Corporate Presentation - January 2022 Corporate Presentation - Victoria Gold Corp.
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Forward-Looking Statements All statements, other than statements of historical projected in the forward-looking statements. Such update or revise any forward-looking statements fact, contained in this presentation constitute factors include, but are not limited to potential whether as a result of new information, future “forward-looking statements” and are based on the conflicts of interest of officers or directors involved events or otherwise, or to explain any material reasonable expectations, estimates and projections in the company’s future business, or conflicts of difference between subsequent actual events and as of the date of this presentation. Forward-looking interests related to approving a potential acquisition such forward-looking statements, except to the statements include, without limitation, possible transaction; success in obtaining any required extent required by applicable law. The forward- events, trends and opportunities and statements additional financing to make an acquisition or looking statements set forth herein are for the with respect to possible events, trends and develop and acquire business; a limited pool of purposes of providing potential investors with opportunities, including with respect to, among prospective acquisition targets; potential change in information concerning the company’s future other things, the growth of the gold market, global control if the company acquired one or more target business plans in order to assist potential investors market trends, expected industry demands, costs businesses for stock; successful performance of any in determining whether or not to invest in VGCX.com and timing of business acquisitions, capital acquired business going forward, fluctuations in the subscription receipts of the company and may not expenditures, successful development of potential currency markets; changes in national and local be appropriate for other purposes. The reader is acquisitions, currency fluctuations, government government legislation, taxation, controls, cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward- regulation and environmental regulation. The words regulations and political or economic developments lookingstatements. “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is in jurisdictions in which the company does or expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, expects to do business; operating or technical NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “does not difficulties in connection with the properties of the A copy of our NI 43-101 Feasibility Study Technical anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such company; employee relations; risks associated with Report For The Eagle Gold Project, Yukon dated words and phrases or statements that certain obtaining any necessary licenses or permits. Many of September 12, 2016 prepared by JDS Energy & actions “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be these uncertainties and contingencies can affect the Mining, Inc. can be found on Sedar.com and our taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” and similar company’s actual results and could cause actual website at www.vitgoldcorp.com. expressions identify forward-looking statements. results to differ materially from those expressed or Forward looking statements are necessarily based implied in any forward-looking statements made by, upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, or on behalf of, the company. There can be no while considered reasonable by the company as of assurance that forward-looking statements will QUALIFIED PERSON the date of such statements, are inherently subject prove to be accurate, as actual results and future The Technical content of this presentation has been to significant business, economic and competitive events could differ materially from those anticipated reviewed and approved by Paul Gray, P.Geo the uncertainties and contingencies. The estimates and in such statements. All of the forward- looking Company’s Qualified Persons as defined by National assumptions contained in this presentation, which statements made in this presentation are qualified Instrument 43-101. may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not by these cautionary statements. These factors are limited to, the various assumptions of the company not intended to represent a complete list of the set forth herein. Known and unknown factors could factors that could affect the company. The company cause actual results to differ materially from those disclaims any intention or obligation to 2
