ASX Code: ORN Closing in on discovery Through intensive, systematic exploration Fraser Range: • Encouraging Ni-Cu-PGE drill results from Peninsula • 23 targets defined within the project area, follow up ground work imminent Investor Presentation April 2014 1
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Key Achievements in the last 12 months 2 Major Acquisitions in the Fraser Range, WA • Completed airborne geophysical surveys • Existing data compiled and re-processed • Completed ground geophysics • Executed 2 phases of drilling – confirming sulphide Ni-Cu present • New Queensland project identified and pegged • New “polymetal” (Cu-Ni-PGE) project identified in Victoria • Drill tested polymetals target – confirmed valid deposit model • 3
Orion: Corporate Summary Capital Structure Summary Shares on Issue 201M Board & Management Options on Issue (1) 112M Market Capitalisation (at 6cps) $12M Denis Waddell Chairman Cash on Hand (as at 31 Dec ‘13) $2.2M Errol Smart CEO, MD (1) Includes 17.0M options expiring 30 April 2014. Bill Oliver Technical Director Significant Holder Name Number % Silja Investment Ltd (1) 41,328,114 20.6% Alexander Haller Non Exec. Director Alexander Haller (1) 11,302,248 5.6% Martin Bouwmeester CFO, Co Sec Creasy Group 15,800,000 7.9% Significant Holder Total 68,430,362 34.1% (1) Mr Alexander Haller is deemed to have a relevant interest in securities held by Silja Investment Ltd. 4
In the Right Neighbourhood • Substantial land holding in the Albany-Fraser Belt between two of the most significant Australian exploration discoveries of the past decade: • Nova-Bollinger (Ni-Cu-Co) – Sirius Resources • Tropicana (Au) – AngloGold Ashanti / Independence Group • Almost 5,000km 2 of granted tenements and applications (including competing applications) 5
6 Tropicana Gravity (regional) Nova In the Right Neighbourhood Tropicana Aeromagnetics Nova
Conceptual Deposit Model – cross section 7
Moving quickly – intensive, systematic exploration March 2013 – Announced Kamax acquisition June 2013 – Commenced HeliTEM survey over Peninsula July 2013 – HA1, HA2 and HA3 anomalies defined – Ground EM commenced at Peninsula August 2013 – Announced Creasy transaction – HA1 and HA3 conductors refined September 2013 – CE Prospect discovered by ground EM October 2013 – CE conductor defined, HA2 MLTEM anomaly. November 2013 – Commenced project wide gravity survey December 2013 – Phase 1 Drilling at Peninsula January 2014 – Carried out project wide VTEM survey February 2014 – Commenced drilling at CE followed by HA2 8
Key targets 9
Putting the ingredients together - key indicators Geophysics Geology Geochemistry Associated Fertile Anomalous Mag EM IP Gravity Mafic Sulphides Mineralogy Cu, Co, S, whole rock Ni PGE * * HA2 * * * * * * * Medusa * * * * * * * * Pennor * * * HA1 * * * * * CE * * * * * * * CD * = no data available, subject of current / future work program = anomaly / indicator present = strong anomaly / indicator present 10
Recent Work Defines 23 Targets (Aeromagnetics) Aeromagnetics I nterpreted Medusa I ntrusion I nterpreted Peninsula I ntrusion 11
12 Recent Work Defines 23 Targets (Airborne EM) VTEM Ch48 & HeliTEM Ch29
13 Recent Work Defines 23 Targets (Ground Gravity) I nterpreted Medusa I ntrusion Gravity (ground survey)
HA2 • 2014 drilling defined substantial lengths of Ni-Cu Work Programs: mineralisation in eastern part of intrusion • IP survey across entire intrusive body • Wholerock geochemistry and petrology awaited • Drilling to test margins of intrusion • Follow up drilling adjacent to OPRC008 • Margins of intrusion established Area of planned high power IP survey Hole From To Length Ni (%) Cu (%) Co (%) OPRC008 44 124 80 0.11 0.05 0.01 including 52 64 12 0.22 0.11 0.02 OPRC009 44 91 47 0.08 0.02 0.01 190 196 6 0.10 0.05 0.01 OPRC010 100 150* 50 0.09 0.04 0.01 including 116 126 10 0.14 0.07 0.01 14
Pennor Coincident indicators: • Magnetic “low” similar to Peninsula Pennor • Dimensions 3km x 1.7km • Gravity anomalies within low and on margin • No historical drilling Work Programs: • Ground EM survey • 2D IP survey • Aircore drilling to test for mafic lithologies in bedrock and Peninsula – HA2 collect fresh rock samples for analysis 15
Medusa Coincident indicators: Work Programs: • Ground geophysics (EM, IP) to test areas where • Large interpreted intrusive body with several airborne EM ineffective magnetic “lows” similar to Peninsula • Aircore drilling to sample mafic intrusions and to test • Substantial gravity anomalies for mafic lithologies elsewhere within intrusion • Mafic intrusives intersected in PDAP drilling • Drilling below anomalous results • EOH Ni results of ~ 100ppm Ni plus elevated Co, Cu Medusa Pennor Medusa Peninsula – HA2 Peninsula – HA2 16
CE Prospect Coincident indicators: • Magnetic “eye” feature • Gravity anomalies • Mafic intrusives intersected in aircore drilling: petrography & geochemistry results awaited Work Programs: • To be determined based on assay results as well as results of petrology and wholerock geochemical studies 17
CD Prospect • Coincident indicators: Work Programs: • Multiple VTEM anomalies • Ground geophysics (EM, IP) to confirm / define airborne EM anomalies • Linear VTEM anomaly – similar to Mammoth Prospect. • Aircore drilling to test confirmed anomalies for mafic lithologies and fertile geochemistry • No previous drilling 18
HA1 Coincident indicators: Work Programs: • Mafic/ultramafic intrusives intersected in aircore/RC drilling • Structural interpretation to determine intrusion morphology • Off hole EM anomaly detected in downhole EM • Review of results • Anomalous Cu, PGE, S assays and isolated low level Ni • Follow-up drilling • Given structural setting potential for metals to be mobilised similar to Thompsons Deposit, Canada 19
Exploration Strategy – the next 6 months Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 Petrology & geochemical studies Ground EM (new targets) Ground IP survey (3D survey HA2, 2D survey Pennor/Medusa) Approvals / Earthworks Aircore Drilling Targeted ?? Mobilisation (Pennor, Medusa, others) RC Drilling Targeted (HA2, as required at ?? Mobilisation Pennor, Medusa, others?) 20
Other Assets: Gold and PGE rich Ni-Polymetals Orion Gold is focused on acquiring, exploring and developing large tenement holdings or regional scale mineral opportunities in world-class mineral provinces. • Aurora Flats Epithermal Gold Project in Queensland • Underexplored landholding between Cracow and Mt Carlton operations • Encouraging geochemistry in shallow drilling • Walhalla Project – first results from drill testing of Ni-Cu-PGE target • New target within world-class gold field (+4Moz historic production) 21 21
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