Cassius Ventures Ltd. · TSXV:CZ.H
Cassius Ventures — Investor Presentation (February 2012)
26 slides from Cassius Ventures's investor presentation, Feb 29, 2012
Slide 1: Gold Exploration in Nicaragua
GOLD EXPLORATION IN NICARAGUA Investor Presentation
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 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 res
Slide 3: Corporate Overview
CORPORATE OVERVIEW • In June 2011, Completed the acquisition of Fortress de Nicaragua SA (FDN), a private Nicaraguan company with 16 concessions over 130,000 ha • Concurrently raised $2.5 million through a non-brokered private placement • In January 2012, completed the acquisition of Nueva Segovia M
Slide 4: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD Steven Dean, Chairman and Director • Extensive experience internationally in mining, most recently as President of Teck Cominco Limited (now Teck Resources Ltd) • A founding director of Normandy Poseidon Group, which became Normandy Mining and was the largest Australian based gold
Slide 5: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD John Thomas, President & CEO • Professional engineer, holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, UK. • Extensive experience in the mineral resource industry, particularly in Latin America, and is currently a director of Infinito Gold Ltd., Alexandria Minerals and C
Slide 6: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD Eddy Canova, Exploration Manager • Over 25 years experience in the mineral exploration industry in Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, and West Africa. • 4 years experience in mineral production in Venezuela • Focused in gold mineral exploration, base and precious metals, and iron ore • Ma
Slide 7: Management & Board
MANAGEMENT & BOARD Lawrence Dick, Director • B.Sc. in geological sciences from U.B.C. in 1973 and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in economic geology from Queen's University in 1979 • Spent over 20 years exploring for copper and gold throughout South America and was credited with major finds at Collahuasi (Chile)
Slide 8: FDN Properties
FDN PROPERTIES • 17 concessions, over 160,000 ha • Nueva Segovia Concession area covers 60,000 ha over 9 properties • León Concession area covers 62,000 ha over 4 properties • Chontales Concession area covers 4 properties over 38,000 ha • Proximity to established mines and mining districts 8
Slide 9: History
HISTORY • Work done in the 1950’s by groups supporting the Sandanistas in the Nueva Segovia area established a network of tunnels, but no records of production • Fortress staked properties over 16 concessions during period 2005 - 2007 • Fortress work included stream sediment sampling, rock sampling
Slide 10: 2011/12 Exploration Program
2011/12 EXPLORATION PROGRAM • 12 month exploration program across all 11 concessions commenced July 2011 • Stream sediment, soil, rock chip, and trench channel sampling on concessions not previously sampled as well as concessions worked on historically • Soil geochemistry surveys on prospective area
Slide 11: Nueva Segovia Concessions - Overview
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSIONS - OVERVIEW • Target mesothermal quartz vein deposits • Mineralization includes arsenopyrite, pyrite and free gold • FDN work included stream sediment sampling, trenching and sampling of old underground workings • Four identified reconnaissance drill targets – Manto de la Co
Slide 12: Nueva Segovia Concessions – Progress to Date
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSIONS – PROGRESS TO DATE • Stream sediment, soil, and rock chip sampling conducted from July to December 2011 • Trenching conducted over favourable soil sample anomalies • Several occurrences of coarse free gold observed with panning • Final analysis of soil results are being car
Slide 13: Nueva Segovia Concessions – Progress to Date Continued
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSIONS – PROGRESS TO DATE CONTINUED… • Drill targets have been identified: • Manto de la Corona – La Jalapeña concession • Deagueda – La Jalapeña concession • El Olingo – Los Angeles concession • La Lampara – Los Angeles concession • Drill plan completed in November 2011, with rec
Slide 14: Nueva Segovia Concession Area
NUEVA SEGOVIA CONCESSION AREA Golden Reign Concessions (TSX: GRR) 14
Slide 15: Recently Acquired El Zúngano Concession
RECENTLY ACQUIRED “EL ZÚNGANO” CONCESSION Located adjacent to the Nueva Segovia concession area, the El Zúngano concession, further consolidates holdings in an area with significant potential in northern Nicaragua 15
Slide 16: MdC Target
MDC TARGET Complex Veining in the Intrusive Weathered Breccia, MdC Property Weathered Breccia, MdC Property 16
Slide 17: Photo of Trench N°1 (MdC)
PHOTO OF TRENCH N°1 (MDC) % “oa. ‘Sa: N id “eg # Sh SPM aes ‘ oS Ae ’ SAS ell j lien . 17
Slide 18: Photo of Trench N°2 (MdC)
PHOTO OF TRENCH N°2 (MDC) 18
Slide 19: León and Chontales Concession Areas - Overview
LEÓN AND CHONTALES CONCESSION AREAS - OVERVIEW • Disseminated low sulphidation epithermal systems • León - four properties located between EL Limon, owned by B2 Gold (in operation) and La India (closed at present) • 4 million ounces produced historically at El Limon and La India • Three properties o
Slide 20: León and Chontales – Progress to Date
LEÓN AND CHONTALES – PROGRESS TO DATE • Stream sediment, soil, and rock chip sampling conducted from July to present • Favourable results from historical and current exploration have been noted from the following areas so far: • León – Aserradero – La Leonesa Concession • León – Santa Barbara – La L
Slide 21: León – Property Map
LEON — PROPERTY MAP ‘3 A. gl Hond ( 2 we z londuras 3 8 5 Madriz y, ue 4460000 A a Nicaragua Esteli \eS a y \ a a ‘ eg Paso Real cONTAIES \ Af 1440000 q La Raya it Costa Rica Ny } >, = 2 ( = La Leonesa’ \ ( al \ %, 1420000 n 4 1420000 La Armenia Pp i Chinandega 4 | | z | ] 1400000 n 4400000 } ‘ ul Q
Slide 22: Chontales – Property Map
CHONTALES — PROPERTY MAP my wy uw uw wu w wey a 3 3 g 3 §| . B—~i | 3 2 5 | mete 8} / x g BS is g m) os a \ RASS 1360000)N \ 4360000 N SEGOVIA ¢ Nicaragua iq [Las Parras! |La Francia Norte 1340000\N i \ a 4340000 n Muhan’ =i Chontales / | =| Costa Rica BS {La Argentina | 1320000|N at ea 1320000 N 13
Slide 23: Similar Exploration Stage Comparables
SIMILAR EXPLORATION STAGE COMPARABLES Company Symbol Market Cap Area Calibre Mining CXB.V $90 million 86,700 ha Corazon Gold CGW.V $17 million 650 ha Corp. Golden Reign GRR $55 million 8,700 ha Cassius Ventures CZ.V $5 million 160,000 ha *February 2012 23
Slide 24: Operating Mines in Nicaragua
OPERATING MINES IN NICARAGUA 24
Slide 25: 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 • B2Gold has two mines in operation (La Libertbad and El
Slide 26: Conclusions
CONCLUSIONS • Extensive land base in some of the best mineral areas of Nicaragua • Concessions fully paid to July, 2012 • Concessions well-located, suggesting significant potential upside • Goals for 2012: • Complete our reconnaissance drilling program; • Continued and advanced exploration based on
Cassius Ventures — Investor Presentation (February 2012) on 6ix