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Middle Island ResourcesSandstone Gold Project AcquisitionMay 2016
Exploring Golden Frontiers
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Capital Structure ASX Code: MDI
Shares on Issue ~291M
Unlisted Options 0.8M
Number of Shareholders ~540
Top 20 Shareholders ~60%
Institutions ~20%
Directors ~20%
Cash (as at 31 March 2016) ~A$0.36M
Market Cap (at ~A$0.04) ~A$10MFor
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Board and Management TeamPeter Thomas
(Non-Executive Chairman)
• Retired Solicitor • Corporate and commercial mining industry advice since 1980 • Served on boards of various listed companies since the 1980s • Founding Chairman of Sandfire Resources NL • Currently Chairman of two ASX listed companies & Non-executive Director of another
Rick Yeates(Managing Director)
• Geologist • 35 years domestic & international experience • BHP, Newmont and Amax • Co-founded consulting firm RSG (subsequently RSG Global & Coffey Mining) • 13 years experience living & working in West Australian Goldfields • Non-executive Director of Western Areas Limited
Beau Nicholls(Non-Executive
Director)
• Geologist • 19 years domestic & international experience in mining and exploration • Proven track record of discovery & development on four continents • 10 years consulting experience with RSG, RSG Global & Coffey Mining • Extensive Western Australian experience • CEO of Sahara Mining Services
Linton Kirk(Non-Executive
Director)
• Mining Engineer • 34 years domestic & international experience in mining, earthmoving, contracting, management & consulting • Gold experience asmining manager/general manager in Australia, Ghana, Zimbabwe & Zambia •Previously Partner & Manager Mining for RSG Global & Chief Mining Engineerfor Coffey Mining • Non-executive Director of MACA Limited
Dennis Wilkins
(Company Secretary)
• Accountant • Principal of DW Corporate – corporate advisors • Director, company secretary or corporate advisor to listed resource companies over 25 years • 5 years merchant banking in London • Extensive capital raising experience • Non-executive Director of Key Petroleum & A1 Consolidated Gold F
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• Secured a 100% interest in the Sandstone gold project in Western Australia.
• Comprises two adjacent, granted and fully permitted Mining Leases.
• Mineral Resources (JORC 2004) of ~11Mt grading 1.4g/t Au for 480,000 ounces of gold, plus considerable resource and exploration upside.
• 600ktpa CIP gold processing plant on care & maintenance, associated infrastructure, spares & camps.
• Multiple exploration targets, including drill intercepts of 141m at 2.30g/t, 156.3m at 1.14g/t & 353.3m at 1.04g/t Au at the Two Mile tonalite& 8.5m at 49g/t, 13.7m at 26g/t, 4.5m at 25g/t & 3.5m at 20g/t Au at a depth of some 200m below surface in an adjacent BIF.
• Anticipated near term production (~18 months).
• Acquisition cost of A$2.5M, represents a value of US$4 per resource ounce, considerably below the comparable global industry average.
Sandstone Gold Project - SummaryF
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Sandstone Project Acquisition Cost
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• Proximal to the settlement of Sandstone, 600km northeast of Perth.
• Town lies on all-weather, sealed road between the towns of Mt Magnet and Leinster.
• Processing facility situated some 12km to the south of Sandstone.
• Low risk, West Australian jurisdiction, proximal to Company headquarters in Perth.
• Ready access to world-class industry suppliers & services.
• Sole processing plant within 100km, providing opportunity to deal on or toll treat third party deposits.
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• Two granted Mining Leases; M57/128 & M57/129.
• Pre-date Native Title.• Permitted tailings storage
facility.• Bore field & water licence.• Camps located on freehold
title within proximal Sandstone village.
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• Headline value of A$2.5M (A$2.4M) under a binding asset sale agreement (ASA) with Black Oak Minerals Limited (in Liquidation) (Receivers and Managers appointed) (Black Oak), which is to be paid as follows:-
A$250,000 non-refundable deposit within 5 days of signing ASA.
A$1.25M at completion, within 60 business days of signing ASA.
