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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
Ignite Investment Summit
March 2025
Disclaimer & Declaration
This presentation has been prepared by Estrella Resources Limited (“ESR”) as a summary of the company’s exploration and development activities.
No Offer of Securities
The presentation is not, and should not, be considered as an offer or invitation to subscribe for, or purchase any securities in ESR, or as an inducement to make an offer or invitation with
respect to those securities. No agreement to subscribe for securities in ESR will be entered into on the basis of this presentation.
Forward Looking Statements
This presentation contains certain forward looking statements which have not been based solely on historical facts but, rather, on ESR’s current expectations about future events and on a
number of assumptions which are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are outside the control of ESR and its directors, officers and advisers.
Reliance on Third Party Information
Due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this presentation. However, the information contained in this presentation (other than as specifically stated) has not been
independently verified nor has it been audited. Accordingly, the company does not warrant or represent that the information contained in this presentation is accurate or complete. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, no liability, however arising, will be accepted by ESR or its directors, officers or advisers, for the fairness, accuracy or completeness of the information contained
in this presentation.
Compliance Statement
With reference to previously reported Exploration results and mineral resources included in this presentation, the company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the information included in the original market announcement and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves that all material assumptions and technical
parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. 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 announcement.
Competent Person Statement
The information in this announcement relating to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Steve Warriner, who is the Group Exploration Manager of Estrella Resources, and a
member of The Australasian Institute of Geoscientists, and based on information compiled by Beau Nicholls, who is a Director of Sahara Natural Resources and is the Exploration Manager for
Estrella Timor-Leste, and a fellow of The Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Warriner and Mr Nicholls have sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of
deposit under consideration, and to the activity they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves”. Mr Warriner and Mr Nicholls consent to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on their information in the form and context in which it
appears.
The Board authorised for this presentation to be released to ASX.
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Why Estrella?
first-mover in an untested,
highly-prospective region
A virtually
unexplored region
• Timor-Leste issued its first ever modern mining leases
in 2023
• Estrella has secured the largest tenement holding in
the country with a total landholding of 698.1 km2
Highly prospective
for discovery
• Timor-Leste is located on the Banda Arc convergence
of three major tectonic plates
Government
strongly incentivised
• Supporting an active mining industry
• JV in place with state-owned mining company
Strong in-country
relationships
• Since 2009, company management has been active
building relationships
Infrastructure &
Market Proximity
• Excellent road access throughout the permitted area
and close proximity to deepwater port
• Timor-Leste on the doorstep to key export markets
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Mining in Timor-Leste: An Emerging Industry
In 2023, TimorLeste undertook
the major step of
holding its
inaugural
Minerals Tender
Timor-Leste
government is
highly incentivised
to cultivate mining
to supplement
significant but
declining gas
revenues
Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, presenting
Estrella with its Exploration and Evaluation Concessions
Estrella was
awarded three of
four Exploration
Concessions and
eight surrounding
Reconnaissance
Permits
Estrella is one of
four entities (and
one of just two
ASX-listed
companies) from a
pool of global
applicants to be
successful
Applications
followed ~15-yr
commitment
from MD Chris
Daws visiting and
cultivating
relationships
Estrella has since
grown its footprint
to become the
largest concession
holder in TimorLeste with total
landholding of
698.1 km2
Exceptional infrastructure in Timor-Leste includes an industrial port facility in the capital city of Dili
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Estrella Mineral Concessions
Manganese discovery in a highly prospective region
▪
Timor-Leste is located in a complex geological setting
where three major tectonic plates converge and uplift
fertile ground
▪
The region possesses multi-commodity potential but
has never been extensively explored
▪
Estrella’s in-country team has been systematically
mapping and sampling manganese discoveries
▪
The Noni Formation has been identified as the host
unit for this extensive mineralisation
▪
