tanzanian gold project acquisitions delivering on our east
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Tanzanian Gold Project Acquisitions
Delivering on our East African Gold Strategy
Corporate Presentation
December 2021Production | Exploration | Acquisition
Tanzania Gold Acquisition Presentation | December 2021
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Tanzania Gold Acquisition Presentation | December 2021
▪ Established gold production and resources at our Kilimapesa operations in Kenya
▪ Future growth from increased production and exploration in Kenya AND acquisition of further
advanced and near-term production assets in East Africa
▪ Now to acquire 100% of Tyacks Gold Limited and its Nyakafuru Gold Project in Tanzania
▪ Now to acquire a 75% interest in Simba Gold Project in Tanzania from Shangaza Golden Group
▪ New projects add total JORC resources of 1Mozs to the company’s existing 671.400ozs
▪ New project resources can increase to 1.4Mozs if Nyakafuru Reefs application is successful
▪ Development studies already completed on Nyakafuru Gold Project in Tanzania
▪ Simba Gold Project located 25km along strike from the Nyakafuru Gold Project
▪ Development of conventional open pit mining operations
▪ Located in the Lake Victorian Goldfields close to established world-class mines
▪ Tanzania is one of the largest gold producers in Africa
African Gold Producer
Established Resources
Clear Growth Strategy
Caracal Gold PLC
Advanced Projects
Proven Gold Districts
Strategically Located
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Capital Structure
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LSE Code GCAT
Shares on issue 1,575m
Share price 1.30p
% share price increase on 31 August listing 30%
Market Capitalisation £20.5m
Options and Warrants on issue 250m
Substantial shareholders
DEM – Deutsche E Metalle AG (Germany)
Orca Capital GmbH
Goldplat plc
11.6%
9.32%
9.12%
Board and Management 21.70%
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▪ Non-Executive Chairman with 28 years’ sales, trading, lending and structured financing in preciousmetals, metals, energy, agriculture, and environmental commodity markets
▪ Senior positions with major international investment and commercial banks
Board and Senior Management
▪ Senior mining executives with extensive corporate, technical and financial capabilities and previous Board representation
with publicly listed companies in the mining and exploration sectors in London, North America and Australia
Simon Games Thomas
▪ Chief Executive Officer with 20 years’ experience in the mining and exploration industry
▪ Involved in the management of exploration, development and financing of projects in over 15 Africancountries for both private and listed companies
Robbie McCrae
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Gerard Kisbey-Green
▪ Technical Director with 34 years’ experience in the mining and related financial industry
▪ Qualified Mining Engineer with financial markets, as mining equity analyst on the JSE and miningcorporate finance in South Africa and UK with major global investment banks
Jason Brewer▪ Commercial Director with 25 years’ experience in mining, financial markets and investment banking
▪ Mining engineer and director of ASX and AIM listed mining companies focused on African minedevelopment and operations throughout Africa
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▪ General Manager with 41 years’ experience in underground and open pit gold mining in Africa
▪ Qualified Mining Engineer and General Manager of Kilimapesa Gold since 2013
Senior Management
Nico Di Cio
▪ Project Manager with 15 years’ experience in management of advanced African development projects
▪ Country manager with specific focus on community relations, permitting and government relations forbulk commodity, base and precious metals projects throughout African
Mark Green
Innocent Chifamba
▪ Processing Plant Manager a Qualified Metallurgical Engineer with 10 years’ experience in the design,construction and operation of gold processing plants in Southern and East Africa
Gordon McCrae
▪ Metallurgical Consultant with 40 years experience in the design, construction and development ofmajor gold and base metals operations throughout Africa
▪ Founder of one of Africa’s premier metallurgical and process engineering companies
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▪ Geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists with proven track records in successfully developing and operating
mining projects throughout Africa
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Kilimapesa Gold Mining and Processing Operation
A Pure East African Gold Focus
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Simba Gold Project
▪ Gold production
