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Australia’s Next Major Gold Producer at Charters Towers ?
Citigold Corporation Limited
Annual General Meeting 28th November 2012, Queensland, Australia
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JORC STATEMENT - The following statements apply in respect of the information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves: The information is based on, and accurately reflects, information compiled by Mr Christopher Alan John Towsey, who is a Corporate Member and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Towsey is a consultant geologist. He has the relevant experience in relation to the mineralisation being reported on to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Identified Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Mr Towsey has consented in writing to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears.
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Realising Citigold’s Potential
1) Gold Asset – large, high-grade, accessible
2) Gold Business – solid foundation/strong future
3) Development Plan – building a long life mine
4) Funding – last piece of puzzle
5) Innovation – ensuring low cost production
6) Growth Execution – realising the value upside
7) Benefits – Shareholders, Community, Workforce
Executed correctly the huge gold business opportunity for Citigold is very real. F
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Gold Asset - Where is Charters Towers ? F
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Gold Asset - Reserves and Resources 2012
* For full details on the Charters Towers Gold Project see the 173 page Technical Report (JORC) visiting www.citigold.com click Mining >Technical Reports >Mineral Resources and Reserves 2012
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Gold Asset – Permanent Deep Source Giant
Professor Whitehouse, eminent geologist, of University of New England : “a permanent deep source super giant gold deposit that will produce for generations”.
Old Reefs Mined
6,600,000 oz
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Gold Asset – World Peer Deposit
Charters Towers and the Pataz-Parcoy gold province have the same mineral formation process, host rocks, high-grades and geometry. The Pataz-Parcoy gold miners produce an estimated 500,000 oz/yr. Charters Towers aims to 336,000 oz/yr.
Large base metal rich sub-class of Orogenic gold deposits
Pataz-Parcoy
1430t Au (prodn
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Charters Towers,
513t Au (prodn +
resources)
Potential 1500t Au
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Gold Business - Cultivating the Asset
2004: 100% of gold tenements acquired
2005: 10 million ounce Resource defined
2007: Development commenced
2009: Focus on converting Resources to Reserves and refining mechanised mining method to derisk the project.
2012: Reserves increased to 620,000 ounces. Resources increase to 11 million ounces. Secure major capital expansion funding and begin production ramp up
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Gold Business - competitive advantages
① Large and high-grade = LONG business life and low production costs.
② 100,000 ozs produced = DERISKED PROJECT / low risk of realisation.
③ Mine already in production = all capital is into CAPACITY INCREASE.
④ Key infrastructure in place = ready for BUSINESS growth.
⑤ Mining titles and permits granted = READY TO START.
⑥ POWERFUL technologies ‘Google’ era mine = LOW operating costs.
⑦ Upside ‘SUPER GIANT’ deposit = like Peru’s Pataz/Parcoy of 50M oz goldfield
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Gold Business – proven mining method
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Development Plan – Foundation is Built
Recent mining the ore body to understand this unique deposit has significantly de-risked project.
Substantial growth can be undertaken with confidence. F
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Development Plan – Production Steps
As gold output grows economies of scale improve reducing forecast Cash Costs below $400 per ounce.
Automation technologies to ensure Citigold’s cash cost remain in the bottom 25% of producers.
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Funding - Economic Evaluation
* The above is the Economic Evaluation used is the Mineral Resources and Reserves 2012 Technical Report. It demonstrates the potential of the project based on the assumptions used and that the business GROWTH can be substantial and profitable. See Report for full details.
Figures in A$’s millions
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Innovation - Harnessing Technology for more Productive and Safer Mining
• Environmental control, worker health and safety demands automation.
• Automated (driverless) machines can operate where humans can’t – remote, harsh & hazardous areas.
• Advances in intelligent software have lead to significant improvements in automation of processes.
Mining in the Digital Age
Citigold aims to be at the forefront of utilising advanced technology for value creation. F
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Innovation – Continuously Mine Ore Drives
Machine Mine Level Drives in Ore
Replace blasting with machines –
• Less waste dilution
• Faster rate of advance
• Reduce ground support
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Innovation – Geophysics
Ore Body visually different from host
rock.
The high-grade gold reefs are visible and relatively easy to follow during the mining process. Our world leading geophysics scientists aim to make these same rich reefs ‘visible’ from surface to greatly improve drilling efficiencies.
• Detect shape of high grade ‘sulphide’ areas.
• Expensive drilling focuses only on the high-grade areas.
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Growth Execution
1) START site works, start contractor assessment.
2) Major EXPANSION capital funding – needs $50M, raise $75-100M re contingencies.
3) ACCELERATE expansion works, contractor engagement.
4) Underground and surface works full speed.
5) Major drilling and geophysics program to INCREASE Reserves.
6) Powerful technologies IMPLEMENT.
7) Gold OUTPUT GROWTH yearly steps : 24k – 88k – 153 – 252k – 336k oz/yr.
8) Dual list SGX/HKEX – major RERATING.
9) Initiate ‘Charters Towers School of Mines’ – long term skills base.
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Capital Structure and Directory
CORPORATE AND REGISTERED OFFICE
Citigold Corporation Limited, ACN 060 397 177
Level 13, 500 Queen St, Brisbane, QLD, 4000
Telephone: +61 (0)7 3834 0000
Facsimile: .+61 (0)7 3834 0011
E-mail: [email protected]
MINE SITE
Gregory Highway
PO Box 10, Charters Towers QLD 4820
E-mail: [email protected]
STOCK LISTING
ASX - Australian Securities Exchange Ltd,
Code: CTO
DIRECTORS
John Foley, Chairman
Mark Lynch, Managing Director/CEO
Brian White, Executive
Gunjan Goel
Kim Koh
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER and
COMPANY SECRETARY
Matthew Martin
ASX Listed Shares : Code CTO
USA ‘pink slip’ ADR’s with BNY Mellon ADR 1 = 20 CTO
Shares Issued 1,238,622,051
Options/Warrants 12,097,917
Top 20 shareholders 50%
Number of shareholders 9,311
Market capitalisation @ 8c $100M
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