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ESTRELLA RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2012
Jun 25, 2012
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’ CHILE S STAR IN COPPER-GOLD
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Investor Presentation
June 2012
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Important Information Disclaimer
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This presentation has been prepared by and issued by Estrella Resources Limited ACN 151 155 207 ( Estrella or Company ) to assist in informing interested parties about the Company and should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation.
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Presentation Overview
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| 1. | Executive Summary | 4 | ||
| 2. | Company Overview | 5 | ||
| 3. | Why Chile? | 6 | ||
| 4. | Projects | 9 | ||
| 5. | Board of Directors | 17 | ||
| 6. | Development Plan | 18 | ||
| 7. | Comparable Companies | 19 | ||
| 8. | Summary | 20 | ||
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1. Executive Summary
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Estrella Australian based, Chilean focused copper-gold exploration company Resources Exploring and developing 4 projects (ASX.ESR) Pursuing acquisition of additional highly prospective assets in Chile Listed on the ASX in May 2012 (code: ASX.ESR)
4 Highly i. Agustina (100%): 21km[2] – Highly prospective for IOCG systems Prospective ii. Venus 100%): 90km ² – Prospective for gold exploration Projects iii. Luna (100%): 208km[2] – Prospective for epithermal style gold and copper iv. Inca (91.5%): 54km ² – Prospective for gold exploration
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Agustina Mine Adit
| Key | | Acquisition of Projects | May to Dec 2011 |
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| Milestones | | IP Survey, mapping & sampling at Agustina | Jan 2012 |
| | Drilling commenced at Agustina | May 2012 | |
| | A$6 million IPO completed | May 2012 | |
| | Phase 2 exploration commenced | June 2012 |
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Copper Ore found at Agustina
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2. Company Overview
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| Estrella’s | Ongoing acquisition of high quality assets | ASX Code | ASX Code | ASX.ESR | ||
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| Chilean | Focus on Brownfields projects | Share Price (as at 20 June 2012) | A$0.15 | |||
| Strategy | Low Capex & Opex advantages in Chile | Market Cap (as at 20 June 2012) | A$13.1M | |||
| Access to existing mining infrastructure | No. Shares on issue | 87,101,000 | ||||
| Untapped potential for large IOCG deposits | No. Options on issue | 7,205,000 | ||||
| Fast-track to production | Cash at bank (May 2012) | A$6,000,000 | ||||
| Corporate | 100% owned Chilean subsidiary that owns and | |||||
| Structure | manages all the Chilean assets | Board of Directors | ||||
| Significant institutional presence on the share register | ||||||
| Estrella Resources | ||||||
| Limited (Australia) | ||||||
| Board | Dr. Jason Berton, Managing Director | 100% | ||||
| Gavin Solomon, Non-executive Chairman | Estrella Resources | |||||
| Julian Bavin, Non-executive Director | (Chile) SpA. | |||||
| Simon Kidston, Non-executive Director Justin Clyne, Company Secretary |
Agustina Project | Inca Project Venus Project Luna Project |
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| (100%) | (91.5%) (100%) (100%) |
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3. Why Chile?
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Why Chile?
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World’s largest copper producer
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35% of global copper output for the last 30 years
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~38% of global copper reserves
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Mining investment pipeline estimated to be ~US$70B (2010-2015)
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All major international miners active in Chile
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BHP Billiton, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Xstrata, Teck Cominco, Kinross, Phelps Dodge, Barrick Gold and Newmont
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Santiago
Network
Knowledgeable Workforce
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Strategically positioned to service Asia and North America
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Export orientated country with good infrastructure
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One of South America’s most stable and prosperous nations
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Over 100 years of mining history
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Experienced and professional mining and mining services workforce
Substantial Chilean networks of Estrella’s Board & Management
Ready access to high quality workforce from La Serena School of Mines
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3. Why Chile? (Cont)
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Mining Clear legislation and well-established procedures Regime
Favourable royalty regime
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Currently between 4% and 9% royalty on a sliding scale
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A recent Bill raises this to 5% to 14% royalty starting in 2018
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Clear foreign investment framework
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100% foreign ownership
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Legal Protection of Mining Concessions
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Concessions granted on a first come first serve basis
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Chile’s Parliament House, Santiago.
Small mining companies are subject to income tax at a fixed rate
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Taxation
Regime
- Mid-sized mining companies are taxed on a presumptive basis
Corporate income tax of 18.5% in 2012 and 17% thereafter
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- 35% additional tax on profit remittances to foreign shareholders
International Chile is a member of the WTO
Treaties
Chile has signed a double taxation treaty with Australia
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Free trade agreements with US, China, Canada, Australia etc)
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Early production potential with nearby processing plant
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3. Why Chile? (Cont)
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Number of Copper Mining Projects by Country
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Sources: Brook Hunt, Codelco and AON Group (May 2011).
