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October 2013
Going for Gold
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Disclaimer
This document may contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements”, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the implementation of strategic initiatives, and other statements relating to our future business development and economic performance. While these forward-looking statements represent our judgments and future expectations concerning the development of our business, a number of risks, uncertainties and other statutory requirements may render actual developments and results to differ materially from our expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) general market, macro-economic, governmental and regulatory trends, (2) movements in local and international securities markets, currency exchange rates and interest rates, (3) competitive pressures, (4) technology developments, (5) changes in the financial position or creditworthiness of our customers, obligors and counterparts, and changes in the developments in the markets in which they operate, (6) legislative developments, (7) management changes and changes to our business group structure and (8) other key factors that may adversely affect our business and financial model. We are not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligations to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The technical and financial information presented are best estimates of management and are not JORC or NI43-101 compliant unless otherwise stated. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information and not rely solely on the information presented for purposes of making investment decisions. This material may not be reproduced, distributed or transmitted to any other person or incorporated in any way into another document or other material without the prior written consent of LionGold.
3 October 2013
Castlemaine Goldfields, Ballarat Mine Victoria, Australia
757,700 ounce Gold Resource at 2 tenements, 40-50,000 oz production target, 100%-owned
Signature Metals, Owere Mines, Konongo Ashanti Gold Belt, Ghana
1.47 million ounce Gold Resource, 77%-owned 1.47 million ounce Gold Resource, 76%-owned
Minera Nueva Vista, Amayapampa, Bolivia
1.28 million ounce Gold Resource including 787,300 Reserves, 100% owned
Citigold Corporation, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
11 million ounce Gold Resource, incl 620,000 Reserves,18%-owned
Unity Mining Tasmania & NSW, Australia
623,000 oz Gold Resource at 3 tenements, incl 354,000 Reserves, 50,000 oz production, 13% owned
Projects in the Americas, Africa, Australia
1 - LionGold will subscribe to A1 shares in two tranches. The second tranche of the placement, which amounts to 5% of A1′s share capital, is subject to approval by A1 shareholders and regulatory agencies.Acadian Mining Corporation Nova Scotia Goldfields Canada
1.33 million ounce Gold Resource at Fifteen Mile Stream & Beaver Dam, 100% owned Arrangement with SOE SINOMA Group’s CBMI Construction
Key Mining Assets…Today
281,000 Gold Resource 15% owned
A1 Consolidated Gold Victoria, Australia
4 October 2013
Company Project Resources
(ounces)
Reserves
(ounces) Early stage Exploration Advanced Exploration Feasibility Development Production Castlemaine Goldfields 100% Ballarat 71,700
686,000
100%
Amayapampa 1,280,000 737,300 Acadian Mining
100%
Beaver Dam 950,000
383,000
77%
Konongo 1,470,000
100% Penny’s Find 52,300
18%
Charters Towers 2,120,400 110,000 Unity Mining
13%
Henty 296,000 121,000 Darques Reef 327,000 233,000 A1 Consolidated Gold 15% A1 Gold Mine 281,200
Production figures represent annualised targets. Figures are extracted from previous JORC- and NI43-101-compliant announcements. Resources include Reserves. For Projects in which LionGold has a controlling stake, the Resources and Reserves are based on 100% of the Project’s holding. For Citigold Corporation, Resources and Reserves are based on LionGold’s 18% equitable holding of the Charters Towers Project’s 11 million ounces of gold Resources, inclusive of 620,000 ounces of Reserves.Take over of 5% of A1’s share capital is subject to approval by A1 shareholders and regulatory agencies.
