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LION SELECTION GROUP LIMITED. — Investor Presentation 2021
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Investor Update May 2021 www.lionselection.com.au
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Disclaimer
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Investing Significant investment in early stage mining companies Key Investments Pani & Nusantara: two multi million ounce high quality gold projects
Target Return Aims to generate 5 times initial investment amount within 5 years Gold Leverage Commodity supported by perfect storm of fundamentals Historic Returns Returned almost $4 per share since listing at $1 Sustainability Follows World Bank’s sustainability policies for exploration and mining
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Board & Management Strong Foundation
MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOARD
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Barry Sullivan
Peter Maloney
Chris Melloy
Chairman Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director
Barry is a mining Peter has commercial Chris is a mining engineer with over 40 background developed engineer with 40+ years experience. Barry through various roles years experience in has held numerous at WMC Resources, mining operations, Non-Executive Santos and FH securities analysis and Directorships and was Faulding. Peter was investment. He has previously Chairmanof Chairman at Catalpa worked with Lion EganStreet Resources. Resources when it since inception, and merged into Evolution held directorships of Mining Limited. several Lion investee companies.
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Robin Widdup
Managing Director Robin’s mining experience spans Africa, UK and Australia. Robin led the mining analyst team at JB Were and was the founder of Lion Selection Group.
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Craig Smyth
Hedley Widdup Executive Director
Tim Markwell
Executive Director
Executive Director
15 years mining 13 years mining 20 years mining investment investment investment experience. experience. experience. Tim has worked at Craig is a member Hedley has extensive BHP, Golder Associates of the Institute of experience as a mine and Minara Resources Chartered Accountants geologist covering specialising in resource of Australia with the Mt Keith nickel assessment. Prior to experience working for mine, Olympic Dam, joining Lion, Tim was Coopers & Lybrand, Mt Isa and the St Ives a Senior Investment Credit Suisse First gold mine. Analyst for the LinQ Boston (London) and Resources Fund. ANZ Investment Bank.
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Portfolio Performance Strong Shareholder Returns
| Value Returned | Value |
|---|---|
| Since Inception | |
| Dividends | 97cps |
| Offmarket Buyback | 81cps |
| Catalpa | 155cps |
| Current value of Lion | 41cps |
| share (vs NTA 60cps) | |
| Total | 374cps |
Lion Selection was founded in 1997, raising A$100m at $1/share
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As at 30 APR 2021
Current Investment Portfolio
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| Name | Commodity | Cost | Value | Per Share | Change | Time Held | ||||
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| Pani Joint Venture | Gold | $19.8M | $62.0M | 41.3c | +213% | 3.0yrs * | $62M | |||
| Market Cap at $0.41/Share | ||||||||||
| Nusantara Resources | Gold | $18.2M | $12.7M | 8.5c | -30% | 3.8yrs * | 19% Owned | |||
| by Board & Management | ||||||||||
| Erdene Resources | Gold | $2.3M | $3.9M | 2.6c | +67% | 8.4yrs | 150MShares on Issue | |||
| Sihayo Gold | Gold | $4.2M | $1.1M | 0.7c | -74% | 10.7yrs | 60c | 41c | ||
| Net Tangible Asset | Share Price | |||||||||
| Celamin Holdings | Phosphate | $2.3M | $1.4M | 0.9c | -40% | 10.5yrs | 333cps | |||
| Other | Various | - | $1.3M | 0.9c | - | - | Distributions to Shareholders 1 | |||
| 7.6%pa(life of fund) | ||||||||||
| Cash | - | - | $7.7M | 5.1c | - | - | TSR vs. XSRAI 4.5%pa | 1 | ||
| Total | $90.1M | 60.0c |
