Archer Materials Limited · ASX:AXE
Archer Materials — Archer Exploration — Mining South Australia Conference 2014
25 slides from Archer Materials's conference presentation, Nov 25, 2014
Slide 1: Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project - Mining South Australia Conference
For personal use only ARCHER EXPLORATION LIMITED Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project Mining South Australia Conference Whyalla, South Australia 25th – 26th November 2014 Gerard Anderson Managing Director
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Competent persons statement For personal use only The exploration results and Exploration Target reported herein, insofar as they relate to mineralisation, are based on information compiled by Mr Wade Bollenhagen, Exploration Manager of Archer Exploration Limited. Mr Bollenhagen is a Memb
Slide 3: Project locations
Project locations Portfolio of high quality assets For personal use only Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project 3
Slide 4: Significant graphite tenements
Eyre Peninsula Graphite Project Significant graphite tenements For personal use only Substantial tenement position (2,154km2) in graphite province Waddikee EL4662 purchased on 23rd July 2014 Key projects include Campoona Shaft, Central Campoona, and Wilclo South There are an additional 10 gr
Slide 5: Graphite JORC 2012 Resource
Graphite JORC 2012 Resource Australia’s largest combined JORC 2012 graphite resource For personal use only 8.55Mt @ 9.0 Cg% (lower cut-off grade of 5% Cg)* Resource Tonnes Graphite Contained Graphite Area Category (Mt) (% Cg) (tonnes) Measured 0.32 12.7 40,600 Campoona Shaft Indicated 0.78 8.2 64,00
Slide 6: Eyre Peninsula graphite project plan
Eyre Peninsula graphite project plan Campoona Mining Lease Proposal to be submitted in Q1 calendar 2015 For personal use only Task Work undertaken to date Work in progress Spring & Winter baseline surveys Completed Ecology Impact assessment Completed Air quality Project reviewed & GAP analysis
Slide 7: Campoona Shaft proposed mine layout
For personal use only Campoona Shaft proposed mine layout Noise bund Waste rock dump Isometric view of open cut layout looking north showing the grade block model (ore disposition) within the pit. Open pit is shown in brown (10.2Ha), the waste rock noise bund to the right of the open pit (2.6Ha) and
Slide 8: Sugarloaf plant site layout
Sugarloaf plant site layout • Compact site. For personal use only • Original position near existing buildings moved to the south to minimise visual impact. • Existing shed used as warehouse. • Process involves: Crushing – Blunging – Rougher Flotation – Concentrate Milling - Cleaner/Recleaner Flotati
Slide 9: Sugarloaf process water
Sugarloaf process water • Saline groundwater For personal use only located at Pindari located near junction of Ross Ramsay and Carrapee Hill Road. • Water quality - ≈ 22,500 TDS. • SA Water potable water allocation of 40ML/yr rising as 80ML/yr if required. 9
Slide 10: High grade graphite
High grade graphite Campoona: high grade, fine flake graphite For personal use only Bulk flotation tests provided concentrates grading 92 – 98% Cg acid cleaning upgrades concentrates up >98.5% Cg Archer has opportunity to enter the higher value end of the graphite market Marketing samples be
Slide 11: Graphite demand
Graphite demand Macro environment: a growing market with a bright future For personal use only Chinese supply (~70% of market) is declining due to mine closures, increasing costs and environmental challenges Emerging production capacity especially in Africa & Australia Graphite identified as a
Slide 12: Infrastructure
Infrastructure Access to critical infrastructure Eyre Peninsula Project For personal use only Electricity at Darke Peak for Sugarloaf, poles and wires for Campoona mine site Various port options Good road network Company owns land at Sugarloaf and Campoona Shaft, and has a binding HoA over t
Slide 13: Land ownership
Land ownership Archer owns the land needed for mining and mineral processing For personal use only Campoona Shaft and Sugarloaf both occur on freehold pastoral land Archer owns Sugarloaf (1,403 acres) and has binding HoA over sufficient land at Campoona Shaft for mining to proceed Early land p
Slide 14: Large flake graphite
Large flake graphite Waddikee: acquisition adds large flake graphite and increases graphite resources For personal use only Recently completed acquisition of neighbouring EL4662 JORC 2012 Indicated Resource at Wilclo South of 6.4Mt grading 8.8% Cg (561,400t of contained graphite at 5% cut off)
Slide 15: Flake graphite: extra large / jumbo flake
Flake graphite Waddikee: Extra large / jumbo flake For personal use only Wilclo South >425µm Extra Large / Jumbo Flake 15
Slide 16: Flake graphite: extra large flake
Flake graphite Waddikee: Extra large flake For personal use only Wilclo South >300µm Extra Large Flake 16
Slide 17: Large flake graphite: large flake
Large flake graphite Waddikee: Large flake For personal use only Wilclo South >180µm Large Flake 17
Slide 18: Large flake graphite: Argent Prospect
Large flake graphite Waddikee: Argent Prospect For personal use only Argent graphite prospect ultra coarse graphite released by knapping a surface rock sample showing flake graphite ranging from 500 microns to 6,000 microns. Note the square scale grid is 1 millimetre in size (1,000µm). 18
Slide 19: Additional graphite targets
Additional graphite targets Waddikee : strong likelihood for further Resource growth For personal use only High quality electromagnetic database outlines ≈ 20kms of distinct linear conductive bodies that remain to be fully drill tested. 7 known graphite prospects all coincident with EM conductor
Slide 20: Additional graphite targets: EM vectoring tool
Additional graphite targets Waddikee: EM provides excellent predictive vectoring tool for exploration for flake graphite For personal use only asset Wilclo South open to the north Wilclo South Resource of 6.38Mt grading 8.8% Cg over 1.2kms is open to the north and south for several kilometres. Wilcl
Slide 21: Graphite: Campoona product options
Graphite: Campoona product options Two-year research program with University of Adelaide into graphite and graphene For personal use only related products. Early work closing in on “proof of concept” agricultural application Graphite Prepared Semi- Prepared Archer Graphene Materials products Product
Slide 22: Archer - Eyre Peninsula graphite project summary
Archer - Eyre Peninsula graphite project Summary For personal use only Archer has assembled a portfolio of tenements covering 2,154km2 near Cleve-Darke Large Position in a Peak-Kimba on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 1 Premium Graphite The Eyre Peninsula is Australia’s premier graphite explorat
Slide 23: Leigh Creek magnesite
Leigh Creek magnesite Archer Exploration owns the world’s largest cryptocrystalline magnesite deposit For personal use only 100% interest in Leigh Creek deposit – world’s largest cryptocrystalline magnesite deposit JORC Resource of 453Mt grading 41.4% MgO – almost 50% of the world’s known crypto
Slide 24: Precious metals & manganese
Precious metals & manganese Broad range of high quality copper and gold exploration prospects in SA For personal use only Gold Wildhorse Plain – several kilometre long epithermal gold anomaly at Bartel early exploration with best intercept of 29m @ 0.57g/t Au Napoleon’s Hat & Watervale – early
Slide 25: Strategic priorities
Strategic priorities Progress graphite prospects and unlock magnesite potential For personal use only Market engagement commenced for Campoona graphite for off-take and/or JV partners Complete Scoping Study Drill out of graphite deposits and prospects to identify the key prospects to take forw
Archer Exploration — Mining South Australia Conference 2014 on 6ix