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PLATINA RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2017

Jun 25, 2017

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Capital/Financing Update

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26 June 2017

ASX Release: PGM

Final batch of drilling results confirm high grade scandium and cobalt content at Owendale.

Highlights

Significant new high grade intersections of both scandium continue to be identified at Owendale North including:

o 12 m @ 630 ppm Sc, including 4m at 760ppm Sc
o 9 m @ 685 ppm Sc, including 3 m at 880 ppm Sc
o 9 m @ 665 ppm Sc, including 2 m at 785 ppm Sc
o 8 m @ 710 ppm Sc, including 3 m at 810 ppm Sc
o 8 m @ 705 ppm Sc, including 2 m at 830 ppm Sc
o 8 m @ 705 ppm Sc, including 4 m at 770 ppm Sc
o 7 m @ 665 ppm Sc, including 4 m at 715 ppm Sc
o 7 m @ 675 ppm Sc, including 2 m at 795 ppm Sc
o 3 m @ 740 ppm Sc, including 2 m at 805 ppmSc
o 3 m @ 705 ppm Sc, including 2 m at 750 ppm Sc
o 4 m @ 690 ppm Sc, including 1 m at 730 ppm Sc
o 4 m @ 650 ppm Sc, including 1 m at 800 ppm Sc
o 4 m @ 730 ppm Sc

Drilling has also intersected several high grade cobalt zones including:

o 3 m @ 0.45% Co, including 1 m @ 0.90% Co
o 4 m @ 0.37% Co, including 1 m @ 0.72% Co
o 4 m @ 0.55% Co, including 2 m @ 0.68% Co
o 3 m @ 0.39% Co, including 1 m @ 0.62% Co
o 4 m @ 0.29% Co, including 1 m @ 0.57% Co
o 3 m @ 0.36%Co, including 1 m @ 0.43% Co
o 4 m @ 0.29% Co, including 1 m @ 0.42% Co
o 1 m @ 0.72% Co

o 1 m @ 0.51% Co o 1 m @ 0.51% Co

Summary

Platina Resources Limited (ASX: PGM) is pleased to confirm receipt of the final six batches of outstanding assay results from the recent drilling program at its Owendale Scandium, Cobalt, Nickel and Platinum project in central New South Wales, Australia.

The final 1605 samples were all assayed in 1 metre drilled intervals, and returned grades ranging up to 1000 ppm Sc, 0.90% Co, 1.37% Ni, 3.0 g/t Pt and 0.037 g/t Pd.

Overall, the 2017 Owendale drilling program has defined some of the thickest and highest grade scandium intersections ever encountered by the Company. The drilling results now confirm Owendale as a robust near-surface, high-grade scandium Mineral Resource containing exceptional high grade credits of both cobalt and platinum.

The latest drill results include some infill drilling at Owendale North, limited testing of the resource mineralisation margins at Cincinnati, extension testing at Box Cowal and further sterilisation drilling at Cincinnati North (refer Figure 1).

Infill and step-out drilling at Owendale North has continued to result in thick intersections of high grade scandium and associated cobalt (refer Figures 2 to 3).

Drilling at Cincinnati has mostly concentrated on sterilisation but some extension drilling has intersected additional high grade scandium outside the current Mineral Resource (refer Figures 4 to 5).

Platina Managing Director Rob Mosig said, "These final drilling analyses confirm the extensive new higher grade intersections of scandium which we have now identified. Additionally, we have some compelling new high grade cobalt and platinum occurrences which will be followed up. New Mineral Resource Estimates will also be carried out in the September 2017 quarter."

With the drilling program now completed, further work will now continue on environmental and geotechnical testing.

Drilling results

The location of the new drilling results is shown in Figure 1.

A summary of the intercepts are summarised in Table 1 and shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 for Owendale North and Figures 3 and 4 for Cincinnati. The significant drilling intercepts are provided with the following cut-offs:

  • 2 m minimum width at 300 ppm Sc cut-off corresponding to the current Mineral Resource statements
  • 1 m minimum width at 550 ppm Sc cut-off to highlight sub-intervals of high grade scandium and report intervals around 600 ppm scandium – the current PFS feed grade target
  • 1 m minimum width at 0.15% Co cut-off to highlight higher grade cobalt enrichment zones and corresponding to the current Mineral Resource statements.

