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TITANIUM SANDS LIMITED Capital/Financing Update 2014

Dec 8, 2014

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Capital/Financing Update

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9 December 2014

Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange 10th Floor 20 Bond Street SYDNEY NSW 2000

UPDATE ON SRI LANKA MINERAL SANDS DUE DILIGENCE

HIGHLIGHTS –

  • First drilling results reveal significant results for Total Heavy Metals (THM)

  • Full drilling reports presents to WVL by Sri Lankan vendor – Srinel Holdings Limited and attached to this announcement

  • XRF analysis of the drill samples and element assessment expected to be completed within 14 days

Windimurra Vanadium Limited (“ Company ”) is pleased to provide an update on due diligence activities that are under way pursuant to the option agreement that the Company entered into regarding the acquisition of 100% of the issued capital of Srinel Holdings Limited (“ Srinel ”) an unlisted company registered in Mauritius which owns 13 exploration licenses in various coastal districts of Sri Lanka that are prospective for mineral sands.

The Drilling program having been completed and the results received by Srinel are attached in the two reports from GeoActive.

Yours faithfully

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Nicki Farley Company Secretary Windimurra Vanadium Limited

Windumurra Vanadium Limited ABN 65 009 131 533 Level 24,44 St Georges Tce, Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 6211 5099 Fax: 08 9218 8875

GeoActiv Srinel Holdings Limited Results Report 1, Sri Lanka, Mannar Island; 26/11/2014

Report 1 for Srinel Holdings Limited on results from exploration drilling on heavy mineral sands project, Mannar Island, Sri Lanka

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Written by: JN Badenhorst Date: 26/11/2014 Client: Srinel Holdings Limited

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GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd (GeoActiv) is pleased the present to Srinel Holdings Limited (Srinel) the first total heavy mineral (THM) results from the Tetra Bromo Ethane (TBE) heavy fraction separation from an exploration program undertaken on three of your thirteen Sri Lankan Heavy Mineral Sands exploration licenses. This report has been compiled by JN Badenhorst from GeoActiv, the geologist signing off as competent person, on behalf of Srinel.

Srinel is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Singha Lanka Investments (Private) Limited, which in turn is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Supreme Solutions Limited, the holder of the exploration licenses in Sri Lanka.

Background

During October and November 2011, a fieldwork exploration program was completed within exploration licenses EL180 and EL182 by personnel of the Sri Lanka Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB). The work entailed a hand-held auger drilling and sampling program that took place across the narrow strip of the tidal, beach and berm zone throughout much of the licences at a spacing of 10 to 60 m on lines 200 m apart, perpendicular to the coastline. Drilling depths were limited by the generally shallow water table and the limits to drilling depth set by the drilling technique, drilling rarely extended further than 150m from the coastline.

All of the auger samples collected by the GSMB were submitted to the VV Minerals (Pvt) Ltd laboratory in Tamil Nadu, India, for mineralogical analysis. The laboratory conducted TBE heavy fraction separation to produce the THM %, the heavy mineral (HM) assemblage was determined by a microscope grain count method (see Figure 1 with the GSMB BH’s and THM grades).

The VV Minerals analysis was reportedly accompanied by in-house Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC), but this data was not available.

Figure 1: All historical drilling done within EL 180 and EL182, with weighted %THM indicated.

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Srinel Mannar Island Exploration program

Due to questions on the QAQC procedures followed by the GSMB and the VV Minerals laboratory, as well as the grain count method utilized by VV Minerals in the HM assemblage determination, an exploration program was initiated by Srinel. The aim of the exploration program was to:

  • Test the fact that the GSBM data indicates a potential well mineralized strike length of 10 – 12km for each of EL180 and EL182;

  • Conduct some preliminary handheld auger drilling within EL203 blocks. There are 4X1km[2] EL203 blocks on the western edge of Mannar Island (Figure 2);

  • Twin a reasonable % of the GSMB BH’s (same BH ID utilized, only T prefix added to BH ID). As the geological environment is still active (Monsoon season will result in significant changes, especially tidal and beach areas), twinning is not expected to mirror GSMB results, rather clearly replicate higher and lower grade areas;

  • Drill infill BH’s where there were gaps in the GSMB data;

  • Do some minor checking of mineralization inland of the GSMB drilling;

  • Drill some of the areas and holes deeper than managed by GSMB;

  • Follow defendable QAQC procedures;

  • Follow defendable analytical techniques, including TBE heavy fraction separation, followed by magnetic separation work to generate the different magnetic and non-magnetic fractions, followed by quantitative XRF and optical microscope work to determine the HM assemblage. From the VV Mineral grain count work, we expect very little magnetite in the HM (observed during initial site visit and the exploration work), with the bulk made of Ilmenite and significant amounts of zircon and Rutile (the valuable heavy minerals). There appears to be a reasonable amount of Garnet and Silliminite, these two minerals should make the bulk of the rest of the heavy minerals

  • Commission a satellite based (GeoEye) Digital Terrain Model (DTM) study. Z coordinates would be determined by draping the BH X and Y coordinates onto the DTM.

  • Produce a JORC compliant resource calculation and report on receipt of all results. Bernhard Sieberts, from Golder Associates, will be the competent person for this phase of work.

A South African Based independent consulting company, GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd, was contracted to manage and conduct the work on behalf of Srinel. GeoActiv staff, with significant heavy mineral sands exploration, was involved in the program. The drilling and sampling program took place during July and August 2014 (see Figure 2 of drill holes drilled during this exploration program within EL180, EL182 and EL203). A hand-held auger specifically manufactured by GeoActiv was used for the drilling. A similar geological logging and sampling process to what was observed by the GSMB was followed by the GeoActiv team. Samples were generally collected at 0.5m intervals and Alpha numerical sample tickets were used. Where twin drilling took place, the original borehole ID was retained, with only a T prefix used. New drill sites were either numbered NS or WB. The GeoActiv auger did manage to generally penetrate deeper than with the GSMB drilling program (NS06 within EL182 drilled to 3.70M), but below the water table sample recovery again presented difficulties.

Mannar Island has reasonably good infrastructure, with a tarred road running nearly the entire NE – SE length of the island. A new railway track, which is under construction (Figure 3), runs onto the island.

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Figure2: All BH’s from Srinel exploration program within EL182 and EL180 drilled.

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All the samples were transported to Colombo after the completion of the drilling program. The samples were riffled and homogenized before they were reduced to a c 1.5kg size by using the riffle splitter. A duplicate sample was riffled from every 20[th] sample, hence 5% of the total amount of samples. All samples from the drilling program were prepped, even samples perceived to be low grade. All the samples were packed for transport. This prep and packing work took place under full supervision of a GeoActiv geologist. Permits for the export of the samples were sourced in Sri Lanka, on receipt of the permits the samples were couriered via air freight to Johannesburg where clearance took place for the samples. The samples were then air freighted to Cape Town where a representative from the Analytical laboratory, Scientific Services CC, collected the samples. A GeoActiv geologist spent two days at the laboratory sorting the samples and getting them ready for analyses. A priority list of samples for analyses was made utilizing the visual field grade estimate. This list was supplied to the laboratory and analyses took place according to this list. Depending on the results received, more samples are expected to be added to the list.

