Monastery Kimberlite project Presentation overview 16 Feb14
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Monastery KimberliteProject
South Africa
This presentation is not a solicitation for investment
Monastery KimberliteExceptional kimberlite
Exceptional diamonds
• Discovered 1888 – Sekameng - ilmenite• Mined briefly during Anglo Boer War• Land dispute with Lesotho after Union of South
Africa from 1908 to 1965 • Farmer prospected from 1964• De Beers/Randgold JV prospected underground
and fissure 1968 to 1973 then acquired by Octha• The Octha Group sold to GEMEX in 1980 • Mine put on care and maintenance 1983• Acquired by Thabex in 2007• Thabex New Order Prospecting Right to 2011• Mining Right granted in December 2013
History of Monastery Mine
Thabex Limited
Tradepost 121 (Pty) Ltd (86%)
Monastery Mine (Pty) Ltd (94,44%) Mining Right Granted
Private Investors (14%)
BBEE Partner (5.66%)
Public Investors (45%)
Corporate Structure
Location of kimberlite pipe
Monastery Mine
Monastery Mine
Fissure
Main kimberlite pipe
Kimberlite blows
Gemex 1980 - 100tph DMS
Construction of the 100tph EL Bateman DMS plant during early 1980
Monastery old 100tph DMS
100tph DMS plan andConcentrate recovery unitin the background to be refurbished
Prospecting - 40tph DMS
Director: Joe Rachidi and Technical manager: Eben van Tonder
Diamond Resources
Measured DiamondResource up to 100m 1.7Mt at 25cph
Total Diamond and Mineral Resources:1.5m cts and300 000t ilmenite(6Mt at 25cpht up to 500m estimated by SMI in CPR of 3 January 2014)
Indicated Diamond Resource up to 300m2.3Mt at 25cpht
MK Fissure strike of 2km estimated grade 18cpht
Depth extension of main pipe to 800m
Inferred Diamonds Resource up to 500m2Mt at 25cpht
Monastery Kimberlite – MK1
Quarry type kimberlite
Monastery Kimberlite – MK2
Breccia type kimberlite
Monastery Kimberlite – MK3
Fine grained type kimberlite
Monastery Kimberlite – MK4
East end (khaki) type kimberlite
Monastery Fissure – MKF
Fissure kimberlite
Project development
Project Definition
Geological studies
Mineral Rights
Monastery Kimberlite Project
FeasibilityDrilling
ProvenResources
Bankable feasibility
Project development phases
Resource definition
ConfirmationDrilling
MeasuredResources
RaiseCapital
EstablishMiningOperation
Production
Phase 2 Phase 3Phase 1
Project valuation
Real Net Present Value estimated at R582m up to 300m deep - 4Mt at 25cpht
• Estimate diamond price R3 000/ct• Capital requirement R155m• Cash cost of R270/t or R1080/ct• R/$ exchange rate of R10.00/$• Real discount rate of 10%• RIRR in excess of 240%• Payback within 2 years• 10+ year life of mine
Sensitivity analysis
Monastery Mine - Future
Entrance to Monastery Mine with already established infrastructure – Thabex’s head office
Monastery Mine - Future
Eben van Tonderholding a large garnet indicating the exceptional sizes of megacrysts contained in the Monastery Kimberlite
Monastery Mine - Future
Eben van Tonderand Jeremy Clarkeof Paradigm ProjectManagers on overSized dump of50 000t available forimmediate treatment
Monastery Mine - Future
Exceptional Kimberlite exceptional diamonds• 20% gem quality diamonds • Produced +20cts diamonds
9.95cts high quality rough diamond high quality rough diamonds
Monastery KimberliteProject
South Africa
This presentation is not a solicitation for investment
Thank you