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PACIFIC RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2012
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2012 Noosa Mining & Exploration Conference

20 July 2012
General Disclaimer
- This document has been prepared by COALBANK Limited (the Company) to provide existing and prospective investors in COALBANK Limited with an update on the Company and its operations.
- This presentation, including the information contained in this disclaimer, does not constitute an offer, invitation or recommendation to subscribe for or purchase any security and neither the presentation, disclaimer nor anything contained in them forms the basis of any contract or commitment. This presentation does not take into account your individual investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs. You must not act on the basis of any matter contained in this presentation, but must make your own assessment of the Company.
- No representation, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of information contained in this presentation, including the accuracy, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forecast, prospects, returns or statements in relation to future matters contained in the presentation ("forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and are based on a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to change (and in many cases are outside the control of COALBANK Limited and its directors) which may cause the actual results or performance of COALBANK Limited to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
- To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of COALBANK Limited, or their related corporations, directors, employees or agents, nor any other person, accepts any liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising from fault or negligence, for any loss arising from the use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with it.
Executive Summary
COALBANK LIMITED ("COALBANK" or "the Company") is an ASX-listed company (ASX: CBQ) with an extensive portfolio of early stage coal projects in Queensland. The Company holds one of the largest coal exploration permit footprint in Australia of any ASX-listed company.
| SCALE | Tenements exceeding 24,000 square kilometres in the Surat, Galilee, Eromanga and Bowen Basins |
|---|---|
| SELECTIVE | Coal tenements selected on the basis of historical waterbore drilling logs that displayed coal intersections |
| MAIDENRESOURCE | 1.3 billion tonnes shallow inferred thermal coalresource announced June 2012 for Blackall Project |
| SUCCESSFULTEAM | A proven team of explorers and developers of early stage coal projects, with world-leading coal geologyconsultants |
| UPSIDE | Large upside potentialfrom further exploration |
| PROVEN ANDSECURE REGION | All COALBANK projects neighbour producing or proven coal assets96% of COALBANK's coal exploration areas lie outside the Strategic Cropping LandProtection Areas |
| OTHERPROJECTS | 100% owned subsidiary Harvest Metals Pty Limited with Cu-Au exploration tenements at Chillagoe andMount Morgan in Queensland100% owned subsidiary Surat Gas Pty Limited with petroleum and gas tenements in Queensland |
Maiden JORC-compliant Resource at Blackall Project
Maiden Resource Statement reported in accordance with the JORC Code for COALBANK's Blackall Coal Project was released on 20 June 2012 :
| TotalInferred Coal Resource | 1.3 Bt |
|---|---|
| < 50 metres depth | 825 Mt |
| 50-100 metres depth | 425 Mt |
Other structural and quality characteristics include
- Extensive, shallow and flat-lying
- Very low In-situ Strip Ratio
- Initial quality testing indicates a low-medium ash, low sulphur, subbituminous coal
Queensland: Emerging Projects and Infrastructure

