barry coulter, sherwin iron - roper river iron ore project
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Barry Coulter, Executive Chairman, Sherwin Iron delivered the presentation at 2014 Katherine Regional Mining & Exploration Forum. The 2014 Katherine Regional Mining & Exploration Forum featured presentations from explorers active in the region, operating mines, project developers and the many other parties associated with resources projects being developed in the wider Katherine region. For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.informa.com.au/katherinemining14TRANSCRIPT
Barry Coulter, Executive Chairman
May 2014
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DisclaimerThis presentation has been prepared by Sherwin Iron Limited (Sherwin Iron or the Company). It should not be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on the basis of this presentation.
This presentation contains forecasts and forward looking information. Such forecasts, projections and information are not a guarantee of future performance, involve unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied.
There are a number of risks, both specific to Sherwin Iron and of a general nature which may affect the future operating and financial performance of Sherwin Iron and the value of an investment in Sherwin Iron including and not limited to economic conditions, stock market fluctuations, iron ore demand and price movements, timing of access to infrastructure, timing of environmental approvals, regulatory risks, operational risks, reliance on key personnel, reserve and resource estimations, native title and title risks, foreign currency fluctuations, and mining development, construction and commissioning risk.
Sherwin Iron’s production target is based entirely on an assessment of the potential to convert Inferred and Indicated Resources to Probable Ore Reserves. The Company is yet to report a Probable Ore Reserve for the Roper River Iron Ore Project. As such there remains at present insufficient certainty with respect to whether economically mineable mineralisation exists to reliably estimate future production. The Company’s production target is subject to completion of feasibility studies, permitting and execution of all necessary infrastructure agreements.
You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance on this presentation material. This overview of Sherwin Iron does not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of the Company’s prospects. You should conduct your own investigation and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation before making any investment decision.
JORC – Exploration Targets: This presentation comments on and discusses Sherwin Iron’s exploration in terms of target size and type. The information relating to Sherwin Iron’s exploration targets should not be misunderstood or misconstrued as an estimate of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves. Hence the terms Resource(s) or Reserve(s) have not been used in this context. The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, since there has been insufficient work completed to define them beyond exploration targets and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.
Roper River Iron Ore Project Introduction
• Locations and Resources
• Project Development Timelines
• Resource and Project Development Strategy
• Project Capital and Production Capacity
• Project descriptions
• Bulk Sample Pit Operations at Area C
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Overview
Emerging mineral province
Previously identified deposits by BHP
Potential Large scale region - 4,000km²
Substantial potential large scale exploration resource up to 4BT (Billion
Tones)
• Initial 488Mt resource (Over 95% Indicated Resource)
Potential 31mt HG DSO and 88mt concentrated product
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Strategic Location in an Emerging Iron Ore Province
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Highlights – Roper River Iron Ore Project
• Commenced 1.2Mtpa operation of Bulk sample pit with Haul
Road from Area C to Darwin Port
• Logistic project of Haul road from Area C to rail siding and rail
to Darwin is well advanced for 3.0Mtpa shipping from Q3 2015
• Complete Pre-Feasibility Mine Study of DSO Project for Area C
in Q2 2014
• Conduct Production Planning and detail Design of DSO Project
for Area C from Q3 2014
• Expect Status approval in July/August 2014
• Commence construction of DSO expansion Project for Area C
from Q3 2014
• Complete Area C DSO 3.0mtpa Expansionn by the Q2 2015
and full production commissioning from Q3 2015
