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1 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 1 BATHURST RESOURCES ASX SPOTLIGHT CONFERENCE May 2014

2 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 2 IMPORTANT NOTICE This presentation has been prepared by and issued by Bathurst Resources Limited (“Bathurst”) to assist it in informing interested parties about the Company and its progress. It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation. You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance on this presentation material. This overview of Bathurst does not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of the Company’s prospects. You should conduct your own investigation and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation and making any investment decision. Neither the Company nor its advisers have verified the accuracy or completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company and the advisers make no representation and give no assurance, guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to, and take no responsibility and assume no liability for, the authenticity, validity, accuracy, suitability or completeness of, or any errors in or omission, from any information, statement or opinion contained in this presentation. Reports and announcements can be accessed via the Bathurst’s website – www.bathurstresources.co.nz Forward-Looking Statements: This presentation includes certain “Forward-Looking Statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including without limitation, statements regarding forecast cash flows and potential mineralisation, resources and reserves, exploration results, future expansion plans and development objectives of Bathurst Resources Limited are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 2

3 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 3 Ticker (ASX / NZX)BRL Shares on issue821.5M Options & performance rights on issue12.5m Market capitalisation (1) NZ$71.1M Cash & short term deposits (2) (Excludes $7.39M Placement) NZ$2.4M Shareholder composition (1) Based on the NZX price as at 31 March 2014 (2) As per quarterly activities report ending 31 March 2014 Source: IRESS $ are NZD unless otherwise stated CAPITAL STRUCTURE OVERVIEW Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 3 13.9% 9.4% 55.1.% 19.6%

4 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 4 INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 1. Near-Term Metallurgical Coal Production * Refer Appendices for detail on Resources & Reserves & Competent Persons’ Statements ** Management estimates based on the current mining plan and costs (including royalties) over the life of mine ♦Flagship asset, over 6.3 Mt* of resources of high quality metallurgical coking coal ♦Final Environment Court consent granted ♦No more legal challenges 2. Low capex requirement for initial production ♦Minimal capex required for initial production ♦Haul road completed and site preparation commenced ♦Minimal infrastructure spend required to achieve sub $100 USD/t** 3. Existing Supply Chain in Place ♦Proven road, rail and port solutions already in place ♦Options to increase production can leverage off existing rail and/or development of an efficient overhead conveyor system and do not require port development Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 4

5 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 5 INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS (cont’d) 4. High Quality Coal * Refer Appendices for detail on Resources & Reserves & Competent Persons’ Statements ♦High ranking, high fluidity hard coking coal ♦Suitable blend with other lesser quality coals to deliver superior coking qualities ♦Not easily replaced by other sources of coal globally 5. Multiple Opportunities to Expand Metallurgical Coal Production ♦Low marginal cost of development utilising Escarpment infrastructure ♦Resources of 108.7 Mt* ♦Multiple growth opportunities North Buller, South Buller and Greymouth 6. Existing Stable Domestic Production ♦Forecast to generate cash flow, covering Escarpment fixed costs in FY15 ♦Demand driven by growth in South Island dairy production and other large industrial users Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 5

6 BATHURST TARGETED PRODUCTION* * Based on Bathurst’s mine and production plan – subject to all necessary resource consents being granted when anticipated by the plan Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 6 Over 3mtpa target Export production targets dependent on coking coal price recovery

7 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 7 CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS ♦Capital for initial start up ♦Bonding (~$1.4) May be bank financed ♦Compensation payment ($587k) ♦Capital for Stage 2 production ♦Working Capital (~ $2.0m) ♦To complete land settlements for key infrastructure at Escarpment (~ $1.5m) ♦To purchase new dry washing / separator technology for Escarpment (~ $1.0m) Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 7

8 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 8 BROADER BULLER COAL PROJECT Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 8

9 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 9 GREYMOUTH PERMITS Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 9

10 ♦Domestic Operations: provide solid earnings platform ♦3 operating mines – Cascade, Takitimu & Canterbury Coal ♦Domestic Operations all have new long term contracts to underwrite the operation ♦Cascade –New Three Year contract with cement plant ♦Takitimu - New Seven Year contract with dairy processor ♦Canterbury Coal –New Three Year contract with dairy plant Domestic Operations targeted saleable production profile DOMESTIC OPERATIONS Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 10

11 CASCADE MINE – CURRENT OPERATIONS Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 11

12 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 12 DOMESTIC OPERATIONS Domestic annual production –Currently ~400,000 tonnes –Major over-burden removal now completed at all mines 2014 Customer contract prices –Av. range NZ$105-115/t ex-mine 2014 Mine production cash costs –Av. range NZ$75-85/t ex mine Domestic business can operate at a cash positive basis under existing contracts to 2016-17 Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 12

