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ASX:AOU | Corporate Presentation | July 2021
CHASING NEPEAN DEEPS HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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DISCLAIMER
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This presentation has been prepared by Auroch Minerals Ltd (Auroch or the Company). It contains general information about the Company’s activities current as at the date of the presentation. The information is provided in summary form and does not purport to be complete. This presentation is not to be distributed (nor taken to have been distributed) to any persons in any jurisdictions to whom an offer or solicitation to buy shares in the Company would be unlawful. Any recipient of the presentation warrants to the Company that the receipt of the presentation is not unlawful. It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation or any information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of thispresentation.
This presentation is not a prospectus, product disclosure document or other offering document under Australian law or under any other law. It has been prepared for information purposes only. This presentation contains general summary information and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any individual investor. It is not financial product advice and investors should undertake their own due diligence and obtain their own independent advice from qualified professional advisors having regarding to their objectives, financial situation and needs. Neither Auroch nor any of its related bodies corporate is licensed to provide financial product advice.
This presentation and information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation contains forecasts, projections and opinions which constitute forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s exploration programme, outlook and target sizes. They include statements qualified by words such as “potential”, “target”, “scheduled”, “planned”, “estimate”, “possible”, “future”, “prospective” and similar expressions. Such forward looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance, and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors, including unknown ones. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied. There are a number of risks, both specific to Auroch and of a general nature which may affect the future operating and financial performance of Auroch and the value of an investment in Auroch including but not limited to title risk, renewal risk, economic and general market conditions, stock market fluctuations, price movements, regulatory risks, operational risks, reliance on key personnel, uncertainties relating to interpretation of exploration results, geology and resource estimations, native title risks, foreign currency fluctuations, uncertainties relating to the availability of/access to additional capital, infrastructure or environmental approvals, and mining development, construction and commissioning risk. Auroch expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, orotherwise.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made and no responsibility or liability is accepted, by the Company or any of its officers, employees, agents or consultants or any other person, as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of the information in this presentation. An investment in the shares of the Company is to be considered highlyspeculative.
The exploration targets or conceptual exploration targets in this presentation or expressed during the course of this presentation are subject to completion of the necessary feasibility studies, permitting and execution of all necessary infrastructure agreements. In relation to any statements pertaining to future exploration targets or conceptual exploration targets, the nature of the exploration target means that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature. This presentation and information, opinions or conclusions expressed in the course of this presentation should be read in conjunction with Auroch’s other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the ASX, which will be available on the Aurochwebsite.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Aidan Platel and represents an accurate representation of the available data. Mr Platel (Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) is the Company’s Chief Geological Officer and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ ("JORC Code 2012"). Mr Platel consents to the disclosure of this information in this report in the form and context in which it appears. The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources for the Saints Project was reported by Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX:MEP) to the ASX on 4th May 2017 under JORC Code 2012 (refer https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20170504/pdf/43j0r0dt0ytq74.pdf). The information in this report in relation to Mineral Resources for the Saints Project is based on, and fairly represents, the available data and studies for the project which have been compiled by Mr Aidan Platel. Mr Platel (Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) is the Company’s Chief Geological Officer and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012. Mr Platel consents to the disclosure of this information in this report in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources for the Leinster Project was reported by Breakaway Resources Ltd to the ASX on 14th April 2008 under JORC Code 2004 (refer https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20081024/pdf/31d3x55rpn6dxy.pdf). A Competent Person (as defined in the JORC Code 2012) has not done sufficient work to classify this Mineral Resource in accordance with JORC Code 2012. The information in this report in relation to Mineral Resources for the Leinster Project is an accurate representation of the available data and studies for the project which have been compiled by Mr Aidan Platel. Mr Platel (Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) is the Company’s Chief Geological Officer and has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012. Mr Platel consents to the disclosure of this information in this report in the form and context in which it appears.
