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RARE EARTHS, SPECIALITY
& STRATEGIC METALS
INVESTMENT SUMMIT
      Where are the strategic metals projects?
      Jess Pridmore – Business Dev’t Director, Intierra




 IRONMONGERS’ HALL, CITY OF LONDON ● THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
 www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com
Rare Earths & Metals:

A Global Overview of Activity and
          Investment


             Intierra
           Jess Pridmore
            Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
                                               Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Intierra Business Model




                          Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Introduction


• Where are the resources?
   - Project stage & resource location

• Capital raisings for REE + RM
    - What are the funds being used for?

• Property Transactions (pre-asset stage)


                                    Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
•Resource figures in this presentation are
based on Measured + Indicated + Inferred
resources
• All figures are in US dollars
• Rare Earths Elements or REE refers to the
15 lanthanides plus yttrium and scandium
• Included in this presentation are some
figures relating to Rare Metals, including
Lithium, Tantalum and Niobium.
                                         Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Rare Earths..


•   Lanthanum (La),    Cerium (Ce),       Praseodymium (Pr),

•   Neodymium (Nd),    Promethium (Pm),   Samarium (Sm),

•   Europium (Eu),     Gadolinium (Gd),   Terbium (Tb),

•   Dysprosium (Dy),   Holmium (H0),      Erbium (Er),

•   Thulium (Tm),      Ytterbium (Yb),    Lutetium (Lu)

•   Scandium (Sc)      Yttrium (Y)

•   (UNOBTAINIUM is not a rare earth!)

                                                         Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
REE Activity – Asia / Europe
February 2011




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                               Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
REE Activity – North America
February 2011




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                               Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
REE Activity – Australia
February 2011




                image




                           Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
REE Activity – South America & Africa
February 2011




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                                        Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Total Resources per Country
January 2010 - February 2011

                     Totals in order of grade weighting
                   Country           TREO (t)                   Grade
         China                            36,000,000     2.4%
         Australia                         3,250,000     4.64%
         USA                               1,700,000     6.1%
         Mongolia                          5,750,000     1.6%
         Greenland                         5,000,000     1.1%
         Canada                            4,250,000     1.3%
         South Africa                      1,000,000     2.5%
         Brazil                            1,800,000     0.7%
         Malawi                             107,000      4.3%
         Argentina                          117,600      2.1%
         Kazakhstan                         304,150      0.8%
         Sweden                             350,000      0.56%
         Kenya                              299,000      0.61%
         Saudi Arabia                       489,000      0.13%
         Kyrgyzstan                             48,900   0.22%
         Finland                                 5,200   1.13%
                                                                        Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings - REE
  January 2010 - February 2011


                           Totals per Country
      Country           Raised                Country          Raised

USA                        $606,300,000   Tanzania                   $9,300,000

Australia                  $148,600,000   Malawi                     $7,700,000

Canada                     $125,300,000   Kenya                      $5,400,000

South Africa               $100,500,000   Finland                    $3,800,000

Malaysia                    $30,000,000   Sweden                     $3,800,000

Greenland                   $21,000,000   Kyrgyzstan                 $2,000,000

                                                       TOTAL    $1,062,000,000




                                                                  Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings - REE
January 2010 - February 2011




                               Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings - Lithium & Tantalum Group
January 2010 - February 2011




                               Totals per Country

      Country          US$ Raised                      Country           US$ Raised

  Australia                    $315,500,000   Austria                           $6,800,000

  Canada                       $157,500,000   Egypt                             $3,200,000

  Argentina                    $114,500,000   Bolivia                           $2,000,000

  China                         $91,500,000   USA                               $2,000,000

  Chile                         $43,000,000   Bosnia                            $1,000,000

  Malawi                        $41,000,000   Serbia                            $1,000,000

  Mozambique                    $34,000,000

                                                                 TOTAL     $813,000,000

                                                                           Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings - Lithium & Tantalum Group
January 2010 - February 2011




                                              Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Major Funds Raised –              REE & Lithium/Tantalum
January 2010 - February 2011


                         Totals per Company
                       Company                       Raised

                  Molycorp, Inc REE                   $505,000,000

              Galaxy Resources Limited Li             $250,500,000

                Canada Lithium Corp. Li               $136,000,000

            Arafura Resources Limited REE              $111,500,000

               Talison Lithium Limited Li              $81,000,000

          Rare Element Resources Limited REE           $68,500,000

           Frontier Rare Earths Limited REE            $61,500,000

             Quest Rare Minerals Ltd REE               $53,000,000

               Lithium Americas Corp. Li               $49,500,000

                Reed Resources Ltd Li                  $47,500,000

                                                                 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings –                       REE & Lithium/Tantalum
January 2010 - February 2011



                              USD Raised by Purpose/Country
   Asset
 Acquisition     USD$           CAPEX         USD$         Development     USD$          Exploration              USD$

Australia      $25,000,000   USA           $505,000,000   Canada         $255,000,000   Chile                   $43,000,000

Austria         $6,800,000   Australia     $240,000,000   Australia      $122,600,000   Canada                  $25,000,000

