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MACRO METALS LIMITED AGM Information 2021

Dec 14, 2021

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Annual General Meeting & Company Strategy Update

15 December 2021

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Disclaimer

The purpose of this presentation is to provide general information about Kogi Iron Limited (“Kogi” or the “Company”). It is not recommended that any person makes any investment decision in relation to the Company based solely on this presentation. This presentation does not necessarily contain all information which may be material to the making of a decision in relation to the Company.

Any investor should make their own independent assessment and determination as to the Company’s prospects prior to making any investment decision and should not rely on the information In this presentation for that purpose.

This presentation does not involve or imply a recommendation or a statement of opinion in respect of whether to buy, sell or hold securities in the Company. The securities issued by the Company are considered speculative and there is no guarantee that they will make a return on the capital invested, that dividends will be paid on the shares or that there will be an increase in the value of the shares in the future.

‐ This presentation contains certain statements which may constitute “forward looking statements”. Such statements are only predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual values, results, performance or ‐ achievements to differ materially from those expressed, implied or projected in any forward looking statements. The Company does not purport to give financial or investment advice.

This presentation is presented for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and is not, a prospectus, product disclosure statement, offering memorandum or private placement memorandum for the purpose of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001.

Except for statutory liability which cannot be excluded, the Company, its officers, employees and advisers expressly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the material contained in this presentation and exclude all liability whatsoever (including in negligence) for any loss or damage which may be suffered by any person as a consequence of any information in this presentation or any error or omission there from.

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The Company accepts no responsibility to update any person regarding any inaccuracy, omission or change in information in this presentation or any other information made available to a person nor any obligation to furnish the person with any further information.

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Introduction

Since the last Annual General Meeting of shareholders the company has taken forward a number of initiatives that will shape both the immediate and medium term strategic priorities

In other respects some developments this year have served to reinforce the primary reason for the company’s being.

At this AGM we have an opportunity to clarify a number of key points for the benefit of current shareholders, future shareholders and strategic investors.

A number of points have been traversed in previous ASX announcements during the course of the year but they are repeated here for the sake of further clarity.

This presentation will cover:

  • What has been achieved this year

  • Restatement of the company’s strategy

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  • The status of the business

  • The key steps to be achieved in the 2022 calendar year

Our Strategy

Kogi Iron Limited is a multi project corporation with key opportunities in Nigeria and Australia

The early intent and ongoing principal focus, is to take forward an iron ore mining and steel producing capability for Nigeria that will be a project of potential national significance.

The Agbaja project will provide the fastest growing economy in Africa with the ability to replace its reliance on imported steel product.

On the pathway to realizing the Agbaja project, Kogi has this year acquired iron ore tenements with near term development prospects with a view to generating revenues that will drive the company’s sustainability, deliver short term shareholder value and above all support the expedition of the Nigeria Agbaja project.

The company will continue to monitor opportunities to acquire further assets provided that it affords the business appropriate incremental revenue opportunities and is augmentative to the primary project focus.

Extensive Iron Ore Deposits

Steel import replacement

Project of National Significance

New Australian Projects

Nearer Term Revenue Projects

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Our Company’s Assets

  • Extensive iron ore deposits and a potential steel making project of national significance for Nigeria and Western Africa (Mineral Resource 586Mt @ 41.3% Fe[1] ).

  • Cash at bank to facilitate a purposeful approach.

  • A well progressed proprietary feasibility study for the Agbaja project.

  • A deliberate strategy and plan with focus on the primary Nigerian project while exploring nearer term projects with earlier revenue opportunities that will further assist an expedited progression of the Agbaja project development strategy.

  • The acquisition of Macro Metals Limited’s Australian assets in the West Pilbara region to provide nearer term revenue opportunities which will diversify the company’s opportunities and mitigate dependency and risk.

  • 11.5Mt @ 53.1% Fe[2] within the Macro portfolio, $5M represents a competitive cost per contained Fe tonne of circa $0.82/ tonne.

  • Drill-ready targets in the West Pilbara for defining Mineral Resources.

  • A plan for pursuing other acquisitions that have a strategic fit for the Company.

