Xau Resources, Inc. · TSXV:GIG
Xau Resources — Investor Presentation (August 2026)
20 slides from Xau Resources's investor presentation, Aug 24, 2026
Slide 1: A New Opportunity in Guyana
A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN GUYANA HIGH-GRADE • DISTRICT SCALE • UNTAPPED POTENTIAL XAU RESOURCES INC CO RPORATE PRESE NTATION August 24, 2026 X A U RE SO UR CE S | TS XV: GIG | x au r e s our c e s . c om 1
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
F O R W A R D L O O K I N G S TAT E M E N T S Statements contained in this presentation that are not historical facts are “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “Forward-Looking Information”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forw
Slide 3: Gold: Macroeconomic Tailwinds Continue
GOLD MACROECONOMIC TAILWINDS CONTINUE Strong Central Bank Demand Continues to Provide Gold Demand Continues to Grow from Diversified Upward Pressure on Price Sources Central Bank Net Gold Purchases in Tonnes Gold Q1 2026 Total Demand in Tonnes Source: World Gold Council X A U RE SO UR CE S | TS XV:
Slide 4: Guyana: High Growth Mining Jurisdiction
G U YA N A HIGH GROWTH MINING JURISDICTION PRO MINING RULE OF LAW NATURAL SKILLED GOVERNMENT STRONG RESOURCE WORKFORCE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE #1 Mining English-speaking ECONOMY Investment common-law Mining supports Guyanese Existing Attractiveness in jurisdiction with a 5% Percentage 50,000+ governm
Slide 5: Guiana Shield Far Less Explored Compared to Birimian Shield
GLOBAL TECTONICS GUIANA SHIELD FAR LESS EXPLORED COMPARED TO BIRIMIAN SHIELD ~70/90 >300 Gounkoto (Barrick) Moz Au Moz Au Las Cristinas Tabakoto (BCM Inv.) Sadiola (Allied Gold / Zijin) Brisas GUI AN A S HIEL D BI RI MIAN S HIEL D Choco 10 (Rusoro) (South America) (West Africa) La Victoria Morila (M
Slide 6: Guyana Has a History of Exceptional Discoveries
DI S COV ERY HI S TO RY GUYANA HAS A HISTORY OF EXCEPTIONAL DISCOVERIES… RESOURCE Guyana Discoveries by Grade (Au G/T)(*) PROJECT OWNER(S) (Moz Au) 5.0 4.7 Omai 8.0 Toroparu 6.5 Oko West 5.9 2.7 2.2 Aurora 5.4 1.7 1.4 Oko Ghanie 3.5 1.1 1.3 0.7 Eagle Mountain 1.8 Groete 1.6 Tassawini 0.5 Quartzstone
Slide 7: …As Well As a Demonstrated Track Record in M&A
M &A HI S TO RY …AS WELL AS A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD IN M&A ACQUISITION PROJECT STAGE YEAR SELLER BUYER PRICE (US$) Oko East Developer 2026 2,200 Oko West Developer 2024 638 Toroparu Developer 2021 252 Aurora Producer 2020 238 Source: Company materials X A U RE SO UR CE S | TS XV: GIG | x au r e
Slide 8: XAU Offers Three Projects in One Guyanese Exploration Story
XAU OFFERS THREE PROJECTS IN ONE GUYANESE EXPLORATION STORY Three Strong Projects Proven Mine Finders Quartzstone: Historical Resource — Indicated: 163 koz Team has 15+ years in-country and a @ 5.44 g/t Au; Inferred: 295 koz @ 4.79 g/t Au track record of major gold discoveries (Wardell Armstrong, Ma
Slide 9: Our Projects Are in the Right Neighborhood
OUR PROJECTS ARE IN THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD QUARTZSTONE • Historical Resource — Indicated: 163 koz @ 5.44 g/t; Inferred: 295 koz @ 4.79 g/t1 Mathew’s Ridge • Testwork Indicated >95% recoveries • Existing Earn-In with Fortuna Mining Noseno Project NOSENO • 152 km2 property • 37 medium-scale permits •
Slide 10: Quartzstone: A High-Grade Exploration Opportunity
Q UARTZ STONE PROJ EC T A HIGH-GRADE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY HIGH-GRADE TRANSACTION SUMMARY HISTORICAL • Exploration-stage property with DEAL STRUCTURE historical high-grade intercepts Upon completion of the proposed reverse RESOURCE takeover, XAU Resources will indirectly hold a 100% interest in th
