Alberta Fracsand Projects. Aug 2014

Aug/2014
DNI METALS INC
Portfolio of 7 Fracsand Projects
Athabasca Region, Alberta, Canada – 1,218 sq km - DNI 100%
Teck:Frontier
DNI
Sunshine Oilsands: Harper
Shell: Pierre River
Suncor: Fort Hills
Athabasca Oil Sands: Birch
CNRL: Horizon
Value Creation: Terre deGrace
CNRL: Birch Mountain
CNRL: Horizon
Shell: Muskeg River Mine
Imperial Oil: Kearl
Value Creation: Terrede Grace
Shell: Jackpine Mine
Husky: Sunrise Thermal
Sunshine Oilsands: Legend Lake
Sunshine Oilsands: West Ells
Athabasca Oil Sands: Leduc TAGD
Total: JoslynNorth Mine Syncrude: Syncrude Mine
Syncrude: MildredLake
Suncor: MacKayRiver
Athabasca Oil Sands: Dover West
Dover Operating Corp: Dover
MarathonOil Corp: Birchwood
Suncor: Lewis
Sunshine Oilsands: Thickwood
Suncor: Voyageur South
Southern Pacific: STP MacKay
Athabasca Oil Sands: MacKay River
Shell: Woodenhouse
Suncor:Suncor Oil Sands
Suncor: Voyageur
E-T Energy: Poplar Creek
Fort McMurray
Ivanhoe Energy: Tamarack
Ivanhoe: Tamarack
Alberta Oil Sands: Clearwater West
Value Creation: Tristar
Alberta Oil Sands: Hangingstone
Laricina Energy: Germain
OpenPit
Upgrader
Oak Point Energy: Lewis
Suncor: Baseand Millenium
Athabasca Oil Sands: Dover West Clastics
CNRL: Wabasc
a Nor
In-Si
tu th
Cenovus: Telephone Lake
Suncor:Firebag
Griz zly Oil Sands: Algar Lake
Nexen: LongLake
Laricina Energy: Saleski
CNRL: Gregoire Lake
Jacos: Hangingstone
Koch: Muskwa
Cenovus: Pelican Lake III
N-Solv Corp: Dover
Nexen: Long Lake
Conoco Phillips: Surmont
Suncor: MeadowCreek
MEG Energy: Surmont
CNRL: Brintnell
OpenPit
In-Situ
Upgrader
Connacher: Algar
CNRL: South Brintnell
Cenovus: Pelican LakeGrand Rapids
Cavalier Energy Inc:Hoole
Suncor: Chard
Connacher: Great Divide
Safe Harbour Statement: This presentation includes forward looking statements. While these statements represent our best current
judgment, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary. For further details, see NI-43-101 Technical
Report1and DNI’s Annual Information Form available from DNI’s website and SEDAR www.dnimetals.com This presentation was
prepared by S.Sabag, DNI’s president and Qualified Person for this Project.
Statoil: Comer
30km
DNI
TSX-Ven
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Fast Expanding North America Tight Oil/Gas Plays
80%+ of Fracsand Price is Cost of Transport
Access & Proximity to Market is an Imperative
Users
DNI
Sources & Rail
incl “greenfield” projects
SBH Property
*Only partial selection shown for USA suppliers
2
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Expanding Western Canada Tight Oil/Gas Plays
DNI Property Within 400km-600km of Canadian Tight Oil/Gas Plays
Access to Roads + Rail
3
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Large Land Position – 1,218 sq km – 7 Sand Projects
Buckton Deposit
PEA Mineable Resource
4.5 billion tonnes
Ni-U-Zn-Cu-Co-REE-Y
22 sq km – “Open”
Pelican Formation Sandstone
Exposed
Buckton South Zone
Along Erosional Edge
Of Birch Mountains
D
Inferred Resource
497 million tonnes
3.3 sq km - Open
I
N
Fron
tier
- Te
ck
Equ
inox
- Te
ck
re She
ll
Pier
2nd White Speckled Shale Fm
Exposed or Near Surface 20m-40m thick
Labiche Shale Fm
Exposed or Near Surface 13m-100m+ thick
Ho r
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- CN
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7 Fracsand Projects
In ~100km Corridor
Intermittent Pelican Fm
Surface Exposures
Pelican
Formation
Sandstone
30m30m-60m
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Oil Sands
Deposits
40m-60m thick
es
in
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Portfolio of Projects - Good Infrastructure+Access
450,000
to
ne
Tp102
So
Ronald
Lake
ut
h
DNI
Tr
ib
6,410,000
S
GO
d
26TH BASE LINE
GOS Cr.
