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RUMBLE RESOURCES LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2017

Sep 3, 2017

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Capital/Financing Update

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4 September 2017

Multiple Conductors coincident with Base Metal Trends Identified at Braeside High Grade Zinc Lead Project

Highlights

Braeside Zn-Pb-Ag (Au, Cu) Project, Western Australia

Stage 1 - Regional soil geochemistry program - E45/2032

  • Significant Zinc, Lead and Copper mineralised trends up to 4km’s long identified throughout the 30km of strike, coincident with key geological structures and historic high grade base metal rock chip sampling

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Stage 2 – VTEM survey - E45/2032

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  • The VTEM survey has defined multiple conductors that are importantly associated with the identified regional base metal trends, historic high-grade base metal rock chip sampling and key geological structures that represent first order VMS Targets

Stage 3 – Infill geochemistry over metal trends and conductors - E45/2032

  • Infill 200m by 200m soil geochemistry program has commenced over the base metal trends and conductors identified in Stage 1 and 2

Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX: RTR) (“Rumble” or “the Company”) has successfully completed the Stage 1 soil program and Stage 2 helicopter-borne (VTEM) electromagnetic geophysical surveys at the historic Braeside High Grade Zinc – Lead Project (“the Project”), which have produced significant results.

Rumble’s Managing Director, Mr Shane Sikora, said : “Rumble is excited at conducting the first modern systematic exploration program at the Braeside Project, which hosts many historic high grade base metal small-scale mines associated with altered geological structures that produced lead, zinc and silver up until 1959. Historical high grade grab sampling assays previously returned up to 18.9% Zn, 79% Pb, 11.64% Cu, 325 g/t Ag and 13 g/t Au with numerous high grade untested Zn, Pb and Cu prospects throughout the entire 30km of strike at the Project.

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Executives & Management

Mr Shane Sikora Managing Director

Mr Brett Keillor Technical Director

Mr Matthew Banks Non-executive Director

Mr Michael Smith Non-executive Director

Mr Steven Wood Company Secretary

The Company is pleased to report that the first 2 stages of exploration have been incredibly successful delivering fantastic results.

The broad spaced regional soil sampling program has identified significant zinc, lead and copper metal trends throughout the entire 30km of strike at the E45/2032 Braeside Project which are importantly coincident with key geological structures and historic high grade base metal rock chip samples. Historically, mineralised trends with high grade rock chips samples located within key geological structures have proven to be key path finders in discovering major base metal deposits.

The VTEM survey has highlighted a multitude of conductors, importantly many are associated with the identified regional base metal trends, historic high grade base metal rock chip sampling and key geological structures. Based on the earlier litho-geochemistry work competed by Rumble which identified the VMS potential of the project, the newly defined conductors represent first order VMS targets.

Rumble will continue to fast track the systematic staged exploration at Braeside with the aim of providing its shareholders with the best chance of making a large base metal discovery. The Company will now focus on refining key VMS drill targets by completing the stage 3 infill soils along the base metal trends and conductors identified. Upon completing stage 3, The Company will assess the conductors, geological structures, regional metals trends and historic high grade base metal rock chips throughout the Braeside Project to rank key targets for Stage 4 Ground EM.

Rumble is fully funded to complete all stages of exploration and expects to complete the stage 5 drill testing of the first order VMS targets prior to the end of 2017.”

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Stage 1 - Regional soil geochemistry (multi-element) - E45/2032

Rumble completed the first ever regional soil geochemistry program completed at the Braeside Project which covered the entire E45/2032 license and was primarily designed to delineate base metal and gold geochemical trends.

In total, 1229 samples were collected on a staggered 400m by 400m grid over the entire area of granted EL45/2032. The samples were analysed utilising a 33 element suite (aqua regia digest with MS finish).

The soil sampling program was incredibly successful with significant zinc (>100ppm) and lead (>100ppm) trends up to 4km’s long identified throughout project which importantly are coincident with key geological structures and historic high grade base metal rock chips.

Historically mineralised trends with high grade rock chips samples located within key geological structures have proven to be key path finders in discovering major base metal deposits.

  • The maximum Zn in soil value is 1493 ppm with twenty four (24) >200ppm anomalies defined.

