Northern Minerals Limited · ASX:NTU
Northern Minerals — 6th Annual Cleantech & Technology Metals Summit May 2017
37 slides from Northern Minerals's conference presentation, May 16, 2017
Slide 1: Rare Earths: Delivering critical technology metals to the world
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Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer MINERALS This presentation has been prepared by Northern Minerals Limited (“Northern Minerals" or the Company"). It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect
Slide 3: Northern Minerals will mine Browns Range; new supply of heavy rare earths in 2018
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Slide 4: Browns Range rare earth distribution
Northern Minerals Browns Range Rare earth distribution ' Neodymium 515% ‘Cerium arr “| ‘Europium Praseodymium Lute [—eae 074% |, — rem | Oo Holmium Samarium 2n% — Yiterbium Yttrium — 50.20% — Erbium Sax Gadolinium 8.79% 1 Based on Wolverine Mineral Resource Powering Technology. ——Dysprosium Rare ear
Slide 5: Browns Range Underway
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Slide 6: Permanent magnets explained
Permanent magnets explained NORTHERN MINERALS Powering Technology. NdDyFeB permanent magnets are used by major electric vehicle and wind turbine makers Dysprosium enhances magnetic properties at higher temperatures Permanent magnets account for 25% of rare earth demand in tonnes and 80% in value As
Slide 7: Chinese carmakers to dominate EV production
Chinese carmakers to dominate EV production : lor : —) SE) GEELY , &) FoTon BAIC Group (z) Zz REE CHERY @&, (rn) CHANGAN WY Q® & & -~o- Hamma cp 4£ DFM HAC NORTHERN GD a g ' Cums oT Pe 4 2 wea, Powering Technology. ga
Slide 8: Browns Range full production addresses supply gap
For personal use only Browns Range Full production addresses supply gap and reduces potential for Terbium substitution
Slide 9: Dysprosium - Sustainable Pricing
For personal use only Dysprosium - Sustainable Pricing $350 $325 e089 $307 $300 $273 245 $250 $250 $225 $240 oD $208 x > $200 Q B $150 =) $100 $50 $- 20177-2018 = 2019. 2020. -2021_:~=S 2022, 2023, 2024 = 2025 NORTHERN MINERALS Powering Technology. ao
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Slide 11: Project Location
Project Location Darwin Wyndham J Kununurra|\@ NORTHERN TERRITORY Project: JOHN GALT Project BOULDER RIDGE Halls Broome Creek @ Project BROWNS RANGE WESTERN AUSTRALIA NORTHERN MINERALS Powering Technology.
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Slide 14: Financing
( Sales Agreement Processing Plant Open Pit Mining Office & Camp Tailings Dam Schedule Feasibility Powering Technology. a? OO cue Financing * $56 million funding for Pilot Plant Develooment: -— $29.5 million through placements — $32 million via R&D Financing Facility — $10 million via Sales Agreemen
Slide 15: Sales Agreements Secured
NORTHERN MINERALS Sales Agreements Secured ve Financing Processing Plant Open Pit Mining Office & Camp Tailings Dam Schedule Feasibility Powering Technology. ga JFMAG 100% of Browns Range Pilot Plant production to be purchased by a subsidiary of Guangdong Rising Asset Management Limited. Agreement w
Slide 16: Direct shipping route to China
For personal use only Direct shipping route from Wyndham or Darwin to Lianyungang, China
Slide 17: Modular processing plant
For personal use only Project Component: Modular processing plant Contractor: Sinosteel MECC Annual Production: 60,000tpa (based on 10 operating months per year) Capital Cost: A$39 million Status: Under construction in China
Slide 18: Open Pit Mining
For personal use only Project Component: Open Pit Mining Contractor: MACA Limited Scale: 180,000t ore mined Total Cost: A$6 million Status: Fleet mobilising June 2017 Entire mining project to be completed in November 2017
Slide 19: Associated infrastructure
For personal use only Project Component: Associated infrastructure Contractor: ATCO Details: Camp increased from 21 to 49 personnel New office and workshop facilities Capital Cost: A$1 million Status: Units arrived on site in May 2017 Assembly commenced
