richard yeeles 23 october 2014 australia’s leading development stage uranium company toro energy...
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Richard Yeeles
23 October 2014
Australia’s Leading
Development Stage Uranium
Company
Toro Energy Limited
What’s Down the Track?Kalgoorlie CCI Forum
Disclaimer
This presentation has been prepared by Toro Energy Limited (“Toro”). The information contained in this presentation is a professional opinion only and is given in good faith. Certain information in this document has been derived from third parties and though Toro has no reason to believe that it is not accurate, reliable or complete, it has not been independently audited or verified by Toro.
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Overview of Toro Energy
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Toro Snapshot
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GROWTH ASSETS & STRATEGY
WILUNA URANIUM PROJECT
76mlb Resource1 to 10mtrs deep
Trial Mining & Pilot Plant Complete
Permits & Approvals
Progressed
DFS 60% Complete EXPLORATION PORTFOLIO
Theseus @ 6.9mlbs + Wiso & Reynolds Range
M&A FOCUSMarket
Opportunities$6.7M Cash on hand
Board & Management Extensive Uranium
Experience
Market CapitalisationAUD $140M
OZ Minerals
Mega Uranium
RealFin Capital
STRUCTURE
2014 – Another year of achievements
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Company Strategy April 2014
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Strive to create a significant uranium company to fill the relative void in mid cap uranium companies:
Think big +$250M market cap
Take advantage of potentially cyclically low valuations
Aim to be institutional grade investment
Based on:
A stable financial position
Improving Wiluna - movedown the cost curve
Creating value from exploration
Asset growth
Uranium Market
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Uranium Market - Demand Forecasts
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Uranium Market - Supply Estimates
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Uranium Market - Supply Gap & Lead Times
With +2-7year development timeline for emerging projects and +2year fuel cycle lead time real pricing pressuring starting to mount from
2016.
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The Wiluna Uranium Project
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Wiluna Project
Location 520 km north of Kalgoorlie and 30 km south of Wiluna
Highlights 76.5Mlb JORC Resource 6 shallow calcrete-hosted carnotite deposits Centipede, Lake Way, Millipede, Lake
Maitland, Nowthanna, Dawson Hinkler First class mining jurisdiction; 100+ years of
mining history Infrastructure and services available – power,
gas, transport, people 2014: improve resource definition and
process optimisation studies, project finance as market recovers
Status State & Federal Environmental approvals granted for Centipede and Lake Way
Environmental approvals underway for Lake Maitland & Millipede
Low technical risk – simple open cut mining and proven process flow sheet
Project optimisation studies now underway
Wiluna Location
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Wiluna Development Aligned with Market Recovery
Technical Confidence:- Resource- Mining- Processing
Timing:Supportive price environment needed.
Regulatory Confidence:- Environmental Approval- Mining Leases- Traditional Owner Agreements
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Wiluna Project Development Status
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First UOC Production
Resource Acquisition and
Definition
Trial Mining Final Feasibility Study Design &
Costs
Final Mining Proposal & TO
Agreements
Resource Discovery
Selection of Operational
Configuration
Piloting
Final Investment
Decision
Major Approval & Permitting Requirements
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Wiluna DepositGovernment
environmental approvals
Mining Leases Granted
Traditional Owner Agreement
Centipede Anticipated 2014
Lake Way Application Anticipated 2014
MillipedeAnticipated
2016Anticipated 2014
Lake MaitlandAnticipated
2016Anticipated 2014
Dawson Hinkler Post 2016 Application Negotiations 2016
Nowthanna Post 2016 Post 2016 Negotiations 2016
CORE
DEP
OSI
TS
Approvals Strategy
One combined approval document Withdraw the existing Lake Maitland referral document
Toro would change the project significantly compared to the past referral (in particular, ore to be transported to Centipede for processing and tailings deposited in the approved tailings storage facility)
The proposed changes by Toro will result in a lower level of environmental impact and smaller project footprint
New approval to co-exist with existing Centipede and Lake Way approval S:45C not the preferred pathway
Life of processing plant camp and other associated infrastructure to be extended
Period for consumption from West Creek Borefield life to be extended (reconfiguring of the borefield may be required to extend life but keep abstraction at or below sustainable yield)
No changes in production from mining at Centipede above what has been approved already
Public interest in the approvals would require a full assessment
Millipede and Lake Maitland environmental approvals
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Millipede and Lake Maitland approvals timetable
Date Action
2013 Pre-referral discussions with the Government
October Meeting with EPA Chairman and other State and Federal agencies
2014 March Proposal referred and accepted by the Government
April Government publishes its decision to assess proposal as PER
June Submission of Draft Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) and review by Government AgenciesGovernment authorises public release of ESD
October Release and public review of ESD
November Government provides Toro with a summary of responses to the ESD
November Toro responds to public comments on ESD
December Government approves ESD
2015 March Toro completes draft PER
May Government reviews PER and approves for public release
September Public review of PER completed
November Government provides Toro with a summary of public comments on PER
December Toro provides responses to public comments on PER
2016 January Government completes review of Toro’s response to public comments on PER
March Government submits its assessment of proposal to EPA Board
May EPA Board request further information
June Government consults with appropriate agencies on draft conditions of approval
July Government submits assessment report to Minister and publishes the report
August Appeals period ends on Governments assessment report
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Joint Venture
Wiluna Project Finance Target $315m
Strategic Partner: Equity: Offtake agreement
Wiluna Project Financing Concept
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Project Finance Structure
Toro is willing to sell a significant interest in the Wiluna Uranium Project
Toro expects the project will support $160M of debt with offtake agreements from its partner
Strong interest from Asia, India and UAE
Data room open with due diligence ongoing
Toro Energy Limited
Richard YeelesApprovals and Community DirectorToro Energy LimitedL3 33 Richardson St WEST PERTH WA 6005 Telephone: +61 8 9214 2100 Email: [email protected]: www.toroenergy.com.au