At Marble Bar South (P45/3039) a total of 40 rock samples (MSR011-050) were collected to add to the ten (MSR001-010) collected in December 2017. The lease has a line of old workings running along a 30-40m high ridge of greenstone rocks. The old mine was known as McKays Find and the mineralisation occurs as a 2m wide zone of pyritic-fuchsite-carbonate rock, with associated quartz veining. The mined zone was 100m long, 0.5-2m wide, strikes at 010[o] and dips at 70-90[o] to the east, the ore shoot plunges east/southeast, parallel to the intersection of fracturing and regional schistosity. The lease is 11km from Marble Bar Township, on the main Marble Bar-Hillside Road, and has a weak old track running through the lease, a fifteen-minute drive from Marble Bar.

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Figure 5: View of some of the old workings at McKays Find in P45/3039

The 40 rock samples from the Marble Bar South project were also collected from old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. A few samples were anomalous in various elements but the outstanding results were in the gold assays which varied from 7ppb Au up to 47.6g/t Au, with an average for all 40 samples of 4.16g/t Au, and 14 of the 40 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 2, while the gold results are also shown on the plan below (Figure 7).

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Figure 6: View to the north along the ridge hosting the gold mineralisation in P45/3039

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Figure 7: Marble Bar South project P45/3039 showing workings and current gold assay results

The next phase of field work at the Marble Bar South project will closely mirror that at the Marble Bar North project, comprising further rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping to better understand this gold mineralised system. It is probable that this work will also be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the Pilbara.

The assays from the two sets of Marble Bar project samples show remarkable similarities in the average values for most elements, especially gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, chrome, iron, manganese, nickel, antimony, thorium and tungsten, suggesting that they are part of the same mineralization event. However, the values for copper, lead, zinc and bismuth are several times higher at Marble Bar North than Marble Bar South, while the tin values at Marble Bar North are a thousand times higher – almost certainly reflecting the closer proximity, and interaction with, granitoid rocks during emplacement of the gold mineralization at the Marble Bar North project.

Daltons Project

At the Daltons project (E45/4681) a total of 60 rock samples (DAR001-060) were collected from the extensive old workings, variously named Daltons, McLeods Reward, Thomas’s, Eclipse and

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Corona, during May 2018. These old gold workings are located along a north-northwest-trending line of quartz and quartz-carbonate veins which have intruded the foliation of mafic greenstone schist (carbonatized metabasalt), and associated alteration zones, in dolerite and other mafic rock types of the Archean Warrawoona Group Greenstones. The geology strikes northnorthwest, is steeply dipping and layered with bands of jaspilite, quartzite, ultramafic, felsic, mafic and amphibolite rocks. There are many structurally complex areas, numerous shear zones and steeply plunging fold axes, dips are between steeply east dipping and vertical.

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Figure 8: View to the south along the line of old workings at Daltons in E45/4681

The 60 rock samples collected at the Daltons project were from the old mine workings, spoil piles and outcropping quartz veins. The samples were analysed for a total of 20 elements at Bureau Veritas in Perth; these included gold, silver, arsenic, cobalt, copper, chrome, bismuth, iron, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, tellurium, thorium, uranium, tungsten and zinc. The outstanding results were in the gold and copper assays which were up to 163g/t Au and 8.17% Cu, with the average grade of all 60 samples being 9.9g/t Au and 0.49% Cu, and 19 of the 60 samples assaying over 1.0g/t Au. The full assay results for gold and base metals are listed below in Appendix 3, while the gold results are also shown on the plan below (Figure 10).

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Figure 9: View of the old decline and a shaft and spoil dump at Daltons in E45/4681

The Daltons gold workings can be traced for about 1500m strike length, with the main quartz lode marked by workings for about 700m, the maximum width is up to 10m and the strike is 170[o] . Recorded production was 5.543kg of gold from 409.5t of ore, for an average grade of 13.54g/t Au. The quartz reefs are principally parallel with the schistosity, within the greenstones. There are several shafts, two of which extend to depths of about 22m and some open cutting – there

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are copper minerals as well as gold in the workings.

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Figure 10: Daltons project E45/4681 showing workings and current gold assay results

This lease area is large and holds the remains of an old battery, with old tracks that provide access to most of the workings. The mineralisation occurs as gold-copper in quartz veins with the highest copper content (shown by green malachite and red cuprite minerals in the quartz) being associated with the highest gold grades. The lease is remote and best accessed by driving 72km south on the Marble Bar-Hillside road (unsealed) and then 17km by weak tracks into the lease area – the 89km drive takes about 2 ½ hours and the last 17km of track driving is difficult. The long access time dictates that work in this area requires camping on site.

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Bamboo Creek Project

At the Bamboo Creek project (E45/4560 & 4853) a total of 50 rock samples (BBR001-050) were collected, including several samples from some of the previously named prospects, including Norms Find, BC07 and Nobb Well, as well as various outcropping quartz veins and breccia zones.

