May 2011 Corporate Presentation For Kiska Metals
May 2011 Corporate Presentation For Kiska Metals
May 2011 Corporate Presentation For Kiska Metals
This presentation contains forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that
address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the
future (including, without limitation, statements regarding exploration results, potential mineralization, future plans
and objectives of the Company and mineral resources) are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the
Company. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual
results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and even if such
actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected
consequences to, or effects on the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from current expectations include, among other things, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future, changes in commodity prices, changes in equity markets, changes to regulations affecting the
Company's activities, the uncertainties involved in interpreting exploration results and other geological data and the
other risks involved in the mineral exploration industry. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on
which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results
or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance
should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
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Investment Highlights
• Location
– 150 km NW of
Anchorage.
– 527km2 State of
Alaska Mining Livengood
Claims. Fort Knox
– 50 person camp.
Whistler Pogo
2.25 Moz Au eq. indicated
• Infrastructure Donlin Creek
3.35 Moz Au eq. inferred*
power/access routes
Pebble
– 385 Mw station at
Tyonek.
– Proposed power
projects:
• Chackachamna
• Mt. Spurr
* See slide 10 for details of NI43-101 resource estimate 4
Proposed New Infrastructure
Chackachamna Hydro
TDX Power Corp
(Alaska Native Corp.)
~ 400 MW proposed
Island
Mountain
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Comparables
Volcan
Maricunga gold-rich 10.6 Moz Au at 0.62 g/t Whistler gold-rich
porphyry belt, Chile porphyry district, Alaska
Round Mountain
10 km
Refugio
5.4 Moz Au at 0.76 g/t Whistler Deposit
2.25 Moz Au Eq indicated
3.35 Moz Au Eq inferred*
10 km
Caspiche
24.3 Moz Au at 0.52 g/t,
6,400 Mlbs Cu at 0.2%
Island Mountain 7
21.2 Moz Au at 0.61 g/t, 5,308 7
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Mlbs of copper at 0.22%. Cerro Casale
* See slide 10 for details of NI43-101 resource estimate
Whistler Porphyry Au-Cu District
Island Whistler Deposit
Mountain Muddy
Creek
15 km
23 km
Raintree East
Rainmaker
Raintree West
• New gold-copper
porphyry district.
Whistler Corridor
Whistler Deposit 18 x 9 km with multiple targets • Existing large gold
resource
• 2.25 Moz Au Eq indicated
Raintree and
Rainmaker • 3.35 Moz Au Eq inferred *
Muddy Creek
• Expansion potential
within 3 km at Raintree
and Rainmaker
• New gold discoveries
23km S and 17km ESE
Island Mountain of Whistler.
• Many untested targets.
* See slide 10 for details of NI43-101 resource estimate 9
Whistler 43-101 Resource
• Published revised resource in January 2011.
• Based on 41 drill holes on only the Whistler Zone.
• Au eq. calculation: US$990/oz Au, US$15.40/oz Ag, US$2.91/lb Cu.
• 0.30g/t Au eq. cutoff, 1.3 strip ratio, based on a 45 degree pit shell.
• Positive preliminary metallurgy: 85% Cu, 75% Au recoveries from open
circuit cleaner tests (22.5% Cu concentrate, 65 g/t Au).
Tonnes & Grade Contained Metal (M)
Tonnes Au Ag Cu Au eq. Au Ag Cu Au eq.
Resource Category
(Mt) (g/t) (g/t) (%) (g/t) (Moz) (Moz) (Mlb) (Moz)
2011 Revised Resource
Indicated (open-pit) 79.2 0.51 1.97 0.17 0.88 1.28 5.03 302 2.25
Inferred (open-pit) 145.8 0.40 1.75 0.15 0.73 1.85 8.21 467 3.35
2008 Resource
Indicated (open-pit) 30 0.87 2.46 0.24 1.35 0.84 2.37 159 1.31
Total Indicated 30 0.87 2.46 0.24 1.35 0.84 2.37 159 1.31
Inferred (open-pit) 123 0.59 2.07 0.19 0.98 2.33 8.19 515 3.86
Inferred (underground) 11 1.16 3.55 0.24 1.66 0.41 1.26 58 0.59
Total Inferred 134 0.64 2.18 0.20 1.05 2.74 9.44 573 4.44
Source: Mineral Resource Estimation Memo, Whistler Copper-Gold Project, Alaska Range, Alaska. January, 2011. Memo Prepared by Moose Mountain Technical Services Ltd. Final Report to 10
be filed on SEDAR in February 2011.
