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22 August 2011

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CERRO RESOURCES NL (ASX/TSX-V: CJO) INVESTOR PRESENTATION

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CERRO RESOURCES NL Developing a Mexican Gold/Silver Mine

& exploring for precious/base metals

Cerro del Gallo

CJO – TSX.V & ASX August 2011

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Cerro Resources NL Forward Looking Statements

All information contained in this presentation is of a general nature. Potential investors are cautioned against using the content of this presentation, in isolation, for making investment decisions.

Best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of information contained (at the time of preparation). Where forward targets and/or assumptions have been

included – all such instances are indicative only and subject to alteration and/or cancellation as and when the management of Cerro Resources NL determines. Research and advice of a qualified financial advisor or accountant are strongly recommended to anyone considering investing in listed company securities, including

those of Cerro Resources NL.

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr John Skeet (as it relates to process related material), who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; Mr Bill Fleshman (as it relates to the San Anton Project), who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; and Mr Trevor Leahey (as it relates to the Mt Isa Project), who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Skeet is the Chief Operating Officer of Cerro Resources NL. Mr Fleshman and Mr Trevor Leahey are consultants to Cerro Resources NL. They have sufficient experience, which is relevant to the style of mineralization 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” and “qualified persons” as this term is defined in Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Mr Skeet, Mr Fleshman and Mr Leahey consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.

This presentation contains contain certain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively referred to as “forward looking statements”). Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "continues", "forecasts", "projects", "predicts", "intends", "anticipates" or "believes", or variations of, or the negatives of, such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements in this presentation include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to Cerro Resources’ plan and strategy, its plan to complete technical studies and mine development, and its capacity to raise additional funds to pursue its objectives. By their very nature, forward-looking statements require Cerro Resources to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate. Although Cerro Resources believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements in this presentation are reasonable, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to have been correct, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. Accordingly, viewers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Cerro Resources does not undertake to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors

This presentation uses the term "measured", "indicated" and "inferred" resources. We advise U.S. investors that while these terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, "inferred" resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of inferred mineral resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of a feasibility or other economic study. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable.

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Cerro Resources Summary

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Mine Project Development:

Cerro del Gallo, Mexico - ~90,000oz p.a Aueq, 14-yr LOM

• 2-stage Gold/Silver Heap Leach & CIL

• $US292M 1st stage Heap Leach feasibility Net Cash Flow 1

• $US410M 2nd stage CIL & Heap L. phase 2 est. Net Cash Flow 1

→ Next step: Bankable Feasibility Study Dec qtr 2012

Exploration Portfolio:

Namiquipa Silver/Lead/Zinc, Mexico • 4,400 ha tenement package; includes La Venturosa Silver Mine • 2.5km strike identified by initial 3-hole scout drilling & exploration → NEXT STEP - Drilling results – from Sept/Oct 2011

Mt Isa - Mt Philp Iron Haematite, Qld • 3.7 km strike outcropping haematite iron prospect • Avg 52.3m@ 50.6% Fe from/near surface in initial 6 hole program

→ NEXT STEP – Initial partial resource estimate Sept qtr 2011 3

Cerro del Gallo – 132Mt Gold-Silver domain

resource, low strip ratio deposit

Scout drilling at the Namiquipa Silver-

Lead-Zinc exploration project

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Cerro Resources Summary

(1 Based on 1Yr Average Metal Prices to March 2011 of $US1,293Au/$US23.87Ag )

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Cerro del Gallo Project Development


Project data:

• 66% CJO - 34% Goldcorp (CJO earning to 90%) • 253sq km, 12-concession ‘San Anton’ package located in Guanajuato state, 270km NW Mexico City • World class silver and gold district • Good infrastructure & well established local mining industry

Cerro del Gallo (‘Hill of the Rooster’) • 132Mt M&I JORC gold/silver domain resource • 114,000m of drilling – 433 drill holes • Part of larger 620Mt gold/silver/copper JORC resource • Significant exploration upside around mine area 4

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Cerro del Gallo Reserves & In-Pit Resources

Proven & Probable reserves and Preliminary Assessment (PA) measured and indicated resources are reported using gold equivalent cut-off grades of 0.21 and 0.29 g/t for weathered and partially oxidized material respectively. The gold equivalent cut-off grade for the measured and indicated resources fresh rock material is 0.35 g/t. Metal prices used are US$1,020/oz gold and US$16.40/oz silver. The total In-Pit Resources were prepared by Mr Tim Carew of Reserva International LLC using a Whittle optimization. The Proven & Probable reserves and the PA Measured & Indicated resources were estimated by Mr Thomas Dyer of MDA

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M&I Resources 45.01 0.66 0.95 13.83 20.02

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Cerro del Gallo Reserves & In-Pit Resources

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Cerro del Gallo Feasibility Study & PA Highlights

