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Discovery done different CORPORATE PRESENTATION October 2014 Forward-looking statements The TSX-V has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this presentation. Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is
The TSX-V has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this presentation. Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this presentation. Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities laws, including the receipt of necessary permits to conduct exploration and construction, timing of anticipated exploration programs, the number of holes and meters to be drilled and future plans and strategies of the Company. Although Kaizen has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, there can be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, the proposed transaction could be modified, restricted or not completed, and the results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this news release are made as
- f the date of this release. Kaizen disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law, and
Kaizen does not assume any liability for disclosure relating to the other company mentioned herein. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are made as of the hereof and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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The information in this presentation is published to inform you about Kaizen Discovery and its activities. To the extent permitted by law, Kaizen Discovery accepts no responsibility or liability for any losses or damages of any kind arising out of the use of any information contained in this presentation. Recipients should make their
- wn enquiries in relation to any investment decisions. This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in any
jurisdiction, including the United States. NI 43-101 Statement Aspen Grove and Tanzilla Projects. The scientific and technical information in this presentation relating to the Aspen Grove Project and Tanzilla Project of a technical or scientific nature have been reviewed and approved by John Bradford, M.Sc., P.Geo., Kaizen’s Chief Geologist a qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101. He has verified the technical data disclosed in this presentation regarding the Aspen Grove and Tanzilla Projects. Fairholme Project. The scientific and technical information in this presentation relating to the Fairholme Project has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Barry de Wet, a member of the South African Council for National Scientific Professionals (SACNSP), South Africa, and a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. Mr. de Wet is independent of Kaizen Discovery as determined under NI 43-101. He has verified the technical data disclosed in this presentation regarding the Fairholme Project. Ebende Project. The NI 43-101 technical report in respect of the Ebende Project, entitled "NI 43-101 Independent Technical Report", dated October 16, 2013 (the “Ebende Report”) was prepared by The MSA Group (Pty) Ltd and is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Qualified Persons as defined under NI 43-101 for the Ebende Project are Dr. Brendan Morgan Clarke, a Professional Natural Scientist (PrSciNat) registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions, and Mr. Michael David Lynn, a PrSciNat registered with the SACNASP. Both are independent of Kaizen Discovery as determined under NI 43-101.The Ebende Report includes relevant information regarding, among other things, data verification, exploration procedures and other matters relevant to the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this presentation in respect of the Ebende Project. Information regarding the Ebende Project included in this presentation is based on the Ebende Report. None of the foregoing mineral projects currently hosts any mineral resources or mineral reserves.
Disclaimers
A platform for future success
Kaizen model for success
Experienced leadership Revolutionary exploration technology Unique access to capital
Strategic partner group investment Project specific Special Purpose Vehicle Local holding company Asset
A cooperative approach to acquiring and advancing projects
- Kaizen will target projects that match evaluation
criteria and align with corporate strategic
- bjectives
– Partnerships with Japanese strategic partners provide
- pportunities for additional sources of financing
throughout project lifespans. – Kaizen can leverage strategic partners’ technical expertise to evaluate proposed targets and shorten the process of selecting candidate assets.
- Target acquisition process
– Once opportunities identified, Kaizen will lead M&A process, leveraging key strengths. – Transactions may be structured to include optional participation of Japanese strategic partners, including at the project level.
Possible structure for an acquisition
Collaboration with ITOCHU
February, 2014: Private Placement Financing and formation of Strategic Alliance
- CAD$5.1 million private placement.
- Issuance of 8.5 million Kaizen common shares at a price of
CAD$0.60 per share.
- Post-closing ownership stake of approximately 6.35% in Kaizen.
- Opportunity to participate in Kaizen's existing Fairholme copper-
gold project in Australia (49% earned interest) and its Ebende nickel-copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Facilitation of non-recourse project financing and support from
Japanese financial institutions for the development of Kaizen projects. August, 2014 - Acquisition of Copper and Gold Exploration Interests in Canada for $4M
- Aspen Grove copper/gold project: ITOCHU acquired a 40%
interest in the project in exchange for a cash payment of four million Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 380 million yen).
- Tanzilla copper/gold project: ITOCHU to acquire an initial, 15%
interest in the Tanzilla Project for a cash payment of 250,000 Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 24 million yen), subject to the consent of Freeport-McMoRan of Canada Limited, with an
- ption to acquire up to a further 10% interest in the project.
Our current asset portfolio
Kerboulé Project Gold Burkina Faso Ebende Project Nickel, copper, PGE The Democratic Republic
- f Congo
Fairholme Project Copper, gold, molybdenum New South Wales, Australia Aspen Grove & Tanzilla projects Copper, gold, silver British Columbia, Canada Vancouver Headquarters Tokyo Office
Our services agreement gives us access to cutting edge technologies and expertise
Conventional IP vs. HPX TYPHOON DEEPER
A high signal/noise ratio enables up to 5x deeper prospecting.
