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1 A Compelling Iron Ore Investment Opportunity Corporate Presentation September 2012 TSX: BKI

2 2 Disclaimer Forward Looking Statement This Presentation contains ‘‘forward-looking information’’ which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the ‘‘Company’’) and its mineral projects; the future prices of metals; the anticipated results of exploration activities; the estimation of mineral resources; the realization of mineral resource estimates; capital, development, operating and exploration expenditures; costs and timing of the development of the Company’s mineral properties; timing of future exploration; requirements for additional capital; government regulation of mining operations; anticipated results of economic and technical studies; environmental matters; reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; limitations of insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words and phrases such as ‘‘plans’’, ‘‘expects’’, ‘‘is expected’’, ‘‘budget’’, ‘‘scheduled’’, ‘‘estimates’’, ‘‘forecasts’’, ‘‘intends’’, ‘‘anticipates’’, or ‘‘believes’’ or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results ‘‘may’’, ‘‘could’’, ‘‘would’’, ‘‘might’’ or ‘‘will’’ be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and is based on information currently available to management and upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, including, among others, that general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties remain favorable; that actual results of exploration activities justify further studies and development of the Company’s mineral projects; that the future prices of metals, and iron ore in particular, remain at levels that justify the exploration and future development and operation of the Company’s mineral projects; that ore body quality and characteristics remain as anticipated; that there is no failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; that accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry do not occur; that the jurisdictions in which the Company operates remain politically stable; that there are no unanticipated delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of future studies, development or construction activities; that the actual costs of exploration, and studies remain within budgeted amounts; that regulatory and legal requirements required for exploration or development activities do not change in any adverse manner, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled ‘‘Risk Factors’’ in this Final Prospectus of the Company dated March 16, 2011 or as may be identified in the Company’s public disclosure from time to time, as filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause such actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Any inaccuracy in the assumptions identified above may also cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking information. Forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this Presentation and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, except as may be required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, potential investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. This Presentation does not constitute an offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offering or solicitation. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out herein, and nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied upon, as a promise or representation, whether as to the past or future.

3 TSX: BKI 3 What Sets Black Iron Apart? Access to Skilled Labour & Infrastructure – Two of the Most Challenging Iron Ore Project Development Risks Key Development Risks Taxes/Royalties Human Resources Access to Infrastructure Community Opposition Licensing/Permitting Access to Water Electricity Supply Canada Brazil Africa Australia Ukraine 3

4 TSX: BKI 4 5 Fundamentals for Iron Ore Success A High-Quality Iron Ore Development Opportunity Project located in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine; one of the world’s major iron ore districts Close to target markets: W.Europe, Turkey, Russia, Asia and Middle East Surrounded by 7 other operating iron ore mines Close to Target Markets Large iron ore deposit with NI 43-101 compliant resource* Two properties held – Shymanivske & Zelenivske Shymanivske - 373 Mt Measured & Indicated resource @ 31.4% iron; additional 480 Mt of Inferred resource @ 30.2% iron, which will be concentrated to ~65% iron Potential for resource expansion by further drilling of both deposits Sizable Resource Sizable Resource Good access to skilled labour, power, rail & ports 35km from city of Kryviy Rih (pop. 750k); paved road to site 2 km from state-owned rail and power lines with surplus capacity & five deep water ports accessible by rail (140-515km) Exceptional Infrastructure Exceptional Infrastructure Experienced management team with history of creating value for shareholders of Consolidated Thompson, RioTinto and Ferrexpo Skilled Management High margins due to close proximity to multiple steel mills, relative labour cost advantage and favourable corporate tax rate of 16% PEA for 7.3Mt Pellet Plant Feed – NPV of US$3.0 billion and 42.1% IRR PEA for 7.6Mt Pellet – NPV of US$4.1 billion and IRR of 35.2% Compelling Economics * Resource estimate compiled using historic Soviet data by Hugues de Corta, who is an independent qualified person as defined by NI 43-101

5 TSX: BKI 5 Project Backed by Forbes & Manhattan Success with Consolidated Thompson’s Bloom Lake Iron Mine World class 8Mtpa iron ore concentrate mine in Quebec Advanced from exploration stage through development to construction − 8 mtpa capacity (66% Fe concentrate) expanding to 16 mtpa − Completed scoping study, 3 feasibility studies, secured off-take with China’s third largest steel producer (WISCO) Raised over Cdn$1 bn in capital Attracted and put in place a qualified management team Recently acquired for $4.9 billion $1 mm market cap First F&M involvement Forbes & Manhattan Involvement