Investment Highlights Targeting 20% production growth in each of 2022 and 2023 to reach 1 production of 250,000 ounces/year Achieved over 40% production growth in 2021 Best-in-class Heap Leach Operations Globally 2 Higher grade and lower strip ratio compared to average oxide heap leach projects in production VGCX.com Expected to Generate Significant Free Cash Flow 3 Repaid $61 million of debt in 2021 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF District Scale Potential has Resulted in Great Exploration Success 4 Multiple satellite deposits, led by the Raven target, exist with mineralization potential above and beyond the current reserve estimates. Delivering Positive ESG Results 5 Very low carbon emissions per ounce of gold. Focus on further improving sound social and governance practices. 3
Location Year‐round road access Grid hydro power Airport at Mayo VGCX: Eagle Gold Proximity to major commercial hubs: VGCX.com • Six hours by road to Whitehorse • Eight hours by road to Port of TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Skagway, Alaska Stable/Safe Jurisdiction with Good Infrastructure 4
Leader in Health & Safety VGCX.com TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Highly Ranked Safety Record Amongst Canadian Mining Peers 6
2021 Highlights 2020 2021 Change % Ore mined millions of tonnes 7.5 9.5 27% Waste mined millions of tonnes 12.4 15.0 21% Total mined millions of tonnes 19.9 24.5 23% Strip Ratio (waste to ore) 1.6 1.6 0 VGCX.com Mining rate 000’s of tonnes/day 54 67 24% Ore stacked millions of tonnes 7.3 9.2 26% TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Ore stacked grade grams/tonne Au 0.84 0.85 1% Gold produced ounces 116,644 164,222 41% 2021 production statistics may be subject to immaterial reconciliation variances. Significant Year Over Year Improvement 7
Focused on Debt Repayment Debt reduced $61M in 2021 Other potential uses of FCF: • Share buy back • Increased exploration VGCX.com • Capital projects to reduce OPEX TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF • Investment in junior explorers • Dividend Balance Sheet and Leverage is Improving Rapidly 8
Blast Hole Model (10x10x10m) Reserve (10x10x10m) Grade Reconciliation Ore is where it is expected and at expected grades Additional “bonus” ore tonnes have been continually discovered in Au (g/t) surrounding metasediments “bleeding VGCX.com out” from the hosting granodiorite Bench maps showing June 2021 to October 2021 The Reserve Block Model is in excellent TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF agreement with the Blasthole Model • All production blast holes are sampled • A cross-belt sampler/weightometer system is used to monitor ore delivered to the leach pad You Can Tick the Box on Grade 9
Recovery Reconciliation Recovery continues to trend up as the heap leach facility (HLF) placement increases and available leaching area increases. Produced ounces are trending as expected VGCX.com relative to ounces placed. Gold in inventory is >100,000 ounces. TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF The recovery model shows excellent agreement with actual production. • 6,000 toz (2%) difference EOM December 2021. Recovery Is As Expected 10
Project 250 Increase stacking to 11 months a year • Upwards of 2M additional tonnes • Solution temperatures in winter months have shown to not limit stacking Scalping of fines from the Secondary Tertiary Crushing Plant VGCX.com • Estimated CAPEX of $17.3M • Construction to begin in H1 & completed in TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF H2 2022. • Throughput increased by 15-20% • Increased crushed tonnes by 1 million Increased tonnes to the pad of up to 3 million tonnes per year “Project 250” – Increase Production to 250,000 ozs/yr in 2023 11
