Innovative Potash Fertilizer for Brazil s Growing Market TSX.V: NPK

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1 Innovative Potash Fertilizer for Brazil s Growing Market TSX.V: NPK

2 Disclaimer This presentation contains certain forward looking statements, which include but is not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of Verde Potash Plc (the Company ), its subsidiaries and its projects, statements regarding use of proceeds, exploration prospects, identification of mineral reserves, costs of and capital for exploration projects, exploration expenditures, timing of future exploration and permitting, requirements for additional capital, government regulations of mining operations, environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, and limitations of insurance coverage. Forward looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as plans, expects, or does not expect or is expected, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, intends, forecasts, budget, scheduled, estimates or variations of such words or phrases or state that certain actions, event, or results may, could, would, might, or will be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by said statements. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in said statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Total resources include all categories unless otherwise stated. All currency are in Canadian $ unless otherwise stated. 2

3 Verde Potash (formerly Amazon Mining) Brazilian Fertilizer company 3

4 Management & Directors Management Cristiano Veloso Founder, President, CEO 12 years experience; Brazilian entrepreneur ex Banco do Brasil S/A, CEMIG; LL.B, LL.M International Business Law Maurício Sampaio VP Operations 30 years experience; ex President of Brazilian Agribusiness Association, Operations and Marketing Director for Bunge Fertilizantes and Operations Director for Fertiza Pedro Ladeira VP Engineering 17 years experience; ex Operations Director at Cementos Minetti; Process and Production Manager for Holcim Brazil Ysao Munemassa Exploration Manager 41 years experience; ex BP Minerals, VALE, Union Carbide, INCO, Teck Cominco, Newmont Gold Dr Derek Fray Metallurgical Consultant 45 years experience; University of Cambridge Professor & Director of Research Jed Richardson VP Corporate Development 10 years experience; ex Mining Analyst with Sprott/Cormark and RBC Capital Markets, Mining engineer with Alcan Aluminium Independent Directors Peter Gundy Chairman Former Chairman of Neo Materials Technologies Inc.; VP of Brascan Inc; Executive VP, Finance of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Limited. Dr. Getulio Lamartine de Paula Fonseca Former General Director National Department of Power & Water Supply; Executive-Secretary Industry & Commerce Ministry; Dr. Henrique Brandão Cavalcanti Former Brazil s Minister of the Environment (1994), Deputy Minister of Mines Energy ( ), Deputy Minister of Interior ( ). Dr. Renato Gomes Director of the ABCI Institute (Brazilian International Trade Scholars) Lawyer and member of Brazilian and Portuguese Bar Associations Dr. Richard Garnett PhD. in Economic Geology (Royal School of Mines, UK), MBA (Cranfield University, UK); Mining Engineer. Has held senior positions with Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Hudson Bay Mining and Diamond Fields Resources 4

5 Location, Location, Location 5

6 1.2 billion tonnes at 9.46% Potash 6

7 Cerrado Verde Project Business Plan Potash rock at surface Phase 1: ThermoPotash Pilot Plant in operation Scoping Study Completed Feasibility Study underway Production target: 2014 Estimated Annual Brazilian Market: 0.3Mt of K2O Phase 2: KCl (Conventional Potash) Patent Filed Successful Lab Scale Test Scale up tests underway Estimated Annual Brazilian Market: 5Mt of K2O 7

8 SEDAR Phase 1: ThermoPotash 1.1 Mt production: NPV (10%): $445M Capex: $196M Payback: 2.4 years 8

9 Phase 1: ThermoPotash Partnerships 9

10 Phase 2 Conventional Potash - KCl New Technology has potential to revolutionize Potash industry Dr Derek Fray University of Cambridge, UK + = Verde s Potash rock at surface KCL Dr Derek Fray, University of Cambridge, UK 10

11 TSX-V:AMZ

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13 Millions of Hectares Brazil s Agribusiness: Feeding the World Brazil has almost 20% of world s undeveloped potential arable land Undeveloped Potential Arable Land Available Planted The great agricultural frontier is Brazil s Cerrado, or Savannah away from the Amazon forest Amazon Brazil Cerrado Brazil US Russia China India South America Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Brazil has world s largest renewable fresh water reserve Climate allows for multiple crops during the year 13

14 Brazil s Fertilizer Supply & Consumption Dependency on Imported Potash Potash ranks in the top ten of Brazilian imports by dollar value (2008 #6, 2009 #10) Brazilian government targets 2020 to be fertilizer-independent Brazil is to be ranked #1 globally for potash imports in 2020 at 7.2 million tonnes of K 2 O 1 Source: FAO,UN Note 1 Source: FERTECON report (FERTECON, 2009, /15/) 14

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