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Altona - PPT - November - 2013
Altona - PPT - November - 2013
Altona - PPT - November - 2013
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Find out more - This presentation is being used as a presenters aid with summarised information. See Altonas other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange, which are available at www.asx.com.au or www.altonamining.com, for more information. Third party information - Altona does not make any representations as to the accuracy or otherwise of third party information, including where projections are given. Forward-looking statements - Within this presentation there may be certain forward-looking statements, opinions and estimates. These are based on assumptions and contingencies which are subject to change without notice and are not guarantees of future performance. Altona assumes no obligation to update such information. Taking action - Please undertake your own evaluation of the information in this presentation and contact your professional advisers if you wish to buy or sell Altona shares.
Competent Person Statement The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information compiled by Dr Alistair Cowden BSc (Hons), PhD, MAusIMM, MAIG who is a full time employee of the Company and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Dr Cowden has consented to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. Copper Equivalence Copper equivalence refers to production only where total revenues are expressed as copper revenues, ie. Revenue copper price. It does not refer to Resources, Reserves or drill results.
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We Believe in Copper
A sustained step change in copper markets in 2005 Post 2005 price averages: US$7,265 (US$3.30/lb)
$7,540 $7,126 $6,731 $6,952 $8,811 $7,958 $7,670 Today
$5,164
$1,577
$1,558
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A profitable 9,000ktpa copper producer at Outokumpu in Finland with by-product gold, silver and zinc (12-13,000t copper equivalent) Considering production expansion at Outokumpu dependent on further reserve/resource growth from deep drill program Completed Definitive Feasibility Study for the Little Eva copper project near Mt Isa, Queensland has NPV of US$250 million Little Eva could produce 39,000tpa copper and 17,000oz of gold per year over a mine life in excess of 10 years at a C1 cash cost of US $1.73/lb Pursuing a range of transactions to realise value / develop Roseby, with the overriding objective being to maximise value for its shareholders
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Corporate Snapshot
Major Shareholders Australian institutions: Foreign institutions: Board: German/Swiss retail: Top 20: 32.0% 20.0% 8.7% 7.0% 57.0% Share price (12-11-2013): Average daily turnover: Shares on issue: Market capitalisation: Debt: Cash (01-09-2013): Research coverage:
Source: ASX
Market Status ASX (Australia) code: FSE (Frankfurt) code: AOH A2O A$0.15 0.5M shares 532M A$80M US$21M A$26M Credit Suisse
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I metre
Euro zone country with a history of mining and mining equipment manufacturing, a stable tax regime (20.0%) and no royalties. Major miners include Agnico Eagle, Anglo American and First Quantum.
Altonas projects are in eastern Finland. Geology is similar to other Archaean and Proterozoic terrains in Australia and Canada.
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Keretti mine produced 1Mt copper and 1 Moz gold from 1914 to 1989
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600,000tpa, expansion under consideration 5.5m x 5.5m decline tunnel, longhole open stopes with cemented waste fill Copper: Gold: Zinc: Copper equiv: 8,000tpa 8,400ozpa 1,600tpa 12,000tpa
Mine
32/tonne including trucking 7.6 years 4.2Mt at 1.6% Cu, 0.7g/t Au, 0.6% Zn 7.7Mt at 1.3% Cu, 0.7g/t Au, 0.5% Zn
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Resources
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Luikonlahti Mill
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Status
Products
Copper-gold concentrate Zinc concentrate. Bolidens Harjavalta smelter 400km by truck, monthly payments. FY2013 sales US$64M.
Sales
Plant capacity Up to 700,000tpa. Milling cost 15/tonne plus 3/tonne concentrate transport. Low-grade cobalt-nickelcopper concentrate in storage dams
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Cobalt
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2012/2013 was a ramp up year and EBIT (earnings) were US$18.3 million.
* C1 cash cost calculated per Brook Hunt methodology. Cost data during commissioning period not meaningful.
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Altonas C1 Cash cost calculated as per Brook Hunt methodology. Refer to websites of above companies for their calculation method. Source: September quarterly activities reports of the respective companies, except Hillgrove which is for the quarter ended 31 July.
