RESOURCE BASE LIMITED. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023

Jul 23, 2023

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QUARTERLY ACTIVITES AND CASHFLOW REPORT

ASX RELEASE: 24 July 2023

HIGHLIGHTS

JAMES BAY LITHIUM PROJECTS

• Resource Base completed the acquisition of the highly-prospective Wali and Ernst lake lithium projects, James Bay Lithium District, Québec

• The projects are in close proximity to Patriot Battery Metals (ASX:PMT) (Wali project, ~16km east) and Winsome Resources (ASX:WR1) (Ernst Lake project, ~13km south)

• The Wali project covers an area of 100 mineral claims (51.12km[2] )

• o The Ernst Lake project covers an area of 109 mineral claims (56.31km[2] )

• Mapped pegmatites and historical sampling to be explored rigorously over a three month field work exploration phase, to quickly prove up drill ready targets

• Explo-Logik, a technical consultancy firm has been engaged by three companies exploring in the James Bay region, allowing for a centralised exploration program with shared mobilisation and reduced lodging costs for Resource Base

• Results received from detailed airborne magnetic survey conducted over the Wali Lithium Project

• High-priority targets have been initially identified from the data as significant magnetic breaks were observed and are supported by previous known pegmatite occurrences from SIGEOM (the Quebec online mining information system)

• The detailed airborne magnetic data has also highlighted new anomalies to be followed up for potential lithium-bearing pegmatite intrusions

MITRE HILL REE PROJECT

• Samples from the Mitre Hill rare earth project, host to an inferred JORC 2012 21 million tonnes resource @767 ppm TREO, have undergone lab testing to assess its amenability to leaching

• The excellent results in leach adsorption testwork has confirmed the Mitre Hill resource is of an Ionic nature

• Extraction rates were outstanding with a weighted recovery of up to 70.2% for the magnet rare earth elements of Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Dysprosium (Dy) and Terbium (Tb)

• Results are in-line with, or superior to, other known Ionic REE deposits in the district

CORPORATE

• Transition of director, Brent Palmer, to an executive role to drive exploration activities across the Company’s project portfolio

• Successful placement to raise $1.32 million through a placement of 11m new shares to sophisticated and institutional investors at an offer price of $0.12 per share

• Cash at 30 June of ~$1.6 million

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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James Bay Lithium Projects

On 1 May 2023, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Wali and Ernst Lake Lithium Projects, located in the prolific James Bay Lithium District in northern west-central Québec, Canada ( Acquisition ) ( James Bay Projects ). Details of the Acquisition are set out in the announcement dated 24 February 2023.

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Figure 1: Location of the Wali and Ernst Lake Lithium projects James Bay Lithium Region over simplified geology

Wali Lithium Project Overview

The Wali Lithium Project comprises 100 mineral claims totalling 5,112 hectares (51.12 Km[2] ) located in the James Bay Region of northern west-central Québec. The Wali Project is located in the LaGrande sub-province of the Superior Province, ~16km east of Patriot Battery Metals (ASX:PMT) Corvette prospect. The Property sits along the volcanic belt and encompasses various intrusive suites including the lithium pegmatite prospective source rocks of the Vieux Comptoir Granitic Suite which have been mapped on the property.

Regionally, the Vieux Comptoir Granitic Suite is known to host K-feldspar granite phases in pegmatite form which may host an abundance of spodumene. Wali is underlain by the source rock (Vieux Comptoir suite) which would have injected pegmatite dykes into those greenstone rocks in the region.

Geologically, the greenstone within the Wali Project is interpreted to be a ‘dismembered’ section of the same greenstone belt that hosts Patriot’s CV5 discovery.

Ernst Lake Lithium Project Overview

The Ernst Lake Lithium Project comprises 109 mineral claims totaling 5,631.72 hectares (56.31 Km[2] ), located in the James Bay Region of northern west-central Québec.

