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DEVELOP GLOBAL LIMITED Investor Presentation 2012

Mar 18, 2012

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2012 Mines & Money Conference Hong Kong

Michael Mulroney, Managing Director | March 2012

Cautionary Statement

The information contained in this document ("Presentation") has been prepared by Venturex Resources Limited ("Company").

This Presentation does not constitute an offer or invitation to any person to subscribe for or apply for any securitiesin the Company.

While the information contained in this Presentation has been prepared in good faith, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers give any representations or warranties (express or implied) as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this Presentation, or of any other written or oral information made or to be made available to any interested party or its advisers (all such information being referred to as "Information") and liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. Accordingly, to the full extent permitted by law, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers take any responsibility for, or will accept any liability whether direct or indirect, express or implied, contractual, tortious, statutory or otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy or completeness of the Information or for any of the opinions contained in this Presentation or for any errors, omissions or misstatements or for any loss, howsoever arising, from the use of this Presentation.

Neither the issue of this Presentation nor any part of its contents is to be taken as any form of commitment on the part of the Company to proceed with any transaction and the right is reserved to terminate any discussions or negotiations with any person. In no circumstances will the Company be responsible for any costs, losses or expenses incurred in connection with any appraisal or investigation of the Company. In furnishing this Presentation, the Company does not undertake or agree to any obligation to provide the recipient with access to any additional information or to update this Presentation or to correct any inaccuracies in, or omissionsfrom, this Presentation which may become apparent.

This Presentation should not be considered as the giving of investment advice by the Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers. Each party to whom this Presentation is made available must make its own independent assessment of the Company after making such investigations and taking such advice as may be deemed necessary. In particular, any estimates or projections or opinions contained in this Presentation necessarily involve significant elements ofsubjective judgment, analysis and assumptions and each recipientshould satisfy itself in relation to such matters.

This Presentation may include certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical facts, that address future activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company, its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers, do not represent, warrant or guarantee, expressly or impliedly, that the information in this Presentation is complete or accurate. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company disclaims any responsibility to inform any recipient of this Presentation of any matter that subsequently comes to its notice which may affect any of the information contained in this Presentation. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.

Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements.

Corporate Overview

Growing a significant Cu-Zn portfolio in the Pilbara

Exploring for large scale gold deposits in Brazil

Corporate Structure

Share Price Major Shareholders

Regent Pacific Straits Resources Argonaut Group Management Other Shareholders

Capital Structure

Current Share Price (12/3/12) \$ 0.08
Issued Shares m 1,087.24
Market Capitalisation \$m 86.99
Cash \$m 2.60
Debt \$m -
Enterprise Value \$m 84.39

Excellent Location

Resource Growth with Further Discovery Upside

1 The exploration target is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource, and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource under the JORC Code.

Whim Creek Project

  • Historic copper mining area since late 1800s
  • Known VMS1 province
  • Whim Creek, Mons Cupri, Salt Creek
  • New Evelyn Cu-Zn discovery by VXR in 2009
  • Second VMS centre identified, 35km southeast of Whim Creek
  • Previous SX-EW copper operation only treated near surface oxide resources
  • Deeper sulphide mineralisation unmined and under explored
  • Consolidated under single ownership in 2010
  • Current resource 160,000t CuEQ
  • All deposits still open
  • Numerous exploration targets

Sulphur Springs Project

  • Acquired in February 2011 from CBH Resources
  • Largest VMS Cu-Zn deposit in the Pilbara region
  • Current Resource 390,000t CuEQ
  • Project scope re-designed as low impact, high productivity, underground mine
  • All access and land tenure secured
  • Extensive exploration and feasibility study data base being evaluated
  • Identified exploration targets within acquired area

Feasibility Study Scope

Simple Mining Operations

  • Expanding existing open pits at Whim Creek/Mons Cupri
  • High productivity underground mine at Sulphur Springs
  • Centralised Processing Hub at Whim Creek
  • Process Rate 1.3 – 1.5 Mtpa
  • Annual Metal Production (in concentrate)
  • Copper 20,000t
  • Zinc 40,000t
  • Lead 3,500t
  • Silver 0.7Moz
  • Initial Mine Life 9 years

Feasibility Study Update

Review of Development Plan

  • Commenced parallel evaluation of Sulphur Springs Hub
  • Potential significant operating cost benefits
  • Minimal impact on capital costs anticipated
  • Potential inclusion of Salt Creek and Evelyn resources

Feasibility Study Scope Varied

  • Focused on both Whim Creek and Sulphur Springs Hub options
  • Ongoing metallurgical testwork
  • Optimised mine designs impacted ore reserve update pending
  • Detailed engineering design to commence

Completion Date

– Revised Feasibility Study completion – late September quarter

Whim Creek/Salt Creek - Underexplored

Mons Cupri South West – Emerging Discovery?

