GLENOVER RARE EARTH PROJECT 1
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Project located next to tarred road Good infrastructure Location Of Project Botswana 3
Big former pit easy access to new ore Aerial photograph of old pit Mine Area and Apatite-Haematite Breccia Ore Stockpiles 0 50 100 200 Ore Stockpiles Metres Ore Stockpiles 1.34 million m 3 2.0-2.5 million tonnes 4
Change of owner Change of mission Glenover history Location Glenover 371 LQ, Ouhoek 345 LQ, Houndslow 372 LQ, Elfrida 378 LQ, Eldorado 370 LQ and Rosevalley 369 LQ 80 km NNW of Thabazimbi and 60 km WSW of Lephalale in Limpopo Province History 1953 Dr H N Visser (Geological Survey) 1955 New Union Gold Fields Ltd and Gold Fields of SA Ltd 1963 Glenover Phosphate Limited (Gold Fields of SA Ltd) 1999 Fer-Min-Ore Phosphate 2011 2012 Glenover commences resource definition and prospecting Geology Carbonatite Complex Intrusion (volcanic) Three main host rocks for potential phosphate and REEs: a. Apatite-Haematite Breccia b. Carbonatite c. Pyroxenite 5
Galileo is focused Mission Statement To in-fill drill around old phosphate pit to establish SAMREC tonnage for primary extraction To independently establish tonnes and grade for old phosphate stock piles To carry out mineralogical and metallurgical test work to optimise rare earth oxide process flow sheet To carry out bankable feasibility study with the view to develop a fast track rare earth oxide concentrate project To concurrently carry out an exploration programme over the entire concession to establish the presence of other rare earth mineral bodies 6
Established site Glenover Rare Earth Project Available process equipment Phosphate open pit Recent drilling Open pit stockpiles 7
Southern Africa s second biggest carbonatite Glenover Carbonatite Geology Pit Area Geology Pit Area Geology Carbonatite Carbonatite Carbonatised Pyroxenite Coarse-grained Pyroxenite Fine-grained Pyroxenite Fenitised Quartzite Carbonatised Pyroxenite Coarse-grained Pyroxenite Fine-grained Pyroxenite Fenitised Quartzite 0 0.25 0.5 1 Kilometres 8
Fast track drilling programme Glenover Completed Drill Programme GHV016 GHV008 GHV010 GHV011 GHV009 GHV015 GHV014 GHV012 GHV019 GHV021 GHV005 GHV006 GHV007 GHV003 GHV004 GHV017 GHV020 GHV018 GHV001 GHV002 Status Assays Reported Awaiting Assays Borehole Trace Pit Geology Apatite Breccia GHV013 Carbonatised Pyroxenite 0 50 * Weighted 100 averages over total sampled width including any core loss Pyroxenite Meters 9
We have a good understanding of our subject 3D model of ore body N ~ 250 m peripheral zone of drilling ~ 215 m ~ 160 m Borehole trace Apatite Breccia Carbonatite 10
Significant tonnage accessible from current open pit Independent resource statement Rock Type Resource Tonnage %TREO + Y 2 O 3 P 2 O 5 Nb 2 O 5 Sc 2 O 3 Class x 1,000 Tonnes (%) (%) (%) ppm Measured 0 0 0 0 0 Indicated 7.407 2.2 17.57 0.47 179.5 Apatite-Haematite Breccia Total Measured & Indicated 7.407 2.2 17.57 0.47 179.5 Inferred 0.274 2.16 15.83 0.46 167.9 Measured 0 0 0 0 0 Indicated 9.374 0.86 3.5 0.18 63.8 Carbonatite Total Measured & Indicated 9.374 0.86 3.5 0.18 63.8 Inferred 0.453 0.8 4.24 0.15 66.3 Pyroxenite Inferred 8.735 0.66 5.31 0.11 71.6 Surface Stockpile Inferred 2.685 1.94 22.21 - - Indicated 16.781 1.45 9.71 0.31 114.9 Total Total Measured & Indicated 16.781 1.45 9.71 0.31 114.9 Inferred 12.147 0.98 9.25 - - Total Resource 28 928 1.24 9.52 - - Prepared by Geo-Consult International (Pty) Ltd. 11
