BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETE
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BUILD READY
WORLD CLASS DEPOSIT OF TWO STRATEGIC METALS: TUNGSTEN & TIN
RAISING PROJECT FINANCE
FOR RESTART
>£500M FREE CASH FLOWS
+20 YEAR MINE LIFE
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BFS COMPLETE
PROJECT NPV OF £272mIRR of 33%
STABLE CASH FLOW FROM AGGREGATES PRODUCTION
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FIXING A WORLD CLASS TUNGSTEN MINE
>£200m sunk capital
WORLD’S 3rd LARGEST TUNGSTEN RESOURCE
325 Mt @ 0.12% WO3
LOW CAPEX & QUICK PAYBACK
£35m Capexavg. £34m p.a. EBITDA (50% EBITDA margin)
RAISING PROJECT FINANCE
£40m debtMin. of £15m and up to £25m equity
LOW OPEX & 3 REVENUE STREAMS
$108/mtuLoM WO3 OPEX ($112/mtu AISC)
BUILD READY
INTRODUCTION OF XRT-ORE SORTING
Radically Changes Project Economics
3.5ktpa WO3 & 371tpa Sn Prod.
TIMELINE
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Second commercial exploitation– 85t of WO3
produced
1867 1918-1919 1943-1944 1977-1986 1986 202220212019201820152007
DISCOVERY
First commercial exploitation- 24t of WO3
produced
AMAX Exploration drill out maiden resource and produce a feasibility study.25,400m of drilling
Planning permission granted, but AMAX walk away post the
tin market crash
Wolf Minerals acquires the project
Third commercial exploitation
– 3,735t of WO3
produced
Wolf Minerals enters receivership
Tungsten West acquires the project for £5.6m, with +£200m of sunk costs
TWL deliver Bankable Feasibility Study into a restart
Recommencement of operations
1985 AMAX Decline Portal, driving 70m underground into core of the resource
2021 Hemerdon open-pit today, looking South towards Hemerdon Ball
1945 Photograph showing WW2 open cast excavation at Hemerdon. Looking South towards Hemerdon Ball (British Geological Survey)
WHY WOLF FAILED
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POOR PLANT AVAILIBILITY LOW RECOVERIES ONEROUS OFFTAKES
Wrong Equipment Selection
(frequent front-end downtime)
Lack of Surge/Stockpile Capacity
(inability to de-couple areas of the plant)
Overgeneration of Fines During Crushing
(associated with the upper portion of the ore body)
Attritional Equipment for A Friable Mineral
(over generation of slimes)
33% WO3 Recovery
(compared to expected 58%WO3 recovery)
Over-promised on Product Specification
(penalties associated with off-spec concentrates)
Failed to Deliver the Agreed Tonnages
(take or pay contracts penalised for late deliveries)
53% Plant Availability
(compared to industry standard of 81%)
A 15% Discount on Concentrate Sold
(equivalent to a payability of 65% APT vs 80% APT)
FIXING A WORLD CLASS ASSET
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FRONT END CONCENTRATOR CONCENTRATE DRESSING
Old Configuration: Low Plant Availability & Poor Recoveries = 1/3rd of Forecasted WO3 Production
› Primary and Secondary Hybrid Rolls Crushers
› Attrition Scrubber
› Low Frequency Noise Generating Screens › 50% to Fines Circuit‐ Spirals - Tables
› 50% to Coarse Circuit:‐ Primary Dense Media Separator
‐ Secondary Dense Media Separator
› Reduction Roast Kiln and Low Intensity Magnetic Separation of Iron Minerals
› High Intensity Magnetic Separation of Tin and Tungsten Products
› Single WO3 Concentrate Produced
New Configuration:
› Phase1: Mobile Primary Jaw Crusher and Secondary Cone Crusher
› XRT Ore Sorters Rejecting 70% of Feed
› New, Smaller and Quieter Screens › 33% to Fines Circuit
› Phase1: Spirals & Tables
› Phase2: Spirals, Tables & Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separator (WHIMS)
› 67% to Coarse Circuit:‐ Primary Dense Media Separator
‐ Secondary Dense Media Separator
‐ Scavenger Dense Media Separator
› Phase 1: Existing kiln
› Phase 2: Kiln & new Custom Built Hydro-metallurgical Facility for Alkali Leaching
› Medium and High Grade WO3
concentrates produced
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BFS
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Upside to this Financial Model will come from:» Increasing the mine planning permission boundary adds 14Mt
of reserves
» Expected +10% WO3 head-grade bump in operation
» Increasing metallurgical recoveries from 57% to 65%
» Expanding killas mining reserve
» Building a Sodium Tungstate Plant in Plymouth Free Port Zone
» Expanding aggregate sales to 2Mtpa and beyond
» Reducing G&A assumptions
ASSUMPTIONS FINANCIAL METRICS UPSIDES BEYOND THE BFS
NPV(5%) £272m Post Tax
IRR (Unlevered) 33%
LoM Cash Flow £529m Post Tax
LoM Op-Ex $108 / mtu APT Price
LoM AISC $112 / mtu
WO3 Price Deck: $275 / mtu 2022
$5 / mtu increase p.a.