Weathering of the Formation has developed thick
concentrations of manganese visible at surface
▪
The Company is developing a predictive exploration
model based on its mapping of continuous Noni
Formation
Partially outcropping supergene manganese exposure at Ira Miri discovery. Manganese mineralisation
is visually distinct with a dark-grey hue
Lab assays from this outcrop returned a grade of 58.4% Mn. For further details refer to ASX
Announcement dated 12 February 2025
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Estrella Mineral Concessions
Exceptional discovery highlights
Sica Prospect
Lalena
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•
•
A series of
manganese
exposures at surface
Bands range
between 2 to 10cm
in width
Top assay of 1:
• 60.76% Mn
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•
Japanese Stockpile
•
•
Layer of concentrated
manganese supergene
Top assays of 2:
• 58.18% Mn
• 57.02% Mn
• 56.73% Mn
Samalari Prospect
15m by 10m of highgrade manganese at
a known historical
Japanese WWII port
location
Top assays of 3:
• 58.1% Mn
• 57.6% Mn
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1 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 3 April 2024
2 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 11 October 2024
3 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 31 May 2024
4 Refer to ASX Announcement dated 16 October 2024
Exposed outcrop in cliff
face measuring up to
~6m wide 4
Scree from exposure
exhibits >70%
manganese-iron-oxide
minerals
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Estrella Mineral Concessions
IP surveying and drill preparation
▪ With strong manganese exposures at surface,
Estrella is preparing a maiden drill campaign to
commence Q1 / Q2 2025
▪ IP surveying has been deployed to enhance targeting
below surface at the following prospects:
▪ Samalari
▪ Ira Miri
▪ Sica
▪ Lalena
CHINA
▪ Low-resistivity anomalies have been identified with the
potential to indicate the presence of supergene
manganese mineralisation
▪ Drill program to utilise local water bore company and
essential RC drill equipment has been shipped to TimorLeste
Line 1 of IP surveying at the Samalari Prospect. Western end low resistivity response has returned a low resistivity anomaly
70m west of the line centre point, correlating well with the outcropping manganese mineralisation.
TIMOR-LESTE
For further information, refer to ASX Announcements dated: 26 November 2024, 16 December
2024
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Estrella Mineral Concessions
Infrastructure & proximity to market
▪ Access via 170km of sealed roads from the capital of Dili.
▪ Close proximity by sealed roads to deepwater port at Com
Vegetation varies between open grasslands and tropical
▪ Timor-Leste on the doorstep of significant export markets
savannah woods.
including China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand.
▪ Infrastructure in place for transport of manganese from
prospects to port via Timor-Leste’s major northern highway
servicing regional city centres and towns on the coast
CHINA
Aerial view of the Com deep-sea port
Sealed roads of Timor-Leste’s northern highway
Heavy industrial port in Dili
TIMOR-LESTE
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Joint-Venture
with State-Run Mining Company
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▪
▪
▪
▪
ESR has finalised a Joint-Venture with state-run
Murak Rai Timor (MRT)
The JV named Estrella Murak Rai Timor (70%
owned by ESR, 30% owned by MRT) to explore
for mineral deposits in granted Exploration &
Evaluation Licenses (EEL’s)
ESR solely responsible for the JV’s funding
requirements with MRT to be free-carried until
a positive Feasibility Study within each of the
EEL’s
MRT can elect to transfer its 30% interest in JV
to ESR and receive 2% royalty on Net Smelter
Return following release of Feasibility Study
Licenses have had no modern exploration
identified to date, and are highly prospective
for Manganese, Copper, and Gold
mineralisation.
1st row; Estrella Managing Director Chris Daws and CEO & President of Murak Rai Timor, EP Mr Jose
Goncalves signing Shareholder Deed and Royalty Deed.
2nd row standing from left to right; Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources: Francisco da Costa
Monteiro, President of Commission C of National Parliament: Cedelizia Faria dos Santos, President of ANM:
Rafael de Araujo, Second Secretary of Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste: Rachael Ratican.
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Capital Structure
ASX Ticker
ESR
Share Price
A$0.028 (as at 21st March 25)
Market Cap
A$57.45M
$0.045
40000000
Cash
~ A$3.1M (as at 21st March 25)
$0.040
35000000
6 Month Share Price
$0.035
Enterprise Value
~$54.35M
FPOS
2.05B
Listed Options
561,255,525
$0.020
51,250,000
$0.015
10/03/2025
24/02/2025
10/02/2025
0
27/01/2025
$0.000
13/01/2025
5000000
30/12/2024
MJ Ratta Investments Pty Ltd - 4.51%
$0.005
16/12/2024
WMA Holdings FZCO - 5.94%
10000000
$0.010
2/12/2024
(as at 21 March 2025)
15000000
18/11/2024
New Dawn Holdings Ltd - 7.42%
20000000
4/11/2024
Major Shareholders
$0.025
21/10/2024
102,250,000
25000000
7/10/2024
Share Performance Rights
$0.030
23/09/2024
Unlisted Options
30000000
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Contact: Chris Daws
Managing Director
M: +61 8 9481 0389
E: info@estrellaresources.com.au
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