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Denison Mines Corp.
Investor Update
PDAC 2015
Uranium Session
March 2, 2015
Cautionary Statements
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This presentation includes forward-looking information or forward-looking statements under Canadian and U.S. securities laws
that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause differences may include: the speculative nature of exploration and development projects, the failure of
Denison to realize benefits from transactions, Denison’s inability to expand and replace its mineral reserves and resources and
the imprecision of mineral reserves and resources estimates, the impact of volatility in uranium prices on the valuation of
mineral reserves and resources and the market price of Denison’s shares, unexpected development and operating risks, delays
in obtaining permits and licenses for development properties, reliance on other operators and uncertainty surrounding Denison’s
operations in foreign jurisdictions. In addition, we have made assumptions in drawing the conclusions contained in these
statements, including assumptions regarding future demand for uranium, production levels and costs, mining conditions and our
ability to continue our operations without any significant disruptions.
Additional information about the material factors that could cause the results to differ materially, and the material assumptions
we have made, are contained in our current Annual Information Form and our current annual MD&A, which are available on
SEDAR. Forward-looking information is designed to help you understand management’s current views of our near and longer-
term prospects, and it may not be appropriate for other purposes. We will not necessarily update this information unless we are
required to by securities laws.
This presentation may use the terms “measured", “indicated“, “inferred" and “historical” mineral resources. U.S. investors are
advised that, while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission
does not recognize them. “Inferred mineral resources" and “historical estimates” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their
existence and great uncertainty as to their economic feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral
resource or a historical estimate will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral
resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. Further, historical estimates are not recognized under
Canada’s NI 43-101. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated mineral
resources will ever be converted to mineral reserves.
Denison’s Strategic Strengths
• Strong exploration portfolio in the Eastern portion of the Athabasca
Basin – near existing mining and milling infrastructure
• Exploration and development team led by Athabasca Basin veterans
• 22.5% strategic stake in McClean Lake uranium mill provides toll
milling revenue and access to uranium milling capacity for Athabasca
Basin development projects
• Manager of Uranium Participation
Corporation (U:TO)
• Fully funded for 2015 programs
• ~ US$31.0 M in cash & equivalents
at the end of Q3’2014
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Project Portfolio
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Project Portfolio
Mann Lake Project
• Denison 30%
• Cameco 52.5%
• AREVA 17.5%
• Cameco is the
operator
Wheeler River Project
• Denison 60%
• Cameco 30%
• JCU 10%
• Denison is the
operator
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Gryphon Discovery
• Discovery hole WR-556 during
Q1’2014 intersected 15.3 % U3O8
over 4.0 metres
• Focus of Summer 2014 program
• 3km NW of Phoenix Deposit
Phoenix
Phoenix
Deposit
• High-grade
expansion and
updated 43-101
Resource
Wheeler River – 2014 Successes
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All data from Public Sources. All Resource Categories have been combined
West Bear
Midwest A
Dawn Lake
J Zone
Raven
Tamarack
Horseshoe
McClean
Horseshoe/Raven
Eagle Point
Midwest
Roughrider
Phoenix
Millenium
Shea Creek
Triple R
Cigar Lake
McArthur River
M&I
Inf
* Mr. William E. Roscoe, Ph.D., P.Geo of RPA Inc., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101,
was responsible for the technical report related to the mineral resource estimates above.
PHOENIX RESOURCE ESTIMATE*
CategoryTonnes
(100% Basis)
Grade(% U3O8)
Million Lbs. U3O8
(100% Basis)
Indicated Resources
166,400 19.13% 70.2
Inferred Resources
8,600 5.8% 1.1
DML deposits
Athabasca Basin Deposits (Contained M lbs U3O8)
Phoenix Amongst the Largest
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All data from Public Sources. All Resource Categories have been combined
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Horseshoe/Raven
Eagle Point
West Bear
Midwest A
Shea Creek
J Zone
McClean
Triple R
Dawn Lake
Tamarack
Millennium
Midwest
Roughrider
McArthur River
Cigar Lake
Phoenix
% U3O8
Phoenix Deposit
• Highest grade deposit in
the Athabasca Basin
Athabasca Basin Deposits (Grade % U3O8)
Grade: Phoenix Leads the Pack
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Gryphon Discovery
• Basement hosted
• Multiple stacked lenses
• Several high grade
intersections
• Increasing in size from
350m x 60m at start of
2015 program
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Semi-massive foliation-controlled
pitchblende and hematitePseudo-breccia replacement (“worm-rock”)
Intermittent pitchblende-hematite
bands
Gryphon Discovery Potential
How big is it?
How big could
it be?
Impact on
development of
Phoenix?