The Ernst Lake Project is located directly along the Trieste formation like recent lithium discoveries made by Winsome Resources Limited (ASX: WR1) on its Adina project. The Project is located just 13km south of the Adina Project partly within the same greenstone belt which is prospective for lithium with over 10km of strike.

Helicopter-borne Magnetic Survey and Findings

On 4 April 2023, the Company advised that it had commissioned a Helicopter-assisted Airborne Magnetic Survey, which is being conducted by highly regard geophysical consultants, Axiom Geophysics & Remote Sensing Group.

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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The survey was conducted over the entire Wali Project using specifically designed GEM Systems GSMP 35A Airborne Potassium Vapour high resolution magnetometers.

The survey was flown on 100 metre-spaced flight lines, at approximately 50 metres elevation. While 564 linekms were planned, some highly encouraging findings warranted infill surveying at 50 metre-spacing over a large area. In total, 855km line-kms were flown.

Resource Potentials Geophysics Consultants, who specialises in the application and identification of magnetic structures through geophysics, supervised the survey and processed the data to produce finished renditions of the targets. The location of these reiterate the recordings of pegmatite occurrences previously identified by SIGEOM, the Quebec online mining information system.

This survey has delivered excellent structural detail of the Wali Project, identifying some highly prospective targets, and providing invaluable information on key areas of magnetic inversions, potential depth of structures, and geological information to define drill targets.

The data has also highlighted various analogous magnetic anomalies on North-east trending structures abutting the greenstone and granite contact, and they have revealed compelling targets. Further, in consultation, the Company has reinterpreted the historical, regional greenstone boundary in line with our findings.

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Figure 2: Interpreted Greenstone Boundary within Magnetic Survey

Summer Field Work Program

The initial phase of the program is to target known pegmatite occurrences and outcrops as part of a rock chip sampling program. Drilling can occur year-round in the James Bay region; however, the targets need to be identified in the June to October period and RBX is well positioned with a designated team in place for the whole summer.

The Company and the in-country contractors are currently assessing the Quebec wildfire situation. The status is improving and the exploration field team is on standby awaiting the on-ground exploration approval.

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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Mitre Hill REE Project

The Company believes the Murray Basin has the potential to be a globally significant REE precinct.

The Mitre Hill Project tenements are highly prospective for clay hosted Rare Earth Elements (REE) within the southern margin of the Murray Basin on the South Australia / Victoria border. Drilling results have confirmed the occurrence of shallow mineralisation across the two tenements drilled so far.

The maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource estimate of 21 Mt @ 767 ppm TREO consists of thick zones of near-surface mineralisation. Significantly, the existing resource has the potential to substantially grow in size and scale as the Mineral Resource estimate only incorporates a portion of the identified Exploration Target drilled to date. The Company has also completed significant aircore drilling in Exploration Lease EL7646 located approximately six (6) km east of EL7647 however is not included in this Mineral Resource estimate.

Resource Base has estimated an Exploration Target at EL007647 of 13 Mt – 34 Mt at 630-830 ppm TREO (refer ASX announcement 3 February 2023).

Metallurgical Testwork

On 5 July 2023, the Company announced the results of its preliminary metallurgical testwork for the Mitre Hill REE Project to confirm the ionic nature of the deposit and therefore potential for conventional separation.

Two (2) assayed holes were randomly selected from within the mineralised envelope and test-work supervised and conducted by Strategic Metallurgy laboratories in Perth, Western Australia. The aim of this initial phase of testwork was to broadly understand the metallurgical and processing requirements to recover rare earths from the Mitre Hill project. Simple bottle-roll leaching tests were undertaken under standard desorption conditions of 1.25 M (166gpl lixiviant concentration) using ammonium sulfate as the lixiviant, at pH 3.0, adjusted by addition of sulfuric acid, and left overnight for circa 16 hours.

Clay-hosted REE deposits have advantages over hard rock deposits as they typically contain a higher proportion of magnet earth elements, within generally, shallow hosted deposits. Processing of ionic deposits is a more simplistic process, as the acid separates the minerals with the rare earths remaining within the adsorbed segment, creating superior mining economics.

