DEVELOPING WORLD CLASS IRON ORE & SPECIALTY METAL ASSETS
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The Company PacificOre Mining Corp. is an iron ore and specialty metals (Titanium & Vanadium) exploration and
development company with projects in Quebec & Ontario and is a member of The Vanadium International Technical Committee www.vanitec.org/.
Team (see Appendix for further details) •Geology – Christian Derosier(P.Geo.), Roger Moore (P.Geo), Mehmet Taner (Ph.D, PGeo). •Engineering – Gaston Gagnon(P.Eng.), Dennis Bordin(P.Eng.), & SGS Geostat. •Finance – Key Strategic Partnerships through advisory board (International Appointments TBA). •Technology – Dr. Maria Skyllas Kazacos – Inventor of Vanadium Redox Battery that is now being commercialized globally.
Projects
•Secured two under valued advanced stage resource projects targeting production for the fastest growing segment of the steel sector (Vanadium enriched - HSLA steel).
Strategy
•Rapid advancement with significant value add. •Qualify and expand significant historic resource to NI 43-101 compliance with single drill program at Lac Dore project with positive metallurgy. •Preliminary economic assessment and feasibility studies on both projects. •Advance to production and promote sale of assets.
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PacificOre Mining Corp. Ownership •Management ~ 15% •Close Associates ~ 40% 4
Investment Highlights •
Two of the largest Iron, Vanadium & Titanium deposits in world.
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Rich Fe-V-Ti mineralization at surface, low mining dilution, low tariffs with all infrastructure in place.
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Superior metallurgy allows separation of all three metals comparable only to the the PanzhiHua deposit in China (Vanadium City) which recovers Vanadium, Iron and Titanium at significantly lower grades. All other Vanadium producers must dispose of Iron or Titanium or both as waste.
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Quebec is one of the best areas to mine in the world and provides a government tax rebate of ~ 40%.
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Uncommitted Future Production - Most existing Vanadium mines have pledged the majority of their future production for existing vanadium applications
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Poised to become America’s largest Vanadium supply and one of the lowest, if not the lowest cost primary producer of Vanadium, Iron and Titanium in the world.
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Core Objectives 1.Establish a powerful, sustainable, and competitive domestic based (North American) Iron ore (titanomagnetite concentrate) and ferrovanadium industry. 2.Establish a profitable and stable domestic Vanadium and Titanium mining, processing, refining, production industry as the world's most significant new source of Vanadium and one of the worlds top feedstock Titanium producers. 3.Establish a dominant and world leading domestic Vanadium /Titanium alloy industry in Quebec, Canada (vertical integration).
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Quebec Portfolio NewVanadium Slide TitleProject Goes Here Statement from Government of Quebec “There's an Iron Rush On!” “The price of iron products has soared in the past decade, from $20 a metric ton in the early 2000s to $120 in 2010. Experts forecast that demand for iron products will remain strong for the next five years, making this a good time to develop new iron mines in Québec. The startup of the Lac Bloom mine and the announced reopening of iron mines near Schefferville (DSO) are clear signs of the vitality of Québec’s iron market.”
LAC DORE
IRON-T
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The Lac Dore Deposit, Chibougamau • Large Iron-Titanium-Vanadium project +100Mt estimated in-ground tonnage potential (non NI 43-101 compliant)*
• Centrally located in the near-term production area already financed by Chinese steel companies. • Potential for significant high-grade (Vanadium Enriched) direct ship iron ore (DSO) • Favorable Logistics - Open pit operation, Road access, CN Rail Line & 161 kV Power. • Government owned since the 60’s and subject to over 30 years of positive assessment work. Established previously as the largest Vanadium deposit in America. • DSO would provide opportunity for quick entry to cash flow. *Based on the resources calculated by the Allard and Girard (1998) and SNC-Lavalin (2002) studies. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, currently there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
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Lac Dore Project Location
PacificOre Mining Claims
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Access New Shipping Slide TitlePhotos Goes Here Lac Dore • Mechanical clearing of overburden (soil & moss) revealed significant mineralization.
