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LABRADOR IRON MINES
November 2017Corporate Presentation
Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (“LIM” or the “Company”) has prepared this presentation for informationpurposes only. The information contained herein was prepared by management on a best efforts basis and isbelieved to be accurate. It contains forward-looking statements about the Company's plans for the mining,development and exploration of its properties.
Forward-looking information may include reserve and resource estimates, estimates of future production, unit costs,costs of capital projects and timing of commencement of operations, and is based on current expectations thatinvolve a number of business risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially fromany forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to, failure to establish estimated resources and reservesthe grade and recovery of ore which is mined varying from estimates, capital and operating costs varyingsignificantly from estimates, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or otherproject approvals, delays in the development of projects, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodityprices, inflation and other factors.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from expected results. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in anyagreement with any First Nations groups who may assert aboriginal rights or may have a claim which affects theCompany’s properties or may be impacted by the Schefferville Projects.
Shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that these statements are subject to known and unknownrisks uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by theforward-looking statements. Shareholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, bothgeneral and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and various futureevents will not occur. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect thisinformation, except as required by law.
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Forward Looking Information
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Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited
Schefferville Mines Inc.
Labrador Iron Mines Limited
51%Other Shareholders
49%
100%
100%
2% RoyaltyHouston Iron
Royalties Limited
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Successful Completion of
Financial Restructuring
On December 19, 2016 Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (“LIMH”), LabradorIron Mines Limited (“LIM”) and Schefferville Mines Inc (“SMI”) implemented a Plan ofCompromise and Arrangement (the “Plan”) under the Companies’ CreditorsArrangement Act (“CCAA”), which was sanctioned by the Ontario Superior Court ofJustice on December 14, 2016.
Following implementation of the Plan, LIMH owns 51% of the shares of LIM whichowns 100% of the shares of SMI. LIM and SMI hold all of the Schefferville iron oreproperties and assets. Former creditors of LIM and SMI hold the other 49% of LIM.
The Plan implements a restructuring of LIM’s business to preserve its mining assets,continue its mine site activities in a care and maintenance standby mode and positionLIM to refinance an orderly resumption of its iron ore mining activities wheneconomic conditions warrant, while providing creditors with an equity participationin LIM’s assets and business.
Houston Iron Royalties Limited holds a 2% net revenue royalty on LIM’s Houstonproperty and SMI’s Malcolm property.
LIM’sAdvantage and Expertise in the Labrador Trough
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LIM was the first iron ore producer in the
Schefferville/Menihek Area in 30 years
Labrador Iron Mines: A First Mover
James Mine was the first deposit developed by LIMin Schefferville and operated 2010 to 2013
50 Million Tonnes of DSO Resources
The Labrador Trough: Canada’s
foremost iron ore producing region
LIM Advantages
Three Years Operating Experience
(2011 – 2013)
Projects close to extensive & existing infrastructure
Superior leverage to iron ore spot price recovery
‘s Iron OreSchefferville/Menihek Region, Labrador Trough
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2011 – 2013:
of iron ore to China
LIM iron ore sold (wmt)
LIM Three Years ofCompleted Operations
Note: Commercial production achieved at the James Mine in April 2012
LIM is one of only a handful of Canadian mining
companies to have exported iron ore into seaborne iron
ore market
LIM’s Current Portfolio of Iron Deposits
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40 mt57% Fe
NI 43-101 Resource1
Houston & Malcolm
DSO Deposits
80 mt 62% Fe
Historic Resource2
Trough 1
LanceRidge
Wollett
Fleming9
Eclipse
(northwest–
not shown onmap)
