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CORPORATE OVERVIEW Patrick Evans, President and CEO July 2004

SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS INC. CORPORATE OVERVIEW Patrick Evans, President and CEO July 2004. SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS GLOBAL PRESENCE. CANADA. London 2 nd Listing. Corporate Office Toronto Listing. GABON. DRC. ANGOLA. AUSTRALIA. Operations Office South Africa.

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CORPORATE OVERVIEW Patrick Evans, President and CEO July 2004

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  1. SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS INC. CORPORATE OVERVIEW Patrick Evans, President and CEO July 2004

  2. SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS GLOBAL PRESENCE CANADA London 2nd Listing Corporate Office Toronto Listing GABON DRC ANGOLA AUSTRALIA Operations Office South Africa SOUTH AFRICA

  3. COMPANY PROFILE Trading Symbol: TSX:SUF AIM:SRE Shares Issued and Outstanding: 85.25M Share Price (Approx): C$3.50 Market Cap. (Basic): C$300M Cash on Hand: C$45M

  4. SOUTHERNERA REORGANIZATION SouthernEra Resources Limited Southern Platinum Corp. SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. • Diamond assets • Klipspringer Mine (55%) • Camafuca Project (18%) • Canadian Exploration • African Exploration • Australian Exploration • Platinum Assets • Messina Mine (91.5%) • Dwaalkop Project (50%) • Millennium Project (85%) • Monts de Cristal Project (95%)

  5. VISION FOR SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS TO BECOME THE LEADING FULLY INTERGRATED PUBLIC DIAMOND COMPANY

  6. KEY TO SUCCESS Proven Success Operating Base Experienced Management High Potential Projects

  7. PROVEN SUCCESS • Proven diamond discovery record -Marsfontein and Klipspringer • Over 150 years cumulative diamond technical expertise • Built and operated two diamond mines • Strong development team • Strong exploration team • Large exploration program • Experienced and focused

  8. EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS • Dr. Christopher Jennings Chairman • Mr. Patrick Evans President and CEO • Mr. Thomas Dawson Non executive director • Mr. Louis Fox Non executive director • Mr. Philip Martin Non executive director • Mr. Trevor Schulz Non executive director

  9. EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT • Mr. Mark Rosslee Senior VP, CFO • Mr. Alasdair MacPhee Executive VP Africa • Mr. Howard Bird VP Exploration • Mr. Peter Ibbotson VP Marketing • Mr. Michael Kritzinger VP Legal Affairs • Mr. Chris Reynolds VP Finance, Controller & Secretary

  10. OPERATING BASE • Global exposure • Canada Slave, Churchill & Superior Cratons • South Africa Kaapvaal Craton • Gabon Congo Craton • DRC Congo Craton • Australia Yilgarn Craton • Klipspringer Diamond Mine • Camafuca Diamond Project • Diversified portfolio of multi-stage exploration projects • High potential for success

  11. MARSFONTEIN DIAMOND MINESOUTH AFRICA • Discovered in 1996 • Built and operated by SouthernEra (JV with De Beers) • Final Depth 145 meters • US$230 million revenue • Capital repaid in first week • World’s richest mine for first two years • Mined out in 2002

  12. KLIPSPRINGER DIAMOND MINE SOUTH AFRICA • Built and operated by SouthernEra 50/50 JV with De Beers • 2.6km decline – Built in 15 Months • Mine life approx. 10 years • Full production 30,000tpm; 42cpht; 151,200 caratsp.a. • SA’s 3rd highest value gem diamonds • Operation suspended December 2003 due to strength of South African Rand

  13. KLIPSPRINGER DIAMOND MINE SOUTH AFRICA

  14. KLIPSPRINGER DIAMOND MINE SOUTH AFRICA

  15. KLIPSPRINGER DIAMOND MINE SOUTH AFRICA Run of Mine Monthly Production

  16. CAMAFUCA DIAMOND PROJECT ANGOLA

  17. CAMAFUCA DIAMOND PROJECT ANGOLA • SouthernEra 18% free carried interest • Feasibility Study completed in 2000. • Resource 23.2M cts. Value US$109/ct. Grade 0.111 ct/m3 • Phase 1 Capex $20M • Phase 1 Production 330,000 cts. Revenue US$105/ct. Costs US$50/ct. Margin US$55/ct. • Operating agreement approved Q2, 2002 • Awaiting mining licence to commence development

