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Selinsing Exploration Program

Background
Map
Selinsing RC Drill Hole Locations (November, 2012)


Map
Selinsing DD Drill Hole Locations (November, 2012)


The Selinsing property exploration program announced on September 22, 2010 was aimed to increase the reserves by converting the inferred resources below the present Selinsing open pit outline. The program planned 22 drill holes comprising 1,000m of RC drilling and 3,000m of diamond drilling with a budget of US$0.6 million.

The drill program since has been expanded to focus on finding additional oxide and sulfide ores adjacent to the existing pit development areas, extending known mineralization north and south of the Selinsing open pit along strike, and converting Inferred gold resources to Indicated as follows:
  • Fourteen (14) drill holes (MSMDD001 to MSMDD014) totaling 3,013m were completed in fiscal 2011 costing $US1.1 million. Of which drill results for MSMDD 001-006 were reported in the Company's press release on July 26, 2011.
  • Forty seven (47) drill holes (MSMDD015 to MSMDD061) totaling 10,554m of drilling were completed in fiscal 2012 costing $US2.2 million.
Drill results

(See Table 1 below for Drill Results to November, 2012)

MSMDD35 (51m at 3.84 g/t gold from 159.5 to 210.5m), MSMDD025 (65m at 3.09 g/t gold from 157.10m to 222.1m) and MSMCD017 (64.58m at 2.91 g/t gold from 188.65m to 253.23m) partially define a new high grade ore pod located approximately 85-103m below the current pit bottom. This ore pod needs additional drill tests to determine its full extent. These drill results demonstrate that gold mineralization at the Selinsing Deposit continues at depth along an east-dipping structural zone. It is hosted in cataclasite and mylonite rocks with weak to moderate gold-bearing quartz veins and quartz stockwork veinlets. Ores exposed in the current Pit 4 bottom are mostly "fresh" or sulfide-bearing rock and are currently being processed through the plant.

Encouraged with the outcome of the deeper drilling below the existing pit, more drill holes are planned to define the vertical and lateral extension of the orebody at depth with the objective to expand the pit below the target depth of RL 400.

There are currently three exploration drills operating at Selinsing and Buffalo Reef. The fiscal 2013 exploration drilling plan includes shallow RC drilling targeting additional areas for potential oxide resources and diamond drilling targeting the well-defined structural zone along strike throughout the district to consolidate the Selinsing and Buffalo Reef resources. As of November 1, 1555 RC meters in 24 drill holes and 3992m of diamond drilling in 23 holes has been completed at Selinsing and assays are pending.

Table 1. Selinsing Mine Drill hole Assay Results from July 26, 2011 to November 1, 2012

DHID
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Azimuth
Dip
Hole Depth (m) 
Depth From (m)
Depth To (m)
Thickness (m)
Au (g/t) 
MSMCD007
911.752
1870.383
502.675
270
-70
302.5
186.66
203.94
17.28
1.74
including
186.66
195.51
8.85
2.7
MSMCD007
213.18
213.41
0.23
1.29
MSMCD007
216.49
218.04
1.55
1.74
MSMCD007
232.15
241.06
8.91
1.29
MSMCD007
255.88
259.35
3.47
1.35
MSMCD007
285.76
286.45
0.69
1.23
MSMCD007
289.1
290.75
1.65
0.96
MSMCD007
298.25
302.5
4.25
1.35
 
MSMDD010
875.807
1822.184
497.308
270
-70
300.0
40.4
43.0
2.6
2.89
MSMDD010
164.0
194.0
30.0
1.06
includes
164.0
165.5
1.5
1.41
includes
170.0
178.23
8.23
2.03
includes
182.0
183.5
1.5
3.15
includes
186.5
186.9
0.4
6.75
includes
192.5
194
1.5
3.45
 
 
MSMDD010
213.5
226
12.5
0.92
includes
213.5
216.25
2.75
0.87
includes
217.4
218
0.6
0.84
includes
219.2
226
6.8
1.18
 
