2015 PDAC CONVENTION Booth 2501 March 1-4, 2015 TSX P I NYSE PPP I
Investment Opportunity EMERGING MID-TIER GOLD PRODUCER High-Grade Production with Organic Growth Top Mining Jurisdictions in the Americas Black Fox Grey Fox Corporate Office (Toronto) Strong Financial Position San Dimas…
2014 Achievements and 2015 Objectives INCREASED PRODUCTION BY 57% 2014 ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 OBJECTIVES Reduced All Injury Frequency Rate by Zero fatalities and reduce All Injury 36% Frequency Rate by 15% Met guidance and increased…
High-Grade Production with Organic Growth INCREASED PRODUCTION BY 57% IN 2014 1,4 Outlook Targeted Production Growth Profile (AuEq koz) Black Fox San Dimas 2015 Black Fox San Dimas 300-350 Attributable 75,000- 175,000- 250,000-…
Top Mining Jurisdictions in the Americas DIVERSIFIED, STABLE, MINING FRIENDLY JURISDICTIONS 30% CANADA 2015E PRODUCTION Black Fox Mine TIMMINS, ONTARIO BY REGION 70% Grey Fox Exploration Property MEXICO TIMMINS, ONTARIO…
Strong Financial Position SUFFICIENT LIQUIDITY TO DELIVER ORGANIC GROWTH TSX: P December 31, 2014 Pro Forma Convertible Debt Financing Exchanges 134M NYSE: PPP Balance Sheet (December 31, 2014 Pro Forma Convertible Debt…
Disciplined Cost Management FOCUSED ON INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY TO REDUCE COSTS Corporate: 2015 Cash Costs Guidance Range (US/oz Au)* 900 o Rationalizing offices (closing Vancouver and Mexico City offices) 800 o Focused on reducing G&A…
Proven Track Record HISTORY OF DELIVERING RESULTS 155% GROWTH 320% GROWTH 63% REDUCTION 1,4 Production (AuEq koz) Gold Reserves (Au koz) Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate Black Fox Black Fox San Dimas Cerro del Gallo 250-270…
Asset Overview PIPELINE OF ORGANIC GROWTH DEVELOPMENT EXPANSION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION San Dimas Grey Fox & Black Fox CDG San Dimas 3,000 TPD Optimization Platform TSX P I NYSE PPP I 10
SAN DIMAS World Class Platform Asset Location Sinaloa-Durango, Mexico Ownership 100% (silver stream1) Metals Gold & Silver Mining Underground Capacity 2,500 TPD Production1 175,000-185,000 AuEq oz Costs2,3 590-640/AuEq oz Mineral…
SAN DIMAS Expansion Plan San Dimas Expansion Plan 3,200 Target 3,000 TPD Capacity Mill Expansion 3,000 2,800 Mine Production to 2,900 tpd 2,600 tonnes per day Current Nameplate Capacity 2,400 Mine Production to 2,500…
SAN DIMAS Significant Exploration Upside with Low Finding Costs o Completed 80,000 metres of drilling 2014, 2014 reserves and Low Finding Cost Per Ounce resources to be released in Q1 2015 P&P Reserves Discovered (Koz Au) o 1H 2015: 6.4…
BLACK FOX Established Jurisdiction with Proven Depth Potential Over 200 Million Ounces of Historical Production Note: Based on public data, average depth of listed mines is 1,633 metres. TSX P I NYSE PPP I 14
BLACK FOX Turnaround Opportunity to Create Value Location Timmins, Ontario Ownership 100% (8% gold stream1) Metals Gold Mining Open pit & underground Capacity 2,200 TPD Production1 75,000-85,000 oz Costs2,3 820-870/ oz Mineral Resources…
BLACK FOX Optimization Program 2014 o Acquisition and integration of Black Fox Complex o Commenced optimization program, focused on cost reduction o Increased underground exploration and development o Discovered high-grade intercepts at…
BLACK FOX Focused on Reserve & Resource Development Lateral & Depth Expansion 11 11 *See final slide for footnotes. TSX P I NYSE PPP I
BLACK FOX Metal Factor (grade x width) TSX P I NYSE PPP I 18
GREY FOX Promising Exploration Project Grey Fox o Completed 76,000 metres of drilling in 2014. o Planned another 50,000 metres in 2015. o Positive exploration results announced to date from Location 4 km from Black Fox, Ontario…
Catalysts and News Flow REGULAR EXPLORATION UPDATES Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 San Dimas 3,000 TPD Decision San Dimas Exploration Update Reserve and Resource Update Expansion decision Extended top Including 226,000 announced…
Positioned to Outperform DELIVERING SUPERIOR RETURNS Producing in Americas Top Mining Jurisdictions 250 270 koz MEXICO & CANADA1,5 Disciplined Cost Management 650 - 700 /oz TOTAL CASH COST2,3 Strong Financial Position 134…
APPENDICES
2015 Guidance FURTHER 20% PRODUCTION GROWTH EXPECTED 2014 Black Fox San Dimas Outlook 2015 Attributable gold equivalent production1 225,100 75,000-85,000 175,000-185,000 250,000-270,000 (gold equivalent ounces) Gold Production…