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- Following initial investment in One Asia Resources in 2012
As at 30 APR 2021
Current Investment Portfolio Pani Joint Venture
| NAME Pani Joint Venture |
COMMODITY Gold |
COST $19.8M |
VALUE $62.0M |
PER SHARE 41.3c |
CHANGE +213% |
TIME HELD 3.0yrs |
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Pani Location Sulawesi, Indonesia Ownership Lion 33% Merdeka 67%
Investment case
Unification of 2.30Moz[2] + 2.37Moz[3] Resources pending (subject to deal closure / arbitration[4] )
Very high gold ounces per vertical metre
Significant exploration upside
Mid-tier core gold project
Natural open pit design
Only investable via Lion (ASX)
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Current Investment Portfolio Pani Joint Venture
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Pani – Operational advantage
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Natural open pit shape / low strip ratio
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High recoveries
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Low-cost grid power
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High gold oz/vertical metre (>12,000)
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Bulk tonnage operation envisaged
Highlight Intersections
Pani IUP only (Announced by One Asia December 2014[5] )
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PDH-99: 62.3m at 15.5g/t Au from 43m (inc 3m at 307.9g/t Au from 72.7m)
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PDH-34: 125.7m at 2.77g/t Au from 0m (inc 36.5m at 5.9g/t Au from 31.7m) PDH-49: 134.8m at 2.2g/t Au from 0m (inc 14.1m at 12.6g/t Au from 96.6m)
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PDH-33: 97.2m at 2.58g/t Au from 0m (inc 27m at 5.9g/t Au from 24m)
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PDH-12: 124m at 1.5g/t Au from 0m
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PDH-108: 46.8m at 3.9g/t Au from 92.5m (inc 15.5m at 6.5g/t Au from 118.6m)
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PDH-118: 109.2m at 1.63g/t Au from 0m
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PDH-83: 102.9m at 1.69g/t Au from 100.1m (inc 30.1m at 2.4g/t Au from 133.5m)
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PDH-71: 107m at 1.49g/t Au from 57.1m (inc 46.6m at 2.38g/t Au from 83m)
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PDH-125: 105.5m at 1.47g/t Au from 3.5m (inc 29.7m at 2.94g/t Au from 53.3m)
Source: One Asia[5]
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Current Investment Portfolio Pani Joint Venture
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Immediate Resource Upside
Mineralisation spans 1.5km x 0.8km
Link Zone
Mineralisation: Open to the South
Link Zone
2x historical drill holes inc GPD-04: 406m at 0.5g/t Au
17 Diamond Drill Holes (4,544m) completed August 2020[6]
Continuous gold mineralisation between the two separate established Resources and some higher-grade intercepts
Open to the South
Known mineralisation not closed off
Intersections on most southern drill section of Pani IUP include[5] :
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PDH-61: 112.6m at 1.04g/t Au
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PDH-63: 85.2m at 0.65g/t Au
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PDH-59: 56.45m at 0.98g/t Au
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PDH-62: 44.5m at 0.99g/t Au and 9m at 6.27g/t Au
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PDH-94: 19.4m at 2.22g/t Au
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Catalyst Events
Catalyst 3 Definitive Revaluation Events Feasibility Catalyst 1 Study Project Revaluation Economic JV Deal Study Investment Initiation Completion Catalyst 5 Revaluation Processing Plant & Gold Price Catalyst 4 Commercial Merdeka $60.7M Project Production Unification of Jul 2020 Acquisition Funding 2.30Moz + Catalyst 2 of Pani 2.37Moz Interest Resources Drilling Initial pending (subject to Expand $39.3m to deal closure / Resource Investment Nov 2018 arbitration[4] ) (+5Moz) $15.4M Apr 2018 May 2021
