MINERAL COMMODITIES LIMITED NOVEMBER 2013
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MRC TODAY Overview and History of MRC Board of Directors and Senior Management Over the last 10 years, MRC has been focused on investing in South African mineral sands projects Current South African assets 50% ownership of Tormin Project plus preference shares (A and B) 56% ownership of Xolobeni Project plus preference shares Mark Caruso Executive Chairman Joseph Caruso Non-Executive Director Peter Torre Company Secretary / Director James Leahy Independent Non-Executive Director Guy Walker Independent Non-Executive Director Andrew Lashbrooke - CEO Gavin Kelman - CFO Capital Structure Shareholder Structure Ordinary Shares: 404 million Options: 11 million 10 million exercisable at AUD$0.20 1 million exercisable at AUD$0.35 Cash of AUD$7.8million as of 31 October 2013 Au Mining Limited 19.90% Zurich Bay Holdings 19.02% Tormin Holdings Limited 14.70% M & G Investments 8.84% The top 20 shareholders control 87% of MRC 1
EMERGING MINERAL SANDS PRODUCER TORMIN Beach deposit with targeted resource of 5Mt grading 41.3% heavy mineral containing 3.4% Zircon, 0.7% Rutile, 13.6% Ilmenite and 18.3% Garnet Life of mine producing 48Ktpa non-magnetic concentrate and > 100ktpa of each of Ilmenite and Garnet over 5 years Rights to offshore source of heavy mineral has the capacity to significantly extend life of mine XOLOBENI Resource Statement PROJECT Category Ore Mt HM% Ilmenite (% in HM) Zircon (% in HM) Rutile (%in HM) Garnet (% in HM) Tormin Indicated 2.7 49.4% 21.4% 6.9% 1.4% 51,2% Xolobeni Measured 224 5.7% 54.5% Indicated 104 4.1% 53.7% Inferred 18 2.3% 69.6% 346.0 5.0% 54.0% Total MRC 348.7 5.3% 51.7% World class Ilmenite asset, strategically located on the East Coast of South Africa Resource of 346Mt grading 5% heavy mineral, including 9Mt Ilmenite, 450kt Zircon, 570kt Rutile and 450kt Leucoxene Life of mine exceeding 25 years 2
TORMIN PRODUCTS Summary Production Table Unit Per Annum 5 Year Total Tonnes ROM Ore Mined 000's tns 1,181 5,000 Grade Zircon (average) % Zircon 3.42% 2.55% Grade Rutile (average) % Rutile 0.70% 0.54% Grade Ilmenite (average) % Ilmenite 11.9% 8.5% Grade Garnet (average) % Garnet 18.30% 16.4% Phase 1 Zircon/Rutile Concentrate Produced 000's tns 47.8 180.0 Zircon in Zircon Rutile Concentrate 000's tns 38.7 145.8 Rutile in Zircon Rutile Concentrate 000's tns 5.5 20.9 Phase 2 Ilmenite Concentrate Produced 000 s tns >125 545.0 Garnet Concentrate Produced 000's tns 134 545.1 3
INNOVATION DRIVEN RESULTS Two skid-mounted PBCs will treat 125 tph each. At these feed rates ROM is planned at 1.18Mtpa The PBCs will reject most of the silica and non-valuable HMs on the beach and produce a primary concentrate of 500Ktpa recovering >95% of the Zircon and Rutile 4
PROCESSING SIMPLIFIED The SCP will process the 500Ktpa primary concentrate producing 48 Ktpa of non-magnetic concentrate, >125 Ktpa Ilmenite concentrate and 134 Ktpa of Garnet concentrate The non-magnetic concentrate, grading 81% Zircon and 11.6% Rutile (representing 93% and 71% recovery respectively) will be bagged on site prior to despatch in accordance with offtake Ilmenite will require additional processing through a dry plant which will involve a second level of investment 5
BLASTRITE SYNERGY MRC has managed the development and operation of Tormin in conjunction with Blastrite With its head office in Cape Town and 9 other processing and distribution facilities in South Africa, including wet and dry heavy mineral concentration plants adjacent to Tormin, Blastrite offers MRC an experienced local management team and established local infrastructure This has not only facilitated the regulatory approval process for Tormin but also provided MRC with immediate and established in-country support at a lower cost than the Company would be able to achieve as a stand-alone entity. Synergistic economic and commercial outcomes from the co-processing of Ilmenite with the Garnet in conjunction with Blastrite will also enhance the non-magnetic concentrate recovery 6
TORMIN OFFTAKE MARKETING NON-MAGNETIC CONCENTRATE MRC concluded a Pre-Finance and Marketing Agreement with Wogen Pacific for 100% of the non-magnetic concentrate, comprising primarily of Zircon and Rutile, to be produced at Tormin This agreement provides MRC with significant working capital finance as well as access to the full mineral sands value chain without investment in its own dry processing facilities ILMENITE MRC remains in negotiations with potential offtake partners in relation to other minerals to be produced at Tormin, with a primary focus on Ilmenite. Negotiations are significantly developed and the Company hopes to be in a position to complete product offtake agreement in the near term GARNET MRC will sell the Garnet concentrate to Blastrite for secondary treatment 7
