G O L D C O R P High Grade Gold Mine Development and District Scale Exploration Corporate Presentation January 2018 TSX: HRT / Frankfurt: H4O OTC: HRTFF
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation has been prepared by the Company and includes information from sources believed by management to be reliable. No representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy of the information set forth herein. The information contained herein is as of the date hereof and is subject to change, completion or amendment without notice. This presentation contains forward looking statements, estimates, and projections with respect to the anticipated future performance of the company that may be deemed to be “forward -looking statements. ” These statements, estimates, and projections reflect various assumptions made by the company concerning anticipated results, which may or may not prove to be correct. All statements contained in the presentation that address operating performance, future direction, management and control of the company, events or developments that are expected to occur in the future (including statements related to earnings, expectations, sales of assets, capital expenditures, or statements expressing general optimism about future operating results) are forward looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those reflected in the forward looking statements contained herein as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. 2 TSX: HRT
COMPANY SNAPSHOT CORPORATE STRUCTURE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Headquartered: Analyst Following: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Symbol: HRT: TSX H4O: FRANKFURT HRTFF: OTC Major Shareholders 1 : Market Cap: C$263 million (C$0.47 Jan 18 th ) 19.9% 7.2% Shares Outstanding: 2.4% 566 million (Basic) 621 million (Fully Diluted) 0.9% 0.6% Cash Position 1 : C$35 million Head Office (Toronto) Notes; 1) Source: Bloomberg, public company filings, as at January 1, 2018 3 TSX: HRT
EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM Stephen G. Roman Rein Lehari George Flach Roger J. Emdin Chairman, President & CEO; Chief Financial Officer; Independent Consultant; Vice President, Operations; BA CPA, CA B.Sc. P.Geo. P.Eng. 35+ years 30+ years 30+ years 30+ years Discovered Gold Eagle, Previously Partner, Discovered / developed Senior management and sold to Goldcorp ($1.5B) PricewaterhouseCoopers gold projects in West operating experience Africa Verena Minerals / Belo Sun Business valuation, M&A, Experience with large – Volta Grande, Black Fox, corporate finance 20Moz Gold Fields operating mines including Gabriel Resources Limited Tarkwa, 4Moz Bogosu Glencore’s Nickel Rim and 2Moz Benso mines in South Mine PDAC “Bill Dennis Award” Ghana winner, Prospector of the Chairman CEMI – Center Year, 2016 2Moz Goulagou mine in for Excellence in Mining Burkino Faso Innovation 4 TSX: HRT
EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM (Cont’d) Shawn Howarth Tim Campbell Steve Ball Bob Kusins Vice President, Corporate Vice President & Secretary; General Manager, Sugar Resource Geologist; Development; MBA, B.Eng. BA Hons. Zone Mine; P.Eng. P.Geo. 15+ years 20+ years 30+ years 35+ years Experience in corporate Government & Permitting Technical, operations, Underground mine finance, corporate human resources, geologist, geological strategy and valuations First Nations & Community corporate affairs and database management, consultation project management modelling and resource Formerly an investment estimation Corporate finance banker with Standard Formerly Mine Manager Chartered Bank at Vale’s narrow vein Formerly Chief Regulatory compliance Coleman Mine and underground geologist at Voisey’s Bay Barrick’s Hemlo Mine 5 TSX: HRT
DISTRICT SCALE POTENTIAL ON A SIGNIFICANT GREENSTONE BELT, HISTORICALLY PROLIFIC GOLD MINING REGION SUGAR ZONE SURROUNDED BY PRODUCING ASSETS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Approx. Distance Company Asset Status to Harte (Km) Barrick Hemlo Operating 60 Alamos Island Gold Operating 80 Wesdome Eagle River Operating 80 Wesdome Mishi Operating 80 Goldcorp Borden Gold Exploration 100 Magino (5.1 Moz) Argonaut Magino Exploration 80 Source: Cantor Fitzgerald 6 TSX: HRT
