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ELEVRA LITHIUM LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2017
Oct 15, 2017
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Capital Raising to Fund Completion of the Authier DFS and Fast Track Towards Production
Investor Presentation | October 2017
Disclaimer
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Forward Looking Statements
This presentation may contain certain forward looking statements. Such statements are only predictions, based on certain assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Sayona Limited’s control. Actual events or results may differ materially from the events or results expected or implied in any forward looking statement. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation, warranty or prediction with respect to the accuracy of the underlying assumptions or that any forward looking statements will be or are likely to be fulfilled. Sayona Limited undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation (subject to securities exchange disclosure requirements).The information in this presentation does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any person. Nothing contained in this presentation constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice.
Reference To Previous ASX Releases
This presentation refers to the following previous ASX releases:
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Authier JORC Resource Expanded , 23 November 2016
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Authier Maiden JORC Ore Reserve, 17 February 2017 and JORC Resource Update, 14 June 2017
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Authier PFS, 17 February 2017
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 and all material assumptions and technical parameters continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.
Downstream Concept Study
The Concept Study referred to in this announcement has been undertaken to determine the potential viability of downstream processing Authier concentrates into lithium carbonate and/or hydroxide. It is based on a low level technical and economic assessment and was based on the AACE International Recommended Practice No. 18R-97, as a Class 4 estimate. The study has not been used as the basis for the estimation of Ore Reserves. Further technical and economic assessment including, metallurgical testing, Feasibility Study and permitting will be required to provide any assurance or certainty of an economic development case.
The Concept Study is based on the mine and concentrator assumptions (includes Ore Reserves) outlined in the February 2017 Authier Pre-Feasibility Study, Authier Updated JORC Resource report (14 June 2017), a report prepared by Wave International on the downstream capital and operating costs, Appendix – Project Design Criteria, and other material assumptions outlined elsewhere in this document. Whilst the Company considers all the material assumptions to be based on reasonable grounds, there is no certainty that they will prove to be correct or that the outcomes indicated in the Concept Study will be achieved.
To achieve the potential downstream process plant development outcomes indicated in this Concept Study, additional funding will be required. Funding will be required to complete metallurgical testing ($100,000), feasibility studies and permitting (approximately $1,000,000) and development (approximately $223 to $240 million depending on whether it is a lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide plant). Investors should note that there is no certainty that the Company will be able to raise the funding when needed. It is also possible that such funding may only be available at terms that may be too dilutive to or otherwise affect the value of Sayona shares. It is also possible that Sayona could pursue other ‘value realisation strategies such as sale, partial sale or joint venture of the project. If it does, this could materially reduce Sayona’s proportionate ownership of the project. Given the uncertainties involved, investors should not make any investment decisions based solely on the results of the Concept Study.
The Company has concluded it has reasonable basis for providing forward looking statements included in this announcement and believes that it has a reasonable basis to expect it will be able to continue funding the feasibility activities for the project.
