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SIRIUS RESOURCES NL NOVA, BOLLINGER AND BEYOND - AUSTRALIA’S EMERGING NICKEL EPICENTRE ASX code: SIR www.siriusresources.com.au Mark Bennett, Managing Director & CEO For personal use only

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SIRIUS RESOURCES NL

NOVA, BOLLINGER AND BEYOND - AUSTRALIA’S EMERGING NICKEL EPICENTRE

ASX code: SIR www.siriusresources.com.au

Mark Bennett, Managing Director & CEO

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DISCLAIMER & CP STATEMENT Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of Sirius Resources and its projects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements: are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, whilst considered reasonable by Sirius Resources, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies; involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results reflected in such forward-looking statements; and may include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of metal production and prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures, ore reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions. Sirius Resources disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “indicate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”, “intends”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mark Bennett and Andy Thompson who are employees of the company. Dr Bennett is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a fellow of the Australian Institute of Geologists and a fellow of the Geological Society of London. Mr Thompson is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Bennett and Mr Thompson have sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Bennett and Mr Thompson consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears. Exploration results are based on standard industry practices, including sampling, assay methods, and appropriate quality assurance quality control (QAQC) measures. Reverse circulation (RC), aircore (AC) and rotary air blast (RAB) drilling samples are collected as composite samples of 4 or 2 metres and as 1 metre splits (stated in results). Mineralised intersections derived from composite samples are subsequently re-split to 1 metre samples to better define grade distribution. Core samples are taken as half NQ core or quarter HQ core and sampled to geological boundaries where appropriate. The quality of RC drilling samples is optimised by the use of riffle and/or cone splitters, dust collectors, logging of various criteria designed to record sample size, recovery and contamination, and use of field duplicates to measure sample representivity. For soil samples, PGM and gold assays are based on an aqua regia digest with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) finish and base metal assays may be based on aqua regia or four acid digest with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) or atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish. In the case of reconnaissance RAB, AC, RC or rock chip samples, PGM and gold assays are based on lead or nickel sulphide collection fire assay digests with an ICP finish, base metal assays are based on a four acid digest and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish, and where appropriate, oxide metal elements such as Fe, Ti and Cr are based on a lithium borate fusion digest and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) finish. In the case of strongly mineralised samples, base metal assays are based on a special high precision four acid digest (a four acid digest using a larger volume of material) and an AAS finish using a dedicated calibration considered more accurate for higher concentrations. Sample preparation and analysis is undertaken at Minanalytical, Genalysis Intertek and Ultratrace laboratories in Perth, Western Australia. The quality of analytical results is monitored by the use of internal laboratory procedures and standards together with certified standards, duplicates and blanks and statistical analysis where appropriate to ensure that results are representative and within acceptable ranges of accuracy and precision. Where quoted, nickel-copper intersections are based on a minimum threshold grade of 0.5% Ni and/or Cu, and gold intersections are based on a minimum gold threshold grade of 0.1g/t Au unless otherwise stated. Intersections are length and density weighted where appropriate as per standard industry practice. All sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the GDA/MGA grid and datum unless otherwise stated. Exploration results obtained by other companies and quoted by Sirius have not necessarily been obtained using the same methods or subjected to the same QAQC protocols. These results may not have been independently verified because original samples and/or data may no longer be available. The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resource Estimation is based on information compiled by Mr Mark Drabble, Principal Consultant Geologist – Optiro Pty Ltd and Mr Andrew Thompson, a full time employee and General Manager Resources and Geology of Sirius Resources NL. Mr Drabble and Mr Thompson are members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” (JORC Code). Mr Drabble and Mr Thompson consent to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which they appear.

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KEY METRICS

ASX Code SIR

Shares on issue 224.4 m

Share options (Ave Ex Price ~A$1.18) 47.9 m

Performance Shares (unlikely to vest) 2.2 m

Cash (as of end December) A$63 m

Market Cap (at $4.50, undiluted) A$1010 m

Market Cap (fully diluted) A$1225 m

Debt Nil

Top twenty holders 52%

Substantial shareholders Mark Creasy 20%

Chart as of ……

A$44m raising

A$7.6m raising

Discovery of Nova

Discovery of Bollinger

Resource drillout

Sirius has delivered a 7,900% return on investment since July 2012 For

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WHY IS NOVA DIFFERENT?

