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EAGLE MOUNTAIN MINING LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2024
Dec 15, 2024
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Capital/Financing Update
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Pivot to copper exploration Capital Raising December 2024
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(ASX:EM2)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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P u r p o s e o f p r e s e n t a t I o n : This presentation has been prepared by Eagle Mountain Mining Limited (ACN 621 541 204) (Eagle Mountain) and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report, issued by Eagle Mountain on 23 October 2024 and subsequent ASX announcements made by the company.
N a t u r e o f p r e s e n t a t I o n : This presentation is not investment advice and should not be relied upon to make any investment decision. This presentation is not a prospectus or other disclosure document and does not contain all of the information which would be found in such documents or which may be required by an investor to make a decision regarding an investment in Eagle Mountain. This presentation has not and will not be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
F o r w a r d - l o o k I n g s t a t e m e n t s : This presentation contains forward-looking statements which incorporate an element of uncertainty or risk, such as ‘intends’, ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘targets’ or ‘expects’. These statements have been prepared with all reasonable care and attention, based on an evaluation of current economic and operating conditions, as well as assumptions regarding future events. These events are, as at the date of this presentation, expected to take place, but there cannot be any guarantee that such events will occur as anticipated or at all given that many of the events are outside Eagle Mountain’s control. The stated events may differ materially from results ultimately achieved. Accordingly, Eagle Mountain and its officers, employees and advisers, cannot and do not give any assurance that the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation will actually occur. Further, other than as required by law, Eagle Mountain may not update or revise any forward-looking statement if events subsequently occur or information subsequently becomes available that affects the original forward-looking statement
N o w a r r a n t I e s o r r e p r e s e n t a t I o n s : Although Eagle Mountain has used due care and diligence in the preparation of this presentation, to the extent permitted by law, no representation or warranty is made by Eagle Mountain nor any of its officers, employees or advisers, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information in this presentation. No information contained in this presentation or any other written or oral communication transmitted or made available shall be relied upon as a promise or representation and no representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy or attainability of any estimates, forecasts or projections set out in this presentation. No liability will attach to Eagle Mountain, or its officers, employees or advisers, with respect to any such information, estimates, forecasts or projections.
D I s c l a I m e r : Except for statutory liability which cannot be excluded, Eagle Mountain, its officers, employees, contractors and advisors expressly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the material contained in this presentation and exclude all liability whatsoever (including in negligence) for any loss or damage which may be suffered by any person as a consequence of any information in this presentation or any error or omission therefrom.
C o p y r I g h t : Eagle Mountain holds the copyright in this paper. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), this paper or any part thereof may not be reproduced without Eagle Mountain’s written permission.
P r e v I o u s ly r e p o r t e d I n f o r m a t I o n The information in this presentation relating to exploration results is extracted from the Company’s announcements to ASX listed below. These announcements are available on the Company’s website at https://eaglemountain.com.au/investor-centre/#ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcement.
26 November 2024 ‘Potential Value in Existing Tailings at Wedgetail – Revised’
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25 November 2024 ‘Exploration Focus at Silver Mountain and Wedgetail’
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25 November 2024 ‘Oracle Ridge Strategic Review Update’
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1 October 2024 ‘Copper Porphyry Potential Strengthened by New Geophysics at Silver Mountain – Drill Planning Underway
13 March 2024 ‘Significant Uranium-Thorium and Rare Earth Results at Silver Mountain’
29 February 2024 ‘Anomalous Uranium and Thorium Identified at Silver Mountain’
17 March 2023 ‘25.5%Cu 1,935 g/t Ag Among Multiple High Grade Intercepts’
28 August 2018 ‘Exploration Update – Maiden Drill Program to Commence’
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31 July 2024 ‘High-Grade Enhances Porphyry Potential at Silver Mountain’
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29 April 2024 ‘Large-Scale Mineral Deposit Exploration Commences at Silver Mountain’
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Pivot to exploration
- The decision to not extend mineral rights at Oracle Ridge (ASX Announcement, 25 November 2024), provided Eagle Mountain with the opportunity to consider the best way forward, which is to focus on its considerable exploration prospects at its Wedgetail and Silver Mountain Projects.
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The Company is ‘right-sizing’ the business in terms of personnel, activities and strengthening the balance sheet, with various cost savings across its operations.
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The Board is being strengthened to support the pivot to exploration.
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Multiple prospective copper targets in tier-1 location.
