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Derek Pang, Exploration Manager, Apollo Minerals delivered this presentation at the 2013 Mining South Australia conference. The conference has been produced specifically for the South Australian mining and regional development community and represents a unique opportunity to hear the latest developments from the major projects, mines and explorers in South Australia. For more information on the annual event, please visit the conference website: http://www.informa.com.au/miningsa2013
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APOLLO MINERALS
7th Mining South Australia Conference, 27 November 2013
Developing high potential iron ore and
base metals projects.
Disclaimer
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This presentation has been prepared by Apollo Minerals Limited (“Apollo” or the “Company”). It should not be considered as
an offer or invitation to subscribe for, or purchase any, securities in the Company or as an inducement to make an offer or
invitation with respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in the Company will be entered into on
the basis of this presentation.
This presentation contains forecasts, projections and forward-looking information. Such forecasts, projections and information
are not a guarantee of future performance and involve unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are out of Apollo’s
control. Actual results and developments will almost certainly differ materially from those expressed or implied. Apollo has
not audited or investigated the accuracy or completeness of the information, statements and opinions contained in this
presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, Apollo makes no representation and can give no
assurance, guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied, as to, and takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for:
the authenticity, validity, accuracy, suitability or completeness of, or any errors in or omission from, any information, statement
or opinion contained in this presentation, and
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the achievement or accuracy of any forecasts, projections or other
forward-looking information contained or referred to in this presentation.
Throughout this presentation all figures are quoted in A$ dollars unless otherwise stated. You should not act in reliance on
this presentation material. This overview of the Company does not purport to be all inclusive or to contain all information
which its recipients may require in order to make an informed assessment of Apollo’s prospects. You should conduct your
own investigation and perform your own analysis in order to satisfy yourself as to the accuracy and completeness of the
information, statements and opinions contained in this presentation before making any investment decision.
Apollo Minerals Developing quality iron ore and base-precious metals projects
in premier locations around the world
Overview
Apollo Minerals Limited (ASX:AON) is a highly professional iron ore,
base and precious metals explorer with projects in South Australia,
Western Australia and Gabon, Africa.
The Company’s primary focus is the development of its Commonwealth
Hill Iron, and Titan Base & Precious Metals projects in the Gawler Craton,
South Australia.
Apollo targets Tier 1 base-precious metals prospects in proven mineral
provinces, in safe and stable jurisdictions. Each prospect must have the
ability to become a world-class discovery. The Company employees
proven, state-of-the-art technologies and leading industry experts in the
pursuit of these deposits and development opportunities.
Board Tony Ho Chairman
Richard Shemesian Executive Director
Dominic Tisdell Chief Operating Officer
Matthew Rimes Non-executive Director
Location Map
Market Capitalisation
Share Information (Nov. 2013)
Listing details - ASX AON
Market capitalisation $8.5m
Cash (30.9.2013) $1.1m
Top 20 shareholders 60%
Contact Details Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Website www.apollominerals.com.au
Phone +61 2 9078 7665
Email [email protected]
Management & Special Advisors
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Dominic Tisdell
Chief Operating Officer
BE (Mining), MBA
17 years’ experience in mine planning and operations, management consulting,
M&A, and senior management with Rio Tinto, Accenture and Mitsubishi Corporation.
Prior directorships with Australian Uranium Association and MDP Uranium.
Guy Robertson
Chief Financial Officer
BCom (Hons), CA
30 years’ experience as a Director, CFO and Company Secretary of both ASX
listed and private companies in Australia and Hong Kong. Experienced in corporate
aggregation, IPO, capital raising and acquisition due diligence. Prior roles with
Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Colliers Jardine Asia Pacific and Franklins Ltd.
Derek Pang
Exploration Manager
BAppSc (Geology) (Hons)
18 years’ experience in mineral exploration throughout Australia and Africa. Prior
roles with Blackthorn Resources, NSW Department of Mines, Huntley’s Investment,
Ashton Mining, CRA Exploration and Plutonic Gold.
Chris Anderson
Technical Advisor
BSc (Geology, Geophysics)
(Hons)
Geophysicist with over 35 years’ experience in Australia and abroad. Key player
in the Carrapateena iron-oxide, copper, gold, uranium deposit discovery. Previous
roles with Placer Pacific, Equinox Resources, North Mara Gold Mines. Directorships
with Euro Exploration and Renaissance Uranium.