BETTER
Increased effectiveness through improved resolution of targets and host geology.
FASTER
Can be substantially faster than conventional methods for deep targets due to custom survey deployment.
5x ?
Key Exploration Projects Early-stage Targets
Mt Polley Red Chris
Partnering with Itochu
Copper Mountain
Aspen Grove
Highland Valley New Afton
Drilling at Tanzilla
Mt Milligan Highlights:
- The combination of Kaizen's existing portfolio of
exploration projects in Australia and Africa, and West Cirque's portfolio in Canada, establishes a stronger company with an impressive and diverse pipeline of projects.
- After completing the acquisition, Kaizen’s
strategic shareholder, ITOCHU, closed a $4.25 million financing agreement in August 2014.
- Kaizen’s in-house technical expertise has been
enhanced through the addition of members of West Cirque’s management team.
- Proprietary geophysical technologies are to be
applied to projects in British Columbia.
- Drilling completed on the Tanzilla Project in Aug.
2014 and underway on the Aspen Grove Project.
- 2014 Aspen Grove work program will include a
3D IP survey as well as a 2,000-metre drill program.
Tanzilla
Fairholme copper-gold-molybdenum project
Opportunity to earn up to 95%
- $4 million over next two years aimed at delineating
a scoping study to earn 65%.
- Kaizen can earn 80-85% by sole funding a pre-
feasibility study (cost dependent).
- Kaizen can earn 90-95% by funding a bankable
feasibility study (cost dependent).
Geological Terrain
- The project covers part of the Fairholme Igneous
Complex of the Ordovician Macquarie Arc of New South Wales.
Exploration Targets
- Three Fairholme prospects - Boundary, Dungarvan
and Gateway are located within one high-priority
- target. All three are associated with significant
basement copper-gold-molybdenum geochemical anomalies, prominent alteration halos and discrete magnetic anomalies, the size and scale of which are comparable to the footprint of several world-class porphyry copper deposits; e.g. Cadia-Ridgeway, Batu Hijau and Alumbrera.
- Drilling confirms presence of porphyry style copper
and gold mineralization.
2014 Work Program
- Kaizen and its joint-venture partner, Clancy Exploration, continue their geophysical program,
including an airborne magnetic survey over the entire property and a 3D IP survey (completed end
- f Aug. 2014), to follow-up on gradient-array IP anomalies defined in 2013. The geophysical
program will be followed by an 8,000m drilling program in Q4 2014 to test the prospects.
New South Wales, Australia
49% owned. Earn-in agreement with Clancy Exploration Exploration stage
Fairholme Project
Democratic Republic of Congo
100% owned Early-stage exploration
Geological Terrain
- The Ebende Structure is on the margin of the Archaean
Congo-Kasai Craton, and the presence of a thick basalt sequence which was apparently extruded from feeders passing through a carbonate platform are geological features which are comparable to the giant Norilsk PGE, nickel and copper deposit in Russia.
- The Ebende Project is a conceptual exploration project
based on the premise that if the area shares similar geological features to the Norilsk area, then there is potential to find comparable mineralization. The current exploration program is designed to test the geological model, and to locate such mineralization. Exploration Targets
- Exploring nickel-copper and platinum group element targets
(PGE) along a 130-kilometre north-west to south-east corridor that is characterized by a distinctive magnetic anomaly (the Ebende Structure).
- Anomalous levels of platinum, palladium, nickel, copper,
cobalt, chromium and magnesium have been identified as a result of stream sediment sampling carried out by past exploration programs in the region over parts of the Ebende Structure.
- A NI 43-101 technical report was completed on the project
in October 2013.
Ebende nickel-copper and platinum group element (PGE) project
2014 Work Program
- Gradient-array IP survey, as well as a soil sampling survey. The design of the regional gradient-array
survey consists of approximately 155-line kilometres covering a total area of 89 square kilometres. A soil geochemical survey will be conducted along the geophysical survey lines at 200-metre spacings.
Pacific Rim focus for new acquisition targets
Fairholme Project 2014 3D IP Survey 8,000m drill-program
Pacific Ocean
We are looking for
- pportunities in
South America…
Tanzilla Project 2014 1,600m drill-program Aspen Grove Project 2014 3D IP Survey 2,000m drill-program
Completing the Kaizen ‘Ring of Fire!’
Be opportunistic in acquisitions
Attractive M&A landscape:
- Metals and mining companies’ share prices are near
the low end of their trading range over the last decade.
- Valuations are low enough to attract longer-term-
focused investors.
- Significant M&A opportunities exist in the junior miner
space where mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions are likely to be needed to fund new mineral projects.
- Opportunities to acquire projects with near-term
production and off-take potential, along with exploration upside.
S&P/TSX Materials Index vs. S&P/TSX Index 2003–2013
Source: BMO Capital Markets Mining Equity Outlook 2014
Kaizen advantage – poised for this market:
- Preferential access to best-in-class exploration
technologies.
