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Building the Next Major Iron Ore
Mine in the Labrador Trough Corporate Presentation
October 2011
FSE: P02
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained herein regarding Champion Minerals Inc., including
management’s assessment of future plans and operations, may constitute forward-looking
statements under applicable securities law and necessarily involve risks, including but not
limited to risks associated with mining exploration, operating costs, production costs, volatility
of share prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of resource and reserve estimates,
environmental risks and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources.
As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward
looking statements. Plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in any forward-looking
statements or information should not be read as guarantees of future results or events, and will
not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or when or by which such results or events
will be achieved.
Except as required by law, Champion Minerals Inc., expressly disclaims any intention and
undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statements or information as conditions
change.
The historical mineral resources mentioned are strictly historical in nature and are non-
compliant to National Instrument 43-101 mineral resources and mineral reserves standards,
and should therefore not be relied upon. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to
upgrade or classify the historical mineral resources as current National Instrument NI-43-101
compliant.
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Fermont Projects
The flagship project is Fire Lake North, which is
currently in the development stage
Over 2.2 billion tonnes of NI 43-101 compliant
iron ore resources
Champion Minerals holds an 82.5% direct interest,
3% NSR (C$3 million to buyback 1% of NSR)*
Attikamagen Property
Champion Minerals holds a 100% interest
Century Iron Mines Corp. has option to earn up to a
60% interest in the property by spending C$13
million by May 2014**
Advanced iron ore exploration and development projects located in
Canada’s principal iron ore district, the Labrador Trough
About Champion Minerals
* Fancamp Exploration Ltd. holds remaining 17.5% interest.
** Announced investment by WISCO of 25% ($60M) and Minmetals of 5% ($12M)
Canada’s Next Iron Ore Mine
Advanced Stage Projects
Updated mineral resource estimate for Fire Lake North (development project), which
shows Measured and Indicated Resources of 400.1 million tonnes grading 30.6%
total iron and Inferred Resources of 661.2 million tonnes grading 27.7% total iron
Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) update on the Fire Lake North Project is
underway and expected in November 2011
Latest drill results at the Moire Lake Project included 503 metres grading 31% total iron
− An initial mineral resource estimate at the Moire Lake Project is expected in Q4 2011
Established Iron Ore District
Canada’s premier iron ore district
Established rail, power and port infrastructure
- Commitment by Quebec’s Plan Nord to invest $80 billion over the next 25 years
Proven Team
Strengthened the advisory board and the board of directors to include former
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines management and officers
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Capital Structure
Share Data and Cash Position as of October 6, 2011.
Shares Outstanding 88.0 million
Warrants 6.9 million @ C$1.50
Options 11.0 million @ C$1.00
Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding 106.1 million
Market Capitalization (based on $1.32 share price) C$84.5 million
Cash Position C$24.5 million
Fully Diluted Cash Position C46.0 million
Debt (Purchase of 17.5% Fermont Interest from
Sheridan Platinum Group)
C$0.5 million
Management Ownership ~ 8%
Analyst Coverage Canaccord Genuity
Haywood Securities
Jennings Capital
Paradigm Capital
RBC Capital Markets
Salman Partners
Experienced Management Team
Board of Directors Management Team
Tom Larsen
Chairman
Tom Larsen
President and CEO
Alexander Horvath, P.Eng.
Director
Alexander Horvath, P.Eng.
Executive Vice President, Exploration
Jean Depatie
Director
Martin Bourgoin, P. Geo.
Executive Vice President, Operations
Ashwath Mehra
Director
Jeff Hussey, P.Geo.
Executive Vice President, Development
Donald A. Sheldon, LLB., P.Eng.
Director
Bruce Mitton, P.Geo.
Vice President, Exploration
Paul Ankcorn
Director
Jean-Luc Chouinard, P.Eng.
Director of Projects
Francis Sauve
Director
Miles Nagamatsu, CA
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph S. C. Chan
Director
Jorge Estepa
Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer
Advisory Board: Richard Quesnel, Mick McMullen and Doug Bache
Project Finance Advisor: Marc Duchesne
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Over 200 years of combined exploration and mine operations experience
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
China
Japan
Rest of theWorld
Global Steel Production Shows
Continued Demand for Iron Ore
China’s CAGR is 9.88% over
the last 30 years vs. 2.30% for
total global steel production
over the same period.
