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SULTAN RESOURCES LTD — Investor Presentation 2020
Jun 30, 2020
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Uncovering the Next Gold-Copper Porphyry in the World Class Lachlan Fold Belt
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Investor Presentation
July 2020
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COWAL
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CADIA
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RIDGEWAY
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NORTH PARKES
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DISCLAIMER
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This presentation has been prepared by Sultan Resources Limited (Sultan). The information contained in this presentation is a professional opinion only and is given in good faith. Certain information in this document has been derived from third parties and though Sultan has no reason to believe that it is not accurate, reliable or complete, it has not been independently verified or audited by Sultan.
Forward Looking Statements: This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Sultan Resources’ exploration program and other statements that are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as “could”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “potential”, “should” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Sultan 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.
Sultan makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of information in this document and does not take responsibility for updating any information or correcting any error or omission which may become apparent after this document has been issued. To the extent permitted by law, Sultan and its officers, employees, related bodies corporate and agents (Agents) disclaim all liability, direct indirect or consequential (and whether or not arising out of the negligence, default or lack of care of Sultan (and/or any of its Agents) for any loss or damage suffered by a Recipient or other persons arising out of, or in connection with, any use or reliance on this presentation or information.
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this report that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on historical exploration information compiled by Mr Steven Groves, who is a Competent Person and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Groves is Managing Director and a full-time employee of Sultan Resources Limited. Mr Groves has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for the reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Groves consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Additionally, Mr Groves confirms that the entity is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information contained in the ASX releases referred to in the report.
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION COMPLETE
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Large ~ 330km2 strategic ground holding within world class and highly active East Lachlan Gold-Copper Belt in NSW
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East Lachlan’s endowment of Tier 1 gold and copper operations includes Cadia Valley (Newcrest), Northparkes (SMOC/Sumitomo) and Cowal (Evolution)
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IMMEDIATE EXPLORATION and NEWSFLOW
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Company well funded with proven local exploration team
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Low cost, rapid surface geochemical and geophysical programs continue at all targets to define multiple Drill targets
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Significant newsflow over the next 6 months culminating in a series of drilling campaigns
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Exploration hotspot with recent high-profile discoveries (e.g. Boda)
HIGH QUALITY TARGETS
Big Hill and Ringaroo Porphyry Au-Cu prospects recently defined:
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Located along strike from Cadia operations(50kms south) and Boda discovery (50km north).
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24.6g/t Au & 26.1% Cu, and 2.69g/t Au & 7.55% Cu rock chips confirm a fertile system within a large-scale Cu-Au soil anomaly having Cadia and Northparkes exploration signatures - undrilled
Tucklan Gold Field
- Likely Epithermal gold mineralization at surface associated with largescale gold in soil anomaly coincident with historical workings , K- radiometric and magnetic highs – undrilled .
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A - Example of native Cu in epidote altered feldspar porphyry from Big Hill.
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B - High Grade Cu and Au from malachite veined gossanous mullock at Gowan Green. Refer to SLZ ASX announcement dated 20 May, 2020.
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CORPORATE SNAPSHOT
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Capital Structure
Shares 58.6m Options (24c, August 2023) 6.0m Cash Balance $2.0m Enterprise Value (@ 0.12c) $5.0m
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Completion of Acquisition
June 24th
Big Hill Results
May 20th
Project Acquisition
March 18th
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Jeremy King – Non-Executive Chairman
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Corporate advisor with over 20 years experience in domestic and international legal, financial and corporate matters. Extensive corporate experience and substantial global network
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Board Member of a number of ASX-listed entities
Steve Groves – Managing Director
- Geologist with over 25 years’ exploration experience across a broad range of commodities and jurisdictions. Currently a non-executive director of Six Sigma Metals Ltd (ASX: SI6) and has held exploration and management roles with BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP), Newmont Mining, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) and A-Cap Resources (ASX:ACB)
David Lees – Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Lees has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, a Bachelor of Economics and post graduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. Experience with capital raising, business development, portfolio management, business relationships and corporate governance.
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Currently non-executive director of TSX listed Monteray Minerals (CSE: MREY).
Access to incentivised technical team with combined 60+ years of success in discovery and project development in the Lachlan Orogen of NSW. Their experience covers project assessment, exploration, permitting, financing and development and includes involvement in discoveries such as the McPhillamy’s (>2Moz Au) and Tomingley Gold Deposits (>1Moz Au).
