BOROSI GOLD-COPPER PROJECT, NICARAGUA November 2009
Forward Looking Statement Certain statements in this document constitute “forward looking statements” which may not be based on historical fact. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risk, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: actual results of exploration and development activities; the costs and timing of the development of new deposits; future prices of precious and base metals; accidents; risks inherent in mineral exploration; risks associated with development, construction and mining operations; restrictions on foreign ownership; the Company’s history of operating losses and uncertainty of future profitability; uncertainty of access to additional capital; and environmental liability claims and insurance. This presentation is not an offer to purchase securities and does not constitute an offering document under Securities legislation.
CALIBRE MINING CAPITAL STRUCTURE TSX.V Stock Exchange
Symbol: CXB
Capital Structure Issued and Outstanding Options Warrants Fully Diluted
114,088,416 8,870,000 64,333,846 187,292,262
Market Capitalization
C$20 million
Working Capital
C$1.4 million
Management and Insiders
~15%
Yamana Gold
~11%
Kinross Gold
~6%
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Who is Calibre?
EXPERIENCED MINING PROFESSIONALS Sr. Company Experience
Experienced Exploration Team
Large Project Experience
Project Valuations
Resource Development Experience
Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Calibre Philosophy Create shareholder wealth by leveraging our experience to acquire, explore and develop strategic gold and copper assets in a safe and sustainable manner
ACQUIRE
EXPLORE DEVELOP
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WHY NICARAGUA?
• • • •
REGIONAL ENDOWMENT PAST PRODUCTION HISTORICAL RESOURCES MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLORATION SUCCESS
• PROGRESSIVE MINING LAW • DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT SLIDE 6
BOROSI MINERALIZATION • The Borosi Project is a 71,000 hectare group of concessions within a 6,000 sq-Km metallogenic province. • Historical production of over 5 million ounces of gold, 4 million ounces of silver, 305 million pounds of copper, and 213 million lbs of zinc
Epithermal Gold & Silver Bonanza Rosita Siuna
Gold Skarn
Gold & Copper Skarn
• Wide spread copper, silver and gold mineralization • Three main deposit types: 1. Gold Skarn 2. Copper Skarn 3. Low Sulphidation Gold-Silver Epithermal Vein
Mine (*owned by Calibre)
Years
Tonnage (tonnes)
Gold (ounces)
Cu (lbs)
Silver (ounces)
La Luz – Siuna*
1912-1983
17,092,000
2,273,000
672,210
Rosita*
1906-1975
5,374,688
177,737
Bonanza
1939-present
8,923,374
2,626,533
611,131
Others*
1972- 1979
155,500
15,650
724,872
305 MM
Regional Historical Production (Arengi 2002)
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2,630,000
BOROSI PROJECT ACQUISITION TERMS Purchase Price: • C$7.0 Million (C$4.4 MM Cash + 12.0 MM CXB shares) Bonus Payment: • If within 5 years a NI 43-101 Measured and Indicated resource within the Borosi project boundary, Calibre will pay Yamana C$5.00 per ounce gold equivalent capped at C$3.5 Million. • No additional payments in excess of 700,000 gold equivalent ounces. • Cash or share payment at Calibre’s discretion Bonus Warrants: • 5.0 MM, 5 year purchase warrants @ C$0.50/share • 5.0 MM, 5 year purchase warrants @ $1.00 /share • The warrants are only exercised if Calibre delineates at least 2.5 million, NI 43-101 compliant ounces of gold equivalent in Measured and Indicated resource categories within the Borosi project boundary. SLIDE 8
JOINT VENTURE TERMS Option with B2Gold 51% interest in Borosi Concessions by:
• C$ 8 MM over 3 years • C$2.5 MM committed • Calibre is operator Interest increase to 65% by: • Selecting a deposit within the Concession and funding Prefeasibility Level Study • Specific to one deposit • May select multiple deposits • Reciprocal right to Calibre
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PRIORITIZATION OF EXPLORATION TARGETS Disciplined and systematic targeting: • Regional Datasets • Airborne Geophysical Surveys • Geology • Digital Elevation Models • Mineral Occurrences
• Drill Hole Databases Product: • Deposit Model Prospectivity • Prioritization Matrix Ability to put our capital towards the best opportunity for success SLIDE 10