Project 2040 Eagle pit currently planned Eagle Deep Drilling to 350 meters depth, mineralization/Resource is known to extend to depth continues to +650 meters VGCX.com Drilled 6,669m in 12 holes to test previously unassessed areas TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Drilling will continue along periphery of existing pit walls and along strike toward 2022 Resource update “Project 2040” – Extend Mine Life by 10 Years to 2040 12
Exploration – Becoming a District VGCX.com TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Gold, Silver, & Tungsten Deposits 13
Exploration – Raven Development Schedule 60,000 Drilling 2022 Resource/Reserve 2022 PEA 2022 Enter Environment Assessment VGCX.com Pre-screening process 2022 Environmental & Geotechnical Baseline Data Collection 2022 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Feasibility Study 2023 Permitting Process 2023-25 Construction 2026-27 First Gold 2028 Raven – Fastrack to Production 14
Shareholders Shares Percentage of Share Ownership Holder Owned Shares Issued (000’s) (%) Coeur Mining 11,068 17.7% Van Eck 5,783 9.2% Sprott 3,490 5.5% Fidelity 2,133 3.4% VGCX Officers & Directors 1,875 3.0% Franklin 1,850 2.9% VGCX.com Fourth Sail 1,740 2.8% CI Investments 1,512 2.4% Bank of Luxembourg 1,500 2.4% Invesco 902 1.4% Capitalization TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Black Rock 739 1.2% Share Price (at Jan.20, 2021) $15.45 John McConnell 724 1.1% SSI Asset Mgmt 650 1.0% Basic Shares O/S 62.6M Valuestone 500 0.8% Warrants & Options 3.3M Gabelli Funds 441 0.7% Market Cap $967.2M Credit Mutuel AM 400 0.6% Balance Sheet Source: Company filings, FactSet, SEDI, Holdings may change overtime Sean Harvey 350 0.5% Vestcor 250 0.4% Cash (Sept. 30, 2021) $14.8M MD Financial Mgt 210 0.3% Debt (Sept. 30, 2021) $227.4M Marty Rendall 208 0.3% Inventory* (Sept. 30, 2021) $125.4M Other Institutions 1,910 3.1% *valuation based on cost rather than market value Blue Chip Shareholder Registry 15
Analyst Coverage CIBC (11Jan22) – We are initiating coverage on Victoria Gold Institutional Firm Analyst Target Price Corp. with an Outperformer rating and a $24.00 price target. We view this as an attractive entry point and believe Victoria CIBC Allison Carson $24.00 should trade at a premium to peers due to its exploration BMO Capital Markets Andrew Mikitchook $23.00 upside, strong free cash flow generation and M&A potential. Cormark Richard Gray $23.00 PI Financial (13Jan22) – Purchasing a producing asset is an PI Financial Chris Thompson $20.50 investor’s best defense against capital cost blowouts. Among our coverage, our top pick for a takeover is Victoria Gold, with Paradigm Don Blyth $17.00 VGCX.com its Eagle mine now pretty much at its 200Koz/year design, with plans to increase that to 250Koz/year with significant exploration upside. TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF BMO Capital Markets (17Jan22) –We previously did not model Project250 due to lack of guidance; we have now conservatively estimated the impact of the project and will revisit our assumptions once the technical report is released. Our updated production estimates are 253,000oz in 2023 (previously 217,000oz) and243,000oz in 2024 (previously 214,000oz), with similar increases through the rest of the mine life. Cormark (18Jan22) – We have incorporated the cost and throughput parameters provided by Project 250, and the result is higher annual production (Figures 1-2) and an increase in our NAV to C$21.40 (from the previous C$20.50). While the mine life is shortened modestly, we believe an updated reserve and resulting mine plan later this year will reflect more ounces and longer mine life. We also look forward to a maiden resource from the Raven target that could ultimately be incorporated into the production profile as well. As a result of the changes made, we are increasing our target price to C$23.00. Common Theme: VGCX is Undervalued 16
