Fortune mineralsfeb13presentation
- 1. Emerging Strategic Metal & Coal Producer Fortune Minerals Limited Investor Presentation TSX-FT, OTC QX-FTMDF February 2013
- 2. Forward-Looking Information This document contains certain forward‐looking information. This forward‐looking information includes, or may be based upon, estimates, forecasts, and statements as to management’s expectations with respect to, among other things, the size and quality of the Company’s mineral resources, progress in development of mineral properties, timing and cost for placing the Company’s mineral projects into production, costs of production, amount and quality of metal products recoverable from the Company’s mineral resources, demand and market outlook for metals and coal and future metal and coal prices. Forward‐looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is given, and is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward‐looking information. These factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, uncertainties with respect to the receipt or timing of required permits and regulatory approvals, the uncertainties involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological data, fluctuating metal and coal prices, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, uncertainties related to metal recoveries and other factors. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources are considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that mineral resources will be converted into mineral reserves. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward‐looking information because it is possible that predictions, forecasts, projections and other forms of forward‐looking information will not be achieved by the Company. The forward‐looking information contained herein is made as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no responsibility to update them or revise it to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law. 1
- 3. Financial Summary Corporate Information Share Performance Listings: TSX (Canada): FT $1.20 1,400 Daily Volume OTC QX (USA): FTMDF $1.00 1,200 Closing Price Share Price (C$) Share Volume (M) 1,000 Share Price $0.56 $0.80 Shares Out – Basic 121.3 800 $0.60 Shares Out – Fully Diluted 127.9 600 Market Cap – Basic $67.9 $0.40 400 Working Capital (Q3 2012) $16.7 $0.20 200 Total Assets (Q3 2012) $154.1 All amounts in M or CAD$M except per share amounts. $0.00 - Feb-12 Apr-12 Jun-12 Aug-12 Oct-12 Dec-12 Analyst Coverage Ownership Dealer Date Rating Target Killian Charles China Mining Resources Group Ltd. 13% Jan 29, 2013 Spec Buy $3.30 Industrial Alliance Securities David Davidson Manulife Asset Management 9% Oct 16, 2012 Spec Buy $1.50 Paradigm Capital Insiders 20% Michael Fowler Jan 29, 2013 Spec Buy $2.65 Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon Russell Stanley Jan 28, 2013 Sec Outperform $1.20 Haywood Securities As of February 4, 2013 2
- 4. Fortune Minerals Limited Fortune Minerals Limited Canadian mineral development company Headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada Canada Focus ‐ operating in mining friendly jurisdictions Two late‐stage projects Arctos Anthracite Project, BC (formerly Mount Klappan Anthracite Coal Project): Positive Definitive Feasibility Study Advancing towards production NICO Gold‐Cobalt‐Bismuth‐Copper Project, Northwest Territories & Saskatchewan: Positive Definitive Feasibility & FEED Studies Near completion of Environmental Assessment & Permitting Process 3
- 5. Introduction to Arctos Anthracite Project (formerly the Mount Klappan Anthracite Metallurgical Coal Project) Summary Highlights One of the world’s premier metallurgical coal development projects Advanced project with nearly $100 million of work completed Definitive Feasibility Study with robust economics, update completed October 2012 Railway development strategy to Port of Prince Rupert – allows for scalable expansion World‐class JV partner secured with South Korean POSCO – one of the world’s largest steel producers Supply shortages of metallurgical coals with growing world consumption Accelerated development strategy with funding to construction in place 4
- 6. Anthracite: Highest Quality Coal Arctos is the largest & most advanced Canadian project of high rank anthracite coal Highest quality metallurgical coal with very high carbon & energy content Represents only 1% of world coal reserves Metallurgical coal with diverse applications Metallurgical Reductants / charge carbon (US$250‐300/t) Ultra‐Low Vol. PCI (US$175‐200/t) Sinter (US$150‐175/t) Other products: Filter media (US$1000/t) Blend coal with coking coal for making metallurgical coke Direct coke replacement Urea fertilizers, synthetic fuels & plastics Heating & cooking briquettes Pelletizing Premium thermal coal Cement 5
