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MARUDI GOLD PROJECT AN ADVANCED EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA NOVEMBER 2017 DISCLOSURE This material includes forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation
This material includes “forward-looking” statements or information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or the anticipated performance of Guyana Goldstrike Inc (“the Company”) and reflect management’s expectations, objectives or beliefs regarding such future events and anticipated performance. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “further” “suggests”, “anticipated”, “potentially”, “possibly”, “indicates” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, ”could”, “would”, ”might”, or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”, or the negative
- f these words or comparable terminology. Forward looking statements rely on a number of assumptions which management
believes to be reasonable, including assumptions regarding the Company’s ability to obtaining necessary financing, personnel, equipment and permits to complete its proposed exploration plans, and to identify additional gold properties for exploration. By their very nature forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual performance of the Company to be materially different from any anticipated performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include various risks related to the Company’s operations, including, without limitation, fluctuations in spot and forward markets for gold and other metals, fluctuations in currency markets, changes in national and local governments in Guyana and generally, the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, risks associated with
- btaining necessary operating and environmental permits, the presence of laws and changes in regulations that may impose
restrictions on mining, limitations in respect of management time and resources, lack of personnel and equipment necessary to carry out the Company’s proposed exploration and development and other delays (including in obtaining financing) which could result in the Company missing expected timelines, and the fact that the Company may not be able to identify additional mineral properties for acquisition or option on acceptable terms. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual performance to differ materially from that described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause its performance not to be as anticipated. The Company neither intends nor assumes any obligation to update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect changes in assumptions or circumstances other than as required by applicable
- law. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those currently anticipated. The information contained in this document is drawn from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information is not guaranteed, nor does the Company assume any liability. The Company disclaims all responsibility and accepts no liability (including negligence) for the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information. This document is neither an offer nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase any
- investment. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this document by anyone other than the intended recipient
is strictly prohibited.
DISCLOSURE
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Permitted Mining License 100% of the Marudi Mountain Mining License in Guyana, South America Excellent Infrastructure with existing mining camp and all season-road access (GUY spent $40MM) Great Share Structure 37 MM shares
- utstanding providing a current undervalued
$9.7MM market cap Revenue Generator with near surface gold in saprolite bulk sampling program Exploration Focused
- 95%
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Property is unexplored - 2MM + Au
- z potential
Experienced Management Team with combined 120 years of mining and resource sector experience 880K Oz Historic Resource Estimate (390,000 Oz @ 2.8 g/t Historic 43- 101) Current Market Per Ounce Value of $11 per ounce
OVERVIEWI
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Peter D. Berdusco President, CEO & Director
For the past 20 years Mr. Berdusco has been an investor, business consultant, senior executive officer and board member in the public and private sectors. Over the last seven years, he has financed projects for junior public resource companies, worldwide. In particular as CEO of Nexus Gold Corp (TSX.V:NXS), he has financed exploration programs in Nevada, USA and Burkina Faso, West Africa. His experience as a board member includes a past founding directorship with Chalk Media, a TSX Venture company that was sold to Blackberry and a current founding directorship with Nexus Gold Corp.
Locke Goldsmith, M.Sc., P. Eng, P. Geo Chief Geologist & Exploration Manager
- Mr. Goldsmith has been a self-employed consulting mining exploration geologist since 1970 and has worked on
projects worldwide. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, and a registered Professional Geologist in the Province of British Columbia and the States of Oregon, Minnesota and
- Wisconsin. Mr. Goldsmith is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, and the American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers. He is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines in Ontario, Canada and received his B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology from Michigan Technological University. He received his M.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
LEADERSHIPI
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Marshall Mintz Country Manager, Guyana
- Mr. Mintz has over 30 years experience in mining, exploration, operations planning and operations management in
Asia, Canada and South America. He is owner and partner of Falcon Logistics Inc, a Guyanese company which has been involved in Southern Guyana for over 18 years. Falcon enjoys an overwhelmingly positive relationship with the government of Guyana and the indigenous population of Southern Guyana based on years of positively working
- together. Mr. Mintz knows Marudi intimately and will oversee bulk sample mining of the gold in saprolite on the
property.
