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Cautionary Statement
  • The following presentation shall not be deemed
    to be an offer to sell, or an invitation of an
    offer to buy, the securities of Piedmont Mining
    Company, Inc. An offer may only be made by a
    private placement memorandum and offers will only
    be made to accredited investors as that term is
    defined in Securities and Exchange Commission
    Regulation D.
  • This presentation contains expressions of future
    expectations, projections and other
    forward-looking statements. Those statements are
    based on managements expectations, projections
    and beliefs, not historical facts and are subject
    to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other
    factors, which are beyond management and the
    Companys control, that could cause the actual
    results to differ from those contemplated by the
    statements. These statements are only
    predictions and should not be construed as
    statements of material fact. Actual results will
    vary from the projections, and such variances may
    be material. Assumptions regarding future
    revenues are necessarily speculative in nature
    and should not be relied upon in making an
    investment decision. When used in this document,
    the words anticipates, may, can,
    believes, expects, projects, intends,
    likely, will, to be and similar expressions
    and other statements that are not historical
    facts are intended to identify those assertions
    as forward-looking statements. Management
    believes that its expectations are based on
    reasonable assumptions. However, any such
    statement may be influenced by factors that could
    cause actual outcomes and results to be
    materially different from those projected or
    anticipated.
  • Forward-looking statements are subject to
    numerous risks and uncertainties. There are
    factors that could cause actual results to differ
    materially from those in any forward-looking
    statement, many of which are beyond the control
    of Piedmont, including economic and industry
    conditions such as the competitive environment,
    unanticipated operating problems, accidents, gold
    and silver price declines, changes in political,
    social or economic circumstances, variances in
    mineralization grades, labor relations, adverse
    weather conditions, the risks of mineral
    exploration, adverse market conditions, the
    inability to raise sufficient capital to fund
    exploration, regulatory uncertainties and risks,
    changes in tax and other laws, the risk of
    obtaining regulatory approvals and permits.
    Actual results could differ materially from those
    expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking
    statement. There may also be other factors that
    cause results not to be as anticipated. No
    assurance can be given that any of the events
    anticipated by the forward-looking statements
    will occur or what impact they will have on
    Piedmonts results and operations. Except as
    required by law, we are under no obligation to
    any forward-looking statement, whether written or
    oral, that may be made as a result of new
    information or future events.

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Piedmont Mining Company, Inc.
  • Headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
  • Engaged in exploration for gold and/or silver in
    Nevada.
  • Strategy select promising gold and/or silver
    exploration properties and option or joint
    venture them with highly skilled and respected
    exploration groups.
  • Unique Business Model participate through
    funding, not by building an exploration staff.

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Unique Business Model
  • Can earn into a majority interest by funding
    exploration over 5 years or less.
  • If drilling results dont meet expectations can
    drop property on 30 days notice.
  • Dont incur costs of full time staff office.
  • Qualified people utilized only as needed.
  • Work only with experienced exploration groups
    that Lew has highest regard for.
  • Flexible strategy with minimal GA costs.

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Why Gold ?
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World Gold Mine Production(tonnes)
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US Mine Production of Gold(tonnes)
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US Mine Production of Silver(tonnes)
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Some Reassuring Perspective
  • We havent even started to correct the U.S.
    financial imbalances of the past several years.
    Dont tell me the gold bull market is over. It
    has hardly even started.
  • Pierre Lassonde, Chairman, World Gold Council
  • March, 2005

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Nevada!
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Why Nevada?
  • Nevada hosts the second largest gold environment
    in the whole world, after South Africa.
  • Past production plus current resources exceed
    300,000,000 ounces of gold!
  • Remember You find elephants in elephant
    country.

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And there are other considerations as well..
  • BOLIVIA 1/8/2007 Bolivia calls for 600
    mining tax increase.
  • VENEZUELA
  • 1/13/2007 Chavez We have decided to
    nationalize the energy
    electricity sector Socialism or Death!
  • 5/15/2008 Venezuela shuts the door for new
    mining projects.
  • 5/9/2008 Gold Reserves mining permit formally
    rescinded.
  • FIJI 1/8/2007 Military seizes Emperors Gold
    Mine.
  • ECUADOR 6/16/2007 Orders Review of Mining
    Concessions.
  • 4/14/2008 Suspends metals mining
    revokes concessions.
  • ZIMBABWE 1/12/2007 Reserve bank fails to
    remit payments to gold
    producers. Gold miners brought to their knees.
  • RUSSIA
  • 2/5/2007 Potanin says Norilsk Nickel to be
    nationalized
  • 7/10/2007 Russia to withdraw Highland Golds
    mining license
  • CONGO 6/11/2007 - Government to review all
    mining deals.
  • CHINA 6/27/2007 Government plans to double
    resource taxes.
  • MONGOLIA 8/3/2007 Government revokes gold
    mines tax breaks.
  • LABRADOR 4/8/2008 Government sets 3 year ban
    on uranium mining.

