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January 2016
Macusani Project Preliminary Economic Assessment
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Disclaimer
The particulars contained herein were obtained from sources which we believe reliable but are not guaranteed by us and may be incomplete. The opinions expressed are based upon
our analysis and interpretation and are not to be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell the securities mentioned herein. This presentation includes certain forward-looking
statements concerning the future performance of Plateau Uranium's business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as management's objectives, strategies,
beliefs and intentions. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words
referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management. Forward-looking statements and forward-
looking information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated production and mine life; the future price of uranium; the estimation of mineral reserves and
resources; the realization of mineral resource and reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production; success of exploration activities; and
currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except for statements of historical fact relating to Plateau Uranium, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking
statements. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral
exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks, the availability of financing, variations in grades or recovery rates, risks relating to international
operations, fluctuating currency exchange rates, changes in project parameters, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other
risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, as described in more detail in the Company's recent securities filings available at
www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and Macusani cautions against placing undue reliance thereon.
Neither Plateau Uranium nor its management assume any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.
Qualified Persons
The scientific and technical information contained in this document relating to preliminary economic assessment was prepared by or under the supervision of, or reviewed and
approved by, Mr. Michael Short, B.E., CEng., FIMMM and Dr Thomas Apelt, PhD, CEng., MAusIMM, of GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants, and/or Mr. Mark Mounde, BEng.,
CEng., MIMMM of Wardell Armstrong International, who are independent technical consultants to the Company and "Qualified Persons" under NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects.
The scientific and technical information contained in this document relating to the Mineral Resources was prepared under the supervision of, or reviewed and approved by Mr. David
Young, B.Sc. (Hons), FGSSA, FSAIMM, FAusIMM, Pr Sci Nat (No 400989/83) of The Mineral Corporation that is an independent technical consultant to the Company and a “Qualified
Person” under NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
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Investment Highlights
• Strong Project Economics at US$50/lb U3O8*• NPV: US$603M / IRR: 40.6% / 1.8 years capital payback (post-tax)
• Large Scale: Proposed production of over 6M lbs U3O8 per year over a 10 year mine life
• Low Cost: US$17/lb LoM cash production cost, <US$300M initial capital
• Project economic at current Term uranium prices, significant leverage to consensus longer term forecasted prices
• Consolidated Resource in Emerging Uranium District** • 52.9 M lbs U3O8 Measured & Indicated (248 ppm)
• 72.1 M lbs U3O8 Inferred (251 ppm)
• 75 ppm U cut-off
• Robust Resource at Higher Grade Cut-Off ** • 32.8 M lbs U3O8 Measured & Indicated (445 ppm)
• 45.9 M lbs U3O8 Inferred (501 ppm)
• 200 ppm U cut-off
• Excellent Infrastructure• Roads, inexpensive power, water, etc.
• Mining Friendly Jurisdiction – Peru• Pathway to production - 2019
Well Positioned for Uranium Sector Recovery* Jan 2016 Preliminary Economic Assessment – see slide 9 for details. ** Resource details from May 2015 43-101 Report. See Appendix Slides for details.
Macusani Project, Puno, Peru
Post Tax IRR/NPV of 40.6%, US$603M
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Development & Growth to Date
4Please see SEDAR for historic resource estimates. Breakdown of cut-off and current resource estimates available in presentation appendix slides.
• 2016 PEA a culmination of over eight years of resource growth, exploration and regional consolidation
• $45M spent in the district between five companies over this time period: Discovery/Delineation costs of $0.36/lbfor defined U3O8 mineral resources
Resource Estimate for Colibri 2&3
Acquisition of Corachapi and Kihitian concessions.
Resource Update.
Merger with Southern Andres
Resource Update
Acquisition of Minergia;
Implementation of Cameco met and project work
Updated Resource Estimate on all definedresources in the consolidated Macusani Plateau Uranium District
PEA Completed
Uranium Sector Snapshot
5*Market Capitalization calculated in CDN Dollars based on exchange rates and share prices as of Jan. 22, 2016,
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Significant Value Gap Between Plateau and its Sector Peers
Plateau Trades at a Significant Discount to its Peers
Macusani – Comparable Projects
6* Pre-Tax NPV10%.