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Partially underwritten (~90%) renounceable rights issue equitably offered to all eligible shareholders will reposition the Company with:
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Significantly reduced (or eliminated) corporate debt[1]
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Review new opportunities
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Funding to advance multiple exploration opportunities
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The $6.4m renounceable rights issue is supported by major shareholder, Mr Charles Bass ($3m) and Non-Executive Chairman, Rick Crabb ($0.15m) i.e., circa 49% of the issue.
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The obligation related to the Wedgetail Project of US$7.25 million is secured against a subsidiary company, with no recourse to Eagle Mountain Mining Limited.
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Interests associated with Mr Charles Bass, who owns 28% of the Company, have a $3m loan in the Company and have offered to subunderwrite $3m worth of the Offer an amount sufficient to satisfy the loan (i.e., effectively converting the debt to equity).
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Corporate Snapshot
Key Metrics
| ASX Code | EM2 | ||
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| Shares on Issue (as at 11 December 2024) | 400m | ||
| Share Price (as at 11 December 2024) | $0.015 | ||
| Cash (as at 30 September 2024) | $1.6m as at 30 Sept 2024 | ||
| Borrowings and Obligations | $14.8m1 | ||
| Market Capitalisation (undiluted) | $6.0m | ||
| Listed Options (exp. 31 March 2027) | 88m | ||
| Performance Rights | 0.3m | ||
| Shareholders | 2,0702 | ||
| 6-month liquidity3 | A$4.1m | ||
| 12-month liquidity3 | A$10.9m | ||
| Board | |||
| Mr Charles Bass | Managing Director | ||
| Mr Rick Crabb | Non-Executive Director | ||
| Mr Roger Port | Non-Executive Director | ||
| Mr Fabio Vergara (commencing 31 January | 2025) | Executive Director | |
| Mr Mark Pitts | Company Secretary |
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Price (A$) Volume (m)
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Includes US$7.25 million obligation to Vincere Holdings, which remains non-recourse to Eagle Mountain Mining Ltd, and A$3.0 million loan to Silver Mountain Mining Nominee Pty Ltd (associated with Charles Bass).
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Per 2024 Annual Report (23 October 2024)
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Per IRESS (as at 11 December 2024)
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Interests associated with Mr Charles Bass, who owns 28% of the Company, have a $3m loan in the Company and have offered to sub-underwrite $3m worth of the Offer an amount sufficient to satisfy the loan (i.e., effectively converting the loan to equity).
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Transaction overview
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Eagle Mountain Mining (“ Eagle Mountain ” or the “ Company ”) is seeking to undertake a partially underwritten renounceable entitlement offer to raise a total of approximately A$6.4 million (“ Entitlement Issue ” or the “ Offer ”).
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Existing eligible shareholders will be entitled to apply for two (2) new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (“ New Shares ”) for every one (1) share owned.
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Offer Structure and Size • Participants in the Offer will receive one (1) free unlisted attaching option for every four (4) shares subscribed for in the Offer (“ Attaching Options ”). Attaching Options will be exercisable at 1.6c and will expire 2.5 years from the date of the issue.
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• Sub-underwriters to the Offer (other than sub-underwriters related to Directors) proposed to receive a fee for sub-underwriting and subject to shareholder approval, one (1) free unlisted option for every four (4) shares sub-underwritten in the Offer, on the same terms as the Attaching Options (“ Sub-Underwriting Options ”).
Offer Price
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The Offer Price of A$0.008 per New Share represents a:
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46.7% discount to the last closing share price of A$0.015 on 11 December 2024
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• 59.2% discount to the 15-day VWAP of A$0.0196 per share as at and including 11 December 2024 • 22.6% discount to the theoretical ex-rights price (“ TERP ”) of A$0.0103
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The Entitlement Issue is expected to open on Wednesday, 8 January 2024 and close at Friday, 31 January 2025.
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Eligible shareholders in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom may elect to take up all or part of their
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Entitlement Issue entitlement prior to 31/1/2025. • Eligible shareholders may also apply for additional New Shares up to a maximum of 50% of their existing entitlements. • Shareholders should read the Prospectus which contains information on the Entitlement Issue and process to apply for New Shares. • The Company currently has a A$3.0 million loan facility with Silver Mountain Mining Nominee Pty Ltd, an entity associated with major shareholder and Managing Director, Mr Charles Bass (“ Loan Facility ”). Mr Bass has committed to provide A$3.0 million of subordinated sub-
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Board and Major Shareholder underwriting support an amount sufficient to satisfy the Loan Facility (i.e., effectively converting the debt to equity). Participation • Non-Executive Chairman, Rick Crabb has committed to provide priority sub-underwriting for a total of A$150,000. • Non-Executive Director Roger Port committing to take up his full entitlement.
