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Toro Gold Ltd Gabon Investment Forum London. November 2012. Disclaimer. This presentation is for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced or distributed to any other person or published, in whole or in part, for any purpose.
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Toro Gold Ltd Gabon Investment Forum London November 2012
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Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this presentation and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Technical disclosure in this presentation has not been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 or the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves, as published by the Joint Ore Reserves Committee of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Minerals Council of Australia (“JORC”)
Toro Gold Ltd - Overview • Toro Gold Limited is a gold exploration and development company focussed on Equatorial Africa • Its flagship asset is the Mako Project in the Republic of Senegal (100% indirect interest) • Mineral ResourceEstimate of 1.6 million ounces at 2.0 g/t • Including 1.0Moz at 3.0g/t in the Indicated category • Actively drilling highly prospective Guilengbe Project in Guinea (100% earn-in) • Initial target to identify resource of approx 2 Moz at >1 g/t • Strong pipeline of additional 7 exploration projects across 6 African countries • Experienced management team with pan African gold exploration success • High quality, supportive shareholders • Macquarie Bank (18.4%), RCF (13%) African Lion (11.4%), Laurium (8.3%), RMB (6.6%) and Sprott (5,7%) Toro Gold projects (Source: Company) Drilling, MakoPoject, Senegal (Source: Company)
Management Team – A Wealth of Experience • The Management team brings a wealth of experience in the African Natural Resources Sector and is complemented by a board of directors consisting of experienced financial and legal personnel • The Toro Gold management team has the experience and capability to take a project from the earliest stages of exploration through to development and into production. • This includes not only the technical aspects of project development, but the associated corporate, financial and environmental/social aspects essential to the development of a modern mining operation.
A “Discretionary” Dollar – Why Gabon? • Natural Resource companies and their investors have many choices when it comes to choosing the jurisdictions in which they operate – an argument can be made that host jurisdictions are competing against each other to attract foreign investment • A number of factors will determine a company’s willingness to operate in any given country and the question is – what are these factors and how do they relate to Gabon? • Geological Prospectivity – Excellent Potential Demonstrated and relatively under-explored • Emerging Gold Mining Sector – Bakoudou Mine (Managem SA )in Production • Political Stability – Democratically elected Government with a track record of stability • Established Regulatory Framework • Established Fiscal Regime – Free Carried Interest / Royalty Rate / Tax Holidays • Established Infrastructure – Roads / ports etc and banking / professional services etc
Zomoko Projects – Northern Gabon • In May 2011, TGL entered into a Joint venture agreement with Mineroil Gold Gabon Ltd. (“Mineroil”) • Jointly Toro and Mineroil would apply for and explore gold licences in Gabon. • Under the terms of the Joint Venture, Mineroil’s 30% holding is free carried for the first US$3m of expenditure, then interest is participatory. • Toro Gold Gabon was granted two provisional exclusive exploration permits in April 2011 • Zomoko Nord • ZomokoSud • The Project areas were selected based on their prospectivity • Archean geological setting • 50km of mapped Greenstone Belts • Coincident magnetic anomalies plus high ground – interpreted as Banded Iron Formations – prospective for gold • Evidence of artisanal workings within project areas • Greenfield projects with no previous exploration data available • Zomoko Nord adjacent to the southern buffer zone of the Minkebe national park
Work Completed to Date: A Fast Start • Exploration work commenced in August 2011 – 3 phases of field work undertaken to date during dry seasons • 6 initial exploration targets identified – 50 km of Banded Ironstone Formation ridges • Further structural targets identified and tested • Next phase of work commencing in January 2013 – follow-up at Ntou North gold prospect and additional reconnaissance soil sampling programmes across the permits • Phase 1 and 2: 50km of BIF ridges sampled in Q3 2011 and Q1 2012; 400 * 100 metre soil grids • Phases 1 and 2: 4600 soil samples collected and analysed for gold and selected multi-element geochemistry • Phase 1 results: identified soil anomaly NE tip of 19km long Nko BIF ridge • Phase 2 results: identified a 5km long soil anomaly at Ntou North BIF ridge >50ppb • Phase 3 conceptual structural targets based on regional structural trends – awaiting analytical results of 2600 soil samples 800*100 metre grids covering 100km of strike on major regional scale geological structures
Zomoko - Planned Programme • Some US$700,000 invested to date since May 2011 • Further US$360,000 planned until Q3 2013 • Potential for drill targets to be identified • If positive - commence drill testing in late 2013
Gabon – The Challenges • While Toro has found operating in Gabon to be well organised and professional, there are a number of challenges to be faced: • Lots of trees – difficult terrain to operate in for basic exploration work of mapping and soils • Lots of trees – operating co-ordination with Forestry Companies for access • Limited Services / Support companies for field work – no international analytical facilities, lack of competitive tension for drilling companies • Expensive – High standard of living in Gabon means field costs are higher than competing jurisdictions
Capital Structure Background Shareholder Structure • Toro has raised ~£30m in six private placements • Last financing completed for £16m at 4.50/share (March 2012) • Toro currently has 13,519,468ordinary shares outstanding • The Company has a policy in place limiting total options outstanding to 10% of issued share capital. To date 972,196 options have been issued as follows under the share option scheme: • 169,196 at £1.75/share • 198,000 at £2.25/share • 200,000 at £3.25/share • 285,000 at £3.75/share • 120,000 at £4.75/share • In addition, within the 10% limit of issued capital, 195,000 shares have been issued to Artemis Trustees Limited as Trustees for the Toro Gold Employee Benefit Trust. • The Company currently has 280,000 warrants as follows: • 250,000 at £8.00/share • 30,000 at £5.00/share
Toro Gold in Gabon - Summary • Toro Gold benefits from a highly experienced and successful management team that is backed by a pool of high quality international resource focussed investors. • Gabon is well regarded by the international investment community as a “good” place to invest. • We have commenced work at the Zomoko permits with good results already achieved that are providing further encouragement to continue the exploration process. • We have established an operating framework in the country headquartered in Libreville and are actively building relationships with our key stakeholders. • Given our presence in Gabon and the encouragement received to date from both the geological potential and the country as a whole, we are looking to expand our operational footprint should other opportunities be identified.
Contacts Toro Gold Ltd Toro Technical Services Ltd Trafalgar Court 48 Albemarle St, Admiral Park, London, Guernsey, United Kingdom. GY1 3EL W1S 4JP Registered Number: 50076 Registered Number: 7147329