ASPIRE MINING LIMITED

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RIU Sydney Resources Roundup, May 2012

May 2012

Important notices

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Company Snapshot – Corporate Structure

Capital	Structure	(ASX:AKM)
		Undiluted	Diluted
Share Price_(1 May 12)_	$	0.290	0.290
Shares Outstanding	m	620.5	929.12
Market Capitalisation	$m	179.9	269.4
Options on Issue	m	247.1
Net Cash	$m	28.61	59.32
Enterprise Value	$m	151.3	210.1

1 As of 31 March 2012

2 Assuming full take up of top up rights by SouthGobi

Ownership (Fully Diluted)*

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At 31 March 2012
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Share Price (LTM)

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1.20 24 Jun 2011 10.0
Production target for
Ovoot Stage 2 lifted
from 10.5 mtpa
to 12 mtpa
1.00 20 Jun 2011
Strengthens board with 8.0
Andrew Edwards and
Mark Read as Non- 30 Nov 2011
Executive Directors Announced 3 April 2012
0.80 marketing and Ovoot PFS will
logistics alliance be complete in
with Noble 4-6 weeks
12 Oct 2011 6.0
$32.8m placement
completed
0.60
4.0
0.40
2.0
0.20
0.00 0.0
Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12
Price
Volume
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Projects

Project Locations

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Project Interests

Ovoot Coking Coal Project (100%)
Jilchigbulag Coal Project (100%)
Nuramt Coal Project (100%)
Zavkhan Iron Ore Project (Earning 70%)

Ovoot Coking Coal Project – Some Facts

Ovoot …

New Discovery made by Mongolian Exploration Company under cover
Over US $27 M invested in exploration and development to date
36,295 meters total drilling to date
Bankable Feasibility Study will require a further $10 M of drilling and studies
Capital spend up to initial 6 Mtpa of coking coal +US$400 M
Current Aspire cash balance $28.6 M

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Ovoot – Room to Grow to Tier 1 Resource

Project Tenement and Geology

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+500sqkm project area.
25,000m drilling programme for 2011/2012.
Comprehensive airborne magnetics programme clearly defines extensive basin.
5 exploration target areas.

Mongolian Peer Comparison - Resources

Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6	Typical Coking Quality Hard and Semi Soft Hard and Semi Soft Semi Soft Premium Coking Coal Semi Soft Semi Soft Coking coal No. Projects7 1 2 3 1 2 n/a 1 Market Cap (US$) 8 Private $3.02B $1.22B $252.1M Private Private $574.6M 1 2 3 4 5 +6,500 833.8 691.5 330.7 322 220 149 6
Typical Coking Quality	Hard and Semi Soft	Hard and Semi Soft	Semi Soft	Premium Coking Coal	Semi Soft	Semi Soft	Coking coal
No. Projects7	1	2	3	1	2	n/a	1
Market Cap (US$) 8	Private	$3.02B	$1.22B	$252.1M	Private	Private	$574.6M

Source:

Tavan Tolgoi deposit; Publicly available data
Mongolian Mining Corp; Company website, Technical report dated 28 Sept 2010, Annual Report 2011
SouthGobi Resources; Company website, Announcement dated 19 March 2012
Gobi Coal & Energy; Argonaut Securities data
MAK; Argonaut Securities data
Mongolian Energy Corp; Company website Technical report dated Oct 2009
Argonaut Securities data
At 23 April 2012

Exceptional Deposit – Highest Washing Yields and % Coking = Highest In-Situ Value

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Ovoot Development Timeframe

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Note: In order for any development to proceed, a mining license needs to be received from the Mongolian Government, economic studies need to be completed and demonstrate positive returns, capital expenditure financed as well as receive approvals and agreements to access transport infrastructure to deliver coal to customers.

Ovoot: Major New Quality Coking Coal Supply Source

Pre-Feasibility Study

Targeting the development of up to15 million tonne per annum ROM open pit mine at Ovoot

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ROM up to 15mtpa, indicative wash yields of 80% = 11-12 Mtpa saleable coking coal*

 2 x Wash Plant facilities

Initial Wash Plant to commission in January 2016
Ovoot to Moron rail spur to coincide with second washing train in January 2018
Pre-Feasibility Study expected early May 2012

 Anticipate to update current Resource and establish maiden Reserve

*Note: These production targets are conceptual in nature and are based entirely on the existing mineral resource base of the Ovoot Coking Coal Project. The development of the larger Ovoot Coking Coal Project remains subject to completion of positive feasibility studies, the grant of a mining licence, developing the necessary rail infrastructure between Ovoot, Moron and Erdenet and securing sufficient port and rail capacity from Erdenet to take product to market. Whilst Aspire believes that sufficient amount of the existing mineral resource base has reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction, there has been insufficient work completed at this stage to define an ore reserve and it is uncertain if further work will ultimately result in the determination of an ore reserve.

Ovoot Indicative Start Up Production

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*Final Product (Mt). Assumes commissioning of second wash plant and completion of Ovoot to Moron rail link.