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Figure 11: Views of the Nobb Well and BC07 prospect areas and close-up of fluorite-rich sulphide mineralisation from BC07, in the Bamboo Creek project in E45/4560

There are no old workings in MinRex’s Bamboo Creek project area (E45/4560 & 4853) but the 50 samples collected at previously identified gold, copper, chrome, nickel and polymetallic prospects, outcrop and float returned assay values of up to 7.8g/t Au, 42g/t Ag, 14.3% Cu, 0.18% Cr, 0.11% Ni, 0.12% Pb and 0.09% Zn. The full assay results for gold, base metals, nickel and chrome are listed below in Appendix 4, while the better results are also shown on the plans below (Figures 12 & 13).

Gold mineralisation in the Bamboo Creek area is associated with quartz veins, while Norms Find is a copper-gold prospect (containing green malachite), BC07 is a quartz vein in granite, associated with sulphide minerals and a high fluorite content, and Nobb Well is a large intrusive ultramafic body with elevated nickel and chrome contents.

Previous explorers of the Norms Find prospect identified gossanous structures and malachite-staining within this northerly striking, sub-vertical quartz vein structure; while previous work at the BC07 prospect area identified chalcopyrite, pyrite, molybdenite and fluorite at this large quartz vein system, which strikes north-northeast.

The Bamboo Creek project is large, being several times the size of all the other East Pilbara project areas combined, with reasonable access via the unsealed road to Coppins Gap and various station tracks; however, the tracks are limited, and it is generally

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necessary to complete foot traverses to the various prospects due to the rocky undulating terrain.

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Figure 12: Northern part of the Bamboo Creek project with Norms Find and BC07 prospect areas

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Figure 13: Central part of the Bamboo Creek project with the Nobb Well prospect area

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The next phase of field work in the East Pilbara will again incorporate visits to all four of the project areas in the Marble Bar area. More detailed rock sampling, soil sampling in colluvium and soil covered areas and detailed geological mapping will be utilised to better understand these gold, base metal and poly-metallic mineralised systems. It is probable that this work will be completed in the next few months during the current field season in the Pilbara.

Current Tenement Details:

Region Project Tenement Area Grant Expiry MinRex
approx. Date Date Interest
East Pilbara
East Pilbara
East Pilbara
East Pilbara
East Pilbara
Daltons
Bamboo Creek
Bamboo Creek
Marble Bar South
Marble Bar North
E45/4681
E45/4560
E45/4853
P45/3039
P45/3040
9 km2
69 km2
6 km2
8.26 ha
3.03 ha
13-07-17
27-10-17
11-10-17
Pending
Pending
12-07-22
26-10-22
10-10-22
-
-
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%

Table 1: Current listing of the East Pilbara Tenement holdings of MinRex Resources Ltd

For further information, please contact:

Simon Durack Executive Director MinRex Resources Limited Ph: (08) 9486 8806 [email protected]

Competent Persons Statement:

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Kieron Munro, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Munro is employed as an independent geological consultant by MinRex and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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Appendix 1 – Marble Bar North Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results

Sample Easting Northing Au Ag As Cr Pb Cu Ni Zn
No. m m ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm
MNR001 786383 7657702 0.18 0.0 11 15 3 23 10 6
MNR002 786383 7657702 3.10 0.4 123 635 67 1550 645 127
MNR003 786371 7657629 0.28 0.0 16 30 3 15 30 6
MNR004 786371 7657629 5.26 0.3 26 30 8 49 42 6
MNR005 786371 7657629 24.60 1.9 165 20 18 23 73 4
MNR006 786369 7657633 0.87 0.1 13 15 2 2 19 2
MNR007 786369 7657633 18.10 0.4 46 95 9 122 106 31
MNR008 786375 7657611 10.50 0.3 14 100 5 114 57 12
MNR009 786375 7657611 7.54 0.3 77 50 4 651 149 8
MNR010 786375 7657611 3.94 0.8 47 80 5 1840 278 16
MNR011 786376 7657598 1.27 0.5 27.8 240 5 220 170 13
MNR012 786376 7657598 0.97 0.3 60.2 55 2 2250 478 17
MNR013 786359 7657697 8.96 0.3 40.2 15 10 16 17 4
MNR014 786359 7657697 16.80 4.0 206 95 3310 172 88 1050
MNR015 786358 7657541 0.22 0.1 5 185 11 41 93 18
MNR016 786372 7657544 0.23 0.1 8.8 100 8 29 42 6
MNR017 786372 7657544 0.11 0.0 10.2 985 3 116 452 63
MNR018 786354 7657538 15.90 0.8 20 475 22 230 314 28
MNR019 786375 7657532 2.29 0.1 9 60 26 91 49 18
MNR020 786375 7657532 0.06 0.0 3.4 120 2 19 45 10
MNR021 786292 7657487 0.02 0.0 2.2 40 0 1 18 4
MNR022 786296 7657497 0.02 0.0 1.8 15 0 2 9 2
MNR023 786348 7557457 0.12 0.0 9.4 20 0 4 18 6
MNR024 786348 7657456 0.01 0.0 30.4 570 6 81 512 106
MNR025 786371 7657466 1.34 0.3 42.8 100 17 231 102 13
MNR026 786371 7657466 3.58 1.0 83.8 135 16 485 170 37
MNR027 786375 7657479 0.06 0.1 15.2 130 0 66 73 12
MNR028 786387 7657501 0.35 0.0 5.8 55 2 16 22 7
MNR029 786387 7657501 0.06 0.0 16.2 225 6 122 118 28
MNR030 786381 7657532 42.90 2.4 22.4 80 6 130 93 6
MNR031 786382 7657520 0.03 0.0 1.6 60 0 9 14 4
MNR032 786382 7657520 0.04 0.0 1.8 60 0 5 19 5
MNR033 786382 7657516 0.03 0.0 7 315 2 11 101 19
MNR034 786382 7657516 0.03 0.0 15.2 70 2 22 42 12
MNR035 786382 7657516 0.01 0.0 2.8 60 0 2 27 14
MNR036 786354 7657670 0.06 0.0 42 25 7 12 22 5
MNR037 786354 7657670 0.44 0.0 19.6 20 2 6 17 8
MNR038 786359 7657700 22.80 0.4 297 35 5 22 72 9
MNR039 786383 7657737 1.40 0.1 8.2 35 0 18 26 6
MNR040 786383 7657737 0.05 0.0 5.6 25 2 7 39 7