Cr
.
on
Cr
6,390,000
Ath
ab
Asphalt Cr.
.
Mid Cr.
ha
ba
sc
a
Pierre R.
Tar R.
R.
6,350,000
or
iz
on
w
y
to
59km
urray
Ft. McM
H
63
Fort
Fort MacKay
MacKay
10km
R14
R13
R12
R11
R10
120km by Roads
to Fort McMurray Railhead
6,340,000
H
Gas Distribution
McClelland
Lake
us
ke
g
Edg
e
n
ya
s
al
on
an
elic
R15
ew
d
Tp095
a
i
os
Pierre R.
p
hi
tC
or
Roads-Highway
ad
Ro
Joslyn Cr.
o
Er
F
R
Sampled
2014
P
At
174-B
Tp097
es
in
el
p
Pi
r
te
in
W
M
Tp098
Ri
ve
Cr
as
25TH BASE LINE
G
5
mu
nd
s
R.
174-A
Tp096
r
t
al
Ey
Mid Cr.
r
Ta
NAMUR
LAKE
IR
R16
asc
a
a
o
R
ph
As
s
ad
Ro
Gardiner
Lakes
FrAccess_2014-08-06.srf
Buckton
Airstrip
Big Cr
Big
Island
Birch Lake
Mountains
Wildland
Tp094
Birch Tower
and Airstrip
ake
d L
6,400,000
L
6,380,000
st
~100km Corridor Of
Intermittently Exposed Targets
6,370,000
ne
6,360,000
e
gl
Ea
s
Tp101
IR 201G
Buckton Cr.
Cr
Buckton
Portfolio of 7 Fracsand Projects
(Large Properties)
gR
Tp100
CHIPEWYAN
Dianne
Lakes
a
Fireb
San
Tp099
CHIPEWYAN
IR 201F
Trib
BucktonTower
Sampled
2014
Pelican
Tr
ib
li
ay
Gr
or
McIv
480,000
6,430,000
ys
Ri
ve
r
G
re
470,000
PARK
27TH BASE LINE
Cr
ng
Athabasca Minerals
McIvor Fracsand Project
Tp104
Trib
Pelican
460,000
NATIONAL
C
KR
st
We
r
Alice C
Tp103
440,000
6,420,000
430,000
BUFFALO
R09
6,330,000
420,000
WOOD
Rive
r
410,000
Two Areas Sampled 2014
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Typical Large Pelican Sandstone Exposures
Intermittent Exposures ~1km+ ea
In ~100km Corridor
Erosional Edge of Birch Mtns
Poorly Consolidated
Clean Coarse White Sand Sections
Tar River
Clean Coarse White Sand Sections
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Tar River Project Area
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Typical Large Pelican Sandstone Exposures
Intermittent Exposures ~1km+ ea
In ~100km Corridor
Erosional Edge of Birch Mountains
Poorly Consolidated
Clean Coarse White Sand Sections
Asphalt Creek
Clean Coarse White Sand Sections
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Asphalt Creek Project Area
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Typical Pelican Sandstone Exposures
Pelican Sandstone Being Explored by Others For Fracsand
Adjacent to DNI Property
Clean Coarse Silica Horizons
Fracsand Being Produced From Equiv Formation
Peace River, Alberta
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DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Pelican Sandstone is Under Entire Property
440,000
Ronald
Lake
Tp102
h
Tr
ib
DNI
IR 201G
Buckton Cr.
6,410,000
GOS Cr.
Big Cr
ph
As
nd
so
n
Cr
.
Asphalt Cr.
Gardiner
Lakes
r
Ta
ha
ba
sc
a
Mid Cr.
