Gem Diamonds Limited · LSE:GEMD

Gem Diamonds — Q4 2014 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Gem Diamonds's earnings presentation, Jan 27, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Q4 2014 Trading update

    Q4 2014 Trading update 27 January 2015

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer 2 The following presentations are confidential and are being made only to, and are No statement in this presentation is intended as a profit forecast or profit estimate only directed at, persons to whom such presentations may lawfully be and no statement in the presentation should be inte

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda 3  Q4 2014 highlights  Diamond market  Operational overview  Sales, marketing and manufacturing overview  Financial performance  Outlook

  4. Slide 4: Q4 2014 highlights

    Q4 2014 highlights 4 LETŠENG: Letšeng ends good year with continued strong performance  Good operational performance  Recovered 25 525 cts  Average of US$2 140*/ct for Q4 2014  Average of US$ 2 540*/ct for FY 2014  Large diamond recoveries (299 ct yellow / 112 ct and 90 ct white diamonds) GHAGH

  5. Slide 5: Diamond Market

    Diamond Market 5  Strong prices in H1 2014, softening in Q4 Letšeng 12 month rolling average US$/carat  Liquidity concerns for 2014  Letšeng’s high value production remained 2 700 2 656 relatively resilient during Q4 2014 2 543 2 540 2 500  US$ 2 799/ct achieved in December tender 2 350 US$ per

  6. Slide 6: Operational Overview

    Operational Overview Alan Ashworth

  7. Slide 7: Group HSSE performance full year 2014

    Group HSSE performance full year 2014 7  2014 FY LTIFR 0.2  2014 FY AIFR 3.0  Letšeng retains it’s 5 star IRCA rating and Ghaghoo awarded a 4-star IRCA rating  Zero major or significant stakeholder or environment incidents occurred  Continued implementation of international best Herd boys at sc

  8. Slide 8: Letšeng operational performance

    Letšeng operational performance 8 QoQ YoY Q4 2014 Q3 2014 FY 2014 FY2013 % Change % Change Waste stripped (tonnes) 5 075 503 4 787 791 6% 19 884 721 19 072 657 4% Ore treated (tonnes) 1 590 855 1 601 758 -1% 6 421 704 6 225 821 3% Carats recovered 25 525 28 365 -10% 108 569 95 053 14% Grade recovere

  9. Slide 9: Letšeng project review

    Letšeng project review 9 Letšeng expansion/improvement programme Continued phased introduction of technologies to improve recovery, throughput and diamond breakage Coarse Recovery Plant No.2 Plant phase 1 upgrade  Capital of Maloti 140.0m (US$12.1m) approved, of which  Capital of Maloti 50.0m (US$

  10. Slide 10: Ghaghoo development review Q4 2014

    Ghaghoo development review Q4 2014 10  48 023 tonnes of ore treated  10 167 cts recovered as at the end of Q4 2014  Recovered grade averaged 21cpht  Sealing of fissure water completed, with 6 de- watering boreholes now in place and operational  3 kimberlite tunnels on Level 1 fully developed; 4

  11. Slide 11: Sales, marketing and manufacturing overview

    Sales, marketing and manufacturing overview Clifford Elphick

  12. Slide 12: Q4 2014 Sales Performance

    Q4 2014 Sales Performance 12 LETŠENG: Rough Diamond sales: Q4 2014* Q3 2014* QoQ Full year Full year YoY (3 tenders) (2 tenders) % Change 2014* 2013* % Change Carats sold 31 614 23 550 34% 108 963 97 294 12% Total value (US$ millions) 67.7 61.3 10% 276.8 198.8 39% Achieved US$/ct 2 140 2 603 -18% 2

  13. Slide 13: Ghaghoo preparation for first sale

    Ghaghoo preparation for first sale 13 GHAGHOO:  First sale of c.10 000 cts in Gaborone and Antwerp in January /February 2015  Encouraging presence of coloured diamonds: i.e 3 ct Orange diamond on tender

  14. Slide 14: Financial performance

    Financial performance Michael Michael

  15. Slide 15: Group financial performance

    Group financial performance 15  Solid operational performance leads to strong financial results  Cost management and control  Group cash of US$ 110.7m / drawn down US$ 37.1m resulting in a net cash position of US$ 73.6 m  Undrawn available facilities of US$ 41.6m.  In December 2014, Letšeng pai

  16. Slide 16: Outlook

    Outlook 16  Continued operational efficiency and performance improvements  Delivery of Coarse Recovery Plant project  Delivery of No.2 Plant - Phase 1 upgrade  Refining longer term mine plans, including optimising waste stripping profiles to maximise value  Anticipated strong diamond market/pri

  17. Slide 17: Appendix – Capital and corporate structure

    Appendix 1 – Capital and corporate structure 17 Gem Diamonds shareprice performance, up 21% FY 2014 as at Major shareholders 15 January 2015 240 Price (GBp) Volume (‘000) 1,600 220 200 1,400 Graff Diamonds International Limited 15.12% 180 1,200 160 Lansdowne Partners Ltd 14.99% 1,000 140 120 800 Gem

  18. Slide 18: Appendix – FY 2015 Guidance

    Appendix 2 – FY 2015 Guidance 18 Letšeng guidance for full year 2015 FY2015 Waste tonnes mined (Mt) 20 - 22 Ore tonnes treated (Mt) 6.3 – 6.5 Carats recovered (Kct) 100 – 105 Carats sold (Kct) 100 – 105 Direct cash costs (before waste) per tonne treated (Maloti) 145 – 155 Mining waste cash costs per

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