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AUSTRALIAN BAUXITE ASX Code ABZ AUSTRALIAN BAUXITE LIMITED ABZ Developing our first bauxite mine Strong bauxite market Bauxite is the ore for aluminium Level 2 131 Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone: +61 2 9251 7177 Facsimile: +61 2 9251 7500 E: [email protected] Ian Levy, CEO Mob: 0407 189 122 E: [email protected]

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The 3rd annual Resources & Energy Investment Symposium (REIS) is on 19-22 May, once again held in the unique city of Broken Hill; Last year’s event exceeded the expectations of all that attended - including over 350 delegates, 12 keynote speakers and more than 30 resource companies presenting their investment opportunities. A focus for this year’s symposium will be on the current economic climate including its challenges and opportunities, not only in the Australian resources industry, but Australia’s position in the international market.

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AUSTRALIAN BAUXITE LIMITED ABZ

Developing our first bauxite mine

Strong bauxite market

Bauxite is the ore for aluminium

Level 2 131 Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

Phone: +61 2 9251 7177 Facsimile: +61 2 9251 7500 E: [email protected]

Ian Levy, CEO Mob: 0407 189 122 E: [email protected]

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JORC Code Compliant Public Reports The Company advises that this presentation contains summaries of Exploration Results and Mineral Resources as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘ Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves ( “ JORC Code ” ).

The following table references the location of the Code - compliant Public Reports or Public Reporting on which the summaries are based. These references can be viewed on the ASX website and the Company will provide these reports, free of charge, to any person who reques ts it.

Reference Issue Date Title of Notice as lodged with ASX

1 12/10/2011 Binjour Maiden JORC Resource

2 15/08/2011 Guyra Maiden JORC Resource

3 12/05/2011 Taralga Bauxite Resource Doubled to 25 Million Tonnes

4 06/12/2010 Taralga JORC Resource Update

5 02/09/2010 Inverell JORC Resource Update

Reference Issue Date Title of Notice as lodged with ASX

1 28/07/2012 Binjour JORC Resource Upgrade to 24.5 Million Tonnes

2 15/08/2011 Guyra Maiden JORC Resource 6.0 Million Tonnes

3 30/05/2012 Taralga Bauxite Resource Increased 50% to 37.8 Million Tonnes

4 08/05/2012 Inverell JORC Resource Update 38.0 Million Tonnes

5 08/11/2012 Tasmania Maiden JORC Resource 5.7 Million Tonnes

Forward Looking Statement Whilst based on information from sources considered reliable, Au stralian Bauxite Limited ( ABx ), its directors, employees and consultants do not represent, warrant or guarantee, expressly or impliedly, that the informati on in this document and presentation is complete or accurate. To the maximum extent permitted by law, ABx disclaims any responsibility to inform any recipient of this document and presentation of any matter that subsequent ly comes to its notice, which may affect any of the information contained in this document and presentation.

JORC and Competent Person Statement Information herein relating to Exploration Results, Resources an d Resource Targets is based on information compiled by Ian Levy BSc MSc who is a Fellow of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Levy is employed b y ABx as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Levy has more than five years experience relevant to the styl e of mineralisation and type of deposit being reported and to th e activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘ Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves ’ (the JORC Code). This report is issued with the prior written c onsent of the Competent Person as to the form and context in whi ch it appears .

Exploration Target Statement

ABx has an exploration target of 200 to 300 million tonnes of ba uxite, based on Mineral Resources announced in mid 2010 of 35 mi llion tonnes of bauxite at Inverell 4,5 from 15% to 20% of the known bauxite deposits on Exploration Lea se EL 6997 in northern NSW and 25 million tonnes of bauxite at T aralga 1,2,3 from approximately 50% of the bauxite targets on Exploration Lease EL 7357 in southern NSW . In accordance with the JORC Code, reader s are advised that “ the potential quality and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define full Mineral Resourc es and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resour ce ” . As first - pass drilling has proceeded across most of its tenements, ABx ha s seen no reason to vary its exploration target.

In this presentation all references to direct shipping ore ( DSO ) refers to the company ’ s exploration objective of defining DSO grade mineralisation.

The potential quantity and grade of exploration targets is conce ptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to defi ne a Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the de termination of a Mineral Resource.

Di rect Shipping Ore

Maiden QLD Mining Lease JORC Resource 3.5 Million Tonnes 6 15/11/2011

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AUSTRALIAN BAUXITE LIMITED

• First Mine Lease Application lodged

• 3 Tasmanian mines each producing ~0.8 mill tonnes pa

• Highways, rail, ports already exist

• $10 million capital cost funded by offtake partner

• Operating costs $25 to $29 per tonne FOB

• Margin $15 to $20 per tonne

• 114 million shares @ 20c = $23 million market cap

• $3.1 million cash @ 8 April + $2.4 million pending

Fully funded if all goes to plan

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AUSTRALIAN BAUXITE LIMITED

• Joint Venture with Xinfa Group - in due diligence

• $0.5 million 5 month exclusivity payment received

• Xinfa to fund all project capital costs to earn 50%

• ABx can refund Xinfa and lock-in 50:50 JV

• Xinfa to take a $2 million placement at 38 cents

Whilst Xinfa has fully-funded the capital costs:

• Xinfa can take up to 70% of production each year

• Xinfa can buy 20% of project to have 70% of project

31 AUGUST 2013 – DECISION TO PROCEED?

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Aluminium use: 40% construction, 45% consumption

Source: IAI

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Aluminium cost advantage over copper & steel

Source: LME

Aluminium consumption growing fast, but Aluminium prices are flat

& yet bauxite is booming ! Why ?

