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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE

2O17

Fertoz Ltd (ACN 145 951 622)

CONTENTS

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE 

COMPANY OVERVIEW 

STRATEGY 

NORTH AMERICA   

AUSTRALIA 

CORPORATE    

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

LIST OF TENEMENTS  

CORPORATE DIRECTORY 

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06

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Competent Persons Statement

The technical information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, exploration results, Mineral 
Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Jo Shearer, a Competent person, 
who is a member of the Association of professional engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, a 
‘recognised professional organisation’ (RPO) included in a list that is posted on the ASX website from 
time to time. Mr Shearer is the Chief Operating Officer Canada for Fertoz Limited. 

Mr Shearer has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit 
under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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’. Mr Shearer consents to the inclusion this information in the form and context in which it 
appears in this report.

For  further  information  on  the  Mineral  Resource  and  Exploration  Target,  see  Fertoz  ASX  releases  on  
28 May 2015 and 8 August 2014.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

I am pleased to present the 2017 Annual Report for Fertoz Limited (ASX: FTZ). 

The past year has seen our Company continue to deliver on its strategy of becoming a leading supplier of 
rock phosphate and other critical inputs to organic farmers in North America. This comes at a time when the 
organic food industry has continued to exhibit favourable growth dynamics, expanding at a steady pace of 
more than 10% per annum.

In 2017, we achieved a great deal in developing our phosphate business, with strong progress and growth in 
our operations in Canada and Australia.

During the year the Company completed road construction to access the 17,500-tonne bulk sample permit 
at the Wapiti Project in Canada.  Material was moved from Wapiti to a processing facility at Beaverloedge, 
Alberta, just prior to the North American winter setting in, which in conjunction with previously extracted 
material gave the Company 1,100 tonnes of material available for sale.

Test work of our Canadian rock phosphate was completed during the year which demonstrated, through an 
agronomic science based approach, a two times increase in plant available phosphate, and when combined 
with other elements such as elemental Sulphur, compost and other products, an increase of more the six 
times available phosphate was recorded. This provided empirical evidence to support the benefits or our 
products to farmers.

To complement the existing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Pro-Cert Organic fertiliser 
registrations the Company obtained organic input certification from the US states of California and Washington 
which opens up important markets for the Company.

The  small  mine  permit  for  65,000  tpa  at  Wapiti  was  progressed  with  further  First  Nations  Engagement, 
submission of our technical mine plans, water management plans and wild life plans.  The Company continues 
to have significant quantities of material available via the bulk sample permits that can be accessed while 
we await our small mine permit at Wapiti. As a further risk mitigation strategy, Fertoz secured access to up 
to 10,000 ton of rock phosphate in July 2017 to Solvay’s stockpiled rock phosphate in Montana USA. This 
material is similar in quality to our existing products, has Procert and USDA Organic certification and provides 
flexibility both as an alternative supply point in the USA as well as ensuring the Company can supply material 
regardless of the weather conditions in Canada.

The science based approach to demonstrating the benefits of our rock phosphate has started to bear fruit 
with  small  tonnage  sales  gaining  momentum.  In  the  last  few  month  of  the  financial  year  (June  2017)  the 
Company sold 126 tonnes of product to a number of distributors and large farm users. Recent sales have 
expanded  on  this  and  include  sales  dealers  and  growers,  to  a  large  golf  course  maintenance  group,  and 
several specialty businesses. More importantly, we have a sales strategy that focusses on getting our rock 
phosphate to innovative dealers and growers, on a wide range of crops, geographies and soil types.  While 
some summer 2017 results are still coming in, we have seen 10-50% increase in yields.  We knew that getting 
the credibility and proven rock phosphate response to grow sales steadily would be a tough process, but we 
are well on the way.

