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QUANTUM GRAPHITE LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Oct 30, 2014

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ASIA PACIFIC I EUROPE I NORTH AMERICA

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QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

Q3
2014 ASX:
VXL
&
VXLO

Capital Structure

Shares: 185,697,257 Listed options: 52,201,723 Unlisted options: 21,800,000 Unlisted performance rights: 1,375,000

Board of Directors

Graham Spurling, AM Non-executive Chairman

Christopher S. Darby Chief Executive Officer & MD

Glenister Lamont Non-executive Director

Ian Schache Non-executive Director

Jarek Kopias Company Secretary & CFO

  • Discovery
    of
    new
    very
    high-­‐grade
    Arterial
    Flake[TM] graphite
    grading
    above 62%
    graphitic
    carbon.

  • Super
    Jumbo
    Flake
    +5
    mesh
    identified
    in
    Uley
    Pit
    2

  • Discovery
    of
    significant
    high-­‐grade
    intersections
    of
    flake
    graphite
    across Uley
    Pit

  • Phase
    I
    Secondary
    Processing
    Circuit
    completed
    for
    production commencement
    ahead
    of
    regulatory
    approvals.

  • Successful
    completion
    of
    institutional
    placement
    of
    $12M
    oversubscribed and
    SPP
    completed.

  • Execution
    of
    80,000+
    tonnes
    of
    sales
    MoUs
    for
    global
    flake
    graphite customers.

  • Short-­‐listed
    term
    sheets
    from
    a
    number
    of
    debt
    providers
    to
    establish
    $35M in
    senior
    credit
    facilities
    for
    Phase
    II
    expansion
    in
    2015

NOTE:
Presentations
were
released
during
Q3
2014
including
maps,
which
may
have
caused confusion.
Clarification
is
provided
in
the
discussion
of
geophysics
in
this
Q3
2014
Report
(see page
3).

COMPANY

Valence
Industries
was
listed
on
the
Australian
Securities
Exchange
(ASX)
and
its
issued
shares
(VXL)
and
options
(VXLO) commenced
trading
on
6
January
2014.

Valence
is
currently
completing
the
Phase
I
program
to
bring
the
existing
Uley
Graphite[TM] manufacturing
facilities
back into
production.
Concurrently
the
company
is
completing
the
Phase
II
Feasibility
Study
and
planning
for
its
Phase
III high
purity
facilities
and
its
Phase
IV
graphene
development
and
commercialisation
program
in
conjunction
with
the University
of
Adelaide.

Valence
Industries
is
the
100%
owner
of
the
Uley
Graphite[TM] manufacturing
facilities
in
South
Australia.
These
are
the only
graphite
manufacturing
facilities
in
Australia.

Those
facilities
include
significant
graphite
processing
plant, equipment,
infrastructure,
and
a
significant
graphite
Mineral
Resource.
These
assets
are
located
on
the
freehold
land and
within
the
Mining
Licences
owned
by
Valence
Industries.

Located
23
kilometres
from
Port
Lincoln,
the
regional
centre
for
the
Lower
Eyre
Peninsula
in
South
Australia,
Valence Industries’
Uley
Graphite[TM] manufacturing
facilities
are
also
recognised
as
containing
a
significant
area
of
flake
graphite mineralisation,
and
one
of
the
larger
coarse
flake
graphite
deposits
in
the
world.
Tertiary
metallurgy
programs
confirm a
strong
spread
of
flake
graphite
including
+5
Mesh
(super
jumbo
flake)
from
the
Uley
Graphite[TM] deposits.
Testing
has confirmed
Valence
has
no
amorphous
graphite
present.
The
deposit
contains
disseminated,
high-­‐grade
flake
graphite and
the
mineralisation
is
near
surface.

