A SCARCE ASSET IN A TRUE MINING DISTRICT Annual General - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A SCARCE ASSET IN A TRUE MINING DISTRICT Annual General - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A SCARCE ASSET IN A TRUE MINING DISTRICT Annual General Shareholders Meeting May 1, 2018 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT This presentation of Guyana Goldfields Inc. (the "Company") contains other unanticipated difficulties or
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This presentation
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Guyana Goldfields Inc. (the "Company") contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
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actual results, performance
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achievements,
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developments in our industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "aims," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "could" or "should" occur. Information inferred from the interpretation of drilling results and information concerning mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates may also be deemed to be forward looking statements, as such information constitutes a prediction of what might be found to be present when and if a project is actually developed. Forward-looking statements this document include statements regarding: the Company's expectations regarding drilling and exploration activities on properties in which the Company has an interest; and the Company's statements regarding estimates of reserves and resources
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There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of their respective dates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include among others, risks related to fluctuations in mineral prices; uncertainties related to raising sufficient financing to fund planned work in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; changes in planned work resulting from weather, logistical, technical or other factors; the possibility that results of work will not fulfill expectations and realize the perceived potential
- f the Company's properties; uncertainties involved in the estimation of
resources and reserves; the possibility that required permits may not be
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costs may be higher than currently estimated and may preclude commercial development or render operations uneconomic; the possibility that the estimated recovery rates may not be achieved; risk of accidents, equipment breakdowns and labour disputes or
- ther unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overrun or
unanticipated expenses in the work program; the risk of environmental contamination or damage resulting from the Company's operations; risks associated with title to mineral properties; and other risks and uncertainties discussed appear elsewhere in the Company's documents filed from time to time with the Toronto Stock Exchange and Canadian securities regulators. These statements are based
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assumptions, including assumptions regarding general market conditions, the availability of financing for proposed transactions and programs
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reasonable terms, the cost
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exploration and development and the ability of outside service providers to deliver services in a satisfactory and timely manner. Forward-looking statements are based
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the beliefs, estimates and
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the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as expressly required by applicable securities laws, the Corporation undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. This presentation uses the terms "Inferred Resource", "Indicated Resource", “Measured Resource” and "Mineral Resource". The Company advises readers that although these terms are recognized and required by Canadian securities regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects"), the US Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize these terms. Readers are cautioned not to assume that any part or all
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In addition, "Inferred Resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that any part of an Indicated or Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for a Preliminary Assessment as defined and permitted under National Instrument 43-101. Readers are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an Inferred Resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. The Mineral Resources stated in this presentation are not Mineral Reserves and, in the absence of a current feasibility study, do not demonstrate economic viability. The determination of Mineral Reserves can be affected by various factors including environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, and marketing issues.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
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- Cash position of US$76M vs. debt of US$55M as at Mar 31, 2018
- Annual gold production expected to grow from 160koz (2017) to +300koz (2022)
Attractive 5-Year Growth Profile
- High grade Au producer with +16 years reserve life with upside
- Simple metallurgy and mine plan, positive grade reconciliation to date
A Scarce Asset
- US$500M+ of expected free cash flow generated over the next 5 years at US$1,300/oz
Exceptional Free Cash Flow Generation
- +200,000 acre land package in highly prospective & underexplored greenstone belt
- Targeting open pit exploration targets within a 30km radius from Aurora Mill
- Focus on Iroma, Wynamu and Arangoy targets
District Potential Strong Balance Sheet
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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SITE LAYOUT: Aurora Gold Mine Rory’s Knoll Walcott Hill Mad Kiss Aleck Hill North Aleck Hill
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2.9 2.9 2.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 Guyana Torex SEMAFO Alacer OceanaGold IAMGOLD Alamos B2Gold Detour Eldorado SSR Mining New Gold Kinross Yamana Tahoe Centerra Gold Equivalent Grade (g/t Au Eq.)
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Aurora is a High Grade Gold Mine
Source: Company filings Note: Gold equivalent grade shown for total reserves and resources (precious metals only).
