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Tucano Mine - OverviewOctober 4, 2019
Location
• Tucano is in Amapá State, the most northeastern state in Brazil
• Financial support office in Rio de Janeiro
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Tucano, Support Office
Rio de JaneiroOffice
Tucano
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Access & Infrastructure
Access & Infrastructure
◎ Consumables and equipment via ship to Macapa (pop. ~750,000)
◎ ~200km from Macapa to Tucano on paved and dirt roads (~3 to 4 hr drive)
◎ Closest community is Serra do Navio, ~15 km from Tucano
◎ Grid power, currently 10MW, forecast increase to 12MW in middle 2020
◎ Diesel genset backup◎ >90% of labour drawn from local
communities
Accessible, Power, Water, Workforce
Access & Infrastructure
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100% Owned, Amapá, Brazil
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Mine Type Open PitAvg. Ore Tonnes Mined (Mt/Yr) 3.2
Avg. Waste Tonnes Mined (Mt/Yr) 22.3Processing Type Conventional CILAvg. Ore Tonnes Processed/Yr 3.15Recovery - Current 93%
Current Sulphide Ore (%) 100%Tailings Type Conventional TSF
Resources & Reserves*Au Ounces
(000)Au Grade
(g/t)Tucano Total Reserves 1,308 1.86 Open Pit 963 1.59 Underground 345 3.61
M&I Resources Inc. Reserves 2,053 2.02 Open Pit 1,583 1.51 Underground 470 3.71
Inferred Resources 1,486 2.13 Open Pit 163 1.33 Underground 986 2.45
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1940sSerra Do Navio Mn Discovery
1970sUNIGEO (Icomi 60%/Anglo
American 40%) Pb-Zn Anomaly & Au in 1973
1994-1997Amapari Au Discovery
1930sCriollos Gold Rush
1997-2003AngloGold Greenfield
Exploration2003-2010EBX Feasibility Study for Oxide PlantMPBA (Wheaton River, Goldcorp, Peak Gold, New Gold) Heap Leach Au Production of 503koz by 20092010
Beadell Acquired Project, Changed Name to Tucano,
Completed Extensive Diamond Drill Campaign for
CIL Feasibility
2012CIL Plant Commissioned (December)Maximum ~30% Sulphides2018
Transition to Brazilian Mining Contractor – U&M (July)
Plant Upgrade to Process 100% Sulphides
2019GPM acquisition completed (March)Fully Optimized Plant (April)
Tucano Will Be Fully Optimized For The First Time By The Start Of 2019
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Workshop & Administration
Plant - CIL & Gold Elution
Plant -Comminution
Accommodation
Air StripSpent Ore Stockpile
Tucano Mine Layout
Tucano Mine
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People
The Foundation For Success
Corporate
Brazil SR Management
*Directors of Tucano Mine
GPM-CEOJim Bannantine
Exploration Director*
Marcelo Batelochi
Operations Director*
Fabio Marques
Finance Director*
Julio Carneiro
Mine Geology Manager
Anderson Jastes
Mine ManagerKleber
Gonçalves
HSE Department HS – Gleisson
GomesEnv – Raimundo
Rocha
Warehouse & Supply Manager
Jarrier Jaques
Plant ManagerEmerson Nogueira
Plant Maintenance
ManagerWelton Lara
HR, Admin and
Communities Manager
Otmar Mejia
TreasuryRachel Stumpf
ControllerJosé Fonseca
VP – Technical Services
Fernando Cornejo
TS HeadFelipe
Fernandes
GPM - CFOJim Zadra
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Brazil Corporate & Senior Management
Labour
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Tucano Labour Breakdown
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Empolyees Performed in - 2019 Contractors Performed in 2019
+90% of employee labour drawn from local communities & Amapá state
By Location By Gender
5%
95%
Female
Male
19%
21%
60%
Local Communities(Daily Bus)
Amapá (Weekly Bus)
Rest of Brazil(FIFO)
Tucano Employee Breakdown – by Location
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Safety & Environment
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Safety & Environment
Safety Stats
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Safety 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD*
Total Reportable Injuries (TRI) 8 13 10 5 4
Lost Time Injuries (LTI) 8 9 8 5 0
Restricted Duty Injuries (RDI) 0 4 0 0 4
TRI per HHT 0.79 1.23 0.95 0.37 0.39
First Aid Injuries (FAI) 28 30 26 21 14
Equipment Accidents 42 37 30 22 17
* - September
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251 Ha Rehabilitated – Hydro Seeding
Concurrent Reclamation
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Focused On Water Quality Ensuring Minimal Discharge Of Suspended Sediment