• PacificOre Mining will utilize positive results from previous work and assessment to outline targets for it’s 2012 drill programs 10
Lac Dore Shipping - Regional Activity New Slide TitleAccess Goes Here •
Development in the region has begun, and the adjacent mine anticipates production to be feeding Chinese steel mills by 2014.
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Currently a $600M+ CDN Capex financing, EIS and mine permit application process is nearing completion on adjacent mine plan owned by the Chinese.
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PacificOre Mining owns the central claim assemblage referred to in the 2002 SNC Lavalin Study* as the “Main Ore Zone,” and the North Extension of the deposit where mineralization is at or near surface.
DEVELOPING WORLD CLASS IRON ORE & SPECIALTY METAL ASSETS
*Based on the resources calculated by the Allard and Girard (1998) and SNCLavalin (2002) studies. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, currently there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
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New Slide Title Goes Here Lac Dore Vanadium Deposit
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2012 Lac Dore Drill Program Objectives: •
Establish Indicated and Measured Mineral Resources by confirming and expanding historic assessment. (16 Drill holes – 3200 Metres)
Phase 1 - Confirmation drilling consisting of four “twin” drill holes: – – –
confirmation of the geological and mineralogical context as well as the thickness and grade of the mineralisation. Initiate NI 43-101 report with resource calculation and metallurgy Qualify the previous resources calculated by Allard and Girard (1998) and SNC-Lavalin (2002) (non NI 43-101 compliant).
Phase 2 - Expansion drilling consisting of ten drill holes – –
Targeting increase in tonnage of the resource and bring majority to measured mineral resource status & update NI-43-101 Confirm the extension at depth of the mineralized zones and to fill some gaps in the previous drilling pattern.
Phase 3 - Six additional holes planned verify the NE extension of the vanadium deposit. – –
Located between the main zone and the eastern boundary of the property. Targeting substantial resource addition to the project.
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Detailed geological mapping of project area
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Reach Pre-Feasibility study level.
*Based on the resources calculated by the Allard and Girard (1998) and SNC-Lavalin (2002) studies. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, currently there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
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Dore New Lac Slide TitlePhotos Goes Here
Massive Magnetite High grade Zone Vanadium/ Titanium/Iron
Surface stripping Lac Dore
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Iron -T Project, Matagami • Large Iron-Titanium-Vanadium project +250Mt estimate of tonnage potential (non NI 43-101 compliant)*. • Mineralogy virtually identical to Lac Dore Complex and the Bushveld Complex (the largest primary source of Vanadium in the world). • Rich Vanadium, Iron and Titanium mineralization at or near surface with drilling confirmation of minimum 22.5km strike length & open at depth of 300 Metres. • Initial resource delineated over 1.5km strike-length – –
14.38 Mt of 0.78V2O5 Inferred NI 43-101 Compliant in the “Genesis Zone” 2011 NI 43-101 Report includes positive metallurgy.
• Previously privately held by Mehmet Taner, Mineralogist and associates- leading Vanadium experts, geophysicists, geologists and mineralogists. • Quebec, Canada - top global jurisdiction for exploration & mining. *Based on the Abitibi Geophysics technical report. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, currently there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
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Iron-T Project Location
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2011 Iron-T – Genesis Zone NI 43-101 Resource
Industry Standard Processing
PacificOre anticipates the Titanium values may cover the cost of mining and processing at the production phase.
