APRIL 11 & 12, 2017...CORPORATE PRESENTATION NEW YORK/BOSTON MARKETING TRIP APRIL 11 & 12, 2017. ......
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CORPORATE PRESENTATION
NEW YORK/BOSTON MARKETING TRIPAP RIL 1 1 & 1 2 , 2 017
CAUTIONARY NOTES
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This presentation contains certain information that may constitute forward-looking information under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including but not
limited to information about results of exploration, development, mining, evaluation activities, results of reclamation activities, the estimation or realization of mineral
resources and mineral reserves, the timing and amount of estimated future production, the making of future production decisions, expectations regarding realization of
synergies relating to Klondex's projects, the timing and receipt of required permits and approvals, capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new mineral
deposits, requirements for additional capital, the sufficiency of working capital and liquidity, and the future prices of precious and base metals. This forward-looking
information entails various risks and uncertainties that are based on current expectations, and actual results may differ materially from those contained in such
information. These uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the strength of the global economy; the price of gold; operational, funding and liquidity risks; the
degree to which mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates are reflective of actual mineral resources and mineral reserves; the degree to which factors which would
make a mineral deposit commercially viable are present; the risks and hazards associated with underground operations; and the ability of Klondex to fund its substantial
capital requirements and operations. Risks and uncertainties about the Company’s business are more fully discussed in the Company’s disclosure materials filed with the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the U.S. and available at www.sedar.com and www.SEC.gov, respectively. Readers are urged to read these materials. Klondex
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from such information unless required by law.
U.S. Cautionary Note Regarding the Use of Mining Terms
This presentation has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities
laws. All resource and reserve estimates included in this presentation have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43- 101 is a rule developed by the Canadian
Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. These
standards differ significantly from the mineral reserve disclosure requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) set out in industry guide 7. In
particular, the SEC’s industry guide 7 applies different standards in order to classify mineralization as a reserve. As a result, the definitions of proven and probable reserves
used in NI 43-101 differ from the definitions in SEC industry guide 7. Under SEC standards, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has
been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. However, Klondex’s estimated
proven and probable reserves previously reported under NI 43-101 for Fire Creek, Midas and True North are equivalent to those determined under SEC Industry Guide 7.
This presentation also uses the terms “resources”, “measured resources”, “indicated resources” and “inferred resources”. United states investors are advised that, while
such terms are recognized and required by Canadian securities laws, the SEC does not recognize them. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have
demonstrated economic viability. United States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into
reserves. Further, inferred resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. It cannot be
assumed that all or any part of the inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure
under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in- place
tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures. Consequently, resource information contained in this presentation is not comparable to similar information that
would generally be disclosed by U.S. companies in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
Qualified Person
Brian Morris, Vice President, Exploration of Klondex Mines is a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
(NI 43-101) and has reviewed and is responsible for the technical information contained in this presentation.
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Three Flagship Assets in
Nevada – Aurora provides
additional optionality
True North developing
into our third significant
operation in North America
Consolidating in Northern
Nevada – three mines serviced
by one central mill
GAINING SCALE IN NORTH AMERICASTRONG UPSIDE POTENTIAL IN A SAFE JURISDICTION
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CONSOLIDATED
STATISTICSFIRE CREEK MIDAS
NEVADA
TOTAL
TRUE
NORTHTOTAL
Production (GEOs) 102,383 48,623 151,007 10,199 161,289
Sales (GEOs) (1) (2) 100,022 50,977 151,004 8,028 159,118
Cash costs
(per GEO sold)(1) $462 $981 $637 $1,552 $683
Mining cost per ton $301 $221 $252 $193 $242
All-in-costs
(per Au oz)(2) – – – – $1,335
Tons per day milled 330 tpd 523 tpd 854 tpd 262 tpd 1,116 tpd
Mill head grade
(AuEq)0.91 opt 0.28 opt 0.52 opt 0.11 opt 0.43 opt
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2016 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
• No lost time injuries at any of our operations
• Annual production of 161,289 GEOs, increase of ~26% YoY
• Achieved full year production and cost guidance
(1)This is a non-GAAP measure; refer to the Non-GAAP Performance Measures section of this Press Release for additional detail.(2) Gold equivalent measures are the gold measure plus the silver measure divided by a GEO ratio. GEO ratios are computed by dividing
the average realized gold price per ounce by the average realized silver price per ounce received by us in the respective period and
match the ratios used to determine the production cash costs per GEO sold. Refer to the Non-GAAP Performance Measures section of
this Press Release for additional detail.
