TPJ Fund Raising Presentation November 2010

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TPJ Fund Raising Presentation

November 2010

A Growing Gold Portfolio in South East Asia

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Board & management: Strong Track Record

Bill Howell (Interim CEO, Executive)

More than 40 years experience in all aspects of exploration and mineral project evaluation. Senior management positions within BHP, Normandy Mining and its successor Newmont Mining Corporation. Managed and led teams to a number of discoveries including the recent major (+6 million ounce) gold discovery at Martabe (Indonesia). FAusIMM.

Tony Shearer (Chairman, Non Executive)

Former CEO of Singer & Friedlander Group plc and chairman of Uruguay Minerals (now Orosur). Previous board positions include Old Mutual, M & G Group. Currently director of several AIM listed companies. Chartered accountant.

Patrick Gorman (Non Executive)

Mining engineer with 35 years of managerial, technical and project experience. Feasibility experience includes Escondida (Chile), Due diligence reviews, technical studies, appraisals on >100 mineral projects across 5 continents including Lihir (PNG) and all Randgold Mines. Experienced competent person and advisor to governments, financial institutions and companies.

Chris Goss (Non Executive)

Retired in May 2010 after leading IFC ’ s business development in mining & oil and gas from London. Structured equity investments in junior exploration companies, structured project finance and managed relationships with majors (including Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Lonmin). Prior to IFC, Chris advised governments in natural resource negotiations. MA Development Economics (Sussex) and BA Economics (Cambridge).

Terry Cross (CFO, Executive)

Extensive finance experience at senior management and board level in both small and South Africa, Pretoria.

“ blue chip ” companies in both the UK and South Africa including AIM listed Alexander Mining plc and Chaarat Gold. MBA (University of Witswaterand), Advanced Financial Management Diploma (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of www.tpjunction.com November 2010 3

Triple Plate Junction plc

Triple Plate Junction (

TPJ

) is a London listed gold explorer focused on highly prospective gold belts in Papua New Guinea and in South East Asia.

With a new team, TPJ is restoring value and growing its exciting pipeline of projects. It has joint ventures with some of the world

s largest gold companies.

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Introduction

Triple Plate Junction Plc

 Listed on AIM; focused on gold & copper exploration in PNG and Vietnam  Respected partners funding exploration: Newmont, Newcrest (HoA), Barrick, Gold Anomaly  Newly appointed board driving a turnaround  >$25M spent by TPJ and JV partners on exploration to date in PNG  Strategic options for continued exploration opportunities under review  Currently Seeking to raise up to £2.5M required in 2010/2011 in order to advance JVs, examine new exploration opportunities in PNG, Vietnam & other SE Asia countries, and corporate overheads www.tpjunction.com November 2010 5

Share capital

Summary

Shares on issue Convertible loan note shares & warrants Warrants @ 7p Options (£ 0.01 £ 0.395) Performance shares 168,769,912 46,000,000 17,000,000 12,923,333 11,900,000

Fully diluted 256,593,245 Share Capital Evolution Date

Jan-04 (IPO) Apr-05 Dec-07 Jul-08 Dec-08

Amount £

4,200,000 11,700,000 2,211,429 2,000,000 850,000

Price £

0.30

0.35

0.185

0.055

0.05

Shareholder review Shareholder

Newmont Ventures Ltd RAB Special Situations Vietnam Investments Melanesian Resources Limited AsterionAV Ltd Thornaby Ltd

5 year Price Chart (AIM:TPJ)

% 10.07% 0.00% 6.22% 6.22% 6.17% 0.0% New board & strategy www.tpjunction.com November 2010 6

JV Status & ownership

Partner Newmont Barrick Newcrest HoA Gold Anomaly Tenements Morobe Wamum Manus Island Crater Mountain Vietnamese central and provincial authorities Vietnam –Pu Sam Cap Current Share % 49.00% 11.70% 75.90% +/- 35% 70% Share after current work programme % 30.00% 11.70% 15.20% 15/20% 70% www.tpjunction.com November 2010 7

Projects in Papua New Guinea (

PNG

)

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The Wafi Trend – Relationship to Newmont and Barrick JVs, PNG

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PNG: Newmont/ TPJ Morobe JV

Licence area

: 3,761km 2 granted and applied for exploration tenements; highly prospective geology within major district:- Wafi/Golpu (30 Moz and 8 Mt Cu target), Hidden Valley (5.8 Moz)