Sayona Mining Limited
Sa ona ‐ At a Glance y
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Sayona’s strategy is to fast‐track the development of its advanced Authier ‐ Lithium Project first production is expected in 2019 and the Project offers significant expansion potential
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Ca ital Raisin Overview p g
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SYA is undertaking $4.87 million partially underwritten renounceable entitlement offer on a 1:2 basis at $0.01 per share
| Equity Raising | • Entitlement offer to raise $4.87m and 487m new ordinary shares issued • Partially Underwritten to $2m by Patersons Securities Limited • Investors can apply for one share for every two shares held at the record date |
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| Offer | • $0.01 per share • 9.1% discount to closing share price of $0.011 on 2 Oct 2017 |
| Use of Proceeds | • Authier project expenditure – advancing studies and permitting • Administration expenses • Working capital • Expenses of the offer |
| Ranking | • Shares will rank equally with existing shares |
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Ca ital Structure p
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Ordinary shares pre‐raising 975 m
Capital raising:
‐ Rights issue 1 for 2 @ $0.01 per share 487 m
Total ordinary shares 1,462 m
Market capitalisation @ $0.01 per share A$ 14.6 m
Cash at bank
A$ 4.9 m ‐ $ 2.5 m
(Inclusive of cash balance and after expenses of offer)
$2.6m at the underwritten amount and $5.3m at the maximum subscription
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Use of Funds
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| Minimum Amount Raised Under the Rights Issue* |
Maximum Amount Raised under Rights Issue |
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| Capital raised pursuant to offering | $2,000,000 | $4,874,098 |
| Existing cash (as at June 30, 2017) | $520,082 | $520,082 |
| Total | $2,520,082 | $5,394,180 |
| Use of funds: | ||
| Authier lithium project expenditure | $1,350,000 | $3,610,000 |
| Administration expenses | $860,000 | $960,000 |
| Surplus working capital | $54,216 | $376,249 |
| Expenses of the offer | $255,866 | $447,931 |
| Total Funds Used | $2,520,082 | $5,394,180 |
*The Rights Issue is partially underwritten up to $2 million
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Entitlement Offer Timetable
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| Event | Date |
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| Lodge retail offer document with ASX | Tuesday, 3 October 2017 |
| Trading of Rights Commences | Friday, 6 October 2017 |
| Record Date to determine entitlements | 7pm (Brisbane time), 9 October 2017 |
| Dispatch of Prospectus and Entitlement Acceptance Forms | By Wednesday, 11 October 2017 |
| Trading of Rights ends | Friday, 27 October 2017 |
| Closing Date of Rights Issue | 5pm, 2 November 2017 |
| Rights Issue Shortfall Notified | Tuesday, 7 November 2017 |
| Shortfall Settled | Thursday, 9 November 2017 |
| Issue date, Deferred Settlements Trading Ends | Friday, 10 November 2017 |
| Normal Trading of New Shares expected on ASX | Monday, 13 November 2017 |
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Investment Hi hli hts g g
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Authier is an advanced, de‐risked project. Pre‐Feasibility Study and Ore Reserve completed. DFS to commence October
Executing a plan to get into production and generate cash flow – low capital hurdle & competitive operating costs
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Located in a first world country with access to world‐class, low‐cost infrastructure
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Base case pre‐tax NPV of A$140 million and low enterprise value per tonne of resources compared to industry peers
Board and management team have track record of delivering projects
Sayona Mining Limited
Cor orate Summar p y
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Trading Exchange ASX: SYA Capitalisation
Price
As at 11 Oct 2017 1.2¢
Shares 974,819,553
Market cap $11.7m
26% Directors
Shareholders Cash
$1.1m
56% Top 20 As at 30 June 2017
Research Coverage
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Board and Mana ement g
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| Dan O’Neill | • Geologist with 35 years experience in technical and corporate roles • Founding director of Orocobre Ltd. Director of Altura Mining |
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| Allan Buckler | • 40 years experience building mining operations in Australia and Indonesia. Former Director and Chief Operations Officer for New Hope Corporation • Director of Altura Mining |
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| Paul Crawford | • CPA with 35 years public company experience • Previously Company Secretary of companies including, Orocobre Ltd (founding director), Elementos and ActivEx |
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| James Brown | • 35 years experience including, 22 years with New Hope Corporation. Extensive mine development & operational experience • Managing Director of Altura Mining ‐ $220m market cap. |
