Quarterly Report March 2013

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1 Quarterly Report March April 2013 ABOUT ALTONA Altona Mining Limited (ASX: AOH) is an international base metals producer with a focus on copper. The Company has two main assets: The Outokumpu Project in south-east Finland comprising an underground decline mine and processing plant. Production commenced in 2012 and averages 8,000tpa of copper, 8,400ozpa of gold and 1,600tpa of zinc. The Roseby Copper Project near Mt Isa in Queensland has a resource containing 1.52Mt of copper and 0.38Moz of gold. The first development envisaged is the fully permitted 7Mtpa Little Eva open pit copper-gold mine and concentrator. Cash on hand ( ) A$22.6M Market capitalisation ( ) at 19 cents per share A$100M Outokumpu Production Record with Full Year Guidance Raised Again MARCH QUARTER PRODUCTION Copper in concentrates Gold in concentrates C1 cash cost 2,503 tonnes 2,596 ounces US$1.30/lb of payable copper Production record - The March quarter copper production for the Outokumpu Project was up 23%. The exceptional performance resulted from mining the higher grade parts of the Wallaby zone. Mine production was 144,702 tonnes at 1.91% copper and 0.68 g/t gold for the quarter. Guidance increased again - Production guidance increased to 7,500-8,000 tonnes of copper and 7,500-8,000 ounces of gold for the year to 30 June Low cash costs - C1 cash cost of US$1.30 per pound of payable copper sold is below guidance. Year-to-date C1 cash costs are US$1.50 per pound. Cash cost guidance remains in the range US$ per pound. Cashflow from operations - Including mine development, operating cashflow was A$5.8 million, up almost fivefold from A$1.2 million in the December quarter. ASX: Frankfurt: Oslo: AOH A2O ALTM Cash on hand - A$22.6 million plus receivables from concentrate sales of A$10.4 million at 31 March Cash at December quarter was A$22.6 million. Shares on issue: 528,937,704 Options on issue: 1,365,000 Share rights on issue: 9,792,749 Altona Mining Limited ACN: Ground Floor, 1 Altona Street West Perth Western Australia 6005 T: E: admin@altonamining.com Resources and Reserves - Outokumpu Reserves were updated in April 2013 to reflect a significant improvement in the copper grade at the Kylylahti mine which offset mining depletion and resulted in little change in contained metal. Roseby partnering - Altona has entered discussions with various parties, both domestic and overseas, to assist in financing the development of the Little Eva project. A number of parties have expressed interest and are reviewing the project data room. W: altona@altonamining.com

2 Safety and People Safety performance continues to improve Safety at Outokumpu in the March quarter saw continuing improvement in safety standards. As of mid-april, the operation had achieved 180 days without a lost time incident ( LTI ). The year to date lost time injury frequency rate and medically treated injury rate per one million man hours continue to trend downwards and are now 8 and 25 respectively. Altona continues to pursue its aim to be equal to, or better than, the best of its Finnish peers in safety performance. The Company now has 99 employees and 105 contractors in Finland and 18 employees in Australia. Outokumpu Operations Another record quarterly production Outokumpu Project Production Statistics This Quarter Year to Date Ore mined Tonnes 144, ,508 Copper (%) Gold (g/t) Zinc (%) Ore milled Tonnes 141, ,704 Copper (%) Gold (g/t) Zinc (%) Recovery Copper (%) Gold (%) Zinc (%) Copper concentrate produced Tonnes 11,220 28,599 Copper (%) Gold (g/t) Zinc concentrate produced Tonnes 815 2,362 Zinc (%) Contained metal in concentrates Copper (tonnes) 2,503 6,146 Gold (ounces) 2,596 6,371 Zinc (tonnes) 396 1,125 Sales Copper concentrate delivered Tonnes 11,162 28,465 Contained metal Copper (tonnes) 2,491 6,152 Gold (ounces) 2,567 6,415 Zinc concentrate delivered Tonnes 733 2,524 Contained metal Zinc (tonnes) 352 1,116 2.

