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ISUA Iron Ore ProjectISUA Iron Ore ProjectLondon Mining Greenland
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Isua – Overview
Deliverable, 100% owned 10 Mtpa project
951Mt JORC with potential upside of > 1BtLarge Resource
951Mt JORC with potential upside of > 1Bt 36.6% Fe Potentially 45 years of operation with 10Mtpa production rate
High Quality Product 10 mtpa of premium BF feed 70.2% Fe and 2.0% SiO2 + Al203 ,0.12% +/‐0.06 S 90.0% of Fe, 46.9% by weight from ore grade of 36.6% Fe90 0% o e, 6 9% by e g t o o e g ade o 36 6% e
Project Scope Completed the 10Mtpa Pre‐Feasibility Study To complete Bankable Feasibility Study by Nov 2011 To complete Bankable Feasibility Study by Nov. 2011
Logistics Dedicated, low costly port solution (floating wharf) l l ( 180 000 ) f i
og st cs large vessels (>180,000 t) for concentrate transportation
Strong Management Experienced London Mining management team
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Team Cold regions expertise
Isua – Ore Body
Project contains up to 951+ Mt of magnetite ore
150km northeast of Nuuk, capital of Greenland
Exclusive exploration licence
Ore body:
Banded Iron Formation
2km strike lengthExclusive exploration licence
38 holes drilled (7,700m) prior to 2010
5,200m drilling completed in summer 2010
114Mt JORC indicated reserve to be updated
2km strike length
180m – 440m thick
Average 36.5% Fe
0 17% total sulphur114Mt JORC indicated reserve to be updated 0.17% total sulphur
37.7% of SiO2
0.54% of Al2O3[Insert pic of ore body]
GeneralOre Body
General Area of Primary Crusher
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Isua – Ore Body
Licence includes main ore body and satellite ore bodies still to be drilled
Isua deposit is located in Greenland, 155km south of Arctic Circle and 150km northeast of the capital Nuuk/Goodthaab.
London Mining holds the exclusive exploration license covering 26km2g p g
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Isua – Ore Body
45 years of operation with 10Mtpa production rate
Cut-off Deposit Deposit Category Tonnes Fe (%) Al2O3 (%) SiO2 (%) S (%) P (%)
Resource estimate by category for the Banded Iron Formation unit above a cut‐off grade of 20% Fe
(Fe %) Deposit Deposit Category (Mt) Fe (%) Al2O3 (%) SiO2 (%) S (%) P (%)
20 NORTH NORTH Indicated 114 37.09 0.39 41.08 0.17 0.03
20 NORTH NORTH Inferred 582 36.37 0.57 41.30 0.16 0.03
20 NORTH NORTH Sub total 696 36.49 0.54 41.26 0.16 0.03
20 SOUTH SOUTH Inferred 255 36.41
20 Total Total Total 951 36.47
Ultimate Pit20 Yr Pit Ultimate Pit 20 Yr Pit
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Isua Project PFS and other studies
PFS process optimised concept and confirmed project deliverability
O ti i ti T d ff St diWorkstreams Optimisation Trade‐off Studies
London Mining TeamTechnical and strategic direction and managementSNC Lavalin
Product delivery options Processing plant locationSNC Lavalin
Pre‐feasibility and Bankable Feasibility studiesSnowdenGeological StudiesOrbicon and MTHojaard
Processing plant location Port location and wharf option Primary crusher location and type Power generation options
Initial geotechnical investigation and general consulting
Orbicon and Grontmij/ Carl Bro
Baseline data collection, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
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Port to mine access road
Port stockpile
Partially upgraded “pre‐concentrate” forSGA , SGS, Actlabs and Starkey
Mineral processing, metallurgical and environmental testing
Raw Materials Group (RMG)
Market Studies
Partially upgraded pre concentrate for processing in a different location
Port to mine fuel transportation option study
Market Studies
Consultoria Economica e Tributaria
Financial Analysis
Sinosteel
Budgetary quotations for PFS and BFS
Pelletizing potential study
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Budgetary quotations for PFS and BFS
CCCC
Budgetary quotation on wharf and loading systems at port for PFS and BFS
Project Concept
Re‐engineered operation concepts to reduce capex and opex
105km Port to Mine access road
Conventional and proven plant p poperation
Concentrate delivered by slurry pipeline to port storage
Fuel pumped to the mine from port through a fuel pipeline
Power by diesel generators
Small airstrip for construction and operation
Inter‐connected accommodation complexaccommodation complex
Port uses floating wharf
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Plan of Operations
Conventional and Proven Process and Equipment
Mining Large scale open pit operation utilising shovels and trucksMining Large scale open pit operation utilising shovels and trucks
Crushing Primary crushing at the mine
– one gyratory crusher, 3 km conveyor and stockpile
Grinding, magnetic separation and floatation Two parallel lines of processing equipment for most of the plant Autogenous grinding, screening, pebble crusher and magnetic
Processing
g g g, g, p gseparation
Ball mill, cyclones and magnetic separation Flotation circuit remove the sulphur and silica flotation, re‐grinding and
magnetic separation Single thickeners for tailings and concentrate Slurry pipeline and product filters Main ater s ppl from Lake 792 Main water supply from Lake 792 Low cost submerged tailings storage for environmental protection
Product Specification 70 2% Fe 1 9% SiO2 1 2% S – premium BF
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Product Specification 70.2% Fe, 1.9% SiO2, 1.2% S – premium BF
Recovery 90.0% of Fe, 46.9% by weight from ore grade of 36.6% Fe
Isua – Port
Floating wharf concept with modular construction minimises capex
Port includes wharf, a tug berth and other infrastructure • concentrate storage, ship loading system, power plant,
fuel storage, admin., accommodation etc
Floating wharf concept
Large vessel operations possible (>180,000 t/ship)
Ice less than 0.5m generally during Jan and April.
