McEwen Inc 8-K, filed Feb 28, 2023
McEwen Inc. (MUX)
About this 8-K
McEwen Inc filed this 8-K on February 28, 2023, reporting on events of February 27, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 27, 2023, management of McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”) made a presentation regarding recent Company developments, and other the Company’s operations, assets and plans at the BMO Capital Markets 32nd Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference held in Hollywood, Florida. A copy of the Power Point slides used in conjunction with the presentation is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report: |
| 99.1 | Power Point slides from the BMO Capital Markets 32nd Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101) |
Cautionary Statement
With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in the presentation include forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates contained therein. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding future exploration, development, construction and production activities. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates include, among others, the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental responses, metal prices, economic and market conditions, operating costs, receipt of permits, receipt of working capital, and future drilling results, as well as other factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made in the press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| McEWEN MINING INC. | ||
| Date: February 28, 2023 | By: | /s/ Carmen Diges |
| Carmen Diges, General Counsel | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference Feb 2023 Turbo - Charged by Copper Increasing Au & Ag Production Decreasing Cost /oz Reduced Debt
MUX Cautionary Statement This presentation and the information included herein do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction . This presentation contains certain forward - looking statements and information, including "forward - looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("Forward - looking Statements") . The Forward - looking Statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27 a of the Securities Act of 1933 , Section 21 e of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . The Forward - looking Statements express, as at the date of this presentation, McEwen Mining Inc . (the "Company") estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results . Forward - looking Statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies . There can be no assurance that such statements and information will prove to be accurate . Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and information . Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the Forward - looking Statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, political, economic, social and security risks associated with foreign operations, the ability of the corporation to receive or receive in a timely manner permits or other approvals required in connection with operations, risks associated with the construction of mining operations and commencement of production and the projected costs thereof, risks related to litigation, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves, risk of delisting from a public exchange, and other risks . Readers should not place undue reliance on Forward - looking Statements, which speak only as of the date hereof . The Company undertakes no obligation to reissue or update Forward - looking Statements as a result of new information or events after the date hereof, except as required by law . See McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10 - K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2021 , the Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q for the quarter ended March 31 , 2022 , June 30 , 2022 , September 30 , 2022 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), under the caption "Risk Factors", for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the Forward - looking Statements . All Forward - looking Statements made in this presentation are qualified by this cautionary statement . Unless otherwise stated, all currency information quoted in this presentation is in U . S . dollars . The technical contents of this presentation, including reserves, have been reviewed and approved by William Shaver, COO ; the exploration technical contents of this presentation including resources content have been reviewed and approved by Stephen McGibbon, EVP Exploration and Luke Willis, P . Geo . , Director of Resource Modelling ; all are Qualified Persons as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators National Instrument 43 - 101 "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" . Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) . We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and applicable Canadian securities laws, and as a result, we have reported our mineral reserves and mineral resources according to two different standards . U . S . reporting requirements are governed by Item 1300 of Regulation S - K (“S - K 1300 ”), as issued by the U . S . Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) . Canadian reporting requirements for disclosure of mineral properties are governed by National Instrument 43 - 101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43 - 101 ”), as adopted from the definitions provided by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum . Both sets of reporting standards have similar goals in terms of conveying an appropriate level of confidence in the disclosures being reported, but the standards embody slightly different approaches and definitions . All disclosure of mineral resources and mineral reserves in this report are reported in accordance with S - K 1300 . Investors should be aware that the estimation of measured resources and indicated resources involve greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable reserves, and therefore investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into S - K 1300 - compliant reserves . The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other categories of resources, and therefore it cannot be assumed that all or any part of inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category . Therefore, investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of inferred resources exist, or that they can be mined legally or economically .
