EXECUTING FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL TURNAROUND Growing Free Cash Flow in Canadian Gold Camps CORPORATE PRESENTATION OCTOBER 2014 Cautionary Statements Cautionary Language regarding Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains and refers to forward-looking information based on current expectations, intentions, and beliefs of the Company with respect to the future business activities and operating performance of the Company. The words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release including, without limitation, statements regarding processing and development plans and future plans and objectives of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) are forward-looking statements (or forward-looking information) that involve various risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, such statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements that are included herein. Important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Such factors include, among others: the actual results of additional exploration and development activities at the Company’s projects; the timing and amount of estimated future production and the costs thereof; capital expenditures; the availability of any additional capital required to bring future projects into production; future prices of commodities; the failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents; labour disputes; Please refer to the “Risk Factors” in materials filed with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Technical Disclosure All technical disclosure contained in this presentation respects National Instrument 43-101 standards and is disclosed fully on SEDAR filings (www.sedar.com). The “Qualified Person” who has reviewed the technical content of this presentation is George N. Mannard, P. Geo. and Vice President, Exploration of Wesdome. 5 Investment Highlights Free Cash Flow Generation at current gold prices (Three consecutive quarters), building cash 2014 Estimated FCF $12 - 15 Million or ~15% FCF Yield Balance Sheet Strength: $7 million convertible debentures, no other debt Organic growth at Eagle River – Mishi Complex expansion funded through cash flow Growing reserves and resources on a per share basis Two Producing 100% Owned Canadian Gold Mines with 27 years Production History 3 Management Team Rolly Uloth, President & CEO Over 45 years senior management experience, founder of Rosedale Transport. Philip Ng, M.Eng, P.Eng., Chief Operating Officer Professional Engineer with 20 years of experience in the mining industry. Previously held senior operational management positions at other TSX-listed mining companies in Canadian gold camps including Claude Resources and Queenston Mining. Brian Ma, CPA, MAcc – Chief Financial Officer Chartered Accountant formerly with Deloitte. Experience in providing assurance services and IFRS consulting for public companies, in the mining industry. George Mannard, P.Geo., MSc.A. Vice President, Exploration Professional Geologist with over 27 years experience, developed 8 gold mines. Benoit Laplante, P.Eng., MSc.A. Vice President, Corporate Development Professional Engineer - 25 years mining industry experience in Ontario and Quebec for senior, intermediate and junior producers. Lindsay Dunlop, Vice President, Investor Relations Over 10 years experience developing investor relations programs for publically-traded resource companies, most recently IR Director at Kirkland Lake Gold. 4 Corporate Structure Symbol TSX:WDO Shares Outstanding 111,136,591 Options 3,200,000 Warrants 0 Fully Diluted 114,600,000 52 Week High/Low $0.99/$0.50 Market Capitalization $94.4 M ($0.85 September 10, 2014) Cash Balance $14.7 M (June 30, 2014) Debt $7 M Convertible Debenture (due May 31, 2017) Major Shareholders Resolute Funds, Sprott, Gabelli, Mackenzie Financial, Orrell Capital Management and Insiders 8% Normal Course Issuer Bid: On June 2, 2014 the Company announced it has received TSX approval to buy back up to 10% of its common shares and 5% of its convertible debentures To date, the Company has bought back and retired 1,370,000 at an average price of $0.67 NCIB expires June 3, 2015 5 Strategic Repositioning 2008 - 2009 • Current CEO Rolly Uloth leads Wesdome to its