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POLYMETALS RESOURCES LTD — Investor Presentation 2025
Mar 19, 2025
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Making Endeavor Great Again - Ord Minnett Mining Conference March 2025 ASX: POL
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Polymetals, ‘many’ metals, precious & base metals
• Hands-on development & operations
• East Coast domiciled with 30-yrs in Cobar
• Cost efficient & productive - core team working together for decades
• Committed – Board and management hold ~35%, invested +$10 million
The past seven months have been defining for Polymetals...
August 2024 Acquired the Endeavor Silver Zinc Mine
September 2024
Secured project finance for 100% of restart Capex
November 2024
Redevelopment began and secured owneroperator mining fleet
May & June 2025
Mining production, mill commissioning & cashflow
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Endeavor Silver Zinc Mine Cobar Basin, NSW Australia
Cobar Basin
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155 years of underground mining.
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Five active copper, gold, silver and zinc operations.
Endeavor Silver Zinc Mine
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Largest orebody in Cobar basin.
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Discovered in 1974, built in 1982 operated for 38-years.
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Shut down in December 2019 due to 100% silver royalty (now reset to 4% NSR).
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Established asset with infrastructure built to last
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Fully approved and permitted
1.2Mtpa processing capacity
Underground mine with shaft and decline access.
Water pipeline, grid power, sealed road, railway transport.
42 Houses, four large apartment complexes, and pastoral land.
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Proven producer with multi-decade future
32mt ore mined and processed
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92Moz Silver
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2.6mt Zinc
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1.6mt Lead
16mt of remaining Mineral Resources
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44Moz Silver
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1.3mt Zinc
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730kt Lead
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Rehabilitation at high-grade silver Upper North Lode ASX: POL | 6
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Initial 10-year mine plan focused on strong early cashflow
First 2 years: $250m EBITDA = ~$200m NPAT
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Payable Zinc Payable Lead Payable Silver
260,000t 90,000t 10.6Moz
US$2,860/t | A$4,418/t US$2,160/t | A$3,224/t US$28/oz | A$41.9/oz
Total Revenue Pre-tax Free Cashflow Pre-tax NPV @ 8% discount
A$1.856b A$609m A$414m
Average Annual EBITDA Pre-tax IRR Payback
A$89m Years 1 -5 345% 14 months
Revenue Split %
Zinc 60 Silver 27 Pb 13
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“We are hands on, capital efficient and innovative. ”
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Drilling first production stope
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Shaft maintenance and compliance work
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First ore stockpiled ready to haul
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Rail line checks for con. transport
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Southern extension drilling – 19 March 2025
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We are committed to extending our mine life and see great value within our portfolio - minimum +$7.5m annual exploration investment
01 Exploration “Find and delineate economic mineral deposits”
02 Reserve Expansion “Fill the mill and increase mine life”
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Polymetals controls 100% of the Northern Basin, 70km strike
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1,107km[2] Exploration licences.
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Large scale exploration and target generation with potential for the discovery of new large Cobar style deposits. Copper-Gold, Silver-Zinc.
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Excellent opportunity to define and monetise smaller satellite deposits for processing through Endeavor.
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The next project for the company will likely come from within this portfolio.
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Corporate performance ASX:POL
Analyst Coverage
Paul Kaner – Ord Minnett Richard Close – Blue Ocean Equities
Share price
Market capitalisation Shares on issue
Available Finance
Drawn Debt
Cash
*A$5.5m A$13.4m A$25.5m As at 31 December 2024 As at 31 December 2024 As at 31 December 2024 * Note the Company Raised $35m by placement in February 2025
A$0.83 A$199.1m 241.4m As at 17 March 2025 As at 17 March 2025 As at 17 March 2025 52 week high $1.01, low $0.21
A$25.5m
ASX Share price performance ($A)
Share Registry
12 months to 17 March 2025
As at 17 March 2025
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37% Institutional
31% Board
28% Retail
4% Management
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0.83
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Proven asset, infrastructure & resources of scale, real exploration opportunity in the hands of an aligned and effective management team.
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Return Endeavor to Production
Optimise Existing Assets
Grow with Life and Scale
Generate Sustainable Business
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Project on time and on budget
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Production May 2025
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Cashflow June 2025
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Invest in existing asset portfolio
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Increase production - 350ktpa spare capacity
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Convert further resources (16.3Mt) to reserves
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Extension drilling underway
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Exploration drilling
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Margin over volume
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Establish a capital management policy to deliver shareholder value (dividends)
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Reduce input costs – strategic procurement
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Linden Sproule Corporate Development [email protected]
Polymetals Ltd ABN 76 075 103 221 ASX:POL
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Join the conversation www.x.com/polymetals
Unit 1, 101 Main Street Alstonville New South Wales 2477 Australia
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Disclaimer
This investor presentation has been prepared by Polymetals Resources Limited (“Polymetals” or the “Company”). By attending an investor presentation or briefing, or accepting, accessing or reviewing this presentation, you acknowledge and agree to the terms set out below. ALL MATERIAL WITHIN THIS PRESENTATION IS AVALIABLE PUBLICALLY AND HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RELEASED IN ASX ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Summary Information
This presentation is for information purposes only and should be read in conjunction with the most recent financial reports and other documents lodged by Polymetals with the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) in connection with its continuous disclosure obligations. This presentation does not purport to contain all of the information that an investor should consider when making an investment decision nor does it contain all of the information which would be required in a product disclosure statement or prospectus prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act. No reliance should be placed on the information or opinions contained in this presentation, which are provided as at the date of this presentation (unless otherwise stated) and to the maximum extent permitted by law, Polymetals has no obligation to update the information contained in this presentation. An investment in securities is subject to known and unknown risks, some of which are beyond the control of Polymetals. Investors should consult with their own legal, tax, business and/or financial advisors in connection with any acquisition of securities.