Recent Progress
State Government approval for GVK-Hancock Rail Project from Alpha Project to Abbot Point Coal Terminal (29 May 2012)
WICET (Gladstone) has executed capacity deeds with four coal producers for 32.2Mtpa of additional export capacity to support the proposed second stage of the terminal (WEXO1) planned for completion in 2016
State Government has provided greater certainty for Abbot Point coal terminal expansion – approving an annual capacity of 240MT (T2 & T3)
1 COALBANK ASX Release 20 June 2012: "Maiden Resource – 1.3 Billion Tonnes"
Sources: ABARE and company public presentations/media.
Key Personnel
Bruce Patrick - Chief Executive, B.Sc, (Hons), Grad Dip Mgt, Cert. in Mining, MAusIMM
Project Manager for Anglo Coal's $800m Lake Lindsay Project, managing the project from initial exploration, through feasibility and approvals, to construction. Open-cut mining project management roles in Anglo Coal's Operations and Projects and Engineering Group. Early career as a geologist for Coal and Allied Industries and Thiess Mining Division where he assisted in further defining the stratigraphy of the Surat Basin. At Callide Mine in Central Queensland he moved to mining engineering and mine operational management roles.
Lance Grimstone - Director, B.Sc*. (Hons) Geol. Grad.Dipl. Mangt., F.AusIMM, CPGeo.M.MICA.*
An expert geologist with over 40 years' experience in the exploration, mining and civil engineering industries. For the last 25 years, has consulted to eastern Australian coal operations. He was a key geological consultant to Macarthur Coal Limited prior and post its IPO.
Staffan Ever - Director, MBA, M.Sc, (Civil Eng)
Former CEO of QCoal, former General Manager of AMCI Australia (12 years with AMCI). Strong experience in managing and financing coal projects from greenfields to production and marketing. Previously undertook and oversaw equity investments in Gunnedah, Glennies Creek, Coppabella and Moorvale mines.
Dr Peter Jorgensen - Senior Geologist, BSc (Hons), PhD, MAusIMM
Over 18 years experience in the Queensland coal industry, more than 20 years general geological experience. Previous roles in exploration, mine site geology and resource evaluation with Anglo Coal, Shell Coal and as a self-employed contract geologist.
Marcus Trost - Project Geologist, BSc
Experienced project exploration geologist . Previous roles include project exploration geologist with Macarthur Coal, Senior Site Geologist/Site Manager REY Resources and Senior Project Geologist with McElroy Bryan Geological Services Pty Ltd.
Greg Baynton - Deputy Chairman (Executive), M.Econ St., MBA, B.Bus (Accounting), Grad.Dip. Finance and Investment, FFINSIA.
Founder of Tambo Coal & Gas, Moreton Energy and Coalbank. Expertise in new project generation, capital raisings, corporate structuring, tenure application and administration, government relations and Joint Ventures. Founder and Director of Orbit Capital, former Director of PIPE Networks Limited, current Director of NEXTDC Limited.
| Board of Directors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Roger Clarke | Chairman | |
| Deputy | ||
| Greg Baynton | Chairman | |
| (Executive) | ||
| Lance Grimstone | Director | |
| Staffan Ever | Director | |
| William Stubbs | Director | |
| Grahame Baker | Director |
Blackall Project – Borehole and Cross Section Location Plan

Resource Evaluation Drilling Phase
Update to June 2012
76 holes drilled (17 cored for coal quality analysis)
7400 metres drilled in total (880 metres cored)
Remediation currently being finalised

Geological Cross Section AA' (NNW – SSE)

Geological Cross Section BB' (West - East Seams)

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Geological Cross Section CC' ( West-East Seams)

Blackall Coal Deposit

Structural Characteristics
Net coal thicknesses of up to 12m Shallow, flat-lying deposit Low waste to coal ratios
Raw Coal Quality
Sub-bituminous thermal coal
Raw ash 12-20%, sulphur generally < 0.5%
Broader Portfolio: Blackall-Roma Project Areas & New Targets

East Surat and Bowen Basin Projects
Three Eastern Queensland projects all close to major coal deposits, rail infrastructure and ports

EPC 2241 - Biloela South
20km south of Callide Mine 40km west of proposed Monto Mine
EPCA 2239 - Coal Creek
45km south east of Meandu Mine 55km north of Jeebropilly Mine
EPC 2240 & EPCA 2359 - Coalbank South
15km east of New Acland Mine
All have coal intersections at shallow depths reported in the waterbore logs eg. 24.4 metres of coal in EPCA2239
Coalbank Coal Projects: Next Steps
Blackall Coal Project :
- o Further coal quality testing (including wash testing of the coal)
- o Data gathering and planning for relevant studies
- o Continue discussions regarding rail and port options
- o Additional targeted geological studies (including additional drilling)
- o Bulk sampling to provide data for the development of possible future mining scenarios utilising the shallowest and highest quality coal
- Surat Basin and Eastern Projects
- o Currently reviewing and prioritising next targets
Metals Projects (100% owned) Harvest Metals Pty Limited (100% subsidiary)
Chillagoe
(EPM11980 and EPM applications 18325 application)
- "Leane's" copper discovery in breccias in shallow (circa 50m) drilling
- High potential for similar porphyry breccia model to Mungana and Red Dome copper deposits
- Deeper drilling required to test for the total Mungana/Red Dome style porphyry orebody model



