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IMAGE RESOURCES NL — Investor Presentation 2021
Oct 19, 2021
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Established, Profitable Australian Mining Company
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High Level Summary
ASX Code IMA Share Price A$0.17 (27 Sep 2021) Market Cap A$169 million Cash on hand A$50 million (30 Sep 2021) Debt A$0 (effective Feb 2021)
Dividend (inaugural) A0.02/share (paid April 2021)
Revenue Net Profit After Tax CY2019 A$146m A$20.8m Revenue Net Profit After Tax CY2020 A$176m A$24.8m
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Transition to Mining
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Image Resources is one of Australia’s newest mining companies
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Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project located 80km north of Perth
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Project construction 2018 (on-time and on-budget)
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1[st] production Dec 2018
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Product(s): Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) containing z ircon, rutile and ilmenite
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Contained zircon represents 80% of total revenue and approximately 6% of global production
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Keys to success
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Location – mine located only 1 hour north of capital city of Perth in Western Australia
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High Grade – One of the highest grade projects of its kind in Australia
Zircon Grade TiO2 Minerals Grade 2.4% >5%
- Typical grades might be 0.3-0.4% zircon and 2.5% titanium dioxide minerals
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Zircon Recovery TiO2 Minerals Recovery
98% 90%
2:1
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High Recoveries
High Revenue to Cost Ratio – 2:1
Keys to success (continued)
Simple Business Model
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Shallow open cut mining (contracted)
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Simple gravity separation
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Simple concentrate product sold in bulk shipments
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100% of production committed under life-of-mine off-take agreements at market pricing
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Strong market prices
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High demand for products
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Focus on Growth and Sustainability
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Image has 12 zircon/titanium projects in its 100%-owed portfolio
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All projects are located in Western Australia within an area of 1,000 square kilometres
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All have identified Mineral Resources under the JORC Code and two have Ore Reserves
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Only the first of these 12 projects (Boonanarring) has been developed
Cautionary note: Not all projects currently have a sufficient quantity of Mineral Resources for potential Ore Reserves to be considered to be developed independently and there is currently insufficient information to determine if these projects can be sufficiently enlarged or whether any Mineral Resources will be converted to Ore Reserves.
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Growth Strategy
Growth strategy; 4 components
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1 of 4: Continue to use existing capital equipment to operate profitably
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Operations at Boonanarring will continue on existing Ore Reserves while the Atlas project is being developed
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Following depletion of Ore Reserves at Boonanarring (Oct QTR 2022), plant and equipment will be relocated to Atlas project
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Equipment relocation forecast across 3 months at estimated cost of $25m (funded from cash reserves)
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While operating at Atlas with 3 years current Ore Reserves, Hyperion and Helene projects (near Atlas) will be permitted for development to extend mine-life in the Atlas area
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Market Guidance
| Item | Units | 2020 Actual |
2020 Guidance |
2021 Guidance |
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| HMC Production | kt | 306 | 300-330 | 290-320 |
| HMC Sales | kt | 311 | 300-330 | 300-320 |
| Project Operating Costs | A$m | 90 | 100-110 | 90-100 |
| C1 Cash Costs | A$/t HMC sold | 292 | 290-320 | 290-320 |
| AISC Cash Costs | A$/t HMC sold | 337 | 340-370 | 340-370 |
HMC is Heavy Mineral Concentrate which is a ‘concentrate’ product which contains zircon and titanium dioxide minerals. HMC is separated into final products by Image’s off-take partners.
There are a number of factors outside of Image’s control that may impact downstream demand for its end products and therefore could impact sales guidance. Image is continually reassessing its guidance position and will update the market if required and at a minimum will comment on guidance as part of its quarterly reporting.
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Growth Strategy (continued)
Growth strategy; 4 components
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2 of 4: Look to develop a second mining centre to operate in parallel with existing operations
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Front-running project is 100%-owned Bidaminna project
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102 million tonnes Mineral Resources at 2.2% HM (see footnote)
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95% VHM, <5% slimes, <5% oversize
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Low-cost dredge mining technology
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Likely 10-year mine life
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Feasibility study currently being conducted
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Environmental studies underway for permitting
• Target 3-year development timeline from feasibility
Footnote: 102mt Mineral Resources at 2.2% HM is aggregated from 17mt at 3.2% HM Indicated Resources and 84mt at 2.0% HM Inferred Resources, as reported to ASX on 31 March 2021 entitled ‘102 MILLION TONNE INAUGURAL DREDGE MINING MINERAL RESOURCES ESTIMATE FOR BIDAMINNA MINERAL SANDS PROJECT’. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information that materially affects the information in the market announcement and all material assumptions continue to apply and have not materially changed.