13 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 13 SOUTHLAND FOOTPRINT Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 13

14 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 14 CURRENT STRATEGY Escarpment remains the key focus ♦Export off-take qualification in progress ♦Project strategically positioned to enter the export market subject to price ♦Current coal price undermines economics ♦Cost saving initiatives to ensure viability Domestic operations provide positive cash-flow ♦Domestic sales contracts not impacted by global pricing ♦Supports wider company expenditure ♦Provide steady platform as export market recovers Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 14

15 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 15 FUTURE GROWTH Export* ♦Buller ♦Escarpment - 6.3 million tonnes ♦Coalbrookdale – 3.4 million tonnes ♦Whareatea West – 10.7 million tonnes ♦North Buller ♦Coal Creek & North Buller permits – 46 million tonnes ♦Greymouth Domestic* ♦New Brighton – 4.2 million tonnes ♦Coaldale – 2.8 million tonnes ♦Black Diamond (Ohai) – 2 million tonnes ♦Canterbury Coal – 3.3 million tonnes Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 15 ** Refer Appendices for detail on Resources & Reserves & Competent Persons’ Statements

16 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 16 BATHURST – NEXT STEPS ♦Key focus on domestic market cash generation ♦Establish Escarpment in preparation to enter export markets when markets recover ♦Obtain bulk samples to complete market qualification of Escarpment product ♦Management cost control across the business Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 16

17 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 17 COAL QUALITY – ESCARPMENT COALS Escarpment Hard Coking Coal PROPERTYYears 1-2 Total Moisture (ar)8 - 10% Inherent Moisture (adb)1.0 - 1.5% Ash (adb)6 - 7% Total Sulphur (adb)0.6 – 0.7% Free Swelling Index8 - 9 Romax0.9 - 1.0 Volatile Matter (adb)33 – 35% Maximum fluidity (ddpm)10,000 to 50,000 Phosphorus0.009% to 0.01% Vitrinite90 – 95% Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 17

18 Appendix 1RESOURCE ESTIMATES Resources are inclusive of reserves. All resources and reserves quoted in this presentation are reported in terms as defined in the 2004 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves” as published by the Joint Ore reserves Committee of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia (“JORC”) AreaMeasured Resource (Mt)Indicated Resources (Mt)Inferred Resources (Mt)Total Resources (Mt) Escarpment 3.12.21.06.3 Cascade 0.70.60.31.6 Deep Creek 6.23.11.610.9 Coalbrookdale -3.45.18.5 Whareatea West 7.710.74.723.1 South Buller Totals 17.720.012.750.4 Millerton North -1.93.65.5 North Buller 2.47.310.920.6 Blackburn -5.814.119.9 North Buller Totals 2.415.028.646.0 Buller Coal Project Totals 20.135.041.396.4 Coaldale 0.91.20.72.8 Ohai 0.30.51.22.0 New Brighton * -0.73.54.2 Canterbury Coal * -0.92.43.3 Southland / Canterbury Totals 1.23.37.812.3 Total 21.338.349.1108.7 Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 18

19 Area Measured resource (Mt) Ash% (ad) Sulphur % (ad) Calorific Value (ad) CSN Fixed Carbon % (ad) Volatile Matter % (ad) Inherent Moisture IN SITU Moisture Escarpment3.118.40.628.97.249.133.00.85.8 Cascade0.715.11.631.94.652.739.42.68.0 Deep Creek6.211.02.529.752.832.92.25.2 Coalbrookdale- Whareatea West7.721.50.826.87.251.024.30.65.8 Millerton North North Buller2.48.64.729.74.647.543.12.911.4 Blackburn- Coaldale0.910.40.921.3N/A36.036.615.018.1 Ohai0.38.30.422.3N/A42.834.714.316.8 New Brighton- Canterbury- A.2 AV. COAL QUALITY - MEASURED RESOURCE * MC = metallurgical coal and TC = thermal coal Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 19

20 Area Indicated resource (Mt) Ash% (ad) Sulphur % (ad) Calorific Value (ad) CSN Fixed Carbon % (ad) Volatile Matter % (ad) Inherent Moisture IN SITU Moisture Escarpment2.214.00.829.7750.634.41.15.3 Cascade0.615.31.830.6449.638.52.48.1 Deep Creek3.19.72.730.352.934.72.04.8 Coalbrookdale3.418.41.730.0550.235.81.75.4 Whareatea West10.721.81.125.7749.922.30.66.7 Millerton North1.99.74.931.11052.536.91.06.1 North Buller7.38.85.130.0547.642.62.39.4 Blackburn5.83.94.330.4651.842.12.210.1 Coaldale1.29.80.722.2N/A37.336.416.518.2 Ohai0.58.90.422.4N/A42.434.813.917.2 New Brighton0.710.10.523.0N/A33.539.516.817.9 Canterbury0.97.30.724.1N/A39.235.918.023.1 A.3 AV. COAL QUALITY – INDICATED RESOURCE Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 20

