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CORAZON MINING LIMITED Investor Presentation 2012

Mar 27, 2012

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“Nickel Sulphide Discovery in Canada”

Broker & Investor Presentation, March 2012

New high-grade nickel-copper sulphide discovery at an old mining district in Canada Junior Explorer ASX : CZN Market cap $13.1M Discovery 23.75 m @ 3.34% Ni, 1.54% Cu, 0.08% Co Analogies with historical mined high-grade 1.9Mt @ 2.5%Ni, 1.15%Cu + Co Exploration Target* From surface to 1,200 m below:

52,000t to 139,000t Nickel 23,000t to 55,000t Copper 1,200t to 3,900t Cobalt

* This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource.

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Unit Value
Current Price A$ $0.095
Ordinary shares # 137,891,415
Options 1 # 71,357,710
Market Capitalisation A$m $13.10
Cash (Dec 11 Qtr) A$m $3.6
Debt A$m Nil
Enterprise Value A$m $9.5
  1. Volume weighted exercise price of $0.186
Director / KMP Role
Clive Jones Non-Executive Chairman
Brett Smith Managing Director
Jonathan Downes Non-Executive Director
Adrian Byass Non-Executive Director
Rob Orr Company Secretary
Andy Thompson Chief Geologist

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Macquarie Bank Limited
UBS Wealth Management
Directors
Other CZN Share Holders
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Project Highlights

Canada’s 3rd largest nickel producing area

CZN – largest land holder in region

Excellent infrastructure – regional hub

  • Township

  • Abundant hydro-electricity and water

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  • Sealed airstrip

  • Road or rail access to smelters

No environmental or Native Title issue

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Historical Production

Sheritt Gordon operation – 1953 to 1976 – 23 yrs Production - 22.2 Mt @ 1% Ni & 0.5% Cu Historical nickel price at <US$2/lb Maximum mining depth to 1,100m below surface Current Resources

The “A Plug” Deposits

Prophecy Platinum Resource TSX-V: NKL (Measured+Indicated+Inferred @ 0.4%NiEq cut-off) 31Mt @ 0.55%Ni & 0.30%Cu

The EL Mine

Corazon Mining Interim Resource (Inferred @ 0.6%NiEq cut-off)

1.8Mt @ 0.8%Ni, 0.4%Cu & 0.02% Co

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Ni-Cu sulphide deposits
Zn-Cu VMS deposits A Plug
EL Plug
Regional Geology Interpretation
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Obvious Exploration Upside

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South North
Highest grade deposit at Lynn Lake
Truncated Mineralisation
Relatively shallow - only mined to 210m in a district with Surface
mining depths up to +1,100 metres Mined
Near surface - relatively un-drilled with a large amount of low- 1.9 Mt @ 2.5% Ni,
1.15% Cu
grade marginal mineralisation
Sulphide Fault
High-grade marginal to historical stoping Breccia Fault Mined Depth
210 m
Plan View IntrusionMafic
2000 ft Level Mapping
Ultramafic
Core
Exploration Drive & Drilling
2000 ft Level
Fault
Historically
Deepest Historical Drill Hole Untested
EL-U227 (drilled 1962) Conceptual
35.81 m @ 1.50% Ni & 0.47% Cu Geology
incl 2.29 m @ 3.50% Ni & 0.53% Cu
and 3.04 m @ 2.66% Ni & 0.63% Cu
and 2.74 m @ 3.48% Ni & 0.34% Cu
Mined Depth Adjacent Deposits
1,100 m
X-section looking West
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Interim Inferred Resource – 0 to 600m depth

  • Constrained by drilling to date Predominantly between 210 to 400m depth 14,400t Ni, 7,200t Cu & 396t Co

High-Grade Sulphide Breccia Discovery (May 2010) Drill hole XND001W1

23.75m @ 3.34% Ni, 1.54% Cu & 0.08% Co from 725m

Including 13.00m @ 4.27% Ni & 0.89% Cu

Current Exploration Target* – to 1,200m depth

Global Exploration Target Global Exploration Target Global Exploration Target Tonnage Range Tonnage Range
0m - 1200m below surface From To
5,200,000 7,400,000
Metal Grade Range Contained Metal Range
From To From To
Nickel 1.0 1.9 52,000 139,000
Copper 0.4 0.7 23,000 55,000
Cobalt 0.02 0.05 1,200 3,900

* This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource.