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Appendix 2 – Marble Bar South Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results

Sample Easting Northing Au Ag As Cr Pb Cu Ni Zn
No. m m ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm
MSR011 783818 7648193 1.8 0.5 177 305 22 74 99 21
MSR012 783818 7648193 0.6 1.1 56 30 5 152 30 7
MSR013 783802 7648145 2.7 0.2 72 605 3 16 258 21
MSR014 783802 7648145 0.2 0.0 58 345 0 26 123 15
MSR015 783791 7648148 5.0 0.3 59 200 1 35 74 24
MSR016 783789 7648151 45.9 2.1 777 230 511 540 232 132
MSR017 783785 7648153 0.0 0.0 17 95 3 3 23 13
MSR018 783790 7648139 0.2 0.0 12 25 3 8 11 4
MSR019 783788 7648095 0.6 0.2 144 270 2 102 109 26
MSR020 783788 7648095 1.3 0.3 396 950 6 85 378 91
MSR021 783791 7648092 10.7 0.5 44 145 1 37 60 20
MSR022 783788 7648099 0.1 0.0 21 350 0 14 145 10
MSR023 783788 7648099 0.2 0.0 103 1940 2 64 722 59
MSR024 783788 7648099 0.1 0.0 90 740 0 91 284 77
MSR025 783855 7648097 0.0 0.0 11 45 0 2 29 24
MSR026 783848 7648098 0.0 0.0 3 440 2 28 199 40
MSR027 783788 7648088 0.0 0.0 11 55 0 2 22 10
MSR028 783804 7648079 0.6 0.0 34 155 0 7 61 14
MSR029 783805 7648081 1.2 0.2 93 640 3 31 253 50
MSR030 783796 7648079 5.4 0.1 113 300 1 8 134 33
MSR031 783786 7648073 0.2 0.0 20 90 0 6 30 9
MSR032 783778 7648068 0.1 0.0 73 255 2 11 167 36
MSR033 783778 7648066 0.2 0.0 11 115 0 4 51 17
MSR034 783778 7648067 1.4 0.2 76 855 2 36 289 69
MSR035 783777 7648067 47.6 2.0 9 50 0 36 23 14
MSR036 783766 7648078 30.8 1.6 56 85 1 39 54 15
MSR037 783767 7648078 0.4 0.1 23 135 0 3 40 13
MSR038 783768 7648078 0.1 0.0 37 115 0 2 74 38
MSR039 783899 7648027 0.0 0.0 0 15 1 18 54 16
MSR040 783870 7647997 0.0 0.0 1 5 1 12 52 12
MSR041 783768 7648067 3.2 0.1 10 45 0 8 20 8
MSR042 783768 7648067 1.7 0.2 131 575 6 58 129 27
MSR043 783764 7648066 4.0 0.2 7 60 2 4 35 12
MSR044 783762 7648071 0.0 0.0 5 30 2 9 22 15
MSR045 783763 7648059 0.1 0.0 19 175 1 25 103 24
MSR046 783719 7648015 0.0 0.0 6 45 0 18 17 4
MSR047 783777 7648049 0.0 0.0 12 20 0 13 31 15
MSR048 783796 7648048 0.0 0.0 2 20 0 2 11 0
MSR049 783802 7648051 0.1 0.1 51 55 1 4 24 4
MSR050 783779 7648064 0.1 0.0 24 140 0 6 71 16

