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Quarterly Report
For the three months ending 31 March 2016
ASX Release: 29 April 2016
Summary & Highlights for the Quarter
Falcon Minerals Limited
ASX Code: FCN
ACN: 009 256 535
Unit 1, 245 Churchill Avenue
Subiaco WA 6008
PO Box 8319, Subiaco East WA 6008 Tel: 08 9382 1596
Fax: 08 9382 4637
Email: [email protected]
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Significant progress has been made towards the finalisation of the acquisition of 51% ownership of Robo 3D, Inc (ROBO 3D). ROBO 3D is a USA-based company founded in 2012 that develops, designs, manufactures and sells 3D printers and associated products to the desktop/consumer segment of the 3D printing industry.
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Delays attached to the audit process of ROBO 3D have been rectified. Falcon can report that the audit fieldwork of ROBO 3D has been completed and that the issuance of the ROBO 3D audit report is expected in May 2016. An update on the timetable for re-compliance and re-listing shall be provided in the next week.
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As announced on 10 February 2016, the ROBO 3D business continues to gather momentum, with exceptionally strong year on year revenue growth being achieved, US$3.47 million for 2015, c. 100% higher than 2014 achieved. An update relating to the performance of Robo 3D for the March 2016 quarter is expected to be released in the next fortnight.
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Subject to completion of the Acquisition of Albion 3D, the Board intends to seek opportunities to divest the Company's existing mineral exploration assets.
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No field work was undertaken on the Company's mineral projects.
Capital Structure
259.2 million shares
Cash at Bank - $0.52M
Board Members
Richard Diermajer - NE Chairman Ron Smit - Managing Director Ray Muskett - NE Director
Key Projects
Pending acquisition of Albion 3D (51% interest in Robo 3D)
Develops, designs, manufactures and sells 3D printers
Collurabbie Ni-Cu-PGE (100%) Massive Ni-Cu-PGE sulphides at the Olympia Prospect. Significant potential remains for additional discoveries.
For sale
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Robo 3D Printer - R2 Master
Corporate
Update on the Acquisition of Albion 3D Investments Pty Ltd
As announced on 3 December 2015, Falcon has agreed to acquire 51% of the share capital of ROBO 3D, Inc (ROBO 3D) via the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Albion 3D Investments Pty Ltd (Albion 3D), subject to shareholder approval. ROBO 3D is a USA-based company founded in 2012 that develops, designs, manufactures and sells 3D printers and associated products to the desktop/consumer segment of the 3D printing industry. The key terms of the agreement are outlined in the ASX release dated 3 December 2015 (Falcon to acquire ROBO 3D).
During the quarter the Company made a number of ASX releases associated with the ROBO 3D business. These are summarised below:
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ROBO 3D completed a successful showcasing at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada in early January 2016. The CES is the largest global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow that showcases more than 3,600 exhibiting companies, including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more. ROBO 3D was awarded "fourth best product at CES" by renowned technology blog ZDNet (refer to ASX release 27 January 2016).
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In conjunction with the CES, ROBO 3D announced the pending release of two new 3D printer models, the "R2 Master" and the "R2 Mini" which will complement its existing R1+ 3D printer (refer to ASX release 27 January 2016).
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The ROBO 3D business continues to gather momentum, with exceptionally strong year on year revenue growth being achieved, US$3.47 million for 2015, c. 100% higher than 2014 (refer to ASX release 10 February 2016).
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ROBO 3D is preparing to launch its "R1+" 3D printer model into 45 retail stores of Staples, Inc (Staples) at the beginning of May 2016. Staples is one of the largest office supply chain stores in the world, with more than 2,000 stores (over 1,600 in North America) located in 26 countries. This rollout heralds another significant milestone in ROBO 3D's short history, following on from the launch in October 2015 into 50 retail stores of Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the USA (refer to ASX release 22 March 2016).
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The timetable for re-compliance and re-listing has taken longer than expected due to the audit of ROBO 3D commencing later than expected (refer to ASX release 11 March 2016 & 1 April 2016).
Latest news on ROBO 3D
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Falcon can report that the auditors have completed their audit field work on site at ROBO 3D and that the delivery of the audit report on ROBO 3D is expected in May 2016. The Independent Accounting Report should also be finalised in May 2016 and consequently, the Notice of Meeting seeking shareholder approval for the transaction is expected to be despatched in early June 2016. A revised timetable for the completion of the transaction and re-compliance will be provided shortly.
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The March 2016 quarterly revenue figures for ROBO 3D should be released in the next fortnight.
