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Mining High Grade Gold in Burkina Faso
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This presentation contains forward-looking information. Forward looking information contained in this presentation includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to: (i) the estimation of measured, inferred and indicated mineral resources and proven and probable mineral reserves including, without limitation, statements with respect to the potential establishment of new mineral resources and/or reserves and the expansion potential of existing mineral resources/reserves and the expansion potential of mining operations including with respect to proposed development at Bagassi South and the anticipated timing thereof; (ii) proposed exploration and development activities (including reinvestment in operating mines), and the anticipated nature, success and timing thereof, as well as any potential resulting mineralization and/or margin potential; (iii) production, earnings, recovery rates, throughput and cost guidance as well as future sources of funding, cash flow, capital expenditures and exploration budgets, (iv) permitting; and (v) expansion and growth potential and the anticipated timing thereof including the anticipated production at Bagassi South and the timing thereof, future economics and development activities related thereto, and other future production and anticipated grades; (vi) expectations the Company will be within its 2019 cost guidance; (vii) statements that are not of historical fact; (viii) any potential updated Mineral Resource at the 55 Zone and the anticipated timing thereof; (ix) potential shareholder return initiatives in 2019; (x) anticipated production and resource per share growth; (ix) future external growth opportunities including with respect to the Séguéla gold project and other permits, the satisfaction of all conditions precedent for the acquisition thereof; and (x) the development potential of the Séguéla gold project, as well as the conversion of JORC mineral resources thereon to NI 43-101 compliance standards and the anticipated timing thereof. For further details regarding the Yaramoko project, please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report for the Yaramoko Gold Mine, Burkina Faso” dated December 20, 2017 (the “Technical Report”) as well as the press releases of Roxgold Inc. (“Roxgold” or the “Company”) dated April 18, 2017 and the November 6, 2017, Bagassi South Feasibility Study news release. These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. In certain cases, forward-looking information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Forward-looking information contained in this presentation is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves (and potential establishment and increases in respect thereof), the potential expansion of mining operations, the realization of resource estimates and reserve estimates, gold metal prices, the timing, success and amount of future exploration and development expenditures, and materials to continue to explore and develop the Yaramoko project in the short and long-term, the progress of exploration and development activities, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and permits, and assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, the satisfaction of closing conditions for proposed future acquisitions and other similar matters. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks inherent in the exploration, risks relating to variations in mineral resources and mineral reserves, grade or recovery rates resulting from current exploration and development activities (including risks that new mineral resources and/or reserves may not be established, or the anticipated expansion potential of existing mineral resources/reserves or mining operations may not be realized), risks relating to changes in gold prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of gold, risks related to increased competition in the mining industry generally, risks related to current global financial conditions, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, access and supply risks, reliance on key personnel, operational risks inherent in the conduct of mining activities including the risk of accidents, labour disputes, increases in capital and operating costs and the risk of delays or regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, capitalization and liquidity risks, risks related to disputes concerning property titles and interest, risks that closing conditions for future proposed acquisitions will not be satisfied and environmental risks. Please refer to the 2017 Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on March 28, 2018 for political, environmental or other risks that could materially affect the development of mineral resources and mineral reserves and other forward looking matters. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Unless stated otherwise herein, the following Qualified Persons, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, have prepared or supervised the preparation of the scientific or technical information presented in this presentation: Benny Zhang, P. Eng (SRK Consulting Canada Inc.), Sebastien Bernier (SRK Consulting Canada Inc.), Iain Cox, Interim Chief Operating Officer (Roxgold), and Paul Weedon, VP Exploration (Roxgold).
