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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
18 OCTOBER 2021
ASX: TSO | ACN 106 854 175
Tesoro Presenting at the Mines and Money IMARC Conference,
19 - 21 October 2021
Tesoro Resources Limited (Tesoro or the Company) (ASX:TSO) advises that the Company is
presenting at the Mines and Money Online IMARC Conference held from the 19 – 21 October 2021.
Please find attached the updated Tesoro Resources Corporate Presentation.
The presentation can be downloaded from
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For more information, please contact:
Zeff Reeves
Managing Director
zeff.reeves@tesororesources.com.au
Peter Taylor
Investor Relations
Peter@nwrcommunications.com.au
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About Tesoro Resources
Tesoro Resources Limited was established with a strategy of acquiring, exploring, and developing mining
projects in the Coastal Cordillera region of Chile. The Coastal Cordillera region is host to multiple world class
copper and gold mines, has well established infrastructure, service providers and an experienced mining
workforce. Large areas of the Coastal Cordillera remain unexplored due to the unconsolidated nature of
mining concession ownership, but Tesoro, via its in-country network and experience has been able secure
rights to a district scale gold project in-line with the Company’s strategy. Tesoro’s 95% owned Chilean
Subsidiary owns 85% of the El Zorro Gold Project.
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Developing El Zorro
Chile’s Newest
Gold Discovery
Investor Presentation
October 2021
Disclaimer
This presentation and any accompanying verbal presentation (together the Presentation) are confidential and have been prepared by Tesoro Resources Limited (Tesoro or the Company) and approved by the Board of the Company. The information contained in the Presentation
(Information) is summary only and should be read in conjunction with any other documents provided to you by the Company. The Information is current as at 18 October 2021 and the Company does not undertake to provide any additional or update information, whether as a result of new
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The Company has prepared the Presentation based on information available to it at the time of preparation. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the currency, accuracy, reliability, completeness or fairness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in
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invitation or offer of securities for subscription, purchase or sale in any jurisdiction. In particular, this Presentation does not constitute an invitation or offer of securities for subscription, purchase or sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such an offer would be illegal. The
securities referred to in this Presentation have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly in the United States. The
information in this Presentation is strictly confidential. It may not be disclosed, reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to, in whole or in part, without the express consent of Tesoro.
Competent Person’s Statements
The information in this Presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Zeffron Reeves (B App Sc (Hons) Applied Geology) MBA, MAIG). Mr Reeves is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Managing Director and shareholder of the
Company. Mr Reeves has sufficient experience that 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 Reeves consents to the inclusion in this Presentation of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this Presentation that relates to Geophysical Results is based on information compiled by Dr Jayson Meyers who is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Dr Meyers is a consultant to Tesoro Resources Limited 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. Dr Meyers
does not hold any securities in the Company. The Company confirms it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Geophysical Results included in the original announcement on 16 April 2021.
The information in this Presentation that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr Daniel Saunders, a Competent Person who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Saunders is a full-time employee of Cube Consulting Pty Ltd,
acting as independent consultants to Tesoro Resources Limited. Mr Saunders has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken 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’. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the Mineral Resource information included in the original announcement on 28 July 2021
and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the applicable Competent Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified
from the original announcement.
The Company has released all material information that relates to Exploration Results for the El Zorro Gold Project, on a continuous basis to the ASX and in compliance with JORC 2012. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information that materially affects the content of
this ASX release.
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Investment Highlights
•
•
Au
Chanaral
Preliminary metallurgical work undertaken for
the maiden MRE, indicates a possible Open
Pit & CIL Project in a Tier 1 mining
jurisdiction.
Cu/Fe
Cu
TERNERA
Tesoro holds one of the largest & most
prospective gold properties in Chile.
•
Strategically positioned, established
infrastructure & surrounded by world-class
mining projects (1).
•
Discovered & defined 661,000oz (2) gold
resource in 18 months.
•
Exceptional metallurgy – Simple
Flowsheet.
Cu/Au
Caldera
Fe
Cities
El Zorro Project
Other Mines
•
Significant exploration potential with <2%
of the 555km2 permit area drilled.
Santo Domingo Proposed Port
Yamana Gold License
Pan American Highway
•
99% success rate with drill bit.
