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VERITY RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2013
Feb 17, 2013
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TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE ASX LIMITED
Market Cap
DATE: 18 February 2013
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PRESENTATION
Issued Capital
Please find following a copy of the Company’s latest presentation.
Substantial shareholders
Patrick Volpe
Chairman
Directors
Registered Office
Contact
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ABN 96 122 995 073
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DISCOVERIES IN THE LIMPOPO BELT February 2013 Update
Botswana Metals Limited
DISCLAIMER
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GENERAL DISCLAIMER
This presentation has been prepared by Botswana Metals Limited (“BML”). The information contained in this presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to issue, or arrange to issue, securities or other financial products. The information contained in this presentation is not investment or financial product advice and is not intended to be used as the basis for making an investment decision. The presentation has been prepared without taking into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of BML, its directors, employees or agents, not any other person accepts any liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising out of fault of negligence, for any loss arising from the use of the information contained in this presentation. In particular, no representation or warranty, express or implied is given as the accuracy, completeness or correctness, likelihood of achievement or reasonableness or any forecasts, prospects or returns contained in this presentation nor is any obligation assumed to update such information. Such forecasts, prospects or returns are by their nature subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies. No representation is made that, in relation to the tenements the subject of this presentation, BML has now or will at any time in the future develop further resources or reserves within the meaning of the Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code).
Before making an investment decision, you should consider, with or without the assistance of a financial adviser, whether an investment is appropriate in light of your particular investment needs, objectives and financial circumstances. You should have consideration to the risks involved in investment in BML some of which are detailed in BML’s prospectus dated 26[th] October 2007 as lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and available from either Australian Securities Exchange Limited or BML on request.
This presentation is not to be disclosed to any other person or used for any other purpose and any other person who receives this presentation should not rely or act upon it. Information contained in this presentation is confidential information and the property of BML. It is made available strictly for the purposes referred to above. The presentation and any further confidential information made available to any recipient must be held in complete confidence and documents containing such information may not be reproduced, used or disclosed with the prior written consent of BML.
This presentation must not be disclosed, copied, published, reproduced or distributed in whole or in part at any time without the prior written consent of BML and by accepting the delivery or making to it of this presentation, the recipient agrees not to do so and to return any written copy of this presentation to BML at the request of BML.
COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
Information in this presentation that relates to BML Exploration Results, geology, drilling and mineralisation is based on information compiled by Peter Temby, an employee of Anpet Exploration Pty Ltd, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Peter has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activities that 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. Peter Temby consents to the inclusion in this presentation of matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
By accepting this presentation, the recipient represents and warrants that it is a person to whom this presentation may be delivered or distributed without a violation of the laws of any jurisdiction.
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CORPORATE OVERVIEW
BOTSWANA METALS PROFILE
Botswana Metals Limited (ASX: BML) is an emerging base metals and precious metals exploration company focused on delivering resource growth across its suite of 100%-owned mineral projects in Botswana – the “Switzerland of Africa” Current Share Price A$0.02 Shares On Issue 188 million Unlisted Options 116 million Market Capitalisation A$4.13 million Cash at 30 December 2012 A$762,000 Debt NIL 52 week range A$0.015-$0.045
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$0.05 12 MONTH SHARE PRICE $0.04 $0.03 $0.02 $0.01 $0.00 14-Feb-12 14-May-12 14-Aug-12 14-Nov-12
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
Mr Patrick Volpe, Chairman Mr Massimo Cellante, Non-Executive Director Dr Paul Woolrich, Non-Executive Director
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Prime location - Botswana is a stable environment for foreign investment
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Strategy is to explore and develop an extensive tenement portfolio of ~2,000km² in the prolific Limpopo Belt
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Three discoveries - Airstrip Copper, Maibele North, Dibete within 55km of the Selebi Phikwe smelter
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Strategic alliance with BCL Ltd validates appeal and de-risks path to production
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Feasibility studies commenced in 2011 - JORC Resources established at Airstrip and Dibete
