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ersonalINVESTOR PRESENTATION
Re-Energising Australia with Critical Battery Metals Production
Investor Presentation
Dr Stephen Grocott | MD & CEO
| Dec 2021 | ASX:QPM | www.qpmetals.com.au
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This presentation has been prepared by Queensland Pacific Metals Limited ( "QPM" or "the Company") in relation to QPM's placement ("Placement") of new fully paid ordinary shares in QPM ("New Shares") to certain institutional and sophisticated investors in accordance with section 708A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Petra Capital Pty Ltd ("Petra") and Fosters Stockbroking Limited have been appointed as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners to the Offer ("Lead Managers"). This presentation contains summary information only regarding QPM and its activities as at 13 December 2021. The information is of a general nature and does not purport to be complete or comprise all information which a shareholder or potential investor may require in order to determine whether to deal in QPM shares. It should be read in conjunction with QPM's other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX"), which are available at www.asx.com.au.
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RE-ENERGISING NICKEL PRODUCTION
Capital Raising - Use of Funds
QPM is undertaking a $30m capital raising via a placement to institutional and sophisticated investors
Sources of funds | Amount | ||
onlyC mpletion of DFS | $15.1m | ||
Existing cash (as at 31 Oct) | $25.8m | ||
Cash raised (gross) | $30.0m | ||
Total | $55.8m | ||
Use of Funds | Amount | ||
T stwork - largely relating to capex/opex saving initiatives | $7.5m | ||
D tailed engineering / advanced vendor engagement / facilitation of long lead items | $12.0m | ||
ESG initiatives: | |||
use | De-risking waste gas supply chain | $2.1m | |
| Residue testwork | ||
Renewables / hydrogen supplement assessment | |||
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Advancing HPA: Testwork / piloting + Feasibility / engineering | $3.0m | ||
Sewa Bay exploration program - maiden JORC compliant resource | $1.0m | ||
Approvals / community / site works | $1.7m | ||
Owner's team, working capital, admin, fees, contingency | $13.4m | ||
Total | $55.8m |
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DFS - Key Findings to Date
DFS aimed at delivering a project demonstrating strong financial returns and addressing key technical risks
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Positive Outcomes to Date | ||||
Early engagement with key vendors | | Design conforms with existing equipment size already in commercial use | ||
| Detailed engineering aligns with such equipment | |||
Vendors identified for key areas of the flowsheet | | Any issues identified early in relation to technical/scale up risk | ||
use | | Equipment similar to current manufacturing designs and in commercial use | ||
Peer review allows DFS to incorporate opportunities identified | ||||
DFS incorporates ongoing independent review | | |||
by renowned industry experts | | Assist work required by Independent Technical Expert selected by financiers | ||
| Mitigates perceived technical risk | |||
Capital and operating cost savings identified | | Opportunity to enhance project economics | ||
ersonal | De-risking a significant co-product revenue stream | |||
Enhanced understanding of Hematite co-product | | |||
process stream | | Provides baseline for marketing/offtake discussions | ||
Nitric acid recovery likely higher than expected | | Potential to deliver operating cost savings | ||
Pil t plant residue characterization confirms it is | | Confirmation of strong ESG credentials - no tailings dam required! | ||
within statutory guidelines | ||||
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DFS - Key Findings to Date
Work to date has identified challenges which are being addressed
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Challenges | ||||
I dustry wide capex pressure due to high levels of | | Value engineering activities evaluating capital cost savings | ||
global construction activity | | Opportunities to simplify flowsheet | ||
Industry wide manufacturing queues due to high | | Early vendor engagement | ||
use | Owner's team embedded in suppliers' engineering teams | |||
l v ls of global construction activity | | |||
| Negotiate with key vendors to pre-order long lead materials | |||
Shortage of skilled engineering resources due to | | Increased size of Owners' team required | ||
COVID disruptions and buoyant industry activity. | | Australia wide recruitment despite COVID inefficiencies | ||
ersonal | Better understanding of lead times for critical items | |||
Supply chain optimisation | | |||
| Shortening those supply times by pre-order placement or early detailed design. | |||
Logistics disruptions due to COVID | | Completing logistics and transport study to identify strategies to manage equipment ordering | ||
and transportation. | ||||
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