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Figure3: New railway on Mannar Island.

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Analytical work and results

Scientific Services CC in Cape Town, South Africa, is being used for the initial analytical work. They will be completing the TBE and desliming, as well as the magnetic separation work. Quantitative XRF analyses will be conducted on completion of the magnetic separation work by a separate accredited analytical laboratory. Some optical microscope work will also take place.

Two batches of results (results expected as 7 batches), 2910 GeoActiv Report 1 and 2910 GeoActiv Report 2, have been received to date from Scientific Services. The results from Report 1 are for 33 samples and Report 2 for 52 samples. These samples are from 21 boreholes, with some results still pending in the third batch for one borehole (TUPE/BM84). Although the results only represents two batches of samples and a time series analyses is not possible yet, QAQC analyses on the standards and duplicate material returned good statistical results.

Discussion on Results Received

Except for NS11 that falls within EL180, the rest of the boreholes are all within EL182 (Figure 4, note all the BH’s in orange and red depicting 5-10% THM and >10% THM respectively). Weighted average THM% results for each of the BH’s were done using a 1% THM lower cut-off, no top cut-off was utilized. Some very high THM% grades were received; with the highest weighted average within the 2 batches of results 41.14% THM over 200cm for NS12 (see Table 1). The lowest grade from the boreholes in these 2 batches has a weighted average of 1.86% THM over 50cm (TUPE/T/82). The average weighted grade for the BH’s within EL182 (sans TUPE/BM84 as some results are still pending) is 12.26% THM over 172cm. The results received from EL182 covers a strike length of 10.31km, with a width of generally 50 - 100m from the coastline, but some drilling from the indicated results was done up to up to 400m from the coastline (NS04). 17 Of the 19 holes with results in EL182 still had THM grades of >1% in the deepest sample, indicating the mineralisation is open at depth. Twinned BH’s duplicated the high grade / lower grade from the GSMB data. Figure 5 shows mineralization on the beach within EL182.

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Figure 4: only BH’s from Srinel exploration program with results received indicated.

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Figure 5: Heavy mineral concentrations on the beach within EL182.

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Table 1: BH’s from Srinel exploration program with coordinates and weighted average THM grades / BH, only from results received to date.

BH ID LAT LONG W av
THM%
THICKNESS
(cm)
EL
NS02 9.10034400 79.77339903 7.31 150 EL182
NS03 9.09862303 79.78594498 3.34 100 EL182
NS04 9.09223904 79.79914899 2.93 200 EL182
NS05 9.09002203 79.80913804 10.35 190 EL182
NS07 9.08201102 79.83659003 2.10 150 EL182
NS11 8.96056797 79.89587397 23.09 194 EL182
NS12 9.10143801 79.77634200 41.14 200 EL180
NS13 9.09627702 79.79757898 7.50 116 EL182
NS15 9.08029499 79.84253397 7.13 230 EL182
TUPE/BH5 9.08351189 79.83456069 24.59 214 EL182
TUPE/BH51 9.09136070 79.81062558 13.73 180 EL182
TUPE/BM54-1 9.09316381 79.80524473 14.34 190 EL182
TUPE/BM57-1 9.09513046 79.80021810 2.24 147 EL182
TUPE/BM63 9.09863745 79.78973846 16.11 174 EL182
TUPE/BM68-1 9.10045850 79.78109160 11.65 200 EL182
TUPE/BM74-1 9.10231870 79.77034332 9.81 175 EL182
TUPE/BM78-1 9.10353776 79.76322633 7.31 215 EL182
TUPE/BM84 9.10519822 79.75236934 Some results pending EL182
TUPE/T/60 9.09734781 79.79429930 9.59 175 EL182
TUPE/T/82 9.10542553 79.75608017 1.86 50 EL182
WB01 9.10507601 79.75608696 19.00 215 EL182

Follow-up Exploration Program

Most of the drilling to date has focused around a narrow 100 – 150m wide strip directly inland from the coastline. Although some holes were slightly further inland during the Srinel exploration program, this drilling is sparse and needs infill drilling. From visual estimations and the results returned from the first 2 batches of THM results, the holes drilled inland are still well mineralized and drilling must therefore continue still further inland to the license boundaries.

Due to the limitations in obtaining depth with the drilling technique employed to date (hand-held auger drilling), and the fact that most of the holes with results received to date are still in +1% THM grades at the base (therefore open at depth), the follow-up exploration program will also focus on the depth extent of mineralization.

Due to the drilling depth necessity an AirCore (AC) or motorized sleeved auger drill program will be undertaken. Drilling depths in the order of 20 to 30m are planned for the drilling program. Samples collected from below the water table will have to be air dried prior to sample preparation taking place.

Summary

The THM results received from the first two batches have proven the presence of high THM grades within EL182, the highest weighted average THM grade received being 41.14% THM over 200cm for NS12. The results have verified relative THM grades of the historic work done, as well as indicating a

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sizable strike length of mineralisation of c 10.31km. The average weighted THM grade for EL182 is 12.26% THM over 172cm for the results received. Some drilling further from the coast showed that mineralization is open in this area, most of the holes are also open at depth with grades still >1 %THM for deepest samples.

Competent Person Statement

The details contained in the document that pertains to exploration results are based upon information compiled by Mr. JN Badenhorst from GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Badenhorst is an independent consultant for Srinel. He is a Member of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (registration number 400157/07) and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Badenhorst consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.

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JN Badenhorst

JORC TABLE 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
channels, random chips, or specific specialized
industry
standard
measurement
tools
appropriate
to
the
minerals
under
investigation, such as down hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.

Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or
systems used.

Aspects of the determination of mineralisation
that are Material to the Public Report. In cases
where ‘industry standard’ work has been done
this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to
produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be required, such
as where there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules)
may
warrant
disclosure
of
detailed

A hand-auger specifically manufactured for
the project was used for auger drilling.
The bucket was designed to be able to do
0.5m samples per drill run.

Sampling was therefore done on 0.5m
intervals, unless penetration problems
caused incomplete samples at the end of
holes. Where some minor penetration
problems
were
experienced,
smaller
sample runs were done.

The full sample from the auger bucket was
collected in a plastic sample bag and
assigned an Alpha numerical sample
number.

All samples were transported to Colombo
after completion of drilling. Samples were
riffled and homogenized before they were
reduced to a c 1.5kg size by using the riffle
splitter. This size is seen as large enough
to be representative of the original
intersection.

All samples from the drilling program were
prepped, even samples perceived to be

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information low grade. All the samples were packed
for transport. Permits for the export of
the samples were sourced in Sri Lanka, on
receipt of the permits the samples were
couriered via air freight to Johannesburg
where clearance took place for the
samples. They were then air freighted to
Cape Town where a representative from
the
Analytical
laboratory,
Scientific
Services CC,collected the samples.
Drilling
techniques

Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core is
oriented and if so, by what method, etc).

A hand-auger specifically manufactured for
the project was used for auger drilling.

The bucket has a diameter of 100mm.

