Endeavour Silver Corp. · TSX:EDR

Endeavour Silver — Investor Presentation (August 2017)

61 slides from Endeavour Silver's investor presentation, August 2017

  1. Slide 1: Building New Mines, Focus on Growth

    Building New Mines, Focus on Growth August 2017

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Note

    Cautionary Note This presentation contains “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 legislation. Such forward-looking statements and inf

  3. Slide 3: Investor Highlights

    Investor Highlights Mid-tier precious metals miner; produced 9.7 Endeavour Silver Corp. million oz Ag Eq in 2016, in line with guidance Three high-grade silver-gold mines located in Core Assets two historic mining districts of Mexico Reduced AISC for four consecutive years; Operational Excellence ne

  4. Slide 4: Core Assets

    Core Assets Sierra Madre Occidental Silver & Gold Belt Chihuahua Guanaceví Guadalupe y Calvo Parral Durango Canada Zacatecas Bolañitos El Compas Lourdes Head Office Vancouver Guanajuato Terronera Jalisco El Cubo Mexico City Mexico Production Mines Development Exploration Development Guanaceví Terron

  5. Slide 5: Three Operating Mines; Three Development Projects

    Three Operating Mines; Three Development Projects Guanaceví – 2004 Bolañitos – 2007 El Cubo – 2012 El Compas – 2017 Terronera – 2018 Parral – 2019 Increasing exploration and acquisitions at three operating mines to extend mine lives; building three new mines in next three years to fuel next phase of

  6. Slide 6: Q2, 2017 Highlights

    Q2, 2017 Highlights Production improving – Production up 10% Q2/Q1 to 1.14 million oz silver, 13,058 oz gold, 2.1 million oz Ag Eq (75:1), Guanaceví still has mine issues, Bolanitos and El Cubo on plan, production to continue improving in H2 El Compas robust PEA economics – Released initial resource

  7. Slide 7: Organic Resource Growth

    Organic Resource Growth Reserves and Resources (million oz) 250 Five years of no 2012 growth during bear Acquired market El Cubo 200 Gold Silver Nine years of resource growth Silver equivalents during bull market 150 million oz 2007 100 Acquired Bolañitos 2004 50 Acquired Guanaceví 0 2004 2005 2006

  8. Slide 8: Strategic Production Growth

    Strategic Production Growth Annual Production (million oz) 15 Ten years of production growth during bull market Four years of no growth during Gold bear market Silver Silver equivalents 10 2012 acquired El Cubo million oz 2007 5 acquired Bolañitos 2004 acquired Guanaceví 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2

  9. Slide 9: Reduced Operating Costs

    Reduced Operating Costs Consolidated Cash Costs ($/oz) $10 $8.31 $8.39 $9 $7.87 $7.39 $8 $6.78 $7 Consolidated Direct Costs ($/tonne) $120 $6 $92.17 $96.81 $95.05 $5 $100 $4 $80.18 $72.42 $3 $80 $2 $1 $60 $- 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 $40 $20 $30 $27.79 Consolidated AISC ($/oz) $- $25 2012 2013 2014 2

  10. Slide 10: High Silver Leverage

    High Silver Leverage One-year beta Three-year beta Five-year beta Endeavour 1.66 1.64 1.65 Fortuna 1.37 1.53 1.59 Great Panther 0.92 1.33 1.56 Americas Silver 1.28 1.62 1.55 First Majestic 1.66 1.65 1.52 Hochschild 1.60 1.74 1.34 Coeur 1.23 1.46 1.28 Wheaton PM 1.23 1.19 1.17 Hecla 1.36 1.26 1.16 Pa

  11. Slide 11: Attractive Relative Valuation

    Attractive Relative Valuation EV/Ag P&P Reserves EV/Ag M&I Resources 30 200 25 150 20 15 100 10 50 5 0 0 BCM THO PAAS FRES CDE EDR HL FR SSRI FVI HOC BCM THO EDR SSRI FRES FR MAG HOC HL CDE PAAS FVI EV/2016 Ag Eq Production EV/2017E Ag Eq Production 250 250 200 200 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 HOC PAAS

  12. Slide 12: Shareholder Information

    Shareholder Information Issued/outstanding (June 30, 2017) 127.4 million Exchange listings NYSE:EXK, TSX:EDR Fully diluted (June 30, 2017) 133.5 million Working capital (June 30, 2017) $75 million Recent price (July 18, 2017) US$3.02 Cash position (June 30, 2017) $52 million Market cap (July 18, 201

  13. Slide 13: Guanaceví

    Title GUANACEVĺ 13 GROWTH WITH INTEGRITY

  14. Slide 14: Guanaceví – A Top Five Mexican Silver District

    Guanaceví – A Top Five Mexican Silver District Location Durango, Mexico Property 4,200 hectares State highway, power, local Infrastructure labour Past production 450 million oz silver Plant capacity 1,200 tonnes/day Porvenir Norte Operating mines Porvenir Cuatro Santa Cruz Milache New discoveries Sa

