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<strong>SUMMARY</strong> <strong>INFORMATION</strong> <strong>MEMORANDUM</strong><br />

<strong>TORQUE</strong> <strong>MINING</strong> <strong>LTD</strong><br />

8 May 2012<br />

• Torque Mining Ltd (Torque), at the Moina Project, has immediate development opportunities<br />

with resources at both Stormont and Narrawa Projects in north central Tasmania; many lookalike<br />

drill ready targets with potential for conversion into resources; considerable potential for<br />

further larger deposits at depth revealed by recent high quality regional geophysics.<br />

• Moina Project is a polymetallic province with the above resources and has further defined<br />

potential covering a range of desirable commodities i.e. gold, silver, bismuth, tungsten,<br />

molybdenum, tin, copper, lead and zinc.<br />

• Extracting the best value from this outstanding mineralized province will require focus by<br />

Torque. Frontier's current arrangement with its strong focus on PNG does not optimize this<br />

opportunity.<br />

• Drill testing these drill-ready targets and advancing the development of the first two deposits<br />

will require an optimum budget of $4 million to $5 million over two years – primarily<br />

feasibility and drilling. Frontier would need to raise funds to support such a program if the<br />

“spin off” did not occur. This option is not favoured by Frontier's immediate PNG focus.<br />

• The Southern Mt. Reads Volcanics (SMRV) Project in the southwest is prospective for a large,<br />

potentially high grade polymetallic massive sulphide discovery around the Wart Hill massive<br />

sulphide deposit. Further largely untested potential for high grade (Henty style) volcanichosted<br />

gold also exists throughout the belt (e.g. Sassy Creek prospect along strike from Wart<br />

Hill).<br />

• In addition to this, the recognition that the Wart Hill massive sulphide deposit host rocks are<br />

the correlate of the highly prospective "holy host" horizon (host to all of the VHMS deposits in<br />

the MRV to the north) makes the project highly prospective.<br />

• $2 to $3 million is required for next phase of exploration which will see the Wart Hill massive<br />

sulphide lens tested down-plunge at depth, the Sassy Creek prospect thoroughly explored and<br />

the "holy host" prospective horizon pursued. This is before any outstanding results from the<br />

newly flown new generation airborne EM system are received.<br />

• A “spin off” will provide a substantial benefit for Frontier shareholders and Frontier. It is<br />

planned (subject to shareholder approval) to offer 30m Torque shares (1 torque for every 10 or<br />

11 Frontier) to shareholders. Frontier would retain 10m shares in Torque plus a 10% FCI to<br />

feasibility in most projects.


INTRODUCTION<br />

Torque is a mineral exploration/development company planning to list on the ASX. It intends to engage in<br />

the exploration for and, subject to proposed feasibilities studies, the development of, and mining of mineral<br />

deposits in Tasmania.<br />

Targeted commodities are many as the project areas collectively cover a wide range of mineralization styles<br />

and geological settings. Specific opportunities are:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Gold+/-bismuth+/-base metals in skarn style deposits associated with intrusive granites (e.g.<br />

current resources at Stormont and Narrawa Creek) - Moina Project<br />

Gold in disseminations and/or veins associated with intrusive granite (e.g. Pogo and Fort Knox,<br />

Canada) - Moina Project<br />

High grade zinc+lead+gold+silver in Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulphide style (e.g. Rosebery,<br />

Hellyer and Mt Lyell, Tas.) – SMRV and Moina Projects;<br />

Tungsten+/-molybdenum+/-bismuth+/-tin in vein or skarn deposits (e.g. Shephard and Murphy,<br />

King Island and Kara, Tas.) – Moina, Lower Pieman and NE Tasmania Projects.<br />

Tin as disseminations in "greisen" altered granite and/or replacement/skarn tin deposits (e.g. Mt<br />

Bischoff and Renison, Tas.) – Moina, NE Tasmania and Lower Pieman Projects<br />

These Tasmanian projects were held by Frontier Resources Ltd (Frontier), an Australian Securities<br />

Exchange (ASX) listed company and were transferred to wholly owned subsidiary Torque Mining Ltd on<br />

approximately 26 th April 2012. Frontier and its predecessors have explored the SMRV Project since 1997<br />

and the Moina Project since 2002 and recently acquired the Lower Pieman and NE Tasmania Projects..<br />

Frontier has carried out significant drilling, geochemical and geophysical surveys on both the Moina<br />

and SMRV Projects and Inferred and Indicated Mineral resources have been defined at the Moina<br />

Project. Frontier’s total exploration expenditure in Tasmania on these and other projects since 2002<br />

has been approximately $8.6 million. In addition Frontier’s “parent”, Macmin (or JV partners) spent<br />

approximately $1.2 million between 1993 and 2002.<br />

Frontier has defined small to medium sized gold-/bismuth-/base metal/tungsten and tin resources at<br />