During
the
quarter
Valence
Industries
undertook
$934,000
of
expenditure
on
recommissioning
of
the
Phase
I manufacturing
and
processing
plant,
$147,000
on
development
activities,
$108,000
on
production
activities
and $104,000
on
exploration
activities
with
committed
expenditure
in
place
over
the
next
quarter
in
line
with
the
program for
the
recommissioning
of
the
existing
facility
and
the
staged
ramp
up
in
production
using
existing
fines
stockpiles
and then
using
the
run
of
mine
stockpiles.

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**GRAPHITE

MANUFACTURING
&
PROCESSING
PLANT

PHASE
I**

During
Q3
2014
Valence
Industries
prepared
to
complete
refurbishment
of
the
Phase
I
manufacturing
and
processing plant
at
its
flagship
Uley
Graphite[TM] facilities
in
South
Australia.

The
Phase
I
plant
has
two
circuits.

The
Primary Processing
Circuit
is
used
to
wash
and
grind
the
raw
run
of
mine
material
and
produce
a
feed
product
for
second
stage processing.
The
Secondary
Processing
Circuit
then
screens,
dries
and
packages
the
graphite
to
produce
Valence Industries
multiple
flake
graphite
product
lines.

**Phase

I
Program

Primary
Process
Circuit**

Valence
Industries
received
delivery
of
the
new
mill
that
forms
part
of
the
primary
processing
circuit
in
the
Phase
I plant
during
Q3
2014. The
installation
of
the
mill
along
with
the
remainder
of
the
Primary
Processing
Circuit
is
being completed
to
fit
the
schedule
for
full
commissioning.

**Phase

I
Program

Secondary
Process
Circuit**

The
work
on
the
Secondary
Processing
Circuit
is
effectively
complete.
The
Phase
I
program
has
verified
the
equipment operability,
plant
capacity
and
material
handling
for
future
processing
of
flake
graphite
in
the
Secondary
Processing Circuit.
Once
regulatory
approval
is
received
the
ramp-­‐up
of
Phase
I
will
commence
with
fines
re-­‐processing
over
at least
30
days
and
moves
to
staged
run
of
mine
production
over
the
planned
ramp-­‐up
period
of
3
to
4
months
to
meet the
full
production
capacity
rate
of
14000
tpa.

The
operating
costs
of
the
Phase
I
plant
are
expected
to
be
relatively
high
initially,
and
the
Company
will
examine options
to
optimise
production
costs
following
the
ramp-­‐up
in
production
volumes.
Valence
Industries
is
continuing
to recruit
additional
operational
shifts
to
be
brought
on
as
production
ramps-­‐up
later
this
year.
Completion
of
the
Phase
I refurbishment
program
is
an
exciting
stage
for
the
Company
and
will
be
a
significant
milestone.
The
capacity
to
run the
only
graphite
processing
facility
in
Australia
is
a
significant
step
forward
and
confirms
Valence
Industries
leadership in
this
area
and
places
South
Australia
at
the
forefront
of
new
graphite
manufacturing
globally.

**DISCOVERY

OF
VERY
HIGH-­‐GRADE
GRAPHITE**

Valence
Industries
has
discovered
new
and
significant
high-­‐grade
very
large
flake
graphite
mineralisation.
This
area
is
a completely
new
area
of mineralised
pegmatite
untouched
by
historical
drilling
and
entirely
in
addition
to
the
already known
mineralisation
that
forms
the
existing
JORC
(2012)
Mineral
Resource.
This
new
area
of
graphitic mineralised pegmatite has
been
encountered
from
near
surface
at
25
metres
dipping
down
to
120
metres
and
extending
across
a strike
distance
of
~75
metres.
Significant
intersections
of Arterial
Flake
[TM] in
the
graphitic mineralised
pegmatite
include 24%
graphitic
carbon
(gC)
over
6m
(from
48.0m)
including 61.5%
gC
over
2.6m
(MD615).

It
is
anticipated
that
this
new
area
is
structurally
controlled mineralised
pegmatite
and
remobilised
gneiss
that
has
an apparent
continuity
which
presents
as
an
area
best
described
as
an
“artery”
of
flake
graphite.

