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Abu Dabbab & Nuweibi - A World Class Tantalum Resource Eritrea Gold and VMS
RIU Explorers Resources Conference 2013 Presentation – February 2013
Disclaimer
This presentation has been prepared by Gippsland Ltd (“ Company ”) on behalf of Tantalum Egypt JSC (“ TE ”). The presentation does not contain all the information that a prospective investor may require about the Company, TE or its business. It is not a complete statement of material information. Except where stated, the information disclosed in this presentation (“ Information ”) relates to the proposed business of the Company and TE at the date of this document. This presentation does not contain advice relating to legal, taxation or investment matters. The Company and TE make no representation or warranty (express or implied) as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Information. The Company and TE and its subsidiaries, directors, employees, agents and consultants shall have no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence or negligent misstatement) for any statements, opinions, information or matters (express or implied) arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omissions from this presentation, except liability under statute that cannot be excluded
This presentation may contain reference to certain intentions, expectations and plans of the Company and TE (“ forward looking statements ”). Those intentions, expectations and plans may or may not be achieved. Any forward looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on certain assumptions that may not be met or on which views may differ. The performance and operations of the Company and TE may be influenced by a number of factors, many of which are outside the control of the Compan y and TE . Act u al f u u t re res u lts ma y be materiall y different . No representation or w arrant y, x e press or implied , is made b y the Company and TE or any of its directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents that any intentions, expectations or plans will be achieved either totally or partially or that any particular rate of return will be achieved. You are cautioned against relying upon any forward looking statement in this document
This presentation does not contain an offer of securities in a company, nor an invitation to apply for such securities. Nothing in this document should be construed as investment advice or financial product advice, whether personal or general, for the purposes of Section 766B of the Corporations Act. The document does not involve or imply a recommendation or a statement of opinion in respect of whether to buy, sell or hold a financial product. You should obtain professional advice and carry out your own independent investigations and assessment of the Information before acting
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About Gippsland Limited
o Listed on the ASX (GIP) - Head Office in Perth (Australia)
o Activities focussed on the MENA region
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Regional Office in Cairo (Egypt)
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Offices in Asmara (Eritrea) and Amman (Jordan) - Australian & MENA geotechnical staff in Egypt and Eritrea
o Flagship project
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World-class Abu Dabbab Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Project (Egypt)
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Other Projects & Investments
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Egypt, Nuweibi Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Project
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Egypt, Abu Dabbab Tin Placer Deposits (Now in production)
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Egypt, Wadi Allaqi / Abu Swayel Gold Exploration
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Eritrea, 2,200km[2 ] Exploration Licences for copper-gold-base metal VMS in the highly prospective Nubian-Arabian Shield
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19% holding in Stellar Resources Ltd (ASX: SRZ)
Gippsland Limited Directors & Management
Ian Gandel, Non-Executive Chairman LLB, BEc, FCPA, FAICD
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Successful businessman with extensive experience in retail management and retail property
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Involved in resource industry since 1994
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Substantial holdings in a number of ASX resource companies
Jon Starink, Executive Director BSc (Hons), BChemE(Hons), MAppISc, FAustIMM, FIEAust, FIChemE, MRACI, MTMS
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More than 30 years experience in the mining industry as Executive and Non-Executive Director
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Ten years with Greenbushes during evolution to major tantalum raw material producer, directly involved in establishing tin smelter and tantalum SX process
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Engineering design and project management; mining exploration management; science and engineering research & development and process innovation
John Kenny, Non-Executive Director B Com (Hons), LLB
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More than 25 y ears ex p erience in the natural resource industr y
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A corporate and resources lawyer, with a specialised interest in venture capital, initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions
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Extensive experience in public equity fundraisings and the pricing of equity, debt and derivative securities
Dr John Chisholm, Chief Geologist BSc (Hons), Phd, FAusIMM, FAIG
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Geologist with wide experience in exploration geology and exploration management
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Worked with various international mining companies
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Fellow of Australian Institute of Geoscientists, Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy with Chartered Practising status in Geology
Ayman Ayyash, Middle East and North Africa Regional Manager BSc CEng (Hon), MEIAust
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26 years of experience as a professional engineer
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Worked in various parts of the world including the USA, Australia, Gulf Arab states and North Africa
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employed by major international companies including Du Pont and BHP
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served as a Senior Trade Commissioner with the Australian Government in various countries in the Middle East and North Africa
Joint Venture Structure
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Egyptian Mineral Resources
Gippsland Limited
Authority (EMRA)
Tantalum Egyptian Company for
International Pty Ltd Mineral Resources
Tanta um gypt l E JSC
Abu Dabbab & Nuweibi
Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Projects
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under GAFI Free Zone thus no
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Operates other taxes, duties or royalties apply, however GAFI receives 1% of revenue under the GAFI Free Zone
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Tantalum International’s 50% interest is a controlling interest in TE and the Project
o Gippsland provides executive management and project expertise for TE
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Gippsland to procure 100% of the finance required for the Project’s development
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Project Finance (debt and shareholder loans) repaid before shareholder distributions.