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Highlights A number of high value-creating opportunies exist in both
Apollo’s iron ore and base-precious metals portfolios 4
Large landholding in world-class Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold (IOCG) province
Number of quality targets identified with potential for discovery of world-class IOCGs
Limited drilling indicates mineralised systems with best grades exceeding 52% Fe, 0.1%
Cu, 2g/t Au and 4 g/t Ag at Titan Base-Precious Metals Project, South Australia
Copper
Gold
Iron Ore
Active explorer and project developer
Highly experienced iron ore development team (ex-Rio Tinto and Iron Ore Holdings)
Portfolio of projects (South Australia, Gabon and Western Australia)
Minimal offsite capital required
Asian commodity trader and end user interest including investment by Jindal Steel & Power
Able to produce high quality products:
Circa 60% Fe sinter fines, and up to a
69% Fe pellet feed
Highly scalable – opportunities to start at “Proof of Concept” (circa 500ktpa) level and
scale up to over 5Mtpa sales
Targets identified with the potential to deliver significant DSO-grade deposits
Titan Base-Precious Metals Project, SA
1880s – 1950s: Pre-Olympic Dam exploration and
mining of sediment hosted, quartz-copper sulphide vein
deposits and copper carbonates hosted in leached,
brecciated, carbonate sediments and rhyolitic porphyry
1970s – 1980s: Primitive Olympic Dam Exploration
Model - African Copper Belt-type of sediment hosted
syngeneic copper deposit i.e. basement highs (magnetic
and gravity highs targeting oxidised/altered basalts
believed to be the source of copper mineralisation)
1990s – 2000s: Modern IOCG(±U) exploration –
targeting haematite-rich diatreme (breccia-filled volcanic
pipe that was formed by a gaseous explosion)
representative gravity highs, ideally offset from magnetic
highs, in proximity to Proterozoic Gawler Range Volcanics
and within 100km of the Craton margin
Now: Post-modern IOCG(±U) exploration – targeting
iron-oxide-rich, structurally controlled gravity highs,
ideally with a co-incident electromagnetic response in
proximity to primitive mafic rock units and Proterozoic
(1595Ma) Gawler Range Volcanics. Not unusual to be
100Mt – 500Mt @ 1% Cu.
Gawler Craton copper belt Gawler Craton IOCG province is highly prized by the majors with
most either already actively exploring and/or seeking projects
Exploration by Majors (note: farm-in JV partner tenements shown on occasion)
Teck
Vale OZ Minerals
FMG
Apollo
Minerals
BHP
Billiton
GlencoreXstrata
Antofagasta
Rio Tinto
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Australia “High
Potential IOCG
Corridor”
Regionally significant surface copper Surface metal enrichment at key targets includes high-
grade iron, gold and copper mineralisation
3D perspective of Titan magnetics and regionally significant copper geochemistry (hotter colours = higher grade)
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Perfection Well GRV rhyolite
Mars / Aurora Tank Up to 52% Fe, 0.05% Cu,
2 g/t Au, and 4 g/t Ag
Acacia East Iron-rich, mafic-felsic intrusives.
Massive sulphides over 0.1% Cu
Ibis Iron-rich, mafic -
felsic intrusives?
Sequoia Iron Deposit Iron-rich, intermediate - felsic
gneiss and granites
Probable GRV Monzo-granites and trachyte
GRV Dacites, rhyolites,
monzo granites
Bundi Intermediate – felsic
intrusives & volcanics
Wirrida Mafic – felsic
intrusives & volcanics
Very high surface copper and iron and anomalous gold mineralisation identified within likely large-scale
intrusive/ volcanic complexes
Anomalism believed to be related to metal-rich fluid leakage along sub-vertical dykes associated with
probable Gawler Range Volcanics
Highly prospective deep crustal features Government MT and seismic data for Titan demonstrates ideal
setting for large-scale mineralisation systems as per Olympic Dam 8
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Unnamed deep crustal fault associated with Kararan
Orogeny subduction? Large scale extension of lower crust
and offset of MOHO enables direct transfer of
conductive, mantle-mixed, ?metal-rich fluids to surface
Bulgunnia
Fault Zone
Cedric Bore
Fault Zone
Muckanippie
Shear Zone
Titan IOCG Project covers the majority of one of the two mantle derived conductive plumes in the central and
northern Gawler Craton and, the only one associated with a deep crustal extensional zone
