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Company Overview

Company Overview. Bekem Metals, Inc., USA Bekem Metals, Inc., Kazakhstan 324 South 400 West, Suite 225 170 Tchaikovsky Str., 4 th Floor Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Almaty, Kazakhstan T: 801 746 5635 T: +7 3272 582 386 F: 801 746 3701 F: +7 3272 582 941.

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Company Overview

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  1. Company Overview Bekem Metals, Inc., USABekem Metals, Inc., Kazakhstan 324 South 400 West, Suite 225 170 Tchaikovsky Str., 4th Floor Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Almaty, Kazakhstan T: 801 746 5635 T: +7 3272 582 386 F: 801 746 3701 F: +7 3272 582 941

  2. FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENT We note that certain statements set forth in this presentation which provide other than historical information and which are forward looking, involve risks and uncertainties that may impact our actual results of operations. Forward looking statements are predictions and not guarantees of future performance or events. The forward- looking statements are based on current industry, financial and economic information, which we have assessed, but which by nature are dynamic and subject to rapid and possibly abrupt changes. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated with financing and implementation of our technology.

  3. Ni and Co world markets Company Milestones Deposits Resources Kaznickel KKM Processing technology Management Highlights

  4. Nickel World Market • Ni world market represents $46 bln. industry (USGS) • Average Ni price in 2005 -$14,732 per ton ($6.68/lb), Jan-June 2006 - $17,360 per ton ($7.88/lb) • Recent LME price - $33,400 per ton ($15.16/lb) • 4% forecasted yearly demand growth through 2010 • According to INCO, second largest Ni producer in the world, to meet growing world demand there is an additional need for 60,000 tons of Ni per year

  5. Cobalt World Market • Co world market represents $2 bln. industry (USGS) • Average Co price in 2005 $35,248 – $37,658 per ton ($16.0 - $17.1/lb), Jan-June 2006 - $29,334-$32,946 per ton ($13.32-$14.96/lb) • Current average spot price - $39,400 - $45,194 per ton ($17.88 - $20.50/lb) • 4% forecasted yearly demand growth

  6. Location

  7. Reverse acquisition of OTCBB company (01/05) Listing on OTCBB under BKMM symbol (02/05) Increased license territory at KN (10/05) Acquisition of KKM property (10/05) Commencement of Pilot Plant construction (12/05) Successful Private Placement (06/06) Completion of Pilot Plant construction and its successful testing (09 -- /06) Company Milestones

  8. An independent mining company engaged in exploration and development of nickel, cobalt and coal deposits in the Republic of Kazakhstan Deposits located in Northeast and Northwest regions of Kazakhstan U.S. reporting company traded on OTCBB under symbol BKMM Offices in Salt Lake City, USA and Almaty, Kazakhstan Bekem Metals, Inc.

  9. Deposits Kazakhstan Kaznickel LLP - Gornostai cobalt and nickel ore deposit - Contract #1349 with a term through 2026 KKM LLP - Kempirsai group of cobalt and nickel ore deposits - Licenses series MG ##420, 425 and 426 with a term through 2011 - Mamyt brown coal deposit - License series MG # 9-D with a term through 2018

  10. 37.3 million tons of ore (A+B+C1+C2)* 239,586 tons of Ni 15,658 tons of Co 1,027,700 tons of Ni (P1)* 597 million tons of brown coal (A+B+C1)* All deposits are open pit with mining depth of 50 meters * FSU classification not equivalent to SEC classification Resources

  11. Kaznickel

  12. Bisected by navigable Irtysh river into North and South sections 21 ore bodies on South section and 2 ore bodies on North section Drilling minimum of 17,500 meters planned for 2006 Open pit with max depth of 50 meters on South section High voltage power lines run next to deposit (110 and 220 Kv) Qualified personnel with multiyear experience Kaznickel: Gornostai ore deposit

  13. Kaznickel: Gornostai SRC* Resources SRC: State Reserves Committee of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; not equivalent to the SEC classification

