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ROX RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2015
Jan 28, 2016
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HIGHLIGHTS
Reward Zinc-Lead Project, NT
• Drilling continues to define a globally significant zinc-lead deposit at Teena with further excellent intersections of mineralisation:
o Lens 2:
TNDD020: 35.4m @ 13.2% Zn+Pb, including 21.2m @ 18.6% Zn+Pb TNDD021: 19.7m @ 14.9% Zn+Pb TNDD022: 20.8m @ 12.8% Zn+Pb, including 15.1m @ 16.4% Zn+Pb
o Lens 1:
TNDD020: 12.8m @ 9.4% Zn+Pb, including 6.8m @ 12.5% Zn+Pb TNDD021: 7.2m @ 9.2% Zn+Pb
TNDD022: 5.1m @ 9.0% Zn+Pb, including
3.8m @ 11.0% Zn+Pb
Fisher East Nickel Project, WA
- A Pre-Feasibility level mining study was initiated.
Bonya Copper Project, NT
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RC drilling program successfully intersected mineralisation at the Bonya Mine prospect and also at a new prospect, Green Gully, including:
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2m @ 3.2% Cu from 29m at Green Gully, and
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6m @ 2.6% Cu from 140m at the Bonya Mine.
Corporate
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Rox Resources named Explorer of the Year at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards in October 2015.
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Successful capital raising of $2.0 million.
Rox Resources Limited Level 1 34 Colin Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 Telephone: (61 8) 9226 0044 Facsimile: (61 8) 9325 6254
ROX RESOURCES LIMITED QUARTERLY REPORT For Quarter Ended 31 December 2015
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Figure 1: Rox Project Location Map
REWARD ZINC-LEAD PROJECT, NT (Rox 49%, Teck 51% with option exercised to increase to 70%)
The final three holes of the 2015 field season, TNDD020 – 022 (ASX:RXL 9 November 2015, 17 November 2015, and 17 December 2015), were drilled at the globally significant Teena prospect (Figure 2), and continued to intersect high grade mineralisation. Full results are listed in Table 1.
Hole TNDD020 was drilled on the same north-south section as holes TNDD021 and TNDD014 (Figure 3), and intersected high grade zinc and lead sulphide mineralisation in both defined lenses:
Lens 2: 35.4m @ 13.2% Zn+Pb from 817.0m, including
21.2m @ 18.6% Zn+Pb from 831.2m, and
Lens 1: 12.8m @ 9.4% Zn+Pb from 895.2m, including
6.8m @ 12.5% Zn+Pb from 895.2m
Hole TNDD021 was drilled to confirm the northern extent of high grade mineralization toward the Bald Hills Fault zone between previous holes TNDD010 and TNDD011, (Figures 3 & 4), and intersected high grade zinc and lead sulphide mineralisation with further exceptional results.
Lens 2: 19.7m @ 14.9% Zn+Pb from 997.4m
Lens 1: 7.2m @ 9.2% Zn+Pb from 1041.8m
Hole TNDD022 was the fourth and final hole drilled at Teena during 2015 (Figure 3), and another strong intercept of high grade zinc and lead sulphide mineralisation was returned in both defined lenses:
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Lens 2: 20.8m @ 12.8% Zn+Pb from 849.7m, including
15.1m @ 16.4% Zn+Pb from 855.4m, and
Lens 1: 5.1m @ 9.0% Zn+Pb from 892.2m, including
3.8m @ 11.0% Zn+Pb from 892.2m
The strike length of the high grade mineralisation (greater than 13% Zn+Pb) at Teena has been defined over 1.3km, with excellent continuity of the mineralisation indicated between drill holes.
A series of cross sections were drawn to illustrate the extensive nature of the mineralisation at Teena (Figures 5-8). The locations of the section lines are shown on Figure 3. There is a distance of approximately 450m between the mineralised intercepts from section A-A’ to B-B’ and 600m from B-B’ to C-C’. Section D-D’ is approximately 250m west of C-C’.
The drilling program is now complete at Teena for 2015, with 4,949 metres drilled in four holes which have all returned results well above expectations. They have confirmed the continuity of mineralisation in both east-west and north-south directions, and the grades have been appreciably higher as well.
Based on these results, Rox has revised its Exploration Target* for Teena to 70-80 Million Tonnes grading 11-13% Zn+Pb (10-12% Zn, 1-2% Pb) for 7.7 - 10.1 million tonnes (17 – 22 billion pounds) of contained Zn + Pb metal.
* This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, but based on reasonable grounds and assumptions. There has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource.
Mineralisation at Teena occurs as lenses that parallel stratigraphy (dip and strike). They are hosted within the HYC Shale Member (see Figures 5-8). Two main lenses are present, termed Lens 1 (the lower lens) and Lens 2 (uppermost). In the positions drilled to date Lens 2 is generally thicker and higher grade than Lens 1. The mineralised lenses at Teena can be punctuated by mass and debris flows, which sometimes separate the lenses. If that separation is more than 2 metres (i.e. the mass/debris flow is more than 2 metres thick), then a lens may be reported as two separate intervals (using the minimum gap criteria as explained in the notes to Table 1).
