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RAREX LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2008
Apr 27, 2008
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ASX/ Media Announcement 28 April 2008

NEW RESULTS 'SPOT ON TARGET' FOR CLANCY
Clancy Exploration Limited (ASX: CLY) is pleased to provide a summary of assay results from aircore drilling activities at two of its Lachlan Fold Belt projects, Cowal East and Goobang. The drilling programs at these projects were designed to follow-up previously identified anomalies.
Drilling at the Cowal East project has confirmed and extended the copper and zinc anomalies identified previously. Results have now been received for the 21 holes drilled earlier in the quarter on Wyrra EL6554, which is part of the Cowal East project.
Visual results from Wyrra were reported earlier this month. Clancy can now confirm that a 1000 x 800m zone of intense quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration has been defined on the intersection of northwest and northeast trending structures. Phyllic-style alteration is pervasive and has been identified in nine of the aircore holes, which are anomalous in copper, zinc and molybdenum. The presence of phyllic alteration, or bleached rocks, is a common component of other porphyry and epithermal deposits in the district.
The host rock in the phyllic alteration zone is intensely altered and weathered, however the surrounding host rocks consist of diorite and monzonite. The phyllic alteration zone is anomalous in copper (>500ppm), zinc (>750ppm) and molybdenum (>10ppm), as defined by maximum basement aircore results. A single point gold result of 0.135g/t was also identified within the zone (Figure 1). The depth of transported cover over the phyllic zone is 30-40m and the anomalous geochemistry is from oxidised Ordovician basement at depths of 60- 90m.
Clancy's Managing Director, Mr Mark Stewart, said the results received to date were consistent with the presence of a mineralised system at Wyrra. "Both the visual and analytical results confirm that we have identified a significant hydrothermal system associated with favourable structure and host rocks in an area with no deep drilling. We had planned to complete our regional aircore drilling after crops are harvested in November, but given these results, we will investigate fast-tracking diamond drilling earlier than that," said Mr Stewart.
"Clancy's exploration targeting method is predicated on finding the next generation of deeper deposits, under the blanket of covering material. At Cowal East, we have confirmed that our targeting is spot on and we are now on the trail of a potential discovery under cover. The next step is deeper diamond drilling to determine the extent of the hydrothermal system."
At the 100%-owned Goobang project, located approximately 20km south of Rio Tinto's Northparkes copper-gold mine, two zones of elevated copper values were defined by Clancy during previous drilling in 2006. A total of 39 additional aircore holes were completed during the first quarter of 2008, which identified encouraging alteration and sulphides. Assay results for these holes have now been received.
The drilling has revealed a package of volcaniclastic sandstone, limestone and andesitic lava with two zones of elevated copper and zinc that transgress stratigraphy. The rocks are variably overprinted by K-feldspar, phyllic and propylitic alteration assemblages, and significant pyrite was found coincident with the copper anomalism.
The two zones of copper and zinc anomalies are open to the southeast with peak copper values of 714ppm and 667ppm. They are separated by a northwest-trending structural corridor, that extends to the previously identified copper anomaly northwest of the tenement (Figure 2). Additional drilling is planned to further test the anomalies later in 2008.
Mr Stewart said the analytical results have confirmed that the visual results reported earlier were significant, and that the Wyrra target in particular, looks very promising.
The location and assay details for the anomalous holes at Wyrra and Goobang are presented in the appendix.
-ENDS-
Please direct enquiries to:
Mark Stewart Ann Nahajski Managing Director Porter Novelli Tel: +61 8 9481 8241 Tel: +61 8 9386 1233 Email: [email protected] Mob: +61 (0)400 205 433
Web: www.clancyexploration.com
Cowal East Project
Located east of the Cowal Gold Mine (Barrick) and west of the Marsden copper-gold prospect (Newcrest), the Cowal East project is considered prospective for similar style deposits. The Cowal gold deposit is a low-sulphidation carbonate-base metal gold system with an endowment of >4.5M oz of gold. Marsden is a porphyry copper-gold prospect that is currently being drilled out to resource status. Marsden has an inferred resource of 800,000 oz of gold and 380,000 tonnes of copper and has yielded recent drilling intercepts such as 171m @ 0.82g/t gold and 0.7% copper. Gold Fields is earning an 80% interest in Cowal East by spending $2 million over 3 years.