o Tantalum International receives 45% share of shareholder distributions
About Tantalum
Tantalum is a very scarce and strategic raw material, essential for electronics and super-alloys because of its unique chemical and physical properties
o The major use of the metal powder is in electronics, mainly capacitors
o Tantalum electrolytic capacitors exploit stable protective tantalum oxide surface layer as the dielectric. As the dielectric layer is very thin, a hi g h capac it ance can b e ac hi eve d i n a sma ll vo ume. l
o Size, stability and weight advantages make tantalum capacitors essential for portable telephones, personal computers and automotive electronics
o Other uses include high temperature super-alloys in aerospace, nuclear reactors and as orthopaedic implant material o The carbide is used in high-speed cutting tools o Toughness & torsional strength twice that of High Speed Steel
Tantalum Market Demand & Price
Trading Unit
- Tantalum raw materials are traded in pounds of contained Ta2O5 equivalent
Demand
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Total demand estimated at 5 to 7 million Ta O annum pounds 2 5 per
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(in the order of 2,200 to 3,100 tonnes)
Price
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Tantalum does not trade as a commodity on recognised metal markets, but instead trades via longer term contracts.
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In the twelve months to March 2011 the quoted ‘spot’ price for tantalum oxide rose from less than US$50 per pound Ta2O5 to in excess of US$130 per pound Ta2O5.
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Since March 2011, the ‘spot’ price has traded between US$100 and $130 per pound (currently US$129/lb)
Tantalum Industry Structure
Supply Processors
End Users
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60% Raw Material
Primary Mine Production Many Participants
Processors
Brazil China Australia Manufacture of
capacitors, super alloys
Few Participants
and products for
Structural upheaval in 2008 as GFC speciality industries.
dampens demand and mines close
‘ Main end user is
Conflicts Minerals’ Bill cuts DRC supply
the electronics
Ningxia
20% China industry (75%)
Secondary Supply
Malaysia Capacitor
Thailand Tailings, slag, recycling Manufacture
HC Starck
KEMET Electronics
Germany
AVX Corporation
20%
Recycle Vishay Intertechnology
Global
Advanced Super Alloy use by:
Metals Boeing
USA and Japan EADS (Airbus)
Market Share 80%
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Primary Mine Production Ta2O5 Pre & Post GFC
Pre GFC Post GFC
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mozambique, Ethiopia & DRC
Brazil, Ethiopia, China, Russia & Southeast Asia
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Australia - Greenbushes & Wodgina Produced more than 50% of the world’s tantalum minerals (2004 est. 2 million lbs/year)
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Wodgina (AMG) ~1.4 million lbs/year Restarted briefly 2011 at 0.7 million lbs, Operations currently suspended
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Greenbushes (AMG) ~1.0 million lbs/year Operations suspended indefinitely
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Canada - Tanco (AMG) ~0.15 million lbs/year Operations suspended indefinitely
o DRC (Congo)
Conflict minerals revenue supported rebels in Congo. US Conflict Minerals Bill has had major impact on supply from Congo
o Brazil’s Mibra (AMG)
- ~ 300,000 lbs/year. Pre-GFC this represents 7% to 10% of global primary production
o Ethiopia Kenticha (Government)
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~ 140,000 lbs/year (Weathered pegmatite and alluvial ore)
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Mozambique Marropino (Noventa) Target ~350,000 lbs/year (weathered material) (Now closed)
o Central China Yichun
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~ 120,000 lbs/year. Other minor production from Limu tin mine; Ma Ar Kan lithium mine and Keketuohai project
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Other minor sources Lovozero (Russia) & Artisanal production
No new mine startups ! Supply shortfall of at least 2 million lbs/year ??