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Ranking • New Shares to rank equally with existing ordinary shares • Leeuwin Wealth Pty Ltd is acting as Sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner to the Offer (“ Leeuwin Wealth ” or the “Lead Manager ”). Alto Capital is
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Lead Manager acting as Co-Manager to the Offer (“ Co-Manager ”). 5
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Underwriting • The Offer is being partially underwritten by ShareX Pty Ltd (AFSL 519872) with Leeuwin Wealth acting as priority sub-underwriter for the Offer.
Sources and Uses & Pro-forma balance sheet & cap structure
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| Pro-Forma Capitalisation | m | |
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| Shares on Issue | 400.7 | |
| New Shares under Entitlement Issue | 801.3 | |
| Total shares on issue post Offer | 1202.0 | |
| Market Capitalisation post Offer (at issue price) | A$9.6 | |
| EM2 Options on Post Issue1 | 488.6 | |
| Pro-Forma Financials | Pre-Offer (A$m) | Post-Offer (A$m)2 |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Borrowings (from Charles | ||
| Bass to be converted to | 3.0 | 0.0 |
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| Obligations4 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| Market Capitalisation | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| Enterprise Value | 20.4 | 17.9 |
| Sources of Funds | Min (A$m)1 | Max (A$m)2 |
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| Offer Proceeds | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| Cash Balance (30 September 2024) | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Total | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Proposed Uses of Funds | Min (A$m)1 | Max (A$m) |
| Satisfaction of loan owing3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Wedgetail payments (Cochise property, Vincere loan) |
0.7 | 0.7 |
| Exploration at Silver Mountain and Wedgetail Projects |
1.0 | 1.0 |
| Business development / New opportunities |
1.0 | 1.2 |
| General working capital | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Cost of the offer | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Total | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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Assuming A$5.8m is raised, as the amount being underwritten.
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Assuming A$6.4m is raised in the Offer.
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Interests associated with Mr Charles Bass, who owns 28% of the Company, have a $3m loan in the Company and have offered to sub-underwrite $3m worth of the Offer with an amount sufficient to satisfy the loan (i.e., effectively converting the debt to equity).
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AUD/USD: 0.65. The framework in this obligation is spelt out for clarity on Page 7.
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Obligations
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History - This obligation was vendor financing from the acquisition of the Wedgetail Project and the Oracle Ridge project in 2019.
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Balance - US$7.25m. Does not attract interest.
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Repayment Structure - US$1.5m pa for 4 years with next payment in November 2025. Final payment of US$1.25m.
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Security - The obligation is secured against the assets and shares in Wedgetail Operations LLC, a wholly owned entity of Eagle Mountain.
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Other - There is no recourse to Eagle Mountain Mining Ltd
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History - This obligation arises from the planned acquisition of the Cochise Property, by Wedgetail, which is scheduled for settlement in December 2024.
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Repayment – Downpayment of US$200,000 plus vendor loan of US$125,000 vendor loan at 6% p.a. Repayments to be US$2,416 per month for five years
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Other - There is no recourse to Eagle Mountain Mining Ltd
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Indicative timetable
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| Event | Date1 |
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| Trading Halt | Thursday, 12 December 2024 |
| Announcement of Entitlement Issue | Pre-Market, Monday, 16 December 2024 |
| Lodgement of Prospectus with ASX and ASIC | Friday, 20 December 2024 |
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| Rights trading commences on a deferred settlement basis | Thursday, 2 January 2025 |
| Record Date (at 5pm AWST) | Friday, 3 January 2025 |
| Prospectus and Entitlement and Acceptance Form despatched to Eligible Shareholders Entitlement Offer Opening Date |
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 |
| Rights trading ends at close of trading | Thursday, 23 January 2025 |
| Securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis from market open | Friday, 24 January 2025 |
| Last day to extend the Entitlement Offer Closing Date | Tuesday, 28 January 2025 |
| Entitlement Offer Closing Date (at 5pm AWST) | Friday, 31 January 2025 |
| Announcement of Results of Entitlement Offer | Wednesday, 5 February 2025 |
| Issue of New Securities under Offer | Friday, 7 February 2025 |
| Anticipated date of despatch of holding statements of New Securities | Monday, 10 February 2025 |
- Indicative only and subject to change. All times are stated in AWST.
