Vrx Silica Ltd. · ASX:VRX
Vrx Silica — Shareholder Meeting (November 2022)
20 slides from Vrx Silica's shareholder meeting presentation, Nov 18, 2022
Slide 1: Silica Sand: An Emerging Mining Sector
For personal use only Silica Sand An Emerging Mining Sector Western Australian Silica Sand Projects VRX AGM November 2022
Slide 2: Important information
Important information For personal use only Disclaimer This document has been prepared by VRX Silica Limited. The information contained in this document is for information purposes only and has been prepared for use in conjunction with a verbal presentation and should be read in that context. The in
Slide 3: Silica Sand - the Second-most Consumed Material on Earth
Silica Sand - the Second-most Consumed Material on Earth For personal use only 3
Slide 4: Portfolio Highlights
Portfolio Highlights For personal use only WA-based, pure-play silica sand company with advanced silica sand projects 100+ year production life ❑ 100% owner of four high value silica sand projects in Western Australia - Tier 1 mining region ❑ Multi-decade-scale contiguous sand deposits with signific
Slide 5: Silica Sand – World Class Portfolio
Silica Sand – World Class Portfolio Project development pipeline to ensure disciplined, For personal use only staged development of world-class assets ❑ WA-based company and management team ❑ Most advanced non-private silica sand projects in Australia ❑ Four large scale, high grade and low impurity
Slide 6: Arrowsmith North
Arrowsmith North For personal use only Near-term development opportunity for a world-class silica sand project ❑ Production expected to commence 2023 (subject to final environmental approvals) ❑ 221Mt Ore Reserve @99.7% SiO2 (100-year production) (See Reserve Table) ❑ Grade controlled Proved Ore Res
Slide 7: Arrowsmith North Environmental and Mining Approvals
Arrowsmith North Environmental and Mining Approvals For personal use only ❑ Confirmation by Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment of accredited State approval under the EPBC Act ❑ State Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Environmental Protection Authorit
Slide 8: Arrowsmith Central Environmental and Mining Approvals
Arrowsmith Central Environmental and Mining Approvals For personal use only ❑Confirmation by Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment of accredited approval under the EPBC Act ❑State Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and Environmental Protection Authority (EPA
Slide 9: Exploration
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Slide 10: Muchea
Muchea For personal use only Large scale, world class high-grade and low impurity silica sand project ❑ Production to follow Arrowsmith North subject to EPA approval ❑ Utilise VDT and duplicate plant ❑ Access to established infrastructure ❑ Underutilised railway connects to Kwinana (100km) ❑ Grid po
Slide 11: VRX Silica
For personal use only VRX Silica 11
Slide 12: Responsible Mining – the VRX Way
Responsible Mining – the VRX Way For personal use only A made-for-purpose mining method designed around continuous rehabilitation ❑ VRX has developed a unique and progressive mining method for its silica sand projects ❑ The Vegetation Direct Transfer (VDT) method provides a rapid and comprehensive r
Slide 13: Processing Flowsheet
Processing Flowsheet For personal use only Simplified wet processing, multiple products, no dust, 2mtpa processing plant at each site Processing Plant Design ▪ Arrowsmith North, Arrowsmith Central and Muchea to each have 2 Mtpa processing capacity ▪ No toxic reagents required 13
Slide 14: Sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) For personal use only VRX is delivering on its ESG responsibilities aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMIC INDUSTRY SUSTAINABLE RESPONSIBLE CLIMATE REHABILITATION GROWTH INNOVATION COMMUNITIES PRODUCTION ACTI
Slide 15: Other Initiatives
Other Initiatives For personal use only VRX is investigating other potential downstream products and cost saving alternatives ❑ IAF Grant - VRX is shortlisted for a grant from the State Innovation Attraction Fund to investigate the production of silica flour ❑ Critical Minerals Prospectus – VRX proj
Slide 16: Our Team
Our Team For personal use only Board Executive Person Role Experience Person Role Experience Governance: over 30 years’ experience in Production: 15 years’ experience in mining Paul General Chairman investment, equity markets and managing Ryan Baxter and construction with last 9 years Boyatzis publi
Slide 17: Corporate Summary
Corporate Summary For personal use only Capital Structure Share Price 14cps * Ordinary Shares on Issue 558 million Options on Issue 35 million Market Capitalisation $78 million* Cash $7 million Debt Nil Enterprise Value $71 million Shareholders Board and Management 12% Top 20 Total 33% Broker Covera
Slide 18: Right Time, Right Place
Right Time, Right Place For personal use only Opportunity for WA to capture its economic advantages of silica sand and gas reserves to build world-class glass manufacturing and downstream processing industries ❑ Very long life, high-grade silica sand supply with combined 1.1 billion tonne Resource,
Slide 19: Thank you
For personal use only Thank you Bruce Maluish Managing Director Ground Floor, 52 Kings Park Road West Perth WA 6005 Phone: 08 9226 3780 Email: info@vrxsilica.com.au
Slide 20: VRX Resources and Reserves
VRX Resources and Reserves For personal use only SiO₂ Al₂O₃ Fe₂O₃ TiO₂ LOI TiO2 LOI Project Classification Mt Project Classification Product Mt SiO2 % Al2O3 % Fe2O3 % % % % % % % % Indicated 29 99.6 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.22 F80 10.2 99.9 0.02 0.008 0.03 0.1 Muchea Inferred 172 99.6 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.23 Mu