 
MSMDD010
236.5
237.35
0.85
0.92
MSMDD010
264.9
265.7
0.8
2.27
MSMDD010
296.0
296.25
0.25
1.71
 
 
MSMDD011
846.022
2183.313
494.538
270
-70
152.43
115.23
116.43
1.2
3.63
 
MSMDD012
799.425
2234.497
493.513
270
-60
30.7
12.0
14.4
2.4
4.48
MSMDD012
22.6
24.1
1.5
3.33
 
 
MSMDD013
800.467
2204.777
493.584
270
-60
201.85
33.75
38.42
4.67
0.86
MSMDD013
60.25
61.36
1.11
1.4
 
 
MSMDD014
805.936
2233.37
493.603
270
-60
100.7
57.7
58.1
0.4
1.76
MSMDD014
72.9
74.4
1.5
1.22
 
 
MSMDD015
799.384
2183.318
493.01
270
-60
170.8
89.38
90.88
1.5
2.97
 
MSMCD017
937.304
1936.596
497.874
270
-70
300.6
44.35
45.1
0.75
1.88
MSMCD017
120.5
122.44
1.94
1.07
 
 
MSMCD017
188.65
253.23
64.58
2.91 uncut
 
2.22 g/t Au (cut to 34.286 g/t)
includes
188.65
189.6
0.95
1.66
MSMCD017
188.65
204
15.35
5.72 uncut
 
2.82 g/t Au (cut to 34.286 g/t)
MSMCD017
203.3
204
0.7
98.0 uncut
 
34.286 (cut to 34.286 g/t)
MSMCD017
207.4
219.4
12.0
3.45
MSMCD017
222.6
253.23
30.63
1.83
 
MSMCD017
264.63
265.23
0.6
3.87
MSMCD017
268.44
269.41
0.97
1.56
MSMCD017
275.42
276.6
1.18
0.83
MSMCD017
292.45
293.45
1.0
1.53
 
MSMDD019
945.657
2003.354
498.103
270
-70
318.4
100.0
101.2
1.2
1.25
MSMDD019
117.7
119
1.3
0.88
MSMDD019
154.4
201.4
47
1.02
includes
154.4
155.75
1.35
5.13
includes
159.4
165.4
6.0
2.93
includes
171.4
174.4
3.0
2.3
includes
178.0
180.4
2.4
0.73
includes
188.75
191.8
3.05
1.28
includes
198.4
201.4
3.0
0.87
 
 
MSMDD019
280.7
283.5
2.8
1.5
MSMDD019
291.98
313.35
21.37
0.98
includes
291.98
298.08
6.1
2.37
 
MSMDD020
907.114
1859.931
497.552
270
-50
308.7
165.4
166.5
1.1
1.04
 
 
MSMDD020
205.5
217.5
12.0
3.12
includes
211.5
214.5
3.0
7.4
 
 
MSMDD021
924.891
1901.317
497.809
270
-50
296.9
120.3
126.4
6.1
1.14
 
 
MSMDD021
168.4
175.2
6.8
1.13
includes
174.0
175.2
1.2
3.04
 
 
MSMDD021
184.3
198.9
14.6
1.46
includes
195.8
198.9
3.1
3.33
 
 
MSMDD021
204.9
208
3.1
3.75
 
 
MSMDD022
936.397
2023.088
498.435
270
-60
261.5
163.5
165.5
2.0
1.23
MSMDD022
165.5
166.5
1.0
2.06
MSMDD022
173.4
175.5
2.1
1.67
MSMDD022
180.8
181.9
1.1
3.48
MSMDD022
188.5
190.1
1.6
3.22
MSMDD022
195.9
196.9
1.0
0.76
 
MSMDD023
935.56
2023.176
498.391
270
-52
309.0
133.6
134.5
0.9
1.29
MSMDD023
151.5
152.5
1.0
1.51
MSMDD023
159.0
162
3.0
0.98
MSMDD023
163.55
165
1.45
0.92
MSMDD023
225.0
226.4
1.4
1.43
 
