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Results for the quarter endeResults for the quarter ende31 December 2009
eded Philip Kotze, CEO
31 March 2010
Cautionary risk factors and yforward-looking statement in
This presentation includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-lookingReform Act of 1995. All statements in this presentation, other than statements of hexploitation activities and events or developments that Anooraq expects are forward loon reasonable assumptions, including the assumptions that: Bokoni will continue to hacompleted and successful. Forward-looking statements, however, are not guaranteesthose in forward looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ m
d l ti h i d th ff t f t li i ithand exploration successes, changes in and the effect of government policies withavailability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business condiperformance and those actual results or developments may differ materially from thoseannual Form on 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
This presentation uses the terms "measured resources", "indicated resources" ani d d i d b C di l ti ( d N ti l I t t 43 10recognized and required by Canadian regulations (under National Instrument 43-10
Commission does not recognize them. Investors are cautioned not to assume that areserves. In addition, "inferred resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to thpart of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Undefeasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for a Preliminary Asseassume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mine
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward lookinin and the effect of government policies with respect to mining and natural resource eaddition, actual results may be affected by the following specific risk factors. Costs,recoveries could be materially different from those discussed herein. There can be nThere can be no assurance that infrastructure facilities can be developed on a timelythe cost of fuel and electricity and fluctuation in the availability of electricity Projecthe cost of fuel and electricity, and fluctuation in the availability of electricity. Projecvolatile, and Anooraq has no control of or influence on the prices, which are determipalladium, rhodium, gold, copper and nickel will continue at current levels or that thecapital could materially adversely affect the value and feasibility of constructing the eprojects, including the general uncertainties inherent in engineering and constructionaccommodation of local and community concerns. The economics are sensitive to thseveral years. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guaranteesfrom those projected in the forward looking statements.
nformation
g statements" within the definition of the United States Private Securities Litigationhistorical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling,ooking statements. Anooraq believes that such forward looking statements are basedave production levels similar to previous years; the planned Bokoni expansions will bes of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially frommaterially from those in forward looking statements include market prices, exploitation
t t i i d t l l ti d l it ti d ti drespect to mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation and continueditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of futuree projected in the forward looking statements. Investors should review the Company'sd its home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
nd "inferred resources". Anooraq advises investors that although these terms are01 St d d f Di l f Mi l P j t ) th U S S iti d E h01 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects), the U.S. Securities and Exchangeany part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted intoheir existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or anyer Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis ofessment as defined under National Instrument 43-101. Investors are cautioned not toeable.
ng statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, changesexploration and exploitation, and general economic, market or business conditions. In
including design, procurement, construction and on-going operating costs and metalno assurance that mining can be conducted at the rates and grades assumed herein.and cost-effective basis. Energy risks include the potential for significant increases in
cted metal prices have been used herein The prices of these metals are historicallycted metal prices have been used herein. The prices of these metals are historicallyned in international markets. There can be no assurance that the prices of platinum,
ey will not decline below the prices assumed herein. A significant increase in costs ofexpansions at Bokoni. Other general risks include those ordinary to large constructionn cost, the need to comply with generally increasing environmental obligations, andhe currency exchange rates, which have been subject to large fluctuations in the lastof future performance and those actual results or developments may differ materially
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2009 f th t hi hli2009 – fourth quarter highlig