MUX MUX: Cautionary Note Regarding NON - GAAP Measures In this presentation, we have provided information prepared or calculated according to U . S . GAAP, as well as provided some non - U . S . GAAP ("non - GAAP") performance measures . Because the non - GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U . S . GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies . Total Cash Costs per GEO, and All - in Sustaining Costs (“AISC”) per GEO . Total cash costs consist of mining, processing, on - site general and administrative costs, community and permitting costs related to current explorations, royalty costs, refining and treatment charges (for both doré and concentrate products), sales costs, export taxes and operational stripping costs . All - in sustaining cash costs consist of total cash costs (as described above), plus environmental rehabilitation costs, amortization of the asset retirement costs related to operating sites, sustaining exploration and development costs, and sustaining capital expenditures . In order to arrive at our consolidated all - in sustaining costs, we also include corporate general and administrative expenses . Depreciation is excluded from both total cash costs and all - in sustaining cash costs . For both total cash costs and all - in sustaining costs we include our attributable share of total cash costs from operations where we hold less than a 100 % economic share in the production, such as MSC, where we hold a 49 % interest . Total cash cost and all - in sustaining cash cost per GEO sold are calculated on a co - product basis by dividing the respective proportionate share of the total cash costs and all - in sustaining cash costs for the period attributable to each metal by the ounces of each respective metal sold . We use and report these measures to provide additional information regarding operational efficiencies both on a consolidated and an individual mine basis, and believe that these measures provide investors and analysts with useful information about our underlying costs of operations . A reconciliation to the nearest U . S . GAAP measure is provided in McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10 - K/A for the year ended December 31 , 2021 . Earnings from Mining Operations The term Earnings from Mining Operations used in this presentation is a non - GAAP financial measure . We use and report this measure because we believe it provides investors and analysts with a useful measure of the underlying earnings from our mining operations . We define Earnings from Mining Operations as Gold and Silver Revenues from our El Gallo Mine, Black Fox Mine, and our 49 % attributable share of the San José Mine's Net Sales, less their respective Production Costs Applicable to Sales . To the extent that Production Costs Applicable to Sales may include depreciation and amortization expense related to the fair value increments on historical business acquisitions (fair value paid in excess of the carrying value of the underlying assets and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition), we deduct this expense in order to arrive at Production Costs Applicable to Sales that only include depreciation and amortization expense incurred at the mine - site level . The San José Mine Net Sales and Production Costs Applicable to Sales are presented, on a 100 % basis, in Note 5 of McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10 - K/A for the year ended December 31 , 2021 . Cash, Investments and Precious Metals The term cash, investments and precious metals used in this presentation is a non - GAAP financial measure . We report this measure to better understand our liquidity in each reporting period . Cash, investments and precious metals is calculated as the sum of cash, investments and ounces of doré held in inventory, valued at the London P . M . Fix spot price at the corresponding period . A reconciliation to the most directly comparable U . S . GAAP measure, Sales of Gold and Silver, is provided in McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10 - K/A for the year ended December 31 , 2021 .
MUX Full Disclosure CEO’s Financial Commitment $ 220 M 17.3 % $1/ Y r Investment 1 Ownership Salary Rob McEwen 17% Institutional 21% Retail 62% 1 - Rob McEwen’s investments: $1 40 million in McEwen Mining shares and $ 40 million (Aug 13, 2018 & Apr 5, 2022 press releases) , plus $40 million in McEwen Copper shares + $15 million unsecured subordinated promissory note (April 5, 2022 press release"). 2 - Average Daily Trading Volume over 3 months. Source: Bloomberg, as of February 23, 2023. Rob McEwen 8.2 M Van Eck Associates 2.1 M Mirae Asset Global 1.1 M ALPS Advisors 0.6 M ETF Managers 0.5 M BlackRock 0.5 M Vanguard 0.5 M AIFM Capital 0.5 M Geode Capital 0.3 M Two Sigma 0.3 M MUX Shares Top 10 Holders Ownership Distribution Outstanding : 47.4 M Fully Diluted : 50.9 M ADTV 2 : 425,000 Price : US$5.63 Market Cap : US$267 M
MUX 0 5 10 15 20 25 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Last Price SMAVG (50) SMAVG (100) SMAVG (200) The Sun Is Starting to Shine Again! After 3 Horrible Years Up 95% in Past 5 Months With Still a Lot of Room on Upside Share Price US$ As of Feb 23, 2023. Source: Bloomberg.
