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RESOLUTION MINERALS LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Feb 2, 2020

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ASX RELEASE

31 January 2020

QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019

  • The Company has executed a binding term sheet with Millrock Resources Inc (TSXV: MRO or Millrock) to earn up to an 80% interest in the brownfields 64 North Project in Alaska.

  • The 64 North Project surrounds Northern Star’s (ASX: NST) Pogo Mine, which has produced 4 Moz gold @ 13.6g/t with an annual average of 300koz and a reserve/resource of over 6 Moz gold (ASX: NST Announcement 19/9/2019).

  • Resolution Minerals successfully completed due diligence and provisioned drill access road works during an exclusive option. Execution of Option to Joint Venture Agreement completed late in the quarter.

  • A 7,500m initial drilling program is scheduled begin in Q1, 2020 on high priority drill targets immediately adjacent to the recent NST announced Goodpaster Discovery “2.3km strike open in all directions” (ASX: NST Announcement 16/9/2019) within 450m of the claim boundary.

Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX: RML or Company) entered into a binding term sheet (Term Sheet) with Millrock Resources Inc (Millrock or MRO) during the quarter to acquire, via joint venture earn-in, up to 80% in the 64 North Project in Alaska. The 64 North Project is adjacent to Northern Star’s Pogo Mine which has a total endowment of 10 million ounces of gold and is currently producing at a rate of ~300,000 ounces per annum. Northern Star has announced a planned 30% production expansion by spending a further US$30m (A$43m) capital expenditure, in parallel with utilising better mining methods which will allow NST to lower the cut-off grade and reduce operating costs, see ASX: NST Announcement 19/9/2019.

A new Millrock geophysical survey (see TSX.V: MRO Announcement released on the 9/10/19) has detected a high conductivity response directly along strike from a recent gold discovery on NST’s adjacent claims. The conductor appears to be gently dipping and is therefore consistent with a low-angle regional shear zone that is known to host the adjacent Pogo Gold Mine (total gold endowment of approximately 10 Moz Au). This will be the immediate focus for Resolution Minerals, with drilling proposed to begin in the Q1, 2020.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE BOARD Ordinary Shares Performance Shares Len Dean - Chair Issued 113.9 M Class A 9.6 M Duncan Chessell - MD Class B 3.6 M Andrew Shearer - NED Options and rights Jarek Kopias - Co Sec Listed options 6.1 M @ 10c Last Capital Raise Unlisted options 12.3 M @ 25c December 2019 – Placement Unlisted options 15.0 M @ 6c $1.5M @ 3.5c 28 Greenhill Road, Wayville SA 5034 Unlisted rights 6.0 M

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The Initial exploration program for year 1, will aim to deploy 7,500m of diamond core drilling and utilise Lidar, field mapping, geochemical sampling and CSAMT geophysics surveys to unlock the structural controls and focus in on gold mineralisation on the West Pogo Prospect; as well as conduct regional work to identify further drill targets in this district scale system, with US$1 million allocated to regional targets per year for years 1 and 2.

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Figure 1. Resolution's 64 North Project Claims and Blocks, Alaska.

Proximity of Northern Stars’ Goodpaster Prospect to Millrock Resources’ West Pogo Prospect.

Figure 1 highlights the proximity of the recent NST Goodpaster discovery and exploration drilling conducted only 450m from Millrock’s boundary. NST reports that the mineralisation at Goodpaster (64 North Project for Resolution Minerals) remains open in all directions. The proximity of the world class gold mineralisation, and similar geochemical and geophysical signatures evident on the Millrock tenements, reinforces the prospectivity of the tenements for Resolution Minerals.

