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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2011

Jan 30, 2012

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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HIGHLIGHTS

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  • RC drilling at Mt Fisher gold project intersects high grade gold at several prospects including:

3 m @ 15.9 g/t Au from the Moray Reef prospect

5 m @ 4.34 g/t Au from the Mt Fisher Mine prospect

7 m @ 3.02 g/t Au from the Damsel prospect, and

12 m @ 2.28 g/t Au from the Damsel prospect.

  • Resource estimates underway for three gold deposits at Mt Fisher.

  • Soil sampling, mapping and RC drilling completed at Marqua phosphate project with high grade drill intercepts including:

  • 3m @ 29.8% P2O5 from the Coquina Creek prospect 4m @ 28.6% P2O5 from the Coquina Creek prospect, and

4m @ 15.7% P2O5 from the Mauritania prospect.

  • Diamond core drilling suspended at Myrtle in November due to weather and access conditions, but will recommence as soon as possible in 2012 after the wet season.

MT FISHER GOLD-NICKEL PROJECT, WA (Rox 100%)

RC Drilling

During the quarter Rox completed a 36 hole, 5,670 metre RC drilling program at Mt Fisher (Figure 1), which returned a number of high grade gold intercepts (previously reported in ASX announcement on 22 December 2011) and confirmed the potential for several gold resources to be estimated.

The drilling achieved a number of significant results:

  • High grades were confirmed at the Moray Reef prospect,

  • A potential new parallel lode was discovered at Moray Reef,

  • Extension of gold mineralisation over 200m down plunge beneath the Mt Fisher mine was indicated, and

  • Drilling results confirmed the potential for a shallow oxide gold resource at the Damsel prospect.

Highlights of the drilling included:

Moray Reef

4 m @ 13.9 g/t Au from 24 metres in MRRC001,

2 m @ 4.36 g/t Au from 141 metres in MRRC002,

3 m @ 15.9 g/t Au from 61 metres in MRRC003, and

2 m @ 16.9 g/t Au from 49 metres in MRRC005.

Rox Resources Limited Level 1 30 Richardson Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 Telephone: (61 8) 6380 2966 Facsimile: (61 8) 6380 2988

ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Highlights of the drilling continued:

Mt Fisher Mine

5 m @ 4.34 g/t Au from 126 m in hole MFRC027, and 2 m @ 4.78 g/t Au from 158 m in hole MFRC029.

Damsel

3 m @ 1.83 g/t Au from 141 metres in MFRC016, 5 m @ 1.49 g/t Au from 159 metres in MFRC016, 7 m @ 3.02 g/t Au from 120 metres in MFRC018, 12 m @ 2.28 g/t Au from 46 metres in MRFC019, 2 m @ 7.86 g/t Au from 72 metres in MFRC020, 5 m @ 1.90 g/t Au from 61 metres in MFRC021, 1 m @ 3.65 g/t Au from 79 metres in MFRC022. 3 m @ 2.22 g/t Au from 39 metres in MFRC023, 3 m @ 4.90 g/t Au from 71 metres in MRFC024, and 1 m @ 2.86 g/t Au from 37 metres in MFRC025.

Following the receipt of the drill assays which were undertaken by the 50g fire assay technique, selected samples from Moray Reef were re-analysed by a cyanide bottle roll leach (“Leachwell”) technique. The Leachwell technique is used where there is evidence of high grades or free gold and indicates the likely gold that can be recovered using the sort of gold extraction normally used in gold treatment plants. The Leachwell results indicate a 9% higher gold grade on average than the previous fire assay results from Moray Reef.

Resource Estimates

The results of the drilling at Moray Reef, Mt Fisher Mine and Damsel (Figure 2) are sufficient for the company to now estimate mineral resources for these gold mineralised zones and assess further drilling to extend and increase the resources.

All of these potential gold deposits are located within 120km trucking distance of the nearest gold treatment plant. Moray Reef and Mt Fisher are located on granted mining leases, while Damsel is located on an exploration licence. Any mining from Mt Fisher would be subject to exercising the option to purchase the project, and initial production would be subject to a $5/ounce royalty payable to a previous owner. The Moray Reef deposit however, is 100% owned by Rox and is not subject to any royalties.

