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Corporate PresentationOctober 2018
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This presentation, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document and Capstone Mining Corp. (“Capstone” or the “Company”) does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable securities legislation.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect our expectations or beliefs regarding future events. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production and capital expenditures, the success of our mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses and title disputes. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “guidance”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes” or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative of these terms or comparable terminology. In this document certain forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “targeting”, “guidance”, “potential”, “pending receipt”, “plan” and “expected”. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, amongst others, risks related to inherent hazards associated with mining operations and closure of mining projects, future prices of copper and other metals, compliance with financial covenants, surety bonding, our ability to raise capital, Capstone’s ability to acquire properties for growth, counterparty risks associated with sales of our metals, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in general economic conditions, accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, operating in foreign jurisdictions with risk of changes to governmental regulation, compliance with governmental regulations, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, reliance on approvals, licences and permits from governmental authorities, impact of climatic conditions on our operations, aboriginal title claims and rights to consultation and accommodation, land reclamation and mine closure obligations, uncertainties and risks related to the potential development of the Santo Domingo Project, increased operating and capital costs, challenges to title to our mineral properties, maintaining ongoing social license to operate, dependence on key management personnel, potential conflicts of interest involving our directors and officers, corruption and bribery, limitations inherent in our insurance coverage, labour relations, increasing energy prices, competition in the mining industry, risks associated with joint venture partners, our ability to integrate new acquisitions into our operations, cybersecurity threats, legal proceedings, and other risks of the mining industry as well as those factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s interim and annual financial statements and MD&A of those statements, all of which are filed and available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause our results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that our forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
Alternative Performance Measures“C1 cash cost”, “cash cost”, “all-in sustaining cost”, “all-in cost”, “fully-loaded all-in cost”, “adjusted net income/loss”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “operating cash flow before changes in working capital” and “net debt” are Alternative Performance Measures. Alternative performance measures are furnished to provide additional information. These non-GAAP performance measures are included in this presentation because these statistics are key performance measures that management uses to monitor performance, to assess how the Company is performing, to plan and to assess the overall effectiveness and efficiency of mining operations. These performance measures may not be comparable to similar data presented by other mining companies. These performance measures should not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of performance included in the Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.
CurrencyAll amounts are in US$ unless otherwise specified.
Cautionary Note On Forward Looking Information
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Cash flow generation and highly leveraged to copper
Proven track record to deliver on organic growth
Low-risk copper producer focused on the Americas
About Capstone
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Diversified Operations in Low Risk Jurisdictions
PRODUCTIONOperating mines in the Americas
71,000 tonnes of copper in 2018from continuing operations1,2
Santo DomingoRegion III, ChileCS 70%; KORES 30%
Portfolio of exploration properties
GROWTHGrowth projects and base
metals exploration in stable geographies in the Americas
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Pinto ValleyArizona, US56,000 tonnes copper 1
CozaminZacatecas State, Mexico15,000 tonnes copper 1
1. 2018 copper production guidance (±5%) for continuing operations, see news release dated April 24, 2018. 2. Minto mine placed on care and maintenance, see news release dated October 11, 2018.
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Production planned to increase through the year on rising grade
2018 focus on overall plant stabilization and optimization to reduce costs
Realizing results from optimization program
Pinto Valley Mine
Open Pit Mine in Arizona, US
Mine life (years) 21
2018 Guidance1
Production (tonnes)
C1 Cash Cost2 ($/payable lb produced)
56,000$1.90 - $2.00
By-products Mo, Ag
1. ±5%; see news release dated April 24, 2018. 2. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. C1 cash cost/lb of payable copper produced is net of by-product credits and selling costs.
