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ASX: SAR
Low cost growth
RALEIGH FINLAYSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Investor Presentation October 2015
Qualification
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You should be aware that as an Australian company with securities listed on the ASX, the Company is required to report reserves and resources in Australia in accordance with the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code 2012 Edition ) ('JORC Code'). You should note that while the Company's reserve and resource estimates comply with the JORC Code, they may not comply with the relevant guidelines in other countries.
This is a presentation about geology, geoscientific interpretation, geoscientific speculation, gold deposits, gold potential, engineering, infrastructure, potential values, costs, risks, and related matters pertinent to Saracen's present and future activities as a publicly listed mineral exploration and production company. It includes forecasts, predictions, targets and estimates of future expenditures which may vary over time.
It is uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Resource or Reserve. Where exploration, evaluation, operational and feasibility study expenditure estimates and budgets amounts are presented herein, ongoing prioritisation and scaling of expenditures will be subject to results and, where applicable, scheduling changes. Targeted production and other outcomes are subject to change, and may not eventuate, depending on the results of ongoing performance and assessment of data. All Reserves and Resources as referred to herein are in accordance with the JORC Code. Refer to last slide of this presentation for the relevant Competent Person statements. Resources are inclusive of Reserves.
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Doubling gold production to 300,000oz
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Transformation to mid-tier gold producer underway
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FY16 production outlook 150-160koz (Carosue Dam only)
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Gold production to double to ~300koz at AISC ~A$1075/oz within two years, driving substantial increase in free cash-flow
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Two operational centres in Western Australia:
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Carosue Dam (NE of Kalgoorlie) - Transitioning to multiple high-grade, high- margin underground mines, 2.4Mtpa plant, ~150-160kozpa
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Thunderbox (SE of Leinster) - Re-development of large-scale open pit ahead of schedule, 2.5Mtpa plant, ~125kozpa production from June Q 2016
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Large endowment - 7.6Moz in Resources, 1.5Moz in Reserves
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Outstanding exploration upside: Several emerging high-grade discoveries
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A$45M cash and bullion, no debt (30 Sept)
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The key value-drivers
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Produce - Carosue Dam
FY15 record 167koz, FY16 outlook 150-160koz
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Develop - Thunderbox
Running ahead of schedule (potential to add 20koz into FY16), Stage 1 adds ~125koz pa over ~4.5 years
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Grow - Earnings visibility
Visibility on +4 year mine life at Karari, +10 year mine life at Thunderbox, other organic opportunities
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Monetise - Build cash on balance sheet
Build a sustainable free cash-flow positive business
Vision: Join the ranks of mid-tier ASX-listed gold miners
(~300koz pa, ~A$1075/oz AISC, minimum five-year mine life, internally funded)
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Corporate overview
Corporate Structure
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Board & Management
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ASX Code
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SAR
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Non-Executive Chairman
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Geoff Clifford
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Shares
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792.8m
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Managing Director
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Raleigh Finlayson
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Share Price
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A$0.55
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At 14 Oct
2015
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Non-Executive Director
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Mark Connelly
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Market Cap
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A$436m
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Non-Executive Director
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Barrie Parker
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Enterprise Value
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A$391m
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Non-Executive Director
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Martin Reed
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Cash and bullion
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A$45m
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At 30 Sep
2015
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Non-Executive Director
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Samantha Tough
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Debt
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Nil
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Chief Financial Officer
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Gerry Kaczmarek
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Hedging
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302koz @ A$1,523/oz or ~20% of Reserve
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At 30 Sep
2015
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Chief Operating Officer
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Craig Bradshaw
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Mineral Resources
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7.6 Moz
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As at 30 Jun 2015
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Chief Geologist
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Daniel Howe
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Ore Reserves
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1.5 Moz
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Chief Corporate Development Officer
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Troy Irvin
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Substantial Shareholders
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7.8%
7.5% Wroxby
6.2%
Paradice Investments
4.8%
Karara Capital
73%
Van Eck Others
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Ownership Geographic
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Institutional - Australia
22% Institutional - North America
1% Institutional - UK
3%
54% Institutional - Europe (ex-UK)
5%
14% Institutional - Asia
Institutional - Other Retail / Other
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High grade, low cost WA production
Carosue Dam Operations, NE of Kalgoorlie
Thunderbox Project, SE of Leinster
PERTH
Thunderbox
Carosue Dam
Kalgoorlie
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Acquired from Norilsk in 2014
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Development progressing ahead of schedule
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Low-cost, long-life open pit producing ~125kozpa from FY 2017 with underground potential
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AISC of A$1032/oz
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Recent acquisition of Kailis and King of the Hills increases Resources within trucking distance of the
plant to 3.5Moz 4
Five year production & cost outlook
300,000
$1,500
Production (oz)
200,000
AISC (A$/oz)
$1,000
100,000
$500
0 $0
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
CDO Thunderbox AISC (Combined + Corp)
Notes:
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Refer to ASX announcements '2015 Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves' dated 15/10/15, 'Robust five-year Outlook' dated 15/10/15 and 'Thunderbox Project Feasibility and Development Approval' dated 23/3/15 for full details of the production & cost outlook by source
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75% of total production in the five-year outlook is from Ore Reserves, 2% of production is sourced from Indicated Resources and 23% of production is sourced from Inferred Resources
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CDO = Carosue Dam
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Thunderbox = Thunderbox open pit Ore Reserves
Saracen has a clear strategy to become a ~300kozpa low-cost, high-margin Australian gold producer. 5
Production - Deliver, deliver, deliver
FY13 - 136koz @ A$1072/oz C1 (120-130koz @ A$1075/oz C1 Guidance)
FY14 - 133koz @ A$1515/oz AISC (130-140koz @ A$1500/oz AISC Guidance)
FY15 - What we said:
FY15 - What we delivered:
FY15 Guidance: 145-155koz @ A$1150/oz AISC
FY15 Actual: 167koz @ A$1139/oz ASIC
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Carosue Dam - The engine room
Carosue Dam
Kalgoorlie
PERTH
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2.4Mtpa CIL plant, operated since 2010
• FY16 outlook 150-160koz @ AISC A$1025-1075/oz, ore sourced in ~equal portions from:
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Karari UG - Multiple high-grade lodes, exciting new discovery, intensive drilling continuing, long hole stoping underway
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Red October UG - Very high grade ~6-7g/t Au
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Ore stockpile - ~83koz contained, mining cost sunk
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Deep South - Shallow, high-grade, low capex, development imminent, mineralisation open in all directions
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Outstanding exploration upside - Extensive tenement holding in world-class ~23Moz Laverton District, 180km strike length of two key regional structures
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Karari - Emerging high-grade discovery
Ore stockpile of ~83koz at 30 June 2015
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~A$47m (US$33m) deferred FCF @
~A$861/oz AISC
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Karari - A major gold system
>4 years visibility:
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UG drilling only commenced in the March Q 2015
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Mineral Resource has more than doubled from 311koz to 633koz (~2,500opvm)
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Maiden UG Ore Reserve of 98koz
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Open down-plunge and to the south
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Mining Inventory will continue to grow with ongoing drilling…
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Karari - A major gold system
>4 years visibility:
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Multiple HG lodes
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Attractive widths
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Selective mining optionality
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Stope production commenced in September
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Ore development into the Dhoni lode to commence this month
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