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1 August 2013
Going for Gold
2 August 2013
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(8) other key factors that may adversely affect our business and financial model.
We are not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligations to) update or alter its forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The technical and financial information presented
are best estimates of management and are not JORC or NI43-101 compliant unless otherwise stated. Investors are cautioned
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3 August 2013
LionGold Corp Ltd
Asia’s Own - Global Gold Company
SGX’s first Main Board-listed gold company
Market Capitalisation: S$1.1 billion / US$900 million
Average Daily Trading Value: S$20-25 million / US$16-20 million
• MSCI Small Cap, Global + Singapore
• FTSE ST Mid Cap
• Market Vector Global Junior Gold Miners
• Supportive of global listings • New focus on resource stocks, gold -- still a ‘unique’ investment option
• Active, diversifying investor base
Mid Cap
Liquid
Index
Inclusion
SGX-listed
Source: ShareInvestor 12 August 2013
Share price : S$1.245
52wk high/low : S$1.28/1.035
Shares in issue : 921.9m
Bloomberg : LIGO SP
Gold
Investments
Prioritising
Business
Index
Inclusion
Key
Acquisitions
New Inst’l
Shareholders
Warrant price : S$0.178
Warrants in issue : 269.9m
Bloomberg : R5UW SP
Board, Shareholder
Changes
36% shareholder return in 2012
12% return ytd
Business
Integration
4 August 2013
Castlemaine Goldfields,
Ballarat Mine Victoria, Australia
757,700 ounce Gold Resource at 2 tenements, 40-50,000 oz
production target, 100%-owned
Signature Metals, Owere Mines,
Konongo Ashanti Gold Belt,
Ghana
1.47 million ounce Gold Resource, 77%-owned
Acadian Mining Corporation
Nova Scotia Goldfields Canada
1.33 million ounce Gold Resource at Fifteen Mile Stream & Beaver
Dam, takeover pending
1.47 million ounce Gold
Resource, 76%-owned
Minera Nueva Vista,
Amayapampa, Bolivia
1.28 million ounce Gold Resource including 787,300 Reserves,
100% owned
Citigold Corporation, Charters
Towers, Queensland, Australia
11 million ounce Gold Resource, incl 620,000 Reserves, 18%-owned
Unity Mining
Tasmania & NSW, Australia
704,000 oz Gold Resource at 3 tenements, incl 266,000 Reserves, 50,000 oz production, 13% owned
Key Mining Assets…Today
- 6.8 million ounces Gold Resources since March 2012 1
Projects in the Americas, Africa, Australia
1 - Assumes takeover of 100% of Acadian Mining Corporation.
Acquisition pending
5 August 2013
LionGold Corp - Going for Gold
Dynamic, Expanding Operations
• Initial growth acquisition-led, value accretive • 6.8 million oz acquired from FY2013
- Seven total, two in production - S$165 million value, <US$20 per oz
• Production focus going forward
- Target raised to 200,000 vs 120,000 oz
Proactively managed project portfolio
Financial flexibility
Growth - 2-3 acquisitions pa
- Financial backing
- Operational support
• 3 acquisitions
• 1 IPO
• Funding partners Value - 1 IPO pa
- Funding partners
- Low debt, dilution
Acquire scalable
miners at attractive
discounts
Augment
shareholder
returns
Focused investment strategy
Differentiated Business Platform
0 50 100 150 200
Current
FY2013
FY2012
FY2011
0 2 4 6 8 10
Current
FY2013
FY2012
FY2011
Reserve Resource
Target end 2014
Resource & Reserves (million ounces)
Production (‘000 ounces annualised)
Target end 2014
6 August 2013
Group Structure
- As at August 2013
Signature Metals
77%
Castlemaine Goldfields
100%
100%
18% Citigold Corporation
Operations
Brimstone Resources
Owere Mines
70%
Minera Nueva Vista
100%
Board of Directors
LionGold
Corp Ltd
Investment
Tan Sri Dato’ Nik Ibrahim Kamil
Non-Executive Chairman
Over 45 years managerial and business experience across a range of industries, including mining, media, financial, energy and infrastructure.
Asiasons WFG Financial Chairman. Actively involved in resource M&A in Asia and Africa and banking in sub-Saharan Africa.