MSMDD025
929.606
1955.959
496.371
270
-60
308.5
157.1
222.1
65
3.09
 
MSMDD027
932.188
1955.726
496.407
270
-70
306.3
184.5
195.3
10.8
1.07
MSMDD027
199.6
201.3
1.7
1.47
MSMDD027
216.3
219.3
3.0
0.93
MSMDD027
219.3
222.3
3.0
1.39
MSMDD027
228.3
231.3
3.0
1
 
MSMDD028
912.042
1857.431
497.73
270
-65
309.4
203.9
207
3.1
1.06
MSMDD028
208.5
213.4
4.9
1.45
MSMDD028
227.3
233.05
5.75
0.92
MSMDD028
237.2
240.4
3.2
0.93
MSMDD028
241.85
243.8
1.95
2.21
 
MSMDD029
928.396
1953.629
496.124
270
-50
300.5
142.2
144.2
2.0
1.48
MSMDD029
147.0
148.3
1.3
12.7
MSMDD029
155.0
156.5
1.5
1.48
MSMDD029
171.5
177.5
6.0
3.97
 
MSMDD031
927.667
1942.137
496.758
270
-53
189.4
159.4
160.8
1.4
1.95
MSMDD031
174.4
187.8
13.4
3.4
 
MSMDD033
927.681
1942.137
496.751
270
-75
324.5
195.5
198.5
6.0
1.76
MSMDD033
204.5
216.5
12.0
1.85
MSMDD033
224.9
225.5
0.6
1.94
MSMDD033
230.0
234.5
4.5
2.59
MSMDD033
248.0
249.5
1.5
1.58
 
 
MSMDD034
930.445
1899.852
498.074
270
-85
309.5
194.9
195.5
0.6
7.87
MSMDD034
258.5
270.5
12.0
2.76
MSMDD034
286.6
290.3
3.7
0.99
MSMDD034
293.1
295.7
2.6
1.3
MSMDD034
308.1
309.5
1.4
1.21
 
MSMDD035
927.713
1942.184
496.752
270
-60
303.5
95.5
97
1.5
3
MSMDD035
153.5
156.5
3.0
1.14
MSMDD035
159.5
210.5
51.0
3.84
includes
189.2
192.3
3.1
30
 
MSMDD044
762.924
1880.559
462.652
270
-70
155.0
22.4
23.9
1.5
0.72
MSMDD044
26.9
28.4
1.5
0.73
MSMDD044
39.5
40.7
1.2
1.16
MSMDD044
45.5
47.2
1.7
1.33
MSMDD044
95.0
96.5
1.5
1.43
MSMDD044
131.0
132.1
1.1
0.87
 
MSMDD047
836.687
1990.756
458.403
0
-90
101.0
26.0
33
7.0
1.05
MSMDD047
59.0
63.5
4.5
1.25
MSMDD047
72.3
76.9
4.6
1.07
 
 
MSMDD050
700.41
1841.088
510.156
270
-60
122.0
0
3.5
3.5
2.34
MSMDD050
6.5
12.5
6.0
2.32
MSMDD050
17.0
18.5
1.5
1.11
MSMDD050
41.0
45.5
4.5
0.69
MSMDD050
50.0
54.5
4.5
0.87
MSMDD050
60.5
62.0
1.5
1.75
 
Assays Previously Reported in the July 26, 2011 Press Release:
MSMDD001
784.077
1801.974
504.721
270
-70
250.0
105.9
108.6
2.7
1.98
MSMDD001
119.0
122.0
3.0
1.53
 
MSMCD002
907.009
2056.415
496.252
270
-70
300.2
149.26
153.45
4.19
3
MSMCD002
190.18
191.33
1.15
2.05
 
MSMCD003
929.965
1973.762
501.248
270
-70
300.2
175.03
177.17
2.14
4.03
MSMCD003
177.17
178.4
1.23
1.96
MSMCD003
178.4
180.38
1.98
9.73
MSMCD003
180.38
181.32
0.94
9.07
MSMCD003
181.32
184.08
2.76
1.48
MSMCD003
187.83
189.58
1.75
2.24
MSMCD003
189.58
191.73
2.15
1.35
MSMCD003
193.84
195.0
1.16
2.17
MSMCD003
195.0
196.3
1.3
2.55
MSMCD003
198.08
199.42
1.34
1.93
MSMCD003
200.76
201.58
0.82
3.37
MSMCD003
202.35
202.88
0.53
5.2
MSMCD003
204.73
206.25
1.52
1.4
MSMCD003
208.47
209.6
1.13
3.43
MSMCD003
210.6
211.61
1.01
1.25
MSMCD003
229.76
230.17
0.41
1.26
MSMCD003
233.7
235.04
1.34
1.82
 
