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Gwr — Golden West Resources — Metal Bulletin - China Iron Ore 2013
27 slides from Gwr's conference presentation, Feb 28, 2013
Slide 1: Metal Bulletin - China Iron Ore 2013
Metal Bulletin - China Iron Ore 2013 Beijing China 26-28 February 2013
Slide 2: Regulatory and Compliance
Regulatory and Compliance Disclaimer This presentation contains reference to certain plans of Golden West Resources Limited which may or may not be achieved. The performance and operations of Golden West Resources Limited may be influenced by a number of factors, uncertainties and contingencies many
Slide 3: Corporate Snapshot
Corporate Snapshot Issued Securities Board and Senior Management Ordinary Shares (GWR) 192M Gary Lyons – Non-executive Chairman Issued Options 25M Tan Sri Dato’ Tien Seng Law – Deputy Chairman Chin An Lau – Non-executive Director Major Shareholders Kong Leng Lee (Jimmy) – Non-executive Director Clif
Slide 4: Project Interests
Project Interests Iron Ore Development Project – Wiluna West Iron Ore Advanced Gold Project – Wiluna West Gold Iron Ore Exploration Projects – Woodley Iron Project – Earaheedy Iron Project – Booylgoo Iron Project Equity investments – West Peak Iron Limited (19.9%)
Slide 5: Wiluna West Project Overview
Wiluna West Project Overview Tenement holding 267km2 Granted mining leases over main project area DSO hematite Mineral Resource Estimate of 130Mt @ 60% Fe DSO hematite Mineral Reserve Estimate of 69.2Mt @ 60.3% Fe Gold Mineral Resource Estimate of 3.5Mt @ 2.3g/t for 258,200 oz
Slide 6: Wiluna West Iron Ore
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Slide 7: Wiluna West Iron Ore
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Slide 8: Status Resources and Reserves
Status Resources and Reserves Resource definition drilling largely completed 130Mt of JORC* DSO hematite Resource 69Mt of Proven & Probable JORC Reserves, with an additional 13Mt of Inferred Resource within Reserve pit limits (total of 82Mt) *JORC refers to the Australasian Code for Reporting
Slide 9: JORC Resources and Reserves
JORC Resources and Reserves Classification Tonnes (Mt) Fe (%) SiO2 (%) Al2O3 (%) LOI (%) P (%) DSO Measured 3.7 59.6 7.8 2.5 4.0 0.09 Hematite Resources Indicated 77.2 60.3 7.4 2.4 3.6 0.05 Inferred 49.5 59.7 7.3 2.4 3.9 0.05 Total 130.3 60.0 7.4 2.4 3.6 0.06 Classification Tonnes (Mt) Fe (%) SiO2 (
Slide 10: Infrastructure Overview
Infrastructure Overview Existing port options available: – Esperance (planned upgrade) – Geraldton Future port option: – Oakajee (proposed) Port Spur or Road Public Rail Total Esperance 320km 650km 970km 672-834km Nil 672km* Geraldton 569km 112km 683km Esperance Port Oakajee 230km 400km 630km km
Slide 11: Existing Port and Rail Infrastructure
Existing Port and Rail Infrastructure Esperance Deep water port – Capesize vessels Planned upgrade by up to 20Mt Capacity Reservation Deed in place Sealed road from Wiluna to Leonora Railway siding at Leonora - loadout Railway from Leonora to Esperance or Geraldton Viable immediate opt
Slide 12: Esperance Port expansion
Esperance Port expansion Minister for Transport announces intention to upgrade Jan 2012 Esperance Port by up to 20mtpa GWR signs EPSL Capacity Reservation Deed. The Jul 2012 arrangements reserve capacity for GWR to export 3 million tonnes per annum Procurement process to identify a private secto
Slide 13: Wiluna West JWD Mining Project
Wiluna West JWD Mining Project
Slide 14: JWD Mining Approval