Sn Price Deck $24,000 /t Flat
WO3 Payability 78% of APT price
Mine Life 20 years
Capex £35m Direct cost
Plant Operating Time 81%
Days Operational 355 days Per year
Avg Granite Grade 0.18% WO3
0.03% Sn
Avg Killas Grade 0.16% WO3
0.02% Sn
Granite Ore Mined 53.7 Mt
Killas Ore Mined 14.3 Mt
Killas Waste Mined 77.2 Mt
Strip Ratio 1.1 : 1
Recovery - Granite 57% WO3
Recovery - Killas 42% WO3
Total WO3 Recovered 69,291 t
Total Sn Recovered 8,118 t
Avg. annual WO3 recovered 3,465 t Per annum
Avg. annual Sn recovered 371 t Per annum
Mining Cost £4.17 per bcm
Processing Cost £5.64 per t
Royalty 2.25%
USD / GBP 1.38
CUMULATIVE CASH FLOWS - LIFE OF MINE
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FINANCIAL FORECASTS
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ANNUAL PRODUCTION AND GRADES ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS AND EBITDA
CAPEX QUARTERLY BREAKDOWN (2021-2025) LOM COST BREAKDOWN
-
0.05%
0.10%
0.15%
0.20%
0.25%
0.30%
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300,000
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500,000
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WO3 production (mtu) Sn production (WO3 eq. mtu) WO3 grade (% - LHS) Sn grade (% - LHS)
(60)
(40)
(20)
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20
40
60
80
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Annual total Opex (£m) Annual EBITDA (£m)
(12)
(10)
(8)
(6)
(4)
(2)
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Quarterly initial capex (£m) Quarterly sustaining capex (£m)
Mining Opex, 31%
Processing Opex, 54%
G&A Opex, 13%
Pre-Production Opex, 1%
Purchasing Commitments, 1%
DIRECTORS & SENIOR MANAGEMENT
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MARK THOMPSONDirector & Executive Chairman
Mark holds a B.A. in Physics from OxfordUniversity. He has 27 years of experience infinancial markets, commodity trading, mineralsexploration and mine development. He has sat onthe boards of several listed mining companies andhas particular expertise in tin, tungsten, copper,and in the South-West of the UK. He consultswidely within the metal derivatives and miningindustries and as an expert witness in metals andmining related commercial litigation. He is adirector of TSX-V listed Meridian Mining.
MAXIMILLIAN DENNINGDirector & CEO
Max holds a B.A. in Economics & Politics and a MScin Accounting & Financial Management. He hasover 10 years experience in the mining sectormainly in commercial & finance, managementconsultancy and project delivery. He is on theInvestment Committee of a private family officethat holds several investments in the miningsector. He was previously GM Commercial &Finance of Pan African Minerals Ltd.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
FRANCIS JOHNSTONENon-Executive Director
Francis trained in corporate finance at Citibank before entering the miningbusiness in 1989 with Cluff Resources where he became Group Projects andOperations Manager. He has also previously held the position of CommercialDirector at Ridge Mining plc. He is currently an investment advisor to LSElisted Baker Steel Resources Trust and is a NED of a number miningcompanies.