6 TSX: BKI Board of DirectorsKey Management Matt Simpson – President & CEO Former General Manager, Mining for Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada Worked for Hatch designing global metallurgical refineries George Mover – COO Former Project General Director of Ferrexpo Yeristovo Mining, Ukraine Paul Bozoki – CFO Former CFO of CD Capital Partners, operating in Soviet Union & Ukraine Igor Buchatskiy – VP Strategy Former GM, International Business Development, ArcelorMittal S.A. Aaron Wolfe – VP Corp Development Former investment banker with Macquarie Bruce Humphrey – Chairman Former Chairman of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Jaroslav Kinach Former Advisor to Ukraine Prime Minister and former Ukraine Country Head of EBRD Chris Westdal Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine (1996-98) and to Russia (2003-06) Pierre Pettigrew Distinguished career as a Canadian Federal Cabinet Minister John Detmold Chairman & Founder of Invescture Group, S.A. de C.V. Dave Porter Former VP for Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada Matt Simpson – President & CEO of Black Iron 6 A Track Record of Iron Ore Success with Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines, Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada, and Ferrexpo

7 TSX: BKI Sound Capital Structure Attractive Valuation with substantial upside 7 IPO’d on the TSX on March 29, 2011 ($1.40) Historical Share PriceCapital Structure Shares Outstanding140.1 million Warrants (1) 1.7 million Stock Options (2) 8.2 million Share Comp Plan (3) 1.5 million Fully Diluted Shares151.5 million Market Cap (4) ~US$40 million Current Cash Balance~US$17.0 million Debt Balancenil 1.1,653,312 warrants exercisable at $1.40 per share (IPO financing). 2.5,700,000 options exercisable at $1.40 per share and 2,530,000 options exercisable at $0.54. 3.1,500,000 shares reserved for Directors, Executives, Employees and Consultants. 4.As at August 31, 2012, using a closing price of CAD 0.285 per share. Analyst Coverage Maxim Sytchev Cliff Hale-Sanders John Hughes Daniel Greenspan Robin Kozar Craig Miller Philip Ker David Talbot Ivan Dzvinka

8 TSX: BKI 8 Deposits In Mining Friendly Region Adjacent to existing Iron Ore Producers Two mining and exploration permits covering 5.92 km 2 − Mining permit at Shymanivske, which has been extensively explored, covering 2.56 km 2 valid until 2024 − Exploration permit at Zelenivske covering 3.36 km 2 valid until 2014 Adjacent to ArcelorMittal’s Kryviy Rih iron ore complex and Smart & Evraz’s YuGOK iron ore mine Plan to acquire a plot of land from Ukraine Government adjacent to the Shymanivske deposit for project waste dumps, concentrator and tailings Black Iron’s Shymanivske Project M&I: 373Mt @ 31.4% Inferred: 480Mt @ 30.2% Black Iron’s Zelenivske Project ArcelorMittal’s Kryviy Rih Iron Ore Complex Smart & Evraz’s YuGOK Iron Ore Mine Railway lines

9 TSX: BKI 9 Large Ore Deposit with Growth Potential Banded iron formation consisting primarily of magnetite with some hematite − Iron band thickness ranges from 40-80 m − Only 9.7-21.2 m of overburden − Very clean ore body low in phosphorus, manganese and aluminum The resource is defined by ~37,000 metres of historical drilling ― Black Iron recently completed 6,042 meters of twin hole drilling ― Total iron grade and band width align very well with historical data Potential for total combined resource expansion of 1.1 to 1.8BT − Additional drilling of Shymanivske at North end of deposit and to depth − Exploration of the Zelenivske project Shymanivske Resource* Tonnage (Mt) Fe Tot (%) Fe Mag (%) Measured306.331.318.9 Indicated66.431.920.3 Total Measured and Indicated 372.731.419.1 Inferred480.330.217.4 1.9 km 0.4 km * Resource estimate compiled using historic Soviet data by Hugues de Corta, who is an independent qualified person as defined by NI 43-101 Tonnage and grade rounded to first decimals. Cut-off grade of 15% Fe Tot

10 TSX: BKI 10 Potential Resource Extension at Shymanivske Ground Gravity Shows Iron Ore Mineralization at North End Ground gravity and magnetic surveys show potential extension of iron ore mineralization at North end of property as circled in red This area has not been included in the NI 43-101 resource as it has not yet been sufficiently drilled The identified area will be a target of a future drill program Potential resource upside to be drilled Drill hole Property boundary Very likely Iron in ground Likely just dirt in ground

