Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference - Tungsten: Mark Fields - Presentation Transcript
London Global Mining Investment Conference 16.25 Tungsten Mark Fields President & CEO Geodex Minerals Stationers Hall, London Wednesday 30th September 2009 www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com
TUNGSTEN The Commodity Super Cycle
Disclaimer This presentation by Geodex Minerals Ltd. (the “Company”) contains forward-looking statements, including, in particular, statements about the Company’s plans, strategies and prospects. These statements have been based on the Company’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct or that results anticipated in the forward-looking statements will be achieved. These forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, market conditions, industry uncertainty and other factors.
Tungsten Price Tungsten APT* European free market $ per mtu Source: Metal Bulletin *APT = Ammonium Paratungstate 1mtu =10kg
TUNGSTEN Primary USES A Unique Metal
Hardest of all metals
Highest Melting Point
Lowest Expansion Coefficient
High Thermal and Electrical Conductivity
Source: ITIA - 2009
Cemented Carbides Mining and Construction Tooling – Turning, Milling, Drilling Woodcutting Hard & Resistant: Wear Parts
Cemented Carbides con’t Source: ITIA - 2009
Steels/Alloys Heat Resisting Steel and Cast Steel Sea Water Resistant Tool Steels Stainless Steel & Valve Steels High Speed Steel
MILL PRODUCTS Chips High Performance Switches LCD’s Electrodes
Other applications Chemical Products Sports & Leisure Time Biology Jewellery
Research and Development New Technologies
Deep Drilling
Fossil Power Generation
Thermonuclear Energy
Chip Technology
Tungsten & the Environment
Catalyst to clean exhaust fumes or products from toxic compounds
Saves fossil fuels through energy saving devices
As a substitute for toxic lead and chromium
Medical Industry
Micro Machining Brain Implant Needle Arrays
Directional Drilling Chip Technology
Annual World Tungsten Production Source: ITIA - 2009
World Mine Production World Production 2008 tonnes of tungsten
World Tungsten Reserves Source: ITIA - 2009 3 million tonnes, W content
CHINA FACTORS
China has dominated tungsten markets for the past 20 years, and currently supplies over 75% of world’s tungsten.
China has recently shifted from an exporter to a net importer with an increasing focus on producing downstream tungsten products.
China now prohibits tungsten exploration by foreign companies.
Tungsten prices have increased as China’s expansion and infrastructure build-out surpassed tungsten mine capacity.
Geodex has opportunity to position itself as a key supplier in world tungsten industry.
CHINA FACTORS CON’T
1991 - Tungsten listed as one of the ‘Protective Resources”
2001 - Policy of Qualified Tungsten Exporter and Export Supplies
2005 - Export rebate reduced from 13% to 8%
2006 - Export rebate further reduced and cancelled
2007 - Export duty introduced at 5%
2008 - Export duty increased to 10%
2009 - Export reduced to 5%
Source: China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd - 2009
World’s 10 Largest Tungsten Deposits *Includes only Measured & Indicated Resources. Additional Inferred Resource of 43,000t W (Sisson Brook excludes molybdenum values) Source: US Geological Survey and updated by ITIA and Geodex in 2009
Geodex Minerals TSX.V: GXM Frankfurt: G2W
Share Structure September 2009 SHARES OUTSTANDING 87.7 million shares FULLY DILUTED 101.1 million CASH ON HAND $0.7 million 52 Week High-Low: $0.10 - $1.37
New Brunswick, Canada Sisson Brook
Located within one hour drive of Fredericton, provincial capital of New Brunswick
Stable, mining - friendly jurisdiction with excellent labour workforce
Geodex owns 70% directly and 16% indirectly, no royalties
SISSON BROOK MINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN Right ingredients for developing low-cost mine
Infrastructure on or near project includes:
hydro line
provincial highway
railway
deep water port
Previously logged area with
extensive road network
Geotechnical, environmental and community studies continue to progress
Bird Brook Tailings Area Process Plant Potential Open Pit Mine producing 20,000 tonnes per day Power Line 1000 m
SISSON BROOK DEPOSIT Tungsten - Molybdenum Zone I Zone II
46,500m of drilling carried
out since 2005
Jan 2009, new resource calculation completed
Feb 2009 preliminary economic assessment completed
Initiating pre-feasibility study
Zone III Core Zone East Flank Ellipse Zone 500 m
SISSON BROOK LEVEL PLAN - ZONE III 275 m ELEVATION Cross – Section 5136700 Core Zone W E Ellipse Zone 300 m
SISSON BROOK CROSS - SECTION 5136700 200 m
2009 RESOURCE MODEL Sisson Brook January 2009 43-101 Resource Calculation Zone III & Ellipse * At 0.125% WO3 equivalent cutoff grade, based on %WO3 + (%Mo x 2.02) M & I = Measured & Indicated
Scoping Study May 2009¹ ¹ This assessment is preliminary in nature and it includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that the preliminary assessment will be realized. The mineral resources discussed here are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Jack M. Marr, M. Sc. P. Geo., is the QP, responsible for the Sisson Brook project.
Scoping Study May 2009 * 1 mtu = 10kg ¹Conversion used: $1CDN = $0.85 US
Scoping Study May 2009
Proposed Prefeasibility Program Purpose
Identify and outline the potential commercial development scenario
Provide the basis for future work programs including feasibility report
Mine Design Engineering
Metallurgical Testing
Process Facilities Design
General Engineering and Infrastructure Design
Environmental Monitoring
Waste Management Design
Financial Modeling and Analysis
Geodex Minerals TSX.V: GXM Frankfurt: G2W
London Global Mining Investment Conference Mark Fields President & CEO Geodex Minerals Mark Fields joined Geodex Minerals as President and CEO in May 2009. Mr Fields holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia and a B. Comm. (Honours) from Queen’s University. Mr Fields was a member of the management team which participated in the sale of La Teko Resources Ltd to Kinross Gold Corporation and he was involved in the acquisition and development of the Diavik diamond mine for the Rio Tinto Group. As Executive Vice President of Pine Valley Mining Corporation, he was a key member of the executive team which brought the Willow Creek coal mine into commercial production. He is an independent director of three companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Stationers Hall, London Wednesday 30th September 2009 www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com
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