Our  Australian  business,  Fertoz  Agricultural  Pty  Ltd  (“FertAg”),  has  been  steadily  improving  with  four 
consecutive quarters of sales growth which resulted in a maiden profit for the financial year of $74,418. Our 
FertAg business obtained organic certification of its FertAg 0-8-0 product in July 2017 immediately after the 
financial year, which we expect to drive further sales as we move into 2018.  

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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
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Fertoz  expects  that  our  North  American  operations  will  follow  steady  growth  pattern,  as  we  continue  to 
develop our offerings and grow our market in North America.  This is designed to match areas with huge 
increases in organic farming. Given the size of the organic fertiliser market in the USA and Canada, with more 
than US$50b in sales each year, we expect a good return from our North American operations as we expand.  
Two of our three competitors in North America have suffered some reputational damage due to inconsistent 
or poor quality in recent weeks and we expect to be able to capitalize on that over the winter period.

We further expanded our project portfolio in 2017, with the acquisition of the 540-hectare Bighorn tenement 
adding to our Fernie Project in Canada. We expect this new ground will provide us with further opportunities 
to identify high quality phosphate deposits close to agricultural markets.  As noted in the last few days, we 
have progressed permitting on Fernie in anticipation of increased sales from that region.

The market did not fully validate our progress and successes in 2017, and our share price has suffered. This 
has been disappointing; however, we expect that stronger news flow and business development in the next 
few months will help to turn this around. 

I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  my  fellow  Directors  and  Fertoz  management  and  staff  for  their  efforts 
throughout  2017.  I  also  thank  our  Shareholders  for  your  continued  support  and  your  belief  that  we  can 
achieve the goals which we have set out. 

With a strong start to 2018 financial year, I expect the coming 12 months will see Fertoz continue to progress 
on several fronts in both North America and Australia. I look forward to keeping you informed of our successes 
as we take advantage of the opportunities ahead.

Patrick Avery 
Non-Executive  Chairman 

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Fertoz is a phosphate exploration and development 
company which is developing the Wapiti and Fernie 
phosphate  deposits  in  Canada  and  has  gained  the 
rights  to  a  10,000  ton  stockpile  in  Montana  USA. 
The  Company’s  focus  is  on  production  in  Canada, 
servicing  the  local  organic  farming  market  as  well 
as  conventional  farmers  in  North  America  looking 
for alternatives to standard, high leaching fertilisers. 
Although  focused  on  the  North  American  organic 
agriculture market, the Company also sells imported 
phosphate  products  to  Australian  organic  and 
conventional farmers.

In Canada, Fertoz has a 17,500t Bulk Sample Permit 
to  extract  material  from  the  Wapiti  Project  and  is 
applying for a small mine permit to increase this to 
65,000 tonnes per annum.

In  Australia,  Fertoz  has  established  the  FertAg 
business,  which  supplies  products  from  Asia  in 
response  to  demand.  This  business  continues  to 
grow and posted a maiden profit in 2017.

Bridge installed at Wapiti project September 2016

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STRATEGY

The Company’s key objective is to become a growth-
oriented, cash flow generating agribusiness returning 
dividends  to  shareholders  by  becoming  a  leading 
supplier  of  organic  fertilizers  in  North  America  and 
a profitable marketer of organic fertilizer products in 
Australia.

The Company’s main efforts are on the development 
and commercialisation of the Company’s high-grade 
phosphate  resources  in  North  America  (see  figure 
1),  which  can  supply  high-grade  rock  phosphate 
to  organic  farms  and  conventional  farms  that  are 
seeking low-leaching phosphate products.

Wapiti

Solvay
Stockpile

PACIFIC
OCEAN

LEGEND

RAIL
ROAD

AGRICULTURAL
AREAS

MAJOR CITY

BC

AB

SK

MB

CANADA

Fernie

ON

UNITED STATES

Gulf of
Mexico

Figure 1 — Location of Fertoz Projects, agricultural areas, road and rail infrastructure

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NORTH AMERICA

SALES AND MARKETING

In  the  last  few  months  of  the  financial  year  (June 
2017)  Fertoz  sold  126  tonnes  of  product  to  various 
distributors  and  major  farming  groups.  Recent 
sales  have  added  to  this  with  trial  sales  to  farmers, 
a large gold course maintenance group and organic 
fertilizer  distributors.    Due  to  the  extraction  of  this 
rock  phosphate  while  in  a  pre-commercial  phase 
the  North  American  sales  for  the  year  have  offset 
deferred  exploration  and  evaluation  costs  in  the 
financial statements.   