Maximum recoveries of magnet REEs were as follows:

• Nd – 71.7%

• Pr – 71.1%

• Dy – 59.8%

• Tb – 59.0%

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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Figure 3: Mitre Hill REE Project tenement location.

Black Range Project

In line with the status outlined in the prospectus and the March 2023 Quarterly Report, the tenement at Black Range requires conversion to a Retention Licence given its maturity. While the regulatory risk of conversion was flagged in the prospectus document published in 8 July 2021, the company applied for the Retention Licence on or about 16 December 2021, prior to its expiry date. The Company received correspondence from the Victorian Department of Earth Resources Regulation (ERR), regarding the process during the March quarter 2023, which requested further information in relation to the submission which has been compiled and submitted. The Company has consulted extensively with the ERR and will update the market in due course with an outcome.

The Company’s corporate strategy has been to pursue additional assets as a risk mitigation measure around the award of a retention licence. The exceptional results arising from the Mitre Hill project, and the opportunity to bring in additional lithium exposure at James Bay has seen Black Range deprioritised from an exploration perspective while the administrative process regarding the licence application is being processed.

Evaluation of new mineral resource opportunities

The Company has allocated part of its working capital budget to the identification and evaluation of new mineral resource opportunities in Australia and overseas, undertaking a review of a range of opportunities during the June quarter. No decision to invest in any of the projects currently being reviewed has been made at this stage.

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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Corporate & Administration

Capital Raising

On 1 May 2023, the Company announced a placement to raise a total of A$1.32 million (before costs) through the placement of 11m new shares to sophisticated and institutional investors at an issue price of $0.12 per share.

Executive Director Appointment

On 1 May 2023, the Company advised that director Brent Palmer had moved to an executive position to help drive exploration activities at the James Bay Lithium projects and the Company’s Australian projects.

The Company has cash reserves as at 30 June 2023 of $1,586,000.

Statement of Commitments

The current quarter is covered by the Statement of Commitments outlined in the Prospectus dated 7 May 2021 and the Short form Prospectus dated 1 October 2021.

A summary of expenditure to date is outlined below:

	Prospectus	Spend to Date	JunQtr
Black Range Project
Preliminary in Ground Exploration Activities	100,000	80,435	-
Geophysics	400,000	273,145	-
Drilling and Sampling	2,215,000	444,650	-
Assays	210,000	18,421	-
Project Management	200,000	240,245	7,700
Mitre Hill Project
Assembly of geological database and sampling of			-
historic drill core	100,000	34,587
Drilling & further sampling	233,000	547,426	-
Mineralogical and metallurgical test work	195,000	34,954	-
Project Management	150,000	268,392	10,483
Corporate
M&A	250,000	386,398	-
Administration & Corporate Costs & Working Capital	1,450,000	2,318,041	82,371
Remuneration to Directors	300,000	433,850	61,327
Repayment of Debt	475,000	475,000	-
Expenses of the Offer	772,000	889,753	-
Capital Equipment Purchase1	-	311,667	-
Tenement Applications2	-	247,263	-
Total	7,050,000	6,817,506	161,881

1. Capital Equipment Purchases

Includes the purchase of the drill rig including modifications, ancillary support equipment for the rig and XRF analyser.

1. Tenement Applications

Includes the costs associated with submission of applications and advertising.

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

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Related Party Payments

In line with its obligations under ASX Listing Rule 5.3.5, the Company has advised in the Appendix 5B for the quarter ended 30 June 2023, payments to related parties of the Company totalling $61,000 pertain to payments to Directors for fees and superannuation.

- ENDS –

This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Resource Base Limited.

For further information please visit our website – www.resourcesbase.com.au

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Competent Person Statement

The Information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Edward Mead, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Mead is a consultant to the Company and employed by Doraleda Pty Ltd. Mr Mead has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the `Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (the JORC Code). Mr Mead consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report. Mr Mead does not hold securities in the Company.