3 It was an exceptional quarter for Outokumpu with production exceeding all expectations as high grade Wallaby ore was mined and processed. Cost performance was pleasing with C1 cash costs at US$1.30 per pound. Sales and Costs Metal production was the highest to date with 2,503 tonnes of copper, 2,596 ounces of gold and 396 tonnes of zinc contained in concentrate. Production for the nine months to March was 6,146 tonnes of copper and 6,371 ounces of gold contained in concentrate, resulting in a further upgrade to the full year production guidance for 2012/2013 to 7,500-8,000 tonnes of copper and 7,500-8,000 ounces of gold. Cash costs continue to fall as volumes increase and grades out perform Quarterly Production of Metal in Concentrate and Cash Cost by Quarter ,9 1,7 1,5 1,3 1, , ,7 - Q Q Q Q Q Cu (tonnes) Au (ounces) C1 cash costs (USD, RHS)* 0,5 *C1 cash cost calculated per Brook Hunt methodology. The cash cost data during the commissioning period (Q1, Q2 2012) is not meaningful. Commodity Sales Metric This Quarter Year to Date Realised price Copper USD/lb Gold USD/oz 1,584 1,607 Silver USD/oz Zinc USD/lb Revenues (excluding TC/RC) Copper USD millions Gold USD millions Zinc USD millions Silver USD millions Total USD millions Realised prices include deliveries into hedge positions. 3.

4 Cost performance was pleasing with year to date costs of US$1.50/lb falling to within the guidance range of US$ /lb. Cost Performance This Quarter (US$M) This Quarter (US$/lb) Year to Date (US$/lb) Mining Costs Ore trucking costs Site processing costs TC/RC and transport Other cash costs Net gold, silver and zinc credits * (4.27) (0.80) (0.88) C1 Cash cost per pound payable copper Capital expenditure Financing costs Total Expenditure (capital and operating) Note: No royalties are payable in Finland. * Based on invoiced prices, exc. hedge settlements. Altona makes daily deliveries of copper-gold concentrate to New Boliden s copper smelter at Harjavalta on the south-west coast of Finland and delivers zinc concentrate to New Boliden at Kokkola as production allows. Production Guidance and Outlook Production exceeding prior guidance Production guidance for the 2012/2013 financial year was originally forecast in July 2012 to be between 5,000 and 6,000 tonnes of copper and 5,000 to 6,000 ounces of gold in concentrate. This was increased to a range of 6,500 to 7,000 tonnes of copper and 6,500 to 7,000 ounces of gold in concentrate on 22 January Accordingly, production guidance for the year ended 30 June 2013 is as follows: Copper Production - 7,500 to 8,000 tonnes of contained copper in concentrate Gold Production - 7,500 to 8,000 ounces of contained gold in concentrate Current high grade production is not expected to continue and production in coming quarters will be at or below the global reserve grade of 1.7% copper as production moves to lower grade areas of the Wallaby zone. Mining Total material mined during the quarter again achieved a record for the operation with 144,702 tonnes of ore and 98,807 tonnes of waste mined. The increased production is primarily due to mining of larger stopes at above average grades. Some five stopes were completed and filled during the quarter and one new stope opened. Reconciliation of mine production to Reserve models and of mine to mill is acceptable. 4.

5 Ore grades continue to perform well Grade was higher than the previous quarter at 1.91% copper due to mining of the higher grade parts of the upper Wallaby zone. In particular, March was an exceptional month with 1,100 tonnes of copper produced from the highest grade part of the Wallaby zone. Some 964 metres of decline and level development was completed in the quarter and mine development is now down to 460 metres below surface (360 level). The decline and lateral development will remain the major focus for 2013 to ensure development is sufficiently advanced to support and expand production. Capital expenditure for the quarter consisted of approximately US$3.7 million of decline, level and fresh air shaft development plus US$0.1 million of miscellaneous, discretionary items. Figure 1: Longitudinal section of the Kylylahti mine showing the mine plan, drill drive and zone targeted for additional resources Processing The Luikonlahti processing plant continued to perform at a high level of availability, throughput and recovery this quarter. A total of 141,090 tonnes at 1.92% copper of ore were milled. 5.