A compilation of drill intersections from both lenses is shown below:
| Drill Hole | Lens 2 | Lens 1 |
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| TNDD022 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom855.4m | 5.1m@ 9.0%Zn+Pbfrom892.2m |
| TNDD021 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom997.4m | 7.2m@ 9.2%Zn+Pbfrom 1041.8m |
| TNDD020 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom817.0m | 12.8m@ 9.4%Zn+Pbfrom895.2m |
| TNDD019 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom 1068.9m | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom 1164.3m |
| TNDD017 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom801.0m | 3.6m@ 9.7%Zn+Pbfrom828.4m |
| TNDD014 | 4.1m @ 10.4% Zn+Pb from 657.0m, and 4.9m @ 11.8% Zn+Pb from 665.2m, and [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom676.5m |
Merged with Lens 2 |
| TNDD013 | 3.0m @ 10.1% Zn+Pb from 670.0m, and 7.7m@ 9.9%Zn+Pbfrom678.0m |
Merged with Lens 2 |
| TNDD012 | 4.5m @ 11.4% Zn+Pb from 676m, and [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom684.9m |
Merged with Lens 2 |
| TNDD011 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom901.0m | 5.7m@ 8.6%Zn+Pbfrom937.3m |
| TNDD010 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom944.3m | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom988.8m |
| TNDD009 | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom 1060.1m | [email protected]%Zn+Pbfrom 1121.0m |
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Zinc Deposits Around The World
A compilation of zinc deposits from around the world (Leach et. al., 2005 – see caption to Figure 2 for reference), shows that there are just eight zinc-lead deposits that would be termed “world class” or “Tier 1”. These “supergiant” deposits contain >12 million tonnes of contained zinc and lead at a grade greater than 8% Zn+Pb (Figure 10). All of these deposits are owned and operated by major companies. For example, the Red Dog mine in Alaska is owned and operated by Rox’s partner Teck Resources Limited.
Australia hosts six of the eight supergiant zinc deposits, five of which occur in the belt from Mt Isa to McArthur River (the “Carpentaria Zinc Province”) (Figure 9), in addition to three Tier 2 “giant” zinc deposits(See Table below), demonstrating the strong endowment of this province.
Most of the major deposits in the Carpentaria Zinc Province were discovered more than 50 years ago. The most recent discovery, being the Century deposit, in 1990. The Century project was put into production in the year 2000, and produced about 500,000 tonnes of zinc in concentrate per year from about 5 million tonnes of ore mined each year. The mine had a 15 year mine life mining ceasing earlier this year. The Dugald River deposit is currently being developed for full production in 2018.
Zinc/Lead Mineral Resources of Northern Australia*
| Deposit | Owner | Million Tonnes |
Zn% | Pb% | Zn+Pb% | Ag **ppm ** |
Zn+Pb (Mt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McArthur River | Glencore | 227.0 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 13.4 | 60 | 30.4 |
| Hilton | Glencore | 120.0 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 16.9 | 100 | 20.3 |
| MountIsa | Glencore | 150.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 150 | 19.5 |
| GeorgeFisher | Glencore | 107.0 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 16.5 | 93 | 17.7 |
| Century | MMG | 94.6 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 14.9 | 46 | 14.1 |
| Cannington | South32 | 43.8 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 538 | 7.0 |
| DugaldRiver | MMG | 47.9 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 14.2 | 44 | 6.8 |
| LadyLoretta | Glencore | 13.6 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 23.0 | 97 | 3.1 |
* Source, Leach et. al (2005)
The Reward project is subject to an option/joint venture (JV) agreement between Rox (49%) and Teck Australia Pty Ltd (“Teck”) (51%), a subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited. Teck has elected to exercise the option to increase their JV interest to 70% by expending up to $15 million in total by 31 August 2018. During the quarter Teck’s provisional unaudited expenditure was $1.2 million, bringing the total expenditure by Teck on the project since commencement of the earn-in agreement to approximately $13.6 million.
Rox has announced that it is seeking to commercialise its interest in the project either by way of outright sale to a third party, or by a spin-off into a dedicated zinc company (ASX:RXL 3 November 2015). The Company is continuing to actively explore these options.
Work planned for the next quarter will include compilation and further evaluation of the drilling, geochemical and geophysical data collected during 2015.
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Figure 2: Reward Project Tenement Plan showing prospect locations
(Myrtle Mineral Resource, ASX:RXL 15 March 2010; McArthur River Mineral Resource, Leach et. al., 2005, Economic Geology 100[th] Anniversary Volume, pp561-607.
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Figure 3: Teena Prospect Drill Plan showing locations of new 2015 holes in green. Selected drill results (Lens 2) shown. For a full list of drilling results see Table 1.
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Figure 4: Mineralised core from hole TNDD021. The creamy brown mineral is sphalerite (zinc sulphide)
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Figure 5: Teena Cross Section A-A’
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Figure 6: Teena Cross Section B-B’, 608000E
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Figure 7: Teena Cross Section C-C’
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Figure 8: Teena Cross Section D-D’
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Figure 9: Carpentaria Zinc Province showing the locations of the five major Tier 1 “supergiant” zinc lead deposits - Mt Isa, Hilton, George Fisher, Century and McArthur River; and the three Tier 2 “giant” deposits, Cannington, Dugald River and Lady Loretta. Other deposits shown are smaller in size.
