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ORBMINCO LIMITED Investor Presentation 2012

Dec 3, 2012

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INVESTOR PRESENTATION December 2012

– Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd ASX: AIW OTC.QX: OZAMY

Disclaimer

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All persons should seek appropriate professional investment advice in reviewing or considering this presentation and all other information with respect to Australian-American Mining Corporation Limited’s (“AusAmerican” or “the company”) , business, financial performance and operations. Neither the provision of this presentation nor the information contained therein, or any associated communication to any person should be taken as constituting financial advice regarding the purchase or dealing of shares in AusAmerican. This presentation does not purport to provide all information that might reasonably be required to complete a detailed assessment of AusAmerican. Individuals should conduct their own investigation of investment and financial parameters relevant to their personal requirements for investment purposes.

The presentation may contain forward looking statements regarding the intentions of the Company, and these will be affected movements in share markets, commodity prices and many other factors beyond the control of Company personnel. The presentation must be considered in the light of these uncertainties and investments in AusAmerican should be considered as speculative in nature. The presentation is not a prospectus or similar disclosure document and does not constitute an invitation to apply for shares. Statements relating to potential quantity and grades of exploration targets in this presentation are conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain whether further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource

Competent Person. The review of exploration activities and results contained in this presentation in relation to the Company’s projects is based on information compiled by Mr. Richard Holmes.

Mr. Holmes is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and types of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the December 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code). Mr. Holmes consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this presentation.

Cautionary note

The potential quantity and grade stated in the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource. The exploration target is based upon a combination of historical mining information (geological plans, sections and limited underground drilling/sampling) and surface geological mapping of the prospective horizon.

Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd

Investment Highlights

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  • Portfolio of brownfield exploration projects in the USA

  • Focus on:

  • Copper, gold, silver

  • High grade uranium

  • Initial exploration results of 38m @ 1.2% copper, 0.5g/t gold and 22.9g/t silver

  • Significantly increased landholding

  • Drill ready with aggressive, low cost exploration program planned for the next 12 months

  • Leveraged to exploration success

  • USA is a stable jurisdiction with excellent infrastructure and cost advantages

Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd

Company Overview

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Capital Structure
Class Exercise Price/Date
146m Shares
35.3m Listed Options 50c expire Dec 2012
1.8m Unlisted Options Various up to 32.5c Sept/Oct/Nov
2013
19.35m Unlisted Options 9c March 2015
0.6m Unlisted Options 5.9c March 2015
22.0m Performance Shares 20c (8.5m) and 25c (13.5m)
Cash and Investments Top Shareholders
AU$1.1m (at Dec 1st) Directors and Management 10%
Top 20 50%
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Board

Richard Holmes – Managing Director

Mr Holmes is a highly experienced geologist who joined AusAmerican as Managing Director in May 2012. Prior to this Mr Holmes worked in senior management positions in business development for major mining companies Anglo Gold Ashanti and Aditya Birla Limited .

Mr Holmes has an honours degree in geology and geography and a master’s degree in applied structural geology from Imperial College London.

Don Falconer – Non Executive Director

Mr. Falconer is a uranium veteran and a seasoned senior executive with extensive industry experience which includes 34 years in a variety of senior management positions in both the uranium mining / nuclear utility sectors and 15 years as a director / corporate secretary of a number of uranium mining companies.

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Jim Malone – Chairman

Mr Malone has worked successfully as an accountant, stockbroker, business analyst and CEO of a medium sized business for the past 24 years. Mr Malone holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and is a CPA. Mr Malone has worked for Arthur Anderson accountants, Hartley Poynton stockbrokers, CSFB and Lehman Brothers merchant banks in London and for the West Coast Eagles and Richmond Football Clubs, the latter as CEO from 1994 to 2000.

Since 2000, Mr Malone has worked in the resources industry and has been involved with the start-up, successful listing and ongoing management and development of eight ASX listed and two unlisted resource companies with a diverse range of commodities including gold, base metals, uranium, oil and gas and industrial minerals. These companies have operated projects in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the US and Australia.

Mr. Falconer has an in-depth knowledge of the nuclear fuel cycle / uranium market and a track record of contributing dedicated effort, skills and experience to assisting the development of start-up and junior mining companies.