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CSAMT Surveys

In 2019 Millrock Resources commissioned Zonge Geophysics to undertake a Controlled Source Audio Magneto Telluric (“CSAMT”) survey. The survey involved cutting lines through sparsely forested areas and deploying ground based geophysical transmitting and receiving instruments. The operating parameter design of this CSAMT survey is the same as deployed successfully on the adjacent Pogo Gold Mine. Further CSAMT work is planned for 2020 to refine targets. The results of the survey will allow estimation of resistivity at depth, with typical Pogo Style mineralisation being slightly more conductive and potentially detectable using this system. Unfortunately, the Pogo Mine survey data is confidential and not held by Millrock for comparison. Millrock proposes that, in this geological setting, <500 ohm-m resistivity is potentially evidence of conductive Pogo Style mineralisation and, as such, the results of the recent survey are highly encouraging.

Binding Agreement Terms - four year earn-in period to earn a 60% interest in the entire project

Exploration expenditures, cash payments, and share payments over four years to earn 60% as laid out below:

Stage Resolution
Expenditure US$
% Earn in
Resolution
Cash US$
to Millrock
Resolution Shares
to Millrock
Commence - - - 5,000,000
Drilling Target 7,500m Drilling 5,000,000
Year 1 $5,000,000 30% $50,000 10,000,000
Year 2 $5,000,000 42% $50,000 10,000,000
Year 3 $5,000,000 51% $50,000 4,000,000
Year 4 $5,000,000 60% $50,000 4,000,000
Totals $20,000,000 60% $200,000 38,000,000

During the earn-in period Resolution can earn up to 60% of the project by sole funding exploration and making the share and cash payments set out in the table above. While Resolution is Manager throughout the sole funding period of the project, Millrock’s Alaska subsidiary Millrock Exploration Corp (“MEC”) will act as the Operator in Year 1. MEC may be re-appointed as exploration operator each year at Resolution’s discretion. If MEC ceases to become Operator the annual cash fee payable to Millrock will double to US$100,000 per annum. If Resolution fails to reach the minimum expenditure and payments to achieve the Year 1 earn-in of 30% interest, no encumbrances will be recorded over the project by Resolution and Resolution can “walk away”. Resolution may elect to form a joint venture at the completion of any stage and co-funding conditions will commence. Non-contributing parties will be diluted according to an industry standard formula (using a two times dilution rate). If any party is diluted to less than a 10% equity ownership interest their interest will revert to a 1.0% Net Smelter Returns royalty.

Right to earn up to 80% on one block

The project is subdivided into nine blocks of ground as shown in Figure 1. After Resolution completes a 60% earn-in on the entire project, a joint venture will be formed over the entire project. At that point Resolution can then elect to form a specific joint venture on one block of interest, and Resolution could then earn up to 80% ownership on one block, as per the terms in the table below by loan carrying MRO to first production.

Milestone Resolution $
Commitment
% Earned Details
Bankable Feasibility
Study
Fully
Funded
70% earn-in US$3 million cash or shares payable to
MRO on decision to mine
First Production Loan Carry 80% earn-in Profit share on an 80/20 split

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Corporate

Company Name Change

In line with a new trajectory the Company has changed its name to Resolution Minerals Ltd . HMS Resolution was the name of the ship commanded by Captain Cook on his second and third voyages, when mapping and naming much of the Alaskan coast in the late 1700’s. Captain Cook is regarded as the most ambitious explorer of all time and well known in both Australia and Alaska.

Management

On 17 October 2019, the Company announced that non-executive director, Mr Duncan Chessell, was appointed Managing Director of the Company. The appointment was made, following execution of the transaction with Millrock (announced on 17 October 2019). The exploration team has been increased by addition of Christine Lawley (Exploration Manager) and Dr Justin Gum (Principal Geologist).

Cash position

Resolution has a cash balance of $635k at 31 December 2019. The Company is forecasting expenditure of $1.38 million in the upcoming quarter and expects that it will continue to have the current level of net operating cash flows for the time being, following planned capital raising activities.

The Company proposes to take steps to raise further cash to fund its operations. The share placement announced on 17 October 2019 was undertaken with the support of joint lead managers PAC Partners and Taylor Collison (JLM). Resolution is working with the JLM’s to assess further opportunities for raising funds to progress the 64 North Project and believes that it is likely that upcoming fundraising activity will be successful.

