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Impact Minerals Limited (ASX: IPT) – Trading Halt
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The securities of Impact Minerals Limited (‘IPT’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of IPT, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Friday, 17 May 2024 or when the announcement is released to the market.
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Overview
Impact Minerals (ASX:IPT) is an exploration and development mining company focused on discovering and developing new resource projects within Australia. Lake Hope, a recent transformational acquisition by the company and its current flagship asset, is a high-purity alumina (HPA) project in Impact’s home territory of Western Australia, a tier-one jurisdiction.
This advanced-stage project allows the company to fast-track the asset toward development, firmly establishing the company on the road to production and increasing shareholder value.
HPA is a high-value product with various uses in several industries that are key to the transition to a low-carbon world. Its main uses are in LED lighting, micro-LED screens, and ceramic-coated separators in lithium-ion batteries. Both these markets are forecast to grow dramatically over the next decade, and a looming supply shortage is predicted for 2026.
HPA is also necessary for producing synthetic sapphire and scratch-resistant glass. With these ever-widening applications for HPA, demand for this resource is expected to grow from US$3.18 billion to US$12.21 billion by 2030 with a compounded annual growth rate of about 20 percent.
Lake Hope is the company’s current focus as it moves towards production, and where a very shallow, high-grade resource of HPA precursor material has been identified in the top two meters of a dry salt lake. The deposit has unique physical and chemical properties that will allow for inexpensive digging and mining, with transportation to a processing facility off-site in an established industrial area. This will accelerate the approvals processes required to get into production.
Impact is currently focused on lodging a mining lease application. The company aims to bring Lake Hope, which contains almost 1 million tons of potential HPA, into production when the forecast average price for 4N HPA (99.99 percent AL203) and related products is about US$20,000 per ton. The ‘4N’ designation indicates the purity grade, making it suitable for high-tech end uses.
Outstanding economics from the latest scoping study released by the company shows Lake Hope’s potential to be the lowest-cost producer of HPA globally by up to 50 percent.
In June 2023, Impact announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 3.5 million tons at 25.1 percent alumina (Al2O3) for a contained 880,000 tons of alumina. The company also received heritage clearances for the entire Lake Hope deposit further de-risking the project and providing another critical component in the company’s application for a mining lease.
Impact completed a bulk sampling and test pits program at the Lake Hope project in December 2023. The company recently announced a key milestone having produced HPA greater than 99.99 percent (4N) purity from the metallurgical processing of lake clays acquired from Lake Hope.
In February 2024, a new proprietary metallurgical process for producing HPA from the lake clays was identified. Impact produced 99.99 percent (4N) Al2O3 from a low-temperature leach (LTL) process. The LTL process may lower the capital and operating costs to produce HPA compared to the sulphate process which underpinned the recent scoping study. The LTL process will be included in the ongoing pre-feasibility study in parallel with the sulphate process at marginal extra cost to determine the best processing route to HPA. The PFS is due to be completed on schedule in late 2024.
A comparison of the LTL process and the sulphate process
The company received a significant research and development refund of $753,000 from its exploration activities completed in the financial year ending June 30th, 2022. The company is well funded to finance the pre-feasibility study at the Lake Hope High Purity Alumina project and exploration activities at the Arkun battery minerals project.
Impact Minerals was also one of the inaugural cohort of seven companies selected to be part of the prestigious BHP Xplor program. BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by BHP in August 2022, is designed to help provide participants with the opportunity to accelerate their growth and the potential to establish a long-term partnership with BHP and its global network of partners.
The BHP Xplor funding was used to identify new target areas for copper and other energy metals around the Broken Hill area in New South Wales, eastern Australia, where Impact has been quietly adding to its ground position for several years.
Additionally, the company is exploring its large Arkun battery metals project, also in Western Australia which covers nearly 2,900 square kilometres. Three new exploration licence applications were submitted recently immediately north of the Arkun project along trend from the recently discovered REE soil geochemistry anomalies at Hyperion, Swordfish and Horseshoe, and the Caligula copper anomaly. These anomalies require drill testing which will occur in 2024 and is an exciting development in the emerging mineral province of southwest WA.
A strong management team with over 50 years of combined industry experience leads the company. With a mining and exploration geology degree, Dr. Mike Jones, managing director, launched a long career consulting and leading mining organizations. Peter Unsworth, the non-executive chairman, has more than 35 years of experience in multiple financial sectors, such as securities industries and wealth management. Paul Ingram, a non-executive director, has led several mining companies since 2003. Impact Minerals has the experience and expertise to lead the company to success.
