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The Gold Symposium 14 November 2011

Trangie Johnston Chief Geologist

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PRECIOUS & BASE METAL PRODUCTION COMPANY

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DISCLAIMER

Disclaimer

This presentation has been prepared and issued by Kimberley Metals Limited (“the Company”). It contains general information about the Company’s activities current as at the date of the presentation. The information is provided in summary form and does not purport to be complete. This presentation is not to be distributed (nor taken to have been distributed) to any persons in any jurisdictions to whom an offer or solicitation to buy shares in the Company would be unlawful. Any recipient of the presentation should observe any such restrictions on the distribution of this presentation and warrants to the Company that the receipt of the presentation is not unlawful. The presentation does not constitute, and should not be considered as, an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities.

This presentation contains forecasts which are based on various assumptions. While the Company has endeavoured to ensure that that these assumptions are reasonable, the Company can not factor in future events which are not foreseeable. Therefore, it is possible that the forecasts may not be achieved.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility or liability is accepted by the Company or any or its officers, employees, agents or consultants or any other person as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of the information in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility for any errors or omissions from this presentation whether arising out of negligence or otherwise is accepted. An investment in the shares of the Company is to be considered highly speculative.

Confidentiality

The contents of this presentation are confidential. This presentation is being provided to you on the basis that you do not reproduce, communicate or disclose it to, or discuss it with, any other person without the prior permission of the Company.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in the Presentation that relates to Exploration Results and Mineral Resources has been compiled by Mr Stuart Mathews, MSc (Hons), who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is a full-time employee of the Company. He has sufficient experience that is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activity that is being undertaking to qualify as a Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Mathews consents to the inclusion in the Presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context that the information appears.

Information relating to Resource Estimates is based on prior reports prepared by Mr Colin Lutherborrow (an employee of Zilloc Pty Ltd and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) in relation to the Mineral Hill project, and Mr Daniel Wholley (an employee of CSA Australia Pty Ltd and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists) in relation to the Sorby Hills, Manbarrum and Constance Range projects. Each of these persons has sufficient experience that is relevant to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposit under consideration and to the activity that is being undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Minerals Resources and Ore Reserves. Further, each of these persons consents to the inclusion in the Presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context that the information appears.

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SUSTAINED GROWTH STRATEGY

Source: adapted from McKinsey’s “The

Alchemy of Growth”.

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MINERAL HILL MINE AND PLANT

Precious & Base Metal Production from

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REFURBISHED AND UPGRADED PLANT

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PARKERS HILL

Parkers Hill Sulphide

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc % Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 1,450 1.9 1.2 1.2 36 0.30 27.6 17.4 17.4 1,678,268 13,986

Inferred 50 1.6 1.1 2.4 48 0.20 0.8 0.6 1.2 77,162 322

Total 1,500 1.9 1.2 1.2 36 0 28.4 18.0 18.6 1,755,429 14,307

CategoryGrade Contained metal

• 1st Stope: 37,000t @ 2.14% Cu pending this week

• 2nd Stope being developed for 1Q2012

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PEARSE OPEN CUT GOLD-SILVER MINE

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Tonnes

(thousands) Silver g/t Gold g/t Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 226 84 6.7 611,430 48,769

Inferred 71 67 5.7 153,803 13,085

Total 298 80 6.5 765,232 61,853

CategoryGrade Contained metal

400m

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PRODUCTION SUMMARY

Metal Content

Ore Source

Mill Capacity

5,000t Cu 1,350oz Au

120,000oz Ag

250,000tpa

5,000t Cu 21,350oz Au

255,000oz Ag

5,000t Cu 31,350oz Au

255,000oz Ag

Parkers Hill Parkers Hill

Pearse

Parkers Hill Pearse

ESOZ / SOZ

400,000tpa 400,000tpa

CY13 CY12 NOW

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IN GROUND METAL VALUE

Price Assumptions

• Cu: $7,000/t • Au: $1,600/oz • Ag: $30/oz • Pb: $2,000/t • Zn: $2,000/t

Parkers Hill Pearse

+ ESOZ + SOZ Deposits Resources broken down on page 32 - 34

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ESOZ

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 101 1.5 0.1 0.2 7 3.7 1.5 0.1 0.2 22,731 12,015

