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A Leading Intermediate Copper Producer June 2015 1 Cautionary Note - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Leading Intermediate Copper Producer June 2015 1 Cautionary Note - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Leading Intermediate Copper Producer June 2015 1 Cautionary Note Forward Looking Information This presentation, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may contain forward - looking information within the meaning of Canadian
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This presentation, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document and Capstone does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect Company management’s expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, success of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “outlook”, “guidance”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative of these terms or comparable terminology. In this document, certain forward-looking statements are identified by words including “may”, “future”, “expected”, “intends” and “estimates”. By their very nature forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward- looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to actual results of current exploration activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices
- f resources; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; accidents, dependence on key personnel, labour pool constraints, labour disputes; availability of infrastructure required
for the development of mining projects; delays or inability to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals for mining operations or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities; compliance with debt covenants, and other risks of the mining industry as well as those factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s interim and annual financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis of those statements, all of which are filed and available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company provides no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Alternative Performance Measures
“C1 cash cost”, “cash cost”, “all-in sustaining cost”, “all-in cost”, “fully-loaded all-in cost”, “adjusted net earnings/loss”, adjusted EBITDA”, “operating cash flow before changes in working capital”, “net debt” are Alternative Performance Measures. Alternative performance measures are furnished to provide additional information. These performance measures are used by management to monitor performance, to plan and to assess the overall effectiveness and efficiency of mining operations. These performance measures may not be comparable to similar data presented by other mining companies. These performance measures should not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of performance included in the Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Currency
All amounts are in US$ unless otherwise specified.
Cautionary Note Forward Looking Information
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Stable cash flow generation from three mines Financial flexibility to fund growth Proven track record of sustainable growth Low-risk copper producer focused on the Americas
About Capstone
A leading intermediate copper producer
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Portfolio
PRODUCTION
Three operating mines
Production assets located in stable geographies in the Americas producing 90 k tonnes1 of copper in 2015
- Santo Domingo
Region III, Chile CS 70%; KORES 30%
DEVELOPMENT
Growth Projects
Disciplined approach to construction, offering significant growth in planned copper production over next five years
- Chile
SQM - option to earn up to 70% of Project Providencia
EXPLORATION
Portfolio
Early-stage base metals exploration properties
Short term Long term
- Pinto Valley
Arizona, US 59 k tonnes1 copper
- Cozamin
Zacatecas State, Mexico 18 k tonnes1 copper
- Minto
Yukon, Canada 13 k tonnes1 copper
1.±5%; see news release dated January 20, 2015.
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Two-Tiered Growth Strategy
Capstone is well-positioned for profitable growth, supported by considerable financial flexibility
- 1. Robust organic growth potential
- Potential brownfield expansion at Pinto Valley - PV3 PFS underway
- Advancing the Santo Domingo project
- Progressing the exploration portfolio
- 2. Growth through strategic acquisition
- Maintain disciplined, well-balanced approach with
a conservative and flexible balance sheet
- Low-risk, mining-friendly jurisdictions in the Americas
- Copper asset in or near production
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Pinto Valley Mine
Open Pit Mine in Arizona, US
Mine life remaining (years) 11 Q1 2015 Production1 (k tonnes) Q1 2015 C1 cash cost2 ($/payable lb produced) 15.8 $1.93 2015 Production1 guidance (k tonnes Cu ±5%) 2015 C1 cash cost2 guidance ($/payable lb produced) 59.0 $2.00- $2.10 By-products Mo, Ag
Current PV2 mine plan represents only 16% of the total M&I Resource
Key Points
- Two cases to evaluate the significant amount of resources not in the mine plan are being advanced to
Pre-Feasibility study level to be completed in Q3 2015 (PV3)
- Base case: 10-15% increase in throughput and possibility of mine life extension
- Case two: throughput increase to 90,000 tpd combined with potential mine life extension
1.±5%; see news release dated April 13, 2015. 2. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure, which is net of by-product credits as well as treatment and selling costs. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
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PV2 Pre-Feasibility Summary & Mine Plan – March 2014
0.00% 0.05% 0.10% 0.15% 0.20% 0.25% 0.30% 0.35% 0.40% 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Copper Grade %
Material Mined (M t/year)
Total Material Moved
Capital Expenditure ($M) 47 62 12 12 9 11 14 6 5 5 3 2 Payable Copper (k tonnes) 64.1 54.8 65.1 55.8 56.2 54.1 57.0 56.1 54.7 52.3 59.7 41.0 12.0
Summary of March 2014 PV2 PFS
Mine Life (years) 12.3 Mineral Resources 1,563mt@0.30%1 Mineral Reserves 232mt@0.33% Planned Throughput (ktpd) 50 - 52
- Avg. Annual Production – Contained in Concentrate (Mt)
54.2
- Avg. Annual Production – Cathode (Mt)
2.9
- Est. LOM Avg. C1 Cash Costs
$2.00 LOM Sustaining Capital ($ millions) $187.9 After-tax NPV, 8% ($M) $738
- 1. Pinto Valley Mine 2014 Pre-Feasibility Study, April 2014. Mineral Reserves and Resources take into account mining activities until January 1,
2014, and are reported above 0.18% Cu Cut-off Grade. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
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Ramp-up to 50 ktpd Stabilizing at 50 - 52 ktpd
2012/13 Restart 2014/15 Stabilize/Optimize
Steady at 52 ktpd
2016+ Potential Extension/Expansion
Pinto Valley Improvement Strategy Underway
Upcoming Catalysts
- Improving mill reliability
- Change management, maintenance
systems, documentation & training
- Pre-Feasibility for PV3 underway
with the potential to:
- Extend mine life
- Expand production
Town of Miami
Pinto Valley
Freeport Miami KGHM Carlota BHP Copper Cities BHP Miami
Source: Google maps.