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Pinto Valley Mine Plan
PV3 mine plan more than doubles mine life, increases throughput and lowers operating costs without significant capital investment or operational changes
Planning further 10% throughput expansion in 2020/2021, beyond below mine plan; timeline aligned to permitting
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Cozamin Mine
Underground Mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico
2019+
Resource and Reserve update with materials handling optimization results
Added zinc production significantly increases by-product credits in H2
Q4 2018
Potential for expansion to use surplus mill capacity; only partially filled from zinc zone
Additional infill drilling is targeting inferred resource for upgrading to M&I
Additional exploration targets with potential to extend mine life
1. ±5%; see news release dated April 24, 2018. 2. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. C1 cash cost/lb of payable copper produced is net of by-product credits and selling costs
Mine life (years) 4+
2018 Guidance1
Production (tonnes)
C1 Cash Cost2 ($/payable lb produced)
15,000$0.75 - $0.85
By-products Zn, Pb, Ag
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Consolidated Mineral Resource EstimateMeasured & Indicated
Dec 31, 2017* Mar 31, 2018**
110 kt
224 kt
Doubled Cozamin Contained Copper in 2018
The increasing copper resource creates the potential for utilization of surplus mill capacity and a mine expansion
* Refer to the Company’s 2017 Annual Information Form for detailed Mineral Resource Estimate information. **Refer to the Company’s NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Cozamin Mine dated July 19, 2018, effective March 31, 2018.
+104%
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Cozamin Mine Exploration Potential
MNFWZ
San RafaelZinc Zone
San RafaelShaft
Zinc Potential Open
Cu-Zn PotentialMNV
San RobertoShaft
Looking North-Northeast
ZaragozaShaft
2017/18Targeting
Indicated/Inferred
EndeavourBoundary
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Mala Noche Vein (MNV) >5.5 km strike; open to east and west Mala Noche Footwall Zone (MNFWZ) >2 km strike; open to the southeast plus up and down dip Drilling from surface and underground to target resource extensions and classification upgrades in the MNFWZ Developing new targets below other historic mines and/or in recently identified splays from the MNV structure Accelerated copper exploration in the MNFWZ based on recent success on both sides of the
Capstone/Endeavour Silver boundary (agreement in place) High grade step-out holes announced Sept 2018
MNFWZ Target Area
Long-section view is to the NNE perpendicular to the NW-SE striking MNFWZ. The MNV (San Roberto and San Rafael mines) are hosted in the E-W striking MNV i.e. slightly oblique to the view
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Underground Mine in Yukon, Canada
Minto Mine
1. See news release dated February 14, 2018.2. See news release dated October 11, 2018.
Divestiture to Pembridge Resources1 terminated2
Decision made to place Minto on care and maintenance2
to preserve its value
Currently exploring value maximizing opportunities
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Santo Domingo Provides Future Growth Potential
Permittable project provides upside optionality
Copper Development Project in Region III, Chile
Approved EIA and Port Concession Superior infrastructure at low elevation Long lead permits required to start construction:
Long Lead Permit Status
Mine Development Received
Waste Rock Storage Facility Received
Plant Permit Pending receipt
Tailings Permit Submitted
Closure and Reclamation Plan To be submitted upon receipt of above permits
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Santo Domingo – 2018 Focus Areas
Defining the value maximizing path forward
Updating economics Technical report update results targeted for Q4 2018
• Power - updating costs for current conditions of lower power costs
• OPEX & CAPEX
Opportunities under review Port Infrastructure - opportunities may eliminate
Capstone port construction Iron Ore - reviewing opportunities to share or utilize
third party infrastructure
Aligning ownership interest with financing capacity
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Target Date
Cozamin Mineral Reserve update including materials handling optimization; targeting mine expansion Q4 2018
Santo Domingo technical report update Q4 2018
Pinto Valley optimization targeting cost reduction 2018/2019
Near-term Catalysts
Focusing on optimizing core operations and organic growth
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Appendix
Board of Directors
Senior Management Team
2018 Operating and Capital Guidance
Financial and Operating Results
Mine Cost Breakdown
Revolving Credit Facility
Base Metal Benchmarking
Pinto Valley: Long Life Asset in Stable Mining District
Santo Domingo July 2014 Feasibility Study Summary
Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate
Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate
Notes on Consolidated Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates
Compliance with 43-101
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Board of Directors
Name Experience
George Brack Non-Executive Chairman
Mining and investment banking, former industry head of Scotia Capital and former President and CEO of Macquarie North America. Current Director of Wheaton Precious Metals, Alio Gold and Geologix.