MSMDD004
943.418
2029.614
498.467
270
-70
301.0
139.6
141.1
1.5
4.25
MSMDD004
174.28
175.0
0.72
1.37
MSMDD004
176.5
177.22
0.72
1.45
MSMDD004
182.3
184.0
1.7
1.28
MSMDD004
208.5
209.45
0.95
1.1
MSMDD004
209.6
210.0
0.4
1.2
MSMDD004
242.0
243.5
1.5
2.87
MSMDD004
246.5
246.93
0.43
56.8
 
34.286 g/t Au (cut to 34.286 g/t)
 
MSMCD006
926.202
1916.402
499.328
270
-70
300.3
194.37
195.73
1.36
3.49
MSMCD006
197.17
198.28
1.11
1.51
MSMCD006
216.02
216.85
0.83
108
MSMCD006
216.85
218.67
1.82
1.86
MSMCD006
219.3
221.07
1.77
1.64
MSMCD006
225.6
227.11
1.51
3.32
MSMCD006
227.11
228.75
1.64
1.09
MSMCD006
228.75
229.92
1.17
2.19
MSMCD006
232.98
234.13
1.15
3.98
MSMCD006
237.02
238.31
1.29
3.53
Notes: (1) Assays in progress for drill holes:  MSMCD005, MSMCD008, MSMCD018, MSMDD024, MSMDD026, MSMDD030, MSMDD032, MSMDD036 to MSMDD043, MSMDD045, MSMDD046, MSMDD048, MSMDD049, and those greater than MSMDD050.    (2)  All assays have been reviewed and approved by Todd W. Johnson, Vice President of Exploration for Monument Mining Limited, and is the Qualified Person as required under the NI 43-101 guidelines.



Historic Drill Campaign

In June 2006, a program of targeted reverse circulation "RC drilling" took place to confirm the tenor of the historical RC data; nine drill holes were drilled and the significant results are in the table below. For more detailed information please refer to the technical report: (Preliminary Assessment Selinsing Gold Project, Malaysia NI 43-101 Technical Report by Snowden Consulting Group, Australia).

Drill assay summary results:


Hole ID
Hole Type
From (m)
To (m)
Down Hole Thickness (m)
Grade g/t Au
SELRC 0510 RC
23
29
6
8.33
Includes  
27
28
1
31.40
SELRC 0510 RC
46
60
14
3.15
Includes  
39
40
1
41.70
Includes  
59
60
1
22.40
SELRC 0511 RC
41
49
8
6.60
Includes  
48
49
1
36.80
SELRC 0512 RC
32
64
32
1.72
SELRC 0513 RC
66
72
6
1.83
Includes RC
61
62
1
20.40
SELRC 0514 RC
31
42
11
0.95
SELRC 0515 RC
60
69
9
9.15
Includes  
65
66
1
35.80
SELRC 0516 RC
24
35
11
4.84
SELRC 0518 RC
2
14
12
2.45
SELRC 0518 RC
25
36
11
4.02
SELRC 0518 RC
42
49
7
12.30
Includes  
46
47
1
52.90
SELRC 0518 RC
53
67
14
15.52
Includes  
54
55
1
51.90
Includes  
57
58
1
60.00
Includes  
61
62
1
38.90
*Snowden Consulting Group, Australia supervised the drilling and sampling.

Your Vote is Important

Your Vote is Important

Please vote by 4 PM Pacific Time on December 28, 2011.


You may vote via the internet at www.proxyvote.com following the instructions found on the enclosed Voting Instruction Form. If you haven't receive your materials, have any questions or require assistance voting your shares, please call our proxy solicitor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-304-0211 or via email at assistance@laurelhill.com.


