RBC Capital Markets London Gold Conference November 2013 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

RBC Capital Markets London Gold Conference November 2013

Cautionary statements All monetary amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated Total cash costs shown net of by-product sales unless otherwise stated CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain information contained in this presentation, including any information relating to New Gold’s future financial or operating performance as well as information respecting Rainy River and its assets may be deemed “forward looking” . All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historicalfact, that address events or developments that New Gold expects to occur are “forward -looking statements” . Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not alw ays, identified ward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “projects”, “potential”, by the use of for “believes” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might” or “ w ill be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative connotation. For ward-looking statements in this presentation include, among others, statements with respect to: guidance for production, cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (and its components); the potential difference between gold price and cash and all-in sustaining costs, including relative to other companies; potential modifications to operations (and the cost of any such modifications) and potential opportunities to increase throughput at New Afton exploration potential and the results of future exploration activities; expected future mining activities; the expected or potential annual production, expected cash costs and expected development cost of New Gold’s projects; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources and the realization of such estimates; the expected life of New Gold’s mines and projects; the timing of completion of feasibility studies or updates, reserve updates and other technical w orkor reports; the adequacy of capitalresources; and expected capitalexpenditures and exploration expenditures. All forward-looking statements in this presentation are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and are subject to important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond New Gold’s ability to control or predict. Material assumptions regarding our forward looking statements are discussed in this presentation, the annual MD&A, the AIF and our Technical Reports. Forw ard-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknow n risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation: significant capital requirements; price volatility in the spot and forward markets for commodities; fluctuations in the international currency markets and in the rates of exchange of the currencies of Canada, the United States, Australia, Mexico and Chile; discrepancies bet ween actual and estimated production, between actual and estimated reserves and resources and between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; changes in national and local government legislation in Canada, the United States, Australia, Mexico and Chile or any other country in w hich New Gold currently or may in the future carry on business; taxation; controls, regulations and political or economic developments in the countries in w hich New Gold does or may carry on business; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining and maintaining the validity and enforceability of the necessary licenses and permits and complying w ith the permitting requirements of each jurisdiction in which New Gold operates, including, but not limited to: in Canada, obtaining the necessary permits for Blackwater and the Rainy River Gold Project; in Mexico, w here Cerro San Pedro has a history of ongoing legal challenges related to our environmental authorization (EIS); and in Chile, w here the courts had temporarily suspended the approval of the environmental permit for El Morro; the lack of certainty w ith respect to foreign legal systems, which may not be immune from the influence of political pressure, corruption or other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; the uncertainties inherent to current and future legal challenges New Gold is or may become a party to; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves and resources; competition; loss of key employees; additional funding requirements; rising costs of labour, supplies, fuel and equipment; actual results of current exploration or reclamation activities; uncertainties inherent to mining economic studies including the PEA for Blackwater and the Feasibility Study for the Rainy River Gold Project; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents; labour disputes; defective title to mineral claims or property or contests over claims to mineral properties; uncertaintiesw ith respect to the successful integration of the business of Rainy River w ithin the business of New Gold; unexpected delays and costs inherent to consulting and accommodating rights of First Nations; and uncertaintiesw ith respect to obtaining all necessary surface rights for the Rainy River Project. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated w ith the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental events and hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks) as well as “Risk Factors” included in New Gold’s (and, in respect to information related to the Rainy River Gold Project, in Rainy River’s) disclosure documents filed on and available at www.sedar.com. Forw ard-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. All of the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are qualified by these cautionary statements. New Gold expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherw ise, except in accordance with applicable securities law s. All endnotes can be found at the conclusion of the presentation and should be review ed. 2

New Gold investment thesis Among Portfolio Invested Peer-leading lowest-cost A history of assets and growth of value producers with in top-rated experienced pipeline creation solid track jurisdictions team record 3

Portfolio of assets in top-rated jurisdictions Mining investment – country rankings (1) Blackwater Mine Life: 15+ years # 2 New Afton Mine Life: 14 years CA NA DA Rainy River Mine Life: 15+ years # 6 Mesquite Mine Life: 10+ years UNITED STATES # 5 Cerro San Pedro Mine Life: 4+ years MEXICO # 3 El Morro Mine Life: 17 years CHILE # 1 Peak Mines Mine Life: 8 years AUSTRALIA OPERATING DEVELOPMENT 4 (1) Rankings based on 25 countries evaluated in 2013 Behre Dolbear Report – 2013 Ranking of Countries for Mining Investm ent: “Where Not to Invest”.

Portfolio of assets in top-rated jurisdictions Growing gold resource base in Canada GOLD RESERVES (Moz) (4) GOLD M&I RESOURCES (Moz) (1)(4) 11.8 0.9 Australia 1.7 Mexico 7.8 = +44% per share 2.9 Chile New Gold New Gold & Rainy River (3) 5.7 USA GOLD M&I RESOURCES (Moz) (1)(2)(4) 29.2 23.1 = +20% per share 18.0 Canada New Gold New Gold & Rainy River (3) • 18 million ounces of M&I resources in Canada = +62% Canada • 84% increase in M&I resources per share since 2009 5 (1) Measured and Indicated Resources inclusive of Reserves.

Invested and experienced team Significantly invested team EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Chairman Former Canadian Cabinet Minister Randall Oliphant David Emerson Robert Gallagher President & CEO James Estey Former Chairman, UBS Securities Canada Brian Penny Executive VP & CFO Robert Gallagher President & CEO Ernie Mast VP Operations Vahan Kololian Founder, Terra Nova Partners Martyn Konig Former Executive Chairman, European Goldfields Pierre Lassonde Chairman, Franco-Nevada Executive Chairman Randall Oliphant Raymond Threlkeld Mining Consultant Collectively ~$80 million invested in New Gold 6

Among lowest-cost producers with solid track record Lower costs driving margin expansion • $150 - $200 per ounce lower all-in 2013 GUIDANCE – sustaining costs (1) results in incremental ALL-IN SUSTAINING COSTS ($/OZ) (1) margin (2) ~$1,100 ~$1,050 • ~$100 per ounce decrease in cash costs (3) from 2009 to 2013E ~$900 • Copper and silver create effective hedge New Gold Senior Average (5) Mid-Tier Average (4) 7

Among lowest-cost producers with solid track record 2013 outlook Gold production (1) Copper production Silver production 78-88 Mlbs ~1.3 Moz 390-400 Koz 2013 2013 Total cash costs (2) All-in sustaining costs (2)(3) ~$375/oz ~$900/oz 8 Assum ptions for the fourth quarter of 2013: Gold - $1,300 per ounce; Copper - $3.25 per pound; Silver - $20.00 per ounce; AUD/USD and CDN/USD parity.