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    altonamining.com November 2013

    Corporate Presentation

    November 2013

    www.altonamining.comACN 090 468 018

    ASX: AOHFSE: A2O

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    Disclaimer and JORC ComplianceDisclaimer and JORC Compliance

    What You Should Know

    Find out more - This presentation is being used as a presenters aid with summarised information. See Altonasother periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange, which areavailable at www.asx.com.au or www.altonamining.com, for more information.

    Third party information - Altona does not make any representations as to the accuracy or otherwise of third party

    information, including where projections are given.

    Forward-looking statements - Within this presentation there may be certain forward-looking statements, opinionsand estimates. These are based on assumptions and contingencies which are subject to change without notice andare not guarantees of future performance. Altona assumes no obligation to update such information.

    Taking action - Please undertake your own evaluation of the information in this presentation and contact yourprofessional advisers if you wish to buy or sell Altona shares.

    Competent Person Statement

    The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based oninformation compiled by Dr Alistair Cowden BSc (Hons), PhD, MAusIMM, MAIG who is a full time employee of theCompany and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under

    consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. DrCowden has consented to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context inwhich it appears.

    Copper Equivalence

    Copper equivalence refers to production only where total revenues are expressed as copper revenues, ie. Revenuecopper price. It does not refer to Resources, Reserves or drill results.

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    A sustained step change in copper markets in 2005

    Post 2005 price averages: US$7,265 (US$3.30/lb)

    We Believe in CopperWe Believe in Copper

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    Growing Copper Production and OptionalityGrowing Copper Production and Optionality

    Underground copper-gold mine in Finland

    Outokumpu Project Roseby Project

    Development ready, 40ktpa copper

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    Altona Overview and ObjectivesAltona Overview and Objectives

    A profitable 9,000ktpa copper producer at Outokumpu in Finland withby-product gold, silver and zinc (12-13,000t copper equivalent) Considering production expansion at Outokumpu dependent on furtherreserve/resource growth from deep drill program Completed Definitive Feasibility Study for the Little Eva copper projectnear Mt Isa, Queensland has NPV of US$250 million

    Little Eva could produce 39,000tpa copper and 17,000oz of gold peryear over a mine life in excess of 10 years at a C1 cash cost of US$1.73/lb

    Pursuing a range of transactions to realise value / develop Roseby, withthe overriding objective being to maximise value for its shareholders5.

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    Corporate SnapshotCorporate Snapshot

    Australian institutions: 32.0%

    Foreign institutions: 20.0%

    Board: 8.7%

    German/Swiss retail: 7.0%

    Top 20: 57.0%

    Major Shareholders

    ASX (Australia) code: AOH

    FSE (Frankfurt) code: A2O

    Share price (12-11-2013): A$0.15

    Average daily turnover: 0.5M shares

    Shares on issue: 532M

    Market capitalisation: A$80M

    Debt: US$21M

    Cash (01-09-2013): A$26M

    Research coverage: Credit Suisse

    Market Status

    Source: ASX

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    Outokumpu Copper Project in FinlandOutokumpu Copper Project in Finland

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    Massive copper sulphide ore indevelopment face

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    Finland is a Leading Mining DestinationFinland is a Leading Mining Destination

    Al tonas projects are in eastern Fin land.

    Geology is similar to other Archaeanand Proterozoic terrains in Australia and

    Canada.

    Euro zone country with a history of mining andmining equipment manufacturing, a stable taxregime (20.0%) and no royalties.

    Major miners include Agnico Eagle, Anglo

    American and First Quantum.

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    Mill, Mine and 5 Deposits in Historic OutokumpuMill, Mine and 5 Deposits in Historic Outokumpu

    Keretti mine produced 1Mtcopper and 1 Moz goldfrom 1914 to 1989

    Past or present mine

    Resource

    Prospect

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    Kylylahti Underground Mine

    All infrastructure in place

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    Kylylahti Mine Key Facts

    Status 600,000tpa, expansion underconsideration

    Mine 5.5m x 5.5m decline tunnel,longhole open stopes with

    cemented waste fill

    Life of mineaverageproduction

    Copper: 8,000tpaGold: 8,400ozpaZinc: 1,600tpa

    Copper equiv: 12,000tpa

    Mining cost 32/tonne including trucking

    Mine life 7.6 years

    Reserves 4.2Mt at 1.6% Cu, 0.7g/t Au,0.6% Zn

    Resources 7.7Mt at 1.3% Cu, 0.7g/t Au,

    0.5% Zn

    Luikonlahti

    Mill Interior

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    Deep drilling underway to expand resources

    Kylylahti Mine Open at Depth

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    Luikonlahti Mill

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    Luikonlahti Mill Key Facts

    Status 91.5% copper recovery.

