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STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2007
Apr 29, 2007
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31 MARCH 2007 QUARTERLY REPORT
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN MARCH 2007 OUARTER
2 February 2007 - Enters into MAPSA Agreement for the acquisition of a further interest in the Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore Projects in Peru.
15 February 2007 - Announced completion of infill RC drilling programme and reported analysis of results at the Opaban 1 concession within the Apurimac Project; Commences detailed geophysical programme to delineate additional drill targets over high priority concessions within the Apurimac Project area.
15 February 2007 - Announced results of drilling programme conducted within the Paulsens East Project.
16 February 2007 - Enters into agreement for the sale of uranium assets to Alara Uranium Limited.
16 February 2007 - Lodges "Cleansing" Prospectus to permit the secondary trading of shares by investors under the $3 million share placement completed in November 2006.
26 February 2007 - Exploration licence applications submitted for the King Sound Mineral Sands Project.
6 March 2007 - General meeting approves all resolutions, including the ratification of an issue of options to an employee and the $3 million share placement and the issue of options to directors.
9 March 2007 - Announced the completion of settlement of the acquisition of a 70% shareholding interest in Iron Associates Corporation (IAC) through Strike completing a US$2.5 million payment to the MAPSA Shareholders. IAC holds as its sole asset a 27.6% shareholding in AF, which will be diluted to 24.5% after Strike has invested US$6.5 million into AF under the AF Agreement.
28 March 2007 - At Strike's election, 3 million shares issued to the MAPSA Shareholders in satisfaction of the third tranche payment obligation of US$4 million under the MAPSA Agreement.
3 April 2007 - Alara Uranium Limited lodges its IPO Prospectus seeking to raise up to $10 million at 25 cents per share. The Alara IPO is scheduled to close on 8 May 2007 with an anticipated listing date on ASX of 22 May 2007. Alara's proposed ASX code is "AUQ".
WORK FOR JUNE 2007 OUARTER
Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore (Peru) - Strike will continue its exploration and evaluation programmes involving:
- A 2,000 metre diamond drilling programme within the Cuzco Project area is expected to be completed by the end of May 2007 with the results to become available in June/July 2007;
- detailed geophysical surveys to define additional fron ore targets over priority concessions within the Apurimac Project area:
- commencement of a regional 5,000 metre RC drilling programme to define additional iron ore resources, targeting magnetic anomalies within the remaining 21 concessions of the Apurimac Project area.
- commencement of a regional 5,000 metre RC drilling programme to define additional iron ore targeting gravity and magnetic resources. anomalies within the Cuzco Project area.
The results of a 2,652 metre, 20 hole infill RC drilling programme completed in late March 2007 at the Opaban I concession within the Apurimac Project area is likely to become available in May 2007.
Banten Copper/Gold (Indonesia) - Strike will continue to explore for copper/gold and base metal mineralisation in the area. This will involve a diamond drilling programme targeting the various mineralisation styles within the concession area.
Berau Coal (Indonesia) - Strike will carry out due diligence works to determine the coal prospectivity of the concession area. This will involve geological surveying, mapping, sampling and drilling.
Other - Strike will evaluate other prospective mineral resources in Australia and overseas.
For further information:
Shanker Madan Managing Director T | (08) 9214 9700 E | [email protected]
Victor Ho
- Company Secretary $T$ | (08) 9214 9700
- E | [email protected]
30 April 2007
Registered Office:
Level 14, The Forrest Centre 221 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000
T [ (08) 9214 9700
F | (08) 9322 1515 E | [email protected]
W | www.strikeresources.com.au
A.B.N. 94 088 488 724
ASX Codes: SRK + SRKO

Share Registry:
Advanced Share Registry Services 110 Stirling Highway Perth, Western Australia 6009
EE08 0389 8033 F | (08) 9389 7871 E j [email protected]

COMPANY PROFILE
Strike Resources Limited (ASX Code: SRK) is an Australian based mineral exploration and development company with a prospective portfolio of mineral exploration projects in Australia, Peru and Indonesia:
- $(1)$ Apurimac and Cuzco (Peru) - Iron Ore
- $(2)$ Banten (West Java, Indonesia) - Copper/Gold
- $(3)$ Berau (North-East Kalimantan, Indonesia) - Thermal Coal
- Paulsens East (West Pilbara, Western Australia) Iron Ore and Gold $(4)$
- $(5)$ King Sound (West Kimberley, Western Australia) - Mineral Sands
- Uranium Projects the subject of spin-off to Alara Uranium Limited: $(6)$
- Pampacolca (Peru) Uranium $(i)$
- Bigrlyi South (Northern Territory) Uranium $(ii)$
- Mt James (Gascoyne, Western Australia) Uranium $(iii)$
- Mt Lawrence Wells (East Murchison, Western Australia) Uranium $(iv)$
- Canning Well (Pilbara, Western Australia) Uranium and Gold $(v)$
As announced on 16 February 2007, Alara Uranium Limited (Alara) is acquiring Strike's uranium tenement interests (in Peru, the Northern Territory and Western Australia) and is undertaking an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of $10 million. Completion of the minimum subscription of $4 million is a condition of the sale agreements entered into between Alara and Strike. The Alara IPO Prospectus is scheduled to close on 8 May 2007. Please refer to page 20 of this report for further information.
The Board has members with extensive experience in the resources sector, including Chairman, Dr John Stephenson, previously Exploration Director for Rio Tinto Australasia with more than 35 years experience in the mineral exploration business, Managing Director, Mr H. Shanker Madan, an experienced senior geologist with more than 30 years of world-wide experience in the exploration and evaluation of mineral deposits for various commodities, and Professor Malcolm Richmond, who has 30 years experience with the Rio Tinto and CRA Groups in a number of positions including: Vice President, Strategy and Acquisitions, Managing Director, Research and Technology, Managing Director Development (Hamersley Iron Pty Limited).
PERUVIAN PROJECTS
Apurimac and Cuzco Projects (Iron Ore)
The Company has secured the right to progressively earn a 68.15% or greater interest in potentially large high grade hematite and magnetite deposits in Peru - the Apurimac and Cuzco Projects - through an investment in Apurimac Ferrum S.A. (AF), a Peruvian company that holds title to the concessions in the projects.
The Company has previously announced details of these projects based upon reports issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (PMEM).
Subsequent announcements by the Company have contained resource estimates for a portion of the Apurimac Project area based on drilling conducted within 2 of the 21 concessions for that area and a resource estimate for the Cuzco Project area based on detailed geophysical work conducted on that area.
| Estimate | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Apurimac Project | 730 Mt target mineralisation | PMEM |
| including Opaban I Concession | 210 - 260 Mt target mineralisation | Strike |
| Opaban III Concession | 21 Mt JORC Inferred Mineral Resource | Strike |
| Cuzco Project | 570Mt to 650Mt target mineralisation | Strike |
The following table summarises these estimates:
(It is noted however that the target mineralisation referred to above is conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a JORC compliant Mineral Resource and it remains to be ascertained if exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.)
Pampacolca Project (Uranium)
The Company has recently applied for four concessions covering 2,700Ha, approximately 4 to 12 kilometres south of the town of Pampacolca which is located approximately 136 kilometres north-west of the city of Arequipa in southern Peru.
The concessions cover at least six known structurally controlled occurrences of uranium, tantalum and rare earths in pegmatite veins in quartz-muscovite-feldspar schist within a well documented Precambrian gneissic terrain with known tantalum mineralisation. Reported historical work by a Canadian company returned 0.13% to 0.29% Uranium Oxide (U3O8) and up to 10.36% Tantalum - Niobium in 8 out of 15 surface rock chip samples.
Strike has entered into an agreement for the sale of these concession applications to Alara Uranium Limited. Please refer to page 20 of this report for further information.
OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS


STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED PERU IRON ORE AND URANIUM PROJECTS LOCATION PLAN

AUSTRALIAN PROJECTS
Strike's project areas in the Northern Territory and Western Australia are located in the geographic map below.

Strike has entered into an agreement for the sale of its uranium assets in Australia to Alara Uranium Limited. These Australian uranium assets comprise the Bigrlyi South, Mt James, Mt Lawrence Wells and Canning Well Projects. Please refer to page 20 of this report for further information.

INDONESIAN PROJECTS
Banten (Copper/ Gold)
Strike has entered into agreement an to acquire a 100% interest in a 5,601 hectare concession located approximately 100 kilometres south-west of Jakarta. Strike has identified epithermal gold veins, gold stock works and associated porphyry copper targets within the concession.

STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED WEST JAVA BANTEN COPPER/GOLD PROJECT LOCATION PLAN

Berau (Thermal Coal)
Strike has entered into an agreement to 100% acquire $\mathbf{a}$ interest in a 5,000 hectare concession located approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Tanjungredeb (Berau) and approximately 350 kilometres north of Balikpapan (the capital city οf Kalimantan). Strike has identified coal seam targets within the concession.

Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore Projects (Peru) 1.
By the AF Agreement1 and the MAPSA Agreement2, the Company has secured the right to earn a 68.15% (or greater) interest in the Apurimac Project or the Cuzco Project or both (at the Company's election).
Project summary details are as follows:
$(i)$ The Apurimac Project
- Based upon a report issued by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines: estimated target mineralisation of 730 million tonnes of high grade hematite and magnetite iron ore grading at between 60 and 66% Fe, between 2 and 5% Silica and between 0.2 and 0.8% Alumina;
- 21 mining concessions having a total area of 18,488 hectares;
- Concessions are located close to the city of Andahuaylas in Peru's southern Andes.
$(i)$ The Cuzco Project
- The Company has revised the target mineralisation in the Cuzco concessions of between 570Mt to 650MT of high grade iron ore based on its review of a report on recent (2006) detailed geophysical surveys on the Cuzco project area by Val D'or Geofisica, a Peruvian geophysical consultancy group. This geophysical work was completed in part to validate a report on the iron ore target mineralisation within the Cuzco project area published by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines in December 1974 which suggested the target mineralisation to be in the order of 500Mt with an average grade of 64.96% Fe, 5.06% SiO2, 0.09% P and 0.2% Cu;
- The Company further believes that the estimate of 570Mt to 650Mt is based on conservative geophysical parameters adopted by Val D'or Geofisica and therefore this target may be conservative.
- Six mining concessions having a total area of 4,926 hectares;
- Concessions are located approximately 80 kilometres south from the city of Cuzco in Peru's southern Andes.
It is noted that the potential quantity and grades of the target mineralisation referred to above are conceptual in nature; there has been insufficient exploration to define a JORC compliant Mineral Resource; it remains to be ascertained if exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource. The Company further notes that the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines estimates have been based on mapping and surface sampling and have not been based on drilling. Detailed exploration will be required to confirm the above estimates and to determine the full iron ore potential of the two projects.
The Company's investigations suggest that the iron oxide deposits in the Apurimac and Cuzco districts are metamorphic skarn deposits in limestone in the contact region of intrusive monzonite and granodiorite rocks. At both these locations, much of the contact is obscured by Quaternary sediments. Most of the deposits outcrop as massive hematite and hematite-magnetite deposits having being variously oxidised since their formation.
$\mathbf{1}$ By an agreement dated 2 July 2006 between Strike and Peruvian companies, Apurimac Ferrum S.A (AF), Minera los Andes y el Pacífico S.A. (MAPSA) and D&C Pesca S.A.C. (D&C) (and a more formal shareholders' agreement executed on 10 November 2006) pursuant to which Strike has secured the right to earn a 51% (or greater) interest in the Apurimac Project or the Cuzco Project or both (at Strike's election) through a progressive US$6.5 million investment in AF (which holds title to such projects) and the exercise of options to acquire AF shares from D&C and MAPSA (at a total cost of US$34.5 million), within a 5 year period. After such investment and acquisition, Strike will hold a 51% shareholding in AF with D&C and MAPSA each holding a 24.5% interest in AF.
2 By an agreement dated 1 February 2007 between Strike, MAPSA and shareholders of MAPSA (MAPSA Shareholders), Strike has acquired a 70% interest in MAPSA's residual 24.5% interest in AF, in consideration for staged payments totalling US$10 million (being a combination of $6 million cash and, at Strike's election, the issue of 3 million Strike shares) over 2 years and a further US$10 million when production and sales from these projects first exceeds 20 million tonnes per annum.

The Company believes that, based upon published literature and knowledge of similar deposits in Iran, these Peruvian deposits may range from high-grade hematite, hematite-goethite to high-grade hematitemagnetite and magnetite enrichment to various grades. Such deposits are generally known to be subsequently intruded by porphyry dykes and may also contain remnants of partly metamorphosed calcareous rocks or interbedded argillaceous or arenaceous layers.

STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED PERU IRON ORE PROJECTS PROJECT LOCATION PLAN
Programme of Works
The funds invested by the Company into Apurimac Ferrum are being applied towards an exploration and evaluation programme involving:
Stage 1 (December 2006 and January 2007):
A 2,168 metre, 21 drill hole infill RC drilling programme was completed in December 2006 at the Opaban I concession within the Apurimac Project area. The drilling complemented the initial 1,565 metre, 15 drill hole diamond drilling programme conducted by AF during 2005 to commence validation of the 730 million tonnes of high grade iron ore target mineralisation estimated by Takahashi Trading S.A. in 1961 and the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines to exist within the areas covered by the 21 concessions in the Apurimac Project.
The Company announced the results of the Stage 1 drilling programme on 15 February 2007. Details of the drilling results are outlined in the table below and the locations of these 21 drill holes are shown in the figure below.

December 2006 Drilling Results for Opaban I Concession (Apurimac Project, Peru)
| Hole | Easting | Northing | Dip | Depth | Minerallaation | Fe | Cυ | MgO | P | s | SiO 2 | AI2O3 | LOI 1000 | Comment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | From (m) | To (m) | Thickness (m) | % | ⅍ | ₩ | % | ℁ | % | ₩ | ₩ | |||||||
| OP1-032 | 679180 | 8484416 | -90 | 126 | 18 | 126 | 108 | 62.7 | 0.078 | 3.02 | 0.039 | 0.075 | 5.07 | 1.63 | 1.34 | Drill hole ends in mineralisation | ||
| 679373 | 8484294 | $-90$ | 116 | 6 | 86 | 80 | 60.7 | 0.023 | 1.77 | 0.02 | 0.013 | 8.48 | 2.05 | 1.37 | ||||
| nciuding | 6 | 40 | 4 | 64.6 | 0.005 | 0.295 | 0.022 | 0.006 | 4.32 | 2.07 | 0.27 | |||||||
| OP1-33 | Including | 18 | 62 | 44 | 64.3 | 0.008 | 1.3 | 0.015 | 0.03 | 6.08 | 0.95 | $-0.46$ | ||||||
| Including | 68 | 86 | -18 | 61.5 | 0.065 | 1.76 | 0.025 | 0.024 | 6.56 | 1.68 | 0.64 | |||||||
| 86 | 94 | 8 | 65.2 | 0.006 | 1.01 | 0.022 | 0.014 | 4.31 | 1 | 0.35 | ||||||||
| OP1-34 | 679580 | 8484520 | -90 | 130 | 100 | 108 | 8 | 63.1 | 0.006 | 1.64 | 0.02 | 1.78 | 3.52 | 0.88 | 0.26 | |||
| 679451 | 8484240 | $-90$ | 154 | 6 | 142 | 136 | 59.3 | 0.05 | 1.71 | 0.026 | 0.04 | 8.03 | 2.05 | 1.37 | ||||
| Including | 6 | 14 | 8 | 64.8 | 0.005 | 0.35 | 0.025 | 0.026 | 3.75 | 1.63 | 0.79 | |||||||
| OP1-35 | Including | 20 | 42 | 22 | 62.5 | 0.04 | 1.19 | 0.11 | 0.026 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Including | 60 | 336 | 66 | 63.5 | 0.05 | 1.23 | 0.02 | 0.053 | 6.1 | 1.11 | 0.92 | |||||||
| Including | 124 | 142 | 18 | 60.3 | 0.07 | 2.64 | 0.034 | 0.04 | 6.5 | 1.87 | 0.74 | |||||||
| OP1-036 | 679420 | 8484445 | -90 | 90 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 57.2 | 0.005 | 2.5 | 0.055 | 0.017 | 11.07 | 1.6 | 0.31 | |||
| 679331 | 8484492 | $-90$ | 110 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 57.8 | 0.053 | 1.49 | 0.043 | 0.07 | 9.96 | 2.38 | 1.31 | ||||
| ncluding | 0 | 16 | 16 | 64.2 | 0.005 | 0.59 | 0.038 | 0.007 | 4.61 | 1.25 | 0.44 | |||||||
| OP1-37 | Including | 20 | 32 | 12 | 59.3 | 0.005 | 1.96 | 0.048 | 0.005 | 9.35 | 1.44 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Including | 48 | 104 | 56 | 62.1 | 0.053 | 0.7 | 0.035 | 0.123 | 5.71 | 1.58 | 1.83 | |||||||
| OP1-038 | 679522 | 8484688 | $-90$ | 100 | 38 | 68 | 30 | 62.5 | 0.029 | 1.5 | 0.038 | 0.011 | 6.48 | 1.04 | 0.36 | |||
| OP1-39 | 679474 | 8484846 | $-90$ | 90 | 32 | 34 | 2 | 64.3 | 0.066 | 2.67 | 0.033 | 0.012 | 3.07 | 0.88 | $-0.47$ | |||
| 36 | 38 | 2 | 60.6 | 0.304 | 2.38 | 0.023 | 0.027 | 7.22 | 1.9 | 0.08 | ||||||||
| 16 | 18 | 2 | 66 | 0.005 | 0.96 | 0.051 | 0.003 | 4.94 | 0.94 | $-0.56$ | ||||||||
| 30 | 32 | 2 | 67.4 | 0.005 | 0.83 | 0.019 | 0.017 | 4.04 | 0.83 | $-0.69$ | ||||||||
| OP1-40 | 679357 | 8484641 | -90 | 140 | 40 | 116 | 76 | 63.3 | 0.03 | 1.28 | 0.033 | 0.024 | 6.62 | 1.37 | 0.31 | |||
| 124 | 126 | 2 | 62.5 | 0.019 | 1.18 | 0.063 | 0.013 | 5.76 | 0.97 | 0.85 | ||||||||
| OP1-041 | 679207 | 8484576 | -90 | 80 | 24 | 52 | 28 | 61.6 | 0.045 | 1 | 0.033 | 0.029 | 7.32 | 1.75 | 0.95 | |||
| OP1-042 | 679146 | 8483786 | $-90$ | 156 | 2 | 156 | 154 | 62.8 | 0.118 | 0.855 | 0.029 | 0.096 | 4.62 | 1.18 | 2.28 | Drill hole ends in mineralisation | ||
| OP1-043 | 679218 | 8483868 | -90 | 90 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 62.1 | 0.089 | 0.84 | 0.036 | 0.05 | 6.5 | 1.19 | 2.38 | |||
| 34 | 40 | 6 | 62.4 | 0.005 | 2.17 | 0.035 | 0.003 | 6.34 | 0.08 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| 164 | 44 | 46 | 2 | 64.6 | 0.005 | 2.18 | 0.043 | 0.005 | 5.47 | 0.07 | $-0.67$ | |||||||
| 081-44 | 679334 | 8483670 | -90 | 58 | 100 | 42 | 64.5 | 0.082 | 1.81 | 0.028 | 0.057 | 4.12 | 0.89 | 0.28 | ||||
| 130 | 146 | 36 | 60.6 | 0.05 | 2.29 | 0.037 | 1.97 | 4.66 | 1.3 | 0.367 | ||||||||
| 154 | 158 | 4 | 65.6 | 0.028 | 1.73 | 0.03 | 1.02 | 3.39 | 0.69 | $-1.75$ | ||||||||
| 0 | 4 | 4 | 60.8 | 0.005 | 1.9 | 0.045 | 0.007 | 8.66 | 1.83 | $-0.37$ | ||||||||
| OP1-45 | 679379 8484099 | -90 | 76 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 65.1 | 0.023 | 1.19 | 0.027 | 0.013 | 5.88 | 1.02 | 0.67 | ||||
| 32 | 60 | 28 | 60.5 | 0.075 | 1.51 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 7.22 | 1.72 | 1.73 | ||||||||
| 72 | 76 | 4 | 64 | 0.077 | 1.25 | 0.02 | 0.042 | 3.94 | 0.85 | 1.13 | Drill hole ends in mineralisation | |||||||
| OP1-046 | 679397 8483952 | $-90$ | 58 | No aconomic intersection | ||||||||||||||
| OP1-47 | 679271 | 8484157 | -90 | 78 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 62.6 | 0.064 | 1 | 0.049 | 0.028 | 5.1 | $2.2^{\circ}$ | 1.3 | |||
| 28 | 32 | 4 | 62.9 | 0.075 | 1.45 | 0.015 | 0.028 | 4 | 1.3 | 1.78 | ||||||||
| OP1-048 | 679495 | 8483580 | $-90$ | 100 | No aconomic intersection | |||||||||||||
| OP1-49 | 679209 | 8483620 | -90 | 76 | -14 | 16 | 2 | 65.3 | 0.059 | 1.39 | 0.056 | 0.009 | 3.56 | 0.73 | $-0.25$ | |||
| 18 | 30 | 12 | 64.6 | 0.078 | 0.8 | 0.049 | 0.034 | 4.2 | 0.73 | 0.99 | ||||||||
| 0 | 16 | 16 | 60.8 | 0.079 | 2.38 | 0.038 | 0.019 | 7.1 | 2.27 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| 0P1-50 | 679942 | 8485966 | -90 | 78 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 61.8 | 0.037 | 1.37 | 0.023 | 0.039 | 5.36 | 1.71 | 1.66 | |||
| 28 | 62 | 24 | 60.5 | 0.097 | 2.05 | 0.03 | 0.72 | 6.78 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| 679869 | 8485522 | -90 | 80 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 59.4 | 0.04 | 1.52 | 0.025 | 0.02 | 8.49 | 3.35 | 0.6 | ||||
| OP1-51 | 30 | 68 | 38 | 60 | 0.062 | 2.67 | 0.039 | 0.009 | 7.79 | 2.24 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Including | 42 | 64 | 12 | 66.7 | 0.066 | 2.09 | 0.023 | 0.009 | 2.9 | 0.88 | $-0.77$ | |||||||
| Including | 56 | 62 | 6 | 65.6 | 0.056 | 1.41 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 4.28 | 0.85 | -1.1 | |||||||
| OP1-052 | 679950 | 8485767 | $-90$ | 70 | -18 | 26 | 8 | 65.1 | 0.04 | 1.2 | 0.021 | 0.028 | 4.64 | 1.4 | $-0.67$ |


