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Tanzania and Namibia – Golden Opportunities
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PROJECTS
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projects
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STRATEGY AND FOCUS
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Exploration for “World Class” gold
deposits
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Focus – Tanzania + Namibia
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Political and economic stability
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Under-explored regions
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Excellent geological potential
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Strong mining culture
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Established legal code
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Major mining companies active
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strategy and focus
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BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT / DIRECTORS / FOUNDERS
Richard Williams
CEO
Chris MacKenzie
COO
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 Jones
Exec. VP
Dundee Resources Ltd.
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board and management
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
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Listing
TSX.V:HRC
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Issued & Outstanding
79,349,349
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Management & Insiders
~12.3% of I&O
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Institutional Holdings
~45% of I&O
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Warrants
13,053,610 @ $0.35-0.81
~ $8,200,000 to Treasury
6,825,000 @ $0.60 (April 8, 2011)
478,610 @ $0.35 (April 8, 2011)
5,750,000 @ $0.81 (Feb 14, 2013)
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Stock Options
4,445,000
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Fully Diluted
96,847,959
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Cash
$3,000,000
no debt
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corporate information
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TANZANIA – SMP Gold Project
SMP Gold Project
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Past mining district
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Excellent infrastructure
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Close to water source
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Road accessible
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Large land package
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Power into property
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No population pressure
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Year-round exploration
tanzania – smp gold project
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LUPA GOLDFIELDS
Geology
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Lupa Block located at triple junction of the Great Rift Valley
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Major intrusive complex (gabbro / diorite / granite) - greenschist
and lower amphibolite facies Arc – not Ubendian Mobile Belt
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Main mineralised structures trend ENE and NW
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Free gold occurs in mineralised zones up to 90m+ wide, with
individual quartz veins up to 10m thick
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New Re - Os date on mineralisation at SMP of ~1.93Ga
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lupa goldfields
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SMP GOLD PROJECT
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750,000 ounces produced in Lupa Goldfields
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New Saza Mine produced 270,000 ounces of gold @ 7.5g/t Au
(1939 – 1956)
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Project covers 5 licences / 23,800 hectares (238km2)
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Option to earn 100% interest subject to royalty
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Earn-in completed on 4 out of 5 licences
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Control over 35km strike length of Saza Shear Zone
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smp gold project
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SMP - HISTORIC GOLD MINES
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6 colonial-era gold mines
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60km strike length of prospective auriferous structures
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smp - historic gold mines
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SMP - PROSPECTS
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Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies
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Widespread historical and current artisanal mining activity
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smp – prospects
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SMP – DRILLING SUCCESS
Porcupine
 52m @ 3.3 g/t Au
 28m @ 5.1 g/t Au
 53m @ 2.9 g/t Au
Kenge Main
 22m @ 7.0 g/t Au
Kenge SE
 22m @ 3.6 g/t Au
Mbenge
 48m @ 2.1 g/t Au
Mbenge East
 16m @ 3.8 g/t Au
Snakebite
 8m @ 20.8 g/t Au
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smp – drilling success
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SMP TARGETS DRILL-TESTED
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16 targets tested over a 20 km strike length
(Mbenge and Snakebite now part of Kenge)
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smp targets drill-tested
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SMP – PORCUPINE DD SECTION
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smp – porcupine dd section
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SMP – PORCUPINE LONG SECTION
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smp – porcupine long section
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SMP – PORCUPINE NEW DRILLING
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smp – porcupine new drilling
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SMP – PORCUPINE NEW DRILLING
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smp – porcupine new drilling
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SMP – KENGE TARGET
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Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies
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Widespread historical artisanal mining activity
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smp – kenge target
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SMP – KENGE TARGET
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smp – kenge target
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KENGE TARGET – RAZORBACK MINE
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kenge target – razorback mine
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METALLURGY
Porcupine
Kenge
Gravity Separation
22.0%
34.7%
Whole Ore Flotation
94.8%
95.6%
Gravity + Gravity Tailing Flotation
93.4%
95.6%
Gravity + Flotation Concentrate Cyanidation
91.9%
93.3%
Gravity + Gravity Tailing Cyanidation
89.1%
94.5%
Whole Ore Cyanidation
88.9%
92.5%
Heap Leach Amenability
TBC
70.0%
Bond Ball Work Index
15.7
15.0
• Low Cyanide Consumption
• No “Preg Robbing” activity
• Non acid-generating tailings
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metallurgy
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SMP – NEW PROSPECTS
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Numerous Au occurrences and soil anomalies
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Widespread historical artisanal mining activity
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smp – new prospects
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SMP – TUMBILI TARGET
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RC drill programme to test all newly identified targets.
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smp – tumbili target
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PROJECTS
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NAMIBIA – DAMARA GOLD PROJECT
4 licences – 396,000 hectares
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namibia – damara gold project
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NAMIBIA – DAMARA GOLD PROJECT
Same geological terrain as AngloGold’s Navachab Mine
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namibia – damara gold project
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DGP – GOLD KOP DRILLING
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dgp – gold kop drilling
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DGP – WILHELMSTAL
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dgp – wilhelmstal
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PEER COMPARISONS
Mkt Cap
600
500
400
300
Mkt Cap
559.2
426.6
200
328.6
100
0
30.9
Helio
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Canaco
Ampella
Gryphon Minerals
peer comparisons
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RECAP
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Tanzania + Namibia – countries with strong track record for
investment and mine development
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Tanzania - 4th largest gold producer in Africa
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Multiple drill targets in Tanzania and Namibia
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Initial Resource Estimate by year end from the SMP Gold
Project, Tanzania.
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Excellent metallurgical results from the SMP Gold Project.
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recap
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