Sundance Resources — Blackham Resources — Investor Presentation (August 2014)
29 slides from Sundance Resources's investor presentation, August 2014
Slide 1: Matilda Gold Project Secures Pathway to Production
BLACKHAM Resources Limited MATILDA GOLD PROJ ECT SECURES PATHWAY TO PRODUCTION August 2014 ASX 2 BLK
Slide 2: Blackham Resources - Focus
BLACKHAM RESOURCES - FOCUS Rapid expansion at BLK’s 100% owned Matilda Gold Project over the last 2 years Acquisition of WGP plant & infrastructure unlocks value in Matilda Gold Project 4.3 Moz Au resource, 55kms of strike and 780km2 landholding Acquisition, exploration & development cost ~
Slide 3: Corporate Overview
CORPORATE OVERVIEW CAPITAL STRUCTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Market cap. @ A$0.19 A$23M Paul Murphy Independent Non-Executive Chairman Shares on issue 118.6M Bryan Dixon Managing Director Options @ A$0.20 – A$0.35 16.1M Alan Thom Executive Director - Development Cash & liquids @ 30 June 2014 A$2.0M Greg
Slide 4: Matilda Gold Project
MATILDA GOLD PROJECT The right address - low sovereign risk Large, highly prospective tenement holding in the Northern Yilgarn, Western Australia Regional endowment >35Moz 8Moz endowment in the expanded Matilda project including 4Moz production 1.3 Mt plant & infrastructure Well position
Slide 5: Matilda Gold Project
MATILDA GOLD PROJECT Resource 40Mt @ 3.3 g/t for 4.3Moz Au 4Moz of historical production +780 km2 of tenure & 55km of mine sequence strike All deposits within 26km of Blackham’s gold plant by existing haul roads Little systematic regional exploration in over a decade 4
Slide 6: Consolidated Matilda Project
CONSOLIDATED MATILDA PROJECT JORC Resources 40Mt @ 3.3g/t for 4.3Moz Au Mix of open pit & high grade underground ore Land holding 780km2 – 55km of mine strike Plant 1.3Mtpa capable of treating oxide for 80 -100kozpa1 Biox circuit capable of treating refractory ores 350 person village & e
Slide 7: WGP Processing Circuit
WGP PROCESSING CIRCUIT Mill 2 Circuit Up to 550,000tpa Underground Ore Mill 1 Up to 1Mtpa Oxide Ore Mill 1 & 2 Circuit 1.3 Mtpa 6
Slide 8: Matilda Strategy: Free milling focus
MATILDA STRATEGY: Free milling focus Keep operations on care & maintenance while building ore reserves Aggressive exploration strategy to focus on new oxide and/or free- milling high grade underground ore bodies Rigorous feasibility study prior to a development decision Plant can be used in
Slide 9: Development & Exploration
DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATION Advanced Resources Galaxy - Development Targets Matilda Golden Age UG Williamson Matilda Extensions Brown Fields Golden Age Repeats Carroll – Prior Regent, East & West Lodes Green Fields Caledonian Trend Mentelle, Trend, Galaxy North, Focus on converting resources to reserv
Slide 10: Galaxy – high grade quartz reef from surface
GALAXY – high grade quartz reef from surface 52,000oz Au Inferred Resource located 13kms NNW of the WGP plant February & April drilling 9m @ 13.4 g/t from 73m incl 4m @ 27.9 g/t 2m @ 28.9 g/t from 23m 6m @ 8.82 g/t from 13m 4m @ 19.6 g/t from 37m Historical intercepts 4m @ 11.5g/t from 56m 3m @
Slide 11: Golden Age U/G
GOLDEN AGE U/G Republic Reef 1.6m @ 12.7 g/t (103m) High grade quartz reef 2.5m @ 8.3 g/t (312m) Produced 160,000oz Au @ 9g/t Brothers Reef Mine ready – development costs sunk 6m @ 4.5 g/t (194m) 0.6m @ 11.2 g/t (431m) Open up-dip 1.7m @ 11.91 g/t 2.6m @ 25.40 g/t 5.03m @ 11.73 g/t Open along
Slide 12: Matilda Mine - Near term mining opportunity
MATILDA MINE - Near term mining opportunity Production (1987-1992): 2.2 Mt@ 2.6g/t = 181,000oz au Mostly oxide material mined from 7 shallow pits, generally to < 50m Existing mining lease and previous Notice of Intent to mine Scoping Study pits and resources at Matilda Mining heritage agre
Slide 13: M1 Deposit
M1 DEPOSIT High-grade mineralisation in pit floor Outstanding drill results: 35m @ 5.05g/t (114m) incl 12m@ 9.1g/t 7m @ 11.9g/t (244m) West Lode remains open – priority target 12
Slide 14: M4 Deposit - Shallow deposit open along strike
M4 DEPOSIT - Shallow deposit open along strike Historical mining: 386,000t @ 2.2g/t au to < 50m depth Resource 204,000oz Au with 93% < 160m from surface Mineralisation extends 1,000m north of the old pit & still open Recent high grade intercepts include: • 10m@5.47g/t 120m) • 5m@5.30g/t (125
Slide 15: Williamson Deposit – up to 40m wide