Looking Ahead

Resource estimates are currently underway for the gold mineralised zones defined by the drilling at Moray Reef, Mt Fisher and Damsel. These should be completed by mid-February, and while expected to be initially modest in size their definition will be an important milestone in the development of the project.

The resource estimation exercise will also allow analysis to determine further drilling to expand and increase the resources.

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Figure 1: Rox Projects Location Map

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Figure 2: Mt Fisher Prospect Locations

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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MARQUA PHOSPHATE PROJECT, NT (Rox 100%)

RC Drilling

Following a soil sampling and mapping program during the quarter that confirmed the previous interpretation of the location of the phosphate-bearing horizon at the company’s Marqua phosphate project, 450km east of Alice Springs (Figure 1); a 29 hole, 1,900 metre RC drilling program was completed, which was designed to:

  • (a) confirm high grade areas at Coquina Creek,

  • (b) test new prospect areas such as Mauritania, and

  • (c) test around the periphery of previously known mineralisation to test the extent.

High Grades Confirmed

Drill holes MQRC021, 022 and 026 confirmed the previous high grades intersected at the Coquina Creek prospect:

3m @ 29.8% P2O5 from 45 metres in hole MQRC026

4m @ 28.6% P2O5 from 13 metres in hole MQRC021

3m @ 22.6% P2O5 from 25 metres in hole MQRC022.

Two of the holes intersected grades above 30% P2O5:

MQRC021, 1m @ 33.6% P2O5 from 14m down hole, and MQRC026, 2m @ 34.2% P2O5 from 46m down hole.

Mineralisation at Coquina Creek occurs over an approximate strike length of 2 kilometres and dips shallowly to the north. The area has only been drilled at wide spacing (200 metre sections) and down dip to a maximum depth of about 50 metres. A substantial deposit could exist, but will require further drilling.

Testing Of New Areas

A new potential high grade zone at the Mauritania prospect was also discovered with hole MQRC003 returning 4m @ 15.7% P2O5 from 14-18m down hole, including 1m @ 21.8% P2O5 from 15m (Figure 3). Further drilling in the vicinity of this drill hole is warranted.

Drill hole MQRC029 at the Library Ridge prospect also confirmed continuation of mineralisation in that location (Figure 4).

Drilling Around The Periphery Of Previously Known Mineralisation

Other known high grade mineralised areas also occur at Foss Hill, Red Heart and White Hill. Drilling was undertaken to test the extent of these mineralised zones over wider areas and was successful.

Extent of Phosphate Horizon and System

Currently a phosphate bearing horizon extending over 30 kilometres in strike length and dipping shallowly to the north has been drill tested at nominally 1 kilometre spacing, with closer spaced drilling in areas of outcrop, or higher grades. This extensive mineralised system has not been tested at depth, with the deepest drill only reaching 100m in depth, and most only generally testing to 50 metres depth.

Potential exists for a substantial phosphate resource to be defined at Marqua with further drilling, especially down dip to the north from known areas of high grade phosphate mineralisation.

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Looking Ahead

Following the current compilation of drilling and geological data the company will assess the best way of moving this project forward, and will consider a number of options.

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Figure 3: Marqua Drilling, West Section

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Figure 4: Marqua Drilling, East Section

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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MYRTLE ZINC-LEAD PROJECT, NT (Rox 100%, Teck earning up to 70%)

Diamond core drilling by project operator Teck Australia commenced at Myrtle during the quarter but was suspended in late November following record rainfall in the region over the month of November which impacted drilling operations. The first hole has been drilled to 227.5 metres, in the Barney Creek Formation stratigraphically above the mineralised zone.

A total of 7 drill holes are planned to test various targets at Myrtle. Holes are designed as large step-outs to test new localised lower-order sub-basins adjacent to the major Western and Myrtle Faults.