STEPHEN FABIANNon-Executive Director
Steve holds as B.E. (Min) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.He has over 25 years' experience in mining industry, as a fund manager andventure capitalist. He is the Founder & Chairman of Brazil Tungsten Holdingsand the CEO of Anglo Saxony Mining.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
RICHARD MAXEYNon-Executive Director
Richard holds a BA in Economics & Management from Oxford University andis a CFA charter holder. He has 20 years of experience in financial markets inboth public and private equity. Having run a specialized resources fund onbehalf of a South African family office he has specific knowledge of andexperience in the natural resources sector investing in public and privatemining businesses worldwide across a range of commodity sectors includingbulks, precious, ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM
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JAMES MCFARLANETechnical Director
James holds a MSc from the Camborne School of Mines inMining Geology and has worked as both a production andexploration geologist in the UK, Ireland and Australia, and as aprincipal mining consultant across a range of commoditiesglobally. He was formerly Mining Technical Services Managerat Hemerdon under Wolf Minerals.
JON HSUANProject Director
Jon, BSc ARSM FIMMM, has over 40 years' experience in seniormanagement roles covering all aspects of project and miningactivities. His expertise lie in geological studies, operationsmanagement, beneficiation test work and process design, pilotplant programs, plant technical and engineering work, EPCMcontracts and project management. Since 2012, Jon has been asenior consultant of Behre-Dolbear.
COLIN PERKINS Commercial & Contracts Director
Colin holds a BSc. Estates Management. BSc. ConstructionManagement and LLB, specialising in construction law. He carriesover 35 years of major project and consultancy experience inMining, Hydro Electric and Oil sector construction. Havingpreviously held positions as Contract and Construction DirectorRussia, Director for Oil & Gas Africa and Project Director Africa.He has worked with World Bank funding, as well as private sectorinvestment projects.
PAUL NICHOLLS Managing Director - Aggregates
Paul holds a Degree in Accountancy and a Masters in Commercial Management. He is aformer Royal Marine Commando and has 20 years of experience in defence, commercialand project delivery roles at director level. He is a former Commercial Director for nationallysignificant infrastructure projects including +£1bn framework contracts for HS2 and forthe UK National Housing and Communities Agency.
DAVE SKINNER HSEQ Manager, Quarry Manager
Dave holds professional qualifications in Health and Safety, and as a Quarry Manager. He haspreviously worked as a senior member of the management team at African Minerals in SierraLeone and as Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Manger at Hemerdon under theprevious ownership.
DEREK COLLEY Head of Technology & Finance
Derek holds a BComm in Accounting & Tax, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA). Hehas 30+ years’ experience in Technology and Finance across a diverse range of industries.Derek has implemented ERP systems for multiple FTSE350/S&P500-sized companies, andhas a special interest in systems integration, process automation and robotics.
JOHN LEACH Commercial Manager / Interim Site Manager
John holds a BSc and an MBA, and has previously worked in several other sectors includinghealthcare, global logistics and as a director and CEO for disaster relief operations. Prior tothis he served as an Officer in the Royal Marine Commandos.
PROJECTS & TECHNICAL TEAM OPERATIONS TEAMS
CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND CAPITAL RAISING
» Fully diluted there would be 101,953,241 shares in issuance
» This consists of 68,661,540 shares, 2,291,701 warrants and £9.3m of convertible loan notes at 30p:
‒ Convertible notes have a 3 year maturity from 29th November 2019 and pay 8% interest PIK
