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Investor Presentation Pogo Site Visit 23 09 2022
Investor Presentation Pogo Site Visit 23 09 2022
Investor Presentation Pogo Site Visit 23 09 2022
Presentation
September 2022
Forward Looking Statements, Reserves and Resources
Forward Looking Statements
Northern Star Resources Limited has prepared this announcement based on information available to it. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy,
completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this announcement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of Northern Star Resources Limited, its
directors, employees or agents, advisers, nor any other person accepts any liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising from fault or negligence on the part of any of them or any other person,
for any loss arising from the use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with it.
This announcement is not an offer, invitation, solicitation or other recommendation with respect to the subscription for, purchase or sale of any security, and neither this announcement nor anything in it
shall form the basis of any contract or commitment whatsoever.
This announcement may contain forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with gold exploration, mining and production businesses. It is believed that the expectations
reflected in these statements are reasonable but they may be affected by a variety of variables and changes in underlying assumptions which could cause actual results or trends to differ materially,
including but not limited to price fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and production results, Resource or Reserve estimations, loss of market, industry competition, environmental
risks, physical risks, legislative, fiscal and regulatory changes, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions, political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost
estimates.
The information in this announcement that relates to the current Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources, and production targets of Northern Star has been extracted from the ASX release by Northern Star
entitled “Resources, Reserves and Exploration Update” dated 3 May 2022 available at www.nsrltd.com and www.asx.com (“Northern Star Announcement”).
Northern Star confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Northern Star Announcement other than changes due to normal mining
depletion during the five month period to 20 September 2022 and divestment of the Paulsens and Western Tanami projects during June 2022, and, in relation to the estimates of Northern Star's Ore
Reserves and Mineral Resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the Northern Star Announcement continue to apply and have not materially
changed. Northern Star confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially modified from that announcement.
Assumptions made in relation to the Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources underpinning the production targets in that announcement are (in summary):
Current operational capital and operating cost structures,
Current mining and metallurgical performance,
The gold price, exchange rate, dilution allowance and mining recovery rates are as set out in each prior public report referred to in ASX Listing Rule 5.19 disclosures, and
5 year gold production profiles are based on 100% current JORC compliant Ore Reserves.
Rounding is applied in this presentation for the percentage comparisons and for the 31 March 2022 Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources figures.
Unless stated otherwise, all currency conversions in this announcement have been converted at a currency of A$/US$ conversion rate of $0.70
Authorised to release to the ASX by Stuart Tonkin, Managing Director & CEO.
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Acknowledging our landowners
Northern Star pays our respects to the Athabascan people whose land
we are privileged to work on, and whose input and guidance we seek
and value within the operation of our business.
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Pogo: A Tier-1 location and growing Group contributor
FY22 Gold Sold
Located in the upper Goodpaster River Valley, ~145km
southeast of Fairbanks, ~60km northeast of Delta Junction Yandal
28%
Within the Tintina Mineral Belt, a metal province stretching
much of interior Alaska, through the southwestern Yukon
Northern Star acquired the Pogo Mine in September 2018
Pogo Kalgoorlie
14% 58%
56% 58%
21%
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10.2 FY22 performance
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1.8Moz Ore Reserves at 8.5g/t gold grade
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7.3Moz Mineral Resource at 10.2g/t gold grade
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Delivered 214koz gold at US$1,498/oz
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Delivered 2H22 annual run rate of 250koz
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0
FY23 guidance
Island*
Kensington*
Eleonore*
Eagle River*
Pogo
Seabee*
Macassa*
Brucejack*
Red Lake
Kettle River*
260-290koz gold at US$1,300-1,400/oz
A$65M growth capital expenditure
Asset Reserves and Asset Resources (Measured and Indicated) are reported in accordance with the JORC Code 2012, unless otherwise notated by an asterisk.
* Eleonore, Seabee and Kensington Reserves and Resources have been prepared in accordance with the new Regulation S-K 1300 requirements; Eagle River Reserves and Resources prepared in accordance with the National Instrument 43-
101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”); Brucejack, Macassa, Kettle River and Island Reserves and Resources have been prepared in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”)
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Standards.
