Cassius Ventures Ltd. · TSXV:CZ.H
Cassius Ventures — Investor Presentation (September 2013)
27 slides from Cassius Ventures's investor presentation, September 2013
Slide 1: Investor Presentation September 2013
INVESTOR PRESENTATION SEPTEMBER 2013 WWW.CASSIUSVENTURES.COM TSX-V: CZ
Slide 2: Cautionary Notes
CAUTIONARY NOTES This presentation includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements” as that term is used in applicable securities law. All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and resources, ex
Slide 3: Corporate Overview
CORPORATE OVERVIEW • Gold Exploration in Nicaragua • 11 concessions over 71,689 ha across Nueva Segovia and León project areas • Nueva Segovia target high grade quartz vein deposits • Léon target large Cu/Au/Ag/Mo porphyry • $3.3 million spent on properties to date Capitalization Summary (Sept 1, 20
Slide 4: Nicaragua
NICARAGUA • Country’s total area is 129,500 square kilometres, population of 6 million • Democratically governed and stable, pro investment • Gold mining industry established since colonial times • Well established mining law, revised in 2006 • Good relationships with government at the highest level
Slide 5: Proximity to Existing Mines or Advanced Development Projects
PROXIMITY TO EXISTING MINES OR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THIS EMERGING JURISDICTION 5
Slide 6: Recent Exploration Program
RECENT EXPLORATION PROGRAM • Stream sediment, soil, rock chip, and trench channel sampling • Soil geochemistry surveys and trenching on prospective areas • 1,270m reconnaissance core drilling program completed in May, 2012 • Summary Findings: • High grade anomalous values in drilling identified at N
Slide 7: Nueva Segovia
NUEVA SEGOVIA Target - High grade quartz vein hosted deposits (typically 300,000 to 1,000,000 oz. Au) Rationale • Multiple old workings near surface pre 1950’s with samples grading up to 13 g/t Au • Drill hole LD-05 at La Lampara (Los Angeles concession) intersected targeted quartz vein structure at
Slide 8: León
LEÓN Target #1 - Large Copper/Gold/Silver/Molybdenum porphyry Rationale • Structural mapping and geochemical anomalies give strong indication of a large 6km² porphyry system with oxidation, argillitization, quartz veinlets locally and brecciation with 1-2% pyrite • Surface grab samples with nine sam
Slide 9: León (continued)
LEÓN (CONTINUED…) Target #2 – Epithermal vein hosted gold at Las Mercedes Rationale • Several anomalous soil samples • Prospecting and mapping identified quartz vein hosted mineralization with rock chip samples at surface grading 28.23 g/t, 32.15 g/t and 55.25 g/t Au along E-W epithermal quartz vein
Slide 10: High Grade Low Cost Per Ounce Model
HIGH GRADE LOW COST PER OUNCE MODEL • Market has lost sight of the value add of a 300,000 oz. deposit at 10 g/t Au • 60,000 oz. per annum at a cash operating cost of $500/oz. generates over $60 million per annum (at $1,500/oz. Au) in operating cash flow or $360 million over a 6 year mine life • Cape
Slide 11: Summary of Next Phase of Work
SUMMARY OF NEXT PHASE OF WORK • Currently exploring alternatives to advance the properties, including joint venture and / or partnership structures with the intention of carrying out the following exploration programs • Nueva Segovia – Manto de la Corona/La Lampara - A 3 month mapping, prospecting a
Slide 12: Other Exploration Stage Comparables in Nicaragua
OTHER EXPLORATION STAGE COMPARABLES IN NICARAGUA Company Symbol Market Cap Area Calibre Mining CXB.V $11.3 million 78,500 ha Condor Resources CNR (AIM) $74.2 million 37,500 ha PLC Golden Reign GRR $20.3 million 13,800 ha Cassius Ventures CZ.V $0.8 million 71,700 ha *September 2013 12
Slide 13: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD Steven Dean - Chairman and Director • Extensive experience internationally in mining, including as President of Teck Cominco Limited (now Teck Resources Ltd), the largest producer of metallurgical coal in North America and the No. 2 exporter of metallurgical coal in the world to t
Slide 14: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD Irfan Shariff - CFO & Corporate Secretary • Qualified CA, consultant to a number of junior resource companies based in Vancouver, Canada. CFO of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. and Spur Ventures Inc. • 8 years as a corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions advisor at Citigroup in Lond
Slide 15: Why Invest in Cassius?
WHY INVEST IN CASSIUS? 1. Highly prospective areas never tested by modern exploration in one of the last remaining emerging stable open jurisdictions 2. Nueva Segovia Targets • “Small is beautiful” • High value add, low capex financeable, fast-trackable type deposits • Several targets drill ready 3.
Slide 16: Vancouver and Managua Offices
VANCOUVER OFFICE 595 Burrard Street, Suite 3083 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L3 604.558.1107 MANAGUA OFFICE Rigeberto Lopez Perez 40 Metros al Oeste - Managua, Nicaragua Tel: 505.2278.2687
Slide 17: Appendix
APPENDIX Q) CASSIUS VENTURES LTD.
Slide 18: Drilling at Manto de la Corona
DRILLING AT MANTO DE LA CORONA 18
Slide 19: León Concessions – Geochemistry
LEÓN CONCESSIONS – GEOCHEMISTRY • León – Stream Sediment, Soils and grab samples – July 2011 • 689 Stream Sediments • 1,433 Soil Samples • 203 Rock Samples • Favorable results from historical and current exploration have been noted for 5 areas: soil samples, sediment and rock • Follow-up of Au anoma
Slide 20: León Concessions – Geochemistry - Soils
LEÓN CONCESSIONS – GEOCHEMISTRY - SOILS 20
Slide 21: León Concessions – Geology – Soils (Au)
LEÓN CONCESSIONS – GEOLOGY – SOILS (AU) 21
Slide 22: León Concessions – Geology – Soils (Mo)
LEÓN CONCESSIONS – GEOLOGY–SOILS (MO) 22
Slide 23: Cerro Rojo: Rock Sampling and Anomalous Au Zones
CERRO ROJO: ROCK SAMPLING AND ANOMALOUS AU ZONES 23
Slide 24: León Property: Las Mercedes
LEÓN PROPERTY: LAS MERCEDES 24
Slide 25: Las Mercedes: Rock Chip Sampling Results
LAS MERCEDES: ROCK CHIP SAMPLING RESULTS 25
Slide 26: Nueva Segovia Concessions: Soil Results
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSIONS: SOIL RESULTS 26
Slide 27: Nueva Segovia Concessions: Rock Results
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSIONS: ROCK RESULTS
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