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IRON ROAD LIMITED — AGM Information 2011
Nov 13, 2011
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AGM Information
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Annual General Meeting 2011
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14 November 2011
Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation contains forward looking statements concerning the projects owned by Iron Road Limited. Statements concerning mining reserves and resources may also be deemed to be forward looking statements in that they involve estimates based on specific assumptions. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements as a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Forward looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, opinions and estimates as of the dates the forward looking statements are made and no obligation is assumed to update forward looking statements if these beliefs, opinions and estimates should change or to reflect other future developments. Data and amounts shown in this presentation relating to capital costs, operating costs and project timelines are internally generated best estimates only. All such information and data is currently under review as part of Iron Road Limited’s ongoing development and project studies. Accordingly, Iron Road Limited cannot guarantee the accuracy and/or completeness of the figures or data included in the presentation until the project studies are completed.
Competent Person’s Statements
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on and accurately reflects information compiled by Mr Larry Ingle, who is a fulltime employee of Iron Road Limited and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Ingle has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and the type of deposits 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. Mr Ingle consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on and accurately reflects information compiled by Mr Iain Macfarlane and Mr Alex Virisheff, both of Coffey Mining Ltd, who are consultants and advisors to Iron Road Limited and Members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Macfarlane and Mr Virisheff have sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and the type of deposits under consideration and to the activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2004 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Macfarlane and Mr Virisheff consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
Exploration Targets
It is common practice for a company to comment on and discuss its exploration in terms of target size and type. The information in this presentation relating to exploration targets should not be misunderstood or misconstrued as an estimate of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves. Hence the terms Resource(s) or Reserve(s) have not been used in this context. Any potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, since there has been insufficient work completed to define them beyond exploration targets and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.
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Now a mid-tier iron ore project developer (~$100M market cap)
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Focused on Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP) in South Australia
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Prefeasibility Study indicates a robust 12.4 Mtpa project is viable, with base case NPV $1.1 billion
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Competitive capital and operating costs
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Favourable export infrastructure options
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Moving ahead with expanded resource drilling, partner search and preliminary DFS works
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Backed by experienced board, management and study consultants along with supportive key investors
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Iron Road is
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2011 Achievements
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Completion of Prefeasibility Study
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Resource upgrade at Murphy South
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Initiated wider community engagement
2012 Program
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PFS enhancements and Definitive Feasibility
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Additional Resources
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Enhancements to community engagement
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Partnership Discussions
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Centrally located on Eyre Peninsula, SA
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Favourable geographic, climatic location
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Supportive state and local governments
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Good relationships with local communities
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Large scalable magnetite project, with low variability
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Growing resource – 1.3 billion tonnes[1 ]
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• Large potential – 2.8-5.8 billion tonnes exploration target[2 ]
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South Australia’s largest iron ore resource and set to grow significantly
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1 Refer to Competent Persons Statement on page 2. 2 Refer to Exploration Target notes on page 2.
Substantial 12.4Mtpa iron product operation outlined
Significant competitive advantages
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Coarse grind size (-106 micron)
oreduced power use, lower operating costs -
Blast furnace feed (sinter)
omuch wider market, no need for pellet plant -
Large open cut mine
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low strip ratio and good geotechnical characteristics
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Close to coast, realistic infrastructure solutions
Project economics dictated by physical characteristics of ore and low strip ratio, not in ground grades
PFS Result by Numbers
Capex – direct A$1,744M Capex – indirect A$517M Capex – contingency A$338 Opex – FOB A$59/t Base case NPV A$1,091M
Strip ratio (waste:ore) Process rate
0.8:1
67.6Mtpa
Concentrate production 12.4Mtpa Concentrate grade 67% Fe
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Simple Processing
67.6Mtpa MURPHY SOUTH DEPOSIT
ROM Ore
P80~ 30 mm
Mass 100%
Crushing
Fe: 16.8%
SiO2: 53.0% Cleaner W-LIMS
HPGR
Tails
Mass 43%
DRY
WET
Rougher W-LIMS P80~106 m
P80~8 mm
61%
Fe: 24% Concentrate
SiO2: 47 % 12.4Mtpa
Tails Mass 18%
Iron content increased
Mass 39%
Fe: 67%
from 16.8% to 67% in
simple process Ball Mill SiO2: 4.7%
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Benchmarking Concentrate Grade
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GIR-Yerecoin
EMG-Beyondie VMC-Yalgoo
70 ARH-Balmoral
IRD-CEIP (40 micron)
AGO-Ridley IRD-CEIP (53 micron)
GRR-Southdown
68 GBG-Karara IRD-CEIP (106 micron)
CXM-Bungalow
ACS-Magnetite Range IRD-CEIP (75 micron)
66 IRD-CEIP (125 micron)
CFE-Cape Lambert
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60 CEIP high grades
and coarse grinds
FXR-Mt Oscar
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P80 Grind Size – micron
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Concentrate Grade - % iron
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3,000 Near Term
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• Target 2,597[2,687 2,756 2,811 ] Base case incorporates current 2,478
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Murphy South Mineral Resource. 2,304
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• Murphy South Mineral Resource is 2,090 now 1.0Bt. 2,000 1,808
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• Current drill programme on Murphy Base
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South (west) expected to increase 1,399 Case
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Mineral Resource by 1,091 500-800Mt[1] this year. 1,000
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• Further drill programme for Murphy South (east) underway.
