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Activity Report
For the quarter ending 30 June 2019
SUMMARY
Low cost three-year extension to Vidalita option agreement
6,314 metre aircore drilling programme completed
Planning commenced for further 2019 exploration covering:
o Diamond drilling to investigate structural positions and deeper systems feeding
the High Sulphidation Epithermal (HSE) near-surface mineralisation at the
Vidalita prospect;
o Advancing surface exploration and drill-testing three further zones of surface
anomalies in the Vidalita concessions and at least three anomalies within the
Jotahues, Peon and Arroyo Ancho concessions
Placement completed to raise $960,000.
ELEVADO PROJECT, CHILE
During the quarter, Emu completed the 2018-19 summer/autumn drilling campaign in Chile.
By the end of the quarter, all sample assays were received for the total 6,314 metres drilled in the
period from January to April. Sample preparation and analysis was completed by Actlabs Chile for a
total of 40 despatches, and by ALS Chile for the final 9 despatches of the campaign. The analytical
techniques used by both labs are directly comparable and comprise aqua regia digest plus ICP-MS
finish for gold + multi-elements and fire assay gold for check assays.
Emu commenced evaluating the results and instigated in-depth reviews with expert consultants
(specialising in geology, geochemistry and geophysics) to assist with the current interpretation and
planning of ongoing exploration and drilling.
Emu secured a three-year extension to its option (Option) to purchase the Vidalita concessions. These
comprise 6 of Emu’s 51 concessions (granted and applications) and cover 1,580 hectares or
approximately 12% total area of 136 square kilometres held by Emu at its (recently named) Elevado
Project.
The Vidalita concessions cover the discovery hole (see ASX announcement 8 March 2019) and the
area that has been the main focus of Emu’s prospecting and exploration effort.
By paying US$100k, Emu now has three (new) elections to extend the latest date for exercise of the
Option to purchase the Vidalita Concessions, being from:
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11 November 2019 to 11 November 2020;
11 November 2020 to 11 November 2021; and
11 November 2021 to 11 November 2022.
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Each extension election is exercisable by paying US$100k prior to the Option lapsing, namely, by
11 November in each of 2019, 2020, and 2021. During its currency, the Option can be exercised at
any time for US$2.5m.
Importantly, the extension affords Emu much needed time to:
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follow up the significant gold intercepts from its drilling at the Vidalita prospect including the
discovery hole;
further explore Emu’s remaining concessions surrounding the Vidalita prospect including the
Alunita, North-East and Northern Plains prospects, along with various drill-ready targets
within the Jotahues prospects and zones of geochemical anomalism delineated at Arroyo
Ancho; and
pursue other opportunities under review in the vicinity;
without first exercising the Option over the Vidalita concessions, thus allowing Emu to earmark the
US$2m exercise price formerly payable by 11 November 2019 for in-ground exploration activities
before determining to buy the Vidalita concessions or relinquish control of them.
CORPORATE
Issue of Options
Following approval given at the EGM held on 25 March, the Company issued a balance of 3,850,000
options to acquire fully paid shares exercisable at $0.20, expiring 15 January 2021. These options
were offered (under the issued pursuant to a Transaction Specific Prospectus) to participants under
the Share Purchase Plan (of 15 November 2018) which/who did not qualify as sophisticated and
professional investors. Application has been made for the quotation of these options.
Placement
In May, Emu announced it had raised $960,000 via a placement of 20,000,000 fully paid ordinary
shares (New Shares) to sophisticated and wholesale investors, mostly existing shareholders.
The placement was made at $0.048 per share under approval granted at the shareholders’ meeting
held on 25 March 2019.
Subscribers under the placement were issued two (2) free attaching options for every one (1) New
Share issued. These options are exercisable at 20 cents each on or before 15 January 2021. The
placement was completed 15 May 2019. The Company has applied to have the options quoted.