Crustal penetrating, and MOHO offsetting structures seen at Titan (unnamed), Musgrave Province (Wintinna Hill Fault)
and Olympic Dam (Elizabeth Creek Fault)
Conductive plumes shown to tap mantle in crustal extensional zones directly below Titan and Olympic Dam
Tunkillia
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Magnetotelluric (MT) survey section showing unusual and important mantle plumbing conductive plume below Bundi IOCG Prospect
Large-scale, primitive, magnetic, mafic intrusive complexes surrounded by large numbers of discrete magnetic
anomalies at both the nearby Prominent Hill IOCG
Primary sulphides including the copper sulphide, chalcopyrite, noted in both intrusive complexes
Emerging evidence of genetic link to Olympic Dam at both Prominent Hill and Titan i.e. circa 1595Ma old geology
Wirrida and surrounds at the Titan IOCG Project effectively undrilled below 50m
Geological similarities to Prominent Hill Large-scale, primitive, magnetic, mafic intrusive complexes and
volcanics at both the nearby Prominent Hill IOCG and Titan Project
Magnetics: Titan Project - Bundi IOCG Prospect & surrounds
White Hill Intrusive Complex Mafic proterozoic intrusives
Peculiar Knob 32.5 Mt @ 63.2% Fe
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Wirrida Intrusive Complex Mafic - felsic proterozoic intrusives & volcanics
Sequoia Iron Deposit ET 100-150 Mt @ 25-35% Fe
Prominent Hill IOCG 283.4 Mt @ 0.89% Cu, 0.81
g/t Au, 2.48 g/t Ag
Magnetics: Prominent Hill IOCG Deposit & surrounds (x-axis mirror)
Bundi +100Mt IOCG Target
Bundi Prospect: Large-scale IOCG target Prominent Hill IOCG Deposit & Apollo’s Bundi IOCG target
share very similar gravitational geometries and tenors 10
Bundi residual gravity image Prominent Hill IOCG: 2.67 residual gravity image (Oxiana 2006)
5mgal residual gravity responses possible at both Prominent Hill and Bundi IOCG Prospect
Bundi IOCG target circa 3-5 times the size of Prominent Hill gravity anomaly
Common 3D inversion modelling suggests largest targets at Bundi could be significantly denser than at Prominent Hill
Basic geometry and relationship to other systems such as the White Hill (Prominent Hill) and Wirrida Intrusive
Complexes are comparable
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Bundi conductive bodies = sulphides? EM anomalies identified potentially representative of haematite
related copper sulphide mineralisation common in high quality IOCGs 11
900Sm BUN001 EM Conductor Plate
125m below surface
Vertical, fault zone related
conductor
Coincident conductive, non-magnetic and dense zone extending beyond 2000m vertically and 1250m along strike
Resistivity Colour
<50 Ohm.m Pink
50 - 100 Ohm.m Red
100 - 250 Ohm.m Orange
250 - 600 Ohm.m Yellow
600 - 1,000 Ohm.m Green
1,000 - 12,500 Ohm.m Blue
Strong electromagnetic conductor
and surrounding moderately
conductive ground consistent with a
large-scale disseminated sulphide
alteration halo around a high-
sulphidation core
Conductive zones correlate
strongly with high density and
geochemically anomalous zones
consistent with a large-scale IOCG
mineralisation system
Small outcrops display strong
haematite alteration and Cu, U3O8
and Ag enrichment
Bundi 3D perspective looking down & east – dense body (grey) and MT, AMT resistivity sections Altered sediment outcrop at Bundi
Mars Aurora Tank Prospect Previously unrecognised, potentially large-scale IOCG system with
indications of remanent volcanics, brecciation and copper anomalism 12
Site 2 – Eastern contact of Mars Prospect: ?Haematitic breccias
Site 1 – Large ironstone outcrop immediately east of gold focused drilling at Mars
Site 3 – ?Volcanics mesa: Hydrothermally altered dacite and porphyritic rhyolite above granite
Shallow drilling: RAB & limited RC: 52% Fe,
2 g/t Au, 4 g/t Ag, 0.05% Cu
Site 1: Ironstone
Site 2: Breccias
Site 3: ?Volcanics
Mars Aurora Tank Prospect Basic geology displays striking similarities to Tasman Resources /
Rio Tinto Vulcan IOCG Prospect and other South Australian IOCGs 13
Mars Site 1: Massive haematite Mars Site 2: Haematite breccia
Vulcan (VUD12):
Haematite breccia
Vulcan (VUD7):
Haematite breccia
Olympic Dam:
Haematite breccia
Prominent Hill:
Mineralisation
Haematite-matrix breccia hosted
disseminated copper and gold
(0.3-10% Cu and/or 0.2-2g/t Au)
Massive chalcocite + haematite
stockwork in dolomite (>15% Cu)
Earthy-haematite altered dolomite
with carbonate and haematite
veinlet hosted gold (3-100g/t Au)
Earthy and steely haematite-
quartz breccia hosted gold
(0.5-10g/t Au)