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Cozamin Mine
Underground Mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico
Mine life remaining (years) 6 Q1 2015 Production1 (k tonnes) Q1 2015 C1 cash cost2 ($/payable lb produced) 3.8 $1.51 2015 Production1 guidance (k tonnes Cu ±5%) 2015 C1 cash cost2 guidance ($/payable lb produced) 18.0 $1.35 - $1.45 By-products Zn, Pb, Ag
1.±5%; see news release dated April 13, 2015. 2. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure, which is net of by-product credits as well as treatment and selling costs. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
Infill and exploration drilling
2015 2016
Silver stream sale expires April 2017 to significantly improve economics
(currently ~1.5M oz/year)
2017+
Ongoing exploration program
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1.±5%; see news release dated April 13, 2015 2. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure, which is net of by-product credits as well as treatment and selling costs. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. 3. 2015 C1 cash cost guidance includes $0.34 per pound of costs allocated from stockpile which was spent in 2014 and earlier, bringing actual cash expended during 2015 to $2.75 to $2.85 per pound of payable copper produced. During Q1, the reported C1 cash cost figure of $2.58 includes $0.14/lb spent in prior years.
Mine life remaining (years) 7 Q1 2015 Production1 (k tonnes) Q1 2015 C1 cash cost2,3 ($/payable lb produced) 4.1 $2.58 2015 Production1 guidance (k tonnes Cu ±5%) 2015 C1 cash cost2,3 guidance ($/payable lb produced) 13.0 $3.10 - $3.20 Life of mine projected C1 cash cost1 $1.92 By-products Au, Ag
Open Pit & Underground Mine in Yukon, Canada
Minto Mine
Processing underground and stockpiled ore; awaiting permits for Minto North and evaluating capital commitment Minto North open pit high-grade
- re to be milled Dec 2015 –
Dec 2016; underground mining resumes mid-year as base case depending on permits
2015 2016
Underground mining continues
2017+
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Santo Domingo Project
Copper-Iron Development Project in Region III, Chile
Diego de Almagro Project Area
- Superior infrastructure
- 7 kms from town, power lines & sub-station
- 110 kms from port
- Low elevation (~1,000 masl)
- Paved road access
- Low environmental risk
(Lundin)
(Lundin)
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Santo Domingo – July 2014 Feasibility Study
- Unlevered Internal Rate of Return of 17.9% (27.3% assuming
$1B project debt or 60% leverage)
- $797 million after-tax NPV, discounted at 8%
- 18-year mine life, 128M lbs Cu, 4.2 Mt Fe, 16 k oz Au annually
- Off-take agreements committed for 50% of Cu and Fe LOM
- LOM by-product C1 cash costs1 negative $0.06/lb payable Cu
- LOM co-product C1 cash costs1 $1.50/lb payable Cu; $43.00/t Fe
- Attractive opportunity in a community that demonstrates
strong support for the project
Confirms the value as a robust, low cost copper project A long-life, low cost copper project
- 1. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. C1 Cash Cost on a by-product basis includes gold and iron credits. Metal price assumptions used for
the FS were a constant $2.85 per pound of copper, $85 per tonne of magnetite iron concentrate at a 65% iron content FOB Santo Domingo port ($1.31 per dry metric tonne unit ("dmtu") of iron), and $1,275 per ounce of gold. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
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Santo Domingo FS – CAPEX & Funding
CAPEX1,2
- Initial cost $1.7B
- Sustaining Capital: $368M
Mine $157M Process Plant $380M Pipelines $172M
Plant / Mine Infrastructure
$163M Port $180M Contingency $242M EPCM $115 Indirect Costs $290
- 1. Source: Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. 2. Accuracy range
- f -10% to +15% for capital costs and operating costs. 3. Illustration based on feasibility study capital of $1.7B and assumed project debt of 65%.
Partnership & Funding Structure3
- Owned 70% Capstone and 30% Korea Resources
Corporation (KORES)
- KORES largest Capstone shareholder (11%)
- LOM off-take agreement for 50% of Cu & Fe magnetite
concentrate on then prevailing market terms
- KORES to participate in arranging debt financing
65% Project Debt $1,105M CS Equity $416M KORES Equity $179M
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Santo Domingo Project – Development Plan
Decision on if, how, and when to proceed will reflect, among other factors:
- Ongoing social licence
- Receipt of port concession
- General/project specific market conditions
- Project economics
- Long-term power availability
- Awarding project execution contract
- Financing market
- Available alternatives
- 1. Subject to the commercial and regulatory environment in Chile and not within Capstone’s control. Various decisions are dependent on the
availability of low cost power as well as regulatory approval, and clear demonstration of an economically viable project with appropriate financing in place and a supportive environment for development.
Stage-gate 1 - EIA approval, EPC contractor POSCO conducting project review, validation and due diligence to confirm contractual performance guarantee parameters Stage-gate 2 – Engineering 50% complete Stage-gate 3 – Engineering effectively complete
2015 2016
Production estimated +2 years from construction decision
2017+
Next Steps1 Proceeding in a disciplined manner with a stage-gate process for decision making
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- 1. Assumes a positive construction decision on Santo Domingo with commissioning in 2019 (Capstone 70% ownership – based on FS dated July 8, 2014);
does not include by-product metal production at any mine or project. 2. C1 cash costs for 2016 and beyond do not factor in deferred stripping and movements in ore stockpile for Minto. 3. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
Cu Concentrate Production (k tonnes) C1 Cash Cost/lb3 of Payable Cu Produced
2,3,4
Strong Projected Organic Growth Profile(1)
Potential for significant cash flow generation
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 50 100 150 200 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Cozamin Minto Pinto Valley Santo Domingo 70% C1 Cash Costs3
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Senior Secured Amount $500M credit facility ($440M committed plus a $60M accordion) Term 4 years Interest Rate US Libor + 3.0% (adjustable in certain circumstances) Standby Fee 0.675% on undrawn balance (adjustable in certain circumstances) Payment Schedule Interest only Covenants EBITDA/Interest Expense ≥ 2.5:1 Senior Secured Net Debt/EBITDA not more than 3.0:1 Total Net Debt/EBITDA not more than 4.0:1 Use
- $304M drawn to replace borrowings initially drawn to support PV acquisition.
- Eliminates scheduled amortization payments attached to previous reducing
credit facility.
