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DEVEX RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2011
Jul 10, 2011
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20 000m of drilling – strong newsflow,
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Focus on premier uranium districts – SA & NT
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Exposure to potentially industry-changing technology
Disclaimer and Competent Person Statement
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Forward Looking Statements
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This Presentation may include statements that could be deemed “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 expected in the forward-looking statements or not take place at all.
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No offer to sell or invitation to buy
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This Presentation is not, and should not be considered to, constitute any offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in Uranium Equities Limited, and no part of this Presentation forms the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever with any person. Uranium Equities Limited does not accept any liability to any person in relation to the distribution or possession of this Presentation from or in any jurisdiction.
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Disclaimer
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Whilst care has been exercised in preparing and presenting this Presentation ,to the maximum extent permitted by law, Uranium Equities Limited and its representatives:
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make no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this Presentation;
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accept no responsibility or liability as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this Presentation; and
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� accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions from this Presentation.
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Receipt of this Presentation
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- Competent Person Statement
The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Grant Williamson, Geology Manager – Exploration for Uranium Equities Limited, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Inc and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr. Williamson has sufficient experience in the field of activity being reported 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, and consents to the release of information in the form and context in which it appears here.
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2011 Company Highlights
Advanced Exploration Projects:
- Nabarlek Project
Exploration in Premier Uranium Districts & Industry Changing Technology.
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U40 prospect - 6 . 8m @ 6 . 71% U 3 O 8
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Over 9000m of RC/DDH planned
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Significant ground gravity survey
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Frome Basin
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4200m Rotary Mud Drilling has begun
• Targeting Beverley/Four Mile analogues E x erna t ll y un F d e d G reen fi e ld s xp ora E l ti on:
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Lake Blanche - identified paleochannels
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6000m rotary mud drilling planned
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Headwaters - identified radiometric anomalies
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~2000m RC drilling planned
PhosEnergy:
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Industry changing by-product uranium recovery technology
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Demonstration Plant – Constructed and ready for planned deployment Q3 2011
Alli ator Rivers Ex loration g p
The place to find world class deposits.
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Alligator Rivers: A world class Uranium province.
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Nabarlek Mine: Closed in 1988. Mined 24.8Mlb U3O8 @ 1.84% with surface projection of 200m x 50m
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Nabarlek Project: 477 km[2] in the h ear o t f th e Alli ga or t Ri vers ran um U i Field including:
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MLN962 UEQ e q uit y 100%.
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West Arnhem Joint Venture with Cameco (UEQ 40%)
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Headwaters Project: Over 3000 km[2] of granted tenements. (Vale Earning 70%)
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WAJV - 2011
Exceptional results in 2010 being followed up
Project: West Arnhem JV
- UEQ 40%:Cameco 60% (Cameco Managers)
2011 Exploration Plan:
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Geo h sics and tar eted p y g
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drilling over highly prospective Quarry Fault Zone
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Drill testing extensions to known mineralisation at Coopers Prospect
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Planned Drilling
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1200m Diamond Drilling
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3150m RC Drilling
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Quarry
Fault
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Nabarlek Mine Lease 1988
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WAJV – U40 Pros ect p
U40 and structural repetitions.
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RC program in 2010 intersected high grade uranium.
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Follow up diamond drilling returned (see ASX release 21/12/2010):
NAD7492
6.8m @ 6.71 % U3O8 from 75m
7.3m @ 1.68 % Cu from 74.5m
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4.5m @ 0.91 ppm Au from 76.5m
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1.5m @ 0.54 ppm Pd & 0.24 ppm Pt from 78.5m
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2011 Planned Exploration (June to Aug)
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Diamond drilling at U40
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RC d r illi ng at structura repet t ons an l i i d geochemical anomalism at U40 East and U40 Southeast
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Gravity Survey over prospective QFZ
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NAD7492
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WAJV Coo ers Pros ect p p
Extensions to known mineralisation.
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Planned 2011 drilling to test extensions of known mineralisation to the southwest
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• Significant geochemical anomaly associated with mar ins of distinct ma netic g g
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low.
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NAR7374
NAR7386
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- 2010 RC drilling intersected ore grade mineralization including: NAR7374 6.0m @ 3282 ppm U3O8 from 23m
incl. 3.0m @ 6069 ppm U3O8 from 26m
NAR7386 23.0m @ 1980 ppm U3O8 from 40m
incl. 4.0m @ 3830 ppm U3O8 from 47m incl. 3.0m @ 3066 ppm U3O8 from 55m
2011 Nabarlek ML – 100% UEQ
Drilling in the shadow of the Headframe.
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Broad spaced geochemical drilling in 2010 produced several targets
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2011 field program to focus on the Boomerang Corridor north of the Nabarlek pit
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5000m RC drilling planned be innin in Jul g g y
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Targets are unconformity related mineralisation below thin sandstone cover
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Headwaters Project
Funded exploration with identified anomalies
Project: Headwaters JV
- Vale Earning 70%
(UEQ Managers)
2010 Exploration:
- Airborne geophysics highlighted potential extension of Coronation Hill high-strain corridor containing distinct radiometric anomalies
2011 Planned Exploration (August):
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Ground reconnaissance around identified anomalies
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Proposed RC drilling to test any identified high priority anomalies
Target radiometric anomalies
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Frome Basin Project
Prime location in Australia’s ISL district.