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EAST LACHLAN FOLD BELT World Class Gold-Copper Endowed Region
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Sultan acquisition secures a key strategic land holding in the World Class East Lachlan Gold – Copper Province of NSW
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World Class Macquarie Arc gold-copper porphyry terrain host to Major gold and gold-copper mining operations :
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Newcrest’s Cadia Valley Operations (>50Moz Au, 8.7Mt Cu)[1]
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Northparkes Copper-Gold Mine (5.2Moz Au, 4.4Mt Cu CMOC/Sumitomo)[2]
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Cowal Gold Mine (>11Moz, Evolution Mining)[3]
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MchPhillamys Gold Mine (+2Moz Au)[4]
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Recent Boda discovery (Alkane Resources) has prompted a local boom in exploration activity in a highly competitive and completely held district
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Tenements focus on the highly prospective Molong Volcanic Belt, with priority targets at Big Hill and Ringaroo located in the Star Plateau Project halfway between Newcrest’s Cadia operations, and Alkane’s Boda discovery
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Emerging Tucklan Gold Field Epithermal target, hosted in the Rockley Gulgong Volcanic Belt, located only ~45km ENE of Boda
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Correct Address and host geology for gold-rich porphyries
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Sultan tenements in relation to World Class operating mines of the East Lachlan Fold Belt, and the recent Boda discovery
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Exploration & Discovery Hotspot
EAST LACHLAN FOLD BELT
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Major mining houses + mid caps active in the East Lachlan include; Newcrest Mining, Freeport McMoRan, Newmont, FMG Resources, Evolution Mining, Alkane and Sandfire.
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Sultan’s Big Hill and Ringaroo targets are surrounded by:
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Alkane Resources (ASX:ALK) – Significant Boda Au-Cu porphyry discovery which has returned drill intersections including ( see ASX Announcement 23/03/2020 ):
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KSDD007: 1,167m @ 0.55g/t Au, 0.25% Cu
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Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG) – Recently completed deep diamond drilling 40kms north of Ringaroo and Big Hill with extensive follow up drill program recently commenced ( see ASX Announcement 24/03/2020 ).
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Kincora Copper (TSXV:KCC) – Recently reported visible copper in deep drilling (RRDD002) at Trundle project in Lachlan Fold Belt (see ASX Announcement 09/06/2020 ).
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Impact Minerals (ASX:IPT) – Apsley porphyry target, lies just north of Sultan’s Ringaroo porphyry Cu-Au prospect within the same Ordovician volcanic rocks ( see ASX Announcement 22/11/2019 ). Impact report elevated copper to 8.1% and silver to 13.1g/t from rock samples at Aspley (see ASX Announcement 14/01/2020)
Sultan’s acquisition secures enviable ground position in tightly held region
Molong Volcanic Belt (grey outlines) and competitor tenement positions illustrating Sultan’s acquisition tenements in the tightly held region
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STANDOUT GOLD-COPPER TARGETS - Undrilled Star Plateau and Tucklan Targets Overview
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Star Plateau Project (EL8735) showing the Big Hill and Ringaroo porphyry targets on background of magnetics (background maps sourced from MinView – Department of Planning Industry and Environment)
EL8734 RTP aeromagnetic image, with soil samples (100m x 100m grid) & gold (>7.2ppb, up to 613ppb Au) soil anomaly contour
Big Hill Target
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5km x 2.5km magnetic high coincident with:
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High grade rock chips (including 24.6g/t Au & 26.1% Cu, and 2.69g/t Au & 7.55% Cu)
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Large-scale Au-Cu soil anomaly
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High grade workings
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Geochemistry indicates a fertile system having Cadia and Northparkes exploration signatures
Ringaroo Target
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Magnetic anomaly coincident with historical workings
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Impact Resources’ Apsley target immediately north of tenement boundary reports 8.1% Cu rock chips on the same magnetic high anomaly
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Tucklan Epithermal Gold Target
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~45km east of Alkane’s Boda discovery
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3.5 x 2.5km magnetic high coincident with: Large potassium radiometric anomaly
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Gold workings with quartz veins & pyritic breccias in argillic & potassic altered volcanics.
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Large-scale soil anomaly recently defined.
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Metal zonation and pathfinders = Epithermal Gold target
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Multiple regional targets to be investigated
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BIG HILL – Porphyry Gold-Copper Prospect Porphyry Au-Cu signatures at surface
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Big Hill lies 50km south of Boda and 50km north of Cadia Ridgeway, in the same geological host rocks, and shares many exploration signatures:
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Large (5km x 2.5km) high amplitude magnetic high complex considered to represent a buried alkalic intrusive complex
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Outcrops of feldspar porphyry intruding Cadia and Boda equivalent stratigraphy
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Correct porphyry related hydrothermal alteration including propylitic (green rock), hematite – albite (‘reddening’) of feldspar porphyries, and localized silica – albite – pyrite (sodic) alteration.
