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TUNGSTEN MINING NL Interim / Quarterly Report 2014

Apr 29, 2014

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QUARTERLY REPORT FOR MARCH 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

Kilba Project, Gascoyne region, Western Australia

  • No field activities were carried out during the Quarter.

  • Consultants were briefed in readiness to recommence project activities during the current June quarter; these activities commenced subsequent to the end of March.

  • The tungsten price (Metal Bulletin APT quotations) has eased slightly, with average prices in the range US$364 - 374/mtu.

  • Gross proceeds of $400,000 were raised during the Quarter and received in April for working capital.

Other Projects

  • No work was undertaken on other Company tenements during the quarter.

  • Evaluation of other tungsten mining project opportunities continued.

Tungsten Mining NL (ASX:TGN) (“Tungsten Mining” or “the Company”) is pleased to release its quarterly activity report for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Kilba Project

Consultants were engaged subsequent to the end of the March quarter to prepare for a resumption of field activities upon closing of a Rights Issue that was announced during the quarter and is still ongoing.

Funds from the rights issue will be used to advance the Kilba project by carrying out additional site exploration activities, permitting, metallurgical test work and engineering studies.

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Other Project Opportunities

The Company evaluated a number of tungsten projects during the quarter. None passed our criteria for cost and risk/return. We will continue to monitor opportunities.

Corporate

Cash Management update

During the quarter, the company paid exploration expenses of approximately $10,000, and corporate or administration expenses of $0.3M, against forecast outflows of $0.2M. The cash position reduced to $0.2M at quarter-end. Budgeted cash flow for the June quarter is $2.1M, made up of project evaluation costs of $1.5M and administration/corporate expenses of $0.6M. Budgeted spend is not committed spend, and is subject to variation dependent on various operational factors.

The company commenced a renounceable rights issue in the period, to raise up to $3.84 M. The offer is underwritten to $3M. A placement of 10,000,000 shares to raise $400,000 was completed on 1 April 2014, when the funds were received. The effective date of the shares issued was 31 March 2014. The rights issue is still in progress. As of the report’s date, the cash position of the company is $0.9M.

Announcements

The following announcements were made in the March quarter:

27 March, 2014 TGN Raise up to $4.24M from Placement and Entitlements Offer 26 March, 2014 Trading Halt 14 March, 2014 Appendix 3B 13 March, 2014 Results of Meeting 12 March, 2014 Half Yearly Report and Accounts 06 March, 2014 Shareholder General Meeting Notification 11 February, 2014 Notice of General Meeting/Proxy Form 31 January, 2014 Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report 17 January, 2014 Appendix 3B

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Tenement Summary

Country Tenement Interest held at
31 December
2013
Interest acquired
/ disposed of
during quarter
Interest Held at
31 March 2014
WA E08/1812 100% N/A 100%
WA E08/2139 100% N/A 100%
WA E08/2207 100% N/A 100%
WA M08/286 100% N/A 100%
WA M08/287 100% N/A 100%
WA M08/314 100% N/A 100%
WA M08/493 100% N/A 100%
WA L08/82 100% N/A 100%
WA L08/83 100% N/A 100%
WA L08/84 100% N/A 100%
WA E08/2448 PENDING N/A PENDING
WA E77/1823 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/1824 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/1852 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/1853 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/1854 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/1855 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/2021 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/2022 100% N/A 100%

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Country Tenement Interest held at
31 December
2013
Interest acquired
/ disposed of
during quarter
Interest Held at
31 March 2014
WA E77/2023 100% 100% 0%
WA E77/2035 100% N/A 100%
WA E77/2075 100% 100% 0%
WA E77/2076 100% 100% 0%
WA E20/669 20% N/A 100%
NT E29004 100% 100% 0%

 *Denotes Beneficial holding of the Mineral Rights to Tungsten

About Tungsten

Tungsten is an extremely hard and dense grey-white metal which has the highest melting point of all metals and the highest high-temperature tensile strength. It is mainly in the form of tungsten carbide, or so-called “hard metal” that it is used as the hard-wearing surfaces in virtually all high-speed industrial machine tool applications, where it cannot be readily substituted. Such applications account for around 65% of tungsten consumption globally, while another 18% is used in steel alloys where hightemperature tensile strength, low coefficient of expansion or corrosion resistance is critical. Other important use categories are chemical catalysts used in the oil industry, fluorescent compounds, lighting and contact plates in high-capacitance electronic devices or storage batteries. The emerging economies, such as Brazil, India and China, are especially consuming increasing amounts of tungsten, as they strive to emulate the extent of industrialisation of the developed countries.

Tungsten is the right sector to be in, with sound fundamental drivers giving strong demand and firm pricing. Until 2005, China was the world's largest exporter of tungsten concentrate but rapid industrialization within China, structural economic changes, and changes in economic policies towards industry, have resulted in the total ban on exports of tungsten concentrate and restrictions of other tungsten exports from China, such as Ammonium Para Tungstate (“APT”).

China is also the world's largest consumer of tungsten. Escalating Chinese consumption, in conjunction with the ongoing demand in the world's principal economies, have resulted in increases in the price of tungsten by 70% over the last five years. Tungsten prices are quoted per metric tonne unit (mtu) of contained tungstic oxide (WO3). One mtu is 10 kilograms of WO3 and is the standard weight measure of the tungsten trade. APT is an intermediate chemical product in the tungsten fabrication

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chain, and the prices for individual shipments of mine tungsten concentrates under long-term supply agreements are typically calculated according to a set percentage (“pay factor”) of the APT price, which can typically be around 75-80%. The governing price basis of APT used for determining concentrate shipment prices is often that which is quoted weekly or twice-weekly in electronic trade magazines such as Metal Bulletin and MetalPages.

