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Venture Minerals: Emerging Producer
Riley & Livingstone DSO Hematite Projects
Mt Lindsay Tin/Tungsten Project
March 2013
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Presentation Disclaimer
Forward Looking Statements • This presentation may contain certain forward looking statements and projections regarding:
- estimated, resources and reserves;
- planned production and operating costs profiles;
- planned capital requirements; and
- planned strategies and corporate objectives.
• Such forward looking statements/projections are estimates for discussion purposes only and should not be relied upon. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are beyond the control of Venture Minerals Limited. The forward looking statements/projections are inherently uncertain and may therefore differ materially from results ultimately achieved.
• Venture Minerals Limited does not make any representations and provides no warranties concerning the accuracy of the projections, and disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements/projects based on new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by applicable laws.
• The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Andrew Radonjic, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Andrew Radonjic is a full-time employee of the company. Mr Andrew Radonjic has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Andrew Radonjic consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Venture Minerals
Highlights
• Completed a BFS on the Mt Lindsay Tin/Tungsten Project - one of the worlds largest and most advanced new tin projects
• BFS delivered a 9 year mine life, $550m net cash LOM, NPV8 $143m (refer to Table 3)
• DSO production from the Riley deposit scheduled to commence within months
• At todays prices our DSO Projects would deliver substantial revenue over the next three years with a capital cost of less than $7m
• Venture is well funded with $16m in the bank
• The Company has a market cap of $60m, a strong shareholder base, and receives excellent research coverage
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North West Tasmania
Fast Facts • World class
mineral field
• +$13 billion of Tin/Tungsten mined
• World Players in Sn / WO3
- China Min Metal Corp
- Yunnan Tin
King Island (Tungsten)
Savage River (Fe) Jiangsu Shagang 47%
Mt Bischoff(Tin) Metals x & Yunnan Tin
Cleveland (Tin) Ex-Aberfoyle
Avebury (Nickel) China Min Metals Corp.
Rosebery (Cu, Pb, Zn) China Min Metals Corp.
Renison Bell (Tin) Metals X & Yunnan Tin
Mt Lindsay Deposit For
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DSO Projects: Infrastructure
Mt Lindsay Deposit
Riley DSO
Livingstone DSO
Savage River
Mt Bischoff
Rosebery
Cleveland
Renison Bell
100km of existing rail
12km existing sealed road
Rail siding
Export through Burnie
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Riley & Livingstone DSO Projects
• DSO Hematite Reserve 4 million tonnes @ 57% Fe (Low Impurities) (refer to ASX announcement dated 26 July 2012)
• Resource is shallow, from surface and very consistent in grade
• Deposit has exceptional access to infrastructure - 2km to a sealed road which accesses existing rail and port facilities
• Currently finalising mining, transport, off-take and financing agreements
• FOB cash costs: A$47 per tonne (over the first two years)
• Capital Cost Estimate: less than A$7 million
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Riley Creek DSO Project
Venture Delivers Reserves of
4.0mt @ 57% Fe (Riley and Livingstone)
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DSO Hematite Discoveries F
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Why Tin?
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Tin Outperforms!!!
CRU Commodity Heat Chart
Four Year Outlook % Change Climate
Palladium 88% HotTin 56% HotZinc 53% HotUranium 45% HotAlumina 42% HotAluminium 38% HotPlatinum 28% HotLead 21% Hot
Nickel 18% HotMet Coke 18% HotVanadium 9% WarmPhosphate DAP 7% WarmCobalt 5% WarmIron Ore -4% CoolManganese -5% ColdGold -6% ColdCopper -6% Cold
Coking Coal -7% ColdPotash -16% FreezingAmmonia -17% FreezingUrea -17% FreezingSilver -42% FreezingSulphuric Acid -48% FreezingSulphur -56% Freezing
2Q2012 to 2016
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New Tin Uses F
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Tin: forecast weeks’ supply and prices
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Geological Setting
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Resource Upgrade
Lower Cut (Tin equiv)`
Category Tonnes Tin Equiv.
Grade Tin Grade
Tungsten Grade (WO3)
Copper Grade (WO3)
Contained Tin Metal (tonnes)
Contained Tin/ Tungsten Metal (tonnes)
0.20%
M & I 25Mt 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 49,000 72,000
Inferred 20Mt 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 32,000 41,000
Total 45Mt 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 81,000 113,000
0.45%
M & I 9.5Mt 0.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 26,000 44,000
Inferred 3.9Mt 0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 12,000 17,000
Total 13Mt 0.7% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 38,000 61,000
Category Tonnes Tin Equiv.
Grade Tin Grade
Tungsten Grade (WO3)
Copper Grade (WO3)
Contained Tin Metal (tonnes)
Contained Tin/ Tungsten Metal (tonnes)
Proved 6.4Mt 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 14,000 23,000
Probable 7.3Mt 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 16,000 23,000
Total 14Mt 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 30,000 46,000
Maiden Reserve
Table 1
Table 2
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Bankable Feasibility Study
Mt Lindsay Tin/Tungsten Project
Bankable Feasibility Study (November 2012)
Maiden Reserve (including 6.4mt @ 0.7% tin equivalent)
14mt
Revenue Life of Mine A$1,435m
Net Cash Life of Mine A$554m
NPV8 A$143m
Project Life 9 years
Return on Equity (40% Equity, 60% Debt)
33%
Peak Net Annual Revenue A$110m
Capital Costs (including a 35% plant capacity upgrade to 1.75mtpa)
A$198m
BFS Price Assumptions Tin US$23,800/t Tungsten US$39,200/t Copper US$8,000/t Magnetite US$125/t (reference price Fe 62%) *For full details and assumptions of the Bankable Feasibility Study, refer to ASX announcement dated 7 November 2012
Table 3
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High Priority Drill Targets
Waterhouse
No.1 Skarn
No. 2 Skarn
Main Skarn
High-Grade MacDonald
Tin Zone
High-Grade
Tungsten Zone
New Tin
Discovery
Combined Resources - Mt Lindsay Project (0.20% cut-off) 45Mt @ 0.4% Tin (Sn) equiv.
(0.45% cut-off) 13Mt @ 0.7% Tin (Sn) Equiv.
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Big Wilson Location Map
Big Wilson discovery
hole
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Venture Minerals
Conclusions
• BFS now completed on the Mt Lindsay Tin/Tungsten Project – one of the worlds largest and most advanced new tin projects
• Mt Lindsay Bankable Feasibility Study boasts over 9 year mine life, generating $550m net cash LOM
• Positioned to develop a tin project in an environment of very tight supply
• The Company is only months away from iron ore production at the Riley DSO Deposit (subject to approvals)
• At todays prices our DSO Projects would deliver substantial revenue over the next three years with a capital cost of less than $7m
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