August 2016 Lara Investor Presentation
- 1. South American Prospect Generator 1
- 2. Forward Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management on the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on such statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. For a description of material factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, please review the Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis and Financial Statements filed on www.sedar.com. Michael Bennell, Lara’s Vice President Exploration and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and has verified the data disclosed, including sampling, analytical and test data underlying the information or opinion s contained in the written disclosure and approved the written disclosure of the technical information in this presentation regarding the Company’s projects. 2TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 3. Introduction • Canadian listed mineral exploration company, with ticker symbol: LRA.V, operating in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Chile. • Prospect Generator business model is where exploration funding is mostly derived from joint ventures, partnerships, royalties and from the sale of projects. • South America-based management team with a history of exploration success. Lara has acquired, discovered and sold nickel, phosphate, potash, coal and copper deposits. • Current mineral property and royalty portfolio includes: precious metal, base metal, industrial mineral, agricultural commodity and coal projects at various stages of development. • The Liberdade copper-gold discovery in Brazil, made in partnership with Codelco, has the potential to transform the Company if title issues can be resolved. • Actively acquiring and developing new projects through the bear market. 3TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 4. • Mining and commodity markets are cyclical, so in order to invest profitably, you have to be both contrarian and patient. • The market is now at lows not seen since the late 1990’s creating many attractive investment opportunities. • Lara funds exploration through joint ventures, partnerships and project sales, thereby greatly limiting financial risk on any given project. • Payments from JV partners and proceeds from the sale of projects are funding activities through the market slump. • The Lara team is acquiring new prospects at rock-bottom prices ahead of the inevitable upturn in the cycle. 4 Prospect Generator Business Model TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 5. Share Capital and Sustainability 5 Treasury Value Market Capitalization (as at June 10, 2016) ~CAD$44.2M Cash & Marketable Securities ~CAD$4.2 M Payments due from Partners (est. 2016) ~CAD$1.5 M 2016 Budget ~CAD$1.5 M Share Capital Number Percent Outstanding 33,967,607 91% Options & Warrants 3,188,125 9% Fully Diluted 37,155,732 100% Insider Ownership ~10% TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 6. Management and Directors 6 Management Directors Miles Thompson (President & CEO) Lara founder with +30 years in exploration globally. Previously Manager of Business Development for Gold Fields. Founder and Chairman of Reservoir Minerals. Michael Bennell (Vice President Exploration) +30 year track record with multiple discoveries in Australia, Brazil and Africa. Previously with BHP Billiton and AngloGold. Christopher MacIntyre (Vice President Corporate) +7 years in public markets and the resource sector. Commerce and Business graduate Queen’s University. Helio Ikeda (Advisor Brazil) Lara founder, with +30 years experience of exploration in Brazil. Worked previously for Vale, Billiton and Barrick. Carlos Caceres (Advisor Colombia) +30 years experience in coal, metals and oil and gas exploration in Colombia. Christopher Jones (Independent Director) Member of the Institute of Canadian Chartered Accountants and Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of Ontario. Accounting Manager at Williams & Partners. Adrian Calvert (Independent Director) +15 years in resource industry. Founder of WindRose Capital Ltd. Holds law degree from the University of Queensland and an MBA from Insead. William Connell Steers (Director) Managing partner at IMC Brasil, a Director of Petro Rio SA (a Canadian listed oil producer), Indústrias Verolme-Ishibras S.A. (private manufacturer and repairer of ships, vessels, and off-shore platforms for oil exploration and production) and Docas Investimentos S.A. (private investment company). Formerly, Managing Partner at Weatherhaven Brasil (private manufacturer