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Aug-Sept 2012
Path to
Production
March 2013 TSX-V : SGX
Path to Production
Timmins, Ontario
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Forward Looking Statements
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Statements made in this presentation, other than those concerning historical information, should be
considered forward-looking statements which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such
forward-looking statements are made based on management’s belief as well as assumptions made by,
and information currently available to, management.
The Company’s actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors. Additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to materially differ from those in such forward-looking statements is contained in the
Company’s filings with the securities and regulatory authorities.
Note: All currencies are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted
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Sage Gold’s short term plans are to develop production on their existing
resource on the Clavos deposit to generate cash flow to fund further
exploration and potentially develop a leading gold mining company in a world
class mining camp.
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
CORPORATE VISION
Exchange Symbol: TSX.V – SGX
OTC – SGGDF (USA)
• Shares O/S: 99.7 million
• Shares F/D: 122.5 million
• Current price: $0.04
• 52 week high/low: $0.21/$0.045
• Market Cap: C$ 4 million
• Average Strike Price of Warrants/Options: $0.34
• Proceeds from Warrants/Options: $10.5 million
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Sage Gold Advantage
1. Near Term Production – Clavos Deposit Sage Gold has access to a custom mill in the area and is able to move into production
cost effectively - will generate strong cash flow for the company
Permits in place to re-open Clavos
2. Preliminary Economic Assessment on Clavos Deposit
71% Internal Rate of Return (pre-tax) and $23.2MM Net Present Value
47% Internal Rate of Return (after-tax) and $12.6MM Net Present Value
3. Blue Sky Potential – Clavos Deposit Open at depth and on multiple directions along strike
Management will focus on continuing to increase resources
4. Strong Strategic Partnerships Clavos Property - Sage and St Andrew Goldfields JV partners (60%-40%)
Providing low cost access to mine and mill
Established infrastructure with $46 million spent on underground development
5. New NI43-101 Mineral Resource announced Oct 23,2012
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Clavos Deposit - Highlights Located in the prolific Timmins Mining camp and close geographically (20kms) to
Goldcorp’s (TSX-G) high grade Hoyle Pond mine which has produced more than 2.4 M
ozs since 1985 and is still in operation.
Existing infrastructure in place including underground ramp access to the 300m level,
underground levels developed every 25m, power to site, surface ventilation system,
water management system.
Positive and very robust PEA with a 71% pre-tax Internal Rate of Return and a $23.2MM
Net Present Value @ 8% discount
Low initial Capex required for production, $14.1million
Permits in place to re-open Clavos mine
Clavos is also located 10kms from the Brigus Gold mill in Stock Township.
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GOLD PRICE US$ / Oz (Au) $1400/Oz $1500/Oz $1600/Oz
Base Case
Gold Production Oz/Au 145,448 145,448 145,448
Revenue Cdn$ million
203.6 218.2 232.7
Initial Capital Expenditures Cdn$ million 14.1 14.1 14.1
Sustaining Capital Cdn$ million 21.1
21.1 21.1
Total Capital Cdn$ million 35.1 35.1 35 .1
Operating Expense Cdn$ t/Ore 142.5 142.5 142.5
Net Smelter Return Cdn$ t/Ore 6.1 6.5 7.0
Cash flow (undiscounted) Cdn$ million 19.9 34.0 48.1
Pre Tax
Net Present Value (NPV) 8% Cdn$ million 13.5 23.2 33.0
Internal Rate Of Return (IRR) % 48% 71% 94%
After Tax
Net Present Value (NPV) 8% Cdn$ million 5.6 12.6 19.5
Internal Rate Of Return (IRR) % 27% 47% 67%
Life of Mine Year 7 7 7
Payback Period Year 2.25 2.00 1.75
Note - assumes an exchange rate of 1:1 of Cdn to US Dollar;
-tax rates are based on a blended rate between Sage and SAS
-excludes any financing costs
- contingency on capital expenditures of 30%
Clavos
PEA
Economic
Model
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Near Term Production Plans
Q1-2 2013
Preliminary Economic Assessment completed Mar 2013
Project Financing
Q3- 4 2013
Dewater and Rehab. Mine
Upgrade resources to reserves – Definition drilling
Start of initial production
2014 - Commercial Production
CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
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• Lakeshore Gold
→ Timmins Mine now in production
→ Current resources of 1.87M oz. Au
• Goldcorp
→ Hollinger Open Pit Scheduled for production in 2013
→ Current resources 900,000 oz. Au
• Sage Gold (Clavos)
• St. Andrew Goldfields (Taylor)
• SGX Resources (Tully)
• Lexam - VG Gold - (Paymaster West)
Existing Timmins Gold Projects Clavos Property - In Good Company
Near-Term Production Potential
Advanced Projects
CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
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Strategic Partnerships
Joint Venture Partnership – Sage 60%, St Andrew Goldfields 40%
Existing infrastructure and resources in place
SAS $46 million spent for underground development
Underground ramp access to the 300 metre level
Existing buildings and water discharge ponds
NI43-101 compliant resources
Permits in place to re-open Clavos
CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
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Timmins Gold Camps CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
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Total Indicated 1,258,400 4.81 g/t 194,600 __________________________________________________________________________ Total Inferred 795,600 4.70 g/t 120,000 __________________________________________________________________________
Note: The 2012 resources are estimated at a cut-off grade of 2.75 g/t Au, high gold assays are cut to 60 g/t Au and an average long-term gold
price of US$1600 per ounce was used.
