AI assistant
DREADNOUGHT RESOURCES LTD — Investor Presentation 2024
Feb 12, 2024
64785_rns_2024-02-12_26385e4f-c0f3-43f6-8b37-3434f5d371cd.pdf
Investor Presentation
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer
Finding the Metals for Our Future
RIU EXPLORERS CONFERENCE 13 FEBRUARY 2024
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
Disclaimer
| Refer to Dreadnought | announcements for JORC Table 1 and Table 2 for results and information contained | This presentation has been prepared by Dreadnought Resources Limited |
|---|---|---|
| in this presentation. | (Dreadnought or the Company). It contains general information about the Company’s | |
| activities current as at the date of the presentation. The information is provided in | ||
| Central Yilgarn Project | summary form and does not purport to be complete. This presentation is not to be | |
| 27 April 2021 | Illaara Update and Regional Target Generation | distributed (nor taken to have been distributed) to any persons in any jurisdictions to |
| 31 May 2021 | Drilling Results – Illaara Au-Cu-Iron Ore Project | whom an offer or solicitation to buy shares in the Company would be unlawful. Any |
| 7 July 2021 | High-Grade Tantalum Results from Peggy Sue – Illaara Project | recipient of the presentation should observe any such restrictions on the distribution |
| 1 August 2022 | Completion of Acquisition – Central Yilgarn Project | of this presentation and warrants to the Company that the receipt of the presentation |
| 1 November 2022 | Successful Drill Results Across Multiple Metals | is not unlawful. It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for |
| 27 April 2022 | Initial High-Grade Resource at Metzke’s Find | or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or |
| 8 February 2024 | Seven Camp Scale Gold Prospects at Central Yilgarn | invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities |
| in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation or any | ||
| Kimberley Project | information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation. | |
| 25 August 2021 | RC Results from Orion, Grant’s Find & Fuso Indicate Large Cu-u-Ag-Co System | This presentation is not a prospectus, product disclosure document or other offering |
| 27 August 2021 | Bonanza Grade Cu-Ag-Sb-Bi Mineralisation at rough Triangle | document under Australian law or under any other law. It has been prepared for |
| 15 November 2021 | High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co Discovery at Orion | information purposes only. This presentation contains general summary information |
| 8 December 2021 | Further High-Grade Cu-Ag-Au-Co-Zn Orion Discovery | and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation and |
| 22 June 2022 | Orion Auger Program – Taraji-Yampi Project | particular needs of any individual investor. It is not financial product advice and |
| 20 June 2023 | Highly Conductive Anomalies Enhance Orion Look-Alikes– Taraji-Yampi Project | investors should obtain their own independent advice from qualified financial advisors |
| having regard to their objectives, financial situation and needs. Dreadnought nor any | ||
| Mangaroon Project | of their related bodies corporate is licensed to provide financial product advice. This | |
| 07 April 2021 | Option/JV Agreement Signed with Global Base Metal Miner | presentation and information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of this |
| 29 November 2021 | Five Carbonatite Intrusions Identified at Mangaroon Project | presentation contains forecasts and forward-looking information. Such forecasts, |
| 14 February 2022 | Conductors Defined along the Money Intrusion – Mangaroon FQM JV | projections and information are not a guarantee of future performance, involve |
| 17 October 2022 | Mineralised carbonatite discovered at C3 and C4 | unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments will almost |
| 24 October 2022 | Broad high-grade assays at Yin REE Discovery | certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied. There are a number of |
| 10 November 2022 | Exploration Update Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE | risks, both specific to Dreadnought, and of a general nature which may affect the |
| 28 December 2022 | Initial High-Grade, Independent Resource Over 3kms at Yin | future operating and financial performance of Dreadnought, and the value of an |
| 27 January 2023 | Mineralised REE Ironstones increased by 13kms to 43kms | investment in Dreadnought including and not limited to title risk, renewal risk, |
| 13 February 2023 | Rare Earth Ironstone Exploration Target Defined | economic conditions, stock market fluctuations, commodity demand and price |
| 3 April 2023 | Carbonatites deliver thick near surface REE Results | movements, timing of access to infrastructure, timing of environmental approvals, |
| 29 May 2023 | Metallurgical Test work Supports High Grade Concentrate | regulatory risks, operational risks, reliance on key personnel, reserve estimations, |
| 6 June 2023 | Mangaroon Gold Review and Further Consolidation | native title risks, cultural heritage risks, foreign currency fluctuations, and mining |
| 13 June 2023 | Yin Extended by 1km & 2.5km of High Grade NdPr Discoveries | development, construction and commissioning risk. You should not act or refrain |
| 13 September 2023 | Highest Grades to date from Yin Infill Drilling | from acting in reliance on this presentation, or any information, opinions or |
