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TUNGSTEN MINING NL — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
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Quarterly Report
March 2023
Quarterly Report – March 2023
27 April 2023
Highlights
Strategic steps at the Mt Mulgine Tungsten Project continued , including:
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Discussions with potential partners continued. Samples received and tested by potential offtake with positive results recorded. These discussions continue to progress and remain ongoing.
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Supporting metallurgical test-work is underway by newly appointed experienced Project Engineers.
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Planning for environmental scoping to support future approvals continues to progress.
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Cash position of $12.05 million as of 31 March 2023.
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Tungsten remains a commodity of critical importance being named in the “Australian Critical Mineral Prospectus 2022”.
Commentary
Tungsten Mining continues to implement its strategy directed at building a tungsten business of scale, with a current resource inventory of 41 million MTU’s (metric tonne units) of WO3 (tungsten trioxide), 71,000 tonnes of Mo (molybdenum), 1 million ounces of Au (gold), 44 million ounces of Ag (silver) and 92,000 tonnes of Cu (copper) (refer accompanying Mineral Resource Statement).
This provides the platform for the Company to become a globally significant player within the primary tungsten market through the development of low-cost tungsten concentrate production.
Tungsten Mining’s Chairman, Gary Lyons, commented:
“During the March quarter, TGN maintained its focus to progress the Mt Mulgine tungsten project and to engage with potential partners to support its development. Through engagement with experienced Project Engineers during the March quarter, TGN is uniquely positioned to realise the full potential of the substantial resource inventory. We believe there is an avenue through this process to reduce the capital cost of the Mt Mulgine project and unlock significant value for shareholders.”
Tungsten Mining
Tungsten Mining NL (“the Company”) is focussed on the discovery and development of tungsten deposits in Australia. The Company’s key projects are Mt Mulgine, Big Hill and Kilba in Western Australia, Watershed in north east Queensland and Hatches Creek in the Northern Territory (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Project location map
Mt Mulgine Project, Murchison WA
The Mt Mulgine Project remains the highest priority development project for the Company, responsible for the majority of activity during the quarter.
It is located within the Murchison Region of Western Australia, approximately 350km north northeast of Perth. The Company has 100% of the tungsten and molybdenum rights on a contiguous group of tenements that have been the subject of significant previous exploration for tungsten and molybdenum. The Company also has the rights to all byproducts from the mining of tungsten and molybdenum, which include gold, silver and copper.
Two near surface Mineral Resources have been delineated at the Mulgine Trench and Mulgine Hill deposits. Currently, there is a combined Mineral Resource Estimate of 259Mt at 0.11% WO3, 270ppm Mo, 0.12g/t Au, 5g/t Ag and 0.03% Cu (at 0.05% WO3 cut-off). This is comprised of Indicated Resources of 183Mt @ 0.11% WO3, 290ppm Mo, 0.13g/t Au, 5g/t Ag, 0.04% Cu and Inferred Resources of 76Mt @ 0.11% WO3, 240ppm Mo, 0.09g/t Au, 5g/t Ag and 0.03% Cu (refer accompanying Mineral Resource Statement).
Figure 2: Location of Mulgine Hill & Mulgine Trench Mineral Resources.
Mt Mulgine Development
Since reporting the successful maiden Ore Reserve[1] and positive Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the Project[2] , announced to the market on 29 January 2021, the Company has continued to advance the feasibility studies for the Project and seek suitable partners capable of supporting the Project’s development.
During the September 2021 quarter the Company completed a PQ diamond drilling program undertaken to collect core for test work with the aim of de-risking the metallurgical flowsheet (Figure 3). Approximately 37 tonnes of core representative of the material throughout the deposit within the various stages of the proposed 23-year pit design was recovered.
1, 2 ASX announcements 29/01/2021: ‘Mt Mulgine Project Maiden Ore Reserve’ and ‘Mt Mulgine Project Pre-Feasibility Study’
Figure 3: Location of PQ drilling (blue circles) on Mulgine Trench surface geology.
March Quarter Project Activities
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TGN provided concentrate samples sent to potential offtakers for evaluation. Feedback was positive and confirmed that the concentrate is suitable for APT production. Discussions with potential offtakers to continue to progress and remain ongoing.