The auger bucket was designed to drill
0.5m samples per drill run. Larger samples
would have become too heavy and would
have resulted in sample falling out of the
bucket.

One meter drill rod extensions were used,
with sufficient extensions on site to drill to
4m. The deepest auger hole drilled was
NS06 drilled within EL182 to 3.70m.
Drill sample
recovery

Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results assessed.

Measures taken to maximise sample recovery
and ensure representative nature of the
samples.

Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to preferential
loss/gain of fine/coarse material.

Care was taken that a full 0.5m drill run
resulted in a full sample buckets. Re-
drilling took place where this was not the
case, or the hole and sampling stopped
where
sample
recovery
became
a
problem.

The sample recovery or penetration
problems were either linked to the shallow
water table, or the limits to drilling depth
with the hand held auger.
Logging
Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a
level of detail to support appropriate Mineral
Resource estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.

Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative
in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.

The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.

Each sample was geologically logged for
mineral composition, grain size, sorting,
visual %silt, induration, and a rough visual
estimate of the dark heavy mineral %
component.

Paper log information was transferred
every night to an excel spreadsheet.
Sub-sampling
Techniques and
sample
preparation

If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.

If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or
dry.

For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.

Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.

Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including
for
instance
results
for
field
duplicate/second-half sampling.

Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the
grain size of the material being sampled.

The
full
samples
were
riffled
and
homogenized using a single layer riffler.

The samples were then reduced to a c
1.5kg size by using the riffle splitter.

A duplicate sample was riffled from every
20th sample /5% of the total.

The riffler was thoroughly cleaned after
each sample.
Quality of
assay data and
laboratory tests

The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or
total.

For
geophysical
tools,
spectrometers,
handheld
XRF
instruments,
etc,
the

Analytical work on the TBE based THM
determination and subsequent magnetic
separation work is done by Scientific
Services C.C.; Cape Town. XRF work is
planned on receipt of magnetic separation
data and samples.

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  • parameters used in determining the analysis  Determination of % THM Samples conc. including instrument make and model, reading using TBE at 2.95SG, as well as the times, calibrations factors applied and their desliming work, are as follows: derivation, etc.  TBE is placed into the glass flask up to Nature of quality control procedures adopted the indicated mark. (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external  Place approximate 1 scoop of sample laboratory checks) and whether acceptable into the flask. levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and  Wash down the sides of the flask and precision have been established. impeller with TBE to ensure all material is in the TBE.

  • Run the mixer for about 10 seconds.  Wash down again to ensure no material is ‘hung’.

  • Run the impeller mixer repeatable in 10 second bursts until sure that all heavies have been liberated.

  • Allow to stand for 5-10 minutes or until no more material cascades to bottom.

  • Once the discharge pipe is clear of suspended material release the tube to allow the concentrate to be captured in the filter paper. Store this labeled filter paper.

  • Process any remaining sample as above ensuring no concentrate is lost.

  • Finally flush out the floats by opening the tube and allowing the floats to fall into filter paper – allow this to stand capturing all the TBE which will be reused at a later stage.

  • Wash all concentrates and floats thoroughly with acetone to reclaim as much TBE as possible.

  • After the concentrate filter is acetone rinsed and dried, transfer the conc. very carefully into a bag opening the filter paper ensuring nothing is lost.

  • Place the floats into the waste drums unless specified by the client to do otherwise.

  • Check the SG of the TBE with the density tracers provided and re-use as appropriate.

  • The sample once received and reviewed with paperwork is then weighed.

  • Water and NaOH (0.2%) is added to the sample – approximate 3:1 (H20: Sample). Attrition for 10minutes.

  • The sample is then wet screened through 1mm and 45µ screens.

  • Ensure the both screens are clean and free from any damage. If damage is evident - report this sieve to the QC.

  • Place the +1mm and the -1mm, +45µ, sample into stainless steel pans with tags representing the sample number. These trays are then placed in an oven for drying. The -45µ is discarded in the wet screening process.

  • The dried samples are weighed to determine the % oversize and % slimes fractions.

  • Depending on clients request the sample is either split with a Rotary

Nature of quality control procedures adopted (eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether acceptable levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and precision have been established.

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Splitter or the entire sample is sent
through for THM.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying

The
verification
of
significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.

The use of twinned holes.

Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification, data
storage
(physical
and
electronic)
protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.

23% of the drilling that took place twinned
historic boreholes on the project.

QAQC of all work done performed by JN
Badenhorst and Dr. FJ Kruger of GeoActiv.
Location of data
points

Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys),
trenches, mine workings and other locations
used in Mineral Resource estimation.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic control.

Data and work was done in Lat Long,
WGS84.

A hand held Garmin GPS was used for the
positioning and final position of the auger
holes.

The X and Y coordinates were collected
and entered into the project spreadsheet.

The Y data were found to be very
inaccurate. A GeoEye satellite based Digital
Terrain Model (DTM) study has been
initiated. The X and Y coordinated of the
boreholes will be used to elevate the
boreholes to the DTM surface prior to
resource modeling taking place. This will
supply significantly more accurate Z data
as the DTM is based on 13 Differential GPS
derivedpoints.
Data spacing
and distribution

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.

Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological
and grade continuity appropriate for the
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.

Whether
sample
compositing
has
been
applied.

Historic drilling by Sri Lanka Geological
Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) took
place
at
200m
inter-line
spacing,
perpendicular to the coast line. Drilling
rarely reached further that 150m inland
from shoreline.

New drilling program aimed to verify
historic data in mostly higher grade areas,
but also checking some lower grade areas,
by at least one borehole every 500m inter-
line spacing.

Several new auger holes were drilled
further inland to check for mineralization
here. Holes deeper inland were generally
<300m from the coast line, but in EL182
some drilling took place 1,000m from the
coastline.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure

Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and
the extent to which this is known, considering
the deposit type.

If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralized structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.

Drilling took place in fences perpendicular
to the coast line, in the tidal, beach and
berm zones. Some drilling further inland.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.

All sampling, prep and packing work took
place under supervision of a GeoActiv
geologist.

A representative from the Analytical
laboratory, Scientific Services CC, collected
the samples from the airport in Cape
Town, South Africa.

The GeoActiv geologist spent two days at
the laboratory sorting the samples and
getting them ready for analyses, in the
process makingsure all samples did arrive

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at the laboratoryin acceptable condition.
Audits or
reviews

The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.

Statistical analyses of the QAQC samples
will be conducted by GeoActiv.

No other audits or reviews have taken
place.

Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status

Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests,
historical
sites,
wilderness
or
national park and environmental settings.

The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments
to obtaining a license to operate in the area.

EL180 and EL182 are wholly owned by
Supreme Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, the licenses
are valid to 1 September 2015.

The opinion on tenure mentioned above
was produced by a legal company in Sri
Lanka called Varners.

Srinel Holdings Limited is the legal and
beneficial owner of all of the fully paid
ordinary shares in the capital of Singha
Lanka Investments (Private) Limited which
in turn is the legal and beneficial owner of
all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the
capital of Supreme Solutions Limited, the
holder of the exploration licenses in Sri
Lanka.
Exploration done
by other parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration
by other parties.