Professionally qualified accountant with affiliations in the UK, Australia and Malaysia with experience in Australia, Southeast Asia and South Africa.
Twenty years of legal practice with a broad range of experience ranging from litigation and conveyance to corporate and commercial matters.
Accountant with extensive experience in project development, finance and business development throughout Asia.
Nicholas Ng Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Raymond Tan General Counsel and
Executive Director
Dato’ Md Wira Dani Abdul Daim
Non-Executive Director
Roland Selvanayagam
Independent Non-Exec Director
Dr Denis Clarke Independent
Non-Executive Director
Gary Scanlan Independent
Non-Executive Director
Lynne Ng Su Ling Independent
Non-Executive Director
Bernard Soo Independent
Non-Executive Director
Former CEO of DMG Partners and MD of Citicorp Investment Bank, Singapore. Previously head of Asia investment banking at Rabobank.
Over 30 years legal experience including 15 years with Robert Wang & Woo LLP where he was Partner and Head of the Corporate & Commercial Department.
Over 40 years experience in senior technical, financial and management roles in the mining industry globally, including with Rio Tinto and Plutonic.
Ten years with PwC, followed by more than two decades evaluating, developing, financing and administrating mining projects globally.
Acadian Mining Corporation
100%
Unity Mining
13%
Technical Committee
Audit Committee Remuneration Committee
Nomination Committee
LionGold Corp currently holds 9% of Acadian Mining Corporation. A takeover offer for the remaining shares was made on 29 July 2013.
7 August 2013
New Leadership Team - Seasoned financial, legal & technical expertise
CEO & MD Nicholas Ng
Board of Directors
General Counsel Raymond Tan
COO Matthew Gill
• Also Executive Director and Company Secretary.
• Provided legal advisory to LionGold since 2007.
• Over 30 years legal experience including 15 years with Robert Wang & Woo LLP, where he was Partner, and Head of the Corporate & Commercial Department.
• 19 years in investment banking and corporate advisory in Asia-Pacific.
• Former Corporate Finance, Co-Head for DMG Partners and Corporate Finance Head for HL Bank.
• Former CFO of SGX-listed Darco Water Technologies.
• Mining engineer with over 30 years experience in all aspects of exploration and mining in Australia, India and Papua New Guinea.
• Turned around Ballarat Mine for Castlemaine and the Beaconsfield Mine, Tasmania.
• Australian Mine Manager of the Year for 3 consecutive years.
•17 years as a corporate lawyer, including acting as general legal counsel for public listed companies.
• 8 years actively involved in the setting up of iron ore and gold mining operations around the world, from Mali to Mongolia.
• Spearheading LionGold’s M&A effort globally.
• 29 years in financial markets.
• Former CEO of DMG Partners, and MD of Citicorp Investment Bank, Singapore. Previous Head of Asia Investment
Banking at Rabobank.
• Concluded numerous IPO, M&A, privatisations and other financial transactions in Asia-Pacific.
CFO Brendan Goh
Corporate & Business Development Director
Peter Chen
• Audit Committee
• Remuneration Committee
• Nomination Committee
• Technical Committee
Corporate Finance and Legal Teams
now in-house
Global Technical Team
• Matthew Gill – Australia • Andrew Lawry – Global Projects • Chris Gbyl – Ghana • Mike Clarke – Bolivia • Pending – Canada
8 August 2013
Shareholding Structure - Local HNW + Retail, Growing Institutional
Asian Institutional Investors
- Pension, mutual, sovereign
• Dedicated Singapore, Malaysia, ASEAN + commodity-focused funds
• Few investable metals / gold stocks, in Southeast Asia
Global Institutional Investors
- Boutique, Private Equity
• Diminished selection of mid-cap gold companies