Share Based Payments
The Company issued 4,317,885 fully paid ordinary shares to Wallis Drilling Pty Ltd as part payment
for contractual drilling services provided to the Company in Chile. Shareholders approved the issue
of up to 6,000,000 shares at the EGM held 25 March 2019.
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ASX Waiver - Approval to issue shares
On 8 February 2017, the Company received shareholder approvals for the issue of up to 15 million
shares (Consideration Shares; 2,500,000 of which were issued shortly after the approvals and a
further 2,500,000 were issued in April 2019 consequential to Emu advising that it had met its
expenditure commitment of $1,000,000 in relation to the Projects) pursuant to the agreement with
Prospex SpA and BLC SpA (under which, inter alia, Emu took an assignment of the original
optionee’s option to purchase the Vidalita Concessions (the Perez Agreement).
The following information is provided in accordance with a waiver granted by ASX permitting the
Company to issue the balance of the Consideration Shares (10,000,000) more than 3 months after the
date of the approvals:
5,000,000 (approved for issue no later than 31 December 2020) if Emu defines a 500,000-ounce
measured resource of gold on the original 5 concessions in the BLC Agreement (Ciclope Tuerto
7, 8, 9 and Vidalota A, B) and the 6 concessions in the Prospex Agreement (Vidalita AF)(Original Concessions); and
an additional 5,000,000 (approved for issue no later than 31 December 2020) if Emu defines a
1,000,000-ounce measured resource of gold on the Original Concessions.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO END OF QUARTER
A General Meeting of Members (EGM) was held on 10 July 2019. All resolutions were passed
unanimously.
Wallis Drilling served a writ claiming US$138,346.31 for drilling services. EMU will file a defence,
setoff and counterclaim. Emu says it has an unliquidated claim for damages against Wallis being at
least 10 fold the claim made by Wallis.
Investor enquiries
Karen Oswald
NWR Communications
T +61 8 9226 4266
E info@emunl.com.au
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Table 1: Schedule of Tenements – Elevado Project, Atacama Region, Chile
Vidalita A2
Vidalita B2
Vidalita C2
Vidalita D2
Vidalita E2
Vidalita F2
Vidalita A1 1/60
Vidalita B1 1/60
Vidalita C1 1/60
Vidalita D1 1/60
Vidalita E1 1/36
Vidalita F1 1/40
Vidalota A
Vidalota A1 AL 18
Vidalota B
Vidalota B1 AL 20
Vidalota C
Vidalota D
Vidalota E
Peon 1 – 16
Ciclope Tuerto 1 - 9
Tierra 1 – 15
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Mining
Mining
Mining
Mining
Mining
Mining
Exploration
Mining
Exploration
Mining
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Exploration
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (Prospex/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Option to acquire 100% (BLC/Emu Option Agreement)
Emu 100%
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About the Elevado Project
Figure 1: Location of the EMU NL project in relation to other
advanced projects and mines in the Maricunga -El Indio Belt
The Elevado Project is located within
the Maricunga gold belt in the Atacama
Region, northern Chile. This belt hosts
numerous world-class gold and silver
projects (see Figure 1).
Emu’s tenure interests cover an area of
approximately
136km2
including
applications
for
and
granted
concessions held in its own right and
concessions held under option that host
High Sulphidation Epithermal (HSE)
alteration and mineralisation similar to
other precious metal Au-Ag deposits in
the Maricunga and El Indio gold belts
(see Figure 2).
The project is accessed using
established infrastructure of roads that
link Copiapo (regional capital and
service town for the major mining
projects) with the Maricunga mine
(Kinross),
Marte-Lobo
project
(Kinross) Cerro Casale project
(Newmont/Barrick) and Caspiche
project (Newmont). The Maricunga
gold mine owned by Kinross, is located
approximately 10km to the northwest
of Emu’s Elevado project concessions.