Status

: 19 months activity since JV signed Dec 2008 and fieldwork commenced April 2009

Work completed

: 90% of JV area covered by regional BLEG sampling; interpretation of new EU-funded airborne magnetics/radiometrics; 100m line spacing helimag survey over Hide’s Creek and Otibanda; geological mapping, trenching; rockchip and soil sampling

Expenditure to date

: Newmont Phase I expenditure of $US6M to August 2010 has earned 51%

Discoveries

: • Existing (TPJ) Otibanda project, bonanza gold grades • Hides Creek – potential porphyry copper-gold (4km x 1km footprint) • Gumots – potential porphyry gold-copper target • 5 other priority targets

Next steps

: Newmont has elected to proceed to Phase 2 and will earn 70% by spending an additional $US9M before 23/12/2014 or by delivering a Class III DFS, whichever is earlier

Next steps

: drilling at Hides Creek in 2011 and perhaps other targets, geophysics, regional sampling www.tpjunction.com November 2010 10

PNG: Newmont/TPJ Morobe JV

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PNG: Newmont/TPJ Morobe JV - Otibanda

Previous scout drilling by TPJ includes best intercepts: Otibanda Lode OTI-003 1.6m @ 21.4 g/t Au from 59.4-61.0m Waikanda Lode OTI-006 3.5m @ 12.2 g/t Au from 59.3-62.8m

OTI-007 1.0m @ 17.4 g/t Au from 49.3-50.3m

OTI-008 1.1m @ 20.1 g/t Au from 67.2-68.3m

Previous channel and chip sampling by TPJ includes best intervals: Munga Breccia (Otibanda Lode) 65m @ 2.16 g/t Au Waikanda Lode 22m @ 19.61 g/t Au www.tpjunction.com November 2010 12

PNG: Newmont/TPJ Morobe JV – Hides Creek

 Large (4km x 1km) geochemical footprint  Mapping shows alteration, veining and geology which are characteristic of a porphyry system  Up to 28m @ 3.9 g/t Au (inc. 8m @ 12.6 g/t Au) from trenching  Rock chips to 8 g/t Au, 2% Cu  Diamond drilling planned for early 2011  Numerous additional nearby targets to follow up www.tpjunction.com November 2010 13

ACA Howe: Newmont/TPJ Morobe JV

 Morobe area was one of the first areas in PNG to be mined for gold, with historical alluvial workings at Bulolo (2.8Moz Au) and hard rock mining at Wau and Edie Ck. In modern times Hidden Valley deposit (resources of 5.8 Moz Au) and Wafi-Golpu (resources of 30 Moz Au and 8 Mt Cu target) discovered on ground adjacent to the TPJ concessions  Work by TPJ identified 3 main (gold-bearing) lodes which were each trenched over a 4-5 km strike length; continuous mineralisation has been partially delineated along a strike length of nearly 500m, averaging 17.5 g/t Au across 1.5m width on the Otibanda Lode  Work (90% completed) by Newmont includes helicopter-supported reconnaissance BLEG (Bulk Leach Extractable Gold) sampling over the entire JV property, with 3,000m of diamond drilling planned for 2011 initially at Hides Creek; geological mapping, soil geochemistry, helicopter magnetic survey and IP surveys in 2011 to generate drill targets in at least four other identified targets  ACA Howe considers that the (Newmont) programme is well conceived and has a good chance of success in view of the neighbouring deposits at Wafi- Golpu and Hidden Valley and the low level of historical exploration over much of the ground www.tpjunction.com November 2010 14

PNG: Gold Anomaly/ TPJ JV

Licence area:

306km 2 , Crater Mountain, PNG

Status:

32 months activity since JV signed September 2007. Field operations commenced in February 2008

Work completed:

Bench & channel sampling, geological mapping, bulldozer track access

Expenditure required:

GOA issued shares valued at A$1M and carrying out specific work (including drilling) within a specified time period at an estimated cost of A$0.6M in stage 1 and A$0.9M in stage 2 in order to earn a 70% interest

Discoveries:

New area of gold mineralisation identified at Nevera including a bench sampling result of 70 m of 3.9 g/t Au (including 5 m at 41 g/t Au)

Next steps:

TPJ to review and assess GOA ’ s expenditures & work completed to date; drilling & benching required in 2011 to determine if there is an initial resource.

