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PAYDIRT GOLD CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
March 2011
Important Notice
Disclaimer
This document has been prepared by Reed Resources Ltd (“Reed” or “the Company”) to provide an update of the Company to investors and potential new shareholders.
Any statements, opinions, projections, forecasts or other material contained in this document do not constitute any commitments, representations or warranties by Reed and associated entities or its directors, agents and employees. Except as required by law, and only to the extent so
required, directors, agents and employees of Reed shall in no way be liable to any person or body for any loss, claim, demand, damages, costs or expenses of whatsoever nature arising in any way out of, or in connection with, the information contained in the document.
This document includes certain statements, opinions, projections, forecasts and other material, which reflect various assumptions. The assumptions may or may not prove to be correct. Recipients of the document must make their own independent investigations, consideration and evaluation of the opportunity to invest in the Company. By accepting this document the recipient agrees that if it proceeds further with its investigations, consideration or evaluation of the opportunity to invest in the Company it shall make and rely solely upon its own investigations and inquiries and will not in any way rely upon the document.
Reed Corporate Snapshot
Background
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Reed Resources Ltd ( ASX: RDR ) is a WA‐focused exploration and mining company, listed in 2002
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3 main projects across gold, lithium and vanadium ‐ proven strategy to acquire and develop undervalued assets across varying commodities
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Completed $40 million raising in February 2011 to fund the purchase and feasibility study of 2.5 Moz Meekatharra gold project in Murchison region of WA
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» Grade focused strategy has already delivered a 34% improvement in grade at Jack Ryan deposit and first resource estimate at Callisto deposit
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Now evaluating opportunities for other advanced projects, including:
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» Mt Marion lithium (Reed 70%) ‐ poised to be the world’s 2[nd] largest spodumene producer in 2012
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» Barrambie vanadium (Reed 100%) –
Market Capitalisation
| Last price_(30‐Mar‐11)_ | $ | 0.58 |
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| Shares on issue_(Post EGM)_ | $ | 262.2 |
| Market capitalisation | $m | 152 |
| Cash_(Post EGM 6‐Apr‐11)_ | $m | 31 |
| Debt_(due 30 June 2011)_ | $m | 9.0 |
| * RDR also has 20.5m unlisted executive (exercisable between $0.75 and $1.20) Enterprise value |
options on issue $m 130 |
12 Month Share Price
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$0.90 2.5m
$0.80
$0.70 2.0m
$0.60
1.5m
$0.50
$0.40
1.0m
$0.30
$0.20 0.5m
$0.10
$0.00 0.0m
Volume (RHS) Price (LHS)
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Reed Project Snapshot
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| LITHIUM | GOLD | VANADIUM | Other | ||||
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| Mt Marion, 100% | Meekatharra, 100% | Barrambie, 100% | Au, Fe, Ni | ||||
| Resource | 10.5Mt @ 1.4% Li2 O |
2.5Moz (contained) | 65.2Mt @ 0.82% V2 O5 |
Gold – care & maintenance |
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| Asset Stage | Under construction | Care & maintenance | Evaluation | Reed 100% | |||
| Includes the high grade | |||||||
| JV Partners | Mineral Resources | Reed to fully fund and |
China Nonferrous | Comet Vale mine and | |||
| Incorporated JV with MIN | develop the project | Metal Industry (NFC) | 250ktpa Nimbus plant | ||||
| who are fully funding evaluation, construction and further exploration MIN earning 30% on completion of plant |
Near ready production with 3Mtpa mill and camp ($100m replacement cost) Assets to merge into wider gold play |
MOU with NFC for fixed price EPC and financing NFC are a Chinese‐listed industrials company with a market cap of A$3.2bn |
Iron ore (DSO) – exploration Reed 20% JV with Cliffs Natural Resources at Mt Finnerty |
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| Total Funding | $40 million (inc. BOO) | $30 million | TBA | Maiden JORC resource | |||
| Cost to Reed | 0% | 100% | TBA | 4.7Mt @ 53.5% Fe Nickel – exploration |
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| Production | December Qtr, 2011 | Target late 2012 | Target 2014 | Reed earning 60% JV with Barranco |
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| 200,000 tpa of +6% Li2 O Mining approval granted (February 2011) Assessing downstream processing options |
Target 120‐150koz pa and 4‐5 year production plan BFS underway Resource re‐estimates, optimise reserves |
A$186m EBITDA pa Fixed price EPC estimate from NFC by March 2011 NTA in place, PER lodged, EA by June Qtr 2011 |
Resources at Mt Finnerty Prospective for massive nickel sulphide mineralisation |
Reed Board and Senior Management
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David Reed FCPA, OAM
Executive Chairman