Company Highlights
- Impact Minerals is an exploration and development mining company focused on rapidly moving its flagship Lake Hope high-purity alumina (HPA) project towards production.
- Lake Hope project has a high-grade maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 3.5 million tonnes at 25.1 percent alumina (Al2O3), for a contained 880,000 tonnes of alumina that can be converted to HPA.
- HPA is used throughout multiple industries, and the overall HPA market is projected to grow by a CAGR of 18.4 percent by 2030.
- A pre-feasibility study is currently in progress, and Impact plans to lodge a mining lease application by Q3 2024 after results of its scoping study indicated that Lake Hope could potentially be one of, if not the lowest-cost producer of HPA globally, possibly by a significant margin of up to 50 percent.
- The company’s project portfolio also includes assets with high-grade mineral deposits of a range of base, critical and precious metals.
- Impact Mineral’s 2,000-square-mile Arkun nickel-copper-PGE project in Western Australia has produced encouraging assays motivating further exploration with maiden drill programmes planned for 2024.
- The company is also exploring its Broken Hill copper project in New South Wales under the auspices of the BHP Xplor program.
- A strong management team leads the company with experience in geology, mining and corporate finance.
Key Projects
Lake Hope HPA Project
Impact Minerals’ Lake Hope HPA project is in Western Australia, a tier-one mining jurisdiction. HPA is a crucial component in many new and emerging technologies, creating ongoing demand for high-grade sources. The Lake Hope project has become the company’s flagship as it moves toward production.
Project Highlights:
- Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate: A maiden mineral resource of 3.5 million tonnes at 25.1 percent alumina (Al2O3) for a contained 880,000 tonnes of alumina has been defined at the Lake Hope HPA Project. About 88 percent of the resource, or 775,000 tonnes of alumina, is in the higher confidence indicated resource category.
- Amenable to Open-pit Mining: The Lake Hope project is a unique HPA asset amenable to shallow, open-pit mining. The deposit is soft and shallow, allowing for cheap digging and minimal infrastructure requirements. This type of deposit also lowers the environmental footprint of the operation.
- Fast-tracked to Production: The company is currently awaiting its Mining Lease Application. Once granted, the company will begin working towards a pre-feasibility study and mini pilot plant. Impact Minerals plans to reach a complete pilot plant by 2026.
- Impressive Results of the 2023 Scoping Study: Outstanding economics show Lake Hope to potentially be the lowest-cost producer of High Purity Alumina (HPA) globally by up to 50 percent. Key outcomes from the scoping study include:
- Annual production of 10,000 tpa of 4N HPA with an initial 25-year mine life
- Annual EBITDA of A$174 million.
- 2 years construction period with 5,000 tonnes of production during the first year, 8,000 tonnes in the second year and 10,000 tonnes of production thereafter.
- US$934 million post-tax NPV8 at an IRR of 55 percent.
The scoping study was underpinned by a sulphuric acid process allowing the company to achieve a new milestone by producing HPA with purity of more than than 99.99 percent (4N) from the metallurgical processing of lake clays acquired from Lake Hope. The company further identified a new proprietary metallurgical process for producing HPA from the lake clays. Known as the low-temperature leach (LTL) process, this also produced 99.99 percent (4N) Al2O3 and has the potential to lower even further the capital and operating costs to produce HPA compared to the sulphate process. The LTL process will be included in the ongoing pre-feasibility study along with the sulphate process to determine the best processing route to HPA. The PFS is due to be completed in late 2024.
Broken Hill Copper Project
The Broken Hill project has a significant land position of 815 square kilometers and hosts multiple targets with the potential for high-grade copper. Broken Hill is located in New South Wales, Australia, an area known for its prolific silver-lead-zinc mining operations and the giant Broken Hill deposit.
Project Highlights:
- Participant in the BHP Xplor Program: Impact was selected for the BHP Xplor program based on its Broken Hill project. The program is designed to allow participants to accelerate growth and establish a long-term partnership with BHP.
- Potential for Additional Minerals and Deposits: As well as copper, the project has significant exploration potential for magmatic nickel-copper-PGE sulphides, and at the time the host rocks were formed, Broken Hill was located close to the world-class nickel-copper-PGE deposit of Jinchuan and the significant Lengquisheng deposit. The project area also has the potential to contain zinc-lead-silver deposits, providing even more value.
Arkun Nickel-Copper-Gold-Lithium-REE Project
The Arkun project is a 2,900-square-kilometer nickel, copper and gold project located in the emerging Ni-Cu-PGE province near the world-class Julimar Ni-Cu-PGE deposit and surrounded by Anglo American Corporation, which secured its ground holding shortly after Impact secured its asset. Anglo-American is one of the world’s top ten mining companies, and their presence in the region brings confidence in the project’s potential.