BOROSI GOLD AND COPPER PROJECT
Bonanza Camp
Cerro 403 NE Bonanza
East Epithermal Camp Rosita Camp
San Jose Kukalaya Santo Thomas
El Paraiso
Minnesota Santa Maria SW Bonanza
Bambana Terciopelo
Siuna Camp
Fruta De Pan
Borosi Concessions
Primavera
Cerro Potosi
Cerro Aeropuerto
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EASTERN EPITHERMAL CAMP 4 km
• Low Sulphidation Epithermal Gold and Silver District • 22,870 Hectare concession area, containing past producers: - Riscos de Oro - El Blag - La Luna • La Luna Trenching: 3.5 g/t Au over 12 m
3.53 g/t Au over 10 m
• Grab samples up to 46 g/t Au 3.5 g/t Au over 12.6m
• 18 kilometres of inferred total vein strike length • C$2.0 Million budgeted for initial mapping, prospecting and drilling campaign
12.4 g/t Au over 3 m
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RISCOS DE ORO EPITHERMAL VEIN SYSTEM •
Low Sulphidation Epithermal Deposit
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Former Open Pit and Underground Producer 1977 -1981
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Developed down to 350’ level
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300m strike to open pit and underground
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2 km strike length – confirmed by trenching (3.53 g/t Au over 10 metres)
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Up to 19.7 g/t Au from grabs
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New parallel system to the Northwest
New Vein Extent of Open Pit and Underground
2 Km
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ROSITA GOLD AND COPPER CAMP Minnesota Rosita Mine (Arengi 2002) Tonnage (tonnes)
Santa Maria
Bambana
Au (oz)
Cu (lbs)
Past Production
5,374,688
177,737
305 MM
Total Historical Resource*
15,354,100
316,414
328 MM
Ag (oz) 2,630,000
* Not NI43-101 compliant. These resources are estimates and have not been verified by the company; they are presented only for historical completeness.
CXB Target Areas
Fruta de Pan CXB Target
• 16,000 Hectare concession covering the past producing Santa Rita Copper Mine • C$570k budgeted for initial mapping, prospecting and drilling campaign SLIDE
Terciopelo
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BAMBANA GOLD AND COPPER TARGETS Channel Sample Across Pit: 1.64 g/t Au, 1645 g/t Ag, 29.9% Cu, 3.2% Zn over 0.9 metres
Copper Oxide at Bambana
Artisanal Workings at Bambana
Copper Oxide at Bambana SLIDE 15
BONANZA CAMP • 16,180 Hectare concession, surrounding the Bonanza Epithermal Camp
BONANZA CAMP
NE Bonanza Cerro 403
Target on Strike of Bonanza Mines
• Historical production from Bonanza is over 2.5 million ounces of gold • Exploration targets are on strike of the privately held Bonanza mines • C$135 k budgeted for initial mapping, and prospecting on three targets
SW Bonanza
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SIUNA GOLD CAMP Cerro Potosi Tonnage (tonnes)
Au (oz)
Ag (oz)
Past Production
17,092,000
2,273,000
672,210
Total Historical Resource*
10,683,300
816,958
Hole CP-08-13 CP-08-13 CP-08-14 CP-08-14 CP-08-15 CP-08-15 CP-08-18 CP-08-18 CP-08-18
* Not NI43-101 compliant. These resources are estimates and have not been verified by the company; they are presented only for historical completeness. La Luz- Siuna Mine (Arengi 2002)
From (m)
To (m)
30.00 56.00 81.00 113.00 39.30 62.00 27.00 39.00 70.45
34.00 88.00 85.30 120.00 55.50 68.50 30.00 54.00 76.30
Length (m) 4.00 32.00 4.30 7.00 16.20 6.50 3.00 15.00 5.85
Au (g/tonne) 0.93 2.50 1.52 1.32 4.18 2.46 0.72 1.78 0.95
• 5800 metres of drilling Cerro Aeropuerto Hole CA-07-01 CA-07-01 CA-07-02 CA-07-02 CA-07-03 CA-07-03 CA-08-04 CA-08-08 CA-08-16 CA-08-16 CA-08-16
From (m)
To (m)
194.80 242.80 242.00 257.50 303.00 316.00 237.00 263.80 9.00 111.00 174.70
197.80 266.80 244.00 259.70 306.00 318.00 240.00 266.40 13.95 116.00 177.20
Length (m) 3.00 24.00 2.00 2.20 3.00 2.00 3.00 2.60 4.95 5.00 2.50
Au (g/tonne) 19.72 5.75 25.08 16.94 4.16 7.34 2.10 2.01 2.50 7.23 6.56
• Two main zones 500m apart • Structurally controlled gold mineralization • Corporate review planned for 2009