Production 40-50,000 oz pa Exploration on-going Infrastructure & mine development Production 2015: 19,000 oz pa 2018: 85,000 oz pa Scoping study end 2013 Production potential 2017 Scoping study completion end 2013 Exploration on-going New operations management in place Exploration on-going Production 50,000 oz pa Production 2015: 50,000 oz pa Production 2014/2015: 35,000 oz pa
5 October 2013
Geographically diversified
Developed – 42%
Australia, Canada
No geographic limitations, but -
Friendly Emerging – 21%
Ghana, Ashanti Gold Belt
“Challenging” – 18%
Bolivia
Profile by Resource Ounces “De-risking”
Developed Friendly Emerging
“Challenging”
Canada
19%
Australia 57% Ghana 33% Bolivia 5% Canada 5% Australia 42% Ghana 21% Bolivia 18% Canada 19%
Investment Resource
6 October 2013
v
Exploration
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
Non-core business divestment begins Indices inclusion Project screening
Fund-raising for gold business – S$100m Institutionalisation
Unity Mining
Ounces- in-the-Ground
Signature Metals Castlemaine Goldfields Brimstone Resources Citigold Corp Minera Nueva Vista Acadian Mining
New shareholders Business review Proposed change of core business to precious metals
FY2011
Production
Acquisition Focus
–Today‒
Resources
7.0m oz
Reserves
0.9m oz
Production
40-50,000 oz
~
8 Projects 4 Countries
A1 Gold Mine Ore processing agreement CBMI MOU Team-building Business integration
Acadian Mining
18% 13% 100% 9%
Fast-tracking growth
A1 Consolidated
15%
7 October 2013
LionGold Corp
Dynamic, Expanding Operations
value accretive
2 4 6 8 10
Current FY2013 FY2012 FY2011
Reserve
Resource
Target end 2014 Resource & Reserves (million ounces) 50 100 150 200 Current FY2013 FY2012 FY2011 Production (‘000 ounces annualised) Target end 2014
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 Current Reserves Resource FY2012 FY2011 FY2013 Current
8 October 2013 Technical Committee Audit Committee Remuneration Committee Nomination Committee
Signature Metals
77%
Castlemaine Goldfields
100% 100% 18%
Citigold Corporation
Operations
Brimstone Resources
Owere Mines
70%
Minera Nueva Vista
100%
Board of Directors
LionGold Corp Ltd
Investment
Tan Sri Dato’ Nik Ibrahim Kamil
Non-Executive Chairman Over 45 years managerial and business experience across a range of industries, including mining, media, financial, energy and infrastructure. Asiasons WFG Financial Chairman. Actively involved in resource M&A in Asia and Africa and banking in sub-Saharan Africa. Professionally qualified accountant with affiliations in the UK, Australia and Malaysia with experience in Australia, Southeast Asia and South Africa. Twenty years of legal practice with a broad range of experience ranging from litigation and conveyance to corporate and commercial matters. Accountant with extensive experience in project development, finance and business development throughout Asia.
Nicholas Ng
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Raymond Tan
General Counsel & Executive Director
Dato’ Md Wira Dani Abdul Daim
Non-Executive Director
Roland Selvanayagam
Independent Non-Exec Director
Dr Denis Clarke
Independent Non-Executive Director
Gary Scanlan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lynne Ng Su Ling
Independent Non-Executive Director
Bernard Soo
Independent Non-Executive Director Former CEO of DMG Partners and MD of Citicorp Investment Bank, Singapore. Previously head of Asia investment banking at Rabobank. Over 30 years legal experience including 15 years with Robert Wang & Woo LLP where he was Partner and Head of the Corporate & Commercial Department. Over 40 years experience in senior technical, financial and management roles in the mining industry globally, including with Rio Tinto and Plutonic. Ten years with PwC, followed by more than two decades evaluating, developing, financing and administrating mining projects globally.
Acadian Mining Corporation
100%
Unity Mining
13%
Group Structure
A1 Consolidated
15%
9 October 2013
CEO & MD
Nicholas Ng
Board of Directors
General Counsel
Raymond Tan
COO
Matthew Gill
Company Secretary.
LionGold since 2007.
including 15 years with Robert Wang & Woo LLP, where he was Partner, and Head of the Corporate & Commercial Department.
banking and corporate advisory in Asia-Pacific.
Co-Head for DMG Partners and Corporate Finance Head for HL Bank.
Darco Water Technologies.
years experience in all aspects
Australia, India and Papua New Guinea.
for Castlemaine and the Beaconsfield Mine, Tasmania.
Year for 3 consecutive years.
including acting as general legal counsel for public-listed companies.
setting up of iron ore and gold mining operations around the world, from Mali to Mongolia.
M&A effort globally.
Previous Head of Asia Investment Banking at Rabobank.
privatisations and other financial transactions in Asia-Pacific.
