Eldorado Gold Corporation · TSX:ELD

Eldorado Gold — Investor Presentation (September 2011)

32 slides from Eldorado Gold's investor presentation, September 2011

  1. Slide 1: Continuing to Build a High Quality Gold Company

    Continuing to Build a High g QQualityy Gold Company p y September 2011 www.eldoradogold.com 1

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statement

    Forward Looking Statement Certain of the statements made in this Presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward- looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law. The

  3. Slide 3: Worldwide Operations

    Worldwide Operations Eldorado Gold is a Canadian gold producer with six operating mines, one mine under construction,, two development p projects p j and an extensive 2011 exploration p p program. g We p presently y operate in China, Turkey, Brazil and Greece. www.eldoradogold.com 3

  4. Slide 4: 2011 Strategy and Objectives

    2011 Strategy and Objectives Focus on organic growth:  Increase gold production by approx.15% to 700,000 - 725,000 oz at $390 - 410/oz cash operating cost  Construction of two new mines  Advance development projects  Maintain production costs in lowest quartile  Increase dividend  Accelerate p

  5. Slide 5: 2011 Operating Highlights

    2011 Operating Highlights (amounts in US$ unless otherwise stated) Year-to- Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Date Gold Production (oz) 148,577 162,429 311,006 Gold Sales (oz) 148,530 162,164 310,694 Realized Gold Price $1,397 $1,510 $1,456 Cash Operating Cost $410 $397 $403 Total Cash Cost $462 $477 $470 Cash flow f

  6. Slide 6: Expanding Margins

    Expanding Margins 1600 1400 1200 1000 $986 $/oz 800 $800 $658 600 $587 $279 $411 400 200 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 H1 2011 Total Cash Cost Cash Margins Realized Gold Price www.eldoradogold.com 6

  7. Slide 7: Annual Gold Production

    Annual Gold Production (in x1,000 x1 000 oz) 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (E) www.eldoradogold.com 7

  8. Slide 8: Gold Resources and Reserves

    Gold Resources and Reserves 30,000 25,000 oz) 20,000 Gold In-Situ (x1,000 o 15,000 10,000 5 000 5,000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 M+I Inferred P+P www.eldoradogold.com 8

  9. Slide 9: Experienced Technical Team

    Experienced Technical Team Norm Pitcher, Chief Operating Officer Mining geologist with 25+ years years’ experience in the exploration, development and operation of open pit and underground mines throughout the world. Paul Skayman, Sr. VP, Operations Metallurgist with 22+ years of mining industry exp

  10. Slide 10: Experienced Technical Team

    Experienced Technical Team Peter Lewis, VP, Exploration Geologist g with 20 yyears’ experience p in mineral exploration, p , specializing p g in the structural controls of mineral deposits in worldwide geological settings. As a consultant, previous clients included Teck Resources, Barrick Gold, Newm

  11. Slide 11: Gold Production Profile

    Gold Production Profile 1,500 $500 1,200 $400 TZ 900 Perama Hill $300 x 1,000 oz Eastern Dragon $/oz Efemçukuru 600 White Mountain $200 Tanjianshan Jinfeng 300 $100 Kişladağ 0 $0 2009A 2010A 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E Cash Operating Cost ($/oz) www.eldoradogold.com 11

  12. Slide 12: Expansion Opportunities

    Expansion Opportunities Annualized Planned Anticipated Expansion Expansion Mine Production Increase (oz/yr) Production Completed (oz/yr) (o /y ) ( / ) (oz/yr) Kisladag 275,000 175,000 - 225,000 475,000 2014 Efemcukuru 120,000 35,000 - 45,000 160,000 2014 White Mountain 70,000 25,000 - 35,000 100,000

  13. Slide 13: Enhanced Gold Production Profile

    Enhanced Gold Production Profile 1,500 $500 1,200 $400 900 $300 x 1,000 oz $/oz 600 $200 300 $100 0 $0 2009A 2010A 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E Cash Operating Cost ($/oz) www.eldoradogold.com 13

  14. Slide 14: Diversifying our Gold Production

    Diversifying our Gold Production Percentage of Eldorado’s gold production Gold Production 2011 (E) Gold Production 2015 (E) 10% 11% Turkey Turkey 53% 47% % China China 49% 30% Brazil Greece www.eldoradogold.com 14

  15. Slide 15: Kişladağ Mine, Turkey

    Kişladağ Mine, Turkey Location Uşak Province, Western Turkey Deposit Gold porphyry Ownership 100% Type Open pit, heap leach gold mine Commercial July 2006 production d ti P+P reserves 10.2 M oz gold @ 0.74 g/t M+I resources 12.2 M oz gold @ 0.68 g/t 2011 Highlights • Received supplemental EIA Positi

  16. Slide 16: Kişladağ Mine Expansion (Phase IV)

    Kişladağ Mine Expansion (Phase IV) Highlights Current production rate (crushing, screening, stacking) 12.5 million tonnes / year Expanded production rate (crushing, screening, stacking) 25.0 million tonnes / year Expanded production rate, average 475,000 ounces / year LOM strip ratio 1.4:1 ROM ore t

  17. Slide 17: Kişladağ Expanded Production

    Kişladağ Expanded Production 600 $500 500 $400 400 $300 x 1,000 oz $/oz 300 $200 200 $100 100 0 $0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Cash Operating Cost (US$/oz) www.eldoradogold.com 17