6 Recoveries meeting or exceeding expectations Copper recovery of 92.2% for the quarter was good reflecting higher grades of mill feed. Copper-gold concentrate grades are in the range of 21-23% copper and 6-9g/t gold. Zinc concentrate grade of 48.5% and recovery of 40.6% is below design of 50% zinc grade and recovery of 50%. The plant has met the challenge of dealing with a large daily range feed grade of 1% to 4% copper which is very pleasing. An unscheduled change in the rod mill lining occurred in February due to higher than expected wear rates and resulted in approximately 80 hours of down time. A programme is in place to improve the monitoring of wear rates and investigate superior liner materials. Capital expenditure at the mill (US$1.1 million) was largely on expansion of the dam for storage of a low-grade cobalt-nickel concentrate and waste sulphur concentrate plus US$0.2 million of miscellaneous, discretionary items. Storage dams are expensive and a range of strategies are underway to minimise costs. Disposal of sulphide waste accelerated 1. Options for disposal of cemented sulphur concentrate underground at Kylylahti or in old mine workings at the mill are being investigated: Leach test work indicates that manufacture of a cemented mix of appropriate mechanical strength and stability is likely to be possible. 2. Work continues on optimising the design and efficiency of the existing sulphur flotation circuits to reduce the volume of sulphide waste. 3. Marketing of sulphur and of cobalt-nickel concentrates continues. In parallel with these activities, work continues to ensure that ongoing disposal to storage dams remains viable. These include: 1. Construction has commenced on lifting the existing storage dam to RL151m which will give sufficient storage volume until Q Further lifts may be possible but the current focus is on identifying a new, longer term location for a storage dam. 2. A suitable location for a new dam has been identified and land acquisition and permitting activities have commenced. Preliminary engineering and cost estimates for stage 1 of the new dam are likely to be due in June Mineral Resources So far, the copper grade of ore produced at the Kylylahti mine has consistently outperformed predictions. New geological mapping, mining information and underground drilling since the start of production in February 2012 together with prior drilling data has permitted the estimation of a new Resource and Reserve Estimate for the upper Wallaby zone, and thus global resources and reserves for the Kylylahti Mine. Resources are reported above a 0.4% copper lower cut-off grade. The December 2012 Resource Estimate for the Kylylahti mine is: 7.9 million tonnes at 1.25% copper, 0.69 g/t gold and 0.56% zinc for 99,050 tonnes of copper, 175,750 ounces of gold and 44,250 tonnes of zinc. 6.

7 This compares to 8.1 million tonnes at 1.27% copper, 0.67g/t gold and 0.56% zinc for the previous estimate reported in Altona s 2012 Annual Report. Geological understanding of the upper Wallaby zone has improved results in a better defined, structurally controlled semi-massive copper domain at higher grades, and lower tonnages of the lower-grade disseminated copper domain. The Resource Estimate is reported inclusive of the Ore Reserves reported below. Details of the new Resource Estimate are in the ASX Release dated 9 April Ore Reserves Reserve grades increased The December 2012 Ore Reserves Estimate for the Kylylahti mine is: 3.6 million tonnes at 1.69% copper, 0.66g/t gold and 0.67% zinc for 60,500 tonnes of copper, 76,100 ounces of gold and 24,000 tonnes of zinc. This estimate compares to 4.2 million tonnes at 1.57% copper, 0.56g/t gold and 0.58% zinc for the previous estimate reported in Altona s 2012 Annual Report. The 0.6 million tonnage reduction comprises of 0.38 million tonnes of mining depletion plus the previously mentioned reduction in disseminated tonnes in the upper Wallaby zone. The Ore Reserve has been derived from the latest design for the upper part of the mine where the new resource model is available, whereas the 2010 Feasibility Study Ore Reserves are used for the deposit below 400 metres below surface (-300m RL). Ore Reserves for Wallaby have reduced in tonnage but this has been almost completely offset by a significant improvement in copper grade. Overall, copper metal in the Wallaby Ore Reserve after mining depletion has decreased by 9% compared to June 2012 estimates. Details of the new Reserves Estimate are in the ASX Release dated 9 April Resource Development and Exploration Drilling of depth extensions to commence on completion of drill drive The lower Wombat Zone is open at depth with the deepest drillhole (OKU-927J) intersecting 72 metres at 1.8% copper of typical Outokumpu style of mineralisation. Altona has commenced underground development to provide a platform to drill test possible extensions of the Kylylahti mine at depth and to infill the upper and central parts of the Wombat orebody. The drive is scheduled to be completed in September 2013 with some 70 metres completed to date. Drilling will commence in September and is scheduled to be completed in March Fifteen drillholes with a total length of 8,700 metres will target depth extensions metres below current Ore Reserves (see Figure 1). Typical Wombat geometry at typical Wombat grades would provide an exploration target of approximately 2-3 million tonnes at % copper. The target is inferred from characteristics and continuity demonstrated by other major deposits in the area. 7.

