GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL Carlos Caxaria Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia Deputy General Director

METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES POTENCIAL and EXPLORATION CURRENT SITUATION

EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY  The area of Portugal is relatively small (92,090 km2 including islands), but its geological diversity is huge.  Mineralization in copper, zinc, tungsten, tin, uranium, gold and iron, among others, are identified in the country and have a great mining potential.  Great potential in ornamental stones.

Mineralized zones in pyrite and base metals Main Occurrences: Mines Operating: - Aljustrel (Zn, Cu, Ag, Pb) - Neves Corvo (Cu, Zn, Ag,…)

Base Metals and Pyrite Potential areas

Cooper and Zinc Production YEAR Mine Production (Ton) Value (10 3 € ) 2007 ALJUSTREL 00 NEVES CORVO Total ALJUSTREL NEVES CORVO Total ALJUSTREL 0 0 NEVES CORVO Total ALJUSTREL NEVES CORVO Total ALJUSTREL NEVES CORVO Total

Mineralized zones in tungsten and tin Main Occurrences: Mines Operating: -Panasqueira Mines (WO3, Sn ) Sojitz, Beralt,Tin &Wolfram Portugal S.A.

Tungsten and Tin Potential Areas

YEAR Substance Production ( WO3 Ton) Value (10 3 € ) 2007Copper concentrates Tin concentrates48,4321 Tungsten concentrates Copper concentrates Tin concentrates32286 Tugsten concentrates Copper concentrates Tin concentrates35,7254 Tungsten concentrates Copper concentrates Tin concentrates24,7198 Tungsten concentrates Copper concentrates Tin concentrates45,3654 Tungsten concentrates

Mineralized zones in uranium Main Occurrences: Economic uranium deposit of Nisa Studied uranium deposit, which awaits opening tender for open a mine and attribution of a surrounding area for exploration.

Uranium Potential Areas

Mineralized zones in Gold Main Occurrences

Iron deposition of banded iron range of northern Portugal

New Projects of Metal Ores Concession Applications Signed during 2012 and Expected to Signed during Iron Ore (1- Moncorvo) - Tungsten, (Sheelite) (2- Tabuaço and Covas) - Gold (4- Boa Fé, Banjas, Jales, Penedono) Note: The last grant for a metallic mine was attributed in the 80s (Somincor- Neves-Corvo, copper mines)

Metallic Exploration Areas and new and old Exploitation Permits Gold Jales, Banjas, Penedono, Boa Fé Iron Ore Moncorvo Tungsten, (Sheelite) Tabuaço and Covas Covas W Tabuaço w Boa Fé Au Moncorvo Fe Jales Au Banjas Au Penedono Au Panasqueira w, Sn Neves Corvo Cu, Zn Aljustrel Cu, Zn Iberian Pyrite Belt

Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese sector Ad. Matos & Pereira 2012, LNEG

Exploration Contracts and Investments Metallic and Non-metallic Minerals( )

Number of Exploration Contracts Signed

Evolution of Exploration Investments (Metallic )

Number of Exploitation Contracts Signed (Non-Metallic )

) Exports ofMetallic Minerals (Value) Exports of Metallic Minerals (Value)

) Exports of NonMetallic Minerals (Ton and Value) Exports of Non - Metallic Minerals (Ton and Value)

Evolution of Imports and Exports of Industrial Minerals

Access to Mining Exploration Activity

- Submission of an initial proposal from the interested party; - Opening of tender by publication in Official Journal; Access to Exploration Activity

Information provided by the State under a tendering -Areas with electrical and electromagnetic surveys -Areas with higher density drilling -All information concerning the respective test boring including access to logs -Access to old closed mines information

Some Basic Features (by area) years (Releasing 50% of the area available at the end of each period) - Acquisition and Geophysical data reprocessing - A minimum of meters of drilling in the initial period - A minimum of investment in the initial period

Decision criteria by order of valuation - Drilling program - Investments in the initial period - Compensation for the State - Other exploration studies

CONCLUSION -Direct negotiations and calls for tender, are part of the Government's strategy for the mining sector. -It is the intention of the ministry of economy make Portugal the EU country with better investment attractiveness for mining sector. -The goal is to attract new investors to the country, and create conditions to accelerate the knowledge of the areas with greatest mining potential in Portugal, and go into production as quickly as possible.

Ornamental Stones IN PORTUGAL Synthetic Overview

Ornamental Stones Main Production Centers - Granite - Limestone - Marble - Slate Portugal occupies the 9 th production position in the world

Evolution of Production of Ornamental Rocks (Ton and Value in the Quarry)

Exports of Ornamental Rocks (Value €)

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