South Zone
North Zone
Central Zone
North Central
South Central
DSODeposits
1 NI 43-101 compliant resource as at March 31, 2013.
2 Historical resources identified by IOC prior to 1983 were not prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. Tonnage in dry tonnes
Currently focused on
developing the
Houston Project
Initial Elizabeth Taconite Resource3
620 mt 32% Fe
3 NI 43-101 compliant resource as at June 15, 2013
Road accessDirect rail access to Port
Our Projects: Access to Extensive Infrastructure
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Hydro power
Direct rail link to port
Roads, airstrip, town
LIM Wet Process Plant
Town of Schefferville with airstrip
LIM Dry Process StreamHydro Power Connection LIM Process Plant
LIM Road AccessLIM Direct to Port Rail Access
LIM Train to Port
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Mine and Products– Houston + surrounding deposits
– Sinter and lump products
Rail– TSH, QNS&L: LIM spur line
– Railcar maintenance facility
Port of Sept-Îles– Ore handling facilities with access
to cape-size vessels
– New 50 million tonne Berth at the
Port at Sept-Iles
Complete Mine-to-MarketSolution
James Mine: Three Years of Iron Ore Production
Completed
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(2011 – 2013)
▪ James Mine: ~4.6 million tonnes ore mined and ~8.2 million tonnes
waste removed in three operating seasons (2011, 2012, 2013)
James Mine
Mining & Processing Operations
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Rail Operations
TSH Railway(Tshiuetin Rail
Transportation Inc.)
Leased locomotives and
operated LIM’s 6 km
spur line
to Emeril Junction in
Labrador: ~200 km
QNS&L(Quebec North Shore
& Labrador Railway)
to Port of Sept-Îles: ~360 km
GWRR(Genesee & Wyoming)
Three
Operating
Seasons(2011 – 2013)
Railed to Port of Sept-Îles
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Rail Operations
▪ Loading rail cars at Silver Yards
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Western Europe (Rotterdam) 5,000 km
Eastern Europe (Constantza) 6,100 km
China (Tianjin) 22,000 km
Deep sea port
on Atlantic
seaboard
» Access to markets:
Europe, Asia and
NorthAmerica
Shipping advantage to
markets in NorthAmerica
and Europe
» Shorter distance relative
to other primary iron ore
regions
✓
’s Shipping Advantage
✓
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Strategic Location Enables Multiple Avenues
Port of Sept-Iles, Multi-User Wharf
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Completed: August 2015
Total Capacity: 50,000,000 tonnes per year
Overhead View
LIM Shipping Operations
▪ Year 1: Frontier Mirage carrying 173,000 wmt of LIM iron ore
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LIM Shipping Operations
▪ Year 2: First Eagle carrying ~176,000 wmt of LIM iron ore
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LIM Shipping Operations
▪ Year 3: SamJohn Dream carrying 186,500 wmt of LIM iron ore
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LIM’sOperations & Projects
-Houston Deposit
-Elizabeth Deposit
-Environmental
Compliance
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Houston: Projected Eight to Ten Year Mine-Life
Houston Flagship Deposit
Labrador Iron Mines 221 NI 43-101 compliant resource as at March 31, 2013; See Technical Report filed on SEDAR.
2 Historical resources identified by IOC prior to 1983 were not prepared in accordance with NI 43-101.
Aerial view – Houston Deposit.
Houston
31.3 mt M+I @ 57.5% Fe
+ 3.2 mt Inf @ 56.9% Fe
Malcolm (NW extension)
9.2 mt M+I @ 57.8% Fe
+ 0.5 mt Inf @ 56.4% Fe
Total resource
40.5 mt 57.6% Fe1
Upside Potential: Houston and Malcolm deposits remain open along strike
Excellent resource conversion:More than triple the original historical resource2
Houston Flagship Deposit
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Houston + Malcolm
• ~15 km SE of James mine
• Consistent high quality iron ore
product expected
Houston access road
tree clearing complete
Houston Flagship Deposit
Phase 1 Development1
▪ Access road (10km) + bridge
▪ New dedicated rail siding (6km)
▪ In-pit crushing and screening
Houston Development Plan
Revised lower capital development plan1:
▪ Capital investment to put Houston into production relatively modest andlead time for development relatively short, compared with most other iron oreproducers under development in the Labrador Trough
▪ Simple Development Plan
▪ Surface and mining leases in place
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Elizabeth Taconite Project - First Resource
▪ Significant potential for resource
expansion; open to NW and SE
▪ Nearby Gagnon taconite target(Quebec)
Taconite targets
represent potential
additional strategic
value component
▪ 620 million tonnes
inferred @ 31.8% Fe1
▪ Exploration potential of
350 – 600 million
tonnes @ 31.9% Fe1
▪ Alongside existing