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| Corey Nolan Chief Executive Officer |
• 24 years experience in exploration, development, operations and corporate finance • Started and managed a number of resource companies with projects in a range of commodities and countries |
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| Sayona Mining Limited |
Hard Rock Lithium Peer Universe
‐ EV / Measured & Indicated Resources
‐ EV/Resource value is low ‐ EV is more indicative of lithium explorers
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Sa ona Si nificantl Undervalued y g y
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Deep Value in Quebec Lithium Projects
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Rose
James Bay
(Critical Elements)
(Galaxy Lithium#)
Resource: 34.7Mt @ 0.92% Li20
Resource: 22Mt @ 1.29% Li20
Market Cap: A$240 million
Market Cap: A$1,3bn
Whabouchi
(Nemaska Lithium)
Resource: Resource: 32.59Mt @ 1.56% Li20
Market Cap: A$566 million
Authier
(Sayona Mining)
Resource: 17.4Mt @ 1.02% Li20
Market Cap: A$12 million
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TOP rated mining jurisdiction by Fraser Institute – No.6 in world
Stable taxes and no royalties Well established permitting regime Modern, efficient infrastructure
25 mines in production $8.7bn of mineral exports
Sayona Mining Limited
- Closing Prices 11 Oct 2017. C$:A$ 1.03 # Resource shown as James Bay only. Excludes other projects
Authier Lithium Project Development Plan
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Base Case Development Scenario
Growth Opportunities
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Authier Mine and Concentrator
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Simple open‐cut mining operation
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Conventional concentrator producing
100kt/yr of 6% Li20 concentrate
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PFS completed. Optimisation work
nearing completion
• DFS to commence next quarter
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Permitting and environmental
progressing
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Mine life 20 years
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Opportunity to fund growth options by
selling concentrates
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Increase Production Capacity
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Increase plant capacity to sell more concentrates and shorten mine‐life to maximise NPV
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Invest into further exploration to expand the resource base
Integrated Refinery Model
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Convert Authier concentrates into lithium hydroxide or carbonate
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Scoping study completed
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PFS and metallurgical test work to commence next quarter
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Site selection process underway
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Authier Project Highlights
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Simple geology, extensively drilled ‐ 22,000 metres
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Low‐cost, truck and shovel mining operation
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Proven process for recovery of spodumene into a saleable concentrate – no technology risk
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World‐class development infrastructure
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Valuation based on a PFS lithium price of US$515/t ‐ well below current traded market price for concentrates
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Low capital hurdle and competitive operating costs
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201 Pre‐Feasibilit Stud Outcomes# 7 y y
Pre‐Tax NPV’s CAD$140m Pre‐Tax IRR 39% Capital Payback 2.2 years Ave Annual EBITDA CAD$31m Ave Operating Margin US$235/t Price Forecast* US$515/t • Price of US$/t per tonne of concentrate based on a 5.75% Li20 concentrate • #See ASX release, Authier Pre‐Feasibility Study, 17 February 2017
Start‐up capex of CAD $66 million and opex of US $280 /t
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PFS JORC Ore Reserve
| Tonnes (Mt) | Grades (Li20) | Contained (Li20) | |
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| Proven | 4.9 | 0.97% | 47,821 |
| Probable | 5.3 | 1.06% | 55,904 |
| Total | 10.2 | 1.02% | 102,725 |
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The Ore Reserve has been estimated and reported in accordance with the guidelines of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012) at a 0.45% Li20 cut‐off grade
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Post‐PFS JORC Mineral Resource U rade pg
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| Tonnes (Mt) | Grades (Li20) | Contained (Li20) | |
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| Measured | 5.62 | 1.01% | 56,762 |
| Indicated | 9.57 | 1.03% | 98,571 |
| Inferred | 2.21 | 0.99% | 21,879 |
| Total | 17.4 | 1.02% | 177,879 |
The resource has been estimated and reported in accordance with the guidelines of the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012) at a 0.45% Li20 cut‐off grade.
