Investor Presentaiton
Araguaia Nickel Project - Key Location
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Araguaia is located in the Pará state south of
the Carajas mining district in NE Brazil
NE region has seen rapid infrastructure
development over the past 10 years including
the building of ports, railways, refineries and
mines
Principal new mining projects include Vale's
S11D iron project, Votorantim Metals' Rondon
do Pará project, and the Hydro Alunorte
project
Vale's S11D iron project cost approximately
US$20 billion and designed to produce
approximately 90Mtpa with
production in Pára up to 230Mtpa
total
Vale
Regional Nickel Operations
Onca Puma - Vale
Anglo American - Barro Alto Nickel (RKEF)
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In the Goiás state
Reserves + resources of 118Mt at 1.43% Ni
Production commenced March 2011 ~ production of
36,000tpa Ni targeted over 26 year LOM
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150 km NE from Araguaia
Vale - Onça Puma Nickel (RKEF)
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Reserve of 95Mt at 1.61% Ni
Production commenced May 2011 - planned annual
production capacity of ~53,000 tonnes Ni
HORIZONTE
Developing the next major nickel project in Brazil : AIM/TSX HZM
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