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PNG: Gold Anomaly/ TPJ JV

Historical work at Crater Mountain by TPJ and previous operators includes best surface trenching of: - 48m @ 10.20 g/t Au - 26.5m @ 6.27 g/t Au (inc. 2m @ 55.20 g/t Au) - 30m @ 1.95 g/t Au - 58m @ 1.89 g/t Au - 35m @ 3.10 g/t Au Historical drilling includes intercepts of: - 115m @ 1.83 g/t Au from 225-340m EOH (NEV 002) - 151m @ 1.41 g/t Au from 100-251m EOH including 24m @ 6.55 g/t Au from 214-238m (NEV-005) - 178m @ 1.30 g/t Au from 200-378m including 32m @ 2.76 g/t Au from 288-320m (NEV-008) www.tpjunction.com November 2010 16

ACA Howe: Gold Anomaly/TPJ Crater Mountain JV

 BHP had previously drilled 3 holes totalling 986m, the best result being 115m at 1.83 g/t Au, terminating in good mineralisation. Macmin drilled 4 holes with a best intersection of 24m grading 6.55 g/t Au  TPJ identified four highly prospective areas of mineralization in the Nevera prospect area within a north-east trending area some 3.5km long and 1.5km wide. Follow up mapping and sampling in the Nevera area identified gold mineralization with elevated Pb-Zn-Ag levels in all prospect areas  TPJ drilling produced highly significant assays from all holes, including 58m grading 1.89 g/t Au. However interpretation of the mineralization has remained a problem because it is masked by a thick blanket of volcanic deposits  Gold Anomaly brought a bulldozer to site to conduct mechanised benching. Best initial assay results indicate 70m at 3.91 g/t Au, including a 5m sample at 41.2 g/t Au  Gold Anomaly plans to commence drilling to 50m depth to assess shallow open cut gold potential and to test for larger deep gold targets  ACA Howe recommends that TPJ should maintain its position on this project www.tpjunction.com November 2010 17

PNG: Newcrest/ TPJ HoA

Licence area: 674km 2 in Manus Island, PNG Status: HoA signed on 31 March 2010; JVA being prepared Terms: A$6M over 5 years including $1M in the first 2 years to earn 80% of TPJ ’ s interest in the licences resulting in Newcrest owning 60.78% and TPJ with 15.2%. In 2010/2011, initial budget may be A$2M for helicopter-borne magnetics survey over licence areas, with drilling planned at the Kisi prospect Previous work: (TPJ): geophysics, drilling totalling 402m at Kisi prospect - trenching at Kisi prospect includes best intercept of 16m @ 20 g/t Au (inc. 2m @ 303 g/t Au) - potential geological resource at Arie of 164Mt @ 0.32% Cu, 0.1 g/t Au Expenditure to date: TPJ estimates it has spent A$2.5M

Next steps: Finalise & sign JV, Newcrest to establish & initiate work programme www.tpjunction.com November 2010 18

PNG: Newcrest/TPJ HoA – Kisi Prospect

 35km by 7km corridor of Cu & Au anomalies At Kisi:  3km x 1km >0.43 g/t Au in soils & colluvium  Trenching includes: - 16m @ 40 g/t Au (inc. 2m @ 303 g/t Au) - 56m @ 2.47 g/t Au (inc. 10m @ 8.58g/t Au)  Diamond core drilling includes 5.6m @ 4.98 g/t Au from 116.4m depth  Next step: Helimag survey to better define drill targets www.tpjunction.com November 2010 19

ACA Howe: Newcrest/TPJ Manus Island HoA

 35 km long and 7 km wide northwesterly trending structural corridor identified, in which intrusive activity and associated hydrothermal alteration and widespread Cu and Au mineralisation was focussed  TPJ commissioned (consultant) R Findlay to map the area and his work also indicated the presence of a significant epithermal province associated with porphyry copper-gold mineralisation. An eroded stratovolcano was interpreted in the south west of the licence area; overlying rocks are now considered to be Pliocence (in age), contemporaneous with major mineralising events elsewhere in PNG  Newcrest proposed a preliminary exploration programme at Kisi, comprising geological mapping, rock and soil sampling and drill site planning, followed by the drilling of a series of holes for an (initial) total 1,500m. In addition they also planned to conduct an airborne magnetic survey  There are strong targets on the licence area and ACA Howe considers that TPJ should maintain its interest in the project www.tpjunction.com November 2010 20