During  the  year,  Fertoz  received  a  firm  order  for 
100  tonnes  of  rock  phosphate  product  to  a  long-
established  Canadian  grain  and  fertiliser  distributor 
that intends to make Fertoz’s rock phosphate product 
a key component in its organic fertilisers. 

The Company also received indications from organic 
growers  in  Alberta  to  purchase  rock  phosphate. 
Some  growers  intend  to  apply  the  product  directly, 
while  others  with  more  basic  soil  types  will  blend  it 
with sulphur to improve the availability of phosphate 
to the plants. 

long-established  US-based  soil  amendment 
A 
company,  which  plans  to  extend  its  large  eastern 
US  network  into  the  western  US,  also  indicated  an 
intention  to  purchase  product  for  blending  with  its 
products. 

Marketing  efforts  over  the  North  American  winter 
and spring periods resulted in the delivery of orders 
of  organic  rock  phosphate  to  a  diverse  group  of 
North American customers. These included fertiliser 
manufacturers,  multi-site  distributors,  growers, 
dealers  and  North  American  horticultural  groups  of 
significant presence. 

After year-end, the Company received another order 
from  a  North  American  agriculture  group.  Fertoz 
increased  the  number  and  value  of  quotations  to 
organic  and  conventional  farmers  during  the  June 
quarter, which is expected to drive sales in 2018.  The 
Company  has  been  supplying  crushed  phosphate, 
crushed phosphate blends and granulated products 
in bulk and bags (refer Figure 2).

Figure 2 — Granulated blended Wapiti phosphate rock ready for delivery to California customer

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Organic Certification

Phosphate test work

In  the  June  quarter,  Fertoz  received  organic  input 
certification  from  the  US  States  of  California  and 
Washington. The certifications complement Fertoz’s 
previously-earned  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture  (USDA)  and  Pro-Cert  Organic  fertiliser 
registrations.  Approval in California and Washington 
is expected to significantly broaden the immediately 
addressable  market  for  Fertoz’s  products,  as  few 
fertiliser  products  in  the  North  American  market 
have  achieved  this  approval.    Organic  certification 
is  a  “must-have”  for  organic  farmers,  who  cannot 
afford  to  lose  their  organic  certification  by  using 
non-organic 
their  organic  crops  
(refer Figure 3).

fertilisers  on 

Fertoz commenced testing phosphate rock products 
with  several  sulphur  manufacturers,  including  a 
respected,  long-established  company  and  a  new, 
rapidly  growing  manufacturer,  and  conducted  trials 
of  various  additional  fertiliser  products  to  make 
farmer-specific  fertiliser  blends  for  North  American 
farmers (refer Figure 4). 

Fertoz  completed  laboratory  test  work  on  the  rock 
phosphate,  which  confirmed  the  effectiveness  of 
Fertoz’s  premium  organic  rock  phosphate  blends. 
Test  work  indicated  that  direct  application  rock 
phosphate  alone  demonstrated  ability  to  double 
plant  available  phosphates.  Mixed  with  other 
elements  such  as  elemental  sulphur,  compost  and 
the  Bio-Cycle  Solutions  sulphur  product,  Bio-Sul, 
plant  available  phosphate  increased  significantly 
with up to a 6.5x increase over the control case.

Figure 3 — Harvesting a Canadian organic wheat field that had increased yield with Fertoz rock phosphate

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WAPITI

Approximately  A$859,000  was  spent  during  the  year 
on  developing  infrastructure  and  mining  at  Wapiti. 
The mining process is relatively simple, with at-surface 
material  initially  blasted  to  loosen  both  material  and 
overburden, followed by simple mining via an excavator 
to extract material. 

