Esgold Corp · CSE:ESAU
Esgold — Investor Presentation (February 2023)
48 slides from Esgold's investor presentation, Feb 20, 2023
Slide 1: ESGold Corp.
ESGold Corp. JANUARY 2023 CSE: ESAU | OTC: ESAUZF | FSE: N2W esgold.com
Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that ESGold Corp. expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
Slide 3: Content
CONTENT 1 ESGOLD OVERVIEW 4 EAGLE RIVER PROJECT 2 MONTAUBAN PROJECT 5 POLYMER PROJECT 3 OTTAWA RIVER PROJECT 6 APPENDICES 3
Slide 4: ESGold Overview
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Slide 5: 2023 Outlook
2023 OUTLOOK VALUE DRIVERS MONTAUBAN – ROAD TO PRODUCTION MONTAUBAN - HARD ROCK OTTAWA RIVER – GOLD RECOVERY EXPLORATION ▰ Projected is fully permitted to operate ▰ LOW-COST OPPORTUNITY to validate 1000m/t per day Merrill-Crowe closed circuit ▰ Company estimates it could add up to the MINT LOSS GOLD
Slide 6: Business Overview
BUSINESS OVERVIEW ▰ Formed in 2004 and traded on the CSE (CSE:ESAU), ESGold is headquartered in Vancouver, BC ▰ The company is developing the Montauban Mine project to profitably ESGold is a Canadian gold extract significant residue minerals while restoring and returning the exploration company base
Slide 7: Management Team
MANAGEMENT TEAM Jean Yves Therien Rebecca Ong Paul Mastantuono Brad Kitchen CEO & Director CFO COO & Director President • Mr. Therien has more than 12 years of senior • Has over 30 years of experience in finance in • Started a transportation company in early • 31 years of experience in investment ba
Slide 8: Advisory Board
ADVISORY BOARD Pierre-Olivier Mathys Ron Perry Michel Fontaine • Pierre-Olivier is a leader in transformational •Mr. Perry is an experienced entrepreneurial executive •Mr. Fontaine is a private investor, entrepreneur, and technologies who thrives on organizations becoming with a demonstrated history
Slide 9: Board of Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christopher Stewart Martin Prescott Director Director •Chris is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of •Mr. Prescott has over 25 years of experience relating management, operational and technical experience to stock market trading, blockchain and investment in the mining in
Slide 10: Share Structure
SHARE STRUCTURE Details to support options/warrants outstanding Options Options issued Oct 6, 2021 @ $0.15 5 000 000 Options issued May 31, 2022 @ $0.05 8 550 000 Options issued June 11, 2022 @ $0.05 1 000 000 Options issued June 30, 2022 @ $0.095 500 000 Description Number of shares Options issued
Slide 11: Montauban Project
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Slide 12: Montauban Highlights
MONTAUBAN HIGHLIGHTS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS GOLD AND SILVER RESOURCE ▰ Fully permitted processing operations for Tailings 1,000 t/d mill ▰ 2019 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) ▰ Mill building and infrastructure, including of 462,000 tonnes grading 0.31 g/t Au hydro, is completed and 32.68 g/t Ag ▰ Mill
Slide 13: Drill Program at Montauban
DRILL PROGRAM AT MONTAUBAN ▰ Systematic tailings drill program of approximately 275 sonic holes at 25 meter spacing ▰ All five (5) tailings sites are targeted for the first time ▰ Program designed to fill gaps in historic information with higher density of holes and up to date gold and silver analyt
Slide 14: The Montauban Site Opportunity
THE MONTAUBAN SITE OPPORTUNITY ▰ With the right support and investment, a contaminated site can be an opportunity for companies that can process mine tailings while restoring the sites back to a natural “green” state, and qualify as perfect exemple of ESG project ▰ This includes the Montauban site,
Slide 15: Montauban Near Surface Ore Resources
MONTAUBAN NEAR SURFACE ORE RESOURCES Near Surface Ore Resource 1M+ tons based on Historical independent reports non NI 43-101 Gold Silver 3.6 g/t+ 29 g/t+ 125,000 oz Au 817,000 oz Ag ▰ Montauban deposit and area have not been explored with modern exploration technique ▰ Past producer has never focus
Slide 16: Past Mirabel Sampling
PAST MIRABEL SAMPLING Section 230 S Surface resources - section 1280 N Grap Samples Grab Samples 1 18.40 g/t Au 162.00 g/t Ag 1 89.5 g/t Au 37.5 g/t Ag 2 15.70 g/t Au 41.00 g/t Ag 3 3.30 g/tAu 4.90 g/tAg 16