8 About 4,690 metres of underground diamond drilling was completed during the quarter. Potential extensions to Resources in Wallaby- Wombat gap Drilling at lower levels of the Wallaby orebody in the gap between Wallaby and the lower Wombat zone intersected interesting high grade mineralisation well above the grade of the resource model of % copper. Best intersections using a 0.4% copper cut-off: 6 metres at 5.5% copper in KU-275, 7 metres at 4.8% copper in KU-153, and 7 metres at 4.2% copper in KU-270. Expansion Study Expansion under consideration A study of the potential to expand production and de-bottleneck the plant is underway and should be completed by mid-2013 to confirm the technical and economic feasibility of higher production rates. Progress is as follows: Kylylahti Mine: Studies to determine if the mine can support a full 24/7 production routine and a new mine plan are in progress: Expansion of operations from 5 to 7 days remain the most obvious mechanism for lifting production. A new, 7 day per week employee roster arrangements schedule has been commenced as a trial. Discussion has begun with contractors for the supply of the additional equipment and services required. Mine planning has focussed on examining the benefits of transverse as opposed to longitudinal stoping in the deeper, wider Wombat orebody. A new life mine plan document is due for review by the end of June Luikonlahti Mill: GR Engineering Services have completed a metallurgical and plant audit to permit design and costing modifications required for the plant. It is expected that costing and design of potential modifications will be available during Q Permitting: A permit to allow processing above the rate of 550,000 tonnes per annum is in the regulatory approval process. The permit is expected to be available in late Little Eva Project Little Eva has mining and environmental permits in place and a completed DFS A Definitive Feasibility Study ( DFS ) on the 100% owned Little Eva Copper-Gold Project, 90 kilometres north-east of Mt Isa in Queensland, Australia was completed in May The Project is 11 kilometres north of MMG s $1.2 billion Dugald River zinc mine, currently commencing development. The fully permitted Little Eva Project is part of Altona s larger Roseby Project and represents the first stage of the development of the large resource inventory at Roseby. Activities during the quarter have been restricted to regional exploration activities during the wet season. The Company is reviewing the Definitive Feasibility Study for opportunities to optimise and improve performance. Work is underway on revised pit optimisations for the Little Eva deposit using more current financial parameters. The optimisations are being carried out based on a variety of production rates to investigate the opportunity for an uplift in copper grade at the expense of tonnage. If a clear benefit is indicated then the concept may be tested by Reverse Circulation ( RC ) drilling from surface of an in-pit grade control pattern to determine degree of 8.

9 selectivity, ore loss and dilution to support any change in reserve estimation. Discussion with the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection ( DEHP ) have resulted in a less onerous obligation to present environmental management reports and plans to the department prior to a development decision. Information required by DEHP will now be linked to the commencement of development. Ground survey work has been completed to permit further flood modelling and engineering work on the flood protection bund around the Little Eva pit which will protect the pit from seasonal flows in Cabbage Tree Creek. This work will determine the need for any modifications to the bund design in the current Environmental Management Plan. Roseby Exploration First major regional exploration programme undertaken by Altona at Roseby to commence A major regional exploration programme of 7,000 metre Rotary Air Blast ( RAB ) drilling campaign has commenced at Roseby. The programme is designed to complement the proposed 38,000 tonnes per annum Little Eva development project by testing high value exploration targets which have near-term potential to deliver additional copper sulphide ore feed to Little Eva. Other high value targets such as Turkey Creek and Airport will be tested later in the field season with RC drilling. The greater Roseby Project represents a major mineral field (Little Eva and Dugald River) which is largely unexplored. Altona has spent two years compiling and synthesising data and field checking old anomalies allowing the Company now to focus on some of these high value targets. Companion / Brolga This target is 30 kilometres south of Little Eva and is a 7 kilometres long north-south trending zone of small artisanal historic copper workings, outcropping oxide copper mineralisation (with rare visible gold) and high grade rock chip samples ranging up to 10-26% copper and 25g/t gold in value. Host rocks are calcareous meta-sedimentary rocks and are poorly explored. Prior drilling is very sparse (only 4 holes) returning intersections up to 7.5 metres at 0.9% copper. Turkey Creek / Little Eva The Turkey Creek discovery some 2 kilometres east of Little Eva has been partly defined by RAB and RC drilling but remains open, particularly to the north. RAB drilling will test for northern extensions and other modest anomalies immediately adjacent to Little Eva. Full definition of Turkey Creek is required as it underlies part of the proposed tailings storage facility. Green Hills This major north-south structure is a possible continuation of the two trends which hosts the Bedford deposit and Turkey Creek prospect. The targets are studded by numerous artisanal historic workings and, rock chips and soil anomalies. These are often coincident with magnetic and / or radiometric anomalies. 9.

