Quarterly Report

Thor Mining PLC 31 October 2007 THOR MINING PLC Quarterly Report - September 2007 Dated: 31st October 2007 MOLYHIL TUNGSTEN-MOLYBDENUM PROJECT ('Molyhil') Development Highlights • Updated resource completed with 55% increase in overall tonnage to 3.73 million tonnes; • New Mining reserve completed with 98% increase in overall tonnage to 2.15 million tonnes; • Proposed processing rate increased to 400,000 tonnes per annum, life of mine to extend to over 5 years; • Engineering review completed indicating a 400,000tpa operation can be developed for AUS$63.3M, including additional owner operator costs, this has resulted in substantially lower annual operating costs; • Landmark Native Title Mining Agreement signed with Eastern Arrernte indigenous people. Agreement clears the way for granting of Molyhil Mining Leases; • No objections received during the Public Environment Review period, the Mining Management Plan is prepared and will be submitted shortly; • Thor has advanced negotiations for an off-take agreement with interested parties. We anticipate an agreement in principal will be reached during the December quarter; and • Financing alternatives are now being considered with the assistance of several parties. Exploration Highlights • Further exploration targets identified from recently completed IP geophysical survey. Molyhil deposit itself remains open at depth with potential to increase resources with deeper drilling; and • New targets have been defined and it is planned that drilling of these would commence in 2008. URANIUM PROJECTS • Reconnaissance air core drilling completed at Plenty Highway Project with assay results expected in mid-to-late November 2007; • Encouraging rock chip results received from ground surveys at the Harts Range Project including elevated uranium values; and • Follow up work at Harts Range now underway. MOLYHIL TUNGSTEN - MOLYBDENUM PROJECT MOLYHIL DEVELOPMENT Updated Resource Thor's consultants completed the resource update during the quarter; it resulted in a 55% increase in overall tonnage to 3.73 million tonnes at 0.51% combined tungsten (WO3) and molybdenum (MoS2). The revised resource now comprises: • Measured Resource of 530,000 tonnes at 0.42% WO3 and 0.27% MoS2, a 43% tonnage increase over the previous resource; • Indicated Resource of 2.4 million tonnes at 0.39% WO3 and 0.17% MoS2, a 37% increase over the previous resource; and • Inferred Resource of 800,000 tonnes at 0.15% WO3 and 0.1% MoS2, more than three times higher than the previous resource. The significant increase in the overall resource tonnage is a direct result of the two recent drilling campaigns, which have improved the geological model and increased confidence in the continuity of the mineralisation. Mining Reserve The new Proven and Probable reserve is based on only the Measured and Indicated categories of the revised resource. Approximately 73% of these Measured and Indicated resource tonnages converted to reserve status, which now totals: Tonnes Grade WO3 Grade MoS2 Proven 456,000 0.47% 0.30% Probable 1,690,000 0.49% 0.20 % Total 2.15 million tonnes 0.49% 0.22% This represents a tonnage increase of 98%. Open pit designs have now been completed in two stages. The initial pit has been designed for the first 3.7 years of operation to maximise cash flow with the subsequent pit design continuing for a further 1.9 years at current commodity prices. The mining reserve contains a total of 4.8 million pounds of molybdenum metal and 700,000 mtu's of tungsten which will be produced over the expected 5.6 year life of the open pit design. Engineering Review Perth-based consulting engineering group, GR Engineering Pty Ltd ('GRE'), has completed a review of the capital cost estimate for Molyhil. This included the previously announced proposed upgrade in the processing capacity of the plant to 400,000 tonnes per annum. The estimated total capital cost for the Molyhil process plant, including an allowance for contingency, EPCM and owner operator costs is AUS$63.3 million. This includes a provision of AUS$13.7 million for owner operator plant and equipment, previously this plant and equipment was included in operating costs as lease or hire costs. This additional capital reduces forecast processing and mining operating costs from AUS$94 per tonne to AUS$78 per tonne, a significant saving over the projected 5.6 year mine life. Off-take Negotiations During the last two quarters, Thor has focused on a strategy of securing an off-take agreement for Molyhil. A short list of parties has been waiting for the final reserve estimate in order to finalise negotiations. This is now underway with meeting being held in Perth and Melbourne in the last two weeks. Thor expects to be able complete off-take negotiations during the December quarter. Financing Now that the final reserve has been determined the company is moving forward to