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STELLAR RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2014
Jul 17, 2014
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Heemskirk Tin Project - Tasmania MD: Peter Blight
Noosa Mining Conference July 2014
ASX: SRZ

Agenda
Company Overview Tin Market Update Project Review Exploration Potential Targets for 2014
Stellar is well funded

Shares on Issue 300.2M Options on Issue 25.0M Market Capitalisation $13M Cash $5.0M (31 Mar 2014) Debt $0.0M
ASX Code SRZ (listed April 2005) Share Price 4.4c (12 month range: 4-8c)
Ownership Structure Top 20 70.2% Capetown SA 20.8% Bunnenberg Family 14.9%
Resource Capital Fund 12.0% Directors + Management 4.2%
Strong board and management

- Peter Blight (Managing Director) geologist and mining analyst with 31 years experience in the exploration, mining and finance sectors. Previously worked for UBS, UC Rusal and Rio Tinto.
- Thomas Whiting (Non-executive Director) geophysicist and former manager of BHP Billiton exploration. Chairman of Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre.
- Miguel Lopez de Letona (Non-executive Director) is a former management consultant. He is based in Belgium and advises on investment in the mining and oil and gas sectors.
- Dr Markus Elsasser (Non-executive Director) financier and investor in the mineral resource sector based in Germany. Financial adviser to a number of European based investors.
- Christina Kemp (Company Secretary) over 20 years experience as an accountant and senior financial manager for companies in the resources, manufacturing, retail, travel and utility industries.
Indonesia creates short-term tin price uncertainty
- Indonesian exports down 15% yoy
- High exports in May and June confusing the market
- Unreported stocks drawn into the market increasing LME stocks
- Underlying production rates should see LME stock decline resume later in 2014

Indonesian Monthly Refined Tin Exports (tonnes, Jun'13 to Jun'14)


Long-term market trends = high tin prices
Demand growth emerging from a low base Exciting outlook for new uses Indonesian production reforms restraining supply Strategic supply of tin back on the radar New production delayed by weak equity markets ITRI forecasting market deficits Price forecasts for 2015 of US$26,700/t from BNP and US$25,000/t from ITRI
Stellar's well located tin assets


- Tin assets100% owned
- High grade Heemskirk + St Dizier
- Renison-style deposit well known
- Exploration potential high
- Significant mining district
- Infrastructure on door step
- Low political risk
- Low environmental risk
Project History

- 1960s Gippsland Ltd explored the outcropping Queen Hill tin deposit.
- 1970s Aberfoyle Ltd earned a 60% interest.
- 1980s Aberfoyle Ltd discovered Severn and Montana deposits.
- 1986 Project suspended following the tin price collapse.
- 2008 Stellar acquired 60% from Western Metals Ltd.
- 2012 Stellar acquired remaining 40% from Gippsland Ltd.
- 2013 PFS completed

Excellent progress to date
- Maximised tin price leverage by moving to 100% ownership
- Increased resource by 49% to 71,500t contained tin worth $1.6bn
- Demonstrated presence of high grade tin best result: 7m@4% tin
- Demonstrated recovery of 70% through bench scale met testing
- Established environmental baseline
- Completed a positive preliminary feasibility study
- Outcomes achieved on $12 million of project spending to date
High-grade Heemskirk resource

- 49% increase in contained tin to 71,500 tonnes (from 48,000 tonnes)
- Resource risk reduced through greater geological consistency
| Classification | Deposit | Tonnes | Grade | Contained Tin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions | % tin | tonnes | |||
| Indicated | All | 1.41 | 1.26 | 17,790 | |
| Inferred | All | 4.87 | 1.10 | 53,710 | |
| Total | 6.28 | 1.14 | 71,500 | ||
| Indicated | Queen Hill | 1.41 | 1.26 | 17,790 | |
| Inferred | Queen Hill | 0.19 | 1.63 | 3,090 | |
| Severn | 4.17 | 0.98 | 40,900 | ||
| Montana | 0.51 | 1.91 | 9,710 | ||
| Total | 6.28 | 1.14 | 71,500 |
0.6% tin block cut-off grade
Tonnes rounded to reflect uncertainty of estimate
Estimates prepared by Resource and Exploration Geology
St Dizier – adds low cost resource
- Add-on resource for the Heemskirk Project
- Open pittable Indicated Resource
- Potential iron by-product credit
| Classification | Millions Tonnes | Sn% | Sol Sn% | WO3 % | Fe % | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicated | 1.20 | 0.69 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 23.70 | 2.64 |
| Inferred | 1.06 | 0.52 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 22.22 | 1.81 |
| Total Resource | 2.26 | 0.61 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 23.00 | 2.25 |
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block cut-off grade of 0.3% Sn
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tonnes rounded to reflect uncertainty of estimate
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estimate prepared by Resource and Exploration Geology

Heemskirk: highest grade undeveloped ASX listed tin resource


PFS defines baseline for project
| Description | Units | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mining inventory | Mt | 3.95 |
| Mined ore tin grade | % tin | 1.06 |
| Average Mill Throughput | Mtpa | 0.6 |
| Initial mine life | Years | 6.75 |
| Tin recovery | % | 70 |
| Average concentrate grade | % | 48 |
| Average tin in concentrate production | tpa | 4,327 |
| Mine gate costs | US$/t tin in concentrate | 14,389 |
| Pre-production capital expenditure | US$M | 114 |
Mining inventory includes indicated and inferred Mineral Resources that have had mining dilution, recovery and economic factors applied to mine design, creating an inventory of potential stope and development tonnes.

