Equinox Gold
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April 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM (EDT)|Virtual Event - Online Only
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Forward-looking Statements.
This presentation contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation and may include future-oriented financial information. These include statements regarding Equinox Gold’s ability to achieve the benefits contemplated in the Premier Gold acquisition; Equinox Gold’s ability to complete the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in the Hardrock project to bring its total ownership to 60%; the strategic vision for Equinox Gold and expectations regarding exploration potential, production capabilities and future financial or operating performance; Equinox Gold’s ability to successfully advance its growth and development projects, including the Hardrock project and the expansions at Los Filos and Castle Mountain; and expectations for the Company’s investment in i-80 Gold. Forward-looking statements or information is generally identified by the use of the words “will”, “advance”, “plans”, “anticipated”, “expect”, “estimated”, “target”, “upside”, “strengthen”, “grow”, “objective”, “potential”, “improve” and similar expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should” or “will be”, or the negative connotation of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. The Company has based these forward-looking statements and information on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events and these assumptions include: the strengths, characteristics and potential of Equinox Gold following the Transaction; Equinox Gold’s ability to achieve its production, cost and development expectations for its respective operations and projects; prices for gold remaining as estimated; currency exchange rates remaining as estimated; construction and development at Santa Luz, Los Filos, Castle Mountain and Hardrock being completed and performed in accordance with current expectations; exploration programs achieving mine life extension and mineral reserve replacement; tonnage of ore to be mined and processed; ore grades and recoveries; prices for gold remaining as estimated; Mineral Reserve and Resource estimates and the assumptions on which they are based; prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services; no labour-related disruptions and no unplanned delays or interruptions in scheduled development and production; that all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals are received in a timely manner; and the Company’s ability to comply with environmental, health and safety laws; the implications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and any related restrictions, regulations and suspensions with respect to the Company’s operations, including by blockade; the strategic vision for i-80 Gold; the ability of i-80 Gold to successfully advance its projects; the ability and timing for i-80 Gold to be publicly listed; and the ability of Equinox Gold to work productively with the joint venture partner at Hardrock. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained in this presentation. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information contained in this and the Company has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: fluctuations in gold prices; fluctuations in prices for energy inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services; fluctuations in currency markets; operational risks and hazards inherent with the business of mining (including environmental accidents and hazards, industrial accidents, equipment breakdown, unusual or unexpected geological or structural formations, cave-ins, flooding and severe weather); inadequate insurance, or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks and hazards; employee relations; relationships with, and claims by, local communities and indigenous populations; the Company’s ability to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all; changes in laws, regulations and government practices, including environmental, export and import laws and regulations; legal restrictions relating to mining including those imposed in connection with COVID-19; risks relating to expropriation; increased competition in the mining industry; and those factors identified in the Company’s MD&A dated March 19, 2021 and its Annual Information Form dated March 24, 2021, both for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management’s views as of that time with respect to future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement or information contained or incorporated by reference to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements and information. If the Company updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and information in this presentation are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Technical Information.
Doug Reddy, MSc, P.Geo., Equinox Gold’s COO, and Scott Heffernan, MSc, P.Geo, Equinox Gold’s EVP Exploration, are the Qualified Persons under NI 43-101 for Equinox Gold and have reviewed and approved the technical content in this presentation.
Non-IFRS Measures.
This document refers to mine cash costs/oz, all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”)/oz, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, net debt and sustaining and expansion capital expenditures that are measures with no standardized meaning under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Their measurement and presentation is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS measures are widely used in the mining industry as measurements of performance and the Company believes that they provide further transparency into costs associated with producing gold and will assist analysts, investors and other stakeholders of the Company in assessing its operating performance, its ability to generate free cash flow from current operations and its overall value. Refer to the “Non-IFRS measures” section of the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the period ended September 30, 2020, for a more detailed discussion of these non-IFRS measures and their calculation. Combined AISC does not include corporate G&A.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources.
Information about mineral reserve and resource estimates in this presentation has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements of U.S. securities laws. The technical information in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with Canadian reporting standards and certain estimates are made in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of technical information concerning mineral projects. Unless otherwise indicated, all mineral reserve and resource estimates contained in this presentation have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves ("CIM Definition Standards"). Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the historical requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and mineral reserve and resource estimates contained in this presentation, or incorporated by reference, may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. The SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC (the “SEC Modernization Rules”). The SEC Modernization Rules replace the historical property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that are included in SEC Industry Guide 7. U.S. companies must provide disclosure on mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2021 or later. Under the SEC Modernization Rules, the definitions of “proven mineral reserves” and “probable mineral reserves” have been amended to be substantially similar to the corresponding CIM Definition Standards and the SEC has added definitions to recognize “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” which are also substantially similar to the corresponding CIM Definition Standards; however, there are still differences in the definitions and standards under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Therefore, the Company’s mineral resources and reserves as determined in accordance with NI 43-101 may be significantly different than if they had been determined in accordance with the SEC Modernization Rules.
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