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Sunstone Metals — Avalon Minerals — Resources Rising Stars – Gold Coast (September 2007)
23 slides from Sunstone Metals's conference presentation, September 2007
Slide 1: Resources Rising Stars – Gold Coast
Resources Rising Stars – Gold Coast David McSweeney, Executive Chairman
Slide 2: Overview
Overview Listed on ASX March 2007 – $3.5M IPO Focus on uranium, gold and base metals Uranium: ― 1,400 km2 – Pilbara ― 800 km2 – Kimberley ― 1,152 km2 – Yilgarn Base metals and gold: ― zinc at Lennard Shelf, West Kimberley (WA) ― copper, gold and zinc in the Pilbara (WA) ― base metals, gold and urani
Slide 3: Avalon Minerals Ltd – Corporate
Avalon Minerals Ltd – Corporate Directors David McSweeney – Managing Director 20 years resource sector experience, founding Managing Director of Gindalbie Metals Ltd, non-executive Director – Dynasty Metals Ltd Stephen Stone – Director 28 years experience, former Executive Chairman – Apex Minerals N
Slide 4: Our Extended Team
Our Extended Team Exploration Management CSA Australia – Zinc experts/ Lennard Shelf expertise Digirock – Geologists and logistics Geoff Hewlett – Chief Geologist Walter Witt – Consulting Geologist Phil Kimber – Empress Springs Geologist
Slide 5: Avalon Minerals Ltd – Corporate
Avalon Minerals Ltd – Corporate ASX Code: AVI Fully paid Shares on issue: 44 million Unlisted options: 11 million Market Cap: $8.8m Top 20 Shareholders: 63.4% Directors & Management 15.5% Sinom Group of China 3.41% Cash $2.7m
Slide 6: Top 10 Shareholders
Top 10 Shareholders Ordinary Shares % of Issued Held Capital Gregory Wayne Down 5,000,000 11.36 David Mcsweeney 5,000,000 11.36 David Donald Boyer 4,000,000 9.09 Baracus Pty Ltd 2,000,000 4.55 Sinom (Hong Kong) Limited 1,500,000 3.41 Derek Steinepreis 1,330,000 3.02 Craig Ian Burton 1,250,000 2.84 B
Slide 7: Australian Project Locations
Australian Project Locations
Slide 8: Uranium Overview
Uranium Overview Start of a new era for uranium New discoveries in Australia and overseas WA politics likely to change Low discovery cost – Calcrete Avalon is now positioned in 3 major uranium provinces
Slide 9: Avalon’s Uranium Projects in WA
Avalon’s Uranium Projects in WA Pilbara Unconformity-Kintyre model Kimberley Roll front – Oobagooma type Yilgarn Calcrete model
Slide 10: Pilbara Uranium Projects
Pilbara Uranium Projects Paterson Projects 1,400km2 World class terrain ― Nifty Copper Mine(180mt Cu) ― Telfer Gold Mine(25moz) ― Kintyre - Rio ( 25,000t @ .4% U3O8) ― Marloo the focus for unconformity uranium mineralisation
Slide 11: Marloo Uranium Project
Marloo Uranium Project Epicurus - Uranium target (Kintyre styled) 1000m by 1000m multi element 100ppm U, 4,404ppm Pb, 177ppm Zn and 59ppm Mo anomaly Marloo – 980km2 Solomons Child - 3km Zn/Pb/Cu anomaly Cape Warton – Uranium in past drilling
Slide 12: Yilgarn Uranium Projects
Yilgarn Uranium Projects 11 EL’s in WA’s Yilgarn province Very near surface calcrete deposits = Low mining and operational costs Targetting 450ppm (lb/t) Targets selected from airborne radiometric data, geological mapping and historical exploration reports New discoveries likely under shallow ground
Slide 13: Yilgarn Uranium Projects - Wondinong
Yilgarn Uranium Projects - Wondinong
Slide 14: Queensland Projects – Empress Springs
Queensland Projects – Empress Springs JV with ASX-listed nickel producer Independence Group NL (Avalon 70%) Strategic first acquisition in North Queensland: ― 833km² of granted applications Gold, base metals and uranium project 30km south of 750,000 oz Croydon gold mine Recent polymetallic Wallabada
Slide 15: Queensland Projects – Empress Springs
Queensland Projects – Empress Springs Survey data indicates large-scale magnetic signature Cracow-style gold target Potential for uranium mineralisation (historic drilling by ESSO in the 1970s) Prospective for roll-front and redox-style uranium deposits Walk-up drilling program to commence in 2007 f
Slide 16: Western Australia – Lennard Shelf Zinc
Western Australia – Lennard Shelf Zinc
Slide 17: Lennard Shelf - Discovery History
Lennard Shelf - Discovery History Early 1970’s Trend Exploration 1975-1978 Shell and BHP begin exploration (Also: Esso, Geopeko, Pasminco) 1978 Pillara discovery - 23.2 Mt 1984 Cadjebut discovery - 5.2 Mt 1985 Goongewa discovery - 2.6 Mt 1989 Billiton put first pay hole into Fossil Downs 1990 Kapok
Slide 18: Lennard Shelf Projects
Lennard Shelf Projects World-class zinc province Classic MVT-style deposits Reported resources – 22.18Mt @ 6.9% Zn and 2.8% Pb Historical production 11Mt TeckCominco/Xstrata operating at Pillara CBH, Anglo, Territory Gold exploring, Kagara Good infrastructure
Slide 19: Lennard Shelf – Niton Sampling
Lennard Shelf – Niton Sampling
Slide 20: Lennard Shelf Projects
Lennard Shelf Projects 2,600km2 exploration tenements JV with Rox Resources Limited Rox can earn up to 60% by spending $2.0M on exploration plus issuing $300,000 worth of shares Key access clearances awaited Exploration program: ― Niton soil sampling ― Drilling commencing 2H 2007
Slide 21: The Immediate Future…
The Immediate Future… Define calcrete uranium drill targets in WA - 2007 Drill test priority calcrete targets - 2008 Commence field work in the Lennard Shelf - 2008 Define Uranium drilling targets at Marloo - 2008 Define drill targets at Empress Springs for H1 2008 Resource Project reviews continuin
Slide 22: Why Invest in Avalon?
Why Invest in Avalon? Experienced management & skilled geological consultants High-quality project portfolio Western Australian uranium projects in three regions JV with Independence Group NL for a 70% share in Empress Springs Project (Nth QLD) Lennard Shelf zinc exploration with Rox Vision to build
Slide 23: Resources Rising Stars – Gold Coast
Resources Rising Stars – Gold Coast The information in this report relates to Exploration information reviewed by Mr Geoff Hewlett MSc DIC MAIG who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and acts as a geological consultant to Avalon Minerals Ltd. Mr Hewlett has four years
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