• Few Asian-listed options
Retail Investors
- Singapore, Malaysia, HK/China
• Gold Bugs, news flow sensitive
• Limited investment options vs US, UK, Australia, Canada
• Private Equity vehicles: largely available only to HNW investors
Broadening Investor Base
Directors & Management 11.6%
Asiasons Capital Ltd
8.9%
Market Vector Junior Gold Miners ETF
6.0%
13 August 2013
SGX-listed private equity group
Institutional funds joined the shareholder roster following inclusion in various indices and via acquisitions, private placement, investment proxy to junior gold miners
Van Eck
9 August 2013
Balance Sheet Transformation - As at 30 June 2013
Assets
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total Assets
Current liabilities
Non-current
Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
S$m
126.0
252.0
378.0
46.9
72.6
119.5
258.4
Financial Highlights FY2013
• Nearly 10-fold rise in Net Assets to S$276m - Consolidation of four gold mining subsidiaries
• Nearly 10-fold rise in Shareholder Equity - Fund raising + shares issued for acquisition
1Q FY2014 Results
• Gold revenue of S$13.5m - 9,431 ounces of gold produced at a cash cost of A$807 per ounce, production cost of A$1,210 per ounce
• Gross profit of S$1.8m - Net loss reduced to S$0.5m vs S$7.9m
• Debt gearing at 12%
• Cash and equivalents of S$23m
Austere budgeting, rigorous cost controls, standardised reporting
10 August 2013
Exploration
Fast-tracking growth - Improving acquisition opportunities
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
Non-core business divestment begins
Indices inclusion
Fund-raising for gold
business – S$100m
Institutionalisation of shareholder base
Unity Mining
Ounces- in-the-Ground
Signature Metals
Castlemaine Goldfields
Brimstone Resources
Citigold Corp
Minera Nueva Vista
Acadian Mining
New shareholders
Business review
Proposed change of core business to precious metals
FY2011
Production
–Today ‒
Resources 6.8m oz
Reserves 0.9m oz
Production 40-50,000 oz
Team-building
Business integration
Capital allocation
Acadian Mining
18%
13%
100%
9%
11 August 2013
Only Global Gold Co listed in SE Asia - vs single-project / country focus
Company Bourse Market
Cap
Ave Dly Trading Volume
Resource Operations
LionGold Corp SGX
Main Board US$900m US$15m 6.8m oz
Australia, Ghana, Bolivia, Canada
CNMC Goldmine SGX
Catalist US$90m US$0.3m 0.5m oz Malaysia, Sokor project
G-Resources HSE US$650m US$1.7m 9m oz Indonesia, Martabe project
Zhaojin Mining HSE
H-Share US$2.1b US$10m 22m oz Projects in China, in production
China Gold ,,,
HSE US$1.1b US$0.4m 8m oz Projects in China, in production
Zijin Mining HSE
H-Share US$8b US$17m 34m oz Projects in China, in production
Lingbao Gold HSE
H-Share US$164m US$0.3m 15m oz Projects in China, in production
China Precious Metals
HSE US$137m US$1.3m 7.5m oz Projects in China, Mongolia, in production
August 2013
Market cap and average daily trading volume has been approximated for the past 6 months based on Bloomberg data
LionGold gold resource includes 100% of Acadian Mining Corporation, the acquisition for which is pending
7 Projects:
12 August 2013
On track for 2014 target - 6.8 million gold ounces acquired in 18 months
Figures are extracted from previous JORC- and NI43-101-compliant announcements. Resources include Reserves. For Projects in which LionGold has a controlling stake, the Resources and Reserves are based on 100% of the Project’s holding. For Citigold Corporation, Resources and Reserves are based on LionGold’s 18% equitable holding of the Charters Towers Project’s 11 million ounces of gold Resources, inclusive of 620,000 ounces of Reserves.
For Acadian Mining Corporation, LionGold currently holds 9% of the company. A takeover offer for the balance of the shares was made on 29 July 2013.