We
have
named
the unique
graphite
from
this
new
zone Arterial
Flake
[TM] .
The
features
of
Valence
Industries’
new Arterial
Flake
[TM] graphite include:

New
Discovery

A
unique
and
exciting
new
geological
discovery.

Very
high
grades
exceeding
60%+
gC.
Flake
graphite
grades
like
this
over
such
significant Very
High
Grade
intercepts
have
not
been
previously
reported.

Easily
Accessed
Found
from
near
surface
in
soft
dig
material
and
is
easily
accessed.

Has
super-­‐jumbo
flake
sizes
that
from
independent
petrology
exceed
4mm
(+5
mesh).
This
has Super-­‐Jumbo
Flake
also
never
been
reported
previously. A
globally
unique
combination
of
high-­‐grade,
super-­‐jumbo
flake,
bulk
intersections
and
easily Globally
Unique
mined
material.

**Potential

&
Current
Petrology**

Valence
Industries
has
commissioned
independent
petrological
testing
and
assessment
of
the
material
from
across
the area
of
the
in-­‐fill
drilling
campaign
and
particularly
with
respect
to
the
newly
discovered mineralised
pegmatite
zone. To
date
the
petrology
program
has
confirmed
that
the
assessed
material
includes
super
jumbo
flake
sizes
that
exceed
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millimetres
(+5
mesh).
The
petrology
assessment
is
the
first
step
in
determining
the
flake
size
distribution
of
the
new Arterial
Flake
[TM] .

**Relationship:

New
Pegmatite
Zone
&
Established
Mineralisation**

The
new
zone
of
graphitic mineralised
pegmatite
is
a
new
discovery.

Historical
drilling
and
the
existing
JORC
(2012) Mineral
Resource
did
not
find
this
area
and
did
not
take
this
area
of
mineralisation
into
account.
The
exact
relationship between
this
new
zone
of mineralised
pegmatite
and
the
areas
previously
known
to
the
Company
is
starting
to
be understood
but
is
subject
to
ongoing
assessment.
Valence
Industries
will
update
the
existing
JORC
(2012)
Mineral Resource
and
intends
to
release
a
maiden
Ore
Reserve
for
inclusion
in
its
Phase
II
feasibility
study
program. Metallurgical
test
work
will
also
be
incorporated
in
the
feasibility
study
for
release
towards
the
end
of
2014.

All
data
has
now
been
received
from
the
in-­‐fill
drilling
campaign
across
the
area
of
the
proposed
new
Uley
Pit
2,
which contains
the
Company’s
established
JORC
(2012)
Mineral
Resource.
The
drill
results
include
significant
additional
high-­‐ grade
intersections.
These
are
high
grades
of
graphite
over
significant
intervals
and
hosted
in
material
that
is
easily excavated
and
transported
for
processing.

**Geophysics

&
In-­‐Fill
Drilling**

Ahead
of
the
in-­‐fill
drilling
program
the
company
analysed
historical
TEM
data
and
applied
new
interpretation
and mapping
techniques.
That
program
assisted
in
the
identification
of
current
and
future
exploration
targets
for
Valence Industries.

In
the
diagram
below
(Fig.
1)
this
data
analysis
is
represented
showing
responses
consistent
with
electrical
conductivity and
magnetic
susceptibility
measurements.

The
brown
area
(Fig.
1)
delineates
zones,
which
gave
a
relatively
lower
response
and
incorporates
the
area
mined historically
as
the
Uley
Pit
1
(purple).
The
company
now
knows
that
the
original
planned
extension
to
Uley
Pit
1
was designed
to
extend
into
the
green
area
to
the
East
of
Uley
Pit
1.

The
green
area
(Fig.
1)
delineates
an
area
of
relatively
higher
response.
That
area
of
relatively
higher
response
shown in
green,
within
the
confines
of
the
planned
Uley
Pit
2,
was
included
in
the
area
which
was
covered
by
the
in-­‐fill
drilling campaign
this
year.

