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Investigator Silver — Investigator Resources — SA Explorers & Mining Conference 2012
33 slides from Investigator Silver's conference presentation, Dec 7, 2012
Slide 1: Investor Presentation at SA Explorers & Mining Conference
Investigator For personal use only Resources Limited Date: 7 December 2012 Re: Investor Presentation at SA Explorers & Mining Conference Adelaide Attached is a presentation to be delivered at the SA Explorers & Mining Conference on Friday 7 December 2012. . For further information contact: Mr John A
Slide 2: Creating a new generation of discoveries in the southern Gawler Craton
Investigator Resources Limited For personal use only Creating a new generation of discoveries in the southern Gawler Craton Presentation: John Anderson – Managing Director SA Explorers & Mining Conference Adelaide, South Australia 7 December 2012
Slide 3: Disclaimer
For personal use only Disclaimer The information in this presentation is published to inform you about Investigator Resources Limited and its activities. Some statements in this presentation regarding estimates or future events are forward looking statements. They involve risk and uncertainties that
Slide 4: Corporate Details
Corporate Details For personal use only ASX-listed (IVR) in April 2007 Capital Structure at 26th October 2012 Total shares on issue 335,656,687 • CITIC Australia Pty Ltd 67,097,772 (19.99%) • Acorn Capital 18,830,961 (5.61%) Top 20 shareholders 43.96% Total shareholders 3,764 Capitalised c. $52m @ 1
Slide 5: Investigator Resources Ltd
Investigator Resources Ltd A fresh Australian silver opportunity in a positive silver market For personal use only ASX-listed (IVR) successful Junior Minerals Explorer Gawler Expert team with stable strong mining Board & history of discovery Craton Focus on discovering precious & base metal deposits
Slide 6: IVR's Advantages
IVR’s Advantages • Leading exploration with new For personal use only targeting model for Olympic Dam age deposits • Dominant ground position • Proprietary dataset of innovative Gawler Range Volcanics regional soil geochemistry enabled new targets to be defined on Eyre Peninsula Peterlumbo field inc
Slide 7: Continually looking for new research & technology
Continually looking for new research & technology to adapt to exploration: The South Australian haematite anomaly For personal use only supports the IVR address in the southern craton Mapping different iron minerals with ASTER spectral satellite Prominent Hill technology (CSIRO/Geoscience - Australi
Slide 8: Reinterpretation of 2003 granite data
Reinterpretation of 2003 granite data – supports alternative Moonta Corridor prospectivity model For personal use only 4 HNd 2 0 Tickera Kychering -2 Wudinna H Nd Hiltaba Pennas Childara -4 Frogs Eyes Arthurton Waulkinna Arcoodaby OD mafic i OD felsic -6 Buckleboo Cunyarie Charleston -8 OF mafic Gil
Slide 9: Moonta Corridor – regional section
Moonta Corridor – regional section showing progressive geological depths - offering a spectrum of Hiltaba-aged target styles - ranging from epithermal silver-gold to copper gold porphyries & IOCGUs For personal use only across the MoontaEYRE Corridor PENINSULA YORKE PEN. EYRE PENINSULA YORKE PENINSU
Slide 10: Greenfields Paris discovery within new Peterlumbo field
Greenfields Paris discovery within new Peterlumbo field Large field offers potential for shallow epithermal & porphyry targets For personal use only Geology Plan – western end of JV tenement (IVR 75%) New epithermal field interpreted by scattered indicators through thin cover Nankivel rhyolite brecc
Slide 11: Paris silver prospect – large shallow soil geochemical target
Paris silver prospect – large shallow soil geochemical target Commenced drilling over 100 RC & Diamond holes one year ago For personal use only Drill collars 200m IVR 9
Slide 12: Paris drilling – many shallow high-grade silver intersections
Paris drilling – many shallow high-grade silver intersections For personal use only Drill Drill holes holes with intersections with intersections IVR 10
Slide 13: Paris silver prospect – interpreted target zones
Paris silver prospect – interpreted target zones For personal use only NE zone – best intersection 11.6m @ 3,648g/t Ag (60m vertical depth below surface) Western NE Sheet Zone Western Sheet 5m @ 2,395g/t Ag (85m) SE oxide zone 10.03m @ 2,591g/t Ag (150m) 19m @ 965g/t Ag (50m) Central vein 14m @ 907g
Slide 14: Cross Section near middle of Paris prospect
Cross Section near middle of Paris prospect (to be updated) • Multiple targets & widespread high-grade silver intersections • Western Sheet is highest priority with strike and grade potential For personal use only • Further drilling in progress towards resource estimation 11.6m @ 3,648g/t Ag 9m @ 2,
Slide 15: Potential styles of silver mineralisation
Potential styles of silver mineralisation Core loss in ex-sulphide zones Coarse common silver sulphides Upper Western Sheet - DH018 are positive for likely recoveries For personal use only Silver–rich massive sulphide up to 2% Ag e.g. Northeast flat zone – DH002 e.g. Downdip Western Sheet – DH023 Su
Slide 16: New confidence in the Paris Geology
