FUTURE PROOFING OUR BUSINESS
MORGAN BALL - Chief Financial Officer
ASX GOLD PRODUCER
AGM Presentation - 19th November 2019
Qualification
This presentation has been prepared by Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited (Saracen or the Company) based on information from its own and third party sources and is not a disclosure document. No party other than the Company has authorised or caused the issue, lodgement, submission, despatch or provision of this presentation, or takes any responsibility for, or makes or purports to make any statements, representations or undertakings in this presentation.
You should be aware that as an Australian company with securities listed on the ASX, the Company is required to report reserves and resources in Australia in accordance with the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code 2012 Edition ) ("JORC Code"). You should note that while the Company's reserve and resource estimates comply with the JORC Code, they may not comply with the relevant guidelines in other countries.
This is a presentation about geology, geoscientific interpretation, geoscientific speculation, gold deposits, gold potential, engineering, infrastructure, potential values, costs, risks, and related matters pertinent to Saracen's present and future activities as a publicly listed mineral exploration and production company. It includes forecasts, predictions, targets and estimates of future expenditures which may vary over time.
It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Resource or Reserve. Where exploration, evaluation, operational and feasibility study expenditure estimates and budgets amounts are presented herein, ongoing prioritisation and scaling of expenditures will be subject to results and, where applicable, scheduling changes. Targeted production and other outcomes are subject to change, and may not eventuate, depending on the results of ongoing performance and assessment of data. All Reserves and Resources as referred to herein are in accordance with the JORC Code. Refer to Appendix A of this presentation for the relevant Competent Person statements. Resources are inclusive of Reserves.
Certain statements contained in the Presentation Materials, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects, are forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements:
- are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies;
- involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results reflected in such forward looking statements; and
- may include, among other things, statements regarding estimates and assumptions in respect of prices, costs, results and capital expenditure, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions.
The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to publicly update any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "indicate", "contemplate", "target", "plan", "intends", "continue", "budget", "estimate", "may", "will", "schedule" and similar expressions identify forward looking statements.
All forward looking statements contained in the Presentation Materials are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Recipients are cautioned that forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly recipients are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Presentation Materials do not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information about the Company.
This presentation is not a prospectus, disclosure document or other offering document under Australian law or under any other law. It is provided for information purposes and is not an invitation nor offer of shares for subscription, purchase or sale in any jurisdiction.
Take care to question and carefully evaluate any judgments you might make, on the basis of the Presentation Materials, as to the value of Saracen and its securities. This presentation is not intended to provide the sole or principal basis of any investment or credit decision or any other risk evaluation and may not be considered as a recommendation by Saracen or its officers. Any investor reading the Presentation Materials should determine its interest in acquiring securities in Saracen on the basis of independent investigations that it considers necessary, prudent or desirable.
Saracen and its officers do not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered or incurred by any investor or any other person or entity however caused (including negligence) relating in any way to this presentation including, without limitation, the information contained in it, any errors or omissions however caused by any other person or entity placing any reliance on the Presentation Materials, its accuracy or reliability.
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Corporate Overview
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Board and Management | |
Board of Directors | |
Non-Executive Chairman | Tony Kiernan |
Managing Director | |
Raleigh Finlayson | |
Non-Executive Director | |
Martin Reed | |
Non-Executive Director | |
John Richards | |
Non-Executive Director | |
Dr Roric Smith | |
Non-Executive Director | |
Samantha Tough | |
Management Team | |
Chief Financial Officer | Morgan Ball |
Chief Operating Officer | |
Simon Jessop | |
Corporate Development Officer | |
Troy Irvin | |
Chief Geologist | |
Daniel Howe | |
GM People, Culture and Communications | |
Marianne Dravnieks | |
Manager, Legal and Company Secretary | |
Jeremy Ryan | |
Shareholder Geographic Summary
3.8%0.4% 5.6% | Institutional - Australia | |
3.5% | Institutional - UK | |
39.9% | Institutional - North America | ||
Institutional - Europe (ex UK) | |||
35.9% | Institutional - Asia | ||
Institutional - Other | |||
10.8% | Retail | ||
Substantial Shareholder Summary
12.1% | ||
9.8% | VanEck Global | |
5.1% | BlackRock Group | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | ||
73.1% | Other | |
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Our culture
The things that matter:
- Thinking and acting like OWNERS - 98% of Saracen employees own shares in our company
