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The following is a summary and extracts of a presentation to investors dated February, 2010 by MCoal
PRESENTATION
February, 2010
This presentation includes certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United Sates Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Introduction
- Novadx Ventures Corp, TSX Venture Exchange (Symbol “NDX”) is a coal focused merchant banking company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- MCoal Corporation is a Nevada company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Novadx Ventures Corp:
- Mcoal was established to acquire and develop metallurgical and specialty coal projects in the United States.
- MCoal’s first project is the Rosa Coal metallurgical coal mine located in Northern Alabama.
- MCoal is now seeking $3 million in project debt financing for the Rosa Coal mine.
- MCoal has developed a pipeline of a number of accretive property acquisitions:
MCoal’s Growth Story
- The Rosa Coal mine and team becomes the platform for future acquisitions.
- Acquisitions will focus on metallurgical and specialty coals in the Appalachians.
- The Rosa Coal mine showcases MCoal’s team’s operational and engineering capability.
- As a permitted producer, MCoal becomes a very credible consolidator “buyer” of the other targeted properties.
- MCoal intends to increase production to 2+ million tons per year through strategic acquisition of 100 million tons of metallurgical coal reserves in the next 3 years.
- The first small acquisition is under negotiation, is partially permitted and can be contract mined at a rate of 200,000 tons per year by end of calendar 2010.
- A second potential acquisition with 20 million tons of reserves and 250,000 tons per year of current production is at an advanced stage of evaluation but will require additional capital (~ $30 million) to complete.
Next Milestones
- Close the Rosa Coal Mine project debt financing (CDN$ 3 Million).
- Close first acquisition and open 2nd mine in fall 2010.
- Achieve aggregate production of 330,000 tons/year by Dec 2010.
- Permit Phase 2 by Dec 2011.
- adding 150,000 tons of annual production at Rosa.
- Get commitments for $25-50 million in financing to fund the acquisition program.
- ontinue evaluating new acquisition opportunities.
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Mine Plan and Estimated Resources
MCoal’s plan is to mine over 4 million tons of recoverable coal from the Rosa Coal deposit over 12 years in 3 phases as follows:
Estimated In-Situ Resources (Nov 13, 2009) |
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| Phase | 1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
| Mining Method | Auger |
Auger |
Strip |
UG/Trench |
|
| Measured | 1,106,972 |
450,257 |
43,278 |
1,207,836 |
2,808,343 |
| Indicated | 450,977 |
63,606 |
2,904,387 |
3,418,970 |
|
| Inferred | 261,287 |
2,677 |
1,780,262 |
2,044,226 |
|
| Total tons in situ | 1,106,972 |
1,162,521 |
109,561 |
5,892,485 |
8,271,539 |
| % Recovery | 58.5% |
58.5% |
85% |
51% |
53.5% |
| Recoverable tons | 647,579 |
680,075 |
93,127 |
3,005,167 |
4,425,948 |
Estimated Recoverable Reserves (Nov 13, 2009) |
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| Phase | 1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
|
| Mining Method | Auger |
Auger |
Strip |
UG/Trench |
|
| Proven | 647,579 |
277,957 |
22,257 |
615,997 |
1,563,790 |
| Probable | 305,387 |
12,500 |
1,481,237 |
1,799,124 |
|
| Total | 647,579 |
583,344 |
34,757 |
2,097,234 |
3,362,914 |
Note: this estimate was compiled for MCoal by McGehee Engineering and has not been published in a 43-101 compliant report
Permitting
- MCoal has been granted all necessary permits required to commence Phase 1 of its Rosa Coal mine plan. These permits include its ASMC mining license, ADEM NPDES permit, Army Corps of Engineers permit, MSHA registration and the ASMC mine permit.
- MCoal plans to commence Phase 1 Rosa coal production by auger mining in March 2010.
- MCoal will begin permitting its Phase 2 mine plan in the spring of 2010 and Phase 3 mine plan in the fall of 2011.