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Further advantages of Nevada
  • Good infrastructure major gold producers
  • Supportive of mining exploration
  • Accessibility - good road system
  • Accessibility of amenities - motel rooms, gas
    stations, cheeseburgers, beer and supplies.
  • No state income taxes.
  • Little vegetative cover.
  • Most people speak English.
  • No terrorists or insurgents No pirates!
  • Low political risk.
  • The Nevada Dividend.

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Why Piedmont ?
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Piedmont has entered into Agreements on 7 Nevada
Properties
  • Bullion Mountain Gold Project
    Lander County
  • Dutch Flat Gold Project
    Humboldt County
  • Morgan Pass Gold Project Elko
    County
  • Pasco Canyon Gold Project Nye
    County
  • PPM Project Gold Project
    Humboldt County
  • Trinity Silver Silver Project
    Pershing County
  • Willow Creek Gold Project Elko County

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Dutch Flat Project
  • Humboldt County
  • Property held by Columbus Gold Corporation
    Exploration managed by Cordex Exploration Company

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Dutch Flat
  • 114 claims 11 miles west of Pinson Turquoise
    Ridge 14 miles west of Twin Creeks.
  • Exploration managed by Cordex Exploration Co.,
    run by Andy Wallace John Livermore.
  • District with many old workings, placer gold
    production widespread indications of gold.
  • 41 holes totaling 12,830 feet drilled across
    swarms of quartz veins. Most holes encountered
    low grade gold
  • Best intercepts 145 ft averaging 0.021 opt,
  • 160 ft averaging 0.011 ounces per ton.

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Pasco Canyon Project
  • Nye County
  • Working with AuEx Ventures, Inc.

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Pasco Canyon
  • 14 miles northeast of Round Mountain gold mine,
    largest U.S. heap leach gold mine.
  • Over 23,000,000 ounces of gold located around
    this Caldera also includes Gold Hill, Jefferson
    Canyon Corcoran Canyon gold deposits
  • Surface rocks are anomalous in certain pathfinder
    elements.
  • Working with AuEx Ventures.
  • Awaiting U.S. Forest Service permit for 2-hole
    drill program totaling 2,700 feet.

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Trinity Silver Project
  • Pershing County
  • Working with AuEx Ventures, Inc.

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Trinity Silver
  • 6,906 acres, including 5,687 acres of fee land,
    25 miles northwest of Rochester Silver, the
    largest open pit silver mine in the U.S. 10
    miles east of the 7-Troughs gold district.
  • 2006 drilling program returned numerous
    intercepts of 10 - 26 ounces of silver per ton.
  • Past production 1.1 million tons of oxide ore
    grading 6 ounces of silver per ton.
  • 9,345 feet of drilling completed in October 2007.
  • Past drilling data being analyzed for compilation
    of silver resource on the property.

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PPM Gold Project
  • Humboldt County
  • Working with Miranda Gold Corp.

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PPM Gold Project
  • 102 Unpatented Claims in north end of Battle
    Mountain Eureka Trend.
  • About 12 miles northwest of Twin Creeks,
    Turquoise Ridge and Pinson gold deposits.
  • Northeast striking fault system intersects gold
    in sagebrush anomalies.
  • Adjacent to sediment-hosted mercury district.
  • Near margin of shallow buried intrusive.
  • Gravity Magnetics surveys completed. Gold
    mercury in sagebrush surveys have refined drill
    targets. Drilling program planned for spring 2008

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Morgan Pass Project
  • Elko County
  • Working with Gryphon Gold Corporation

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Massive Jasperoid Outcrops
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Massive Jasperoid Oucrop
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Morgan Pass Gold Project
  • 28 miles southeast of Pequop/Long Canyon gold
    discoveries.
  • Carlin type gold mineralization hosted in
    brecciated jasperoids replacing limestones.
  • 17 of 24 holes drilled by Duval International in
    1985 1986 intersected gold mineralization of
    0.01 to 0.24 ounces per ton.
  • 14 rock chip samples in 2008 assayed up to 0.14
    ounces per ton.
  • Currently in wilderness study area.

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Willow Creek Gold Project
  • Elko County
  • Working with Carlin Gold Corporation

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CURRANT CREEK JASPEROID ON NE FAULTS
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GEOLOGY
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ALTERATION DISTRIBUTION
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ALTERATION TYPES
Silicification
Sanding
CGDTSXV
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Regional datasets provide clues
Dataset identifies all known Carlin style belts
NURE Gold Correlation With Trends
CGDTSXV
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Willow Creek Gold Project
  • 30 miles northwest of Wells, Nevada
  • Nearly 6 square miles covering 5 miles of strike
    length on Roberts Mountain Thrust.
  • Favorable structures, rock types, alteration,
    pathfinder elements and intrusive dikes.
  • Structurally controlled jasperoid outcrops.
  • Almost no previous drilling.
  • Eleven hole drill program already permitted.