Liberty-Indee JV – New Frontier

Sulphur Springs – Brownfield Targets

  • Current resource not tested at depth
  • Bledisloe anomaly has anomalous zinc and stringer copper mineralisation on target contact zone
  • No systematic exploration since 1990s

Gold Exploration in Brazil

A Developing Story…

  • CMG Mineração Ltda incorporated and registered Brazilian exploration company 100% owned by Venturex
  • Focused on discovery of large gold deposits
  • Established exploration team in Cuiabá
  • Projects in Mato Grosso and Tapajós gold district, Pará

Tapajós – A Major Emerging Gold Region

  • Site of major 1980s gold rush
  • 16-30 Moz produced by "garimpeiros" from alluvials and shallow bedrock
  • Gold occurs within major NNW trending corridors
  • Cuiú Cuiú -Tocantinzinho trend
  • Several recent large discoveries
  • eg. Tocantinzinho 2Moz
  • Potential for large, stockwork/ shear zone hosted gold deposits
  • Growing tenure position in a competitive region
  • All Projects have extensive garimperio workings
  • No modern exploration

Serra Verde Gold Project

Fofoca Velha, brecciated altered granite

High Grade Fofoca Velha Vein +100g/t

Spider veined granite

Intensely sericitised, silicified Granite and vein material Doca Prospect Shaft Doca Vein - Shaft

Grand Canaã Gold Project

  • 4 Exploration Licences
  • Garimpeiro activity has exposed stockwork veined, sulphidised granite
  • Anomalous trenching results

Forward Outlook

Complete Feasibility Study

  • Anticipated completion late September quarter
  • Development strategy being reviewed

Progress Regional Growth Exploration

  • Brownfields exploration
  • Whim Creek, Mons Cupri, Mons Cupri South West, Sulphur Springs
  • Extensional exploration
  • Salt Creek, Balla Balla
  • Greenfields exploration at Liberty-Indee
  • Commence Drilling Gold Targets in Brazil
  • Regional auger sampling program ongoing
  • Access and environmental permitting in progress

Summary

Australia

  • The only emerging copper-zinc developer in Australia
  • Large existing resource base – 550,000t CuEQ
  • Excellent land position with strong growth potential
  • Feasibility Study completion anticipated late September quarter
  • Future value options being assessed

Brazil

  • Growing footprint in the emerging Tapajós gold region
  • Potential for large gold discoveries

ASX Listed Producers / Developers

Significant ASX listed source of future CuEQ production

Located in the Pilbara – excellent infrastructure and low sovereign risk

Company Mkt Cap1 Project Status Production (CuEQ) CuEQ2
(\$m) FY12E FY13E FY14E (%)
OZ Minerals Ltd 3,110.7 Producer 140.8 137.8 140.2 1.7%
PanAust
Ltd
1,933.9 Producer 90.2 94.1 56.4 0.7%
Sandfire
Resources NL
1,207.7 Construction 17.5 79.3 90.3 6.7%
Discovery Metals Ltd 687.5 Construction 4.0 34.8 42.2 1.6%
Tiger Resources Ltd 265.4 Producer 16.5 35.0 77.4 n/a
Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd 242.9 Producer 58.0 65.0 n/a 2.0%
Hillgrove Resources Ltd 210.3 Producer 1.2 17.6 22.9 1.0%
Altona Mining Ltd 156.6 Producer 9.9 9.9 29.3 0.8%
Kagara Ltd 131.8 Producer 5.2 5.5 6.1 4.0%
Straits Resources Ltd 214.8 Producer 36.1 36.1 36.1 2.0%
Finders Resources Ltd 119.4 Construction 2.2 17.1 24.3 2.5%
YTC Resources Ltd 110.9 Construction 0.3 5.3 12.7 4.0%
Venturex Resources Ltd3 81.5 Advanced Feasibility - - 27.0 3.0%
Mean 2.5%
Median 2.0%

Source: Bloomberg, Company disclosures and guidance, broker reports, Argonaut estimates Notes:

  1. Market capitalisation as at 16 March 2012.

  2. Venturex's FY14 estimated annualised production target.

  3. Copper Equivalent based on stated JORC Reserves. Calculations assumes spot prices as at 16 March 2012 being \$3.89/lb copper, US\$1650/oz gold, US\$32/oz silver, US\$14.33/lb cobalt, US\$8.76/lb nickel, US\$0.0.95/lb lead and US\$0.94/lb zinc.

