Tim Clifton, Managing Director JANUARY 2005
A diversified resource company MAJOR PRODUCER : Zinc / Lead / Silver DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATION : Zinc / Lead / Silver / Gold / Copper STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS: Oil and Gas A strong balance sheet Shares on issue Market Capitalisation Cash and Deposits Listed and Unlisted Investments Convertible Note Rehabilitation Bond Equipment H.P. Equity As at 30 September 2004 164m $135m $ 32m $ 18m $ 21m $ 10m $ 16m $ 96m to support the growth 1
The project portfolio A steady commitment to investment in exploration has enabled the growth of a portfolio of projects in gold & base metals Broken Hill 5 kilometres City Potosi North Mine Southern Operations Surface projection of ore bodies 2
Broken Hill Long Section SOUTHERN OPERATIONS NORTH MINE POTOSI Surface Lease Boundary 0 1 2 km Broken Hill 2.1mt pa - 160,000t Zinc metal - 75,000t Lead metal - 2.4m ozs Silver Net revenue - A$205m pa source of cash flow for growth 3
Broken Hill resources Tonnes (m) Zn % Pb % Ag (g/t) Resources 21.1 10.2 5.7 60 Reserves 11.7 7.8 4.1 44 potential to increase Southern Operations RL10000 Surface Current Reserve s RL9600 0 400m large tonnage targets at 12-20 Zn/Pb% 4
Broken Hill performance Production Results Previous Quarter December Quarter Ore Treated 000 s tonnes Zinc grade % Lead grade % Silver grade % Zinc concentrate 000 s tonnes Contained zinc 000 s tonnes Recovery % Lead concentrate 000 s tonnes Contained lead 000 s tonnes Recovery % 497 6.7 3.0 34 60.1 30.1 90.1 17.2 12.3 82.9 474 8.6 3.6 39 73.7 37.3 91.7 19.5 14.1 84.2 Broken Hill Long Section SOUTHERN OPERATIONS NORTH MINE POTOSI Surface Lease Boundary 0 1 2 km 5
North Mine Commenced production in Dec 03 Head grade 15% combined Zn and Pb Annualised rate 0.24 million tonnes p.a. North Mine long section Current Mining Resource Blocks 10000 mrl No 3 Shaft Immediate Drill Targets 9500 mrl North Deep resource potential 3.4 million tonnes @ 11.4 % Zn, 13.5% Pb, 220g/t Ag 0 400m 9000 mrl 6
Broken Hill Long Section SOUTHERN OPERATIONS NORTH MINE POTOSI Surface Lease Boundary 0 1 2 km Potosi Feasibility mine planning in progress Third ore source Head grade 13% combined Zn and Pb Building to annualised rate 0.24mt pa further improvement of mining flexibility and grade 7
Regional Exploration Potosi Broken Hill Pinnacles Outcrop Cover Tenement 10 km The project portfolio A steady commitment to investment in exploration has enabled the growth of a portfolio of projects in gold & base metals 8
Daisy Milano development project major gold system; multiple mineralised structures Daisy Milano schematic long section 0 200m -200 mrl 66.2 / 1.5 15.6 / 6.0 65.8 / 6.1 58.6 / 0.6 64.9 / 2.0 29.6 / 0.4 36.0 / 1.3-400 mrl g/t Au / metres past production 169,000 ounces at 16 g/t Au 9
The project portfolio A steady commitment to investment in exploration has enabled the growth of a portfolio of projects in gold & base metals Tampang location Sabah, Malaysia 80 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu, (two hours on sealed road) - International Airport -Port 15 kilometres from township of Ranau - Hospital, schools, shops - Government Regional Offices - Light engineering workshops Sealed road runs through the project 10 kilometres from recently closed Mamut Copper Mine 10
Tampang target Exploration activities BASE METALS Flinders (Zn) Mt Oxide (Cu) Woodline Well (Ni) Broken Hill (Pb, Zn) Tampang (Cu, Au) 941,000t @ 31% Zn extensional targets 2.8mt @ 2.9% Cu extensional targets 6.2 metres @ 3% Ni EM targets Rapidly emerging quality targets Advanced exploration pre-development GOLD Moyagee Holleton Honeymoon Well 890,000 t @ 7.8 g/t Au extensional targets 19 metres @ 3.2 g/t Au drilling planned 15 metres @ 8.6 g/t Au drilling planned 11
Big Base Metal targets Broken Hill Resource 1.4 million tonnes lead plus zinc metal Tampang Target 2.5 million tonnes copper metal 8.0 million ounces of gold Mount Oxide Target 1 million tonnes copper metal Flinders Target 2 million tonnes zinc metal Gold Portfolio Daisy Milano Honeymoon Moyagee Holleton Kanowna West Production underway +50,000 ounces per year for 5+ years High grade gold mineralisation at Capital and Bungarra Target +1 million ounces Defined resource +250,000 ounces Target +1 million ounces Large under-explored gold system Target +1 million ounces Large gold system Exploration funded by Placer 12
Strategic Investments Oil & Gas MAJOR PRODUCER : Zinc / Lead / Silver DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATION : Zinc / Lead / Silver / Gold / Copper STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS: Oil and Gas Gold & Base Metal Projects Strategic Energy Investments Broken Hill Operations building a diversified resource company 13