corporate update july 2017 - mirasol resources...
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Cautionary Statement
This presentation contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical fact, thataddress future operations, resource potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward lookingstatements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans” “anticipates”,“believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Informationinferred from the interpretation of drilling results and information concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to be forward looking statements, as it constitutesa prediction of what might be found to be present when and if a project is actually developed. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-lookingstatements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and explorationsuccesses, and continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are notguarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward looking statementsare based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update theseforward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change, except as may be required by applicable law.
This presentation may use the term “indicated resource”. The Company advises investors that although this term is recognized and required by Canadian securities regulations(under National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects”), however the US Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize this term. Investorsare cautioned not to assume that any part of or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.
Stephen Nano, President and CEO for the Company and a “Qualified Person” under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technicalinformation in this presentation.
MIRASOL RESOURCES
25 years of Gold and Copper Discoveries
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Major Copper Discoveries by Country, 1990-2016
Major Gold Discoveries by Country, 1990-2015 Gold discovery by company type
Copper discovery by company type Type of discoveries
Type of discoveries
40%
Mirasol is operating in world class terrain – 40% of copper discoveries
Mirasol is operating in world class terrain – 7% of gold discoveries
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Macro Supply/ Demand Drivers for the Project Generation Model
Gold space - Key factors:• Exploration spend falling from 2012 to 2016• Discovery rate has been falling for a decade• Approx. 60m oz annual shortfall production vs. discovery
• Yet, the trend in gold and silver prices has been improving
Decade long decline in Gold discovery rates
+4 Years of Steep Decline in Exploration
Copper - Key factors:• Increasing use of copper• Global decreasing reserves and grades• Falling discovery rates • Longer lead times for development of new discoveries • Copper prices remains low but are improving
Mirasol is seeing an increased demand for our projects
A strong driver for our project generation business
Decade long decline in Copper discovery rates
Strategies for Copper Reserves Replacement: The Costs of Finding and Acquiring Copper, SNL Metals & Mining 2017
+4 Years of Steep Decline
An improving investment climate in Argentina
Exploration budgets and drilling activity have been raising since 2016
A new mining law passed in June 2017 to attract investments in the sector - congress approval pending
A number of transactions in 2017 with some new entrants in the country:
• OceanaGold first deal in Argentina with Mirasol
• Shandong Gold acquisition of 50% of the Veladero Mine from Barrick
• Pan American acquisition of COSE project, Joaquin project and tailing agreement on the Martha project
Exploration and mining investments are gaining momentum in Argentina
Increasing demand for our projects in the region and a catalyst for further deal making
Source: SNL Metal and Mining
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Mirasol Resources: in Summary
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• Project generator focused on gold, silver and copper discovery in Chile and Argentina
• Well funded CA $22 M cash (June 30, 2017)
• Conservative capital structure • 49 M shares outstanding• 3 M Stock options outstanding
• Aligned interest with +30% insider position
• Leading edge technology and discovery team
• Active JVs – strong partners, strong projects, strong deals
• Large portfolio of drill ready projects
• New large pipeline of early stage projects in Chilean / Argentine world-class mineral belts
Positioned to maximize value creation for shareholders
Management34%
Institutional Investors 28%
Retail 38%Mirasol %
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Leveraging the JV Business Model for Discovery
JV Partner funded 6,000 metres drilling minimum to December 2017
Anticipated exploration spending of C$ 3M to December 2017
Focusing resources to increase JV drilling accelerating the path to discovery
