Almaden Minerals Ltd. · TSXV:AMM
Almaden Minerals — Investor Presentation (September 2014)
23 slides from Almaden Minerals's investor presentation, September 2014
Slide 1: Almaden Minerals
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Slide 2: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER Safe Harbour Statement Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward‐looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities legislation. Such forward‐looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertain
Slide 3: The Almaden Value Proposition
The Almaden Value Proposition Dedication & Ability: Positive Ixtaca PEA: • Management focused solely on Almaden • 3.53 MM oz AuEq 43‐101 M&I Resource • Discovered NEW District in Mexico • Mining Friendly, low‐cost Mexico • Staked Key Assets • Unrivalled Infrastructure; • High Recovery, Low strip; Cr
Slide 4: Exceptional North American Land Package
Exceptional North American Land Package EASTERN MEXICO: PIONEERED BY ALMADEN Almaden’s Projects (+ 40 in portfolio) • Under explored terrain with exceptional JV / Optioned mineral potential Sold / Royalty No historical work, rich geology • Geology similar to gold‐rich Nevada & Utah Hosts several exc
Slide 5: Innovation: Rapid Concept-To-Drill Model
Innovation: Rapid Concept‐To‐Drill Model Increasing the odds of discovery at lower cost: • World class “project generating” team • Low property acquisition costs (stake vs buy) using proprietary intellectual capital • 5 Company‐owned portable Drills • Unique capacity to drill early and often • Low e
Slide 6: Ixtaca: Unrivalled Infrastructure
IXTACA: UNRIVALLED INFRASTRUCTURE 100% Almaden Mineral Title • 14,000 hectare claim acquired by staking • 100km north of Puebla, VW plant & 150km east of Mexico City (3hour drive) • 25km from Industrial Park by paved road; • Private surface right: no ejidos in project area • Mineral current land use
Slide 7: Ixtaca Deposit PEA, April 2014: Summary
IXTACA DEPOSIT PEA, APRIL 2014: Summary • US$ 1320/oz gold price PEA Results ‐ $1320/oz Gold, $21/oz Silver Pre‐Tax NPV (5%) $MM 728 • US$ 21/oz silver price Pre‐Tax IRR % 29 • 130 000 oz Au/year for 14 years After‐Tax NPV (5%) $MM 434 • 7.8 million oz Ag/year for 14 years After‐Tax IRR % 22 • Proje
Slide 8: Ixtaca Deposit April 2014 PEA: Economic Results
Ixtaca Deposit April 2014 PEA: Economic Results 3 Year trailing Alternate Case* Base Case Parameter Average Pre-Tax After-Tax Pre-Tax After-Tax Pre-Tax After-Tax Gold Price (US$/ounce) $1,200 $1,320 $1,530 Silver Price (US$/ounce) $18 $21 $29 Net Cash Flow $783M $497M $1,194M $761M $2,203M $1,411M N
Slide 9: Community Partnerships and Education
Community Partnerships and Education • Exploration jobs: up to70 workers from local community employed & trained; • Environmental stewardship: on‐going tree‐planting, recycling, and environmental education programs; • Informed consent: Mining education and tours to active mines in Mexico for communi
Slide 10: Low Environmental Impact Mine Plan
Low Environmental Impact Mine Plan • Land for mine plan has been previously cleared: little to no current land use; • Surface rights privately owned and acquired with lease/purchase agreements; • Water wells not required: current models show sufficient water for mine plan from collection of rainwate
Slide 11: Ixtaca Updated Resource Statement, Jan. 2014
Ixtaca Updated Resource Statement, Jan. 2014 MEASURED RESOURCE AuEq Cut‐off Tonnes > Cut‐off Grade>Cut‐off Contained Metal (g/t) (tonnes) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) AuEq (g/t) Au (ozs) Ag (ozs) AuEq (ozs) 0.3 44,590,000 0.48 30.27 1.07 682,000 43,400,000 1,528,000 0.5 30,440,000 0.61 39.44 1.38 599,000 38,60