All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
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See Appendix – Endnotes 1,2,3,4
Operating the high-grade Yaramoko Gold Mine located on the Houndé belt in Burkina Faso
Commercial production expected in Q2 2019
Attractive Growth Opportunities
exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire covering ~3,298km2
Disciplined Capital Management
Burkina Faso Mali Ghana Benin Togo Nigeria Guinea Senegal
Mauritania
Côte d’Ivoire
Liberia
Niger Atlantic Ocean
Yaramoko Gold Mine Flagship Asset Séguéla Gold Project Acquisition AFRICA
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Roxgold remains committed to continuously improving shareholder value
Savings of US$2.8 MM (~10%)
Under Budget
First Ore in October 2018
Completed On Time
145-155koz pa in 2019
Production Per Share Growth
US$630/oz LOM AISC5
Maintains High Margins
750tpd → 1,100tpd Growth
Internally Funded
430koz Inferred Resource6 Provides
Resource Per Share Growth
Immediate Country
Diversification
2.3 g/t deposit6
High Margin Potential
US$20 MM All Cash Transaction
Highly Accretive to Shareholders
3,298km2 Land Package
Significant Exploration Upside
See Appendix – Endnotes 5, 6
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126,990 oz 2017 2018 132,656 oz 2019
Throughput
Exceeded production guidance and throughput capacity
145,000 – 155,000 oz guidance
Original Guidance Revised Guidance
Production
Nameplate capacity exceeded by 8% in Q1 Current Nameplate - 1,100 tpd Initial Nameplate – 750 tpd
2019 2018 2017
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Managing costs through efficiencies
2019
Cost per tonne
2017 Guidance Range $445 - $490
Cash Operating Cost7/oz
2019 Guidance Range $440 - $470
Beat Guidance at $426 for 2018 Beat Guidance at $438 for 2017
See Appendix – Endnote 7. All amounts in U.S. dollars Forecasting a 20% reduction in cost per tonne processed since 2017
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Gold production of
Recovery Rate
Ore Processed
Average head grade
Ore Mined
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Financial Highlights7 – Full Year 2018
EBITDA Margin Operational Highlights – Full Year 2018
Cash Operating Cost /oz
Cash flow from operations recovery rate Gold Production
head grade Record Ore processed
AISC /oz
2018 Full Year Results - All amounts in US dollars
See Appendix – Endnote 7. All amounts in U.S. dollars
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22.8% 22.5% 11.5% 9.9% 7.8% 3.8% 2.6% 2.1% 1.4% 1.4% 0.9% KL CEE WDO OGC CG TGZ BTO AEM GUY EDV
Disciplined approach providing a strong balance sheet and financial flexibility
▪ Strong balance sheet, with a net cash of US$22 million8, and forecast cashflow generation provides liquidity and flexibility ▪ High operating margins driving EBITDA margin7 of 49% and return on equity9 of 23% ▪ Disciplined approach to investing in growth including assessing external opportunities ▪ Potential for additional shareholder return initiatives in 2019
See Appendix – Endnotes 7, 8, 9
Return on Equity9
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▪ Acquisition of 11 exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire including the Séguéla project and the Antenna deposit
▪ Hosts an existing inferred resource and multiple satellite discoveries providing significant resource upside
▪ Significant regional upside in 3,298km2 land package methodically assembled by Newcrest
▪ Early stage opportunities exist on the Dimbokro, Dianra North and South, Boundiali and Bouake permits
▪ Access to infrastructure, in place workforce and extensive exploration work completed to date provides streamlined development potential
▪ ~117,000 metres of drilling completed and ~US$21 million invested in exploration to date
▪ Attractive entry point with internally funded US$20 million acquisition cost
▪ A further US$10 million is payable upon first gold production from any of the areas in the land package
Immediate additional resource upside in high quality land package
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▪ Near surface Antenna gold deposit discovered in 2016 ▪ Conversion of maiden JORC compliant mineral resource to National Instrument 43-101 standards currently underway with completion expected in Q2 2019 ▪ Potential of open pittable mineralization located near existing infrastructure including grid power, transport and water resources ▪ 4,000 metres of RC/DD drilling commenced in late April 2019 to extend and infill the known mineralization
Near term development potential at Antenna deposit
Tonnes (Mt) Grade (g/t Au) Ounces (koz) Inferred 5.8 2.3 430
Mineral Resources – Antenna deposit6
Drill hole and trace Inferred mineral resource See Appendix – Endnote 6 The mineral resources presented are as defined under the JORC Code, which is materially consistent with National Instrument 43-101.