Fellow member of CPA Australia with 40 years experience in stockbroking. Extensive public company experience and has a long history in the gold mining industry, including chairman of fund raising for the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame and a founder of the Diggers and Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie
Steven Cole Llb(Hons), FAICD
Non‐Executive Director
35 years of professional, corporate and business experience through senior legal consultancy, as well as a range of executive management and non‐executive appointments. Extensive experience across the industrial, financial, educational, professional services, health and resources sectors
Peter Collins BSc(Hons), PhD, MAIG
Non‐Executive Director
Over 35 years experience as a geologist and has been an economic geologist and tin‐tungsten commodity specialist with the Tasmanian Geological Survey. Has lectured in geology at Curtin University of Technology since 1987 and has been widely active in the investigation of mineral deposits in Western Australia
Ian Junk BEng(Hons), MAusIMM
Non‐Executive Director
Highly respected mining engineer with considerable experience in
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Chris Reed BCom, GradCertMinEcon, MAusIMM
Managing Director and CEO
Over 15 years experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry and is currently Vice‐President of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies. Graduated from the University of Notre Dame and holds a Graduate Certificate in Mineral Economics from the WA School of Mines. Also an Associate Member of CPA Australia
Craig Fawcett BSc(Hons), GDipMining General Manager – Gold
Qualified geologist and engineer who has previously held the positions of Chief Mine Geologist at Tanami Gold and Avoca Resources during both of their respective start‐up phase of operations. Also held the position of Geology & Mining Manager at Apex’s Wiluna Gold Mine during their re‐start of operations
Bill Crossley BApdSc, WA 1[st] Class Mine Manager Project Manager – Lithium/Gold
Mining engineer with over 35 years experience in the management of mines. Previously Project Manager of the Barrambie Vanadium Project for Reed Resources, General Manager of the Macraes Gold Mine in NZ and Operations Manager for Dominion Mining in the Northern Territory. Fellow of both AusIMM and AICD
Jason Carone BCom, CA
Financial Controller and Company Secretary
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants since 2000.
Presentation Format
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1 Meekatharra Overview, History & Strategy
2 Paddys Flat
3 Yaloginda
4 Reedys
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Meekatharra Project Background
Geology
Located 640km northeast of Perth and 15km south of Meekatharra, in the Murchison Region of WA
800km[2] tenement holding with over 100km identified strike length on Murchison greenstone belt, a proven fertile greenstone hosting multi‐million ounce deposits
»Greenstone belt hosts multi‐million ounce deposits at Mt Magnet, Tuckabianna, Reedys, Bluebird and Paddys Flat
5 projects within Reed’s tenements including the 3 principal areas of Paddys Flat, Yaloginda‐Bluebird (including 3Mtpa mill) and ‐ Reedys all production areas within 70km of Bluebird mill
Historical production of 4.5Moz in acquired project area and proximal mining centre production of 9Moz
History
Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd purchased the Meekatharra interests from St Barbara Mines in Jan 2006 for A$38m
Mercator then spent A$26m on exploration to establish a JORC resource of 2.5Moz and reserve of 0.4Moz by 2007
Following a mining review and feasibility study, Mercator spent A$6m refurbishing Bluebird mill to produce 120koz pa
Mill feed was planned to be derived from local sources; the first
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Meekatharra Assets Acquired
Key infrastructure inclusive in Reed’s purchase includes a 3Mtpa processing plant (below), a 184‐man camp and fully furbished offices (bottom) with a replacement value >A$100m
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Resources have been estimated by a number of recognised industry professionals including Snowden, Runge and Cube. These are global resources and include low‐grade material
| JORC Resources | ||||
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| Project | Classification | Tonnes | Grade (g/t) | Contained Oz |
| Meekatharra North | Indicated | 706,000 | 1.3 | 29,000 |
| Inferred | 174,000 | 1.2 | 6,000 | |
| Paddys Flat | Indicated | 17,879,000 | 1.7 | 986,000 |
| Inferred | 7,925,000 | 1.4 | 349,000 | |
| Yaloginda | Indicated | 9,693,000 | 1.7 | 528,000 |
| Inferred | 3,856,000 | 1.8 | 227,000 | |
| Reedy | Indicated | 2,043,000 | 2.4 | 159,000 |
| Inferred | 2,404,000 | 2.4 | 182,000 | |
| SUB‐TOTAL | INDICATED | 30,321,000 | 1.7 | 1,702,000 |
| SUB‐TOTAL | INFERRED | 14,359,000 | 1.7 | 764,000 |
| TOTAL INDICATED & INFERRED | 44,680,000 | 1.7 | 2,466,000 |
Reserve estimates undertaken in 2007 at an indicative gold price of $750‐$800/oz and reviewed by Snowden in 2010. Reserves represent 3‐4 years of mining at initial projected milling rates
| JORC Reserves | ||||
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| Project | Classification | Tonnes | Grade (g/t) | Contained Oz |
| Bluebird | Probable | 1,500,000 | 1.9 | 87,000 |
| Surprise | Probable | 136,000 | 3.0 | 13,000 |