Company Vimy Resources Limited
Berkeley EnergiaLimited
Fission Uranium Corp.
Plateau Uranium Inc.
Mkt Cap (C$M) $69M $89M $248M $15M
Project Mulga Rock Salamanca PLS Macusani
Location Australia Spain Canada Peru
Study Type PFS PFS PEA PEA
Release Date Nov-15 Nov-15 Sep-15 Jan-16
Base Case U3O8 Price (US$/lb) $65 $65 $65 $50
NPV8% (US$M) - $65/lb $431* $871 $1,041 $967
IRR (%) - $65/lb 25.1%* 93.3% 34.2% 55.3%
Processing Type Acid Leach Heap Leach Acid Leach Heap Leach
Throughput (tpd) 7,300 14,250 1,000 30,000
Mine Life (Yrs) 17 18 14 10
Annual Production (Mlbs) 3.0 3.0 7.2 6.1
LoM Production (Mlbs) 50.4 51.6 100.8 60.9
LoM Cash Cost (US$/lb) $31.65 $19.80 $14.02 $17.28
Initial Capex (US$M) $254 $81 $1,100 $300
LoM Capex (US$M) $367 $297 $1,339 $344
All-In Costs (US$/lb LoM production) $38.93 $25.56 $27.30 $22.91
Values as of Jan. 22nd, 2016
Developing An Emerging Uranium District
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PlateauUranium
• Plateau Uranium controls one of the largest undeveloped uranium districts in the world
• Located on the Macusani Plateau, Puno, Southern Peru: concessions cover > 910 km2
• District offers exceptional exploration prospects & development potential
• Excellent infrastructure:
• Access to labour, water and inexpensive hydro-electric power
• Transport (major highway runs past properties)
• Plentiful supply of sulfuric acid
• History of mining in the region
• Minsur – San Rafael Tin Mine
• Minera IRL – Ollachea Gold project
• Good government and local community relations
2016 PEA Highlights
• Robust financials
• Low cash costs
• Large-scale production
• Manageable CAPEX
• Scalability in both high/low price uranium environment
• Resource expansion potential
• Prepared by GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants, The Mineral Corp. & Wardell Armstrong International
Paves the Way for PFS in 20168
Robust Project Economics at US$50 per lb U3O8
2016 PEA Highlights
9* All figures in US dollars
January 2016 PEA Results*
Mine life 10 years
Average annual potentially mineable tonnes 10.9 million tonnes
Average grade 289 ppm U3O8
Open pit strip ratio 2.05:1
Processing methodology Heap Leach
Processing recovery rate 88%
Acid consumption 9 kg/t
Average annual production (LOM) 6.1 million lbs U3O8
Uranium price US$50/lb U3O8
Average cost of production US$17.28/lb U3O8
Initial capital expenditure US$299.8 million
Sustaining capital expenditure US$43.9 million
After-tax NPV (8% discount rate) US$603 million
After-tax IRR 40.6 %
Payback period 1.76 years
Significant Improvements in Updated PEA
• Consolidated resource estimate & new mining inventories improved throughput, average grade (+12%) and increased annual production
• Met testing show potential for >88% recovery
• PEA included data acquired from Cameco from their work on Minergia, improve leaching time, and acid consumption requirements
• Fuel and other key mining cost drivers optimized under new mining sequence, land constraints from 2014 PEA removed
• Project shows improved, robust economics at uranium prices below peer precedents; flexible economic production at varying uranium prices
• Additional upside to be further considered prior to commencement of PFS
Project Adjacent to Road and Power
Site Access & Regional Infrastructure
10* All figures in US dollars
• 650 km southeast of Lima
• Road Access – Interoceanic Highway just to the east linking the project to Pacific and Atlantic Ocean ports; all-weather gravel roads to communities
• Juliaca – city and airport 220 km to the south with several daily flights from Lima
• Grid power – San Gaban hydro generating station 20 km north; high voltage power lines adjacent to project
• Mild Climate – low latitude, high altitude -2 to 15 °C typical range causing no issues for uranium processing