A$500,000 at 18 months following completion (or $400,000 if paid within two months of completion).
A$500,000 on first gold production.
• At some US$4 per resource ounce, the acquisition cost (including the $500,000 payment predicated on production) compares very favourably with comparable global averages for gold assets on care & maintenance and in development.
• Legacy royalties payable to Troy & Herald/National Resources Exploration.
Transaction SummaryF
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• In excess of 1Moz of gold has been produced from the Sandstone area since the 1890’s.
• More recent gold production attributed to Herald Resources Limited in the 1990’s & Troy Resources Limited (Troy) from 1999 to 2010.
• Troy extracted and processed 4.4Mt of ore at an average grade of 3.6g/t Au for 508,000oz Au.
• The operation was placed on care and maintenance in September 2010.
• Southern Cross Goldfields Limited (SXG) acquired project from Troy in December 2012 with the primary objective of relocating the processing plant to its Marda Project some 100km to the south.
• Subsequent merger of SXG and Poly Metals to form Black Oak diverted focus to Poly Metals’ NSW assets before Black Oak was placed into administration in September 2015 and ultimately receivership in February 2015.
HistoryF
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• Gold mineralisation is hosted within the Archaean Sandstone greenstone belt.
• Triangular shaped belt within the Southern Cross Province that forms the central spine of the Archaean Yilgarn Block.
• Sandstone greenstone belt forms a classic ‘hourglass’ structure at the northern end of the Diemals Dome.
• Two major trans-current structures, the Edale and Youanmi faults, respectively confine the eastern and western margins of the belt.
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• The last relevant Resource Statement included in the 2011 Troy annual report.
• Aggregate Indicated & Inferred Resources of 11Mt at 1.4g/t Au for 480,000oz of gold.
• Estimated by recognised independent consultants.
• Estimated under the 2004 JORC Code guidelines.
• Will be upgraded to JORC 2012 status as part of prefeasibility work.
Mineral Resources
Note:- There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Mineral Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result in the conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources to Indicated Mineral Resources or that the production target itself will be realised.The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information provided in the 2011 Troy Resources annual report and that all of the previous assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the previous announcement have not materially changed.
Sandstone Gold Resources (JORC 2004)
Deposit Category Tonnes Grade (g/t Au) Contained Gold (oz) TenementTwo Mile Hill - Tonalite Inferred 10,541,000 1.33 452,094
M57/128- BIF Indicated 59,100 9.90 18,811Shillington Inferred 130,000 1.50 6,269 M57/128Plum Pudding Inferred 50,000 1.60 2,572 M57/129Total Indicated 59,100 9.90 18,811Total Inferred 10,721,000 1.34 460,935TOTAL RESOURCE 10,780,100 1.38 479,746
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• Constructed in 1994 with a capacity of 250,000tpa.
• Upgraded to 600,000tpa by Troy in 1999.
• Troy operated plant from 1999 to 2010.
• Processed 4.4Mt to produce~508,000 ounces at
3.6g/t Au. • Plant placed on care &
maintenance in September 2010.
• Conventional grinding &milling circuit, CIP leach circuit.
• In reasonable condition, with estimated refurbishment costs of $5-8M.
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• Contracted diesel-generated power plant.
• Workshops, laboratory & mine offices.
• Substantial inventory of equipment & spares.
• Permitted in-pit tailings facility with ~12 months’ capacity.
• Permitted bore field.• Three equipped camps in
nearby Sandstone:-- 57-person owner’s camp.- 36-person contractor’s camp- 8-person exploration camp &core farm.
• Well-maintained airport to service FIFO operations.
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• SXG completed pit optimisations on Two Mile and Shillington deposits in 2012-13.
• Modelling based on treating ~500,000tpa from Shillington &Two Mile open pit cut-backs.
• Average stripping ratio of 5:1 over an initial period of just over 2 years.
• Benign metallurgy.• Optimisation of remaining deposits
indicates further potential mill feed.• Drilling indicates considerable
potential to rapidly expand resource base.
• Sole plant within ~100km provides opportunity to deal on or toll treat third party deposits.