- Living our VALUES - Safety, Attitude, Communication, Delivery, Courage
- Valuing SAFETY as the key enabler for high performance teams
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Sustainability
East Kalgoorlie Primary School | ||||
Supporting our | ||||
Vested in our communities | ||||
new parents | ||||
Welcome to Country | ||||
Leonora High School art prize | Caring for injured wildlife | |||
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Community
Saracenemployees raise over $100k for Cancer research
Bringing Kalgoorlie to the city | ||
Clontarf career day | ||
Saracen careers day at | ||||
CBC Fremantle | ||||
Argonaut team visit CDO | ||||
Supporting Telethon | ||||
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The growing Australian gold stock
- We demand safety and production
- Improved safety - LTIFR 0.4 30 September 2019 (v 1.9 WA gold average), more to do…
- More production - Long life 400koz pa outlook, 100% in Reserves
- …from two simple growing Australian operations - Carosue Dam and Thunderbox
- FY20 group guidance - 350-370,000ozat AISC of A$1,025 - A$1,075/oz
- More cash flow - Cash, bullion and investments of A$196m, no debt
- More profit - A$92.5m (FY2018: A$75.6m)
- More Reserve growth:
- Reserves 3.3Moz* at 30 June 2019 …~80% within 500m of two processing centres
- More accretive M&A - Wonder North, Box Well… "bolt-ons" are our priority
- And transformational M&A - "Hot off the press" the Super Pit transaction
*Please refer to the ASX releases dated 1st August 2019 - "Reserves grow 32% to 3.3Moz, underpinning long life 400kozpa".
** Forward looking Ore Reserve growth is an aspirational target only and is not an estimate of current Ore Reserves. The potential quantity is conceptual in nature, and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in achieving this target.
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Super Pit 50% acquisition - Consistent with SAR's growth strategy
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- Acquisition of 50% of the globally renowned Super Pit, a Tier 1 asset in a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction
- Future proofing our business with an established long life asset:
- Enviable 12 year mine life based on 7.3Moz of NI 43-101 Reserves (100% basis)1
- Pipeline of further growth opportunities underpinned by an additional 4.4Moz in NI 43-101Resources1 (100% basis) and outstanding exploration upside
- First class joint venture partner in Newmont Goldcorp, with a proven track record of safely and efficiently operating the Super Pit
- Establishes Saracen as one of Australia's largest gold producers with group
Reserves of ~7.0Moz2 from three mines close to Kalgoorlie - Highly accretive acquisition across a broad range of metrics including earnings per share, cash flow per share, net asset value per share, EV/Resource and EV/Reserve
~300km | Western Australia |
LEINSTERThunderbox
LEONORA LAVERTON
Carosue Dam
KALGOORLIE Super Pit
PERTH
1. The NI 43-101 estimates are foreign estimates and are not reported in accordance with the JORC Code; A competent person has not done sufficient work to classify the foreign estimates as mineral resources or ore reserves in accordance with the JORC Code. It is uncertain that following
evaluation and/or further exploration work that the foreign estimates will be able to be reported as mineral resources or ore reserves in accordance with the JORC Code | 8 | |
2. | Comprising Saracen JORC ore reserves and attributable (on 50% basis) KCGM JV NI 43-101 mineral reserves. Refer to page 4 for cautionary statements on KCGM JV NI 43-101 resources and reserves position. Refer to page 1 for information on resources and reserves of Saracen |
Super Pit 50% acquisition - Tier 1 Asset
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
Overview of the Super Pit1
- Location: Approximately 600km east of Perth, Western Australia adjacent to the globally renowned gold mining city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- 108km south-west of existing operations at Carosue Dam
- Ownership: Historically a 50:50 Joint Venture between Barrick and Newmont Goldcorp
- Mine is managed by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd, with Newmont Goldcorp assuming operatorship in May 2015
- Mining: Operations comprise the Fimiston Open Pit and the Mt Charlotte Underground Mine (the "Super Pit Operations")
- Processing: Two crushing circuits supply coarse ore as a mill feed stockpile, two milling circuits (Fimiston and Mt Charlotte), two flotation circuits and three carbon-in-leach circuits
- The circuit mills have processing capacity of approximately 13Mtpa
- Access: Mine is accessed by paved road and adjacent to Kalgoorlie-Boulder, which is easily reached by air, rail and road
- Power: Sourced through purchases from a gas fired power plant as well as off the local power grid
- Guidance: Gold production is expected to average ~245koz (Saracen's 50% Share) over the next ~3.5 years while the east wall remediation is underway2
- An updated longer term production outlook for the Super Pit is expected to be provided by Newmont Goldcorp (the Operator) in December 2019
Key Statistics
UoM | 50% | 100% | ||
FY20F Production2 | koz Au | ~245 | ~490 | |
FY19A Production3 | koz Au | 245 | 490 | |
FY18A Production3 | koz Au | 365 | 730 | |
FY20F AISC2 | A$/oz | ~1,470 | ||
FY19A AISC3 | A$/oz | 1,470 | ||
FY18A AISC3 | A$/oz | 1,023 | ||
NI 43-101 Reserves4 | Moz Au | 3.7 | 7.3 | |
Ni 43-101 Resources4 | Moz Au | 5.8 | 11.7 | |
Mine Life5 | Years | ~12 | ||
- Refer to Section VI for summary of risks associated with the Transaction
- KCGM JV FY20 production guidance and AISC guidance based on FY19 results. Receipt of additional or updated information may change the production guidance and other forward looking statements concerning the KCGM JV in this Presentation. Please note that Newmont Goldcorp (KCGM JV participant) may have a different interpretation of the underlying data and release differing production guidance and other information to the market.