1Refer ASX Announcement 10/12/2013 for Agbaja Mineral Resource

2Refer ASX Announcement 23/9/2021 for West Pilbara Mineral Resource

Corporate Profile Present

KOGI IRON LIMITED (ASX:KFE)
Fully Paid Ordinary Shares 1,317,577,756
Market Capitalisation (at 1.4c) $18.45 million
Current Debt NIL
Current Cash $1.9 Million
Top 5 Shareholders 27%
Top 30 Shareholders 50%

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2021 Highlights Key Milestones

Capital Raising Comments Date
Access to 6.5 Million finance from
Diversified Metals Pty Limited
Terms were varied in best interests of the
company to draw finance in stages as
nominated by the company as needed and on
its terms
July 2021
Retirement of early structure finance
agreement
Conclusion of Sorbie Bornholm facility July 2021
Feasibility Study Progress
Commenced mid January
Appointment of third party
consultantpanel
Mintek, Tenova, Faastmarkets , UHT February 2021
Operating cost review Module completed September 2021
Scoping Study Module completed December 2021
Test work tbc
Acquisition Activity
Review of Australia 4 projects reviewed Feb-August 2021 February-September
Macro Acquisition A company that owns 100% of quality iron ore
assets across multiple projects located within
the iron ore producing Pilbara and Mid-West
regions of Western Australia.
October 2021

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1Refer ASX Announcement 10/12/2013 for Agbaja Mineral Resource

Scoping Study Headlines

Of the various elements of progress achieved this year, it is the delivery of the scoping study that is perhaps the most noteworthy in terms of project realisation

While we will go into more detail later in this presentation a few points are worth highlighting at this point

  • We have a project that is clearly a worthy endeavour on several levels

  • The Net Present value of the project is estimated already to be A$390 Million

  • This valuation puts into clear context our current market cap of A$17-18 Million as representing an under value position for the company given its progress and its future opportunities

  • On the back of the scoping study and NPV being released to the market we are already responding to early stage interest regarding project finance for the .

  • creation of the steel production capability

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The Nigerian Agbaja Project

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Nigerian Project Agbaja Project

Key Features of the Project

The primary purpose is to construct and operate an integrated steel billet plant . The production of iron ore into local steel production will provide to Nigeria with a replacement for steel importation.

  • JORC I nferred and Indicted Mineral Resource 586 Mt @ 41.3% Fe[1]

To build a cast steel plant on the Agbaja Plateau in Kogi State, Nigeria we will utilise the company’s significant ore deposits to supply feedstock for steel manufacture and product fabricators locally in Nigeria and to neighbouring West Africa nations.

  • Detailed operating cost estimate has been completed indicating a production cost of circa USD$390/ tonne.

  • Nigeria Steel Market - Steel Billet is currently being imported at circa $600/ tonne

The project is considered to be of national significance status in providing the fastest growing economy in Africa with a local steel production capability that is currently only capable of being partially satisfied from imported steel billet at inflated prices above the global average.

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1Refer ASX Announcement 10/12/2013 for Agbaja Mineral Resource

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Nigerian Project Agbaja Project

The project will utilise iron ore deposits located on the company’s Agbaja Plateau mining leases and will supply a cast steel billet feedstock to steel product fabricators. Kogi’s iron ore deposit is extensive and nearby is a supply of abundant natural gas, coal & limestone. KFE’s Agbaja Project is located approximately 150 kilometres south of Nigeria’s Federal capital city, Abuja.

The Agbaja Plateau hosts an extensive, shallow, flat-lying channel iron ore deposit (CID). Kogi Iron has defined a JORC iron ore mineral resources on the plateau of 586 . million tonnes with an in-situ grade of 41.3% Fe[1] All the mining and exploration tenements are located in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and KCM , the wholly owned subsidiary of Kogi Iron Limited has a 100% interest in each tenement.