• Commence Area X&W operations of 3Mtpa from Q3 2018
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• Capital of $45m for Area C DSO expansion Project
• Area X&W DSO project capital of $43m
• Potential $2.5billion LOM (life-of-mine) revenue from DSO project
C and X&W
• $60/tonne average LOM cash operating costs FOB of DSO project
C and X&W
• Using Platts Index iron ore price
Highlights – RRIO Project
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Hodgson Downs - Sherwin Iron FormationContinuous oolitic hematite
Deposit W extends over 8km in length, up to 1.2
km wide
Average thickness 4 metres
Close to surface
Low strip ratio
Consistent mineralisation
Surface mining technology
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RRIOP – JORC Resources
JORC (95%)indicated and (5%) Inferred Resources
Cut-off
Fe (%)Category
Tonnes
(Mt)Fe (%) SiO2 (%) Al2O3 (%) P (%) S (%) LOI (%)
X deposit
>55Higher Grade Domain
9.16 58.08 11.65 2.14 0.09 0.01 2.55
45 - 55Lower Grade Domain
28.28 48.22 19.93 2.69 0.09 0.05 6.80
35 - 45Mineral Waste Domain
6.86 42.51 28.76 3.44 0.08 0.05 5.53
Total 44.30 49.38 19.58 2.70 0.09 0.04 5.72
W deposit
>55 Higher Grade Domain 11.61 57.53 11.57 2.33 0.09 0.01 2.65
45 - 55 Lower Grade Domain 77.08 48.19 18.45 2.54 0.08 0.02 7.52
35 - 45Mineral Waste Domain
32.58 42.20 21.34 2.86 0.07 0.04 11.46
Total 121.26 47.48 18.57 2.61 0.08 0.03 8.11
C deposit
>55Higher Grade Domain
18.42 58.30 12.36 1.07 0.03 0.00 2.47
45 - 55Lower Grade Domain
52.69 46.80 27.39 1.27 0.04 0.01 3.10
35 - 45Mineral Waste Domain
175.23 41.69 32.63 1.43 0.03 0.01 4.27
Total 246.34 44.02 29.99 1.37 0.01 0.03 3.88
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Development Strategy of Roper River Iron Ore Project
• Large Resource for long mine life• A large low-grade hematite-goethite iron resource has been
established at Roper River, and exploration potential for
additional similar material appears to be excellent;
• Three group of deposits have been identified and optimised:• HG (High grade) of 59% Fe for DSO;
• LG (Low grade) of 48% Fe which can be beneficiated to 60% Fe
product from current Met test work;
• MW (Mineral waste) of 42% Fe which has not been considered
currently;
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Development Strategy of RRIO Project
• DSO Mine Operations in Stage 1 of Project Development• A higher-grade resource to DSO quality has been identified
• DSO project are low capital and unit operating cost, high profit margin,
NPV and IRR (internal rate of return)
• LG Beneficiation Operations in Stage 2 of the Project
development• Large existing LG resources for long mine life;
• Low Capex with process plant and related infrastructure which can
share site infrastructure and logistic system of DSO Operation
• Related low Opex ($/t product) with mill feed ore grade of 48% Fe from
Stockpiles
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RRIO Project (Roper River) Product
• DSO Project in Phase one Mine life of 10 years with exiting in
pit JORC Indicated resource Potential DSO product of 27mt at
59% Fe
• Total Project
• Mine life of 15 years with exiting in pit JORC Indicated
resource • Potential DSO product of 31mt at 59% Fe
• Potential beneficiated product of 88mt at 61% Fe.
• Potential total product of 119mt at 60% Fe
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Breakdown of Capital costs Annual
Production
Area C DSO Project DSO $M ~45 3.0mtpa
Area XW DSO Project DSO $M ~40 to 45 3.0mtpa
Area C LG process plant $M ~190 3.0mtpa
Area XW LG process plant $M ~190 3.0mtpa
RRIO Project Capital and Production Capacity
Project descriptions
1. Area C
• 1.2Mtpa DSO Bulk Sample Pit Operations
• 3.0Mtpa DSO Operations
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DSO Mine Production and Logistic DSO
Bulk Sample Pit Project Highlights
Site Infrastructure established
Mining
◦ HG ore of 330kt at 58% Fe mined from pit stage 1,2 and 4
◦ Crushing
HG ore of 300kt crushed with product of Fines at 58.6% Fe and Lump at 56.5% Fe;
Crushing capacity of 5kt/day with day and night shifts;
Haulage and Shipping
First Shipment of 71,000 t was in mid Oct 2013;
Second Shipment of 60,000 t was in mid January 2014;
One shipment per month from May 2014;
30 road-trains with 4,00t/day now;
Area C Bulk Sample (Trial Mining) Project
Completion of Access Road from Roper Hwy to Site
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Roper High Way
Mie Access Road
Mine
Mine Site
Open Pit
Site Infrastructure established
Crusher and
Stockpiles
Office
Site - Pit Area
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Open Pit