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Market Fundamentals: New Industry Structure China China, Middle East

Giant New Smelters Australia, Indonesia

1 tonne

Figure: Alumina Limited

• New Smelters use 30% less electricity per tonne aluminium

• New Chinese smelters taking more market share

• China must import 40% of bauxite used

• Indonesian bans/taxes tightening: in 2012 & more in 2014

=> Strong demand for Oz bauxite in China

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South

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Asia

ABZ bauxite deposits Other bauxite deposits Alumina Refineries

China-Australia Trade

Australia will supply China’s 38 large refineries Indonesian reductions, especially from 2014

Europe

America

North Europe

Africa

Russia

Australia

Australian low temp bauxite

will replace Indonesian

bauxite strongly in 2014

Hi temp Lo

temp variable, looming bans & taxes

Country risk & transport limits

US supply & transport

limits

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Strong Chinese Bauxite Imports

Sources: C&M, MBC & China Customs

Indonesian supply will reduce further in 2014 as export bans & taxes increase

AUSTRALIA’S & ABZ’S OPPORTUNITY IS NOW

Indonesian export bans &

20% tax imposed

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Sources: C&M, MBC & China Customs

Indonesian export tax on bauxite increases from 20% to 50% in 2014 = + US$60/t

AUSTRALIA’S & ABZ’S OPPORTUNITY IS NOW

Strong Chinese Bauxite Prices

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Indonesian export bans &

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Alumina Refineries (8)

Australia Will Increase Bauxite Exports Forecast

World’s largest alumina refineries

Aluminium Smelters (6)

World’s largest bauxite & alumina production

Gove

Rio Investing $1.5 Billion: Hi-Temp Bauxite. Selling to Hi-Temp Refineries

Darling Ranges

Mitchell Plateau (Dormant)

Others’ Bauxite Projects (6)

ABZ bauxite deposits (36)

Eastern

Australian

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Binjour Project

Goulburn Projects Mainly too low grade to export.

Rio exports high temperature bauxite to China’s high temp. refineries ABZ will supply low temperature bauxite to low temperature refineries

30Mtpa

5 to 10 Mtpa by ABZ Lo-Temp Bauxite sold to

Lo-Temp Refineries

Tasmanian Project

Weipa

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Costs & Timetable For ABZ’s First Projects

Inverell-Guyra Discoveries

Binjour Project

Tasmania

Goulburn South & Goulburn North

Goulburn

Project Date Tonnes pa

1 Tasmania 2014 @0.7-1.5Mtpa

Capex A$10 million Opex A$27 / t FOB

2 Goulburn Sth 2015 @ 1-2Mtpa

Capex A$20 million Opex A$30 / t FOB

3 Goulburn Nth 2017 @ 2-3Mtpa

Capex A$90 million Opex A$37 / t FOB

3 Binjour QLD 2018 @ 1-5Mtpa

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Corporate Details

2012 2013

Board of Directors

John Dawkins 1

Non-executive Chairman

Peter Meers Exec Dir & Vice Chairman

Ian Levy CEO & Managing Director

Jacob Rebek 2

Executive Director & CG

Ken Boundy 3

Non-executive Director

Wei Huang Non-executive Director

Henry Kinstlinger Company Secretary

2. Chief Geologist Rebek is ex CRA (Rio) Chief Geol. Led the

. discovery teams at Century Zinc '93 & Eastern Australian Bauxite '06-09

1. Past Australian Treasurer & Minister for Finance

3. Investor in Tasmanian tourism. Holds senior public positions

ABZ Shares 6 Months A$

ASX Code : ABZ Listed 24 Dec'09 at $0.20 Major Shareholders Shares %

Shares 113.8 million Hudson Resources 32.7 million 28.7%

Options 3.7 million Gleneagles Securities 8.0 million 7.0%

Market Cap ($0.20) $23 million State One Capital 8.0 million 7.0%

Cash (31 Dec'12) $3.1 million = 2 yrs budget Soul Pattinson 6.3 million 5.5%

Share range $0.19 to $0.84 Top 20 Holders 74.9 million 65.8%

Avg Daily Volume 65,000 Shareholders 998

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OUR BAUXITE: Low temperature type • 116 Mill tonnes JORC Resource +200Mt target

• Surface, easy mined, thickest bauxite in Australia

• Low-temperature, gibbsite bauxite, low silica, 42% Al2O3 3% SiO2 23% LOI

Penrose NSW – old quarry. 14 December 2011

>36metres

Section

Australia’s Thickest Bauxite at Mt Rae

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Simple start-up in Tasmania

Bell Bay Bulk Port

LEGEND

ABx Bauxite Lease

Major Export Port

Aluminium Smelter

Coal Mines

Major Roads

Rail Lines

Hobart

Scottsdale

Launceston

Bell BayBurnie

100kilometres0N

Bridport

Meadowbank

DL-130

Bald Hill Bauxite Project

near Campbell Town

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Bald Hills Bauxite Project, Tasmania

The Three Amigos

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Good Landholder Relations

ABZ endorses best practices on agricultural land to leave land & environment better than we find it.

We only operate where welcomed.