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Fiji’s Next Gold Producer December 2014
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained or incorporated by reference herein, including any operating performance of Lion One Metals Limited (“Lion One”), constitutes "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “projected”, “attributable”, “potential”, “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Lion One are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the currency markets; fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold or certain other commodities; changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada or other countries in which Lion One does or may carry on business in the future; business opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, Lion One the ability to successfully integrate acquisitions; operating or technical difficulties in connection with, mining or development activities; the speculative nature of gold exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses and permits; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; adverse changes in the credit rating; and contests over title to properties. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of gold exploration, development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks). Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect the actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Lion One . You are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.
This presentation uses the terms “inferred resources” and “measured & indicated resources”. Lion One advises you that these terms are recognized by Canadian securities regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects”). You are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, “inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for a preliminary assessment as defined under NI 43-101. You are cautioned no to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.
The content of this presentation has been reviewed by Mr. Rob McLeod, P.Geo, a consultant to the Company and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
The information contained herein is confidential and does not constitute a recommendation by Lion One its agents or any vendor party nor does it form the basis of any contract or offer for the sale of the business of gold exploration, development and mining. The recipient of the information contained herein agrees that the information is to be considered confidential and proprietary to Lion One and shall hold the same in confidence, shall not use it other than for the purposes of its business with Lion One and shall disclose it only to its officers, directors, or employees with a specific need to know. The recipient will not disclose, publish or otherwise reveal any of the confidential information contained herein to any other party whatsoever except with the specific prior written authorization of Lion One .
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• Emerging gold company listed on TSX-V: LIO • Veteran team with impressive track record in
mine development and M&A transactions • Strong capital structure and insider ownership • Advancing Tuvatu to production, discovering
value in Fiji
Company
Advancing Fiji’s Next Gold Startup
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• High grade gold resource in stable mining region; feasibility study carried out by previous operator
• Updating mine plan and project economics • Mine permitting underway; Environmental
approvals, 21 year surface lease agreement signed in 2014
Tuvatu Gold Project
Value Drivers:
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In Progress - Processing Plant Studies - Mine Planning and Scheduling - Geotechnical Studies and Tailings
Dam Design - Ongoing exploration - Mine Permitting
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Chairman, & CEO Walter H. Berukoff Previous companies started, built, and later sold; founder & former CEO of
Northern Orion Resources: acquired for $1.1 Billion by Yamana Gold in 2007 Miramar Mining: acquired for $1.5 Billion by Newmont in 2008 La Mancha Resources: acquired for $499 million by Weather II in 2012
20 mines developed in 7 countries
Leadership
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Capital Structure
Shares Issued: 60,175,608 Options: 4,240,000 Fully Diluted: 64,415,608 Recent Price: $0.25 Market Cap: $15 million Cash: $7 million Percentage held by insiders: 33%
Stock Market Listings Canada TSX-V: LIO Australia ASX: LLO (CDI’s) USA OTCQX: LOMLF
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Walter Berukoff, Chairman & CEO; Founder and CEO of Miramar Mining, Northern Orion, La Mancha Resources; Red Lion Management Stephen Mann, Managing Director; Geologist, Former Utah Development Corp., BHP, Newcrest; Managing Director of AREVA Australia and Avocet Resources Samantha Shorter, Chief Financial Officer; CA, former audit manager at major Canadian accounting firm specializing in mining industry Stephanie Martel, VP Admin; Chief Operating Officer of Red Lion Management and Lion One Limited Fiji
People
Richard Meli, Director; Former Kennecott, La Mancha; former SVP of Mergers and Acquisitions at Rio Tinto George S. Young, Director; Former President & Director MAG Silver, Former Director International Royalty Corp. Kevin Puil, Director; CFA, Former Portfolio Manager at Malcolm Gissen & Associates, and Senior Analyst at the Encompass Fund Hamish Greig, VP, Director, Corporate Secretary; 15 years experience in investor relations, corporate finance and administration
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High Grade Resource
Cutoff Indicated Resource (diluted) Inferred Resource (diluted)
g/t tonnes g/t oz. Au tonnes g/t oz. Au
1.0 1,943,000 5.61 350,300 3,022,000 5.8 561,000
2.0 1,435,000 7.07 326,200 2,156,000 7.5 520,000
3.0 1,101,000 8.46 299,500 1,506,000 9.7 468,000
5.0 683,000 11.25 247,000 872,000 13.9 390,000
Excerpt from “Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Tuvatu Gold Deposit” Dated June 4, 2014
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- Minimum widths of 1.2m (ranging up to 9m) for mineralized structures; average width of 2m in resource model
- Free gold present in both fine and coarse grains amenable to conventional gravity processing