10 Prospect X This is a moderate magnetic and radiometric anomaly 18 kilometres south-west of Little Eva with associated highly anomalous RAB samples ( % copper). Drilling will commence in late April and will be completed in approximately two months. Corporate Partner search for Roseby underway Altona has commenced a formal process to select a partner to assist in the development and financing of the Little Eva mine and mill and the greater Roseby Project and explore potential corporate transactions. A number of parties have executed Confidentiality Agreements and are reviewing the Project data room. Altona is also to undertake an optimisation and value engineering exercise on the Little Eva Definitive Feasibility Study and investigate options for a staged development. Cash Strong cash balance with A$33.5 million in each, receivables and stocks The Company has A$22.59 million in cash, receivables from concentrate sales of A$10.4 million and inventories of A$0.63 million. A$1.65 million is also held in cash as security for environmental performance. The cash balance has increased from the prior quarter due to strong performance from the Outokumpu project. Cash movements are tabulated below. Quarterly Cashflow (March quarter) A$ (millions) Opening cash Proceeds from concentrate sales Outokumpu operating costs (9.93) Sustaining capital expenditure (5.91) Other capital expenditure (0.68) Debt service (0.51) Roseby activities (0.73) Overheads/Corporate (1.59) Interest received and other (including FX impact on cash) (0.63) Closing cash position * Sustaining capital includes mine decline development and tailings dam costs etc. Please note that the attached Appendix 5B is required by ASX and forecast cash expenditure for the fourth quarter excludes all revenues. Debt The Company has debt of US$20.4 million with Credit Suisse. Principal repayments commence in March

11 Hedging The Company has copper, gold and zinc hedging denominated in Euros. Deliveries into the hedge book this quarter were 816 tonnes of copper at 5,575 per tonne, 873 ounces of gold at 1,190 per ounce and 201 tonnes of zinc at 1,475 per tonne. The schedule of outstanding metal deliveries is given below. Outstanding Hedge Position Year ended 30 June Copper (t) Copper ( /t) Gold (oz) Gold ( /oz) Zinc (t) Zinc ( /t) , , , ,832 5,656 5,000 1, , ,946 5,656 5,004 1, , ,264 5,656 5,003 1, ,479 Total 9,222 15,872 2,609 At the time of writing, the copper price was 5,280 per tonne and the gold price 1,092 per ounce. The Company also undertakes short-dated (3 months) hedging to secure revenue for the period (Quotational Period) between receipt of the provisional invoice and final pricing. Realised and unrealised gains and losses on Quotational Period hedging are not included in the realised prices per commodity shown in page 3. Altona has recorded a gain of A$0.82 million on these hedges for the quarter. Share Price Activity on ASX Quarter open High Low 0.20 Quarter close 0.22 Average daily volume 710,

12 Competent Persons Statement The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Dr Alistair Cowden BSc (Hons), PhD, MAusIMM, MAIG, Mr Jarmo Vesanto MSc, MAusIMM, Mr Jani Impola, MSc, MAusIMM and Mr Jari Juurela MSc, MAusIMM. Dr Cowden, Mr Vesanto, Mr Impola and Mr Juurela are full time employees of the Company and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being 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. Dr Cowden, Mr Vesanto, Mr Impola and Mr Juurela consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears. Please direct enquiries to: Alistair Cowden James Harris Managing Director Professional Public Relations Tel: Tel: altona@altonamining.com james.harris@ppr.com.au Jochen Staiger Swiss Resource Capital AG - Germany Tel: js@resource-capital.ch 12.

13 QUARTERLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2012 Table 1: Resource Estimates for the Roseby Project DEPOSIT Copper-Gold Deposits TOTAL CONTAINED METAL MEASURED INDICATED INFERRED Tonnes Grade Copper Gold Tonnes Grade Tonne Grade Tonnes Grade million Cu Au Cu Au Cu Au Cu Au tonnes ounces million million million % g/t % g/t % g/t % g/t Little Eva , , Ivy Ann ,000 17, Lady Clayre ,000 85, Bedford ,000 11, Sub-total , , Copper Only Deposits Blackard , Scanlan , Longamundi , Legend , Great Southern , Caroline , Charlie Brown , Sub-total , TOTAL ,515, , See ASX release of 26 July 2011, 19 December 2011, 23 April 2012, 3 July 2012 and 22 August 2012 for full details of resource estimation methodology and attributions. Note: All figures may not sum exactly due to rounding. Little Eva is reported above a 0.2% copper lower cut-off grade, all other deposits are above 0.3% copper lower cut-off grade. 13.