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Growth Strategy (continued)
Growth strategy; 4 components
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3 of 4: Investigate opportunities to invest in zircon/titanium projects outside of the current portfolio that are development ready and have substantial mine life
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Potential to partially self-fund investments
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Access to low cost debt
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First project currently being investigated
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Growth Strategy (continued)
Growth strategy; 4 components
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4 of 4: Investigate the potential for a profitable gold production centre on Image’s 100%-owned gold-focused tenements and adjoining current Farmin tenement
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Farmin tenement has historic gold mineralisation and is surrounded by one of Image’s two 100%-owned gold-focused contiguous tenements located southeast of Kalgoorlie
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Farmin considered low-cost and low risk with potential for 100% ownership
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Drilling underway to earn initial 40% in Farmin tenement
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Objective is to develop initial Mineral Resources and conduct feasibility for small production centre
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Image Resources – Beyond Operations
Social Licence and Sustainability
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Image looks forward to growing into a sustainable, mid-tier mining company
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Areas of specific focus beyond day-to-day mining and processing operations include:
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Health, safety and well being of employees, contractors, consultants, visitors, local landowners and member of the general public in the areas of its operations;
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Environmental protection including mine rehabilitation;
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Community relations including landowners, local community members and businesses, local Shire, local emergency service providers and associated area governmental/regulatory organisations and representatives; and
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The Company’s legal, moral and ethical responsibilities as a business owner in Western Australia;
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In short, maintaining a social license to operate .
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Community Engagement Program
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Image is proud of its active and varied community support and engagement program including significant local employment.
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At 30 Sep 2020 53% of the site workforce lives locally to the operation or within regional shires.
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Image Grand Opening was held on 19 September 2019 with 250 attendees.
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Solar Farm at Boonanarring
2.3 MWAC solar farm
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Construction and operation by Sunrise Energy Group Pty Ltd
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Located on Image owned land adjacent to Boonanarring processing plant
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Commissioned Sep 2020 and providing on average 25% of electricity requirements for mining and processing operations
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Solar farm highlights Image Resources’ proactive approach to reduce its carbon footprint
Additional information regarding Heads of Agreement announced to ASX on 23 April 2018 .
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Solar Farm at Boonanarring
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Brand Highway
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Rehabilitation Snapshot: Before Mining – April 2018
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Rehabilitation Snapshot: During Mining – June 2019
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Rehabilitation Snapshot: Backfilled – December 2019
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Rehabilitation Snapshot: 13 hectares re-vegetated – August 2020
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Carbon Sequestration Research
Australian Carbon Farming Initiative
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As part of its focus to reduce its carbon footprint, Image is investigating cooperative work with local landowners near its mining operation under the Australian Carbon Farming Initiative
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The goal is to support the work of local landowners under the guidance of government authorised research institutes to demonstrate soil enhancement steps to improve carbon sequestration in the soils
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Additional information will be provided later in 2021
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Why invest in Image Resources?
Summary
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Proven profitable mining operator
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Inaugural dividend paid in 2021; goal to continue annually
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Multiple 100%-owned projects in portfolio for future production
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Growth strategy includes:
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Continue with current operations and look to grow profitability
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Potential to develop second profitable operating centre in parallel with existing operations
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Investigating investment opportunities outside of current portfolio for development ready zircon/TiO2 projects
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Investigating opportunity for profitable gold operating centre on 100%owned tenements
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Working to maintain strong focus on Environmental, Social and Corproate Governance issues and maintaining our social licence to operate
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For further information
Image Resources NL
[email protected] Office: +61 8 9485 2410
Ground Floor, 23 Ventnor Avenue West Perth, WA 6005 PO Box 469, West Perth, WA 6872
www.imageres.com.au
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