>60 million lbs Production Planned Over 10 Years – Additional Upside
Proposed Mine Plan
11* All figures in US dollars
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Standard Mining, Processing & Yellowcake Production
Process Design – Mining & Processing
12* All figures in US dollars
• Standard 30,000 tpd open pit mining with small underground operation contemplated using continuous miners/conveyors to supplement higher grade material
• Low work index/crushing requirements
• Standard acid heap leach uranium extraction process in proven use around the world
• Standard Solvent Extraction with Ion Exchange (SX-IX) uranium precipitation producing yellowcake with no deleterious elements
• Previous work by Cameco & Plateau predecessors demonstrate excellent leach kinetics, low acid consumption, high recoveries and in-spec yellowcake product
• Future test work: significant potential exists to consider ore sorting/screening; tank leach processing and effects of lower acid cost
Capital Expenditures
13* All values denoted in USD
LOM Project CAPEX Estimate
Cost Centre InitialPhased
ExpansionClosure TOTAL
Total Capital Investment $299,890,000 $43,911,000 $14,672,000 $358,473,000
FIXED CAPITAL TOTAL $250,619,000 $43,911,000 $14,672,000 $309,202,000
DIRECT TOTAL $167,079,000 $34,049,000 $13,100,000 $214,228,000
General $0 $0 $0 $0
Mining $0 $23,730,000 $0 $23,730,000
Processing $115,320,000 $2,551,000 $0 $117,871,000
Waste Management $16,786,000 $6,796,000 $13,100,000 $36,682,000
Product Handling $0 $0 $0 $0
Infrastructure $34,974,000 $971,000 $0 $35,945,000
INDIRECT TOTAL $83,540,000 $9,862,000 $1,572,000 $94,974,000
EPCM $25,062,000 $1,116,000 $0 $26,178,000
Field $8,354,000 $904,000 $262,000 $9,520,000
Contingency $50,124,000 $7,842,000 $1,310,000 $59,275,000
WORKING CAPITAL $49,271,000 $0 $0 $49,271,000
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Initial CAPEX Breakdown
ProcessingWaste ManagementInfrastructureEPCMWorking CapitalContingencyField
$0.69
$11.02
$4.42
Average Annual OPEX Cost Breakdown (US$/lb)
General & Administration
Mining
Process
Waste Management
Product Handling
Infrastructure
Operating Expenditures
14* All values denoted in USD
* Royalties excluded
Area DescriptionAverage Annual
CostPercent of total
OPEX
Average cost per tonne of PEM
($/t)
LOM average cost per lbU308 produced ($/lb)
TOTAL* 103,062,707 100.0% $9.46 $16.90
000 G&A COSTS $4,185,000 4.16% $0.38 $0.69
100 MINING $67,242,100 66.8% $6.17 $11.02
Weighed average of underground and open pit
$69,613,280 67.5% $6.39 $11.41
200 PROCESS $26,937,917 26.1% $2.47 $4.42
Reagents $14,149,639 13.7% $1.30 $2.32
Personnel $2,737,428 2.66% $0.25 $0.45
Fuel & Lubricants $75,100 0.07% $0.01 $0.01
Electricity $6,370,331 6.2% $0.58 $1.04
Maintenance & Operating Spares
$3,605,418 3.5% $0.33 $0.59
300 WASTE MANAGEMENT $1,044,031 1.0% $0.10 $0.17
Fuel & Lubricants $105,000 0.1% $0.01 $0.02
Electricity $939,030 0.9% $0.09 $0.15
400 PRODUCT HANDLING $306,787 0.3% $0.03 $0.05
500 INTRASTRUCTURE $975,691 0.95% $0.09 $0.16
Fuel & Lubricants $102,400 0.1% $0.01 $0.02
Consumables $873,291 0.85% $0.08 $0.14
Less Than 2-yr Payback of Capital at US$50/lb Uranium
Economics – Cash Flow Model
15* All figures in US dollars
Robust Project Highly Sensitive to Expected Uranium Price Increase
Project Sensitivities & Optimization
16* All figures in US dollars
Uranium Price Sensitivities:(After-tax NPV8%/IRR)
• At US$65/lb: $937.4M/55.3% IRR
• At Spot Uranium (US$34.85/lb): $232.5M/22.3% IRR
• NPV break-even price: US$25.66/lb
• 15% IRR at US$30/lb
• Relatively less sensitive to operating and capital costs
• Project highly leveraged to uranium price
Project Specific Opportunities
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Substantial Project Upside to be Evaluated in 2016
