Lupaka Gold Corp. · TSXV:LPK
Lupaka Gold — Investor Presentation (March 2012)
36 slides from Lupaka Gold's investor presentation, March 2012
Slide 1: Peru's New Gold Discovery
PERU’S NEW GOLD DISCOVERY SOUTH EAST PERU TSX:LPK March 2012
Slide 2: Cautionary Statements
Cautionary Statements No securities commission or similar authority in Canada has reviewed or in any way passed upon this presentation, and any representation to the contrary is an offence. No information in this presentation shall constitute an invitation to invest in Lupaka Gold Corp. (the "Compan
Slide 3: Lupaka Overview
Lupaka Overview Crucero Gold Project, Peru – Advanced exploration project March 2012 NI 43-101 gold resource(1): INDICATED INFERRED Tonnes g/t Ounces Tonnes g/t Ounces 34,641,233 1.03 1,144,667 28,965,683 0.70 646,716 100% project ownership Mineralization widely exposed at surface, supportin
Slide 4: Peru – Strong Mining Environment
Peru – Strong Mining Environment Outstanding mineral exploration potential New government supportive of current economic model World Class Discoveries: Yanacocha, Pierina, Antamina World mining heavyweight jurisdiction(1) #1 in Silver #2 in Copper #5 in Gold #2 in Zinc Free Trade A
Slide 5: Sustainable Prosperity
Sustainable Prosperity Exploration Long Term Value Creation Safety and Environmental People Community 4
Slide 6: Management and Board of Directors
Management and Board of Directors Management: Board of Directors: Eric H. Edwards (MBA) – President and CEO Eric H. Edwards – President and CEO Geologist with over 25 years in the mining industry. Most recently served as CFO of Andean Resources (sold to Gordon Ellis (P.Eng, MBA)– Executive Chairman
Slide 7: Crucero Project Location
Crucero Project Location 71° Minera IRL 69° 78° 71° Ollachea ECUADOR COLOMBIA 1° R. Huari-huari 14° Macusani San Rafael Coasa CRUCERO Limbani Sandia Rosario BRASIL 8° Crucero Cuyocuyo CUZCO Asillo LIMA Ayaviri Tirapata Azangaro Putina PUNO Fortuna Silver Pucara 15° Caylloma PUNO B OL IVIA BO L I VIA
Slide 8: Orogenic Gold Belt
Orogenic Gold Belt Gold Belts of the Eastern Andean Cordillera and Sierras Pampeanas The Crucero project lies within the well established orogenic gold mining belt Carbonaceous siltstone and meta- Crucero sediments with gold, arsenic, Gold antimony associations Project Structurally controlled
Slide 9: History of Crucero Discovery
History of Crucero Discovery Gold Resource Growth(1) Buenaventura (BVN) began exploration in 1996 2.00 (legacy NSR 5% to BVN) Inferred 1.80 1.60 Indicated Gold Resource (MMozs) Acquired by four Peruvian businessmen in 2009 1.40 1.20 1.00 Lupaka acquired a 60% interest in early-2010 0.80 Init
Slide 10: Crucero Project Site View
Crucero Project Site View A-5 A-3 A-11 A-1 A-2 Property at an elevation of 4,300 metres Broad, flat valleys aid mobility, access and production Approximately 2.5 km between A-5 and A-11 Ten additional anomalies yet to be investigated, each based on a combination of geophysics, geochemistry a
Slide 11: Current Resource
Current Resource Crucero Gold 43-101 Resource (March 2012) Current resource lies within the A-1 Zone Based on 54 holes to December 2011 INDICATED INFERRED Cutoff (g/t) No Cap Capped No Cap Capped Tonnes Tonnes g/t Ounces g/t Ounces g/t Ounces g/t Ounces 1.00 15,539,049 1.67 832,608 1.46 730,32
