1. 1
TSX – V NRT
Discovering Graphite Opportunities in
Mexico & Canada
Apr 2014

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statements
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as
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effect
of
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trends
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business.
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“intends,”
an/cipates,”
“should,”
“es/mates,”
“expects,”
“believes,”
“indicates,”
“targe/ng,”
“suggests,”
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and
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forward-­‐looking
statements
are
based
on
current
expecta/ons
and
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various
risks
and
uncertain/es.
Actual
results
may
materially
differ
from
expecta/ons,
if
known
and
unknown
risks
or
uncertain/es
affect
our
business,
or
if
our
es/mates
or
assump/ons
prove
inaccurate.
Investors
are
advised
to
review
the
Company’s
Annual
Informa/on
Form
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for
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detailed
discussion
of
investment
risks.
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Company
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obliga/on
to
update
or
revise
any
forward-­‐looking
statement,
whether
as
a
result
of
new
informa/on,
future
events
or
any
other
reason.
While
Big
North
intends
to
re-­‐start
the
Nuevo
San
Pedro
mine,
the
Company
has
not
established
mineral
resources
and
has
not
completed
a
valid
mining
study
(as
defined
by
NI
43-­‐101)
to
support
a
produc/on
decision.
Historically,
a
produc/on
decision
under
these
circumstances
results
in
much
higher
economic
or
technical
risk.
Furthermore,
without
a
pre-­‐
feasibility
or
feasibility
study
and
a
graphite
reserve,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
opera/ons
at
Nuevo
San
Pedro
will
be
profitable.
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3. Management & Directors
 Spiro
Kletas,
President
&
CEO,
Director
–
Over
10
years
experience
in
the
financial
industry
with
7
years
in
the
public
capital
markets,
working
for
several
Toronto
Exchange-­‐listed
companies
in
project
procurement,
corporate
development
and
financing.
 Daniel
Bleak,
Chairman–
Mr.
Bleak
has
over
30
years
of
experience
in
mineral
exploraJon
and
has
developed
and
managed
a
broad
range
of
exploraJon
projects
throughout
North
America
and
Mexico.
He
has
been
instrumental
in
the
discovery
of
several
producing
mineral
deposits
and
has
developed
decoraJve
rock
and
industrial
materials
businesses
in
the
Southwest
United
States
and
Mexico.
 Cesar
J
Guajardo,
Director
-­‐
Mr.
Guajardo
has
18
years
of
experience
in
graphite.
He
was
the
former
owner
and
Chairman
of
the
Board
of
Grafito
de
Mexico
SA
de
CV,
a
private
company
and
the
former
owner
of
the
El
Tejon
Flake
Graphite
Mine
and
Mill
in
Oaxaca,
Mexico.
Mr.
Guajardo
is
a
graduate
of
the
Universidad
de
Nuevo
Leon,
and
holds
a
degree
in
Industrial
Engineering.
Mr.
Guajardo
spent
22
years
with
Praxair
Mexico
and
was
the
former
Managing
Director
of
Praxair
Mexico
for
ten
years.
 Andrew
Rees,
Director
–
Mr.
Rees
is
currently
President
and
CEO
of
WellStar
Energy
Corp.
and
sits
on
the
board
of
directors
of
several
publicly
trading
companies.
Mr.
Rees
brings
15
years
of
public
company
experience
having
been
involved
with
developing
projects
from
concept
to
producJon.
Mr.
Rees
has
been
directly
involved
in
raising
over
$150
million
for
junior
resource
companies.
 Eric
Ostensoe
P.
Geo.,
Director
-­‐
Mr.
Ostensoe
is
a
consulJng
geologist
with
more
than
forty
years
direct
involvement
with
the
mining
and
mineral
exploraJon
industries.
Mr.
Ostensoe
supervises
property
exploraJon
and
development
projects
from
"grassroots"
to
advanced
stages
and
provides
recommendaJons
to
management
of
junior
and
medium
sized
public
companies.
 Connie
Norman,
Corp
Secretary
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4. Capital Structure
• Issued
&
Outstanding
68.4
m
• Warrants
41.5
m
• OpJons
3.2
m
• Fully
Diluted
113.1
million
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5. Investment Highlights
• Currently
SELLING
amorphous
graphite
in
Sonora
Mexico
–
1163
tons
sold
to
date
• Amorphous
graphite
accounts
for
approx
50%
of
natural
graphite
market
and
over
90%
of
producJon
was
out
of
China
in
2012
–
Big
North
is
only
TSX.V
company
pursuing
amorphous
graphite
• Recently
acquired
the
El
Tejon
Flake
graphite
mine
and
mill
in
Oaxaca,
Mexico
• Goal
of
near
term
FLAKE
graphite
producJon
5