Moina and also demonstrated a substantial upside for discovery, where resources are likely to<br />

increase with additional exploration. At the SMRV Project Frontier has defined high-grade<br />

polymetallic zinc-lead-silver mineralisation similar to the Rosebery mine/deposit.<br />

Torque has acquired the interests of Frontier Resources Ltd (Frontier) in Tasmania, namely EL’s 42/2010,<br />

20/96, 33/2010, 27/2011, 29/2009, 6/2011, 21/2011, 3/2011 and RL 3/2005. Consideration to Frontier was<br />

the issuance of 40 million Torque shares and a 10% free carried interest (FCI) to bankable feasibility study<br />

(BFS)in all tenements except EL’s 20/96 and 33/2010 (which are already subject to a 10% FCI to BFS). It is<br />

intended that 30 million of Frontier’s shares in Torque will be offered to Frontier shareholders by in specie<br />

distribution, subject to Frontier shareholder and regulatory approval, on or around 1 July 2012.<br />

Under the JORC Code, provision has been made to allow an expert to estimate potential target sizes to<br />

provide an opinion as to the potential of a particular mineralised zone. In this report this has been done<br />

using three broadly generalised quantitative terms: large, medium and small. For example:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

“Small” is applied where the deposit potential may range up to a few hundred thousand tonnes;<br />

“Medium” is applied where the deposit potential may range from small to a few million tonnes; and<br />

“Large” is applied where the deposit potential may range from medium to hundreds of million of<br />

tonnes<br />

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TABLE 1.<br />

MAJOR METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF TASMANIA<br />

(Source Mineral Resource Tasmania and others)<br />

Mine<br />

Tonnages<br />

or Deposit Mineral Style Commodity (Production + Reserves)<br />

Beaconsfield Structurally controlled/veins Au 2 million oz production<br />

Mt Lyell Volcanic Hosted Disseminated Cu,Au 135Mt at 1.2%Cu and 0.4g/t Au<br />

Rosebery Volcanic hosted massive Zn,Pb, 32+Mt at 0.6%Cu, 14.6%Zn,<br />

sulphide Ag,Cu 4.6%Pb, 146g/tAg & 2.3g/t Au<br />

Au<br />

Hellyer Volcanic hosted massive Zn,Pb, 15.5Mt at 0.4%Cu, 14.3%Zn,<br />

sulphide Ag,Cu, 5.9%Pb, 140g/tAg, & 2.2g/t Au<br />

Au<br />

Que River Volcanic hosted massive Zn,Pb, 2.5Mt at 0.45%Cu, 7.5%Pb<br />

Sulphide Ag,Cu, 13.6%Zn, 172g/tAg, & 2.8g/tAu<br />

Au<br />

Henty Volcanic hosted gold Au Production 1.2 m oz plus resource 400000 oz<br />

Renison Bell Skarn Sn 28Mt at 1.5% Sn approx.<br />

Mt Bischoff Skarn Sn 10.32Mt at 1.13%Sn<br />

Cleveland Skarn Sn 10.3Mt at 0.78%Sn and 0.45%Cu<br />

Queen Hill Skarn Sn 3.6Mt at 1.2%Sn<br />

King Island Skarn W 16.9Mt at 0.789 % WO 3<br />

Kara Skarn W 2.2Mt at 0.8% WO 3<br />

Avebury Skarn Ni 4Mt at 1.5% Ni<br />

Lisle Disseminated intrusion Au 250,000ozs produced from alluvials<br />

Related (Green 1967)<br />

Mathinna, Structurally controlled veins Au 527,000ozs produced<br />

Mangana, (Green 1967)<br />

Waterhouse<br />

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TABLE 2<br />

<strong>TORQUE</strong>’S TENEMENTS IN TASMANIA<br />

Project Title Name Area<br />

Km 2<br />

Grant Date<br />

EL 29/2009<br />

Cethana 109.25 13/9/10<br />

Moina<br />

EL 42/2010 River Lea<br />

or<br />

Stormont<br />

9 3/4/11<br />

RL 3/2005 Narrawa 2.75 12/5/06<br />

SMRV EL 20/96 Elliott Bay 11 10/4/97<br />

NE<br />

Tasmania<br />

EL 33/2010<br />

EL 27/2011<br />

Wanderer<br />

River 210 23/3/11<br />

Mt Paris 100 23/11/11<br />

EL 3/2011 Tonganah 226 18/7/11<br />

Lower<br />

Pieman<br />

EL 6/2011<br />

EL21/2011<br />

Interview<br />

River 91 24/11/11<br />

Pieman<br />

River 144 5/12/11<br />

Figure 1 Torque tenements and major<br />

mineral deposits in Tasman<br />

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OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS<br />