The cobalt intercepts both underlap and overlap the scandium intervals.

The figures accompanying this report distinguish:

  • previous Platina drilling with complete Sc and Co analyses (coloured circles)
  • recent drilling with assays previously announced (coloured squares)
  • recent drilling with new assays returned in this announcement (coloured triangles).

New drill hole numbers displayed without the FKD17_ prefix. Collar coloured by maximum scandium grade Figure 1: Drilling location

Cobalt intervals displayed where ≥1 m and ≥0.15% Co. New drilling displayed as triangles. Figure 2: Owendale North significant cobalt intercepts

Scandium intervals displayed where ≥1m and ≥550 ppm Sc. New drilling displayed as triangles. Figure 3: Owendale North significant scandium intercepts

Cobalt intervals displayed where ≥1 m and ≥0.15% Co. New drilling displayed as triangles. Figure 4: Cincinnati significant cobalt intercepts

Scandium intervals displayed where ≥1m and ≥550 ppm Sc. New drilling displayed as triangles. Figure 5: Cincinnati significant scandium intercepts

Total 300 ppm Sc cut-off 550 ppm Sc cut-off 0.15% Co cut-off
HoleNumber Depth Easting Northing Depth Len Pt Sc Ni Co Depth Len Sc Co Depth Len Sc Co
m M m ppb Ppm % % m m ppm % m m ppm %
FKD17_474 30 544898 6382551 6 18 96 375 0.05 0.03
FKD17_475 24 544950 6382749 10 10 437 540 0.13 0.12 13 5 640 0.15 16 4 590 0.29
FKD17_476 33 544849 6382675 16 4 132 385 0.09 0.05
FKD17_477 26 544749 6382648
FKD17_478 30 544701 6382598 20 3 455 330 0.23 0.22 21 1 350 0.51
FKD17_479 30 544650 6382597 14 12 307 490 0.21 0.08 18 3 740 0.17 20 1 730 0.38
FKD17_480 24 544551 6382551 2 17 118 475 0.11 0.10 12 5 670 0.29 15 3 645 0.45
FKD17_481 24 544599 6382551 7 16 134 560 0.17 0.09 11 8 705 0.10 17 3 695 0.36
FKD17_482 35 544650 6382551 16 13 783 445 0.13 0.03 25 2 600 0.03 28 4 270 0.18
FKD17_483 36 544701 6382502 27 4 170 0.24
FKD17_484 35 544651 6382497 15 16 233 545 0.20 0.08 20 8 710 0.11 25 3 815 0.28
FKD17_485 30 544600 6382449 5 20 84 460 0.12 0.07 13 3 595 0.05 18 3 465 0.25
FKD17_486 27 544649 6382450 13 11 103 615 0.15 0.09 15 9 665 0.10 18 2 715 0.19
FKD17_487 30 544701 6382351
FKD17_488 24 544551 6382499 1 19 160 485 0.10 0.09 13 4 690 0.29 12 3 665 0.39
FKD17_489 24 544551 6382450 3 16 106 415 0.11 0.05 13 1 390 0.18
FKD17_490 11 544798 6381700
FKD17_491 6 544797 6381898
FKD17_492 21 544998 6381801 4 3 28 315 0.01 0.00
FKD17_493 6 544999 6381999
FKD17_494 18 545324 6382450
FKD17_495 22 545001 6382398 2 17 121 460 0.07 0.08 9 1 610 0.14 8 1 510 0.26
FKD17_496 12 544898 6382350 1 9 78 460 0.14 0.28 6 1 660 0.77 3 4 530 0.55
FKD17_497 24 544804 6382299 1 17 69 410 0.09 0.08 8 4 470 0.23
FKD17_498 8 544702 6382146
FKD17_499 6 544602 6382098
FKD17_500 12 544602 6382000
FKD17_501 18 544402 6381998 4 5 217 375 0.06 0.06
FKD17_502 24 544251 6381774 9 5 55 350 0.05 0.07 13 1 370 0.18
FKD17_503 18 544602 6381800 3 5 200 390 0.19 0.09
FKD17_504 6 544601 6381598
FKD17_505 12 544600 6381271

