Kingston Resources Ltd. · ASX:KSN
Kingston Resources — Investor Presentation (May 2020)
23 slides from Kingston Resources's investor presentation, May 4, 2020
Slide 1: Beginning of a new chapter for an Asia-Pacific gold giant
ASX: KSN For personal use only Beginning of a new chapter for an Asia- Pacific gold giant Transitioning from exploration to development at the 2.8Moz Misima Gold Project, PNG Investor Presentation | May, 2020 Andrew Corbett, Managing Director ✓ JORC Resource update imminent ✓ PFS to commence post Re
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer For personal use only Forward Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this presentation, including information as to the future financial or operating performance of Kingston Resources Limited (“KSN”) and its projects, are forward looking statements. Such forward looking statem
Slide 3: Investment Snapshot
Investment Snapshot For personal use only • ASX-listed gold explorer and developer (ASX: KSN) • Two high-quality projects – PNG and WA • Misima Gold Project, PNG (KSN: 80%): • 2.8Moz JORC Resource with significant exploration upside • Extensive mining history – significantly de-risks future developm
Slide 4: Capital Structure, Board & Management
Capital Structure, Board & Management For personal use only Share Price Board & Management Share Price – 12-month Performance A$0.14 Tony Wehby Chairman Mick Wilkes Non-Executive Director Issued Shares Stuart Rechner Non-Executive Director 176.6M Andrew Corbett Managing Director Chris Drew Chief Fin
Slide 5: Misima History: Profitable Production, Ultra-Low Costs
Misima History: Profitable Production, Ultra-Low Costs Misima statistics from Placer Pacific Annual Reports 1989 – 2004 2 For personal use only • 130-year mining history – gold first discovered in 1889 Reserves at end of 1990 1.9Moz Reserve grade at end of 1990 1.26g/t Au • Misima open pit operated
Slide 6: Misima Gold Project: Overview and Key Statistics
Misima Gold Project: Overview and Key Statistics Location For personal use only • Papua New Guinea • Province – Milne Bay • Misima Island, 600km east of Port Moresby Tenement • One Exploration Licence, EL1747 - 180km2, a single licence that covers the bulk of Misima Island Mineralisation • Carbonate
Slide 7: Kingston Project Development Strategy
Kingston Project Development Strategy For personal use only • Underpinned by existing 2.8Moz JORC Resource • Recent drilling focused on near-surface targets to define early mill feed – Ewatinona confirmed as key starter-pit • Resource update to be released Q2 2020: ➢ Targeting classification upgrade
Slide 8: Kingston Exploration Strategy
Kingston Exploration Strategy For personal use only • Aim to increase Resource inventory to +3.0Moz • Current 2.6Moz Umuna Resource is open at depth and drill- constrained • Exploration focus remains near-surface mineralisation • Key exploration targets include: • Quartz Mountain: 220koz resource at
Slide 9: Starter Pit: Quartz Mountain
Starter Pit: Quartz Mountain For personal use only 220koz Resource within a broader gold corridor • Ewatinona drilling program highlights include1 • 20.0m @ 1.81g/t Au from 78m, incl. 3m @ 7.48g/t Au • 16.0m @ 2.16g/t Au, incl. 7m @ 3.83g/t Au from 37m • 15.7m @ 1.60g/t Au from 40m, incl. 7.0m @ 3.1
Slide 10: Near Mine Surface Target: Umuna East
Near Mine Surface Target: Umuna East For personal use only Widespread gold enrichment at surface • Historical sampling and drilling by Placer defined widespread supergene enrichment east of the Umuna Pit • Field work has confirmed large-scale mineralised trends • Historical underground workings to t
Slide 11: Umuna Deposit: 2.6Moz Resource… and Growing
Umuna Deposit: 2.6Moz Resource… and Growing Umuna drilling highlights1: For personal use only Umuna: 76Mt @ 1.1g/t Au, 5.3g/t Ag Exceptional Resource upside potential: • 40m @ 3.17g/t Au and 10.88g/t Ag from 234m, incl. • Umuna open pit previously produced over 3.5Moz Au • 6m @ 14.06g/t Au and 13.33
Slide 12: Misima Resource: Large-Scale, Open Resource