Inferred 214 2.1 0.1 0.1 8 5.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 55,042 35,089

Total 315 1.9 0.1 0.1 8 4.6 6.0 0.3 0.4 77,773 47,104

CategoryGrade Contained metal

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ESOZ

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SOZ SOZ (Au Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t

Measured 162 0.7 0.4 0.3 9 4.1

Indicated 74 0.8 0.9 1.0 18 3.9

Inferred 165 0.9 0.5 0.5 12 4.9

Total 400 0.8 0.5 0.5 12 4.4

SOZ (Cu / Au Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t

Measured 479 1.4 0.6 0.4 14 1.1

Indicated 233 1.0 0.4 0.4 10 1.4

Inferred 150 1.0 0.5 0.3 11 1.5

Total 862 1.2 0.5 0.4 12 1.3

SOZ (Pb / Zn Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t

Measured 90 0.7 3.1 2.4 29 0.4

Indicated 389 0.4 2.5 2.7 25 0.2

Inferred 220 0.3 2.4 3.1 21 0.3

Total 699 0.4 2.6 2.8 24 0.2

Cut-off grade 4g/t Au

Cut-off grade 1.5% Cu Eq.*

Cut-off grade 4% Pb+Zn

CategoryGrade

CategoryGrade

CategoryGrade

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PRIORITISED EXLORATION TARGETS

1. Red Terror – Re-discovered high grade Cu/Au trend – Accessible from existing development – High priority drill targets:

• UEOZ01: 7.6m @ 1.4% Cu & 8.8g/t Au • UEOZ03: 12.8m @ 4% Cu & 2.7g/t Au

2. Parkers Hill to SOZ – Newly defined Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn structural corridor – Potential to discover Parkers Hill/SOZ styles – Accessible from existing development – 400m long target zone

3. Mt Marshall – Potential pit cut-back at Eastern Pit into oxide

Cu/Au trend – Drill targets defined

4. CMHDD001 – Single isolated drill hole – Results: 5m @ 3.5g/t Au, 3.4% Cu – Potential new SOZ-type Au/Cu ore zone

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Open at Depth

6m @ 3.8% Cu, 0.6g/t Au

Mineralised Envelope

5.5m @ 1.7% Cu, 0.4g/t Au

11m @ 2.5% Cu, 3.8g/t Au

Incl. 4m @ 3.5% Cu, 8.3g/t Au

IRON DUKE (Au-Cu)

• Significant Au/Cu mineralisation

Cu/Au mineralised zone strike > 500m - High priority drill target

Cu/Au mineralisation over 2km strike length – target for shallow

high grade ore

Coincident Au-Cu soil geochemical

anomaly

Section

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25m

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SORBY HILLS & MANBARRUM

NEW MINING REGION - BONAPARTE BASIN

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BONAPARTE BASIN

• Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) Ag-Pb-Zn mineralisation

• 140km strike

• Open Cut Depths with 5 – 30m of alluvial cover

• Sorby Hills on West limb of syncline, Manbarrum on East limb 16

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SORBY HILLS SILVER-LEAD PROJECT

• 50 km north of Kimberley regional centre, Kununurra

• Adjacent to modern infrastructure • 130km by road to port facilities at

Wyndham

• 13 mineralised deposits over 8km strike

• 17.7mt undeveloped Ag-Pb Resource at open cut depth

• Discovered by Aquitaine in 1971

• 75:25 JV with China’s largest lead/silver smelter – Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead

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SORBY HILLS

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Stage One: Shallow (<70m) open cut mining project based on C-D-E Deposits @ 500,000tpa

Lower capital cost development option with reduced operational and regulatory risk