    71.5% gold recovery.

    Products Copper-gold concentrate

    Zinc concentrate.

    Sales Bolidens Harjavaltasmelter 400km by truck,monthly payments.

    FY2013 sales US$64M.

    Plant capacity Up to 700,000tpa.

    Milling cost 15/tonne plus 3/tonneconcentrate transport.

    Cobalt Low-grade cobalt-nickel-copper concentrate in

    storage dams

    Interior Luikonlahti Mill Hall

    Pebble mill 1 in action

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    Mine and Mill Movie

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    To view movie go towww.altonamining.com

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    Robust Quarterly Production PerformanceRobust Quarterly Production Performance

    2012/2013 was a ramp up year and EBIT (earnings) were US$18.3 million.

    * C1 cash cost calculated per Brook Hunt methodology. Cost data during commissioning period not meaningful.

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    Altona Among the Best ASX Copper ProducersAltona Among the Best ASX Copper Producers

    Altonas C1 Cash cost calculated as per Brook Hunt methodology. Refer to websites of abovecompanies for their calculation method. Source: September quarterly activities reports of the

    respective companies, except Hillgrove which is for the quarter ended 31 July.

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    Increasing Resources and ReservesIncreasing Resources and Reserves

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    Outokumpu Guidance FY2014Outokumpu Guidance FY2014

    Metric Guidance Range

    Ore (tonnes) 570,000 - 625,000

    Copper grade (%) 1.50 - 1.65

    Copper production (tonnes) 8,000 - 8,800Gold production (ounces) 8,400 - 9,200

    C1 costs (US$/lb) 1.60 - 1.75

    Production guidance increased after excellent first quarter

    C1 cash cost guidance falls

    Commence paying debt principal in Q3 FY2014

    Capital expenditure will reduce significantly in FY2015

    8,659 tonnes copper hedged to Q4 FY16 at 5,651/tonne (US$3.46/lb)

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    Outokumpu: Sustainable GrowthOutokumpu: Sustainable Growth

    PRODUCTION AND GROWINGCASHFLOW

    Currently 12 - 13,000tpa Cueq*, 7.6 yearlife. Reserve expansion likely, targeting700,000tpa throughput

    STRATEGIC ASSET Leverage our mill and competencies in theNordic region

    FINANCIALLY STRONGCash in bank, no net debt and positive

    cashflow

    EXPLORATION UPSIDE We control a major historic copper field

    POTENTIAL FOR COBALT-NICKEL REVENUE

    Storing US$50M of valuable metals inconcentrates in dams each year

    * See Disclaimer.

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    Roseby Copper Project

    Litt le Eva

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    Looking north-west

    from Green Hills

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    3 Elements to the Litt le Eva Project3 Elements to the Litt le Eva Project

    Lit tle Eva: A Development Ready Project

    Fully permitted with DFS completed on a simple39,000tpa copper open pit mine and flotation plant

    Major Resource Inventory

    1.52Mt copper including 0.84Mt copper in deposits

    within Little Eva Project tenure

    Exploration

    750km of exploration tenure prospective for copper,gold and zinc-lead-silver surrounds the Resources.800km2 Roseby South JV with Chinalco Yunnanleverages exploration exposure

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    A Strategic AssetA Strategic Asset

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    Little Eva is a Large DepositLittle Eva is a Large Deposit

    1.3km long, 20-370m wide

    Drilled up to 300m deep (511 drillholes,76km)

    Large bulk IOCG style deposit similar toErnest Henry

    Strip ratio of 1.8:1 after 15Mt pre-strip

    Reserve: 53Mt ore at 0.6% copper, 0.1g/t

    gold Additional 6Mt reserves in 3 small

    satellite pits

    15Mt of low grade ore stockpiled and

    treated at end of mine life 11 year mine life

    Underground potential

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    May 2012 Definitive Feasibili ty StudyMay 2012 Definitive Feasibili ty Study

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    Bankable DFS by GR EngineeringServices

    Large, simple and well drilledresource

    Straightforward open pit mining andprocessing for 11 years

    Simple processing route

    Quality copper-gold concentrate

    Stable, skilled mining jurisdiction

    Native title, environmental permitsand mining leases all in place

    A$252 million NPV

    A$320 million capital cost

    US$1.73/lb cash cost Ernest Henry Mine Truck

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    DFS Update PendingDFS Update Pending

    DFS costs were top of market

    Mining contractor rates downfrom DFS estimates

    Engineering margins down Resource/Reserves

    Incorporate post DFS drilling atTurkey Creek, Lady Clayre and Ivy

    Ann Little Eva resource/reserve re-

    modelling

    Outlook

    Lower operating costs

    Lower capital costs

    Longer mine life (>11 years)

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    What Next for Little Eva?What Next for Little Eva?