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Phoenix
K North
O-Zone
DC-Resistivity
K South
Q Central
Phoenix
North
Wheeler River – 2015 Targets
Focus: Gryphon Zone & K North
• Together with other target areas:
• Drilling: 62 drill holes, 37,000 metres
• Geophysics: 126 kilometres
• Budget: Cdn $10M (Cdn $6M Denison share)
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High Grade at Mann Lake
• Located 5km NW of
Wheeler River and 20
km SW of McArthur
River mine
• Acquired 30% interest
in 2014
• Currently drilling
• 2015 Budget: Cdn$2.5M
(Cdn$750K Denison)
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High Grade at Mann Lake
2015 Program
• Following up on drill holes
MN-060 (2.94% over 4.8 metres)
and MN-065 (4.8% over 1.0 metres)
• 12 planned drill holes (8,000 m)
• MN-066-01 (9.8% over 3.5 metres)
• Represents best intersection to
date on the property
• Located 300 m along strike
from MN-060
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2015 Plan:• Approx. 71,000 m in drilling
• Focus on high priority properties
1. Wheeler River (60%) – 37,000 m
2. Mann Lake (30%) – 8,000 m
3. Waterbury (60%) – 3,350 m
4. Crawford Lake (100%) – 4,600 m
5. Moore Lake (100%) – 4,000 m
6. Wolly (22.5%) – 4,000 m
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McCLEAN LAKE MILL
(Saskatchewan)
• Denison owns 22.5%
• AREVA 70%, OURD 7.5%
Mill Expansion Continues
• 13M lbs to 24M lbs per year
• Fully funded by Cigar Lake
• Completion expected 2015
Toll Milling of Cigar Lake Ore
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Cash flow from toll milling begins!
• Cigar Lake ore processing began in
September 2014
• First packaged drums produced in
October 2014
• ~ 26,000 lbs U3O8 produced from
Denison’s share of McClean material used
to commission the mill
Rising Cash Flow from Toll Milling
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$4.0
$5.0
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CLJV Production Toll Milling Revenue
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2015 Plan:
• 6 to 8 million lbs U3O8
• Denison’s share of toll
milling revenue ~C$2.5M
*For illustrative purposes only
Mutanga
Africa: Diversified Portfolio
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2014 Update:
• Interests reorganized in preparation for spin-out or disposal transaction
• Waiting for market conditions
2015 Program:
• Focused on maintaining claims in good standing
• $2.3M budget: additional target generation at Mutanga & Falea
Africa: Diversified Portfolio
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Mutanga (Zambia)Exploration potential
Infrastructure
Low political risk
Metallurgy
Open pit mining
Falea (Mali)Exploration potential
Historic resource
Includes significant copper & silver component
US$85 Value/Tonne
Dome(Namibia)Exploration potential
Infrastructure
Uranium district
CategoryU3O8
(%)Lbs
U3O8
Measured & Indicated
0.03 7.8M
Inferred 0.03 41.4M
2015 Budget Summary
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-14.2
2.6
-0.6
-2.3
-0.7
-2.6
-0.5
-$16.0
-$14.0
-$12.0
-$10.0
-$8.0
-$6.0
-$4.0
-$2.0
$0.0
$2.0
$4.0
CanadianExploration
Canadian Dev't& Ops
DES Africa Mongolia Corp. Admin Other
2015 Consolidated Cash Flow by Segment (USD, Millions)
• ~ US$31.0 M in cash & equivalents at the end of Q3’2014
• Fully funded for 2015 programs
The Denison Advantage
• Canadian focused with key assets in the Eastern Athabasca Basin– 60% interest in high-grade Phoenix deposit on Wheeler River property
– Active portfolio of exploration properties with potential for future discoveries
– 22.5% strategic interest in high-grade McClean Lake uranium mill
– Proximity to mine and mill infrastructure
• Reduced Risk: Toll milling stream and UPC management revenues
• Valuation Upside: Discrete portfolio of African uranium assets – Ready for spin-out or disposal when market conditions improve
• Gryphon Discovery is one of the most prospective uranium discoveries
currently being drilled in the Athabasca Basin– Exciting results to date & focus of 2015 exploration program
– Potential for significant increase to Wheeler River resources
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Corporate Information
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Market Summary (Dec. 31, 2014)
Management & Directors
Exchanges TSX, NYSE - MKT Ron Hochstein (CEO, Director)
Shares Outstanding 505.9 M David Cates (President & CFO)
Warrants 1.1 M Steve Blower (V.P. Exploration)
Options 6.2 M Peter Longo (V.P. Project Development)
Fully Diluted 513.2 M Lukas Lundin (Chairman)
John Craig (Lead Director)
Market Cap. Bob Dengler (Director)
• Canada - $572 M Brian Edgar (Director)
• U.S. - $471 M Catherine Stefan (Director)
3 mos. Avg. Daily Volume Bill Rand (Director)
• Canada – 0.7 M shares
• U.S. – 0.7 M shares
Notes
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Denison Mines Corp.
Investor Update
Further Information
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Phone: 416.979.1991 ext 366
Toll Free: 1.888.689.7842
Email: [email protected]
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