Note: These production targets are conceptual in nature and are based entirely on the existing mineral resource base of the Ovoot Coking Coal Project. The development of the larger Ovoot Coking Coal Project remains subject to completion of positive feasibility studies, the grant of a mining licence, developing the necessary rail infrastructure between Ovoot, Moron and Erdenet and securing sufficient port and rail capacity from Erdenet to take product to market. Whilst Aspire believes that sufficient amount of the existing mineral resource base has reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction, there has been insufficient work completed at this stage to define an ore reserve and it is uncertain if further work will ultimately result in the determination of an ore reserve.

Ovoot Estimate of CAPEX Requirements

Ovoot CAPEX Estimate		Year -3	Year -2	Year -1	Year 1	Year 2	Total
Access and coal haul road – Ovoot to Moron USD (M) 17.6 70.4 88.0 Camp, office & security gatehouse USD (M) 6.2 12.3 4.6 23.1 Airstrip USD (M) 1.0 5.3 6.7 13.0 Raw water supply USD (M) 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 Power supply (transmission line & sub-station) USD (M) 10.5 3.6 3.6 17.7 Power distribution (on-site reticulation) USD (M) 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.5 Communications & IT USD (M) 0.1 0.1 Coal handling and preparation plant – Trains 1 and 2 USD (M) 87.0 94.9 14.8 177.1 373.7 Tailings storage facility and annual wall up-lifts USD (M) 6.1 1.5 7.5 USD(M) 25.3 188.1 118.9 14.8 185.2 532.2

Capital Intensity Analysis per Tonne of Annualised Production of Coking Coal

	Company	Mine	Name	Mine Type	Product Type	Production (Mtpa)	Capex ($m)	Capital Intensity ($/t)
	Aspire Ovoot Aspire (Ovoot) Open cut Coking 12.00 982 81.83
	Exxaro / Anglo Moranbah South Exxaro / Anglo (Moranbah South) Underground Coking 3.50 400 114.29 Macarthur / Gloucester Middlemount Macarthur / Gloucester (Middlemount) Open cut Coking 4.10 500 121.95 MMC Ukhaa Khudag Stage 3 MMC (Ukhaa Khudag Stage 3) Open cut Coking 9.50 1,594 167.79 Xstrata Ravensworth Xstrata (Ravensworth) Open cut Thermal/Coking 8.00 1,360 170.00 Aquila Washpool Aquila (Washpool) Open cut Coking 1.60 368 230.00 CVRD / Aquila Eagle Downs CVRD / Aquila (Eagle Downs) Underground Coking 4.50 1,254 278.67 Anglo Grosvenor Anglo (Grosvenor) Underground Coking 4.30 1,300 302.33 BHP / Mitsubishi Daunia BHP / Mitsubishi (Daunia) Open cut Coking 4.50 1,600 355.56 CVRD Belvedere CVRD (Belvedere) Underground Coking 7.00 2,814 402.00 Tigers Realm Amaam Tigers Realm (Amaam) Open cut Coking 5.00 2,200 440.00 BHP / Mitsubishi Caval Ridge BHP / Mitsubishi (Caval Ridge) Open cut Coking 5.50 4,000 727.27 Rio Tinto Kestrel Mine Rio Tinto (Kestrel Mine) Underground Coking 1.30 2,000 1,538.46 Mean - Development 364.82 Median- Development 254.33 Expansion Rio Tinto Mt Thorley Rio Tinto (Mt Thorley) Open cut Thermal/Coking 6.00 260 43.33 Whitehaven Narrabri Stage 2 Whitehaven (Narrabri Stage 2) Underground Thermal/Coking 5.30 267 50.38 Yanzhou Coal Austar Yanzhou Coal (Austar) Underground Coking 1.30 72 55.38 Peabody Metropoliton Peabody (Metropoliton) Underground Coking 1.00 70 70.00 Donaldson / Gloucester Abel Donaldson / Gloucester (Abel) Underground Coking 2.70 192 71.11 CVRD Carborough Downs CVRD (Carborough Downs) Underground Coking 4.20 330 78.57 Wesfarmers Curragh Wesfarmers (Curragh) Open cut Coking 1.50 263 175.33 BHP / Mitsubishi Broadmeadow BHP / Mitsubishi (Broadmeadow) Underground Coking 4.80 900 187.50 Mean - Expansion 91.45 Median- Expansion 70.56*
	Mean - Expansion 91.45 Median- Expansion 70.56

Source: Broker reports, Company guidance, investor presentations and announcements Note:

Projects that have received investment approval 1. Sunk capex on producing projects
Forecast capex on development projects
Ovoot CAPEX based on Mine US$532m + Rail Infrastructure US$450M

Large New Coking Coal Deposits Need to be Developed

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Source: BHP Billiton, Developments in the coking coal market Presentation 17 April 2012

Mongolian Coking Coal now the Dominant Source

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9,000
Chinese Coking Coal Imports
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Mar Qtr June Qtr Sept Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr June Qtr Sept Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Qtr Jun Qtr Sept Qtr Dec Qtr
2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011
Period
Quantity 000' Tonnes
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Source: China Coal Resource, Shanxi Fenwei Energy Consulting