Drill Hole Locations for Opaban 1 Concession (Apurimac Project, Peru)
(Note that the 16 holes described as OP1-17 to OP1-31 were the drill locations for the 2005 drilling programme on the Opaban 1 concession, the results of which were announced by the Company on 23 August 2006.)

These results are substantial and significant, outlining deep zones of highly enriched iron mineralisation from near surface including:
| Excelled Hotel No. 2004. | Intersection / Total | Average (2009) |
|---|---|---|
| . | Cumulative Intervals | Fe Grade |
| (metres) | ||
| OP 1 -32 | 108m | 62.7% |
| OP1-35 | 114m | 63.1% |
| OP1-37 | 84m | 61.3% |
| $OP1-40$ | 82m | 63.4% |
| OP1-42 | 154m | 62.8% |
| OP1-44 | 90m | 62.9% |
It is noted that OP1-32 and OP1-42 comprise continuous mineralisation starting from 18 and 2 metres depth respectively.
Three drill holes ended in mineralisation, being OP1-32, OP1-42 and OP1-45, indicating further mineralisation at depth.
In addition, it is noted that the iron ore mineralisation at Opaban I is still open to the north and west, indicating the potential for additional mineralisation.
This widely spaced drilling appears to indicate that the mineralisation within the drilled area consists of tabular, near-horizontal bodies of high-grade iron ore over a total strike length of ~2.2 kilometres linked by thinning or necking of mineralisation between the bodies. Each of these bodies appears to be of the order of 150 to 400 metres wide, with potential for an increase in width towards the west.
The Company will undertake resource modelling on the drill results of Opaban 1 and expects to be able to announce a JORC compliant resource statement for the area drilled to date towards midyear.
Stage 2 (February - March 2007):
A 2,652 metre, 20 drill hole infill RC drilling programme was completed in late March 2007 at the Opaban I concession within the Apurimac Project area.
The Company expects analysis of these drilling results to become available in May 2007.
Detailed geophysical surveys comprising ground magnetic and gravity surveying also commenced during the quarter over priority concessions within the Apurimac Project area. The surveys will cover existing outcrops to define additional iron ore targets over priority concessions, including Opaban I, Opaban III, Cristoforo 22, Los Andes, MAPSA 2001, Ferrum 4, Ferrum 2, Corominas 5 and Corominas 2 within the Apurimac Project area. In addition, gravity survey profile lines will be conducted to extend the current gravity survey data, and define existing anomalous iron ore gravity targets in Opaban III.
Stage 3 (June 2007 Quarter):
- A 2,000 metre diamond drilling programme within the Cuzco Project commenced in April 2007. This drill programme will target magnetic and gravity anomalies selected from the geophysical surveying conducted during 2006. The 17 drill hole programme is expected to be completed by the end of May 2007 with the results to become available in June/July 2007.
- Continuation of the detailed geophysical survey programme within the Apurimac Project area.
- Subject to the results of the geophysical survey programme, commencement of a regional 5,000 metre RC drilling programme to define additional iron ore resources, targeting magnetic anomalies within the remaining 21 concessions of the Apurimac Project area;
THE PROJECTS

Subject to the results of the initial 2,000 metre drilling programme, commencement of a regional 5,000 metre RC drilling programme to define additional iron ore resources, targeting magnetic and gravity anomalies within the Cuzco Project area.

Typical iron ore outcrops located within the Apurimac Project.


Banten Copper/Gold Project (West Java, Indonesia) $2.$
Strike conducted follow up survey and sampling programmes within the concession area during the reporting period. Lead-Zinc skarn mineralization was observed and sampled at a number of localities. Rock chip assay results of skarn type mineralization have yielded up to 5.49% Zinc (Zn) and 3.53% Lead (Pb). Petrographic analysis of selected samples from the sampling programme has confirmed the presence of both epithermal and Pb-Zn skarn mineralization styles within close proximity.
A summary of the sampling programme conducted during the reporting period is outlined below:
| Aυ | Pb | Ζn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPLE | ppm | % | % |
| SM001 | 1.16 | ||
| SM002A | 1.35 | 1.59 | |
| SM003 | 3.53 | 5.49 | |
| SM004 | |||
| SM005 | 1.05 | 2.78 | |
| SM006 | |||
| SM006B | 1.09 |
Based upon these and previous results, Strike plans to conduct a drilling programme of the Banten surface mineralisation during the June quarter.
By a cooperation agreement dated 16 March 2005 between Strike Operation Pty Ltd3 (SOPL), PT Indo Batubara4 (PTIB) and PT Suda Miskin (Suda Miskin), PTIB has acquired the right to exclusively conduct general survey activities, explore for, exploit, mine and sell gold and any other minerals in the concession area.
Under the terms of the agreement, Strike has paid US$55,000 to Suda Miskin and has the following future payment and profit sharing obligations to Suda Miskin:
- US$30,000 by April 2008; and $(a)$
- $(b)$ A 19% share of after tax net profits from production.
3 A wholly owned subsidiary of Strike
4 An Indonesian company beneficially owned by SOPL

Berau Coal (East Kalimantan, Indonesia) 3.
By a cooperation agreement dated 12 April 2007 between SOPL, PTIB and PT Kaltim Jaya Bara (KJB), PTIB has acquired the right to exclusively conduct general survey activities, explore for, exploit, mine and sell coal and methane gas and other minerals in the concession area.
Under the terms of the agreement, Strike has paid US$30,000 (after execution of the agreement) to KJB and has the following future payment and royalty obligations to KJB:
- Three staged cash payments totalling US$0.50 million over a 12 month period; and $(c)$
- Royalties of between US$1.00 to $4.00 per dry metric tonne of coal mined and sold from the $(d)$ concession area, depending on the calorific value of the coal (ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 KCal and above) and the waste to ore ratio.
Strike is entitled to terminate the agreement at any time and is only liable for the staged payments due and payable as at the date of termination.
The total area of the concession is 5,000 hectares. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of Tanjungredeb (Berau) and approximately 350 kilometres north of Balikpapan (the capital city of Kalimantan). The concession is accessible by road from Berau.
Strike has identified coal seams within the late Miocene-Pliocene Latih Formation (Tml) and the older Oligocene-Miocene Birang Formation (Tomb). These coal bearing formations are situated on the western side of the concession area, comprising rolling plains. The regional geology is shown on the map below:



Photographs of typical coal seams located within the Berau concession.