Goobang Project
Goobang is 100% owned by Clancy and located approximately 20km south of the Northparkes copper-gold mine (Rio Tinto), which has an endowment of 1.2Mt of copper and 1.6Moz of gold. There has been little previous exploration in the area, which is surprising given its location.
About Clancy
Clancy Exploration (ASX: CLY) is an Australian-focused copper, gold and base metals explorer. Although a relatively new listing on the ASX (July 2007), the Company's portfolio has been built up over the past four years to consist of highly prospective copper-gold projects in the Lachlan Fold Belt of NSW and base metal projects in the Mount Read Volcanic Belt of Tasmania.
Full details of Clancy's projects and a recent Analyst report from Taylor Collison, can be found at Clancy's website - www.clancyexploration.com/news/news.html
Clancy's competitive advantages include support from major shareholder, Geoinformatics (TSX-V), having one of the largest ground positions of any explorer in the prospective Macquarie Arc (>1850km2 ), and the innovative use of digital geological and geophysical data in probability based targeting.
The Company's objective is to advance its properties to a stage of commercial development by applying faster, less expensive and more reliable analytical methods to resource exploration. The exploration activities are well-funded, applying Clancy's funds and those of its joint venture partners, and substantial upside exists with the potential addition of resources.
Additionally, Clancy has established joint ventures with Gold Fields Limited on three projects in NSW (managed by Clancy) and with Bass Metals Limited on the Tasmanian tenement package (managed by Bass Metals). Clancy, in conjunction with its JV partners, has spent significant funds on the projects to date, with a combined $7.4 million to be spent on the Company's tenement package over the two years from date of listing.
The information in this document that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Gordon Barnes who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Barnes is a full-time employee of Clancy Exploration Limited 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 of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Gordon Barnes consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Figure 1 – Cowal East, Wyrra EL6554 drilling

Summary of historical and current drilling in the southern part of Wyrra EL6554 showing the location of the phyllic zone and the maximum basement copper, zinc and molybdenum results. Gold results >0.1g/t are labelled. The image is 1VD RTP magnetics.


Summary of Clancy drilling in Goobang EL6537 showing the maximum basement copper, zinc and molybdenum results. Copper results >500ppm are labelled. The image is 1VD RTP magnetics.
APPENDIX
Aircore Collar Locations March 2008
All coordinates are MGA94 Zone 55
Goobang EL6534
| Hole ID | East | North | Depth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGAC056 | 598593 | 6332407 | 71 | |
| GGAC057 | 598100 | 6332448 | 54 | |