LOW HIGH
CORPORATE G&A (millions) $15 $17
HOLLISTER DEVELOPMENT & PROJECT COSTS (millions) $7 $9
REGIONAL EXPLORATION EXPENSE (millions) $3 $5
ALL-IN COSTS PER GOLD OZ SOLD(1) $1,070 $1,130
GEO Production Cash Costs per GEO Sold(1) CapEx (millions)
LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH
MIDAS (2) 42,000 45,000 $925 $950 $15 $17
FIRE CREEK 97,000 100,000 $475 $500 $27 $29
HOLLISTER(3) 30,000 35,000 $935 $960 – –
NEVADA TOTAL 169,000 180,000 $670 $700 $42 $46
TRUE NORTH(4) 41,000 45,000 $725 $750 $15 $16
CONSOLIDATED TOTAL 210,000 225,000 $680 $710 $57 $62
• ~36% production
growth YoY
• Operating 4 mines,
2 mills in 2 countries
• Flexible capital
allocation strategy
2017 OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE
(1) This is a Non-GAAP measure; refer to the Non-GAAP Performance Measures section of this Presentation for additional detail.(2) Includes CapEx from Midas mill of $4-5 M.(3) The guidance will be updated, as required, upon completion of a technical report for the Gloria zone, expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.(4) Based on an estimated CDN:US dollar exchange rate of 0.75:1. *See press release dated January 18, 2017
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EVOLVING INTO A MID-TIER PRODUCER
*See original guidance in the press release dated January 18, 2017
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*See press releases dated September 14, 2016 & March 29, 2017
FIRE CREEK
• Extending the veins in the main workings
• Expanding district-wide mineralization
using geophysics as a targeting tool
• Fire Creek District remains open in all
directions and at depth
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SIGNIFICANT EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
TRUE NORTH
• Continue to extend mineralization
in the 710 and 711 zones
• New discovery in the SAM zone
• New Mineral Resource estimate
expected in Q2 2017
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FIRE CREEK UG DRILLING RESULTSEXTENDING THE MAIN VEINS
FCU-068824.1’ @ 0.20 opt Au
Modeled Vein
VeinExtension
Inferred Vein Extension
Drill Hole showing Intercepts > 0.1 optAu
New Drill Hole Intercept (drilled thickness)
FCU-70933.0’ @ 0.84 opt Au
Including 3.0’ @ 1.06 opt Au
FCU-07141.7’ @ 96.92 opt Au
Including 1.0’ @ 161.08 opt Au
FCU-07041.8’ @ 2.16 opt Au
FCU-068918.3’ @ 1.08 opt Au
Including 1.7’ @ 9.86 opt Au
FCU-06928.0’ @ 1.47 opt Au
Including 1.7’ @ 6.10 opt Au
FCU-056212.7’ @ 0.33 opt Au
Including 3.0’ @ 0.90 opt AuFCU-0662
5.0’ @ 2.50 opt Au
FCU-06948.0’ @ 0.84 opt Au
FCU-71653.8’ @ 0.45 opt Au
Including 22.1’ @ 0.88 opt Au
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*See Press Release dated February 8, 2017
FIRE CREEK SURFACE DRILLING SUCCESSEXTENDS DISTRICT-WIDE MINERALIZATION TO THE WEST, EAST, AND NORTH
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FIRE CREEK SURFACE EXPLORATION RESULTSEXPLORATION POTENTIAL ACROSS THE DISTRICT
FCC-0061: 1.9ft @ 0.56 opt Au
*FCC-0020: 10ft @ 0.53 opt AuPreviously Reported
*FCC-0068: 17ft @ 0.43 opt Au
*FCC-0067: 1.8ft @ 0.12 opt Au
*Drill holes projected
into cross sectionResistivity Map
10*See Press Release dated February 24, 2017
Currently ~1,800 ft of strike,
and vertical extension of
~1,200 ft
GLOR15 – 034:
18.36 opt AuEq over
1.7ft
Gloria West
Vein SystemOpen
500 ft
Hatter Graben Vein System
Open In All Directions
H8 – 285:
0.47 opt Au
over 12.5 ft
Currently ~1,800 ft of strike
and vertical extension
of ~1,200 ft
H8 – 269:
1.77 opt Au
over 2.1 ft
GLOR15 – 034:
18.36 opt AuEq
over 1.7ft
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HOLLISTER PROPERTYHATTER GRABEN VEIN SYSTEM