- 7. Significant Future Metallurgical Coal Demand Growth Insufficient supply of metallurgical Global Met Coal Demand coals to meet forecast global demand 1,600 >500 million mt demand Increasing demand for anthracite increase over the next decade 1,440 due to new steel technologies & with limited new production lower emissions 1,400 potential Emerging economies are driving 1,185 forces for future metallurgical coal 1,200 demand Steel production in China, India, 1,000 920 Brazil & other emerging economies growing rapidly Mt 800 China’s GDP growth perspective Mid‐2000’s 10‐13% growth was 600 equivalent to ~$300B of GDP per year 400 Current forecasted growth of 7‐8% is equivalent to ~$550B of GDP per year 200 Marginal cost of production US$160‐180/t ‐ 2010 2015 2020 Source: Peabody Global Energy Analytics, Deloitte 6
- 8. Growing Demand in Steel Industry Use of Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) reduces the amount of coke required in steel production ~1/3 of the world’s blast furnaces use PCI Steelmakers around the world are expanding PCI use to reduce costs Low‐vol PCI typically priced at 70% to 80% of high quality hard coking coal Arctos PCI will achieve a higher price given its ultra‐low volatile content Arctos coal also has diverse usage in other metallurgical processes Sinter feed Can replace 15% ‐ 30% of blast furnace coke with anthracite New steel technologies (Cokonyx/HiSmelt) Growth of electric arc steel manufacturing Source: Macarthur Coal Ferroalloys & other metal processing 7
- 9. Emergence of China as Net Coal Importer China became a net coal importer of anthracite in 2004, coking coal in 2007, all coals in 2009 Coal & Anthracite Net Imports by China 450 $350 Coal Net Imports (Mt) $300 Anthracite Net Imports (Mt) $291 $300 350 Hard Coking Coal Price (US$/t) $250 $215 $209 Hard Coking Coal Price (US$/t) $200 250 $129 Net Imports (Mt) $125 $150 $115 $98 150 $100 $58 $47 $45 $50 50 $0 ‐$50 ‐50 ‐$100 ‐150 ‐$150 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Source: China Coal Resource Website, Bloomberg 8
- 10. Decreasing Supply of Anthracite Supply constraints due to declining exports & lack of new supply China: 547 million tonnes – net importer since 2004 Vietnam: 44.5 million tonnes – reducing exports to 5% of production by 2015 to utilize production domestically Few new high‐quality deposits in mining friendly jurisdictions Supply of Anthracite - 2011 500 450 400 Production 350 Export 300 Mt 250 200 150 100 50 0 China Vietnam North Korea* Ukraine Russia Other Export / 0.8% 43.1% 13.2% 27.1% 48.5% 8.5% Production Source: Company research, corporate presentations, Wood Mackenzie & U.S. Energy Information Administration *Production statistics from 2010 data. “Other” includes Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Germany, USA, and United Kingdom. 9
- 11. Strategic Location & Infrastructure Large license area in northwest BC (16,411 Ha) Close proximity to deep water shipping ports Stewart Port (150 km) Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert (330 km) Mine site straddles railway right‐of‐way Track (CN) installed to 150 km south of mine Railway road bed largely complete to mine Road access from railway subgrade Support from CN Rail for railway expansion BC Government extending electrical grid to area Project in Tahltan, Gitxsan & Skii km Lax Ha Territories BC Government sharing revenues with Aboriginal groups Railway sub‐ grade links mine site with CN mainline & Ridley Terminals 10
- 12. Joint Venture with POSCO Secured world‐class investor & strategic partner – one of the world’s largest steel producers POSCO Canada has acquired 20% interest in Arctos for anticipated initial payments & cash contributions of $188 million based on current capital cost estimates $30 million paid to Fortune, $20 million contributed directly to the JV 20% of total development & capital costs – $158 million under current estimates 20% of operating costs for 20% of production in‐kind for their own use Fortune is Project Manager & is compensated for providing support over life of mine Validates Arctos as one of world’s premier metallurgical coal development projects ‐ key future supplier to global steel industry Accelerates project development – funding to construction now in place POSCO Gwanyang steel plant 11