ASX Listing Rule Information
The company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original market announcements and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the original market announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the competent persons findings have not been materially modified from the original announcement
This presentation contains information extracted from the following ASX market announcements which are available on the Company’s website at www.aurochminerals.com:
| • | MLEM SURVEY IDENTIFIES PRIORITY DRILL TARGET AT NEPEAN | 07 July 2021 | • | NICKELIFEROUS MASSIVE SULPHIDES INTERSECTED AT SAINTS | 6 August 2020 |
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| • | MAIDEN NEPEAN DEEPS DRILLING PROGRAMME | 23 June 2021 | • | AUROCH INCREASES TENEMENT PACKAGE IN PROSPECTIVE NICKEL BELT | 27 July 2020 |
| • | NICKEL SULPHIDES INTERSECTED AT NEW LEINSTER PROSPECTS | 10 June 2021 | • | DIAMOND DRILLING UNDERWAY AT SAINTS | 20 July 2020 |
| • | EXPLORATION UPDATE NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT | 25 May 2021 | • | NEW NICKEL SULPHIDE TARGETS DELINEATED AT SAINTS | 8 July 2020 |
| • | NICKEL SULPHIDES INTERSECTED ALONG STRIKE AT NEPEAN | 28 April 2021 | • | EXPLORATION UPDATE - SAINTS AND LEINSTER NICKEL PROJECTS | 23 June 2020 |
| • | NEW HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE DRILL INTERCEPTS AT NEPEAN | 31 March 2021 | • | DRILLING PROGRAMME UNDERWAY AT SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT | 9 June 2020 |
| • | DIAMOND DRILLING COMMENCES AT LEINSTER NICKEL PROJECT | 25 March 2021 | • | $2M OVER-SUBSCRIBED PLACEMENT | 4 June 2020 |
| • | NEPEAN DRILLING UPDATE | 10 March 2021 | • | RESULTS CONFIRM STRONG POTENTIAL OF CHANNEL TARGETS AT SAINTS | 2 June 2020 |
| • | INTERSECTIONS OF OVER 5% Ni EXTEND MINERALISATION AT NEPEAN | 15 February 2021 | • | DHEM DELINEATES STRONG NICKEL SULPHIDE TARGET AT SAINTS | 19 May 2020 |
| • | DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT HIGH-GRADE NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT | 06 January 2021 | • | SAINTS AND LEINSTER NICKEL PROJECTS - EXPLORATION UPDATE | 6 May 2020 |
| • | NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT ACQUISITION COMPLETED | 17 December 2020 | • | DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT | 24 April 2020 |
| • | FURTHER HIGH-GRADE MASSIVE NICKEL SULPHIDES AT THE HORN | 14 December 2020 | • | AC RESULTS PROVIDE DRILL-READY NICKEL TARGETS AT SAINTS | 1 April 2020 |
| • | HIGH-GRADE MASSIVE NICKEL SULPHIDES CONFIRMED AT THE HORN | 01 December 2020 | • | PLACEMENT $1M - HIGH-PRIORITY NICKEL SULPHIDE EXPLORATION | 28 February 2020 |
| • | FURTHER MASSIVE NICKEL SULPHIDES INTERSECTED AT THE HORN | 18 November 2020 | • | 2020 EXPLORATION PROGRAMME COMMENCES AT SAINTS | 8 January 2020 |
| • | DIAMOND DRILLING INTERSECTS MASSIVE Ni SULPHIDES AT THE HORN | 11 November 2020 | • | HISTORICAL REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS NICKEL POTENTIAL AT LEINSTER | 5 December 2019 |
| • | AUROCH TO ACQUIRE HIGH-GRADE NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT | 11 November 2020 | • | MORE HIGH-GRADE NICKEL INTERSECTED AT SAINTS | 14 November 2019 |
| • | PRIORITY DIAMOND DRILLING TO COMMENCE AT LEINSTER Ni PROJECT | 27 October 2020 | • | HIGH GRADE NICKEL CONFIRMED AT SAINTS | 28 October 2019 |
| • | SURFACE COPPER SAMPLING PROGRAMME COMMENCES AT ARDEN PROJECT | 16 October 2020 | • | AMENDMENT - SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT DRILLING UPDATE | 17 October 2019 |
| • | DHEM IDENTIFIES DRILL TARGET AT THE VALDEZ NICKEL PROSPECT | 13 October 2020 | • | DRILLING PROGRAMME UNDERWAY AT SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT | 16 September 2019 |
| • | DRILLING COMMENCES AT FIREFLY & SINCLAIR NORTH Ni PROSPECTS | 22 September 2020 | • | AUROCH TO KICK OFF DRILLING AT SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT | 3 September 2019 |
| • | DRILLING COMMENCES AT THE VALDEZ NICKEL PROSPECT | 7 September 2020 | • | SAINTS AND LEINSTER NICKEL ACQUISITION COMPLETED | 29 August 2019 |
| • | HIGH GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDES INTERSECTED AT SAINTS | 27 August 2020 | • | AUROCH TO ACQUIRE HIGH-GRADE WA NICKEL PROJECTS | 28 May 2019 |
| • | AC RESULTS DEFINE NICKEL SULPHIDE DRILL TARGETS AT VALDEZ | 13 August 2020 |