Cohiba Vein+9.2 kozs MI (33.5ktons @ 0.274opt Au)+31.2 kozs Inf (124.8ktons @ 0.250opt Au)
16L Veins-4.9kozs MI (18.2ktons @ 0.269opt Au)+8.4 kozs Inf (22.8ktons @ 0.370opt Au)
710/711 Veins+56.3 kozs MI (228.1ktons @ 0.247opt Au)+81.2 kozs Inf (343.6ktons @ 0.236opt Au)
Deep East Veins+21.9 kozs MI (126.8ktons @ 0.173opt Au)+84.1 kozs Inf (377.7ktons @ 0.223opt Au)
SAM Veins+12.2 kozs MI (41.2ktons @ 0.296opt Au)+3.5 kozs Inf (14.1ktons @ 0.250opt Au)
26L
16L
Measured + Indicated
Inferred
TRUE NORTHMINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE
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New Discovery26-16-001
0.36 opt Au over 15.0 ft12.3 g/t over 4.6 m
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MILESTONES ACHIEVED TO DATE
NO LOST TIME INCIDENTS
ACQUIRED THE TRUE NORTH MINE AND MILL IN MANITOBA, CANADA
POSITIVE PRODUCTION DECISION MADE AT TRUE NORTH; SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERING
GOLD FROM TAILINGS
ADDED TO THE GDX, GDXJ, AND TSX COMPOSITE INDICES
COMPLETED C$129.5M BOUGHT DEAL EQUITY FINANCING; ACQUIRED HOLLISTER AND AURORA
ACHIEVED 2016 FULL YEAR PRODUCTION AND COST GUIDANCE
ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES
ADVANCE DISTRICT EXPLORATION AT FIRE CREEK AND MIDAS
MINERAL RESERVE UPDATE AT TRUE NORTH – Q2 2017
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE AND DETAILED MINE PLAN FOR THE GLORIA ZONE
AT HOLLISTER – Q2 2017
DELIVER 2017 OPERATING GUIDANCE
DELIVERING ON OUR COMMITMENTS
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For More Information
John SeabergSVP Investor Relations and
Corporate Development
Office 775.284.5757
Cell 303.668.7991
• Power costs significantly reduced when
connected to the grid
• Powerline and surface exploration now
possible with EIS on hand
• EIS includes permitting for secondary
ramp at Hatter Graben
• Drifting extended Gloria zone
~1,200 ft to the West
• New and improved dewatering system
HOLLISTER/ AURORA ACQUISITION
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Shorter Trucking Distance to Mill – Lower Transportation Costs
• Hollister to Aurora mill (~277 miles @ ~$100/t) vs Midas mill
(~19 miles @ ~$10/t); Realizable saving of ~$90/t
Lower Milling Costs
• Aurora milling cost (~$96/t) vs Midas mill cost (~$46/t);
Realizable saving of ~$50/t
Lower Power Costs
• $17M spent on completing power line; expected to reduce power costs to
~$0.07/kWh from ~$0.66/kWh; Realizable saving of ~$50/t
Reduced G&A Costs
• Will share G&A associated with established Midas and Fire Creek operations
HOLLISTER/AURORA ACQUISITIONPOTENTIAL SYNERGIES OF ~$15M ANNUALLY
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TRACK RECORD OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCEMIDAS POST-ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENTS
• Reduced workforce by 50%
• Transferred 25% of the equipment
for use at Fire Creek – reduced
2014 capex by ~$7 million
• Increased resource, doubled grade
to the mill
• Pre-KDX AuEq grade: 0.15 opt
vs. 2015 head grade 0.30 opt
• 2 yard scoops, from 4 yard scoops
• Jumbo’s replaced by handheld drills
• 6-8’ wide ore drifts, down from 12’
• Apply cut and fill mining from raises
in appropriate locations
Note: Please see the press release dated September 16, 2015 and the technical report titled "Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Midas Mine,
Elko County, Nevada", as amended and re-filed April 2, 2015 (effective date of January 31, 2014) on SEDAR for details regarding the mineral
resources disclosed herein, including details regarding the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate the mineral resources.