MUX McEwen Mining Feb 27, 2023 Stellantis Closes ARS * $30 Billion Investment in McEwen Copper Nuton , a Rio Tinto Venture, to Invest Additional US$30 Million MUX 51.9% Stellantis 14.2% Nuton / Rio Tinto Venture 14.2% Rob McEwen 13.8% Victor Smorgon Group (Australia) 3.5% Others 2.4% Post Investments Ownership in McEwen Copper ARS - Argentine Peso
MUX Selected Proforma Financial Information Post Purchases of McEwen Copper by Stellantis & Nuton , a Rio Tinto Venture Impact on MUX Stronger Balance Sheet Reduced Debt by 38% Increased Value of McEwen Copper (Implied) Ownership of McEwen Copper reduced Value of Ownership Increased by 80% from $65M to $40M from $260M to $550M from 68.1% to $51.9% from $160M to $290M equal to $5.70 / MUX Share Unconsolidated Cash $11 M
MUX We Believe MUX’s Share Value Is: US $7 to $28 Share Price $5.63 February 23, 2023 Based on recent market valuations / transactions Between Current
MUX Possible Share Value of MUX Sum of the Parts MUX’s Assets Value Range Per MUX Share 1 Low High McEwen Copper Los Azules 2 $2.47 3 $18.93 4 Elder Creek 2 $0.31 5 $0.31 5 Royalty Portfolio $0.69 6 $0.69 6 Gold & Silver $4.21 7 $8.43 8 $7.68 $28.36 Notes 1. McEwen Mining has 51 million fully diluted shares 2. McEwen Mining owns 51.9% of McEwen Copper which owns 100% of Los Azules and Elder Creek 3. Josemaria purchase price was $485 million. (US $485M x 50% x 51.9%) / 51M 4. Filo Mining market capitalization $1.86 billion. (US $1.86 B x 51.9%) / 51M. As of Feb 23 , 2023. 5. Elder Creek value is based on earn - in (($18M / 60%) x 51.9%) / 51M 6. Royalties: 1.25% NSR on Los Azules and Elder Creek, plus three other royalties. Est. $35M / 51M 7. Average peer group EV/GEO x 50% of the high value 8. Average peer group (Jaguar Mining, Silvercorp , Fortitude, Gold Resource, Endeavour Silver) EV/GEO multiple 1.617 x higher than MUX
MUX CHILE ARGENTINA Los Pelambres Antofagasta Andina Codelco Los Bronces Anglo American MINE DEVELOPMENT Antamina Teck Las Bambas MMG Antapaccay Glencore Cerro Verde Freeport - McMoRan PERU Escondida BHP/Rio Tinto Taca Taca First Quantum Lindero Fortuna Silver MARA Yamana Glencore & Newmont Josemaria Lundin Mining Filo del Sol Filo Mining Pascua Lama Barrick Veladero Barrick Shandong Los Azules McEwen Copper Altar Aldebaran Resources El Pachón Glencore San Juan Legend Rank* 6 8 5 1 11 11 Los Azules – It’s Amongst the World's Largest Chile & Peru Produce 40% of World’s Annual Copper Production
MUX Project Country Majority Owner Development Status Geology 1 Pebble United States Northern Dynasty Minerals Preliminary Economic Assessment Porphyry, Supergene Copper 2 Resolution United States Rio Tinto Feasibility Porphyry 3 La Granja Peru Rio Tinto Advanced Exploration Porphyry 4 Kerr - Sulphurets - Mitchell (KSM) Canada Seabridge Gold Prefeasibility Porphyry , Skarn 5 Nueva Union Chile Teck Resource/Newmont Prefeasibility Porphyry 6 Tampakan Philippines Sagittarius Feasibility Porphyry 7 El Pachon Argentina Glencore Advanced Exploration Porphyry 8 Lessard Canada Landore Resources Advanced Exploration Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulfide 9 Los Azules Argentina McEwen Copper Preliminary Economic Assessment Porphyry, Supergene Copper 10 Twin Metals Minnesota United States Antofagasta Prefeasibility Magmatic Sulfide Los Azules It’s BIG! World’s 9 th Largest Undeveloped Copper Project Source: Mining Intelligence 2022 Notes: 1. Pebble and KSM are also ranked top 10 for gold 2. Lessard has only inferred resources, as no work has been done on the project since 2008
MUX Highlights of the 2017 Los Azules PEA 1 (Hatch Engineering) Robust Economics @ $3.00 / lb Cu Average Annual P roduction 1 st 13 Years 415 Million lbs Cu at $1.14/lb cash cost Mine Life 36 years Initial Capex $2.4 Billion Base Case Cu Price $3.00/lb Payback 3.6 years After - Tax IRR 20.1% After - Tax NPV 8% $2.2 Billion 1 2017 PEA - “NI 43 - 101 Technical Report - Preliminary Economic Assessment Update for the Los Azules Project, Argentina”(Hatch). P roject economic metrics are presented on post - project approval basis (after completion of additional drilling, prefeasibility & feasibility studies). E conomic assessments are calculated at project level, do not include certain costs including corporate office, interest, finan cin g & exploration expenses. 2 Assuming 183 lbs Cu/ vehicle (Copper Development Association Inc. - copper.org)
