sac january 2012 corporate presentation
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South American Silver Corp's January 2012 Corporate Presentation. Learn about Malku Khota, one of the largest silver, indium and gallium resources, and Escalones, a large-scale copper project.TRANSCRIPT
Growing and advancing one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver and indium resources.
VALUE.GROWTH.VISION
Corporate PresentationJanuary 2012
TSX: SAC, US OTC: SOHAF www.soamsilver.com
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Cautionary NotesForward-looking statementsCertain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements look into the future and provide an opinion as to the effect of certain events and trends on the business. Forward-looking statements may include words such as “plans,” “intends,” anticipates,” “should,” “estimates,” “expects,” “believes,” “indicates,” “targeting,” “suggests,” “potential,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from expectations, if known and unknown risks or uncertainties affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions prove inaccurate. Investors are advised to review the Company’s Annual Information Form filed at www.sedar.com for a detailed discussion of investment risks. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.
Cautionary note regarding reserve and resource estimatesThe material in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all resource and reserve estimates included in this presentation have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Classification System. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and resource and reserve information contained herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “resource” does not equate to the term “reserves”. Investors should also understand that “inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an “inferred mineral resource” will ever be upgraded to a higher category. The estimation of quantities of resources and reserves is complex, based on significant subjective assumptions and forward-looking information, including assumptions that arise from the evaluation of geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data for a given ore body. This data could change over time as a result of numerous factors, including new information gained from development activities, evolving production history and a reassessment of the viability of production under different economic conditions.Changes in data and/or assumptions could cause reserve estimates to substantially change from period to period. No assurance can be given that the indicated level of mineral will be produced. Actual production could differ from expected production and an adverse change in mineral prices could make a reserve uneconomic to mine. Variations could also occur in actual ore grades and recovery rates from estimates.
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Investment Highlights
• Experienced management team with track record of successful project development and value creation
• Two large-scale deposits in South AmericaMalku Khota: one of the world’s largest silver-indium-gallium resources
o Updated 2011 PEA study doubles estimated production to 13.2 M oz silver, 80 tonnes of indium and 15 tonnes of gallium per year, for first 5 yrs
o NI 43-101-qualified Indicated resource of 230.3 million ozs silver, 1,481 tonnes of indium and 1,082 tonnes of gallium and an Inferred resource of 140 million ozs silver, 935 tonnes indium and 1,001 tonnes gallium.
Escalones: high potential copper-gold-silver deposit with an Inferred resource of 3.8 billion lbs of copper and 610,000 oz of gold and 16.8 million ozs silver
• Well defined business plan to drive shareholder value• More than $230 worth of metal in the ground per share (>$100 of silver, >$100 of
copper, and >$30 of indium and gallium1
• Attractive investment value relative to peers at low value per oz• Anticipated low cost silver production at approximately $2.94/oz of silver2 • Strong focus on community relations to proactively facilitate mutually beneficial
relationships
South American Silver Corp.
1) $25 /oz silver, $3 /lb copper, $700/kg indium and gallium2) Net of base metal credits
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World-Class DepositsTwo large-scale assets in South America
Malku Khota, silver-indium project, Bolivia (100%)
• Pre-Feasibility level update in Q2 2012 with Feasibility work starting in H2 2012
• Bulk mineable open-pit, sediment hosted deposit
• Low capital and operating costs as a heap leach or milling operation
• Resource expansion potential with only 4 km of a 15 km trend drill tested on the 50 sq km property
• Potential to be one of the worlds top producing silver and indium mines
1)Silver Equivalent (Ag Eq) calculated using total contained metal using base case metal pricing (Ag at $18/oz, In at $500/kg , Ga at $500/kg, Cu at $3/lb, Pb at $0.90/lb, and Zn at $0.90).
Silver(Moz)
Indium(tonnes)
Gallium (tonnes)
Ag Eq1
(Moz)
M&I 230 1,481 1,082 354
Inferred 140 935 1,001 240
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World-Class DepositsTwo large-scale assets in South America
1)Copper Equivalent (Cu Eq) calculated using total contained metal for copper ($3/lb), gold ($1200/oz), silver ($22/oz), and molybdenum ($16/lb) and has not been adjusted for metallurgical recoveries.