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2016 2015
Revenue $198.2M $154.1M
Income from Operations $15.1M $23.4M
Net (loss) Income ($1.7M) $44.3M
Net (loss) Income Per Share
(Basic)($0.01) $0.33
Average Realized
Gold Price (US$/oz)$1,245 $1,156
Average Realized
Silver Price (US$/oz)$17.44 $15.72
Capital Expenditures $61.7M $36.6M
(1) See Non--GAAP Performance Measures” at the end of the presentation
• Revenue was an all-time
high totaling $198.2 million,
increase of ~29% YoY
• Sold a record 159,118 GEOs (1),
an increase of 19.4% from the
prior year.
• A successful transition from
IFRS to US GAAP
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATASOLID FINANCIAL RESULTS
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(US$M) Q4 2016 FY 2016 FY 2015
Cash Flow
from
Operations
$14.6 $45.3 $41.3
Cash Balance $47.6 $47.6 $59.1
Working
Capital $33.2 $33.2 $60.5
(1) Metal inventory is the value of the estimated recoverable gold and silver ounces
contained in our Inventories if sold at December 31, 2016 period-end prices.
(2) LOC was increased by $10M to $35 in October 27, 2016. December 31, 2016, the
Company drew $12M from the Revolver to retire the Promissory Note.
~$96.8 Million of Available Liquidity
BALANCE SHEET STRENGTHIMPROVING LIQUIDITY AND WORKING CAPITAL
$47.6M
$23M
$26.2M
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BUY-SIDE OUTREACHSHIFTING FOCUS TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
CURRENT SHAREHOLDERS LOCATION % OWNERSHIP
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES New York, NY 13.56%
SENTRY INVESTMENTS Toronto, ON 8.18%
U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS San Antonio, TX 6.76%
OPPENHEIMER New York, NY 4.17%
FIDELITY (CANADA) AM Toronto, ON 3.74%
K2 & ASSOCIATES Toronto, ON 3.85%
BMO AM Toronto, ON 2.65%
TOCQUEVILLE AM New York, NY 2.53%
O'SHAUGHNESSY AM Stamford, CT 2.28%
SPROTT AM Toronto, ON 2.12%
DEUTSCHE BANK New York, NY 1.77%
*Source: FactSet – April 10, 2017
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MINERAL RESERVES
Fire Creek Mineral Reserves
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Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Au koz
Proven 153 0.241 8.26 36.7
Probable 199 0.245 8.40 48.8
Total P&P 352 0.243 8.33 85.5
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Ag opt Ag g/t AuEq opt AuEq g/t Au koz Ag koz AuEq koz
Proven 121 1.703 58.40 1.37 47.1 1.722 59.05 206 166 208
Probable 119 0.715 24.51 0.50 17.0 0.722 24.74 85 59 86
Total P&P 240 1.213 41.59 0.94 32.2 1.226 42.03 291 225 294
Midas Mineral Reserves
True North Mineral Reserves
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Ag opt Ag g/t AuEq opt AuEq g/t Au koz Ag koz AuEq koz
Proven 141 0.261 8.95 9.18 314.8 0.388 13.31 37 1,295 55
Probable 307 0.335 11.47 3.84 131.6 0.388 13.29 103 1,180 119
Total P&P 449 0.311 10.68 5.52 189.2 0.388 13.30 140 2,475 174
Note: See Notes to Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources on slide A - 7.