Rail Critical to Development of Ovoot Coking Coal Project

Commentary

Potential Rail Route

Ovoot Coking Coal Project is 550kms from Trans-Mongolian rail terminus
Users include coking coal, phosphate, freight and passenger
“Erdenet to Moron line”
411km, 22 Mtpa capacity multiuser rail line designed
Brings rail within truck-able distance of Ovoot Coking Coal Project
Rail spur to connect Ovoot to Moron – part of Project CAPEX
Northern Railways LLC to seek BOOT Rail License, and attract funding

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Northern Railways LLC

Focused on Erdenet to Moron rail line
Stand alone Special Purpose Vehicle to:
Apply for BOOT (Build Own Operate Transfer) rail concession
Manage EPC contractors
Raise required funds through issuing debt and equity securities
51% ownership of Erdenet – Moron rail line to be vested in the Mongolian Government after expiration of the concession
Open access to rail – inclusive of passenger and general freight. Broad community benefits
Rail infrastructure focus will attract specialist financial sponsors and multi-lateral financiers with a social agenda

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Trans-Mongolian Railway, coal from Baganuur coal mine

Commercial financial returns available through applying for tariffs to high value bulk commodities

Mongolian Investment is Geographically Unbalanced

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Northern Mongolia
Ovoot = $500m
US$ Nil
Burenhaan = $500m
Nuurstei = +$100m
Rail: Erdenet – Moron = $1,200m
Rail: Ovoot – Moron = $500m
= $2,800m
Investment
dependant on
Northern
Khushuut Ukhaa Ukudag Railways LLC
US$652M [5 ] US$576M [1 ]
Oyu Tolgoi
US$5.7B [2 ]
Eurasia Capital Research Note “Tavan Tolgoi: At the Crossroad”
Ovoot Tolgoi Tavan Tolgoi
US$492M [4 ] US$2.4B [3 ]
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Sources:

1. Independent Technical Report dated 28 September 2010

2. Oyu Tolgoi Project Technical Report dated June 2010

3. Eurasia Capital Research Note “Tavan Tolgoi: At the Crossroad” dated 8 February 2010

4. Technical Report for Ovoot Tolgoi – West Field dated 30 April 2009; Technical Report for Ovoot Tolgoi dated 21 October 2009; Technical Report by Minarco MineConsult dated 28 March 2011.

5. Independent Technical Review Khushuut dated October 2009

Potential Routes to Coal Markets – Rail Access

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Source: TEX Report, 2011 data.

Asian Importers of Metallurgical Coal: Japan 68.6Mt[1 ] Korea 25.9Mt[1 ]

Taiwan 5.7Mt[1 ] 100.4Mt

Russian total Metallurgical Coal Exports to Asian markets (incl. China):

3.8Mt[1 ]

Progress so far for 2012…

Exploration ✓ 4,088m Exploration Drilling in the New Discovery Area completed 1Q12  Preparations to commence exploration drilling at Zavkhan Iron Ore Project  Planning for additional exploration drilling at Hurimt and Zuun Del Establish a Mongolian Registered Resource ✓  Necessary infill drilling completed

Preparations to commence exploration drilling at Zavkhan Iron Ore Project
Ovoot Project Resources registered in accordance with Mongolian Standard
Confirmation of registration received by Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia (MRAM)
To commence environmental and social studies
Used to support application of Mining Licence

Progress so far for 2012 (cont)…

Completion Rail PreFeasibility Study Northern Railways LLC

411 km Erdenet – Moron Rail
link
US$1.1B plus contingency

Aspire Mining Ltd

211 km Ovoot – Moron Rail
spur line

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Picture: Land Purchase near Erdenet Rail Siding (5 hectares )

Purchased land for access to Erdenet rail siding
Both alignments meet Mongolian Rail Authority Standards

Summary

Ovoot …

Is independent and 100% owned coking coal deposit located in Northern Mongolia
Has a maiden 330 MT resource with strong exploration potential and future resource growth
Is a premium, high vitrinite, high fluidity coking coal
Fully funded exploration and development programme through to completion of feasibility study completion
Raised A$60m for exploration and development in last 2 years
Pre-Feasibility study nearing completion to assess globally significant production scale
Alternative paths to the seaborne markets and China

Ovoot Coking Coal Project is a Catalyst for Development of Northern Mongolia

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Competent Person Statement

In accordance with the Australian Securities Exchange requirements, the technical information contained in this announcement in relation to the Ovoot Coking Coal Project in Mongolia has been reviewed by Mr Neil Lithgow – Non Executive Director for Aspire Mining Limited. Mr Lithgow is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and 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 Lithgow consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

The technical information contained in this announcement in relation to the JORC Compliant Coal Resource for the Ovoot Coking Coal Project in Mongolia has been reviewed by Mr Chris Arndt and Dr Bielin Shi of CSA Global Pty Ltd. The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Dr Bielin Shi, who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Bielin Shi has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”.

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Dr Bielin Shi, who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Bielin Shi has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”.

Mr Arndt and Dr Shi of CSA Global Pty Ltd consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

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