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Rathdowney Resources — Investor Presentation (January 2011)

28 slides from Rathdowney Resources's investor presentation, January 2011

  1. Slide 1: Rathdowney Resources Ltd.

    Rathdowney Resources Ltd. An Emerging European Zinc Development and Exploration Company January 2011

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary and Forward Looking Information

    Cautionary and Forward Looking Information  This presentation includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical facts, that address permitting exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events

  3. Slide 3: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights  Exposure to world class Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) zinc-lead districts in Poland and Ireland  High-calibre international exploration team with extensive experience in both districts (details on management listed in appendix)  HDI controlled company  Muscle of a major bu

  4. Slide 4: Zinc Smelters in Europe

    Zinc Smelters in Europe Market for concentrate on the doorstep 4

  5. Slide 5: Strategic Ground Positions in Two World-Class Zinc Districts

    Strategic Ground Positions in Two World-Class Zinc Districts The Upper Silesia district in Poland is the world’s richest MVT zinc-lead district in terms of total known mineral endowment and the Irish Midlands is shortly behind. Source: modified from Leach et al., 2005 5

  6. Slide 6: POLAND – First Mover Advantage

    POLAND – First Mover Advantage  Dominant ground position covering bulk of remaining resources  Substantial resources which support long-life mines  Nearby ZGH mine-smelter complex  Well developed infrastructure  Highly-skilled labour 6

  7. Slide 7: Substantial Historical Zinc Resources with Nearby Smelter

    Substantial (>10Mt) Historical Zinc Resources with Nearby Smelter Historical Resources (1,2)  Zawiercie 1 *  (1975 estimate) 34.5Mt at an average grade 4.9% Zn and 2.0% Pb in C2 category  Zawiercie 2  (1975 estimate) 21.0Mt at an average grade of 2.3% Zn and 3.0% Pb in C2/D category  Rodaki-Rok

  8. Slide 8: Rathdowney Initially Targeting Known Higher-Grade Zones

    Rathdowney Initially Targeting Known Higher-Grade Zones  High-grade zinc-lead intercepts for immediate prioritization  To convert to compliant resources it may not be necessary to twin all historical drill holes if the program demonstrates an acceptable degree of correlation Historic High-Grade In

  9. Slide 9: Typical Cross-Section Through the Ore District

    Typical Cross-Section Through the Ore District The mineralization lies near surface and is continuous 0 50 100 150 200 m Source: Sass-Gustkiewicz, 1995 9

  10. Slide 10: Fast-track Resource Confirmation And Leveraged Exploration & Discovery

    Fast-track Resource Confirmation And Leveraged Exploration & Discovery  Induced Polarization (IP) Geophysical Survey at Zawiercie 20 km2, Rokitno 16.5 km2  IP is a highly effective tool in other MVT districts and recently used by ZGH Boleslaw successfully  Phase One Drilling:  Zawiercie: 75 dril

  11. Slide 11: POLAND – Program Budget

    POLAND – Program Budget  IP at Zawiercie and Rokitno  1st Phase Drilling:  Zawiercie: 75 drillholes (17,000 m)  Rokitno: 45 drillholes (13,000 m)  IP upside is target generation for resource expansion  2nd Phase Drilling:  10,000 m (Year 1)  55,000 m (Year 2)  Targeting 43-101 defined resou

  12. Slide 12: IRELAND – World-Class Ore District

    IRELAND – World-Class Ore District  Many of Europe’s largest zinc mines:  Navan (Boliden) - largest zinc mine in Europe and 5th largest in the world  Lisheen (recently sold by Anglo American to Vedanta Resources plc) - in the top 12 worldwide - 1.51Mt ore grading 12.01% zinc and 1.91% lead milled

  13. Slide 13: IRELAND – Overview of Project Areas

    IRELAND – Overview of Project Areas  3rd most extensive ground position after Boliden and Teck  8 Project Areas – 50 Prospecting Licenses - 1,730 km2  Compelling drill-ready targets identified on proven mineralized structures 13

  14. Slide 14: Drill Targets for Immediate Testing and Discovery

    Drill Targets for Immediate Testing and Discovery  Invested C$3.5M in the ground  20,000 soil samples analysed for suite of 36 elements (pioneering multi-element approach)  Airborne geophysics, pioneered high-resolution airborne SkyTEM (conductivity) and Bell AirFTG (gravity gradiometry) surveys

  15. Slide 15: IRELAND – Drilling for Discovery

    IRELAND – Drilling for Discovery  15,000 m drill program to test 45 compelling targets  Three rigs will be deployed to test priority targets  Discovery will immediately change exploration tactics to delineation drilling from discovery-hole C$3.3M 15

  16. Slide 16: Rathdowney Short Term Milestones

    Rathdowney Short Term Milestones  Complete IP (initiated Q4, 2010)  Commence drilling in Poland and Ireland Q1, 2011  Delivery of Polish 43-101 resource Q1, 2012 Major new exploration discovery in Ireland 2011? 16

