RARE EARTHS, SPECIALITY& STRATEGIC METALSINVESTMENT SUMMIT
IRONMONGERS’ HALL, CITY OF LONDON ● TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, 13-14 MARCH 2012
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Developing titanium/vanadium resourcein AustraliaRichard Wolanski – Director, Speewah Metals
TITANIUM / VANADIUM / HEMATITE | FLUORITE | ASX:SPM
Developing Australia’s Largest Titanium / Vanadium / Hematite Resource
BACKGROUND
•Unique 575 km2 geological setting, 100% owned
•World class JORC resources:
- Titanium / Vanadium / Magnetite
- Fluorspar.
•Cash & Debtors $2.4m (Dec 2011)
•130 million shares on issue
•Major Shareholders
- Institutional (25%)
- Board & Management (15%)
SPEEWAH METALS LIMITED PROJECT LOCATION
OVERVIEW – WHERE WE ARE NOW
JORC Compliant Resources
•Titanium / Vanadium / Hematite
Size - Australia’s largest Titanium / Vanadium in magnetite deposit
- 4.7 Billion tonne @ 0.3% V2O5 & 2.0% Ti (at 0.23% V205 cut-off grade)1
- Potential +100 year mine life
Grade - Upgrades in Concentrate to approx 54% Fe, 2.3% V205 and 14.9% TiO2
Metallurgy - +90% Recoveries from concentrate of Ti, V and Fe
High Grade End Products - +99% Purity (TiO2, V2O5, Fe2O3)
•Fluorite
- 6.7 Million tonne @ 24.5% CaF2 (Indicated & Inferred) 1
- Target 10 year mine life2
- Current price (Aug 2011) = US$400 per tonne3
1. Please refer to full Resource statement attached as Appendix 12. Based of future work designed to increase Resource.3. Industrial Minerals Dec 2011.
METALLURGY – THE KEY TO VALUE
Acid Leach Processing
-Established Process - Leach, S/X and Precipitation
-Recovers all 3 commodities in Ore – Titanium / Vanadium / Hematite
-3 separate high value products (TiO2, V205 & Fe2O3) - +99% Purity
-Modular development
-Environmentally safe
Metallurgical Testwork Programme
-Recoveries of Ti (91.1%), V (94.6%) and Fe (97.0%)
-Scoping level OPEX, CAPEX to be completed March 2012
-Pilot plant testing to be completed 2nd half 2012 (Pre-feasibility)
PRODUCTION & REVENUE TARGETS
• Objective – maximise value through separation of Ti, V and Fe from concentrate
Target Commodity Grade in Concentrate (optimised)
Commodity Product/ Purity
Metallurgical Recovery
Market Value/ tonne (US$)
Potential Value/ tonne concentrate (US$) 1
Titanium Dioxide 14.9% TiO2 TiO2 (+99%) 91.1% 3,300 $445+
Vanadium pentoxide 2.3% V205 V2O5 (+94%) 94.6% 13,500 $280+
Iron Oxide 72% Fe oxide Fe2O3(+99%) 97.0% 170 $120+
Total ($/tonne) in concentrate $845+
Ore in situ value is >$100/tonne
Concentrate value equivalent to 16 g/t Gold (US$1650/oz)
Production Target: 75,000 tonne TiO2, 11,500 tonne V2O5, & 390,000 tonne Fe2O3.
Outcome: Titanium is the most valuable commodity produced
Titanium Generates 55% Revenues
Vanadium/ Hematite 45% Revenue
Annual Revenue from Target Production: minimum US$470 million1
1. Based on spot commodity prices (February 2012)
OPEX & CAPEX ESTIMATES1
SCOPING RESULTS DUE MARCH 2012
Estimates based on Target Production levels
Mining Rate (Per Year) 6 million tonne
Open Pit Strip Ratio 0.5
Ore Mining Rate (Per Year) 4 million tonne
Mine life +100 years
Stage 1: Production of Concentrate (Per Year) 550,000 tonne
Cost to create 1 tonne of Concentrate feedstock Est. $150/tonne
Transport/Royalty Est. $85/tonne
Stage 2: Mixed Chloride Acid Leach
Cost per tonne of feedstock Est. $300/tonne
Operating Costs (per tonne of Concentrate created & processed) Est. $535/tonne
Total Annual Operating Cost Est. $295 million
Net Annual Operating Cashflow Est. $175 million
Capital Costs Est. $800 million
Payback Period 4-5 years
1. Based on a comparative study of analogous ore body (TSX: RGX NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment)
FURTHER VALUE?
Value add opportunities:
•Pigment – Vertical integration, significant revenue
•Optimise crush and grind circuit to lower OPEX and CAPEX and increase yield
•Fluorite– infrastructure share, extra revenue/profit
•Significant capacity for expansion of operations & target production levels
•Source cheaper energy options to lower OPEX
•Further exploration potential – Copper/Gold, PGE+Au
LOGISTICS
• Road to Wyndham (nearest port to China) – 170 kilometres
• Lake Argyle Hydroelectric Power Opportunity onsite – Beneficiation only
• Onsite water available
• Logistics in place - 50,000 tonne shipment / fortnight from Wyndham available
SUMMARY
• Largest JORC resource of it’s kind in the world (Target is to mine 4 million tonne/year from est. >5 Billion tonne Resource)
• Metallurgical recoveries +90%
• High grade (+99%) diversified end products (Ti, V and Fe)
• Approvals lodged by end 2012 & Pre-feasibility
• Target Production 75,000 tn TiO2, 11,500 tn V2O5 & 390,000 tn Fe2O3
• Target Annual Revenue >US$470million
• Scoping CAPEX and OPEX March 2012
CONTACT DETAILS
RICHARD WOLANSKIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Speewah Metals LimitedLevel 22, 77 St Georges TerracePerth WA 6000Ph: + 61 8 9221 8055Email: [email protected]
Competent Persons StatementThe information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Minerals Resources or Ore Resources is based on information compiled by Ken Rogers who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Rogers, Chief Geologist of Speewah Metals Limited, compiled the technical aspects of this report relating to the Speewah Project and content of this release. Mr Rogers has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity that is being reported on to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code). Mr Rogers consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters in the form and context in which it appears.
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