2. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Certain statements in this presentation may constitute "forward-looking" statements which involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Potash Ridge Corporation (the "Corporation"), or industry results, to
be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. When used in this presentation, such statements use such words
as "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate" and other
similar terminology. These statements reflect the Corporation's current expectations regarding future
events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this presentation. Forward-looking
statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, which include, but are not limited to the factors
discussed under “A Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” and "Risk Factors" in
the final prospectus of the Corporation dated November 27, 2012, and should not be read as
guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of
whether or not such results will be achieved. Although the forward-looking statements contained in
this presentation are based upon what management of the Corporation believes are reasonable
assumptions, the Corporation cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
presentation and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Subject to
applicable securities laws, the Corporation assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect
new events or circumstances.
3. A potash company focused on its
Blawn Mountain property in Utah
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SOP: 680,000 tonnes per annum
Bauxite material: 3.3 million tonnes
per annum
4. EXPERIENCED AND PROVEN MANAGEMENT
OVER 80 YEARS COMBINED EXPERIENCE
Guy Bentinck President & CEO
Chartered Accountant;
20 years mining/resource experience
Sherritt: CFO and SVP Capital Projects
Ross Phillips Chief Operating Officer
10 years experience in large resource and
energy sector projects
Sherritt, Capital Power
Jeff Hillis Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accountant;
10 years mining sector finance, including CFO
of several public mining companies
Iberian Minerals, Excellon, Falconbridge
Paul Hampton VP, Project
Management
Geologist and Metallurgical Engineer;
~30 years experience in design, construction,
start-up and management of mineral processing
facilities
SNC, Washington Group, Outotec
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Laura Nelson VP, Government and
Regulatory Affairs
Extensive experience in government relations,
permitting and power planning, including the
successful permitting of the Red Leaf oil shale
project
Red Leaf Resources, Utah Government
5. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
Large mineral deposit containing premium-quality potash and bauxite material
Strategically located in a mining friendly jurisdiction with established infrastructure nearby
State-owned land allows for an efficient permitting process
Historical work expedites project development
Lower risk surface mining deposit; expected lowest cost producer
30 year mine life, with upside potential
PEA completed: $1.3 billion NPV at 10%; 21.3% after tax IRR; excludes bauxite material revenue
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7. No known substitute
Increasing world population
Growing per capita income
Decreasing arable land
Increasing use of biofuels
~5% EXPECTED ANNUAL GROWTH IN DEMAND TO 2016
POTASH:
ESSENTIAL TO THE WORLD’S FOOD SUPPLY
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8. AVERAGE 47% PRICE PREMIUM OVER MOP3
SULPHATE OF POTASH (SOP) IS A PREMIUM PRODUCT
Sulphate of Potash (SOP) Muriate of Potash (MOP)
Potassium Sulphate (K2SO4) Potassium Chloride (KCl)
6 million tonnes sold in 20111 55.8 million tonnes sold in 20112
Potassium and sulphur are essential nutrients2 Crop quality/yield diminish as chloride builds up2
Improves yield, quality, taste and enhances shelf life2
1Source: Fertecon 2Source: CRU 3Based on historical data8
10. HISTORICAL PRICE PREMIUM FOR SOP HAS RANGED
BETWEEN 30% AND 61%
SOP PREMIUM PRICE TRENDS
1SOP, standard grade cif NW Europe (Source: Fertilizer Week)
2MOP, all grades, fob Vancouver/Portland (Source: CRU)
U.S. $/tonne
SOP1
MOP2
10
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
11. SOP MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
1Source: Fertecon, CRU11
Global SOP Consumption and Commodity Price1