Resolution expects to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business objectives following successful fundraising activities as detailed above. In the event that capital raising activities are not sufficient to meet planned expenditures, Resolution will reduce corporate and exploration activities as required.

Share capital changes

On 24 October 2019, Resolution Minerals issued 9,901,470 shares under a share placement raising $346,551. The share issue was undertaken as part of larger placement totalling $1.5 million, announced on 17 October 2019, following the acquisition of the 64 North Project from Millrock. The remaining $1.15 million (32,955,675 shares) announced under the placement was issued on 3 December 2019.

On 27 November, the Company issued 15,000,000 options to brokers as remuneration. The options have an expiry date of 30 November 2022 and exercise price as follows:

  • Exercise price of each option is 6.0 cents if options are exercised on or before 30 November 2020

  • Exercise price of each option is 8.0 cents if options are exercised between (and including) 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021

  • Exercise price of each option is 10.0 cents if options are exercised between (and including) 1 December 2021 and 30 November 2022

On 27 November, the Company issued 4,000,000 KPI based performance rights to the Managing Director as remuneration following shareholder approval at the 2019 AGM.

On 16 December, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares to Millrock Resources Inc as consideration to commence the earn-in to the 64 North Project in Alaska following approval by shareholders at the 2019 AGM.

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A summary of movements and balances of equity securities between 1 October 2019 and this report are listed:

Quoted Quoted Unquoted
Ordinary
shares
Options
(RMLOA)
Options Performance
rights
Performance
shares
On issue at start of the Quarter 66,009,806 6,098,225 12,250,000 2,500,000 13,175,000
Placement shares 42,857,145 - - - -
Consideration shares 5,000,000 -
Broker options - - 15,000,000 - -
Lapse of director rights - - - (500,000) -
Issue of director rights - - - 4,000,000 -
Total securities on issue at the date
of this report
113,866,951 6,098,225 27,250,000 6,000,000 13,175,000

Tenement table

Tenement number Tenement name Beneficial Interest at
the end of the Quarter
Changes during Quarter
Northern Territory, Australia
Wollogorang
EL30496 Karns 100% None
EL30590 Selby 100% None
EL31272 RunningCreek 100% None
EL31546 Wollogorang 100% None
EL31547 Wollogorang 100% Relinquished
EL31548 Wollogorang 100% Reduced from 773km2to 582km2.
EL31549 Wollogorang 100% Reduced from 739km2to 520km2.
EL31550 Wollogorang 100% None
Arunta
EL28886 Alcoota 100% Relinquished
Alaska USA – Snettisham
AKAA 095408 to
AKAA 095408
Snettisham
(48
contiguous blocks)
100% None

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Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Duncan Chessell who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Duncan Chessell is a full-time employee of the company and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Duncan Chessell consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form in which it is appears and confirms that the data reported as foreign estimates are an accurate representation of the available data and studies of the material mining project. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this announcement and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource continue to apply and have not materially changed.

JORC Information

Additional details including JORC 2012 reporting tables, where applicable can be found in the following relevant announcements lodged with the ASX and the Company is not aware of any new data or information that affects the information included in the announcements “Binding Agreement earning 80% of Gold Project in Alaska” on 17 October 2019, “Goodpaster Winter Drilling Preparations Underway” on 5 November 2019, “Drilling Preparations Underway in Alaska” on 22 November 2019 and “2019 AGM Managing Director's Presentation” on 26 November 2019.