Escalones, copper-gold-silver project, Chile (100%)
• Inferred Resource of 3.8 billion lbs of Cu, 56.9 million lbs of Mo, 610,000 ozs of Au and 16.8 million ozs of Ag
• Phase II exploration program underway to include up to 7,000 meters of follow-up drilling
• Step-out testing of the known mineralized zones and testing of new geophysical targets
• Located within a world-renowned copper district near the world’s largest underground copper mine, El Teniente
In Situ Grade
Tonnes Copper Gold Silver Moly Cu Eq1
Millions % g/t g/t ppm %
420.6 0.41 0.05 1.24 61.39 0.49
Total Contained Metal
Copper Gold Silver Moly Cu Eq1
Mlbs Ozs Moz Mlbs Mlbs
Inferred 3,835 610,000 16.8 56.9 4,503
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Share Capitalization1
TSX:SAC, US OTC:SOHAF
Issued & Outstanding Fully Diluted1Warrants3Options2
101.9M 118.4M5.5M11.0M
• ~$160 million Market Capitalization (4)
• Average 3 mo. trading volume 150,000 shares/day• $28 million in cash(1)
Major Shareholders •Zamin --19%•Private investors--18%•Management5 -- 8%
Institutional Ownership•Sprott Asset Management•Front Street•US Global
(1) As of Nov 17, 2011, (2) Weighted avg .exercise price $0.99 CAD (3) Weighted avg. exercise price $0.97 (4) As of Dec 5, 2011 (5) Direct ownership only
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Adding Value Through Resource Growth
Total resources for both Malku Khota and Escalones1) Ag Eq calculated using total contained metal for silver ($22/oz) and gold ($1200/oz) only2) Total combined tonnes of indium and gallium3) Cu Eq calculated using total contained metal for copper ($3/lb), lead ($0.90/lb), zinc ($0.90/lb), and molybdenum ($16/lb) only
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Comparative Silver Resources in the Americas
Source: Canaccord Report resource numbers as of January 11, 2011Note: All companies have projects in South and/or North America
Second largest development stage silver resource
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MexicoEl Salvador
Mexico MexicoPeru
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Additional value of Indium and GalliumInferred Resources
M&I Resources
SouthAmerican
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Enterprise Value per Silver Resource Oz By project development stage
Source: Canaccord & Intierra as of June 9, 2011,Note: All companies have projects in South and/or North America
Development Stage Average ~$2.5/oz
Advanced Development Stage Average ~$5/oz
EV of >$0.80 base on 230.3 million M&I oz Ag
Producer Average ~$10/oz
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Corp
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Development Stage Value CurvePotential value growth with project advancement
Increased value through resource
expansion
Early StageExploration & Development
AdvancedDevelopment
Stage (Reserves)
Production
Average Enterprise Value per Oz of Silver by Stage
ResourceDefinition
PEA
PFS
FSPermits
Construct
Discovery
$2.5/oz
$5/oz
$10/oz
Source: Recent average enterprise value per ounce of silver at various development stages for North and South American based projects. Canaccord, Wellington West and Company reports.
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Take-Over offers or Partnerships
common at this stage
Production
Increasing value with project advancement
EscalonesProject
Malku Khota Project
$50 $500 $5,00010
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Bear Creek
Esperanza Int`l Minerals
SilvermexSulliden
Troy
MAG
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Allied Nevada
Coeur d`Àlene
Endeavour
First Majestic
Great Panther
Hecla
Hochschild
Pan American SilverSilver Standard
ArianCastle
Extorre
Golden Predator
Silver Bull
Silver Quest
Tahoe
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Total Resource Ag Equivalent using (Ag +Au only at $25/oz and $1000/oz values) Source: Canaccord Report July, 2011 and Intierra, July, 2011Share prices as of Jan 3 2012,Note: All companies have projects in South and/or North America
Current Silver Company Market Valuations by Resource Size & Development Stage
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Size of circle represents market valuation premium in EV/oz
500
$2,000
Developers Adv. Developers Producers
$1,000$100 $200 $300
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2012PFS/FS Production
MK Value at Avg Valuationfor each development stage
South American SilverMalku Khota
Current Value
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Positive Silver FundamentalsA paradigm shift for silver?• Major shift in supply/demand dynamic over past several years
