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OPPORTUNITY
Corporate Presentation
September 2012
INVESTMENT OVERVIEW
‣ Eagle’s Nest Feasibility Study (September 2012)• lowest quartile capital and operating costs;
• + CAD $500 M NPV(8%) after tax;
• 28% IRR;
‣ Management with mine construction experience;
‣ Major shareholders share long term strategic vision;
‣ One portal can potentially provide three products (nickel, chromite &
aggregate);
‣ Currently trading at a multiple of 0.2x FS NAV ($0.08 per lb. NiEQ
resource);
‣ Stainless steel production estimated CAGR is 5-7% per annum;
‣ Provincial commitment to road construction;
Overview
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Listing TSX-VSymbol: NOTCurrent Price: C$0.3752 week high C$0.9452 week low C$0.33Market Cap: ~ C$85 MShares O/S: ~ 230.3 MShare F/D: ~ 255.2 M
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS:
‣ Resource Capital Funds‣ Baosteel Resources;
‣ Middlefield Capital and
‣ Goodman and Co Investments Ltd.
PEER GROUP SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2012
‐80.00%
‐60.00%
‐40.00%
‐20.00%
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
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NORONT
NICKEL
DEVELOPERS
LME NICKEL
TSXV INDEX
Overview
CORPORATE INFORMATION
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LOCATION AND LAND POSITION
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AT12 (1,400 m x 200 m x 600 m)
Eagle’s Nest (200 m x 50 m x 1,600 m)
Hole metres Ni (%) Cu (%) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) NOT-08-2G11 122.90 0.56 0.29 0.22 0.79NOT-08-2G12 112.90 0.35 0.10 0.14 0.46NOT-08-2G14 74.00 0.41 0.13 0.17 0.53NOT-09-2G28 1.60 4.16 1.72 1.51 0.70NOT-09-2G36 2.10 3.00 0.74 1.06 2.58NOT-09-2G37 4.18 4.71 3.08 0.77 4.29NOT-10-2G41 1.25 4.85 1.04 0.56 3.75
Proven and Probable Reserve
11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd
Eagle Two (200 m x 5 m x 400 m)Eagle’sNest
AT12
EagleTwo Blackbird Blackbird
Measured and Indicated Resource
20.5 Mt @35.8% Cr2O3 and 1.97:1.0 Cr:Fe
Low grade NiS mineralization - vein hosted
REGIONAL GEOLOGYThe Right Projects
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Categorytonnes (x1,000)
Ni (%)
Cu (%)
Pt (gpt)
Pd (gpt)
Proven Reserve 5,264 2.02 1.04 1.01 3.45
Probable Reserve 5,867 1.38 0.72 0.78 2.76
Proven and Probable 11,131 1.68 0.87 0.89 3.09
-600 M Level
-1200 M Level
-1600 M Level
-75 M Level
-75 M Level
-600 M Level
-1200 M Level
Reserve Limit
Resource Limit
Categorytonnes (x1,000)
Ni (%)
Cu (%)
Pt (gpt)
Pd (gpt)
Inferred Resource 8,966 1.10 1.14 1.16 3.49
Mineral Reserve
Mineral Resource
N
N
N<0.5%0.5% to 1.0%1.0% to 3.0%>3.0%
NiEQ Grade
EAGLE’S NESTThe Right Projects
Key Metrics ($ CAD)Discount Rate (6%) (8%) (10%)
NPV (aBer tax) ($M) $673 $543 $436
IniGal Sustaining TOTAL
Capital Cost ($M) $609 $160 $769
per t milled per lb NiEQ per lb Ni
OperaGng Cost $97.01 $2.34 -‐$0.30
Capital Cost $69.14 $1.67 $2.47
Taxes $38.02 $0.92 $1.36
ABer tax Revenue $113.89 $2.75 $4.07
Metal Prices Feasibility Long Term Analyst Consensus Long Term Analyst Consensus
Nickel ($/lb) $9.43 $9.55
Copper ($/lb) $3.60 $3.50
PlaGnum ($/oz) $1600.69 $1,770.00
Palladium $599.24 $775.00
‣ After tax IRR = 28%;
‣ Annual profits exceed $126 M;
‣ 3 year payback (100% equity financed);
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2012 FEASIBILITY RESULTS
Taxes28%
Mining25%
Process25%
Other6%
G&A16%
Operating Cost Breakdown
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Source: Raymond James Ltd. and Company Reports
INDUSTRY COST OF PRODUCTIONThe Right Projects
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70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130
Product Price 117 189 260 331 402 473 543 613 684 754 824 894 965
Opcosts 671 650 628 607 586 564 543 522 500 479 457 436 415
Capex 722 692 662 632 603 573 543 513 483 454 424 394 364
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SENSITIVITY GRAPH
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Yr‐4 Yr‐3 Yr‐2 Yr‐1 Yr1 Yr2 Yr3 Yr4 Yr5 Yr6 Yr7 Yr8 Yr9 Yr10 Yr11 Yr12
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Opera5ng Costs Capital Taxa5on Net Cash Flow
Net Revenue Cum DCF Cum C/F
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LIFE OF MINE CASH FLOW
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‣ Estimated by “Qualified Persons” from Micon International;
‣ Blackbird similar in size and quality to other Ring of Fire discoveries;‣ Opportunity to supply North American ferrochrome market (250Kt per annum);
‣ Blackbird is a “pipeline” project.
