Highfield Resources LtdSchröder Equities
Australian Resources Conference
Zurich
Corporate Presentation
17 February 2015
ASX Code: HFR
COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT
Information relating to resources was prepared by Mr Leo Gilbride, P.Eng and Ms
Vanessa Santos, P.Geo, of Agapito Associates. The Competent Person under JORC
Code standards is Mr Leo Gilbride, P.Eng and Ms Vanessa Santos, P.Geo. of
Agapito Associates of Colorado, USA. Mr Gilbride is a licensed professional engineer
in the State of Colorado, USA and is a registered member of the Society of Mining,
Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. Ms Santos is a licensed professional geologist in
South Carolina and Georgia, USA, and is a registered member of the Society of
Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.
The Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc is a JORC Code ‘Recognized
Professional Organization’ (RPO). An RPO is an accredited organization of which the
Competent Person under JORC Code Reporting Standards must belong in order to
report Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, or Ore Reserves through the ASX. Mr
Gilbride is the Vice President of Engineering and Field Services and Ms Santos is the
Chief Geologist with Agapito Associates and both have sufficient experience to
qualify as a Competent Person for the relevant style and type of mineralisation and
deposit under consideration of this release. Mr Gilbride and Ms Santos consent to the
inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and
context in which it appears.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This presentation includes certain ‘forward looking statements’. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, are forward looking statements that involve various
risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove
accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements.
Such information contained herein represents management’s best judgment as of the
date hereof based on information currently available. The company does not assume
any obligation to update any forward looking statement.
Highfield Resources Limited
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CONTENTS APPENDICES
1. Introduction A. Corporate Overview
2. The Projects B. Muga, Vipasca and Pintano Projects
3. Project Advantages – Proven producing basin C. Sierra del Perdón Project
4. Project Advantages – Proven mining and processing techniques D. Permitting
5. Project Advantages – First quartile margin in production E. 2015 MOP market supply and demand
6. Management have built and operated mines
7. 2015 – A Company defining year
8. Summary
1 Introduction
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Highway from within seven kms of mine gate to port, Aerial phot of Port of Bilbao, and
virtual image of proposed aboveground operations
Decline accessed underground mine with project economics
boosted by first world infrastructure and domestic markets• Highfield Resources is developing one of its four
100% owned potash projects in northern Spain.
• Located in a producing potash basin where
undergound mines have operated via decline with
simple sylvinite flotation circuit processing.
• The flagship Muga Mine Project has the lowest
capex of any development stage potash project.
• In production Muga will have first quartile
EBITDA margins due to a combination of high
price end markets and low total cash costs to
customer.
• Management team has proven mine building
experience in Spain and operating experience in
potash.
• 2015 is a Company defining year.
2 The Projects
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Developing one of its four 100% owned potash projects in northern Spain
Mines in the Ebro Basin have produced for close to 100 years
Navarra Sub-basin
Two producing mines operated
between 1963 and 1997
Catalan Sub-basin
Two producing mines operating
since 1925
Underground conventional mining
accessed via a decline
Underground conventional mining
accessed via a decline
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3 Project Advantages – Proven producing basin
Israeli Chemicals Ltd (ICL:IT) owns Iberpotash and has a market capitalisation of ~US$9 billion (February 2015).
~85% of ICL earnings are from potash, with around 5m tonnes of potash (MOP) produced and sold.
Highfield
Iberpotash
“…we have identified a possibility to expand this mine by around a million tons for probably a record low CAPEX level; less than half, much less
than half of what you would see in CAPEX-to-production ratio in other parts of the world in the average of this industry.”
