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Presentation - Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit

Investor Presentation9 September 2024SMIMaterials

Damian Spring, CEO
Santana Minerals Limited ASX:SMI NZX:SMI

Precious Metals Summit, Beaver Creek, September 2024

Primed for permit and construction

Disclaimer
Disclaimer

All information contained in this presentation is of a general nature. Potential investors are cautioned

against using the content of this presentation, in isolation, for making investment decisions and should

also refer to Santana Minerals Limited (‘Santana’) Annual Reports and ASX:SMI and NZX:SMI

releases. For further information about Santana visit our website at www.santanaminerals.com.

Best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of information contained (at the time of

preparation). Where forward targets and/or assumptions have been included –all such instances are

indicative only and subject to alteration and/or cancellation as and when the management of Santana

determines.

Research and advice of a qualified financial advisor or accountant are strongly recommended to

anyone considering investing in listed company securities, including those of Santana.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this presentation include, but are not limited to, statements with

respect to Santana’s future plans, strategy, activities, events or developments the Company believes,

expects or anticipates will or may occur. By their very nature, forward-looking statements require

Santana to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate. Although

Santana believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements in this presentation

are reasonable, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to have been correct,

as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking

statements. Accordingly, viewers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking

statements. Santana does not undertake to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-

looking statements, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Previous Disclosure -2012 JORC Code

The information in this report that relates to Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves is based on information in

numerous announcements to the ASX and NZX including information relating to general Resources,

Exploration Targets and Exploration Data associated with the Company’s projects.

A copy of these announcements are available to view on the Santana Minerals Limited website

www.santanaminerals.comor on the ASX platform www.asx.com.auor on the NZX platform www.nzx.com.

The reports are issued in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the JORC Australasian Code for Reporting of

Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves including the appropriate Competent Person’s

statements. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings are

presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the

information included in the original market announcements and, in the case of estimates of mineral

resources, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant

market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changes.

Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Project Location
•One hour east of

Queenstown

•Central Otago region of the

South island

•90km West of OceanaGold’s

Macraes gold mine

•15min drive from Cromwell

with 8,000 people

•In the semi-arid Central

Otago

•Private farmland, with

agreements to mine in place

Bendigo-Ophir (BOGP) Gold Project
Multiple gold discoveries over five kilometresof strike

Come In Time

59koz @ 1.5 g/t Au

Rise and Shine

2,217koz @ 2.3g/t Au Incl

Indicated of 1,445koz @ 2.4g/t Au

Srex

174koz @ 1.1 g/t Au

Srex-East

11koz @ 1.3 g/t Au

Combined Total

2,463koz @ 2.1 g/t Au*

* refer to ASX release 2 July 2024 and Appendix 1

CIT

RSSZ

RAS

SRX

SRE

•A blind discovery
•85,000m+ of

Diamond Drilling

•1.7 km down-

plunge and open

•450m wide

•High-grade core

(150m-200m wide)

(30 -40m thick)

•Bulk barren waste

pre-strip

The Rise & Shine (RAS)

1.7km

The Rise & Shine (RAS)
5

The Rise & Shine (RAS)
5

The Rise & Shine (RAS)
5

1.7km

The Rise & Shine (RAS)

