Focus Minerals Ltd · ASX:FML
Focus Minerals — RIU Sydney Resources Round-up (May 2011)
14 slides from Focus Minerals's conference presentation, May 12, 2011
Slide 1: Aggressively Expanding into a Rising Gold Price
ASX: FML For personal use only www.focusminerals.com.au FOCUS MINERALS LIMITED Aggressively Expanding into a Rising Gold Price Update Presentation to the RIU Sydney Resources Round-up Campbell Baird, Chief Executive Officer
Slide 2: Disclaimer and Competent Person's Statement
Disclaimer and Competent Person’s Statement For personal use only This presentation is not a prospectus nor an offer for securities in any jurisdiction nor a securities recommendation. The information in this presentation is an overview and does not contain all information necessary for investment d
Slide 3: Focus Minerals: A Rapidly Expanding Gold Producer
Focus Minerals: A Rapidly Expanding Gold Producer For personal use only Profitable Gold producer based in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields 3 producing mines - 2 opened in last 8 weeks 2.3 million ounce resource base – has grown 10% in last six months Own 1.3Mtpa processing facility On track to
Slide 4: Asset Location
Asset Location For personal use only Greater Coolgardie Three Mill Hill treatment plant tenements 1.3Mtpa processing facility Tindals Mining Centre Underground & open pits The Mount Underground Mine Treasure Island Gold Project 4
Slide 5: Tindals Mining Centre: Flagship Operation
Tindals Mining Centre: Flagship Operation For personal use only Engine room of the Focus business - poured 500th bar last week – 168,500oz to date. Significant resource of 13.1Mt @ 2.8g/t for 1.2Moz - grown 20% in last six months Total Reserve of 1.5Mt @ 3.1g/t for 147,000oz Underground operation ha
Slide 6: Open Pits to grow to add 30,000oz pa
Open Pits to grow to add 30,000oz pa For personal use only Commenced development of first three pits at Easter - 10 further targetable deposits. 6
Slide 7: The Mount: Spearheading Next Stage of Expansion
The Mount: Spearheading Next Stage of Expansion For personal use only New high-grade Underground Mine just commenced production Will be significant boost to Focus’ production profile at 60,000oz pa Commenced mining German Lode where trial mining delivered 30,000t @ 8.0g/t Now completed cross cutting
Slide 8: Regional Exploration
Regional Exploration For personal use only Two significant exploration projects: - Treasure Island Gold Project at Lake Cowan; and - Greater Coolgardie Greater Coolgardie region has produced >2.5Moz over the last 100 years Resource of 11.3Mt @ 1.9g/t for 694,000 ounces in Coolgardie outside the Tind
Slide 9: Greenfields Exploration
Treasure Island Gold Project – Greenfields Exploration For personal use only World class gold project on the Boulder-Lefroy Fault - Biggest gold producing system in Australia Over 210 sq km of tenements Multiple vein arrays of +300m strike length on Island with surface sample grades of over 50g/t Si
Slide 10: Exploration Update
Exploration Update Thick Gabbro sequence (+500m thick) containing highly For personal use only prospective Granophyric Horizon Ganophyric Horizons host bulk of mined gold ozs in the Kalgoorlie / Kambalda Region Treasure Island Granophyric Horizon usually thick (+150m). All high grade gold results to
Slide 11: Strategic Growth Plan
Strategic Growth Plan current For personal use only 50,000oz 77,000oz 100,000oz +130,000oz +?????oz Calendar 2009 Calendar 2010 On track 2011 Target 2012 Target 2013 Production from Tindals underground mine & stockpiles Tindals Underground | 45,000tpm @ 3.5g/t The Mount | 30,000tpm @ 5.5g/t Tindals
Slide 12: Investment Summary
Investment Summary For personal use only Rapidly growing, profitable gold producer currently operating at 100,000oz Clear strategic growth plan to accelerate production to +130,000oz Financial structure to support growth No debt or hedging Significant production profile with 3 producing mi
Slide 13: Appendix 2: FML Resources & Reserves as at March 2011
Appendix 2: FML Resources & Reserves as at 31 March 2011 Focus Minerals resources at 31st March 2011 For personal use only Focus Minerals reserves and stocks at 31st March 2011 13
Slide 14: Aggressively Expanding into a Rising Gold Price
For personal use only AGGRESSIVELY EXPANDING INTO A RISING GOLD PRICE 14
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