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Figure 10: World Sedex Zinc Deposits (after Leach et. al. 2005)
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Table 1: Teena Diamond Drilling Results
| Hole | North | East | RL | From | To | Interval | Zn% | Pb% | Zn+Pb% | Ag ppm |
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| TNDD022 | 8181990 | 607600 | 57 | 835.0 | 838.0 | 3.0 | 4.14 | 0.86 | 5.00 | 3.5 |
| 849.7 | 870.5 | 20.8 | 11.18 | 1.66 | 12.84 | 1.3 | ||||
| Including | 855.4 | 870.5 | 15.1 | 14.23 | 2.13 | 16.36 | 1.3 | |||
| 892.2 | 897.3 | 5.1 | 8.48 | 0.54 | 9.02 | 4.1 | ||||
| Including | 892.2 | 896.0 | 3.8 | 10.27 | 0.68 | 10.95 | 4.7 | |||
| 1019.5 | 1024.0 | 4.5 | 2.90 | 0.35 | 3.25 | 0.9 | ||||
| 1057.3 | 1064.0 | 6.7 | 2.89 | 0.64 | 3.53 | 1.4 | ||||
| 1083.0 | 1090.0 | 7.0 | 3.37 | 0.95 | 4.32 | 0.4 | ||||
| TNDD021 | 8182024 | 607990 | 68 | 960.0 | 976.9 | 16.9 | 2.83 | 0.47 | 3.30 | 1.3 |
| 987.4 | 994.0 | 6.6 | 4.37 | 0.55 | 4.92 | 1.0 | ||||
| 997.4 | 1017.1 | 19.7 | 12.88 | 2.01 | 14.89 | 1.4 | ||||
| 1021.5 | 1024.0 | 2.5 | 4.35 | 0.57 | 4.92 | 0.9 | ||||
| 1041.8 | 1050.9 | 9.1 | 7.04 | 1.06 | 8.10 | 1.3 | ||||
| Including | 1041.8 | 1049.0 | 7.2 | 7.96 | 1.24 | 9.20 | 1.1 | |||
| 1053.5 | 1061.0 | 7.5 | 2.02 | 0.36 | 2.38 | 0.2 | ||||
| 1072.0 | 1079.6 | 7.6 | 2.40 | 0.30 | 2.70 | 0.9 | ||||
| 1093.0 | 1102.0 | 9.0 | 3.18 | 0.82 | 4.00 | 1.2 | ||||
| TNDD020 | 8182040 | 607995 | 68 | 797.0 | 802.0 | 5.0 | 3.80 | 0.69 | 4.49 | 1.9 |
| 817.0 | 852.4 | 35.4 | 11.39 | 1.76 | 13.15 | 0.6 | ||||
| Including | 831.2 | 852.4 | 21.2 | 16.00 | 2.56 | 18.56 | 0.6 | |||
| 857.4 | 861.1 | 3.7 | 4.87 | 0.65 | 5.52 | 0.9 | ||||
| 866.3 | 869.1 | 2.8 | 5.63 | 0.81 | 6.44 | 0.6 | ||||
| 895.2 | 908.1 | 12.8 | 8.10 | 1.28 | 9.38 | 0.3 | ||||
| Including | 895.2 | 902.0 | 6.8 | 10.69 | 1.81 | 12.50 | 0.4 | |||
| 948.0 | 954.0 | 6.0 | 2.10 | 0.24 | 2.34 | 1.7 | ||||
| 998.0 | 1001.0 | 3.0 | 2.08 | 0.56 | 2.64 | 0.7 | ||||
| TNDD019 | 8182154 | 608530 | 74 | 1019.0 | 1033.0 | 14.0 | 2.79 | 0.49 | 3.28 | 1.5 |
| 1058.0 | 1066.0 | 8.0 | 4.37 | 0.49 | 4.86 | 0.8 | ||||
| 1068.9 | 1107.7 | 38.8 | 14.65 | 2.30 | 16.94 | 0.6 | ||||
| Including | 1076.0 | 1096.0 | 20.0 | 19.37 | 3.07 | 22.43 | 0.7 | |||
| 1114.0 | 1117.4 | 3.4 | 4.65 | 2.61 | 7.26 | 0.8 | ||||
| 1122.8 | 1125.8 | 3.0 | 5.01 | 0.70 | 5.71 | 1.3 | ||||
| 1164.0 | 1172.9 | 8.9 | 6.90 | 1.14 | 8.04 | 0.4 | ||||
| Including | 1164.3 | 1169.3 | 5.0 | 9.23 | 1.60 | 10.83 | 0.6 | |||
| TNDD018 | 8181261 | 608462 | 50 | NSR | ||||||
| TNDD017 | 8182005 | 607511 | 57 | 795.9 | 821.4 | 25.5 | 7.90 | 1.23 | 9.13 | 0.4 |
| Including | 801.0 | 815.7 | 14.7 | 11.53 | 1.79 | 13.32 | 0.3 | |||
| And | 828.4 | 835.0 | 6.6 | 5.82 | 0.80 | 6.62 | 1.5 | |||
| Including | 828.4 | 832.0 | 3.6 | 8.32 | 1.33 | 9.65 | 1.5 | |||
| And | 975.0 | 977.0 | 2.0 | 2.93 | 0.06 | 2.99 | 0.5 | |||
| TNDD016 | 8183157 | 608470 | 110 | NSR | ||||||
| TNDD015 | 8181695 | 606655 | 52 | 807.0 | 814.0 | 7.0 | 4.13 | 0.16 | 4.29 | 0.3 |
| And | 825.9 | 829.0 | 3.1 | 3.09 | 0.62 | 3.71 | 1.4 | |||
| TNDD014 | 8182000 | 608085 | 65 | 652.6 | 687.0 | 34.4 | 5.42 | 0.78 | 6.20 | 0.5 |
| Including | 657.0 | 661.1 | 4.1 | 9.19 | 1.25 | 10.4 | 0.8 | |||
| and including | 665.2 | 670.1 | 4.9 | 10.23 | 1.55 | 11.8 | 0.8 |
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| and including | and including | and including | and including | 676.5 | 679.0 | 2.5 | 8.68 | 1.59 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
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| And | 710.0 | 717.0 | 7.0 | 3.36 | 0.23 | 3.59 | 0.4 | |||
| And | 788.0 | 795.1 | 7.1 | 2.42 | 0.55 | 2.97 | 0.4 | |||
| And | 798.2 | 827.0 | 28.8 | 2.78 | 0.68 | 3.46 | 0.3 | |||
| And | 838.7 | 854.0 | 15.3 | 2.67 | 0.64 | 3.31 | 0.6 | |||
| And | 858.0 | 860.0 | 2.0 | 2.20 | 0.64 | 2.84 | 1.5 | |||
| TNDD013 | 8181842 | 607152 | 51 | 665.0 | 700.0 | 35.0 | 5.38 | 0.74 | 6.12 | 0.9 |
| Including | 670.0 | 673.0 | 3.0 | 8.83 | 1.23 | 10.06 | 0.7 | |||
| and including | 678.0 | 685.7 | 7.7 | 8.70 | 1.21 | 9.91 | 1.0 | |||
| And | 824.0 | 845.0 | 21.0 | 2.65 | 0.73 | 3.38 | 0.4 | |||