Abu Dabbab & Nuweibi Project Location
- Approximately 25 km from Red Sea and major national highway
o 30km south of Marsa Alam international airport
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- Good support infrastructure and work force in Marsa Alam
o Excellent transportation infrastructure
Strategic location for export of feldspar into Europe and MENA
Abu Dabbab Tenement Location & Infrastructure
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Tenement 20km[2] area
Project Status
o Bankable Feasibility Study complete
o Environmental and Social Impact Assessment o completed to World Bank standards
o Licence tenure 30 years with option to extend 30 years
o 18 month construction timetable
o Offtake Agreement for 600,000 lbs Ta2O5 per annum for 10 years
o Financing under way
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Financing discussions underway for Stage 1 (US$225 million)
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Indicative draft terms sheet received from four Egyptian banks
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Waiting list formed of banks expressing interest
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Financial Advisor appointed (Canada)
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Banks Independent Technical Expert to be appointed
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Highly respected Egyptian Investment Bank engaged
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Discussions commenced with potential Equity investors
Abu Dabbab Key Project Statistics
o 38.7 Mt of mineable material
o 3 Mt per annum Ore processing
o Annual Production Stage 1
LOM Production
925,000 lbs Ta2O5 2,300 tonnes Tin metal
11,700,000 lbs Ta2O5
24,000 tonnes Tin metal
o Additional Production Stage 2 Up to 2.4Mt Feldspar
Up to 34 Mt Feldspar
A world-class source of Tantalum
o Abu Dabbab & Nuweibi Projects
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poised to become the world's largest single producer of primary tantalum feedstock
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providing up to 25% of the world’s primary supply
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will provide a stable, long term and conflict free supply of this vital strategic raw material
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Annual production : Projected Revenues *** • over 925,000lbs per annum of Ta2O5 (+/- $90 million pa)**
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• 2,300t per annum of LME grade tin metal ($46 million pa)
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• 2.4mtpa of ceramic-grade feldspar (Phase 2) ($72 million pa)
o TE seeking financing of US$225 million to fund the total Project capital and development costs for Phase 1
o *** Tantalum revenues approximate, as offtake price is confidential,**
o *** Tin @ $20,000/tonne, Feldspar @ $30/tonne**
Project Key Financial Statistics
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Project Total | ||
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| (USD million) | (USD million) | (USD million) | ||
| CAPEX | 225 | 60 | 285 | |
| LOM Cash Operating Margin | 990 | 663 | 1,653 | |
| NPV (Project) | $ 593 | |||
| IRR | 39% | |||
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Note: Financial evaluation assumes market price for diesel fuel, | |||
| notwithstanding current fuel | price subsidies | |||
| GIP | ASX Announcement dated 8 July 2011 |
Project Risk and Risk Mitigation
Low Technical Risk
Simple geology, simple bulk quarry-style mining, very low strip ratio and conventional gravity processing
OPEX Cost Escalation Risk
Revenue from Ta O 2 5 Offtake Agreement covers > 80% of Stage 1 OPEX & provides for OPEX escalation
Future Commodity Price Risk Mitigation Prudent Balance of Downside Risk and Price Upside
Potential Tin Price hedging / Tin Offtake Agreement Tantalum & Feldspar Offtake agreements
Downside underpinned by Tantalum Offtake/Tin hedging - upside participation in the current high spot markets (for excess tantalum and tin)
Sovereign Risk
Joint venture is with EMRA, the Mines Department of the Egyptian Government. Gippsland Ltd provides the technical IP, know-how and specialty metal marketing skills
Abu Dabbab Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Deposit
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Abu Dabbab Cross Section & Pit Outline
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Abu Dabbab Resources & Reserves
JORC Compliant Ore Reserves (included in Resources) @ 29 May 2010
| Ta2O5 | Tin (%) | |
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| Proven | 15.2 Mt @ 260g/t | 0.170 |
| Probable | 18.0 Mt @ 245g/t | 0.099 |
| Total | 33.2 Mt @ 253g/t | 0.131 |
| Mineable Inferred | 8.2 Mt @ 210g/t | 0.040 |
JORC Compliant Resources @ 9 October 2009
| Measured Indicated Inferred Total |
Ta2O5 | Tin (%) |
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| 15.2 Mt @ 290g/t | 0.143 | |
| 17.3 Mt @ 250g/t | 0.078 | |
| 12.0 Mt @ 200g/t | 0.030 | |
| 44.5 Mt @ 250g/t | 0.090 |
Abu Dabbab Mine Statistics
In-Situ Mineable Ore Dilution
38.7 Mt 5 %
Thru-put LOM
3 Mtpa 13.5 years
Average In-Situ Grade
Ta O 0.026 % 2 5 SnO 0.12 % 2 Ta O 11.7 Million lbs 2 5 Sn 24,000 Tonnes 1.4 87 %
Recovered to Product
LOM Waste : Ore Mass conversion resource to ore
Assumptions
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Inferred Resources (all of the current resource below RL 230) will convert to ore reserves as mining proceed
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nil contribution to net cash flow revenue from the co-production of feldspar
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Basis
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Bankable Feasibility Study overall recoveries from ROM to product
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Resource inventory as at September 2010
Placer Tin Mining at Abu Dabbab
Small project first !