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Malachite, Azurite, Chalcocite, Native Copper high grade rock chips and key pathfinder element anomalism in rock samples
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Consistent with the upper or outer parts of an Alkalic Porphyry Au-Cu system such as Cadia and Boda
Gold (>3.1ppb Au) and Copper (>94ppm Cu) Soil Contours (100m X 200m Sample Grid) on RTP NE Shade Aeromagnetic Image overlain by the significant rock sample locations.
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Alkane’s Boda Discovery
~ 50km north
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Sultan Resources
Big Hill Porphyry Cu-Au complex
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Newcrest’s Cadia Operations
~ 50kms south
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BIG HILL – Porphyry Prospect Outstanding High-Grade Copper Gold Rock Chip Samples
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High grade gold & copper rock chip assays returned from sampling mullock of gossanous malachite-azurite veined, mafic volcanic rocks
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24.6g/t Au & 26.1% Cu
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2.69g/t Au & 7.55% Cu
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0.51g/t Au & 4.49% Cu
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0.35g/t Au & 5.96% Cu
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0.94g/t Au & 5.71% Cu
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0.04g/t Au & 10.1% Cu
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1.16g/t Au & 12.55% Cu
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High-grade Au-Cu rock chips validate a large (>1.5km x >0.10km), low level Au-Cu + pathfinder soil geochemical anomaly associated with the discrete magnetic high anomaly and porphyry style alteration
Consistent with the upper or outer parts of an un-drilled Alkalic Porphyry Au-Cu system
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A - Example of native Cu in epidote altered feldspar porphyry from Big Hill.
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B - High grade Cu and Au from malachite veined gossanous mullock at Gowan Green
C – Disseminated native copper and malachite from Big Hill
- D & E – Veined malachite and azurite in a chlorite altered mafic volcanic from mullock at Gowan Green
(Refer SLZ ASX announcement dated 20 May 2020)
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C D E
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BIG HILL – Porphyry Prospect
Significant porphyry target in the northern Molong Belt
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Spectacular gold & copper rock chip results – possible ‘leakage structures’ emanating from a buried porphyry system?
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Cadia / Boda equivalent stratigraphy + intrusives + pathfinder geochemistry
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Porphyry style alteration facies including ‘green rock’ + ‘reddening’ + localized ‘sodic’ alteration
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Large scale magnetic high complex cross-cut by Arc parallel and Cross-Arc structures
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Coincident + Open large-scale Gold + Copper soil geochemical anomaly
Features consistent with the upper or outer parts of a fertile Cadia / Boda style Alkalic Au-Cu Porphyry System
Forward Work Program
Q3
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+4km strike Induced Polarisation (I.P.) survey
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Extension soil and rock chip geochemistry programs
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3D magnetic inversion modelling - underway
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Regional target generation
Q4
- Drill testing of targets
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(Refer SLZ ASX announcement dated 20 May 2020)
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TUCKLAN – Epithermal Gold Prospect Surface sampling indicates large epithermal gold target
Tucklan Gold Field Target – EL8734
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Prospective Macquarie Arc – Rockley Gulgong Volcanic Belt, located ~45kms east of Alkane’s Boda discovery.
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Historical gold workings including numerous prospecting pits, shallow shaft and adit - overlooked & extensive Tucklan gold field .
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Coincident 3.5 x 2.5km magnetic high and K-radiometric anomaly.
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Large scale >1.5 x ~0.30km , NW-SE striking, low level (>7.2ppb Au) coherent gold in soil anomaly with a higher grade 700m x 300m Au ‘core’ up to 0.61g/t Au in soil
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Gold in soil anomaly is wide open to the SE.
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First pass rock chip sampling confirms strongly anomalous gold + pathfinders (As-W-Tl-Ba-K-S ±Ag-Cu-Mo) with results including:
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1.11g/t Au
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0.25g/t Au
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0.14g/t Au
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0.48g/t Au
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0.27g/t Au
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Gold in rock chips associated with widespread disseminated pyrite in pervasive silica – k-feldspar – white mica – jarosite – kaolinite – gypsum – pyrite altered breccias with pyrite veining and quartz +/- sulphide stockwork veining
(Refer SLZ ASX announcement dated 2 June 2020
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EL8734 Tucklan sample TLR001 (above) Disseminated pyrite in pervasive silica-k feldspar-white mica-breccia with quartz veining, (below) sample TLR010 disseminated and veined pyrite in pervasively altered silicas+kfeldspar+white mica+pyrite+kaolinite volcaniclastic, (below left) sample TLR003 quartz limonite after pyrite stockwork veins
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1.11g/t Au
Disseminated
Pyrite
Pyrite Veinlet
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TUCKLAN – Epithermal Gold Prospect Surface sampling indicates large epithermal gold target
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Tucklan Gold Field Target – EL8734
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Pathfinder elements, host geology and metal zonation support a large scale, zoned hydrothermal gold system consistent with an epithermal gold style , possibly related to buried Au-Cu-Mo porphyry systems.