The  Company  completed  road  construction  at  the 
Wapiti  Project  to  access  the  Company’s  permitted 
17,500-tonne bulk sample area which will also provide 
longer  term  access  to  the  mine  once  the  65,000tpa 
small quarry permit is approved. 

Fertoz  progressed  the  partnership  with  Treaty  8  First 
Nations  by  engaging  them  to  work  on  access  trail 
development,  clearing  of  timber,  construction  of  the 
trail,  bridge  installation  and  bulk  sample  access  at 
Wapiti. 

Fertoz transported material from Wapiti to a processing 
area  at  Beaverlodge  in  Alberta,  which  is  proximate 
to  the  Prairie  Provinces,  a  significant  farming  area  in 
Alberta,  Saskatchewan  and  Manitoba,  Canada.  At 
the  processing  location,  rail  and  road  infrastructure 
is  excellent  and  will  allow  flexibility  in  cost-effectively 
delivering  product  to  customers  throughout  the  USA 
and Canada. 

Figure 4 — 50lb bag of Fertoz North American rock 
phosphate Wapiti Infrastructure works and processing

Figure 5 — Diagram of the Wapiti site showing phosphate depositional environment

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Target  of  1.4-1.8Mt  at  20.8-22.2%  P2O5.  The 
phosphate bearing layer is uniform in thickness with 
a density of 2.845t/m³.

The  Exploration  Target  does  not  include  areas 
covered  by  exploration  permits  acquired  in  April 
2014 (subsequent to the date of this estimation) that 
increased the potential phosphorite horizon by 44% 
from 27km to 39km. These exploration permits have 
been  excluded  from  the  Exploration  Target  due  to 
insufficient  supporting  data  at  this  time.  As  such, 
there  is  a  large  potential  upside  in  relation  to  size 
and  longevity  of  the  proposed  20-year  project  life  
at Wapiti.

The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration 
Target  is  conceptual  in  nature.  There  has  been 
insufficient  exploration  (namely  drilling)  outside  the 
area used to support the Mineral Resource to define 
a  Mineral  Resource,  and  it  is  uncertain  if  further 
exploration  will  result  in  the  definition  of  additional 
Mineral Resource.

The  Company  had  access  to  1,100  tonnes  of  rock 
phosphate product during the year.

As shown in Figure 1, the Company’s operations are 
close  to  road  and  rail,  and  also  proximate  to  major 
agricultural  zones  of  North  America.    During  and 
subsequent to the year, the Company has identified 
major organic growing areas within these agricultural 
zones  –  in  California,  Oregon,  Washington,  British 
Columbia,  Alberta,  Saskatchewan  and  Manitoba.  
The  road  and  rail  network  provides  easy  access 
to  farms  in  these  specific  organic  growing  areas. 

Wapiti JORC Indicated and Inferred Resource and 
Exploration Target

The  combined  Inferred  and  Indicated  resource  of 
1.54Mt  @  21.6%  P2O5  (at  a  7%  cut-off)  has  been 
calculated  to  a  depth  of  30m  along  a  strike  length 
of 12.5km. The resource classification is shown below  
in  Table  1  and  a  depiction  of  the  strike  length  is 
provided in Figure 6.

This resource is contained within a global Exploration 
Target (Table 2) of between 2.9 Mt and 3.3 Mt at 20.8% 
to 22.2% P2O5which is estimated to a depth of 30m 
along a mapped strike length of 27km. The Mineral 
Resource  over  a  12.5km  strike  length  is  a  subset  of 
the  global  Exploration  Target.  The  remaining  strike 
length (14.5km) not supporting the Mineral Resource 
estimation  is  calculated  to  support  an  Exploration 

Table 1 - wapiti east resource 

Depth below 
surface (m)

Category

Tonnes 
(million)

P2O5 
(%)

Al2O3 
(%)

CaO  
(%)

MgO 
(%)

30

30

30

Inferred

Indicated

Total

0.73

0.81

1.54

21.3

22.3

21.6

1.9

1.96

1.9

43.6

43.1

43.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

Note: Estimated using a 7% P2O5 cut-off, Density of 2.85g/cm³, polygonal method.