CFO
Brendan Goh Corporate & Business Development Director
Peter Chen
Corporate Finance and Legal Teams now in-house Global Technical Team
New Leadership Team
10 October 2013
Financial snapshot
Austere budgeting, rigorous cost controls, standardised reporting
SGD’ million 30.06.2013 30.06.2012 Revenue 34.8 25.8 COGS (33.0) (22.2) Gross Profit 1.8 3.6 Total loss after tax (0.5) (7.2) Loss attributable to minority interests (3.1) (2.1) Gain/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the company 2.6 (5.1) SGD’ million 30.06.2013 30.06.2012 Current assets 126.0 131.3 Non-current assets 252.0 257.2 Total Assets 378.0 288.4 Current liabilities 46.9 45.4 Non-current liabilities 72.6 66.6 Total Liabilities 119.5 112.1 Net Assets 258.4 276.3 Gold operational update Q2 FY2014 Q1 FY2014 Gold produced (ounces) 13,845 9,431 Operating cash cost A$666 A$807 All-in cost A$1,055 A$1,210
11 October 2013
Operating Objectives
Mine Profile
Resource expansion Reserve replacement Production rising, reliable Increasing Life of Mine
Prioritise
Community Environment, Health, Safety Education & Training P r o d u c t i o n E f f i c i e n c y
12 October 2013
End Production
Exploration
Targeting the “Sweet Spot”
Mining Project Life Cycle
Pre- Feasibility Scoping Study Feasibility Study
Extension
Value Risk
5-10% 10-20% Brownfields Greenfields
Indicative Capital Allocation
70-85%
Maximise Value, Mitigate Risk
Development Production
13 October 2013
Acquisition Strategy: Tweaked
Better opportunities from April 2013
cost-cutting, capital discipline
LGC ALLURE SCREENING
Gold producers globally
14 October 2013
Results delivered
Project Acquired
Castlemaine Goldfields (100%) Signature Metals (77%) Minera Nueva Vista (100%) Brimstone Resources (100%) Acadian Mining (100%)
Acquire “Gold in the Ground”
FY2013 FY2014 Dec 2014
Divest Green Businesses
Expanded Funding Options CBMI Construction MOU
Acquire Producing Assets
10 millionoz Resource 2 millionoz Reserve 200,000 oz pa Production 5 year Life of Mine
Ongoing Initiatives
Shareholder Return Minimise Volatility Raise Transparency Mitigate Balance Sheet Risk
Strategic Investments
Citigold Corporation (18%) Unity Mining (13%)
Global Gold Co
Integrate resources Fortify team, alliances
Organic production growth
Divest China Business
Strategic Investments
A1 Consolidated Gold (15%)
15 October 2013
Company Name Country of listing Market Cap (US$/M) Enterprise Value (US$/M) Resource (Au Moz) EV/ Resource Operations CNMC SGX 75 74 0.50 148 Malaysia, Sokor in production G-Resources HKSE 765 780 8.10 96 Indonesia, Martabe, in production Zhaojin Mining HKSE 2,492 3,795 22.20 171 Projects in China, in production China Gold HKSE 1,080 1,308 8.10 161 Projects in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, in production Zijin Mining HKSE 8,027 11,789 44.80 263 Projects in China, in production LingBao Gold HKSE 170 794 3.00 265 Projects in China, in production Zhongjin Gold SSE 4,629 5,493 15.00 366 Projects in China, in production Shandong Gold SSE 5,069 5,969 11.00 543 Projects in China, in production Median Valuation 1,786 2,551 9.55 217 LionGold Corp SGX 139 116 7.00 17 8 Projects: Australia, Ghana, Bolivia and Canada
Global Gold Co listed in Asia
10 October 2013
16 October 2013
Gold supply / demand dynamics
7%
ETF 9% Tech 12% Central Bank
72%
Consumer
Source: Thomson Reuters GFMS, World Gold Council
Gold Supply
Net Seller Net Buyer1990 2008 2013E (600) 600 Source: CPM Group Tonnes
Recycled Mined
36% 64%
Source: Thomson Reuters GFMS, World Gold Council 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 United Kingdom Switzerland Netherlands France Italy Germany USA Thailand Indonesia Taiwan South Korea Japan India China Source: World Gold Council
Emerging & Japan
3,401 tonnes 2.6% of total reserves
US & Europe
18,384 tonnes 59% of total reserves
Gold Demand World Gold Market 2012: 4,405 tonnes
Jewellery Demand
Bar & Coin Demand
Central Bank Reserves
Central Banks
Net Buyers from 2008
Tonnes Tonnes Source: World Gold Council
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 India Greater China Far East Middle East/ Turkey Rest17 October 2013
18 October 2013
Castlemaine Goldfields Limited
Excellent facilities in established gold region, central Victoria, Australia
(producing) and Castlemaine
Resource Gold (ounces) Tonnage (tonnes) Grade (g/t) Castlemaine 686,000 2,760,000 7.7 Ballarat 71,700 263,000 8.5 Total 757,700
Figures indicate historical gold production at Castlemaine Goldfields’ five tenements
100% owned by LionGold from October 2012 Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements
Ore processing capacity of 600,000 tpa
Castlemaine Goldfields’ Tenements
Gold operational update Q2 FY2014 Q1 FY2014 Gold produced (ounces) 13,845 9,431 Operating cash cost A$666 A$807 All-in cost A$1,055 A$1,210
19 October 2013
Flagship Owere Mines (70% owned) holds The Konongo Gold Project, Ghana
>200,000 ounce pa, 30 million ounce Obuasi mine
at 11.8 grams per tonne, mostly from UG
Signature Metals Limited
Konongo Gold Project
Resources1 Gold
(ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Measured & Indicated 779,600 13,100,000 1.9 Inferred 687,100 10,500,000 2.0 Total 1,466,700
77% owned by LionGold as at April 2012 and listed on the ASX. Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements.
