SYDNEY MINING CLUB CLUB 5 DECEMBER 2002
Outline of Presentation the answer the question the explanation: How we got here Coal cash flow leverage Gold exploration leverage Value adding to coal and to gold value today and target value the plan
1996 to Corporate Chopped H.O and divested non-core Acquired coal infrastructure and consolidated gold ownership at low cost Started gold and coal production Used a range of debt & equity finance Minimised shareholder dilution Built teams and backing Formed strategic alliances
Bought out partners Started profitable small mine Built great exploration and mining teams Established resources 780K oz at 7.6g/t Installed large exploratory decline Launched exploration of Goldfield 7/02 Already having significant hits 1996 to Gold Leverage to exploration upside
1996 to Coal Purchased infrastructure and land in 1998 Built great team with a halved workforce Production ramping-up to > 1.5Mtpa Sufficient development put in place Diversified customer & product base Commenced mining in thick-seam zone Positive consequences for coal quality Some lessons being learnt for mining Leverage to emerging coal cash flow
Mt Mt 1 st half 0.8Mtpa 2 nd half 1.8Mtpa 1.2Mtpa rate triggers profits Coal – Production
Coal – Marketing Southland is diversifying its customer & product base in preparation for production at capacity of >2Mtpa
Coal- Strengths Long-life mine Most surface lands our freehold Strong community support Strong environmental control Prolific historic coal seam High quality = high margin Infrastructure in place for +2 mtpa
Gold - Production Cash Cost = $317/oz Production from one zone of Inglewood Structure Production doubled over 5 years Profitably mining at high-grades of 8 g/t Targeting much larger production if exploration succeeds
Current production is efficient Decline connects deeper mine in Dec Major Goldfield targets being drilled Decline will extend to discoveries Still drilling Partridge to the west 1 st cab off the rank will be Inglewood north Last week hit Inglewood 1 km to the south Gold Status
100% controlled Goldfield and region Prolific high-grade 4 million oz field Potential for a further 6 million ozs Strong community support Low environmental risks Established geological expertise Exploration Potential
GEOLOGICAL KEY How gold formed at Gympie River sand & cover rock concealment Mary Valley sediments (5-20m thick) INGLEWOOD LODE
Targeting a new 2 million oz Inglewood- style ore system Drilled through the river sands & sampled fresh rock below Lo-level geochemistry identified anomalies High hit rate in follow- up drilling of + 65% Exploration Technology is Working
Inglewood Lode – A Major Goldfield Feeder? 1.5 million oz gold produced 2 million oz gold produced Ore Feeder ?
Deep Monkland Mine has +3 years reserves. Lewis Decline is accessing ore zones and opens up the goldfield potential. TIME TO EXPAND EXPLORATION Gold - Development More Ore Shoots North
Inglewood Lode - north New ore shoots north of current mine Can access by extending Lewis Decline
Inglewood being traced 2km zone mined to date on/near Inglewood has yielded 2 million ounces at +8g/t Length of Inglewood extended by >8km by geophysical survey interpretation Drilling yielding good early results to north We’ve hit it last week to the south, uplifted!!!
Gold - Gemstone
The starting point, mkt cap $160M Coal $100 Million Sold 10% for $11 million In May 01 Gold $68 Million Company Production Market Cap Market Cap (000oz) ($millions) (per prod oz) Troy Triako Sipa Gympie Production = 60,000 ounces Imputed Value = $68 million
GYM share price > 230cps in 2008 ? Need value growth $240M ? Discover/exploit > 2M oz 8g/t ? Coal to 2.5Mtpa…$15/t profit & FCF ? Add legs to each table, corporate ? Separate the tables? The plan is to achieve 20%pa for next 6 years 20%pa for next 6 years
emerging coal cash flow with the exploration leverage of a high-grade goldfield