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SCIDEV LTD Investor Presentation 2008

Feb 20, 2008

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ABN 25 001 150 849

Gordon Chiu Building J01 Phone: 02-9351-6741 Department of Chemical Engineering Fax: 02-9351-7180 Maze Crescent Email: [email protected] University of Sydney NSW 2006 Website: www.intec.com.au Australia ASX code: INL

Companies Announcements Office 21 February 2008 Australian Securities Exchange

3rd Annual Mine Tailings Conference

Please find attached the presentation that I will be delivering today to the 3rd Annual Mine Tailings Conference in Brisbane.

Yours faithfully, Intec Ltd

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Philip R Wood Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

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ASX code: INL

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Intec[Ltd]

Presentation to 3[rd] Annual Mine Tailings Conference Brisbane Thursday, 21 February, 2008

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Two processes for the recovery of metals from tailings

Hellyer Tailings The Intec Process Project Hydrometallurgical Conventional grinding and processing of low-grade flotation concentrates Bulk zinc/lead concentrate Metal oxide or sulphide intermediates and/or pure metal products

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Hellyer Tailings Project
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Hellyer Tailings Project
80km road and
rail access from Burnie deepwater port
IHM demonstration plant
project to port
Hellyer Tailings Project
&
Hellyer Residues Project
Intec Zeehan
Residues
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Hellyer History

  • -Mine operated by Aberfoyle & Western Metals 1989-2000

  • -Treated 14.6 Mt, 12% Zn, 6% Pb, 148 g/t Ag

  • -Acquired by Intec in 2004

  • -Intec Hellyer Mill restarted in 50/50 JV with Polymetals in December 2006

  • -First shipment 30[th] January 2007

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Hellyer Tailings Resource - 11Mt

Element Grade Quantity In-situ % of metal
US$m* value
Zinc 2.8 % 305,000t 742 23%
Lead 3.0 % 330,000t 1,038 32%
Silver 88 g/t 30,850,000 ozs 532 16%
Gold 2.6 g/t 910,000 ozs 1,012 26%
Copper 0.16% 17,400t 144 4%
Total $3,298 100%
  • US$ metal prices at 19 February 2008

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Hellyer Tailings Project – Aerial view
Tailings Dam Road & Rail
50 hectares Access
Site for
Re-treatment
Tailings Dam
(if required) Mine Adit (plugged)
Electricity Grid 1.5 Mtpa Hellyer Mill
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Dredge launch
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Dredge operating near the NE wall
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Hellyer Tailings Project – On the dredge
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Shore tanks constructed

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Hellyer Tailings Project – Stock tanks
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Grinding circuit
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Flotation circuit

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Hellyer Tailings Project – Trucking

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Hellyer Tailings Project – Port storage and loading

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Concentrate is loaded
into hoppers feeding the
conveyor
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Hellyer Tailings Project – Bulk shipments
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The conveyor feeds to the hold of the bulk carrier

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Hellyer Tailings Project
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Hellyer Tailings Project

Tailings Processing

  • -Thicken in 20m thickener

  • -12 hours buffer capacity at stock tanks allows for variations in dredging

  • -Mill at 100-180tph (grade dependent) in 2MW ball mill

  • -Grind from 45 microns to 25 microns

  • -Rougher float; pH 10.5 lime, copper sulphate, xanthate, frother

  • -Regrind rougher con to 12 microns using 2 x 355 kW tower mills and 2 x 855 KW high intensity conditions (sand)

  • -3 stages of cleaning at up to pH 12

  • -Final concentrate in two specifications

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Hellyer Tailings Project

Product specifications

Tailings
Feedstock
(average)
Product
Spec 1
Product
Spec 2
Zn % 2.8 37 32
Pb % 3.0 10 15
Ag ppm 88 200 200

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Production Statistics

Dec 2006
Quarter
March 2007
Quarter
June 2007
Quarter
Sept 2007
Quarter
Dec 2007
Quarter
Tailings treated (tonnes) 131,324 324,389 240,626 247,874 366,513
Zinc (%) 2.2 2.5 3.5 2.8 2.1
Lead (%) 2.2 2.6 3.3 3.1 2.9
Silver (g/t) 96 138 89 78 71
Bulk zinc/lead concentrate
(dry tonnes)
2,878 10,401 13,813 11,820 11,250
Contained zinc (t) 1,131 4,049 5,248 4,021 4,113
Contained lead (t) 279 700 1,386 1,447 1,391
Zn recovery (%) 39 51 62 59 55
Pb recovery (%) 9.6 8.3 18 19 13
Contained silver (kg) 660 2,289 2,101 2,152 2,161