Stage two expansion based on F & I Deposits, Alpha & Beta Deposits & underground options @ 1.2mtpa

Target Environmental Approvals – late 2012

Target First Mining Operations – mid-late 2013

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Stage 1

• Stage 1: 450-600ktpa ore • 3.5Mt @ 60g/t Ag, 4% Pb, 0.36% Zn

(2% Pb cut-off) • 5:1 strip ratio • 90T Truck access • > 10 year mine life • Stage 2: 1.2mtpa

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WORK IN PROGRESS

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Complete Pre-feasibility Study to establish project parameters

Key project personnel on-site 6,000m of infill resource drilling of E-

Deposit & resource extension of D-Deposit complete

Hydrogeological and environmental fieldwork complete and community consultation underway

Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (BGRIMM) undertaking plant design and costing

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D-Deposit – SORBY HILLS

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High Grade 1425 intersections in D-E deposit

9m @ 11.6% Pb & 161g/t Ag Incl.

3m @ 29.5% Pb & 430g/t Ag

15m @ 12.7% Pb & 114g/t Ag Incl.

5m @ 31.3% Pb & 268g/t Ag

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RESOURCES AND RESERVES

Kimberley Metals Ltd

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KIMBERLEY METALS RESOURCES

Summary of Resource Tables on slides 32 to 37

Project mt Fe % Cu % Pb % Zn % Ag g/t Au g/t

Mineral Hill 5.2 1.2 1.6 0.9 37 1.33

Sorby Hills 17.7 4.4 0.7 53

Manbarrum 32.4 0.4 1.3 9

Constance Range 296 53.1

Project mt Fe (mt) Cu (t) Pb (t) Zn (t) Ag (oz) Au (oz)

Mineral Hill 5.2 61,081 83,297 47,598 6,119,727,567 222,490

Sorby Hills 17.7 778,800 123,900 30,261,290,323

Manbarrum 32.4 113,400 411,480 9,615,483,871

Constance Range 296.0 157.2

Grade

Contained metal

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MINERAL HILL MINE RESOURCES PART 1

Pearse

Tonnes

(thousands) Silver g/t Gold g/t Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 226 84 6.7 611,430 48,769

Inferred 71 67 5.7 153,803 13,085

Total 298 80 6.5 765,232 61,853

Parkers Hill Sulphide

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc % Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 1,450 1.9 1.2 1.2 36 0.30 27.6 17.4 17.4 1,678,268 13,986

Inferred 50 1.6 1.1 2.4 48 0.20 0.8 0.6 1.2 77,162 322

Total 1,500 1.9 1.2 1.2 36 0 28.4 18.0 18.6 1,755,429 14,307

Parkers Hill Oxide

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 900 0.7 3.7 0.4 67 0.04 5.9 33.6 3.4 1,925,957 1,157

Inferred 200 1.8 3.9 0.3 86 0.05 3.6 7.8 0.6 552,992 302

Total 1,100 0.9 3.7 0.4 70 0.05 9.5 41.4 4.0 2,478,949 1,460

ESOZ

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Indicated 101 1.5 0.1 0.2 7 3.7 1.5 0.1 0.2 22,731 12,015

Inferred 214 2.1 0.1 0.1 8 5.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 55,042 35,089

Total 315 1.9 0.1 0.1 8 4.6 6.0 0.3 0.4 77,773 47,104

CategoryContained metalGrade

CategoryGrade Contained metal

Category

CategoryGrade Contained metal

Grade Contained metal

0.3

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MINERAL HILL MINE RESOURCES PART 2

SOZ (Au Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Measured 162 0.7 0.4 0.3 9 4.1 1.1 0.7 0.5 48,111 21,198

Indicated 74 0.8 0.9 1.0 18 3.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 43,705 9,231

Inferred 165 0.9 0.5 0.5 12 4.9 1.4 0.8 0.9 63,172 26,158

Total 400 0.8 0.5 0.5 12 4.4 3.2 2.1 2.1 154,988 56,587

SOZ (Cu / Au Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Measured 479 1.4 0.6 0.4 14 1.1 6.8 2.7 2.0 216,065 17,094