MUX Tenke Phase 3 Cumulative Production (Paid kt Cu) Los Azules Low Cost! Lowest Cost Quartile Pebble El Abra Mill Al Arco Galore Creek Los Azules Los Chancas Salobo 3 San Nicolas Canaria Norte Harper Creek Kamoa - Kakula Resolution Kansanshi Sulphide Ann Mason Los Helados Ajax Cuajone Kerr - Sulphurets - Mitchell Rosemont Nueva Union Galeno Radomiro Tomic Collahuasi GL4 Koksay Los Calatos Michiquillay Haquira Quebrada Blanca II Schaft Creek La Granja Mina Justa Udokan Inca de Oro Agua Rica Cotabambas Los Pelambres 205 Frieda RIver Cristalino Andina Phase 2 Tampakan Centinala DMC Zafranal Wafi Golpu Taca Golpe Cerro Casale Aynak King King Required copper price (US$/t Cu) Spot Copper Price Source: Oct 4, 2018 Copper Top Projects Report by Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research. *According to April 13, 2021 Goldman Sachs Report. Based on Los Azules 2017 PEA Price Required at Risked - IRR (12%)* Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 New Prosperity 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 # Mining Intelligence ranking of size of resource El Pachon Josemaria
MUX Los Azules It’s Valuable Between 2 Value Reference Points, US$485M - $1.86B McEwen Copper's implied market cap US$550M, based on financing announced on Feb 27, 2023 Comparison of Los Azules with Filo Mining's Josemaria & Filo del Sol Distance From Power Grid, Roads $ M&I Inferred Josemaria 7.4 B lbs Cu 0.29% 2.9 B lbs Cu 0.13% Los Azules 10.2 B lbs Cu 0.48% 19.3 B lbs Cu 0.33% Filo del Sol 3.1 B lbs Cu 0.33% 1.0 B lbs Cu 0.27% $ Value 4 1. Source: company website. Los Azules cut - off grade 0.20% Cu. Filo del Sol cut - off grade 0.15% CuEq . Josemaria cut - off grade 0.1% CuEq . 2. Source: Filo del Sol PFS Technical Report 22 Feb 2019. 3. Source: Josemaria FS Technical Report Nov 2020 4. Market cap as of February 23, 2023. $ Josemaria 4,000 - 4,900 m 3 Los Azules 3,100 - 3,600 m Filo del Sol 4,900 - 5,400 m 2 Josemaria - 244 3 km Los Azules - 70 km Filo del Sol - 77 2 km (Chile) Josemaria - FS Los Azules - PEA Filo del Sol - PFS Josemaria - Highest Los Azules - Lowest *Goldman Sachs Josemaria - $485 M Los Azules - $550 M Filo del Sol - $1.86 B
Elder Creek Project, Nevada Classic Porphyry Copper – Gold Signature Recently Optioned to Rio Tinto’s Subsidiary Kennecott Exploration Company for US$18 M to earn 60% interest MUX Tonkin MUX Gold Bar Cortez Marigold Ruby Hill Cortez Pipeline Gold Rush Discovery 0 N Nevada Gold's largest Gold Mine Lone Tree Phoenix McEwen Copper Elder Creek Airborne magnetics @ Elder Creek illustrate a classic porphyry system magnetic “donut” pattern 2018 Drill Highlights 0.21% Cu over 152.4 m including 0.44 % Cu over 33.5 m 0.15% Cu over 200.3 m including 1.20% Cu over 14.2 m Recent drill intersections: 1.2% Cu over 14.2 m 0.25% Cu over 93.0 m 0.44% Cu over 33.5 m Geochemical zoning & drilling suggest Cu porphyry system with Mo
MUX McEwen Copper Ownership MUX 51.9 % Stellantis 14.2% Nuton / Rio Tinto Venture 14.2% Rob McEwen 13.8% Victor Smorgon Group (Australia) 3.5% Others 2.4% MUX • Total Shares Outstanding 28.9 M • McEwen Copper owns 100% of Los Azules and Elder Creek copper projects • Elder Creek was optioned by Kennecott Exploration Co, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, to earn 60% interest by spending US $18 million over a 7 - year period.
MUX VISION for Los Azules To build a mine for the future based on regenerative principles and innovative technologies, that can achieve net - zero carbon emissions by 2038 ! We are committed to delivering green copper to Argentina and the world, a product that will contribute to the electrification of transportation and the protection of our atmosphere . The recent investments will be used to advance our world class Los Azules Copper Project in San Juan, Argentina, and secondarily to strengthen McEwen Mining’s balance sheet .
