VMS Ventures - Investor Presentation - September 2010
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1. MANIITSOQ Ni-Cu PROJECT Slide THE MANIITSOQ Ni-Cu-PGE PROJECT NORTH AMERICAN NICKEL INC TSX V: NAN Southwest Greenland February, 2012
2. Forward-Looking Statements Slide NOTE: Some of the statements contained herein may be forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks. The following are important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: changes in the world wide price of mineral commodities, general market conditions, risks inherent in mineral exploration, risks associated with development, construction and mining operations, the uncertainty of future profitability and the uncertainty of access to additional capital. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events may differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. North American Nickel Inc. undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
4. Directors & Management Slide Rick Mark, M.Ed (Admin) - CEO & Chairman: Rick has over 23 years experience in the public market place. He is also the CEO & Chair of VMS Ventures Inc. (VMS:TSX.V), and Harvest Gold Corporation (HVG-TSX.V), a December 2005 "spin off" from VMS, and is the President and CEO of Pancontinental Uranium Corp. (PUC-TSX.V). Mark Fedikow, HBSc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., P. Geo., C.P.G. - President and C.O.O., Director: Mark has 34 years of industry and government experience as an exploration geochemist and mineral deposits geologist. He was the Chief Geologist of the Mineral Deposits Section in Manitoba. In 2001, Mark was the recipient of the Provincial Geologists Medal, a Canadian national award for outstanding geoscientific achievement. He is also the Vice President of Exploration and Technical Services of VMS Ventures Inc. John Pattison, P. Geo., B.Sc. – Chief Geologist: John has extensive experience in base metal exploration, in particular, nickel sulphide deposits. His career extends from the nickel camps of Canada to southern Africa. From 1983 to 2002, John worked with Falconbridge Limited and associated companies where he was responsible for managing base metal, PGE and gold exploration projects throughout Canada and southern Africa. John Roozendaal – Director: John is the founding director and President of VMS Ventures Inc. He has been involved with the minerals exploration industry for over 20 years, and was directly involved in the VMS Ventures Reed Lake discovery in 2007, which is now Joint Ventured with HudBay Minerals Inc.
5. Advisors Slide James M. Patterson B.A., D.I.C., Ph.D., P. Geo.: Jim has over 40 years experience in mineral exploration in Canada, Ireland, SE Asia and South America working with major and junior exploration companies, government and international development agencies. He was formerly with FNX Mining Company Inc. where he was Geological Consultant (2001-2002), Vice President Exploration (2002-2005) and VP & Executive Consultant (2005-2006). Cashel Meagher B.Sc. P. Geo.: Cashel is currently Vice President Exploration of HudBay Minerals. He has worked with the technical and management teams at VMS Ventures and North American Nickel through the Reed Lake joint venture with VMS. Prior to joining HudBay, Mr. Meagher held management positions with Vale Inco in exploration, technical services, and mine operations. Walter Peredery Ph.D. P.Geo.: Walter has more than 40 years experience in nickel-copper-PGE exploration in the Sudbury Basin as well as the Thompson Nickel Belt in Manitoba. Dr. Peredery is a recognized expert in the geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury mining camp. He is the author of the qualifying N.I. 43-101 report for North American Nickel. Dr. Peredery’s accomplishments include co-authoring of the impact theory of the Sudbury igneous complex which is recognized around the world as the definitive work on the Sudbury basin.` Mike Muzylowski: Mike Muzylowski, Callinan Mines Ltd. (CAA-TSX.V) accomplished President and CEO, has played key roles in the discovery of 15 Canadian mines, 13 in Manitoba, during his distinguished career as a geologist, geophysicist and senior mining executive.
6. Advisors Slide John Rowntree, Hons B.Sc., FAusIMM, CIMM: John Rowntree has 46 years experience in the minerals exploration industry. He has been a founding director of several public exploration companies and has been responsible for property acquisition and for directing exploration leading to the discovery of economic gold, tantalum, uranium, platinum, copper/gold and TVM iron deposits in Australia and Greenland. John Ferguson, Ph.D., D.Sc., FAusIMM & Life Fellow Geological Soc. S. Africa: John Ferguson has been involved in the minerals industry, academia and four geological surveys for the past 50 years. He has conducted extensive exploration activities in several continents particularly focusing on gold, base metals, platinum group elements, iron ores, uranium, rare earth elements & diamonds. He has held positions as founding director of publicly listed companies, Professor/Reader at the University of the Witwatersrand and Division Head/Acting Director at the Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology & Geophysics, Canberra (now Geoscience Australia). Other survey appointments include working for the Greenland Geological Survey and as a NRC Fellow at the Geological Survey of Canada. He was responsible for the discovery of the platinum group metals resource at Munni Munni, Western Australia as well as the discovery of kimberlites and industrial minerals in southern Africa and Greenland. Neil Richardson, P. Geo.: Neil received his Geological Engineering Technical Diploma from Cambrian College in Sudbury and has a long history of mineral exploration and mining experience with HudBay Minerals and a host of junior explorers including Murgor Resources. Neil is the Chief Operating Officer for VMS Ventures and is responsible for developing and implementing exploration programs in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake area
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10. THE MANIITSOQ NICKEL BELT - PLENTY OF ROOM FOR WORLD CLASS DEPOSIT(S) Slide From Eckstrand & Hulbert, 2007 Voisey’s Bay Deposit at same scale as map to left. Plan view of the Voisey’s Bay intrusion (from Eckstrand & Hulbert, 2007) Sudbury Intrusive Complex at same scale as map to left. Enlarged view of scaled drawing above .
