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High Grade, Low Cost Gold
Producer in West Africa
TSX: ROXG
2019 Second Quarter Financial Results
August 14, 2019
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This presentation contains forward-looking information. Forward looking information contained in this presentation includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to: (i) the estimation of measured,
inferred and indicated mineral resources and proven and probable mineral reserves including, without limitation, statements with respect to the potential establishment of new mineral resources and/or reserves
and the expansion potential of existing mineral resources/reserves and the expansion potential of mining operations including with respect to proposed development at Bagassi South and the anticipated timing
thereof; (ii) proposed exploration and development activities (including reinvestment in operating mines), and the anticipated cost, nature, success and timing thereof, as well as any potential resulting
mineralization and/or margin potential; (iii) production, earnings, recovery rates, throughput, margin, and cost guidance as well as future sources of funding, cash flow, capital expenditures and exploration
budgets, (iv) permitting; and (v) expansion and growth potential and the anticipated timing thereof including the anticipated production at Bagassi South and the timing thereof, future economics and
development activities related thereto, and other future production and anticipated grades; (vi) expectations the Company will be within its 2019 cost guidance; (vii) statements that are not of historical fact; (viii)
potential shareholder return initiatives in 2019; (ix) anticipated production and resource per share growth; (x) future external growth opportunities including with respect to the Séguéla gold project and other
permits, and the potential prospectivity thereof; and (xi) the development potential of the Séguéla gold project and the forthcoming Preliminary Economic Assessment and an upgraded Mineral Resource
estimate for the Séguéla Gold Project anticipated for release in Q4 2019. For further details regarding the Yaramoko project, please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report for the Yaramoko Gold
Mine, Burkina Faso” dated December 20, 2017 (the “Yaramoko Technical Report”) and the technical report prepared for the Séguéla Gold Project entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report, Séguéla Project,
Worodougou Region, Cote d’Ivoire” dated July 23, 2019 (the “Séguéla Technical Report” and together with the Yaramoko Technical Report, the “Technical Reports”.
These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. In certain cases, forward-looking
information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Forward-looking information contained in this presentation is based on
certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves (and potential establishment and increases in respect thereof), the potential expansion of
mining operations, the realization of resource estimates and reserve estimates, gold metal prices, the timing, success and amount of future exploration and development expenditures, and materials to continue
to explore and develop the Yaramoko project and other property interests in the short and long-term, the progress of exploration and development activities, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and
permits, and assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, and other similar matters. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on
information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks inherent in the exploration, risks relating to variations in mineral resources
and mineral reserves, grade or recovery rates resulting from current exploration and development activities (including risks that new mineral resources and/or reserves may not be established, or the anticipated
expansion potential of existing mineral resources/reserves or mining operations may not be realized), risks relating to changes in gold prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of gold, risks related to
increased competition in the mining industry generally, risks related to current global financial conditions, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, access and supply
risks, reliance on key personnel, operational risks inherent in the conduct of mining activities including the risk of accidents, labour disputes, increases in capital and operating costs and the risk of delays or
regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, capitalization and liquidity risks, risks related to disputes concerning property titles and interest, risks that closing
and environmental risks. Please refer to the 2019 Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on August 13, 2019 for political, environmental or other risks that could materially
affect the development of mineral resources and mineral reserves and other forward looking matters. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking information.
These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-
looking information that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Unless stated otherwise herein, the following Qualified Persons, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, have prepared or supervised the preparation of the scientific or technical information presented in this
presentation: Benny Zhang, P. Eng (SRK Consulting Canada Inc.), Dr. Belinda van Lente (CSA Global (UK) Ltd), Dr. Matthew Cobb (CSA Global Pty Ltd.), Paul Criddle, Chief Development Officer (Roxgold), and Paul
Weedon, VP Exploration (Roxgold).
