Metalla February 2019 · 2019-02-04 · Zaruma Core Gold Ecuador Development Au 1.5% NSR Mirado...
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February 2019 I www.metallaroyalty.com I TSXV: MTA I OTCQX: MTAFF I Germany: X9CP
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This presentation contains certain "forward looking statements" and certain "forward-looking information" asdefined under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information cangenerally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect","intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology. The forward-lookinginformation contained herein is provided for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding management'scurrent expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not beappropriate for other purposes.Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that maycause the actual actions, events or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by suchforward-looking information, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economicconditions; the absence of control over mining operations from which Metalla will purchase gold and other metalsor from which it will receive royalty payments and risks related to those mining operations, including risks relatedto international operations, government and environmental regulation, delays in mine construction andoperations, actual results of mining and current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations andchanges in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters,labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in operations; problems inherent to themarketability of gold and other metals; the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and thepotential for unexpected costs and expenses; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price of the primarycommodities mined at such operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and fluctuations in interest rates;government entities interpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation in a way which adverselyaffects Metalla; stock market volatility; regulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees andother related risks and uncertainties.Metalla undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law.Such forward-looking information represents management's best judgment based on information currentlyavailable. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.
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ü Cash-flowing portfolio to reinvest, support and grow its dividend
ü Experienced management team with a proven track record of success
ü Trading at a deep discount to peers on numerous valuation metrics
ü Most productive royalty and streaming company since inception with a strong acquisition pipeline and history of accretive transactions
ü World-class counterparties and geographically diversified
ü Strong guidance of 500-600Koz silver for fiscal 2019
METALLA OVERVIEWFoundation of a Successful Royalty Company
THIRD-PARTY ROYALTY MODEL
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• Strong counterparties with topoperational experience
• Royalties on high-quality assets
• Lower financing cost to acquireroyalties
• Tighter share structure byroyalty owners maintainingupside in exposure to Metallaequity
• Allows Metalla to return cash toshareholders
• Highly scalable business
Secondary Market of High-Quality Royalties with Major Operators is Key to Our Success
Share Consideration
Royalty Owner
Royalty
Benefits for Metalla Benefits for Third-Party
• Exposure to a growing royaltycompany with equity at acompelling relative valuation
• Maintain exposure of royaltythrough Metalla equity
• Diversification amongst otherhigh-quality royalties
• Liquidity and price-discovery
• Cash flow through dividendprogram
• Immediate revaluation of sharesthrough larger royalty portfolio
COMPANY HISTORY
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Since inception, MTA has acquired 25 royalty/streams by deploying C$55M in consideration
Source: Capital IQ, Pro-Forma closing of Fifteen Mile Stream
Acquisition of COSE royalty
Acquires Timmins-based royalty
portfolio from IEP and closes over-
subscribed financing for $2.3M