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BML has a very active near-term exploration program and assay results are forthcoming
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BOTSWANA OVERVIEW
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Botswana – the “Switzerland of Africa”
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English language, legal and parliamentary system
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Stable since Independence in September 1966
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Ranked in the top 3 countries in Africa in legal system, taxation regime, socioeconomic agreements and quality of infrastructure
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Mining law system based on Australian models
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An ideal exploration environment with a pro mining culture and a supportive and efficient bureaucracy with no corruption
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STRATEGY
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Establish a significant resource base proximal to existing mines
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Utilise existing infrastructure and strategic partnership for development
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Accelerate exploration across tenement portfolio, testing new targets
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THREE SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES
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2 new discoveries in 2010 – Airstrip & Dibete (Cu-Ag)
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1 previous discovery – Maibele North (Ni-Cu)
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Recent VTEM Survey identified more than 50 anomalies
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BML’s drilling has confirmed the potential of the Limpopo Belt
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65.95m
65.70m
Intersection of Silver rich Bornite
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH BCL
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BCL is a major Botswana mining and smelting company owned by the Botswana Government and one of the world’s largest nickel-copper producers, Norilsk Nickel
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The JV agreement relates to three of BML’s Prospecting Licences: Maibele North (Ni-Cu, PGE’s), Airstrip Copper (Cu-Ag) and Dibete (Cu-Ag)
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BCL has the option to fund the projects to the completion of a Bankable Feasibility Study to earn a 70% interest and will have off-take rights
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BML will retain a 30% interest after the BFS is completed
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The agreement is subject to BML being granted Retention Licences over the Prospecting Licences by the Mines and Minerals Department in Botswana
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The agreement covers approximately 143km² of Botswana Metals total exploration portfolio of 2000km². BCL will have first right of refusal to participate in any exploration activity over any of BML’s other Prospecting Licences
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MAJOR TENEMENT POSITION ~2,000km²
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DISCOVERIES & PROSPECTS IN VTEM SURVEY AREA
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Airstrip
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Dibete
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Numerous new targets found by VTEM Survey are being followed up
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Airstrip and Dibete for primary and supergene Cu-Ag
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• Maibele North for Ni-Cu-PGE primary mineralisation
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AIRSTRIP AND DIBETE
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CONDUCTOR TARGETS
Drilling highlights from C6 and C12 include:
C6 Conductor
- High grades of up to 22% Cu with 1023g/t Ag in narrow bornite veins (best 60% Cu and 2833 g/t Ag over narrow widths)
C12 Conductor
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6m @ 2.7% Cu plus 172g/t Ag from 68m from ACDC067 (includes 1m @ 8.8% Cu plus 214g/t Ag from 70m
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High grade Cu-Ag mineralisation is close to surface amenable to open pit methods
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Upgrading of ROM ore maybe possible by heavy media techniques (e.g DMS) and this is currently being investigated
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AIRSTRIP COPPER
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Part of the IP Survey area (1x1.5km) at Airstrip Cu showing interpreted conductors in magenta
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Many conductors (total strike 1,900m in IP area) are barely drilled or not yet drilled, several vein systems discovered
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C6 has a strike length of about 200m and has mineralisation to 150m depth
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AIRSTRIP COPPER
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CONDUCTOR 6 (C6)
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Initial drilling intersected the Airstrip Cu-Ag discovery in holes 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 drilled on conductor C6.
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76 holes have been drilled to assess the various vein systems including C6 found in the wider Airstrip Copper Project area.
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AIRSTRIP COPPER IN SOILS
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Soil samples with anomalous copper values (>40ppm) shown as blue diamonds. Coincident silver anomalies are associated with a number of the anomalous soil samples, particularly with the extensions of C2 and C7 and C11 to the southwest and the new anomaly in the NW of the soils grid.