Tasmania, since the late 1800’s, has had a significant, and at times a major mining industry with large,<br />

copper-gold, zinc-lead-silver-tin mines and various large gold and base metal and tungsten mines. The Mt<br />

Lyell Mine (approximately 50km N of the SMRV) is the largest continually operational mine in Australia,<br />

producing copper and gold nearly continuously for 100 years.<br />

The location of Torque’s projects and the main mineral deposits in Tasmania are shown on Figure 1 and in<br />

Table 1. Torque’s projects have similar geology to most of these deposits, plus substantial indications of<br />

such mineralisation, and thus could host similar deposits.<br />

The Moina Project in north central Tasmania is Torque’s principal project having opportunities for<br />

immediate development and excellent potential to both add to the overall resource base as well as for new<br />

stand-alone discoveries at depth or beneath basalt cover. It is proposed that the majority of funds raised will<br />

be used to further advance the Moina Project.<br />

The second major project is the SMRV in Tasmania's southwest with potential for a very high grade<br />

polymetallic deposit. A portion of funds raised will be budgeted for advancing this project towards a large<br />

tonnage, high grade discovery<br />

Torque holds a large strike length (SMRV and Moina projects) of the highly prospective Mt Read Volcanics<br />

and in particular the targeted "holy host" horizon on (or immediately below) which Mt. Lyell, Hellyer,<br />

Rosebery, Que River, Hercules and Henty mines occur.<br />

At the Moina Project Torque has almost complete coverage of a whole mineral province associated with a<br />

Devonian granite intrusive into calcareous sediments, a geologically similar setting to Renison Bell and Mt<br />

Bischoff.<br />

Torque’s exploration titles are summarised in Table 2.<br />

Moina Project (EL’s 29/2009 – Cethana; 42/2010 – Stormont or River Lea;<br />

RL 3/2005 – Narrawa)<br />

Torque owns 90% (Frontier 10%) of the Moina Project in north central Tasmania. Frontier has<br />

completed 134 drill holes totalling 6,144 metres (as at 25 th April 2012) ; extensive geochemical<br />

sampling; a large scale 3D Induced Polarisation Survey (3D IP); reprocessed an existing<br />

helicopter borne aeromagnetic survey and reviewed earlier electromagnetic and geochemical<br />

data collected by previous explorers. Projects are at the development stage and exploration is<br />

advanced – the project is not grassroots.<br />

Mineral Resources have been estimated at two prospects, Stormont and Narrawa, both skarn<br />

related deposits. Stormont is a small on and near surface gold-bismuth deposit with excellent<br />

potential to increase resources by defining similar systems nearby or under basalt cover. Narrawa is<br />

the project name for a number of previously named prospects such as Higgs and Narrawa Reward.<br />

Narrawa is a medium sized gold, silver, lead, zinc, tungsten and tin system with excellent potential to<br />

increase resources in the nearby vicinity of the present resource.<br />

Recent 3D IP and geochemical surveys evaluated with historic aeromagnetic data all strongly<br />

suggest that other deposits similar to Stormont and Narrawa will be defined by further<br />

exploration. The data also demonstrates a strong possibility of defining a large disseminated<br />

gold systems and/or replacement type tin and tungsten systems.<br />

The Stormont and Narrawa systems have excellent access, no known environmental restrictions<br />

(other than normal environmental requirements) and would be predominantly open pittable.<br />

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The combined total Indicated Mineral Resource at the Stormont and Narrawa prospects is<br />

313,600 at 2.49g/t gold plus credits in bismuth, silver, lead and zinc. Contained metal is<br />

25,058ozs gold, 125,811ozs silver, 256t bismuth, 2,311t lead, and 1,953t zinc. Gold equivalent<br />

grade of the above total metals is 3.64g/t gold for 36,700ozs gold equivalent.<br />

Caution must be exercised when equating all metal values to gold equivalent due to fluctuating metal<br />

prices and the uncertainty as to the amount of each metal that can be recovered in the processing of<br />

the mineralisation. The gold equivalent formula used to calculate the gold equivalent values is as<br />

follows: gold equivalent (g/t) equals gold g/t plus (lead % times 0.3912) plus (zinc % times 0.4082)<br />

plus (silver g/t times 0.0193) plus (bismuth % times 4.58).<br />

In addition to the total Indicated Mineral Resource there is an additional Inferred Mineral Resource<br />

at Narrawa as shown below.<br />

The individual project resources are :<br />

Stormont - Indicated Mineral Resource of 150,800t at 2.89g/t gold + 0.17% bismuth<br />

for 14,011ozs gold + 256.0 tonnes of bismuth.(Figure 20)<br />

Narrawa - Indicated Mineral Resource 162,800t at 2.11g/t gold + 1.42% lead +<br />

