Construction Photos – Week 18 (May 4 2008)

Photo 1 – Rockfill Beneath Concentrator Creek (28 Apr 08)

Photo 2 – Mesh for Shotcrete - Portal Slope (28 Apr 08)

Photo 3 – Crusher Slope from Portal Slope (30 Apr 08)

Photo 4 – Plant Site view north from Portal Slope (30 Apr 08)

Photo 5 – Lower Access Road at Highway (1 May 08)

Photo 6 – Workshop Pad (1 May 08)

Photo 7 – Lower Access Road - Subgrade (1 May 08)

Photo 8 – Lower Access Road at Process Pad – Topsoil Removal (1 May 08)

Photo 9 – Lower Access Road at Process Pad – Cutting Slope (3 May 08)

Photo 10 – Lower Access Road at Process Pad – Cutting Slope (3 May 08)

Photo 11 – Admin Pad – Filling temporary road (3 May 08)

Photo 12 – Admin Pad – Filling temporary road (3 May 08)

Photo 13 – Workshop and Admin Pad and Lower Access Road (3 May 08)

Photo 14 – Plant Site View North from Upper Access Road (3 May 08)

Photo 15 – Crusher Slope bench (3 May 08)

Photo 16 – Southern Rom Pad at Crusher Slope (3 May 08)

Construction Photos – Week 17 (April – May 2008)

150 person camp rapidly growing to 400 person camp

Directors visit – Tony Sales Knight Piesold on earthworks progress

Down hole survey of HG Disseminated Resource drilling

Drilling high grade ML portion of Disseminated Nickel zone

Geologist using NITON XRLF hand analyzer on underground Ni core

Lower portal operations in full swing

Southern Geosciences EM Field Crew at Soui Tao Prospect

Surveying on top of processing earthworks pad

Underground stope definition drilling

Construction Photos – Week 16 (April 14, 08)

Photo 1 – Crusher Slope (16 Apr 08)

Photo 2 – Plant Site Access Road (16 Apr 08)

Photo 3 – Admin Pad – Looking South (17 Apr 08)

Photo 4 – Excessive Trucks on Workshop Pad (18 Apr 08)

Photo 5 – Admin Pad – Looking South (17 Apr 08)

Photo 6 – Excessive Trucks on Workshop Pad (18 Apr 08)

Photo 7 – Downstream Slope of Admin Pad (19 Apr 08)

Photo 8 – Crusher Slope – SE Corner (19 Apr 08)

Photo 9 – Admin Pad – Looking South (17 Apr 08)

Photo 10 – Excessive Trucks on Workshop Pad (18 Apr 08)

Ban Phuc Nickel Project Construction - Week March 25, 2008

Plant Site Area - Fill to Upper Plant Site A

General view of plant site. From Magazine level looking to western valley

LOWER PORTAL & ROM PAD


Lower Portal Entrance RL 233.5	ROM Pad looking west. Note drainage established

MAGAZINE AREA

Magazine nearing completion. Note Fire Water tank completed Stairway access installed.
All buildings structurally complete with cement render in progress.

MAIN ACCESS AREA

Main Access Road to plant site showing nominal grade. Access to workshop and admin areas will be by down ramp.
Permanent road levels will tie in to Concentrator Pad level for ease of access for concentrate transportation.
Red line in fore ground is nominal concentrator floor level

MINE WATER TAKEOFF POINT

Mine Water take off point in Ban Phuc river 60% complete

Gabion basket work in progress

CAMP SITE

Camp site Type C #3.ready for hand over. Foundations for #C4 and #C5 commenced 28.03.08

Rehabilitation test plantings established on camp site fill slopes.
A number of plant variants have been planted for suitability and monitoring. Watch this space

Ban Phuc Nickel Project Construction - Week March 11, 2008

UPPER PORTAL AREA

Upper Portal Long range showing rock bolting nearing completion. Box cut to final trim and Shotcreting substantially complete

MAGAZINE AREA

Magazine Area. Concrete cast roofing in progress. Note stairway to upper level for access to fire water storage area.
Water storage 15% completed. In fore ground are mine water supply tanks ready for transport to upper portal.

ACCESS ROADS


800mm culvert headwall temporary stone pitching	800mm culvert temporary outfall upper access road

Ban Phuc Nickel Project Construction - Week of March 4, 2008

LOWER PORTAL AREA

Lower Portal Entrance. Note quality of Shotcreting and structural concrete.

PLANT SITE AREA

Fill to lower limit of Plant Site and lower valley workshop area
Please refer to weekly report for current and design levels

General view of plant site. Note clean and orderly transitions to fill levels

Ban Phuc Nickel Project - Feb 2008

LOWER PORTAL

Tunnel sets ready for standing and positioning

PLANT SITE

Minimal damage to plant site from recent rains

MAIN ACCESS ROAD AFTER RAIN

Dry out, 1 week after event

Ban Phuc Nickel Project Construction - January 2008


Removing waste from upper portal. , note air track drilling upper bench for safety fence	View of magazine site from upper portal, note box cuts under excavation


Shells being placed on smooth drum roller, ready for commence compacting plant site fill	Upper portal wate dump No 2 capacity 8000m3, capable of accepting remainder of waste from U.P and Magazine