A Solid Foundation for a Promising Future
March 2018
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March 2018 A Solid Foundation for a Promising Future Cautionary Statements Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains statements or information concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Wesdome
March 2018
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Cautionary Statements
Forward-Looking Information
This presentation contains statements or information concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) which constitute forward-looking statements or information (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or the anticipated performance the Company and reflect management’s expectations or beliefs regarding such future events and anticipated performance as of the date of this presentation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the timing and amount of future production, costs of production, targeted cost reductions, capital expenditures, the success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, government regulation of mining operations, the future price of gold and other minerals, and the timing and issuance of permits. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes” and variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, or “will”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative connotation thereof. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predicted outcomes could differ materially from those contained in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in prices of commodities, fluctuations in currency markets, actual results of additional exploration and development activities at the Company’s projects, the timing and amount of estimated future production and the costs thereof, capital expenditures, the availability of any additional capital required to bring future projects into production, the failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, accidents, or labour disputes. Risks and uncertainties about Wesdome’s business are more fully discussed in the disclosure material filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available on SEDAR under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com. Readers are urged to read these materials and should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. Wesdome assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information relating to beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.
Assets in top rated jurisdictions – Ontario and Quebec Low risk expansion of existing mines in proven mining camps New high-grade gold discovery in permitted, de-watered former producing mine
Proven building blocks to increase shareholder value
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Corporate Structure
Symbol TSX:WDO Shares Outstanding 133.9 M Options 5.9 M Warrants Fully Diluted 139.8 M 52 Week High/Low $4.40/$1.64 (Average daily volume 900,000 shares) Market Capitalization $250M ($2.00 Feb 15, 2018) Cash Position $22.6 M (November 8, 2017) No Debt Analyst Coverage BMO Capital Markets Clarus Securities Desjardins Capital Markets Echelon Wealth Partners Eight Capital Partners Industrial Alliance Laurentian Bank M Partners Mackie Research National Bank Financial PI Financial Major Shareholders Van Eck, Royal Bank Investment Management, US Global, Oppenheimer, Mackenzie Financial, 1832 Asset Management, Gabelli Management and Directors 2.2%
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Two Year Share Price Performance
Resolute Funds beings to reduce position Kiena Deep discovery announced Eagle River 303 E Lens discovery announced; Kiena Deep potential expands 550 m laterally announced WDO added to GDXJ (18 M shares) GDXJ methodology change announced, rebalance results in 12 M shares liquidated from index Resolute Funds reduces position from 20% to 9.97% 2017 gold production exceeded Resolute Funds further reduces position
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Canadian Gold Company with Three 100% Owned Projects
g/t)
Moss Lake, Thunder Bay, Ont. Open Pit Gold Deposit Resources: Indicated 1.4M oz, Inferred 1.7M oz Eagle River Complex, Wawa, Ont. Operating Mine Complex, two deposits feed central mill @ ~850 tpd Past Prod.: 1.1 M oz Reserves: P&P 518,000 oz Resources: M&I 342,000 oz,
Kiena, Val d’Or, Quebec Production Suspended 2013 Past Prod.: 1.75 M oz Resources: M&I 450,000 oz,
Fully Permitted Mine/Mill Complex on Standby
1 2 3
3 1 2
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Corporate Strategy
Near Term: STRENGTHEN Long Term: EXPLORE Objective: DEVELOP
Eagle River
high grade zones
improvements
Eagle River
remain open
exploration ongoing Kiena
August 2016
exploration ramp nearing completion Moss Lake
with consolidated land package
Become a diversified producer with exciting organic production growth Continue to increase production, decrease costs and increase cash flow
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Mineral Reserves (2017 Year End)
21% increase in Eagle River ounces; grade increased by 32%
within the meaning of NI 43-101
website and sedar.com
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2017 Gold Production Guidance Exceeded
Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 2017 Guidance Gold Produced (ounces) 15,162 12,529 15,493 15,797 58,980 52,000 – 58,000 Cash cost per
(CAD$/ounce) 1,099 1,237 982 1,021* 1,078* 1,030 – 1,130 AISC per ounce (CAD$/ounce) 1,446 1,718 1,446 1,322* 1,519* 1,450 – 1,550 Gold Sold (ounces) 12,320 13,030 13,069 19,351 57,770 Average realized gold price (CAD$/ounce) 1,631 1,715 1,619 1,618 1,643 Gross Revenue (CAD$ millions) 20.1 22.3 21.2 31.3 94.9
Notes: Q4 and FY 2017 cash and AISC cost figures are estimates only
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Grade Control: Quality Tonnes vs Quantity
2 4 6 8 10 12
2015 2016 2017 2018 (est)
Gold Head Grades
Grams of gold per tonne
Year
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2018 Guidance: AISC to Reduce by 10%
Amounts are denominated in Canadian dollars
Guidance Gold production Eagle River 55,000 – 59,000 ounces Mishi 7,000 - 9,000 ounces 62,000 – 68,000 ounces Head grade (g/t) Eagle River 10.1 – 10.5 Mishi 2.4 – 2.8 Operating cost per ounce 1 $950 - $1,025 US$750-US$800 All-in sustaining cost per ounce 1 $1,400 - $1,475 US$1,100 – US$1,160
1Operating cost per ounce and All-in sustaining cost per ounce are non-GAAP measures, please reference the Company’s management discussion and analysis for the period ended September 30, 2017 filed on SEDAR for their calculations.