Project Highlights:
- Additional Exploration Underway: Impact plans follow-up work programs, including drilling, at its priority targets.
- Significant Targets Identified: Recent soil sampling identified two new prospects:
- Hyperion prospect - Located in the northwestern part of the project area returned with rare earth element anomalism of up to 5,880 ppm (0.59 percent) total rare earth oxide (TREO+Y) and neodymium and praseodymium (Nd+Pr) of up to 21 percent.
- Caligula prospect - Initially identified on the roadside, the Caligula prospect is a large and significant target for porphyry copper mineralisation.
- Three New Exploration Licences: Impact applied for three new exploration licences expanding Arkun project along trend from the recently discovered REE soil geochemistry anomalies at Hyperion, Swordfish and Horseshoe as well as the Caligula copper anomaly.
Management Team
Peter Unsworth - Non-executive Chairman
Peter Unsworth, formerly a chartered accountant, has over 35 years of experience in the corporate finance, investment and securities industries and a wealth of management experience with public and private companies. A former executive director with a leading Western Australian stockbroking company, Unsworth has been a director of several public exploration and mining companies. He recently completed a long time serving as chairman of the Western Australian Government-owned Gold Corporation (operator of The Perth Mint). Unsworth is the founding chairman of Impact Minerals.
Dr. Mike Jones - Managing Director
Dr. Mike Jones is the founding managing director of Impact Minerals Limited, which was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in November 2006. Reporting to the board of directors, he is responsible for the company's performance as it moves towards production at its Lake Hope High Purity Alumina Project and also for implementing strategies to explore and maximize the value of the company's other extensive tenement holdings.
Since listing, he has helped raise more than $60 million to help fund the exploration of Impact’s projects and managed the company through significant adverse events, including the global financial crisis and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which affected Impact’s considerable investment in the uranium sector, a five-year global downturn in the mining sector and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul Ingram - Non-executive Director
Paul Ingram is a geologist with extensive experience managing major mineral exploration programs for several publicly listed companies and has been involved in the mining sector for over thirty years. He has designed and implemented innovative techniques for exploration in remote areas and has managed projects in countries throughout Australia and East Asia. Ingram has been a director of the following listed companies in the past three years: Polo Resources from January 2008 to January 2011; A-Cap Resources since June 2009; Consolidated Global Investments since September 2006; Caledon Resources from February 2003 to March 2008; and Australian Pacific Coal since March 2011.
Dr Frank Bierlein - Non-executive Director
Dr. Frank Bierlein is a geologist with 30 years of experience as a consultant, researcher, lecturer and industry professional. Bierlein has held exploration and generative geology management positions with QMSD Mining, Qatar Mining, Afmeco Australia and Areva NC, and consulted for, among others, Newmont Gold, Resolute Mining, Goldfields International, Freeport McMoRan, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is currently a non-executive director of PNX Metals. He was previously a non-executive director of Gold Australia NL and chaired the advisory board of a Luxembourg-based private equity fund between 2014 and 2021.
Sams Creek and Reefton Exploration Update
Siren Gold Limited (ASX: SNG) (Siren or the Company) is pleased to provide an update on its Sams Creek and Reefton Projects.
Highlights
Sams Creek Gold Project
- Results received for the last two of four “scouting” holes drilled at the Anvil Zone.
- SCDDH107 intersected 22m @ 1g/t Au with higher grade intervals of 2m @ 2.91g/t from 141m and 1.2m @ 8.3g/t from 161m on the hanging wall and footwall respectively.
- SCDDH106 intersected a 35.4m thick dyke which was extensively altered. A 4m section in the centre of the dyke returned 4m @ 1.32g/t Au from 124m.
- An Ionic Leach (IL) soil survey identified a number of targets both around and inside two large circular structures.
- The circular structure anomalies have been divided into five dyke and six porphyry targets.
- The dyke targets have an Au-As signature, and the porphyry targets have an Au-Cu-REE signature.
- The IL survey has now been extended beyond the boundaries of the circular structures so potential mineralisation can be fully evaluated. Results are expected in August.
Reefton Gold Antimony Project
- Four additional diamond holes were drilled in the Auld Creek’s Bonanza East Shoot following the exceptional intersection in ACDDH011, which intersected an estimated true thickness of 3m @ 4.1g/t Au and 7% Sb.
- ACDDH015 and ACDDH016 were drilled 50m to the north and intersected true widths of 6m @ 5.3g/t Au, 14.9% Sb and 10m @ 7.2g/t Au, 0.3% Sb.
