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1 Company Registration Number : P Metallurgical Process and Laboratory Consultant, Process Development & Design & Project Management. Project Development the Mining & Minerals Industry. B2703 Kiaramas Sutera 7 Jalan Desa Kiara Mont Kiara Kuala Lumpur Malaysia : Mob : peter.wallwin@pwaltd.net Skype : pwa-peter BUSINESS PROFILE / CAPABILITY STATEMENT 2012

2 Limited was originally founded in late 1999 with the objective to provide consulting services, project management, process design and development as either an independent or in association with other contracting / consulting companies, internationally. via is wide range of associates, also has the capability to additionally provide Mining Project Evaluation, Engineering Design, Fabrication, Supply, Construction and Commissioning Services for the Mining and Minerals Industry. Areas of Expertise & Service include : Management Management of mining, processing & laboratory operations & projects Project Evaluation Evaluation of mineral deposits, preliminary metallurgical assessment ( red flagging exercise ). Financial Project evaluation, audits & assistance in the preparation of competent persons reports to financial institutions & stock exchange. Process Design Process development & design for precious metal, industrial mineral & base metal projects. Research & Development Research & development of process innovations Consulting Services Process consulting services to mining groups, consultants & financial institutions. Laboratory Laboratory design, management, audit & QC. Development & management of metallurgical test work programmes. Engineering Design, Fabrication and Supply Provision of Engineering & Design Services as well as Fabrication and Supply of Structural Steel, Platework and Equipment Manufactured under Licence to the Highest Quality Standards. Construction and Commissioning Services Project Construction and Commissioning Services of Small, Medium and Large Scale Projects. The success of in past endeavours coupled with a reputation in the minerals industry will ensure the success of in achieving the overall objectives, and indicates commitment to this strategy. The diverse experience of ensures that a holistic approach is maintained whilst maintaining sight of the client s needs, requirements and philosophies.

3 Why? We have Extensive experience in the extractive metallurgy of gold, base metals and minerals as well as many of the refining techniques applied. Our experience extends into laboratory development, research and management as well as evaluation of deposits and projects and has been extended to incorporate Mine Project Evaluation and Development. We offer our clients the following : Proven track record in project management Appropriately engineered technical solutions Cost effective, competitive service Project development either as contractor or through partnerships In-house process, project development experience and expertise. Diversity of experience and expertise for effective identification, evaluation, development and management of metallurgical, laboratory and process related projects worldwide. Associations and strategic relationships to contribute to all facets of mining project development and execution. Reputation Key success factors to achieve this goal are: develop and make use of strategic alliances, associations and partnerships identification of real needs and requirements in the mining industry identification of cost effective, appropriate and efficient process routes and processes provide a balance of innovative and conservative process solutions to operate as part of and supplement the client s team and act in the client s best interest honesty and integrity focus on professional customer service maintain a balanced portfolio of business operate world-wide on a selective basis

4 Management Peter Wallwin has had extensive experience in the management of both business units as well as overall management of projects. General management experience includes; General Manager - Bonanza Gold Mines (The Messina Transvaal Development Company Limited) appointed general manager of a tpm underground and surface reclamation gold operation. General Manager (Time Mining (Pty) Limited) General Manager of Performance Laboratories (Ghana) Limited and West African Operations. Performance Laboratories provides a comprehensive range of analytical and metallurgical services to international standards in West Africa General Manager Rustenburg Ferrochrome Reclamation Facility (Reclatek (Pty) Limited) General Manager of a tpm ferrochrome alloy from dump reclamation project. Directorships - Time Mining (Pty) Limited, Dump & Dune Drillers (Pty) Limited, Performance Laboratories (Pty) Limited, Performance Laboratories (Ghana) Limited to Project Manager West Wits tpm heap leach and tpm CIP conversion project (included process design and commissioning). Project Manager sand and slime reclamation projects for Knights Gold Mining (Pty) Limited. Projects ranged from 1.4 Mtpa sands pumping project pumping over 10 km for Rose Deep to 3.6Mtpa slimes reclamation project for Rietfontein. (included evaluation, feasibility study, process design & commissioning). Project Manager Zadra elution system for Consolidated Murchison (included project risk assessment Zadra vs ARL elution system, process design & commissioning). Project Manager tpm copper heap leach project for ZCCM Nchanga (included process design & commissioning as well as pre-feasibility for expanded project to treat tons of low grade overburden). Facilitation & Management Yatela risk assessment (Anglogold Mali) Project Manager Feasibility study to upgrade of tpm heap leach project in West Africa Commissioning Manager tpm gold project in East Africa Process Consultant & Development Manager 5.5 Mtpa BIOX and semi-refractory gold project in West Africa.

