A major copper project on the horizon
South Australia
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The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Exploration Potential is based on information compiled by Mr Patrick Say. Mr Say is an employee of Rex Minerals Ltd, is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is a Competent Person under the definition of the 2004 JORC Code. The Exploration Potential and Exploration Targets described in this Presentation is conceptual in nature, and there is insufficient information to establish whether further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource. Mr Say consents to the publication of this information in the form and content in which it appears.
Executive Summary 1. Company Overview
2. Assets (100% owned):
Hillside Project
o Resource Growth
o Metallurgy/Mining
o Infrastructure
o New Discoveries and
improving economics
Pine Point Regional Targets
3. Timetable
Corporate Snapshot
ASX: RXM
Shares: 153.6 Mill + 2.4m options
Mkt Cap: A$245 Mill at A$1.60 per share
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Major Shareholders
Directors & M’gement 8.7%
Grand South 7.7%
Black Rock 5.9%
JP Morgan 5.8%
Greenstone Property 5.6%
Acorn 4.6%
Northcape 3.9%
Northward 3.1%
Macquarie 2.8%
Cash at Bank:
A$56.4 million at 31 December 2011
Existing Resources (Hillside):
217Mt @ 0.7% Cu, 0.2g/t Au, 12.4% Iron (0.9% CuEq)
(1.5Mt copper, 1.4Mozs gold)
Board and Management
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Management Team
Patrick Say Geology Manager
Amber Rivamonte Company Secretary
Janet Mason CFO
Marc Twining Exploration Manager
Pam McRae Williams Community Manager
John Burgess Study Manager (Metallurgy/Environmental)
Directors
Steve Olsen Managing Director
Paul Chapman Non Executive Chairman
Richard Laufmann Non Executive Director
Alister Maitland Non Executive Director
South Australian Projects
New Movie
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Hillside Project
New Movie
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7 rigs active on
Yorke Peninsula
Over 600 holes
drilled at Hillside
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Hillside Mineral Resource – June 2011
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Resource Tonnes Copper Gold Iron Contained Contained
Zone Category (Mt) (%) (g/t) (%) Copper (t) Gold (oz)
Supergene
Oxide
Indicated 3 0.6 0.2 11** 18,000 19,290
Inferred 15 0.6 0.2 12.1 90,000 96,452
Supergene
Sulphide
Indicated 1 0.7 0.3 12.9** 7,000 9,645
Inferred 7 0.7 0.2 13.7 49,000 45,011
Primary
Sulphide
Indicated 31 0.6 0.2 13.2** 186,000 199,335
Inferred 160 0.7 0.2 12.3 1,120,000 1,028,824
Total 217 0.7 0.2 12.4 1,500,000 1,400,000
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Shallow
Open Pit
Deeper
Expanded
Open Pit
Hillside – Growth and Mining Options New high grade zones (>1.5% CuEq*) discovered in
within indicative pit design
*Copper equivalents
have been calculated
assuming the following
metal prices and metal
recoveries;
Copper price =
US$3.20/lb and
recovery of 94%, Gold
price = US$1200/oz
and 77% recovery, Iron
ore price = US$120t
and iron recovery of
52.9%.
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Shallow
Open Pit
Deeper
Expanded
Open Pit
Hillside – Growth and Mining Options Reduced strip ratio due to more copper discovered
within indicative pit design
Mining – Improving strip ratio
(~4:1) reducing costs (~A$13.5/t)
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Shallow
Open Pit
Deeper
Expanded
Open Pit
Processing costs ~$10/t
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Copper recovery: 90 to 94%
Gold recovery :75 to 77% Iron Ore: 65+% iron concentrate
Pine Point Copper Belt – Infrastructure - Good access to power, water, port and people
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Close to Adelaide (150km, 2hr drive):
- contractors, suppliers, etc
Access to land (Rex owned),
Linked to major highway
Pine Point Copper Belt - Infrastructure
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Close to major infrastructure including;
state power grid and water grid
Proximity to ports
Closest port 10km north of Hillside
Copper (Cu)
70,000 tpa
Gold (Au)
50,000ozpa
Magnetite
1.3 Mtpa
Shallow orebody,
conventional
floatation to
recover Cu-Au
concentrate.
Slurry pipeline to
port.
Key Features Advantage
Good recovery, low
impurities making for
easily saleable
product
Recoverable from tailings
of Cu/Au circuit (eg:
Ernest Henry). Slurry
pipeline to port.
Refined product with >65%Fe
and low impurities. Very low
cost delivered to port. (<$35/t).
105kt pa
CuEq
Integrated
modular plant
Economies of scales,
3 revenue streams
Products
Hillside – Project Revenue: Production • 105,000t copper equivalent (CuEq) per annum*
*Copper
equivalents have
been calculated
assuming the
following metal
prices and metal
recoveries;
Copper price =
US$3.20/lb and
recovery of 94%,
Gold price =
US$1200/oz and
77% recovery, Iron
ore price =
US$120t and iron
recovery of 52.9%.
Hillside – Improving project margins
Admin
Processing
Mining
$13.5/t $10.0/t
$1.5/t
Estimated Cost Breakdown*
Gold
Iron Ore
Copper
65%
11%
24%
Revenue Breakdown*
*Cost and revenue estimates based on Hillside concept study results announced July
2011 and indicative open pit optimisation completed in January 2012.
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
$US Copper Prices over past 5 years
$US/t
5year average US$3.18/lb
17 Feb 2012
US$8,300/t or
US3.77/lb
Hillside – Project Revenue: Cu Prices
Lower Case
(-25%) A$6,000/t Cu
A$255M
pa
Open Pit, Moderate Strip, Logistic Advantages
Economies of Scale on 105ktpa CuEq
= A$375Mpa
Cost B
ase*
Gro
ss
Pro
fit*
A$465M
pa
A$675M
pa
Today ~A$8000/t Cu
Upside
(+25%) A$10,000/t Cu
If copper
fell 25%
margins
remain
high
Upside shows
exposure of
Hillside Project
to higher
copper prices
Hillside – Estimated annual project
margins improving ($A)
*Cost and revenue
estimates based on Hillside
concept study results
announced July 2011 and
indicative open pit
optimisation completed in
January 2012.
Pine Point Copper Belt
- Regional Potential
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Pine Point Copper Belt
- Regional Potential
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Ranking Target Name Modelled Magnetic Size and Intensity
Modelled Gravity Size and Intensity
1 Equis Central High High
2 Ethel High High
3 Target 13 High Med/High
4 Ranald East High Low
5 Parara North Med/High Med
6 Hillside Med/High Med
7 Parara Central Med/High Low
8 Parara South Med Med/High
9 Ranald 16 Med Med
10 Equis South Med Med
11 Port Julia Med Med
12 Hillside West Med Med/Low
Rex Vision – Hillside plus Regional Exploration
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Path to Development Pine Point Copper Belt (SA)
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Pre-Feasibility Study
Hillside
Regional Targeting
i.e: Equis, Port Julia
Feasibility Study/Approvals
Hillside
Regional Drilling Construction
2012 2013
Conclusion
Hillside - Robust project with good margins at low copper prices
- Leveraged to high copper prices
Regional - Potential for new discoveries with multiple large scale targets
defined underneath a hidden (but shallow) landscape.
Strategic Significance – Large scale resources located close to
infrastructure are very rare. Rex has 100% ownership of this unique
asset.
Well Funded - $56M to take the Hillside Project through to a full-feasibility
study and reveal large scale regional potential on the Pine Point Copper
Belt.
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