1.20% zinc + 20.6g/t silver for 11,040ozs gold + 2,311t lead + 1,953t zinc + 107,288ozs silver.<br />

- Inferred Mineral Resource of 46,570 t at 2.07g/t gold + 0.98% lead +<br />

0.81% zinc + 16.0g/t silver for 3,100ozs gold + 460t lead + 380t zinc + 23,960ozs silver.<br />

Figure 20 - Cross section of the Stormont resource<br />

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In conclusion, exploration by Torque at Moina Project is likely to increase the above resources<br />

in the near vicinity of these prospects. A very positive aspect is that many drill holes within the<br />

known resources have excellent grades and contain significant metals in addition to gold such<br />

as:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

13m grading 44.1g/t gold + 0.46% bismuth<br />

7.3m grading 23.5g/t gold + 0.39% bismuth<br />

17.6m grading 10.80g/t gold (from surface) + 0.5% bismuth<br />

1m grading 1.98% WO 3 within 14m at 0.20% WO 3 (then into the adit)<br />

1m grading 460g/t silver + 2.53g/t gold + 18.7% lead + 15% zinc<br />

17.4m grading 2.65g/t gold + 23g/t silver + 1.1% of lead + 1.0% zinc<br />

25.4m grading 4.33g/t gold, 23g/t silver, 2.0% lead, and 1.5% zinc<br />

1.1m grading 23.6% zinc + 10.4% lead + 123g/t silver + 0.63g/t gold.<br />

0.3m grading 9.2% molybdenum<br />

All drill hole results are shown in previous Frontier ASX releases and in Sections 3.6 and 3.7 of the<br />

full report on Torque which will be posted on the web site in the near future.<br />

The Moina Exploration and Retention Licences cover 121sq kms and have more than 70 defined<br />

prospects according to Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT). Prospects and licence boundaries are<br />

shown on Figure 2. Mineralisation is related to a major intrusive named the Dolcoath Granite and<br />

exhibits, in some parts, classic zonation of metals from tungsten, tin and molybdenum near to the<br />

granite to lead, zinc, silver, gold and bismuth more distal from the granite. Geologists with MRT<br />

have suggested in print that the granite is a gold exploration target for large disseminated gold<br />

deposits such as Pogo and Fort Knox (Morrison et al, 2003). The Dolcoath Granite crops out in the<br />

south central part of the project area and is interpreted to underly it at depths of less than 500m, ie: it<br />

underlies much of the project area. Figure 3 shows a Google earth image of the project area and<br />

Figure 4, the generalised geology that illustrates that Tertiary basalt (much younger than the<br />

mineralisation) overlies much of the project area and obscures any possible mineralisation. The thin<br />

cover of basalt obscured much of the project area from earlier prospecting and has prevented<br />

discovery of any underlying but near to surface mineralisation of any style.<br />

Much of the mineralisation known in the project area is hosted in skarn, or is replacement related;<br />

that is mineralisation that is genetically related to the intrusion of the Dolcoath granite has replaced<br />

calcareous sediments or limestone in the sedimentary sequences above the granite contact. Fluids,<br />

with mineralisation, are thought to have moved up and outwards from the granite along structures<br />

until they encountered such sediments, where they then formed mineral deposits. Thus calcareous<br />

sediments, limestone (and similar rocks) plus deep penetrating structures (conduits for<br />

mineralisation) are all very important in the exploration process at Moina.<br />

In addition to the resources quoted above at Stormont and Narrawa, in the central part of the project<br />

area, in a small retention licence held by TNT Mines Ltd, is a large fluorite (plus other metals) skarn<br />

called Moina Fluorite Skarn. This deposit, according to TNT Mines prospectus dated 11 November<br />

2011 “is potentially one of the largest undeveloped fluorspar deposits in the world. It contains<br />

associated tin, tungsten, zinc, bismuth, molybdenum, magnetite and gold.” Further, according to the<br />

above prospectus : “the deposit contains two styles of mineralisation – replacement skarn and<br />

fissure veins. The deposit has an historic mineralisation estimate (not compliant with JORC<br />

guidelines) of 26.5Mt at 18% fluorspar, 0.1% tin, 0.1% tungsten plus other metals and gold”.<br />

Associated with the Moina Fluorite Skarn and within this retention licence (and less than one<br />

kilometre from Torque’s licences) is the Shephard and Murphy Mine which according to Collins et<br />

al, 1989 contained 280,000t at 0.23% tin and 0.18% tungsten (now largely mined out). The Hugo<br />

Skarn, also in the above retention licence is reported (Newnham 1997) to contain 250,000 tonnes of<br />

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mineralisation grading 5 to 6% zinc, 1 g/t gold and 0.1% bismuth. These are both historic estimates<br />

and not compliant with JORC guidelines.<br />

Silver and base metals have also been mined to the east of the Narrawa Project at the Round<br />