- Provides financial flexibility to meet operating requirements and to address
potential market or operational disruptions.
Revolving Credit Facility
At March 31, 2015 Ensures financial flexibility in challenging pricing environment
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Short term
- Pinto Valley
Focus on operational stability, cost efficiencies and potential mine life extension
- Santo Domingo
Advance to next stage-gate decision point
- Cozamin
Reliable production with ongoing infill drilling and exploration
- Minto
Mine plan to optimize value
- Exploration
Drilling at large property in Chile
- Acquisition Criteria
Copper, in production, in the Americas
2015 and beyond
Capstone Is Well-Positioned For Profitable Growth
A leading intermediate copper producer
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Appendix
1. Board of Directors 2. Senior Management Team 3. Financial & Operating Results 4. Financial Position 5. C1 Cash Costs 6. Mine Cost Breakdown 7. 2015 Operating Guidance 8. 2015 Capital Expenditure Guidance 9. Historical Financial Performance 10. Historical Operating Performance 11. Consolidated Mineral Reserves Estimate 12. Consolidated Mineral Resources Estimate 13. Track Record of Growth in Mineral Resource Base 14. History of Pinto Valley Mine 15. Minto Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Areas 16. Minto Mineral Resources and Underground Development 17. Santo Domingo July 2014 Feasibility Study Summary 18. Project Providencia - Key Deposits in Analogous Metallogenic Settings 19. Notes on Consolidated Mineral Reserves and Resources Estimates 20. NI 43-101 Information
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Board of Directors
Name Experience Lawrence Bell Former Chairman & CEO of BC Hydro, Director of Silver Wheaton George Brack - Non-Executive Chairman Mining & investment banking, former industry head of Scotia Capital Chantal Gosselin Former VP & Portfolio Manager of Goodman Investment Counsel. Previously with Sun Valley Gold LLP, Blackhawk Mining & Pan American Silver. Director of Silver Wheaton. Soon Jin Kwon Director & Chief Operating Officer of KORES Canada Corporation Kalidas Madhavpeddi Overseas CEO for China Molybdenum Inc. and former Sr. VP Business Development
- f Phelps Dodge
Dale Peniuk - Audit Committee Chairman Financial & board expertise, former Partner with KPMG Darren Pylot - President, CEO & Director Founder of Capstone Mining Corp. Richard Zimmer Former President & CEO of Far West Mining. Previously with Teck & Bow Valley Industries
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Senior Management Team
Name Experience Years Experience Years Mining Experience Darren Pylot, President, CEO & Director Founder of Capstone Mining Corp. 21 21 Jim Slattery, Sr VP & CFO Former CFO of Imnet Mining, Wescast Industries & Canadian General Tower 34 10 Gregg Bush, Sr VP & COO Former COO of Minefinders, Mine GM & Operations of Barrick/Placer Dome, 12 years in Chile 31 31 Brad Mercer, Sr VP Exploration Formerly with Sherwood Copper Corp., Miramar Mining & Royal Oak 31 31 Robert Blusson, VP Finance Formerly with Lundin Mining & EuroZinc 13 9 Cindy Burnett, VP IR Formerly with Western Lithium, Skye Resources, Ivanhoe Energy & Nova Chemicals 36 7 Peter Hemstead, VP Mktg. & Treasurer Formerly with Sherwood Copper Corp. & PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 19 9 Jason Howe, VP Business Development Co-founder & former CFO of Silverstone Resources Corp. Formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 21 11 Wendy King, VP Legal, Risk & Governance Former Sr. VP General Counsel, Government Relations, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary with Central 1 Credit Union & Weyerhaeuser Company 19 2 Guy Le Bel, VP Evaluations Formerly with Quadra Mining, BHP Billiton Base Metals, Rio Algom & Cambior Inc. 31 31 Gillian McCombie, VP HR Formerly with Placer Dome, Hunter-Dickinson & TELUS 19 15 David Sinitsin, VP Technical Services Formerly with Canaco Resources, Silver Standard Resources & Freeport-McMoRan 31 31 Brad Skeeles, VP North American Operations Formerly with Newmont Mining, INCO & BHP Billiton 27 27
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Financial & Operating Results
* Q1 2015 includes a negative provisional pricing adjustment of $12.7 million related to prior shipments, equivalent to $0.29 per pound of copper sold during the quarter. 1. These are Alternative Performance Measures. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
Q1 2015 Q1 2014 Revenue ($M) 102.9 160.8 Copper produced (tonnes) 23,677 27,215 Payable copper produced (tonnes) 22,853 26,245 C1 cash cost1 ($ per payable lb of Cu produced) 1.97 1.92 Copper sold (tonnes) 20,082 26,601 Realized copper price per pound sold ($/lb)* C1 cash cost per payable pound sold1 ($/lb) All-in sustaining cost per payable pound sold1 ($/lb) All-in cost per payable pound sold1 ($/lb) Fully loaded all-in cost per payable pound sold1 ($/lb) 2.47 1.89 2.36 3.05 3.15 2.99 1.86 2.28 2.33 2.50 Net loss ($M) Per common share: (17.4) (0.04) (4.4) (0.01) Adjusted net loss1 ($ M) Per common share: (8.9) (0.02) (4.4) (0.01) Adjusted EBITDA1 ($M) Per common share: 24.3 0.06 56.4 0.15 Operating cash flow before changes in working capital1 ($M) Per common share: 16.5 0.04 50.2 0.14 Cash and cash equivalents ($M) 122.6 135.7 Net debt1 ($M) 177.2 175.5
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Financial Position
At March 31, 2015 ($M) Cash and cash equivalents $122.6 LESS: Long Term Debt & Leases $299.8 Net Debt $177.2 PLUS: Undrawn Credit Facilities $136.1 Total Liquidity $258.7 2014 Operating Cash Flow Before Changes in Working Capital $199.4
Conservative and flexible financial position
Pinto Valley Cozamin Minto1 Santo Domingo2 Kutcho
- 1. Capitalized-stripping of Minto North is pending receipt of the Water Use License, expected in Q2 2015. 2. Reflects the base case spending plan to advance
permitting, social license, and sustain the owners’ team, representing Capstone’s 70% share of capital expenditure. 3. Includes $10.7M for capitalized
- stripping. 4. Full $23.6M represents capitalized stripping. 5. Does not include $5.4M budgeted as an expense for greenfield exploration.
