Image Resources Nl · ASX:IMA

Image Resources Nl — 19th Annual Mineral Sands Conference 2018

44 slides from Image Resources Nl's conference presentation, Mar 21, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project: The next cab off the mineral sands rank

    1 Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project: The next cab off the mineral sands rank Mineral Sands Conference 19th Annual 21-22 March 2018 Crown Perth Perth WA Patrick Mutz Managing Director Image Resources NL ASX: IMA

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements 2 This presentation has been prepared by the management of Image Resources NL ("Image”, “IMA“ or the ‘Company’) in connection with meetings with investors and potential investors and not as specific advice to any particular party or person. The information is based on publ

  3. Slide 3: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements 3 All such forward-looking information and statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company’s management in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other fact

  4. Slide 4: Investor Snapshot

    Investor Snapshot 4 Opportunity to invest in company transitioning to profitable mining operator Ø Company fully funded to positive cashflow § $50M as debt; $25M as equity Ø Project construction underway (only $52M project capital) Ø Plant and equipment already acquired Ø First production scheduled

  5. Slide 5: Image Resources NL ASX: IMA

    Company Forward Description Looking and Focus Statement 5 Image Resources NL ASX: IMA Emerging mineral sands producer Totally focused on fast-tracking the development of its 100%-owned, high-grade, zircon-rich flagship Boonanarring mineral sands project located 80km north of Perth in Western Austral

  6. Slide 6: Project Location

    ProjectLooking Forward Location Statement 6 q LOCATION Ø North Perth Basin in Western Australia Ø 80 km north of Perth CBD Ø Proven mineral sands address § Including majors Iluka and Tronox Ø Infrastructure rich § paved roads, power, gas pipeline water, telecommunications etc. Ø Local communities an

  7. Slide 7: Projects Types and Locations

    Projects Types and Locations 7 Ø 1,000 km2 tenements portfolio Atlas Ore Reserves Ø 100% focus on mineral sands Probable: 9.5Mt @ 8.1% HM Ø Strandline projects (dry mining) Ø Dredge mining prospects Boonanarring Ore Reserves Proved: 9.3 Mt @ 8.6% HM Probable: 10.5Mt @ 5.9% HM

  8. Slide 8: Projects Pyramid – Strand Deposits

    Projects Forward Pyramid Looking – Strand Deposits Statement 8 Mineral Resources – Accessible by Dry Open-Cut Mining Projects ranked by combined Zircon plus Rutile Boonanarring Focus 43.8Mt; 5.6%HM; of BFS 20.7% Zr+Ru Atlas 18.1Mt; 6.0%HM; 15.8% Zr+Ru Red Gully 6.0Mt; 7.7% HM; 15.5% Zr+Ru Regans For

  9. Slide 9: Projects Pyramid – Dredge Deposits

    Projects Forward Pyramid Looking – Dredge Deposits Statement 9 Mineral Resources – Accessible by Dredge Mining Projects ranked by HM Grade 25-67% Leucoxene; 90+%VHM; Bidaminna <5% slimes; 45Mt; 3.0%HM; 100Mt exploration 6.5% Zr+Ru target Titan-Telesto 140Mt; 1.9%HM; 12.8% Zr+Ru Calypso 51Mt; 1.7% HM

  10. Slide 10: Boonanarring Project Comparison

    Boonanarring Project Comparison 10 High HM and Zircon grades relative to peers HM grade Zircon grade VHM HM Grade (%) Zircon (%) 14.0% 25% VHM Grade Zircon % Image Resources (IMA) Boonanarring project 12.0% 21.5Mt @ 8.3% HM and up to 24.5% Zircon 20% 10.0% 15% 8.0% 6.0% 10% 4.0% H 5% 2.0% 0.0% 0% SF

  11. Slide 11: Ore Reserves

    Ore Reserves Forward Looking Statement 11 q QUALITY ORE RESERVES Ø JORC Code (2012) Compliant Ø High HM, VHM and very high zircon at Boonanarring High Grade Ore Reserves - Strand Deposits; in accordance with the JORC Code (2012) Project/Deposit Category Volume Tonnes % HM % Slimes HM Tonnes VHM Ilme

  12. Slide 12: Ore Reserves Comparison

    Ore Reserves Forward LookingComparison Statement 12 IMAGE Source: TZMI; May 2017

  13. Slide 13: Products and Prices

    Products and Prices 13 Notes: VHM assemblages and commodity prices are estimates based on Boonanarring project heavy mineral concentrate product.