- 13. Resources & Reserves Recent upgrade & increase in resources & new reserves (October 15, 2012) Lost Fox deposit remains open for possible expansion & additional coal seams identified below 350 meters & on adjacent lands Historical Resources include 2.2 billion tonnes in the Speculative class (1) Historical Arctos Global Resources (million tonnes) (1) Area Measured Indicated M&I Inferred Lost Fox 107.9 109.5 217.4 91.5 Hobbit‐Broatch 13.5 13.5 258.4 Summit 9.6 Lost Fox Extension Total 107.9 123.0 230.9 359.5 Lost Fox Metallurgical Coal Reserves and Resources (million tonnes) (2) Coal Resources Run‐of‐Mine Coal Reserves 10% Ash Product Reserves Total Measured Indicated Inferred Proven Probable Total Proven Probable Product 172.4 20.4 12.1 115.0 9.9 124.9 64.4 4.8 69.2 (1) The Arctos Mineral Resource & Mineral Reserve estimates were prepared in 2002, 2005, & 2007, respectively, by Marston & Marston Inc. in compliance with NI 43‐101. Richard Marston, P.E. is the Qualified Person responsible for the estimates. Historical Resources include 2.2 billion tonnes in the Speculative class. The historical resource estimate was developed by Gulf in 1988 and updated in 2002 by Marston‐Golder to reflect changes in the estimation of Inferred Resources under Paper GSC 88‐21. The Speculative portion of the resources is not compliant with current reporting standards and is not included in the current minerals resources. Speculative Resources were developed based on estimated average coal thickness applied to the projected aerial extent of the coal. Further information regarding the Arctos Coal Resource & Reserve estimates is available from the Company’s disclosures under the Company’s profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com (2) The 2012 DFS utilized updated Resource & Reserve estimates for the Lost Fox Deposit, which Edward Minnes, P.E. is the Qualified Person. 12
- 14. Railway Partially Constructed Railway transportation allows for scalable expansion of production to take advantage of large resource base CN Rail operates between Prince George & Port of Prince Rupert & on Dease Lake Line to Minaret, 150 km south of Arctos Railway road bed largely constructed to mine site by BC Government – brownfield extension from Minaret Survey & engineering of railway extension – $330.4 million capital cost included in 2012 DFS CN collaborating on railway upgrade & extension to Arctos Existing railway right‐of‐way & road bed 13
- 15. Rail Update – Moving Forward Canadian & BC Government engaged at very high levels Premier, Ministers & senior staff in BC Government COO of Transportation & Executive VP level at CN Collaborating with CN Rail for railway extension to site Negotiating optimal land tenure arrangement with the BC Government Likely public infrastructure under lease to CN with JV paying for upgrade & extension Advancing discussions for third party financial support Government recognizes they will either contribute financially or Arctos JV to get repaid from future third party users Consultants engaged & advancing work Stantec & DPRA conducting environmental work & aboriginal engagement Fleishman‐Hillard retained for government engagement Engineering company to be selected to prepare detailed rail engineering study 14
- 16. Port with Capesize Capacity Ridley Coal Terminal a world‐class coal & bulk materials handling facility Ice‐free, deep water port 30 hours closer to Asia than Port of Vancouver Capable of handling full Capesize vessels up to 250,000 dwt that reduces ocean freight 16 Mtpa design capacity Expansion to 25 Mtpa in progress – permitting a future expansion up to 60 Mtpa Opportunities for shared cargos & blending of coals with other metallurgical coal producers 15
- 17. Positive Definitive Feasibility Study October 2012 update to 2005 & 2010 DFS Based on railway transport of coal to Ridley Coal Terminal in Prince Rupert Initial 3 Mtpa production from Lost Fox deposit open pit mine, wash plant & site infrastructure 69.2 Mt of product coal reserves – 25+ years production (only 4.5% of global resource) Premium ultra‐low volatile PCI product Can diversify product mix to produce premium products (charge carbon) & sinter Life of mine average Free On Board (FOB) vessel cash cost C$127.61/tonne (US$121.22/tonne) C1 operating cash cost C$119.85/tonne (US$113.86) FOB NPV ‐ Pre‐tax at 8% BASE CASE $4.0 $3.8 Ultra‐Low Volatile PCI $3.5 $3.2 US$175/tonne (C$1 = US$0.95) $3.0 $2.5 PRE‐TAX AFTER TAX $2.5 C$B $1.9 IRR 17.0% 14.7% $2.0 $1.5 $1.2 NPV (8%) C$615.9 million C$405.8 million $1.0 $0.6 Capital (Years 1‐3) C$788.6 million (includes railway capital) $0.5 The 2012 Feasibility Study was prepared by Golder-Marston in compliance with $‐ NI 43-101. Mr. Edward (Ted) Minnes, P.E. is the Qualified Person responsible for the study. $175/t $200/t $225/t $250/t $275/t $300/t FOB Price (US$/t) 16
- 18. Permitting Update – Work Underway Arctos project identified on BC Government Major Investment Office list Project Description Report completed & submission pending Report completed by technical leads with input from EA agencies Document has been forwarded to Aboriginal groups for comment Anticipated filing of document in Q1 2013 Gaps Analysis & Work Plan completed Baseline Field Work Additional field work for mine area & road access corridor in progress Full year of work required along the railway corridor Field work commenced August 2012, report by Fall 2013 Scheduling for 2012/2013 in progress Environmental Impact Statement/BCEAA Application Preparing Draft Application Information Requirements (dAIR) Targeting submission of dAIR Q1‐2013 Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Q4‐2012 Anticipated completion of EIS by Fall 2013 after baseline reports completed Document will be forwarded to Aboriginal groups in draft for review 17