• Silver still well below inflation adjusted highs of $140/oz ($50 in 1980)
• Silver is a “hybrid” precious and industrial metal due to its scarcity and unique properties including superior electrical and thermal conductivity, malleability, reflectance, and catalytic/biologic reactivity
• Price increases driven by 40% increase in investment demand and 21% increase in industrial demand for a total increase of 17% in 2010
• Total annual mine production growth only 2.5% last year with reduced contribution of by-product silver from copper and gold production
• Projected new mine supply anticipated to be consumed by new industrial demand through at least 2015
• Chinese imports up 4x since 2009 with change from net sellers of more than 100 M oz of silver in 2005 to net buyers of more than 120 M oz in 2010
• Few major new deposit discoveries and growing time lag from time of discovery to metal production
Source: 1) GFMS World Silver Survey 20112) BMO Capital Markets Global Mining Research April 2011
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Industrial Applications
Photography
Jewelry and Silverware
Investment and Coins
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• Dramatically increased demand growth driven by strong investment demand plus increased industrial consumption(1)
• Demand growth expected to continue to outstrip production growth(2)
Source: 1) GFMS World Silver Survey 20112) BMO Capital Markets Global Mining Research April 2011
+17% total demand growth
+40% investment demand
+21% industrial demand
+2.5% mine production
+8% total supply growth
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Growing Demand for Silver in TechnologyBreakdown of key technology/industrial uses for silver
Source: CPM Silver Yearbook 2010Not for reproduction without written CPM Group consent
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ilver
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Photovoltaic
Catalysts, alloys, solders and biocides
Electronics
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Silver Primary & By-Product Production(1)
• 70% of silver is by-product production from base metals and gold• By-product silver production is largely silver price inelastic • Reduced by-product silver production anticipated going forward from base metals(2)
Source: 1) GFMS World Silver Survey 2005-20112) BMO Capital Markets Global Mining Research April 2011
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Indium & Gallium – Two Key Strategic MetalsRapidly growing market for high-tech uses
Uses• Indium-tin oxide (ITO) a key component of flat panel displays (FPDs) and touch screens• High-efficiency CIGS (copper, indium, gallium, selenide) photo-voltaic thin-film solar
panels, and LED lighting • Fiber optics, specialized and transparent semiconductors
Supply
• Global indium use growing rapidly and could surpass available supply from by-product zinc refining at current price range
• One of the most scarce strategic metals due to low recycling and few primary producers
*
* Image from http://gotpowered.com
flat panel displays LED lighting thin film solar
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Indium & Gallium FundamentalsCompelling supply/demand dynamics
Indium and Gallium Supply/Demand dynamics
• Indium and gallium highlighted in UN and US DOE studies as a critical technology metals in potential shortage, along with several key rare earth metals, due to rapidly increasing growth, low recycling rates and low primary production
• China is largest producer and consumer of indium and has imposed export quotas and tariffs like on other key high-technology specialty metals
• Indium market estimated to see 15-20% annual growth with most indium produced as by product of zinc refining growing at 1-3% annually
• Current indium and gallium price ~$900-1000/kg up from global economic lows during 2008-2009 of $400-500/kg
• Gallium market estimated to be a conservative 15% annual growth rate which could increase significantly with more rapid growth in LED lighting and photovoltaics
Malku Khota annual indium and gallium production• Malku Khota projected to be one of the world’s largest indium & gallium producers
(80 tonnes and 15 tonnes per year)• Potential to represent 10% or more of global mine supply of indium and over 5% of
global supply for gallium• Opportunities for project financing from off-take agreements for indium & gallium
Sources: (1) US Dept. of Energy Critical Materials Strategy, Dec. 2010. (2)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Special Report on Strategic Metals ,May 2011 .