Cash Balance
At the end of the quarter the Company had a cash balance of $0.52M.
Mineral Exploration Activities
Subject to completion of the Acquisition of Albion 3D, the Board intends to seek opportunities to divest the Company's existing exploration assets or relinquish the licenses.
The Company manages and operates one exploration project, namely the Collurabbie Project. It has an interest in three other projects which are subject to sale or joint venture (Saxby, Windanning Hill & Deleta) and are managed by other parties.
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The Collurabbie Project is the Company's most advanced project and contains significant but to date sub- economic nickel mineralisation (Olympia Prospect). The project is 200 km north of Laverton in the Duketon Greenstone Belt of Western Australia. The Company and its former JV partners have been exploring the project area for more than a decade and have completed airborne and ground geophysical surveys, surface geochemical surveys and a high volume of drilling. The Company has a 100% interest in this project with BHPB retaining an option over the off-take rights to any ore or concentrate produced.
Subsequent to the end of quarter the Company surrendered a number of mineral leases. The Company has retained two exploration licences that cover the most prospective ground. The Company's intention will be to joint venture or sell the project.
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The sale of the Saxby Project (EPM 15398) to Strategic Energy Resources Limited (Strategic) is unconditional following the renewal of EPM 15398 for a further 2 years. The sale is subject to duties assessment by the QLD Office of State Revenue. It is expected the transaction will be completed in May 2016. The Saxby Project is 165 km north-northeast of Cloncurry in the Gulf Country of northwest Queensland and contains the Lucky Squid gold prospect. Falcon retains a 1.5% net smelter return royalty in the event that Strategic commences mining at the Saxby Project.
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The Company has a diluting interest in the Windanning Hill Gold Joint Venture that is located 75km southeast of Yalgoo. It consists of two Mining Leases (M59/379 and M59/380) managed and operated by Minjar Gold Pty Ltd (Minjar Gold) and includes the Keronima gold deposit. Minjar Gold is considering the development of the Keronima gold deposit to provide feed to its Minjar Gold Plant. Keronima is a satellite deposit located 30 km south of the Minjar Gold Plant. The Company currently holds approximately a 19% interest in the joint venture. The Company is not planning to contribute to the on- going exploration.
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Regis Resources Limited is the operator and manager of the Deleta Joint Venture which began in September 1998. The project is located within the northern parts of the Duketon greenstone belt (and immediately south of the Company's Collurabbie Project) and is considered prospective for gold and nickel. The Company retains a 20% free carried interest to completion of feasibility study.
There were no field activities completed on the Company's project during the quarter.
General
During the quarter $10,000 was spent on exploration activities. The mining tenements held at the end of the quarter and their location is listed in Table 1.
For further information on Falcon Minerals Limited please contact:
Ron Smit Managing Director
Phone: 08-9382 1596
Mobile: 0408 095 452
r s m i t @ f a l con m i n eral s . com . a u
or visit our website at: w w w . f a l con m i n eral s . com . a u
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr Ronald Smit, Managing Director for Falcon Minerals Limited. Mr Smit is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and has sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to 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". Mr Smit consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information, in the form and context in which it appears.
The exploration results for all projects were previously prepared and disclosed under the JORC Code 2004 and have not been updated since to comply with the JORC Code 2012 on the basis that the information has not materially changed since it was last reported. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented here have not been materially modified from the original market announcement. Refer to www.falconminerals.com.au for previous project announcements.
Table 1: Summary of mining tenements held at the end of quarter (31 March 2016) and their location
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Interest in mining tenements acquired, increased or decreased
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Tenement
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Location
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State
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% at beginning of quarter
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% at end of quarter
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Status / Operator
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The mining tenements held at the end of the quarter and their location
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E38/1986
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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E38/2009
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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M38/974
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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P38/3398
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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E38/2816
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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E38/2817
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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P38/4071
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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P38/4072
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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E38/2912
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Collurabbie
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WA
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100
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100
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Falcon
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EPM 15398
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Saxby
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QLD
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100
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100
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Falcon
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E38/2005
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Duketon
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WA
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20
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20
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Regis Resources
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M38/1091
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Duketon
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WA
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20
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20
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Regis Resources
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E38/1939
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North Duketon
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WA
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20
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20
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Regis Resources
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M59/379
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Windanning
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WA
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Gold JV: ~ 19% diluting
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~19
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Minjar Gold
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M59/380
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Windanning
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WA
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Gold JV: ~ 19% diluting
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~19
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Minjar Gold
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