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Guidance Range 570,000 - 625,000 1.50 - 1.65 8,000 - 8,800 8,400 - 9,200 1.60 - 1.75
Production guidance increased after excellent first quarter C1 cash cost guidance falls Commence paying debt principal in Q3 FY2014 Capital expenditure will reduce significantly in FY2015 8,659 tonnes copper hedged to Q4 FY16 at 5,651/tonne (US$3.46/lb)
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STRATEGIC ASSET
FINANCIALLY STRONG
EXPLORATION UPSIDE
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Little Eva
Major Resource Inventory 1.52Mt copper including 0.84Mt copper in deposits within Little Eva Project tenure
Exploration 750km of exploration tenure prospective for copper, gold and zinc-lead-silver surrounds the Resources. 800km2 Roseby South JV with Chinalco Yunnan leverages exploration exposure
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A Strategic Asset
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1.3km long, 20-370m wide Drilled up to 300m deep (511 drillholes, 76km) Large bulk IOCG style deposit similar to Ernest Henry Strip ratio of 1.8:1 after 15Mt pre-strip Reserve: 53Mt ore at 0.6% copper, 0.1g/t gold Additional 6Mt reserves in 3 small satellite pits 15Mt of low grade ore stockpiled and treated at end of mine life 11 year mine life Underground potential
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Bankable DFS by GR Engineering Services Large, simple and well drilled resource Straightforward open pit mining and processing for 11 years Simple processing route Quality copper-gold concentrate Stable, skilled mining jurisdiction Native title, environmental permits and mining leases all in place A$252 million NPV A$320 million capital cost US$1.73/lb cash cost
Ernest Henry Mine Truck
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Mining contractor rates down from DFS estimates Engineering margins down Incorporate post DFS drilling at Turkey Creek, Lady Clayre and Ivy Ann Little Eva resource/reserve remodelling Lower operating costs Lower capital costs Longer mine life (>11 years)
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Resource/Reserves
Outlook
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Altona needs a partner to develop Little Eva Altona pursuing partnering, sale and corporate opportunities that flow from having a large development ready copper asset China has bought up the Mt Isa area, eg: Shanxi Donghui A$160 million bid for copper miner Inova A number of Chinese parties and others in the data room
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De-risked copper-gold-zinc mine and mill in Finland with strong growth profile 1.66Mt (3.7mlbs) copper and 0.76Moz gold in resources Little Eva copper-gold deposit nearing decision to build / value realisation Cash in bank, no net debt and positive cashflow
COPPER LEVERAGE
STRATEGIC OPTION
STRONG FINANCIALS
EXPLORATION UPSIDE
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APPENDICES
2011 was a turbulent year, 2012 will be Altonas year to shine
An Experienced Team
Altona Management Alistair Cowden Managing Director
Over 30 years experience as a geologist and mining company executive Instrumental in listing Vulcan Resources, Rox Resources, Archaean Gold and Magnetic Minerals
Accountant, formerly BHP Billiton 20 years experience in financial management of resources companies 10 years experience as CFO of listed companies
Metallurgist, formerly Straits, Renison 25 years experience in mining and processing 15 years experience at COO and MD levels
Geologist 25 years Outokumpu Oyj in Finland, Canada and Australia 6 years as Manager in Finland
Altona Board Kevin Maloney Paul Hallam Peter Ingram Steve Scudamore Non-Executive Chairman, founder of The Mac Services. Extensive career in retail banking, finance and resources Non-Executive Director, formerly Director of Operations at Fortescue and EGM Development and Projects for Newcrest Non-Executive Director , 45 years mining industry experience Non-Executive Director , 28 years as a partner at international accounting and financial services firm KPMG
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Altona
Hillgrove
Ivanhoe
Tiger
OZMinerals
AllOrdinaries
Cu (%) COPPER-GOLD DEPOSITS Little Eva Ivy Ann Lady Clayre Bedford Sub-total Blackard Scanlan Longamundi Legend Great Southern Caroline Charlie Brown Sub-total TOTAL
Au million (g/t) 22.6 2.1 10.4 0.4 35.5 42.7 3.8 10.4 17.4 6.0 3.6 0.7
100.3 0.54 0.09 7.5 0.57 0.07 14.0 0.56 0.20 1.7 0.99 0.20 123.4 0.55 0.10 76.4 0.62 22.2 0.65 10.4 0.66 17.4 0.54 6.0 0.61 3.6 0.53 0.7 0.40 136.7 0.61 260.1 0.58 0.05
0.48 0.08 0.60 0.08 0.60 0.24 1.04 0.21 0.52 0.09 0.60 0.65
0.49 0.11 0.49 0.06 0.54 0.18 0.83 0.16 0.51 0.13 0.59 0.60 0.66 0.54 0.61 0.53 0.40 0.59 0.56 0.04
25.0 76.7
84.7 120.1
See ASX release of 26 July 2011, 19 December 2011, 23 April 2012, 3 July 2012 and 22 August 2012 for full details of resource estimation methodology and attributions. Note: All figures may not sum exactly due to rounding. Little Eva is reported above a 0.2% copper lower cut-off grade, all other deposits are above 0.3% copper lower cut-off grade.
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See ASX release of 14 May 2012 for full details of Reserve estimation methodology and attribution and 26 July 2011, 19 December 2011, 23 April 2012 and 22 August 2012 for full details of Resource estimation methodology and attribution.
Little Eva Project reserves are drawn from Little Eva, Lady Clayre and Ivy Ann.
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See ASX release of 29 August 2013 for full details as required by the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code).
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Telephone: +61 8 9485 2929 Facsimile: +61 8 9486 8700 Email: altona@altonamining.com www.altonamining.com
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