Overview. Kouri Gold Project, Burkina Faso (Kouri)

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1 Quarterly Activities Report For the period ended 30 September 2018 Golden Rim Resources Ltd (Golden Rim or Company) is an emerging West African gold developer, focused on the discovery and development of gold projects. The Company has advanced exploration projects in Burkina Faso and Chile. The Kouri Gold Project, in Burkina Faso, has widespread gold mineralisation. It has a JORC Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource of 20.8 million tonnes at 1.5g/t gold for 1 Moz. Overview Kouri Gold Project, Burkina Faso (Kouri) Further drilling in the immediate 1Moz gold Mineral Resource area outlined additional high-grade gold mineralisation outside the existing resource. New gold intercepts include: o 2m at 8.0g/t gold from 104m, including 1m at 15.5g/t gold; o 1m at 61.7g/t gold from 71m and 6m at 4.6g/t gold from 89m, including 1m at 11.8g/t gold; o 1m at 21.6g/t gold from 73m; and o 2m at 10.9g/t gold from 76m. The Paguanta Zinc-Silver-Lead Project, in Chile, has a significant JORC Mineral Resource and US$35m in past expenditure. The Company is working to divest the project. ASX Code: GMR Issued Shares: 449.9m Market Capitalisation: $7.6m Cash: $2.4 A new gold discovery was made at Red Hill, 4.5km southwest of the Mineral Resource. The gold intercepts in the discovery holes include: o o 11m at 2.2g/t gold from 84m, including 2m at 7.7g/t gold and 5m at 2.5g/t gold from 29m, 6m at 2.0g/t gold from 39m, and 10m at 2.2g/t gold from 52m. The gold mineralisation at Red Hill is associated with an extensive and currently unexplored basalt unit. A number of significant new regional gold-in-auger anomalies were outlined. The strongest of these is located at Guitorga West, 1.5km south-west of the Mineral Resource. Head Office Office 7, Level Canterbury Road SURREY HILLS VIC 3127 AUSTRALIA T: The gold mineralisation that comprises the Mineral Resource may extend into the Guitorga West area. Paguanta Zinc-Silver-Lead Project, Chile (Paguanta) Paguanta was placed on care and maintenance while the Company focuses its work programs on Kouri. Work on a Scoping Study has been suspended. Contact Craig Mackay Managing Director info@goldenrim.com.au Kura Minerals (Kura) was engaged to assist with the divestment of Paguanta. Several parties have shown interest and the process is ongoing. A review of the Paguanta data by Kura highlighted the excellent porphyry copper potential, particularly at the Loreto prospect, where there is a large (3km x 2km) unexplored hydrothermal alteration zone. Directors Glenister Lamont, Non-Executive Chairman Craig Mackay, Managing Director Kathryn Davies, Non-Executive Director Corporate The Company completed a share placement and share purchase plan. The funds were raised for the Company s on-going work programs at Kouri, including a Mineral Resource update and structural study. Golden Rim Resources Ltd I ABN I Office 7, Level 2, 609 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills VIC 3127, Australia I PO Box 378, West Perth WA 6872, Australia I info@goldenrim.com.au I T