- Historical KCGM JV production and AISC based on Barrick public disclosures, converted to June year basis using the pro-rata annual production of the relevant periods and converted to AUD based on average AUD:USD exchange rates for the applicable periods
4. | Refer to page 4 for cautionary statements on KCGM JV reserves and resources position. Measured and Indicated Resources are presented inclusive of Proven and Probable Reserves | 9 |
5. | KCGM JV mine life calculated as NI 43-101 Gold Reserves (as at 31 December 2018) divided by CY18 Production |
Super Pit 50% acquisition - A premier Australian gold mine
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The Super Pit is one of Australia's largest and most successful gold mines:
- 730koz of gold production in FY2018 (100% basis)¹
- Operating partner, Newmont Goldcorp, the world's leading gold company, has extensive experience in large scale open pit and underground operations
- FY19 production was impacted by a 2018 pit wall failure (compared with historical performance) - Remediation planning is underway and anticipated to take ~3.5 years, after which production is anticipated to revert to historical levels
One of Australia's Largest Gold Mines (100%)1,2
Established Large Scale Gold Mining Operation (100%)1
733 | 689 | 730 | 490 | 593 | 913 |
467 | 519 | 465 | 525 | 426 | 452 | 370 365 | 284 272 | 283 295 | 283 277 |
$1,241 | $1,470 | ||
$991 | $918 | $1,023 | |
606 | 732 | 752 | 730 |
490 | |||
Boddington | Super Pit | Cadia East | Tropicana | Tanami | Telfer | St Ives | Sunrise Dam | Jundee | Granny Smith | ||
FY18 | FY19 | ||||||||||
FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | |
Gold Production (Koz) | AISC (A$/oz) | ||||
1. | Historical KCGM JV production and AISC based on Barrick public disclosures, converted to June year basis using the pro-rata annual production of the relevant periods and converted to AUD based on average AUD:USD exchange rates for the applicable periods | 10 |
2. | Historical production for Australian Gold Mines based on relevant public disclosures by each mine's owner |
Super Pit 50% acquisition - SAR a premier Australian gold miner
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FY20 Gold Production Guidance (koz Au)1,2,3,4
2,455 | ||||||||||
850 | 750 | |||||||||
605 | ||||||||||
400 | 360 | 355 | 285 | |||||||
245 | ||||||||||
215 | 213 | |||||||||
Newcrest | Northern Star | Evolution | Pro Forma | St Barbara | Saracen | Regis | Westgold | Super Pit (50%) | Ramelius | Silver Lake |
Saracen | Gold Reserves (Moz Au)5,6,7 | |||||||||
56.0 | ||||||||||
7.5 | 7.0 | |||||||||
5.9 | ||||||||||
5.4 | ||||||||||
4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||||||||
2.6 | ||||||||||
1.1 | 0.8 | |||||||||
Newcrest | Evolution | Pro Forma | St Barbara | Northern Star | Regis | Super Pit (50%) | Saracen | Westgold | Silver Lake | Ramelius |
Saracen |
- Pro forma Saracen production calculated for illustrative purposes only and includes full year FY20 impact of KCGM JV as if the operation were acquired on 1 July 2019
- Refer to page 4 for Listing Rule 5.19 Disclosure on Saracen Production Guidance
- KCGM JV FY20 production guidance based on FY19 results. Receipt of additional or updated information may change the production guidance and other forward looking statements concerning the KCGM JV in this Presentation. Please note that Newmont Goldcorp (KCGM JV participant) may have a different interpretation of the underlying data and release differing production guidance and other information to the market
- Midpoint of FY20 production guidance per relevant latest company disclosures presented
- Refer to page 1 for information on reserves of SAR
6. | Refer to page 4 for cautionary statements on KCGM JV reserves position | 11 |
7. | All figures presented on an attributable basis. Newcrest presented inclusive of Red Chris (70%), St Barbara presented inclusive of Atlantic Gold (100%), Westgold presented post Higginsville disposal, Silver Lake presented inclusive of Rothsay Project (100%) (pending Egan Street transaction) |
Super Pit 50% acquisition - Enhances Saracen's portfolio
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
Summary | Reserves (Moz)1,2 | FY20F Production (koz)3,4,5 |
- Reserves and Resources: Material increase in attributable group Reserves to 7.0Moz (up ~111%) and Resources to 15.0Moz (up ~63%)1,2, long track record of replenishment and growth
