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IGO LIMITED — AGM Information 2009
Nov 23, 2009
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INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL
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“Growing a Great Company”
Annual General Meeting
25 November 2009
Chris Bonwick Managing Director
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain oral and written statements contained or incorporated by reference in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of the Company and its projects, constitute forward-looking statements. All statement, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” statements . The words believe , expect , anticipate , contemplate , target , plan , intend , continue , “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of nickel, gold or other metal production and prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures , mineral reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates . Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions related to future business, economic, market, political, social and other conditions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies. Many known and unknown factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or resu ts l re fl ecte d i n suc h f orwar d - oo l ki ng statements. S uc h f actors i nc u l d e, b ut are not li m te i d to: competition; mineral prices; ability to meet additional funding requirements; exploration, development and operating risks; uninsurable risks; uncertainties inherent in ore reserve and resource estimates; dependence on third party smelting facilities; environmental regulation and liability; currency risks; effects of inflation on results of operations; factors relating to title to properties; native title and aboriginal heritage issues; dependence on key personnel; and share price volatility and also include unanticipated and unusual events, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict.
The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information , future events or results or otherwise. All forward-lookin g statement made in this presentation are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned that forwardlooking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, not to put undue reliance on such statements.
INDEPENDENCE OVERVIEW - CORPORATE
Capital Structure:
ASX Code: IGO 113.7M shares & 1.2M staff options Market Cap. (23/11/09): $508M Daily turnover (6 month average): 504,748
Substantial shareholders:
JP Morgan - 9.9M shares (8.8%) Orion - 7.1M shares (6.2%) NAB - 6.8M shares (6.0%)
Financials:
FY 09 NPAT: $16.1M Dividend: 2c interim + 3c final Cash & Net Receivables: $141M Debt: Nil excluding environmental bonds
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INDEPENDENCE OVERVIEW - ASSETS
Long Nickel Mine
2008/9 Cash Costs (C1+C2 payable): A$3.85/lb Ni 2008/9 Revenue: A$8.04/lb Ni June 2009 Resources: 93,900t Ni @ 5.6% Ni June 2009 Reserves: 51,800t Ni @ 3.9% Ni
Extending mine life – New Moran discovery Jun 2009 resource: 456,000 t @ 7.1% Ni (32,400 t Ni)
Tropicana JV Initial Open Cut Resource: 30% of 5.01M oz Open uC t Min ng nveni I tory: 56Mt @ 2g/t Au (3 6M. oz uA ) (US$900/oz Au, AUD: USD 0.85, Oil US$103/barrel & 15% discount rate assumptions)
Significant along strike, underground & regional potential
Regional Exploration 8 high quality Ni, Au and Cu-Pb-Zn . exploration projects
Unique exploration targeting & technology
IGO HISTORY AND SHARE PRICE
Monthly Average Share Price to 23.11.09
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INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL
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LONG NICKEL MINE IGO’s CURRENT CASH PRODUCING ASSET Purchase price = A$15M IGO Profit to date = 247M $
1979-1999 WMC Production: 203,184t Ni Oct 02 - Sep 09 IGO Production: 57 482t Ni ,
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LONG NICKEL MINE (IGO 100%)
HISTORY:
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♦ = 26 800 Ni t Starting Reserve ,
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♦ Production to Jun 09 = 55,495 Ni t
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♦ June 2009 Resource = 93,900 Ni t
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♦ June 2009 Reserves = 51 800 Ni t,
GOALS:
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♦ Sustainable 9,000t Ni pa in bottom 3rd of world-wide nickel production cash costs.
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♦ New Reserves to increase mine life.
PRODUCTION FORECAST & HEDGING
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FY 2008/9 Guidance 2008/9 Actual 8,400 - 8,800 Ni t 3.6% Ni A$4 50 - 4 65/lb Ni Production Grade Cash Costs (payable) 8,779 Ni t 4.0% Ni A$3 85/lb Ni FY 2009/10 Guidance . . . 8,000 - 8,400 Ni t 4.0% Ni � Production � Grade A$4.20 - 4.40/lb Ni � Cash Costs (payable) ♦Hedging 4,800 Ni t @ A$19,013 / t Delivered @ 200Ni t / month from July 09 to June 11 |
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QUARTERLY CASH COSTS & REVENUE
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Relatively consistent cash costs
MINE GEOPHYSICS - TEM EQUIPMENT
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High powered TEM 3 component transmitter underground TEM system � 10 x more powerful than current systems. � Doubles search radius Down hole TEM probe detection up to 200m. � Locates blind � � Cleaner data. 200m search radius. massive NiS � � More accurate 3D visualisation of remnants 10 50m targeting. massive NiS targets. from stopes.