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Exploration: Two Properties Attain Highest Grade Hits in 2017
Source: Mining Intelligence/Mining.com
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Eagle River Mine: 1.1 M oz of Production
at Eagle River from 8, 6 and 2 Zone structures (1995 to 2017)
7 Zone Surface
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Eagle River Parallel Gold Zones Remain Open
4200 elev 4200 elev 100 m
Section 9400E (looking west) Section 9400E (looking west)
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Eagle Drilling to Diversify Production Locations
Longitudinal Section Looking North
303 East Lens (New) 844-E-27: 28.72 gAu/t uncut (19.03 gAu/t cut) over 20.67 m true TW 844-E-28: 20.75 gAu/t uncut (13.36 gAu/t cut) over 17.94 m TW 7 Zone EU-759W: 20.4 g/tAu over 5.6 m CL EU-782: 29.5 g/tAu over 3.0 m CL EU-783: 101.0 g/tAu over 2.7 m CL 300 Zone West Eu-778: 121.3 g/t over 2.0 m CL EU-779: 1115.7 g/t over 2.4 m CL EU-780L 79.1 g/t over 3.5 m CL EU-781: 65.2 g/t over 4.0 m CL EU-782: 230.2 g/t over 2.5 m CL 300 Zone East – North Lens (New) 670-125: 8.6 g/t over 32.4 m TW 670-130: 14.7 g/t over 11.5 m TW Main Lens: 670-130 9.9 g/t over 7.5 m TW 670-73: 12.2 g/t over 3.5 m TW 670-99: 49.9 g/t over 1.8 m TW
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Eagle River Parallel Structure Reserve Breakdown
Structure Tonnage Grade (gAu/tonne) Contained Ounces Percentage of P + P Reserve Ounces
Proven and Probable Reserves
205,000 10.5 69,000 17%
514,000 13.4 222,000 53%
228,000 13.2 97,000 23% Other 112,000 7.8 28,000 7%
Total 1,059,000 12.2 416,000 100%
Person within the meaning of NI 43-101
website and sedar.com
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New Production Area: 303 E Lens
2017
at significantly higher widths than previously mined
traced from 750 metres depth to 1,000 metres depth
commenced late Q4 2017
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2017 Drifting and Production Planning 300 Lens
173.7m of strike length / 2.85m average width / 22.62 g/t Au cut / 34.70 g/t Au uncut
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2017: 7 Zone Drifting Results Strike Increasing with Depth
Drill Highlights – 2017
infrastructure
(19.23 g/t Au Cut) over an average width of 2.1 m over a total strike length of 99.0 m
(20.53 g/t Au cut) over an average width of 2.2 m over a total strike length of 104.0 m 2018 18 – Pr Production from t this is z zone w wil ill be i be in a an area of l longe ger s strike l e lengt gths, r resultin ing i g in g grea eater mi mini ning ng flexibility ty and e enha hanc nced p producti tivity ty
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2017 Mishi Exploration: Drilling Extends Zone to West
600 m West of Pit 1.95 g/t over 29.8 m TW 3.08 g/t over 15.5 m TW 3.48 g/t over 17.7 m TW 2.14 g/t over 22.1 m TW 2.52 g/t over 18.8 m TW 2.38 g/t over 11.9 m TW 1,700 m West of Pit 4.28 g/t over 13.5 m TW* 0.60 g/t over 31.3 m TW 1.89 g/t over 32.9 m TW 1.10 g/t over 31.6 m TW * 2016 drilling
Exploration Highlights
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Kiena Complex, Val d’Or, Quebec
2013
mt @ 4.5 g/t = 1.75 M ounces produced
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Kiena Complex Property Ramp
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Kiena DeepKiena Mine 1.8 M oz Siscoe Mine 0.9 M oz prod Wesdome Deposit 0.4 M oz Resource Presqu’ile Deposit 0.1 M oz Resource
Kiena Complex – Regional Potential
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Kiena Deep Discovery and Recent Drilling
Why Kiena Deep:
Structures
and brittle deformation for “openings” for Au
to “pool” liquids
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Kiena Exploration Ramp and Current Drill Targets
announced May 3, 2017
completion Q1 2018
and additional 500 metres
Kiena Deep drilling
metre spacing
Resources by Q4
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New Discovery Located Near Existing Infrastructure
Existing Indicated Resources
Zone Cut Grade (cut to 34.28 g/t) Tonnes Ounces S50 Deep A 10.87 173,111 60,511 S50 Deep AH 8.53 68,722 18,885 S50 Deep B 3.21 514,100 53,100 TOTAL OUNCES 132,466
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VC Zone – Near-Term Production Potential
Highlights include:
width in hole 6208 VC Zones – Important Aspect of restart program
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VC Zone North Extension
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S50 South Zone Extension
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Kiena Deep and S50 Extension
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Moss Lake - Coldstream Acquisition April 2016
deposits open for expansion
property boundary
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2018 Exploration Summary
$10.8 M Exploration Drilling Budget Eagle: 3 Underground Drills 1 Surface Drill (Summer) Kiena: 3 - 4 Underground 1 Surface Drill (Summer)