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Au koz
Probable 1,170 0.028 0.96 32.4
True North Tailings Mineral Reserves
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Au koz
Measured 521 0.220 7.54 115
Indicated 1,276 0.214 7.34 273
Total M&I 1,797 0.216 7.40 388
Inferred 3,676 0.182 6.24 668
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Ag opt Ag g/t AuEq opt AuEq g/t Au koz Ag koz AuEq koz
Measured 180 1.637 56.12 1.30 44.7 1.655 56.74 294 234 298
Indicated 346 0.591 20.27 0.51 17.5 0.598 20.50 205 176 207
Total M&I 526 0.948 32.52 0.78 26.8 0.959 32.89 499 411 505
Inferred 931 0.538 18.43 0.48 16.4 0.544 18.66 501 446 507
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Ag opt Ag g/t AuEq opt AuEq g/t Au koz Ag koz AuEq koz
Measured 417 0.400 13.72 7.97 273.4 0.511 17.51 167 3,325 213
Indicated 697 0.362 12.41 4.73 162.1 0.428 14.66 252 3,295 298
Total M&I 1,114 0.376 12.90 5.94 203.7 0.459 15.73 419 6,620 511
Inferred 671 0.303 10.39 2.93 100.5 0.344 11.79 203 1,966 231
Note: See Notes to Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources on slide A - 7.
Fire Creek Mineral Resources
Midas Mineral Resources
True North Mineral Resources
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MINERAL RESOURCES
Category Tons (k) Au opt Au g/t Au koz
Indicated 2,138 0.024 0.82 51.0
Inferred 47 0.022 0.75 1.1
True North Tailings Mineral Resources
Notes to Nevada’s Mineral Reserve and Resource1. Mineral Resource is inclusive of Mineral Reserve.
2. Fire Creek and Midas Mineral Reserves are calculated at a gold price of US$1,200 per ounce and a silver price of US$17.00 per ounce.
3. Fire Creek and Midas Mineral Resources are calculated at a gold price of US$1,400 per ounce and a silver price of US$19.83 per ounce.
4. Metallurgical recoveries for gold and silver are 94% and 92%, respectively, at all properties.
5. One ounce of gold is equivalent to 72.12 ounces of silver.
6. Mineral Resources include resource dilution to a minimum mining width of four feet or the vein width plus two feet, whichever is greater.
7. Cut off grades for the Mineral Resources at Fire Creek and Midas are 0.228 and 0.196 opt AuEq, respectively.
8. Cut off grade for the Mineral Reserves at Fire Creek and Midas are 0.343 and 0.305 opt AuEq, respectively.
9. The effective date for the Fire Creek and Midas Mineral Resource is June 30, 2016 and May 31, 2016, respectively.
10. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental,
permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing, or other relevant issues.
11. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred Resources as an
Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource category.
12. The Mineral Resources in this press release were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves,
Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council.
Notes to True North Mineral Reserve and Resource1. Mineral Resource is inclusive of Mineral Reserve.
2. Mineral Reserve is calculated at a gold price of C$1,500 per ounce.
3. Mineral Resource is calculated at a gold price US $1,400 per oz.
4. US$:CDN$ exchange rate is 0.80.
5. Metallurgical process recovery for gold is 94%.
6. Mine and Mill Cost C$141.52 per ton.
7. The effective date for True North mineral resources is February 14, 2017.
8. CIM definitions were followed for the Mineral Resource Estimate.
9. Mineral Resource include resource modeling dilution to a minimum width of four feet or the vein width, whichever is greater.
10. Mineral Reserve includes mining dilution and is constrained to a five foot minimum mining width.
11. Cut off grade for the Resource is 0.09 opt Au (3.09 grams per tonne).
12. Cut off grade for the Reserve is 0.13 opt Au which includes a mining cost of C$69/ton, processing cost of C$28/ton, G&A cost of C$45/ton and sustaining development cost of C$42/ton.