- Mine Life: Substantial uplift in Reserves and Resources underpin material extension in portfolio mine life
- Production: Pro forma FY20 production up ~68% to 605koz3,4,5
- AISC: Pro forma FY20 AISC of A$1,220/oz3,4,5 (up from A$1,050/oz), an increase of ~16%
- Financial: Highly accretive on various metrics including EPS, FCFPS and NAVPS
- Upside: Significant growth opportunities at all three assets in Saracen's portfolio
7.0 | |
3.3 | |
Standalone Saracen | Pro Forma Saracen |
Resources (Moz) (Inclusive of Reserves)1,2
15.0 | |
9.2 | |
Standalone Saracen | Pro Forma Saracen |
605 |
360 |
Standalone Saracen | Pro Forma Saracen |
FY20F AISC (A$/oz)3,4,5 | |
1,050 | 1,220 |
Standalone Saracen | Pro Forma Saracen |
- Refer to page 4 for cautionary statements on KCGM JV reserves and resources position. Measured and Indicated Resources are presented inclusive of Proved / Proven and Probable Reserves. Pro Forma Saracen Reserves calculated based on ~3.3Moz of Saracen JORC Reserves and ~3.7Moz of NI 43-101 Reserves for KCGM JV, while Pro Forma Saracen Resources calculated based on ~9.2Moz of Saracen JORC Resources and ~5.8Moz NI 43-101 Resources for KCGM JV
- Refer to page 1 for information on resources and reserves of SAR. Measured and Indicated Resources are presented inclusive of Proved / Proven and Probable Reserves.
- Refer to page 4 for Listing Rule 5.19 Disclosure on Saracen Production and AISC Guidance
- KCGM JV FY20 production guidance and AISC guidance based on FY19 results. Receipt of additional or updated information may change the production guidance and other forward looking statements concerning the KCGM JV in this Presentation. Please note that Newmont Goldcorp
(KCGM JV participant) may have a different interpretation of the underlying data and release differing production guidance and other information to the market. | 12 | |
5. | Pro forma Saracen production calculated for illustrative purposes only and includes full year FY20 impact of KCGM JV as if the operation were acquired on 1 July 2019 |
Super Pit 50% acquisition - Outstanding exploration upside
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Super Pit NI 43-101
Mineral Resource currently averages a globally leading 45,000oz per vertical metre (OVM)…
…significantly larger than Saracen's well endowed Carosue Dam and Thunderbox mines
Significant inventory upside could be realised with further drilling at depth and evolving geology models
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Exploration Overview
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Safety | ||||||||||
"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept": | Building a proactive safety | |||||||||
4.0 | culture | |||||||||
3.0 | Focused on positive leading | |||||||||
indicators: | ||||||||||
2.0 | | Safety interactions | ||||||||
| Hazard ID and | |||||||||
rectification | ||||||||||
1.0 | | Positive safety | ||||||||
communication | ||||||||||
0.0 | Oct-17Nov-17Dec-17Jan-18Feb-18 | Mar-18Apr-18May-18Jun-18Jul-18Aug-18 | Sep-18Oct-18Nov-18Dec-18Jan-19Feb-19Mar-19Apr-19 | Lag indicators: | ||||||
Jul-17Aug-17Sep-17 | May-19 | Jun-19 | Jul-19 | Aug-19 | Sep-19 | | LTIFR 0.4 | |||
LTI | LTIFR (12MMA) | WA GOLD LTIFR | | TRIFR 10.8 | ||||||
Zero LTIs for the last 6 | ||||||||||
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) - Calculated as a rolling 12 month average per million hours worked | | |||||||||
months | ||||||||||
LTIFR WA gold averagewww.dmp.wa.gov.au/Documents/Safety/MSH_Stats_Posters_SAfetyPerfWA_1718.pdf |
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Delivery
Production growth - More than doubled over the last 3 years:
FY20 guidance 350 - 370koz at AISC A$1,025 - 1,075/oz (progressive over the 12 months)
400koz pa from FY21 (after Carosue Dam mill expanded to 3.2Mtpa), 100% in
Reserves
Further upside to the 7 year outlook to FY26:
Excludes recent "bolt-on" acquisitions (Box Well, Wonder North)
Excludes the emerging Atbara discovery (also not in Resources)
Excludes any further exploration success, M&A success
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Delivery
Future-proofing our business:
Ore stockpiles have more | ||
800,000 | than doubled over the last | |
700,000 | 4 quarters… | |
…to >700koz at 30 | ||
600,000 | ||