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Isua – Overview
10 Mtpa Prefeasibility Study Results
Design Mine Life 10 Mtpa 21 year mine operations Total 457.6 Mt of ore processed
Low Waste Operation Total 418.1 Mt of waste material 195.2 Mt of waste rock (current test results no concerns on AMD) Overall stripping ratio 0 91 Overall stripping ratio 0.91
Tailings Management Large lake to be used for tailings deposition Underwater discharge and submerged tailings for long term
environmental protection
Construction Cost (C )
$1.74 billion using Chinese‐Western construction team(Capex)
$1.74 billion using Chinese Western construction team
Operation Cost (Opex) $28 95/t of concentrate using western labour
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Operation Cost (Opex) $28.95/t of concentrate using western labour
Isua – Construction
Initial production targeted for Q1 2015
Initial production targeted for Q1 2015
Construction in three phases
First phase: wharf installation (starting May
Mining of glacial ice in cold seasons taking advantage of the cold temperatures to create
Construction Glacier Operations
First phase: wharf installation (starting May 2012, depending on financing and permitting)
Second phase: access road, airstrip and port
advantage of the cold temperatures to create more stable/safe conditions.
Stability of the glacier ice slope to be further assessed with lab experiments and p , p p
infrastructures (starting September 2012)
Third phase: mine/plant (starting in summer 2013)
parametric stability evaluations.
Provides a significant potential for a greater pit excavation.
Construction plan to maximise use of modularization
Ice management strategy incorporates the ice and pit excavation, pit wall seepage control and glacier basal water control into one system.one system.
Design concept backed up by thermal evaluations.
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ISUA Project Economics‐Preliminary
Construction Cost $1.74 billion assumed using international construction team (Capex)
$ g(Chinese major‐Western supporting)
Operation Cost (Opex) $28.95/t of concentrate using western labour
Operation Cost (Opex)g
(Greenlandic/international)
NPV (8%) Chinese‐Western Const‐Western Opera to China: $1,820.9 m
NPV (8%)p ,
Chinese‐Western Constr‐Western Opera to Europe: $3,316.4 m
Chinese Western Const Western Opera to China:19 7%IRR
Chinese‐Western Const‐Western Opera to China:19.7% Chinese‐Western Constr‐Western Mine Opera to Europe: 26.8%
Payback (yr) Chinese‐Western Const‐Western Opera to China:4.0 Chinese‐Western Constr‐Western Mine Opera to Europe: 2.9
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ISUA Project Future Work Plan
E i i Expecting completing BFS in November 2011 Gl i i i t l t d t t d i O t b 2010 dEngineering Glacier creeping experimental study started in October 2010 and
completion in October 2011
Field works Approximately 7000‐8000m of geological drilling in 2011
Field workspp y g g g
Geotechnical investigations for BFS in 2011
EIA SIA and Permitting SIA in progress to be complete in late 2011 EIA to start in Febr ar 2011 and complete in Febr ar 2012EIA, SIA and Permitting EIA to start in February 2011 and complete in February 2012 Construction Permitting applications starting in February 2012
E t bli hi G l di ISUA P j t Ad i C itt i 2011London Mining
Greenland Operations
Establishing a Greenlandic ISUA Project Advisory Committee in 2011 Expending LM Greenland local operations Regular public meetings and consultation sections
Project Schedule Starting construction in 2012 – depending on project financing Starting production in 2015 – Depending on project financing Officially starting searching for potential investor(s)/partner(s)
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ISUA Project Contract Packages for 2011
Drilling 7000 m geological drilling About 60 shallow geotechnical holes for foundation designs 6 h l d i h i l h l f i d i 6 geothermal and mine geotechnical holes for pit design
Camp Operations, including but not being limited to: site communications; wastes management; catering; Health&Safety;
Logistic SupportingFirst Aid; register of staff movement at site; management/storage/shipping of drill samples; coordination with Helicopter Contractor, et.
