Title: Producing Gold, Growing Value
1 - Producing Gold, Growing Value
TSX SIM October, 2009
2 Forward Looking
Information
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- This presentation contains projections and
forward looking information that involve various
risks and uncertainties regarding future events.
Such forward-looking information can include,
without limitation, statements based on current
expectations involving a number of risks and
uncertainties and are not guarantees of future
performance of the Company. These risks and
uncertainties could cause actual results and the
Companys plans and objectives to differ
materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking information. Actual results and
future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such information. These and all
subsequent written and oral forward-looking
information are based on estimates and opinions
of management on the dates they are made and
expressly qualified in their entirety by this
notice. The Corporation assumes no obligation to
update forward-looking information should
circumstances or managements estimates or
opinions change.
3 Sierra Minerals Inc.
- OVERVIEW TSX Listed SIM
- Outstanding Shares 90,328,331
- Junior Gold company producing 20,000 25,000
ounces - Cash Flow positive
- Asset 100 Owned - Cerro Colorado Gold Mine
Sonora, Mexico - NI 43-101 Completed on property
- Sustainable mine production and life
4 Solid Management Team
- Management Team
- Michael H. Farrant, B.Comm.(Honours) (Queens),
CA - President CEO - ? Based in Toronto head office since June 27,
2008 - ? 13 years in gold mining, including CFO of gold
producer. Includes 6 years with Barrick Gold and
3 years with Kinross Gold. - ? VP Treasurer (Kinross), Controller (Barrick
Kinross) - Philip C. Davies, B.Sc.(Honours) (Mining
Geology) - COO - ? Based at Cerro Colorado mine since July 7,
2008 - ? Experienced mining engineer with 30 years of
mine building and operating - experience, including 300,000 ounce Ashanti
operations in West Africa. - Andres Tinajero, B.A., MBA, CMA CFO
- ? Bilingual English/Spanish
- ? CFO Vena Resources Inc.
- Mexican Mine Operating Team
- ? 160 person highly skilled and trained operating
team in Mexico
5 Strong Board of Directors
- Board of Directors
- Keith Piggott, B.Sc.(Mining), Cambourne School of
Mines - Chairman - ? 40 years in mining with over 12 in Mexico
- ? Experienced mine builder and President CEO of
Goldgroup Resources Inc. - Michael Farrant, B.Comm.(Honours) (Queens), CA
- Donald Goldman, LL.B. Chairman, Compensation
Governance Committee Chairman, Strategic Review
Committee - ? Independent Financial Strategic Consultant
- David Ingram, B.Comm.(UofT) M.B.A.(Harvard)
- ? Corporate Director / Advisor of several private
and public companies - Julian Kemp, B.B.A (Laurier), CA Chairman,
Audit Committee - ? Chief Financial Officer Fortune Minerals Inc.
- Bill Cavalluzzo, B.A. (Penn. State)
- ? VP, Investor Relations - Rubicon Minerals
Corporation.
6 Capital Structure TSX
SIM
- Cash generated upon exercise CDN4.17M
- held by 5 largest shareholders 70.1
- Recent Share Price CDN0.26
- Market Cap CDN23.5 Million
- September 30, 2009 (unaudited) Cash gt US2.0M
- September 30, 2009 Debt - US950,000
7 Financial
Snapshot
- A Significantly Stronger Sierra
- Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30,
2009 gtUS2.0M - Management has improved the financial health of
Sierra Minerals Inc. - Long-term Debt as of September 30, 2009 -
US950,000 - Capital costs are low
- Sierras forecast is to be debt free on or before
March 31st, 2010 -
8 Recent Financings Private Placement Q1 2009
- 8,650,000 Units _at_ CDN0.20/unit CDN1,730,000
- Included ½ warrant at CDN0.30 for 2 years from
closing - Principal Use of Funds
- Strengthen balance sheet
- US500,000 principal Warman debt payment
- US190,000 interest Warman debt payment
- US285,000 final payment on 43-101 drill program
- Use to expand mine production to 30,000 ounces
- US315,000 purchase 3 additional CAT773B haul
trucks - Upgrade gold processing plant
- General working capital purposes
9Recent Financings Private Placement Q3 2009
- 10,000,000 Units _at_ CDN0.20/unit CDN2.0M
- Included ½ warrant at CDN0.30 for 18 months
from closing - Principal Use of Funds
- Provide financial flexibility
- Reduction in cash operating costs
- US125,000 purchase of CAT D9N dozer vs. rental
10 month payback - Ability to purchase secondary crushing system
approximate 6 month payback - General working capital purposes
10 Near-term Upside Potential
- Expand Mine Production - Significant Increase to
Earnings and Cash flow - Establish and Expand Estimated Mineral Resources
Exploration Upside - Capitalize on strong Management and Operations
team - Get Market Valuation as a Producer
- Share price Currency Acquisitions
11 Expand Mine
Production
- Expansion Outlook
- Production 30,000 ounces of gold
- Cash cost/oz.- US500 (estimate based on
production levels) - Profit margin at US1,000 gold US500/oz.
- Cash Flow- US12.0M/year
12 Driving Cost per Ounce Down
Capitalizing on the Fixed Component
13 Initial NI 43-101 Mineral
Resource Estimate Established
Three Ore Zones
14 Initial NI 43-101 Mineral
Resource Estimate Established
- Mineral Resource Estimate Cerro Colorado
Mine -
- (1) ounces calculated using the
following conversion rate 1 troy ounce 31.103
grams - 5 Year estimated mine life At 30,000
ounces per year with an - estimated 67 life-of-mine recovery rate.
15 Exploration Upside
The Potential is Just Unfolding
- Expand Initial NI 43-101 Mineral Resource
Estimate - Deposit is open to depth
- Perform additional work to find more tonnes at
higher average grades - 34,000 Hectare Land Position
- Explore near mine 34,000 hectare land package
which could provide significant additional
mineral resources hosted within 20km to 25km
trucking distance to existing infrastructure.
16 Exploration Potential
Land Holdings
17 Sierra Minerals
Future Growth Share Price
Currency Acquisitions
- CONCLUSION
- Potential for Substantial Share Price
Appreciation By - Realizing value based on our future potential of
growth and production - Positive leverage to the upside of gold price
- Adding Recoverable Ounces and exploration
potential - Future growth through merger and acquisitions
- Corporate Development Potential
- Goal is to be a multi mine company with extended
mine life and larger cash flow. - Merger and Acquisition Strategy The Next Mine
- Focus - Advanced Stage exploration and
development gold properties in Mexico and/or the
Americas - Seeking - low capital cost, heap-leach operations
- Goal - Add profitable ounces to our mineral
resource inventory and bring into production.
18 Cerro Colorado Gold Mine
19 Sierra Minerals Inc. Growing
One Mine At a Time
208 King Street EastSuite 810Toronto, OntarioM5C
1B5416-775-7555askus_at_sierraminerals.cawww.sierr
aminerals.ca
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