| 2 October 2023 | Mangaroon Carbonatite now >17km – Higher Grade Zones Fiingerprinted | conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation. This presentation does not |
| 30 November 2023 | Large, High Confidence Yin Ironstone Resource | purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information which its recipients may |
| 11 December 2023 | Thick, High-Grade Gold Including 7m @ 23.0g/t Au | require in order to make an informed assessment of the prospects of Dreadnought. |
| 22 January 2024 | Star of Mangaroon Extended | You should conduct your own investigation and perform your own analysis in order |
| 12 February 2024 | Star of Mangaroon Camp Scale Gold Prospect Continues to Expand | to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements |
| and opinions contained in this presentation before making any investment decision. | ||
| Recipients of this presentation must undertake their own due diligence and make | ||
| Bresnahan REE-Au | Project | their own assumptions in respect of the information contained in this presentation |
| 8 February 2023 | Bresnahan Emerging As a Light & Heavy Rare Earth | and should obtain independent professional advice before making any decision based |
| Province | on the information. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made in | |
| 26 October 2023 | Significant HREE, Gold & Uranium Potential |
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
relation to the fairness, accuracy or completeness of the information, opinions and conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility or liability is accepted by the Company or any of its officers, employees, agents or consultants or any other person as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of the information in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility for any errors or omissions from this presentation whether arising out of negligence or otherwise is accepted. An investment in the shares of the Company is to be considered highly speculative. The exploration targets or conceptual exploration targets in this presentation or expressed during the course of this presentation are subject to completion of the necessary feasibility studies, permitting and execution of all necessary infrastructure agreements. This presentation and information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation should be read in conjunction with Dreadnought's other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the ASX, which are available on the Dreadnought website. They involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from estimated results. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s exploration programme, outlook and target sizes. They include statements preceded by words such as “potential”, “target”, “scheduled”, “planned”, “estimate”, “possible”, “future”, “prospective” and similar expressions.
Competent Person’s Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to geology and exploration results and planning was compiled by Mr. Dean Tuck, who is a Member of the AIG, Managing Director, and shareholder of the Company. Mr. Tuck has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr. Tuck consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information in the original reports, and that the forma and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original reports. (referencing historic and new company announcements).
ASX:DRE
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
2
==> picture [960 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
Company Snapshot
Capital Structure
ASX Code DRE
Share Price (12/02/2024)(12/02/2024) $0.019
Shares on Issue 3,479M
Market Cap ~$66.1M
Cash (31/12/2023 + R&D Rebate)(31/12/2023 + R&D Rebate) ~$5.0M
Unlisted Securities (various strike prices)(various strike prices) 83.7M
Liquidity (90-day average)(90-day average) ~$0.1M / day
Board and Management Cash Investment ~$6,200,000
Board & Management
Paul Chapman Non-Executive Chairman
Dean Tuck Managing Director
Philip Crutchfield Non-Executive Director
Robert Gee Non-Executive Director
Debbie Fullarton Chief Financial Officer
Matt Crowe Chief Operating Officer
ASX:DRE 3
Jessamyn Lyons Company Secretary
----- End of picture text -----
==> picture [960 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
Company Snapshot
Capital Structure
ASX Code DRE
Share Price (12/02/2024)(12/02/2024) $0.019
Shares on Issue 3,479M
Market Cap ~$66.1M
Cash (31/12/2023 + R&D Rebate)(31/12/2023 + R&D Rebate) ~$5.0M
Unlisted Securities (various strike prices)(various strike prices) 83.7M
Liquidity (90-day average)(90-day average) ~$0.1M / day
Board and Management Cash Investment ~$6,200,000
Board & Management
Paul Chapman Non-Executive Chairman
Dean Tuck Managing Director
Philip Crutchfield Non-Executive Director
Robert Gee Non-Executive Director
Debbie Fullarton Chief Financial Officer
Matt Crowe Chief Operating Officer
ASX:DRE 3
Jessamyn Lyons Company Secretary
----- End of picture text -----
==> picture [646 x 343] intentionally omitted <==
Mangaroon REEs DRE 100% Ownership
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
Mangaroon REEs
==> picture [456 x 428] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
Long life of mine potential
- 40.82Mt @ 1.03% TREO with 87% of the Yin Ironstone Resource (29.98Mt @ 1.04% TREO) in the Measured and Indicated category.
