Capstone Copper Corp. · TSX:CS

Capstone Copper — Capstone Mining — Q3 2020 Earnings Presentation

26 slides from Capstone Copper's earnings presentation, October 2020

  1. Slide 1: Q3 2020: Growth and Innovation

    Q3 2020: GROWTH AND INNOVATION OCTOBER 2020

  2. Slide 2: Participants On Today's Call

    Participants On Today’s Call Darren Pylot Raman Randhawa Brad Mercer Mike Wickersham Jerrold Annett President and CEO SVP and CFO SVP, Exploration and Mine GM, Pinto Valley VP, Strategy and Operations Capital Markets CAPSTONE MINING (TSX:CS) • 2

  3. Slide 3: Cautionary Notes

    Cautionary Notes CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION COMPLIANCE WITH NI 43-101 This document may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the Unless otherwise indicated, Capstone has prepared the te

  4. Slide 4: Q3 2020 Results

    Q3 2020 Results Copper production (million pounds) Q3 2020 YTD 2020 2020 CONSOLIDATED Pinto Valley 27.9 84.9 GUIDANCE ON TRACK Cozamin 10.6 27.6 Total 38.5 112.5 C1 cash costs1 ($/lb.) produced 140 – 155 million pounds of copper production Pinto Valley $2.38 $2.30 Cozamin Consolidated $0.36 $1.82 $0

  5. Slide 5: Safety Performance

    Safety Performance Consolidated Safety Performance KEY INITIATIVES 3.00 • Health Clinic established at Pinto Valley in June 2017 improving case management 2.50 • Ongoing training at all levels "Values in Action" and "Leadership in Action" Frequency (/200k hours) 2.00 • Reward Points System encourage

  6. Slide 6: 2020 Value Drivers

    2020 Value Drivers Completed This Year On Target  Relaunched ESG-sustainability reporting  ~40% copper and ~20% silver equivalent production growth and ~20% lower costs by 2023  Pinto Valley safely completed 60% of Phase 1 PV3 Optimization towards expected 10% production  Cozamin underground exp

  7. Slide 7: Q3 2020 Financial Results and Balance Sheet Strength

    Q3 2020 Financial Results and Balance Sheet Strength FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Q3 2020 YTD 2020 (US$ millions) $51.6 Revenue 130.5 305.6 million Net income (loss) 2.3 (15.3) Adjusted EBITDA1 Adjusted net income (loss)1 9.5 (8.7) Q3 2020 Adjusted EBITDA from continuing 51.6 75.7 1.62x operations1,2,3 net de

  8. Slide 8: Sensitivity to Higher Copper Prices

    Sensitivity to Higher Copper Prices Sensitivity Analysis ($ millions) 2021E 2022E 2023E EBITDA Cu $3.00/lb, Ag $22.00/oz $215 $300 $315 Cu $3.25/lb, Ag $22.00/oz $260 $350 $370 Cu $3.00/lb, Ag $24.50/oz $220 $307 $322 EBITDA Sensitivity Copper +/- $0.25/lb $45 $50 $55 Silver +/- $2.50/oz $5 $7 $7 CA

  9. Slide 9: Optimization, Innovation and Expansion at Pinto Valley

    Optimization, Innovation and Expansion at Pinto Valley Umut Erol, Metallurgy, Lab and Process Control Superintendent, Pinto Valley

  10. Slide 10: Targeting Higher Throughput AND Higher Recovery

    Targeting Higher Throughput AND Higher Recovery MINE INNOVATION: Blast fragmentation to target 30% fines (minus ½”). Tele-remote dozer to increase worker safety for high risk applications. Capital of $250k. New mine equipment to increase efficiency while lowering diesel consumption and GHG emissi

  11. Slide 11: PV3 Optimization – From Start to Finish

    PV3 Optimization – From Start to Finish 1 A focus on return on 2 incremental 5 8 invested capital, 7 3 9 while improving environmental and safety 10 4 performance 6 1. Blast fragmentation optimization, new mine equipment 6. Molybdenum plant re-start 2. Tele-remote dozer 7. *UNDER REVIEW* Pilot plant

  12. Slide 12: Pilot Plant Testing Coarse Particle Flotation Technology

    Pilot Plant Testing Coarse Particle Flotation Technology Opportunity to Increase Overall Copper Recovery by 6% Copper Losses Distribution Before and After HydroFloat Laboratory Results by Eriez Flotation 60 50 40 % Copper Losses 30 20 10 Eriez Flotation, a world leader in innovative flotation techno

  13. Slide 13: Pinto Valley: An Exciting Future

    Pinto Valley: An Exciting Future A long-life, multi-generational mine currently focused on innovation 2039+ and optimization to surface value for our stakeholders 2022-2023 ~20 years mine life with extension and PV4 Expansion Study production 2021 PV4 Expansion evaluating expansion potential scenari