Donald J. Birak, M.Sc, Regis. Mem. SME, Fellow AusIMM Independent Technical Director
- Mr. Birak is a Consulting Geologist with over 37 years of experience in the minerals industry. He served as Senior VP of
Exploration and consultant for Coeur Mining from 2004 through 2013, VP of Exploration for AngloGold North America from 1999 to 2004, for Independence Mining from 1995 to 1999, and for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting from 1992 to 1995. Currently, he serves as an Independent Director of Dolly Varden Silver Corp. He is a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) a Fellow of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Mr. Birak has been published in a number of scientific and geologic journals and is a Co-recipient of the 'Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year' award given by the Prospectors and Developers Assoc. of Canada. He has a M.Sc. in Geology from Bowling Green State University in 1978.
LEADERSHIPI
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Scott Davis, CPA, CGA CFO & Director
- Mr. Davis is Chartered Professional Accountant and a partner of Cross Davis & Company LLP Certified General
Accountants, a firm focused on providing accounting and management services for publicly listed companies. His experience includes CFO positions of several companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and his past experience consists of senior management positions, including four years at Appleby as an Assistant Financial Controller. Prior to that, he spent two years at Davidson & Company LLP Chartered Accountants as an Auditor, five years with Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd. as an Accounting Manager and two years at Jacobson Soda and Hosak, Chartered Accountants.
Rodney Stevens, CFA Independent Director
- Mr. Stevens is a CFA charter holder with over ten years’ experience in the capital markets, first as an Investment Analyst
with Salman Partners Inc., then as a merchant and investment banker. While at Salman Partners, Mr. Stevens became a top-rated analyst by StarMine on July 17, 2007 for the metals and mining industry. Over the course of his career, Mr. Stevens has been instrumental in assisting in financing’s and M&A activity worth over $1 billion in transaction value.
LEADERSHIPI
- Dr. Yingting (Tony) Guo, P. Geo
Advisor to the Board of Directors
- Dr. Tony Guo is the founder and Chairman of the Association of Chinese Canadian Mining Professionals in Canada which
aims to provide a technical and investment networking group for Chinese professionals in the mining industry. He is also a member of the technical committee of the Zijin Midas Exploration Fund, a strategic investment fund that invests in junior mining companies. Dr. Guo has over 30 years' experience in the mining industry having worked for companies such as Jinshan Gold Mines, China Gold International, Behre Dolbear Group. Dr. Guo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the Nanjing University and a doctoral degree in geology and exploration from the China University of Mining and Technology. He is a registered professional geoscientist in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and a committee member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. 6
English Speaking British Common Law Democratically elected government 27.5% Corporate Tax Established Mining Act 458,000 oz produced (2013) Guiana Shield has 110 Moz of gold inventory Recognized gold region Strong Mining Culture with 400
Koz + per annum (pa) artisanal production
GUYANA
SOUTH AMERICA
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- Guyana contains one of the most highly prospective, yet under-explored, gold regions in the world
- Geological continuity between Guiana Shield and West Africa
GUIANA SHIELD
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- Guiana Shield is VE
VERY RY under- explored relative to West Africa
- Guyana is host to recent
discoveries and substantial mine development, Aurora & Karouni