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Appendix 3 – Daltons Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results

Sample Easting Northing Au Ag As Cr Pb Cu Ni Zn
No. m m ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm
DAR001 734304 7624815 0.02 0.15 2 65 1 356 29 37
DAR002 734306 7624815 0.05 0.1 2.6 90 2 328 44 38
DAR003 734305 7624815 0.02 0.05 1.6 80 1 405 30 38
DAR004 734304 7624815 0.05 0.1 2.4 70 1 233 43 29
DAR005 734304 7624815 0.05 0.05 3.4 120 0 168 64 63
DAR006 734303 7624815 0.05 0.6 4.4 170 2 249 78 73
DAR007 734302 7624815 0.11 0.0 3.8 140 2 152 61 75
DAR008 734299 7624807 11.2 4.45 12.6 110 2 15400 16 26
DAR009 734299 7624808 2.09 10.4 8 35 5 28500 44 52
DAR010 734299 7624809 0.00 0.0 74.2 150 1 109 151 162
DAR011 734312 7624804 140.0 26.6 9.6 65 2 81700 16 44
DAR012 734316 7624798 0.04 0.15 19 75 0 285 48 53
DAR013 734316 7624797 0.10 0.35 12.4 65 1 233 138 329
DAR014 734320 7624794 2.66 0.2 7.2 20 1 264 23 159
DAR015 734321 7624785 0.03 0.0 16 40 0 127 161 633
DAR016 734335 7624764 0.01 0.0 6.6 15 0 5 2 6
DAR017 734337 7624739 0.62 0.05 9.2 110 0 55 47 15
DAR018 734376 7624652 0.02 0.0 8.4 15 3 182 88 1160
DAR019 734374 7624656 0.20 0.0 8.4 15 1 84 92 98
DAR020 734408 7624568 1.10 0.1 23.6 65 2 147 138 120
DAR021 734413 7624559 0.22 0.0 6.6 30 2 1740 129 66
DAR022 734463 7624498 0.01 0.0 6 125 1 104 152 115
DAR023 734471 7624495 0.03 0.0 2.4 115 2 82 112 155
DAR024 734473 7624493 0.02 0.0 5.6 180 3 146 188 160
DAR025 734468 7624474 0.45 0.2 18.6 40 1 18600 230 241
DAR026 734468 7624472 2.94 0.5 14.2 40 0 17400 229 77
DAR027 734471 7624467 3.45 0.7 39.2 60 2 2740 222 1160
DAR028 734469 7624470 4.32 0.8 39.4 45 1 27700 315 115
DAR029 734464 7624417 0.00 0.0 7.2 75 0 134 225 103
DAR030 734480 7624407 7.03 1.75 34.2 20 0 756 52 22
DAR031 734494 7624393 0.81 0.2 46.6 105 0 42900 190 65
DAR032 734488 7624404 0.04 0.15 5.8 60 0 405 163 127
DAR033 734489 7624376 24.3 11.2 507 10 4 17500 483 47
DAR034 734485 7624385 0.01 0.05 25.8 10 0 299 18 26
DAR035 734488 7624411 0.92 0.15 8.4 50 0 163 31 20
DAR036 734472 7624358 0.01 0.0 2.8 15 0 41 21 12
DAR037 734469 7624357 0.01 0.0 14 60 0 218 122 115
DAR038 734464 7624363 5.86 1.0 25.4 25 0 438 144 28
DAR039 734481 7624384 0.01 0.0 9.6 10 0 55 29 21
DAR040 734535 7624400 0.02 0.0 14.4 20 0 52 24 19
DAR041 734527 7624409 0.00 0.0 21.8 30 0 45 50 57
DAR042 734502 7624307 0.02 0.0 60.4 15 0 26 29 21

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734498 7624311 0.02 0.0 76.6 20 0 88 85 49
734501 7624274 0.01 0.0 13.6 15 0 17 19 12
734586 7623995 0.05 0.0 12.8 15 0 213 18 24
734527 7624018 0.02 0.0 5.8 20 0 69 11 19
734494 7624047 0.00 0.0 1.2 5 0 3 36 43
734530 7624068 0.00 0.0 5.6 10 0 166 52 54
734413 7623706 0.00 0.0 44.6 15 0 66 160 207
734360 7623595 13.3 0.6 94 25 1 387 39 158
734724 7623370 62.4 6.25 31.8 10 0 4130 78 9
734728 7623368 103.0 8.1 154 15 3 10400 216 348
734731 7623368 12.4 1.0 25 20 0 4410 105 59
734731 7623365 1.24 0.15 23.2 15 0 3810 66 112
734727 7623363 25.1 2.25 25.2 15 0 1400 42 64
734710 7623387 0.51 0.05 2.8 10 0 69 7 1
734720 7623370 163.0 10.1 5.2 10 0 8500 40 52
734725 7623373 3.62 0.55 22.2 10 0 428 22 54
734784 7623043 0.03 0.0 18.4 10 0 210 28 27
734787 7622755 0.05 0.0 0.8 10 0 3 0 1