Copiapo
Airport & Power
Cu/Au
Au
Tesoro License (555 km2)
Notes: 1- Refer to Appendix 2 on Chile, 2- Refer to Maiden Mineral Resource, 28 July 2021 in Appendix 3,
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Company Strategy & Corporate Snapshot
Strategy
Utilise extensive geological experience to discover, define & develop high quality mining projects in the ‘Core Atacama’ province of Chile.
Mineral Resource (1)
Cut off Au g/t
0.30
0.50
Mt
2.7
1.7
Capital Structure
Indicated
Au g/t
koz
0.88
75
1.17
63
Mt
22.4
13.7
Inferred
Au g/t
0.81
1.08
koz
586
476
Mt
25.1
15.4
Total
Au g/t
0.82
1.09
koz
661
539
6 Month Share Price History (A$)
0.25
ASX Share Price (2)
A$0.095
Shares on Issue
603.2 million
Performance Rights
98 million
Market Capitalisation
A$57 million
Average Daily Volume
1,743,085 shares
Cash (3)
A$13.7 million
Debt
Nil
0.20
0.15
Shareholders
0.10
Top 20
51%
0.05
Board & Management
18%
Institutional Investors
24%
Other
58%
Apr-21
May-21
Jun-21
Jul-21
Aug-21
Sep-21
Oct-21
Notes: 1- Refer to Maiden Mineral Resource, 28 July 2021 in Appendix 3, 2- At 14 October 2021, 2021 3- At 30 June 2021
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Board & Management
John Toll
Chairman
>27 years of international resource sector experience as
a Geologist, Project Manager & Fund Manager.
Previously worked in Private Equity (FUM USD800
million) & as a Director of Societe General’s Mining
Finance Team in New York. Operational roles include
Project Manager, Senior Mine Geologist & Mine
Geologist for Ivanhoe Mines, Lion Ore International &
Western Mining Corporation.
John is a Partner at Azure Capital Limited with >15
years of experience in corporate advisory, focusing
mainly on equity financing transactions across a range
of industries including mining, technology, general
industrials, biotech & infrastructure.
Geoff McNamara
Non-Executive
Director
Shannon Coates Joint Company Secretary
Kristie Young
Non-Executive
Director
>20 years’ experience across a range of sectors,
including technical engineering, project evaluation,
strategy, business development, growth, marketing,
commercial, client management, governance & human
resources. Has held senior growth & business
development executive roles with leading professional
services firms PwC & EY. Ms Young is Non-Executive
Chair of ChemX Materials, Non-Executive Director of
Lithium Australia NL (ASX:LIT) & sits on the boards of
Wesley College WA & the Energy Club of WA.
Qualified lawyer with >20 years’ experience in corporate law &
compliance. She is currently Non-Executive Director of ASX listed
companies Vmoto Limited, Bellevue Gold Limited & Company Secretary
to a number of public unlisted & listed companies.
Sarah Wilson Joint Company Secretary
Zeffron Reeves
Corporate governance specialist who provides corporate advisory and company
secretarial services to ASX listing companies, including capital raising, compliance and
governance advice. Sarah acts as Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed
companies and holds a Certificate in Governance Practice and Administration and is a
Member of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Managing Director
Shannon
Coates
Linton Putland
Company
Executive Secretary
Director –
Mining & Development
>30 years of experience in mining operations, joint
venturesQualified
& corporate
management
in Australia,
Africa &
lawyer
with >20 years’
experience
the Americas,
over a law
wide& range
of commodities.
in corporate
compliance.
She is
Currentlycurrently
principalNon-Executive
of LJ Putland &
Associates,
a private
Director
of ASX
mining consultancy
company.
Prior
to this,Bellevue
he held
listed companies
Vmoto
Limited,
corporateGold
& senior
management
in IAMGOLD,
Limited
& Companyroles
Secretary
to a
Aurion Gold,
Delta
Pancontinental
number
of Gold
public&unlisted
& listed Mining. He is
a Member
of AusIMM & a Graduate Member of
companies.
Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Geologist with >20 years of experience in the resources
sector on resource projects from greenfields exploration,
discovery, definition & feasibility, construction, production
to closure. Zeff previously Managing Director of ASX
listed Metallum Ltd which had a number of development &
operational projects in Chile. He has also held senior
management positions with companies developing
projects in Brazil. He has had previous exploration
success identifying & delineating new gold districts in
Brazil & Chile.
