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June 2019 Corporate Presentation Forward Looking Statements This presentation only may include "forward-looking statements" and forward-looking information (collectively, forward-looking statements) pursuant to applicable
Forward Looking Statements
This presentation only may include "forward-looking statements" and “forward-looking information” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) pursuant to applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. Paramount’s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
- f 1995 and other applicable securities laws. Words such as "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although
these words may not be present in all forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included in this news release include, without limitation, statements with respect to: production estimates and assumptions, including production rate and grade per tonne; revenue, cash flow and cost estimates and assumptions; statements with respect to future events or future performance; anticipated exploration, development, permitting and other activities on the Grassy Mountain project; the economics of the Grassy Mountain project, including the potential for improving project economics and finding more ore to extend mine life; and mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates. Forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analyses and opinions of management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. Management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the conclusions made in the PFS; the quantity and grade of resources included in resource estimates; the accuracy and achievability of projections included in the PFS; Paramount’s ability to carry on exploration and development activities, including construction; the timely receipt of required approvals and permits; the price of silver, gold and other metals; prices for key mining supplies, including labor costs and consumables, remaining consistent with current expectations; work meeting expectations and being consistent with estimates and plant, equipment and processes operating as anticipated. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties involving interpretation of drilling results; environmental matters; the ability to obtain required permitting; equipment breakdown or disruptions; additional financing requirements; the completion of a definitive feasibility study for the Grassy Mountain project; discrepancies between actual and estimated mineral reserves and mineral resources, between actual and estimated development and operating costs and between estimated and actual production; and the other factors described in Paramount’s disclosures as filed with the SEC and the Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta Securities Commissions. Except as required by applicable law, Paramount disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document. Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Indicated, Inferred Resources and Reserves This presentation uses the terms "measured and indicated resources", "inferred resources" and “proven and probable reserves”. We advise U.S. investors that while these terms are defined in, and permitted by, Canadian NI 43-101 regulations, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and not normally permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the
- SEC. "Inferred resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an 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 a feasibility study or prefeasibility studies, except in rare cases. The SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute SEC Industry Guide 7 compliant "reserves", as in-place tonnage and grade without reference to unit
- measures. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in this category will ever be converted into reserves. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any
part or all of an inferred resource exists or is economically or legally minable. Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority.
- US only, advanced stage assets
- Grassy Mountain, eastern Oregon – flagship asset
- PFS completed May 2018
- Permitting progressing rapidly
- Acceptance of Conditional Use Permit – June 2019
- Sleeper, Northern Nevada
- Pipeline asset – PEA completed 2017
- ~4M ounce gold resource
- Large land package in gold rich district
- Experienced Management Team
- Supportive, Aligned Shareholders
Paramount Overview – A Solid Foundation
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Experienced Team
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Glen Van Treek
President & CEO, Director
Carlo Buffone
CFO
Nancy Wolverson
Project Coordinator
Christos Theodossiou
Director – Corporate Communications
John Seaberg
Executive Chairman
Rudi Fronk
Chairman & CEO of Seabridge Gold
Pierre Pelletier
Environmental Engineer
Christopher Reynolds
CFO of Seabridge Gold
Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien
Professional Geologist
John Carden
Professional Geologist
Management Directors
Simple Capital Structure
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NYSE AMERICAN: PZG Shares Outstanding: 26,519,954 Options: 1,568,995 Warrants: 1,200,000 No Debt Market Cap = ~$20 M Strategic Shareholders FCMI Financial Corp. Seabridge Gold Inc. Strengthened Balance Sheet Sale of 2% NSR to Franco Nevada on Sleeper for US$2M
Grassy Mountain in Underdeveloped Eastern Oregon
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Grassy Mountain Location
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- 20 miles S of
Vale
- 30 miles SSW
- f Ontario
- 70 miles West
- f Boise
Grassy Mountain Deposit
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3800 3600 3400 3200 3000 Elevation (ft.) 200 ft
CLASS Tonnes (millions) Au (g/T) Au (ozs) Ag (g/T) Ag (ozs) Measured 16.27 0.69 363,000 2.71 1,409,000 Indicated 11.69 1.85 695,000 5.01 1,882,000 Total M&I 27.96 1.17 1,057,000 3.67 3,291,000 Inferred 0.96 1.37 42,000 4.08 125,000 CLASS Tonnes (millions) Au (g/T) Au (ozs) Ag (g/T) Ag (ozs) Proven 0.21 6.55 43,000 9.26 62,000 Probable 1.35 7.34 319,000 10.29 454,000 Total P&P 1.56 7.23 362,000 10.29 516,000
