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Verde Resources Corporate Presentation
1. A Fresh Approach to Porphyry Exploration in South America
Corporate Presentation
April 2011
Verde Resources Inc.
2. Forward-Looking Statements and
Disclaimers
This presentation IS CONFIDENTIAL and contains certain "forward-looking statements",
including but not limited to, the statements regarding the Company’s overall objectives and
strategic plans, future commercial production, project targets, timetables, operating costs,
capital expenditures, work programs, exploration budgets and targets, mineral reserve and
resource estimates and outlook, and safety and sustainability initiatives. Forward-looking
statements express, as at the date of this presentation, the Company’s plans, estimates,
forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events or results. Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company’s control, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results of future
events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-
looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the
market price of precious metals, mining industry risks and hazards, uncertainty as to
estimation of mineral reserves and resources, requirements of additional financing risk, risks
of delays in construction, production or obtaining permits and other risks. The reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that is contained in this
presentation.
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3. Verde Resources Presentation
Why copper - Factoids
Strategy - Existing projects
- Projects coming on
Who we are - Team
Projects - Peru
- Chile
- Generative
Financials - Share structure
- Cash
- Burn rate
- Pre IPO - IPO
Use of funds - Caballerias
- Potreros
- Escalones Norte
- Future
Delivered and Deliverables
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4. Why are we doing this?
Global Copper Demand
- US demand alone = additional 140Mt Cu/a
= 35 new producing porphyry copper mines
by 2025 (Singer & Menzie: GSA, Oct 2009)
- China is building 10 “New York” Cities by
2025
Copper Supply
- 70% of producing mines > 20 years old
- 30% of producing mines > 50 years old
Copper Price
- Macquarie estimate 550,000-Mt deficit in
2011 pushing prices to $5/lb (DEC2010)
- B of A Merril Lynch mid 2012 copper price
forecast (Nov2010): $5.90/lb
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5. Strategy
Find & Develop Porphyries:
“Giant homogeneous money makers”
- Experienced geologists’ target concepts
- Acquisition via corporate management networks
- Prioritize areas around world class systems with
potential for >500Mt @ > 0.5% Cu
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6. Experienced and Driven Board
Directors
John Gray, President, CEO & Director (Based in Chile)
– Principal role raising $20M as former CEO African Aura Resources (TSX-
V:AUR)
– Founder: Basti Resources (Spanish gold) & Northern Minerals (Swedish base
metals)
– 20 years exploration in Americas-Africa-Europe with
Homestake/Noranda/Rayrock
William Murray, Independent Director
– 35 years experience of construction, operation and management of mines
– Anglo American, Denison Mines, Polymet Mining, Baja Mining, Aura Minerals,
South American Silver & Prospero Silver
John-Mark Staude, Founder & Independent Director
– Founder & CEO: Riverside Resources (TSX-V:RRI)
– 20 years of exploration experience with Magma Copper, BHPB, Teck, RTZ
– Principal role in raising $30M
Darren Klinck, Founder & Independent Director
– Principal role in raising $300M for Au & Cu projects in Mexico and Australasia
– VP, Corporate & Investor Relations Oceana Gold Corp (TSX-V:OGC)
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7. Experienced and Driven Management
Exploration and Advisory Team
Ron Luethe, Geologist (Chile)
– Based in Chile; expert on Peruvian, Chilean and Argentine copper deposits
– 25 years Exploration and Senior Manager (Xstrata, BHPB, Phelps Dodge, Magma Copper)
Artemio Chirre, Exploration Manager (Peru)
– 15 years regional & project specific porphyry-skarn-epithermal exploration experience
