Firebird Metals Ltd. · ASX:FRB
Firebird Metals — Investor Presentation (March 2022)
18 slides from Firebird Metals's investor presentation, Mar 14, 2022
Slide 1: Building the Next Australian Manganese Operation
For personal use only INVESTOR PRESENTATION 2022 BUILDING THE NEXT AUSTRALIAN MANGANESE OPERATION ASX: FRB
Slide 2: Disclaimer, Competent Persons Statement and Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER COMPETENT PERSONS STATEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT For personal use only This presentation contains summary information about Firebird Metals Limited The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources is based on (Firebird) (ABN 24 610 035 535) and is current as of 14 March 2022.
Slide 3: Project Portfolio: Emerging Manganese Developer
PROJECT PORTFOLIO EMERGING MANGANESE DEVELOPER For personal use only Significant JORC Resource Oakover and Hill 616 Projects - Combined Resource 229Mt Oakover Project - 172 Mt @ 9.9% Mn (7% Mn Cut off): Sixty Sixer: 109.4 Mt at 10.1% Mn 58.7 Mt at 10.4% Mn Indicated 50.7 Mt at 9.6% Mn Inferred Karen
Slide 4: Oakover Project: Sixty Sixer & Jay-Eye
PROJECT PORTFOLIO Sixty Sixer & Jay-Eye OAKOVER PROJECT For personal use only • Located in premier mining jurisdiction • Near surface / shallow order body • Number exploration prospects within tenement to expand Supergene potential • Completion of 233 holes for ~ 10,000m RC Drill campaign • Combinat
Slide 5: Oakover – Significant Development Potential
PROJECT PORTFOLIO OAKOVER – Significant Development Potential For personal use only GAME CHANGING RESOURCE UPGRADE AT OAKOVER Area Mineral Resource Domain Tonnes (Mt) Mn (%) Fe (%) SiO2 (%) Al2O3 (%) P (%) LOI (%) classification Sixty Sixer Indicated 2 31.6 11.6 10.2 41.9 10.6 0.11 10.5 Sixty Sixer
Slide 6: Metallurgical Test Work: Ore Sorting & Dense Media
PROJECT PORTFOLIO For personal use only METALLURGICAL TEST WORK ORE SORTING & DENSE MEDIA • Successful proof-of-concept ore sorting trials and preliminary heavy liquid test work • Excellent ore sorting results with beneficiated product grades up to 31% Mn (11.4% Mn feed) • Preliminary heavy liquid b
Slide 7: Hill Project
PROJECT PORTFOLIO For personal use only HILL 616 PROJECT • Located 85km southeast of Newman and 35km south of Oakover • Mineralisation was found to be shallow (mostly within 20 metres of the surface), gently dipping and laterally extensive across target area • Historical drilling of more than 4,900m
Slide 8: Studies - Long Life Manganese Hub
PROJECT PORTFOLIO Studies - Long Life Manganese Hub For personal use only Development Strategies Key work streams from the Rapid Development program to enable Scoping Studies Resource update complete Metallurgical test work ongoing Logistics study ongoing “High Purity Manganese Sulphate Strategy” “S
Slide 9: Mn Growing Thematic & Strategic Advantage
MANGANESE MN GROWING THEMATIC & For personal use only STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE • Systematic shift in global manganese markets over past decade - Declining number of high quality, global manganese deposits - Chinese domestic ore production declining, combined with lower production grade - South Africa, th
Slide 10: Manganese Market: Li-ion Batteries
MANGANESE MANGANESE MARKET For personal use only Manganese accounts for only 1-2% LI-IONBATTERIES of the cost of cathode materials UNDERSTANDING THE MANGANESE POTENTIAL 7% 17% Mn $ NMC (Nickel, Manganese & Cobalt) is the dominant EV Li-ion battery cathode 33% 11% Li Cathode chemistry today …...and w
Slide 11: Manganese Market – Batteries
MANGANESE MANGANESE MARKET – BATTERIES For personal use only Worl Li-ion battery use by market, 2019-2029 (GWh) 2,000 • Manganese used in the form of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) or High-Purity 1,800 Manganese Sulphate (HPMS) 1,600 Manganese consumption in lithium-ion batteries • Importance
Slide 12: Manganese Uses
MANGANESE MANGANESE USES For personal use only Mangnese High Carbon Ferromanganese Sulphate (HCFeMn) BATTERIES STEEL Refined Ferromanganese Electrolytic Manganese (Ref MLC FeMn ) Dioxide (EMD) Silicomanganese (SiMn) Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) 12 ASX: FRB
Slide 13: Manganese Seaborne Trade
MANGANESE MANGANESE SEABORNE TRADE For personal use only Trade flow for manganese ore 2020e (Mt gross weight) Production of manganese ore by country Imports of manganese ore by country Source: Roskill & UN 2020e (kt gross weight) 2020e (kt gross weight) Comtrade 13 ASX: FRB
Slide 14: FRB Highlights Since Listing & Going Forward
HIGHLIGHTS FRB HIGHLIGHTS SINCE LISTING For personal use only & GOING FORWARD SHAREHOLDER VALUE OPERATIONS FORWARD ESG Significant shareholder return Successful completion of ~ 10,000 Utilisation of services from local since listing in March 2021 metre drilling programme Scoping Study on High Purity
Slide 15: ESG: Jigalong - Community
ESG JIGALONG - COMMUNITY For personal use only 15 ASX: FRB
Slide 16: Corporate Management
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT For personal use only EVAN CRANSTON PETER ALLEN WEI LI BRETT GROSVENOR ASHLEY PATTISON Chairperson Managing Director Finance Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Mr Li a Chartered Accountant with Mr Pattison has over 20 years’ experience Mr Grosvenor is an expe
Slide 17: Financial Facts
CORPORATE FINANCIAL FACTS For personal use only ASX: FRB Share price per 11 March 2022 $0.385 Shares on issue 54.575 M SHAREHOLDERS Market capitalisation $21.0 M per 11th March 2022 Options 8M Tolga Kumova 11.23% Options @ $1 10 M Mining Equities 6.86% Performance rights 3.3 M Board & management 5.4
Slide 18: Have Questions? Get in Touch with Firebird Metals
For personal use only HAVE QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH WITH FIREBIRD METALS Suite 20, 513 Hay Street Subiaco WA 6008 +61 (08) 6245 9818 www.firebirdmetals.com