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Reviewing current PFS: Exploring opportunities within the current PFS to determine potential development strategies for the project. This has included assessment of possible high-grade targets within the Mt Mulgine tenements in a bid to fast-track project development and provide additional opportunities to unlock value and strengthen the project economics.
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Advancing Mt Mulgine project through various metallurgical testwork programs.
oSample collection including:-
Bulk Sample Collection for metallurgical testwork;
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RC Chip Sampling for proof-of-concept testwork; and
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Preparation of drill core samples / composite preparation for further metallurgical testwork.
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TGN has engaged Integrate Sustainability to help determine and navigate an approvals pathway including:
oEvaluation of results of propagation testwork; -
Planning for future Acacia propagation testwork; and
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oProgression of the approvals pathway including heritage, water (hydrology, hydrogeology), flora and fauna, material characterisation and supporting studies.
Geology and Resources
Mulgine Trench
Tungsten-molybdenum mineralisation at Mt Mulgine is associated with the Mulgine Granite - a high-level leucogranite forming a 2km stock that intrudes the Mulgine anticline (Figure 2). The granite intrudes a greenstone sequence composed of micaceous schists, amphibolite and talc-chlorite schist which were formerly metasediments, mafic and ultramafic rocks respectively.
Tungsten-molybdenum mineralisation at Mulgine Trench is associated with altered and quartz veined mafic and ultramafic units that form a 160 metre to 260 metre thick zone over 1.4 kilometres of strike and dips shallowly towards the northwest (Figure 4). Drilling has intersected stronger molybdenum-gold-silver-copper mineralisation associated with a 50m to 120m wide Lower Tungsten-Molybdenum Domain within the larger tungsten envelope.
Mulgine Trench Mineral Resource
From the period July 2019 to February 2020, the Company completed resource definition drilling at Mulgine Trench consisting of 280 holes for 47,983 metres. An update to the Mulgine Trench Mineral Resource Estimate was completed by Optiro in May 2020 (following an interim update in December 2019).
This resulted in 70% of the mineralisation classified as Indicated and a 244% increase in tonnes, a 131% increase in contained tungsten and a 283% increase in contained molybdenum compared to the November 2014 Mineral Resource Estimate. In addition, a maiden resource was defined for associated minerals with approximately 1 million ounces of gold, 44 million ounces of silver and 92,000 tonnes of copper associated with the tungsten mineralisation.
Refer to ASX announcements dated 19 December 2019 and 4 May 2020 for updated Mineral Resource Estimates for the Mulgine Trench deposit and to the accompanying Mineral Resource Statement.
Mulgine Hill
At Mulgine Hill, mineralisation is associated with the sub-horizontal upper contact of a mafic schist unit and overlying quartz-muscovite greisen. Tungsten occurs as scheelite in coarse disseminations within the greisen or within numerous quartz and greisen veins in both the mafic schists and the quartz-muscovite greisen. The Mineral Resource Estimate for Mulgine Hill as of 21 March 2019 is 12.3 Mt at 0.16% WO3 and 125 ppm Mo (Refer to ASX announcement dated 12 April 2019).
Detailed Geological Modelling
The Company has continued to advance its understanding of mineralisation at Mt Mulgine. Geological logging, multielement geochemistry, Hyperspectral logging by Hylogger-3, Halo spectrometry and quantitative XRD analysis have been used to define geological domains within the Mulgine Trench deposit.
This work has allowed for a detailed understanding of weathering profiles and determination of protolith rock types. The Mulgine Trench Deposit is hosted by a dominantly mafic-ultramafic complex that was subsequently intruded by a felsic / greisen unit. Several individual basalt and ultramafic sequences can be sub-divided into individual mappable units
throughout the Trench Deposit. In addition, interpretation to the geological connectivity between the Mulgine Trench and Mulgine Hill Deposits has been completed (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Interpreted geological domains (and sub-domains) at Mt Mulgine. Possible relationship / connectivity between the Mulgine Trench and Mulgine Hill deposits has been clarified for the first time.
Tungsten-molybdenum mineralisation at Mt Mulgine is associated with intense hydrothermal alteration related to intrusion of the Mulgine Granite. Several generations of veining have been recognised related to the Mt Mulgine Granite with tungsten mineralisation typically associated with 5mm to 100mm thick white to grey quartz veins. Tungsten occurs as dominantly coarse grained scheelite in or adjacent to vein margins.