of temporary shelters). TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 7. Diverse Mineral Property Portfolio 7TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 8. Joint Ventures, Alliances and Royalties 8 Country Partner Project Commodity Lara % Cash $m Expl $m Royalties Brazil Codelco Liberdade Copper 25% 2% NSR Brazil Tessarema Curionopolis Copper-Au Royalty 0.75 2% NSR Brazil Vertical Curionopolis Iron Royalty 0.80 $0.75 - $1.5/t Peru Redzone Lara Copper 45% 1% NSR Peru Hochschild Corina Gold Royalty 4.15 2.00 2% NSR Peru Apumayo Grace Gold Royalty 2.00 0.50 0.75-1% Peru Kiwanda Picha Copper 30% 1%-2% NSR Chile Kiwanda Bahia Inglesa Phosphate Shares 0.57 2% NSR Colombia Kiwanda Carbhid Coal Shares 2% NSR Colombia Kiwanda Pelaya Coal Shares 2% NSR Colombia Kiwanda Iza Phosphate 2% NSR Totals 8.27 2.50 TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 9. 2016 Outlook 9 • The Company’s plan is to generate new properties and prospects. The focus is on Brazil and Peru, where we currently see the most potential. • Tessarema is developing a small high-grade copper-gold mining operation at Curionopolis. Lara due to receive US$0.75m at completion and a 2% NSR production royalty. • Kiwanda Coal and Phosphate Alliances listing on the ASX through reverse takeover of Phillips River Mining. Lara to be repaid $570,000 in cash, receive vendor shares and royalties. • Hochschild working to secure drill permits for Lara’s Corina gold project, a highly prospective epithermal vein system close to their Pallancata and Immaculada mining operations. • Codelco continues to support court and administrative proceedings to defend our title and rights to the Liberdade copper discovery. TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 10. Liberdade Copper Discovery - Brazil 10 • The Carajás is one of the most prolific mining districts in the world, where Vale S.A. operates its richest iron mines, in addition to producing copper, gold, manganese and nickel. • Liberdade copper discovery made in partnership with Codelco, which funded exploration and drilling to earn a 51% interest and must deliver a resource of >500,000t copper to get to 75%. • Codelco is currently running a lawsuit against Vale S.A. and the Brazilian Department of Mines defending the exploration title. TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 11. Liberdade Copper - Fortuna Target 11 Best Intercepts Fortuna Target - Primary Chalcopyrite Zone Drill Hole Target From (m) To (m) Intercept (m) Copper (%) Gold (ppb) Cu Eq (%) LBCD - 02 Fortuna 49 246 197 0.65 118 0.72 LBCD - 06 Fortuna 72.6 200.7 128.1 0.69 104 0.75 Please refer to “Codelco Intercepts 197 Metres at 0.72% Copper Equivalent at Liberdade” Released: March 1, 2013 • The Fortuna target is a Carajás-type IOCG system with a 1200 x 350m surface footprint, similar in style to a number of developed copper deposits and mines in the district. • Fortuna is only one of several targets so far identified within the Liberdade property. TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 12. • Located in Carajás district, the Maravaia deposit comprises high-grade IOCG-type breccia veins. • Drill intercepts include 53.8m at 9.59% Cu, 56m at 16.51% Cu, 29.05m at 4.56% Cu. • Comparable to nearby (~20km) Antas mine, scheduled to start production in 2016. • Partner Tessarema is completing permitting and mine development to earn a 100% interest from Lara. • Lara receiving staged cash payments and production royalties. • The Maravaia deposit is one of several targets within the Curionopolis property. Curionopolis Copper - Brazil 12 Please refer to ‘Drilling Intersects 56 metres at 16.51% Copper at Curionopolis in Brazil’, Released: June 1, 2015 TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 13. Laying foundations for processing plant Maravaia Mine Development - Brazil 13 Osmar Pre-Strip to expose sulphide ore. Stockpiling oxide ore TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 14. Corina Gold - Peru • Low sulphidation epithermal gold target, close to the Hochschild owned Selene, Pallancata and Immaculada mines. • Lara trenched and sampled mineralization for >2km of strike on the Promesa vein. • Project optioned to Hochschild for $4.15m in cash and a 2% NSR royalty • Currently working to secure community agreements and a drilling permit. 14 superficial rights secured lt with new veins discovered show Au/Ag presence at hole district to be completed with Lara Exploration Ltd. at surface - 20 km from Selene t Inmaculada & Pallancata age in Hochschild’s Southern Peru cluster TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 15. Grace Gold - Peru • High sulphidation epithermal gold targets (marked as Fox and Gran Leon on the map) adjacent to Apumayo gold mines (photo below and map on the right right). 15TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 16. 16 • Mineralized footprint 2km by 0.5km. • Oxide resource over a mid-sized porphyry, based on limited drilling completed to date. • Located at low altitude, close to infrastructure and to the coast. • Minsur paid $505 million for a 70% interest in the nearby Mina Justa deposit in 2012. • Lara ownership 45%, plus a 1% NSR royalty. Lara Copper Porphyry - Peru Please refer to “Summary of Exploration, Metallurgy and Scoping Studies on the Lara Porphyry Copper Property and Proposed 2005 Exploration Program, Rio Viscus, Palpa, Peru” authored by John Nebocat, P. Eng. dated February 9, 2004 and revised March 31, 2005; and to “NI 43‐101 TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE LARA PORPHYRY COPPER‐MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, PERU”, authored by Simon Meldrum and dated March 1, 2010. TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 17. Bahia Inglesa Phosphate - Chile 17 • Phosphate basin in northern Chile, close to port, with a long history producing direct application phosphate for the Chilean market. • Lara and partner Kiwanda hold 19,000 hectares of 100%-owned licenses and an option to purchase the producing Bifox mine. • Agreement in place to vend rights to ASX-listed Phillips River for cash and shares. Surface mapping, sampling and test pits from the 2015 due-diligence program TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 18. Coal and Phosphate - Colombia 18 • Lara and partner Kiwanda own ~23% of Carbhid SAS, operator of the Escalones underground coal mine in the Boyacá Basin. • Plus the option to acquire the Pelaya claim (Cesar Basin), which has the potential for a large-scale resource that could be mined from open-pit. • Agreement in place to vend rights to ASX-listed Phillips River for cash and shares. • Iza Phosphate JV - Using the Carbhid operating team to develop phosphate mining in the same district as Escalones. El Diamante Mine - Escalones Phosphate Bed - Iza TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 19. Azul Tin Project - Brazil 19 • Lara option to acquire 100% interest. • Mining license worked previously on a small scale from two open pits. • 61 drill holes (~3,700 metres) completed to test the mineralization exposed in the pits. ~1cm Cassiterite Drill core from hole TAD-02 TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 20. Planalto Copper Project - Brazil 20 • Lara option to acquire 100% interest. Property located in the Carajás District, ~10km west of Vale S.A.’s Cristalino copper deposit. • Historic surface sampling outlined two copper- in-soil anomalies with values >300ppm copper, one ~1.3km by 0.9km in size, the other ~2.9km by 0.3km. • Historical reports include results of two drill holes: FD-73 which intercepted 188m of 0.4% copper and FD-74 which intercepted of 50m at 0.38% copper. • Lara’s option is on hold pending issue of the exploration licenses, expected through 2016 Please refer to “Lara Signs Option to Acquire the Planalto Copper Project in Northern Brazil” Released: February 25, 2013 TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 21. Summary and Conclusions 21 • Prospect Generator business model substantially increases the probability of exploration success, while reducing the cost of failures. • Lara’s treasury sufficient to maintain momentum through 2016 and beyond, including adding new prospects like the recently optioned gold, tin and nickel projects in Brazil. • Management team has deep roots in South America, has made multiple discoveries, and has significant shareholdings in the Company • Focus on larger discoveries of interest to miners, where even a minority interest or a royalty can generate order of magnitude returns for shareholders. • Liberdade discovery made with Codelco potentially a catalyst for a revaluation of the company if title problems can be resolved. • Building a portfolio of self-created royalty interests, with the Maravaia Copper Project potentially starting to pay out in 2016. TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016
- 22. Contact 22 For more information please contact: Christopher MacIntyre Vice President, Corporate Development Suite 414, 100 Richmond Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 3K6, Canada Phone: +1 416-703-0010 Fax: +1 416-964-0823 Or visit us online at: www.laraexploration.com TSX-V: LRA AUGUST 2016