| And | 857.2 | 861.0 | 3.8 | 2.84 | 0.37 | 3.21 | 2.1 | |||
| And | 868.0 | 880.0 | 12.0 | 2.79 | 0.34 | 3.13 | 1.5 | |||
| TNDD012 | 8182035 | 607500 | 75 | 671.0 | 705.0 | 34.0 | 6.53 | 0.98 | 7.51 | 0.8 |
| Including | 676.0 | 690.9 | 14.9 | 9.08 | 1.33 | 10.41 | 0.9 | |||
| Including | 676.0 | 680.5 | 4.5 | 10.00 | 1.37 | 11.37 | 0.7 | |||
| Including | 684.9 | 690.9 | 6.0 | 12.55 | 2.02 | 14.58 | 1.2 | |||
| And | 807.1 | 826.0 | 18.9 | 2.75 | 0.74 | 3.49 | 0.9 | |||
| And | 836.2 | 848.0 | 11.8 | 2.78 | 0.56 | 3.34 | 1.3 | |||
| TNDD011 | 8182035 | 607877 | 79 | 896.0 | 898.6 | 2.6 | 3.97 | 0.44 | 4.41 | 1.5 |
| And | 901.0 | 921.3 | 20.3 | 11.99 | 1.87 | 13.86 | 1.5 | |||
| Including | 905.0 | 921.3 | 16.3 | 14.26 | 2.25 | 16.51 | 1.7 | |||
| Including | 907.1 | 921.3 | 14.2 | 15.83 | 2.53 | 18.36 | 1.7 | |||
| And | 937.3 | 943.0 | 5.7 | 7.58 | 0.98 | 8.56 | 2.6 | |||
| Including | 937.3 | 939.0 | 1.7 | 11.06 | 2.13 | 13.18 | 2.8 | |||
| And | 1095.0 | 1098.0 | 3.0 | 3.01 | 0.01 | 3.02 | ND | |||
| And | 1111.0 | 1119.8 | 8.8 | 2.75 | 0.27 | 3.02 | ND | |||
| TNDD010 | 8182661 | 608278 | 75 | 908.0 | 925.1 | 17.1 | 2.55 | 0.46 | 3.01 | 1.8 |
| Including | 915.0 | 917.0 | 2.0 | 4.96 | 0.96 | 5.92 | 2.2 | |||
| And | 935.0 | 941.0 | 6.0 | 4.63 | 0.58 | 5.21 | 0.9 | |||
| And | 944.3 | 964.4 | 20.1 | 13.00 | 2.03 | 15.03 | 0.9 | |||
| Including | 951.5 | 964.0 | 12.5 | 16.78 | 2.68 | 19.46 | 1.1 | |||
| Including | 954.0 | 959.0 | 5.0 | 21.80 | 3.62 | 25.42 | 1.0 | |||
| And | 967.6 | 970.1 | 2.5 | 3.69 | 0.57 | 4.26 | 0.5 | |||
| And | 988.8 | 996.6 | 7.8 | 7.43 | 1.28 | 8.71 | 0.6 | |||
| Including | 988.8 | 995.0 | 6.2 | 8.50 | 1.48 | 9.98 | 0.7 | |||
| Including | 988.8 | 992.0 | 3.2 | 10.73 | 2.00 | 12.73 | 1.0 | |||
| And | 1116.0 | 1119.0 | 3.0 | 3.19 | 1.05 | 4.24 | 0.3 | |||
| And | 1124.0 | 1133.7 | 9.7 | 4.04 | 1.61 | 5.65 | 1.1 | |||
| Including | 1125.4 | 1128.2 | 2.9 | 7.64 | 2.70 | 10.35 | 1.9 | |||
| Including | 1125.4 | 1127.0 | 1.7 | 8.76 | 3.04 | 11.80 | 2.6 | |||
| And | 1149.0 | 1151.0 | 2.0 | 2.09 | 0.72 | 2.81 | 1.8 | |||
| And | 1157.0 | 1166.0 | 9.0 | 2.54 | 0.93 | 3.47 | 1.8 | |||
| And | 1169.0 | 1191.0 | 22.0 | 3.09 | 0.81 | 3.90 | 1.2 | |||
| Including | 1177.0 | 1179.0 | 2.0 | 4.07 | 1.45 | 5.52 | 1.1 | |||
| And | 1212.2 | 1232.0 | 19.8 | 2.13 | 0.57 | 2.70 | 0.8 | |||
| And | 1244.0 | 1246.0 | 2.0 | 3.38 | 0.07 | 3.45 | 3.0 | |||
| And | 1251.0 | 1255.0 | 4.0 | 2.81 | 0.07 | 2.88 | 2.2 | |||
| TNDD009 | 8182793 | 608474 | 72 | 1012.0 | 1018.0 | 6.0 | 2.81 | 0.36 | 3.17 | 3.2 |
| And | 1020.6 | 1039.0 | 18.4 | 3.14 | 0.56 | 3.70 | 2.0 |
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| Including | 1022.0 | 1024.0 | 2.0 | 4.87 | 0.80 | 5.67 | 3.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including | 1028.0 | 1031.0 | 3.0 | 4.59 | 0.77 | 5.37 | 2.9 |
| And | 1049.0 | 1056.0 | 7.0 | 4.83 | 0.57 | 5.40 | 0.7 |
| And | 1060.1 | 1086.5 | 26.4 | 11.59 | 1.73 | 13.32 | 0.8 |
| Including | 1060.1 | 1068.2 | 8.1 | 7.74 | 0.98 | 8.71 | 0.6 |
| And including | 1070.3 | 1086.5 | 16.2 | 14.91 | 2.32 | 17.23 | 1.0 |
| Including | 1071.0 | 1079.0 | 8.0 | 18.36 | 2.87 | 21.24 | 0.9 |
| And | 1089.5 | 1092.3 | 2.8 | 3.50 | 0.42 | 3.92 | 0.7 |
| And | 1121.0 | 1127.9 | 6.9 | 7.97 | 0.95 | 8.92 | 1.0 |
| Including | 1121.0 | 1126.0 | 5.0 | 9.48 | 1.21 | 10.70 | 1.1 |
| And | 1276.1 | 1281.0 | 4.9 | 2.89 | 0.91 | 3.80 | 2.0 |
| Including | 1278.1 | 1281.0 | 2.9 | 3.77 | 1.22 | 4.99 | 2.9 |
Drill holes TNDD009 – TNDD022 previously announced to ASX (ASX:RXL 5 August 2013, 26 August 2013, 18 September 2013, 11 October 2013, 27 October 2014, 10 November 2014, 15 December 2014, 29 September 2015, 9 November 2015, 17 November 2015, and 17 December 2015).
Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Coordinates
| Hole | North | East | RL | Dip | Azimuth | Total Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNDD022 | 8181990 | 607600 | 57 | -61 | 360 | 1296.7 |
| TNDD021 | 8182024 | 607990 | 68 | -57 | 355 | 1238.2 |
| TNDD020 | 8182040 | 607995 | 68 | -68 | 355 | 1050.9 |
| TNDD019 | 8182154 | 608530 | 74 | -68 | 012 | 1363.1 |
| TNDD018 | 8181261 | 608462 | 50 | -75 | 343 | 359.4 |
