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UNEARTHING
VALUE IN MALI
TSX-V:GQ
Corporate Presentation
August 2013
2. Disclaimer
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The Company cautions that the PEA is preliminary in nature, as it includes “Inferred Mineral Resources” which are
considered too speculative geologically, to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be
categorized as "Mineral Reserves". There is no certainty that the PEA will be realized, as Mineral Resources do not
demonstrate economic viability.
The technical information in this presentation has been reviewed by Jed Diner, MSc. P.Geol., a qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101.
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3. Stock Information
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As of August 13, 2013
STOCK INFORMATION
TSX-V: GQ
SHARES OUTSTANDING 46,817,942
-OPTIONS 4,285,000
-WARRANTS 2,241,480
FULLY DILUTED 53,344,422
52-WEEK LOW/HIGH $0.43/$1.36
3-MONTH AVG. VOL. 21,286
MARKET CAP. $34.4M
4. 4
FLAGSHIP PROJECT
PROJECT BACKGROUND
50 million tonnes (Mt) inferred
resource on 26 km² drilled surface
High natural grade 24.3% P₂O₅
Significant upside potential, project
covers 1,206 km² (3 licenses)
Strategic source of reactive & soluble
phosphate for direct application, low
cost fertilizer or as a NPK component
Experienced management team with
track record in project development
and mineral discovery in West Africa
TILEMSI PHOSPHATE
5. Current Resource - Just the Beginning
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TILEMSI PHOSPHATE
INITIAL
INFERRED RESOURCE
50 million tonnes
AVERAGE
PHOSPHATE GRADE
24.3% P₂O₅
CONCENTRATE GRADE 25-38% P₂O₅
CONCENTRATE QUALITY
Low levels of contaminants
(ie. cadmium)
BENEFICIATION
Easy separation and
treatment
DEPOSIT DEPTH
Near surface
Strip-minable potential
With a high natural P₂O₅ grade and significant exploration upside,
the Tilemsi deposit has the potential
to become a world-class phosphate resource.
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• GQ holds 2 gold concessions located in the
productive Birimian Gold Belt in western Mali:
• Sanoukou 24 km²
• Dabia Ouest 100 km²
GQ Gold
• A prolific gold belt with 14 deposits
• >30m Oz of gold discovered to date
• Mali – 3rd largest gold producer in Africa
Birimian Belt
• Producing gold mines in the same area:
• Randgold Loulo + Gounkoto
• Endeavour Segala + Tabakoto
• Anglogold/Iamgold Sadiola + Yatela
Mali Operational Gold Mines
GQ Gold Concessions
7. 12-Month Stock Price / Mali and GQ Events
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Pre-crisis share price $3.61 – TSXV: GQ impacted by the recent Mali geopolitical crisis
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•Accelerating P₂O₅ development by constructing a small
scale plant in Segou – Mali’s agricultural center, located
in south-central Mali.
•To test and develop market ahead of full operation.
•Expect facility to generate positive cash flow.
Phosphate Semi-Commercial Plant
•Increased orpaillage activity (artisanal gold mining)
•Investigating toll and tailings ore from local hand miners
•Grab samples in excess of 10 g/t
Gold Toll Milling and Tailings Processing
•Investigating opportunities to consolidate fertilizer
projects within and outside of Mali
•Leveraging board and management expertise and
contacts to take advantage of poor market conditions
Phosphate Mergers & Acquisitions
Near Term Opportunities for Cash Flow
10. PEA Highlights (1/2)
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Project Economics Value
Project Net Present Value US$635 million
Discount Rate 10%
Project Internal Rate of Return 33%
Equity Holder IRR (40% Equity/60% Debt) 42%
Payback Period 3.7 Years
11. PEA Highlights (2/2)
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Project Parameters Value
Life of Mine based on
the Inferred Mineral Resource estimate
20 years
Maximum Rock Mined (at full capacity) 1 M tonnes/year
Pre-Operational Cost US$13 M
Initial Capital Cost US$ 143 M
OPEX Phosphate Rock @36% P₂O₅
(powder average ex plant)
US$ 59 per tonne
OPEX Hyper Phosphate @36% P₂O₅
(granulated avg ex plant)
US$ 95 per tonne
Fertilizer Products Supplied at Full Capacity 1.18 M tonnes/year
Sales Mix: NPK / Direct Application 78% / 22%
Assumptions Value
Product Discount Rate against Cost of Moroccan
Phosphate in Bamako, Mali
20%
Average transport cost ratio per tonne per km US$ 0.082
Delivered Price of Diesel for Energy Production US$1.10/litre
Equity to Government on Mining 20%
Royalties on Mine Production 3%
Contingency in Initial Capital Cost (12%) US$ 14 M
Political Risk Insurance Premium (@ 12%) incl. in CAPEX US$ 11 M
Interest Rate per annum (LIBOR + Premium) 7.8%
12. Phosphate Rock Characterisation
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Test Results Impact
BENEFICIATION
Screening at 850 microns to
achieve P2O5 grades
of 36.8%
Via simple screening process, the product can
easily beneficiated to up to 36.8% P₂O₅
SOLUBILITY
71.1% soluble P2O5
in citric acid
62.5% soluble P2O5
in formic acid
The rock solubility shows that it is able to compete with other
chemical fertilizers, as fertilizers’ effectiveness is based on immediate
availability of the nutrients
GRANULATION
Successfully produced granules
sized 1-4mm
The product can easily be granulated, allowing the product to
withstand transportation and be used as a component of NPK
blended fertilizer
Characterization
tests indicate:
Tilemsi natural phosphate (TNP) meets or
exceeds market specifications for
beneficiation, solubility and granulation.
