Title: BSC%20RESOURCES%20LTD
1BSC RESOURCES LTD
A BLACK CHIP IN BASE METALS
2South Africas Junior Mining Landscape
- MPRDA came into force in May 2004
- Use it or lose it principle unlocked
non-strategic assets by majors - Interest in Exploration by foreign juniors
- First time participation of Black South Africans
in the ownership and development of the mineral
resources of South Africa
3The Creation of BSC Resources Ltd
- Incorporated in November 2005
- Granted prospecting rights of 39000ha within 6
months (Currently have over 70000ha) - Scoping study identified drill positions
- Raised ZAR18.2m (South Africa, Canada, USA)
- Granted prospecting permit for historic Messina
Copper Dumps and Oxide caps (September 2007) - Completed Scoping study on the Musina Copper
Dumps and Oxide Caps (January 2008)
4Strategic Overview
- Hands on Management Team
- Focused on Base and Precious Metals
- Develop current projects to Bankable Feasibility
- Avoid equity participation in non-producing
junior miners - Geographic Diversification (Botswana)
- Capitalise on 2009 MPRDA deadline (Use it or
Lose it) to partner with majors - Act as a hub for JV applications with emerging
black miners - Dual list the company in Toronto and Johannesburg
5 BSC Value Add
- Identify
- Early cash flows (Musina Copper)
- Potential for bulking up with step-out
exploration (Insizwa Nickel) - Acquisition cost Application process (Zeranza
PGM and Burgesfort) -
- Package
- Comprehensive geological work
- Involvement of previous owners and management
- Unlock
- Efficient capital raising
- Tax efficient structures
- Access to global mining majors for blue sky JVs
- Distribute shares in producing assets to
shareholders
6BSC and Mining Charter
Mining Charter BSC Response
Ownership - 51 Black Ownership
Employment Equity - 75 Black Executive Management
- 75 Black Board composition
Local Community and stakeholders - Good relationship with all three tribal authorities and local government
- Established a Mining Committee that meets on monthly basis
- Regular donations to locals schools
- All general labour sourced from the community (30 Jobs created)
- Establishment of community trust - 50 Female staff complement
Procurement - Preference given to procurement from local, empowered suppliers
7Corporate Social Investment
- Appointed Greater Good South Africa, to design
and develop and Implement our CSI policy - Main Focus is education (Maths, Science and
Technology ) at high school level - Our CSI policy is designed to create skills which
will benefit the areas where we operate, to
alleviate poverty.
8Corporate Overview
- Share Capital
- 2 000 000 Issued (As at Jan 2008)
- 2 100 000 Fully diluted( As at Jan 2008)
- 10 million Rand in treasury ( As at Jan 2008)
- Strategic Relationships
- Nedbank Corporate Bankers
- PricewaterHouse Coopers Accountants and
Auditors - Read Hope Phillips Corporate Lawyers ( South
Africa ) - Macleod Dixon Corporate Lawyers ( Canada )
- Geo Mechanics Drilling Contractors
9Management
- Bongani Mtshisi Chief Executive Officer
- Bongani is a Mining Engineer who started his
career at Anglo Platinum. He subsequently joined
De Beers where he rose to Site Manager of the
Oaks Mine and later worked for Af Lease/ SXR. He
holds a Diploma in Metalliferous Mining and a
Certificate in Project Management. - Thapelo Mokhathi Executive Director
- Thapelo holds a degree in Cost and Management
Accounting and Executive Program in Mining and
Minerals (Wits). He started his career in the
mining industry at Impala Platinum as a Shaft
Cost Accountant at Implats 10 Shaft and later at
Barplats Division. His responsibilities included
Capital Budgets, Forecasts and Management
Reports. Thapelo is responsible for the
administrative and financial management of BSC. - Lazarus Nekhondela Executive Director
- Lazarus is a CA (SA) with extensive experience
in Treasury and Merchant Banking, having worked
and headed finance departments in Eskom, Gensec
Bank as well as at ABSA Corporate and Merchant
Bank. Lazarus is responsible for deal structuring
and BSCs overall financial strategy. - Anton Hugo Executive Director
- Anton has a background in institutional fund
management, having managed portfolios at Old
Mutual, Coronation Holdings, the NUM-linked
Mineworkers Investment Company and Blue Bay Fund
Managers. He has actively followed mining
investments for 20 years. Anton is responsible
for BSCs capital raising and investment
strategy. - Louis Selekane Non Executive Chairman
- Holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology and a Master in
Business Leadership (MBL) from Unisa. Louis has
extensive experience in the mining industry and
amongst others worked as an Exploration Geologist
for AngloGold for 10 years. He is the CEO of the
South african Diamond Board and while at the DME
was closely involved in drafting the new
legislation on mining rights. Louis is BSCs
Non-Executive Chairman and oversees the corporate
governance and strategic direction of the
company. -
- Darryl Levitt Company Secretary
- Is a Canadian legal practitioner operating in
both Canada and South Africa. He has extensive
experience in listing South African exploration
assets on the TSE, such as Pelawan (Anooraq) and
more recently First Uranium and Homeland Energy.
His consultancy emphasizes on mining and Black
Economic Empowerment (BEE) as well as Reserve
Bank liaison.
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