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PURSUIT MINERALS LTD — AGM Information 2012
Nov 15, 2012
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South American Ferro Metals Limited

FY2012 Annual General Meeting
The year in Review
Philip Hopkins CEO
SAFM Annual General Meeting 16 November 2012Sydney, NSW, Australia www.safml.com



SAFM FY2012 Year in Review - Agenda

- Production & Financial Overview
- Some of the Challenges
- Ponto Verde Mine Upgrades
- Unlocking Value from 1.5Mtpa licence
- Resource Update
- Licence to Operate
- Milestones & Future Growth Plans

2 Year Anniversary


Production & Finance Overview


ROM Production (t)


Beneficiated Production (t)


Finance Overview FY2012

Summary Figures for FY2012:
- 1.25 M tonnes ROM
- \$17.6M total revenue
- \$5.1M total capital
- Infrastructure upgrades
- Resource drilling
- Stage I Concentrator
- \$4.1M net cash flow

Challenges


Some challenges …..
- Limited power initially
- Insufficient water initially
- 1 in 100 year rain fall (Dec)
- High rains in Jan-Mar
- Failed water tank wall (above)
- Screen deck failures (age)
- Excess fines in the ore
- High labour demand in area

Ponte Verde Mine Upgrades


Power & Water Upgrade


Power
- Common brown-outs
- Added 3rd genset
Water
- Obtained licence for creek water
- Added 40 m3 to site supply

Weighbridge & Environmental Office


Installed Weighbridge
- Removed manual tallies
- Reduced/eliminated "lost" trucks
Provided Regional Environmental Building
- Governmental support
- Site environmental support
- Reputation
- Staff growth

Fuel Farm & Core Farm


Built Fuel Farm
- Eliminated "trucking" fuel
- Reduced traffic and costs
Built New Core Farm
- Established a "core library"
- Ability to check assay results

Bridge

Bridge Replacement
- Old wooden structure
- Unsafe
- Max 24 t trucks
- Build and installed steel bridge
- Now takes 48 t trucks
- Safer & reduces trucking costs

Secondary Crusher Replacement


New Cone Crusher
- Old jaw crusher bottleneck
- Difficulty to operate in rain
- Installed refurbished crusher
- Bottleneck removed

Belo Horizonte Office Upgrade


Office Upgrade
- Moved to single use office
- Opened wall for meeting room
- Low cost upgrade
- Capacity for visitors etc.

Critical Spares


Reliability Focus
- Critical spares
- Reduce unplanned down time
- Reduce time to repair
- Reduce repair times
- Reduce/eliminate "rush" spares
- Reduce maintenance costs

Equipment Fleet Upgrade(s)


Productivity/Safety/Cost
- Contract mining
- "Old" gear for start up
- Reliability issues
- Safety issues
- Defined needs to contractor
- Monitor all new equipment

Mine Layout and Planning


Mine Management/Planning
- Top photo May 2011
- Bottom photo now
- BOTH are Cava Sud (South Pit)
- 6m benches
- Consistent berms and design
- Monthly mine plan
- Mining sequence

At year end …..Assay Lab & Screen Decks


Currently ongoing … Assay Lab
- On-site assay lab
- 3 day turnaround – to be 3 hours
- Quality control
- Cost savings
Screen Decks
- Nov replace #1 & #2 screens
- Reliability
- Productivity
- Decrease downtime

Unlocking Value from the 1.5Mt Licence


Planned Fe Metallurgical Recovery = 85%
Current 1.5 Mtpa ROM Feed
15% or 225 ktpa Lump
27% or 405 ktpa Sinter Feed
16% or 240 ktpa Stage I Concentrate
21% or 315 ktpa Stage II Concentrate Start up April 2013
79% Mass Recovery or 1,185 ktpa



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Stage I & II Concentration


Stage I
- Started up June 2012
- +20,000 tpm concentrate
- 65% Fe product
- High demand for product
Stage II
- Under construction
- Start up planned for April 2013
- Full production end FY2013

Resource Update


JORC Resource Established

Phase I
- 3,200 m drilled
- Completed November 2011
- Maiden JORC Resource (below)
Phase II
- 3,400 m drilled
- Completed September 2012
Maiden JORC Resource 60.6 mt 41.6% Fe Indicated
170.0 mt 44.6% Fe Inferred230.6 mt 44.5% Fe (Dec 11)
Current JORC Resource
66.9 mt 41.9% Fe Measured 100.6 mt 41.3% Fe Indicated167.5 mt 41.5% Fe M & I 94.9 mt 41.9% Fe Inferred

Licence to Operate


Licence to Operate


Safety
No accidents to date
Environment/Government
- No reportable incidents
- Public Minister praise
- Sustainable Development Award
Unions
- Ongoing strong support
- New agreement signed easily
Community
Support/praise from mayor

Future Growth Plans


Future Growth Plans
Future Milestones

From 1.5 to 8 Mtpa ROM by end 2015 From 8 to16 Mtpa ROM by early 2017
Looking for Advanced Projects
Exploring opportunities with new projects in Brazil …and throughout South America

FY2013 Milestones

Key Milestones
- Phase II JORC Resource announced (November 2012)
- Screen decks to be replaced – throughput increased to 270 tph (22 November 2012)
- Toll treatment study to be completed (Q3 FY2013)
- DFS to be completed (31 March 2013 – possible extended scope TBA)
- Stage II Concentrator to be commissioned (1 April 2013)

Disclaimer
South American Ferro Metals Limited and each of its respective directors, officers and agents believe that the information contained in this presentation is correct and that any estimates, opinions or conclusions contained in this presentation are reasonably held or made as at the time of compilation. However, no warranty is made as to the accuracy or reliability of any estimates, opinions, conclusions or other information contained in this document.
South American Ferro Metals and its directors, officers and agents disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered by any recipient through relying on anything contained in or omitted from this presentation.
This presentation is for the intended recipient. No part of this document may be reproduced without the permission of South American Ferro Metals Limited.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains certain forward looking statements which by nature, contain risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and depend on circumstances that occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements.
Competent Person's Statement
Information in this statement that relates to the JORC resource at Ponto Verde is based on information compiled by Bernardo Hurta de C Viana (Phase I) and Porfirio Cabaleiro (Phase II) both of Coffey Mining (Brazil). Both are Members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Viana and Mr Cabaleiro have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a "Competent Person" as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore reserves (the JORC Code). Mr Viana and Mr Cabaleiro consent to the inclusion in this announcement of the statements based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.
Information in this presentation that relates to exploration targets is based on information provided by Mr Philip Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer of South American Ferro Metals Limited, who is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Hopkins 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 '2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr Hopkins consents to the inclusion in the report of the statements based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Thank you ….