It
is
the
in-­‐fill
drilling
in
that
area
of
green
within
the
planned
Uley
Pit
2
boundaries
which
led
to
the
results
which
have been
released
by
Valence
Industries
during
Q3
2014.
These
include
the
very
high-­‐grades
of
graphitic
mineralisation. In
the
presentation
made
on
11
September
2014
(slide
11)
it
may
have
been
inferred
that
all
areas
of
green
are
high grade
however,
as
the
Company
continues
to
undertake
its
exploration
efforts
during
2014
and
2015
it
will
assess
the potential
for
economic
extraction
of
mineralisation
across
all
areas
of
geophysical
response,
given
its
current understanding
of
the
geological
regime.

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Fig.
1

3D
Interpretation
&
Modelling
of
TEM
Image
Data
(2014) Existing
Uley
Pit
1
(Purple)
&
Proposed
Uley
Pit
2
(Pink)

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**INSTITUTIONAL

PLACEMENT
&
SPP**

In
Q3
2014
Valence
Industries
was
pleased
to
announce
that:

  • It
    had
    received
    firm
    commitments
    from
    Institutional
    and
    sophisticated
    investors
    for
    a
    placement
    of
    new
    shares
    to raise
    $12.0
    million
    (before
    costs)
    at
    an
    issue
    price
    of
    $0.70
    per
    share
    (Placement).

  • A
    Share
    Purchase
    Plan
    offered
    to
    all
    eligible
    shareholders
    in
    Australia
    and
    New
    Zealand
    at
    a
    price
    of
    $0.70
    per share
    underwritten
    up
    to
    $3.0
    million
    (SPP).

The
Placement
and
SPP
were
both
priced
at
$0.70
per
share
which
represented
a
discount
of
13.6%
to
Valence Industries’
last
closing
price
on
the
ASX
before
the
trading
halt
for
the
Placement
and
was
equal
to
the
Company’s twenty
(20)
day
weighted
average
closing
price
on
the
ASX.

**Purpose

of
Capital
Raising**

The
funds
raised
from
the
Placement
and
SPP
will
be
applied
by
Valence
Industries
to
advance
the
company’s programs
for
growth
including:

  • Optimising
    the
    Company’s
    feasibility
    study
    in
    order
    to
    realise
    maximum
    benefits
    from
    the
    high-­‐grade
    graphite mineralisation
    across
    the
    Company’s
    existing
    JORC
    (2012)
    Mineral
    Resource
    and
    the
    new
    area
    of
    mineralised pegmatite
    recently
    identified
    by
    Valence
    Industries,
    including:

  • revising
    the
    Company’s
    JORC
    (2012)
    Mineral
    Resource
    on
    completion
    of
    analysis
    of
    the
    infill
    drilling
    results for
    the
    high
    grade
    material
    identified
    in
    the
    previously
    known
    ore
    body
    and
    the
    newly
    discovered mineralised
    pegmatite
    zone;

  • optimising
    the
    proposed
    Uley
    Pit
    2
    and
    mining
    plan
    for
    the
    high
    grade
    flake
    graphite
    mineralisation
    in
    the previously
    known
    ore
    body
    and
    for
    the
    new
    area
    of
    mineralised
    pegmatite,
    with
    corresponding
    adjustments to
    capital
    and
    operating
    costs;

  • assessing
    the
    required
    minor
    processing
    and
    manufacturing
    changes
    for
    the
    Phase
    II
    plant
    to
    take
    advantage of
    material
    from
    the
    newer
    high-­‐grade
    zones
    and
    the
    area
    of
    mineralised
    pegmatite;

  • assessment
    of
    the
    graphite
    flake
    sizing
    and
    product
    characteristics
    of
    the
    new
    grades
    of
    material
    and
    the potential
    applications
    and
    associated
    market
    opportunities;

  • reassessment
    of
    the
    opex,
    capex
    and
    resultant
    economics
    for
    the
    Phase
    II
    expansion
    program
    in
    light
    of
    the advantages
    to
    be
    achieved
    from
    the
    new
    high-­‐grade
    material;

  • Providing
    funding
    flexibility
    for
    early
    Phase
    II
    expansion
    works
    which
    may
    include
    preparation
    of
    Uley
    Pit
    2, baseline
    civil
    work,
    preparatory
    infrastructure,
    and
    longer
    lead
    time
    orders;
    and

  • For
    general
    working
    capital
    purposes
    including
    to
    permit
    the
    Company
    to
    maintain
    its
    operational
    programs pending
    the
    delayed
    regulatory
    approvals.

