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S2 RESOURCES LTD — AGM Information 2019
Nov 11, 2019
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2019 AGM activities update
Competent person and forward looking statement
This presentation is for information purposes only. Neither this presentation nor the information contained in it constitutes an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation in relation to the purchase or sale of shares in any jurisdiction. This presentation may not be distributed in any jurisdiction except in accordance with the legal requirements applicable in such jurisdiction. Recipients should inform themselves of the restrictions that apply in their own jurisdiction. A failure to do so may result in a violation of securities laws in such jurisdiction. This presentation does not constitute financial product advice and has been prepared without taking into account the recipient's investment objectives, financial circumstances or particular needs and the opinions and recommendations in this presentation are not intended to represent recommendations of particular investments to particular persons. Recipients should seek professional advice when deciding if an investment is appropriate. All securities transactions involve risks, which include (among others) the risk of adverse or unanticipated market, financial or political developments.
Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of S2 Resources Ltd (S2) and its projects, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements: are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, whilst considered reasonable by S2, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies; involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results reflected in such forward-looking statements; and may include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of metal production and prices, operating costs and results, capital expenditures, ore reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions. S2 disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “indicate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”, “intends”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by the foregoing cautionary statements. Investors are cautioned that forwardlooking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr John Bartlett (for Australia and USA), Mr Andy Thompson (for Scandinavia) and Mr Anthony Goddard (for USA) who are employees and shareholders of the Company and which fairly represents this information. Mr Bartlett and Mr Thompson are members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and Mr Goddard is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and a Registered Professional Geoscientist (RPGeo). Mr Bartlett, Mr Thompson and Mr Goddard have sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Bartlett, Mr Thompson and Mr Goddard consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears. Exploration results are based on standard industry practices, including sampling, assay methods, and appropriate quality assurance quality control (QAQC) measures. Reverse circulation (RC), aircore (AC) and rotary air blast (RAB) drilling samples are collected as composite samples of 4 or 2 metres and as 1 metre splits (stated in results). Mineralised intersections derived from composite samples are subsequently re-split to 1 metre samples to better define grade distribution. Core samples are taken as half NQ core or quarter HQ core and sampled to geological boundaries where appropriate. The quality of RC drilling samples is optimised by the use of riffle and/or cone splitters, dust collectors, logging of various criteria designed to record sample size, recovery and contamination, and use of field duplicates to measure sample representivity. For soil samples, PGM and gold assays are based on an aqua regia digest with Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) finish and base metal assays may be based on aqua regia or four acid digest with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) or atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish. In the case of reconnaissance RAB, AC, RC or rock chip samples, PGM and gold assays are based on lead or nickel sulphide collection fire assay digests with an ICP finish, base metal assays are based on a four acid digest and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) finish, and where appropriate, oxide metal elements such as Fe, Ti and Cr are based on a lithium borate fusion digest and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) finish. In the case of strongly mineralised samples, base metal assays are based on a special high precision four acid digest (a four acid digest using a larger volume of material) and an AAS finish using a dedicated calibration considered more accurate for higher concentrations. Sample preparation and analysis is undertaken at Minanalytical, Genalysis Intertek, and Bureau Veritas’ laboratories in Perth and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, ALS laboratories in Loughrea, Ireland, and Bureau Veritas’ laboratory in Elko, Nevada. The quality of analytical results is monitored by the use of internal laboratory procedures and standards together with certified standards, duplicates and blanks and statistical analysis where appropriate to ensure that results are representative and within acceptable ranges of accuracy and precision. Where quoted, nickel-copper intersections are based on a minimum threshold grade of 0.25% Ni and/or Cu, and gold intersections are based on a minimum gold threshold grade of 0.1g/t Au unless otherwise stated. Intersections are length and density weighted where appropriate as per standard industry practice. In Australia, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the GDA/MGA grid and datum unless otherwise stated. In Finland, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the ETRS-TM35FIN grid and datum unless otherwise stated. In Sweden, all sample and drill hole co-ordinates are based on the new SWEREF99TM and older RT-90 grids and datums unless otherwise stated. Exploration results obtained by other companies and quoted by S2 have not necessarily been obtained using the same methods or subjected to the same QAQC protocols. These results may not have been independently verified because original samples and/or data may no longer be available.