    Altona needs a partner todevelop Little Eva

    Altona pursuing partnering,sale and corporate

    opportunities that flow fromhaving a large developmentready copper asset

    China has bought up the

    Mt Isa area, eg: ShanxiDonghui A$160 million bid forcopper miner Inova

    A number of Chinese partiesand others in the data room

    Major land positions in Mt Isa

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    The Altona AdvantageThe Altona Advantage

    PRODUCTION & CASHFLOWDe-risked copper-gold-zinc mine and millin Finland with strong growth profile

    COPPER LEVERAGE1.66Mt (3.7mlbs) copper and 0.76Mozgold in resources

    STRATEGIC OPTION

    Little Eva copper-gold deposit nearing

    decision to build / value realisation

    STRONG FINANCIALSCash in bank, no net debt and positivecashflow

    EXPLORATION UPSIDE We control two major copper fields

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    2011 was a turbulent year,2012 will be Altonas year to shine

    Termite mounds watching summer

    storms at the Blackard deposit

    APPENDICES

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    An Experienced TeamAn Experienced Team

    Al tona Management

    Jarmo VesantoGeneral Manager Finland

    Geologist

    25 years Outokumpu Oyj in Finland,Canada and Australia

    6 years as Manager in Finland

    Al tona Board

    Kevin Maloney

    Non-Executive Chairman, founder of The Mac Services. Extensive career in retail banking,finance and resources

    Paul Hallam Non-Executive Director, formerly Director of Operations at Fortescue and EGM Developmentand Projects for Newcrest

    Peter Ingram Non-Executive Director , 45 years mining industry experienceSteve Scudamore Non-Executive Director , 28 years as a partner at international accounting and financial

    services firm KPMG

    Al istair CowdenManaging Director

    Over 30 years experience as a geologistand mining company executive

    Instrumental in listing Vulcan Resources,

    Rox Resources, Archaean Gold andMagnetic Minerals

    Eric HughesChief Financial Officer

    Accountant, formerly BHP Billiton

    20 years experience in financialmanagement of resources companies

    10 years experience as CFO of listedcompanies

    Iain ScottChief Operating Officer

    Metallurgist, formerly Straits, Renison

    25 years experience in mining andprocessing

    15 years experience at COO and MDlevels

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    Top 10 Shareholders (53.6%)Top 10 Shareholders (53.6%)

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    Rank Shareholder Country No. of Shares %

    1 Perpetual Investments Australia 73,422,491 13.8%

    2 L1 Capital Australia 58,006,278 10.9%3

    German retail clients throughClearstream Luxembourg

    Germany 38,947,372 7.3%

    4 Kevin Maloney (Chairman) Australia 35,348,000 6.6%

    5 Thomas Roeggla and clients Monaco 29,626,422 5.6%

    6 Colonial First State - Growth Australian Australia 11,200,000 2.1%

    7 Matchpoint Investment Management Hong Kong 11,114,261 2.1%

    8 Finnish Industry Investment Finland 10,261,300 1.9%9 Dr Alistair Cowden (MD) Australia 10,010,960 1.9%

    10 Pareto Growth Norway 7,399,233 1.4%

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    Share Price has Outperformed other ASX CoppersShare Price has Outperformed other ASX Coppers

    Altona commenced trading on 23 February 2010

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    Roseby Resource Estimates

    DEPOSIT

    TOTALCONTAINED

    METAL MEASURED INDICATED INFERRED

    Tonnes Grade Copper Gold Tonnes Grade Tonne Grade Tonnes Grade

    millionCu(%)

    Au(g/t)

    tonnes ounces millionCu(%)

    Au(g/t)

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    Au(g/t)

    millionCu(%)

    Au(g/t)

    COPPER-GOLD DEPOSITS

    Little Eva 100.3 0.54 0.09 538,000 271,000 36.3 0.63 0.08 41.4 0.48 0.08 22.6 0.49 0.11

