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RAREX LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2012

Jan 24, 2012

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Clancy Exploration Limited Phone: (02) 6361 1285
3 Corporation Place Fax: (02) 6361 1202
Orange NSW 2800 www.clancyexploration.com
Australia [email protected]
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QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT For the period ending 31 December 2011

The Board of Clancy Exploration Limited is pleased to release its Quarterly Activities report for the period ending 31 December 2011.

Highlights

  • Aircore drilling to test a palaeochannel for alluvial gold at Condobolin returned elevated gold results including:

  • 1m @ 28.4 g/t Au .

  • Aircore drilling to test basement gold targets at Condobolin returning elevated gold, including visible gold from phyllite host rocks containing quartz veins and patchy oxides of copper. Significant results include:

  • 2m @ 3.99 g/t Au ;

  • 1m @ 4.75 g/t Au ; and

  • 1m @ 1.86 g/t Au .

  • Diamond drilling at the Phoenix prospect at Condobolin intersected significant base metal and gold results in the first hole:

  • 5m @ 1.55% Zn , 0.27 g/t Au, 0.15% Cu and 7.06 g/t Ag;

  • 2m @ 3.11% Zn , 0.46 g/t Au, 0.73% Pb, 0.21% Cu and 20.25 g/t Ag;

  • 9m @ 1.35% Zn , 0.17 g/t Au, 0.21% Pb, 0.11% Cu and 7.25 g/t Ag;

  • 1m @ 0.94 g/t Au , 18.6ppm Mo, 0.13% Zn and 3.69 g/t Ag;

  • 2m @ 0.37 g/t Au; and

  • 3m @ 0.11 g/t Au.

  • Results for five further diamond holes completed at the Phoenix and Mascotte prospects at Condobolin are pending.

  • Rock chip sampling at Condobolin has returned elevated gold, arsenic, silver, lead and zinc results, with values up to 1.7 g/t Au , 7310 ppm As , 2.06% Pb and 2.89% Zn .

  • Diamond and RC drilling (~850m) of iron skarn targets at Gobondery is in progress.

  • RC drilling (~1100m) of iron skarn targets at Trundle has been completed with results pending.

  • RC drilling (~2250m) to commence at Condobolin in February 2012.

  • Over 2,000m of drilling completed at the Myall and Wellington North JV’s during quarter with many results pending.

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Clancy Exploration Limited (ASX: CLY)

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Clancy Managed Projects

The Condobolin project continued to be the focus of field activity for the quarter with the completion of an aircore drilling program, a downhole IP survey, rock-chip sampling and diamond drilling in progress at quarter end. Auger soil geochemical surveys continued at Orange East and Cundumbul. A total of 2,118m of drilling and 1,779 auger soil samples were completed on the Clancy managed projects during the quarter.

Condobolin EL7748

(NSW, Clancy 100%)

Condobolin is located in the central west of NSW immediately north of the Condobolin township. Condobolin has a substantial mining history, predominantly as a base metals field (lead, zinc and copper), as well as gold. The mineralisation is hosted in epithermal-style quartz veins hosted in the metasedimentary units of the Ordovician Girilambone Group. The veins are associated with pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and gold.

Aircore and diamond drilling were undertaken in the December quarter with diamond drilling in progress at the end of the quarter. Encouraging drilling results have been received, which were released to the market on 20 January 2012, and results for five diamond holes remain pending. A further 2,250m of RC drilling is planned for February 2012.

Aircore drilling program

Aircore and aircore hammer drilling (28 holes, 948m) was completed at the Meritilga Prospect to test alluvial gold and basement gold targets (Figure 1). Results have been received and there are numerous basement gold hits over a gram per tonne and visible gold near the old Eureka Mine. One hole intersected quartzcarbonate veins with arsenopyrite in the basement near the old Mt Tilga Gold Mine. The potential for alluvial gold was recognised after an aeromagnetic survey identified buried channels that drain the hills around Meritilga. These hills host numerous historic workings that once produced high-grade gold. The aircore drilling intersected the channels beneath shallow soil cover and they contain quartz-rich alluvial gravel up to 8m thick. The results confirm that gold-bearing quartz is clearly present in the gravel.

Two aircore holes into the upper reaches of the palaeochannel have returned elevated gold results:

  • 1m @ 28.4 g/t Au from 4m in COAC012, and

  • 1m @ 0.16 g/t Au from 3m in COAC004.

