Investor Presentation September 2012 Bruce Kay Non-Executive - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Investor Presentation September 2012 Bruce Kay Non-Executive Director Steve Boston Non-Executive Chairman

Co Comp mpan any y Ob Objecti tive ves  Become a cash producing, dividend paying gold producer by 2015  Considerably enhance value by successful exploration Early cash flow is the priority Slide 2

Cu Curr rrent t Pro rojects ts Minnie Springs Molybdenum Tungsten Project Everton Molybdenum Project Four Eagles Gold Project Slide 3

Mak akin ing g Thin ings gs Ha Happen  24,000 metres aircore, RC, diamond drilling in 18 months  Three high grade prospects defined  Large gold footprint / 5 Lines of Lode  Option on Unity Gold Plant at Bendigo 60 High 56 cents Catalyst Share Price 50 Cents 40 30 Low 22 cents 20 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 Jan 12 Apr 12 Jul 12 Slide 4

Bendig Be igo/Ba Ball llar arat at Gol old Zon ones DPI p predicts ts 32 million ounces o of Gold under Cove ver (source: e: Victo ctori rian an Departm rtment ent of Primary y Indus ustr tries ies, Gold Underco rcove ver Initiati ative ve) Historic rical al Gold Product ction on in Be Bendigo go-Ba Balla llarat rat Re Region Bendigo - Ballarat Governor 143º 145º DPI N. S. W. Gold Zone Fault System predicts 32 Mozs W 60 million ounces produced  h i t e l 38º a 2 Deposits > 10 million ounces w  Four Eagles Gold Project F a u V I C T O R I A 5 deposits > 1 million ounces  l t t l u a 60 Mozs F Bendigo Total Gold Production Production Stawell > 10 million ounces Mount William Fault > 1 million ounces > 300,000 ounces Ballarat Avoca MELBOURNE Concealed by Murray Basin Sediments t l u 36º a F a 0 100 r b m NORTH a B kilometres Slide 5

No Nort rth Be Bendig igo Gol old Be Belt lt  Major gold belt emerging north of Bendigo  Totally concealed by Murray Basin sediments  Whitelaw Fault controls gold  Catalyst has 25km of strike length  Option over Unity Drummond Potential Slide 6

What t lies b s beneath th th the wheat t fi fields ds? 0.4m @ 152.0g/t Au (FEDD008) 6.0m @ 82.7g/t Au (FE328) 1.0m @ 18.3g/t Au (FERC002) 3.0m @ 31.3g/t Au (FE415) 1.0m @ 17.5g/t Au (FEDD001) 3.0m @ 19.5g/t Au (FE592) 5mm 3.0m @ 16.8g/t Au (FE608) Slide 7

Fou our Ea Eagles – Ta Tandar arra Go Gold Tr Trend 250,000mE 240,000mE Drillholes Railway EL5295 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au 0.2 to 0.5 g/t Au 6,000,000mN 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au  23 km prospective 1.0 to 5.0 g/t Au > 5.0 g/t Au Gold Zone strike length Arsenic Zone Note: No Arsenic data available for Navarre  Alluvial cover 20m – 120m deep 5,990,000mN Mitiamo Whitelaw T a n  Large gold foot print d a EL4525 r r a Catalyst Metals already defined Fault Fault 5,980,000mN  Same structural position East Tandarra as Tandarra Trend Tandarra Trend 5,970,000mN EL4897 Navarre NO R T H Minerals 0 5 kilometres Slide 8