| TNDD017 | 8182005 | 607511 | 57 | -65 | 335 | 1322.0 |
| TNDD016 | 8183157 | 608470 | 110 | -70 | 170 | 317.6 |
| TNDD015 | 8181695 | 606655 | 52 | -70 | 350 | 852.0 |
| TNDD014 | 8182000 | 608085 | 65 | -75 | 351 | 961.0 |
| TNDD013 | 8181842 | 607152 | 51 | -72 | 349 | 1005.5 |
| TNDD012 | 8182000 | 607500 | 75 | -85 | 355 | 1005.8 |
| TNDD011 | 8182035 | 607877 | 79 | -70 | 340 | 1221.6 |
| TNDD010 | 8182661 | 608278 | 75 | -75 | 174 | 1383.3 |
| TNDD009 | 8182793 | 608474 | 70 | -80 | 175 | 1302.0 |
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New results shown in bold . ND = Not Determined.
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Grid coordinates GDA94: Zone 53, Collar positions & RL’s variably determined by hand held GPS and/or DGPS.
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Correct projected average lateral positions of down hole intercepts are shown on the Figures.
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Hole dip and azimuth determined at collar by compass and clinometer.
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Diamond drilling by HQ and NQ diamond core, with core cut in half and sampled to either logged significant geological boundaries or even 1 metre intervals. Core recovery generally exceeded 98%.
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Duplicate core samples were quarter and half cut.
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Cut core samples were crushed to nominal 2mm size, then a 3kg split pulverised to nominal 85% passing 75um.
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Samples sent to Bureau Veritas, with assay by oxidative fusion with XRF analysis (XF001). This method is considered to completely extract Pb and Zn and is a ISO17025 certified method.
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3 Certified Reference Materials that range from low grade to high grade Zn (30%) were included in the dispatch at a rate of at least 1 sample in 20, with a higher frequency in mineralized intervals. Field duplicates were included in the dispatch and were sent to the laboratory blind. Blanks were included in the dispatch at a rate of 1 in 40 samples.
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All quality control data has been assessed to be within an acceptable level of accuracy and precision.
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Independent assay verification has not yet been completed.
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Weighted average grade by sample interval quoted using a cut-off grade of 2.5% Zn+Pb over a minimum width of 2m, with up to 2m of internal dilution allowed. Internal higher grade zones are selected at a 6% Zn+Pb cut-off grade or higher.
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Reported intercepts may exceed the true width; no sampling bias is believed to have been introduced however. Based on structural measurements and downhole surveys, for hole TNDD009 true thickness is believed to be about 60% of downhole thickness, for holes TNDD010 - TNDD022 true thickness is 80-90% of downhole thickness.
FISHER EAST NICKEL PROJECT, WA (Rox 100% & option to purchase 100%)
Pre-Feasibility Study
Progress is continuing on the Pre-Feasibility Study for the Fisher East nickel sulphide project.
The study comprises:
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Aboriginal Heritage Survey
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Environmental Baseline Studies
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Revised Resource Estimate and Modelling
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Geotechnical Assessment (for mine design parameters)
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Mine Design and Scheduling
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Operating Cost Estimate from first principles
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Infrastructure Design
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Metallurgical Testwork
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Financial Modelling
Project Ownership
The first group of Option tenements (Figure 11) were transferred to Rox during the 4[th] quarter.