Slide 17: Near Surface Resources
NEAR SURFACE RESOURCES Surface resources - section 1310 N Grab Samples 1 11.90 g/t Au 31.4 g/t Ag 2 33.20 g/t Au 74.00 g/t Ag 3 1.20 g/t Au 25.00 g/t Ag *based on Historical independent reports non NI 43-101 17 † Source : Jacques Marchand for Mirabel Resources ‡ Source : Izza Mineraux
Slide 18: Near Surface Resources
NEAR SURFACE RESOURCES Zone MT Au (g/t) Ag (g/t) Zone Nord 274,500 2.80 15.00 Zone Sud 123,533 3.50 56.00 3.02 27.72 Sub-total 398,033 (38,832 oz) (356,886 oz) Golden Goose 693,590 3.44 14.32 3.29 19.20 Total 1,091,623 (115,357 oz) (674,061 oz) *based on Historical independent reports non NI 43-101
Slide 19: Montauban Mine Past Production
MONTAUBAN MINE PAST PRODUCTION 1913-1944* 1948-1955* 1983-1990† tons zinc 77,000 39,600 - tons lead 24,000 15,600 - oz. gold 40,000 16,876 92,553 oz. silver 4,000,000 2,647,517 323,376 * Source : Jean Depatie for Boiville Ressources Ltd † Source : Genivar Inc. for MRNQ 19
Slide 20: ESGold's Montauban Business Model
ESGOLD’S MONTAUBAN BUSINESS MODEL ESGold Corp. has a viable solution, which encompasses the restoration of contaminated tailings sites and the extraction of precious metals including gold and silver as well as industrial minerals such as mica. ACQUISITION MILL FACILITY OPERATION & REVENUE NEW PRODUC
Slide 21: The Montauban Project Site
THE MONTAUBAN PROJECT SITE The property is located approximately 80 km west of Quebec City and approximately 60 km north of Trois-Rivières, in the Montauban Township in the Portneuf County, Quebec 21
Slide 22: The Montauban Project Site
THE MONTAUBAN PROJECT SITE APPROXIMATELY 700 METERS LONG 22
Slide 23: Project Description
PROJECT DESCRIPTION ▰ In October of 2014, an NI 43-101 Technical Report reported that the Anacon Lead 1 tailings site contained an Inferred Resource* of 462,000 tonnes grading 0.31 g/t Au and 32.68 g/t Ag (for 4,570 total oz. gold and 485,630 total oz. silver) ▰ Anacon Production Target: Fall 2023 *
Slide 24: Claims & Permits
CLAIMS & PERMITS ▰ 65 mining claims, approximately 1846 hectares located in the Montauban Mine Property, sector of the Notre-Dame-de- Montauban municipality, Quebec ▰ Certificate of Authorization, Quebec Ministry of Environment, to operate a waste mine treatment plant in September 2012 ▰ Mill Buildi
Slide 25: ESGold Local Support
ESGOLD LOCAL SUPPORT STRONG SUPPORT FROM STRONG SUPPORT FROM HIGH INTEREST FOR NEW THE MUNICIPALITY, MAYOR, THE LOCAL POPULATION GOOD PERMANENT ADMINISTRATION QUALITY JOB CREATION 25
Slide 26: Work Completed to Date by ESGold
WORK COMPLETED TO DATE BY ESGOLD ▰ Over $11M has been invested in developing the Montauban opportunity ▰ ESGold has obtained all the required permits to restore this contaminated site and has signed the required protocols with the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban ▰ The company has completed a
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Slide 28: Processing Mill Site Layout
28 Park boundary of existing tailings pond PROCESSING MILL DRAIN PIPE @ = 280 mm FACILITY ° 25 50 7s x00m NEW ROUTE ON THE DAM EXISTING ACCESS ROAD ACCUMULATION BASIN PUMPING STATION Jcuent PRouecr re Leceno foare : Alphard 2012.9608 = DNA Precious Metals DNA-001 Layout plan for JDRAFTMAN 15608, BOU
Slide 29: Project Investment Objectives
PROJECT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES 1 Secure private and public sector financing to begin production within six to nine months Process mining residues, recover the precious metals (gold, silver and industrial metal 2 muscovite (mica)) and restore the site (decontaminate) through treatment and neutralizati
Slide 30: Overview of the Project's Capital Spending
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT’S CAPITAL SPENDING Restoration Plan Tailing Pond and Outside Milling Processing Equipment Equipment The project will bring back to The project will mine the onsite tailing vegetation a mine that has 100 years accumulations that cover 1846 hectares The project will include an
Slide 31: Capital Expenditures