| Batavia | Probable | 200,000 | 2.4 | 14,000 |
| SUB‐TOTAL OPEN PIT | Probable | 1,836,000 | 2.0 | 114,000 |
| Prohibition | Probable | 1,372,000 | 4.1 | 179,000 |
| Vivian/Consols Fattas/Mudlode SUB‐TOTAL UNDERGROUND TOTAL PROBABLE |
Probable Probable Probable |
256,000 362,000 1,990,000 3,826,000 |
10.4 4.0 4.8 3.4 |
83,000 46,000 308,000 422,000 |
Past Failure
Operational
The Meekatharra gold project was a failure of Mercator’s due to a number of factors, most notably a poor mine plan:
Proximity of Surprise Pit to the Great Northern Highway caused cracking in the road when mining commenced. This caused costly time and production delays
Development at Bluebird Pit (closest to mill) incurred significant upfront capital for a cutback with minimal immediate available ore. This created a large cash flow drain with no realised revenue
Mill at Bluebird was fed with ore outside of specification in an effort to retain mill throughput rates of ~1.5MTpa
Reliance on a single ore source with little perceived succession planning or operational longevity
Financial
The ultimate failure of Mercator arose by being unable to raise further working capital during the 2008 financial crisis:
Insufficient working capital was raised to support any contingencies at Surprise Pit
Mercator unable to raise additional funding following operational problems
[1] Rebuild of the Great Northern Highway to the west of the Surprise Pit following cracking in original highway (below) and [2] poor mine plan at Blue Bird pit (bottom)
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Reed Turnaround Strategy
First steps
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Review all newly acquired data to upgrade resources and increase reserves through targeted resource and exploration drilling
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Initial review of existing workings has already identified potential for immediate expansion
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BFS already underway and targeted for completion by February 2012
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Dedicated gold team led by Reed’s chief geologist and General Manager – Gold, Craig Fawcett. Full team is now in place
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Reed will target an initial
4‐5 year sustainable
production profile
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2011: Intensive evaluation
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Focus on 10 best ore bodies from extensive database (under review)
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Resource re‐estimates, optimise reserves to deliver higher grades
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Five main pits at Reedys all have significant intersections beneath existing workings
2012: Operations
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Modifications to optimise mill at a cost of approx. A$10 million
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Target operational recommencement and a 120,000 – 150,000 oz p.a. production rate
2013: Aggressive exploration
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Separate team to be appointed to advance regional exploration
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Density of drilling sparse in relation to size of the land holding
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Limited drilling beneath 100m around historical mining centres – exploration success in deep holes has been high
Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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Northern
Corridor
“Old Mill”
Area
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Comments
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Historical production of 2.3Moz including surrounding pits and lodes
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Mainly open pit mining from modern mining (since 1989)
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Underground mining pre‐1985 for 832koz
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Reserves of 0.31Moz
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Immediate gains on resource to reserve conversion expected at the highlighted areas
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Significant upside on current known orebodies
Immediate Targets:
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Northern Corridor
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Macquarie
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Ingliston and Democrat
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“Old Mill”
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Fold axis defined by magnetics
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Mikey Doolan / Golden Bar
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Strike extensions and metallurgical recovery work
Porphyry Line Long Section Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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Immediate gains on resource to reserve conversion expected
Comments
Prohibition Long Section Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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- Open at depth with a stacked parallel lode system
Comments
Consols‐Vivians Long Section Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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Comments