TNP can be used as either as very low cost
phosphate component for blended NPK
fertilizer or as a direct application fertilizer.
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Map of West Africa showing
the Tilemsi deposit and GQ market development objectives
Regional Market Penetration
15. Exploration Program
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5 km
Phases 1 and 2 of
Drilling Program
completed
Map of Tilemsi Phosphate Project showing our concessions
on remote sensing and drilling program (completed and planned)
589 sq.km
417 sq.km 200 sq.km
17. 17Source: EBG Capital
60% OF THE WORLD’S ARABLE LAND IS IN AFRICA
According to Zürich-based
advisory firm, EBG Capital,
sub-Saharan Africa offers
590m hectares of available
cropland, while the rest of
the world offers just 380m
hectares.
• Only 23-30% of arable
land in W. Africa is
currently cultivated
• Low fertilizer usage
(9kg/ha vs. 101kg/ha in
the rest of the world)
Available Arable Land
18. 18Source: GRAIN, AGRA Alliance, McKinsey
Agribusiness project sizes – January 2012
(investment underway or completed in ‘000s USD)
“Africa has the potential to create a
trillion-dollar food market” (World Bank)
• 62% of all large-scale land acquisitions
since 2000 have occurred in Africa.
• Agriculture in Africa will grow from its
current $280 billion a year to $500
billion in 2020, and $880 billion by
2030.
• Nigeria’s agricultural sector could grow
by a colossal 160% by 2030, rising
from $99 billion in 2010 to $256 billion
two decades later.
AFRICA IS ATTRACTING LARGE AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENTS
Agribusiness Opportunities
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GQ target markets:
Principal production
and food crop locations
Source: Bureau Issala, JL Chaleard and SWAC
Development of
cash crops in West
Africa (1980-2006)
Source: FARM 2008
AFRICA THE WORLD’S NEXT
AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER
Growing Agricultural Sector
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Essential to life:
• Essential nutrient for plant/animal life
Key nutrient in agriculture:
• 90% is used in fertilizers
• Stimulates root development
• No known substitute
Limited resource:
• A limited, non-renewable resource
• 67% of global production in just 3 countries
• 79% of world reserves located in 7 countries
Phosphate - a Strategic Resource
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• World population projection
10 billion people by 2100
• Africa’s population is expected
to double to 2 billion by 2050.
• A more affluent world will consume more food
Grain required to produce 1kg of meat (Sources: Sprott)
World population growth Arable land per capita
• The amount of arable land per capita is shrinking
World population projection
Demand Drivers
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Sanoukou - Gold Property
Project Background
• June 3, 2010: GQ announced the results of
sampling and mapping on the 24 km²
Sanoukou gold concession, south of and
adjacent to the Company's previously sold
Kenieba gold concession.
• Orpaillage: Because of a lack of outcrop,
mapping and sampling were mainly limited
to areas of orpaillage, where artisanal hand
miners (orpailleurs) had dug pits in the
search for gold. Sampling was primarily
confined to "reject" material which had
been discarded in favour of higher grade
material.
• March 2011: GQ completed an initial drill
program on wholly-owned Sanoukou gold
property and subsequently received
encouraging results .
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Sanoukou - Gold Property
Gold Prospectivity
• In July 2010, GQ reported results of grab samples taken from orpailleur waste piles, the best of
which were :
• These results are considered to be very positive especially considering the fact that the material
sampled was reject material, however the results must be confirmed by drilling.
Sample Location Length of Line
in metres (m)
No. of
Samples
Grams per Tonne
Equivalent (g/t)
Daganiaba 2,086m 16 3.56 g/t
Daganiaba Ouest 978m 4 10.61 g/t
Dansilato 2,424m 31 2.25 g/t
28. Our People
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Management
Jed Richardson
President, CEO and Director
Former VP Corporate Development at Verde Potash and
Institutional Equity Research Analyst at Cormark Securities.