  14. Slide 14: Cozamin: Safer, Greener and Higher Grade

    Cozamin: Safer, Greener and Higher Grade

  15. Slide 15: Q3 2020: Lowest Quarterly C1 Costs in Cozamin's History

    Q3 2020: Lowest Quarterly C1 Costs1 in Cozamin’s History 14,000 $2.50 Q3 2020 C1 cash costs1 12,000 $0.36 per pound $2.00 C1 cash costs net of by-products 10,000 Mlbs Copper Production $1.50 8,000 6,000 $1.00 4,000 $0.50 2,000 - $- Mlbs C1 Cost 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

  16. Slide 16: Cozamin 2021 Catalysts

    Cozamin 2021 Catalysts One-Way Haulage Loop Only 31 vertical meters until completion in early December 2020. Ramp up to 1.35 tonnes milled per annum by Q2 2021 on time and budget. Paste Backfill and Dry PFS of an underground paste backfill system targeting the extraction of up to 3.5 million tonnes

  17. Slide 17: A Major Step-Forward For Santo Domingo

    A Major Step-Forward For Santo Domingo Sept 16, 2020: Capstone Enters into MOU with Puerto Ventanas S.A. for Rail and Port Facilities at Santo Domingo

  18. Slide 18: Santo Domingo in the Middle of a Growing Mining District

    Santo Domingo in the Middle of a Growing Mining District ~1,000m above sea level REGION III, CHILE 20 km (TSX:CS) • 18

  19. Slide 19: Unlocking the Santo Domingo Opportunity

    Unlocking the Santo Domingo Opportunity Significant De-Risking Capital Spend for Santo Domingo Illustrative Pathway to Financing Santo Domingo 1. Fixed capital costs, turn-key proposal from Posco E&C for mine site Santo Domingo Financial Plan $ Millions infrastructure at below Feasibility estimates

  20. Slide 20: 170% EBITDA Growth at $3 Copper

    170% EBITDA Growth at $3 Copper >20% silver 170% EBITDA GROWTH AT ~40% copper ~20% lower equivalent production growth C1 cash costs $3.00 COPPER production growth $310 Million $285 Million ~2.7 ~210 ~2.6 Moz ~$1.85 ~200 Mlbs Moz to ~180 Mlbs ~2.0 $2.00 $210 Mlbs ~$1.75 ~140-155 ~1.8 Moz Million Mlbs

  21. Slide 21: 2024 Can Be Transformational

    2024 Can Be Transformational 375 Mlbs SANTO DOMINGO 50% of Santo Domingo’s expected production after 200 Mlbs 210 Mlbs first shipment equates to 180 Mlbs an additional 165 million 148 Mlbs pounds of production 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E CAPSTONE MINING (TSX:CS) • 21

  22. Slide 22: Appendix

    APPENDIX CAPSTONE MINING (TSX:CS) • 22

  23. Slide 23: Pinto Valley Reserves & Resources

    Pinto Valley Reserves & Resources COPPER Total Proven & Probable Cu Mineral Reserve 1.24 Mt contained metal (399 Mt @ 0.31% Cu) Total Measured & Indicated Cu Mineral Resource 4.13 Mt contained metal (1,357 Mt @ 0.30% Cu) Measured Cu Mineral Resource 1.89 Mt contained metal (567 Mt @ 0.33% Cu) Indica

  24. Slide 24: Cozamin Reserves & Resources

    Cozamin Reserves & Resources COPPER Total Proven & Probable Cu Mineral Reserve 182 kt contained metal (10,178 kt @ 1.79% Cu) Total Measured & Indicated Cu Mineral Resource 430 kt contained metal (27,459 kt @ 1.57% Cu) Inferred Cu Mineral Resource 106 kt contained metal (16,558 kt @ 0.64% Cu) SILVER

  25. Slide 25: Santo Domingo Reserves & Resources

    Santo Domingo Reserves & Resources COPPER EQUIVALENT Total Measured & Indicated CuEq Mineral Resource 537 Mt @ 0.52% CuEq Inferred CuEq Mineral Resource 48 Mt @ 0.41% CuEq COPPER Total Proven & Probable Cu Mineral Reserve 1,167 kt contained metal (392.3 Mt @ 0.30% Cu) Total Measured & Indicated Cu M

  26. Slide 26: Contact Information

    Contact Information GENERAL INQUIRIES MEDIA AND INVESTOR INQUIRIES Capstone Mining Corp. Jerrold Annett Suite 2100 – 510 West Georgia Street Vice President, Strategy & Capital Markets Vancouver, BC V6B 0M3 Suite 2700 – 161 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5J 2S1  www.capstonemining.com  1-416-572-2272  in

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