The Rise & Shine (RAS)
5

1.7km

05,00010,000

IndicatedInferred

Ounces per vertical metre

Thick, continuous, high-grade
Top 20 Continuous Intercepts –Gram Metres

MDD330

201 g.mAu

39.5m @ 5.1 g/t

from 167.5m

MDD054

410 g.mAu

29.3m @ 14.0 g/t

from 165.8m`

MDD016

195 g.mAu

11.2m @ 17.4 g/t

from 193.8m

MDD215

376 g.mAu

34.5m @ 10.9 g/t

from 269.5m

MDD084

186 g.mAu

17.1m @ 10.9 g/t

from 177.9m

MDD326

358 g.mAu

41.6m @ 8.6 g/t

from 164.4m

MDD329

186 g.mAu

34.5m @ 5.4 g/t

from 173.5m

MDD051

313 g.mAu

42.9m @ 7.3 g/t

from 152.1m

MDD085

180 g.mAu

35.9m @ 5.0 g/t

from 173.1m

MDD332

294 g.mAu

35.4m @ 8.3g/t

from 161.6m

MDD244

168 g.mAu

40.9m @ 4.1g/t

from 165.2m

MDD080

285 g.mAu

46.0m @ 6.2 g/t

from 179.0m

MDD221

157 g.mAu

18.1m @ 8.7g/t

from 182.9m

MDD313

243 g.mAu

30.7m @ 7.9 g/t

from 170.3m

MDD239

156 g.mAu

25.1m @ 6.2g/t

from 174.9m

MDD328

242 g.mAu

41.8m @ 5.8 g/t

from 167.3m

MDD256

150 g.mAu

19.6m @ 7.6g/t

from 217.4m

MDD226

219 g.mAu

31.7m @ 6.9 g/t

from 183.3m

MDD281

146 g.mAu

16.0m @ 9.1g/t

from 268.1m

MDD192

203 g.mAu

4.0m @ 50.8 g/t

from 168.0m

RAS Scoping Study –Initial Physical Outcomes
•Base case US$1,650/oz

•Process Plant: CIL 1.5Mtpa

•Staged Open Pit

•11.8m

3

pre-strip (32Mt)

•8-year pit (12.1Mt @ 2.5g/t)

•Post pre-strip Strip ratio 9.8:1

•Underground (upper part only)

•4 years production

•2.3Mt @ 3.1 g/t

•84% Indicated

•Metallurgical Recovery 93%

•Total Ounces Produced

•1.12Moz recovered (10yrs)

Shepherds

Creek

Rise and

Shine Creek

Looking west

Inferred

Rise and

Shine Creek

INITIALOUTCOMES
1

–First 10 years

SPOT GOLD PRICE: USD$2,500/ozSPOT GOLD PRICE: USD$2,500/oz

AVG. GOLD

PRODUCTION/YR

110,000oz

AVG. GOLD

PRODUCTION/YR

110,000oz

LIFE OF MINE

(YRS)

10

LIFE OF MINE

(YRS)

10

REVENUE

US$2.8 BILLION

REVENUE

US$2.8 BILLION

PRE-PROD & WORKING

CAPITAL

US$154 MILLION

PRE-PROD & WORKING

CAPITAL

US$154 MILLION

TOTAL CASH OPERATING

COST

US$538/oz

TOTAL CASH OPERATING

COST

US$538/oz

TOTAL PRODUCTION COST

US$835/oz

TOTAL PRODUCTION COST

US$835/oz

TOTAL GOLD

RECOVERED

1.12Moz

TOTAL GOLD

RECOVERED

1.12Moz

NET PROFIT AFTER TAX

US$1.4 BILLION

NET PROFIT AFTER TAX

US$1.4 BILLION

AFTER TAX

NPV

10

US$0.6 BILLION

AFTER TAX

NPV

10

US$0.6 BILLION

AFTER TAX

IRR

77%

AFTER TAX

IRR

77%

EST. TIME TO

CONSTRUCTION

<12 MONTHS

EST. TIME TO

CONSTRUCTION

<12 MONTHS

SIMPLE

PAYBACK

1 YEAR

SIMPLE

PAYBACK

1 YEAR

1.ASX release 17 April 2024 –Outstanding Economics from RAS Scoping Study

All material assumptions continue to apply and have not changed materially.

EST. TIME TO

PERMITTING

6 MONTHS

EST. TIME TO

PERMITTING

6 MONTHS

A gold developer’s dream
Bendigo-Ophir

RAS Gold Project

Cromwell

8,000 people

Queenstown

International Airport

1hr away

No FIFO

No major camps

Main road access

Access to fresh water

Cheap power

State Highway 8

EASY ACCESS

Borefield

FRESH WATER

Clyde Dam Hydro Power

LOW COST GREEN ENERGY

5km

66kV Substation

8km from the project

Low-cost drivers
1

NI 43-101 Technical Report, Macraes Gold Mine, Otago, New Zealand, March 28, 2024

