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FOCUS MINERALS LIMITED FFT:FZA ASX:FML Driving Sustainable Profitable Production Focus 1.2Mtpa Three Mile Hill processing plant in Coolgardie, WA ASX Spotlight Conference, New York Thursday 1 st March 2012 ASX:FML focusminerals.com.au

2 Disclaimer and Competent Person s Statement 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 decisions. In making investment decisions in connection with any acquisition of securities, investors should rely on their own examination of Focus Minerals Ltd (Focus Minerals or the Company) and consult their own legal, business and/or financial advisers. The information contained in this presentation has been prepared in good faith by Focus Minerals Ltd, however no representation or warranty expressed or implied is made as to the accuracy, correctness, completeness or adequacy of any statements, estimates, opinions or other information contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Focus Minerals Ltd, its directors, officers, employees and agents disclaim liability for any loss or damage which may be suffered by any person through the use or reliance on anything contained in or omitted from this presentation. Certain information in this presentation refers to the intentions of Focus Minerals Ltd, but these are not intended to be forecasts, forward looking statements or statements about future matters for the purposes of the Corporations Act or any other applicable law. The occurrence of events in the future are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Focus Minerals Ltd s actual results, performance or achievements to differ from those referred to in this presentation. Accordingly, Focus Minerals Ltd, its directors, officers, employees and agents do not give any assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events referred to in the presentation will actually occur as contemplated. The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Minerals Resources across the Coolgardie region is based on information compiled by Mr Dean Goodwin who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Goodwin is a full time employee of Focus Minerals and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Goodwin consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and content in which it appears. The information in this report that relates to Ore Reserves across the Coolgardie region is based on information compiled by Mr Bradley Valiukas, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Valiukas is a full time employee of Focus Minerals and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Valiukas consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. The information in this report that relates to gold Exploration Results and Mineral Resources across the Laverton region is based on information compiled by Mr Jeff Ion, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is employed by Crescent Gold Limited. The information in this report that relates to Ore Reserves utilising open pit extraction across the Laverton region is based on information compiled by Mr Steve O'Grady, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is an independent consultant. They each have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. They each consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

Focus Minerals, A Dynamic Australian Gold Producer 4 mines across Australia s 2 largest gold producing regions On track to 175,000oz* of Gold in FY 2012 4.3Moz* Resource 623,000oz* Reserve. Projected revenue of $250M* in FY 2012 3 * Based on 100% of Laverton production. Revenue based on inclusion of Laverton from date of Control September 2011

Reputation for Mining Success Focus has a reputation for taking projects into production First Company to Successfully Commercialise Coolgardie Turning Around Laverton Gold Project Recommissioned & Grew Historic Tindals Mine Recommissioned 1.2Mtpa Three Mile Hill Plant Built 2 new mines at Coolgardie in 2011 Acquired Crescent Gold in 2011. Achieved record mining quarter in December Applying expertise to turnaround process

Delivering Strong Production Growth On track to deliver 175,000oz of gold in FY 2012 250,000 Production Growth 200,000 175,000oz* 200,000oz 150,000 100,000 50,000 41,401oz 62,296oz 72,830oz - 4,456oz FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 Tindals U/G Tindals O/P The Mount Laverton 5 * Based on 100% of Laverton production

Now a Leading Australian Gold Producer 5th largest primary ASX listed Australian focused gold producer On track to deliver 46,000oz* in March Quarter 140000 579,873 Dec. 11 Quarter Production 120000 100000 ounces 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 6 * Based on 100% of Laverton production

Strong Operating Platform Early Stage Development at Empress open pit 8

9 Strategic Operating Base Gold Production from Australia s 2 largest gold producing regions: Wallaby / Granny Smith Sunrise Dam 250km Laverton Gold Project Large Scale open pit mining 1,200 sq km exploration Coolgardie Region 3 x Operating Mines 2 x major exploration projects 450 sq km

10 Laverton Region Large Scale multiple open pit operations producing at 100,000oz pa Fish Mary Mac Hill ROM Pad Apollo

11 Crescent Acquisition Has Been a Game Changer Transformative - Acquisition of Laverton Operations has completely transformed the metrics of FML Value Accretive - $59m in scrip for 100,000oz pa of production Operational Control - Focus owns 81.57% of Crescent - Running operations & driving exploration - Progressively turning around operations Bonus 1.5Mtpa mill Significant Exploration Potential Doubled Resource Laverton Gold Project Acquisition Geographic Diversity Tripled Reserves Doubled YOY Target Production

Laverton -> Turnaround in Progress Invested $10m to recapitalise Built 3 new production centres Mined record ounces 36,000oz Dec Quarter On path to consistent production at 25,000oz per Quarter Mined Tonnes & 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 - Takeover point Mined oz target 2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2011 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 - Tonnes 12 OreTonnes Ore

13 Laverton -> Driving to Production Stability & Profitability Production stability will drive consistency Reduced cash costs $130/oz. in last 2 quarters 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 Mined Vs Cash Costs 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 Targeting $1,250/oz. near term Strong cash flow generation with gold at AUD$1,660/oz. 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 1,000 800 600 400 200 AU Dollars Delivers solid margin. - 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 - Ore Cash Cost Trend

14 Laverton -> Opportunity to Add Resources Quickly 381,000oz in reserve; 2.0Moz in resource - taken from 1.5 year mine life to 3 years since takeover Multiple mineralised shear zones including 30km strike on Chatterbox shear 1KM

15 Laverton -> Massive Exploration Upside Added 100,000oz at Apollo from a few months drilling Large gaps in known resources

16 Coolgardie Region 3 operating mines + 1.2Mtpa mill Tindals Underground Tindals Open Pits The Mount Underground Three Mile Hill Processing Plant 1.2 Mtpa Three Mile Hill Plant

