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ELEMENT 25 LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2021
Jul 7, 2021
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Element 25 Limited Investor Update – Commissioning for Growth
Building a world-class Zero Carbon Manganese™business
July 2021– Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Breakfast
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Introduction
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Disclaimer
Overview
This presentation contains only a brief overview of Element 25 Limited and its associated entities (“Element 25") and their respective activities and operations. The contents of this presentation, including matters relating to the geology of Element 25's projects, may rely on various assumptions and subjective interpretations which it is not possible to detail in this presentation and which have not been subject to any independent verification.
This presentation contains a number of forward-looking statements. Known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and factors outside of Element 25’s control, may cause the actual results, performance and achievements of Element 25 to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this presentation.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Element 25 does not warrant the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information in this presentation, nor the future performance of Element 25, and will not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from the use of the information.
The information contained in this presentation is not a substitute for detailed investigation or analysis of any particular issue. Current and potential investors and shareholders should seek independent advice before making any investment decision in regard to Element 25 or its activities.
Developing the world class Butcherbird Manganese Project in Western Australia to produce high quality manganese concentrate and High Purity Manganese ( HPM ) products for traditional and new energy markets.
| Financial Information | |
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| ASX Ticker | E25 |
| Shares on Issue | 149M |
| Share Price | $2.10(7 July 2021) |
| Debt | Nil |
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Australia’s largest onshore manganese deposit. • Simple low-cost mining and processing.
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• >260 Mt of manganese ore in JORC resources[1] . • No blasting or dewatering required. • Reserve containing 5.22 Mt of manganese[2] . • Long mine life – 42 years using only 20% of the • 100% owned by Element 25 Limited. global resource, potential to improve. • Located in WA, ranked #1 for mining investment[3] . • Outstanding economics[2] • Ethical, proven, sustainably regulated jurisdiction. • First sale contract signed[3] • Excellent infrastructure: highway and gas pipeline • Transport of first shipment to port[4] .
1Reference: Company ASX release 17 April 2019. 2Reference: Company ASX Release 3 December 2020. 3Reference: Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2019, 3Reference: Company ASX Release 26 May 2021, 4Reference: Company ASX Release 16 June 2021 - 2 -
Not all manganese is created equal
E25 Manganese
Serving the Old…
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Manganese ( Mn ) is the fourth most used metal on earth in terms of tonnage.
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Used in steel, specialty alloys and aluminium products.
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Traditionally the market has been dominated by the steel and alkaline battery industries.
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There is no substitute for manganese in steel.
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E25 manganese concentrate and EMM feed this market.
And the New…
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The electrification of the global vehicle fleet requires vast amounts of cathode materials.
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Nickel and cobalt supplies cannot meet projected demand for new energy vehicle (NEV) growth.
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Batteries are trending toward higher manganese content for safer, more cost-effective solutions.
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E25 high purity manganese will feed these markets.
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Great infrastructure endowment, fully permitted
Extensive Exploration Tenure
E52/2350
M52/1074
Granted Mining Lease
Measured & Indicated
Resources are the basis
Simple Logistics for the 42-year Base Case
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Very simple geology equals low-cost, low environmental impact manganese units
| Classification | Tonnes (Mt) | Mn (%) | Contained Mn (Mt) |
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| Resource | 263 | 10.0 | 20.8 |
| Reserve | 50.6 | 10.3 | 5.22 |
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RESOURCE GROWTH POTENTIAL • Enough resource base for multidecade long expansion pathway.
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• Can produce concentrate, battery grade HPMSM and EMM without resource limitation.
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ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN OPERATION • Ore from surface
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• No explosives required
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• No waste water • One reagent – water • Extremely low levels of contaminants
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Stage 1: Operational, Ramp Up Underway
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20-year Mining Lease granted
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All Stakeholder Agreements finalised
Maiden product shipment June 2021
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Processing water confirmed and permitted
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Fully funded with no debt
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Operation is fully permitted
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Stage 1 is operational
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Stage 2 fully funded to provide material for MnSO4 conversion
Stage 1
Stage 2 Expanded Mn concentrate for MnSO4 PFS study near complete, fully funded Startup 2024/25
Low impurity Mn concentrate Operating and ramping up First shipment June 2021
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Stage 1: Project Delivery Complete – Ramp Up Underway
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Process Water
Storage
Tails Storage
ROM Stocks
Main Access
Road
Ore Stockpiles
Processing
Plant
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Low capex Stage 1 provides a springboard for rapid growth
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Low capex.