‒ Convertible at holder's option at 30p per share
‒ Callable by TWL at 45p before 25th of May 2021 or at 60p before 25th October 2022
‒ Mandatory conversion upon qualifying IPO raising >£10.0m at +60p
» Capital raised to date: £23.3m with £4.2m in treasury as of March 2021
» The Founding Shareholders will earn 10% additional equity by hitting project milestones:
‒ 3.33% each upon: financial close for mine restart, declaring commercial production, and upon a liquidity event through sale of the Company or IPO
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CORPORATE STRUCTURE TOP 8 SHAREHOLDERS
FULLY DILUTED EFFECTIVE INTEREST:
Baker Steel Resources Trust 24.07%
Henry Maxey 15.41%
Denning Family 14.02%
David Lilley 8.96%
Simon Nixon 7.70%
Ian Hannam 4.95%
Thompson Family 4.17%
Fabian Family 3.70%
CAPITAL RAISING
» TWL is currently raising between £15m and £25m of equity alongside £40m of project finance debt via an IPO on the AIM Market
Use of funds:
Project Finance Contingency Working Capital
THE PROJECT
OVERVIEW OF THE HEMERDON TUNGSTEN MINE
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The Hemerdon Tungsten Mine is located 7 miles Northeast of Plymouth» Discovered in 1867
» Mined during WW1, WW2 and then 2015-18 by Wolf Minerals
Drilled by AMAX in the mid 1980’s:» AMAX built and operated a 50 tph pilot plant using fresh ore from 70m below
surface, demonstrating +65% WO3 recoveries
Wolf Minerals invested +£200m into the project between 2007 & 2019» Production commenced in 2015
» Wrong plant design resulted in <50% recoveries & poor plant availability
» Wolf Minerals (UK) Ltd entered receivership in October 2018
Tungsten West acquires Hemerdon assets in December 2019» 2.25% net smelter royalty and £95k p.a. certain rent to Landlords
» 40 years lease term from February 2014
» Includes £13.2m of Restoration Bond cash and £1.8m of Environmental Bond
Planning permission granted in 1986 and Modified in 2010:» Remains in good standing until 2032
» 24/7 working permitted
History
OVERVIEW OF THE HEMERDON TUNGSTEN MINE (continued)
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RISK
Risks & Mitigations
AREA MITIGATION
» WO3 Ore Grade – Based on new geo-statistical work, estimated reserve grades are now 0.18% WO3 versus 0.17% under Wolf’s operation
» WO3 Ore Grade – Wolf consistently delivered 0.21% WO3 to the mill from zones with reserve grades of 0.17%. A further +10% increase in the TWL ore feed grade is likely
» MINERAL RESOURCES
» Mining Cost – Removal of UK Govt rebate on red diesel could increase mining costs
» MINING» Mining Cost – TWL is lobbying for a 5-year exemption and
seeking savings from a re-tendering of the mining contract
» ESG
» Planning & Permitting – Reserves limited to current planning without additional permitting
» Environmental – Inherent risk to water, air, biodiversity & quality of land
» Supply Chain – Upstream resourcing of materials and downstream supply of tungsten may conflict with TWL policy and stakeholder expectation
» Planning & Permitting – Additional approvals and alternate mining methods can increase the LoM
» Environmental – Implement new policies to protect the environment
» Supply Chain – TWL can market ‘clean’ tungsten and tin from transparent source, investigating blockchain technology
» ECONOMIC» APT & Sn Price, Exchange Rate & OPEX – Reduction in forecast prices
and increase in Op-Ex & Exchange rates negatively effects the project
» Aggregates – Failure to meet forecast quality or sales targets for production
» APT & Sn Price, Exchange Rate & OPEX – If opposite it will have a positive impact on project economics
» Aggregates – develop Hemerdon into low cost ‘super quarry’
» METALLURGY» WO3 & Sn Recoveries – geologically complex deposit and ferberite minerals
alteration impact metallurgical response
» Labour Force – Lack of relevant local skills
» WO3 & Sn Recoveries – Conservative assumptions used in BFS and TWL has investigated alternative recovery technology
» Labour Force – Create a training facility for local workforce
