Innovation by GEKKO Smarter Together. Ballarat Geology Society Feb 2018

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1 Innovation by GEKKO Smarter Together Ballarat Geology Society Feb 2018

2 Gekko Belief

3 Global Footprint Total 120 staff Team of 45 in Metallurgy & Process Engineering Offices: Ballarat, Jo-Burg, Vancouver, Perth, Moscow Agents: South America, Ghana, Mexico +600 units installed in over 40 countries worldwide

4 A Victorian Story with humble beginnings 1986 Jamieson necessity is the mother of invention

5 1996 Ground Developments HQ R&D Grant, first sale, office upgrade 1996 One R&D Grant and 12 months in!

6 Treating Gold & Silver Concentrates installations 2017 >150 installations

7 1997 Mt McLure trials the combo Outstanding technical result too late

8 Many Awards Gekko Systems Winner Victor n Small Business Award for Innovation Winner Entrepreneur Of The Year E&Y Technology & Sciences Southern Region Sandy Gray - Winner 2002 Clunies Ross Science Award Winner of the Australian Exporter of the Year Award 2016 Mining and Energy

9 1998 DeBeers comes to Gekko June Nico van Zyl

10 De Beers head office, R & D Lab June 1998 DeBeers Research Jo-Burg Nico preferred his own facilities to the back of Tom s shed

11 1998 Penjom Malaysia Outstanding technical performance of IPJ/ILR combo delivers results

12 The Data that started the strategy

13 InLine Pressure Jig

14 Key Technology Vertical Shaft Impactor (VSI) Inline Pressure Jig (IPJ) Feed accelerated, leaves rotor at 70 m/s. Rock on rock crushing breaks along grain boundaries Handle large variation in moisture content, ideally suited wet screened products Can handle range of feed sizes Adjustable screen for different crush sizes 20mm down to 200µm Adjustable ragging size and SG for targeted recovery Variable mass yields Gold and sulphide recovery tool

15 Why Jigs?

16 IPJ - Benefits IPJ Low opex Easily optimised Highly secure Sharper cut-points Fine mineral recovery High availability Simple Water balance Adjustable mass yields

17 Intelligent Unique Technology InLine Pressure Jig InLine Leach Reactor Gekko Python Gekko Mag-Screen InLine Spinner G-Rex Resin Column Gekko Carbon Scout Gekko Electrowinning

18 Modular engineered system

19 Gold Fields Agnew Gold Mine WA Gravity Box - Features Up front test work and modelling capability (Gekko signatories to AMIRA P420 Gravity Modelling) Feed rate and equipment sizing's Modelled / Optimised Fully engineered solution Throughput flexibility Gekko Systems designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned a turnkey gravity box package in 2011, taking gravity recovery from nominal levels of 30% to levels in excess of 60% Screening, concentrator options Packaged electrowinning circuit options

20 Gold Fields Granny Smith Gold Mine Gekko Systems designed, manufactured, & installed a turnkey gravity box package in 2015, successfully commissioned, exceeding GRG modelling expectations

21 Complete plant design

22 One Stop Shop Metallurgical laboratory Flowsheet design (ROM Dore) Engineering Process control Logistics Manufacture/Electricals Ship, Install, Commission Operate, Optimise, Audit, Analyse Operational, technical and research services Innovation support

23 World class gold Technical Services Local metallurgical laboratory NATA accredited assay laboratory World class specialist gold technical team with leadership in: test work program design coarse mineral liberation modular plant design pre-concentration, gangue rejection flowsheets concentrate treatment circuits (incl resin, detox) operations and performance consulting (incl audits, technical support) Vertical integration Committed to collaborative engagement

24 Python: low height modular plant

25 Python Makes Sense For Surface Minimal Infrastructure dictated by climate Modular plant Skid based options for easy relocation Fast / Easy Installation Ease of transport Flexible flowsheet Low Height / Small Footprint

26 2005 Ballarat Goldfields Big breakthrough energy and pre-con success Peter Johnston & Sandy Big Bell 2000

