SIR Mark Bennett, MD & CEO, Mines & Money

SIR Mark Bennett, MD & CEO, Mines & Money

Disclaimer The following presentation was given by Sirius Resources NL at the Mines and Money conference, London For personal use only SIRIUS RESOURCES NL ASX code: SIR For personal use only www.siriusresources.com.au Mark Bennett, MD & CEO, Mines & Money London, December 2011 Disclaimer and Competent Persons Statement Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of Sirius Resources and its projects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements: are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, whilst considered reasonable by Sirius Resources, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies; involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results reflected in such forward-looking statements; and may include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimatesDisclaimer and assumptions in respect of metal production and prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures, ore reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions. Sirius Resources disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “indicate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”, “intends”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Dr. Mark Bennett, who is an employee of the company. Dr. Bennett is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and has sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr. Bennett consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears. Exploration results are based on standard industry practices, including sampling, assay methods, and appropriate quality assurance quality control (QAQC) measures. Reverse circulation (RC), aircore (AC) and rotary air blast (RAB) drilling samples are collected as composite samples of 4 or 2 metres and as 1 metre splits (stated in results). Mineralised intersections derived from composite samples are subsequently re-split to 1 metre samples to better define grade distribution. Core samples are taken as half NQ core or quarter HQ core and sampled to geological boundaries where appropriate. For soil samples, PGM and gold assays are based on an aqua regia digest with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) finish and base metal assays may be based on aqua regia or four acid digest with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) or atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish. In the case of reconnaissance RAB, AC, RC or rockchip samples, PGM and gold assays are based on lead or nickel sulphide collection fire assay digests with an ICP finish, base metal assays are based on a four acid digest and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish, and where appropriate, oxide metal elements such as Fe, Ti and Cr are based on a lithium borate fusion digest and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) finish. Sample preparation and analysis is undertaken at Genalysis Intertek and Ultratrace laboratories in Perth, Western Australia. The quality of RC drilling samples is For personal use only optimised by the use of riffle and/or cone splitters, dust collectors, logging of various criteria designed to record sample size, recovery and contamination, and use of field duplicates to measure sample representivity. The quality of analytical results is monitored by the use of internal laboratory procedures together with certified standards, duplicates and blanks and statistical analysis where appropriate to ensure that results are representative and within acceptable ranges of accuracy and precision. Exploration results obtained by other companies and quoted by Sirius have not necessarily been obtained using the same methods or subjected to the same QAQC protocols. These results may not have been independently verified because original samples and/or data may no longer be available. Where quoted, nickel-copper intersections are based on a minimum threshold grade of 0.3% Ni and gold intersections are based on a minimum gold threshold grade of 0.1g/t Au unless otherwise stated. All sample and drillhole co-ordinates are based on the GDA/MGA grid and datum unless otherwise stated. About Sirius Resources NL: Created in 2009 as a gold and base metal exploration company Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 150 million shares on issue Market capitalisation of A$13 million (@ 8cps) Cash on hand of A$5 million (end of September 2011 quarter) Backed by Mark Creasy - Australia’s most successful prospector Features three Australian “Prospector of the Year” award recipients with proven track record of discovery Has identified numerous gold and nickel prospects For personal use only Sirius is highly leveraged to exploration success and its aim is to create order of magnitude (ten-fold) investment returns by discovering “company making” mineral resources and mines Steve Lowe Accountant, tax specialist, business manager for Mark Creasy Non-executive Chairman (Sirius’ major shareholder) Mark Bennett Geologist, discoverer of the Thunderbox gold mine, Waterloo Managing Director & CEO and Lounge Lizard nickel mines and Australia’s 2003 Prospector of the Year Terry Grammer Geologist, co-discoverer of the Cosmos nickel mine, founder of Non-executive Director Western Areas and Australia’s 2000 Prospector of the Year Jeff Foster Geologist, former global nickel leader BHP and consultant to Non-executive Director Anglo American plc, Associate Professor at Univ. of Tasmania Anna Neuling Accountant, former auditor (Deloittes) and financial controller Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of various ASX listed companies For personal use only Mark Creasy Prospector and entrepreneur, discoverer of the Bronzewing Major shareholder and JV partner gold mine, inaugural Australian Prospector of the Year and 2010 Australian Mining Hall of Fame “Legend” POLAR BEAR – GOLD AND NICKEL Under-explored and surrounded by major mines For personal use only Polar Bear: 160 square km of under-explored ground 100% owned by Sirius Prime nickel country: unexplored nickel prospective rocks south of major nickel mines at Kambalda and Widgiemooltha Real Ni-Cu-PGM gossans and sulphides: Location of detailed maps For personal use only For personal use only Polar Bear: nickel sulphides on a 600m long trend at Halls Knoll Polar Bear: prime gold country Southeast of Alacer’s 2Moz Trident gold mine and prospects Repetition of Trident – style NNE trending structures Early stage exploration with widespread evidence of gold enrichment in first pass drilling at Yogi and Earlobe prospects For personal use only Polar Bear: Yogi prospect Extensive blanket of supergene gold Two diamond holes confirmed bedrock gold mineralisation Next stage is to track shear zone into preferred host rocks (dolerites) For personal use only Polar Bear: Earlobe prospect [email protected]/t [email protected]/t [email protected]/t incl [email protected]/t [email protected]/t incl [email protected]/t Earlobe North zone 14300N section [email protected]/t incl [email protected]/t For personal use only [email protected]/t Earlobe South zone 13500N section YOUANMI – BASE METALS AND GOLD A new exploration frontier For personal use only Youanmi JV Unexplored layered intrusion prospective for nickel, copper and platinum Surrounding rocks prospective for copper and zinc (Just Desserts, Manindi) Shear zones prospective for gold (eg: 600,000oz at nearby Youanmi gold mine) For personal use only Inky prospect Photo of mineralised intersection from SYMD0011 Massive, matrix, net textured, blebby, disseminated and breccia sulphides in gabbro with quartz veining For personal use only Youanmi JV: Inky prospect Nickel-copper sulphides intersected 220m dip extent defined Open down dip and along strike Geophysics (DHEM) underway For personal use only FRASER RANGE – GOLD AND NICKEL Australia’s most significant new gold province For personal use only Fraser Range JV Unexplored 120km strike length Area of 1,580km2 - the same area as Greater London or South Yorkshire Includes strike extension of the belt that hosts Anglogold’s 5Moz Tropicana gold mine – Australia’s newest gold mine Area of new gold and arsenic surface

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