- West Africa is host to
more than 275 Moz Au
- Substantial portion
discovered in last 15 years attributed to modern exploration
GEOLOGICAL CONTINUITY_ WITH WEST AFRICA
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GUYANA GOLDSTRIKE HAS PURCHASED 100% OPTION ON THE MARUDI MINING LICENSE Acquired in ‘98 by Vanessa Ventures from Sutton Resources/Barrick, in 2012 Guyana Frontier Mining operated the project where it was partially funded by Teck Resources 2 MOZ + AU HARD-ROCK POTENTIAL 880K Oz Historic Resource Estimate (390 Koz @ 2.8 g/t historic 43-101) with expectation to increase through extension, development and exploration drilling OVER $30MM USD SPENT INCLUDING 42,000 METERS OF DIAMOND DRILLING (141 HOLES) In Previous Exploration on the property with data on hand PERMITTED MINING LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING Carries 5% Government Royalty which was Grandfathered from 2003 (current gov’t royalty is 8%) - License is good for 25 years with a 7 year extension PROPERTY IS 95% UNEXPLORED EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE Existing mining camp with all season road in place
MARUDI PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
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- Existing mining camp
- 780 km laterite road from
Georgetown
- 230 km from Lethem
- Planned, surveyed, airstrip ready to
be built 3 km from mine-site
- Islander charter flight from mine-
site to Lethem, 45 minutes Scheduled Beechcraft 1900D from Lethem to Georgetown, 50 minutes
- Excellent Infrastructure, all-season
road network, road access
MARUDI CAMP
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JUNE 14 NEWS RELEASE: MARUDI GOLD PROJECT PRODUCES 910 OZ OF GOLD MINED UNDER A CO- OPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH ARTISANAL MINERS FIRST DORE BARS POURED Company has successfully poured its first dore bars and sold those bars to the Guyana Gold Board ARTISINAL MINING ROYALTY Under a cooperative agreement the artisanal miners pay the Company a 10% royalty on all gold produced FIRST SALES REVENUE - $106,490 USD The Company sold its 90.9 oz/Au to the Guyana Gold Board for a price of $1266.45/oz and for a net sale
- f $106,490.00 USD after smelting costs and a 5% Royalty, which was paid to the Government of Guyana.
The gold was assayed at 97% purity ADDITIONAL REVENUE POTENTIAL FROM GOLD IN SAPROLITE The company is also in a position to expand its small-scale production to include the gold in saprolite that exists on the property. The amount of gold in saprolite on the property is unknown. However, the company believes there exists a potentially strong revenue generator model. This model has been successfully employed by Guyana Goldfields – a peer company in Guyana. It is the company’s intent to explore this model and its benefits.
FIRST GOLD SALES – ALLUVIAL ROYALTIES
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- Two
Main zones:
- Marudi North
- Mazoa Hill
- Target
areas with historic 2012 trenching locations in red
- Both sites open in
several directions
- Established
Mining Camp, fully functional with staff in between the zones
- Map area represents
5% of the property
HARD ROCK
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Target Area: 300 x 300 meters Open to the Southeast and at depth Ability to increase ounces below pit design of 105m Kilborn 1996 – Historic 43-101 – 390 Koz Au @ 2.8 g/t All high values above 25 g/t were capped @ 25 g/t Statistical parameters reduced the grade by 42%
270 Koz Measured @ 2.9 g/t 50 Koz Indicated @ 2.9 g/t 70 Koz Inferred @ 2.4 g/t
Additional drilling after this period increased the resource Ilchik, 2004 – Resource Estimate 760 Koz Au, grade 5.0 g/t All high values above 25 g/t were capped @ 25 g/t cut-off 1 g/t
HARD ROCK MAZOA HILL
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Hole Location Azimuth Dip Final Depth (m) From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Gold (g/t) MH 12-130 Mazoa Hill 181°41’05”