Paulsens East Iron Ore Project (West Pilbara Region, 4. Western Australia)
The Paulsens East tenements cover a total area of 19.64 square kilometres. The tenements are located approximately 140 kilometres west of Tom Price (close to bitumised road) and eight kilometres eastnortheast of the Paulsens Gold mine in the northwest of Western Australia.
A map outlining these tenements and the area of the high grade hematite conglomerate mineralisation is shown below

During the reporting period, the Company conducted analysis and evaluation of results obtained from the RC drilling programme conducted in December 2006. A summary of the drilling results is outlined below:
| Mineralisation | Fe | SiO 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole ID | From(m) | To(m) | Width(m) | ℅ | % |
| PERC001 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 63.09 | 4.96 |
| PERC001 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 64 | 5.26 |
| PERC002 | 14 | 16 | $\overline{2}$ | 65.15 | 3.2 |
| PERC002 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 63.45 | 4.58 |
| PERC003 | 82 | 83 | 1 | 65.19 | 3.34 |
| PERC003 | 86 | 87 | 1 | 64.62 | 4.26 |
| PERC003 | 88 | 90 | 2 | 62.79 | 6.17 |
| PERC004 | 12 | 14 | $\overline{2}$ | 65.73 | 3.2 |
| PERC004 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 63.86 | 4.19 |
| PERC005 | 126 | 128 | 2 | 60.79 | 7.48 |
| PERC006 | 58 | 60 | 2 | 61.23 | 6.56 |
| PERC006 | 64 | 65 | 1 | 61.32 | 5.34 |
| PERC006 | 71 | 72 | 1 | 59.58 | 5.79 |
| PERC006 | 75 | 78 | 3 | 60.71 | 6.06 |
| PERC006 | 82 | 83 | 1 | 64.73 | 4.46 |
| PERC007 | 73 | 74 | 1 | 60.93 | 5.48 |
| PERC008 | 35 | 36 | 1 | 60.77 | 8.75 |
The drilling results show high grade intersections in PERC002 averaging 65.15% Fe from 14 to 16 metres and 63.4% Fe from 18 to 22 metres. However, in the remaining 7 holes designed to intersect the mineralisation at depths between 12 metres and up to 128 metres only narrow thicknesses of one and 2 metres of highgrade conglomerate analysing between 60% Fe and 65% Fe, sandwiched between siliceous metasediments were encountered.
The Company believes that there may be sufficient high-grade resource above the surface and at shallow depths up to 20 metres to support a small mining operation. The Company notes however that additional work would need to be undertaken before any mining operation could commence.
5. King Sound Mineral Sands Project (West Kimberley Region, Western Australia)
The Company has identified the King Sound area as being prospective for the accumulation of heavy minerals. During the quarter, the Company applied for 3 tenements covering a total area of 652 square kilometres. The project area is located approximately 10 kilometres south-west of the port town of Derby in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Historical reporting indicates Carr Boyd Minerals Limited took two samples for mineralogical determinations in 1971. One of the samples contained 1.1% magnetite, 12.1% ilmenite and 3.5% zircon before concentration. Heavy minerals made up 22.7% of the material. The area was subsequently sampled by Metal Investment Pty Ltd (Reported by Geodrillers P.L., 1971) using lines of auger holes. Their preliminary petrolgical examination gave the following mineralogical composition: 20% magnetite (by weight), 50% to 60% ilmenite (of which 10% is highly altered leucoxene), 1% to 5% rutile and approximately 5% zircon.

URANIUM PROJECTS 6.
Strike's uranium assets comprise an interest in the following projects:
Pampacolca (Peru) $(i)$
(100% interest in 4 applications for metallic mineral concessions, covering 2,700 hectares, under the names "Pampacolca 1" (Code 01-01084-07, 900 hectares) and "Pampacolca 2" (Code 01-01085, 600 hectares) located in the Districts of Pampacolca and Tipan Aplao, Province of Castilla and the Districts of Aplao and Iray, Provinces of Castilla and Condesuyos, respectively, in the Department of Arequipa in the south of Peru and "Pampacolca 3" (Code 01-01852-07, 700 hectares) and "Pampacolca 4" (Code 01-01851-07, 500 hectares) located in the District of Pampacolca, Province of Castilla in the Department of Arequipa in the south of Peru)
The Pampacolca Project concession applications are situated approximately 7 to 12 kilometres south of the town of Pampacolca, which is located approximately 136 kilometres north-west of the city of Arequipa in southern Peru. The Pampacolca 1 and 2 applications for mineral concessions cover at least six known structurally controlled occurrences of uranium, tantalum and rare earths in pegmatite veins in quartz-muscovite-feldspar schist within Precambrian gneissic terrain with known tantalum mineralisation. Reported historical work by a Canadian company returned 0.13% to 0.29% Uranium Oxide (U3O8) and up to 10.36% Tantalum - Niobium in 8 out of 15 surface rock chip samples.
$(ii)$ Bigrlyi South (Northern Territory)
(75% in Exploration Licences 24879, 24928, 24929 and 24930 and application for EL 24927)
These 5 exploration tenements are located principally in the northern part of the Ngalia Basin in the Northern Territory (located approximately 390 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs). These tenements, having a total area of approximately 1,666 square kilometres, are adjacent to tenements surrounding the Bigrlyi uranium deposit (being developed by Energy Metals Limited - ASX Code: "EME").
$(iii)$ Mt James (Gascoyne, Western Australia)
(75% in EL 09/1253; 70% in EL 09/1245 and 100% in EL 09/1257 and EL 09/1258)
EL 09/1253 and EL 09/1245 cover ground previously explored by AGIP Nucleare (Australia) Pty Ltd (AGIP), (a subsidiary of Italian multi-national energy group ENI) where 0.14% U (equivalent to 0.17% $U_3O_8$ ) as uraninite in a diamond drill hole was discovered by AGIP in the 1970s. EL 09/1257 and EL 09/1258 in the Injinu Hills and the Mortimer Hills areas, southwest and west respectively from EL 09/1253 and EL 09/1245 are covered with large areas of duricrust and known to host near surface uranium mineralisation as carnotite within adjacent ground.
$(iv)$ Mt Lawrence Wells (East Murchison, Western Australia)
(85% in EL 53/1115; 100% in EL 53/1203 and ELA 53/1259)
These exploration licences are located 25 kilometres south of Wiluna and north of a palaeo-drainage that hosts the Hinkler Well, Centipede and Millipede uranium prospects.
The project area is located immediately north of the Hinkler Well tenements of ASX listed U308 Limited (ASX Code: "UTO") where U308 Limited has recently announced uranium mineralisation in calcrete extending for approximately 20 kilometres. The mineralisation extends along an east west palaeo-channel. Part of this calcrete channel and also the source of the gravels that cover the northern extent of the channel extend into Alara's tenements.

$(v)$ Canning Well (Pilbara, Western Australia)
(75% in EL 46/629 and 63.75% in ELA 46/585)
The project area is located approximately 80 kilometres west of the Kintyre uranium deposit and covers approximately 20 kilometres of the Canning Fault and associated splay and intersecting faults which bring together rocks of the Archaean Fortescue Group in juxtaposition with Proterozoic rocks of the Manganese Groups, the Tacunyah Group, the Yeneena Supergroup and the Savory Group. Uranium anomalies of up to 11 times the background have been recorded in the project area in lag samples by previous explorers but were never followed up.
Strike has entered into an agreement for the sale of its uranium assets in Australia to Alara Uranium Limited. Please refer to page 20 of this report for further information.
Hume Mining NL (a subsidiary of listed investment company, Orion Equities Limited (ASX Code: "OEQ") (Orion), retains a 25% interest in certain of the above uranium tenements. Orion has also entered into an agreement for the sale of its uranium assets in Australia to Alara Uranium Limited.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves has been compiled by Mr Hem Shanker Madan who is a Member of The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Madan is the Managing Director of the Company. Mr Madan 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 Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code)." Mr Madan consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

