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Title: MINES


1
  • MINES MONEY
  • AUSTRALIA DAY
  • GORDON TOLL, CHAIRMAN
  • RICHARD SWANN, MANGING DIRECTOR
  • November 2007

2
Forward looking statements
  • This presentation and answers to subsequent
    questions contain certain forward-looking
    statements. All statements, other than
    statements of historical fact, that address
    activities, events or developments that Compass
    believes, expects or anticipates will or may
    occur in the future are forward-looking
    statements. Forward-looking statements are often,
    but not always, identified by the use of words
    such as seek, anticipate, believe, plan,
    estimate, expect, and intend and statements
    that an event or result may, will, can,
    should, could, or might occur or be
    achieved and other similar expressions.
  • These forward-looking statements reflect the
    current internal projections, expectations or
    beliefs of Compass based on information currently
    available to Compass. Forward-looking statements
    are subject to a number of risks and
    uncertainties, including those detailed from time
    to time in filings made by Compass with
    securities regulatory authorities, that may cause
    the actual results of Compass to differ
    materially from those discussed in the
    forward-looking statements, and even if such
    actual results are realized or substantially
    realized, there can be no assurance that they
    will have the expected consequences to, or
    effects on Compass.
  • Compass expressly disclaims any obligation to
    update or revise any such forward-looking
    statements.

3
Outline
  • Corporate Background
  • HNC Relationship
  • Oxide Base Metals Project
  • Sulfide Base Metals Project
  • Uranium
  • Exploration
  • Strategy Future

4
Compass Board
  • Gordon Toll Chairman
  • Richard Swann Managing Director
  • Phil Cohen Executive Director Company Secretary
  • Dr Malcolm Humphreys Non-executive Director
  • John Chappell Independent Non-executive Director
  • Dr Thomas Girgensohn Independent Non-executive
    Director
  • Philip Wood Independent Non-executive Director

5
History
  • 1987 list on Australian Stock Exchange
  • 1990 acquire Rum Jungle/Batchelor tenements
  • 1994 acquire Northern Territory leases from Rio
    Tinto
  • 1998 prove up commercial design process
  • 1999 receive 4.8M RD grant from Australian
    Government, matched for by Compass
  • 2001 receive Major Project Facilitation status
    from Australian Government
  • 2007 evolving from explorer to developer to
    producer

6
Share Capital Outstanding
  • 127,076,512 Fully paid ordinary shares
  • 644,000 Unlisted partly paid employee shares
  • 3,050,000 Unlisted options

7
Market capitalisation
8
Location and Interests
  • 84 M t base metals resources
  • 14.5 M lb uranium resources
  • World-class minerals province
  • High grade uranium intersections
  • Strong pipeline of projects

9
Northern Territory
  • Strategic location
  • 90 km from Darwin, 7 km NW of Batchelor
  • Close to road, rail, port, power, workforce
  • Extensive tenements
  • Close to Australias richest uranium province
  • Highly prospective for uranium and base metals
  • Compass exploration since 1995

10
Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corporation
11
Strategic partnership
  • Signed Cooperation Contract September 2006
  • Signed 3 Joint Venture Agreements April 2007
  • Developing Browns Oxide Project
  • Feasibility study for Sulfide Project commenced
  • Regional Exploration JV for base and specialty
    metals

12
Browns Oxide Project
  • Environmental approvals for Browns 2006
  • Initial production three years
  • Additional oxide resources for further five to
    six years
  • Commissioning early 2008
  • Throughput 1.3 Mt/y
  • Capital cost about A100 M
  • Reduced capital by use of second hand components

13
Flow sheet
  • Insert flow sheet

14
Sulfides Feasibility Study
  • Funded 100 by HNC
  • Will examine production scenarios eg initial
    capacity (2 Mt/y to 4 Mt/y), incremental
    increase, processing options
  • HNC to sole fund construction of plant to
    capacity of 4 Mt/y (formula to split costs if
    capacity higher)
  • Capex anticipated between 750 M and 1000 M
  • HNC has options to defer but Compass can continue
    HNC buy back rights or relinquish interest
  • Feasibility study 12-18 months (under way),
    permits and approvals (6-12 months concurrent
    with study), construction 12-18 months
  • Production potential between 2010 to 2011

