06.01.2015 pinecrest corporate presentation - final
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Corporate Presentation
Corporate PresentationOpen-pit Gold Heap Leach Project in Ghana June 2015
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
Certain statements in this document constitute “forward looking statements” which may not be based onhistorical fact. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risk, uncertainties and other factorswhich may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results to bematerially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forwardlooking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: actual results of exploration anddevelopment activities; the estimation or realization of mineral reserves and resources; the timing and theamount of future production; the costs and timing of the development of new deposits; future prices of preciousand base metals; accidents; risks inherent in mineral exploration; risks associated with development, constructionand mining operations; restrictions on foreign ownership; the Company’s history of operating losses anduncertainty of future profitability; uncertainty of access to additional capital; environmental liability claims andinsurance; and dependence on joint venture partners.
Mr. Gregory Smith, P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration for Pinecrest Resources Ltd., is the qualified person asdefined by NI 43-101 and has prepared and approved the technical data and information in this corporatepresentation.
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ENCHI GOLD PROJECT OVERVIEW
• 1M oz Inferred gold resource open-pit, heap leach project
• Located in Ghana’s prolific Bibiani Sheer zone which is host to several multi-million ounce gold deposits
• Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) completed in March 2015
• US$1,300 oz gold price: 61,749 oz per year, Pre-Tax NPV5% US$102M, IRR 33% and US$802 oz cash costs (including royalties) After-Tax NPV5% US$62M and IRR 24%
• Ashanti Style, shear hosted mesothermal gold system
• Shallow, near surface resources open in all directions, demonstrating excellent resource expansion and discovery potential
• 568km2 land package with several high priority targets
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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
41. Inferred resource using a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off grade.
Strong PEA Results
Pre-Tax NPV5%: US$102MPre-Tax IRR: 33%
Strong Exploration Upside
Substantially underexplored 696km2 land package located on
prolific Bibiani Shear zone
Over 1M oz Au1
July 2014 NI 43-101 compliant Technical Report
Stable Mining Jurisdiction
Ghana is Africa’s 2nd largest gold producer and the world’s 8th largest
Strong Management
Skilled technical team
Strategic Partnerships
19.9% ownership by Kinross Gold18.2% ownership by Sandstorm
Gold
Financing Acquisition
• Feb 2015 ~A$180M acquisition of OrbisGold Limited announced
• Feb 2015 C$46M bought deal financing completed
• July 2014 US$150M debt facility with Red Kite Mine Finance Trust I secured
RENEWED FOCUS ON AFRICAN GOLD EQUITIES
African focused gold companies up ~22% year-to-date (“YTD”)
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Select Transactions in Africa
US$135M
US$150M
C$46M
US$63M
• June 2014 US$570M acquisition of Papillion Resources Limited
• Dec 2013 US$63M acquisition of Volta Resources Inc.
• Jan 2014 US$135M stream agreementwith Franco Nevada Corporation completed on Senegal gold project
US$570M
A$180M
WEST AFRICAN GOLD DEPOSITS
• Gold assets in West Africa with deposits >0.5M oz Au and <2.0M oz Au
• Opportunity to consolidate nearby West African gold deposits
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GHANA OVERVIEW
7Source: 911 Metallurgist and Fraser Institute.
OVER 250 TONSThe amount of gold
Ghana has produced in the last 25 years
Biggest gold producer in Africa
8thBiggest gold producer
in the world
$21.5 MILLIONRoyalties given back to Ghanaian
Communities between 2009 - 2011
$500 MILLION
The amount of tax resulting from gold
produced in Ghana for 2011
70%
The amount of West Africa’s Gold Ghana is
believed to hold
5-10% The amount of Ghana’s labor force
employed by gold mining
2nd
5thThe rank among African
countries on Fraser Institute’s Investment Attractiveness Index
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
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MANAGEMENT, DIRECTORS & KEY ADVISORS
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GEORGE SALAMIS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & DIRECTOR
• Raised over $800M in equity and completed M&A transactions valued over $1BN
• Chairman of Integra Gold Corp.• Senior experience with Placer Dome
Inc. & Cameco Corporation
RYAN KING
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
• Raised over $150M in equity and completed M&A transactions valued over $500M
• Senior experience with Calibre Mining Corp. Edgewater and TerraneMetals (acquired for $750M)
GREG SMITH, P.GEO
VP EXPLORATION
• +25 years of exploration experience for junior and senior mining operations
BLAYNE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
• Chairman of Featherstone Capital Advisors
• Senior experience at First Marathon
DOUGLAS FORSTER, P.GEO
DIRECTOR
• +30 years experience, Seniorexperience with over 12 publicly traded companies on N.A. stock exchanges
EDWARD FARRAUTO
DIRECTOR
• +30 years of experience with publicly listed mineral exploration and development companies
DANIEL WILSON
COUNTRY MANAGER
• Senior experience with Ashanti Gold Fields Corporation and Red Back
DR. JOHN THOMAS
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
• 40 years experience, development, engineering and management of construction, and operation of mines
CAPITAL STRUCTURE & OWNERSHIP
10Source: Capital IQ and SEDI.