URANIUM ASSETS SPIN-OFF INTO ALARA URANIUM LIMITED 1.
On 16 February 2007, the Company announced that Alara Uranium Limited (Alara) was acquiring Strike's and Orion Equities Limited's uranium tenement interests (in Peru, the Northern Territory and Western Australia) and would be undertaking an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of up to $10 million at 25 cents per share. Completion of the minimum subscription of $4 million is a condition of the sale agreements entered into between Alara and each of Strike and Orion Equities.
Alara lodged its IPO Prospectus on 3 April 2007. The Alara IPO is scheduled to close on 8 May 2007 with an anticipated listing date on ASX of 22 May 2007. Alara's proposed ASX code is "AUQ".
The Alara Prospectus may be viewed and downloaded from the Alara website: www.alarauranium.com
Under the Alara IPO, a priority pool of up to $4 million (plus an additional $1.5 million if oversubscriptions of at least this amount is accepted) (Strike Priority Pool) has been set aside for Eligible Strike Shareholders5. This priority offer will operate as follows:
- Subject to the scale-back of applications described in (c), there is no limit on the number of Alara ${a}$ shares Eligible Strike Shareholder may lodge an application for;
- Each Eligible Strike Shareholder is entitled to apply for and be issued a minimum of $2,000 worth of $(b)$ Alara shares (a total of 8,000 Alara shares);
- If applications received from Eligible Strike Shareholders exceed the Strike Priority Pool, $(c)$ applications received in excess of $2,000 will be scaled back on a pro-rata basis (relative to the number of Strike shares held as at 5.00 pm WDT on 6 March 2007);
- $(d)$ Any excess shares applied for by Eligible Strike Shareholders, over and above their scaled back entitlement will be considered with all other applications received under the IPO.
The post-IPO capital structure of Alara (assuming Alara raises the maximum $10 million) will be as follows:
| With | $%$ of | |
|---|---|---|
| Over- | Issued | |
| subscriptions | Capital | |
| Amount raised under the Prospectus | $10,000,000 | |
| Existing shares | 5,500,000 | 6.8% |
| Issue to Strike under Strike Uranium Agreement 6 | 18,750,000 | 35.7% |
| Issue to Strike under Peru Sale Agreement 7 | 10,000,000 | |
| Issue to Orion under Hume Sale Agreement 8 | 6.250,000 | 7.8% |
| Shares offered under the Prospectus: | ||
| Strike Priority Pool to Eligible Strike Shareholders | 22,000,000 | 27.3% |
| Orion Priority Pool | 2,000,000 | 2.5% |
| Public Offer pool | 16,000,000 | 19.9% |
| Total Shares | 80,500,000 | 100,00% |
Strike has also agreed to undertake the distribution in specie of 16 million Alara shares to Strike shareholders at a time to be nominated by the Strike board but being not more than 6 months after the Alara shares commence quotation on the ASX, subject to the ASX granting a waiver for such dealing of escrowed shares, all regulatory and shareholder approvals and consideration by Strike of the tax consequences arising therein.
5 Strike shareholders holding at least 5,000 Strike shares as at 5.00 pm WDT on 6 March 2007.
6 The share sale agreement between Alara and Strike dated 19 March 2007 for the company to acquire Strike Uranium Pty Ltd, referred to section 16.1 of the Alara Prospectus.
7 The share sale agreement between Alara and Strike dated 20 March 2007 for the company to acquire Strike Uranium Peru Pty Ltd, referred to section 16.3 of the Alara Prospectus.
8 The share sale agreement between Alara and Orion dated 19 March 2007 for the company to acquire Hume Mining NL, referred to section 16.2 of the Alara Prospectus.
ASX has advised Alara and Strike that ASX would be likely to grant a waiver from ASX Listing Rule 9.1, such that the restrictions of Appendix 9B of the ASX Listing Rules not apply to the Alara shares issued to Strike and distributed pro rata to the shareholders of Strike other than related parties and promoters of Alara and Strike, and their associates.
ACQUISITION OF A FURTHER INTEREST IN THE APURIMAC AND CUZCO 2. IRON ORE PROJECTS
On 2 February 2007, the Company entered into an agreement (the MAPSA Agreement9) to acquire a controlling interest in a further 24.5% in its Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore Projects in Peru from one of its Peruvian partners, MAPSA, in consideration for staged payments totalling US$10 million (being a combination of $6 million cash and, at Strike's election, the issue of 4 million Strike shares) over 2 years and a further US$10 million when production and sales from these projects first exceeds 20 million tonnes per annum. US$0.2 million was paid by Strike on execution of the MAPSA Agreement.
Further details about this transaction is contained in the December 2006 Half Year Report released on 16 February 2007 and the Company's announcement titled "Strike Acquires Further Interest in Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore Projects in Peru" released on 7 February 2007.
On 9 March 2007, the Company announced that it had completed settlement of the acquisition of a 70% shareholding interest in Iron Associates Corporation (IAC) through Strike making the second tranche (US$2.3 million) of a number of staged payments to the MAPSA Shareholders. IAC holds as its sole asset a 27.6% shareholding in AF. This interest will be diluted to 24.5% after Strike has invested US$6.5 million into AF under the AF Agreement.
On 28 March 2007, at Strike's election, 3 million shares were issued to the MAPSA Shareholders in satisfaction of the third tranche payment obligation of US$4 million under the MAPSA Agreement.
By way of background, the Company had previously secured10 the right to earn a 51% (or greater) interest in the Apurimac Project or the Cuzco Project or both (at Strike's election) through a progressive US$6.5 million investment in AF (which holds title to such projects) and the exercise of options to acquire AF shares from D&C and MAPSA (at a total cost of US$34.5 million), within a 5 year period. After such investment and acquisition under the AF Agreement, Strike will hold a 51% shareholding in AF with D&C and MAPSA each holding a 24.5% interest in AF.
With the additional indirect interest in AF acquired under the MAPSA Agreement, if Strike complies with all its obligations and exercises the options which it currently holds relating to the Apurimac and Cuzco projects under the AF Agreement, Strike will increase its economic interest from 51% to 68.15% and its controlling interest from 51% to 75.5% in AF.
The diagram below illustrates the AF shareholding structure upon Strike exercising its options under the AF Agreement.

9 Refer footnote 2
10 Pursuant to the AF Agreement; refer footnote 1
3. SUMMARY OF SHARE CAPITAL CHANGES
A summary of share capital changes since 1 January 2007 is as follows:
| Running Balance of | Running Balance of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Description | Issue Price | No. Shares | Value of Issue | Issued Share Capital | Issued Listed Options |
| 30/06/200631/12/2006 | BalanceBalance | 47,835,70158,834,870 | 23, 369, 14120,384,296 | |||
| 3/01/2007 | Conversionof options | $0.20 | 116,684 | $23,336.80 | 58,951,554 | 20,267,612 |
| 5/01/2007 | Conversionof options | $0.20 | 10,060 | $2,012.00 | 58,961,614 | 20,257,552 |
| 10/01/2007 | Conversionof options | $0.20 | 56,974 | $11,394.80 | 59,018,588 | 20,200,578 |
| 12/01/2007 | Conversionof optionsConversion | $0.20 | 75,200 | $15,040.00 | 59,093,788 | 20, 125, 378 |
| 18/01/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 3,300 | $660.00 | 59,097,088 | 20,122,078 |
| 22/01/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 834 | $166.80 | 59,097,922 | 20, 121, 244 |
| 23/01/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 31,550 | $6,310.00 | 59,129,472 | 20,089,694 |
| 25/01/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 59,435 | $11,887.00 | 59,188,907 | 20,030,259 |
| 30/01/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 159,667 | $31,933.40 | 59,348,574 | 19,870,592 |
| 2/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 291,300 | $58,260.00 | 59,639,874 | 19,579,292 |
| 5/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 283,658 | $56,731.60 | 59,923,532 | 19,295,634 |
| 9/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 20,000 | $4,000.00 | 59,943,532 | 19,275,634 |
| 13/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 197,820 | $39,564.00 | 60, 141, 352 | 19,077,814 |
| 20/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 518,375 | $103,675.00 | 60,659,727 | 18,559,439 |
| 27/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 2,538,442 | $507,688.40 | 63, 198, 169 | 16,020,997 |
| 28/02/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 637,341 | $127,468.20 | 63,835,510 | 15,383,656 |
| 1/03/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 328,223 | $65,644.60 | 64, 163, 733 | 15,055,433 |
| 2/03/2007 | of optionsIssue undertheCleansing | $0.20 | 207,511 | $41,502.20 | 64, 371, 244 | 14,847,922 |
| 5/03/2007 | ProspectusConversion | $1.30 | $1.00 | 64, 371, 245 | 14,847,922 | |
| 6/03/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 225,408 | $45,081.60 | 64,596,653 | 14,622,514 |
| 22/03/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 108,800 | $21,760.00 | 64,705,453 | 14,513,714 |
| 27/03/2007 | of optionsIssue toMAPSA | $0.20 | 18,000 | $3,600.00 | 64,723,453 | 14,495,714 |
| 28/03/2007 | ShareholdersConversion | $5,180,400 | 67,723,453 | 14,495,714 | ||
| 2/04/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 6,000 | $1,200.00 | 67,729,453 | 14,489,714 |
| 2/04/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 300,714 | $60,142.80 | 68,030,167 | 14,189,000 |
| 12/04/2007 | of optionsConversion | $0.20 | 4,167 | $833.40 | 68,034,334 | 14, 184, 833 |
| 16/04/2007 | of options | $0.20 | 26,760 | $5,352.00 | 68,061,094 | 14,158,073 |

CLEANSING PROSPECTUS 4.
On 30 and 31 October and 2 November 2006, a total of 2,307,693 shares were issued at $1.30 per share (raising $3,000,000.90 gross) to professional, institutional and sophisticated investors entitled to accept offers of securities without disclosure under section 708 of the Corporations Act (the $3 Million Share Placement).
On 16 February 2007, the Company lodged a "Cleansing" Prospectus to facilitate secondary trading of the shares issued under the $3 Million Share Placement. As these shares were issued without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act, the Prospectus enabled persons who were issued shares under the $3 Million Share Placement to on-sell those shares within 12 months of their issue without contravening the Corporations Act.
The Company did not issue the $3 Million Share Placement shares with the purpose of the persons to whom they were issued selling or transferring their shares, or granting, issuing or transferring interests in, those shares. However, the Board of the Company considered that such persons should be entitled, should they wish, to on-sell their shares prior to the expiry of 12 months after their issue. Accordingly, the Company had agreed to issue the Prospectus on or before 16 February 2007 under the terms of the $3 Million Share Placement with each investor.
The "Cleansing" Prospectus also contained an offer of one share (at a subscription price of $1.30) as required by the Corporations Act.
5. OPTIONS
$(a)$ Listed Options (ASX CODE: SRKO)
During the quarter ending 31 March 2007, 5,888,582 listed $0.20 (30 June 2008) options were exercised and converted into shares (as described in the above table), raising a total of $1,177,716.40.
Directors' Options $(b)$
On 6 March 2007, shareholders approved the issue of Directors options as follows:
- 500,000 options to Professor Malcolm Richmond, who joined the Board as Non-Executive Director on $(i)$ 25 October 2006, at an exercise price of $2.10 each (being 133% of the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of SRK shares on ASX in the 5 trading days after the closing date of the Company's Share Purchase Plan announced on 24 October 2006 as agreed with Professor Richmond as at the date of his appointment) and with the same 5 year term and vesting periods (and otherwise on the same terms) as the existing directors' options on issue.
- 3,300,000 options to the following Directors at an exercise price of $2.81 each (being 133% of the $(i)$ VWAP of SRK shares on ASX in the 5 trading days up to and excluding the issue date) and with the same 5 year term and vesting periods (and otherwise on the same terms) as the existing directors' options on issue:
- Dr John Stephenson 350,000 options; $(1)$
- Mr Shanker Madan 950,000 options; $(2)$
- $(3)$ Mr Farooq Khan - 700,000 options;
- $(4)$ Mr Victor Ho - 350,000 options
- Mr William Johnson 350,000 options; and $(5)$
- Professor Malcolm Richmond 600,000 options. $(6)$
The terms and conditions of the above option issues to Directors are set out in the Explanatory Statement accompanying a Notice of Meeting dated 24 January 2007 and released on ASX on 31 January 2007.

