Kingsgate Consolidated Limited · ASX:KCN
Kingsgate Consolidated — Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum 2014
37 slides from Kingsgate Consolidated's conference presentation, August 2014
Slide 1: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited
Kingsgate Consolidated Limited Adapting to changing markets and building for the future Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum August 2014
Slide 2: Gavin Thomas
Gavin Thomas 29th December 1950 – 4th June 2014
Slide 3: The Gavin we knew
©The Glavin we knew
Slide 4: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Forward Looking Statements: These materials include forward looking statements. Forward looking statements inherently involve subjective judgment & analysis & are subject to significant uncertainties, risks & contingencies, many of which are outside of the control of, & may be unknown to,
Slide 5: Kingsgate's Vision
Kingsgate’s Vision To be a preferred precious metals company Focus on delivering shareholder & stakeholder value through: Maximising operational performance of existing mines Developing high quality precious metal projects Lowering costs, increasing margins and improving cashflows Strategic
Slide 6: Kingsgate Today
Kingsgate Today Geographic and operational diversity Two operating gold mines producing over 200,000oz pa World class Chatree mine in Thailand Challenger underground mine in South Australia Chatree Two advanced-development silver projects Gold Mine Nueva Esperanza silver/gold project in Ch
Slide 7: March Quarter - Highlights
March Quarter - Highlights • Strong Group performance with quarterly gold production 55,450oz at total cash cost of US$857/oz (AISC US$1,026/oz) • Record annual gold production of 209,500oz, at the top-end of the guidance range of 190,000oz to 210,000oz • Chatree produced 36,475oz of gold at US$631/
Slide 8: Chatree Gold Mine
Chatree Gold Mine
Slide 9: Chatree – World Class Deposit
Chatree – World Class Deposit Asian showcase gold mine Asian competitive advantage Large open pit, low grade epithermal gold Employment focus on committed deposit and educated Thai Workforce Long life – Reserves 1.8Moz, Resources 4.0Moz (only four expats) Currently operating at ~6.2Mtpa @
Slide 10: Chatree: Strong June Quarter
Chatree : Strong June Quarter June Quarter 2014 Gold production 36,475oz Chatree Quarterly Gold Production Ounces US$/Oz 1,599kt @ 0.90g/t & 79.5% 50,000 (1,556kt @ 0.81g/t & 77.7%) 40,000 750 Grade reflects access to high grade areas in A Pit Stage 2. 30,000 500 Total cash costs US$631 20,0
Slide 11: Chatree – Potential Upside
Chatree – Potential Upside Additional resources identified in the northern part of the mining leases in the last 12 months Reserve extension outside current pit designs Potential u/g targets through deep high grade 6 km feeder structures Potential for incremental plant expansion Further near
Slide 12: Strong Commitment to Thailand
Strong Commitment to Thailand Uniquely positioned in a major gold province Thai Gold Belt World class underexplored Chatree Thailand Phitsanulok Province gold province Bangkok Phetchabun First mover advantage But patience & persistence Province SPLs Pending required Chatree 63 km Phichit Province 1,
Slide 13: Nueva Esperanza
Nueva Esperanza Advanced silver/gold project in Chile Chimberos open pit
Slide 14: Nueva Esperanza
Nueva Esperanza Choquelimpie High quality silver/gold project in chile Nueva Esperanza El Tesoro San Cristobal Consolidation of epithermal silver/gold deposits in Maricunga belt in Chile by Kingsgate Teterita Chimberos Kingsgate management has operating history in Arqueros Chile Current develo
Slide 15: Nueva Esperanza – Heap Leach
Nueva Esperanza – Heap Leach DFS confirms robust project economics 93.3Moz Silver Eq Resources / 1.6Moz Gold Eq Three stage crushing Throughput 3 Million tpa circuit with High Initial mine life +6 years Pressure Grinding Rolls Annualised production (post ramp up) (HPGR) Silver (ave) 6,430,000 oz G
Slide 16: Nueva Esperanza
Nueva Esperanza Development schedule DFS completed with positive results Project Additional environmental approval (DIA) required under current development plan Schedule DIA lodged and approval expected within 6 months Optimisation studies for mining, metallurgy Current Work and infrastructu
Slide 17: Nueva Esperanza Upside
Nueva Esperanza Upside Highly prospective regional exploration Extensive hydrothermal alteration footprint Three established resources TETERITA CHIMBEROS HUANTAJAYA POTOSI CERRO Multiple highly prospective AMARILLO RIFLE ROSA targets BOULDER ARQUEROS GRANDOTE CARACHITA High grade gold intercepts CAR
Slide 18: Nueva Esperanza Panorama of Prospects
Nueva Esperanza Panorama of Prospects CARACHITA BOULDER C° AMARILLO RIFLE C° BLANCO ARQUEROS ROSA POTOSI HUANTAJAYA GRANDOTE CHIMBEROS TETERITA Potential leach pad site
Slide 19: Challenger Gold Mine
Challenger Gold Mine
Slide 20: Challenger Gold Mine
