ORBMINCO LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Oct 14, 2012

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.

Name of entity

Australian-American Mining Corporation Limited ( Company )

ACN 073 155 781

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

1. Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1 +Class of+securities issued or to be issued 2 Number of+securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 3 Principal terms of the+securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion) 4 Do the+securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing+class of quoted +securities? If the additional securities do not	Ordinary fully paid shares (Shares) Unlisted options over ordinary shares(options)
	1,000,000 Shares 4,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.09 into ordinary shares on or before 1 March 2015
	Shares will rank pari passu with existing shares The options will be exercisable at $0.09 per option into ordinary shares on or before 1 March 2015
	Shares will rank pari passu with existing shares The options will not be quoted. On exercise of the options, the ordinary shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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rank equally, please state:

• the date from which they do

• the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment

• the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment

• 5 Issue price or consideration

1,000,000 shares- nil consideration in return for data package as announced to the ASX on 9 October 2012 4,000,000 unlisted options-Nil consideration

• 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)

1,000,000 shares- The Shares were issued as partial consideration for the acquisition of a comprehensive data package in relation to the Bluebell and De Soto VMS projects. The Company paid further cash consideration of CAD$65,000 for the Data Package.

4,000,000 unlisted options- The options were issued as part of the fees payable to Peninsula Investments (WA) Pty Ltd and DJ Carmichael Pty Ltd for professional services.

7 Dates of entering[+] securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch 15 October 2012 of certificates Number +Class 8 Number and +class of all 143,924,217 Fully paid ordinary +securities quoted on ASX shares. ( including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) 35,355,250 Options with exercise prices of $0.50 and expiry date of 31 December 2012.

9 Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (_including_the securities in clause 2 if applicable)	Number	+Class
	1,600,000 61,729 37,037 55,556 60,000 600,000 13,000,000 300,000 16,000,000 $110,000 of Convertible Security A (previously $185,000)	Options exercisable at $0.231 on or before 15 September 2013. Options exercisable at $0.2105 on or before 6 October 2013. Options exercisable at $0.2105 on or before 13 October 2013. Options exercisable at $0.2105 on or before 20 October 2013. Options exercisable at $0.325 on or before 16 November 2013. Options exercisable at $0.0595 on or before 1 March 2015. Options exercisable at $0.09 on or before 1 March 2015 Options exercisable at $0.059 on or before 2nd July 2015 Performance Rights Conversion terms are set out in the Appendix 3B dated 29 February2012

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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$300,000 of Convertible Conversion terms are
Security B set out in the
Appendix 3B dated 6
July 2012.
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10 Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests)

n/a

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the+securities will be offered 14 +Class of+securities to which the offer relates 15 +Record date to determine entitlements 16 Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements?	n/a
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17 Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions 18 Names of countries in which the entity has+security holders who will not be sent new issue documents Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with. Cross reference: rule 7.7. 19 Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations 20 Names of any underwriters 21 Amount of any underwriting fee or commission 22 Names of any brokers to the issue 23 Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue 24 Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of+security holders 25 If the issue is contingent on +security holders’ approval, the date of the meeting 26 Date entitlement and acceptance form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled 27 If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders 28 Date rights trading will begin (if applicable) 29 Date rights trading will end (if applicable)	n/a
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• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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30 How do[+] security holders sell their n/a entitlements in full through a broker? 31 How do[+] security holders sell part n/a of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance? 32 How do[+] security holders dispose n/a of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)? 33 +Despatch date n/a

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities

34 Type of securities ( tick one )

(a)[Securities described in Part 1 ]

(b)[All other securities ]

Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

Additional securities forming a new class of securities

Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents

35 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional[+] securities, and the number and percentage of additional[+] securities held by those holders

36 If the[+] securities are[+] equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional +securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 - 1,000 1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 and over

37 A copy of any trust deed for the additional[+] securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38	Number of securities for which
	+quotation is sought
39	Class of +securities for which
	quotation is sought
40	Do the+securities rank equally in all
	respects from the date of allotment
	with an existing+class of quoted
	+securities?
	If the additional securities do not
	rank equally, please state:
	 the date from which they do
	 the extent to which they
	participate for the next dividend,
	(in the case of a trust,
	distribution) or interest payment
	 the extent to which they do not
	rank equally, other than in
	relation to the next dividend,
	distribution or interest payment
41	Reason for request for quotation
	now
	Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of
	restriction period
	(if issued upon conversion of
	another security, clearly identify that
	other security)

Number +Class 42 Number and[+] class of all[+] securities quoted on ASX ( including the securities in clause 38)

2. Quotation agreement

• 1 +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the[+] securities on any conditions it decides.

• 2 We warrant the following to ASX.

• The issue of the[+] securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose.

• There is no reason why those[+] securities should not be granted[+] quotation.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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• An offer of the[+] securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act.

  • Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty

• Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any[+] securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any[+] securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

• If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the[+] securities be quoted.

• 3 We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement.

• 4 We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document not available now, will give it to ASX before[+] quotation of the[+] securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete.

Sign here:

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Date: 8 October 2012 Jim Malone -Company Secretary