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DIBETE HIGHLIGHTS
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SIGNIFICANT EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
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Supergene mineralisation present with thicknesses to 38 metres at grades of 1.72% Cu and 119 g/t Ag
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Primary Cu-Ag targets identified from recent VTEM survey indicate potential over 3.5km strike length
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Controls on mineralisation indicated from drilling suggest a broader area of potential is present
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DIBETE IP SURVEY
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• Dipole – dipole IP surveys carried out over 1250 metres of strike at Dibete
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• Prospect open in both SW and NE directions
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• 3D modelling carried out to assist in target Line 6100E
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definition local grid SW
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DIBETE DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS
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8m @ 1.72% Cu and 119.5 g/t Ag from DBRC014 (includes 10m @ 2.33% Cu and 126.5 g/t Ag; includes 8m at 3.86% Cu and 364.1 g/t Ag; includes 3m at 9.16 % Cu and 894 g/t Ag
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18m @ 1.99% Cu and 98.4 g/t Ag from DBRC013 (includes 10m @ 3.11% Cu and 163.0 g/t Ag)
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18m @ 1.78% Cu and 28.9 g/t Ag from DBRD006 (includes 5m @ 4.19% Cu and 92.5 g/t Ag; includes 9m @ 2.75% and 54.7 g/t Ag)
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17m @ 2.7% Cu 40.5g/t Ag from 16m in DBRC081 (includes 3m @ 6.7% Cu 44.5g/t Ag from 24m & 3m @4.7% Cu 106.9g/t Ag from 27m)
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12m @ 1.8% Cu 42g/t Ag from 33m in DBRC094 (includes 4m @ 4.2% Cu 95g/t Ag from 37m)
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11m @ 4.5% Cu 229.9g/t Ag from 33m in DBRC028 (includes 3m @ 8.16% Cu 469g/t Ag)
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10m @ 3.9% Cu 110g/t Ag from 43m in DBRC108 (includes 4m @ 9.2% Cu 268g/t Ag from 43m)
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9m @ 2.8% Cu 87.3g/t Ag from 33m in DBRC107
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6m @ 2.3% Cu 117g/t Ag from 34m in DBRC097 (includes 2m@ 5.7% Cu 322.5g/t Ag from 34m)
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DIBETE INTERSECTIONS
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Modelled supergene oxide Cu-Ag in drill hole intersections shown in green, overlying supergene and primary sulphide mineralisation shown in purple
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DIBETE LONG SECTION
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Line 6100E long section of modelled supergene oxide (green) and supergene plus primary sulphide mineralisation (purple)
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MAIBELE NORTH
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The Maibele North host magnetic body is down faulted to the west by 150 metres and that part was not previously recognised or drilled. A further 600 metres of strike has been identified
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MAIBELE NORTH
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GEOSTATISTICS STUDY
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An Exploration Target was defined on the basis of the geostatistical study (Hilmac Pty Ltd)
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The Exploration Target is in the order of 1.1-1.7 million tonnes with a grade around 1% Ni at a cut off grade of 0.6% Ni, or alternately a target of 4-7 million tonnes with a grade around 0.6% Ni at a cut off grade of 0.3% Ni
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The potential quantity and grade at the Maibele North exploration targets are conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource according to the JORC Code (2004) and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the discovery of a Mineral Resource
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OTHER VTEM TARGETS
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PL 54/98 TAKANE HIGHLIGHTS
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PL contains major prospects with good base metal-Au anomalies and Ni anomalies
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VTEM survey identified the 4 major previous prospects and a further 23 anomalies which have no prior evaluation
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No prior drilling on any of these prospects, follow up planning now complete and work is in progress
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Major exploration focus in 2012 with potential new discoveries to confirm this belt as a major new province for BML and Botswana
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MAIBELE NORTH
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MAIBELE NORTH HIGHLIGHTS
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VTEM survey identified untested potential that was not optimally drilled in the past
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Current proposed drilling is focussed on defining resource to JORC compliant status
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Geostatistical study defined the scale of the Exploration Target and identified areas requiring additional drilling
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Extensions to the host to mineralisation identified
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PL 54/98 TAKANE
UNTESTED VTEM ANOMALIES
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Kudumane
Jumbo
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Four of the VTEM anomalies were previously identified and have significant soil geochemical anomalies.
23 anomalies are new targets.
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HIGH VALUE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY
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Dibete, Airstrip and Maibele North are significant Cu-Ag and Ni projects
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Drilling and other exploration is ongoing with the aim of developing resources at these projects as well as other less developed prospects
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Additional potential exists in new targets found by the VTEM Survey
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NEW TARGETS GENERATED
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SAMPA CENTRAL – NI PGE CU AG
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Stream sediment anomalies with platinum discovered
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Soil geohemistry work underway
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IP to follow
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Potential drill targets are the focus
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MAIBELE NORTH EXTENSION
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Soil geochemical work has identified outcropping ultramafic bodies
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Outcropping ultramafic bodies have been mapped
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Soils identified anomalous Ni-Cu-PGE as is present at Maibele North
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Further soil and IP is planned to identify potential drill targets for 2013 work program
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INVESTMENT SUMMARY
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Recent drilling at Airstrip and Dibete has shown significant potential
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Resource estimate currently being prepared, new targets tested
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Further potential in newly recognised VTEM conductors at Maibele North
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The geostatistics study showed up areas for further infill drilling
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Maibele North is only 50km from Selibi Phikwe Ni smelter
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All VTEM targets drilled so far have intersected sulphides. Results are pending
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Strategic partnership with BCL validates appeal and de-risks path to production
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Additional targets have been identified for potential drilling in 2013
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