Mountain Mine. Production figures are incomplete and understated, but the mine produced<br />

370,000ozs silver, 1,500ozs gold and 4,700t of lead between 1908 and 1927 (Jennings 1963). This<br />

does not include production from the associated Claude Hill and nearby smaller operations. In the<br />

northern part of the project area at Bell Mt, alluvial gold (with nuggets to plus 20ozs gold) has (and<br />

is) being produced on a small scale (production unknown). Figure 5 illustrates the possible source<br />

rocks for the alluvial gold at Bell Mt. In addition to the above modest amounts of gold, base metals,<br />

tin and tungsten have been produced from several historic sites.<br />

The above examples demonstrate the Moina Project to be extensively mineralized in a range of<br />

metals. Aeromagnetic, 3D IP and geochemical surveys all suggest the project area has the potential<br />

to add to the resource base by extensions to existing deposits or further look-alike repetitions and<br />

that new discoveries, major mineralisation, either beneath basalt cover or at greater depths will be<br />

defined by ongoing exploration.<br />

The 3D IP survey in particular has been highly successful defining numerous anomalies in highly<br />

favourable geological settings which need explanation.<br />

The 3D IP defines the chargeability; resistivity and conductivity of the sub-surface rock sequence to<br />

depths of up to 500m (see Section 3.5.3 in the expanded Torque report that will be posted on the web<br />

site in the near future for further explanation). Chargeability can define disseminated, and in some<br />

cases, more semi-massive sulphide accumulations. Conductivity can define massive or semimassive<br />

sulphides.<br />

The chargeability (of the sub-surface rocks) at 50m and 150m depth is shown in Figures 6 and 7.<br />

Note the anomalous area extending from the southeast at Round Mt, through Narrawa to Bell Mt.<br />

The chargeability results suggest numerous anomalies should be tested for possible larger<br />

accumulations of pyrite and perhaps associated gold. Figure 8 is a cross section along line 4590E<br />

and shows a major chargeability anomaly dipping shallowly to the north. This anomaly is thought to<br />

occur within the uppermost part of the Dolcoath granite (perhaps a greisenised zone) or in the Moina<br />

Sandstone immediately above the granite.<br />

In the Stormont-Fletchers-Ti Tree Creek area the 3D IP has effectively peeled off the thin (~20m)<br />

layer of basalt with the three previously known Stormont “look-alike's” i.e. Western Syncline, Far<br />

West and Eastern Syncline, now joined by over a dozen predominantly north-northwest trending<br />

conductivity anomalies likely to represent further Stormont's.<br />

In the Narrawa Creek valley west-northwest trends predominate. Here the Narrawa orebody can be<br />

seen to lie in the Higgs conductive trend with a number of parallel analogous conductive trends also<br />

defined by the 3D IP. Some of these parallel trends have anomalous gold+/-base metals in the few<br />

holes drilled to date; other analogous trends remain completely undrilled. This is the location in<br />

which disseminated gold systems would be postulated to occur.<br />

It has been demonstrated that conductivity anomalies are associated with precious and base-metal<br />

mineralisation at Stormont, Narrawa and Round Mt (Figures 9,10, 10A,11, 12 and 19), also see<br />

Section 3.5.3 in complete report). By analogy, the many conductivity anomalies defined throughout<br />

the entire Moina area, either beneath the basalt cover or at depth may represent further small to<br />

medium (perhaps large) gold/bismuth/base metal systems.<br />

Geochemical soil anomalism,(Figures 17 and 18) particularly in the eastern Moina area from Tin<br />

Spur to just west of Narrawa, has been successful in defining the mineral zoning relating to the<br />

Dolcoath Granite; known gold, tungsten mineralisation; and together with the 3DIP data confirms<br />

the high prospectivity of this belt. Gold anomalous geochemistry essentially reflects the gold<br />

mineralisation at Narrawa and has a high correlation with conductivity anomalism at Narrawa.<br />

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Adjacent to Round Mt conductivity and lead mineralisation and soil anomalism also have a high<br />

correlation<br />

In summary, the 3DIP data (chargeability and conductivity) magnetics (figure 16) and soil<br />

anomalism provide very potent indicators for further sulphide/skarn mineralisation;<br />

disseminated gold mineralisation; extensions to existing resources for gold and possibly base<br />

metals, tin, tungsten and molybdenum. Management has high confidence that additional<br />

resources will be defined by further drilling<br />

The Moina Project has excellent access and mainly moderate topography, in comparison to<br />

much of Tasmania. It is well serviced by a network of sealed (blacktop) and graded roads plus<br />

forestry tracks. There are no particular environmental or aboriginal heritage aspects that are<br />

likely to prevent mining.<br />

SMRV Project EL 20/96 – Elliott Bay; EL 33/2010 – Wanderer River<br />

The SMRV (Southern Mount Read Volcanics) Project is located in Tasmania's southwest around the<br />

