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ACROW LIMITED AGM Information 2010

Nov 29, 2010

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West Africa’s next Mid-Tier Gold Producer Annual General Meeting – 30[th] November 2010 Presented by: Wayne Norris – Managing Director

  • This Presentation has been prepared by Noble Resources Ltd (ABN 36 124 893 465) (“Noble”) as a summary of the company and its operations and for general information purposes only. This Presentation is not a disclosure document and was prepared exclusively for investors to whom securities can be offered without a disclosure document (pursuant to Section 708 of the Corporations Act) for the sole purpose of providing background information to enable the recipient to review the potential for the provision of equity funding to Noble. By participating in this Presentation or retaining these materials, you acknowledge and represent that you have read, understood and accepted the terms of this Important Notice and Disclaimer.

  • This Presentation may contain forward looking statements estimates of future earnings, the sensitivity of earnings to gold price and gold recovery rates, future gold production and sales, capital expenditure and estimates of resources and reserves and statements regarding future exploration results and the replacement of reserves (“Projections”). Any such Projections are based on assumptions which may differ materially from the actual circumstances which may arise. Noble undertakes no obligation to update any Projections for events or circumstances that occur subsequent to the date of this Presentation or to keep current any of the information provided. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Any estimates or Projections as to events that may occur in the future are based upon the best judgement of Noble and there is no guarantee that any of these estimates or projections will be achieved. Actual results will vary from the projections and such variations may be material. Noble has no obligation to tell recipients if it becomes aware of any inaccuracy in or omission from the information in this Presentation.

  • This Presentation is not intended to be an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to Noble securities and does not purport to cover all relevant information about any potential investment in Noble. Accordingly potential investors are advised to seek appropriate independent advice, if necessary, to determine the suitability of this investment. Neither the provision of this Presentation nor any information contained in this Presentation or subsequently communicated to any person in connection with this Presentation is, or should be taken as, constituting the giving of investment advice to any person. This Presentation does not contain legal, tax, accounting, investment or financial product advice and should not be used as the basis for making investment or other financial decisions in relation to Noble securities. You should conduct your own investigations, enquiries and analysis and place no reliance on this Presentation in evaluating any potential investment in Noble.

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  • This Presentation, including opinions set out in it, is based on information compiled or prepared by Noble from sources believed to be reliable, although no attempt has been made to verify such information. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, currency, reliability, legality or completeness of the information in the Presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of Noble, its directors, employees, advisors or agents, nor any other person, accepts any liability, including without limitation any liability arising out of fault or negligence, for any loss arising from the use of the information contained in this Presentation. In particular, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is given as to the accuracy, completeness, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forecasts, Projections or prospects referred to in this Presentation. This does not apply to the extent that liability by law cannot be excluded.

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Listed on the ASX in June 2008 (ASX: NMG) Cape Three Point (CTP) and Tumentu assets in Ghana

Completed acquisition of the Bibiani Gold Mine in July 2010

Historic gold production of over 4M oz Existing infrastructure and mining fleet 2.7Mtpa CIL Gold Processing Facility 2m oz resource and 605k oz reserves

Significant near mine exploration and resource upgrade potential Produced + 200,000 oz pa from 1997 to 2005 (Angolgold Ashanti)

  • “Noble will become the next mid tier gold producer in West Africa within the next 10 months”

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Issued Capital

  • Ordinary shares 341.76m Unlisted Options 10.25m

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as at 26/11/2010
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Loyalty Options (1:4 Bonus Issue) 74.43m Loyalty Option (1:4 Bonus issue) 74.43m

Share Price 42¢[(Nov 26)] 18 Month High/Low 67.5¢ / 22.5¢ Market Capitalisation ~ $150m

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as at 1/10/2010
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Directors

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  • Mr Tunku Naquiyuddin - Non-Executive Chairman Mr Wayne David Norris - Managing Director Mr Brian Thomas - Non-Executive Director Mr Anthony Ho - Company Secretary

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Located in Ghana on the world-class Sefwi - Bibiani gold belt World class post code Ahafo - 16m oz Along strike from Chirano – 5m oz Well serviced by infrastructure within close proximity to suppliers and contractors Residential work force

Bibiani Township close to the operations No operational FIFO Well serviced by the Tarkwa School of Mines

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Pipeline of highly trained and skilled mining professionals

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Bibiani: The Pick of the Post Codes

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Refurbish and upgrade existing 2.7mtpa gold processing plant Production to commence in Q2 CY2011 Development of existing open cut mines

Build sustained production profile of +150,000 ozs Au per annum by 2012 Unlock exploration potential at Bibiani, Cape Three Points and Tumentu Continue to add value to existing portfolio of exploration assets 10 year mine life based on current mine plan

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Controls on gold mineralisation well understood

Long mining history

Measured, Indicated and Inferred JORC compliant resource of 32.98 million tonnes at 1.87 g/t Au for 1,980,000 ounces

Proved and Probable JORC compliant Open Cut Ore Reserve estimate of 8.4 million tonnes 2.24 g/t Au for 605,000 ounces

Resources and Reserves expected to grow significantly as exploration program executed