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$774 $788 $795 $836 $839 $851 $931 $932 $951 $976 $991 $1,009 $1,037 $1,054 $1,062 $1,063 $1,196 Guyana B2Gold Torex Centerra SEMAFO Alamos Yamana OceanaGold Kinross Tahoe Primero New Gold Alacer Eldorado IAMGold Detour SSR Mining All-in Sustaining Cash Cost (US$/oz)
Guyana 2018 Guidance US$830 - US$880/oz
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Aurora is a Low All-In Sustaining Cost Mine
Source: BMO Capital Markets Equity Research, company filings, street research Note: AISC shown as BMO Capital Markets Equity Research at street consensus pricing.
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Year in Review: Demonstrating Operational Excellence
- Achieved 2017 Production Guidance
- Produced 160,500 ounces of gold at operating cash costs¹ of US$556/oz (Guidance of
160‐180koz and operating cash costs¹ of US$500‐550/oz)
- Record quarter in Q4’17 producing 48,900 ounces of gold
- Improved Financial Strength
- Materially reduced debt from US$80M to US$60M in 2017
- Strong cash balance at Dec 31, 2017 of US$75M despite capital expansion investments
throughout 2017 to benefit operations in 2018
- Strong Health & Safety Track Record
- Over 4+ million man hours without a lost time incident in 2017
- Delivered Attractive Optimized Life of Mine Plan (Feb 20, 2018)
- Increased mineral reserves by 12% after net depletion of 2017 operations
- Improved Post tax NPV5% by US$77M to US$898M (from US$821M)
- Improved average annual gold production of 270koz (from 242koz) over the next five
years at an average operating cash cost¹ of US$523 per ounce (including royalties)
- Continued Organic Growth Strategy
- Completed Phase 1 mill expansion increasing throughput from 5,600 tpd to 6,600 tpd
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- Ramp up of exploration activities and completed first‐ever drill programs at Iroma and
Wynamu targets
(1) This is a non-IFRS measure. Refer to non-IFRS Performance Measures section in the latest MD&A
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2018 Guidance 2018 Guidance Gold production 190,000-210,000 Cost of sales (production costs, royalty and depreciation) $850-900/oz Cash cost¹, excluding royalty $430-480/oz All-in sustaining cost¹ (“AISC”) $830-880/oz
- Production is weighted towards the second half of the year due to mine sequencing and
increased throughput with completion of the phase 1 expansion.
- 2018 mine plan is primarily made up of all hard rock ore from the central tonalite/diorite ore at
Rory’s Knoll and East Walcott deposits.
- Costs are based on an increased stripping rate during 2018, offset by the increased and more cost-
efficient production offered by the process plant expansion investments.
(1) This is a non-IFRS measure. Refer to non-IFRS Performance Measures section in the latest MD&A
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Q1 2018 Operating & Financial Highlights
- Production is weighted towards the second half of the year due to mine sequencing and
increased throughput with completion of the phase 1 expansion.
Q1 2018 Annual Guidance Gold Produced (ounces) 38,500 190-210k Gold Sold (ounces) 38,000 Average Realized Gold Price (US$/ounce) 1,333 Gross Revenue (US$ mlns) 50 Cost of sales (production costs, royalty and depreciation) 913 $850-900/oz Cash cost¹, excluding royalty 611 $430-480/oz All-in sustaining cost¹ (“AISC”) 934 $830-880/oz Tonnes mined per day 36,489 Tonnes processed per day 6,720 Head grade g/t Au 2.18 Recovery (%) 91.7
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Excellent Track Record and Growth Profile
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 ‐ 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2017 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
Costs (US$/oz) Produced Oz
Gold Produced / Costs
Underground Open Pit Operating Cash Cost AISC
(1) 2018 Guidance of 190k‐210koz ¹
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Optimized LOM Mine Plan: Highlights Comparison
(1) This is a non-IFRS measure. Refer to non-IFRS Performance Measures section (2) Royalty decreases from 8% to 5% at gold prices at and below US$1,000/oz