The information in this presentation that relates to Mineral Resource estimation is based on information compiled by Mr Brian Wolfe, Principal Consultant Geologist – IRS Pty Ltd and Mr Andy Thompson, an employee and shareholder of the Company. Mr Wolfe and Mr Thompson are members of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and have sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration 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). Mr Wolfe and Mr Thompson consent to the inclusion in this presentation of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which they appear.
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Corporate
| Well funded & managed: | Cash + investments* | A$11m |
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| Debt | Nil | |
| Favourable capital structure: | Shares on issue | 247.9m |
| Options on issue(av. exercise price A$0.37) | 24.2m | |
| Market capitalisation(@ A$0.12.5/share) | A$31m | |
| Enterprise value | A$20m | |
| Strong shareholder base: | Top twenty shareholders | 60.9% |
| Mark Creasy | 29.5% | |
| Merian Global Investors | 9.4% |
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Experienced board with proven track record of finding, financing and developing mines:
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* at end September 2019
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Responsible stewardship of shareholders funds
Aggressive exploration balanced with prudent financial management:
| Cash on listing (2015) | A$22.0m |
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| Less exploration expenditure | A$30.6m |
| Less TRT investment | A$2.7m |
| Plus capital raising (2016) | A$11.5m |
| Plus income from investments & asset sales | A$11.5m |
| Cash position (end September 2019) | A$11.6m |
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Systematic greenfields gold exploration in Finland
Example: Aarnivalkea A greenfields technical success From zero work/knowledge 15 months ago To a new gold mineralised trend Using a textbook out-in approach
Lode gold example: ionic leach geochemical survey
Ionic leach defined two distinct gold trends with several discrete “hotspots”, within a broader belt of arsenic anomalism
The anomalies are based on numerous samples and are spatially coherent, suggesting this is a real overburden-penetrating bedrock signal
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Gold Arsenic
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Lode gold example: geochemistry prioritises structures
These anomalies coincide with magnetic breaks or gravity gradients, suggesting the structural control necessary for lode gold mineralization
This provides a means of prioritizing “live” structures within the many magnetic/gravity structures that are otherwise potential red herrings
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Lode gold example: BOT drilling beneath anomalies
The ionic leach gold anomalies are NOT drill targets
They simply define a live corridor that enables selective prioritization for grant of an EL rather than overspending on land holding costs It is an INVESTMENT decision
Once granted, the real reconnaissance can begin – with base of till (BOT) drilling and ground geophysics
At Aarnivalkea, the BOT anomaly does NOT coincide with the ionic leach anomaly, possibly reflecting dispersion of gold to the SE by glacial processes and/or modern hydromorphic dispersion
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Lode gold example: zeroing in on BOT hotspot
Wide spaced BOT drilling is essentially rockchip sampling beneath glacial cover
BOT samples are NOT good samples so there is inherent noise and uncertainty in the resultant data
There is very little weathering so there is very little chemical dispersion to create large footprints and targets are physically small
First pass BOT defined several hotspots and trends
Infill BOT drilling defined a coherent trend, 1.3km long, and open along strike
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Lode gold example: firming up the trend
BOT drilling: undertaken to identify the source of the large ionic leach geochemical anomaly, it has defined a 1.3km long zone of gold anomalous/mineralised rock hidden beneath transported glacial cover in a previously unknown area. The end-of-hole samples (shown below) are strongly sheared and silica-sericite-albite-pyrite-arsenopyrite altered with up to 3.8g/t gold and are interpreted as in-situ bedrock or close-to-source elluvial rubble along a shear zone
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Lode gold example: reconnaissance diamond drilling
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A real shear zone just like anything in Western Australia, the Abitibi or the Birimian, with classic lode gold features, including:
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Brittle-ductile deformation
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Veining
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Carbonate-silica-sericite-albite alteration
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Various sulphides
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Polyphase events and cycles
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Gold
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Lode gold example: closing in on the target
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Systematic greenfields Ni-Cu-PGE exploration in Finland
Example: Ruopas A greenfields program in progress From zero work/knowledge 15 months ago
To numerous coincident Ni-Cu-Co-Pd geochemical and VTEM anomalies and our first drill-ready target (350m long EM conductor with associated Ni-Cu base of till anomaly)
Ruopas: searching for the next Sakatti
The CLGB is highly prospective for magmatic copper-nickel-PGM mineralization, as evidenced by Boliden’s Kevitsa mine and Anglo American’s Sakatti deposit, located further to the east in the same belt
S2’s “Ruopas” licence covers a 25km long zone containing coincident copper and palladium anomalism defined in the GTK’s (Geological Survey of Finland’s) glacial till sampling database*
It also contains a significant large scale gravity anomaly, maficultramafic intrusives and smaller scale discrete magnetic anomalies
This is a district scale magmatic sulphide exploration target
A 900 line kilometer VTEM survey identified numerous EM anomalies
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Gravity over
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*Aeromagnetic, gravity and till geochemistry images based on data purchased from GTK (Geological Survey of Finland)
Ruopas: searching for the next Sakatti
Ionic leach geochemical soil sampling coverage of the Ruopas licence highlights a number of coincident nickel-copper anomalies. Most of these are also cobalt and palladium anomalies. Coincident Ni-Cu-CoPd anomalism is a signature of magmatic sulphide mineralization
*Aeromagnetic, gravity and till geochemistry images based on data purchased from GTK (Geological Survey of Finland)
Ruopas: searching for the next Sakatti
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Channel 20 of the VEM survey highlights numerous EM anomalies.