*Measured and Indicated resources are inclusive of Proven and Probable reserves Source: Pre-Feasibility Study May 2018 – Completed by MD&A in partnership with Ausenco, Golder Associates and EM Strategies
NI 43-101 Resources & Reserves
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PFS - Completed May 2018
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- High grade, underground mine - 1,200 to 1,400 tpd
- Mill - 750 tpd
- Gravity concentration followed by a CIL recovery process
recovers ~95% of the Gold
- Production of 47,000 oz of Au & 50,000 oz of Ag per year
- Total Initial Capital expenditures $110 Million
- Initial Mine life of ~ 7.5 years
Base Case Upside Case Lower Case Gold Price ($/oz) $1,300 $1,500 $1,200 Silver Price ($/oz) $16.75 $19.33 $15.46 Cash Operating Cost Per Au Ounce* $528 $528 $528 Total Cost / oz of Au (includes all capital)* $853 $853 $853 Internal Rate of Return 28% 38% 22% Net Present Value (5%) (000’s of USD’s) $87,754 $133,243 $64,871 Payback from start of production (years) 2.51 1.97 2.91
*Assumes silver credit Source: Pre-Feasibility Study May 2018 – Completed by MD&A in partnership with Ausenco, Golder Associates and EM Strategies
PFS Economics - Post Tax Analysis
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Current Mine Layout Advanced design
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Tailings and processing facility designs are expected to be completed in June 2019 Power line design complete - initial discussions with Idaho Power on construction and shared costs Access road currently being optimized
Permitting in Oregon – A Time-Based Approach
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- State laws have been in place since 1991
- Harmonized process between State and Federal agencies
DOGAMI Receives Consolidated Permit Application DOGAMI Accepts Permit Application as Complete Draft Permits 90 Days Maximum Permit Package 225 Days Maximum 20 Days Maximum 120 Days Maximum One Year Max
1 Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
DOGAMI1 Permitting Timeline:
Completion of Final Permits
Permitting Progress – Collaborating with Regulators
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Q3 - 2019 Submit Consolidated Permit Application May 2018 Pre-Feasibility Study March 2017 Memorandum of Understanding Q1 2022 Production 2017-2019 Baseline Studies 2021 Construction Q2 2019 Conditional Use Permit - Approved September 2017 Plan of Operation
- Conditional Use Permit approved
- Sage Grouse Rule Permit to be considered by County Court June 2019
- Baseline Data Reports near completion: ~80% approved
Grassy Mountain Exploration Program
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Three high priority targets: Wally Wood, North Spur and Dennis Folley Six to eight drill holes planned to test silicified structures at depth All permits in hand to drill beyond Grassy Mountain Permit area
Acquisition – Frost Project
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High grade historical drilling of up to 20 g/t Gold Similar geological signatures to Grassy Control over 1,700 acres within 12mi. W of Grassy, viable trucking distance
Sleeper Gold – Northern Nevada
- Former High Grade Producer
- 1.7 Million Ounces
- Average Head Grade: ~7 g/t gold
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Additional Silver M&I Resource of 29 M ozs
Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/T) Gold (000’s of ozs) Measured 209,464 0.35 2,354 Indicated 87,662 0.28 789 M&I 297,126 0.33 3,143 Inferred 148,844 0.31 1,488
M&I Resource Exceeds ~3 Million Ozs
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~38% Oxide + Mixed ~62% Sulfide
PEA - September 2017
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- Large scale, open pit operation
- Conventional heap leach of 30,000 tpd
- Processing only oxide and mixed ore: ~74% recoveries
- Mineralized sulphide materials excluded from PEA scenario
- Avg. production of ~100,000 ozs of Au and Ag per year over first
7 years
- Total initial capital expenditures $175 Million
- Initial Mine life of ~ 9 years
Base Case Upside Case Lower Case Gold Price ($/oz) $1,250 $1,400 $1,185 Silver Price ($/oz) $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 Cash Operating Cost Per Au Ounce* $529 $529 $529 Total Cost / oz of Au (includes all capital)* $869 $869 $869 Internal Rate of Return 20% 27% 17% Net Present Value (5%) (000’s of USD’s) $125.8 $190.5 $98.3 Payback from start of production (years) 3.5 N/A N/A
Source: Technical Report and PEA, Amended September 2017
PEA Economics - Post Tax Analysis
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Strategic Options – Metallurgical Testing
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Robust PEA Completed by Metal Mining Consultants (MMC) in September 2017 MMC recommended to advance Sleeper to the completion of a PFS
- Additional drilling
- Convert inferred resources to M&I
- Find additional high grade resources
- Metallurgical Program
- To confirm current recoveries
- Commence permitting process
- Completed PFS to convert mineralized material to
economic reserves
Strategic Options – Metallurgical Testing
Oxide & Mixed Sulphide - Low Sulphide - high
74% 65% 81%
Inclusion of sulfide material into model has the potential to add ~2M mineable ounces Bio-oxidation potentially improves sulfide recoveries to between 65% and 81% Not incorporated in PEA
PEA Bio-Ox
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Strategic Options – Exploration
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- Step-out drilling
- Large, Underexplored
Land Package
- ~40,000 acres
- Ground Gravity and Heli-
Mag survey
- High priority targets
Precious Metals: Au, Ag
US Focused US Listed
NYSE American: PZG
US Assets
Grassy Mountain, OR Sleeper, NV
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Thank You
Investor Relations
Contact info: John Seaberg | 1.303.668.7991 | john@paramountnevada.com Christos Theodossiou | 1.866.481.2233 | ctheo@paramountnevada.com
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Atlas Era (1986 – 1991)
- Drilled 403 holes
- Expanded
- riginal claim
block
- Completed
Engineering and Feasibility Study
Newmont Era (1992 – 1996)
- Leased for $30
Million
- Completed soil
samples, 26 drill holes and resource est.