2014 Financial Results (US thousands, except per share Revenues amounts) 2014 2013 (millions) 300 Revenues 274,612 200,326 +37% 250 Earnings from Mine Operations 52,663 76,004 Net income (loss) (224,384) (4,250) 200 EPS (1.48)…
2014 Consolidated Production Production Operating Results 2014 2013 (AuEq ounces) 250,000 1 Gold equivalent production 225,054 143,114 +57% (gold equivalent ounces) 200,000 Gold production 189,943 111,983 (ounces) 1 150,000…
2014 San Dimas Operating Results San Dimas Production 2014 2013 (AuEq ounces) Mill Throughput 14 2,463 2,101 170,000 +13% (tonnes per day) 1 150,000 Gold equivalent production 161,170 143,114 (gold equivalent ounces) 130,000…
2014 Black Fox Operating Results Q4 2014 Black Fox Production (March 5 2014 December 31) (Au ounces) 25,000 14 Mill Throughput 2,403 2,306 (tonnes per day) 20,000 Gold Production 20,334 63,884 (gold ounces) 15,000 Gold…
2015 GUIDANCE Lower 2015 Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures Estimated 2015 Costs San Dimas Underground Development 15.2 million San Dimas Sustaining Capital 10.8 million San Dimas Projects 15.4 million San Dimas Sub Total…
2015 GUIDANCE Continuing to Invest in Exploration Exploration Expenditures Estimated 2015 Costs San Dimas Diamond Drilling 3.1 million San Dimas Drifting 1.9 million San Dimas Regional Diamond Drilling 0.9 million Ventanas…
Stock Performance & Significant Events 80% Primero Added 30 P-T Volume to S&P/TSX Primero Composite Index Primero Mining Corp. Announces San Dimas Expansion 60% S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Plan Phase 1 Primero 40% Announces…
Summary of Debt & Tradable Securities Convertible Convertible Primero Warrants Revolving Line Debentures Debentures TSX: P.WT of Credit Facility TSX: P.DB.U TSX:P.DB.V Drawn at Dec. 31, Face Value n/a 48.1 million 2014: 40.0…
SAN DIMAS BLACK FOX Silver Purchase Agreement Gold Streaming Agreement Primero sells 50% of annual silver Primero sells 8% of annual gold production production above 6.0 million ounces at spot at Black Fox at 509 per ounce o Remainder…
Focus on Responsible Mining HEALTH AND SAFETY o We understand that our most important assets are our people and their safety is our number one priority o We maintain world-class health and safety policies ENVIRONMENT o San Dimas is…
SAN DIMAS District-Wide Exploration Potential WEST BLOCK 2015 Exploration SINALOA SAN ANTONIO GRABEN CENTRAL BLOCK TAYOLTITA BLOCK ARANA Mined 1987-2002 Mined 2012-Current Mined 2002-Current Mined 1975-Current HANGING WALL SW NE…
CERRO DEL GALLO Large Gold Domain Project Summary Potential for an Additional 95,000 AuEq oz Location Guanajuato State, Mexico Ownership 100% Metals Gold, silver, & copper Mining Open pit, heap leach and/or conventional mill Stage…
SAN DIMAS Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (December 31, 2013, Mineral Resources include Mineral Reserves) Tonnage Silver Grade Contained Gold Contained Silver Classification Gold Grade (G/T) (Million Tonnes) (G/T) (000…
BLACK FOX Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (December 31, 2013, Mineral Resources include Mineral Reserves) Tonnage Gold Grade Cont. Gold Classification (Tonnes) (G/T) (Ounces) Proven & Probable Reserves Open Pit 1,468,500…
GREY FOX Mineral Resources (December 31, 2013) Cut-off Tonnes CAPPED Au Contained Gold Classification Grade Potential Material (Million (G/T) (Ounces) (G/T Au) Tonnes) Indicated Resources 3.0 Underground 1.394 5.4 243,041 0.9…
CERRO DEL GALLO Reserves and In-Pit Resources1 Total Resources Within the Gold Domain2 Au Au Ag Ag Cu Cu AuEq AuEq Category M Tonnes (g/t) (M ozs) (g/t) (M ozs) (%) (M lbs) (g/t) (M oz) Measured 129 0.54 2.24 12.0 49.8 0.09 256.0 0.94…
Executive Management Joseph Conway Chief Executive Officer Ernest Mast President & COO 30 Years of experience 25 Years of experience Appointed President and CEO in June 2010 Appointed President & COO in Feb. 2015 Former CEO, President…
Board of Directors Wade Nesmith Chairman Eduardo Luna Director 1 Founder of Primero Former EVP & President, Mexico. Former Chairman Founding and current director of Silver Wheaton and CEO of Silver Wheaton, Executive VP of Goldcorp…
PRIMERO MINING CORP. 79 Wellington St. West, Suite 2100 Toronto, ON M5K 1H1 T 416 814 3160 TF 877 619 3160 www.primeromining.com Tamara Brown Vice President, Investor Relations T 416 814 3168 infoprimeromining.com 2015 PDAC…