▪ Targeting initial 1,000ozs/ month
▪ 671,440 ozs resource
Nyakafuru Gold Project
▪ Development studies
▪ Targeting 50,000 ozs per annum
▪ Up to 1,059,230 ozs resource
Simba Gold Project
▪ Advanced exploration
▪ 25km NE of Nyakafuru
▪ 320,000 ozs resource
Nyakafuru Gold Project
Kilimapesa Gold Mining and
Processing Operations
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▪ Agreements for two major gold project acquisitions adding 1.0Mozs resources
▪ Projects located in Tanzania on same geological setting as the company’s
existing Kilimapesa Gold Mining and Processing Operations in Kenya
▪ Projects have proven high grade shallow gold resources that have been
subject to substantial exploration and feasibility study work since 1990s
▪ Previously held by ASX-listed Resolute Mining and Liontown Resources
▪ Over 350km2 granted mining and exploration licenses and new applications
▪ Projects located within the Lake Victoria Goldfield which has +50Moz gold
endowment and several world class deposits
▪ Multiple +10Moz deposits and world class mines nearby including Barrick
Gold’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine and AngloGold’s Geita Gold Mine
▪ Tanzania refocused on gold mining and remains Africa’s 4th largest gold
producer
Tanzanian Gold Acquisitions
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Nyakafuru Gold Project
Simba Gold Project
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▪ Agreement to acquire 100% of Tyacks Gold Limited
▪ Tyacks Gold is the holder of the 11 granted exploration licenses and an exploration and
mining license that are under application and which make up the Nyakafuru Gold Project
▪ Previously held by ASX-listed gold company Resolute Limited
▪ Assets also include an established exploration camp and administration offices
▪ Total up-front/ milestone based share and cash based acquisition payments of US$7.12/oz
Acquisition agreement
signed with Tyacks Gold
Tanzanian Acquisitions
Acquisition agreement
signed with Shangaza
Golden Group
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▪ Commercial agreement with local Tanzanian gold company, Shangaza Golden Group
▪ Shangaza Golden is the holder of the 15 granted mining licenses and 3 mining license
applications and which make up the Simba Gold Project
▪ Simba Gold Project is located along strike and 25km NE of the Nyakafuru Gold Project
▪ Total up-front/ milestone based share and cash based acquisition payments of US$3.38/oz
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Delivering on strategy with acquisition of advanced projects in East Africa and clear path to grow
production and resources
Kilimapesa Gold Mine production in Kenya supplemented by new
mine development and BFS studies at Nyakafuru Gold Project
Updated development studies to commence on the Nyakafuru Gold Project for conventional open pit mine producing +50,000ozs p.a.
Acquisition costs of less than US$5.00 /resource ounce is well
below average valuation of US$50/oz for exploration projects
Landholding increased by 700% with additional 18 Mining Licenses
and 12 Exploration Licenses acquired in Tanzania
Increase to existing JORC resources by 250% with an
immediate 1.0 Mozs added and potential to take total resources
to over 2.0 Mozs
Acquisition Fundamentals
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A Major Increase in Total JORC Resources
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Nyakafuru Gold Project – Immediate Focus
▪ Located 140km by sealed road southwest of Tanzania’s second largest city
▪ Excellent infrastructure - national highway, power and established camp with
office, accommodation and workshop facilities
▪ Granted licenses have JORC compliant resource of 0.7Mozs at 2.08g/t with
major exploration upside
▪ Potential to add a further 448,000ozs if Nyakafuru Reefs application is granted
▪ Previous positive development studies completed by Resolute Limited and
based on large scale conventional open pit operation and CIL processing plant
▪ EIA approved providing opportunity for near-term development
▪ Next steps include license application approval for the Nyakafuru Reefs
Project, additional resource definition drilling and appointment of Projects
Team to complete updated study and commence on site construction
activities
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Nyakafuru Gold Licenses
▪ Nyakafuru Gold Project is located within the Nyanzian System of
the Lake Victoria Gold Fields in the northern part of the Archaean
Tanzania Craton
▪ The licenses cover the south-western end of the Siga-Mabale
Greenstone Belt which is 60km SW of Barrick Gold’s 18Mozs
Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
▪ The Nyakafuru Gold Project comprises 11 granted exploration
licenses and a mining and exploration license under application