Bibiani Mineral Resource (March 2010) Bibiani Mineral Resource (March 2010) Bibiani Mineral Resource (March 2010) Bibiani Mineral Resource (March 2010)
Tonnes Grade Contained Gold
Mt Au (g/t) Ounces
Measured 6,560,000 2.05 430,000
Indicated 13,370,000 1.77 760,000
Total M&I 19,920,000 1.86 1,190,000
Inferred 13,060,000 1.89 790,000
Total 32,980,000 1.87 1,980,000
Global Mineral Resource Estimate based on a cut off grade of 0.5g/t
Bibiani Open Pit Detailed Proved and
Probable Ore Reserves – March 2010
Bibiani Open Pit Detailed Proved and
Probable Ore Reserves – March 2010
Bibiani Open Pit Detailed Proved and
Probable Ore Reserves – March 2010
Bibiani Open Pit Detailed Proved and
Probable Ore Reserves – March 2010
Tonnes Grade Ounces
Mt G/t Mozs
Proved 3.454 2.29 0.254
Probable 4.946 2.21 0.351
Total 8.400 2.24 0.605
Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources using a cut-
off grade of 0.7g/t

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Reserves and Resources

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Forecast Production

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2.7mtpa plant refurbishment and upgrade:

Refurbish CIL processing tanks New primary ore crusher Implement new process control philosophy Significant in-house expertise to undertake work

Initial exploration focus on improving confidence levels of existing resource and expanding near mine resource base Finalise the mine plan – opens pathway to sustained production

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Conduct gap analysis on Run open pit optimisation Detailed open pit cutDetailed LOM plan and SEMS scoping study scenarios back design schedules – ore, waste, block model and selective grade blend Cut-off grade study LOM mine sequencing selection Correct erroneous blocks, Gold price sensitivities Grade finessing and SG estimates, waste rock Infrastructure relocation leveling across LOM classifications Cost parameters milestones comparison – ownerOpen pit geotechnical Update block model with Fleet requirements and operator vs contractor cost review the validated drillhole schedules profiles database and new Integration of Mill feed strategy solutions exploration drill data Cost sensitivity analysis geotechnical engineering to cut-back design Feedback loop to cut-back Optimised pit shell design generation Issue final cutback design ‘Ready to mine’ plan and LOM schedule

LOM schedule feed into LOM financial model, NPV analysis and sensitivities

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EPA Mining including Open Pit and underground Waste dump Tailings Dam Water permits Explosives licenses LOM detailed scheduling to determine recommended mining fleet detail Fleet selection analysis Owner operator vs contractor mining study

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Workshop relocation works Township relocation works Road diversion works Camp housing relocation works

EMP and/or EIS to incorporate new LOM plan and schedule Water usage and explosive magazine requirements and locations to be determined Tailings dam design and construction approval Waste dump design and location to be determined

Equipment lead-time schedule analysis Net present cost evalutaion of proposed fleet Procurement process Permitting process

Integrate infrastructure planning into detailed LOM schedule

Optimise open pit cut-back schedule around works requirements and timing Infrastructure relocation cost analysis Net present cost evaluation and project formulation

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Last Substantial Production @ US$400/oz
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105.6km² tenement package hosts high priority exploration targets outside current resource model

Purchased 2 new track mounted multi purpose exploration drill rigs Drilling to commence immediately on priority prospects Initial focus on Open Cut potential Underground drilling commenced into the base of planned cut back to the Main pit

Extend Main, Walsh, Strauss, Ahemen, Grasshopper and Russell pits Targets not currently in the Resource model: Little Mug, Pamunu S and N, Asempaneye

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Significant exploration portfolio at Cape Three Points

Satin and Morrison prospects demonstrate potential for significant new gold discoveries:

4m @ 16.91 g/t Au 1m @ 40.06 g/t Au 19m @ 2.67g/t Au (incl 2m @18.65 g/t Au) 1m @ 21.3 g/t Au 2m @ 7.36 g/t Au (incl 17m @ 2.10 g/t Au) Satin North hosts a 3.2km mineralised structure with minimal drilling despite significant artisanal gold mining Parallel Morrison Trend now delineated over 2km via recent soil sampling - drilling to commence shortly.

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A resource of 1.98moz …… A reserve of 605,000oz …… Refurbishment of 2.7Mtpa plant funded and underway …… All approval requests granted so far …… Request for final approval lodged …… Team of key technical people rapidly being assembled …… Set for commissioning in May 2011, ramping up to 150,000oz a year …… Immense exploration upside on 193sqkm of tenements ……

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The purchase of Bibiani has provided a quality, proven gold producer with 2Moz of Resources and all of the infrastructure needed to get back into production

Bibiani is well located within a world class gold producing region, along the Sefwi - Bibiani gold province in close proximity to Newmont Ahafo 16.0Moz project and directly along strike north of Redback Mining’s 5.0Moz Chirano project

This acquisition will catapult Noble into the ranks of substantial (150,000+ oz pa) producers, with first production expected in 2Q CY ‘2011

The extensive production history of the Bibiani project has provided a wealth of metallurgical and mining information Significant exploration potential exists for the continued growth of reserves and resources, both at Bibiani and Cape Three Points

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The information in this presentation relating to exploration data and resource estimates has been reviewed by Mr Phillip Schiemer (BSc (Hons) Geology, Geophysics), who is a Corporate Member of both the Aus IMM and the AIG. Mr Schiemer has sufficient experience which is relevant to the mineralisation and deposit types that are under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2004 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves” (the JORC Code). Mr Schiemer consents to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based upon his review in the form and content in which it appears

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West Africa’s next Mid-Tier Gold Producer Annual General Meeting – 30[th] November 2010 Presented by: Wayne Norris – Managing Director