Title: The Gold Company with a Silver Lining
1- The Gold Company with a Silver Lining
2- H I G H L I G H T S
- Six projects of merit
- Cash flow positive
- Tara sharing financial risk with partners
- 3 mines developed by 2007, paid for by partners
- Partners spending 16 million on exploration
- Partners paying 18 million in acquisition
costs - Own equity positions in operating partners
- Substantial exploration campaign underway
- Undervalued vs. partners and industry
- Diversifying into other minerals
3Taras vision is to build a mid-tier mining
company by acquiring and developing quality
projects, with a single overriding objective to
create value for shareholders. We are positioned
to realize value from a pipeline of production
and exploration projects, an aggressive
acquisition strategy and dedicated management.
the gold company with a silver lining
4Cautionary Statement
- This document contains certain "forward-looking
statements", including, but not limited to,
statements concerning current and future drilling
programs and results, drill indicated resources,
continuing development plans, the type of
mineralization present and expected results.
Information inferred from the interpretation of
this information may be deemed to be forward
looking statement, as it constitutes a prediction
of what might be found to be present when and if
a project is actually developed. Statements and
estimates concerning mineral and drilled
resources may also be deemed to be forward
looking statements in that they involve
estimates, based on certain assumptions,
regarding the mineralization that would be
encountered if and when a mineral deposit is
actually developed and mined. Forward looking
statements are not historical facts, and are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
beyond managements control. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate. Actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Risks and uncertainties that could
cause results or future events to differ
materially from current expectations expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements
include, among other things, but without
limitation, those set forth in Tara Gold
Resources filings.
5Tara Gold Resources Corp.
- US based, publicly-traded in US and Frankfurt,
growth-orientated metals and minerals development
and exploration company. - Tara is currently focused on acquiring and
developing properties in the prolific gold-silver
belt of the Sierra Madre Occidental in the states
of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, Mexico. - 3 mines under development, 4 exploration stage
properties and acquisitions under discussion.
6Strategy Past and Future
- Early 2005 Build and Leverage Relationships.
- Management focused on early acquisition of
near-production projects in anticipation of a
rise in price of gold and silver. - 2005-2006 Prioritize and Establish Development
Scenarios. - Increased tempo of acquisitions and partnerships
with rise in prices. - Prioritize projects with focus on production and
cash flow. - Joint venture with partners to share financial
risk. - Beyond 2006 Enhance Value by Monetizing Assets.
- Establish organic and accretive cash flow growth.
- List on senior exchange towards full valuation
and enhanced exposure.
7Objectives
- Create a resource equity worthy of market
premiums. - Leverage value from people, assets and synergies.
- Accumulate critical mass of world-class
exploration, expansion and production projects. - Manage acquisition costs/share and growth in
resources/share. - Increase shareholder value by aggressively
growing cash flow, expanding resources, and
drilling new discoveries. - Increase mining industry and financial community
exposure. - Gain senior US listing and tell our story to
analysts.
8Results - Project Pipeline
9Production Projects
- Picacho Gold Mine
- Processing facility currently capable of 250
tonnes/per day. - Partner spending 3 million to expand production.
- Tara retains 35 net cash flow with no additional
cash requirements. - Lluvia de Oro Gold Mine
- Open pit, two heap leach pads and processing
plant being upgraded. - Partner spending 3 million to upgrade equipment
and start-up. - Tara retains 20 net cash flow with no additional
cash requirements. - La Currita Gold Mine
- Processing plant and mine tailings on site.
- Partner spending 3.5 million to upgrade
equipment and start-up. - Tara retains 40 net cash flow with no additional
cash requirements.
10Project Investments
11Why Mexico?
- Mexico is a very mining friendly jurisdiction.
- In 2004, Mexico attracted US154 MM in
exploration investment, trailing only Peru with
US196 MM, according to the UN Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. - Mexico has geographic proximity to the US, is
rich in resources with 80 of the territory
under-explored and is giving greater legal
guarantees to foreign investors.
12Regional Play - Temoris
- Palmarejo - Developing the nearby Palmarejo mine
and has acquired all the ground surrounding San
Miguel. The Palmarejo mine that has an inferred
resource of 3.1 mil oz gold equivalent.
Palmarejo's property around San Miguel is
currently in an early exploration phase.
Palmarejo has had great results from their
drilling right next to the border of Taras La
Estrella and La Currita properties. - Glamis Gold - About 20 miles to the SE of Tara,
Glamis owns the El Sauzal mine. The mine produced
approximately 170,000 ozs of gold in 2005 with
annual production projected to average 190,000
ozs of gold at an estimated total cash cost of
110/oz. - Gammon Lake Resource The Ocampo Gold-Silver
Project is approx. 40 miles to the North of Tara.
A positive feasibility study was completed in
November 2004 indicating annual production to
average 270,000 ozs gold-equivalent over the
first 7 years of mining, at a cash cost of US
151.74/gold-equivalent oz.
13Picacho Engineering
- Mining and processing to be expanded.
- Processing facility currently capable of 250
tonnes/per day. - 6 meter wide vein structure extending over 1km in
length. - Grades averaged 5 g/t gold and 15 g/t silver.
- Partner has incentives for quick expansion within
agreement. - New zone discovered in recent workings,
representing a near surface gold target related
to the same structure 2 km's away. - Lateegra has an option to earn up to 70.