Property 2018 Metres 2017 Metres 2016 Metres 2015 Metres Eagle Underground Exploration Drilling 25,000 24,000 27,000 22,000 Eagle River Underground Definition Drilling 25,000 35,000 32,000 20,000 Eagle Surface Exploration Drilling 5,000 15,000 25,000 Mishi Exploration Drilling 15,000 25,000 5,000 Kiena Complex 62,000 45,000 10,000 Moss Lake 25,000 4,000 Total 117,000 159,000 123,000 47,000
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Summary
Experienced Management team with proven track records Eagle River: Discovering new high- grade parallel zones close to infrastructure Kiena: New gold discovery in existing, permitted, de- watered former producing mine Pipeline of development projects Aggressive Exploration Programs in Wawa and Val d’Or Operations in safe jurisdiction, Canada Low risk expansion of existing mines in proven mining camp
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Gold Production Improvements 2017 vs 2016
Amounts are denominated in Canadian dollars
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 Ore milled (tonnes) Eagle River 38,578 39,839 34,960 45,305 44,421 42,617 39,291 42,607 157,250 170,369 Mishi 36,641 36,287 39,117 34,006 38,638 37,660 38,197 30,714 152,591 138,668 75,219 76,126 74,077 79,311 83,059 80,277 77,488 73,321 309,841 309,037 Head grade (grams per tonne, “g/t”) Eagle River 11.5 5.6 9.8 7.5 9.7 10.1 11.3 8.2 10.6 7.9 Mishi 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.3 1.6 2.0 2.0 Gold production (ounces) Eagle River 13,588 6,254 10,597 10,210 13,313 13,193 13,499 10,595 50,996 40,252 Mishi 1,574 1,782 1,932 1,937 2,181 2,474 2,298 1,292 7,985 7,485 15,162 8,036 12,529 12,147 15,493 15,667 15,797 11,887 58,980 47,737 Production sold (ounces) 12,320 8,100 13,030 11,265 13,069 15,825 19,351 13,490 57,770 48,680 Revenue from gold sales ($ millions) $20.1 $13.3 $22.3 $18.5 $21.2 $27.5 $31.3 $22.3 $94.9 $81.6 Average realized price per ounce 2 $1,631 $1,640 $1,715 $1,637 $1,619 $1,740 $1,618 $1,655 $1,643 $1,676
Notes:
1 Numbers may not add due to rounding. 2 Average realized price per ounce of gold sold is a Non - GAAP measure. See Wesdome Q3 2017 Management Discussion & Analysis.TSX:WDO | 36
Executive Management Team
Duncan Middlemiss, P. Eng Chief Executive Officer
development and gold production
January 2016
Ben Au, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer
P&L management
Gold
Marc-Andre Pelletier, P.Eng Chief Operating Officer
Michael Michaud, P.Geo VP, Exploration
and mining
Lindsay Carpenter Dunlop VP, Investor Relations
publicly traded resource companies
Heather Laxton Corporate Secretary & CGO
focus on the mining sector in Canada, Europe, Russia and West Africa
Stacy Kimmett VP, Human Resources
management
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Board of Directors
Charles Page, P.Geo Chairman
development of the Upper Beaver deposit in the Kirkland Lake gold camp, until its acquisition by Osisko Mining Charles Main, CPA, CA
Ontario and Canada
Duncan Middlemiss, P. Eng Chief Executive Officer
rehabilitation, development and gold production
Gold in January 2016 Nadine Miller, P. Eng
space
Warwick Morely-Jepson
development
Rolly Uloth
Bill Washington, MBA
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Notes to Technical Disclosure
Technical Disclosure
Minera ral Resourc rces This presentation contains information regarding mineral resources estimated at the Company’s projects. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Further, the quantity and grade of reported inferred mineral resources are uncertain in nature and it cannot be assumed that further exploration will result in all or any part of an inferred mineral resource being upgraded to an indicated or measured mineral resource category. Qua ualified Perso son - Ontar ario The technical information contained in this presentation has been reviewed and approved by Michael Michaud, P.Geo, M.ScA, VP Exploration for the Company and a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Qua ualified Perso son – Queb ebec ec The technical information contained is this presentation pertaining to Quebec properties, (“Kiena Complex and Kiena Deep”) has been approved and verified by Marc Ducharme, P. Geo, Chief Exploration Geologist for the Company and a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects (“NI-43-01”). Additional Infor
Additional information about each of the mineral projects as required by NI 43-101, including key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate the mineral resources presented in respect of the Company’s projects, can be found in Technical Reports filed for each respective property on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Other important operating information can be found in the Company's AIF, MD&A and press releases. Finan ancial al Disclosu sure Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar values herein are in CDN$.