A bulk target with significant high grade shoots High Grade Shoots Significant high grade shoots Borehole TREO Borehole TREO ID ID GVH m % GVH m % 1 17.3 4.4 11 2.2 3.58 4 7.8 8.03 15 3.4 5.08 5 15.7 3.37 16 6 3.95 6 5.7 6.63 17 2.5 4.7 7 7.3 3.49 20 6.8 2.38 10 26.7 4.01 21 15.7 2.69 12
Apatite is very significant Borehole Core Lithology Log GRADE CUT FROM (m) TO (m) WIDTH (m) P2O5 % TREO % > 1% LREO 25.22 181.26 156.04 23.61 2.77 Including 38.5 41.5 3 27.33 3.38 Including 93.38 99.16 5.78 22.15 4.31 Including 102.65 114.06 11.41 25.41 6.03 Including 125.92 139.35 13.43 23.87 3.97 Including 150.29 167.55 17.26 20.20 4.57 13
But so is carbonatite Borehole Core Lithology Log GRADE CUT FROM (m) TO (m) Width (m) TREO % P2O5 % > 1% LREO 22.92 26.36 3.44 1.71 2.58 > 1% LREO 27.42 29.19 1.77 3.30 0.99 > 1% LREO 34.68 37.15 2.47 1.32 1.97 > 1% LREO 40.44 62.44 22 3.12 11.79 > 1% LREO 60.1 65.8 5.7 6.33 16.61 > 1% LREO 125.77 141.86 16.09 1.45 4.90 14
Niobium significant by-product. Stand alone grades? Niobium (Nb 2 O 5 ) Hole Entire core Nb2O5 High Grade Nb2O5 GHV metres %* metres % * 1 243 0.5 17 1.02 2 194 0.11 2 0.47 3 133 0.43 52 0.85 4 100 0.18 8 0.74 5 163 0.62 91 0.93 16 1.24 6 142 0.26 20 0.66 9 0.99 * Weighted averages over total sampled width including any core loss 15
Valuable rock when you make comparisons Platinum and Gold equivalents Based on recent prices Resource In situ In situ gross Platinum grade metal value equivalent % REO * $/t ** g/t *** Gold equivalent g/t *** Indicated 2.2 1100 21 21 Indicated + inferred 1.64 820 15 15 * Basis Galileo resiurce estimate cut off 0.75% REO ** Basis FOB China REO prices March 2012: La Ce Nd Pr Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy and Y (98% of total REO in samples) price source: www.metal-pages.com/metal prices/free-charts/ *** Pt $1670/oz Au $1660/oz March 2012 16
Good split of desired rare earth Oxides REO Distribution LREOs 97% Light rare earth oxides La, 17% Pr, 6% Nd, 22% Sm, 3% Y, 2% Eu, 1% HREOs;3% HREOs >0.5% dist n heavy rare earth oxides Dy, 0.6% Gd, 1.8% Ce, 46% 17
Bold step outs being drilled against geophysics Glenover New Exploration Drilling Open pit area Exploration Drilling Current Pit Area Magnetic Dykes Later Dykes Thorium Anomaly Demagnetised Zones Magnetic Pyroxenite 0 1 000 2 000 Meters Outline of Carbonatite Quartzite * Weighted averages over total sampled width including any core loss 18
Results good, economic assessment in progress Programme Mineralogical & metallurgical test work Pit expansion mine design Design flow sheet for rare earth oxide concentrate processing Preliminary economic assessment Explore entire deposit to increase rare earth ore resource 19
Well balanced with above average rare earth project Compelling Investment Case Quality, near cash flow, strategic position Glenover rare earth project well positioned against peers since close to production Good local partners Strong international trade interest Mining cost lower since at least 2.5 million tonnes is stock piled and current remaining ore can be mined from the old open pit Geological setting provides immense opportunity for much of the same 20
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