  14. Slide 14: Bankable Feasibility Study

    Bankable Forward Feasibility Looking Study Statement 14 Base Assumptions Ø Start mining at Boonanarring Ø Dry, open-cut mining Ø Production rate - 500 dry tonnes per hour • 3.7M dry tonnes per year Ø Conventional gravity separation using spirals Ø Product: Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) • Productio

  15. Slide 15: Bankable Feasibility Study

    Bankable Forward Feasibility Looking Study Statement 15 Key Financial Metrics Original BFS* Updated BFS** Ø Pre-Tax NPV (@ 8%) A$135M A$197M Ø Pre-Tax IRR 64% 104% Ø Payback period (months) 22 16 Ø Mine life 8+ years Ø Project capital cost A$52M • includes ~$8M for land * ASX Announcement 30 May 201

  16. Slide 16: Project Capital Comparison

    Project Forward Capital Looking Comparison Statement 16 Source: TZMI; May 2017

  17. Slide 17: Boonanarring – Production Statistics

    Boonanarring – Production Statistics 17 Note: 2023 information includes the start of production at Atlas.

  18. Slide 18: Boonanarring – Project EBITDA

    Boonanarring – Project EBITDA 18 Note: 2023 information includes the start of production at Atlas.

  19. Slide 19: Commodity Prices – Actual and Projected

    Forward Looking Commodity PricesStatement – Actual and Projected 19

  20. Slide 20: Commodity Prices – Actual and Projected

    Forward Looking Commodity PricesStatement – Actual and Projected 20

  21. Slide 21: Bankable Feasibility Study – Other Key Project Metrics

    Bankable Forward Feasibility Looking Study Statement 21 Other Key Project Metrics Ø Binding offtake contract for heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) • 100% of HMC production for life of project • Market-based pricing model • Full credit for TiO2 products • No minimum product specifications Ø Capital equ

  22. Slide 22: Plant and Equipment (select examples)

    Plant and Equipment (select examples) 22 Wet Concentration Plant Mineral Separation Plant (Option) Slurry Booster Stations & pipelines Power poles, wires & transformers HMC Stackers Mine Slurry Unit Plus much, much more.

  23. Slide 23: Image Wet Concentration Plant

    Image Wet Forward Concentration Looking Statement Plant 23

  24. Slide 24: Early Works Wet Concentrator Plant 3D Modelling

    Early Works Wet Concentrator Plant 3D Modelling Looking North

  25. Slide 25: Early Works Wet Concentrator Plant 3D Modelling

    Early Works Wet Concentrator Plant 3D Modelling Looking South

  26. Slide 26: Project Approvals

    ProjectStatement Forward Looking Approvals 26 q PROJECT APPROVALS ü Mining Lease & General Purpose Lease ü Part IV, Environmental Protection Act (WA) – PER ü EPBC Act (Commonwealth) ü Land acquisition for processing plant siting and start of mining ü Groundwater Abstraction Licence (DWER) ü Interim

  27. Slide 27: Project Funding

    Project Funding 27 Boonanarring is now fully funded to positive cashflow and construction has begun Ø Overall capital requirement: A$75 million § Includes project capital, corporate, exploration, working capital and fund raising fees Ø Debt Facility: A$50 million § A$501 million Loan Note Subscripti

  28. Slide 28: Capital Spend

    Capital Spend 28 Capital funds to be applied to: Ø Construction, commissioning of the Boonanarring Project (A$52M) Ø Working capital to positive cashflow (A$15M), and Ø Corporate, exploration and financing costs to positive cashflow (A$8M)

  29. Slide 29: Project Capital Breakdown

    ForwardCapital Project Looking Statement Breakdown 29 Process Plant & Ancillary Costs BFS Capital A$M Ø Indirects (A$0.7M) includes sundry Indirects 0.7 mob./demob., insurance, capital spares, Directs 22.4 survey/geotech. Ø Direct capital costs (A$22.4M): EPCM 3.3 • Plant transport, refurb and insta