27 Python Impacting Total Mine Costs 2010 Kloof Python Gold Fields Goal go underground to reduce mining costs by 25%

28 2014 Aurelia Metals Complex metallurgy flowsheet and design

29 The Hope Bay Python - CAN Dual Pythons + Concentrate leaching plant Enclosed in a building due to Arctic climate Designed for higher redundancy & availability due to remote location

30 Hope Bay Sealift Routes 5,000 km 8,000 km 10,000 km

31 Containers & break bulk offloaded 1 Sept 2016

32 First gold pour 7 February 2017

33 Treating gold & silver concentrates

34 G-Rex Resin circuit

35 G-Rex Resin circuit

36 Transforming our world Innovation investment New technology development/investment Investing in new collaborative methodologies/engagements Low energy/small footprint Pre-concentration flowsheets, focus on coarse liberation Modular and miniaturised design, underground processing Higher and faster returns Design and construct business model, cut waste Speed to installation, lower capex, opex Industry change agent Community Fund Graduate program, Grinning Gekko Supplier Award CEEC, Austmine, METS Ignited, Innovation Australia Board Focus on vulnerable young families, pre-school Cancer research

37 Gekko Innovation Program Dr Richard Goldberg appointed Focus on open collaboration and understanding client design needs Use Design Led Innovation techniques Smarter together philosophy Key projects around energy efficiency, low footprint and data collection/analysis - new technologies and services being developed Long term AMIRA P420 partner

38 Gekko Innovation Strategy Capability and Culture Agility & Speed Customer Engagement Collaboration Smarter together culture/belief In house design, build, test, trial Strategic partnerships for systemic outcomes Seek collaboration from research expertise Design led innovation processes Integrated value chain process & equipment Pilot plant for low risk implementation Embrace external ideas & non-mining solutions World class gold technical capability Dedicated x-functional development teams Strong global networks Partner with miners/ other suppliers to solve industry issues

39 Information Services

40 Carbon Scout Improved Recovery Improved Safety Improved Profits Accurate, Consistent and timely data Single point of sampling

41 Carbon Scout Data & Logic

42 Online Gold Analyser (OLGA) X-Ray (XRF) equipment CSIRO Developed Technology & Equipment Stirring unit Electronics Cabinet Launder tank Utilises newly developed XRF technique that provides a step change in performance to allow the direct measurement of Au Lab testing conducted by CSIRO, initial units ready for plant trials Chiller Real time measurement of gold in slurry - feed, concentrate, tailings Paper #9378: Yves Van Haarlem UltraGold: Real-Time Gold-in-Slurry Analysis with 100 ppb Accuracy Tuesday August 29th at 10:30 Georgia B - 2nd Floor

43 OLGA Technology Au reading every 10 min. (averaged over 1hr) Patent related to dual focusing of X-ray beam Au slurry sampled continuously X-ray irradiation of slurry in launder tank Irradiated material emits characteristic X-rays Software analysis provides Au concentration Software determines Au ppm Au, typical range Absolute error ppb Au Feed * Conc ** ,000 *** Tails ** Notes * Indicative ** Based on laboratory feasibility study (plant samples) *** Improvement expected

44 OLGA - Application Measure stream continuously Excursions detected and rectifications made sooner Reduced periods out of target range Rapid feedback on optimisation changes to process Specific opportunities will vary from site to site Target applications could be: Tails stream to increase gold yield Reduction of pourable gold reporting to copper concentrate Optimising unit processes Other.

45 Trinity & The Connected Mine Platform

46 Underground Python soon to be trialled

47 Gaia EnviroTech Anaerobic Biodigester Modular and expandable design to suit the waste volume. Anaerobic Biodigester Modules x 6 Services Module Including Generator Gas Handling and Flare Gas Storage Module Solid fertiliser Liquid fertiliser Control Module

48 Graduate program

49 Our Mission

50 Lean Manufacturing And Office

51 End its all about people The Gekko Gang

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