Administrative, management & development professional
with experience in Chile. He has worked on greenfield
exploration, discovery, production, closure, retreatment &
tailings reclamation. Part of the development team with
Fortescue during development of its Pilbara mining
operations. Commercial Manager of Metallum Chile,
General Manager of Acorn Mining Chile & Country
Manager for Cleveland Mining Chile. Sergio has a
Business Management degree from Universidad del
Desarrollo & is a member of the civil police & a military
reserve officer.
Sergio Uribe
Country Manager
Chile
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TSO Drilling
Mineralised intercept (m/Aug/t)
Fault
0.2 – 0.5 Au g/t
0.5 – 1.0 Au g/t
1.0-2.0 Au g/t
2.0-3.0 Au g/t
3.0 – 5.0 Au g/t
>5.0 Au g/t
El Zorro: Chile’s Newest Gold Discovery
•
•
•
Tesoro Owns 85% of the El Zorro Gold Project (1).
Maiden Mineral Resource of 25.1 Mt @ 0.8 g/t for 661
koz of gold at 0.3g/t Au cut-off including 15.4Mt @ 1.09
g/t for 540koz at 0.5g/t Au cut-off (2) defined by 148 drill
holes over 18 months.
Resource has low sensitivity to lower gold price
RPEEE pit shells (3).
341600mE
(4)
7036000mN
341800mE7036100mN
342200mE
342000mE
TSO Drilling
Mineralised intercept (m/Aug/t)
Fault
July 2021 Resource Estimate
1.0/12.10
600mRL
US$1700/oz Au
Pit Shell
1.0/1.47
1.0/7.09
1.7/1.43
37.0/0.43
incl. 4.0/1.15
21.28/0.34
1.3/0.59
2.9/0.66
US$1800/oz Au
Pit Shell
US$2000/oz Au
Pit Shell
14/0.55
•
Outcropping Orebody with Multiple High-Grade Zones.
•
Scoping Study Underway for Large Open Pit Mine.
•
New Extensions highlight potential at depth.
•
42% of gold recovered by Gravity, 94% total recovery
@ 200 micron grind size (5).
•
•
30.5/0.40
Logistical advantages:
• Low Power Costs (12-17c/kwh);
• Port 57km; and
• Workforce 53km.
76.0/0.93
incl. 12.0/1.39
incl. 18.7/1.57
8.0/0.78
26.0/0.49
US$2500/oz Au
Pit Shell
Awaiting
Results
26.0/0.49
incl. 56.0/3.49
incl. 1.0/7.73
incl. 8.5/2.49
0
36.0/0.40
incl. 1/0.81
4.0/1.83
400mRL
200mRL
Simple Flowsheet Single Stage Crushing, SAG Mill,
Gravity & CIL.
7036400mN
8.0/1.08
100
metres
Indicated + Inferred Resource (0.30 g/t cut off)
USD/Oz Gold Price Pit
Mt
Au g/t
1,700
18.3
0.88
1,800
19.4
0.88
2,000
20.9
0.86
2,500
25.1
0.82
EL ZORRO
Cross Section -140m
+/- 10m
koz
519
548
580
661
Notes: 1- Tesoro may increase its holding of the JV via capital contributions. On the 26 August 2021, 15% JV partner Wanaco disputed the valuation & the procedure followed for the recent capital increase approved in the Shareholders
Meeting of El Zorro SCM held on 11 February 2021. Tesoro is vigorously defending its position and is considering its legal options to have this spurious claim rejected by the court. 2- Refer to Maiden Mineral Resource, 28 July 2021 in Appendix
3. Alternate scenarios using different gold price inputs for the Reasonable Prospects for Eventual Economic Extraction (RPEEE) resource limiting pit shell demonstrate the sensitivity of contained mineralization.
4. Refer ASX announcements 10/06/2020, 4/09/2020, 16/12/2020, 21/12/2020, 25/06/2021, 6/07/2021 and 19/08/2021 for full results / 5. ASX Announcement 27 September 2021
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Enormous Exploration Potential
PERMIT
•
•
•
Intrusive Related Gold
System (IRGS)
analogous to Tintina
Province (>50 M Oz Au
(2)), which hosts Fort
Knox, Pogo, Brewery &
Donlin Creek.
<2% of 555km2 permit
area drilled.
Ternera deposit open in
all directions.
