LIME SYSTEMS-BULK STORAGE SOLUTIONS PTY. LTD. CAPABILITY STATEMENT

Lime Systems-Bulk Storage Solutions Pty Ltd was registered as a business entity of the 2nd July 2004 and commenced trading on the 22nd March 2005, with the focus of the company operations being the handling and processing of all forms of lime products as well as the storage and recovery of dry powdered bulk materials. The principal of the Company has had 30 years experience across the broad spectrum of mineral processing materials handling and in July 1987 founded a successful Western Australian company to concentrate on the supply of lime handling and processing facilities to both local and international mining houses and engineering consultants. Under his direction equipment was designed and supplied to most states of Australia as well as major works carried out in Ghana, Tanzania, Iran, Spain, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Peru. Much of this work was obtained via major engineering consultancies based in Perth and other Australian capital cities. Clients included Kaiser Engineers, Bechtel Corp, BHP Engineering/Hatch, Signet Engineers, JR Engineering Services, Lycopodium Pty Ltd, Worley Minerals and Metals, Ausenco, Fluor Australia and Minproc/GRD Minproc, Parsons Brinkerhoff and Sedgman as well as direct supply to clients on numerous occasions. Products and Services Lime Slaking Mills – Packaged roller mounted ball mills. Quicklime slaking plants Kubota Tower Mills - Nippon Eirich - Japan Quicklime dry hydration plants - Cimprogetti Italy Lime burning kilns - Cimprogetti Italy Quicklime & Hydrate storage silos Cement, Soda Ash, MgO (All dry powder) storage silos Vibratory bin activators Screw conveyors & screw feeders – with or without weighing capability Short belt conveyors and feeders – with or without weighing capability Weigh belt feeders

133 Kurnall Road

Welshpool Western Australia 6106

Tel: (08) 9259 8400 Fax: (08) 9358 0003

Email: carey@limesystems.com.au

Web: www.limesystems.com.au

Vibratory conveyors Flocculant/depressant storage and mixing facilities Pneumatic conveying – Lean Phase Ball mill charge handling /ball loaders Silo Reverse Pulse Bin Vent Filters - Lime Systems Dry Solids Flow Control Valves - Lime Systems

Australian representative for TBMA Netherlands Diverter valves Rotary valves/Blowing seals Pneumatic conveying –Dense Phase Bulk bag filling with or without automation of pallets Bulk bag unloading and transfer of product

LIME SLAKING EXPERIENCE

In July 1987 Carey O’Keefe founded a Western Australian company which specialised in lime plants and during his 17 years as a director and 50% owner of that company it became the market leader in the supply of these facilities Australia wide. During that period Carey O’Keefe was personally involved in the design, manufacture, installation and on most occasions the commissioning of the following lime slaking facilities.

Lime Systems were the successful bidder for the design and supply of the following;

Mount Gibson JV 150T silo, 5 TPH roller mill, slaker, agitated Milk of Lime tanks and a ring main distribution system

Gold Mines of Aust Youanmi

75 T silo and refurbished 1 TPH trunnion mill slaker.

Peko – Delta Gold Kanowna Belle

via Minproc. 100 T silo and 5 TPH Allis roller mill slaker.

Asarco Wiluna Refurbish a 3 TPH paste slaker, supply an 80M3 agitated MOL tank and ring main.

CSR Sugar Refinery Kununurra

100 T silo and 1 TPH paste slaker

KCGM Gidgee Roaster Redesign the slaker feed system and upgrade an Allis roller mill from 900 Kg/hr. to 1300 Kg/hr.

Poseidon Gold Bounty Gold Mine

200 T silo, 3 TPH roller mill 50 M3 agitated storage tank and ring main

KCGM Fimiston Redesign the feed system to the mill and upgrade a 5 TPH roller mill

Pegasus Gold Mt.Todd NT

3 TPH paste slaker, 80 M3 agitated MOL tank and full control system

BHP Minerals Cannington Lead Zinc

150 T Silo, 3 TPH paste slaker, 2 agitated storage tanks

Resolute Resources Bulong Nickel Project

50 T silo and 3 TPH roller slaking mill

Cawse Nickel Project

via Minproc Engineers 100 T silo and 5 TPH roller slaking mill

Worsley Alumina Kaiser-Bechtel

Pneumatic transfer system from 4000T silo to a 100 T day bin and 18TPH free issue Vertimill slaker. Insulated 100 M3 agitated MOL tank

Bechtel Corporation Yanacocha –Peru

500 T silo and 10 TPH roller mill slaker

PT Newmont Batu Hijau Indonesia

18 TPH roller mill slaker.

Oxiana. Sepon – Laos

Designed and tendered storage and roller mill slaking system. Successful tenderer. Departed the company prior to the detailed engineering and supply of the equipment

Newcrest Telfer Modify 3 x 750 T silos, supply metering and feed systems and refurbish a 5 TPH roller mill slaker

MAJOR SLAKING CONTRACTS UNDERTAKEN SINCE MAY 2005

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Welgard Services Designed and constructed a 100 T capacity silo with a 1.5 TPH packaged roller mounted slaking mill

RoadTek Queensland

Designed and supplied a metered feed system and a 1.4 TPH roller mounted slaking mill

Aditya Birla Nifty Copper Mine

Turnkey design and construction of a 150 T silo, 3 TPH roller slaking mill with a 150 cubic metre agitated storage tank and ring main

Lihir Gold – New Guinea

Container tipping and transfer station to a 200 T Quicklime silo, an 8 TPH roller slaking mill, Agitated storage tank and plant distribution pumps.