Appendix 4 – Bamboo Creek Project - May 2018 Rock Sample Assay Results

Sample Easting Northing Au Ag As Cr Pb Cu Ni Zn
No. m m ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm
BBR001 200330 7687559 0.00 0.0 0.8 10 0 16 10 6
BBR002 200268 7687460 0.00 0.1 5.4 15 114 32 16 7
BBR003 200325 7687457 0.00 0.1 126 50 5 17 31 27
BBR004 200323 7687457 0.00 0.0 70.2 90 3 88 111 45
BBR005 200329 7687469 0.01 0.1 8.6 5 10 41 25 70
BBR006 200330 7687465 0.01 0.0 37.4 30 0 53 45 29
BBR007 200320 7687499 0.00 0.0 16.6 10 30 12 25 104
BBR008 200171 7687306 0.00 0.0 4.4 25 0 11 14 11
BBR009 200318 7687301 0.00 0.0 1.8 15 0 11 8 8
BBR010 200336 7687300 0.00 0.0 1.2 30 2 18 16 16
BBR011 200434 7687334 0.00 0.0 2.8 35 2 31 26 32
BBR012 200557 7687278 0.00 0.1 10.4 35 2 79 38 27
BBR013 200633 7687152 0.00 0.1 1.2 10 0 14 5 5
BBR014 200684 7687040 0.00 0.0 0.8 10 1 5 1 4
BBR015 200684 7687040 0.02 0.0 291 25 10 555 77 210
BBR016 200631 7686994 0.00 0.1 2.2 30 0 16 20 7
BBR017 200624 7687052 0.31 2.6 203 10 17 2160 31 66
BBR018 200625 7687075 2.90 41.5 10 10 0 143000 15 12

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BBR019 200622 7687085 7.80 16.0 205 10 19 14600 14 191
BBR020 200388 7687503 0.01 0.6 47 10 1 420 50 11
BBR021 200367 7687517 0.01 0.1 436 20 2 319 114 273
BBR022 197856 7684033 0.01 0.5 3.8 35 50 134 7 38
BBR023 197903 7684172 0.03 0.3 5 170 50 213 53 110
BBR024 197957 7684136 0.02 0.1 2 45 34 128 9 15
BBR025 197932 7684105 0.01 0.3 1.2 200 140 367 60 71
BBR026 197908 7684050 0.02 0.3 1 10 84 127 2 7
BBR027 197903 7684030 0.02 0.1 1.2 10 130 240 2 11
BBR028 197898 7684014 0.11 0.3 6 25 228 1790 3 61
BBR029 197899 7684004 0.89 4.3 1.8 15 738 1630 2 37
BBR030 197879 7683974 0.01 0.3 0.8 10 44 73 1 10
BBR031 197820 7683747 0.04 0.6 1.6 100 199 236 13 74
BBR032 197887 7683821 0.00 0.1 1 20 93 41 2 20
BBR033 197826 7683836 0.04 2.5 0.8 5 177 203 3 8
BBR034 207188 7676825 0.00 0.0 8 10 11 29 2 8
BBR035 207179 7676817 0.00 0.3 19.2 10 207 26 1 3
BBR036 207183 7676788 0.00 0.0 93.6 10 3 322 4 7
BBR037 208494 7677016 0.00 0.0 1.6 1540 2 10 937 52
BBR038 208495 7677005 0.00 0.0 3.2 1640 0 7 457 39
BBR039 208519 7676946 0.00 0.0 1.6 20 1 2 51 21
BBR040 208552 7676941 0.00 0.0 40.4 1630 1 7 910 42
BBR041 208577 7676939 0.00 0.0 3 1780 2 6 1070 16
BBR042 208650 7676900 0.00 0.0 0.8 1440 0 4 852 20
BBR043 208601 7676810 0.00 0.0 4.4 1720 7 9 581 16
BBR044 208553 7676863 0.00 0.0 5.2 560 1 79 614 75
BBR045 208499 7676879 0.00 0.0 1.8 1430 0 10 770 41
BBR046 207953 7676948 0.00 0.1 10.2 25 12 8 12 8
BBR047 207946 7676951 1.05 1.1 662 20 1170 344 13 913
BBR048 207893 7677202 0.00 0.0 4.2 10 6 5 2 5
BBR049 197830 7683841 0.10 9.3 3.4 10 1040 965 4 10
BBR050 197838 7683855 0.01 1.1 1.2 10 148 2970 4 21

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Table 1) – East Pilbara Projects – Rock Sampling

