Ausgold Limited · ASX:AUC
Ausgold — Diggers & Dealers Conference 2018
27 slides from Ausgold's conference presentation, Aug 6, 2018
Slide 1: Investor Presentation – Diggers & Dealers Conference August 2018
ASX: AUC For personal use only Investor Presentation Diggers & Dealers Conference August 2018 Developing a significant gold project in WA’s most exciting underexplored greenstone belt Diggers & Dealers Booth #3 3/08/2018
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer 2 Competent Person’s Statement For personal use only The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Targets and Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Dr Matthew Greentree who is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) an
Slide 3: A WA Gold Exploration & Development Company
A WA Gold Exploration & Development Company 3 • Significant landholding (+4,000km2) in the South West Archean Yilgarn Craton For personal use only • Ownership of an underexplored and highly prospective greenstone belt • Rejuvenated Board and management with significant resources sector experience •
Slide 4: Corporate Snapshot
Corporate Snapshot 4 For personal use only Directors 4% $0.060 8,000 Volume Chalice Gold Mines 7,000 11.4% $0.050 6% 6,000 $0.040 5,000 Major Gold Elegant (HK) '000 $0.030 4,000 shareholders Investment Ltd 3,000 $0.020 BMP Capital Ltd 2,000 $0.010 10% 1,000 $0.000 ‐ Jan 2018 Feb 2017 Mar 2017 Apr 20
Slide 5: Experienced Board & Management
Experienced Board & Management 5 For personal use only Investment professional with 45 years’ experience in mining, funds Richard Lockwood management and gold mining investment. Founder of New City Investment Non Executive Chairman Management. Geologist with 20 years’ experience in mineral explorati
Slide 6: Katanning Gold Project
Katanning Gold Project 6 For personal use only Underexplored Archean greenstone gold terrane Updated Mineral Resources of 785 koz1 Drill ready targets within 10km of Resource 100% AUC‐owned contiguous tenure covering 4,165 km2 130 km strike length largely untested Freehold land – no Nati
Slide 7: Location, Location, Location
Location, Location, Location 7 For personal use only Large Landholding, Excellent Location • Katanning Greenstone Belt ‐ underexplored and highly prospective • Mineralisation along a major crustal boundary extending regionally for over 130 kms • Improved understanding of geology based on new generat
Slide 8: A Forgotten and Underexplored Greenstone Belt
A Forgotten and Underexplored Greenstone Belt 8 For personal use only Near mine Regional exploration • Gold mineralisation over 17km of strike • Untested greenfield potential > 4,000 km2 length • Targeting using low cost exploration • Untested targets along strike from existing techniques – geochemi
Slide 9: Mineral Resource At KGP
Mineral Resource At KGP 9 For personal use only 46% of gold in Measured and Indicated categories ✔ (historical mining and metallurgical test work indicates good recoveries) Drilling has targeted extensions of current Resources and ✔ the addition of Fraser and Jinkas South ✔ Jinkas represents 6.8 Mt
Slide 10: Jinkas in Long Section
Jinkas in Long Section 10 • Northerly‐plunging mineralisation remains untested to north For personal use only • Near surface mineralisation remains open to south • Repetitions of high grade mineralisation beneath current Resource • Down dip potential untested, potential repetitions of high grade eas
Slide 11: Targeting New Discoveries 'Near Mine'
Targeting New Discoveries ‘Near Mine’ 11 Near Mine: For personal use only Repetitions along strike Datatine: Multiple targets New discovery AC drill anomalies High grade gold Gravity and EM Validates anomalies geological model Western Trends: Parallel structure Anomalous Au in auge
Slide 12: Geology guiding exploration
Geology guiding exploration 12 For personal use only Datatine Trend • Parallel mineralised structures • KGP Trend ‐ Jackson, White Dam, Jinkas, Dingo, Lukin • Western Trends – gold in historic Auger sampling covering two greenstones with over 10 km strike length and no previous drilling KGP trend •
Slide 13: High grade gold at KGP
13 High grade gold at KGP For personal use only • Pyrrhotite associated with high grade gold mineralisation • EM used to target high grade gold mineralisation Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2018
Slide 14: New near Resource targets
