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PRODIGY GOLD NL Capital/Financing Update 2011

Jun 15, 2011

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT / MEDIA RELEASE ASX:ABU

16th June 2011

Buccaneer Step-Out Drilling Yields Further Success with Discovery at the "Caribbean Zone"

ABM Resources NL ("ABM" or "The Company") is pleased to announce that it has received and compiled drill assay results from a further six holes of the 2011 program at the Company's 1.67Moz Buccaneer Porphyry Gold Deposit located on the Company's Twin Bonanza Gold Camp in the Northern Territory.

Highlights of drill results from the Buccaneer Porphyry Gold Deposit's northern and western extensions:

  • Hole BCRC100045 targeting the "Caribbean Zone" to the northwest of Buccaneer intersected 49 metres grading 1.2g/t (0.2g/t cut-off) including:

    • 21 metres grading 2.55g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off) or
    • 13 metres grading 3.93g/t gold (1.1g/t cut-off).
  • Caribbean Zone targeting inferred north-south striking fault / vein zone projected to link with mineralised zone 120 metres to the north with previous results including:

    • 5 metres grading 27.35g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off) or
    • 2 metres grading 67.44g/t gold (1.1g/t cut-off).
  • Hole BCRC100042 testing north easterly extensions and beneath main Buccaneer Deposit intersected:

    • 241 metres grading 0.53g/t gold (0.2g/t cut-off) including two higher grade zones of:
      • 70 metres grading 0.70g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off) and
      • 43 metres grading 1.21g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off).
  • Hole BCRC100041 testing depth extents beneath the western extensions at Buccaneer Deposit intersected:

    • 92 metres grading 0.42g/t gold (0.2g/t cut-off) including two higher grade zones of:
      • 9 metres grading 1.27g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off) and
      • 17 metres grading 0.63g/t gold (0.5g/t cut-off).

Managing Director of ABM Resources, Mr Darren Holden said, "The results from hole 45 indicate a possible new mineralised zone in the broader Buccaneer target area. This new target area, known as the Caribbean Zone, has returned a consistent run of mineralisation including 13 metres grading 3.93g/t gold. ABM is planning further holes to test this zone and possible linkage to previous results including 5 metres grading 27.35g/t gold located 120 metres further to the north."

The Caribbean Target Zone

The Caribbean Target Zone is an inferred north-south striking target of potentially high grade vein / fault hosted mineralisation close to the western contact of the Buccaneer porphyry body (Figure 1). This target is located approximately 250 metres to the northwest of the main part of the 1.67 million ounce Buccaneer Inferred Resource (Appendix 2). This area was defined initially by elevated multi-element geochemistry in a north-south striking embayment close to the western contact of the Buccaneer porphyry intrusion. Previous results from hole TBRC0006 (refer release dated 1/2/2010) returned high grade vein hosted mineralisation including 2 metres grading 67.44g/t gold within 5 metres grading 27.35g/t gold. Further holes are being designed to test this area.

Figure 1. Caribbean Target Zone with inferred projection linking mineralised zones in BCRC100045 and TBRC0006.

Other extensional drilling at Buccaneer

Drill holes BCRC100039 to BCRC100044 were designed to test extensions to ABM Resources' 1.67Moz Buccaneer Gold Deposit. The latest round of results confirm several extensions and indicate, once again, that ABM is yet to define the limits to this large intrusive related gold system. Holes BCRC100039 and BCRC100040 did not reach target depth and were abandoned (refer Table 1 footnote for further details). The highlights of this latest round of results include BCRC100042 which tested extensions in a north easterly direction and also at depth beneath the existing resource and intersected 241 metres grading 0.53g/t gold with several higher grade zones (Figure 2, Figure 3 and Appendix 1). Hole BCRC100041 also returned long mineralised intersections (Figure 2, Figure 4).

Drilling is on-going on the estimated 60 hole 2011 program at Twin Bonanza with the next round of assay results expected shortly.

Figure 2. Plan view showing drill hole locations at the Buccaneer Gold Deposit. Contours are inferred and based on surface projection of mineralisation from drilling (refer to cross-sections from this and previous releases for depth extents).

Figure 3. Cross-section through hole BCRC100042

Figure 4. Cross-section through hole BCRC100041

About the Twin Bonanza Gold Camp

The Twin Bonanza Gold Camp is centred approximately 22 kilometres south of the Tanami Road and 14 kilometres east of the Western Australia – Northern Territory border. The Project spans the highly prospective "Trans Tanami Structure" an inferred regional / tectonic geological feature which hosts numerous gold deposits including Newmont's multi-million ounce Callie Gold Mine. In 2010 ABM focused its effort at Twin Bonanza on the Old Pirate Prospect – a 3 kilometre anomaly with multiple high-grade zones in quartz veins hosted in sedimentary rocks and the Buccaneer Porphyry Gold Deposit – an intrusive related bulk tonnage gold deposit. In 2011 ABM is focusing its effort on Buccaneer extensional targets, Old Pirate (trenching, bulk sampling and drilling) and intends to test up to 10 of the regional targets in the wider Twin Bonanza Gold Camp.

About ABM Resources

ABM is a mineral exploration company focused on gold and gold/copper discovery in the Tanami-Arunta regions of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Company is one of the largest exploration license / license application holders in Australia. The Company has an aggressive exploration approach and is well funded for multiple target testing with multiple rigs in 2011.