14 QUARTERLY REPORT DECEMBER 2012 Table 2: Kylylahti Resource Estimate - December 2012 Tonnes (m) Cu (%) Measured Indicated Inferred TOTAL Metal Tonnes 99, ,750oz 44,250 18,550 16,200 See ASX release dated 9 April 2013 for JORC 2012 Compliance. Au (g/t) Zn (%) Co (%) Ni (%) Table 3: Kylylahti Ore Reserves, December 2012 Tonnes (m) Cu (%) Probable Ore Reserves Metal Tonnes 60,500 76,100oz 24,000 9,400 5,000 See ASX release dated 9 April 2013 for JORC 2012 Compliance. Au (g/t) Zn (%) Co (%) Ni (%) Table 4: Outokumpu Resources, December 2012 Deposit Kylylahti Classification Tonnes (m) Cu (%) Au g/t Zn (%) Co (%) Measured Indicated Inferred Total Saramäki Inferred Vuonos Inferred Hautalampi Measured Indicated Inferred Total Riihilahti Indicated Valkeisenranta Indicated Särkiniemi Indicated Sarkalahti Inferred TOTAL See ASX release dated 9 April 2013 for JORC 2012 Compliance. Ni (%) 14.

15 APPENDIX 5B Mining Exploration entity quarterly report Name of entity ALTONA MINING LIMITED ABN Quarter ended ( current quarter ) March 2013 Consolidated statement of cash flows Cash flows related to operating activities Current Quarter (3 months) A$ 000 Year to Date (9 months) $A Receipts from product sales and related debtors 23,778 55, Payments for (a) exploration and evaluation (726) (4,685) (b) development (net of grant received) * (5,279) (12,961) (c) production (9,932) (28,789) (d) administration (1,595) (5,615) 1.3 Dividends received Interest and other items of a similar nature received Interest and other costs of finance paid (508) (1,325) 1.6 Income taxes rebate Other** Net Operating Cash Flows 5,848 2,377 Cash flows related to investing activities 1.8 Payment for purchases of: (a) prospects - - (b) equity investments - - (c) other fixed assets (1,309) (5,785) 1.9 Proceeds from sale of: (a) prospects - - (b) equity investments - - (c) other fixed assets Loans to other entities Loans repaid by other entities Other - - Net investing cash flows (1,309) (5,785) 1.13 Total operating and investing cash flows (carried forward) 4,539 (3,408) * Cashflows for mine development have be re-classified to this category for the year-to-date following clarification from the ASX. ** Bonds and security deposits 15.

16 Cash flows related to financing activities 1.14 Proceeds from issues of shares (net of costs) Proceeds from sale of forfeited shares Proceeds from borrowings Repayment of borrowings Dividends paid Other - - Net financing cash flows - - Net increase (decrease) in cash held 4,539 (3,408) 1.20 Cash at beginning of quarter/year 18,799 26, Exchange rate adjustments to 1.20 (751) (716) 1.22 Cash at end of quarter 22,587 22,587 Payments to directors of the entity and associates of the directors Payments to related entities of the entity and associates of the related entities 1.23 Aggregate amount of payments to the parties included in item Aggregate amount of loans to the parties included in item 1.10 Current quarter $A Explanation necessary for an understanding of the transactions Payment of directors fees, salaries and superannuation to the directors during the quarter. Non-cash financing and investing activities 2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did not involve cash flows N/A 2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or increase their share in projects in which the reporting entity has an interest N/A 16.

17 Financing facilities available Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position. Amount available $A 000 Amount used $A Loan facilities(*) - 19, Credit standby arrangements - - (*) The Credit Suisse debt facility of US$20 million has been fully drawn down. Estimated cash outflows for next quarter (excluding any proceeds from concentrate sales and other income) $A Evaluation/ Exploration (1,456) 4.2 Development (4,123) 4.3 Production (8,730) 4.4 Administration (900) Total (15,209) Reconciliation of Cash Reconciliation of cash at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts is as follows. Current quarter $A 000 Previous quarter $A Cash on hand and at bank 11,567 6, Deposits at call 11,020 12, Bank overdraft Other (provide details) - - Total: cash at end of quarter (item 1.22) 22,587 18,799 Changes in interests in mining tenements 6.0 See attached Schedule A. 17.

18 Issued and quoted securities at end of current quarter 7.1 Preference securities (description) Total number Number quoted Issue price per security Amount paid up per security Changes during quarter Ordinary securities 528,937, ,937, Changes during quarter - Issued 1,666,666 1,666, Converting debt Securities (description and conversion factor) Changes during quarter Options (description and conversion factor) 365,000 1,000,000 9,792,749^ Exercise Price $1.50 $ Expires 30 June November 2013 (various) 7.8 Issued during quarter Exercised during quarter Expired during quarter Debentures (totals only) Unsecured notes (totals only) ^ Share rights issued pursuant to approved Employee Share Scheme. These Share Rights form part of the Long Term Incentive Scheme in compliance with Altona s Remuneration Policy. The Share Rights have various expiry dates and performance hurdles. 18.

