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ST GEORGE MINING LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2016
Aug 14, 2016
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‘Exploring for Major Nickel Sulphide and Gold Deposits’
15 August 2016
Overview of St George Mining High Quality Explorer
ASX listed: SGQ
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Based in Perth, WA
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Multiple exploration projects
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Nickel sulphide and gold
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Large scale potential
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Major mining company pedigree
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All in Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia
Creating shareholder wealth
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Tight capital structure
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Targeting the discovery and development of world class deposits that deliver high multiplier returns on investment
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Corporate Snapshot Strong shareholder base and market support
Capital Structure
Listed shares (SGQ): 250,359,725 Listed options (SGQOA): 47,354,622 SGQOA have exercise price of 20c, expiring on 30 June 2017. * Includes securities to be issued on 20 August 2016
Market cap (@16c): $37m
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Share Ownership
Top 10: 25% Top 20: 34% Directors: 6.5%
Largest Shareholders Impulzive: 8% John Prineas: 6% Oceanic Capital: 4%
Other Major Shareholders City Natural Resources (UK) Several Australian and other overseas institutions Western Areas plus several high net worths
A$6.47m raised in heavily oversubscribed Private Placement settling on 18/19 August 2016
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Highly Qualified Team Skills to Deliver Exploration Success
St George Management:
John PRINEAS, Executive Chairman - Founding shareholder with over 25 years experience in the banking and legal sectors, including the head of a financial institution in Australia, with a focus on providing finance and corporate advice to mining companies.
Tim HRONSKY, Technical Director – over 25 years as a
geologist in the exploration and mining industry, including 15 years with Placer Dome Inc., where he was Exploration Manager for Asia.
Sarah SHIPWAY, Non-executive Director/Company Secretary - Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in providing advice to listed exploration companies.
Matthew McCARTHY, Exploration Manager - ex-BHP Billiton, where he was part of the team that discovered the Venus nickel sulphide deposit (+200,000 Ni) at Leinster. Prior to BHP, was on the team at AngloGold Ashanti that discovered the +8MoZAu Tropicana gold deposit
Key Consultants:
Newexco - Leading geophysical consultants in nickel sulphide exploration. Advisers on Nova-Bollinger deposit for Sirius Resources NL, and the Spotted Quoll and Flying Fox deposits for Western Areas Limited (ASX: WSA).
Dr Jon HRONSKY - Consultant geologist, with industry leading credentials in exploration targeting. Previously, Manager-Strategy & Generative Services for BHP Billiton Mineral Exploration. Currently Chairman of the Centre for Exploration Targeting in WA.
Dr Martin GOLE – Consultant geologist, global expert and leading authority on magmatic nickel sulphide deposits. Author/co-author of several landmark research papers on major deposits in the Yilgarn, including the giant Perseverance and Mt Keith nickel sulphide deposits in the world class Agnew-Wiluna belt.
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High Reward Projects Company Maker Strategy
St George has dominant landholdings in under-explored and strategically important districts
Mt Alexander Project Significant high grade shallow NiCu sulphide discoveries
East Laverton Project High priority targets for gold and nickel sulphide over three greenstone belts
Hawaii Project Early stage exploration at recently recognised unexplored greenstones
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Mt Alexander Underexplored Region
Discovery by BHP Billiton Massive Ni-Cu sulphides first discovered in 2008 but project remained under-explored
Acquisition by St George
St George gains ownership and control in 2016 and consolidates a dominant tenement package
Access to Infrastructure
Favourable location south-west of world class nickel sulphide mines in the Agnew-Wiluna belt, with existing road access and infrastructure
The Cathedrals, Stricklands and Investigators Prospects are located on E29/638, which is held in joint venture by Western Areas Limited (25%) and St George (75%). St George is the Manager of the Project with Western Areas retaining a 25% non-contributing interest in the Project (in regard to E29/638 only) until there is a decision to mine. St George has 100% of all other tenements at Mt Alexander.
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Mt Alexander Pipeline of Targets
Cathedrals Belt High grade Ni-Cu sulphides discovered at:
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Cathedrals Prospect
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Stricklands Prospect
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Investigators Prospect
Several strong EM conductors still to be drill tested
Mt Alexander Belt
Wide-spaced drilling by previous explorers with multiple intersections of massive Ni-Cu
Regional Exploration
Tenement package over 200 sq km remains largely unexplored
Emerging Nickel Sulphide Camp
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Mt Alexander High Grade Mineralisation
MAD12: 3.95m @ 5.05%Ni, 1.55%Cu, 0.11%Co and 4.44g/t total PGEs from 91.4m
MAD13: 2.05m @ 5.78%Ni, 2.33%Cu, 0.18%Co and 3.93g/t total PGEs from 56.3m
MAD15: 1.17m @ 8.75%Ni, 3.34%Cu, 0.24%Co and 6.16g/t total PGEs from 30.17m (photo on the right shows MAD15 drill core) MARC49: 6m @ 3.33%Ni, 1.53%Cu, 0.12%Co and 1.83g/t total PGEs from 60m
Clean and High Value Concentrate Likely:
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High tenor of nickel
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High Cu, Co and PGEs
Shallow Mineralisation:
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Low cost exploration
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Supports favourable project economics
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Mt Alexander More Discoveries Being Made
Very high success rate in testing EM conductors with new discoveries in July/Aug 2016 (assays pending):
MAD26: 4m of massive nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation from 53.9m including 2.7m with 7.5%Ni and 2.3%Cu from 55.2m (average XRF values)
MAD27: 10m of ultramafic with disseminated and blebby mineralisation from 61.25m and 2m of massive sulphides with 4.2%Ni and 2.2%Cu from 71.25m (average XRF values)
MAD31: 15m of ultramafic with disseminated and blebby mineralisation from 97m and 1.03m of massive sulphides with 7%Ni and 2.5%Cu from 112.5m (average XRF values) including a pentlandite vein with 28%Ni (photo on right shows the coarse grain pentlandite)
MAD32: 12.5m of ultramafic with disseminated and blebby mineralisation from 42m and 0.77m of massive sulphides with 8%Ni and 2%Cu from 52.76m (average XRF values)
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Mt Alexander
Nickel-Copper Sulphide Belt is Growing