Misima Resource: Large-Scale, Open Resource For personal use only Umuna averages 6200oz/vm for 2.5Moz 1 KSN.ASX announcement 27th November 2017, https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20171127/pdf/43plq8fmmz5dq0.pdf, cut off grade 0.5 g/t, USD1200/oz Au & USD 16/oz Ag 12 www.kingstonresources.com.au
Slide 13: Misima: Community Support the Key to Success
Misima: Community Support the Key to Success • 130-year history of artisanal mining For personal use only • Skilled resident workforce, with over 100 FIFO Misima residents • Kingston Project Manager, Charles Yobone, working closely with local landowners • Strong local support of Kingston’s program,
Slide 14: Misima: Active Work Program Advancing
Misima: Active Work Program Advancing For personal use only CY2020 Mar Q Jun Q Sep Q Dec Q Regional fieldwork Exploration drilling Resource drilling JORC Resource update Environmental baseline work Mining studies Project approvals • Environmental baseline work now underway • Resource update anticipa
Slide 15: Livingstone Gold Project, WA (75%)
Livingstone Gold Project, WA (75%) For personal use only • Located 140km NW of Meekatharra in Western Australia • Kingsley prospect discovered in 2018 below auger soil anomaly • Homestead Prospect contains a 49,000oz JORC 2004 Resource1, with shallow high-grade intersections including: • 18m @ 7.85g
Slide 16: Peer Comparison
Peer Comparison For personal use only Notes: • EV calculated as market capitalisation as at 30 April 2020 plus net debt as at 31 March 2020 • Resource ounces used are Total Resources and include varying compositions of Measured, Indicated and Inferred. • Companies which have released a BFS/DFS are s
Slide 17: Top Australian and PNG gold deposits
Top 25 Australian and PNG gold deposits For personal use only Top 25 Australian and PNG gold deposits Total Resource1 Ore Grade Contained Au No. Location Mine Owner mt g/t Moz 1 PNG Lihir Newcrest 690 2.30 50.0 2 Australia Cadia/Ridgeway Newcrest 3,170 0.37 38.0 3 PNG Wafi-Golpu Newcrest/Harmony Gol
Slide 18: Key Investment Takeaways
Key Investment Takeaways For personal use only ✓ Exceptional large-scale production opportunity at the Misima Gold Project in PNG ✓ Significantly de-risked given extensive production history ✓ Existing 2.8Moz JORC Resource provides the backbone of exploration and development strategy ✓ Mining studie
Slide 19: Contact
Contact For personal use only Andrew Corbett – Managing Director Chris Drew – Chief Financial Officer P: +61 2 8021 7492 E: info@kingstonresources.com.au Kingston Resources Limited Suite 201/110 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW 2060 www.kingstonresources.com.au Research Coverage Canaccord Reg Spen
Slide 20: Appendix: PNG – A large growing global commodities nation
Appendix: PNG – A large growing global commodities nation For personal use only • Proven mining jurisdiction • Successful mining track record over long term • Globally significant mining projects • Major global producer of gold and LNG • 2.3Moz pa Au production (15th largest global producer)1 • 9.5b
Slide 21: Appendix: Misima Resource
Appendix: Misima Resource ▪ November 2017, JORC 2012 Resource of 82.3Mt at 1.1 g/t for 2.8Moz 1 For personal use only Deposit Material Resource Cutoff Tonnes Gold Silver Au Moz Ag Moz Category (g/t Au) (Mt) (g/t Au) (g/t Ag) Umuna Sub-total Indicated 0.5 37.2 1.1 4.9 1.3 5.8 Inferred 0.5 38.4 1.0 6.
Slide 22: Appendix: Misima Production Advantage
Appendix: Misima Production Advantage For personal use only Papua New Guinea: Historical mining parameters: • Proven geological domain • < 400m above sea level • Large scale Au + Cu projects • Low strip • PNG is currently 15th largest gold • Low cost drill & blast producer globally, 60 tonnes pa • L
Slide 23: Appendix: Data Sources
Appendix: Data Sources EV/Oz and Total Resource Charts – Slide 16 - Resource data for the included companies is sourced from the following announcements or reports Company Release Date Announcement/Report For personal use only Anova Metals 18 Oct 2019 2019 Annual Report Apollo Consolidated 28 April
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