2015 Capital Guidance ($M)
(including capitalized stripping in development costs) Sustaining Development Total $21.9 $15.9 $11.2 $64.2(3) $23.6(4) $11.8 $0.8 $155.0(5) $5.6
- Corporate Revolving Credit Facility
revised in January 2015 has a four year term with no scheduled amortization payments.
- No cost collar ensures covenant compliance
with price protection at $2.60/lb to end of Q3 while allowing upside participation to $3.10/lb
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C1 Cash Cost per payable pound produced(1) Q1 2015
- 1. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure, which is net of by-product credits as well as treatment and selling costs.
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Operating Costs Treatment & Selling Costs By-Product Credits C1 Cash Cost/lb
Cozamin
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Operating Costs Treatment & Selling Costs By-Product Credits C1 Cash Cost/lb
Consolidated Total
$0.46 $1.63 $1.97 $(0.12) $1.49 $0.41 $(0.39) $1.51
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Operating Costs Treatment & Selling Costs By-Product Credits C1 Cash Cost/lb
Minto
$2.31 $0.41 $(0.14) $2.58 $1.90
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 Operating Costs Treatment & Selling Costs By-Product Credits C1 Cash Cost/lb
Pinto Valley
$1.49 $0.49 $(0.05) $1.93
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Q1 2015 Mine Cost Breakdown(1)
- 1. Cost of production in US$ for the quarter ended as at March 31, 2015. Excluding by-product credits and TCRCs.
Pinto Valley Cozamin Minto
Salaries Contractors & Consultants Maintenance Diesel, Gas & Lubricants Power Consumables Minesite G&A
Consolidated 31% 21% 15% 8% 7% 12% 6% 32% 13% 19% 8% 8% 14% 7% 29% 28% 16% 3% 8% 10% 5%
27% 41% 5% 10% 5% 9% 3%
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2015 Operating Guidance
- 1. This is an alternative performance measure, please see “Alternative Performance Measure” definition at the beginning of this presentation.
Pinto Valley Cozamin Minto Total
Tonnes milled (M) 19.0 1.2 1.4 21.6 Copper grade (%) 0.35 1.59 1.19 0.47 Copper recovery (%) 88.1 93.3 86.4 88.3 Production (contained in concentrates) Copper (tonnes) 56,300 18,000 13,000 87,300 Copper cathode (tonnes) 2,700
- 2,700
Total Copper (tonnes) 59,000 18,000 13,000 90,000 Zinc (tonnes)
- 8,300
- 8,300
Molybdenum (tonnes) 480
- 480
Lead (tonnes)
- 400
- 400
Silver (million ounces) 0.3 1.4 0.1 1.8 Gold (ounces)
- 17,000
17,000 C1 cash costs1 per pound of payable copper produced net of by-product credits and selling costs $2.00 - $2.10 $1.35 - $1.45 $3.10 - $3.20 $2.00 - $2.10
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2015 Capital Guidance
Capital Expenditure ($M) Pinto Valley1 Cozamin Minto2 Santo Domingo3 Kutcho Total4 Sustaining $21.9 $15.9 $11.2
- $49.0
PV2 Capital $45.5
- $45.5
PV3 Study $8.0
- $8.0
Brownfield Exploration
- $5.6
- $5.6
Capitalized Stripping $10.7
- $23.6
- $34.3
Development Projects
- $11.8
$0.8 $12.6 Total $86.1 $21.5 $34.8 $11.8 $0.8 $155.0
Pinto Valley $86.1 Cozamin $21.5 Minto $34.8 Santo Domingo $11.8 Kutcho $0.8
- 2015 year of significant growth spending for PV2
expansion and Minto North stripping
- An additional $5.4M budgeted as an expense for
greenfield exploration in 2015
- 1. Note PV2 capital is slightly higher than PFS estimate for 2015 as it includes capitalized stripping and component replacements on mining fleet. 2 Capitalized-stripping of Minto
North is pending receipt of the Water Use License, expected in Q2 2015. 3. Reflects the base case spending plan to advance permitting, social license, and sustain the owners’ team, representing Capstone’s 70% share of capital expenditure. 4. Does not include $5.4M budgeted as an expense for greenfield exploration.
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Historical Operating Performance
29,892 38,691 33,022 35,879 35,834 45,405 103,901 20,082 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
Copper Sold (tonnes)
$2.36 $2.31 $3.42 $3.90 $3.66 $3.30 $3.03 $2.47 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
Realized Price/lb of Copper Sold ($)
$1.25 $1.03 $1.40 $1.45 $1.50 $1.72 $1.93 $1.97 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
C1 Cash Cost1,2 ($ per payable lb of Cu produced)
$1.11 $1.28 $2.02 $2.45 $2.16 $1.58 $1.10 $0.50 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015 59% 59% 48% 63% 36% 55% 47% 20%
Cash Margin/lb of Copper Sold ($)
- 1. This is an Alternative Performance Measure. * Commencing in 2011, financial results in accordance with IFRS. 2. The total 2008 information only
includes results from the Cozamin Mine from November 24, 2008 to December 31, 2008, except for the C1 Cash Cost per pound of payable copper, which is for the full year.
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Historical Financial Performance
$162 $250 $301 $353 $306 $332 $656 $103 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
Revenue3 ($M)
$36 $117 $103 $146 $142 $106 $232 $24 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
Adjusted EBITDA1,3 ($M)
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015 $40
Capital Additions2,3($M)
- 1. This is an Alternative Performance Measure. 2. Includes deferred stripping at Minto. 2008 capital additions include $13 million from old Capstone for 9
months in 2008. 3. The total 2008 information only includes results from the Cozamin Mine from November 24, 2008 to December 31, 2008. Year end 2010, 2011 and 2012 in accordance with IFRS. 2008 figures pro forma for combination with Sherwood Copper to include Cozamin and Minto for the full year. $28 $94 $75 $120 $114 $86 $199 $17 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 2015
Operating Cash Flow Before Changes in Working Capital3 ($M)
$33 $59 $56 $85 $121 $123 Deferred Stripping Capital Additions $94
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Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate
See corresponding Notes on Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate at the end of this presentation.