Typical WA deposits Canadian deposits & Nova

Size Small Large

Grade Moderate to high Moderate

Typical metal content 50kt – 200kt 50kt – 2mt

Metals Nickel only Nickel, copper, cobalt, PGM’s

Shape Thin ribbons, often complex Thick pods or lenses, simple

Tonnes per vertical metre Low High

Capital intensiveness High Low

Operating cost High Low

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Nickel laterite Nickel sulphide

Low grade High grade

Capital intensive Capital efficient

High operating cost Low operating cost

High technical risk (resource) Low technical risk (resource)

High technical risk (processing) Low technical risk (processing)

Buyers market High demand for good concentrate (sellers

market)

Very elastic supply Inelastic supply

Big operational footprint Small operational footprint

WHY IS NICKEL SULPHIDE SPECIAL? F

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WHY IS NOVA SPECIAL?

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3D screenshots or animation

WHY IS NOVA SPECIAL? F

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• Raise enough money to fund the Nova drillout, scoping study, feasibility study

and continue aggressive exploration to find more a

• Complete Nova drillout (a ) and initial JORC resource a

• Recruit Nova project team for basecase scoping/feasibility study a

• Resume aggressive exploration to find more ASAP – discovered Bollinger a

• Delineate more resources to add to the base case study …..underway

• Expedite feasibility, permitting, financing, offtake, construction, development

• Continue organic growth – KEEP ON FINDING MORE

OUR PLAN FOR CREATING VALUE F

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Jeff Dowling Non-executive Chairman Former managing partner, Ernst & Young Western Region. Non-executive director of Atlas Iron, deputy chairperson of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority

Mark Bennett Managing Director & Chief

Executive Officer Geologist, ex-WMC, former exploration manager of LionOre, discoverer of the Thunderbox gold mine & Waterloo nickel mine, 2003 Prospector of the Year

Jeff Foster Technical Director Geologist, former WMC diamond specialist, BHP nickel specialist, co-founder of the Geodiscovery Group & consultant to Anglo American plc

Anna Neuling Non-executive Director, Chief

Financial Officer & Co Sec Accountant, former Deloitte’s auditor, financial controller, chief financial officer and company secretary of several ASX listed companies

Terry Grammer Non-executive Director Geologist, co-discoverer of Jubilee’s Cosmos nickel mine, co-founder of Western Areas, chairman of South Boulder Mines, 2000 Prospector of the Year

Steve Lowe Non-executive Director Accountant, tax specialist, business manager for Mark Creasy (Sirius’ major shareholder & joint venture partner)

Andy Thompson General Manager Resources &

Geology Geologist, former superintendent of LionOre’s Thunderbox gold mine and Silver Swan nickel mine, geology manager of Wiluna gold mine

John Bartlett Exploration Manager Geologist, former senior exploration geologist at LionOre’s Lake Johnston nickel mines and exploration geologist at INCO’s Indonesian nickel operations

Su-Mei Chan Financial Controller Accountant, has held financial controller and business system development roles in several ASX listed companies

Martin Reed Chief Operating Officer Mining engineer, former COO of Sandfire and project manager of DeGrussa copper project, numerous management roles at Olympic Dam & Golden Mile (WMC), Ravensthorpe (BHP), Jundee, Bronzewing (GCM), St Barbara, non-exec director of Saracen Minerals

David English Project Manager – Processing &

Infrastructure

Mechanical engineer , former construction manager of DeGrussa copper project for Sandfire, numerous management roles at TiWest JV, BHP’s Mt Keith nickel operations, Kwinana refinery, Windimurra vanadium project

Bill Cunningham Advisor – product marketing

and offtake 50 years offtake and marketing experience with CRA’s lead-zinc division, WMC’s nickel division, Jubilee Mines, Western Areas, LionOre, and most recently Sandfire (DeGrussa)

OUR TEAM TO DELIVER F

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Nova Mineral Resource – March 2013

Tonnes

(Mt)

Grade Contained Metal

NiEq % Ni % Cu % Co % Nickel

(kt) Copper

(kt) Cobalt

(kt)

Indicated 9.2 2.8 2.5 1.0 0.08 227 94 7.2

Inferred 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.05 14 7 0.5

Total 10.2 2.7 2.4 1.0 0.08 242 100 7.7

MAIDEN JORC RESOURCE FOR NOVA

This is Nova ONLY – it does NOT include the recently discovered Bollinger deposit

Please refer to today’s ASX announcement for background and supporting information

LCOG means Lower Cut Off Grade

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MAIDEN JORC RESOURCE FOR NOVA

NiEq % cut-off Category Tonnes (Mt)

Grade Contained Metal

NiEq% Ni% Cu% Co% Nickel (kt) Copper (kt) Cobalt (kt)

0.4

Indicated 10.5 2.5 2.2 0.9 0.07 233 98 7.4 Inferred 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.04 15 7 0.5