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Remember
  • You can make a lot of money even with a small
    gold deposit, which you cannot do with the
    leading base metals.
  • Pierre Lassonde, President, Newmont Mining
    Corporation

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Officers and Directors
  • Lewis B. Gustafson
  • Vice President Exploration Director
  • Pete Ingersoll - Director
  • Ralph W. Kettell II - Director
  • Ian C. MacDonald - Director
  • Robert M. Shields, Jr.
  • Chairman of the Board, President Chief
    Executive Officer
  • Richard Rabbito Advisory Board

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  • Lew Gustafson
  • BSE Degree, Princeton University
  • MS Degree, California Institute of Technology
  • PhD Degree, Harvard University
  • Authored/coauthored 17 major geology publications
  • Lived worked in Chile, Australia, US with major
    mining companies 45 years in mining
    exploration.
  • Professor of Economic Geology for 6 years at
    Australian National University in Canberra,
    Australia
  • Society of Economic Geologists Received Lindgren
    Award in 1962 Member, Editorial Board, 1970-80
    Thayer Lindsey Lecturer, 1973-4 Distinguished
    Lecturer in Applied Geology, 1989 Chairman,
    Committee on Geologic Mapping, 1989-1993.
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Nevada Bureau of
    Mines Geology

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  • Pete Ingersoll
  • BA Degree from Williams College
  • MBA Degree from Harvard University Graduate
    School of Business Administration
  • 33 years as Financial Analyst on Wall Street,
    primarily with Salomon Brothers Lehman
    Brothers 46 years of experience
  • 9 consecutive years 1984 to 1992 - elected to
    Institutional Investor Magazines All-Star Team
    in Gold and/or Nonferrous Metals
  • Formerly Director of Getchell Gold Stillwater
    Mining

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  • Ralph Kettell
  • BS MS Degrees in Electrical Engineering from
    Lehigh University
  • Founder or founding partner of several natural
    resource companies, including AuEx Ventures,
    Nevada Sunrise, Concentric Energy and North Range
    Resources
  • Lead engineer in B-1B Electronic Warfare System
    Designed components for other warfare and
    communications systems
  • Involved in engineering communications projects
    for NASA, the Space Shuttle, Dept. of Defense
    International Space Station

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  • Ian MacDonald
  • Executive Director for Gold Silver, Dubai Multi
    Commodities Centre, Dubai, U.A.E.
  • BA Degree, Business, Highbury College, UK.
  • From 1982-1998 with Credit Suisse Manager of
    Precious Metals Division.
  • Then Vice President Manager of Global Precious
    Metals at Commerzbank AG in NY.
  • Formerly Director of Billiton (UK) Ltd. Director
    of Gold Institute Member of COMEX Division of
    New York Mercantile Exchange.
  • More than 30 years experience in precious metals
    trading and investment banking.

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  • Robert Shields
  • AB Degree, Geology, Dartmouth College
  • PhD Degree, Geochemistry, Massachusetts Institute
    of Technology
  • MBA Degree, Stanford University Graduate School
    of Business Administration
  • Two years at NASA working on Earth Resources
    Technology Satellite, late 1960s
  • Security Analyst, Paine Webber Jackson Curtis,
    mid-1960s Associate, Corporate Finance, Morgan
    Stanley Co., in 1970s
  • Founded predecessor of Piedmont Mining Company,
    Inc. in 1980 27 years experience running
    exploration mining company.

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Capital Structure
  • Preferred Shares 0
  • Common Shares 67,532,000
  • Options 5,725,000
  • Warrants 10,000,000
  • Authorized Common Shares 200,000,000
  • Shares in Street Name 35,455,742

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Market Info
  • Fully reporting company trading on the U.S. OTC
    Bulletin Board.
  • Stock Symbol PIED
  • Shares Outstanding 67,532,000
  • 2006-2007 - High 0.38 Low 0.09
  • Recent Stock Price 0.18
  • Market Capitalization 12,000,000
  • 20 Market Makers

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Hypothetical Gold Deposit Economics
  • Reserve No. of Ounces
    500,000 1,000,000
  • Recovery at 80 400,000 800,000
  • Revenue (925/Oz) 370,000,000
    740,000,000
  • Operating Costs (515/Oz) 206,000,000
    412,000,000
  • Capital Cost 40,000,000 70,000,000
  • Pre-Tax Profit 124,000,000
    258,000,000

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Why Piedmont ?
  • Strong, Experienced Management
  • Exploring for Gold and Silver
  • Exploration focused in Nevada near
    major gold and silver producers
  • 15,000,000 tax loss carry forward
  • Flexible and Proactive Business Strategy with
    Minimal GA Expenses!

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Remember What Launched the Discovery of the New
World
  • Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it
    does all he wishes to in this world and succeeds
    in helping souls into paradise.
  • Christopher Columbus, 1491

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