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HIGHLIGHTS
TiO2 prices at all-time high averaging $4,500 US/tonne* Game-changing, patented extraction process for high-purity TiO2 production. Proprietary and innovative extraction process producing high purity TiO2 Argex and PPG Industries (2nd largest paint company in the world) signed technology collaboration agreement to develop PPGs technology for TiO2 (titanium dioxide) pigment for paints and coating applications using Argexs TiO2 (April 2012) Currently negotiating Purchase and Sale Agreement with PPG Industries Low-risk proven strategy for industrial production scale-up Expansion of TiO2 pilot plant in Mississauga, Ontario with anticipated production > 10 kg/day (September 2012) Strategic asset: La Blache property NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) - NPV $2.2 billion (October 26, 2011)
*Source: Industrial Minerals http://indmin.com/, September 2012
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Tronox
ISK
USA
Japan
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7%
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Sachtleben
Germany
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4%
Argex
Dongjia Group Lomon Crenox Total World Production
Canada
China China Germany
200
145 134 107 6,398
3%
2% 2% 2% 100%
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GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY Argex has an innovative, proprietary, technological process to extract high purity TiO2 pigment directly from ilmenite ore.
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The CTL technology is designed to extract TiO2 from the processing of ilmenite, the most commonly available titaniumbearing iron oxide mineral
Our product provides a competitive advantage. The quality and purity make a noticeable difference in performance and testing Ongoing refinement has driven TiO2 purity beyond 99.8% Colour and brightness of TiO2 product meet or exceed those of the industrys leaders Environmentally friendly project:
closed-loop process minimal inert tailings
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DE-RISKING SCALABILITY
State of the art, off-the-shelf, proven equipment: Industrial-scale equipment has been used for a number of years in Northern Saskatchewan for uranium processing and Newfoundland for nickel processing The metallurgists behind CTL were key to perfecting the uranium and nickel processes mentioned above.
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On April 3, 2012 Argex announced the signing of a technology collaboration with PPG Industries, the second largest paint company in the world.
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PPG INDUSTRIES
Pittsburgh Paints Group (PPG) is an internationally recognized brand, with history exceeding 100 years. PPG paints are sold through an independent dealer network consisting of 2,500 locations across the United States and in over 250 PPG company-owned stores. PPG previously manufactured TiO2 at its Natrium, W.Va., chemicals plant and sold TiO2 pigment for coatings and other enduse applications. PPG experts spent nine months prior to the early April announcement in multiple stages of due diligence. This involved a detailed review and validation of Argexs chemical processing technology as well as testing the quality of our TiO2.
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Our preliminary economic assessment (PEA) demonstrates the economic viability of our process and supports our mission of producing TiO2 that meets or exceeds industry TSX-V : standards. RGX
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END-USER COLLABORATION
NDAs currently in place with major end-users Argexs product has been tested by PPG to produce TiO2 that meets the required specifications Early stage collaboration allows Argex to finalize the process design, accelerate project development and time to market
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Montral
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2012 MILESTONES
Pilot plant scale-up Lac Brl property acquisition End-user agreements Spin-off of Mouchalagane property
Feasibility-stage study
Project financing of first industrial-sized module
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ARGEX TEAM
Robert Guilbault Chairman of the Board of Directors Former President and CEO of Aluminerie Allouette Inc., Sept-les, Quebec. General Manager of BHP Billitons Hillside Aluminum at Richards Bay, South Africa. Has worked in the mining production field for twenty years. Roy Bonnell - President & CEO, Director, Founder CFO, Vice President, Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of Argex 2007 to 2011. Managing Director, Atwater Financial, 2003-2010. M.Sc. Accounting & Finance (London School of Economics), MBA (McGill), L.L.B. (Western), B.A. (Queens).
Normand Bergeron Executive Counsellor at Samson Blair/Deloitte & Touche since October 2011 Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Qubec from its creation in March 2010 Deputy Minister, Qubec Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife, from May 2005 to July 2009. Member of Hydro-Qubecs Board of Directors (2005-2009). Enrico Di Cesare - COO, VP Technology Metallurgy, operations, know-how transfer, and management; Severstal, Danieli, Sammi Atlas Steel, Hoogovens/Corus/Hatch Metallurgical Engineer from McGill University.
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ARGEX TEAM /2
Mark Billings - CFO, Director, Founder Chief Financial Officer and Founder of Argex; President from 2007-2009 BA (Honours) from Carleton University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School; Chartered Financial Analyst. Andr Laferrire VP Mining and Geology Argexs NI 43-101 Qualified Person. Professional registered geologist with over 15 years experience in exploration and mineral development projects for various commodities, including mineral resource estimation and NI 43-101 reporting. M.Sc. in geology (Universit de Montral). Peter Smith - Director President and CEO of Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: FNC). B.Sc. in geology from McGill University and an MS and Ph.D from Northwestern University Anthony Garson - Director Involved in the brokerage industry as a Mines and Metals Analyst, V-P Scotiabank 1975-80, Dean Witter Reynolds (Canada) Ltd., Canaccord Capital. Founding partner of Union Capital Markets (UK) Ltd. Mazen Haddad - Director Former President of Township Capital Inc. Received a B.A. degree in Economics from Emory University of Atlanta, Georgia.