Figure 5. Twin Bonanza Gold Camp

Signed

Darren Holden – Managing Director

Competent Persons Statement

Information in this document has been reviewed and validated by Mr Darren Holden who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Holden is a full time employee of ABM Resources NL and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Holden consents to the inclusion in the documents of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

For Further Information Please Contact

Jutta Zimmermann Darren Holden Berdine Mastaglia +61 8 9423 9777 +61 8 9423 9777 +61 8 9423 9777

CFO / Company Secretary Managing Director Investor Relations Manager

APPENDIX 1. Drill Hole Details

Hole ID Depth from(metres) Depth to(metres) Interval(metres) Gold Grade(g/t) Comments
BCRC100039 79 99 20 0.54 BCRC100039 failed to reach targetdepth*
BCRC100041 58 112 54 0.21
BCRC100041 209 301 92 0.42
BCRC100042 83 324 241 0.53
BCRC100043 85 168 83 0.21
BCRC100044 76 99 23 0.43
BCRC100045 35 39 4 0.27
BCRC100045 227 276 49 1.20

Table 1. Significant intercepts from BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 of the 2011 program at 0.2g/t cut-off

Significant intercepts calculated from Holes BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 at a 0.2g/t gold cut-off, minimum 2m width and maximum 20m internal dilution. All assays based on split RC samples and prepared at ALS Global laboratories in Alice Springs (NT) and Perth (WA) using Fire Assay for gold. Standards, duplicates and blanks inserted into the sample stream to monitor drilling and laboratory performance.

*Hole BCRC100040 was an attempted redrill of BCRC100039, but intersected a cavity (likely original hole BCRC100039) and was also lost and was not assayed. This target will be redrilled at a later date.

Table 2. Significant intercepts from BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 of the 2011 program at 0.5g/t cut-off

Hole ID Depth from(metres) Depth to(metres) Interval(metres) Gold Grade(g/t)
BCRC100039 83 99 16 0.63
BCRC100041 89 100 11 0.5
BCRC100041 221 230 9 1.27
BCRC100041 250 267 17 0.63
BCRC100042 97 167 70 0.70
BCRC100042 198 241 43 1.21
BCRC100043 86 88 2 0.74
BCRC100044 79 84 5 1.38
BCRC100044 224 228 4 0.62
BCRC100045 227 248 21 2.55
BCRC100045 272 274 2 0.72

Significant intercepts calculated from Holes BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 at a 0.5g/t gold cut-off, minimum 2m width and maximum 10m internal dilution. All assays based on split RC samples and prepared at ALS Global laboratories in Alice Springs (NT) and Perth (WA) using Fire Assay for gold. Standards, duplicates and blanks inserted into the sample stream to monitor drilling and laboratory performance.

Table 3. Significant intercepts from BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 of the 2011 program at 1.1g/t cut-off

Hole ID Depth from(metres) Depth to(metres) Interval(metres) Gold Grade(g/t)
BCRC100041 221 228 7 1.49
BCRC100042 199 240 41 1.25
BCRC100042 283 285 2 1.16
BCRC100044 79 83 4 1.47
BCRC100045 234 247 13 3.93

Significant intercepts calculated from Holes BCRC100039 to BCRC100045 at a 1.1g/t gold cut-off, minimum 2m width and maximum10m internal dilution. All assays based on split RC samples and prepared at ALS Global laboratories in Alice Springs (NT) and Perth (WA) using Fire Assay for gold. Standards, duplicates and blanks inserted into the sample stream to monitor drilling and laboratory performance.

Table 4. Drill hole details for 2011 Holes completed to date. Assays pending completion and compilation on holes BCRC100046 onwards. BCRC refers to Reverse Circulation (RC) hole at Buccaneer, BCRD refers to Diamond Hole with RC pre-collar at Buccaneer, OPDD refers to diamond hole at Old Pirate.

Hole ID Prospect Easting (m) Northing (m) Elevationabove sealevel Inclination(degrees) Azimuth(degrees) Depth(metres)
BCRC100036 Buccaneer 514403 7772818 432 -70 270 331
BCRC100037 Buccaneer 514212 7772751 432 -60 90 397
BCRC100038 Buccaneer 514262 7772857 435 -60 90 354
BCRC100039 Buccaneer 514302 7773104 436 -60 90 156
BCRC100040 Buccaneer 514296 7773106 436 -60 90 91
BCRC100041 Buccaneer 514522 7772788 434 -60 270 398
BCRC100042 Buccaneer 514499 7772821 425 -60 220 372
BCRC100043 Buccaneer 514472 7773000 437 -60 270 253
BCRC100044 Buccaneer 514519 7773055 459 -60 270 354
BCRC100045 Buccaneer 514302 7773051 460 -60 270 312
BCRC100046 Buccaneer 514418 7773101 443 -60 270 354
BCRC100047 Buccaneer 514605 7772534 441 -55 270 348
BCRC100048 Buccaneer 515050 7772803 436 -60 270 354
BCRC100049 Buccaneer 514901 7772502 432 -60 270 354
BCRD100001 Buccaneer 514550 7772700 431 -55 270 515
BCRD100002 Buccaneer 514447 7772820 431 -70 270 486
OPDD100001 Old Pirate 516790 7767780 431 -60 268 356
BCRC100050 Buccaneer 514575 7772450 431 -70 270 378
BCRC100051 Buccaneer 514750 7772700 431 -70 270 366

Appendix 2. Buccaneer Gold Deposit Inferred Resource. Refer release dated 21/02/2011 for further details.

Cut-off Grade Million Tonnes Gold Grade Contained Gold
(g/t) (Mt) (g/t) (Million Ounces (Moz))
0.2 65.8 0.79 1.67
0.5 36.9 1.01 1.19
1.1 8.7 2.01 0.56

Note – Million Tonnes (MT) rounded to 3 significant figures; gold grade rounded to 2 significant figures and Million Ounces (Moz) rounded to 3 significant figures. Refer to release dated 21/02/2011 for further details.