World’s top mining jurisdiction
- Western Australia
Globally significant critical minerals province
- Rare Earths, Niobium, Phosphate, Titanium, Scandium, Nickel, Copper, Lithium
MREC conversion test work underway
- Vital commercialisation step for midstream partners
Significant predevelopment work complete
- On hold waiting for rare earth sentiment to
improve
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
5
ASX:DRE
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
Yin Ironstones and Gifford Creek Carbonatites
==> picture [549 x 431] intentionally omitted <==
Yin REE Ironstones
-
High NdPr, outcropping at surface
-
Resource only covers ~10% of 43km long ironstone strike
Gifford Creek Carbonatite
-
Multiple pulses of high-grade Rare Earths, Niobium, Phosphate, Titanium and Scandium
-
Only ~25% of carbonatite tested with first pass drilling
Upcoming Catalysts
-
ANSTO MREC Test work
-
Gifford Creek Carbonatite Target Definition
Next Steps
-
Slow down work while depressed REE market
-
Continue project de-risking
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
6
1. Central Yilgarn Gold
-
T1 – Viper
-
T2 – Honey, Leghorn
-
• T6 – Chicken Little
-
T11, T18, T21
2. Mangaroon Gold • SoM Gold Camp
3. Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Au • Orion Cu-Au Camp
• Grants Cu-Au Camp
4. Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE • Money Intrusion (JV)
Life Changing Opportunities
5. Mangaroon Rare Earths
-
Return of market sentiment
-
• Yin Ironstones
-
Gifford Creek Carbonatites
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
==> picture [646 x 343] intentionally omitted <==
Central Yilgarn Gold DRE: 100% Ownership
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
Central Yilgarn Gold
==> picture [377 x 426] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
What is Central Yilgarn?
-
~1,400km2 covering ~150km strike over four greenstone belts in the Yilgarn
-
Significant gold, copper, nickel and lithium pegmatite
-
potential
Why are we here?
-
Bermuda triangle of the Yilgarn
-
No tracks, no water, no support = limited prospecting
-
Previous exploration dominated by iron ore explorers
The Opportunity
-
Major discovery in a consolidated, unloved greenstone belt terrain in the world's top mining jurisdiction.
-
Gruyere
-
Hemi
-
Tropicana
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
9
Central Yilgarn Gold
==> picture [360 x 428] intentionally omitted <==
Priority Focus for 2024
-
Walk up drill targets
-
Define additional targets
Upcoming Catalysts
-
Commencement of RC drilling March/April 2024
-
T1: Viper
-
T2: Honey, Leghorn
-
T6: Chicken Little, Megatron
Next Steps
-
Boots on ground March 2024
-
Mapping, and surface sampling
-
March 2024
-
RC Drilling at T1, T2, T6
-
March / April 2024
-
AC Drilling at T21
-
Mid-year 2024
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
10
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
Leghorn and Honey
==> picture [359 x 426] intentionally omitted <==
Leghorn
-
~3,500m x 300m Au-As-Bi-Mo-Te-W anomaly
-
Previous RC intercept:
-
BARRC007: 48m @ 0.7g/t Au from 27m including 21m @ 1.3g/t Au from 54m
-
Coincident IP anomaly over interpreted structures
Honey
- Historical shallow working produced free gold in altered ultramafic rocks – Wattle Dam Analogy (~250kOz @ 10g/t Au)
==> picture [259 x 178] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
11
Viper
==> picture [335 x 397] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [336 x 398] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
Walk up drill target
-
~1,500m x 800m Au-As-Sb anomaly
-
Previous intercept: BARAC0136: 15m @ 1.5g/t Au from 12m including
-
3m @ 6.7g/t Au from 12m
-
Coincident IP and DHEM anomaly over interpreted structurally complex and non-outcropping BIF horizon
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
12
==> picture [646 x 343] intentionally omitted <==
Mangaroon Au DRE: 100% Ownership
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
Mangaroon Gold
==> picture [456 x 428] intentionally omitted <==
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
What is Mangaroon?