All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
Cautionary Statement
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2019 Second Quarter PerformanceAll amounts in US dollars
1. This is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS.
See the “non-IFRS financial performance measure” section of the Company’s Q2 2019
MD&A available on the Company’s website at www.roxgold.com or www.sedar.com
109,840 tRecord Ore Mined
113,866 tRecord Ore Processed
34,354 ozGold Production
9.0 g/tAverage Head Grade
$518Cash Operating
Cost/oz Produced
$836All-In Sustaining
Cost/oz Sold
$21.8MCash Flow from
Mining Operations
$0.06Cash Flow from
Mining Operations
per Share
Operational Highlights Financial Highlights1
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2019 Second Quarter Operational Highlights
Ore Development (m) Gold Produced (ounces)
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Maintained excellent recovery rate of 98.2%
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Gold production was 34,354 ounces compared to the
35,828 ounces produced in Q2 2018
Ore mined increased by ~27% in Q2 2019 compared to
Q2 2018 as a result of the Bagassi South expansion
Processing plant continued to outperform achieving
record throughput and operating approximately 14%
above nameplate capacity during the quarter
Realized average head grade of 9.0 g/t Au
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Ore Processed (tonnes) Gold Production (ounces)
Continuing to Increase Throughput and Maintaining High Gold Recovery
Q2 2019 – Record quarterly processing throughput - 14% above nameplate capacity of 1,100 tpd
Gold Recoveries 98.6% 99.1% 99.0% 98.8% 98.5% 98.2% 98.3% 98.2%
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2019 Second Quarter Financial Highlights
Q2 2019 Q2 2018 YOY
Change
Gold produced (ounces) 34,354 35,828 (4%)
Gold sold2 (ounces) 33,102 35,320 (6%)
Gold sales2 $43m $46m (6%)
EBITDA1 $12m $23m (48%)
Adjusted EBITDA1 $16m $21m (27%)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 37% 47% (21%)
Average realized gold price $1,304/oz $1,296/oz (1%)
Cash operating cost1 (per tonne processed) $156/t $201/t (22%)
Cash operating cost1 (per ounce produced) $518/oz $424/oz 22%
Total cash cost1 (per ounce sold) $580/oz $483/oz 20%
Sustaining capital cost1 (per ounce sold) $206/oz $190/oz 8%
Site all-in sustaining cost1,3 (per ounce sold) $785/oz $672/oz 17%
All-in sustaining cost1 (per ounce sold) $836/oz $718/oz 16%
Cash flow from mining operations1 $22m $26m (16%)
Cash flow from mining operations per share1 $0.06 $0.07 (14%)
Adjusted earnings per share1 $0.00 $0.02 (100%)
Cash Operating Cost1
$518/oz produced
All-In Sustaining Cost1
$836/oz sold
All amounts in US dollars
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1
37%
Cash Flow From Mining
Operations1
$22m or $0.06 per share1. This is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. See the “non-IFRS financial
performance measure” section of the Company’s Q2 2019 MD&A available on www.roxgold.com or www.sedar.com
2. For the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2019, gold ounces sold, and gold sales include pre-commercial
production ounces sold of 2,485 ounces and 4,790 ounces respectively, and revenues of $3.3 million and $6.3 million
respectively. The pre-commercial production gold sales and mine operating expenses were accounted against Property,
Plant and Equipment.
3. Site All-in sustaining costs excludes corporate G&A and in-country corporate costs.
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Continued Focus on Operating Costs maintaining MarginsQ2 2019 operating costs reduced by 22% on a per tonne basis compared to Q2 2018
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www.roxgold.com or www.sedar.com
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Focus on Value Accretive Growth Opportunities
Value accretive investment spend totaling ~$26 million during the quarter
Cash Balance MovementStrong cash flow from mining operations
generating ~$22 million for the quarter
Increased exploration spend due to the inclusion
of Côte D’Ivoire and regional drilling at Yaramoko
Investment spend on value accretive growth
opportunities
▪ ~$19 million on Séguéla acquisition
▪ ~$7 million of pre-commercial production
development spend at Bagassi South
Unfavourable working capital movements –
timing related
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▪ Updated Reserves and Resources Statement announced
in July 2019
▪ Significant conversion of Inferred to Indicated Resource
▪ Improved understanding of key mineralization controls
through detailed mapping and supported by
geostatistics
▪ Structural repetition of high-grade zones becoming
apparent
▪ Planning underway for dedicated underground drill
platform for further infill and depth extension drilling in
H2 2020
▪ 55 Zone remains open at depth
Resource Growth - 55 Zone High-grade shoot extended to 1.2 km below surface
*As of Dec 31st, 2018.
Size Grade
Measured & Indicated 573K ounces 11.8 g/t
Inferred 158K ounces 12.8 g/t
55 Zone Resource (in-situ)*
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Resource Growth – Bagassi SouthQV1 Structure – Significant Resource Upgrade
Bagassi South Resource*
*As of Dec 31st, 2018.
