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Diatreme Resources — AJM 13th Annual Mineral Sands Conference 2013
35 slides from Diatreme Resources's conference presentation, Mar 13, 2013
Slide 1: AJM 13th Annual Mineral Sands Conference Presentation
DIATREME RESOURCES LIMITED ABN: 33 061 267 061 Postal Address: P.O Box 10288 Brisbane Adelaide Street QLD 4000 Registered Office: Level 2 87 Wickham Terrace Spring Hill QLD 4000 PH: +61 (0)7 3832 5666 FX: +61 (0)7 3832 5300 www.diatreme.com.au manager@diatreme.com.au For personal use only ASX : DRX
Slide 2: Mineral Sands: Discovery to Bankable and Beyond
For personal use only DIATREME RESOURCES Mineral Sands Discovery to Bankable and Beyond March 2013
Slide 3: Statements
Statements For personal use only This presentation contains certain forward‐looking statements and forecasts which include without limitation, expectations regarding future performance, exploration, mineral resources, the financial position of Diatreme Resources Limited (the “Company”), industry gro
Slide 4: Diatreme Resources Limited: A Snapshot
Diatreme Resources Limited For personal use only A Snapshot Copper, Gold, Base Metals Rosevale Porphyry Clermont, Central Queensland 100% Equity (Antofagasta Minerals earning 60%) Anabama, South Australia 100% Equity (Braemar Iron Pty Ltd earning 70%) Gilbert River, North Queensland 100% Equity Tick
Slide 5: Cyclone Deposit, Eucla Basin, Western Australia
CYCLONE DEPOSIT For personal use only EUCLA BASIN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Slide 6: Location - Eucla Basin
Location ‐ Eucla Basin For personal use only •Large tenement package within Eucla & Arckaringa Basins, prospective for heavy WA SA mineral sands •The Cyclone Deposit is in the highly prospective Eucla Basin • Eucla Basin known for very high value mineral sand deposits including Iluka’s Jacinth‐Ambro
Slide 7: Cyclone Mining Lease Application
Cyclone Mining Lease Application For personal use only 6
Slide 8: Cyclone Deposit - 3D
Cyclone Deposit – 3D For personal use only 7
Slide 9: Cyclone Deposit - Layout
Cyclone Deposit – Layout For personal use only 8
Slide 10: Proposed Mining Methods
Proposed Mining Methods For personal use only 9
Slide 11: Mining Operations
For personal use only Mining Operations 10
Slide 12: Overburden Removal
For personal use only Overburden Removal 11
Slide 13: Top Soil Removal
Top Soil Removal For personal use only CYCLONE 12
Slide 14: Slurry Ore to Plant
Slurry Ore to Plant For personal use only CYCLONE 13
Slide 15: Wet Concentration Plant
Wet Concentration Plant For personal use only CYCLONE 14
Slide 16: Cyclone Products
Cyclone Products For personal use only Zircon: 65,000 tonnes per year ZrO2 % FE2O3 % SiO2 % Al2O3 % TiO2 % P2O5 % U+Th CeO2 % ppm 66.0 0.10 32.8 0.20 0.31 0.07 369 0.020 HiTi87: 10,000 tonnes per year TiO2 % FE2O3 SiO2 % Al2O3 ZrO2 MgO MnO CaO % CR2O3 U+Th % % % % % % ppm 86.6 2.6 5.0 1.01 3.3 0.04
Slide 17: Transport Options
Transport Options For personal use only CYCLONE Nature Reserve Forrest Perth Port Pirie Esperance Adelaide 16
Slide 18: Transport Corridor
Transport Corridor For personal use only Transport Corridor Siding at Forrest, WA Haul Road Corridor Initial Environmental Surveys - Completed Initial Cultural Heritage Surveys - Completed Formal Referral to the EPA - Completed Referral for Environmental Approval Process - 17 Underway
Slide 19: Cyclone Project Financials - PFS
Cyclone Project Financials – PFS For personal use only Capital Investment (including PFS & DFS) AUD$223 Million Average Annual Sales Revenue AUD$191 Million Average Annual Operating Costs AUD$88 Million Average Annual Tax Payable AUD$24 Million Average Annual Operating Cash Flow After Tax AUD$78 Mil