11 TSX: BKI 11 Extensive Pit Shell Design Work Completed Significant Portion of the Resource Falls within the Economic Pit Shell

12 TSX: BKI 12 Conventional Flowsheet (simplified) Producing High Quality Iron Ore Products DrillBlastLoad & HaulCrush HPGR Ball Mill (x2)Vertical Mill Magnetic Separator Sulphur Floatation Pellet Plant Fe67.0% SiO 2 4.5% P0.05% S Al 2 O 3 0.31% Mn0.15% P8044 µm Concentrate Fe65.0% SiO 2 4.13% P0.025% S0.01% Mn0.15% Pellets (optional)

13 TSX: BKI 13 Feasibility Study On Track for Q4 Completion Layouts finalized as shown below Beneficiation Plant Rail Loop Cobbing Building Secondary Crushing Building Primary Crusher Secondary Crushing Building

14 TSX: BKI 14 Excellent Infrastructure Key to a Successful Iron Ore Project Paved roads to site, located 35km away from the major city of Kryviy Rih which has a skilled work force Surplus electricity readily accessible from high voltage power lines that run beside property ~2 km from main state-owned rail line Confirmation in July 2010 from Ukrainian Government that there is sufficient capacity to haul at least an additional 10 million tonnes of iron ore per annum 5 deep water ports accessible by rail with iron ore facilities available Preferred port option is Yuzhny located ~390 km away and providing access to the Black Sea and global seaborne iron ore markets

15 TSX: BKI 15 Strategic Global Location Close Proximity to Target Markets with Abundant Port and Rail Access Project is surrounded by steel mills in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East River barge & rail access to Western Europe Five dry bulk tonnage ports accessible using railway running beside properties Approx 20% to 25% shorter transport distance to growth markets of India and China compared to North and South American producers

16 TSX: BKI 16 Ukraine: A Mining Friendly Country Strong Local and National Support Politically stable Democratic republic ― Following Presidential elections in 2010, country is currently united with a President and Prime Minister from the same Political Party ― S&P Sovereign Risk of B+ Economy dominated by commodities ― Steel production is Ukraine’s largest industry ― 60% of Ukraine’s total exports are commodity- related (the majority of which is steel) Strong economic growth − Growth driven by US$15.2B IMF stabilization program and strong commodity prices − GDP growth of 4.2% in 2010; expected to increase to 4.5% in 2011 Ongoing negotiations to sign the drafted “Association Agreement” with the European Union Potential key member of the Russia proposed Eurasian Trade Union Large, highly skilled labour force (pop. 45.4 million) − GDP per capita only $6700/yr Mining friendly jurisdiction with strong local and national support ― ArcelorMittal and Ferrexpo plc have operated in-country for over 5 years Legislated corporate tax rate reductions from 21% in 2012 to 16% in 2014 Favourable mining royalties of $0.40 per tonne of ore mined (~2%) to the Government

17 TSX: BKI 17 2010E Iron Ore Production Source: USGS 2011 Iron Ore report and Metal Economics Group Globally Significant Iron Ore District Ukraine: 6th largest iron ore producer & 4 th largest reserve base Global Distribution of Fe Reserves Kirovograd Tarnavatskoye Liponevsky Yeristovskoye Safonovskoye Novokonstantinovsky Poltavsky GOK Tsentralny Kryviy Rih Iron Ore Complex Kuksunurskoye Ingulestky GOK Yuzhny GOK Kryviv Rih Ordzhonikize Gok Shymanivske Zelenivske Black Iron’s projects are located in the heart of Ukraine’s iron ore belt –35km from city of 750,000 people Iron ore district trends 300 km with sedimentary rock hosted banded iron formations (Dnenpovskog complex) Historically well explored resource base but substantially under-exploited due to historic Soviet policy 15 iron ore mines in Ukraine produced 72 million tonnes in 2010 Only 3% of world production

