CORPORATE PRESENTATION JANUARY 2021
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GOLD PRODUCTION
GROWTH.
PROLIFIC MINING
REGION.
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Disclaimer
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this presentation of Harte Gold Corp. ("Hart Gold" or the "Company"), including any information relating to the Company's strategy, the Sugar Zone Mine Property, plans or future financial or operating performance, constitutes "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words "seek", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "continue", "envisage",
"estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook identify forward-looking statements. In particular, this presentation contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, with respect to: announcing Feasibility Study results in early Q1 2021; 2021E gold production of 60,000 to 65,000 ounces; achieving 800 tpd mine production in Q1 2021; increasing development rates to over 13 metres per day by Q1 2021; increasing the number of active mining areas to six by Q1 2021; estimates of total cash costs per ounce, AISC per ounce, projected capital, operating and exploration expenditures; mine life and production rates; estimated timing for continued development of and production from, the Sugar Zone Mine Property; anticipated gold productionfrom the Sugar Zone Mine Property; the relationship between the Company and BNP Paribas and Appian; and further exploration activities. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions including material estimates and assumptions related to the factors set forth below that, while considered reasonable by the Company as at the date of this presentation in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, 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 and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; changes in mineral production performance; exploitation and exploration successes; Company's ability to attract and retain qualified candidates to join the Company's management team and board of directors; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves and resources; increased costs, delays, suspensions and technical challenges associated with the development andconstruction of capital projects; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities, including geotechnical challenges and disruptions in the maintenance or provision of required infrastructure and information technology systems; failure to comply with environmental and health and safety laws and regulations; timing of receipt of, or failure to comply with, necessary permits and approvals; uncertainty whether the Sugar Zone Mine Property targeted investments will meet the Company's capital allocation objectives and internal hurdle rate; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and
liabilities based on projected future cash flows; the impact of inflation; fluctuations in the currency markets; damage to the Company's reputation due to the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, including negative publicity with respect to the Company's
handling of environmental matters or dealings with community groups, whether true or not the possibility that future exploration results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks that exploration data may be incomplete and considerable additional work may be required to complete further evaluation, including but not limited to drilling, engineering and socioeconomic studies and investment; risk of loss due to acts of war, terrorism, sabotage and civil disturbances; litigation and legal and administrative proceedings; business opportunities that may be presented to, or pursued by, the Company; risks associated with employee relations including loss of key employees; increased costs and physical risks, including extreme weather events and resource shortages, related to climate change; and availability and increased costs associated with mining inputs and labor. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold concentrate losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance, to cover these risks). Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect our 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, us. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by these cautionary statements. Specific reference is made to the most recent Annual Information Form and in other filings of the Company with securities and regulatory authorities which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for a more detailed discussion of some of the factors and risks underlying forward-looking statements that may affect the Company's ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law
In this presentation we use the terms "EBITDA", "cash operating cost" and "All-In Sustaining Cost" or "AISC". These should be considered non-IFRS financial measures as defined in applicable Canadian securities laws and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. For additional information regarding non-IFRS financial measures used by the Company, please refer to the heading "Non-IFRS Measures" in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, available at www.sedar.com.
All dollar amounts stated are denominated in Canadian dollars ($) unless specified otherwise. All tonnages in metric, unlessotherwise noted.