TORMIN PROJECT ENHANCEMENTS MRC holds the offshore prospecting rights for the area extending 1km into the sea adjacent to the existing Tormin tenement According to a case study on Tormin undertaken in 1995 by the Stellenbosch University Geology Department*: o o A prominent headland, forming a J-bay just south of the source, prevents large scale dispersion of these sediments by the northward flowing littoral current. The result is an offshore trail of heavy mineral-enriched sand, which is then transported to the beach by wave action. There it is repeatedly sorted and further upgraded to be re-deposited on the beach face during mild weather conditions The implementation of replenishment mining of this active beach appears to be a realistic possibility. It is, after all, regularly practised by off-shore diamond mining in several favourable localities. This alternative could considerably increase the reserves and sustain mining for an extended period Further analysis of other minerals in the Tormin suite has indicated the presence of a rare earth in potentially economic quantities Initial tests have shown that a rare earth, Xenotime, is being concentrated in the nonmagnetic concentrate of more than 1% which would imply potential production of 500 tpa * The Geelwal Karoo heavy mineral deposit: a modern day beach placer by W.G Macdonald and A. Rozendal 8
MINING S CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSFORMATION Historical inequalities have caught the South African mining sector between the seemingly disparate poles of financial performance and societal transformation MRC concluded that these objectives were not necessarily mutually exclusive and has started to make a positive contribution to one of South Africa s poorest communities: Structured loan to Tormin BEE partners to facilitate investment in community projects: o Chicken farms; food parcels for the poorest; school uniforms; books and facilities o Bursaries and learnerships; clinics and road upgrades Net new job creation through Tormin construction, development and operation with specific roles for the local community and Xolobeni partners many of whom have never worked before Preferential procurement opportunities enabling >40% of Tormin capex in the immediate project area much of it spent through HDSA structures initiated and supported by MRC Recruitment, training and development programmes ensuring >80% of the workforce and >50% of management positions will be held by HDSA s from the outset 9
TORMIN FINANCIALS Phase 1 Phase 2 Capital Investment AUD$ 16,000,000 AUD$ 24,000,000 Average Annual Sales Revenue AUD$ 55,253,000 AUD$ 67,154,000 Average Annual Operating Costs AUD$ 15,806,000 AUD$ 25,953,000 Average Annual Operating Cash Flow AUD$ 27,686,000 AUD$ 29,115,000 Payback Period (Years) 0.6 0.75 IRR 156.79% 129.11% NPV at 10% Base Case AUD$ 57,993,000 AUD$ 60,299,000 Phase 1 excludes Ilmenite production and investment in additional dry plant processing infrastructure Phase 2 includes Ilmenite production and an additional AUD$8 million investment in associated plant and equipment Both phases exclude potential contribution from Xenotime 10
TORMIN TIMELINE Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Engineering + Procurement Construction PBC s SCP Commissioning + Scale Up PBC s SCP Development schedule remains on track and on budget. To date all contracts have been awarded at or below budget 11
XOLOBENI PROJECT Xolobeni Resource Statement Tonnes (Mt) HM (%) Ilmenite (% in HM ) Measured 224 5.7% 54.5% Indicated 104 4.1% 53.7% Inferred 18 2.3% 69.6% Total 346 5.0% 54.0% Strategic location on East Coast of South Africa tenements covering ~2,900 hectares Total resource of 346Mt grading 5.00% HM, containing 9.3Mt of Ilmenite Pre-feasibility study also indicates rutile and zircon potential All products meet market specifications Johannesburg Xolobeni The Xolobeni project not only has the capacity to be a world-class Ilmenite asset, but also the catalyst for social transformation of one of South Africa s poorest communities Xolobeni is the 10th largest undeveloped heavy mineral deposit in the world. Strategically located on South Africa s East Coast, it has a tenement area of almost 2,900 hectares The area has a total resource of 346Mt grading 5% HM, containing 9Mt of Ilmenite. Together with Rutile (570kt), Zircon (450kt) and Leucoxene (450kt) potential, a pre-feasibility study indicates a roughly 25 year mine life 12
XOLOBENI PROJECT MRC was granted Prospecting Rights on 4 blocks which were renewed in February 2012 for a further 3 years A conditional Mining Licence on the 5 th block, Kwanyana, was revoked in May 2011 MRC withdrew its Mining Right application for the Kwanyana block and submitted a new Prospecting Right application With most resource assessment and categorization completed, the prospecting work is aimed at showing that Xolobeni can be sustainably developed: Collection of baseline environmental data, including ground and surface water, estuaries, flora and fauna, and soil fertility and migration Collection of socio-economic data, including traffic, noise and air quality XOLOBENI THE NEXT STEPS Final consultation with the local community and other stakeholders was undertaken in March and April 2013 Letters of support for Xolobeni have been received by the King of the AmaPondo as well as the local head Chief Both local and central government have committed themselves to actively support the project based on its potential to substantially uplift the local community The final stakeholder reports have been submitted and MRC is awaiting the DMR s recommendation to the Minister MRC is optimistic that the overwhelming economic value of the project to the country and local community will offset any downsides of a major mineral sands project in the area 13