April 2011 – Feasibility study 1st Stage Heap Leach • 4.5Mtpa, 8 year heap leach w/ 3-stage crushing

•0.45 Moz Gold and 5.32 Moz Silver produced

•$US87.6M Capex (100% project basis incl 20% contingency)

•$US491 per ounce Au Eq Opex

• 32.2Mt Proven & Probable reserves


(*) Net Cash flow estimate on 100% project basis, post capital payback, pre tax, undiscounted (a) Historic average prices up to 31st March, 2011 (b) Average spot prices for March, 2011 (c) Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability

2nd Stage Estimate - Heap Leach / CIL • 7.5Mtpa, 10 year heap leach expansion + CIL addition – commencing Yr 4

• 0.68 Moz gold and 4.73 Moz silver (based on pit optimised @ $US1,020/oz Gold & $US16.40/oz Silver)

• 45.0Mt additional in-pit M&I resource

• $US83M capex expansion (100% project basis incl 20% contingency)

• $US541 per oz Au Eq Opex for expansion

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Cerro del Gallo Gold Silver project Net Free Cashflow

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2nd Stage Dual Heap Leach/CIL estimate (c)

1st Stage Feasibility Heap Leach (est 1-8 years)

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Cerro Resources – Cerro del Gallo Comparable Mexican Operations

Cerro figures used above are based on the 2011 feasibility study and PA. Comparison project data from respective NI43-101 Tech. Rep. Feb 24, 2011 (AR), NI43-101 Tech. Rep. Nov 27, 2009 (GAM), NI43-101 Tech. Rep. PA Nov 30, 2009 (G).

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Cerro del Gallo Comparisons

Mexican Gold Heap Leach comparisons - Grade + P&P Reserve &

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Cerro Resources – Cerro del Gallo Comparable Mexican Operations

Source: Independent Cerro Resources NL broker initiation report


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Secondary priority but previous scout drilling has shown promise

• 1.5m @ 590g/t Ag and 3.40g/t Au

• 4.6m @ 428g/t Ag and 3.52g/t Au

• 3.6m @ 359g/t Ag and 1.57g/t Au

• 4.6m @ 239g/t Ag and 1.91g/t Au

• 6.0m @ 243g/t Ag and 1.70g/t Au

• 3.1m @ 200g/t Ag and 1.05g/t Au

• 7.6m @ 168g/t Ag and 1.51g/t Au


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Namiquipa New Exploration

• 4,400 ha silver-lead-zinc exploration project • Located 145 km WNW of Chihuahua city, Chihuahua state, Mexico • Includes site of former high grade La Venturosa Silver mine

Historic production: - 14.37moz silver + - 32,550t lead (produced from 1.16mt mined oxide/sulphide material) + - 43,530t zinc (from just sulphide material) • Cerro controls north/south extensions of known vein systems • Prospective for Fresnillo-style silver-lead-zinc vein systems • Complementary to Cerro del Gallo potential cash flow (2012/2013)


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Namiquipa Proven Mineralisation

• The Namiquipa Project adds significant upside exploration potential

• Drilling commenced May 2011 with a second rig added (end of July 2011)

• La Venturosa was the site of underground

mining operations for silver, lead and zinc from 1929–1936, 1948–1955 and 1990-2002

• The Namiquipa Project area is hosted by Tertiary age volcanics. It is one of a series of deposits hosted in the rocks of Northern Mexico's Upper Volcanic Series and lies within the Ag-Pb-Zn epithermal belt

• Low to intermediate sulfidation type. Within

the Western belt of Sierra Madre which is dominated by Silver.


La Venturosa mine’s Princessa Shaft head frame and ore bin

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Namiquipa Vein System


Target areas/veins:

Primary: Princesa & America ( & extensions)

Additional: Esmeralda, Mexico & Antena

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Namiquipa 2.5km+ Strike

• 2.5km+ of primary vein strike potential identified by initial 3-

hole scout drilling + ground magnetic & IP program (11 Aug 2011) • Broad intervals of significant grade mineralisation intersected,

including

• 92.87g/t AgEq over drilled length of 65.7m (NAM-003)

• 109.93g/t AgEq over drilled length of 23m(NAM-002) &

• 72.63g/t AgEq over drilled length of 11.05m (NAM-001); &

• 63.87g/t AgEq over drilled length of 6.5m (NAM -001)

• Excellent enriched grade zones encountered, including

• 1754.07g/t AgEq over drilled length of 0.82m– including 1730g/t Ag, from 166.18m to 167.0m (NAM-003)

• 1388.9g/t AgEq over drilled length of 0.47m– including 1350g/t Ag, from 164.53m to 165.0m (NAM-003)

• 356.96g/t AgEq over drilled length of 1.24m, from 236.5m - 237.74m (NAM-002)

• 2nd drill rig added end of July to increase core drilling rates

• Results from September/October 2011


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Mt Philp Fast-track Resource Growth