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4. Projects
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Overview
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4 Projects in central northern Chile
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i. Agustina – 450 km north-northwest of Santiago
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ii. Venus – adjacent to Agustina
iii. Luna – 320 km north of Santiago
- iv. Inca - adjacent to Luna
Acquisition of quality brownfields projects facilitated by Estrella’s unique ‘in-country’ advantages
All Projects located in established mining region
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Collahuasi (Anglo Xstrata)
Escondida (BHP RIO)
2,185mt @ 0.89% Cu
121mt @ 0.81% Cu
Productora (Hot Chili)
85mt @ 0.6% Cu Pascua Lama (Barrick)
17.8Moz Au, 718Moz Ag
Huasco Port
Agustina Project
Venus (Flagship Project)
Project
Luna Project
La Serena
Coquimbo Port Inca Project
Carmen de Andacollo
(Teck) 161mt Cu @ 0.42 Santiago
Legend:
Estrella’s Projects
Chilean Cities
Shipping Port
Producing Cu Mine
Atacama Fault Zone
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Location of Projects - Central Chile.
Copper oxide mineralisation at Agustina.
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4. Projects - Agustina
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Option to acquire 100% of Agustina concessions
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Overview
Covers 4 mining leases with total area of 21.0km[2 ] Numerous artisanal copper and gold mines
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Geology “Brownfields project” highly prospective for IOCG
Mineralisation hosted in numerous fault breccia structures Agustina hosts several copper, gold and iron ore prospects
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Some exploited historically on a small scale
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Visible controls on mineralisation de-risks exploration
Orion: Multiple artisan mines, High grade Cu with Au credits, Continuous mineralisation in fault breccias
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Prospects
Centauri: Au workings, grades of 69.25g/t in stockpiles
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Nova: Cu workings, similar faults to Orion, valid mining permit.
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Aurora: Along strike of Cu workings at Naciamento
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sample results and mapped structural trend (red line)
Location of exploration targets
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4. Projects - Agustina (Cont)
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Orion Maiden drilling currently underway
Exploration
High ‘chargeability’ IP anomalies identified
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Coincide with high Cu & Au sample results
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>2km long, >600m wide from surface to >300m depth
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10 targets in mineralised parallel structures (Cu & Au) identified
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- Widths up to 50m over a 4km strike length
Mineralised structures linking the parallel zones also observed
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- Good bulk tonnage potential
Mineralisation from surface on all projects
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- Significant potential to extend at depth (> 1 km)
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300 m
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IP survey with grab samples overlaid and structural trend (red line).
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Cross-section view shows highly anomalous response (ying beneath grab sample 1. Highly anomalous response cfrom surface to >300m depth
Inside mine adit at Agustina
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4. Projects - Agustina (Cont)
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Exploration Program
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Soil & rock chip sampling program
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Mapping and sampling to identify mineralised structures IP survey across known mineralised structures Maiden drilling campaign commenced at Orion
Nov- Dec 2011 Nov- Dec 2011 Dec 2011-Jan 2012 May 2012
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2,000m diamond drilling program
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Drilling to test artisanal mines and geophysical anomalies at Orion, Agustina
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Assay Results from initial drilling
July/Aug 2012
- Numerous local labs are located in La Serena
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4. Projects - Agustina (Cont)
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Infrastructure
Nearby Projects
Road: 6km from the Pan American Highway via good gravel road
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Rail : 10km from a rail line to port of Coquimbo. Cape gauge and currently moves 7Mt per annum
Power: Grid power available via construction of a 10km power line
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Ports: Coquimbo/La Serena (90km) and Huasco (160km)
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Processing: Concentrator facilities located within 10km of Agustina
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Water: Underground water available 13km NW of Agustina
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Andacollo (Teck Resources) – 484Mt @ 0.35% Cu (reserve)
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La Productora (Hot Chilli) – 85.1 Mt @ 0.6% Cu, 0.1 g/t Au (resource)
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Processing facility near Agustina.
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Port of
Coquimbo
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Location map of Agustina Project.
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4. Projects - Venus
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Venus 100% owned by Estrella
Overview
Located 75 km NNW of La Serena
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Covers area totalling 90 km[2]
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Highly prospective region for high grade copper-gold
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Mineralised fault structures similar to Agustina
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Southern extension of Agustina project
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- Significant artisanal mining across entire tenement
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Significant nearby infrastructure including road access and rail line
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Agustina and Venus concessions including new tenure.
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Rail bridge 12 km north of Venus.