21 Area Inferred resource (Mt) Ash% (ad) Sulphur % (ad) Calorific Value (ad) CSN Fixed Carbon % (ad) Volatile Matter % (ad) Inherent Moisture IN SITU Moisture Escarpment1.013.11.029.8750.735.01.25.8 Cascade0.318.72.125.6342.534.21.85.7 Deep Creek1.610.12.429.752.529.72.47.1 Coalbrookdale5.116.41.729.3549.635.21.75.6 Whareatea West4.721.60.924.9648.321.30.66.8 Millerton North3.612.05.530.2951.635.31.17.2 North Buller10.99.95.129.5546.745.62.29.6 Blackburn14.16.44.830.1649.441.82.311.2 Coaldale0.711.70.421.8N/A34.136.218.018.3 Ohai1.29.10.522.3N/A46.531.812.717.2 New Brighton3.58.90.423.2N/A34.940.016.217.8 Canterbury2.48.90.723.4N/A38.735.619.222.8 A.4 AV. COAL QUALITY – INFERRED RESOURCE Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 21

22 A.5RESERVES AreaProved reserves (Mt)Probable reserves (Mt)Total reserves (Mt) Escarpment3.01.94.9 Cascade0.2 0.4 Deep Creek5.82.78.5 Coalbrookdale-2.2 Whareatea West7.910.518.4 Total16.917.534.4 AreaProved reserves (Mt)Probable reserves (Mt)Total reserves (Mt) Escarpment 2.41.53.9 Cascade 0.2 0.4 Deep Creek 5.12.47.5 Coalbrookdale 0.01.7 Whareatea West 5.46.211.6 Total 13.112.025.1 ROM COAL PRODUCT COAL All reserves quoted are reported as November 2013 in terms as defined in the JORC Code 2004. Reserves tonnes for product coal are reported using a 12% in situ moisture for Escarpment, Cascade, Coalbrookdale and Whareatea West and 15% in situ moisture for Deep Creek. Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 22

23 A.6RESERVES COAL QUALITY AreaTotal (Mt)Total moistureAsh (% arb) Sulphur (% arb) VM (% arb)CSN Escarpment4.95.421.40.734.06.5 Cascade0.48.09.91.431.43.5 Deep Creek8.55.811.72.6-- Coalbrookdale2.24.921.81.332.64.0 Whareatea West18.46.031.10.925.56.0 ROM COAL All reserves quoted are reported as November 2013 in terms as defined in the JORC Code 2004. Reserves tonnes for product coal are reported using a 12% in situ moisture for Escarpment, Cascade, Coalbrookdale and Whareatea West and 15% in situ moisture for Deep Creek. PRODUCT COAL AreaTotal (Mt)Ash (% arb) Sulphur (% arb) VM (% arb)CSN Escarpment3.97.50.631.98.5 Cascade0.49.11.334.64.0 Deep Creek (Coking)5.75.02.5-- Deep Creek (Thermal) 1.811.81.7- Coalbrookdale1.76.71.333.27.0 Whareatea West11.610.50.823.19.5 Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 23

24 COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENTS The information in this presentation that relates to mineral resources and reserves for Deep Creek is based on information compiled by Adam Bonham-Carter a Competent Person who is a full time employee of Golder Associates (NZ) Limited and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Bonham-Carter graduated with B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Bonham-Carter consents to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. This presentation accurately reflects the information compiled by the Competent Person. The information in this presentation that relates to exploration results and mineral resources for Escarpment, Cascade, Coalbrookdale, Whareatea West, Millerton North, North Buller, Blackburn, Coaldale, Canterbury Coal, New Brighton and Ohai and mineral reserves for Escarpment, Cascade, Coalbrookdale and Whareatea West, is based on information compiled by Hamish McLauchlan a Competent Person who is a full time employee of Buller Coal Limited and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr McLauchlan has a B.Sc and M.Sc (Hons) majoring in geology from Canterbury University, and has had 19 years of experience in the mineral resource industry in New Zealand and offshore. He has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr McLauchlan consents to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears above. This presentation accurately reflects the information compiled by the Competent Person. Investor Presentation | May 2014 | 24


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