| Project | Status | Application No | Grant / | Expiry Date | Area (Blocks) | Area | Location / Property Name | State Company's Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Date | (km 2 ) | ||||||||
| Bigrlyi South | Granted | EL 24879 | 15/08/06 | 14/08/12 | 82 | 260 | Mount Doreen | NT | 75% |
| Application EL 24927 | 12/09/05 | N/A | 338 | 999 | Haasts Bluff | NT | 75% | ||
| Granted | EL 24928 | 24/08/06 | 23/08/12 | 15 | 35. | Mount Doreen | NT | 75% | |
| Granted | EL 24929 | 24/08/06 | 23/08/12 | 26 | 56 | Mount Doreen | NT | 75% | |
| Granted | EL 24930 | 24/08/06 | 23/08/12 | 99 | 314 | Mount Doreen | NT | 75% | |
| Mt James | Granted | EL 09/1253 | 29/06/06 | 28/06/11 | 49 | 147 | Mt James | W٨ | 75% |
| (Gascoyne Region) | Granted | EL 09/1245 | 23/03/07 | 22/03/11 | 35 | 105 | Rubberoid Well | W٨ | 70% |
| Granted | EL 09/1257 | 28/06/06 | 27/06/11 | 27 | 81 | Injinu Hills | WA | 100% | |
| Granted | EL 09/1258 | 29/09/06 | 28/09/11 | 26 | 78 | Mortimer Hills | WА | 100% | |
| Paulsen East | Granted | EL 47/1328 | 05/10/06 | 04/10/11 | 6 | 18 | Paulsen East | WA | 75% |
| (West Pilbara Region) | Granted | PL 47/1170 | 27/03/06 | 26/03/11 | 164 hectares | 1.64 | Paulsen East | WA. | 75% |
| Mt Lawrence Wells | Granted | EL 53/1115 | 06/10/04 | 05/10/09 | 6. | 18 | Dawsons Well | WА | 85% |
| (East Murchison Region) | Granted | EL 53/1259 | 02/03/07 | 01/03/12 | 8 | 24 | Millgool Camp | WA | 100% |
| Granted | EL 53/1203 | 02/08/06 | 01/08/11 | 17 | 52 | Mt Wilkinson | WА | 100% | |
| Canning Well | Granted | EL 46/629 | 02/08/05 | 01/08/10 | 19 | 57 | Canning Well | WА | 75% |
| (Pilbara Region) | Application ELA 46/585 | 17/10/03 | N/A | 69 | 207 | Canning Well | WA. | the right to earn 63.75% (excludingall manganese mineral rights) | |
| Angela | Application ELA 25862 | 07/12/06 | N/A | 12 | 38 | Alice Springs | NТ | 75% | |
| (Northern Territory) | |||||||||
| King Sound | Application ELA 04/1657 | 26/02/07 | N/A | 43 | 141 | King Sound | W٨ | 100% | |
| (West Kimberley Region) | Application ELA 04/1658 | 26/02/07 | N/A | 58 | 190 | King Sound | WA | 100% | |
| Application ELA 04/1659 | 26/02/07 | N/A | 98 | 321 | King Sound | WA | 100% |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

There were no Board changes during the March 2007 quarter. The experience and qualifications of current directors are as follows:
| Uohn Stephenson | $-$ Non-Executive Chairman |
|---|---|
| Appointed $-26$ October 2005 | |
| Qualifications - BSc (honours) in Geology from the University of London through the former UniversityCollege of Rhodesia and a PhD in Geology from the University of Manitoba, Canada. | |
| Experience - Dr Stephenson is a highly experienced geologist with over 35 years experience in the miningsector. He has held senior positions in large mining companies, most recently as ExplorationDirector for Rio Tinto Australasia where he led Rio Tinto's exploration activities for five anda half years based in Perth. | |
| Dr Stephenson has also during his career led and managed exploration teams for both juniorand major mining companies in several parts of the world, mainly in Southern and EastAfrica, North America and Australia exploring for gold, uranium, diamonds and base metals.He has also been involved with projects in Europe, South America and India. He led teamsresponsible for the discovery of a world class diamond deposit, the Diavik diamond mine inCanada's Northwest Territories and a high grade gold deposit, the former Golden Patriciagold mine in Ontario. | |
| Dr Stephenson has particular experience in the uranium sector having in the early to mid1970's led reconnaissance airborne and ground surveys for uranium in Canada. Between1978-1981, Dr Stephenson headed the ground follow-up of a country-wide airborneradiometric and magnetic survey for uranium and other minerals in Tanzania. In the early90's Dr Stephenson led exploration for a subsidiary of Rio Tinto exploring for uranium andbase metals in eastern Canada. Dr Stephenson also led Río Tinto's exploration activities inAustralia in the late 90's which included the search for uranium. | |
| Relevant interest in $-$ Shares - 200,000securities | Unlisted $0.96 (21 July 2011) directors' options - 800,000Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 350,000 |
| Other current $-$ Nonedirectorships inlisted entities |
| $\mathbb H$ , Shanker Madan $\quad$ Managing Director | |
|---|---|
| Appointed $-26$ September 2005 | |
| Qualifications - Honours and Masters Science degrees in Applied Geology | |
| Experience – Mr Madan has had world-wide experience in the exploration and evaluation of mineraldeposits for various commodities. Mr Madan has been a Manager with Hamersley Iron, GroupLeader with BHP Minerals, Chief Geologist with Hancock and Wright Prospecting and a SeniorGeological Consultant to the Rio Tinto Group. | |
| Mr Madan has managed a range of mineral evaluation studies in Iran, Brazil and WesternAustralia for BHP, Rio Tinto and Hamersley Iron. He has also acted as a consultant to RioTínto, Ashton Míning and others on mineral projects in Brazil, South Africa, India, thePhilippines, Fiji and United States, working on a range of iron ore, diamonds, gold, copperand chromite deposits. | |
| He has been involved in the discovery of 3 world class iron deposits in Western Australia forTexasGulf and BHP Minerals. From 1997 to 2001, Mr Madan managed the evaluation ofresource projects for Hamersley Iron and more recently completed a resource due diligencestudy of the billion-dollar West Angelas project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. | |
| Relevant interest in $-$ Shares - 503,846securities | Unlisted $0.96 (21 July 2011) directors' options - 1,800,000Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 950,000 |
| Other current $-$ Nonedirectorships inlisted entities |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

| Farooq Khan | $-$ Executive Director | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed $-9$ September 1999 | ||
| $Qualifications - Bluris$ , LLB. (Western Australia) | ||
| Experience – Mr Khan is a qualified lawyer having previously practiced principally in the field of corporatelaw. Mr Khan has extensive experience in the securities industry, capital markets andparticularly capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and investments. Mr Khan has also ledthe executive management of a number of ASX listed companies through their establishmentand growth | ||
| securities | Relevant interest in $-$ Shares - 353,340 (directly) and 2,380,996(indirectly 11 )Listed $0.20 (30 June 2008) options - 176,670 (directly) and 1,014,806 (indirectly 11 )Unlisted $0.20 (9 February 2011) options - 1,833,333 (indirectly 11 )Unlisted $0.30 (9 February 2011) options - 1,666,667 (indirectly 11 )Unlisted $0.96 (21 July 2011) directors' options - 1,400,000 (directly)Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 700,000 (directly) | |
| directorships in | Other current - Current Chairman and Managing Director of:Queste Communications Ltd (since 10 March 1998)(1) | |
| listed entities | Current Chairman of:(2)Orion Equities Limited (OEQ) (since 23 October 2006)Bentley International Limited (BEL) (director since 2 December 2003)(3)Scarborough Equities Limited (SCB) (since 29 November 2004)(4) |
| Malcolm Richmond - Non-Executive Director | |
|---|---|
| Appointed $-25$ October 2006 | |
| Qualifications - B. Science Hons (Metallurgy) and B. Commerce Merit (Econs) (New South Wales) | |
| Experience – Professor Richmond has 30 years experience with the Rio Tinto and CRA Groups in a numberof positions including: Vice President, Strategy and Acquisitions, Managing Director,Research and Technology, Managing Director Development (Hamersley Iron Pty Limited) andDirector of Hismelt Corporation Pty Limited. He was formerly Deputy Chairman of theAustralian Mineral Industries Research Association and Vice President of the WA Chamber ofMinerals and Energy. Professor Richmond also served as a Member on the Boards of anumber of public and governmental bodies and other public listed companies. | |
| Professor Richmond is a qualified metallurgist and economist with extensive seniorexecutive and board experience in the resource and technology industries both in Australiaand internationally. His special interests include corporate strategy and the development ofmarkets for internationally traded minerals and metals - particularly in Asia. | |
| He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Management and School ofEngineering, University of Western Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy ofTechnological Sciences & Engineering, a Fellow of Australian Institute of Mining andMetallurgy and a Member of Strategic Planning Institute (US). | |
| securities | Relevant interest in $-$ Shares - 100,000 (indirectly)Unlisted $2.10 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 500,000Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 600,000 |
| directorships inlisted entities | Other current - Non-Executive Director of:Magnesium International Limited (MGK) (since August 2001)(1)Structural Monitoring Systems Plc (SMN) (since 17 October 2006)(2)Safe Effect Technologies Limited (SAF) (since 28 August 2006)(3) |
$11.$ Held by Orion Equities Limited (OEQ); Queste Communications Ltd (QUE) is deemed to be a controlling shareholder of OEQ; Mr Farooq Khan (and associated companies) is deemed to have a deemed relevant interest in the securities in which QUE has a relevant interest, by reason of having >20% voting power in QUE.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

