Skip to main content

AI assistant

Sign in to chat with this filing

The assistant answers questions, extracts KPIs, and summarises risk factors directly from the filing text.

STELLAR RESOURCES LIMITED Investor Presentation 2017

Jun 4, 2017

65860_rns_2017-06-04_db713515-9682-4b69-9ffa-b1f56606ea5e.pdf

Investor Presentation

Open in viewer

Opens in your device viewer

==> picture [182 x 89] intentionally omitted <==

Highest grade undeveloped ASX-listed tin project

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Five reasons to own Stellar
----- End of picture text -----

 Tin price has bottomed – multi-year market deficit

 High grade and locational advantages provide competitive costs in a low risk environment

 Significant improvement in NPV/Capex as development strategy optimised

 Strategy and timeline focused on low cost fast path to production

 Potential to be another Renison tin system with significant exploration upside

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

2
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Corporate overview
----- End of picture text -----

Share price yet to reflect solid achievements at Heemskirk Tin Company overview

==> picture [365 x 221] intentionally omitted <==

  • 100% owner of Heemskirk Tin Project, 150km south of Burnie, Tasmania

  • Stand-out high grade resource (1.13% Sn) with vision to be a major Australian tin producer

  • Metallurgical optimisation added to the project

  • Fast start lowered capex and reduced time to first production

Financial information

Share price (29-May-17) A$0.022
Number of shares 379.7m
Market capitalisation
Cash (31-Mar-17)
A$8.4m
A$3.5m
Debt (31-Debt-17) No Debt
Enterprise value A$4.9m
15m unlisted options (exercise prices A$0.06 to A$0.12,
expiring on 20-Nov-19) and 59m A$0.05 options expiring on
18 May 2020

Ownership reflects strong tin investor support

Capetown S.A. 16.7%
Bunnenberg Family 11.9%
Directors & Management 2.1%
Top 20 Shareholders 52.2%

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

3
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Board of Directors
----- End of picture text -----

Experienced and multi-disciplinary Board with strong global connections

==> picture [72 x 113] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [71 x 110] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [70 x 109] intentionally omitted <==

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

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

==> picture [72 x 115] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [72 x 110] intentionally omitted <==

Thomas Whiting Non-Executive Director

Geophysicist

  • Former manager of BHP Billiton exploration

  • Chairman of Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre

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

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

4
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Heemskirk – Discovery to Development
----- End of picture text -----

NW Tasmania – Australia’s largest and most productive tin field

Evolution of a world class tin project

  • QH tin deposit discovered early 1960s by Gippsland Ltd

Aberfoyle jv with Gippsland in 1971 – discovered Montana and Severn deposits

Tin deposits located within Tasmania’s most productive mineral field

Renison, Australia’s oldest and largest tin mine is located 18km away to the NE of the Heemskirk project

Stellar listed on ASX in 2005

Stellar acquired Aberfoyle’s 60% interest for $1.2m in 2008

Remaining 40% interest acquired from Gippsland Ltd in 2012 for $3.5m

A$11m spent to date on drilling, geology, metallurgy, environment, mining and processing studies

 Potential to develop another Renison

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

5
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Best location for a new mine
----- End of picture text -----

West Coast 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 several mines in the region

  • 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

  • Project located outside of environmentally sensitive areas

==> picture [292 x 343] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

6
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Mining Lease Granted
----- End of picture text -----

Mining Lease grant is a significant project milestone that increases tenure and adds security over the right to mine tin

 

ML 2023P/M granted to wholly owned subsidiary Columbus Metals Limited

Term is 12 years to 1[st] January 2029

Provides right to carry out mining operations in the lease area in accordance with the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

Right to mine tin and all other metallic minerals

Staged provision of security deposits in accordance with a schedule of defined activities from exploration and feasibility (stage 1) to construction (stage 2) to operation (stage 3)

All conditions of the ML can be met through the existing schedule of activities planned by Stellar

No minimum expenditure commitments

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

7
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Heemskirk – a world class tin project
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [463 x 302] intentionally omitted <==

Heemskirk is well placed on the grade tonnage curve - potential to increase grade and tonnes

Existing underground producers San Rafael and Renison facing declining grade as are other producers

Many competitors either lower grade or in higher risk jurisdictions

Competitors with remote projects face higher infrastructure and service costs compared with Heemskirk

Source: public resource and reserve statements Producers are underground mines that are comparable with Heemskirk No tonnage and grade information available for underground mines in China and Bolivia or surface mines in Indonesia

