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ACROW LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2012
Feb 6, 2012
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Strong production & significant exploration upside Mining Indaba – 7[th] Feb 2012 Presented by: Wayne Norris – Managing Director
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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.
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Issued Capital
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Ordinary shares 523.3m Unlisted Options 11.25m
Loyalty Options (exp 21[st] July 13’ @ 35c) 74.33m
Share Price 12 Month High/Low
56.5¢ (20 Jan ‘12)
80.5¢ / 47¢ ~ $350m
Market Capitalisation (fully diluted)
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Directors
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Mr Tunku Naquiyuddin - Non-Executive Chairman Mr Wayne David Norris - Managing Director
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Mr Brian Thomas - Non-Executive Director
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Ms Xi Xi - Non-Executive Director
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Mr Anthony Ho - Company Secretary
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Establish
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Get established in West Africa as a 150,000ozpa gold producer Improve
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Increase resources and reserves at Bibiani
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Discover
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Unveil the possibilities for underexplored Assuonta and Bibiani North projects (2 concessions 50km[2] ) Demonstrate the exploration potential at Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu
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Interim maiden resource from Walsh to Grasshopper satellite deposits and historic tailings Resource of 278,000oz Reserve of 168,000oz
Main Pit Resource of 1.98Moz Reserve of 790,000oz Bibiani project updated total 2.26Moz resource 958,000oz reserve Mill feed from the satellite pits and levee material for 2-3 years Further potential from additional satellite pits with ongoing exploration
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Bibiani Mine Lease
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Located in Ghana on the Sefwi-Bibiani gold belt
Ahafo (Newmont) – 16Moz Along strike from Chirano (Kinross) - 5Moz
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Excellent infrastructure, within close proximity to suppliers and contractors Residential work force
Bibiani town next to the operations Well serviced by the Tarkwa School of Mines
Pipeline of highly trained and skilled mining professionals
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Employs 513 local Ghanaian people and 1130 contractors
Many have been at the mine over 5 years ‘Indigenous first’ policy
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Health
Onsite hospital and mobile medical facilities Mousticide mosquito eradication trial Education
Refurbished and built schools Sanitation
Built water and sanitation facilities Contribution funds
$1/oz back to the local community to be used for health, education and sanitation Sustainability fund of additional $1/oz to cultivate new local industries in the
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communities
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Commissioning of plant with historical tailings Development of satellite pits in close proximity to the processing plant
Ore to the plant Waste to lifting of tails dam Cutback of northern part of Bibiani Main Pit (Big Mug) Commenced cutback for Bibiani Main Pit Continue drilling to identify additional satellite resources
Evaluating options for underground development beneath main and satellite pits
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Operational Update
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Mining commenced in November 2011 immediately after EPA approval granted Process plant commissioning commenced in January 2012 Mining equipment on site and operational ROM Pad extended to accommodate stockpile build-up Road diversions for the pit expansions almost complete Tailings Storage Facility upgrade on-going On-site Assay Laboratory operational Slashing assay turnaround times considerably
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Exploration
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Commenced mining from Walsh to Grasshopper satellite pits Time to maximise full resource potential of Bibiani Main Pit Walsh-Gap-Strauss possibly one pit Significant grades from Gap 2m @ 47.19g/t from 134m 2m @ 3.69g/t from 86m Targets for open pit and underground operations Reclaiming levee material Big Mug, Russell and Elizabeth to increase mine life Surface drilling ongoing on the perimeter of Main Pit
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Multi-million ounce gold district 106km² highly prospective package hosts numerous exploration targets outside current mining area Several anomalies identified which are yet to be tested Mining licence 50km² Assuonta and Bibiani North prospecting licenses 25km² each Total of 5 rigs currently working 3 Noble rigs (1 diamond, 2 RC) 2 contractor rigs (RC)