JWD Mining Approval In April 2012, the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum approved the mining proposal for the John William Doutch (JWD) high grade deposit Mining Approval concerns 3 million tonnes @ 1Mtpa JWD Hematite Classification Tonnes (Mt) Fe (%) SiO2 (%) Al2O3 (%) LOI (%) P (%) Resource
Slide 15: JWD Mining Approval
JWD Mining Approval JWD mine development planning well advanced In-fill drilling completed to support detailed mine planning Logistics studies completed Material characterisation program: − CSIRO lump test completed − CISRI sinter pot test in February 2013
Slide 16: Blast Furnace Lump Test Work
Blast Furnace Lump Test Work Tumble Index (TI) and Abrasion Index (AI): Measures cold strength and degradation during handling from mine to charging to the BF – impacts on lump yield Decrepitation Index (DI): Generation of fines due to decomposition (thermal shock) of hydrated ores in the upper
Slide 17: GWR Lump vs Seaborne Traded Lump
GWR Lump vs Seaborne Traded Lump The CSIRO R&D test results for the GWR lump indicate the lump is suitable for direct feed into blast furnace (BF): RDI at 9 is low which is good DI is acceptable (<9 is preferred) RI is acceptable but moderately low ( >62 is preferred) TI & AI indices indicat
Slide 18: GWR Lump - Chemistry
GWR Lump - Chemistry Typical Chemical Analysis: (GWR Lump - dry Wt % at loading) Component Fe (Calcined) 65.7 Fe (Natural) 63.5 SiO2 3.7 Al2O3 1.6 P 0.02 LOI 3.4 Craig Ferrier at Wiluna West Iron – JWD Project site
Slide 19: GWR Lump – Test Results
GWR Lump – Test Results RDI (%-2.8mm) DI (%-5.0mm) RI 64 25 12 62 20 10 8 60 15 6 58 10 4 56 5 2 54 0 0 52 A B C GWR A B C GWR A B C GWR TI (%+6.3mm) AI (%-0.5mm) 92 12 90 10 88 8 86 6 84 4 82 2 80 0 A B C GWR A B C GWR
Slide 20: Regional Exploration DSO Iron
Regional Exploration DSO Iron
Slide 21: Regional Exploration – Woodley
Regional Exploration – Woodley Located 100km south-west of Wiluna Northwest trending BIF with a strike length of 22km Maiden 21-hole 1608m RC drilling program in November 2012 yields significant DSO hematite/goethite intercepts including: − 12m @ 55.8% Fe (63.2% Ca Fe) from 6m at Target 2 − 10
Slide 22: Regional Exploration – Earaheedy
Regional Exploration – Earaheedy Located 200km north-east of Wiluna Tenement interests cover 1,537km2 Hematite/goethite mineralisation associated with Frere Formation Le Steere farm-in agreed in Dec 2012 Geological mapping and rock chip sampling completed Remote sensing and aerial magnet
Slide 23: Equity Interests
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Slide 24: West Peak Iron Limited (WPI)
West Peak Iron Limited (WPI) Significant landholding West African country of Liberia 977km2 of tenements in four project areas all containing identified iron- bearing formations Located close to port, rail and road infrastructure GWR holds 19.9% interest and board representation
Slide 25: Key Project Milestones
Key Project Milestones Milestone Status Complete Native Title Agreement Jul 2010 69 Mt Reserve Aug 2011 Small Mining Approval (JWD) Apr 2012 Esperance Capacity Reservation Deed Jul 2012 JWD lump test work Sep 2012 Esperance Port Jan 2013 – MUIOF proponent selection process launched Comme
Slide 26: For further information
For further information Craig Ferrier Executive General Manager Golden West Resources Limited T +61 8 9201 9202 M +61 417 183 269 E craigf@goldenwestresources.com Suite 2, 138 Main St Osborne Park WA 6017 www.goldenwestresources.com ASX Code: GWR
Slide 27: GWR
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