- 19. Aboriginal Update Tahltan Nation Gitxsan Nation Agreements to Date Proposed new railway passes through 5 Environmental Assessment Process Gitxsan house territories Funding Memorandum of Understanding being Traditional Knowledge Agreement finalized Confidentiality Agreement – PEM Data Access Agreements completed Shipping Agreement Quarterly meetings with chiefs of the subject Community engagement in progress watersheds Long history of bilateral discussions and Annual presentations at Gitxsan Summit meetings Gitxsan Community Liaison hired Traditional Use & Knowledge Study to be completed in cooperation with hereditary chiefs 18
- 20. Government Update – Overview What’s new: Federal & BC Government recognition that permitting process needs to be streamlined Federal & BC Government harmonization of EA process A re‐energized approach to mine development BC Government focused on Premier Clark’s BC Jobs Plan Premier committed to eight new mines in operation by 2015 Premier committed to nine existing mine expansions by 2015 Key initiatives: Expedited permitting process Establishment of the Major Investments Office – Arctos identified as major project Investment in trade infrastructure, i.e., ports Pacific Gateway Policy Revenue sharing with Aboriginal groups 19
- 21. Significant Upside Potential One of world’s largest undeveloped deposits – railway transportation solution provides scalable expansion potential Rail transportation allows for higher annual production than 3 Mtpa & will lower some cost for inbound freight DFS reserves only represents 4.5% of total resource Updated reserves for Lost Fox deposit can support higher production rates (4 Mtpa ramp‐up sensitivity) Production can be expanded from adjacent Hobbit – Broatch deposit Current resource only identified to 350 metres – Additional coal seams identified at depth (potential underground mining) Budget in place for additional drilling 3rd Party contribution to railway capital costs increases NPV BC Government extending electrical grid & connection would lower power costs & enable use of lower operating cost electrified mining equipment Lease‐to‐purchase of mobile equipment fleet & contract mining would lower upfront capital & increase IRR 20
- 22. Accelerated Development Strategy Accelerated development program underway Next steps include: Continue Tahltan, Gitxsan, Skii km Lax Ha & stakeholder engagement Environmental, socio‐cultural & economic studies underway in support of permitting process Project Description has been submitted to Aboriginal groups Complete the environmental assessment & permitting processes Complete engineering on railway transportation with CN Rail & complete MOU Secure port handling agreements Conduct additional expansion drilling Second stage strategic partner(s) & project financing Deloitte is engaged to advise on project financing & development options, targeting a project level joint venture, potentially including: • Minority equity investment • Off‐take relationship • Commitment to arrange debt financing for construction 21
- 23. Targeted Milestones Proposed Development Timeline 2013 2014 2015 2016 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Project Description submission Baseline field work & document prep Filing of EIS‐EAC documents EAO‐CEAA review process Ministerial decision process Mine permitting Construction Commissioning & commercial production 22
- 24. NICO Gold-Cobalt-Bismuth-Copper Project Highlights Positive Front End Engineering & Design Study (FEED) completed in 2012 based on a vertically integrated mine & mill in the Northwest Territories & refinery in Saskatchewan FEED ‐ ~30% of detailed engineering complete for procurement Robust economics – generates NPV of $309 million* – highly leveraged to increased cobalt & gold prices with low downside risk Negative cash cost – cobalt cash cost (net of credits) of negative US$0.81/lb at Base Case prices & negative US$1.07/lb at Current Prices High‐grade deposit of combined gold, cobalt, and bismuth co‐ products plus by‐product copper Positioned to be one of the largest & lowest cost suppliers of cobalt sulphate to the rapidly expanding battery sector Very advanced project with $100 million already invested – including pilot plants, test mining and extensive permitting work – resulting in planned production in 2015 Strong management & board with experience in mine permitting, development & operations Test mining 2006/2007 *Base case: pre‐tax, 7% discount rate 23
