NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Lindsay GilliganDirector

Geological Survey of New South WalesAustralian Mineral Exploration Investment Seminar,

Japan, March 2009

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL OPPORTUNITIESWORLD CLASS DEPOSITS

COALCOPPERGOLDZINCLEAD

MINERAL SANDS

EXCELLENT POTENTIALANTIMONY

TIN - TUNGSTEN MOLYBDENUM

NICKEL -COBALTRARE EARTHS

PGEsIRON

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

Curnamona Province•World-class Zn-Pb deposits

•Major potential for copper

Lachlan Orogen•World-class porphyry Au-Cu

•Intrusive-related Sn-W-Mo-Au-Cu

•Cobar-type Zn-Pb-Cu-Au

•VMS Zn-Pb-Cu

•Lateritic Ni

•Orogenic Au

New England Orogen•Intrusive-related Sn-W-Mo-Au

•Orogenic Au-Sb

Murray BasinWorld-class mineral sands province

NSW – Host to World-Class Deposits and Opportunities!Thomson Orogen

A major new mineral provinceRecent frontier targets identified

Delamerian Orogen•Orogenic Au•Magmatic Ni•VMS Cu•Porphyry Au-Cu

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Endeavor Pb-Zn-Ag

New England Orogen

Major Operating Mine

(December 2008)

MAJOR METAL MINES

Cadia -Ridgeway (Au-Cu)

Tritton (Cu)

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Broken Hill Block

Cowal(Au)

The Peak (Au-Cu)

AA

Murray Basin

Broken Hill (Zn-Ag-Pb)

CSA (Cu)

Northparkes (Cu-Au)

Hillgrove (Au-Sb)

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Copper Resources

AA

Copper Mine

Resource

Emerging Project

Cobar

CadiaCargo

Tritton

LachlanOrogen

TheDam

Monza

Copper Hill

Marsden

Frogmore

Thomson Orogen-Greenfields Cu Opportunities

Broken Hill Block

Larsens

Mandamah

Yiddah

Mineral Hill

TottenhamNorthparkes

CSA

The Peak

Estoril

Examples of opportunitiesGolden Cross Resources –Copper Hill

Goldminco – The Dam

Mincor - Tottenham

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MINERAL RESOURCES

New England Orogen

Resource

Emerging Project

Cobalt Resources

Thackaringa

LachlanOrogen

Broken Hill Block

Syerston

Young

ThomsonOrogen

Pulganbar

Collerina

Examples of opportunitiesJervois Mining– Young

Ivanplats Syerston –Syerston

Augur Resources –Collerina

Heritage Gold NZ-Thackaringa

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MINERAL RESOURCES

New England Orogen

Mine

Resource

Emerging Project

Zinc Resources

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Lewis Ponds

CaptainsFlat

Broken Hill Block

JohnFardy

Peelwood

Woodlawn Underground

Broken Hill EndeavorThe Pinnacles Hera

Kempfield

Examples of opportunitiesPinnacles Mines Pty Ltd

Tri-Origin – Woodlawn

Sultan Corporation –Peelwood, John Fardy

Argent Minerals -Kempfield

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MINERAL RESOURCES

New England Orogen

Resource

Emerging Project

Tungsten Resources

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Attunga1.29 Mt @ 0.61%W

Minter White Rock

Broken Hill Block

Yanco Glen

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Examples of opportunitiesPeel Exploration Ltd -Attunga

Paradigm Metals – White Rock

Cullen Resources –Minter

Wolf Minerals – Yanco Glen

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Emerging Project

Platinum Group Elements

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Fifield

40m @ 0.43 g/t Pt with 5.7m @ 1.18 g/t Pt

New EnglandOrogen

Broken Hill Block

Examples of opportunitiesRimfire Pacific - Fifield

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MINERAL RESOURCES

New England Orogen

Molybdenum Resources

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Broken Hill Block

Glen EdenKingsgate

Mount Tennyson

Examples of opportunitiesAuzex Resources – Kingsgate

Moly Mines – Mt Tennyson

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Rare earth elements

Examples of opportunitiesToongi - Alkane Resources

Narraburra – Capital Mining

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Projects for Rare Earth Elements in NSW

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

New England Orogen

Iron Resources

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

Broken Hill Block

Cobar Channel

Iron Projects

Mainline Channel

Iron Projects

Examples of opportunitiesEastern Iron - Cobar region

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Opportunities for Iron in NSW

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

Examples of greenfields opportunities

Porphyry Cu – Meridian MineralsMassive sulphide Zn – Minotaur/JOGMECTungsten – Compass Resources

LachlanOrogen

ThomsonOrogen

New EnglandOrogen

Broken HillBlock

THOMSON OROGEN – A New Mineral Province

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MINERAL RESOURCES

CompaniesMinotaur – JOGMEC

Platsearch

Proto Resources

Meridian

Compass

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Exploration opportunitiesNumerous active exploration companies - many seeking partners

Metal exploration

opportunities extend across the State

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

MINERAL RESOURCES

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