Coolgardie -> Delivering Solid Production Profile Stable production between 22-25,000oz 300,000 Coolgardie Production 30,000 250,000 200,000 Addition of two new mines 25,000 20,000 Tonnes 150,000 15,000 100,000 10,000 50,000 5,000 - Dec 09 Q Mar 10 Q Jun 10 Q Sep 10 Q Dec 10 Q Mar 11 Q Jun 11 Q Sep 11 Q Dec 11 Q - 17 Total mined tonnes Mined

18 Coolgardie - > Stable Cash Operating Costs Stable cash operating costs between AUD$900/oz. -$1,100/oz. Strong cash flow generation with gold at AUD$1,650/oz. AU Dollars 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 - Increasing Cash Margin Jun 10 Q Sep 10 Q Dec 10 Q Mar 11 Q Jun 11 Q Sep 11 Q Dec 11 Q Production Cash Costs Gold Price Linear (Cash Costs) 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 -

Coolgardie - > Sustainable for 5-10 Years Significant Opportunity for Resource Growth: Added 600,000oz of resource (2.24Moz) Added 200,000oz of reserves (242,000oz) Whilst mining over 200,000oz of gold Only focused in 10 sq km project area Resource & Reserve Growth 000s 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 - Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 - Resources ('000s oz) Reserves 19

20 Regional Exploration: Treasure Island World class, project on Boulder-Lefroy fault Australia s biggest gold system

21 Regional Exploration: Treasure Island Similarities to 15Moz St. Ives to the north

Strong Production & Exploration Pipeline The combined group has a strong portfolio of expanding mine operations and a significant exploration pipeline of both greenfields and brownfields opportunities 2 x Mining Regions 4 x Mines 3 x Major Regional Exploration Projects Laverton Treasure Island Laverton Coolgardie Lancefield Nepean Tindals O/P The Mount Tindals U/G Exploration Projects / Assets Developing Mines Established Mines 22 Coolgardie Laverton

23 Strategic Focus 1. Capitalise on a Strong Production Platform 2. Cash flow generation 3. Add Value Through Exploration 4. Acquisition 5. Create value for Shareholders

24 Appendices

APPENDICES: FML & CRE COMBINED RESOURCES & RESERVES Measured Resources Indicated Resources Inferred Resources Total Resources Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t COOLGARDIE GOLD PROJECT Tindals Project Total 739 4.7 112,000 9,143 2.6 766,000 3,354 2.8 298,000 13,236 2.8 1,176,000 Mount Project 2,090 5.5 370,000 2,090 5.5 370,000 Lindsays Project 4,350 1.7 238,000 3,562 2.0 233,000 7,912 1.8 471,000 Three Mile Hill Project 1,386 1.9 86,000 138 3.0 13,000 1,524 2.0 99,000 Norris Project 1,870 2.1 124,000 1,870 2.1 124,000 Total Coolgardie 739 4.7 112,000 14,879 2.3 1,090,000 11,014 2.9 1,038,000 26,632 2.6 2,240,000 LAVERTON GOLD PROJECT Laverton - UG 2,037 6.5 426,000 619 7.1 141,000 2,656 6.6 567,000 Laverton - Surface 1,619 2.2 113,000 12,093 2.0 759,000 10,171 1.8 589,000 23,883 1.9 1,461,000 Total Laverton 1,619 2.2 113,000 14,130 2.6 1,185,000 10,790 2.1 730,000 26,539 2.4 2,028,000 TOTAL COMBINED RESOURCES 2,358 3.0 225,000 29,009 2.4 2,275,000 21,804 2.5 1,768,000 53,171 2.5 4,268,000 Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t Coolgardie Mineral Resource (as at 30 September 2011) Laverton Mineral Resource (as at 30 June 2011) Tonnes '000t Proven Reserves Probable Reserves Total Reserves Grade Au g/t Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t Tonnes '000t Grade Au g/t Coolgardie Tindals Project - Underground: 230 4.0 29,300 773 3.4 85,700 1,003 3.6 115,000 Tindals Project - Open Pits: 620 2.0 39,600 620 2.0 39,600 Three Mile Hill Project - Open Pits: 1,101 1.7 59,900 1,101 1.7 59,900 The Mount Project - Underground: 21 5.0 3,300 21 5.0 3,300 Stocks: Total 456 1.7 24,600 Reserves and Stocks Total: 230 4.0 29,300 2,515 2.3 188,500 3,201 2.4 242,400 Laverton Laverton Gold Project - Open Pits 928 2.0 58,000 2,184 1.9 136,000 3,112 1.9 194,000 Summit Underground 860 5.3 146,000 860 5.3 146,000 Stocks: Total 1,801 0.7 41,000 Reserves Total 928 2.0 58,000 3,044 2.9 282,000 5,773 2.1 381,000 TOTAL COMBINED RESERVES 1,158 2.3 87,300 5,559 2.6 470,500 8,974 2.2 623,400 25 Coolgardie Mineral Reserve (as at 30 September 2011) Laverton Mineral Reserve (as at 30 June 2011)

26 Focus Minerals At A Glance ASX Code FML Board & Senior Executive Ordinary Shares 4,321M Chairman Don Taig Market Cap A$220m Non-Exec Director Phil Lockyer Unlisted Options 75M Non-Exec Director Bruce McComish Cash and Bullion $14.3M (31/12/11) Non-Exec Director Gerry Fahey Debt $2.0M CEO Campbell Baird Range 12 month A$0.05 A$0.10 CFO Jon Grygorcewicz Average Daily Volume (3m) 14M shares COO Mark Hine Top 20 Holding 46.47% Geology Manager Dean Goodwin