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A Fully-funded Producer Positioned For Growth
- Situated in the middle of a prolific gold producing region of Ontario
- Operationally stronger position
- Compelling multi-year production growth trajectory
- Massive district-scale land package with untapped exploration potential
- Cleaning up the balance sheet for maximum financial flexibility
Producing gold mine and significant land package (over 79,000 ha)
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Sugar Zone Property Comparison
AGNICO EAGLE
Sugar Zone Property
- Largest property in Ontario
- 5th largest in Canada
- One of a handful of "independent" deposits
- P+P Mineral Reserves: 0.9Moz Au @ 7.1 g/t Au
- Significantly underexplored
Selected property packages in Canada ranked by size (hectares)
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Property | Meadowbank | Burcejack | Meliadine | Hope Bay | Sugar Zone | Detour Lake | Red Lake | ||
Size (hectares) | 168,613 | 121,811 | 111,358 | 110,100 | 79,335 | 64,577 | 46,000 | ||
Measured + Indicated Resources | 1,160 | 6,700 | 2,799 | 5,173 | 1,108 | 4,505 | 2,530 | ||
Inferred Resources | 1,520 | 2,300 | 2,631 | 2,127 | 558 | 1,260 | 2,390 | ||
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5-point Plan For Success
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Achieve operational excellence
- Focus on key leading indicators for 800 tpd
Expansion to 1,200 tpd
- Feasibility Study to define growth potential
Define exploration potential
- TT8 area exploration is a near term priority
- Capital Structure
- Exploring alternatives to enhance financial flexibility
- Corporate Strategy
- Define long-term strategic priorities
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Operational Summary
Sugar Zone mine posts a strong finish to 2020
Record quarterly production in Q4 2020 and guidance beat for FY 2020
- Q4 2020: Production of 10,835 ounces Au, highest quarterly period on record
- FY 2020: Production of 25,649 ounces Au exceeds upper range of 2020 guidance (20,000-24,000 ounces)
2020 Operating Summary
Unit | FY 2020 | Q4 2020 | Q3 2020 | Q1 2020 | |
Ore Tonnes Processed | tonnes | 134,360 | 46,288 | 36,367 | 51,705 |
Ore Tonnes Mined | tpd | 526 | 514 | 473 | 575 |
Head Grade | g/t Au | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Recovery | % | 94.2% | 94.9% | 93.4% | 94.0% |
Gold Ounces Produced | oz Au | 25,649 | 10,835 | 6,218 | 8,597 |
The above table compares Harte Gold's operating performance for Q4 2020 relative to the previous quarters of operations for 2020. In Q2 2020, operations were placed on temporary care-and-maintenance due to the COVID-19 pandemic so is not considered an operating quarter.
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Managing Key Leading Indicators Key to Future Success
KPIs trending positively, setting the stage for growth in 2021
Mine Development
metres per day | 13.5 | ||||
11.4 | |||||
9.2 | |||||
Q3 2020 Q4 2020 FY 2021E
Mine Production
tonnes per day | 800 |
473 | 514 | |
Processed Grade | |||||
g/t Au | 7.7 | ||||
7.1 | |||||
5.7 | |||||
Q3 2020 Q4 2020 FY 2021E
Ounces Recovered
oz Au per day(1) | 176 | ||||
124 | |||||
89 | |||||
Q3 2020 | Q4 2020 | FY 2021E | Q3 2020 | Q4 2020 | FY 2021E | |||||
1. Product of mined production and grade divided by mine operating days
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2021 Production Guidance
2021 Production Outlook:
- Significant production growth: Lift production from 25,649 oz Au to 60,000 - 65,000 oz Au
- Approximately two-thirds of gold production unhedged in 2021
- Throughput rate: Expect to reach 800 tpd run-rate in Q1 and maintain through 2021
2021 Cost Outlook:
- Cash Cost: US$800 - US$850 per oz
- AISC: US$1,400 - US$1,550 per oz
2021 Capital and Exploration Spend
- Mine Development: $26 million
- Other Capital Expenditures: $13 million (upgrade of existing camp, construction of heavy equipment shop
- Regional Exploration: $5 million
- Exploration focus on identifying and developing new zones of mineralization
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1,200 tpd Feasibility Study
Target continued production growth
Feasibility Study Update
- Contemplates 1,200 tpd mine and process plant expansion
- Recent mine related scenario analyses have presented new opportunities
- Revised timing, Feasibility Study results expected early Q1 2021
Annual gold production
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Au) | |||
Production (oz | 60,000-65,000 | ||
Gold | 25,649 | ||
2020 | 2021E | Expansion to 1,200 tpd | |
800 tpd | (Sugar + Middle Zone Pending | ||
Sugar Zone | |||
Sugar Zone Only | Feasibility Study) | ||
Restart and Ramp-up | |||
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Capital Structure
Opportunities to enhance current capital structure to support long-term growth
Figures in CAD mm
$89M
$37M
$150M*
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Lender: BNP Paribas | Hedge: ~20k oz/yr (through 2023) |
Interest rate: LIBOR + 4.375% | Price: ~US$1,390/oz |
Term Loan Maturity ($61M): Jun-2025
Revolver Maturity ($28M): Jun-2022
Lender: Appian (major shareholder of Harte Gold)
Interest rate: 14%, paid in shares
Maturity: Jun-2023
Basic S/O: 870.8 million
Fully diluted S/O: 968.1 million
Major shareholder: Appian, at 25%
Working Capital