Alluvial gold by nature is nuggetty, therefore variability in results is to be expected. Further testing of the alluvial gold potential will require refinement of drilling and sampling methods. Clancy will consult with drilling and assaying experts in order to reduce the nugget effect in future sampling.

Basement testing below the palaeochannel was very successful, with several drill holes returning elevated gold from phyllite host rocks containing quartz veins and patchy oxides of copper:

  • 2m @ 3.99 g/t Au from 28m in COAC005,

  • 1m @ 4.75 g/t Au from 44m in COAC009,

  • 4m @ 0.14 g/t Au from 10m in COAC017, and,

  • 2m @ 0.11 g/t Au from 25m in COAC010.

Preliminary deep testing of key structures and historical workings at Meritilga has yielded significant gold results, which will be followed up with further RC drilling in February 2012. Drilling proximal to the Eureka Mine returned visible gold at 40m and elevated gold and base metals in epithermal quartz veins in altered

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phyllite host rocks. The sample with visible gold assayed 1.86 g/t Au, suggesting the gold could be nuggetty above the primary zone:

  • 3m @ 0.75 g/t Au from 38m in COAC027; including,

  • 1m @ 1.86 g/t Au , 0.14% Lead from 40m.

  • 4m @ 0.14 g/t Au from 41m in COAC028

  • 6m @ 0.12% Zn from 4m in COAC028.

Drilling proximal to the Mt Tilga Gold Mine returned elevated gold occurring in quartz-carbonate veins bearing arsenopyrite-pyrite:

  • 4m @ 0.26 g/t Au from 44m in COAC018.

A full listing of significant aircore intercepts and hole details were released to the market on 20 January 2012.

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Figure 1 – Aircore program drill holes which returned elevated gold in assay. Background image is 50m-line spaced 1km residual RTP magnetics. Drill hole collars are shown as black dots. Coordinates are in MGA94 Zone 55.

Diamond drilling program

Diamond drilling is in progress, following up results from the successful RC program completed in February 2011. Three holes have been completed at the Phoenix prospect and two holes have been completed and a third is in progress at the Mascotte prospect for a total advance of 1,170m.

Results for the first hole at Phoenix (COD001) have been received (Figure 2). This hole was drilled at the Phoenix prospect, as a fence beneath the gold and base metal lodes which run an average of 8m @ 3.7 g/t Au with varying content of silver, lead, copper and zinc. The hole intersected several mineralised shear zones

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which present as milled breccias. These shears are heavily quartz veined with massive pyrite, sphalerite and galena. On a broad scale, these are thought to represent dilational zones similar to those which occur at Mineral Hill- some 60km north of Condobolin- which are also zoned with respect to gold and base metals.

Crucial to the understanding of the Condobolin Mineral Field is the fact that the host rock sequence is most likely Silurian in age, consisting of foliated thick packages of volcanic sediments. This would indicate that the host rock sequence at Condobolin, and therefore most likely the mineralisation, is the same age as Mineral Hill.

Best intercepts from COD001 are:

  • 5m @ 0.27 g/t Au 1.55% Zn , 0.15% Cu and 7.06 g/t Ag from 95m,

  • 2m @ 0.46 g/t Au, 3.11% Zn , 0.73% Pb, 0.21% Cu and 20.25 g/t Ag from 94m,

  • 9m @ 1.35% Zn , 0.17 g/t Au, 0.21% Pb, 0.11% Cu and 7.25 g/t Ag from 91m,

  • 1m @ 0.94 g/t Au , 18.6ppm Mo, 0.13% Zn and 3.69 g/t Ag from 107m,

  • 2m @ 0.37 g/t Au from 204m, and

  • 3m @ 0.11 g/t Au from 211m.

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Figure 2 – Section looking north, showing intercepts and significant mineralised zones in COD001 .

A full listing of significant diamond core intercepts and hole details was released to the market on 20 January 2012. The diamond drilling program was completed in January 2012 and the results for the other five diamond holes will be reported in the March 2012 quarter.