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

8
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Attractive tin industry cost curve
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [445 x 310] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Current LME tin price
----- End of picture text -----

  • Industry cost curve provides attractive margin for low cost operations

  • Heemskirk is likely to be placed at the 45[th] percentile

  • No further costs to be removed from the industry – cost curve at a cyclical low

  • ITRI equilibrium price of US$25,000/t if all significant projects are in production by 2021

Equilibrium Price = LME tin price at which supply = demand

Source: International Tin Research Institute (ITRI)

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

9
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Development strategy optimised
----- End of picture text -----

Several studies completed - Several studies completed - final feasibility remaining final feasibility remaining
Study **PFS (Prelim Feasibility) ** OPFS (Optimisation) Fast Start (Scoping)
Increasing NPV/Capex
Completion Jul-13 Nov-15 Sep-16
Development underground mine underground mine underground mine
Strategy all deposits concurrently all deposits concurrently sequential development
standalone processing plant standalone processing plant standalone processing plant
third party processing third party processing
Deliverables Max throughput Max throughput 1/3 Max throughput
Op cost 60th percentile Op cost down 10% on PFS OPFS op cost
mining study - 7yr life optimised fill - 7 yr life lower scale - 20yr mine life
recovery 70% recovery up by 4.3% to 73% recovery 73%
Renison - flow sheet adopted circuits optimised modular smaller plant
Economics Capex - standalone plant Capex reduced 12% Capex 50% of OPFS
NPV/capex = 0.5 gain on PFS: NPV/capex = 0.9 NPV/capex = 1.5
Assumptions US$22,000/t Sn, 0.75USD/AUD US$22,000/t Sn, 0.75USD/AUD US$22,000/t Sn, 0.75USD/AUD

Mining : MiningOne and Polberro Consulting Metallurgy : ALS Metallurgical and WorleyParsons Process Engineering: WorleyParsons, GR Engineering and Mincore Environmental: John Miedecke and Partners

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

10
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Recovery gains upgraded valuation
----- End of picture text -----

Metallurgical optimisation led to smaller primary grind and elimination of heavy media separation and silica float circuits saving capex

  • Removed heavy media separation

  • Coarser grind size

  • Increased to 250µ from 160µ

  • Improved recovery from gravity circuit

Optimised flotation circuits

  • Reduced tin loss in sulphide float

  • Removed silica float

  • Increased slimes cut-off

  • Tin float conditions improved

  • Finishing circuit enhanced

  • Process flow sheet developed by ALS and WorleyParsons

  • Plant layout and imaging developed by GR Engineering and Mincore

==> picture [422 x 318] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

11
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 540] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Fast Start = Sequential Development
Surface
Queen Hill
Long Hole Stoping
Montana
Long Hole Stoping
Severn
Drift & Fill
Severn
Long Hole Stoping
Open at depth
500m
12
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Timeline – fast start feasibility
----- End of picture text -----

Stellar is poised to embark on a DFS for the Heemskirk project based on a fast start approach

  • April 2017 - drilling commenced - significant news-flow to follow over the next 12 months

  • Drilling targeting high-grade structures and testing exploration positions between deposits

  • Mineral Resource update within 12 months

  • Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan within 12 months

DFS timeline from March Quarter 2017

DFS timeline from March Quarter 2017 DFS timeline from March Quarter 2017 DFS timeline from March Quarter 2017
MarQ
JunQ
SepQ
DecQ
MarQ
JunQ
SepQ
DecQ
MarQ
JunQ
2017
2017
2017
2017
2018
2018
2018
2018
2019
2019
Drilling
Environmental
Metallurgy
Resource modelling
Mining studies
Plant studies
Permitting
Marketing
DFS & Financing
Construction
Production

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

13
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Renison provides exploration model
----- End of picture text -----

Comparison with Renison shows that known deposits at Heemskirk are just the start – mineralisation at Renison over 1200m vertically from surface

==> picture [447 x 330] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----



known deposits
Heemskirk deposits (pink) 
superimposed over
Renison long section
Sn deposits from surface 
to 1200m depth unexplored domain
new Renison discoveries

between north and south
deposits
source rocks

----- End of picture text -----

Australia’s oldest and largest Sn mine is located 18km away to the NE of the Heemskirk Sn project

