Avesoro Resources

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April 10, 2019 at 3:20 PM (CEST)|Park Hyatt, Zürich

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Certain information contained in this presentation constitutes forward looking information or forward looking statements with the meaning of applicable securities laws.  This information or statements may relate to future events, facts, or circumstances or Avesoro Resources (the “Company”) future financial or operating performance or other future events or circumstances.  All information other than historical fact is forward looking information and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or performance to be materially different from any future results, performance, events or circumstances expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, “target”, “predict” and “potential”.  No assurance can be given that this information will prove to be correct and such forward looking information included in this presentation should not be unduly relied upon.  Forward looking information and statements speaks only as of the date of this presentation. 
Forward looking statements or information in this presentation include, among other things, statements regarding the Company’s New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia and Youga Gold mine in Burkina Faso; statements regarding improvements in its unit cost base, increased mining rates, increased plant throughputs, targeting gold production in 2019 of between 210 to 230 koz of gold at an operating cash cost of US$850 to US$910 / oz and AISC of US$1,100 to US$1,190 / oz, the publishing of an updated Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve for Youga during Q2 2019; and targeting the addition of 1Moz of additional Reserves and proposed plans and exploration activities around New Liberty, Youga and the Company’s other target areas for exploration.
In making the forward looking information or statements contained in this presentation, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: general business, economic and mining industry conditions; interest rates and foreign exchange rates; the continuing accuracy of mineral resource and reserve estimates; geological and metallurgical conditions (including with respect to the size, grade and recoverability of mineral resources and reserves) and cost estimates on which the mineral resource and reserve estimates are based; the supply and demand for commodities and precious and base metals and the level and volatility of the prices of gold; market competition; the ability of the Company to raise sufficient funds from capital markets and/or debt to meet its future obligations and planned activities and that unforeseen events do not impact the ability of the Company to use existing funds to fund future plans and projects as currently contemplated; the stability and predictability of the political environments and legal and regulatory frameworks in Burkina Faso and Liberia including with respect to, among other things, the ability of the Company to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required permits, licences, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities; that contractual counterparties perform as agreed; and the ability of the Company to continue to obtain qualified staff and equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner to meet its demand.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking information or statements contained in this presentation as a result of risks and uncertainties (both foreseen and unforeseen), and should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether or not such results will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include the risks normally incidental to exploration and development of mineral projects and the conduct of mining operations (including exploration failure, cost overruns or increases, and operational difficulties resulting from plant or equipment failure, among others); the inability of the Company to obtain required financing when needed and/or on acceptable terms or at all; risks related to operating in West Africa, including potentially more limited infrastructure and/or less developed legal and regulatory regimes; health risks associated with the mining workforce in West Africa; risks related to the Company’s title to its mineral properties; the risk of adverse changes in commodity prices; the risk that the Company’s exploration for and development of mineral deposits may not be successful; the inability of the Company to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required licences, permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities and other risks relating to the legal and regulatory frameworks in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates including adverse or arbitrary changes in applicable laws or regulations or in their enforcement; competitive conditions in the mineral exploration and mining industry; risks related to obtaining insurance or adequate levels of insurance for the Company’s operations; that mineral resource and reserve estimates are only estimates and actual metal produced may be less than estimated in a mineral resource or reserve estimate; the risk that the Company will be unable to delineate additional mineral resources; risks related to environmental regulations and cost of compliance, as well as costs associated with possible breaches of such regulations; uncertainties in the interpretation of results from drilling; risks related to the tax residency of the Company; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with expectations; the risk of delays in construction resulting from, among others, the failure to obtain materials in a timely manner or on a delayed schedule; inflation pressures which may increase the cost of production or of consumables beyond what is estimated in studies and forecasts; changes in exchange and interest rates; risks related to the activities of artisanal miners, whose activities could delay or hinder exploration or mining operations; the risk that third parties to contracts may not perform as contracted or may breach their agreements; the risk that plant, equipment or labour may not be available at a reasonable cost or at all, or cease to be available, or in the case of labour, may undertake strike or other labour actions; the inability to attract and retain key management and personnel; and the risk of political uncertainty, terrorism, civil strife, or war in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, or in neighbouring jurisdictions which could impact on the Company’s exploration, development and operating activities.
This presentation also contains mineral “resource” and mineral “reserve” estimates. Information relating to mineral “resources” and “reserves” contained in this presentation is considered forward looking information in nature, as such estimates are estimates only, and that involve the implied assessment of the amount of minerals that may be economically extracted in a given area based on certain judgments and assumptions made by qualified persons, including the future economic viability of the deposit based on, among other things, future estimates of commodity prices.  Such estimates are expressions of judgment and opinion based on the knowledge, mining experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices of the qualified persons making the estimate.  Valid estimates made at a given time may significantly change when new information becomes available, and may have to change as a result of numerous factors, including changes in the prevailing price of gold. By their nature, mineral resource and reserve estimates are imprecise and depend, to a certain extent, upon statistical inferences which may ultimately prove unreliable. If such mineral resource or reserve estimates are inaccurate or are reduced in the future (including through changes in grade or tonnage), this could have a material adverse impact on the Company and its operating and financial performance.  Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.  Due to the uncertainty that may be attached to inferred mineral resources, it cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will be upgraded to an indicated or measured mineral resource as a result of continued exploration.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based upon what management believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot provide assurance that actual results or performance will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. The forward looking information and statements included in this presentation are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and are made only as of the date of this presentation.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking information except as required by applicable securities laws.