19 Compliance statement 1. This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations Law or other standards acceptable to ASX. 2. This statement does give a true and fair view of the matters disclosed. Sign here: Date: 29 April 2013 Company Secretary Print Name: Eric Hughes 19.

20 SCHEDULE A FINNISH MINING TENEMENTS Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed during the quarter. During the quarter two of Kuhmo Metals Oy s claims expired. Claim extension application for Arola claim was submitted as such but Peura-aho claim was reduced to only cover the area outside the Peura-aho mining license application area. Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased during the quarter A ten year Hietaharju mining license in Kiannaniemi was granted for Kuhmo Metals Oy. Also two new Kuhmo Metals claims; Kelosuo East and Kirnulampi were granted during the quarter. These two claims cover the total area of 55.2 ha north of Arola deposit. Interests in mining tenements at end of the quarter OUTOKUMPU AREA Mining Licenses Number Name Holder 3593/1a Kylylahti Kylylahti Copper Oy 3593/1b Kylylahti Kylylahti Copper Oy 3593/1c Kylylahti ML extension Kylylahti Copper Oy 3593/2a Kylylahti 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 348/1a, 563/1a, 98/13b, 257/1a Hautalampi Vulcan Hautalampi Oy 7975 Riihilahti Kylylahti Copper Oy 553/1a,2a,4a,6a- 11a Luikonlahti1-2,4,6-11 Kylylahti Copper Oy 1281/1a-2a Petkel I+ II Kylylahti Copper Oy 2061/1a Petkellahti Kylylahti Copper Oy 553/1a,2a,4a,6a- 11a Luikonlahti auxiliary areas Kylylahti Copper Oy 553/1a,2a,4a,6a- 11a Luikonlahti auxiliary areas Extension Kylylahti Copper Oy Claims Number Name Holder 7799/2 Kylylahti 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7799/3 Kylylahti 3 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7799/4 Kylylahti 4 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7914/1 Saramäki 1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7906/1 Perttilahti 1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7906/2 Perttilahti 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7906/3 Vuonos 1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7906/4 Vuonos 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7906/5 Vuonos 3 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8393/1 Polvikoski 1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8393/2 Polvikoski 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8393/3 Kylylahti 6 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8394/1 Saramäki 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8525/1 Sukkula 1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 20.

21 8525/2 Sukkula 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7976/1 Kokonvaara Kylylahti Copper Oy 7976/2 Perttilahti1 Kylylahti Copper Oy 7976/3 Perttilahti2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8623/1 Sivakkavaara 2a Kylylahti Copper Oy 8623/2 Sivakkavaara 2b Kylylahti Copper Oy 8623/3 Sivakkavaara 3 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8974/1 Kokka 2 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8974/2 Kokka 3 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8974/3 Kokka 4 Kylylahti Copper Oy 8974/4 Kokka 5 Kylylahti Copper Oy 9106/1 Kokka 6 Kylylahti Copper Oy Reservations Number Name Holder VA2011:0001 Ala-Penikka Kylylahti Copper Oy VA2012:0188 Miihkali Kylylahti Copper Oy VA2012:0189 Saramäki-South Kylylahti Copper Oy KUHMO JOINT VENTURE Mining Licenses Number Name Holder 7014 Hietaharju Kuhmo Metals Oy 7922 Peura-aho Kuhmo Metals Oy Claims Number Name Holder Saarikylä belt 7789 Vaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/1 Kotisuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/2 Kauniinlampi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/3 Hoikkalampi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/4 Rytys Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/5 Vaara North Kuhmo Metals Oy 8396/1 Hoikka Kuhmo Metals Oy 8618/1 Hakovaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8602/1 Vaara West Kuhmo Metals Oy Kiannanniemi 7922/1 Peura-aho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8033/3 Peura-aho North Kuhmo Metals Oy 8033/1 Peura-aho East Kuhmo Metals Oy 8033/2 Peura-aho NE Kuhmo Metals Oy 8033/5 Peura-aho SW Kuhmo Metals Oy 8033/4 Peura-aho South Kuhmo Metals Oy 8618/3 Myllyaho 1 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8618/4 Myllyaho 2 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8745/1 Hietaharju North Kuhmo Metals Oy Huutoniemi 8476/1 Huutoniemi 1 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8476/2 Huutoniemi 2 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8476/3 Huutoniemi 3 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8476/4 Huutoniemi 4 Kuhmo Metals Oy 21.