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Current Investment Portfolio Nusantara Resources
Awak Mas Location Sulawesi, Indonesia
| NAME | COMMODITY | COST | VALUE | PER SHARE | CHANGE | TIME HELD |
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| Nusantara Resources | Gold | $18.2M | $12.7M | 8.5c | -30% | 3.8yrs |
Investment case
2.28Moz Resource[7] / 1.53Moz Reserve[8] NPV5 US$517m (US$1,700/oz, after tax)[9]
IRR 45% (after tax)[9]
16 year LOM on current reserves[9]
VALUE CREATION
AISC US$875/oz[9]
127kozpa first four years production[9]
Significant Front End Finalising Processing Engineering Debt Plant Gold prospectivity Production to increase 16 and Design Funding Construction year life
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Current Investment Portfolio Strategic Partners
Location Indonesia
Excellent Gold Mining Jurisdiction Globally significant gold producer
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Equal 11th largest producer
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4th largest gold Reserves
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Access to ports, roads, grid power (<US 10c/kwhr)
Bankable: vibrant bank and bond lending market
Marsh Country Risk Rating
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Indonesia is an attractive mining jurisdiction (2019 Rating: 62.7)
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Other gold jurisdictions: Australia (75.7), Cambodia (49.8), Burkina Faso (44.3), Mali (36.6)
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<49 considered extremely unstable
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Multi-asset mid-tier
Indonesian gold miner Multi-asset Indonesian
Lion
Backed by Provident, Selection Nusantara energy, mining and
Thohir Group, Saratoga Resources services conglomerate
Group
IDX listed: ASX:NUS IDX Listed:
ASX:LSX
EV US$4.3B EV US$1.6B
Pani Project Awak Mas Project
World Class Size & Shape gold project Long life / high margin gold project
Drilling & Assessment to come Seeking debt funding
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| NAME | COMMODITY | COST | VALUE | PER SHARE | CHANGE | TIME HELD |
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| Erdene Resources | Gold | $2.3M | $3.9M | 2.6c | +67% | 8.4yrs |
Dark Horse
Striker Midfield North Midfield
AAD-58: 45m at 3.5km 6g/t Au From 10m[11]
0.4-2.0 g/t Au Low Grade Shell ≥2.0 g/t Au High Grade Shell
Drill Highlights Drill Highlights Drill Highlights 5.2g/t Au/41m 5.6g/t Au/37m 6.8g/t Au/31m 6.0g/t Au/80m 5.3g/t Au/25m
Bayan Khundii Project Location Mongolia Ownership Lion 3.9%
Investment case NPV US$216m, 77% IRR, Capex USD $59m[10]
Low capex, high grade & shallow open pit Development funding process: Mandate Letter US$55m with EDC Fresh discovery drilling underway: 45m at 6g/t Dark Horse Well funded - C$11m
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624koz Resource
409koz at 3.7g/t Au Reserve[10]
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Lion Clock Point in Market Cycle
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2x Multi- Pani JV: 2.30Moz + 2.37Moz Resources being combined Million Nusantara (22%): Awak Mas 2.28Moz Resource Ounce Gold Re-valuation catalysts unlock project value Projects
Partnering with first choice operators in Indonesia Well funded ▪A$7.7m cash (30 April 2021)
Highly experienced Board and Management Team (19% LSX ownership)
Total Shareholder Return of 7.6%pa over 23 years
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Appendix References
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Distributions by Lion Selection (ASX:LSG, ASX:LST, NSX:LGP, ASX:LSX) 1997-present, includes dividends, cash returns, off market buyback and distribution of listed equities
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Refer to J Resources 31 December 2018 Annual Report (http://www.jresources.com/ investors/article/final-resources-reserves-compilation-2017- to-2018)
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Refer to One Asia Resources Limited news release 3 December 2014 (https://www. lionselection.com.au/wpcontent/uploads/2018/08/PANI%20JORC%20RESOURCE.pdf).