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South North
Truncated Mineralisation
Mined
1.9 Mt @ 2.5% Ni,
1.15% Cu
Mined Depth
210 m
Exploration Target [(] * [)] Interim Inferred Resource
1.8 Mt @ 0.8% Ni, 0.4% Cu,
0.02% Co
Exploration Drive & Drilling
2000 ft Level
Historically
Untested
XND001W1
Conceptual
23.75 m @ 3.34% Ni, 1.54% Cu & Geology
0.08% Co
incl 13 m @ 4.27% Ni & 0.89% Cu
Mined Depth Adjacent Deposits
1,100 m
X-section looking West
To 1,200 mbs
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UPPER ZONE UPPER ZONE UPPER ZONE Tonnage Range Tonnage Range
0 - 200m below surface From To
Low cost opencut miningoption 2,200,000 2,600,000
Metal Grade Range Contained Metal Range
From To From To
Nickel 0.7 0.7 15,000 17,000
Copper 0.3 0.3 6,000 7,000
Cobalt 0.01 0.01 200 300
Tonnage Range
From
To
900,000
2,800,000
Contained Metal Range
From
To
21,000
106,000
8,000
40,000
500
3,200
Tonnage Range
From
To
2,100,000
2,100,000
Contained Metal Range
From
To
16,000
16,000
8,000
8,000
500
500
MID ZONE Tonnage Range
0 - 800m below surface From To
Inferred Resource area 2,100,000 2,100,000
Metal Grade Range Contained Metal Range
From To From To
Nickel 0.8 0.8 16,000 16,000
Copper 0.4 0.4 8,000 8,000
Cobalt 0.02 0.02 500 500
LOWER ZONE Tonnage Range
800m - 1200m below surface From To
New sulphide breccia discovery 900,000 2,800,000
Metal Grade Range Contained Metal Range
From To From To
Nickel 2.4 3.8 21,000 106,000
Copper 0.9 1.4 8,000 40,000
Cobalt 0.06 0.11 500 3,200

* This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource.

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Drill Defined
Mineralisation Historical
(not included in Workings
resource)
Conceptual
Pit shell
Inferred Resource
(+0.6% Ni)
Conceptual Mine
Development
X-Section
Looking East
Lower Zone Target
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XND001 23.50m @ 1.50% Ni & 0.50% Cu XND001W1 23.75m @ 3.34% Ni & 1.54% Cu Including 13.00m @ 4.27% Ni & 0.89% Cu CRZ011A 2.3m @ 3.84% Ni & 0.41% Cu CRZ011AW1 1.42m @ 3.99% Ni & 0.36% Cu 6.00m @ 1.89% Ni & 1.17% Cu XND001W2 23.91m @ 2.27% Ni & 0.80% Cu XND001W3 5.06m @ 2.26% Ni & 1.67% Cu CRZ012 44.75m @ 1.55%Ni & 0.65%Cu Including :- 3.85m @ 2.83%Ni & 0.24%Cu 11.03m @ 2.31%Ni & 1.01%Cu 11.51m @ 2.37%Ni & 0.78%Cu

CRZ012W1 2.82m @ 1.53%Ni & 2.49%Cu CRZ012W2 6.60m @ 1.05%Ni & 0.80%Cu CRZ012W4 32.5m @ 0.94%Ni & 0.47%Cu

CRZ012W5 34.0m @ 0.85%Ni & 0.50%Cu Including 10.75m @ 2.10% Ni & 1.03% Cu CRZ012W6 9.55m @ 1.03%Ni & 0.50%Cu CRZ012W7 32.46m @ 1.26%Ni & 0.72%Cu

-700 mbs 23.91 m @ 2.27% Ni & 0.80% Cu Discovery Hole XND001W1 23.75 m @ 3.34% Ni & 1.54% Cu CRZ012W7 32.46 m @ 1.26% Ni & 0.72% Cu

44.75m @ 1.55%Ni & 0.65%Cu Including:- 3.85m @ 2.83%Ni & 0.24%Cu 11.03m @ 2.31%Ni & 1.01%Cu 11.51m @ 2.37%Ni & 0.78%Cu -800 mbs Drill hole Cross-Section Looking West – 25m grid pattern

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EM effective in defining massive sulphide

Discovery Hole an “ in-hole conductor” 23.75m @ 3.34% Ni & 1.54% Cu Including 13.00m @ 4.27% Ni & 0.89% Cu

Subtle “off-hole conductor” includes CRZ012 44.75m @ 1.55%Ni & 0.65%Cu Including :- 3.85m @ 2.83%Ni & 0.24%Cu 11.03m @ 2.31%Ni & 1.01%Cu 11.51m @ 2.37%Ni & 0.78%Cu

Recent EM surveys

Testing between 700 and 1,200 metres below surface

Multiple conductors defined

Priority conductor sub-parallel and east of mineralisation defined to date (between 700m & 850m)