• 85% of exploration land package undrilled
• 52.9M lbs M&I/72.1M lbs Inferred resources defined on the project; <70Mlbs used as feed for PEA
• Simplicity and low cost to explore and convert resources to reserves to prove up to feasibility study: shallow deposits; company has its owns drills – Discovery and delineation costs to date at $0.36/lb in ground
• Scalability: higher-grade/smaller capex options & larger robust options considered
• Additional work on tank leach option planned – better recoveries and leach cycle times
• Initial work by Cameco and others suggest potential economic improvement with size/screen sorting – additional work required.
• Royalties: currently conservative 3% NSR assumed in PEA; in Peru royalties are negotiated and usually range between 1-3% of profits – upside for financial model
• Evaluation of secondary mineral potential – host rhyolites enriched in other elements
• Economic at $50/lb: project can be optimized for higher and lower price environments
Un-modelled Resources
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Future Upside for Additional Resources to Extend Mine Life
Corachapi and Corani Complexes
• Not considered in PEA update (size/grade/proximity)
• Existing Mineral Resource estimates of over 10 M lbs
• Additional drill targets exist – higher grades expected
Sayaña and Agaton Complexes
• Substantial historical exploration drilling completed
• 180 Drill Holes (13,000 m)
• Mineralization and Uranium assay data positive
• No current resource estimate – minor confirmation & in-fill drilling and QA/QC needed
Proposed CentralProcessing Plant(PEA Jan 2016)
Regional Exploration – Key Targets
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Over 910 km2 of Exploration Concessions
7.5 km radius
• Consolidated >910 km2
land package
• One of the largest
uranium districts in the
world
• Un-tested Mineralized
prospects at surface
• Drilling focused on <15%
of land package
• Significant exploration
potential exists
throughout district
High Grade Alternatives Evaluated
20* All figures in US dollars
Financial Model Estimate Results (US$50/lb)
Recovered U3O8 Pre-Tax Post-Tax
Case Mlb/a NPV (M US$) IRR (%) NPV (M US$) IRR (%)
Base Case 6.08 $852.7 47.6% $603.1 40.6%
Case 1 4.26 $544.4 41.2% $417.4 37.3%
Case 2 5.01 $733.5 49.4% $550.9 43.7%
Case 3 4.50 $510.2 36.8% $397.2 33.9%
Case 4 5.30 $679.9 43.2% $516.1 28.9%
• Various alternative cases evaluated within PEA:• Case 1: Heap leach, open-pit
mining only
• Case 2: Heap leach, open pit & underground mining
• Case 3: Tank leach, open pit mining only
• Case 4: Tank leach, open pit and underground mining
Alternative Case Cost Summary
Case
Initial Capital
(millions US$)
LOM Capital
(millions US$)
US$/t ROM US$/lb U3O8
Base Case $299.9 $358.5 $9.60 $17.28
Case 1 $247.5 $279.4 $14.60 $17.39
Case 2 $247.5 $291.4 $13.60 $15.95
Case 3 $267.4 $299.3 $17.60 $19.73
Case 4 $267.4 $311.3 $17.00 $18.81
Mining History in Peru
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• Established mining industry in Peru
• No current uranium production in the country
• Established specific uranium exploration regulations
• Working committee formed to advance uranium production permitting regulations:
• Plateau Uranium representatives
• INGEMMET (Institute of Geology, Mining & Metallurgy)
• MEM (Ministry of Mines & Energy)
• IPEN (Peruvian Nuclear Energy Institute)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)• Established in 1957 - Peru is a founding member state
• “Red Book” resource reporting
• Potential scientific & regulatory assistance
Community Engagement
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• Twice yearly medical campaign
• Employment of local community members from Isivilla, Tantamaco and Corani –drill/camp personnel; environmental monitoring; prospecting, etc.