MINERAL RESERVES CONTAINED METAL
Category kt Cu Zn Pb Mo Ag Au Fe Cu Zn Pb Mo Ag Au Fe6 % % % % g/t g/t % kt kt kt kt koz koz Mt Pinto Valley1 Proven 199,212 0.33
- 0.008
- 651
- 16
- 31-Dec-14
Probable 9,682 0.24
- 0.008
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- 1
- Total
208,894 0.32
- 0.008
- 675
- 17
- Cozamin2
Proven 4 1.23 1.18 0.21
- 38
- 5
- 31-Dec-14
Probable 6,971 1.49 0.79 0.17
- 42
- 104
55 12
- 9,394
- Total
6,975 1.49 0.79 0.17
- 42
- 104
55 12
- 9,398
- Minto3
Proven 2,857 1.82
- 6
0.93
- 52
- 586
86
- 31-Dec-14
Probable 4,802 1.64
- 6
0.63
- 79
- 889
98
- Total
7,659 1.71
- 6
0.74
- 131
- 1,475
183
- Santo Domingo4
Proven 65,300 0.61
- 0.08
30.9 398
- 170
8 31-Dec-14 Probable 326,400 0.24
- 0.03
27.6 783
- 336
67 Total 391,700 0.30
- 0.04
28.2 1,175
- 506
75 Kutcho5 Probable 10,441 2.01 3.19
- 35
0.37
- 210
333
- 11,618
124
- 31-Dec-14
Total 10,441 2.01 3.19
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0.37
- 210
333
- 11,618
124
- TOTAL CAPSTONE MINERAL RESERVES
2,295 388 12 17 22,491 814 75
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Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate
See corresponding Notes on Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate at the end of this presentation.
MINERAL RESOURCES – Inclusive of Mineral Reserves CONTAINED METAL
Category kt Cu Zn Pb Mo Ag Au Fe Cu Zn Pb Mo Ag Au Fe6 % % % % g/t g/t % kt kt kt kt koz koz kt Pinto Valley1 Measured 665,233 0.34
- 0.008
- 2,291
- 56
- 31-Dec-14
Indicated 939,033 0.28
- 0.006
- 2,605
- 60
- M&I 1,604,266
0.31
- 0.007
- 4,896
- 116
- Inferred
58,615 0.23
- 0.005
- 137
- 3
- Cozamin2
Measured 4 1.23 1.18 0.21
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- 5
- 31-Dec-14
Indicated 12,724 1.34 1.32 0.23
- 45
- 170
168 29
- 18,239
- M&I
12,728 1.34 1.32 0.23
- 45
- 170
168 30
- 18,244
- Inferred
7,151 1.19 1.15 0.18
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- 85
82 13
- 7,682
- Minto3
Measured 10,867 1.28
- 4
0.53
- 139
- 1,426
186
- 31-Dec-14
Indicated 37,091 1.02
- 4
0.36
- 380
- 4,437
435
- M&I
47,958 1.08
- 4
0.40
- 519
- 5,863
621
- Inferred
16,205 0.92
- 3
0.30
- 149
- 1,649
157
- Santo Domingo4
Measured 64,800 0.62
- 0.08
31.2 402
- 171
- 31-Dec-14
Indicated 449,000 0.27
- 0.03
25.0 1,212
- 491
- M&I
513,000 0.31
- 0.04
25.8 1,590
- 660
- Inferred
58,100 0.20
- 0.03
24.3 116
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- Kutcho5
Measured 5,421 2.15 2.86
- 31
0.34
- 116
155
- 5,482
59
- 31-Dec-14
Indicated 5,859 2.24 3.67
- 42
0.45
- 131
215
- 7,831
84
- M&I
11,280 2.19 3.28
- 37
0.39
- 248
370
- 13,313
143
- Inferred
1,090 1.74 2.04
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0.35
- 19
22
- 1,077
12
- TOTAL CAPSTONE MEASURED & INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCES
7,423 538 30 116 37,420 1,423 TOTAL CAPSTONE ADDITIONAL INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCES 506 104 13 3 10,408 217
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Proven Track Record of Growth in Mineral Resource Base
Minto
Cozamin
CS Total
- 1. Includes Mineral Resources and Reserves as reported in Annual Information Forms for each respective year. 70% share of Santo Domingo Mineral
Resources as at August 31, 2012 and Mineral Reserves as at May 2, 2014. Kutcho as at Dec. 31, 2010. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information
Minto Kutcho
Santo Domingo
Minto
Cozamin
CS Total Kutcho Minto
Cozamin Santo Domingo
CS Total CS Total CS Total CS Total
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Cozamin Cozamin
Cu tonnes in Mineral Reserves1 Per Share Cu tonnes/share (basic)
Kutcho Kutcho
Santo Domingo
Kutcho Minto
Cozamin Pinto Valley
0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.010 0.012 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.020 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Cu tonnes in M&I Mineral Resources1 Per Share Cu tonnes/share (basic)
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Thousands (tonnes) Cu tonnes in Mineral Reserves1 Cu tonnes in M&I Mineral Resources1 Thousands (tonnes)
Minto Kutcho Minto Kutcho Minto
Cozamin Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Cozamin Cozamin Kutcho Santo Domingo Kutcho
Minto
Cozamin
Pinto Valley
Santo Domingo
Kutcho Minto
Cozamin Santo Domingo
Pinto Valley
Santo Domingo Kutcho Cozamin
Minto
Cozamin Cozamin Cozamin
Minto Minto Kutcho Minto
Cozamin Kutcho
Minto
0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 0.006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Cozamin
Minto Kutcho
Santo Domingo
Pinto Valley
Santo Domingo Cozamin Kutcho
Minto
Cozamin Cozamin
Minto Minto
Kutcho Kutcho
806% 1,034% 208% 355%
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$- $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00
25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Historical Cu Price (US$/lb) Historical Cu Production (mlbs)
PV Cu Production Average Cu Price BHP restarts PV Capstone acquires PV
History of Pinto Valley
PV acquired by Newmont subsidiary and placed PV on care and maintenance Source: BHP Copper. 1.Source: BHP Copper, in US$M. 2. The cost of employing contractors during project execution.