New near Resource targets 14 • Three mineralised trends • Favourable structural and geological setting For personal use only • Air core (AC) drilling program of 331 holes for 7,810m • Reverse Circulation (RC) program ongoing Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2018
Slide 15: KGP - long section view
KGP ‐ long section view 15 • Near surface mineralisation undrilled at White Dam and Jinkas For personal use only • Significant “gaps” in drilling at Rifle Range, Plant site, Jackson and Jinkas • Targets beneath and along strike from Jinkas Near surface potential Jinkas South Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2
Slide 16: Jinkas
Jinkas 16 For personal use only Jinkas trend High grade mineralisation south of Jinkas deposit Down dip potential Open along strike ~ 650m Four EIS co‐funded diamond holes planned Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2018
Slide 17: Jinkas South
Jinkas South 17 • Discovery confirms geological model For personal use only • Mineralisation blind at surface – potential further east down dip • Further Diamond and RC drilling planned Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2018
Slide 18: Significant Regional Potential
Significant Regional Potential 18 Bottleneck trend: • Large landholding (4,165 km2) For personal use only Gold in stream sediments • 130 km strike length Follow up with ground geophysics and soil sampling • Major crustal boundary under explored • New geological model provides Dumbleyung framewor
Slide 19: Timeline
Timeline 19 For personal use only Katanning • Jinkas South RC drill program Katanning • EIS diamond program • Resource infill drilling • Resource review • Exploration drilling any • western trend Auger regional targets 2018 2019 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Regional Katanning • Ground gravity, greenstone identifi
Slide 20: Peer Comparison
Peer Comparison 20 • The Katanning Gold Project is arguably a “forgotten” asset For personal use only • Significant reinterpretation of the geology and regional potential driving exploration • Ausgold carries a large Resource position and low EV/Resource multiple in comparison to its peers Project M
Slide 21: Summary
Summary 21 For personal use only Extensive land package in an New management driving a Funded work programs exciting new underexplored critical change in technical greenstone belt understanding and strategy Significant Resource upgrade Multiple assets with genuine Significantly undervalued in for KG
Slide 22: Thank you
22 Thank you Dr Matthew Greentree For personal use only Managing Director Ausgold Limited T: (08) 9220 9890 Level 16, AMP Building 140 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Diggers & Dealers 3/08/2018
Slide 23: Appendix 1: Other Projects
Appendix 1: Other Projects 23 For personal use only Doolgunna Station (JV) Gold and copper targets adjacent to world class deposits (Cu, Au, 100%‐owned) • 150km NE of Meekatharra • 192 Km2 prospective ground adjacent to DeGrussa VMS deposit Cracow • Highly prospective for VMS copper‐ Gold and copper
Slide 24: Doolgunna Station (JV) – Western Australia
Doolgunna Station (JV) – Western Australia 24 For personal use only • Located in WA’s Bryah Basin (150km north‐east of Meekatharra) • Highly prospective for VMS copper‐gold and Plutonic‐style gold mineralisation, adjacent to DeGrussa VMS deposit • Highly prospective for gold and copper mineralisatio
Slide 25: Cracow − Queensland
Cracow − Queensland 25 For personal use only • Lies 375km NW of Brisbane ‐ well serviced by major roads • Covers over 200km2 and hosts Camboon Volcanics which are the same as those that host Evolution’s Cracow mine • Grab samples contain native copper, chalcocite and malachite, with assay grades up
Slide 26: Yamarna – Central Western Australia
Yamarna – Central Western Australia 26 For personal use only • located in highly prospective Yamarna Greenstone Belt 125 kilometres north‐ east of Laverton in central Western Australia • significant copper‐nickel‐cobalt discovery hosted within an underexplored belt • regional structures and greensto
Slide 27: Appendix 2: Resource Table
Appendix 2: Resource Table 27 • KGP Mineral Resource estimates (2017; SRK Consulting, developed in accordance with JORC 2012) For personal use only • Notes: the Mineral Resource is reported at a lower cut‐off grade of 0.50g/t gold. • The topographic surface at the KGP is at approximately 360mRL, wit