Metals Projects (100% owned)
Harvest Metals Pty Limited (100% subsidiary)
Mt Morgan (EPM17850)
- Surrounds the historic gold mining town of Mt Morgan (265 sq kms)
- Targets include significant Cu in soil anomalies (> 500ppm Cu)
- 6 main targets identified in VMS province including Au, Cu & Zn skarns


Surat Gas Pty Ltd (100%-owned)

- More than 20,000 sq km of ATPs close to pipeline infrastructure
- Favourable settings for unconventional shale gas and CSG plays + conventional oil and gas
- Breakthrough in seismic reprocessing has brought to light the geometry of very large, unexplored down-faulted basins
- Favourable sedimentary history with abundance of source rocks from Devonian to Jurassic
- Favourable structural /sedimentary traps and host rocks
- Favourable maturation conditions to generate conventional oil & gas plays

Corporate Snapshot
| Capital Structure (AUD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Share Price | $0.05 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 813 m | |
| Market Capitalisation | $41 m |

| Exchange | Australian Stock Exchange: (ASX: CBQ)Total Shareholders:1,200 (approximately) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Allegro Capital Nominees Pty Ltd (G. Baynton, Director)Affiliated Funds of Och-Ziff Capital Management LLCSquare Resources Pty Limited (S. Ever, Director)Other | 49.4%11.9%3.0%35.7% |
Summary
Coal resource statement reported in accordance with the JORC Code
for COALBANK's Blackall project:
| Total Inferred Coal Resource | $1.3B$ t |
|---|---|
| <50 metres depth | 825 Mt |
| 50 - 100 metres depth | 425 Mt |
Exciting initial indications
- o Extensive, shallow and flat-lying
- o Low indicative overburden/interburden-to-coal ratios

Competent Person's Statement
- The Competent Persons Statements below relate to this Presentation made by COALBANK Limited.
- The information in this announcement that relates to the Resource Statement for COALBANK's Blackall Coal Project has been based on information compiled by Mr. Rowan Johnson who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is a Senior Geologist employed by McElroy Bryan Geological Services Pty Ltd (MBGS).
Mr Johnson has more than 30 years experience as a geologist in the resources industry and more than 15 years experience in the estimation of coal resources for coal projects and coal mines in Australia and overseas. This expertise has been acquired principally through exploration and evaluation assignments at operating coal mines and for coal exploration areas in Australia's major coal basins and in other coal basins overseas. This experience is more than adequate to qualify him as a Competent Person for the purpose of Resource Reporting as defined in the 2004 edition of the JORC Code. Mr Johnson consents to the inclusion in the presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information and results in this report that relate to COALBANK's exploration activities other than its Blackall Coal Project including COALBANK's drilling results, previous waterbore and petroleum well drilling results derived from data provided by the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Water and open file reports obtained via the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, were compiled by Dr Peter Jorgensen BSc(Hons), PhD, MAusIMM. Dr Jorgensen is employed by Jorgensen Geological Services Pty Ltd (ABN 32 080 949 775). Dr Jorgensen has sufficient coal geology experience to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Jorgensen consents to the inclusion in the presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Contact Details
Bruce Patrick
Chief Executive COALBANK LIMITED e: [email protected] t: +61 7 3229 6606
Greg Baynton
Deputy Chairman COALBANK LIMITED e: [email protected] t: +61 7 3229 6606
Website: www.**coalbank**.com
ASX Code: CBQ.AX