The Company first released the exploration results relating to Mitre Hill Project tenement EL007646 on 18 May 2022 and further results were released on 23 August 2022. The Company first released the exploration results relating to Mitre Hill Project tenement EL007647 on 10 October 2022, and further results were release on 24 October 2022. The Company first released the JORC mineral resource estimate on 3 February 2023. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information in the relevant market announcement.

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8/99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

ASX: RBX

Australian Tenement Schedule as at 30 June 2023

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.3.3, Resource Base Limited provides its list of exploration licenses with its June 2023 quarterly activities report.

Project	Location	Tenements Held At End of Quarter	Tenements Acquired or Disposed of During Quarter	Beneficial Interest at End of Quarter
Black Range Project	Victoria, Australia	EL4590	Held	100%
Mitre Hill Project	Victoria, Australia	EL7646 EL7640 EL7641 EL7647	Held	100%
	South Australia, Australia	EL6708	Held	100%

RESOURCE BASE LIMITED ACN 113 385 425 Level 8, 99 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 T. +61 8 9486 4036 E. admin@resourcebase.com.au W. www.resourcebase.com.au

Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Name of entity RESOURCE BASE LTD ABN Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 57 113 385 425 30 JUNE 2023

Consolidated statement of cash flows	Current quarter $A’000	Year to date ( 12 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 Government grants and tax incentives 1.8 Other (provide details if material) 1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities	- - - (61) (84) - 4 - - - -	- - - (521) (468) - 8 (8) - - -
	(141)	(989)
2. Cash flows from investing activities 2.1 Payments to acquire or for: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) exploration & evaluation (e) investments (f) other non-current assets	- (333) - (146) - -	- (542) (94) (795) - -

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows	Current quarter $A’000	Year to date ( 12 months) $A’000
2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) investments (e) 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	- - 110 - - - - -	- - 115 - - - - -
	(369)	(1,316)
3. Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of equity securities (excluding convertible debt securities) 3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible debt securities 3.3 Proceeds from exercise of options 3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of equity securities or convertible debt securities 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	1,320 - - (81) - (112) - - -	2,025 - - (123) (43) (112) - - -
	1,127	1,747
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)	969 (141) (369) 1,127	2,144 (989) (1,316) 1,747

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

Consolidated statement of cash flows	Current quarter $A’000	Year to date ( 12 months) $A’000
4.5 Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held 4.6 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	-	-
	1,586	1,586
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)	1,586 - - -	969 - - -
	1,586	969
6. Payments to related parties of the entity and their associates		Current quarter $A'000
6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 1 61 6.2 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 2 - Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an explanation for, such payments.		61
		-

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6	Financing facilities Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing arrangements available to the entity. Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the sources of finance available to the entity. Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 Loan facilities - - Credit standby arrangements - - Other (please specify) - - Total financing facilities - - Unused financing facilities available at quarter end - Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing details of those facilities as well.	Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000	Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000
		-	-
		-	-
		-	-
		-	-
	Comprises equipment financing for two site vehicles and insurance premium funding.

8.	Estimated cash available for future operating activities	$A’000
8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8	Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9) (141) (Payments for exploration & evaluation classified as investing activities) (item 2.1(d)) (146) Total relevant outgoings (item 8.1 + item 8.2) (287) Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6) 1,586 Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5) - Total available funding (item 8.4 + item 8.5) 1,586 Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.6 divided by item 8.3) 5.5 Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.7. If item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions: 8.8.1 Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not?	(141) (146) (287) 1,586 -
		1,586
	Answer: N/A
	8.8.2 Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it believe that they will be successful?
	Answer: N/A

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report

8.8.3 Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business objectives and, if so, on what basis?

Answer: N/A

Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered.

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.

24 July 2023

Date: ...................................................................................

Board of directors

Authorised by: ...................................................................................

(Name of body or officer authorising release – see note 4)

Notes

1. This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.

2. If this quarterly cash flow 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 cash flow 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. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committee – eg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.

5. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.

ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.

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