Pinto Valley Historical Production/Copper Prices
PV production commenced by
- wner Cities Service (formerly
Tennessee Corporation) Newmont announced plans to restart PV BHP acquired PV BHP placed PV on care and maintenance due to temporarily low copper prices PV operations restarted BHP placed PV on care and maintenance due to temporarily low copper prices Mine Fleet $63.8 (33%) Processing $43.7 (22%) Owner Cost $27.1 (14%) Infrastructure $21.2 (11%) EPCM $14.2 (7%) SMARRCO $11.4 (6%) Contractors' Indirect (2) $8.9 (5%) Mine $3.9 (2%)
2012 Re-start Capital Cost
- BHP Billiton $194mm(1) re-start capital incorporated lessons learned
from previous re-start
- Acquired new mining fleet
- Upgraded electrical and controls
- Significantly improved plant conditions to HSEC standards
- In-sourced mining
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>3% Cu over ≥5m >2% Cu over ≥5m >1% Cu over ≥5m >0.5% Cu over ≥5m All other drill holes >50 Deposit Area Exploration Corridor Fault All Weather Gravel Road Creeks and Streams Mineral Reserves & Resources Other Deposits Mining Complete
LEGEND
Mill Camp
N
500 meters
Inferno North
(extension of Minto North)
Minto North Inferno Fireweed
(extension of Minto East)
Minto South Minto Main Area 2/118 Copper Keel
A’ A
Wildfire/ Copper Keel NE Minto East
Key Points
- Current Mineral Resource/Reserve
has a 3.5 km strike length
- Other underground geophysical and
geological targets exist
Minto Mineral Reserve & Mineral Resource Areas
Ridgetop
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Mineral Reserves and Resources
Minto Main Area 2/118 Copper Keel Minto East Wildfire
N S
Fireweed
Mining Complete
Inferno North
700masl 500masl 900masl
Ridgetop Minto North
Minto Mineral Resources & Underground Development
Minto Permitting and Mining Phases
- I – III: Minto Main pit mining completed Q2 2011, stockpiles processed until Q2 2012
- IV: Current Mining - Area 2/118 mined by open pit and underground
- V: Minto North to be mined by open pit; Minto East by underground
- VI: PFS Q3 2012 added Copper Keel and Wildfire underground Mineral Reserves
Other Deposits
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Santo Domingo – July 2014 Feasibility Study Summary
Summary of July 2014 FS1,2
Mine life (years) 18 Average annual production LOM Avg: 128M lbs Cu, 4.2 Mt Fe, 16 koz Au First 5 years: 248M lbs Cu, 3.3 Mt Fe, 35 koz Au Planned throughput (tpd) LOM Avg: 60,500 First 5 Years: 65,000 Development capital $1.7B Investment return (after tax) IRR: 17.9% NPV @ 8% discount rate: $797M Payback: 4.2 years By-products Fe, Au Metal price assumptions Cu: $2.85/lb Fe: $1.31/dmtu ($85/t conc. @ 65% Fe) Au: $1,275/oz
- 1. Source: Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. 2. The report was compiled by
AMEC’s Santiago office with an accuracy range of -10% to +15% for capital and operating costs. The estimates presented in the FS are current as of October 2013. 3. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. C1 Cash Cost on a by-product basis includes gold and iron credits. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information
Estimated C1 cash cost3
LOM Avg: $ per payable lb of Cu produced negative $0.06 First 5 years: $ per payable lb of Cu produced $0.49
Low-risk and relatively low-cost approach
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Providencia Project – Region II, Chile
Metallogeny
- 1. Jurassic IOCG (Iron Oxide Copper Gold) Deposits
- Mantoverde
- Santo Domingo
- Julia Reventon
- 2. Cretaceous Manto & Porphyry Deposits
- Candelaria
- Mantos Blancos
- La Casualidad
- Tersa de Colmo
- Franke
- Altamira
- 3. Cretaceous – Paleocene Porphyry Deposits
- Spence
- Virgo – Sierra La Overa
Providencia Project lies ~80 kms North of Santo Domingo
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Notes: Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate
NOTES: Mineral Reserves take into account mining activities (where applicable) until December 31, 2014. Brad Skeeles, P.Eng., Vice-President of North American Operations at Capstone, is the Qualified Person for the disclosure of Capstone's consolidated Mineral Reserves table. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. All Mineral Reserve estimates are inclusive of dilution and mining recovery factors. Contained ounces (oz) are troy ounces. COG is cut-off grade. NSR is net smelter
- return. All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified. Stockpiled material is treated as Proven Mineral Reserves. See Technical Reports filed under Capstone’s profile on SEDAR for further information.
- 1. Brad Skeeles, P.Eng., Vice-President of North American Operations at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Pinto Valley Mine Mineral Reserves taking into account
- ngoing mine production. John Marek, PE, SME-RM, is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
Economic inputs to the block model were $2.75/lb copper, mining $2.02/t moved, mill $5.50/t processed, G&A $1.65/t processed and an average copper recovery of 88%. Mineral reserves are reported above a total copper (TCu) COG of 0.18% TCu between years 2014-2022. An internal COG of 0.17% TCu was applied between years 2023-2025.
- 2. Brad Skeeles, P.Eng., Vice-President of North American Operations at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Cozamin Mine Mineral Reserves taking into account
- ngoing mine production. Mel Lawson, SME-RM, and Allan Schappert, SME-RM, are independent Qualified Persons responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate with an effective
date of December 31, 2013. A NSR COG of $42.50/t was used for the San Roberto and MNFW zones and $38.00/t was used for San Rafael. Metal prices used in reserve estimate for copper, silver, zinc, and lead, respectively, are $2.50/lb, $20/oz, $0.80/lb, and $0.85/lb. The exchange rate used is MEX12.50 to US$1.00.