- Economic and
Mining Evaluation
Tombstone Era (1998 – 1999)
- Exploration
program including 8 RC holes
- Economic Study
- f alternative
development scenarios
Seabridge / Calico Era (2000 – 2016)
- 2000 – signed
- ption
- 2003 completed
acquisition
- 2011 – Calico
signed option to acquire 100%
- Completed 3 core
holes, 9 RC holes
- 2014 completed
Resource Est
- 2015 completed
PEA
History at Grassy Mountain
Appendix 1
UG Portal
Grassy Mountain Mine Design
Appendix 2
2016-2017 PFS Drilling Main Intercepts
Appendix 3
Hole ID From To Width Width Au Ag (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (m.) (g/t) (g/t) GM16-02 545 685 140 43 47.5 12.7 GM16-03 500 672 172 52.5 3.35 7.5 GM16-04 520 601 81 24.7 2.48 7.3 GM16-05 499 618 119 36 4.53 12.9 GM16-06 520 617 97 29.6 3.37 10.5 GM17-07 524 540 16 4.9 2.69 17.7 551.5 616 64.5 19.7 2.31 6.9 GM16-09 632 679 47 14.3 3.14 7.1 GM17-10 640 767 127 38.7 10.30 6.6 GM17-12 575 682 93 28.2 3.77 10.3 GM16-14 546 579 33 10.1 7.51 18.0 613 679 66 20.1 3.56 9.2 GM17-15 607 688 81 24.7 3.68 7.4 GM17-16 672 833 161 49.1 2.91 7.8 GM17-17 705 786 81 24.7 5.42 14.3 831 876 45 13.7 3.59 6.0 GM17-18 670 767 97 29.6 6.15 15.1 830 858 28 8.5 5.70 13.6 GM17-19 527 772 245 74.7 8.15 12.4 682 772 90 27.4 16.83 15.6 Hole ID From To Width Width Au Ag (ft.) (ft.) (ft.) (m.) (g/t) (g/t) GM17-20 611 726 115 35 4.53 8.9 657 726 69 21 6.38 9.1 GM17-21 560 644 84 25.6 3.07 8.5 669 702 33 10.1 3.35 8.2 GM17-22 522 792 270 82.3 3.58 12.2 677 792 115 35.1 5.37 10.8 GM17-23 730 782 52 15.8 2.85 4.6 GM17-24 862 896 34 10.4 2.58 2.9 GM17-25 556 747 191 58.2 4.02 6.5 GM17-26 185 807 622 189.6 2.1 7.8 702 804 102 31.1 6.09 9.5 GM17-27 703 761 58 17.7 2.84 4.9 GM17-28 175 860 680.5 207.4 2.41 7.3 705 722 17 5.2 35.7 21.9 763.5 787 23.5 7.2 5.19 8.1 GM17-29 270 747 477 145.4 4.01 8.4 694.5 747 52.5 16 24.46 18.5 GM17-30 519 770 251 76.5 3.36 8.4 715 749 34 10.4 11.22 7.4
Near-Mine Exploration Upside
Appendix 4
Exploring for the Long-Term
- North Spur
- Historic vertical holes have
numerous low grade Au intercepts
- Area open and needs deep
drilling to test vertical extent
- f Grassy Mtn Formation
and structural controls
- Bluegrass
- 16 historic shallow vertical
R/C drill holes
- 65 feet @ 1.2 g/T Au
- Intercepts up to 2.8 g/T Au
- Requires additional angle
drilling to test for high grade feeder mineralization
- Wally-Wood
- Elevated Au, As, Sb, Hg at
surface
- 110 ppb Au, 648 ppb Hg
- 90 feet @ 0.85 g/t Au
- 30 feet @ 2.5 g/T Au
- Geophysics target to east
has never been drilled
Appendix 5
Sleeper - Whittle pits at various Au$
Appendix 6
In pit MI&I Resource at various cut offs
Sleeper Mineralized Material Estimate
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 MILLION AU OZ
Au Grade & Ounces vs Cut off
MI&I Au Oz MI&I Au Grade (g/t)
Cutoff Tonnage Au Grade Au Ag Grade Ag Au g/t x1000 (g/t) Oz (g/t) Oz
0.10 422,753 0.34 4,564,790 2.57 34,949,285 0.20 275,378 0.43 3,844,517 3.05 27,001,359 0.30 161,549 0.57 2,944,777 3.34 17,342,225 0.40 98,157 0.71 2,241,391 3.42 10,796,541 0.50 64,358 0.85 1,757,369 3.38 7,002,547 0.60 43,519 0.99 1,392,205 3.40 4,761,253 0.70 31,632 1.13 1,145,048 3.38 3,442,196 0.80 23,986 1.25 961,595 3.42 2,637,896 0.90 18,714 1.36 817,715 3.47 2,090,690 1.00 14,646 1.47 693,803 3.61 1,700,017
Appendix 7