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Refer to ASX announcement by Lion Selection, 4 February 2021 Pani Arbitration Initiated with J Resources: US$500-$600m Compensation Claim
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Pani geological information extracted from One Asia Resources Technical Report, released in 2014 to support the Pani MRE:
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https://www.oneasiaresources.com/images/document/Pani%20Mineral%20Resource%20Estimation%20Final%20by%20SRK%20122014_inc%20App%20A_F.pdf
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Refer to ASX announcement by Lion Selection, 11 February 2021 Pani Valuation and Update
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Refer to ASX announcement by Nusantara Resources, 16 March 2021 Successful Close-Spaced Diamond Drilling Campaign Generates Maiden Measured Resource at Awak Mas
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Refer to ASX announcement by Nusantara Resources, 16 June 2020 Awak Mas Ore Reserves Increase by 34% to 1.53m ounces
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Refer to ASX announcement by Nusantara Resources, 29 June 2020 Awak Mas NPV Increases by 240% to USD517m
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10.Refer to TSX announcement by Erdene Resource Development Corp, 20 July 2020 Erdene Announces Positive Bankable Feasibility Study Results for Bayan Khundii Gold Project
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11.Refer to TSX announcement by Erdene Resource Development Corp, 6 January 2021 Erdene announces New Gold Discovery 3.5km north of the Bayan Khundii Gold Deposit
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Pani composite cross section
Pani IUP Mineral Resource Estimate: 33% Lion / 67% Merdeka
89.5MT at 0.82g/t Au for 2.37Moz Au[3]
Pani Contract of Work Mineral Resource Estimate: 100% J Resources
72.7MT at 0.98g/t Au for 2.30Moz Au[2]
Unification of 2.30Moz[2] + 2.37Moz[3] Resources (to become 40% Merdeka / 40% J Resources / 20% Lion) pending (subject to deal closure / arbitration[4] )
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Appendix Pani: Mineral Resources
| Category | Pani IUP (Lion 33% / Merdeka 66.7%) |
Pani IUP (Lion 33% / Merdeka 66.7%) |
Pani IUP (Lion 33% / Merdeka 66.7%) |
Contract of Work (J Resources 100%) |
Contract of Work (J Resources 100%) |
Contract of Work (J Resources 100%) |
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| 0.2g/t cut off 3 | 0.4g/t cut off 2 | |||||
| Tonnage (MT) Grade (g/t Au) Contained Gold (Moz) |
Tonnage (MT) Grade (g/t Au) Contained Gold (Moz) |
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| Measured | 10.8 | 1.13 | 0.39 | 15.5 | 1.03 | 0.51 |
| Indicated | 62.4 | 0.81 | 1.63 | 41.3 | 0.98 | 1.31 |
| Inferred | 16.2 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 15.9 | 0.93 | 0.48 |
| Total | 89.5 | 0.82 | 2.37 | 72.7 | 0.98 | 2.30 |
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Appendix Awak Mas: Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves
Mineral Resource Estimate – March 2021[7]
0.5g/t cut off
| Deposit | Category | Tonnes(Mt) | Au (g/t) | Au (Moz) |
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| Awak Mas Measured 2.2 1.58 0.11 Indicated 36.5 1.41 1.66 Inferred 5.9 1.10 0.21 Sub-total 44.6 1.38 1.97 |
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| Salu Bulo | Measured | - | - | - |
| Indicated | 3.0 | 1.68 | 0.16 | |
| Inferred | 0.7 | 1.07 | 0.02 | |
| Sub-total | 3.7 | 1.56 | 0.19 | |
| Tarra Measured - - - Indicated - - - Inferred 3.0 1.29 0.13 Sub-total 3.0 1.29 0.13 |
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| TOTAL | Measured | 2.2 | 1.58 | 0.11 |
| Indicated | 39.4 | 1.43 | 1.82 | |
| Inferred | 9.6 | 1.15 | 0.36 | |
| TOTAL | 51.3 | 1.39 | 2.28 |
Ore Reserve Estimate – June 2020[8]
0.5g/t cut off
| Deposit | Classification | Tonnes(Mt) | Au (g/t) | Au (Moz) |
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| Awak Mas Proved - - - Probable 32.7 1.30 1.37 |
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| Salu Bulo | Proved | - | - | - |
| Probable | 2.9 | 1.66 | 0.16 | |
| TOTAL Proved - - - Probable 35.6 1.33 1.53 |
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| TOTAL | 35.6 | 1.33 | 1.53 |
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Appendix Bayan Khundii: Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves
Mineral Resource Estimate – October 2019[10]
Ore Reserve Estimate – July 2020[10]
0.55g/t cut off
| Category | Tonnes(Mt) | Au (g/t) | Au (Moz) | Classification | Tonnes(Mt) | Au (g/t) | Au (Moz) | |
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| Measured | 1.4 | 3.77 | 0.171 | Proved | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.166 | |
| Indicated | 3.7 | 2.93 | 0.350 | Probable | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.244 | |
| Inferred | 0.9 | 3.68 | 0.103 | TOTAL | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.409 | |
| TOTAL | 6.0 | 3.23 | 0.624 |
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