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Updated resource expected in Q2 2019
*Source – Newcrest 2017 Quarterly Exploration Reports
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▪ Multiple exploration targets with potential to increase resource base with low cost near-surface ounces ▪ Early stage drilling by Newcrest has produced results ranging from trace to 14 metres at 58.1 g/t Au from 0 metres including several high grade intercepts from nearby satellite targets10 ▪ A 24,000 metre aircore and select RC/DD drilling program scheduled to start in late April 2019 testing highest ranked targets, including:
Boulder: ▪ 6 metres at 25.2 g/t Au in SGRD162 from 145 metres; and ▪ 7 metres at 9.0 g/t Au in SGRC161 from 18 metres Agouti: ▪ 5 metres at 20.4 g/t Au in SGRC152 from 44 metres; ▪ 4 metres at 16.5 g/t Au in SGRC185 from 125 metres; ▪ 11 metres at 5.1 g/t Au in SGRC187 from 21 metres (incl. 4 meters at 13.7 g/t from 39 metres), and ▪ 8 meters at 4.2 g/t Au from 14 metres P3 ▪ 14 metres at 4.5 g/t Au in SGAC5403 from 3 metres; Kwenko ▪ 41 metres at 0.44 g/t Au in SGRC179 from 47 metres; Ancien: ▪ 16 metres at 9.3 g/t Au in SGRC172 from 37 metres
Multiple exploration targets within 15 kilometres of Antenna deposit
See Appendix – Endnote 10
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YRM-16-DD-426 20.1g/t over 23.8m
Size Grade Measured & Indicated 738k
17.1 g/t Inferred 347k
16.1 g/t
*As of Dec 31, 2016. See Appendix for Mineral Resource Statement – 55 Zone
▪ Focused on non-dilutionary path to reserve and resource growth per share ▪ Resource conversion surface drilling program commenced in Q2 2018 with aim to convert inferred resources to indicated resources ▪ Program concluded in February 2019 with updated Resource model scheduled in Q2 2019
YRM-17-DD-443W1 11.2 g/t over 12.5 m and 12.9 g/t over 3.9 m YRM-18-DD-482 9.2 g/t over 5.4 m YRM-18-DD-485A 34.1 g/t over 2.1m YRM-18-DD-487 8.3g/t over 13.7m YRM-18-DD-489AW1 6.1g/t over 7.5m YRM-18-DD-481AW 4.2g/t over 2.8m YRM-18-DD-484AW2 8.5g/t over 6.5m YRM-18-DD-484AW3 13.4g/t over 3.9m YRM-18-DD-484A 29.2g/t over 4.4m YRM-18-DD-443BW3 4.1g/t over 9.8m YRM-18-DD-492W1 44.1g/t over 2.9m 700m 1,100m
Inferred Measured Indicated
Exploration Potential
High-grade shoot extended to 1.1 km below surface 55 Zone Resource*
YRM-18-DD-491 19.6g/t over 3.6m Current development 400m YRM-19-DD-439W1 9.4g/t over 3.4m YRM-19-DD-426W1 30.8g/t over 0.6m YRM-19-DD-488W1 2.5g/t over 5.2m
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QV1 Structure – Focus on extending western shoot down plunge and near surface infill at eastern shoot
West
YRM-18-DD-BGS-435 16.1g/t over 0.5m YRM-18-DD-BGS-415 38.6g/t over 0.5m YRM-18-DD-BGS-406 15.5g/t over 1.8m YRM-18-DD-BGS-422 6.4g/t over 1.0m YRM-18-DD-BGS-410 7.3g/t over 0.6m YRM-18-DD-BGS-412 6.0g/t over 0.8m YRM-18-DD-BGS-371 20.9g/t over 2.3m YRM-18-DD-BGS-430A 30.4g/t over 0.5m YRM-18-DD-BGS-389B 10.6g/t over 2.8m YRM-18-DD-BGS-428 55.8g/t over 0.9m YRM-18-DD-BGS-437 10.2g/t over 2.3m YRM-18-DD-BGS-393 66.6g/t over 0.4m
