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TITANIUM SANDS LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2016
Jan 30, 2017
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QUARTERLY OPERATIONS REPORT TO 31 DECEMBER 2016
HIGHLIGHTS
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At the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 30 November 2016 shareholders approved the change of company name from Windimurra Vanadium Ltd to Titanium Sands Ltd (ASX:TSL) to reflect the Company’s focus on high grade heavy mineral sand exploration and development.
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A General Meeting of shareholders to formally approve the acquisition of the Sri Lankan heavy mineral projects is to be held during the March quarter.
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Drilling and sample preparation by the vendor is continuing at the Mannar Island heavy mineral project in Sri Lanka by the vendor group.
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Specialist mineral sands laboratory analysis of prepared samples will commence during this quarter.
CORPORATE
At the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 30 November 2016 shareholders approved the change of company name from Windimurra Vanadium Ltd to Titanium Sands Ltd (ASX:TSL). This will reflect the Company’s focus on the exploration and development of high grade mineral sands deposits. A General Meeting of shareholders is to be held during the March quarter to approve the acquisition of the Sri Lankan heavy mineral projects.
OPERATIONS
SRI LANKAN MINERAL SANDS PROJECT
The vendor of the Mannar Island Heavy Mineral Project in Sri Lanka (Figure 1), Srinel Holdings Ltd has been undertaking further shallow auger drilling to maintain the momentum of the project. A sample preparation laboratory has also been set up on site in Mannar Island. Drilling samples are now being processed so they can exported to a specialist mineral sands laboratory in South Africa. The Company anticipates that a revised resource statement will be prepared in due course after laboratory results and further mineralogical analyses are completed.
Titanium Sands Limited ABN 65 009 131 533 Level 24, 44 St Georges Tce, Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 6211 5099 Fax: 08 9218 8875
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Figure 1 Heavy Mineral Sand Project locations.
ABOUT THE MANNAR ISLAND HEAVY MINERAL SAND PROJECT
Srinel Holdings Ltd is an unlisted company registered in Mauritius which holds via subsidiary companies 13 exploration licences (covering 348km[2] ) and an exploration license application (covering 42km[2] ). Windimurra (now Titanium Sands Ltd) exercised its option to acquire 100% of the issued capital of Srinel under the updated terms as released to ASX on 29 January 2016. The acquisition does however in addition require shareholder approval at a general meeting. This process is underway.
An initial JORC inferred mineral resource of 10.3 Mt with total heavy mineral (THM) of 11.7% (Table 2) was reported to the Australian Securities Exchange on the 22 April 2015 *. This resource was based on an historical drill hole data base of 785 auger drill holes and from the 115 holes drilled in 2014. The drilling and the defined resource envelope were largely confined to within 150m of the Mannar Island shoreline.
| Tonnes | %THM | %Silt | %Oversize | %Ilm. | %Leuc. | %Rut. | %Zir |
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| 10.33Mt | 11.71 | 2.08 | 8.69 | 5.54 | 1.34 | 0.18 | 0.26 |
Table 1 JORC inferred mineral resource Mannar Island Project *.
The reported mineral resource at Mannar indicates a high grade deposit with leucoxene grades alone approaching that of specialised leucoxene producers, but also having in addition very high (by industry standards) ilmenite grades and significant subsidiary amounts of the premium value minerals of rutile and zircon.
WINDIMURRA VANADIUM PROJECT
The Company has relinquished a mining lease M58/272 in the Mid-West Region of Western. The tenure was assessed as having insufficient exploration potential.
Changes to the Tenement Schedule in the December 2016 Quarter (note this does not include any of the Sri Lankan tenure as this acquisition remains subject to a General Meeting of Shareholders) .
| PROJECT | LOCATION | TENMENT NUMBER |
ECONOMIC ENTITIES INTEREST AT QUARTER END |
CHANGE IN ECONOMIC ENTITIES INTEREST DURING QUARTER |
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| Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
* An initial JORC inferred mineral resource of 10.3 Mt with total heavy mineral (THM) of 11.7% was reported in full to the Australian Securities Exchange on the 22 April 2015.This resource was based on an historical drill hole data base of 785 auger drill holes and from the 115 holes drilled in early 2015. The drilling and the defined resource envelope were largely confined to within 150m of the Mannar Island shoreline. The Company confirms that this resource statement remains current in regards to the areas covered by the drilling used in the resource model.
