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RAREX LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2008

Apr 27, 2008

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Capital/Financing Update

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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