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2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E0
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LED Lighting
LCD Flat Panels
Indium Demand GrowthGrowing demand in high-tech markets
Growth assumptions based on data from Displaybank in LCD TV Association “LCD TV Matters”-Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2010 , Strategies Unlimited, August 2009 , Solarbuzz, Photon International, GFMS , Nanomarkets, and the US Department of Energy Critical Minerals Strategy Report December 2010
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Indium FundamentalsWorld indium demand vs price (1969-2011*)
Source: (1) Indium: Global Industry Markets and Outlook, 9th Edition 2010 (Roskill) *2011-2013 Data are estimates (2) 2011-2015 Estimates US Dept. Of Energy Critical Materials Strategy Dec. 2010. 16
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Silver Mines in BoliviaOne of the world’s premier silver mining districts
• Historical district production of billions of ounces of silver
• Highly prospective & under-explored
• Increase from 9th largest global silver producer to 5th largest with completion of three major silver mines in past four years:
Pan American Silver – San Vicente Coeur D’Alene - San Bartolome Sumitomo - San Cristobal
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Opportunity in BoliviaAn emerging resource based economy• Bolivian government encouraging private investment
• Member of Mercosur Regional trade organization with Brazil as largest trading partner
• Government bond ratings upgraded by Moody’s & Fitch
• Mining second largest economic sector
• One of the world’s premier silver districts with billions of ounces of silver production
• Planned $32 billion 5-7 year infrastructure build-out by Bolivian government for new rail and road corridors and hydropower generation
• Three Major silver mines built within last four years by Pan American Silver, Coeur D’Alene, and Sumitomo
• Substantial resource industry investments in Bolivia
Jindal Steel of India investing US$2.1 billion in giant El Mutun iron ore deposit
Petrobras of Brazil—Latin America’s largest publicly traded oil company – investing US$1 billion of new capital into the Bolivian gas fields
Repsol of Spain investing $1.6 billion to increase gas production in Bolivia
Petrobras and Repsol have announced new exploration initiatives in Bolivia in early 2011
Kores of South Korea set to invest $210 million to develop the Corocoro copper project
Recently announced investments by Citic of China and LG/Posco of South Korea to develop major lithium resources
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Malku Khota ProjectOne of the world’s largest silver-indium resources
1) Average for the first 5 years of production2) See March 31, 2011 News Release for detailed resource estimate3) Total contained metal using base case prices (Ag: $18/oz, In: $500/kg,
Ga: $500/kg, Cu: $3/lb, Pb: $0.90/lb, Zn: $0.90/lb USD)4) Economic cut-off grade comprised only of silver and indium
Silver(Moz)
Indium(tonnes)
Gallium (tonnes)
Copper (MLbs)
Lead(MLbs)
Zinc(MLbs)
AgEq3
(Moz)
M&I 230 1,481 1,082 120 453 247 354
Inferred 140 935 1,001 102 362 246 240
Malku Khota Project – 2011 Resource Estimate2
Enrichment starts at surface Host rock sandstone with disseminated silver, indium, gallium, lead, zinc and copper
Average grade first five years:• Silver: 42.2 g/t (58 g/t Ag Eq)1 • Indium: 7.55 g/t• Economic cut-off grade <15 g/t (at $18/oz Ag)2, 4
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Malku Khota ProjectLow projected capital and operating costs with established infrastructure• 50 square km, 100% owned, road accessible project• Low capital and operating costs on a per ounce basis• Potential to be one of the top primary silver and indium producing mines at 13.2 Moz
silver per year and 80 tonnes of indium1 • Project base case annual cash flows and NPV’s more than doubled• Open pit, bulk mineable and very scalable• Commercial electricity and natural gas nearby
1) Average for the first 5 years of production
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Malku Khota DrillingGrade thickness map
• 115 drill holes in current resource with updated resource Q1-2011
• Updated resource results increase total M&I oz to 230 Moz Ag (a 60% increase in M&I oz) plus an additional 140 M inferred Ag oz