(Tintaya, Las Bambas, Yanacocha & Antamina in Ancash, Tacna, Apurimac, Ica &
Cajamarca)
Paul Troiano, CFA CPA, Investment Banking, Scarsdale Equities LLC
– New York based; 7 years experience in corporate finance and asset management in the
mining exploration and development sector
Robin Longe (B.Sc UBC, Juris Doctor UofT), Corporate Lawyer, Bull, Housser
& Tupper LLP
– Five years' experience in M & A's and corporate governance with a focus on the mining
sector
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8. Porphyry Copper & Skarn, South
Peru
Caballerias project
- Option to acquire 100% of high grade porphyry + skarn
- Deal: US$500,000 plus US$1.5M payment; 2% NSR
- Targetting >US$10bn Cu metal
- Open in all directions
- Skarn grabs @ >10% Cu & 0.44g/t Au
- Porphyry grabs up to 0.5% Cu
Skarn
- Supportive local community
- Last mined in ‘80s & drilled in ’90s Porphyry
- Good access and infrastructure
Other projects in the Yauri-Andahuaylas belt
Copper
Porphyry
Haquira 3.7Mt Cu metal First Quantum
Constancia 277Mt @ 0.43% Cu, Hudbay
Trapiche (12km 500Mt @ 0.5% Cu Buenaventura
2.5 Km
ESE) (Early stage) Verde Resources
Caballerias
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9. Porphyry Gold, Maricunga, Chile
Potrero project
- Option to earn 70% through US$6M workplan
- On trend with multiple producing mines
- Best RC drilled grades from 3 holes:
- 126m @ 0.44g/t Au
- 4m @ 0.40g/t Au
- 12m @ 0.51g/t Au
- Best outcrop grab sample: 7g/t Au
Work Plan
Due Dates Exploration Ownershi
Spend p
By 31 March, 2012 $1,000,000 51%
Year ending 31 March, 2013 $1,000,000 51%
Year ending 31 March, 2014 $2,000,000 51%
Year ending 31 March, 2015 $2,000,000 70%
Total: $6,000,000
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10. Porphyry Copper, Central Chile
Escalones Norte Project
- Option to earn 70%:
$1M expenditure → 51%
+ $1.5M expend → 70%
- Same district as world class El
Teniente Mine
- Abundant Cu oxides at surface
- Surface grab samples grade
0.29-1.0% Cu
0.12-0.15g/t Au
- Drilling at Escalones has proven a
resource and Norte is undrilled
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11. Use of funds
Period 2010 Q4 - 2011 Q3 2011 Q4-2012 Q3 2012 Q4-2013 Q3 2013 Q4-2014 Q3 2014 Q4-2015 Q3 TOTALS
Financings Pre IPO & IPO Finance
Proceeds $2.5M + $10M $12,500,000
Overhead 180,000 390,000 420,000 420,000 420,000 1,830,000
IPO on TSXV 450,000 0
Phase 1 Caballerias 43-101 reporting 120,000
Exploration
Potrero 43-101 reporting 120,000
Escalones N Permitting, 43-101 reporting 200,000
Early stage Remote sensing, mapping, sampling 35,000
Phase 2 Caballerias Diamond drill 4,000m 650,000
Exploration
Potrero RC drill 3,000m 1,000,000
Escalones N Drill 1,000m 300,000
Early stage Trench, Map, Sample, DDH 1,000m 320,000
Phase 3 Caballerias Drill 5,000m 1,000,000
Exploration
Potrero Drill 5,000m 1,000,000
Escalones N DDH 2,000m 1,000,000
Early stage Drill 3,000m 600,000
Phase 4 Caballerias Infill drill 10,000m 1,000,000
Exploration
Potrero Infill drill 10,000m 1,000,000
Escalones N Infill drill 5,000m 500,000
Early stage Drill 7,000m 1,400,000
Phase 5 Pre Caballerias Pre feasibility 1,000,000
Feasibility
Potrero Pre feasibility 1,000,000
TOTAL $14,075,000
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12. Delivered and Deliverables
August 2010 – January 2011
• Peruvian & Chilean subsidiaries established
• Peruvian and Chilean porphyry deals signed
• Pre-IPO financing for sophisticated
investors
• Advisory Board elected and invested
• Peruvian Chief Geo signed
• IPO lead counsel appointed
February 2011 – July 2011
• 43-101 initiated on lead projects
• Documentation for IPO initiated
• CFO engaged
• Hiring senior Chilean technical staff Sampling the skarn at Caballerias
• Exploration commenced at Caballerias
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13. A Fresh Approach to Porphyry Exploration in South America
Contact us:
John Gray, President & CEO
j.gray@verdecopper.com
+56 (9) 9577 5307 (Chile)
John-Mark Staude, Director Darren Klinck, Director
johnmark@verdecopper.com darren@verdecopper.com
+1 604 338 7742 (Canada) +61 420 981 119 (Australia)
www.verdecopper.com
Verde Resources Inc.