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ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Apr 12, 2016

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13 April 2016

QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2016

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Exceptional electromagnetic (EM) targets for high grade nickel‐copper sulphides identified at the Mt Alexander Project

  • Reconnaissance drilling at the East Laverton Project confirms large scale gold and copper anomalism near the high priority Ascalon gold target

  • Assays for drill hole WINDD004 confirm the presence of nickel sulphides proximal to the very strong EM conductor (+200,000 Siemens) at Windsor

  • High impact drilling programmes planned for Mt Alexander and East Laverton Projects

St George Mining Limited ( ASX:SGQ ) (“St George” or “the Company”) is pleased to present its Quarterly Activities Report for the quarterly period ended 31 March 2016.

MT ALEXANDER PROJECT – HIGH GRADE NICKEL‐COPPER SULPHIDES

St George’s ongoing review of project data acquired from BHP Billiton Nickel West for the Mt Alexander Project has confirmed drill‐ready targets with outstanding potential for further discoveries of massive nickel‐copper sulphide mineralisation.

BHP Billiton Nickel West drilled three EM conductors in 2008 at the Cathedrals Prospect within the Mt Alexander Project. All three conductors were confirmed as high grade nickel‐copper sulphide mineralisation.

St George has identified several untested EM conductors that have similar geophysical responses to the massive nickel‐copper sulphides at Cathedrals. The untested EM conductors are located at Cathedrals and the adjacent Stricklands Prospect and, like the successful targets at Cathedrals, are associated with magnetic anomalies within the Cathedrals shear zone. These conductors have strong potential to represent massive nickel‐copper sulphides and are priority drill targets for the 2016 drill programme scheduled to commence on 18 April 2016.

The successful drilling at Cathedrals to date has intersected sulphide minerals that are high tenor, increasing the likelihood of producing a high value concentrate from any potential mining operation.

Importantly, the mineralisation intersected in 2008 was relatively shallow being situated between 50‐100m below surface, providing another favourable feature for the economics of any potential mining at the Project. Significant intersections from the 2008 drilling include:

  • 4m @ 4.9%Ni, 1.7%Cu, 0.11%Co and 3.9g/t total PGEs from 91.4m in drill hole MAD12

  • 3m @ 3.8%Ni, 1.6%Cu, 0.18%Co and 2.7g/t total PGEs from 56.3m in drill hole MAD13

  • 6m @ 3.3%Ni, 1.5%Cu, 0.12%Co and 2.7g/t total PGEs from 60m in drill hole MARC49

EM surveys commenced on 28 March 2016 at Investigators and the New Target Area, with potential to generate additional EM targets for drilling.

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Figure 1 – a plan view of the Mt Alexander Project area over RTP magnetics showing the Cathedrals discovery. Untested EM conductors have been identified at Cathedrals and Stricklands, and will be drilled in the upcoming drill programme. EM surveys have commenced at Investigators and the New Target Area.

About the Mt Alexander Project:

The Mt Alexander Project is located 120km south‐southwest of the Agnew‐Wiluna belt which hosts numerous world class nickel deposits. The Project comprises two granted exploration licences – E29/638 and E29/548.

The Cathedrals nickel‐copper discovery and the Stricklands Prospect are located on E29/638, which is held in joint venture by Western Areas Limited (25%) and St George (75%). St George is the Manager of the Project with Western Areas retaining a 25% non‐contributing interest in the Project (in regard to E29/638 only) until there is a decision to mine.

EAST LAVERTON – GOLD TARGETS

A review of the gold potential at the East Laverton Project has recognised the presence of prominent fundamental structures, which are first‐order controls on the concentration of gold mineralisation in Orogenic gold deposits. A ground gravity survey completed in August 2014 has allowed more effective mapping of these important structures and the associated hydrothermal centres which are highly prospective for gold mineralisation.

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The Minigwal Fault is a regional northwest trending structure that extends for over 40km through the East Laverton Project. The fault is a deep, trans‐lithospheric structure that provides a pathway for the mantle‐ derived gold‐rich hydrothermal fluids that are essential for large gold deposits. The Minigwal greenstone belt has formed in the hanging wall of the Fault and is situated along the margin of a major regional‐scale gravity anomaly, which is a large magmatic and hydrothermal centre.

Recent reconnaissance drilling along the Minigwal greenstone belt has encountered a large zone of alteration with anomalous gold and copper. Drill hole OXFRC003 intersected a series of structurally‐ controlled alteration zones present over a significant portion of the drill hole. Anomalous gold and copper values were identified between 135m and the end of the hole at 306m.

OXFRC003 is the first deep drill hole at the Oxford Prospect and confirms that gold and copper anomalism previously intersected in the regolith, by shallow drilling of previous explorers, is associated with significant bedrock mineralisation. The scale of the geochemical and alteration signature in OXFRC003 is consistent with the peripheral setting around a large ore body. The anomalous mineralisation in OXFRC003 is open and may extend to the south‐east towards the high priority large‐scale gold target at the Ascalon Prospect.