PNG: Barrick/TPJ Wamum JV

Licence area: 1,962km 2 in Wamum area of PNG Status: 32 months field activity since JV signed September 2007. Field operations commenced in February 2008 Work completed: Drilling, aeromagnetics, mapping, sampling. Best intersection from drilling of 136m @ 0.97 g/t Au & 0.33% Cu Expenditure to date: Anticipate $A9.47m spend by end of 2010 which would result in diluting TPJ to 11.7% Discoveries: 5Moz Au target not located to date but several deeper targets remain untested and a number of smaller targets exist Next steps: Focus on McLean South, Wafa & Waits Creek targets, 2011 budget under review but may be A$0.5M, TPJ plans to contribute its share to avoid further dilution www.tpjunction.com November 2010 21

PNG: Barrick/TPJ JV Wamum - Targets

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ACA Howe: Barrick/TPJ Wamum JV

 The Wamum property is contiguous with the Harmony-Newcrest Wafi-Golpu epithermal porphyry deposit shortly to become a major producer, and with Barrick ’ s Kainantu gold deposit (geological resource of 3.1 Mt of 20.2 g/t Au containing 2 Moz of gold)  During 2009 Barrick conducted diamond drilling over 4 prospects totalling 5,629m that confirmed previously reported grades but failed to prove better grade extensions along strike  3 prospects, Wafa South, McLeans South and Mt Ruwaim (Barrick only) target areas have been identified on account of their structural setting but have not been investigated by detailed exploration  In 2008 a helicopter airborne magnetic survey (flown for Barrick) identified numerous anomalies that have yet to be investigated  ACA Howe concludes that the remaining parts of the property contain numerous attractive targets based on consideration of structure and geophysical anomalies that are comparable to those at Wafi-Golpu. In particular, the prospects at Waits Ck, McLeans and McLeans South warrant further work www.tpjunction.com November 2010 23

Vietnam: Pu Sam Cap - TPJ 70%/State Partners 30%

Licence area: 27km 2 in Pu Sam Cap, northern Vietnam Status: Licence will become effective on payment of a deposit by TPJ of US$225,000 refundable after 6 months Previous work: 3,165km of airborne geophysics, ground geophysics, 5,476m of drilling Expenditure to date: Estimated US$4.6M

Next steps: strategic review to look for partner or sole fund Potential work programme to include 1,500m of drilling of high-grade gold veins at Bai Bang to establish inferred resource in 2011 Anticipated expenditure requirement of US$0.75-0.9M in 2011 www.tpjunction.com November 2010 24

Vietnam: Pu Sam Cap - 70% TPJ

 Historical focus on Pu Sam Cap project by TPJ/Newmont  Best result of 7.9 g/t Au & 0.4% Cu over 2m from scout drilling at Bai Bang prospect  Rock chips up to 126 g/t Au  Artisanal gold mining active at Bai Bang  Best porphyry copper-gold drill intersection 250m @ 0.06 g/t Au, 0.06% Cu from 3-253m  Newmont withdrew from project in 2008 with no residual interest as part of arrangement to farm-in to TPJ ’ s PNG Morobe licence www.tpjunction.com November 2010 25

ACA Howe: Vietnam - Pu Sam Cap

 TPJ 70%/30% State partners  Located in the Tu Le volcanic rift system that contains several porphyry copper and epithermal-style gold-copper deposits in Vietnam and China  Between 1996 and 1998 some 3,000 artisanal miners were extracting gold from a series of veins over an area covering 10 km 2  Veins vary from 4cm to 2m in thickness and have been traced through a vertical interval in excess of 500m and along strike lengths ranging up to 2,000m  Experts who have visited the area agree that there is potential for a large porphyry style deposit. Float samples suggest that the porphyry system is multiphase and that the richest phase of the mineralisation has yet to be discovered. ACA Howe considers that the hotter part of the system has not been intersected (by TPJ drilling to date)  ACA Howe considers that properly targeted drilling could delineate a mineral resource relatively quickly within the (Bai Bang gold) vein systems and that deeper drilling could identify a more significant bulk tonnage target www.tpjunction.com November 2010 26

Strategy

 Undertake financing in Q4 2010 to recapitalise company and drive growth  Actively monitor JV progress; contribute pro-rata where justified to retain holding  Maintain good communication with shareholders  Examine the opportunities for acquiring pre-development stage assets  Target additional licence applications & new assets in PNG, Vietnam and other countries in SE Asia www.tpjunction.com November 2010 27