- Gold also contained in quartz or pyrite composite particles amenable to extraction by floatation and leaching
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Location
Tuvatu: a low-sulphidation, narrow vein, high grade epithermal gold system in Fiji; Located along trend from 7 million oz. historic production at Vatukoula;
Situated in one of Fiji’s major volcanic intrusive complexes
Ok Tedi (OTML)
391 Mt @ 0.77 g/t Au & 0.58% Cu (2009)
Porgera (Barrick) 40.3 Mt @ .08 g/t Au
Wafi Golpu (Newcrest-Harmony) 590 Mt @ 0.76 g/t Au
Frieda River (Xstrata) 51 Mt @ 0.57 g/t Au & 2.43% Cu (Nena)
Lihir (Newcrest) 880 Mt @ 2.1 g/t Au
Vatukoula (VGM) 21 Mt @ 6.0 g/t
Hidden Valley
(Harmony-Newcrest) 59 Mt @ 1.5 g/t Au
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Nadi
10 km
LIO tenements
Infrastructure
Lautoka
Nadi
Tuvatu
- Close to international airport at Nadi and deep water port at Lautoka
- Close to urban centers and skilled mining workforce
- Lion One Fiji head office and industrial compound located 1 km from airport; less than 20 km to fully equipped site camp at Tuvatu
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Geology
Eleven lodes delineated in main Upper Ridges mineralized zone - Strike length of NS lodes varies from
150m to over 600m; not drilled past 300m depth
- E-W striking Murau zone consists of two major lodes with mapped strike length in excess of 800 m
41 lodes identified, 37 modelled in 2014 resource estimate
Intermediate wavelength gravity field; western Viti Levu Excerpted from 1998 AusAid Fiji Airborne Geophysical Survey
Tuvatu
Vatukoula
Section view along exploration decline GM contours
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Tenements
Special Prospecting Licenses SPL’s 1283, 1296, 1465
21 Year Surface Lease
Mine Licensing Underway
Tuvatu
Lion One Fiji Intl. Airport
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- Environmental Impact Assessment approved in 2013 - Environmental approvals in 2014 for Construction and
Operations at Tuvatu - Over 240 meetings with communities and stakeholders
over 4 years - Recommendation for mining to commence
Environment
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Historic Exploration
- Discovered in 1987 - 1997-2000 PFS & FS by
Bateman Engineering - 87,000 meters drilled - 1,341m of decline, cross-
cuts, raises - 600m decline to depth of
240m below surface
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Exploration Potential
Caldera marginal setting Alkaline source rocks Continuity of known structures Large system, open ended Numerous untested surface
geochemical anomalies Open at depth Exploration upside
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Current Era
Work Completed: - Check sampling of historic drill core - Geophysics, geochemical analysis - Surface mapping, sampling, trenching - 14,000 meters additional diamond drilling - Database validation (600,000 sample points) - Environmental Impact Assessment - 21-year Surface Lease obtained
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Resource Sensitivities
Resource Category Indicated (diluted) Inferred (diluted)
Within 75 m of Surface
Cut off tonnes grade ounces tonnes grade ounces
0.5 734,000 3.0 72,000 612,000 3.61 71,000
1.0 609,000 3.5 69,000 513,000 4.17 69,000
2.0 384,000 4.7 58,000 328,000 5.66 60,000
3.0 263,000 5.8 49,000 228,000 7.05 52,000
5.0 121,000 8.0 31,000 107,000 10.73 37,000
Below 75 m of Surface
0.5 1,488,000 6.0 285,000 2,860,000 5.44 501,000
1.0 1,335,000 6.6 282,000 2,509,000 6.10 492,000
2.0 1,051,000 7.9 268,000 1,827,000 7.83 460,000
3.0 839,000 9.3 251,000 1,278,000 10.14 416,000
5.0 562,000 12.0 216,000 766,000 14.34 353,000
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Notable Drilling Intercepts
select (uncut) drilling results from Tuvatu 2012-2013 drilling program
Hole ID Interval (m) True Width (m) Grade (g/t Au) From (m depth)
TUDDH 341 2.32 1.49 62.81 148.54
TUDDH 347 3.78 2.51 16.15 121.99 TUDDH 348 7.49 4.97 23.03 155.05
TUDDH 349 7.83 6.57 17.69 130.92
TUDDH 350 2.25 1.70 25.53 78.99 and 3.66 2.76 15.68 142.00
TUDDH 356 3.59 2.44 15.43 89.70 and 3.55 2.41 6.03 74.05
TUDDH 359 3.11 2.50 14.31 130.69 TUDDH 364 6.43 5.52 12.74 202.93
and 3.46 3.00 7.63 213.98 TUDDH 365 13.81 9.93 7.08 155.05 TUDDH 371 14.99 9.95 14.28 185.69
and 1.63 1.09 38.38 203.68 TUDDH 373 7.13 4.39 8.46 99.55
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Olary Creek Iron Project (LIO 47%) 25% interest free carried to bankable feasibility; - convertible to 2% FOB royalty, - or 1% FOB royalty with $0.50 per tonne production
royalty; 22% participating interest
JV Partner Henan Yukuang (53%), subsidiary of Henan Province Mining Bureau, PRC
Pending RTO on Singapore Stock Exchange with CMI - China Mining International (Y34:SGX) Henan’s JV interest is one of five target assets in initial CMI portfolio valued at US$800 million CMI to be first PRC-backed company listed on SGX; Shareholder approval obtained for CMI to create a “mega mining company” with Henan asset pipeline
Lion One Australia
1 Billion tonne magnetite iron target on Braemar Iron Formation in South Australia
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Three layers of magnetite mineralization identified over aggregate strike length of 7.5 km, overburden ranges from 5m to 80m; two-thirds of target remains undrilled DTR test results confirm potential to produce magnetite concentrates grading 68-70% Fe; grades consistent with saleable magnetite concentrates; low technical risk Targeting 1 billion tonnes on South Australia’s Braemar Iron Formation; massive regional infrastructure investments approved by SA government
Olary Resource Overview
Indicated mineral resources of 214 million tonnes at 26.3% iron (DTR Results: 57 million tonnes concentrate @ 69.6 % Fe)
Inferred mineral resources of 296 million tonnes at 26.4% iron (DTR Results: 81 million tonnes concentrate @ 69.8% Fe)
“NI 43-101 Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Olary Creek Iron Ore Project” Dated March 6, 2014
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Thank you
Investor Relations Contacts: Hamish Greig | Joe Gray
311 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7M 1B5
Toll Free within North America: 1.855.805.1250 tel: 604.998.1250 fax: 604.998.1253
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