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data (Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
•MinRex Resources Limited
techniques channels, random chips, or specific (‘MinRex’) has collected random
specialised industry standard surface rock samples from
measurement tools appropriate to the selected old workings, prospects,
minerals under investigation, such as outcrops, from float, scree, and
down hole gamma sondes, or colluvium at the Marble Bar North,
handheld XRF instruments, etc). Marble Bar South, Daltons and
These examples should not be taken Bamboo Creek Projects.
as limiting the broad meaning of •MinRex has also collected shallow
sampling. soil samples, along lines, in
Include reference to measures taken selected areas at the Marble Bar
to ensure sample representivity and North, Marble Bar South, Daltons
the appropriate calibration of any and Bamboo Creek Projects.
measurement tools or systems used. •All of the work completed to date
Aspects of the determination of is considered to be qualitative and
mineralisation that are Material to the exploratory rather than
Public Report. quantitative and representative.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ The Marble Bar North, Marble Bar
work has been done this would be South, Daltons and Bamboo
relatively simple (eg ‘reverse Creek Projects remain in an early
circulation drilling was used to obtain exploration phase and no
1 m samples from which 3 kg was mineralisation considered being
pulverised to produce a 30 g charge potentially economic has yet been
for fire assay’). In other cases more outlined.
explanation may be required, such as •MinRex manages its exploration
where there is coarse gold that has and assaying activities in
inherent sampling problems. Unusual accordance with industry standard
commodities or mineralisation types quality assurance and quality
(eg submarine nodules) may warrant control procedures. Samples are
disclosure of detailed information. collected by appropriately trained
personnel and prepared in
accordance with specified
procedures.
Drilling Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, •MinRex has not completed any
techniques open-hole hammer, rotary air blast, drilling at any of the four project
auger, Bangka, sonic, etc) and details areas. No drilling is being
(eg core diameter, triple or standard reported.
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether
core is oriented and if so, by what
_method, etc). _
Drill sample Method of recording and assessing •MinRex has not completed any
recovery core and chip sample recoveries and drilling at any of the four project
results assessed. areas. No drilling is being
Measures taken to maximise sample reported.
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and
whether sample bias may have
occurred due to preferential loss/gain
of fine/coarse material.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have •All surface samples have been
been geologically and geotechnically geologicallyloggedfor rock, soilor

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
logged to a level of detail to support colluvium type.
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc) photography.
The total length and percentage of the
_relevant intersections logged. _
Sub-sampling
If core, whether cut or sawn and
•Surface samples are of
techniques whether quarter, half or all core taken.
approximately 1kg weight and
and sample If non-core, whether riffled, tube were collected into calico or
preparation sampled, rotary split, etc and whether plastic sample bags for transport
sampled wet or dry. to the chemical laboratory.
For all sample types, the nature, •When collected, soil samples are
quality and appropriateness of the screened, in the assay laboratory,
sample preparation technique. to extract the minus 3mm fraction
Quality control procedures adopted for
for analysis.
all sub-sampling stages to maximise •No field duplicates were taken due
representivity of samples. to the early exploration phase of
Measures taken to ensure that the the current work.
sampling is representative of the in
situ material collected, including for
instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate
to the grain size of the material being
_sampled. _
Quality of The nature, quality and •Samples from the surface rock
assay data appropriateness of the assaying and sampling were submitted to
and laboratory procedures used and Bureau Veritas (Ultra Trace
laboratory whether the technique is considered Laboratories) in Perth for
tests partial or total. appropriate industry standard
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, analysis for various metallic
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the elements.
parameters used in determining the •The samples have been sorted
analysis including instrument make and dried, crushed and then
and model, reading times, calibrations
pulverized in a vibrating disc
factors applied and their derivation, pulveriser.
etc. •The samples were digested with
Nature of quality control procedures Aqua Regia and analysed by ICP;
adopted (eg standards, blanks, cobalt, copper, chrome, iron,
duplicates, external laboratory manganese, nickel and zinc by
checks) and whether acceptable ICP-OES, and gold, arsenic,
levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
silver, bismuth, lithium,
precision have been established. molybdenum, lead, antimony, tin,
tellurium, thorium, uranium and
tungsten by ICP-MS.
•Bureau Veritas run appropriate
assay standards, blanks,
duplicates and other internal
checks on the analytical samples.
•However, due to the sampling
methodology the results are
considered to be qualitative and
exploratory rather than
quantitative and representative -
at this early stage of the
exploration work.