Jayram Hosanee
Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO at Mineral Hill and Golden Dawn Minerals.
Mr Hosanee holds a CGA.
Mohammed Bouhsane
Chief Operating Officer
Former Project Engineer in the Moroccan mining and metallurgy
industries working for the ONA Group and OCP.
Candice Font
Investor Relations Manager
Former Media Project Manager for Africa Investor, a specialised
publication; and IR Consultant at Silver Bull Resources.
Board
John A. Clarke – Chairman
Former CEO of Nevsun Resources and
Executive Director of Ashanti Goldfields
Victor Jones – Director
30 years of experience in senior executive and board positions
in public mineral exploration and technology companies
Ehud Levy – Director
Phosphate manufacturing industry consultant with
a 30-year career with Bateman Engineering and Rotem
Gordon Peeling – Director
President of Mining Association of Canada (MAC) with 30 years
of mining experience in the public and private sectors
Jed Richardson – Director
Former VP Corporate Development at Verde Potash and
Institutional Equity Research Analyst at Cormark Securities
David Shaw – Director
Worked as Senior Mining Analyst at Yorkton Securities; initiated
and developed Resource Research Group at Charlton Securities
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Positive attributes
• Naturally effective fertilizer product with low OPEX and CAPEX expectations
• Strip minable – Near surface deposit (<10 meters on average)
• Simple production process as per characterization tests
Upside potential
• 3 phosphate concessions with total surface of 1,206km²
• To date only 2% of total area has been drilled (26 km²)
Market potential: West Africa
• Fast growing population (>2% pa) drive food demand in West Africa
• Large agribusiness investments in West Africa
Logistical advantage
• Proximity to key agricultural markets in West Africa (<1,000 km radius)
• Ability to offer low farm-gate price thanks to market proximity
Expertise
• Strong combined management and board expertise in mineral exploration in
Africa and the global phosphate and fertilizer industry
Investment Highlights
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Upcoming Catalysts
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Company Catalysts
Selection of Semi-Commercial Plant EPC (Oct. 2013)
Exploration Work in Tilemsi (Oct-Dec 2013)
Agronomical Tests +Demo Plantations (July-Dec 2013)
Sanoukou Gold Plan Announcement (Mill/JV)
Potential Mergers & Acquisitions
Mali Political Catalysts
Gradual French Troop Withdrawal (Apr. 13)
12,600 UN Peacekeeping Force Deployment
Return to democratic rule (Aug. 11, 2013)
32. Resource Estimate
The NI 43-101 mineral resource reports provide
an inferred mineral resource estimate of 50 million tonnes
at a grade of 24.3% P2O5 (at a cut-off of 10% P2O5)
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Drilling
Campaign
Target Zone
Cut-Off
Grade (%)
Tonnes
(000's)
Average Grade
(P₂O₅ %)
Strip Ratio
Phase I Alfatchafa 10 12,538 22.16 15:01
Phase I Tin Hina 10 20,000 24.24 4.5:1
Phase II Tarkint Est 10 17,436 25.87 5.7:1
Phase I and II TOTAL 10 49,974 24.29 -
33. Tilemsi Exploration Program
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* Historical results have not been confirmed
STATUS
Permit
Name
Drilling
Program
Target Name
# of Holes and Total
Meters Drilled
Resource
Estimate
Average Grade
(P₂O₅)
Holes were drilled along
317 holes, totalling 5,543m 50 Mt 24.30%
55 km²
1.4m @ 24.2%
55 km²
13.2 km²
23.4 km²
n.a
n.a
128 holes totalling 1,920 m
180 holes totalling 2,700 m
125 holes totalling 1,875m
n.a
n.a
n.a
Historical samples*
1- 1.15m @ 26%
n.a
Tin Hina
Chemanaguel
Tin Siriden
Chemanaguel
Alfatchafa
n.a
Historical samples*
0.60-1.25m @ 28%
375 holes totalling 5,625m
0.9m @ 22.0%
5 km² but holes were
drilled along 3.7 km of line
11.3 holes were drilled
along 9.1 km of line
n.a n.a
n.a
198 holes totalling 2,970 m
n.a
128 holes totalling 3,218m
48 holes drilled over
these 3 targets totalling
608m
17.4 Mt
32.6Mt
141 holes totalling 1,717m
PLANNED
Phase I
Phase III
Tilemsi
Tarkint Est
Tilemsi
Ader Foul
Tarkint Est Phase II
Tin Siriden
Phase IV
Ader Foul
Chemanaguel
Tarkint Est
25.87%
COMPLETED
TOTAL Phases I and II
Drilled Surface
6.75 km²
6.7 km²
25.62 km²
Tagit
N'Ouarane
12.17 km²
Tin Hina
Tin Siriden
Alfatchafa
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