Next Quarter’s Activities
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Aircore and RC drilling is being designed to follow up on excellent results achieved during the third quarter of 2015.
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Evaluation of the results from the Pre-Feasibility Mining Study to determine further options for the project.
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Figure 11: Option Tenements Granted to Rox Resources were E53/1318, 1319, 1465, and P53/1496 & 1497 (shown in light blue). Tenement M53/127 remains in the name of the Option holder until 30 June 2017. Tenements E53/1802 & 1788 (shown in dark blue) are under the second Option. Rox owns 100% of the tenements shown in red.
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BONYA COPPER PROJECT, NT (Rox 51%, earning up to 70%)
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The drilling was undertaken at the Bonya Mine prospect to follow up spectacular drilling results previously received ( 38m at 4.4% Cu ) and two new prospects, Green Gully and Green Hoard, (Figure 12).
Three holes were drilled at Green Gully with one hole returning an encouraging:
GGRC001: 2m @ 3.2% Cu from 29m
Drilling at the Bonya Mine prospect returned mineralised intersections throughout the entire length of the drill hole which ended in mineralisation:
BYRC020: 5m @ 1.6% Cu from 79m, and 4m @ 1.8% Cu from 87m, and 4m @ 2.3% Cu from 125m, and 6m @ 2.6% Cu from 140m
The new drill intersection at the Green Gully prospect indicates a totally new area of copper mineralisation (ASX:RXL 21 December 2015).
Green Gully
Three shallow RC holes were drilled at Green Gully to test a 200m outcropping zone of copper oxide mineralisation on surface. One hole, GGRC001 intersected a zone of copper mineralisation over several metres, with the best intersection being 2m @ 3.2% Cu from 29m. Another hole approximately 75m along strike to the east also intersected low grade copper mineralisation (Figure 13).
Green Hoard
Three shallow RC holes were drilled to test a zone of copper oxide mineralisation that had been exposed over 200m in an old trench. None of the holes intersected significant copper mineralisation at depth.
Bonya Mine
Two RC holes were drilled to test a structural model where a U-shaped fold is interpreted to host high grade copper sulphide mineralisation within an asymmetric “S-fold” on one of its limbs (Figure 14). One hole, BYRC020, was drilled to test this S-fold down plunge, and was successful in demonstrating the continuity of mineralisation (Figure 15), with multiple intersections of copper sulphide mineralisation (see Table 3) including:
5m @ 1.6% Cu from 79m, and 4m @ 1.8% Cu from 87m, and 4m @ 2.3% Cu from 125m, and 6m @ 2.6% Cu from 140m
The second hole was drilled to test further around the fold limb to determine whether any other zones of mineralisation in asymmetric folds may exist and to serve as a pre-collar for a deeper diamond hole that will test the down plunge extent of the Z-fold mineralisation at a future date. No mineralisation was intersected in the upper portion of the drill hole.
The next steps at Bonya will include surface geophysics and mapping prior to further drilling.
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Rox has a 51% interest in the Bonya tenement and has elected to increase that interest to 70% by expenditure of $1,000,000 by December 2016. Approximately $200,000 has been incurred towards that expenditure requirement.
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Figure 12: Bonya project tenements showing prospect locations
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Figure 13: Green Gully Prospect drill plan
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Figure 14: Bonya Mine Prospect Drill Plan Looking Down Plunge (-65 degrees west) – refer to Figure 15 for viewing angle. This diagram demonstrates how the drilling undertaken to date relates to the interpreted structural setting. The Bonya Mine U-fold is shown with the thick dashed line, and the S-fold and its associated high grade zone of copper sulphide mineralisation is shown shaded red. In this projection hole BYRC020 is vertical to the plane. This structural interpretation explains the drilling results (hits and misses) to date.
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Figure 15: Bonya Mine Prospect Long Section
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Table 3: Bonya RC Drilling Assay Results
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| Hole | East | North | RL | Depth (m) |
Dip | Azimuth | From (m) |
To (m) | Interval | Cu% | Prospect |
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| GGRC001 | 609252 | 7490227 | 424 | 60 | -55 | 144 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 3.24 | Green Gully |
| GGRC002 | 609310 | 7490193 | 416 | 113 | -55 | 334 | NSR | Green Gully | |||
| GGRC003 | 609331 | 7490229 | 414 | 80 | -55 | 334 | NSR | Green Gully | |||
| GHRC001 | 599762 | 7496104 | 400 | 60 | -60 | 69 | NSR | Green Hoard | |||
| GHRC002 | 599773 | 7496068 | 400 | 54 | -60 | 69 | NSR | Green Hoard | |||
| GHRC003 | 599750 | 7496136 | 400 | 54 | -60 | 69 | NSR | Green Hoard | |||
| BYRC020 | 609430 | 7487005 | 407 | 150 | -65 | 261 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1.58 | Bonya Mine |
| And | 22 | 24 | 2 | 1.15 | |||||||
| And | 31 | 32 | 1 | 1.38 | |||||||
| And | 43 | 45 | 2 | 1.79 | |||||||
| And | 60 | 61 | 1 | 1.98 | |||||||
| And | 79 | 84 | 5 | 1.64 | |||||||
