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Near-Term Gold and Silver Production from Cobar Basin Projects
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15 April 2024
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About Manuka:
✓ ASX listed mine operator,
Phased Strategy to
deliver Self-Sustaining
Value Creation
developer and explorer
3
2
✓ Near-term production from
Gold and Silver assets located
in the prolific Cobar Basin, NSW
1
Taranaki VTM Project
Wonawinta Silver Mine
✓ Large Vanadium-rich Iron
Sands Resource located
offshore of the Taranaki Bight,
New Zealand
✓ The Company’s current focus
is bringing Mt Boppy Gold
Mine back into production in
Q4 2024
Mt Boppy Gold Mine
▪ Brownfields open pit
gold mine with plant feed
sourced from historic dry
tailings, waste dumps and
the open pit
▪ A$11.6M Capital Cost1
required for restart.
▪ 5-Year Mine Life
generating an annual
EBITDA of A$19M1
▪ AISC = US$1,060/oz Au1
▪ Large company-making iron
ore sands project
▪ Brownfields open pit silver
mine and purpose-built
CIL plant on care and
maintenance
▪ 3.2Bt2 Vanadium, Titanium,
Magnetite (VTM) Resource
▪ Previously Australia’s
only primary Silver Mine
▪ Recently invited to apply to
be included in the NZ
governments fast-tracked
approvals legislation
▪ 150 km South of Mt Boppy
▪ Plant recently utilised to
process Mt Boppy gold ore
▪ Cashflow from Mt Boppy to
support a restart of Silver
mining and production
▪ Update Reserve Estimate
expected in May 2024
1 Refer page 16 for forecast financial information and Appendix 1
▪ Mining Lease granted
permitting 5Mtpa production
▪ Cashflows from precious
metals assets to support
completion of feasibility
studies and project capex
▪ Targeting Bankable
Feasibility Study completion
in 2025
2ASX Release 1 March 2023
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Corporate Summary
Shares Outstanding
672M
Share Price
A$0.09
Market Capitalisation
A$60.5M
Ownership Breakdown:
Share Price (A$/share)
Capital Structure
0.12
12
0.10
10
0.08
8
0.06
6
0.04
4
0.02
2
0.00
Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23
Volume (Million Shares)
Share Price History
0
Jul-23
Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23
Nov-23 Dec-23
4
Jan-24
Feb-24 Mar-24
Volume
Share price
22%
Upcoming Share Price Catalysts:
✓ Continued strength in the Gold and Silver markets
✓ A Final Investment Decision on the restart of Mt Boppy
✓ Reserve Update for the Wonawinta Silver Mine
78%
✓ Further progress through the VTM Project approval process
Board & Management
Other
✓ Gold Production at Mt Boppy
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Board of Directors
Dennis Karp
Alan Eggers
Anthony McPaul
John Seton
Toni Gilholme
Executive Chairman
Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Dennis was Head of Trading at HSBC
Australia prior to joining Tennant Limited
in 1997, one of Australia’s largest
physical commodities trading companies
with operations in Asia and Europe.
Alan is a geologist with over 40 years of
local & international experience.
Anthony (Tony) is a senior mining
executive with over 40 years’
experience in mining operations and
mineral processing (both
underground and open pit
operations).
John is an Auckland based lawyer
with extensive experience in
commercial law and the mineral
resources sector. He was a director of
Summit Resources Limited until its
sale in 2007, as well as being a
director of a number of other ASX and
NZX listed private companies.
Toni is an experienced Chartered
Accountant with over 20 years’
experience in Financial
Accounting and Company
Secretarial matters and over 10
years of experience in a variety of
roles in Public Practice.
He was a principal shareholder of
Tennant Metals until 2010, and a
director until December 2014.
Dennis led the syndicate which
purchased the Manuka assets in
2016.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from
the University of Cape Town
Founding director of Summit
Resources Ltd which they built from
listing on the NZX in 1987 into an
ASX top 200 company and an
ultimate takeover by Paladin Energy
for A$1.2B in 2007.
Alan holds Bachelor of Science,
Honours and Master of Science degrees
from Victoria University of Wellington.
