Slide 1: Corporate Presentation
January 2015 Corporate Presentation TSX-V:RPX / OTC: RDEXF ! www.redpineexp.com! ! RedPine e x p l o r a t i o n i n c. KIPAWA PROJECT Témiskaming, Québec SILICA PROPERTY IN QUÉBEC! ! RedPine e x p l o r a t i o n i n c.
Slide 2: Safe Harbour Statement
SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT The informa,on set forth in this document contains “forward-‐looking statements”. Statements in this document, which are not purely historical, are forward-‐looking and include statements regarding beliefs, plans, expecta,ons or inten,ons regarding the future. Except for the
Slide 3: Red Pine Exploration Corporate Information
RED PINE EXPLORATION CORPORATE INFORMATION Exchanges: ! ! ! !TSXV / OTC! ! Symbol: ! ! ! ! !“RPX” / “RDEXF”! ! Recent Share Price: ! ! !$0.025 (January 12, 2015)! ! 52 Week High-Low: ! ! !$0.11 - $0.005! ! Common Shares Outstanding: ! !249.6 million! ! Market Capitalization: ! ! !C$4.99 million! ! F
Slide 4: Management and Directors
MANAGEMENT Quentin Yarie, President and COO! • 30 years of experience as an exploration geophysicist ! • Expertise in supervising large Canadian and international exploration projects! • Involved with public companies since 2004! Richard Schler, CEO! • 30 years of financial management, engineering a
Slide 5: Kipawa Silica Project
KIPAWA SILICA PROJECT "We continue to evaluate opportunities that will increase shareholder value and the Kipawa Silica Property is a good complement to our project portfolio. Silica belongs to a group of materials known as Industrial Minerals and it has come to the forefront in recent years as more
Slide 6: Excellent Infrastructure
EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE • Immediately adjacent to existing infrastructure and quarries! 6 RedPine e x p l o r a t i o n i n c.
Slide 7: What Is Silica?
WHAT IS SILICA? • Silica (SiO2) is most commonly found in nature as quartz! • Quartz is the second most abundant mineral on earth however, high purity quartz deposits with low impurities are rare!! 7 RedPine e x p l o r a t i o n i n c.
Slide 8: Importance of Silica
IMPORTANCE OF SILICA • High purity silica is used in high tech components and to produce silicon metal (Si) which is used primarily in the aluminum industry! • FerroAtlantica, a silicon metal producer with 2012 worldwide sales of C$1.6 Billion has pledged $400 million towards the Construction of a s
Slide 9: High Purity Silica Markets
HIGH PURITY SILICA MARKETS • Fused quartz crucibles – used in production of silicon wafers for photovoltaic cell and semiconductor markets! • Solar – used to manufacture mono-crystalline and polycrystalline solar cells! • LCD display panels! • Semiconductors – similar process to manufacturing solar
Slide 10: Silicon Metal Plant in Quebec
SILICON METAL PLANT IN QUEBEC • Grupo FerroAtlantica is investing $382- million to build its first North American silicon metal plant in Port-Cartier, Quebec*! • FerroAtlantica is one of the world’s largest producers of silicon metal! • Silicon metal used in construction of solar panels and in alumi
Slide 11: Market Size for Silicon
MARKET SIZE FOR SILICON • Global market for silicon and ferrosilicon is roughly 10.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA)! • 7.93 MTPA ferrosilicon, 2.78 MTPA silicon! • Canada production = 32,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) ferrosilicon, 35,000 TPA silicon! • Aluminum alloys make up bulk of market ! • China
Slide 12: Market Size for High Purity Quartz
MARKET SIZE FOR HIGH PURITY QUARTZ • Global market for high purity quartz is roughly 100,000 TPA! • Lamp tubing – very steady market! • Fused quartz crucibles for silicon production – cyclical market! • Fused quartz crucibles for photovoltaic/solar – well performing market! !• Conservative estimate
Slide 13: Red Pine Expertise
RED PINE EXPERTISE • Experienced and complementary exploration team — geologists, geochemist, geophysicist, and structural geologist! • Holistic approach utilized across all of our projects...technical team with diverse skill set! • Experience in compiling, refining and integrating historic data to
Slide 14: The RPX Technical Team
THE RPX TECHNICAL TEAM Quentin Yarie, President and COO, P.Geo.! l Professional geoscientist (P.Geo.) since 1998! l Expertise in supervising large Canadian and international exploration projects! l 30 years of experience as an exploration geophysicist ! Craig Scherba, Vice President Exploration,
Slide 15: Next Steps
NEXT STEPS • Delineation of the quartzite system utilizing ground magnetics! • Aggressive channel sampling program! • Geochemical analysis of channel samples to evaluate this silica system including:! 1. Chemistry;! 2. Particle shape, size and distribution;! 3. Hydroxyl level and;! 4. Carbon content
Slide 16: Contact Us
CONTACT US Head Office: ! !141 Adelaide Street West, Suite 520! ! ! !Toronto, ON! ! ! !M5H 3L5! ! Telephone: ! !416 364-7024! ! Facsimile: ! !416 364-2753! ! Website: ! !www.redpineexp.com! ! ! Quentin Yarie ! ! !qyarie@redpineexp.com! President and Chief Operating Officer! ! Mia Boiridy ! ! !mboiri