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1Refer ASX Announcement 10/12/2013 for Agbaja Mineral Resource

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Nigerian Project Agbaja Project

Simple process flowsheet

  • Using existing technologies:

  • Shallow open pit low-strip mining

  • Crushing screening and scrubbing to 5-15mm

  • Pre-reduction in a rotary kiln

  • Smelting in an electric arc furnace

  • Refining in a converter

  • 500 kt per annum of high quality steel billets

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Feasibility Studies Program and Timetable

The priority of the company in the 2021 year has been to expedite a program of feasibility studies

Key modules relating to operating cost model and the scoping study have been completed. The next phases have also been defined

Completion expected second half of 2022

Phase Timing Status
Phase 1a
OperatingCosts Estimate
H1 2021 Completed
Phase 1b
ScopingStudy
H2 2021 Completed
Phase 2
Pilot Scale Test Work
H1 2022 Underway with 45t iron ore bulk
sample crushed, screened and
scrubbed in South Africa. 10t coal
bulk sample procured from local
Nigerian miners.
Phase 3
Detailed FeasibilityStudyEngineering
H2 2022 Scoping Underway

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Agbaja Project Key Elements

Project Highlights Economically Viable Project
• NPV US$ 273M (A$390M) & IRR 14%
• Large Mineral Resource of 586.3 Mt @ 41.3% Fe1
• 500,000t of annual steel billetproduction
Import
Replacement
• Nigeria currently imports its steel billets at elevated prices
• Current import prices over US$600/ tonne
Competitive
Advantage
A clear steel-making technology process
• Cost of iron ore fed to the mill is less than US$20 per billet tonne
• Initial 25 years only uses less than 10% of Indicated Mineral
Resources
• Allows for future mine optimisation, increased annual production
rates,and longer life options
Environmental
& Community
The production process offers a significant reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions
• Planned electricity is generated through a combined dual fuel gas
and solar plant. We will continue to review other environmentally
appropriate energy sources.
• The Company has an approved community development
agreement
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~~1Refer AS~~ X Announcement 10/12/2013 for Agbaja Mineral Resource

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Agbaja Project Key Metrics

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PRODUCTION
RESOURCE LIFE OF MINE
500,000 tonne of steel billets
586Mt @ 41.3% Fe Initial plan for 25 years
per annum
CAPEX REVENUE OPEX
US$ 507M US$550/tonne US$ 390/tonne
NPV
IRR PAYBACK
US$ 273M
14% circa 6 Years
(AUD $390M @ 0.70 FX)
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Nigerian Project Agbaja Project

Scoping Study Key Assumptions

Key Financial Assumptions Outcome
Nigerian Steel Billet Price Assumption USD $550 / billet tonne
Total Capital USD $507M
OperatingCosts(Average LOM)
Mining USD $19 / billet tonne
Steel CastingProcessing& Support USD $233 / billet tonne
Power Cost USD $135 / billet tonne
General & Administration(G&A) USD $3 / billet tonne
Total OperatingCost USD $390/ billet tonne
Production Data
Initial Life of Mine 25years
MiningRate 1.7 Mtpa
Total crusher feed mined 41.6 Mt
Fe(Average) 46.7 %
Contained Fe 19.4 Mt
Average Annual Steel Billet Production 500,000 t
Total steel billets produced over 25 years 12,325,000 t

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Nigerian Project Key Strategic Imperatives 2022

Phase 2b– Feasibility Testing Gateway (commenced)

  • ☑ Iron ore bulk sample crushing, screening and scrubbing trial.

  • ☑ Preliminary mining/processing metal yield calculated.

  • ☑ Export of bulk Nigerian coal sample bound for FLS testing facility USA (at Port awaiting vessel).

  • Export of 15t Agbaja Fe sample from Mintek testing facility in South Africa to FLS testing facility in USA.

  • DRI testing conducted by UHT and FLS. This is a key study, proving the metal yield data, and process characteristics, key to the next stage of plant design (Due for completion in Mid 2022).

  • Final scoping and costing for the final stage of the Feasibility study (first quarter 2022).

  • Passing the phase 2b gateway will lead to the full feasibility design phase and associated financial commitment for the feasibility study.

