Milestones

Quick overview of notable work completed to date on the Wiluna West Iron Ore Project as at June 2009.

Milestones

  • RC drilling continues to define wide zones of mineralization outside of the current resource boundaries, allowing for further resource upgrades.
  • The current JORC-compliant Inferred Resource consist of 126 million tonnes of Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) hematite at 59% Fe.
  • Off-take agreements have been executed with Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd of China and Yijian Investment Co Limited of Hong Kong for up to 5 million tonnes of direct shipping iron ore annually for a period of 15 years.
  • Hunan Valin and Yijian Investment Co have also subscribed for a total of 16 million shares in the Company at a price of $1.85 raising a total of $29.6 million.
  • A prefeasability study is being undertaken by Engenium, with the results expected in mid-2009.
  • KPMG has been engaged to undertake a strategic review of the Company's operations, with the results expected in mid-2009.