EV/CuEQ Reserves Comparables

Attractive valuation relative to ASX listed "peers"

Significant exploration upside

Source: Bloomberg, Company disclosures, broker reports Notes:

    1. EV as at 16 March 2012.
    1. JORC Reserves expressed on a Copper Equivalent basis. Calculations assumes spot prices as at 16 March 2012 being \$3.89/lb copper, US\$1650/oz gold, US\$32/oz silver, US\$14.33/lb cobalt, US\$8.76/lb nickel, US\$0.0.95/lb lead and US\$0.94/lb zinc.

Positive Outlook for Copper and Zinc

Copper in balance but inventory shrinking...... zinc supply deficit likely beyond 2014

Source: CRU International; Brook Hunt; GS&PA Research estimates; Bloomberg

Directors & Senior Managements

Mr Tony Kiernan, LLB - Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Kiernan is a solicitor with 35 years experience in management and operation of listed public companies. He is also Chairman of BC Iron and Uranium Equities, and a Director of Liontown Resources and Chalice Gold Mines.

Dr Allan Trench, BSc, PhD, MSc, MBA - Non-Executive Director

Dr Trench is a geologist/geophysicist with 20 years experience in the resources sector, and has extensive business consulting experience. He is Chairman of Navigator Resources and Acadian Mining, and Director of Pioneer Resources, Hot Chili and Kimberley Rare Earths.

Mr John Nitschke, BE(Min), MSc - Non-Executive Director

Mr Nitschke is a mining engineer with over 35 years experience in the mining industry with substantial experience in large resource companies. He is Chairman of TSX-V listed Continental Nickel and IMX Resources, and a Director of Toro Energy.

Mr Michael Mulroney, BAppSc (Geol), MBA - Managing Director

Mr Mulroney has 31 years experience internationally in natural resources and corporate finance including roles at NM Rothschild & Sons (Aust) and Argonaut Capital. He co-founded and was a Director of Breakaway Resources and is a Non-Executive Director of Acacia Coal Limited.

Mr Anthony Reilly, BEc - Executive Director

Mr Reilly has extensive international experience in financial markets, risk management and corporate finance. He was a senior Manager for Westpac.

Mr Ian Suckling, BAppSc (Min) - Chief Operating Officer

Mr Suckling has over 35 years experience as a Mining Engineer, including General Manager of Yandal Operations, General Manager Operations with Sino Mining International and most recently was Senior Director – Underground Mine Engineering for Newmont Mining Corporation.

Ms Liza Carpene, MBA, ACIS - Company Secretary

Ms Carpene has over 15 years experience in corporate administration, HR, IT and community relations with Normandy, Newmont, Agincourt and Oxiana. She has held extensive operational management roles in Australia and Indonesia.