Environmental
Acacia Sulcaticaulis seeding trials are now entering Phase 2, where tubestock will be replanted outside of the Mt Mulgine Project Envelope from late June to August.
Strategic planning for approval pathways continues.
Figure 5: Potted Acacia Sulcaticaulis seeding trials at Natural Area.
Other Projects
Hatches Creek Polymetallic Project, Davenport Province, NT
The Hatches Creek Project consists of two granted exploration licences covering 31.4 km[2] (EL22912 and EL23463), which cover the entire historic Hatches Creek tungsten mining centre. Hatches Creek is a large historical high-grade tungsten mining centre where mining was undertaken between 1915 and 1957. Previous recorded production is approximately 2,840 tonnes of 65% WO3. Bismuth concentrate and copper ore have also been produced.
On 3 June 2019 the Company announced[ 1] that it had executed an agreement with GWR Group Limited (ASX: GWR) (“GWR”) to farm-in to the Hatches Creek Project. The Farm-in Agreement provided for Tungsten Mining to direct and manage exploration and development activities at Hatches Creek where past drilling by GWR confirmed multiple highgrade polymetallic tungsten prospects and demonstrated potential for a large high-grade polymetallic tungsten deposit (refer GWR announcements dated 17 July 2018 and 22 May 2019).
The Project is located 375 km north east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia (Figure 6).
Figure 6: Hatches Creek Project location map
Pursuant to the terms of the Farm-in Agreement, the Company acquired an initial 20% interest in the Hatches Creek Project by reimbursing GWR for past exploration expenditure. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement, it has since converted to a contributing joint venture with the Company maintaining its 20% interest, with GWR now entitled to act at as the joint venture Manager .
Further details on the results of recent and past drilling programs, Mineral Resource Estimate for surface dumps and the Exploration Target Estimate for the Hatches Creek Project are set out in GWR’s ASX announcements dated 17 July 2018 and 22 May 2019.
1. ASX announcement 3 June 2019: ‘Hatches Creek Tungsten Project Farm-in Agreement’
Watershed Project, Far North, Queensland
Watershed is located 130km north of Cairns in a mining friendly jurisdiction, with granted Mining Leases and an Environmental Authority for an open-pit development. Former project owner, Vital Metals Limited (Vital Metals) completed a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the project in 2014.
The Watershed Project substantially adds to Tungsten Mining’s global resource inventory and boasts a JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate of 49.3Mt grading 0.14% WO3 comprising Measured Resources of 9.5Mt at 0.16% WO3, Indicated Resources of 28.4Mt at 0.14% WO3 and Inferred Resources of 11.5Mt at 0.15% WO3 at a cut-off grade of 0.05% WO3 (refer Vital Metals (VML) ASX announcement dated 4 July 2018 – Watershed Mineral Resources Restatement JORC Code 2012).
TGN have completed a review of known historical geochemical stream sediment anomalies and is of the opinion that Anomaly 17 and Mt Elephant warrant further investigation. During the December quarter, a total of 128 soil samples were collected to evaluate Anomaly 17 and Mt Elephant anomalies. At Anomaly 17, soil sampling defined a subtle tungsten anomaly over 500 metres of strike to 168 ppm that warrants further investigation. Results from Mt Elephant anomaly were disappointing returning a maximum of 28.4 ppm tungsten.
Figure 7: Watershed Project location map
Big Hill Project, Eastern Pilbara, WA
The Big Hill Project area is located approximately 30km northeast of the Nullagine township in the Eastern Pilbara of Western Australia. The Project contains the Big Hill deposit where 22,871 metres of diamond and RC drilling have defined a JORC-2012 Mineral Resource Estimate totalling 38.5Mt at 0.09% WO3 (0.05% WO3 cut-off) comprising an Indicated Resource of 15.8Mt at 0.11% WO3 and an Inferred Resource of 22.7Mt at 0.09% WO3.
Metallurgical test work conducted on samples from Big Hill at bench and pilot scale has produced high quality tungsten concentrates at acceptable scheelite recoveries. This work has identified a simple and potentially low cost processing route.