- 3. Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., Chief Engineer at Minto, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Minto Mine Mineral Reserves taking into account ongoing mine production, in addition
to the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate of the Minto deposits. The open-pit Mineral Reserves at Minto North, and the underground Mineral Reserves at Area 2, Area 118, and Minto East have an effective date of January 1, 2011. The open-pit Mineral Reserves at Minto South Deposit (MSD) and Ridgetop, and the underground Mineral Reserves at Copper Keel and Wildfire have an effective date of January 1, 2012. Metal Price assumptions used to calculate the NSR COG for all deposits are: Cu=$2.50, Au=$300, Ag=$3.90. Processing recoveries for all deposits are: Cu=91%, Au=70%, Ag=78%. Open pit mineral reserves are reported above 0.5% Cu COG. Underground mineral reserves are reported above a $64.40 NSR COG.
- 4. Santo Domingo Project Mineral Reserves shown on 100% basis (Capstone’s share is 70%). Carlos Guzman, FAusIMM, CMC, is the independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the
Mineral Reserves estimate with an effective date of May 2, 2014. Mineral Reserves are reported as constrained within Measured and Indicated pit designs, and supported by a mine plan featuring variable throughput rates and cut-off optimization. The pit designs and mine plan were optimized using the following economic and technical parameters: metal prices of $2.75/lb Cu, $1,275/oz Au and $80/dmt of Fe concentrate; recovery to concentrate assumptions of a maximum of 93.6% for Cu and 75% for Au, with magnetite concentrate recovery varying on a block-by-block basis; copper concentrate treatment charges of $70/dmt, $0.07/lb of Cu refining charges, $5/oz of Au refining charges, $48/wmt and $3/wmt for shipping Cu and Fe concentrates respectively; waste mining cost of $1.53/t, mining cost of $1.53/t ore, and process and G&A costs of $7.84/t processed; average pit slope angles that range from 37.6º to 43.6º; a 2% royalty rate assumption, and an assumption of 100% mining recovery.
- 5. Michael Makarenko, P.Eng., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate with an effective date of February 15, 2011. Mineral Reserves are
reported within 1.0% Cu grade shells used for stope design.
- 6. Fe as magnetite concentrate (Fe3O4)
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Notes: Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate
NOTES: Mineral Resources take into account mining activities (where applicable) until December 31, 2014. Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo., Manager of Production and Development Geology at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of Capstone's consolidated Mineral Resources table. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of the Mineral Reserves. All Mineral Resources are exclusive to dilution and mining recovery factors. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. Contained ounces (oz) are troy ounces. COG is cut-off grade. NSR is net smelter return. M&I = Measured & Indicated. All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified. Stockpiled material is treated as Measured Mineral Resources. See Technical Reports filed under Capstone’s profile on SEDAR for further information.
- 1. Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo., Manager of Production and Development Geology at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Pinto Valley Mine Mineral Resources taking into
account ongoing mine production. Garth Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC, is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimate with an effective date of January 1, 2014, which are reported above a total copper (TCu) COG of 0.18% TCu.
- 2. Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo., Manager of Production and Development Geology at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Cozamin Mine Mineral Resources taking into account
- ngoing mine production. Ali Shahkar, P.Eng., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the San Roberto and Mala Noche Footwall zones Mineral Resources estimates. The cut-off
date for mining and drillhole/mine sample data for the San Roberto and Mala Noche Footwall zones is December 31, 2013. Robert Sim, P.Geo., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the San Rafael zone Mineral Resources estimate. The cut-off for drillhole data for the San Rafael zone is November 26, 2009. The Mineral Resources are reported above a NSR of $35/t using respective metal prices for copper, silver, zinc, and lead of $2.50/lb, $20.00/oz, $0.80/lb, and $0.85/lb. Processing recoveries used to calculate the NSR COG for the San Roberto and Mala Noche Footwall zones Mineral Resources are based on historical site operating experiences reflecting recoveries of: Cu=92%; Ag=72%; Zn=69%; Pb=64%. Processing recoveries used to calculate the NSR COG for the San Rafael Mineral Resources are based on laboratory results reflecting recoveries of: Cu=41%, Ag=32%, Zn=84%, Pb=65%, Au=21%. Exchange used is MEX12.50 to US$1.00.
- 3. Douglas McIlveen, P.Geo., Chief Geologist at Minto, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Minto Mine Mineral Resources taking into account ongoing mine production. Garth
Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC, is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimates for the Minto North and East areas that include respective drilling data cut-off dates of December 1, 2009 and December 15, 2010. Dr. Wayne Barnett, Ph.D., Pr.Sci.Nat., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimate at Ridgetop that takes into account drillhole data until August 2010, and the MSD deposit, which includes the Area 2/118, Wildfire, and Copper Keel areas, and takes into account drillhole data until September 29, 2011. Minto North and and Ridgetop areas are amenable to open pit extraction. Area 2/118 and Wildfire areas are amenable to open pit and underground mining, while Minto East and Copper Keel areas are suitable for underground mining. Mineral Resources are reported above a 0.5% Cu COG. Metal price assumptions used to determine the COG for reasonable prospects of economic extraction for all deposit areas are: Cu=$3.50, Au=$1,300, Ag=$16.00. Resources include any material remaining in the Minto Main Deposit not considered in the current mine plan. Resources exclude material mined but not processed during pre-stripping activities in the Area 2 region of MSD and currently held in stockpiles.