Management JOHN MCCONNELL DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO KELLY PARKER • 35 years in mining industry; operations, permitting, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER engineering, project mgt & mining company executive • 36 years in mining industry; pit operations, mine maintenance, • Nanisivik, Strathcona, Breakwater, De Beers, Western training and development, 30+ years in senior management positions. Keltic • Teck Coal, Bullmoose, Coal Mountain, Greenhills, TM Trucking,Taseko, Gibraltar Mines MARK AYRANTO JIM DAINARD CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE • 17 years mining, operations, development, permitting • 20 years in professional accounting & finance. 12+ years in • StrataGold, Chair of Yukon Mineral Advisory Board to mining exploration & development with Victoria the Minister of Energy, Mines & Resources VGCX.com • BDO, MCAP, Equitable Life MARTY RENDALL CFO HUGH COYLE • 26 years in mining; base metals, diamonds, gold; VICE PRESIDENT ENVIRONMENT TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF exploration, development, operations • 14 years mining industry regulatory affairs, tenure management & • Breakwater, De Beers environmental compliance • StrataGold, Victoria Gold DAVE ROULEAU VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS • 30 years operations & management. HELENA KUIKKA • Taseko, Horizon Oil Sands, Teck Cominco VICE PRESIDENT EXPLORATION • 12 years in Yukon based mineral exploration on gold, silver, and lead-zinc projects. 2 years mine grade control development. PAUL GRAY • Selwyn Chihong, Victoria Gold VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL SERVICES • 20 years exploration geologist; precious metals, base metals, development. • Doublestar, Bluerock, Selkirk Minerals, Argus Metals Technical, Operations, Financial, and Northern Expertise 17
Board of Directors JOHN MCCONNELL T. SEAN HARVEY DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN • 35 years in mining industry; operations, permitting, • 25 years experience; investment banking, mining engineering, project mgt & mining company executive company executive, corporate director • Nanisivik, Strathcona, Breakwater, De Beers, Western • BMO, Deutsche Bank, TVX, Perseus, Moto Gold, Andina Keltic CHRISTOPHER HILL MICHAEL MCINNIS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR • 18 years in the mining industry; construction and • 35 years in the mining industry; exploration, mining VGCX.com infrastructure development, mining company executive company executive, corporate director • Bank of Nova Scotia, Lac Minerals, Barrick, Kinross, Aecon • Gateway, Riverstone, Abacus TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF LETHA MACLACHLAN JOE OVSENEK DIRECTOR DIRECTOR • 35 years in mining industry law – regulatory, environmental, • 25 years in mining; development, financing permitting, & Aboriginal law in northern Canada • P2Gold, Pretium, Silver Standard • Queen’s Council, Environmental & Resource Law, Cda Nuclear Safety, Bennett Jones STEPHEN SCOTT DIRECTOR • 30 years in mining industry; acquisitions, divestments, financing • Entrée, Rio Tinto, Atalaya, Nevsun Diverse Board with Technical, Financial, Capital Markets, Legal, & Environmental Expertise 18
Environmental, Social, & Governance Health & Safety Community Environmental Yukoners 24/7 Investment Stewardship at Work >4.0 million VGCX.com CBA with First Zero Largest private work hours with Nation significant environmental sector employer incidents only 3 Comprehensive Cooperation in Yukon Benefits Agreement with First LTI incidents Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF signed in 2011 Independent 350-400 ~$200,000,000 environmental Workforce comprised of Safety 24/7 contracts with Yukon monitors 50% ERT Team companies from partner First Nation Yukoners Emergency Response Team with men & women members >$1,000,000 Rigorous raised since 2012 25% JOHSC to improve student Environmental Women attendance throughout the Joint Occupational Health & Territory Review Safety Committee and permitting process 25% Safety Message completed collaboratively with regulators, First First Nations at every meeting Nations, & community. A Canadian Leader 19