Between October and November 2011, a
fieldwork
exploration
program
was
completed in EL 180 and EL 182 by
personnel of the GSMB. An auger drilling
and sampling program took place across
the
tidal,
beach
and
berm
zones
throughout much of the licenses at a
spacing of 10 to 60 m on lines 200 m apart,
perpendicular to the coastline.

The auger drilling was done utilizing a
hand-held auger machine, with drilling
depth limited by the generally shallow
water table and the limits to drilling depth
set by the drilling technique.

The
auger
sampling
program
only
encompassed a narrow section of the
foreshore sediments, with very few auger
holes located in the backshore sediments.

All of the auger samples collected by the
GSMB were provided to Supreme and
subsequently
submitted
to
the
VV
Minerals (Pvt) Ltd laboratory in Tamil
Nadu,India for mineralogical analysis.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.

There is general consensus that the heavy
minerals in Sri Lanka were derived from
Precambrian
(Proterozoic)
high-grade
metamorphic rocks that account for more
than ninety percent of the island. These
crystalline basement units are subdivided
into 3 major litho-tectonic subdivisions,
namely the Highland, Wanni and Vijayan
Complexes.

The heavy minerals ilmenite, rutile, zircon,
monazite,
sillimanite
and
garnet
commonly occur in the coastal sands.

Mineralization is high in the tidal, beach
and berm areas, but can also be seen
inland on Mannar Island.

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Drill hole
Information

A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results
including a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:

easting and northing of the drill hole
collar

elevation or RL (Reduced Level

elevation above sea level in metres) of
the drill hole collar

dip and azimuth of the hole

down hole length and interception depth

hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why
this is the case.

Table 1 supplies the BH information and
results from the first 2 batches of analyses
received from Scientific Services.

The
grades
indicated
are
weighted
averages.

A lower Total Heavy Mineral (THM) grade
of 1% was used for calculations.

The Y data were found to be very
inaccurate. A GeoEye satellite based
Digital Terrain Model (DTM) study has
been initiated. The X and Y coordinated of
the boreholes will be used to elevate the
boreholes to the DTM surface prior to
resource modeling taking place. This will
supply significantly more accurate Z data
as the DTM is based on 13 Differential GPS
derived points.
Data
aggregation
methods

In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging
techniques,
maximum
and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.

Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high grade results and longer
lengths of low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be stated
and
some
typical
examples
of
such
aggregations should be shown in detail.

The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.

All %THM results supplied were weighted
on the sample length.

A lower THM grade of 1% was used for
calculations. No upper cut-off has been
used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

These relationships are particularly important
in the reporting of Exploration Results.

If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.

If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a clear
statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length,
true width not known’).

Observed dips of mineralization are very
shallow to flat in the area explored. This
will be confirmed during future work.
Drilling was vertical, and all samples
thoroughly
homogenized.
Sample
intervals are at only c 0.5m. This all
justifies the assumption that the results
are representative of the in ground
mineralization.

The depth extent of mineralization has not
been confirmed as drilling was generally
very shallow. The depth extent of
mineralization will be confirmed during
the nextphase of exploration.
Diagrams
Appropriate maps and sections (with scales)
and tabulations of intercepts should be
included for any significant discovery being
reported These should include, but not be
limited to a plan view of drill hole collar
locations and appropriate sectional views.

Figures depicting historic work on the
project,
the
current
program
being
reported on and future exploration are
displayed in the main text.
Balanced
reporting

Where
comprehensive
reporting
of
all
Exploration
Results
is
not
practicable,
representative reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be practiced to
avoid misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.

All results will be reported, even where
BH’s returned results <1% THM.

Areas where historic work indicated low
THM grades were explored during this
phase of exploration, low grade BH’s are
therefore expected.
Other
substantive
exploration data

Other exploration data, if meaningful and
material, should be reported including (but not
limited
to):
geological
observations;
geophysical survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and method of
treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics;
potential
deleterious
or

The historic drilling done by the GSMB are
indicated in Figure .The exploration
reported on here was done to verify the
data from this historic work.

Apart from the two drilling phases, no
other work has been done to date.

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contaminating substances.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned further work
(eg tests for lateral extensions or depth
extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).

Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible
extensions,
including
the
main
geological interpretations and future drilling
areas, provided this information is not
commercially sensitive.

All work done to date has been focused on
a thin area / strip around the coastline.
The handheld auger drilling technique only
drilled to the groundwater table, or to
where the drilling technique allowed.

A follow-up exploration phase will employ
Aircore (AC) or sleeved motorized auger
drilling to extend drilling inland, as well as
to depth.

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Report 2 for Srinel Holdings Limited on results from exploration drilling on heavy mineral sands project, Mannar Island, Sri Lanka

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Written by: JN Badenhorst Date: 26/11/2014 Client: Srinel Holdings Limited

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GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd (GeoActiv) is pleased the present to Srinel Holdings Limited (Srinel) the remaining total heavy mineral (THM) results from the Tetra Bromo Ethane (TBE) heavy fraction separation from an exploration program undertaken on three of your thirteen Sri Lankan Heavy Mineral Sands exploration licenses. This report has been compiled by JN Badenhorst from GeoActiv, the geologist signing off as competent person, on behalf of Srinel.

Srinel is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Singha Lanka Investments (Private) Limited, which in turn is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of Supreme Solutions Limited, the holder of the exploration licenses in Sri Lanka.

Background

The exploration program, background on historical work and THM results received from the first two batches have been reported on in “Report 2 for Srinel Holdings Limited on results from exploration drilling on heavy mineral sands project, Mannar Island, Sri Lanka” dated 26/11/2014. This update supplies information on the rest of the heavy liquid THM results (result batches 2910 GeoActiv report 3 to 7) from the remaining five batches of results from EL180, EL182 and preliminary work within EL203, with Figure 1 indicating THM results from both historic and Srinel results. All results from a handheld augerdrilling program.

Figure 1: All drilling, historical and Srinel, done within EL 180, EL182 and EL203, with weighted %THM indicated.

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Discussion on Results from EL182

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During discussion on the previous two batches of results the following comments were made: “Some very high THM% grades were received; with the highest weighted average within the 2 batches of results 41.14% THM over 200cm for NS12. The lowest grade from the boreholes in these 2 batches has a weighted average of 1.86% THM over 50cm (TUPE/T/82). The average weighted grade for the BH’s within EL182 (sans TUPE/BM84 as some results are still pending) is 12.26% THM over 172cm. The results received from EL182 covers a strike length of 10.31km, with a width of generally 50 - 100m from the coastline, but some drilling from the indicated results was done up to up to 400m from the coastline (NS04).”