Resources & Reserves as at 1 September 2011

MINERAL RESOURCES ORE RESERVES
Location JORC
Classification
Tonnes
x 1,000
Cu
wt%
Z
n
wt%
P
b
wt%
Ag
g/t
Au
g/t
CuEQ
wt %
JORC
Classification
Tonnes
x 1,000
Cu
wt%
Z
n
wt%
P
b
wt%
Ag
g/t
Au
g/t
CuEQ
wt %
Indicated 967 1.4 1.2 0.2 8.8 0.1 1.8 Probable 687 1.7 1.1 0.2 8.9 0.1 2.1
m
Creek
Whi
Inferred 4 0.5 2.3 0.6 13.9 0.1 1.1
Sub-to
tal
972 1.4 1.2 0.2 8.8 0.1 1.8 Sub-to
tal
687 1.7 1.1 0.2 8.9 0.1 2.1
pri M
easured
1,273 1.5 1.7 0.8 41.1 0.3 2.4
Cu Indicated 3,286 0.7 1.1 0.4 17.7 0.1 1.2 Probable 2,815 1.1 1.8 0.8 32.1 0.2 1.9
Mons Inferred 48 0.7 0.6 0.1 9.0 0.0 0.9
Sub-to
tal
4,607 0.9 1.3 0.5 24.1 0.1 1.5 Sub-to
tal
2,815 1.1 1.8 0.8 32.1 0.2 1.9
Z
n
Indicated 475 0.2 14.1 4.4 107.1 0.5 6.4 Probable 361 0.2 12.8 4.2 109.2 0.5 6.0
Creek
Salt
Cu Indicated
Inferred
423
105
3.7
3.5
0.9
0.1
0.1
0.0
2.7
1.5
0.1
0.0
4.0
3.6
Probable 236 4.1 1.3 0.2 3.2 0.1 4.6
Zn/Cu Sub-to
tal
1,003 2.0 7.0 2.1 52.0 0.3 5.1 Sub-to
tal
597 1.8 6.6 2.1 53.1 0.3 4.8
Indicated 453 2.2 4.5 0.4 42.0 0.9 4.0 Probable 361 2.2 4.5 0.4 40.7 0.9 4.0
Liberty-
ee
Ind
Inferred 204 1.0 1.8 0.2 22.4 0.4 1.8
Sub-to
tal
657 1.8 3.7 0.3 35.9 0.8 3.3 Sub-to
tal
361 2.2 4.5 0.4 40.7 0.9 4.0
M
easured
4,260 1.7 3.4 0.2 18.2 0.0 2.5
Springs Indicated 9,621 1.3 3.8 0.2 18.2 0.0 2.2 Probable 5,663 1.9 4.3 0.0 18.0 0.0 3.0
Sulphur Inferred 5,154 0.7 2.0 0.2 13.9 0.0 1.3
Sub-to
tal
19,035 1.2 3.2 0.2 17.0 0.0 2.0 Sub-to
tal
5,663 1.9 4.3 0.0 18.0 0.0 3.0
M
easured
5,533 1.6 3.0 0.3 23.4 0.1 2.5
Indicated 15,226 1.2 3.3 0.4 20.6 0.1 2.2 Probable 10,123 1.7 3.6 0.4 25.0 0.1 2.8
All Locations Inferred 5,515 0.8 1.9 0.2 13.9 0.0 1.3
T
o
tal Sulphide
R
eso
urces
26,274 1.2 3.0 0.3 19.8 0.1 2.1 T
o
tal Sulphide
R
eserves
10,123 1.7 3.6 0.4 25.0 0.1 2.8

Mons Cupri / Whim Creek / Liberty-Indee: CuEQ = Cu + (Zn X 0.1947) + (Ag X 0.01104) + (Au X 0.483) Salt Creek: CuEQ = Cu + (Zn X 0.28) + (Pb X 0.26) + (Ag X 0.008) + (Au X 0.513) Sulphur Springs: CuEQ = Cu + (Zn X 0.2017) + (Ag X 0.01076)

Competency Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results (Australia) and Mineral Resources (including Whim Creek and Sulphur Springs) is based on information compiled by Messrs Steven Wood and Michael Mulroney, who are Members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Messrs Wood and Mulroney are fulltime employees of Venturex Resources Limited and have sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation, type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Messrs Wood and Mulroney consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Ore Reserves is based on information compiled or reviewed by Mr David Clark who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Clark is a full time employee of RMDSTEM Limited and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation, type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken 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 Clark consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Brazil Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Karl Weber who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Weber is a fulltime employee of CMG Mineração Ltda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venturex Resources Limited, and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation, 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 Weber consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

Contact Details

Michael Mulroney

Managing Director T: +61 8 6389 7400 E: [email protected]

Liza Carpene

Company Secretary T: +61 8 6389 7400 E: [email protected]

Tony Dawe

Professional Public Relations T: +61 8 9388 0944 E: [email protected]

Registered Office

Suite 3, Level 1 127 Cambridge Street West Leederville WA 6007 Australia

Postal Address

PO Box 1444 West Leederville WA 6901 Australia

T: +61 8 6389 7400 F: +61 8 9463 7836 [email protected] www.venturexresources.com

ABN: 28 122 180 205

ASX Code: VXR