Argentina       $5,000,000   China          $91,500,000   South Africa   $100,500,000   USA                     $23,000,000

Canada          $3,000,000   Argentina      $37,500,000   USA             $80,500,000   Argentina               $22,200,000

                             Mozambique     $34,000,000   Argentina       $49,500,000   Australia               $21,500,000

                             Malaysia       $30,000,000   Malawi          $41,000,000   Tanzania                 $9,300,000

                                                          Greenland       $21,000,000   Malawi                   $7,700,000

                                                          Egypt            $3,200,000   Kenya                    $5,400,000

                                                                                        Finland                  $3,800,000

                                                                                        Sweden                   $3,800,000

                                                                                        Bolivia                  $2,000,000

                                                                                        Kyrgyzstan               $2,000,000

                                                                                        Bosnia                   $1,000,000

                                                                                        Serbia                   $1,000,000

TOTAL          $39.8M        TOTAL         $938M          TOTAL          $673.3M        TOTAL              $168.7M
                                                                                                    Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Capital Raisings –                  REE & Lithium/Tantalum
January 2010 - February 2011


                    2010-2011 Initial Public Offerings (IPO's)
            Company                      Raised                 Type                   Activity


Molycorp, Inc                         $505,000,000            IPO        Modernisation of USA REE Mine

                                                                         Advanced work on South African REE
Frontier Rare Earths Limited            $61,500,000           IPO        Deposit

                                                                         Advanced work on Argentina Lithium
Lithium Americas Corp.                  $50,000,000           IPO        Deposit


Montero Mining and Exploration Ltd.       $4,000,000          IPO        Exploration of Tanzania REE Properties


Geomega Resources Inc.                    $3,000,000          IPO        Exploration of Canadian REE Properties

                                                              Proposed
China Minmetals Rare Earth Co Ltd              *              Float      Developing REE Deposits in China

                                                              Proposed
Kimberley Rare Earths Limited          $15,000,000*           Float      Spin off of West Australian REE Project
                                      * Yet to be completed


                                                                                                 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Transactions
January 2010 - February 2011




                               Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Non resource property transactions
January 2010 - February 2011




                       image




                                     Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Conclusions

• REE activity around the world

• Resource significant countries: China,
         Australia & USA

• Capital Raisings –
          where, how much & what for?

• Pre- Asset Property Transactions



                                           Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
Average Investment per Hectare
January 2010 - February 2011




         Grass Roots (Pre Drilling)                Exploration (Drill targets defined/drilled)

 Country    Investment      Hectares    USD/Ha      Country    Investment     Hectares           USD/Ha

USA            $1,040,000        200     $5,200   USA             $233,500             24             $9,729

                                                  Zambia         $1,350,000         150               $9,000
Peru           $3,000,000       2,425    $1,237
                                                  Mozambique     $1,000,000         510               $1,961
Australia     $10,000,000      26,900      $372
                                                  Greenland      $4,800,000       4,284               $1,120
Sweden          $140,000         824       $170
                                                  Canada        $40,713,000      89,641                  $454

Canada        $41,871,800     315,929      $133   Australia       $825,000       10,700                     $77

Argentina        $15,000        3,928       $4    Angola          $543,000      252,000                       $2




                                                                                   Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd

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Rare Earths & Strategic Metals Investment Summit