Modelling of conductors continuing

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Early Results of Mining Studies

Grade

Enormous value in nickel-copper-cobalt metal combination at Lynn Lake Copper + cobalt may provide credits in excess of CAD$2.00/lb of nickel Historical recoveries +85% for all metals

Target depth

Maximum depth of past mining in region +1,100m below surface Both shaft and decline options are viable at these depths

Target size

Lynn Lake deposits offer large-tonnage low-costs mining opportunity

Size and shape of the EL Deposit capable of supporting an underground mining operation of between 600kt and 1.7Mt pa

Costs

Canadian costs substantially lower than Australian costs; first pass analysis -30% Existing infrastructure at Lynn Lake provides an opportunity to fast-track development

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Mine Area Plan View

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2000 foot lev el
New
High-Grade
Discovery
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Mine Area
Cross-Section View
(looking west)
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– Mining and Processing Key Criteria
Lynn Lake Past Mining Studies
Item Units Values
Underground (all zones)
Mine Area Plan View Underground Ore - Production tonnes 10,737,237
Average Mined (diluted) Grades
Nickel % 0.64
North Copper % 0.35
Cobalt % 0.02
Total Ore Milled tonnes 10,737,237
Processing
Plant Throughput tonnes/day 3,000
tonnes/year 1,080,000
EL Mine
Mill Recoveries
Nickel % 81.50
Copper % 92.00
Cobalt % 80.50
Additional Metal Recovery Costs
Royalty % 0.00
Metal Transportation $/lb 0.16
Losses and Brokerage % 0.50
150 Plug EL Mine A Plug Deposits Metal Prices
Nickel US$/lb 9.01
Copper US$/lb 2.13
Cobalt US$/lb 18.59
Costings
Mining - Total Ore $/t 32.33
Milling - Ore $/t 16.06
2000 foot lev el
General & Admin $/t 20.11
Power $/t 2.04
Metal Transporation $/t 2.56
New Losses & Marketing $/t 0.62
High-Grade
Discovery
Total Mining & Milling $/t 73.73
Cost per lb Ni $/lb 7.06
Cost per lb Ni, net of Cu+Co credits $/lb 4.90
Mine Area
Lynn Lake Nickel Mine Prefeasibility Study - Wardrop,
Cross-Section View
2007 for Independent Nickel Corp
(looking west) Corazon Tenements Prophecy Tenements (All $ are Canadian $ unless otherwise stated. Exchange rate US$/CDN$ = 0.87)
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Mining and Processing Key Criteria Mining and Processing Key Criteria Mining and Processing Key Criteria Price Escalation
Estimate
5 yrs @ 2.5%
EL Deposit targe
are much hig
Item Units Values
Underground (all zones)
Underground Ore - Production tonnes 10,737,237
Average Mined (diluted) Grades
Nickel % 0.64
Copper % 0.35
Cobalt % 0.02
Total Ore Milled tonnes 10,737,237
Processing
Plant Throughput tonnes/day 3,000
tonnes/year 1,080,000
Mill Recoveries
Nickel % 81.50
Copper % 92.00
Cobalt % 80.50
Additional Metal Recovery Costs
Royalty % 0.00
Metal Transportation $/lb 0.16
Losses and Brokerage % 0.50
Metal Prices
Nickel US$/lb 9.01
Copper US$/lb 2.13
Cobalt US$/lb 18.59
Costings 36.58
18.17
22.75
2.31
2.90
0.70
83.42
7.99
5.54
Mining - Total Ore $/t 32.33
Milling - Ore $/t 16.06
General & Admin $/t 20.11
Power $/t 2.04
Metal Transporation $/t 2.56
Losses & Marketing $/t 0.62
Total Mining & Milling $/t 73.73
Cost per lb Ni $/lb 7.06
Cost per lb Ni, net of Cu+Co credits $/lb 4.90
Lynn Lake Nickel Mine Prefeasibiltiy Study - Wardrop, 2007 for
Independent Nickel Corp
(All $ are Canadian $ unless otherwise stated. Exchange rate US$/CDN$ = 0.87)

