Appointment of Azure Capital as Financial Advisor for the Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project

Sydney, Australia (FSCwire) - Heron Resources Ltd. (Heron or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Azure Capital Limited (Azure Capital), a leading independent corporate advisory firm, to help evaluate funding options for the potential staged development of the Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project (Woodlawn Project).

Under the staged approach, development of the Woodlawn Project could commence during calendar year 2015 with the construction of the 1.5mtpa processing plant and the commencement of tailings retreatment, with the addition of the Woodlawn Underground Project as soon as practicable following the completion of the current Feasibility Study.

This approach has the potential to deliver first production in early 2017, up to 12 months earlier than the “UG Starter Case”, the base case described in the recently released Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), which is targeting first production in early 2018.

The appointment of Azure Capital will allow Heron to evaluate proposals from potential financiers interested in exposure to high quality near term production projects. Azure has extensive experience in assisting companies with structuring project funding solutions and a strong track record in advising the Australian mining and resources sector.

Throughout this process Heron will continue as planned with the fully funded Feasibility Study work programme with no change to the targeted completion of mid-2016. 

The appointment is another important step in the process to develop the Woodlawn Project and follows the 22 April 2015 release of the PEA that demonstrates the robust economics and quality of this project.

About Heron Resources Limited:

Heron is engaged in the exploration and development of base and precious metal deposits in Australia.  Heron’s projects include the high-grade Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project located 250km southwest of Sydney, New South Wales, and the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project located north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.  In addition the Company holds a number of other high quality exploration properties located in the Lachlan Fold Belt, New South Wales.

For further information, please visit www.heronresources.com.au or contact:

Australia:

Mr Wayne Taylor

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +61 2 9119 8111 or +61 8 6500 9200

Email: heron@heronresources.com.au

Jon Snowball

FTI Consulting

+61 2 8298 6100

Email: jon.snowball@fticonsulting.com

Canada:

Tel: +1 905 727 8688 (Toronto)

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