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1 Coalescing Capability Statement

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3 Users of MMS In-Settler Coalescing Medium Client Operation Settlers Straits Girilambone Copper E1, E2, E3p, Strip Company Western Mining Murchison United Nifty Copper Operations Mt Cuthbert Copper NL E1, E2, Scrub, S1 and S2 E1, E2 & Strip Aberfoyle Ltd Gunpowder Copper Ltd Scrub as Loaded Organic settler IMHL ME1 Copper SX-EW Pilot Plant E2 & S1 Aberfoyle Ltd Gunpowder Pilot SX-EW Plant E1, E2, S1 & S2 MICCL Straits Majestic Majestic Armada Gold Corp. Straits Straits BMML CopperCo S & K Copper Project, Myanmar Whim Creek Copper Project Hampden Copper Project Hampden Copper Project Pilot Plant Erdenet Copper Leach Project, Mongolia Whim Creek Nifty Copper Project Bwana Mkubwa Copper Lady Annie Operations E1, E2 & Strip E1, E2 & Strip* E1, E2 & Strip*. E1, Strip E1, E2 and Strip* E1, E2, wash, S1 5 stage SX1, 3 stages SX2 E1, E2, Wash & Strip (2 circuits) E1 & S2 (old SX)

4 Users of Stream Specific Coalescing Systems developed by MMS Client Operation Settlers Clough Mining Vanadium pilot plant Loaded organic, stripped organic electrolyte Straits Nifty Copper Operations Loaded Organic Straits Girilambone Copper Project Loaded Organic, raffinate Aberfoyle Ltd Gunpowder Copper Ltd Scrub as Loaded Organic settler Straits Whim Creek Copper Project Majestic Hampden Project Copper Equatorial Mining Assarel Medet Armada Gold Corp. Leonor Copper Project Pilot plant Dump Leach Project, Bulgaria Erdenet Copper Leach Project, Mongolia Loaded Organic, electrolyte

5 BMML KCM Mopani Copper Metorex Ltd Anvil Mining LionOre (Norilsk) Uranium One CopperCo Luanshya Copper Chemaf Finders MUMI Bwana Mkubwa copper Tailings Leach Plant ISL SX plant Nkana Cu-Co Nkana Leach Kabwe Ruashi Kinsevere Avalon Project Tati Nickel Honeymoon Lady Annie Ops Muliashi Copper Usoke Operations Wetar Copper Project Mutunda Phase I Mutunda Phase II Mutunda Phase IV Loaded Organic (2 circuits) Loaded Organic ( 4 trains)* Loaded Organic (3 plants)* Loaded Organic * Loaded Organic * Loaded Organic (2 plants)* Loaded Organic (2 plants)* Co Loaded Organic * Ni Loaded Organic * Cu Loaded Organic * Co Loaded Organic * Co Loaded Strip Liquor Ni Loaded Organic * Loaded Organic Loaded Organic Loaded Organic Loaded Organic(2 plants) Advance Electrolyte (2 plants) Loaded Organic (2 plants)

6 Advance Electrolyte ( 2 plants) Kazcopper Pty Ltd. Benkala Copper Project Phase 1 Loaded Organic * Phase II Kansuki Copper Kansuki HL-SX-EW Project Loaded Organic * Advance Electrolyte* Katanga Copper Mines KCC Phase IV Loaded Organic ( 2X 3 trains) Electrolyte After-settler (3 trains) Raffinate after-settler (3 trains) Kazakhmys Aktogay Oxides Project Loaded Organic X 2 trains * Plant Design for later conversion PUBLICATIONS

7 Coalescing Papers: Miller, G.M., "Innovations at the Girilambone Copper Company's Heap Leach, Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning Plant", 6th AusIMM Extractive Metallurgy Conference, Brisbane, June Miller, G., "The Problems of Manganese and its Effects on Copper SX-EW Operations", Copper 95 - Cobre 95, Vina del Mar, Chile. Readett, D.J. and Miller, G.M., "The Impact of Silica on Solvent Extraction: Girilambone Copper Company, Case Study", Copper 95 - Cobre 95, Vina del Mar, Chile. Miller, G., Readett, D., Hutchinson, P., "Entrainment Coalescing in Copper SX Circuits", Isec '96, Melbourne. Miller, G., Readett, D., Hutchinson, P., Experience in Operating the Girilambone Copper SX-EW Plant in Changing Chemical Environments, Minerals Engineering `96, Brisbane. Readett, D.J., Miller, G.M. and Hutchinson, P, (1996) Process Development at GCC Proceedings of Minerals Engineering 96, Brisbane, Australia. Readett, D.J., Miller, G.M. and Holle, H (1996) Solvent Extraction Process Development at Girilambone Copper Company - Predicted v Plant Practice Proceedings of Chemeca 96, Sydney, Australia. Miller, G.M., The Modelling of Transients in the Operation of `Conventional Solvent Extraction Settlers, Solvent Extraction Workshop, Keynote Address, Banff, Canada, Readett, D. R., Webb, W. W. and Miller, G. M., Copper Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning Developments - An Australian Perspective, Proc. Mineral Processing and Hydrometallurgy World s Best Practice, November 1998, Perth, Australian Mineral Foundation. Miller, G.M, Modelling and Control of Transients in Solvent Extraction Mixer- Settlers Minprex 2000, September 2000, AusIMM. Miller, G. M., Design Tools to Control Transients in Solvent Extraction Plants, SME Annual Meeting, Denver, February Miller G, Readett D, Dudley K, Selection of Entrainment Control Processes in Copper Solvent Extraction Plants, Metallurgical Plant Design and Operating Strategies, Sydney, AusIMM, April 2002.

8 Miller G M and Readett D J Solvent Extraction Entrainment Control Needs and Strategies ALTA SX-IX World Summit, Perth Miller G M Methods of Managing Manganese Effects on Copper SX-EW Operations, ALTA Copper Conference, ALTA, Perth May Miller G M Contamination Management in Solvent Extraction Plants, ALTA Cu-Ni-Co conference, Perth Miller G M Contamination Management in Solvent Extraction Plants, ISEC 2011, Santiago, Chile, September Miller G M Methods of Managing Manganese Effects on Copper Solvent Extraction Plant Operations, Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange Journal, Special Edition in honour of Doug Flett, in Press.