TECHNICAL REPORT Marcelo Godoy, Mausimm (CP)

TECHNICAL REPORT Marcelo Godoy, Mausimm (CP)

29 March 2012 XSTRATA CANADA CORPORATION Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, Collahuasi Copper Mine, Tarapacá Region, Chile Prepared for: Xstrata Canada Corporation 100 King Street West Suite 6900 Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E3 Canada Prepared by: Golder Associates S.A. Magdalena, 181, piso 3 Las Condes, Santiago Chile Effective Date: December 31, 2011 Report Number: 1292154001 Qualified Persons: TECHNICAL REPORT Marcelo Godoy, MAusIMM (CP) Ronald Turner, MAusIMM (CP) Juan Pablo González, Chilean Mining Commission MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL RESERVES, COLLAHUASI COPPER MINE Table of Contents 1.0 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 1.1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Notes to the report ............................................................................................................................................. 10 1.3 Property description and ownership ................................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Geology and mineralization ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Status of exploration .......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.6 Development and operations ............................................................................................................................. 11 1.7 Mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates ............................................................................................... 12 1.8 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................................................... 16 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ................................................................................................................................ 18 4.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ............................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Location ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Claim status ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2.1 Surface and camps rights ............................................................................................................................ 21 4.2.2 Water rights and right of way ....................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Property boundaries and location of mineralized zones .................................................................................... 22 4.4 Nature and extent of issuers title ....................................................................................................................... 23 4.5 Environmental liabilities ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.6 Future work ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 4.6.1 Growth projects for the concentrate line: ...................................................................................................... 24 4.6.2 Growth projects for the cathodes line: .......................................................................................................... 24 5.0 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY ............................ 25 5.1 Accessibility ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Climate and physiography ................................................................................................................................. 25 5.3 Infrastructure and camp facilities ....................................................................................................................... 25 6.0 HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 7.0 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ....................................................................................................... 26 29 March 2012 Report No. 1292154001 1 MINERAL RESOURCES AND MINERAL RESERVES, COLLAHUASI COPPER MINE 7.1 Regional geology ............................................................................................................................................... 26 7.2 Local geology .................................................................................................................................................... 29 7.2.1 Mineralisation ............................................................................................................................................... 29 7.2.2 Lithology ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 7.2.3 Alteration ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 8.0 DEPOSIT TYPES ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 9.0 EXPLORATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 10.0 DRILLING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 37 10.1 Down hole survey .............................................................................................................................................. 38 10.2 Topographic Survey ........................................................................................................................................... 39 11.0 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY ............................................................................................. 39 11.1 Logging .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 11.2 Drill hole sampling ............................................................................................................................................. 39 11.3 Database Management ..................................................................................................................................... 41 11.4 QAQC ................................................................................................................................................................ 41 11.4.1 Rosario Oeste QAQC ................................................................................................................................... 41 11.4.2 Rosario QAQC ............................................................................................................................................. 42 11.4.2.1 Capella ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 12.0 DATA VERIFICATION .................................................................................................................................................... 45 13.0 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING ...................................................................................... 46 13.1 Mineral processing ............................................................................................................................................. 46 13.2 Metallurgical testing ........................................................................................................................................... 47 14.0 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES ............................................................................................................................. 48 14.1 History ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 14.2 Geological interpretation .................................................................................................................................... 51 14.3 Model definition.................................................................................................................................................

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