In April 2020, DMIRS approved a 3 year extension to Retention License R46/3. There are no planned activities for the Big Hill Project in the next quarter.
Kilba Project, Ashburton Region, WA
The Kilba Project is located within the Ashburton Region of Western Australia, 250km southwest of Karratha. To date, Tungsten Mining has focused on the historic Zones 8, 11 and 12 that Union Carbide discovered in the 1970s. Drilling has targeted high-grade tungsten mineralisation associated with skarns and calc-silicate units situated close to the Kilba granite.
This work has defined a JORC-2012 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate totalling 7.2Mt at 0.19% WO3 (0.05% WO3 cut-off) comprising an Indicated Resource of 5.7Mt at 0.20% WO3 and an Inferred Resource of 1.5Mt at 0.15% WO3.
Metallurgical test work shows that the tungsten is present as coarse-grained scheelite that will respond well to conventional gravity separation. Test work completed in 2015 has demonstrated the ability to produce an extremely high grade tungsten concentrate.
In May 2017, DMIRS approved a 5 year exemption from expenditure for M08/314 pursuant to the Mining Act. There are no planned activities for the Kilba Project in the next quarter.
Corporate
Critical Minerals
February 2023, TGN applied for Critical Minerals Accelerator Initiative under the Critical Minerals Development Program grant from the Commonwealth Government. Outcome of the application is expected in May/June 2023.
Other
CFO and Joint Company Secretary Simon Borck resigned, and the company thanked him for his contribution. Wendy Lim was appointed Financial Controller and Sonu Cheema is the Company Secretary.
In accordance with the reporting requirements of ASX Listing Rule 5.3 the Company during the quarter incurred exploration and evaluation expenditure, including staff costs, of approximately $243k (Dec 22 Qtr: $388k). This expenditure included $115k staff costs, $46k assays and testwork, $26k on environmental data review and $56k other field & support activities that predominantly related to the Mt Mulgine and Watershed Projects.
There were no mining development or production activities conducted during the quarter.
During the quarter, payments to related parties amounted to $175k, comprising $160k Directors’ fees and Director related consulting fees and $15k to associate entity GWR Group Limited for the reimbursement of certain tenement holdings costs.
There were no ordinary shares issued by the Company in the current quarter and the Company’s cash position as at 31 March 2023 was $12.05 million.
This ASX announcement was authorised for release by the Board of Tungsten Mining NL.
For further information:
Gary Lyons
Chairman
Ph: +61 8 9486 8492 E: [email protected]
Sonu Cheema
Company Secretary Ph: +61 8 9486 8492 E: [email protected]
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on, and fairly represents, information and supporting documentation prepared by Peter Bleakley, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Bleakley is a full-time employee of the company. Mr Bleakley has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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 Bleakley consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources at Mulgine Hill, Big Hill and Kilba are extracted from the reports titled ‘Update on Activities at Mount Mulgine’ released to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 12 April 2019, ‘Big Hill June 2016 Mineral Resource Update’ released to the ASX on 23 June 2016, and ‘Kilba Mineral Resource Update’ released to the ASX on 30 January 2015, all are available to view at www.tungstenmining.com . The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resource at Watershed is extracted from the report titled ‘Watershed Mineral Resources Restatement JORC Code (2012)’ released to the ASX on 4 July 2018 by Vital Metals Limited. The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources at Mulgine Trench is extracted from the report titled ‘Update of Mineral Resource Estimate for Mulgine Trench Deposit’ released to the ASX on 4 May 2020 and available to view at www.tungstenmining.com . The information is this report that relates to Mt Mulgine Project Ore Reserves is extracted from ASX release on 29 January 2021: ‘Maiden Ore Reserve Estimate – Mt Mulgine Project’ and available to view at www.tungstenmining.com .
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the ASX announcements and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates, of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, in original ASX announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original ASX announcements.
About Tungsten Mining
Emerging Australian tungsten developer, Tungsten Mining NL is an Australian based resources company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The Company’s prime focus is the exploration and development of tungsten projects in Australia.
