Bank of America Merrill Lynch 20th Annual Canada Mining Conference September 4, 2014
Investment Opportunity o Mid-tier gold producer Black Fox Grey Fox o Portfolio of long-life, high-grade assets Head Office (Toronto) o Generating significant cash flow San Dimas Cerro del Gallo Producing Mine Ventanas o Located…
Our Strategic Focus TARGETED GROWTH PROFILE 2,3 1. Ensure sufficient financial liquidity 360-380 2. Sustain a measured growth profile Cerro del Gallo 50 Black Fox 3. Disciplined cost management (Thousand Gold Equivalent…
Strong Outlook for 2014 Outlook 2014 Gold equivalent production6 225,000-245,000 (gold equivalent ounces) Gold production 185,000-205,000 (ounces) Silver production7 6.25-6.50 (million ounces) All-in Sustaining Costs8…
Balance Sheet & Liquidity June 30, 2014 June 30, 2014 44M STRONG Cash Balance 89M LIQUIDITY 44M 78.1M Current Cash 4 PRUDENT Debt Level 150M 45M 2,3,11 Line of credit5 5-Year average after-tax Operating Cash…
Asset Overview: Low-Risk Mining Jurisdictions Builds on Established Presence in Mexico San Dimas Mine (AT DECEMBER 31, 2013, MINERAL RESOURCES INCLUDE MINERAL RESERVES) Au Reserves (Moz) 0.87 Black Fox Mine Au M&I Resources (Moz)…
SAN DIMAS A Flagship Asset Location Durango-Sinaloa State Border Ownership 100% One of Mexicos Most Metals Gold & Silver (Silver subject to Purchase Agreement7) Significant Precious Mining Underground cut and fill and long-hole Metals…
SAN DIMAS Proven History of Production San Dimas Historical Production (AuEq ounces) 250,000 Gold (oz) 9.00 Sinaloa Graben Discovery Gold Equivalent (AuEqoz) Acquisition of San Dimas by Primero Gold Grade (g/t) RH 8.00 Central…
SAN DIMAS Expansion to 3,000 TPD San Dimas Tonnes Per Day 3,000 3,000 tpd Target 3,000 tpd Expansion is Approved Construction of Phase 2 Mill Expansion Mine and Mill Optimized to 3,000 tpd Phase 2 Mill Mining…
SAN DIMAS Proven Exploration Success o Victoria Vein Gold Reserves increased to 195,000 oz at 11.5 g/t o 2014 15.7 million exploration program o 22,500 hectare package o 80,000 metres of drilling: 35,000 metres delineation…
BLACK FOX Another Opportunity to Unlock Value Location Timmins, Ontario Ownership 100% (8% gold stream at 504/oz9) Metals Gold Mining Open pit & underground Capacity 2,200 TPD Mine Life Open Pit: 3 years, U/G: 7 years Mineral…
BLACK FOX Prospective, Mining Friendly Jurisdiction Destor-Porcupine Fault has produced over 200Moz gold TSX:P I NYSE:PPP I 13
BLACK FOX Short Term Focus o Total 2014 budget of 48 million for 10 months Black Fox Throughput (TPD) 2,500 o Underground throughput: Open Pit Detailed underground operational review underway Open Pit 2,000 Near term target of…
BLACK FOX Open for Expansion Laterally & at Depth TSX:P I NYSE:PPP I 15
GREY FOX Promising Exploration Project CERRO DEL GALLO Location INCREASES 4 km from PRIMEROSPRODUCTION Black Fox - Timmins, ON BY 60%12 Ownership 100% (No gold stream) Metals Gold Mining Open pit potential & Underground Exploration 5…
CERRO DEL GALLO Construction Decision Delayed Location Guanajuato CERRO DEL GALLOState INCREASES PRIMEROSPRODUCTION BY 60%12 Ownership 100% Metals Gold, silver & copper Mining Open pit, heap leach, and/or conventional mill 2014…
CERRO DEL GALLO Exploration Upside o High grade vein intersected in first exploration activity since 2008 (Carmen-Providencia vein) o 10,000 metre drill program for infill, condemnation and exploration drilling in 2014 o Known…
Catalysts & News Flow Q1 2014 San Dimas expansion to Q3 2014 Cerro del Gallo Update Q4 2014/Q1 2015 Black Fox Underground 2,500 TPD completed at 1,000 TPD Expansion increases annual Replacing lower-grade production capacity to…
Investment Opportunity o Mid-tier gold producer 150% 2,3,10 o Portfolio of long-life, high-grade assets GROWTH planned by 2016 YE o Located in safe mining jurisdictions o Generating significant cash flow o Track record of…
Appendices
San Dimas Operating Results Q2 2014 Q2 2013 San Dimas Production (AuEq ounces) 12 Mill Throughput 2,405 2,216 (tonnes per day) 50,000 +18% 2 Gold equivalent production 46,248 39,089 45,000 (gold equivalent ounces) 40,000 Gold…
Black Fox Operating Results Black Fox Production Q2 2014 Q1 2014 (AuEq ounces) 20,000 12 +29% Mill Throughput 2,307 1,646 18,000 (tonnes per day) 16,000 14,000 Gold Production 17,166 13,298 (gold ounces) 12,000 10,000 Gold…
Financial Results (US thousands, except per share amounts) Q2 2014 Q2 2013 Revenue (thousands) Revenues 79,669 52,475 +52% 80,000 Earnings from Mine Operations 19,676 23,593 70,000 60,000 Net income (loss) 572 4,241 50,000…
SAN DIMAS Positive Leverage to Silver Recent Tax Ruling Created Positive Leverage to Silver Primero sells 50% of annual silver production above 6.0 million ounces at spot o Remainder sold at 4 per ounce under silver purchase…
SAN DIMAS District Wide Exploration Potential West Block 2014 EXPLORATION Sinaloa Graben Central Block Tayoltita Block Arana San Antonio Mined 1987-2002 Mined 2012-Current Mined 2002-Current Mined 1975-Current Hanging Wall SW NE…
CERRO DEL GALLO Cerro Del Gallo Development Plan 2013 2014 2015 2016 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Basic Engineering Permitting/Land Acquisition Site Survey Leach Pad Design & Earth Works Infill Drilling and MET Tests…
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…
CERRO DEL GALLO Reserves and In-Pit Resources1 Total Resources Within the Gold Domain2 M Tonnes Au Au Ag Ag Cu Cu Au Eq AuEq Category (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…
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 TONNES CUT-OFF GRADE CONTAINED GOLD CLASSIFICATION (g/t Au) POTENTIAL MATERIAL (MILLION CAPPED Au (g/t) (000 OUNCES) TONNES) Indicated Resources 3.0 Underground 1.394 5.4 243,041…
Executive Management H. Maura Lendon VP, Chief General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Joseph F. Conway C.E.O. 1 o Former Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer o Former CEO, President and Director of IAMGOLD and Corporate…
Board of Directors Wade Nesmith Chairman Rohan Hazelton Director 1,5 Robert Quartermain Director 2,3 o Founder of Primero o VP, Strategy, Goldcorp o Founder and President & CEO, o Founding and current director o Formerly with Wheaton…
Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Resources This presentation has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian provincial securities laws which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Unless otherwise…
Footnotes 1. Refer to slides 28, 29, 30, 31 of this presentation. 2. Gold equivalent ounces include silver and copper production converted to a gold equivalent based on consensus estimated commodity prices; accounts for the San Dimas…
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