EL Deposit target grades are much higher

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Canadian Company
TSX Symbol: FNI
Shares Outstanding: 508.2 Million
Warrants: 171.6 Million
Options: 22.9 Million
Fully Diluted: 702.6 Million
SharePrice (as of 06/02/2012): $0.14
52 Week High/Low: $0.22 / $0.04
Institutional Ownership: ~57%
Management Ownership (1): ~4%
November 2010 GENIVAR Feasibility Study on the Depth Zone
IRR of 50% and NPV of C$38.0 M at a discount rate of 10% [(1)]
Annual production of 10.0 M lb nickel, 7.0 M lb copper, and 175,000 lb of cobalt
6.5 year mine life with significant potential to add resources through exploration
Mining 2011 –2017 yields:
51.7 M lb payable Ni
34.4 M lb payable Cu Taken from company presentation February 2012
1.0 M lb payable Co
http://www.firstnickel.com/uploads/documents/presen
Total Estimated Cash Production Cost of $US5.56/lbNi (net of by product credits) tations/FNI-Presentation-Feb-2012.pdf
Mineral Reserve estimate completed to CIM standards1.44 Mt @ 2.23% Ni, 1.36% Cu, 0.083% Co [(2)]
Notes:
(1) US$8.75/lb nickel, US$3.00/lb copper, US$15.00 cobalt, and US$/C$ exchange rate of US$1.00
(2) 1.5% Ni Equivalent Cut off Grade
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Mined
1.9 Mt @ 2.5% Ni, 1.15% Cu
226 Ni t/vm
(mined)
Mined Depth
132 Ni t/vm
210 m
(mining + reserves)
Upper Zone
Reserve Interim Inferred Resource
2.2 Mt @ 1.26% Ni Exploration Target [(] * [)] 1.8 Mt @ 0.8% Ni, 0.4% Cu,
0.02% Co
5.2 to 7.4 Mt @ 1.0 - 1.9%
Ni, 0.4 – 0.7% Cu, 0.02 –
Upper Zone
0.05% Co
500m
Exploration Drive & Drilling
600 m
125 Ni t/vm
(resource)
Drill Hole KUD810 Untested
1.40 m @ 2.50% Ni &
2.90 m @ 3.00% Ni Lower Zone XND001W1
900m 23.75 m @ 3.34% Ni, 1.54% Cu &
0.08% Co
incl 13 m @ 4.27% Ni & 0.89% Cu
Mined Depth Adjacent Deposits
1,100 m
To 1,100 mbs
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[ * From Panoramic Resources Ltd – company presentation – June 2010]

[ * This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource. ]

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Upcoming Milestones:

  • How big is it?

  • Drilling to continue across multiple holes during 2012

  • Recent drilling results have re-shaped the deposit’s prospectivity

  • EM results are important to drilling at depth

  • Priority target – high-grade potential at depth

    • Already underway

    • Analysis of the prospective economics of the project

      • Drilling in 2012 to define the new resource

      • Focussed on Lower Zone Breccia

Other Key Points

Option to earn 100% project equity by October 2012

Corazon funded for current drilling – planned to mid-2012

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Spectacular new nickel sulphide discovery below historical nickel mineCZN discovery hole: 23.75m @ 3.34% Ni, 1.54% Cu, 0.08% Co

Corazon with option to acquire 100% equity in project Excellent infrastructure / strong local mining culture

Upgraded Exploration Target[*] of between 5.2Mt and 7.4Mt with contained metal ranges of:

Nickel Copper Cobalt 52,000t - 139,000t 23,000t - 55,000t 1,200t - 3,900t

Exploration drilling ongoing – regular news flow over coming months Capital structure has little downside risk

  • This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource.

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Forward Looking Statements

This presentation has been prepared by Corazon Mining Limited (“Corazon”). It contains forecasts and forward looking statements which are no guarantee of future performance and which involve certain risks. Actual results and future outcomes will in all likelihood differ from those outlined herein. The presentation should not be construed as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase securities in Corazon. Nor is it an inducement to make offer or an invitation with respect to said securities.

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as “expect(s)”, “feel(s)”, “believe(s)”, “will”, “may”, “anticipate(s)” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding future production, resources or reserves and exploration results. All of such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) those relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits and conclusions of economic evaluations, (ii) risks relating to possible variations in reserves, grade, planned mining dilution and ore loss, or recovery rates and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, (iii) the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies, (iv) risks related to commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, (v) risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms or delays in obtaining governmental approvals or in the completion of development or construction activities, and (vi) other risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s prospects, properties and business strategy. Our audience is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to revise and disseminate forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of or non-occurrence of any events.

Mineral Resource

The EL Mine was one of the highest grade nickel mines in the district, having operated between 1954 and 1962 and produced 1.9Mt @ 2.5% nickel and 1.15% copper to a mined depth of only 210 metres. Whilst the defined boundary of the mineralised host unit is well established, drilling in areas of the resource has not been of sufficient density to accurately define the distribution of high-grade sulphide mineralisation. For this reason, the influence of the high grade material within the resource has been restricted and consequently the resource is categorised as inferred. This resource provides a very good base from which to focus on-going exploration, and it is the Company’s opinion that it is conservative in terms of the full potential of the deposit and that additional drilling will provide a more accurate model particularly for the distribution of high-grade mineralisation.

