INFERRED RESOURCE AT THE STORMONT DEPOSIT (TASMANIA) ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 13,430 OUNCES OF GOLD GRADING 4.57 GRAMS/TONNE,

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1 ADDRESS PHONE PO Bx (8) Nrth Perth FAX WEBSITE WA 6906 Australia +61 (8) ABN ASX : FNT 29th July 2009 ASX Limited Cmpany Annuncements Office Annuncement INFERRED RESOURCE AT THE STORMONT DEPOSIT (TASMANIA) ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 13,430 OUNCES OF GOLD GRADING 4.57 GRAMS/TONNE, PLUS 27.7 TONNES OF BISMUTH, PLUS 10,340 OUNCES OF SILVER Frntier Resurces Ltd is pleased t annunce ur maiden Inferred Resurce fr the Strmnt Depsit in central-nrthern Tasmania, Australia, based n all drilling and trenching t date and estimated in accrdance with the 2004 JORC cde. The Inferred Resurce fr the high grade zne at Strmnt cntains 13,430 unces gld plus 27.7 tnnes bismuth, plus 10,340 unces silver, within 91,400 tnnes f mineralised rck grading 4.57g/t gld, 0.30% bismuth and 3.52g/t silver (1.5g/t gld cut-ff grade). The Cnceptual Mining Study is nw being updated, utilising lng term prjected metal prices and it will recmmend pssible develpment paths frward. Strmnt is a skarn-style stratifrm depsit lcated in the cre and n the limbs f a shallwly sutheasterly plunging syncline (at its nrthwestern end). The depsit is lcated n r very near surface and ranges in stratigraphic thickness between 10m and 15m. A cnsistently mineralised resurce was mdelled in a 150m lng NW part f the central syncline, referred t as the high grade zne. There is gd scpe t increase the resurce in the SE f the central syncline, the untested western sectr f the western syncline and prximal t the eastern thrust. Significant high grade gld+/-bismuth intersectins have been demnstrated ver the entire 300m knwn length f the central syncline, with drillhles SD8, SD10, SD33 and SD44, returning up t 4m f 12.7 g/t gld (see figure 11), NOT included in the resurce. The Strmnt Depsit is lcated 6.5km west f Frntier s Narrawa precius - base metal Depsit. Managing Directr, Peter McNeil cmmented: I am pleased t reprt that Frntier has delineated an Inferred Mineral Resurce t underpin the pssible develpment f the Strmnt gld-bismuth Depsit in nrthern Tasmania. The resurce is currently mdest in size with a respectable grade and Frntier hpe t cmbine it with the Cmpany s resurce at the nearby Narrawa Depsit and create a ptentially ecnmic prject fr near-term develpment. Frntier expect the revised Cnceptual Mining Study t be released frthwith, shwing a psitive pssible develpment path. 1

2 t DETAILS Mineral explratin and resurce estimatin Cnsultant Mr. G. MacDnald was cmmissined by Frntier Resurces Ltd (Frntier) t undertake a gestatistical resurce estimate f the Strmnt Depsit, using all available drilling assays and the imprved understanding f the depsit gelgy. Strmnt is lcated in the central nrth f Tasmania, apprximately 20km suth-west f Sheffield and 40 km frm Devnprt (Figure 1). Mineralisatin An Inferred Resurce was estimated gestatistically fr the Strmnt high grade zne, using SURPAC resurce estimatin sftware. The tnnes and grade f gld, bismuth and silver at varius gld cutff grades are shwn in Table 1. Figure 2 shws gld grade versus cntained tnnages fr the varius gld cut-ff grades. The high grade gld zne in the estimate has been mdelled as a stratifrm bdy apprximately 150m lng and up t 30m wide (n the surface as its widest pint). Gelgical Mdel The high grade gld + bismuth resurce at Strmnt is a skarn-style stratifrm depsit lcated n r very near surface and hsted near the base f the Ordvician Grdn Grup Limestne. Table 1. Cut-ff Gld Grade (g/t) nnes Inferred Mineral Resurce Summary Shwing Grade Estimates at Varius Gld Cut-ff Grades, using Ordinary Kriging Cntained Gld (unces) Tnnes cut ff grade (Au g/t) Gld (g/t) tnnes Au Bismuth (%) Silver (g/t) , , , , ,430 91, ,525 75, ,625 63, ,880 54, ,500 50, The depsit ranges in stratigraphic thickness between 10m and 15m (lying 8m t 15m abve the base f the limestne) and is lcated in the cre and n the limbs f a shallwly sutheasterly plunging syncline, at its nrthwestern-mst end. The resurce crps ut fr the mst part with nly the central-mst part f the suthern half and the suthernmst-end f the resurce cvered by a thin layer f unaltered limestne and Tertiary cver. A sectin f the nrtheastern edge f the high grade zne has been faulted ff by the Strmnt Thrust Fault (with subsequent ersin remving mineralised skarn frm the up-faulted nrtheastern blck). The sutheastern end f the high grade zne is the nly gradatinal bundary and is defined by high grade mineralisatin becming less cntinuus grade (g/t) Page 2 f 10

