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GRANGE RESOURCES LIMITED. AGM Information 2014

May 6, 2014

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AGM Information

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Annual General Meeting Wayne Bould, Managing Director

7 May 2014

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Most EXPERIENCED magnetite producer

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  • STRONG Safety Culture

  • LONG LIFE producer of PREMIUM iron ore pellets

  • STRONG balance sheet

  • Advanced GROWTH Project

  • Established STRONG DIVIDEND pay-out

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Ordinary Shares on issue 6 May 2014 1,157m
Share Price 6 May 2014 $0.245
Market Capitalisation 6 May 2014 $283m
Cash and Term Deposits 31 March 2014 $146m

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BACK TO THE BASICS

  • Exceptional safety record continued

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  • Successfully delivered mine re-development strategies

  • Market conditions improved in H2 2013

  • Focused on good old fashioned TQM disciplines

  • Maintained our focus on the Southdown Project

  • Focused on capital management

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  • Revenues from mining operations of $281.1 million (down 15% from $331.3 million)

  • Net profit after tax of $25.6 million (down 57% from a restated $59.1 million)

  • Net cash inflows from operating activities of $115.8 million (down 35% from a restated $179.3 million)

  • Cash and term deposits of $159.9 million as at 31 December 2013

  • No net debt and reduced gearing levels with borrowings of $3.5 million (down 75% from a restated

  • Final dividend of a 1.0 cent per share (unfranked) plus 1.0 cent per share special dividend

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Our fundamentals are very sound

We will continue our disciplined management:

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STAYING WITH THE BASICS

  • Exceptional safety record continues

  • Successfully completed an expanded annual common equipment shutdown

  • Delivered improved quarterly production results

  • Successfully negotiated crystallisation of pre-merger deferred consideration obligation

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  • Maintained access to high grade ore through continued investment in mine development

  • Final approval for the South Deposit Tailings Storage Facility

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Taking advantage of iron ore market prices

Driving C1 costs lower

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Australia’s Most Experienced Magnetite Producer

Focusing on the fundamentals

Reassessing the project concept

Quality assets in Tasmania and Western Australia.

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North Pit

South Deposit

Centre Pit South

Long Plains

Total resources exceeding 340m tonnes which support s operations to 2030 and beyond

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Reducing risk associated with a single pit operation

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North Pit Production Stripping

North Pit Mine Development

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South Deposit Mine Development

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Concentrator
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  • Autogenous milling and magnetic separation process

  • Progressing the phased upgrade of the original autogenous mills and associated infrastructure

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Pipeline
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  • 85km pipeline connecting Savage River to Port Latta

  • Low cost mode of transportation using pipeline pumps and gravity fed technologies

Pellet Plant & Port

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  • Four furnace lines capable of producing 2.4mtpa of iron ore pellets

  • Dedicated port facility providing access to Panamax vessels (80k tonnes)

Strategic Production Priorities

Strategic Production Priorities

  • Continuous improvement in product quality (via TQM processes)

  • Naturally occurring properties of the slurry protect the pipeline and reduce sustaining capital and maintenance costs

  • Develop market driven bulk production output capabilities (concentrate & pellets offering)

  • Re-commission fifth furnace (ore availability)

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Continue the search for a new equity partner to take a strategic share of the Company’s

  • Maintain reduced project expenditure during 2014

  • Conduct internal review of definitive feasibility study operating model to determine if

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Broaden customer base to take advantage of market opportunities and to diversify geographic customer risk

  • operating costs down further and maintain access to high grade ore

  • Continue to invest in process infrastructure

  • Redefine strategies and outcomes to leverage our investment in the Southdown project

  • Maintain regular dividend

  • Target growth opportunities to complement existing business

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Primary Contact:

Wayne Bould

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