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ORBMINCO LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2012
Oct 2, 2012
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION October 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
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Focus on:
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Copper, gold, silver
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High grade uranium
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Significant exploration targets on existing projects with “blue sky” upside
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Drill ready with aggressive, low cost exploration program planned for the next 12 months
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Highly leveraged to exploration success
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USA is a stable jurisdiction with excellent infrastructure and cost advantages
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Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd
Company Overview
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Capital Structure
| Class | Exercise Price/Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 144m | Shares | ||
| 35.3m | Listed Options | 50c expire Dec 2012 | |
| 1.8m | Unlisted Options | Various up to 32.5c Sept/Oct/Nov | |
| 2013 | |||
| 9.0m | Unlisted Options | 9c March 2015 | |
| 0.6m | Unlisted Options | 5.9c March 2015 | |
| 16m | Performance Shares | 20c and 25c | |
| Cash and Investments | Top Shareholders | ||
| AU$1.6m (post | SPP and placement) | Directors and Management | 16% |
Top 20 55%
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Board
Mark Ceglinski – Non Executive Chairman
Mr Ceglinski is an experienced Corporate Finance Executive and Company Director. He has 25 years’ experience in the natural resources sector and has held previous senior roles in Investment Banking and Stockbroking where he worked extensively in M & A, A & D, Equity Capital Markets and Strategy. Mr Ceglinski was previously a Partner in international accounting firms Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen. Mr Ceglinski holds a B.Com and an MBA. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Company Directors and FINSIA. Mr Ceglinski was Chairman of Tangiers Petroleum Limited from 2010 until 2012.
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.
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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Richard Holmes – Managing Director
Mr Holmes is a highly experienced geologist who prior to joining AusAmerican as Managing Director in May 2012 worked for six years in Senior Management Business Development positions 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.
Jim Malone – Executive Director
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.
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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
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Rio Puerco (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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Grants Ridge JV (AIW earning 65%, New Mexico)
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Kit Carson (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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Northern project (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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Apex/Lowboy (AIW 100%, Nevada)
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Apache Basin (AIW 100%, Arizona)
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Lone Star JV (AIW 90%, Texas)
Gold
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San Marcos (AIW 100%, Arizona)
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Bernard (AIW 90%, Arizona)
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Rare Earth
- La Paz (AIW 100%, Arizona)
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Bluebell and De Soto
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Located 100km NW of Phoenix, Arizona USA
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Mesoproterozoic Jerome Greenstone belt
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Host to several VMS deposits
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Bluebell mined 1.2Mt @ 3.2% copper, 1.7g/t gold and 42g/t silver
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Seven massive sulphide lenses mined
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Only one lens outcropped
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De Soto mined 280,000tons @ 3.7% copper, 1.5g/t gold and 34 g/t silver
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Several small lenses mined
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Mines operated from 1903 to 1926
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Focused on high grade massive sulphides (cut off grades 2 – 3% copper depending on price)
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Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd
Bluebell Exploration Target
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Initial exploration target “open pit” concept
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15 – 20 million tonnes @ 0.6 – 0.8% copper, 0.2 – 0.4 g/t gold and 15 – 30g/t silver*
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High grade lenses an upside
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Historical records support lower grade halo intersected
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Intersected in numerous
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Based on historical records and reports
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Mine plans
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Limited underground drilling and sampling
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Brownfields exploration rather than greenfield exploration
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*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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Australian American Mining Corporation Ltd
Bluebell Further Upside
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Initial exploration target based on “open pit” concept
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Potential for depth extensions of known massive sulphide lenses
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Potential for new massive sulphide lens discovery
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No precious metal assays in stock work mineralisation
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Lead and zinc potential remains untested
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Exhibits classic VMS metal zoning
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Precious metal content usually higher when associated with lead and zinc
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De Soto
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Located 8km south of Blue Bell
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Several small massive sulphide lenses mined during 1920’s
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280,000t @ 3.7% copper
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Identical geological setting to Bluebell
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2 separate low grade horizons host massive sulphide lenses
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Work continues on developing an exploration target
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VMS systems
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Volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits form at or near sea floor by volcanic activity
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Consist of semi massive to massive stratabound sulphide lens underlain by a sulphide –silicate stock work vein system
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VMS deposits form in clusters
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Over 1,000 known deposits
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Size vary from <1mT to greater than 300mT
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Cross Section of typical mound style deposit (Gemmel et al 1998)
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Major sources of Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag and Au
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Polymetallic nature a good hedge for fluctuating commodity prices
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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
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Target is sandstone hosted uranium mineralisation (Morrison Formation) and limestone hosted (Todilto Formation)
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Extensive historic drilling data base
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Strategically located enabling AusAmerican to expand its current land position in a prominent uranium region.
AusAmerican New Mexico Projects
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Regional consolidation potential
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US provides excellent demand metrics post HEU – 2013 (~50% of electricity produced by nuclear reactors comes from HEU material)
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Rio Puerco (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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• Grants Ridge JV (AIW earning 65%, New Mexico)
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Kit Carson (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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Northern project (AIW 100%, New Mexico)
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• AIW has other uranium projects/targets in Nevada, Arizona and Texas
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Well positioned for Uranium resurgence
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Rare Earths and Specialty Metals
- LA Paz Rare Earth project
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discovered in 2011
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Located 200km NW Phoenix Arizona
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Excellent infrastructure access
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Paved roads, power line and gas pipeline close by
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Host rock is an altered intrusive enriched with rare earth elements
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High proportion of heavy rare earth elements vs light
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White Picacho Specialty Metals
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claims pegged in 2010
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Pegmatites are enriched with lithium and other minor metals
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Metallurgical test work to be completed
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Other Gold Projects
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San Marcos
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Detachment fault hosted mineralisation
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35 hole drill campaign completed in 2011
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3,475m RC
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878m Diamond core
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Best results include:
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SM10A 16.8m @ 2.2g/t
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SM10A 12.2m @ 1.4g/t
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SM10A 13.7m @ 1.6g/t
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– SM10A 12.2m @ 1.4g/t
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– SM10A 21.3m @ 4.2g/t
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Bernard (AIW 90%)
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Detachment fault hosted mineralisation
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Seismic survey and drilling completed
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Proposed Activity Schedule Next 6 Months
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- September 2012 – December 2012
Bluebell - geological mapping/sampling, target generation and drill permitting De Soto - data review and geological mapping/sampling New Mexico uranium properties - data review
- 1st Quarter 2013
Bluebell - drilling
De Soto - target generation and drill permitting
New Mexico uranium properties - geological mapping/sampling and target generation
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Investment Summary
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Copper, gold and high grade uranium
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Highly prospective drill ready projects
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Significant “Blue sky” upside
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Exploration program fully funded
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Projects based in mining friendly states the USA
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Company highly 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 Executive Director/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
Level 6, 5 Mill Street Perth WA 6850 Australia PO Box 1788 West Perth WA 6872