45km strike extensions of the Mt Read Volcanics (MRV) which outcrops in two windows south of<br />

Macquarie Harbour. The northern window between the D'Aguilar Range and the Wanderer River<br />

valley, i.e. the Thirkell Hill window, is completely held under EL 33/2010. The southern window<br />

lies between the Wanderer River valley and Elliott Bay itself. About half of this window is held<br />

under EL's 33/1010 and EL 20/1996. Torque holds 90% in both of these tenements ( Exploration<br />

and Mining Consultants and McNeil Associates 10%).<br />

The Wart Hill massive sulphide deposit occurs within EL 20/1996. EL 33/2010 was recently<br />

acquired by Frontier and a new generation EM survey (VTEM) flown over both tenements. Figure<br />

13 shows geology of the SMRV Project, prospects and area covered by the recent VTEM survey.<br />

Major mineralised systems occur in the northern section of the MRV as shown in Table 1 and<br />

located in Figure 1. This mineralisation was formed by ancient analogs of todays "black (and white)<br />

smokers" on the seafloor, forming sulphide chimneys from metal rich hydrothermal fluids onto the<br />

seafloor or reacting and altering the rocks beneath the seafloor and precipitating mineralization here.<br />

This style of mineralization is categorized as Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulphides (VHMS).<br />

Orebodies of hybrid VHMS-porphyry or VHMS-epithermal style are also present in the Mt. Read<br />

Volcanics.<br />

Three of the orebodies in the Mt. Read Volcanics qualify as “World-Class “or large deposits. i.e. Mt<br />

Lyell (copper+gold), Rosebery and Hellyer (polymetallic precious and base metals)..<br />

Research, both academic and industry, has recognized that these deposits and the other smaller<br />

examples (Que River, Fossey, Mt Charter, Pinnacles/Browns Tunnel, Hercules, Henty and Tasman<br />

and Crown Lyell Extended) lie on the same time-stratigraphic horizon i.e. all formed on or below the<br />

seafloor at approximately the same time, ~500 million years ago. This horizon is known colloquially<br />

as the "Holy Host" horizon and is actively pursued by explorers elsewhere in the Mt. Read<br />

Volcanics.<br />

Drilling by Frontier has shown the host sequence to the Wart Hill massive sulphide deposit to have<br />

many geological similarities to the 'holy host" sequence much further north in the MRV. If the Wart<br />

Hill horizon is the correlate of the "holy host" horizon as understood then the horizon strikes<br />

throughout the whole of the SMRV project as shown in Figure 13. The prospectivity of the Mt.<br />

Read Volcanics south of Macquarie Harbour has been recognized since the 19 th Century though little<br />

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prospecting activity ventured this far south. Concerted exploration started in the 1970's culminating<br />

with the discovery of the Wart Hill massive sulphide deposit as well as high grade gold in base metal<br />

stringers at Sassy Creek. In fact in excess of 30 prospects have been defined within the SMRV<br />

tenement area by this historical work.<br />

Subsequent exploration at Elliott Bay has kept a focus on Wart Hill with mineralisation defined to<br />

date notable for some very high grades of zinc, lead, silver and gold, even in comparison with the<br />

relatively (world-wide) high grades which typify Tasmanian VHMS deposits.<br />

Outcrops of mineralisation in two adjacent lenses have given results as follows:<br />

Lens A - 4.0m grading 17.9% zinc, 10.2% lead, 132g/t silver and 0.60g/t gold.<br />

Lens B - 3.0m grading 21.9% zinc, 13.9% lead, 680g/t silver and 0.80g/t gold.<br />

All drill hole results have been released in various ASX Releases, with highlights such as:<br />

Hole WD025 - 0.75m from 157.1m to 157.85m down-hole grading 28.6% zinc, 14.6%<br />

lead, 1.04g/t gold) 48g/t silver and 0.89% copper.<br />

0.75m from 159.85m to 160.6m down-hole grading 27.4% zinc, 12.8% lead, 4.9g/t gold, 75g/t<br />

silver and 1.39% copper.<br />

7.1m from 163.9m to 171.0m down-hole, grading 11.18% zinc, 5.58% lead, 1.48g/t gold, 58g/t<br />

silver and 0.35% copper.<br />

Hole WH8 - 1.1m from 184.85m to 185.95m down-hole grading 23.6% zinc, 10.4% lead,<br />

0.63g/t gold, 123g/t silver.<br />

Hole WH4 - 1.5m from 84m to 85.5m down-hole grading 12.05% zinc, 6.70% lead, 0.90g/t<br />

gold, 168g/t silver.<br />

Whilst work to date at Wart Hill has reduced the potential for a major discovery near surface (above<br />