".. It's a concept study at this point in time but it's so shockingly attractive that we're putting an accelerator on this and hopefully by the end of the
year, we can make it a project.“
ICL CEO, Stefan Borgas, when discussing ICL’s Ebro Basin expansion projects on 7 August 2014
3 Project Advantages – Proven mining and processing techniques
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The majority of producing mines are undergound mines with sylvinite flotation circuit processing
76%
19%
5%
Underground Conventional Brines Solution
Source: Scotiabank, HFR Research
Mining
Decline access into underground conventional room and pillar mine
Processing
Flotation circuit processing of sylvinite ore
Estimated 2015 MOP Production by Mining Method
Virtual images of decline access into
conventional underground mines
Total capex (in absolute terms) Capital intensity per tonne of production
0 500 1,000 1,500
Highfield: Muga
Potashcorp: Rocanville
Prospect Global
Uralkali: Ust
Allana: Danakil
South Boulder: Colluli
Verde: Cerrado Verde
Passport: Hollbrook
Eurochem: Usolskiy
Karnalyte: Wynyard
Elemental: Sintoukola
Uralkali: Polovodovsky
Brazil Potash: Autazes
Encanto: Muskowekwan
MagIndustries: Mengo
Eurochem: VolgaKaliy
W. Potash: Milestone
Capital Intensity US$/tonne of Production
0 2,000 4,000 6,000
Highfield: Muga
Allana: Danakil
Pros. Glb'l: Hollbrook
MagIndustries: Mengo
South Boulder: Colluli
Uralkali: Ust
Elemental: Sintoukola
Passport: Hollbrook
Brazil Potash: Autazes
Karnalyte: Wynyard
Verde: Cerrado Verde
Uralkali: Polovodovsky
Encanto: Muskowekwan
Eurochem: Usolskiy
Potashcorp: Rocanville
W. Potash: Milestone
Eurochem: VolgaKaliy
Capital Expenditure US$ millions
4 Project Advantages – Lowest capital cost
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Muga is a stand-out MOP project in terms of total capex and capital intensity
Average: US$810/tonne
Source: GMP Europe Research May 2014
Average: US$2,091 million
$(95)$(63) $(67)
$(215)
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$(9)$(37) $(10)
$(15)
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$(13) $(19) $(11)
$(33)
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$214 $180
$136 $115
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$(350)
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$50
$100
$150
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Operating Costs Freight Costs Sustaining Capital Royalties Corporate SG&A EBITDA Margin
5 Project Advantages – First quartile margin in production
Source: Street research, Company reports and HFR estimates
* Under development
1 Assumes granular premium over standard product in Brazil of US$20/tonne
2 Assumes China, SE Asia, Brazil1 & Europe sales evenly distributed
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Estimated
delivered cost
to customer
(US$ / tonne)
Estimated
EBITDA
margin
(US$ / tonne)
Project Highfield – Muga* Belaruskali BHP Jansen* Intrepid Potash K+S Legacy*
Price at Customer CFR Brazil / CIF NW Europe
US$366 / tonne1
Asia2 / Brazil / Europe
US$342 / tonne
FOB Vancouver
US$290 / tonne
CIF US Midwest
US$432 / tonne
FOB Vancouver
US$290 / tonne
US$152 US$162 US$154
US$317
US$239
First quartile margin is driven by high priced end markets and low total costs to customer
0 0.8
Africa0.5
12.5
Asia2
1.8 2.2
Sth America1
10
1.5
8.7
USA
4.2 6.5
EU*
18.7
0.8
Canada
0.3
9.3
Brazil
21.0
3.8
FSU
5.5
13.0
China
6.5 1.4
Middle East
1Excluding Brazil2Excluding China
MOP spot Prices in USD as at 1 Jan 2015 – Prices for Standard Product
Source: IFA, Scotiabank, Uralkali, HFR Research
Global Totals (2014)
Production Consumption
60.0 59.0
FOB Vancouver
$290
CFR Brazil
$350
CFR India
$322
CFR China
$305
CFR SE Asia
$330
CIF US Midwest
$432
CIF NW Europe
$363
MOP spot
US$/mt
Competitive access to high priced MOP markets
5 Project Advantages – First quartile margin in production
Estimated 2014 MOP supply and demand by region
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Source: Company Reports and street research• Not in production with estimates based on public
announcements,
• Includes 3.1m tonnes of MOP production and 4m tonnes
of low grade potassium and magnesium products.