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Verification of
The verification of significant
•Independent verification of the
sampling and intersections by either independent or sampling is not considered
assaying alternative company personnel. applicable, as the work to date is
The use of twinned holes. considered to be qualitative and
Documentation of primary data, data exploratory and not for use for
entry procedures, data verification, definitive data purposes.
data storage (physical and electronic) •However, all samples are
protocols. collected by appropriately trained
Discuss any adjustment to assay personnel and prepared in
data. accordance with specified
procedures.
•No adjustment has been made to
any assay data.
Location of Accuracy and quality of surveys used •All data points (rock chip and soil
data points to locate drill holes (collar and down- sampling) have been determined
hole surveys), trenches, mine using a handheld Garmin GPS
workings and other locations used in device with an arbitrary accuracy
Mineral Resource estimation. of about 2-5m – adequate for the
Specification of the grid system used. early exploration work undertaken.
Quality and adequacy of topographic No topographic control has been
control. established for the Project area.
•The grid system used in the East
Pilbara is MGA_GDA94 Zones 50
and 51.
Data spacing Data spacing for reporting of •Data spacing for the rock, float,
and Exploration Results. colluvium and other surface
distribution Whether the data spacing and samples is random and not for use
distribution is sufficient to establish in definitive data purposes.
the degree of geological and grade •Soil samples have been collected
continuity appropriate for the Mineral at a nominal spacing of 50m on
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
sample lines.
procedure(s) and classifications •No sample compositing has been
applied. applied.
Whether sample compositing has
_been applied. _
Orientation of Whether the orientation of sampling •The orientation of the sampling is
data in achieves unbiased sampling of not considered to be important, as
relation to possible structures and the extent to the work to date is considered to
geological which this is known, considering the be qualitative and exploratory and
structure deposit type. not for use for definitive data
If the relationship between the drilling purposes.
orientation and the orientation of key •The orientation of geological
mineralised structures is considered structure and layering remains
to have introduced a sampling bias, speculative.
this should be assessed and reported
if material.
Sample The measures taken to ensure •Samples were placed directly into
security sample security. numbered bags in the field.
These bags were then either
stapled (plastic bags) or tied
(calico bags). The individual
sample bags were then placed
into larger plastic bags and
transported directly from the field
to the laboratory by the field
exploration personnel, at the
completion of the field program.
Audits or • _The results of any audits or reviews of _
•No audits or reviewshave been

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
reviews sampling techniques and data. undertaken as the work to date is
considered to be qualitative and
exploratory and not for use in
definitive data purposes.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results
(Criterialistedinthe preceding sectionalso apply to this section.)
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, The Marble Bar North Project
tenement and location and ownership including lies in one pending prospecting
land tenure agreements or material issues with licence – P45/3040 (of 3.05ha),
status third parties such as joint ventures, located approximately 3km
partnerships, overriding royalties, north of Marble Bar, which is
native title interests, historical sites, 70% owned by MinRex
wilderness or national park and Resources Limited. The Marble
environmental settings. Bar South Project lies in one
The security of the tenure held at the pending prospecting licence –
time of reporting along with any P45/3039 (of 8.26ha), located
known impediments to obtaining a approximately 11km south of
licence to operate in the area. Marble Bar, which is 70%
owned by MinRex Resources
Limited. The Daltons Project
lies in one granted exploration
licence – E45/4681 (of about
9km2), located approximately
90km southwest of Marble Bar,
by road, which is 70% owned by
MinRex Resources Limited. The
Bamboo Creek Project lies in
two granted exploration licences
– E45/4560 (of about 69km2)
and E45/4853 (of about 6km2),
located approximately 70km
northeast of Marble Bar, by
road, which is 70% owned by
MinRex Resources Limited.
All four Projects are in the East
Pilbara Shire and the East
Pilbara region, within Western
Australia, The Marble Bar North
Project lies in the Marble Bar
Township area, Marble Bar
South Project lies in the
Eginbah pastoral lease, the
Daltons Project is partially on
the Panorama pastoral lease
and the Bamboo Creek Project
is on the Yarrie pastoral lease.
All but the Marble Bar North
Project are covered by the
Njamal Native Title Claims.
The two prospecting licences
are not yet granted, while the
three exploration licences are
granted.
Exploration done
Acknowledgment and appraisal of
The Marble Bar North project
by other parties exploration by other parties. area was the subject of historic
goldmining activities associated

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
with the Ironclad gold mine and
other smaller operations in the
period from the 1890’s to about
1933, with various prospectors
and small operators holding the
area until the 1990’s.
Subsequent exploration was
completed by various
exploration companies,
including Britannia Gold and
Clara Resources in the period
from 1994 through to 2008.
This work included soil sampling
programs, rock chip sampling,
geological mapping and 6 RC
drill holes – by Britannia in
1996.
•The Marble Bar South project
area was the subject of historic
gold mining activities associated
with the McKays Find gold mine
and other smaller operations in
the period from the 1930’s to
about 1996. Subsequent
exploration was completed by
various exploration companies,
including Haoma Mining and
Clara Resources in the period
from 1996 through to 2008.
This work included soil sampling
programs, rock chip sampling
and geological mapping.
•The Daltons project area was
the subject of historic gold
mining activities associated with
the Daltons mining centre in the
period from its discovery to
about 1966. Subsequent
exploration was completed by
various exploration companies,
including Haoma Mining, Gold
Partners, Sipa Resources,
Giralia Resources, Clara
Resources and Mallina
Exploration in the period from
1966 through to 2015. This
work included soil sampling
programs, rock chip sampling,
auger drilling, RC drilling and
geological mapping.
•The Bamboo Creek project area
has had no previous mining
activities. It lies between the
gold deposits of the Bamboo
Creek mining centre and the
polymetallic Spinifex Ridge
deposit. The area has been
explored previously by various
exploration companies,
includingMetals Exploration,