Non IFRS Financial Performance Measures
The Company has included certain non-IFRS financial measures in this presentation, including operating cash costs and all-in sustaining costs ("AISC") per ounce of gold produced. These non-IFRS financial measures do not have any standardised meaning. Accordingly, these financial measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Operating cash costs and all-in-sustaining cash costs are a common financial performance measure in the mining industry but have no standard definition under IFRS. Operating cash costs are reflective of the cost of production. AISC include operating cash costs, net-smelter royalty, corporate costs, sustaining capital expenditure, sustaining exploration expenditure and capitalised stripping costs. The Company calculates EBITDA as net profit or loss for the period excluding finance costs, income tax expense and depreciation. EBITDA excludes the impact of cash costs of financing activities and taxes and the effects of changes in working capital balances and therefore is not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS. Other companies may calculate these measures differently.

NI 43-101 Statement
The Company’s Qualified Person is Mark J. Pryor, who holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology & Mineralogy from Aberdeen University, United Kingdom and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and a registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Mark Pryor is a technical consultant with over 25 years of extensive global experience in exploration, mining and mine development and is a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43 -101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators and has reviewed and approved this presentation. Mr. Pryor is independent of the Company as determined under NI 43-101. Mr. Pryor has reviewed and approved the technical and scientific information contained in this Presentation.

The information in this presentation relating to the Open Pit Mineral Resource Estimate for the New Liberty Gold Mine has been prepared by Dr. Belinda van Lente, who is a registered Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Dr. van Lente is a full-time employee of CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The information in this presentation relating to the open pit Mineral Reserves for the New Liberty Gold Mine has been prepared by Dr. Matthew Randall, who is Chartered Engineer and a registered Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM) of the UK. Dr. Matthew Randall is an associate mining engineer of CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The information in this presentation relating to the underground Mineral Reserves estimate for the New Liberty Gold Mine has been prepared by Clive Brown, who is a registered Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) with the Engineering Council of South Africa and a fellow of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Brown is a director of Bara Consulting and an associate of CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

The information in this presentation relating to the Mineral Resource Estimates for the Youga Gold mine (comprising A2NE Mid, Gassore and Balogo) has been prepared by Ms. Maria O’Connor, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geologists. Ms. O’Connor is a full-time employee of CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which she has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The information in this presentation relating to the Mineral Resource Estimates for the Youga Gold Mine (comprising Main Pit, Zergoré, NTV, A2NE East, East Pit, West Pit 1-4, Le Duc and Ouaré) which remain unchanged from the Mineral Resources disclosed in the Technical Reports, dated June 16, 2017 and dated June 19, 2017 has been prepared by Malcolm Titley, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geologists. Mr Titley is an Associate Consultant to CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The information in this presentation relating to the Mineral Reserve Estimates for the Youga Gold Mine and its Balogo and Ouaré deposits has been prepared by Dr Matthew Randall, who is a registered Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Dr Randall is an Associate Consultant to CSA Global (UK) Ltd and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he has undertaken to qualify as a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

The Company has also filed current NI 43-101 technical reports in Canada at www.sedar.com These technical reports include relevant information regarding the effective dates and the assumptions, parameters and methods of the mineral resource and reserve estimates cited in this presentation, as well as information regarding data verification, exploration procedures and other matters relevant to the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this presentation.
 
 

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