- 25. Gold: Counter Cyclical Hedge Historical & Forecast Gold Price Gold price increased consistently in the past $2,000 decade, especially after recent economic $1,794 downturn $1,800 $1,669 While mine supply remains relatively flat, future $1,574 $1,600 demand continues to grow: $1,400 Growing physical demand from Asia & $1,211 central banks $1,200 Growing investment demand based on $1,000 currency protection & safe haven status $873 $873 $800 $697 Provides a flexible financing opportunity $604 $600 $410 $445 $400 $363 NICO contains 1.1 million ounces of gold $310 – provides a significant counter‐cyclical hedge $200 $‐ Source: Bloomberg; Energy & Metals Consensus Forecasts December 2012 24
- 26. Cobalt: Robust & Diverse Market Wide chemical and metallurgical market Wide Application of Industrial Usage applications in batteries, high strength alloys, cutting tools, catalysts, etc. Cobalt sulphate is used in lithium ion & nickel metal hydride batteries for electronic devices & hybrid/electric vehicles High purity cobalt is used in aerospace applications Cobalt demand expected to grow at ~7% per year in the next five years Over the past decade, increase in demand resulted almost exclusively from increase in chemical applications, most notably Source: CRU, Cobalt Development Institute rechargeable batteries and catalysts Chemical applications accounted for ~55% of worldwide cobalt demand in 2011 & are expected to dominate future cobalt consumption 25
- 27. Cobalt: Rechargeable Batteries Drive Demand Cobalt is critical for manufacturing batteries used in electric vehicles*, computers, cell phones & other electronic devices Nickel metal hydride car batteries contain approximately 3 to 5 lbs of cobalt Lithium‐ion car batteries contain 5 to 7 lbs of cobalt Cobalt usage in batteries is expected to grow from 25% of demand in 2011 to 45% in 2018 Global Electric Vehicle Battery Sales 6 5 Approx. 20% compound annual Millions of Units 4 growth forecast from 2011 to 2020 3 2 1 0 2008 2010f 2012f 2014f 2016f 2018f 2020f * Electric vehicles include hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug‐in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) & pure electric vehicles (EV) Source: Roskill 26
- 28. Cobalt: Shortage of Reliable Supply World market of refined cobalt production ~82,000t, excluding some secondary processing & scrap Vast majority of cobalt sourced from regions that are politically unstable or prone to export restrictions Congo (DRC) currently accounts for 51% of global supply China has the largest refining capacity (43% in 2010) but limited mine supply Chemical production is in deficit by about 14,000 t in 2011 LME initiated futures market trading for cobalt in 2010, resulting in a more liquid market NICO will be a reliable North American producer Proportion of World Cobalt Production (%) 60% 51% 50% 40% 30% 20% 12% 10% 7% 7% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 0% Congo Zambia China Russia Other Australia Cuba Canada New Brazil Morocco Countries Caledonia Source: USGS Industry Survey 27
- 29. Bismuth: Environmentally Friendly Traditionally used in fusible alloys, cosmetics, chemicals etc. New markets focus on super conductors, CDs & auto anti‐corrosion materials Environmentally safe replacement for lead in plumbing & electronic solders, brass, ceramic glazes, free cutting steel, hot dip galvanizing & paint pigments Global framework to eliminate lead expected to drive increased bismuth consumption European legislation to eliminate lead in electronics Growing Number of Applications Alloys, solders and others, 8% Chemicals & pharmaceuticals, 65% Metallurgical additives, 27% Source: USGS Industry Survey 28
- 30. Bismuth: Limited Supply World market between 15,000 & 20,000 t per year China is the principal source of bismuth (240 Kt reserve), accounting for 80% of world reserves & 73% of world production in 2010 China has closed 20% of its production due to environmental concerns & China’s exports could halve in 2012 due to export restrictions (only 1,242 t in the first four months) NICO contains over 48 Kt of bismuth, equivalent to 15% of world reserves & the world’s largest deposit World Bismuth Reserves 300,000 250,000 240,000 200,000 Tonnes NICO is the world’s 150,000 largest deposit of bismuth 100,000 48,661 50,000 39,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 ‐ China Peru Bolivia Mexico Canada * Kazakhstan Other Countries NICO *Excluding NICO Source: USGS Industry Survey 2010 29
- 31. Introduction to NICO Project & SMPP NICO Project Large scale cobalt‐gold‐bismuth deposit 160 km from City of Yellowknife 450 km from railway at Hay River High concentration ratio using simple flotation – 4,650 t of ore / day reduced to 180 t of concentrate Allows shipping to Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Metals Processing Plant (SMPP) Hydrometallurgical plant to process bulk concentrate from NICO Plant will produce gold doré, cobalt sulphate &/or cobalt cathode, bismuth ingot & copper metal precipitate 30