  18. Slide 18: Efemçukuru Mine, Turkey

    Efemçukuru Mine, Turkey Location Izmir Province, Western Turkey Deposit High grade epithermal gold vein Ownership 100% Type Underground gold mine Production Q 2, 2011 P+P reserves 1.5 M oz gold @ 9.10 g/t M+I resources 1.7 M oz gold @ 9.55 g/t 2011 Highlights Inferred resources 352,000 oz gold @ 6.4

  19. Slide 19: Jinfeng Mine, China

    Jinfeng Mine, China Location Guizhou Province, China Deposit Carlin type Carlin-type 82% Eldorado, 18% Guizhou Ownership Lannigou Gold Mine Limited Type Open pit and underground gold mine P+P reserves 1.9 M oz gold @ 4.03 g/t M+I resources 2.6 M oz gold @ 3.55 g/t Inferred 2011 Highlights 1.0 M oz g

  20. Slide 20: Tanjianshan Mine, China

    Tanjianshan Mine, China Location Qinghai Province, China Deposit Orogenic 90% Eldorado, 5% Qinghai Ownership Number One Geological Brigade, 5% Dachaidan Gold Mine Open pit Ope p gold go d mine, e, float-roast- oa oas T Type CIL 2011 Highlights P+P reserves 587,000 oz gold @ 3.42 g/t • Mine and plant

  21. Slide 21: White Mountain Mine, China

    White Mountain Mine, China Location Jilin Province, China Deposit Orogenic 95% Eldorado, 5% Jilin Tonghua Ownership Institute of Geology and Minerals Exploration and Development T Type U d Underground d gold ld mine, i CIL plant l t P+P reserves 720,000 oz gold @ 3.74 g/t M+I resources 946,000 oz go

  22. Slide 22: Vila Nova Mine, Brazil

    Vila Nova Mine, Brazil Location Amapa State, Brazil Ownership 100% Type Open pit iron ore mine P+P reserves 9.2 M tonnes (61.0% Fe) M+I resources 9 9 M tonnes (61 9.9 (61.5% 5% Fe) Inferred resources 2.0 M tonnes (61.2% Fe) 900,000 ROM Designed annual production capacity 2011 Highlights ore • Signif

  23. Slide 23: Eastern Dragon Project, China

    Eastern Dragon Project, China Location Heilongjiang Province, China Deposit High-grade, epithermal, gold-silver vein 95% Eldorado, Ownership 5% County (DaxinglanlingYihua Development Company Limited) Open pit and underground gold mine mine, Type CIL plant under construction Production Q4, 2011 Gold

  24. Slide 24: Perama Hill Project, Greece

    Perama Hill Project, Greece Location Eastern Thrace, northern Greece Deposit Epithermal non-refractory oxide Ownership 100% Type Open pit P+P P P reserves 975,000 oz gold @ 3.13g/t M+I resources 1,382,000 oz gold @ 3.46 g/t Inferred resources 554,000 oz gold @ 1.96 g/t 2011 Highlights Strip ratio 0.

  25. Slide 25: Tocantinzinho Project (TZ), Brazil

    Tocantinzinho Project (TZ), Brazil Tapajos district, Para State, Location central Brazil shallow, intrusion-hosted, non- Deposit refractory gold deposit Ownership 100% Type Open pit P+P reserves 1.9 M oz gold @ 1.25 g/t 2011 Highlights M+I resources 2.4 M oz gold @ 1.06g/t • Prefeasibility y Studyy

  26. Slide 26: Where we Explore

    Where we Explore 2011 Exploration budget: $54 million Allocation: 58% minesite and brownfield ($31 million) 42% greenfield ($23 million) www.eldoradogold.com 26

  27. Slide 27: Brazil Drilling Programs

    Brazil Drilling Programs Brownfields: 15,000 metres Early stage/reconnaissance: 4 500 metres 4,500 Tapajos Region • Tocantinzinho: brownfields targets. 2011 plan includes 15,000 metres of diamond drilling (approx. 50-60 holes) • Agua Branca, Piranhas: early stage exploration Vila Nova iron ore mine

  28. Slide 28: China Drilling Programs

    China Drilling Programs Minesite/brownfields: 67,500 metres Early stage: 25 25,500 500 metres Tanjianshan Eastern Dragon Region • 323, QLT deeps resource definition • Lode 5 resource definition • Xijingou, j g , ZXS brownfields targets g White Mountain Region • White Mountain ore body extension • Xi

  29. Slide 29: Turkey Drilling Programs

    Turkey Drilling Programs Minesite and brownfields: 12,500 metres Early stage/reconnaissance: 15 15,000 000 metres Kişladağ Minesite Eastern Pontides Brownfields targets Atalan Prospect Şebin, Dölek prospects • Istanbul • Izmir Efemçukuru Minesite Malatya District • Northwest Kestane Beleni MH I0CG p

  30. Slide 30: Efemçukuru Drilling Programs

    Efemçukuru Drilling Programs Kişladağ Minesite Brownfields targets Northwest Extension Target • Istanbul • Izmir Efemçukuru Minesite • Northwest Kestane Beleni • K Kokarpinar k i Geological map of the Efemcukuru deposit area, showing surface traces of mineralized veins, locations of 2010 Kokarpinar

  31. Slide 31: Strengths

    Strengths  Experienced E i d ttechnical h i l tteam  Strong balance sheet  Growth G th from f currentt assets t in i four f jurisdictions j i di ti  Lowest quartile of costs  Proven P record d off execution ti www.eldoradogold.com 31

  32. Slide 32: Thank you

    Th k you Thank TSX: ELD NYSE: EGO ASX: EAU Shares Outstanding (as of June 30, 2011): 560.4 M Investor Relations: Nancy Woo (604) 601-6650 · nancyw@eldoradogold.com www.eldoradogold.com 32

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