2 This report relates to the activities of the Company for the quarter commencing 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018 (Quarter). Kouri Gold Project, Burkina Faso Kouri lies on a major mineralised fault zone that extends to the north-east into western Niger, where the 2.5Moz Samira Hill gold deposit is located. To the south-west, the fault zone is connected to the Markoye Fault system which controls several large gold deposits in Burkina Faso, including Kiaka (5.9Moz gold, B2Gold), Bombore (5.2Moz gold, Orezone) and Essakane (6.2Moz gold, IAMGOLD). Drilling A Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program continued at Kouri subsequent to the Company s announcement of the maiden Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource of 1Moz at 1.5g/t gold in May The drilling program tested additional targets in the immediate Mineral Resource area for additional shallow high-grade gold mineralisation, along with a number of regional gold-inauger anomalies to the southwest of the Mineral Resource. A total of 33 RC drill holes (BARC312, BARC313 and NKRC016 to NKRC045) were completed during the Quarter for 4,187m. All assay results were received including some additional results from the previous quarter s drilling (BARC280 to BARC313 and NKRC016 to NKRC045). New significant gold intercepts in the Mineral Resource area include: 2m at 8.0g/t gold from 104m, including 1m at 15.5g/t gold (BARC282); 1m at 61.7g/t gold from 71m and 6m at 4.6g/t gold from 89m, including 1m at 11.8g/t gold (BARC284); 1m at 21.6g/t gold from 73m (BARC286); 3m at 5.2g/t gold from 63m (BARC289); 2m at 10.9g/t gold from 76m (BARC297); and 2m at 5.6g/t gold from 8m (BARC312). The drilling confirmed the considerable potential for the Company to discover additional gold mineralisation outside of the Mineral Resource. Drill testing of a gold-in-auger anomaly at Red Hill, 4.5km south-west of the Mineral Resource, was successful with significant gold mineralisation discovered in an unexplored, 7km long, east-west trending basalt unit (Figures 1 and 2). Significant discovery gold intercepts include: 11m at 2.2g/t gold from 84m, including 2m at 7.7g/t gold (NKRC030) 5m at 2.5g/t gold from 29m, 6m at 2.0g/t gold from 39m, and 10m at 2.2g/t gold from 52m (NKRC031); and 7m at 2.2g/t gold from 93m (NKRC033). Infill auger is planned to trace the extent of the bedrock gold anomalism associated with the basalt unit prior to further RC drilling follow-up. Regional Auger Drilling Program In April 2018, the Company commenced a 5,500m regional auger drilling program to systematically test the regional shear zone that extends for 12.5km within the Kouri licence to the south-west of the Mineral Resource area. The auger holes were initially drilled on a 500m x 50m pattern and then infill holes on a 100m x 25m pattern were drilled to follow up any anomalous gold results. Page 2

3 During the Quarter, the Company completed 330 auger drill holes as part of the drilling program. A total of 1,620m were drilled to collect bottom-of-hole bedrock samples beneath shallow transported soil cover. The average hole depth was 4.9m. Numerous highly anomalous gold-in-bedrock auger results from the program have confirmed the significant regional potential of Kouri outside of the existing Mineral Resource area (Figure 1). Significant new auger assay results include 3,604ppb, 2,698ppb, 1,144ppb and 1,086ppb gold. The strongest new zone of bedrock gold has been outlined at Guitorga West, 1.5km south-west of the Mineral Resource. The Guitorga West bedrock gold anomaly is located on the opposite side of a 700m wide river channel that has sediment cover generally too deep for auger sampling (i.e. >10m). The gold anomalous auger results at Guitorga West correspond with extensions to the Induced Polarization (IP) chargeability high anomalies associated with the gold lodes (e.g. Guitorga Lodes) that comprise the Mineral Resource. Golden Rim believes the gold mineralisation that comprises the Mineral Resource may be continuous through the river channel to Guitorga West (for a further 1.5km of strike) and beyond. Paguanta Zinc-Silver-Lead Project, Chile Paguanta lies in the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile, approximately 120km northeast of Iquique and 30km west of the Chile- Bolivia border. The project area hosts both epithermal silver-lead-zinc-gold mineralisation and porphyry copper mineralisation. Paguanta is situated approximately 40km north-east of the Cerro Colorado Mine, which is exploiting a large porphyry copper deposit with a Mineral Resource of 0.62% copper for 5.5Blb of copper and annual copper cathode production of approximately 175Mlb. Using a cut-off grade of 6% zinc equivalent, the Mineral Resource at Paguanta is 2.4Mt at 5.0% zinc, 1.4% lead, 88g/t silver and 0.3g/t gold (or 2.4Mt at 8.0% Zn Eq) for 190,000t of contained Zn Eq metal. Almost 50% of the Mineral Resources is in the Measured and Indicated categories. The Mineral Resource for the Patricia Prospect at Paguanta remains open at depth and along strike. With continuing poor market conditions, the weakening of metals prices and the Company s focus on work programs at Kouri Paguanta was placed on care and maintenance and all work was put on hold. The Scoping Study, intended to assess the viability of a 500 tpd underground mining operation utilising ore sorting, was also suspended. A Chilean company, Kura Minerals, was engaged to assist with the divestment of Paguanta. Several parties have expressed interest and this process is ongoing at the date of this report. A review of the Paguanta data by Kura highlighted the excellent porphyry copper potential within the project area, particularly at the Loreto prospect, where there is a large (3km x 2km) unexplored hydrothermal alteration zone that lies 1.5km south-west of the Patricia silver-lead-zinc Mineral Resource (Figure 3). Babonga Gold Project, Burkina Faso (Babonga) Babonga is located 70km north-east of Golden Rim s primary project in Burkina Faso, Kouri. Babonga has a highly coherent gold-in-soil anomaly approximately 2.1km long and 300m wide, located in the southern part of the project. This anomaly is coincident with a major regional fault that is connected to the major fault zone that hosts gold mineralisation at Kouri. Aircore drilling has discovered widespread bedrock gold mineralisation, including a coherent zone of bedrock gold mineralisation (comprised of a series of stacked gold mineralised veins) over an area of 1km x 200m. During the Quarter, no field work was completed at Babonga. Page 3