Clavos NI43-101 Gold Mineral Resource Oct ‘12
Tonnes Grade Total Ounces Category
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Clavos Resource Categories Oct 2012
4.5 KM strike length
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Location
Indicated Resources Inferred Resources
Tonnes
Grade Ounces
Gold Tonnes
Grade Ounces
Gold (g/t Au) (g/t Au)
Main Zone
Hangingwall 595,900 4.92 94,300 119,100 5.6 21,000
Footwall 267,000 5.11 43,900 161,600 4.2 22,000
Contact 237,800 4.45 34,000 0 - -
Sediment 66,400 5.07 10,800 243,100 4.2 33,000
Other 0 - - 112,000 6.0 22,000
Total 1,167,100 4.88 183,000 635,800 4.8 97,000
960 Zone
Hangingwall 69,900 4.04 9,100 77,000 5.0 12,000
Footwall 10,200 3.91 1,300 51,000 3.5 6,000
Sediment 11,200 3.51 1,300 32,000 4.7 5,000
Total 91,300 3.99 11,700 160,000 4.5 23,000
Grand Total 1,258,400 4.81 194,600 796,000 4.7 120,000
Clavos NI43-101 Gold Mineral Resource by Zone
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Clavos Mineral Resources Oct 2012
4.5 KM strike length
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960 Zone
4.5 KM strike length
Existing
Clavos
CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
Ultramafic Sediment Talc Chlorite Schist
OPEN
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A-B: Photos from hole CL252-13, 63.1-
64.3m, illustrating stylolitic white quartz veining
with visible gold from a stylolitic quartz vein
system with chlorite-carbonate-pyrite altered
wallrock slivers that is consistent in style with
the en echelon vein arrays.
Photos A and B are close-ups of stylolitic
ribboned chlorite-rich bands in the system
partially zone shown in B, containing multiple
grains and blebs of native gold. Note
aggregates of pale grey Fe-carbonate in lower
left portion of photo B.
The vein system occurs adjacent to a narrow
grey porphyry dyke.
A
Underground Drill Core Photos
594.88 gpt Au (17.35 opt) over
1.2m (uncut)
B
CLAVOS DEPOSIT
Timmins, Ontario
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick J. Mars Chairman and Director
Mr. Mars is an independent consultant specializing in mine financing and analysis with over 30 years of experience in the
investment industry. Mr. Mars has acted as Chairman, CEO, or Director for several public-traded mining companies and is
currently Director of Aura Minerals, Carpathian Gold, Selwyn Resources and Yamana Gold.
Peter Bojtos Director
Mr. Bojtos is a professional engineer with extensive experience in mineral development and production. Since 1996
following a successful career as CEO of several companies, Mr. Bojtos serves on mining company boards as an
independent Director.
Gary Robertson Director
Mr. Robertson is a Certified Financial Planner. He has worked in the financial industry for the past twenty years, and
presently serves on the board of several private companies as well as on the board of six Canadian junior gold mining
companies.
Joe Baylis Director
Mr. Baylis brings over 23 years of domestic and international mining industry experience to the Company. Mr. Baylis
graduated with an LLB from the University of Western Ontario and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Sandy Chim Director
Mr. Chim is an international business executive. He is the President and CEO of Century Iron Mines Corp. (TSX-FER), a
director of Augyva Mining Resources Inc. (TSX.V-AUV) and non executive director of Prosperity Minerals Holdings Limited.
Mr.Chim resides in Kowloon, SAR, Hong Kong, PRC.
