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Gcm Resources — Investor Presentation (February 2014)

21 slides from Gcm Resources's investor presentation, February 2014

  1. Slide 1: GCM Resources plc

    GCM Resources plc February 2014

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer The content of this document has not been approved by an authorised purpose of engaging in an investment activity may expose you to a significant risk person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. of losing all the property invested. Accordingly, neither the Co

  3. Slide 3: Directors & Senior Management

    Directors & Senior Management Michael Tang Guy Elliott (Executive Chairman) (Non-executive Director) – Significant corporate and financial experience in the natural – Extensive experience in natural resources, international finance resource, power generation, manufacturing and real estate and hedge

  4. Slide 4: Phulbari is a world class deposit

    Phulbari is a world class deposit  Large reserves of coal (thermal and semi-soft coking coal) and by-products – 572 million tonnes JORC compliant resource – Resource open to the north and south  Open cast operations using well-tested techniques – Coal measures at 165-270 metres below the surface –

  5. Slide 5: Phulbari Coal Project

    Phulbari Coal Project Coal transport via rail and barge to other PHULBARI Government/IPP power plants Jamuna Bridge Ishurdi Hardinge Bridge Gazipur Dhaka Chandpur Khulna Chittagong 5

  6. Slide 6: Cross-section

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  7. Slide 7: Mine Plan – Year 1

    Mine Plan – Year 1 PHULBARI TOWN New Town Area New Village Sites 35-year Mine Existing Villages for 20,000 people Footprint 7

  8. Slide 8: Mine Plan – Year 20

    Mine Plan – Year 20 Backfilled mine Land Rehabilitated Returned to agriculture 8

  9. Slide 9: Phulbari Coal and Power Timeline

    Phulbari Coal and Power Timeline Year 1 Year 2/3 Year 4 to 35+ Preparation Overburden removal Overburden removal  Approvals  Coal Handling Plant  Ramp-up to 15+ Mtpa  Land acquisition & site construction Years 3-8 construction  Continued Land Acquisition  30+ years production  Equipment order

  10. Slide 10: JORC Resource Statement

    JORC Resource Statement Upper Seam Main Seam Lower Seam Base Seam Total Mt Mt Mt Mt Mt Measured 51 237 - - 288 Indicated 62 124 39 19 244 Inferred 12 28 - - 40 Total 125 389 39 19 572 Notes:  Results based on Geological Model submitted in July 2005  Table compiled from data contained in Phulbari C

  11. Slide 11: Phulbari High Quality Thermal Coal

    Phulbari High Quality Thermal Coal Typical Specification Market Preference Phulbari Hunter Valley Specific energy >6300 6930 6800 (gross Kcal/kg) Total moisture <15.0 8.5 9.0 (% as received) Ash (%) <16.0 12.0 13.5 Fixed carbon (%) >45.0 54.2 50.5 Sulphur (%) <1.0 0.80 0.55 11

  12. Slide 12: Phulbari Low Ash Metallurgical Coal

    Phulbari Low Ash Metallurgical Coal Typical Specification Market Preference Phulbari Hunter Valley Specific energy >6800 7420 7200 (gross Kcal/kg) Total moisture <12.0 10.0 9.0 (% as received) Ash (%) <11.0 6.8 9.5 Fixed carbon (%) >50.0 56.7 54.2 Sulphur (%) <1.0 0.75 0.55 12

  13. Slide 13: Coal Sales by Type

    Coal Sales by Type 18 16 Semi-soft coking 14 coal 12 Coal Production Mtonnes/year Domestic industrial thermal 10 coal 8 6 High quality thermal coal 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 13

  14. Slide 14: Valuable Co-products

    Valuable Co-products Construction Sand Kaolin – China Clay Ceramics Clay Bricks and Pottery Gravel/Boulders/ Construction Rock Construction Sand Aggregate Water also a co-product Silica Sand Glass Hard Rock - Sandstone Construction Hard Rock - Tillite Rock Hard Rock - Granite 14

  15. Slide 15: Current Commercial Energy Sector

    Current Commercial Energy Sector  Currently highly dependent on gas & liquid fuels Generation Capacity as at Nov 2013  Proven recoverable reserves of gas: (by fuel type) – Not sufficient to support required growth – Prospectivity high but development of new field typically takes 10+ years  Coal i

  16. Slide 16: Environmental and Social

    Environmental and Social  ESIA to International Standards – Project Environment Clearance granted  Environmental Studies: – Air, noise and water quality – Biodiversity  Water Studies: – Groundwater extraction & distribution – Flooding  Social Impact Assessment: – Socio-Demographic surveys – Publ

  17. Slide 17: Benefits

    Benefits  Energy security: – Major step to solve energy and power crisis – 3 years to first coal, 4 years to first power – Reliable large scale energy supplier for over 35 years  Huge economic impact*: – US$21 billion contribution to GDP over project life – Overall effect estimated at approx 1% of

  18. Slide 18: Benefits - Regional Development

    Benefits - Regional Development  Modern planned new town and villages – Improved power, water supply and sanitation, education and medical facilities  Improved rail, roads, port and communications infrastructure  Business development opportunities Schools Mosques Health centres Bazaars 18

  19. Slide 19: Benefits - Employment and training

    Benefits - Employment and training  Estimated 17,000 new jobs (direct and indirect)  Thousands more jobs created in industries enabled by: – Power generation – Improved regional infrastructure and co-products  Preferential employment to maximise benefits for local community  Workforce will be pr

  20. Slide 20: Benefits

    Benefits  Enormous associated benefits: – Improved regional infrastructure – Major business development and employment opportunities – Valuable mine co-products give industrial opportunities: • China clay for ceramics • Silica sand for glass • Bottled water • Aggregate materials for construction in

  21. Slide 21: Phulbari Summary

    Phulbari Summary Landmark Foreign Investment for Bangladesh Large low cost coal operation Energy security for Bangladesh Environment and Social Issues manageable 21

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