Working at Pogo
Local employment
Fully operational camp (housing, food,
water treatment, medical, fire department) Alaska Other Other US
States
60% 7% 33%
~600 workforce
(~50% Northern Star Mining Services)
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GEOLOGY -
Our continuous
improvement journey
Pogo regional to mine scale geological setting
POGO
North America
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Pogo continues delivering growth in Resource & Reserve
Moz
8.0
Acquisition
North Zone
5.0
East Deep
Fun Zone
4.0
1.0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Mar-18
Mar-19
Mar-20
Mar-21
Mar-22
Ore Reserves of 1.8Moz Au (6.6Mt @ 8.5g/t)
Reconciliation performing in line with estimation
Reserve Total Resource (Inclusive of Reserve)
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Entering a new phase of significant exploration potential
Liese Veins
Goodpaster
Historically under-explored/drilled for long hole stoping extraction method (historic drilling from surface)
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Continuous improvement journey
Geology team of 54 staff, supporting 10-13 underground
drill rigs
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A clear multi-year roadmap ahead
FY23 Resource to Reserve conversion “People are the centre of our success”
FY24 Resource expansion into areas accessed by Drill “Gold comes from the Drill Bit”
Drives (North Zone, Central Veins, Liese downdip as “More often than not, the next discovery or
opportunity is already in the drill results data”
well as below Liese)
Upper
FY25 Continuation of Resource expansion with increasing Camp
Mill
in-mine exploration drilling North
Zone
Goodpaster
River
Leise
South
Pogo
Central Leise 14
Veins
UNDERGROUND -
Transitioning for the
next decade
Pogo Underground Operations Plan View
NSMS management team and new fleet with strong technical and
operational capability
Looking NE
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Foundations set, ready to optimise
300kozpa
Change in upgrades NSR and NSMS
mining method New mining practices Setting up the mine for
Established Simplified mining the next decade Consistent & reliable
practices Established new operations
mining areas
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Mine ramp up progressing with additional mining fronts
Target 3-5 available mining areas open at any one 75 300kozpa run rate 1,500
time to deliver ~70% stope ore contribution
Forecast
Forecast
Forecast
Forecast
Following this, the mine will have the capability to 10%
0%
deliver at the required volume and grade for the
1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23e 2Q23e 3Q23e 4Q23e
processing plant to sustain its 1.3Mtpa nameplate Stope Ore Tonnes Development Ore Tonnes
capacity
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PROCESSING -
Our continuous
improvement journey
Investment and optimisation journey
FY22 performance
1.4 95
1.3mtpa mill capacity
Controlled variability testing to fully understand
1.2 90
plant sensitivities
Recovery (%)
0.8
Plant upgrade work completed 3Q22 80
0.6
Recovery now stabilised with planned increased 75
0.4
mill throughputs
0.2 70
FY23 focus
0.0 65
Continued optimisation focus, particularly 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22
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Process upgrades
SAG feed cart Jameson cell Float dart valves New thickener Filter press 4
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Pogo process flowsheet
Recent
upgrades
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SUSTAINABILITY -
Our continuous
improvement journey
Electricity - Lowering costs and emissions
US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) injects major funding into
the US efforts to become a net-zero economy by 2050
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2030 Pathway to Reduce Emissions by 35%
TBO Expansion
Strategic value
Lower cost base
enhances mine life
Pogo
More than 35%
renewable power
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ESG initiatives
Heliportable drilling is utilised to reduce impacts on the natural
environment by reducing the requirement to clear vegetation for
access tracks and minimise disruption to the biodiversity of the
region
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IN
CONCLUSION
Pogo continues to perform in line with expectations
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Northern Star Resources Limited
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Business First.
Investor Enquiries:
Sophie Spartalis
T: +61 8 6489 2488
E: investorrelations@nsrltd.com
W: www.nsrltd.com
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