Bob Gallagher Former President & CEO of New Gold and Peak Gold and current Director of Yamana Gold, Southern Arc Minerals and Japan Gold; previously with Placer Dome and Newmont.
Jill Gardiner Former Managing Director and Regional Head (BC) for RBC Capital Markets. Director of Capital Power and Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities. Former Chair of Turquoise Hill Resources and former Director of SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts and Timber Investments.
Kalidas MadhavpeddiPresident of Azteca Consulting LLC and director of Trilogy Metals Inc., as well as director and Chair of the Compensation Committee of NovaGold Resources Inc. Previously CEO of CMOC International, Senior VP at Phelps Dodge Corporation and President of Phelps Dodge Wire & Cable.
Yong Jun Park Director and Secretary of KORES Canada Corporation.
Dale Peniuk Audit Committee Chairman
Former Partner with KPMG. Director and Audit Committee Chair of Lundin Mining and Argonaut Gold.
Darren Pylot President, CEO & Director
Founder of Capstone Mining.
Richard Zimmer Former President and CEO of Far West Mining, previously with Teck and Bow Valley Industries. Current Chair of Ascot Resources and Director of Alexco Resources.
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Senior Management Team
Name Experience Years Experience
Years Mining
Experience
Darren PylotPresident, CEO & Director Founder of Capstone Mining 24 24
Jim SlatterySenior VP & CFO Former CFO of Inmet Mining, Wescast Industries and Canadian General Tower 37 13
Gregg BushSenior VP & COO
Former COO of Minefinders, Mine GM & Operations of Barrick/Placer Dome,12 years in Chile 34 34
Brad MercerSenior VP Exploration Formerly with Sherwood Copper, Miramar Mining, Royal Oak and US Borax 34 34
Cindy BurnettVP Investor Relations
Formerly with Western Lithium, Skye Resources, Ivanhoe Energy and Nova Chemicals 39 10
Albert Garcia IIIVP Projects
Former COO Latin America and Senior VP of AECOM and Engineering Director consultant for Santo Domingo from 2014-2016 35 8
Jason HoweVP Corporate Development
Co-founder & former CFO of Silverstone Resources; formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 24 14
Wendy KingVP Legal, Risk & Governance
Former Sr. VP General Counsel, Government Relations, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary with Central 1 Credit Union and Weyerhaeuser Company 22 5
Gillian McCombieVP Human Resources Formerly with Placer Dome, Hunter-Dickinson and TELUS 22 18
Raman Randhawa VP Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis Former VP, Business Planning with Goldcorp Inc. 17 17
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2018 Operating and Capital Guidance (for continuing operations*)
Production and Operating Costs Pinto Valley Cozamin TotalCopper Production (tonnes) 56,000 15,000 71,000
C1 Cash Cost1,2 ($ per payable lb of Cu produced) $1.90 - $2.00 $0.75 - $0.85 $1.75 - $1.85
All-In Sustaining Cost3 ($ per payable lb of Cu produced) $2.50 - $2.60 $1.60 - $1.70 $2.50 - $2.60
Capital Expenditures (US$ millions) Pinto Valley Cozamin** TotalSustaining $44 $19 $63
San Rafael Zinc Zone Development - 3 3
Brownfield Exploration - 9 9
Capitalized Stripping4 24 - 24
Total $68 $31 $99
Greenfield Exploration Expenditures**,5 (US$ millions)
Total $3.4
1. This is an alternative performance measure, please see “Alternative Performance Measure” definition at the beginning of this presentation. 2. Net of by-product credits and selling costs. 3. All-In sustaining cost per pound of payable copper produced is C1 cash cost plus NSR and production royalties, non-cash deferred revenue, all sustaining capital expenditures (including cash portion of production-phase capitalized stripping), accretion of reclamation obligations, amortization of reclamation assets, corporate G&A and cash portion of pre-production capitalized stripping. 4. Capitalized stripping is included as an operating cost in the PV3 PFS, however, under IFRS accounting guidelines stripping costs are capitalized when the strip ratio is higher than the life-of-mine strip ratio. 5. Greenfield exploration will be expensed.
