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THIS WEB PROOF INFORMATION PACK IS IN DRAFT FORM. The information contained in it is incomplete and is subject to change. This Web Proof Information Pack must be read in conjunction with the section headed “Warning” on the cover of this Web Proof Information Pack. APPENDIX V INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT Technical Review of CITIC Dameng Manganese Properties in Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China and Moyen-Ogooue, Gabon for CITIC DAMENG HOLDINGS LIMITED SRK Project Number SCN146 SRK Consulting China Ltd B1205, COFCO Plaza, 8 Jianguomennei Dajie Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005 Contact: Dr Yiefei Jia Telephone No.: +86 10 8512 0365 Email: [email protected] URL: www.srk.cn October 2010 Compiled by: Endorsed by: Dr Yiefei Jia, MAusIMM Mike Warren, FAusIMM Principal Consultant Principal Consultant (Geology) (Project Evaluations) Authors: Dr Yiefei Jia, Mr Lanliang Niu, Mr Peter Smith, Mr Qiuji Huang, Mr Andrew Lewis, Peer reviewer: Mr Mike Warren —V-1— THIS WEB PROOF INFORMATION PACK IS IN DRAFT FORM. The information contained in it is incomplete and is subject to change. This Web Proof Information Pack must be read in conjunction with the section headed “Warning” on the cover of this Web Proof Information Pack. APPENDIX V INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITIC Dameng Holdings Limited (“CITIC Dameng”, “the Company” or “the Client”) commissioned SRK Consulting Limited (“SRK”) to undertake an independent expert review of all relevant technical aspects of two manganese operating mines and associated metallurgical and processing plants in Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous region, People’s Republic of China (PRC) and one manganese operating mine in Moyen-Ogooue province, Gabon, Africa. Outline of work program The work program involved two phases: Phase 1: review of information provided, site visit and inspection of CITIC Dameng’s properties, discussions with Company employees, geological brigade professionals and consultants who conducted the geological exploration and feasibility study. Phase 2: analysis of provided data, writing a draft report and finalizing the report. Results Overall CITIC Dameng Holdings Limited has the largest manganese resources and reserves in China with 22% of total indicated Chinese and reserves. The Company is aggressive in exploring manganese resources overseas. CITIC Dameng has three mining licences, two operating mines, two ore processing plants, one manganese powder processing plant, three ferroalloy smelters, three electrolytic manganese plants, one electrolytic manganese dioxide plant, and one manganese sulphate facility in operation. The Company has one manganese mine with associated ore processing plant in Gabon; one electrolytic manganese plant in Tiandeng, and one Mn3O4 plant, one lithium manganite plant and one lithium cobaltite plant in Chongzuo, which are all under construction. Details of these properties with historical design capacity and actual production in 2009 are described below: Historical Designed 2009 Actual Mine, Concentrator & Plant Product Capacity (tpa) Production (t) Daxin Project Daxinoperatingmine ........... Mnore 1,000,000 814,999 Daxinconcentrator............. Mnconcentrate 1,000,000 664,289 Daxin Mn powder processing plant ...................... Mnconcentratepowder 450,000 603,970 DaxinMnsulphateplant......... Mnsulphate 20,000 18,567 DaxinelectrolyticMnplant ...... ElectrolyticMn 55,000 60,881 Daxin electrolytic Mn dioxide (EMD)plant ................ ElectrolyticMndioxide 10,000 8,164 StartelectrolyticMnplant........ ElectrolyticMn 20,000 9,960 Tiandong electrolytic Mn plant .... ElectrolyticMn 20,000 2,198 Dabao ferroalloy smelter ......... Si-Mnalloy (FeMn60Si14) 12,000 10,139 —V-2— THIS WEB PROOF INFORMATION PACK IS IN DRAFT FORM. The information contained in it is incomplete and is subject to change. This Web Proof Information Pack must be read in conjunction with the section headed “Warning” on the cover of this Web Proof Information Pack. APPENDIX V INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT Design Capacity Actual Capacity Mine, Concentrator & Plant Product (tpa) (tpa) Tiandeng Project Tiandengoperatingmine...... Mnore 180,000 294,100 Tiandengconcentrator........ Mnconcentrate 180,000 160,807 Tiandeng ferroalloy smelter .... FeMn68Si17 50,000 480,141 Tiandeng electrolytic Mn plant(1) .................. ElectrolyticMn 30,000 Underconstruction (2) Chongzuo Mn3O4 plant ..... Mn3O4 30,000 Under construction (3) Chongzuo LiMn2O4 plant .... LiMn2O4 for battery 600 Under construction (4 Chongzuo LiCoO2 plant )..... LiCoO2 for battery 1,000 Under construction Qinzhou Project Qinzhou ferroalloy smelter .... Si-Mnalloy(FeCr55C10) 50,000 41,585 Montbeli Project Montbeli operating mine(5) .... Mnore 1,150,000 Under construction Montbeli concentrator(6) ...... Mnconcentrate 700,000 Under construction Notes: (1) Tiandeng is under construction and is expected to operate in first quarter of 2012 (2) Chongzuo Mn3O4 plant is expected to operate by the end of October 2010 (3) Chongzuo LiMn2O4 plant is expected to operate by the end of October 2010 (4) Chongzuo LiCoO2 plant is expected to operate by the end of October 2010 (5) Montbeli mine is under construction and is expected to commence production by the end of first quarter 2011 (6) Montbeli concentrator is under construction and is expected to commence production by the end of first quarter 2011 The mines, concentrators and smelters operated by CITIC Dameng in Guangxi Zhuangzu autonomous region of China are well integrated and well managed operations. The operating standards at the sites are generally comparable to good national and/or international industry practice. The plants under construction and those designed will continue to apply the same or more advanced technology and should achieve similar or better results to those achieved historically. As of June 30, 2010, the Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources for the three mines were 8.28Mt at an average Mn grade of 23.76%, 91.46Mt at an average Mn grade of 23.41% and 16.46Mt at an average Mn grade of 28.34%, respectively. The low-grade Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources were 197,282t with an average Mn grade of 11.28% and 253,079t with an average Mn grade of 10.77%, respectively. The Proved and Probable Ore Reserves were estimated at 8.025Mt at an average Mn grade of 21.57% and 88.775Mt at an average Mn grade of 21.43%, respectively. In addition, the Proved and Probable low grade Ore Reserves were 190,145t with an average Mn grade of 10.60% and 243,924t with an average Mn grade of 9.20%, respectively. The Resources and Reserves were estimated in compliance with the JORC code. The Daxin Project includes four open pit mining areas and one underground mine area. Tiandeng is an open pit mine and Montbeli is also an open pit mine. Generally, open pit mining and shrinkage mining methods have been adopted with mining recoveries of 86 to 93% and mining dilutions of 6 to 12%. A conventional ore processing flow sheet including crushing, washing and drying is used in the ore processing plants to produce manganese concentrates. The ore processing plants achieve average manganese recovery rates of 80.65% for oxidized ore at Tiandeng, 88.3% for oxidized ore and 93.34% for carbonate ore at Daxin. The projected manganese recovery rate of 90% for oxidized at ▲Bembe´le´ is the test results from the feasibility study. —V-3— THIS WEB PROOF INFORMATION PACK IS IN DRAFT FORM. The information contained in it is incomplete and is subject to change. This Web Proof Information Pack must be read in conjunction with the section headed “Warning” on the cover of this Web Proof Information Pack. APPENDIX V INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW REPORT The technologies used in the Daxin manganese sulphate plant and electrolytic manganese dioxide plant, the Daxin, Start and Tiandong electrolytic manganese plants, and the Dabao, Tiandeng and Qinzhou smelters are of industry standards. These plants and smelters are all well managed and consistently produce high quality products. The average recovery rates in 2009, which are within the acceptable range for the manganese industry as specified in China, are shown in the following table. Daxin Mn Daxin EDM Electrolytic Mn Plants Smelters Item Sulphate Plant Plant Daxin Start Tiandong Dabao Tiandeng Qinzhou Recovery Rate % ........ 76.99 75.99 78.28 71.00 71.95 77-82 77-82 85-90 The strengths of CITIC Dameng include high self-sufficiency from established vertical integration based on mining and developing mineral deposits, to on-site processing allowing economical operations with production of good quality concentrates. Concentrates are used to produce a series of high quality manganese downstream products. CITIC Dameng’s mines, concentrators, smelters, and support facilities have achieved reasonably acceptable accident statistics. SRK considers that CITIC Dameng is committed to safety training and providing safety equipment and monitoring. Statistics compare well with other mining companies in China. Workforce numbers at CITIC Dameng were 5679 on March 31, 2010. This figure includes the following employees: 145 in Company headquarters administration, 298 in the mining department, 325 in the ore processing plant and tailings dams, 287 in the manganese powder plant, 2174 in the electrolytic manganese plant, 2196 in the electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) plant, 174 in the manganese sulphate plant, and 1080 employees in the smelters. Annual staff turnover is estimated at 8% of the workforce. Based on past experiences, there have been no
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