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4. Projects – Luna/Inca
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Luna/Inca Overview
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Luna 100% and Inca 91.5% owned by Estrella
Total area of 262km[2] of which Inca is a 54 km[2] subset
Located ~90km SE of Coquimbo
Highly prospective region for high grade copper-gold
Surrounding concession holders include
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Barrick Gold, Codelco, BHP Billiton and Teck
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Good road access across tenement via Barrick/ Codelco JV road
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Mapping and sampling at Alto del Valle located within Luna
Regional Area
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Initial sampling results include 5.2% and 5.4% Cu
Projects lie in a well-known mineralised Cu-Au region close to
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Mines: (Andacollo – Teck/Enami; Veladero; El Indio – closed)
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Pascua Lama Project (Barrick)
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Los Mantos Project (Hot Chili)
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El Milagro Project (Mitsubishi)
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Mollacas & Vallecio Project (Metminco)
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4. Projects – Luna/Inca (Cont)
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Regional NW to SE trending structural corridor: 15km strike length Geology Inca hosts five small scale Cu, Au and Ag mines including - Epithermal breccia's ranging 3-10m in width
Exploration Exploration focus: Structural Corridor with high grade bornite bearing epithermal Cu-Au-Ag systems Strategy
Exploration program:
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Undertake stream sediment and rock chip sampling
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Undertake detailed structural mapping.
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Demonstrates Alto del Valle mineralisation continues onto Inca/Luna
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Sampling confirm Inca/Luna prospective for high grade Au mineralisation
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| Locality | Cu% | Ag g/t | Aug/t |
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| 8 | 2.86 | 60.1 | 0.36 |
| 11 | 3.88 | 106.9 | 12.8 |
| 12 | 3.63 | 112.9 | 0.03 |
| 13 | 1.09 | 95.0 | 0.71 |
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Luna tenements and prospects.
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5. Board of Directors
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Dr. Jason Berton, Managing Director (full time)
Over 12 years mining and exploration industry experience at Barrick, Homestake and BHP Billiton.
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- Also worked as a Senior Geology Consultant for SRK Consulting and as Chief Geologist coordinating due diligence for private equity investments.
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- Specialist Structural Geologist with experience in gold, copper, uranium and iron ore.
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- PhD in Structural Geology and B.Sc (Hons), B.Ec, member of AusIMM and GSA.
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Julian Bavin, Non-executive Director
Over 30 years experience in the mining industry, with over 20 years with Rio Tinto including 8 years as Exploration Director – South America.
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- Current Exec. Director of Pan Global Resources Inc. & Non-Exec. Director of Exeter Resources Inc.
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- BSc Mining Geology (Hons), MSc Mineral Exploration, Member of Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, Chartered Engineer & Fellow of Society of Economic Geologists.
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- Based in Santiago de Chile and Spanish speaker.
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Gavin Solomon, Non-executive Chairman
- Over 30 years experience in Australian and international equity and capital markets.
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- Lawyer by background and experienced Director of ASX listed companies.
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- Founding shareholder and continuing Nonexecutive Director of Endocoal Limited (ASX:EOC).
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Simon Kidston, Non-executive Director
- 20 years investment banking & equity capital markets experience in Australia, UK and Asia.
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- Former Director and co-founder of Endocoal Limited (ASX:EOC)
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- Founding shareholder and continuing Nonexecutive Director of Carabella Resources Limited (ASX:CLR).
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6. Development Plan
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| Indicative Timing | Jun 12 | July 12 | Aug 12 | Sep 12 | Oct 12 | Nov 12 | Dec 12 |
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| Maiden Drilling Program – Orion (Agustina) | |||||||
| Trenching, Mapping & Sampling – Centauri (Agustina) | |||||||
| Drilling at Centauri (Agustina) | |||||||
| Reconnaissance Mapping & Sampling (Luna) | |||||||
| IP & Magnetics Survey – Orion North/West |
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7. Comparable Companies
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| Company | Share Price | Market Cap (Diluted) |
EV ($m) | Cash ($m) | Resources | Location | Status |
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| Mandalay (TSX) | $0.58 | $163.3 | $148.50 | $14.8 | N/a | Chile | Producer (Au, Ag, Sb) |
| Hot Chili | $0.42 | $89.9 | $79.10 | $10.8 | 85.1Mt @ 0.6% Cu and 0.1g/t Au |
Chile | Exploration |
| Latin Resources | $0.26 | $47.0 | $43.60 | $3.4 | N/a | Chile | Exploration |
| Metminco | $0.12 | $201.1 | $157.10 | $44.0 | 943Mt @ 0.37% (3.5 Mt Cu). |
Chile/Peru | Exploration |
| Alara Resources | $0.32 | $66.3 | $37.30 | $29.0 | N/a | Chile | Exploration |
| Estrella Resources | $0.15 | $13.1 | $7.1 | $6.0 | N/a | Chile | Exploration |
Comparison between ASX and TSX listed Chilean focused Companies (as at 21 June 2012).
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8. Summary
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Highly prospective near surface targets identified at Agustina Project for IOCG structures.
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“Drilling has commenced” – targeted exploration program to fast track drilling at Agustina.
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On-ground presence and strong “in-country’’ skills within Board and Management team.
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Large IP anomaly measuring 1.5-2km long, 600m wide and 300m deep from surface already identified.
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South America is an attractive destination for a junior miner.
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Centauri gold mine adit, Agustina Project, central Chile (Au sample 13.15 g/t).
- Estrella concurrently pursuing numerous high quality acquisitions
Strong potential for near term exploration upside
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