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
(US$/tonne)
Tonnes(000s)
Global SOP Consumption
Historical Standard FOB NW Europe (US$/tonne SOP)
Estimated Standard FOB NW Europe (US$/tonne SOP)
Europe
23.3%
N. America
8.6%
China
44.3%
Rest of
the World
14.9%
Africa
4.6%
Central and
South America
4.3%
12. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH POTENTIAL
SOP MARKET DYNAMICS
Limited production and premium
price has restricted demand
SOP share of potash market:
Current: ~10%
Potential: >28%1
Trend toward high
nutrient fertilizers
Potential to use SOP in typical cereal crop fertilizer blends
instead of ammonium sulphate
India
SOP consumption:
China (pop. 1.3 billion): 1.9 million tpy
India: (pop. 1.2 billion) 50,000 tpy (<1% of country’s potash
consumption)
Brazil
SOP consumption = 32,000 tpy (0.4% of total potash
consumption)
Premium crops grown on 20% of planted land
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1Based on crops that are best suited for SOP
14. ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION BY 2016
PROJECT OVERVIEW
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Large alunite deposit, which is expected to be
processed into SOP, by-product bauxite material and
sulphuric acid
Target 680,000 SOP tonnes and 3.3 million bauxite
material tonnes per year; start up by 2H-2016
Historical work expedites project development
Mineral deposit to be surface mined
Proven process
15. ALMOST 100 YEARS OF POTASH PRODUCTION
UTAH: AN ATTRACTIVE
MINING JURISDICTION
1Forbes Magazine, December, 2012 2Fraser Institute, April, 2013
Major resource producer
Existing potash production
Best state for business1
Top quartile mining jurisdiction2
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16. OUR LAND ADVANTAGE
State-owned land
Simpler permitting process
Leasehold and royalty agreements negotiated
No known adverse environmental, social
or aboriginal issues
Sufficient water nearby – rights application made
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MUNICIPAL AND STATE SUPPORT OF PROJECT
17. ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE NEARBY
Roads, rail and natural
gas
Construction materials
and equipment suppliers
nearby
Skilled labour force
Access to ports of Los
Angeles (530 miles) and
Houston (1,550 miles)
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18. SOP AND ALUMINA HOSTED IN ALUNITE
(K2SO4 ⋅ Al2(SO4)3 ⋅ 2Al2O3 ⋅ 6H2O)
Volcanic rock mined for over 500 years
Contains alumina (Al2O3), potassium (K2O), and sulphur
(SO3)
Historic source of SOP and alumina in U.S. and Australia
Long-term (30+ years) SOP and alumina production in
Azerbaijan
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HISTORICAL PRODUCTION OF SULPHATE OF
POTASH & ALUMINA FROM ALUNITE
Australia
COMMERCIALLY PROVEN PROCESS
New South Wales, Australia
• 1878 - Alunite ore shipped from New South
Wales to England where it was processed.
• World War I – Alunite mine and processing
facility produced aluminum sulphate and alumina
• 1940-1949 – An alunite mine and processing
facility in Lake Campion produced potash and
alumina. Plant shut down post World War II for
economic reasons
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Alunite mine and processing
facility operated from1960s
until 1994. Plant shut-down
due to lack of power
following collapse of Soviet
Union
Production: (per annum)
• 103,000 tonnes of SOP
• 300,000 tonnes of bauxite
Utah, United States
• 1915-1930 SOP produced from alunite
• Alunite mine and processing plant
produced SOP and alumina however
the mine shut down after World War 1
as demand for alumina subsided.
• 1941-1945 Kalunite Project
21. PREVIOUS WORK ACCELERATES PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ON BLAWN
MOUNTAIN COMPLETED IN 1970’s
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Approx. $25 million spent
(~ $100 million in today’s dollars)
Drilling
Resource estimate
Feasibility study
Mine plan
Engineering
Permitting
Pilot plant: 3-year operation
processing 11 tonnes/day
• Project ultimately shelved due to poor economic conditions in early 1980s
• Potash Ridge owns all historical data
22. SIMPLE PROVEN FLOWSHEET
Potash Ridge expects the processing plant to produce:
• 680,000 tonnes of SOP per annum
• 3.3 million tonnes per annum of 51% alumina content bauxite material
• 1.6 million tonnes of concentrated sulphuric acid per annum
Alunite
Beneficiation
Calcination
Water Leach
51% alumina
content bauxite
material
Potash Sulphate
Solution
