Investor presentation delivered by Blackham Resources Managing Director Bryan Dixon, at the Gold Investment Symposium held in Sydney, 8th and 9th October 2014
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PaulMurphy
Independent Non-ExecChairman
BryanDixon
ManagingDirector
Alan Thom
Executive Director -Development
Greg Miles
Non-ExecutiveDirector
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Marketcap. @ A$0.15
A$18M
Shares on issue
118.9M
Options @ A$0.20 –A$0.35
14.1M
Cash & liquids @ 30 June 2014
A$2.0M
Debt
nil
SHAREHOLDER ANALYSIS
Top 20
61%
Polo Resources Limited
17.4%
CiticorpNominees
7.3%
HSBC Nominees
7.3%
KingsreefPty Ltd
5.4%
BBY Nominees
2.8%
Widerange Pty Ltd
2.3%
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
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The right address-low sovereign risk
Large, highly prospective tenement holding in the Northern Yilgarn, Western Australia
Regional endowment >40Moz
8Moz endowment in the expanded Matilda project including 4Moz production
Well positioned for new discoveries and economic development of existing resources
REGIONAL ENDOWMENT
6. MATILDA GOLD PROJECT
Resource 40Mt @ 3.3 g/t for 4.3Moz Au –46% at least indicated resource
4Moz of historical production
+780 km2of tenure & 55km of mine sequence strike
All deposits within 20km of Blackham’s gold plant with existing haul roads
Little systematic regional exploration in over a decade
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7. Mill 1
Up to 1Mtpa
Oxide Ore
Mill 2 Circuit
Up to 550,000tpa
Underground Ore
Mill 1 & 2 Circuit
1.3 Mtpa
WGP PROCESSING CIRCUIT –100% OWNED
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8. JORC Resources 40Mt @ 3.3g/t for 4.3Moz Au
Mix of open pit & high grade underground ore
Land holding 780km2 –55km of mine strike
Plant 1.3Mtpa capable of treating oxide for 80 -100kozpa1
Biox circuit capable of treating refractory ores
350 person village & established sealed airstrip and roads
Gas power station & diesel backup
Permitted borefields and infrastructure
Operating approvals and licenses
1assumesproductionfromtheGalaxy,MatildaandGoldenAgedeposits.Approximately74%ofthemineralinventoryistoameasuredandindicatedresourcecategory.26%ofthepitareasareinferredresource.Thereisalowlevelofgeologicalconfidenceassociatedwithinferredmineralresourcesandthereisnocertaintythatfurtherexplorationworkwillresultinthedeterminationofindicatedmineralresourcesorthattheproductiontargetitselfwillberealized.
CONSOLIDATED MATILDA PROJECT
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9. Advanced Resources
-Development Targets
Brown Fields
Green Fields
Matilda Extensions
Golden Age Repeats
Carroll –Prior, Williamson UG
Regent, East & West Lodes
Caledonian Trend
Mentelle, Trend,Galaxy North,
Galaxy
Matilda
Golden Age UG
Williamson
Focus on converting resources to reserves at development targets and finding new deposits in brown and green fields
DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATION
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10. 52,000oz Au Inferred Resource located13kms NNW of the WGP plant
February & April drilling
9m @ 13.4 g/t from 73m incl
4m @ 27.9 g/t
2m @ 28.9 g/t from 23m
6m @ 8.82 g/t from 13m
4m @ 19.6 g/t from 37m
Historical intercepts
4m @ 11.5g/tfrom 56m
3m @ 11.3g/tfrom 4m
4m@ 12.3g/t from 6m
8m@ 9.65g/tfrom 72m
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GALAXY –high grade quartz reef from surface
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Open up-dip
1.7m @ 11.91 g/t
2.6m @ 25.40 g/t