He’s a Fellow of the Society of
Economic Geologists, & a member of
AusIMM, & Australian Institute of
Geoscientists
Tony was most recently the
general manager for Newcrest’s
Cadia Valley Operations, in
Orange NSW, and formally retired
from Newcrest in 2016.
Tony has sat on a range of Boards
and industry bodies including the
Minerals Council Executive
Committee and Mineral Industry
Advisory Council. He qualified in
automotive engineering from
Goulburn TAFE.
John was a former Chairman of the
Vietnam/New Zealand Business
Council.
John holds a Bachelor of Laws from
Victoria University, Wellington, and a
Masters of Law (Honours) from the
University of Auckland and was a
Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand
Institute of Directors until 2023.
Toni has worked in a range of
senior positions both in the UK
and in Australia and has a
strong focus on efficiency
gains through improving
processes and strengthening
internal controls.
She holds a Bachelor of Business
from the University of Technology,
Sydney and is a qualified
Chartered Accountant
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Project Execution and Operations Team
Haydn Lynch
Rod Griffith
Dieter Engelhardt
Phil Bentley
Chief Operating Officer
Project Manager
Processing Manager
Chief Geologist
Over 25 years of experience in M&A,
financial markets and private equity, and
with a substantive track record in the
origination and execution of domestic &
cross-border transactions in metals &
mining in Australia, Africa, Japan, China,
and Mongolia.
Rod has over 30 years of experience in the mining
industry, both in Australia and internationally. The
vast majority of these years has been spent in
senior management, including Chief Operating
Officer and General Manager positions.
Dieter has over 30 years of experience in the
mining industry including roles at Telfer Gold
Mine (Senior Metallurgist), Northparkes Mines
(Senior Metallurgist), McKinnons Gold Mine
(Resident Manager), and the CSA Mine
(Manager Ore Processing).
Phil has 40 years of experience in the mining industry in New
Zealand, South Africa and Australia, in both senior geological
positions as well as in senior management and director
capacities.
Hadyn’s Senior management
experience includes Bankers Trust
Australia, Investec Bank, RBC Capital
Markets and Southern Cross Equities.
Haydn has degrees in Mechanical
Engineering and Economics from the
University of Qld and a Masters in
Commerce from the University of New
South Wales.
Specific roles include Girilambone Copper
Company (Mine Engineer, Mine Surveyor and
Site Manager), Straits Hillgrove Gold (Resident
Manager, GM Operations and GM Projects) and
KBL Mining Limited (COO).
Rod has completed a Bachelor of Engineering
(Civil) and a Bachelor of Surveying at University of
Newcastle and followed this with a Post Graduate
Diploma in Mining Engineering from the University
of Ballarat.
Dieter was employed by Newcrest Mining
Ltd in various roles including Manager Ore
Processing and Principal Metallurgist.
Dieter completed a Bachelor of Applied Science
in Primary and Secondary Metallurgy at the
University of South Australia in 1984.
Specific roles include Randgold Resources and Randgold
& Exploration (Chief Geologist), Trafigura Mining Services
(Global Head of Exploration), CSA Global South Africa
(Principal Geologist Africa) and Asanko Gold.
Phil is a Qualified person under NI 43-101 (Canadia) and
JORC (Australia) and is a Fellow of the South African
Geological Society.
Phil has completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in
Geology at Victoria University of Wellington and has a Masters
of Science in Economic Geology at Victoria University of
Wellington and a Masters of Science in Mineral Exploration
from Rhodes University, Grahamstown South Africa.
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The Mt Boppy Gold Mine
Historically one of NSW’s richest gold mines, having produced ~500,000 oz Gold at ~15 g/t
▪
Set within the Canbelego – Mineral Hill Rift Zone of the prolific Cobar Super
Basin, 43 km east of the Cobar and 640 km west of Sydney.