  15. Slide 15: Guanaceví – Our Largest Silver Producer

    Guanaceví – Our Largest Silver Producer 2016 Reserves and Resources (1) Proven and probable 5.0 million oz Ag 11,900 oz Au Measured and indicated 24.6 million oz Ag 56,900 oz Au Inferred 9.8 million oz Ag 19,400 oz Au Operations H1 2017 Production (2) 999,424 oz Ag 2,271 oz Au 1,158,394 oz Ag Eq Thr

  16. Slide 16: Bolañitos

    BOLAÑITOS 16

  17. Slide 17: Bolañitos – Second Largest Mexico Silver District

    Bolañitos – Second Largest Mexico Silver District Location Guanajuato, Mexico Property 2,500 hectares State road, power, Infrastructure local labour 1.2 billion oz silver Past production 5 million oz gold Plant capacity 1,600 tonnes/day Lucero, Bolanitos, Operating mines Karina, Fernanda, Daniela, L

  18. Slide 18: Bolañitos – Our Lowest Cost Mine

    Bolañitos – Our Lowest Cost Mine 2016 Reserves and Resources (1) Proven and probable 1.3 million oz Ag 28,100 oz Au Measured and indicated 4.1 million oz Ag 52,300 oz Au Inferred 5.7 million oz Ag 84,800 oz Au Operations H1 2017 Production (2) 399,739 oz Ag 13,183 oz Au 1,322,549 oz Ag Eq Throughput

  19. Slide 19: El Cubo

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  20. Slide 20: El Cubo – Second Mine in Guanajuato

    El Cubo – Second Mine in Guanajuato Location Guanajuato, Mexico approx. 8,100 Property hectares State road, power, Infrastructure local labour 80 million oz silver Past production 2 million oz gold Plant capacity 1,500 tonnes/day San Nicholas, Dolores, Operating mines Villalpando, Peregrina New disc

  21. Slide 21: El Cubo – Our Biggest Operational Turn Around

    El Cubo – Our Biggest Operational Turn Around 2016 Silver Reserves and Resources (1) Direct Production Costs ($/tonne) Proven and probable 4.3 million oz Ag $140 51,100 oz Au $120 Measured and indicated 5.9 million oz Ag $100 78,800 oz Au $80 Inferred 10.0 million oz Ag $60 129,900 oz Au $40 $20 Ope

  22. Slide 22: El Compas

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  23. Slide 23: El Compas – Near Term, High-Grade Production

    El Compas – Near Term, High-Grade Production Low-cost acquisition – US$6.7 million in shares Large property – 3,990 hectares Major district – Zacatecas >750 million oz Ag La Plomosa Panuco Well located – Adjacent to city; excellent road access; grid power; water; labour, and services Historic produc

  24. Slide 24: El Compas – Developing Our Fourth Mine

    El Compas – Developing Our Fourth Mine Mineral resource – small but shallow and high grade Preliminary Economic Assessment – robust economic returns, very scalable if we discover or purchase additional mineral resources in the Zacatecas district and refurbish the second ball mill to double the plant

  25. Slide 25: El Compas – Mine Already Permitted

    El Compas – Mine Already Permitted 25

  26. Slide 26: El Compas – Multiple Exploration Targets

    El Compas – Multiple Exploration Targets • El Compas and El Orito veins ready for development • 10 additional vein targets for future exploration • Other prospective properties available for acquisition • Potential for 100,000-500,000 oz Au Eq per vein target; typical of Zacatecas district Hole From

  27. Slide 27: Terronera

    TERRONERA 27

  28. Slide 28: Terronera – Large, Low Cost Mine Potential

    Terronera – Large, Low Cost Mine Potential Low-cost acquisition – US$2.5 million Large property – 6,100 hectares Historic district – Discovered in 1542; >50 small historic mines on >20 separate veins Well located – 40 km northeast of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco State, excellent road access; grid powe

  29. Slide 29: Terronera – New Discovery Still Open

    Terronera – New Discovery Still Open Open Open From True width Au Ag AgEq From True width Au Ag AgEq Hole Structure Hole Structure (m) (m) (gpt) (gpt) (gpt) (m) (m) (gpt) (gpt) (gpt) Terronera 505.10 6.7 5.0 226 576 La Luz 207.45 1.1 58.6 408 4,512 TR09-6* LL-02* Including 511.40 0.7 16.9 527 1,710

  30. Slide 30: Terronera – Developing Our Fifth Mine

    Terronera – Developing Our Fifth Mine Mineral resource – large, high-grade, still growing Pre-feasibility study – robust economic returns; 1,000 tpd, expanding to 2,000 tpd in year three Production decision – decision to develop the new Terronera mine subject to receiving final permits and debt fina