  18. NORD DRC KANGO SUD COGEMAT M’BIGOU DRC CAMAFUCA Angola HOPE MOOIKLOOF HARMONY KLIPSPRINGER JV South Africa PRIESKA 0 900 kilometres AFRICAN EXPLORATION Gabon • Established presence in 4 African countries • Exploring along kimberlite corridors on the Archean cratons

  19. SouthernEra Project area Group 1 kimberlite Group 2 kimberlite 500 0 km SOUTH AFRICA EXPLORATION HOPE & HARMONY JV MOOIKLOOF KLIPSPRINGER JV Johannesburg PRIESKA

  20. SOUTH AFRICA PRIESKA PROJECT • Project covers 7,000 ha • Prospecting permit awarded April 2004 • Focus on 6 kimberlite anomalies distinctly separate from known intrusions • Kimberlite confirmed in 2 drill holes from one of the anomalies • 100 garnets were probed - 40% indicate Ca-poor harzburgitic high diamond potential source • Further drilling to commence shortly

  21. SOUTH AFRICA HOPE PROJECT • Permit covers 1,110 ha • Prospecting permit awarded April 2004 • Positioned along same structural lineament that hosts the rich Marsfontein mine • Soil and stream sampling identified new kimberlite cluster • G10 garnets indicate diamondiferous kimberlites • Airborne survey completed • Drilling to commence shortly

  22. SOUTH AFRICAKJV EXPLORATION • Exploration continuing within selected diamond potential corridors • High resolution magnetic and radiometric airborne survey completed • 32 kimberlite-like airborne magnetic targets identified within the Marsfontein pipe area • Targets have been soil sampled for the recovery of kimberlite indicators and are currently being processed (results pending) Airborne Targets

  23. 0 150 km GABON EXPLORATION NORD Diamond occurrence DeBeers Kimberlite Motapa - BHP KANGO SouthernEra Permit Cogemat JV SUD MAKONGONIO M’BIGOU

  24. GABON DIAMOND EXPLORATION • SouthernEra entered Gabon in 1999 • Diamond Exploration Permits: SUD (100%), NORD(100%), KANGO(100%) AND M’BIGOU(95%) • More than 20 new kimberlites discovered • In 2002 concluded a JV (60%) with COGEMAT S.A., to explore the Makongonio Diamond Permit • 42,000 line-km airborne geophysical survey completed in 2003 • Kimberlitic targets currently being drill tested

  25. DRC OUBANGUI’ ALLUVIAL DIAMOND FIELDS ‘ ‘ KWANGO ALLUVIAL DIAMOND FIELDS MBUJI-MAYI KIMBERLITES KIMPANGU KIMBERLITE KASAI’ ALLUVIAL DIAMOND FIELDS KUNDELUNGU KIMBERLITES CAMAFUCA CAMAFUCA ANGOLA DIAMOND EXPLORATION DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Alluvial diamond field Diamond occurrences Kimberlite cluster SouthernEra Project Area Kimberlite Pipe and Alluvial Diamond Corridor

  26. 200 0 km DIAMOND EXPLORATION DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO • New mining code - investor friendly • In 2003/4 awarded 41 Diamond Permits covering in excess of 13,000 km2 • Discussions with potential JV partners on-going • 43,000 line-km airborne survey in progress over 21 of permit areas • Anticipate drill testing by year end • Reviewing alluvial potential Kimberlite SUF Kimberlite SouthernEra Kinshasa Mbuji-Mayi CAMAFUCA Lubumbashi

  27. 0 1000 km CANADA • #1 in global exploration expenditure • #3 in production by revenue • ~40 kimberlites discovered in 2003 • ~US$250 million spent in global exploration - almost 50% in Canada • SouthernEra a leading participant Jericho 2005 Ekati & Diavik Snap Lake 2006 Gahcho Kué Fort à la Corne Victor 2007

  28. N N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MONUMENT PROJECT (22.5%) LAC DE GRAS (60%) TENBY (20%) COMMONWEALTH (10%) WO BLOCK (6.5%) ATW BLOCK (10%) YAMBA (60%) BACK LAKE (60.4%) KIDME BLOCK (60%) 0 125 kilometres CANADA SLAVE CRATON PROJECT, NWT Yamba pipes 7 EKATI DIAMOND MINE Dia Met / BHP DIAVIK DIAMONDMINE 3 2 4 1 5 6 8 Snap Lake Diamond Deposit Kennady Lake Pipes SouthernEra Claims Kimberlite pipe Munn Kimberlite Sill 9