Indicated 233 1.0 0.4 0.4 10 1.4 2.2 1.0 0.9 72,789 10,355

Inferred 150 1.0 0.5 0.3 11 1.5 1.6 0.7 0.5 53,497 7,018

Total 862 1.2 0.5 0.4 12 1.3 10.6 4.4 3.4 342,350 34,467

SOZ (Pb / Zn Zone)

Tonnes

(thousands) Copper % Lead % Zinc Silver g/t Gold g/t Copper (kt) Lead (kt) Zinc (kt) Silver (oz) Gold (oz)

Measured 90 0.7 3.1 2.4 29 0.4 0.7 2.8 2.2 82,916 1,103

Indicated 389 0.4 2.5 2.7 25 0.2 1.5 9.8 10.3 311,595 2,624

Inferred 220 0.3 2.4 3.1 21 0.3 0.7 5.2 6.8 148,472 1,767

Total 699 0.4 2.6 2.8 24 0.2 2.9 17.8 19.3 542,982 5,494

Cut-off grade 4g/t Au

Cut-off grade 1.5% Cu Eq.*

Cut-off grade 4% Pb+Zn

CategoryGrade Contained metal

CategoryGrade Contained metal

CategoryGrade Contained metal

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MINERAL HILL MINE RESERVES

PARKERS HILL UNDERGROUND

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Category Tonnes Copper % Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Gold g/tContained

Copper (T)

Contained

Zinc (T)

Contained

Lead (T)

Contained

Silver (oz)

Contained

Gold (oz)

Probable 493,600 2.17 1.07 0.85 29.4 0.43 10,711 5,282 4,196 466,566 6,824

Category Tonnes Copper % Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Gold g/tContained

Copper (T)

Contained

Zinc (T)

Contained

Lead (T)

Contained

Silver (oz)

Contained

Gold (oz)

Probable 343,000 1.27 1.89 1.91 49.2 0.13 4,356 6,483 6,551 542,563 1,434

Copper Reserve: Probable Reserves (@ 1% Copper Cut-off Grade)

Lead-Zinc-Low Copper Combined Zone: Probable Reserves (@ 3.5% Combined Lead-Zinc Cut-off Grade)

PEARSE PROJECT

Category Tonnes Silver g/t Gold g/t Contained Silver (oz) Contained Gold (oz)

Probable Primary 28,458 76 6.9 68,417 6,212

Oxide 18,244 14 4.4 8,102 2,546

Sub Total 46,702 52 5.9 76,519 8,758

Proven Primary 152,489 91 7.3 444,709 35,674

Oxide 36,049 16 6.5 18,519 7,523

Sub Total 188,538 77 7.2 463,228 43,198

TOTAL 235,240 72 6.9 539,746 51,956

Open Cut Reserves

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Cut-off Category

Tonnes Grade

(millions) Silver g/t Lead % Zinc %

2.5% Lead Inferred/Indicated 17.7 53 4.4 0.7

1.0% Lead Inferred 28.4 43 3.4 0.6

Total Resources

SORBY HILLS RESOURCES

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MANBARRUM RESOURCES

Djibitgan Oxide Zone

Sandy Creek Primary Zone

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CONSTANCE RANGE IRON ORE DEPOSIT

Tonnes Grade

Category (millions) Iron % Silica %

Phosphorus

%

Aluminium

Oxide % LOI % Within National

Park Inferred 59.59 52.7 10.58 0.02 1.64 11.28

Within Buffer Zone Inferred 131.95 53.1 10.51 0.02 2.09 11.11

Outside Buffer Zone Inferred 104.41 53.4 10.09 0.02 1.02 11.23

Total Inferred 295.96 53.1 10.38 0.02 1.63 11.19

Total (excluding

National Park) Inferred 236.37 53.2 10.33 0.02 1.62 11.16

Constance Range Iron Ore Deposit

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