Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. · AMEX:PZG
Paramount Gold Nevada — Investor Presentation (May 2017)
34 slides from Paramount Gold Nevada's investor presentation, May 16, 2017
Slide 1: US-Based, NYSE MKT Listed Industry Leading Gold Ownership Per Share
US-Based, NYSE MKT Listed Industry Leading Gold Ownership Per Share NYSE MKT: PZG May 2017 Exhibit 99.1
Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note
This Presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (“Paramount”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) which represent our current expectations or beliefs including, but not limited to, statements concerning
Slide 3: Overview
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Overview Acquire, Explore & Develop US Gold Assets Two Advanced stage assets with Robust Economics and over 8 million ozs of Au Eq. Advancing Grassy Mountain to Production PFS in progress Short timeframe to Permit Application Experienced team with a proven track re
Slide 4: The Paramount Strategy
The Paramount Strategy Geography Mid Stage Gold Projects Economic Viability Adding Value & Reducing Risk
Slide 5: U.S. Only: Nevada and Oregon
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV U.S. Only Nevada Oregon Defined Permitting Processes Low Risk Jurisdiction Supportive Skills and Physical Infrastructure Pro-Growth Federal Policies
Slide 6: Low Risk Advanced Stage Projects
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Low Risk Advanced Stage Projects District Scale Land Packages in Non-Sensitive Areas Extensively Engineered to De-Risk ( eg . met tests) Exploration Upside to Add Value Significant M&I Resources in Place Demonstrated Economic Viability (Completed PEA’s)
Slide 7: Industry-leading Gold Ownership Per Share
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Industry-leading Gold Ownership Per Share: 0.47 AuEq. oz per Share Project That Works with a Low Gold Price Outstanding Leverage to a Higher Gold Price High Grade Grassy Mountain Gold Project has Robust Economics (5.32g/T Au) Over 6 million ounces of contained AuEq
Slide 8: Grassy Mountain: Advancing to Production
Grassy Mountain: Advancing to Production paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV District Scale Land Package (3,763 hectares) High Grade Deposit Located on Private Land Proven Metallurgy Well Defined M&I Resource PEA Level OREGON IDAHO NEVADA GRASSY
Slide 9: Oregon: West Coast vs. Eastern Border
Oregon: West Coast vs. Eastern Border paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV No human habitation to disturb No protected wildlife or species Nevada like Desert Aging population Median salary $15-20,000 lower than state average Higher crime rate and child poverty than state average Fewer receive bachelor
Slide 10: Oregon: Income Distribution
Oregon: Income Distribution paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV
Slide 11: Grassy Mountain Mineralized Material (M&I)
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Tonnes (000’s) Au Grade (g/T) Au Ounces Ag Grade (g/T) Ag Ounces Global Resource 68,693 0.82 1,653,000 2.25 4,976,000 PEA UG Resource 3,245 5.32 511,000 8.9 843,000 Grassy Mountain Mineralized Material (M&I)
Slide 12: Grassy Stands Alone as a High Grade Deposit
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Grassy Stands Alone as a High Grade Deposit
Slide 13: Grassy Mountain High Grade Underground Core
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Grassy Mountain High Grade Underground Core High grade core starts 200-300ft. below surface Lower grade envelope 50 ft. below surface Inexpensive to drill Ore body accessible by gently sloping ramp 100 ft.
Slide 14: Outstanding Gold Recoveries
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Outstanding Gold Recoveries Extensive testing confirms best recovery option Proven low cost gravity separation with tail leach combination 100 Mesh Gravity Concentration 26% Tail Leach 95.8% Total Au Recovery 97%
Slide 15: Grassy Mountain PEA Economics
Gold Price (USD$) $ 1,300 Silver Price (USD$) $ 17.50 1,000 T/day Operation Avg. Annual Gold Production (ounces) 53,000 Avg. Annual Silver Production (ounces) 82,000 Pre-Production Capital Costs (L.O.M) $ 119.6 M ($140 M) Production Life (years) 9 Cash Cost per Au Ounce (USD) $ 577 All-in Cost per A
Slide 16: Possible Economic Gains in PFS
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Possible Economic Gains in PFS CapEx Reductions Process and infrastructure design Cash Cost Reductions Increased mining efficiency Reporting of Reserves Transition from resources to reserves
Slide 17: Plan to Enhance GM Value: Complete PFS and Permitting
Plan to Enhance GM Value: Complete PFS and Permitting $6M projected budget through to permitting A PLANNED PATH FROM ACQUISITION TO CONSTRUCTION
Slide 18: Drilling Finds More High Grade
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Drilling Finds More High Grade Assays released Jan 30th from first 4 holes of current program GM 16-02 intersected 43m of 47.51g/T gold and 12.7 g/T silver, well above grade predicted by PEA model Intercept included 1.5m of 1,090 g/T gold