| William M. Johnson — Non-Executive Director | |
|---|---|
| Appointed $-$ 14 July 2006 | |
| Qualifications — MA (Oxon), MBA | |
| Experience – Mr Johnson commenced his career in resource exploration and has most recently held seniormanagement and executive roles in a number of public companies in Australia, New Zealandand Asia. Mr Johnson brings a considerable depth of experience in business strategy,investment analysis, finance and execution. | |
| Mr Johnson is a director of Orion Equities Limited, a significant shareholder in StrikeResources Limited. | |
| Relevant interest in $-$ Shares $-6,769$securities | Listed $0.20 (30 June 2008) options - 82,000Unlisted $0.96 (13 September 2011) directors' options - 500,000Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 350,000 |
| directorships inlisted entities | Other current - Current Director of:Orion Equities Limited (OEQ) (since 28 February 2003)(1)Scarborough Equities Limited (SCB) (since 29 November 2004)(2)Drillsearch Energy Limited (DLS) (since 23 October 2006)(3)Sofcom Limited (SOF) (since 18 October 2005)(4) |
| Victor P. H. Ho | Executive Director and Company Secretary |
|---|---|
| Appointed - Secretary since 9 March 2000 and Director since 12 October 2000 | |
| Qualifications - BCom, LLB (Western Australia) | |
| Experience – Mr Ho has been in company secretarial/executive roles with a number of public listedcompanies since early 2000. Previously, Mr Ho had 9 years experience in the taxationprofession with the Australian Tax Office and in a specialist tax law firm. Mr Ho has beenactively involved in the structuring and execution of a number of corporate transactions,capital raisings and capital management matters and has extensive experience in publiccompany administration, corporations law and stock exchange compliance and shareholderrelations. | |
| Relevant interest in $-$ Shares - 16,667securities | Listed $0.20 (30 June 2008) options - 184,334Unlisted $0.96 (21 July 2011) directors' options - 600,000Unlisted $2.81 (7 March 2012) directors' options - 350,000 |
| in listed entities | Other positions held $-$ Current Executive Director and Company Secretary of:Orion Equities Limited (OEQ) (Secretary since 2 August 2000 and Director since 4 July(1)2003)Sofcom Limited (SOF) (Director since 3 July 2002 and Secretary since 23 July 2003)(2) |
| Current Company Secretary of:Queste Communications Ltd (QUE) (since 30 August 2000)(3)Bentley International Limited (BEL) (since 5 February 2004)(4)Scarborough Equities Limited (SCB) (since 29 November 2004)(5) |