| GGAC058 | 598273 | 6333466 | 85 | |
| GGAC059 | 598276 | 6332962 | 58 | |
| GGAC060 | 597819 | 6332990 | 73 | |
| GGAC061 | 598629 | 6333452 | 61 | |
| GGAC062 | 598778 | 6332841 | 66 | |
| GGAC063 | 599294 | 6331967 | 63 | |
| GGAC064 | 598787 | 6331964 | 38 | |
| GGAC065 | 598344 | 6331871 | 64 | |
| GGAC066 | 598119 | 6331437 | 55 | |
| GGAC067 | 599201 | 6331431 | 63 | |
| GGAC068 | 599051 | 6331618 | 46 | |
| GGAC069 | 598555 | 6331624 | 68 | |
| GGAC070 | 598653 | 6332125 | 64 | |
| GGAC071 | 598893 | 6332195 | 42 | |
| GGAC072 | 599225 | 6332199 | 55 | |
| GGAC073 | 599044 | 6331996 | 58 | |
| GGAC074 | 598821 | 6331798 | 57 | |
| GGAC075 | 599106 | 6331798 | 68 | |
| GGAC076 | 598800 | 6331622 | 65 | |
| GGAC077 | 598870 | 6331437 | 35 | |
| GGAC078 | 598995 | 6331187 | 83 | |
| GGAC079 | 598728 | 6331192 | 41 | |
| GGAC080 | 598620 | 6331437 | 79 | |
| GGAC081 | 598367 | 6331473 | 44 | |
| GGAC082 | 598247 | 6331633 | 79 | |
| GGAC083 | 598080 | 6331899 | 67 | |
| GGAC084 | 598538 | 6331284 | 108 | |
| GGAC085 | 598561 | 6331892 | 76 | |
| GGAC086 | 598271 | 6332158 | 57 | |
| GGAC087 | 597992 | 6331186 | 28 | |
| GGAC088 | 598244 | 6331189 | 90 | |
| GGAC089 | 598119 | 6330936 | 89 | |
| GGAC090 | 598371 | 6330936 | 115 | |
| GGAC091 | 598244 | 6330686 | 112 | |
| GGAC092 | 597999 | 6330687 | 75 | |
| GGAC093 | 597870 | 6330437 | 54 | |
| GGAC094 | 598120 | 6330437 | 81 | |
| GGAC095 | 597751 | 6330180 | 72 | |
| GGAC096 | 598001 | 6330185 | 59 |

Wyrra EL6554
| Hole ID | East | North | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYAC001 | 539309 | 6255252 | 96 | |
| WYAC002 | 539155 | 6255448 | 93 | |
| WYAC003 | 539409 | 6255446 | 70 | |
| WYAC004 | 538906 | 6255444 | 107 | |
| WYAC005 | 539273 | 6255706 | 70 | |
| WYAC006 | 539032 | 6255700 | 83 | |
| WYAC007 | 538776 | 6255708 | 81 | |
| WYAC008 | 539402 | 6255948 | 94 | |
| WYAC009 | 538650 | 6255948 | 89 | |
| WYAC010 | 538151 | 6255952 | 58 | |
| WYAC011 | 538398 | 6256455 | 96 | |
| WYAC012 | 537902 | 6256451 | 36 | |
| WYAC013 | 537923 | 6257939 | 111 | |
| WYAC014 | 537171 | 6257890 | 86 | |
| WYAC015 | 539565 | 6255666 | 61 | |
| WYAC016 | 539794 | 6254708 | 125 | |
| WYAC017 | 539170 | 6254805 | 88 | |
| WYAC018 | 543535 | 6263500 | 117 | |
| WYAC019 | 544274 | 6263502 | 95 | |
| WYAC020 | 543144 | 6262752 | 89 | |
| WYAC021 | 544664 | 6262839 | 99 |
Downhole assay data for anomalous Goobang and Wyrra Aircore holes
Anomalous holes are defined as having any downhole assay >500ppm copper, >750ppm zinc, >10ppm molybdenum or >0.1g/t Au from the Ordovician basement. The assay data are listed below where any of these criteria are met. Aircore samples are four metre spear-sampled composites, breaking down to smaller intervals near bottom of hole. The samples were analysed by ALS Orange for gold by fire assay / AAS finish (method code Au-AA22), and for the other elements by ALS Brisbane by four acid digest ICP AES/OES (method code ME-MS61). Standards and duplicates are inserted into the sample stream to monitor laboratory performance.