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Auroch Minerals Limited’s planned exploration program and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may”, "potential", "should," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Auroch Minerals Limited believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
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CORPORATE SUMMARY
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Auroch is a nickel sulphide focussed base-metal resource company building value through targeted high-impact exploration in Western Australia
Share Price Chart (ASX: AOU)
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Saints Inferred Mineral Resource (1.0% Ni Cut-Off) (JORC 2012)
| Type | Tonnage (kt) | Ni(%) | Cu (%) | Ni (t) | Cu (t) |
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| Oxide 2 1.00% 0.02% |
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| Transitional 22 1.70% 0.10% 400 |
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| Fresh 1,020 2.00% 0.20% 21,000 1,600 |
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| Total 1,050 2.00% 0.20% 21,400 1,600 |
**Capital Structure ***
| ASX SHARE PRICE | A$0.18 | |
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| 1 YEAR CHANGE | 367% | |
| 12MTH RANGE | A$0.05 - 0.32 | |
| SHARES ON ISSUE | 281 Million | |
| MARKET CAP | A$49.2 Million | |
| OPTIONS | 37.4 Million | |
| AVERAGE VOLUME | 1.6 Million | |
| CASH | A$3 Million | |
| DEBT | Zero |
Rounding errors may occur
*As at 30 June 2021
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DIRECTORS & MANAGEMENT
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Aidan Platel Managing Director & CEO
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Ed Mason Non-Executive Chairman
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Trevor Eton Non-Executive Director
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Mike Edwards Non-Executive Director
Mr Platel is a geologist with over 20 years’ experience in the minerals industry including 12 years in South America in mining and exploration. He has a proven track record of exploration success having discovered and developed several major deposits including the world-class Santa Rita Nickel deposit (>1Mt contained Ni metal).
More than 20 years’ experience working for global investment banks such as Bank of America, HSBC, Renaissance Capital and more recently, RBC in senior leadership roles focused on the natural resources sector and spanning equities, derivatives and capital markets. Also worked as technical project manager for Fluor Corp on the development of nickel and copper assets.
Mr Eton is a well-respected finance executive with over 35 years’ extensive experience in corporate finance within the minerals industry. His previous full-time role was as CFO and company secretary of sulphide nickel producer, Panoramic Resources Limited (ASX:PAN) from 2003 to 2020. Mr Eton also held corporate finance roles with MPI and ACM.
A geologist and economist with over 20 years’ experience in senior management in both the private and public sector. Mr Edwards spent three years with Barclays Australia in their Corporate Finance department and then eight years as an exploration and mine geologist with companies including Gold Mines of Australia, Eagle Mining and International Mineral Resources.
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Rebecca Moylan Chief Financial Officer
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Matthew McCarthy Exploration Manager
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Robin Cox Senior Exploration Geologist
Ms Moylan is an experienced CFO with expertise in financial and corporate management, accounting, project financing and contract negotiation. During her career in the mining industry, she has spent nearly 10 years in various senior roles. This has included positions as CFO and Company Secretary of several ASX-listed companies.
An accomplished geologist with over 20 years’ experience in minerals exploration and business development. Matt has been involved in significant greenfields and brownfields discoveries and provided leadership and management of successful exploration teams and large resource definition programmes. He was previously the Principal Geologist at BHP – Nickel West and Exploration Manager at St George Mining Ltd.