SiO2
(%)

13.7

14.0

13.8

Fe2O3
(%)

1.2

1.3

1.3

TABLE 2 - WAPITI EXPLORATION TARGET 

Depth below surface (m)

Category

Tonnes (million)

Width 
(mm)

P2O5 
(%)

30

exploration target

2,925,290 – 3,293,710

0.85 to 0.97

20.8 to 22.2

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Figure 6 — Wapiti Project – Indicated and Inferred JORC Resource and Exploration Target locations

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FERNIE

Fernie Project Permit Progress

In  the  March  2017  quarter,  Fertoz  added  the 
prospective  540-hectare  Bighorn 
to 
the  Fernie  Project.  Bighorn  was  chosen  due  to  its 
proximity  to  the  Fernie  tenements  (Mt  Lyne,  Crows 
Nest,  Marten  and  Barnes  Lake)  and  its  favourable 
characteristics 
to  Fertoz’s  key  project 
selection criteria: 

tenement 

relating 

• 

Indications of shallow at-surface sedimentary 
and weathered phosphate-bearing rock

•  Good road access

•  Close to markets

•  Potential phosphate grades to meet P2O5 >20% 

specifications

•  Clear path to permitting

•  Close to historical demonstrating phosphate-

bearing rocks.

During  the  year,  Fertoz  conducted  and  completed 
reconnaissance exploration work at the Barnes Lake 
and Bighorn leases in the Fernie area, and  progressed 
the application for a permit at the Fernie area leases, 
meeting with Provincial officials and First Nations.  

Solvay Stockpile

Post  year-end  in  July,  Fertoz  signed  a  marketing 
agreement with Solvay USA Inc to sell up to 10,000 
tonnes  of  rock  phosphate  from  Solvay’s  operation 
in  Silver  Bow,  Montana,  USA,  being  mined  material 
sitting at surface in stock piles ready for distribution 
to  customers.  The  product  has  Procert  and  USDA 
Organic certification, and Fertoz has exclusive rights 
to market the product for a two-year period. Fertoz 
extensively  tested  the  product  and  found  it  to  be 
consistent with the Company’s high standards of total 
and available phosphate. (Refer Figure 1 for location)

Figure 7 — Rail line running beside the Fernie project area

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AUSTRALIA

During  the  year  the  Company  purchased  the 
remaining  50%  of  Fertoz  Agricultural  Pty  Ltd 
(“FertAg”)  for  $8,000  making  the  Australian  FertAg 
business a 100% owned entity of the group. 

Demand for FertAg products in Australia continued 
to  grow  as  more  farmers  tried  the  product,  with 
shipments arriving every eight weeks. Sales increased 
each quarter resulting in a 198% increase in volume 
for  2017  to  1,982  tonnes  (2016:  665  tonnes).    The 
FertAg business reported a maiden profit of $74,418 
for  the  year  ended  30  June  2017  (2016:  loss  of 
$219,494).      Figure  8  below  demonstrates  the  sales 
tonnage improvement quarter by quarter.

Independent  agronomists  began  recommending 
the  product  to  farmers,  and  Gibsons  Ground 
Spread  in  eastern  Victoria  became  a  distributor. 
Sales  commenced  in  the  Canberra  region,  and 
sales  of  a  second  product,  FertAg  granular  0-7-0-2, 
commenced in northern NSW and Victoria. 

In  the  March  quarter,  sales  increased  as  four  new 
distributors  commenced  promoting  the  product  in 
New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. 