- From the intersections shown a re‐optimisation of the entire
Fatts Long Section Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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Comments
- Review of mine design commencing shortly
Mudlode Long Section Project Area 1 ‐ Paddys Flat
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Comments
- Re‐optimisation will commence shortly with a review of the
Project Area 2 – Yaloginda
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Comments
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Yaloginda is the site of the 3Mtpa Bluebird processing plant
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Potential to reopen Gibraltar underground
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Potential to expand South Junction pit to the south
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Approximately 18 open pits in the surrounding area
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Holistic data and resource review required
Bluebird Cross Section Project Area 2 – Yaloginda
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Comments
- Re‐optimisation and potentially staged cutbacks to be undertaken once the mining plan has been evaluated
Surprise Pit Project Area 2 – Yaloginda
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Comments
- Evaluating potential cutback to south (top), porphyry host modeled to continue through Jess deposit (previously under
Chunderloo Copper‐Gold Prospect Project Area 2 – Yaloginda
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Comments
Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
Comments
- Closed in 1997 when gold price was US$300/oz
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Boomerang
and Kurara
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Cutbacks commenced on Jack Ryan and Rand
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Last review undertaken when gold was around US$429/oz
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Initial review under the 5 main pits indicate significant immediate open pit and underground reserve conversion
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Only 5 of a total 12 open pits that will ultimately be reviewed
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Excellent potential around these workings for expansion
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No current reserves reported at Reedys
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Resource remodelling well underway
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Culculli
Callisto &
Jack Ryan
Turn of the Tide
Rand
South Emu
& Triton
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Targets:
• Jack Ryan Repeats
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Little drilling undertaken to discover a repeat
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Rand Extensions and resource conversion
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Extensively mineralised but sparsely drilled beneath 50m from surface
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Culcilli Line
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Poorly understood mineralised felsic volcanics and volcaniclastics
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Data in poor order
Southern Group Long Section Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
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Comments
- Geologically well understood despite lack of development
Jack Ryan Long Section Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
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Comments
Rand Long Section Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
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Comments
- New resource complete lifting grade by 10% and overall increase in ounces by 23% to 233Koz (2.8 Mt @ 2.6 g/t Au).
South Emu/Triton Long Section Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
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Comments
- Lack of drilling beneath both pits, despite there being (un‐ surveyed) working beneath the Triton Pit
Underground Potential Project Area 3 ‐ Reedys
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Project Exploration Potential
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50m >100m
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Depth of Drilling
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150m
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Gold Peer Comparisons
| Peers | ASX | Shares | Price | Mkt Cap | Resource | Mkt Cap/Res |
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| (*close to Reed project area) Apex Minerals NL Aragon Resources Limited |
Code AXM AAG |
(m) 3917.8 233.0 |
($) 0.02 0.28 |
($m) 74.4 64.1 |
(Moz) 2.2 2.0 |
($/oz) 33.5 32.7 |
| Crescent Gold Limited | CRE | 1063.5 | 0.11 | 111.7 | 2.1 | 53.6 |
| Doray Minerals Limited* | DRM | 58.8 | 1.25 | 73.2 | 0.1 | 526.2 |
| Focus Minerals Ltd | FML | 2865.5 | 0.06 | 157.6 | 2.1 | 76.9 |
| Navigator Resources Limited | NAV | 465.5 | 0.18 | 83.8 | 0.9 | 89.5 |
| Norton Gold Fields Limited | NGF | 684.8 | 0.18 | 123.3 | 5.8 | 21.4 |
| Ramelius Resources Limited* | RMS | 291.2 | 1.08 | 313.0 | 3.5 | 89.4 |
| Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited | SAR | 492.2 | 0.76 | 374.0 | 3.3 | 113.3 |