Signed agreements for Bokoni labour restru
Completion of Bokoni concentrator plant upg
R/t it ti t d d b 8% R/t unit operating cost decreased by 8%
R/PGM oz unit cost decreased by 10%
Recovered PGM grade improved by 5% Recovered PGM grade improved by 5%
Cash operating profit achieved
htghts
ucturing
grade
3
S f tSafety
Active engagement with DMR Zero fatalities
1 million fatality-free shifts achieved (2 y ( 1.5 million fatality-free shifts achieved (
LTIFR
0.8
1
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.6
0Q3 2009
November 2009))(6 March 2010)
Q4 2009
4
L b t t iLabour restructuring
Completion of agreements for Bokoni labou labour restructuring commences – Janu labour shift from services to productionp retrenchments – 153 persons unprotected industrial action – 103 dism anticipated completion date March 20 anticipated completion date – March 20
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110
70
80
90
50
60
Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10
Previous quarter CurrPrevious quarter Curr
r restructuring – Dec 2009uary 2010 – 374 personsp
missals (January 2010)010010
Q3 10 Q4 10
rent quarter increase
5
rent quarter increase
C t t l t dConcentrator plant upgrade
Completion of Bokoni concentrator plant upg
Merensky capacity increased to 100 Kt
UG2 it t 65 Kt UG2 capacity at 65 Ktpm
processing capacity in place for Phase
grade – 20 milling days lost during quarter
pm
1 Bokoni growth plan to 2014
6
C ti d f t dContinued focus on cost red
Labour cost restructuring
Change bonus system
Improve discipline
Improve efficiencies
Labour cost decreased 5%, contractor cost decreas
New flexible budget system
Reclamation
Reduce Kw/h usage
Power-saving initiatives
Review all service level agreements
Renegotiate all 3rd party supply contracts
Decreased 21%
d tiduction
Contractors
% operating costs
sed 15%
Contractors3%Power
5%
G l d
Labour58%
General andadministrative
17%
58%
Consumables17%
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P d ti t l dProduction: metal and reven
Metal Q3 2009 production
Q4 2009 production Variance
Pt (oz) 16 668 16 132 (3%)Pt (oz) 16,668 16,132 (3%)
Pd (oz) 11,249 11,498 2%
Rh (oz) 1,877 1,816 (3%)
Au (oz) 1 040 1 065 2%Au (oz) 1,040 1,065 2%
Ni (t) 214 241 13%
Cu (t) 126 143 13%
PlatinPlatin
litnue split
Copper2%
Revenue contribution %
Rhodium10%
Other 2% Nickel10%
Platinum62%Palladium
11%
Gold3%
um Palladium Gold Rhodium Other Copper Nickeum Palladium Gold Rhodium Other Copper Nicke
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RRevenue
Revenue improved 25% due to metal price US$/4E increased by 17% ZAR/4E increased by 13% y
ZAR/US$ exchange rate strengthened 4%
Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Variance
Gross average R/PGM(4E) oz R7,003 R7,899 13%( )
Gross average US$/PGM(4E) oz US$901 US$1,055 17%
Average exchange rate R7.78:US$1.00
R7.49:US$1.00 4%
increases
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Ch i th t filChanging the cost profileDec 2010: R805/t, R
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Dec 2011: R705/t, R5,250 PGM oz (US$709)
Rand PGM basket C1 cash cost curve per asset
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
Current PGM B
5 000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
`
Platinum Mile
CTRP Blue Ridge
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
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Ever
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0 0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
4QSource: Company data, Macquarie Research, February 2010
Jun 2010: R905/t, R6,700 PGM oz (US$905)
R6,000 PGM oz (US$811)
50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
1H 2009 – R11,000/oz (US$1,486
1
1
1
1
1
Basket (ZAR/ oz)Western Limb
NAPLimpopo
Tw ickenham
Bokoni
5
6
7
8
9
a
Pandora Marikana
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1
2
3
4
5
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bela
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oman
ani
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umel
ele
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
9,000
9,500
0
3Q 2009 R8 334 PGM (US$1 071)
Q 2009 – R7,537 PGM oz (US$1,006)
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3Q 2009 – R8,334 PGM oz (US$1,071)
I i th iImproving the margin
10,000
12,000
8,000
4,000
6,000
0
2,000
0Jun 09 Sept 09
$/oz R/oz
1,400
1,600
1,000
1,200
ng
Cash margin before capital
600
800
estr
uctu
rin
0
200
400
Labo
ur re
0Dec 09 Mar 10 Jun 10
z Ave Basket Price
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P d ti t ti ti Q4 20Production statistics – Q4 20
Tonnes milled tonnes
4E oz produced oz
Built-up head grade g/t milled, 4E*
UG2 mined to total output %
Development metres m
Total labour (mine operations) number
R/t operating cost/tonne milled ZAR/t(incl. treatment charges) ZAR/t
R/4E operating cost ZAR/4E* oz
US$/4E operating cost US$/4E* oz
Cash operating profit/ (loss) CAD$
*4E consists of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold
009009
Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Variance
254,399 248,999 (2%)
30,835 30,512 (1%)
4.19 4.39 5%
38 31 (18%)
3,067 3,178 4%
4,618 4,294 7%
1 005 924 8%1,005 924 8%
8,334 7,537 10%
1,071 1,006 6%
(6,790) 2,121 131%
