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TSXV: OSU


Orsu Metals Corp.TSXV:OSU BUYMOMENTUM BIAS: AGGRESSIVE

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RISK/REWARD RESEARCHNXTanalytic considers corporate performance risks and rewards based on potential value drivers and competitive advantages, uncovering the most compelling value advantages for investors.

ORSU METALS CORP. AND THE SERGEEVSKOYE PROJECT Orsu Metals Corporation is a mineral exploration and develop-ment company. The company is developing the Sergeevskoe Gold Project in the Mogocha district of the Russian Federa-tion’s Zabaikalskiy region, where it owns 90% of the equity. The property covers an area of 7.6 square kilometers, where numerous gold deposits were discovered in the 1950s and 1960s. Orsu acquired Sergeevskoe in May 2017 and has been exploring the property for the past two years. To date the company has spent around $4.5 million to complete 17,500 meters of diamond drilling as well as some 5,000 meters of trenching and related geophysical work. In the first quarter of 2019, Orsu completed its first gold resource estimate of 25.09 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 1.47 g/t gold (or about 1.2 million oz. of gold constrained within the pit). The company anticipates preparation of a preliminary economic assess-ment will be completed by the end of May or early June 2019. Orsu plans to begin further exploration in summer 2019.

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Analyst: Alessandro Bruno ([email protected])

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TSXV:OSU

Gold Metals & Mining

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WHY BUY ORSU?After a detailed risk/reward analysis, it’s our opinion that Orsu Metals represents a Buy opportunity with an Aggressive momen-tum bias in the junior mining sector. Given the geology of the potential 3.0 million oz. resource, its strategic location and expe-rienced management, we believe Orsu’s Sergeevskoe Project is likely to achieve profitable production by 2021. Orsu plans to resume exploration and issue a prelim-inary economic assessment (PEA) in June 2019, to better define the mineralization and project economics.

Significantly, we note that Orsu is in a good position to begin generating revenue from semi-commercial production by the first or second quarter 2020, enabling it to finance its next exploration phases. To this effect, Orsu has begun talks with a neighboring mine/mill to process its ore, taking ad-vantage of the latter’s spare capacity. We believe this is a significant catalyst that will allow the company to de-risk the project, leading it to full production without signifi-cantly diluting its capital structure.

Finally, we also believe that Orsu Metals presents an attractive takeover target based on its resource potential and its proximity to the substantial China National Gold mine, which shares the same geologi-cal system.

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RISK/REWARD RESEARCHRISK/REWARDS AT A GLANCEREWARDSM&A Opportunities: Orsu Metals’ Sergeevskoe project borders two large and active gold mines. We believe this creates interesting M&A opportunities.

Near Term Production: Subject to agreements, Orsu plans to use a neighboring gold mine’s processing plant to process ore on a small scale to begin generating free cash flow by Q1-Q2 in 2020, sufficient to cover the entire exploration work.

Experienced Management: Russian managers and geologists have significant experience and proven track records, and a deep understanding of Russian geological and regulatory environments particularly in the Russian mining jurisdiction of Zabaikalskiy Krai.

Excellent Mineralization: Orsu has discovered excellent gold mineralization, announcing a maiden resource estimate of 25.09 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 1.47 g/t gold (or about 1.2 million oz. of gold within the conceptual pit). Management believes the property could contain as much as 3.0 million ounces of gold based on the geological system. A summer 2019 exploration program aims to identify areas of higher grade mineralization.

Location:The region has significant existing infrastructure, including excellent tele-communications and access to the Trans-Siberian Railway (35km away) and a main highway (8.0 km). It’s also located just 100 km away from China (the world’s biggest gold buyer).

Capital Costs: Low valued Russian Ruble reduces costs. And Russia is already among the cheapest mining jurisdictions in the world.

TOTAL REWARDS SCORE (BEST FOUR): 59

RISKSRussia Risk: Orsu Metals’ Sergeevskoe Project is based in Russia and this adds risk from so-called ‘Russiagate’ allegations in the context of intense media and political coverage. Negative portrayal of Russia risk could detract investor attention from Orsu.

Grade: The current 1.47 g/t is not as high as Orsu’s expectations of 3.0 g/t. A completed PEA and further exploration are needed to establish Orsu’s full potential.

Financing and Capital: In the past two years, (since 2017), Orsu has spent about $4.5 million on operations. Although a lack of capital has not yet become a critical threat, Orsu is planning a new exploration campaign, which will consume funds.

Project/System Geology: Geological risk posed by the potential presence of refractory ores in the system could cause capital and operating costs to increase.

Gold Price Fluctuations: No matter how promising the project economics, junior gold mining companies like Orsu are subject to the vagaries of the stock and gold markets.

Development Risk: There are many risks related to geology, financing, geopolitical issues, resource prices and markets which could delay the project, or make it unprofitable to continue.