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Category Tonnes Grade (gAu/Tonne) Contained Ounces Eagle River Underground Resources Indicated 50,700 7.3 12,000 Inferred 334,000 8.0 85,000 Mishi Open Pit Resources Indicated 3,679,000 2.1 248,000 Inferred 764,000 2.4 59,000 Mishi Underground Resources Indicated 567,000 4.5 82,000 Inferred 437,000 5.8 81,000 Total M + I Resources 342,000 Total Inferred Resources 225,000
Mineral Resources (2017 Year End) Operating Assets
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Category Tonnes Grade (gAu/Tonne) Contained Ounces Kiena Complex Resources Measured 63,700 4.06 8,300 Indicated 2,439,800 5.62 441,000 To Total tal M + + I Re Resources 2, 2,500, 500,600 00 5. 5.59 59 449, 449,30 300 Total Inferred Resources 1,563,300 7.97 400,400 Moss Lake Resources Total M + I Resources 39,795,000 1.1 1,377,000 Total Inferred Resources 50,364,000 1.1 1,751,000
Mineral Resources (2016 Year End) Development & Exploration Assets
Person within the meaning of NI 43-101
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Eagle River/Mishi Complex Central Ontario
Gold Camp
Mill located adjacent to Mishi open pit deposit (permitted to 1,200 tpd)
mine located 15 kms to south
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303 E Lens Extended Up-Plunge
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2017 Drilling 303 E Lens Returns Wide, High Grade Intersections
Highlights January 26, 2017
uncut (5.86 gAu/t cut) over 8.88 m true width
uncut (19.03 gAu/t cut) over 20.67 m true width
uncut (13.36 gAu/t cut) over 17.94 m true width
uncut (24.60 gAu/t cut) over 3.93 m true width
uncut (10.35 gAu/t cut) over 4.32 m true width
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Mishi Operations: Strike and Depth Potential
Section 3550 E Section 3750 E
MISHI MINE Current Operations
East Extension West Extension
Plan View
M6 Zone M2 Zone M2 Zone
Section 3550 E (looking W) Section 3750 E (looking W)
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S-50 Zone Isometric View North
Drill holes 2010-2012
Level 91
S-50 Zone - Conceptual Isometric 3D View
mined from the S-50 zone where widths range from ~15 to 50 metres wide
a large deformed sigmoidal structure extending northward from the S-50 tabular shear hosted mineralized zone
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Drilling Expands Kiena Deep Potential to 550 m Laterally
Feb 8 step
6.63 g/t
uncut (6.63 m cut) Feb 8 step out hole: 7.67 g/t
(5.53 m cut)
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Kiena Deep Drilling Constrained
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Moss Lake Project Optionality
Moss Lake Stock Central Intermediate to Felsic Metavolcanic Belt Head Lake Stock Shebandowan Greenstone Belt
Moss Lake Deposit
1.4 M oz (Indicated @ 1.1 g/t) 1.7 M oz (Inferred @ 1.1 g/t)
Original Property Boundary
Coldstream acquisition and southwest along mineralized trend
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2013 Moss Lake – PEA (2.5 M oz. study)
300 m
NE SW
General View of Mineralized Zones Longitudinal and Plan View of Moss Lake Pit
2.5 km
SW NE
Highlights
per oz.)
$1551 CDN)
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Kiena Complex Drill Core August 2016