18 TSX: BKI Shymanivske PEA Highlights High Value, Low Net Cost Iron Ore Development Project 18 Production Case:Pellet Plant FeedPellet Annual Production:7.3 Mt7.6 Mt Iron Content:67.0%65.0% Estimated Capital Investment:US$896.0 millionUS$1,571.3 million Estimated Operating Expenses: (life of mine) (avg ex. leasing costs years 8-20) US$51.21/t US$48.22/t US$63.00/t US$60.11/t Net Present Value (8%):US$3.0 billionUS$4.1 billion IRR:42.1%35.2% Annual Average Cash Flow:US$382.8 millionUS$540.7 million Projected Payback (8%):2.2 years2.9 years Estimated Mine Life:28 years Proj. Revenue CommencementQ4 2015 OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO FURTHER IMPROVE ALREADY FAVOURABLE ECONOMICS

19 TSX: BKI Black Iron’s Capital Cost Advantage Shymanivske Relative to Other Iron Ore Projects 19 Source: Company data; Renaissance Capital estimates Average = 161

20 TSX: BKI Black Iron Compares Favourably Black Iron to Other Iron Ore Developers 20 Disclaimer: Post-tax and royalty graphs are for illustrative purposes only using simple math. These numbers have not been reported, nor are they substantiated by a financial model. 1 Super-Profits tax >A$75 million profit. 2 Includes Brazil mining tax of $4 / tonne of iron ore Source: Company data; Press Release; Research Estimates Tax Regime Royalties 30% +30% 1 39% 2 29% 26% 16% 5% 2% 5-8% n/a 2% New Millenium New Millenium

21 TSX: BKI 21 Black Iron Continues to Deliver Shymanivske Project Development Timeline H1H2H1H2 20112012 Scoping Study/PEA Definitive Feasibility Study Permitting Construction Drill metallurgical holes Definition Drilling Environmental Studies Detailed Engineering Production Future Exploration Drilling

22 TSX: BKI 22 Permit Process for Shymanivske Deposit Black Iron Remains on Track Exploration Permit Exploration Permit Extraction Permit Land Allotment Construction Approval Operations Approval Deem deposit economical Complete Ukraine version of scoping study including evaluation of various mining methods & high level environmental impact Pit shell reserves & environmental impact Gov approval Complete field environmental (OVOS) & archeological studies for Gov approval Submit pit shell design & mapped ground surface project for Gov. approval Obtain surface rights for mine, refinery & tailings Land use analysis based on plot plan showing major buildings & agreed connections to utilities, rail and roads (Proekt) Approval of the project location Approval from all land owners & finalize lease Start mine overburden removal & plant construction Detailed design approved (Expertisa) Obtaining the construction permit Commissioning of the facility Registration of the ownership to the facility Explore resource potential Conduct geophysical program Drill ore body State approval of explored deposit Operate mine & refinery Ensure compliance with Ukraine Safety, Environment, Health and Employment laws as check by regular Gov inspections Finalize environmental permits Mining Allotment Completed

23 TSX: BKI 23 5 Fundamentals for Iron Ore Success A High-Quality Iron Ore Development Opportunity Project located in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine; one of the world’s major iron ore districts Close to target markets: W.Europe, Turkey, Russia, Asia and Middle East Surrounded by 7 other operating iron ore mines Close to Target Markets Large iron ore deposit with NI 43-101 compliant resource* Two properties held – Shymanivske & Zelenivske Shymanivske - 373 Mt Measured & Indicated resource @ 31.4% iron; additional 480 Mt of Inferred resource @ 30.2% iron, which will be concentrated to ~65% iron Potential for resource expansion by further drilling of both deposits Sizable Resource Sizable Resource Good access to skilled labour, power, rail & ports 35km from city of Kryviy Rih (pop. 750k); paved road to site 2 km from state-owned rail and power lines with surplus capacity & five deep water ports accessible by rail (140-515km) Exceptional Infrastructure Exceptional Infrastructure Experienced management team with history of creating value for shareholders of Consolidated Thompson, RioTinto and Ferrexpo Skilled Management High margins due to close proximity to multiple steel mills, relative labour cost advantage and favourable corporate tax rate of 16% PEA for 7.3Mt Pellet Plant Feed – NPV of US$3.0 billion and 42.1% IRR PEA for 7.6Mt Pellet – NPV of US$4.1 billion and IRR of 35.2% Compelling Economics * Resource estimate compiled using historic Soviet data by Hugues de Corta, who is an independent qualified person as defined by NI 43-101

24 CONTACT INFORMATION 65 Queen Street West Suite 805, P.O. Box 71 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2M5 www.blackiron.com TSX: BKI Investor Relations Toronto: +1 (416) 309-2950 London: +44 (0) 207 466 5000 Ukraine: +380 (67) 619-0454 info@blackiron.com


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