(oz) | 500,000 | September… |
Stocks | 400,000 | …including almost 140koz |
| ||
300,000 | (~20%) in run-of-mine | |
200,000 | (ROM) stockpiles on | |
surface | ||
100,000 | ||
0 |
Sep Q 2018 | Dec Q 2018 | Mar Q 2019 | Jun Q 2019 | Sep Q 2019 | ||||||
CDO ROM stockpile | CDO Karari - Dervish blasted and developed | CDO Karari - Dervish decline | TBO ROM stockpile | TBO UG blasted and developed | TBO UG decline | |||||
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Delivery
Reserve growth - More than doubled over the last 3 years (after mining depletion):
Increased exploration spend in recent years…
…delivered global-leadinggrowth
This stellar track record of success has motivated
FY20 exploration guidance of A$50m
4Moz* target within next 4 years
* Forward looking Ore Reserve growth is an aspirational target only and is not an estimate of current Ore Reserves. The potential quantity is conceptual in nature, and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in achieving this target.
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Carosue Dam - Overview
- Simple business plan "we mine where we mill"…
- …afforded by the transformational growth of the Karari - Dervish mine adjacent to the mill
- 1.8Moz in Reserve (including Karari - Dervish 1.2Moz)
- Mill to be expanded to 3.2Mtpa during FY20-21(currently 2.4Mtpa), A$34m capital cost
- Open pit mining to resume in FY21 - Simple single fleet mine plan underpinned by 9.0Mt Reserves (+10 years of additional mill capacity of 800ktpa)
- Under-exploredmine corridor presents opportunity for further repeat deposits e.g. Atbara discovery within 4km of the mill
- Stellar regional exploration upside from a ~23Moz gold camp
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Carosue Dam - We mine where we mill
Karari - Dervish mine:
- Two sister deposits, Karari and Dervish, adjacent to the mill
- Reserve increased to 1.2Moz, up 20%
- Materials handling optimisation - Increased productivity / lower costs from one of the largest tonnage underground gold mines in Australia
- Haulage decline enables
exploration to be conducted in
the "gap", studies ongoing…Please refer to the ASX releases dated 1st August 2019 - "Reserves grow 32% to 3.3Moz, underpinning long life 400kozpa".
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Carosue Dam - We mine where we mill
Production transitioning to 100% Karari-Dervish:
Recovered gold (oz)
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
100% Karari-
Dervish
Sep Q | Dec Q | Mar Q | Jun Q | Sep Q | Dec Q | Mar Q | Jun Q | ||||||
2018 A | 2018 A | 2019A | 2019 A | 2019 A | 2019 F | 2020 F | 2020 F | ||||||
Karari | Dervish | Deep South | LG Stocks | OPA's | |||||||||
- Ore production is transitioning to 100%
Karari-Dervish i.e. adjacent to the mill - Last of the third party ore during the December quarter 2019
- Deep South development recommenced
- Mill expansion - Commissioning targeted for December Q 2020
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Carosue Dam - Atbara evolving
Atbara - Growing discovery 4km from mill:
- Thick drill results include (aggregated):
139m @ 1.1g/t
127m @ 1.3g/t
60m @ 1.3g/t
- Open at depth
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Thunderbox - Overview
'Does what it says on the tin' (~100% reconciliation to date) | |||
| ~1.5Moz in Reserve | ||
| Growth opportunities include: | ||
"Thunderground" - 720koz Reserve @ 2.0g/t, high productivity, low | |||
cost, long life simple underground mine, development progressing, | |||
materials handling opportunities due to very large scale | |||
Thunderbox D Zone - Growing near surface C / D Zone cut-back, | |||
upgraded by recent drilling including 43m @ 3.7g/t and 73m @ 1.9g/t | |||
Otto Bore - 60koz Reserve @ 2.0g/t, shallow open pit, 9km from mill | |||
Wonder North - "Bolt-on" acquisition, 660koz Resource^, drilling | |||
planned | |||
Neighbours include Gold Fields, Red 5 (Darlot, King of the Hills | |||
- Maiden 1.5Moz Reserve, SAR >10%), Genesis and St Barbara | and cash flow reports - 31 March 2019". | ||
^ Refer to the ASX:BGH release dated 24th April 2019 - "Quarterly activities | |||
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Thunderbox - 'Does what it says on the tin'
Please refer to the ASX releases dated 1st August 2019 - "Reserves grow 32% to 3.3Moz, underpinning long life 400kozpa".
