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RESOURCE BASE LIMITED. Investor Presentation 2021

Jul 11, 2021

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Host to recognised copper-gold volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) system

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DISCLAIMER

This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or solicitation to purchase, any securities. Such offer can be made only through proper subscription documentation and only to investors meeting strict suitability requirements. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable securities laws. In providing this presentation Resource Base Limited ACN 113 385 425 and its subsidiaries (“RBX”) has not considered the financial position or needs of the recipient. Persons needing advice should consult their stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, attorney, accountant or other independent financial and legal advisors.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Various statements in this presentation constitute statements relating to intentions, future acts and events. Such statements are generally classified as “forward looking statements” and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause those future acts, events and circumstances to differ materially from what is presented or implicitly portrayed herein. Words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. RBX caution shareholders and prospective shareholders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of RBX only as of the date of this presentation. The forward-looking statements made in this presentation relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made.

COMPETENT PERSON – JORC Code Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate and Exploration Results

The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Mark Gifford (MsC (Hons) FAusIMM). Mr Gifford is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an independent consultant to the Company. Mr Gifford has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking 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. The information relating to Exploration Results in this announcement is extracted from the Company’s Prospectus dated 7 May 2021, available from the Company’s website at www.resourcebase.com.au. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Exploration Results information included in the Prospectus. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the applicable Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the Prospectus.

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Investment Highlights

Corporate Overview Copper Thematic Black Range Project Eclipse Prospect Catalysts Contacts

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Resource Base Limited (ASX: RBX) is a mineral exploration company focused on the development of highly prospective exploration projects with demonstrated potential for scalable discoveries

Established Region

Recognised VHMS

Untested Targets

Exploration Program

Black Range Project is located in the well-known and highly prospective Stavely Volcanics corridor in north-west Victoria.

Project is host to a recognised copper-gold volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) system known as the Eclipse Prospect. Where a supergene blanket of enriched copper (chalcocite) mineralisation is developed above widespread copper, gold and zinc mineralisation.

Opportunity to test the potential of a 4km strike of a defined volcanic graben at Eclipse.

Multiple, untested base metal and gold targets over approximately 100km of Stavely Arc volcanics.

Aggressive exploration program at the Eclipse Prospect, focused on quickly establishing an initial inferred JORC compliant resource from existing geological data within 6 months of listing and establishing the potential size and scale of the entire Project area.

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Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors
Shannon Green John Lewis Jamie Myers Paul Hissey
Executive
Chairman
Executive
Director /CFO
Non-Executive
Director
Non-Executive
Director
Mining
executive
with
over 20 years corporate,
resource
development
and
mining
operations
experience. Currently the
MD
of
Pathfinder
Resources
(PF1.ASX).
Previous roles include, MD
of
Lindian
Resources
(LIN.ASX)
and
GM
of
Project
Implementation
for
Canyon
Resources
(ASX: CAY)
Mr Lewis is a Chartered
Accountant
with
more
than 25 years experience.
Mr
Lewis
has
worked
predominantly
in
the
resource
sector
in
Australia and overseas as a
company
director,
CFO
and Company Secretary,
most
recently
as
CFO/Company
Secretary
of
ASX
listed
Canyon
Resources Limited.
Mr
Myers
is
an
experienced
finance
executive
and
company
director
with
over
15
years
capital
market
experience. Mr Myers is
currently
an
Associate
Director of Corporate at
Baker Young limited and a
Non-Executive Director of
Pathfinder
Resources
Limited (ASX:PF1).
Mr Hissey has a Bachelor
of
Science
(Hons)
in
Applied Geology from the
University
of
South
Australia,
a
Graduate
Diploma
in
Applied
Finance from Kaplan and
has further completed an
MBA
from
the
Chifley
Business School (La Trobe
University). Mr Hissey has
more
than
20
years’
experience
within
the
resources
and
capital
markets sectors.
Advisors and Consultants
Independent Geologist
Mark Gifford
Investor Relations and
Media Consultants
Corporate Corporate
ASX Ticker RBX
IPO Share Price A$0.20
Shares on issue 43.59m
Options on issue
Post-Listing
9.69m
Market cap (undiluted) $8.72m

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Strong market fundamentals are anticipated to form a demand/supply imbalance

Demand

  • Copper is a critical component in the transition to a lowcarbon, green economy

  • Electric vehicles (EV), solar, wind-farms and batteries/energy storage all require significant Cu inputs

  • Global economic resilience supports industrialisation demand

Supply

  • Mine grades globally are declining[1]

$12,000

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$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
Price per Tonne (US$)
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LME Copper Price[3]

