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METRO MINING LIMITED Investor Presentation 2015

Nov 10, 2015

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October 2015

Bauxite Hills | Delivering Value

CORPORATE SNAPSHOT Heading

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Metro Mining Shareholders
Share Price (A$) NetWealth
Investments
DADI
0.140 5%
Body copy 16%
Mr Gregory
0.120 Other Willims
47%
6%
0.100
Balanced
Property
0.080 XINFA Group 19%
6%
0.060
Capital Structure 10 November 2015
0.040 Share Price 7cents
Shares on Issue 358.5m
0.020
Market Cap A$25.0m
- Options 10.7m
Cash (30 Sept ’15) A$6.6m
Debt Nil
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Located 95km North of Weipa on Western Cape York

 Area regarded internationally as a leading Bauxite Province  Area world-renowned for its deposits of high-quality, export-grade bauxite

  • Consists of two bauxite plateaus situated next to the Skardon River with Reserves of 48.2Mt*

 50.2% total Al2O3

 38.4% THA

 6.4% RxSi

  • Nearby existing infrastructure

  • Positive community engagement

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Bauxite Hills High Margin Development Opportunity Heading

 Simple Construction and operation

 Low CAPEX and OPEX

 DFS demonstrates robust economics with post-tax NPV[15%] of A$235 M and 148% IRR*

  • 25+ years** mine life following recent Reserve increase

  • 1.95Mtpa** Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) operation targeting Q3 2017 production

  • Positive Market Fundamentals with increasing demand and positive outlook

 High quality product in available Al2O3 with third party confirmation of DSO product suitability  Strong community support from Cape York stakeholders with Native Title progressing well

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Completed for 2 million tonnes per annum

Key Financial Result Output Key Financial Assumptions Input
NPV15%(Real, after tax) A$235M Annual Production Rate (Steady State) 1.95Mt**
IRR 148% LOM Production 49.1Mt
Payback Period 1.1 years Mine Life 25.2 years
Total LOM Revenue A$2.87B Bauxite Price (FOB) US$38.60 – 45.40/t
LOM Average Annual EBITDA A$54.4M Exchange Rate (AUD/USD) 0.75
LOM Average Annual NPAT A$37.3M Discount Rate 15%
LOM Average Operating Margin A$28.73/t Pre-Mining Development Capital Expenditure A$33.9M
LOM Average Operating Costs (ex-Royalties) A$22.49/t Deferred and Sustaining Capital Expenditure A$4.9M
LOM Total Operating Expenditure A$29.75/t Working Capital A$4.0M

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CAPEX CAPEX
Item Amount (incl contingency)
Haul roads and site establishment A$3.17M
Navigational aids and cyclone moorings A$1.05M
Site Infrastructure including BLF and accommodation
camp
A$24.28M
Mining and ancillary equipment A$2.91M
Mobilisation, insurances and EPC design A$2.49M
Total A$33.9M
CAPEX estimates have been undertaken to an accuracy of ±15% & supported by detailed design
engineering & direct industry quotes. As part of the DFS varying levels of contingency have been
assessed at each item reflecting the level of confidence achieved in each of the estimates.
OPEX OPEX
Item Amount
Mining, haulage and operation of BLF A$7.09/t
Transhipment activities A$9.17/t
Site and administrative costs A$6.24/t
Total Operating Costs (ex-royalties) A$22.49/t
Royalties and other costs A$7.26/t
Total A$29.75/t
OPEX estimates have been undertaken to an accuracy of ±15% and
supported by first principles engineering estimates and direct
industry quotes.

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Metro will maximise opportunities provided by an Environmental Impact Study.

The 1.95Mtpa* DFS identified the project has excellent potential and a resource base that could support a larger annual production rate.

  • Potential benefits identified included:

  • Realising economies of scale and achieve superior financial returns

  • Greater utilisation of deployed capital

  • Stronger presence in the bauxite market,

A Terms of Reference for a 5Mtpa mining operation has been submitted

 Work on a Scoping Study for a 2Mt start up, ramping to 4-5Mtpa has begun

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Clear vegetation & remove overburden strip mine bauxite

return overburden & replace topsoil - then revegetate

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Overburden (~0.5m)
DSO Bauxite Horizon (~1.75m)
Ironstone
Mottled Zone
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Haul ore 5-10km to stockpile & barge loading Barge ore 10km down Skardon River

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Tranship to bulk carrier, for export

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 Cape York’s high quality export grade bauxite with high alumina content and its characteristics are well known to Chinese and other international alumina refineries

 Located close to international shipping routes with low relative freight costs to China

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47.3% Al2O3
2.79% Silica
46.1% Al2O3
47.6% Al2O3
3.13% Silica
2.87% Silica
48.4% Al2O3
6.51% Silica
51.5% Al2O3 / 5.45% Silica
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Despite concern over China’s economy, aluminium demand is forecast to remain strong with much of the industry forecasting 5 -8 % growth over next decade.