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ARGEX TEAM /3
Genevive Marchand - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Counsel and Partner, Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg, from 2000-2005 LLM from London School of Economics; LLB from Laval University Member of the Quebec Bar
Ian Cox Head of Engineering and Construction Over 30 years experience, held executive positions in technology companies, construction and technology equipment providers to the metallurgy industry. BS (Honours) from Leeds University Academic studies also include the University of Tennessee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard Business School. Has published over 20 technical papers on the design, construction and operation of metallurgical furnaces
Philippe Guillemaille Manager, Sales and Marketing Regional Business Manager, Europe & Africa for Kronos, a leading TiO2 producer company, from 1998-2011 Graduate from the University of chemistry of Lyon
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SUMMARY
Argex is a near-term producer of commodities that the world needs (titanium dioxide, iron ore) NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) released October 26, 2011 PEA outlines projects economical viability and low-cost production Proprietary extraction process producing high purity TiO2 Primary objective is to advance rapidly to production Low risk strategy for project scale-up Mouchalagane iron ore property holds significant potential
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SHARE STRUCTURE
Market Performance
As of November 1, 2012
CAPITALIZATION 116,385,671 Outstanding Shares (basic) 17,000,000 Escrowed Shares 99,385,671 Free-trading Shares 8,600,000 Options 15,808,000 Warrants 140,793,671 Outstanding Shares (fully diluted)
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Roy Bonnell, President & CEO roy@argex.ca Tel. : +1.514.788.8932 Mark Billings, CFO mark@argex.ca Tel. : +1.514.296.1641 Enrico Di Cesare, COO enrico@argex.ca Tl. : +1.514.843.5959 x141
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Suite 410, 630 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E4, Canada Fax : +1.514.843.9208 www.argex.ca Auditors: BDO Dunwoody Legal Counsel: Heenan, Blakie LLP Transfer Agent: Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc.
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APPENDIX 1
Hydrometallurgical Process
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Can produce rutile or anatase pigment Larger buildings *No pressure vessels More manpower than Chloride Process
Higher training requirements for plant operations Mix of qualified staff and operating personnel staff A more continuous process Less environmental impact due to less waste generation Continuous process Environmentally attractive: energy efficient, chlorine not used, closed loop operation, very low inert tailings that can be used by local construction raw materials
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In general, the production costs are lower and do vary Lower capital costs, lower operating costs reagents by plant recycled, by-product revenue
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APPENDIX 2
Mouchalagane Property
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Recent conceptual data analysis of the entire property returned an exploration potential ranging between 940 million and 2.31 billion tonnes of 30-35% Fe total mineralization
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100 km
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Baie-Comeau
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Size of Magnetic Estimated Thickness Anomaly (km2) of Iron Formation 0.85 0.68 0.68 1.68 2.39 10 - 15 m 15 - 35 m 10 - 15 m 15 - 80 m 20 - 60 m
Conceptual Tonnage (million tonne) 30 - 40 60 - 150 20 - 30 80 - 430 150 - 460 340 - 1,110 Mt
Crazy Lake North Parr Lake South Mountain South Parr Lake
North Area
Crazy Lake
Central Area
Area North
Size of Magnetic Estimated Thickness Anomaly (km2) of Iron Formation 4.91 9.88 3.68 10 - 15 m 10 - 25 m 10 - 15 m
Conceptual Tonnage (million tonne) 160 - 240 320 - 800 110 - 170 590 - 1,210 Mt
Southeast Area
Central Southeast
Exploration potential tonnage is based on the volumetric estimate using first vertical derivative magnetic anomalies and conceptual mineralized iron formation thickness from historical drilling. Bulk density of 3.2 t/m3 used.
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APPENDIX 3
Analysts Summary
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ANALYSTS SUMMARY
BUY 12 month target - $3.00 Analyst: John Hykawy July 16, 2012 Different Process: Argexs process is hydrometallurgical. This process has a distinct advantage in terms of being able to process low grade feedstock and also it has the potential to be extremely competitive with cost. Feedstock Squeeze: Argexs process can exploit lower quality titanium feedstocks that cannot be processed by the standard chloride or sulfate processes for making higher-grade TiO2. Pigment Plus: As a producer of feedstock and a vertical supplier of an engineered product like pigment, Argex will be better protected against cycles in the industry than its competitors. Leverage: Pigment-grade TiO2 is now selling for $4,500 per tonne. High enough margins to absorb the occasional misstep and by-products can also contribute to earned income.
BUY 12 month target - $3.10 Analyst: Matt Gowing July 10, 2012 Lower Cost: Argexs La Blache PEA quantifies an opex of $1,500/tonne, lower than the current industrys costs ranging between $2,000/tonne to $4,000/tonne. Should Argex secure a higher grade feedstock, its opex may drop to $400$500/tonne. Lower Capex: Depending on ore source, Argexs capex/tonne range between $2,000/tonne to $4,000/tonne, compared to existing the sulphate processes which require $4,000-$5,000/tonne. These advantages may allow Argex to achieve 30%-plus IRRs on certain projects. Cleaner: The CTL process runs in a closed loop, continuous fashion. It also has the ability to separate and purify impurities thereby reducing the toxicity of waste tailings. Process flexibility: Having the ability to process a low grade feedstock that nobody else wants provides a cost advantage, particularly in a rising cost environment. Being vertically integrated will allow Argex to capture more margin, and enhance its assurance of supply.
BUY 12 Month Target - $1.65 Analyst: Fadi Benjamin June 22, 2012 Demand for Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) has grown historically at 3.3% annually and is projected to remain strong. Argexs CTL Process estimated cost savings of 65% over existing TiO2 processes. CTL produces very small amounts of inert waste compared to other TiO2 processes. The price target of $1.65 has been determined using a price of $2,800/tonne for TiO2. The actual current price is approximately $4,500/tonne.
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