6. Sonora Mexico Properties
• Big
North
acquired
3
past
producing
graphite
mines
in
Sonora,
Mexico
-­‐
La
Fortuna,
Caraples
and
a
50/50
JV
in
the
Nuevo
San
Pedro
Graphite
mine.
• Nuevo
San
Pedro
mine
in
the
process
of
being
re-­‐started:
Big
North
Graphite
to
accelerate
the
start-­‐up
process.*
• Started
assembly
of
processing
facility
April
2013
• Started
test
mining
May
2013
• First
sale
completed
Aug
2013
• Approx.
10
km
East
of
a
rail
line
with
direct
access
to
the
port
of
Guaymas
• Area
of
good
infrastructure
and
access
• Sonora
Mexico
has
produced
graphite
for
over
100
years
• Approx.
50
km
SE
of
Hermosillo,
a
city
of
1
million
people
• Nuevo
San
Pedro
is
approx
1km
away
from
the
La
Lourdes
graphite
mine,
which
has
been
operaJng
for
over
50
years
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7. Sonora Mexico Property Map
7
• Nuevo
San
Pedro
is
an
approximately
11
hectare
property.
It
is
a
past
producing
mine,
which
is
in
the
process
of
being
restarted.
• Aki
Wiki
consists
of
approximately
145
hectares.
• Aki
Wiki
is
located
approximately
1.5
kilometers
south
of
the
historic
El
Cochi
graphite
mine.
There
are
two
past
producing
mines
on
the
property,
La
Fortuna
and
Caraples.

8. Buying and Processing
April
22,
2013
NR:
Big
North
…
announces
that,
as
part
of
the
Company's
business
plan,
the
Company
has
started
buying
amorphous
graphite
from
local
private
producers
who
do
not
have
processing
capabiliJes.
Big
North
has
recently
acquired
approx
100
tons
of
amorphous
graphite
in
an
unprocessed
form
from
two
local
miners.
Big
North
plans
to
purchase
graphite
from
local
producers
to
supplement
potenJal
producJon
from
the
Nuevo
San
Pedro
project.
The
Company
plans
to
process
the
purchased
graphite
to
the
specificaJons
of
future
customers
and
re-­‐sell
the
purchased
graphite
at
market
prices,
capturing
the
difference
in
prices.
 Increase
“producJon”
without
the
tradiJonal
risks
of
mining
 Many
small
family
run
graphite
mines
without
processing
ability
 Minimum
grade
requirement
 Capture
the
difference
on
pricing,
minus
processing
and
transport
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9. Amorphous Graphite
• Global
graphite
producJon
was
1.1
million
tons
in
2012,
approx
50%
of
which
is
amorphous
graphite.
• The
United
States,
Europe
and
China
have
included
graphite
among
the
short
list
of
criJcal
metals
• The
UnJed
States
produces
no
graphite
and
is
100%
dependent
on
imports
to
meet
it's
industrial
and
technology
needs.
• China
produces
70%-­‐80%
of
the
world’s
natural
graphite.
China
produced
over
90%
of
world’s
amorphous
graphite
in
2012.
• “Supply
security
is
a
big
concern”
for
amorphous
graphite
users
• ConJnuing
government-­‐backed
consolidaJon
programs
in
the
Hunan
Province
is
seeing
over
230
mines
reduced
to
20
• Amorphous
graphite
sells
for
$350-­‐800/ton
depending
on
the
carbon
content
which
ranges
from
65%
to
85%+
• Amorphous
graphite
producJon
is
dominated
by
China,
with
approx
16K
tpa
from
Austria,
12K
tpa
from
Mexico
and
300
tpa
from
Turkey
• Amorphous
graphite
is
mainly
used
as
a
component
in
lubricants,
refractories,
steel
producJon,
brake
linings,
clutch
materials,
gaskets
and
water-­‐based
paints
*Source:
Industrial
Minerals
9

10. Amorphous Graphite Stockpiles
10
Graphite
Stockpiles
at
Big
North
Graphite’s
Processing
Plant,
Sonora
Mexico

11. El Tejon Flake Graphite Mine and Mill
11
• Acquired
Feb
2014
• Mexico’s
only
past
producing
flake
graphite
mine
and
floataJon
mill
• Closed
due
to
graphite
prices
in
2002
• Ability
to
jump
start
–
all
infrastructure
in
place
• Produces
flake
graphite
(different
uses
than
amorphous
graphite)
• Cesar
J
Guajardo,
Chairman
of
former
Private
Co
that
operated
El
Tejon,
named
to
Board
of
Big
North
• 18
years
of
graphite
experience
in
Mexico