  • 1. RARE EARTHS, SPECIALITY & STRATEGIC METALS INVESTMENT SUMMIT Where are the strategic metals projects? Jess Pridmore – Business Dev’t Director, Intierra IRONMONGERS’ HALL, CITY OF LONDON ● THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011 www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com
  • 2. Rare Earths & Metals: A Global Overview of Activity and Investment Intierra Jess Pridmore Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 3. Intierra Business Model Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 4. Introduction • Where are the resources? - Project stage & resource location • Capital raisings for REE + RM - What are the funds being used for? • Property Transactions (pre-asset stage) Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 5. •Resource figures in this presentation are based on Measured + Indicated + Inferred resources • All figures are in US dollars • Rare Earths Elements or REE refers to the 15 lanthanides plus yttrium and scandium • Included in this presentation are some figures relating to Rare Metals, including Lithium, Tantalum and Niobium. Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 6. Rare Earths.. • Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), • Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), Samarium (Sm), • Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), • Dysprosium (Dy), Holmium (H0), Erbium (Er), • Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb), Lutetium (Lu) • Scandium (Sc) Yttrium (Y) • (UNOBTAINIUM is not a rare earth!) Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 7. REE Activity – Asia / Europe February 2011 image Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 8. REE Activity – North America February 2011 image Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 9. REE Activity – Australia February 2011 image Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 10. REE Activity – South America & Africa February 2011 image Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 11. Total Resources per Country January 2010 - February 2011 Totals in order of grade weighting Country TREO (t) Grade China 36,000,000 2.4% Australia 3,250,000 4.64% USA 1,700,000 6.1% Mongolia 5,750,000 1.6% Greenland 5,000,000 1.1% Canada 4,250,000 1.3% South Africa 1,000,000 2.5% Brazil 1,800,000 0.7% Malawi 107,000 4.3% Argentina 117,600 2.1% Kazakhstan 304,150 0.8% Sweden 350,000 0.56% Kenya 299,000 0.61% Saudi Arabia 489,000 0.13% Kyrgyzstan 48,900 0.22% Finland 5,200 1.13% Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 12. Capital Raisings - REE January 2010 - February 2011 Totals per Country Country Raised Country Raised USA $606,300,000 Tanzania $9,300,000 Australia $148,600,000 Malawi $7,700,000 Canada $125,300,000 Kenya $5,400,000 South Africa $100,500,000 Finland $3,800,000 Malaysia $30,000,000 Sweden $3,800,000 Greenland $21,000,000 Kyrgyzstan $2,000,000 TOTAL $1,062,000,000 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 13. Capital Raisings - REE January 2010 - February 2011 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 14. Capital Raisings - Lithium & Tantalum Group January 2010 - February 2011 Totals per Country Country US$ Raised Country US$ Raised Australia $315,500,000 Austria $6,800,000 Canada $157,500,000 Egypt $3,200,000 Argentina $114,500,000 Bolivia $2,000,000 China $91,500,000 USA $2,000,000 Chile $43,000,000 Bosnia $1,000,000 Malawi $41,000,000 Serbia $1,000,000 Mozambique $34,000,000 TOTAL $813,000,000 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 15. Capital Raisings - Lithium & Tantalum Group January 2010 - February 2011 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 16. Major Funds Raised – REE & Lithium/Tantalum January 2010 - February 2011 Totals per Company Company Raised Molycorp, Inc REE $505,000,000 Galaxy Resources Limited Li $250,500,000 Canada Lithium Corp. Li $136,000,000 Arafura Resources Limited REE $111,500,000 Talison Lithium Limited Li $81,000,000 Rare Element Resources Limited REE $68,500,000 Frontier Rare Earths Limited REE $61,500,000 Quest Rare Minerals Ltd REE $53,000,000 Lithium Americas Corp. Li $49,500,000 Reed Resources Ltd Li $47,500,000 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 17. Capital Raisings – REE & Lithium/Tantalum January 2010 - February 2011 USD Raised by Purpose/Country Asset Acquisition USD$ CAPEX USD$ Development USD$ Exploration USD$ Australia $25,000,000 USA $505,000,000 Canada $255,000,000 Chile $43,000,000 Austria $6,800,000 Australia $240,000,000 Australia $122,600,000 Canada $25,000,000 Argentina $5,000,000 China $91,500,000 South Africa $100,500,000 USA $23,000,000 Canada $3,000,000 Argentina $37,500,000 USA $80,500,000 Argentina $22,200,000 Mozambique $34,000,000 Argentina $49,500,000 Australia $21,500,000 Malaysia $30,000,000 Malawi $41,000,000 Tanzania $9,300,000 Greenland $21,000,000 Malawi $7,700,000 Egypt $3,200,000 Kenya $5,400,000 Finland $3,800,000 Sweden $3,800,000 Bolivia $2,000,000 Kyrgyzstan $2,000,000 Bosnia $1,000,000 Serbia $1,000,000 TOTAL $39.8M TOTAL $938M TOTAL $673.3M TOTAL $168.7M Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 18. Capital Raisings – REE & Lithium/Tantalum January 2010 - February 2011 2010-2011 Initial Public Offerings (IPO's) Company Raised Type Activity Molycorp, Inc $505,000,000 IPO Modernisation of USA REE Mine Advanced work on South African REE Frontier Rare Earths Limited $61,500,000 IPO Deposit Advanced work on Argentina Lithium Lithium Americas Corp. $50,000,000 IPO Deposit Montero Mining and Exploration Ltd. $4,000,000 IPO Exploration of Tanzania REE Properties Geomega Resources Inc. $3,000,000 IPO Exploration of Canadian REE Properties Proposed China Minmetals Rare Earth Co Ltd * Float Developing REE Deposits in China Proposed Kimberley Rare Earths Limited $15,000,000* Float Spin off of West Australian REE Project * Yet to be completed Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 19. Transactions January 2010 - February 2011 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 20. Non resource property transactions January 2010 - February 2011 image Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 21. Conclusions • REE activity around the world • Resource significant countries: China, Australia & USA • Capital Raisings – where, how much & what for? • Pre- Asset Property Transactions Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd
  • 22. Average Investment per Hectare January 2010 - February 2011 Grass Roots (Pre Drilling) Exploration (Drill targets defined/drilled) Country Investment Hectares USD/Ha Country Investment Hectares USD/Ha USA $1,040,000 200 $5,200 USA $233,500 24 $9,729 Zambia $1,350,000 150 $9,000 Peru $3,000,000 2,425 $1,237 Mozambique $1,000,000 510 $1,961 Australia $10,000,000 26,900 $372 Greenland $4,800,000 4,284 $1,120 Sweden $140,000 824 $170 Canada $40,713,000 89,641 $454 Canada $41,871,800 315,929 $133 Australia $825,000 10,700 $77 Argentina $15,000 3,928 $4 Angola $543,000 252,000 $2 Confidential to Intierra Pty Ltd