Acquires High Stream Capital and changes name to
Metalla, appoints Brett Heath as President
Brokered Offering Upsized to $6.8M due to strong
demand
Acquistion of Santa Gertrudis RoyaltyListing as a tier-1
issuer on the TSXV
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Announces New Luika Silver
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Consolidates Hoyle Pond
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Acquires royalty and streaming portfolio from Coeur Mining
Annouces acquisition of Valgold (Garrison
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Acquires royalty on Atlantic's Fifteen
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Capital StructureShare Price
Current ($) $1.04 52-Wk. High $1.04 52-Wk. Low $0.63
Dividend Yield 1.7%Cash & Equivalents ($M) $3.1Convertible Held by Coeur (US$M) $1.0Short-Term Loan (US$M) $2.0Shares Outstanding:
Basic (mln) 117.9 Fully Diluted 139.1
Market Cap ($M) $122.6
Share Ownership Coeur Mining 19.99%GoGold Resources 8.55%Europac 5.00%Brett Heath (CEO) 2.49%Original FMS Royalty Owner 2.22%Adrian Day Asset Management 2.10%US Global 1.70%Exp. Capital Partners (Rick Rule) 1.17%Doug Casey 1.16%E.B Tucker (Director) 0.73%Paul Stephens 0.71%
RELATIVE PERFORMANCE
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Metalla has outperformed its peers since its inception in September 2016
Source: Capital IQ
MTA RGLD FNV SSL MMX OR WPM Avg (Excl. MTA)2018 25% -1% -10% 0% 31% -17% -4% 0%2019 21% 3% -5% 9% -5% 6% 5% 2%
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MTA RGLD FNV SSL MMX OR WPM
Canada• Fifteen Mile Stream• Hoyle Pond Extension• Garrison • Timmins West Extension• Akasaba West• TVZ• DeSantis Mine• Dufferin East• Bint Property• Montclerg Property• Colbert Anglo• Pelangio Poirier• Beaudoin• DNA • Sirola Grenfell• Mirado Mine• Solomon’s Pillar
Ecuador• Zaruma
Chile Royalty• Puchildiza
Argentina• COSE• Joaquin
Tanzania• NLGM
Australia• Endeavor
Legend• Producing• Development• Exploration
GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSIFIEDPORTFOLIO
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Mexico• Santa Gertrudis
Asset Santa Gertrudis
Metalla Interest 2% NSR Royalty
Operator
Metal: Au
Location Sonora, Mexico
Resources M&I 810Koz, Inferred
254Koz Au
Recently acquired, currently under expanded
exploration 33,800m exploration program.
Agnico plans to release an updated resource
estimate in February 2019
KEY ASSETS
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Asset Endeavor Mine
Interest Stream on 100% of Ag
Operator
Metal Zn, Pb, Ag
Location NSW Australia
Resources 988Koz Ag in the
current mine plan
On-Going Payment US$1 / Oz + 50% of Ag
price over US$7/Oz
Production Guidance FY2019
500 – 550Koz Ag
Steady production since 1983, recent
discovery of deep lode indicates further
resource expansion potential
Asset Joaquin Mine
Interest 2% NSR Royalty
Operator
Metal Ag, Au
Location Santa Cruz, Argentina
Resources 65Moz Ag M&I
Production Guidance
~4Moz Ag and 2Koz Au
annually (5Moz Ag-Eq) when
in full production
(commissioning in Q119)
Current mine plan calls for the exploitation of
only the La Morocha vein at Joaquin, over a
dozen veins not considered which currently
host NI 43-101 over 40Moz Ag-Eq M&I
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KEY ASSETS
Asset Garrison Mine
Interest 2% NSR Royalty
Operator
Metal Au
Location Ontario, 40Km north of Kirkland Lake
Resources 1.2MoZ Au M&I, 0.8Moz Inferred
Since acquiring the property in 2014, Osiskohas completed an additional 85,000m ofdrilling. Resource update is to be released inearly 2019
Asset COSE Mine
Interest 1.5% NSR Royalty
Operator
Metal Ag, Au
Location Santa Cruz, Argentina
Resources 83Koz Au-Eq @ 52.2g/t indicated, 16Koz Au-Eq @
24.5g/t inferred
Production Guidance
1.34Moz Ag and 27.6Koz Au in first year of full production
Acquired from Patagonia for US$15M andspent US$24M to bring into production inQ418. High-grade satellite deposit that will betrucked to Manantial Espejo similar to Joaquin
Asset Fifteen Mile Stream
Interest 1% NSR Royalty
Operator
Metal Au
Location Nova Scotia, 100Km northeast of Halifax
Resources 432Koz 2P, 452Koz M&I (includes 2P), 240Koz Inferred
Expected to produce ~80Koz in 2021. Atlanticsuccessfully put its nearby Touqouy intooperation on time and within budget. Over35,000m drilled since last resource estimateto be included in update estimate in Q119
