Title: Investor presentations
1World class mining projects in progress
2Corporate Overview
- Intex Resources ASA is a Norwegian based mining
company, primarily focused on non-precious metal
and mineral projects - Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in December
2006 (OSE ITX) - NOK 500 million raised at listing
- Project portfolio
- Mindoro Nickel-laterite deposit in the
Philippines - Hurdal porphyry-Molybdenum deposit in Norway
- Prospective diamond exploration in West Greenland
- Brownfield zinc-copper projects in Norway
3A World Class Portfolio
Zinc-Copper Exploration
Mindoro NickelDevelopment
Olivine Production royalty
Porphyry-MolyDevelopment
Diamond Exploration
- 200 mill tonnes Inferred Resource w 0.13 MoS2
at Hurdal verified by SRK in May 2007 - Positive scoping study from Aker Kværner November
2007. Infill drilling program and further
development underway - Additional molybdenite targets being investigated
for open pit potential
- Promising brownfield Zn-portfolio acquired
includes Grimsdalen, Sivilvangen and
Lergruvebakken mines - Several new targets in proprietary geophysical
database - Drilling to commence Winter 2007/2008
- Positive Pre-feasibility study completed
- Independent resource verification and highly
encouraging leach test work completed - Full Feasibility study and environmental impact
assesment now underway
- Greenfield project fast
tracked to production by Intex in 12 months - Sold to Minelco (subs, of Swedish state-owned
LKAB) for cash annual production royalty - Guaranteed minimum payment of USD 1 mill./year
from 2008 to 2021
- Successful kimberlite sampling program in
Maniitsoq district, W Greenland - 18 of 20 samples contained diamonds. Best result
so far is 80 diamonds in single 24 kg sample. - Exclusive Maniitsoq Licence area expanded to
2,000 sq km in 2007
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4Recent Highlights
- Principal contracts for Mindoro Definitive
Feasibility study agreed with Aker Solutions, SGS
and Golder - Senior Management changes but no major
strategic shift - Mindoro pre-feasibility study upgraded to new
location and transport option, - 500 kilos limonite ore is currently being tested
in Canada - Experienced project organisation and world class
consultants in place - Promising diamond exploration results from
Greenland - Summer program planned and ready for execution in
Hurdal and Greenland - Cash end Q1 70 mUSD substantial buffer to
deliver Mindoro to the next stage
5Main Priorities
- Focus on substantial risk-reduction for Mindoro
Nickel through - Securing a quality DFS study
- Securing necessary permits
- Securing rights for land for processing facility
- Upgrading and increasing of resources
- Approaching the right partners for bringing
Mindoro forward to a world class nickel project - Ensuring a project portifolio pipeline that
sustainable increase value - Fulfilling the exploration programs at Hurdal and
Greenland - Sufficient cash till Mindoro is brought to its
next stage
6Mindoro Nickel - the Philippines
- High-tonnage nickel laterite deposit controlled
100 by Intex Resources - More than 2 million tonnes of contained nickel
metal outlined to date - Favourable location near the open sea in a
central part of the Philippines - Listed as one of the Philippine Governments
priority mineral projects - A staged development will lower technical and
financing risks - New technologies and good metallurgy provide
extra advantages
780,000 Tonnes of Nickel Annually
- Positive Pre-feasibility study
- Projected production of 40,000 tpa Nickel in
stage-1, increasing to 80,000 tpa in stage-2 - Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) planned for
2009 - to be managed by Aker Solutions - Environmental Compliance Certificate issued
following an EIA/EIS process - MPSA agreements for additional areas
- Bulk testing and pilot-scale HPAL test work
planned for 2008 by SGS Lakefield laboratories
8Milestones going forward
- 2008
- Final Pre Feasability Study
- Location of plant site
- Test mining and pilot-plant testing
- Ongoing exploration
- 2009
- DFS
- Appointment of main contractor
- Commence detailed engineering design
- Award of local fabrication contracts
- 2010-2012
- Prefabrication and Assembly of processing plant
- Preparation of mine site and plant site
- Construction of infrastructure facilities
(harbour, roads) - Ramp up of mine operation to 15,000 tpd (4.8 mill
tpy)
Operations
Production Start
2008
2009
2010
2012
2011
- Prepare Mine closure plan
- Environmental Impact Statement for ECC
- Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
- Environmental Compliance Certificate
- Permitting (National and Local)
- Coordinate development plans with LGUs
- Development of local enterprises
- Ongoing mine site rehabilitation and replanting
- Organizing environmental monitoring committees
- Ongoing community development and personnel
training - Direct employment of over 5,000 nationals during
construction
CSR Programme
9Mining and Production Overview Full Value
Creation on Mindoro
- 1. Mining process
- Sequential surface mining of 100-150 ha blocks
annually - Haulage to transfer stockpile
- Terrain reshaping and return of topsoil