Slide 11: No Cash Cost to XAU During Earn-In
Q UARTZ STONE PROJ EC T NO CASH COST TO XAU DURING EARN-IN 2-STAGE EARN-IN STRUCTURE YEARS 1-4 STAGE 1 NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI Fortuna may earn 51% interest through completion of the ■ Canadian mid-tier gold & silver producer ($3.6B market Up to 60,000 m of exploration drilling(2) Focus: Resource expan
Slide 12: Geological Setting Within Oko-Aremu Gold District
QUARTZSTONE GEOLOGY GEOLOGICAL SETTING WITHIN OKO-AREMU GOLD DISTRICT OKO ANALOG Similar Geological Setting Quartzstone Property ■ A north-south mineralized thrust/shear along the western flank of a rigid body (Bartica gneissic complex) 25 km distance. >4x the Oko strike length of structure ■ 20+ km
Slide 13: Historical Exploration Results & Prospective Target Areas
D I S C O V E R Y U P S I D E a t Q UA R T Z ST O N E HISTORICAL EXPLORATION RESULTS & PROSPECTIVE TARGET AREAS 10-183 g/t Au >25 rock samples Northwest Structural Corridor 2,100 199 35 Highlighting the 5+ km strike of a second major discovery corridor RO C K C H I PS RE T URN ED RE T URN ED unteste
Slide 14: Noseno Project: Favourable Geological Setting
NOS ENO PROJ EC T FAVOURABLE GEOLOGICAL SETTING ■ ‘On trend’ with the major gold deposits of the Trans-Guyana gold belt, the Aurora and Omai Mines and the Toroparu and Oko MATTHEWS RIDGE PROJECT Projects NOSENO PROJECT ■ Total gold endowment (historical production + current resources) of the gold AU
Slide 15: Noseno: District-Scale Greenfields Optionality
NOS ENO PROJ EC T DISTRICT-SCALE GREENFIELDS OPTIONALITY 152 km2 O P TI O N E D PROPE RTY 37 MEDIUM-SCALE PERMITS 98.9 g/t HISTORICAL I N T E R C E P T (7 ) 1.6m @ 98.9 g/t Au, including 0.5m @ 274 g/t Au in one ddh ON TREND WITH MAJORS In the same structural corridor as Aurora, Oko, Omai & Toroparu
Slide 16: Matthews Ridge: District-Scale Greenfields Optionality
M AT T H E W S R I D G E P R O J E C T DISTRICT-SCALE GREENFIELDS OPTIONALITY 60.97 km2 O P TI O N E D PROPE RTY 15 MEDIUM-SCALE PERMITS 7 km GOL D IN S OIL ANOMALLY Multiple samples >500 ppb Au to a maximum of 4,105 ppb Au.¹ HISTORICAL WORK Petropavlovsk excavated four widely spaced trenches totali
Slide 17: Transaction Overview: Capital Structure Post Transaction
C A P I TA L S T R U C T U R E P O S T T R A N S A C T I O N TRANSACTION OVERVIEW ITEM VALUE RESULTING ISSUER MIN (C$10M) % FD MAX (C$20M) % FD Shares Outstanding 16,761,500 XAU Shareholders 19,943,850 11% 19,943,850 10% Options 1,051,150 Warrants* 2,131,200 Shares Issued to Acquire QSH 140,000,000
Slide 18: Management Team & Board of Directors
PROVEN LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT TEAM & BOARD OF DIRECTORS* GARY BAY PETER HAMBRO ANDREY MARUTA C EO & D i re c to r Cha ir ma n Chi ef F i nanc i al O ffic e r • 17+ years in international mineral exploration • 40+ years in precious metals • 18 years in finance • 15+ years of in-country Guyana experien
Slide 19: An Emerging Guyanese Gold Story with Leverage to Discovery
AN EMERGING GUYANESE GOLD STORY WITH LEVERAGE TO DISCOVERY Quartzstone – Producer Funded growth through Fortuna Earn-in agreement.(2) 152 km(2) prospective land package in a 30–33 Moz gold belt hosting Aurora, Oko, Omai & Toroparu Noseno hosts multiple high-priority, untested targets validated by ea
Slide 20: Appendix Notes
For more Information contact: AP PENDIX NOTES Gary Bay, President and CEO gb@xauresources.com (1)Historical Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) prepared by Anton Kornitskiy presented in unpublished Technical Report on (4) Trench results untested by drilling: SAMPLING & ANALYTICAL METHODS: Half-core sa