LONG MINE NICKEL DEPOSITS & TARGETS LONGITUDINAL PROJECTION
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McLEAY NICKEL DEPOSIT
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MORAN NICKEL DEPOSIT
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LONG MINE RESOURCES JUNE 2009 – IGO’s LARGEST EVER RESOURCE
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Continuing to Grow Resources & Reserves
LONG MINE RESERVES MINE LIFE EXTENDED TO 2015 @ 9,000 Ni t/pa
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Continuing to Grow Resources & Reserves
LONG MINE COMPLEX PRODUCTION / ORE RESERVE COMPARISON
2002-9 PRODUCTION SUMMARY Initial Ore Reserve Estimate: 33,894 Ni t Mined from Ore Reserve: 46,176 Ni t Mined outside re eserve: O R 9 319 Ni, t TOTAL: 55,495 Ni t
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LONG FLY THROUGH
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TROPICANA JV - NEW GOLD PROVINCE IGO’S SECOND POTENTIAL CASH GENERATOR
AngloGold Ashanti – 70% (Manager) Independence Group – 30%
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Tropicana JV
“New Gold Province under sand”
1000kms
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TROPICANA JV TENEMENTS
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TROPICANA JV
SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES TO DATE
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TROPICANA JV JUN 09 GLOBAL RESOURCE
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TROPICANA JV – JUN 09 PREFEASIBILITY OPEN CUT DESIGN
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TROPICANA JV - NEW INTERCEPTS OUTSIDE JUN 09 OPEN CUT DESIGN
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TROPICANA JV UNDERGROUND POTENTIAL
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TROPICANA JV HAVANA DEEPS CROSS-SECTION
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TROPICANA JV PRE-FEASIBILITY OUTCOME
Open-cut Resource: 75.3 Mt @ 2.07g/t Au (5.01 M oz Au) at June 09 Mining Inventory: 56 Mt @ 2.0g/t Au (3.6 M oz Au, 6.2:1 SR) (US$900/oz Au, AUD: USD 0.85, US$103/barrel oil& 15% discount rate assumptions )
Mill:
6 Mt p/a (plant & infrastructure capital A$500-540 M includes 15% contingency)
Metallurgy:
Free milling - 92% recovery
Gold Production:
330,000 - 410,000 oz Au pa (recovered) over 8-10 years
Cash Costs:
Water: BFS Completion:
Owner operator option – diesel A$590-610/oz Au Contract mining option – diesel A$690-710/oz Au 900 Gigalitre aquifer located
Second half 2010
TROPICANA JV PROPOSED PLANT LAYOUT
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TROPICANA JV FLY THROUGH
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REGIONAL EXPLORATION STRATEGY
Discovering new, high profit mines by -
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Technical Innovation
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Geophysical tools to see “under cover”
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� New targeting techniques
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Exclusive access to new data bases
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Unlocking value in established and emerging belts
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First mover advantage in “frontier” belts � Eg. Tropicana
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Strong in-house geophysical capability
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Small, well resourced, highly motivated exploration team
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Use of underva uel d large company ad tabases now owned by IGO
IGO BASE METAL EXPLORATION PROJECTS
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DUKETON JV LOCATION
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DUKETON JV – BULGE PROSPECT NICKEL DRILL INTERCEPTS
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DUKETON JV – BULGE NICKEL PROSPECT (IGO earning 70%)
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JV Partner:
South Boulder
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IGO GOLD EXPLORATION PROJECTS
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HOLLETON GOLD PROJECT
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(IGO 100%)
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KARLAWINDA PROJECT (IGO – 100%)
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KARLAWINDA - FRANCOPAN PROSPECT CROSS-SECTION
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KARLAWINDA – WEST BIBRA PROSPECT
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PROJECT GENERATION DE BEERS DATABASE (IGO 100%)
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103,000 geochemical samples analysed.