| And | 87 | 91 | 4 | 1.79 | |||||||
| And | 97 | 98 | 1 | 3.79 | |||||||
| And | 110 | 111 | 1 | 3.34 | |||||||
| And | 120 | 121 | 1 | 1.27 | |||||||
| And | 125 | 129 | 4 | 2.28 | |||||||
| And | 140 | 146 | 6 | 2.60 | |||||||
| BYRC019 | 609313 | 7487071 | 405 | 123 | -60 | 150 | NSR | Bonya Mine | |||
| BYRC018 | 609380 | 7486915 | 400 | 177 | -50 | 400 | 109 | 114 | 5 | 9.14 | Bonya Mine |
| including | 109 | 112 | 3 | 13.4 | |||||||
| And | 121 | 132 | 11 | 3.91 | |||||||
| And | 139 | 143 | 4 | 1.94 | |||||||
| including | 141 | 142 | 1 | 4.17 | |||||||
| BYRC017 | 609445 | 7487053 | 408 | 102 | -45 | 408 | NSR | Bonya Mine | |||
| BYRC016 | 609419 | 7487017 | 403 | 72 | -60 | 403 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.10 | Bonya Mine |
| And | 23 | 25 | 2 | 2.16 | |||||||
| And | 36 | 41 | 5 | 1.95 | |||||||
| including | 39 | 41 | 2 | 3.50 | |||||||
| And | 47 | 48 | 1 | 2.36 | |||||||
| BYRC015 | 609420 | 7487083 | 403 | 143 | -45 | 403 | 100 | 109 | 9 | 2.82 | Bonya Mine |
| including | 101 | 105 | 4 | 3.93 | |||||||
| BYRC014 | 609399 | 7487063 | 403 | 150 | -60 | 403 | 97 | 105 | 8 | 7.58 | Bonya Mine |
| including | 101 | 104 | 3 | 12.0 | |||||||
| And | 111 | 124 | 13 | 5.44 | |||||||
| including | 114 | 123 | 9 | 7.44 | |||||||
| including | 119 | 122 | 3 | 12.8 | |||||||
| BYRC013 | 609357 | 7487014 | 395 | 102 | -60 | 395 | NSR | Bonya Mine | |||
| BYRC012 | 609402 | 7487033 | 400 | 114 | -60 | 195 | 74 | 77 | 3 | 3.72 | Bonya Mine |
| And | 82 | 83 | 1 | 2.58 | |||||||
| And | 86 | 87 | 1 | 1.46 | |||||||
| And | 97 | 106 | 9 | 3.80 | |||||||
| including | 97 | 100 | 3 | 8.21 | |||||||
| BYRC011 | 609423 | 7487005 | 400 | 41 | -55 | 195 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2.18 | Bonya Mine |
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| including | including | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4.19 | ||||||
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| And | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1.64 | |||||||
| BYRC010 | 609347 | 7487000 | 393 | 78 | -60 | 60 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1.20 | Bonya Mine |
| BYRC009 | 609379 | 7486962 | 393 | 98 | -60 | 10 | 60 | 98 | 38 | 4.38 | Bonya Mine |
| including | 60 | 66 | 6 | 8.75 | |||||||
| including | 82 | 90 | 8 | 7.89 | |||||||
| BYRC008 | 609379 | 7486978 | 393 | 60 | -60 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 4.35 | Bonya Mine |
| including | 33 | 36 | 3 | 6.13 | |||||||
| BYRC007 | 608541 | 7486741 | 416 | 120 | -60 | 130 | NSR | EM Anom 05 | |||
| BYRC006 | 608554 | 7486707 | 416 | 84 | -60 | 130 | 74 | 76 | 2 | 0.48 | EM Anom 05 |
| BYRC005 | 608586 | 7486745 | 415 | 80 | -60 | 130 | NSR | EM Anom 05 | |||
| BYRC004 | 607483 | 7487304 | 450 | 115 | -60 | 180 | 69 | 70 | 1 | 1.21 | EM Anom 03 |
| BYRC003 | 607531 | 7487304 | 449 | 115 | -60 | 180 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1.89 | EM Anom 03 |
| And | 55 | 57 | 2 | 3.14 | |||||||
| BYRC002 | 608805 | 7487484 | 423 | 108 | -60 | 45 | 61 | 65 | 4 | 0.26 | EM Anom 04 |
| BYRC001 | 608766 | 7487527 | 425 | 120 | -60 | 45 | 100 | 102 | 2 | 0.64 | EM Anom 04 |
RC drill holes BYRC001 to BYRC018 (Table 1) have been reported previously (ASX:RXL 20 October 2014, 5 November 2014, 1 December 2014).
Notes to Table:
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New results shown in bold .
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Grid coordinates GDA94: Zone 53, collar positions and RL (in AHD) determined by hand held GPS.
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Hole azimuths as shown, downhole deviations may result in hole paths slightly different to those intended.
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RC drilling by reverse circulation face sampling hammer, then 1 metre samples either cone or riffle split and bagged.
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All samples used in calculation of intercepts are 1m except BYRC011 14-22m which are 2m composite samples.
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Cu analyses holes BYRC001-018 and BYDD001-002 by Australian Laboratory Services Ltd., methods ME-ICP61 (0-1% Cu) and ME-OG62 (>1% Cu): Four acid digest with analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical (Atomic) Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES).
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Cu analyses for holes GGRC001-003, GHRC001-003, BYRC019-020 by Intertek Genalysis, method 4A/OE (0-2% Cu) or 4AH/OE (>2% Cu): Four acid digest with analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical (Atomic) Emission Spectrometry.
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Review of laboratory standards and duplicates are within acceptable limits. Certified Reference Standards and blank samples were within acceptable limits where used.
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Cut-off grade for reporting of intercepts is 0.2% Cu for holes BYRC001-007 and 1.0% Cu for all other holes; with up to 2m of internal dilution allowed.
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CORPORATE
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During the quarter a successful Placement and Rights Issue raised $2.0 million before costs.
Mr Stephen Dennis joined the Board of Directors on 1 August 2015, and upon the retirement of the incumbent Chairman, Mr Jeff Gresham, at the Annual General Meeting in November 2015, Mr Dennis has now been appointed Chairman.
