Rua Gold Inc · TSX:RUA
Rua Gold — Investor Presentation (September 2024)
21 slides from Rua Gold's investor presentation, September 2024
Slide 1: An Emerging Gold Explorer with Two Highly Prospective Land Packages in New Zealand
An Emerging Gold Explorer with Two Highly Prospective Land Packages in NEW ZEALAND’s historical gold fields. TSX-V: RUA • OTC: NZAUF • WKN: A4010V www.ruagold.com
Slide 2: Cautionary Statement
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CAUTIONARY STATEMENT This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are not historical facts. Forward Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, conditions or financial performance that is based on assumptions about
Slide 3: Focus, Location and Timing
Focus, Location and Timing STRATEGY ➜ Targeting under-developed high-grade gold ➜ New Zealand District Roll Up ➜ Pro-Mining Government RUA GOLD’s projects Economic Timing Expertise represent a compelling investment opportunity, Gold is an increasingly New Zealand's new Management brings a history un
Slide 4: Dominant New Zealand Gold Exploration Company
Dominant New Zealand Gold Exploration Company Strategically focused on two prolific gold districts in New Zealand with proven high-grade gold deposits. 4
Slide 5: Exploration in Two Historic High-Grade Gold Districts
Exploration in Two Historic High-grade Epithermal Gold High Grade Gold Districts North Island 15M oz. Gold & 60M oz. Silver Historical Production of Hauraki Goldfields 15-30 g/t Au Historical Grade High-grade Orogenic Gold South Island 2M oz. Gold Historical Production of Reefton 9-50 g/t Au Histori
Slide 6: New Zealand is Open For Business
New Zealand is Open For Business A Rich History of High Grade Gold in an Emerging Jurisdication 40M+ Oz. Highly Prospective Geology of GOLD NZ's rich production history FAST TRACK NZ Government new fast-track approvals Active Mining Industry bill to expedite mining approvals and permits. 2X EXPORTS
Slide 7: The Right Time To Invest is NOW
The Right Time To Invest is NOW The best time to invest in an exploration company is right before discovery, when all the ground work has been laid, and drills are turning. Is here Company Value 2020 - 2024 Concept Pre-Discovery Discovery Feasibility Build Startup Operating 7
Slide 8: Reefton Goldfield: Geology, History, and Potential
Reefton Goldfield: Geology, History, and Potential. GEOLOGY Orogenic gold deposits are among the highest gold-grade deposits in the world HISTORY The Reefton Goldfield has produced 2 Moz gold at 9-50 g/t Au POTENTIAL Discovered high-grade Pactolus vein; drilling shows significant intercepts. 8
Slide 9: Reefton Goldfield: District Scale Land Package
Reefton Goldfield: District Scale Land Package DOMINANT LAND PACKAGE PROVEN PROGRESS 119,584 ha 5000+ of tenements meters of drilling 90% of entire district HISTORICAL PRODUCTION ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE Highways +900koz Grid Power Rail @ ~20 g/t gold Shipping ACTIVE NEIGHBOURING MINE: FEDERATION
Slide 10: Actively Advancing a District-Scale Discovery
Actively Advancing a District-Scale Discovery ✓ Development of the Blackwater Mine (Snowy River Project) demonstrates ✓ Blackwater provides a blueprint for the RUA combined continuity of gold mineralization to 1,500m and potentially beyond land package to have the value of 7x “Blackwaters” 10
Slide 11: Near Mine Drilling Program: Murray Creek
Near Mine Drilling Program: Murray Creek Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Depth of Historical Mining Drillhole 1 Drillhole 2 Faulted shoot below historic workings: strong evidence that shoot continues below mined depth of 200 m.
Slide 12: Alexander River: High-Grade, Strategically Located
Alexander River: High-Grade, Strategically Located High-grade gold mineralization, open at depth and located ~8km from Federation Mining’s Blackwater RUA GOLD’s Alexander River(1) Federation Mining’s Blackwater (~8km from Federation Mining’s Snowy River) Shoot extends for > 1.3 kms down plunge Shoot
Slide 13: Reefton Goldfield
Reefton Goldfield A forgotten historic gold mining district. Now RUA GOLD is back as the dominant player Historical Production of over 2024 2Moz @ 9-50g/t Au RUA GOLD Is Bringing Reefton Back
Slide 14: Hauraki Goldfield
Hauraki Goldfield A Cornerstone of New Zealand Gold Mining GEOLOGY Epithermal gold deposits are among the highest gold grade producers in the world HISTORY The Hauraki Goldfield has produced 15M+ oz gold and 60M+ oz silver PRODUCTION Neighboring mines are already producing significant amounts of hig
Slide 15: Hauraki Goldfield
Hauraki Goldfield ¹Source: OceanaGold R & R Annual Statement, February 21, 2024 15
Slide 16: Glamorgan has the classic surface features of a major epithermal gold-silver system
Glamorgan has the classic surface features of a major epithermal gold-silver system • Untested 3.8km long zone of silicification, veining and alteration • Rock samples on surface up to 95g/t gold • > 50ppb gold in soils over its 3.8km length • Microcrystalline quartz, opaline and chalcedonic quartz,
Slide 17: The Team: A Legacy of Creating Value
THE TEAM: A LEGACY OF CREATING VALUE RUA GOLD’s team is driving an aggressive and focused strategy to capitalize on New Zealand’s gold mining potential, recognizing the unparalleled opportunities in their PROJECTS. RUA's team has the experience to extract New Zealand’s high-grade gold, having achiev
Slide 18: Board of Directors Key Management
Board of Directors Key Management Chairman CEO Oliver Lennox-King Robert Eckford Former Chairman of Fronteer Gold and Co-founder and Head of Finance and of RoxGold with $3B in exits Aris Mining. Experience in mining across Largest shareholder of RUA GOLD. Australia, Africa and South America. Directo
Slide 19: Capital Structure
Capital Structure TSX-V: RUA OTC: NZAUF WKN: A4010V Current Pro Forma1 Common Shares 238.0M 322.0M 24% Options 10M @ $0.10 vesting in 2027 2.5M @ $0.17 - $0.25 vesting in 12.5M 12.5M 41% 2027 Warrants 16M @ $0.20 expiring March 2025 2.7M @ $0.18 broker warrants July 18.7M 18.7M 2026 19% Fully Dilute
Slide 20: Purpose Driven Strategy
Purpose Driven Strategy WE KNOW NEW ZEALAND: Majority of our board and management have experience in New Zealand WE KNOW GOLD: $11B+ in exits, 100+ years of experience in gold mining WE KNOW HOW TO FIND AND MINE GOLD: 8 mines taken to production by team members NEW ZEALAND IS READY: Pro-mining NZ Go
Slide 21: www.ruagold.com
TSX-V: RUA OTC: NZAUF WKN: A4010V Robert Eckford CEO 1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500 Vancouver BC, V6E 4N7, Canada mobile: +1.604.655.7354 email: reckford@ruagold.com www.ruagold.com