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Two key projects – in A world class location
| Silver Mountain Project – large scale targets and high-grade outcrops | Silver Mountain Project – large scale targets and high-grade outcrops |
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| Description & Location | 100% owned copper-gold-silver exploration project located northwest of Phoenix, Arizona |
| Tenements | Large landholding > 28km2including over 5km strike of contiguous Patented Claims |
| Highlights | • 10.7g/t Au, 251g/t Ag, 11.1% Cu • 64.1g/t Au, 445g/t Ag, 15.4% Pb • 86.1g/t Au Large seismic anomaly - undrilled |
| Historical Operations | Historical high-grade copper, gold, silver and lead mines |
| Mineralisation style | Hydrothermal high-grade veins and porphyry-style indicators |
| Opportunities | Large scale porphyry style targets, similar in style to major proximal deposits |
| Wedgetail Project – outcropping high-grade copper over 3.5kms | Wedgetail Project – outcropping high-grade copper over 3.5kms |
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| Description & Location | 100% owned copper greenfields exploration project located near Tucson, Arizona |
| Tenements | Significant landholding > 20km2across three prospects |
| Highlights | OREX - outcropping mineralisation up to 9.15% Cu |
| Mineralisation style | Sediment-hosted skarn, structurally controlled gold and base metal mineralisation |
| Opportunities | Strategic landholding with unique funding opportunity |
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wedgetail
Strategic land position to the Oracle Ridge Mine
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Strong strategic holding position for the nearby Oracle Ridge mine with no ongoing financial demands relating to the Oracle Ridge Mine. We own the: ✓ Key access route to the mine
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✓ Historic tailings dam site and land for infrastructure
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✓ Drill core and Mineral Resource data pertaining to the mine.
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These high-value assets can be used or sold to future interested parties.
Value Creation – Acquire the Oracle Ridge mine on terms that work for the Company
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wedgetail
Large prospective zone with high grade outcrop
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OREX is interpreted to be a copper dominated skarn system
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High-grade rock chip samples along the Leatherwood contact and surrounding area include:
o 9.15% Cu, 192g/t Ag, 0.15g/t Au o 8.08% Cu, 30.9g/t Ag, 0.23g/t Au o 8.06 % Cu, 39.1 g/t Ag
- Drill results from emerging Golden Eagle prospect, including 8m @ 3.80g/t Au
Value Creation – Large scale copper discovery
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Wedgetail Multiple Geophysical anomalies
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Red Hawk prospect showing two distinct zones of high electromagnetic response
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Section view of Red Hawk showing interpreted near-surface conductive targets from aerial versatile time domain electromagnetic (VTEM) survey
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Higher magnetic response also associated with mineralisation at OREX
Value Creation – Shallow discovery of copper / gold mineralisation
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Wedgetail
Potential cashflow from tailings repurposing
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Independent testwork shows existing tailings be made into marketable products such as additives and fillers.
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High carbonate content makes tailings suitable for various construction applications.
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Preliminary market research identified eight potential buyers for both fine and coarse products.
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Final third phase study underway to produce test material for potential customers and finalise product pricing. Result expected Q2 2025.
