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Nova Minerals Ltd Interim / Quarterly Report 2011

Oct 30, 2011

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Quantum Resources Limited ABN 84 006 690 348

31 October 2011

Manager Companies Australian Securities Exchange Level 6, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

By E-Lodgement

REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

Quantum Resources Limited ABN 84 006 690 348

Level 8 580 St Kilda Road Melbourne, VIC, 3004

PO Box 6315 St Kilda Road Central Melbourne, VIC, 8008

Telephone: +61 3 8532 2840

www.qur.com.au Directors

Mr Joseph Gutnick Chairman / Managing Director

Dr David S Tyrwhitt Non-Executive Director

Mr Craig Michael Director / Executive General Manager

Senior Management

OVERVIEW

Gardner Range Project

  • A field program to gather soil, stream, rock chip and Mobile Metal Ion samples concluded in August 2011.

  • Assay results for soil geochemistry samples have been returned identifying anomalous zones of the rare earth element, Yttrium.

  • The Company is waiting on assay results for the remaining samples.

Telfer Project

  • WA DMP to notify the application under section 29 of the Native Title Act on 16 November 2011.

  • Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation (WDLAC) is negotiating directly with the Company.

  • A legal review of the Draft Native Title agreement is underway.

Mr Peter Lee CFO & Company Secretary

Mr Mike Kammermann Exploration Manager

Quantum Resources Limited, September 2011 Quarterly Report

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Quantum Resources Limited ABN 84 006 690 348

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REGIONAL EXPLORATION

Gardner Range (Quantum 100%)

The 2011 field program has been designed to follow up on the anomalies identified in the previous year prior to selecting drill targets. During the quarter, the company collected over 1,000 samples, as summarised in the table below:

Sample Type Number of
Samples
Conventional soil geochemical 765
Mobile Metallic Ion (MMI) 115
Stream sediment 84
Rock chip 78

All samples have been submitted for assay. Early results for soil geochemistry at the Mt Mansbridge prospect indicate anomalous regions of the rare earth element Yttrium. The main anomaly pictured in Figure 2 extends over approximately 500m. A detailed interpretation of the results will be conducted once the remainder of the sample assays are returned from the laboratory.

Telfer Project

The Company holds a single Exploration Licence Application E45/2401 located 6km to the northeast of the Newcrest Mining Ltd Telfer gold mine (Figure 3). The Telfer gold mine is host to one of Australia's largest gold deposits with a reported ore reserve of 18.0 million ounces of gold and 0.685 million tonnes of copper within a mineral resource of approximately 27 million ounces gold. The O’Callaghan’s ore body, 10km south east of Telfer mine, is also owned by Newcrest and hosts significant resources of tungsten, copper, lead and zinc.

Previous drilling within the tenement identified gold mineralisation at the Chicken Ranch Prospect, which include results of 6m @ 15.8g/t gold. Evaluation of the historical drilling data has highlighted the fact that the spacing and depth extent of the holes sampled only the shallow, possibly supergene enriched, saprolite.

Subject to the Exploration Licence being granted, the Company will re-evaluate the historical data with a view to defining an appropriate exploration program.

A Heritage Agreement is required prior to the licence being granted and the Company has been advised by the Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation (WDLAC) that the application is currently being assessed. The Company was asked to present to WDLAC during the quarter as part of their assessment process. As a result of the company’s presentation, the native title parties agreed to continue negotiations. A draft of an agreement has been provided by the WDLAC legal representatives and is currently under consideration. Once the agreement is finalised the licence application can proceed to grant under the Mining Act.

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Quantum Resources Limited

ABN 84 006 690 348

The technical information in this report has been reviewed and approved by Dr D S Tyrwhitt who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has 50 years experience in the industry and has more than 5 years experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation being reported upon 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”. Dr Tyrwhitt consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context to which it appears. Attached is a copy of the Company’s Mining Exploration Entity Quarterly Report in accordance with Listing Rule 5.3.

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J I GUTNICK Chairman & Managing Director 29 October 2011

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Quantum Resources Limited ABN 84 006 690 348

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Figure 1 Quantum Resources Gardner and Ware Range Tenements

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Figure 2 Mount Mansbridge prospect soil geochemistry results for Yttrium. Anomalous zones marked in red.

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Quantum Resources Limited

ABN 84 006 690 348

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Chicken Ranch
Prospect
Includes 6m @ 15.8g/t
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Figure 3 Quantum Resources Telfer Tenement

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Rule 5.3

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10

Name of entity

QUANTUM RESOURCES LIMITED

ABN
84 006 690 348
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
84 006 690 348 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related
debtors
1.2
Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) administration
1.3
Dividends received
1.4
Interest and other items of a similar nature
received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Other (GST credits)
Net Operating Cash Flows
Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date (3
months)
$A’000
-
(217)
-
-
(56)
-
-
-
-
11
-
(217)
-
-
(56)
-
-
-
-
11
(262) (262)
Cash flows related to investing activities
1.8
Payment for purchases of: (a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.9
Proceeds from sale of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.10
Loans to other entities
1.11
Loans repaid by other entities
1.12
Other (Security deposits)
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carried forward)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
(262) (262)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(262) (262)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.
1.15
Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16
Proceeds from borrowings
1.17
Repayment of borrowings
1.18
Dividends paid
1.19
Other (provide details if material)
Net financing cash flows
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
1.20
Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date
1.21
Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.22
Cash at end of quarter
(262)
373
-
(262)
373
-
111 111

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

1.23
1.24
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2
Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A'000
5
-
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
-

Non-cash financing and investing activities

  • 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

  • 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1
Loan facilities
3.2
Credit standby arrangements
Amount available
$A’000
Amount used
$A’000
- -
- -

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000
40
-
-
35
Total 75

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as Current quarter Previous quarter
shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) $A’000 $A’000
to the related items in the accounts is as follows.
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
111 373
5.2
Deposits at call
- -
5.3
Bank overdraft
- -
5.4
Other (provide details)
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 111 373

Changes in interests in mining tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements relinquished,
reduced or lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements acquired or
increased
Tenement
reference
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
ofquarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
El25010 Compulsory surrender 52 Bl 39 Bl
- - - -
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

Total number Number quoted Issue price per
security (see
note3) (cents)
Amount paid up
per security (see
note3) (cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs,
redemptions
NIL
7.3
+Ordinary
securities
7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs
814,703,218 814,703,218
-
-
-
-
7.5
+Convertible
debt
securities
(description)
7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
securities
matured,
converted
NIL
7.7
Options
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised
during quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter
32,875,597
68,378,151
7,250,000
32,875,597
68,378,151
-
Exercise price
$0.09275
$0.04275
$0.06275
Expiry date
30/04/2012
30/11/2012
19/10/2011
-
-
-
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
NIL
7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)
NIL
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report

Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 5).

  • 2 This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

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Sign here: ............................................................ (Director/Company secretary)

Date: 31 OCTOBER 2011

Print name: PETER LEE

Notes

  • 1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.

  • 2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.

  • 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .

  • 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

  • 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

  • 6 Options Subsequent to 30 September 2011, 7,250,000 Options (item 7.7) expired.

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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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