4.48
1.15
0.29 0.15 0.06
Labrador Iron
Mines
Northland
Resources
New Millenium
Capital
Champion
Minerals
Adriana
Resources
Comparable Companies Analysis
8.00
7.14
4.94
2.06
1.68
Northland
Resources
Adriana
Resources
Labrador Iron
Mines
New Millenium
Capital
Champion
Minerals
Note: Share price in exchange currency as at August 12, 2011 market close
(1) Labrador Iron Mines resources of 166Mt at 57.0% Fe includes historical resource estimate of 125Mt at 57.0% Fe which is non-NI 43-101 compliant
(2) Champion Minerals based on attributable resources; includes historical resource estimate of 613Mt at 30.5% Fe (100%) which is non-NI 43-101 compliant
(1)
EV / Contained Fe (US$/t) (EV+Capex) / Contained Fe (US$/t)
(2) (2)
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(1)
Why Champion Minerals?
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Favourable Operating
Environment
• Established iron ore
mining district the
Labrador Trough
• Favourable tax
environment (40% tax rebate on exploration
expenditures)
• Access to low-cost
power and close to rail
and port infrastructure
• Government
investment in northern
Quebec Plan Nord
Champion Minerals’
Competitive Advantage
• Portfolio of 17 iron ore
properties (brownfields to development)
• Development-stage Fire
Lake North Project
contains coarse grained
specular hematite
easy to liberate − Close to surface
− No/low deleterious elements
• Team of experienced
project developers and
mine builders
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Three Ports/
Stockpile
Locations
Cartier
Private
Rail
QNS&L
Rail
Common
Carrier
Cluster 3
Cluster 2
High
Voltage
Power
Lines
St Lawrence Seaway
Rail Infrastructure
Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway (“QNS&L”)
QNS&L links to Sept-Iles and Pointe Noire
Bloom Lake and QNS&L railways are considered common carriers
Common carriers allocate capacity on a first-come, first-serve basis
Fire Lake North connection to Bloom Lake rail will require 62 km of new rail (November
2010 Preliminary Economic Assessment)
Alternative transportation/haulage options include pipeline, which requires significantly higher capital expenditures
Cartier Railway: Linked to Port-Cartier
Privately owned by ArcelorMittal
Adjacent to west of Fire Lake North
Cluster 1
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Multi-User Port Infrastructure Expanding to Meet Demand
Port of Sept-Iles
RTZ-IOC shipping facility
Pointe Noire
Cliffs Natural Resources shipping facilities
New multi-user port to be expanded in two phases: phase one expansion of 40-50 Mtpy and phase two expansion of 100 Mtpy
Port-Cartier
ArcelorMittal shipping facility
$2.1B expansion is underway and will include concentrator expansion with port and rail infrastructure upgrades
Located 62 km west of Sept-Iles
Pointe Noire
Sept-Iles
Courtesy of the Port de Sept Isles
China Max ship capacity 300kt
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Measured andIndicated (M&I)
Inferred
Fermont Project Resource Base Current NI 43-101 Compliant Resources
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Over 2.2 billion tonnes of
NI 43-101 compliant iron ore resources
Project Bellechasse Fire Lake North Harvey Tuttle
Location Quebec, Canada Quebec, Canada Quebec, Canada
Grade 28.7% 30.6% (M&I)
27.7% (Inferred)
23.2%
Mineralization Magnetite Specular Hematite Magnetite
Historical
Resources
91 Mt @ 30.0% Iron 41 Mt @ 31.0% iron n/a
* 15 % cut-off grade
400
Fire Lake North Project
Development
Activities
Champion’s flagship development project; published a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) study in November 2010 based on 6,000 metres of drilling
− PEA indicates ability to produce 7 million tonnes of concentrate per annum over a 14-year mine life
− Approximately 26,000 metres of drilling have been completed at Fire Lake North since the November 2010 PEA
Recent mineral resource update announced
− Measured and Indicated Resources of 400.1 million tonnes grading 30.6% total iron
− Inferred Resources of 661.2 million tonnes grading 27.7% total iron
Metallurgy indicates coarse-grained ore with liberation grind size similar to RTZ/IOC and ArcelorMittal operations
Fire Lake North Project Growth through Development
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Above: High Grade - Coarse Specular
Hematite Above: Typical Quartz-Specular
Hematite-Magnetite Mineralization
Fire Lake North - Metallurgy
High grade and coarse grained deposits with higher grade zones (See Below Left)
Gravity separation is the typical beneficiation technique in the Fermont
mining camp; magnetic separation is not included in the current mill design
Deposits of quartz specularite iron ore are typical of the Fermont area
− Coarser grind (-850 microns / -20 mesh) (0.85mm) means that this product will
be sold as sinter feed that comprises 80% of the global iron ore market.
− The low deleterious element levels should command a premium price.
Fire Lake North Development Project PEA update will include 26,000 metres of additional drilling
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Looking North
East Pit area: Section 2600 N
100 m
Hornblende
Iron Fm.
Lean Iron Fm.