Crystalizer
Compaction Drying
Potash Sulphate
SO2 Acid Plant Sulphuric Acid
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Flowsheet mirrors
historical production
processes
RECENT TEST WORK CONFIRMS FLOWSHEET
• Pilot scale test work scheduled to start end- April;
• Objective of pilot scale test work is process optimization
• Except to be completed pilot plant testing by end of 2013
24. Bauxite
material
suitable
for
a
Bayer
Process
• Non-‐tradiKonal
high-‐grade
alumina
(51%)
resource
• Low
iron
/
Ktanium
concentraKons
compared
to
a
tradiKonal
bauxite
• Avoids
the
producKon
of
bauxite
residue
“red
mud”
waste
• No
idenKfied
heavy
metals
• Favorable
access
to
markets
via
exisKng
rail
and
port
infrastructure
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HIGH GRADE BAUXITE MATERIAL BY-PRODUCT
Potash
Ridge
bauxite
material:
• THA
=
50.9
%
(Tri
-‐hydrate
Alumina)
• Quartz
=
20.6
%
(Form
of
Silica)
• Fe2O3
=
2.58
%
(Ferrous
Oxide
<Iron>)
• TiO2
=
1.42
%
(Titanium
Oxide)
• P2O5
=
0.59
%
(Phosphorous
Pent-‐oxide)
Typical
bauxite:
• THA
=
41.66
%
(Tri
-‐hydrate
Alumina)
• Total
SiO2
=
7.32%
(Total
Silica)
• Quartz
=
1.86
%
(Form
of
Silica)
• Fe2O3
=
5.98
%
(Ferrous
Oxide
<Iron>)
• TiO2
=
2.43
%
(Titanium
Oxide)
• P2O5
=
0.06
%
(Phosphorous
Pent-‐oxide)
• TOC
=
0.19%
(Total
Organic
Carbon)
25. GOOD TIMING FOR NEW BAUXITE
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Source:
CRU
Analysis,
Bauxite
and
Alumina
Market
Outlook,
2011
Alumina demand forecasted to rise by 6.6% per year over the next five years
• Australian infrastructure constraints
• Restrictions on Indonesian bauxite exports (2014) as the government looks to develop a
domestic processing industry
• Few new politically secure regions of the world for new sources of bauxite
Chinese demand growth Indian demand growth
Growing Chinese alumina refining capacity has
resulted in significant increase in bauxite demand
Alumina demand in India is forecast to more than
double to 8.5 million tonnes by 2016 from 3.8
million tonnes in 2010
By 2016 China is expected to account for around
43% of global alumina refining capacity in 2010
China imported 76% of its 30 million tonnes of
bauxite imports from Indonesia
Domestic bauxite production is expected to grow
but projects have proved difficult to progress due
to local obstacles, post 2014 several projects are
expected to rely on imported bauxite
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TRANSPORTATION ADVANTAGE VS OTHER
BAUXITE SOURCES TO CHINA
Blawn
Mountain,
Utah
Boke,
Guinea
Trombetas,
Brazil
Kingston,
Jamaica
Shipping distance to Shandong Province, China (nm) 5,744 11,128 10,815 9,051
Average alumina grade 51% 40 – 60% 50 – 60% 45%
Port Long Beach Conakry Aratu Jamaica
Bauxite
grade
comparisons:
Gove
/
Weipa,
Australia
~50%
alumina
and
Indonesian
bauxite
~40%
alumina
Qingdao
Los
Angeles
Jamaica
Aratu
Conakry
BLAWN
MOUNTAIN
27. NI 43-101 CONFIRMATION DRILLING
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Historic - 320 holes drilled in 1970’s
Phase 1
Area 1 – 34 holes (19 core; 15 RC)
Phase 2
Area 1 – 38 holes (12 core; 26 RC)
Area 2 – 50 holes (6 core; 44 RC)
Phase 3
Area 1 – 2 RC holes
Area 2 – 16 RC holes
140 drill holes completed
28. Initial Mine Plan for 30 Years using NI 43-101 Compliant M&I
Resources
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE IDENTIFIED
1 Contained within alunite
2 Using 1.00% cut-off grade
3 The historic resources are not NI 43-101 compliant although reasonable methodologies were applied at the time. A qualified person has not
done sufficient work to classify, and the Corporation is not treating the estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.
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Area
Measured + Indicated Inferred
Resource
tons (000's)
Alunite grade
SOP tons
(000's)
SOP
Resource
tons (000's)
Alunite grade
SOP tons
(000's)
SOP
grade1
grade1
NI-43-101 Compliant 2
1 156,285 37.6% 9,315 15.8% 392 46.5% 24 13.1%
2 464,442 35.6% 26,395 15.9% 250,769 34.7% 13,476 15.5%
Total:
Areas 1 & 2
620,726 35.8% 35,710 15.9% 251,160 34.7% 13,500 15.5%
Historic Resources 3
3 11,600 44.0% 987 19.3% 281,400 44.0%
23,950
19.3%
4 51,700 36.5% 3,667 19.4% 49,200 38.0%
3,645
19.5%
Total:
Areas 3 & 4
63,300 37.9% 4,654 19.4% 330,600 43.1% 27,595 19.3%
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29. MILESTONES
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a43-101 Measured and Indicated Resource to support 30-year mine life
