COMPANY PRESENTATION September 2012
Capital Structure (as at 28/9/12)
Ordinary shares 155.1 M
Listed options 12.8 M
Unlisted options 4.3 M
Market cap. (AUD$0.23) A$35.7M
Cash (30 June 2012) A$3.07M
Directors & Management
Exec. Chairman Tony Sage
Exec. Director Brett Smith
Non-Exec. Director Qiu Derong
Operations Consultant Simon Youds
Company Secretary Claire Tolcon
Corporate Snapshot
Pure Uranium Investment
Major Shareholders (as at 28/9/12)
Mr Derong Qiu & Mr Dekang Qiu 23.79%
Cape Lambert Resources Ltd 24.2%
All other shareholders have up to or less than a 5% holding in CXU
Uranium Australia Yanrey W.A.
Marree S.A.
Lake Frome S.A.
Amadeus N.T.
Uranium Argentina Rio Colorado Argentina
Esperanza Argentina
Las Marias Argentina
Los Colorados Argentina
Global Uranium CompanyLarge Project Areas with Defined Uranium & Resources
Activities Snapshot
Socially Responsible Power
Renewables are realistically 50 – 100 years away as baseload option
Low emission power is key; nuclear is the only carbon free baseload source of electricity
1t uranium produces 40GW hours of power; equivalent to burning: 16,000 tons coal
80,000 barrels oil
Source: METI, WNA
Nuclear is essential major power generation source this century
Next generation nuclear power has lowest intrinsic cost: Social, Capex, Opex
World Nuclear Energy Market
Nuclear only clean energy fuel option for developing nations
Lowest social cost and financial power option given post Fukushima safety gains
China’s electricity demand growing at average annual rate of 10%
2020 China & India will need >40Mlb U~40% of 2011 global mine supply
planned increases to 2010 nuclear capacity by 2020
China x7 to 80GW ~ 30% 2011 Mine Capacity
India x4 to 20GW ~ 8% 2011 Mine Capacity
Source: World Nuclear Association 2012
Emerging economies banking on nuclear power to meet electricity demands
Post-Fukushima: 1st World Nuclear Power Generation Back-Flip
Uranium Market Drivers
Tidal Wave 11th March 2011 Manifestation of worst case disaster scenario;
Man-made; 3-Mile Island, Chernobyl…. Fukushima… natural cause.
Devalued stocks. Impacted supply, not material on demand as 1st World restarts
Led nuclear engineering safety renaissance
Power Station Growth Operational 434
63 under construction; 496 planned or proposed
~300 new reactors by 2030
Nuclear = Reliable, Economic, Clean Power GenerationSource: Consensus Forecast
“Supply not keeping up with demand
Demand Growth & Supply
2011 mine production of ~54,000 tons uranium fulfilled 85% global demand
Mt to MW program ending in 2013
• how will this supply gap be filled?
Supply remains constrained
• $85/lb typical project trigger price
Uranium forecast to be top performing commodity
Source: Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry; WNA; Bloomberg: Market Update
Forecast Nuclear Power Growth ~34% by 2030v.
Continued Demand Increase/ Supply Decrease
Long-Term Supply & DemandUnderpins Positive Outlook for Uranium
Production Cost Step Change
Current commodity price remain biggest impediment to supply growth
Current spot price ~$50/lb – trigger price is $85/lb
For supply growth, commodity price must increase
Source: Bloomberg, UxC
Market Demand Driven Production Increase
Current commodity price remain biggest impediment to supply growth
In-Situ Leach Uranium Deposits
Sandstone roll-front ISL operations production price : $10/lb - $16/lb globally
Revenue at $50/lb is 4-5 times C1 cash cost
Room to grow and prosper in current market
Multiple deposits to one plant location
Low Capex ISL Projects Provide Growth Platform
Beverley ISL Wellfields
ISL – The Future of Uranium Mining?Low Cost + Low Environmental Impact
Social Engagement Important
Land: upon decommissioning, land readily reverts to its previous use
Water: quality reverts to original condition over time once oxygen input + leaching discontinued,
Radiation safeguards applied to ISL operations, despite orebody radioactivity remaining well underground
Responsible management of Uranium As a society why aren’t we putting
radioactive mine waste in cemented mine backfill?
Is there a backwards “not in my backyard” attitude to waste?
An untapped revenue centre?