Mining VGCX.com Drilling in Eagle Phase 2 Blasting in Eagle Phase 1 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Loading Ore in Eagle Phase 1 Hauling Waste from Eagle Phase 2 20
Crushing/Conveying VGCX.com Primary Crushing Tertiary Crusher Feed Belt TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Secondary Crushing and Screening Overland Conveyor Linking Secondary to HLF 21
Stacking/Leaching VGCX.com Stacking and Leaching on the HLF Retreat Stacking with Mobile Conveyance System TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Installing Drip Emitters with CAT D6 Dozer Area under Leach on the HLF 22
ADR Plant VGCX.com Carbon Columns Train Stripping Circuit Heat Exchanger TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Filtering/Drying Au Concentrate Pouring Gold 23
Why Victoria? Ramping Up to +200,000 oz/year Generate Significant Free Cash Flow Focused on Debt Repayment Production Increase to 250k by 2023 Mine Life Extension to 2040 VGCX.com Grade and Recovery Reconciling Robust Exploration Program TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Blue Chip Shareholder Registry ESG Leader 24
For more information, please contact: VGCX.com JOHN MCCONNELL, TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF VICTORIA GOLD CORP PRESIDENT & CEO 604-696-6605 ceo@vgcx.com VGCX.com 25
APPENDIX Appendix – General January 2022 TSX: VGCX OTC: VITFF VGCX.com 26
APPENDIX Recent Coverage & Press Jan.18, 2022 Cormark – Project 250 to Deliver Higher Production Levels. Target increased to $23. Jan.17, 2022 BMO – Project 250 to Drive Eagle Production Increase. Target increased to $23. Jan.17, 2022 Press Release – VGCX Provides Update on Project 250K Jan.13, 2022 Commodity TV – News Flash – VGCX Strong 2021 Results and Debt Terms Improved BNN Investor Alert Jan.13, 2022 Paradigm Capital – Gold Sector: VGCX top pick for takeover Jan.11, 2022 CIBC – Initiating coverage of VGCX. Target $24. Jan.11, 2022 BMO – VGCX Debt Terms Improved Jan.10, 2022 Press Release – VGCX Amends Credit Facilities Including Reduced Interest Rates Commodity TV Jan.07, 2022 Cormark – VGCX Q4/21 Production Slightly Beats Revised Guidance Jan.06, 2022 Press Release – VGCX EGM Q4 and Annual 2021 Production Results Dec.17, 2021 PI Financial – Not Out of the Weeds Yet Dec.17, 2021 Mining News North of 60 – Supply Chain Disruptions Slow Eagle Gold Dec.17, 2021 Cormark – VGCX Revises Guidance Lower on Supply Chain Disruptions Dec.16, 2021 Wall Street Online – VGCX Issues Revised Guidance Up Here Business Dec.16, 2021 Press Release – VGCX Provides 2021 Revised Guidance Dec.9, 2021 Paradigm – Intraday Comment: VGCX - Producer Takeover Target Dec.7, 2021 AMEBC – John McConnell & VGCX Team Recognized with 2021 E.A. Scholz Award for Excellence in Mine Development Nov.24, 2021 Commodity TV – VGCX Record Q3/21, Reducing Debt & Working Towards 2nd Mine B-TV CEO Clips Nov.15, 2021 Cormark – VGCX Strong Q3/21 Financials Nov.14, 2021 Globe and Mail – After NewCrest Scoops Up Pretium, Gold Sector Focus to Next Deal Nov.12, 2021 Press Release – VGCX Reports 2021 Q3 Results Nov.03, 2021 Press Release – VGCX Q3 2021 Financial Results & Video Conference on Friday, Nov.12, 2021 Crux Investor 27 Oct.13, 2021 Cormark – VGCX Record Production in Q3/21; More on the way
APPENDIX Loan Facility – BMO, CIBC, BNP, CAT - refinanced in Dec. 2020 Term Facility • Approximately US$83M outstanding (Q2 2021) • Interest = Libor + 3.0-4.0% ̶ Rate dependent upon Leverage Ratio • 12 quarterly principal and interest payments from March 2021 – December 2023 VGCX.com Revolving Credit Facility • Approximately US$78M outstanding (Q2 2021) • Interest = Libor + 3.0-4.0% TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF ̶ Rate dependent upon Leverage Ratio • Interest paid quarterly • Any remaining Principal repaid at maturity in December 2023 Cat Equipment Lease Facility • Approximately US$34M outstanding (Q2 2021) • Interest = Libor + 3.5% • Quarterly principal and interest started from drawdown (over 4-6 years) Combined quarterly payments are approximately US$11M (C$14M) 28