Emerging evidence of several unusual lithologies common to South Australia IOCGs,
including volcaniclastic sediments, can be seen in outcrop at the Mars Aurora Tank Prospect
These occur in close proximity to limited, shallow historic RAB and RC drilling which returned
up to 52% Fe, 2g/t Au, 4g/t Ag and 0.05% Cu
Commonwealth Hill Iron Project, SA
1st class rail services:
Located at Commonwealth Hill iron ore deposit and prospects
High quality below rail engineering
Above rail service competition
Rolling stock leasing options
New, competitive port and ship loading services at Port Pirie
Basic port operational
Existing connection to rail network
Easily reconfigurable for iron ore exports and expandable
Commonwealth Hill Iron Project Project supported by 1st class, open access infrastructure, unique in
the Australian iron ore industry 15
Conceptual iron ore stockyard configuration at Port Pirie
Existing rail
corridor
Potential ship
loading site
Potential
stockyard site
Gina rail siding at Commonwealth Hill Rankin Dam iron rail siding (IMX Resources)
Port Pirie conceptual iron ore export infrastructure
Situated in Australia’s newest iron ore province - the Northern Gawler Craton, SA
At-surface JORC compliant resources of 72Mt at 26% Fe from the ‘at-surface’
mineralisation of the smallest of five primary targets
Defined Exploration Target of 300 – 550Mt at 25 – 35% Fe plus further major
conceptual targets including substantial haematite only targets
Real DSO potential at Ibis, Mars, Bundi and Wirrida Prospects
Proven, relatively simple processing technologies
Commonwealth Hill Iron Project Prized 1,467km2 tenement portfolio with JORC compliant resource, demonstrated iron ore development and large exploration potential
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National
highway
10km
Demonstrated high quality, high value products
Attractive economics
Lower initial capital cost options available
No need to build ‘Port Apollo’
No need to build ‘Apollo Rail’
Competitive operating costs
Highly scalable with potential long-term
production of over 5Mtpa
Commonwealth Hill Iron Project: 3D perspective of TMI magnetics, leases, targets and infrastructure
Commonwealth Hill
Iron Project
tenements
National
railway
Sequoia Iron
Deposit
Ibis Prospect
Wirrida
Prospect
Mars Prospect
Bundi
Prospect
72Mt JORC-code compliant mineral resource @ 26% Fe
Defined Exploration Target of 100 – 150Mt grading 25 – 35% Fe
Metallurgical testwork demonstrates ability to produce:
circa 60% haematite sinter fines from oxidised near-surface
material, and
high quality magnetite grading circa 69% Fe
Sequoia Iron Deposit Coarse grained, meta-banded iron formation deposit producing
exceptionally clean and coarse concentrates 17
Sequoia SEDD001 diamond core hole: Core tray photos circa 76m – 92m
Sequoia Iron-Oxide Deposit: 3D perspective of TMI magnetics
Simple processing and infrastructure paths identified and assessed
Mineable inventory of 131Mt Run of Mine (ROM)
Initial strip ratio of 0.5:1, LOM 1.1:1 (tonnes of waste per ROM tonne)
Open cut mine life of approximately 17 years at 2.5Mtpa sales
Sales of 42Mt at 68.8% Fe at an exceptionally coarse sizing of
approximately P80 150µm
Long-term FOB cash cost of US$64/t, (dry, 62% Fe, Pilbara FOBeq basis)
Sequoia Iron Deposit Positive Scoping Study results suggest long-life mine and
robust economics 18
Direct start-up capital expenditure of US$333M,
including studies
Strong potential identified to scale the operations up to
over a 5Mtpa sales rate for more than 20 years via the
processing of iron ore from the Ibis Prospect
Opportunities identified to further reduce the unit
capital and operating costs during the Pre-Feasibility
Study stage:
Potential operating cost reductions of $5 – 15/t product
Potential unit capital cost reductions of $30 – 40/t annual
capacity
DTR Concentrate Grades
Company Project Grind
Size
Fe SiO2 Al2O3 P S
P80 µm % % % % %
Apollo
Minerals
Commonwealth
Hill
143 69.4 2.3 0.4 0.01 0.01
Gindalbie Karara 35 68.8 4.2 0.1 0.1 0.01
Equatorial
Resources
Mayoko 63 68.9 3.7 0.1 0.01 0.01
Xstrata Mauritania 80 70.2 1.8 0.22 n/a n/a
African Iron Mayoko 59-65 69.4 3.1 0.2 0.03 0.01
Bellzone Kalia 65 68.7 3.9 0.1 0.3 0.01
Xstrata Zanaga 65 66.1 4.5 0.2 n/a n/a
Peer project product quality comparison
Sequoia final pit and mineable inventory
Ibis Prospects Large-scale, potential DSO iron ore targets
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2 Km
Near-miss 50m RAB holes: 35% Fe