**80,000+

TONNES
OF
SALES
MEMORANDA
OF
UNDERSTANDING**

In
Q3
2014
Valence
Industries
signed
multiple
new
Memoranda
of
Understanding
(MOUs)
for
flake
graphite
sales
in excess
of
80,000
tonnes
over
2
or
more
years.
The
MOU
volumes
cover
more
than
29,000
tonnes
annual
production of
graphite
from
Valence’s
flagship
Uley
Graphite[TM] facilities.
The
MOUs
with
four
customers
provide
Valence
with committed
contracts
for
delivery
of
significant
quantities
of
flake
graphite
year
on
year
and
are
for
a
defined
“collar” price
subject
only
to
final
product/grade
qualifications.
The
Company
is
pleased
with
the
price
levels
obtained
under the
MOUs,
which
are
consistent
with
its
expectations.

**PHASE

II
FEASIBILITY
STUDY**

The
purpose
of
the
feasibility
study
remains
to
define
the
program
for
mining
the
proposed
new
open
pit
(Uley
Pit
2), evaluate
the
construction
of
a
new
Phase
II
full-­‐scale
graphite
processing
facility
and
assess
the
opportunities
to market
the
Company’s
increased
production
into
the
growing
global
markets
for
graphite.
The
extension
of
the feasibility
study
program
is
considering:

Mineral
Resource
The
full
nature
and
extent
of
the
Mineral
Resource
that
can
be
expressed
from
completing
the analysis
of
the
in-­‐fill
drilling
results
and
updating
the
established
JORC
(2012)
Mineral
Resource.

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In
particular,
to
incorporate
the
new
results
from
the
previously
known
area
of
graphitic mineralisation
and
the
new mineralised
pegmatite
zone
.

  • Mining
    Program
    The
    opportunities
    presented
    to
    further
    optimise
    the
    proposed
    layout
    and
    mining
    optimisation for
    Uley
    Pit
    2
    and
    correspondingly
    deliver
    relevant
    adjustments
    to
    capital
    and
    operating
    costs. This
    may
    include
    re-­‐assessment
    of
    optimal
    mining
    methods
    to
    recover
    both
    flake
    graphite material
    in
    the mineralised
    pegmatite
    zone
    alongside
    the
    extraction
    of
    the
    known
    flake
    graphite mineralisation.

  • Process
    Program
    The
    processing
    changes
    to
    take
    advantage
    of
    the
    high-­‐grades
    in
    the
    area
    of
    previously
    known graphitic
    mineralisation
    and
    to
    factor
    in
    manufacturing
    from
    the
    new mineralised
    pegmatite zone
    .

This
is
anticipated
to
be
reflected
in
minor
adjustments
to
the
Phase
II
Plant
design
to optimise
the
value
that
can
be
realised
from
both
areas
of
high-­‐grade
graphitic
mineralisation.

  • Market
    Program
    Assessment
    of
    the
    flake
    sizing
    and
    product
    characteristics
    of
    the
    new
    grades
    of
    material
    and
    the potential
    applications
    and
    associated
    market
    opportunities.
    Valence
    Industries
    recently completed
    metallurgical
    test
    drilling
    to
    provide
    samples
    to
    assess
    the
    metallurgical characteristics
    and
    inform
    the
    potential
    for
    further
    market
    opportunities
    from
    the
    new
    high-­‐ grade
    areas.