Robin is a field-oriented exploration geologist with 10 years’ experience including greenfields exploration, resource drill outs, remote camp management, sampling and departmental reporting. Robin has worked in gold, uranium, nickel, lithium, graphite, tungsten and molybdenum in Exploration and resource definition.
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STRATEGY
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Committed to delivering 100kt contained nickel in-resource
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ACQUIRE
AN ENVIABLE LAND POSITION IN THE WA NICKEL BELT
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WA is one of the world’s largest and richest regions for nickel sulphides
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Three carefully selected assets in the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt have been acquired, all highly prospective for near surface high-grade nickel sulphide mineralisation
DEVELOP
PRODUCTION ASSETS CLOSE TO INFRASTRUCTURE
- Nepean is 70km & Saints is 140km from BHP’s Kambalda Nickel Concentrator and Smelter
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GROW
HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE JORC(2012) MINERAL RESOURCES
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Existing high-grade resources of over 21kt of contained Ni @ 2% Ni
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Progressing towards a maiden resource at Leinster following high-grade drill results, continuing exploration of the Horn trend
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Drill, define and fast track the remnant resources at the historic high-grade Nepean mine, whilst exploring along trend and the Nepean Deeps
CREATE VALUE
FOR SHAREHOLDERS
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Discoveries of high quality nickel sulphide resources
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Build and develop strong partnerships e.g. BHP
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Leinster is 30km from BHP’s Nickel West Operations at Leinster
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STRATEGICALLY LOCATED NICKEL SULPHIDE PORTFOLIO
IN A GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT LOCATION
Located in the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt
- ✓ Home to some of the best nickel sulphide deposits globally (Leinster, Mt Keith, Kambalda, Widgiemooltha)
Excellent infrastructure
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✓ Easy access
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✓ 5 processing plants within trucking distance
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✓ Core yard and mining/exploration support close by in Kalgoorlie
Enormous exploration potential
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✓ Kilometres of untested ultramafic strike and geophysical anomalies
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✓ Lack of modern-day exploration
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PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT
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| NEPEAN SAINTS LEINSTER OTHER |
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| COMMODITY NICKEL NICKEL NICKEL COPPER & ZINC |
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| LOCATION Coolgardie, WA Leinster, WA North Kalgoorlie, WA Lake Torrens, SA |
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| OWNERSHIP 80% (JV with Lodestar Resources) 100%; 70% (JV with Jindalee Resources) 100% 100%; 90% (JV with Resource Holdings) |
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| SIZE 31km 2 331km 2 20km 2 3,654km 2 |
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| GEOLOGY AND MINERALISATION Kambalda-style komatiitic nickel sulphides Kambalda-style komatiitic nickel sulphides Kambalda-style komatiitic nickel sulphides IOCG and SEDEX base- metals (Cu, Zn, Pb) |
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| CONTAINED Ni IN-RESOURCE Historic resources only Historic resources only 21,400t @ 2.0% Ni – |
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| SIGNIFICANT DRILL INTERCEPTS 3m @ 11.78% Ni from 37m 3m @ 9.93% Ni from 49m 7.0m @ 2.58% Ni from 158.6m 7.3m @ 2.20% Ni from 143.0m 3.2m @ 5.17% Ni from 190.9m 4.8m @ 2.81% Ni from 114.7m 12.8m @ 4.96% Zn from 53.0m Incl. 3.65m @ 15.47% Zn from 62.15m |
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| POTENTIAL PROCESSING BHP KNO BHP NWO BHP KNO Port Pirie |
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| EXPLORATION TARGETS Northern & southern mag anomalies along 10km strike Northwest untested mag anomalies; greenfields targets High-potential drill targets for “feeder channel” Mt Arden surface Cu trends; Ragless Range Zn target |
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NEPEAN – HIGH-GRADE Ni ASSET
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HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE MINE WITH HISTORIC RESOURCES AND HIGH EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
The Nepean nickel mine produced > 32kt Ni at av. recovered grade of ~ 3% Ni
Remnant high-grade Ni-S mineralisation from < 50m from surface [*]
Huge potential to build a significant high-grade Ni sulphide inventory:
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~10km of underexplored strike of fertile Nepean ultramafics
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Nepean Deeps: potential down-plunge
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continuation of the Ni sulphides below the historic mine workings
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https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02307223-6A1006606?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4
- Refer to ASX Announcement – AUROCH TO ACQUIRE HIGH-GRADE NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT
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NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT
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NEPEAN DEEPS TARGET… ANOTHER FLYING FOX?