Field Supervising Providing supervising on geotechnical drilling program, including
sampling, soil and rock logging, installation of instruments p g, gg g,
Survey Providing survey for boreholes and other stations
Helicopter Supporting Major contract for Helicopter supporting (Air Greenland)
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ISUA Project Potential Contract Packages for 2012
Major Civil Construction P k
EPC international contract for General Civil & Earthwork for Road,Crushing Plant, Batch Plant, Power plant, wharfs etc.‐ Contract to be
d 2012 & 2013 I i l Bid P kPackage executed over 2012 & 2013. International Bid Package
Logistic ,Camp Operations and general support to Contractors: Camps Operations(cleaning catering wastes disposal); General support to
Logistic SupportingOperations(cleaning, catering, wastes disposal); General support toContractors (carpenters, electricians, supplies, temporary power,water supply;
Construction CampsTwo construction camps: one in port area and one in airstrip area, each
with a capacity of 150 people
Port Laydown and Airstrip
Port lay‐down area, temporary wharf(s), site preparation and airstrip construction
General Site ServicesCommunications, Health&Safety, First Aid, Site Security, Site traffic
control, Site administration, Monitoring programs
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ISUA Project Potential Contract Packages for 2013‐2015
General Plant Construction Package
EPC international contract for Processing Plant and Associated Facilities ‐ Contract to be executed over 2013 & 2014. International Bid PackagePackage Package
General Civil
Continuation from 2012. EPC international contract for General Civil & Earthwork for Road, Crushing Plant, Batch Plant, Power plant,
l h f d l lGeneral Civil
Construction PackageProcessing Plant , permanent wharfs, dewatering plant, slurry pipeline etc.‐ Contract to be executed over 2012 & 2014. International Bid Package
Permanent CampsTwo permanent accommodation complexes: one in port area and one
at the plant area
Site Services
Camp Operations and general site management: Camp Operations (cleaning, catering, wastes disposal); General support to site (carpenters, electricians, supplies, temporary power, water supply); Communications, Health&Safety, First Aid Site Security Site traffic control Site administration MonitoringFirst Aid, Site Security, Site traffic control, Site administration, Monitoring programs; maintenances etc.
Mi P St i i Mi t i i d i d t ti
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Mine Pre‐Stripping Mine area pre‐stripping and main road construction
ISUA Project Contact Information
London Mining G l d Offi
Nuukullak 17, P.O. Box 1033900 Nuuk, GreenlandPh 299 388 000Greenland Office Phone: 299 388 000FAX: 299 388 009
Dr. Xiaogang HuProject [email protected]
Dr. Marcel PineauDeputy Project [email protected]
Mr. Kaj KleistCommunication [email protected]: 299 388 001Phone: 299 388 001
Ms Bolette NielsenNuuk Office Managerbnielsen@londonmining gl
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Ms. Bolette Nielsen [email protected]: 299 388 000
London Mining – Overview
Developer of iron ore and coal mines to become a new supplier to the steel industry
Experienced management team with an exceptional track record of results
London‐listed iron ore and coal developer with track record of success
Experienced management team with an exceptional track record of results • Developed Brazilian mine from 0.5Mtpa to 4Mtpa capacity within 15 months
– Purchased by ArcelorMittal with potential for 12Mtpa production scale‐up
• London Mining team staffed by iron ore experts and experienced professionals
Cash on balance sheet of c.US$150M as at Q2 2010 and multiple project pipeline
sProduction profile Global iron and coal resources
100% Isua
Indicated 114Mt @ 37% Fe
25% Wadi Sawawin
Indicated 248Mt @ 40% Fe*
30 Indicated 114Mt @ 37% Fe
Inferred 837Mt resources @ 36% Fe
Target: 10Mtpa
Development asset
Indicated 248Mt @ 40% Fe
Inferred 135Mt resources @ 40% Fe*
Target: 5–10Mtpa
Development assetGreenland
100% Colombia15
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25
100% Marampa
Indicated: Tailings 42Mt @ 21%
50% CGMR
Target: 0.4–1Mtpa
ChinaSaudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
100% Colombia
Near term coke production
Coking coal resource development Colombia
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5
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* Quoted on a 100% basis.
Indicated: Tailings 42Mt @ 21%
Inferred: Primary ore: 503Mt @ 31%
Target: 1.5 to >9Mtpa
Brownfield development asset
Target: 0.4 1Mtpa
Producing and development asset
02010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015CGMR Marampa P1 Marampa P2
Wadi Sawawin Isua
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Total group iron ore resources: 1.5Bt iron ore and significant further exploration potential