Residential

Workforce

Low Strength

Overlying Waste Rock

Hydro Power & Fresh

Water

Sealed State Highway

Number 8

Low Reagent

Costs

• No camps

• No flights

• No air strip

• No catering

• Within 7km of pit

• 20min from Cromwell

• No major access road

construction

• Low CN consumption

• Low lime consumption

• Abundant energy

• US$0.08/kWh

1

(Macraes

cost)

• Plenty of fresh water

• Powered by renewables

• 20Mpa rock strength

• Low powder factor

(<0.5kg/t)

• US$1.15/t

1


waste mining

(Macraes cost)

Fast-track Approvals Bill
A bill aimed at fast tracking the approvals processes for

projects of economic significance:

•A one-stop shop of over-arching legislation resolving

complexity and delays from separate regulatory

approvals

•Efficient Decision Making

•Not a short-cut on the environmental protection

measures.

•Preservation of the existing Acts

•Upholds the standards expected for mine approval

including consultation.

Bill expected to be passed

before year end.

Next Steps
Progress

Study Activity

CompletedHeritage surveys

CompletedSocio-economic baseline study

CompletedEcology fieldwork

CompletedRecreational baseline study

CompletedAnnual baseline water quality report

OngoingAdditional environmentalstudies

OngoingMine planning and engineering

OngoingDrilling at satellitedeposits

To DateDecember QuarterQ1 CY2025

Activity

Finish PFS

Engage financiers

Fast Track ApprovalsBill -Vote

Activity

Apply for project consents

6 months under Fast Track Bill

12-14 month build time

PATHWAY TO

CONSTRUCTION

Thank you

Appendix 1: Mineral Resource Estimate
February 2023

1.TheJuly2024RASMineralResourceEstimates(MRE)isbasedonworkcompletedbyMrKerrinAllwood,aCompetentPerson(CP)whoisaMemberofTheAustralasianInstituteofMiningandMetallurgy(AusIMM).MrAllwoodisaPrincipalGeologist

ofGeoModellingLimited,Petone,NewZealandandhassufficientexperiencewhichisrelevanttothestyleofmineralisationandtypeofdepositunderconsiderationandtotheactivitywhichisbeingundertakentoqualifyasaCompetentPersonas

definedinthe2012Editionofthe“AustralasianCodeforReportingofExplorationResults,MineralResourcesandOreReserves”.RefertoASXannouncementon16February2024forfurtherdetail.

2.Theinformationinthisreportthatrelatestoprior2021MineralResourceEstimates(2021MRE)forCIT,SRXandSREdepositscompletedbyMsMichelleWild(CP)continuetoapplyandhavenotmateriallychanged.RefertoASXannouncementon28

September2021forfurtherdetail.

Contained

Gold (koz)

Au grade

(g/t)

tonnes (Mt)CategoryDeposit

1,4452.419.1

Indicated

RAS

1

7722.111.4

Inferred

2,2172.330.6

Indicated and InferredRAS Total

591.51.2

InferredCIT

2

1741.14.7

InferredSRX

2

111.30.3

InferredSRE

2

1,4452.419.1

Indicated

RSSZ Total

1,0181.817.6

Inferred

2,4632.136.8

Indicated and

Inferred

RSSZ Total

Appendix 2: Corporate Snapshot
Major Shareholders

6.8%Regal Funds

6.4%Frederick (Kim) Bunting

7.7%Board & Management

39%NZ Registered Holders

Capital Structure (6

th

Sep 2024) ASX:SMI NZX:SMI

A$401.5 million

(US$267.7 million

Market Capitalisation(at A$1.92/share)

209.1 millionFully Paid Ordinary Shares

33.1 millionOptions (unlisted) A$1.08 on 28 Feb 2025

4.1 millionEmployee Opt’s& Perf. Rights (various)

~A$30 million

(US$20 million)

Net Cash

NilNet Debt

Peter Cook

Non-Exec Chair

Damian Spring

CEO & Exec Director

Kim Bunting

Non-Exec Director

Sam Smith

Exec Director, IR/Corporate

Board & Management

Craig McPherson

CFO & Co-Sec

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