- Mine site rehabilitation and replanting
- 2. Safe Materials Transfer to the Coast
- Cable conveyor for transfer of ore materials
approximately 40 km from high-lands to
production plant by the coast - Environmentally friendly, energy efficient
transfer option
- 3. Full Value Creation locally through
HPAL-technology - Use of proven HPAL technology for nickel
production - Acid leach circuit dissolves nickel
- Acid plant provides up to 80 MW of CO2 -free
electrical power - Mixed Sulphide product
102. Safe Materials Transfer to the Coast
- Ore is transferred to a production plant near the
coast, involving minimal handling on the mine
site - Two alternative sites are considered as suitable
plant locations - The transport distance is estimated at 40-60 km
for all alternatives - cable conveyors are considered the most
environmentally friendly and lowest cost solution - Social, economic and environmental impact study
of the transport process is under preparation
113. Local Value Creation Through HPAL-technology
- Use of HPAL-technology will enable value-added
processing of laterite ore on Mindoro - Final location of HPAL plant is yet to be decided
- Test results suggest 50 higher production
capacity of two autoclaves than several
comparable projects - Addition of saprolite processing
- Increased resources and potentially higher
resource grade - 100 increased metals production for 50 more
CapEx - Power production as by-product
- Acid plant will provide 80 MW of CO2-free
electrical power - Processing plant will have zero carbon footprint
(self contained power supply)
Illustration of typical HPAL-plant
12Target Local Value Creation from 2011
- From mining to production on Mindoro - full local
value-added benefits - Employment of over 5,000 workers during
construction and over 2,000 during operation with
priority to Mindoreños - Additional significant employment by the
multiplier effect - 2 of total mining revenue to local community
- Education technology transfer
- Substantial Tax returns to the local and National
Government - Foreign Exchange Revenue for the National
Government - New infrastructure developments (port, roads,
hospital, schools)
13Capital Expenditures
- Capex Break down Stage-1 Stage-2 total
- USDm USDm USDm
- Mining 71 0 71
- Process plant 603 296 89
- Process packages 383 268 651
- Water, Service utilities 146 72 218
- Process plant infrastructure 122 0 122
- General Infrastructure 51 14 65
- Construction services 55 31 86
- Project costs 276 118 394
- Contingencies 342 160 502
- TOTAL CAPEX 2,050 960
3,010 - Company adjusted capex 2,400
- OPEX 2.9 USD/lb 2.2
USD/Lb - Production
- Nickel (tonnes) 40,000
40,000 80,000 - Cobolt (tonnes) 3,000
700 3,700
14Target Thriving Host Communities
- Improved livelihood, agri-development, and
sustainable resource utilization - Basic health initiatives
- Fresh, clean water supply
- Sanitation facilities
- General medical assistance
- Health surveys and treatment
- Educational Programmes and support
- School enrolment for children
- Vocational training
- Micro-financing programmes through Intex
Foundation - Supporting ancestral land surveying and titles
for Indigenous People - Disaster assistance programme
- Flood Assistance Funds
- Environmental programmes
- Forest and Wildlife Restoration programmes
- Environmental monitoring programmes
15 Molybdenum Projects, Norway (100)
- Hurdal Project
- The Hurdal molybdenum deposit is located
approximately 90 km north of Oslo - Infrastructure is excellent
- SRK confirmed quality of Hurdal inferred resource
data in May 2007 - Aker Kvaerner UK completed a Mining Scoping Study
in November 2007 - 6,000 m infill drilling, metallurgical test work
and Environmental baseline studies planned for
2008
SRK confirmed in May 2007, using 0.07 MoS2 cut
off
16Maniitsoq Diamond Project (100)
- 2,000 km2 exclusive license area in West
Greenland, covering the entire Maniitsoq
Kimberlite Province - 5 new kimberlite dykes discovered during field
reconnaissance in 2006 - First pass exploration in 2006 returned natural
diamonds in 18 of 20 samples - Of the 67 natural diamonds recovered, 31 stones
were reported as intact and 36 as fragments - Colour classification returned 35 white stones,
22 as grey and 10 brown - Of the 35 white stones 14 were described as
transparent with no inclusions or cleavages and
12 as transparent with some inclusions or
cleavages - 2007 exploration program included new systematic
sampling of all known kimberlite dykes and
regional reconnaissance
17Zinc-Copper Exploration, Norway (100)
- Review of known deposits Grimsdalen,
Sivilvangen, Lergruvebakken Gruver - New targets generated by proprietary database
Killingdal North and other anomalies - Database developed in partnership with Noranda
Inc. - Grimsdalen Typical VMS deposit along a 9 km
zone. Indicated resource of 6.6 million t with
2.6 Zn and 0.4 Cu in West zone, and 1.7 million
t with 1.4 Zn and 0.9 Cu - Sivilvangen Indicated resource of 400,000 t at
4.3 Zn and 0.7 Cu - Lergruvebakken Known remaining tonnage of
540,000 t at 7.8 Zn and 0.74 Cu - Killingdal North Outcrops and geophysical
signatures of up to 3 km in length - Drilling being planned for Winter 2007/2008