15
Sulfides - project concept
  • At production capacity of 4 Mt/y can mine for gt
    20 years
  • Produce annually
  • 155,000 tonnes of lead (recoveries 93)
  • 37,000 tonnes of copper (recoveries 93)
  • 6,500 tonnes of cobalt (recoveries 91)
  • 4,500 tonnes of nickel (recoveries 90)
  • Silver credits not included (150,000 oz?)
  • Zinc not enough certainty yet to include
  • With HNC participation Compass free-carried to
    substantial annual production
  • Production figures are estimates, rounded to
    the nearest 500 tonnes

16
Sulfides - project economics
Based on internal models and assumptions and
external scoping studies and attributable to
Compass share only (1) Cu (from US 1.50 to US
3.13), Cu (US 12.50), Ni (from US 4.50 to US
10.78), Pb (US 0.35). Near term prices for Cu
and Ni are derived from the forward curve with a
revision to the long term average forecasts as
estimated by market analysts (2) Cu US3.00, Co
US15.00, Ni US10.00, Pb US0.75 (3) Cu (US
3.47), Co (US 27.20), in (US 16.26), Pb (US
1.20)
17
Uranium 100 Compass
  • Primary commercial use of uranium is for power
    generation
  • Uranium provides 16 of global electricity
    generation
  • Demand is predictable
  • 435 current reactors supply 370 GWe and require
    78,500 tonnes of uranium oxide
  • World electricity use growth forecast to grow 85
    to 2030 (World Energy Outlook 2006)
  • 28 reactors under construction 23 GWe (World
    Nuclear Association)
  • 222 planned and proposed 187 GWe (World Nuclear
    Association)
  • Each additional GWe requires 195/t year of
    uranium oxide and 3x for initial load (World
    Nuclear Association)

18
Uranium prospects
Whites
Dysons
Mt Fitch
Rum Jungle East
Browns East
Rum Jungle Creek
Rum Jungle Creek South
Waterhouse No 2
Waterhouse 3
Kylie
Wadjulla
QML 2
South Kylie East
QML 3
Dannii
Burnetts
19
Rum Jungle
Previous mining
Whites uranium, copper
Dysons - uranium
Intermediate - copper
Copperleach of intermediate ore
Photo 1980
20
Uranium value
  • ASX metric Mt Fitch JORC resource valued at
    A230 M
  • TSX metric Mt Fitch JORC resource valued at
    A350 M
  • Rum Jungle historical mining of 10 M lb
  • What would the valuation look like with similar
    discovery(s) at Browns East drilling in progress
    with impressive results
  • and/or Rum Jungle Creek South
  • and/or Dysons
  • and/or Kylie
  • and/or Sargents
  • These are all targets in our exploration program

21
Exploration
  • 2007 exploration activities increased by 50
  • Drilling at Rum Jungle, Browns East, Mt Fitch
  • Future exploration Mt Fitch South (copper), Mt
    Fitch (copper), Rum Jungle East (uranium)
  • Aeromagnetic and radiometric survey in Western
    NSW
  • NSW drilling at Ironbark (gold), Parkes and
    Tomingley West
  • Cuttaburra, Western NSW (copper, zinc, tungsten,
    silver)

22
NT Resource base
1 Cut offs gt0.5 Cu, 3 Pb or 0.10 Co 2 Cut
off gt0.5 Cu, lt0.5 Cu gt0.05 Co (Knox partners)
23
Polymetalic resources
Mineralisation

Dysons
Whites
Browns East
RumJungleEast
Intermediate
Browns
Browns zinc
24
Compass strengths
  • HNC Joint Venture ? capital for development and
    feasibility studies
  • Rum Jungle Australias first uranium mine and
    most prospective uranium exploration ground in
    Australia
  • Good recent drill results
  • Strong commodity prices and strong outlook
  • Diversity of base metals Cu, Co, Zn, Pb, Ni
  • Strong international investor base ? access to
    capital and partners to bring assets into
    production

25
Compass growth strategy
  • Over the next five years
  • Double Northern Territory base metals inventory
  • Sulfide plant another operation
  • Annual revenue of A1B
  • Pay dividends
  • Portfolio of uranium assets
  • 1 greenfields discovery

26
Ongoing steps
  • New management team
  • Board restructure
  • Finalise decision and detail of NSW and Peru
    exploration spinout
  • Sulfide feasibility study
  • Resource upgrade and continue additional drilling
  • Complete environmental studies required for
    permitting
  • Commence permitting processes for sulfide and
    uranium projects

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