Challenger Gold Mine Adapting to volatile metal price conditions Strategic restructure accelerated following gold price volatility New mine plan implemented in 2013 Focused on the higher grade Challenger West orebody New mining contract and contractor: Lower costs with monthly costs ~30% b
Slide 21: Challenger
Challenger June Quarter 2014 Challenger Quarterly Gold Production Gold production 18,975oz Ounces US$/Oz 126Kt @ 4.80g/t & 96.8% 25,000 2,500 (110Kt @ 5.05g/t & 96.1%) 20,000 2,000 Localised dilution delivering lower grade 15,000 1,500 Total operating costs US$1,291 10,000 1,000 (incl.US$50/
Slide 22: Challenger Exploration
Challenger Exploration Holes with interesting vein qtz +cd Challenger >30% Matrix 15 - 30% Lode 0 - 15% Drillhole location with preliminary logging results M1-M2 Style Conceptual Target Zones
Slide 23: Bowdens Silver Project
Bowdens Silver Project Kingsgate growth project in NSW
Slide 24: Bowdens Overview
Bowdens Overview Epithermal silver deposit with lead and zinc by-products Large, continuous, near surface deposit hosted in volcanics Current resource estimate 182.million ounces AgEq (JORC) Comparable to ~4Moz gold Established infrastructure and mining workforce in region
Slide 25: Bowdens
Bowdens Project timing to reflect market conditions Major elements of the DFS largely completed. Feasibility Study Power and water options identified but not yet finalised Environmental monitoring and Environmental on-going field data recording Impact Statement EIS work anticipated to be com
Slide 26: Regional Exploration
Regional Exploration Encouraging results at Sayabouly in Lao PDR Qtz veins in trench High grade quartz veins extended in Assay pending 4m @ follow-up trenching. 7.5g/t Au New channel sample results include: • 5m @ 6.7g/t gold 2m @ • 4m @ 7.5g/t gold 1.2g/t Au 5m @ 6.7g/t Au Zones of quartz-sulphide
Slide 27: Outlook
Outlook Group gold production for the fiscal year FY2015 is expected to be 195,000 to 215,000 ounces gold. Chatree production expected to be 130,000 to 140,000 ounces. Challenger production expected to be 65,000 to 75,000 ounces. Nueva Esperanza optimisation work to continue while EIA addend
Slide 28: Kingsgate Opportunity
Kingsgate Opportunity Key Investment Highlights World Class Cornerstone Asset at Chatree +6.0Moz gold mineralised system (produced and in-situ) Strong Resource Base Grown to over 10 million ounces gold equivalent (AuEq) Robust Development Project Nueva Esperanza DFS completed and delivered str
Slide 29: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited
Kingsgate Consolidated Limited Listed: ASX Code: KCN Shares: 224 Million Market Cap: ~A$200M www.kingsgate.com.au
Slide 30: Appendix
General Disclaimer: Appendix The information contained in this presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to issue, or arrange to issue securities or other financial products. The information contained in this presentation is not investment or financial product
Slide 31: Balance Sheet
Balance Sheet Cash and bullion/dore of A$74.2M at 30 June 2014 (Cash of A$64.1M and bullion/dore of A$10.1M) The cash includes A$30.9M (gross) that was received in mid-April from the retail component of the capital raising. Continued focus on optimising facilities over time, particularly in co
Slide 32: Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility Asia’s Showcase Gold Mine Safety focussed gold mine – 10 years no safety incidents Zero Accident Zero Environmental Incidents Award 2010 ISO Standards on all activities Only mining company granted Social Accountability SA8000 High quality, skilled stable workf
Slide 33: Thai Progressive Royalty Rate
Thai Progressive Royalty Rate High royalty regime 20% 15% 10% US$1300/oz 5% 0% Baht/gm 0 400 600 1000 1500 2000 US$/oz 0 385 580 970 1450 1950 US$1.00=Baht 32, Jan 2014.
Slide 34: Chatree
Chatree Chatree Ore Reserves as at 30 April 2013 (>0.35g/t gold cut-off grade) Gold Silver Gold Silver Tonnes AuEq Source Category Grade Grade Contained Contained (million) (g/t) (g/t) (Moz) (Moz) (Moz) From Pits Proven 45.4 0.87 7.8 1.27 11.39 Probable 14.8 0.78 6.0 0.37 2.86 Stockpiles 9.3 0.58 9.
Slide 35: Challenger
Challenger Challenger Ore Reserves as at 30 June 2013 Gold Gold Tonnes Source Category Grade Contained (million) (g/t) (‘000 oz) From Mine Proven 0.25 5.52 40 Probable 0.22 8.30 60 Challenger Total Total 0.47 6.82 100 Challenger Mineral Resources as at 30 June 2013 Gold Gold Tonnes Source Category G
Slide 36: Nueva Esperanza
Nueva Esperanza Nueva Esperanza Ore Reserves (0.5g/t AuEq60 cut-off grade) Gold Silver Gold Equiv Gold Silver AgEq AuEq Category Tonnes Grade Grade Grade Contained Contained Contained Contained (millions) (g/t) (g/t) (g/t) (Koz) (Moz) (Moz) (Moz) Proved - - - - - - - - Probable 17.1 0.27 97 1.89 148
Slide 37: Bowdens
Bowdens Bowdens Mineral Resources as at 30 June 2013 (30g/t AgEq cut-off grade) Grade Contained Metal Category Tonnes Silver Lead Zinc AgEq Silver AgEq AuEq (million) g/t % % g/t (Moz) (Moz) (Moz) Measured 23.6 56.6 0.31 0.41 74.5 43.0 57 1.25 Indicated 28.4 48.0 0.27 0.36 63.6 43.8 58 1.28 Meas & I
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