Company Pr ofile Disc o ve re d in 1969 b y Oilmin NL , T ranso - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Beverley Uranium Mine

He a thg a te Re so urc e s Pty L td

• Affilia te o f Ge ne ra l Ato mic s
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sta b lishe d in 1990; b a se d in Ade la ide

• Owne r/ Ope ra to r o f the Be ve rle y & Be ve rle y No rth mine s
• Se rvic e pro vide r to Qua sa r Re so urc e s Pty L

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• ~ 5800 km 2 e xplo ra tio n le a se s & 300 km 2 mining le a se s
• Ac tive e xplo re r sinc e 2002 (se dime nta ry U fo c usse d)

Qua sa r Re so urc e s Pty L td

• Affilia te o f Ge ne ra l Ato mic s
• Owne r o f the F
• ur Mile Mine
• >A$1.25 b illio n inve ste d in o pe ra tio ns a nd e xplo ra tio n fo r a dditio na l re so urc e s in the F

ro me Ba sin

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irst I SR pro duc tio n c o mme nc e d in 2000 (Be ve rle y)

• Appro xima te ly 155 e mplo ye e s (20% o f mine wo rkfo rc e fro m lo c a l Ab o rig ina l c o mmunitie s)

Be ve r le y

• Disc o ve re d in 1969 b y Oilmin NL

, T ranso il NL , & Pe tro min NL .

• A draft E

I S was pro duc e d in 1982 b ut plans to mine it b y I SR we re ab ando ne d in 1983 whe n F e de ral L ab o r Go ve rnme nt intro duc e d the thre e mine s po lic y.

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he de po sit was so ld to He athg ate Pty L td, in 1990.

• Ab ando nme nt o f the thre e mine s po lic y in 1996 made way fo r Be ve rle y appro vals

to c o nc lude .

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De posits

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Four Mile ML Beverley ML Beverley North ML

Four Mile East Deposit Pannikan Satellite Plant Four Mile West Deposit

Beverley Plant

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Powerline Powerline Road Booster Pumps Trunkline

Pepegoona Satellite Plant Four Mile Northeast Beverley Deposit

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Port Aug usta ADE L AIDE

Approximately 550km north of Adelaide

Disc ove r e d 2005 Pr

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e se nt Disc ove r e d 1969 Pr

• duc tion 2000- De c 2013

Disc ove r ie s 2009- 2010 Pr

• duc tion Q3 2010 – Q1 2014

Disc ove r ie s 2009- 2010 Pr

• duc tion Q3 2010 – Q1 2014

2 T he ISR Pr

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• Use d sinc e 2000 in the F

ro me Ba sin

• ~45% o f g lo b a l U

3O 8 pro duc tio n

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c o nve ntio na l mining

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ypic a l Re c o ve ry ~70% in 12 mo nths

ISR Mining Me thod

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Pic ture c o urte sy o f the NRC

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suc c e ssful ISR mining… .

• Ore b o dy must b e pe rme a b le a nd wa te r b e a ring
• Ide a lly is ve rtic a lly c o nfine d (a b o ve a nd b e lo w) b y

impe rme a b le la ye rs ISR o pe ra tio ns mo ve hig h vo lume s o f g ro undwa te r thro ug h ne two rks o f pro duc tio n we lls, pipe infra struc ture , we llho use s a nd filtra tio n

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Roll Nose Pr

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Roll F ront in Ope n Pit Mine – South T e xa s