ISL: Most Cost Effective + Safe Uranium Mining Method
Source: www.sciencephoto.com
Global growth requires Uranium power… responsibly
Asset Rich Company
Yanrey Potential ISL Opportunity
Australia Advanced Uranium projects
$6.2M Marree JV (Korean consortium)
17,000 km2 highly prospective uranium tenure
Yanrey: potential ISL opportunity
Argentina Large uranium endowment
Advanced nuclear power generation industry
Argentina currently imports 100% of U used
Government support + investment incentives
Rio Colorado: huge potential
Yanrey Project: Western Australia
Inferred Mineral Resource1
7.3Mt @ 300ppm eU3O8 for 4.8Mlbs (2,200t) eU3O8 at a 150ppm cut-off
Between to Paladin’s 23.4Mlb Manyingee & Energia’s Nyang 9.2Mlb Resources
25-35Mlb Yanrey Exploration Target(2) grading 300-900 ppm eU3O8
11 major palaeo-channels identified, most with evidence of uranium mineralisation
+70km Redox zone which is relatively unexplored – palaeo coastal margin
Potential In-Situ Leach (ISL) Mining Opportunity
1) Bennet Well Inferred Resources of 4.8 million lb (2,200) U3O8, at 300ppm eU3O8 (2) Exploration Target: Under clause 18 of the JORC code, the exploration targets (excluding the portion already classified into JORC Inferred Resource outlined in thisreport are conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resources and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of any additional mineral resource
Yanrey: A World Class ISL Uranium Province?
Source
Source
CXU Marree Project, SACXU Yanrey Project, WA
Jailor Bore
Manyingee
Bennett Well
Carley Bore
PDH50 AnomalyZone 4
Golan A
Dulc
Telfer S
Telfer River
Winning Hill
KewellLyndon
Pongo Pool
Bora Bora Bore
Jimmy Well Uranium
Kimbers Well 9
Peepingee
Weaner Bore 1Weaner Bore 2
YAN-1
Shallow BoreGranites Bore
White Spot
Bad Ass
Lyndon 3
Jane Well
Main Road Channel
Lyndon 1
Main Road Channel North
Relief Bore
Red Rock Bor
Chain P
Baltic Bore
Dunns
Cahill-Holman
Calcrete Targets
Carley Bore South
25.00
kilometres
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FOUR MILE
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LegendUranium signatures
Underlying hot granites
Plumbing
Circulating fluids
Palaeo coastal margin
Radiometric Geophysical Maps
Marree JV : South Australia
Marree Project JV: KORES earning 50%
KORES, Daewoo, LG International (40% current holding)
$6.2 million over 3 years
Year 1 & 2 completed May 2011
Current mapping and soil sampling underway to define
drill targets
Significant increase in economic uranium endowment
Two large target areas
Red Banks Well Prospect
Blanchewater Paleaochannel
Marree – Target for Beverley Style Mineralisation
Summary: Yanrey & Marree
Sandstone deposits in fossil river systems average grades of between 0.05% - 0.40% U3O8
Sources Eroded hot granites Carbon derived from swamp environments Consistent source similarities with Beverley
Drainage/ Plumbing Marree exposed Yanrey shows signature of granite
undercover Traps
Marree in former inland sea: potential trap Yanrey in sea margin swamp environment;
beach sands
CXU Australia: Multiple Uranium Anomalies – Untested, Outstanding Potential
Ticks Geology BoxesExciting Potential for High Grade Mineralisation
Argentina: Nuclear Power
Two nuclear power generators
7% of National power consumption is nuclear
Current electricity supply is inadequate for demand and growth
2015 plan to grow nuclear power capacity to 16%
3rd reactor under commission
Scoping underway for additional 3 reactors
Historical production to ‘95: 2,500t U3O8 (6 sites)
Current reactor usage:120tpa U3O8
Projection of +250tpa U3O8 (3 reactors)
Life of reactor requirements 7,500t U3O8
Argentina Imports 100% of Uranium Supply Concerns Due to Global Demand
Argentina Wants Home Grown Uranium Supply to De-risk Power Growth
Rio Colorado: Argentina
Best Assays
2,451 ppm U3O8
17 oz/t Ag*
3.73% Cu
* = 17 oz/t Ag is upper detection limit for silver analysis
Selected Channel Sample Results
8 m @ 705 ppm U3O8
11 m @ 246 ppm U3O8
7 m @ 436 ppm U3O8
6 m @ 763 ppm U3O8
7 m @ 498 ppm U3O8
9 m @ 300 ppm U3O8
Rio Colorado Significant Potential for Uranium
Valuable Metal Content
Uranium Mineralisation
Best Assays
CommodityAverage
(ppm)In situ value
(US$/t)
U 537.5 73.75*
Cu 13850 102.28
Ag 302 310.71
[Metal Prices $52.75 US/lb U3O8, $3.35 US/lb Cu, $32 US/oz Ag] [* = U3O8 ]
Work to Date Highlights Rio Colorado as a Copper/ Silver Opportunity with Uranium as “By-Product”
Argentina’s 3 reactors need 7,500t or 16M lbs U3O8
3km of Rio Colorado’s 16km mineralised trend required to meet “life of reactor” demand
2: For details on the Rio Colorado Exploration Target, refer to Disclosure Statements. Under clause 18 of the JORC code the exploration targets (excluding the portion already classified into JORC inferred resource) outlined inthis report are conceptual in nature; there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of any additional mineral resources.
