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Stephen Hunt, AGM PresentationPerth, 29 November 2016
ASX: VRC
Reflections on a transformational year
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Disclaimer
The information contained in this confidential document (“Presentation”) has been prepared by Volt Resources Limited (the “Company”). It has not been fully verified and is subject to material updating, revision and further amendment.
While the information contained herein has been prepared in good faith, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers give, have given or have the authority to give, any representations or warranties (express or implied) as to, or in relation to, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information in this Presentation, or any revision thereof, or of any other written or oral information made or to be made available to any interested party or its advisers (all such information being referred to as “Information”) and liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. Accordingly, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers take any responsibility for, or will accept any liability whether direct or indirect, express or implied, contractual, tortious, statutory or otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy or completeness of the information or for any of the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or misstatements or for any loss, howsoever arising, from the use of this Presentation.
Neither the issue of this Presentation nor any part of its contents is to be taken as any form of commitment on the part of the Company to proceed with any transaction and the right is reserved to terminate any discussions or negotiations with any prospective investors. In no circumstances will the Company be responsible for any costs, losses or expenses incurred in connection with any appraisal or investigation of the Company. In furnishing this Presentation, the Company does not undertake or agree to any obligation to provide the recipient with access to any additional information or to update this Presentation or to correct any inaccuracies in, or omissions from, this Presentation which may become apparent.
This Presentation should not be considered as the giving of investment advice by the Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers. Each party to whom this Presentation is made available must make its own independent assessment of the Company after making such investigations and taking such advice as may be deemed necessary. In particular, any estimates or projections or opinions contained herein necessarily involve significant elements of subjective judgement, analysis and assumptions and each recipient should satisfy itself in relation to such matters.
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Corporate snapshot
Substantial Shareholders
Capital Structure
Shares on Issue 963,240,222
Options and Rights 245,358,898
Share Price (22 Nov 2016) A$0.07
52 week high / low A$0.145 / 0.011
FD Market Cap A$85m
Cash (30 Sept 2016) Est A$5m
Avg daily volume (shares) 4m (3 mths)
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Kabunga Holdings (vendor) 16.3%For
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Board and management
Senior executive profiles
Stephen Hunt B Bus (Marketing) AICD
Executive Chairman
- Minerals marketing specialist with 25 years experience in global roles: 15 yrs at BHP & 10 years as Director of ASX listed companies
- Ex-founding director at graphite focused Magnis Resources
- Experienced securing offtake and financing agreements
Alwyn VorsterB Sc (Geology) MBA M Sc (Mineral Economics) AICD
Non Executive Director
- Experienced mining industry professional with 25 years in senior roles covering the total resources supply chain
- Expertise in project development, complex corporate transactions and risk mitigation
Matt BullB Sc (Hons ) (Geology /Geophysics)
Non-Executive Director
- Chief Geologist with a decade’s experience in gold, iron ore and graphite (in Tanzania) mining / exploration
- Ex-CEO & Chief Geologist at Baru Resources
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Assessing Volt’s achievements from three different perspectives
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Project – key milestones achieved
People – that make a difference
Finance – key to creating future value
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PROJECT: Largest JORC compliant resource in Tanzania…
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Namangale
Deposit:
Tonnes (mt) Grade (% TGC)
Oct 2016 May 2016** Oct 2016 May 2016**
INFERRED
North 263.8 133.4 5.0 5.1
South 14.7 18.4 4.2 5.4
Sub-total 1) 278.5 151.8
INDICATED
North 121.7 62.6 5.2 5.1
South 26.0 - 4.5 -
Sub-total 2) 147.7 62.6
MEASURED
North 20.0 - 5.3 -
Total 446.2 214.4 5.0 5.1
** JORC Compliant Inferred Resource as described in ASX Announcement dated 13 May 2016, entitled “High Quality Concentrates Produced
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… that compares favourable against east African peers
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PROJECT: Excellent metallurgical results – high purity…
No deleterious elements
No toxic chemicals used to extract graphite – just crushing and flotation process
Multiple results from Namangale North & South deposits show TGC >99% for all flake sizes
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…and exceptional flake distribution results
Results from Namangale South oxidised ore show flake distribution skewed towards large, jumbo and super jumbo
Flake distribution - East African natural graphite suppliers >$20m mkt cap
Source: Company data
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** As described in 2016 Annual Report - ASX Announcement dated 29 September 2016
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PROJECT: Commercial grade graphite with 99.99% TGC purity
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Independent German lab confirmed the following properties for Namangaleflake concentrate:
Pre-purification samples had no deleterious elements
Produced commercial grade graphite with 99.99% purity via conventional purification
Acceptable for spherical/expandable graphite & all industrial applications
Several clients in China, Europe and US that were sent samples in September 2016 confirmed product suitability for downstream applications
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PROJECT: Secured key stakeholder support
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National government advised and supportive of infrastructure requirements
Regional governments in Lindi and Mtwara apprised; no objections to progress
TANSROADS and Mtwara Port meetings conducted, with positive feedback
Environmental Social Impact Assessment favourable and on track
Town hall meetings with villagers undertaken, with overwhelming support for the project and economic benefits that will flow
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PROJECT: Most importantly, three MOUs signed for 100k tpa
Global marketing now split: Stephen Hunt to focus on North Asia, while Michael Lew covers US and Europe
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Customer Business description Annual graphite
required (t)
Optimum Nano One of China’s largest integrated lithium-ion battery producer
60,000
Huzhou Chuangya Large scale anode & electrolyte manufacturer
20,000
Shenzhen Sinuo Specialised anode & spherical graphite producer
20,000
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PEOPLE: Building a cohesive global team…
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Alwyn Vorster, Non-Executive Director
Highly experienced mining executive with 25 years experience A safe pair of hands who provides invaluable input on strategic issues
Stephen Brockhurst, Company Secretary
Appointed to coincide with HQ relocating to Perth from Melbourne Has many years experience with predominantly mining groups
Michael Lew, VP Business Development, North America & Europe
New York based and will focus on marketing Volt’s products to transportation/energy storage sectors
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…with considerable depth and experience
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Operations appointments – collectively >100 years mining experience
Mark Hoffmann, Project Manager – expediting PFS and BFS
Godwin Nyelo, Head of Corporate Affairs – navigating government departments to progress mining licence
Chris Davis, Project Engineer – working on mine design, planning and logistic issues to fast-track production
Jimmy Ijumba, Mining Operations Manager – utilising skills to engage with local community/government then will manage construction and mining crewsF
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FINANCE: Prudent deployment of cash resources
From July 2015 to September 2016:
$12.3m raised from placements to investors and options exercised
$5.6m cash on hand which is sufficient to mid-2017
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FINANCE: Aligned with high calibre financial advisers
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EAS Advisers in NYC, North American adviser
Assisted with HK and NYC road shows
Introductions to investors and prospective clients in North America
Regular contact to discuss strategic issues
Canaccord Genuity – global adviser:
Mandated to assist with fund raising when required – debt and/or equity
Promotion of the company to international/local institutional clients
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FINANCE: Near five-fold increase in FD market cap since July 2015
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VRC Share Price Chart (since July 2015)
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FD $15m
FD $85m
Reflects accumulated hard-work & achievements of multiple stakeholders
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Key takeaway
“A structural upcycle has commenced for spherical graphite and, potentially expandable
graphite, which VRC is extremely well positioned to capitalise on...”
Thank you - Q&A
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Volt ResourcesTelephone: +61 (08) 9481 0389
EOZail: [email protected]: www.voltresources.com
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