Capricorn Metals Ltd · ASX:CMM

Capricorn Metals — 2018 Precious Metals Summit, Beaver Creek

31 slides from Capricorn Metals's conference presentation, September 2018

  1. Slide 1: Karlawinda Gold Project

    Karlawinda Gold Project 2018 Precious Metals Summit, Beaver Creek, Colorado A compelling opportunity in the Australian gold sector September 2018

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer & Competent Persons Statement

    Disclaimer & Competent Persons Statement CAUTIONARY STATEMENT – FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This announcement may contain certain “forward-looking statements” which may not have been based solely on historical facts, but rather may be based on the Company’s current expectations about future events an

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information ASX Code CMM Shares on Issue 747.9m Share Price as at 13th September 2018 $0.058 Market Cap 13th September 2018 $43.4m Cash as at 30th June 2018 $5.0m Total unlisted Options 55.7m May 2020 $0.10 Options 10.8m May 2020 $0.20 Options 6.0m April 2021 $0.25 Options 37.9m November 2

  4. Slide 4: Corporate

    Corporate Board of Directors Heath Hellewell (BSc (Hons)) Executive Chairman • Geologist with +23 years experience in gold, base metals and diamonds • Co-founding Executive Director of Doray Minerals, and previous senior positions with Independence Group, Resolute Mining and DeBeers Australia • Co-w

  5. Slide 5: The Opportunity at Karlawinda

    The Opportunity at Karlawinda 1. 1765km2 of 100% owned tenure in premier “low risk” mining jurisdiction with proven geological endowment • Two large scale gold mineralised systems discovered at Karlawinda to date 2. Impressive Resource/Reserve growth from active exploration programs • 1.5Moz Total M

  6. Slide 6: Karlawinda, First Class WA Location

    Karlawinda, First Class WA Location Premier mining jurisdiction • 60km south east of Newman in Western Australia • 1765km2 of 100% owned exploration and mining tenements • Road access via the Great Northern Hwy • 45 minute drive to services and logistics • Multiple flights per day Perth to Newman •

  7. Slide 7: Capricorn Orogen - Regional Geology

    Capricorn Orogen - Regional Geology Karlawinda – A new gold discovery in a premier mining district • First-mover opportunity in emerging Archaean greenstone belt • Analogous with Plutonic Dome (+10Moz) • Long-lived structural domain, with key major structures • Operationally and logistically simple

  8. Slide 8: Karlawinda Project - Geology

    Karlawinda Project - Geology Unlocking the potential of a new gold camp • Proven camp-scale multi million ounce potential, partially obscured by thin 1-10m of sand cover • Limited early stage exploration outside the immediate 1.5Moz Bibra Deposit • K3 Prospect, up-plunge projection of Francopan • 26

  9. Slide 9: Bibra Resource and Reserve Growth

    Bibra Resource and Reserve Growth Drilling yielding high value results Bibra Southern Corridor Measured & Indicated Mineral Resources - 44.8Mt @ 1.0 g/t 1,375,000oz Easky Inferred Mineral Resources – 6.2Mt @ 0.7g/t 150,000oz Total Mineral Resources – 51Mt @ 0.9g/t 1,525,000oz 100m Proved Reserves –

  10. Slide 10: Bibra Gold Deposit - 1.5Moz and Growing

    Bibra Gold Deposit - 1.5Moz and Growing Predictable, structurally controlled mineralised system • Major Archaean mineralised system comprising multiple large scale ore zones • Broad (up to 50m thick) “shoots” developed as low angle mineralised zones • Multiple trends only partially drill tested • Sh

  11. Slide 11: Bibra Gold Deposit -1.5Moz and Growing

    Bibra Gold Deposit -1.5Moz and Growing Predictable, structurally controlled mineralised system • Bibra Deposit currently defined over a 2km strike length • Drilled +800m down-dip and remains open • Positive deep drilling results (April 2018) • Mineralisation best developed in large dilational shoots

  12. Slide 12: Bibra Gold Deposit – 1.5Moz and Growing

    Bibra Gold Deposit – 1.5Moz and Growing Continuous shoots down plunge capmetals.com.au 12

  13. Slide 13: Resource Growth Target Tramore

    Resource Growth Target • 34m @ 1.07 g/t from 41m Tramore • 19m @ 1.63 g/t from 78m • 12m @ 2.54g/t from 129m Potential significant new zone – Oxide potential • • 19m @ 1.51g/t from 119m 20m @ 1.20g/t Au from 155m • 20m @ 1.00g/t Au from 49m • 17m @ 1.27 g/t from 59m • 14m @ 1.63g/t Au from 184m • 15

  14. Slide 14: Conceptual Upside

    Conceptual Upside Bibra Gold Deposit - Multi-million oz Exploration Target Geological understanding crystallising • Litho-geochemical studies provide the catalyst for recent breakthroughs in geological interpretation • Large scale geological concepts tested by government co-funded drilling • Bibra &

  15. Slide 15: A Compelling Development Opportunity

    A Compelling Development Opportunity De-risked by Feasibility & Optimisation Studies Feasibility Optimisation Economics (June 2018) 3.0Mtpa plant to produce ~100,000oz pa over an initial 8.5 year mine life • Project revenue of A$1,408m, pre-tax operating surplus of A$556m • AISC of A$1038/oz over LO

  16. Slide 16: Upfront Capital Cost Summary

    Upfront Capital Cost Summary • Formal tender process completed Item October 2017 May 2018 Feasibility Estimates Estimates • GR Engineering Services (ASX:GNG) (A$) (A$) preferred contractor Processing Plant (EPC) (3.7Mtpa oxide/ 3.0Mtpa $99.4m $93.1m • Lump sum turnkey price primary ore) & Infrastruc

