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A new mine in the making wesizwe platinum limited November 2006

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A new mine in the makingwesizwe platinum limitedNovember 2006

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Exploration forging ahead……mine in sight, thinking smart…………..

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Wesizwe: graduating from explorer……

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…..to miner

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Project scheduleTask Name

Pilanesburg Project

Exploration DrillingCurrent Drilling to Inferred

Infill Drilling to Indicated:Phase 1Infill Drilling to Indicated:Phase 2Infill Drilling to Measured

GeophysicsAeromag Survey3D Seismic Survey Dow n the hole Geophysics

EvaluationResource Modelling & GeostatsEMP & SEIAGeotechnical Drilling Techno-economic AssesmentPre-feasibility StudyBankable Feasibility Study

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec2006 2007

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Executive summary

Independent Engineers Report completed

IER confirms economics of standalone operation on Frisch–Ledig.

Resources now include significant portion in the Indicated category (24%)

11 drillings rigs continuing confirmation programme and furthering resource classification towards measured

Pre-feasibility initiated with results expected to be released firstquarter 2007

Technical cooperation at project level continues with neighboursPTM and Anglo Platinum

BEE status temporarily below 50,1% with coherent strategy to remedy

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Uitvalgrond

416JQ

Uitvalgrond

161JQ

12

Impala

Anglo Platinum

Western Platinum

Barplats

Pandora

Aquarius

Kroondal

86

711

14

105

7a

4

92

1

Aquarius

Marikana

TL2

TL1

BDP2

P1 BarplatsCrocodile River

The RIGHT address on the Western Bushveld

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The Core Properties

Styldrift

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

Boschkoppie

Mimosa

Frisch 3 &4

Frisch 11

Elandsfontein

Styldrift

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

Boschkoppie

Mimosa

Frisch 3 &4

Frisch 11

Elandsfontein

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The Frischgewaagd-Ledig Core Project

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Planned shaft access

10Modelled on the nearby, new Impala 20 Shaft

8.5m men & materials shaft, 6.5m ventilation shaft

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Planned Surface Infrastructure

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180 000 – 240 000 tpm ROM

Modelled on the nearby BRPM mine: Anglo Platinum/Royal Bafokeng JV

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The Neighbourhood

Styldrift

Boschkoppie

North ShaftSouth Shaft

D-Section

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Frisch 11

Frisch 4

Mimosa

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

Current WBJV exploration area

Anticipated extesnion of Styldrift ore body

Styldrift “Thick-Zone”as per RBR website/

BRPM Analysts’ Presentation 7/3/05

Platinum Group Metals/WB JV

Wesizwe

Anglo Platinum/BRPM JV

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Igneous

intrusion

stopes

through RLS

The Ore Body: stable, thick and flat lying

3D Orebody.gvp

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Mineralised widths significantly higher than average

150cm 179cm 113cm 186cm

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Merensky facies

Normal

Single Cr

Normal f/w

Detatched

Undefined

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UG2 facies

Single Cr

Normal

Undefined

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Structural Geology: stable, eminently mineable

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Depth of operations: shallow relative to peers

oper

atio

ns

Western PlatinumUnion

Wesizwe

Western PlatinumImpalaKareeUnion

AmandelbultUnion

ImpalaNortham

AmandelbultNortham

Depth m

500

1000

1500

2000

Different shafts

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The Resource

SAMREC-compliant mineral resource estimates increased

Technical team strengthened and equipment secured

Relationship with Anglo Platinum is ongoing and Wesizwe is awaiting results of Anglo Platinum’s drilling.

* The other 50% is owned by Anglo Platinum

Resource Categories mozInferred 9.087Indicated 2.811Total 11.897

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Indicated Inferred Total1.478 5.794 7.2721.198 1.881 3.0790.135 1.411 1.5462.811 9.087 11.897

Resource AttributionWesizweAnglo Platinum

TotalWBJV

Pt Pd Rh Au62.2% 28.1% 7.5% 2.2%Average Prill Split

70 million tons

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Prill Splits: of the BEST in the industry

Pt, 62.2%

Pd, 28.1%

Rh, 7.5%

Au, 2.2%

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Prill splits

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Rid

gePa

nPa

lladi

umC

aled

onia

Aim

reso

urce

sAn

oora

q

AfriO

re

Jubi

lee

Plat

inum

Aust

ralia

PTM

Barp

lats

East

ernP

lats

afpl

ats

Plat

min

Nkw

e

Elan

d

Wes

izw

e

Au Rh Pd Pt

Basket price: in the UPPER echelons

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Source: Investec, October 2006

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Project Average Gross Metal Value per Tonne of Attributable Resource (R/t) - With Depth of Resource Shown

0- 3

00

0- 2

50

0- 2

00

0- 1

00

0- 3

00

250-

650

0- 8

00

750-

850

0- 9

30

1,00

0- 9

50

0- 1

100

0- 1

150

0- 1

150

600-

117

5

0- 1

200

50- 1

350

0- 1

360

50- 1

400

0- 1

400

600-

150

0

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600Sh

eba'

s Ri

dge

(RD

G)

Aur

ora

(PPD

)

Dre

nthe

(ARQ

)

Gra

ss V

alle

y (P

PD)

Kalp

lats

(PLA

)

Klip

rivie

r (N

KP)

Smok

ey H

ills (P

LA)

Aka

nani

(AFO

)

Blue

Rid

ge (R

DG

)

