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1.0 S UMMARY<br />

1.1 I NTRODUCTION<br />

Tetra Tech Wardrop (Tetra Tech) was retained by Prophecy Platinum Corp.<br />

(Prophecy Platinum) to prepare a National Instrument 43 101 (NI 43-101) <strong>com</strong>pliant<br />

preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the <strong>Wellgreen</strong> <strong>Project</strong> (the <strong>Project</strong>)<br />

located in Yukon, Canada. The <strong>Wellgreen</strong> Property (the Property) is being<br />

investigated as a potential source of platinum group metals (PGMs), nickel and<br />

copper, and is located approximately 317 km northwest of Whitehorse in south<br />

western Yukon (Figure 1.1). The <strong>Project</strong> will be a 32,000 t/d open pit operation with<br />

ore processed using a Mill and Float Twice (MF2) circuit.<br />

Table 1.1 outlines general information of the <strong>Project</strong>.<br />

Table 1.1 General <strong>Project</strong> Information<br />

Description Unit Amount<br />

Estimated Pittable Mineral Resources<br />

(Measured + Indicated)<br />

Mt 14.5<br />

Estimated Pittable Mineral Resources (Inferred) Mt 390.8<br />

Mine Life years 37<br />

Milling Rate t/d 32,000<br />

Strip Ratio t waste:t mineralized material 2.57:1<br />

Total <strong>Project</strong> Capital Cost US$ million 863.1<br />

Average Overall Operating Cost US$/t milled 29.74<br />

Net Present Value (NPV) at 8% Discount Rate US$ million 2,396<br />

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) % 32<br />

All dollar figures presented in this PEA are stated in US dollars, unless otherwise<br />

specified. The London Metal Exchange (LME) three-year trailing metal prices,<br />

effective date of July 6, 2012, with an exchange rate of Cdn$1.00 to US$0.9794 has<br />

been used, unless otherwise specified.<br />

Prophecy Platinum Corp. 1-1 1193460500-REP-R0001-02<br />

<strong>Wellgreen</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Preliminary</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong>,<br />

Yukon, Canada

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