aIssue Preliminary Economics Assessment
aCommence metallurgical test program
aCommence Pilot Plant test work
aProduce SOP from test work
Issue Prefeasibility Study
Complete metallurgical test program
Submit Large Mining Permit Application
Issue Feasibility Study
Final permits obtained
Next
Milestone
End 2013
End 2013
Mid-2014
Mid-2014
EXPECTED
30. EXPECTED TO BE LOWEST COST SOP
PRODUCER
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Alunite
Leach
Polyhalite
Leach
Salt Lakes MOP/
Sulphate
Salts
Mannheim
Process
Process
Method
World
Capacity Process Inputs Products
Avg
Cost /
Tonne
Mannheim 60% ! MOP
! Sulfuric Acid
! Energy
! SOP
! HCI
$550
MOP and
Kieserite
25% ! MOP
! Kieserite
! Energy
! SOP
! Magnesium
Chloride
$386
Salt Lakes 15% ! Lake Brines
! Energy
! SOP
! Magnesium
Chloride
! NaCI
$300
Polyhalite
Leach
– ! Polyhalite
! Water
! Energy
! SOP
! Kieserite
$162
Alunite
Leach
– ! Alunite
! Energy
! SOP
! H2SO4
! Bauxite substitute
$101
Cash Cost by Production Method
Avg Cost/Tonne
Process Method and Cost Comparisons
POTASH
RIDGE
Expected In Production
Includes expected
and in-production data
1 The cost is converted from $92 per short ton. Excludes bauxite credits.
$300
$386
$550
$162
$1011
$155
31. PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
RESULTS
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Annual Production Rates:
SOP 680,000 tonnes
Sulphuric Acid 1.6 million tonnes
Initial Mine Plan1 30 years
Capital Cost2 $1.075 billion
1 Future planned work may expand resource base and extend life of project beyond 30 years
2 Excludes third party costs: power generation ($160 million), sulphuric acid plant ($180 million) and water treatment plant ($40 million)
3 Excludes potential credits related to sale of 3.3 million tonnes per annum of bauxite material
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
NPV @ 10% (after tax)3 $1,331 million
Unlevered IRR (after tax)3 21.3%
32. SOP CAPITAL COST BREAKDOWN1
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CAPITAL
COST:
$1.075
billion
(25%
conTngency)
24%
SOP
Leaching,
CrystallizaKon
and
Drying
18%
CalcinaKon
17%
BeneficiaKon
41%
ConKngency
and
Indirects
1 Excludes third party costs: power generation ($160 million), sulphuric acid plant ($180 million) and water treatment plant ($40 million)
33. OPERATING COSTS: $101/TONNE1
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7%
79%
Direct
Plant
and
Mine
ProducKon
Costs
($188M)
7%
Other
($14M)
14%
RoyalKes
($33M)
1
The cost is converted from $92 per short ton. Excludes bauxite credits
2
750,000
tons
(SOP)
+
1.8M
tons
(sulphuric
acid)
=
2.55
million
tons
or
2.3
million
tonnes
3
Includes
10%
conKngency
Cost
Breakdown
Millions
Direct
Plant
and
Mine
Costs
$188
RoyalKes
$33
Other
$14
TOTAL:
$235
Divided
by
2.55
tons2
Cost
per
ton
$92
Cost
per
tonne
$1013
34. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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Millions ($)
Common Shares 81.3
Non-voting Common Shares 5.0
Total Shares Outstanding 86.3
Warrants – $ 0.50 10.7
Warrants – $1.00 5.0
Broker options/warrants 3.4
Stock options 6.8
Total Fully Diluted Shares 112.3
35. PROJECT TIMELINE
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Stage Activity 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Confirmation
Drilling
Areas 1 & 2
Process
Development
Metallurgical Testing and
Pilot Plant (process
optimization)
Permitting Project Permitting
Financing Capital Raise
Engineering
Studies
Prefeasibility
Feasibility/Mine Design
Implementation
Basic Engineering
Procurement
Detailed Engineering
Construction
Production Commissioning
36. MANAGEMENT AND BOARD CURRENTLY OWN 4%
STRONG BOARD WITH DIVERSE SKILLS
AND LOCAL EXPERIENCE
Rahoul Sharan, Chairman
Chartered Accountant with over 30 years
diversified mining experience
Former Chairman and
CEO of Uranium Power Corporation
Navin Dave
Chairman and CEO of Stat-Ops
International
Former Managing Partner, KPMG LLP
Robert C. Gross
Former Chief of Staff to Utah Governor
Former Senior Advisor, Coalition Authority of Iraq
Former Chairman and President of First Interstate
Bank
Former President and CEO of Blue Healthcare
Bank
Rocco Rossi
Experienced business strategist and
public company director
Former President and COO of MGI Software Corp.
Phil Williams
Director, Investment Banking of Dundee Capital
Markets Inc.
Former VP, Business Development Pinetree
Capital and Mega Uranium Ltd.
Stephen Harapiak
President and COO Victory Nickel Inc.
Former CEO, Potash Corp.
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Guy Bentinck
President & CEO
37. SKILLED SERVICE PROVIDERS
Hazen Research:
• Pilot plant
• Metallurgical testing
Norwest:
• Resource estimates
• Permitting
• Prefeasibility study
• Feasibility study
• Water rights
Stoel Rives:
• Permitting
• Water rights
ICPE • Engineering
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38. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
Large mineral deposit containing premium-quality potash and bauxite material
Strategically located in a mining friendly jurisdiction with established infrastructure nearby
State-owned land allows for an efficient permitting process
Historical work expedites project development
Lower risk surface mining deposit; expected lowest cost producer
30 year mine life, with upside potential
PEA completed: $1.3 billion NPV at 10%; 21.3% after tax IRR; excludes bauxite material revenue
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