- C Zone - FY20 / 21 base load…
- …supplemented by Kailis open pit high grade soft oxide
- "Thunderground" development underway, stoping from FY21 - New drill results include 89m
- 2.0g/t and 72m @ 2.4 g/t
- D Zone cut-back long term open pit feed - New drill results include 86m @ 1.7g/t and 72m
- 2.4 g/t
- All zones open down plunge
- Satellite pits e.g. Otto Bore, Wonder North to be integrated
into the life of mine plan | 24 |
Thunderbox - 'Does what it says on the tin'
High productivity / low cost
Top down method (no pit staging)
As the mine progresses:
Grade rises (1.0 to 1.9g/t) Strip ratio falls (10 to zero) AISC falls to ~A$625/oz
Stockpiles grow to 114,000oz Cash flow increases
dramatically
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Thunderbox C Zone - Wall to wall gold
Proposed Underground Portal
Sediments
Average Bench | 90m |
Grade 2.0g/t |
Basalt
Dacite
2336m RL
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Thunderbox - Wonder North acquisition
Bolt-on acquisition of Wonder North from Bligh Resources
660,000oz in Resource, located less
than 30km south of Thunderbox
Open pit and underground studies underway
Drilling highlights include: 24m @ 5.3g/t
22m @ 6.0g/t 22m @ 4.3g/t 26m @ 3.2g/t
Open in all directions - SAR to hit the ground drilling… plans advancing rapidly…
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More
- We have a simple business plan - We mine where we mill
- We deliver - Beat FY18 guidance, Beat FY19 (twice upwardly revised) guidance
- We have an outstanding platform for growth - People, assets, balance sheet
- We are a growth business - More to come:
| FY20 production guidance | - 350-370koz at AISC of A$1,025 - 1,075/oz |
Long term production outlook | - 400koz pa from FY21, 100% in Reserves | |
| Pipeline of further growth opportunities | - Including significant exploration upside |
- We are future proofing our business
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Ore Reserves^
Location | Deposit | Mine Type |
Karari / Dervish1 | UG | |
Deep South | UG | |
Dam | Karari South | OP |
Monty's Elliot | OP | |
Carosue | Million Dollar | OP |
Wallbrook | OP | |
Enterprise | OP | |
Porphyry | OP | |
Porphyry | UG | |
Stockpiles | S | |
Carosue Dam Operations Sub- | Total | |
Thunderbox | Thunderbox2 | OP |
Thunderbox | UG | |
Stockpiles | S | |
Otto Bore | OP | |
Bannockburn | OP | |
Kailis | OP | |
Thunderbox Operations Sub- | ||
Total | ||
Total Ore Reserves |
Notes:
All data rounded to two significant figures. Rounding errors may occur.
