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AUSQUEST LIMITED — AGM Information 2008
Nov 17, 2008
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AGM Information
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AusQuest Annual General Meeting November 2008
Managing Director Presentation
What Strategic Alliance means for AQD
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A well cashed-up junior (~$30M)
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Minimal capital dilution for shareholders (40c shares)
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Aggressive exploration in 2009 at our large scale – high potential projects
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Actively looking for new opportunities
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Support & back-up from major mining house
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AusQuest Projects
Skillion Hill Mn
Skillion Hill Mn
Rocklea Fe
Rocklea Fe
Table Hill Mn, Ni
Table Hill Mn, Ni
Tom Price South Fe Diamantina Cu-Au
Tom Price South Fe Diamantina Cu-Au
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Table Hill - Manganese
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Drilling in 2008 limited to one target (11 holes in 2008)
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High Mn grades confirmed at the MN1 prospect
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Controls on manganese better understood – (structure, stratigraphy, clay alteration)
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Numerous regional targets to test – (Mn Province?)
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Clearance, access, AEM, ground EM - 2008/09
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Drilling 5 to 10 targets - 2009
Table Hill – MN1 prospect
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Manganese mineralisation • Strike up to 2 km • Width up to 300 m • Depth ~300m
Table Hill – Manganese (+Ni) Targets
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Skillion Hill - Manganese
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Drill ready target areas
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High surface manganese grades (up to 55%Mn)
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Stratigraphic and structural controls on Mn
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Tenement grant expected late 2008/early 2009
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VTEM survey (2008), sampling & drilling (2009)
Skillion Hill - Manganese Prospects
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Diamantina Copper - Gold
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First holes drilled into two +20km² magnetic/gravity targets – early days
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Extensive Iron Oxide intrusive systems intersected at depth (+900m)
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Highly unusual rocks – metal source for IOCGs?
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Up to 8 targets defined by magnetic/gravity surveys
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Deep penetrating geophysics (MT/IP) trial – 2008
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Geophysics and target drilling - 2009
Diamantina Cu-Au Prospects
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Machattie
Mulligan Machattie
Drill-hole
Targets
Major Structure
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Diamantina Drill-core
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Magnetite
Machattie Core
Pyroxene
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Strong carbonate veining
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Diamantina Drill Core
Mulligan Core
Mt – Px Amphibole rock
Sulphide
Granite Dyke
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Diamantina IOCG schematic model ?
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Diamantina
Machattie ?
Mt-Px rock
An intrusion-related
origin for Cu-Au in
Diamantina
IOCG provinces
Mulligan ?
Schematic model after P J
Magma Mixing Pollard, James Cook
University
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Iron Ore Exploration– Pilbara WA Rocklea Channel Iron (40km west Tom Price)
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*Inferred Resource 38Mt @ 53.2%Fe (60%Fe Calcined)
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*Exploration Target up to 23Mt @ similar grades
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Potential for extensions and DSO tonnages
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Infill & step-out drilling, scoping study - 2009
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Tom Price South Channel Iron (7km south Tom Price Mine)
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High surface Fe grades (54%-60%Fe)
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• Channel 4 to 5km long and up to 500m wide
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• Initial drilling planned for late 2008
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* Resources as reported to the ASX on August 13, 2008.
Rocklea CID Resources
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- Resources as reported to the ASX on August 13, 2008.
Tom Price South CID Prospect
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Nameless - Marra Mamba Iron Drilling
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Exploration Program - Key Projects 2009
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Table Hill Manganese (+nickel)
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Complete AEM coverage, ground EM & sampling to optimise drill sites - drill 5 to 10 targets in 2009
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Skillion Hill Manganese
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AEM coverage over key area, ground EM & sampling to optimise drill sites – drill best targets in 2009
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Diamantina Copper-Gold
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Trial deep electrical geophysics at Machattie, survey key anomalies, drill best targets in 2009/2010
Exploration Program - Key Projects 2009
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Pilbara Iron Ore Prospects
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Resource drilling, scoping study at Rocklea CID
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Drill test CID potential at Tom Price South
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Reconnaissance drilling for CID near Paraburdoo
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Drill test Marra Mamba potential at Nameless
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Nickel, Gold
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Target drilling at Beasley, Bellary and Savory prospects
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Initial exploration at Dundas to define Au targets for drilling
New Opportunities - 2009
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Bear Market conditions expected to present numerous opportunities for cashed-up companies
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Company well placed to actively evaluate new opportunities
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Target advanced exploration projects with large size potential
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Focus on major commodities (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Au) preferably in Australia but also off-shore
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Time frame – 6 to 12 months