  • Economics Review
    and
    reassessment
    of
    the
    opex,
    capex
    and
    resultant
    economics
    for
    the
    Phase
    II
    expansion program
    in
    light
    of
    the
    advantages
    to
    be
    achieved
    from
    both
    the
    new
    high-­‐grade
    material
    from the
    previously
    known
    areas
    of
    graphitic
    mineralisation
    and
    from
    the
    new mineralised
    pegmatite zone
    .

The
revision
of
the
feasibility
study
program
is
underway
and
is
not
anticipated
to
involve
fundamental
reengineering or
redesign.
The
updated
feasibility
study
program
will
be
completed
over
the
coming
months
and
will
be
released
in 2014.

Valence
Industries
proposes
to
implement
as
soon
as
possible
those
stages
of
Phase
II
that
can
commence early.

This
may
include
preparation
of
Uley
Pit
2,
baseline
civil
work,
preparatory
infrastructure,
longer
lead
time orders,
detailed
design
and
engineering
and
early
contractor
involvement
(ECI).

**PHASE

II
EXPANSION
&
$35M
FUNDING
FACILITIES**

Valence
Industries
has
received
multiple
proposals
from
financiers
and
has
committed
to
establish
$35M
in
senior debt
facilities
from
short-­‐listed
proponents
to
fund
construction
of
the
proposed
Phase
II
full-­‐scale
process
plant.

Valence
Industries
has
welcomed
the
commitment
by
senior
debt
providers
for
the
finance
facilities
for
the
Phase
II expansion
program.
The
company
is
working
closely
with
the
short-­‐listed
financiers
and
will
continue
to
retain
the right
to
assess
and
negotiate
competitive
terms
and
proposals
as
due
diligence
is
performed
by
the
financiers’ experts
on
the
Phase
II
feasibility
study
program
and
the
sales
contract
program
established
by
Valence
Industries
as part
of
the
conditions
precedent
to
funding.

The
proposed
debt
facilities
will
have
other
typical
conditions,
due-­‐diligence,
security,
draw-­‐down
and
project completion
requirements.
The
names
of
the
selected
senior
debt
providers
will
be
released
ahead
of
financial
close currently
scheduled
for
early
2015
and
Valence
Industries
will
continue
to
assess
project
acceleration
options
ahead of
such
funding.

This
development
allows
Valence
Industries
to
adopt
the
most
flexible
and
appropriate
funding
models
to
deliver sustainable
shareholder
value.

Valence
Industries
will
assess
the
terms
of
the
proposed
facilities
and
sources
of capital
including
equity,
debt
and
trade
finance
to
determine
the
optimum
funding
mix
to
meet
both
construction and
working
capital
requirements
heading
into
Phase
II.

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CORPORATE

Valence
had
$14.45
million
cash
on
hand
as
at
30
September
2014.
Expenditure
on
exploration
activities
during
the quarter
amounted
to
$715,000.
A
summary
of
movements
and
balances
of
equity
securities
between
1
July
2014
and this
report
of
31
October
2014
are
listed
below:

Ordinary Shares Listed Options Unlisted options Performance rights
On issue at start of
quarter
168,165,350 52,590,786 21,800,000 1,375,000
Share placement 17,142,844 - -
Exercise of listed options 389,063 (389,063) - -
On issue at the date of
this report
185,697,257 52,201,723 21,800,000 1,375,000

During
Q3
2014
the
Company
issued
17,142,844
ordinary
shares
at
$0.70
per
share
under
the
$12
million
placement announced
on
18
September
2014
and
355,000
ordinary
shares
at
a
price
of
$0.25
per
share
upon
the
exercise
of listed
options.
Subsequent
to
the
end
of
the
quarter,
a
further
34,063
shares
were
issued
upon
the
exercise
of
listed options.