Company LGC
Interest Country Project
Resources (ounces)
Reserves (ounces)
Production Target
(ounces annualised)
Castlemaine Goldfields 100% Australia Castlemaine 686,000 ‒ Exploration
Ballarat 71,700 ‒ 40-50,000
Signature Metals 77% Ghana Konongo 1,470,000 ‒ Scoping study
Minera Nueva Vista 100% Bolivia Amayapampa 1,280,000 787,300 Development
Acadian Mining Corporation 100% Canada Beaver Dam 950,000 ‒ Scoping study
Fifteen Mile Stream 383,000 ‒ Scoping study
Brimstone Resources 100% Australia Penny’s Find 52,300 ‒ Exploration
Citigold Corporation 18% Australia Charters Towers 1,946,000 110,000 Late-stage
Development
Current 6,839,000 897,300 40-50,000
TARGET 2014 10,000,000 2,000,000 200,000
Unity Mining 13% Australia
Henty Mine 338,000 133,000 50,000
Lakeside 66,000 ‒ ‒ Darques Reef 327,000 233,000 Development
Significant Shareholder
13 August 2013
LionGold’s expansion opportunity - Consolidation of a highly fragmented sector
Gold price volatility has created a window of opportunity to access to gold mining assets, including producing mines, at substantial discounts, as this sector consolidates
FY2014
Prospects
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Gold Prices vs Junior Gold Miner Index 27 July 2003 – 26 July 2013
Dow Jones North American Select Junior Miner Gold Total Return Index
Spot Price of Gold
CONSOLIDATE Gold price volatility
Credit constraints
BOOM Rising gold prices
Easy credit
Pe
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US
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Gold prices - 26%
Junior miners - 41%
14 August 2013
Gold supply / demand dynamics - Driven by emerging market consumption
7%
ETF
9%
Tech
12%
Central Bank
72%
Consumer
Source: Thomson Reuters GFMS, World Gold Council
Gold Supply
Net Seller
Net Buyer
1990 2008 2013E
0
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600
Source: CPM Group
To
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Recycled
Mined
36%
64%
Source: Thomson Reuters GFMS, World Gold Council 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Netherlands
France
Italy
Germany
USA
Thailand
Indonesia
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
India
China
Source: World Gold
Emerging & Japan 3,401 tonnes
2.6% of total reserves
US & Europe 18,384 tonnes
59% of total reserves
Gold Demand
Source: World Gold Council
World Gold Market 2012: 4,405 tonnes
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Central Banks Net Buyers from 2008
15 August 2013
Acquisition Strategy: Tweaked - Targeting scalable production
• Gold production 50-100,000 oz pa - or clear path to ramp-up, 6-12mos
• > 1 million oz gold Resource - inclusive of established reserve base - 5 years+ life-of-mine
• Organic cashflow growth - < US$1200 per ounce production cost
- Strong working capital position
• Up to US$100 million investment
LGC ALLURE
• Shares ≈ cash
• SGX-listed
• De-risking of assets
- Geographic
- Funding access
- Lower dilution risk
• Broader opportunities
- Bigger, global group
SCREENING
Gold producers globally
Better opportunities from April 2013
• Accelerated streamlining by gold majors - Divestment of non-core assets
• Realistic valuation expectations by juniors
• More favourable environment for negotiation, cost-cutting, capital discipline
16 August 2013
End Production
Exploration
Targeting the “Sweet Spot” - Producing / near-producing assets
Mining Project Life Cycle
Pre- Feasibility Scoping Study
Feasibility Study
Extension
Valu
e Ris
k
5-10% 10-20%
Brownfields
Greenfields
Indicative Capital Allocation
70-85%
Maximise Value,
Mitigate Risk
Development
Production
17 August 2013
Geographically diversified - Risk management
Developed – 60% Stable business environment
Infrastructure, skilled labour, funding
Can be high-cost
Australia, Canada Established global mining industry
Excellent skills-base
Many junior miners
10%
“De-risking” Resource & Investment
Friendly Emerging
Developed
Friendly Emerging – 21% Bigger opportunities
Lower entry cost
Ghana, Ashanti Gold Belt Stable, foreign-friendly
Established gold industry
Highly prospective, scalable
“Challenging” – 19% Good value
Bolivia Relationships key
Bolivia 19%
“Challenging”
BMT CTO
CGT
Australia 41%
Ghana 21%
Canada 19%
18 August 2013
Operating Objectives - Balance & Prioritise
Mine Profile
Resource expansion