| Silver Lake Resources Limited* | SLR | 178.9 | 1.93 | 344.3 | 3.0 | 116.0 |
| St Barbara Limited | SBM | 325.6 | 1.90 | 618.7 | 7.7 | 80.9 |
| Average (median) Reed Resources Ltd |
RDR | 193.3 | 0.67 | 129.5 | 2.7 | 80.9 48.8 |
| Reed Resources Ltd ‐ Meekatharra only | 28.0 | 2.5 | 11.4 |
Meekatharra represents a world class deposit that can develop into a strong long term producer of gold
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Reed is acquiring 100% of the Meekatharra project from Mercator for $28.5m with no outstanding obligations being passed onto Reed (refer ASX release 12 January 2011)
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Highly attractive pricing with an acquisition cost of $11/oz resource inclusive of +A$100m infrastructure
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Current peer median of $81 market cap per resource ounce
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$ Market Cap / Resource oz
$140
$120
$100
$80 Average $81/oz
$60
$40
$20
Reed acq. $11/oz
$0
DRM SLR SAR NAV RMS SBM FML CRE RDR AXM AAG NGF Reed
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Re‐establishing the Integrity and Credibility of Meekatharra
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Careful planning and compliance
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Disciplined and thorough exploration
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Detailed evaluation and feasibility studies
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Reliable development schedules
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Sustainable operations
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Comet Vale Gold Project
Comet Vale (Reed 100%)
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Located 100km north of Kalgoorlie and covers an area of 25km[2] surrounding the historic Comet Vale gold mining centre
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Tenements include the historic Sand Queen‐Gladsome Gold Mines which produced 185,372 ounces of gold at a recovered grade of 22.7 g/t up to 1937
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In FY2003, Reed refurbished Sand Queen, in June 2006 JV partners Kingsrose recommenced underground gold production
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In FY10 a total of 8,818 ounces of gold was produced at an average cash cost of A$733/oz for a margin of A$560/oz
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Kingsrose JV was wound up in May 2010 and the project was placed into a production hiatus, pending suitable ore treatment facilities, on June 1, 2010
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Strategy now is to establish Nimbus as a standalone toll‐milling facility and resume gold production in 2011/12
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Excellent scope for resource expansion at Comet Vale with diamond drilling continuing to intersect high grade gold
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Potential for open pit operations at Sand Prince West/Princess Grace – open pit ore is treatable at Nimbus
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Also prospective for nickel laterite and copper
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Project Classification Tonnes Grade (g/t) Contained Oz
Comet Vale Indicated 238,000 10.8 82,500
Inferred 296,000 10.9 103,500
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JORC Resources (Revised resource from Cube Consulting March Quarter 2010)
Nimbus Silver Project and Processing Plant
Nimbus (Reed 100%)
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Comprises two mining leases and a 250ktpa oxide processing plant (care and maintenance from 2007) 15km SE of Kalgoorlie
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Purchased in September 2009 for $2.4m (plant has $15m replacement cost) and will enable open pit and underground ores from Comet Vale to be processed. Reed has completed:
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» Cleanup and rehabilitation of the mine site and plant
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» PFS (FY10) for the recommissioning of Nimbus – conversion to 250ktpa hardrock CIP plant appears optimal
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» Order of long lead items and commenced refurbishment of ball mill
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HV power connection target June Qtr 2011 and securing toll milling client to underwrite full refurbishment of mill
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Significant base metal exploration upside and in‐situ high‐grade silver mineralisation beneath and between the open pits
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Location of the Nimbus Processing Plant and key regional infrastructure – 15km southeast of Kalgoorlie and approx. 100km from Comet Vale by highway and rail
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Appendix 1
JORC Statement
COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
Geological aspects of this report have been compiled by Mr Craig Fawcett (MAIMM), a full time employee of Reed Resources Ltd. Mr Fawcett has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which is being reported on to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (2004). Mr Fawcett consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters in the form and context in which it appears.