Water Monitoring Key Focus
Wildlife Monitoring
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Aim To Minimize Impact
Permitting
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Permitting
Mining and Environmental Regulatory
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• Complex Regulatory Framework
• Federal• Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
• Grants mining concessions – valid until mineral deposit is exhausted• Mining National Agency (ANM)
• Grants mineral exploration licenses – 3 years validity, renewed based on analysis and approval of Final Exploration Report
• Responsible for managing Brazil’s mineral resources• Ministry of Environment (MMA)
• Responsible to regulate licensing process• State
• Responsible to emit the final environmental licenses• Mining require environmental licenses at 3 stages of development
• Preliminary environmental license (LP), Installation license (LI) and Operational license (LO)• Also an LOP for Exploration
Summary of Key Licenses Required
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Main Licenses and Permitting
Licenses Number AgencyOperation License (LO) 5 IMAPInstallation License (LI) 2 IMAPOperation License for Exploration (LOP) 3 IMAPVegetation Suppression Authorization (ASV) 3 IMAPEnvironmental Authorization 1 IMAPConsent 2 IEF/INCRA/MunicipalityArcheological 5 IPHANBlasting/Chemical Substances 1 ArmyBusiness Licenses 1 MunicipalityOthers 2 Federal/Civil PoliceTotal 25
Mineral Rights
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Key Regulatory Body National Mining Agency (ANM)
List of Licenses & Type Number of Tenements Area (Ha)Exploration License 8 35,866Exploration License Extended 6 25,777Application for Exploration 13 68,568Exploitation Application 1 6,112Final Exploration Report Presented 3 25,640Exploration License Extension Requested 11 60,649Mining Concession 1 3,971Partial Lease 1 0,150Bid 2 14,164Total 46 240,736
Tucano Tenement Ownership
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Tucano Near Mine Highlights
2019-2020: Exploration Plan
Infill 2019• Tap AB3: Infill drilling required in 2019 before stripping• Urucum South (URN & UCS): Infill drilling needed targeting inferred at base of pit• Public release MRMR in Q1 2020
Resource Expansion 2019 - 2020• Mining preference for ounces with low strip & close to surface:
• Neo & Neo North• Torres / Tap ABS: ore zone dip is shallower so potentially less strip• Flat lodes between URN and URE • Tap C1 (currently scheduled for Sept 2021, could come forward)
• Minor drilling to test Urucum Saddle• Test deep mineralisation theory at Urucum North, then infill drilling 2020
Tucano Exploration Presentation 2019
UNDER-INVESTMENT IN EXPLORATION OVER LAST FEW YEARS, GREAT PANTHER MAKING SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO EXPLORATION
Exploration drill all in 2019 / 2020
Infill 2019 & 2020
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Mining
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Planning & Operation
Mine Planning – Geology & Scheduling
Communication Between Geology And Engineering
ResourcesCost
Review & Update
Whittle Runs
Final Pit Design & Review
External Consultant
Sign Off
Reserve Update
Pit Ranking
Available Fleet &
Equipment Size
Season & Pit Working
Condition
Mining Sequence
Geology and Planning Scheduling
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Mining Parameters
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• Benches• 4m /8m cuts, 2m if orebody highly
variable• Oxide – 4m benches, 3m berms• Sulphide – 20m benches, 8m berms
• Dumping Material• Swell Factor – 30%
• Swelling 40%, compaction 10%
Key Assumptions Used In Planning
◎ Production Fleeto Excavators
• EX2500 - Hitachi• EX1200 - Hitachi
o Truck Loadso K730
• Oxide – 150t• Sulphide – 160t
o CAT 777• Oxide – 70t• Sulphide – 80t
o CAT 740• Oxide – 27t/32t• Fresh – 30t/35t
Mine Scheduling – Reporting
• Daily production meetings• Weekly production review• Month Plan + Year Forecast
• Every Month• Daily basis plan for the current
month
• Monthly basis forecast for remaining of the year
• Based on Budget Strategy and adjusted for production delays
• Production rates revised according to fleet actual performance
• MS3D/MSOP + Scheduling Spread Sheet
