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Asian Battery Minerals - Investor Presentation Oct 2022
Asian Battery Minerals - Investor Presentation Oct 2022
Investor Presentation
October 2022
October 2022
IMPORTANT NOTICES
DISCLAIMER
This presentation has been prepared by Asian Battery Minerals Limited (Asian Battery Minerals or the Company) and has been reviewed by the Board of Asian Battery
Minerals.
The release, publication or distribution of this presentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this
presentation is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.
This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or solicitation to purchase, any securities. Such Offer can be made only
through proper subscription documentation and only to investors meeting strict suitability requirements. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a
violation of applicable securities laws. In providing this presentation Asian Battery Minerals has not considered the financial position or needs of the recipient. Persons
needing advice should consult their stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, attorney, accountant or other independent financial and legal advisors.
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
The information in this presentation that relates to Mineral Resources and Exploration Targets is based on and fairly represents information compiled by Mr. Robert
Dennis (Executive Consultant with RPMGlobal LLC). Mr Robert Dennis is members of the Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and have sufficient
experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration, and to the activities undertaken to qualify as Competent Persons as
defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.
The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the relevant market announcements and in the
case of Mineral Resources and Exploration Targets , all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market
announcements, including production targets and forecast financial information from those production targets, continue to apply and have not materially changed.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Various statements in this presentation constitute statements relating to intentions, future acts and events. Such statements are generally classified as “forward looking
statements” and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause those future acts, events and circumstances to differ
materially from what is presented or implicitly portrayed herein. Words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Asian Battery Minerals cautions shareholders and prospective shareholders not to place undue
reliance on these forward looking statements, which reflect the view of Asian Battery Minerals only as of the date of this presentation. The forward looking statements
made in this presentation relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made.
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PRE-IPO CAPITAL RAISE OVERVIEW
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PEOPLE
Board of Directors
Mr. Gan-Ochir (Managing Director) has over 20 years of Kirsten Livermore (Non-Executive Director) has over 25 years'
experience in wide range of areas within the mining industry experience in policy, regulation and issue management relating to
including mining operation, mineral exploration and finance. Gan- mining. She served 15 years in the Australian parliament
Ochir held Non-Executive Director roles with ASX listed Aspire representing a large rural electorate, with a significant resources
Mining Ltd and Oyu Tolgoi LLC. He obtained mining education industry. Kirsten led the Australia Mongolia Extractives Program
from Haileybury School of Mines, Canada and Mongolian and worked closely with the Mongolian Government and partners
University of Science and Technology, and holds MSc in Finance, to improve mining law, regulation, geoscience data and
New York University and Member of AusIMM. professional standards. Kirsten has a law degree from the
University of Queensland and MSc in Development Management
Mr. David Paull (Chairman) has over 30 years’ experience in at the London School of Economics.
mineral resource business. Over the last 10 years, David has been
in Mongolia with Aspire Mining Ltd in different capacities Phil Rundell (Company Secretary) is a former Partner at
including Managing Director and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) and a
Paull holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Director at Ferrier Hodgson. He is now a sole practitioner
Western Australia and MBA with Distinction from Cornell Chartered Accountant specialising in providing company
University. He is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute secretarial, compliance, accounting and reconstruction services.
of Australia. Previously he held marketing management position
at Greenbushes mine for lithium and tantalum concentrate.
Mr. Neil Young (Non-Executive Director) is Chief Executive Partners working together for IPO
Officer of Elixir Energy Ltd and has more than 20 years'
experience in senior management positions in the upstream and
downstream parts of the energy sector including
EY, Tarong Energy and Santos. He has also developed various
new ventures in other countries including Kazakhstan,
Japan, USA and Mongolia. Mr Young has a M.A. (Hons) joint
degree in Economics/Politics from the University of Edinburgh.
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HIGHLY EXPERIENCED LOCAL TEAM
Local Team Consultants
Otgonjargal Bayarbat, Senior Geologist Rodney Graham (Technical advisor) is one of RPM Global’s
Exploration geologist with more than 20 years' experienced managers and has performed in senior roles in
experience in the minerals industry. Managed several studies of this nature. Rod has nearly 40 years’
exploration projects for gold, copper, molybdenum, experience in the mining industry worldwide, including 19 years
wolfram, graphite, limestone and coal in Mongolia. in Mongolia.