Same geology and structural setting for Heemsksirk and Renison

Renison started with a 5 year mine life in 1965 producing 5ktpa Sn – ie an ore reserve of 25kt

Renison has now produced over 250kt Sn in the 50 years since it started and has 166kt Sn in resources

New ore is being discovered at Renison today between the north and south deposits

The Heemskirk deposits are shown superimposed on the Renison long section and at 72kt Sn represent just 20% of the Sn found at Renison

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

14
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Five reasons to own Stellar
----- End of picture text -----

 Tin price has bottomed – multi-year market deficit

 High grade and locational advantages provide competitive costs in a low risk environment

 Significant improvement in NPV/Capex as development strategy optimised

 Strategy and timeline focused on low cost fast path to production

 Potential to be another Renison tin system with significant exploration upside

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

15
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Disclaimer
----- End of picture text -----

Forward Looking Statement

This presentation may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements concerning Stellar Resources Limited’s planned activities and other statements that are not historical facts. When used is this report, words such as “could”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expert”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “potential”, “should”, and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. In addition, summaries of Exploration Results and estimates of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves could also be forward-looking statements. Although Stellar Resources Limited believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward–looking statements. The entity confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this report and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning this announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. Nothing in this report should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell Stellar Resources Limited securities.

Competent Persons Statement – Resources

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources 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, 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.

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

16
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

A endix pp

Tin Price Recovery Tin Demand Rising Tin Market Deficit JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Drilling Program ASX: SRZ Drilling Result – Queen Hill

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Tin price recovery underway
----- End of picture text -----

LME tin price is up 50% from its mid-January 2016 low

==> picture [720 x 406] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Supply rationalisation underpinning price
 Supply restraint from largest producers China and
Indonesia through 2016 and China in 2017
 Growth of new supply from Myanmar accommodated
by China cutbacks
 Exchange stocks at historically low levels – industry
stocks are moderate
 Demand growth returning after two years of decline
Four countries control 80% of mine supply
 Largest tin mining countries are China (30%),
Indonesia (24%) Myanmar (18%) and Peru (7%)
 Global mine supply peaked in 2005 and has declined
by 12% in the period to 2016
 Since 2013, Myanmar has emerged as the third
largest supplier of tin ore – all trucked to China
Source: ITRI
18
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Tin demand – next growth phase?
----- End of picture text -----

Tin demand – long-periods of strong growth

  • Tin demand characterised by long periods of above trend growth driven by new uses

  • Emergence of tin in lead acid batteries one example of a new use that could gain more traction

  • Current growth pause is mature (8 years)

  • Potential for a cyclical recovery in 2017?

==> picture [316 x 193] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [290 x 180] intentionally omitted <==

Solder still the major end-use

  • Growth in consumer electronics a major plus for solder

  • Chemicals was a strong growth sector in 2016

  • LAB use has captured 8% of the market in 5 years

  • New energy capture and storage technologies may be the game changer for tin

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

19
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Rising tin market deficit?
----- End of picture text -----

In 2015/2016, supply did the heavy lifting – will 2017 be characterised by an increased market deficit driven by stronger demand growth?

==> picture [503 x 317] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [80 x 24] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

20
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

JORC 2012 confirms resource quality
----- End of picture text -----

Mineral Resource estimate more robust following JORC 2012 upgrade

  • 6.35mt @ 1.13% Sn or 72,000t of contained Sn

  • 97% of contained Sn is in the form of cassiterite – the most readily recoverable Sn mineral

  • 64% of Indicated Resource in Lower Queen Hill – first deposit in development queue

  • LQH Indicated Resource of 0.82mt @ 1.42% Sn is particularly high grade

  • All Sn deposits at Zeehan are open at depth and have significant exploration potential

  • Next step is infill drilling with a focus on high grade zones

==> picture [175 x 138] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [616 x 221] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

21
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

9,000m drilling program underway
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [286 x 402] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Cassiterite SnO2
----- End of picture text -----

Interpretative Regional Geology - Zeehan

==> picture [423 x 302] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

22
----- End of picture text -----

==> picture [720 x 86] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

Good start - 6m @ 0.84% Sn (ZQ133)
----- End of picture text -----

Queen Hill Interpretative Cross-section

==> picture [386 x 256] intentionally omitted <==

Queen Hill Long-section

==> picture [377 x 249] intentionally omitted <==

==> picture [720 x 44] intentionally omitted <==

----- Start of picture text -----

23
----- End of picture text -----

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