Organic  certification  of  FertAg  0-8-0,  achieved  in 
July,  is  expected  to  assist  with  the  company’s  sales 
efforts in Australia. 

Figure 8 — FertAg 0-8-0 quarterly sales history

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CORPORATE

CASH

USA 

The Company had cash at bank of $1,587,877 as at 
the 30 of June 2017.

Early in the year, the Company withdrew from the Dry 
Ridge Idaho project in USA. 

FUNDING 

SAFETY

There  were  no  lost  time  injuries  or  environmental 
incidents recorded during 2017. 

During  the  year,  Fertoz  completed  a  private 
placement  in  two  tranches  which  raised  a  total  of 
$4,350,000 before costs with the issue of 31,071,447 
fully  paid  ordinary  shares  with  one  free  attaching 
option  for  every  two  shares  issued  resulting  in  the 
issue of 15,535,736 options each with a right to one 
ordinary share at an exercise price of $0.18 expiring 
on 7 August 2018 for 5,100,000 options (first tranche) 
and  29  September  2018  for  10,435,736  options 
(second tranche).

DIRECTORS INCREASE SHAREHOLDING

Non-Executive  Director,  Mr.  Adrian  Byass,  bought 
50,000 shares on market during the year. 

In  addition,  the  Company  issued  $60,000  in  lieu  of 
directors’ fees as per below. 

Mr Patrick Avery was issued a total of 850,000 shares 
under the Employee Share Plan and 850,000 unlisted 
options as part of his incentive scheme.

TABLE 3 - DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING

Person

$ amount owed to each 
person for Director’s fees

Adrian Byass

Patrick Avery

James Chisholm

Total

$18,000

$15,000

$27,000

$60,000

No. of Shares issued No. of Unlisted Options 

128,571

107,143

192,857

428,571

issued

64,286

53,572

96,429

214,287

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FERTOZ LIMITED ACN 145 951 622  |  ANNUAL REPORT 30 JUNE 2017BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr Patrick Avery (appointed 1 November  2016, previously Non-executive Director) 

Title Executive Chairman 

Qualifications MBA

Experience and expertise Patrick Avery has over 30 years of experience working in the industries of 
fertilizer, mining, specialty chemicals, petroleum, and construction/project 
management.  In  the  fertilizer  industry,  he  worked  for  11  years  with  JR 
Simplot, one of the largest privately held food and agribusiness companies 
in  the  USA,  where  he  held  senior  positions  across  all  key  business  units 
such as mining, manufacturing, supply chain, wholesale sales and energy 
management, managing over 1500 employees, three mines(two phosphate 
and one silica), five major manufacturing facilities, and several warehouse/
distribution locations, making dozens of products from chemical fertilizers, 
to specialty chemicals for lawns, gardens, golf courses, industrial products, 
resins, and water treatment. Mr Avery was also president of Intrepid Potash, 
where he led all aspects of mining, manufacturing, logistics and sales. 

Other current directorships None
Former directorships (last 3 years) None

Special responsibilities The  board  carries  out  the  responsibilities  of  the  Nomination  and 

Remuneration and Audit and Risk Committees

Interests in shares 107,143
Interests in options 903,572
Contractual rights to shares 750,000

Mr James Chisholm
Title Non-Executive Chairman

Qualifications B.Eng, MBA

Experience and expertise Mr  Chisholm  is  a  qualified  engineer,  having  worked  in  the  engineering, 
mining, oil and gas sectors for the past 28 years. Mr Chisholm has worked 
on  numerous  resource  construction  and  maintenance  projects  around 
Australia,  primarily  covering  coal,  iron  ore,  and  agricultural  mining  and 
processing. Mr Chisholm co-founded The Chairmen1 Pty Ltd which sold its 
assets to Guildford Coal Ltd (ASX: GUF), becoming its largest shareholder. 
Mr  Chisholm  is  experienced  in  start-up  exploration  and  development 
companies.