  31. Slide 31: Terronera – PFS

    Terronera – PFS Mineral Reserves and Resources (at December 31, 2017) Ag Eq Ag oz Au oz Ag Eq oz Silver-Gold Reserves Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t g/t (000s) (000s) (000s) Probable 4,061 207 1.95 353 27,027 254.6 46,122 Ag Eq Ag oz Au oz Ag Eq oz Silver-Gold Resources Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t g/t (000s) (000s)

  32. Slide 32: Terronera – Nine New High-Grade Veins

    Terronera – Nine New High-Grade Veins 32

  33. Slide 33: Parral

    PARRAL Endeavour

  34. Slide 34: Parral – Expanding the Project Pipeline

    Parral – Expanding the Project Pipeline Low-cost acquisition – US$6.0 million in shares plus $0.20/oz for new resources Large property – 3,432 hectares Major district – Parral >250 million oz Ag Well located – Adjacent to city; excellent road access; grid power; water; labour, and services Historic

  35. Slide 35: Parral – Discovery and Production Potential

    Parral – Discovery and Production Potential Historic resource – 32.1 million oz silver in three zones totaling 4.0 million tonnes grading 249 g/t in Veta Colorada estimated by IMMSA * Virgin zone – Remedio-Argentina contains 15 million oz silver within 1.55 million tonnes grading 300 g/t silver, ave

  36. Slide 36: Parral – Abundant High-Grade Targets

    Parral – Abundant High-Grade Targets • Exploration permits and land access agreements already in place • Will conduct twin, infill drilling to verify Remedio Argentina historic resource in 2017 • US$2 million exploration commitment at San Patricio and La Palmilla over next two years • Many additiona

  37. Slide 37: Future Catalysts

    Future Catalysts • Resolve Guanaceví issues –get mine back on plan: higher throughput and grades, lower costs • Receive Terronera permits – make production decision, commence mine development, explore multiple new veins, expand resource potential • Commence El Compas development –grow resources, exp

  38. Slide 38: Why Endeavour?

    Why Endeavour? Experienced Board and Strategic Acquisitions Proven Track Record Management Identified hidden potential 12 consecutive years of 400+ collective years in at Guanaceví, Bolañitos, out-performance in mining industry El Cubo, El Compas, mining operations Terronera, Parral Quality Assets O

  39. Slide 39: Appendix

    APPENDIX 39 GROWTH WITH INTEGRITY

  40. Slide 40: Management and Board

    Management and Board Management Bradford Cooke, M.Sc., P.Geo. – Founder and CEO Godfrey Walton, M.Sc., P.Geo. – President and COO Dan Dickson, CA – CFO Tomas Iturriaga-Hidalgo, B.Sc., Global MBA – VP, Operations and Country Manager, Mexico Dale Mah, B.Sc., P.Geo. – VP, Corporate Development Luis Cas

  41. Slide 41: Institutional Investors, Analyst Coverage

    Institutional Investors, Analyst Coverage • Van Eck Associates • Andrew Kaip, BMO • Renaissance Technologies • Dalton Baretto, Canaccord Genuity • Fresnillo • Cosmos Chiu, CIBC • Connor Clark & Lunn • Bhakti Pavani, Euro Pacific Capital • BMO Asset Management • Ian Parkinson, GMP Securities • Global

  42. Slide 42: Reserves and Resources (Dec 31, 2016)

    Reserves and Resources (Dec 31, 2016) Silver-Gold Reserves and Resources Tonnes Au oz Ag Eq oz Ag g/t Au g/t Ag Eq g/t Ag oz (000s) (000s) (000s) (000s) Proven Guanaceví 87 247 0.49 284 691 1.4 794 Bolañitos 157 90 2.84 311 454 14.3 1,570 El Cubo 409 154 1.99 295 2,025 26.2 3,879 Total Proven 653 15

  43. Slide 43: Reserves and Resources (Dec 31, 2016) Notes

    Reserves and Resources (Dec 31, 2016) Notes 1. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that any or all part of the mineral resources will be converted into mineral reserves. 2. Mineral resources are exclusive of and in additio

  44. Slide 44: Consolidated Mine Operations Table

    Consolidated Mine Operations Table Comparative Table of Consolidated Mine Operations Ore grades (g/t) Recovered ounces Recoveries (%) Plant throughput Cash costs AISC ($/oz Direct costs Period Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold (tonnes) ($/oz Ag) Ag) ($/tonne) Q1 2013 376,344 154 1.51 1,489,746 15,