MUX MUX Properties Asset Rich in Prime Real Estate 3 Mines Fox Complex (100%) Gold Bar (100%) San José (49%) 1 Development Project El Gallo / Fenix (100%) Los Azules Argentina Fox Complex Timmins, Canada (100%) Gold Bar Nevada (100%) El Gallo – Fenix Project Mexico (100%) San José Argentina ( 49 %) Elder Creek Nevada Au + Ag Cu McEwen Copper (51.9%) Elder Creek Los Azules 2023 Guidance 150,000 - 170,000 GEOs Aug 31, 2022 US $ 82 Million @ $10/share Feb 23, 2023 ARS $30 Billion & US $30 Million @ Approx. $19/share Financings
MUX MUX Production 1. 'Gold Equivalent Ounces' is calculated based on 85:1 gold to silver price ratio. 2021A 2022 2023 Guidance Gold Bar Mine, Nevada GEOs 43,900 26,619A 42,000 - 48,000 Cash Costs / GEOs $1,687 $1,550E $1,400 AISC / GEOs $1,753 $1,850E $1,680 Fox Complex, Canada GEOs 30,000 36,652A 42,000 – 48,000 Cash Costs / GEOs $1,108 $995E $1,000 AISC / GEOs $1,461 $1,415E $1,320 San José Mine, Argentina (49%) GEOs 76,100 69,129A 39,000 – 43,000 Cash Costs / GEOs $1,262 $1,315E $1,250 AISC / GEOs $1,603 $1,725E $1,550 Consolidated Production 154,400 133,250A 150,000 - 170,000
MUX Fox Stock Mine/Mill (0.1M oz) N Fox West (2.2M oz) Fault Zone Mine or Deposit Temiskaming Sediments Historic Production Fox Complex Ontario, Canada Fox East Froome Grey Fox Black Fox ( 1.0 M oz) Timmins Fox Complex - Timmins - Another Great Address • 70 million oz historic production in the Timmins Camp • >30 km of Primary & Secondary Structural Controls • 3.3 M oz historic production including 1.0 M oz Fox East • Gold Resources: 1.94 M oz M+I @ 4.24 g/t, 0.5 M oz Inferred @ 3.89 g/t • $15 M Exploration Budget for 2023 Matheson ( 1.0 M oz) M&I: 239,000 oz Au Inferred: 113,000 oz Au M&I: 1,484,000 oz Au Inferred: 301,000 oz Au M&I: 219,000 oz Au Inferred: 91,000 oz Au
MUX Growth Potential @ Fox Longer Mine Life, Higher Production, Lower Costs / oz Financial & Operating Metrics Post Froome Production (After - Tax): Life of Mine (LoM) 9.3 years LoM Gold Production 751,700 oz Average Annual Gold Production - LoM 80,800 oz Average Cash Costs per oz. - LoM $769 Average AISC per oz. - LoM $1,246 Gold Price Sensitivity: Downside Case $1,500/oz Au Base Case $1,650/oz Au Upside Case $1,800/oz Au Net Present Value (5% discount) (NPV5%) $81 million $137 million $192 million Internal Rate of Return (IRR%) 15% 21% 26% Payback Period (years) 6.5 5.9 5.4 PEA Highlights
MUX San José Mine N 2021 Production 5 270,000 oz Au 20 k m Newmont Cerro Negro Mine 12 miles San José Argentina San José Mine ▪ Narrow Vein Underground Silver / Gold Mine ▪ Large Property Package ▪ Good Grade Mine ▪ Surrounds Newmont’s Cerro Negro Reserve Grade 1 342 gpt Silver 5.7 gpt Gold Mine Life 2 6 Years 2022E Production 3,4 2.6 - 2.7 Moz Silver & 38 - 40 Koz Gold 2023E Production 3,4 2.3 - 2.6 Moz Silver & 39 - 43 Koz Gold Property outline MUX 49% Ownership/ Non - operator 1., 2. Hochschild “Annual Report and Accounts 2021”. 3. Based on 49% MUX ownership basis. 4. MUX Dec 21, 2022 press release. 5. Newmont 2021 Annual Report.
MUX Gold Bar – Premier Address 1 . Includes past production and current resources Gold Bar Nevada, USA On Trend - Similar Geology Criteria Cortez & Gold Bar Large footprint, shallow oxide gold x Host rock, alteration, mineralization style x Major faults, structural traps x Intrusions x MUX Property NGM Property Faults Mine or Deposit Legend 20 k m 12 miles N Cortez Nevada Gold Mines Cortez 50 M oz Au cluster 1 Four M ile Discovery Goldrush Gold Bar Tonkin Atlas Indicated Resource 1.45M oz @ 1.41 g/t Indicated Resource 452,000 oz Au @ 0.91 g/t Historic & Recent Production 575,000 oz Au
MUX There are 2 ways to get exposure to: Buy MUX today & get +150,000 oz AuEq / yr as a bonus or Wait for McEwen Copper IPO LOS AZULES, one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects 1. 2.