Other current directorships Atrum Coal NL (ASX: ATU)

Former directorships (last 3 years) None

Special responsibilities The  board  carries  out  the  responsibilities  of  the  Nomination  and 

Remuneration and Audit and Risk Committees

Interests in shares 9,014,135
Interests in options 3,614,326

Contractual rights to shares None

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
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Mr Adrian Byass

Title Independent Non-executive Director

Qualifications BSc (Hon), B.Econ, Member of Institute of Geoscientists, Fellow of Society 

of Economic Geology

Experience and expertise Mr Byass has over 18 years’ experience in the mining and minerals industry. 
This  experience  has  principally  been  gained  through  mining,  resource 
estimation, mine development and exploration roles for several gold, base 
metals and specialty metal mining and exploration companies worldwide. 
Mr Byass is a Competent Person for reporting to the ASX for certain minerals. 
Mr  Byass  has  also  gained  experience  in  corporate  finance  and  financial 
modelling during his employment with publicly listed mining companies. 
He is currently managing director of Plymouth Minerals Limited.
Ironbark Zinc Limited (ASX: IBG), Corazon Mining Limited (ASX: CZN) and 
Plymouth Minerals Limited (ASX: PLH).

Other current directorships

Former directorships (last 3 years) None

Special responsibilities The  board  carries  out  the  responsibilities  of  the  Nomination  and 

Remuneration and Audit and Risk Committees

Interests in shares 615,378
Interests in options 1,222,744

Contractual rights to shares None

Mr Stephen Keith (resigned 1 November 2016)

Qualifications P.Eng, B.Sc. Applied Science, MBA 

Experience and expertise Mr  Keith  was  appointed  managing  director  on  31  July  2016  to  focus  on 
commercialising North American assets. Previously he was a non-executive 
director. Mr Keith is based in Toronto, was President and Chief Executive of 
Officer (CEO) of Search Minerals Inc. (TSX-V:SMY), a company focused on 
the exploration and development of strategic metals. Prior to his work with 
Search Minerals, Mr Keith was founder and President of Rio Verde Minerals 
Development  Corp  ("Rio  Verde")  (TSX:  RVD),  a  phosphate  company  he 
took from concept to listing on the TSX-V. Mr Keith led Rio Verde Minerals 
until its acquisition by B&A Fertilizers Limited on March 13, 2013. In addition 
Mr Keith sits on the Board of Directors of Aura Minerals (TSX:ORA).

Other current directorships Aura Minerals (TSX:ORA)

Former directorships (last 3 years) Search Minerals Inc. (resigned 28 July 2014) 

Special responsibilities The  board  carries  out  the  responsibilities  of  the  Nomination  and 

Remuneration and Audit and Risk Committees

Interests in shares 564,068 held at the date of resignation
Interests in options 314,068 held at the date of resignation

Contractual rights to shares None

'Other current directorships' quoted above are current directorships for listed entities only and excludes directorships 
of all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated. 

'Former directorships (last 3 years)' quoted above are directorships held in the last 3 years for listed entities only and 
excludes directorships of all other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.

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FERTOZ LIMITED ACN 145 951 622  |  ANNUAL REPORT 30 JUNE 2017LIST OF TENEMENTS

LIST OF TENEMENTS

CANADA

Project Name

Tenement No.

Ownership

Approx. Area (ha)