-
~5,000km2 covering the Mangaroon Zone within the Gascoyne Proterozoic Mobile Belt
-
Significant intrusion related and orogenic gold, potential
Why are we here?
-
Unloved history with early exploration hindered by lack of infrastructure and investment
-
Proterozoic Mobile Belts contain a variety of attractive mineralisation styles
-
Mineralisation sticking out of the ground.
The Opportunity
-
Major discovery in a consolidated, unloved terrain in a one of the world's top mining jurisdictions.
-
Tintina Gold Belt – Pogo, Dublin Gulch
-
Charters Towers Province – Mt Leyshon
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
14
ASX:DRE
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
Mangaroon Gold – Star of Mangaroon
==> picture [592 x 408] intentionally omitted <==
Star of Mangaroon
-
Mined by Pastoralists 1960s
-
Limited exploration in the 1980s/1990s
-
MA10: 4m @ 26.0g/t Au fr 9m
-
SMC07: 4m @ 18.7 g/t Au fr 8m
-
Recent drilling by Dreadnought includes:
-
SOMRC004: 2m @ 59.0 g/t Au fr 16m
-
SOMRC005: 7m @ 23.0 g/t Au fr 53m
-
SOMRC006: 8m @ 15.5 g/t Au fr 89m
-
No deep drilling, and no drilling along the mineralised trend including at the historically mined Popeye with rock chips including
-
RNLYD048: 30g/t Au, 552g/t Ag
-
MMNAU001: 20g/t Au, 413g/t Ag
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
15
==> picture [154 x 122] intentionally omitted <==
Mangaroon Gold – Camp Scale Opportunities
==> picture [441 x 428] intentionally omitted <==
Star of Mangaroon Camp Scale Prospect
-
Expanding 15km x 10km camp scale opportunity
-
First modern exploration within this consolidated field has already yielded over a dozen new targets including Tiger, which is stronger and larger than the Star.
Upcoming Catalysts
-
Regional stream sediment sampling
-
Camp scale prospect generation
Next Steps
-
Detailed mapping surface sampling to generate and define targets across the SoM and new camp scale prospects
-
RC drilling of historical workings
-
May/June 2024
-
RC drilling of newly defined targets
-
July/August 2024
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
16
==> picture [646 x 343] intentionally omitted <==
Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Au (80%, 100%) Ni-Cu-PGEs (100%) dreadnoughtresources.com.au
ASX:DRE
ASX:DRE
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Au (Ni-Cu-PGE)
What is Tarraji-Yampi?
==> picture [462 x 377] intentionally omitted <==
-
~485km2 covering the Yampi Fold and Thrust Belt in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia.
-
Contains the Orion Cu-Au VMS discovery
-
Contains historical workings on Cu-Au epithermal veins at Grant’s
Why are we here?
-
Off-limits to exploration since 1978
-
Unexplored, no modern exploration
-
Mineralisation sticking out of the ground
-
Along strike from Merlin/Double Magic and Dog Leg Ni-Cu-PGE Discoveries
The Opportunity
-
Additional Cu-Au massive sulphide discoveries – Degrussa, Windy Craggy
-
High grade Epithermal discoveries similar to Grants (Cu-Au) and Rough Triangle (Ag-Bi-Sb).