o In production, treatment capacity to increase to ~60 tph
o Production of tin contained in cassiterite concentrate to increase to approximately 80 tonnes of tin per month from February 2013
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Opportunities for using the fully demountable modular plant for the exploitation of other placer tin deposits
- Project life at increased throughput capacity approximately 8 months
o Revenue from tin concentrate sales over the eight-month period ~ US$12.4 million
o LOM Direct and indirect cash costs (excluding capital expense) ~ US$5.3 million
o LOM Capital Cost ~ US$1.2 million
Placer Tin Mining at Abu Dabbab (October 2012)
Alluvial Separator set up
Private Free Zone
Alluvial Stockpiles for processing
50tph mobile spiral plant (example)
Placer Tin Mining at Abu Dabbab (February 2013)
Slime Decant Ponds
Rougher Tailings Stacker Cyclone
Spiral Plant Circuit
Spiral Plant
Project Upside – Nuweibi Tantalum
Considerable potential to expand and leverage the Abu Dabbab process plant for several decades beyond the initial project 13.8 year Abu Dabbab life-of-mine
o Located 16 km south of Abu Dabbab
o Owned by TE JSC
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Licence tenure of 30 years with option to extend for 30 years
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Resource open to the east, to the west and at depth
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JORC Resources Ta O 2 5 Indicated 48 Mt @ 147 g/t Inferred 50 Mt @ 138 g/t Total 98 Mt @ 143 g/t
Tin Applications
World refined tin use by application, 2009
Solders
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Electronics
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Industrial
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Substituting for lead
Tinplate
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Canned foods and beverages
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Alloy for bearing metal and metallic coatings
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Chemicals
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3%
8%
Solder - electronic
6%
Solder - industrial
Tinplate
48%
13%
Chemicals
Brass & Bronze
Float Glass
16%
Others
6%
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Household and industrial paints
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Plastics
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Source: ITRI
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Non ferrous alloys for the engineering industries
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Ceramics and glazes
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Energy Technologies
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Lithium iron batteries
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Fuel-acid batteries
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Fuel cells
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Fuel catalysts
Electronic solder is driving demand Not tin cans
Tin Production and Price
o China is world’s leading tin producer from both mine and smelter sources
o Indonesia second leading tin producer from both mine and smelter sources
o Total consumption 320,000 to 350,000 tonnes tin per annum and growing
o Technology driving demand
Very few new producers and decreasing production from existing sources Tin price is currently $24,900 per tonne
Feldspar
Used in ceramic tile production Potential sale of ~80% of material mined
Substantial potential feldspar revenue Simple flotation of de-slimed gravity circuit tailings - 75 to 80% recovery Markets
Turkey is main supplier to Europe, MENA and Gulf states
3Mt to Italy
Expressions of interest for feldspar production Gulf states – 0.7 to 1.3Mt Italy – successful ceramic testwork Recent enquiry for 100% of feldspar output
Feldspar and Ceramic Tile Comparison
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Financing Methodology
Other Projects Eritrea VMS & Gold Egyptian Gold Egyptian Mineral Resources Gippsland Limited Authority (EMRA) X% Equity Tantalum Egyptian Company for International Pty Ltd Mineral Resources
Capex (Phase 1) US$225 million
Y% Debt
Y% Debt Tantalum Egypt JSC Abu Dabbab & Nuweibi Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Projects Aim: To finance Abu Dabbab with equity injection at project level, preserving value in other projects for Gippsland shareholders
Adobha Project (Eritrea) – Gold, VMS targets
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Gippland’s Eritrean assets held by wholly owned Adobha Resources (Eritrea) Pty Ltd (‘ARE’)
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ARE’s tenement holding in Eritrea is presently 2 , 200 square kilometres with a further 980 square kilometres under application
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Exploration Licences have
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tenure of three years which can be extended for a further two years.
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Multiple gold and VMS targets from TM Imagery
� Licences cover a highly mineral endowed region of Eritrea that is regarded as very prospective for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralisation and structurally controlled gold m nera i li sa ti on.
- Local examples of these types of deposits are the Bisha base metal deposit (1.44 million ounce gold and 0.39 million tonne copper) and the 0.760 million ounce Zara gold project (Koka deposit).
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SUMMARY: GIPPSLAND LIMITED
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Abu Dabbab Tantalum-Tin-Feldspar Financing Underway
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Upside in Nuweibi Tantalum Project
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Currently operating Alluvial Tin in Egypt
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Support of partner, the Egyptian Government
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Support of Egyptian Banks – Draft Terms Sheet
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Substantial interest from Middle East Equity investors
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Upside in looming world shortage of Tin
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Expressions of interest in Feldspar
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Excellent financial returns projected
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Innovative finance structuring
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Follow up planned in Eritrea for Gold and VMS
GIPPSLAND LTD
Thank You!
Competent Person Statement
In accordance with Listing Rule 5.6 of the Australian Stock Exchange Limited, the geological information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves is based on data compiled by Dr John Chisholm, a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Chisholm 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 of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Dr Chisholm consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.