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PROGRAMS Maximize the value of the project by developing a social license to operate • Engage the Community • Community Stakeholder Meetings • Donation of Medical Supplies and accommodations for doctors • Equipment for Tree Plantations • Hurricane Relief • Environmental Baseline Studies • Health and Safety Programs
Calibre Exploration Team
Stakeholder Meetings
Equipment Donations SLIDE 18
Investment Highlights
Project Pipeline Resource •Rosita •Siuna
Advanced Drilling
ACQUIRE
•Cerro Potosi •Cerro Aeropuerto
EXPLORE
•Riscos de Oro •El Blag •La Luna •Santo Thomas •Bambana •El Paraiso
Drill Testing
Target Delineation
DEVELOP
•Guapinol Extension •Fruta De Pan •Primavera •Santa Maria •Cerro 403
Grass Roots / Generative •San Jose Kukalaya •Minnesota •Ne Bonanza •Sw Bonanza
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Borosi Project is Highly Prospective for Epithermal Gold & Silver, Gold Skarn, and Copper Skarn Deposits
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Historical Resources* of 1.1 million ounces of gold, 328 million pounds of copper
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Two Advanced drill stage projects; Cerro Potosi and Cerro Aeropuerto
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Four district scale exploration projects; each with multiple opportunities for success
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Joint Venture Fully Funded by B2Gold, including C$2.5 Million through July 2010
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Significant Shareholders: Kinross and Yamana * Not NI43-101 compliant. These resources are estimates and have not been verified by the company; they are presented only for historical completeness.
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APPENDIX
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Directors and Management
Robert D. Brown B.Sc.(Geol.), MBA President & Chief Executive Officer, Director Mr. Brown has been involved in mineral exploration and capital markets for the past 16 years and has world-wide experience in exploring for both precious and base metal deposits. Prior to joining Calibre, Mr. Brown was the Exploration Manager for Canada at Barrick Gold where he was responsible for regional and mine exploration in Canada and Alaska, exploration business development and managing Barrick’s junior resource stock portfolio. Mr Brown started his career as Mining Analyst at Yorkton Securities Inc., where he was responsible for vetting gold, base metal, diamond and coal exploration and development projects from around the world.
Douglas Forster, B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Geo. Chairman of the Board Mr. Forster has been associated with the mining and oil and gas industries for the past 29 years. Mr. Forster has extensive experience and a proven track record in resource project development, mergers and acquisitions, equity finance and public company management. He has been a founder, senior executive and/or director of 12 publicly traded companies listed on North American Stock Exchanges.
Blayne Johnson Director Mr. Johnson has been involved in the investment community for the past 20 years. As a Vice President of First Marathon Securities, he played a key role in providing institutional financing to junior resource companies. During his tenure at the firm, First Marathon participated in over $5 billion of equity financings for natural resource companies. He is currently the Chairman of Featherstone Capital Advisors.
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MANAGED PROJECT PIPELINE Generative
San Jose Kukalaya
Active Projects
Grass Roots
Target Delineation
Drill Testing
Advanced Drilling
Rosita
Cerro Aeropuerto
Guapinol Extension El Blag
Minnesota
Santo Thomas
El Paraiso
Ne Bonanza
Bambana
La Luna
Sw Bonanza
Fruta De Pan
Riscos de Oro
Primavera Santa Maria
Terciopelo
Cerro 403 Corporate Development (Project Review)
Cerro Potosi
• Initial 6,000 metre drill program planned on six targets
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BOROSI PROJECT TIMELINE 2009 TO 2010
Program
October
November
December
Sampling & Mapping
pH & Soils
Trenching
Drilling
January
February
March
April
May
June
2,000 rock, 250 stream sediment
2000 samples
500 samples
600 metres
200 metres
6000 metre
RESULTS
Exploration Budget: C$2.5 Million to be spent by July 1, 2010
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