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMPONENT YEAR 1 TOTAL (IN CAD) % SPENT IN QUEBEC Processing plant inside equipment $9,704,000 100% Restoration Plan (Ministère des Ressources $769,178 100% naturelles (MERN)) Tailing pond $762,000 100% Process water pumping station $300,000 100% Other $225,000 100% Site assista
Slide 32: Ottawa River Project
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Slide 33: Royal Mint Lost Gold Estimate
ROYAL MINT LOST GOLD ESTIMATE ▰ The exact ounces of gold refined is unknown, ESTIMATED OUNCES FROM TO GROSS WEIGHT but archives indicate 225 M oz from 1908-1976. LOSSES LOST ▰ The metal recovery is unknown. However, 1908 1946 103,521,792 3% 3,105,654 “sweeps” (slag, fine particles, tails etc.) from
Slide 34: Ottawa River Overview
OTTAWA RIVER OVERVIEW OTTAWA RIVER PROJECT OVERVIEW OTTAWA RIVER PROJECT WORK PLAN AGREEMENT ▰ Historical information points to ▰ In July of 2022 ESGold completed thousands of tonnes of waste from pre- ▰ NBJV has historically collected an eight-day diving program where melt gold processing from the
Slide 35: Area of Interest
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Slide 36: Eagle River Project
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Slide 37: Eagle River Highlights
EAGLE RIVER HIGHLIGHTS ▰ Acquired 386 claims (21,472 hectares) prior to a major staking rush in the Urban-Barry district ▰ Located south-east of Osisko’s Windfall Lake project ▰ On trend to the Windfall Lake project and adjacent to Bonterra’s Gladiator project ▰ Osisko is currently developing its Wi
Slide 38: Polymer Project
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Slide 39: Polymer Project Highlights
POLYMER PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS ▰ ESGold entered into a joint venture agreement with DMCMS inc. to produce and sell construction building materials. The new joint venture will use an organic polymer that will bond the processed tailings into building materials with shapes including, bricks, cinder blocks
Slide 40: Corporate Directory
CORPORATE DIRECTORY ESGold Corp. Jean Yves Therien CSE: ESAU | OTC: ESAUZF | FSE: N2W CEO 488 – 1090 W Georgia St. +1 514-668-2244 Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7 jytherien@esgold.com John Stella Investor relations Tel: +1 514-712-1532 Email: info@esgold.ca 40
Slide 41: Appendices
5 APPENDICES 41
Slide 42: The Milling Process
THE MILLING PROCESS Grinding/Crushing/Milling Leaching Gold Separation 42
Slide 43: Restoration Plan MERN Letters
RESTORATION PLAN MERN LETTERS 43
Slide 44: Montauban Property – Tests and Permits
MONTAUBAN PROPERTY – TESTS AND PERMITS q In 2012, work started on securing all the necessary permits required for the commercial processing of 1,000 metric tonnes daily of mining residues q A mill building permit has been issued by the Municipality Notre-Dame-de-Montauban in the fall of 2012. q In a
Slide 45: Processing Plant Inside Equipment
PROCESSING PLANT INSIDE EQUIPMENT $9,704,000 Item Description Total Construction contract - Structural, Mechanical and $3,000,000 Piping Construction contract - Electricity $750,000 Construction contract - HVAC (includes HVAC units) $300,000 Fabrication contract - Tanks and Pumping boxes $1,200,000
Slide 46: Restoration Plan (MERN)
RESTORATION PLAN (MERN) $1.2M Item Description Total Restoration Plan (Ministère des Ressources naturelles) $1.2M Restoration Plan - Total $1.2M q Restoration will be completed in accordance with the MERN reporting and other requirements q All site water and diverted water flows will apply current b
Slide 47: Tailing Pond (Dam) Tailings Map
TAILING POND (DAM) $762,000 Item Description Total TAILINGS Construction contract - Excavation work and dike $700,000 construction Engineering $62,000 MAP Tailing Pond - Total $762,000 q The Montauban tailings sites are situated one kilometer west of Montauban-les-Mines with multiple land accesses q
Slide 48: Process, Site Assistance, Immovable Assets & Other
PROCESS, SITE ASSISTANCE, IMMOVABLE ASSETS & OTHER $695,000 Item Description Total Process – Outside Process Plant Fabrication contract : Repulper $60,000 Site Assistance Construction supervision $50,000 Pre-operational Verification $30,000 Start-up and ramp-up $30,000 Immovable Assets & Other Desig