New confidence in the Paris Geology – recent drilling has confirmed epithermal setting For personal use only For the academics: an intermediate sulphidation, polymetallic epithermal system showing typical sericite & carbonate alteration Mineralisation confirmed as flat-lying sheets in basal volcanic
Slide 17: Global silver mines – size/grade comparison
Global silver mines – size/grade comparison For personal use only 800 Dukat 700 600 epithermal epithermal & 500 Cannington rhyolite Grade * Imiter Uchucchacua 400 other (g/t Ag) Greens Ck Pallacanta Fresnillo 300 Arcata San Jose Generally underground mines 200 Generally open-pit mines Piriquitos 100
Slide 18: Satellite soil targets & 14km of prospective structures
Satellite soil targets & 14km of prospective structures Scout drilling at Helen & Paris South produced positive new results For personal use only Potential for the Peterlumbo field to be multi-deposit mining camp Heritage surveys to be progressed to enable further scout drilling early 2013 Initial d
Slide 19: Peterlumbo field – regional interpretive section
Peterlumbo field – regional interpretive section For personal use only IVR 17
Slide 20: Similar geological setting and field size to Fresnillo mine
Similar geological setting and field size to that of large Fresnillo mine For personal use only IVR 18
Slide 21: How large is the Peterlumbo field? - Silver-in-soils image
How large is the Peterlumbo field? - Silver-in-soils image For personal use only Helen – silver & lead intersection Alexander Paris South Scout aircore hole – silver & lead intersection Paris Trojan Horse 5km IVR 19
Slide 22: How large is the Peterlumbo field? - Hymap image
How large is the Peterlumbo field? - Hymap image (flown by DMITRE) For personal use only Helen Spectral anomaly Nankivel trends extending rhyolite breccia from Paris and Helen Paris Peterlumbo Hill Trojan Horse spectral anomaly 5km IVR 20
Slide 23: The wider Peterlumbo field Filtered magnetic image
The wider Peterlumbo field Filtered magnetic image shows other Paris-like targets and porphyry-style targets For personal use only Helen Alexander Nankivel granodiorite Target intrusives with potential for Paris look-alikes & porphyries Paris Selected spectral targets from state-of-the-art airborne
Slide 24: New potential fields - Proprietary regional soil geochem
New potential fields - Proprietary regional soil geochem maps new silver target areas across Eyre Peninsula Mt Nott Paris & Peterlumbo epithermal field For personal use only G l Gawler R Range V l i Volcanics Menninnie X Dam Morgans silver prospect V Victory EEast X Weednanna Balance of Peter- t Exp
Slide 25: Botenella Gate - First scout drilling confirms potential field
Botenella Gate - First scout drilling confirms potential field Results are comparable with Paris discovery at same early stage i.e. BOH intersection of 4m @ 24g/t Ag (cf 15m @ 21g/t Ag over Western Sheet) For personal use only Aircore drilling on silver-in-soil geochemistry image Past aircore hole –
Slide 26: Copper gold targets Yorke Peninsula
Copper gold targets For personal use only Yorke Peninsula IVR 24
Slide 27: Bute/Ridgeback copper project, Yorke Peninsula
Bute/Ridgeback copper project, Yorke Peninsula Under-explored area of the copper-rich Moonta-Hillside district For personal use only Exploration summary plan on magnetic image 100% IVR tenure Interpreted extension of prospective Covers large area of shallow prospective Pine Point Fault basement unde
Slide 28: New magnetic survey
New magnetic survey Roundabout IOCG target For personal use only Catophagi Structure = Torrens Hinge Zone Spyall IOCG target Northwest structures: Moonta Corridor trend Additional Hillside-style targets Ridgeback Hillside-style magnetic & gravity targets North Ridgeback – partially drilled 2010: Hil
Slide 29: Roundabout IOCG target
Roundabout IOCG target – a high priority airborne magnetic target with a number of supporting IOCG attributes: For personal use only Favourable structural location Well defined anomaly of similar size to Prominent Hill Modelled pipe shape of 800m diameter with 280m depth to top Historic hole PB3 Adj
Slide 30: Forward Program
Forward Program Genuine pipeline of quality targets For personal use only with prioritised growth objectives $15m program for FY12/13 Budget allocation Resource estimation Multi-deposit mining camp Paris silver project Peterlumbo field Botenella Gate silver gold soil targets New mineral fields Hopcr
Slide 31: Summary
Summary For personal use only IVR is a successful explorer with significant growth opportunities Using strengths to create stepchanges as an exploration leader in the southern Gawler Craton Potential to become a silver producer Paris silver project Peterlumbo field on Eyre Peninsula at a time of pos
Slide 32: Five pillars for IVR's growth
For personal use only Five pillars for IVR’s growth 1) Likely quality silver deposit – potential high grade and shallow 2) “Brownfields” expansion potential – clustered targets in possible multi-deposit mining camp & new fields 3) Favourable locations with infrastructure advantages 4) Proven managem
Slide 33: Competent Person Statement
For personal use only Competent Person Statement The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by John Anderson (BSc(Hons)Geol) who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is bound by and
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