Whistler Discovery Outcrop
Raintree W
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Whistler Property Exploration
Only Scratching the Surface
• Two blind targets drilled with discoveries – Raintree & Rainmaker.
• Numerous geophysical targets with same signature as Whistler
Snow Ridge Puntilla
Round Mountain
• Located 23 km south of
Whistler Deposit
NI43-101 Resource
2.25 Moz Au Eq indicated
3.35 Moz Au Eq inferred * Whistler.
Whistler Corridor
18 x 9 km with multiple Au-Cu targets
• Surface and drill evidence
for significant mineralized
system.
– 4.5x3km area of gold-copper
soil and rock anomalies.
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Island Mountain Discovery
• Breccia Zone 09 Drilling
Breccia: 150 x 100m exposure of IM09-002: 214.3m @
0.13g/t Au
actinolite-magnetite hydrothermal
breccia in diorite.
2009
– Discovery Hole: 0.68g/t Au over 382.9
m, including 0.70g/t Au , 0.16% Cu
over 150 m and 1.22g/t over 106.9 m.
2010
– 15 holes completed over 700 m trend
– Preliminary metallurgy completed
• Very positive 75-90% gold 500m
recoveries (see appendix for more
details)
– Bonafide porphyry discovery 09 Drilling
Discovery
Hydrothermal Breccia
Discovery Hole
150.0 m 0.72 g/t Au and 0.16% Cu
106.9 m 1.22 g/t Au only
Diorite
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Island Mountain Discovery
Potential Targets
New anomaly of the same strength has been These areas will require additional sampling to define
defined by 2 by 1.2 km gold-copper anomaly their full extent and to determine drill targets in 2011
north of the Cirque Zone
23 km to Whistler
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250m
Whistler – Next Steps
2011 Program (~30,000 metre drilling program March-November)
Looking SW Looking NE
New Targets:
Summer:
Drill 2-5 holes at Muddy Creek. Rock chip samples from Muddy Creek
averaged 4.72 g/t gold over 3.2 km by 3.3 km in a irregularly shaped area
Evaluate and rank other drill targets including: Spur Area, Alger Peak, Snow
Ridge, Puntilla Ridge, Old Man Breccia 18
Resource Value Positioning
Kiska is trading below US$15 EV / oz Au-equivalent
(2)
Rainy River Detour Lake Several Livengood Toroparu Volcan Whistler Several (3)
KSM Caspiche
Note: Equivalent resources are calculated using the following long term price forecasts: Gold (US$990/oz), Silver (US$15.40/oz), Copper (US$2.91/lb) and
Moly (US$15.00/lb)
(1) Total resources including inferred
(2) Includes all Nova Gold’s assets: Donlin Creek (50%), Galore Creek (50%), Copper Canyon (100%), Ambler (100%)
(3) Includes the Snowfield & Brucejack projects
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Management and Board of Directors
Management Team
Jason Weber, P.Geo.,President and CEO
Adrian Rothwell, CA, CFO
David Caulfield, P.Geo., Chairman and Director of Business Development
Mark Baknes, P.Geo.,VP Exploration
Board of Directors
David Caulfield, P.Geo. (Co-Chairman)
John Kanellitsas, B.S. (Co-Chairman)
Jason Weber, P.Geo.
Geoff Chater, B.Sc.
Bipin Ghelani, CA
George Ireland, B.S. 20
Symbol KSK:TSX-V
Major Shareholders
Fully 117.4 Million
35%- Geologic Resource Partners
Diluted
5%- Management/ Insiders (RFM)
6%- Tocqueville
Cash $24.3 Million
2%- Global Strategic Management
2% Teck Resources Ltd. 21
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Analyst Coverage
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K-feldspar Alteration Actinolite-Magnetite
+ Disseminated Chalcopyrite Hydrothermal Breccia
INT
106.9 m 1.22 g/t Au only
BX HYD
1000m Testing depth of breccia system and cause of porphyry
BX
Pyrrhotite Dominant Pyrite Dominant
Strike and depth extend of lower zone style pyrrhotite mineralization
Biotite Alteration Chlorite-Epidote Alteration
?
DIO
? ? HNFS
800m ? ?
Causative Intrusion?
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Island Mountain: Metallurgy
• Metallurgical processing of samples from Island Mountain show excellent
recovery rates and saleable Cu concentrate grades using conventional
processing techniques