Stage 1 Exploration Target2 (3km strike to 150m below surface) includes 11 – 18M lbs U3O8
Copper and silver mineralisation provides valuable metal credits
Mineralisation looks like a silver deposit with copper credits; uranium is a by-product
Rio Colorado Holds Valuable Cu- Ag Metal Credits
Argentina Socio-Political Issues
Federal Government understands strategic significance of in-country uranium supply
Government-owned projects with existing resources are located in environmentally sensitive areas (including Mendoza and Chubut)
Recent history of the province being at odds with the Federal Government
New Provincial Government took office in December 2011
Mining to be a major focus for Catamarca
The Lights Are On…..
Catamarca historically a major mining province
Argentina is a Net Importer of Uranium
9 Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires
….yet their power solution has been in the shadows
Investment Highlights
Uranium market and supply/ demand forecast
Undervaluation of quality uranium miners creates credible buying opportunity
ISL C1 cost multiplies at low market price
New generation of nuclear energy essential to energy mix over next 30 years
ISL low environmental impact
Yanrey – The new uranium camp?
Argentina – Huge potential
Supportive shareholders and revitalised Board & Management Team
Current Underperformance in Junior Uranium Miners Is Transient
CXU: Asset Rich, Projects Poised for GrowthUranium Market Supply Deficit
Disclosure StatementsForward Looking Statements:-
This presentation may include forward-looking statements with respect to achieving corporate objectives, developing additional project opportunities, the Company’sanalysis of opportunities and the development of these and certain other matters. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results todiffer from those contained herein. Given these uncertainties, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.
Exploration Target:-
Under clause 18 of the JORC code the exploration targets (excluding the portion already classified into JORC inferred resource) outlined in this report are conceptual in nature as there has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of any additional mineral resources.
Rio Colorado Exploration Target :-
This exploration target has yet to be drill tested and is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration (namely drilling) to define a mineral resource and it isuncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource. The basis for this target includes:-
Extensive surface sampling and mapping of outcropping uranium mineralisation indicating continuity over at least 5 kilometres, open to the south. The area sampled is thenorthern extent of a 16 kilometre mineralised trend. Exploration of outcrops, historical underground workings, including adits and drives, has identified oxidation of between100 and 200 metres down-dip. For this exploration target a conservative figure of 150 metres has been used. Mineralisation in higher grade zones is up to 2,430 ppm U3O8(1 metre sample), but averages between 300 and 750 U3O8 over the average widths reported above. Surface sampling is in the form of continuous channel samples,assayed on a one metre basis. Sampling was supervised by a Consultant Geologist with more than 30 years experience. Analysis was completed by Alex StewartLaboratories in Argentina, a respected international assay service company. This exploration target is specified over 3 kilometres of a 16 kilometre trend. The southern 10kilometres of this trend has yet to be fully tested, however reconnaissance sampling and examination of underground workings suggest a similar tenor of mineralisation asdefined in the north.
The exploration target is for the uranium mineralisation only. Metallurgical test-work is currently being conducted which will allow the Company to better understand thevalue of associated metals such as copper and silver.
Competent Person:-
The information in this report to which this statement is attached that relates to Cauldron Energy Limited’s Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves isbased on information compiled by Mr Brett Smith, who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Smith is an employee of Cauldron EnergyLimited. Mr Smith has sufficient experience which is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration, and he is undertaking to qualify as aCompetent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Smith consentto the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
CONTACT US
Simon Youds
Tony Sage David Tasker
Cauldron Energy Limited Professional Public Relations32 Harrogate Street Tel: +61 (8) 9388 0944West Leederville WA 6007 M: +61 (0) 433 112 936 Tel: +61 (8) 6181 9796 [email protected]@cauldronernergy.com.au
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