East
YRM-18-DD-BGS-431B 14.8g/t over 0.5m
Exploration Potential
Inferred Indicated
Size Grade Indicated 188k
16.6 g/t Inferred 33k
13.0 g/t
QV1 Structure Resource*
*As of July 19th, 2017. See Appendix for Mineral Resource Statement – Bagassi South
▪ Follow up drilling testing further down plunge extensions in western shoot commenced in Q1 2019 ▪ Logging highlights the continuity of the QV1 (assays pending)
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▪ Large regional land package of approximately 230 km2, located
▪ Majority of anomalies located along the regional scale Boni Shear and the second order Yaramoko Shear ▪ Systematic auger drilling along key structures with >25,000 metres completed ▪ Integrated structural, geochemical, geophysical, and lithogeochemical model ▪ Pathfinder element suites identified to discriminate targets ▪ Auger program continuing to extend southwards over Kaho granite to the lease boundary with completion in Q2 2019 ▪ Auger drilling underway at 300 Zone on coincident structural and geochemical targets
Focus on exploring the regional land package
55 Zone QV1 QV’ Kaho 109 Zone 300 Zone San Haho Siou 10 Km Hounde Project 12 Km
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Compelling investment in the gold sector
Proven Track Record
2017 and 2018
delivering 55 Zone and Bagassi South
Attractive Growth Opportunities
exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire
Bagassi South
Disciplined Capital Management
flow generation
shareholder return initiatives in 2019
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Exploration Spend $10 - $12 million Sustaining Capital Expenditure $30 - $35 million Gold Production $12 - $15 million Cash Operating Cost7 (per ounce produced) $440-$470 AISC7 (per ounce sold) $765-$795
See Appendix – Endnotes 7,11
Bagassi South pre-commercial production development spend11 145,000 – 155,000 oz All amounts in U.S. dollars
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* See appendix for 55 Zone Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Notes
Proven Mineral Reserves Probable Mineral Reserves Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves
Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) 55 Zone 317 18.06 184 1,453 10.01 467 1,770 11.45 651 Stockpiles 26 13.26 11 0.00 26 13.26 11 Total 343 17.69 195 1,453 10.01 467 1,796 11.47 662
Measured Mineral Resources Indicated Mineral Resources Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources Inferred Mineral Resources
Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) 55 Zone 265 26.88 229 1,076 14.73 509 1,341 17.13 738 669 16.14 347 Total 265 26.88 229 1,076 14.73 509 1,341 17.13 738 669 16.14 347
Reserve grade largely maintained compared to BFS grade despite mined grade over the course of 2016 of 15.5 g/t.