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Hellyer Tailings Project
Initially used shale quarry pit for
Recently installed eastern and western arm retreated tailings (1Mt). Now full
embankments. Tailings slurry currently
filling western arm.
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Hellyer Tailings Project

Tailings Management

  • -Rainwater diversion drain: 2500mm annual rainfall

  • -Overflow can trail off to nil during summer

  • -Lime addition before deposition to manage pH

  • -Monitor pH, dissolved metals, solids, chloride and sulphate

  • -Tailings water treatment plant and artificial wetland below main tailings dam

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Hellyer Tailings Project

Achievements

  • -Successfully restarted in December 2006

  • -50-70% zinc recovery to zinc / lead concentrate

  • -Regular production from uneven tailings feedstock

  • -Profitable production, ~A$2m per shipment to the JV

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Hellyer Tailings Project

Ongoing Improvements

-Dredge capabilities improved

-Ongoing optimisation efforts underway

-Two specifications of concentrate product

  • -High intensity conditioners

  • -Magnetic particle aggregation

-Project life extended to 7-8 years

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Hellyer Tailings Project

Rail Transport Improvements

-Federal Government has announced an $11.7m upgrade of the Hellyer spur line and extension of Melba Flats rail line to Zeehan -Potential to remove over 150,000tpa of feedstock and product transport from the road for the Hellyer Projects

-Future benefit for transport of 460,000t stockpile of Zeehan residues

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The Intec Process – Burnie Demonstration Plant (interior)
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The Intec Process – Burnie Demonstration Plant (exterior)
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Intec Process Technology Portfolio
The World Leader in Minerals
Processing Chloride Hydrometallurgy
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Simplified Process Schematic
Metal-bearing
feedstock
Chloride
Leach
H2SO4
Iron and elemental
sulphur residue to
Regeneration tailings dam or industry Purification
By-products
Recovery
Ca-based by-product Primary product
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Unlocking value from tailings
High recoveries
Significant value
unlocked
Low recoveries
Grade
Acceptable grade Minimum saleable
for Intec Process grade for smelters
Recovery
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The Intec Process
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Burnie Demonstration Plant

  • -Campaign operations

  • -Generating engineering data

  • -Finalising the process flowsheet for the Hellyer Residues Project

  • -Preparation of sample products for marketing and establishment of sales contracts

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Hellyer Residues Project
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Moist EAF dust from OneSteel’s Laverton Mill, stored in drums on-site at Intec’s Burnie Demonstration Plant
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Hellyer Residues Project
Road & Rail
Access
EAF dust storage
Hellyer
Residues
Project Plant
Existing
1.5 Mtpa Hellyer
Mill
Electricity grid
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Focus on getting into production quickly

  • -As soon as possible during strong metals prices cycle

  • -Lowest possible capital and operating cost -Minimum technical risk options

Staged Development

  • -Stage 1: 35,000tpa EAF dust recycling

  • Stage 2: ~56,000tpa low-grade lead concentrate from tailings

  • -Stage 3: Zeehan lead smelter slags

  • -(450,000t grading ~16% Zn equivalent)

  • -Project approval received for both Stage 1 and Stage 2

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Intec’s Environmental Advantages for EAF dust

  • -95% zinc recovery

  • -Full lead and silver recoveries

  • -CaSO4 or CaS by-products

  • -Low energy consumption

  • -Environmentally stable residue

  • -Potential for ‘zero waste’ solution

  • -Hematite can potentially be sold as iron ore

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The Future

Intec's future is to increase positive cashflow as a mining company, while also becoming a minerals processing technology provider worldwide.

Intec will participate in base and precious metals projects wherever our corporate capabilities and the Intec Process enhance economic and environmental outcomes.

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Philip R Wood Managing Director & CEO Email: [email protected]

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Intec Ltd Gordon Chiu Building, J01 Department of Chemical Engineering Maze Crescent, University of Sydney NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61-2-9351-6741 Fax: +61-2-9351-7180 Web: www.intec.com.au

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