  • The maximum Pb in soil value is 1283 ppm with nineteen (19) >200ppm anomalies defined.

  • The maximum Cu in soil value is 199 ppm with nine (9) >150ppm anomalies defined.

  • The maximum Au in soil value is 22 ppb with seven (7) > 10ppb anomalies defined.

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Image 1 - Zinc Geochemistry over Structures

Image 2 - Lead Geochemistry over Structures

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Image 3 - Copper Geochemistry over Structures Image 4 - Gold Geochemistry over Structures

Stage 2 – Airborne VTEM - E45/2032

Rumble completed the first ever helicopter-borne Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic (“VTEM”) geophysical survey at the Company’s Braeside Project – E45/2032. VTEM is one of the world’s highest resolution and signal-to-noise ratio airborne electromagnetic systems and is a proven exploration tool in discovering large scale base metal deposits. The survey was completed by Geotech Ltd.

The VTEM survey covered an area of approximately 450 line kilometres at flight line spacings (perpendicular to stratigraphy) of 400 metres.

Historic airborne Tempest AEM has provided confidence that there are no, or very minor, lithological conductors such as graphitic shales along the known base metal mineralised system at the Project.

The VTEM program was extremely successful with preliminary VTEM processing (using Maxwell software) defining a multitude of early and late time conductors. Significantly the conductors strongly correlate the known structural directions, coincide with the extensive zinc, lead and copper geochemical trends and historic high grade base metal rock chip sampling.

Based on the earlier litho-geochemistry work competed by Rumble which identified the VMS potential of the project, the newly defined conductors represent first order VMS Targets.

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Image 5 Late Time (Maxwell) Conductors over Geology and Structure

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Image 6 Early Time (Maxwell) Conductors over Geology and Structures

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Stage 3 – Infill Geochemistry

The field crew has been redeployed to complete an infill soil geochemistry sampling program across the metal trends identified in Stage 1 and over conductors identified by the VTEM in Stage 2. The infill geochemistry will help rank key targets for Stage 4 Ground EM.

Once completed stage 3 the company will assess the conductors, geological structures, regional metals trends and historic high grade rock chips throughout the project to rank key targets for Stage 4 Ground EM.

Systematic Exploration Process of High Grade Zinc Lead Braeside Project

The Braeside Project consists of multiple high grade zinc, lead, copper and silver deposits and occurrences associated within a major NNW fault zone within mafic volcanics and volcaniclastics over a strike of at least 80 km. The poly-metallic mineralisation has not been tested by detailed geophysics, geochemistry and very limited drilling with only 10 known historic drill holes in 1928 and1951.

Rumbles exploration program is the first modern systematic exploration program being undertaken at the Braeside High Grade Zinc – Lead Project.

Significant High grade historical grab sampling returned up to 18.9% Zn, 79% Pb, 11.64% Cu, 325 g/t Ag and 13 g/t Au with numerous untested Zn, Pb and Cu prospects throughout the entire 30km of strike.

Please see ASX presentation announced on the 11 May 2017 which highlights the high grade rock chips throughout the entire 30km of strike: http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20170511/pdf/43j61hglpxfm80.pdf .

Note: Subsequent this presentation Rumble raised $1.06mil in a placement announced 27th June 2017 and is now fully funded to complete all 5 stages of exploration.

Recent litho-geochemistry completed by Rumble suggests the mineralisation is associated with sub volcanic rhyolitic porphyry (Koongaling Felsic Volcanics) indicating potential for a VMS system capable of hosting a large base metal deposit.

Rumble’s technical team lead by Technical Director Mr Brett Keillor is systematically exploring the Braeside Project generating first order VMS feeder pipe targets using proven, modern exploration techniques.

Rumble is fast tracking exploration as per the stages outlined below. The first 4 stages are anticipated to be completed over the coming months, and the Company expects to complete the stage 5 drill testing of any first order VMS targets identified prior to the end of 2017.

Stage Exploration Activity Progress
Stage 1 Regional soil geochemistry (multi-element) to
cover Braeside Project Area
100% Completed
Stage 2 Fly Airborne VTEM 100% Completed
Stage 3 Infill geochemistry over metal trends and
conductors generated by VTEM in Stage 2 to
help rank key drill targets
Commenced
Stage 4 Ground TEM surveys over the highest ranked
conductors (drill targets) to further delineate
drill targets
Subsequent to infill geochemistry
Stage 5 Drill test conductive plates in order or ranking Subsequent to Stage 4

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Image 7 – Project Location, Tenements and Simplified Regional Geology

Shane Sikora Managing Director

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For further information visit or contact [email protected].