  30. Slide 30: Upside Potential

    Upside Looking Forward Potential Statement 30 Upside potential at and near Boonanarring Ø Confirmed potential to extend mine life with high grade mineralisation (ASX announcement 13 March & 26 June 2017); • Assuming mineralisation in extension area is identical to known Ore Reserves in all aspects a

  31. Slide 31: Boonanarring Deposit Extensions

    Boonanarring Deposit Extensions 31 ASX - 13 March & 26 June 2017 New Drilling Results (Feb 2017) Ø Confirm 5.6km northern extension of Boonanarring mineralisation Ø Outstanding high grade intersections: § 8m @ 23.8% HM in IX00245 § 8m @ 21.1% HM in IX00244 and § 8m @ 16.3% HM in IX00250 Importantly

  32. Slide 32: Potential Royalty from Tronox

    Potential Royalty from Tronox 32 Royalty agreement in place as of Ø A$50,000 cash received Ø Sliding-scale royalty on production Avg. HM Grade Royalty 2.5% 1.25% 3.0% 2.50% 3.5% 3.75% 4.0% 5.00% Ø Potential for future arrangements with Tronox or others based on large area of potential dredge mining

  33. Slide 33: Project Development Schedule

    Project Development Schedule 33 Targeting first production October 2018

  34. Slide 34: Next Steps

    Corporate Next StepsSnapshot 34 Ø Finalise equity raising; Ø Complete satisfaction of conditions precedent and drawdown loan; Ø Board to issue Decision to mine; and Ø Initiate formal construction.

  35. Slide 35: Corporate Snapshot

    Corporate Image Snapshot Corporate Snapshot 35 Diverse and experienced Board and Management Share Code: IMA Board of Directors Share Price: A$0.10* Bob Besley – Independent Chairman 12 Month Price Range: A$0.04 – 0.17 Patrick Mutz – Managing Director Shares on Issue: 611.3m Chaodian Chen - Non-Execu

  36. Slide 36: Euroz Securities Limited Research

    Corporate Snapshot Euroz Securities Limited Research 36

  37. Slide 37: Patersons Securities Limited Research

    Corporate PatersonsSnapshot Securities Limited 37 Research

  38. Slide 38: Contact

    Contact For further information 38 Patrick Mutz Managing Director Image Resources NL [email protected] Office: +61 8 9485 2410 Ground Floor, 23 Ventnor Avenue West Perth, WA 6005 PO Box 469, West Perth, WA 6872 www.imageres.com.au

  39. Slide 39: Appendix

    Forward Looking Statement 39 APPENDIX

  40. Slide 40: Compliance Statements

    Compliance Statements Forward Looking Statement 40 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR EXPLORATION Information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by George Sakalidis BSc (Hons) who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. At the

  41. Slide 41: Mineral Resources – Strand Deposits

    Mineral Forward Resources – Strand Deposits Looking Statement 41 Strand Deposits 1 of 2 High Grade Mineral Resources - Strand Deposits; in accordance with the JORC Code (2012) @ 2.0% HM Cut-off Project/Deposit Category Volume Tonnes % HM % Slimes HM Tonnes VHM Ilmenite Leucoxene Rutile Zircon (%) (%

  42. Slide 42: Mineral Resources – Strand Deposits

    Mineral Forward Resources – Strand Deposits Looking Statement 42 Strand Deposits 2 of 2 Previously Reported Mineral Resources - Strand Deposits; in accordance with JORC Code (2004) @ 2.5% HM Cut-off Project/Deposit Category Volume Tonnes % HM % Slimes HM Tonnes VHM Ilmenite Leucoxene Rutile Zircon (

  43. Slide 43: Mineral Resources – Dredge Deposits

    Mineral ForwardResources – Dredge Deposits Looking Statement 43 Dredge Deposits 1 of 1 Previously Reported Mineral Resources - Dredge deposits; in accordance with JORC Code (2004) @ 1.0% HM Cut-off Project/Deposit Category Volume Tonnes % HM % Slimes HM Tonnes VHM Ilmenite Leucoxene Rutile Zircon (%

  44. Slide 44: Compliance Statements

    Forward Looking Compliance Statement Statements 44 COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR MINERAL RESOURCES 1. COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Boonanarring/Atlas Mineral Resources The information in this presentation that relates to the estimation of Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mrs Christine Standi

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