Hawsons Iron Ltd · ASX:HIO

Hawsons Iron — Investor Presentation (May 2022)

28 slides from Hawsons Iron's investor presentation, May 23, 2022

  1. Slide 1: Company Update Presentation cover letter to ASX

    Monday, 23 May 2022 For personal use only The Companies Officer Australian Securities Exchange Ltd 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Madam or Sir COMPANY UPDATE PRESENTATION Managing Director Bryan Granzien and Capital Finance Lead Glenn Vassallo are conducting briefings about the Company and it

  2. Slide 2: Hawsons Iron Investor Presentation May 2022

    For personal use only Hawsons Iron (ASX: HIO) Investor Presentation May 2022 hawsons.com.au

  3. Slide 3: Hawsons Iron Overview

    Hawsons Iron Overview For personal use only Price Premium for World Class Australian Magnetite the Key to Steel Iron Ore Mining Project Industry Decarbonisation 70% Fe Hawsons Supergrade® 70% Fe Product Overview Compelling Clear Pathway to First Expert Board & Decarbonisation and Production Manageme

  4. Slide 4: Corporate Snapshot

    Hawsons Iron Corporate Snapshot For personal use only LTM Share Price Performance (A$/sh)(1) Share Price(1) ASX Listing 1.00 A$0.615 HIO 0.80 Total Shares on Issue Market Capitalisation(1) 715m A$440m 0.60 Cash (at 31 March 2022) Debt (at 31 March 2022) 0.40 A$18m nil 0.20 LDA Equity Funding Facilit

  5. Slide 5: Investment Highlights

    4 Hawsons Iron For personal use only Investment Highlights Highlights Investment

  6. Slide 6: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights For personal use only Hawsons Iron owns 100% of the world class Hawsons magnetite iron ore project and is expected to produce a Hawsons Supergrade® 70% Fe iron ore product well suited to steel industry decarbonisation initiatives and ‘green steel’ production • High quality magn

  7. Slide 7: Hawsons Iron Project

    Hawsons Iron Project For personal use only  Location: 60km southwest of Broken Hill  Original production target of 10 Mtpa for 20+ year mine World Class Australian Iron life (BFS to assess both a 10Mtpa and 20Mtpa operation) Ore Mining Project  Current JORC 2012 Resource of 3.06 Billion tonnes at

  8. Slide 8: One of the world's best high-grade iron ore development projects

    One of the world’s best high-grade iron ore development projects “One of the world’s best high-grade iron ore For personal use only development projects excluding replacement or 45 Global iron ore developmentprojects (Wood Mackenzie) expansion projects owned by established majors” World Class Austra

  9. Slide 9: Ore body uniquely contained within soft siltstone

    Ore body uniquely contained within soft siltstone Not all ores are created equal For personal use only  Hawsons Iron Project ore body deposited in a soft siltstone (a fine- grained silt in a sea) World Class Australian Iron  Unlike Pilbara ore bodies deposited in hard silica (a glass-like rock Ore

  10. Slide 10: JORC resource of 400Mt 70% Fe DTR iron ore concentrate

    JORC resource of 400Mt 70% Fe DTR iron ore concentrate For personal use only  Mineral Resource is larger than first identified in the Mineral Resource Upgrade PFS World Class Australian Iron DTR Category Mt DTR % Concentrate Density t/m3 Fe Head %  Announced JORC Mineral Resource Upgrade 19 Mt Ore

  11. Slide 11: Steel is a critical material for the transition to a low-carbon economy

    Steel is a critical material for the transition to a low-carbon economy For personal use only Materials Critical for Transitionto a Low-carbonEconomy, by TechnologyType Geo-thermal Hydro Nuclear Bio-energy Electricity Concentrated Hydrogen Wind power Solar Electric Networks Solar photo-voltaic vehic

  12. Slide 12: High grade magnetite critical for DRI-EAF green steel alternatives

    High grade magnetite iron ore products are critical for DRI-EAF “green steel” alternatives, with potential to reduce steel mill emissions by up to 55% For personal use only Illustrative Traditional Hematite Steel Mill Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3U emissions Magnetite the Key to Steel Steel Making Pr

  13. Slide 13: Magnetite the Key to Steel Industry Decarbonisation

    Magnetite the Key to Steel Industry Decarbonisation “ The next 10 years are critical for steel production. For personal use only Government policy and demand for green steel will continue to tip the balance in Magnetite the Key to Steel  Structural shift widening in the iron ore market Industry Dec

  14. Slide 14: Magnetite the Key to Steel Industry Decarbonisation

    Magnetite the Key to Steel Industry Decarbonisation For personal use only Magnetite the Key to Steel  Global steel industry responsible for ~7% of global Industry Decarbonisation “ carbon emissions  High product grades allow steel mills to optimise their blast furnace burden, reducing costs and de