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The historic Nepean Ni sulphide mine is constrained at depth by a pegmatite vein: analogous to Western Area’s (ASX:WSA) Flying Fox nickel mine and the subsequent discovery of Spotted Quoll along strike
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Nepean is <500m deep and produced over 32kt Ni; Flying Fox is >1,200m and has produced over 100kt Ni so far!*
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- Refer to ASX Announcement – AUROCH TO ACQUIRE HIGH-GRADE NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT
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NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT
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HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE MINE WITH NEAR-MINE EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
ACTIVITY
3,500m RC drill programme completed:
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Results received for first 15 holes extend strike of shallow high-grade Ni sulphides:
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8m @ 4.30% Ni & 0.37% Cu from 35m, incl 2m @ 6.86% Ni & 0.62% Cu from 37m
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8m @ 3.21% Ni & 0.13% Cu from 63m, incl 2m @ 7.51% Ni & 0.39% Cu from 68m
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5m @ 3.00% Ni & 0.79% Cu from 59m,
- within 16m @ 1.42% Ni & 0.27% Cu from 49m
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2 lenses of HG massive Ni sulphides each up to 6m thick <100m deep now defined for >500m strike
Potential fast-tracked open-pit scenario?
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NEPEAN NICKEL PROJECT
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GREENFIELDS POTENTIAL FOR NEW DISCOVERIES >10km UNDEREXPLORED STRIKE
A further 20 drill-holes of exploration drilling over new aeromagnetic targets along the >10km of prospective strike to the north and south:
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Confirmed fertile ultramafic units coincident with mag targets – high MgO, dissem Ni sulphides, good Ni, Cu, Cr, Zn ratios
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Never been previously explored with modern techniques
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RC drill programme ongoing
High-powered ground MLEM survey over – priority areas of 10km strike completed new high priority drill targets
Q3 high-impact maiden drill programme of Nepean Deeps Target Area
Commencing internal study for possible highgrade open-pit scenario – ability to fast-track project to production
Excellent Au and Li potential in addition to the Ni-Cu-PGE prospectivity
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LEINSTER NICKEL PROJECT
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KNOWN HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE MINERALISATION WITH HUGE EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
The Horn : Thick high-grade massive Ni-Cu sulphides at shallow depths for over 500m of strike:
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14.66m @ 2.19% Ni & 0.48% Cu from 132.6m
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7.30m @ 2.20% Ni & 0.53% Cu from 143.0m
Huge exploration potential along strike with several repeating aeromagnetic anomalies that were never previously explored
3,000m DD & RC drill programme completed:
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Confirmed fertile ultramafic units coincident with mag targets at the Woodwind and Percussion Prospects to NW of the Horn: disseminated “cloud” to stringer Ni-S within cumulate UM phases – typical of geology proximal to massive Ni-S at Perseverance and Rocky’s Reward
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Massive Ni-Cu sulphides from the Horn
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Aeromagnetics: 1[st] vert derivative RTP E shade linear
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SAINTS NICKEL PROJECT
HIGH-GRADE NICKEL SULPHIDE RESOURCE WITH MAIN FEEDER CHANNEL STILL TO BE DISCOVERED
High-grade JORC (2012) -compliant resource provides clear pathway to development and mining as Ni price increases:
1.05Mt @ 2.0% Ni & 0.2% Cu for 21.4kt Ni & 1.6kt Cu
Main lava channel position(s) still to be discovered – huge potential to significantly increase current resource
ACTIVITY
Continued systematic exploration for possible feeder channel(s) across identified T1 – T6 target areas & at depth
Commencing internal “pre-scoping” study – ability to fasttrack project to production
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*Basal channel massive sulphides are thickest and highest-grade sulphides in Kambalda-style system: main targets to significantly increase existing resource
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ARDEN ZINC-COPPER PROJECT
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Ragless Range Zn Target: drilling identified high-grade mineralisation:
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12.80m @ 5.0% Zn from 53m,
incl 3.65m @ 15.5% Zn from 62.15m (RRDD007)