Grade (g/t) 10.00 12.00 TOP QUARTILE GRADE 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 Source: Analyst estimates, public company information, as at December 2018 Dalradian Pure Gold Lion One Harte Gold Continental Lundin Gold QUARTILE 1 IDM Galway K92 Osisko (Windfall) Maritime Golden Reign Gowest Gold Rubicon Sabina Satori Auryn Rockhaven INV Metals Condor Gold Eastmain Calibre Mining Algold Goldquest QUARTILE 2 Probe Barkerville Marathon Treasury NovaGold Sarama Orca Gold Red Pine Nighthawk 7 Amarilo California Midas Atlantic Falco First Mining Columbus West African Granada Gold QUARTILE 3 Aurvista Meadow Bay Skeena Resources Gabriel Belo Sun Timberline Lupaka Pinecrest Sandspring Eurosun Ascot Lydian Freegold Exeter Orezone Victoria ITH NewCastle QUARTILE 4 Gold Standard Lumina Almaden Otis TriMetals Atacama TSX: HRT Chesapeake West Kirkland Teras Pilot Corvus Euromax
HARTE GOLD – INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS “THREE LEGS ON THE STOOL” MIDDLE ZONE WOLF ZONE Commercial District Scale Near Mine Resource Production in 2018 Exploration Potential Growth Underground workings developed Mineralization defined to below Several targets on strike and West of to support Phase I Commercial 1,000 meters Lake Dayohessarah to follow up on Production Open to the North, South and EM anomalies discovered in 2017 – Target mill completion: H1 2018 down dip significant VMS potential Phase I Commercial Production of Potential convergence of Sugar Defined 80,000 meter drill program 540 tpd*: H2 2018 and Middle Zones at depth planned for 2018 * Preliminary management mine plan estimate 8 TSX: HRT
RECAP – LAST 12 MONTHS 2017 WAS A VERY POSITIVE YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARTE GOLD Resource Development Share Price Performance 138,000 meters drilled, 8 drill rigs active $0.90 4,500 Completion of Phase I Underground Mine Shares Traded (000s) HRT Share Price (C$) Development – 100,000 tonnes mined $0.60 3,000 Initiated property wide exploration – VTEM and HTEM Land position increased >100% to 80,000 Ha $0.30 1,500 $0.00 0 Capital Markets Jan-17 Apr-17 Jul-17 Oct-17 Jan-18 Raised $45 million in total investment from Appian Raised US$15 million investment from Orion Added three new significant institutional investors to Relative Share Price Performance (January 2018) the share register Analyst coverage from three investment banks Harte Gold 64% Construction 1 Development Peers 20% Phase I Commercial Permit issued TSX 5% Mine development – underground workings completed on five levels -3% JDXJ Started surface construction 1) Selected TSX-listed high grade underground developers Recipient of NWOPA “Developer of the Year” Award 9 TSX: HRT
VALUE PROPOSITION SEVERAL NEAR-TERM VALUE CATALYSTS FOR INVESTORS TODAY Harte Gold 2018 Year End Emerging producer valuation: 0.8x to 1.0x P/NAV (peers) Commercial Production Significant resource growth at H2 2018 Sugar and Middle Zones Exploration upside potential Commissioning: Q3 2018 from new zones / discoveries Phase II production target: Project Financing 540 tpd Q2 2018 Non dilutive, fully financed solution Several institutions interested in participating in project debt, including gold loans Resource Update / Final Technical Report Q1 2018 Updated resource including both the Sugar and Middle Zones Updated mine plan and project economics Harte Gold Today Resource (2012) – Upper Sugar Zone Bulk Sample completed Mill construction underway 10 TSX: HRT 0.53x P/NAV (Analyst)
PHASE II COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION IN 2018 70,000 tonne bulk sample completed, positive results de-risk move to commercial production 30,000 tonne Phase I Commercial Production underground mine development completed 40,000 tonne stockpile on surface, ready to feed mill commissioning, augment production NI 43-101 Resource Report to include drill results at the Sugar and Middle Zones currently underway Updated PEA will include new resource model and mine plan also underway Geology: Drilling in 2017 confirmed continuity, mineralized widths and modelled grades Mining: Long-hole mining, minimal dilution Processing: Simple metallurgy and high recoveries Costs: Mining costs confirmed, capital items contracted and / or paid Site: Underground and site infrastructure, 20km all weather access road Surface construction well advanced, mill building scheduled for completion end of January 11 TSX: HRT
BULK SAMPLE AND PHASE 1 PRODUCTION AREAS SE NW Fresh Air Raise 150 Meters ~ 1,000 Meters Phase I Commercial Production Advanced Exploration Bulk Sample 12 TSX: HRT
MILL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CRUSHER AND MILL DESIGN CIVIL EARTHWORKS COMPLETED CONCRETE POURED MILL STRUCTURE ERECTED 13 TSX: HRT
FUTURE SITE LAYOUT: SMALL FOOTPRINT (<35 Ha) MINING PORTAL ADMIN OFFICES & CORE SHED Tailings Pond Coarse Ore Crushing / Conveyance MILL FOOTPRINT Scale: 500 m 14 TSX: HRT
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