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29 June 2009 Australian Securities Exchange Limited Exchange Plaza 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000 Attn: The Manager – Companies Dear Sir, Attached is a technical presentation which was presented at the AusIMM International Uranium conference in Darwin on 10 – 11th June 2009.
• Nabarlek – New Exploration Results and Perspectives, presented by David Brunt.
Yours faithfully,
MARK CHALMERS
Managing Director
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr David Brunt, a full-time employee of Uranium Equities Limited, who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Inc. Mr. Brunt has sufficient experience in the field of activity being reported to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves, and consents to the release of information in the form and context in which it appears here.
CONTACT: Mark Chalmers, Managing Director 0417 861 482 David Brunt, Executive Director 0419 848 713 Uranium Equities Limited ABN 74 009 799 553 Level 6 West, 50 Grenfell Street Adelaide SA 5000 Tel: +61 8 8110 0700 Fax: +61 8 8110 0777 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uel.com.au
N b l k Nabarlek -New Exploration Results and
P i Perspectives
G Williamson, A Marsland-Smith and D BruntUranium Equities Limited (ASX:UEQ)
Presenter: David Brunt
AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2009Darwin
10th June 2009
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Disclaimer & Competent Persons Disclaimer & Competent Persons SSStatementStatement Forward Looking Statements
This Presentation may include statements that could be deemed “forward-looking statements”. Although the Company believes the t ti d i h f d l ki t t t b d bl ti h t t t t expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those expected in the forward-looking statements or not take place at all.
No offer to sell or invitation to buyThis Presentation is not, and should not be considered to, constitute any offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities This Presentation is not, and should not be considered to, constitute any offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in Uranium Equities Limited, and no part of this Presentation forms the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever with any person. Uranium Equities Limited does not accept any liability to any person in relation to the distribution or possession of this Presentation from or in any jurisdiction.
DisclaimerWhilst care has been exercised in preparing and presenting this Presentation to the maximum extent permitted by law UraniumWhilst care has been exercised in preparing and presenting this Presentation ,to the maximum extent permitted by law, UraniumEquities Limited and its representatives:- make no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this Presentation;- accept no responsibility or liability as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this Presentation; and- accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions from this Presentation.p p y y
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Competent Person StatementThe information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr. David Brunt, aDirector and Consultant of Uranium Equities Limited, who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Inc. Mr. Brunt has sufficient experience in the field of activity being reported to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, and consents to the release of information in the form and context in which it appears here.
Nabarlek Nabarlek -- Location & the ARUFLocation & the ARUFNabarlek Nabarlek Location & the ARUFLocation & the ARUF
Nabarlek HistoryNabarlek HistoryNabarlek HistoryNabarlek Historyyyyy
Discovered as a prominent airborne radiometric anomaly by QML – June 1970
Nabarlek Mine 1988Nabarlek Mine 1988 Nabarlek Minesite 2008Nabarlek Minesite 2008
Discovered as a prominent airborne radiometric anomaly by QML – June 1970
Open cut mining completed over 4 months in 1979; ore milled 1980-1988
Mined and stockpiled 546,437t of ore grading 1.84% U3O8 and 157,000t of below
grade ore of 0.05% U3O8 (Australia’s highest grade deposit)
Mill operated 1980–1988 and produced 11,084t (24.8 M lbs) U3O8
Acquired by Uranium Equities - April 2008
Nabarlek & Arnhem LandNabarlek & Arnhem Landl i il i iExploration HistoryExploration History
1968 ARUF exploration begins
1969-72 DISCOVERY Ranger, Koongarra,
Source: The Ux Consulting Company, LLC http://www.uxc.com/
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Ranger, Koongarra, Jabiluka, Nabarlek1988-1989 QML: Radiometrics, Trenching, Drilling etc –12 prospects First Tempest
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Discovered First Tempest Survey 2000,
Minor Drilling
Geophysics, Drilling &Sampling
1973-1988: No Exploration Land Rights
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Unconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity ModelUnconformity Model
EXPLORATION TECHNIQUESAi b EM t hiti d t ( f l i C d t / t i A t li )
(Modified after CUNEY et al., 2000)
Airborne EM to map graphitic conductors (successful in Canada, not so/yet in Australia)Absence of highly graphitic host rocks at NabarlekConductive overburden ? distorts EM signals Need for alternative approaches to exploration .