Except where indicated, exploration results above have been compiled by James Searle BSc (hons), PhD, a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, with over 34 years experience in metallic and energy minerals exploration and development, and as such has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Dr Searle is the Managing Director of Titanium Sands Limited and consents to the inclusion of this technical information in the format and context in which it appears.
Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
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Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/13, 01/09/16
Name of entity
| Name of entity | Name of entity |
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| Titanium Sands Limited | |
| ABN 65 009 131 533 |
Quarter ended (“current quarter”) |
| 65 009 131 533 | 31 December 2016 |
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (6months) $A’000 |
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| 1. Cash flows from operating activities 1.1 Receipts from customers 1.2 Payments for (a) exploration & evaluation (b) development (c) production (d) staff costs (e) administration and corporate costs 1.3 Dividends received (see note 3) 1.4 Interest received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes paid 1.7 Research and development refunds 1.8 Other (provide details if material) 1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities |
- (6) - - - (14) - - - - - - |
- (24) - - - (24) - - - - - - |
| (20) | (48) | |
| 2. Cash flows from investing activities 2.1 Payments to acquire: (a) property, plant and equipment (b) tenements (see item 10) (c) investments (d) other non-current assets |
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| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (6months) $A’000 |
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| 2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of: (a) property, plant and equipment (b) tenements (see item 10) (c) investments (d) other non-current assets 2.3 Cash flows from loans from other entities 2.4 Dividends received (see note 3) 2.5 Other (provide details if material) 2.6 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities |
- - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - |
| - | - | |
| 3. Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of shares 3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible notes 3.3 Proceeds from exercise of share options 3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of shares, convertible notes or options 3.5 Proceeds from borrowings 3.6 Repayment of borrowings 3.7 Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings 3.8 Dividends paid 3.9 Other (provide details if material) 3.10 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities |
- - - - 45 - - - - |
- - - - 67 - - - - |
| 45 | 67 | |
| 4. Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the period 4.1 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 4.2 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9 above) 4.3 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (item 2.6 above) 4.4 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities (item 3.10 above) 4.5 Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held 4.6 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
2 (20) - 45 - |
8 (48) - 67 - |
| 27 | 27 |
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Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report
| 5. Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts |
Current quarter $A’000 |
Previous quarter $A’000 |
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| 5.1 Bank balances 5.2 Call deposits 5.3 Bank overdrafts 5.4 Other (provide details) 5.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter (should equal item 4.6 above) |
27 - - - |
2 - - - |
| 27 | 2 |
6. Payments to directors of the entity and their associates Current quarter $A'000
6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2 - 6.2 Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included - in item 2.3
- 6.3 Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 6.1 and 6.2
7. Payments to related entities of the entity and their Current quarter associates $A'000
7.1 Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2 - 7.2 Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included - in item 2.3
- 7.3 Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 7.1 and 7.2
8. Financing facilities available Total facility amount Amount drawn at Add notes as necessary for an at quarter end quarter end understanding of the position $A’000 $A’000
8.1 Loan facilities - - 8.2 Credit standby arrangements - - 8.3 Other (please specify) - -
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8.4 Include below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include details of those facilities as well.
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| 9. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter |
9. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter |
9. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter |
$A’000 | $A’000 | $A’000 |
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| 9.1 Exploration and evaluation 9.2 Development 9.3 Production 9.4 Staff costs 9.5 Administration and corporate costs 9.6 Other - ASX re-compliance, notice of meeting and related costs 9.7 Total estimated cash outflows |
0 0 0 0 5 42 |
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| 47 | |||||
| 10. Changes in tenements (items 2.1(b) and 2.2(b) above) |
Tenement reference and location |
Nature of interest | Interest at beginning of quarter |
Interest at end of quarter |
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| 10.1 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements lapsed, relinquished or reduced |
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| 10.2 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements acquired or increased |
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Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
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2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
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Sign here: Date: 31[st] January 2017 (Director)
Print name: Jason Ferris
Notes
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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 that wishes to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this report.
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If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral
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See chapter 19 for defined terms
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Appendix 5B
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Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.
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Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.
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See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016
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