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Title: REESTABLISHING GOLD PRODUCTION


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RE-ESTABLISHING GOLD PRODUCTION
  • INVESTOR PRESENTATION
  • May 2009

2
Disclaimer
  • DISCLAIMER
  • Important Notice
  • The purpose of this presentation is to
    provide general information about Convergent
    Minerals Ltd (CVG"). It is not recommended that
    any person makes any investment decision in
    relation to CVG based on this presentation. This
    presentation contains certain statements which
    may constitute "forward-looking statements". Such
    statements are only predictions and are subject
    to inherent risks and uncertainties which could
    cause actual values, results, performance or
    achievements to differ materially from those
    expressed, implied or projected in any
    forward-looking statements. No representation or
    warranty, express or implied, is made by CVG that
    the material contained in this presentation will
    be achieved or prove to be correct. Except for
    statutory liability which cannot be excluded,
    each of CVG, its officers, employees and advisers
    expressly disclaims any responsibility for the
    accuracy or completeness of the material
    contained in this presentation and excludes all
    liability whatsoever (including in negligence)
    for any loss or damage which may be suffered by
    any person as a consequence of any information in
    this presentation or any error or omission there
    from. CVG accepts no responsibility to update any
    person regarding any inaccuracy, omission or
    change in information in this presentation or any
    other information made available to a person nor
    any obligation to furnish the person with any
    further information.
  • COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT
  • The geological information in this
    presentation is based on information compiled by
    Mr Rod Mcillree, and by Mr Jeremy Whybrow. Mr
    Mcillree and Mr Whybrow are both members of The
    Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
    and are both Directors of Convergent Minerals
    Ltd. Mr Whybrow and Mr Mcillree both have
    sufficient experience relevant to the style of
    mineralisation and type of deposit under
    consideration and to the activity which they are
    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. Mr Mcillree
    and Mr Whybrow consent to the inclusion in this
    presentation of the matters based on the
    information in the form and context in which it
    appears.

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The Bounty gold project mine site
4
Bounty Gold Project History
  • 1989 - 2001 Bounty Mine produced 1.2m Oz Gold
  • 1999 Bounty Project acquired by Viceroy
    Australia
  • 2001 Bounty Mine profitable but closed due to
    finance hedging out of the money, rising
    operational costs seismic activity in area
    Administrators took over
  • Nov 2008 CVG acquired Montague Resources which
    owned the Bounty Project. Included extensive
    project data
  • 16 years of exploration data
  • 12 years of mining, metallurgical and production
    data

Bounty Project tenements and Gold deposits
5
Experienced Team
  • CVG Board is highly experienced in gold
    exploration
  • Executive Chairman Mr Simon K Cato (B.A.)
  • Over 20 years experience in capital markets in
    regulatory broking roles
  • Worked at ASX in Sydney Perth overlooking the
    activities of listed companies
  • As a broker, involved in underwriting a number of
    IPOs . Involved as broker director of the
    Medusa Mining IPO, a successful gold producer in
    the Philippines
  • Director Advanced Share Registry, Queste
    Communications, Bentley International
    Scarborough Equities
  • Managing Director Mr Roderick Mcillree (B.Sc.
    Mineral Exploration Mining Geology)
  • Worked for major international domestic mining
    companies as exploration and mine geologist
  • Gold projects included Granny Smith Joint Venture
    (Granny Smith, Sunrise Dam, Kerringal Wallaby),
     Big Bell Wiluna
  • Worked as analyst advisor for broking houses
    experienced in international capital raisings
  • Executive Director Greenland Minerals Energy Ltd
  • Exploration Director Mr Jeremy Whybrow (B.Sc.
    Mineral Exploration Mining Geology)
  • 12yrs domestic international mining experience
  • Experienced in exploration mining operations,
    project evaluation feasibility studies
  • Management roles at Tarmoola Sons of Gwalior
    large scale gold operations
  • Executive Director Greenland Minerals Energy Ltd

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District Geology
  • The Bounty Project is located within the
    Forrestania greenstone belt of the Yilgarn Craton
    in WA
  • The Yilgarn Craton is a globally significant
    gold and nickel province that hosts in excess of
    2,000 known gold deposits which have produced in
    excess of 100 mOz of gold (Snowden Report
    14/05/08)

Simplified geology of the Forrestania belt
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Bounty Gold Project
  • Bounty Project covers the closed Bounty gold
    mine operation
  • 12 open pits 1 underground
  • Includes former Bounty Mine which produced 1.2m
    oz Au 1989 - 2001
  • Controlled by Convergent Minerals Limited (ASX
    CVG)
  • 43km2 5 granted mining tenements Eastern
    Goldfields WA
  • 360km east of Perth (4-6hrs by road) 120km S/SE
    of Southern Cross
  • Huge regional database
  • 120,000 drill holes, soil, auger, rab, rc, dd,
    magnetics, em

Bounty Project Location in WA
8
Current JORC Gold Resources
  • JORC Measured, Indicated, Inferred Resources
    total 703,000 oz Gold (12,560,000t _at_ average
    grade 1.74g/t)

Source Hellman and Schofield Report 2009
9
Work Program
  • Recently completed voluminous Bounty Project
    database compiling data into same grid system
  • Desktop BFS study to re-optimize pits at current
    gold price (300,000 oz target) targeting remnant
    reserves in existing open pits
  • Identify distressed mining processing equipment
    to upgrade complete existing infrastructure
    circuit at the site OR bring in contractors for
    heap leach process
  • Commence open pit mining gold production

10
Infrastructure Expedites Development
  • Existing Infrastructure
  • Well maintained haul roads
  • Process water portable water catchments Bore
    field
  • Power line connection to main power grid
    available
  • Exploration camp with power telecommunications
  • Concrete pad for processing plant
  • Sunk project costs to date over A250m
    (Source Metplant Engineering Services)
  • Required Infrastructure
  • Crushing grinding circuit
  • Reconnection to power grid
  • All above likely to be purchased as distressed
    equipment

Bounty exploration camp
11
Capital Structure As at December 2008 quarter
  • Shares on Issue 40,850,300
  • Options on Issue 36,650,300
  • Market cap at 7c 2.8m
  • Cash 2.7m

12
Capital Structure post rights issue and placement
  • Shares on Issue 55,348,590
  • Options on Issue 36,650,300
  • Market cap at 7c 3.7m
  • Cash 3.7m

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CVG Project Strengths
  • 12 year production history
  • Proven as a profitable mine
  • Historically profitable at 500/Oz gold price
  • Experienced management team
  • 100 owned by CVG
  • Significant upside
  • Proven metallurgy
  • Open pit
  • Known established reserves
  • Resource upside

Aerial photograph of the former Bounty gold
mining processing operation
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