Nabarlek Area Nabarlek Area –– Geology, Structure Geology, Structure Nabarlek Area Nabarlek Area –– Geology, Structure Geology, Structure and Rock Unit relationshipsand Rock Unit relationshipsand Rock Unit relationshipsand Rock Unit relationships
Nabarlek Area Nabarlek Area –– SectionsSectionsNabarlek Area Nabarlek Area –– SectionsSections
Long Section
Nabarlek Area Nabarlek Area SectionsSectionsNabarlek Area Nabarlek Area SectionsSections
Long Section
from SMLB Prospect (uranium (mineralisation in metamorphics beneath Unconformity
to
N147 along the Gabo Shear in doleriteShear in dolerite
Cross Section through Nabarlek and the Nabarlek and the dolerite
Nabarlek ML Nabarlek ML -- Long SectionLong SectionNabarlek ML Nabarlek ML Long SectionLong Section
Nabarlek Nabarlek -- Cross SectionCross SectionNabarlek Nabarlek Cross SectionCross Section
N147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 ProspectN147 Prospect
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Dolerite mineralised just outside the ML boundary at N147(200m x 50m mineralised zone and open in both directions)Mi li d i t tMineralised intercepts36.2m @ 0.172% eU3O8 from 108.2m14.5m @ 0.224% eU3O8 from 116.9m23.4m @ 0.138% eU3O8 from 117.1m23.4m @ 0.138% eU3O8 from 117.1m
Ref: Uranium Equities ASX Release 27th November 2008
Nabarlek Area Nabarlek Area –– geochemical geochemical l i lil i liexploration anomaliesexploration anomalies
Grid RC & AC Grid RC & AC geochemical drillingin areas defined in blue - along key t tstructures
Bedrock & regolith sampling for U using sampling for U using portable XRF
Mapped as anomalies pp>100 GT (ppm U3O8 x m)
Ref: Uranium Equities Ref: Uranium Equities ASX Release 27th
November 2008
Geochemical exploration resultsGeochemical exploration resultsil S f b l kil S f b l kDetail SE of NabarlekDetail SE of Nabarlek
Strong correlation Strong correlation with N147
Outstanding Outstanding geochemical results at shallow depths – Coopers p pProspect
Ref: Uranium Equities ASX Release 25th
September 2008
Nabarlek ML Nabarlek ML i b di i ii b di i iairborne radiometric imageairborne radiometric image
R d U G ThRed = U; Green = ThBlue = K
Strong radiometric evidence of ponds, pit, plant areas, camp and roads
Also note anomalies tested by earlier QML grid drilling
Effectiveness of historical Effectiveness of historical Effectiveness of historical Effectiveness of historical geochemical samplinggeochemical samplinggeochemical samplinggeochemical sampling
Bottom of hole l th d
Systematic sampling using Niton
Cover
U dispersion halo
sample method using Niton
U
U dispersion halo
B t
Many shallow drillholes (<30m) failed to reach cover/basement interface or basement sequences.
Basement
Geochemical sampling of most drillholes was restricted to bottom of hole orcover/basement interface only.
Unlikely that drill sampling would have identified the broad geochemical halos inthe egolith cha acte istic of mine alised ones else he ethe regolith characteristic of mineralised zones elsewhere.