¹ Karari / Dervish UG includes both Karari and Whirling Dervish resources ² Thunderbox OP includes both C and D Zone resources
Proved Reserves | Probable Reserves | Total Ore Reserves | ||||||
tonnes | g/t | oz. | tonnes | g/t | oz. | tonnes | g/t | oz. |
12,000,000 | 3.1 | 1,200,000 | 12,000,000 | 3.1 | 1,200,000 | |||
530,000 | 3.2 | 54,000 | 530,000 | 3.2 | 54,000 | |||
1,700,000 | 1.4 | 78,000 | 1,700,000 | 1.4 | 78,000 | |||
880,000 | 1.9 | 53,000 | 880,000 | 1.9 | 53,000 | |||
3,900,000 | 1.3 | 160,000 | 3,900,000 | 1.3 | 160,000 | |||
230,000 | 1.1 | 8,000 | 1,300,000 | 1.2 | 51,000 | 1,500,000 | 1.2 | 59,000 |
170,000 | 2.0 | 11,000 | 250,000 | 2.2 | 18,000 | 420,000 | 2.1 | 29,000 |
570,000 | 1.5 | 27,000 | 570,000 | 1.5 | 27,000 | |||
1,200,000 | 2.9 | 110,000 | 1,200,000 | 2.9 | 110,000 | |||
840,000 | 1.0 | 26,000 | - | - | - | 840,000 | 1.0 | 26,000 |
1,200,000 | 1.2 | 45,000 | 22,000,000 | 2.5 | 1,800,000 | 24,000,000 | 2.3 | 1,800,000 |
2,900,000 | 1.6 | 150,000 | 6,800,000 | 1.4 | 310,000 | 9,700,000 | 1.5 | 460,000 |
11,000,000 | 2.0 | 710,000 | 11,000,000 | 2.0 | 710,000 | |||
950,000 | 2.0 | 60,000 | 950,000 | 2.0 | 60,000 | |||
3,500,000 | 1.7 | 190,000 | 3,500,000 | 1.7 | 190,000 | |||
770,000 | 2.0 | 49,000 | 770,000 | 2.0 | 49,000 | |||
1,900,000 | 1.1 | 68,000 | - | - | - | 1,900,000 | 1.1 | 68,000 |
4,800,000 | 1.4 | 220,000 | 23,000,000 | 1.8 | 1,300,000 | 28,000,000 | 1.7 | 1,500,000 |
6,000,000 | 1.4 | 270,000 | 45,000,000 | 2.1 | 3,100,000 | 52,000,000 | 2.0 | 3,300,000 |
^ Refer to the ASX release dated 1st August 2019 - "Reserves grow 32% to 3.3Moz, underpinning long life 400kozpa".
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Mineral Resources^^
Location | Deposit | Measured | Indicated | Inferred | Total | ||||||||
Karari / Dervish O/P1 | tonnes | g/t | oz | tonnes | g/t | oz | tonnes | g/t | oz | tonnes | g/t | oz | |
24,000 | 1.3 | 990 | 4,100,000 | 1.7 | 220,000 | 280,000 | 1.6 | 14,000 | 4,400,000 | 1.6 | 230,000 | ||
Karari / Dervish U/G1 | 3,900,000 | 3.8 | 480,000 | 16,000,000 | 2.8 | 1,400,000 | 2,100,000 | 3.1 | 210,000 | 22,000,000 | 3.0 | 2,100,000 | |
Monty's/Elliots | 0.0 | 1,400,000 | 2.2 | 98,000 | 660,000 | 1.8 | 38,000 | 2,100,000 | 2.1 | 140,000 | |||
Twin Peaks | 40,000 | 2.3 | 3,000 | 560,000 | 3.4 | 61,000 | 80,000 | 2.8 | 7,000 | 680,000 | 3.2 | 71,000 | |
North West | 680,000 | 1.1 | 24,000 | 1,600,000 | 0.9 | 49,000 | 2,300,000 | 1.0 | 73,000 | ||||
Pinnacles2 (ASX:NXM JV) | 28,000 | 4.8 | 4,300 | 31,000 | 4.5 | 4,500 | 59,000 | 4.6 | 8,800 | ||||
Blue Manna | 1,100,000 | 1.5 | 51,000 | 1,100,000 | 1.4 | 51,000 | |||||||
Porphyry O/P | 4,200,000 | 1.3 | 170,000 | 2,100,000 | 1.2 | 84,000 | 6,300,000 | 1.2 | 250,000 | ||||
Porphyry U/G | 3,000,000 | 3.3 | 310,000 | 1,600,000 | 3.3 | 170,000 | 4,600,000 | 3.2 | 480,000 | ||||
Million Dollar | 7,000,000 | 1.4 | 310,000 | 3,100,000 | 1.3 | 130,000 | 10,000,000 | 1.4 | 440,000 | ||||
Dam | Wallbrook | 1,300,000 | 1.1 | 44,000 | 6,100,000 | 1.0 | 190,000 | 1,500,000 | 0.8 | 36,000 | 8,900,000 | 0.9 | 270,000 |