Slide 20: Tailings Storage Facility construction
For personal use only Project Component: Tailings Storage Facility construction Contractor: MACA Limited Details: Construction of tailings storage facility Capital Cost: A$1.2 million Status: To be constructed using waste material from open pit mining
Slide 21: Schedule
Schedule Financing Sales Agreement 2017 2018 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Final Investment Decision Mining & Bulk Earthworks Design & Fabrication Processing Plant Open Pit Mining Office & Camp Installation Research & Development Tailings Dam Feasibility Powering Techno
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Slide 23: Key Personnel and Partners
Key Personnel and Partners Key Site Personnel: Chris Lee - Resident Manager Eben Van Rooyen - Project Manager SINOSTEEL Limited OO Mis JFMAG > Powering Technology. ga
Slide 24: Browns Range Dome: under explored
Browns Range Dome: under explored 60km x 30km [] Northern minerals Granted Tenement [_] Northern minerals Tenement Application [5] Granted Mining Lease 80/627 tr Northern Minerals REE Mineral Resource © Northern Minerals REE Prospects NORTHERN i a MINERALS Powering Technology. ga “~
Slide 25: Beyond Browns Range: John Galt
Beyond Browns Range: = 6@ sss" Jonn Galt Powering Technology. Rock chip samples up to 42% TREO with approximately 95% Heavy REO Preliminary metallurgical tests indicate excellent recovery rates (>90%) with potential for concentrate grades >40% High grade mineralisation in talus (scree) material - ha
Slide 26: Beyond Browns Range: Boulder Ridge
Beyond Browns Range: — @@ srs" Boulder Ridge ® Rock chip samples from the Boulder Ridge project confirm high-grade Heavy Rare Earths (HRE) ® Best results exceed 12% TREO, including up to 115% Dysprosium, with a dominance of HRE - up to 99%. ® Reinforces significant growth potential in Browns Range a
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Slide 28: Corporate Overview
Corporate Overview Market capitalisation $86M (at 24 April 2017 @ $0.125) Ordinary Shares 689M Options and Performance Rights 48.2M Cash (24 April 2017) $14.5M Debt (24 April 2017) nil Major shareholders 28 April 2017 - Price and volume Australian Conglin International 28.8% 14 0.18 Investment Group
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Slide 30: Appendices
Appendices NORTHERN MINERALS Powering Technology.
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For personal use only 1 – Rounding may cause some computational discrepancies (TREO (metal) tonnes estimated from Mt x TREO%)
Slide 33: Ore Reserves
Ore Reserves NORTHERN MINERALS REO Dy,O ) O Depo a atio O g g g g g g g g onne ontained ontained d ° ed OPEN PIT Wolverine Probable 833,000 | 615 §124,000 | 0.55 460,000 | 0.08 66,000 | 3.59 2,989,000 Gambit West Probable 219,000 | 1010 2,212,000 | 0.83 182,000 on 25,000 | 552 1,209,000 Gambit Proba
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For personal use only Figures may not add due to rounding TREO = Total Rare Earth Oxides- Total of Dy2O3,La2O3, CeO2, Pr6O11, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb4O7, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3, Y2O3
Slide 35: Board of Directors
For personal use only Colin McCavana - Non-executive Chairman Mr McCavana has more than 35 years of management experience worldwide in the earthworks, construction and mining industries. George Bauk - Managing Director / CEO George is an experienced executive, with 25 years’ experience in the resour
Slide 36: Management team
For personal use only George Bauk Mark Tory Robin Jones Robin Wilson Bin Cai Managing Director / CEO Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer Exploration Manager Executive Officer George is an experienced Mark is a Chartered Robin has more than 20 Robin has held senior Bin is the MD of Congli
Slide 37: The Northern Minerals SPIRIT
The Northern Minerals SPIRIT OO ics SAFETY TEAMS ial J2 PEOPLE NORTHERN MINERALS INITIATIVE RESULTS Powering Technology. ao INTEGRITY
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