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STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2007
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007
MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT
Presentation at Iron Ore 2007 Conference
The Company is please to enclose a copy of a presentation made by Managing Director, Mr Shanker Madan at the Iron Ore 2007 Conference jointly organised by The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), CSIRO Minerals and CSIRO Exploration and Mining, in Perth on 21 August 2007.
For further information: Shanker Madan Managing Director T | (08) 9214 9700 E | [email protected]
The information in this market announcement that relates to exploration results has been compiled by Mr Hem Shanker Madan who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Madan is the Managing Director of the Company. Mr Madan has in excess of 5 years experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation under consideration and qualifies as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code)." Mr Madan consents to the inclusion in this market announcement of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

STRIKE RESOURCES LIMITED A.B.N. 94 088 488 724


TITLE OF THE PRESENTATIONDevelopment of an Iron Ore Project



Strike has two large high grade iron ore Strike has two large high grade iron ore deposits in Southern Peru deposits in Southern Peru
- z Located in Peruvian Andes close to large population centres and infrastructure.
- z Resource estimates from surface mapping and sampling by Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (1974) and Takahashi Trading (1961):
| Aiprmacu | Ccouz |
|---|---|
| 730Mt.~ | 500650Mt.– |
| 6266%Fe- | 64%Fe+ |
- z Strike plans to develop a 20 million tonnes per annum mining operation at Apurimac targeting ~ 67% Fe product.
- z Detailed geophysics and drilling was commenced in December 2006.
- z A JORC Inferred Resource of 172Mt @62.8% Fe was announced in July 2007.
"It is noted however that the non-JORC compliant potential quantities referred to above are conceptual in nature due to insufficient exploration and it remains to be ascertained if exploration will confirm the non-JORC estimates by Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (1974) and Takahashi Trading (1961)".


The Cordilleras of Peru are a world class The Cordilleras of Peru are a world class mineral beltmineral belt
- z Peru is among the top five producers in the world of silver (2,921t), zinc (~1.37Mt), gold (173 t), copper (~842,000t), lead (309,000t), and molybdenum (9,500t) and is a net exporter of hydrocarbons.
- z The Cordilleras of Peru are a world class mineral belt that are host to 12% to 16 % the worlds known resources of silver, gold, zinc, copper, lead and molybdenum.
- z Xstrata, Newmont, BHP and Teck Cominco amongst many others have a large stake in the mineral industry in Peru.
- z Peru Offers:
- ¾A stable investment environment.
- ¾No discrimination against foreign investment.
- ¾ Government backed Legal Stability Agreements, including 10-15 yrs lock-in for tax rates, funds repatriation rules etc.
- ¾A long established mining history - economy heavily reliant on mining.
- ¾Competitive labour costs.
- ¾Corporate tax rates and royalties which are comparable to Australia's.



The deposits lie in the Peruvian Altiplano The deposits lie in the Peruvian Altiplano approximately 430km from the coast approximately 430km from the coast



The deposits lie in the Peruvian Altiplano The deposits lie in the Peruvian Altiplano approximately 430km from the coast approximately 430km from the coast



TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION 6 Apurimac Apurimac deposits are located in the deposits are located in the Altiplano Altiplano at an average height of 3400m AS average height of 3400m ASL in between the Eastern L in between the Eastern and the Western Cordillera of Peru and the Western Cordillera of Peru



TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION 7 The Apurimac deposits are located near a regional The Apurimac deposits are located near a regional airport servicing the major town of Andahuaylas airport servicing the major town of Andahuaylas (15km away, population ~250,000) (15km away, population ~250,000)







Historic Resource Estimate Apurimac : 730Mt Historic Resource Estimate Apurimac : 730Mt
- z Low lying flat tabular iron ore bodies.
- z Mineralisation commences at or near surface lending to open cut mining with low waste to ore ratio.
- z Although a mixture of magnetite and hematite it is mostly high grade (+ 62% Fe) as natural lump.



Massive Hematite/Magnetite Aggregate Massive Hematite/Magnetite Aggregate



Access within the concessionAccess within the concessions is relatively easy s is relatively easy



TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION 12 Chip and core logging and analyses show that the Chip and core logging and analyses show that the resource is dominantly high resource is dominantly high -grade magnetite with grade magnetite with subordinate secondary hematite subordinate secondary hematite



TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION 13 Apurimac Apurimac deposits are high deposits are high-grade (+62% Fe) grade (+62% Fe) skarn magnetite bodies located in li magnetite bodies located in limestone in contact with a mestone in contact with a granodiorite granodiorite batholith batholith




April 2007 "It is noted however that the non-JORC compliant potential quantities referred to above is conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration to define a JORC compliant Mineral Resource and it remains to be ascertained if exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource".