• Operation Control Center• TecMine – Solution used
• Equipment Activity and Allocation Control
• Production data
• Daily Report• Based on TecMine Data
• Number of Truck Loads
• Defined Truck Load
Mina Tucano & Mining Contractor
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ROM Pad – Stockpile ManagementOre grade class
Ore Grade Oxi –AB/C/URU (Au g/t)
Sul – AB/C/URU (Au g/t)
Very High Grade >1.60 >1.60
High Grade 1.00 to 1.59 1.00 to1.59
Low Grade 0.72 to 0.99 0.82 to 0.99
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U&M – Brazil’s Largest Mining Contractor
• U&M Mineração e Construção S/A (U&M) established in 1975
• Capable of moving +400Mt of material/yr
• Fleet of 100, 200, 300t trucks
• Large and Medium sized Excavators
Equipment Tucano Fleet
U&M Total Fleet
Trucks-Komatsu 730/685E 7 59
Trucks-Caterpillar 777 23 105
Trucks-Caterpillar 740 10 10
Trucks MB 8444 15 15
Hydraulic Excavator – Hitachi EX 2500/2600 4 20
Hydraulic Excavator – Hitachi EX 1200 5 11
Hydraulic Excavator – CAT 315 /HYUNDAI 220LC 5 19
Wheel Loader Caterpillar 980 H 5 10
Bulldozer Caterpillar D9 T 5 30
Bulldozer Caterpillar D6 T 1 21
Motograder Caterpillar 16H 5 15
Tipper Truck Mercedes Actros 4844 9 60
Drill Rig Sandvik Pantera DP 1500i 11 15
Support Equipment 12 93
Contracts with Vale, Yamana, Mosaic, Equinox, LeagoldTucano x U&M is one of their biggest contracts and represents ~10% of their total capacity
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Urucum Underground PFS
• Aim to improve economics through conversion of 610koz inferred resource
Demonstrates economic potential of gold mineralization at depth
Urucum PFS (ASX Release 31 March 18)
P&P Reserve 2.97Mt @ 3.61g/t for 344.5koz
Recovered Au oz 310koz
Cash Costs US$714/oz
AISC US$825/oz
Initial LOM 7-8 years
Gross Revenue US$347M
Pre-Production Capital US$18.1M
LOM Sustaining Capex US$34.3M
Pre-Tax NPV5% US$49M
Pre-Tax IRR 30%
Payback 4 years
Access Twin decline from bottom of pit
Mining method Long hole open stoping, contractors
Au Price Assumption US$1,120/oz
US to BRL FX Assumption 3.8:1
Government Royalties 2% + 1.5%
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Processing
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Tucano Plant Summary
Tucano – Processing History
• Phase 1 pre-Beadell 1994 to 2010
• On/off oxide heap leach• Phase 2 Beadell 2013 to 2018
• CIL plant commissioned in December 2012
• Substantially oxide feed• Phase 3 Beadell Q2/19
• Increased oxide/sulphide blend flexibility• Increases recoveries from ~88% to ~93%• New ball mill
• Mill sulphide ore with same rate• Pre-leach thickener
• Increases % solids in pulp• Additional CIL tank
• Increases residence time and recoveries
• Oxygen plant -• Increases leach and recovery
kinetics for sulphide ore
Plant Upgrade Allows Full Optimization Of Tucano Mine
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Ball Mill Sep 18
Thickener Oct 18
7th CIL Tank Oct -18
Oxygen Plant Gas – Nov 18 Liquid – Apr 19
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Tucano Flow Sheet
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Conventional CIL - ~93% Recovery Post Plant Upgrade
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ComminutionLeachingPregnant SolutionGold
ROM Stockpile
Crusher (x t/hr)
Crushed Ore Stockpile
SAG Mill (x/t hr)
Cyclones
CIL Tanks
Detox Tanks
TSF
Oxygen Injection 1- gas 2-liquid
Acid Wash
Carbon Regeneration
Electrowinning
FurnaceBullion
Thermal Exchange
Oversize
OversizeBall Mill (xt/hr)Pre-Leach Thickener
Plant flow sheet ~93% recovery – May 19+80% sulphide ore – May 19Ball mill – Sep 18Pre-leach thickener – Oct 18 7th CIL tank – Oct 18Oxygen plant (gas) – Nov 18Liquid Oxygen – Apr 19
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Fully Commissioned in April 2019
Gold Production 2015 – 2019F
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2019 production Proforma
Gold Production X AISC
TSF Capacity
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Dam Capacity Life (mths)
Start Finish
NWP/WPP1 5.40 Mm3 27 Sep-17 Nov-19
Tap D Closure 0.60 Mm3 2 Dec-19 Jan-20
East Pond 3.30 Mm3 14 Feb-20 Mar-21
NMP Ext SE 1.68 Mm3 7 Apr-21 Oct-21
E Pond Ext. NW 2.60 Mm3 10.7 Nov-21 Sep-22
Total 13.60 Mm3 61 Sep-17 Sep-22
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TAP D - Under Closure
WPP1 / NMP – In Operation
EAST POND –Under Construction