Reserve replacement
Production rising, reliable
Increasing Life of Mine
Prioritise
Community
Environment, Health, Safety
Education & Training
P r o d u c t i o n E f f i c i e n c y
19 August 2013
Project Funding Objectives - Maximise Growth, Protect Shareholders + Balance Sheet
LGC Market cap
~ US$900m
Grow • Bankable assets
• Gold production
• Fee income
Execution of 100 day +
2 year business plans
Fund • Listing of subsidiaries
• Project financing / alliances
• Venture capital
• Structured options
Mitigate equity dilution
Maintain strong balance sheet
Invest
Undervalued gold interests
Issue of up to 20%
of share capital per annum
Project
Development
Strategy
Self-fund
Grow market cap
• List cos
• Private Companies
• Assets
2-3 acquisitions yearly
20 August 2013
Results delivered - Going forward – the next 12-18mos
Project Acquired
Castlemaine Goldfields (100%) Signature Metals (77%)
Minera Nueva Vista (100%) Brimstone Resources (100%)
Acadian Mining (100% now pending)
Acquire
“Gold in the Ground”
FY2013 FY2014 Dec 2014
Divest Green Businesses
Expanded Funding Options
Acquire Producing Assets
10 million oz Resource 2 million oz Reserve
200,000 oz pa Production
5 year Life of Mine
Ongoing
Initiatives
Shareholder Return
Minimise Volatility
Raise Transparency
Mitigate Balance Sheet Risk
Strategic Investments
Citigold Corporation (18%)
Unity Mining (13%)
Global Gold Co
36% Shareholder Return Junior Miners -16%, Gold +7%
US$
12% Shareholder Return Junior Miners -43%, Gold -20%
US$ year-to-date
Integrate resources Fortify team, alliances
New market opportunities
Organic production
growth
Divest China Business
21 August 2013
22 August 2013
Company Project Resources (ounces)
Reserves (ounces)
Castlemaine
Goldfields
100%
Ballarat 71,700 -
Castlemaine 686,000 -
Minera Nueva Vista
100% Amayapampa 1,280,000 737,300
Acadian Mining 100%
Beaver Dam 950,000 -
Fifteen Mile Stream 383,000 -
Signature Metals 77%
Konongo 1,470,000 -
Citigold Corporation
18% Charters Towers 1,946,000 110,000
Unity Mining 13%
Henty 338,000 133,000
Lakeside 66,000
Darques Reef 327,000 233,000
Early Stage Exploration
Advanced Exploration
Feasibility Development
Production 40-50,000 oz pa
Exploration on-going
Infrastructure & mine development Production 2015: 19,000 oz pa 2018: 85,000 oz pa
Scoping study end 2013 Production potential 2017
Scoping study end 2013 Exploration on-going
New operations management in place
Production 50,000 oz pa
Production 2015: 50,000 oz pa
LionGold Project Pipeline - Progressing existing projects
Production figures represent annualised targets.
Takeover of 100% of Acadian Mining is pending
Production
23 August 2013
Castlemaine Goldfields Limited - High grade nuggety ore
Excellent facilities in established gold
region, Central Victoria, Australia Five concessions in total with JORC Resources
in Ballarat (producing) and Castlemaine
Ballarat Mine production target 40-50,000 oz - Ramped up from mid-2012
- 1Q FY2013 gold production 9,431 oz and 27,512 oz for calendar 2012
- 1Q FY2013 cash cost of S$807 per oz, production cost of A$1,210 per oz
Life of mine + production enhancement through ongoing extension and exploration
Resource Gold
(ounces) Tonnage
(tonnes) Grade
(g/t)
Castlemaine 686,000 2,760,000 7.7
Ballarat 71,700 263,000 8.5
Total 757,700
Figures indicate historical gold production at Castlemaine Goldfields’ five
tenements
100% owned by LionGold from October 2012
Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements
Ore processing capacity of 600,000 tpa
Castlemaine Goldfields’
Tenements
24 August 2013
Flagship Owere Mines (70% owned) holds
The Konongo Gold Project, Ghana
192 km2 concession in Ashanti Gold Belt
- 16 known gold deposits, 12 km strike
- 80 km along strike from Ashanti AngloGold’s >200,000 ounce pa, 30 million ounce Obuasi mine
Substantial untapped high-grade UG potential
- Historic production of 1.6 million ounces at 11.8 grams per tonne, mostly from UG
Scoping study completion planned end 2013
- Exploration on-going, ramped up in Feb 2013
Signature Metals Limited - Prioritising exploration targets
Konongo
Gold
Project
Resources1 Gold
(ounces) Tonnage (tonnes)
Grade (g/t)
Measured & Indicated 779,600 13,100,000 1.9
Inferred 687,100 10,500,000 2.0
Total 1,466,700
77% owned by LionGold as at April 2012 and listed on the ASX.
Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements.
Konongo Gold Project
25 August 2013
Minera Nueva Vista S.A. - Infrastructure development underway
Amayapampa Project Bustillo Province, Bolivia
Resources of 1.28m oz, inclusive of 787,000 Reserves - NI 43-101 compliant
Owns the rights to overlapping concessions totaling 34 km2, located 290 km southeast of La Paz
Excellent management team in place
“Starter pit” phase 1, 19,000 ounces annualised 2015 - Review phase 2 for 95,000 ounce open pit mine
Amayapampa
Category Gold
(ounces) Tonnage (tonnes)
Grade (g/t)
Reserves
Probable 787,300 18,900,000 1.3
Resources
Indicated 979,637 26,160,000 1.2
Inferred 300,363 8,750,000 1.1
Total Resources 1,280,000
100% owned by LionGold from December 2012.
Resource is inclusive of Ore Reserves. Figures based on previously quoted NI43-101-compliant statements
26 August 2013
Acadian Mining Corporation Limited - 9% strategic stake; takeover offer pending
Nova Scotia Projects Canadian tenements in Nova Scotia
Under-explored gold-bearing province - Limited modern exploration
Scoping study for open pit underway
- Completion due end 2013
- Potential production 3 years thereafter - Test mining options under consideration Attractive royalty portfolio
Regional consolidation potential
TSX Venture-listed.
Refer to www.acadianmining.com for NI43-101-compliant statements.
Property Gold
(ounces) Tonnage (tonnes)
Grade (g/t)
Beaver Dam
Indicated 446,000 849,000 1.5
Inferred 504,000 972,000 1.5
Fifteen Mile Stream
Indicated 383,000 561,000 1.6
TOTAL 1,333,000
27 August 2013
Citigold Corporation Limited - 18% strategic investment, single largest shareholder
Charters Towers Project Charters Towers tenements near
Townsville, Queensland
“Australia’s highest grade gold field” - 56 mineral holdings spanning >1,500 km2
- Significant Life of Mine potential, >10 years
LionGold now with two board seats
Ripe for review, revamp - Secured A$100 million in funding mid-2013 - New operations management
ASX-listed, 18% owned by LionGold from December 2012.
Refer to www.citigold.com for JORC-compliant statements.
Indicated Resources includes Probable Reserves, and Inferred Resources includes Indicated Resources.
Charters
Towers
Category Gold
(ounces) Tonnage (tonnes)
Grade (g/t)
Reserves
Probable 620,000 2,500,000 7.7
Resources
Indicated 780,000 3,200,000 7.6
Inferred 11,000,000 25,000,000 14
Ore processing capacity of 340,000 tpa
28 August 2013
Unity Mining Limited - 13.2% strategic stake, single largest shareholder
Unity Mining, ASX-listed
Australian gold resources totaling 731,000 oz
Annualised production targeted to double by year-end to 100,000 oz
Cash of A$27.5 million as at 30 June 2013, no debt - A$23 million revenue from the sale of 16,860 ounces of gold in 3Q FY2013
Unity’s Primary Projects
13.2% owned by LionGold from May 2013, single largest shareholder
Project Category Gold
(ounces) Tonnage (tonnes)
Grade (g/t)
Henty Reserves 133,000 780,000 5.3
Resources 338,000 2,060,000 5.1
Lakeside Reserves -- -- --
Resources 66,000 750,000 2.8
Dargues
Reef
Reserves 233,000 1,390,000 5.2
Resources 366,000 2,170,000 5.3
GoldStone Resources – 35%
- 3 West African exploration project, including a 602,000 ounce Ghanaian gold project locate near LionGold’s Owere Mine
- London-listed
Henty Mine, northwest Tasmania – 100%
- Established mine, producing 50,000 oz per year
- Cash cost of A$979 per ounce, 5 year + LOM
Dargues Reef, NSW – 100%
- On target to produce 50,000 oz per year annualised by early
2014, based on recent announcements.
Figures shown are based on previously quoted JORC-compliant statements
29 August 2013
LionGold Corp Ltd 59 Mohamed Sultan Road
Sultan Link 02-08
Singapore 238999
T: +65 6690 6860
F: +65 6690 6844
www.liongoldcorp.com
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