Path to Production TSX-V : SGX Path to Production

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TSX-V : SGX
Aug-Sept
2012
October 2014
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Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this presentation, other than those concerning historical information, should be
considered forward-looking statements which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such
forward-looking statements are made based on management’s belief as well as assumptions made by,
and information currently available to, management.
The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors. Additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to materially differ from those in such forward-looking statements is contained in the
Company’s filings with the securities and regulatory authorities.
Note: All currencies are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted
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CORPORATE VISION
Sage Gold plans are to develop production from their existing resources on the
Clavos and Lynx projects to generate cash flow.
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
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Shares O/S: 9.0 million
Shares F/D: 10.3 million
Current price: $0.14
52 week high/low: $0.60/$0.14
Market Cap: C$ 1.26 million
Average Strike Price of Warrants/Options: $1.38
Proceeds from Warrants/Options: $1.9 million
Exchange Symbol: TSX.V – SGX
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SAGE GOLD ADVANTAGE
Near term production
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Clavos Au and Lynx Cu- Ag - Au project
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Potential to generate strong cash flow for the company
Sage has access to custom mills for both the Clavos and Lynx projects
Permits in place to re-open Clavos for dewatering and underground rehabilitation
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Both Clavos and Lynx have 43-101 resources
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Preliminary Economic Assessment on Clavos Project
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Blue Sky Potential – Clavos and Lynx Projects
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71% Internal Rate of Return (pre-tax) and $23.2MM Net Present Value
Open at depth and on multiple directions along strike
Management will focus on continuing to increase resources
Excellent Infrastructure - Clavos
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Established infrastructure with $46 million spent on underground development
Note: The PEA does not indicate the economic viability of the mineral resource and is preliminary in nature, includes inferred resources that are considered
too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves and that
there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources that are not mined reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. A PEA is
deemed to be reliable +/- 50% level.
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TIMMINS GOLD CAMPS
CLAVOS
PROJECT
Timmins, Ontario
Primero
Mill
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CLAVOS PROJECT- HIGHLIGHTS
 Located in the prolific Timmins Mining camp -produced in excess of 100 million ozs gold
 Existing infrastructure - underground ramp and levels every 25 metres to the 300m level
 Low initial Capex required for potential production … $14.1million
 Option agreement to purchase St Andrew’s 40% interest in Clavos
 Permits in place to re-open Clavos mine
 Clavos is located in close proximity to several operating mills
 Natural Gas pipeline - Clavos Property – Potential Fuel and Power savings – Study
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CLAVOS
PROJECT
Timmins, Ontario
NEAR TERM PRODUCTION PLANS
Complete Financing
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Dewater and Rehab mine
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Initial Tonnage Extraction
and Production
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Commercial Production
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0
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20
Months
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GOLD PRICE
Gold Production
US$ / Oz (Au)
Oz/Au
$1400/Oz
$1500/Oz
Base Case
$1600/Oz
145,448
145,448
145,448
Revenue
Cdn$ million
203.6
218.2
232.7
Initial Capital Expenditures (100%)
Cdn$ million
14.1
14.1
14.1
Sustaining Capital
Cdn$ million
21.1
21.1
21.1
Total Capital
Cdn$ million
35.1
35.1
35 .1
Operating Expense
Cdn$ t/Ore
142.5
142.5
142.5
Net Smelter Return
Cdn$ t/Ore
6.1
6.5
7.0
Cash flow (undiscounted)
Cdn$ million
19.9
34.0
48.1
Pre Tax
Net Present Value (NPV) 8%
Internal Rate Of Return (IRR)
Cdn$ million
%
13.5
48%
23.2
71%
33.0
94%
Cdn$ million
%
5.6
27%
12.6
47%
19.5
67%
Year
Year
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2.25
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2.00
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1.75
Clavos
PEA
Economic
Model
After Tax
Net Present Value (NPV) 8%
Internal Rate Of Return (IRR)
Life of Mine
Payback Period
Note - assumes an exchange rate of 1:1 of Cdn to US Dollar;
-tax rates are based on a blended rate between Sage and SAS
-excludes any financing costs
-contingency on capital expenditures of 30%
-CAPEX figures represents 100% of financing
The PEA does not indicate the economic viability of the mineral resource and is preliminary in
nature, includes inferred resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have
the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as
mineral reserves and that there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources
that are not mined reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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CLAVOS EXISTING UNDERGROUND
Footwall
Ramp
Hanging Wall
Sediment
Contact
Hanging Wall
Footwall
Contact
Sediment
2.5 km
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2,923m of primary access
710m of secondary access
3,208m of lateral level development
+200,000 m of surface & underground diamond drilling
10 levels with detail geological mapping & channel
sampling
 Replacement value $40.0m
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CLAVOS NI43-101 MINERAL RESOURCE Oct ‘12
Category
Total Indicated
Tonnes
Grade
1,258,400
4.81 g/t
Total Ounces
194,600
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Total Inferred
795,600
4.70 g/t
120,000
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Note: The 2012 resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 2.75 g/t Au, high gold assays are cut to 60 g/t Au and an average long-term gold
price of US$1600 per ounce was used.