infrastructure (roads,
rail bed and power line
corridor);
▪ 4 km from James:
direct rail to Sept-Îles
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LIM’s exploration efforts have identified a significant iron orebody
Environmental Compliance and Rehabilitation
1 LANDFILL PROJECT
New dry materials
landfill constructed near
the Redmond Mine
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Fulfilling all environmental /
regulatory obligations
FISH HABITAT
Redmond Creek fish
habitat facility creating
~1,500 m2 of spawning
and rearing habitat for
brook trout
3 JAMES MINE
REHABILITATION
Perimeter berms
constructed around
open pit and settling
ponds area reclaimed
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LIM’sStrategic Partnerships
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Relationships with First Nations
Impact and BenefitAgreements
July 2008 Innu Nation of Labrador (left)
September 2010Naskapi Nation of
Kawawachikamach (2nd from left)
June 2011 Innu Matimekush-Lac John(2nd from right)
February 2012 Innu of Uashat (right)
Social License to Operate
December 2012Economic Partnership
Agreement with NunatuKavut
Local employment
Training programs
Business opportunities
Environmental protection
Community engagement
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Directors & Executive Team
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John Kearney
Chairman & CEO
Mining executive with over 40 years of industry experience. Chairman and CEO
of numerous mining companies, including Canadian Zinc Corporation, Anglesey
Mining plc., Minco plc., Conquest Resources Ltd., and Xtierra Inc.
Board of Director, Mining Association of Canada and Director and Former
President, NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines
Rod Cooper
COO
Mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in resource industry.
Previously COO, Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, VP and Senior Analyst,
Mining, Dundee Securities and VP, Technical Services, Kinross Gold.
Richard Pinkerton
CFO
10 years as an investment banker in mining sector and five years with
PricewaterhouseCooper LLP.
Aiden Carey
SVP, Operations
Held senior operating positions with Barrick Gold Corporation and Cliffs Natural
Resources Inc.
Joseph Lanzon
VP, Corporate Affairs
Over 30 years experience in nuclear and minerals industries including
Aboriginal engagement, contract administration, training and procurement . VP
of Canadian Zinc Corporation, previously held positions with General Electric
and Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Jason Macintosh
Corporate Controller
20 years of experience in corporate finance and financial reporting. Previously
held positions within the mining and manufacturing industries, including Dumas
Contracting.
Neil Steenberg,
Corporate Secretary
Securities lawyer with over 30 years experience in mineral exploration and
corporate finance law.
Larry LeDrew
Consultant
Over 30 years of experience in science and environment field; previously held
positions with Sikumiut Environmental Management Ltd., Newfoundland and
Labrador Hydro and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
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LIM Executive Team
John Kearney
Chairman & CEO
Mining executive with over 40 years of industry experience;
Chairman and CEO of numerous mining companies.
Bill Hooley
Vice Chairman
Professional mining engineer with 40 years experience.
CEO of Anglesey Mining plc and former President & COO of LIM.
Matthew Coon
Come
Former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Quebec and former National Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). Director Goldcorp Inc.
Eric Cunnigham Independent mining consultant since 1996.
Gerry GauthierMining engineer. COO of Xtierra Inc. and Director of Conquest Resources Limited.
Former COO of Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Brendan Lynch
Chief Financial Officer of the Gerald Group, an international commodities merchant engaged in the physical merchanting, trade and structured financing of commodities, and provides trading and investment solutions to both producer and consumer clients worldwide.
Danesh VarmaOver 30 years of experience in the mining finance industry. Director of Anglesey Mining plc and Minco plc. Form CFO of LIM and has held senior positions in the banking, corporate finance and accounting fields.
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LIMH Board of Directors
Main Office
55 University Avenue
Suite 1805
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5J 2H7
www.labradorironmines.ca
Contact Us:
John F. Kearney
Chairman and CEO
+1 (647) 728-4101
Rod Cooper
COO
+1 (647) 729-1287
Richard Pinkerton
Chief Financial Officer
+1 (647) 728-4104
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