22 Moisiovaara 8047/4 Luokkivaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8055/1 Luokkipuro Kuhmo Metals Oy 8055/2 Hyyrylainen Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/7 Sika-aho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/8 Paatola Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/9 Likosuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/10 Karsikkosuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/11 Lehdonmaa Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/12 Harju Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/13 Yhteisenaho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/14 Selkajarvi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/15 Kaartilanvaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/16 Kaivolampi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/17 Paatolaislampi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8233/1 Kinnula Kuhmo Metals Oy 8233/2 Kupusenkangas Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/6 Metsälä Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/4 Viima-aho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/5 Rinneaho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/3 Kemppaanlehto Kuhmo Metals Oy 8956/2 Lehdonmaa South Kuhmo Metals Oy Arola - Harma North 7923/1 Arola Kuhmo Metals Oy 8047/1 Arola South Kuhmo Metals Oy 8047/2 Palovaara South Kuhmo Metals Oy 8047/3 Tiikkaja-aho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8043/1 Kelosuo South Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/18 Karhujarvi Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/19 Palovaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/20 Putkisuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/21 Kelosuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/22 Pitkaaho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/2 Antinaho Kuhmo Metals Oy 8242/1 Nyberginlehto Kuhmo Metals Oy 8500/1 Korkea-aho 2 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8500/2 Korkea-aho 3 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8762/1 Naurissuo Kuhmo Metals Oy 9412/1 Tiikkaja-aho 2 Kuhmo Metals Oy 8955/1 Kelosuo East Kuhmo Metals Oy 8955/2 Kirnulampi Kuhmo Metals Oy Kuhmo Area 8055/3 Siivikkovaara Kuhmo Metals Oy 8055/4 Niemenkyla Kuhmo Metals Oy 8049/24 Riihilampi Kuhmo Metals Oy KOTALAHTI AREA NICKEL Mining Licenses Number Name Holder 6977/1a Särkiniemi Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 7739 Valkeisenranta Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 22.

23 Claims 8483/1 Kotalahti 1 Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8483/2 Kotalahti 2 Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/4 Valkeisenvuori Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/6 Pölkkysuo Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/9 Pölkkysuonkangas Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/10 Rytkynlampi Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/11 Ollinsalmi 2 Vulcan Kotalahti Oy 8413/12 Valkeisenhiekka Vulcan Kotalahti Oy Reservations Number Name Holder VA2011:0073 Sarkalahti Vulcan Kotalahti Oy VA2012:0145 Mäntymäki Vulcan Kotalahti Oy VA2012:0146 Hyvelä Vulcan Kotalahti Oy VA2012:0147 Sahakoski Vulcan Kotalahti Oy AUSTRALIAN MINING TENEMENTS Interests in mining tenements relinquished, reduced or lapsed during the quarter Due to the grant of mining leases to in Q4 2012, any whole sub-blocks that formed prerequisite tenure to the MLs was required to be surrendered. EPMs 8506 Mt Roseby, Highway and River Gum were reduced by 16, 6 and 4 sub-blocks respectively. Interests in mining tenements acquired or increased during the quarter No mining tenements (e.g. EPMs) were acquired during the quarter. Renewal applications for eight (8) greater Roseby Project EPMs are currently being processed by the Qld DNRM. The area under granted EPMs within Queensland presently totals 1,494.0km 2. Interests in mining tenements at end of the quarter QUEENSLAND ROSEBY PROJECT Mining Leases (ML) Number Name Holder Scanlan Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Longamundi Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Blackard Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Little Eva Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Village Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Exploration Permit for Minerals (EPM) Number Name Holder 8059 Cameron River Altona Mining Ltd 8506 Mt Roseby Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd 9056 Pinnacle Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Highway Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Cameron Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Ogorilla Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Gulliver Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Gulliver East Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Queen Sally Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Quamby Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Cabbage Tree Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Lilliput Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd 23.

24 14363 Bannockburn Altona Mining Ltd Corella Altona Mining Ltd Roseby Infill Altona Mining Ltd / Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Coolullah Altona Mining Ltd River Gum Altona Mining Ltd Roseby East Roseby Copper Pty Ltd Coolullah North Roseby Copper Pty Ltd QUEENSLAND REGIONAL PROJECTS Exploration Permit for Minerals (EPM) Number Name Holder 9611 Happy Valley Altona Mining Ltd Spider Malakoff Altona Mining Ltd Mt. Angelay Altona Mining Ltd Altona Mining Ltd (49%) / Deep Yellow Limited (51%) 24.