Description (@ US$1,200 gold price) 2018 LOM Plan 2017 Updated FS Ore tonnes (Mt) 43.0 34.7 Average grade (Au g/t) 2.87 3.00 Process recovery (%) 94.8 93.8 Payable gold (Moz) 3.8 3.1 Annual gold production (2018‐2022 koz) 270 242 Mine Life (years) 16 14 AISC ($/oz)¹ 797 745 Post‐tax NPV5% (M$) 898 821 Financials @ 5% Discount Rate $1,000/oz gold price² $1,100/oz gold price $1,300/oz gold price $1,400/oz gold price Pre‐tax NPV ($mlns) 722 891 1,393 1,645 Post‐tax NPV ($mlns) 588 713 1,081 1,264
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COMBINED PRODUCTION PROFILE
‐ 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 ‐ 5 10 15 20 25 30
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Gold Recovered (k oz) Material Mined (Mtonnes)
Total Material Mined / Gold Produced
Ore Processed UG Ore OP Ore Waste Recovered Oz 2017 FS Oz
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Excellent Projected Cash Flow Generation
50 100 150 200 250 300 2018E 2019E 2020E 2021E 2022E
Cash Flow (US$mlns)
Project Cash Flow Generation ‐ $1,300/oz
Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow
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MILL EXPANSION
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 Current Operation Phase 1 Pre‐Crush Install Phase 2 Gravity Expansion Phase 2 Ball Mill
Recovery (%) Throughput (tpd) Throughput Recovery
- Phase 1 Expansion: Completed and Commissioning is ongoing
- Phase 2 Pre‐crush Expansion: Q3 2018
- Capital cost of $3.5M
- Engineering & procurement underway
- Phase 2 Ball Mill & Gravity Expansion: Q4 2018
- Capital cost of $2.5M
- Scoping study completed
- Ball mill (1,000 tpd) & concentrators already purchased
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UPCOMING CATALYSTS
- Multiple brownfield and greenfield targets
Exploration
- Expected completion by the end of Q4 2018
Phase 2 Mill Expansion
- Begins Q4 2018
Underground Development
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GUIANA SHIELD: Known Gold Region
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CUYUNI BASIN: A TRUE MINING DISTRICT: Looking for Mine #2
- 1 Operating Aurora Gold Mine
- 1 Sulphur Rose secondary resource
- 1,200 square km land package
- Long history of artisanal mining
- Highly prospective greenstone belt
- Brownfield Targets:
- East Walcott, Mad Kiss and Aleck Hill
- Greenfield Targets:
- Iroma, Wynamu and Arangoy
Looking for Mine #2
Arangoy
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Brownfields Exploration: Resource Growth Potential at AH and MK
Source: JDS, 2018
Open laterally and at Depth
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Brownfields Exploration: Resource Additions At East Walcott
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Iroma: Near Mine Open Pit Feed Target
- Located 10km NE of Aurora
- First-ever drilling: 17 holes have been
completed to date totaling 3,721 meters of drilling.
- Drilling will continue to test the mineralized
zones laterally and at depth. A drill rig road is currently being pushed towards Areas 2 and 3 along the 8.5km gold anomalous zone that will be drill tested.
- Gold mineralization is associated with
NNW trending shear zones along an 12km central zone of anomalous gold.
- Prerequisites:
- Deep plumbing
- Brittle / Ductile Contrast
- Source of iron
- Sulphidation / Gold Event
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Wynamu: First Ever Drilling Program
- Regional NE Structure
- First ever drilling: 7 drill
holes have been completed.
- A ground magnetic survey
commenced which will cover 50 line-km of the more significant gold anomalous trends.
- Drill testing will continue
towards the northeast of the drilled area to test anomalous gold in soils and trenches.
- Anomalous Gold in soil
- ver 5 km
- Iron rich volcanic host rock
- Pervasive iron carbonate
alteration
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Greater Sulphur Rose Area & Arangoy
- Arangoy is located ~ 10 km NW of Sulphur
Rose
- Sulphur Rose Resource:
- M&I: 277,580 oz @ 1.04 g/t Au
Inf: 289,250 oz @ 1.42 g/t Au
- Soil sampling conducted within the vicinity
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contact indicated a large and coherent gold anomaly in soils measuring roughly 1km by 0.5km.
- A trenching and drilling program is currently
being planned to test the gold anomaly. Mobilization of exploration team and resources to Arangoy is underway for the second quarter 2018.
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