*See financial statements ending September 30, 2018 regarding accounting for Minto as a discontinued operation for financial reporting purposes in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations. **See Q2 2018 MD&A for the period ending June 30, 2018 for updated exploration cost guidance.
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Q3 2018 Q3 2017 2018 YTD 2017 YTD
Copper production from continuing operations (tonnes) 18,600 18,600 51,200 53,700
C1 cash cost1 per payable pound produced
Pinto Valley 2.15 2.06 2.23 2.01
Cozamin 0.87 1.10 0.76 1.21
Consolidated from continuing operations 1.85 1.84 1.88 1.82
Revenue from continuing operations2 ($ millions) 112.7 118.0 317.9 303.9
Net income from continuing operations ($ millions) 4.1 8.9 22.6 7.1
Net income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders ($ millions) 4.3 8.9 23.4 7.2
Adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations1 ($ millions) 4.8 (5.6) 22.3 (14.4)
Adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to shareholders1 ($ millions)
5.1 (5.5) 23.1 (14.3)
Net income ($ millions) 1.3 20.2 15.4 25.6
Net income attributable to shareholders ($ millions) 1.5 20.3 16.2 25.6
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations1 ($ millions) 29.8 28.8 94.4 57.0
Cash flow from operating activities2 ($ millions) 15.3 41.7 76.9 67.7
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital1,2 ($ millions) 25.9 41.4 81.3 91.6
Total assets ($ millions) 1,369.8 1,394.4 1,369.8 1,394.4
Long term debt (excluding financing fees) ($ millions) 234.9 298.9 234.9 298.9
Total non-current financial liabilities ($ millions) 231.7 294.4 231.7 294.4
Net debt 1 ($ millions) 170.3 184.7 170.3 184.7
Financial and Operating Results
1. These are Alternative Performance Measures. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. 2. In accordance with IFRS 5, Minto’s results are excluded from revenue but included within cash flow amounts in both the current and comparative period.
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Mine Cost Breakdown 1
1. Cost of production in US$ for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Excluding by-product credits and TCRCs. *Minto is not included in consolidated total. See financial statements ending September 30, 2018 regarding accounting for Minto as a discontinued operation for financial reporting purposes in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations.
Consolidated Total Cozamin
Salaries Contractors & ConsultantsMaintenanceDiesel, Gas & LubricantsPowerConsumablesMinesite G&A
Pinto Valley
28%
13%
19%
11%
12%
12%5%
22%
37%16%
3%
11%
6% 5%
27%
18%
18%
9%
12%
11%5%
Q3 2018 (for continuing operations*)
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Senior Secured
Amount $325M credit facility
Maturity April 19, 2021
Interest Rate:Until March 31, 2019After March 31, 2019
US LIBOR+2.5% (Adjustable to 3.5% depending on total leverage ratio)US LIBOR+3.0% (Adjustable to 4.5% depending on total leverage ratio)
Payment Schedule Interest only
Facility Reduction Schedule
Annual $25M reduction of the credit limit on each anniversary with credit limit reduced to $275M on April 19, 2020
Covenants1 EBITDA/Interest Expense ≥ 2.5:1 (Sept 30, 2018 actual was 8.07:1)Senior Secured Net Debt/EBITDA not more than 3.0:1 (Sept 30, 2018 actual was 1.34:1)Total Net Debt/EBITDA not more than 4.0:1 (Sept 30, 2018 actual was 1.34:1)