Expiry Date

Registered Holder

Wapiti Project 

WK-1

WK-2

WK-3

WK-4

WK-5

WK-6

WK-7

WK-8

WK-9

WK-10

WK-11

WK-12

WK-One

Wapiti NE

Wapiti Two

Wapiti South

WAP S2

WAP S3

WAP S4

WAP S5

WAP S6

Red Deer 1

Red Deer 2

Red Deer 3

Munok

Munok 1

Belcourt 1

Munok 2

Belcourt 2

Belcourt 3

Belcourt 4

Belcourt Link

WAP 11

South 1

South 2

South Road 2

Wapiti Project Total

851942

851948

851952

851958

941760

941761

941762

941763

941764

941769

955278

956829

982744

1015556

1015557

1015558

1018104

1018106

1018107

1018108

1018109

1023921

1023922

1023923

1029417

1015626

1015627

1024783

1024803

1024806

1024805

1027037

1027038

1029488

1029489

1030777

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

21/04/2022

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

Fertoz International

21/04/2022

Fertoz International

21/04/2022

Fertoz International

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

450.83

451.02

375.66

451.2

450.83

469.87

432.07

413.49

451.33

432.53

470.31

37.56

18.8

375.54

168.93

376.35

451.82

451.75

451.93

452.09

452.3

150.2

206.3

150.1

207.38

169.58

113.27

603.05

301.76

188.7

339.78

282.59

168.94

112.64

376.16

413.66

11,870.32

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LIST OF TENEMENTS
— continued —

CANADA (continued)

Project Name

Tenement No.

Ownership

Approx. Area (ha)

Expiry Date

Registered Holder

Fernie Project 

Barnes Lake

BL 1

BL 2

BL 3

Barnes Lake Subtotal

Crows Nest

Crows Nest

Crows 2

Crows Nest Subtotal

Marten

Marten 1

Marten 2

Marten Nth

Marten E

Marten Subtotal

Mt Lyne

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7

Graves Lake1

Mt Lyne Subtotal

Bighorn

Bighorn 7

Ram 1

Ram 2

Ram 3

Ram 4

Ram 5

Ram 6

Bighorn Subtotal

Fernie Project Total

CANADA TOTAL

1011319

1020873

1046619

1023062

1023064

1024365

1025533

1029979

103167

1042176

1042177

1042208

1042209

1042222

1046685

1050686

1047502

1050068

1060069

1050660

1050661

1050662

19/05/2019

Fertoz International

18/04/2019

Fertoz International

12/01/2019

Fertoz International

15/10/2021

Fertoz International

15/10/2021

Fertoz International

29/06/2021

Fertoz International

28/06/2021

Fertoz International

1/08/2021

Fertoz International

23/09/2021

Fertoz International

19/2/2019

Fertoz International

19/2/2019

Fertoz International

20/2/2019

Fertoz International

20/2/2018

Fertoz International

21/2/2018

Fertoz International

14/9/2018

Fertoz International

11/03/2020

Fertoz International

29/10/2021

Fertoz International

16/3/2021

Fertoz International

16/3/2021

Fertoz International

10/03/2021

Fertoz International

10/03/2021

Fertoz International

10/03/2020

Fertoz International

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

608.98

629.00

524.89

1,762.87

1450.89

38.67

1,489.56

754.32

460.86

334.99

188.45

1,738.62

186.99

332.78

290.72

499.54

497.99

499.54

2,307.56

211.28

126.72

253.48

168.93

109.64

295.58

253.48

1,419.11

8,717.72

20,588.04

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FERTOZ LIMITED ACN 145 951 622  |  ANNUAL REPORT 30 JUNE 2017CORPORATE DIRECTORY

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors Mr Patrick Avery  – Executive Chairman 

Mr James Chisholm – Non-executive Director 
Mr Adrian Byass – Non-executive Director 

Company Secretary Mr Julien McInally 

Registered office and 
principal place of business 

40 Balgowlah St 
Wakerley, QLD 4154 Australia 

Share register Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited 
Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston St 
Abbotsford VIC 3067 

Auditor BDO Audit Pty Ltd 
Level 10, 
12 Creek Street 
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia

Canadian Lawyers Ontario Lawyers 

Peterson Law Professional Corporation 
390 Bay Street, Suite 806 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 

Australian Lawyers Delphi Partners  

Level 23, 307 Queen St 
Brisbane, QLD, 4000

Bankers Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd 

Stock exchange listing Fertoz Limited shares are listed on the Australian 

Securities Exchange (ASX code: FTZ) 

Website www.fertoz.com

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