  29. Kimberlite Pipe EKATI Kimberlite Pipe Mine Quality DIAMOND DIAVIK MINE Lac de DIAMOND Kimberlite Pipe SouthernEra Continuing Interest Gras MINE MONUMENT BLOCK SUF 22.5% SouthernEra Property 25 0 LAC DE GRAS COMMONWEALTH CLAIMS SUF 60% SUF 10% kilometres Corridor of Hope CANADA LAC DE GRAS PROJECT, NWT DD42 EG-01b DD39 DD17 C13 C12 TENBY SUF 20% WO BLOCK 6.5% ATW BLOCK 6.5%

  30. 500 0 km CANADA SUPERIOR PROJECT, ONTARIO • 3 Projects: Crown (100%), Majestic (100%), Discovery (100%) • 89 airborne targets tested with ground geophysics and 21 drilled – positive microdiamond results from an 8 kg core sample • 2 new airborne surveys flown in winter 2003/4 for a total of 11,000 line-km. Ground geophysics being conducted on new targets • Ongoing regional sampling Victor 2007 Wawa Kimberlite SouthernEra Claims Area Toronto

  31. 500 0 km CANADA SUPERIOR CRATON, QUEBEC • 2 Projects: Quebec Nord and Sud (100%) • 2 new airborne surveys flown in winter 2003/4 for a total of 11,000 line-km • Ground geophysics and down ice sampling being conducted presently on airborne generated targets • Ongoing project generation and regional sampling Renard Kimberlite SouthernEra Project Area Quebec City

  32. AUSTRALIA YILGARN DIAMOND PROJECT • JV With Caldera Resources (SouthernEra 51% interest) • Exploration licenses cover 1,200km2 • 7,600 line-km airborne survey completed 2003 • Soil sampling recovered kimberlitic indicators from 15 airborne targets and microdiamonds from 2 targets • Targets currently being drilled Nabberu Jewill Bulljah RASON KIMBERLITE FIELD

  33. 1 0 km AUSTRALIA AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL TARGETS

  34. PROJECT BREAKDOWN Production Property 1 Development Property Reserve Definition Measured Reserve Indicated Resource 1 Inferred Resource Follow-up target 2 4 1 1 Identified target 4 1 1 4 1 Regional Exploration 4 3 4 11 South Africa DRC Gabon Angola Canada Australia Botswana

  35. WORLD DIAMOND PRODUCTION 2003 • Total US $9.5 billion in 2003 • SouthernEra explores in 5 out of the top 8 producing countries

  36. South America 10 % Africa 27% Canada 50% GLOBAL EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES 2002 DeBeers, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton US $ 105 million Australia / Asia 13 % Source: www. ashton.ca

  37. SOUTHERNERA CORPORATE REORGANISATION › Platinum and diamond assets to be split ›Two independent separately listed public companies › SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. and Southern Platinum Corp. › Primary listing on TSE, secondary listing on AIM › Shares to be split on a one for one basis › Tax neutral transaction › Shareholder approval at July 27 AGM › Court approval at end July

  38. SUMMARY • Fully integrated diamond company • Experienced and established exploration, mine design, mine development and operating teams • Proven track record of mine quality kimberlite discoveries • Geographically well diversified • Fourth largest global diamond exploration program • Confidence of the market • Well placed to grow into the leading fully integrated public diamond company

  39. SOUTHERNERA DIAMONDS INC. 30 Jellicoe Avenue, RosebankP.O. Box 2668Saxonwold 2132South Africa Tel: 11-442-6923Fax: 11-442-6993 220 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tel: 416-359-9282 Fax: 416-359-9141 southernera.com inbox@southernera.com Some statements contained in this presentation are forward-looking and, therefore, involve uncertainties or risks that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such forward-looking statements include comments regarding operating performance, recovery rates, cost reduction measures and platinum and palladium markets. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include price volatility of platinum and palladium, fluctuations in ore grade, tons mined, crushed or milled, variations in smelter or refinery operations, labour and political unrest and geological, technical, mining or processing problems. The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

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