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NH3 Clean Energy — Hexagon Resources — The Australian Graphite Conference 2017
20 slides from NH3 Clean Energy's conference presentation, Apr 27, 2017
Slide 1: Pathway to Commercialisation: High Purity Flake Graphite for New Technologies
PATHWAY TO COMMERCIALISATION HIGH PURITY FLAKE GRAPHITE FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES The Australian Graphite Conference 27 April, 2017 Perth, Western Australia
Slide 2: The Path to Commercialisation: Outline
The Path to Commercialisation Outline Focus on Prefeasibility Study – this is our springboard to increasing shareholder value 1. The Customer • Focus on Product Development & Marketing Strategy 2. Our Assets • The McIntosh Flake Graphite Project - Description 3. Next Steps • PFS • Opportunities to e
Slide 3: The Customer: Starting at the End of the Path
The Path to Commercialisation The Customer (starting at the end of the Path); Spheronisation Technical aspects-include: Battery Industry McIntosh Flake Graphite Concentrate Purification • Spheronisation Yield HXG Aim – 99.99% spherical Product Spec’s • Spherical size [Coating] graphite product. 1. 9
Slide 4: The Customer: Bulk Sample Enables Product Testing
The Path to Commercialisation The Customer (starting at the end of the Path); Spheronisation Technical aspects-include: Battery Industry McIntosh Flake Graphite Concentrate Purification • Spheronisation Yield HXG Aim – 99.99% spherical Product Spec’s • Spherical size [Coating] graphite product. 1. 9
Slide 5: Start at the End of the Path; the Customer
The Path to Commercialisation Start at the end of the Path; the Customer Hexagon is targeting a premium product by: • Extending a “marketing network” of qualified, connected, incentivised people across China, Europe, the USA and the Gulf States; Actually recruiting for a Marketing/Commercial Mgr to
Slide 6: Australia - the Start of the Path
The Path to Commercialisation Australia - the start of the Path…… McIntosh Flake Graphite Project - is well located “politically” & geographically: • Western Australia is ranked 3rd on the Fraser Institute’s (FI) 2016 global Investment Attractiveness Index. • Western Australia is in the top ten for
Slide 7: Geology & Resources
The Path to Commercialisation Geology & Resources…… Contained JORC Classification Tonnes (Mt) TGC (%) Graphite (kt) Indicated 12.4 4.5% 555 Inferred 8.5 4.5% 389 Total 20.9 4.5% 941 ASX Report 15 February, 2017; Cut-off is 3%TGC and rounding errors may occur. Exploration Target (additional to JORC R
Slide 8: Mining Outline
The Path to Commercialisation Mining outline Conceptual Pit-Wahoo Mining: 300m • Simple open-cut mine methods planned; • Planned production rate of 1.2 to 2.4mtpa; and • Multiple pits provides operational flexibility to access ore and manage waste movements. Pit optimisation, design and mine schedul
Slide 9: Processing - Metallurgy: Flake Concentrate Testwork Key Findings
The Path to Commercialisation Processing - metallurgy Flake Concentrate testwork – key findings: Conceptual Pit-Wahoo • Consistent +98% TGC1 concentrate produced without acid purification. • Graphite recovery of c.+90% (93 to 95% in testwork). • Mass pull of 4-5% into concentrate. • No notable delet
Slide 10: Processing - Metallurgy: Flake Concentrate Purity and Crystallinity
The Path to Commercialisation Processing - metallurgy Conceptual Pit-Wahoo 100 microns 100 microns SEM image of +99% TC Flake graphite concentrate produced by simple Photomicrograph of Super Jumbo Flake from DDH 164 from 47.47m downhole. The flotation testwork. (from Emperor deposit). image highligh
Slide 11: Processing - Metallurgy: Battery Market Testwork
The Path to Commercialisation Processing - metallurgy Testwork aimed at battery market (in progress): Conceptual Pit-Wahoo • Complete piloting of 2.5t bulk sample to create c. 100kg of high purity flake concentrate (due 26 May 2017). • Spheronisation testwork in China starting early June 2017 (First
Slide 12: Proposed Processing Plant
The Path to Commercialisation Proposed Processing Plant Conceptual Pit-Wahoo Proposed Process Plant for PFS • Rate: 1.2 to 2.4 mtpa processed • Product – c. 55 to 110kt of concentrate pa • Design: ALS Minerals processing testwork; End user focussed product specification; and Simple scalable pr
Slide 13: Processing - Metallurgy: Complete Package Concentrate
The Path to Commercialisation Processing - metallurgy Conceptual Pit-Wahoo Flake Concentrate testwork – key findings: • McIntosh flake Concentrate; the “complete package”, ultra pure, high-grade with peak electrical properties from simple, clean, onsite processing; • Spherical graphite for batteries
Slide 14: Easy Access to an Established Product Logistics Solution
The Path to Commercialisation Easy access to an established product logistics solution Close to existing infrastructure: • Internal project haulage road linking key deposits; Aerial view of Wyndham port. Inset-proposed ship loading system • 14km from plant site to regional highway; • 295km to Wyndha
Slide 15: Review - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
The Path to Commercialisation Review – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats STRENGTHS • Ultra pure concentrate • High grade concentrate +98% • Excellent electrical properties • Diverse end user; batteries and expandables • Simple flotation concentration • Multi-open pit operation planned W
Slide 16: Review - Opportunities
The Path to Commercialisation Review - Opportunities 1. Ore Sorting: Conceptual Pit-Wahoo a. Preliminary results indicated mineralised intervals can be divided into: • Low Density Conductive – graphite stream; • Low Density Non Conductive – silica and waste stream; and • High Density Conductive – su
Slide 17: Corporate Snapshot - Hexagon Resources Limited
The Path to Commercialisation Corporate Snapshot – Hexagon Resources Limited (ASX:HXG) Shares on Issue 246.3M Directors: Conceptual Pit-Wahoo Neville Miles (Chairman), Mike Rosenstreich (MD) Options on issue (unlisted) 20.7M Charles Whitfield, Gary Plowright & Tony Cormack (NEDS) Share price (24/4/1
Slide 18: Next Steps on the Path
The Path to Commercialisation Next steps on the Path 1. Deliver Pit-Wahoo Conceptual PFS late May 2017, demonstrating: • High grade, high purity flake graphite concentrate production, ie a viable, Australian graphite project. 2. Management & Board changes • New MD, and further board & management str
Slide 19: Mike Rosenstreich, Managing Director
Mike Rosenstreich Managing Director +61 0410 576 062 miker@hexagonresources.com HEXAGON RESOURCES LIMITED Head Office Level 16, 344 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Phone: +61 07 3221 6022 Fax: +61 07 3010 9001 Operations Office Unit 4, 20 Peel Road O’Connor WA 6163 Phone: +61 4 2734 9451
Slide 20: Important Notices
Important Notices Competent Person The information within this report that relates to exploration results, Exploration Target Estimates, geological data and Mineral Resources at the McIntosh Project is based on information compiled by Mr Shane Tomlinson and Mr Mike Rosenstreich who are both employee
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