HISTORICAL RESOURCES – PAGE 8
Information in this report that relates to Indicated and Inferred Resources at Reedys was published in the St Barbara Mines Ltd 2005 Annual Report and is based upon reports prepared by Cube Consulting Pty Ltd who were commissioned by St Barbara Mines Ltd in July 2005 and its consultant Ms Ruth Vernon to undertake a new resource estimation for the Reedys Project. Information in this report that relates to Indicated and Inferred Resources at Meekatharra was published by Mercator Gold Ltd in 2007 and is based upon information reports prepared by Snowden Consulting Pty Ltd who were commissioned by Mercator Gold Ltd to undertake a new resource estimation of the Bluebird Pit and several select orebodies from the Paddy’s Flat area near Meekatharra.
HISTORICAL RESERVES – PAGE 8
Information in this report that relates to Probable Reserves at Meekatharra was published by Mercator Gold Ltd in 2007 and is based upon information reports prepared by Snowden Consulting Pty Ltd who were commissioned by Mercator Gold Ltd to undertake a reserve estimate of the ore around the Bluebird Pit and Paddy’s Flat revised resource estimate.
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES 2011
Information in this report that relates to Indicates and Inferred Mineral Resources for 2011 at Reedys (Rand, Jack Ryan and Callisto) is based upon – geological domains constructed by Reed Resources internal geological team (under Craig Fawcett BSc MAusIMM General Manager Gold) and estimates prepared by J Graindorge Bsc MAusIMM(CP) of Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Pty Ltd. Both Mr Fawcett and Mr Graindorge have sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which is being reported on to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (2004. Both Mr Fawcett and Mr Graindorge consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters in the form and context in which it appears.
ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES 2011
Information in this report that relates to the Surface Ore Reserves at Reedys (Rand, Jack Ryan) was compiled by Gary McCrae, a full time employee of Minecomp Pty Ltd which is a corporate member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Gary McCrae is a qualified mining engineer who has sufficient experience which 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 1999 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Gary McCrae
Appendix 2 Current Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates
| ~~Resource~~ | ~~Gold Grade~~ | ~~Total~~ | ||
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| ~~Project~~ Meekatharra North |
~~Classification~~ Indicated |
~~Tonnes~~ 706,000 |
~~(g/t)~~ 1.3 |
~~Ounces~~ 29,000 |
| Inferred | 174,000 | 1.2 | 6,000 | |
| Sub‐Total | 880,000 | 1.3 | 35,000 | |
| Paddy's Flat | Indicated | 17,879,000 | 1.7 | 986,000 |
| Inferred | 7,925,000 | 1.4 | 349,000 | |
| Sub‐Total | 25,804,000 | 1.6 | 1,335,000 | |
| Yaloginda | Indicated | 9,693,000 | 1.7 | 528,000 |
| Inferred | 3,856,000 | 1.8 | 227,000 | |
| Sub‐Total | 13,549,000 | 1.7 | 755,000 | |
| Reedys | Indicated | 1,794,000 | 2.7 | 153,400 |
| Inferred | 3,095,000 | 2.4 | 241,200 | |
| Sub‐Total | 4,889,000 | 2.5 | 394,600 | |
| TOTAL | Indicated | 30,072,000 | 1.7 | 1,696,400 |
| Inferred | 15,050,000 | 1.7 | 823,200 | |
| TOTAL | 45,122,000 | 1.7 | 2,519,600 |
| ~~Reserve~~ | ~~Gold Grade~~ | ~~Total~~ | |||
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| ~~Type~~ Open Pit |
~~Project~~ Bluebird |
~~Classification~~ Probable |
~~Tonnes~~ 1,410,000 |
~~(g/t)~~ 1.9 |
~~Ounces~~ 87,000 |
| Surprise | Probable | 136,000 | 3.0 | 13,000 | |
| Batavia | Probable | 200,000 | 2.4 | 14,000 | |
| Sub‐Total | Probable | 1,746,000 | 2.0 | 114,000 | |
| Underground | Prohbition | Probable | 1,372,000 | 4.1 | 179,000 |
| Vivian/Consols | Probable | 256,000 | 10.4 | 83,000 | |
| Fatts/Mudlode | Probable | 362,000 | 4.0 | 46,000 |