Emu has an interest in 51 exploration concessions comprising the Elevado project. Of these:
(i)
15 are granted exploration concessions that were applied for by Emu in its own right
(Tierra 1-15 concessions);
(ii)
30 are exploration concessions that are the subject of an option agreement with Chilean
company, BLC SpA (Peon 1-16, Ciclope Tuerto 1-9, Vidalota A-E);
(iii)
6 are exploration concessions that are the subject of an option agreement with Chilean
company, Prospex SpA (Vidalita A-F concessions).
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Of these, the 6 Prospex exploration concessions (Vidalita A-F) and the 2 BLC exploration
concessions (Vidalota A, B) are in the process of conversion to mining concessions, which are also
subject to the corresponding option agreements.
The original 5 concessions in the BLC agreement (Ciclope Tuerto 7, 8, 9 and Vidalota A, B), plus
6 concessions in the Prospex agreement (Vidalita A-F), are subject to a 5km Area of Interest (AOI)
from their respective boundaries. To the extent that concessions fall within the AOI, they are subject
to a 1% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty. The Prospex concessions, Vidalita A-F, are subject to a
further 1% NSR royalty.
The Option may be exercised at any time before it lapses on payment of US$2.5m. By paying
US$100k before 11 November 2019, Emu can extend the option to 11 November 2020 and if it pays
a further US$100k before 11 November 2020, Emu can further extend the Option to 11 November
2021, and if it pays a further US$100k before 11 November 2021, Emu can further extend the Option
to 11 November 2022.
If, on the original concessions the subject of the BLC and Prospex agreements, Emu defines a: (i)
500,000 oz of gold in measured resources, 5,000,000 ordinary shares will be issued; and (ii) 1,000,000
oz of gold in measured resources, a further 5,000,000 ordinary shares will be issued. The original
(5) concessions in the BLC agreement are Ciclope Tuerto 7, 8, 9 and Vidalota A, B. The original
6 concessions in the Prospex agreement are Vidalita A-F.
Emu continues to look for mineral exploration, development, and mining opportunities in Australia
and overseas jurisdictions.
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Figure 2: The Elevado Project tenure map showing Area of Interest (AOI) and prospect
locations:
1. Vidalita Prospect
2. Alunita Prospect
3. Northeast Plains Prospect
4. North Plains Prospect
5. Arroyo Ancho Prospect
6. Peon Prospect
7. Jotahues Prospect
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Emu NL
ABN 50 127 291 927
ASX Codes: EMU and EMUCA
10 Walker Ave
West Perth, WA 6005
T +61 8 9226 4266
E info@emunl.com.au
PO Box 1112
West Perth, WA 6872
Fully paid shares (listed)
158,072,613 (inc.7. 4m which Emu
can buy back for nil consideration)
Contributing Shares (listed)
33,668,824 paid to $0.03, $0.03 to
pay, no call before 31/12/2020
Options to acquire fully paid shares
(to be listed)
84,355,000 exercisable at $0.20 each,
expire 15/1/2021
Options to acquire partly paid
shares (unlisted)
6,000,000 paid to $0.03, $0.03 to pay,
expire 28/2/2020
Directors:
Peter Thomas
Non-Executive Chairman
Terry Streeter
Non-Executive Director
Gavin Rutherford
Non-Executive Director
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COMPETENT PERSON’S STATEMENT
Any details contained herein that pertain to exploration
results, mineral resources or mineral reserves are based
upon information compiled by Mr Francisco Montes,
Senior Geologist and Exploration Manager - Chile, of
Emu NL. Mr Montes is a Member of the Australasian
Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience
in 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” (JORC
Code). Mr Montes consents to the inclusion herein of
the matters based upon his information in the form and
context in which it appears.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
As a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties and other
factors, actual events and results may differ materially
from any forward looking and other statements herein
not purporting to be of historical fact. Any statements
concerning mining reserves, resources and exploration
results are forward looking in that they involve
estimates based on assumptions. Forward looking
statements are based on management’s beliefs, opinions
and estimates as of the respective dates they are made.
The Company does not assume any obligation to update
forward looking statements even where beliefs,
opinions and estimates change or should do so given
changed circumstances and developments.
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