- 32. Mine Location & Infrastructure 5,140 Ha lease in southern NWT Winter access roads All‐weather road planned by governments to highway (135 km) $1.5 million in place for baseline environmental survey Engineering & environmental work underway 450 km from railway at Hay River for transport of concentrates to SMPP 160 km from City of Yellowknife 50 km from Town of Whati 22 km from Snare Hydro Settled land claims with Tlicho Government 31
- 33. Saskatchewan Metals Processing Plant Hydrometallurgical plant to process bulk concentrate from NICO mine & mill to produce gold doré, cobalt sulphate or cathode, bismuth ingot & copper metal High concentration ratio of ore using simple flotation allows concentrate to be shipped to Saskatchewan for lower cost processing 4,650 t of ore /day reduced to only 180 t of concentrate Lands near Saskatoon purchased: Located on CN Rail line Close to Trans Canada Hwy Inexpensive power (5.7 cents / kWh) Close to natural gas & reagent sources Skilled worker / engineer pool 5 year tax holiday 32
- 34. NICO Mineral Reserves Underground Mineral Reserves Tonnes Au (g/t) Co (%) Bi (%) Cu (%) Proven 282,000 4.93 0.14 0.27 0.03 Probable 94,000 5.6 0.11 0.19 0.01 Total 376,000 5.09 0.13 0.25 0.02 Open Pit Mineral Reserves Tonnes Au (g/t) Co (%) Bi (%) Cu (%) Proven 20,513,000 0.94 0.11 0.15 0.04 Probable 12,099,000 1.05 0.11 0.13 0.04 Total 32,612,000 0.98 0.11 0.14 0.04 Combined Mineral Reserves Tonnes Au (g/t) Co (%) Bi (%) Cu (%) Proven 20,795,000 0.99 0.11 0.15 0.04 Probable 12,193,000 1.09 0.11 0.13 0.04 Total 32,988,000 1.02 0.11 0.14 0.04 1,085,000 82,268,000 102,053,000 27,179,000 Contained Metal ounces pounds pounds pounds Note: Sums of the combined mineral reserves may not exactly equal sums of the underground and open pit reserves due to rounding. Reserve estimate by P&E Mining Consultants Inc., Eugene Puritch, P.Eng. & Fred Brown, CPG PrSciNat, Qualified Persons as defined by NI‐43‐101 33
- 35. Well-Understood Geology The NICO mineral reserves are based on 327 drill holes & surface trenches Deposit is an Iron Oxide Copper Gold (“IOCG”) class deposit, commonly referred to as Olympic Dam‐type after the dominant “Super Giant” deposit in South Australia Ore is hosted in three lenses of brecciated ironstone up to 1.3 km in length, 550 m in width, & 70 m in thickness Green = Upper Ore Zone, Blue = Middle Ore Zone, Red = Lower Ore Zone Brown = Open Pit, Cyan = Underground Development and Stopes 34
- 36. Underground Test Mining Complete Mining conditions, geometry & grades confirmed Environmental impacts assessed Portal, 2 km of decline ramp & 2 mine levels established with ventilation raise to surface ~$20 million pre‐production development completed Large sample collected for pilot plant testing 35
- 37. Extensive Metallurgy Work 1997‐2012 Metallurgical expenditures ~$12 M Lab & bench scale test work 2007 200 t bulk sample pilot plant study Proved process flow sheet Established baseline process performance & products Improved recoveries over feasibility study Provided samples for environmental tests Proved co‐disposal of tails with waste rock 2010‐2012 30 t pilot study Verified higher gold recoveries from regrind of cleaner float tails Proved blending of bismuth residue with cobalt autoclave feed Eliminated 1 of 2 gold circuits at SMPP Higher gold recovery & reduced risk Higher cobalt recovery Verified cobalt sulphate process 2008‐2012 FEED report & detailed engineering 36
- 38. Positive Pilot Plant Results Continuous flotation tests to produce separate cobalt & bismuth concentrates Recovery improvements to Co, Bi, Au & Cu Proved process flow sheet, production of high value products & improved metal recoveries Cobalt pressure oxidation, precipitation & electrowinning to demonstrate production of 99.8% cobalt cathode Bismuth ferric chloride leaching, production of 99.5% bismuth cathode as powder ‐ Flux & smelt to >99.9% bismuth ingot Ability to produce thickened tailings from bulk tailings Cobalt Cathode Metal Cobalt Carbonate Bismuth Ingot Cobalt Sulphate Co >99.95% Co 50.6% Bi >99.99% (heptahydrate) Co 20.9% 37
- 39. 2012 FEED Study FEED Study Highlights – Base Case, Cobalt Sulphate Positive FEED Study demonstrating very low costs & strong economics Mine type Open pit with underground in 2nd year Vertically integrated project consisting of Open pit: conventional truck & loader Mining method an open pit & underground mine, mill & Underground: blasthole open stoping hydrometallurgical refinery Strip Ratio Waste to ore 3.0 : 1 Negative cash cost net of credits & very low capital costs of $441 million Processing rate 4,650 tonnes of ore/day Includes a significant amount of detailed Mine life 19.8 years (potential for additional 3.2) engineering, reducing project risk Processing Processed to high value metal products Golden Giant Mine (Hemlo) equipment purchased & dismantled for relocation to Pre‐tax NPV (7%) $308.5 million NICO Pre‐tax IRR 14.0% Metal recoveries verified from pilot plants; Gold recovery ranges from 56 to 85%, Capital costs $440.5 million with an average of 73.7% LOM average revenue/yr $194 million Cobalt recovery of 84% Bismuth recovery of 72% LOM average operating cost/yr $97 million Copper recovery of 41% Negative US$0.81/lb at Base Case Cobalt operating cost (net of Negative US$1.07/lb at Current Price credits) Case 38
