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STELLAR RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2011
Jul 13, 2011
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Heemskirk Tin Project - Tasmania
Corporate
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Focused on tin
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Rapidly advancing Heemskirk Tin near Zeehan,
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Tin market remains supportive
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High grade tin development - established mining region
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Significant resource upside potential
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Positive scoping study takes project to pre-feasibility
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Pre-feasibility drilling underway
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Environmental scoping underway
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Project remains on target for production in 2014
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Tin prices set to recover
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LME Stocks
LME Price
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Tin demand rising to 372,000 tonnes in 2011
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Supply shortfall of 6kt expected in 2011 – all in second half
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LME stocks peaking at 22kt or 22 days demand
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Price consolidating around US$25,000/tonne
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Growth dominated by solder
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Why is tin solder important?
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Tin solder preferred by electronics industry
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Meets legal requirement for lead free solder
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Non-toxic in manufacturing environment
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Better performance than other low melting point alloys
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Allows more efficient use & smaller circuit boards
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Design costs make switching expensive
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Lower cost metal than silver
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Where is tin mined?
Need for 80ktpa of new production
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Source: ITRI
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Not enough in ITRI project list
| Company | Project | Country | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minsur | San Rafael tailings | Peru | 7,500 |
| Syrymbet | Syrymbet | Kazakhstan | 6,500 |
| Kasbah Resources | Achmmach | Morocco | 5,600 |
| Amerilangui Ujin | Narsiin Khundlen | Mongolia | 5,200 |
| TMR Ltd | Offshore dredges | Indonesia | 5,000 |
| Metals X | Rentails | Australia | 4,000 |
| Stellar Resources | Heemskirk | Australia | 4,000 |
| Venture Minerals | Mount Lindsay | Australia | 3,700 |
| PT Timah | DeepOffshore Dredges | Indonesia | 3,600 |
| Consolidated Tin Mines | Mt Garnet | Australia | 3,200 |
| Adex Mining | Mount Pleasant | Canada | 3,200 |
| Deutsche Rohstoff | Gottesberg | Germany | 3,000 |
| Yunnan Tin | Wuchangping | China | 3,000 |
| Sinchi Wayra | Colquiri tailings | Bolivia | 2,700 |
| Silver Standard | Pirquitas | Argentina | 2,500 |
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Great location - multiple deposits
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High Grade Resource
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| Heemskirk Mineral Resource | Heemskirk Mineral Resource | ||
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| Deposit | Indicated kt % Sn kt Sn |
Inferred kt % Sn kt Sn |
Total |
| kt % Sn kt Sn |
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| Queen Hill Montana Severn |
1,600 1.2 19 |
360 1.6 6 2,400 0.9 23 |
1,600 1.2 19 360 1.6 6 2,400 0.9 23 |
| Total | 1,600 19 |
2,760 29 |
4,360 1.1 48 |
cut-off grade 0.6% tin 11 estimated on 3 March 2011 by Mining One Pty Ltd
High grade relative to project peers
Source: MetalsX
Million Tonnes
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Scoping study greenlight
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Internal rate of return of 21% & 3.5yr payback
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US$12,780/t cash cost positions project
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Life of mine revenue of $673 million net of smelter
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600,000 tpa throughput over 7.6 years provides
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3,900 tpa of tin in concentrate production ranks
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Conservative project assumptions
Parameter
Units Assumption Comment
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Competitive cost structure
Current tin price & marginal cost of production US$25,000/t Heemskirk US$12,780/t Existing production Major new projects
15 Cash cost estimates are provisional and used with permission from a forthcoming ITRI report.
Excellent exploration potential
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Renison’s numerous blind deposits
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Source: MetalsX
Positive Metallurgy
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Unlocking value
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How does Heemskirk compare?
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What does Stellar offer investors?
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Low Cost Opportunity
- Opportunity for re-rating & share price upside
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Disclaimer
Forward Looking Statement
Competent Person’s Statement
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Stellar Resources Limited Level 7 Exchange Tower, 530 Lt. Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone +61 3 9909 7618 Fax +61 3 9909 7621 www.stellarresources.com.au