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CHINA CLAY PIT ADJACENT
NORTHERN EXTENSION
HEMERDON PIT
SOUTHERN EXTENSION
MINE WASTE FACILITY
NEW PUBLIC LINK ROAD
PROCESSINGPLANT
AGGREGATES STOCKPILES
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JORC COMPLIANT MINERAL RESOURCE & ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES
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» Tungsten West’s resource stands at 324.8 Mt @ 0.12% WO3 and 0.03% Sn
» 399kt contained WO3
» 88kt contained Tin
» Mining Reserve stands at 63.3 Mt @ 0.18% WO3 and 0.03% Sn
» Potential resource and reserve upside to come from the strong belief that the actual WO3 Grade is under reported by +10%, and the tin grade by up to 30%
‒ This is derived from the "nugget effect" in resource estimation as the Hemerdon deposit is very nuggety
‒ Wolf mined at a reserve grade of 0.17% WO3 but consistently delivered 0.21% WO3
to the mill
December 2020 Hemerdon Deposit
Notes:
› Mineral Resources reported at a cut-off grade of 0.065% WO3 in the granite and 0.079% WO3 in the killas
› Mineral resource calculated basis a WO3 price of $500 per mtu and a pit boundary outside the current permitted area
› Does not include tailings (3.3Mt at 0.19% WO3 and 0.03% Sn)
› Majority of Southern Extension included
Domain Cut-Off
Measured Indicated Inferred Measured, Indicated & Inferred
Tonnes
(Mt)
WO₃
(%)Sn (%)
WO₃ Eq
(%)
Tonnes
(Mt)
WO₃
(%)Sn (%)
WO₃ Eq
(%)
Tonnes
(Mt)
WO₃
(%)
Sn
(%)
WO₃ Eq
(%)
Tonnes(
Mt)
WO₃
(%)
Sn
(%)
WO₃
Eq
(%)
Granite 0.065% 33.7 0.18 0.03 0.19 84.2 0.15 0.02 0.16 41.3 0.11 0.02 0.12 159.1 0.14 0.03 0.15
Killas 0.079% 7.9 0.12 0.04 0.13 39.4 0.1 0.03 0.12 117.4 0.1 0.03 0.11 164.8 0.1 0.03 0.11
Granite
StockpilesN/A 0.9 0.21 0.05 0.23 - - - - - - - - 0.9 0.21 0.05 0.23
Total - 42.5 0.17 0.03 0.18 123.6 0.13 0.03 0.15 158.7 0.1 0.03 0.11 324.8 0.12 0.03 0.13
Ore TypeCut-off WO3
Eq (%)
Proved Ore Reserves Probable Ore Reserves Total Ore Reserves
Tonnes (Mt) WO3 (%) Sn (%) WO3 Eq (%) Tonnes (Mt) WO3 (%) Sn (%) WO3 Eq (%) Tonnes (Mt) WO3 (%) Sn (%)WO3 Eq
(%)
Granite 0.098 30.6 0.18 0.03 0.2 22.8 0.19 0.02 0.2 53.5 0.19 0.03 0.2
Killas 0.134 2.6 0.15 0.04 0.16 6.2 0.15 0.03 0.15 8.9 0.15 0.03 0.15
Stockpiles N/A 0.9 0.21 0.05 0.23 - - - - 0.9 0.21 0.05 0.23
Total - 34.1 0.18 0.03 0.20 29.1 0.18 0.03 0.19 63.3 0.18 0.03 0.19
TAILINGS INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
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December 2020 Mine Waste Facility
Notes:
› High accuracy surveying by aerial drone and hy-drone unmanned surface vehicle
› Contained metal of 5,900t of WO3 and 800t of Sn
› Initial test work indicates up to 50% recoveries (rougher) of WO3 through magnetic separation
Domain Tonnage WO₃ (%) Sn (%) WO₃ MTU's Sn Tonnes
2 278,300 0.21 0.04 58,000 110
3 557,700 0.20 0.02 111,500 120
4 1,887,700 0.18 0.02 341,700 440
5 332,800 0.16 0.03 52,400 90
6 151,300 0.18 0.03 27,200 40
Total Inferred 3,207,800 0.18 0.02 590,800 800
THE MINE WASTE FACILITY AT HEMERDON IS AMONGST THE WORLD’S LARGEST CRIRSCO COMPLIANT TUNGSTEN RESOURCES!
COMPARABLES
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Mt Carbine (open pit)
Mt Carbine (stockpile)
Dolphin (mine)
O'Callaghans
Northern Dancer
Mactung
Sisson
Sangdong
Barruecopardo
La Parrilla
Hemerdon Mine
Hemerdon Mine (tailings)
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Source: TWL and Roskill
FS: 2016CAPEX: $69m
NPV(5): $89m @$370/mtu
BFS 2021: Post TaxCAPEX: $48m
NPV(5): $375m @$300/mtuIRR (unlevered): 33%
PEA 2011: Pre TaxCAPEX: $645m
NPV(8) $1,110m@$300/mtuIRR: 22%
FS 2013: Post TaxCAPEX: $579m
NPV(8) $418m @ $350/mtuIRR: 16.3%
In Production UndergroundPre-Production Open Pit
2021: Measured, Indicated & Inferred Resources of Tungsten Projects
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150000
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250000
AlphaminResources
Tin One Minsur Metals X Kasbah Res. Ltd Euro Tin Aus Tin Mining Tin InternationalLtd
ElementosLimited
VentureMinerals
Strongbow Tungsten WestLtd.
