Montero Mining And Exploration Ltd. · TSXV:MON
Montero Mining And Exploration — Investor Presentation (March 2011)
28 slides from Montero Mining And Exploration's investor presentation, March 2011
Slide 1: Focus on Exploration for Rare Earth Elements
Focus on explora.on for Rare Earth Elements and associated minerals March 2011
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer This presentation contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that Montero expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking state
Slide 3: Company Background
Company Background Management ac.ve in African mining sector for over 26 years • ex-‐Placer Dome and Phelps Dodge team Montero Mining and Explora.on Ltd. established in 2007 • listed on the TSX-‐V (MON) February 2011 • focused on rare earth elements Wigu Hill -‐ flagship REE project in Tanza
Slide 4: China Dominates REE Production
China Dominates REE Produc:on China controls > 97% of global REE supply Bayan Obo mine, China: world’s largest REE resource (bastnasite mineralisa.on) Chinese impose 30% export tariff to acract end user manufacturers to China Chinese REE industry consolida.on Chinese delay export of rare ea
Slide 5: REO Price Increases In 2010
REO Price Increases In 2010 Rare Earth Oxides - Prices over 8 month period $80.00 $70.00 $73.50 $71.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $40.50 $30.00 $26.75 $34.50 $37.00 $20.00 $25.75 $10.00 $- m iu $5.55 m m dy iu eo m $4.50 N dy m nu eo Oct '10 ha $4.15 as m nt Pr July '10 iu La ar m May '10 m Sa iu er Feb '
Slide 6: Wigu Hill Project – Overview
Wigu Hill Project – Overview Ownership • 60% ownership with op.on to increase to 100% with Tanzanian JV partner World-‐class deposit • large carbona.te complex (6.4km x 3.2km) intruded by sheeted high grade bastnasite bearing dykes • first iden.fied in 1957, sampled by junior mining companies, th
Slide 7: Flagship REE Property
Flagship REE Property Wigu Hill, Tanzania • large carbona.te complex • bastnasite-‐rich REE mineralisa.on in sheeted dykes • historic sample grades of 12.7% to 16.3% TREO with average of 14.5% TREO from trenching and grab samples (1957) • 2010 Montero sample grades of up to 26.2% TREO from grab s
Slide 8: Wigu Hill Project Location
Wigu Hill Project Loca:on Uranium license Wigu Hill licences –142km² Dar es Salaam 7
Slide 9: Wigu Hill – Drill Targets
Wigu Hill – Drill Targets Tembo drill target Twiga drill target N 2009/2010 mapping and sampling program defined 10 drill target areas 8
Slide 10: Wigu Hill – Location of Drill Targets
Wigu Hill – Loca:on of Drill Targets 9
Slide 11: Tembo Drill Target: Geology and Sampling
Tembo Drill Target: Geology and Sampling Tembo drill target -‐ detailed mapping, trenching and channel-‐ N sampling completed: • 350m x 450m area exposed • detailed geology mapping • 39 channels cut across mineralized zone using portable rock saws • con.nuous samples taken along channels at ~0.5
Slide 12: Wigu Hill – Twiga Geology
8 — % = ted Uf WIGU HILL PROJECT CAMP/TWIGA (S) TARGET GEOLOGY www.monteromining.com 11
Slide 13: Wigu Hill – Twiga Drill Section
Wigu Hill – Twiga Drill Sec:on These sec.ons give an indica.on of the antude of the carbona.te dykes and the proposed drilling mainly at an angle of 50 degrees. 12
Slide 14: Wigu Hill - Drilling
Wigu Hill -‐ Drilling Current diamond drilling at Wigu Hill 13
Slide 15: Wigu Hill – BH TW0001 Core
Wigu Hill –BH TW0001 Core 14
Slide 16: Wigu Hill – BH TW0001 Bastnasite-Rich Intersection