Table 1: New drilling intercept summary

Total 300 ppm Sc cut-off 550 ppm Sc cut-off 0.15% Co cut-off
HoleNumber Depth Easting Northing Depth Len Pt Sc Ni Co Depth Len Sc Co Depth Len Sc Co
m M m ppb Ppm % % m m ppm % m m ppm %
FKD17_506 54 543801 6380998 22 6 99 430 0.04 0.05
FKD17_507 42 543801 6380898 11 22 108 435 0.04 0.03 13 2 655 0.00
FKD17_508 30 544407 6380547 15 1 140 0.20
FKD17_509 30 544508 6380849
FKD17_510 24 544651 6380850
FKD17_511 30 544127 6382451 16 9 396 495 0.19 0.06 19 3 705 0.12 20 1 790 0.22
FKD17_512 27 544198 6382498 8 14 604 600 0.07 0.06 10 12 630 0.08 18 1 850 0.51
FKD17_513 24 544250 6382499 3 18 369 520 0.09 0.01 13 6 615 0.02
FKD17_514 22 544199 6382547 1 12 356 465 0.14 0.06 9 2 550 0.22 10 1 550 0.43
FKD17_515 27 544248 6382547 7 13 265 540 0.06 0.01 13 6 595 0.01
FKD17_516 27 544299 6382547 9 15 362 510 0.23 0.11 16 4 690 0.29 18 4 550 0.37
FKD17_517 27 544298 6382597 4 17 491 460 0.14 0.04 16 1 580 0.21 16 2 505 0.20
FKD17_518 27 544348 6382598 4 21 519 560 0.21 0.07 12 8 705 0.14 17 4 695 0.29
FKD17_519 30 544347 6382648 1 26 941 470 0.16 0.06 15 7 655 0.17 17 5 690 0.21
FKD17_520 30 544349 6382996 19 8 120 460 0.30 0.14 20 4 555 0.07 19 1 350 0.72
FKD17_521 30 544401 6383048 20 7 137 555 0.23 0.09 22 4 650 0.11 23 1 600 0.28
FKD17_522 33 543851 6382149 16 10 273 490 0.09 0.05 20 4 580 0.05 24 1 470 0.21
FKD17_523 32 543851 6382048 24 5 245 415 0.13 0.13 26 3 375 0.19
FKD17_524 35 543849 6381948
FKD17_525 33 543848 6381850
FKD17_526 30 543946 6381926 25 1 95 300 0.18 0.11
FKD17_527 33 543948 6382050 17 13 563 385 0.14 0.04 26 1 440 0.16
FKD17_575 17.7 544696 6381449
FKD17_576 26 544451 6381892
FKD17_577 31 545079 6382476 3 6 46 650 0.15 0.09 4 4 730 0.07 8 1 510 0.25
FKD17_578 31.4 543883 6381790
FKD17_579 27 544073 6382252 16 1 230 0.30
FKD17_580 32.9 544110 6382506 13 12 430 630 0.17 0.08 14 9 685 0.08 20 4 725 0.21
FKD17_581 39 544547 6383157 20 3 63 515 0.13 0.02 20 1 810 0.01 24 2 265 0.20
FKD17_582 76 544823 6383656
FKD17_583 55 545704 6384790
FKD17_584 24 544433 6382750 9 8 428 610 0.28 0.07 10 6 675 0.09 14 1 790 0.48

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Competent Person statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr John Horton, Principal Geologist, who is a Fellow and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a full time employee of ResEval Pty Ltd. Mr Horton has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and the type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the 'Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. This includes over 20 years of experience in Nickel Laterite deposits and over 8 years of years of experience with Scandium resource estimation. Mr. Horton is a consultant to Platina Resources Limited and consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears

Yours faithfully,

Robert W. Mosig Managing Director

Electronic copies and more information are available on the Company website: www.platinaresources.com.au

For further information, please contact:

Robert Mosig, Managing Director Office: +61-7 5580 9094 Email: [email protected] Website: www.platinaresources.com.au

Appendix A JORC 2012 Table 1 criteria assessment

The following tables provide a brief summary of that information relevant to the 2017 Platina drilling program in the order and form of the JORC (2012) Table1.