Sandfire Resources

De Grussa Copper Mine. Designed and Supplied a 300 T capacity silo with a 1.5 TPH packaged roller mounted slaking mill and agitated MOL Storage

Anglo Gold Ashanti Tropicana Gold Mine

Designed and supplied a 300 T capacity silo with a 3.5 TPH roller mounted slaking mill

PASTE BACKFILL PROJECT CEMENT STORAGE & HANDLING

BHP Billiton Cliffs nickel Mine

250T capacity elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight Cement delivery

GR Engineering Services

Panorama Nickel – Sally Malay Mine. 600 T elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight cement delivery.

Barrick Mines Osborne Copper Project. 200T cement silo with weighed metering cement feed system

St. Barbara Gold Gwalia Deeps project. 500T cement storage silo with pneumatic transfer to a 35T elevated day bin with LIW cement delivery.

Anglo Gold Australia Sunrise Dam Gold Project. 500 T cement silo with weighed cement delivery

GR Engineering Services

Avoca Resources Gold Mine. 250 T cement silo with Loss-In-Weight cement delivery.

La Mancha Resources

Frogs Leg Gold Mine. 250T capacity elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight Cement delivery.

Lightning Nickel Mines

Lightning Mine 250T capacity elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight Cement delivery.

Goldfields St. Ives Gold – Athena 250T capacity elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight Cement delivery.

Western Areas Spotted Quoll Nickel Mine 250T capacity elevated cement silo with Loss-In-Weight Cement delivery.

REAGENTS STORAGE & HANDLING

Degrussa Australia Pty. Ltd.

Kimberley Diamond Mines - Bulk bag flocculant receival, storage and 15M3 mixing with transfer to a 30M3 storage tank and plant distribution.

Roche (JR) Mining Maggie Hays Nickel – Bulk bag Finfix (Depressant) receival, storage and mixing system.

GR Engineering Services

Sinclair Nickel project – Complete reagents facility. 40T hydrate lime silo and mixing system, CMC, SMBS,Guar and Xanthate bulk bag breaking, mixing and distribution systems.

Parsons Brinkerhoff

Iluka Resources – Jacinth Ambrosia Mineral Sands Project 100T flocculant storage silo, 2 x 35M3 mixing tanks and 70M3 storage tank. One of the largest flocculant systems built in Australia

BHP-Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel project. Hydrate lime silo with metered distribution to process.

Freeport McMoRan

Tenke Fungurume DRC. Bulk bag receival of MgO, breaking and dense phase transfer to a 1400 M3 storage silo with a weighed mixing system.

BHP-Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel project – 40T MgO storage silo with a dual feed discharge to process

Freeport McMoRan Tenke Fungurume project DRC. Soda ash receival and handling system

Southern Seawater Alliance

Binningup Desalination Plant – Stage 1 2 X 52 T hydrate lime silos with Loss-In-Weight metering to lime water make up tanks

Newcrest Mining Lihir Gold Mine – New Guinea Cyanide receival in bulk bags, mixing, storage and plant distribution. Complying with the International Cyanide Management Code

Cobar Consolidated Resources

Wonawinta Silver mine - 40 T hydrate lime silo, mixing system and plant distribution.

Sedgman Metals Engineering

Boseto Gold Project – Botswana. Modular flocculant preparation facility.

Southern Seawater Alliance

Binningup Desalination Plant – Stage 2 2 X 52 T hydrate lime silos with Loss-In-Weight metering to lime water make up tanks.

Premier Coal Collie Western Australia. 52 T hydrated lime silo with a 25 M3 agitated mixing tank and variable speed dosing to aeration chambers.

Talison Lithium Greenbushes – Western Australia. Soda ash receival in bulk bags, breaking, storage, mixing and plant distribution.

Newcrest Mining Lihir Gold Mine – New Guinea Xanthate receival in bulk bags, mixing, storage and plant distribution.

Southern Seawater Alliance

Binningup Desalination Plant – Stage 2 2 X 52 T hydrate lime silos with Loss-In-Weight metering to lime water make up tanks.

Premier Coal Collie Western Australia. 52 T hydrated lime silo with a 25 M3 agitated mixing tank and variable speed dosing to aeration chambers.