Phase 3 – Feasibility – Project Design:

  • Variation to the previously approved Environmental Effects Statement to now include the steel plant (commencing early 2022)

  • Variation and confirmation of mining plan and design

  • Tender requests for contract mining and civil works

  • Tender for steel plant design and construct

  • Offtake and sales negotiations

  • Completion of Project economic model

  • Completion of Feasibility study documentation

  • Nigerian Government negotiations – Project participation

  • Negotiations with project financiers

  • Final Investment Decision

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Australian Projects

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Australian Projects Macro Metals Limited

Macro Metals.

Strategy

The advance status of these Macro Iron with a projects provides Kogi near term strategy for creating shareholder value that is complimentary with its medium-term horizon Nigerian Agbaja Iron and Steel project.

Following this acquisition Kogi intends to expedite Macro Metals key strategy and main objectives for the Projects being:

1. the for iron ore Systemically explore Projects through geological mapping, surface sampling and drilling on the Projects.

2. Assess the viability for, and if viable implement, a low capital expenditure iron ore production project on the West Pilbara Iron Ore tenements

3. Focus on mineral exploration and other resource opportunities that have the potential to deliver growth; and

4. Continue to other that have a fit pursue acquisitions strategic

for the Company.

Macro Metals. Assets

As a result of this transaction Kogi has acquired a 100% interest in the following material projects:

1. The West Pilbara Project (E08/1997) which has a JORC resource of 11.5 million tonnes at 53.1% Fe[2] ;

2. The Catho Well North Project comprises one granted tenement (E08/3086) located about 180km southeast of Onslow Port;

3. The Cane River Project comprises one granted tenement (E08/3078) located about 171km east of Onslow Port;

4. The Wiluna West Project with one granted tenement located about 40km southeast of the township Wiluna comprises one tenement E53/2031); and

5. Four other highly prospective tenements

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2Refer ASX Announcement 23/9/2021 for West Pilbara Mineral Resource

Australian Projects

West Pilbara Project Development Options

The West Pilbara region is expected to be the next iron ore producing province, with major industry players such as AMCI, Posco, Baosteel and Mineral Resources sharing ownership of the APIJV and their . proposed mine and port development

Small-scale low-cost development may also be possible for Kogi Iron:

  • Mesas are high and dry with very low strip ratios

  • Processing will be by simple mobile crushing plants

  • Transport will be via the sealed Nanutarra Road. e.g. Catho Well North is 180km from Onslow Port

  • Export by low capex trans-shipment

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In Summary

Commencing this year the board has been

committed to wherever possible, expediting every possible milestone

This year has delivered

  • Capital raised

  • Feasibility studies advanced

  • Acquisition of Macro Metals

  • Scoping Study completion

We now have a project of real and increasing value

  • ❑ The NPV of the project is presently A$390 Million

  • ❑ We have a project of significance to Nigeria

  • ❑ We now have a multiple project corporation

  • ❑ The market cap of the KFE business has increased . This will further increase soon as the Western Australia projects come online.

  • ❑ We are maintaining our review of projects that provide nearer term revenue opportunities that will further advance Agbaja.

  • ❑ We have already received interest from financiers to provide project finance to build the steel production plant.

  • ❑ We continue to pursue a strategic partner.

  • ❑ 2022 will be a key year and we will actively promote the business and its projects to the market, and

  • ❑ increase Nigerian stakeholder engagement

We are pleased with progress and recognise that maintaining this pace will appeal to existing and new shareholders .

Thank you for your support.

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Competent Persons’ Statement
Deposit
Competent
Person
Employer
Professional
Membership
Original ASX:KFE
Announcement
Agbaja Mineral Resource
David Slater
Coffey Mining
Maus IMM(CP) MAIG 10 December 2013
West Pilbara Mineral Resource
Dmitry Pertel
CSA Global Pty Ltd
MAIG 23 September 2021
Western Australian Iron Ore Exploration
Results
Robert Wason
Mining Insights Pty
Ltd
MAusIMM 23 September 2021
The information in this report that relates Exploration Results and Mineral Resources
is based on the information of the Competent Persons listed in the table above.
Each of the Competent Persons have sufficient experience relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity they are
undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons under the JORC Code (2012).
Previously announced information is cross referenced to the original
announcements. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the information presented and that the technical parameters
underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed. The
Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons
findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market
announcements.