•
6 Analogous Prospects,
all to be drilled within the
next 6 months.
•
Discovery Cost US$21/oz
(half global average (3)).
•
Aggressive Exploration
>60,000m drilling.
EXPLORATION TARGETS
341000mE
342000mE
TERNERA EXPLORATION
343000m
E
Gabbro and Diorite
El Zorro Tonalite) (host)
Biotite Granodiorite
Sediments
Mafic Dykes
Faults
Tesoro Drill Collars
7038000m
N
TORO
BLANCO
TERNERA
NORTH
DRONE HILL
7037000m
N
TERNERA
TERNERA EAST
7036000m
N
TORO
GORDO
7035000m
N
BUZZARD
N
7034000m
N
0
500m
Notes: 1- Refer to Maiden Mineral Resource, 28 July 2021 in Appendix 3. 2- refer to https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5289/SIR2007-5289-A.pdf.
3- Refer to https://minexconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gold-Exploration-Trends-PDAC-May-2021.pdf for discovery costs of US$45/oz.
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Recent Activity
Exploration Drilling
Ternera Drill Rigs in Operation
Core Shed
Local Workforce
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Recent Exploration Highlights
Ternera (1)
Multiple new thick high grade gold zones
contained in broad mineralised zones
outside existing resource:
• 21.00m @ 5.26g/t Au; contained within
205.00m @ 0.96g/t Au; and
• 17.50m @ 4.51g/t Au; contained within
40.00m @ 2.11g/t Au
Ternera East (2)
New discovery:
• 4.50m @ 1.14g/t Au; contained within
21.28m @ 0.34g/t Au; and
• 4.00m @ 1.69g/t Au; contained within
36.00m @ 0.40g/t Au.
Ternera Drill Section +60m looking northwest. Hole ZDDH0170 & ZDDH0164 showing strong gold
(3)
mineralisation outside of existing Mineral Resource model and significantly expanding known gold zones.
Notes: 1- Refer to ASX announcement 19 August 2021.
2- Refer to ASX announcement 11 August 2021.
3- Refer to ASX announcements 9/10/2020, 16/2/2021, 27/07/2021, 4/08/2021, 19/08/2021, & 27/08/2021
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Exciting New Exploration Targets
•
Drone Hill & Toro Blanco have same geology as Ternera, same
structural trends & high chargeability anomalies as identified by the
Gradient Array Induced Polarisation (GAIP) survey (see map on right) (1).
•
Drone Hill first drill hole intersected a high grade gold zone of 1.57m @
7.37g/t Au contained within 11.50m @ 1.13g/t Au (2).
TORO BLANCO
Note: 1- Refer to ASX announcement 16 April 2021.
2 – Refer ASX announcement 23 March 2021
DRONE HILL
TERNERA NORTH
TORO BLANCO
TERNERA EAST
TERNERA EAST
TERNERA
TERNERA
TORO GORDO
TORO GORDO
DRONE HILL
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Roadmap to Create Shareholder Value
Immediate Focus
• Continue to grow resources at El Zorro via low-cost drilling.
• Identify Ternera repeats within the regional El Zorro concessions.
• Complete scoping study & build organizational capability to progress El Zorro to production.
Key Activities for 2021/2022
2021
2022
Q4
Q1
2023
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Exploration & Development
Ternera Resource Drilling (50,000m)
El Zorro Project
Ternera Mine Drilling
Resource Update
Met Testwork
Mining Studies
Financial Analysis
Scoping Study Report
Resource Update
Feasibility Study
Environmental Approvals
FID
Regional
Exploration
Exploration
Ternera East, Drone Hill, Toro Blanco Drilling (10,000m)
Maiden Resource
Drilling
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Analysis
Approvals
Key Announcements
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Appendix 1: Environmental & Social Strategy
Our environmental & social strategy is aligned to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with the
company committed to ensuring its exploration & operational activities generate positive sustainability outcomes.
Sustainability Pillars
Summary
Health & Safety
Occupational Health & Safety are fundamental responsibilities Tesoro has towards its workforce. Our
strategies & practices are based on providing a safe workplace for all employees, suppliers &
contractors.
Climate Change
Total GHG emissions on a $ per value basis for newly mined gold is significantly lower than that for
other major metals & mined products. Tesoro is committed to put in place a framework to ensure
future mine developments are built & operated to support global greenhouse mitigation targets.