Margarets | 0.0 | 48,000 | 1.4 | 2,000 | 630,000 | 1.1 | 22,000 | 680,000 | 1.1 | 24,000 | |||
Enterprise | 220,000 | 2.1 | 15,000 | 310,000 | 2.2 | 22,000 | 140,000 | 2.2 | 10,000 | 670,000 | 2.2 | 47,000 | |
Carosue | Safari Bore | 780,000 | 2.0 | 50,000 | 1,400,000 | 2.3 | 100,000 | 670,000 | 2.3 | 50,000 | 2,900,000 | 2.1 | 200,000 |
Deep South O/P | 43,000 | 4.0 | 5,500 | 260,000 | 1.9 | 16,000 | 410,000 | 1.6 | 21,000 | 710,000 | 1.9 | 43,000 | |
Deep South U/G | 230,000 | 3.7 | 27,000 | 1,200,000 | 3.6 | 140,000 | 830,000 | 3.4 | 91,000 | 2,300,000 | 3.5 | 260,000 | |
Deep Well | 68,000 | 2.2 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 2.0 | 1,000 | 83,000 | 2.2 | 6,000 | ||||
Box Well | 1,800,000 | 1.6 | 94,000 | 920,000 | 1.2 | 36,000 | 2,700,000 | 1.5 | 130,000 | ||||
Belize | 280,000 | 2.1 | 19,000 | 1,000,000 | 1.8 | 58,000 | 1,300,000 | 1.8 | 77,000 | ||||
Thin Lizzie3(ASX:AGG JV) | 160,000 | 1.3 | 6,900 | 160,000 | 1.3 | 6,900 | |||||||
Tin Dog | 1,300,000 | 1.3 | 54,000 | 1,300,000 | 1.3 | 54,000 | |||||||
Bulldog | 1,500,000 | 0.9 | 44,000 | 1,500,000 | 0.9 | 44,000 | |||||||
Crimson Belle 3(ASX:AGG JV) | 470,000 | 1.8 | 27,000 | 280,000 | 1.4 | 13,000 | 750,000 | 1.7 | 40,000 | ||||
Butcher Well O/P3(ASX:AGG JV) | 1,200,000 | 1.6 | 64,000 | 1,200,000 | 1.7 | 64,000 | |||||||
Butcher Well U/G3(ASX:AGG JV) | 1,600,000 | 4.6 | 230,000 | 1,600,000 | 4.5 | 230,000 | |||||||
Ore Stockpiles | 840,000 | 1.0 | 26,000 | 840,000 | 1.0 | 26,000 | |||||||
Sub-grade stockpiles | 930,000 | 0.6 | 17,000 | 930,000 | 0.6 | 17,000 | |||||||
Carosue Dam Mineral Resources | 8,300,000 | 2.5 | 670,000 | 49,000,000 | 2.0 | 3,200,000 | 25,000,000 | 1.9 | 1,500,000 | 82,000,000 | 2.0 | 5,400,000 | |
Thunderbox | 8,300,000 | 1.8 | 480,000 | 29,000,000 | 1.6 | 1,600,000 | 7,200,000 | 1.3 | 300,000 | 45,000,000 | 1.7 | 2,400,000 | |
Thunderbox | Otto Bore | 1,300,000 | 2.1 | 85,000 | 820,000 | 1.6 | 41,000 | 2,100,000 | 1.9 | 130,000 | |||
Rainbow | 230,000 | 1.5 | 11,000 | 590,000 | 1.2 | 23,000 | 910,000 | 1.0 | 30,000 | 1,700,000 | 1.2 | 64,000 | |
Bannockburn | 12,000,000 | 1.7 | 660,000 | 960,000 | 1.7 | 51,000 | 13,000,000 | 1.7 | 710,000 | ||||
North Well | 4,300,000 | 1.5 | 210,000 | 2,500,000 | 1.6 | 120,000 | 6,800,000 | 1.5 | 330,000 | ||||
Kailis | 1,600,000 | 2.2 | 110,000 | 290,000 | 1.6 | 15,000 | 1,900,000 | 2.1 | 130,000 | ||||
Ore Stockpiles | 1,900,000 | 1.1 | 68,000 | 1,900,000 | 1.1 | 68,000 | |||||||
Sub-grade stockpiles | 340,000 | 0.5 | 5,900 | 340,000 | 0.5 | 5,900 | |||||||
Thunderbox Mineral Resources | 11,000,000 | 1.6 | 560,000 | 49,000,000 | 1.7 | 2,700,000 | 13,000,000 | 1.3 | 560,000 | 73,000,000 | 1.6 | 3,800,000 | |
Total Mineral Resources | 19,000,000 | 2.0 | 1,200,000 | 98,000,000 | 1.9 | 5,900,000 | 38,000,000 | 1.7 | 2,100,000 | 160,000,000 | 1.8 | 9,200,000 |
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- Refer to the ASX release dated 1st August 2019 - "Reserves grow 32% to 3.3Moz, underpinning long life 400kozpa".
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