Slide 20: Cyclone Project Timeline
Cyclone Project Timeline For personal use only Schedule Date Pre‐Feasibility Study Completed ‐ March 2012 Definitive Feasibility Study Q4 2014 Project Financing 2015 Construction & Development 2015 Mining & Production 2016 19
Slide 21: Cyclone Mining Stats - PFS
Cyclone Mining Stats – PFS For personal use only Strip Ratio 1.1 : 1 Mining Rate (Dry) 1,300 tonnes per hour – 2 x Dozer traps Mine Site 26 Tonnes / Hour Wet Concentration Plant Product 147,000 Tonnes PA @ 98.5% Concentrate Transport ‐ Road 240km ‐ 4 trucks x 110 tonnes to Forrest. Transport ‐ Rail
Slide 22: Drilling for Water - Cyclone
Drilling for Water ‐ Cyclone For personal use only 21 Drilling for water at Cyclone Drilling for water at Cyclone
Slide 23: Drilling for Water
Drilling for Water For personal use only Rodinia Oil intersected considerable flow rates from the Murnaroo Formation at 730m depth. Flow rates of 27-40L/s with salinity of <15,000mg/L within Mulyawara 1 well. Cyclone 22
Slide 24: Drilling for Water
Drilling for Water For personal use only Rodinia Oil Corp drilling for Oil in the Officer Basin, <100km east of Cyclone. Stratigraphy expected to extend to the west beneath Cyclone Deposit. Significant water intersected during the drilling at 730m depth. Aquifer confined. Water expected to be availa
Slide 25: Eucla Basin Tenements, WA
Eucla Basin Tenements, WA For personal use only 24
Slide 26: Elliston Project, SA
Elliston Project, SA For personal use only Elliston Project, Eucla Basin, SA • Eucla Basin known for very high value mineral sand deposits. • Large topographic feature with known heavy mineral sands occurrences from BHP drilling. • High zircon content within historic intercepts with mineralisation o
Slide 27: Mandora, WA
Mandora, WA For personal use only Mandora Project, Canning Basin, WA Broome Large (50km long) radiometric anomaly behind current beach. Will be explored for heavy mineral sands using Company’s aircore drill rig. Mandora Project Port Headland 26
Slide 28: Mandora, WA
For personal use only Mandora, WA 27
Slide 29: Mandora, WA
Mandora, WA For personal use only Easily accessible for exploration Diatreme first mineral sands company into the Southern Canning Basin. Good network of tracks and fence lines for access 28
Slide 30: Cape Bedford, QLD
Cape Bedford, QLD For personal use only Large Sand Dune System with known heavy mineral sand occurrences throughout. Sand dunes cover an area 50km x 15km. 50 – 100m high. Previous exploration for silica sand indicates heavy minerals are present in a number of horizons. Existing port at Cape Flattery
Slide 31: Cape Bedford, QLD
Cape Bedford, QLD For personal use only Sand Dunes, Cape Bedford. 30
Slide 32: Cape Bedford, QLD
Cape Bedford, QLD For personal use only Heavy Minerals on beach, Cape Bedford. 31
Slide 33: Cape Bedford, QLD
Cape Bedford, QLD For personal use only Mineralisation on the current beach shedding from the dunes 32
Slide 34: Grays Hill, QLD
Grays Hill, QLD For personal use only Bayfield Deposit 10km 2.4Bt at 1.14%HM Potential Palaeo Coastline. Heavy Mineral sands. Grays Hill Tenement Wasp Porphyry Prospect. Cu, Mo Situated in well known area for heavy mineral sands with Bayfield to the north and Middle Island to the south. Grays Hill a
Slide 35: Mineral Sands: Discovery to Bankable and Beyond
For personal use only DIATREME RESOURCES Mineral Sands Discovery to Bankable and Beyond March 2013
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