Value Creation – Sell tailings to generate revenue to self-fund exploration
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Silver mountain
new discoveries spark focused exploration strategy
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Silver Mountain Mining Tenements
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Underexplored with great potential
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Strong indicators recently discovered for high grade outcropping and porphyry style mineralisation
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Over 99% project area not drill tested
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Only 15 holes completed, with deepest at 380m
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12 historical mines across the project, with previous field results up to 92g/t Ag, 86g/t Au and 11% Cu
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Recent field results confirming prospectivity, with results up to 445g/t Ag, 64g/t Au and 15% Pb
Value Creation – Farm out porphyry targets or further exploration leading to new discovery
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Silver mountain MULTIPLE MINERALISATION SYSTEMS
Copper High-Grade Porphyry Cu-Au-Ag Seismic Anomalies: High Grade Outcrops: Buried high velocity bodies, possible Up to 11% Cu, 86g/t Au, 921g/t Ag and porphyry intrusions 15% Pb Porphyry Style Alteration: Localised Structures: Argillic, phyllic, potassic Mineralisation focused along faults and shear zones Regional Structural Setting: Hydrothermal Style Alteration: Breakaway fault along Laramide Arc trend Phyllic, propylitic, limonitic Mineral Styles: Mineral Types: Hydrothermal quartz veins at Scarlett and Porphyry-style veins with phyllic alteration hydrothermal breccias at Pacific Horizon Geochemical Pathfinders: Geochemical Zoning: Increasing porphyry-indicator elements Increasing elements towards Silver Dollar area, towards a possible porphyry source indicative of possible heat and fluid source
Geochemical Pathfinders: Increasing porphyry-indicator elements towards a possible porphyry source
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Uranium-
Thorium-REEs
Prospective Geological Features:
Structurally controlled pegmatites with
hydrothermal alteration and quartz veining
Anomalous Uranium and Thorium:
Assays including 387ppm U3O8 and 493ppm
ThO2
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Elevated Rare Earth Elements:
Averaging 205ppm TREEOs with 48%
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Magnetic Anomalies: Lowered magnetics, indicative of possible porphyry-style alteration
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Silver mountain
MULTIPLE high-grade discoveries
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11.65g/t Au
3.00% Pb 4.2g/t Au
112g/t Ag
67.7g/t Ag
3.5% Cu
7.46g/t Au
181g/t Ag 354/t Ag
3.5% Cu
387ppm U3O8
493ppm ThO2 10.7g/t Au
251g/t Ag
11.1% Cu
30.4g/t Au
78.6g/t Au
251g/t Ag
3.3% Cu
64.1g/t Au
445g/t Ag
15.4% Pb 3.3g/t Au
51.2g/t Ag
1.9% Cu
86.1g/t Au
921g/t Ag
27g/t Au
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Phase 1 drilling completed in 2019 - primarily focused in the eastern region (Pacific Horizon).
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New discovery in the western region (Scarlett) produced high grade results up to 64g/t gold, 445g/t silver and 15% lead.
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Scarlett area characterised by a major northwest-southeast trending fault zone dividing the prospect into two distinct geological domains.
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Silver mountain high grade out-cropping gold and silver at scarlett
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‘’Silver Mountain’s history of high-grade copper
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and gold mining, combined with strong geological evidence supporting the presence of significant porphyry systems, is guiding our exploration efforts at the project. Our strategic goal is to fully realize the potential of this project, situated in a world-class jurisdiction renowned for its large deposits.’ Charles Bass, Managing Director
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Recent discoveries at the Scarlett prospect show high grade veining and breccias on surface
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Silver Mountain
Geophysical anomalies support potential porphyry system
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High-Grade Results and Link to Porphyry Targets…
64.1g/t Au 11.65g/t Au
Prospective Zone with 15.4% Pb 7.46g/t Au 3.00% Pb
181g/t Ag
High-Grade Results 445g/t Ag E258684 67.7g/t Ag
E258686 C006965
30.4g/t Au
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Porphyry-
Style Target
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….With Similarities to Existing Porphyry Models
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porphyry-style targets defined by high velocity and low magnetics
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Silver Mountain
Conceptual Silver Mountain section showing two porphyry-style targets based on velocity (left) and Magnetics (right)
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Silver mountain summary
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Silver Mountain – in the right area, with the right signs of the potential for a tier-1 deposit
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Porphyry style targets supported by multiple geological indicators for a large, mineralised system
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✓ Seismic anomaly
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✓ Gravity anomaly
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✓ Magnetic anomaly
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✓ Porphyry style alteration
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✓ Porphry style veining oriented favourably to nearby major projects
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✓ High grade mineralization on surface
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Permits for drilling received (subject to placing reclamation bonds)
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KEY RISKS
Key Risks include, but not limited to:
Reliance on key personnel
The Company’s success depends to a significant extent upon its key management personnel, as well as other employees and technical personnel including sub-contractors. The Company has a small management team. The loss of the services of the Company’s key personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company at this early stage of development, particularly as finding an effective replacement may be difficult.
Potential for dilution
Upon completion of the Entitlement Offer, assuming all entitlements are accepted and no options are exercised prior to the record date, the number of Shares in the Company will increase from 400,657,776 to 1,201,973,328. This increase equates to approximately 300% (excluding the exercise of options, including the New Options) of all the issued shares in the Company following completion of the Entitlement Offer.
This means that each Share will represent a lower proportion of the ownership of the Company. It is not possible to predict what the value of the Company or a Share will be following the completion of the Entitlement Offer and the directors do not make any such representation.