12. El Tejon Flake Graphite Mine and Mill
• 500
hectare
property
-­‐
consists
of
the
El
Tejon
flake
graphite
mine
and
mill
• The
El
Tejon
Property
is
located
in
the
state
of
Oaxaca,
approx
38
kilometers
Northwest
of
the
City
of
Oaxaca,
in
the
town
of
San
Francisco
Telixtlahuaca.
• The
El
Tejon
Property
is
the
only
flake
graphite
mine
to
have
produced
in
Mexico.
• The
mine
and
mill
were
originally
built
in
1980
by
the
Government
of
Mexico.
In
1989,
a
second
processing
line
was
installed
to
increase
the
capacity.
• El
Tejon
was
an
open
pit
mine,
and
the
mill
was
used
to
crush,
mill,
float,
dry,
screen
and
pack
final
product.
• Closed
in
2002,
due
to
low
graphite
prices.
At
the
Jme
of
closing,
approximately
80%
of
the
graphite
produced
was
sold
to
the
USA.
• Historically,
the
mine
produced
approximately
20%
large
flake
graphite
and
80%
medium
and
fine
flake
graphite.
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13. Griffith/Brougham Graphite Properties - Ontario
• Approximately
6,500-­‐hectare
land
posiJon
in
central
southeastern
Ontario
• High
value,
high
quality
large-­‐flake
graphite
exploraJon
target
• In
an
area
of
well-­‐established
access
and
infrastructure
• ProperJes
cover
substanJal
tracts
of
graphite-­‐prospecJve
Grenville-­‐age
marble
+/-­‐gneiss
geology
and
are
unexplored
for
graphite
using
modern
technology.
• To
the
southeast,
the
Brougham
Graphite
Property
is
anchored
by
two
historic
graphite
occurrences
(based
on
Ontario
Geological
Survey
maps
from
the
1970's)
• EM
survey
completed
July
2012
• NI43-­‐101Technical
Report
released
Oct
2012
13

14. Grand Lac du Nord Property - Quebec
• Approximately
2,009
hectare
land
package
• Located
approximately
140
km
NW
of
Sept-­‐Iles,
by
road
• 8km
x
2km
graphiJc
paragneiss
formaJon
• Similar
geology
to
other
graphite
deposits
and
mines
in
Quebec,
such
as
Focus
Metals
Inc.'s
Lac
Knife
deposit,
Timcal
Graphite
and
Carbon's
Lac
des
Iles
mine.
• Originally
explored
by
SOQUEM
(2000/2001)
• Phase
1
ExploraJon
completed
-­‐
confirmed
a
mulJple
graphite
bearing
structure
covering
an
area
approximately
4
km
by
2
km
with
results
of
up
to
5.31%
Graphite
in
grab
samples
14

15. What is Graphite?
• CriJcal
supply
industrial
mineral
• One
of
two
natural
carbon
polymers
(diamonds)
• Light
weight
with
highest
natural
strength
and
sJffness
of
any
material
• Conductor
of
heat/electricity
• Corrosion
and
heat
resistant
• High
natural
lubricity
15

16. Amorphous Graphite + Uses
• Amorphous
graphite
is
actually
not
“amorphous”
as
all
graphite
is
crystalline.
It
is
microcrystalline
or
cryptocrystalline,
meaning
that
the
“flake”
size
is
very
small.
• Amorphous
graphite
is
used
in
the
refractories
industry
to
manufacture
crucibles,
ladles,
molds,
nozzles
and
troughs
that
can
withstand
the
very
high
temperatures
associated
with
molten
metal,
parJcularly
the
casJng
of
steel.
•
The
electrodes
used
in
many
electrical
metallurgical
furnaces,
including
the
electric
arc
furnaces
used
in
steel
processing,
are
manufactured
from
graphite.
In
the
producJon
of
steel
itself,
graphite
is
used
as
a
carbon
raiser
to
strengthen
steel.
It
is
also
used
in
blast
furnace
linings
for
the
producJon
of
iron
because
of
its
high
thermal
conducJvity.
• Amorphous
or
fine-­‐flake
graphite
is
used
in
brake
linings,
gaskets
and
clutch
materials.
• Foundry
facing
mold
wash
uses
amorphous
or
fine-­‐flake
graphite
in
a
water-­‐
based
paint
to
coat
the
mold,
thereby
allowing
ease
of
separaJon
of
the
casted
object
from
the
mold
auer
the
metal
has
cooled.
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17. Graphite Major End Uses
41%
14%
14%
11%
10%
10%
Steel
&
Refractories
AutomoJve
parts
Lubricants
Carbon
Brushes
Baveries
Other
Source:
Merchant
Research
&
ConsulJng
(2011)
17

