WAWA-HOLDSWORTH PROJECTThe Wawa-Holdsworth Project has the potential to host a large gold system:...
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WAWA-HOLDSWORTH PROJECTGold exploitation in the Wawa Gold Camp, Ontario, Canada
March 2018
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uncertainties for the company include, but are not limited to, the risks associated with the impact of general economic
conditions in countries in which the Company conducts business, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product
demand and market acceptance, new product development, the continuation and development of key customer and
supplier relationships, and the availability of high quality, qualified personnel and management.
Other risks include but are not limited to factors affecting development and expansion activities generally including access
to capital to meet all of the Company’s financial requirements, and the Company’s ability to control costs. There can be no
assurance that the company’s efforts will succeed and the Company will ultimately achieve sustained commercial success.
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update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the
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in this document are reasonable, there can be no assurance those beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be
accurate.
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responsibility for its contents. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities of the Company in any jurisdiction.
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WHY INVEST IN MACDONALD MINES?
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QUICK TO PRODUCTION
NEAR-TERM PRECIOUS METALS
EXPLOITATION OF OXIDE SANDS AT
WAWA-HOLDSWORTH PROJECT WILL
PROVIDE CASH FLOW
POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE GOLD
SYSTEM AT THE WAWA-HOLDSWORTH
PROJECT
DISTRICT PLAYER IN THE WAWA GOLD
CAMP
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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BMK: TSX-V
Market capitalization $7.1 M
Common shares outstanding 89.3 M
Warrants 33.1 M
Options 3.8 M
Fully diluted shares 126.2 M
Working Capital $1 M
Recent share price (March 1, 2018) $0.08
52-week high-low $0.275 - $0.065
IMPORTANT DISTRICT PLAYER
IN THE WAWA GOLD CAMP – EXCELLENT JURISDICTION IN ONTARIO, CANADA
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WAWA-HOLDSWORTH LAND PACKAGE
• 100% ownership
• 1142 acres
• 20 km NE of Wawa, Ontario, in
Corbiere and Esquega Townships
• Close to key infrastructure (rail,
road, power, qualified workforce)
• Easily accessed by public road and
short ATV ride
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PROPERTY GEOLOGY
ALL THE GEOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES TO HOST A LARGE GOLD SYSTEM – 500 M DEFORMATION CORRIDOR TO TRAP GOLD (IRON FORMATION, MAFIC VOLCANIC ROCKS, GABBROIC INTRUSIONS)
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HOLDSWORTH GOLD ZONES
THREE STYLES OF GOLD MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE 500 M-WIDE DEFORMATION CORRIDOR
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Gold-bearing, Pyritized Iron Formation
And Oxide Sands Zones
Soocana Vein System
(Lode gold)
Golden Goose Shear Zone
(Lode gold – BMK discovery)Gold-bearing, Pyritized Iron Formation with
possible Oxide Sands Zones
HOLDSWORTH GOLD ZONES
• Primary gold, silver and other precious
metals target for near term production
• Oxidized cap of a precious metals-rich
shear zone
• Likely extend 1.8 km along strike and
to a depth of 8 m as indicated by
MaxMin Survey (July 6, 2017 News
Release)
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OXIDE SANDS
OXIDE SANDS
• Trenching uncovered high-grade precious metals zones - assays up to 8.93
g/t AuEq
• Sonic drilling program completed to quantify the thickness and vertical
distribution of the precious metals – Preliminary assays up to 7.82g/t AuEq
over 3.23 m
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Oxide Sands
Overburden
OXIDE SANDS PROCESSING
• Loose, unconsolidated material can be extracted
as an aggregate
• Positive preliminary metallurgical results:
﹣The concentration ratio of gold in rougher flotation
averaged 6.0:1
﹣The concentration ratio of silver in rougher flotation
averaged 5.2:1
﹣Reduction of feed volume in rougher flotation by
approximately 85-90%
﹣The Oxide Sands can be processed by a simple
crushing/flotation process
﹣No caustic treatments are necessary
﹣The processing will require low power requirements
﹣The waste material is inert (>70 percent
silica/quartz)
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Shear Zone
HOLDSWORTH GOLD ZONES
• Underlies the Oxide Sands
• Believed to be the source of the Oxide Sands
• Gold Potential as evidenced by historic drilling:
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AURIFEROUS AND SULPHIDE-RICH SHEAR ZONE
Company Hole No From (m)To (m)
Length (m)*
Grade (g/t gold)
Reed Lake Exploration Ltd.