Anglo SaxonyMining
Tin InternationalLtd
Cons. Tin Mines Stellar Res. Ltd
Contained Tin (t) within Measured and Indicated Resources
Hemerdon also contains a Globally significant tin resource
PROCESS PLANT RE-DESIGN COMPLETE
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Completely new primary and
secondary crushing circuit
Upgrade of concentrator and
refinery in Phase II
Introduction of XRT Ore Sorting
Aggregate Stockpiles to aggregates plant
LOW CAPEX FOR A 20+ YEAR LIFE OF MINE
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TWL are building redundancy andsurge capacity into the processingplant:
» New Primary Crushers: Duty + StandbyJaw Crushers
» New Secondary Crushers: Duty +Standby Cone Crushers
» New Ore Sorters: 6 x Duty + 1 x Standby
» Tertiary Crusher: Duty + Standby ConeCrushers
» New DMS Feed Bins Capacity: 30hrs
» Upgraded Primary DMS: Duty + Standby
» Result: +1.5 Mtpa of excess processingcapacity to treat third party ores
Area Detail (£)
MINING
Mobilisation 618,979
Enabling Works 297,850
Mine Geology 513,991
Environmental, H&S 995,314
Mining Working Capital 1,048,862
PROCESSING PLANT REBUILD
Front End Rebuild 16,903,732
Ore Sorters 4,030,256
Concentrator Circuit Upgrade 5,647,712
First Fill 243,798
Lab 335,404
PROCESSING PLANT SPARES
Spare Parts & Initial Stockholding 5,000,000
ON SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
Workshop 202,333
Admin Block 1,195,000
IT Infrastructure 662,500
Area Detail (£)
ON SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
Workshop 202,333
Admin Block 1,195,000
IT Infrastructure 662,500
INDIRECT COSTS
Project Management 1,182,319
Design & Drafting 1,119,473
Commissioning 442,576
CORPORATE COMMITMENTS
Restoration Bond 1,000,000
Hargreaves Commencement Fee 1,000,000
Royalty Pre-Payment 1,000,000
Environmental Bond Top-Up 850,000
Purchasing Commitments 342,620
TOTAL 44,632,720
Contingency & Working Capital 10,367,280
TOTAL USES OF PROCEEDS 55,000,000
New Equity 15,000,000
Project Finance Debt 40,000,000
TOTAL SOURCES OF PROCEEDS 55,000,000
BUILT TO LAST
GRADE STREAMING STRATEGY - MWF
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» TWL has completed a redesign of the MWF with consultants SLR tosupport a new mining and processing strategy for the BFS
» MWF capacity increased to 246Mt of tailings and waste rock,whilst preserving access to aggregate and killas ore stockpiles for later re-processing, and for aggregates sales over decades
» The re-design eliminates much of the operating costs previously associatedwith the Wolf MWF
» The study included a comprehensive geochemical assessment thatconcluded that all tailing streams from the future operations are inert
» The study concluded that the waste requirements of the mine plan can beaccommodated within the currently permitted footprint
Materials flowchart used to develop the MWF redesign concept based on the ‘maximum’ mine schedule
Peak landform based on ‘maximum’ scenario illustrating segmentation of the facility to accommodate individual stockpiled materials
OFFTAKE TERM SHEETS AGREED
Tungsten West has agreed offtake heads of terms with two key anchor clients:
» Wolfram Bergbeau und Hutten: 600tpa WO3
» Global Tungsten Powders: 1,700tpa WO3
» 78% Payability for 52% WO3 grade product enables Hemerdonto produce concentrates that compliment the deposit
» Pre-pay negotiations for tin and tungsten concentrate are on-going
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UPSIDE IN CONCENTRATE GRADE & PAYABILITY AS THE MINERALOGY IMPROVES WITH DEPTH
TWL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNTERPARTIES TO BUILD A SODIUM TUNGSTATE PLANT IN THE PLYMOUTH FREEPORT ZONE
ENVIRONMENTALSOCIAL AND
GOVERNANCE
ENVIROMENTAL SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE
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» Licensing Requirements – The existing mining license requires robust environmental compliance and commitments
» Carbon Neutral Target – TWL has set itself the challenging target of being carbon neutral by 2027
» Operating Efficiencies –Optimizing energy usage and minimizing environmental impacts
» Sustainability – Integrating aggregates production into a sustainability and restoration plan
» Restoration – A fully cash funded commitment to site restoration is in place with a £13.2m Restoration Bond
BUSINESS PLAN FOUNDED ON ESG PRINCIPLES
ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL GOVERNANCE
» Health and Safety – Striving to monitor, assess and mitigate all of the potential risks that could cause harm
» Community Engagement –Commitment to local stakeholder engagement
» Aggregates – Local construction industry benefits from a sustainable long-term supply with a low carbon footprint
» Local Job Creation – Working with specialist recruitment consultants to recruit ex-military personnel