150m below ground level) the potential at depth is highly promising, particularly down plunge to the<br />

south from the massive high grade pod intersected by WD025, whilst the high grade intersection in<br />

WH8 remains open down plunge to the north..<br />

All drill hole data is shown in previous Frontier AXS releases and in the expanded Torque report<br />

which will be posted on the web site in the near future Figure 14 is a long section of the Wart Hill<br />

mineralisation showing the extent of massive sulphides and drill hole pierce points. Figure 15<br />

compares the known long section of mineralisation at Wart Hill with the published long section for<br />

the Rosebery Deposit. Note the discontinuous nature of the mineralisation at Rosebery and based on<br />

this comparison exploration at Wart Hill is justified to the north and down plunge of the known<br />

mineralisation.<br />

Extensive gold in streams and soil anomalism have led to the discovery of the Sassy Creek prospect<br />

along strike from the Wart Hill massive sulphide deposit to the southwest. An intersection of base<br />

metal + free gold stringers e.g. 3m at 17.5g/t gold, 12.7 g/t silver, 4.5% lead and 4.0% zinc (drilled<br />

down dip of vein) occurs in a large hydrothermal alteration system similar to the Henty - Mt Julia<br />

high-grade gold system in the northern section of the SMRV.<br />

The Thirkell Hill part of the belt has seen little of the attention given to Elliott Bay since the Wart<br />

Hill discovery with only a few short drill holes drilled into two anomalies. This is in spite of the<br />

presence of favourable VHMS style alteration, anomalous gold and base metals in streams and soils<br />

and numerous early generation geophysical anomalies. A major impediment has been the lack of<br />

outcrop with the volcanics under swampy, peaty soil and thick bush. Frontier recently completed a<br />

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new generation deeper seeing airborne EM (VTEM) survey (see Figure 13 for location) over the<br />

whole SMRV to help “see through” this cover. Results are still awaited.<br />

Whilst the SMRV project area lies within the South West Conservation Area, the area was<br />

specifically excluded from the adjacent World Heritage classification on account of its<br />

acknowledged high mineral prospectivity to the extent that the area within which the SMRV project<br />

lies has been classified as the Sorell Peninsula Prospectivity Zone.<br />

North East Tin/Rare Earths Project<br />

The North East Tin/Rare Earths project covers two tenements in Tasmania's northeast.<br />

Torque holds almost all of the Mt Paris tin field, one of Tasmania's four historical significant hard<br />

rock tin fields in the northeastern Tasmanian tin province. For historical reasons this tin field has<br />

not seen the degree of modern exploration that the neighboring Blue Tier tin field, nor the other two<br />

major tin fields, Storeys Creek or Royal George.<br />

A 1988 review of the North East Tasmanian Tin Province (Purvis, 1988) for Aberfoyle concluded<br />

that "the stanniferous alkali-granite intrusion known as the Mt Paris Mass has excellent grassroots tin<br />

potential. Although the numerous workings on the mass have produced little tin, eroded<br />

mineralization has contributed over 27,000t tin to the alluvial deposits in the Ringarooma system,<br />

making the Mt Paris Mass the most productive tin field in NE Tasmania. This fact has apparently<br />

not been appreciated by explorers to date – the area is under-explored. The mineralized roof zone of<br />

the granite is only partially exposed and eroded, with the southern half of the intrusion still covered<br />

by Palaeozoic sediments. The inference from the massive amounts of tin shed from the eroded<br />

northern portion is that extensive tin mineralization should be present beneath this cover."<br />

The second exploration licence (Toonganah) covers two rare earths prospects with targeted<br />

mineralization in clay altered granite margins. No exploration for rare earths has ever been<br />

undertaken in the region.<br />

Lower Pieman Project<br />

Tungsten deposits are hosted in the Interview River granite in a 2.5km long belt. Veins known to<br />

date are generally relatively narrow though with very high grades up to 27% WO3. No drilling has<br />

ever been done to test for larger veins or masses of smaller veins as is possible in such systems.<br />

Torque's man-portable rig will allow the first such drill testing.<br />

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY<br />

Torque will acquire from Frontier three diamond core rigs and ancillary excavators, crawlers, trucks<br />

etc, (including a “truly man portable” rig which is easily moved into difficult areas and has minimum<br />

environmental impact). Most non-drill type exploration has been completed on these projects and the<br />

great majority of funds raised will go directly to drilling. Torque plans a continuous and ongoing<br />

drill program both to add to the resource base and to locate further mineralised systems. Torque’s<br />

drilling costs are significantly lower than commercial contract rates making for cost effective<br />

exploration.<br />

Moina Project<br />

The Moina Project development strategy is three fold as follows:<br />

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Complete feasibility on existing resources and convert resources to reserves. Develop one or<br />

more mines either as a “stand alone” project or in joint venture with an existing producer. This<br />

should provide an early cash flow.<br />

Extend or replicate existing resources by drilling possible extensions and testing the many similar<br />

geological environments to the existing resources as defined by geochemistry and geophysics.<br />