Fo Four r Eag agle les s Gol old Zon ones Drillhole Intersections (>0.7g/t Au) 316 (3.85km north) 619 FEDD001 3.7m @ 4.7g/t Au from 170m Projected Tandarra inc. 0.8m @ 17.5g/t Au from 173m FEDD005 1m @ 1.2g/t Au from 99m FEDD007 0.4m @ 16.2g/t Au from 168m Whitelaw and 0.75m @ 15.3g/t Au from 170m FEDD008 0.4m @ 152g/t Au from 150m FERC002 2m @ 1.8g/t Au from 67m 623 469 and 1m @ 18.3g/t Au from 127m FERC003 2m @ 6.2g/t Au from 49m Fault 5,992,000mN FE328 6m @ 82.7g/t Au from 123m Boyd’s Fault FE343 3m @ 3.34g/t Au from 111m Bendigo Pyramid Road Dam FE380 3m @ 9.71g/t Au from 120m FE399 6.0m @ 1.0g/t Au from 66m See FE402 3.0m @ 0.9g/t Au from 90m enlargement plan FE415 6.0m @ 2.4g/t Au from 45m 343 and 3.0m @ 31.3g/t Au from 57m FE469 3.0m @ 1.16g/t Au from 36m FE471 3.0m @ 5.18g/t Au from 75m and 3.0m @ 1.19g/t Au from 81m 399 471 FE472 3.0m @ 1.30g/t Au from 45m D005 592 and 3.0m @ 1.27g/t Au from 63m 591 595 578 FE492 3.0m @ 1.1g/t Au from 75m 5,990,000mN 492 579 FE509 3.0m @ 0.7g/t Au from 84m Hayanmi 572A 608 575 FE572A 3.0m @ 2.04g/t Au from 51m 402 415 R002 See enlargement plan FE575 3.0m @ 4.9g/t Au from 66m 472 FE578 3.0m @ 1.23g/t Au from 60m 584 R003 328 509 D007 FE579 9.0m @ 2.34g/t Au from 48m D001 and 3.0m @ 1.58g/t Au from 78m FE584 3.0m @ 0.88g/t Au from 117m Bendigo Pyramid Road D008 EAGLE 4 FE591 3.0m @ 11.1g/t Au from 87m Discovery ZONE E AGLE 5 FE592 3.0m @ 19.45g/t Au from 90m TARGET See Cross Section FE595 3.0m @ 1.23g/t Au from 126m EAGLE 1 FE608 3.0m @ 16.8g/t Au from 108m 380 TARGET FE619 3.0m @ 0.8g/t Au from 45m 5,988,000mN FE623 3.0m @ 0.95g/t Au from 53m NO R T H 0 1 Drillholes Drillhole grades 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au kilometre EAGLE 2 Au Zone 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au 1.0 to 5.0 g/t Au 242,000mE EAGLE 3 As Zone 0.2 to 0.5 g/t Au > 5.0 g/t Au 246,000mE 244,000mE Slide 9

Ha Haya yanmi mi Pro rosp spect EAGLE 3 244,500mE 245,000mE ZONE Drillhole Intersections (>0.5g/t Au) 399 471 a r y R o a d N o r t h B o u n d FEDD005 1.0m @ 1.2g/t Au from 99m D005 FE399 6.0m @ 1.0g/t Au from 66m 592 593 Hayanmi FE402 3.0m @ 0.9g/t Au from 90m 591 FE471 3.0m @ 5.2g/t Au from 75m Prospect 594 595 596 and 3.0m @ 1.19g/t Au from 81m FE492 3.0m @ 1.1g/t Au from 75m 5,990,000mN 599 and 3.0m @ 0.6g/t Au from 78m FE591 3.0m @ 11.1g/t Au from 87m 604 602 492 and 3.0m @ 1.06g/t Au from 93m FE592 3.0m @ 19.45g/t Au from 90m and 3.0m @ 1.26g/t Au from 93m 608 607 and 3.0m @ 0.86g/t Au from 126m Cuneens Road 606 FE595 3.0m @ 1.23g/t Au from 126m FE596 6.0m @ 0.6g/t Au from 72m FE599 3.0m @ 0.64g/t Au from 87m NO R T H FE606 3.0m @ 0.47g/t Au from 102m 0 200 FE608 3.0m @ 16.8g/t Au from 108m metres 5,989,500mN 402 Drillholes Drillhole grades 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au Au Zone 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au 1.0 to 5.0 g/t Au As Zone 0.2 to 0.5 g/t Au > 5.0 g/t Au Slide 10