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Stockdale Prospecting, Haoma
Mining, Artemis Resources and
Metal Bank Ltd in the period
from 1969 through to 2015.
This work included soil sampling
programs, rock chip sampling,
BLEG sampling, geophysical
interpretation and geological
mapping.
•MinRex has obtained this data
from the WAMEX website of the
GSWA and the methods and
procedures utilised in this
historic work are not detailed in
the available data.
•Old work within the four Project
areas is encouraging, especially
the early geochemistry and
drilling that shows some clearly
anomalous gold values.
However, this old data is used
as a guide to where to apply
new exploration and is not itself
regarded as material.
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and •All four Projects lie within the
style of mineralisation. Archean Warrawoona Group
Greenstone Belt and in the East
Pilbara Goldfield of WA.
•The Project areas host Archean
greenstones, predominantly
meta-basalt and high-Mg meta-
basalt, with some meta-
sediment, granite dykes and
granitic intrusions. Gold
mineralisation and gold-copper
mineralisation in the East
Pilbara Goldfield is hosted by
shear zones and quartz veins,
within Archean greenstones.
There are some areas of
transported soil, colluvium and
alluvium within the Project
areas, which effectively conceal
any mineralisation present and
MinRex is seeking gold, copper-
gold, base metals and
polymetallic deposits under this
cover within the Project areas.
The Marble Bar South project
area also contains the basal
units of the Mt Roe Basalt of the
Fortescue Group.
Drill hole A summary of all information material
•MinRex has not completed any
Information to the understanding of the drilling in any of the four project
exploration results including a areas. No drilling is being
tabulation of the following information
reported.
for all Material drill holes: •MinRex is aware of the results
o easting and northing of the drill of previous drilling programs in
hole collar theMarbleBar NorthandDalton

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – Project areas and has obtained
elevation above sea level in this data from the WAMEX
metres) of the drill hole collar website of the GSWA. This old
o dip and azimuth of the hole data is used as a guide to where
o down hole length and interception to apply new exploration and is
depth not regarded as material.
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is
justified on the basis that the
information is not Material and this
exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly
_explain why this is the case. _
Data In reporting Exploration Results, •Rock chip and soil sample
aggregation weighting averaging techniques, assay values are reported as
methods maximum and/or minimum grade point values.
truncations (eg cutting of high •Actual metal assay values are
grades) and cut-off grades are reported with no modification.
usually Material and should be
stated.
Where aggregate intercepts
incorporate short lengths of high
grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be
stated and some typical examples of
such aggregations should be shown
in detail.
The assumptions used for any
reporting of metal equivalent values
_should be clearly stated. _
Relationship These relationships are particularly •Not applicable as point values
between important in the reporting of are being reported - not
mineralisation Exploration Results. mineralisation widths or drilling
widths and If the geometry of the mineralisation results.
intercept lengths with respect to the drill hole angle is
known, its nature should be reported.
If it is not known and only the down
hole lengths are reported, there
should be a clear statement to this
effect (eg ‘down hole length, true
_width not known’). _
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with •Plan view maps are utilised
scales) and tabulations of intercepts showing the location of
should be included for any significant significant rock chip, float,
discovery being reported These calcrete, ferricrete and soil
should include, but not be limited to a
sample results. These maps
plan view of drill hole collar locations may show only the highest
and appropriate sectional views. values for the sake of easy
determination of the most
anomalous areas where further
work will be completed in
subsequent programs.
Balanced Where comprehensive reporting of all
•All sample assay results are
reporting Exploration Results is not practicable,
included in tables of results in
representative reporting of both low the text or Appendices.
and high grades and/or widths should
However, maps may show only
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
reporting of Exploration Results. of easy visualisation of the most
anomalous areas.
Other Other exploration data, if meaningful •There are no other results to
substantive and material, should be reported report that are considered
exploration data including (but not limited to): material.
geological observations; geophysical •All of the work completed to
survey results; geochemical survey date is considered to be
results; bulk samples – size and qualitative and exploratory
method of treatment; metallurgical rather than quantitative and
test results; bulk density, representative. The East Pilbara
groundwater, geotechnical and rock Project areas remain at an early
characteristics; potential deleterious exploration phase and no
or contaminating substances. mineralisation considered to be
significant has yet been outlined
by this work.
Further work The nature and scale of planned •Further rock chip, float,
further work (eg tests for lateral colluvium, calcrete and soil
extensions or depth extensions or sampling is planned for the
large-scale step-out drilling). future, to further hone into the
Diagrams clearly highlighting the most anomalous areas within
areas of possible extensions, the Project areas.
including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
_commercially sensitive. _

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