Working capital position has been reset
Senior BNP Debt
Discussions underway on re-sculping debt
Hedge
Minimize impact by growing production
* Share price as January 13, 2021
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PROPERTY EXPLORATION POTENTIAL
Near-mine Exploration Potential
Exploration plans include testing repeat potential along strike
Three undeveloped zones along strike: Lynx, Wolf, and Fox
Lynx Zone | Sugar Zone South Extension | Sugar Zone |
0m
500m
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1,000m
Indicated and Inferred Resources ≥ 3 g/t | ? | ? |
Budgeted: $5 million over next 18 months
Middle Zone | Wolf Zone | Fox Zone |
North
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1 km | 1 km | 1 km |
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Exploration at TT8
Defining property exploration potential
Surface prospecting work completed
- Prospecting returned five mineralized showings, extending overall TT8 mineralized trend up to 11 km
Workplan for 2021
- Drilling currently underway
- Will continue to drill the TT8 structure testing for width and steeper plunging mineralization
- Focus is on the areas to the north, bearing a strong IP chargeability
- Line cutting and IP at the southern extension of TT8 also underway to better understand structure
Selected mineralized showings
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SUMMARIZING THE OPPORTUNITY
Summarizing the Opportunity
Emerge Operationally | Deliver Production | Unlock Balance | Exploration Focused | |||||||||||||
Stronger | Growth | Sheet Potential | On Results | |||||||||||||
• | Owner-operator | • | 2020: 25k oz | • | Working capital reset | • | Near-mine extension | |||||||||
transition | • | 2021E: 60-65k oz | • | Discussions continue | drilling | |||||||||||
• | Improved planning | • | 1,200 tpd FS in Q1 2021 | on re-sculpting debt | • | TT8 prospecting and | ||||||||||
drilling | ||||||||||||||||
• | Focus on key leading | • | Focus on freeing up | |||||||||||||
metrics | near-term cash flow | • | Defined pipeline for | |||||||||||||
• | Adopting best practice | long-term growth | ||||||||||||||
• | Further data | |||||||||||||||
compilation | ||||||||||||||||
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APPENDIX
Skilled and Experienced Leadership Team in Place
Operations and mine planning team has an established track record of success
Frazer Bourchier | Graham du Preez | Dan Gagnon |
President and CEO | Chief Financial Officer | VP, Operations |
Karen Walsh | Shawn Howarth | Julie Galloway |
VP, People & Culture | VP, Corp. Development & | Corporate Counsel |
Investor Relations | ||
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Corporate Summary
Market Information
Headquartered: Toronto Ontario
Basic Shares Outstanding: 870.8 million
Fully DilutedShares Outstanding: 968.1 million
Market Cap (C$) $150 million
Markets: TSX: HRT Frankfurt: H40 OTCBB: HRTFF
Significant Shareholders
Appian Capital: 25%
Mackenzie: 2%
J. Zechner: 1%
Management and Insiders: ~5%
Analyst Coverage
Haywood:Target price: $0.25
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Senior Credit Facility
Lender: BNP Paribas
Interest rate: LIBOR + 4.375%
Maturity: March 2025
Gold hedge: ~20,000 annually through 2023 @ US$1,390/oz
Share price performance (Last Twelve Months)
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(C$) | $0.20 | ||||
share price | $0.15 | ||||
$0.10 | |||||
HRT | |||||
$0.05 | |||||
$0.00 | |||||
Jan-20 | Apr-20 | Jul-20 | Oct-20 | Jan-21 |
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NI 43-101 Compliance
Unless otherwise indicated, Harte Gold Corp. (the "Company") has prepared the technical information in this presentation including Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates ("Technical Information") based on information contained in the technical reports and news releases (collectively the "Disclosure Documents") available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Each Disclosure Document was prepared by or under the supervision of a qualified person ("Qualified Person") 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 identified below 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 Resource estimates 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 NI 43-101 and has been reviewed and approved by Vincent Cardin-Tremblay, P. Geo., who is a "Qualified Person" under NI 43-101.
Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates of the Company are shown on a 100 percent basis. The Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource estimates are inclusive of those Mineral Resource estimates modified to produce the Mineral Reserve estimates. The effective date of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates is February 14, 2019. Estimates for all operations are prepared by or under the supervision of a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101 or have been audited by independent Qualified Persons on behalf of the Company. Mineral Resources are estimated using metal prices of US$1,250/oz.
For further Technical Information refer to "Technical Report and Feasibility Study On The Sugar Zone Gold Operation", dated February 14, 2019, available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
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