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As of July 19, 2017
* See appendix for Bagassi South Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Notes
Measured Mineral Resources Indicated Mineral Resources Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources Inferred Mineral Resources
Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) QV1 Structure 0.00 352 16.6 188 352 16.6 188 79 13.0 33 QV’ Structure 0.00 0.00 0.00 51 22.0 36 Bagassi Total 0.00 352 16.6 188 352 16.6 188 130 16.6 69
Probable Mineral Reserves
Tonnes (000) Grade g/t Au Ounces (000) QV1 Structure 458,000 11.54 170,060 Total 458,000 11.54 170,060
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Notes: 1. Mineral Resources are reported compliance with National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) with an effective date of December 31st, 2016. 2. Underground Mineral Resources are reported at gold grade cut-off of 5.0 g/t Au, based on a gold price of US$1,250/ounce. 3. The identified Mineral Resources in the block model are classified according to the CIM definitions for the Measured, Indicated, and Inferred categories. The Mineral Resources are reported in situ without modifying factors applied. 4. The Mineral Resource estimate was prepared under the supervision of Sébastien Bernier, Principal Resource Geologist at SRK Consulting (Canada). Mr. Bernier is a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. 5. All figures have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates. 6. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral Reserves are reported in accordance with NI 43-101 with an effective date
Report for the Yaramoko Gold Mine, Burkina Faso” (the “Technical Report”) available the Company’s website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 7. See also 55 Zone Mineral Reserve Notes below. Notes: 1. Mineral Reserves are reported in accordance with NI 43-101 with an effective date of December 31st, 2016 and are included in Mineral Resources. For further information, please refer to the Technical Report available the Company’s website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Mineral Reserve estimates reflect the Company’s reasonable expectation that all necessary permits and approvals will be obtained and maintained. Mining dilution and mining recovery vary by deposit and have been applied in estimating the Mineral Reserves. 2. Mineral Reserves are the economic portion of the Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources. Mineral Reserve estimates include mining dilution at grades assumed to be 1.3 g/t. Mining dilution and recovery factors vary with specific reserve sources and are influenced by several factors including deposit type, deposit shape and mining methods. 3. The Mineral Reserves were prepared under the supervision of Benny Zhang, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK, PEng (PEO # 100115459). Mr. Benny Zhang is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. 4. The Mineral Reserve estimate at December 31, 2016 is reported at a cut-off grade of 4.5g/t gold assuming: metal price of US$1,250 per ounce of gold, mining cost of US$100.00 per tonne, G&A cost of US$28.30 per tonne, processing cost of US$38.90 per tonne, and process recovery of 98.5%. Reserve estimates include mining dilution and mining recovery. 5. All figures have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates.
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Notes: 1. Bagassi South Mineral Resources are reported in compliance with NI 43-101 with an effective date of July 19th, 2017. 2. Underground Mineral Resources are reported at gold grade cut-off of 5.0 g/t Au, based on a gold price of US$1,250/ounce of gold using mining cost of US$100.00 per tonne, G&A cost of US$28.30 per tonne, processing cost of US$38.90 per tonne and process recovery of 98.5%. 3. The identified Mineral Resources in the block model are classified according to the CIM definitions for the Measured, Indicated, and Inferred categories. The Mineral Resources are reported in situ without modifying factors applied. 4. The Mineral Resource estimate was prepared under the supervision of Yan Bourassa, P.Geo (APGO #1336), VP Geology for Roxgold Inc., a Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-101 5. All figures have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates. Mineral Reserves are reported in accordance with NI 43-101 with an effective date of December 31st, 2016 and are included in Mineral Resources. For further information, please refer to the technical report dated December 20, 2017 and entitled “Technical Report for the Yaramoko Gold Mine, Burkina Faso” (the “Technical Report”), available the Company’s website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 6. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. 7. See also Bagassi South Mineral Reserve Notes below.