13. Mineral Resource and Reserve tonnage calculations used a bulk density 0.086 tons/cu. ft.
14. Mining losses of 2% have been applied to the designed mine excavations, and no additional unplanned dilution has been applied.
15. The effective date for Mineral Reserve and Resource is June 30, 2016.
16. Mineral Resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental,
permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. There is no certainty that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to an
Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource as a result of continued exploration.
17. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred Resources as an
Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource category.
18. The Mineral Resources in this press release were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves,
Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council.
(1)See press releases dated September 12 & 14, 2016, & March 29, 2017
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NOTES TO MINERAL RESERVES AND RESOURCES
Notes to True North Tailings Mineral Reserve1. Tailings Mineral Resource is inclusive of Mineral Reserves.
2. Tailings Mineral Reserve estimate is based on tailings located at True North produced by previous operators to Klondex.
3. Tailings Mineral Reserve was estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions
and Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council.
4. No mining losses have been applied to the designed historic tailing excavations and no additional unplanned dilution has been included.
5. Contained metal may differ due to rounding.
6. Cut-off grade = 0.026 opt Au (0.89 g/t Au) for 2016 to 2018 and 0.020 opt Au (0.69 g/t Au) for 2019 to 2023
7. A dry bulk density of 0.044 tons per cubic foot was utilized in the tailings Mineral Reserve tonnage calculation.
Notes to True North Tailings Mineral Resource1. Tailings Mineral Resource is inclusive of Tailings Mineral Reserve.
2. Tailings Mineral Resource estimate is based on tailings located at True North produced by previous operators to Klondex.
3. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental,
permitting, legal, marketing, or other relevant issues.
4. Mineral Resource was estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council.
5. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Mineral Resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define these Inferred
Mineral Resources as an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading them to an Indicated or Measured Mineral
Resource category.
6. Contained metal may differ due to rounding.
7. Cut-off grade = 0.015 opt Au (0.51 g/t Au).
8. A dry bulk density of 0.044 tons per cubic foot per cubic foot was utilized in the tailings Mineral Resource estimate tonnage calculation.
(1)See press releases dated October 27, 2016
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NOTES TO MINERAL RESERVES AND RESOURCES
Non-GAAP Performance Measures
We have included the non-GAAP measures "Production cash costs per gold equivalent ounce sold" and "All-in costs per gold ounce sold"
in this MD&A (collectively, the "Non-GAAP Measures"). These Non-GAAP Measures are used internally to assess our operating and
economic performance and to provide key performance information to management. We believe that these Non-GAAP Measures, in
addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, provide investors with an improved ability to evaluate our
performance and ability to generate cash flows required to fund and sustain our business. These Non-GAAP 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 GAAP. These Non-GAAP Measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under GAAP, and therefore may
not be comparable to or consistent with measures used by other issuers or with amounts presented in our financial statements.
Our primary business is gold production and our current and future operations, development, exploration, and life-of-mine plans
primarily focus on maximizing returns from such gold production. As a result, our Non-GAAP Measures are calculated and disclosed on a
per gold or gold equivalent ounce basis.
