Hillgrove Resources Limited · ASX:HGO

Hillgrove Resources — Corporate Update (May 2013)

22 slides from Hillgrove Resources's corporate update, May 1, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Performance Update from Hillgrove's Kanmantoo Operation

    For personal use only PERFORMANCE UPDATE FROM HILLGROVE'S KANMANTOO OPERATION GREG HALL IIIII CEO & MANAGING DIRECTOR 1 MAY 2013

  2. Slide 2: Australian and Indonesia Focus: Production and Exploration Assets

    AUSTRALIAN AND INDONESIA FOCUS PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION ASSETS Bird’s Head project  Production and cash flow in Australia For personal use only Sumba project  Kanmantoo Copper Mine (100% owned), South Australia  Rim-of-Fire exploration upside in Indonesia  Sumba gold project (80% owned) Kanman

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Snapshot

    CORPORATE SNAPSHOT DETAILS AND SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION AT 31 JANUARY 2013  ASX listed: HGO For personal use only  Shares on issue: 1,022.8 million SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION  Cash and cash equivalents: AUD 27.4 million  Share price: AUD 0.135*  Market capitalisation: AUD 138.1 million*  AUD 50.

  4. Slide 4: Kanmantoo Copper Mine and Exploration Area

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE KANMANTOO COPPER MINE AND EXPLORATION AREA  100%-owned by Hillgrove For personal use only  55km from Adelaide, South Australia  Mining Lease is within 500km2 Exploration Exploration Area EL4401 License, and relatively unexplored  Exploration potential considered high  The pro

  5. Slide 5: Highlights

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS  Revenue for the full year of $115.4 million – and EBITDA at $17.1 million For personal use only  Full year Net Loss after tax of $11.8 million, second half profit of $2.9 million  Significant investment in CAPEX for Kanmantoo project with new primary crusher and tai

  6. Slide 6: Safety – Month Rolling Kanmantoo TRIFR

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE SAFETY – 3 MONTH ROLLING KANMANTOO TRIFR For personal use only 6

  7. Slide 7: Kanmantoo Copper Mine Production Output Since Start Up

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE KANMANTOO COPPER MINE PRODUCTION OUTPUT SINCE START UP For personal use only Copper Production Total BCM Movements DMT OOO's 1,600 600 1,400 500 1,200 400 1,000 800 300 600 200 400 100 200 ‐ 0 Contained Copper Total BCM Movements 7

  8. Slide 8: Supporting Local Area and Building Diversity in South Australia

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE SUPPORTING LOCAL AREA AND BUILDING DIVERSITY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA For personal use only Hillgrove Staff Hillgrove Staff Distribution Gender Diversity 16% 13% 48% 36% 87% Local Semi Local Metro Male Female 8

  9. Slide 9: Kanmantoo Copper Mine Production Output

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE KANMANTOO COPPER MINE PRODUCTION OUTPUT Period FY 2012 H1 H2 FY 2013 H1 vs H2 Analysis Ore to ROM from Pit (kt) 495 1,030 1,191 2,221 For personal use only Ore to long term (kt) 1,267 546 303 849  Significant increase in stockpiles Mined Waste (kt) 7,446 5,322 6,455 11,777 total

  10. Slide 10: Financial Summary

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE FINANCIAL SUMMARY  Revenue of $115.4 million For personal use only H2 VS H1 ANALYSIS  Hillgrove Resources underlying EBITDA of $17.1 million – a year of two halves: Significant improvement to Period H1 H2 FY 2013 all key financial $’000 $’000 $’000 metrics in H2: Revenue 50,149

  11. Slide 11: Cashflow

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE CASHFLOW For personal use only A$140m 106.8 75.3 A$105m A$70m 38.1 15.0 5.9 A$35m 3.1 2.9 27.4 17.8 20.7 8.6 1.1 A$0m Opening Cash Cash Property, Exploration Other Capital Borrowings Repayment Repayment Deferred Closing Balance Receipts Payments Plant, and Investing Raising of of

  12. Slide 12: Hedge Prices Realised Significantly Higher Than Current Prices

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE HEDGE PRICES REALISED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CURRENT PRICES For personal use only Hillgrove AUD Copper Position A$10,000 A$9,000 A$8,000 A$7,000 A$6,000 Cash Price (A$/mt) Committed Hedging (A$/mt) ^ Production started December 2011 12

  13. Slide 13: Strong Hedge Book

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE STRONG HEDGE BOOK For personal use only  Strong hedge book provides certainty for our cashflows and revenue in future periods  Approximately 41,000 tonnes of copper swaps  Approximately 70% of forecast copper production hedged up until June 2015 at an average price at circa A$7

  14. Slide 14: Events After Financial Year Reporting Date

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE EVENTS AFTER FINANCIAL YEAR REPORTING DATE  New primary crushing circuit installed ahead of plan and within budget, with For personal use only commissioning currently underway  Removal of ancillary crushing equipment from ROM will lead to lower unit costs and a substantial incre

  15. Slide 15: Extension of Kanmantoo Mine Life

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE EXTENSION OF KANMANTOO MINE LIFE  New LOM planning with long-term pit optimisation provides a reasonable basis For personal use only for indicative future planning and likely extension of mine life to 2023  Estimated period of operation initially increasing from 6.5 to 10 years

  16. Slide 16: Indonesia – Birds Head Project Attributes

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE INDONESIA – BIRDS HEAD PROJECT ATTRIBUTES  Hillgrove has an 80% beneficial interest in PT Akram through a JV Agreement For personal use only  Moving to a corporatised ownership structure – PMA conversion in progress  IUP rights granted to March 2017 cover almost 1,000km²  Hill

  17. Slide 17: Indonesia – Sumba Island Project Attributes

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE INDONESIA – SUMBA ISLAND PROJECT ATTRIBUTES  Hillgrove has an 80% direct shareholding in PT Fathi Resources through For personal use only Singapore holding structures, which has been converted to PMA status  IUP rights granted to December 2016 cover ~1,000km² – reducing to 750km

  18. Slide 18: Sensitivities and Guidance

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE SENSITIVITIES AND GUIDANCE SENSITIVITIES TO REVENUE For personal use only  AUD/USD +/- 5% AUD 2.8 million  Copper Price +/- 10% AUD 4.5 million  Gold Price +/- 10% AUD 0.8 million GUIDANCE FOR FY2014 Production  Concentrate 75,000 – 85,000 dry metric tonnes  Copper 18,000 – 2

  19. Slide 19: Summary

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE SUMMARY  Kanmantoo now on track to meet guidance For personal use only for FY14  Revised finance arrangements complete  Positive cash generation in FY14, with significant copper price certainty as a result of the strong copper hedge book  Continued investment in infrastructure

  20. Slide 20: Key Contacts

    PERFORMANCE UPDATE KEY CONTACTS For personal use only For further information please contact:  Greg Hall, CEO and Managing Director or Russell Middleton, Chief Financial Officer  Suite 1709 Australia Square Level 17, 264 George Street Sydney NSW 2000  E: info@hillgroveresources.com.au  T: 61 2 8

  21. Slide 21: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER Important Notice For personal use only No representation or warranty is or will be made by any person (including Hillgrove Resources Limited ACN 004 297 116 (“Hillgrove”, “HGO”, or the “Company”) and its officers, directors, employees, advisers and agents) in relation to the accuracy or c

  22. Slide 22: Disclaimer: Competent Persons

    DISCLAIMER COMPETENT PERSONS The information in this release that relates to Exploration Results and Exploration Targets for the Kanmantoo Copper Mine is based For personal use only upon information compiled by Mr Steven McClare, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

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