- ACDDH020 and ACDDH021 were drilled a further 100m to the north and intersected the footwall of the shoot, indicating that the Bonanza East Shoot plunges to the south parallel to the Fraternal Shoot.
- The Bonanza East maiden MRE and an update on the Fraternal MRE will be completed in August.
Siren Managing Director and CEO, Victor Rajasooriar commented:
“The drilling results from the recent scouting holes targeting the Anvil prospect have confirmed similar alternation to the Main Zone, which hosts the 824koz @ 2.8g/t Au Resource. Additionally, the knowledge base of the geology at Sams Creek is growing with the expanded Ionic Leach survey cross referenced with the Lidar topography analysis, with results expected in August. This should give us additional information to more accurately target the potential Gold-Copper porphyry targets and commence a diamond drilling program later this year at Sams Creek.
In addition, the drilling results from Auld Creek have returned some strong results and we look forward to updating the Resource in August.”
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Rogan Josh In-fill Completed Ahead of Mineral Resource Estimation
Remaining assay results from RC drilling at Rogan Josh received. Assay results for Kamperman RC drilling pending. Maiden Mineral Resource Estimates for Rogan Josh and Kamperman, and an updated MRE for Think Big, due in September Quarter.
Astral Resources NL (ASX: AAR) (Astral or the Company) is pleased to provide assay results from the remaining 16 holes (940 metres) of a 32-hole RC drilling program undertaken at the Rogan Josh Prospect, part of the Company’s 100%-owned Feysville Gold Project (Feysville), located 14km south of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia (Figure 1).
- All outstanding assay results from the Rogan Josh in-fill program now received, with results reported for the final 16 holes for 940 metres.
- Best results from the Rogan Josh in-fill program include:
- 8 metres at 1.35g/t Au from 55 metres in FRC325;
- 8 metres at 1.28g/t Au from 43 metres in FRC287;
- 5 metres at 1.79g/t Au from 32 metres in FRC326;
- 3 metres at 1.89g/t Au from 57 metres in FRC286;
- 4 metres at 1.31g/t Au from 54 metres in FRC285;
- 4 metres at 1.57g/t Au from 48 metres in FRC330; and
- 12 metres at 0.72g/t Au from 13 metres in FRC329.
- Cube Consulting currently finalising maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for Rogan Josh and a revised MRE for Think Big.
- A 26-hole (2,808 metre) RC drill program in-filling the Kamperman prospect has been completed, with assay results pending.
- Following receipt of the Kamperman assay results, a maiden Kamperman MRE will be prepared, with expected delivery of MRE’s for Rogan Josh, Think Big and Kamperman due in the September Quarter 2024.
Astral Resources’ Managing Director Marc Ducler said: “Recent exploration activity at Feysville demonstrated the potential of the Project to provide multiple gold deposits capable of producing satellite feed for the 2.5mtpa Mandilla process plant contemplated in the September 2023 Scoping Study 1.
“The recently completed drill programs will provide critical data into Mineral Resource Estimates for the Feysville Project, being Think Big, Rogan Josh and Kamperman. The previously reported Think Big MRE of 116,000 oz was unconstrained (not reported within an optimised pit shell), so it is expected a small decrease will be incurred when applying open pit constraints as is best practice. On the upside, we are very confident that inaugural contributions from Kamperman and Rogan Josh will see a material increase in the aggregate Mineral Resources at Feysville following the positive exploration results reported, primarily at Kamperman, over the last 18 months or so.
“The recent success of a reconnaissance drill program in identifying a potential Kamperman-style analogue, coupled with an extension to gold mineralisation associated with the regional-scale Ethereal Shear, indicates there is significant potential for further growth at Feysville.
“Preparation works are now underway for a 14,000 metre RC in-fill program at the Mandilla Gold Project’s cornerstone Theia deposit. This will support an MRE update for Mandilla ahead of detailed mine design for the Mandilla Pre-Feasibility Study.”