Drilling will re-commence as soon as possible in 2012 after the end of the current wet season.

Teck have established a 10 man camp consisting of 3 portable accommodation blocks, and kitchen/ office and ablutions facilities to service drilling and field operations.

A surface geochemistry survey completed during the quarter trialled a number of new geochemical extraction (digest) methods that could be used for further exploration of the Myrtle and surrounding area. These included water leach, bioleach, calcium nitrate leach, enzyme leach, hydroxylamine leach and soil gas hydrocarbons. The partial leaches were effective in increasing the signal to noise ratio and therefore the footprint of the anomalism, but were not a significant advance on the results received by the standard aqua regia digest.

CORPORATE

Cash on hand at the end of the quarter is a healthy $2.38 million.

Dated this 31st day of January 2012.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Rox Resources Limited.

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IAN MULHOLLAND Managing Director

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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About Rox Resources

Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) is an Australian exploration company with three key projects: the Mt Fisher Gold project in Western Australia, and the Myrtle zinc-lead project and the Marqua phosphate project, both located in the Northern Territory..

At Mt Fisher, Rox has acquired a highly prospective area of 615 km[2] , well endowed with gold, and with strong potential for nickel, only 40km to the east of the prolific Yandal greenstone belt and 100km east of the main Wiluna greenstone belt. Three parallel structures at the Dam-Dirks prospect define a 5km long gold-in-regolith anomaly which is largely untested at depth. There are numerous high grade drill results over the project area including 1m @ 187 g/t Au and 3m @ 67 g/t Au at the Moray Reef prospect.

In addition Rox has an Option to acquire a further area of 170 km[2] , including the Mt Fisher gold mine which has produced ~ 4,500 ozs of gold from historic underground mining and 22,500 ozs of gold from open pit mining, and is open at depth and down plunge. There are several other strong targets for drill testing as well. The total area under exploration by Rox at Mt Fisher is 785 km[2] .

Rox has signed a joint venture agreement with Teck Australia Ltd. (“Teck”) to explore its Myrtle project tenements which cover 669 km[2] adjacent to the world-class McArthur River zinc-lead deposit in the Northern Territory. The terms of the JV require Teck to spend $5 million to earn an initial 51% interest within 4 years including a minimum of $1 million and 2,000 metres of drilling by 21 July 2012. Teck can increase its interest in the project to 70% by spending an additional $10 million ($15 million in total) over an additional 4 years.

A SEDEX style deposit has been identified by Rox at the Myrtle prospect, where an Inferred Mineral Resource of 43.6 million tonnes grading 4.09% zinc and 0.95% lead has been delineated to JORC Code standards. Thick drill intercepts of prospective stratigraphy carrying significant zinc-lead grades have already been made but only a small portion of the prospective area has been drilled, and Rox is extremely confident the resource will to continue to grow with further drilling. A higher grade core of 15.3 million tonnes grading 5.45% zinc and 1.40% lead is present, and a large mineralised system is indicated. Several other prospects in the tenement area have similar potential to Myrtle but are at an early stage of exploration.

Rox also owns 100% of the Marqua phosphate project in the Northern Territory located 300km southwest of Mt Isa. A 25 km long strike length of phosphate bearing rocks has been identified by surface sampling (up to 39.4% P2O5) and drilling (including 6m @ 19.9% P2O5 and 5m @ 23.7% P2O5), and there is the potential for a sizeable phosphate resource to be present. The project is located only 250 km from the nearest railhead and gas pipeline at Phosphate Hill and covers ~ 2,600 km[2] .

Mineral Resources*

Cut-off
Zn+Pb%
Tonnes
(Mt)
Zn+Pb
%
Zn
kt
Pb
kt
Zn+Pb
kt
Rox
Share**
Category Zn % Pb %
3 Indicated 5.8 3.56 0.90 4.45 205 52 257
3 Inferred 37.8 4.17 0.95 5.12 1,575 361 1,936
TOTAL 43.6 4.09 0.95 5.03 1,780 412 2,193 100%
5 Indicated 1.2 5.38 1.42 6.80 64 17 81
5 Inferred 14.1 5.45 1.39 6.85 768 196 965
TOTAL 15.3 5.45 1.40 6.84 833 213 1,046 100%
  • Reported to the ASX on 15 March 2010.