5 Project Evaluation Project evaluation exercises have been performed for financial institutions, mining and exploration companies. Evaluation of plant clean up & salvage potential AGC Obuasi Ghana Evaluation of Mampon gold deposit preliminary red flagging exercise to feasibility for Birim Goldfields Inc (Ghana). Competent persons report in association with The Mineral Corporation for Johannesburg Stock Exchange Purchase of Barnex Prestea assets by Bogoso Gold Limited (Ghana). Evaluation of numerous sand & slimes tailings deposits for Knights Gold Recovery South Africa ( in excess of tons). Evaluation of Copper / Cobalt extraction & refining project & process - DRC Evaluation of Copper / Cobalt project including tailings reclamation - Uganda Evaluation and feasibility study treatment of oxide copper cap and selenium recovery from slag at Messina Copper (South Africa). Evaluation and audit of diamond recovery operation - DRC Evaluation and audit of nickel refinery anodes Rustenburg Base Metals Refinery South Africa Evaluation and performance audit of Ticor smelter Richards Bay, South Africa Evaluation and development of Tanchon 25 Mt gold / copper tailings project Asia

6 Financial Competent persons report, feasibility studies and project evaluations have been performed for or on behalf of financial institutions and stock exchanges. Evaluation of AGC feasibility study for Mampon gold project Ghana Birim Goldfields Inc. (shareholders & Toronto stock exchange). Evaluation of sulphide treatment process design and test work Bogoso Gold Limited (Mineral Corporation & Investec Bank). Evaluation of re-opening old gold workings and associated infrastructure Botswana for Investec Bank Performance testing & audit for Ticor titanium smelter Richards Bay South Africa SNC Lavalin & Rand Merchant Bank. Member of clients team for European Nickel BFS : Acoje Nickel Cobalt Numerous due diligence exercises performed on behalf of banks, financial institutions or clients.

7 Process Design Peter Wallwin has been involved in or managed innumerable feasibility study programs which have involved extensive process development and has developed and designed numerous process plants, some of which are; Upgrade of leach, solvent extraction and precipitation plant for West Driefontein Uranium Plant. Bar 20 refractory gold project process design, development and commissioning of treatment plant to treat highly arsenical sulphide ore. Sanyati Project test work, pilot plant & process design for tpm copper, lead & zinc project. Anthra & Nkomati Collieries process design to uprate and develop low ash treatment plant for anthracite. Messina Platinum process design, pilot plant testwork and feasibility study for development of tpm (4 X tpm modules) Copper, nickel & PGM concentrator and smelter. Innovations included investigation and risk assessment of plasma arc smelting. Messina Diamonds uprating of existing pan plant incorporating DMS, for recovery of < 6 mm diamonds and superior yield of large stones. Messina Copper Limited recovery of semi oxidised copper from converter slag by treatment in flotation section. Empress Nickel Investigation into the use of Plasma Arc smelting techniques with subsequent treatment of matte by Davy powder technology process. Process development and design for the recovery of residual nickel, copper & PGM values from slag (Rustenburg area). Process design for tpm gold heap leach operation in Magadan area (CIS). Process development and design for First Wesgold ferroalloy reclamation project. Process design for soda ash nickel sulphide neutralisation plant for Rustenburg Base Metals Refinery (RBMR). Process design and development for recovery and treatment of transitional ores Bogoso Gold (Ghana) Process design and commissioning services for Meremeta Tembo and Buhemba Gold Projects (Tanzania) Process Design and commissioning services for ERPM, CIP Conversion Project. Process Design for Kloof 3 Pumpcell CIP conversion and Kloof 2 Elution plant expansion Goldfields South Africa Process design and development of back end treatment plant for Suzdal BIOX project - Kazakhstan Process design of 15 Mtpa Siguiri CIP project (Guinea, West Africa). Process design for Raub Australian Gold Mines CIL expansion project - Malaysia

8 Process development & design of 5.5 Mtpa BIOX & semi-refractory treatment plant for Bogoso Gold Limited (Ghana). Process development & design of Kokpatas BIOX / RIL NMMC, Uzbekistan. Process development and design in co-operation with European Nickel for an innovative new Nickel Cobalt extraction technology. Process design for copper pelletisation system and reaction furnace - Asia Process development & design for HiTeCC preg-robbing reversal system in co-operation with Goldfields Biomin.