18. Supply/Demand Dynamics
• Industrial
demand
growing
5%
per
annum
over
last
10
years
due
to
industrializaJon
of
emerging
economies
such
as
China
and
India
• European
Union
and
USA
named
graphite
a
mineral
in
criJcal
supply
• Lack
of
exploraJon
and
development
over
last
20
years
and
China
producing
+70%
of
the
world’s
graphite
• Chinese
producJon
and
exports
expected
to
decline
due
to
China’s
strategy
to
keep
value
added
manufacturing
in
the
country
• Graphite
market
is
more
than
40
Jmes
larger
than
lithium
and
rare
earths
markets
• Demand
for
graphite
increasing
globally
for
green
technology
applicaJons
which
have
potenJal
to
consume
more
graphite
than
all
current
uses
combined
Source:
Industrial
Minerals,
Supply
Situa*on
Report:
Graphite
demand
soars
above
pre-­‐crisis
Levels,
April
2011
18

19. Tesla and Graphite
“$5bn
‘gigafactory’
to
spark
EV
uptake;
baUery
graphite
demand
could
double
in
6
years
with
no
growth
elsewhere”
“US
automoJve
giant,
Tesla,
has
revealed
plans
to
build
a
new
$5bn
lithium-­‐ion
bavery
(Li-­‐ion
bavery)
‘gigafactory’
which
could
potenJally
increase
natural
graphite
demand
by
up
to
37%
by
2020.
The
factory,
which
is
forecast
to
start
producJon
by
2017,
is
expecJng
to
have
an
output
of
35
gWh/year
by
as
early
as
2020,
which
would
over
double
the
size
of
the
current
market.
Its
important
to
stress
that
the
plant
is
in
the
planning
stage
and
capaciJes
depend
strongly
on
market
demand,
but
Tesla
believes
it
can
be
the
market
leader
by
producing
low
cost
baveries
in
the
USA.
In
IM
Data's
calculaJons,
Tesla's
plant
-­‐
which
is
set
to
be
based
in
the
south-­‐west
USA
-­‐
will
consume
at
least
28,000
tonnes
of
spherical
graphite
every
year
if
operaJng
at
capacity.
This
equates
to
93,000
tonnes
of
flake
graphite
if
produced
to
today's
standards
which
sees
raw
material
wastage
of
up
to
70%.”
-­‐ Industrial
Minerals
esJmates
6
new
graphite
mines
needed
to
feed
Tesla’s
plant
-­‐ Bloomberg
reported
that
Tesla
plans
to
use
materials
sourced
from
North
America
only
-­‐ 93K
t
of
flake
graphite
required
–
a
37%
increase
in
natural
graphite
demand
*
Source:
Industrial
Minerals
19

20. Graphite Global Demand
Source:
Industrial
Minerals
Magazine
20

21. Key Milestones
 Acquired
First
graphite
asset
-­‐
March
2012
 Commence
ExploraJon
on
Canadian
properJes
-­‐
May/June
2012
 AcquisiJon
of
past
producing
Assets
in
Mexico
-­‐
Sept
2012
 Close
acquisiJon
of
Mexico
properJes
–
Nov
2012
 Start
assembly
of
processing
plant
 Accelerate
re-­‐start
of
Nuevo
San
Pedro
Mine
 Commence
test
mining
of
amorphous
graphite
in
Mexico
 Amorphous
graphite
sales
(760
t
to
date)
 Increase
producJon,
enhancing
processing,
growing
sales
and
securing
long-­‐term
offtake
partners
of
amorphous
graphite
 Move
El
Tejon
project
towards
producJon
–
Secure
offtakes,
refurb
mill
21

22. Contact Info:
Spiro
Kletas,
President
&
CEO
spiro@bignorthgraphite.com
info@bignorthgraphite.com
www.bignorthgraphite.com
Big
North
Graphite
Corp.
Suite
350
-­‐
885
Dunsmuir
Street
Vancouver,
BC
V6C
1N5
604.629.8220
(Office)
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