Batkhurel Battulga, Business Manager Bob Dennis (Technical advisor, Khukh Tag Graphite
Mineral industry professional with 13 years’ experience Technical team at Khukh Tag project) is an accomplished executive consultant with over 34
as geologist and GIS specialist working in coking coal Graphite project site years of relevant industry experience. Bob is a CP under JORC
and metals exploration, database management. He is
graduate of Mongolian University of Science and for graphite projects and has been involved in all
Technology. Consultants of RPMGlobal’s graphite projects to date either as a consultant
or peer reviewer.
Purevdorj Dorjsuren, Finance Director PhD. Gerel O, Geology Advisor (Geological
Mining finance professional with 11 years’ experience Consultant) Elisabeth Ronacher (Principal Consultant to Ronacher
in the industry including senior positions with contract Over 50 years’ experience as geology professor at McKenzie Geoscience) is an experienced geologist with
mining operator MNO and Khan-Altai Resources. He is University of Science and Technology of Mongolia. She expertise in exploration data analysis and a strong academic
graduate of Greenwich University, UK and National is an well known scientist, full member of the background. Together with her company’s geophysics team
University of Mongolia in economics. International Academy of Higher Education, foreign she brings a range of skills to Asian Battery Minerals.
member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences,
Purevdulam Lkhagvasuren, ESG Specialist adjunct professor of the Institute of Minerals of the Benedikt Steiner (Geological consultant, Lithium exploration)
Has over 10 years’ experience in the minerals sector of Chinese Academy of Geology. is program lead at CSM, chartered geologist (CGeol, EurGeol)
Mongolia regarding ESG, including community with 13 years industry experience and Qualified Person for
relations, stakeholder engagements, environmental Tseden Ts, Technical Advisor (Geological Consultant) JORC, NI43-101 and PERC compliant reporting and evaluation.
and social impact assessment and compliance. She Over 50 years' experience as a geologist working in the
has a master’s degree in Environmental Management minerals industry, expertise includes exploration of rare Gavin Beer (Technical advisor, Lithium exploration) is
from the University of Queensland, Australia. earth elements and rare metals in Mongolia. His a metallurgist with 29 years of experience in operational and
research work covers more than 10 REE projects in technical roles in multiple commodities around the world.
Mongolia, such as Mushgia Khudag, Lugiin Gol, Gavin has specialized in flowsheet development
Khalzan Burgedei, Khanbogd and Khotgor. and optimization for rare earths, niobium and lithium
technology metals.
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ENERGY TRANSITION TO 2050
EV MARKET IS LED BY CHINA AND EU IN THE NEW POLICIES
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52% 30
112%
6.8 10.3
2.4 3.2
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Source: (1) Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022, IEA, Market Analysis & Economics 2022, BHP. (2) Benchmark Quarterly, Q2 2022
Reference: The EV30@30 campaign was launched at the 8th CEM in June 2017 with the goal of accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles with a target of at least 30 percent new
electric vehicle sales by 2030. The campaign currently totals 13 member countries and 23 supporting companies and organizations. Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario – would require all 7
car markets to have 100% ZEV sales by 2035.
IMPACT ON BATTERY METALS MARKET DEMAND
EVs INCREASE BATTERY DEMAND SIXFOLD & DRIVE RAPID EXPANSION IN ALL PARTS OF SUPPLY CHAINS
Kt
3,000 To meet exceptional volumes of demand for
1,500
2,000 key raw materials (in metals) in 2035, the
2,000 1,000 3,160 market needs:
1,000 500 1,000
1,110 678
0 0 0 • Graphite + 109 new mine (56Ktpa)
2022 2035 2022 2035 2022 2035
• Lithium + 74 new mines (45Ktpa)
• The NZE by 2050 pathway requires more supply than currently planned based on average raw material (in metals)
• Battery chemistries are evolving in response to tight supply, it could help bridge the gap per annum.
between demand and supply
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EV BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN AND CHINA'S ROLE
CHINA DOMINATES THE ENTIRE DOWNSTREAM SUPPLY CHAIN
Geographical distribution of the global EV battery supply chain China dominates the entire downstream EV
battery supply chain
• 80% of global graphite mining
• Up to 70% of material processing
• 70% of global cathode material
• 85% of global anode material
• Up to 85% of cell components
• 76% of global EV battery production
• EV battery production capacity in 2021 : 655
GWh
• Permitting process requires ACTIVE MULTI- The Operational Team – Experienced in Mining Projects
LEVEL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT and 100+ years of in-country combined experience in mineral exploration, ESG, project
consultation development, mining operation and project finance.