9 Control & Instrumentation & IT Development and application of CORES geological and mining resource modelling software for Messina Limited. Development and implementation of ore reserve database for Messina Limited copper mines. Development of an empirical pumping model used for the design of long overland pumping systems. This model has been successfully used in the design of well over 100 large pumping projects. Development of PC / PLC version of Digicon ROM mill control software. Development and implementation of new tpa mill control system Aldanzolotto Russia Development and implementation of process control and automation systems for several large gold projects. Development of process control & instrumentation for Zaldivar Copper - Chile Development and audit of metallurgical accounting systems (Goldfields, Harmony & Dissel). Development of biological heap leach monitoring and control system and techniques in conjuction with ANSTO. Development of instrumentation and control systems for Suzdal and Bogoso BIOX projects.

10 Research and Process Development Development of an innovative process for the manufacture of artificial tenorite (copper oxide used as a black pigment in ceramic manufacture). Development of caustic / soda ash leach process for pre leach treatment of arsenical roaster calcine. (This process was developed and implemented independently by Gencor Process Research and has now been commercialised as HiTeCC bu Goldfields). Research and development of commercial leach aids in conjunction with major chemical supply company. Development and implementation of bismuth trioxide as a substitute for lead oxide (litharge) in assay fluxes. Development of semi-refractory & preg-robbing ore processing techniques. Development of innovative CIL regimes for treatment of preg-robbing ores and BIOX products. Development of preg-robbing index and rate to evaluate and categorise preg-robbing gold ores (in conjunction with JMA) Research into and development of an understanding of the mechanisms involved in the passivation / activation of preg-robbers using biological oxidation & roasting techniques (in association with JMA)

11 Consulting Services Naboom Chrome (Pty) Limited process consultant. Investigation of tailings from this mine lead to investigations which led to the development of the Messina Platinum project. Okorusu Fluorspar Limited (Namibia) process consultant and development of flotation regime for the rejection of fluorapatite whilst maintaining fluorite recoveries. Messina Copper Limited process consultant Sabi Consolidated Mines (Zimbabwe) process consultant gold. Aldanzoloto (CIS) process consultant and design and supply of control system for tpa mill extension. Innovations included adaptation of control process to compensate for sporadic feeding of clayey material from open pit. Process consultant and clients representative, numerous tailings re-treatment projects (1.5 to 7.2 Mtpa) - Knights Gold Mining Company Limited. General consultant Gold Fields - Leeudoorn General consultant PTP plant closure project (AGC Obuasi, Ghana) Process Audit Goldfields Driefontein 20 ton high grade elution facility. Process consultant Goldfields Ghana (Tarkwa), fine crushing for heap leach pre-feasibility study. Process consultant Jerooy Gold Project Kyrgystan Process consultant Golden Star Resources Ghana Technical Consultant Peninsular Gold plc South East Asia Technical Consultant Deloitte / Ural Platinum Russia Technical Consultant NMMC (various projects) Uzbekistan Technical Consultant Zolotokamchatsky Russia Technical Consultant ASVI Malaysia, Russia, Philippines Technical Consultant NPCL Myanmar Technical Consultant Zolotokamchatky Russia Technical Consultant (Goldfields) Bakyrchik Project Kazakhstan Technical Consultant ENK Nickel / Cobalt Projects Technical Consultant TVI Agata Nickel Project

12 Laboratory Design, Management and Consulting Services Design and development of an analytical and metallurgical laboratory in Prestea (Ghana). Design of a high volume, low contamination sample preparation facility for geochemical and exploration samples Bayfield Laboratory Services Limited. Development of an innovative method for the determination of fixed and volatile carbon values by Leco analyser. Consultant to Performance Laboratories (RSA & Ghana). Development of a procedure for the simultaneous determination of arsenic and iron values in drill cores. Barnex / JCI Limited metallurgical investigations for Prestea feasibility study. Development, implementation and supervision of entire program. Quality control consultant to Performance Laboratories (Ghana) Limited and Bogoso Gold Limited. Birim Goldfields Inc. Analytical checks and metallurgical investigations for feasibility study and presentation to Vancouver Stock Exchange. Laboratory design Kalana Gold Project (Mali) Laboratory design Various Gold Projects (Tanzania)

13 ASSOCIATIONS & RESOURCES In addition to the resources already mentioned, has associations with many established operating, engineering and consulting companies. These associations are being expanded nationally as well as internationally, to provide a solid technical and professional base. These associations and resources allow us to offer the client the following capabilities; Project Evaluation Project Finance Environmental Evaluation, Planning and Consulting Process Development & Design Project Design and Execution Operations Management We welcome the opportunity to discuss the capabilities of and its associates and alliances, with our client s to offer them the optimal solution specific to their project or requirements. For additional information please consult our website : or; Contact : Peter Wallwin / peter.wallwin@pwaltd.net E&O.E.