most profitable years of production • Net income totaled $41.6 Million 2010 - 2012 • Departure of Rolly Uloth • Expanded reserve and resource base • Kiena mine development and production declines 2013 - 2014 • Management restructuring sees the return of Rolly Uloth as CEO and other executive management • Kiena Mine put on care and maintenance • Refocus strategy to profit growth over production growth • Strategic consolidation of assets • Production increased from 400 tpd to 700 tpd, exit 2014 at 1,000 tpd • Windarra acquisition made for $1.3 million, bought back $5 million in royalties 6 Executing the Turnaround, Building Ounces & Cash Ounces Produced Free Cash Flow Cash Position Q4 2013 15,900 $4.4 M $8.5 M Q1 2014 13,700 $3.6 M $12.1 M Q2 2014 13,600 $1.1 M $13.6 M Operational Achievements Under New Management Generated $9.1 million in free cash flow since re-appointment of Mr. Uloth Grew production from 400 tpd to 700 tpd, exit 2014 at 1,000 tpd Generated$13.3 million cash from operations in 2013 Initiated mill expansion for Mishi pit (funded through cash flow) Cash costs reduced by more than 46% Board of Directors restructured and downsized Upcoming Catalysts Next 18 Months 7 Quarterly free cash flow growth at current gold prices High Grade Sequence at Eagle River + tonnage increase from 700 tpd to 1,000 tpd Increase mill feed from Mishi pit, expansion study underway Underground exploration at Eagle River below existing workings Free Cash Flow Turnaround and Growth Free Cash Flow Growth (in $CAD) 8,000 Millions ($CAD) 6,000 4,000 2,000 2012 H1 2012 H2 2013 H1 (2,000) (4,000) * Estimates based on a $1,250 USD gold price and a mined grade of 10 grams per tonne. 2013 H2 2014 H1 2014 H2 E 2015 H1 E 2015 H2 E 8 Earnings Per Share Earnings per Share 4.5 4.0 Cents CAD per Share 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2014 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 E 2014 Q4 E 2015 Q1 E 2015 Q2 E 2015 Q3 E 2015 Q4 E * Estimates based on $1,250 USD gold price and a mined grade of 10 grams per tonne 9 Production Growth At Lower Cost 60,000 1,400 50,000 1,200 1,000 40,000 800 30,000 600 20,000 400 10,000 Production Cost/Oz ($Cdn) Production (oz) Eagle River and Mishi Complex: Year Over Year Organic Growth at Lower Costs 200 - 2011 2012 Eagle River 2013 2014 E 2015 E Mishi Cash cost/oz 10 AISC Significantly Lowered in 2014 – 2015 Total AISC per Ounce 2,500 18,000 16,000 12,000 1,500 10,000 8,000 1,000 6,000 4,000 500 Production in Oz 14,000 Exploration Development PP&E Corporate G&A Royalties Production Costs Production (Oz) 2,000 2015 Q4 E 2015 Q3 E 2015 Q2 E 2015 Q1 E 2014 Q4 E 2014 Q3 E 2014 Q2 2014 Q1 2013 Q4 2013 Q3 2013 Q2 2013 Q1 2012 Q4 2012 Q3 - 2012 Q2 - 2012 Q1 $USD per Oz 2,000 11 Eagle River/Mishi Complex Location Current Operations: 700 tons per day (up from 400 one year ago) 1,000 tons per day exit 2014 rate Current mill enhancements and refurbishment work to further increase mill capacity funded with 12 cash flow Eagle River Overview 2013 2014 E 2015 E Gold Production (ounces) 42,000 42,000 – 45,000 44,000 – 46,000 Cash Costs (CAD/oz) $1,088 $850 $775 P+ P Reserves 169,000 ounces @ 10.1 g/t M+I Resources Indicated: 44,000 @8.3 g/t Inferred: 105,000 @ 7.5 g/t 2013 and 2014: New Parallel Zones discovered 2013 - 2015 High Grade Sequence 2014: Accelerating development for further flexibility 2014 – 2015: Shaft deepening and underground expansion evaluation Underground quartz vein, Eagle River Mine 13 Eagle River Long Section New Parallel Zones OPEN O P E N O P E N OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN 25 Mishi Mine – Low Cost Growth Gold Production (ounces) P + P Reserves M+I Resources 2013 2014 E 2015 E 2,360 7,000 11,000 112,000 ounces @ 2.2 g/ton Open Pit Indicated: 248,000 ounces @ 2.1 g/ton Open Pit Inferred: 59,000 ounces @ 2.4 g/ton Underground Indicated: 82,000 ounces @ 4.5 g/ton Underground Inferred: 81,000 @ 5.8 g/ton Current mill capacity 1,000 tpd supports 2015 production increase at Mishi pit Ongoing mill expansion funded through cash flow Year over year organic growth Ten-year mine life Located 2 km from mill Stripping ratio 2.7:1 2014 Scoping Study for Expansion Drilling focused on converting resources to reserves Exploration potential – higher grade at