▪
Acquired by Manuka Resources in 2019
▪
Between April 2020 and February 2022, Manuka mined 560 kt from the Open
Pit at 3.02 g/t Au to recover 41 koz Au via the modified Wonawinta Plant
▪
As recently as November 2023, screened stockpiles from Mt Boppy were
processed at Wonawinta
▪
Production suspended in CYQ4 2023 due to grade variability issues when
reclaiming the Main Waste Dump, combined with inefficiencies associated
with trucking and processing ore at the Wonawinta Plant
▪
Manuka has recently completed a sonic drill program to improve confidence
in the grade distribution of the Main Waste Dump and scoped a fit-forpurpose modular processing facility to be installed on site at Mt Boppy with a
reputable vendor and working towards signing a purchase contract in the
near future
▪
A 48-person Camp is located on-site
▪
All major environmental approvals in place for the recommencement of doré
production at Mt Boppy
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Mt Boppy Highlights
A Low Capex, Near-term Return of Precious Metals Production at a Proven Brownfields Site
Low Upfront Capital Cost of A$11.6M (including contingency) to first gold doré production
▪
Low Upfront Capital Cost of A$11.6M (including contingency) to return to production
▪
Initial 5-Year Mine Plan based on a new fit-for-purpose on-site processing facility a Mt Boppy
▪
~50,000 oz of gold in doré and ~135,000 ounces of Silver in doré produced over the Mine Plan as currently defined
▪
Forecast
AISC ofof
US$1,070/oz
Au (or US$991/oz
including
Silver Mine
Credits)
~48,000oz
gold produced
in doré over
the initial
Plan1
▪
High operating margin of 56%, delivering an average Annual EBITA of ~A$20M
▪
Forecast
of US$1,060/oz
Pre-tax
NPV10 AISC
= A$57M,
IRR = 163% Au
▪
Clear opportunities to extend mine life via self- funded exploration
Initial 5-Year Mine Plan based on a new fit-for-purpose, on site processing facility at Mt Boppy
1
High operating margin, delivering an average Annual EBITDA of A$19M1
Pre-tax IRR = 155%
Clear opportunities to increase process plant production capacity and extend mine life via
self-funded investigations and exploration
1 Refer page 16 for forecast financial information and production targets and Appendix 1
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Mt. Boppy Mineral Resource Estimate1
Recent Sonic Drilling over Rock Dumps and Tailings has Improved Confidence in Grade Distribution
Location
Classification
Tonnes (kt)
Au (g/t)
Au (koz)
Measured
107
5.25
18.0
Indicated
158
4.86
24.7
M&I
265
5.01
42.7
Inferred
17
3.90
2.1
Inferred
110
2.39
8.5
Indicated
2,116
0.80
54.3
Inferred
881
0.61
17.2
Indicated
853
1.37
37.5
Inferred
38
1.30
1.6
Measured
107
5.25
18.0
Indicated
3,127
1.16
116.5
Total M & I
3,233
1.29
134.5
Inferred
1,046
0.87
29.4
Total Resource
4,279
1.19
163.9
Tonnes (kt)
Au (g/t)
Au (koz)
Mt Boppy, Boppy Sth & Rock Dumps
928
2.15
64
Tailings
891
1.30
32
Total High-Grade Component
1,818
1.74
102
Mt Boppy
Open Pit
Boppy South
Rock Dumps
Tailings
Total Resource
Boppy South
TSF 3
Evaporation Dam
Open Pit
ROM
Stockpile
Oversize
ore
Boppy Main
Waste Dump
Oversize
ore
High-Grade Component
Location
1ASX Release 15 April 2024
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Unlocking Near-term Potential at Mt Boppy
Targeting Resource and Mine Expansion from the Existing Open Pit and Mining Leases
Mt Boppy Pit
Boppy South
TSF3
Existing Pit
Open
120 mRL – Depth of current pit shell design
Resource
•
Between April 2020 and February 2022, Manuka mined
560kt from the Open Pit at 3.02 g/t Au, recovering 41 koz
•
Drilling by Manuka in 2020 and 2021 intersected high
grade mineralisation beneath the existing pit, including:
22 m @ 11.78 g/t Au from 159 m (MBRC019) and 17 m
@ 4.33 g/t Au from 180 m (MBRC020)1
•
Project Cash flow to fund aggressive near pit exploration
down dip and along strike to extend mine life
1ASX Release 1 March 2021
Open
Proposed drilling
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Capturing Regional Exploration Upside Potential
Dominant Footprint Straddling the Northern Portion of the Canbelego–Mineral Hill Rift Zone
On-site Processing at Mt Boppy increases the
prospectivity and feasibility of mining
surrounding deposits
Pipeline Ridge
•
Targeting: Add substantially to existing Mt Boppy
Mineral Resource Estimate
•
Objective: Evaluate for shallow oxide open cut
gold, as well as copper, zinc and lead
underground options
•
Activity: Infill, RC and diamond drill programs
Manuka's current regional Exploration Target1
comprises 3-4Mt at 2.5-3.8 g/t Au for 249-527 koz;
and 17-22Mt at 40-50 g/t Ag for 22-36 Moz in
additional to polymetallic (Ag-Au-Cu-Zn-Pb)
prospectivity.