About Rumble Resources Ltd

Rumble Resources Ltd is an Australian based exploration company, officially admitted to the ASX on the 1st July 2011. Rumble was established with the aim of adding significant value to its current gold and base metal assets and will continue to look at mineral acquisition opportunities both in Australia and abroad.

Forward Looking and Cautionary Statement

The information in this report that relates to historic exploration results was collected from DMP reports submitted by government agencies and previous explorers. Rumble has not completed the historical data or the verification process. As sufficient work has not yet been done to verify the historical exploration results, investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on them.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Brett Keillor, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Keillor is an employee of Rumble Resources Limited. Mr Keillor has sufficient experience 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 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Keillor consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels, Soil sampling completed by contractor.
techniques random chips, or specific specialised industry
standard measurement tools appropriate to the Soil Sampling – Wet analysis –
minerals under investigation, such as down hole Multi-element suite (33 elements)
gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc.).
These examples should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate calibration
of any measurement tools or systems used.

Sampling methodology includes
taking a + 1kg sample (-2mm sieve
fraction) from surface to 15cm
depth.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that
are Material to the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’ work has been
done this would be relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples
from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as where there is
coarse gold that has inherent sampling problems.
Unusual commodities or mineralisation types (e.g.
submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of
detailed information.
Drilling Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole
techniques hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) Not applicable - no drilling
and details (e.g. core diameter, triple or standard completed.
tube, depth of diamond tails, face-sampling bit or
other type, whether core is oriented and if so, by
what method, etc.)..
Drill sample
Method of recording and assessing core and chip
Not applicable - no drilling
recovery sample recoveries and results assessed. completed.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and
ensure representative nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias may
have occurred due to preferential loss/gain of
fine/coarse material.
Logging Whether core and chip samples have been Not applicable - no drilling
geologically and geotechnically logged to a level of completed.
detail to support appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and metallurgical studies.
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in
nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc.)
photography.
The total length and percentage of the relevant
intersections logged.
Sub- If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, Not applicable - no drilling
sampling half or all core taken. completed.
techniques If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary
and sample
split, etc. and whether sampled wet or dry.
preparation For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.
Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including for instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to thegrain
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
size of the material being sampled.
Quality of
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
The soil sampling was on a
assay data
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
staggered 400m by 400m grid. The
and whether the technique is considered partial or total. analysis used an aqua regia digest
laboratory For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF (partial).
tests instruments, etc., the parameters used in Assaying by Intertek Genalysis
determining the analysis including instrument make Labs, Maddington. Method was AR
and model, reading times, calibrations factors digest and analysed by MS. 33
applied and their derivation, etc. elements including Au tested. The
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g. charge is 10 gramme. 1229
standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory samples assayed.
checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy
(i.e. lack of bias) and precision have been
established.
QA/QC internal laboratory
standards, blanks and duplicates.
Verification The verification of significant intersections by either
of sampling
independent or alternative company personnel.
Not applicable - no drilling
and The use of twinned holes. completed.
assaying Documentation of primary data, data entry
procedures, data verification, data storage (physical
and electronic) protocols.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
Location of
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drill
Soil sampling was located by hand held
data points holes (collar and down-hole surveys), trenches, GPS using GDA94 Z51 as datum.
mine workings and other locations used in Mineral
Resource estimation.
Specification of the grid system used.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
Data Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results.
spacing and
distribution

Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological and
grade continuity appropriate for the Mineral
Not applicable as no drilling
completed.
Resource and Ore Reserve estimation procedure(s)
and classifications applied.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
Orientation Whether the orientation of sampling achieves Soil sampling was completed on an
of data
relation
in
to


unbiased sampling of possible structures and the
extent to which this is known, considering the
unbiased 400m by 400m staggered
pattern grid.
geological deposit type. .
structure If the relationship between the drilling orientation
and the orientation of key mineralised structures is
considered to have introduced a sampling bias, this
should be assessed and reported if material.
Sample The measures taken to ensure sample security. Directly sent to Lab in appropriate tied
security polywoven and calico bags
Audits or
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling
Planned infill soil sampling to further
reviews techniques and data. verify current sampling