Tungsten (chemical symbol W), occurs naturally on earth, not in its pure form but as a constituent of other minerals, only two of which support current commercial extraction and processing - wolframite ((Fe, Mn)WO4) and scheelite (CaWO4).
Tungsten has the highest melting point of all elements except carbon – around 3400°C giving it excellent high temperature mechanical properties and the lowest expansion coefficient of all metals. Tungsten is a metal of considerable strategic importance, essential to modern industrial development (across aerospace and defence, electronics, automotive, extractive and construction sectors) with uses in cemented carbides, high-speed steels and super alloys, tungsten mill products and chemicals.
Through exploration and acquisition, the Company has established a globally significant tungsten resource inventory in its portfolio of advanced mineral projects across Australia. This provides the platform for the Company to become a major player within the global primary tungsten market through the development of low-cost tungsten concentrate production.
Tenement Summary
| Tenement Name | Tenement | Interest held at 31 Decmeber 2022 |
Interest acquired/ disposed of during quarter |
Interest Held at 31 March 2023 |
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| Kilba Well | M08/314 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Kilba Well | E08/2780 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Mt Mulgine* | E59/1324-I | 100% mineral rights for tungsten and molybdenum |
N/A | 100% mineral rights for tungsten and molybdenum |
| Mt Mulgine* | M59/386-I | “ | N/A | “ |
| Mt Mulgine* | M59/387-I | “ | N/A | “ |
| Mt Mulgine* | M59/425-I | “ | N/A | “ |
| Mt Mulgine | P59/2244 | 100% | NA | 100% |
| Mt Mulgine | L59/161 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Mt Mulgine | L59/162 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Mt Mulgine | L59/190 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Big Hill | L46/70 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Big Hill | R46/3 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20535 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20536 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20537 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20538 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20566 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20567 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | ML20576 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Watershed | EPM25940 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| Hatches Creek | EL22912 | 20% | N/A | 20% |
| Hatches Creek | EL23463 | 20% | N/A | 20% |
* Certain Mt Mulgine tenements are registered in the name of Minjar Gold Pty Ltd with Mid-West Tungsten Pty Ltd (MWT), a subsidiary of Tungsten Mining NL being the holder of the Tungsten and Molybdenum Mineral Rights. MWT is the registered holder of Prospecting Licence P59/2244 and Miscellaneous Licenses L59/161, 162 and 190.
Tungsten Mining NL – Resource Inventory at 0.05% WO3 Cut-Off
| Class | Class | Million | Million | Million | WO3 | WO3 | Mo | Mo | Au | Au | Ag | Ag | Cu | Cu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnes | % | (Kt) | (ppm) | (Kt) | (g/t) | (Koz) | (g/t) | (Moz) | % | (Kt) | ||||
| Mulgine Trench (May 2020)1 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Indicated | 175 | 0.11 | 190 | 290 | 51 | 0.14 | 770 | 6 | 32 | 0.04 | 69 | |||
| Inferred | 72 | 0.11 | 80 | 250 | 18 | 0.10 | 230 | 5 | 12 | 0.03 | 24 | |||
| Total | 247 | 0.11 | 270 | 280 | 69 | 0.13 | 1,000 | 6 | 44 | 0.03 | 92 | |||
| Mulgine Hill (April 2019)2 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 8.3 | 0.18 | 15 | 128 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Inferred | 4.0 | 0.12 | 4.8 | 118 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 12.3 | 0.16 | 20 | 125 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Mt Mulgine (Total) | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 183 | 0.11 | 205 | 290 | 52 | 0.13 | 770 | 5 | 32 | 0.04 | 69 | |||
| Inferred | 76 | 0.11 | 85 | 240 | 18 | 0.09 | 230 | 5 | 12 | 0.03 | 24 | |||
| Total | 259 | 0.11 | 290 | 270 | 71 | 0.12 | 1,000 | 5 | 44 | 0.03 | 92 | |||
| Watershed (July 2018)3 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9.5 | 0.16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 28.4 | 0.14 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Inferred | 11.5 | 0.15 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 49.3 | 0.14 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Big Hill (June 2016)4 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 15.8 | 0.11 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Inferred | 22.7 | 0.09 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 38.5 | 0.09 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Kilba (January 2015)5 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 5.7 | 0.20 | 11.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Inferred | 1.5 | 0.15 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total | 7.2 | 0.19 | 13.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total Resource Inventory | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9.5 | 0.16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Indicated | 233 | 0.12 | 273 | 220 | 52 | 0.10 | 770 | 4 | 32 | 0.03 | 69 | |||
| Inferred | 111 | 0.11 | 124 | 160 | 18 | 0.06 | 230 | 3 | 12 | 0.02 | 24 | |||
| Total | 354 | 0.12 | 410 | 200 | 71 | 0.09 | 1,000 | 4 | 44 | 0.03 | 92 |
- Note: Totals may differ from sum of individual numbers as numbers have been rounded in accordance with the Australian JORC code 2012 guidance on Mineral Resource reporting.