Total 11.7 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.07 248 104 7.9

0.5

Indicated 9.9 2.6 2.3 1.0 0.07 231 96 7.3 Inferred 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.04 15 7 0.5

Total 11.0 2.5 2.2 0.9 0.07 245 103 7.8

0.6

Indicated 9.2 2.8 2.5 1.0 0.08 228 94 7.2 Inferred 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.05 14 7 0.5

Total 10.2 2.7 2.4 1.0 0.08 242 100 7.7

0.7

Indicated 8.4 3.0 2.6 1.1 0.08 224 91 7.0 Inferred 1.0 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.05 14 6 0.5

Total 9.4 2.8 2.5 1.0 0.08 238 98 7.5

0.8

Indicated 7.8 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.09 219 89 6.9 Inferred 0.8 1.8 1.6 0.7 0.05 13 6 0.4

Total 8.6 3.0 2.7 1.1 0.09 233 94 7.3

0.9

Indicated 7.1 3.4 3.0 1.2 0.09 215 86 6.7 Inferred 0.7 2.0 1.8 0.8 0.06 12 5 0.4

Total 7.8 3.3 2.9 1.2 0.09 227 91 7.1

1.0

Indicated 6.6 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.10 211 83 6.6 Inferred 0.6 2.2 1.9 0.8 0.06 11 5 0.4

Total 7.2 3.5 3.1 1.2 0.10 222 88 7.0

This is Nova ONLY – it does NOT include the recently discovered Bollinger deposit

LCOG means Lower Cut Off Grade

Please refer to today’s ASX announcement for background and supporting information

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MINING & PROCESSING STUDIES

Preliminary geotechnical and mining studies indicate Nova

will be a very low cost mine:

Crystalline competent hostrock with good geotechnical

characteristics (unlike most WA nickel mines)

Amenable to bulk mining methods: <90 metre high stopes,

sub-level open stoping and long hole stoping at margins

Preliminary metallurgical testwork indicates Nova will

produce a high value, sought after product:

Low MgO concentrate (unlike most WA nickel mines)

No arsenic, Ni in pentlandite, Cu in chalcopyrite

Very coarse grain size – potential rapid, low energy

crush/grind

High recovery of Ni & Cu in initial flotation testwork

Potential for separate Ni (Co) & Cu (Ag) concentrates

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1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 4Q13

THE TIMETABLE

Nova drillout

Resource

estimate

Scoping study

Feasibility study

Permitting

Recruitment of project team

Exploration

Met, geotech

Immediate exploration success - Bollinger

Project construction & infrastructure manager, & marketing advisor

Bollinger drillout

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NOVA & BOLLINGER PLAN VIEW

Sydney Olympic stadium to scale

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NOVA & BOLLINGER CROSS SECTION F

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EXPLORATION POTENTIAL – THE EYE

The Eye is a 3km long prospective structure

Nova is located on the western rim of the Eye

Other prospects along strike (conductor 5, Tethys)

on western rim

Gravity is designed to see dense rocks below the

effective depth penetration range of EM

Nova has a gravity anomaly

There is a MAJOR gravity anomaly northeast of

Nova and Bollinger that is as yet hardly tested by

drilling

This could be the central intrusive complex

sourcing what we have seen so far

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EXPLORATION POTENTIAL – DISTRICT

Targeted as a deformed intrusion, sill

complex, dome or layered igneous

complex – all prospective for nickel

The Yardilla EM anomaly is 20km west of Nova

The Yardilla EM anomaly is as strong as Nova but twice as long

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FRASER RANGE JV – A NEW PROVINCE?

Unexplored and/or ineffectively explored

+100 km strike/2,000 square km held by Sirius in the belt

Ground EM has now extended to Yardilla

70% interest through a JV with Mark Creasy (30%) who is free carried to completion of BFS

Majority of this new nickel–copper province held by Sirius or its major shareholder and JV partner, Mark Creasy

Prospective for Proterozoic circum-cratonic intrusive-associated magmatic Ni-Cu deposits like those in Canada

Only 30km to the sealed Eyre Highway and then to export port of Esperance

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A SIMPLE, BOLD, EFFECTIVE VISION

• To make Nova/Bollinger a producing nickel mine as soon as possible, with minimal dilution to shareholders and maximum leverage to metal prices

• To make Nova/Bollinger Australia’s lowest cost/highest margin nickel mine and grow Sirius into the pre-eminent nickel-copper-cobalt producer in Australia

• To find more deposits nearby and rapidly grow the “potential” future resource base, production profile and mine life

• To also discover a major gold deposit at Polar Bear and/or Fraser Range

• To keep our promises and create trust with all our shareholders/stakeholders

• To be the best in the business and create more wealth for Sirius shareholders

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