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• Additional mineral resources will substantially increase project value. 0
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1 Refer Exploration Target notes on slide 2 Murphy South mineable resource – billion tonnes
1 Refer Exploration Target notes on slide 2
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We believe that being part of a community is an important part of business
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Major Sponsor and supporter of local community events since 2009
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Toll free contact number and extensive community programme in place
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Fulltime presence on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Community will remain at the heart of future developments
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Completed four widely spaced traverses –12 diamond holes and 5,388m of drilling.
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The magnetic anomaly targeted at Hambidge is over 3km in length and over 1km wide across its southern extent.
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Several drill holes intersected continuous magnetite gneiss of up to 200m apparent thickness.
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An exploration target to be calculated and a plan for further evaluation once assay and DTR results have been received.
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Stage I RC drilling completed 2010
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Current Stage II diamond drilling programme tests five known iron ore prospects and one new target (at George Hill Extended).
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Comprises 26 diamond drill holes for 3,000m with individual holes up to 200m depth.
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A pilot metallurgical study completed during September 2010 indicates excellent beneficiation characteristics with average iron content of magnetite concentrates in the range 69-70% iron with 1.1-2.0% SiO2, 0.61.4% Al2O3 and 0.00% P (P100 @ 75µm).
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Gawler Iron Project
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Globally, half of iron ore production comes from magnetite ores
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Industry in Australia dominated by Pilbara haematite DSO operations
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DSO grades continue to decline
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Magnetite products offer higher grade, lower impurities, economic advantages to steel makers
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Can command a premium price as a result
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World’s largest iron ore producer, Brazilian Vale group (NYSE:VALE) recently reached record quarterly production levels in magnetite pellets
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Growing market opportunity for Australian magnetite producers to emerge alongside other global participants
China import Iron Ore Fines 62% Fe spot (CFR Tianjin port) USD/metric tonne. Source: Bloomberg.com
Iron Ore Prices
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Global switch to spot / short term pricing over annual benchmark
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Prices have remained strong since 2010, dip seen in previous quarter recovering again in November
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2011 heading towards record year for steel production in China: 700+ million tonnes
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Near term value enhancing events:
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Murphy South western resource upgrade underway - drilling complete.
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Establishing a 30 year mine life has potential to more than double project NPV from $1.1 billion to $2.4 billion.
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Project development partner discussions commenced, active engagement with a number of groups.
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Definitive feasibility study activities underway, will asses Stage 2 expansion options of between 50% - 100%.
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Near term value coupled with strong long term vision for production and future expansion.