1. Refer ASX (Tungsten Mining) Announcement 4 May 2020, “Mineral Resource Estimate Update for Mulgine Trench Deposit”.
2. Refer ASX (Tungsten Mining) Announcement 12 April 2019, “Update on Activities at Mt Mulgine”.
3. Refer ASX (Vital Metals) Announcement 4 July 2018, “Watershed Mineral Resources Restatement JORC Code 2012”.
4. Refer ASX (Tungsten Mining) Announcement 23 June 2016, “Big Hill June 2016 Mineral Resource Update”.
5. Refer ASX (Tungsten Mining) Announcement 30 January 2015, “Kilba Mineral Resource Update”.
6. The Resource table only includes projects where Tungsten Mining holds a 100% interest.
Rule 5.5
Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
Name of entity Tungsten Mining NL ABN Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 67 152 084 403 31 March 2023
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Government grants and tax incentives 1.8 Other (provide details if material) 1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities |
- (185) - (186) (299) - 100 - - - - |
- (753) - - (821) (1,238) - 242 - - - - |
| (570) | (2,570) | |
| 2. Cash flows from investing activities 2.1 Payments to acquire or for: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) exploration & evaluation (e) investments (f) other non-current assets |
- - (1) - - - |
- - (10) - - - |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of: (a) entities (b) tenements (c) property, plant and equipment (d) investments (e) other non-current assets 2.3 Cash flows from loans to 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 |
- - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - |
| (1) | (10) | |
| 3. Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of equity securities (excluding convertible debt securities) 3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible debt securities 3.3 Proceeds from exercise of options 3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of equity securities or convertible debt securities 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 3.10 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities |
- - - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - |
| - | - |
| 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) |
12,622 (570) (1) - |
14,631 (2,570) (10) - |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5 Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held 4.6 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
- | - |
| 12,051 | 12,051 | |
| 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 |
| 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) |
999 11,052 - - |
1,602 11,020 - - |
| 12,051 | 12,622 | |
| 6. Payments to related parties of the entity and their associates |
Current quarter $A'000 |
|
| 6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 1 175 6.2 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 2 - Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an explanation for, such payments. |
175 | |
| - |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
| 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 |
Financing facilities Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing arrangements available to the entity. Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the sources of finance available to the entity. Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 Loan facilities - - Credit standby arrangements - - Other (please specify) - - Total financing facilities - - Unused financing facilities available at quarter end - Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing details of those facilities as well. |
Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 |
Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 |
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| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| - | - | ||
| Not applicable | |||
| 8. | Estimated cash available for future operating activities | $A’000 | |
| 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 |
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9) (570) (Payments for exploration & evaluation classified as investing activities) (item 2.1(d)) - Total relevant outgoings (item 8.1 + item 8.2) (570) Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6) 12,051 Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5) - Total available funding (item 8.4 + item 8.5) 12,051 Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.6 divided by item 8.3) 21.13 Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.7. If item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions: 8.8.1 Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not? |
(570) - (570) 12,051 - |
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| 12,051 | |||
| Answer: N/A |
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| 8.8.2 Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it believe that they will be successful? |
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| Answer: N/A |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 5B
Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity quarterly cash flow report
8.8.3 Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business objectives and, if so, on what basis?
Answer:
N/A
Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered.
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.
27 April 2023
Date: ...................................................................................
The Board
Authorised by: ...................................................................................
(Name of body or officer authorising release – see note 4)
Notes
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This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.
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If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, 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. If this quarterly cash flow 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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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committee – eg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.
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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 5B (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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