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STELLAR RESOURCES LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2015
May 18, 2015
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Heemskirk Tin Project
Highest grade undeveloped ASX-listed tin project
ITRI China International Tin Forum, Shanghai May 2015
ASX: SRZ

Corporate overview
100% owner of the highest grade undeveloped ASX-listed tin project
Company overview
- 100% owner of Heemskirk Tin Project, 150km south of Burnie, Tasmania
- Stand-out high grade resource (1.1% Sn) with vision to be Australia's 2nd largest tin producer
- Metallurgical optimisation announced in March 2015 increased PFS valuation to A$82.3m
- Currently refining and optimising the PFS, mine plan and further exploration programs
Financial information
| Share price (16-Apr-15) | A$0.035 |
|---|---|
| Number of shares | 300.2m |
| Market capitalisation | A$10.5m |
| Cash(31-Dec-14) | A$3.0m |
| Debt (31-Dec-14) | Nodebt |
| Enterprise value | A$7.5m |
42.5m unlisted options (exercise prices A$0.06 to A$0.12, expiring 26-Feb-17 to 20-Nov-19)

Strong institutional ownership
| CapetownS.A. | 20.8% |
|---|---|
| BunnenbergFamily | 14.9% |
| Resource Capital Funds | 12.0% |
| Directors & Management | 4.2% |
| Top20 Shareholders | 70.2% |
Investment case
Premier position in Australia's most productive tin field
100% owned Heemskirk Tin Project is the highest grade undeveloped tin resource on the ASX
Heemskirk is an unencumbered project with no offtake agreements yet in place; thus allowing for the development of new strategic relationships
Metallurgical optimisation work shows Heemskirk has several parallels to the early production from Metals X's Renison Bell
Premium projects with high grades will continue to attract investment, despite the challenging market conditions
ASX junior tin developers
Heemskirk is the premier pre-production tin opportunity on the ASX

Source: Company filings

Favourable project location
North-west Tasmania is a world-class tin jurisdiction
- Significant mining district
- Many historical and current operating mines across various commodities
- Supportive local community and skilled workforce
- Experienced workforce available with other mines in the region winding down
- Established road and rail to port at Burnie, water readily available and power infrastructure in place
- Low political risk
- Tasmanian government supportive of Heemskirk
- Low environmental risk
- Issues faced by others in the region unlikely to be encountered


Flagship Heemskirk tin project
Australia's highest grade undeveloped tin deposit with excellent expansion potential
- Renison-style deposit located along the tin-bearing Heemskirk Granite trend
- Renison Bell (Metals X / Yunnan Tin) located 18km to northeast
- Comprised of three 100% owned tin deposits
- The most recent resource estimate of 6.3Mt at 1.14% tin makes Heemskirk one of the largest and highest grade tin deposits in Australia
- Proposed surface development and underground portal on west side of Queen Hill


Heemskirk 2013 PFS
Positive results from the 2013 PFS confirmed project economics – optimisation is well underway
Pre-feasibility study completed in July 2013 for an underground mine producing 600ktpa at 1.06% Sn
PFS overview
Pre-production capital cost: A$127m
Minimum life: 6.75 years (excluding St Dizier)
Mine gate cash costs: A$15,988/t (US$14,389/t) tin concentrate
Comparable to Renison Bell
NPV (base case @ 8%): A$61m
Average concentrate grade: 48%
Exchange rate: US$0.90/A$
Tin price: US$25,500/t
PFS optimisation
Capital cost to be finalised following DFS
Project open at depth which lends itself to mine life extensions
Mining costs continue to decrease – buyer's market
- Metallurgical study increased NPV to A$82.3M
- Metallurgical optimisation determined final concentrate grade of 45%
- Valuation increases to A$136M using US$0.78/A$
Consensus estimates predict tin price increase from current levels
Recent updates
Operational and corporate achievements in 2014 have set the perfect platform for Stellar to move towards DFS in 2015
| January2014 | | CapetownS.A. subscribes to A$2.6M placement |
|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | | A$1.2M underwritten entitlement offer announced |
| March 2014 | | Indicated 1.2Mt @ 0.70% Sn partly open pittableresource at St Dizierannounced |
| | 4 hole drill program commenced at Queen Hill | |
| June 2014 | | Ongoing drill program confirmed high grade near surface mineralisation at St Dizier@ 0.9% Sn |
| August 2014 | | Queen Hill tin mineralisation extended by 150m down plunge |
| February 2015 | | Environmental Protection Authority guidelines received |
| | Exploration licence granted to the south of Heemskirk | |
| March2015 | | Metallurgy optimisation upgrades PFS metrics |
| Severn tin recovery increased by 7.4% and average tin recovery increased by 4.5% | ||
| Annual tin in concentrate production increased by 4.5% | ||
| PFS NPV increased by 34.2% to A$82.3M | ||
| April2015 | | Geological review flags new northwest dipping structures presenting un-tapped upside to theHeemskirkresource |
Deposits open at depth
All deposits open at depth, poorly explored below 300 metres from surface and unexplored below 500 metres
- Rock competency contrast provides channel-way for mineralising fluids
- Major lithological boundaries provide northeast orientation to mineralisation
- However, at drill-hole scale, mineralisation occurs in a range of rock types with many hanging-wall positions
- This implies that structure and paragenesis also provide important vectors for mineralisation