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Significant exploration portfolio at Cape Three Points
Satin and Morrison prospects demonstrate potential for significant new gold discoveries
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. Parallel Brotet Trend now delineated over a 5km strike
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Noble aims to:
Produce at 150,000ozpa annualised rate at Bibiani
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Commission the processing plant (currently underway) and ramp up throughput to 3Mtpa Significantly increase 2.26Moz resource and 958,000oz reserve base at Bibiani
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Demonstrate the immense exploration potential of Assuonta, Bibiani North, Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu projects Become an established member of West Africa’s mid-tier gold sector Continue to be a welcome and respected member of the local community in Bibiani Continue to generate strong shareholder returns
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High quality assets in the heart of worldclass gold producing belt
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Emerging gold producer in 2012
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Experienced management with operational experience in Africa
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Pipeline of new and potentially very significant exploration targets at Bibiani
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Significant resource base continues to grow
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Significant exploration upside at Northern & Southern Bibiani, Cape Three Points, Brotet and Tumentu
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Growth through targeted acquisitions and future exploration
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Noble Mineral Resources Ltd Tel: +61 (0)8 9474 6771 [email protected]
March 2010 JORC Mineral Resource Estimate
| Bibiani Main Pit |
0.5g/t cut-off | **Tonnage ** | Grade(Aug/t) | Cont’d Gold(oz) |
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| 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 |
November 2011 JORC Resource Estimate
| DEPOSIT | 0.4g/t cut-off | **Tonnage ** | Grade(Aug/t) | Cont’d Gold(oz) |
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| Aheman | Indicated | 607,500 | 0.73 | 14,300 |
| Walsh-Strauss Preliminary |
Measured Indicated Inferred |
1,748,000 | 1.68 | 94,400 |
| 2,430,000 | 1.12 | 87,500 | ||
| 6,000 | 1.69 | 300 | ||
| Grasshopper | Indicated Inferred |
433,200 | 1.25 | 17,400 |
| 4,800 | 1.20 | 200 | ||
| **Old tailings *** | Indicated | 2,860,200 | 0.70 | 64,000 |
| Total | 8,089,700 | 1.07 | 278,100 |
- Cut-off grade 0.0 g/t
TOTAL RESOURCES = 41.1Mt @ 1.71 g/t (2.26Moz)
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| Oxide | Fresh | Fill | Total | |||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | |
| Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | |
| Proved | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 5,020 | 2.17 | 349 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 5,020 | 2.16 | 349 |
| Probable | 360 | 1.34 | 16 | 6,280 | 2.02 | 407 | 340 | 1.73 | 19 | 6,980 | 1.97 | 441 |
| Total | 360 | 1.34 | 16 |
11,300 |
2.08 | 756 | 340 | 1.73 | 19 | 12,000 |
2.05 |
790 |
| Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
| Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
Total 360 1.34 16 11,300 2.08 756 340 1.73 19 12,000 2.05 790 Derived from Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.6g/t |
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| Bibiani Walsh to Grasshopper Satellite Pits Proved and Probable Ore Reserves – October 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Oxide | Transition | Sulphide | Total | |||||||||
| Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | Tonnes | Grade | Oz | |
| Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | Kt | g/t | Kozs | |
| Proved | 181 | 1.30 | 8 | 132 | 1.70 | 7 | 753 | 2.22 | 54 | 1,065 | 2.00 | 69 |
| Probable | 448 | 1.39 | 20 | 172 | 1.71 | 9 | 102 | 2.05 | 7 | 722 | 1.56 | 36 |
| Total | 628 | 1.36 | 28 | 303 | 1.70 |
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1,787 | 1.82 | 105 |
| Derived from Measured and Indicated Resources usinga cut‐offgrade of 0.5g/t | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL RESERVES = 16.7Mt @ 1.79 g/t (958,000oz) Bibiani Tailings Deposits Probable Ore Reserves– November 2011 Deposit Tonnes Kt Grade Au (g/t) Cont’d Gold Kozs Dams 1 & 2 850 0.74 20 Levees 6 & 7 2,030 0.65 43 Total 2,880 0.68 63 |
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The information in this presentation relating to exploration data and resource estimates has been reviewed by Mr Mark Laing (BE (Hons) Mining), who is a Corporate Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Laing 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 Laing 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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