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
Site Crusher and Stockpiles
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Crushed Ore stockpile
HG Ore ROMCrusher/Screen
Office
Mining Sequence and Activities Procedure
1. Drilling and Blast Overburden
2. Overburden removal
3. Grade control drilling
4. Ore Mining by layers
5. Mining Sequence – Stage 1, 2, 4 and 3
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Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
Stage 3
Haulage
Triple Roadtrains working two shifts
Haulage distance of 575km from mine site to Darwin Port;
Split haul with decoupling-recoupling at Mataranka;
10 Roadtrains from Site to Mataranka return
20 Roadtrains from Mataranka to Darwin return
Detailed Traffic Management Plan for Roper Highway
haulage (escorted convoys, signage)
Upgrade Roper High Way maintenance contract awarded
Balmoral and traditional land owner joint venture road
maintenance being established22
Area C to Darwin Port
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• Area C - Short term alternative to transport ore on the Roper
Hwy for the first 1.2mtpa production to Katherine Rail Siding
and Rail to Darwin Port
Katherine
Area C to Mataranka
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• Mid Term-construct a parallel private
road and haul ore from Area C and XW
to Mataranka new Rail Siding
Area C (Sherwin Creek) Mine Operation
• Mine life of 5 years
• Waste plus LG and ore 7:1 strip ratio 7:1
• Option to sell LG with total project strip ratio of 3:1
• Operation of 1.2Mtpa start-up and increasing to 3.0Mtpa from Q3 2015
• Truck and excavator mining fleet for pre-strip
• Soft oxidised material likely digging directly with limited blast
• Mine predominantly in dry area above the water table
• Mining and transportation to be contracted externally
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Area C Mine
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Total Pit
Transport Logistics
• Area C
• Short term (now) - transport ore on the Roper Hwy to Darwin Port
for the 1.2 to 1.5mtpa production
• Mid Term (2014/15) - construct rail siding and access road;
transport ore for 3.0mtpa from Q3 2015
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Locations Plan – Site to Darwin Port
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User Information
• One of Top 5 Steel Maker Companies in China
• No. 13 among the top 500 manufacturing enterprises in China;
• 75,00 registered employees;
• 15 Mtpa steel production and annual processing capacity of raw iron
ore at 27Mtpa
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User Comments
Sherwin Iron Ore Characteristics
Specifications – 58% Fe, 13%SiO2, 1.2% Al2O3, 0.01% P
High Silica
Low impurity and harmful elements
The ore can be blended with low Silica or high harmful elements ore
Sherwin High Silica Fines has the same characteristics like other fines
from Australian major iron ore producers. Meanwhile its high Silica has
better liquid phase fluidity of iron ore sintering than others.
Sherwin High Silica Fines can replace about 15% other Australian
main frame fines in ore-matching and its sinter quality and Tumbler
Strength keeps stable, which can be popularly accepted by the market.
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Corporate Executive Team
Barry Coulter— Executive Chairman
Mr Coulter is a businessman who has lived and worked in the Northern Territory for 35 years.
He was a member of the Northern Territory Parliament for 16 years and served as Deputy
Chief Minister, Treasurer and Minister for Mines and Energy.
Rodney Illingworth — Executive Director
Mr Illingworth has a wealth of experience in remote areas includes the construction of roads,
management of capital projects in Northern Territory and Western Australia, overseeing
management of capital budgets, negotiation with indigenous communities throughout
Western Australia and Northern Territory, resulting in Native Title agreements.
Weifeng Li –Technical Director
Mr Li is a highly skilled mining engineer with over 20 years industry experience in Australia
and internationally, his expertise covering mine planning, budgeting, project evaluations and
feasibility studies. He has played a key role in the design, execution and management of
more than 100 open cut and underground operations including at a number of world-class
deposits such as KCGM’s ‘Super Pit.
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Unit 4, 4 Shepherd Street, Darwin NT 0800
Telephone: +61 8 8941 3844 Fax: +61 8 8941 4355
www.sherwiniron.com.au
Rodney Illingworth – [email protected]