▪ Total exploration license area approx. 280 km2
▪ The Leeuwin, Grange, Cullen and Voyager and Mentelle deposits
are all located on existing granted exploration licenses
▪ Mining /exploration licence application remains in process for the
400,000oz Nyakafuru Reefs deposit and has not yet been granted
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Four Main Deposits and Additional Targets
▪ 4 deposit areas with significant, previously reported high-grade
shallow gold resources:
▪ Voyager - Mentelle
▪ Cullen
▪ Leeuwin - Grange
▪ Nyakafuru Reefs – application for license submitted
▪ Multiple other exploration targets, several with significant drill
intercepts:
▪ Nyakasaluma, Redgate
▪ Golden Hoe, West Reefs,
▪ Western Greenstone Contact
▪ Kakumbi, Mwag iMagi
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Voyager – Mentelle Deposits
▪ At Voyager, mineralisation is located on a north-south oriented shear
▪ Associated with narrow shears, quartz tension veins and breccia
zones that host significant amounts of disseminated to semi-massive
pyrite and pyrrhotite
▪ Drill results include
▪ 19m at 16.69g/t 12m at 9.1g/t 3m at 59.72g/t
▪ 20m at 10.29g/t 14m at 4.71g/t 46m at 3.3g/t
▪ 25m at 3.41g/t 20m at 3.25g/t 4m at 17.03g/t
▪ High grade gold mineralisation above the base of complete oxidation
is hosted within highly weathered, haematitic basalt and clastic
sediments with minor sulphide box works
▪ Distribution of gold identified to date suggests some supergene
enrichment has occurred above the top of fresh rock
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Voyager – Mentelle Deposits
▪ Mentelle is located immediately west of Voyager
▪ Mineralisation is hosted within and on the contacts between steep NNE dipping
basalt, clastic sediments and felsic porphyry units
▪ High-grade oxide mineralisation up to 150m wide at the centre of the deposit is
associated with weathered, haematitic basalt and clastic sediments
▪ Drill results include
▪ 13m at 29.89g/t 12m at 10.96g/t 16m at 2.07g/t
▪ 3m at 6.38g/t 5m at 2.98g/t 4m at 3.56g/t
▪ 3m at 4.70g/t 8m at 2.72g/t 4m at 2.53g/t
▪ Primary gold mineralisation is associated with stockworks of narrow quartz,
calcite and pyrite veins
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Cullen – Leuwin Deposits
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Nyakafuru Reefs
▪ Exploration and mining license is under application by Tyacks Gold
▪ Near surface, multiple high grade veins
▪ 11 reef structures with a combined strike length of +11km within an area of 4km2
▪ Previous detailed drilling mostly confined to 2E, 2W and 6 reefs with a combined
strike length of approx. 1 km, for which resources were previously reported
▪ Existing JORC resource of 3.5Mt at 3.56g/t for 400,488 ozs
▪ Previous high grade drill results include
▪ 13m at 4.19g/t 11m at 6.79g/t 10m at 15.98g/t
▪ 24m at 10.29g/t 17m at 12.97g/t 11m at 9.1g/t
▪ 3m at 93.39g/t 11m at 9.78g/t 10m at 6.51g/t
▪ Further selective, higher grade open pit potential
▪ Will add a further 400,488ozs to the company if exploration and mining license
application is successful
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659,000ozs and +1Mozs with Nyakafuru Reefs
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▪ Resources based on approx. 3,160 DD, RC and AC drill holes totalling 186,000m drilled
▪ Further resource potential at Voyager-Mentelle and Leeuwin–Grange with strike and depth extensions
▪ Existing deposits have only been drilled shallowly and significant potential for depth extensions remain
▪ Nyakafuru Reefs application in process and has potential to add further resources of 3.5Mt at 3.56g/t for 400,488ozs
▪ Further opportunity for resource increases in areas to the north of the existing Nyakafuru Reefs resources
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Further Exploration Upside
▪ Extensive holding of 280 km2 covering prolific Archaean granite –
greenstone terrain with extensive strike length of prospective
greenstones hosting well mineralised, regional-scale structures
▪ Quality regional geophysical and geochemical database of previous
exploration work highlighting excellent potential for further shallow,
high grade gold deposits to underpin near-term production strategy
▪ Multiple drill-ready targets including:
▪ Nyakasaluma: +2km mineralised shear zone with numerous
wide drill intersections
▪ Redgate: lightly tested target with significant strike length
▪ Golden Hoe – site of recent major artisanal gold rush
▪ Significant exploration upside with a number of other prospective
targets identified from initial geophysical and geochemical data
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Nyakafuru Strategy to Production
▪ Additional resource drilling programs at Voyager-Mentelle, Cullen and Nyakasaluma