Production Cash Costs Per Gold Equivalent Ounce Sold
Production cash costs per gold equivalent ounce sold presents our cash costs associated with the production of gold equivalent ounces
and, as such, non-cash depreciation and depletion charges are excluded. Production cash costs per gold equivalent ounce sold is
calculated on a per gold equivalent ounce sold basis, and includes all direct and indirect operating costs related to the physical activities
of producing gold, including mining, processing, third-party refining expenses, on-site administrative and support costs, royalties, and
cash portions of net realizable value write-downs on production-related inventories (State of Nevada net proceeds and other such taxes
are excluded). We believe that converting the benefits from selling silver ounces into gold ounces is helpful to analysts and investors as
it best represents the way we operate, which is to maximize returns from gold production. Gold equivalent ounces are computed as the
number of silver ounces required to generate the revenue derived from the sale of one gold ounce, using average realized selling prices
(in thousands, except ounces sold and per ounce amounts):
NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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Three months ended December 31, 2016
Fire Creek Midas Nevada Total True North Total
Average realized price per gold ounce sold $ 1,181 $ 1,185 $ 1,182 $ 1,139 $ 1,175
Average realized price per silver ounce sold $ 16.69 $ 16.73 $ 16.73 $ 16.41 $ 16.73
Silver ounces equivalent to revenue from one gold
ounce70.8 70.9 70.7 69.4 70.2
Silver ounces sold 22,103 351,946 374,049 853 374,902
GEOs from silver ounces sold 312 4,964 5,291 12 5,340
Gold ounces sold 27,035 8,354 35,389 7,016 42,405
Gold equivalent ounces 27,347 13,318 40,680 7,028 47,745
Production costs $ 12,961 $ 12,815 $ 25,776 $ 9,932 $ 35,708
Add: Write-down of production inventories (cash
portion)— 405 405 1,918 2,323
$ 12,961 $ 13,220 $ 26,181 $ 11,850 $ 38,031
Production cash costs per GEO sold $ 474 $ 993 $ 644 $ 1,686 $ 797
(1) Nevada Total includes Fire Creek and Midas.
Years ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014
Consolidated Nevada Total(1) True North Total Nevada Total(1) Nevada Total(1)
Average realized price per gold ounce sold $ 1,250 $ 1,164 $ 1,245 $ 1,156 $ 1,258
Average realized price per silver ounce sold $ 17.44 $ 16.41 $ 17.44 $ 15.72 $ 18.47
Silver ounces equivalent to revenue from one gold ounce 71.7 70.9 71.4 73.6 68.1
Silver ounces sold 1,470,139 853 1,470,992 1,708,548 1,117,288
GEOs from silver ounces sold 20,504 12 20,602 23,214 16,407
Gold ounces sold(2) 130,500 8,016 138,516 110,058 73,100
Gold equivalent ounces 151,004 8,028 159,118 133,272 89,507
Production costs $ 95,845 $ 10,544 $ 106,389 $ 83,318 $ 54,430
Add: Write-down of production inventories (cash portion) (see
Note 5 - Inventories)405 1,918 2,323 1,016 —
$ 96,250 $ 12,462 $ 108,712 $ 84,334 $ 54,430
Production cash costs per GEO sold $ 637 $ 1,552 $ 683 $ 633 $ 608(1) During 2015 and 2014, production was only from Fire Creek and Midas. Details for Nevada are presented in the following table.
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Years ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014
Nevada Total Fire Creek MidasNevada
Total(1) Fire Creek MidasNevada
Total(1) Fire Creek MidasNevada
Total(1)
Average realized price per gold
ounce sold$ 1,250 $ 1,252 $ 1,250 $ 1,156 $ 1,156 $ 1,156 $ 1,261 $ 1,245 $ 1,258
Average realized price per silver
ounce sold$ 17.00 $ 17.48 $ 17.44 $ 15.77 $ 15.71 $ 15.72 $ 18.32 $ 18.48 $ 18.47
Silver ounces equivalent to
revenue from one gold ounce73.5 71.6 71.7 73.3 73.6 73.6 68.8 67.4 68.1
Silver ounces sold 95,454 1,374,685 1,470,139 81,441 1,627,107 1,708,548 56,015 1,061,273 1,117,288
GEOs from silver ounces sold 1,299 19,200 20,504 1,111 22,107 23,214 814 15,746 16,407
Gold ounces sold(2) 98,723 31,777 130,500 81,080 28,978 110,058 59,352 13,748 73,100
Gold equivalent ounces $ 100,022 $ 50,977 $ 151,004 $ 82,191 $ 51,085 $ 133,272 $ 60,166 $ 29,494 $ 89,507
Production costs $ 46,246 $ 49,599 $ 95,845 $ 37,394 $ 45,924 $ 83,318 $ 25,156 $ 29,274 $ 54,430
Add: Write-down of production
inventories (cash portion) (see
Note 5 - Inventories)
— 405 405 — 1,016 1,016 — — —
$ 46,246 $ 50,004 $ 96,250 $ 37,394 $ 46,940 $ 84,334 $ 25,156 $ 29,274 $ 54,430
Production cash costs per GEO
sold$ 462 $ 981 $ 637 $ 455 $ 919 $ 633 $ 418 $ 993 $ 608
The following table presents a reconciliation of Fire Creek and Midas to the "Nevada Total" for the years 2016, 2015, and 2014 (in thousands, except ounces
sold and per ounce amounts):
All-in Costs Per Gold Ounce Sold
Our calculation of all-in costs per gold ounce sold is consistent with the June 2013 guidance released by the World Gold Council, a non-regulatory, non-profit
market development organization for the gold industry. All-in costs per gold ounce sold reflect the varying costs of producing gold over the life-cycle of a mine
or project, including costs required to discover and develop new sources of production; therefore, capital amounts related to expansion and growth projects are
included.