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CLAVOS PEA REPORT 2013
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Forecasted production rate
600 tpd
Life of Mine
7 years
Forecasted Full production
3rd year, 4th Qtr.
Internal dilution
in resource block estimate
External dilution:
- cut & fill methods
10% at 0 gms/t
- long hole methods
40% at 0 gms/t
 Tonnage recovery:
- cut & fill methods
95%
- long hole methods
90%
Note: The PEA does not indicate the economic viability of the mineral resource and is preliminary in nature, includes inferred resources that
are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized
as mineral reserves and that there is no certainty that the PEA will be realized. Mineral resources that are not mined reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability.
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ONAMAN PROPERTY - LYNX PROJECT - ONTARIO
Lynx Cu Ag Au
9,096 acres
* PREMIER GOLD OPTION
Nortoba*
Leitch*
NE Mine Mill*
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ONAMAN
LYNX PROJECT
Beardmore, Ontario
Lynx NI43-101 Open Pit Resource 485,000
tonnes 2.1 % Cu, 45.3 g Ag/T, 0.70 g Au/T
at 1% Cu cut off
Lynx NI43-101 Resource
1.936 million tonnes, 1.44% Cu
39.6 g Ag/T, 0.58 g Au/T
Yellow = .5% Cu x 3 metres – Cut Off
Red = 1% Cu x 3 metres
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LYNX PROJECT – Cu Ag Au
 Located within the Onaman Property – Northern Ontario
 VMS system – high grade Cu-Ag-Au 43-101 Resource
 Numerous VMS targets on the Onaman Property – potential to host
large VMS deposit
 Open at depth and along strike – Existing compliant resource - only
drilled to 250-300 metres
 Open Pit component – potential to increase size to the north
 Sage – Non-exclusive agreement with Premier Gold to purchase
Northern Empire mine and mill – 75km from Lynx
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Patrick J. Mars
Chairman and Director
C. Nigel Lees
President, CEO and Director
Peter Bojtos
Director
Gary Robertson
Director
Sandy Chim
Director
Peter Freeman
Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Mars is an independent consultant specializing in mine financing and analysis with over 30 years of
experience in the investment industry. Mr. Mars has acted as Chairman, CEO, or Director for several publictraded mining companies and is currently Director of Aura Minerals, Carpathian Gold, Selwyn Resources and
Yamana Gold.
Mr. Lees is a founder and past director of TVX Gold Inc., a significant gold producer in North and South America,
which merged into Kinross Gold, listed on the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Lees has over 30 years
experience in the Canadian investment industry and is currently a Director of several publicly traded mining companies
including Yamana Gold.
Mr. Bojtos is a professional engineer with extensive experience in mineral development and production. Since 1996
following a successful career as CEO of several companies, Mr. Bojtos serves on mining company boards as an
independent Director.