Revolving Credit Facility
Provides financial flexibility
1. EBITDA calculated on a trailing 12 month basis.
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Pinto Valley: Long Life Asset in Stable Mining District
Source: Bing maps and boundaries are approximated
Permitting of brownfield expansion in mining friendly region
Carlota(KGHM)
Pinto Valley
Miami (FCX)
Copper Cities (BHP)
Miami (BHP)
Old Dominion
(BHP)
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Santo Domingo – July 2014 Feasibility Study Summary
Summary of July 2014 FS1,2
Mine life (years) 18
Average annual production
LOM Avg: 128M lbs Cu, 4.2 Mt Fe, 16 koz AuFirst 5 years: 248M lbs Cu, 3.3 Mt Fe, 35 koz Au
*Off-take agreements committed for 50% of Cu and Fe LOM
Planned throughput (tpd)
LOM Avg: 60,500 First 5 Years: 65,000
Development capital $1.7B
Investment return (after tax)
IRR: 17.9%(27.3% assuming $1B project debt or 60% leverage)
NPV @ 8% discount rate: $797MPayback: 4.2 years
By-products Fe, Au
1. Source: Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. 2. The report was compiled by AMEC’s Santiago office with an accuracy range of -10% to +15% for capital and operating costs. The estimates presented in the FS are current as of October 2013. 3. C1 Cash Cost is an Alternative Performance Measure. C1 Cash Cost on a by-product basis includes iron and gold credits. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information.
Estimated C1 cash cost3
By-product Basis (Cu)LOM Average ($/payable lb Cu): First 5 years ($/payable lb Cu):
($0.06)$0.49
Co-product Basis (Cu & Fe)LOM Average ($/payable lb Cu): LOM Average ($/payable t Fe):
$1.50$43.00
Metal Price Assumptions
Cu: $2.85/lb
Fe: $1.31/dmtu ($85/t conc. @ 65% Fe)
Au: $1,275/oz
65% Estimated
Project Debt
KORES Equity
Technical report update targeted for Q4 2018
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Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate
See corresponding Notes on Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate at the end of this presentation.
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Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate
See corresponding Notes on Consolidated Mineral Resource Estimate at the end of this presentation.
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Notes: Consolidated Mineral Reserve Estimate
NOTES: Mineral Reserves take into account mining activities (where applicable) until January 1, 2018. Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., MBA, Director of Technical Services at Capstone, is the Qualified Person for the disclosure of Capstone's consolidated Mineral Reserves table. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. All Mineral Reserve estimates are inclusive of dilution and mining recovery factors. Contained ounces (oz) are troy ounces. COG is cut-off grade. NSR is net smelter return. All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified. Stockpiled material is treated as Proven Mineral Reserves. All mineral reserves are fully diluted and factor mining recovery. See Technical Reports filed under Capstone’s profile on SEDAR for further information.
1. Claydon Craig, P.Eng., Superintendent of Mine Technical Services at Pinto Valley, is the Qualified Person responsible for the Pinto Valley mineral reserves estimate. Economic inputs to the block model were USD$2.50/lb per pound copper, USD$12.50/lb molybdenum. For the purposes of reporting mineral reserves going forward from January 1, 2017, an average cut-off grade of 0.175% Cu has been used, as it closely approximates the variable 0.17-0.18% Cu cut-off presented in the PV3 Pre-Feasibility NI 43-101 Technical Report. Proven mineral reserves include 400 kt of stockpiled material.
2. Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., MBA, Director of Technical Services at Capstone, is the Qualified Person for the Cozamin mineral reserve estimates. Disclosure of the Cozamin Mine mineral reserves as of December 31, 2017 was completed using fully diluted mineable stope shapes generated by the Maptek Vulcan Mine Stope Optimizer software and calculated estimated using on the 2016 MNFW and 2017 MNV resource block models created by J. Vincent, P.Geo., of Capstone Mining Corp. Mineral reserves are reported above a US$ 42/t NSR cut-off. The NSR formula used for the reserves uses the following metal prices: $2.50/lb Cu, $20.00/oz Ag, $1.00/lb Zn, MEX 18.5 to USD 1.0, and metallurgical recoveries of 94.5% Cu, 72% Ag, 70% Zn. The resulting NSR formula is $42.425*%Cu + 0.364*Agppm + 8.123*Zn%. Note that zero value is attributed to Pb because the circuit is expected to be used minimally due to low Pb concentrations. There are no mineral reserves declared in the Zinc Zone (San Rafael and San Roberto Zinc zones).
3. Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., MBA, Director of Technical Services at Capstone, is the Qualified Person supervised the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate of the Minto deposits. The Mineral Reserves estimates for MSD underground deposits (Area 2/118 underground and Copper Keel underground) and Minto East underground have an effective date of December 31, 2016. The Area 2 open pit mineral reserves have an effective date of December 31, 2015. Metal Price assumptions used to calculate the COG for all deposits are: Cu=$2.50, Au=$300, Ag=$3.90. Processing recoveries for all deposits are: Cu=91%, Au=70%, Ag=78%. Open pit mineral reserves are reported above 0.5% Cu COG. Underground mineral reserves are reported above a 1.2% Cu COG. Calculation of mine depletion during 2017 was overseen by Kevin Cymbalisty, P.Eng., Mine Manager at Minto, and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
4. Santo Domingo Project Mineral Reserves shown on 100% basis (Capstone’s share is 70%). Carlos Guzman, FAusIMM, CMC, of NCL Ingeniería y Construcción SpA, is the independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Reserves estimate with an effective date of May 2, 2014. Mineral Reserves are reported as constrained within Measured and Indicated pit designs, and supported by a mine plan featuring variable throughput rates and cut-off optimization. The pit designs and mine plan were optimized using the following economic and technical parameters: metal prices of $2.75/lb Cu, $1,275/oz Au and $80/dmt of Fe concentrate; recovery to concentrate assumptions of a maximum of 93.6% for Cu and 75% for Au, with magnetite concentrate recovery varying on a block-by-block basis; copper concentrate treatment charges of $70/dmt, $0.07/lb of Cu refining charges, $5/oz of Au refining charges, $48/wmt and $3/wmt for shipping Cu and Fe concentrates respectively; waste mining cost of $1.53/t, mining cost of $1.53/t ore, and process and G&A costs of $7.84/t processed; average pit slope angles that range from 37.6º to 43.6º; a 2% royalty rate assumption, and an assumption of 100% mining recovery. Fe metal in the table denotes magnetite. There have been no mining activities at Santo Domingo since the release of the NI 43-101 Technical Report.
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Notes: Consolidated Mineral Resource EstimateNOTES: Mineral Resources take into account mining activities (where applicable) until January 1, 2018 for Minto Mine and Pinto Valley, and to March 31, 2018 for Cozamin Mine. Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., MBA, Director of Technical Services at Capstone, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of Capstone's consolidated Mineral Resources table. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral Resources are reported inclusive of the Mineral Reserves. All Mineral Resources are exclusive to dilution and mining recovery factors. Rounding as required by reporting guidelines may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. Contained ounces (oz) are troy ounces. COG is cut-off grade. NSR is net smelter return. M&I = Measured & Indicated. All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified. Stockpiled material is treated as Measured Mineral Resources. See Technical Reports filed under Capstone’s profile on SEDAR for further information.