Results from Recent Drilling Results from Recent Drilling Better than Expected Better than Expected
| HlNoeo | CTllittoamaeuuv0%FIl6tenervas+()tmeres | AeragevFGderae |
|---|---|---|
| OP132- | 108m | 627% |
| OP315- | 114m | 3%61 |
| OP137- | 84m | %613 |
| OP140- | 82m | 634% |
| OP214- | 154m | 28%6 |
| OP144- | 90m | %629 |
The above are selected results from recent RC drilling



Cuzco deposits are located 80km South Cuzco deposits are located 80km South of the major historic city of Cuzco of the major historic city of Cuzco




Resource Estimate Cuzco: 500Resource Estimate Cuzco: 500–650Mt
- z Flat tabular radial bodies within a 4km diameter area around an intrusive core.
- zSimilar to Apurimac.
- z Work done to date
- ¾Geophysical surveys
- ¾ Rock chip sampling of outcropping mineralisation
- ¾ 2630m of drilling just completed.



Sections through the Cuzco deposit Sections through the Cuzco deposit
- z Cross section of deposit illustrates low waste to ore ratio for open cut mining.
- z Resource target between 500 –650Mt.
- z Drilling commenced late March 2007



Apurimac Apurimac Project Timetable Project Timetable



Seven PreSeven Pre-Feasibility Studies Comprise Feasibility Studies Comprise
- zOre Body Modelling and Mine Plan
- zMetallurgy and Flow Sheet Design
- zSlurry Pipeline
- z Physical and Social Environment
- ¾Community Relations
- ¾Topographical Survey
- z Infrastructure Studies
- ¾Hydrology
- ¾Power
- zPort
- zMarketing
- zEst Costs ~ $2.75m


Apurimac Apurimac Project Project - contaminants are low contaminants are low
- ¾ The length weighted average grade of the mineralised envelope from diamond core samples at NO CUT OFF GRADE of the +6.3mm fraction (90% of the mineralised envelope) is:
- ¾ 54.96% Fe;2.61% Al2O3; 9.60% SiO2; 0.04%P and 0.011% S. Sulphur is skewed high in 3 drill holes, excluding which the average Sulphur is 0.03%S
- ¾ Average mean grade of +50% Fe samples of all diamond cores is: 61.89% Fe; 6.03% SiO2; 1.51% Al2O3; 0.031% P; 0.100S and ).055% Cu.
- ¾Average grade of all +55% Fe, 2m composites is 62.73% Fe



Apurimac Apurimac Project Project – initial analysis done in initial analysis done in Peru were 1Peru were 1-3.5% Fe lower than Australia 3.5% Fe lower than Australia



Apurimac Apurimac Project Project – mineral distribution lends mineral distribution lends itself to easy beneficiation itself to easy beneficiation
- ¾ Core and chip logging, magnetic susceptibility measurements and quantitative analysis of minerals distribution is as follows:
- ¾Magnetite 53%
- ¾Hematite (magnetic): 21%
- ¾Undifferentiated iron oxides: 12%
- ¾Magnetite breccia: 9%
- ¾Magnetic diorite: 6%



Flow Sheet Design and Processing Flow Sheet Design and Processing
- ¾ It will be based on exhaustive test work presently underway at CSIRO in Brisbane includes:
- ¾Thin and polished section studies.
- ¾Microprobe, imaging and image analysis.
- ¾Chemistry by size (grain size).
The mineralisation being high-grade and magnetic, it is envisaged that beneficiation will be relatively easy to remove the contaminants and make a very high grade product at relatively coarse grain sizes by dry magnetic separation as far as possible.



Transportation studies previously conducted Transportation studies previously conducted
- z Extensive studies previously undertaken by Takahashi Trading (1961) and Wright Engineers (1970) on the viability of rail and slurry pipeline options to the coast showed both options to be feasible.
- z Three locations have been identified and studied in detail and found to be suitable as deep water ports.
- zSan Juan is an existing deep water port - 17m draft.
- zA preliminary pipeline route identified.



Production Profile Production Profile – Slurry Pipeline Slurry Pipeline
- z~400km to port facility.
- zWater and gas available.
- zDownhill gradient.
- zTargeted throughput: 20 Mt pa expanding to 40Mt pa.
- z Proven technology.
- ¾Bailadila (India) – 7 Mt pa, ~270km
- ¾Samarco (Brazil) – 18 Mt pa, ~350km
- zCapital costs of pipeline ~ US$ ~ 500m.
- zTerms of Reference have been finalised with PSI



Large bodies of water are located nearby Large bodies of water are located nearby




Marketing Marketing
- z China Desk established to develop early relationships with potential buyers in China.
- z Managed by an experienced iron ore marketing specialist (ex Rio Tinto).
- z Ore quality has the potential to offer significant advantages as a high-grade sinter blend. However, at this stage the ability to transport a sinter blend (-1mm) by pipeline is by no means certain.
- zA high-grade concentrate is an easy viable option.
- z SRK's High grade magnetite will be exothermic and therefore bring energy credits.



Strike's unique deposit s unique deposit offers distinct advantages offers distinct advantages
- z High grade magnetite offers simple beneficiation route
- zLow cost competitive labour market
- zStable environment with a long history of mining
- zTaxation and royalty regime similar to Australia



Peru is not just a tourist destination Peru is not just a tourist destination
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