Notes: 1. The Mineral Reserve estimation used in the Technical Report only considered the indicated portion of the Mineral Resources. The Mineral Reserve estimation assumed a minimum mining width of 1.2 metres, included 26.8% stope dilution at a grade of 1.22 g/t and was base gold price of $1,250 per ounce. The effective date of the Mineral Reserve estimate is November 6, 2017. 2. Mineral Reserves are included in Mineral Resources and are reported at a cut-off grade of 4.8 gpt gold assuming: metal price of US$1,250 per ounce of gold, mining cost of US$73 per tonne, G&A cost of US$36 per tonne, processing cost of US$36 tonne and process recovery of 98.5%. 3. For further information, please refer to the press release dated November 6, 2017, entitled Roxgold Announces Positive Feasibility Study for its Bagassi South Project available on the Company’s website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 4. The Mineral Reserve estimate was prepared under the supervision of Craig Richard, PEng (APEGA #141653), Principal Mining Engineer for Roxgold Inc., a Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-101. 5. For further information, please refer to the Technical Report available the Company’s website and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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Head Grade Head Grade Operate and built a mine together ▪ 83% Burkinabe employment ▪ 43% of employees from the immediate area ▪ 64% of skilled employees from Burkina ▪ 70% of process plant department people is from the immediate area of the mine site with no prior mining skills ▪ Provided 6 – 12 months of intensive training prior to start up ▪ Part of the team that ramped up Yaramoko ▪ The plant delivers ~99% recovery rates with 95%
Case Study: Training local people to operate and maintain the process plant
Localization and social responsibility vision have proven to be effective
World class safety record ▪ One Lost Time Injury (LTI) occurrence in 2018 calendar year ▪ Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR=0.39) per one million hours worked ▪ 18.2K hours of health and safety training provided in 2018
Bagassi youth employees’ graduation ceremony with Mrs. ZONGO Laure, Minister of Women and National Solidarity in May 2017
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Local procurement Health and safety Community investment Local employment Cultural heritage Road Biodiversity
Local procurement
▪ 90% of expenditures from suppliers registered in Burkina Faso ▪ Capacity building training for local suppliers nearby the mine resulting in US$1.1 million of spending for transportation, construction, food supply and preparation
Local employment
▪ Improving employment opportunities for youth
Community health & safety
▪ Malaria control in three villages around the mine site ▪ Road safety, HIV and STIs education
Cultural heritage
▪ Supporting the traditional rituals and the preservation of the Bwa ethnic group culture
Community development projects
▪ 31 projects submitted, selected and implemented by the community representatives in collaboration with Roxgold ▪ 97 projects since 2014 including projects for women and youth such as occupational training center, potable water system, solar electrification
Win-Win situation to set up the foundations for common growth
Biodiversity
▪ Reforestation campaign planting over 20,000 trees per year for a total
▪ Protection and enhancement of local biodiversity areas
Community road infrastructures
▪ Progressive rehabilitation of the public road
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Extensive community engagement program as foundation
▪ Weekly meetings with the local public administration (Prefect, Mayor) ▪ Monthly meetings with the surrounding villages ▪ Quarterly mine provincial committee ▪ Mine site visits ▪ Roxgold community relations office ▪ Billboards in each surrounding villages ▪ Local radio diffusion
Building trust by proactive outreach and open-door approach 127 Village meetings
9 Committee meetings
103 Local authorities meetings 10 Mine site visits
Roxgold was the proud recipient of the 2018 Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company award at the West Africa Mining Activities Week (SAMAO) gala ceremony held in Burkina Faso, recognizing Roxgold’s leadership and efforts in community engagement and environmental responsibility at Yaramoko.
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25+ years development & operational mining Former Roles: ▪ Newmont Corp ▪ AMR ▪ Centamin
Craig Richards, Principal Mining Engineer
30+ years development & operational experience Former Roles: ▪ Newmont Ghana ▪ Barrick Gold ▪ Ashanti Goldfields
Vince Sapuppo, Chief Financial Officer
15+ years senior finance, commercial and mergers & acquisitions experience in mining and energy sectors Former Roles: ▪ GM Finance - Beach Energy Limited ▪ Newcrest Mining ▪ BHP
John Dorward, President & Chief Executive Officer
20 years development & operating mines experience Former Roles: ▪ VP Business Dev. of Fronteer Gold ▪ Mineral Deposits Ltd ▪ Leviathan Resources
Eric Pick, VP, Corporate Development
10+ years corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions in mining sector Former Roles: ▪ Cormark Securities Inc.