  15. Slide 15: 70% Fe Hawsons Supergrade price premium

    70% Fe Hawsons Supergrade® 70% Fe Current Concentrate Grades Price Premium for Hawsons Supergrade® For personal use only  Hawsons Supergrade® iron ore product: Category Fe% SiO2 % Al2O3 % S% P% LOI % - 70% Fe - <3% silica + alumina Indicated 69.9 2.6 0.19 0.002 0.003 -3.0  Will be among the highes

  16. Slide 16: ESG framework in place, targeting Net Zero mining operations

    ESG framework in place, targeting Net Zero mining operations For personal use only  Innovative mining and processing operation planned, Compelling Decarbonisation and targeting Net Zero emissions footprint for our operations Social Credentials  Shared vision for a Broken Hill renewable energy hub

  17. Slide 17: Production target of 20Mtpa being assessed in the BFS due Dec 2022

    Production target of 20Mtpa being assessed in the BFS due Dec 2022 For personal use only Clear Pathway to First Production Study area 2017 Prefeasibility Study 2022 Bankable Feasibility Study Mineral Resource Study based on a Mineral Resource of 200 Mt Study will be based on a Mineral Resource of 40

  18. Slide 18: Transport options to be reviewed as part of the BFS

    Transport options to be reviewed as part of the BFS For personal use only Rail and trans-ship (PFS base case) Clear Pathway to First Production Slurry pipeline to a new port option Hawsons Iron Legend: Transportable Moisture Level (TML) Ocean Going Vessel (OGV) 17

  19. Slide 19: Corridor study area to assess optimal transport and port combination

    Corridor study area to assess optimal transport and port combination For personal use only Key drivers for assessment Clear Pathway to First Production  PFS trans-shipment case is limited by rail capacity  Scalability – project could reach 20 Mtpa production targets  Holistic solution – new trans

  20. Slide 20: High quality location in the mining heartland of Broken Hill, NSW

    High quality location in the mining heartland of Broken Hill, NSW For personal use only Clear Pathway to First Production  Broken Hill region has long and proud mining history, supportive of mining  City with generations of skilled mining workers  Low intensity pastoral land Hawsons Iron  State

  21. Slide 21: Clear pathway to first production

    Clear pathway to first production For personal use only Recent Achievements Upcoming Milestones Clear Pathway to First Production  Resource upgrade to 400Mt (October 2021) + Updated Mineral Resource Statement (mid 2022 target)  A$200m LDA funding package secured (December 2021) + Demonstration and

  22. Slide 22: Experienced Board of Directors

    Experienced Board of Directors with executive background across the steel supply chain, from iron ore operations to steel manufacturing For personal use only Expert Board & Management Team Mr Dave Woodall Mr Bryan Granzien Non-executive Chairman Managing Director  50 years’ experience in commercial

  23. Slide 23: Executive management team

    Executive management team with significant mining, magnetite iron ore and capital markets experience For personal use only Expert Board & Management Team Mr Greg Khan Mr Justin Haines Mr Glenn Vassallo Chief Financial Officer | General Manager – Operations Capital Finance Lead Company Secretary  B.

  24. Slide 24: Advisory Committee

    Advisory Committee with a specialist mining and magnetite iron ore track record appointed to ensure the BFS is fit-for-purpose For personal use only Expert Board & Management Team Mr Nick Jukes Ms Genevieve Gregor Mr Richard Robinson  Civil engineer with over 35 years’ experience  More than 30 yea

  25. Slide 25: HIO has strong relationships with high quality global partners

    HIO has strong relationships Process Engineers with high quality global Worley Group partners including Mineral Technologies For personal use only Expert Board & Management Team magnetite iron ore experts Owners Team Jukes Todd Non-process infrastructure – Energy Advisian EIS and approvals SLR Consu

  26. Slide 26: Important information and Disclaimer

    Important information and Disclaimer Summary information This presentation has been prepared by the management of Hawsons Iron Ltd (HIO or Company) for the benefit of customers, analysts, brokers and investors and not as specific advice For personal use only to any particular party or persons. This

  27. Slide 27: Important information and Disclaimer (Cont.)

    Important information and Disclaimer (Cont.) Forward-looking statements and forecasts This presentation contains certain “forward-looking statements” and comments about future matters. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward- For personal use only looking words s

  28. Slide 28: Corporate Directory

    Corporate For personal use only Directory Business Office Australian Securities Exchange Ltd Level 21 | 12 Creek St ASX Code: HIO Ordinary Shares Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia Phone: +61 (0)7 3220 2022 Share Registry Link Market Services Limited Postal address Level 21, 10 Eagle Street PO Box 10

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