Slide 12: A-1 Zone--Mineralized Outcrop
A-1 Zone--Mineralized Outcrop Surface rock chip and trench assay values Red area represents >2 g/t Au Green area represents >.4 g/t Au 11
Slide 13: A-1 Zone Resource
A-1 Zone Resource A-1 Zone Mineralized Envelope* outlined on surface photo Visible Outcrop within outline is > 2.0 g/t mineralization * 0.4 g/t cutoff 12
Slide 14: A-1 Zone Mineralization Envelope
A-1 Zone Mineralization Envelope Sub-surface zone outline from Wardrop 43-101 report of Feb 2011 Mineralised envelope > 0.4 g/t Apparent widths to 150m Length > 800m Envelope open at depth and to the north Geological cross sections 13
Slide 15: Drill Intercepts
Drill Intercepts > 15,000 meters of drilling completed to December 2011 Typical intercepts Hole # Intercept (m) Au (g/t) Year CR-01 95 1.76 2003 DDH-02 4 73.44 2009 DDH-04 54 2.48 2009 DDH-09 48 1.52 2009 DDH-22 173 1.45 2010 DDH-27 129 1.32 2011 DDH-21 75 1.37 2011 DDH-36 131 1.11 2011 DDH-38 2
Slide 16: Drill Holes DDH-04 & DDH-30
Drill Holes DDH-04 & DDH-30 15
Slide 17: Drill Holes CR-03 & DDH-11
| Holes CR-03 & DDH-11 <— sw 35.0 m @ 2.156 g/T Au 35.0 m @ 1.574 g/T Au : tA 4450 C V4 f i i 64.0 m @ 1.341 g/T Au 4.400 4 Lbg 16:09 @ 1.545 g/T Au 5.0m @ 1134 g/T Au 14.0 m @ 2.950 g/T Au Apso AAT i 1 © 4. 8.0 Mm@2.514 g/t Au 4.300 oA \ Long: 242.5 m. | Inclin: - 44° 30' 00" Direc: S 61° 38'00" W
Slide 18: Drill Holes DDH-9, DDH-10 & DDH-25
Drill Holes DDH-9, DDH-10 & DDH-25 17
Slide 19: Drill Holes CR-02 & DDH-28
Holes CR-02 & DDH-28 <—— sw NE——> 30.0 m @ 2.040 g/T Au 40.0 m @ 1.767 g/T Au T-2B — CR-02 DDH-28 4,450 V 4450 6 4.0m 4,400 4,400 32.0m@1 4m @ 8.264 g/T Au 4,350 N@1.182g/TAU —assoy 1.891 g/T Au 4,300 4,300 Long: 253.3m T Au Inclin: - 45° Direc: 232° NE u 4.250 4.250 Long: Inclin: Direc: ) ‘6.0 m @
Slide 20: Regional Exploration Upside
Regional Exploration Upside 5,500 ha claim area CRUCERO PROPERTY 11 targets defined by geology, geochem and/or geophysics A-1 Zone contains current A-7 resource A-8 A-6 One exploration hole on A-11 completed A-5 A-2 A-1 A-4 A-10 A-3 A-11 A-1 Zone 1.8 million A-9 oz Gold resource Focus Ventur
Slide 21: Regional Ground Magnetics (2011)
Regional Ground Magnetics (2011) A-7 A-8 A-6 A-2 A-5 A-1 A-3 A-4 A-11 A-10 A-9 20
Slide 22: Regional Geology and 2012 Exploration
Regional Geology and 2012 Exploration Regional structural trends Regional faults Limbani Monzanite Stock 2012 exploration plan A-1 A-5 11,000 total metres A-3 A-1 Zone expansion A-11 A-4 including A-11 (5500m) Ananea Carbonaceous A3, A4, A5 exploration slate/siltstone (5500m) Aricoma Granite S
Slide 23: Site Infrastructure
Site Infrastructure Juliaca is 150 km from site, approximately four hours by existing road Town of Crucero 45 km from project site (population of approx. 1500) Water is available on the property Electric transmission lines pass within 8 kilometres of the site Local community is supportive
Slide 24: Analyst site visit (Q4-2011)
Analyst site visit (Q4-2011) Several banking institutions to site Analyst’s watch lists (Haywood, Mackie, Dundee, Jennings, Casimir) 23
Slide 25: Six Month LPK Chart
Six Month LPK Chart • LPK vs TSX Global Gold Index 24