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Rapid startup.
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Establish cashflow.
• Fund High Purity Manganese ( HPM ) from strengthened balance sheet.
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Only 10 months from
Stage 1 PFS
to commissioning
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Mn [25] Mn [25] Mn [25]
341,000 t/a $583 million 387%
annual Production over NPV5 pre-tax IRR pre-tax
40 year mine life
Mn [25] Mn [25] Mn [25]
$20.3 million 0 months March 2021
capital cost including payback period commissioning
working capital no debt and ramp up commenced
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2Reference: Element 25 Limited ASX releases dated 3 December 2020.
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Stage 2 expansion turbocharging cashflows to fund HPM
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Incremental capital required.
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Financing discussions advanced.
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Flowsheet process proven.
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Rapid deployment.
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Fund High Purity Manganese from strengthened balance sheet.
Establishing a globally significant, low carbon manganese business in record time, with minimal dilution
Mn[25] 1,023,000 t/a Annual Production over 40-year mine life
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Mn [25]
$20.3 million
Incremental capital cost
including working capital
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Mn [25]
$1.138 billion
NPV5 pre-tax
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Mn [25]
6 months
Payback period
Semeru Energy U$5M debt
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Mn [25]
359%
IRR pre-tax
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Mn [25]
February 2022
Commissioning
scheduled
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2Reference: Element 25 Limited ASX releases dated 3 December 2020.
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Complete – First Shipment in Port Hedland
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E25 Manganese Ore
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“Old world” manganese demand continues to grow
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High silica Butcherbird concentrates
are ideally suited to the fastest
Driven by growing market segment,
global silicomanganese.
A steadily &
economic
consistently
growth
growing
market
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New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Demand Growing MUCH Faster
Li-ion battery market development for electric vehicles
58% by 2040 percentage of new vehicles that will be EV or hybrid
54 million EV passenger sales by 2040
from 2033 decline emissions from road transport
17.6M by 2040 barrels of oil displaced by EVs each day
“It is reasonably straight forward to do a cathode that is two-thirds nickel and one-third manganese…” Elon Musk, Tesla
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Mn
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Reference: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-020-00095-x
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Reference: Wood Mckenzie
Reference: https://about.newenergyfinance.com/electric-vehicle-outlook/
If not manganese, then what?
Global mined cobalt output (Kt)
58% by 2040 percentage of new vehicles that will be EV or hybrid
54 million EV passenger sales by 2040
from 2033 decline emissions from road transport
17.6M by 2040 barrels of oil displaced by EVs each day
“In order to save battery costs, VW wants to use nickel and manganese for the cells in the volume segment and, if possible, do without the – more expensive – cobalt.…”
The Driven , March 2021
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Manganese ( Mn ) is the fourth most utilised metal globally.
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It is the cheapest, most abundant of the NMC cathode materials ( N i, M n, C ).
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Nickel and cobalt have supply constraints, manganese does not.
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For cobalt, there are serious ethical concerns around production methods[1] .
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Manganese is perfectly placed to provide the material needed to satisfy the worlds hunger to electrify. Mn
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Battery makers have manganese rich cathode designs in their roadmaps post 2025.
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Drop-off in supply post 2025.
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• Ethical issues around production.
Class 1 Nickel Supply and Demand Outlook
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Production capacity “flatlining”.
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• Insufficient to meet projected demand.
1https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ethical-supply-the-search-for-cobalt-beyond-the-congo/
Reference: Wood Mckenzie
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If not manganese, then what?
High manganese cathodes planned for most vehicles
• VW moving to a high manganese cathode for most of its vehicles.
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High manganese means better energy density and lower cost.
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Requires large volumes of high purity manganese sulphate.
“Our transformation will be fast, it will be unprecedented…”
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess
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Element 25 is targeting this market for its long term growth strategy. Mn
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• Discussions underway in relation to potential offtake partners in this segment.