finance the capital expenditure to develop Molyhil. Financing alternatives are now being considered with several parties. Native Title Thor has signed a landmark Native Title Mining Agreement this will enable the Molyhil mining leases to be granted. The Agreement was signed with representatives of the community of the Eastern Arrernte people of the Central Northern Territory, one of the largest Indigenous groups in Northern Australia. The signing follows the completion of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement in 2002 for exploration in the area. Traditional Owners and the Central Land Council met with Thor representatives on site in March 2007 to finalise mine infra structure approval. The signing ceremony, which was held at Molyhil site north-east of Alice Springs, was attended by community members as well as the Chairman of the Central Land Council ('CLC'), Mr Lindsay Bookie, and the Chairman and CEO of Thor Mining, Mr John W Barr and Mr John Young, together with several senior company executives. Environmental and Notice of Intent ('NOI') Keith Lindbeck and Associates ('KLA') have completed a draft of the Mining Management Plan ('MMP') as recommended by the Public Environmental Review ('PER') document. MOLYHIL EXPLORATION An extensive Induced Polarisation Geophysical Survey ('IP') was recently completed at Molyhil. This survey has successfully identified the Molyhil skarn mineralisation, confirming that IP is an effective exploration tool for targeting similar skarns in and around the Molyhil deposit. The completion of this IP survey represents the first stage in increasing the regional exploration effort at Molyhil to target additional deposits. Chargeable responses have been identified south, along strike beyond current drilling and 500m to the west of the Molyhil mineralisation. A single traverse completed 150m north of the existing pit identified a chargeable response 50m below natural surface where there is no outcropping skarn identified in this area and is clearly a priority target. The Molyhil deposit itself remains open at depth with potential to increase resources with deeper drilling. A plan to drill these deeper targets will be finalised once results from the underground conceptual study are completed. Drilling of these and regional targets will commence in 2008. URANIUM EXPLORATION Hale River Uranium Project Results from air core drilling at the Hale River Uranium Project in the Northern Territory were received during the quarter, with a total of 28 holes completed for 1,829 metres of drilling. Geological logging of the drill holes has confirmed the presence of downward coarsening sandy sequences and carbonaceous horizons within the targeted channels. Results from the upper carbonaceous horizon have returned values up to 100ppm U confirming the presence of weak redox style mineralisation. Existing anomalies need further drill testing and work to date has confirmed the presence of suitable 'trap sites' for roll front style Uranium mineralization. Plenty Highway Project A program of reconnaissance air core drilling was completed at the Plenty Highway Uranium Project in the Northern Territory A total of 16 air core holes (07PHAC001-016) were drilled for 1,582 m. Drilling completed wide spaced reconnaissance air core holes on two north-south lines and one east-west traverse along a fence line track. A number of the holes did not reach bedrock due to the intersection of deep clay horizons which exceeded the capabilities of the drill rig. At this stage, the Company has not sourced another rig to complete more drilling. The HoistEM data appears to have correctly defined the extent and approximate depth of the palaeo-channels in the area. Drilling has identified a thin sandy layer covering up to 10m of calcrete while below this thick horizons of calcareous clay have been identified with thin units of gypsum and calcrete being common. Anomalous scintillometer readings have been restricted to units of quartz sand below the clays. The most prospective area to date appears to be between holes 07PHAC010 and 012, along the fence line traverse, where quartz sands up to 8m thick have been identified returning twice the background radioactivity in the area. More drilling is required in the area. Assay results from this drilling will be available in November. Harts Range Project The Harts Range project area lies on the eastern margin of the Entia Dome. The Entia Gneiss forms the core of the Entia Dome, which is located on the western part of the Exploration Licence area. In late July, a mapping and rock chip survey was carried out on tenements EL24736 and EL24734, two of the tenements within the Harts Range Uranium Project which is located approximately 200km east-northeast of Alice Springs in the Arunta Province of the Northern Territory. The project includes five other tenements, EL24827, EL24735, EL24765 