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
18
==> picture [107 x 154] intentionally omitted <==
Tarraji-Yampi Cu-Ag-Au-Co
==> picture [366 x 432] intentionally omitted <==
Orion Discovery - 2021
-
KMRC022: 16m @ 2.2% Cu, 38.7gt Ag, 6.6g/t Au, 0.4% Co
-
Confirmed over 250m strike, to a depth of ~150m
-
Geophysics shows it down to 500m
-
Part of an emerging Cu-Au VMS Camp
Upcoming Catalysts
-
Results from RC and diamond drilling completed in 2023
-
Geophysical and geological review
Next Steps
-
IP Surveys to generate epithermal targets for testing
-
June/July
-
RC/DD drilling of remaining untested Orion look-a-likes, including any off-hole conductors and new targets from the IP Survey
-
August/September
-
Assess Ni-Cu-PGE potential along strike from the Dog Leg Discovery
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
19
==> picture [646 x 343] intentionally omitted <==
Other Opportunities Mangaroon Ni -Cu-PGE: FQM JV Bresnahan U, Au -Ag, HREEs
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
==> picture [960 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE (FQM JV) and
Bresnahan U HREE Au-A
, , g
Orion Discovery 2021
Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE (FQM JV) Bresnahan U, HREE, Au-Ag
• ~50km long prospective Money Intrusion • 4,700 km [2] , 100% owned, on the doorstep of the Pilbara.
• • Proven Uranium mineralisation with extensive and detailed geophysics
High tenor massive sulphide potential confirmed REYRC013:
supporting multiple walk-up targets defined by major uranium companies
23m @ 0.5% Ni, 0.5% Cu, fr 36m incl.
including Cameco and Vale.
2m @ 3.3% Ni, 2.9% Cu • Proven HREE mineralisation with extensive and detailed geophysics
• Geophysical signature confirmed (IP and EM) supporting target generation and definition work.
• Halfway through a drilling and geophysics program • Proven Au-Ag-Sb mineralisation along same crustal scale structures as
commenced in 2023 Paulsen’s, and Mount Olympus.
Commercial Opportunity - Sale, Partnership, Spin Out
ASX:DRE 21
----- End of picture text -----
What can we expect for 2024?
ASX:DRE
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
==> picture [960 x 540] intentionally omitted <==
----- Start of picture text -----
Plans for 2024
Major, High-Grade Gold Discoveries at Central Yilgarn and
Mangaroon
➢ Drilling at Central Yilgarn to commence March/April 2024
➢ Drilling at Mangaroon to commence May/June 2024
➢ Ongoing target generation and definition work from March
Continue to advance the REEs in the background
➢ Waiting for improved market conditions
Unfinished Business at Tarraji-Yampi
➢ Finish the Cu-Au Orion look-a-like drill program
➢ Generate and test Cu-Au epithermal targets (Grant’s look-a-likes)
➢ Generate and define Ni-Cu-PGE targets
Continue Money Intrusion Ni-Cu-PGE Programs
➢ Finish drilling and geophysical surveys
Commercialise Bresnahan
➢ Sale, partnership or spinout
ASX:DRE 23
----- End of picture text -----
Take Away Message
Strong news flow throughout 2024
- Average >1 ASX announcement / week
Track record of delivering discoveries
-
Yin REE ironstone complex
-
Gifford Creek REE-Nb carbonatites
-
Orion Cu-Au massive sulphide
-
Money Intrusion Ni-Cu-PGEs
Poised to deliver additional discoveries in 2024
-
Mangaroon Au (100%)
-
Central Yilgarn Au (100%)
-
Kimberley Cu-Au (100%)
-
Mangaroon Ni-Cu-PGE (FQM Earn-in/ JV)
Experienced management team with a track record of success and strongly aligned with shareholders
-
$6.2M invested to date
-
~15% Board and management ownership
==> picture [960 x 14] intentionally omitted <==
ASX:DRE
24
ASX:DRE Dreadnought Resources Ltd
dreadnoughtresources.com.au
==> picture [273 x 540] intentionally omitted <==