**TENEMENT

LISTING**

TENEMENT NUMBER TENEMENT NAME BENEFICIAL INTEREST1 CHANGES DURING Q3 2014
ML 5561 Uley Graphite Mining Licence 1 100% No change
ML 5562 Uley Graphite Mining Licence 2 100% No change
RL 66 Uley Graphite Retention Licence 1 100% No change
RL 67 Uley Graphite Retention Licence 2 100% No change
EL 4778 Uley South Exploration Licence 100% No change

Interests
held
as
at
the
end
of
the
quarter

Christopher
S.
Darby Chief
Executive
Officer
&
MD VALENCE
INDUSTRIES

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**APPENDIX

A

Forward
looking
and
Cautionary
statements**

Forward-­‐Looking

Statement

Certain
statements
made
in
this
announcement,
including,
without
limitation,
those
concerning
the
Feasibility
Study, contain
or
comprise
certain
forward-­‐looking
statements
regarding
Valence
Industries
Limited’s
exploration
activities, economic
performance
and
financial
condition.
Although
Valence
believes
that
the
expectations
reflected
in
such forward-­‐looking
statements
are
reasonable,
no
assurance
can
be
given
that
such
expectations
will
prove
to
have
been correct.
Accordingly,
results
could
differ
materially
from
those
set
out
in
the
forward-­‐looking
statements
as
a
result
of, among
other
factors,
changes
in
economic
and
market
conditions,
success
of
business
and
operating
initiatives,
changes in
the
regulatory
environment
and
other
government
actions,
fluctuations
in
graphite
prices,
exchange
rates
and business
and
operational
risk
management.
Valence
Industries
undertakes
no
obligation
to
update
publicly
or
release any
revisions
to
these
forward-­‐looking
statements
to
reflect
events
or
circumstances
after
today's
date
or
to
reflect
the occurrence
of
unanticipated
events.

Competent

Person
Reference

The
production
targets
and
other
information
in
this
announcement
that
relates
to
Mineral
Resources
is
based
on,
and fairly
represent,
the
Mineral
Resources
and
information
and
supporting
documentation
extracted
from
the
report,
which was
prepared
by
a
competent
person
in
compliance
with
the
JORC
Code
(2012
edition)
and
released
to
ASX
by
the Company
on
18
November
2013.
The
Company
confirms
that
it
is
not
aware
of
any
new
information
or
data
that materially
affects
the
information
included
in
the
original
market
announcement.
All
material
assumptions
and
technical parameters
underpinning
the
Mineral
Resource
estimates
in
that
previous
release
continue
to
apply
and
have
not materially
changed.

The
information
in
this
report
that
relates
to
the
Feasibility
Study,
and
Mineral
Resources
is
based
on
information compiled
by
Ms
Karen
Lloyd,
who
has
been
engaged
as
General
Manager

Technical
Delivery
by
Valence
Industries.
Ms Lloyd
is
a
Member
of
the
Australian
Institute
of
Mining
and
Metallurgy.
Ms
Lloyd
has
sufficient
experience
that
is relevant
to
the
style
of
mineralisation
and
type
of
deposit
under
consideration
and
to
the
activities
being
undertaken
to qualify
as
Competent
Persons
as
defined
in
the
2012
Edition
of
the
“Australasian
Code
for
Reporting
of
Exploration Results,
Mineral
Resources
and
Ore
Reserves”.
Ms
Lloyd
consents
to
the
inclusion
in
this
release
of
the
matters
based
on their
information
in
the
form
and
context
as
it
appears.

Cautionary

Note

The
ongoing
studies
referred
to
in
this
report
is
based
on
mid
level
technical
and
economic
assessments
which
are insufficient
to
support
estimation
of
Ore
Reserves
or
to
provide
assurance
of
an
economic
development
case
at
this stage,
or
to
provide
certainty
that
the
conclusions
of
the
existing
studies
will
be
realised.
There
is
a
mid
level
of geological
confidence
associated
with
Inferred
and
Indicated
Mineral
Resources
and
there
is
no
certainty
the
production targets
will
be
realised.
The
Company
advises
that
the
plans
and
production
targets
reflected
in
this
announcement
are preliminary
in
nature
as
conclusions
are
partly
drawn
from
Indicated
and
Inferred
Resources.