At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve, among other things, the Company's acquisition of a 70% interest in the Mengapur Polymetalic Project in Malaysia (the "Acquisition") and the concurrent financing of the Acquisition by way of private placement. These items are discussed in detail in the Information Circular disseminated by the Company in connection with the Meeting.

Background to the Acquisition of the Mengapur Project

The Company's mission is to increase shareholder value by seeking to become a diversified mid-tier producer through expansion and development of its existing pipeline of mineral assets and to grow through acquisition of new resource properties with promising economic potential in Southeast Asia. The Company's portfolio of properties currently includes the producing Selinsing gold mine, the advanced Buffalo Reef exploration gold project and several grass root gold prospective properties. The Company has for some time been actively seeking to add to its portfolio consistent with this mission. The Mengapur Project is an exciting opportunity which meets all of our objectives.

The Mengapur Project is a large polymetalic project, previously owned by the Malaysian Mining Corporation, which in the early 1990's had done extensive exploration and development work on the property.

Following successful completion of our due diligence and extensive negotiations, the Company entered into a definitive acquisition agreement (the "Definitive Agreement") in late November to acquire a 70% interest in the Mengapur Project for an aggregate consideration of $60 million. Under the Definitive Agreement, the Company will acquire an interest in approximately 185 hectares within an area that was the subject of extensive historical exploration that had identified significant mineral potential.

In the course of our due diligence review, we examined the historical data contained in a detailed study completed in 1993 on the Mengapur Project, conducted our own limited confirmatory drilling and investigated the results of the limited copper and iron production occurring from the project. The Company also examined the detailed plans contained in the historical study for a long-life open pit mining and processing operation for the production of iron, copper and fertilizer by products. The historical study and the Company's own analysis also considered the potential for silver and gold production from the Mengapur Project.

The Company concluded that the Mengapur Project presented a unique and exciting opportunity, consistent with our mission, and with the potential for long-life revenue generation to leverage our expertise and expand our operations.

Financing the Acquisition and the Mengapur Project

The Acquisition and plans for the subsequent exploration and development of the Mengapur Project require greater financial resources than presently available to the Company. As well, the opportunity to acquire the Project was only available to the Company provided it could make significant up front deposits and complete the Acquisition in an extremely short period of time frame.

In order to raise the needed financing for the Project, management and the Board considered the alternative financing sources available including debt financing, forward sales, public offering, rights offering or other alternatives.

Due to present market uncertainty, the ongoing global financial crisis and in order to minimize financial risk to shareholders, the Company chose the certainty of a committed private placement to finance the acquisition and development of the Mengapur Project. In addition, due to the tight timeframe to close the acquisition demanded by the vendor of the Mengapur Project, the window for equity financing is too narrow to complete a rights offering or a brokered deal. The Company had to seek a guaranteed source of funds to be able to satisfy concerns expressed by the vendor during commercial negotiation. The vendor's main concern from the outset was the low capital base of the Company in undertaking project that is much larger than Selinsing. The arranged financing satisfied all of those concerns.

On December 2, 2011, the Company announced that it would conduct a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 140,000,000 units consisting of one share and a 3-year 70¢ warrant at a price of $0.50 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $70,000,000. As required by the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve the private placement, as it will result in the subscriber, Tulum Corporation Ltd., holding over 40% of the Company's outstanding shares.

To address the dilution that shareholders would concern, Monument intends to strategize the phases of development of streams of production in order to generate the cash flow to further fund the Mengapur project from off take sales arrangement. By equity financing, Monument shareholders will suffer dilution upfront, but in the medium term the private placement and the Mengapur Acquisition are expected to ultimately build greater value to all shareholders.

The Company does not intend to complete the Acquisition unless the Private Placement is completed concurrently.

The Company is excited about the prospects presented by the Mengapur Project and encourages Shareholders to attend the Meeting and Vote FOR the Acquisition and financing in order to allow us to advance our mission.

Your vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares you may own. Whether you are able to attend the meeting or not, we urge you to vote TODAY.