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Commodities and market outlook – Zinc Presentation PDAC Technical Session March 3 rd , 2013 – Michael Williams

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Commodities and market outlook – Zinc PresentationPDAC Technical Session ‐March 3rd, 2013 – Michael Williams

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Refined Zinc Supply/Demand and Prices

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Implied Surplus/Deficit('000 tonnes)Nominal LME Cash Prices(US$/lb)

Commodity Supercycle

Source: Brook Hunt, ILZSG, RBC Capital Market estimates

“The times they are a changing…”

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Exploration Trends – “Where is the Love?”3

Gold, copper and silver accounted for 92% of significant precious and base metals drill results in 2011. 

Roughly 65% of financings completed in 2011 were gold related alone.

Canada received 2.5x more gold exploration funding than the base metals budgets combined.

Source: Metals Economic Group – World Exploration Trends 2012 

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Mine Depletion/Attrition

Global Zinc Mine Supply

Global Mine Production 2012

2012‐2016 Mine Depletion

13.5 Million Tonnes

1.7 Million Tonnes (12.5%)

Source: FMZ estimates

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Major Mine Closures and Contractions5

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600Major Zinc Mines set to close or contract (‐2015) (production loss in ‘000 tonnes)

Closures Contractions

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Ever‐Growing Mine Deficit?

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A Copper Comparison

Global Copper Mine Supply

Global Mine Production2012Freeport‐McMoRan

BHP Billiton

20 Million Tonnes

1.1 Million Tonnes

1.65 Million Tonnes

Source: FMZ estimates

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Global Demand – Fuelled by China

19998 Million Tonnes

Other

Russia

China

Eastern Europe

Other Asia

Oceania

Western Europe

USA

Africa

16%

2014 Forecast14 Million Tonnes

Other

Russia

China

Eastern Europe

Other Asia

Oceania

Western Europe

USA

Africa

49%

Source: Brook Hunt, ILZSG, RBC Capital Markets estimates

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350 million will be added to China’s urban population by 2025 1 billion will live in China’s cities by 2030 China already consumes more steel than the US, Europe and Japan 

combined 221 cities will have 1 million+ living in them (Europe has 35 such 

cities today) 170 mass‐transit systems could be built 50,000 new buildings could be skyscrapers – equivalent to 

constructing 10 New York cities China’s level of vehicle ownership is equivalent to the US in the 

1920’s There are more Volkswagens in China than in Germany

China’s Urbanization 2010‐2025

Source: McKinsey Global Institute, Others

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Treatment Charges – “The Canary in the Zinc mine”

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Global smelting capacity exceeds mine production.

Short‐term ‐ Rising TC’s in response to concentrate surplus as Chinese smelters not operating at full capacity.

Medium‐term – Falling TC’s as the imbalance will become apparent as mine closures reduce in relative terms mine production to smelter capacity.

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Declining grades

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Average Zinc Head Grade (%)

Source: Wood Mackenzie, Macquarie Research

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Canadian Zinc Outlook12

A microcosm of the global zinc industry Mine closures forthcoming (Brunswick/Perseverance)

New smaller mines replacing them (Xstrata/Donner Metal’s Bracemac‐McLeod mine)

Large undeveloped zinc resources such as the Selwyn Project in the Yukon requiring higher prices to justify development

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Summary – “This ain’t your father’s zinc market”

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Rising Demand Unprecedented level of mine closures Declining head grades Severe lack of exploration and development

Higher prices medium/long term due to sustained zinc deficits

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