depth 15 Mishi Mine M6 West Extension 16 Kiena – Val d’Or Infrastructure & Location 2014 – Re-assessment – Exploration New Discoveries - Open Significant Land Holdings and Infrastructure in a proven camp 2,000 T/day Mill / Tailings, potential opportunity for toll milling or JV 10 Shafts, 5 Former Producers Production (oz) 35,398 32,162 Status: Care & Maintenance since June 30, 2013 19,516 18,814 7,700 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 17 Summary H1 2014 Delivered a 15% Return on Equity, capex lower in H2 2014 Organic growth in 2015 and 2016 from Mishi pit funded through cash flow Free cash flow positive at current gold prices, declining cash costs should improve this metric on a go forward basis Mine Life: 5 at Eagle River, 10 at Mishi) Surface and Underground Expansion studies underway Opportunity to divest noncore assets and to use infrastructure for toll milling or JV 18 Appendix 19 Board of Directors Barry Smith, MBA, P.Eng – Chairman Co-founder of Rosedale Transport with President and CEO Rolly Uloth Former president and CEO of Western Quebec Mines until its merger with Wesdome in 2007 Joseph Hamilton, P.Geo., CFA Managing Director of Primary Capital Inc. Various senior level management positions including Noront Resources and African Cooper Rostislav Raykov Over 15 years experience investment management including Alchem Investment Partners and John Levin and Co. Former natural resources analyst at Bear Sterns Hemdat Sawh, CPA Former partner at Grant Thornton LLP Current CFO of Scorpio Mining Over 16 years management experience in publically traded mining companies including Crystallex and Goldbelt Resources Rolly Uloth, President and CEO Over 45 years of experience in senior management, co-founder of Rosedale Transport 20 with Barry Smith Over 17 years experience in executive management of resource companies UG Gold Grades 21 *Actual Recovered grades Q1 2014 UG Gold Grades 22 Growing M&I Resources per Share Measured and Indicated Resources per Share Millions of gold ounces 0.0250 0.0200 0.0150 0.0100 0.0050 0.0000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 23 Peer Share Dilution Dilution of 1 Share Purchased @ 2007 YE 1.20 1.00 0.80 WDO 0.60 CRJ LSG SGR 0.40 SAS RIC 0.20 - 24 Moss Lake Project Optionality PEA Highlights, April 2013 Mining/Processing Open pit mining and CIL Processing at 40,000 tonnes per day Life-of-mine waste: ore stripping ratio of 2.5:1 Four-year permitting/pre-production period Ten-year mine life averaging 244,000 ounces per year - Years 1 – 5 average 296,000 ounces per year - Years 6 – 10 average 192,000 ounces per year - Pre-Production Capital Costs of $543 million - Operating Costs of $17.56 Cdn per tonne or $922 Cdn per ounce - Payback period – 2 years Key Assumptions – Milling recoveries of 79.2% and 84.2% – Low grade stockpiles with marginal or mill cut-off grades of 0.32 to 0.38 gAu/tonne to be processed – Expected accuracy of capital cost estimates of ± 35% Economics After Tax Cumulative Cash Flow: $440 million After Tax Net Present Value (NPV): $196 million at 5% discount rate After Tax Internal Rate of Return (IRR): 12% Key Assumptions – Average gold price of US$ 1,546/oz and exchange rate of 1.0033 $Cdn/1.0 $US (3-year trailing average as at May 31, 2013) – Royalty of 8.75% of Net Profit paid – Ontario Mining Tax rate 10% – Income Tax rate 26.5% (15% federal and 11.5% provincial) Sensitivity Analysis $1629 Cdn/oz for 15% IRR hurdle 25 Moss Lake Project Optionality Moss Lake is a gold deposit containing a 3.1 Moz global inferred resource 1.4 Moz Indicated [40M tonnes at 1.1 gAu/tonne in-situ] 1.7 Moz Inferred [50M tonnes at 1.1 gAu/tonne in-situ] Located 100km due West of Thunder Bay, Ontario Mineral resource geometry favours open pit mining techniques 2012 metallurgical tests demonstrated high recoveries (79% to 93% over 48 hrs) PEA 2013 Resource Block Model Plan View N038E 9700 Elevation Grade 0.50g/t to 1.00g/t 1.00g/t to 3.00g/t >3.00g/t 26 Appendix F – Kiena – Val d’Or Kiena – Val d’OrExploration Infrastructure & Location Targets P Zone (February 27, 2013) 71.03 g/t – 2.9 m 30.39 g/t – 3.0 m 5.04 g/t – 6.8 m D Zone (June 13, 2012) 16.75 g/t – 12.5 m 10.65 g/t – 4.3 m 7.26 g/t – 3.2 m 27 28
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