Talison Lithium Greenbushes – Western Australia. Soda ash receival in bulk bags, breaking, storage, mixing and plant distribution.

Newcrest Mining Lihir Gold Mine – New Guinea Xanthate receival in bulk bags, mixing, storage and plant distribution.

Kimberley Nickel Mines Sally Malay Nickel Mine Kimberley Region W.A 600 Tonne capacity cement silo for a paste backfill plant complete with a Loss-In-Weight cement metering system.

BHP-Billiton- Cliffs Nickel Project Leinster Western Australia 250 tonne capacity cement silo for a paste backfill plant complete with a Loss-In-Weight cement metering system

Barrick Gold Australia Pty. Ltd.- Osborne Copper Mine Central Queensland 200 Tonne capacity cement silo for a cemented backfill project. Unit supplied with a bin activator, rotary valve and weigh belt feeder discharging to a transfer screw conveyor.

Compass Resources NL Browns Oxide Copper-Gold Project Batchelor Northern Territory 240 tonne capacity pulverised limestone silo with screw feed to an agitated mixing tank

Saint Barbara Mines-Gwalia Deeps Project Leonora Western Australia 500 Tonne capacity bulk storage silo with lean phase pneumatic transfer to an elevated 25 tonne capacity day bin fitted with a bin activator, rotary valve and Loss-In-Weight cement metering system.

BHP-Billiton- Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Ravensthorpe Western Australia 100 cubic metre Hydrated Lime silo with a dual direction feed system to sulphur melting pot feed belts

Kimberley Diamond Mines Flocculant Plant This facility receiver powdered flocculant in 1.0 cubic metre bulk bags for storage in a 5 tonne silo with automated make up in a 15 cubic metre mixing tank and transfer to a 45 cubic metre storage/aging tank

Welgard Services A fully self contained, transportable package comprising a 5.0 cubic metre mixing tank situated over a 10 cubic metre storage tank. Supplied with an operating and stand-by dosing pump and VVVF controller.

Panorama Nickel (formerly Sally Malay Nickel Mines) All mechanical components and design work for a Guar handling facility. This comprised the dosing screw, heated cone, Venturi eductor, wetting head, agitator and detail drawings to enable the client to construct the plant. Jubilee Nickel Mines Lake Johnson Operations Maggie Hays Upgrade. A facility to receive either “Finnfix” or Guar in one tonne bulk bags and create a solution in a 15 cubic metre mixing tank with transfer and storage in a 90 cubic metre tank. Dual dosing pumps, both with variable speed dosing. Western Areas – Cosmic Boy Upgrade All mechanical components and design work for a Guar handling facility. This comprised the dosing screw, heated cone, Venturi eductor, wetting head, agitator and detail drawings to enable the client to construct the plant. Iluka Resources – Jacinth Ambrosia Project. One of the largest flocculant facilities designed and constructed in Australia. Comprising a 100 tonne capacity silo with dual (parallel) pneumatic feed systems capable of delivering up to 600 kilograms per hour each and producing 240 cubic metres per hour of mixed polymer.

Sir Samuel NL Sinclair Nickel Mines The complete design and manufacture of the reagents area for the concentrating plant. This involved separate facilities for SMBS, Guar, Flocculant and Xanthate. A separate hydrated lime was also constructed as part of this contract.

GR Engineering Services Solomon Islands Gold A small portable mixing system capable of accepting either hydrated lime or soda Ash in multi-wall paper bags and mixing to a solution. Complete with dual solution dosing pumps with variable speed controller.

Premier Coal Collie-Western Australia Mine Acid Drainage Water treatment plant. The “Turn-key” design and supply of a Hydrated Lime storage silo, Milk of lime mixing system with pH controlled variable speed dosing pumps to aerated primary and secondary dosing tanks.

Aditya Birla – Nifty Copper Mine 150 T Quicklime silo with a 3 TPH packaged roller mill slaker, cyclone classification and a 150 cubic metre agitated storage tank. Turn-key design and supply including civil works, electrical and mechanical installation

RoadTek (Queensland) Turn-key design, supply and installation of a 1.4 TPH packaged roller ball mill slaker with classification to the client supplied agitated storage tank.

Lihir Gold – Papua New Guinea A receival station to accept and tip 20” ISO sea containers, a transfer system to a 200 T silo, and an 8 TPH packaged roller mounted ball mill with cyclone classification to the client agitated storage tank.

Sandfire Resources DeGrussa Copper Mine

300 T capacity silo, 1.5 TPH packaged roller mill slaker, 80 M3 agitated storage tank. Total reagents area including an SMBS and CMC bulk bag breaking, mixing and storage stations.

AngloGold Ashanti – Tropicana Gold Project 300 T capacity silo, 3.4 TPH packaged roller mill slaker, 100 M3 agitated storage tank.

All these projects were delivered on time and have operated successfully since commissioning.