APPENDIX Gold Hedging Information 1. Put Options • 5,000 ozs per month through March 2022 • Strike price of US$1,700 per ounce • Provides downside gold price protection while retaining 100% of gold price upside 2. Collar (established in May 2018) • 15,000 ozs on Sept. 30, 2021 VGCX.com • 15,000 ozs on Dec. 31, 2021 Floor price is C$1,500 per oz (purchased put options) TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF • If gold price falls below this price, a payment is received by VGCX • Payment = C$1,500 less actual price multiplied by # of hedged ozs Roof price is C$1,936 per oz (sold call options) • If gold price goes above this price, a payment is made by VGCX • Payment = actual price less C$1,936 multiplied by # of hedged ozs No Future Hedging is Anticipated 29
APPENDIX Reserves Ore Diluted Grade Contained Gold Type (M t) (g/t) (K oz) Eagle Proven 30 0.71 694 Eagle Probable 118 0.63 2,366 VGCX.com Total Eagle 148 0.64 3,061 Olive Proven 2 1.02 58 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Olive Probable 5 0.93 142 Total Olive 7 0.95 200 Total Eagle + Olive 155 0.65 3,261 Notes to Table: 1. The effective date for the Mineral Resource is November 15th, 2019 2. Mineral Reserves are included within Minerals Resources. Update Planned In 2022 30
APPENDIX 1 Primary Crusher & Coarse Ore Transfer PRIMARY CRUSHER – AERIAL VIEW VGCX.com TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF 31
APPENDIX 1 Primary Crusher: Metso Superior MK-II 50-65 PRIMARY CRUSHER CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEW SPECIFICATIONS 1st stage of crushing Metso Superior MK-II 50-65 Product size – 4.5” VGCX.com 200 TON CAPACITY TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF 32
APPENDIX 1 Coarse Ore Stockpile (2,000 Ton Live Capacity) COARSE ORE STOCKPILE SYSTEM VIBRATING FEEDERS VGCX.com CSP TUNNEL SECONDARY CRUSHER FEED TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF CONVEYOR VIBRATING PLAN FEEDERS (2) 33
APPENDIX 2 Secondary & Tertiary Crushing Plant CONVEYOR SYSTEM – AERIAL VIEW SPECIFICATIONS Secondary crushing • 1 - Metso MP 1250 Standard Head Crusher • Product size = 25 mm Tertiary crushing VGCX.com • 3 - Metso MP 1250 Short Head Crusher • Product size = 15 mm TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF CRUSHING PLANT 34
APPENDIX 2 Secondary & Tertiary Crushing Plant SECONDARY & TERTIARY CRUSHING PLANT SCHEMATIC VGCX.com TERTIARY SCREENS SECONDARY SCREEN TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF 1 METSO MP 1250 3 METSO MP 1250 SECONDARY TERTIARY CRUSHERS CRUSHER 35
APPENDIX ADR Plant: 8 Ton Carbon Plant (2,000 m3/hr) ADR PLANT – CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW COMMENTARY • Refinements to kiln operation have increased carbon activity and recovery in the ADR plant • Ongoing trial to reduce the quantity of acid and caustic soda in the acid washing and neutralization processes Ongoing Initiatives: VGCX.com • Optimizing the elution and electrowinning circuit • Reviewing the short-term model for better forecasting • Collecting more samples for geo-metallurgical testing TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF ADR PLANT – PLAN VIEW ADR PLANT 36
APPENDIX Infrastructure: Truck Shop and Water Treatment Plant TRUCK SHOP AND WATER TREATMENT DESIGN COMMENTARY Four bay truck shop is under construction and will be available by October 2021 Water treatment plant is in the final stages of engineering for layout; major mechanical VGCX.com equipment has been ordered • Expected completion in May 2022 TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF 37
APPENDIX Commitment to the Yukon and First Nations Largest private sector employer in the Yukon Employment Workforce of ~600 employees and contractors and Training ~25% women ~25% First Nations VGCX.com Comprehensive Cooperation Benefits Agreement with First Nation of Na-Cho-Nyak TSX : VGCX OTC: VITFF Dun (signed in 2011) ~$200 mm in contracts with Yukon-based companies Investment in the >$1 mm raised since 2012 to improve student Community attendance Focused on “Every Student, Every Day” Actively supported Yukon community organizations to support fundraising initiatives during COVID-19 38
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