Managing Director's Presentation to AGM
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2015 AGM Presentation
La Porte-aux-Moines
Greg Jones
Managing Director
Disclaimer and Competent Persons Statement
This presentation contains forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with
resources businesses. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable
but they may be affected by a variety of variables and changes in underlying assumptions which
could cause actual results or trends to differ materially, including but not limited to: price
fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and production results, reserve estimates,
loss of market, industry competition, environmental risks, physical risks, legislative, fiscal and
regulatory developments, economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions,
political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals and cost estimates. Nothing in this material
should be construed as the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Variscan securities.
The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information
compiled by Greg Jones, BSc (Hons), who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy. Mr Jones is a Director of Variscan Mines Ltd and has sufficient experience which is
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity
which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the
“Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr
Jones consents to the inclusion in this report of the information compiled by him in the form and
context in which it appears.
Company Snapshot
2013-2014
2014-2015
Shares (million) at 30 Sept
176
306
$ in bank at 30 Sept
$1.6 million
$0.7 million
Share Price at AGM
3 cents
2.9 cents
Market Cap
$5.3 million
$9 million
Value of Investments at 30 Sept
$3.6 million
$2.4 million
French Area of Tenure (km2)
894
1790
French Projects
Tennie
St Pierre
Merleac
Tennie
St Pierre
Merleac
Beaulieu
Silfiac
Loc Envel
Company Snapshot
Only ASX-listed resources company focused on minerals rich, mainland France
First mover advantage
Most active explorer in country
Advanced projects only
Six granted tenements – the most of any company in France
High grade zinc-rich deposit - Porte-aux-Moines - genuine mine potential
Deep in-country experience and expertise
Applying modern techniques in underexplored ‘First World’ jurisdiction
Progress over last 12 months
3 new exploration licences granted – total now 6
High grade gold assays in rock chips and soils at St Pierre
Strong assay results returned from Porte-aux-Moines zinc deposit
Exploration upside at deposit enhanced
New technologies - First VTEM geophysical survey in France completed
Numerous new VMS targets defined at Merleac
Capital raising in process circa $1.75 million including SPP
New cornerstone investor – Acorn Capital
Significant advancement of remaining two licence applications
Areas of Activity
Project Portfolio
Project Portfolio
Project
Area
(km2)
Commodity
Merléac
411 Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag, Au
Silfiac
173 Zn, Pb, Ag, Ge
Tennie
205 Zn, Pb, Cu, Au
Beaulieu
278 Sn, W
Loc Envel
336 W, Cu
St Pierre
386 Au
Applications
42
Significant
old mines
High grades
in exploration
W, Cu, Au
166 W
High Quality Advanced Assets
Pre-JORC
Resource
Merléac
411km2 containing advanced VMS prospect – Porte-aux-Moines
High grade with excellent expansion potential
Numerous prospects - 80 strike kilometres of host rocks
Porte-aux-Moines
Extensive work by BRGM in 1970s/80s
• 6,843 m surface drilling (43 holes)
• 2,830m underground drilling (29 holes)
• 2km underground development
Value of work completed to date >A$10M
Porte-aux-Moines Drilling
Three surface core holes retrieved
from BRGM*
Good condition
Assayed by ALS Geochemistry
High grades – often +15-20% Zn eq
Confirmed quality of BRGM work
JORC Resource calculation planned
2Gb dataset received
Data conversion commenced
*Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - the French geological survey
Porte-aux-Moines drill core
High grade, sphalerite (light honey colour) dominant
massive sulfides in PAM5
Massive sulfide zone in PAM5
ALS drill core assays
PAM5
From (m) To (m) Interval (m)
Zn %
Pb %
Cu %
Ag g/t Au g/t
Zn Eq
211.0
225.0
14.0
7.1
1.2
1.0
101.1
0.8
12.1%
212.0
220.0
8.0
11.8
2.0
1.1
165.9
1.4
18.7%
236.0
267.0
31.0
10.4
2.1
1.2
105.5
1.0
17.1%
including
236.0
244.0
8.0
25.0
5.4
1.6
208.5
1.4
36.7%
including
249.0
255.0
6.0
16.0
3.2
0.7
170.7
1.7
23.2%
290.0
295.0
5.0
6.2
0.8
0.3
93.0
0.4
8.8%
291.0
292.0
1.0
17.1
2.2
1.1
296.0
0.9
24.8%
Zn %
Pb %
Cu %
Ag g/t Au g/t
Zn Eq
including
including
PAM16
From (m) To (m) Interval (m)
284.5
293.5
9.0
2.6
0.7
0.2
58.9
0.6
6.3%
301.5
336.0
34.5
5.3
0.9
1.2
86.0
0.9
13.1%
including
301.5
321.0
19.5
6.5
1.0
1.3
94.5
1.0
15.3%
including
304.5
311.0
6.5
9.3
1.9
1.5
142.9
1.4
21.4%
including
329.0
336.0
7.0
6.0
1.2
1.6
133.7
1.4
17.5%
346.8
348.8
2.0
5.8
1.7
1.0
143.0
1.9
17.0%
Zn %
Pb %
Cu %
Ag g/t Au g/t
Zn Eq
PAM8
From (m) To (m) Interval (m)
237.0
240.0
3.0
17.2
3.7
1.5
159.3
1.9
27.1%
247.5
251.5
4.0
9.0
2.6
0.1
105.0
0.6
12.8%
259.5
263.0
3.5
10.8
3.5
0.2
195.6
1.2
16.5%
Zinc Eq based on
Zn – $2,000/t
Pb - $1,800/t
Cu - $5,600/t
Ag - $15/oz
Au - $1150/oz
PAM5 results
Classic VMS system
Three mineralised horizons
Typical VMS cluster?
>250 metres in length
Open at depth and along strike
Distinct expansion potential
Merléac Exploration
Strong regional potential - Numerous VMS targets detected
St Pierre Exploration
St Pierre Exploration
Beaulieu Project
278km2 over France’s largest hard rock tin district
Significant source of tin for Roman Empire
Abbaretz mine produced 2,700t tin from 1951 to 1957
Tin bearing veins within leucogranties and host sediments
Some similarities to Cornwall
Old drilling defined shallow pre-
JORC compliant resources at
Beaulieu and Chenaie
Numerous other prospects
defined
Soil sampling commenced
Beaulieu Project
Loc Envel Licence
Granted Oct 2015
High grade tungsten system
Explored in 1970s and 80s
Significant drilling
Pre-JORC resource g published
by BRGM
Data access through BRGM
Assessment work to commence
Silfiac Licence
Granted Oct 2015
High grade lead-zinc-germanium vein +10% Pb+Zn
Explored in 1960s
Significant underground development by BRGM
Pre-JORC resource generated
Within 25km of Porte-aux-Moines
Plelauff Deposit
Value creation strategy
Porte-aux-Moines JORC Resource estimate
Drill to expand resource around Porte-aux-Moines
Drill test new VTEM targets in Merléac
Drill test other pre-JORC resources (zinc-lead-silver, tin, tungsten)
Further licence approvals
Apply modern exploration techniques/geological concepts
JV some projects to share risk
Continue strong financial discipline across organization
Strong Exploration / News Flow Pipeline
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