President and CEO Vice President and CFO Vice President, Projects Vice President, Exploration Vice President and General Counsel
Our management team is committed and capable Our management team has deep, world class experience in the mining business supported by a strong new team in Romania Alan Hill: President and CEO Responsible for every major mine Barrick ever built Managed permitting process and/or built 7 mines on 4 continents Committed to creating a world class operation
Our management team is committed and capable Our management team has deep, world class experience in the mining business supported by a strong new team in Romania Richard Young: Vice President and CFO 13 years at Barrick Finance, project construction and IR expertise VP of Investor Relations Committed to creating a world class operation
Our management team is committed and capable Our management team has deep, world class experience in the mining business supported by a strong new team in Romania Yani Roditis: Vice President - Projects 11 years at Barrick Extensive engineering, environmental permitting and mine development experience in the U.S., Peru, Chile and Argentina Committed to creating a world class operation
Gabriel Resources is a unique opportunity Canadian-based resource exploration and development company with major assets in Romania Currently advancing the development of 80% - Canadian owned gold/silver project at Rosia Montana Former Canadian Ambassador to Romania, Raph Girard on Gabriel’s Board of Directors
Gabriel Resources is a unique opportunity Reserves of: 10.6M oz. gold; 52.3M oz. silver with market cap of Cdn$550M Resources of: Rosia Montana 14.6 million oz. gold; 67.3 million oz. silver Bucium 1.3 million oz. gold; 3 million oz. silver 177.1M common shares outstanding Trade on the TSX: GBU
“We’ve taken the FOR SALE sign off”
Rosia Montana is a world-class asset in a world-class setting Opportunity to create value from responsible mining Can deliver a robust IRR/ ROE Technically straight forward Strong culture of mining and mining laws in Romania Trained and highly motivated workforce One of the 10 largest undeveloped gold deposits in the world
Rosia Montana is a world-class asset in a world-class setting South African Tailings South Africa ? Sun South & Sun North South Africa 40+ Sukoi Log Russia 33 Pueblo Viejo Dominican 30 Pascua Chile & Argentina 24 Cerro Casale (Aldebaran) Chile 22 Minas Conga Peru 19 Rosia Montana Romania 15 Donlin Creek USA 13 Bakyrchik Kazakhstan 13 Boddington Australia 11 Vasilkovskoye Kazakhstan 10 Angren Uzbekistan 9
We offer a base for sustainable economic development Employment: both direct (1200 jobs in construction, 500+ in operations) and indirect (10:1 ratio) Diversification of local economy Much needed revenue to Romania (local and national) Re-launch mining in Romania First major publicly traded gold company Model for EU accession
Three key steps to our Construction Permit Environmental Impact Assessment Archaeology Surface Rights
Step 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment EIA Timetable - Filed Project Presentation Report Q4/ 2004
- Received Terms of Reference Q2/ 2005
- Specialist team required to complete, finalize and submit EIA
- Target dates - appointment of team Q4/ 2005
- - submittal of EIA Q1/ 2006
Step 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment Historical Pollution The area is plagued with severe pollution – 2000 years of environmental damage Approximately 110 times the legal limit of Zinc Approximately 70 times the legal limit of Cadmium Approximately 64 times the legal limit of Iron Measurable negative impact on health of local residents
Step 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment
Step 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Repair Meet or exceed Romanian, EU & international standards Progressive rehabilitation Implementing EMS (ISO 14001) Cyanide management - International Cyanide Management Code – stringent post Baia Mare standards
- Meet or exceed EU proposed legal limit – 10 ppm
- Current international cyanide standard – 50 ppm
Our Pledge is to sustainable, responsible development that extends through and beyond the life of our mining operations
Step 2 - Archaeology Archaeological Discharge Required for entire property Discharge certificate #4 – part of Cirnic underground annulled by regional court June/ 2005
Step 2 - Archaeology Our commitment is real and measurable First-ever archeological effort in the RM region Independence of archeological team Opportunity to honor heritage Already committed $9M to archeology Rescue archaeology at RM conducted in compliance with international standards UNESCO and EU
Require all surface rights for industrial zone Village Relocation - Title clarification underway – to be completed by 1H/ 2006
- 42% of houses have been purchased to date
Step 3 - Surface Rights Community Development – Improving Housing Current State
Step 3 – Surface Rights
Step 3 - Surface Rights Resettlement and relocation - World Bank standards Private - choice of new home with modern features - compensation package – based on replacement value Institutional - all new modern buildings, facilities and - infrastructure
- - community planned with public input
Step 3 - Surface Rights
We believe our 2005 objectives are achievable Improving communication with all stakeholders Advancing the EIA by appointing an independent specialist team to complete, finalize and submit Defining a community development strategy to complete village relocation Advancing archeological discharge program required to construct the mine
We have a realistic timetable for 2005-2009 Year-end: updated capital and operating costs End of Q1 ‘06: file EIA H2 ‘06: receive construction permit - (Assumes completion of surface rights and receipt of archeological discharges in parallel with the EIA)
Late ‘08, early ‘09: first pour
Our approach is best practices of governance Full time and focused management Commitment to meeting/exceeding international operating and governance standards Open and transparent communication, including dialog with constituencies We pledge to do it right!
Summary Real and special opportunity in Rosia Montana to “do it right” World-class asset in a world-class setting New management that is committed and capable Commitment to meet/exceed international standards Realistic strategies/timetable to benefit all constituencies Working Capital of $29 million at the end of the Third Quarter - Newmont exercised warrants in Fourth Quarter 2005, adding $30 million to treasury
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