SECURITIES INFORMATION
as at 26 April 2007
ISSUED CAPITAL
| Quoted /To be Quoted | Not Quoted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fully paid ordinary shares | 68,061,094 | ٠ | 68,061,094 |
| $0.20 (30 June 2008) Options | 14, 158, 073 | 14, 158, 073 | |
| $0.20 (9 February 2011) Unlisted Options | 1,833,333 | 1,833,333 | |
| $0.30 (9 February 2011) Unlisted Options | 1,666,667 | 1,666,667 | |
| $0.96 (21 July 2011) Directors' Options | 4,600,000 | 4,600,000 | |
| $0.96 (13 September 2011) Unlisted Directors' Options | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| $1.20 (6 October 2011) Unlisted Employee Options | 150,000 | 150,000 | |
| $2.10 (7 March 2012) Unlisted Directors' Options | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| $2.81 (7 March 2012) Unlisted Directors' Options | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | |
| Total | 82.219.167 | 12.550.000 | 94.769.167 |
DISTRIBUTION OF LISTED ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHARES
| Soread | ٥f | Holdings | Number of Holders | Number of Units | % of Total Issue Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٠ | 1,000 | 420 | 204,649 | 0.301 | |
| 1.001 | ۰ | 5,000 | 1,364 | 4,757,821 | 6.991 |
| 5,001 | ۰ | 10,000 | 498 | 3,750,962 | 5.511 |
| 10,001 | ۰ | 100,000 | 634 | 19,927,277 | 29.279 |
| 100,001 | ٠ | and over | 93 | 39,420,385 | 57.919 |
| Total | 3,009 | 68.061.094 | 100% |
TOP 20 LISTED ORDINARY FULLY PAID SHAREHOLDERS
| Rank | Shareholders | Total Shares | % Issued Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATA BASE SYSTEMS LIMITED * | 8,839,359 | 12.987% |
| 2 | ORION EQUITIES LIMITED | 2,380,996 | 3.498% |
| 3 | HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED | 2,100,000 | 3.085% |
| 4 | CLASSIC CAPITAL PTY LTD | 1,580,000 | 2.321% |
| 5 | PATER INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 1,365,000 | 2.006% |
| 6 | DR SALIM CASSIM | 1,300,846 | 1.911% |
| 7 | NEFCO NOMINEES PTY LTD | 999,846 | 1.469% |
| 8 | BLUE CRYSTAL PTY LTD | 875,000 | 1.286% |
| 9 | MARIO FERNANDO BAYONA PALAEZ | 840,967 | 1.236% |
| 10 | FLOR DE MARIA DIAZ YZQUIERDO | 840,967 | 1.236% |
| 11 | ANZ NOMINEES LIMITED | 766,563 | 1.126% |
| 12 | BELL POTTER NOMINEES LTD <100905 A/C> | 700,000 | 1.028% |
| 13 | MR GEORGE BRYANT MACFIE | 634,846 | 0.933% |
| 14 | PATICOA NOMINEES PTY LTD | 597,294 | 0.878% |
| 15 | SUNSHORE HOLDINGS PTY LTD | 596,933 | 0.877% |
| 16 | MRS LINDA SALA TENNA & MRS LISA SHALLARD | 500,000 | 0.735% |
| 17 | MR SHANKER MADAN & MRS ANU MADAN | 500,000 | 0.735% |
| 18 | R & A MULE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 500,000 | 0.735% |
| 19 | CITYSIDE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 500,000 | 0.735% |
| 20 | MR RUSS WALKER | 410,000 | 0.602% |
| Total | 26,828,617 | 39.42% |
SECURITIES INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION OF LISTED $0.20 (30 JUNE 2008) OPTIONS
| Spread | οf | Holdings | Number of Holders | Number of Units | % of Total Issue Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 -$ | 1,000 | 19 | 8,992 | 0.064 | |
| 1,001 | ۰ | 5,000 | 52 | 164,753 | 1.164 |
| 5,001 | ٠ | 10,000 | 31 | 244,951 | 1.730 |
| 10,001 | ۰ | 100,000 | 61 | 2,030,661 | 14.343 |
| 100.001 | ٠ | and over | 23 | 11,708,716 | 82.70 |
| Total | 186 | 14,158,073 | 100% |
TOP 20 LISTED $0.20 (30 JUNE 2008) OPTIONS
| Rank | Optionholder | Total Options | % Total Options On Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATA BASE SYSTEMS LIMITED | 4,537,734 | 32.051% |
| 2 | SUNSHORE HOLDINGS PTY LTD | 1,360,879 | 9.612% |
| 3 | ORION EQUITIES LIMITED | 1,014,806 | 7.168% |
| 4 | MR DENIS IVAN RAKICH | 1,013,000 | 7.155% |
| 5 | TALEX INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 700,000 | 4.944% |
| 6 | RENMUIR HOLDINGS LIMITED | 417,917 | 2.05% |
| 7 | MR TROY VALENTINE | 300,000 | 1.47% |
| 8 | CITYSIDE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD | 281,666 | 1.38% |
| 9 | ANZ NOMINEES LIMITED | 264,778 | 1.870% |
| 10 | MRS LINDA SALA TENNA & MRS LISA SHALLARD | 250,000 | 1.766% |
| 11 | HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED | 250,000 | 1.766% |
| 12 | MS ROSANNA DE CAMPO | 217,598 | 1.07% |
| 13 | BERENES NOMINEES PTY LTD | 201,001 | 1.420% |
| 14 | MR RODNEY MALCOLM JONES & MRS CAROL ROBIN JONES | 190,000 | 1.342% |
| 15 | MR VICTOR HO | 184,334 | 1.302% |
| 16 | FAROOQ KHAN | 176,670 | 1.248% |
| 17 | WILLBURY HOLDINGS PTY LTD | 155,000 | 1.095% |
| 18 | MRS CLARA ELISABETH HALDANE | 133,000 | 0.939% |
| 19 | MR MAX COZIJN | 113,334 | 0.800% |
| 20 | NEFCO NOMINEES PTY LTD | 100,000 | 0.706% |
| Total | 11,861,717 | 81.15% |
Appendix 5B Mining Exploration Entity Quarterly Report
Name of entity
STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED and controlled entities
ACN or ARBN
088 488 724
| Quarter Ended |
|---|
| 31 March 2007 |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Quarter | Year to Date | ||||
| Mar 2007 | 9 months | ||||
| $$^{\circ}000$ | $'000 | ||||
| Cash flows related to operating activities | |||||
| 1.1 | Receipts from product sales and related debtors | ||||
| 1.2 | Payments for | ||||
| (a) exploration and evaluation | (238) | (795) | |||
| (b) development | |||||
| (c) production | |||||
| (d) administration | (317) | (852) | |||
| 1.3 | Dividends received | 12 | 31 | ||
| 1.4 | Interest and other items of a similar nature received | 166 | 229 | ||
| 1.5 | Interest and other costs of finance paid | ||||
| 1.6 | Income taxes paid | ||||
| 1.7 | Other (provide details if material) | ||||
| (a) Professional fees | |||||
| (b) Legal and settlement costs | |||||
| Net operating cash flows | (377) | (1,387) |
| Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Quarter | Year to Date | |||
| Mar 2007 | 9 months | |||
| $$^{\circ}000$ | $'000 | |||
| 1.8 | Net operating cash flows (carried forward) | (377) | (1,387) | |
| Cash flows related to investing activities | ||||
| 1.9 | Payment for purchases of: | |||
| (a)prospects | (22) | (22) | ||
| equity investments(b) | (4,059) | (4,652) | ||
| other fixed assets(c) | (13) | (17) | ||
| 1.10 | Proceeds from sale of: | |||
| (a)prospects | ||||
| (b)equity investments | 65 | |||
| other fixed assets(c) | ||||
| 1.11 | Loans to other entities | |||
| 1.12 | Loans repaid by other entities | 35 | ||
| 1.13 | Other (provide details if material) | |||
| Contribution towards development costs | ||||
| Proceeds from return of capital | ||||
| Net investing cash flows | (4,094) | (4,591) | ||
| 1.14 | Total operating and investing cash flows | (4, 471) | (5,978) | |
| Cash flows related to financing activities | ||||
| 1.15 | Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc. | 1,193 | 12,258 | |
| 1.16 | Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares | |||
| 1.17 | Proceeds from borrowings | |||
| 1.18 | Repayment of borrowings | |||
| 1.19 | Dividends paid | |||
| 1.20 | Other (provide details if material) | |||
| Payment for share issue and options costs | (72) | (312) | ||
| Net financing cash flows | 1,121 | 11,946 | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash held | (3,350) | 5,968 | ||
| 1.21 | Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date | 10,612 | 1,294 | |
| 1.22 | Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 | (65) | (65) | |
| 1.23 | Cash at end of quarter | 7,197 | 7,197 |
Mar 2007 $$'000$
$(89)$
Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities Current Quarter
| 1.24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2 |
- 1.25 Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
- Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions 1.26
(1) $88,922 - Directors' fees, salaries and superannuation for the quarter.
Non-cash financing and investing activities
$2.1,$ Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows
By an agreement dated 1 February 2007 between Strike, Minera los Andes y el Pacífico S.A. (MAPSA) and shareholders of MAPSA (MAPSA Shareholders), Strike has acquired a 70% interest in MAPSA's residual 24.5% interest in Apurimac Ferrum S.A (AF), in consideration for staged payments totalling US$10 million (being a combination of $6 million cash and, at Strike's election, the issue of 3 million Strike shares) over 2 years and a further US$10 million when production and sales from these projects first exceeds 20 million tonnes per annum. US$0.20 million was paid on execution of the agreement and the second tranche US$2.30 million was paid on 21 March 2007. On 28 March 2007, at Strike's election, 3 million shares were issued to the MAPSA Shareholders in satisfaction of the third tranche payment obligation of US$4 million under the agreement. For further information, please refer to page 21 of the attached March 2007 Quarterly Activities Report.
Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has $2.2$ an interest
Amount available
$$'000$
None.
Financing facilities available
3.1 Loan facilities
3.2 Credit standby arrangements Amount used
$$000$
| Estimated cash outflows for next quarter | Next Ouarter$000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Exploration and evaluation | (1,510) |
| 4.2 | Development | $\overline{a}$ |
| Total | (1,510) |
Note that 4.1 includes an estimated A$1.22 million (US$0.95 million) investment into Apurimac Ferrum S.A (the Peruvian company which holds the Apurimac and Cuzco Iron Ore Projects). The funds invested into Apurimac Ferrum will be applied towards exploration and evaluation expenses on the projects. An exchange rate of US$1.00 = A$0.78 has been adopted. Furthermore, the estimate in 4.1 contains no allowance for the uranium assets the subject of sale to Alara Uranium Limited.
| Reconciliation of cash | Consolidated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reconciliation of cash at the end of the month (as shown in the consolidated statement)of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows | CurrentQuarter$'000 | PreviousQuarter$000 | |
| 5.1 | Cash on hand and at bank | 1,245 | 358 |
| 5.2 | Deposits at call | 3,961 | 2,000 |
| 5.3 | Bank overdraft | ||
| 5.4 | Other (Bank Bills) | 1.991 | 8.254 |
| Total: cash at end of quarter (item 1.22) | 7,197 | 10,612 |
Changes in interests in mining tenements
| Tenement | Nature of interest | Interest at beginning of | Interest at end of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reference | (note(4)) | quarter | quarter | ||||
| 6.1 | Interests in mining tenements On 19 and 20 March 2007, the Company entered into conditional share sale agreements | ||||||
| relinquished, reduced or | with Alara Uranium Limited in respect of Alara acquiring Strike's uranium tenement | ||||||
| lapsed | interests in Peru, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, through the acquisition of | ||||||
| Strike subsidiaries - Strike Uranium Pty Ltd and Strike Uranium Peru Pty Ltd. For further | |||||||
| information, please refer to page 20 of the attached March 2007 Quarterly Activities | |||||||
| Report. | |||||||
| 6.2 | |||||||
| Interests in mining tenements | On 26 February 2007, Strike Resources Limited lodged applications for Exploration | ||||||
| acquired or increased | Licences 04/1657, 04/1658 and 04/1659 in the West Kimberley region of Western Australian | ||||||
| (King Sound Mineral Sands Project). | |||||||
Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter
| Issue price per security | Amount paid up per | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | Number quoted | (see note 5) (cents) | security (see note 5) | ||
| 7.1 | Preference securities+ | n/a | |||
| 7.2 | Changes during quarter(a) Increases through issues(b) Decreases through returns ofcapital, buy-backs,redemptions | ||||
| 7.3 | Ordinary securities+ | 67,723,453 | 67,723,453 | ||
| 7.4 | Changes during quarter | ||||
| (a) Increases through issuesConversion of SRKOoptionsIssue under 16 February2007 "Cleansing" ProspectusIssue under MAPSAAgreement(b) Decreases through returns ofcapital, buy-backs | 5,888,58213,000,000 | 5,888,58213,000,000 | 20 cents130 cents173 cents | N/AN/AN/A | |
| 7.5 | Convertible debt securities+ | ||||
| 7.6 | Changes during quarter | ||||
| (a) Increases through issues | |||||
| (b) Decreases through securitiesmatured, converted | |||||
| 7.7 | OptionsVendor optionsVendor optionsListed SRKO optionsDirectors' optionsDirectors' optionsEmployee's options | 1,833,3331,666,66714,495,7144,600,000500,000150,000 | 1,833,3331,666,66714,495,714 | Exercise price20 cents30 cents20 cents96 cents96 cents120 cents | Expiry date9 February 20119 February 201130 June 200821 July 201113 September 20116 October 2011 |
| 7.8 | Issued during quarterDirectors' optionsDirectors' options | 500,0003,300,000 | 210 cents281 cents | 7 March 20127 March 2012 | |
| 7.9 | Exercised during quarter | 5,888,582 | 20 cents | 30 June 2008 | |
| 7.10 | Expired during quarter | ||||
| 7.11 | Debentures (totals only) | ||||
| 7.12 | Unsecured notes |
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 4).
- $\overline{2}$ This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
30 April 2007
$\overline{a}$ $\overline{a}$
Victor Ho Director
- See Chapter 19 for defined terms
NOTES
- The Company currently holds the following share investments:
| 30-Apr 67 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | No Shares | $%$ | Last Bid Price | Market Value | ||
| Orion Equities Limited (OEQ) | 505.026 | 2.8% | $1,280 | $646,433 | ||
| Oueste Communications Ltd (OUE) | 826.950 | 2.9% | $0.345 | $285,298 | ||
| Sofcom Limited (SOF) | 12.420.439 | 27.8% | suspended | |||
| Total | $931.731 | |||||
Share investments are regarded as liquid assets to supplement the Company's cash reserves.
The Company is the largest shareholder in SOF which is currently suspended awaiting a potential recapitalisation and re-admission to ASX.
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- During the quarter ending 31 March 2007,5,888,582 listed $0.20 (30 June 2008) options were exercised and converted into shares (as described in the above table), raising a total of $1,177,716.40.
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- 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
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- The "Nature of interest" (items 6.1 and 6.2) includes options in respect of interests in mining tenements acquired, exercised or lapsed during the reporting period. If the entity is involved in a joint venture agreement and there are conditions precedent
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- 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.
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- The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 1022: Accounting for Extractive Industries and AASB 1026: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.
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- Accounting Standards ASX will accept, for example, the use of International Accounting 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.