• 2012 program to target conversion from resources to reserves & expansion drilling
• Mineralization begins at surface
• Deposit open along trend and down dip with excellent potential for expansion
• New discovery of higher grade zones and down dip expansion of surface mineralization
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Mineralized
Sandstones
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
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Malku Khota Mineralization• Broad zones of continuous sediment hosted mineralization• Open at depth and along trend
LMD048: 286 meters grading 76 g/t AgEq Grade thickness values of over 21,500 g-m AgEq
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OPEN
OPEN
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Production ProcessesFrom ore to metal
• Large scale shovel and truck open pit mine
• Oxide ore crushed in preparation for direct leaching
• Four years of metallurgical test work with SGS labs on acid leach process
• Acid-chloride leaching captures silver, indium, copper, lead, zinc, gallium and gold
• Metal recovery in several steps:• Acid recovery• Silver-gold-copper cementation• Indium-gallium precipitation• Lead and zinc sulfides
• Downstream processing to metal products
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Crushing
Leaching
Metal Recovery & Processing
Open Pit Mining
Silver, Gold, Copper
Indium & Gallium ingots
Lead & Zinc concentrates
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2011 Economic Assessment1
(1)In US dollars, March 2011, PEA(2)LOM = Life of Mine(3)First 5 years of production (avg/yr)
Metal Prices ($US)4
Base Case(3 yr avg)
Silver : $18/ozIndium : $500/kgGallium: $500/kg
$25/oz$570/kg$570/kg
Mining RateLife of MineOre Mined (LOM)2
Average Silver Grade 3
Average Indium Grade3
Ag Eq grade
158 M1,184191 M135 M88 M212,962
10.5 M78.9 12.7 M9 M5.87 M14,198
Mid Case(2 yr avg)
Base Case$185 M/yr$1,261 M$704 M37.7%27 months
$287 M/yr$2,528 M$1482 M63%19 months
Mid Case
TotalLOM
Annual
40,000 tpd15 years200 M tonnes42.4 g/t7.55 g/t58 g/t
First 5 years
Recent$430 M/yr$4,298 M$2571 M92.9%15 months
Recent(1 yr avg)
$35/oz$650/kg$730/kg
13.2 M80.7 12.48 M4.42 M5.64 M15,184
71%
15%
6%5%3%
Share of Gross Revenue(at base case prices)
Silver
Indium & Gallium
Copper
Lead
Zinc
First 5 years cash flow Net cash flow NPV (5% discount rate)1
Internal Rate of ReturnPayback period (years)
Recovered MetalsSilver (oz)Indium (tonnes)Lead (lbs)Zinc (lbs)Copper (lbs)Gallium (kgs)
(4) Base Case: 3 yr avg prices as of May 2011Mid Case: 2 yr avg prices as of May 2011Recent Case: 1 yr avg prices as of May 2011
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Malku Khota PEA Update Projected Production Levels
Source: March 2011 Malku Khota PEAValues in US$
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Source: CPM Silver Yearbook 2011*Based on mine production of 13.2 Moz /year for first five years
Malku Khota one of largest emerging producers at over 13 Moz/yr
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Global Silver Industry Cash Cost CurveAnticipated low-cost silver production
Cumulative Percentile of Silver Mine Production Cost
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Industry AverageCash Cost$5.27/oz
Malku Khota13.2 Mozs/yr (1)
~ $2.94/oz at 3 yr avg prices(2)(3)
~ $2.01/oz at 2 yr avg prices(2)(3)
~ $0.86/oz at 1 yr avg prices(2)(3)
Source: GFMS World Silver Survey 2011(1) Avg first 5 years of production (2) Silver cash costs after credits ($US)/oz(3) 3 year average price: Ag $18, In $500, Ga $500, Cu $3, Pb $0.90, Zn $0.902 year average price: Ag $25, In $570, Ga $570, Cu $3.70, Pb $1, Zn $1 1 year average price: Ag $35, In $650, Ga $730, Cu $4.30, Pb $1.20, Zn $1.10 , all as of May
2011
Lowest 25% Percentile Cash Costs
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Escalones Copper-Gold-Silver project, ChileHigh potential, large-scale target
InferredCopper
(%)Gold(g/t)
Silver (g/t)
Moly(ppm)
Cu Eq(%)
Copper(Mlbs)
Gold(Ozs)
Silver (Mozs)
Moly(Mlbs)
Cu Eq1
(Mlbs)Tonnes
420 M 0.41 0.05 1.24 61.39 0.49 3,835 610,000 16.8 56.9 4,503
• 70 square km, road accessible, large scale system in well established mining district
• Located near one of the worlds largest underground copper mines at El Teniente
• Inferred Resource of 3.8 billion lbs of copper, 56.9 million lbs of molybdenum, 610,000 ozs of gold and 16.8 million ozs of silver
• Phase II exploration program underway