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Group Mineral Resources Statement
Following the successful completion of the merger between Horizon Minerals Limited (ASX: HRZ) and Greenstone Resources Limited (formerly ASX: GSR), additional resource model work and reviews, the Company is pleased to provide a consolidated statement of group Mineral Resources as of 30 June 2024.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mineral Resources currently stand at:
- 1.8Moz gold 1
- 20.2Moz silver, 104kt zinc 2
- 283kt nickel, 40.5kt cobalt and 296.2kt manganese (50% owned) 2
- Mineral Resources are underpinned by the large cornerstone Boorara and Burbanks assets
- Updated Mineral Resource Estimates (MRE) include a maiden MRE for Pinner, an update for Monument and a revision for Boorara which is currently under an Ore Reserve Study (ORS) from AMC Consultants
- Changes to the gold MREs include:
- Addition of 297,650oz from Burbanks open pit 3
- Addition of 167,920oz from Burbanks underground 3
- Addition of 13,000oz from Pinner 4
- Addition of 3,000oz from Monument, and 4
- Reduction of 20,240oz from Boorara 5
- Large Mineral Resource base and ongoing studies pave the way for a development profile aiming at sustained gold production and continuous cashflows
Commenting on the Group MRE upgrade, Managing Director and CEO Mr Grant Haywood said:
“It is very pleasing to have the Burbanks and Phillips Find assets under single ownership with Horizon’s complementary and extensive project base. Together this provides 1.8 million ounce gold portfolio, which is a great platform to implement our near term strategy of cashflow from operations and further growth into the medium and long term”.
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Quimbaya Gold Set for Drilling at New Segovia Property in Colombia
Quimbaya Gold (CSE:QIM,OTCQB:QIMGF)has begun exploration work and is now gearing up for a 3,000 meter drilling program at its newly acquired property in Segovia, Colombia, according to Alexandre Boivin, the company’s president and CEO.
The 2,000 hectare mining property, prospective for gold and silver, is near Aris Mining’s (TSX:ARIS,NYSEAMERICAN:ARMN) Segovia operations in Antioquia, Colombia. The region is well known for its high-grade gold veins, making the acquisition highly significant for Quimbaya’s growth trajectory.
“The goal in mining and exploration, like a company like Quimbaya, is basically to define resources and reserves. But even better than that, it's to define it close to a big producer because we can see already a proven project,” Boivin said.
Quimbaya has already begun advanced geochemical analysis, including soil sampling and MMI (mobile metal ion) technology. This is especially important in regions like Segovia, where the "more you go at depth, the more the high grade is," Boivin stated. This method aims to identify high-grade drill targets at depth, making the exploration process both efficient and effective.
The company has outlined a comprehensive drilling program featuring around 3,000 meters. "We're reviewing the targets and making sure we're getting some conversation or internal conversations to start drilling as soon as possible," Boivin noted.
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June 2024 Quarterly Cashflow Report
Impact Minerals Limited’s (ASX:IPT) has released its Quarterly Cash Flow Report.
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June 2024 Quarterly Report
HIGHLIGHTS
1. Lake Hope, WA (IPT 80%)
- Work continued on the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) which is on schedule for completion in Q4 2024.
- Key appointments made:
Indigenous Services Australia (ISA) appointed to establish a long-term relationship with the Ngadju group.
David English, who led the feasibility and mine development work on Sandfire Resources’ De Grussa and Sirius Resources’ Nova-Bollinger projects appointed to lead the Pre-Feasibility Study at Lake Hope. - Baseline environmental surveys indicate no Threatened or Priority species of flora and fauna occur on the Lake Hope salt pan.
- Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions per tonne of HPA produced are targeted to be competitive globally, with a strategy for achieving zero carbon HPA defined.
- Metallurgical test work continued for both the Sulphate and Low- Temperature Leach processes.
- Initial discussions commenced with the Ngadju Aboriginal group to support a Mining Lease application.
- Drill results from neighbouring lakes received and being interpreted.
2. Arkun-Beau, WA (IPT 100%)
- Co-funding of up to $180,000 has been awarded under the WA Government’s EIS scheme to drill the Caligula copper target, identified through soil geochemistry and Mobile Magneto-Telluric (MMT) data.
- Infill and extensional soil geochemistry surveys have been completed to define potential drill targets, with assay results expected this Quarter.
- Drilling completed at the Hyperion Rare Earth Element (REE) Prospect.
- Metallurgical leach test-work received post-Quarter end with poor recoveries as expected.
3. Commonwealth Project (IPT 100%)
- Burrendong Minerals continues to progress towards an IPO in Q4 2024. Various submissions to ASX for approval to list are in progress.
4. Other Projects
- Broken Hill: data synthesis and interpretation in progress on all data collected during the BHP Xplor Programme. Some early-stage discussions are in progress with other groups with a view to a possible joint venture arrangement.
- Doonia: assays received and being interpreted.
- Southwest Regional: The early stage Dinninup, Martup Hills and Mineral Hill projects were relinquished due to an increasing focus on Lake Hope.
5. Corporate/Finance
- Strategic A$3 million placement mostly supported by major shareholders.
- In addition, $725,000 in funds were received from the exercise of listed options (IPTOB).
- A FY23 Research and Development Rebate of $395,000 was received during the Quarter.
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