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• Two Mile Hill tonalite;141m at 2.30g/t 156.3m at 1.14g/t 353.3m at 1.04g/t
• Adjacent, obliquely intersecting BIF some 200m below surface; 8.5m at 49g/t 13.7m at 26g/t 4.5m at 25g/t 3.5m at 20g/t
• Significant drill intercepts in basalt on east side of tonalite;2.6m at 9.3g/t 2m at 115.3g/t 12m at 9.8g/t 4m at 3.5g/t
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• Additional open pit potential at Shillington North, Goat Farm (potential new TSF) & Eureka deposits.
• Potential mineralised repetitions within prospective Shillington BIF.
• Significant geochemical targets associated with BIF & tonalite at Mt Klemptz & Macintyre; 11m at 3.31g/t 5m at 3.86g/t 17m at 2.24g/t
• Multiple third party deposits, comprising some 230,000oz, and exploration potential within 25km radius.
Exploration PotentialF
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Indicative Timetable
Key Activity2016 2017
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SepCompletionPlacementEntitlement IssueData review, Resources upgradeExplorationReserves, PFSContractor support loanInfrastructure refurbishmentFinancing for mill refurbishmentPlant refurbishmentMining establishment/pre-stripMill commissioningFirst gold cash flow
Infrastructure includes:Camps x 3, offices, workshops, store, laboratory, power station
• An indicative pre-feasibility, financing and re-commissioning schedule is provided below.
• Providing the pre-feasibility study outcome is positive, re-commencement of production within an 18 month timeframe is reasonably anticipated.
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• Acquisition equates to a cost of US$4/oz per resource ounce of gold, considerably below the comparable industry average.
• Planned near-term gold production requiring minimal capital, with considerable resource & exploration upside.
• Opportunity to deal on or toll treat numerous adjacent third-party deposits.
• Ideally timed acquisition for an emerging developer to capitalise on a more buoyant Australian gold market.
• Strong, stable, supportive share register.
• Justifies substantial share price re-rating.
• Highly experienced & credible goldfields exploration & project management team.
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Disclaimer NoticeThe material in this presentation (“material”) is not and does not constitute an offer, invitation or recommendation to subscribe for, or purchase anysecurity in Middle Island Resources Limited (“MDI”) nor does it form the basis of any contract or commitment. MDI makes no representation or warranty,express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of this material. MDI, its directors, employees, agents and consultants shall have noliability, including liability to any person by reason of negligence or negligent misstatement, for any statements, opinions, information or matters, expressor implied, arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omissions from this material except liability under statute that cannot be excluded.
Forward Looking StatementsStatements contained in this material, particularly those regarding possible or assumed future performance, costs, dividends, production levels or rates,prices, resources, reserves or potential growth of MDI, industry growth or other trend projections are, or may be, forward looking statements. Suchstatements relate to future events and expectations and, as such, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results and developmentsmay differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements depending on a variety of factors.
Competent Persons’ StatementInformation in this report relates to exploration results or mineral resources that are based on information compiled in the 2011 Troy Resources Limited(Troy) annual report. The Company is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information provided in the 2011 TroyResources annual report and that all of the previous assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the previous announcementhave not materially changed.The reported resource estimates are consistent with the 2004 JORC Code guidelines and are not reported in accordance with the JORC 2012 Code and aCompetent Person has not completed sufficient work to accurately classify the 2004 estimates as Mineral Resources under the JORC 2012 Code. Indeedit is uncertain if, following further exploration, the 2004 estimates will be able to be reported as Mineral Resources in accordance with the JORC 2012Code. The Company intends to upgrade the Mineral Resources to JORC 2012 as an integral element of the planned Prefeasibility Study.
There is a low level of geological confidence associated with Inferred Mineral Resources and there is no certainty that further exploration work will result inthe conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources to Indicated Mineral Resources or that the production target itself will be realised.
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Unit 1, 2 Richardson Street West Perth
Western Australia, 6005
Tel +61 (08) 9322 1430
Fax +61 (08) 9322 1474
www.middleisland.com.au
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