In late October 2015, Rox Resources was awarded the Explorer of the Year award in the Australian Mining Prospect Awards held in Sydney.
Dated this 29[th] day of January 2016.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Rox Resources Limited.
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IAN MULHOLLAND Managing Director
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Competent Person Statements:
The information in this report that relates to nickel Mineral Resources for the Mt Fisher project was reported to the ASX on 3 October 2013 and 4 September 2014. Rox confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the announcements of 3 October 2013 and 4 September 2014, and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the announcements of 3 October 2013 and 4 September 2014 continue to apply and have not materially changed.
The information in this report that relates to previous Exploration Results and Mineral Resources for the Reward ZincLead, and Bonya Copper projects and for the gold Mineral Resource defined at Mt Fisher, was either prepared and first disclosed under the JORC Code 2004 or under the JORC Code 2012, and has been properly and extensively cross-referenced in the text. In the case of the 2004 JORC Code Exploration Results and Mineral Resources, they have not been updated to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported.
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About Rox Resources
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Rox Resources Limited is an emerging Australian minerals exploration company. The company has three key assets at various levels of development with exposure to gold, nickel, zinc, lead, and copper, including the Mt Fisher Gold Project (WA), Myrtle/Reward Zinc-Lead Project (NT), and the Bonya Copper Project (NT).
Mt Fisher Gold-Nickel Project (100% + Option to Purchase)
The Mt Fisher gold project is located in the highly prospective North Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia and in addition to being well endowed with gold the project hosts strong nickel potential. The total project area is 675km[2] , consisting of a 600km[2] area 100% owned by Rox and an Option to purchase 100% of a further 75km[2] of nickel and gold prospective ground.
Discovery of, and drilling at the Camelwood and Musket nickel prospects has defined a JORC 2012 Mineral Resource (ASX:RXL 9 October 2013 and 4 September 2014) of 3.6Mt grading 2.0% Ni reported at 1.0% Ni cut-off (Indicated Mineral Resource: 1.8Mt grading 2.2% Ni, Inferred Mineral Resource: 1.9Mt grading 1.8% Ni) comprising massive and disseminated nickel sulphide mineralisation, and containing 72,100 tonnes of nickel. Higher grade mineralisation is present in both deposits (refer to ASX announcements above), and is still open at depth beneath each deposit. Additional nickel sulphide deposits continue to be discovered (e.g. Cannonball, Sabre) and these will add to the resource base. Exploration is continuing to define further zones of potential nickel sulphide mineralisation.
Drilling by Rox has also defined numerous high-grade gold targets and a JORC 2004 Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource (ASX:RXL 10 February 2012) of 973,000 tonnes grading 2.75 g/t Au reported at a 0.8 g/tAu cut-off exists for 86,000 ounces of gold (Measured: 171,900 tonnes grading 4.11 g/t Au, Indicated: 204,900 tonnes grading 2.82 g/t Au, Inferred: 596,200 tonnes grading 2.34 g/t Au) aggregated over the Damsel, Moray Reef and Mt Fisher deposits.
Reward Zinc-Lead Project (49% + Farm-out Agreement diluting to 30%)
Rox has signed an Earn-In and Joint Venture Agreement with Teck Australia Pty Ltd. (“Teck”) to explore its highly prospective 670km[2] Myrtle/Reward zinc-lead tenements, located 700km south-east of Darwin, Northern Territory, adjacent to the McArthur River zinc-lead mine.
The first deposit explored, Myrtle, has a current JORC 2004 zinc-lead Mineral Resource (ASX:RXL 15 March 2010) of 43.6 Mt @ 5.04% Zn+Pb reported at a 3.0% Zn+Pb cut-off (Indicated: 5.8 Mt @ 3.56% Zn, 0.90% Pb; Inferred: 37.8 Mt @ 4.17% Zn, 0.95% Pb).
Drilling at the Teena zinc-lead prospect includes intersections of 38.8m @ 16.9% Zn+Pb, 26.4m @ 13.3% Zn+Pb, and 20.1m @ 15.0% Zn+Pb , and together with historic drilling has defined significant new high grade zinc-lead mineralisation over a strike length of at least 1.9km (ASX:RXL 5 August 2013, 26 August 2013, 18 September 2013, 11 October 2013, 27 October 2014, 10 November 2014, 15 December 2014, 29 September 2015, 9 November 2015, 17 November 2015). Teena is the most significant new discovery of zinc in Australia since Century in 1990.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Teck has earned a 51% interest, with Rox holding the remaining 49%. Teck has elected to earn a further 19% (for 70% in total) by spending an additional A$10m by 31 August 2018 (ASX:RXL 21 August 2013).
Bonya Copper Project (51% + Farm-in Agreement to earn up to 70%)
Rox (51%) is exploring the Bonya Copper Project located 350km east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, in joint venture with Arafura Resources Limited (49%) (ASX:ARU). Outcrops of visible copper grading up to 34% Cu and 27 g/t Ag are present, with the style of mineralisation similar to the adjacent Jervois copper deposits (see ASX:KGL). Drill testing has intersected visible copper mineralisation at three prospects, with massive copper sulphides intersected at the Bonya Mine prospect, including 38m @ 4.4% Cu and 11m @ 4.4% Cu (ASX:RXL 20 October 2014, 5 November 2014, 1 December 2014).
Under the Farm-in Agreement Rox has earned a 51% interest in the copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold, bismuth and PGE mineral rights at Bonya after spending $500,000 (ASX:RXL 16 December 2014). Rox has elected to earn a further 19% (for 70% in total) by spending a further $1 million by 10 December 2016.
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