Ibis Prospect: North looking 3D perspective of TMI RTP magnetics
Very strong indications of shallow, large-scale, structurally controlled, iron-rich bodies similar in style to the nearby
Cairn Hill DSO iron ore mine in South Australia but much larger
Combined analysis of shallow, historic ‘near-miss’ drilling, geophysics and surface sampling
suggestive of higher grade iron mineralisation
Southern zone responses consistent with significant haematite alteration
Targets remain untested but are very close to being ‘drill ready’
Magnetics and
gravity suggestive
of high grade iron
Gravity suggestive
of high grade iron
Kango North Iron Project, Gabon
Gabon, central-west coast Africa
Remains one of Africa’s most politically stable and economically developed countries
Currently transitioning from oil and gas focused foreign investment to mineral resources
Successful history of mining and exporting manganese (3.5Mtpa)
Kango North Iron Project
Granted ~400km2 iron ore and gold Exploration Licence in coastal Gabon
Apollo maintains a 70% controlling JV interest in the Project
Iron ore occurrences exist over at least a cumulative 20km strike
Defined Exploration Target of 200 – 300Mt grading 30 – 45% Fe with further conceptual targets
Potential for significant DSO discovery
Exceptionally good product quality estimated at >69% Fe with very low levels of impurities
Unusually high mass recovering of 49% suggests low operating and capital development costs
Kango North Iron Project Highly prospective 225km2 tenement portfolio with demonstrated
iron ore development and significant gold exploration potential 21
1st class location:
85km from Panamax capable, Port Owendo
20km from operational standard-gauge, 10Mtpa Trans-Gabon railway (TGR), or
15km from navigitable Gabon Estuary
Within 20km of two hydroelectric dams (127 MW total)
Sealed road within 30km of site
High-use unsealed road adjoining south-eastern edge of tenement
Kango North Apollo Mineral
AMAG survey has identified two large-scale, prospective zones (South-East
Domain and North-West Domain)
Sub-cropping iron ore mineralisation discovered over an 8km strike length in the
South-East Domain
Surface samples collected average over 40% Fe
Vast majority of ground remains unexplored
Operating cost implications superior to other magnetite projects globally
Kango North Iron Project Excellent initial exploration results in this vastly under-explored
and emerging world-class iron ore province 22
3D perspective of interpreted magnetic bodies and drilling result for Mount Oscar Main
* This is conceptual in nature.
It is uncertain if exploration will result in the delineation of a mineral resource.
Kango North
World’s largest Fe
Resources at +40Bt
and over 60% Fe
Early indications of exceptional product qualities
DTR testing carried out by AMDEL, Adelaide on samples of surface and near-surface BIF
Very high quality iron ore concentrate produced with a
very high mass recovery (49%) and coarse grind size
(75µm)
Potential to produce DRI-grade concentrates or
quality sinter fines products
Head DTR Concentrate Grades
Fe Mass
Recovery
Fe SiO2 Al2O3 P LOI
% % % % % % %
41.1 49.2 69.7 0.9 0.3 0.004 -2.0
IMC lodged US$190M takeover offer for
Afferro Mining 22 May 2013
Nkout iron ore development likely to cost
several billion dollars and require
commitments from 3rd party users
Apollo’s Kango North iron ore project
very unlikely to require significant
commitments from 3rd parties and could
be a fraction of Nkout’s cost
Kango North Iron Project Potential to become similarly attractive as Afferro
Mining’s Nkout Project, Cameroon 23
* This is conceptual in nature.
It is uncertain if exploration will result in the delineation of a mineral resource.
Apollo Minerals
Apollo Minerals: Kango North Afferro Mining: Nkout
Concessions 400km2 981km2
Mineralisation Magnetite, quartzite. DSO cap? Magnetite, quartzite. DSO cap
Anomalies & Resources 20km strike. Stg 1 Exploration Target: 300Mt 20km strike. 2.5Bt at 34% Fe
Power 20km from operational +100MW hydropower 200km from under construction +100MW hydropower
Rail Operational. 60km to port Needs to be build. 330km to port
Port Expansion of Port Owendo or barging options Deep-water port at Mamelles needs to be built
3rd Party Commitments Little to none required Major commitments required for funding of infrastructure
APOLLO MINERALS
Contact: (02) 9078 7665; [email protected]
Developing high potential iron ore and
base metals projects.