- Strong balance sheet with no material liabilities.
- Access to additional sources of equity and project-level
financing through Kaizen’s strategic partnerships.
- Network of industry leaders in management, executive
and shareholder ranks.
- Transaction team with global acquisition experience.
- International network of advisors present numerous
acquisition opportunities.
Board of Directors
Peter Meredith, Chairman Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited); former Deputy Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (now Turquoise Hill Resources).
- B. Matthew Hornor,
Chief Executive Officer & President Executive Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines
- Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited); former Vice
President of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (now Turquoise Hill Resources). Ali Zamani Established New York-based investment manager, including nine years with Goldman Sachs focusing on energy, materials, utilities and industrial investments. Director of Applied Minerals Inc. Akiko Levinson President of Gold Canyon Resources Inc.; Director of Novo Resources Corp. Robert Hanson, Chairman of Compensation Committee Chairman of Hanson Family Holdings; former Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (now Turquoise Hill Resources) and SouthGobi Resources. David Huberman Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee President of Coda Consulting Corp.; former 25-year Senior Partner of a Canadian business law firm; Director of Trevali Mining Corporation. Edward Flood Over 35 years’ experience in international mining; Director of Western Lithium USA, East Asia Minerals Corporation and Baker Street Royalty Trust. David Birkenshaw President and Chief Executive Officer of Birkenshaw & Company Ltd. since 1989; former Senior Vice President and Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Chairman of Meryllion Resources Corp. Terry Krepiakevich, Chairman of Audit Committee Chief Executive Officer and Director of Meryllion Resources Corp.; former Chief Financial Officer of SouthGobi Resources.
- Dr. Kuang Ine Lu,
Vancouver Adviser, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC); over 50 years of mineral exploration and evaluation experience.
Kaizen management and technical team
John Bradford, MSc, PGeo Chief Geologist Former Vice President, Exploration of West Cirque Resources; over 28 years’ exploration experience, working extensively in Canada, Mexico and South America.
- B. Matthew Hornor,
Chief Executive Officer & President Executive Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines
- Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited); former Vice
President of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (now Turquoise Hill Resources). Steve Vanry, CFA Executive Vice President, Corporate Development Former President and Chief Executive Officer
- f West Cirque Resources; 24 years’ management
experience with natural resources companies; member of the CFA Institute. Pierre Masse, Chief Financial Officer Former Chief Financial Officer of GoviEx Uranium Inc.; over 30 years’ experience in mining finance. Nakaba Chimura, Executive Vice President, Asia Finance Asian capital market adviser to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and GoviEx Uranium Inc.
Kaizen’s plan for success: Delivering value for shareholders and partners
Implement cutting-edge & cost-effective work programs
- n core asset portfolio
Be opportunistic in acquisitions – leverage strength of management, technologies & partnerships Maintain fiscal and exploration discipline Identify, evaluate, acquire and advance world-class mineral projects
- Strengthen our existing relationships and develop
new partnerships
- Explore our exciting portfolio of projects
- Acquire additional projects – 2-3 per year goal
- Expand our footprint across the Pacific Rim
The Future
Corporate snapshot
*Information current as of September 29
Stock Information*
Ticker Symbol TSX-V: KZD Share Price (Sep 29, 2014) CAD$0.42 Shares Issued and Outstanding: 148,625,237 Market Capitalization CAD$62 million
Financial Information
Consolidated Cash Position
- Approx. CAD$ 15 mil (includes proceeds of recent CAD$4 mil
ITOCHU Corp. project financing)
Major Shareholders HPX TechCo Inc., ITOCHU Corporation Latest News Releases
September 24, 2014 August 22, 2014 August 18, 2014 July 31, 2014 Kaizen Discovery begins phase one drilling and geophysics programs at its Aspen Grove Project Kaizen Discovery receives $4 million financing from ITOCHU to fully fund two-year exploration program at Aspen Grove Project Kaizen Discovery and ITOCHU agree to $4 million funding deal to explore Aspen Grove copper-gold porphyry project in southwestern B.C. Kaizen Discovery to participate in upcoming investor conferences in Toronto and Lima
Investors: Steve Vanry Phone: +1 604 669-6446 Email: steve@kaizendiscovery.com Office Kaizen Discovery Inc. World Trade Centre 654-999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1 Canada Phone: +1 604 669-6446
www.kaizendiscovery.com
Presented by B. Matthew Hornor, CEO & President Phone: +1 604 331-9895 Email: matthew@kaizendiscovery.com Discovery done different
Kaizen is a Canadian technology-focused mineral exploration company that was formed in late 2013 through a combination of Concordia Resource
- Corp. and assets acquired from HPX TechCo, a subsidiary of High Power
Exploration. A strong management team and an experienced board, combined with the improved project portfolio and access to HPX TechCo's cutting-edge, proprietary technology, will help enable Kaizen to more effectively identify and advance mineral projects.