- Lateegra to spend 2 million on plant upgrade and
1 million on exploration. - Lateegra to pay remaining 7 million acquisition
costs.
14Lluvia de Oro Engineering
- Designed as a large tonnage, low-grade gold
operation. - Includes 1 open pit, 2 heap leach pads and a gold
recovery plant. - Historical results indicate 200,000 ozs of gold.
- 4.6 million tonnes grading 0.82g Au/t.
- 4.5 million tonnes grading 0.95g Au/t.
- Columbia metals has an option to earn 100.
- Tara retains 20 of net cash flow from
production. - Columbia to pay remaining acquisition costs
(4,000,000). - Columbia currently assessing all equipment needs
for production. - Can buy remaining 20 interest for 5,000,000
within 24 months.
15La Currita Expanding Mill
- Currently producing but requires capital
investment. - Includes 4 mines, a 150 ton/day operating
floatation mill and stockpiled ore. - Opportunity exists to increase processing
capacity and re-start several mines. - A diamond drilling exploration program conducted
in 1998 indicated 109,000 tons of 2.59 g/t Au and
200 g/t Ag. - Raven Gold Corp. has an option to earn 60
interest. - Raven to invest 3.5 million on a capital
improvement program to increase production
capacity and revenue generated. - Additional feed - La Millonaria Concessions have
29,698 tonnes of readily available material
grading 9.7 grams of gold and 23 grams of silver
per tonne. - Additional feed - Estrella Concession has 3,335
tonnes of easily accessible ore grading 8.06
grams of gold and 715 grams of silver per tonne.
16San Miguel Drilling
- Drill program underway to confirm historical
results - Multiple high-grade intercepts, including 874 g/t
silver over 5.2 m and 553 g/t silver over 6.5 m. - Outlined a 450 m long by 200 m wide zone, within
2 of 16 properties. - Sampling indicates a 4,000 m continuous
mineralization zone. - There is excellent potential to upgrade and
expand. - Positive channel sampling from 7 additional
concessions. - All concessions have old mine workings.
- Paramount Gold has option to earn 70 interest.
- Must pay estimated 535,000 (75) of all property
acquisition costs. - Must spend 2.5 mill over 30 months and pay Tara
700,000 shares.
17Las Minitas Technical Rep.
- 43-101 Property Report recently completed.
- Three wide, high-grade, lode-type mineralized
bodies with postulated strike lengths of 400,
500, and 700 meters. - Historical results from 36 reverse circulation
drills, indicates 102 million ounces of silver
and 120,000 ounces of gold. - Testing indicates recoveries of 90 for both
silver and gold. - Raven Gold Corp. has option to acquire 55
interest. - Raven to spend U.S. 4,000,000 in exploration and
make all remaining underlying property payments
(6,000,000) - Geological mapping, geochemical surveys, surface
sampling, and in-fill drilling under
consideration to validate historical results.
18La Millonaria - Exploration
- Seven-year option to purchase a 60 interest.
- Includes 4 concessions with formerly-producing
gold mines. - Contains 29,698 tonnes of readily available
material grading 9.7 grams of gold and 23 grams
of silver per tonne. - Potential to generate short-term cash flow.
- Chip/channel samples confirmed higher gold grades
at mine - 9.41 grams of gold and 26 grams of silver over 7
metres. - 3.62 grams of gold and 21 grams of silver over 12
metres. - Negotiating buyout to acquire 100 of project
19Other Advance Projects
- La Estrella Supplier of high grade ore to La
Currita Mill. - Mineralized veins vary between 0.15 and 1.8 m and
averages 0.53 m in width over known strike
length of 175 m underground. - The average grade of the mined zone has been 8.06
g/ton gold and 715 g/ ton silver over a 900 m
strike length. - Montecristo Concessions Mineralized dike
system. - A closely spaced parallel set of dikes on the
Montecristo II concession ran 224 grams/tonne
silver over 14 meters and 163 grams/tonne silver
over 7.4 meters.
20Share Structure
- Shares Outstanding (as of 09/30/2006)
- Issued and Outstanding 81.8 MM
- Fully Diluted 83.4 MM
- Management 12.3 MM
- Market Capitalization - 24 Million
- Cash - 650,000
- Long-term Debt - 0.3 MM (to management)
- Average 50 Daily Trading Volume 340,000 shares
21Strong Value Investment
- Generating positive cash flow from 2.4 million
in partner payments and equity positions in
partners (4 million). - No requirement for additional cash.
- Blue sky potential from exploration projects.
- Undervalued compared to partners and industry.
- Aggressively acquiring additional near production
and exploration metals and minerals properties.
22Investment Considerations
- Leveraged to Gold and Silver which is trading at
highest level in decades. - Not widely known and undervalued when compared to
peers. - Excellent pipeline of development and exploration
projects. - A liquid structure with multiple multi-million
ounce targets and near term results. - Focused on delivering shareholder value.
23Additional Information
- Property agreements and results
- http//yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/default.aspx?c
ik1100747 - Property results, diagrams and management team
- http//www.taragoldresources.com/investors.php
- http//paramountgold.com/Corporate/Management_Team
.asp - Richard Biscan Jr. President CEO
- Phone 630-462-2079
- Email president_at_taragoldresources.com
24We want to assure shareholders that we will
advance our projects with the attention and
discipline we have demonstrated to date, in
enhancing shareholder value.
the gold company with a silver lining