» Skills Training – Actively working with local tertiary education establishments for research projects
» Business Practices – Strong business ethics, corporate responsibility, and codes of conduct in place
» Experienced Management –Extensive track record of financial competence and corporate governance
» Regulatory and Operating Environment – The South West of the UK is a very large current and historic mining landscape regulated by the Mineral Planning Authority and the Environment Agency
» ISO Accreditations - ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental, and ISO 45001 H&S all granted. ISO 50001 Energy Management and ISO 27001 IT Security and Management pending
LOCAL REGION
Sources: Creacombe Solar Farm; Plymouth City Council
TUNGSTEN PRICE FORECAST
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» The current spot price for APT (as of 23rd March 2021) is quoted at US$270-275/mt
» A good guide for long term commodity price outlook can be the cash-cost curve: a plot of production of WO3 versus the cash cost of production - it is rare to see the price of any commodity below the 80th percentile of the cash cost of production for any sustained period of time
» For Western World tungsten mine production this level would be at US$313/mtu (Roskill) but Tungsten West is using a long-term average of US$300/mtu for financial modelling purposes
SUPPLY /DEMAND COMMENTARY
HISTORICAL AND FORECAST APT PRICE 2011-29 (US$/MTU)
US$335/mtuRoskill long term APT pricing forecast
At a project breakeven APT price of $108 per mtu Hemerdon would be a first quartile cash cost producer
CASH COST, TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATES EX-CHINA
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PLYMOUTH FREE PORT STATUS
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» Tungsten West is uniquely placed to take advantage of Plymouth’s Free Port status due to existing and future business relationships
» Aggregates West is supplying Sherford Housing Development –5,500 new homes + business park under construction
» Tungsten West is in negotiations with South Hams District Council to lease a new-build administration and 50,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Langage Energy Park (1.5 miles from mine site)
» This warehouse will be used as concentrate blending, export point, and potential site of a future sodium tungstate plant
» Aggregates West is negotiating supply contracts into London (where aggregate prices are much higher than local prices) via barge export from Cattedown Wharf
WHAT IS A FREE PORT?
• Free ports are specially designated economic zones where normal tax and customs rules do not apply.
• In such ports, goods can be imported, manufactured, and exported again without facing standard tariffs or requiring normal customs checks.
• Companies which operate within free ports do so with the benefit of paying a lower rate of VAT tax and employment tax
• Plymouth has been awarded 3 zones with Free Port Status. Plymouth Ports, Sherford Housing Development and Langage Energy Park.
ABOUT AGGREGATES
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» Total UK Market Demand – circa 250 Million Tonnes Per Annum
» Local Demand (50 miles radius) – 3 Million Tonnes Per Annum
» Hemerdon formally signed off as a new mineral resource, approved for use in highways projects by the Minerals Planning Authority and Devon County Council Highways Authority
» All materials formally certified as CE Marked, with work underway to transition to UKCA following Brexit
» Fully Operational and Certified Management Systems in place(ISO 9001/14001/45001)
» TWL Working towards ISO 17025 Laboratory Standards to self-certify under UKAS
» Initial aggregates sales have commenced into local major housing developments (Sherford and Cranbrook)
» Estimated sales in next 12 months of 250kt of low value products
» High value single size granite aggregates sales to commence once back in production from coarse rejects of the XRT ore-sorting
AGGREGATES DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY
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» Aggregates wash plant design finalized – being fed with 100% of the ore sorter reject and 100% of the thickener underflow
» Products to be produced range from "fill-a-hole" type aggregates (sales have commenced) to single sized granite and killas gravels and different sand qualities
» Year 1 (post mining re-start) aggregate sales prices range between £9 per tonne and £26 per tonne for different products
» Year 1 sales forecast at 500,000 tonnes, ramping up to 1,500,000 tonnes by Year 5
» New planning consents are in place for exports ex-gate of 150 loads per day, equating to a potential tonnage export per year of 1,200,000 tonnes.