  17. Slide 17: Open Pit Mining

    Open Pit Mining Bibra Deposit- Large tonnage, low strip ratio Bibra May 2018 final open pit design Bibra May 2018 open pit compared to FS final pit design • Improved 4-stage design • LOM strip ratio 4.8:1 • Favourable geotechnical conditions, HW overall slope ~47o, FW ~25o Formal mining contractor t

  18. Slide 18: Open Pit Mining

    Open Pit Mining Bibra Deposit- Large tonnage, low strip ratio Bibra Open Pit: Tonnes and grade by depth Bibra Open Pit: Ounces per vertical metre 4000000 1.6 12000 3500000 1.4 Ounces per Vertical metre 10000 Ounces per vertical metre 3000000 1.2 8000 2500000 1 Tonnes Tonnes 6000 2000000 0.8 Grade 15

  19. Slide 19: Open Pit Mining

    Open Pit Mining Bibra Deposit- Large tonnage, low strip ratio Optimised pit design and mining schedule significantly enhances project value • Additional mine life allows a 4-stage pit design • Feasibility scheduled “front-end” waste movements to achieve conservative rates of vertical advance can be

  20. Slide 20: Metallurgy & Processing

    Metallurgy & Processing Conventional processing, high recoveries • Conventional 3Mtpa CIL circuit – New optimised flowsheet • 3.7Mtpa throughput during oxide/laterite processing • Single stage crushing • SAB milling - 4.8MW SAG, 4.8MW Ball • Large gravity circuit • 92.1% LOM recovery, with 45% gravi

  21. Slide 21: Metallurgy & Processing

    Metallurgy & Processing Conventional Processing, High Recoveries Test Feasibility Comminution Testwork Ore Units Result SMC (A*b) Oxide 89 Recovery Testwork Fresh 30 Grade Scoping Study FS (June 2017) BBWI Oxide kWh/t 13.0 Test Ore Type Units (g/t) Recovery (%) Recovery (%) Fresh kWh/t 14.5 (P80 gri

  22. Slide 22: Infrastructure

    Infrastructure Standard West Australian gold mine • Long-term power purchase agreement (BOO). • Preferred optimised solution • Onsite gas-fired power station • Fuelled by natural gas from a new lateral off the GGP • Integrated Waste Landform (IWL) Tailings Storage facility (TSF) • New 40km access ro

  23. Slide 23: Optimised Operating Cost Estimates

    Optimised Operating Cost Estimates Item LOM Cost LOM Cost / LOM Cost / (A$M) Tonne Ounce Karlawinda Forecast Quarterly AISC (A$) (processed) (recovered) 1800 1600 (A$/t) (A$/oz) 1400 1200 Mining $389.6 $14.1 $473.1 1000 800 Processing & $299.0 $10.8 $363.2 600 400 Maintenance 200 0 General & Admin.

  24. Slide 24: Project Financing

    Project Financing Conventional debt and equity Project Financing • Combination of Debt (55-65%) and Equity (35-45%) • Debt process to be finalised and completely de-risked prior to equity • Formal process underway, debt solution by Oct 2018 • Preference is for traditional bank project financing • Pr

  25. Slide 25: Premier Mining Jurisdiction

    Premier Mining Jurisdiction All key permits now in place • Nyiyaparli Heritage Agreement • Mining Lease - M52/1070 • NVCP- Mine Area • 5C Water Licence • Works Approvals and Mining Proposal capmetals.com.au 25

  26. Slide 26: Timeline

    Timeline A simple, straightforward development and growth opportunity Timeline 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Scoping Study Resource Drilling Mining Lease Application Native Title Agreement Feasibility Study Decision to Proceed Approvals Financing Construction &

  27. Slide 27: Key Investment Takeaways

    Key Investment Takeaways A compelling opportunity in the Australian gold sector • Karlawinda Gold Project is an economically robust Western Australian gold development opportunity • Straight forward development pathway • Single large open pit mine (from surface) • Simple CIL processing • Targeting f

  28. Slide 28: Appendices – Resources & Reserves

    Appendices – Resources & Reserves

  29. Slide 29: Resource – Karlawinda Project

    Resource – Karlawinda Project May 2018 upgrade BIBRA GOLD DEPOSIT JORC OPEN PIT RESOURCE ESTIMATE (as of May 2018) Capricorn Metals Limited has updated the Mineral Resource Estimate at its 100%- owned Karlawinda Gold Project in WA. The new resource has been updated to include MEASURED INDICATED INFE

  30. Slide 30: Reserve – Bibra Deposit

    Reserve – Bibra Deposit May 2018 PROVED RESERVES PROBABLE RESERVES TOTAL RESERVES Deposit Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces ('000 t) (g/t Au) ('000 oz) ('000 t) (g/t Au) ('000 oz) ('000 t) (g/t Au) ('000 oz) Bibra pit 9,603 1.1 337 16,915 1.0 529 26,518 1.0 866 Sth Corridor

  31. Slide 31: To create superior shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition and development of mineral deposits

    “To create superior shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition and development of mineral deposits using industry leading practice.” Capricorn Metals Ltd (ASX: CMM) Level 1, 28 Ord Street West Perth, WA enquiries@capmet.com.au +61 8 9212 4600 www.capmetals.com.au ABN: 84 121 700 105

Capricorn Metals — 2018 Precious Metals Summit, Beaver Creek on 6ix