Reference: Volkswagen
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Our Journey– Element 25 has a well advanced flowsheet and business strategy…
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2012
Resource Defined
263 Mt @ 10% Mn
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2017
First Leach Tests
Showed rapid selective
extraction
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2019
EMM Produced
>99.9% pure metal
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2020
PFS Delivery
Early cashflow opportunity
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2021
Operational
Less than 12 months
from Stage 1 PFS
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2021
MnSO
4 Focus
Finalise test work
Stage 2 PFS delivery
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2022 2024/25
MnSO MnSO
4 DFS 4 Production
Complete engineering Supplying the EV markets
design for the future of transport
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Historical Projected
References: ASX Company releases 6 June 2017, 12 February 2019, 16 April 2019, 15 April 2021
Our Goal– Zero Carbon High Purity Manganese for New Energy Vehicles…
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In Production
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• First Shipment June 2021
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Stage 1 First production of manganese concentrate to sell to steel allow manufacturers
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Stage 2 Expansion of the concentrate production to produce manganese feedstock to convert to HPMSM
Proposed Timeline:
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Pre-Feasibility Study completed 2021
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Full Feasibility Study - H1 2022
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Product Qualification - H2 2022
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First Production Scheduled for 2024/2025
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Stage 3
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Serving the New Energy Vehicle Markets by converting the concentrate to HPMSM using renewable energy
Zero Carbon Manganese™– ESG Considerations Integral to Our Thinking
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Sustainable extraction
Renewable energy
Low-carbon processing
Fuel cell haulage Carbon offsets
Zero Carbon Manganese™
Other potential pathways that Element 25 is investigating:
Renewable Energy Powered Processing
Sustainable Extraction
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Extensive wind and solar resource data set collected at site (>1 year)
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Energy modelling confirmed cost advantage with renewable solutions
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Green hydrogen powered mine fleet and bulk haulage
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Battery powered bulk haulage trucks to be made available in Australia shortly
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Green hydrogen reduction reagent potential (similar to “Green Steel”)
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Supply chain transparency and ESG accounting
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Collaboration with other ESG focused companies to pursue new solutions
New Energy Fuel
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Our Journey…
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Stage 1 Stage 2 $583 million NPV $1.14 billion NPV Commissioning and rampPFS study complete, up underway startup 2022
Stage 3 High Purity Mn PFS study anticipated for completion 2021
Stage 4 Decarbonise Global benchmark for Zero Carbon Manganese™
9 month plan 1.5 year plan 5 year plan
Cashflow
Low capital cost, rapid start up to establish E25 as a producer while minimising dilution.
Expansion
Improved resource utilisation, reduction in unit operating costs, increased operating cash.
The Prize
Position E25 as a globally dominant producer of high purity, sustainable manganese products.
Zero Carbon Manganese™
Best in class, zero carbon, ethically produced, scalable high purity manganese for global markets.
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Thank you
For more information, please contact Element 25 Limited: +61 8 6315 1400 [email protected] www.element25.com.au
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Reserves and Resources
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Maiden Ore Reserve[1]
| Category | Tonnes (Mt) | Mn (%) | Contained Mn (Mt) |
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| Proved | 14.4 | 11.5 | 1.65 |
| Probable | 36.2 | 9.8 | 3.56 |
| Total | 50.6 | 10.3 | 5.22 |
Global Mineral Resource[2]
| Category | Tonnes (Mt) | Mn (%) | Si (%) | Fe (%) | Al (%) |
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| Measured | 16 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 11.7 | 5.7 |
| Indicated | 41 | 10.0 | 20.9 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
| Inferred | 206 | 9.8 | 20.8 | 11.4 | 5.9 |
| Total | 263 | 10.0 | 20.8 | 11.4 | 5.9 |
• 89% conversion of measured and indicated resources to reserve. • Maiden Reserve only exploits approximately 20% of global mineral resource. • Excellent potential for future expansion. • More drilling has potential to add to global resource.
1Reference: Element 25 Limited ASX release dated 19 May 2020.
2Reference: Element 25 Limited ASX releases dated 17 April 2019.
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Competent Person’s Statement
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The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Justin Brown who is a full-time employee of the Company and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Justin Brown has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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’. Justin Brown consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
All references to Mineral Resources pertain to the ASX release dated 17 April 2019. The Company confirms that all material assumptions, underpinning the estimations continue to apply and have not materially changed.
All references to Mineral Reserves pertain to the ASX release dated 19 May 2020. The Company confirms that all material assumptions, underpinning the estimations continue to apply and have not materially changed.
For further information on Element 25 Limited and its Projects please visit its website at www.element25.com.au which contains copies of all continuous disclosure documents to ASX, Competent Persons’ Statements and Corporate Governance Statement and Policies.
DISCLAIMER
The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of the Australian Government, and the Australian Government does not accept responsibility for any information or advice contained herein.
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