Reference:
4. Measure of the quality of governance regarding allocation extraction rights, exploration, production, environmental protection, revenue collection and state-owned
enterprises.
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5. Measure of the quality of national budgeting, subnational resource revenue sharing and sovereign wealth funds.
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CARBON NEUTRALITY AND TRANSPARENCY
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KHUKH TAG GRAPHITE PROJECT
Khukh Tag camp -2022 Diamond Drilling at Khukh Tag Massive graphite schist at
KHD26
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Central zone – Khukh Tag graphite project
UNDERSTANDING GRAPHITE MARKET
CHINA DOMINATES ALL STAGES OF ANODE MATERIAL CHAIN
Battery market growth and associated graphite demand Top Li-ion anode manufacturers, 2021 • China produces 100%
Shanshan of the world's spherical
Other, 9% (China), 13%
graphite
BTR (China),
11% • 80% still uses high
levels of hydrofluoric
Hitachi
Chemical acid (HF)
(Japan), 8%
Other
• Potential to be highly
POSCO
China, 54% (South polluting, making it
Korea), 5% expensive to handle
Source: Graphite market 2021 outlook to 2050, Wood Mackenzie 14
WHY NATURAL GRAPHITE?
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KHUKH TAG GRAPHITE – Mineral Resource
• Extended high-grade part of Central ore zone (C body) by 165
meters to west and open for further drilling (all in apparent
thickness)
• Medium grade southern B zone in Central area was
expanded from only one hole intersection
• There are a lot of areas for expanding resource and further
works will focus on higher grade/higher quality part of the
deposit
• Mineral Resource (JORC) of Central Area is 4.1Mt @
12.5% TGC
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KHUKH TAG GRAPHITE – Resource Expansion Potential
WORKFLOW 2022/Q4 – 2023/Q2
A new graphite-bearing schist outcrop was discovered in the
Discovery Zone with grade ranging 7-20% TGC.
Discovered new relatively shallow dipping (40 -50 degrees)
ore body at west zone, open along strike and down dip.
• 55.7m @18.03% TGC from 1.7m was discovered
at KHD43 in the West Zone
• 43.0m @16.97% TGC from 5.3m was discovered
at KHD03 in Discovery Zone
• 24.3m @ 9.18% TGC from 11.2m was discovered
at KHD05 in Discovery Zone
(true thickness)
KHD43
FUTURE EXPLORATION WORKS
55.7m @18%
1. Ore processing workflow development, flake analysis
and anode material suitability tests for product
development
2. Electromagnetic study over key target areas
3. The staged drilling program that will consist of 3000m or
KHD03 42 drill holes to confirm continuity of mineralisation and
Open
43.0m @17%
extend resource footprint at Central Zone.
KHD05
24.3m @9% 4. 3000m or 42 drill holes for West Zone and 2000m or 38
drill holes planned for Discovery Zone.