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High Priority un-drilled gold targets
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Forward Work Program
Q3
Extension soil and rock chip
programs and petrology
Induced Polarisation (I.P.)
survey
Additional target definition
exploration
Q3/Q4
Drill testing of targets
RTP aeromagnetic image, with soil samples
(100m x 100m grid) & gold (>7.2ppb, up to
613ppb Au) soil anomaly contour
(Refer SLZ ASX announcement dated 2 June 2020)
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Induced Polarisation (I.P.) survey
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Additional target definition exploration
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Q3/Q4
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TIMELINE OF IMMEDIATE ACTIVITY – SHARE PRICE CATALYSTS
Ongoing Positive News Flow on key target development
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Positive Results and Pathway on Real Assets, Real Excitement
INVESTMENT PROPOSITION
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Lachlan Fold Belt tenement acquisition brings transformational opportunity for Sultan shareholders and investors
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Early exploration results indicate potential for high grade gold and copper porphyry and epithermal deposits
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Regional setting proven endowment with multiple producing mines surrounding Sultan tenements
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Well Funded – ongoing exploration program to add immediate value
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Tight capital structure with $2m Cash at bank
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Timeline of exploration activities – regular news flow
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Proven exploration and development team with successful track record
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MARKET CAP COMPARISON
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S ULT A N I MP A C T MA GMA T I C A LI C E K I NC ORA S K Y ME T A LS A LK A NE
RE S OURC E S MI NE RA LS RE S OURC E S QUE E N C OP P E R LI MI T E D RE S OURC E S
(A S X : S LZ) (A S X : I P T ) (A S X : MA G) (A S X : A QX ) (T S VX : K C C ) (A S X : S K Y ) (A S X : A LK )
60.5
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33.5
MARKET CAP ($M AUD)
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Poised for major drill discovery by years end
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Historically high gold price and outstanding demand for copper for EV future
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SULTAN
R E S O U R C E S
Suite 2, 1 Altona Street West Perth Western Australia 6005 Email: [email protected] www.sultanresources.com.au
Appendices
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SULTAN
R E S O U R C E S
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Proven mining districts, under-explored multi-commodity landholding
APPENDIX 1: PROJECT PORTFOLIO
- Sultan holds a diverse portfolio containing 1272 km[2 ] of highly prospective Gold, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Base Metal ground
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Thaduna Au Base
metal Project
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Projects are located in world-class exploration and mining jurisdictions:
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New Tenement Acquisition in Macquarie Arc of the Lachlan Fold Belt in Central NSW
- Porphyry and Epithermal targets
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Multiple Projects in Yilgarn Belt, Western Australia
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Premium addresses with quality exploration neighbours
- Alkane Resources, Freeport McMoRan, Gold Road Resources, Sandfire Resources, Ramelius Resources
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Proximity to significant recent discoveries
- Boda, Tampia, Ned’s Creek
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East Tallering
Au Project
Dalwallinu
Au Project
LFB Au-Cu
Lake Grace Au
Porphyry
+ Ni Project
Project
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APPENDIX 2: INFORMATION FOR SLIDE 8 Positive Results and Pathway on Real Assets, Real Excitement
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| Company | Code | Market Capital | Project | Stage | Resource Cat | Information Source |
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| Alkane Resources | ASX: ALK | 548.13M | Boda Cu Au Project | Exploration | N/A | ASX Announcement 23/03/2020 |
| Kincora Resources | TSXV: KCC | 20.67M | Trundle Project | Exploration | N/A | TSXV Announcement 19/06/2020 |
| Sky Metals Limited | ASX: SKY | 66.0M | Cullarin Project | Exploration | N/A | ASX Announcement 10/02/2020 |
| Impact Minerals | ASX: IPT | 17.12M | Aspley Project | Exploration | N/A | ASX Announcement 14/01/2020 |
| Magmatic Resources |
ASX: MAG | 38.02M | Lady Ilse Cu Au Porphyry Project |
Exploration | N/A | ASX Announcement 24/03/2020 |
| Alice Queen | ASX: AQX | 21.43M | Yarindury Cu Au Porphyry Project |
Exploration | N/A | ASX Announcement 27/04/2020 |
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APPENDIX 3: REFERENCES FOR SLIDE 5
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Newcrest., 2019, Newcrest Investor and Analyst Presentation, ASX Announcement, 18 November 2019
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CMOC 2019., China Molybdenum Company Limited, http://www.cmocinternational.com/australia/
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Evolution., 2018, https://evolutionmining.com.au/reservesresources/
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Regis Resources Ltd, https://www.regisresources.com.au/General/reserves-and-resources.html
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