Mr. Robertson is a Certified Financial Planner. He has worked in the financial industry for the past twenty years, and
presently serves on the board of several private companies as well as on the board of six Canadian junior gold mining
companies.
Mr. Chim is an international business executive. He is the President and CEO of Century Iron Mines Corporation (TSXFER), a director of Augyva Mining Resources Inc. (TSX.V-AUV) and non executive director of Prosperity Minerals Holdings
Limited. Mr.Chim resides in Kowloon, SAR, Hong Kong, PRC.
Mr. Freeman has extensive experience in public markets, finance and compliance, this includes six years as Director of
Markets and Compliance at the OFEX Market (now ISDX). Mr. Freeman is Compliance Officer of Loeb Aron & Company
a London corporate finance firm, a Lay member of the Upper Tribunal (Tax & Chancery) and of the Probate Committee
of the ICAEW. Mr. Freeman is also a director of TSX-V quoted Cabo Drilling Inc., of AIM quoted Capital Lease Aviation
PLC and of Jenolan Ltd.
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MANAGEMENT and CONSULTANTS
Management
C. Nigel Lees
President, CEO and Director
William D. Love
VP and Business Development
Robert Ryan
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Skutezky
Legal Counsel
Mr. Lees is a founder and past director of TVX Gold Inc., a significant gold producer in North and South America,
which merged into Kinross Gold, listed on the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Lees has over 30 years
experience in the Canadian investment industry and is currently a Director of several publicly traded mining companies
including Yamana Gold.
Mr. Love is a geologist who has been involved in mineral exploration in Canada and was part of the world class Hemlo
discovery team. He was also an institutional equity salesperson in London, England, for a Canadian brokerage firm.
Mr. Love has spent the last fifteen years as a venture capitalist and a corporate finance specialist in a variety of
resource and technology companies.
Mr. Ryan brings over 25 years of experience in CFO and COO roles in private and public companies with an extensive
background in financing and M&A transactions. Mr. Ryan is a CPA, CA and holds an MBA from the University of
Toronto.
Mr. Skutezky was Assistant General Counsel of Royal Bank for 25 years focused on International Project financing
based in Montreal and Toronto, in addition to working in Eastern Europe with Canadian Law Firms. He has recently
formed his own professional corporation for the practice of law and is the principal of Rhodes Capital Corporation.
Consultants
Peter Hubacheck
P.Geo, QP
Bob Ritchie
Mining Engineer
Mr. Peter Hubacheck is a consulting geologist and President of W. A. Hubacheck Consultants Ltd. He has over
35 years of experience as a project geologist, exploration manager and Qualified Person for the purposes of NI
43-101, with experience in the exploration for gold, silver, base metals, uranium and diamonds in Canada and the
USA. He holds a Mining Technologist (1974) diploma from the Haileybury School of Mines and Technology,
Haileybury, Ontario and a B.A.Sc. (Geol. Eng. 1977) degree from the South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Mr. Ritchie is a Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience in mine management and development,
feasibility studies and mine construction. He has worked with several mining companies including Goldcorp,
Noranda Mines and St. Andrew Goldfields. He was responsible for the construction of the Stock (now Brigus
Gold) Mill. Mr. Ritchie is a graduate of the Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in
Geology Engineering. He is also a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by NI43-101.
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WHY INVEST IN SAGE GOLD
 Clavos – one of the few permitted gold deposits in Ontario, Canada
 Near Term Potential Production
 Clavos Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment – Low Capex/ Fast Payback
 Lynx – Compliant Resource / Large Deposit Potential/ Open Pit tonnage
 Clavos/ Lynx - potential to Increase Tonnage through further in-fill and exploration
drilling
 Production Financing – Joint Ventures being pursued
 Low Market Capitalization
SMALL AND PROFITABLE IS BEAUTIFUL
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Sage Gold Inc.
365 Bay Street, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M5H 2V1
Tel.: 416 204-3170
Fax: 416 260-2243
[email protected]
Karen Levy
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