Equinox Gold
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September 17, 2019 at 3:30 PM (MDT)|Hyatt Regency, Denver
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Forward-looking Statements
This presentation contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation and may include future-oriented financial information. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements or information in this presentation relate to, among other things: future financial or operational performance, including estimated production of gold and estimated mine site AISC in 2019; the ability of the Company to successfully operate Aurizona; to successfully operate Mesquite, including with respect to production; development and timing of anticipated production at Castle Mountain; and the growth potential of the Company. Forward-looking statements or information generally identified by the use of the words “intendsâ€, “expectsâ€, “will beâ€, “underwayâ€, “targetedâ€, “plannedâ€, “objectiveâ€, “expectedâ€, “potentialâ€, “continueâ€, “estimatedâ€, “wouldâ€, “subject to†and similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “mayâ€, “couldâ€, “shouldâ€, “will be taken†or “be achievedâ€, or the negative connotation of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The Company has based these forward-looking statements and information on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events and these assumptions include: tonnage of ore to be mined and processed; ore grades and recoveries; prices for gold remaining as estimated; commissioning and ramp-up to commercial production at Aurizona being completed and performed in accordance with current expectations; construction at Castle Mountain being completed and performed in accordance with current expectations; currency exchange rates remaining as estimated; availability of funds for the Company’s projects and future cash requirements; capital, decommissioning and reclamation estimates; the Company’s mineral reserve and resource estimates and the assumptions on which they are based; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services; no labour-related disruptions and no unplanned delays or interruptions in scheduled development and production; all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals are received in a timely manner; and the Company’s ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained in this presentation. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information contained in this presentation and the Company has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: fluctuations in gold prices; fluctuations in prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services; fluctuations in currency markets; operational risks and hazards inherent with the business of mining (including environmental accidents and hazards, industrial accidents, equipment breakdown, usual or unexpected geological or structural formations, cave-ins, flooding and severe weather); inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks and hazards; employee relations; relationships with, and claims by, local communities and indigenous populations; the Company’s ability to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a timely manner; changes in laws, regulations and government practices, including environmental, export and import laws and regulations; legal restrictions relating to mining; risks relating to expropriation, increased competition in the mining industry; and those factors identified in the Company’s management information circular dated June 20, 2018 and in its MD&A dated October 30, 2018, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management's views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement or information contained or incorporated by reference to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements and information. If the Company updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and information contained in this presentation are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Technical Information.
James (Jim) Currie, P.Eng, Equinox Gold’s COO, and Scott Heffernan, MSc, P.Geo, Equinox Gold’s EVP Exploration, are the Qualified Persons under NI 43-101 and have reviewed, approved and verified the technical content of this presentation. All technical information related to (a) Aurizona is based on the “Feasibility Study on the Aurizona Gold Mine Project†prepared by Lycopodium Minerals Canada Ltd. effective date of July 10, 2017; (b) Castle Mountain is based on the “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Castle Mountain Project†prepared by Kappes, Cassiday and Associates effective date of July 16, 2018; (c) Mesquite is based on the “Technical Report on the Mesquite Gold Mine, Imperial County, California, U.S.A.†prepared by AGP Mining Consultants Inc. with an effective date of December 31, 2018. All technical reports are available for download at www.equinoxgold.com and under Equinox Gold’s profile on www.SEDAR.com. All technical information related to Solaris Copper Inc. is based on technical reports available on www.solariscopper.com and under Solaris Copper Inc.’s profile on www.SEDAR.com.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources.
These estimates have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. The terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" are defined in NI 43-101 and recognized by Canadian securities laws but are not defined terms under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Guide 7 ("SEC Guide 7") or recognized under U.S. securities laws. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be upgraded to mineral reserves. "Inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an "inferred mineral resource" will ever by upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. In addition, the definitions of “Proven Mineral Reserves†and “Probable Mineral Reserves†under CIM standards differ in certain respects from the standards of the SEC. Accordingly, these mineral reserve and resource estimates and related information may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder, including SEC Guide 7.
Non-GAAP Measures.
This presentation refers to cash costs and AISC per ounce which are non-GAAP measures. These measurements have no standardized meaning under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSâ€) and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These measurements 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 IFRS. Cash costs include mine site operating costs, but are exclusive of amortization, reclamation, capital and exploration costs and net of by-product sales and then divided by ounces sold to arrive at cash costs per ounce. AISC starts with total cash costs and adds net capital expenditures that are sustaining in nature, mine site general and administrative costs, capitalized and expensed exploration that is sustaining in nature and environmental reclamation costs, all divided by ounces sold to arrive at AISC per ounce. Management believes these measures are commonly used in the gold mining industry and are useful for monitoring the performance of operations and the ability of mines to generate positive cashflow.
All dollar amounts are in USD unless otherwise noted. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
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