- 4. Santo Domingo Project Mineral Resources shown on 100% basis (Capstone’s share is 70%). David Rennie, P.Eng., is an an employee of Rosco Postle Associates Inc. and an independent Qualified Person
responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimates for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits, which have an effective date of August 31, 2012. Mineral Resource estimates for the Estrellita deposit have an effective date of October 30, 2007. Mineral Resources for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits are reported using a COG of 0.25% copper equivalent (CuEq). CuEq grades are calculated using average long term prices of US$3.50/lb Cu, US$1,500/oz Au and US$1.94/dmtu Fe (US$120/dmt conc. at 62% Fe). The CuEq equation is: Metal Value = Grade*Cm*R%/100*(Price- TCRC-Freight)*(100-Royalty)/100, where Cm is a constant to convert grade of metal to metal price units; R is metallurgical recovery and %Cu Equivalent = (Cu Value + Au Value + Fe Value)/(Cu Value per 1%Cu). An assessment of reasonable prospects for economic extraction for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits was performed using a Lerchs–Grossman pit shell that has the following assumptions: pit slopes averaging 45°; mining cost of US$1.19/t, processing cost of US$ 4.49/t; processing recovery of 85%; selling price of US$2.25/lb, and a selling cost of US$0.247/lb. At the 0.25% CuEq cut-
- ff, all but 5% of the Mineral Resources were captured by the pit shell. On the basis of this result, it was concluded that there was little merit in restricting the Mineral Resources to those blocks contained
- nly within the pit shell. Accordingly, the Mineral Resource inventory was reported in its entirety. Mineral Resources for the Estrellita deposit are reported using a 0.3% Cu COG.
- 5. Garth Kirkham, P.Geo, FGC, is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimates with an effective date of February 15, 2011. Mineral Resources are
reported above a 1.5% Cu COG.
- 6. Fe as magnetite concentrate (Fe3O4)
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Unless otherwise indicated, Capstone has prepared the technical information in this presentation (“Technical Information”) based on information contained in the technical reports and news releases (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) available under Capstone Mining Corp.’s company profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Each Disclosure Document was prepared by or under the supervision
- f a qualified person (a “Qualified Person” or “QP”) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 43-101”). For
readers to fully understand the information in this presentation, they should read the Technical Reports (available on www.sedar.com) in their entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions and exclusions that relate to the information set out in this presentation which qualifies the Technical Information. Readers are advised that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Disclosure Documents are each intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The Technical Information is subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained in the Disclosure Documents. The technical information in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators ("NI 43-101") and reviewed by Brad Skeeles, P.Eng. VP of North American Operations (Technical Information related to mining and production) and Brad Mercer, P. Geol., Senior Vice President, Exploration (Technical Information related to mineral exploration activities), and reviewed and approved by Gregg Bush, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Capstone Mining, all QP’s under NI 43-101. This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Pinto Valley Mine 2014 Pre-Feasibility Study, dated April 28, 2014 , that was directed by Capstone with contributions from Kirkham Geosystems Ltd. (geology, Resource estimation), Independent Mining Consultants Inc. (reserve, geotechnical, mine design and schedule, equipment selection), KWM Consulting Inc. (metallurgy, mill operation), AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. (tailings), Stantec (Infrastructure and PFS report compilation), SRK (US), Inc. (environmental), and Adam M Consulting Inc. (financial modelling). Personnel from each of these companies will be signing off as a QP as defined in NI 43-101 for their specific responsibilities. The following QP’s will author the technical report: Mel Lawson, P.E. of Stantec, Garth Kirkham, P.Geo. of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., John Marek P.E. of Independent Mining Consultants, Inc., Ken Majors P.Eng. of KWM Consulting Inc, Tony Freiman, P.E. of AMEC Inc., Adam Majorkiewicz, P.Eng of Adam M Consulting Inc. and Cori Hoag C.P.G. of SRK. The January 1, 2014 Mineral Resource estimate reported herein for the Pinto Valley property was prepared by Garth Kirkham, P. Geo, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., an independent QP. Based on the Mineral Resource Estimate, a standard methodology for pit limit analysis, mining sequence, and cut-off grade optimization, including application of mining dilution, process recovery, economic criteria and physical mine and plant operating constraints, has been followed to design the Pinto Valley pit and determine the Mineral Reserve Estimate dated January 1, 2014. This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Cozamin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico dated July 31 , 2014. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report: Patrick Andrieux, PhD., P.Eng. (Itasca Consulting Group. Inc), Dave Hallman, PE (Tetra Tech, Inc), Jenna Hardy, P.Geo. (Nimbus Management Ltd.), Mel Lawson, SME-RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ken Major, P.Eng. (KWM Consulting Inc.), Vivienne McLennan, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.), Allan Schappert, SME- RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ali Shahkar, P.Eng. (Lions Gate Geological Consulting Inc.), Robert Sim, P.Geo. (Sim Geological Inc.), Brad Skeeles, P.Eng. (Capstone Mining Corp.), and Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.). This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Minto Phase VI Preliminary Feasibility Study Technical Report dated January 2012. Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for this report: John Sagman, BASc., P.Eng., PMP, Wayne Barnett, Pr.Sci.Nat., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc., John Eggert, P.Eng, Eggert Engineering Ltd; Bruce Murphy, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Bill Hodgson, P.Eng., Genivar Inc.; Garth Kirkham, P. Geo, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd; Michael Levy, PE, SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Brad Mercer, P.Geol. Capstone Mining Corp.; Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng. Minto Exploration; Marek Nowak, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.; and Colleen Roche, P.Eng. Capstone Mining Corp. who are responsible for certain sections of the PFS as detailed in the PFS. This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report based on the Feasibility Study: David Frost, F.AusIMM (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Hans Gopfert, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Joyce Maycock, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Vikram Khera, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Anna Klimek, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Roy Betinol, P.Eng. (BRASS Chile S.A.) -- Seawater and Magnetite Concentrate Pipeline System, Carlos Guzmán, F.AusIMM (NCL Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.) -- Mineral Reserve Model, Mine Equipment and Mine Development , Tom Kerr, P.Eng. (Knight Piésold S. A.) - Tailings Storage Facility, David Rennie, P. Eng (Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.) -- Mineral Resource Model. The technical information in the July 8,2014 report was reviewed by Court Muggli, P.E., Project Director, Capstone Mining Corp., and Gregg Bush, P. Eng., Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Capstone Mining Corp., both QP’s under NI 43-101.
Compliance with NI 43-101
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