88-R23 119.2 121.33 2.13 1.06
88-R26 25.9 32 6.1 1.23
88-R26 35 37.1 2.1 1.4
88-R27 42.4 48.2 5.8 1.13
Falconbridge Nickel Mines
Ltd
OR-5 89.5 92 2.5 2.26
HOLDSWORTH GOLD ZONES
GOLDEN GOOSE DISCOVERY • Grab samples contain
11.85 g/t and 2.98 g/t gold*
SOOCANA VEIN SYSTEM • Grab sample from quartz-tourmaline
vein contains
34.9 g/t gold*
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LODE GOLD MINERALIZATION
*Grab samples are selective and may not represent
the true mineralization of the prospect
REED BOOTH SHOWING
• Adjacent to showing, collected
grab sample* contains
13.7 g/t gold
• Grab samples* containing
4.77 g/t and 6.0 g/t gold
collected from float at the main
Reed-Booth showing
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*Grab samples are selective and may not
represent the true mineralization of the
prospect
UPCOMING CATALYSTS
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ASSAYS FROM REMAINING SONIC DRILL
HOLES FROM FALL 2017 CAMPAIGN
43-101 INFERRED RESOURCE ESTIMATION
OF OXIDE SANDS
WHY INVEST IN MACDONALD MINES?
The Company’s near-term
exploration program is focused on
the Oxide Sands
The Wawa-Holdsworth Project
has the potential to host a large
gold system:
• Many gold showings with diversified
mineralization styles occur in a 500
metre-wide deformation corridor
• The geological setting and size of the
deformation zone is comparable to
Alamos Gold’s Island Gold deposit and
Argonaut’s Magino deposit (together > 5
million ounces gold)
• There is longer term potential associated
with the lode gold mineralization on the
property
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The Project is ideally positioned for
exploitation - roads, rail, regional
airport, high voltage power lines,
and water are in close proximity
MacDonald Mines has the technical
expertise, experience and tools to
successfully develop the property
PROVEN TEAM
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QUENTIN YARIE, P.Geo.
President and CEO
Geophysicist with > 25 years mineral
exploration experience; involved in
Malartic Mine discovery;
Noront’s Nickel Deposit discovery;
KWG Chromite deposit discovery
CRAIG SCHERBA, P.Geo.
VP Exploration
Nevsun Resources’ Bisha Project
discovery; NextSource Materials’
Molo Graphite Project discovery
JEAN-FRANÇOIS MONTREUIL,
Ph.D.
Chief Geologist
>8 years of experience defining complex
hydrothermal systems related to base-
metals, gold and uranium deposits in
Canada
CONRAD DIX, B.Sc.
Senior Project Manager
>20 years multifaceted mineral
exploration expertise Glencore-
Raglan
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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TARA GILFILLAN, CPA, ICD.DFinance executive and entrepreneur
with > 20 years experience in
mining sector; President at Optimize
Group.
QUENTIN YARIE, P.Geo.Geophycisist with >25 years experience
in mineral exploration. Involved in
Malartic Mine discovery;
Noront’s Nickel Deposit discovery;
KWG Chromite deposit discovery.
GORDON MCKINNONSuccessful businessman;
President, CEO and Director of
Canadian Orebodies Inc.
KEVIN TANAS, P.Eng.>20 years experience in mine
technical study and review,
financial modelling and
technology planning; Principal,
Metals and Mining Consulting at
Wood Mackenzie.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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MACKENZIE WATSON, P.Geo. P.Eng.> 50 years experience in the exploration, development, and
mining industry; involved in the discovery of numerous
mineral deposits in Canada; Mining Hall of Fame inductee.
DR. JAMES FRANKLIN, FRSC, P.Geo.World renowned researcher with >40 years expertise in
gold deposits; former Director of the Geological Survey of
Canada; past President of both the Geological Association
of Canada and the Society of Economic Geologists.
DR. JEAN-PHILIPPE DESROCHERS, P.Geo.>20 years experience in mineral exploration; former VP
Exploration at Eagle Hill; Osisko Mining Windfall discovery.
HADYN BUTLER, Ph.D., P.Eng.>50 years experience with proven success
in mineral exploration.
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Mia Boiridy
Investor Relations
145 Wellington Street West, Suite 1001
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1H8
T: 1 416 364-4986
F: 1 416 364-2753
www.macdonaldmines.com
APPENDIX A
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EM SURVEY OF THE OXIDE SANDS