Metallurgy & Engineering: As is the case with any gold exploration project, metallurgy & engineering problems could arise, which can increase costs.

TOTAL RISK SCORE (WORST FOUR): 25

NXTANALYTIC RATING COEFFICIENT: 2.36

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REWARDSFavorable M&A Prospects: Orsu Metals’ Sergeevskoye project is next to a larger mine Klyuchevskoe

owned by China National Gold Company (CNGC) that is just about ready to begin production within next

1-2 years. This raises favorable M&A scenarios. A quality project - both in terms of the mineralization

potential of the geological system and location such as the Sergeevskoye, is rare; therefore, we

expect that it could attract M&A interest. CNGC has committed to invest some US$420 million in the

development of the Klyuchevskoye gold deposit in Russia, a 5.5Moz system that shares a license border

with Orsu Metals.

Near-Term Production: Orsu managers are considering pursuing one of the two following possible

scenarios to bring the Project to production stage in 2019: The first involves a direct exploitation of the

project’s location, sandwiched between an emerging (China National Gold) and an actively producing

Alexandrovskaya gold mine. Accordingly, Orsu would process the ore at a neighboring Alaxandrovskaya

gold plant, potentially generating some $7.0-8.0 million in annual revenue starting in Q1 or Q2 2020.

Orsu managers have indicated that they have already started related discussions. The viability of this

option is subject to permitting reviews and bulk tests of mineralized material. The second option would

be to launch a small size heap-leach operation, which could take about 18-24 months to achieve. Either

one of these processes would enable Orsu to generate sufficient funds to pursue its larger exploration

goals thereby reducing the need to raise capital or, more importantly, diluting the stock significantly by

issuing shares.

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Experienced Local and International Managers: The Orsu Project includes a combination of local

managers and geologists, who understand and know how to navigate through the Russian regulatory

and geological environments. This is an additional de-risking element that cannot be overlooked. Dr.

Alexander Yakubchuk, the director of exploration, has worked on mining projects throughout territories

of the Former Soviet Union (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) and has consulted for multinationals such

as BHP Billiton and Goldcorp. Sergei Stefanovich, the managing director, has several years of experience

in corporate finance, strategy and public equity mining funds. Orsu Metals founder, Dr. Sergey Kurzin

(a nuclear scientist) was involved in creating UrAsia Energy - now part of Uranium One, itself owned by

Rosatom - and, among other projects, in Oriel Resources, a non-ferrous metal specialist miner, which he

sold for $1.8 billion in 2007. In addition, Orsu’s Canadian operations team have extensive North American

capital markets experience.

Excellent Mineralization: Orsu has discovered excellent gold mineralization, announcing a maiden

resource estimate of 25.09 million tonnes of ore at a grade of 1.47 g/t gold (or about 1.19 million oz. of

gold). But, Orsu believes that the Sergeevskoe could become a much larger deposit. The forthcoming

exploration campaign will target higher grade areas in hopes of doubling the average gold grade of

the system to achieve 3.0 g/t - or about 3.0 million ounces in potential gold production. Evidence from

adjacent properties suggests a 3.0 g/t grade exists in the geological system. Based on early assessments,

Orsu has estimated exploration costs are between $2 to $3 per ounce. Moreover, initial metallurgical

tests have achieved up to 95% recoveries of gold from oxide material and up to 89% of gold from primary

sulphide material.

(Fig. 1: cross section (looking west) showing grade distribution in

gold-mineralized stockwork over a >500 m width along the eastern

license boundary of the Sergeevskoe gold project.

(Source: Orsu Metals Corp.)

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Location: The project is ideally situated in an historic gold producing system with a 10 million-ounce

capacity, sharing license borders with two large operating gold mines. The region has all the necessary

infrastructure, including excellent tele-communications and access to the Trans-Siberian Railway

(35km away) and a main highway (8.0 km) , located just 100 km away from China (the world’s biggest

gold buyer). Why is this a ‘reward’? Consider the reverse situation: gold miners, which have focused on

projects in remote or less developed jurisdictions have ended up having to invest in building roads,

hospitals, schools and other infrastructure. As a result, their costs have risen faster than has the price of

gold. Orsu does not face such risks.

(Fig. 2: Plan view of Mineral Resource and gold grade distribution model at Sergeevskoe. Historically recognized mineralization is shown in grey-blue.

The neighboring Klyuchevskoe open pit mine can be seen to the east.

(Source: Orsu Metals Corp.)

(Fig. 3 Long vertical projection showing grade dis-tribution with resource pit outlines constrained by Sergeevskoe license boundary as well as pit out-line unconstrained by license boundary. The ex-isting open pit at the adjacent Klyuchevskoe gold deposit is shown for reference. (Source: Orsu Metals Corp.)