  • Limited exploration and project development[2]

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Strong copper thematic anticipated to deliver enhanced corporate activity from majors

  1. IRESS Data

  2. https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2134947-grade-declines-resource-depletion-to-impact-cu-bhp#:~:text=Australian%2DUK%20resources%20group%20BHP,t%2Fyr%20by%20that%20time. 2 Goldman Sachs commodities research: Green Metals, Copper is the new oil, 13 April 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Solar Technology

Wind Farms

  • An EV requires 5x the amount of Cu than an internal combustion vehicle

  • The cabling for EV charging stations contains up to 25kg of Cu

  • Cu is contained in the battery and motor

  • Cu is critical for efficiency and performance of solar panels

  • 4.6t of Cu are required per MW in a solar power system

  • Cu is contained in interconnectors, wiring and investors

  • A 3 MW wind turbine contains up to 4.7t of Cu

  • Offshore projects to require twice as much Cu than onshore

  • Cu is contained in cables, generators and transformers

Copper Demand Copper Demand Copper Demand 2.6Mt – 3.2Mt 1.6Mt – 3.3Mt 1.3Mt – 2.1Mt in 2030 in 2030 in 2030 40% 25% 20% of the green copper demand of the green copper demand of the green copper demand

Source: Goldman Sachs commodities research: Green Metals, Copper is the new oil, 13 April 2021

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Mine supply is predicted to fall below demand

Green electrification is set to drive demand

Source: Goldman Sachs commodities research: Green Metals, Copper is the new oil, 13 April 2021

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Acquired 100% of the Black Range Project (EL4590) from Navarre Minerals Limited (ASX:NML) in an all script deal. NML on the register as a substantial shareholder

Targeting volcanic massive sulphide, epithermal and porphyry copper-gold deposits

Project host to a recognised copper-gold volcanic hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) system known as the Eclipse Prospect

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North of the recent Thursdays Gossan copper discovery by Stavely Minerals Limited (ASX:SVY)

Rich Chalcocite copper blanket located at the Eclipse Prospect with grades up to 3% Cu and 2.95g/t Au

Massive Sulphide clasts intersected

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Multiple, untested targets over approximately 100km of Stavely Arc volcanics.

The Cambrian aged volcanics within the Project area are under explored due to presence of cover rock units

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Discovery of a number of copper and gold prospects such as Eclipse, Lexington and Pollockdale.

Further geophysical test work will be also required throughout the Eclipse basin so as to define the source and opportunity.

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Black Range Project
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The volcaniclastic / volcanic sequence has alteration trends and a geochemical composition that is confirmatory of the settings that would host a VMS system

Massive sulphide mineralisation and clastic sulphides have been intercepted in drill core within the sequence stratigraphy, and within specific settings that could allow for the development of the “Holy Host” of the VMS system

The alteration of the sequence stratigraphy is dominated by Chlorite and Sericite development, with the broad scale of the alteration typical of footwall alteration and is very typical of sub-seafloor replacement type VMS deposits such as Rosebery and Hercules in western Tasmania (of which the Stavely Volcanics is identical in timing of formation to these related deposits)

Researchers have shown that the lithological and geochemical anomalism noted indicates the potential to be near to potential economic mineralization

Geophysical features noted by the aeromagnetics places a regional “graben” like feature that incorporates the Eclipse occurrence to the south and New Moon occurrence to the north

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Recent diamond drilling at the Eclipse Prospect targeted under the known supergene chalcocite mineralisation and supported geophysical data to try and identify the primary sulphide source of the copper mineralisation

Drilling identified VHMS style polymetallic mineralisation concentrated on three stratigraphic horizons, Horizons A, B and C

Massive sulphide clasts were observed in epiclastic units at various locations in drillhole ED003 which suggests massive sulphide mineralisation is more widespread than primary examples intersected in the vicinity of drilling

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Areas to the north and south of the Eclipse (8) and New Moon (9) basin will be explored to locate primary source

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Targets apart from Eclipse defined by Buckingham and Core (2010): Green = Mt Lyell style Red = Hellyer–Rosebery style.

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CY Q1 2022 Reverse circulation / Diamond Drilling

CY H2 2021 Initial AC drill campaign, regional soils

CY Q4 2021 AC drill results

CY Q4 2021 Initial inferred JORC from existing drill data

CY Q3 2021

IPO Regional Work Plans

CY Q4 2021 Regional Geophysics, soil targets

Shannon Green Executive Chairman

+61 400 597 562

[email protected]

Jamie Myers Non-Executive Director

+61 438 230 822

[email protected]

Mark Flynn Investor Relations

+61 416 068 733

[email protected]