Wigu Hill – BH TW0001 Bastnasite-‐Rich Intersec:on 15
Slide 17: Wigu Hill Mineralogy
Wigu Hill Mineralogy Simple REE mineralogy predominantly: Bastnasite Synchisite LREE* (CO3) F Ca LREE* (CO3)2 F Density: 4.7 to 5.0 Density: 3.9 to 4.0 Hardness: 4 to 4.5 Hardness: 4 to 4.5 Occur as course crystalline aggregates intergrown with barite, stron.anite and Fe-‐dolomite; REE, Ba, Sr
Slide 18: Carbonatite Dykes
Carbona:te Dykes The carbonatite dykes consist of finely to coarse crystalline dolomite with minor amounts of iron as hematite and goethite and a complex intergrowth of Burbankite crystals. 17
Slide 19: Hexagonal Burbankite
Hexagonal Burbankite Hexagonal burbankite hosts abundant bastnasite and related rare earth minerals, plus barite strontianite, quartz and dolomite. 18
Slide 20: Wigu Hill: Photograph of Mineralization
Wigu Hill: Photograph of Mineraliza:on Bastnasite and synchisite (white) Mg-Fe carbonate (dark brown) 1 9 19
Slide 21: Wigu Hill - A High Grade Undeveloped REE Deposit
Wigu Hill -‐ A High Grade Undeveloped REE Deposit Grade Size Deposit (% RE2O3) (tonnes RE2O3) Mount Weld 11.2% 1,700,000 Mountain Pass 8.9% 1,800,000 Wigu Hill 7.44%* To be determined Bayan Obo 6% 48,000,000 Mrima Hill 5% 300,000 Nolan’s Bore 4% 400,000 * Average of regional grab samples at Wigu Hi
Slide 22: Uranium Exploration Properties in Quebec, Canada – 100% Ownership
Uranium Explora:on Proper:es in Quebec, Canada – 100% Ownership Lac Yvonne Project • mapping/sampling/radiometric survey • 6 Short drill holes in 1957 • 0.08% U3O8 and 3 g/t gold over 4 feet • 0.30% U3O8 and 3 g/t gold over 4 feet Girard Claims Project • ground radiometric survey • outcrop rock chip
Slide 23: Phosphate Project Locations
Phosphate Project Loca:ons Duyker Eiland, Phillips Kraal and Lamberts Bay projects: • 150 to 200km north of Cape Town Lamberts Bay Project • 10 -‐ 70km from Saldanha Bay deep-‐water harbor, Western Cape • close to Western Cape agricultural nodes (wheat, wine) Bierkraal Project: • 120km west of
Slide 24: Option agreement to acquire 74% interest in 4 phosphate deposits
Op.on agreement to acquire 74% interest to develop 4 phosphate deposits in South Africa: • 4 prospec.ng licenses -‐ approximate size 14,600ha • Current drilling on Duyker Eiland and Phillips Kraal • historical resource base of approximately 90Mt • all open pit resources with historical mining • l
Slide 25: Use of Proceeds - 2011
Use of Proceeds -‐ 2011 Wigu Hill explora.on program objec.ves: • 2,500m diamond drill program to delineate a NI43-‐101 resource on Twiga and Tembo Targets to 100m depth • mineralogical and metallurgical test work • map and channel sample 2-‐3 addi.onal targets • Phase I -‐ $1.17million to be
Slide 26: Capital Structure
Capital Structure Shares as at March 02, 2011 (million) Shares issued* 42.3 Stock op.ons 3.7 Warrants 7.1 Total – fully diluted 53.1 Director and officers 15.49% 25
Slide 27: Management and Directors
Management and Directors Dr. Tony Harwood – President and Chief Execu:ve Officer – Director Tony Harwood is an economic geologist with 30 years of explora.on & mining experience and graduated from University of Wales, College Cardiff, with a B.Sc. (Honours) degree and Ph.D. in Economic Geology. He was
Slide 28: Thank you
Thank you Montero Mining & Explora:on Ltd. Registered and Records Office: 1900-‐1040 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4H3 www.monteromining .com Dr Tony Harwood [email protected] 27
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