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Kopparberg Mineral AB: Exploration and project development in Bergslagen Management presentation September 23 rd to 25 th 2013 Per Storm, Managing Director
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Page 1: Kopparberg Mineral - taking it to the next level!

Kopparberg Mineral AB: Exploration and project development in Bergslagen

Management presentation September 23rd to 25th 2013 Per Storm, Managing Director

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This document has been produced by Kopparberg Mineral AB (publ) (the “Company”) . This document does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities of the Company nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever. Any decision should be made solely on the basis of public information.

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Disclaimer

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Agenda

• Kopparberg Mineral in brief and our market

• Project portfolio

– Håkansboda/Bergslagen

– Nordic Iron Ore AB

– Norrliden Mining AB

• Conclusion

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Kopparberg Mineral: Projects & Business model

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Bergslagen Base and precious metals,

(Bergslagen)

Ownership: 100%

Nordic Iron Ore Iron Ore (Bergslagen)

Ownership: 19,25%

Norrliden Mining AB Base and precious metals,

(Skellefte-field)

Ownership: 50%

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Phase 5

Conceptual studies

PFS/PEA DFS Construction & Invest.

Mining operations

Divestment, increased external ownership or structural solution with financial/industrial party

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RMG Price Index

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Global investments in infrastructure is expected to increase to 2 100 bn USD between 2011–2020, +15-20% compared to 2001–2010 (Samsung Economic Research Institute) Metal/mineral %

Iron Ore 30,77%

Metallurgical coal 20,95%

Copper 18,95%

Gold 15,55%

Nickel 4,43%

Zinc 2,17%

PGMs 1,87%

Silver 1,71%

Potash 1,70%

Phosphate 0,94%

Lead 0,53%

Aluminium/Bauxite 0,43%

Total 100

• Weaker prices short-term • Bounce back mid-term • Long term slow increase

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• China is still growing at more than 7 % per year – Copper imports rising

– Oil imports at all time high

– Chinas length of light rail and metro might triple by 2020

• USA is coming back

• India has committed (c:a) bUSD 750 for infrastructure in the coming five years

• Beware of the “hype” mistake

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The Road Ahead

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Project portfolio

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• Håkansboda, mineral resource estimate • Håkansboda drilling program commenced

late 2012 • Good initial results

• Application for mining concession rejected • Company has appealed, main point:

• protection zone (skyddszon) is against new exploration permits, not mining concessions.

• Appeal now with Ministry of Enterprise

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Håkansboda – update

Class Tonnage (Kt) Copper (%) Gold (g/ton) Silver (g/ton)

Measured - - - - Indicated 629 1,4 0,4 14,3 Inferred 1 485 1,5 0,3 11,3

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• Mining concession in April, 2012

• More indications on the exploration concessions with percentage up to 5 % zinc and 5 % lead

• Mineralization open towards depth and to the north

• Top hammer drilling on-going

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Class Kton Zinc, % Lead, % Silver, g/ton

Indicated* 575 3,3 2,6 27

Inferred* 281 3,0 2,5 20 * Hans Torshag QP SweMin,

Tvistbo: Mining concession

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Bergslagen: un-explored outside existing mines

• The company regularly evaluates new areas to explore

• Most recent areas: Såggården and Meshatten

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Nordic Iron Ore – short summary

• Portfolio company (ownership: 18,6 %) to restart Ludvika Mines

• Brown-field: Blötberget and Håksberg

• Excellent logistics with existing railroad

• High value iron ore products to be produced, 67 % Fe

• Competitive economics according to studies

• Almost triple mineral resource statement early 2013

• Letter of Intent signed with Oxelösunds Harbour

• Letter of Intent signed with Coal and Ore Trading Limited,

• Environmental permit decision expected by Q1 2014

• New financing by Inlandsinnovation

• On track for production Q3 2015: focus Blötberget

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Norrliden Mining in the Skellefte-field

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A 7+ Mt (M&I) base and precious metal company with advanced deposits and a true blue-sky potential

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Norrliden contains:

• Polymetallic VHMS-deposit with

a mining concession Norrliden K

nr 1, 19 ha

• Updated JORC Mineral Resource

(Adam Wheeler, QP United

Kingdom 2012)

• Mine plan, test mining

permission reapplied

Norra Norrliden Ktonnes Zinc, % Lead % Copper % Gold g/t Silver, g/t

Measured 493 2,93 0,39 0,74 0,65 58,9

Indicated 1 499 2,89 0,31 0,59 0,54 40,2

Inferred 914 1,58 0,22 0,76 0,34 33,6

Norrliden - status

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• Beneficiation trials positive: easily beneficiated, typical Skellefte ore

• Environmental study (full) almost finished

• Economics studies indicating excellent internal rate of return

• The project could generate a positive cash flow in two years

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Norrliden – the next mine in the Skellefte field?

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Copperstone/Eva – what we know

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• Advance stage VHMS poly metallic deposit

• Mining concession application pending

• Eva deposit is considered a national interest for mining (2010)

• Zinc-gold-silver massive sulphide bodies, some copper, lead

• Composed of upper sulphide lenses and lower feeder system

• Limited historic lab-scale metallurgical testing

• 5.16mt historic resource estimated in upper lenses only

*Hans Torshag, QP, SweMin

Non-compliant, historic NANR internal estimation

EVA Resource Ktonne Zn % Pb % Cu % Au g/t Ag g/t

Indicated* 5 160 2.39 0.36 0.25 0.96 38

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Copperstone/North, historic exploration

Cu-Ag

Cu-Ag-Zn

Cu-Ag

Zn-Ag-Au-Cu

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Two disseminated Cu-Ag-Au mineralization targets, including: • 82 m @ 0.77 % Cu and 4.5 g/t Ag • 26 m @ 1.12 % Cu and 7.0 g/t Ag • 33 m @ 0.82 % Cu and 6.3 g/t Ag • 31 m @ 0.74 % Cu and 11.3 g/t Ag

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Financial information and share issue

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Rights issue ending October 25th

• Issue of 11,8 MSEK

• Over subsccribed to 2,5 MSEK

• Almost 90 % of 11,8 MSEK was subscribed by existing owners

• Share price: 0,60 SEK

• 100 new share holders

• Sold 77 000 shares in Nordic Iron Ore

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Use of funds

• Develop Bergslagen

• Support development of Norrliden Mining

• Support Nordic Iron Ore

• Secure working capital

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If the on-going exploration result in resources enough to justify mine development, Kopparberg Mineral may have a part in three mining projects in three to five years: Bergslagen, Nordic Iron Ore AB and Norrliden Mining AB.

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Conclusion

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Future

• Long term demand is still around!

• Development Bergslagen – Drill Tvistbo

– Evaluate other targets

– Håkansboda awaiting decision

• Development Norrliden – Finance next step: DFS & environmental Norra Norrliden

– extended evaluation EVA

• Support NIO

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Thank you!

Kopparberg Mineral AB Verkstadsvägen 52, Kopparberg Kungsgatan 62, Uppsala

Tel: +46 (0)705 – 94 90 24 [email protected] www.kopparbergmineral.se

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Kopparberg Mineral AB

”We are an exploration and project development company and are active owners in our associated companies. With a relatively minor financial stake we will create value and return for our shareholders going forward”

Per Storm CEO Kopparberg Mineral

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Christer Lindqvist, CoB

Harald Meinhardt Chris Carlon

Nils-Erik Marinder

Per Storm: CEO since October 1 2011. Previously CEO for Raw Materials Group AB and has extensive experience from the international metal and mining industry.


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