1. Claydon Craig, P.Eng., Superintendent of Mine Technical Services at Pinto Valley, is the Qualified Person responsible for the Pinto Valley mineral reserves estimate. Mineral resources are presented above a 0.17% Cu cut-off. Measured Mineral Resources include 400 kt of stockpiled material.
2. Garth Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC, is the independent Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of Cozamin Mineral Resources. Mineral resources are reported at a cut-off of NSR US$42 using the NSR2018 formula: Cu*61.676+Ag*0.354+Zn*14.521+Pb*11.208. Metal price assumptions (in US$) used to calculate the NSR for all deposits are: Cu = $3.50/lb, Ag = $18.00/oz, Zn = $1.20/lb, and Pb = $1.00/lb. An exchange rate of MX$18.50 per US$1 is assumed. The following metal recoveries are used: 90% Cu, 74% Ag, 79% Zn, 76% Pb. Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
3. Douglas McIlveen, P.Geo., Chief Geologist at Minto, is the Qualified Person responsible for the disclosure of the Minto Mine Mineral Resources taking into account ongoing mine production. Garth Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC, of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimates for the Minto North and Minto East 2 areas. The Minto East 2 area was re-estimated with an effective date of May 31, 2015. Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo., is the Qualified Person responsible for the Minto East resource estimate with an effective date of June 30, 2016. Dr. Wayne Barnett, Ph.D., P.Geo., of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., is an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimate at Ridgetop that takes into account drill hole data until August 2010, and the MSD deposit, which includes the Area 2/118, Wildfire, and Copper Keel areas. The MSD Mineral Resource estimate has an effective date of May 31, 2015; the Copper Keel zone was updated in 2017. Ridgetop is amenable to open pit extraction. Area 2/118 and Wildfire areas are amenable to open pit and underground mining, while Minto East, Minto East 2, and Copper Keel areas are suitable for underground mining. Mineral Resources are reported above a 0.5% Cu COG for open pit resources and above a 1.0% Cu cut-off for underground resources. Measured resources contain 489 kt of stockpiled material.
4. Santo Domingo Project Mineral Resources shown on 100% basis (Capstone’s share is 70%). David Rennie, P.Eng., of Rosco Postle Associates Inc. and an independent Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the Mineral Resources estimates for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits, which have an effective date of August 31, 2012. Mineral Resource estimates for the Estrellita deposit have an effective date of October 30, 2007. Mineral Resources for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits are reported using a COG of 0.25% copper equivalent (CuEq). CuEq grades are calculated using average long term prices of US$3.50/lb Cu, US$1,500/oz Au and US$1.94/dmtu Fe (US$120/dmt conc. at 62% Fe). The CuEq equation is: Metal Value = Grade*Cm*R%/100*(Price-TCRC-Freight)*(100-Royalty)/100, where Cm is a constant to convert grade of metal to metal price units; R is metallurgical recovery and %Cu Equivalent = (Cu Value + Au Value + Fe Value)/(Cu Value per 1%Cu). An assessment of reasonable prospects for economic extraction for the Santo Domingo Sur, Iris, and Iris Norte deposits was performed using a Lerchs–Grossman pit shell that has the following assumptions: pit slopes averaging 45°; mining cost of US$1.19/t, processing cost of US$ 4.49/t; processing recovery of 85%; selling price of US$2.25/lb, and a selling cost of US$0.247/lb. At the 0.25% CuEq cut-off, all but 5% of the Mineral Resources were captured by the pit shell. On the basis of this result, it was concluded that there was little merit in restricting the Mineral Resources to those blocks contained only within the pit shell. Fe in the table denotes magnetite. Accordingly, the Mineral Resource inventory was reported in its entirety. Mineral Resources for the Estrellita deposit are reported using a 0.3% Cu COG.