1) Cu Eq calculated using total contained metal at $3.00/lb Cu, $1200/oz Au, $22/oz Ag, and $16/lb Mo and has not been adjusted for metallurgical recoveries
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Escalones Project Logistics
Ownership: 100% through leaseLocation: 35km E of El TenienteElevation: 3800m
• 70 square kilometer property
• Road accessible located 100 km southeast of Santiago
• Gas pipeline across property
Excellent existing infrastructure
SAC propertyGas pipelineAccess Road
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Drill Results Grade Thickness MapLarge-scale copper-gold-silver system• Open to expansion down dip
and laterally
• 30 diamond drill holes (12,666 meters) and 43 channel and road cuts (>2,100 meters) with >10,934 assay values collected through 2011
• Limited testing of porphyry system with most holes in replacement /skarn style mineralization
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CuEq GT AuEq GTCopper (%) x Thickness (m) Gold (g/t) x Thickness (m)
0 – 10 CuEq% GT10 – 50 CuEq% GT
50 – 100 CuEq% GT
100 – 200 CuEq% GT
>= 200 CuEq% GT
0 – 17 AuEq GT17 – 85 AuEq GT
85 – 171 AuEq GT
171 – 342 AuEq GT
>= 342 AuEq GT
Metal Prices
Copper - $1/lbGold - $1000/ozSilver - $15/ozMoly - $15/lb
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EscalonesGeological cross-section• Enriched zones with high grades of replacement style mineralization starting at surface
at over >1% copper with significant gold and silver
• Large scale porphyry target with intercept of 176 m @ 0.6% copper with additional credits from gold, silver, and molybdenum
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$50 $5001000
10000
100000
Hana Mining
Lumina Copper
NGEx Resources
Northern Dynasty
Panoro Minerals
Redhawk
Western Copper
Enterprise Value (US$ Millions)
To
tal R
eso
urc
e S
ize
(M
lbs
Cu
)Current Copper Company Market Valuations by Resource Size & Development StageSize of circle represents market valuation premium
in EV/lb Developers Adv. Developers Producers
EscalonesCurrent Stage
$100
2.5cents/lbAvg Value 5cents/lb 15cents/lb
PFS/FS Production
Escalones Value at Avg Valuationfor each development stage
$300 $1000 $2000
ESC ESC ESC
Source: Canaccord Report November, 2011
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Community RelationsA key to successful project development• Recent key addition to community relations team:
• Jim Mallory, VP Operations and Social Responsibility – 35 years industry experience previously with Silver Standard, NovaGold, & Barrick (Placer Dome)
• Objectives to facilitate economic development in communities as part of project exploration, development and construction activities
• Project construction will see workforce of over 1,000 with mine workforce of over 400 or more
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Project MilestonesValue drivers over the next 6-12 months
• Malku Khota, silver-indium-gallium project, BoliviaUpdated resource estimate & PEA more than doubles annual production to
13.2 M oz of silver, 80.7 tonnes of indium and 15 tonnes of gallium per year*Cash flows, project valuations and rates of return significantly expanded over
previous studies• Major camp expansion to support additional drills• Infill and expansion drilling program beginning Q1 2012• Updated Economic Assessment in Q2 2012• Feasibility work to begin in H2 2012
•Escalones, copper-gold-silver porphyry project, ChilePhase I exploration and geophysics program completeInitial resource estimate completedPhase II drill program underway• Resource update mid-2012• Preliminary Economic Assessment in Q4 2012
*Average first five years of production
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Leveraged to SilverValue of silver per dollar invested
SAC has some of the best leverage to silver of any development stage company with over $65 of silver value per $1 invested
Source: Canaccord as of January 17, 2011, Share prices updated Jan 3 2012Note: all companies have projects in South and/or North AmericaCalculated using $25/oz Ag. Dollar value of silver per $1 invested = (silver resource/shares outstanding) x $25/oz silver) divided by share priceValue only shown for silver with no contribution from other metals. Cu value calculated using $2.25
Silver value per $1 invested
Average value of silver ~$16 of silver per $1 invested*
Additional value of Indium and Gallium
South AmericanSilver Corp.