WILLIAMSON DEPOSIT – up to 40m wide High-grade shear zones bounding monzogranite stockwork up to 40m wide, free-milling ore High-grade mineralisation beneath current pit Williamson Pit – mining 2006 3m@40.1g/t from 117m 3.5m@35.5g/t from 372m 4.3m@17.0g/t from 136m Mining ceased Sept 200
Slide 16: Lake Way & Williamson
LAKE WAY & WILLIAMSON Large mineralised system 19km south along strike from Wiluna 350Koz resource at Williamson, structural setting similar to Wiluna – potential cluster of deposits Carroll -Prior targets Previous drilling identified continuous mineralisation over 3km Infill drilling to d
Slide 17: Carroll Prior Prospects
CARROLL PRIOR PROSPECTS 3kms of strike with continuous mineralisation Potential large tonnage, near surface Deeper drilling to identify high grade primary mineralisation 16
Slide 18: Significantly undervalued relative to Australian peers
UNDERVALUED RELATIVE TO AUSTRALIAN PEERS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERVALUED RELATIVE TO AUSTRALIAN PEERS 17
Slide 19: Matilda Vision
MATILDA VISION 4.3Moz gold resource - 46% measured & indicated Plant capacity 1.1-1.5 Mtpa for 80,000–100,000ozpa1 Conventional low risk plant configuration Exploring regional free milling opportunities - 55km of strike & 780km2 Extend mine life to 5+ years of free milling ores Existing
Slide 20: Disclaimers & Important Information
DISCLAIMERS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION This presentation includes certain statements that may be deemed ‘forward-looking statements’. All statements that refer to any future production, resources or reserves, exploration results and events or production that Blackham Resources Ltd (‘Blackham’ or ‘the C
Slide 21: Contact Details
CONTACT DETAILS Project partners: Bryan Dixon Managing Director Blackham Resources Ltd E: admin@blackhamresources.com.au T: +61 8 9322 6418 | F: +61 8 9322 6398 A: Level 2, 38 Richardson Street, West Perth WA 6005 P: PO Box 1412, West Perth WA 6872 W: www.blackhamresources.com.au ASX Code: BLK 20
Slide 22: Appendix A: Gold Resources
APPENDIX A: GOLD RESOURCES Table 1. Matilda Gold Project Resource Summary (JORC 2012) Measured Indicated Inferred Total Mining Centre g/t Koz g/t Koz g/t Koz g/t Mt Mt Mt Mt Koz Au Au Au Au Au Au Au Au Matilda 0.1 2.4 9 4.7 2.0 300 8.2 1.7 450 13.0 1.8 760 Mine Williamson 2.7 1.7 150 3.6 1.7 200 6.3
Slide 23: Management
MANAGEMENT Paul Murphy – Independent Non Executive Chairman Greg Miles – Non Executive Director - Geologist Mr Murphy is a former banker with extensive experience in Greg graduated from the Australian National University in finance, strong relationships within the banking, finance and Canberra as a
Slide 24: Galaxy North
GALAXY NORTH • Structural analogue to Wiluna Mine • Dextral offset fault in mafic mine sequence 2km • Approx 2km prospective zone Galaxy Deposit • This setting hosts 6Moz at Wiluna as well as mineralisation at Regent. The target is a Wiluna-style mine camp • Galaxy deposit possibly part of mine camp
Slide 25: Caledonian Trend
CALEDONIAN TREND 3km strike from plant to Caledonian Pit Drilling indicates potential for open-pit resources. Quartz hosted – free milling 7m @ 7.15 from 40m Very shallow RAB drilling (~5m) & 5m @ 5.01 from 20m limited RC to 60m - little surface expression to 20m with most drilling ineffective
Slide 26: Matilda Mine Centre
MATILDA MINE CENTRE Very limited drilling of high grade down-plunge targets Limited drilling along strike of existing pits Pit convergence lowering stripping ratios Further resources upgrades Extensions of known lodes Discovery of new lodes between pits 25
Slide 27: Matilda Extensions & Mentelle Shear
MATILDA EXTENSIONS & Mentelle Shear Historical drilling identified mineralisation 4m @ 13.9 g/t (64m) up to 3km from the mine area Strike extensions partly covered by drainage – impediment to historical exploration = opportunity Mentelle trend… parallel structure? Mentelle 4m @ 13.4 g/t (boh)
Slide 28: Advanced Resources – Regent
ADVANCED RESOURCES – REGENT Considerable scope to increase deposit 700m of strike and still open Excellent grades and widths –steep dilatant structures open at depth Good continuity, robust deposit Additional extension drilling down plunge required RESOURCES Tonnes g/t Au Contained Oz Au Ind
Slide 29: History of Wiluna Goldfield
HISTORY OF WILUNA GOLDFIELD ► Long History of Production +4Moz ► Historical Oxide, Quartz, Tailings ~1Moz ► 1897 – 1924 Oxide & Quartz 186,000 oz ► 1984 – 1993 Oxide & Tailings 770,000 oz ► BIOX Fitted to Existing Oxide Plant (Com May 1993) ► 2007 Oxiana (Oz Minerals) acquires Agincourt ► 2007: Proj
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