Section 1: Sampling Techniques and Data

Criteria Explanation
Sampling was from percussion drilling returning sample through a cyclone was frompredominantly aircore drilling and two reverse circulation holes.
Samplingtechniques All sampling was undertaken on regular 1 m intervals which was bagged weighed at the drillrig and then split through a three tier riffle splitter to achieve a 2 to 3 kg target sub-sample.Some initial drilling used a two tier riffle. The samples greater than 3 kg were dried and rifflesplit at the laboratory until under the 3.2 kg maximum capacity of the pulveriser.
Samples were prepared at a commercial laboratory by pulverisation to provide 200 g masterpulp sample, 100 g splits for fire assay for platinum group minerals and 20 g split for XRFanalysis.
Drilling was undertaken by UDR 650 rig wit air pressure of 350 psi and 1150 cfm, andcapable of aircore, open hole, reverse circulation and diamond core drilling. The drillingprogram included a sampled exploration program of predominantly aircore drilling using a112 mm diameter drill bit to sample the laterite profile down to the first 2 m of bedrock.
Drillingtechniques Exploration holes were also used or opened up for water monitoring bore holes. For twoholes aimed at deeper bedrock target depths reverse circulation hammer drilling wasused to produce a similar sample type.
Seven diamond core holes were completed for geotechnical and environmental analysis butwere not regularly sampled and assayed for resource definition purposes.
Drill samplerecovery Sample recovery was consistently high. Based sample weights and an assumed wet densityof 2 the calculated recovery of the aircore samples average 83%.
Logging was undertaken by an experienced laterite subcontractor and reviewed by Platinageologists and included:•Sample weight and number
•QAQC samples including duplicates and reference material
•Geology, oxidation, colour, texture, minerals, drill type and sampling method
Logging •Diamond drill core was photographed prior to sampling
•RC chips trays are retained and photographed for all RC drilling
•Magnetic susceptibility recorded in most instances
•Handheld XRF analysis used in the field to help refine geological understanding
Diamond core was also logged and sampled by a specialist consulting geotechnicalengineer.
Aircore and RC samples were generally riffle split using a three tier riffle splitter to obtain a1/8 subsample. Initially a two tier riffle splitter was used but this was discontinued due to theexcellent recovery and achieved the target split of 3 kg or less. Samples greater than 3.2 kgwere dried and split at the laboratory.
Sub-samplingtechniques and In rare instances where wet or puggy clays were encountered, for a few metres down hole,the samples were spear sampled using a scoop through the bags when laid on their side.
samplepreparation Field samples were placed in calico bags and bundled in groups of 6 samples in zip-tielocked poly-weave bags for submission to the laboratory. Samples were transported to thelaboratory by either Platina or subcontract geologists or by commercial sample transport.
Samples at ALS were dried for 24 hr at 110˚C in the calico bags
Pulverisation using a 3 kg mixer mill produced 95% passing <75 microns
Pulp material was sampled for the master and any other pulp splits.
Criteria Explanation
Pulps were dispatched to ALS in Brisbane for XRF assay and ALS in Perth for fire assay
The preparation and subsampling methods are considered suitable for the laterite material.
Quality ofassay data andlaboratory tests Platina QAQC procedures comprise inserting of certified reference materials (CRMs), fieldblanks (FBs), and duplicates (DPs) into sample dispatches. Field duplicates were obtainedfrom Aircore samples by re-splitting the reject sample after selecting a suitable sample at theend of hole. Field blanks use a locally sourced material which has been used for this purposesince 2011.ALS engages a number of QAQC tests including 1 in 20 checks on the pulp passing, and
regular certified reference material, and re-assays.
Verification ofsampling and Platina engaged an experienced laterite field geologist and service company to undertake thedrilling, sampling and logging. An independent drilling report is in preparation.
assaying Platina geologist and site manager were present for the entire drilling program.
Drilling was initially surveyed by the supervising contract geologist during drilling with ahandheld Trimble GPS.
This was resurveyed with multi-point averaging during rehabilitation of the drill hole by Platinausing a hand held Garmin GPS.
Location ofdata points Drilling was finally accurately surveyed at the end of the program using a differential GPS(Trimble DGPS Geoexplorer 6000) to sub-metre accuracy.
A detailed site survey by drone was completed in late 2016 and provides additionalphotography and surface elevations for the site for reference and validation of the collarsurvey.
The drill holes were sampled on regular 1 m intervals.
Data spacingand distribution Drill spacing targeted 50 m spacing in the central Owendale North area widening to 100 mand 200 m spaced for peripheral areas.
Limited 25 m and 12.5 m spaced drilling was also completed.
Orientation ofdata in relationto geologicalstructure The drill holes are vertical and intersect the flat laterally extensive laterite profile at the optimalperpendicular angle.
Sample No specific security measures were undertaken.
security Drilling, sampling and dispatch were supervised by a subcontracting exploration servicecompany. All work was overseen by Platina staff.
No specific reviews of the current program were undertaken.
Audits orreviews The program was undertaken by a subcontracting specialist exploration service company andthe work overseen by Platina staff.