5.03m @ 11.73 g/t
Open along strike
2.3m @ 15.78 g/t
2.0m @ 20.95 g/t
7.8m @ 7.2 g/t
1.75m @ 11.61g/t
Open at depth
7.4 m @ 7.56 g/t
7.0m @ 11.61 g/t
High grade quartz reef
Produced 160,000oz Au @ 9g/t
Mine ready –development costs sunk
Republic Reef
1.6m @ 12.7 g/t (103m)
2.5m @ 8.3 g/t (312m)
Brothers Reef
6m @ 4.5 g/t (194m)
0.6m @ 11.2 g/t (431m)
GOLDEN AGE U/G
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Scoping Study pits and resources at Matilda
RESOURCES
Mt
g/t
Au
Oz
Au
Measured
0.1
2.4
9,000
Indicated
4.7
2.0
300.000
Inferred
8.2
1.7
450,000
TOTAL
13.0
1.8
760,000
Production (1987-1992):
2.2 Mt@ 2.6g/t = 181,000oz au
Mostly oxide material mined from 7 shallow pits, generally to < 50m
Existing mining lease and previous Notice of Intent to mine
Mining heritage agreement
Historical mining data -basis for feasibility studies
MATILDA MINE -Near term mining opportunity
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13. Shallow mineralisation extends 1,000m north of the old pit & still open
M4 DEPOSIT –Recent high grade shallow results open along strike
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Historical mining: 386,000t @ 2.2g/t Au to < 50m depth
Resource 204,000oz with 93% < 160m from surface
Recent high grade shallow drill results likely to pull the open pit further north
15. WILLIAMSON DEPOSIT –up to 40m wide
High-grade shear zones bounding monzogranite stockwork up to 40m wide, free-milling ore
High-grade mineralisation beneath current pit
Williamson Pit –mining 2006
3m@40.1g/t from 117m
4.3m@17.0g/t from 136m
3.5m@35.5g/t from 372m
RESOURCES
Mt
g/t Au
Oz Au
Indicated
2.7
1.7
148,000
Inferred
3.6
1.8
202,000
TOTAL
6.3
1.7
350,000
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16. Large mineralised system 19km south along strike from Wiluna –large tonnage potential
350Koz resource -structural setting similar to Wiluna –potential cluster of deposits
Williamson south mineralisation extends for 1.5km south of the pit
Carroll -Prior targets
Previous drilling identified continuous mineralisation over 3km
Infill drilling needed to define resources
LAKE WAY & WILLIAMSON
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18. 4.3Moz gold resource -46% measured & indicated
Acquisition of plant with capacity for 100,000ozpa1 puts Blackham in a new peergroup
Existing plant & infrastructure minimises risk
Extending mine life to beyond 5 years of free milling ores
Production 4 months after decision to mine
Very low capital -high return opportunity for shareholders
BLACKHAM’S MATILDA VISION
1assumesproductionfromtheGalaxy,MatildaandGoldenAgedeposits.Approximately74%ofthemineralinventoryistoameasuredandindicatedresourcecategory.25%ofthepitareasareinferredresource.Thereisalowlevelofgeologicalconfidenceassociatedwithinferredmineralresourcesandthereisnocertaintythatfurtherexplorationworkwillresultinthedeterminationofindicatedmineralresourcesorthattheproductiontargetitselfwillberealized.
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22. Aggressive exploration strategy to focus on new oxide and/or free-milling high grade underground ore bodies
Rigorous feasibility study prior to a development decision
Plant can be used in its current location
Low risk process: crush, grind, gravity and CIL
Refractory circuit moth balled -possible toll treating options
Plant refurbishment to be out of debt
MATILDA STRATEGY: Free milling focus
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23. See ASX announcement 20th January 2014 for JORC Table 1 information.