» Work underway on a Section 73 Application to upgrade consents to 250 lorry movements per day.
» Pre - Feasibility Study complete for the addition of export via 3 different railway siding options
» Negotiations for export to London and the SE via barge from Plymouth Port complete and pressure tested
» Plymouth City Awarded Free Port Status
Design of the aggregates wash plant: six products to be produced; of 4x single sized aggregates and 2 sands
APPENDIX
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VALUE PROPOSITION
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Previous Owners Wolf Minerals: Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Source: Capital IQ
£19m
£40m£35m
£74m
£78m
£199m
£222m
£164m
£122m
£167m
£186m £185m
-£100m
-£50m
£0m
£50m
£100m
£150m
£200m
£250m
£300m
H1 2012 H2 2012 H1 2013 H2 2013 H1 2014 H2 2014 H1 2015 H2 2015 H1 2016 H2 2016 H1 2017 H2 2017
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Market Capitalization
- Cash & Investments
+ Total Debt
= Total Enterprise Value (TEV)
Peak Enterprise Value: £222m
Pre-Production Mkt Cap: £200m
£145m of Debt Prior to
Receivership
£5.6m Acquisition
Price
ABOUT TUNGSTEN
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» Tungsten is a Transition Metal that has extreme physical characteristics including:‒ Highest tensile strength and melting point of any metal
‒ Hardest material other than diamonds
‒ Density of 19.3 (g/cm3) - comparable to Uranium and Gold
» WO3 Concentrates are an intermediate product‒ Further refined into Ammonium Para-tungstate (”APT”) by metals processors
» Tungsten Concentrates are traded basis the APT price‒ Typically 65% WO3 concentrate trade at 77%-82% of the APT price
» China Dominates the tungsten market‒ China controls over 60% of global tungsten reserves, 72% of resources
‒ Chinese APT production share is between 85% and 90% of World supply
» 63% of Tungsten demand was Chinese in 2020‒ Export then of semi-finished and finished goods
‒ O&G, mining, automotive, machine tools, construction are all industries reliant upon tungsten
‒ Global reliance on Chinese supply and processing
» Tungsten sits high on the EU and US list of critical minerals due to the Chinese domination of supply
59.0%
19.5%
12.8%
8.6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%Chemicals & Others
Mill Products
Steel & Alloy
Cemented Carbides
TOTALRESOURCES:
11,273,000(tW)
China: 71.5%
Russia: 11.0%
Canada: 6.0%
Australia: 3.3%
Vietnam: 1.1%
USA: 1.0%
Spain: 0.8%
UK: 0.5%
Others: 4.8%
71.5%
Source: Roskill
30.0%
17.0%
12.7%
11.8%
10.8%6.0%5.0%6.7% Other apllications
Energy
Military / defence
Consumer Goods
Mining & Construction
Other Transposrt
Industrial Applications
Automotive
FIRST USE END USE
BACKGROUND TO TUNGSTEN TUNGSTEN RESOURCES BY COUNTRY 2018
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF TUNGSTEN
GLOBAL TUNGSTEN USES 2018
TotalSupply:
108,387(tW)
TUNGSTEN SUPPLY / DEMAND
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» Mine Production dropped 7% in 2020 to 80,000t:‒ Existing Chinese and international mines face depleting ore grades and reserves
» Demand growth forecasts remain robust and require additional sources of production
» Pre-development tungsten projects struggle to raise the required capital‒ Very few large deposits – mainly small deposits that are unattractive investments
China: 56.3%
Vietnam: 5.6%
Russia: 2.4%
Bolivia: 1.2%
N. Korea: 1.2%
Austria: 0.9%
UK: 0.9%
Other: 3.1%
Secondary: 28.4%
SUPPLY /DEMAND COMMENTARY GLOBAL TUNGSTEN SUPPLY BY REGION 2018
SUPPLY AND DEMAND FORECAST 2011 TO 2028
GLOBAL TUNGSTEN DEMAND BY REGION
2018Demand
104,400(tW)
48.8%
12.1%
7.2%
13.6%
18.3%
China
Europe
USA
Japan
Others
Contact Details
TUNGSTEN WESTRegistered office address: Shakespeare Martineau Llp6th Floor, 60 Gracechurch Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3V 0HR
[email protected]@tungstenwest.com