NAMUR
LAKE
IR
Pierre R.
R.
174-B
At
174-A
Tp097
F
Mid Cr.
W
t
in
er
Pierre R.
hi
tC
or
w
pe
n
ya
McClelland
Lake
Tar R.
Joslyn Cr.
R.
Tp096
25TH BASE LINE
H
or
iz
on
Hw
y
Oil/Gas Well
Tp094
63
Pelican Formation
Outcrops & Sampling
Fort MacKay
Fort MacKay
R16
R15
003_Permits_Expiry_Dates_2013-04-23.srf
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R14
R13
R12
Extends Under
Entire Property
Typically 30m-60m Thick
Confirmed
In Downhole Info
~600 Oil/Gas Wells
6,350,000
Tp095
M
us
ke
g
Sampled
2014
Pelican Sandstone
ad
Ro
6,370,000
.
Cr
Ey
mu
Ri
ve
r
t
al
Big
Island
Birch Lake
Mountains
Wildland
Tp098
6,390,000
e
R11
6,340,000
ak
d L
Ath
ab
asc
a
Birch Tower
and Airstrip
San
ag R
Fireb
26TH BASE LINE
Cr
6,400,000
L
Collective Potential New
Fracsand District
6,380,000
st
ne
6,360,000
e
gl
Ea
10km
R10
R09
6,330,000
Tp101
CHIPEWYAN
Dianne
Lakes
Cr
Buckton
S
GO
Tp100
Cr
ng
So
ut
BucktonTower
Sampled
2014
CHIPEWYAN
IR 201F
Tr
ib
6,430,000
on
e
480,000
li
ay
Gr
Tp103
ys
t
470,000
PARK
27TH BASE LINE
Trib
Trib
or
McIv
460,000
Ri
ve
r
Tp104
G
re
C
KR
st
We
Alice Cr
Tp099
450,000
NATIONAL
6,420,000
430,000
BUFFALO
River
420,000
WOOD
Athabasca Minerals
410,000
20m-30m
Coarse Sand Sections
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Downhole Geophysics & Logs - Confirmation
Prospective Fracsand Horizons
in
Downhole Logs & Geophysics
Large Database
~600 Oil/Gas Wells
Localized Channels
Coarse Clean Sand
Good Yields 16/20/40 Mesh
Variable 40/70 Mesh
Coarse Sand Sections Confirmed
By DNI 2014 Sampling at
Two Project Areas
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DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Initial Sampling 2014 – Tar & Asphalt Projects
430,000
480,000
Riv
er
Pelican
Tri
b
CHIPEWYAN
IR 201F
Ronald
Lake
th
BucktonTower
CHIPEWYAN
Dianne
Lakes
IR 201G
Buckton Cr.
Cr
River
ca
McClelland
Lake
a
Tar R.
us
ke
g
6,350,000
6,340,000
w
y
to
59km
Murray
Ft. Mc
H
63
R13
R12
R11
R10
R09
Good Roundness & Sphericity
6,330,000
H
ori
zo
n
Fort
Fort MacKay
MacKay
R14
Clean Coarse Sand Sections
Confirmed
M
Edg
ad
Ro
s
Tp095
d
Tp094
ip
Ch
a
e
o
Tp096
R
R15
r
te
in
Joslyn Cr.
al
on
si
10km
R16
W
Pierre R.
rt
Fo
n
ya
ew
6,380,000
Mid Cr.
Pierre R.
n
lica
Pe
FrAccess_2014-08-06.srf
Tar R. + Asphalt Cr Project Areas
6,390,000
Ath
ab
as
Asphalt Cr.
6,370,000
Cr.
R.
174-B
Tp097
un
ds
on
es
o
Er
Initial Sampling 2014
6,360,000
s
d
a
o
Tp100
R
Cr.
s
174-A
lin
pe
Pi
Buckton
Airstrip
Ey
m
Mid Cr.
.
rR
Ta
NAMUR
LAKE
IR
GOS Cr.
Big Cr
ad
Ro
Gardiner
Lakes
26TH BASE LINE
Cr
Birch Tower
and Airstrip
La ke
Big
Island
Birch Lake
Mountains
Wildland
as
25TH BASE LINE
G
GOS
ag R
Fireb
Tar R.