Table 2. Wiluna Gold Project Resource Summary (JORC 2004)
Lode
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Henry 5 – Woodley - Bulletin
2.1
5.9
404
0.8
4.6
112
2.9
5.6
516
Burgundy - Calais
1.3
6.0
250
0.3
5.7
58
1.6
6.0
309
East Lode
1.2
5.4
213
2.6
5.5
453
3.8
5.4
667
West Lode Calvert
1.2
5.3
198
2.3
5.3
383
3.4
5.3
581
Happy Jack - Creek Shear
1.5
5.9
289
1.3
4.8
205
2.9
5.4
494
Other Deposits
0.8
4.0
109
1.3
4.1
172
2.1
4.1
281
Wiluna Total
8.2
5.6
1,465
8.6
5.0
1,384
16.7
5.3
2,848
Table 1. Matilda Gold Project Resource Summary (JORC 2012)
Mining Centre
Measured
Indicated
Inferred
Total
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Mt
g/t Au
Koz Au
Matilda Mine
0.1
2.4
9
4.7
2.0
300
8.2
1.7
450
13.0
1.8
760
Williamson Mine
2.7
1.7
150
3.6
1.7
200
6.3
1.7
350
Regent
0.7
2.5
61
3.1
2.1
210
3.9
2.2
270
Galaxy
0.6
2.9
52
0.6
2.9
52
Matilda Total
0.1
2.6
9
8.1
2.0
510
16
1.8
910
24.0
1.9
1,400
APPENDIX A: GOLD RESOURCES
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24. 3km strike from plant to Caledonian Pit
Drilling indicates potential for open-pit resources. Quartz hosted –free milling
Very shallow RAB drilling (~5m) & limited RC to 60m -little surface expression to 20m with most drilling ineffective
Nearby historical workings at Derwent & Monarch open pit potential
Derwent: 3m @ 50.6 g/t from 25m
Monarch: 6m @ 19.4 g/t from 44m
7m @ 7.15 from 40m
6m @ 6.2 from 20m
12m @ 5.68 from 27m
5m @ 5.01 from 20m
CALEDONIAN TREND
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25. GALAXY NORTH
Structural analogue to Wiluna Mine
Dextral offset fault in mafic mine sequence
Approx 2km prospective zone
This setting hosts 6Moz at Wiluna as well as mineralisation at Regent. The target is a Wiluna- style mine camp
Galaxy deposit possibly part of mine camp cluster
Only minor drilling –exploration hampered by thin cover of overlying basin sediments
2km
NB. Figures at same scale
Galaxy Deposit
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26. Very limited drilling of high grade down-plunge targets
Limited drilling along strike of existing pits
Pit convergence lowering stripping ratios
Further resources upgrades
Extensions of known lodes
Discovery of new lodes between pits
MATILDA MINE CENTRE
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Historical drilling identified mineralisation up to 3km from the mine area
Strike extensions partly covered by drainage –impediment to historical exploration = opportunity
Mentelle trend… parallel structure?
Mentelle prospect potential resource with Matilda characteristics
Large RAB program to test structure
Matilda extension vector also provides bulls-eye target
Target
4m @ 13.9 g/t (64m)
M11
6m @ 13.9 g/t (22m)
4m @ 9.51 g/t (22m)
Mentelle
4m @ 13.4 g/t (boh)
MATILDA EXTENSIONS & Mentelle Shear
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28. Potential large tonnage, near surface, infill drilling required
Deeper drilling to identify high grade primary mineralisation
3kms of strike with continuous mineralisation
CARROLL PRIOR PROSPECTS
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29. 700m of strike and still open
Excellent grades and widths –steep dilatant structures open at depth
Good continuity, robust deposit
Additional extension drilling down plunge required
Open
RESOURCES
Tonnes
g/t Au
Contained
OzAu
Indicated
738,000
2.5
69,000
Inferred
3,108,000
2.1
211,000
TOTAL
3,846,000
2.2
270,000
Considerable scope to increase deposit
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ADVANCED RESOURCES –REGENT
30. ►Long History of Production +4Moz
►Historical Oxide, Quartz, Tailings ~1Moz
►1897 –1924 Oxide & Quartz 186,000 oz
►1984 –1993 Oxide & Tailings 770,000 oz
►BIOX Fitted to Existing Oxide Plant (Com May 1993)
►2007 Oxiana (Oz Minerals) acquires Agincourt
►2007: Project broken up -Wiluna mine assets sold to Apex for $29.5M
►Apex spends $71M on exploration expenditure
►Minmetals Acquires Oz Minerals
►Nov 2011 Blackham acquires Matilda Gold Project for $1.4M
►Mar 2014 Blackham acquires WGP $2M upfront and $2.6M in deferred consideration
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HISTORY OF WILUNA GOLDFIELD