ClassificaSon M tonnes Cr2O3 (%) Cr:Fe
Measured 9.29 37.44 2.00
Indicated 11.17 34.36 1.95
M&I 20.46 35.76 1.97
Inferred 23.48 33.14 1.97
March 2012 Resource Estimate
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Resource Classifica1on
Chromite Resources in the Ring of FIre
Blackbird (2012)
Big Daddy (2012)
Black Thor (2010)
Black Creek (2010)
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BLACKBIRD CHROMITE
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N-S ROUTE:‣ Route proposed by Cliffs;‣ Province has indicated
support;‣ 300 kms‣ estimated cost $600 M;‣ Province has guaranteed
road will be accessible to other industrial users;
‣ Province has indicated that road would be based on proportional usage;
‣ Estimated build 2-3 years;‣ E-W route remains an
alternative in Noront’s Project Description
The Right Plan
REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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‣ surface disturbance = 42 ha;
‣ majority infrastructure is
underground;
‣ roads follow eskers;
‣ waste from underground
development recycled as
construction aggregate for
roads and airstrip;
‣ minimal release of terrestrial
carbon;
‣ minimal release of terrestrial
mercury and
‣ minimal impact on migratory
birds and animals.
SITE INFRASTRUCTUREThe Right Plan
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The Right Plan
CURRENT SITE DEVELOPMENT
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‣ Reduces construction risk due to challenging soil conditions.
‣ Utilizes highly competent granite host rocks.
‣ Minimizes site construction materials.
‣ Provides a controlled climate and environment
Aggregate Source AccessRamp
Production Decline
Crushing & GrindingCircuit
FlotationCircuit
Production Levels
Maintenance Shops
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UNDERGROUND MILL CONSTRUCTION
The Right Plan
UNDERGROUND DESIGN
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Paul Parisotto (Chair)
Ted Bassett
Darren Blasutti
Wes Hanson PGeo (President and CEO)
Joe Hamilton
Lin Li
Keith McKay
‣ Strong Board of Directors;
‣ Broad experience base;
‣ Extensive capital markets knowledge and
‣ Proven track record of increasing value.
Board of Directors
Wes Hanson PGeo (President and CEO)
Paul Semple PEng (COO)
Greg Rieveley CA (CFO)
Eric Mosley (Exploration Manager)
Glenn Nolan (VP Aboriginal Affairs)
Leanne Hall (VP Human Resources)
Mark Baker (Project Manager)
‣ Strong exploration background;
‣ Extensive experience managing feasibility studies;
‣ Mine construction and operations background and
‣ Leaders in Corporate Responsibility.
Management
The Right Team
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
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Micon InternaSonal Ltd. Resource and Reserve EsSmaSon, Metallurgy and Lead Consultant
CementaSon Inc. Mine design, operaSng and capital cost esSmate
Penguin ASI Mine scheduling, stope sequencing, life of mine plan, mining automaSon
Outotec Oyj. Process plant design, capital and operaSng cost esSmates
Knight Piesold Ltd. Environmental
Ausenco Concentrate slurry pipeline design, capital and operaSng cost esSmate
Nuna LogisScs Ltd. Road design, capital and operaSng cost esSmate
Engage Learn Lead creaSve advisor
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FEASIBILITY STUDY TEAM
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Historic Produc0on ‐ Stainless Steel
est. CAGR 5-7%
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STAINLESS STEEL
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Engineering
Community ConsultaSon
Environmental Assessment
Permi]ng
Pre-‐construcSon
Finance
ConstrucSon
Commissioning
ProducSon
EAGLE’S NEST TIMELINE
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Corporate Presentation
September 2012
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Establish a Social License to operate‣ Community skills surveys;‣ Training programs - federal funding;‣ Long term business opportunities;
Youth Focus - Prepare for the Future‣ Project timeline;‣ Career Opportunities;‣ School trips;‣ Ring of Fire Christmas charity;‣ DareARTs “Fill My Hollow Bones”;‣ Mining Matters Youth Camps;‣ Noront Bursary;
Appendix
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
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GoalEstablish a model consultation program:‣ Community meetings, open houses.
‣ Oji-Cree version of Project Description‣ Community Offices.
‣ Noront Radio Hour
‣ Mikawaa Portal.
ObjectiveWork cooperatively with the local First Nation communities to develop a regional land use plan that benefits all stakeholders and recognizes the environmental sensitivity of the James Bay Lowlands.
Appendix
A NEW STANDARD IN CONSULTATION
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105 Adelaide St. W., Suite 1100Toronto, ON, Canada
M5H 1P9
Investor Relations (416)-367-1444 investor.relations@norontresources.com
www.norontresources.com
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