- 50
68.3 59 65.5 6.5 14.85 including 1.5 51.7 MH 12-131 Mazoa Hill 180°00’00”
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270 75.5 109 33.6 1.86 including 1.1 13.96 116.7 142.3 25.6 3.71 including 6.2 10.5 MH 12-132 Mazoa Hill 186°26’58”
- 50
201 47 84.5 37.5 2.59 including 11 5.85 92.37 134 41.6 1.73 including 1.4 11.5
MAZOA HILL HISTORIC DRILLING
2011-12 Hard Rock Diamond Drilling Program
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MAZOA HILL HISTORIC DRILLING
Vertical Longitudinal Section of Mazoa Hill Historic Drill Holes
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Targ rget A Area: : 800 x 500 meters Open to the west and at depth Loca
- cation:
: 1 KM North/Northwest of Mazoa Hill, 100 meters from main camp 2012 2012 Diamond D nd Drill lling ng : Estimate additional 20 Koz Ilchik ik, 2004: 2004: 120 Koz Au grade 2.7 g/t All high values above 25 g/t were capped at 25 g/t, cut-off 1 g/t
HARD ROCK MARUDI NORTH
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MAZOA HILL HISTORIC DRILLING
Vertical Longitudinal Section of Marudi North Historic Drill Holes
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2011 2011-2012 h hard-ro rock discover veries es and trenc nching, not y yet d drilled: lled: Marud udi North ( h (ext extens nsion t to the he wes est) trenching to continue along strike,
- pen to the west
development drilling Marud udi S Spur ur Rid idge discovered in Trench F, possible western extension of Mazoa Hill trenching required to define mineralization Kimb Kimberley R Rid idge west of Marudi Spur Ridge not trenched - alluvials adjacent
HARD ROCK EXPLORATION ZONES
Technical Headquarters Marudi Camp Team
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- Two Main zones:
Marudi North and Mazoa Hill
- Target areas with historic 2012
trenching locations in red
- Both sites open in several directions
EXPLORATION TRENCHING
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18-24 MONTH EXPLORATION OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE – DRILL 1.5-2 Moz Au HARD-ROCK COMPLIANT RESOURCE
PHASE 1 – Trenching/Sampling/Geophysics ($1MM USD) 8,000 M PHASE 2 – Diamond Drilling ($4.85MM USD) 10,000 M PHASE 3 – Updated 43-101 Resource Estimate PHASE 4 – Begin PEA
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EXPLORATION PHASE 1 PROGRAM – JAN 2018
- 1. Excavator Trenching and Sampling: 6 areas
Marudi North, West & East extensions; Marudi Spur Ridge; Kimberley Ridge; Toucan North (3 locations)
- 2. Airborne geophysics over entire property (has never been done)
A second excavator will be required / transported $ 90,000 Excavator trenching, 8000 m Equipment, labor, sampling, panning 120,000 Dozer and excavator fuel, lubricants 6,000 Analyses, 3000 @ $45 135,000 Sample bags 8,500 Transportation of supplies 10,500 Freight, ground & air (samples) 10,000 290,000 290,000 General Camp: Cook, labor, supplies, fuel, internet 65,000 Travel: R&B, airfares, office supplies 5,000 70,000 70,000 Geology, engineering, supervision Geo/Eng, 65 days @ $880/day (incl. assistant) 57,000 Geotech, 65 days @ $300/day 20,000 77,000 77,000 Total Station survey 16,000 16,000 Report, digitized drawings 40,000 40,000 583,000 Airborne Geophysics 325,000 Contingencies @ 12% 108,960
TOTAL $1,016,960 USD 22
500 + Koz Au potential Revenue, revenue, revenue . . . Preliminary Baseline Program – 6-9 months
Logistics - Begin road and bridge remediation, equipment mobilization, establish plant location Testing & Preliminary Sampling – Test pits, test processing recovery rates, sample fractured high grade veins/outcroppings, assess gravity tailings inventory, crushing methodology tested, saprolite volumes & grades ascertained Mapping & Geophysics - grid cutting on identified saprolite deposits follow up with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) & drilling program
Bulk Sample Production – after preliminary program
Upgrading – Cyclone and concentrators to improve recovery rate beyond initial 50% (80% is possible)