Weighted average THM% results for each of the handheld auger boreholes were again done using a 1% THM lower cut-off, no top cut-off was utilized. The results received for this license now covers a strike length of c 18.60km (Figure 2), but the results from a twin handheld auger exercise on the most eastern portion of the license confirmed the low grades from historical work (Table 1, twin augerholes TUPE/BH43, TUPE/BM40, TUPE/BH36 and TUPE/BM32). The mineralised area from all the results received now has a strike of c 10.54 km, with the same width as reported above. The average weighted THM% and thickness for the results received in batches three to seven is 7.89 %THM over 185cm. This average excludes the four augerholes from the eastern edge of the license. As can be seen from Table 1, the highest grade from these batches was 19.76 %THM over 229cm from TUPE/BM11 and the lowest grade 2.25 %THM over 150cm from TUPE/BM89. Of the 17 augerholes in the mineralised area, 15 are still open at depth with >1 %THM grades from the bottom samples.

Table 1: BH’s from Srinel exploration program with coordinates and weighted average THM grades / BH, rest of TBE results received for batches 3 to 7 for EL182.

BH ID Lat Long W av
THM%
THICKNESS
(cm)
LICENSE (EL)
NS01 9.1050849762 79.7488119733 11.11 214 EL182
NS06 9.0831219591 79.8288849648 7.03 370 EL182
NS08 9.0768119786 79.8479750007 3.90 141 EL182
NS09 9.0728739928 79.8540920299 5.31 160 EL182
NS14 9.0874070395 79.8203859664 6.05 275 EL182
NS16 9.0756879654 79.8559509683 6.74 164 EL182
NS17 9.0674479678 79.8676439747 5.03 150 EL182
TUPE/BH36 9.0518883057 79.8866423965 <1%THM - EL182
TUPE/BM11 9.0784783848 79.8497645371 19.76 229 EL182
TUPE/BM15-1 9.0751594026 79.8566314951 8.47 173 EL182
TUPE/BM19-1 9.0712676011 79.8622901179 5.71 159 EL182
TUPE/BM22 9.0680601820 79.8668279964 4.87 161 EL182
TUPE/BM32 9.0564582031 79.8808099329 <1%THM - EL182
TUPE/BM40 9.0450999700 79.8911521956 <1%THM - EL182
TUPE/BM43 9.0419187862 79.8954984639 <1%THM - EL182
TUPE/BM80 9.1044679843 79.7596123908 15.76 170 EL182
TUPE/BM84 9.1051982157 79.7523693368 7.14 175 EL182
TUPE/BM86 9.1063499730 79.7488399688 3.67 89 EL182
TUPE/BM89 9.0869208891 79.8242182564 2.25 173 EL182
TUPE/BM9-1 9.0793466661 79.8463147972 11.87 187 EL182
WB40 9.0937040281 79.7992990259 2.25 150 EL182

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Discussion on Results from EL180

Results from batches 1 and 2 only included results from 1 handheld auger borehole within EL180 (NS12). Figure 2 and Table 2 shows all results from Srinel drilling within EL180 from results batches 3 to 7. The area has been divided into a north-western (NW) and south-eastern (SE) area, with the SE area the more prospective area. The NW area did indicate some grades >1 %THM from historic work, this was tested and confirmed during the Srinel exploration. The most western BH drilled within EL180 returned the best results for this NW area, with NS28 returning 3.29 %THM over 128cm. EL180 is therefore open on the western side for strike extension. The average weighted THM% for the 7 of the augerholes in this western edge of the license is 1.88 %THM over 116cm, this in a strike of 1.70km.

Figure 2: only BH’s from Srinel exploration program with results received for this report.

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Results returned from the SE area of EL180 confirmed the high THM grades from historic work. The highest THM grade returned from this area is 24.05 %THM over 95cm in NS56. In a few augerholes grades of <1 %THM were found (8 of 43 holes for SE area), five of these holes are situated towards the west of the area, thus where the grades drop into the NW area. For the rest of the area (18.71km strike), the average grade for holes with >1 %THM is 8.65 %THM over 138cm. 25 Of the 43 holes are still open at depth with >1 %THM grades from the bottom samples. The southern edge of the license is also still in grade, thus the strike of the license is open to the south (Figure 3 of this southern area).

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Table 2: BH’s from Srinel exploration program with coordinates and weighted average THM grades / BH, rest of TBE results received for batches 3 to 7 for EL180.

BH ID Lat Long W av
THM%
THICKNESS
(cm)
LICENSE (EL)
NS18 9.0571659710 79.7734820098 1.07 50 EL180NW Block
NS19 9.0604349971 79.7668319754 <1%THM - EL180NW Block
NS20 9.0620539617 79.7633499652 <1%THM - EL180NW Block
NS21 9.0624439716 79.7624570411 <1%THM - EL180NW Block
NS22 9.0632649790 79.7608049680 <1%THM - EL180NW Block
NS23 9.0640640259 79.7590989992 1.65 150 EL180 NW Block
NS24 9.0649909806 79.7570219636 1.41 150 EL180 NW Block
NS25 9.0659409855 79.7557260375 1.66 150 EL180NW Block
NS26 9.0683080349 79.7471709643 1.03 50 EL180NW Block
NS27 9.0695629735 79.7465409804 1.76 150 EL180NW Block
NS28 9.0691000409 79.7448500153 3.29 128 EL180NW Block
TPP/BH14 9.0584252682 79.7708389442 <1%THM - EL180NW Block
TPP/BH8 9.0666620806 79.7512866464 2.09 100 EL180NW Block
NS10 8.9638469741 79.8864679690 2.92 200 EL180 SE Block
NS29 9.0283680148 79.8312869668 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS30 9.0292539820 79.8355889786 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS31 9.0276350174 79.8384570144 1.19 50 EL180 SE Block
NS32 9.0237410367 79.8340010270 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS33 9.0225519799 79.8373820353 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS34 9.0241960064 79.8401479796 1.76 150 EL180 SE Block
NS35 9.0196179785 79.8398919962 1.20 100 EL180 SE Block
NS36 9.0154130291 79.8417110369 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS37 9.0131680202 79.8478810396 1.77 150 EL180 SE Block
NS38 9.0082630143 79.8523370270 3.06 100 EL180 SE Block
NS39 9.0043169819 79.8568940163 4.44 200 EL180 SE Block
NS40 8.9999159798 79.8604799621 7.10 183 EL180 SE Block
NS41 9.0058460087 79.8504139669 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS42 8.9983250108 79.8652869835 4.83 150 EL180 SE Block
NS43 8.9890680369 79.8759409692 16.23 225 EL180 SE Block
NS44 8.9910470042 79.8661759682 4.77 161 EL180 SE Block
NS45 8.9704749640 79.8818689864 10.54 200 EL180 SE Block
NS46 8.9829169773 79.8816409986 11.27 221 EL180 SE Block
NS47 8.9763410389 79.8851240147 4.66 220 EL180 SE Block
NS48 8.9636919927 79.8936270364 2.26 74 EL180 SE Block
NS49 8.9637110196 79.8867090326 3.37 98 EL180 SE Block
NS50 8.9571950119 79.8896499909 23.28 120 EL180 SE Block
NS51 8.9542589989 79.8908790294 10.40 120 EL180 SE Block
NS52 8.9456460066 79.8969500419 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
NS53 8.9381560218 79.9023029767 1.59 25 EL180 SE Block
NS54 8.9305900130 79.9075539876 4.63 176 EL180 SE Block
NS55 8.9215819817 79.9134450406 4.89 122 EL180 SE Block
NS56 8.9136109594 79.9189259671 24.05 95 EL180 SE Block
NS57 8.9055909868 79.9238189869 10.95 150 EL180 SE Block
NS58 8.8974680007 79.9281209987 6.72 75 EL180 SE Block
NS59 8.8884800021 79.9299070146 21.71 135 EL180 SE Block