Sayona Mining Limited
Updated PFS to Improve Project Value
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Work Programs Value Outcomes
1. Increased Ore Reserve following Mineral Longer mine life
Resource upgrade
Capacity expansion potential
2. Metallurgical optimisation:
Increased revenues
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6% Li20 concentrate produced
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Improved processing recoveries
Lower operating costs
3. Geotechnical & dilution study enhancements Higher NPV and IRR
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Fast tracking Authier towards production ‐ six month DFS to commence in October
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Sim le O en‐Cut Minin O eration p , p g p
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| Simple Mining Method |
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| Truck and shoveloperation | ||
| Competitive Mining Costs |
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| CAD$2.90/tonneaverage LOM* | ||
| Low Capex |
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| Mining FleetLeased | ||
| | Conservative geotechnical assumptions – | |
| 45°hanging wall pit slope | ||
| | Life‐of‐Mine | |
| 15years* | ||
| | Large, thick tabular body | |
| LOM waste to ore ratio6:1 |
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*See ASX release, Authier Pre‐Feasibility Study, 17 February 2017
Conventional Process Flow‐Sheet
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- Conventional process flow‐sheet **Crush, grind and flotation**
- Cash Operating Costs **$20 / tonne life‐of‐mine**
- **80%** recovery to a **5.75%** Li2O concentrate*
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700,000 tpa processing capacity to produce
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98 Kt/yr Li2O concentrate
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Dry Tailings simplifies approvals
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- *See ASX release, Authier Pre‐Feasibility Study, 17 February 2017
World‐Class Infrastructure
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5 km Low cost hydro power and gas 5 km Sealed road access 20 km Rail access to export port Experienced local mining workforce Major new hub of lithium carbonate production Electricity 5 ¢ kWh Gas < $ 3 /GJ Sayona Mining Limited
Inte rated Refiner g y
Concentrate Sales Strategy
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Sell lower‐value concentrates to battery converters in Canada or China
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Concentrate sells at >US$ 750 /t
Why go downstream?
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Substantially higher margins than concentrate operations
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Much higher prices for value‐added products
Significantly higher NPV’s
Opportunity to create significantly more shareholder value
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Integrated Refinery Strategy
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Sell value‐added lithium products to
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battery manufacturers across the world
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Lithium hydroxide sells for >US$18,000/t
Quebec location advantages
- Low‐cost energy
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Skilled low‐cost, workforce
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Close to the US battery markets
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Favourable taxation regime
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Reagents readily available
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Authier Downstream Processing Financial Highlights*
(Approximate Values Derived from the Scoping Study)
| Description | Unit | Lithium Carbonate | Lithium Hydroxide |
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| Annual Production Capacity | Tonnes | 13,000 | 14,000 |
| Ave Cash operatingCosts* | C$per tonne | 6,331 | 6,032 |
| Ave Cash OperatingCosts* | US$per tonne | 4,812 | 4,585 |
| Price forecast | US$per tonne | 10,200 | 12,000 |
| Initial Capital# | C$ million | 223 | 240 |
| Total Capital# | C$ million | 284 | 301 |
| Pre‐tax NPV@9%DR | C$ million | 426 | 794 |
| Pre‐Tax IRR | % | 31 | 44 |
| Exchange rate | CAD$:US$ | 0.76 | 0.76 |
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Cash Operating Costs includes mining, processing, administration, royalties, transport, and downstream processing # Capital expenditure includes all mine, concentrator and downstream process plant
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Please see Scoping Study disclaimer on page 2 and ASX release, “Downstream Study Demonstrates Positive Economics”, 30 August 2017
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Authier Develo ment Timetable p
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2017 2018 2019 2020
Milestones
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Phase 2 Metallurgy
PFS Update
Environmental
Mining Lease
Pilot Metallurgy
Definitive Feasibility Study
Engineering & Design
Off‐take
Finance
Construction
Operation
Downstream Concept study
Downstream Testing
Downstream Studies
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Conclusions
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Opportunity to participate in a capital raising that will fund the completion of the Authier pre‐development studies
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Company targeting near‐term opportunity to commence production and capitalise on the high price environment for concentrates
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Cash flows can be directed to growth options including the integrated refinery model and further exploration
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Integrated refinery model provides an opportunity to value‐add Authier concentrates and create significant shareholder value
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Board and management team have track record of delivering projects
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ACN 091 951 978 Suite 68, 283 Given Terrace Paddington, Queensland, 4064 Brisbane, Australia Ph: +61 7 3369 7058 [email protected]