For further information please contact the authorising officer: Duncan Chessell Managing Director Resolution Minerals Ltd M: +61 414 804 055 E: [email protected]

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

+Rule 5.5

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, 01/05/13, 01/09/16

Name of entity

Resolution Minerals Ltd

ABN
99 617 789 732
Quarter ended (“current quarter”)
99 617 789 732 31 December 2019
Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(6 months)
$A’000
1.
Cash flows from operating activities
1.1
Receipts from customers
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) staff costs
(e) administration and corporate costs
1.3
Dividends received (see note 3)
1.4
Interest received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Research and development refunds
1.8
Other (provide details if material)
1.9
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities
-
(883)
-
-
(67)
(136)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(993)
-
-
(215)
(282)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,086) (1,490)
2.
Cash flows from investing activities
2.1
Payments to acquire:
(a) property, plant and equipment
(b) tenements (see item 10)
(c) investments
(d) other non-current assets
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms

1 September 2016

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

Consolidated statement of cash flows Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(6 months)
$A’000
2.2
Proceeds from the disposal of:
(a) property, plant and equipment
(b) tenements (see item 10)
(c) investments
(d) other non-current assets
2.3
Cash flows from loans to other entities
2.4
Dividends received (see note 3)
2.5
Other (provide details if material)
2.6
Net cash from / (used in) investing
activities
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
5 5
3.
Cash flows from financing activities
3.1
Proceeds from issues of shares
3.2
Proceeds from issue of convertible notes
3.3
Proceeds from exercise of share options
3.4
Transaction costs related to issues of
shares, convertible notes or options
3.5
Proceeds from borrowings
3.6
Repayment of borrowings
3.7
Transaction costs related to loans and
borrowings
3.8
Dividends paid
3.9
Other (provide details if material)
3.10
Net cash from / (used in) financing
activities
-
-
1,500
(112)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,500
(122)
-
-
-
-
-
1,388 1,378
4.
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents for the period
4.1
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
4.2
Net cash from / (used in) operating
activities (item 1.9 above)
4.3
Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
(item 2.6 above)
4.4
Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
(item 3.10 above)
4.5
Effect of movement in exchange rates on
cash held
4.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
328
(1,086)
5
1,388
-
742
(1,490)
5
1,378
-
635 635
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016

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5.
Reconciliation of cash and cash
equivalents
at the end of the quarter (as shown in the
consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
related items in the accounts
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Bank balances
5.2
Call deposits
5.3
Bank overdrafts
5.4
Other (provide details)
5.5
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
quarter (should equal item 4.6 above)
615
20
-
-
308
20
-
-
635 328
6.
Payments to directors of the entity and their associates
Current quarter
$A'000
6.1
Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2
76
6.2
Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included
in item 2.3
-
6.3
Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in
items 6.1 and 6.2
Current quarter
$A'000
76
-
The amount above includes all payments to Directors and also includes payments to entities
associated with Leonard Dean. The payments relate to executive services and directors’ fees on
commercial terms.
7. Payments to related entities of the entity and their Current quarter
associates $A'000
7.1 Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2 -
7.2 Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included -
in item 2.3
7.3 Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in
items 7.1 and 7.2

Not applicable

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016

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8.
Financing facilities available
Add notes as necessary for an
understanding of the position
8.1
Loan facilities
8.2
Credit standby arrangements
8.3
Other (please specify)
Total facility amount
at quarter end
$A’000
Amount drawn at
quarter end
$A’000
- -
- -
- -
  • 8.4 Include below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include details of those facilities as well.

Not applicable

9.
Estimated cash outflows for next quarter
$A’000
9.1
Exploration and evaluation
9.2
Development
9.3
Production
9.4
Staff costs
9.5
Administration and corporate costs
9.6
Other (provide details if material)
9.7
Total estimated cash outflows
1,240
-
-
70
70
-
1,380
10.
Changes in
tenements
(items 2.1(b) and
2.2(b) above)
Tenement
reference
and location
Nature of interest Interest at
beginning
of quarter
Interest
at end of
quarter
10.1
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum
tenements lapsed,
relinquished or
reduced
EL31547
EL31548
EL31549
Wollogorang
region (NT)
EL28886
Arunta region
(NT)
Relinquished
Reduced from 773km2
to 582km2.
Reduced from 739km2
to 520km2.
Relinquished
All
tenements
are
beneficially held
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
10.2
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum
tenements acquired
or increased
Not applicable
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

  • 2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 31 January 2020 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 that wishes to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this report.

  2. If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, 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. If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.

  3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

  4. See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016

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