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NS60 8.8779700175 79.9296640232 8.04 91 EL180 SE Block
NS61 8.8675809838 79.9271760229 <1%THM - EL180 SE Block
TPP/BH140 8.8662786875 79.9271103926 10.66 98 EL180 SE Block
TPP/BM73 8.9809731301 79.8741837032 20.69 99 EL180 SE Block
TPP/DU63 9.0011523943 79.8553359881 1.70 150 EL180 SE Block
TPP/DU96-1 8.9131513797 79.9196200725 10.93 125 EL180 SE Block
TPP/U102 9.0022997931 79.8586433195 3.42 150 EL180 SE Block
TPP/U99 9.0259588044 79.8361194693 1.38 200 EL180 SE Block
WB02 8.9003600087 79.9266379885 21.41 121 EL180 SE Block
WB03 8.9305030089 79.9072310328 19.49 150 EL180 SE Block
WB04 8.8877539616 79.9302029796 14.55 150 EL180 SE Block

Figure 3: Heavy mineral concentrations on the beach in south of EL180.

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Discussion on Results from EL203

No work was conducted historically on any of the 4 EL203 blocks. Some preliminary auger drilling was undertaken to determine the potential of 2 of the blocks (Figure 2). The 2 other EL203 blocks were inaccessible as they are situated mostly in the ocean. Results from work done within these 2 blocks are very encouraging, with the 4 holes from the block abutting the western edge of EL182 (Table 3, EL203_1 results) returning an average weighted THM% of 10.78 %THM over 138cm. These holes are open at depth, on strike towards the west and inland as no drilling took place here.

The 2 augerholes from block EL203_2 returned variable results, one high at 22.27 %THM over 135cm and the other at 1.66 %THM over 86cm. This are is also open at depth, on strike towards the west and inland as no drilling took place here.

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Table 2: BH’s from Srinel exploration program with coordinates and weighted average THM grades / BH, rest of TBE results received for batches 3 to 7 for EL180.

BH ID Lat Long W av
THM%
THICKNESS
(cm)
LICENSE (EL)
WB13 9.1067859996 79.7427820321 14.39 175 EL203_1
WB14 9.1070539691 79.7422070336 11.16 70 EL203_1
WB15 9.1070210282 79.7394489683 9.62 170 EL203_1
WB16 9.1072299890 79.7366769891 7.37 136 EL203_1
WB25 9.0787239745 79.6958769858 22.27 135 EL203_2
WB26 9.0787480306 79.6929819603 1.66 86 EL203_2

Summary

Results batches 3 to 7 returned some very good THM results, with the highest weighted THM grades in EL182, EL180 and EL203 being 19.76 %THM over 229cm in TUPE/BM11, 24.05 %THM over 95cm in NS56 and 22.27 %THM over 135cm in WB25 respectively. Average weighted THM grades (holes >1 %THM) for the mineralized area within EL182 and EL180 are 7.89 %THM over 185cm over c 10.54 km strike for EL182 and 8.65 %THM over 138cm over c 18.71km strike for EL180. The exploratory work within EL203 did return a weighted THM grade of 10.78 %THM over 138cm over c 1.00 km in one block, with a second block only explored by 2 augerholes (positive results).

The Srinel handheld auger drilling program has achieved all the field and initial analytical objectives set out for the program:

  • The historic data within EL180 and EL182 has been verified – high grade heavy mineral mineralisation does exist over significant strike lengths of these two licenses;

  • Preliminary exploration within 2 of the EL203 blocks was conducted with some high THM grades intersected;

  • A reasonable % of the GSMB BH’s was twinned;

  • Infill BH’s where drilled where gaps in the historic data existed;

  • Some minor checking was done of mineralization inland of the historic drilling;

  • The general drilling depth obtained during this program was significantly more than what was historically obtained with a similar drill technique;

  • Defendable QAQC procedures were followed;

  • Of the analytical work planned only the TBE heavy fraction separation work has been completed. Work was done at a reputable laboratory.

The work that still needs to take place is a follows:

  • Magnetic separation work (in progress) to generate the different magnetic and nonmagnetic fractions, followed by quantitative XRF and optical microscope work to determine the HM assemblage;

  • A (GeoEye) Digital Terrain Model (DTM) study has been commissioned and is underway (30% completed;

  • Produce a JORC compliant resource calculation and report on receipt of all results. Bernhard Sieberts, from Golder Associates, will be the competent person for this phase of work.

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Competent Person Statement

The details contained in the document that pertains to exploration results are based upon information compiled by Mr. JN Badenhorst from GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Badenhorst is an independent consultant for Srinel. He is a Member of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (registration number 400157/07) and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr. Badenhorst consents to the inclusion in this release of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.

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JN Badenhorst

JORC TABLE 1

Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques

Nature and quality of sampling (eg cut
channels, random chips, or specific specialized
industry
standard
measurement
tools
appropriate
to
the
minerals
under
investigation, such as down hole gamma
sondes, or handheld XRF instruments, etc).
These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of sampling.

Include reference to measures taken to ensure
sample representivity and the appropriate
calibration of any measurement tools or
systems used.

Aspects of the determination of mineralisation
that are Material to the Public Report. In cases
where ‘industry standard’ work has been done
this would be relatively simple (eg ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to
produce a 30 g charge for fire assay’). In other
cases more explanation may be required, such
as where there is coarse gold that has inherent
sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (eg submarine nodules)
may
warrant
disclosure
of
detailed
information

A hand-auger specifically manufactured for
the project was used for auger drilling.
The bucket was designed to be able to do
0.5m samples per drill run.

Sampling was therefore done on 0.5m
intervals, unless penetration problems
caused incomplete samples at the end of
holes. Where some minor penetration
problems
were
experienced,
smaller
sample runs were done.

The full sample from the auger bucket was
collected in a plastic sample bag and
assigned an Alpha numerical sample
number.

All samples were transported to Colombo
after completion of drilling. Samples were
riffled and homogenized before they were
reduced to a c 1.5kg size by using the riffle
splitter. This size is seen as large enough
to be representative of the original
intersection.

All samples from the drilling program were
prepped, even samples perceived to be
low grade. All the samples were packed
for transport. Permits for the export of
the samples were sourced in Sri Lanka, on
receipt of the permits the samples were
couriered via air freight to Johannesburg
where clearance took place for the
samples. Theywere then air freighted to

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Cape Town where a representative from
the
Analytical
laboratory,
Scientific
Services CC,collected the samples.
Drilling
techniques

Drill type (eg core, reverse circulation, open-
hole hammer, rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (eg core diameter, triple
or standard tube, depth of diamond tails, face-
sampling bit or other type, whether core is
oriented and if so, by what method, etc).