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P d ti t tProduction strategy
Staffing up for increased Merensky producti
120 ktpm steady-state production by 20
I t d t t i t UM2 M Introduce new contract miners at UM2 Mere
re-deploy employees from UM2 shaft to
Sustain Merensky production at Vertical Sha Sustain Merensky production at Vertical Sha
continue with infrastructure upgrade
Vamping and reclamation activities to increag
potential build up to 10% of total mine pcurrent unit operating cost
ion at new Brakfontein shaft
014
k h ftensky shaft
o new Brakfontein shaft
aft and UG2 at Middelpunt Hill shaftaft and UG2 at Middelpunt Hill shaft
ase on implementation of labour restructuringg
production from vamping, at 30% of
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Mi i ‘f thMining sequence ‘for the nex
Vertic
G2 Merensky
Ventilation shaftDeclines
- 650 m- 650 mX cut to reef
- 1300 m
50 Moz PGMM+I
- 1950 m
M+I
t 100 ’xt 100 years’
cal shaft
0 -0 -
Surface
-35 yrs-35 yrs
11 Moz PGM
35 -70 yrs35 -70 yrs
Sub vertical shaft ssshaft
X cut to reef X tram haulage
70-10570-105
X cut to reef
5 yrs5 yrs
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C it l ditCapital expenditure
Total capital expenditure for quarter: ZAR1 Drawdown on Anglo OCSF facility reduced
cash margins drawn facilities at Dec 31 ZAR1 available facilities at Dec 31 ZAR5
Average monthly capex spend sustaining capital ZAR4 project expansion capital ZAR1
ZAR2
Capex guidance going forward: (including s
2010 2011
ZAR252 million ZAR282 million
CAD$35.8 million CAD$40.1 million
Expressed in real 2009 money terms and using CAD$1:ZAR
102mby 34% as result of increased
194m556m
4m16m20m
ustaining & project capital)
2012 Total
ZAR312 million ZAR846 million
CAD$44.4 million CAD$120.3 million
R7.03 exchange rate
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C lid t d i t tConsolidated income statem
Expressed in Canadian Dollars (000’s) Three months 30 September
Revenue 27,805
Operating cost 34,595
Cash operating (loss)/profit* (6 790)Cash operating (loss)/profit (6,790)
Operating margin (24.4%)
EBITDA (9,901)
Loss after tax (18,747)
Outside shareholders interest (7,913)
Basic and diluted loss per share - cents (0.04)
*Cash profit before depreciation and amortisation
tment summary
endedr 2009
Three months ended31 December 2009 Variance
34,823 25%
32,702 5%
2 121 131%2,121 131%
6.1% 125%
(2,575) 74%
(18,517) 1%
(8,336) 5%
(0.03) 25%
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P j t d tProjects update
Kwand
ThabazimbiAmandelbult
UnionNortham
CRF
BUnion
Sedibelo
Pilanesberg
PrJoh
Rustenburg
BritsZeerust Impala
RPM
L i Crocodile
Eland
BRPMPandora
JohLonmin CrocodileRiver
Polokwane
Boikgantsho
Polokwane
Mokopane
T i k h
M’KwenaWF
Dwaalkopda
Bokoni
Modikwa
MarulaTwickenhamLimpopo
Ga-Phasha
Groblersdal
Bela Bela Two RiversMototoloDer BrochenEverest
Booysendal
retoriahannesburg
SF
North
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Witbankhannesburg North
G Ph hGa-Phasha
Study initiated to investigate potential synercontiguous ore bodies
Potential to mine western portion of Ga-Pha early access to additional Merensky pro
Complete new pre-feasibility study at Ga-Ph
MIDDELPUNT
UMKOANESTAD
DIAMAND
ZEEKOEGAT
BRAKF
AVO
rgies between Bokoni and Ga-Phasha
asha mineral property from Brakfontein oduction tonnagehasha by 2011
Middelpunt HillVertical Shaft
Brakfontein UM2 Incline
Middelpunt HillN
FONTEIN
KLIPFONTEIN
PASCHASKRAALOCA
Ga-Phasha
UG2MER
TWICKENHAM
HACKNEY
SURBITONDE KAMP
BALMORAL
1818
B ik t hBoikgantsho
Further study work initiated to move project study completion
CAD$8.25m (ZAR58m) drill programme com Limited further drilling required to feasibility Pre-feasibility study to complete by 2011
towards pre-feasibility
mpleted to datestudy level
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O tl kOutlook
Focus on operational turnaround at Bokoni
complete labour restructuring – March 2
increase in stope labour to facilitate proincrease in stope labour to facilitate pro
continue production build up – 160 Ktpm
maintain stringent cost controls
improve production efficiencies
m2/TEC
integrated mining approachintegrated mining approach
maintain grade control
mining discipline
“best cut” approach
Progress key projects at Ga-Phasha, Boikga
2010
oduction growth – April 2010oduction growth April 2010
m by 2013
antsho
20
Q tiQuestions
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R d RReserves and Resources
Bokoni Platinum Mine Merensky
Grade4E g/t
Total Proven & Probable Reserves
4.44
Total Measured and Indicated Resources
5.81
Total Inferred Resources 5.55
oikgantsho Tons Grade 3 PGE Ni Cu
Mt 3E g/t Moz 000t 000t
TIn
Mt 3E g/t Moz 000t 000t
otal easured and dicated esources
176.4 1.35 7.7 230.0 141.1
TR
otal Inferred esources
104.0 1.23 4.1 145.6 93.6
y Reef UG2 Reef Total
4 PGE Moz
Grade4E g/t
4 PGE Moz
4PGEMoz
3.5 5.44 7.3 10.8
10.0 6.78 39.8 49.8
16.4 6.78 28.6 45.0
Ga-Phasha Merensky Reef UG2 Reef Total
Grade 4 PGE Grade 4 PGE 4PGEGrade4E g/t
4 PGE Moz
Grade4E g/t
4 PGE Moz
4PGEMoz
Total Measured and ndicated Resources
4.61 8.4 6.54 17.3 25.7
Total Inferred Resources
4.45 25.8 6.47 38.6 64.7
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Results for the quarter endeResults for the quarter ende31 December 2009
eded Philip Kotze, CEO
31 March 2010