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Strong gravity anomaly coincident with surface Zn anomalies, outcropping gossan and high-grade intersection = high-priority drill target
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750m RC drill programme to be drilled this quarter
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Ongoing systematic surface sampling programmes to investigate high-grade Cu trends
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LOOKING AHEAD: KEY MILESTONES
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1. Nepean Deeps maiden drill programme – this high-impact drilling exploring for possible extensions to the high-grade Ni-S mineralisation below historic mine workings is the main focus of this quarter
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RC drilling underway at Nepean, targeting regional aeromagnetic anomalies – DHEM and assay results pending. High-powered ground MLEM survey now complete – results and modelling have generated new high-priority exploration targets along strike to the north and south of the mine
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Diamond and RC drilling at Leinster completed along the untested NW trend from the Horn, targeting series of aeromagnetic anomalies – DHEM and assay results to come. RC drilling campaign to further target the NW trend at String & Brass Prospects, as well as Sinclair North & Firefly
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RC drill programme of the Ragless Range Zn Target at the Arden Project, SA
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Commencing internal studies into development and production scenarios at Nepean and Saints, and continuing discussions with BHP and other potential partners regarding metallurgical testing, toll treating and offtake
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Expanding the core team: Exploration Manager, geologists, field assistants
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Leinster Nickel Project
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July August September October
2,000m 3,000m
RC & DD Drilling exploration prog. NEPEAN DEEPS exploration prog.
Geophysics MLEM DHEM DHEM DHEM
AC/Geochemistry
RC & DD Drilling
Geophysics
2,000m
AC/Geochemistry
exploration prog.
2,000m
RC & DD Drilling exploration prog.
Geophysics DHEM
2,000m
AC/Geochemistry exploration prog.
NEPEAN
SAINTS
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WHY NICKEL, WHY AUROCH?
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AUROCH LEVERAGED TO CLASS 1 NICKEL DEMAND
Refined Nickel Supply Capacity & Demand
- Nickel price is >US$18,000/t and climbing
(By Class of Nickel, Kt Estimate, McKinsey, Sept 2020 )
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Primary nickel
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consumption projected to increase by 6% YOY in 2021
With current trends, Class 1 nickel is expected to be undersupplied
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Within the broader nickel
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market, the scarcity of nickel sulphide deposits is contributing to an even greater looming shortage of Class 1 nickel which can be used in batteries
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Electric vehicle disruption: increased uptake on EVs and improving battery technology requiring more and more Ni
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NICKEL IS CRITICAL FOR THE WORLD’S CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
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PEDAL TO THE METAL
Nickel Demand 2021 vs 2030 5.2x
In 2012 less than 50,000 EV’s sold, this year global sales are expected to exceed 2 million, by 2030 20-25 million EV’s sold per year
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Solid state battery NMC 811 – 80% Ni 10% Mn 10% Co
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On average Tesla models use 45kg of Nickel
METALS AND MINERALS DEMAND FROM LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
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FUTURE NICKEL DEMAND BREAKDOWN
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OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
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ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE CENTRAL TO AUROCH’S CORE STRATEGY
OUR SUSTAINABILITY PILLARS
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Published maiden Sustainability Plan in July which highlights the Company’s vision and priorities to support a sustainable business
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Our plan and pillared strategy are aligned to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ) and has been set by the
Company’s Sustainability Committee , chaired by Director Mike Edwards
- Focussed on creating value for ALL stakeholders
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ASX:AOU | Corporate Presentation | July 2021
CONTACT
Mr Aidan Platel Managing Director E: [email protected] M: +61 400 190 005
Suite 10 38 Colin Street West Perth WA 6005
T: +61 8 6383 7817 F: +61 8 6245 9853
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