Trials and Tribulations of Metallurgical Development Simon Purkiss, Managing Director September 2008

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Overview of European Nickel Emerging mid-tier nickel laterite producer focused on growth Production potential of over 50,000tpa Ni within 5 years Developers of innovative, simple, low cost heap leach process Technology partner with BHP Billiton Geographic diversification: Turkey, the Philippines and Albania Attributable nickel resource base of ≈2.1 million tonnes (JORC 1Mt) Highly experienced and strong management team Listed on London’s AIM with good liquidity. Ticker: ENK Ambition: To be mid-tier, low cost global Ni laterite producer 3 3

Nickel Laterite Processing Laterites are the future of nickel – majority of resources in the ground Unlike sulphides, no upgrade steps Two main processing routes –Ferronickel smelting Reduce total orebody in kilns with coal/oil Smelt total orebody to molten state Production of 20-40% ferronickel product –High Pressure Acid Leach (HPAL) Subject total orebody to high temperatures & pressure in sulphuric acid Refiner liquor Production of 99.99% nickel metal 4 4

Drawbacks Limited use of orebody –Narrow constraints of “other” ore components –Ferronickel smelting, low iron saprolites –HPAL, low magnesium limonites –Rest of ore body waste High capital costs –$2-4bn for 40-60ktpa nickel production Operating costs –Energy dependant 5 5

Alternatives Caron process –Ammonia leach, one operation Chinese processing –Pig nickel Blast furnaces –High coking coal, inefficient, 4-8% ferronickel, impure, polluting, high operating costs, very low capital Ferronickel smelters –High energy consumption, 8-12% ferronickel, impure, polluting, high operating costs, low capital costs Heap leaching 6 6

Heap Leaching Common in copper, gold industry 25 years experience to very large scale Low capital costs, plastic and pumps Low operating costs, no moving parts Environmentally benign Wider range of orebody can be treated Ideal for nickel laterite treatment? 7 7

Metallurgical Development Metallurgical development can be expensive Akin to geological exploration, maybe not as black and white Can be time consuming and difficult to stage develop –Laboratory work –Large scale tests –Pilot scales tests –Full scale development Short-cuts could be expensive Aim is to have the Financing Bank’s engineers sign off on the process 8 8

Development of the Çaldağ Project, Turkey Initial laboratory tests positive Decision to fast track into pilot scale to reduce time & development costs New intermediary product, Mixed Hydroxide product (MHP) to further reduce full scale capital costs Higher risk but risk assessment identified: –Major risk in scale up to full height heap –New product MHP required market development so sufficient material required –Demonstration of process to local stakeholders identified as critical 9 9

Heap Leach pilot plant 10 35% Ni 25% Ni 10 Simplified Flow Sheet

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Leach results Nickel extraction >75% Cobalt extraction >75% Leach rate continuing Flux dependant Turkey Mediterranean Sea Black Sea

The Financing Route Private equity funded for first 2 years Convertible note from Standard Bank $2.5m November 2003 IPO on AIM £15m March 2004 Options exercised by BHP Billiton $10m 2004/2005 as milestones achieved Bankable feasibility study completed March 2006 Equity raising $155m May 2006 Development started 17

Technology development From start of project to bankable equity raising was approx. 30 months Heap leaching demonstrated to independent engineers satisfaction Product circulated to various refineries & smelters and price structure developed Local stakeholders satisfied with environmental aspects of the technology Government EIA granted 18

Not All Risks Can Be Factored In….. EIA approved by Turkish Govt. in January 2006 Equator Principles compliant ESIA in April 2006 Forestry application in June 2006 Furore over 1 million trees felled by developer outside Istanbul in Sept 2006 Freeze on grant of forestry permits Turkish Govt. election period from July – Sept 2007 Visit by Minister Eroğlu to the site in Dec 2007 ENK planted over 11,000 trees during 2007 ENK’s 1st Sustainability Review published in March 2008 Implementing ICMM Principles for Sustainable Development & Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Forestry permit application submitted May

Overview of the Çaldağ Project 100% ownership JORC proven reserve of 375,000t contained Ni Production target 20,000tpa Ni, 1,200tpa Co Life of Mine 15 years Total nickel production 258,000t Ni Open pit, low cost operation LOM off-take agreement with BHP Billiton Located close to deep water port Izmir Awaiting forestry permit 20

Establishing a Mid-Tier Nickel Producer European Nickel is leveraging off its simple, low cost technology to become a mid-tier nickel producer Heap leach technology applicable on equatorial laterites –Permeability & recovery in a high rainfall region –Product enhancements Technology has enabled European Nickel to acquire strategic stakes in juniors with large resources but no metallurgical ‘know how’ –JV with Rusina Mining on Acoje deposit in Philippines –19.3% stake in Toledo Mining –Combined, these 3 projects have potential of 90,000tpa 21

Conclusion Metallurgical development –Not for the faint hearted –Will cost more than you budgeted –Assistance from Major (BHPB) invaluable –Clear target required –Short-cuts traded off against risk and expenditure Financing development –Continued evaluation on economics, meeting the investment grade 22

The New Industry Paradigm Costs through the roof – construction, materials, diesel, raw materials Skills shortage – all key disciplines across all continents Rise of NGOs in 24/7 news media world Credit crunch 23

European Nickel Investment Case Exposure to nickel - strong fundamentals Low cost entry into laterites – the future of nickel Simple heap leach process offers competitive edge over other expensive laterite technologies Geographic diversification Large resource base and growing Project pipeline potential of +100,000tpa Ni Focused on a Clear Vision To become a mid-tier global nickel producer, targeting 50,000tpa in five years, by leveraging off the competitive edge offered from proprietary, low cost process 24