Additional value of Copper
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Why South American Silver?Investment highlights
• World-class scale projects with excellent expansion potential
• Track record of discovery and successful project development
• Growing shareholder value through resource expansion and advancing projects up the development value curve toward feasibility
• More than $230 worth of metal in the ground per share (>$100 of silver, >$100 of copper, and >$30 of indium and gallium)1
• Attractive investment value relative to peers at low value per oz
• Exposure to rapidly growing indium and gallium high-technology market
• New copper-gold-silver resource and expansion at Escalones
• Continued investor outreach to broaden market awareness of Company
371) $25 /oz silver, $3 /lb copper, $700/kg indium and gallium
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Phone: 604.681.69261.855.681.6926
www.soamsilver.com
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Resource Summary
Mineral resources in the above table were estimated as of March 30, 2011 for the Preliminary Economic Assessment Update Technical Report for Malku Khota by Allan Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geo, of GeoVector Management Inc. 1) The resource cut-off grade of 10 g/t silver equivalent is based only on the values of silver at $16/oz and indium at $550/kg.2) The silver equivalent calculation uses base case metal pricing ( Ag at $18/oz, In at $500/kg , Ga at $500/kg, Cu at $3/lb, Pb at $0.90/lb, and Zn at $0.90).
Mineral resources in the above table are as reported in the Dec 19 2011 Press Release using estimates prepared by Allan Armitage, Ph.D., P.Geo, and J. Campbell, BSc, PGeo of GeoVector Management Inc.3) An economic cut-off grade of 0.2% copper equivalent represents a metal price of approximately $2.50/lb copper. 4) Copper Equivalent (Cu Eq %) calculations use $3.00/lb Cu, $1200/oz Au, $22/oz Ag, and $16/lb Mo and have not been adjusted for metallurgical recoveries
5) Ag Eq is calculated using total silver and gold contained metals at $1200/oz Au and $22/oz Ag6) Cu Eq is calculated using total Cu, Pb, Zn, and Mo contained metals at $3/lb (Cu), $0.90/lb (Pb), $0.90/lb (Zn) and $16/lb (Mo).
MALKU KHOTA In Situ Grade Total Contained MetalApprox. 10 g/t Ag
Cutoff1 Ag In Ga Cu Pb ZnAg Eq2 Ag In Ga Cu Pb Zn
Ag Eq2
Resource Tonnes g/t g/t g/t % % % g/t Moz tonnes tonnes Mlbs Mlbs Mlbs Moz
CategoryMillion
s
Measured 31.0
33.40
6.10 4.50 0.02 0.07 0.02 49.00
33.32
188.00
139.0
13.9 49 16 48.55
Indicated 224.027.30 5.80 4.30 0.02 0.07 0.05 43.20 196.96 1,293.
00 943.0
106.4 405 231311.4
5
Total M&I 255.0
28.1
0
5.80
4.30
0.02
0.07
0.04 43.77
230.28
1,481.
00
1,082.
0
120.3 453 247358.8
0
Inferred 230.018.90 4.1 4.3 0.02 0.07 0.05 33.04 140.03 935 1,001 102 362 246244.3
6ESCALONES In Situ Grade Total Contained MetalApprox. 0.2% Cu
Cutoff3 Cu Au Ag Mo Cu Eq4 Cu Au Ag MoCu Eq4
Resource Tonnes % g/t g/t ppm % Mlbs Ozs Moz Mlbs MlbsCategory Millions
Inferred 420.6 0.41 0.05 1.24 61.39 0.49 3,835610,1
60 16.8 56.9 4,503
TOTAL RESOURCES Total Contained Metal - Malku Khota and Escalones Combined
Ag Au Ag Eq5 In Ga In + Ga Cu Pb Zn MolyCu Eq6
Resource Moz Kozs Moz tonnes tonnes tonnes Mlbs Mlbs Mlbs Mlbs MlbsCategory
M&I 230.28 230.3
1,481.0
0
1,082.0
2,563.0
120.3 453 247 330
Inferred 156.83610.1
6 190.11 935.00 1001.00 1936.00 3937.02362.16 246.15 56.87 4,423
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Relative Stock PerformanceSAC vs. key silver & gold indices
SAC
Silver price peak Gold Price Peak
Correction in Explorer/DevelopersAccelerates into the end of the year
Producer and Explorer/DeveloperEquities Peak December 2010
Silver Producers peak
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Relative performance of Gold/Silver and the Producer/Development stage equity indices
Silver price peak
Gold Price Peak
Correction in Explorer/DevelopersAccelerates into the end of the year
Producer and Explorer/DeveloperEquities Peak December 2010
Explorer/Developers and Producer Equities undervalued relative to metals
Historically, metals and miners move together
Potential value gain to equities to catch up with metals prices
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Long Term Silver Ratios with Copper & GoldTraditional benchmarks being challenged
Source: 1) Ian McAvity’s Deliberations On World Markets, May 4 2011
Silver showing relative strength
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Criticality Index for Clean Energy/Technology DevelopmentShowing Forecast Supply Shortages of Most Important Metals
Sources: (1) US Dept. of Energy Critical Materials Strategy, Dec. 2010.