Marble
Basement
New geological interpretation
from 2011 drilling for PEA update
November 2010 PEA
Sub-Vertical Zones were
interpolated
November 2010
PEA
Open Pit Outline
The new interpretation versus the initial PEA block model and open-pit outline; contains
increased in-pit resources and will likely reduced strip ratios.
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Based upon the following assumptions:
Key Results Pre-Tax Basis
Net Present Value @ 5% US$1.64B
Net Present Value @ 10% US$0.94B
Internal Rate of Return 24.8%
Payback on Initial Capital @ 5% 2.8 Years
Capital Costs:
Operating Costs:
Price assumptions:
Mine-Life:
Exchange rate:
Total Resources(1):
In Pit Resources:
US$754 million (+ US$137 million, 20% contingency)
US$41.69 per tonne
US$81.40 per tonne of concentrate at 65% Fe
14 years at 7 million tonnes/year (In Pit Resources Only)
$1 USD to $1.10 CDN
388 million tonnes grading 29% Fe (NI43-101 Inferred Resources)
250 million tonnes grading 30.5% Fe in two pits
Fire Lake North Development Project November 2010 Preliminary Economic Assessment – Highlights
(1) Total Resource used a 15% Fe cut-off
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Fire Lake North Timeline Development to Production Project Schedule
Diamond Drilling
Scoping Study
Feasibility Study
Environmental / Social Studies
Community Consultation
Permitting
Construction
Production
2011 2012
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2013
PEA update expected November 2011; objective is to increase mine life (to
20+ years) and to reduce the strip ratio and associated operating expenses
Grinding tests are underway to better quantify concentrator production rate
Optional infrastructure studies on-going
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Exploration Activities and Development
Milestones
Updated PEA on Fire Lake North November 2011
Initial NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate for Moire Lake Q4 2011
Drilling at O’Keefe Purdy Project (hematite target) Ongoing
Metallurgical testing at Fire Lake North, Bellechasse, Harvey
Tuttle, Moire Lake, O’Keefe Purdy and Oil Can Lake projects Ongoing
Feasibility study on Fire Lake North Q2 2012
Why Invest in Champion Minerals?
Government investment in northern Quebec Plan Nord
Advanced-stage Fire Lake North development project
positive economics
Portfolio of 17 iron ore properties in established iron ore
mining district
Team of experienced project developers and mine builders
Good cash position fully funded into 2012
Favourable tax environment
Access to low-cost power and close to rail and port
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Thank You
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APPENDIX:
Exploration
Activities
2011 Exploration Program
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Project 2011 Exploration Drilling
Program (metres) 2011 Development Plan 2011 Joint Venture Budget ($)
Fire Lake North 21,000 MRE, PEA/FS 9,450,000
Moire Lake 9,600 MRE, PEA 4,320,000
Bellechasse 5,000 MRE, PEA 2,250,000
Harvey-Tuttle Deferred to 2012 -- --
O’Keefe -Purdy 10,000 MRE, PEA 4,500,000
Oil Can Lake 8,000 MRE 3,600,000
Midway 3,000 MRE 1,350,000
Hope Lake Deferred to 2012 -- --
Claire Lake Deferred to 2012 -- --
56,600 25,470,000
2011 Exploration Program Focused on resource definition and expansion at Fire Lake North
Drilling from the 2011 drilling programs will be used to conduct Mineral
Resource Estimates (MRE), to update the Preliminary Economic
Assessments (PEA) on Fire Lake North and to define the scope for a
Feasibility Study (FS)
Harvey Tuttle Project NI 43-101 Inferred Resource Estimate:
717Mt @ 25% iron; magnetite rich
Intersected multiple significant iron
formation intervals in 2010 drill program
Total of 13,165m of drilling completed
Less than 50% of the kilometric scale
magnetic anomalies have been tested
Metallurgical tests underway
Located 25 km NW of Fire Lake North
Within conveying distance from Fire Lake
North planned concentrator (20-30km)
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Advanced Exploration
Bellechasse Project
NI 43-101 Inferred Resource Estimate: 215Mt
@ 29% Iron; Magnetite Rich iron formation
Historical Resources increased from 91Mt
remaining upside potential.
5,000-metre drill program underway
O’Keefe Purdy Project: Drilling Underway Exploration Upside
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• Historical Resources of 51 Mt @ 37% Iron
• Potential to double resources minimally with deposits listed above and
obvious untested iron formation strike length
• 2011 exploration program (3 drill rigs):10,000 metres of drilling planned
500
meters
Moire Lake Project Exploration Upside
N
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Arc
elo
r Mitta
l Pro
pe
rty B
ou
ndary
• Recent drill results included
503 metres grading 31% total
iron
• Potential to significantly
increase resources
• Surface outcrops of
hematite
• Completing a 10,400 metre
program
• Mineral resource estimate
due Q4 2011