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Sandfire Resources America — Investor Presentation (August 2024)
15 slides from Sandfire Resources America's investor presentation, Aug 20, 2024
Slide 1: An Emerging Montana Copper Producer
An Emerging Montana Copper Producer Community Presentation 2024 SANDFIRE RESOURCES AMERICA INC – DOING IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING Slide: 1
Slide 2: Modern Mining at its Best
Modern Mining at its Best ► Creating a highly engineered underground mine. ► Protecting all water quality and quantity with no perpetual water treatment needed. ► Bonding fully for all reclamation with land returning to agricultural after the end of mining. ► Providing 240 top paying jobs for 11 yea
Slide 3: Johnny Lee Deposit
Johnny Lee Deposit Black Butte Copper is one of the highest-grade copper deposits being developed in the world. SANDFIRE RESOURCES AMERICA INC – DOING IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING Slide: 3
Slide 4: Compact Surface Footprint
Compact Surface Footprint Johnny Lee Upper and Lower Zones … CTF: Cemented Tailings Facility CWP: Contact Water Pond NCWR: Non-Contact Water Reservoir TWSP: Treated Water Storage Pond PWP: Process Water Pond WRS: Waste Rock Storage pad … Our very small surface footprint is out of Sheep Creek Valley
Slide 5: World Class Cemented Tailings Facility
World Class Cemented Tailings Facility The surface facility is designed for: 10,000 year maximum earthquake event 1.5 times average annual precipitation in a single storm (22 inches rain on 11 inches of wet snow in one storm) SANDFIRE RESOURCES AMERICA INC – DOING IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING Sli
Slide 6: Water Management
Water Management ► BBC water monitoring requirements are detailed in the Project Field Sampling and Analysis Plan (FSAP). ► Requires monitoring of many different water resource categories: • Groundwater • Surface Water • • Springs Seeps Water Monitoring • Wetlands • Over 90 sites are monitored on a
Slide 7: Natural and Cultural Resources
Natural and Cultural Resources BBC completes flora and fauna monitoring annually: • Aquatic Surveys (Little Sheep Creek, Sheep Creek, Coon Creek, Moose Creek) – fish, amphibians & macroinvertebrates. BBC completes cultural • Bat Monitoring & Kestrel Monitoring resource inventories: • Full baseline w
Slide 8: Project Timeline
Project Timeline Permitting Timeline District Court Johnny Lee discovery hole drilled in 1985 dismissal of water rights objection Updated Name change Resource to Sandfire issued Feasibility Black Butte Resources Study PEA Submitted America Inc publication published MOP application Tintina Stewardshi
Slide 9: Hard Rock Mining Bonds in Montana
Hard Rock Mining Bonds in Montana ► Posting a reclamation bond is required before construction commences. ► Bonding calculations include: • Direct Reclamation Costs • Indirect Reclamation Costs • Mobilization • Contingencies • Engineering and Design Updates • Third Party Contracting Cost • Reclamati
Slide 10: Montana's Hard Rock Mining Impact Act
Montana’s Hard Rock Mining Impact Act ► Montana’s unique Hard Rock Mining Impact Act requires a new large-scale hard-rock mine developer to prepare an impact plan identifying local government services and facilities impacted as a result of the mineral development and mitigate them before constructio
Slide 11: Meagher County Stewardship Council (MCSC)
Meagher County Stewardship Council (MCSC) ► Meagher County Stewardship Council (MCSC) • This nonprofit council gives stakeholders an independent voice with the goal of sustainable positive net impact; environmentally, socially, and economically past the life of the mine. To learn more about the coun
Slide 12: Workforce Education and Development
Workforce Education and Development • Highlands College Engagement Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-A) training - Spring 2023 Created a 32-hour online MSHA Training course • additional 8 hours of hands-on required. Short-course - Mining Training; currently in development: • Introduction to min
Slide 13: Jobs and the Economy
Jobs and the Economy Average Meagher County 2021 household income: $51,709 Average individual Black Butte Copper employee income: $71,000+ ► Construction: • 2 years • About 200-400 workers ► Mine Life: • 8-11 YEARS • About 240 employees • About 24 full time contractors ► Reclamation: • 1-3 years • A
Slide 14: The Future is Copper
The Future is Copper ► Trends The demand for copper due to electric vehicles is • There are many trends currently driving growth in copper demand expected to increase by 1.7 million tons by 2027. and they aren’t expected to change in the coming decades. These trends include increased use of electron
Slide 15: Done Right. Done Together.
DONE RIGHT. DONE TOGETHER. THAT’S THE MONTANA WAY. Sandfire Resources America Inc. / Black Butte Copper 17 E Main St., White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645 Office Phone: 406.547.3466
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