Section 2: Reporting of Exploration Results

Criteria Explanation
Mineraltenement and The Owendale deposit falls within Exploration Licence EL7644. This licence is 100%owned by Platina Resources Ltd and was granted on the 2 Dec 2010 and renewal hasbeen offered for a further term of 5 years expiring in 2020.
land tenurestatus The licence measures approximately 9.3 km north-south and 7.8 km east-west.All areas drilled are well within the granted tenement.
Explorationdone by other The Owendale intrusive was first recognised in 1961 by a Bureau of Mineral Resourceaeromagnetic survey. The area has been held under a series of exploration licences andcompanies since 1964 including:
parties •1964 to 1967Anaconda Australia Inc and Quality Earths Pty Ltd
Criteria Explanation
•1969 to 1970Platina Developments NL
•1982 to 1983CRA Exploration Pty Ltd
•1979 to 1980Shell Company of Australia Ltd
•1985 to 2006Helix Resources Ltd and in joint ventures with ChevronExploration Corporation (1985 to 1988) and Black Range Minerals (1999 to2004)
•2006 to current Platina Resources Ltd
Initial exploration focused on vermiculite, kaolin and deep lead platinum mineralisation.
Helix undertook the first extensive drilling program with 39 000 m of RAB drilling, 10 000m of RC drilling and 6 000 m of costeans. This identified a number of platinum groupmineral anomalies that included placer, residual and primary mineralisation. Helix alsoexplored for copper porphyry systems and nickel laterite mineralisation.Platinum production is limited to the Fifield deep lead deposits to the south of Owendale.
The nickel-cobalt laterite at Owendale is developed over both ultramafic and intermediateintrusive rocks and is typical for laterite mineralisation which forms through both residualand supergene enrichment processes. The relatively low grade of nickel at Owendale,compared to other nickel laterite resources, is consistent with the lower grade of theunderlying pyroxenite rocks.
Geology The enrichment of scandium occurs during lateritisation through similar processes tonickel-cobalt and is similar to other known occurrences nearby at Syerston and in NorthQueensland. The high scandium grades are also consistent with higher than usualscandium grades in the underlying ultramafic units.
Enrichment of platinum in the laterite profile is from residual processes as there is noevidence of supergene processes.
The completed drilling and assaying is summarised in Table 1.
Drill hole All holes are vertical with depths indicating true thickness.
information There are no exclusions except for drilling where results that are not yet available or whichare previously reported.
Data Exploration results presented are length weighted averages.
aggregation No grade cutting is employed.
methods No metal equivalents are used with reports for both Sc and Co presented separately.
Relationshipbetweenmineralisationwidths andinterceptlengths Drill intercepts are effectively perpendicular to the laterite profile and represent close to truethickness of the mineralisation.
Diagrams Maps are provided in the accompanying figures.
Balancedreporting All drilling is reported with significant intercepts indicated in accompanying tables and figures.
Othersubstantiveexploration Mineral Resources are primarily defined by drilling and assaying. Geophysics and surfacegeochemistry are used in exploration but have no meaningful input to the resource definition.
data Investigation of ground water, geotechnical analysis and density is in progress.
Further work The drilling program is part of a Feasibility Study and will be the basis of an updated MineralResource, along with further studies on mine planning, geotechnical stability, ground waterand environmental impact.