A hand-auger specifically manufactured for
the project was used for auger drilling.

The bucket has a diameter of 100mm.

The auger bucket was designed to drill
0.5m samples per drill run. Larger samples
would have become too heavy and would
have resulted in sample falling out of the
bucket.

One meter drill rod extensions were used,
with sufficient extensions on site to drill to
4m. The deepest auger hole drilled was
NS06 drilled within EL182 to 3.70m.
Drill sample
recovery

Method of recording and assessing core and
chip sample recoveries and results assessed.

Measures taken to maximise sample recovery
and ensure representative nature of the
samples.

Whether a relationship exists between sample
recovery and grade and whether sample bias
may have occurred due to preferential
loss/gain of fine/coarse material.

Care was taken that a full 0.5m drill run
resulted in a full sample buckets. Re-
drilling took place where this was not the
case, or the hole and sampling stopped
where
sample
recovery
became
a
problem.

The sample recovery or penetration
problems were either linked to the shallow
water table, or the limits to drilling depth
with the hand held auger.
Logging
Whether core and chip samples have been
geologically and geotechnically logged to a
level of detail to support appropriate Mineral
Resource estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.

Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative
in nature. Core (or costean, channel, etc)
photography.

The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.

Each sample was geologically logged for
mineral composition, grain size, sorting,
visual %silt, induration, and a rough visual
estimate of the dark heavy mineral %
component.

Paper log information was transferred
every night to an excel spreadsheet.
Sub-sampling
Techniques and
sample
preparation

If core, whether cut or sawn and whether
quarter, half or all core taken.

If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled,
rotary split, etc and whether sampled wet or
dry.

For all sample types, the nature, quality and
appropriateness of the sample preparation
technique.

Quality control procedures adopted for all sub-
sampling stages to maximise representivity of
samples.

Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is
representative of the in situ material collected,
including
for
instance
results
for
field
duplicate/second-half sampling.

Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the
grain size of the material being sampled.

The
full
samples
were
riffled
and
homogenized using a single layer riffler.

The samples were then reduced to a c
1.5kg size by using the riffle splitter.

A duplicate sample was riffled from every
20th sample /5% of the total.

The riffler was thoroughly cleaned after
each sample.
Quality of
assay data and
laboratory tests

The nature, quality and appropriateness of the
assaying and laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered partial or
total.

For
geophysical
tools,
spectrometers,
handheld
XRF
instruments,
etc,
the
parameters used in determining the analysis
including instrument make and model, reading
times, calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.

Nature of quality control procedures adopted
(eg standards, blanks, duplicates, external
laboratory checks) and whether acceptable

Analytical work on the TBE based THM
determination and subsequent magnetic
separation work is done by Scientific
Services C.C.; Cape Town. XRF work is
planned on receipt of magnetic separation
data and samples.

Determination of % THM Samples conc.
using TBE at 2.95SG, as well as the
desliming work, are as follows:

TBE is placed into the glass flask up to
the indicated mark.

Place approximate 1 scoop of sample
into the flask.

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levels of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.

Wash down the sides of the flask and
impeller with TBE to ensure all
material is in the TBE.

Run the mixer for about 10 seconds.

Wash down again to ensure no
material is ‘hung’.

Run the impeller mixer repeatable in
10 second bursts until sure that all
heavies have been liberated.

Allow to stand for 5-10 minutes or
until no more material cascades to
bottom.

Once the discharge pipe is clear of
suspended material release the tube
to allow the concentrate to be
captured in the filter paper. Store this
labeled filter paper.

Process any remaining sample as
above ensuring no concentrate is lost.

Finally flush out the floats by opening
the tube and allowing the floats to fall
into filter paper – allow this to stand
capturing all the TBE which will be
reused at a later stage.

Wash all concentrates and floats
thoroughly with acetone to reclaim as
much TBE as possible.

After the concentrate filter is acetone
rinsed and dried, transfer the conc.
very carefully into a bag opening the
filter paper ensuring nothing is lost.

Place the floats into the waste drums
unless specified by the client to do
otherwise.
 Check the SG of the TBE with the
density tracers provided and re-use as
appropriate.

The
sample
once
received
and
reviewed with paperwork is then
weighed.

Water and NaOH (0.2%) is added to
the sample – approximate 3:1 (H20:
Sample). Attrition for 10minutes.

The sample is then wet screened
through 1mm and 45µ screens.

Ensure the both screens are clean and
free from any damage. If damage is
evident - report this sieve to the QC.

Place the +1mm and the -1mm, +45µ,
sample into stainless steel pans with
tags representing the sample number.
These trays are then placed in an
oven for drying. The -45µ is discarded
in the wet screening process.

The dried samples are weighed to
determine the % oversize and %
slimes fractions.
 Depending on clients request the
sample is either split with a Rotary
Splitter or the entire sample is sent
through for THM.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying

The
verification
of
significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.

The use of twinned holes.

Documentation of primary data, data

23% of the drilling that took place twinned
historic boreholes on the project.

QAQC of all work done performed by JN
Badenhorst and Dr. FJ Kruger of GeoActiv.

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entry procedures, data verification, data
storage
(physical
and
electronic)
protocols.

Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
Location of data
points

Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate
drill holes (collar and down-hole surveys),
trenches, mine workings and other locations
used in Mineral Resource estimation.

Specification of the grid system used.

Quality and adequacy of topographic control.

Data and work was done in Lat Long,
WGS84.

A hand held Garmin GPS was used for the
positioning and final position of the auger
holes.

The X and Y coordinates were collected
and entered into the project spreadsheet.

The Y data were found to be very
inaccurate. A GeoEye satellite based Digital
Terrain Model (DTM) study has been
initiated. The X and Y coordinated of the
boreholes will be used to elevate the
boreholes to the DTM surface prior to
resource modeling taking place. This will
supply significantly more accurate Z data
as the DTM is based on 13 Differential GPS
derivedpoints.
Data spacing
and distribution

Data spacing for reporting of Exploration
Results.

Whether the data spacing and distribution is
sufficient to establish the degree of geological
and grade continuity appropriate for the
Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation
procedure(s) and classifications applied.

Whether
sample
compositing
has
been
applied.

Historic drilling by Sri Lanka Geological
Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) took
place
at
200m
inter-line
spacing,
perpendicular to the coast line. Drilling
rarely reached further that 150m inland
from shoreline.

New drilling program aimed to verify
historic data in mostly higher grade areas,
but also checking some lower grade areas,
by at least one borehole every 500m inter-
line spacing.

Several new auger holes were drilled
further inland to check for mineralization
here. Holes deeper inland were generally
<300m from the coast line, but in EL182
some drilling took place 1,000m from the
coastline.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure

Whether the orientation of sampling achieves
unbiased sampling of possible structures and
the extent to which this is known, considering
the deposit type.

If the relationship between the drilling
orientation and the orientation of key
mineralized structures is considered to have
introduced a sampling bias, this should be
assessed and reported if material.

Drilling took place in fences perpendicular
to the coast line, in the tidal, beach and
berm zones. Some drilling further inland.
Sample security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.