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Capital Costs: Russia has some of the lowest mining CAPEX, OPEX, fuel, power and labor costs in the

world. The government also offers fiscal support. In addition, the low value of the Ruble, compared to

the U.S. Dollar, further reduces costs. It’s a rare case where country risk and sanctions have provided

significant advantages. Orsu says that its production costs should be fully in line with those of other

Russian gold producers, which are among the lowest of any jurisdiction, as this 2017 study shows

(Source: Mining Intelligence).

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MACRO-LEVEL ADVANTAGESRussian Gold Rush:: Russia has become one of the friendliest jurisdictions for gold mining. Simply

put, Russia wants to double gold production – and Russia is already the third largest producer behind

Australia and China. The goal is to become the second largest gold producing country within two

decades. This means gold projects in Russia will benefit, as the government will encourage and facilitate

discovery and development of new gold deposits. Moreover, China wants to develop gold mines in the

Russian Far East making Orsu a candidate for M&A activity. China wants to advance its One Belt - One

Road strategy, aka: the New Silk Road, including development of physical and economic infrastructure

for mining..

RISKSGeopolitics and Investor Perspective on Russia Risk: While Orsu Metals is listed in the Toronto Venture

Exchange, the world’s premier mining focused stock exchange, the fact that its Sergeevskoe Project is

physically based in Russia adds political risk. Mainstream media and politicians in the United States are

using Russia, and the so-called Russiagate scandal, as a political football and a key issue in the 2020

Presidential campaign. Perceptions of Russia risk, therefore, could cause investors to shy away from

Orsu.

Grade Risks: Orsu geologists believe they have a high probability of increasing the average grade of

the resource from the current 1.47 g/t. to 3.0 g/t but, further drilling will be necessary. Geologically, the

company sees few obstacles to achieving the higher grade. However, grade alone does not determine the

viability of a project. Grade must be considered in relation to the tonnage, the depth and the geometry of

the mineralization. Therefore, as promising as the grade may be, a preliminary economic assessment will

be necessary to determine if the project can become profitable.

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Financing and Capital Reserves: Orsu has about $1.5 million in the bank, which the company believes will

be sufficient to finance the forthcoming 3,500 meter drilling program. But, Orsu may have to consider raising

capital - including diluting its stock to pursue the project beyond 2019 - should it fail to reach an agreement to

process ore at the neighboring mine.

Project Risk: There is geological risk posed by the potential presence of refractory ores. The

Sergeevskoye project shares geology with the adjacent open pit Klyuchevskoye gold mine, which

temporarily shut down operations after encountering some refractory ores 20 years ago. Refractory ores

increase development costs. Today, thanks to technological advances, processing refractory ores has

become cheaper, but it still poses a metallurgical, and therefore financial, risk to the Project.

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MACRO-LEVEL RISKSMarkets a Key Determinant of Risks/Opportunities: These are always a threat to junior resource companies

such as Orsu. Risks include the effect of commodity, and stock, markets on the company’s ability to raise funds,

regardless of the quality of mineralization or project economics.

Unforeseen Development and Engineering Issues: Gold exploration projects are subject to a number of risks

that can increase costs and render a project unfeasible in the long term, even when the mineralization grades

are higher than average. Cost estimates may be low at the stage of a PEA (which Orsu is set to complete in the

next few weeks or months). But, there are no assurances that those same costs will not increase over time

due to unforeseen geological, or other factors that can have a negative impact on project development and

engineering.

Lower Gold Prices: The price of gold, as any other commodity, is subject to risks and fluctuations beyond any

individual company’s control. Gold mining companies tend to make their economic viability assumptions based

on optimistic commodity price scenarios. But, investors should consider what the longer-term gold price will

be, that is at the start of production (in the case of Orsu about 2021), rather than in the period they commit to

invest. In 2018, 2019, gold prices have rebounded thanks to intensifying global risks and doubts over the U.S.

Federal Reserve’s ability to continue increasing interest rates. But there are no assurances that the current gold

price trend will persist. Moreover, Bullish price trends make gold mining projects more attractive to individual

investors and lenders alike, a sudden drop in prices can dramatically alter sentiment, forcing a gold project to

shut down.

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ORSU METALS HAS NEAR TERM 3 MILLION OUNCE POTENTIAL, IS A STRONG M&ACANDIDATE AND LIKELY ABLE TO SELF FINANCE DEVELOPMENT

Orsu Metals Corp. is on track to hit significant milestones in 2019, from expansion of the resource to

issuing a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) report. We believe that everything is in place for Orsu

to reach production stage by 2020 or 2021. The company sits on a highly appealing resource with the

potential to yield high grades with low capital costs. This is also why Orsu Metals has become such an

attractive M&A target; especially, considering the presence of adjacent ambitious and massive gold

mining operations.

RATING: BUYMOMENTUM BIAS: AGGRESSIVE

CONCLUSION

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