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Page 1: Objective Capital Global Mining Investment Conference - Africa: Richard Williams

London Global Mining Investment Conference

Stationers Hall, London

Wednesday 30th September 2009

www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com

14.50 Africa

Richard Williams

CEO & Director

Helio Resource Corp

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Corporate Presentation – September 2009

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DISCLAIMER

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This presentation may contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Helio to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Forward looking statements may include statements regarding exploration results and budgets, resource estimates, work programmes, strategic plans, market price of precious and / or base metals or other statements that are not statements of fact.

Although Helio believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Various factors that may affect future results include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in market prices of metals, foreign currency exchange fluctuations, risks relating to exploration, including resource estimation and costs and timing of commercial production, requirements for additional financing, political and regulatory risks, and other risks described in Helio’s management discussions and analyses as filed on SEDAR. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

All technical information contained within this presentation has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Mr. C. MacKenzie, M.Sc., C.Geol, Helio’s COO and Qualified Person as designated by NI 43-101

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PROJECTS

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STRATEGY AND FOCUS

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strategy and focus

Exploration for “World Class” gold deposits

Focus on Tanzania

Political and economic stability

Under-explored

Excellent geological potential

Strong mining culture

Established legal code

Major mining companies active

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BOARD AND MANAGEMENT

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board and management

MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS / FOUNDERS

Richard Williams CEO

Chris MacKenzie COO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gren Thomas (Chairman)Founder of Aber Resources,Chairman of Strongbow

Cliff Davis CEO of Nevsun Resources

Stephen Leahy Chairman and CEO of North American Tungsten Corp.

Colin Jones Exec. VP Dundee Resources Ltd.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

corporate information

Listing TSX.V:HRC

Issued & Outstanding 65,769,542

Management & Insiders ~15% of I&O

Institutional Holdings ~37% of I&O

Warrants 15,038,000 @ $0.35-1.25

~ $11,000,000 to Treasury

Stock Options 3,765,000

Fully Diluted 84,778,792

Cash at Sept 1, 2009 $4,500,000

no debt

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TANZANIA

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SMP Gold Project

Excellent infrastructure Close to water source Road Accessible Large land package Power into property No population pressure Year-round exploration

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LUPA GOLDFIELDS

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SMP Gold Project

750,000 ounces produced in Lupa Goldfields

New Saza Mine produced 270,000 ounces of gold @ 7.5g/t Au (1939 – 1956)

Project covers 5 licences / 23,800 hectares (238km2)

Option to earn 100% subject to royalty

Control over 35km strike length of Saza Shear Zone

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LUPA GOLDFIELDS

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Geology

Lupa Block located at triple junction of the Great Rift Valley

Major intrusive complex (gabbro / diorite / granite) - greenschist and lower amphibolite facies Arc – not Ubendian Mobile Belt

Main mineralised structures trend ENE and NW

Free gold occurs in mineralised zones up to 60m+ wide, with individual quartz veins up to 10m thick

New Re - Os date on mineralisation at SMP of ~1.93Ga

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SMP - HISTORIC GOLD MINES

smp - historic gold mines

6 colonial-era gold mines

60km strike length of prospective auriferous structures

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SMP - PROSPECTS

smp – prospects

Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies

Widespread historical artisanal mining activity

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SMP – DRILLING COMPLETED

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smp – drilling completed

42,631m of diamond drilling.

Focus on resource potential at Porcupine and Kenge targets.

Reconnaisance drilling at Dubwana and Chui

18,694m of RC drilling.

Tested 11 targets over a 20km strike length.

Bedrock gold mineralisation intersected at all targets.

All targets open along strike and to depth.

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SMP TARGETS DRILL-TESTED

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13 targets tested over a 20 km strike length (Mbenge and Snakebite now part of Kenge)

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SMP – PORCUPINE TARGET

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SMP – PORCUPINE DD SECTION ‘A’

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SMP – PORCUPINE DD SECTION ‘B’

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SMP – PORCUPINE LONG SECTION

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SMP – PORCUPINE MINERALISATION

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SMP – PORCUPINE – RC FENCE “A”

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SMP - PROSPECTS

smp – prospects

Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies

Widespread historical artisanal mining activity

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SMP – KENGE TARGET

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KENGE TARGET – RAZORBACK MINE

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KENGE MAIN ZONE - LONG SECTION

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SMP – MBENGE LONG SECTION

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SMP – MBENGE PLAN

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METALLURGY

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Porcupine Kenge

Gravity Separation 22.0% 34.7%

Whole Ore Flotation 94.8% 95.6%

Gravity + Gravity Tailing Flotation 93.4% 95.6%

Gravity + Flotation Concentrate Cyanidation 91.9% 93.3%

Gravity + Gravity Tailing Cyanidation 89.1% 94.5%

Whole Ore Cyanidation 88.9% 92.5%

Heap Leach Amenability TBC 70.0%

Bond Ball Work Index 15.7 15.0

• Low Cyanide Consumption• No “Preg Robbing” activity• Non acid-generating tailings

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SMP - PROSPECTS

smp – prospects

Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies

Widespread historical artisanal mining activity

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SMP – KONOKONO LONG SECTION

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SMP – DUBWANA TARGET

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SMP – SAZA WEST TARGETS

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SMP – 2009 DRILL TARGETS

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SMP – SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK

smp – summary and outlook

Best new gold project in Tanzania?

Multi-million ounce potential.

Control of the main gold-bearing structure in the region (35km).

Multiple drill targets proximal to six colonial-era gold mines.

Excellent metallurgical results.

Ability to earn a 100% interest in all five licences.

Good Infrastructure.

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WHY INVEST IN HELIO?

why invest in helio?

Building strong underlying value at the SMP gold project in Tanzania.

Drilling over the last two years has removed a great deal of the exploration risk.

Favourable capital structure.

Strong Management, Board of Directors, and core shareholder group.

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580 – 625 Howe Street, Vancouver B.C., V6C 2T6 Canada

www.helioresource.com +1 604 638 8002

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London Global Mining Investment Conference

Stationers Hall, London

Wednesday 30th September 2009

www.ObjectiveCapitalConferences.com

Richard Williams

CEO & Director

Helio Resource Corp

Richard Williams is a Professional Geologist with 20 years experience in gold mining, and precious and base metal mineral exploration in southern Africa, south, central and north America, and most recently in southern Europe.

Mr Williams graduated from Portsmouth University, UK with a B.Sc. Honours degree in 1988, before becoming a mine geologist in the Witwatersrand goldfields, South Africa. In 1992 - 1993, he completed a Master’s degree in Mineral Exploration at Queen’s University, Ontario, before joining Canarc Resource Corp. as its Exploration Manager in Suriname, South America. In 1998, based in Vancouver, Mr Williams assumed the role of Acquisitions Manager for Canarc, working mainly in Mexico.