▪ Update JORC resource and reserve estimates and pit optimisations
▪ Appointment of Projects Team to complete updated development studies
▪ Metallurgical drilling at Voyager-Mentelle, Cullen Leeuwin to provide samples for
metallurgical test work including bulk density
▪ Updated geotechnical and hydrogeology assessments
▪ Commencement of environmental work program for environmental studies to
international standards required for project financing
▪ Progress application process for the Nyakafuru Reefs license area
▪ Detailed engineering work for processing plant
▪ Completed updated Development Study
▪ Receipt of final regulatory approvals and permits
▪ Commence site preparation works and mine construction
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Simba Gold Project – Consolidation
▪ Located 25km northeast and along strike from the Nyakafuru Gold Project
▪ JORC compliant resource of 320,000ozs and major exploration upside
▪ 4 priority prospects delineated at Simba
▪ Broad, near-surface gold zones intersected
▪ Gold structurally controlled and 18 sub-parallel lodes of mineralisation have
been identified at Simba
▪ Main lodes of mineralisation at Simba extend over 400m along strike with
some lodes interpreted to have a strike length of over 1,000m and many
remaining open
▪ Potential for large-scale gold systems
▪ Next steps include additional resource definition drilling as part of a broader
and consolidated exploration plan incorporating the Nyakafuru and Simba
Gold Projects
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A Large Gold System at Simba Confirmed
▪ Mineralisation so far drilled over 1,000m strike, 800m width with significant
growth potential and which remains open to the northeast
▪ Drill results include:
▪ 62m at 2.4g/t 21m at 4.7g/t 74m at 1.8g/t
▪ 23m at 2.9g/t 86m at 1.7g/t 44m at 3.0g/t
▪ 54m at 2.6g/t 30m at 3.2g/t 27m at 2.8g/t
▪ Gold anomalism open
▪ Potential for large gold system with multiple lparallel odes
▪ Granitoid-hosted gold (syenite-diorite complex)
▪ Largely obscured by thin (<30m) sediment cover
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Simba and Beyond – Exploration Upside
▪ Mineralised system at the Simba Gold Project remains open along strike and
with multiple trends to now be drill tested
▪ Simba – Panapendesa Gap
▪ Immediate extension (~1.5km) of main Simba zone
▪ Western extension of Panapendesa
▪ Soil covered
▪ Simba – Parallel Lodes
▪ Strike extensions of 15m at 1.9g/t , 23m at 2.9g/t and 17m at 1.2g/t
▪ Koboko Trend
▪ 2km soil anomaly
▪ Structurally modified
▪ Additional resource definition drilling to now proceed as part of a broader and
regionally consolidated exploration plan
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Tanzania Supports Future Caracal Growth
▪ Future growth will come from increased production and exploration in Kenya and
from the acquisition of further advanced and near-term production assets
▪ Tyacks Gold and Shangaza Golden Group acquisitions are firmly in line with the
company’s growth strategy and regional expansion in East Africa
▪ Acquisition costs of less than US$5.00 /resource ounce is well below average
valuation of US$50/oz for exploration projects
▪ Potential to increase JORC resources by 250% with an immediate 1.0 Mozs added and
potential to go quired taking total resources to over 2.0 Mozs and subject to
Nyakafuru Reefs license application being successful and being granted
▪ Landholding increased by 700% with additional 18 Mining Licenses and 12
Exploration Licenses acquired in Tanzania
▪ Resource drilling and updated development studies to commence
Tanzania Gold Acquisition Presentation | December 2021
Emerging African focused gold producer with a clear path to
grow production and resources, both organically and through
strategic acquisitions
100% interest in the producing Kilimapesa Gold Mine in Kenya,
and major new gold mine development potential in
Tanzania
Defined development and growth plan with optimisation of
operations at Kilimapesa and BFS to commence at the Nyakafuru
Gold Project
Favourable gold market outlook and cashflow positive mine
operationsLow acquisition and operating
costs for new projects
Experienced management team and Board with proven track
records in bringing Kilimapesa into production and complimentary
acquisitions in Tanzania
Listing onto the London and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges in
August 2021 provides platform for major revaluation in Caracal with
strong market support
Key Value Fundamentals
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Contacts
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Robbie McCrae, Chief Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
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