Slide 19: Oregon Is Now Open for Business
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Oregon Is Now Open for Business Mining contributes to the economy and well-being of the people of Oregon.* The mining of minerals is a natural resource use.* In eastern Oregon, including Lake, Harney, Malheur, Baker and Grant Counties, diversifying the types of nat
Slide 20: Permitting Process in Oregon Well Defined
DOGAMI Division 37: Established to Comprehensively Govern the Consolidated Permitting of Mining Operations Key Groups: Project Coordinating Committee and the Technical Review Team Defined steps with set response times through to receipt of a final permit paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Permitting
Slide 21: Permitting Is Well Advanced
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Permitting Is Well Advanced Environmental Baseline Studies Initial Plan of Operations Submitted TRT Permission received to Commence PFS Drilling TRT Permission received for Installation of Deep Monitoring Wells EIS Contractor Selected by BLM Executed MOU with BLM,
Slide 22: Exploration Upside Confirmed by Historical Drilling
Exploration Upside Confirmed by Historical Drilling
Slide 23: Sleeper Gold Project
Sleeper Gold Project 100% ownership of former high grade open pit gold producer AMAX Gold produced 1.7 million ounces of gold from 1986-96 Large, near surface, low grade resource with excellent exploration potential Large land position (15,500 hectares) and valuable infrastructure (Access by major r
Slide 24: The Sleeper Gold Project
Vale Boise Winnemucca Grasssy SLEEPER The Sleeper Gold Project paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/T) Gold (000’s of ounces) Measured 200,500 0.39 2,488 Indicated 93,900 0.31 933 M&I 294,400 0.36 3,421 Inferred 241,800 0.32 2,472 Silver M&I resource of 30.7M ozs. and infe
Slide 25: Sleeper PEA Economics
Gold Price (USD$) $ 1,250 Silver Price (USD$) $ 16 30,000 T/Day Heap Leach Operation Average Annual Gold Production (ounces) 83,500 Average Annual Silver Production (ounces) 82,500 Pre-Production Capital Costs (L.O.M) $ 175 M ($259 M) Production Life (Payback) 9yrs (3.5yrs) Cash Cost per Au Ounce (U
Slide 26: Sleeper Sensitivity Analysis (Post-tax)
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Sleeper Sensitivity Analysis (Post-tax) GOLD PRICE ($) NPV ($US M) 10% IRR (%) 1,300 $89.8 22 1,400 $125.3 27 1,500 $160.7 31 1,600 $196.2 36 1,700 $231.6 40 1,800 $267.1 44 1,900 $302.5 48
Slide 27: Exploration Upside: Confirmed by Magnetic & Gravity
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Exploration Upside: Confirmed by Magnetic & Gravity Mag-Survey identifies five priority targets found on corridor south of Sleeper mine Sampling found anomalous Au values corresponding to the gravity anomalies Evaluate a move to PFS: grade, capital costs, gold mark
Slide 28: Corporate Overview
Stock Exchange and Symbol NYSE MKT: PZG Cash Position $4.5M (As at March 31, 2017) Debt Nil Share Price $1.65 (As at May 12, 2017, 2017) Shares Outstanding 17,779,054 (As at April 13, 2017) Options & Warrants Outstanding 2,090,000 Market Capitalization ~$29 Million Average Daily Volume (3 months) 46
Slide 29: Experienced Team
Experienced Team paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Glen van Treek (President & CEO, Director) 26+ years of experience in all stages of the mining life cycle … from junior exploration to major producers Carlo Buffone (CFO) 20+ years in senior financial management roles including buy and sell side M&
Slide 30: Professional Governance By Directors
Professional Governance By Directors paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV David Smith Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien John Carden Vice President Finance and CFO of Seabridge Gold since 2007 Professional Geologist Extensive international experience spans a wide array of industries with a particular emphasis on m
Slide 31: Summary of Catalysts
Drill Program Assay results (mid 2017) Commencement of EIS by the Bureau of Land Management (Q3 2017) Completion of PFS (Early 2018) Updated Resource Estimation & Conversion to Reserves Commencement of the Consolidated Permit Application (Early 2018) paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Summary of Cat
Slide 32: Why Invest in Paramount?
Grassy offers near term production in the current Gold price environment Sleeper provides low cost optionality on a rising price of Gold Low risk with high leverage and strong upside to the gold price Why Invest in Paramount? paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV
Slide 33: High Gold Ownership Per Share vs Peers
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV High Gold Ownership Per Share vs Peers Ounces per Share * On a global Gold Equivalent resource basis
Slide 34: Enterprise Value / Resource vs Peers
paramountnevada.com | @ParamountNV Enterprise Value / Resource vs Peers $/oz. of Au
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