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Portfolio of projects in the USA

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Established projects with defined targets

Copper/Gold/Silver

  • Bluebell and De Soto (AIW option to acquire 100%)

Uranium

  • Rio Puerco (AIW 100%, New Mexico)

  • Grants Ridge JV (AIW earning 65%, New Mexico)

  • Kit Carson (AIW 100%, New Mexico)

  • Northern project (AIW 100%, New Mexico)

  • Apex/Lowboy (AIW 100%, Nevada)

  • Apache Basin (AIW 100%, Arizona)

  • Lone Star JV (AIW 90%, Texas)

Gold

  • San Marcos (AIW 100%, Arizona)

  • Bernard (AIW 90%, Arizona)

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Rare Earth

  • La Paz (AIW 100%, Arizona)

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Bluebell and De Soto

  • Located 100km NW of Phoenix, Arizona USA

  • Mesoproterozoic Jerome Greenstone belt

  • Host to several VMS deposits

  • Mines operated from 1903 to 1926

  • Focused on high grade massive sulphides (cut off grades 2 – 3% copper depending on price)

  • Bluebell mined 1.2Mt @ 3.2% copper, 1.7g/t gold and 42g/t silver

  • Seven massive sulphide lenses mined

  • Only one lens outcropped

  • De Soto mined 280,000tons @ 3.7% copper, 1.5g/t gold and 34 g/t silver

  • Several small lenses mined

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Bluebell Exploration Target

  • Initial exploration target “open pit” concept

  • 15 – 20 million tonnes at 0.6 – 0.8% copper, 0.2 – 0.4 g/t gold and 15 – 30g/t silver*

  • High grade lenses an upside

  • Historical records support lower grade halo

  • Intersected in numerous workings/underground drill holes

  • Based on historical records and reports

  • Mine plans

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  • Limited underground drilling and sampling

  • Brownfields exploration rather than greenfield exploration

  • *The potential quantities and grades presented are conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define an overall Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource

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Initial Exploration Results

  • Field program of mapping and sampling

  • Access to VMS host rock limited

  • Channel sampling returned wide zones of mineralisation

  • 38m @ 1.2% copper, 0.51g/t gold and 22.9g/t silver

  • 22m @ 0.45% copper and 2.9g/t silver

  • 13m @ 0.86% copper and 4.6g/t silver

  • Higher grade sections include

  • 8m @ 1.1% copper, 1.47g/t gold and 28.4g/t silver

  • 9m @ 1.9% copper, 0.36g/t gold and 27.0g/t silver

  • 3m @ 5.6% copper, 0.86g/t gold and 104.6g/t silver

  • Mineralised chert discovered

  • Average grade 2.7g/t gold and 38g/t silver

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Exploration Concept Confirmed

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38m @ 1.2%Cu, 0.5g/t
Au, 22.9g/t Ag
2m @ 25.9g/t Au, 16.9g/t Ag
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Exploration Results - Conclusions

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  • Wide zone of mineralisation confirms exploration concept

  • Copper and gold grades higher than anticipated

  • Exploration target validated

  • System shows classic VMS zoning

  • Copper stringer zone

    • Massive sulphide
  • Anomalous lead and zinc with high precious metal grades

  • Gold and silver rich chert

  • New style of mineralisation

  • Further work required to understand implications

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Landholding Increase

  • Increased landholding in prospective area – 156 unpatented mining claims staked

  • Ground holding increased by 12.6km[2]

  • Possible extensions of known mineralisation secured

  • Along strike at Bluebell

  • NE extension of De Soto

  • Prospective stratigraphy identified between the Bluebell and De Soto staked

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Brownfield Uranium in New Mexico

  • Main projects located in Grants Ridge uranium district

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  - produced over 340 M lbs
  • Target is sandstone hosted uranium mineralisation (Morrison Formation) and limestone hosted (Todilto Formation)

  • Extensive historic drilling data base

  • Strategically located enabling AusAmerican to expand its current land position in a prominent uranium region.

AusAmerican New Mexico Projects

  • Regional consolidation potential

  • Well positioned for Uranium resurgence

     - Rio Puerco (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
    
     - • Grants Ridge JV (AIW earning 65%, New Mexico)
    
     - Kit Carson (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
    
  • Explore options to realise value

    • TSX listing
  • Joint Venture

  • Northern project (AIW 100%, New Mexico)

  • • AIW has other uranium projects/targets in Nevada, Arizona and Texas

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Proposed Activity Schedule Next 6 Months

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  • December 2012

Bluebell – data review, target generation and drill permitting De Soto - data review and geological mapping/sampling

  • 1st Quarter 2013

Bluebell - drilling De Soto - target generation and drill permitting The Gap - geological mapping and sampling New Mexico uranium properties – explore value options

  • 2nd Quarter 2013

Bluebell – geophysical survey and phase 2 drilling De Soto - target generation and drill permitting New Mexico uranium properties - explore value options

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Investment Summary

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  • Copper, gold and high grade uranium

  • Highly prospective drill ready projects

  • Significant “Blue sky” upside

  • Exploration program fully funded

  • Projects based in mining friendly states the USA

  • Company leveraged to exploration success

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Australian-American Mining Corporation Limited (ASX- AIW; OTC.QX-OZAMY)

Contacts

Mr. Richard Holmes Managing Director Mr. Jim Malone Chairman/Company Secretary Mr. Peter Barnes +1 203 221 1523 (North American contact)

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P: +61 (8) 9481 0799 F: +61 (8) 9481 1927 E: [email protected] www.ausamerican.com

572 Hay Street Perth WA 6000 Australia PO Box 1788 West Perth WA 6872