Drill out known major geophysical and geological targets that could represent major sulphide<br />

systems and/or gold and tin mineralised systems.<br />

SMRV Project<br />

<br />

Drill the Wart Hill prospective horizon down plunge from the high grade Wart Hill massive<br />

sulphide lens.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Explore the Sassy Creek hybrid VHMS alteration system and other similar prospects for Wart<br />

Hill style massive sulphide and high grade gold.with 3D IP and drilling<br />

Explore anomalies defined by the recent VTEM, survey (aerial electromagnetic survey).<br />

Target the "holy host" horizon elsewhere in the belt.<br />

Ultimately seek J/V partner for development.<br />

North East Tin/Rare Earths Project<br />

<br />

Carry out reconnaissance geochemical sampling to determine whether the targeted mineralization<br />

styles (tin, rare earths) have economic potential.<br />

Lower Pieman Project<br />

<br />

Drill test high grade tungsten veins in areas of anomalous geophysics (lower priority work in first<br />

two years).<br />

CAUTIONARY NOTE<br />

Management cautions that in this report there are forward looking statements and conclusions<br />

which may not eventuate. There is no guarantee of success. Investors are urged to seek<br />

complete details on the projects and company in Reports and Press Releases which are<br />

available on Frontier Resources Ltd.'s web site at www.frontierresources.com.au<br />

The evaluations in this report are preliminary in nature and are based entirely on exploration<br />

results and mineral resources which have not been categorized as mineral reserves. There is no<br />

assurance that the operating projections in this presentation will be realized. Mineral resources<br />

that are not reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Measured and indicated<br />

mineral resources are that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade can be<br />

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estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the application of technical and<br />

economic parameters to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the<br />

deposit. An inferred mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and<br />

grade can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and<br />

reasonably assumed but not verified.<br />

In respect to targets and projections the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, no<br />

mineral reserves have been defined and it is uncertain if mineral reserves will be defined<br />

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based<br />

on information compiled by, or compiled under the supervision of Peter A. McNeil - Member of<br />

the Aust. Inst. of Geoscientists. Peter McNeil is the Managing Director of Frontier Resources<br />

and chairman of Torque Mining Ltd, who consults to the Companies. Peter McNeil has<br />

sufficient experience which is relevant to the type of mineralisation and type of deposit under<br />

consideration to qualify as Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian<br />

Code of Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Resources. Peter McNeil<br />

consents to the inclusion in the presentation of the matters based on the information in the form<br />

and context in which it appears.<br />

Figure 2 Prospects and tenements, Moina Project<br />

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Figure 3 Google Earth image Moina<br />

ProjectProspects and Moina<br />

Figure 4 Simplified geology - Moina Project<br />

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Figure 5 Bell Mt geology indicating source of<br />

alluvial gold<br />

Figure 6 50m chargeability 3DIP<br />

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Figure 7 150m chargeability 3DIP<br />

Figure 8 cross section 4590E showing<br />

chargeability anomaly dipping to north<br />

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Figure 9 Regional conductivity trends - 50m depth Moina<br />

Project<br />

Figure10 Conductivity trends Stormont Project<br />

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Figure 10A Conductivity trends in grey scale rather than<br />

colour in Stormont area showing relationship of resource to<br />

a conductivity anomaly and numerous other similar<br />

anomalies that remain to be tested, many of which are<br />

covered with a thin veneer of more recent basalt.<br />

These results are very encouraging for the discovery of<br />

additional and larger bodies of gold mineralisation<br />

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Figure 11 Conductivity trends with gold soil<br />

geochemistry overlay Narrawa Project<br />

Figure 12 Conductivity trends with lead soil<br />

geochemistry overlay – Round Mt area<br />

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Figure 13 Geology, tenements, prospects and<br />

VTEM survey boundary<br />

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Figure 14 long section Wart Hill, SMRV Project<br />

Figure 15 long section Rosebery Mine with Wart<br />

Hill mineralisation superimposed<br />

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Figure 16 - Second vertical derivative magnetic<br />

image showing anomalies similar to Stormont-<br />

Moina Project<br />

Figure 17 - gold, bismuth and molybdenum soil<br />

anomalism – Ti Spur to Narrawa - Moina Project<br />

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Figure 18 Tin and tungsten soil anomalism<br />

– Narrawa – Tin Spur<br />

Figure 19 Conductivity section, Narrawa showing relationship of<br />

resource to untested adjacent conductivity anomaly<br />

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