Pegmatite dyke Pegmatite dyke Pegmatite dyke and two mica granite Mica and pegmatite outcrop
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Project site
TSAGAAN DERS LITHIUM PROJECT
CENTRAL MONGOLIA
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TSAGAAN DERS LITHIUM PROJECT
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
• Highlights of rock chip and grab sampling program 2021-2022:
Li01 – 1.39% (Li2O), 0.24% (Rb)
Li05 – 2.15% (Li2O), 0.34% (Rb)
Li06 – 1.76% (Li2O), 0.44% (Rb)
2122 – 3.00% (Li2O), 0.45% (Rb)
Average – 1.41% (Li2O), 0.32% (Rb)
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OVAL NI-CU-PGE PROJECT
North zone
Gabbro
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Oval prospect area
OVAL NI-CU- PROSPECT
SNAPSHOT
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OVAL NI-CU PROSPECT
GEOLOGICAL WORK INDICATION OF POTENTIAL mineralisation EXTENSION
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GOSSAN ZONE
OXIDIZED EXPOSURE AT SURFACE
Oval Zone
Shist
Amphibolitization
gabbro
Shist
Moderate hematite, limonite, weakly malachite Strong silica, hematite gossan Ni-1.6%, Cu-
amphibolitic gabbro Ni-1.9%, Cu-1.8% 0.85%, Pd-0.65g/t, Pt-0.17g/t
Moderate hematite, limonite, weakly malachite Strong silica, hematite, limonite, weakly
amphibolitic gabbro Ni-1.6%, Cu-2% Gabbro malachite gossans
(inferred)
Chlorite, albite
Altered shist
Gabbro
Strong silica, hematite, limonite gossan (inferred) Strong silica, hematite gossan
Ni-0.4%, Cu-0.7%, Pd-0.63g/t, Pt-0.43g/t Oval - Gossan (average) Ni-1.64%, Cu-0.85%,
Ni-0.65% , Cu-0.65%, Au-0.06 g/t
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INVESTMENT PROPOSITION – Asian Battery Minerals Ltd.
100% ownership of assets in Strong equity position from Proposed listing to ASX in Q4
geologically well endowed cornerstone investors and board 2022, with battery minerals focus
jurisdiction for long term support in Mongolia
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EXPLORATION WORKS AND NEWS FLOW
VALUE CATALYSTS
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RISK
• Exploration and development: Mineral exploration and development is a speculative and high-risk undertaking that may be impeded by circumstances and factors beyond the control
of the Company. The Company is subject to customary risks associated with an exploration company, such as the volatility of commodity prices and exchange rates, exploration
costs and risks with respect to the holding of exploration tenure.
• Funding: The funds raised under the IPO capital raising are considered sufficient to meet the immediate objectives of the Company. To support its ongoing operations and
implementation of strategies, further funding may be required by the Company in the event that costs exceed estimates or revenues do not meet forecasts.
• Foreign Jurisdiction: The Company’s projects are located in Mongolia and the Company will be subject to the risks associated with operating in that country. Such risks can include
economic, social or political instability or change, hyperinflation, currency non-convertibility or instability and changes of law affecting foreign ownership, government participation,
taxation, working conditions, rates of exchange, exchange control, exploration licensing, export duties, repatriation of income or return of capital, environmental protection, mine
safety, labour relations as well as government control over mineral properties or government regulations that require the employment of local residents or contractors or require
other benefits to be provided to local residents.
• Exploration: The Company’s projects are at various stages of exploration, and potential investors should understand that mineral exploration and development are speculative and
high-risk undertakings that may be impeded by circumstances and factors beyond the control of the Company. Success in this process involves, among other things:
• discovery and proving-up, or acquiring, an economically recoverable resource or reserve;
• access to adequate capital throughout the acquisition/discovery and project development phases;
• securing and maintaining title to mineral exploration projects;
• obtaining required development consents and approvals necessary for the acquisition, mineral exploration, development and production phases; and
• accessing the necessary experienced operational staff, the applicable financial management and recruiting skilled contractors, consultants and employees.
• There can be no assurance that exploration of the Tenements, or any other exploration properties that may be acquired in the future, will result in the discovery of an economic
mineral resource. Even if an apparently viable deposit is identified, there is no guarantee that it can be economically exploited. There is no assurance that exploration or project
studies by the Company will result in the definition of an economically viable mineral deposit or that the exploration tonnage estimates and conceptual project developments
discussed in this Prospectus are able to be achieved. The future exploration activities of the Company may be affected by a range of factors including geological conditions,
limitations on activities due to seasonal weather patterns, unanticipated operational and technical difficulties, industrial and environmental accidents, changing government
regulations and many other factors beyond the control of the Company.
• The operations of the Company require the involvement of a number of third parties, including suppliers, contractors and clients. Financial failure, default or contractual non-
compliance on the part of such third parties may have a material impact on the Company’s operations and performance. It is not possible for the Company to predict or protect the
Company against all such risks.
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THANK YOU
Mongolia Australia
#304-305, 3rd floor, MERU Office, 9th Floor, 190 St Georges Terrace
Jamiyangun street, Perth, Western Australia
1st khoroo, Sukhbaatar district, 6000 PO Box 1918
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia contact@asianbatteryminerals.com
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