The last closing trading price of Shares on ASX on the day prior to the date of announcement of the Entitlement Offer of $0.016 on 13 December 2024 is not a reliable indicator as to the potential trading price of Shares following completion of the Entitlement Offer.
Shareholders should note that if they do not participate in the Entitlement Offer and assuming the Entitlement Offer is fully subscribed, their holdings are likely to be diluted by approximately 300% (excluding the exercise of Options, including the New Options) as compared to their holdings and number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Prospectus.
Exposure to fluctuations in the US Dollar
The financial results and position of the Group are reported in Australian dollars. The Group’s exploration projects are located in Arizona, United States of America. Accordingly, the Group’s exploration costs are linked to US dollars (US$) and the A$/US$ exchange rate. Exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices
Fluctuation in commodity price could impact market sentiment and therefore adversely affect the ability of the Company to raise capital. Future potential earnings are also heavily dependent on commodity prices which exposes the future potential income of the Company to commodity price risks.
Cyber Risk
The Group uses various IT systems and cloud based software. Should a cyber event occur, there is a risk of business disruption or data breach that may adversely affect the financial position and/or performance of the Group.
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Environmental Risks
The Company’s operations and projects are subject to the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it has interests and carries on business (currently Arizona, USA) regarding environmental compliance and relevant hazards. There is also a risk that the environmental laws and regulations may become more onerous, making the Group’s operations more expensive which may adversely affect the financial position and/or performance of the Group. The Directors are not aware of any environmental law that is not being complied with.
Climate Change Risk
The Group may be impacted by climate related risks including reduced water availability, extreme weather events and changes to legislation and regulation in relation to climate.
Government Regulation Risks
Changes in law and regulations or government policy may adversely affect the Group’s operations. There is no guarantee that current or future exploration claim applications or existing claim renewals will be granted, that they will be granted without undue delay, or that the Company can economically comply with any conditions imposed on any granted exploration claims. Loss of claims may adversely affect the financial position and /or performance of the Group.
Exploration and Development Risk
The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves significant risks that even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. While the discovery of an ore body may result in substantial rewards, not all exploration activity will lead to the discovery of economic deposits. Major expenditure may be required to locate and establish Ore Reserves, to establish rights to mine the ground, to receive all necessary operating permits, to develop metallurgical processes and to construct mining and processing facilities at a particular site. Tenure Risks
Mining claims in Arizona are governed by mining laws of Arizona and the United States. Mining claims and permits are subject to various conditions, including an annual property tax and/or annual rental payment, and a specific term of grant and annual expenditure conditions in respect of Arizona state exploration permits. If the conditions attaching to the claim or permit are not satisfied or if the permits are not renewed, claims could be lost.
A Reversionary Interest in the Mineral Rights is held by MMV over certain of the Relevant Oracle Ridge Patented Claims. The reversion is set to occur on 18 February 2025, the Group has advised that it is not proposing to exercise the extension option nor make the extension payment which is now in the order of US$4.5 million. As a result, and in the absence of further negotiation, the mineral rights relating to certain of the Patented claims will revert to MMV.
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Refer to the Company’s Annual Report for further detail
KEY RISKS
Key Risks include, but not limited to:
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Operating Risks
The operations of the Company may be affected by various factors which are beyond the control of the Company, including failure to locate or identify mineral deposits, failure to achieve predicted grades in exploration or mining, operational and technical difficulties encountered in mining, commissioning and operation of plant and equipment, unanticipated metallurgical problems, industrial and environmental accidents, disputes, procurement delays and other incidents beyond the control of the Company.
New assets, projects and acquisitions
The Company may make acquisitions in the future as part of future growth plans. In this regard, the Directors of the Company will use their expertise and experience in the resources sector to assess the value of potential projects that have characteristics that are likely to provide returns to shareholders. There can be no guarantee that any new project acquisition or investment will eventuate from these pursuits, or that any acquisitions will result in a return for Shareholders. Results of Studies
The Company is pursuing a Tailings repurposing study, this study will be completed within certain parameters designed to determine the economic feasibility of the relevant project within certain limits. There can be no guarantee that the studies will confirm economic viability.
Future Capital Requirements
The Group’s ongoing activities, including repayment of its secured debt are likely to require substantial further financing.
Although the Directors believe that additional capital can be obtained, there cannot be any assurance that appropriate capital or funding, if and when needed, will be available on terms favourable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing as needed, it may be required to reduce, delay or suspend its operations which may result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s activities and its ability to continue as a going concern.
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