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Project Generation: Focus / Pedigree / Capability
Atacama – Puna: ~ 220,000 ha in 32 Mirasol projects
Santa Cruz: ~ 375,000 ha in 13 Mirasol projects
• World class mineral belts
• Compatible with Mirasol’s technology driven generative expertize
• High Calibre exploration teams with decades of successful
experience in these geological environments
• Countercyclical approach to generative exploration delivered an
extensive portfolio of quality Gold - Silver - Copper projects
2 Option Agreements in place:
• Gorbea JV – Yamana Gold
• La Curva JV - OceanaGold
Emphasis on new JV deals to accelerate drill testing
ATACAMA PUNA GENERATIVE REGION
SANTA CRUZ GENERATIVE REGION
Approximate contained metal reserves & resources
World Class Gold + Silver + Copper belts
Our Focus:
• Paleocene Belt
High grade gold - silver
• Eocene-Oligocene
Giant porphyry Copper
• Mio-Pliocene
Giant Oxide Gold
JV Partner search in progress
• Altazor – Gold
• Rubi - Copper
• Odin – Copper
• Indra – Gold / Silver
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Atacama-Puna: Belt Overview and Deposit / Commodity Focus
Taltal
Antofagasta
Taltal
Antofagasta
Copiapo
Copiapo
El Indio Belt Au/Ag
Alturas6.8 Moz Au
Salares Norte3.3 Moz Au &42.1 Moz Ag
Argentina
Chile
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Chile
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100km 100km 100kmRelinchoCu
El PenonAu/Ag
El Salvador ClusterCu
EscondidaClusterCu
ChuquicamataClusterCu
CentinelaClusterCu
Copiapo
Oligocene AgeMagmatic CentresMRZ JV Project Copper Deposit
Paleocene AgeMagmatic Centres
Miocene AgeMagmatic CentresGold Deposit
Spence Cu
Inca de OroCu/Au
Mio-Pliocene Au-Ag PortfolioPaleocene Au–Ag Portfolio
Maricunga Belt Au/Ag
El TenienteCu
PelambresClusterCu/Au
Santiago
Los BroncesCu
El GuanacoAu/Ag Vicuna District
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Taca TacaCu
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MRZ Project
Paleocene Oligocene Cu Portfolio
Pascua;Veladero
La Coipa
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Project Generation: Santa Cruz Argentina High Grade Gold + Silver
Cap-OestePatagonia Gold
JoaquinPan American Silver
Cerro VanguardiaAngloGold/
Fomicruz
Manantial EspejoPan American Silver
Gobernador
Gregores
San Jorge
Oilfield
Fitzroy
Puerto
Deseado
Las CalandriasMariana Resources
Cerro MoroYamana Gold
Cerro NegroGoldcorp
San JoseHochschild/McEwen Mining
MarthaHunt Mining
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La Curva
OceanaGold JV
Don NicolasMinera DonNicolas SA
COSEPan AmericanSilver
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MRZ JV Project
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Mirasol discovery successes in Santa Cruz:
• Discovery and sale of Joaquin Deposit• Discovery of Virginia Silver Deposit
La Curva: OceanaGold JV in place with drill commitment in Sept/Oct 2017
A positive investment environment in the region and demand for our project is increasing
6 additional JV ready gold and silver projects
New high grade silver-gold prospect at Nico
Aggressive pursuing new potential partners for drill testing:
• Claudia – gold-silver• Nico – silver-gold• Virginia - silver
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• Atlas Au-Ag
• Titan Au-Ag
• Curva Au-Ag
• Odin Cu
• Rubi Cu
• Altazor Au
• Indra Au-Ag
• Claudia Au-Ag
• Virginia Ag
• Brahma Au-Ag
• Nico Au-Ag
• Libanesa Ag
• Morito Au-Ag
• Sascha Au-Ag
• Homenaje Au-Ag
Large Drill Ready Portfolio Focused on new JV deals
Existing Joint Ventures
Gorbea - Yamana Gold JV
La Curva - OceanaGold JV
6,000m of JV funded drilling to Dec. 2017
Minimum exploration spend of C$ 3.0M
Focused JV Partner Search in
Progress
JV Ready Projects
+ A large portfolio of Pipeline Projects
Mirasol Project Portfolio – Drill Ready Projects Chile and Argentina
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• Multiple large scale porphyry copper drill targets identified by Mirasol
• Adjacent to world-class copper mining districts of Potrerillos and El Salvador
Atacama – Puna: Rubi 3 Porphyry Copper-Moly-Gold Targets
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5,000m
Gravel Cover
Gravel Cover
Gravel Cover
LithocapProspect
PortezueloProspect
UntestedAlterationAnomaly
UntestedAlterationAnomaly
UntestedAlterationAnomaly
Zafiro Prospect
Rubi Project 26,040 ha
3 principal high priority prospect target areas remain largely untested by electrical geophysics and drilling:
➢ Lithocap – 3.5 km x 2 km area centered on a large, deeply weathered, advanced argillic alteration zone, surrounded by thin gravel cover
➢ Zafiro – 2.8 km x 2.2 km gravel covered area characterized by a subtle circular magnetic high surrounded by an incomplete, doughnut-shaped magnetic low
➢ Portezuelo – 4.5 km x 2.7 km target area characterized by relatively thin gravel cover and intermittent outcropping
Evidence for multiple porphyry centres that merit reconnaissance and detailed follow-up
JV partner search in progress
Atacama – Puna: Rubi 3 Porphyry Copper-Moly-Gold Targets