• 3.7 km strike haematite iron outcrop (Nov 2010) • Initial 6-hole northern section drill results:

• 53.3m@ 50.6% Fe average, including • 95.5m @ 52.2% Fe from 0.7m of surface & • 67.7m@ 50.2% Fe from surface

• 68% average iron content post simple beneficiation (crushing/ screening) in recent test work (Dec 2010) • <25km of Mt Isa/ Townsville rail/electricity • Inferred resource drilling underway • Initial partial inferred resource due Sep 2011

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Cerro Resources NL Share Structure


Common Shares: 748M Market Cap: $150M Options: 48.5M ($0.12-$0.60) Price Aug 9th: $0.20 High/Low (Oct 2010-pres): $0.37/$0.11 Cash Avail: $18M as of June 30, 2011 3 Mth Avg ASX Volume: 1.8M

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Cerro Resources NL A Team With Over 300 Years Experience

Norman A Seckold, Non-Executive Chairman (Since July 2001)

Norman Seckold graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney in 1970. He has spent over 25 years in the full time management of natural resource companies, both in Australia and overseas. Mr Seckold has been the Chairman and Director of 9 previously publicly listed companies, including Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver & Gold which successfully merged with Coeur D’Alene Mines in 2007; and Mogul Mining NL which drilled out the Magistral and Ocampo Gold deposits in Mexico. Mr Seckold is also currently Chairman and Director of Cockatoo Coal Limited, Augur Resources Ltd and Planet Gas Ltd.

James A Crombie, Executive Vice Chairman (Since October 2010)

Mr Crombie graduated from the Royal School of Mines, London, in 1980 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mining Engineering. Post a 20 year career within multinational mining companies and as a mining analyst and investment banker, Mr Crombie held the position of President and CEO of Ariane Gold Corp and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation. He is currently President, CEO and a director of Reunion Gold Corporation, Avala Resources and Odyssey Resources Limited, CEO, Executive Vice Chairman, and Director of Queensland Minerals Limited, and a director of Arian Silver Company and Sutter Gold.

Anthony J McDonald, CEO and Managing Director (Since October 2010)

Tony McDonald graduated from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, in 1981 with a Bachelor of Laws degree and was admitted as a solicitor in 1982. Mr McDonald has been involved in the natural resources sector in Australia and internationally for many years and in the past 10 years has been actively involved in management in the resources sector. He was an executive director of Kings Minerals NL (now Cerro Resources NL) from 1996 until March 2007. Currently, Mr McDonald is a non-executive director of Industrea Limited and Planet Gas Limited. 17 Cerro Resources - TSXV & ASX: CJO

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Cerro Resources NL A Team With Over 300 Years Experience

Craig J McPherson, Alternate Director, Corporate Secretary and CFO (Corporate Secretary since March 2007)

Craig McPherson graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Prior to joining Cerro Resources, Mr McPherson spent 10 years in senior management positions as a chartered accountant. Over this time he developed extensive experience in areas of business, financial and strategic management. Mr McPherson was a Director of San Anton Resource Corporation Inc which completed a Business Combination with Kings Minerals NL (now Cerro Resources NL) in September 2010.

John S Skeet, Chief Operating Officer (Since May 2009)

Mr Skeet is a Metallurgist with more than 20 years experience in the mining and resources sector. Formerly Project Manager for Bolnisi Gold NL and managing the Palmarejo Silver and Gold Project prior to the successful merger with Coeur D’Alene, Mr Skeet has also been responsible for the successful development of Bolnisi’s gold heap leach operation in the Republic of Georgia and was the General Manager for Valdora Minerals NL’s projects and operations where he was responsible for the first gold production in the famous gold producing city of Ballarat, Victoria, in over 80 years. He has significant and relevant experience with the types of projects Cerro Resources NL is developing. Non-executive directors

Richard E Keevers John F Cook Robert M Bell Nicholas Tintor


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Cerro Resources NL Summary/Conclusion


Seasoned team - many years of Mexico-specific experience Near-to-’decision-to-mine’ gold/silver production Good scale, low OPEX project with excellent DCF leverage to gold price & significant exploration upside surrounding project mine site Namiquipa and Mt Philp now drilling

= news flow during 2H2011. Next steps

Namiquipa drilling - Continuing 2011/2012 Mt Philp initial partial resource - Sep 2011 Cerro del Gallo BFS - Dec qtr 2011

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Cerro Resources NL Contact Information


North America: Australia/Asia/Europe : Jim Crombie, Executive Vice Chairman Tony McDonald, Managing Director / CEO [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 514-825-4222 Tel: +61 7 3252 0122 Fax: 450-677-2601 Fax: +61 7 3252 0166 Gerri Paxton, Manager – Investor Relations Greg Germon, Gen. Mgr – Investor Relations [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 514-544-2696 Tel: +61 2 9300 3341 Cell: 514-862-8560 WEBSITE: WWW.CERRORESOURCES.COM

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