Many of these are strongly conductive, persisting into late time
channels (channel 40). At this scale, any single point EM anomaly
could be an expression of significant massive sulphide mineralization
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*Aeromagnetic, gravity and till geochemistry images based on data purchased from GTK (Geological Survey of Finland)
Ruopas: searching for the next Sakatti
Follow-up ground EM of selected VTEM anomalies : 15% of the VTEM survey area has been followed up with ground EM
This defined a discrete EM conductor located on a gravity ridge, along strike from known ultramafic rocks, concealed beneath a shallow bog, and associated with >4km long copper and nickel anomaly in historic BOT drilling
This could be drilled tomorrow if there were no vexacious objections requiring due process
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Opportunistic lode gold exploration in Finland
Example: Aakenusvaara An under-drilled historic prospect Rapid, simple follow up of known trend
Deepest intercept is highest grade
Aakenusvaara gold
Ineffectively drilled by Outokumpu in the 1980’s, despite shallow intercepts of up to 11m @ 9.6g/t gold Gold is associated with sulphide, breccia and albite alteration zones, here and also at the Saattopora copper-gold mine, 3km along Line of section strike 7 holes drilled Best intercept is the deepest, Plan, sections but only 180m below surface No drilling either side or down dip from this
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Chasing Ni sulphide lava channels in WA’s goldfields
Example: Gwardar (Polar Bear) A classic Kambalda-style lava channel Increasing grade and width down plunge A simple test
Gwardar nickel
First drilling by S2 to follow up the Gwardar nickel prospect has intersected encouraging nickel sulphides Results confirm the presence of a substantial sulphide-bearing lava channel only drilled to a relatively shallow depth, with best intercepts in the deepest hole to date - further drilling is planned
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Gwardar nickel
First drilling by S2 to follow up the Gwardar nickel prospect has intersected encouraging nickel sulphides Results confirm the presence of a substantial sulphide-bearing lava channel only drilled to a relatively shallow depth, with best intercepts in the deepest hole to date - further drilling is planned
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Long proj, section
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Gwardar nickel
First drilling by S2 to follow up the Gwardar nickel prospect has intersected encouraging nickel sulphides Results confirm the presence of a substantial sulphide-bearing lava channel only drilled to a relatively shallow depth, with best intercepts in the deepest hole to date - further drilling is planned
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Disseminated and blebby nickel sulphides in SPBD0360
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Basal massive nickel sulphides in SPBD0360
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Back to the future in the Fraser Range
Won 3 out of 4 ballots for contested ground
3 new EL applications in progress
Fraser Range nickel-copper
S2 is the successful applicant for three highly contested ground releases in the Fraser Range Three large exploration licences are now in the application stage, likely to be granted later in the year This heralds the return of the original Sirius team to the Fraser Range, where they discovered Nova in 2012
S2 won 3 ballots for ground releases in the Fraser Range
These ballots were contested by numerous other players
S2 now has sole exploration licence application rights over 170 square kilometres of ground in a district otherwise dominated by Mark Creasy and IGO
Public domain and prior exploration data is being compiled during the pre-grant phase so that exploration can commence immediately upon grant
Much of the area is under cover so the limited previous exploration may be ineffective
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JORC tables
Latest drill results from Aarnivalkea – refer to S2R ASX announcement of 8[th ] October 2019 for
previous results
Competent Persons statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results from Finland is based on information compiled by Mr John Bartlett, who is an employee and shareholder of the Company. Mr Bartlett is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and has sufficient experience of relevance to the style of mineralization and the types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken, to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Bartlett consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on information in the form and context in which it appears.