PORTFOLIO LIST
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Property Operator Location Stage Metal Terms Property Operator Location Stage Metal Terms
Endeavor Mine CBH Resources NSW Australia ProductionZn, Pb,
AgStream on 100% of Ag DeSantis Mine
Canadian Gold
MinerTimmins, Canada Exploration Au 1.5% NSR
Joaquin Mine Pan American Silver Santa Cruz, Argentina Development Ag, Au 2% NSR Royalty Bint Property Glencore Timmins, Canada Exploration Au 2% NSR
Santa Gertrudis Agnico Eagle Sonora, Mexico Development Au 2% NSR Royalty Colbert/Anglo Goldcorp Timmins, Canada Exploration Au 2% NSR
Fifteen Mile Stream Atlantic Gold Nova Scotia Development Au 1% NSR Royalty Montclerg IEP Timmins, Canada Exploration Au 1% NSR
COSE Mine Pan American Silver Santa Cruz, Argentina Development Ag, Au 1.5% NSR Royalty Pelangio Poirier Pelangio Exp. Timmins, Canada Exploration Au 1% NSR
Garrison Mine Osisko Mining Kirkland Lake, ON Development Au 2% NSR Royalty DNA Detour Gold Cochrane, Canada Exploration Au 2% NSR
New Luika Shanta GoldLupa Goldfields,
TanzaniaProduction Au Stream on 15% of Ag Beaudoin Explor Resources Timmins, Canada Exploration Au, Ag 0.4% NSR
Hoyle Pond Goldcorp Timmins, Canada Production Au2% NSR, subject to 500Koz
exemptionSirola Grenfell Golden Peak Res.
Kirkland Lake,
CanadaExploration Au 0.25% NSR
Zaruma Core Gold Ecuador Development Au 1.5% NSR Mirado Mine OrefindersKirkland Lake,
CanadaExploration Au 1% NSR + Option
Timmins West
ExtensionTahoe Resources Timmins, Canada Production Au
1.5% NSR (subject to a
0.75% buyback)Solomon’s Pillar Sage Gold
Greenstone,
CanadaExploration Au 1% NSR
Akasaba West Agnico Eagle Val d'Or, Canada Development Au, Cu2% NSR, payable after
210Koz AuPuchildiza
Regulus
ResourcesChile Exploration Au 1.5% NSR
TVZ Zone Goldcorp Timmins, Canada Development Au 2% NSR Los Patos Private Party Venezuela Exploration Au 1.5% NSR
Dufferin East Resource Capital Halifax, Canada Development Au 1.0 % NSR
LEADERSHIP
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Lawrence RoulstonNon – Executive ChairmanMining professional and geologist
with over 35 years of diverse hands-on experience
Alexander MolyneuxNon-Executive Director
20+ Years experience metals and mining industry executive and financier. Holds several
high level executive and board positions.
EB TuckerNon-Executive DirectorCasey Report Editor, 15 years
experience in fund management and security analysis
Brett HeathPresident and CEO, Director
10 years experience in structured finance, corporate finance, and investment management,
7 years of royalty and streaming experience
Bill TsangChief Financial Officer
Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 10 years of financial accounting and auditing experience
in the mineral exploration and mining industry
Drew Clark, CFAVP Corporate Development
Former research analyst and investment banker, corporate development roles at Premier Royalty Corp and Carlisle
Goldfields acquired by Sandstorm and Alamos respectively
Frank HanagarneNon-Executive Director
25+ years operational experience at Newmont Mining and Coeur
Mining. (Currently COO of Coeur)
WHY INVEST NOW
Strong Value Proposition
Metalla currently trades at a significant discount to itspeers1 and remains the highest yielding dividend payer
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Organic Growth
Disciplined Management
Unique Business Plan / Approach
Portfolio includes stable operations and developmentprojects backed by strong counterparties
Experienced management team with a low burn rateand a track record of accretive transactions forshareholders
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Focus on third-party royalties on assets operated bymajors and using stock to enable holders to properlyvalue royalty assets a key differentiator vs competition
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ROYALTY MODEL
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Third Party Holder Metalla
Third-Party Royalty Model
Royalty Value Royalty Value Arbitrage
• A royalty is worth more in a publicly tradedcompany with a portfolio of royalty assets,compared to holding a royalty privately, or in anexploration, development or operating company.