References
The information in this report references the following ASX announcements:
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ASX Announcement “December 2024 Quarterly Report” dated 6 January 2025
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ASX Announcement “Endeavor Project Finance completed” dated 8 November 2024
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ASX Announcement “Significantly improved Endeavor Silver Lead Zinc Mine Plan” dated 5 August 2024
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ASX Announcement “Endeavor Silver Lead Zinc Mine Restart Study completed” dated 16 October 2023
Competent Persons Statement
The information supplied in this release regarding Ore Reserve and Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr Troy Lowien and Mr Matt Gill, both being Competent Person’s and Members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Lowien is an employee and Mr Gill is a director of Polymetals Resources Ltd and both have 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 Competent Persons defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Lowien and Mr Gill consent to the inclusion of matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.
Future Performance and Forward-looking Statements
This presentation contains certain ‘forward-looking’ statements, opinions and estimates, which are based on assumptions and contingencies that are subject to change without notice and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties beyond the control of Polymetals and its officers. This includes statements about market and industry trends, which are based on interpretations of current market conditions. Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings and financial position and performance are forward-looking statements. As are statements containing the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “believe”, “guidance”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “will”, “predict”, “plan” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to Polymetals as at the date of this presentation and should not be relied upon as an indication or guarantee of future performance. Except as required by law or regulation (including the ASX Listing Rules), none of Polymetals, its representatives or advisers undertakes any obligation to provide any additional or updated information whether as a result of a change in expectations or assumptions, new information, future events or results or otherwise. Investors are strongly cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, especially considering the current economic climate and significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption caused by recent world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic changes.
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ASX Announcement “Endeavor Near Surface Resource 94% Measured & Indicated” dated 23 May 2023
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ASX Announcement “Endeavor Mine Acquisition Final” dated 28 March 2023
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ASX Announcement “Completion of Endeavor Mine Acquisition” dated 1 August 2024
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcement and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the Original Announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
No new information statement
This presentation refers to Exploration Results, estimates of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves contained in the Endeavor Mine Plan which was announced on 5 August 2024 and prior market announcements released by Polymetals, (Prior Reports). The Prior Reports are referenced in this Disclaimer and available from: www.Polymetals.com Polymetals confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Prior Reports and, in the case of Exploration Results, estimates of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the results or estimates in the Prior Reports continue to apply and have not materially changed
Cautionary Statement
The Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates underpinning the Endeavor Production Targets were prepared by a Competent Person in accordance with the JORC Code 2012.
The material assumptions on which the Production Targets are based is set out in the ASX Release of Polymetals dated 16 October 2023 “Endeavor Silver Lead Zinc Mine Restart Study completed” (Mine Restart Study). Polymetals confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the production targets in the Mine Restart Study continue to apply and have not materially changed. The modifying factors used in the estimation of the Ore Reserve were also applied to the Mineral Resources in the generation of the production targets.
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Appendix A. JORC (2012) Mineral Resource & Ore Reserve
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Underground JORC (2012) Mineral Resource
| JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
JORC Category Mt Zinc % Lead % Silver g/t Zinc Mt Lead Mt Silver Moz |
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| Measured | 4.4 | 8.3% | 5.1% | 93 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 13.2 |
| Indicated | 8.8 | 7.9% | 4.6% | 82 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 23.2 |
| Inferred | 3.1 | 7.7% | 3.7% | 78 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 7.8 |
| Total | 16.3 | 8.0% | 4.5% | 84 | 1.30 | 0.73 | 44.2 |
Sector 1 Tailings JORC (2012) Mineral Resource
| Category | Mt | Zinc (%) | Lead (%) | Silver (g/t) |
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| Indicated | 3.6 1.6 |
2.14 2.07 |
1.56 1.53 |
80 77 |
| Inferred | ||||
| Total | 5.2 | 2.12 | 1.55 | 79 |
1 Refer ASX announcement “Endeavor Near Surface Resource 94% Measured & Indicated” dated 23rd May 2023
2 Refer ASX announcement “Endeavor Silver Lead Zinc Mine Restart Study completed” dated 16th October 2023
Stage 1 Endeavor Mine Plan JORC (2012) Ore Reserve[2]
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Lead Silver Silver
JORC Mt Zinc % Zinc Kt Lead Kt
% g/t Moz
Category
Proved 0.9 6.17% 3.82% 92 56 34 2.7
(UG)
Probable 2.3 6.8% 2.07% 55 156 48 4.1
(UG)
Probable
3.4 2.14% 1.56% 80 73 53 8.7
(Tailings)
Total 6.6 4.32% 4.5% 84 285 135 15.5
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Competent Persons Statement
The information supplied in this release regarding Mineral Resources of the Endeavor Project is based on information compiled by Mr Troy Lowien, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Lowien is a full-time employee of Polymetals Resources Ltd 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”. Mr Lowien consents to the inclusion of matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information supplied in this release regarding Ore Reserves of the Endeavor Project is based on information compiled by Mr Matthew Gill, a Competent Person who is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Gill is a full-time employee of Polymetals Resources Ltd 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”. Mr Gill consents to the inclusion of matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.
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