Slide 12: Ixtaca Deposit: From Discovery to PEA
Ixtaca Deposit: From Discovery to PEA Tuligtic Claim ALMADEN TEAM TIMELINE: August 2010: Discovery Hole TU‐10‐01 • 300.2m of 1 g/t Au, 48 g/t Ag • 44.35 m of 2.77 g/t Au, 117.1 g/t Ag Blind discovery – Thesis proven Location of Ixtaca • Zone masked by altered volcanic ash Zone Inset Maps • Soil anom
Slide 13: Plan Map
PLAN MAP --" oe - “HIGH GRADE OUTLINE OF CURRENT MINERALIZED SHELL (based on 0.1 g/t Au equivalent shell, includes internal dilution) A -” OPEN PIT OUTLINE b HIGH GRADE 27. MAIN IXTACA ZONE ae Almaden Minerals” tscam LEGEND DRILLHOLES Diamond Drill Hole Assay Intercept >2.5 git AUEQ / Assay Intercep
Slide 14: Longitudinal Section NE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION NE LOOKING 340 SW SECTION 10550E OPEN PIT OUTLINE. CLAY ALTERED VOLCANICLASTICS HIGH GRADE MAIN IXTACA ZONE x 44.0m 1.0 g/t Au, 96 g/t Ag, 3.0 g/t AUEq \ yo Inc. 10.5m 2.7 g/t Au, 245 g/t Ag, 7.5 g/t AuEq 97.75m 1.5 git Au, 10 git Ag, 1.7 g/t AUEq Inc. 18.0m 6.4 g/t Au, 14 g/t A
Slide 15: Section 10550E
SECTION 10550E LOOKING 060
Slide 16: Tuligtic Exploration Upside: 2014 Drilling
Tuligtic Exploration Upside: 2014 Drilling Sol Zone Azul Zone Ixtaca East Caleva Zone 15
Slide 17: Caballo Blanco & El Cobre
CABALLO BLANCO & EL COBRE Caballo Blanco Caballo • Veracruz State, Mexico Blanco Power plant • Located 75 km northwest of Veracruz City • Sold to Gold Group Mining (GGA) Almaden holds 1.5% NSR El Cobre • Veracruz State, Mexico • Large Cu‐Au porphyry system • 100% Almaden • Unparalleled infrastructur
Slide 18: El Cobre Project
EL COBRE PROJ ECT Almaden Minerals 762,000 mE 763,000 mE 764,000 mE 765,000 mE 766,000 mE 767,000 mE z y n g f 3 = Sf s a ~~" 3 7 y 2 08-CBCN-19: 41.15m @ (to end of hole) 0.42g/t Au, 0.27% Cu (0.64g/t AuEq) { { z ) J z J 8 a ; Se 8 sh 3 | 2 x DDH04CB1: 290.00m @ ) a 0.39g/t Au, 0.16%Cu (0.53g/t AuE
Slide 19: Drill-Ready Projects: Almaden Discoveries
Drill‐Ready Projects: Almaden Discoveries Caldera and El Chato Gold Projects (100%) Yago Project :Sold to Tarsis Resources for 2% royalty and shares • Location: Puebla State, Mexico • Almaden discovery, 100% owned through staking • Location: Nayarit State, Mexico • Both projects are new Caballo Blan
Slide 20: Corporate Summary
Corporate Summary TSX: AMM / NYSE MKT: AAU • NO DEBT Ixtaca • ~$8 MM Cash & raised $6 MM in non‐brokered discovery private placement on August 1st, 2014 • (1,597 ounces) in GOLD • Approx. $4.6 MM in Equity Investments (Q2 2014) • 64.58 MM SHARES ISSUED • Options (6.0 MM shares) avg. exercise price $
Slide 21: Almaden Value
Almaden Value * Upcoming Catalysts: • IXTACA DEPOSIT PFS 2015 * • 2014 Ixtaca Exploration Drilling • Preparation of EIS for filing in 2015 * *Ixtaca NPV from Almaden PEA news release, April 16, 2014 @ US$1320/oz gold, US$21/oz silver | Current $US market cap as of April 16th, 2014
Slide 22: Contact Us
Contact Us OUR LOGO: Morgan Poliquin, CEO Korm Trieu, CFO Almaden’s logo is a cuneiform rockman@almadenminerals.com ktrieu@almadenminerals.com inscription and the earliest‐known written appearance of the word gold. Our Headquarters are located in Vancouver, Canada It is taken from a clay document PL
Slide 23: Appendix: Ixtaca Deposit PEA Details
Appendix: Ixtaca Deposit PEA Details Projected Production and Processing Summary Next Engineering and Development Steps The Company plans to immediately embark upon a Pre-Feasibility Engineering Program. Total Mill Feed Material 128.7 M tonnes Apart from further metallurgical studies, the work outli
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