NMP SE – Future Alternative
EP NW – Future Alternative Tucanos´s TSF - Parameters
Class – BRisk Category – LowAssociated Damage Potential – HighConstruction Method: Downstream
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Tucano Exploration Geology Session
1. Near Mining Exploration - New resource opportunities within 5 km of plant;
2. Exploration on 100 Km of Underexplored Greenstone Belt Tenements - 2019 and 2020:
- Exploration program to maintain 3 tenements along greenstone sequence – High Potential Targets had already been identified before;
- Review of Geology and Genesis of Ore based on re-interpretation of structural, lithological and geophysics;
- Rank of High Potential Targets;- Selection of low potential targets for discard or negotiation/joint venture;
- 2021 to 2024:- Exploration Program on ranked targets by Exploration Potential and Distance from
current Tucano facilities;
3. Underground Exploration Program (Preliminar)
Tucano’s Exploration Plan
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Near Mining and Regional ExplorationYear 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,023 2,024
Meters DrilledNear Mining and Avanced Project (targets from Regional exploration)
14,500 1,800 8,500 12,000 10,000
Regional Exploration (for Inferred Resources) 5,500 20,000 12,500 8,000 11,500Total 20,000 21,800 21,000 20,000 21,500
Costs (US$)*1000Drilling 2,301,000 2,508,000 2,416,000 2,301,000 2,474,000Analysis 400,000 436,000 420,000 400,000 430,000ManPower 2,060,000 2,060,000 2,060,000 2,060,000 2,060,000Infrastructure 240,000 262,000 252,000 240,000 258,000Consultancy and Audits 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000Environmental/Archeology 560,000 565,000 563,000 561,000 564,000Total 5,761,000 6,031,000 5,911,000 5,762,000 5,986,000
Tucano’s Exploration Plan Costs
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NEAR MINING EXPLORATION within 5km of Plant
Detailed Plans for 2019 and 2020
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Near Mining Exploration Context
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1. Torres & Torres South lodes2. All Neo Lodes, yet to be drilled systematically (potential Neo-type mineralization
intersected at 700 m vertical)3. Urso Prospect – 700 m potential strike length 4. 1 km gap from Tap C3 North to Urucum South 5. Very high grades at depth in Urucum North require follow-up6. Potential gold mineralisation in the schist
New resource opportunities within 5 km of plant
TAP AB3 NORTH LODEF02432
11 m @ 5.97 g/t
100,000 mN
99,500 mN
99,000 mN
98,500 mN
98,000 mN
401,
000
mE
401,
500
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402,
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402,
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403,
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94,000 mN
95,000 mN
93,500 mN
94,500 mN
97,500 mN
97,000 mN
96,500 mN
96,000 mN
95,500 mN
0 500 m
Gold Lode
Carbonate
Banded Iron Formation
GraniteSchist
LEGEND
Alluvium
Amphobolite
PegmatiteLaterite
New gold Lode since 2015
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Plant
FD01466 13 m @ 2.02
g/t Au
GCRC2161 14m @
4.32g/t Au
GCPF295983m @ 52.15g/t
Au
F162217m @ 3.51g/t
Au
F0250912m @
22.5g/t Au
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TAP AB DEPOSITS URUCUM DEPOSITSTAP C DEPOSITS
Neo Lodes(off plane of long section)
Gap from Tap C3N to Urucum South
(mostly untested)
UrsoProspect
1Torres Lodes – further south
Reserve Block (>0.6g/t Au cut-off in Reserve Pit & > 1.6 g/t Au cut-off below) Topo Sept 2018
Reserve Pit June 2017 ($1,150)
Resource Pit June 2017 ($1,500)Resource MI Blocks (>0.5g/t Au cut-off)Resource Inf Blocks (>0.5g/t Au cut-off above $1,500 pit shell & > 1.6 g/t Au cut-off below)
LEGEND
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- Infill Drilling – AB3 (Zone 2 in the map)- 12 Diamond Drilling @ 2,408.43 meters drilled- 949 Samples @ 199.4 meters interval intercepting mineralized zone
(>=0.5 g/t) @ 4.77 Au g/t - Including Intervals Au g/t > 20 g/t
- 19TABDD001 5.35m @ 30.94 Au g/t (From 127.65m)- 19TABDD010 5.00 @ 63.4 Au g/t (From 130.00m)
- Infill Drilling – Urucum (Zone 5 in the map)- Drilling in progress. Up to date- 13 Diamond Drilling @ 2,582.6m Performed;- 1020 Samples @ 215 meters interval intercepting mineralized zone (>=0.5
