ecuador: rehabilitating a land with a chequered mining history
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Objective Capital's Global Resources Investment Conference 2011Stationers' Hall, City of London27-28 September 2011Day 1- Session 6: Americas' focusSpeaker: Steve White, Ecuador Gold IncTRANSCRIPT
GLOBAL RESOURCESINVESTMENT CONFERENCE
STATIONERS’ HALL, CITY OF LONDON ● TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, 27-28 SEP 2011
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Ecuador: rehabilitating a land with a chequered mining history Steve White – Ecuador Gold
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ADVANCED GOLD PROJECT IN ECUADOR
Corporate PresentationSeptember 2011
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Disclaimer
Forward Looking InformationThis presentation includes statements that are forward-looking. All statements in the presentation (other than statements of historical fact) that address future operations or plans of Ecuador Gold Inc. (“ECC”) or their affiliates, proposed acquisitions, development and commissioning of mines, long term corporate goals, estimated development costs or operating costs, marketing plans or anticipated customers, mine reserves or resources, expansion of production, demand for product, and the future of the mining industry in general and the mining industry in Ecuador in particular are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, market prices for gold, general economic, market and business conditions, risks and uncertainties related to ECC’s abilities to complete their acquisition of gold properties in Ecuador, to successfully explore and develop the property, to obtain all necessary permits for exploration and development as and when required, to obtain listings for securities of ECC on a Canadian stock exchange upon completion of the acquisition of the property by ECC, estimation of resources and reserves, delays in exploration or development, accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration or development, gold price fluctuations, failure to obtain adequate financing when needed, exchange rate fluctuations, and risks and uncertainties associated with doing business in Ecuador.
Although ECC has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that statements containing forward looking information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on statements containing forward looking information.
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Not an Offering of SecuritiesThis presentation is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the securities of ECC or any other securities.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured and Indicated ResourcesThis presentation uses the terms “Measured” and “Indicated” Resources. U.S. investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.
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Corporate Highlights
Proven Resources
Proximity adjacent to a Major
Experienced Management Reinterpretation of the Geological Model
Aggressive Drill Program
Timing - Ecuador now ‘Open for Business’
Fully Funded - Listing Imminent
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Ecuador
Ecuador: Improving Mining Regime
• Well understood favorable mining geology
• Geological studies performed by the British, Swedish and Ecuadorian Geological Surveys
• Mining code established and mining tenement registry (catastral) is posted on the internet
• Mining contracts being negotiated with Kinross, China Railway and International Minerals
• Kinross has committed to investing $1.1 billion to the development of its Fruta del Norte Project
• All business in Ecuador is transacted in US$
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Location
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Corporate Highlights
Condor Gold Project
• 90% interest in the Condor Gold Project
• Current 43-101 - 2.8 million oz gold
• Additional 43-101 – 14.92 million oz silver
• New geological interpretation of property/package
• Aggressive 40,000+ meter exploration & drilling campaign starting in Q4 2011
• Proximity- adjacent to 13.7 million
oz Fruta del Norte Project (Kinross) and 4.5 million oz Mirador Project (China Railway)
• Continued Ecuador country de-risking- Mining law in place- Mining contracts in process with majors
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Management
John ReynoldsChairman & Director
• Member of Parliament, Canada; Minister of the Environment, BC; and Official Opposition House Leader
• Senior Strategic Advisor to Lang Michener law firm in Vancouver• Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Glenn LaingPresident, CEO and Director
• Over 30 years experience in the mining and financial industries including over 25 years in the position of President / Managing Director of mining and exploration companies
• Raised in excess of $1 billion for mining and exploration projects
James HuttonDirector
• Over 25 years of business, mineral exploration, project management and development experience. Ran $1 billion plus CMP Resources Fund
• Chairman Terra Group
Andrew PullarDirector
• Fund Manager – The Sentient Group• Mining Engineer – over ten years experience in mineral exploration,
development and funds management (Baker Steel)
Carson PhillipsDirector
• Director of Plains Creek Phosphate• Formally with the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France
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Acquisition
• Ecuador Capital acquired a 90% interest in the Condor Gold Project through assignment of Alca’s agreement with Ecometals by:
- Making all payments to Ecometals ($7 million)
- Spending $8 million on exploration
- Issuing 15 million shares to Alca
• Alca had the right to purchase a 90% interest in the Condor Gold Project from Ecometals for $7 million:
- $2 million due December 31 2010 (Paid)
- $2.5 million due May 31, 2011 (Paid)
- $2.5 million due on Nov 30,2011
• DINE will continue to hold a 10% interest in the project
• FJTX Concession – acquired from EcoMetals – paid $500,000 (31st May)
Ecuador Capital Corp
Agreement to acquire all of Alca
Gold’s 90% Interest
Alca Gold Corp
Agreement to acquire Ecometals
90% Interest
Condormining Corp
Acquisition Structure