Mt Boppy
Central Structural
Zone
Pipeline
Ridge
The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature, that
there has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource and that it is
uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource
1ASX Release 14 February 2023
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Mt. Boppy - Process Flowsheet
Assembly of a Fit-for-purpose Modular Gold Processing Facility
Rock Dumps / Open Pit
TSF Feed
▪ Crushing and screening equipment already on
site at Mt Boppy
Two Stage Crusher & Screen
In-line Pressure Jig
Screen & Launder
▪ Ball mill and Gekko modular elution circuit to be
relocated from Wonawinta
Centrifugal Concentrator
▪ IPJ gravity preconcentration, Tails centrifugal
preconcentration, flotation, dewatering, intensive
cyanide leach, and laboratory equipment
currently quoted in preparation for purchase
Tertiary Crusher
Ball Mill
Procurement Strategy
Opportunities
Flotation Cells
Concentrate Filter
Intensive Leach Reactor (IRL)
▪ CIL leaching of oxide ore and flotation tails to
enhance gold recovery
Final Tailings
▪ Heap leaching of low-grade oxide ore
Carbon Loading and Elution
▪ Increase processing capacity via addition of a
second ball mill
Doré
▪ Future floating of base metal sulphides from
regional prospects
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Process Plant
Example 35tph Modular Gold Process Plant
www.aptprocessing.com
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Mt. Boppy - Site Layout and Infrastructure
Brownfields Site with a Wealth of Existing Infrastructure
▪ The new Mt Boppy processing plant will be located on the pad at
the site of the previously decommissioned Mt Boppy CIL plant
New
Plant
▪ Site power requirements will be provided by portable diesel
generation sets
▪ Site water requirements will be accommodated via a production
borehole and in pit water
▪ Access to site is via existing sealed roads
▪ Personnel will be accommodated in the 48-bed mining camp
already established at the Mt Boppy mine site
▪ A new 500,000 m3 (2 to 3-year capacity) tailings storage facility
will be constructed west of the waste dump
▪ Limited earthworks for cleaning up ROM Pad and establishing
plant site
Mt Boppy Site Layout
▪ All ancillary infrastructure in already in place including
administration & exploration offices, communications,
warehousing, core yards and mobile equipment workshop
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Mt. Boppy - Gold Mining and Production Schedule
Initial 5-Year Mine Plan to Produce ~48,000 oz Gold Doré1
400,000
4.0
300,000
3.0
200,000
2.0
100,000
1.52
1.37
1.48
2.16
2.17
5
6
-
0.0
1
2
Rock Dumps
3
4
Production Year
Open Cut
Tailings
Average Gold Grade
15,000
10,908
9,111
10,000
8,205
10,939
8,624
5,000
1
▪ Reclamation of Tailings will provide a
baseload feed source throughout the 5year Mine Plan
▪ Rock Dumps will supplement the Mine Plan
initially, with open pit cutbacks in later years
to expose higher-grade in situ ore
▪ Contract mining will be used for both
reclamation and hard rock mining activities
▪ Annual savings from ore haulage to
Wonawinta of ~ A$7M per annum
Gold Doré Production
ounces
1.0
Grade (g/t)
Mined ore tonnes
Production Target
2
3
4
Production Year
Gold Dore
5
6
▪ Recovered Gold Doré to be sold and
transported to the ABC Refinery in Sydney
▪ Historically, Gold Doré produced from Mt
Boppy has included Silver at a ratio of
approximately 1:1
The Production Target underpinning Financial Forecasts comprises 6% Measured Resources, 92% Indicated Resources and 2% Inferred Resources. The estimated Mineral Resource underpinning the Base Case Production Target have been prepared
by a Competent Person in accordance with the requirements in the JORC Code. There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the conversion of
Inferred Resources to Indicated Resources or return the same grade and tonnage distribution. The stated Production Target is based on the Company’s current expectations of the future results or event and should not be solely relied upon by investors
when making investing decisions. Further evaluation work and appropriate studies are required to establish sufficient confidence that this target will be met.