    Ivy Ann 7.5 0.57 0.07 43,000 17,000 5.4 0.60 0.08 2.1 0.49 0.06

    Lady Clayre 14.0 0.56 0.20 78,000 85,000 3.6 0.60 0.24 10.4 0.54 0.18

    Bedford 1.7 0.99 0.20 17,000 11,000 1.3 1.04 0.21 0.4 0.83 0.16

    Sub-total 123.4 0.55 0.10 675,000 384,000 36.3 0.63 0.08 51.7 0.52 0.09 35.5 0.51 0.13

    COPPER ONLY DEPOSITS

    Blackard 76.4 0.62 475,000 27.0 0.68 6.6 0.60 42.7 0.59

    Scanlan 22.2 0.65 143,000 18.4 0.65 3.8 0.60

    Longamundi 10.4 0.66 69,000 10.4 0.66

    Legend 17.4 0.54 94,000 17.4 0.54

    Great Southern 6.0 0.61 37,000 6.0 0.61

    Caroline 3.6 0.53 19,000 3.6 0.53

    Charlie Brown 0.7 0.40 3,000 0.7 0.40Sub-total 136.7 0.61 840,000 27.0 0.68 25.0 0.64 84.7 0.59

    TOTAL 260.1 0.58 0.05 1,515,000 384,000 63.2 0.65 0.05 76.7 0.55 0.06 120.1 0.56 0.04

    See ASX release of 26 July 2011, 19 December 2011, 23 April 2012, 3 July 2012 and 22 August 2012 for full details of resourceestimation methodology and attributions.

    Note: All figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.

    Little Eva is reported above a 0.2% copper lower cut-off grade, all other deposits are above 0.3% copper lower cut-off grade.

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    Little Eva Project - Resource and Reserve EstimatesLittle Eva Project - Resource and Reserve Estimates

    Tonnes(m)

    Copper(%)

    Gold(g/t)

    ContainedCopper

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    ContainedGold(oz)

    RESERVES

    Proven 31.2 0.64 0.08 198,000 85,000Probable 28.1 0.53 0.10 149,000 90,000

    Sub Total 59.3 0.59 0.09 347,000 174,000

    Probable (stockpile) 15.3 0.18 0.06 28,000 31,000

    Total 74.7 0.50 0.08 375,000 204,000Mining Inventory 1.9 0.51 0.23 10,000 14,000

    Little Eva Project reserves are drawn from Little Eva, Lady Clayre and Ivy Ann.

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    See ASX release of 14 May 2012 for full details of Reserve estimation methodology and attribution and 26 July 2011,19 December 2011, 23 April 2012 and 22 August 2012 for full details of Resource estimation methodology and attribution.

    O t k R d R E ti tO t k R d R E ti t

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    Outokumpu Resource and Reserve EstimatesOutokumpu Resource and Reserve Estimates

    Deposit Classification

    Tonnes

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    Gold

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    Zinc

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    Cobalt

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    Nickel

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    Saramki Inferred 3.40 0.71 - 0.63 0.09 0.05

    Vuonos Inferred 0.76 1.76 - 1.33 0.14 -

    Hautalampi

    Measured 1.03 0.47 - 0.06 0.13 0.47

    Indicated 1.23 0.30 - 0.07 0.11 0.42

    Inferred 0.90 0.30 - 0.10 0.10 0.40

    Total 3.16 0.36 - 0.07 0.11 0.43Riihilahti Indicated 0.14 1.69 - - 0.04 0.16

    Valkeisenranta Indicated 1.54 0.29 - - 0.03 0.71

    Srkiniemi Indicated 0.10 0.35 - - 0.05 0.70

    Sarkalahti Inferred 0.19 0.33 - - - 1.02

    TOTAL 16.98 0.93 0.31 0.44 0.15 0.26

    Kylylahti

    Tonnes

    (m)

    Copper

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    Gold

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    Zinc

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    Cobalt

    (%)

    Nickel

    (%)RESOURCES

    Measured 1.4 1.22 0.56 0.55 0.23 0.20

    Indicated 5.4 1.44 0.72 0.54 0.25 0.20

    Inferred 0.9 0.64 0.59 0.36 0.17 0.25

    TOTAL 7.7 1.31 0.68 0.52 0.23 0.21

    Contained metal (t) 100,670167,850oz 40,360

    18,000 15,900RESERVES

    Proven 0.6 1.51 0.75 0.66 0.25 0.15

    Probable 3.5 1.62 0.73 0.62 0.27 0.17

    TOTAL 4.2 1.60 0.73 0.63 0.27 0.16

    Contained metal (t) 66,700 97,700oz 26,100 11,100 6,900

    See ASX release of 29 August 2013 for full details as required by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of

    Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code).

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