• Assisted establishing water treatment plant
• Monthly madre leche (milk) program contribution
• Schools programs sponsorship
• Sponsorship of local & regional festivals
• Loan road building equipment for local community use
• Scaled for current and planned company activities
Permitting Environment in Peru
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• Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to MEM
• Builds on Exploration EIS – enhanced number of monitoring sites and frequency
• Mine, processing infrastructure & tailings design details and Construction Plan
• Includes a social relations plan/community agreement(s)
• Certification of no archaeological remains in the area
• Draft mine closure and remediation plan
• Water rights from the National Water Authority
• Surface lands right agreements with surface owners
• Assuming all submissions are acceptable, approval to construct is granted within 1-4 months
Path to Production
Except for statements of historical fact relating to Plateau Uranium, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks, the availability of financing, variations in grades or recovery rates, risks relating to international operations, fluctuating currency exchange rates, changes in project parameters, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated.
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2016 2018+
• Enhanced Environmental work
• Drilling for new discovery & to convert inferred to measured and indicated
• Advance uranium permitting discussions with government
• Further metallurgical test work
• Complete trade-off & optimization studies, PFS
• Project financing
• Commence construction
• Drilling to convert resources to reserves
• Bankable Feasibility Study
• Complete EIA process submissions for construction/production permitting
• Approvals 20-120 days
2017-2018
Budget to PFS (end of 2016):
$4-6M
Budget to Complete BFS and Permitting:
$8-10M
Intend to position Plateau for
production by 2019 to meet forecasted
supply deficit
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Low Production Cost vs Developers
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*Comparison of economic studies release since Jan. 2014
Peer Average: US$27.50
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*Comparison of economic studies release since Jan. 2014
“All-In” Production Costs calculated based on Avg LoM Cash Operating Cost + LoM Capital Cost per lb of production
Peer Average: US$39.00
Low Valuation vs Developer Peers
27Source: Company Reports and Technical Reports. As of May 5th, 2015.
Only One of Three Development Projects with Study Supporting <US$30 ‘all-in’ Cost
Mkt Cap (C$M)
LocationM&I Res.
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InfRes.