| Hole_ID | mFrom | mTo | SampleID | Au_ppm | Cu_ppm | Mo_ppm | Zn_ppm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGAC063 | 12 | 16 | CX0185 | -0.001 | 246 | 0.26 | 750 |
| GGAC063 | 16 | 20 | CX0186 | 0.004 | 200 | 0.25 | 935 |
| GGAC063 | 20 | 24 | CX0187 | 0.004 | 108.5 | 0.26 | 831 |
| GGAC068 | 40 | 44 | CX0294 | 0.004 | 124.5 | 1.96 | 979 |
| GGAC069 | 32 | 36 | CX0656 | 0.001 | 577 | 1.48 | 334 |
| GGAC069 | 36 | 40 | CX0657 | 0.004 | 583 | 1.37 | 482 |
| GGAC070 | 20 | 24 | CX0670 | 0.004 | 574 | 0.93 | 215 |
| GGAC070 | 24 | 28 | CX0671 | 0.028 | 527 | 0.76 | 313 |
| GGAC070 | 28 | 32 | CX0672 | 0.005 | 528 | 0.65 | 431 |
| GGAC073 | 52 | 56 | CX1113 | 0.002 | 94.7 | 1.14 | 1195 |
| GGAC078 | 72 | 76 | CX0265 | 0.006 | 104.5 | 10.2 | 168 |
| GGAC079 | 12 | 16 | CX1067 | 0.012 | 574 | 0.59 | 444 |
| GGAC079 | 20 | 24 | CX1069 | 0.005 | 552 | 1.26 | 302 |
| GGAC079 | 24 | 28 | CX1070 | 0.007 | 565 | 1.71 | 451 |
| GGAC079 | 40 | 41 | CX1074 | 0.006 | 68.1 | 1.05 | 1730 |
| GGAC080 | 24 | 28 | CX0334 | 0.014 | 533 | 0.88 | 214 |
| GGAC080 | 28 | 32 | CX0335 | 0.018 | 714 | 0.95 | 329 |
| GGAC082 | 28 | 32 | CX0366 | 0.014 | 710 | 1.24 | 366 |
| GGAC085 | 56 | 60 | CX0437 | -0.001 | 73.3 | 0.48 | 760 |
| GGAC092 | 44 | 48 | CX0572 | -0.001 | 117 | 13.95 | 502 |
| GGAC093 | 32 | 36 | CX0588 | 0.003 | 524 | 3.02 | 231 |
| GGAC093 | 36 | 40 | CX0589 | 0.003 | 667 | 2.3 | 336 |
| WYAC001 | 72 | 76 | CX0026 | 0.002 | 423 | 3.69 | 751 |
| WYAC001 | 76 | 80 | CX0027 | 0.002 | 235 | 3.44 | 1155 |
| WYAC001 | 80 | 84 | CX0028 | 0.002 | 328 | 4.16 | 1495 |
| WYAC001 | 84 | 88 | CX0029 | 0.005 | 81.1 | 4.41 | 934 |
| WYAC002 | 84 | 88 | CX1049 | 0.001 | 377 | 1.04 | 1270 |
| WYAC002 | 88 | 92 | CX1050 | 0.006 | 738 | 1.69 | 1395 |
| WYAC002 | 92 | 93 | CX1051 | 0.003 | 103.5 | 0.57 | 767 |
| WYAC003 | 52 | 56 | CX0040 | 0.003 | 75.7 | 10.9 | 437 |
| WYAC003 | 68 | 70 | CX0044 | 0.006 | 118 | 4.57 | 768 |
| WYAC004 | 79 | 83 | CX1129 | 0.002 | 182.5 | 6.3 | 1085 |
| WYAC004 | 83 | 87 | CX1130 | 0.004 | 103.5 | 3.78 | 1555 |
| WYAC004 | 87 | 91 | CX1131 | 0.004 | 39 | 1.99 | 1510 |
| WYAC004 | 91 | 95 | CX1132 | 0.001 | 34.7 | 1.75 | 1145 |
| WYAC004 | 95 | 99 | CX1133 | 0.001 | 107 | 1.85 | 1215 |
| WYAC004 | 99 | 103 | CX1134 | 0.009 | 96.4 | 1.3 | 1030 |
| WYAC004 | 103 | 107 | CX1135 | 0.008 | 152 | 1.71 | 877 |
| WYAC005 | 64 | 68 | CX1146 | 0.003 | 620 | 1.99 | 527 |
| WYAC005 | 68 | 70 | CX1147 | 0.004 | 728 | 2.04 | 374 |
| WYAC006 | 68 | 72 | CX1159 | 0.135 | 349 | 0.42 | 279 |
| WYAC006 | 76 | 80 | CX1161 | 0.011 | 544 | 1.25 | 530 |
| WYAC016 | 99 | 103 | CX1008 | 0.001 | 265 | 0.85 | 854 |
| WYAC016 | 103 | 107 | CX1009 | -0.001 | 253 | 0.7 | 1020 |
| WYAC017 | 72 | 76 | CX1190 | -0.001 | 120 | 0.91 | 787 |