Encouraging structural corridors
Northwest trending structural corridors prepared geology for mineralising events
- Previously viewed northeast trend of lithology as most important structural direction
- Northwest structures now equally important – divide geology into blocks that also parallel granite orientation
- Faults active before, during, and after mineralising events
- Very encouraged by potential for more "blind" deposits like Severn within these corridors
Structural corridors

High grade tin intersections
Geological review has uncovered a number of additional high grade tin areas within structures and dilation zones
Dilation zones
(includes 2m @ 1.4% Sn)




Metallurgical optimisation results
Materially enhanced Heemskirk economics through gains in tin recovery, reduced losses in the sulphide float and increased gravity recovery
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Source: WorleyParsons
Severn is comparable with Renison
Severn recovery of 79.5% compares well with neighbour Renison Bell which achieved average recovery of 73.6% at similar head grade in the 1980s

Recovery (%) Grade (%)
Next steps for metallurgy
- Complete test work for St Dizier
- Operating and capital cost implications from Severn results
- Application of lessons from Severn to Queen Hill and Montana
- Pilot scale testing program
- Variability testing
Source: Annual reports
Heemskirk is 100% unencumbered
Heemskirk is a premier tin investment opportunity with high grades, 100% ownership and located in a supportive mining jurisdiction
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Heemskirk is a 100% owned, unencumbered project
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There are no off-take arrangements in place
- ‒ PFS production rate of 600ktpa @ 1.06% Sn
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Safe, mining-friendly jurisdiction
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Falling A$ greatly improves project economics
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Mine closures and limited drilling activity in Tasmania has decreased operational costs
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Very limited opportunities for investors to secure tin off-take
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Heemskirk production will be highly sought after
- Example investments by traders
- Traxys invested A$1m into Kasbah in 2010
- Glencore invested A$161m into Aurelia Metals through a placement at project facility in 2013
- Taimetco International advanced a A$1.5m secured loan to MGT Resources in 2015
Heemskirk DFS

Stellar is poised to embark on a DFS for the Heemskirk project in 2015 with PFS optimisation currently well underway
- DFS to build upon the previously completed PFS and optimisation studies
- Mining expense deflation expected to reduce the expenditure required for the DFS
DFS timeline from commencement
| T | T + 3months | T + 6months | T + 9months | T + 12months | T + 15months | |
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| Drilling | ||||||
| Metallurgicaltesting | ||||||
| Geologicalstudies | ||||||
| Miningengineering | ||||||
| Environmental permitting |

Appendix
Heemskirk PFS mine plan Board of Directors
Heemskirk 2013 PFS mine plan

Board of Directors
Experienced and multi-disciplinary Board with strong global connections

Phil Harman Non-Executive Chairman
Geophysicist
- Over 30 years experience in BHP Billiton minerals exploration
- Past and present Director of several ASX listed companies

Peter Blight Managing Director
Geologist
- 30 years experience in exploration, mining and finance sectors
- Previously worked for UBS, UC Rusal and Rio Tinto

Dr Markus Elsasser Non-Executive Director
- Based in Germany, provides advice to a number of European based investors
- Has extensive experience as a Managing Director in the chemical and food industries

Miguel Lopez de Letona Non-Executive Director
Management Consultant
- Experience as a management consultant and banker with leading financial institutions
- Based in Belgium and advises on investment in the mining and oil and gas sectors

Christina Kemp Company Secretary
Accountant
- Over 30 years experience as an accountant and senior financial manager
- Has experience in the resources, manufacturing, retail and utility industries
Thomas Whiting Non-Executive Director
Geophysicist
- Former manager of BHP Billiton exploration
- Chairman of Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre

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