Environment
Tesoro applies leading exploration techniques, technology & practices to promote drilling efficiency &
minimise environmental impacts. Furthermore Tesoro is committed to continual improvement of its
environmental performance through a robust environmental management program.
People & Culture
Attracting, developing & retaining a diverse, inclusive & competent workforce is important to Tesoro &
a key foundation to the company's policies and practices.
Community Partnerships
Tesoro partners with the local & host communities of the Coastal Cordillera region of Chile to share
value through the creation of local jobs & business opportunities.
Economic Sustainability
Generating economic growth & value for all our investors, employees & stakeholders through
successful exploration & investment in the Coastal Cordillera region of Chile.
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UN SDG
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Appendix 2: Why Chile
1) Low Sovereign Risk: Chile has a population of >19 million people, one of South America’s most stable & prosperous
nations, enabling the country to significantly reduce poverty. Chile’s GDP is expected to rebound to 5.5% in 2021 (1), on the
back of government stimulus & a rapid COVID-19 vaccination rollout (one of the best in South America).
2) Extremely Low Corruption: Chile ranks in the top quartile of countries in Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption
Index, equal with the United States of America.
3) Supportive Government Policy Towards Mining: Mining is a major driver of the Chilean economy, contributing to more
than 50% of Chile’s exports & 9% of GDP. The Fraser Institute’s 2020 (2) annual survey ranked Chile as the best country in
South America for mining exploration investment based on public policy factors such as tax rates & regulation.
4) Significant Mineral Endowment: As the top producer of both copper & iodine in the world, Chile is also home to several
other highly valuable natural resources including molybdenum, selenium, rhenium, nitrates, iron ore, lithium & of course
precious metals such as gold. Most of the world’s largest mining companies operate in Chile.
Source: 1-World Bank, 2- https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/annual-survey-of-mining-companies-2020.pdf
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Appendix 3: Mineral Resource
Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate of 661 koz gold announced on 28 July 2021
Cut-off Au g/t
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
Mt
2.7
2.1
1.7
1.4
1.2
0.9
Indicated
Au g/t
0.88
1.03
1.17
1.28
1.4
1.64
koz
75
68
63
58
54
45
Mt
22.4
17.4
13.7
11.1
8.9
6
Inferred
Au g/t
0.81
0.95
1.08
1.21
1.34
1.61
koz
586
529
476
430
385
312
Mt
25.1
19.4
15.4
12.5
10.1
6.9
Total
Au g/t
0.82
0.96
1.09
1.22
1.35
1.62
koz
661
597
539
488
439
357
Mineral Resource Estimate Parameters
• 148 HQ diameter diamond drill holes used (46,937m)
• Domaining based on 3D modelling of lithology (El Zorro Tonalite) & faults
• Resource Classification Criteria:
• Geological continuity and volume;
• Drill spacing & drill data quality;
• Modelling technique; and
• Estimation properties, including search strategy, number of informing composites, average distance of composites from blocks & kriging quality parameters.
• Mineral Resource has been reported above a 0.30 g/t Au cut-off. Selection of the cut-off has considered results of metallurgical testing (ASX release 9 June 2020). The applied cut-off has been
reviewed against that reported from peer projects with similar mineralisation styles and proposed processing options & is considered comparable.
Pit Optimisation Parameters
• It must be noted that the optimisation pit shell provided was for the purpose of constraining the Resource model only and is NOT an economic assessment of an open pit mining operation at El Zorro
or indicates the economic gold price required for potential future mining at El Zorro.
• The optimization was completed to delineate the portion of the Resource estimate that could potentially be mined by an open pit at some time in the future. The pit optimization was based on certain
assumptions that are considered at to be preliminary & have a high degree of uncertainty. The purpose of the optimization is to provide a constraint around the resource with some explained economic
parameters.
• The gold price selected for the pit optimization was based on cut-off grade calculations using the conceptual cost, recovery and dilution inputs as outlined above, to match the geological cut off grade in
the Mineral Resource Estimate. A gold price of US2,500/oz provides an estimated cut off grade for an optimized pit shell of approximately 0.3g/t Au, in line with the Mineral Resource cut-off grade.
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Suite 5, 62 Ord Street
West Perth, WA 6005
Phone: +61 8 9322 1587
Email: info@tesororesources.com.au
Web: www.tesororesources.com.au
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