Symbol TSX-V: PCR
Closing Price $0.21
Market Capitalization $11.55M
Shares Outstanding
Basic 54.9M
Options (avg exercise $0.22) 3.8M
Kinross Warrants (avg exercise $0.30) 5.0M
Warrants (avg exercise $0.30) 18.0M
Fully Diluted 81.7M
Fully Diluted Cash ~$11.0M
Working Capital ~$2.0M
Debt -
Fully Diluted Enterprise Value $25.8M
Management & Insiders (15%)
Capital Structure Top Shareholders
ENCHI GOLD PROJECT OVERVIEW
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REGIONAL SETTING
• Pinecrest’s flagship Enchi Gold Project is located on the prolific Bibiani Shear zone which hosts multi-million ounce gold deposits
− Enchi Gold Project covers 50km of the Bibiani Shear Zone
• Located within 70km of Kinross Gold Corporation’s Chirano gold mine which produced 286,542 oz Au in 2014
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Bibiani Deposit
Chirano Deposit
Ahafo Deposit
Esaase Deposit
Obotan Deposit
Ashanti Deposit
Perseus Deposit
Tarkwa Deposit
ENCHI GOLD PROJECT OVERVIEW
• 100%1 owned resource delineation stage gold project
• NI 43-101 compliant Technical Report with an Inferred resource of +1M oz Au
• Substantially underexplored 696km2 land package
− VTEM airborne geophysical survey identified over 25 new exploration targets
• Resource zones Boin, Nyam and Sewum open in all directions
131. Subject to a 10% carried interest to the Ghana government.
Gold Producers
ENCHI MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE (2014)
The 2014 Mineral Resource estimate was based on 52,385 metres of diamond and RC drilling in 646 holes as well as data from 13,799 metres in 102 surface trenches. The drilling is spaced at 25 to 50 metre intervals
1. CIM definition standards were followed for the resource estimate.
2. The 2014 resource models used ordinary kriging (OK) grade estimation within a three-dimensional block model with mineralized zones defined by wireframed solids.
3. A base cut-off grade of 0.7 g/t Au was used for reporting resources with a capping of gold grades at 18 g/t.
4. A density of 2.45 g/cm3 was applied.
5. Numbers may not add exactly due to rounding.
6. Mineral Resources that are not mineral reserves do not have economic viability.
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Inferred Resource
Cutoff (g/t Au) Tonnes Gold (g/t) Contained Gold (oz)
0.30 72,611,000 0.65 1,526,065
0.40 53,366,000 0.76 1,304,918
0.50 37,357,000 0.90 1,078,702
0.70 20,816,000 1.15 768,000
0.90 12,933,000 1.36 569,879
1.00 10,127,000 1.49 484,388
EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
• Several high priority gold targets identified to expand the already substantial +1 million gold ounces near surface oxide resource with multi-million ounce opportunities
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ENCHI NEAR SURFACE RESOURCE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITY
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BOIN CLEAR EXPANSION OPPORTUNITY
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BOIN PIT SHELLSOpportunity to expand resources between zones
BOIN GOLD ZONENear surface oxide potential to expand with clear drilling gaps
MULTIPLE UNTESTED TARGETS
• Regional airbone study completed by Condor Geophysics
• Several structures appear to correlate to known mineralization, while many other similar structure patterns remain untested
• Current resource zones only make up a small fraction of total land package – significant opportunity to expand
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PEA OVERVIEW
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Disclosure
The NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment is preliminary in nature and includesinferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have theeconomic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized asmineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the Preliminary Economic Assessment will berealized. The Enchi Gold Project PEA Technical Report is available on SEDAR and wasprepared by Joanne Robinson P.Eng of WSP Canada a professional independent miningengineer registered in Canada and a QP as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mineralresources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
PEA HIGHLIGHTS
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*2.0% NSR to Kinross Gold and US$10 for each newly defined ounce of gold contained in any new NI 43-101 M&I mineral resource estimate or anyounce of gold mined, whichever occurs first. Such amount shall be payable in cash or, at Pinecrest’s option, in common shares of Pinecrest, providedthat, Pinecrest shall not be entitled to elect to pay in common shares if such issuance would result in Red Back holding more than 20% of the issuedand outstanding shares of Pinecrest. The Ghana government has a 10% free carry and a 5% royalty.
Average Annual Production (Au ounces) 61,749
Metallurgical Recoveries (Oxide/Transition/Sulphide %) 75/75/73%
Strip Ratio (w/o) 3.16
Mine Life (years) 8.7
Pre-Production Capital Costs (US$) $84.4M
LOM Sustaining Capital Costs (US$) $38.6M
LOM Cash Cost per Ounce (US$/oz) $802.03
US$1,200/oz US$1,250/oz US$1,300/oz US$1,350/oz
Pre-Tax Payback (years) 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.7
Pre-Tax IRR (%) 23% 28% 33% 37%
Pre-Tax NPV5% (US$) $61.9M $81.9M $101.9M $121.9M
After-Tax Payback (years) 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.1
After-Tax IRR (%) 17% 21% 24% 28%
After-Tax NPV5% (US$) $35.9M $49.0M $62.0M $75.0M
Enchi Gold Project March 2015 PEA – Base Case US$1,300/oz*
MINED TONNES, GOLD GRADE AND STRIP RATIO
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PRE-PRODUCTION CAPITAL COSTS
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US$84.4M
US$35.6M42%
Processing
US$18.8M22%
Mining
US$4.4M5%
Infrastructure
US$4.9M6%
Engineering & Procurement
US$5.9M7%
Construction
(Indirect)
US$3.1M4%
Owner’s Costs
US$11.8M14%
Contingencies
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SITE LAYOUT
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PROCESS DESIGN
NEXT STEPS
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NEXT STEPS & OPPORTUNITIES
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Complete metallurgical test work (heap leach opportunity)
Advance towards Prefeasibility Study, EIS, additional drilling and evaluate contract mining options to reduce initial capital and enhance already attractive project economics
Expand current resources at Sewum, Nyam and Boin deposits both along strike and at depth
Additional exploration work on high priority gold targets (Eradi, Kojina Hill (1.14 g/t Au over 68metres)
Test multiple new drill targets identified by VTEM airborne survey