4 Corporate The Company conducted significant fundraising activities during the Quarter. A share placement was completed, raising approximately $3 million (before costs) from the issue of 116,458,880 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of 2.6 cents per share (Placement). The Company also raised $392,000 (before costs) from the issue of 15,076,875 shares under a Share Purchase Plan, also at 2.6 cents per share. Participants in the Placement and in the Share Purchase Plan were also offered unlisted options for nil consideration, exercisable at 4 cents with an expiry date of 24 months from the date of issue (Options). The Options offer was made under a prospectus on the basis of one Option for every two new shares issued under the Placement or under the Share Purchase Plan. The funds were raised for the Company s ongoing work programs at Kouri, including auger and RC drilling, metallurgical testwork, a Mineral Resource update and structural study. In additional to its other marketing activities, the Company attended the Africa DownUnder Conference held in Perth, Western Australia. The conference was attended by various stakeholders and interested persons including a delegation from the government of Burkina Faso. Golden Rim s Managing Director, Craig Mackay, met with the delegation and also presented to the conference. December Quarter Planned activities Following the resumption of field activities after the wet season, the Company has significantly increased its field program in Burkina Faso. During the December quarter, the following activities are planned: Trenching, auger and RC drilling Follow up assessment of prospects at Kouri. Structural geological review SRK Consulting have been appointed to assess and interpret the structural controls on mineralisation at Kouri. The report is expected during the quarter. Updated Mineral Resource Incorporating an extra 42 drill holes (of which 40 were considered successful), an updated Mineral Resource estimate will be completed during the quarter. Column leaching testwork A preliminary assessment is planned to investigate the potential to utilize heap leaching with some or all of the Kouri mineralisation, given its success by Endeavour Mining at Karma and Nordgold at Bouly. -ENDS- Page 4

5 Figure 1. Gridded auger gold results and significant RC drilling results over a greyscale IP chargeability image at Kouri. Figure 2. RC drill hole and auger drill hole locations at Red Hill (Kouri) over a ground magnetic image. Page 5

6 Figure 3. (Left) Paguanta district with major porphyry copper deposits (Right) Target areas within the Paguanta licence area Page 6

7 Competent Persons Statement The information in this report relating to Exploration Targets, Mineral Resources and previous exploration results are extracted from the announcements New Resource Estimation for Paguanta dated 30 May 2017; Outstanding Results from Ore Sorting Test Work at Paguanta dated 8 March 2018; Substantial Extensions to the Gold Mineralisation at Kouri dated 20 March 2018; 1 Million Ounces of Gold in Maiden Mineral Resource at Kouri dated 3 May 2018; Highly Anomalous Gold Auger Results Demonstrate Regional Prospectivity at Kouri dated 6 July 2018; Strong Bedrock Gold Anomalies Indicate Potential 1.5km Extension to Mineralisation at Kouri dated 24 July 2018; New Gold Discovery at Red Hill dated 16 July 2018; Highly Anomalous Bedrock Gold Anomalies Continue to be Identified at Kouri dated 16 August 2018; Extensive New Gold Target Identified at Red Hill dated 24 August 2018; and Additional Bedrock Gold Anomalies Identified at Kouri dated 27 August 2018; and has been reported in accordance with the 2012 edition of the JORC Code. These announcements are available on the Company s website ( The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in these announcements. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this document are or maybe forward-looking statements and represent Golden Rim s intentions, projections, expectations or beliefs concerning among other things, future exploration activities. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Golden Rim, and which may cause Golden Rim s actual performance in future periods to differ materially from any express or implied estimates or projections. Nothing in this document is a promise or representation as to the future. Statements or assumptions in this document as to future matters may prove to be incorrect and differences may be material. Golden Rim does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of such statements or assumptions. For Further Information Please Contact: Golden Rim Resources Media and Broker Enquiries Craig Mackay Andrew Rowell Managing Director Director Investor Relations Golden Rim Resources Cannings Purple craig@goldenrim.com.au arowell@canningspurple.com.au Page 7