MARUDI GOLD IN SAPROLITE PROGRAM
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GEOLOGY MODEL
HOMESTAKE MINE LUPIN MINE MUSSELWHITE MINE Gold mineralization at the Marudi Property is regarded as being related to iron-formation- hosted gold (“IFG”) deposits that occur in other cratonic greenstone belts. These deposits can be remarkably long- lived with sizeable gold production (e.g. +/- 115 years, 65 M ozs Au). They have a strong association between gold and iron sulfide minerals, the presence of gold bearing quartz veins and structures, the occurrence of deposits in structurally complex terranes, and the lack of lead and zinc enrichment. MINE MODEL AURORA MINE – GUYANA GOLDFIELDS A High grade +200 average koz/yr Au producer with +15 years reserve life with upside, simple metallurgy and mine plan from both saprolite and hard rock, with positive grade reconciliation to date
MARUDI COMPARABLES
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Company Share price Market cap
GUYANA GOLDFIELDS - TSX: GUY $4.19 $750MM CDN
Aurora Mine - 120 Koz pa (will produce 160 Koz this year with saprolite mining boost 97% recovery) 2.94 g/t average grade - 8% Royalty + underlying royalty 2% Inventory - Aurora: 3.3 Moz Reserves (saprolite and Hard-rock); Aranka Project: 566 Koz Resource
TROY RESOURCES - ASX: TRY $0.10 $48.2MM AUD
Karouni – 90 Koz pa - 4.13 g/t - 8% royalty - AISC $630/oz USD Inventory - Karouni: 633 Koz Au; Casposo: 60 Koz Au, 3 Moz Ag
SANDSPRING RESOURCES - TSX: SSP $0.31 $40.7MM CDN
Toroparu - 1 g/t average grade - under Feasibility Study – 8% Royalty + underlying 6% + obligation % to Silver Wheaton Inventory - 4.1 Moz Au Reserve, 10 Moz Resource < 1 g/t
GOLDSOURCE MINES TSX: GXS $0.095 $15.8MM CDN
Eagle Mountain - Phase 1 est. 2,000 oz for 2016 in saprolite with average grade of 1.2 g/ton - 8% royalty + underlying royalties Inventory - Eagle Mountain: 980 Koz Resource (saprolite and hard-rock) - Average grade 1.35 g/t
ALICANTO MINERALS - ASX: AQI $0.14 $15.7MM AUD
Exploration stage - funded by Barrick
GUYANA GOLDSTRIKE – TSX: GYA $0.26 $9.7MM CDN GUYANA PEER OPERATORS
Prices as of October 29, 2017
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GUYANA GOLDFIELDS – AURORA MINE PRODUCTION MODEL
Gold Price (base case) $1,200/oz Total Gold Production (Recovered Gold) 3.3 Moz 16 Year Mine Life OP 2017-2024 UG 2024 – 2031 Average Annual Production (LOM) 220,000 oz Au Average Gold Grade (mill head) 3.02 g/t Au Mill Throughput 2017 + 1Q18 5,600 tpd 2Q18 onwards 8,000 tpd Gold Recovery 2017 91.3% 2018 (post Phase 1) 92.5% 2H19 onwards (post Phase 2) 94.0% Strip Ratio (waste to ore) 8.4:1 LOM Cash Costs (with royalty) $612/oz LOM AISC $747/oz Expansion Capital Cost Mill Phase 1 (2017 + 1Q18) $21 M Mill Phase 2 (2018 + 1H19) $27 M Mine Fleet (2018) $24 M Underground Development Cost (Year 2022 – 2024) $129 M Pre-Tax NPV (5% Discount Rate) $1,054 M After-Tax NPV (5% Discount Rate) $850 M
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NEAR-TERM CORPORATE EVENTS
SCHEDULED EVENTS - ANALYST REPORTS - Fundamental Research
DATES EVENT Nov 16 - 19 Toronto and Montreal Nov 20-21 Frankfurt One on One Meetings Nov 23-24 Swiss Mining Network Nov 27-28 121 London Mining Conference Nov 29-31 London One on One Meetings Jan 21-22, 2018 Cambridge Mining Show Vancouver Mar 4-7, 2018 PDAC Mar 11-15, 2018 Roth Capital Conference
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Current Shares Outstanding 37,424,837 Warrants (@ 30 cents) 4,646,218 Warrants (@ 20 cents) 468,750 Options (@ 25 cents) 2,900,000 Fully Diluted 45,439,805 Current Trading Price 26 cents Current Market Capitalization $9.7 MM Current Market Value per Ounce $11 Common Share Held by Insiders 70% Average Daily Trading Volume 46,500 Year Hi/Lo 35/14 cents
SHARE STRUCTURE
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PROJECTION
guyanagoldstrike.com
Projection – based on current historic resource estimate of 880K
- unces with 100% increase in additional ounces through exploration to 1.76MM ounces