Pr t: Fr o m e B as in ojec
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West Lake Frome JV (UEQ Earning 80%)
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UEQ 100% Tenements
Model:
- Targeting sandstone hosted, structurally controlled tabular Roll-Front U deposits
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Analogous geology to
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Beverley 21,000 t U3O8
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Four Mile 30 , 000 t U3O8
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2,397 km2 in well endowed ISL province
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Frome Basin Structural Model
Untested positions analogous to Four Mile.
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Importance of structure: critical in ground selection
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Over 100km of strike along highly prospective structural corridor.
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Presence of multiple permeable sand units bound by confining shales & clays
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Sparse historical exploration
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25 Rotary Mud drill holes planned for approximately 4200m drilling
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2011 Lake Blanche JV
Large scale regional drilling program
Pro j ect: Lake Blanche JV • Cameco Earning 51% (Cameco Managers)
Previous Exploration:
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2009 Drilling identified anomalous uranium in 2 holes and redox front
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2010 Ground EM survey highlighted potential broad palaeochannel drainage
2011 Planned Exploration (beginning June):
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6000m rotary mud drilling targeting prospective Tertiary and Cretaceous sediments
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Further geophysics to track palaeo-drainage
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Rudall River JV
Brownfields exploration adjacent the Kintyre Deposit
Project: Rudall River JV
- UEQ 40%: Cameco 60%
Previous Ex loration: p
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Excellent geochem database
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Recent GA Airborne EM survey over Patterson's district
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Adjacent the Kintyre deposit purchased by Cameco/Mitsubishi for US$495 million in 2008
2011 Plan:
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Progress project to granted status
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Pre p are work p ro g ram
Plannin for 2011 g
Drilling Programs – Q3/Q4 2011
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Nabarlek Mine Lease 1988
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Uranium E uities q
The PhosEnergy Process.
The PhosEnergy Process
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Scale of the O ortunit pp y
More than $1 billion in potential revenue per annum.
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Worldwide 100Mt phosphate processed annually.
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~20 million lb of contained U O 3 8
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15 - 18% of world’s annual U O 3 8
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production currently going unrecovered.
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Multiple potential development opportunities globally.
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Major Phosphate Production:
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Group OCP (Morocco)
Worldwide distribution of phosphate production – area denotes relative production
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Mosaic Co (USA)
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� PCS (USA) � IFF CO ( In d i a)
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Historical Uranium from Phos hates p
Proven reliable source of uranium.
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Production from
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Phosphates (Mlb/a)
US U Uranium Spot Price (US$/lb)
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Over 5 million lb per annum produced globally in ’80’s.
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Production ceased in ‘90’s due to high operating cost and low uranium price.
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Technological advances and utility demand are reviving the uranium from phosphates industry.
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By-Product Sources:
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Currently account for 10% of world primary uranium production (OD)
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Scope to increase this market share to fill predicted market deficit.
The PhosEner Process gy
The change required to rejuvenate an industry.
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Develo p ed b y UEQ in p artnershi p with:
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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).
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A major US based phosphate producer.
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PhosEnergy is a “bolt on process” to recover U3O8 as a by-product at existing phosphate production facilities.
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PhosEnergy applies conventional technologies in an innovative manner to achieve:
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Low operating cost - 20 – 25 US$/lb
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High uranium recovery - over 92%
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Improved environmental outcomes - reduced waste
Without material impact to the phosphate process.
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The Current Position
Technology developed and funding in place.
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Several International Patent applications filed.
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Partnered with Cameco – One of t h e wor ld’ s argest uran um l i producers (Invested US$12.5M of which ~US$5M is on hand)
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• Ongoing development through staged investment of up to ’
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US$16 . 5M to earn 70% of UEQ s rights in the technology.
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Cameco to fund at least 50% of UEQ’s first facility capital requirements (terms to be negotiated).
Above: The process was tested at pilot scale at an operating fertilizer production facility.
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PhosEner – 2011 Activities gy
Continued advancement towards commercialisation
- Construction of a modular demonstration facility in Australia completed – aim to deploy H2 2011;
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Pre-Feasibility Study planned to commence H2 2011;
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Further technical refinement ongoing aiming to further improve operating cost an d e ffi c ency; i
Summar y
Multiple opportunities for significant growth.
Short Term Focus (3 – 6 months)
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Frome Basin Exploration targeting structural position analogous to Beverley and Four Mile Deposits
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Alligator Rivers exploration – West Arnhem JV and Nabarlek Mineral Lease.
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Lake Blanche Exploration (C ameco Managers )
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Commence PhosEnergy Process Demonstration Plant
Medium Term Focus (6 – 12 months)
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PhosEner Process Pre-Feasibilit Stud gy y y
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Progress Rudall River project Native Title process
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Progress Oodnadatta and Marla projects Native Title process
ASX:UEQ
| Capital Structure |
Capital Structure and People Board |
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| Shares 210M Fully Diluted 224M |
Tony Kiernan Chairman Bryn Jones Managing Director |
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| Market Cap @ 8c $16 2M . Cash (31 Mar) $6.5M __________ |
Tim Goyder Non Exec Director Tom Pool Non Exec Director __________ |
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| Major Shareholders % UEQ Directors 155% |
Management Rolf Heinrich CFO & Company |
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. (Tim Goyder 14.3%) Lagoon Creek 48% |
Nabarlek Mine Lease 1988 Secretary Rob Meade General Manager Gl |
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. Resolute Mining 4.5% Top 20 56% |
eoogy James Davidson General Manager Urtek |
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Major Shareholdings at 24 May 2011 |