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1ASX Release 14 February 2023
Mt. Boppy Cash Flows
Low Capex Return to Gold Production, delivering an Average EBITDA of A$19M per annum
Year
Unit
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
Gold Dore Produced
koz
47.7
-
9.1
8.2
8.6
10.9
10.9
Gold Price
US$/oz
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
2,350
Exchange Rate
A$:US$
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.65
Capital Cost Estimates
A$M
New Inline Pressure Jigs / Centrifuge
1.37
New Flotation / Concentrate Circuit
3.30
New Intensive Leach Reactor
0.50
Operating Costs During Ramp Up
1.22
Tailings Dam
2.10
Total Revenue
A$M
172.8
-
32.9
29.7
31.2
39.4
39.5
Selling Costs
A$M
(0.8)
-
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(0.2)
Mining Costs
A$M
(35.2)
-
(5.2)
(4.7)
(4.5)
(11.7)
(9.2)
Other Costs (including logistics) & Contingency
3.10
Processing Costs
A$M
(35.4)
-
(7.3)
(7.3)
(7.3)
(6.7)
(6.7)
Total Capex
11.60
G&A
A$M
(6.5)
-
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.4)
(1.2)
(1.2)
EBITDA
A$M
94.8
-
18.9
16.1
17.8
19.7
22.3
Capex
A$M
(11.6)
(11.6)
-
-
-
-
-
Net Cash Flow
A$M
83.2
(11.6)
18.9
16.1
17.8
19.7
22.3
AISC
US$/oz
1,060
-
1,003
1,076
1,006
1,175
1,024
Material assumptions underpinning these Financial Forecasts include the Production Target outlined in this Presentation and those outlined in Appendix 1
All figures are presented in real dollars.
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Mt Boppy Project Execution
Clear pathway to Production in CYQ4 2024
Indicative Timeline
Sonic Drilling and MRE Update
Q2 CY24
Q3 CY24
Q4 CY24
▪ Most plant equipment will be provided
via a single vendor with some
components provided by second
vendor and others repurposed from
the Wonawinta plant
Relocate Generators from Wonawinta
▪ Major equipment vendors will provide
installation
New Tailings Dam Construction
▪ Key contracts are being progressed
with vendors
Purchase / Transport / Installation of Plant
and Equipment
Relocate Elution / Recovery Units from
Wonawinta
Mt Boppy Plant Site works
Fleet Mobilisation and Mining
Mt Boppy Plant Commissioning / Production
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Wonawinta Silver Mine (100% Manuka)
Previously Australia’s Largest Primary Silver Mine
▪ Wonawinta produced approximately 3 Moz Ag from 2012 to2013,
and 500 koz Ag in 2022
▪ Total Resources1 of 38.3Mt at 41.3 g/t Ag for 51 million ounces. Within
this there is a higher-grade component of 4.5Mt at 97 g/t Ag for 14 Moz
▪ The Wonawinta processing plant has a nameplate capacity of
approximately 850,000 tpa. The plant recently been utilised by Manuka
to process Mt Boppy gold ore
▪ Project is fully permitted with plant and all infrastructure operational
▪ The Company is reviewing the potential of recommencing operations at
Wonawinta, taking advantage of the strengthening silver price
environment. The project remains fully permitted for restart.