The Ascalon gold target is situated in the thickest part of the Minigwal greenstone belt, where a prominent deflection in the rift‐axial structure of the belt creates a favourable structural setting for the local concentration of gold mineralisation.

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Figure 2 – the Ascalon target shown against gravity data. OXFRC003 has confirmed that the copper‐gold anomalism continues along strike towards Ascalon and at significant widths.

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The first ever drilling at the Ascalon target is scheduled for mid‐May 2016 as part of a gold‐focused drilling programme that will test multiple gold targets at the East Laverton Project.

EAST LAVERTON – MASSIVE NICKEL SULPHIDE TARGET AT WINDSOR

Drill hole WINDD004 was completed in December 2015 to test the highly conductive downhole EM (DHEM) plate WINRC016_v1 (210,469 Siemens). There was no conductive material in the drill core capable of providing the extremely high EM response that was modelled for DHEM plate WINRC016_v1. This suggests that WINDD004 came close to testing the conductive source but did not intersect it.

Modelling of the data from the DHEM survey in WINDD004 has identified a highly conductive off‐hole EM anomaly around 95m downhole, on the basal contact. The conductor is about 5 metres to the north of WINDD004 and remains untested by drilling. Laboratory assays for WINDD004 have confirmed the drill hole intersected a thick high‐MgO ultramafic with variable nickel sulphide mineralisation; see Table 1.

The very high conductivity/thickness response of this target, the position of the EM plate on the contact of the prospective Windsor ultramafic and the confirmed presence of proximal nickel sulphides, suggest this strong EM conductor may represent massive and/or stringer nickel sulphide mineralisation.

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Figure 3 – Interpreted geological cross section of WINDD004, WINRC016 and WINRC015 (+‐50m) showing the location of the highly conductive WINDD004_v1 plate on the western contact of the Windsor ultramafic

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HOLE ID EASTING
(m)
NORTHING
(m)
DIP
(deg)
AZM
(deg)
DEPTH
(m)
FROM
(m)
TO
(m)
WIDTH
(m)
Ni
(%)
WINDD004 530535 6733738 ‐80 055 151.1 95.2 151.1 55.9 0.26
Incl. 134.4 134.6 0.20 1.05
Incl. 134.6 134.8 0.20 0.66
Incl. 135.6 135.8 0.20 0.37

Table 1 – Assay results for WINDD004 confirm nickel enrichment at Windsor that may be related to the very strong EM conductor (+200,000 Seimens)

TENEMENT INFORMATION

There were no changes to the Company’s tenement holdings during the quarter except as outlined below.

East Laverton Project

St George Mining has 100% ownership of 28 granted Exploration Licences at the East Laverton Project.

Lake Minigwal Project

St George Mining has 100% ownership of 3 granted Exploration Licences at the Lake Minigwal Project.

Mt Alexander Project

St George has 100% ownership of one granted exploration licence (E29/548) and two applications for Exploration Licences (E29/954 and E29/962) at Mt Alexander. A further exploration licence, E29/638, is held in joint venture between Western Areas (25%) and St George (75%).

Hawaii Project

St George has 100% ownership of one granted exploration licence and one application for an Exploration Licence (E36/851) at the Hawaii Project.

CORPORATE UPDATE

Heavily Oversubscribed Capital Raising

During March 2016, St George completed a heavily oversubscribed capital raising through a private placement to sophisticated and institutional investors.

The Company allotted 27,169,591 fully paid ordinary shares at $0.085 to raise a total of $2,309,415. After the allotment of the above securities, the Company has the following listed securities on issue:

Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 190,695,448 Listed Options exercisable at $0.20 on or before 30 June 2017 38,722,688

A Share Purchase Plan (SPP) for eligible shareholders was launched on 1 April 2016 to raise a further $255,000 through the issue of 3,000,000 shares at $0.85 each.

A General Meeting of the Company has been scheduled for 10 May 2016 to approve and ratify these capital raisings.

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COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT:

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Tim Hronsky, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Tim Hronsky is employed by Essential Risk Solutions Ltd which has been retained by St George Mining Limited to provide technical advice on mineral projects.

The information in this report that related to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Minerals Resources or Ore Reserves regarding the Hawaii and Mt Alexander North Projects is based on information complied by Mr Matthew McCarthy, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr McCarthy is employed by St George Mining Limited.