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Rock chip sampling and downhole IP program

A total of 32 rock chip samples were collected from several localities at Condobolin during the quarter (Figure 3). Significant gold, silver, arsenic, lead and zinc results were returned including the following:

  • COR0013 – 1.45g/t Au and 4,240ppm As

  • COR0015 – 0.97g/t Au ; 36.7g/t Ag ; 7,310ppm As and 1.96% Pb

  • COR0017 – 1.7g/t Au and 3,860ppm As

  • COR0021 – 2.89% Zn

  • COR0026 – 1.69g/t Au ; 36.1g/t Ag ; 3,370ppm As ; 1080ppm Cu and 2.06% Pb

Results are presented in Table 1. Most of the rock chips obtained were phyllic-chlorite altered phyllites containing quartz breccia veins and weathered sulphides.

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Figure 3 – Location of rock chip samples collected in the December 2011 quarter over the DEM image. Coordinates are GDA94 Zone 55.

Trial downhole IP surveys were undertaken at the Phoenix and Mascotte prospects. Several holes could not be surveyed due to hole blockages, however two holes were successfully surveyed at the Phoenix prospect. Preliminary results show variable chargeability anomalies in hole COD002, possibly associated with repeated

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mineralised shear zones, whereas hole COD003 showed a significant jump in chargeability from 145m to end of hole, which correlates with an overall higher percentage of mineralised quartz veins and shears over the interval as compared to the top of the hole. Data processing is in progress and final results will be received in the March 2012 quarter.

Table 1 – Condobolin rock chip results December 2012 quarter

Sample East North RL Au
(ppm)
Ag (ppm) As (ppm) Cu (ppm) Pb (%) Zn (%)
COR0013 514450 6343510 232 1.450 2.55 4240 111 0.036 0.114
COR0014 512780 6343210 236 0.022 16.95 180 84 0.006 0.002
COR0015 512490 6343390 245 0.973 36.70 7310 133 1.955 0.077
COR0016 512135 6343200 240 0.326 3.03 1840 85 0.294 0.052
COR0017 512375 6343285 242 1.700 2.20 3860 718 0.043 0.217
COR0018 512310 6343275 238 0.105 2.18 1860 72 0.141 0.008
COR0019 512985 6343475 249 0.017 6.21 1040 13 0.161 0.003
COR0020 512540 6343190 232 0.173 10.05 807 44 0.026 0.009
COR0021 514510 6343390 231 0.029 7.96 247 136 0.602 2.890
COR0022 513730 6345340 256 0.004 0.35 122 32 0.012 0.061
COR0023 513650 6345155 250 0.019 0.51 74 42 0.005 0.006
COR0024 512515 6343880 236 0.804 6.94 1110 256 0.051 0.041
COR0025 511630 6345500 248 0.007 0.12 30 17 0.002 0.001
COR0026 513935 6344030 242 1.690 36.10 3370 1080 2.060 0.367
COR0027 511460 6346130 239 0.014 0.25 46 11 0.006 0.003
COR0028 511980 6342865 235 0.353 7.43 1820 220 1.655 0.020
COR0029 512760 6344370 236 0.076 1.83 192 66 0.108 0.018
COR0030 513460 6343450 239 0.025 2.59 330 34 0.015 0.001
COR0031 511200 6345805 243 0.013 0.41 462 48 0.061 0.008
COR0032 513100 6343530 245 0.026 4.44 540 31 0.003 0.006
COR0033 511740 6343000 231 0.043 0.94 472 45 0.058 0.006
COR0034 511260 6345760 245 0.036 0.26 400 66 0.290 0.023
COR0035 513550 6344360 248 0.007 0.22 23 9 0.011 0.007
COR0036 513410 6343675 254 0.012 8.74 4340 124 0.005 0.001
COR0037 511775 6343290 229 0.009 0.31 74 45 0.363 0.048
COR0038 511115 6345770 242 0.101 0.44 629 41 0.005 0.004
COR0039 513930 6344030 242 0.171 2.70 842 41 0.003 0.001
COR0040 513860 6343800 250 0.002 0.22 43 14 0.300 0.008
COR0041 511740 6343005 231 0.389 1.49 245 26 0.004 0.001
COR0042 511740 6343015 231 0.305 5.54 1470 32 0.200 0.020
COR0043 511787 6342960 233 0.012 0.11 73 38 0.761 0.006
COR0044 514445 6343535 231 0.524 4.15 2110 153 0.007 0.014

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Trundle EL4512 and EL7187

(NSW, Clancy 100%)