  • ** Teck Australia can earn a 51% interest by expending $5m by 21 July 2014, and can earn a 70% interest by expending a total of $15 by 21 July 2018.

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr Ian Mulholland BSc (Hons), MSc, FAusIMM, FAIG, FSEG, MAICD, who is a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Mulholland 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 Mulholland is a full time employee of the Company and consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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APPENDIX 5B

Mining Exploration Entity Quarterly Report

Name of entity

Name ofentity
ROX RESOURCES LIMITED Quarterended (“current quarter”)
ACNor ARBN
107 202 602
Consolidated statement of cash flows
31 December 2011
Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related debtors
1.2
Payments for: (a) exploration and evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) administration
1.3
Dividends received
1.4
Interest and other items of a similar nature received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Other – Security bonds repayments
Net Operating Cash Flows
Current Quarter
A$’000
Year to Date
(6 months)
$A’000
-
(1,128)
-
-
(214)
-
14
-
-
-
-
(1,735)
-
-
(463)
-
52
-
-
-
(1,328) (2,146)
Cash flows related to investing activities
1.8
Payment for purchases of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.9
Proceeds from sale of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.10 Loans to other entities
1.11 Loans repaid by other entities
1.12 Other -
Net investing cash flows
1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried
forward)
(175)
-
(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(175)
-
(5)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(176) (180)
(1,504) (2,326)
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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (brought
forward)
(1,504) (2,326)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares (net of costs)
1.15 Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16 Proceeds from borrowings
1.17 Repayment of borrowings
1.18 Dividends paid
1.19 Other
Net financing cash flows
-
-
-
-
-
-
347
-
-
-
-
-
- 347
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date
1.21 Exchange rate adjustments to 1.20
1.22Cash at end of quarter
(1,504)
3,886
-
(1,979)
4,361
-
2,382 2,382

Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities

1.23 Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2
1.24 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A’000
149
-
  • 1.25 Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions

N/A

Non-cash financing and investing activities

  • 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows

Nil

  • 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest

Nil

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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

3.1 Loan facilities
3.2 Credit standby arrangements
Amount available
$A’000
Amount used
$A’000
- -
- -

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000
169
-
-
259
Total 428

Reconciliation Of Cash

Reconciliation Of Cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in
the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items
inthe accountsis asfollows.
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
5.2
Deposits at call
5.3
Bank overdraft
5.4
Other (provide details)
137 -
2,245 3,886
- -
- -
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 2,382 3,886

Changes in interests in mining tenements

Tenement
reference
Nature of
Interest
Interest at
beginning of
quarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
6.1
Interest in mining tenements
relinquished, reduced or lapsed
6.2
Interest in mining tenements acquired or
increased
- - - -
- - - -
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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Total number Number
quoted
Issue price per
security (cents)
Amount paid up per
security (cents)
7.1Preference
securities
(description)
7.2 Changes during
quarter
-
-
7.3Ordinary
securities
7.4 Changes during
quarter
- Issued
- Options exercised
398,336,377 398,336,377
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.5Convertible debt
securities
(description and
conversion factor)
7.6 Changes during
quarter
-
-
7.7Options
(description and
conversion factor)
3,750,000
550,000
Nil
Nil
Exercise Price
$0.038
$0.047
Expires
26 Sept 2013
30 Nov 2014
7.8 Issued during
quarter
550,000 Nil $0.047 30 Nov 2014
7.9 Exercised during
quarter
- - - -
7.10 Expired during
quarter
- - - -
7.11Debentures
(totals only)
- - - -
7.12Unsecured notes
(totals only)
- - - -
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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2011

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Compliance statement

  1. This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Law or other standards acceptable to ASX.

  2. This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

Sign here:

Date: 31 January 2012

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Company Secretary

Print Name: Brett Dickson

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