Nabarlek ML Nabarlek ML h f hi i l d illih f hi i l d illiDepth of historical drillingDepth of historical drilling
I i i Image summarising depth of drillingblue – shallow drilling
dgreen – deeper
901 drill holes – RC, AC ddh AC, ddh core, perc
643 drillholes (71.3%) < 30m deep< 30m deep
90 holes > 100m
8 holes > 200m
Highlights Highlights -- 2008 Exploration 2008 Exploration ProgrammeProgramme
Ore grades and wide-spread anomalous uranium in 2008 drilling programmes confirm the presence of large mineral systems
Nabarlek ML: Limited drilling was completed late in the field season Nabarlek ML: Limited drilling was completed late in the field season. Geochemical exploration drilling confined mainly to ponds, pit and plant areas
Best result achieved on the Nabarlek Shear 9.5m @ 0.069% eU3O8 from 68 5 i l di 1 3 @ 0 254% U O f 73 8 68.5m including 1.3m @ 0.254% eU3O8 from 73.8 m.
N147 Prospect: High grade uranium mineralisation extended 55 metres to the west with best intersection 36.2m @ 0.172% eU3O8 from 108.2m.3 8
SMLB Prospect: Best intersection 15.4m @ 0.045% eU3O8 from 94.1m.
Bedrock drilling along major structures identified uranium anomalies at Bedrock drilling along major structures identified uranium anomalies at the North Tip, Delver, N84, Cooper and Embayment prospects.
Ref: Uranium Equities ASX Release 27th November 2008Ref: Uranium Equities ASX Release 27 November 2008
Nabarlek ML Nabarlek ML E l ti ti / tE l ti ti / tExploration perspectives/conceptsExploration perspectives/concepts
Four styles of mineralisation
Unconformity-related obscured by alluvium, soil or sandstone cover. e.g. SMLB ProspectProspect
Dolerite-hosted mineralisation. e.g. N147 styley
Basement-hosted mineralisation in structures displaced by emplacement of the doleritethe dolerite.
Structure-controlled mineralisation in basement beneath the dolerite Displacement Intrusion of the 220 250m thick beneath the dolerite (Nabarlek Deeps).
Displacement - Intrusion of the 220–250m thick Dolerite Sill may have physically offset the Nabarlek Shear Zone and mineralisation.Any displacement is currently unrecognised and yet to be testedyet to be tested
Nabarlek ExplorationNabarlek Exploration‘N b l k D ’ t‘N b l k D ’ tNabarlek ExplorationNabarlek Exploration‘N b l k D ’ t‘N b l k D ’ t‘Nabarlek Deeps’ concept‘Nabarlek Deeps’ concept‘Nabarlek Deeps’ concept‘Nabarlek Deeps’ concept
RangerRanger 3 DeepsRecent recognition of strong structural control independent of the independent of the unconformity.
30,000-40,000t of , ,contained U3O8 estimated extension of Ranger 3 ore -250-500m from surface#.
Concept not tested in the Nabarlek ML
#Ref: ERA Limited ASX release 17th November 2008Nabarlek
SummarySummarySummarySummary
ARUF - focus of exploration since the late 1960s; Exploration largely driven by geophysical surveys with airborne radiometrics the key initial discovery tool geophysical surveys with airborne radiometrics the key initial discovery tool
Nabarlek - limited exploration since initial discovery - unsuccessful to date in locating substantial additional mineralisation
Yet – the area has: Extensive structural network and multiple fluid pathwaysWidespread uranium anomalismHost rocksUraniferous granite at depth
Systematic geochemical drilling in the surrounding area has identified a significant number of regolith/bedrock geochemical anomalies associated with structures – in addition to presence of known prospects/deposits (e.g. N147)p p p / p ( g )
Extension of this systematic geochemical exploration to the ML is likely to generate additional drilling targets. Conceptual structural targets have also been identified (“Nabarlek Deeps’)been identified ( Nabarlek Deeps )
Nabarlek is a severely under-explored, high-grade, brownfields exploration project.(Recent Australian uranium discoveries – ‘brownfields’ - 4 Mile 2005; Ranger 3 Deeps 2008)(Recent Australian uranium discoveries brownfields - 4 Mile 2005; Ranger 3 Deeps 2008)
“Nabarlek - New Exploration R lt d P ti ”“Nabarlek - New Exploration R lt d P ti ”Results and Perspectives”Results and Perspectives”
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