Trundle consists of two exploration licences EL4512 and EL7187 and is located 25km west of the Northparkes copper-gold mine (Rio Tinto) and has many similarities to Northparkes. An assessment of the potential of the extensive magnetite skarn horizons at Trundle Park and Mordialloc to host significant iron mineralisation was completed. Outcrop of the skarn is restricted to exposures around historic workings at Trundle Park, Mordialloc and Botfield. Magnetic data suggests that the skarn is quite extensive, particularly at Trundle Park, where it extends under shallow cover into areas that have never been drill tested. RC drilling of the CuAu-Fe skarn targets commenced on 4 January 2012. Approximately 1,110m of RC drilling is planned and results will be reported in the March 2012 quarter.

Gobondery EL6534

(NSW, Clancy 100%)

Gobondery (EL6534) is located approximately 50km NW of Northparkes, just south of Tullamore.

Medium grained magnetite-dominant skarn occurs in the central part of the tenement and crops out over an area of 250m by 80m along the contact of the Raggatt Volcanics and the Gobondery Granite. The iron content of the skarn makes it an attractive exploration target, however the thickness of the skarn lenses is unknown. A ground magnetic survey completed in the previous quarter over the skarn defined the 4.5km long Forest View anomaly on the margin of the Gobondery Granite and Raggatt Volcanics (Figure 4).

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Figure 4- RTP ground magnetic image of the Forest View anomaly over regional RTP showing the contact of the Gobondery Granite and the Raggatt Volcanics. The most intense anomalies are outlined in black, faults are in red. Outcropping skarn is shown in the north of the image (arrow).

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This Forest View anomaly encompasses the outcropping skarn and large areas buried under less than ten metres of unconsolidated cover. Several areas of greater magnetic intensity that are thought to relate to the greatest concentrations of magnetite minerals. A diamond and RC drilling program to test the skarn commenced on 19 January 2012. Further details will be reported in the March 2012 quarter.

Gobondery sits within an inlier of Ordovician arc that is interpreted to have been rifted west off the Northparkes Igneous Complex. The main Ordovician arc unit is the Raggatt Volcanics, which consists of shoshonitic andesitic lavas and volcaniclastic rocks. The Ordovician belt at Gobondery is narrow (1-2km wide) and is flanked to the west by the Devonian Gobondery Granite, and to the east by Silurian volcanics and the Devonian rift basin sediments of the Tullamore Syncline.

Orange East EL6181

(NSW, Clancy 100%)

Orange East (EL6181) is located east of the city of Orange and contains several target styles including Ordovician porphyry copper-gold and post-Ordovician copper-gold targets. Auger soil sampling continued with a further 1,108 samples collected. Processing of results will continue into the March 2012 quarter.

Cundumbul EL6661 and EL7399

(NSW, Clancy 100%)

The Cundumbul project covers 204.9km[2] of prospective arc units in the Molong Volcanic Belt between Molong and Wellington. There are numerous intrusive complexes at Cundumbul that have anomalous copper and/or gold associated with them. Auger soil sampling continued with a further 671 samples collected. Soil sampling and data processing will continue into the March 2012 quarter.

Gold Fields Managed JV Projects

Aircore drilling at the Myall JV was curtailed by wet weather. RC drilling is in progress at the Wellington North JV and auger drilling and ground geophysical surveys were undertaken at the Wellington North and Moorefield JV’s. A total of 2,112m of drilling was completed on the Gold Fields JV projects in the December 2011 quarter.

Myall EL6913

(NSW, Gold Fields 51%, Clancy 49%, Gold Fields earning 80%)

Myall (EL6913) is located 25km southwest of Narromine at the northern end of the Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt of the Macquarie Arc. Detailed ground gravity and ground magnetic surveys are in progress at the newly defined SL/R trend north of the Kingswood and Gemini prospects. Aircore drilling was disrupted by wet weather with only 4 holes (451m) completed during the quarter. Results for the aircore holes drilled in the previous quarter were received and several holes intersected low level copper anomalism (>500ppm Cu), most of which is associated with supergene enrichment over quartz monzodiorite and granodiorite bodies. Significant end-of-hole copper anomalism was identified in one hole, where minor disseminated chalcopyrite was observed. Further aircore drilling is planned for the March 2012 quarter with approximately 12,000m of aircore drilling remaining.