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

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Criteria JORC Code explanation JORC Code explanation Commentary Commentary
Mineral Type, reference name/number, location and The project comprises of a single
tenement and
land
tenure

ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
granted exploration licence –
E45/2032.
status partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests, historical sites, wilderness or national
The licence is currently owned by
Maverick Exploration Pty Ltd. Rumble
park and environmental settings. Resources has an earn in JV
The security of the tenure held at the time of agreement
reporting along with any known impediments to
obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
The licence is granted, in a state of
good standing and has no known
impediments to operate in the area.
Exploration Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by Exploration solely completed by
done by other other parties. Rumble Resources
parties
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of Target is Zn, Pb, Cu and precious
mineralisation. metals. Deposit type is conceptual.
Porphyry related (including VHMS)
polymetallic deposit type
Drill hole
A summary of all information material to the No drilling reported
Information understanding of the exploration results including
a tabulation of the following information for all
Material drill holes:
o easting and northing of the drill hole collar
o elevation or RL (Reduced Level – elevation
above sea level in metres) of the drill hole
collar
o dip and azimuth of the hole
o down hole length and interception depth
o hole length.
If the exclusion of this information is justified on
the basis that the information is not Material and
this exclusion does not detract from the
understanding of the report, the Competent
Person should clearly explain why this is the case.
Data In reporting Exploration Results, weighting No drilling completed
aggregation averaging techniques, maximum and/or minimum
methods grade truncations (e.g. cutting of high grades) and
cut-off grades are usually Material and should be
stated.
Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high grade results and longer lengths of
low grade results, the procedure used for such
aggregation should be stated and some typical
examples of such aggregations should be shown
in detail.
The assumptions used for any reporting of metal
equivalent values should be clearly stated.
Relationship These relationships are particularly important in Not applicable – no drilling completed
between the reporting of Exploration Results.
mineralisation If the geometry of the mineralisation with respect
widths and to the drill hole angle is known, its nature should
intercept be reported.
lengths If it is not known and only the down hole lengths
are reported, there should be a clear statement to
this effect(e.g. ‘down hole length, true width not
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
known’).
Diagrams Appropriate maps and sections (with scales) and Images 1 to 4 are Zn, Pb, Cu and Au
tabulations of intercepts should be included for
any significant discovery being reported These
contouring plans of the entire area of
E45/2032.
should include, but not be limited to a plan view of
drill hole collar locations and appropriate sectional

Images 5 & 6 represent late and early
time conductors as defined by using
views. Maxwell software. The underlying
geology is based on GSWA mapping.
Image 7 highlights the tenements that
Rumble is earning an interest via a JV
and also EL applications that Rumble
hold 100% interest.
Balanced Where comprehensive reporting of all Exploration The contouring on images 1 to 4 are
reporting Results is not practicable, representative reporting
of both low and high grades and/or widths should
be practiced to avoid misleading reporting of
based on thresholds derived from
“natural breaks” and 98thpercentile
(The range may vary).
Exploration Results. Although percentiles were not used,
the 98thpercentile for the 1229 sample
dataset are:
Zn - >221 ppm
Pb - >199 ppm
Cu - >133 ppm
Au - >4 ppb
Other Other exploration data, if meaningful and material,
The VTEM survey preliminary data
substantive
exploration
data
should be reported including (but not limited to):
geological observations; geophysical survey
results; geochemical survey results; bulk samples
– size and method of treatment; metallurgical test
flown by Geotech on 400m line
spacing was processed using Maxwell
software to present all earl and late
time conductors.
results; bulk density, groundwater, geotechnical
and rock characteristics; potential deleterious or
contaminating substances.
Further work The nature and scale of planned further work (e.g.
Infill soil geochemistry (200m by 200m
tests for lateral extensions or depth extensions or
large-scale step-out drilling).
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible
pattern will infill on areas of anomalism
defined by the current 400m by 400m
regional survey.
extensions, including the main geological
interpretations and future drilling areas, provided
this information is not commercially sensitive.