Sampled
2014
6,400,000
L
R iv
er
st
sc
ne
gle
ab
a
Ea
Ath
Tp101
6,410,000
Buckton
r
gC
DNI
Tri
b
alt
ph
As
Tp099
ne
470,000
PARK
27TH BASE LINE
Trib
So
u
Tp102
r
McIvo
460,000
ylin
Gra
Athabasca Minerals
McIvor Fracsand Project
Tp104
Trib
Pelican
Sand
Tp098
450,000
NATIONAL
G
re
ys
to
C
KR
t
Wes
Alice Cr
Tp103
440,000
BUFFALO
6,430,000
420,000
WOOD
6,420,000
410,000
Road Access
Tar River Project
se
ar
Co nd
Sa ion
ct
Se
Tar River Project Area
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Samples Review Ongoing
Analytical Testwork Pending
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Sand Pics – DNI 2014 Sampling
DNI Sands – Tar River & Asphalt Creek Projects Initial Sampling
Size fraction concentrates from rough sieving under field conditions.
Better concentrates achievable under laboratory conditions
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Other Sands – Canada & US
Third-Party concentrates from sieving
under laboratory conditions
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
What Makes a Good Fracsand Deposit?
Sand Quality
API Specs
• Quartz (SiO2)%
>99% SiO2
• Size Fraction
Quality Sand
20/40 40/70 70/120 mesh
• Roundness & Sphericity
>0.6
at the
Right Place
• Crush Resistance
max fines% @4,000-6,000 psi
20% 6/12; 10% 30/50
14% 20/40; 6% 40/70
• Acid Solubility
<2%-3% solubles
• Turbidity
Deposit Quality
• Location - Markets
• Size
• Road Access
• Rail Access
• Power/Gas
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Not Too Small
Not Too Big
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
All Fracsands Not Created Equal
Consumption Mostly Tier 1 & Tier 2
No Source of Tier 1 in Canada
Mid-continental US Sands are entrenched in the
market - prized for their high roundness,
sphericity and good crush qualities.
Tightening US supply, freight bottlenecks, new US
work safety regulations and transborder transport
cost savings are shifting market share to
Canadian deposits nearer Canadian Oil/Gas plays.
All Oil/Gas Basins
Don’t Need The Same Sand
Coarser Sands
Have So Far Dominated Market
Emerging Canadian Basins
Shifting To Finer Sands
*Both tables after J.Renkes, Proptester Inc, Canadian Fracsand & Logistics Conf, Calgary, April 2014
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DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
Fast Expanding Canadian Demand
Fast Expanding Demand
Current Supply Capacity in Canada is ~0.5MM-1MM tpa
New Greenfield Projects 2014 - Collectively Only ~5MM tpa Capacity
MidMid-continental US Sands are
entrenched in the market prized for their high roundness,
sphericity and good crush
qualities.
Tightening US supply, freight
bottlenecks, new US work
safety regulations and
transborder transport cost
savings are shifting market
share to Canadian deposits
nearer Canadian Oil/Gas plays.
Where will the new sands
come from?
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*Claim Post Resources Corporate Presentation 2014 and Hart Energy 2013
DNI Alberta Fracsand Projects
DNI Next Steps - Sample & Test
Sand Quality
API Specs
• Quartz (SiO2)%
Focus of DNI’s 2014
Sampling & Testing Program
• Size Fraction
Initial sampling completed July 2014
Analytical Testwork Pending
• Roundness & Sphericity
• Crush Resistance
Drilling and Resource Definition
20142014-2015
• Acid solubility
Washed out in processing
• Turbidity
Washed out in processing
Deposit Quality
! Location - Markets …
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DNI projects within 400km-600km of emerging tight Oil/Gas Basins
! Size
…
Portfolio of 7 Projects (aka Properties) over a 100km strike corridor – 1,218 sq km
! Road Access
…
Good access at south end, logging roads, to highway, 5km from Horizon Mine Pit
! Rail Access
…
120km by road/Highway from Fort McMurray railhead
! Power/Gas
…
Gas distribution network, power
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