and A24766. The main objective of the sampling program was to follow up on previous rock chips taken earlier this year from identified areas around the Mt Mary, Daicos and Haddock prospects in order to identify drilling targets in this difficult terrain. A number of sub-parallel pegmatites had previously been surveyed at the Haddock Creek and Daicos prospects, with a maximum count of 19,000 cps returned. Four samples were taken, with one 1.5kg sample returning a very high uranium result of 8.87% U. At Mt Mary, two rock chips taken from 'hot spots' in this area returned elevated uranium values ranging from 107 to 246ppm. Rock chip sampling and mapping was also completed on the Daicos, Haddock, Mount Mary (SNAF & Indiana) and Starlight prospects, with a total of 39 rock chip samples collected. Daicos Prospect Reconnaissance rock chip samples taken on pegmatite veins mapped at the Daicos prospect area returned a best assay of 19.37% U from highly radioactive samples with visible uraninite and columbite. Other highly anomalous elements associated with these samples included assays up to 28.32% Nb and 25.52% Ta. Highly anomalous assays for Dy, Er, Gd, Hf, Ho, Nd, Tb, Y and Zr from these samples were also noted. The combined average of these 9 associated rare earth elements is 3.49%. The samples were taken along a number of contact zones associated with an exposed pegmatite vein system covering an area of 300m by 400m. Drilling is being planned to determine the thickness and strike extent of the individual zones. A petrological assessment of the pegmatites is also warranted. Haddock Prospect The Haddock prospect covers the base of a large hill over a fold structure containing highly radioactive epidosite altered country rock and pegmatite. Previous trenching in the 1990's also returned highly anomalous U from trenches across the base of the hill. Recent sampling in this area returned a best uranium assay of 1,658ppm from sample HK006. Additional trenching and reconnaissance drilling is required to determine the full extent of mineralisation in the area. Of the 17 rock chip sample assays taken at the Haddock prospect to date, only three exceed 0.1% uranium. The prospect should be evaluated in terms of a large tonnage/low grade uranium resource. Haddock type anomalies have been recognised at points along a stratigraphic arc extending north. Approximately 12 km of prospective strike length provides potential host extensions or repetitions of epidosite-pegmatoid layers. A detailed airborne radiometric survey should delineate the broad corridor in which these extensions of epidosite-pegmatoid may occur. Indiana Prospect The newly identified Indiana prospect is associated with multiple pegmatite intrusions in sheared country rock in a valley at the base of Mount Mary. Highly anomalous scintillometer readings were returned from numerous samples in the area. Further mapping, rock chip sampling, trenching and drilling will be based on these initial rock chip assay results. The full extent of the Indiana prospect is still not known; a best assay of 673ppm uranium was returned from initial sampling in the area. Other projects During the quarter exploration was held up at Hatches Creek, as the Central Land Council was unable to organise a final clearance meeting with traditional owners. No work was completed this quarter at the Hatches Creek, Curtis Pound and Bundey River Projects. CORPORATE Capital Raising and Listing on ASX During July a placement of 6,800,000 shares at 11 pence per share was completed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ('AIM'). These shares have been placed with sophisticated investors based in the UK for trading on AIM. The funds raised, approximating AUS$1.7m after costs, will be used to supplement short term working capital requirements and to provide additional finance for the development of Molyhil. The AGM will be held in London on the 20th of November at 11am, at the Wyndham Hotel Chelsea Harbour. TENEMENTS Two Hatches Creek tenements, EL22912 and EL23463 were granted on the 24th of July 2007. JORC Compliance The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by John Young, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. John Young is a director of Thor Mining PLC. John Young 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 2004 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. John Young consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Enquiries: John Young + 61 (0) 419 954 020 Thor Mining PLC Chief Executive Officer John Simpson 020 7512 0191 ARM Corporate Finance Ltd Nominated Adviser Leesa Peters 020 7429 6600 Conduit PR Limited Public Relations or Jos Simson 020 7429 6603 Nicholas Read + 61 (0) 8 9388 1474 Read Corporate Public Relations -Australia Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email. 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