Sprott Investment Conference
July 17-20, 2018
Booth 6
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Booth 6 Sprott Investment Conference July 17-20, 2018 Forward Looking Statements This present at ion cont ains forward-looking informat ion t hat involves subst ant ial known and unknown risks and uncert aint ies, most of which are beyond t he
Sprott Investment Conference
July 17-20, 2018
Booth 6
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This present at ion cont ains forward-looking informat ion t hat involves subst ant ial known and unknown risks and uncert aint ies, most of which are beyond t he cont rol of Aurania. Forward-looking st at ement s include est imat es and st at ement s t hat describe Aurania’ s fut ure plans, obj ect ives or goals, including words t o t he effect t hat Aurania or it s management expect s a st at ed condit ion or result t o occur. Forward-looking st at ement s may be ident ified by such t erms as “ believes” , “ ant icipat es” , “ expect s” , “ est imat es” , “ may” , “ could” , “ would” , “ will” , or “ plan” . S ince forward- looking st at ement s are based on assumpt ions and address fut ure event s and condit ions, by t heir very nat ure t hey involve inherent risks and uncert aint ies. Alt hough t hese st at ement s are based on informat ion current ly available t o Aurania, Aurania provides no assurance t hat act ual result s will meet management ’ s expect at ions. Risks, uncert aint ies and ot her fact ors involved wit h forward-looking informat ion could cause act ual event s, result s, performance, prospect s and opport unit ies t o differ mat erially from t hose expressed or implied by such forward-looking informat ion. Forward-looking informat ion in t his present at ion includes, but is not limit ed t o, Aurania’ s company’ s obj ect ives, goals or fut ure plans, st at ement s, explorat ion result s, pot ent ial mineralizat ion, t he company’ s port folio, t reasury, management t eam and enhanced capit al market s profile, t he est imat ion of mineral resources, explorat ion and mine development plans, t iming of t he commencement of operat ions and est imat es of market condit ions. Fact ors t hat could cause act ual result s t o differ mat erially from such forward-looking informat ion include, but are not limit ed t o, failure or inabilit y t o complet e t he Transact ion on t he t erms as proposed, failure t o obt ain t he required approvals of t he Aurania’ s shareholders and regulat ors, failure t o ident ify mineral resources, failure t o convert est imat ed mineral resources t o reserves, t he inabilit y t o complet e a feasibilit y st udy which recommends a product ion decision, t he preliminary nat ure of met allurgical t est result s, delays in obt aining or failures t o obt ain required government al, regulat ory, environment al or ot her proj ect approvals, polit ical risks, inabilit y t o fulfill t he dut y t o accommodat e t he indigenous communit ies, uncert aint ies relat ing t o t he availabilit y and cost s of financing needed in t he fut ure, changes in equit y market s, inflat ion, changes in exchange rat es, fluct uat ions in commodit y prices, delays in t he development of proj ect s, capit al and operat ing cost s varying significant ly from est imat es and t he ot her risks involved in t he mineral explorat ion and development indust ry, and those risks set out in Aurania’ s public document s filed on S
informat ion in t his present at ion are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such informat ion, which only applies as of t he dat e of t his present at ion, and no assurance can be given t hat such event s will occur in t he disclosed t ime frames or at all. Aurania disclaims any int ent ion or
required by law. The t echnical informat ion cont ained in t his present at ion has been verified and approved by Aurania's Chief Geologist , Jean-Paul Pallier, a designat ed EurGeol by t he European Federat ion of Geologist s and "Qualified Person" for t he purpose of Nat ional Inst rument 43-101, S t andards of Disclosure for Mineral Proj ect s of t he Canadian S ecurit ies Administ rat ors.
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Rediscovered in 1981
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Original 1628 Document from the Apostolic Library, Vatican describes Logroño as being the richest gold mine in the S panish Empire.
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1584 Map
LOGROÑO IS CONSIDERED IN CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS AS THE RICHEST GOLD MINE IN THE SPANISH EMPIRE
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Staking of Concession Area
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1584 Map 2018 Satellite Image Amazon Flatlands Amazon Flatlands
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Chapiza & S ant iago Format ions
15%
concession area & environs
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69%
31%
Gold
Moz due t o Management Others
77%
23%
Copper
Blbs due to Management Others
Of the NI43-101 resources defined in the contiguous mineral belt, management was involved in the discovery of:
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ECUADOR
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Crunchy Hill
2km
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S immons & Brown, 2000, Econ. Geol.
Rarely do gold & silver precipitate from geysers & hot springs at surface Orange arsenic-antimony – rich sludge contains:
Geysers, hot springs and associated silica terraces usually are barren in gold & silver, but have high arsenic, mercury & antimony Champagne Pool, New Zealand Yellowstone National Park
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Schematic sinter from Hamilton et al., 2017. Miner Deposita 52: 181-196
Wet land area: S t ems encrust ed with silica precipitat ing from cooling wat er & t hen t he plant mat t er decays t o leave a silica t ube
5cm
“ Geyser pearls” – silica accumulat es around nuclei in up-flow areas of st eaming pools Pseudocolumnar geyserite Geyser pearls Reed stem casts
Fluid flow channels (fissures) are main sites of precious metal deposition
Temperature (° C)
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Crunchy Hill Latorre A Latorre East Latorre West Latorre C Y awi
Area of enriched volatile elements
Key Exploration Indicators of Latorre:
inters
feature
Arsenic distribution in streams
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Based on Hedenquist et al., 2000
Land surface at the time of mineralization Position of water table at the time
S inter terrace Preferentially mineralized layer Chalcedonic silica layer
Veins
Disseminated mineralization Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury Arsenic, Antimony Geysers Gold, Silver Gold, Silver Silver, Lead, Zinc Illite alteration Illite-smectite alteration
Layer could be more permeable than enclosing rocks, allowing fluid ingress, or chemically more reactive
Barren, white clay caused by steam-heating 50-100m 50-100m
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awi emerging as a key target), Awacha, Charip
host communities
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Indigenous Sacha Inchi Vine & Nuts
protein;
(17x that of salmon);
Working with local communities & related government ministries:
E.g. Agriculture, Education, Health “Inca peanuts” contain: Sacha Inchi Oil Composition 48% Omega-3 33% Omega-6 9% Omega-9
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ARU 29,687,811* 32,569,434* 2.40 71MM
Insiders 61% Others 39%
*As at March 31, 2018
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Key Announcements
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Aug 2017 Geophysics survey starts Bloomberg article published Dec 2017 Awacha target identified Jan 2018 Newsletter Published Jan 2018 Latorre epithermal target identified April 2018 Full concession package renewed April 2018 Crunchy Hill target identified Nov 2017 Geophysics survey completed C$5 April 2018 Charip target identified C$2 C$3 C$4 May 2018 Y awi target identified
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