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Wellington North EL6178, EL6328, EL6662, EL7200 and EL7440

(NSW, Gold Fields 82%, Clancy 18%)

The Wellington North project covers approximately 30km of strike length of the Molong Volcanic Belt immediately north of Wellington. RC drilling was undertaken at the Boda and Glenrowan prospects and auger drilling and ground gravity surveys were completed at the Mayhurst-Girraween and Glenrowan prospects.

At Boda, 51 shallow RC holes (857m) on nominal 150m centres were completed to delineate strike extensions to mineralisation intersected in a previous drill program. Assay results have been received and low-level copper (up 0.23% Cu) and gold (up to 0.13g/t Au) anomalism has been defined. A further 13 shallow RC holes (260m) are planned in the March 2012 quarter to complete the program.

At Glenrowan, 3 RC holes (804m) were completed testing a series of coincident geochemical, geophysical and geological targets, with results pending. This program will continue into the next quarter.

Target definition auger geochemistry continued at the Mayhurst-Girraween and Glenrowan prospects and has defined significant gold (up to 0.21g/t Au) and copper (up to 0.18% Cu) anomalism associated with hydrothermally altered rocks and geophysical anomalies. Full results are pending. Detailed ground gravity surveys were also completed at the Glenrowan and Mayhurst areas.

Moorefield EL7675

(NSW, Gold Fields 80%, Clancy 20%)

Moorefield covers 285km[2] between Fifield and Condobolin in the central west of New South Wales. Target definition auger geochemistry was completed at the Boxdale prospect on a 200m x 100m grid. Coherent arsenic and other pathfinder element trends are emerging. Final results for the auger samples are pending. Eleven rock chip samples were collected from historic workings in the Carlisle Reefs area, which returned results up to 1.77g/t Au, 1.16% As and 2.67% Cu. Drilling originally planned for the December 2011 quarter will now be undertaken in the March 2012 quarter.

Corporate

Clancy has entered into a drill for equity arrangement with Australian Mineral & Waterwell Drilling (“AMWD”) whereby AMWD has become Clancy’s preferred drilling contractor for a $5 million drilling contract or a three year period. This allows Clancy to secure a quality driller in a competitive environment. Drilling services will be provided at a 25% cash discount to the going market rate. AMWD will invoice Clancy monthly for a cash amount equivalent to 75% of all agreed costs associated with drilling and Clancy will issue shares in Clancy to AMWD for the balancing amount of 25%. To date Clancy has issued 971,954 shares representing drilling costs of $52,530 to AMWD and these shares are escrowed for one year from the date of issue. The equity component of the deal represents a cash flow benefit to Clancy.

The Company has appointed Natalie Forsyth-Stock as Chief Financial Officer based in Orange. Natalie is highly credentialed having a background in private equity and corporate finance and will bring considerable financial acumen and a broad network to Clancy. Natalie will take over from Gavin Doig in April. The Board thanks Mr Doig for his contribution and efforts since listing.

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Figure 5 – Map showing the Clancy projects in the Macquarie Arc of Lachlan Fold Belt. Inset – the location within NSW.

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Clancy Exploration Limited (ASX: CLY)

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Please direct enquiries to:

Gordon Barnes Shane Murphy Managing Director FTI Consulting Phone: +61 2 6361 1285 Phone: +61 8 9386 1233 Email: [email protected] Mobile: +61 (0)420 945 291 Web: www.clancyexploration.com

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.

About Clancy Exploration

Clancy Exploration (ASX: CLY) is an Australian-focused copper, gold, base metals and tin explorer. The Company’s portfolio consists of copper-gold projects in the Lachlan Fold Belt of NSW, base metal and tin projects in the Mount Read Volcanic Belt of Tasmania, Nadbuck near Broken Hill in NSW and Yalgoo, adjacent to the Golden Grove mine in Western Australia.

In NSW, Clancy has 12 wholly owned and managed projects and 7 joint venture projects which are managed by Gold Fields Australasia Pty Ltd. In Tasmania, Clancy has 2 base metal joint venture projects with Bass Metals and 2 tin joint venture projects with TNT Mines Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Minemakers Ltd). The Tasmanian projects are managed by Clancy’s joint venture partners. This mix of Clancy and joint venture project funding allows a high level of exploration activity to be maintained, whilst prudently managing Clancy’s financial resources. Details of Clancy’s projects can be found at the Company's website: www.clancyexploration.com

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