Total Resources

The summary of status for each of the advanced projects is detailed in the following table. This table does not include Inferred Resources from Bikini, Andersons and Watta deriving from Paladin's 82.05% ownership of Summit Resources Limited.

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PALADIN URANIUM PROJECT SUMMARY

Criteria Langer Heinrich Mine* Kayelekera
Mine*
Manyingee
Project**
Oobagooma
Project
Valhalla
Deposit*
Skal
Deposit*
Bigrlyi
Deposit*
Angela
Deposit
Paladin
Attribution
100% 100% 100% 100% 91.03% 91.03% 41.71% 50%
Location Namibia,
Southern Africa
Malawi,
Southern
Africa
West Pilbara,
Western
Australia
West Kimberley,
Western
Australia
Queensland,
Australia
Queensland,
Australia
Northern
Territory,
Australia
Northern
Territory,
Australia
Deposit
Type
Calcrete Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone Metasomatic Metasomatic Sandstone Sandstone
Measured
& Indicated
Resources
56.4Mt @ 0.06% U3O8 (32,858t U3O8)
72.4Mlb
20.7Mt @ 0.08% U3O8
(17,599t U3O8)
38.8Mlb
7.9Mt @ 0.1% U3O8 (8,080t U3O8)
17.8Mlb
---------------- 31.2Mt @ 0.09% U3O8
(27,229t U3O8)
60.0Mlb

4.3Mt @
0.06% U3O8
(2,458t U3O8)
5.4Mlb

4.7Mt @ 0.13% U3O8
(6,100t U3O8)
13.5Mlb
----------------
Inferred
Resources
70.7Mt @ 0.06% U3O8 (41,557t U3O8)
91.6Mlb
5.5Mt @ 0.06%U3O8
(3,433t U3O8)
7.6Mlb
5.5Mt @ 0.05% U3O8
(2,810t U3O8)
6.2Mlb
---------------- 5.2Mt @ 0.09% U3O8 (4,494t U3O8)
9.9Mlb
8.4Mt @
0.05% U3O8
(4,129t U3O8)
9.1Mlb
3.4Mt @
0.12% U3O8
(4,000t U3O8)
8.9Mlb
----------------

Historic
Resources
(non-JORC compliant)

---------------- ---------------- ---------------- 8.3Mt @ 0.12%-0.14% U3O8
(9,950t U3O8)
21.9Mlb
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- 11Mt @ 0.1%-0.13%U3O8
(12,000 -
13,000t U3O8)
26-28Mlb
Mining
Method
Conventional
open pit
Conventional
open pit
In-Situ
Leach
In-Situ
Leach
Open pit/
Underground
Open pit/
Underground
Open pit/
Underground
Open pit/
Underground
Previous
Owners
Gencor Limited (South African Mining Company) and Acclaim Central Electricity Generating Board (UK utility) Cogema
(French utility)
Cogema
(French utility)
Queensland Mines Ltd Queensland Mines Ltd AGIP Australia Pty Ltd Uranerz Australia Pty Ltd
Activity
Periods
1973 - 1980,
1999 to present
1982 - 1990
1998 to present
1979 - 1988,
Acquired 1998
1982 - 1985,
Acquired 1998
1968 - 1972, 1997 to present 1970 - 1980, 2005 to present 1974 - 1983,
2005 to present
1972 - 1983, 2009 to present
Project
Status
Stage 3 planning underway. Ramp-up
commenced.
Resource definition planning commenced. Re-assessment underway.
Resource
definition
drilling
required.
Resource
definition
drilling in
progress.
Resource
definition
drilling in
progress.
Resource
definition
drilling in
progress.
Resource definition and confirmation drilling underway.
Project
Significance
Globally first
new uranium
mine and mill in a decade.
Significant
contributor to
Malawi
economy.
Approx. 10% GDP.
One of only three
Australian
advanced
ISL projects.
Large resource
potential.
Large uranium
resource.
Large uranium resource. High uranium grades. Large uranium resource.
Timeframe Production commenced
in 2007. 27 year project life. Ramp-up to
3.7Mlb/pa September quarter 2009. Expansion to 5.2Mlb/pa 2010.

Commissioning
commenced
in early 2009.
11 year project
life.
Ramp-up to 3.3Mlb/pa underway.

3 year staged feasibility study required. 2 year
reserve / resource drilling required.
Development
dependent
on Queensland
Government
U Policy
changes.
Development
dependent
on Queensland
Government
U Policy
changes.
Prefeasibility
Study if sufficient
resources.
Prefeasibility
Study to follow resource
validation.

Resources are quoted inclusive of any reserves that may be applicable.
Resources detailed above in all cases represent 100% of the resource – not the participant’s share.
*Complies with JORC(2004) guidelines & is NI 43-101 Compliant.
**Complies with JORC(1999) guidelines.
For Valhalla and Skal, Paladin’s interest is based on 50% deriving from the Mount Isa Joint Venture and 41.03% via Paladin’s 82.05% ownership of Summit Resources Ltd.
For Kayelekera, the Government of Malawi holds a 15% equity interest in the subsidiary, Paladin (Africa) Ltd, the holder of the Kayelekera Mining Licence.
Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera Mineral Resources have been depleted for mining at the time of resource estimation and are inclusive of any Ore Reserves that may be applicable.


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