Past Exploration results reported in this presentation have been previously prepared and disclosed by S2 Resources Limited in accordance with JORC Code 2012. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in these market announcements. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented here have not been materially modified from the original market announcement. Refer to www.s2resources.com.au for details on past exploration results.
| Hole | Easting | Northing | RL | Dip | Azimuth | Depth | From | To | Width | Grade Au g/t |
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| FAVD0013 | 418221 | 7551841 | 242 | -60 | 270 | 224.4 | 65.28 | 67.44 | 2.16 | 1.9 |
| and | 93.74 | 101.00 | 7.26 | 0.3 | ||||||
| and | 106.00 | 109.00 | 3.00 | 0.6 | ||||||
| and | 143.47 | 144.44 | 0.97 | 1.7 | ||||||
| and | 146.30 | 147.00 | 0.70 | 3.3 | ||||||
| and | 152.00 | 162.00 | 10.00 | 0.8 | ||||||
| and | 198.00 | 200.98 | 2.98 | 1.6 | ||||||
| FAVD0033 | 418260 | 7551760 | 239 | -60 | 270 | 110.9 | 66.00 | 68.00 | 2.00 | 3.4 |
| and | 77.00 | 80.00 | 3.00 | 0.4 | ||||||
| and | 97.00 | 100.91 | 3.91 | 0.3 | ||||||
| and | 110.00 | 113.75 | 3.75 | 1.4 | ||||||
| and | 121.00 | 124 | 3 | 0.8 | ||||||
| and | 131.97 | 139.39 | 7.42 | 0.7 | ||||||
| and | 154.91 | 158.9 | 3.99 | 0.7 | ||||||
| FAVD0038 | 418180 | 7551920 | 243 | -60 | 270 | 179.7 | 128.00 | 129.75 | 1.75 | 1.0 |
| and | 133.00 | 134.00 | 1.00 | 1.2 | ||||||
| and | 160.91 | 162.03 | 1.12 | 0.8 | ||||||
| FAVD0048 | 418100 | 7552000 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.8 | 48.15 | 50.34 | 2.19 | 1.1 |
| FAVD0049 | 418060 | 7552000 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.4 | 89.00 | 91.00 | 2.00 | 0.4 |
| FAVD0050 | 418120 | 7552080 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.3 | 7.65 | 8.32 | 0.67 | 3.3 |
| and | 14.00 | 18.04 | 4.04 | 0.4 | ||||||
| and | 79.00 | 79.97 | 0.97 | 0.6 | ||||||
| FAVD0051 | 418080 | 7552080 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.5 | 37.55 | 41 | 3.45 | 0.3 |
| and | 53.00 | 56.75 | 3.75 | 0.2 | ||||||
| FAVD0052 | 418040 | 7552080 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.2 | 46.53 | 48.5 | 1.97 | 2.4 |
| FAVD0053 | 418090 | 7551520 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.6 | NSI | |||
| FAVD0054 | 418050 | 7551520 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.8 | 78.00 | 80 | 2.00 | 0.5 |
| FAVD0055 | 418460 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.8 | NSI | |||
| FAVD0056 | 418420 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.2 | 77.00 | 82.00 | 5.00 | 0.3 |
| and | 98.02 | 98.45 | 0.43 | 2.5 | ||||||
| FAVD0057 | 418380 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.4 | 45.58 | 47 | 1.42 | 1.2 |
| and | 68.57 | 70 | 1.43 | 0.6 | ||||||
| FAVD0058 | 418340 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.2 | 29.00 | 31.00 | 2.00 | 0.6 |
| and | 56.10 | 58.06 | 1.96 | 2.8 | ||||||
| and | 88.29 | 93.00 | 4.71 | 0.2 | ||||||
| FAVD0059 | 418300 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 116.4 | 58.00 | 63.66 | 5.66 | 0.7 |
| and | 71.00 | 72.17 | 1.17 | 0.8 | ||||||
| FAVD0060 | 418260 | 7552280 | 244 | -60 | 270 | 110.7 | 15.00 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 |