  45. Slide 45: Guanaceví Mine Operations Table

    Guanaceví Mine Operations Table Ore grades (g/t) Recovered ounces Recoveries (%) Plant Cash costs AISC Direct costs Period throughput Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold ($/oz Ag) ($/oz Ag) ($/tonne) (tonnes) Q1 2013 106,653 233 0.34 640,616 942 80.2 80.8 16.70 27.75 113.61 Q2 2013 100,781 240 0.68

  46. Slide 46: Guanaceví – Operations Overview

    Guanaceví – Operations Overview 46

  47. Slide 47: Bolañitos Mine Operations Table

    Bolañitos Mine Operations Table Ore grades (g/t) Recovered ounces Recoveries (%) Plant Cash costs AISC Direct costs Period throughput Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold ($/oz Ag) ($/oz Ag) ($/tonne) (tonnes) Q1 2013 167,500 135 2.27 578,654 9,891 79.8 81.0 (0.06) 17.05 85.10 Q2 2013 202,472 160 2.8

  48. Slide 48: Bolañitos – Operations Overview

    Bolañitos – Operations Overview 48

  49. Slide 49: El Cubo Mine Operations Table

    El Cubo Mine Operations Table Ore grades (g/t) Recovered ounces Recoveries (%) Plant Cash costs AISC Direct costs Period throughput Silver Gold Silver Gold Silver Gold ($/oz Ag) ($/oz Ag) ($/tonne) (tonnes) Q1 2013 102,191 103 1.48 270,446 4,199 79.9 86.4 15.30 32.86 108.85 Q2 2013 89,817 93 1.41 17

  50. Slide 50: El Cubo – Operations Overview

    El Cubo – Operations Overview 50

  51. Slide 51: Significant Operating Costs Breakdown

    Significant Operating Costs Breakdown Consolidated 7% El Cubo 4% 5% Labour 5% Re-agents & Grinding Labour 32% Fuel 38% Re-agents & Grinding 27% Power Fuel 21% Royalties Power Contractor Contractor Refining Explosives 2% Explosives 11% 11% tolled Ore 14% 17% 3% 3% Guanaceví Labour 6% Bolañitos 8% 3%

  52. Slide 52: Corporate Social Integrity and Sustainable Development, CSR The Endeavour Way

    Corporate Social Integrity and Sustainable Development, CSR The Endeavour Way “Corporate Social Integrity”, The Endeavour Way to CSR or Why “Who You Are” and “What You Do” Determine the Strength of Your Community Relationships We receive annual awards 52 for the way we do business

  53. Slide 53: Mission, Vision, Values

    Mission, Vision, Values Who we are and what we do: We find, build and operate quality silver mines in a sustainable way to create real value for all stakeholders Our goal is to continue growing to become a premier, low cost senior producer in the silver mining sector By continually improving what we

  54. Slide 54: Formal Sustainability Policies

    Formal Sustainability Policies In 2008 Endeavour started formalizing its sustainable development policies: • Corporate governance • Economic development • Health and safety • Education and training • Environmental protection 54 GROWTH WITH INTEGRITY

  55. Slide 55: Corporate Governance

    Corporate Governance • Corporate governance lays the foundation upon which our business is built • Formalized our approach to doing business by establishing our Board and Committee charters and policies on Ethical Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Whistle Blower, Disclosure and Advance N

  56. Slide 56: Economic Development

    Economic Development • Investments are essential to generate economic impact and profits are essential to fulfil community and sustainability objectives • Our most obvious positive economic impacts have been from investing in  acquisition of properties, mines and plants  exploration to discover ne

  57. Slide 57: Health and Safety

    Health and Safety • Because mining is a high risk industry, employee health and safety is our #1 priority, governed by extensive safety policies and practices • Every employee goes through rigorous safety induction, daily safety procedures, regular refresher courses, job site audits and each mine ha

  58. Slide 58: Education and Training

    Education and Training • Education and training are important to improving the quality of life in the local communities • Endeavour sponsors university scholarships in Mexico and Canada, high school scholarships in Mexico, and online courses to complete high school diplomas, technical and self-emplo

  59. Slide 59: Environmental Protection

    Environmental Protection • Protection of our natural environment is paramount for Endeavour • We monitor dumps, tailings, water and energy consumption and emissions, waste recycling and disposal and biodiversity • In particular, tailings management has been a hot topic recently but from day one we h

  60. Slide 60: Community Enrichment

    Community Enrichment • We support our local communities in many ways in order to improve their quality of life, resolve issues and build sustainable capacity • Endeavour donates our time, funds, food and gifts for cultural and religious celebrations; we sponsor sports teams, kids camps and field tri

  61. Slide 61: Sustainability Reporting

    Sustainability Reporting • 2012 – Endeavour started GRI 4.0 reporting of its sustainability activities, based on stakeholder engagement and materiality assessment • Every year, we go to our stakeholders for feedback on a full range of interests, and every two years, we conduct a materiality review t

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