  14. KKM

  15. National railway runs through deposits Own railway spur Developed infrastructure, including heavy machinery (excavators, bulldozers, cranes, hauling trucks, rail yards, railway engines, etc.) and engineering shops Open pit with max depth of 30 meters High voltage power lines run next to deposit (110 and 220 Kv) Qualified personnel with multiyear experience Current equipment allows extraction of 500,000 tons of ore KKM: Kempirsai group of deposits

  16. KKM: Kempirsai SRC* Resources SRC: State Reserves Committee of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan; not equivalent to the SEC classification

  17. KKM: Mamyt brown coal SRC* resources • Largest in Western Kazakhstan • Calorific value: 3,830-6,369 kcal/kg (6,890-11,460 Btu/lb) • Will be used as energy source for processing technology • Plans to utilize thermal processing technologies to produce semicoke • Plans for construction of power plant on the site SRC: State Reserves Committee of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan;not equivalent to the SEC classification

  18. Processing Technology

  19. Hydrogen chloride used to chlorinate ore Sublimation of Ni and Co chlorides at 1,050-1,100 ºC 93% Ni and 88% Co extraction rates at lab tests Environmentally safe – hydrogen chloride reused in closed cycle Lower operational costs compared to traditional technologies Use of brown coal from own Mamyt deposit as energy source Currently primarily used to recover titanium and rare earth metals in FSU countries Unique technology:Hydrochlorination of oxidized nickel ores

  20. Processing capacity: 12.5 tons of ore per day First Ni expected by end of this year Pilot Processing Plant: KKM

  21. Ore was processed yielding chlorides of Ni, Co and other metals First ever successful test of hydrochlorination process on a pilot plant scale Collected 8 batches of chlorides Spectrographic and chemical analysis showed Ni content of 10% to 15% per chloride batch Continue test running to formulate required procedures, protocols and operational guidelines for commercial utilization of the hydrochlorination process Pilot Plant Progress Results: Successful test

  22. Management Team Mr. Marat Cherdabayev – President and CEO. Mr. Cherdabayev has years of experience in the natural resources industry of Kazakhstan and the U.S., including VP of the oil services company and Board Director. Mr. Yermek Kudabayev – CFO, ACCA; held a number of finance positions in the natural resources companies in Kazakhstan, as well as Earnst & Young and KPMG Mr. Nurlan Tajibaev – VP Metallurgy, mining engineer, held various positions in the mining companies of Kazakhstan, including Chief engineer of Aktobe Ferroalloy plant and President of Kazchrome Corporation Mr. Aleksandr Rasokhin – Exploration Manager, more than 30 years of experience in the field holding various positions with companies like Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration and Santa Fe Pacific Gold

  23. Board of Directors Mr. Marat Cherdabayev – Chairman of the Board. Mr. Cherdabayev has years of experience in the natural resources industry of Kazakhstan and the U.S., including VP of the oil services company and Director. Mr. Nurlan Tajibaev – Director, Mr. Tajibaev has years of experience in the metals and metallurgy of Kazakhstan, South Africa and UK. Mr. Timothy L. Adair – Director. Mr. Adair, MBA, has extensive experience in both large corporate and small business environments, specializing in analytical, financial, process improvement and information system analysis. Mr. James F. Kohler – Director. Mr. Kohler is a Chief of Solid Minerals Branch of the U.S. Bureau of Land Managementin the State of Utah. Mr. Valery Tolkachev – Director, Mr. Tolkachev is a Managing Director of Capital Markets for Aton Capital Investment company.

  24. Applying for OTCQX listing service and plan to be listed when OTCQX is operational in January of 2007. This will facilitate our goal to: Increase trading liquidity for shareholders Enlarge shareholder base Increase visibility in the marketplace Plan to retain investor relations/PR firm to assist our goals Plan to increase analyst coverage among investment banks in addition to Aton Increasing company visibility

  25. Emerging Market Company headed by Kazakh Management and conforming to US GAAP and SEC Reporting Standards Management is devoted to increase shareholder value through operational efficiencies Unique proprietary processing technology under testing A company with experience in operations, finance, government relations and managing risk of the emerging market Our Competitive Strengths

  26. To maximize value to our shareholders To increase resources/reserves through continuation of exploration on Gornostai deposit resulting in the reclassification based on JORC code To be the first producer of Ni and Co in Central Asia To seek value adding properties Our Goals

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