8 Appendix 1: Golden Rim Tenement Schedule Additional information in relation to the Company s tenements/licences held at the end of the Quarter (on a consolidated basis). Tenement name Project name Golden Rim Holding (%) Burkina Faso Babonga Babonga 100 Kouri Kouri 100 Chile José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 José Miguel Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Carlos Felipe Exploitation Paguanta 73 Teki I 1 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 2 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 3 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 4 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 5 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 6 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Teki I 7 Paguanta Conversion to Exploitation pending Changes in the Quarter to tenements and/or interest Page 8

9 Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report 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 GOLDEN RIM RESOURCES LTD ABN Quarter ended ( current quarter ) September 2018 Consolidated statement of cash flows 1. Cash flows from operating activities 1.1 Receipts from customers 1.2 Payments for Current quarter Year to date (3 months) - - (a) exploration & evaluation (1,576) (1,576) (b) development - - (c) production - - (d) staff costs (143) (143) (e) administration and corporate costs (350) (350) 1.3 Dividends received (see note 3) Interest received Interest and other costs of finance paid Income taxes paid Research and development refunds Other (provide details if material) Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (2,068) (2,068) 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 See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016 Page 1

10 Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report Consolidated statement of cash flows 2.2 Proceeds from the disposal of: Current quarter Year to date (3 months) (a) property, plant and equipment (b) tenements (see item 10) - - (c) investments - - (d) other non-current assets Cash flows from loans to other entities Dividends received (see note 3) Other (provide details if material) Net cash from / (used in) investing activities Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of shares & options 3,641 3, Proceeds from issue of convertible notes Proceeds from exercise of share options Transaction costs related to issues of shares, convertible notes or options (426) (426) 3.5 Proceeds from borrowings Repayment of borrowings Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings Dividends paid Other (provide details if material) Net cash from / (used in) financing activities 3,215 3, 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 1,204 1,204 (2,068) (2,068) ,215 3, Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 2,372 2,372 + See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016 Page 2

11 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 Previous quarter 5.1 Bank balances 2,342 1, Call deposits Bank overdrafts Other (provide details) Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter (should equal item 4.6 above) 2,372 1, Payments to directors of the entity and their associates Current quarter $A' Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in item Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 6.1 and Payments to related entities of the entity and their associates Current quarter $A' Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included in item Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in items 7.1 and See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016 Page 3

12 8. Financing facilities available Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report Total facility amount at quarter end Amount drawn at quarter end 8.1 Loan facilities Credit standby arrangements Other (please specify) 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. 9. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter 9.1 Exploration and evaluation 1, Development Production Staff costs Administration and corporate costs Other (provide details if material) Total estimated cash outflows 1, Changes in tenements (items 2.1(b) and 2.2(b) above) Tenement reference and location Nature of interest Interest at begining of quarter Interest at end of quarter 10.1 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements lapsed, relinquished or reduced 10.2 Interests in mining tenements and petroleum tenements acquired or increased + See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016 Page 4

13 Compliance statement Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report 1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A. 2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed. Sign here: Date: 30 October 2018 (Company secretary) Print name: Hayley Butcher 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 that wishes to disclose additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this report. 2. 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 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. 3. 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. + See chapter 19 for defined terms 1 September 2016 Page 5