Rua Gold Inc · TSX:RUA
Rua Gold — Investor Presentation (August 2024)
19 slides from Rua Gold's investor presentation, August 2024
Slide 1: An Emerging Gold Explorer with Two Highly Prospective Land Packages in New Zealand
An Emerging Gold Explorer with Two Highly Prospective Land Packages in New Zealand’s historical gold fields. TSX-V: RUA OTC: NZAUF WKN: A4010V “RUA” means TWO in the Māori language www.ruagold.com
Slide 2: Cautionary Statement
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CAUTIONARY STATEMENT This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are not historical facts. Forward Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, conditions or financial performance that is based on assumptions about
Slide 3: Highlights: Why should you be interested in the RUA Story?
Highlights Why should you be interested in the RUA Story? The Assets The People High Grade Management and Board High-grade orogenic and epithermal Diverse operational and financial gold targets with historical production skillsets across leadership team grades ranging from 9 to 50g/t Au and a proven
Slide 4: New Zealand: A History of High Grade Gold in a Tier 1 Jurisdiction
New Zealand: A History of High Grade Gold in a Tier 1 Jurisdication Ideal Mining Address Highly Prospective Geology Low Sovereign Risk Pro-Mining government Active Mining Industry Skilled Labour NZ has a rich production history exceeding 40 million ounces of gold. As of November 2023, there is a new
Slide 5: Board of Directors and Key Management
Board of Directors Key Management Chairman CEO Oliver Lennox-King Robert Eckford Former Chairman of Fronteer Gold and Co-founder and Head of Finance and of Roxgold. Largest shareholder of RUA GOLD. Aris Mining. Experience in mining across Australia, Africa and South America. Director COO Paul Criddl
Slide 6: Capital Structure
Capital Structure TSX-V: RUA OTC: NZAUF WKN: A4010V Current Pro Forma1 Common Shares 238.0M 322.0M 24% Options 10M @ $0.10 vesting in 2027 2.5M @ $0.17 - $0.25 vesting in 12.5M 12.5M 41% 2027 Warrants 16M @ $0.20 expiring March 2025 2.7M @ $0.18 broker warrants July 18.7M 18.7M 2026 19% Fully Dilute
Slide 7: Exploration in Two Gold Districts
Exploration in HAURAKI GOLDFIELD (North island) Two Gold Districts Area: Hauraki Goldfield Property: Glamorgan Target: The Wires Ridge Prospect ckland High-grade epithermal gold province • Total district production >15Moz gold and >60Moz silver • OceanaGold’s Wharekirauponga Discovery >1Moz @ 16g/t
Slide 8: Reefton Goldfield
Reefton Goldfield Re-emerging as a new active gold mining district with RUA GOLD as the dominant player www.ruagold.com
Slide 9: M&A Transaction Announced
M&A Transaction Announced We are consolidating one of the world’s largest underdeveloped & high-grade gold districts ▪ RUA GOLD to acquire Reefton Resources, a subsidiary of Siren Gold Ltd. (ASX: SNG) ▪ Total consideration of A$20 million (C$18.4 million): • A$2.0 million (C$1.8 million) in cash1 •
Slide 10: Creating Reefton's Dominant Gold Explorer
Creating Reefton’s Dominant Gold Explorer ✓ Consolidated land package includes 119,584 ha of tenements in the prolific Reefton Goldfield that produced +900koz at ~20 g/t; ✓ Successful field work from both companies with 4+ years of extensive soil sampling, UAV magnetics and mapping completed, 41 dri
Slide 11: Actively Advancing a District-Scale Discovery
Actively Advancing a District-Scale Discovery The combined Company will be the dominant gold explorer in the Reefton District ✓ Development of the Blackwater Mine (Snowy River Project) demonstrates ✓ Blackwater provides a blueprint for the RUA combined continuity of gold mineralization to 1,500m and
Slide 12: Reefton Goldfield: Neighboring Camp
Reefton Goldfield: Neighboring Camp ✓ Federation Mining is reopening the Reefton Goldfield with redevelopment of the Blackwater deposit; twin drives have reached the ore body ready for development ▪ Blackwater resource: 700koz Au @ 23.0 g/t Au (inferred) ▪ Expected to produce 70koz per annum at US$7
Slide 13: Building on RUA GOLD's Exploration Success
Building on RUA GOLD’S Exploration Success Capleston In three years of exploration, RUA Pactolus GOLD has: • Analyzed 18,000 soils • Detailed UAV magnetic surveys • Completed 41 drill holes • Made Pactolus greenfield discovery • Conducted 3D modelling of 5 historic mine camps The Company ranked its
Slide 14: Hauraki Goldfields
Hauraki Goldfields The Hauraki Goldfield is home to a high-grade epithermal goldfield Geology History Production Epithermal gold deposits are The Hauraki Goldfield has Neighboring mines are already among the highest gold grade produced >15Moz gold and producing significant amounts of producers in th
Slide 15: Hauraki Goldfield: Glamorgan Recent Acquisition
Hauraki Goldfield RUA GOLD’s recent acquisition - Glamorgan HAURAKI’S HIGH-GRADE EPITHERMAL GOLDFIELD • ~50 Epithermal gold – silver deposits • Mined from 1860’s • >15Moz gold and >60Moz silver produced RUA GOLD RECENT ACQUISITION • Untested 3.8km long zone of silicification, veining and alteration
Slide 16: Hauraki Goldfields
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Slide 17: Glamorgan has the classic surface features of a major epithermal gold-silver system
Glamorgan has the classic surface features of a major epithermal gold-silver system • Untested 3.8km long zone of silicification, veining and alteration • > 50ppb gold in soils over its 3.8km length • Microcrystalline quartz, opaline and chalcedonic quartz, high levels in the epithermal system • Ano
Slide 18: Our Neighbor: Wharekirauponga – OceanaGold
Our Neighbor Wharekirauponga – OceanaGold Mining permit granted Fast Track Application Submitted Development decision imminent OceanaGold have an ongoing exploration and resource conversion program underway at Wharekirauponga (WKP). Discovery Intercept WKP42: 8.7m true width @ 24.5g/t Au and 32.0g/t
Slide 19: The Investment Opportunity in RUA GOLD
The Investment Opportunity in RUA GOLD Over the past 4 years, RUA GOLD has advanced exploration in the Reefton Goldfield with over $14M spent. The team has completed detailed work including tenement acquisition, access agreements, mapping, and rock chip sampling. Now drills are turning for the next