About Tungsten Mining

Tungsten Mining NL was admitted to ASX on 13 December, 2012. The Company is focused on development and exploitation of tungsten deposits. The management of the company has previous experience in tungsten mine development and operations.

Due to the Chinese position on export restrictions, and to the strong global demand for tungsten, particularly in the developing countries, the fundamentals of the tungsten market remain strong, and Tungsten Mining, with its experienced management and high quality assets in good mining jurisdictions, believes it is very well positioned to become a significant supplier of tungsten in a short time frame.

Visit our website at www.tungstenmining.com.

For further information contact:

Paul Berndt Managing Director Tel: +61 8 9477 3031 [email protected] Colin Hay PPR Public Relations Tel: +61 8 9388 0944 [email protected]

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

Rule 5.5

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

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

Name of entity

Tungsten Mining NL

ABN 67 152 084 403

Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 31 March 2014

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Cash flows related to operating activities
1.1
Receipts from product sales and related debtors
1.2
Payments for
(a) exploration & evaluation
(b) development
(c) production
(d) administration
1.3
Dividends received
1.4
Interest and other items of a similar nature
received
1.5
Interest and other costs of finance paid
1.6
Income taxes paid
1.7
Other (provide details if material)
NetOperating Cash Flows
Current quarter
$A’000
Year to date
(9 months)
$A’000
(9)
(331)
2
(189)
(853)
6
(338) (1,036)
Cash flows related to investing activities
1.8
Payment for purchases of: (a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.9
Proceeds from sale of:
(a) prospects
(b) equity investments
(c) other fixed assets
1.10
Loans to other entities
1.11
Loans repaid by other entities
1.12
Other (provide details if material)
Net investing cash flows
1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(carried forward)
- -
(338) (1,036)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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1.13
Total operating and investing cash flows
(brought forward)
(338) (1,036)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.14
Proceeds from issues of shares, options, etc.
1.15
Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares
1.16
Proceeds from borrowings
1.17
Repayment of borrowings
1.18
Dividends paid
1.19
Other (Listing fees refund and Equity Raising
Costs)
Net financing cash flows
-
(33)
600
(29)
(33) 571
Net increase (decrease) in cash held
1.20
Cash at beginning of quarter/year to date
1.21
Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20
1.22
Cash at end ofquarter
(371)
580
(465)
674
209 209

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

1.23
1.24
Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item 1.2
Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10
Current quarter
$A'000
105
1.25 Explanation necessaryfor an understandingof the transactions
Item 1.23 relates to Directors Remuneration, Directors Fees and Superannuation C ontributions.

Non-cash financing and investing activities

2.1
2.2
Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated
assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows
Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the
reportingentityhas an interest
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Financing facilities available

Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.

Amount available Amount used
$A’000 $A’000
3.1 Loan facilities
3.2 Credit standby arrangements

Estimated cash outflows for next quarter

4.1
Exploration and evaluation
4.2
Development
4.3
Production
4.4
Administration
$A’000
1,498
620
Total 2,118

Reconciliation of cash

Reconciliation of cash
Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown
in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
related items in the accounts is as follows.
Current quarter
$A’000
Previous quarter
$A’000
5.1
Cash on hand and at bank
5.2
Deposits at call
5.3
Bank overdraft
5.4
Other (provide details)
209 580
Total: cash at end of quarter(item 1.22) 209 580
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Changes in interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements

6.1
Interests in mining
tenements and petroleum
tenements relinquished,
reduced or lapsed
6.2
Interests in mining
tenements and petroleum
tenements acquired or
increased
Tenement
reference
and location
Nature of interest
(note (2))
Interest at
beginning
of quarter
Interest at
end of
quarter
E77/2075
E77/2076
E77/2023
E29004
WITHDRAWN
SURRENDERED
SURRENDERED
SURRENDERED
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
nil nil nil nil

Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter

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

Total number Number quoted Issue price per
security (see note
3) (cents)
Amount paid up per
security (see note 3)
(cents)
7.1
Preference
+securities
(description)
7.2
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs,
redemptions
7.3
+Ordinary
securities
7.4
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through returns
of capital, buy-
backs
105,995,213 74,145,213
256,500
3,000,000
10,000,000
256,500
3,000,000
10,000,000
$0.075
$0.060
$0.040
$0.075
$0.060
$0.040
7.5
+Convertible
debt securities
(description)
  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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7.6
Changes during
quarter
(a) Increases
through issues
(b) Decreases
through
securities
matured,
converted
7.7
Options
(description and
conversion
factor)
7.8
Issued during
quarter
7.9
Exercised during
quarter
7.10
Expired during
quarter
15,000,000
1,800,000
-
-
Exercise price
$0.400
$0.250
Expiry date
30 June 2016
4 December 2015
7.11
Debentures
(totals only)
7.12
Unsecured
notes(totals
only)

Compliance statement

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

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

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Sign here: ............................................................ Date: 30 April 2014 (Director)

Paul Berndt Print name: .........................................................

Notes

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

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

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

  • 4 The definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report.

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

  • == == == == ==

  • See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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