Paul Weedon, VP, Exploration
25+ years exploration, development and production experience Former Roles: ▪ Newmont Corp ▪ Anglogold Ashanti
Paul Criddle, Chief Development Officer
20+ years operating & project development experience Former Roles: ▪ Managing Director, Matador Mining ▪ COO, Roxgold ▪ COO, Azimuth Resources
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Covering Sell-Side Firm Analyst BMO (under review) Canaccord (under review) Cormark Tyron Breytenbach Echelon Wealth Partners Ryan Walker Eight Capital Craig Stanley GMP Ingrid Rico Haywood Geordie Mark Global Mining Research David Radclyffe Raymond James Tara Hassan RBC Wayne Lam Capital Structure (as at April 29, 2019)
Listings TSX: ROXG OTC: ROGFF Cash ~US$60 million1 Common Shares Outstanding 369.4M Options (total vested and unvested) 7.7M Market Capitalization ~C$333M
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As of December 31, 2018
Major Shareholders Appian Capital 13.2% 1832 Asset Management 8.0% International Finance Corp 6.2% African Lion 3 Ltd 5.2% Insiders and Management 3.5% Yaramoko Debt Facility ▪ Face value of long-term debt of ~US$38 million as of December 31, 2018 ▪ Interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75% ▪ Hedging component remaining of 34,424 ounces of gold at US$1,052/oz
▪ Project remains unencumbered by third party streams or royalties
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1.
As of December 31, 2016. Measured & Indicated Resources. See appendix for Mineral Resource Statement – 55 Zone.
2.
As of July 19, 2017. Measured & Indicated Resources. See appendix for Mineral Resource Statement – Bagassi South.
3.
This is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. Site All-in sustaining cost above represents both mines combined and excludes corporate G&A and in-country corporate costs.
4.
See Table 75 included in Section 23 titled “Other Relevant Data and Information” in the Company’s Technical Report dated December 20, 2017 and entitled “Technical Report for the Yaramoko Gold Mine, Burkina Faso” available on SEDAR and the Company’s website.
5.
This is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. All-in sustaining cost is incremental for Bagassi South only and includes total cash costs, corporate G&A, sustaining capital and closure costs.
6.
Newcrest declared an inferred mineral resource of 5.8Mt at 2.3 g/t Au for 430koz Au for the Antenna Deposit in their Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement – 31 December 2017 in accordance with JORC 2012, released to the ASX on 15 February 2018. The mineral resources presented are as defined under the JORC Code, which is materially consistent with National Instrument 43- 101.
7.
These are a non-IFRS financial performance measures with no standard definition under IFRS. See the “non-IFRS financial performance measure” section of the Company’s 2018 MD&A available on the Company’s website at www.roxgold.com or www.sedar.com.
8.
As of December 31, 2018. Net cash is calculated as cash minus face-value of debt.
9.
Represents the last twelve month period through Q4 2018. Source: Company Reports. ROE calculated as net income adjusted for gains / losses on derivative financial instruments, foreign exchange gains / losses and extraordinary events divided by average shareholder equity over the last 12 months. Companies Included: KL – Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.; CEE – Centamin PLC; WDO – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.; OGC – OceanaGold Corporation;. CG – Centerra Gold Inc.; TGZ – Teranga Gold Corporation; BTO – B2Gold Corp.; AEM – Agnico Eagle Mines Limited; GUY – Guyana Goldfields Inc; EDV – Endeavour Mining Corporation.Potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource on the Tenements and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the Tenements being delineated as such a mineral resource.
10.
Potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource on the Tenements and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the Tenements being delineated as such a mineral resource.
11.
Bagassi South is expected to reach commercial production late in Q2. The spend is consistent with the December 2017 Technical Report
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Kelley Stamm
Manager, Investor Relations & Communications 360 Bay Street, Suite 500 Toronto, ON M5H 2V6 kstamm@roxgold.com www.roxgold.com 416 203 6401