Since acquiring the Project this year, St George has quickly added value – we have:
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Extended the strike length of recurrent mineralisation in the Cathedrals Belt from 400m to 3.5km
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Increased the number of drill holes that have intersected nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation in the Cathedrals Belt from 6 to 20 - with 15 of these intersecting massive sulphides
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Mt Alexander
Near Term Value Drivers
Drilling Now: Diamond drilling to test EM conductors in prospective geological positions is underway
DHEM:
Downhole EM surveys of completed drill holes is also underway and could identify further mineralisation
More Drilling:
Follow-up drill programme to be planned once assays and downhole EM surveys are reviewed and 3D modelling is updated
Regional Exploration: New targets being identified including structures that may parallel the Cathedrals Belt
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East Laverton Project Strong Gold Potential
Important Regional Location Near the two most recent world class gold discoveries in WA – Tropicana +8MozAu and Gruyere +6MozAu
Underexplored for Gold Shallow drilling has identified widespread anomalous gold confirming prospectivity
Pipeline of Targets
The highest priority gold targets are now being tested with first pass drilling
Favourable Structural Features Fundamental structures/faults that control gold mineralisation are prominent, suggesting large scale gold potential
Gold Drilling is Underway
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East Laverton Project Ascalon - Priority Gold Target
Minigwal Greenstone Belt
A deep structure that provides a pathway for the mantlederived gold-rich hydrothermal fluids essential for large gold deposits
Ascalon Target
Situated in the thickest part of the Minigwal belt; a prominent deflection in the belt is a favourable structural setting for gold ( gravity data has mapped this feature, pictured on the right)
Strong Alteration Signature Drilling has identified anomalous gold and copper to the NW of Ascalon that is consistent with the alteration signature on the periphery of a large ore body
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East Laverton Project Bristol - Priority Gold Target
Large Gold Anomaly
Historical drilling has established an anomalous gold zone with a 1km strike length
Underexplored
Historical drilling was shallow (average 40m) with most holes having gold anomalism at end of hole
Favourable Structural Setting
Gold anomaly is situated on the contact between greenstones and granites
St George to Drill Deeper
Drill programme by St George will test for gold mineralisation in fresh rock with deeper drilling
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East Laverton Project Nickel Sulphide Drilling
BHP Discovers Nickel Sulphides Previous farm-in with BHP discovered NiS in 2012 St George Continues Exploration Systematic exploration by St George of EM and geological targets is ongoing High Priority Target at Windsor Current drilling is focused on a powerful EM conductor at Windsor (+200,000 Siemens) where nearby drilling has intersected upto 1.05%Ni (pictured on the right is a cross section of Windsor)
Drilling to Commence Soon
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St George Mining: creating shareholder wealth through exploration success
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Above: drill core from MAD26 which recorded spot XRF readings of 8.7%Ni and 2.5%Cu (part of the 2.7m massive sulphide section from 55.2m); Right : drill core from MAD22 with massive chalcopyrite (yellow-green) in contact with ultramafic (dark grey). Assays returned 13.1%Cu and 43g/tAg.
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DISCLAIMER:
Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of St George Mining Limited (ASX:SGQ) and its projects, are forward looking statements:
-may include, among other things, statements regarding targets, estimates and assumptions in respect of mineral reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades and recovery rates, production and prices, recovery costs and results, capital expenditures, and are or may be based on assumptions and estimates related to future technical, economic, market, political, social and other conditions;
- -are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by St George Mining, are inherently subject to significant technical, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies; and
-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.
St George Mining 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 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 forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward looking statements due to the inherent uncertaintyntherein.
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT:
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Tim Hronsky, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Tim Hronsky is employed by Essential Risk Solutions Ltd which has been retained by St George Mining Limited to provide technical advice on mineral projects.
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves regarding the Hawaii and Mt Alexander North Projects is based on information compiled by Mr Matthew McCarthy, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr McCarthy is employed by St George Mining Limited.
This ASX announcement contains information extracted from the following reports which are available on the Company’s website at www.stgm.com.au:
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10 February 2016 Gold Targets at East Laverton
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11 February 2016 Nickel Sulphide Drilling at East Laverton
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17 February 2016 Massive Nickel-Copper Sulphide Targets at Mt Alexander
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8 March 2016 More Massive Nickel Sulphide targets at Mt Alexander
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30 March 2016 Large Gold Zone at East Laverton
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27 April 2016 High Grade Nickel-Copper Sulphides at Mt Alexander
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11 May 2016 Massive Nickel-Copper Sulphides at Stricklands
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25 May 2016 Gold Drill Programme at East Laverton
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16 June 2016 Assays Confirm High Grade Mineralisation at Mt Alexander
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29 June 2016 Nickel-Copper Sulphide Discovery at Stricklands
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11 July 2016 Drill Programme for Mt Alexander Project
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1 August 2016 Nickel-Copper Sulphides Discovered at Investigators
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8 August 2016 Drilling Extends Nickel-Copper Sulphide Belt
The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the exploration results included in any original market announcements referred to in this report and that no material change in the results has occurred. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.
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