This ASX announcement contains information extracted from the following reports which are available on the Company’s website at www.stgm.com.au:

  • 11 September 2015 High Quality Nickel Sulphide Targets at Windsor

  • 18 September 2015 St George Acquires Nickel Sulphide Project

  • 26 November 2015 Significant Gold Potential at East Laverton

  • 18 December 2015 Massive Nickel Sulphide Target at Windsor

  • 29 January 2016 Acquisition of Mt Alexander Project Completed

  • 10 February 2016 Gold Targets at East Laverton

  • 11 February 2016 Nickel Sulphide Drilling at East Laverton

  • 17 February 2016 Massive Nickel‐Copper Sulphide Targets at Mt Alexander

  • 8 March 2016 More Massive Nickel Sulphide targets at Mt Alexander

  • 30 March 2016 Large Gold Zone at East Laverton

The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the exploration results included in any original market announcements referred to in this report and that no material change in the results has occurred. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

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TENEMENT INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY LISTING RULE 5.3.3

Other than as detailed in the body of the Quarterly Activities Report and in the Table below, no tenements, in part or whole, were relinquished, surrendered or otherwise divested during the quarterly period ended 31 March 2016.

EAST LAVERTON/LAKE MINIGWAL:

Tenement
ID
Registered Holder Location Ownership
(%)
Change in Quarter
E39/0981 Desert Fox Resources Pty Ltd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/0982 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/0985 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1064 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1066 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1229 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1461 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1472 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1473 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1474 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1475 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1476 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1467 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1492 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1518 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1519 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1520 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1521 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1549 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1565 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1572 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1601 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1608 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1666 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1667 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1722 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1779 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1852 Desert Fox Resources PtyLtd East Laverton Property 100 N/A
E39/1677 St George MiningLimited Lake Minigwal Project 100 N/A
E39/1678 St George MiningLimited Lake Minigwal Project 100 N/A
E39/1877 St George MiningLimited Lake Minigwal Project 100 N/A

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MT ALEXANDER/HAWAII:

Tenement
ID
Registered Holder Location Ownership
(%)
Change in Quarter
E29/638 Blue Thunder Resources Pty Ltd Mt Alexander 75 Acquired on 28 Jan
2016
E29/548 Blue Thunder Resources PtyLtd Mt Alexander 100 N/A
ELA29/954 Blue Thunder Resources PtyLtd Mt Alexander 0 N/A
ELA29/962 Blue Thunder Resources PtyLtd Mt Alexander 0 N/A
E36/741 Blue Thunder Resources PtyLtd Hawaii 100 N/A
ELA39/851 Blue Thunder Resources PtyLtd Hawaii 0 N/A

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

Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/2013

Name of entity

St George Mining Limited

ABN 21 139 308 973

Quarter ended (“current quarter”)

31 March 2016

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related
debtors
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration & 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 – R&D Tax Incentive
Other ‐ GST
Net Operating Cash Flows
Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(9 months)
$A’000

(756)


(232)

6



14

(3,804)


(798)

12


1,326
61
(968) (3,203)
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 (provide details if material)
Net investing cash flows
















  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carried forward)
(968) (3,203)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares
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 – capital raising costs
Net financing cash flows
2,309




(38)
4,619




(178)
2,271 4,441
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
1.20
Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date
1.21
Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.22
Cash at end ofquarter
1,303
1,517
1,238
1,582
2,820 2,820

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

1.23
1.24
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2
Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A'000
139
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
$’000
Directors fees and remuneration 105
Accounting, bookkeeping, corporate secretarial and general administrative services 34

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

N/A

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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  • 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

N/A

Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

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
668
220
Total 888

Reconciliation of cash

Total
Reconciliation of cash
888
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as
shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to
the related items in the accounts is as follows.
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)
224 34
2,596 1,483
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 2,820 1,517
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Changes in interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum tenements
relinquished, reduced or
lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements and
petroleum tenements
acquired or increased
Tenement
reference and
location
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
ofquarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

Description includes rate of interest and any redemption or conversion rights together with prices and dates.

Total number Number quoted Issue price per
security (see note
3) (cents)
Amount paid up per
security (see note 3)
(cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy‐
backs,
redemptions
100




7.3
+Ordinary
securities
7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy‐
backs
190,659,448 190,695,448
3,500,000
27,169,591
3,500,000
27,169,591
$0.09
$0.085
$0.09
$0.085
7.5
+Convertible
debt securities
(description)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
securities
matured,
converted




7.7
Options
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter
34,172,494
3,029,525
600,000
600,000
34,172,494


Exercise price
$0.20
$0.30
$0.30
$0.50
Expiry date
30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2016
28 Nov 2016
28 Nov 2017
2,000,000 2,000,000



7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)

Compliance statement

  • 1 This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Act or other standards acceptable to ASX (see note 5).

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

Sign here: Sarah Shipway Date: 13 April 2016 Non‐Executive Director/Company Secretary

Print name: Sarah Shipway

Notes

  • 1 The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity wanting to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes attached to this report.
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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  • 2 The “Nature of interest” (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent which will change its percentage interest in a mining tenement or petroleum tenement, it should disclose the change of percentage interest and conditions precedent in the list required for items 6.1 and 6.2.

  • 3 Issued and quoted securities The issue price and amount paid up is not required in items 7.1 and 7.3 for fully paid securities .

  • 4 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.

  • 5 Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Financial Reporting Standards for foreign entities. If the standards used do not address a topic, the Australian standard on that topic (if any) must be complied with.

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  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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