Focus on enhancing economics
| Description | Economic Outputs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin price scenarios | -10% | Base Case | +10% | ||
| LME tin price US$/t | 22,950 | 25,500 | 28,050 | ||
| NPVA$M8% | 11 | 61 | 103 | ||
| IRR % | 10 | 19 | 26 | ||
| Payback years | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Operating margin A$/t ore treated | 51 | 70 | 86 | ||
| Total cash surplus A$M | 77 | 152 | 215 |
Base case LME tin price is the median of nine analyst estimates for 2016 and beyond. It is also the marginal cost of tin production according to International Tin Research Institute cost curve analysis.


Optimisation will add value
- Resource expansion:
- Each additional year of life adds $13 million or 22% to NPV
- Deeper drilling at Queen Hill and Severn will add life
- St Dizier could add 1 to 2 years to resource life
- Higher grade at Severn:
Increasing overall head grade by 1% adds $4.4 million or 7% to NPV
Improved metallurgical performance:
Increasing overall recovery by 1% adds $4.9 million or 8% to NPV
Excellent exploration potential

- Mineralisation emplaced along structures by explosive exhalations from a deep-seated tin granite
- Potential for additional deposits within large halo of low grade tin surrounding known tin deposits
- All deposits open at depth, poorly explored below 300 metres from surface and unexplored below 500 metres
- Source pluton at least 1000 metres below surface forms part of a deep seated granite body extending to northeast below Rension Bell
- Historical mining of silver-lead-zinc veins extends for 2km in all directions from the Heemskirk deposits, mapping the full extent of the mineral field and the exploration opportunity for tin
Mineral zonation implies more tin
- Historical mining focused on silver-lead veins surrounding Queen Hill
- Queen Hill and Montana: silver-lead veining associated with tin
- Severn: low grade copper associated with tin

Deposits open at depth
- ZQ117 and ZS120 show mineralisation is open at depth
- Thicker Queen Hill intersections where sediments faulted against black shales
- Carbonate rich sediments at Severn increase potential for higher grade replacement mineralisation
- Very encouraged by higher grades and thicker intersections at top of Severn


Potential for high grade hits

Best Intersections:
- Queen Hill QH 125 32m @ 1.6% Sn
- Severn ZS113 7m @ 4.0% Sn
- Montana ZM67 8m @ 3.9% Sn


St Dizier in close proximity
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- 20 km from planned process plant via a sealed road
- Low development risk in an area previously mined for alluvial tin

St Dizier – potential open pit

- Pipe-like tin-magnetite skarn in serpentised carbonate
- Best grades within 70m of surface


Targets for 2014
- Complete a scoping study on St Dizier
- Extend Queen Hill and Severn resources at depth
- Optimise metallurgical test results to improve recovery
- Lodge notice of intent environmental permitting
- Upgrade preliminary feasibility study
- Commence in-fill drilling at Severn
Disclaimer

Forward Looking Statement
This presentation was prepared by Stellar Resources Limited ( the "company"). It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the company or as an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. It may contain a number of forward-looking statements. Known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and factors outside of Stellar's control, may cause the actual results, performance and achievements of Stellar to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law and stock exchange listing rules, Stellar does not warrant the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information in this presentation, nor the future performance of Stellar, and will not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from the use of the information.
Competent Persons Statement – Heemskirk and St Dizier Mineral Resources
The information in this report that relates to Heemskirk Tin Mineral Resources was last reported on 24th July 2013 in an ASX release titled "Pre-feasibility Study Advances Heemskirk Tin". The information was prepared in accordance with the 2004 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves' by Tim Callaghan of Resource and Exploration Geology. The information in this report that relates to the St Dizier Mineral Resource was announced on 12 March 2014 in an ASX release titled "Heemskirk Tin Project: New Open Pittable Resource at St Dizier". The information was prepared in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves' (JORC Code) by Tim Callaghan of Resource and Exploration Geology. Tim Callaghan is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ("AusIMM"), has a minimum of five years experience in the estimation and assessment and evaluation of Mineral Resources of this style and is the Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code. This report accurately summarises and fairly reports his estimations and he has consented to the resource report in the form and context in which it appears.
Competent Persons Statement – Exploration
The drill and exploration results reported herein, insofar as they relate to mineralisation, are based on information compiled by Mr R.K. Hazeldene who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Hazeldene has sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits being considered to qualify as a Competent Person as defined by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code). Mr Hazeldene consents to the inclusion in the presentation of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
Stellar Resources Limited
Level 17, 530 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Phone +61 3 9618 2540 Fax +61 3 9649 7200 www.stellarresources.com.au
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