  • Imported bauxite demand is expected to stay strong due to a number of factors:

  • Depleting reserves and grades for domestic producers forces domestic supply to be replaced by imported supply

  • Growth in the demand for aluminium

  • Existing demand from merchant refineries

CBIX CFR Range ---- CBIX CFR Range
Bauxite Hills FOB Range ---- Bauxite Hills FOB Range

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 Over past decade there’s been change in the global 3rd party bauxite market due to Chinese alumina refineries processing imported bauxite

 Since Indonesia ban on raw material export, Chinese refineries developing new global bauxite sources in Fiji, Australia, Guinea, Malaysia and other countries

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 China imported
120.0 22.7 Mt of bauxite
in first half of 2015.
100.0 Approx 75% of
Shanxi imports are low temp
80.0 Inner Mongolia bauxite
Henan
60.0 Guizhou  Indonesian bauxite
Chongqing ban still in place
40.0 Shandong  Malaysia could export
up to 15-20Mt in 2015
20.0
however Malaysia
bauxite resources are
- 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 unknown.
Million Tonne
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Native Title Agreement Pathway

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Facilitation of further community and stakeholder engagement. Continued positive local community engagement and support Preferred Right to Negotiate process with Native Title owners progressing well On schedule to conclude Q4 2015

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Product Quality & Marketing Heading

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Off-take Discussions and Marketing Strategy Progressing Well

  • Marketability studies undertaken by industry consultants CM Group

  • Bauxite Hills is product suitable for low temperature refining process used in over 80% of China’s current refining capacity – confirmed by customers

  • Off-take discussions with major shareholder Xinfa other Chinese consumers continue to progress well  MOU (non-binding) with Xinfa

  • Appointment of China bauxite marketing expert Norman Ting has been successful and is resulting in strong advances in off-take negotiations

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  • Definitive Feasibility Study for 2Mtpa mine completed & released to market 5 Nov 2015

  • Development plan is to commence mining at 2Mtpa and expand to a 4 or 5 Mtpa operation.

  • A Scoping Study to determine optimum tonnage is underway and will result in:

  • It is anticipated that a Scoping Study will:

    • Delineate a higher annual mining rate

    • Improved Capital Intensity

    • Lower OPEX due to economies of scale

  • A New Mine Plan

  • Review Operating Strategy

  • Review Capital and Operating Model

  • Updated Financial Model

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Activity 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1.95Mtpa DFS Completed
Native Title Agreements
EIS Approvals
4-5Mtpa Scoping Study
4-5Mtpa DFS
Financing
Mining Lease Grant
Mine Construction . . . .
Mine Production*
First Shipment

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Future Opportunities Heading Bauxite Tenements in Cape York 1,300sq kilometres of exploration permits in a region well known for its high-quality, export grade bauxite. Body copy

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Reconnaissance Exploration programme undertaken in 2015 Opportunity to Increase production by replicating the Bauxite Hills model

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Attractive Fundamentals
Global growth in aluminium consumption
Increasing demand for bauxite in China
Strong price growth forecasted
Focus on DSO quality bauxite
Favourable Location
Western Cape York is known for high-quality export grade bauxite
Proposed mine located close to international shipping routes
Low freight costs to China
Robust Economics
Simple DSO project
Long mine life(25+ years*)
Low capex and opex
Off-take opportunities currently in negotiation
Ideally Positioned
Close proximity to existing infrastructure
Near term development of Bauxite Hills
Large land holding on Cape York

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mr Simon Finnis | Chief Executive Officer Mr Scott Waddell | CFO & Company Sec Mr Mike O’Brien | Project Director

REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE

Level 8, 300 Adelaide St, Brisbane Q 4000 PO Box 10955, Adelaide St, Brisbane Q 4000 Tel: +61 (0) 3009 8000 F: +61 (0) 7 3221 4811 Email: [email protected] Website: www.metromining.com.au

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr Stephen Everett | Independent Non-Executive Chairman Mr Jijun Liu | Non-Executive Director

Mr Dongping Wang | Non-Executive Director Mr Ken Xiao | Alternate NED to Mr Liu Mr Xiaoming Yuan | Alternate NED to Mr Wang Mr Philip Hennessy | Independent Non-Executive Director Mr George Lloyd | Independent Non-Executive Director Mr Lindsay Ward | Independent Non-Executive Director

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DISCLAIMER

Statements and material contained in this Presentation, particularly those regarding possible or assumed future performance, production levels or rates, commodity prices, resources or potential growth of Metro Mining Limited, industry growth or other trend projections are, or may be, forward looking statements . Such statements relate to future events and expectations and, as such, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Graphs used in the presentation (including data used in the graphs) are sourced from third parties and Metro Mining has not independently verified the information. Metro Mining is at an early development stage and while it does not currently have a operating bauxite mine it is taking early and preliminary steps (such as but not limited to Feasibility Studies etc.) that are intended to ultimately result in the building and construction of an operating mine at its project areas. Although reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts stated in this Presentation are accurate and or that the opinions expressed are fair and reasonable, no reliance can be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information contained in this document or on its completeness. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Nothing in this Presentation should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell shares in any jurisdiction.

Technical information about the Bauxite Hills Project.

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Neil McLean who is a consultant to Metro Mining and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (F.AusIMM). Mr McLean has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr McLean consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information in this report that relates to Mining and Reserves is based on information compiled by MEC Mining and reviewed by Maria Joyce, a Competent Person who is a Chartered Engineer of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The information in this report to which this statement is attached that relates to the “Metro Mining – Bauxite Hills” Reserve Estimate based on information compiled by Maria Joyce, a consultant to Metro Mining and a Competent Person who is a Chartered Engineer of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Maria Joyce is the head of the Technical Services division and full-time employee of MEC Mining Pty Ltd. Maria Joyce has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization, type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Maria Joyce consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on her information in the form and context in which it appears.

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