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This document has been prepared by Potash West NL (“Potash” or the “Company”). It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this document. This document contains forecasts and forward looking information. Such forecasts, projections and information are not a guarantee of future performance, involve unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied. There are a number of risks, both specific to Potash and of a general nature which may affect the future operating and financial performance of Potash and the value of an investment in Potash including and not limited to economic conditions, stock market fluctuations, potash demand and price movements, timing of access to infrastructure, timing of environmental approvals, regulatory risks, technical and operational risks, reliance on key personnel, reserve and resource estimations, legislation in Australia and other jurisdictions, foreign currency fluctuations, and mining development, construction and commissioning risk. You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance on this presentation material. This overview of Potash does not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of the Company’s prospects. You should conduct your own investigation and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation before making any decision with respect to Potash.
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A WORLD CLASS PRODUCT FROM
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March 2013
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Disclaimer
This document has been prepared by Potash West NL (“Potash” or the “Company”). It should not be considered as an offer or
invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect
to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this document.
This document contains forecasts and forward looking information. Such forecasts, projections and information are not a guarantee
of future performance, involve unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ
materially from those expressed or implied.
There are a number of risks, both specific to Potash and of a general nature which may affect the future operating and financial
performance of Potash and the value of an investment in Potash including and not limited to economic conditions, stock market
fluctuations, potash demand and price movements, timing of access to infrastructure, timing of environmental approvals, regulatory
risks, technical and operational risks, reliance on key personnel, reserve and resource estimations, legislation in Australia and other
jurisdictions, foreign currency fluctuations, and mining development, construction and commissioning risk.
You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance on this presentation material. This overview of Potash does not purport to be all
inclusive or to contain all information which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of the Company’s
prospects. You should conduct your own investigation and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy
and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation before making any decision with
respect to Potash.
Photo’s courtesy of IPI: www.ipipotash.org:
International Potash Institute (IPI) , Horgen, Switzerland
Competent Person’s Statement:
The geological information in this report is based on information compiled by Lindsay Cahill, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Cahill has sufficient experience 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 2004 Edition of the
“Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Cahill is a consultant to the mining industry.
This report is issued with Mr Cahill’s consent as to the form and context in which the exploration results appear.
The metallurgical information in this report is based on information compiled by Gary Johnson, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Johnson has sufficient experience relevant to the activity being undertaken 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 Johnson
is a consultant to the mining industry. This report is issued with Mr Johnson’s consent as to the form and context in which the results appear.
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Company Snapshot Snapshot
ASX Code: PWN
ADR OTC-QX Code: PWNNY
Share Price: (As at 26 Feb 2013) AU$0.24
Market Cap: AU$20m
Shares on Issue: 84m
12 Month range: AU$0.15 – 0.35
Capital Structure
Elsinore Energy 15% 12.5m
Contingent Entitlement
Shares
18% 15m
Other shares 67% 56.4m
TOTAL 100% 83.9m
% Escrowed, till May ‘13 38%
Adrian Griffin – Chairman • Mine production and corporate management,
• Ex CEO Dwyka Minerals, founding director of Washington Resources, Ferrum Crescent and Northern Minerals, MD Midwinter Resources
Patrick McManus– Managing Director • Industrial minerals specialist. Rio Tinto, RGC and Cable Sands.
• Founding Director and ex MD Corvette Resources
George Sakalidis – Non-executive Director • Founding Director and ED Image Resources, Magnetic Resources, Emu Nickel & Meteoric Resources
Gary Johnson - Non-executive Director • Process and extraction specialist. Developed Activox Process, purchased by Lionore and ultimately Norilsk.
• Director Hard Creek Nickel (TSX)
Experienced Board and Management Team
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Investment Case
• Potash West is creating an opportunity in the global fertiliser
industry, by:
• Making fertiliser products from one of the worlds largest
glauconite deposits
Greensand Glauconite Potash and other
products
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ACN 147 346 334
Fertiliser Business
• 3 Fertiliser Bulk commodities
• N, Nitrogen
• P, Phosphorous
• K, Potassium
• Not interchangeable
• Different crops = different ratios
• Fertiliser blenders mix products for
region, from bulk raw materials:
• Urea
• Ammonia Nitrate
• MAP
• DAP
• Potash
Image (Above): Effect on wheat crops
Image (Below): Effect on corn crops
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Price of Potash
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• +2900 km2 of prospective area
• ~150km of strike
• ~+20km width
• Many intersections +20m
• Great infrastructure
• Close to local markets
• Close to rail and export ports
Project Location
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Aggressive Work Programme Aggressive Work Programme
• IPO
• Stratigraphic drilling
• process testwork
• Resource targets identified
• Flowsheet identified
• JORC resource
• Scoping study results
• Pilot Plant H2 2013
• Pre-Feasibility Study 2014
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Dinner Hill Resource
• Total Resource 244 Mt @ 3.0%K2O (October 2012)
• Including 122 Mt @ 4.6%K2O Within less than 20%
of Dinner Hill target area
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Flow Sheet
Primary
Upgrade
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Leaching
Bulldozer mining,
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Co-Product
Separation
Tails back
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SOP & KMS
Greensands ore
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Glauconite
Concentrate
Leach residue
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Aluminium,
Iron &
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Scoping Study Parameters
• Mining Rate 2.4 Mtpa
• Suite of products:
• 85,000 tpa SOP
• 195,000 tpa KMS
• 220,000 tpa Iron oxide
• 900,000 tpa Aluminium Sulphate
• 310,000 tpa phosphate
• SOP and Phosphate consumed locally
• Balance exported
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Scoping Study Results
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Throughput 2.4 mtpa
NPV10 $m 808
Capital Costs, $m 650
Opex, $/tonne of feed 55
Revenue, $/tonne of feed 150
IRR % 21.0
Mine Life +60 years
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Aggressive Work Programme Medium term Plan
ACTIVITY
COMPLETION
Scoping study results Dec 2012
Phosphate Study Q3 2013
Pilot Plant Q2 2014
Pre Feasibility Study Q4 2014
Feasibility Study Q4 2015
Construction Q4 2017
Full Scale production Mid 2018
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• Exposure to the booming fertiliser business
• Tight capital structure
• The company has a skilled & experienced management
team
• High extraction possible with simple technology
• Favourable process economics
• Techniques applicable to other deposits,
• valuable IP being developed
• ~90% of one of the world’s largest known glauconite
deposits
• Significant resource potential
• Ready market on doorstep
Investment Highlights
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Questions?
Patrick McManus
Managing Director
Mobile +61 (0) 408 956 798
Adrian Griffin
Chairman
Mobile +61 (0) 418 927 658
Unit 3
23 Belgravia Street
Belmont WA 6104
PO Box 588
Belmont WA 6984
Phone +61 (0) 8 9479 5386
Fax +61 (0) 8 9475 0847
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