g/t) @ 1.97 Au g/t - Including Intervals Au g/t > 2.0 g/t
- 19URNDD001 2.2m @ 4.992 Au g/t (From 152.8m)- 19URSDD002 18m @ 3.077 Au g/t (From 139m)-19URSDD005 8.52m @ 3.546 Au g/t (From 168.7m)
TAP AB3 NORTH LODEF02432
11 m @ 5.97 g/t
100,000 mN
99,500 mN
99,000 mN
98,500 mN
98,000 mN
401,
000
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401,
500
mE
4 02,
000
mE
4 02,
500
mE
4 03,
000
mE
94,000 mN
95,000 mN
93,500 mN
94,500 mN
97,500 mN
97,000 mN
96,500 mN
96,000 mN
95,500 mN
0 500 m
Gold Lode
Carbonate
Banded Iron Formation
GraniteSchist
LEGEND
Alluvium
Amphobolite
PegmatiteLaterite
New gold Lode since 2015
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Near Mining ExplorationPerformed in 2019
Torres/Tap ABS: 7,200m programmed
Neo & Neo North 7,050m programmed
Tucano Exploration Presentation 2019
Tucano Mine
Urucum East 2,500m Programmed
Urucum UG 3600m - 4 holes at 900m
Note: Drill holes will be performed after review of Feasibility study and Structural mapping of the mine
Near Mine Exploration
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Resource Expansion (Drilling Planned for 2020)
REGIONAL EXPLORATION
Detailed Plans for 2019 and 2020
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Regional Exploration
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1. Prioritized Targets for Exploration Program- Guarantee strategic tenements at ANM- Targets: Lona Amarela (Serra da Canga), Saraminda and Mutum- Final Exploration Report at ANM in 2020- Report Exploration Results and Mineral Resources
2. Ranking Exploration Targets - On going Compilation of Historical data set;- After compilation, Rank targets by Exploration Potential x Distance from Mina Tucano;
- Performing 3D Lithological Modeling and projection of the Orebody - Exploration Budget for those targets for 2020 and 2021.
Regional Exploration
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1. Prioritized TargetsLona Amarela (Serra da Canga), SaramindaMutum
3. On going Dataset CompilationT3 and T4Dragão and Dragão NorteJanainaBicicletaJoseph
Good Exploration Results based on Soil and Auger historical Exploration Program
Auger: AG-2673m@2760ppb (from 5m)
Auger: AG-2684m@1860 ppb (from 8m)
Auger: AG-1733m@1290 ppb (from 2m)
Soil SS: 8426S@1600 ppb
Soil SS: 8326S@1870 ppb
Serra da Canga (Tenement 858.078/2009);
Regional Exploration
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Lona Amarela (Tenement 858.078/2009);
Exploration team cleaning the access, old tracks and building the Camp
Regional Exploration
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Mutum (Tenement 858.124/2013);
SS: 1051243@2240 ppb
AG-TDMT00752m@2234 ppb (from 0m)
Diamond Drilling DD-FDMT-00019,6m@3244 ppb (from 10,6m)
• Drilling of Historical dataset:- 6 DD @ 1042m;- 12 RC @ 877m.
• Objective of Exploration is understanding the lithologies, structures, stratigraphy, parageneses, Au grades to trying to intercept orebodies based on robustness geological background
Regional Exploration
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Regional Exploration
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Saraminda (Tenement 858.076/2009)
Historical dataset
AG-TDSM-00203m@1809 ppb (from 7m)
SS: 1146676@1730ppb
• Target not sampled and mapping intensively
• Located at same trend of the high prospective targets;
• Objective of Exploration is understanding the lithologies, structures, stratigraphy, parageneses, Au grades to trying to intercept orebodies based on robustness geological background
URUCUM UNDERGROUND EXPLORATIONStage 1 of undeground mine sequence
Detailed Plan for 2020 and 2021
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Urucum Underground Exploration
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• A complete revision of AMC Feasibility Study is in progress;• 2017 Review performed by Consultant Bob Dowdell;• Below is the preliminary concept of developing the underground mining in 3
Stages
• Defined Exploration for Stage 1:• Underground ramp from +50 level to about -100 level to establish a HW diamond
drill drive• The ramp is required either way for the future mine• From the HW DD drive drill 8 parallel sections, 20m apart, across the BIF. Aprox
500m of DD per section, total 4,000m• Magnitude of costs is US$5.0 M over 15-18 months.
Underground Exploration
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