Source:
$USD/Tonne
SGS GEOSTAT NI 43-101 on Iron-T dated June, 2011
Current Tonnage: 14.38 Million Tonnes at 0.78 Vandium EQ Inferred
• Positive Metallurgy - Vanadium recovery averages over 79% , Iron recovery averaged 56% & Titanium recovery was up to 55.50% utilizing SGS Geostat Method
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Iron -T - Photos
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GENESIS ZONE 14.38Mt
Resource of 0.78V EQ Inferred over 1.5km, NI 43-101 Compliant
Fourth drill program is complete and has confirmed consistent grade mineralization across the entire 22.5 km strike length. 19
Iron –T – Genesis Zone – 2012 Systematic Drilling Targets
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Game Changer Project, Ontario • Large Iron-Titanium-Vanadium project – Tonnage potential similar to Lac Dore and Iron-T projects • Two distinct mineralized zones, the West Structure and East Structure each presenting excellent potential to host economic Vanadium-Iron-Titanium deposits. This unique mineralogy is consistent exclusive to PacificOre’s other V-Fe-Ti projects in Quebec. • Favorable Logistics - Infrastructure in place, close to the mining camp of Timmins, Ontario. • Current assays taken by PacificOre are consistent with PacificOre’s other projects. Further development will commence in 2012.
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Beneficiation & Metallurgy • Concentrate grade between 1.145 & 1.60% V2O5 at Lac Dore Deposit (non NI 43-101) 1st Level Production Simple beneficiation - concentrate with coarse crush followed by low-strength magnetic separation. 1. Vanadium enriched magnetite concentrate. 2. Titanium enriched Ilmenite concentrate. Secondary Production – FeV*, FeTi, Fe, V205, TiO2 *Process for FeV Production • Roasting of this concentrate with sodium carbonate (a source of CO2 and sodium) in a rotary kiln to convert the vanadium to water soluble sodium vanadate. • Leaching of the vanadium with water. • Desilification of the pregnant solution using sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate • Precipitation of ammonium metavanadate using ammonium sulphate • Conversion of ammonium metavanadate to vanadium trioxide (V 2O3) to FeV. 22
Flow Sheet for production of Ferro Vanadium (FeV) 23
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Early stage Vanadium Projects Lac Dore Deposit Production projected to commence 2014
Source: Bloomberg -ferrovanadium 80 price, November 2011.
Demand factors
•Heightened global demand for high strength low-alloy steels and titanium alloys . •China grade 3 rebar standard coming into effect. •EU Vanadium restocking.
• Earthquake and tsunami reconstruction • Developing Vanadium Redox battery
Supply factors
•US feedstock supply deficit resulting from shift in oil to shale gas fired power generation. Lac Dore benefits from Canada free trade with US. •South African supply uncertainties – Power and Labour. •Chinese capacity less than forecast and Vanadium price pressure.
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Contact
W. Adrian Bakker, VP Corporate Communications The Bower Building Suite 1600 – 543 Granville Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1X8
Toll Free Phone Number: 1-800-663-8990 Head Office Phone Number: 604-683-8990 Facsimile: 604-683-8903
Email: info@pacificoremining.com
Website: www.pacificoremining.com
Toronto Venture Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol “PC”
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Appendix
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Management & Team New Slide Title Goes Here Patrick D. O'Brien, ICD.D - President/CEO - Director • • •
Involved in the resource sector for over thirty years Instrumental in development of the Raglan, Nickel-PGM belt in Quebec, Canada Guided the company through acquisition of it’s key Vanadium-Iron-Titanium assets.
Dr. Christian G. Derosier, P.Geo – Director & VP Exploration • •
Dr. Derosier has more than 40 years of exploration experience. Founder, Director and President of a number of Canadian mining companies and credited with numerous major discoveries.
Dennis Bordin, P.Geo – Professional Mining Engineer - Director • • •
Professional mining engineer with 30 years of experience in the industry. Experience in all aspects of the business both domestically and internationally, including mineral exploration, mine feasibility, open-pit/underground operations, smelting and refining. Was a key team member of various operations for Falconbridge, Noranda and Iron Ore Company of Canada.
Mehmet Taner, P.Geo - Consulting Geologist and Mineralogist • • • •
More than 25 years of experience in the mining industry Previous owner of claims covering the Bell River Complex Spearheaded the International Symposium on Vanadium which was held in 2002 in Montreal He has published over 30 papers in revered journals and produced over 200 technical reports and presentations.
