Bathurst Resources Ltd · ASX:BRL

Bathurst Resources — FY2013 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Bathurst Resources's earnings presentation, Aug 23, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Annual Results: Presentation to Analysts

    For personal use only ANNUAL RESULTS: PRESENTATION TO ANALYSTS August 2013 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 1

  2. Slide 2: Important Notice

    IMPORTANT NOTICE For personal use only This presentation has been prepared by and issued by Bathurst Resources (New Zealand) Limited (“Bathurst”) to assist it in informing interested parties about the Company and its progress. It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or

  3. Slide 3: Business Overview

    BUSINESS OVERVIEW For personal use only ♦ Expected to be cash flow positive over the 2014 financial year ♦ Demand driven by growth in South Island dairy production and other 1. Domestic industrial users Operations ♦ No exposure to international coal price volatility and FX risk ♦ Flagship asset, ove

  4. Slide 4: Capital Structure Overview

    CAPITAL STRUCTURE OVERVIEW For personal use only Capital Structure as of 21 August 2013 Substantial Holders as at 30 June 2013 Ticker (ASX / NZX) BRL L1 Capital 14.2% Shares on issue 699.2m Coupland Cardiff 9.7% Options on issue 58.0m Related Parties 2.0% Market capitalisation $132.9m Net cash posit

  5. Slide 5: The Buller Coal Project

    THE BULLER COAL PROJECT For personal use only Stockton Plateau Denniston Plateau Presentation to Analysts | August 2013 | 5 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 5

  6. Slide 6: Bathurst Targeted Production

    BATHURST TARGETED PRODUCTION* For personal use only 3,500 3,000 2,500 1,170 Coal Sales (kt) 2,000 690 1,500 900 1,000 750 540 540 500 180 629 821 514 617 395 0 Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Domestic Export Operations - Escarpment Export Operations - Other * Based on Bathurst’s mine and producti

  7. Slide 7: Domestic Operations

    DOMESTIC OPERATIONS ♦ Domestic Operations: provide solid earnings platform For personal use only ♦ Domestic Operations comprise coal mines in Southland, Buller (Cascade) and Canterbury* ♦ Coal sold direct to local industrial users ♦ Revenue independent of global coal prices and FX with majority of s

  8. Slide 8: Export Operations: Escarpment

    EXPORT OPERATIONS: ESCARPMENT ♦ Escarpment – update For personal use only ♦ Quality metallurgical coal for export to international steel markets ♦ Targeting first production in FY14 subject to granting of necessary resource consents ♦ Relatively low CAPEX entry to establish mine ♦ Coal to be trucked

  9. Slide 9: Export Operations: West Coast

    EXPORT OPERATIONS: WEST COAST For personal use only ♦ South & North Buller could add an additional 1.5-2.0Mtpa** of coking coal ♦ 25.7Mt* estimated reserves and 84.1Mt* estimated resources ♦ Whareatea West coal can be blended with Escarpment coal to optimise value ♦ Relatively easy production profil

  10. Slide 10: Escarpment Development Plan

    ESCARPMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN For personal use only 1: Green light on Escarpment ♦ Development phase ♦ Relatively short development phase ♦ Low CAPEX entry for project commencement 2: Site preparation 1-2* improvement to haul road months 3: First coal extraction • Expected initial begins, improvement

  11. Slide 11: Escarpment Consents: Update

    ESCARPMENT CONSENTS : UPDATE For personal use only ♦ Environment Court Appeal • Interim decisions issued March 2013 and 7 August 2013 • Resolution of consents outstanding - court continues to indicate it is likely to grant consents • Awaiting final decision from court ♦ High Court Appeal • Forest an

  12. Slide 12: Capital Cost Estimates

    CAPITAL COST ESTIMATES For personal use only Capital Estimates* Year 1 Year 2 Years 3 – 5 $24.9m $45.6m Export Operations $13.3m (Phase 1) ($14.5m Phase 1, $10.5m Phase 2) ($9.2m Phase 2, $36.4m Phase 3) Domestic Operations $6.6m $1.4m $13.8m Export Escarpment Domestic Operations Phase 1 ($28m) – 64

  13. Slide 13: Multiple Routes to Market

    MULTIPLE ROUTES TO MARKET For personal use only Westport/Taranaki Rail to Lyttelton Westport Rail link • Operating river port, exclusivity secured for coal • Stockpile → Westport → Lyttelton wharf • 5Mtpa total capacity • Export route already established; NZ$5M capital cost • Agreement with SENZ to

  14. Slide 14: Aerial Conveyor

    AERIAL CONVEYOR For personal use only Illustration only of the aerial conveyor proposed to be constructed Presentation to Analysts | August 2013 | 14 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 14

  15. Slide 15: Southland Assets

    SOUTHLAND ASSETS For personal use only Presentation to Analysts | August 2013 | 15 Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 15

  16. Slide 16: Appendices

    For personal use only APPENDICES Investor Presentation | April 2013 | 16

  17. Slide 17: Appendix - Resource Estimates

    APPENDIX 1 - RESOURCE ESTIMATES For personal use only Area Measured resource (Mt) Indicated resource (Mt) Inferred resource (Mt) Total resource (Mt) Escarpment 2.8 2.1 0.9 5.8 Deep Creek 6.2 3.1 1.6 10.9 Coalbrookdale 0.0 2.3 4.9 7.2 Whareatea West 5.0 12.4 8.1 25.5 Millerton North 0.0 1.9 3.6 5.5 N

  18. Slide 18: Appendix – Coal Quality

    APPENDIX 2 – COAL QUALITY For personal use only PROPERTY INDICATIVE RANGE Total Moisture (ar) 8 - 10% Inherent Moisture (adb) 1.0 - 1.5% Ash (adb) 5 - 7% Total Sulphur (adb) 0.5 – 0.7% Free Swelling Index 7-9 Romax 0.9 - 1.0 Volatile Matter (adb) 34 – 36% Maximum fluidity (ddpm) >10,000 to 100,000 P

  19. Slide 19: Appendix - Summary of L&M Payments

    APPENDIX 3 - SUMMARY OF L&M PAYMENTS ♦ In November 2010 Bathurst acquired L&M Coal Limited for the following consideration: For personal use only ♦ US$40 million initial consideration (which has been paid). ♦ A performance payment of US$40 million payable when the first 25,000 tonnes of coal has bee

  20. Slide 20: Competent Person Statements

    COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENTS For personal use only • The information in this presentation that relates to mineral resources and reserves for Deep Creek is based on information compiled by Adam Bonham-Carter a Competent Person who is a full time employee of Golder Associates (NZ) Limited and is a memb

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