Slide 26: Corporate Information
Corporate Information Capital Structure (as at March 16, 2012) Share Price $1.20 52 Week High / Low $1.45 / $0.90 Average Daily Volume (1 month) 35,000 Basic Shares Outstanding 44.7 million Options Outstanding 2.5 million @ $0.50 1.2 million @ $1.21 140,000 @$1.35 Warrants Outstanding 7.5 million @
Slide 27: Ongoing Community Relations
Ongoing Community Relations On-site community relations staff Local work force Peruvian professional staff Long history of successful permitting Permanent year-round local presence Building long-standing commitment to sustainable economy Company Programs Staff veterinarian and medic
Slide 28: Crucero Project- Milestones
Crucero Project- Milestones OBJECTIVE TARGET NI 43-101 Resource Estimate 2011 2011 drill program Complete IPO on TSX Consolidate 100% Ownership of Crucero Peruvian professional staff additions Updated 43-101 post 2011 drilling Resource expansion drilling A-1 Zone Q2 2012 First assay results from 201
Slide 29: LPK Investment Highlights
LPK Investment Highlights Established, growing and open gold resource Significant potential for additional discoveries 100% ownership in the Crucero Property Experienced management team and Board with track record of successes Existing infrastructure: road to site, power within 8 km, water
Slide 30: Contact Information
Contact Information Investor Relations: Scott Warren Manager, Investor Relations Phone: 604-681-5900 Email: gold@lupakagold.com 29
Slide 31: Appendix
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Slide 32: Mineralization and Metallurgy
Mineralization and Metallurgy Structurally-controlled, orogenic gold mineralized zones Associated with axial-plane deformation of a broad scale, north-plunging anticlinal sequence of carbonaceous slates and metasiltstones Gold occurs as saddle reefs in very fine to micro-scale, sulphide-rich r
Slide 33: Recent News
Recent News Lupaka Gold Corp. Announces Updated Gold Resources At Crucero Gold Project Lupaka Hires Victor Jaramillo as VP Exploration Lupaka Gold Corp. Drills 67 Metres at 1.36 G/T Gold Including 27 Metres at 2.64 G/T Gold As A-1 Zone Continues to Expand to the North Lupaka Gold Acquires Mi
Slide 34: Work Completed at Crucero
Work Completed at Crucero Road construction: 18 km on site plus 48 km from nearest townsite Topographic mapping: 80 hectares Regional geologic mapping: 3,000 hectares Detailed geologic mapping: 80 hectares Magnetic surveys: 86.9 km Trench sampling: 2,700 meters Geochem samples: >500 ov
Slide 35: Resource: Cut-off analysis (Indicated)
Resource : Cut-off analysis Crucero 2012 Resource Update INDICATED Resource at Varied Threshold Grade Millions 45.0 1.4 Millions 0.4g/t threshold 40.0 1.2 35.0 0.6g/t threshold 1.0 30.0 Ounces Gold 25.0 0.8 Tonnes 20.0 0.6 15.0 0.4 10.0 Tonnes - Indicated Oz Au (Capped) 0.2 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.88 1.83 1.9
Slide 36: Resource – Cutoff analysis (Inferred)
Resource – Cutoff analysis Crucero 2012 Resource Update INFERRED Resource at Varied Threshold Grade 60,000,000 900,000 800,000 50,000,000 700,000 40,000,000 600,000 Ounces Gold 500,000 Tonnes 30,000,000 400,000 20,000,000 300,000 Tonnes - Inferred 200,000 10,000,000 Oz Gold - Capped 100,000 0 0 5.00