$80 $95
$67 $63 $63
$105
$165
$80
$171
$215
$15
$35
$45 $43 $50
$33
$15
$58
$45
$40
$16
$9
$10 $37
$48
$35
$23
$36
$28
$15
$6
$21 $-
$1
$30
$1 $40
$23
$14
$20
$13 $11 $19
$24
$9 $25
$25
$13
$33
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$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
ICL Dead Sea HighfieldMuga*
BHP Jansen* Belaruskali Uralkali PotashCorp K+S Germany K+S Legacy* Mosaic Intrepid
Corporate SG&A
Royalties
Sustaining Capital
Freight Costs
Operating Costs
Low total cash costs to customers with large royalty and logistics advantages
5 Project Advantages – First quartile margin in production
$138
$152 $154$162
$192
$212
$229$239
$280
$317
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Pedro
Rodriguez
Development
Director
• Geologist with over 30 years experience in Spain,
including for senior management roles for multi-nationals
including Billiton, Navan-Almagrera and Newmont
• Direct responsibility for permitting and delivery of the
Aguas Teñidas, Los Santos and Mazaron mines
Alfredo Luis
Menendez Diaz
EGM
Construction
• Mining Engineer with over 30 years experience in Spain
including for HUNOSA and SADIM
• As General Manager of HUNOSA, was directly
responsible for construction or operation of a number of
projects including Aguas Teñidas , Sotiel, La Zarza, Rio
Tinto, Los Santos and Cobre Las Cruces
Michael
Schlumpberger
EGM
Operations
• Mining Engineer with extensive underground mining
experience including over 21 years at PotashCorp
• Operational responsibility for the expansion and ongoing
operations at PotashCorp’s 8Mtpa Lanigan underground
mine
6 Management have built and operated mines
Aguas Teñidas CU-Pb-Zn mine in Huelva Province, Spain. Opened 2009
Proven in-country team with over thirty professionals including experienced mine builders
7 2015 – A Company defining year
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The transition from developer to producer
Q1
•Muga-Vipasca JORC Resource estimate upgrade
•Sierra del Perdón maiden JORC Resource estimate
•Muga Mine Definitive Feasibility Study
Q2•Muga Mine project finance term sheets agreed
•Sierra del Perdón Scoping Study
Q3 •Muga Mine Financial Close
Q4 •Muga Mine construction commences
Brochure cover explaining the Company’s commitment to its four
pillars of corporate responsibility
8 Summary
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Logo of the Company’s Spanish Foundation that is currently delivering
several projects with the local communities
• Highfiled Resources is developing one of its four 100% owned potash
projects in Northern Spain.
• The projects are in a producing potash basin where conventional
undergound mines have operated via decline and sylvinite flotation
circuit processing.
• The flagship Muga Mine Project has the lowest capex of any
development stage potash project.
• In production it will have first quartile EBITDA margins driven by
combination of high price end markets and low total cash costs to
customer.
• A management team has been assembled with proven mine building
experience in Spain and in potash operations.
• 2015 is a Company defining year.
Highfield Resources Ltd
Appendices
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Fully Diluted Equity
Ordinary Shares on Issue 200.50m
Options 39.50m
Performance A* Shares 51.50m
Performance B* Shares 51.50m
Fully Diluted 343.00m
Undiluted Market Cap at 86c (13 Feb 15) $172m
Fully Diluted Market Cap at 86c $295m
Cash as at 31 December 2014 ~A$25m
Average Daily Volume (6months) ~220,000
Shareholders (Fully Diluted)
Spanish in-country management 21%
Australian based management 8%
EMR Capital 20%
Other Shareholders 51%
Total 100%
* Performance shares were granted for acquisition of the Spanish assets with the following
milestones
A.JORC Indicated Resource of 150m tonnes at 13% K20 (20.6% KCl); and
B.Construction and operating approvals for production of 500,000 tonnes of potash per
annum.
Broker Recommendation 12-month Price Target
Bell Potter BUY $1.15
Blue Ocean BUY $1.65
Canaccord Genuity BUY $1.30
Foster Stockbroking BUY $1.35
GMP Securities BUY $0.94
Numis Securities BUY $2.20
Pareto Securities BUY $1.20
Taylor Collison BUY $1.18
AVERAGE $1.37
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Appendix 1 – Corporate Summary
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Over 450m tonnes of JORC Resource estimate*
covering less than 15% of Project area
Map of Muga-Vipasca and Pintano Project Areas showing JORC
Resource estimate, drill holes and seismic profiles
≈ 52 km
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Vipasca
Project Area
Pintano Project
Area
Muga
Project Area
* Refer ASX Releases dated 16 May 2014 and 20 November 2013
Appendix 2 – Muga-Vipasca and Pintano Projects
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Photo showing mine operations at Potasas de Subiza in the mid 1990s
Map of Sierra del Perdón showing historic mine infrastructure
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Appendix 3 – Sierra del Perdón Project
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Appendix 4 – Permitting
Lodgement Mine ProjectEnvironmental
Impact Study
30 days
4 months
Construction Ready
30 days Construction
Application
Licence
Construction
Public
Consultation
ReviewReview
Mining ApprovalPositive Env.
Declaration
Mining
ConcessionGazetting Period
A defined permit process is underway
Virtual image of proposed aboveground processing plant
Flow sheet of defined permit process
• Minimal visual and environmental impact
• Backfilling of salt tailings
• Legislated process with recent legislative changes designed
to quicken environmental approval process
• Strong community engagement
• Momentum improving in Spain following recent approvals
inluding Ormonde Mining (21 Nov 2014) and EMED Mining
(23 Jan 2015)
Appendix 5 – 2015 MOP market supply and demand
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2015 MOP market is tight with most producers expected to be at full capacity
Source: BMO – 30 January 2015
• The only spare capacity sits with PotashCorp and Mosaic
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