Mineral Resources have been estimated using standard accepted industry practices. All Resources have been estimated via Block Ordinary Kriging using 2m composite samples. No top cuts have been applied which was considered appropriate for the nature and style of the mineralization. Directional Variography was modeled for all zones based on 2m composites. Geological and mineralization modeling has been achieved by 3D modeling of the inner and outer core of the intrusive mafic/ultramafic plug and the mined voids. A Block model was developed for the deposit incorporating a suitable parent and sub block dimension to allow adequate volume resolution of modeled geology and mineralization. Grade interpolation (via Block Ordinary Kriging) was then undertaken using a multiple estimation pass strategy.

Mineral Resources are classified on a basis of drill-hole spacing, geological continuity and predictability, sampling, analytical, spatial and density QAQC criteria. Where quoted, Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve tonnes, pounds or ounces are rounded to appropriate levels of precision.

Corazon have yet to complete mining studies or metallurgical/processing analysis on the EL Mine mineralisation. However, Lynn Lake is an historical nickel, copper and cobalt mining camp which operated for more than 20 years. Reported historical mine base cut-off grades were between 0.5% and 0.7% nickel. Metal recoveries reported were approximately 85% for nickel, 93% for copper and 80% for cobalt. Past mining utilized very simple open stope with sublevel mining methods. The historical EL Mine main stope is up to 100 metres in diameter, plus 200 metres in depth, and provides a large tonnage - low cost mining opportunity.

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Mineral Resource (continued)

Assay results are obtained from ALS Mineral Services in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Samples are prepared using single stage pulverization of the entire sample. Base metal assays are obtained by 4 Acid digestion using ICP with either Atomic emission spectrometry (AES) or atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) analysis techniques.

Full analytical quality assurance - quality control (QAQC) is achieved using a suite of certified standards, laboratory standards, laboratory duplicates, blanks and grind size analysis. Assays quoted in announcements may be of a preliminary nature.

Assays from Corazon drilling and re-assayed historic drill-holes used in the Mineral Resource have undergone full QA/QC whereas assays from the 2007-2008 drilling by Western Areas did not have field standards used. The spatial location of samples from surface holes is derived from a combination of 3D differential GPS collar survey pickups and Reflex Maxibore® II downhole surveys. Historic underground hole included in the resource have not been surveyed by modern methods collars were digitized and converted from historic level plans.

Exploration Target

This Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling of verifiable quality) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource.

The Exploration Target has been estimated to a depth of 1,200 metres below surface. It follows the discovery of a high-grade nickel sulphide breccia at depth below the historic EL Mine, as well as the recognition in historical drilling of a substantial amount of near surface low-grade mineralisation.

The basis for this target for the EL Deposit includes:-

  • Historical mining at the deposit to a depth of 210 metres below surface

  • Historical mine development to at least 270 metres below surface

  • Underground exploration drilling, sampling and mapping to a depth of approximately 600 metres below surface

  • The regional mining and development depth for the Lynn Lake camp is approximately 1,200 metres

  • There has been approximately 72,300 metres of historical surface and underground drilling complete

  • At the date of definition of the Exploration Target, Corazon Mining Limited had completed in excess of 10,700 metres of surface drilling

  • Good continuity and predictability of geology down-plunge

  • Geological evidence for a deep-seated, explosive mineralising event.

Past exploration and mining records for the EL Mine are extensive and reflects high standards of work.

The zones defined in the Exploration Target include the Upper, Mid and Lower Zones. The Upper Zone includes lower grade material that has the potential to be exploited from lower cost mining methods such as open pit mining. This zone extends to 200 metres below surface. The Mid Zone is the area between 200 and 800 metres below surface, and covers an area defined predominantly by the current Inferred Resource (reported at a 0.6% Ni equivalent[2] bottom cut-off grade). The Lower Zone extends from 800 metres to 1,200 metres below surface, the latter being the maximum depth at which historical underground development was conducted.

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Competent Person

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Andrew Thompson, B.Sc Hons (Geol), MAusIMM, an employee of Corazon Mining Limited. Mr Thompson has sufficient experience that 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 Thompson consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears. All information relating to the Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves of other companies are referenced within this document.

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www.corazon.com.au

Ph +61 (8) 6364 0518 Fx +61 (8) 6210 1872

PO Box 8187 SUBIACO East WA 6008