Low Cost Tungsten & Tin Producer Building one of the world’s largest tungsten mines AIM : WRES February 2019
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Overview Tungsten & tin - production, development & Régua, Portugal: Underground Focus: tungsten mine development - Tarouca, Portugal: Former exploration in Spain & Portugal 1,300 tpa tungsten / tin mine advanced exploration progressing JORC Resource of 5.46mt @ Major Tungsten - La Parrilla, Régua, Tarouca 0.28% WO 3 Projects: Copper Gold - São Martinho, Monforte-Tinoca SPAIN Porto W Resources Management Team +130 years of experience Régua La Parrilla Mine, Spain: Tarouca Open-pit tungsten mine development – 2,700 tpa Michael Masterman - Chairman (“T2”) expanding to > 4,000 Madrid Founding Shareholder & GM - Fortescue Metals Group tpa (“T3.5”) 8 Years - McKinsey & Company JORC Resource of 49mt @ CAA / Portalegre CEO - Po Valley Energy and CFO - Anaconda Nickel 0.100% WO 3 / São Martinho JORC Reserves of 29.8mt Fernando de la Fuente - Country Manager Spain total Lisbon • Monforte- Proven 1.2mt @ Anglo American Corporation Tinoca La Parrilla 0.0995% WO 3 Rio Algom (Rio Tinto) • Probable 28.6mt @ Phelps Dodge 0.0928% WO 3 • Total 29.8mt @ PORTUGAL Aaron Szumilak - Metallurgist & Process Engineer 0.0931% WO 3 Fortescue Metals Group Seville Syncrude Portalegre, Portugal: Composites Innovation Centre CAA - Advanced exploration Monforte-Tinoca, Portugal: São Martinho - 111,987oz Juan Garcia Valledor - La Parrilla Operations Manager Two former copper mines contained gold; significant with prospective tungsten upside Rio Tinto 3 Imerys Groups
Building a world class tungsten company LP Expansion (T3.5 mtpa) La Parrilla (T2 mtpa) Doubles EBITDA to US$40m p.a. • In production • Design embedded in T2 • T2 Complete Mar 2019 • EIA approval 3Q 2019 • Scale production 2Q 2019 • Trial Ore Sorting 2H 2019 Tungsten Tin Growth Low cost $ • Tarouca high-grade producer • Régua production 2019 • New licences 2019 4
La Parrilla - Near Completion / In Production • La Parrilla is being built on schedule and below budget • Production has commenced and will expand to 200 tonnes per month (US$3m p.m) • La Parrilla expansion creates the foundation for substantial EBITDA and value growth Full support from local authorities with a € 5.3m grant • 5
La Parrilla – Key parameters Large Scale Low Cost Long Life 49mt+ US$94/mtu 11+ years Simple Low First Ore European / USA Q1 2019 Offtake > 80% Cost processing 6
Tungsten - Worlds hardest metal with highest melting point One of the hardest man Highest melting point, made materials when lowest vapour pressure of mixed with carbon to form any naturally occurring cemented tungsten metal carbide Auto industry is a heavy Primarily used to make tungsten user - tire studs tungsten carbide for ball joints, brakes, crank cutting tools such as drill shafts & other parts that bits and machining tools see hard usage 7 Source: ITIA – Tungsten End Use Analysis 2017
High demand, tight supply Demand for tungsten Current global tungsten demand is has grown 4% per approximately year for the past 10 80,000tpa (1) years Supply shortages are China consumed 60% expected resulting in of world production in upwards trending 2016, up from 30% in 1996 (2) price 2022 & beyond (1) Source: International Tungsten Industry Association 8 (2) Source: Roskill
Historical pricing European Tungsten APT Price Dec16 to Nov18 LME Tin Price Aug16 to Dec18 US$ per mtu US$ per tonne 22,500 360 22,000 340 21,500 320 21,000 300 20,500 280 20,000 260 19,500 240 19,000 220 18,500 200 18,000 180 17,500 9 Source: Metal Bulletin
Low operating & capital costs Capital Costs - US$m Global Tungsten Production Cost Curve 450 300 250 2018 Average WO 3 Concentrate Price ($325 / mtu) (1) 250 200 La Parrilla 75 150 47 100 50 La Parrilla Barruecopardo Drakelands Núi Pháo 0 SPAIN UK VIETNAM SPAIN % of total output Nui Phao† China Molybdenum China by-product La Parrilla Unit Operating Costs - US$ / mtu China China Drakelands Los Santos 155 Minmetals Jiangxi Tungsten Ind Group Mittersill Chongyi Zhangyuan Xiamen Tungsten Panasquiera China China Source: Argus China 117 (1) Assuming a 20% discount to the 2018 average European APT tungsten price of US$325 / mtu (Source: Metal Bulletin) 94 85 Low Cost Drivers • Scaled and sensible staging • Excellent location • Primary infrastructure already in place • Open-pit mine – limited pre-strip Power connection • Low cost gravity separation circuit 7km to main highway Núi Pháo La Parrilla Barruecopardo Drakelands Quality water supply • “Fit for purpose” plant 10 VIETNAM SPAIN SPAIN UK
La Parrilla - Strategically located Initial Mining Area Operational Tailings Dam Process Plant Infrastructure • 7km from Seville / Madrid highway • Access to quality water supply • Established infrastructure Madrid / Seville • Facilities and on-site laboratory operational Highway • Connected to the Spanish power grid • Short trucking distance from Atlantic & Mediterranean ports 11
La Parrilla - Strategically located Initial Mining Area Crushing Circuit 12
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