▪ Manuka is targeting a Reserve update for Wonawinta in May 2024
▪ Exceptional exploration potential with further confirmation of Cobar style
Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization at Wonawinta Deeps
▪ Wonawinta mine restart and mine life development to be funded
from cash flow generated by Mt Boppy operations
Resource
Ore
Silver
Lead
Classification
(Mt)
(g/t)
(Moz)
(%)
(kt)
Measured
1.1
47.3
1.65
0.69
7.5
Indicated
12.3
45.5
18.04
0.83
102.8
Inferred
24.9
39
31.25
0.39
96.9
Total
38.3
41.3
50.94
0.54
207.2
1ASX Release 1 April 2021
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Wonawinta Resource Extensions
High Potential for Economic Base Metals Mineralisation Down Dip of the Current Wonawinta Open Pit
▪ ‘Proof-of-Concept’ drill program has
successfully tested for presence of carbonatehosted sulphides down-dip from existing
Wonawinta open pits, encountering lead-zincsilver mineralisation over 3km strike.
▪ Selected mineralised intervals include1:
• DBM003: 20 m @ 1.98% Pb+Zn, 43 g/t Ag from 94
m downhole including 4 m @ 6.34% Pb+Zn, 63g/t
Ag from 101 m downhole.
• DBM004:11.4 m @ 1.23% Pb+Zn, 83.5g/t Ag from
130m downhole.
• DBL003: 5.0 m @ 2.52% Pb+Zn, 128g/t Ag from
63m downhole.
1ASX Release 1 June 2021
Typical cross section through mineralisation at Wonawinta showing Booth Limestone
and MVT style mineralisation beneath and down dip of Wonawinta silver open oxide pits
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Taranaki VTM Project
(100% Manuka)
▪ The Taranaki VTM Project is located 22 km to 36 km offshore in New
Zealand’s EEZ, or Exclusive Economic Zone, outside the 12 nautical
limit from the shoreline, in waters between 20 m to 50 m in depth
Large Vanadium-rich Iron Sands Resource
located in the Taranaki Bight, New Zealand
It has a granted mining license, MP55581,
permitting production of 5Mtpa
▪ On granting of final government approvals to operate the Company
will complete its Bankable Feasibility Study on the Project
▪ The Project is anticipated to sit in the lowest quartile of the iron
ore production cost curve.
Manuka invited to submit an application for the
Project to be included in the New Zealand
Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill
The objective of the Bill is to provide a streamlined
decision-making process to facilitate the delivery of
infrastructure and development projects with
significant regional or national benefits
Resource1
Ore
Fe2O3
TiO2
V2O5
Classification
(Bt)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Indicated &
Inferred
3.2
10.17
1.03
0.05
1ASX Release 1 March 2023
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Thank you
✓ Near-term production from Gold
and Silver assets located in the
prolific Cobar Basin, NSW
✓ Large Vanadium-rich Iron Sands
Resource located offshore of the
Taranaki Bight, New Zealand
✓ Phased Strategy to deliver SelfSustaining Value Creation
✓ The Company’s current focus is
bringing Mt Boppy Gold Mine
back into production in CQ4 2024
Dennis Karp
Executive Chairman
Haydn Lynch
Chief Operating Officer
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Appendix 1: Material Assumptions
Item
Comment
Gold Price
Approximate Spot Price as at 12 April 2024
Exchange Rate
Approximate Spot Price as at 12 April 2024
Selling Costs
A$3,000/week for the transport of Dore to Sydney and a Refining
Charge of A$0.25/oz (Au + Ag).
Rock Dump Reclamation
Contract Dig-Load-Haul Crush and Screen: A$18.03/t Ore Mined;
Contract Dig-Load-Haul:
A$5.97/t Waste Mined.
The anticipated stripping ratio is 0.3:1
Tailings Reclamation
Contract Dig-Load-Haul: A$5.97/t Mined
Open Pit Mining
Contract Drill
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