Mr. Bai is a Beijing, China businessman. He has investment and commercial experiences covering various fields in China
and Vancouver. With more than 20 years of business activities, he has established an extensive business network in
China. Mr.Bai is currently the President of Earnlead Investments Inc., Sino Water Holdings Inc., and has held such
positions since May 2011. He is a director for Century Iron Mines Corporation (TSX.V-FER).
Hua Bai Director
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MANAGEMENT and CONSULTANTS Management
William D. Love VP and Business Development
Ron Reed Chief Financial Officer
Michael Skutezky Secretary and Legal Counsel
Consultants
Bob Ritchie Mining Engineer
Mr. Peter Hubacheck is a consulting geologist and President of W. A. Hubacheck Consultants Ltd. He has over 35
years of experience as a project geologist, exploration manager and Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101,
with experience in the exploration for gold, silver, base metals, uranium and diamonds in Canada and the USA. He
holds a Mining Technologist (1974) diploma from the Haileybury School of Mines and Technology, Haileybury, Ontario
and a B.A.Sc. (Geol. Eng. 1977) degree from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South
Dakota.
Mr. Ritchie is a Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience in mine management and development,
feasibility studies and mine construction. He has worked with several mining companies including Goldcorp, Noranda
Mines and St. Andrew Goldfields. He was responsible for the construction of the Stock (now Brigus Gold) Mill which is
10 kms from the Clavos mine. Mr. Ritchie is a graduate of the Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of
Science in Geology Engineering. He is also a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by NI43-101.
Peter Hubacheck P.Geo, QP
C. Nigel Lees President, CEO and Director
Mr. Lees is a founder and past director of TVX Gold Inc., a significant gold producer in North and South America,
which merged into Kinross Gold, listed on the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Lees has over 30 years
experience in the Canadian investment industry and is currently a Director of several publicly traded mining companies
including Yamana Gold.
Mr. Love is a geologist who has been involved in mineral exploration in Canada and was part of the world class Hemlo
discovery team. He was also an institutional equity salesperson in London, England, for a Canadian brokerage firm.
Mr. Love has spent the last fifteen years as a venture capitalist and a corporate finance specialist in a variety of
resource and technology companies.
Mr. Reed is a CGA with an MBA ( Finance) from the NY Institute of Technology. He has more than 20 years of senior
experience in implementing financial business strategies and has been involved in more than 15 acquisition and
divesture transactions. Since 2009 he has been providing CFO services in the mining sector.
Mr.Skutezky was Assistant General Counsel of Royal Bank for 25 years focused on International Project financing
based in Montreal and Toronto, in addition to working in Eastern Europe with Canadian Law Firms. He has recently
formed his own professional corporation for the practice of law and is the principal of Rhodes Capital Corporation.
Mr. O’Brien has over 30 years of sales, marketing and business development experience in the Mining and
Telecommunications industry. He is also the Communications Manager and Head of Investor Relations for Carpathian
Gold and has been with both firms since 2006.
Mike O’Brien Communications Manager, Investor
Relations
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Sage Exploration Properties
Joint Venture Potential
• Properties - Onaman - Lynx Deposit, NI43-101 compliant resource
Paint Lake (adjacent to Brookbank Gold Deposit)
Jacobus (Cu/Ni),
Clist Lake (Au)
• Infrastructure in place - Road, Rail, Power
• Underexplored; Potential for large gold deposits - i.e. Red Lake
• Ongoing negotiations with potential joint venture partners.
Beardmore Geraldton Gold Camp
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Onaman
Yellow = .5% Cu x 3 metres – Cut Off Red = 1% Cu x 3 metres
Lynx NI43-101 Resource
1.936 million tonnes, 1.44% Cu
39.6 g Ag/T, 0.58 g Au/T
Lynx NI43-101 Open Pit Resource 485,000
tonnes 2.1 % Cu, 45.3 g Ag/T, 0.70 g Au/T
at 1% Cu cut off
LYNX DEPOSIT
Beardmore, Ontario
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Why Invest in Sage Gold Compliant Resources
• Established resource to fast track production
Near Term Production 2014
Positive and Robust Preliminary Economic Assessment in March 2013
Low Capex / Fast Payback
Strong potential to increase tonnage through further in-fill and exploration drilling
Strategic acquisitions being evaluated to augment the company's resources and
production potential
Ideal Market Timing
• Low market capitalization
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Contact Information
Sage Gold Inc. 365 Bay Street, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M5H 2V1
Tel.: 416 204-3170
Fax: 416 260-2243
Mike O’Brien –
Communications Manager;
Investor Relations