All-in costs per gold ounce sold includes all: (1) direct and indirect operating cash costs related to the physical activities of producing gold, including mining,
processing, third-party refining expenses, on-site administrative and support costs, royalties, and cash portions of net realizable value write-downs on
production-related inventories (2) general and administrative expenses, (3) asset retirement and accretion expenses, and (4) capital expenditures, the total of
which is reduced for revenues earned from silver sales. Certain cash expenditures, including State of Nevada net proceeds and other related taxes, federal tax
payments, and financing costs are excluded (in thousands, except ounces sold and per ounce amounts):
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Years ended December 31,
2016 2015 2014
Nevada Total(1) True NorthHollister, Aurora,
and CorporateTotal Nevada Total(1) Nevada Total(1)
Production costs $ 95,845 $ 10,544 $ — $ 106,389 $ 83,318 $ 54,430
Add: Write-down of production inventories (cash portion)
(see Note 5 - Inventories)405 1,918 — 2,323 1,016 —
96,250 12,462 — 108,712 84,334 54,430
General and administrative 15,804 12,375 8,818
Exploration 12,765 9,813 3,415
Development and projects costs 8,953 — 15,467
Asset retirement and accretion 2,653 871 628
Expenditures on mineral properties, plant and equipment 61,716 36,598 7,882
Less: silver revenue (25,660) (26,850) (20,639)
All-in costs 184,943 117,141 70,001
Gold ounces sold 130,500 8,016 — 138,516 110,058 73,100
All-in costs per gold ounce sold $ 1,335 $ 1,064 $ 958
(1) Nevada Total includes Fire Creek and Midas. During 2015 and 2014, production was only from Nevada.
For a listing of our total capital expenditures see the Investing cash flows part of the Financial position, liquidity, and capital resources section.
Three months ended December 31, 2016
Nevada Total(1) True NorthHollister, Aurora,
and CorporateTotal
Production costs $ 25,776 $ 9,932 $ — $ 35,708
Add: Write-down of production inventories (cash portion) 405 1,918 — 2,323
26,181 11,850 — 38,031
General and administrative 4,368
Exploration 4,502
Development and projects costs 3,423
Asset retirement and accretion 1,898
Expenditures on mineral properties, plant and equipment 15,874
Less: silver revenue (6,271 )
All-in costs 61,825
Gold ounces sold 35,389 7,016 — 42,405
All-in costs per gold ounce sold $ 1,458(1) Nevada Total includes Fire Creek and Midas.
Klondex has not reconciled forward-looking full year non-GAAP performance measures contained in this presentation to their most
directly comparable GAAP measures, as permitted by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. Such reconciliations would require
unreasonable efforts at this time to estimate and quantify with a reasonable degree of certainty various necessary GAAP components,
including for example those related to future production costs, realized sales prices and the timing of such sales, timing and amounts of
capital expenditures, metal recoveries, and corporate general and administrative amounts and timing, or others that may arise during
the year. These components and other factors could materially impact the amount of the future directly comparable GAAP measures,
which may differ significantly from their non-GAAP counterparts.
NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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