Latrobe Magnesium Limited · ASX:LMG
Latrobe Magnesium — Investor Presentation (July 2014)
19 slides from Latrobe Magnesium's investor presentation, Jul 7, 2014
Slide 1: Latrobe Magnesium Presentation July 2014
For personal use only Latrobe Magnes um Presentation July 2014 David Paterson ASX: Chairman LMG
Slide 2: Presentation agenda
Latrobe Presentation Magnes um For personal use only 1. Corporate background 2. LMG opportunity 3. LMG process 4. LMG current activities 5. Timelines and milestones 6. Financial overview 2
Slide 3: Corporate Background: Valuation Fundamentals and Performance
Latrobe 1. Corporate Background Magnes um Valuation Fundamentals and Performance For personal use only • Shares issued 927 million at 0.5 cents Market Capitalization $5m • Shares price history 2011 High 4.2 cents Low 2.2 cents 2012 High 2.4 cents Low 1.2 cents 2013 High 1.2 cents Low 0.4 cents 2014
Slide 4: People: Directors and Staff
Latrobe 1. Corporate Background Magnes um For personal use only People Directors and Staff David Paterson Executive Chairman Kevin Torpey Director & mining consultant John Lee Non executive director Philip Bruce Non executive director Jim Siemon Project director Consultants CSIRO - Melbo
Slide 5: Brief History
Latrobe 1. Corporate Background Magnes um Brief History For personal use only Listed on Australian Stock Exchange (LMG) in 2002. Dealing with Latrobe Valley fly ash for over 12 years. Tested every proven magnesium process technology. Breakthrough with Ecoengineer’s hydromet process some 3 ye
Slide 6: 90% of fly ash waste converted
2. LMG opportunity Latrobe Magnes um For personal use only 90% of fly ash waste converted into: % • Magnesium 10 • Cementitious Material 65 • Char 7 • Silica 8 ---- 90 ---- Up to 23 tonnes of carbon credits created per tonne of Mg. 6
Slide 7: Magnesium uses
Latrobe 2. LMG opportunity Magnes um For personal use only Magnesium uses % • Steel desulphurization 22 • Titanium sponge 11 • Alloy in aluminium can production 33 • Motor car parts for strength & 33 weight savings ----- 100 === New uses – planes and trains and consumer products (laptops, mobile pho
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Slide 11: Primary Magnesium metal production
Latrobe 2. LMG opportunity Magnes um For personal use only Primary Magnesium metal production • 2000 210,300 tons • 2012 698,000 tons • 2013 770,000 tons • 2023 projected production 1,600,000 tons Average annual growth in the range between 6% to 7%. The above does not include alloys and powders. Chi
Slide 12: Magnesium Pricing
Latrobe 2. LMG opportunity Magnes um Magnesium Pricing For personal use only Magnesium Year-end Price $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 China US$/MT $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 Note: US magnesium price was approx 50% above the FOB China Price for this period. 12
Slide 13: LMG business parts
3. LMG process Latrobe Magnes um For personal use only LMG business parts • Access to brown coal fly ash with sufficient MgO. • Use of proprietary Hydromet technology. • Construction expertise contracted for the thermal reduction process and its modernization. • Availability of existing infrastructu
Slide 14: Unique and proprietary process
Latrobe 3. LMG process Magnes um For personal use only Unique and proprietary process • Process is a combination of its unique patented hydromet process with the proven thermal reduction process been in operation since 1941. • Hydromet process uses standard industrial reagents to remove impurities f
Slide 15: 3. LMG process
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Slide 16: LMG Current Activities
Latrobe 4. LMG Current Activities Magnes um For personal use only Current Activities: • Finalizing the Latrobe Valley fly ash agreement. • Processing a bulk sample through commercial retorts in China. • Completing a detailed assessment of the cementitious material. 16
Slide 17: Timelines & milestones
Latrobe 5. Timelines & milestones Magnes um For personal use only Key Dates • Aug 2014 results of the Chinese bulk sample. • Sep 2014 receive results from the cementitious analyses. • Dec 2014 conclude MOU with major customers and suppliers • Mar 2015 complete bankable feasibility study. • June 2015
Slide 18: Financial overview
Latrobe 6. Financial overview Magnes um For personal use only 5,000 40,000 Financial Parameters tonnes tonnes A$/tonne A$/tonne Magnesium revenue 4,366 4,366 Net Cash operating costs (3,955) (2,789) -------- -------- Operating surplus 411 1,577 ==== ==== Capex A$45M A$285M NPV at 12% discount factor
Slide 19: Disclaimer
Latrobe Disclaimer Magnes um For personal use only • This presentation may contain forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with the magnesium business. • It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable but they may be affected by a var
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