- 40. Balanced Production Scenario NICO will be a reliable Canadian‐based producer of strategic metals: Gold doré, 99.8% cobalt cathode &/or 20.9% cobalt sulphate, 99.99% bismuth ingot, & a copper metal precipitate Average Annual Revenue by Metal – Base Case 100 $89 90 80 70 $61 C$M 60 50 $43 40 30 20 10 $1 0 Cobalt Sulphate Gold Bismuth Copper Annual Production 3,473,600 lbs 40,000 oz 3,681,800 lbs 559,400 lbs 39
- 41. Negative Cash Costs NICO has negative operating costs for all metals net of by‐product credits Demonstrates that after capital has been repaid, operations can be sustained during periods of low metal prices & volatility Cobalt Gold Bismuth Base Case Current Price Base Case Current Price Base Case Current Price $0.00 $0 $0 Cash Cost Net of By‐Products ($US/oz) Cash Cost Net of By‐Products ($US/lb) Cash Cost Net of By‐Products ($US/lb) ‐$100 ‐$2 ‐$0.20 ‐$200 ‐$148.42 ‐$4 ‐$0.40 ‐$300 ‐$6 ‐$0.60 ‐$400 ‐$8 ‐$500 ‐$7.99 ‐$0.80 ‐$0.81 ‐$10 ‐$600 ‐$1.00 ‐$12 ‐$700 ‐$1.07 ‐$12.78 ‐$800 ‐$738.75 ‐$14 ‐$1.20 Note: Based on cobalt sulphate option. Base Case Price assumptions are US$1,450/troy ounce (“oz”) for gold, US$20/pound (“lb”) for cobalt, US$11/lb for bismuth and US$3.50/lb for copper at an exchange rate of US$ 0.95 = C$ 1. . The Current Price Case uses prices as at May 31, 2012 and are US$1,558.00/oz for gold, US$15.23/lb for cobalt, US$10.55/lb for bismuth and US$3.40/lb for copper and an exchange rate of US$ 0.97 = C$ 1. Mr. Alexander Duggan, P.Eng. and Mr. Graham Peter Holmes, P.Eng. of Jacobs are the Qualified Persons for Jacobs and Mr. Eugene Puritch, P.Eng. is the Qualified Person responsible for the work by P&E under NI 43‐101. 40
- 42. Low Capital Costs Capital costs total $441 million for the first 2 years of the project, including all direct & indirect costs & contingencies Summary of Capital Costs $500 $450 SMPP Site Capital Costs $400 Refinery $350 230 Rail load out Capital Costs (C$M) $300 Ponds $250 $200 NICO Site Capital Costs $150 Mine & mill $100 210 Access road Camp $50 Tailings storage facility $0 Power plant NICO Site SMPP Site Note: based on cobalt sulphate option. 41
- 43. Economics – Highly Leveraged to Gold NICO demonstrates robust economics through a range of commodity prices Economics for Cobalt Sulphate Option $1,000 $951 $900 NPV (7% discount) $800 NPV (5% discount) $707 $700 $660 $600 C$M $500 $466 $467 $400 $309 $300 $270 $228 $200 $147 $110 $100 $0 Base Case Prices 3‐Yr Trailing Average Current Prices Escalated Prices Optimistic Prices Prices IRR 14.0% 10.5% 9.6% 17.1% 21.6% Note: all values are pre‐tax. 42
- 44. Additional Upside Significant opportunity existing to further strengthen project economics Extend mine life for 3+ years with stockpiled subeconomic material Move forward gold production via additional underground mining to access high grade material Generate additional returns from SMPP Custom processing of concentrates sourced from other mines globally Expansion potential already designed Continue generating revenues after NICO ores depleted Significant commodity prices upside Cobalt – potential for supply disruptions in the DRC and less than expected production from laterites Gold – counter‐cyclical hedge Bismuth – potential for decreased Chinese supply due to export quotas and increased environmental restrictions 43
- 45. Production Targeted in 2015 Progressing through final stages of permitting process Environmental Assessments well advanced for mine & SMPP permitting Mackenzie Valley Review Board recommended approval of mine & mill Jan. 25, 2013 – Pending approval of Minister and Tlicho Government For SMPP, an addendum to the Environmental Impact Statement has been submitted for review & public comment, after which government approval will be pending Advanced relationships with Aboriginal groups Signed Co‐operative Relationship Agreement with Tlicho Government Initiated Tlicho Participation Agreement (PA) Negotiations Project Financing & Development Options Deloitte is engaged to advise on project financing & development options, targeting a project level joint venture, potentially including: Minority equity investment Off‐take relationship Commitment to arrange debt financing for construction 44
