Reserves & Resources

Warintza Mineral Resource Estimate

Category Tonnage Grade Contained Metal
  (Mt) CuEq
(%)
Cu
(%)
Mo
(%)
Au
(g/t)
CuEq
 (Mt)
Cu
(Mt)
Mo
(Mt)
Au
(Moz)
Indicated 579 0.59 0.47 0.03 0.05 3.45 2.70 0.15 0.93
Inferred 887 0.47 0.39 0.01 0.04 4.17 3.48 0.13 1.08
  1. The mineral resource estimates are reported in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources & Mineral Reserves, adopted by CIM Council May 10, 2014.
  2. Reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction assume open-pit mining with conventional flotation processing and were tested using NPV Scheduler™ pit optimization software with the following assumptions: metal prices of US$3.50/lb Cu, US$15.00/lb Mo, and US$1,500/oz Au; operating costs of US$1.50/t + US$0.02/t per bench for mining, US$4.50/t milling, US$0.90/t G&A; recoveries of 90% Cu, 85% Mo, and 70% Au.
  3. Cut-off grade of 0.3% CuEq. Resource includes grade capping and internal dilution. Grade was interpolated by ordinary kriging populating a block model with block dimensions of 25m x 25m x 15m.
  4. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
  5. Copper equivalent assumes recoveries of 90% Cu, 85% Mo, and 70% Au based on preliminary metallurgical testwork, and metal prices of US$3.50/lb Cu, US$15.00/lb Mo, and US$1,500/oz Au. CuEq formula: CuEq (%) = Cu (%) + 4.0476 × Mo (%) + 0.487 × Au (g/t).
  6. The Qualified Person is Mario E. Rossi, FAusIMM,RM-SME, Principal Geostatistician of Geosystems International Inc.
  7. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate.
  8. The effective date of the mineral resource estimate is April 1, 2022.

The technical information contained in this document related to the mineral resource estimate at Warintza was approved by, or based upon disclosure prepared by, Mario E. Rossi, FAusIMM,RM-SME, PrincipalGeostatistician of Geosystems International Inc., a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“43-101”). See the corresponding technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Warintza Project, Ecuador (Amended)" with an effective date of April 1, 2022 and available on SEDAR+ under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.