  17. Slide 17: Contact Information

    Contact Information Head Office Rathdowney Resources Limited General Office Investor Relations John Barry, CEO Suite 1020 TF: 800.667.2114 18 Fitzwilliam Place 800 W.Pender St. Ph: 1.604.684.6365 Dublin 2, Ireland Vancouver, BC Email: [email protected] Ph: 353.1.662.4351 Canada V6C 2V6 Email: jbarr

  18. Slide 18: Appendices

    moe | HDOW!EY APPENDICES

  19. Slide 19: Management and Directors

    Management and Directors Robert A. Dickinson (Chairman and Director) Robert Dickinson is an economic geologist who has been actively involved in mineral exploration and mine development for over 40 years. He is Chairman of Hunter Dickinson Inc. as well as a director and member of the management team

  20. Slide 20: Technical Managers, Consultants and Advisors

    Technical Managers, Consultants and Advisors TECHNICAL MANAGERS Michael Mlynarczyk (Chief Geologist) Michael Mlynarczyk holds a Ph.D. in economic geology, and is a registered P.Geo. and Eur.Geol. with more than 14 years international experience in a variety of geological terrains. He is a member of

  21. Slide 21: Gap in Zinc Production

    Gap in Zinc Production Transformational growing demand Link to China - projected to be consuming 44% of world zinc supply this year (2011) (Source: Mining Journal, Dec 2010) Source: Teck Cominco, January 2003 21

  22. Slide 22: IRELAND – Westmeath-South Drill Targets

    IRELAND – Westmeath-South Drill Targets COLE HILL INNY LARAGH LAR AGH Moyvore Multiple base metal anomalies with BALRATH strong multi-element support Drill target Killare Zn-Pb mineralisation MOSSTOWN Major fault zone CONRANSTOWN Zn in soils KILL 243 ARE 196 150 Moyvoughly GARHY 103 ppm 22

  23. Slide 23: IRELAND – Mallow & Galway

    IRELAND – Mallow & Galway New Zn-Pb discoveries GALWAY TYNAGH Major Prospect Pallas Green District KILBRICKEN Historic Zn-Pb deposits ~21 m @ 11% Zn, SILVERMINES 4.8% Pb, 94 g/t Ag Mine TOBERMALUG 24Mt @ 7.7% Zn, 1.4% Pb Sub-economic resource Cu (±Ag,Pb) deposits STONEPARK ~7.5 m @ ~28% Zn Zn anomal

  24. Slide 24: IRELAND – Mallow

    IRELAND – Mallow Zn-Cu-As-Cd-Hg-Ni-Tl WMB 663 m WMB 270 m Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-As- Cd-Hg-Ni BMB 572 m 203 m BALLYBEG 196 m 137 m GRANGE 78 m Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag-As- Zn-Pb-Cu- Ni-Hg-Mn-Fe Ag-As- Zn-Pb-Ag-Cd-Hg-Ni-Tl Ni-Hg-Mn-Fe BANEFUNE Zn-Cu-As-Hg-Ni-Sb-Tl 157 m 1 km Waulsortian reef complex Drill target Post-reef c

  25. Slide 25: IRELAND – Galway

    IRELAND – Galway Drill target High order magnitude Zn-Pb anomaly, ~6 km long. >2 x background Post-reef carbonates (Calp) Prospective reef complex Sub-reef argillaceous carbonates & siliciclastics Lower Palaeozoic & ORS basement 1 km Zn outcrop occurrence 25

  26. Slide 26: IRELAND – Laois – SkyTEM Survey

    IRELAND – Laois – SkyTEM Survey Post-reef carbonate/clastic sequence (Chadian-Namurian) 30-60 m Dolomitised Target Undolomitised reef 35-100 m Sub-reef argillaceous limestone 140-200 m Derrykearn 5.95 m @ 13.3% Zn, 3.2% Pb Tonduff Zn-Pb occurrence 245-380 m Major fault 350-380 380 m 2 km 350-380 m A

  27. Slide 27: Poland Priority Outlining Historical Exploration Drill Holes

    Poland Priority Outlining Historical Exploration Drill Holes Hole ID Width [m] % Zn % Pb A 1.9 5.5 0.5 B 3.4 7.6 1.3 C 5.7 8.1 0.9 D 1.3 4.7 4.8 2.1 2.5 3.3 E 2.5 4.7 2.4 F 2.1 3.7 4.1 G 1.8 3.0 2.7 H 1.3 3.3 6.7 8.4 2.4 7.0 I 1.9 0.2 13.8 J 1.6 13.3 0.4 K 1.3 0.9 8.0 (See Slide 10 for drill hole lo

  28. Slide 28: Historical Estimates for Rokitno and Zawiercie Properties

    Historical Estimates for Rokitno and Zawiercie Properties Zawiercie Historical Estimates Deposit Year No. of holes Metres drilled Period of drilling Category Mt % Zn % Pb Zawiercie I 1994 C-1 16.3 6.00 2.50 Zawiercie I 1990 C-1 34.5 4.92 1.98 510 Unknown Most pre-1975 Zawiercie I 1977 C-1 24.7 4.27

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