Boyd’s Dam Prospect 245,000mE 245,500mE Drillhole Intersections (>0.5g/t Au) EAGLE 4 FEDD003 3m @ 0.92g/t Au from 56m ZONE FERC002 2m @ 1.8g/t Au from 67m 5,990,000mN and 1m @ 18.3g/t Au from 127m FERC003 2m @ 6.2g/t Au from 49m 580 FE415 6.0m @ 2.4g/t Au from 45m and 3.0m @ 31.3g/t Au from 57m 575 578 FE472 3.0m @ 1.30g/t Au from 45m 579 576 Cuneens Road and 3.0m @ 1.03g/t Au from 51m 572A 571 and 3.0m @ 1.27g/t Au from 63m Boyd’s Dam FE532 3.0m @ 0.65g/t Au from 69m Prospect 532 533 and 3.0m @ 0.73g/t Au from 96m FE535 3.0m @ 0.71g/t Au from 63m 535 FE541 3.0m @ 0.93g/t Au from 54m 537 5,989,500mN FE572A 9.0m @ 0.85g/t Au from 48m inc 3.0m @ 2.04g/t Au from 51m 541 472 416 R002 FE575 3.0m @ 4.9g/t Au from 66m R003 415 FE576 3.0m @ 0.58g/t Au from 78m D003 540 FE578 9.0m @ 0.54g/t Au from 60m 545 inc 3.0m @ 1.23g/t Au from 60m FE579 36.0m @ 0.92g/t Au from 48m 549A inc 9.0m @ 2.34g/t Au from 48m NO R T H and 3.0m @ 1.58g/t Au from 78m 0 200 metres 5,989,000mN Drillholes Drillhole grades 0.5 to 1.0 g/t Au R o a d e n d i g o P y r a m i d B Au Zone 0.1 to 0.2 g/t Au 1.0 to 5.0 g/t Au As Zone 0.2 to 0.5 g/t Au > 5.0 g/t Au Slide 11

Fo Four r Eag agle les s Dri rill ll Cr Cros oss s Se Secti tion on Four Eagles Cross Section 5988925mN FE328 FE300 FE329 D001 D002 FE298 D007 FE297 FE299 D008 FE330 FE296 FE331 0m 0.4m @ 152g/t Au 6m @ 82.7g/t Au 3m @ 0.51g/t Au 3m @ 0.59g/t Au 0.4m @ 16.2g/t Au 215.5m 0.7m @ 4.83g/t Au EOH Eagle 3 Trend 0.75m@15.3g/tAu 244500mE 0.8m @ 17.5g/t Au Clay - Shepparton Fm. Eagle 2 Trend 257.1m EOH Sand TANDARRA F. Carbonaceous Clay F O 0 100 Saprolite Zone L D Basement Castlemaine Gp. Metres A Shale X I Sandstone S Quartz Veins / Shearing 356m -250m 244000mE 244250mE Potential Gold Zone Slide 12

Bendig Be igo: : his istoric ic go gold ld p produ ductio ion ‘000 oz Au PRODUCTION BY YEAR BENDIGO GOLDFIELD FIRST 11 YEARS 1,000 Alluvial oz Au Lode oz Au TOTAL oz Au 300,000 Alluvial ounces 4.0 Moz 800 700,000 Reef ounces 18.0 Moz 980,000 Total 22.0 Moz 620,000 600 650,000 880,000 400 750,000 730,000 200 690,000 570,000 410,000 TOTAL 3,570,000 3,710,000 7,280,000 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 Historical gold production indicates: Estimated 50,000 ounces per vertical metre  Every 100 metres contains 5 million ounces  Slide 13

Be Bendig igo: : a a world ld-cla lass go gold ld t tar arget Bendigo Goldfield New Chum Line 7.9mt @15.1g/t Au Historical Gold Production Nell (3,850,000oz) Gwynne from Lines of Lodes Line Garden Gully Line 10.8mt @15.0g/t Au e (5,203,000oz) 18 million ounces of  n Zo BENDIGO reef gold n o i Hustlers Line t c u 1.6mt @17.6g/t Au d o (918,000oz) r P 4 million ounces of  URBAN l a oric Deborah Line alluvial gold 0.46mt @14.7g/t Au t s (217,000oz) i H Napoleon AREA Includes possibly 7 million  Line Sheepshead Line 2.3mt @11.6g/t Au ounces in top 200 metres (852,000oz) Large footprint  NORTH (8kms x 3kms) 0 2 kilometres Slide 14

2012/13: 2012/13: Te ing the Th Testin Thir ird d Dim imensio ion  Large gold footprint in oxidised zone with high grades but little testing below  Have confirmed three prospects with high grades  Need 10,000 metres angled diamond drilling /RC  Test other shallow areas with aircore Objective: Minimum 150,000 ounces of Inferred Gold Resource Slide 15