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The Junior Indaba
7 & 8th June 2017JSE: WEZ
Disclaimer
Opinions expressed herein are by nature subjective to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
Changing information or circumstances may cause the actual results, plans and objectives of
Wesizwe Platinum Limited (the “Company”) to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
the forward looking statements.
Financial forecasts and data given herein are estimates based on the reports prepared by experts
who in turn relied on management estimates and therefore the information herein is not warranted.
Undue reliance should not be placed on such opinions, forecasts or data.
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statements whether to reflect new data or future events or circumstances.
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• The current global economic slowdown affects demands of
metals and investment appetite in mining projects.
• Depressed demand and low prices have seen resources
companies losing up to 70% of the NAV.)( Making it difficult to raise capital for
new projects and normal working).
• The developing economies currency cyclicity and weakening is
adding to the downward pressures and scarcity of mining
investment-SFA
Introduction -Situation
Systematic view of the situation
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Mining
Industry
Global Economy
Dynamics
Stakeholder
execpectations
Regulatory
reforms
Job cuts & socio
econmic challenges
Rising Inpout
Costs
Organisational
resilience +
+
Low metal prices
Weak currency
Low
Productivity
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PGM ProjectsOnly 50% of PGM’s project reserves commissioned since 2007.
• Today project advancement is fairly diverse geographically:
– South Africa>= 48% of project reserves,
– North America>= 23%
– Russia>=30%.
• Overall, global projects require $14.3 billion in capital
expenditure to bring 185 moz of PGM reserves into
production before 2030.
• South African projects account for $6.3 billion, to commission
production from up to 60 moz of reserves.
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Real Option Analysis
Definition: the capacity of individuals or entities to learn from
what is happening around them and their willingness and the
ability to modify behavior based upon that learning.
Event
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Wesizwe Business
Reposition
Review and OptimiseHuman Resource Structure
and Budgets
Review BPM ProjectBusiness case
Investigate operaionsmodel looking to contract
mining etc.
Review the housingmodel & Budgets for
social projects
Real OptionAnalysis
Market & IndustryResearch
ManageStrakeholderexpectations
AccelerateProject
Revise PtojectSchedule
Review Optionevery 12 months
Review supply chainmethodology focus on global
procurement and pricecompetitiveness
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Project Defferral Options
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WESIZWE BPM PROJECT
Wez Story- Business Development
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Company Founded-2003
(Venture capitalists)
Exploration Permits & initial
evaluations 2004
Equity Funding JSE 2005
Full Exploration & BFS 2004-
2008
Mining Licence & Permits 2009
Project Development Launch 2011
Shaft Sinking commences
2012
Two shafts reach bottom
2015
Phase 1 Main Shaft
Commissioning
2017
Appoint Flat development
contractor 2017
Process Plant Commission
2019
Steady State Production
2021
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A Company Profile
Wesizwe Platinum is a public
company incorporated in the
Republic of South Africa.
Its shares are listed on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(JSE).
Its intention is to participate in
platinum group metals (PGM) mining
in South Africa.
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Bakubung Platinum Mine
(BPM)
Bakubung Platinum Mine is the
development of a new
underground mine to access
one of the last remaining
sizeable and viable Merensky
and UG2 PGM ore bodies.
The BPM site is located on the
Western Limb of the Bushveld
Complex, close to the town of
Rustenburg in the North West
Province of South Africa.
The project is being developed
through the Group’s wholly
owned subsidiary, Bakubung
Minerals (Pty) Limited
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Investment Highlights
New mine development
Wesizwe’s Bakubung
Platinum Mine will access
one of the last remaining
sizeable and viable
Merensky and UG2 PGM
ore bodies.
At steady state
production, the mine will
produce 420,000koz 4E
per year of Platinum
Group Metals.
Main commissioning of
the mine is scheduled for
2017, with full production
in 2021.
Sound financial backing
Wesizwe Platinum
secured a US$650 million
funding facility from the
China Development Bank
(CDB).
The first drawdown from
this facility in the amount
of US$100 million was
made on 6 January 2014.
Based on current project
projections, this funding
facility will cover all
funding requirements until
shafts are commissioned.
Premium Resource Base
1. The Bakubung
Platinum Mine has a
highly favorable 4E Prill
split –
•Platinum 62.4%
•Palladium 28%
•Rhodium 7.4%
•Gold 2.2%
(combined reefs, LOM)
2.Premium Merensky
Reef resource 7 moz 4E
average grade 6.25 g/t
(4E) and 6.03 moz (4E)
UG2 Resource at 4.52 g/t
3.Reef horizon at around
800m-900m.
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BPM Production Profile
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Resources and Reserves for BPMThe in situ 4E (Pt, Pd, Rh, Au) metal content of the Merensky Reef (MR) is 7.010Moz from 36.033Mt averaging
6.05g/t. Similarly, the UG2 contains 6.250Moz of 4E from 42.972Mt at an average grade of 4.52g/t.
This brings the total 4E resource, including Inferred Resource, of BPM to 70.005Mt grading at 5.22g/t and yielding
13.260Moz.
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BPM– Key Development Phases
2013 Headgears 2013 Winding Plant Sinking 2013
2014 Shaft Sinking 2015 77L Flat development 2016 Flat development
Benchmarking - OPEX ( Owner Mining)
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Wesizwe BPM Vista
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BPM– Power and Water SupplyPower
Phase 2a :132/33kV 40 MVA transformer No. 1 is
commissioned and currently used.
Phase 2b :132/33kV 40MVA transformer No.2 is
delivered and installed.
Bakubung Supply will be on full 80 MVA of 132kV
supply from Ngwedi Substation by June 2017.
Water
• The BPM S-scheme supply 8.4km and 50 ML
Reservoir is completed.
• Full water supply 13Ml fresh feed per day
commissioned in December 2016
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Social Capital 2016
Wesizwe Platinum Limited
Physical Address: Wesizwe House, Devcon Park, 9 Autumn Road, Rivonia Ext 3, 2128, South
Africa
Tel: +27 11 994 4600
Fax: +27 11 994 4601
Website: www.wesizwe.com