"In the case of iron ore, we expect that over the next eight years, global supply additions need to be at the rate of at least 100 million tonnes each year to satisfy growth,” "This represents a staggering increase in demand." David Joyce - Rio Tinto Iron Ore MD Expansion Projects September 2011
On the Road to Production
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Appendices
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Chairman Julian Gosse
Non-Exec Director Non-Exec Director Ian Hume Jerry Ellis Managing Director Company Secretary Andrew Stocks Graham Anderson Geology Project Manager Manager Milo Res Fop Vanderhor
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Non-Exec Director Matthew Keegan
General Approvals Manager Manager Larry Ingle Laura Johnston
| Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | Murphy South Mineral Resource Estimate | |
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| Resource Classification |
Oxidation | Material Type | Tonnes (Mt) |
Fe (%) |
SiO2 (%) |
Al2O3 (%) |
P (%) |
LOI (%) |
| Inferred | Fresh | Disseminated | 272 | 17.7 | 52.5 | 12.0 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
| Banded | 79 | 13.3 | 54.7 | 14.1 | 0.07 | 0.5 | ||
| Transitional | Disseminated and banded |
27 | 16.3 | 50.6 | 14.0 | 0.06 | 5.7 | |
| Oxide | 43 | 16.4 | 50.3 | 14.0 | 0.06 | 5.9 | ||
| Total Inferred | 421 | 16.6 | 52.6 | 12.7 | 0.08 | 1.2 | ||
| Indicated | Fresh | Disseminated | 325 | 19.2 | 51.6 | 11.4 | 0.10 | 0.2 |
| Banded | 259 | 13.6 | 54.4 | 14.0 | 0.08 | 0.5 | ||
| Total Indicated | 585 | 16.7 | 52.9 | 12.6 | 0.09 | 0.3 | ||
| Total Murphy South | 1,006 | 16.7 | 52.8 | 12.6 | 0.09 | 0.7 |
The Murphy South mineral resource estimate was carried out following the guidelines of the JORC Code (2004) by Coffey Mining Ltd.
| Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | Boo-Loo Mineral Resource Estimate | |
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| Resource Classification |
Oxidation | Tonnes (Mt) |
Fe (%) |
SiO2 (%) |
Al2O3 (%) |
P (%) |
LOI (%) |
| Inferred | Fresh | 277 | 17.3 | 52.5 | 11.5 | 0.095 | 0.5 |
| Transitional | 13 | 17.0 | 52.4 | 11.6 | 0.094 | 10.7 | |
| Oxide | 38 | 17.2 | 52.1 | 11.6 | 0.094 | 10.8 | |
| Total | 328 | 17.3 | 52.4 | 11.5 | 0.095 | 2.1 |
The Boo-Loo mineral resource estimate was carried out following the guidelines of the JORC Code (2004) by Coffey Mining Ltd.
| Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate | Central Eyre Iron Project Global Mineral Resource Estimate |
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| Location | Classification | Tonnes (Mt) |
Fe (%) |
SiO2 (%) |
Al2O3 (%) |
P (%) |
LOI (%) |
| Murphy South | Indicated | 585 | 16.7 | 52.9 | 12.6 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
| Inferred | 421 | 16.6 | 52.6 | 12.7 | 0.08 | 1.2 | |
| Boo-Loo | Inferred | 328 | 17.3 | 52.4 | 11.5 | 0.09 | 2.1 |
| Total | 1,334 | 16.8 | 52.7 | 12.3 | 0.09 | 1.0 |
The Murphy South and Boo-Loo mineral resource estimates were carried out following the guidelines of the JORC Code (2004) by Coffey Mining Ltd.
| Direct Costs | Estimated A$ Millions |
Indirect Costs | Estimated A$ Millions |
Contingency | Estimated A$ Millions |
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| Crushing circuit | 244.1 | Field indirect – 12.0% | 209.3 | Direct and indirect – 15% | 337.8 | ||
| Fine grind & mag sep | 152.4 | EPCM – 8.0% | 139.5 | ||||
| Milling area & infrastructure |
294.1 | Vendor reps – 1.5% | 26.2 | ||||
| Tailings handling | 59.3 | Capital spares – 4.0% | 69.8 | ||||
| Desalination plant | 76.9 | Commissioning – 0.5% | 8.7 | ||||
| Port facility | 117.7 | First fills | 2.2 | ||||
| Pump stations | 463.0 | Insurances – 3.0% | 52.3 | ||||
| Plant services | 6.1 | ||||||
| Power lines and coms | 170.5 | ||||||
| Tailings dam - prework | 160.2 | ||||||
| Total directs | 1744.3 | Total indirects | 508.0 | Total contingency | 337.8 |