Dy
Ga Ce La Te
In Eu
Nd Tb Y
Li Co Pr
Sm
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Ga In Li Te
Eu Y Tb
Ce Co La Pr
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Indium SupplyMine Production and Refining
Source: 1)Roskill ‘s Indium: Global Industry Markets and Outlook ,2010BLEU: Belgium, Luxembourg Economic Union
China; 45%
Peru; 9%
Canada; 9%
Australia; 6%
USA; 4%
Mexico; 3%
Other Coun-tries; 23%
Indium Mine Production
China
Peru
Canada
Australia
USA
Mexico
Other Countries
China; 52%
S.Korea, 13%
Canada; 8%
Japan; 8%
BLEU; 6%
Germany; 3%
Russia; 3% Peru; 1% Others; 6%
Indium Refining
China
S.Korea
Canada
Japan
BLEU
Germany
Russia
Peru
Others
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Management & DirectorsGreg Johnson (President/CEO & Director) has over 25 years mining
industry experience in corporate finance, project development and exploration. A s a co-founder of NovaGold, he played a key role in growing that company from $50 million in value to over $2 billion market capitalization advancing 3 major projects through to Feasibility.
Phillip Brodie-Hall (Chief Operating Officer) has over 35 years experience in engineering construction and project development. He has participated in nearly every aspect of evaluation, feasibility studies and project development in the mining industry.
William Filtness (Chief Financial Officer) is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of financial experience in the mining industry.
David Dreisinger (Vice President of Metallurgy) is Professor and Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy at the University of British Columbia. He is actively involved in developing and commercializing hydrometallurgical process at a number of mines worldwide.
Felipe Malbran (Vice President of Exploration) has over 25 years experience in exploration management in South America including key roles in the discovery of Malku Khota, Vizcachitas, and Escalones.
James Mallory (Vice President of Operations & Social Responsibility) has over 30 years of mining industry experience in large-scale mine management, operations and construction for companies including Barrick (Placer Dome), Silver Standard, and NovaGold.
Andrew Clark (Manager of Project Implementation) has over 30 years global industry experience in the development, design, management and construction of industrial mining projects.
Richard Doran, (Vice President & Corporate Secretary) has extensive industry experience including with General Minerals and as Marketing Manager for Chevron Minerals.
Xavier Gonzales Yutronic (General Manager Compañía Minera Malku Khota S.A.) has experience in management, finance, and community relations in the mining industry including with Glencore, and Comsur S.A.
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Ralph Fitch (Executive Chairman) is an explorationist with over 40 years of global experience, a co-founder of South American Silver and former Chief Geologist for Chevron Minerals credited with several major discoveries in South America.
Antonio Canton (Director) is consultant and director to a number of international companies in marketing, finance and real estate.
Tony Cau (Director) is COO at Zamin Ferrous. With over 30 years of experience in the mining, construction and heavy manufacturing industries, he has been involved in mine development and expansion projects around the world for groups like BHP, SNC-Lavalin, and Bateman Engineering.
Jeffrey Couch (Director) is the Managing Director and Head of Investment & Corporate Banking, Europe and London for BMO Capital Markets. He has held various financial and business development positions and has extensive investment banking and capital markets experience with groups such as Credit Suisse, Citigroup, and Klienwort Benson.
Paul Haber (Director) is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant, and previously CFO of a TSX-V company and Chairman of the Audit Committee for South American Silver.
Peter Harris (Director) is a mining engineer with over 40 years of industry experience including construction and operation of over 20 mines around the world with groups such as Barrick (Placer Dome) and NovaGold.
William Murray (Director) is an engineer in the mining industry with over 35 years of experience in construction management and project evaluation with groups including Fluor Daniel, Denison Mines, Optimum Project Services and Anglo American Corp.
John Watson (Director) is President of a TSX -V listed company and Manager of a limited liability corporation in commercial real-estate.
Tina Woodside (Director) is the head of Gowlings’ corporate finance department and practices corporate and securities law focused on corporate finance, M&A and corporate governance matters.