▪ Updated Reserves and Resources
Statement announced in July 2019
▪ Substantial upgrade of Inferred to
Indicated and increase in Inferred
▪ Deep drilling down plunge
highlights structural continuity
Size Grade
Measured &
Indicated
236K ounces 15.2 g/t
Inferred 33K ounces 11.1 g/t
Inferred
Indicated
West East
Measured
0.4Km
YRM-19-DD-BGS-451
26.7g/t over 0.7m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-463
8.6g/t over 2.6m
YRM-19-DD-BGS 465
191.0g/t over 0.5m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-466
8.8g/t over 7.7m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-461
11.1g/t over 1.5m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-460A
32.5g/t over 1.4m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-459
10.7g/t over 2.1m
YRM-19-DD-BGS-458
9.2g/t over 1.4m
Mafic Dyke
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Yaramoko Regional ExplorationFocus on exploring the regional land package
▪ Reconnaissance RC and diamond core drilling at
Tarkwaian West, SAN, 109 Zone, Kaho
intersected several zones of extensive shearing
with associated alteration, quartz veining and
pyrite
▪ Several soil anomalies identified from the
recently completed auger drilling at the Kaho
grid along the Yaramoko Shear, and across the
San and 300 Zone grids
▪ Data compilation underway to further refine the
regional lithogeochemical model and integrate
the large data sets collected during 2019
55 Zone
QV1
QV’
Kaho
109 Zone
300 Zone
San
Haho
Siou 10 Km
Hounde Project
12 Km
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Séguéla Gold Project – Maiden Indicated Resource Declared at AntennaPreliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) expected in Q4 2019
1. For further information on the Company’s drill results, please refer to the Company’s press release dated July 15, 2019, available on the Company’s website at www.roxgold.com or SEDAR at www.sedar.com
2. Represents a diamond drill tail result from the previous RC hole drilled at SGRD225
▪ Maiden Indicated Resource of 496,000 oz at 2.4 g/t Au and
Inferred Resource of 34,000 oz at 2.4 g/t Au declared in July
2019 at the Antenna Deposit
▪ Infill and extension drilling completed at Séguéla since the
Resource upgrade confirming the high-grade core as well as
extensions at depth and along strike on the Eastern lode.
Results include1:
▪ SGRC198: 3.3 g/t Au over 11m from 0m
▪ SGRC201: 1.7 g/t Au over 28m from 0m
▪ SGRC222: 5.4 g/t Au over 21m from 50m
▪ SGRC223: 5.2 g/t Au over 37m from 29m
▪ SGRD225: 1.5 g/t Au over 16m from 98.6m2
▪ All results will be incorporated into the forthcoming PEA and
upgraded Resource estimate anticipated for release in Q4 2019
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Séguéla Gold Project – Prospective Satellite Opportunities
▪ High grade results over wide intervals were received from drilling
at Boulder, demonstrating the potential for satellite pits along the
main structures, including1:
▪ 3.03 g/t Au over 11m, including 9.19 g/t Au over 3m from
RC hole SGRC207; and
▪ 1.71 g/t Au over 19m in RC hole SGRC211
▪ First pass RC drilling at Agouti and Gabbro completed with
results pending
▪ Aircore drilling at Kwenko completed
▪ Aircore drilling between Agouti and Boulder underway
▪ Scout RC drilling advancing at Gabbro and P3
Multiple exploration targets within 15 kilometres of Antenna Deposit
1. For further information on the Company’s drill results, please refer to the Company’s press release dated July 15, 2019, available on the Company’s website at www.roxgold.com or SEDAR at www.sedar.com
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2019 GuidanceAll amounts in US dollars
Exploration Spend$10 - $12 million
Sustaining Capital Expenditure$30 - $35 million
Gold Production
$12 - $15 million
Cash Operating Cost1 (per ounce produced)
$440-$470
AISC1 (per ounce sold)
$765-$795
Bagassi South pre-commercial production development spend2
145,000 – 155,000 oz
1. This is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. See the “non-IFRS financial performance measure” section of the Company’s Q2 2019 MD&A available on the
Company’s website at www.roxgold.com or www.sedar.com
2. Bagassi South is expected to reach commercial production at the end of August 2019. The spend is consistent with the December 2017 Technical Report.
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Kelley StammInvestor Relations & Communications Manager
360 Bay Street, Suite 500
Toronto, ON
M5H 2V6
www.roxgold.com
416 203 6401
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