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Location
Mirador Project:
• China Railway & Tongling acquired Corriente Resources in 2010 for $679 million
• Resources estimate of 4.5 MMoz Au and 11.5 MMt Cu
Fruta del Norte Project:
• Kinross acquired Aurelian Resources in 2008 for $1.3 billion
• Resources estimate 13.7 MMoz Au
• In 2011, Kinross announced $1.1 billion for the Fruta Del Norte gold project to produce 400,000 oz per year
Project Location
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Condor Gold Project Resources
Chinapintza Vein System:
• 95,000 oz Au @ 11.2 g/t and 596,000 oz Ag @ 70.2 g/t M+I resources
• 459,617 oz Au @ 5.9 g/t and 3.5 MMoz Ag @ 44.4 g/t inferred resources
Condor Gold:
• Includes San Jose, Enma and Soledad
• 1.4 MMoz Au @ 1.0 g/t and 10.9 MMoz Ag @ 8.8 g/t M+I resources
Santa Barbara Au-Cu Porphyry:
• 819,844 oz Au @ 1.0 g/t inferred resources
Total Resources:
• 1.5 MMoz Au M+I and 1.3 MMoz Au inferred
• 11.5 MMoz Ag M+I and 3.5 MMoz Ag inferred
43-101 Compliant Resource
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Geology
• Located approximately 40 km (straight-line) east of the town of Zamora in the Pachiicutza Mining District
• Four types of mineral systems exist
• Low sulphidation epithermal gold in diatremes
• Vocaniclastics & breccia pipes
• Polymetallic (Au, Ag, Pb, Zn) mesothermal veins & structurally controlled high grade epithermal gold
• Gold, copper/gold & copper/molybdenum porphyry systems
• The Northern Sector comprises low sulfidation mineralization which is hosted by a series of breccia pipes, porphyry potential, as well as by the numerous narrow fault-veins of the Chinapintza Vein System
• The Southern Sector is host to both classic Cu-Au Porphyry mineralization and structurally controlled higher grade Au
• El Hito is a large classic Cu-Mo Porphyry
Chinapintza
Los Cuyes
San Jose
El Hito
Santa Barbara
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Two Porphyry Models
TYPE AGold – Copper Base Metal Model
+/- Ag, Mo, Zn
TYPE BGold Rich Model
Au, Cu, Mo, Zn, Bi, Te, As
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Northern Section Regional Geology
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Northern Section Geology
Condor Gold: New District Geologic & Porphyry Models
Geophysics Anomalies, Geology & PDH
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Northern Section - IP
IP Interpretation with Porphyry Types
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Northern Section Geology
Geology & Porphyry Type X-Sections
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IP Geophysics with Porphyry Types
Northern Section Geology & Geophysics Sections
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Resistivity Geophysics with Porphyry Types
Northern Section Geology & Geophysics Sections
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Northern Section Proposed 2011 Drilling
Northern Section Magnetics
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• Gold-silver-lead-zinc in vein system split between Chinapintza and Jerusalem Project (Dynasty Metals)
- Combined 1.9 MMoz Au resource
- Jerusalem M+I resource of 585,100 oz Au at an average grade of 12.4 g/t and an inferred resource of 710,130 oz Au at an average grade of 11.5 g/t
- Proposed acquisition or JV with Dynasty to facilitate consolidated exploration, resource development and feasibility
• Further Exploration could significantly increase resources & economics
DynastyJerusalem
Project
ChinapintzaDistrict
Northern Section – Chinapintza Vein System
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Northern Section – Los Cuyes Deposit
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High Grade Zinc-Pyrite Veined Breccia
Underground Working in High Grade Vein Los Cuyes Deposit
Northern Section – Soledad Deposit
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Drill hole DEN-04a 74 to 76m depth assayed 250g Au over 2m
Various Types of Mineralized BrecciasLocal Mine Extracting High Grade Vein
Northern Section – Enma Deposit
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Chinapintza
Los Cuyes
San Jose
El Hito
Santa Barbara
El Hito – Santa Barbara Sector
• Porphyry Cu-Mo mineralization
• Further exploration intends to focus on the porphyry potential
Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Sector
• Structurally controlled Cu-Au mineralization
• Further exploration will be conducted in upcoming exploration campaign
Southern Section – El Hito & Santa Barbara
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IP/Chargeability with Previous & Proposed Drilling
Southern Section – Santa Barbara
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Quartz stockwork zone in a porphyry intrusion at the SW part of El Hito. The outcrop is about 75 m wide. The area is still untested by drilling.
DH02: 171.2 m, Moly – cpy in grandiorite porphyry
DH03: 19.2 m, malachite in coarse grained diorite porphyry
Southern Section – El Hito
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Capital Structure
Shares
Founders & Management 10,000,000
Seed Financing (Round 1) - $3,000,000 Shares @ CDN$0.15 per share
20,000,000
Seed Financing (Round 2) - $2,500,000 Shares @ CDN$0.30 per share
8,333,333
Seed Financing (Round 3) - $3,000,000 Shares @ CDN$0.45 per share
6,666,667
IPO Financing (Round 4) - $17,000,000 Shares @ CDN$0.50 per shareALCA – Share OwnershipEnterprise Capital Corp
34,000,000
15,000,0002,750,000
Capital Structure Upon TSX Venture Listing 96,750,000
*Pro forma Structure on completion of TSX Venture listing
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Corporate Highlights
Proven Resources
Proximity adjacent to a Major
Experienced Management Reinterpretation of the Geological Model
Aggressive Drill Program
Timing - Ecuador now ‘Open for Business’
Fully Funded - Listing Imminent
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Contact:Steve White
Suite 1910-1055 West Hastings StreetVancouver, BC V6E 2E9
Tel: 604-657-5871
UK – 07757 457 364
Email: [email protected]
Contact
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Appendices
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Notes:
• Per Al Maynard and Associates Pty Ltd. (14th April, 2011) – 43-101 Technical Report
• 0.25 g/t or 0.5 Au cut-off grade
• Totals are rounded
NI 43-101 Resources