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• Located on world class ChileanPorphyry copper belt
• Increased claims holding to 5,660 ha of prolific copper belt
• key operational advantages in infrastructure and access
• 35 km North from giant La EscondidaPorphyry cluster
Atacama – Puna: Odin Conceptual Porphyry Copper Target
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• Mirasol application of integrated leading edge explorationtechnologies
• Metal and alteration vectors outline exploration model for large scale conceptual covered porphyry copper target
Hypogene Jarosite ±Pyrophyllite ±
Diaspore± Alunite
Odin Property Boundary
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Trench Channel - Assays (Cu ppm)
1500 to 8,050
500 to 1500
100 to 500
50 to 100
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Historic drill hole & drill direction
plR-Spec & PXRF data point
Odin 3D Model
Odin cross section
Dipping altered cap rock
Conceptual concealed porphyrycopper target
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Phyllic (paragonitic-sericite) altered cap rock with localized advanced argillic alteration
(±jarosite/pyrophyllite/diaspore/alunite)
Dominate IronOxide transition
Exciting new copper project
JV partner search in progress
Atacama – Puna: Odin Conceptual Porphyry Copper Target
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• Santa Cruz precious metal target with high grade sampling over 4km trend
• Favourably located at modest elevation
• Traversed by a well-maintained provincial gravel road
• Within trucking distance to nearby mines
Santa Cruz: Nico Project New High Grade Silver – Gold Aurora Prospect
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• Multiple mineralized vein-breccia zones
• Bonanza grade in rock chip assays with max values of 35.09 g/t Au and 2,095.9 g/t Ag
• Intermediate SulfidationEpithermal target
Exciting new prospect
JV partner search in progress
Santa Cruz: Nico Project New High Grade Silver – Gold Aurora Prospect
Strong deal terms with a major producer:• Option to acquire 75% over 7 years• 51% for US$ 10 M in exploration and US$ 2 M in cash payments over 4 years• Mirasol to retain 25% if carried to production• Mirasol can convert 9% equity position into a 3% NSR
Strong deal terms targeting large stand alone gold discovery
• 2016 season Atlas drilling confirmed large, deeply oxidized high sulphidation epithermal system of the style that has produced bulk minable gold – silver deposits in this mineral belt
• Best results to date include 40 m at 1.38 g/t Au and 17.9 g/t Ag including 28 m at 1.82 g/t Au and 22.0 g/t Ag
• Intersections are deep but up dip potential for near surface mineralization is untested
2nd drill campaign results are pending
3rd drill campaign expected to start in October 2017 with +3,000 meters planned 23
Gorbea – Yamana JV - Atlas Gold Silver Mio-Pliocene Belt Chile
JV in numbers:• JV drilling to date: 8,700 meters• US$400k payment received in May 2017
shows continued commitment• Total option payments to date: CA$ 750,000• Spending since inception: CA$ 5.7m
La Curva - OceanaGold JV – Gold Silver Santa Cruz Argentina
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Cerro Chato Prospect New option agreement in place: Strong deal with strong partner• Minimum 3,000 meters drill 1st year and minimum US$1.25 M in
exploration• Option to acquire 70% over 8 years• 51% for US$ 7 M in exploration and US$ 1.5 M in cash payments• Mirasol to retain 25% if carried to production
3 high caliber drill targets ready to test with additional targets at Curva West
New gold results from Cerro Chato prospect
Drill permitting in place
Drilling targeted for Sept/Oct 2017
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Mirasol Resources Looking Ahead – News Flow
• Drilling completed for 1st half of 2017 and results pending at Gorbea – Yamana JV Atlas project
• Drilling planned to restart in October at Atlas – Titan with +3,000m targeting giant HSE gold deposit
• Drilling planned for late September at La Curva – targeting high grade gold and silver deposit
• Generative exploration work from Mirasol at Nico and at our new copper and gold pipeline projects
• Pursuing new deals on large package of JV ready projects in the Atacama – Puna and Santa Cruz regions
• Altazor gold• Rubi copper• Odin copper• Claudia gold-silver
News flow to be expected from both exploration results and from our deal making initiatives
Mirasol Resources - Summary
Demonstrated track record → Discovery to liquidity event
Conservative share structure with 49 million shares issued
Well funded: CAD $22 million
Strong joint ventures, drill testing large precious metal projects Gorbea / La Curva
Focused on business development to deliver new deals on gold, silver and copper projects
New quality projects in the pipeline generated by an aggressive countercyclical project generation program
POSITIONED TO DELIVER SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION THROUGH DISCOVERIES
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