Leeu

wko

p (A

PP)

De

Wild

t (N

KP)

Mar

eesb

urg

(ELR

)

Rood

eran

d (N

KP)

Kene

dy's

Val

e (E

LR)

Elan

dsfo

ntei

n (E

LD)

WBJ

V (P

TM)

Cro

codi

le R

iver

(ELR

)

Spitz

kop

(ELR

)

GaP

hash

a (A

RQ)

Ledi

g-Fr

isch

(WEZ

)

Value per ton mined: the BEST of the juniors

Source: Royal Bank of Canada PGM Equities Handbook, 7 September 200622

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SA Producers R/ton Cash cost and IRS costs/ton

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

WLT

R (A

MS)

CTRP

(AQP

)

Ever

est(A

QP)

KPM

(AMS

)

Mimo

sa (A

QP)

Aqua

rius T

otal (A

QP)

Mimo

sa (I

MP)*

KPM

(AQP

)

Marik

ana (

LON)

Impa

la Le

ase (

IMP)

Impla

ts To

tal (I

MP)

Lonm

in (L

ON)

Zimpla

ts (IM

P)*

PPRu

st (A

MS)

Zimpla

ts (Z

IM)

Anglo

Plat

Total

(AMS

)

Limpo

po (L

ON)

Union

(AMS

)

Aman

delbu

lt (AM

S)

Maru

la (IM

P)

Marik

ana (

AQP)

BRPM

(AMS

)

Ruste

nbur

g (AM

S)

Modik

wa (A

MS)

Marik

ana (

AMS)

Lebo

wa (A

MS)

North

am (N

HM)

ZAR/

ton

ZAR/ton IRS ZAR/ton

Revenue R625/t

Source: Renee Hochreiter, Nedbank, October 2006/Merril Lynch

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Rand per Kilogram 5PGM Cash Cost Curves vs Revenue

KPM

(AQ

P)

Impa

la L

ease

(IM

P)

Mim

osa

(AQ

P)

Am

and

elbu

lt (A

MS)

Mim

osa

(IMP)

*

Mar

ikan

a (L

ON

)

WLT

R (A

MS)

PPRu

st (A

MS)

Zim

plat

s (IM

P)*

KPM

(AM

S)

Zim

plat

s (ZI

M)

Rust

enb

urg

(AM

S)

Unio

n (A

MS)

Lebo

wa

(AM

S)

Mod

ikw

a (A

MS)

Nor

tha

m (N

HM

)

BRPM

(AM

S)

Mar

ikan

a (A

QP)

Mar

ula

(IMP)

Limpo

po (L

ON

)

R/oz PGM IRS/PGM CAPEX

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000R/

kg 5

E pg

mIndustry average Basket Price: +- R250 000/kg 5E PGM

Wesizwe Ave Basket Price approximately R280 000/kg 4E

Source: Renee Hochreiter, Nedbank, October 2006

Industry average cash cost R88,434/kg 5E PGM

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Styldrift

Boschkoppie

North Shaft

South Shaft

D-Section

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Frisch 11

Frisch 4

Mimosa

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

Current WBJV exploration area

Wesizwe’s stand-alone mining block

Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine

Wesizwe’s base case is a standalone operation.

Platinum Group Metals/WB JV

Wesizwe

Anglo Platinum/BRPM JV

The Base Case

Stan

d Alo

ne 1

80 0

00 tp

mOpe

ratio

n

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Styldrift

Boschkoppie

North ShaftSouth Shaft

D-Section

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Frisch 11

Frisch 4

Mimosa

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

Potential mining

Footprint for Final

Consolidation

Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine

Possible regional consolidation = Blue Sky

Styldrift

Boschkoppie

North Shaft

South ShaftD-Section

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Frisch 11

Frisch 4

Mimosa

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort Wesizwe’s Mining Block

Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine

Styldrift

Boschkoppie

North Shaft

South Shaft D-Section

Ledig

Koe

does

font

ein

JQ

Frisch 11

Frisch 4

Mimosa

Zand

rivie

rspo

ort

+ =

This could create one of the most significant new world class mine on the Western Bushveld

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Time, exploration and development spend

Exploration Pre-development Capex Production

Current position on value curve

Unit-based valuation (Yardstick Method)

DCF, reserve/resource and cash flow based valuation

Private equity funds, hedge funds

Private equity funds, hedge funds, general public

Institutions, general public, banks

Inferred

Indicated

Measured

Probable

Proven

Pre-inferred

Resources

Sources of finance

BFS

Pre-Feasibility Study

Juniors activity

Primary zone for acquisitions and

partnerships

Majors activity

Dis

cove

ry

ReservesValuation

AQP

Frisch-Ledig

Ope

ratio

ns

US$3500/oz annual

production

Crossover

The RIGHT place in the value curveUS60

/resource oz

US$6500/oz annual

production

US13 /resource

oz

Lonmin

Over the high risk hurdle

Plenty of investor

headroom to BFS

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Wesizwe DELIVERY to date

Drilling ahead of target

Regional co-operation enhances geological knowledge and understanding

Funding in place

Indicated resources delivered ahead of schedule

PFS initiated ahead of schedule

Confirmed standalone operation

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Next steps

Pre-feasibility and initial work on aspects of BFS

Resource conversions to reserves

Regional co-operation continues

Strengthening technical and corporate team

Continued focus on acquisitions particularly within operational areas

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thenew name

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