3 Hle ID Table 2. Drillhle and Channel Sample Weighted Assay Averages, Lcatin and Orientatin Infrmatin Frm T Intercept Length Gld (g/t) Bismuth (%) Easting Central High Grade Zne 'drillhles' used in the resurce estimate SD SD SD SD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD SFD FRSTC FRSTC FRSTC FRSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC GFSTC Other Central Zne intersectins nt used in the resurce estimate SD SD SD SD Western zne intersectin nt used in the resurce estimate ST Nrthing RL Azimuth (Degrees Dip (Degrees Depth Gestatistics There is a significant discrepancy with the gld assays f Frntier s supplied certified gld standard (Gestat G905-6). The certified value fr the standard by fire assay is 5.96 g/t gld (standard deviatin 0.26) yet 26 assays f the standard by the assay labratry cnsistently assayed 10.5% belw this, averaging 5.34 g/t with a standard deviatin f There is a strng pssibility that all such drill cre and channel sample assays may be undercalled by 10.5% in which case the gld grade f the resurce wuld be elevated by the rder f 7% t 9%. This will be further evaluated. There is a reasnable crrelatin between gld and bismuth in the high grade zne (crrelatin cefficient f 0.39). The resurce is seen primarily as a gld depsit, with bismuth and silver credits. High grade utlier assays in the drilling and trenching f gld, bismuth and silver have been tp cut. Varigraphy, using a crrelgram n 1m cmpsites, shwed similar ranges fr each f gld, bismuth and silver. The varigram mdel shws a lw nugget effect f 25%, a strike f 135º in the z plane, 0º in the x plane and 0º in the y plane, with a shrt range structure with a range f 28m and an verall range f 55m. Page 3 f 10

4 Figure 3. Gelgy f the Strmnt gld + bismuth Depsit area Page 4 f 10

5 Figure 4. Gelgy f Strmnt gld + bismuth high grade resurce (gelgy legend as fr figure 2) Page 5 f 10

6 Figure 5. Sectin 1975E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4) Figure 6. Sectin 2000E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4) Page 6 f 10

7 Figure 7. Sectin 2025E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4 ) Figure 8. Sectin 2050E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4) Page 7 f 10

8 Figure 9. Sectin 2075E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4) Figure 10. Sectin 2100E lking t 325 degrees AMG (legend as per figures 3 and 4) Page 8 f 10

9 Figure 11. Drill hles lcatins and weighted average assay results. Blck mdel A blck with parent cell size 10m (Nrth) x 10m (East) x 5m (RL) with sub-blcks f 1.25m x 1.25m x 1.25m was cnstructed. Grades were estimated int blcks using rdinary kriging. Three passes were used with a minimum f 12 samples and maximum f 30 samples in each pass. The first pass had a search ellipse f 30m x 8m x 8m, the secnd 60m x 16m x 16m and the third 120m x 32m x 32m. An verall average bulk density f 2.9 g/cm3 was calculated frm 84 mineralised samples measured by the water immersin methd and used in determining tnnages. See the ASX releases dated 26/11/2008, 22/11/2008 and 2/10/2008, plus the Quarterly Reprts dated 30/1/2009 and 31/10/2008 and the Cnceptual Mining Study dated 27/10/2008 fr further infrmatin n the Strmnt Depsit. Fr additinal infrmatin relating t Frntier Resurces and its prjects, please visit ur website at r feel free cntact me. FRONTIER RESOURCES LTD P.A.McNeil, M.Sc. MANAGING DIRECTOR The infrmatin in this reprt that relates t Explratin Results and Mineral Resurces is based n infrmatin cmpiled by, r cmpiled under the supervisin f Peter A. McNeil - Member f the Aust. Inst. f Gescientists. Peter McNeil is the Managing Directr f Frntier Resurces, wh cnsults t the Cmpany. Peter McNeil has sufficient experience which is relevant t the type f mineralisatin and type f depsit under cnsideratin t qualify as Cmpetent Persn as defined in the 2004 Editin f the Australasian Cde f Reprting Explratin Results, Mineral Resurces and Ore Resurces. Peter McNeil cnsents t the inclusin in the reprt f the matters based n the infrmatin in the frm and cntext in which it appears. Page 9 f 10

10 Abut Frntier Resurces Frntier is fcused n explring fr and develping mineral depsits in the highly mineralised Pacific Rim f Fire in Papua New Guinea and the highly prspective Dlcath Granite and Mt Read Vlcanics f Tasmania. Frntier has a 100% interest in 5 Explratin Licences cvering apprx. 1,987 km ² in PNG (EL 1596 is currently being sld fr A$300,000 cash) and 1 Explratin Licence + 2 Retentin Licences cvering 18 km ² in Tasmania. The prtfli ffers excellent mineral depsit ptential, with primary targets being Wrld Class gld/silver epithermal, gld base metal skarn, cpper-gld-mlybdenum prphyry and plymetallic VMS (zinc-lead-silver-gld) depsits. The prjects all have high-grade explratin results in rck, trenches and/r drill hle and are in the same r similar gelgical terranes as existing Wrld Class and/r majr mines. Frntier s Directrs have mre than 150 years cmbined experience in PNG and Australia t serve the interests f the Cmpany and its sharehlders. Frntier perates with a general plicy f DRILLING ur quality prjects using ur purpse built and self manufactured, cst effective, envirnmentally friendly, man-prtable diamnd cre rig. The Cmpany is an ASX listed junir mineral explrer whse shares als trade n the Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich Stck Exchanges. Page 10 f 10