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Ann. Prod
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Mine Life (yrs)
LoM Op. Cash Cost (US$/lb)
“All-In Cost”*
NPV8% -US$65/lb(US$M)**
IRR (%)
Vimy Resources $69M Australia 23.6M 49.2M PFS: Nov 2015 3.0M 17 yrs $32 $39 $431 25%
Bannerman $21M Namibia 164.6M 106.1M FS: Nov 2015 7.2M 15.7 yrs $38 $48 $85 10%
Berkeley $89M Spain 62.0M 28.4MM PFS: Nov 2015 3.0M 18 yrs $20 $26 $871 93%
A-Cap Resources $15M Botswana 42.2M 148.2M Tech: Sept 2015 2.7M 18 yrs $41 $55 $240 24%
Fission Uranium $256M Sask. 79.6M 25.9M PEA: Sept 2015 7.2M 14 yrs $14 $27 $1,041 34%
GoviEx Uranium $7M Niger 110.8M 27.7M PFS: Aug 2015 2.7M 21 yrs $24 $39 $263 20%
Azarga Uranium $18M S. Dakota 19.0M 13.4M PEA: Apr 2015 0.9M 11 yrs $19 $36 $114 57%
Forsys Metals $13M Namibia 115.0M 11.0M FS: Mar 2015 5.2M 15 yrs $35 $45 $383 26%
Uranium Resources $29M Turkey 11.3M 33.6M PFS: Feb 2015 0.8M 12 yrs $17 $30 $146 N/A
Plateau
*“All-In” Production Costs calculated based on Avg LoM Cash Operating Cost + LoM Capital Cost per lb of production.**After-Tax NPV8% except Vimy (Pre-Tax NPV10%) and A-Cap (US$81/lb uranium price deck)
Corporate Summary
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TSX-V: PLU FSE:QG1 OTC:PLUUF
Plateau Uranium Inc. Symbol:PLU
Listed Exchange TSX-V
Market Cap. ~$15.4 million
Shares Outstanding 40,639,863
Warrants Outstanding 7,700,000
Options Outstanding 1,700,000
52 Wk Trading Range $0.23 to 0.69
Recent Price $0.38
Management & Board
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Ian StalkerChairman
Over 30 years experience in mining development and operations in Europe, Africa, and Australia. Former CEO of UraMin Inc. until its acquisition by Areva in 2007 for US$2.5 billion. Former VP Exploration of Gold Fields Ltd., the fourth largest gold producer in the world at that time.
Ted O’ConnorCEO, Director
Over 22 years of experience in the uranium industry, most recent as Director of Corp. Development at Cameco. In that role, he was responsible for evaluating, directing and exploring for uranium deposits worldwide. Mr. O’Connor has successfully led projects from generation through delineation and multiple acquisitions on uranium projects globally.
Laurence StefanPresident & COO, Director
Founder of Plateau Uranium (formerly Macusani Yellowcake), serving as Managing Director in Peru since Oct. 2007. Dr. Stefan previously worked at Gold Fields of South Africa and JCI (Pty) Ltd. with recent years spent mainly on South American projects.
Alan FerryDirector
Current Lead Director of Guyana Goldfields Inc. and director of Avalon Rare Metals Inc and GPM Metals Inc
Marc HendersonDirector
Currently President & CEO of Laramide Resources Ltd.
Richard PatricioDirector
Current Interim CEO and VP Legal & Corporate Affairs at Pinetree Capital Ltd. and CEO of Mega Uranium
Engin ÖzberkDirector
Currently Executive Director & Senior Technical Advisor and Mitacs Industry Executive in Residence –Minerals, with the International Minerals Innovation Institute.
Dennis HiggsDirector
Currently serves on the board of Energy Fuels Inc., an integrated uranium producer focused in the United States, following its acquisition of Uranerz.
Experienced & Proven
Contact Information
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Ted O’ConnorChief Executive Officer & [email protected]
Ian StalkerChairman & [email protected]
Mohsen KolahdouzWeb/Investor [email protected]
www.plateauuranium.com
Head Office 141 Adelaide St. W., Suite 1200Toronto, Ontario M5H 3L5
Appendix Slides
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Uranium Supply and Demand
32* World Nuclear Association
