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GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL

GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL Carlos Caxaria Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia Deputy General Director. METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES POTENCIAL and EXPLORATION CURRENT SITUATION. extractive industry.

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GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL

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  1. GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OPORTUNITIES IN PORTUGAL Carlos Caxaria Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia DeputyGeneral Director

  2. METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES POTENCIAL and EXPLORATION CURRENT SITUATION

  3. extractiveindustry • The area of Portugal is relatively small (92,090 km2 including islands), but its geological diversity is huge. • Mineralization in copper, zinc, tungsten, tin, uranium, gold and iron, among others, are identified in the country and have a great mining potential. • Great potential in ornamental stones.

  4. Mineralized zones in pyrite and base metals Main Occurrences: Mines Operating: - Aljustrel(Zn, Cu, Ag, Pb) - Neves Corvo(Cu, Zn, Ag,…)

  5. Base Metals and Pyrite Potential areas

  6. Cooper and Zinc Production

  7. Mineralized zones in tungsten and tin • Main Occurrences: • Mines Operating: • Panasqueira Mines (WO3, Sn) • Sojitz, Beralt,Tin &Wolfram Portugal S.A.

  8. Tungsten and Tin Potential Areas

  9. Mineralized zones in uranium Main Occurrences: Economic uranium deposit of Nisa Studied uranium deposit, which awaits opening tender for open a mine and attribution of a surrounding area for exploration.

  10. Uranium Potential Areas

  11. Mineralized zones in Gold Main Occurrences

  12. Iron deposition of banded iron range of northern Portugal

  13. New Projects of Metal Ores Concession Applications Signed during 2012 andExpected to Signed during 2013 - Iron Ore (1- Moncorvo)  - Tungsten, (Sheelite) (2- Tabuaço and Covas)  - Gold (4- Boa Fé, Banjas, Jales, Penedono)Note: The last grant for a metallic mine was attributed in the 80s (Somincor- Neves-Corvo, copper mines)

  14. Jales Au Covas W Metallic Exploration Areas and new and old Exploitation Permits Gold Jales, Banjas, Penedono, Boa Fé Iron Ore Moncorvo Tungsten, (Sheelite) Tabuaço and Covas Moncorvo Fe Tabuaço w Banjas Au Penedono Au Panasqueira w, Sn Boa Fé Au Iberian Pyrite Belt Aljustrel Cu, Zn Neves Corvo Cu, Zn

  15. Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portuguese sector Ad. Matos & Pereira 2012, LNEG

  16. Exploration Contracts and Investments Metallic andNon-metallic Minerals (2000-2011)

  17. Number of Exploration Contracts Signed

  18. Evolution of Exploration Investments (Metallic)

  19. Number of Exploitation Contracts Signed (Non-Metallic)

  20. Exports ofMetallic Minerals (Value) )

  21. Exports of Non-Metallic Minerals (Ton and Value) )

  22. Evolution of Imports and Exports of Industrial Minerals

  23. Access to Mining Exploration Activity

  24. Access to Exploration Activity - Submission of an initial proposal from the interested party; - Opening of tender by publication in Official Journal;

  25. Information provided by the State under a tendering • Areas with electrical and electromagnetic surveys • Areas with higher density drilling • All information concerning the respective test boring including access to logs • Access to old closed mines information

  26. Some Basic Features (by area) - 3 +1 +1 years (Releasing 50% of the area available at the end of each period) - Acquisition and Geophysical data reprocessing - A minimum of meters of drilling in the initial period - A minimum of investment in the initial period

  27. Decision criteria by order of valuation - Drilling program- Investments in the initial period - Compensation for the State - Other exploration studies

  28. CONCLUSION • Direct negotiations and calls for tender, are part of the Government's strategy for the mining sector. • It is the intention of the ministry of economy make Portugal the EU country with better investment attractiveness for mining sector. • The goal is to attract new investors to the country, and create conditions to accelerate the knowledge of the areas with greatest mining potential in Portugal, and go into production as quickly as possible.

  29. Ornamental Stones IN PORTUGAL Synthetic Overview

  30. Ornamental Stones Main Production Centers - Granite - Limestone - Marble - Slate Portugal occupies the 9th production position in the world

  31. Evolution of Production of Ornamental Rocks (Ton and Value in the Quarry)

  32. Exports ofOrnamental Rocks (Value €)

  33. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia http://www.dgge.pt/ carlos.caxaria@dgeg.pt

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