Mining Company Royalty Company
Traditional Royalty Model
Value of Ounces in Royalty Company
Value of Ounces in Mining Company
• The same number of ounces in a royaltycompany is worth more than in a miningcompany due to top line cash flow, non-dilutive interests, exploration upside, anddiversification.
ENDEAVOR
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Metalla Interest 100% of By-product silver stream (Ag)
Operator CBH Resources
Metal Produced Pb, Zn, Ag
Location NSW Australia
Project Status Producing
Silver Reserves 1.6M Ag ounces in current mine plan
On going payment $1 USD per ounce(1) + 50% of silver price above
$7 USD per Oz
Production Guidance FY 2019
500,000 – 550,000 Oz Ag
(1) Plus adjustments for inflation indexed to CPI
• Long history of operations and replacing reserves
• Development now underway at Deep LodeZone will further extend mine life
• New 1.6M Ag oz mine plan through December 2020
JOAQUIN
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Metalla Interest 2% NSR Royalty on production
Operator Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS)
Metal Produced Ag, Au
Location Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Project Status Development
Resources Existing Measured and Indicated resource of 65.2
million oz Ag and 61,100 oz of Au
• Pan American allocated US$37.8M to develop Joaquin
• Production to start in Q4 2019 using the Manantial Espejo plant for processing
• 43-101 report(1) on La Morocha deposit as an underground mine filed on SEDAR
(1) Please refer to a technical report titled "Joaquin Project NI 43-101 Technical Report" and dated January 31, 2018 (the "Joaquin Report").
SANTA GERTRUDIS
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Metalla Interest 2% NSR Royalty on production (1% can be repurchased for
US$7.5M)
Operator Agnico Eagle (NYSE:AEM)
Metal Produced Au
Location Sonora, Mexico (180km north of Hermosillo)
Project Status Exploration / Development
Resources 810Koz M&I, 240Koz inferred
Past Work 565Koz Au historically produced at 2.13g/t. Over 275Km of total drilling has been completed to
date
• Agnico recently reported a new high-gradediscovery on the 42,000Ha property andexpanded its exploration budget at the minein Q318
• Resource update expected in Q119
FIFTEEN MILE STREAM
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Metalla Interest 1% NSR Royalty on production
Operator Atlantic Gold (TSX-V:AGB)
Metal Produced Au
Location Nova Scotia, Canada(100km northeast of Halifax)
Project Status Development
Resources 432Koz 2P, 452Koz M&I (includes 2P), 240Koz Inferred
PFS Highlights Production in 2021 of 80Koz, LOM production of 391Koz at a
cash cost of C$561/oz and a pre-tax IRR of 60.9%
• Company has drilled over 35,000m in 290holes since the last resource which hasresulted in the discovery of new deposits andexpansion potential within the currentresource
• Resource update expected in Q119
NEW LUIKA GOLD MINE
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Metalla Interest 15% of By-product silver stream (Ag)
Operator Shanta Gold (LON:SHG)
Metal Produced Au, Ag
Location Southwest Tanzania, LupaGold Fields
Project Status Producing
On going payment 10% of Spot of silver (Ag)
Production Guidance FY 2019
120,000 – 150,000 Oz Ag
• 10 year stream (expires 2026)• Lowest quartile of costs amongst producers• Experienced management team• Achieved underground expansion on time and
under budget
HOYLE POND EXTENSION
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Metalla Interest 2% NSR Royalty on
production (on leased mining
rights subject to 500,000 oz
Au exemption)
Operator Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG)
Metal Produced Au
Location Timmins, Ontario
Canada
Project Status Producing (extension under
development)
Resources No current reserve/resource
on the extension
Production Guidance FY 2018
155,000 – 160,000 Oz Au
• Goldcorp report on drilling in 2018 expected
to be delivered to Metalla in March or 2019.
(1) Resources in Porcupine Camp see Goldcorp 2016 reserves and resources report