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Platina Resources — 6th Rare Earth Summit 2014
19 slides from Platina Resources's conference presentation, Mar 21, 2014
Slide 1: 6th Rare Earth Summit
For personal use only ASX Code: PGM 6th Rare Earth Summit March 2014 Nanning Guangxi China 1 Robert Mosig Managing Director CEO
Slide 2: Scandium: expecting big demand with increased uses
For personal use only SCANDIUM expecting big demand with increased uses from a consistent supply 2
Slide 3: Disclaimer: Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements
Disclaimer Cautionary and Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward-looking information” which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of For personal use only Platina Resources Limited (“Platina”), its subsidi
Slide 4: Element
For personal use only Scandium: Element 21 4
Slide 5: Properties
Scandium: Properties Discovered in Characteristics For personal use only Scandinavia • Soft, light metal • Lars Nilson 1879 • Easily oxidises Density • Corrosion resistant • 2.985 g/cm3 • Lacks affinity to combine with other elements (seldom found Melting Point in common ores) • 2806 F (1541 C) • Co
Slide 6: Occurrence
Scandium: Occurrence Primarily occurs as trace constituent of ferromagnesium minerals For personal use only 5-100 ppm in amphibole-hornblende, pyroxene & biotite Ferromagnesium minerals commonly occur in mafic / ultramafic igneous rocks Enrichment of Sc also in Al-phosphate minerals, beryl, cassiter
Slide 7: Applications
For personal use only Scandium: Applications 7
Slide 8: Events, Trends & Issues
Scandium: Events, Trends & Issues Supply remains stable For personal use only Global consumption ~10 tonnes pa Sports equipment and aerospace industry is leading use of Sc, also high-power metal halide lamps however, Sc producers compete with carbon fibre and carbon nanotube technology for market sh
Slide 9: Reinforced Aluminium
Scandium: Reinforced Aluminium Sc-reinforced Al alloys represent new generation of high- For personal use only performance alloys with advantages over other Al alloys • stronger • strengthens welds • limits excessive grain growth that occurs in heat-affected zone of welded Al components Source: http
Slide 10: Benefits/Constraints
Scandium: Benefits/Constraints BENEFITS For personal use only Strengthening of Al-alloys by 3x with as little as 0.5% Sc Sc-stabilised zirconia enjoys growing demand for use as high efficiency electrolyte in SOFC CONTSRAINTS The absence of reliable, secure, stable, long term production has limited c
Slide 11: The Supply Side
Scandium: The Supply Side Principal current supply sources For personal use only • China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine • Has not been found in sufficient concentration to be mined as primary product (UNTIL Owendale) • As a result of its low concentration, Sc is produced exclusively as a by-product or
Slide 12: Significant Occurrences
For personal use only Scandium: Significant Occurrences Kola Peninsula Norway Zhovti Vody Crystal Mt Bayan Obo Melovoye Muskogee Palawan Climax Greenvale Befanomo Nyngan Owendale Current by-product production Occurrence 12
Slide 13: Sc Oxide Pricing
Scandium: Sc Oxide Pricing USD$/kg Sc oxide only $12,000 99.9995% 99.999% use $10,000 99.99% 99.9% $8,000 99.0% For personal USD$ $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 $0 Source: USGS 13
Slide 14: Owendale Platinum – Scandium Project
For personal use only OWENDALE Platinum – Scandium Project 14
Slide 15: Owendale: Pt and Sc Resources
For personal use only Owendale: Pt and Sc Resources 15
Slide 16: Owendale: Grade Distribution
For personal use only Owendale: Grade Distribution 16 Owendale North – section 6382815mN (looking south)
Slide 17: Owendale: Cross Sections
For personal use only Owendale: Cross Sections OWENDALE NORTH PROSPECT 17
Slide 18: Owendale: Scandium Resource
Owendale: Scandium Resource Resource Tonnage Pt Sc Ni Co Pt Sc PtEq For personal use only Classification (Mt) g/t ppm % % koz t g/t Indicated 4.2 0.53 401 0.13 0.06 72 1698 0.93 Inferred 19.4 0.33 380 0.11 0.06 205 7385 0.69 TOTAL 23.7 0.36 384 0.11 0.06 277 9083 0.73 World’s largest, highest-grade
Slide 19: Thank You
For personal use only ASX Code: PGM Website: www.platinaresources.com.au Head Office: 2 Boston Court, Varsity Lakes Thank You QLD 4227, Australia Phone: +61 (0)7 5580 9094 Fax: +61 (0)7 5580 9394 Email: office@platinaresources.com.au 19