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Unless otherwise indicated, Capstone has prepared the technical information in this presentation (“Technical Information”) based on information contained in the technical reports and news releases (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) available under Capstone Mining Corp.’s company profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Each Disclosure Document was prepared by or under the supervision of a qualified person (a “Qualified Person” or “QP”) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 43-101”). For readers to fully understand the information in this presentation, they should read the Technical Reports (available on www.sedar.com) in their entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions and exclusions that relate to the information set out in this presentation which qualifies the Technical Information. Readers are advised that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Disclosure Documents are each intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The Technical Information is subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained in the Disclosure Documents.
The technical information in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators ("NI 43-101") and reviewed and approved by Gregg Bush, P.Eng., Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Capstone Mining. Technical Information related to mineral exploration activities has been reviewed and approved by Brad Mercer, P. Geol., Senior Vice President, Exploration. Both are QP’s under NI 43-101.
This presentation summarizes some of the information disclosed in the Pinto Valley Mine Life Extension – Phase 3 (PV3) Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report dated February 23, 2016. The following QP’s authored the technical report: Gregg Bush, P.Eng of Capstone Mining Corp., Garth Kirkham, P.Geo. of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., John Marek P.E. of Independent Mining Consultants, Inc., Ken Major, P.Eng. of KWM Consulting Inc., Tony Freiman, P.E. of Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure Inc. and Cori Hoag C.P.G. of SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.
This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Cozamin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico dated July 31, 2014. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report: Patrick Andrieux, PhD., P.Eng. (Itasca Consulting Group. Inc), Dave Hallman, PE (Tetra Tech, Inc), Jenna Hardy, P.Geo. (Nimbus Management Ltd.), Mel Lawson, SME-RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ken Major, P.Eng. (KWM Consulting Inc.), Vivienne McLennan, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.), Allan Schappert, SME-RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ali Shahkar, P.Eng. (Lions Gate Geological Consulting Inc.), Robert Sim, P.Geo. (Sim Geological Inc.), Brad Skeeles, P.Eng. (formerly with Capstone Mining Corp.), and Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.).
This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Cozamin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico dated July 19, 2018. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report: Gregg Bush, P.Eng of Capstone Mining Corp., Jenna Hardy, P.Geo. (Nimbus Management Ltd.), Garth Kirkham, P.Geo. of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., Chris Martin, Ceng MIMMM, Blue Coast Group Ltd., Vivienne McLennan, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.), Pooya Mohseni, MBA, MASc., P.Eng. of Capstone Mining Corp., and Humberto Preciado, PhD, P.E. of Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Minto Phase VI Preliminary Feasibility Study Technical Report dated July 31, 2012. Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for this report: John Sagman, BASc., P.Eng., PMP, Wayne Barnett, Pr.Sci.Nat., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc., John Eggert, P.Eng, Eggert Engineering Ltd; Bruce Murphy, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Bill Hodgson, P.Eng., Genivar Inc.; Garth Kirkham, P. Geo, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd; Michael Levy, PE, SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Brad Mercer, P.Geol. Capstone Mining Corp.; Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., Minto Exploration; Marek Nowak, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.; and Colleen Roche, P.Eng., Capstone Mining Corp. who are responsible for certain sections of the PFS as detailed in the PFS.
This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report based on the Feasibility Study: David Frost, F.AusIMM (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Hans Gopfert, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Joyce Maycock, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Vikram Khera, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Anna Klimek, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Roy Betinol, P.Eng. (BRASS Chile S.A.) -- Seawater and Magnetite Concentrate Pipeline System, Carlos Guzmán, F.AusIMM (NCL Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.) -- Mineral Reserve Model, Mine Equipment and Mine Development , Tom Kerr, P.Eng. (Knight Piésold S. A.) - Tailings Storage Facility, David Rennie, P. Eng (Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.) -- Mineral Resource Model. The technical information in the July 8, 2014 report was reviewed by Court Muggli, P.E., formerly Project Director, Capstone Mining Corp., and Gregg Bush, P. Eng., Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Capstone Mining Corp., both QP’s under NI 43-101.
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