Dr. Maria Skyllas-Kazacos – Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical Engineering at University of NSW • •
Known worldwide as the scientific researcher who is credited with the invention of the Vanadium Redox Battery (VRB). Pioneering “Generation 2” Vanadium Batteries that are now being commercialized world wide.
Josh Kalter – Metals Trader & Finance Consultant • • •
President & Owner at Masterloy Product Company – Leading North American producer of ferrovanadium and ferromolybdenum for over 50 years. Director- Capital Markets at The Dalmore Group - Leads firm in raising capital for global metal & mining operations. President at Network Metals LLC - Import and Distribute Metals and Ores on a Global Basis & consultation.
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Major Advantages over Producing Mines • Titaniferous magnetite ore (Same type as PacificOre owns 100%) is the most important source of making Vanadium. It presently accounts for close to 90% of the world V2O5 production today. • There are three kinds of companies process this type of ore that produce Vanadium and Steel. Those that: • Only produce Vanadium. (Titanium and Iron Waste ) • Produce Vanadium and Steel only. (Titanium Waste) • Produce Vanadium, Titanium and Steel in the Ore (Only PanzhiHua, China (lower grade) The magnetite from PacificOre has the superior metallurgy to separate Iron, Vanadium and Titanium. 28
Production Comparable Currently the Bushveld Complex is the largest Vanadium-Rich Magnetite Deposit in the World. •
The Bushveld Complex is a layered igneous intrusion, which is the same deposit type as PacificOre’s deposits.
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The difference is that enormous Bushveld mafic intrusion lies flat, is quite thin (1.5m) and therefore must be mined underground. Essentially, it is horizontal vs. vertical thus not at surface.
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At Bushveld it is also necessary to leave 50% of the mineralization in place to support the mines underground structure. This is not necessary in open pit mining. 29
Infrastructure • Road access: In immediate vicinity
Road Accessible
• Power: 20-60 km to electric substations. (161 Kv main power)
Electrical Substation
• Railway: 20-30 km to Rail Head • Port: 300 km to Saguenay Port and 580 km to Quebec Port. Both can currently handle large capacity freight with multiple docking for vessels, cranes and loading equipment.
CN Railway
Saguenay Terminal
Quebec Terminal
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High Grade Ore Here Bodies Shipping New SlideV-Fe-Ti TitleAccess Goes
Iron-T Camp
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High Grade Ore Here Bodies New SlideV-Fe-Ti Title Goes Backscattered-electron microprobe images of vanadium-rich samples:
Iron-T Mineralization Variable contacts between homogeneous ilmenite (IM) grains and grains of vanadium-bearing magnetite (MN) plus trellis-textured ilmenite. (10mm scale bar).
Lac Dore Mineralization Sharp contact between a homgeneous ilmenite (IM) grain and a magnetite (MN) grain containing trellis-textured ilmenite lamellae (10mm scale bar). 32
Iron Ore & Speciality Metals Iron ore •Key economic parameters are grade, grain size, contaminants. Usually economic at >25%Fe. •Global production ~2 bT/yr – main producers China, Australia, Brazil & India. •Demand from emerging markets combined with tight supply has led to strong price growth $144/t. Vanadium •Mainly used in specialty steel alloys to improve strength. Also Ti-alloys (aerospace), catalysts and energy storage. 2010 production – 56kT. •Vanadium battery market expected to grow substantially in the next five years •Sold as ferrovanadium ($26/kg) or V2O5 ($12.54/kg) – not on mercantile exchange. •Market forecast to be in balance to 2015 then likely into deficit. Titanium •Strong, lightweight, corrosion resistant metal used in pigment, aerospace, military, automotive, medical & sporting goods industries. •Supply shortfall has led to a 179% increase in TiO2 price since 2009 (95% TiO2 ~$2,590/t). •Variety of metallurgical processes and product streams depending on feedstock. 33
Price Trends
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Price Trends
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Vanadium Uses and New Slide TitleIndustry Goes Structure Here
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Vanadium Price Performance
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