Uranium Supply and Demand
33* Source UxC Presentation January 2014
Growing Uranium Demand
34Source: World Nuclear Association (December 1, 2015)
Global Demand For Electricity to grow
76% by 2030Nuclear Reactors Worldwide:439 Operating Worldwide64 Under Construction159 Planned329 Additional Proposals
Today’s Supply Crunch:85% of demand met by mining15% from secondary sources
U3O8 RequirementsCurrent Demand 173.5 MM lbsReference Demand 270 MM lbs by 2030
Around The World: The Rise Of Nuclear Energy by 2030
U Price & Uncovered Demand
35* Source: Dundee Capital Markets, Company Reports, UxC (uxc.com)
Utilities contract 2-4 years ahead
NI 43-101 Compliant Resources
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All Resources stated at 75 ppm U cutoff(1) Kihitian Complex includes the Chilcuno Chico, Quebrada Blanca, Tuturumani and Tantamaco deposits updated, May 6, 2015(2) Isivilla Complex includes the Isivilla, Calvario Real, Puncopata and Calvario I deposits, updated May 6, 2015(3) Corani Complex includes the Calvario II, Calvario III and Nueva Corani deposits, updated May 6, 2015(4) Colibri II-III and Tupuramani remain unchanged, last updated August 14, 2013(5) Corachapi remains unchanged, last updated September 8, 2010
Resources at
75 ppm cut-off
Measured & Indicated Inferred
Tonnes
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Grade
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Contained lbs
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Tonnes
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Grade
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Contained lbs
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Kihitian
Complex(1)47.7 Mt
261 ppm
(0.575 lbs/t)27.4 Mlbs 83.6 Mt
273 ppm
(0.60 lbs/t)50.3 Mlbs
Isivilla
Complex(2)4.6 Mt
350 ppm
(0.77 lbs/t)3.5 Mlbs 16.1 Mt
293 ppm
(0.645 lbs/t)10.4 Mlbs
Corani
Complex(3)3.4 Mt
166 ppm
(.366 lbs/t)1.3 Mlbs 6.1 Mt
131 ppm
(0.288 lbs/t)1.8 Mlbs
Colibri 2 & 3 /
Tupuramani(4)27.9 Mt
240 ppm
(0.529 lbs/t)14.7 Mlbs 20.4 Mt
170 ppm
(0.374 lbs/t)7.7 Mlbs
Corachapi(5) 11.6 Mt195 ppm
(0.43 lbs/t)5.0 Mlbs 3.8 Mt
230 ppm
(0.507 lbs/t)1.91 Mlbs
Total 95.2 Mt248 ppm
(0.546 lbs/t)51.9 Mlbs 130.0 Mt
251 ppm
(0.553 lbs/t)72.1 Mlbs
NI 43-101 Compliant Resources
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All Resources stated at 200 ppm U cutoff(1) Kihitian Complex includes the Chilcuno Chico, Quebrada Blanca, Tuturumani and Tantamaco deposits updated, May 6, 2015(2) Isivilla Complex includes the Isivilla, Calvario Real, Puncopata and Calvario I deposits, updated May 6, 2015(3) Corani Complex includes the Calvario II, Calvario III and Nueva Corani deposits, updated May 6, 2015(4) Colibri II-III and Tupuramani remain unchanged, last updated August 14, 2013(5) Corachapi remains unchanged, last updated September 8, 2010
Resources at
200 ppm cut-off
Measured & Indicated Inferred
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(ppm U3O8)
Contained lbs
(Mlbs U3O8)
Tonnes
(Mt)
Grade
(ppm U3O8)
Contained lbs
(Mlbs U3O8)
Kihitian
Complex(1)16.23 Mt
505 ppm
(1.11 lbs/t)18.05 Mlbs 29.78 Mt
520 ppm
(1.15 lbs/t)34.1 Mlbs
Isivilla
Complex(2)2.87 Mt
465 ppp
(1.02 lbs/t)2.94 Mlbs 7.21 Mt
500 ppm
(1.10 lbs/t)7.96 Mlbs
Corani
Complex(3)0.42 Mt
342 ppm
(0.75 lbs/t)0.31 Mlbs 0.19 Mt
294 ppm
(0.648 lbs/t)0.12 Mlbs
Colibri 2 & 3 /
Tupuramani(4)11.0 Mt
376 ppm
(0.828 lbs/t)9.12 Mlbs 3.29 Mt
363 ppm
(0.8 lbs/t)2.64 Mlbs
Corachapi(5) 2.94 Mt372 ppm
(0.819 lbs/t)2.41 Mlbs 1.14 Mt
443 ppm
(0.98 lbs/t)0.89 Mlbs
Total 33.47 Mt445 ppm
(0.98 lbs/t)32.8 Mlbs 41.62 Mt
501 ppm
(1.10 lbs/t)45.9 Mlbs
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