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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas 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, 01/05/2013 Name
of
entity

Valence
Industries
Limited

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, 01/05/2013
Name of 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, 01/05/2013
Name of 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, 01/05/2013
Name of 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, 01/05/2013
Name of entity
Valence Industries Limited
ABN
41 008 101 979

Consolidated statement of cash flows
Quarter ended(“currentquarter”)
30 September 2014
30 September 2014

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 (provide details if material)


Net Operating Cash Flows
Current quarter

$A’000
Year to date
(3.months)
$A’000
-
(715)
(109)
(248)
(798)
-
-
83
-
-
-
(715)
(109)
(248)
(798)
-
-
83
-
-
(1,787) (1,787)


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 (provide details if material)


Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows (carried
forward)


-
-
(2,397)

-
-
-
-
-
-


-
-
(2,397)

-
-
-
-
-
-
(2,397) (2,397)
(4,184) (4,184)


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5B Mining
exploration
entity
and
oil
and
gas
exploration
entity
quarterly
report

1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows (brought
forward)
(4,184) (4,184)


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 (share issue expenses)

Net financing cash flows

12,089
-
-
(5)
-
(299)

12,089
-
-
(5)
-
(299)
11,785 11,785


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 ofquarter

7,601
6,853
-

7,601
6,853
-
14,454 14,454

**Payments

to
directors
of
the
entity,
associates
of
the
directors,
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 theparties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A'000
125
-

1.25


Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Directors' fees,superannuation and consultingfeespaid to entities associated with Directors.

**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 Nil

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 Nil

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**Appendix

5B Mining
exploration
entity
and
oil
and
gas
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**

$A’000
4.1 Exploration and evaluation 100
4.2 Development 3,300
4.3 Production 750
4.4 Administration 800


Total

4,950


4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000 $A’000
100
3,300
750
800


Total

4,950
Reconciliation of cash
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
1,654
309
-
-
-
-
12,800
6,544

14,454

6,853
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in
the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related
items in the accounts is as follows.
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
5.2
Deposits at call
5.3
Bank overdraft
5.4
Other 30 to 90 dayterm deposits
1,654 309
- -
- -
12,800 6,544


Total: cash at end ofquarter(item 1.22)

14,454

6,853

**Changes

in
interests
in
mining
tenements
and
petroleum
tenements**



6.1
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum tenements
relinquished, reduced or
lapsed


6.2
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum tenements
acquired or increased

Tenement
reference
and
location
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
of quarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
Not applicable
Not applicable

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exploration
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and
oil
and
gas
exploration
entity
quarterly
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**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 note 3)
(cents)
Amount paid up
per security
(see note 3)
(cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs,
redemptions
7.3
+Ordinary
securities

7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
- Placement
- Options
exercised
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs
185,663,194 152,846,552




17,142,844
355,000




17,142,844
355,000




70.00 cents
25.00 cents




70.00 cents
25.00 cents
7.5
+Convertible
debt securities
(description)
7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
securities
matured,
converted

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7.7
Options
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter

68,485,786

3,500,000
(vested)

1,550,000
(31 Oct 14 KPI)
500,000
(30 Jun 15 KPI)
(unvested)

52,235,786

-


-

-
Exercise price
25.00 cents

25.00 cents


25.00 cents

25.00 cents
Expiry date
31 July 16

31 July 16


31 July 16

31 July 16
355,000 355,000 25.00 cents 31 July 16
- - - -
7.7
Performance
Rights
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter


687,500
687,500


-
-
Exercise price

Nil
Nil
Expiry date (KPI
based)
31 October 14
30 June 2015
- -
- -
- -
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)



7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)


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**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.

Sign
here: Date:
31
October
2014 Company
secretary Print
name: Jaroslaw
(Jarek)
Kopias

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
    and
    petroleum 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
    or
    petroleum
    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.

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VALENCE
INDUSTRIES ULEY
GRAPHITE
[TM] MINING
&
MANUFACTURING
SITE SOUTH
AUSTRALIA,
AUSTRALIA

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