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189 000, geochem ca samp es unana ysei l l l d.
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2,278 samples reporting
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� v si ible gold.
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2,025 geophysical surveys.
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Estimated cost to replicate data base >$A500M.
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No buy-back or royalties.
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PROJECT GENERATION DE BEERS DATABASE (IGO 100%)
IGO 2009 gold analysis of De Beers samples collected before the discovery of the Plutonic Gold Mine (WA)
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INDEPENDENCE CORPORATE GOALS
To improve shareholder returns by becoming a highly profitable, multi commodity Australian mining company
Focus on:
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Low cash costs
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Mine longevity
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Innovative exploration
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Strong balance sheet
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COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
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Note: The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves (apart from the Tropicana mineral resources) is based on information compiled by Mr Christopher M Bonwick who is a full-time employee of the Company and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Christopher Bonwick 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 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Christopher Bonwick consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Sign Off: The information in this presentation that relates to Tropicana Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mark Kent, who is a full-time employee of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, and a member of the AusIMM. Mark Kent has sufficient experience relative to the type and style of mineral deposit under consideration and to the activity which has been undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person (or Recognised Mining Professional) as defined in the 2004 Edition of the JORC Code . Mark Kent consents to the release of the resource based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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LONG NICKEL MINE 2009 RESOURCES AND RESERVES
| RESOURCES Undiluted at 1% Ni Cut-off1, 2 |
RESOURCES Undiluted at 1% Ni Cut-off1, 2 |
LONG MORAN VICTOR SOUTH McLEAY BROKEN STOCKS TOTAL |
RESERVES Mining at Economic Ni Cut-off1, 2 Tonnes Ni % Ni Tonnes 70,000 3.5 2,500 155 000 2 9 4 500 , . , 225,000 3.1 7,000 - - - 640,000 4.1 26,300 640,000 4.1 26,300 112,000 4.6 5,200 112,000 4.6 5,200 170,000 3.7 6,400 176,000 3.8 6,700 346,000 3.8 13,100 4,000 5 200 4,000 5 200 1 327 000 3 9 51 800 , , . , |
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| LONG MORAN VICTOR SOUTH McLEAY BROKEN STOCKS TOTAL |
Measured Indicated Inferred Sub-Total |
Tonnes Ni % Ni Tonnes |
Proven Probable Sub-Total |
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| 64,000 6.4 4,100 298 000 5 2 15 500 , . , 61,000 4.4 2,700 423,000 5.3 22,300 |
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| Measured Indicated Inferred Sub-Total |
- - - 401,000 6.9 27,800 55,000 8.4 4,600 456,000 7.1 32,400 |
Proven Probable Sub-Total |
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| Measured Indicated Inferred Sub-Total |
- - - 305,000 3.2 10,100 - - - 305,000 3.2 10,100 |
Probable Sub-Total |
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| Measured Indicated Inferred Sub-Total |
118,000 6.8 8,000 217,000 5.6 12,100 162 000 5 4 8 800 , . , 497,000 5.8 28,900 |
Proven Probable Sub-Total |
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| Measured Sub-Total |
4,000 5 200 4,000 5 200 |
Proven Sub-Total |
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| 1 685 000 5 6 93 900 , , . , |
Reserves are included in resources Notes:
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1 The cut-off grade used for the Victor South resource is 0.6% Ni.
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2 Ore tonnes have been rounded to the nearest thousand tonnes and nickel tonnes have been rounded to the nearest hundred tonnes.
TROPICANA JV RESOURCES
TROPICANA JV June 2009
OPEN PIT RESOURCES
| Measured I di t d n ca e Inferred TOTAL |
Million Tonnes g/t Au1 Million Ounces2 24.2 2.3 1.79 39 8 2 0 2 58 . . . 11.3 1.8 0.64 75.3 2.1 5.01 |
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1 Cut-offs: 0.6g/t Au oxide ore, 0.7g/t Au fresh ore. 2 A$1,250/oz Au optimisation.