Konongo Gold Project
20 October 2013
Minera Nueva Vista S.A.
Amayapampa Project
Bustillo Province, Bolivia
34 km2, located 290 km southeast of La Paz
Amayapampa
Category Gold
(ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Reserves Probable 787,300 18,900,000 1.3 Resources Indicated 979,637 26,160,000 1.2 Inferred 300,363 8,750,000 1.1 Total Resources 1,280,000
100% owned by LionGold from December 2012. Resource is inclusive of Ore Reserves. Figures based on previously quoted NI43-101-compliant statements
21 October 2013
Acadian Mining Corporation Limited
Nova Scotia Projects
Canadian tenements in Nova Scotia
TSX Venture-listed, 9.35% owned by LionGold from February 2013. Refer to www.acadianmining.com for NI43-101-compliant statements.
Property
Gold
(ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Beaver Dam Indicated 446,000 849,000 1.5 Inferred 504,000 972,000 1.5 Fifteen Mile Stream Indicated 383,000 561,000 1.6 TOTAL 1,333,000
22 October 2013
A1 Consolidated Gold
Walhalla Goldfield, Victoria, Australia
below the 1420 level
production rate of 150,000 tpa to December 2019
Goldfields
Resource Gold
(Ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Indicated 41,200 250,000 5.1 Inferred 240,000 1,170,000 8.4 Total 281,200 1,420,000 6.2
LionGold will subscribe to 20% of A1 shares in two tranches. The second tranche of the placement, which amounts to 5% of A1′s share capital, is subject to approval by A1 shareholders and regulatory agencies. Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements
A1 Consolidated Golds’ Tenements
23 October 2013
Citigold Corporation Limited
Charters Towers Project
Charters Towers tenements near Townsville, Queensland
ASX-listed, 18% owned by LionGold from December 2012.
Refer to www.citigold.com for JORC-compliant statements.
Indicated Resources includes Probable Reserves, and Inferred Resources includes Indicated Resources.
Charters Towers
Category
Gold
(ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Reserves Probable 620,000 2,500,000 7.7 Resources Indicated 780,000 3,200,000 7.6 Inferred 11,000,000 25,000,000 14
Ore processing capacity of 340,000 tpa
24 October 2013
Unity Mining Limited
Unity Mining, ASX-listed
year-end to 100,000 oz
gold in 3Q FY2013
Unity’s Primary Projects
13.2% owned by LionGold from May 2013, single largest shareholder
Project
Category Gold
(ounces)
Tonnage
(tonnes)
Grade
(g/t)
Henty
Reserves 121,000 780,000 5.3 Resources 296,000 2,060,000 5.1
Dargues Reef
Reserves 233,000 1,390,000 5.2 Resources 327,000 2,170,000 5.3
GoldStone Resources – 35%
Ghanaian gold project locate near LionGold’s Owere Mine
Henty Mine, northwest Tasmania – 100%
Dargues Reef, NSW – 100%
2014, based on recent announcements.
Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements
25 October 2013
LionGold Corp Ltd
59 Mohamed Sultan Road Sultan Link 02-08 Singapore 238999 T: +65 6690 6860 F: +65 6690 6844 E: info@liongoldcorp.com www.liongoldcorp.com
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