- 46. Production Targeted in 2015 Proposed Development Timeline 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 SMPP EA SMPP fully permitted NICO environmental review NICO Minister’s approval NICO fully permitted Financing Engineering & procurement Construction Commissioning Commercial operations 45
- 47. Summary Highlights Positive FEED Study completed based on a vertically integrated mine, mill & refinery Attractive economics – highly leveraged to increased cobalt & gold prices with low downside risk Negative cash cost – cobalt cash cost (net of credits) of negative US$0.81/lb at Base Case prices High‐grade deposit of combined gold, cobalt & bismuth co‐ products plus by‐product copper Positioned to be one of the largest & lowest cost suppliers of cobalt sulphate to the rapidly expanding battery sector Very advanced project with $100 million already invested, including pilot plants, test mining & permitting Strong management & board with experience in mine permitting, development & operations Targeting production in 2015 Near production, low cost mine & refinery highly leveraged to high growth strategic metals & gold. 46
- 48. Experienced Team Directors Mahendra Naik, B Comm, CA Chairman, Director CFO Fundeco ‐ Founding director & former CFO, IAMGOLD George Doumet, MSc, MBA Honorary Chairman, Director Chemical Engineer – President & CEO, Federal White Cement Robin Goad, MSc, PGeo President & CEO, Director Geologist ‐ 30 yrs mining & exploration experience David Knight, BA, LLB Secretary, Director Partner, Norton Rose specializing in securities & mining law James Excell, BASc Director Metallurgical Engineer – 35 yrs mining experience BHP‐Billiton William Breukelman, BASc, MBA, PEng Director Chemical Engineer – Chairman, Gedex James Currie, BSc (Hons), PEng Director Mining Engineer – COO, Elgin Mining The Honorable Carl L. Clouter Director Commercial pilot ‐ former owner of charter airline in NWT Shou Wu (Grant) Chen, MSc, MBA Director Geologist – Deputy Chairman & CEO, China Mining Resources Group Management Julian Kemp, BBA, CA, C.Dir VP Finance & CFO Chartered Accountant – 20+ yrs mining financial experience Mike Romaniuk, BASc, PEng VP Operations Mining Engineer – 25+ yrs engineering, mining & construction experience primarily with Xstrata Nickel & Falconbridge Bill Shepard Logistics Manager 15 yrs experience in procurement & logistics Dr. Richard Schryer, PhD Director Regulatory & Aquatic Scientist –20+ yrs experience in mine permitting & environmental Environmental Affairs assessments Adam Jean, HBA, CA Controller Chartered Accountant previously with Ernst & Young James Mucklow, MESc, PEng Manager Env.& Community Geological Engineer – 20+ yrs geological & environmental experience Keith Lee, BSc Senior Process Engineer 25 yrs operations, engineering & mineral processing experience Carl Kottmeier, MBA, PEng Project Manager Mining Engineer – 24 yrs engineering & operations experience Seok Joon Kim, MASc, PEng Mine Planning Engineer Mining Engineer – 10+ years operations & engineering experience 47
- 49. Appendix: Economics & Price Assumptions Cobalt Metal Option Cobalt Sulphate Option Pre‐Tax After Tax Pre‐Tax After Tax Metal Price & $M $M $M $M $M $M $M Exchange Rate Case IRR $M IRR IRR IRR NPV NPV NPV NPV NPV NPV NPV % NPV (5%) % % % (7%) (7%) (5%) (7%) (5%) (7%) (5%) Base Case Prices 10.8 164.5 293.2 9.6 101.0 207.1 14.0 308.5 466.0 12.4 212.6 338.7 3‐yr Trailing 7.4 17.1 114.6 6.6 (15.3) 69.0 10.5 146.8 270.0 9.3 86.7 188.4 Average Prices Current Prices 7.1 2.1 99.7 6.2 (30.6) 53.4 9.6 109.5 228.2 8.5 57.6 156.8 Escalated Prices 13.9 315.2 477.8 12.3 214.9 344.7 17.1 467.1 660.1 15.2 332.4 483.7 Optimistic Prices 18.3 539.5 749.8 16.3 387.5 551.3 21.6 707.0 951.1 19.3 514.5 702.3 Base Case Price assumptions are US$1,450/troy ounce (“oz”) for gold, US$20/pound (“lb”) for cobalt, US$11/lb for bismuth and US$3.50/lb for copper at an exchange rate of US$ 0.95 = C$ 1. The 3‐year Trailing Average Prices Case are as at May 31, 2012 and are US$1,359.94/oz for gold, US$18.53/lb for cobalt, US$9.83/lb for bismuth and US$3.51/lb for copper and an exchange rate of US$ 0.98 = C$ 1. The Current Price Case uses prices as at May 31, 2012 and are US$1,558.00/oz for gold, US$15.23/lb for cobalt, US$10.55/lb for bismuth and US$3.40/lb for copper and an exchange rate of US$ 0.97 = C$ 1. The Escalated Price Case uses metal price assumptions of US$1,800.00/oz for gold, US$22.50/lb for cobalt, US$12.50/lb for bismuth and US$4.00/lb for copper and an exchange rate of US$ 1 = C$ 1. For the Optimistic Price Case uses US$2,000.00/oz for gold, US$25.00/lb for cobalt, US$15.00/lb for bismuth and US$4.50/lb for copper at an exchange rate of US$ 1 = C$ 1. Mr. Alexander Duggan, P.Eng. and Mr. Graham Peter Holmes, P.Eng. of Jacobs are the Qualified Persons for Jacobs and Mr. Eugene Puritch, P.Eng. is the Qualified Person responsible for the work by P&E under NI 43‐101. 48
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