Use of funds

Monitoring JVs JV Contributions \ Exploration (PNG) Corporate www.tpjunction.com All joint ventures Newmont JV (Morobe) Barrick JV (Wamum) Newcrest JV (Manus Island) Gold Anomaly JV (Crater Mountain); 2012 - if in production

to 31/12/2011 £ '000

150 0 38 0 187 PNG Vietnam Other, SE Asia 125 563 313 UK, AIM, travel, advisers Vietnam Claims by former directors

Total

November 2010 621 464 149

2,610 2012 £ '000

150 1,875 938 937 3,125 tbc 1,250 tbc 444 307 0

9,026

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Objectives (2011)

Crater Mountain, PNG (TPJ +/- 35%, reducing to 15-20% after Phase 2)

Target: gold base-metal carbonate deposit - 0.5M oz (JORC inferred)

Bai Bang, Vietnam (TPJ 70%)

Target: high-grade IOCG-type vein gold - 0.5M oz (JORC inferred)

Newmont Morobe JV, PNG (TPJ 30% maintained)

First target: porphyry copper-gold - Drilling and potential inferred resource at Hides Creek

Newcrest Manus Island JV, PNG (TPJ 15.2% maintained)

First target: Low sulphidation vein gold - Inferred resource at Kisi Prospect www.tpjunction.com November 2010 29

Potential Objectives (2012)

Build on targeted inferred resources to move to scoping/feasibility and development

All the projects have this potential, with Morobe and Crater Mountain probably the best defined

Contingent budget for 2012 includes potential feasibility work on all four joint ventures and in Vietnam

If Vietnam goes well, development in 2013 could be realistic

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Newmont Ventures Limited (NVL)

JVs: Comparison TPJ and Solomon Gold (SOLG) Agreement date TPJ

3 December 2008

Project:

Morobe, PNG

Spend by NVL to earn 51%: Spend by NVL to earn additional 19%: Additional NVL equity if TPJ or SOLG elect to be carried to production:

US$6M in 4 yrs US$9M in 2 yrs 5% (total 75%)

NVL readiness to start drilling: TPJ and SOLG other projects: Fund raising/placement Market capitalisation @ 29/10/2010

www.tpjunction.com 1 st half 2011 Barrick JV, PNG Newcrest JV, PNG GOA JV, PNG Pu Sam Cap, Vietnam ?m @ ?p/share £2.5 million £5 million November 2010

SOLG

5 March 2009 Guadalcanal, SI US$6M in 3 yrs US$6M in 2 yrs 10% (total 80%) 1 st half 2011 Fauro Island, SI Rannes, Qld Mt Parry, Qld 54m @ 28p/share £15 million £80 million 31

Peer Group Comparables

Company Triple Plate Junction Ticker

AIM:TPJ

Breakaway Resources

ASX:BRW

Triple Plate Junction - Peer Group Comparison

Country

PNG

Partner Terms

Newmont, Barrick Newmont $15m for 70% over 5 years; Barrick $5m for 80% then cofund

MCAP

(£@29/10/2010) £5.6m

Australia BHP 70% for A$10m over 5 years £12.2m

Coppermoly Mindoro Resources

ASX:COY TSX-V:MIO PNG Phillipines Barrick Goldfields 72% stake, expenditure A$20m 51% for $A4m over 5 years

Sumatra Copper & Gold

ASX:SUM

Orsu Metals

Indonesia AIM/TSX-V:OSU Kyrgyz Republic

Horizonte Minerals

AIM:HZM

Chaarat

AIM:CGH Newcrest Goldfields 70% for $12m over 5 years 60% for $US10m Brazil AngloGold 51% for $5.3m (+19% to pre-feas) Kyrgyz Republic China Nonferrous Metals (CNMIM) Acquired 19.9% of company for £5.6m

AIM:SOLG Solomon Isl.

£13.1m

£21.3m

£31.8m

£26.8m

£35.1m

£68.9m

£80.0m

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Summary

New board appointed, recovery strategy underway

Highly credible & experienced team now in place

World class project potential in Papua New Guinea

Supported by JV

s with three of the world

s top four gold miners

Strong and supportive shareholder base, including Newmont Mining (10%)

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Any questions?

Thank You and Any Questions

Triple Plate Junction PLC

Tony Shearer (Chairman) [email protected]

Bill Howell (Interim CEO) [email protected]

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