Tanzania and Namibia – Golden Opportunities
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PROJECTS tsx-v:hrc slide 2 projects
STRATEGY AND FOCUS strategy and focus Exploration for “World Class” gold deposits Focus – Tanzania + Namibia Political and economic stability Under-explored regions Excellent geological potential Strong mining culture Established legal code Major mining companies active tsx-v:hrc slide 3
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT board and management MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS / FOUNDERS Richard WilliamsCEO Chris MacKenzieCOO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gren Thomas (Chairman) Founder of Aber Resources, Chairman of Strongbow Cliff Davis CEO of Nevsun Resources Stephen Leahy Chairman and CEO of North American Tungsten Corp. Colin JonesExec. VP Dundee Resources Ltd. tsx-v:hrc slide 4
CORPORATE INFORMATION corporate information ListingTSX.V:HRC Issued & Outstanding79,349,349 Management & Insiders~12.3% of I&O Institutional Holdings~45% of I&O $ ~ $8,200,000 to Treasury $0.60 (April 8, 2011) $0.35 (April 8, 2011) $0.81 (Feb 14, 2013) Stock Options4,445,000 Fully Diluted96,847,959 Cash $3,000,000 no debt tsx-v:hrc slide 5
TANZANIA – SMP Gold Project tanzania – smp gold project tsx-v:hrc SMP Gold Project Past mining district Excellent infrastructure Close to water source Road accessible Large land package Power into property No population pressure Year-round exploration slide 6
LUPA GOLDFIELDS lupa goldfields Geology Lupa Block located at triple junction of the Great Rift Valley Major intrusive complex (gabbro / diorite / granite) - greenschist and lower amphibolite facies Arc – not Ubendian Mobile Belt Main mineralised structures trend ENE and NW Free gold occurs in mineralised zones up to 90m+ wide, with individual quartz veins up to 10m thick New Re - Os date on mineralisation at SMP of ~1.93Ga tsx-v:hrc slide 7
SMP GOLD PROJECT smp gold project 750,000 ounces produced in Lupa Goldfields New Saza Mine produced 270,000 ounces of 7.5g/t Au (1939 – 1956) Project covers 5 licences / 23,800 hectares (238km 2 ) Option to earn 100% interest subject to royalty Earn-in completed on 4 out of 5 licences Control over 35km strike length of Saza Shear Zone tsx-v:hrc slide 8
SMP - HISTORIC GOLD MINES smp - historic gold mines 6 colonial-era gold mines 60km strike length of prospective auriferous structures tsx-v:hrc slide 9
SMP - PROSPECTS smp – prospects Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies Widespread historical and current artisanal mining activity tsx-v:hrc slide 10
SMP – DRILLING SUCCESS smp – drilling success Porcupine 3.3 g/t Au 5.1 g/t Au 2.9 g/t Au Kenge Main 7.0 g/t Au Kenge SE 3.6 g/t Au Mbenge 2.1 g/t Au Mbenge East 3.8 g/t Au Snakebite 20.8 g/t Au tsx-v:hrc slide 11
SMP TARGETS DRILL-TESTED smp targets drill-tested tsx-v:hrc 16 targets tested over a 20 km strike length (Mbenge and Snakebite now part of Kenge) slide 12
SMP – PORCUPINE DD SECTION smp – porcupine dd section tsx-v:hrc slide 13
SMP – PORCUPINE LONG SECTION smp – porcupine long section tsx-v:hrc slide 14
SMP – PORCUPINE NEW DRILLING smp – porcupine new drilling tsx-v:hrc slide 15
SMP – PORCUPINE NEW DRILLING smp – porcupine new drilling tsx-v:hrc slide 16
SMP – KENGE TARGET smp – kenge target Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies Widespread historical artisanal mining activity tsx-v:hrc slide 17
SMP – KENGE TARGET smp – kenge target tsx-v:hrc Slide 18
KENGE TARGET – RAZORBACK MINE kenge target – razorback mine tsx-v:hrc slide 19
METALLURGY metallurgy tsx-v:hrc PorcupineKenge Gravity Separation22.0%34.7% Whole Ore Flotation94.8%95.6% Gravity + Gravity Tailing Flotation93.4%95.6% Gravity + Flotation Concentrate Cyanidation91.9%93.3% Gravity + Gravity Tailing Cyanidation89.1%94.5% Whole Ore Cyanidation88.9%92.5% Heap Leach AmenabilityTBC70.0% Bond Ball Work Index Low Cyanide Consumption No “Preg Robbing” activity Non acid-generating tailings slide 20
SMP – NEW PROSPECTS smp – new prospects Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies Widespread historical artisanal mining activity tsx-v:hrc slide 21
SMP – TUMBILI TARGET smp – tumbili target tsx-v:hrc slide 22 RC drill programme to test all newly identified targets.
PROJECTS tsx-v:hrc slide 23 projects
NAMIBIA – DAMARA GOLD PROJECT namibia – damara gold project tsx-v:hrc slide 24 4 licences – 396,000 hectares
NAMIBIA – DAMARA GOLD PROJECT namibia – damara gold project tsx-v:hrc slide 25 Same geological terrain as AngloGold’s Navachab Mine
DGP – GOLD KOP DRILLING dgp – gold kop drilling tsx-v:hrc slide 26
DGP – WILHELMSTAL dgp – wilhelmstal tsx-v:hrc slide 27
PEER COMPARISONS peer comparisons tsx-v:hrc Slide 28 1
RECAP recap tsx-v:hrc slide 29 Tanzania + Namibia – countries with strong track record for investment and mine development Tanzania - 4 th largest gold producer in Africa Multiple drill targets in Tanzania and Namibia Initial Resource Estimate by year end from the SMP Gold Project, Tanzania. Excellent metallurgical results from the SMP Gold Project.
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