All sampling, prep and packing work took
place under supervision of a GeoActiv
geologist.

A representative from the Analytical
laboratory, Scientific Services CC, collected
the samples from the airport in Cape
Town, South Africa.

The GeoActiv geologist spent two days at
the laboratory sorting the samples and
getting them ready for analyses, in the
process making sure all samples did arrive
at the laboratoryin acceptable condition.
Audits or
reviews

The results of any audits or reviews of
sampling techniques and data.

Statistical analyses of the QAQC samples
will be conducted by GeoActiv.

No other audits or reviews have taken
place.

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Section 2 Reporting of Exploration Results

(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections.)

Criteria Explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status

Type, reference name/number, location and
ownership including agreements or material
issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title
interests,
historical
sites,
wilderness
or
national park and environmental settings.

The security of the tenure held at the time of
reporting along with any known impediments
to obtaining a license to operate in the area.

EL180 and EL182 are wholly owned by
Supreme Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, the licenses
are valid to 1 September 2015.

The opinion on tenure mentioned above
was produced by a legal company in Sri
Lanka called Varners.

Srinel Holdings Limited is the legal and
beneficial owner of all of the fully paid
ordinary shares in the capital of Singha
Lanka Investments (Private) Limited which
in turn is the legal and beneficial owner of
all of the fully paid ordinary shares in the
capital of Supreme Solutions Limited, the
holder of the exploration licenses in Sri
Lanka.
Exploration done
by other parties

Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration
by other parties.

Between October and November 2011, a
fieldwork
exploration
program
was
completed in EL 180 and EL 182 by
personnel of the GSMB. An auger drilling
and sampling program took place across
the
tidal,
beach
and
berm
zones
throughout much of the licenses at a
spacing of 10 to 60 m on lines 200 m apart,
perpendicular to the coastline.

The auger drilling was done utilizing a
hand-held auger machine, with drilling
depth limited by the generally shallow
water table and the limits to drilling depth
set by the drilling technique.

The
auger
sampling
program
only
encompassed a narrow section of the
foreshore sediments, with very few auger
holes located in the backshore sediments.

All of the auger samples collected by the
GSMB were provided to Supreme and
subsequently
submitted
to
the
VV
Minerals (Pvt) Ltd laboratory in Tamil
Nadu,India for mineralogical analysis.
Geology
Deposit type, geological setting and style of
mineralisation.

There is general consensus that the heavy
minerals in Sri Lanka were derived from
Precambrian
(Proterozoic)
high-grade
metamorphic rocks that account for more
than ninety percent of the island. These
crystalline basement units are subdivided
into 3 major litho-tectonic subdivisions,
namely the Highland, Wanni and Vijayan
Complexes.

The heavy minerals ilmenite, rutile, zircon,
monazite,
sillimanite
and
garnet
commonly occur in the coastal sands.

Mineralization is high in the tidal, beach
and berm areas, but can also be seen
inland on Mannar Island.
Drill hole
Information

A summary of all information material to the
understanding of the exploration results
including a tabulation of the following
information for all Material drill holes:

easting and northing of the drill hole
collar

elevation or RL (Reduced Level

elevation above sea level in metres) of

Table 1 supplies the BH information and
results from the first 2 batches of analyses
received from Scientific Services.

The
grades
indicated
are
weighted
averages.

A lower Total Heavy Mineral (THM) grade
of 1% was used for calculations.

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the drill hole collar

dip and azimuth of the hole

down hole length and interception depth

hole length.

If the exclusion of this information is justified
on the basis that the information is not
Material and this exclusion does not detract
from the understanding of the report, the
Competent Person should clearly explain why
this is the case.

The Y data were found to be very
inaccurate. A GeoEye satellite based
Digital Terrain Model (DTM) study has
been initiated. The X and Y coordinated of
the boreholes will be used to elevate the
boreholes to the DTM surface prior to
resource modeling taking place. This will
supply significantly more accurate Z data
as the DTM is based on 13 Differential GPS
derivedpoints.
Data
aggregation
methods

In reporting Exploration Results, weighting
averaging
techniques,
maximum
and/or
minimum grade truncations (eg cutting of high
grades) and cut-off grades are usually
Material and should be stated.

Where aggregate intercepts incorporate short
lengths of high grade results and longer
lengths of low grade results, the procedure
used for such aggregation should be stated
and
some
typical
examples
of
such
aggregations should be shown in detail.

The assumptions used for any reporting of
metal equivalent values should be clearly
stated.

All %THM results supplied were weighted
on the sample length.

A lower THM grade of 1% was used for
calculations. No upper cut-off has been
used.
Relationship
between
mineralisation
widths and
intercept lengths

These relationships are particularly important
in the reporting of Exploration Results.

If the geometry of the mineralisation with
respect to the drill hole angle is known, its
nature should be reported.

If it is not known and only the down hole
lengths are reported, there should be a clear
statement to this effect (eg ‘down hole length,
true width not known’).

Observed dips of mineralization are very
shallow to flat in the area explored. This
will be confirmed during future work.
Drilling was vertical, and all samples
thoroughly
homogenized.
Sample
intervals are at only c 0.5m. This all
justifies the assumption that the results
are representative of the in ground
mineralization.

The depth extent of mineralization has not
been confirmed as drilling was generally
very shallow. The depth extent of
mineralization will be confirmed during
the nextphase of exploration.
Diagrams
Appropriate maps and sections (with scales)
and tabulations of intercepts should be
included for any significant discovery being
reported These should include, but not be
limited to a plan view of drill hole collar
locations and appropriate sectional views.

Figures depicting historic work on the
project,
the
current
program
being
reported on and future exploration are
displayed in the main text.
Balanced
reporting

Where
comprehensive
reporting
of
all
Exploration
Results
is
not
practicable,
representative reporting of both low and high
grades and/or widths should be practiced to
avoid misleading reporting of Exploration
Results.

All results will be reported, even where
BH’s returned results <1% THM.

Areas where historic work indicated low
THM grades were explored during this
phase of exploration, low grade BH’s are
therefore expected.
Other
substantive
exploration data

Other exploration data, if meaningful and
material, should be reported including (but not
limited
to):
geological
observations;
geophysical survey results; geochemical survey
results; bulk samples – size and method of
treatment; metallurgical test results; bulk
density, groundwater, geotechnical and rock
characteristics;
potential
deleterious
or
contaminating substances.

The historic drilling done by the GSMB are
indicated in Figure .The exploration
reported on here was done to verify the
data from this historic work.

Apart from the two drilling phases, no
other work has been done to date.
Further work
The nature and scale of planned further work
(eg tests for lateral extensions or depth
extensions or large-scale step-out drilling).

Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of
possible
extensions,
including
the
main
geological interpretations andfuture drilling

All work done to date has been focused on
a thin area / strip around the coastline.
The handheld auger drilling technique only
drilled to the groundwater table, or to
where the drilling technique allowed.

A follow-upexplorationphase will employ

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areas, provided this information is not Aircore (AC) or sleeved motorized auger commercially sensitive. drilling to extend drilling inland, as well as to depth.

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