Presentation20131118
- 1. Low Risk, Low Capital, High Growth November 2013 TSX:USA OTCQX:USGIF
- 2. Forward Looking Statement – Safe Harbour Certain information in this presentation may contain forward-looking statements. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in the presentation, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of U.S. Silver & Gold, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend”, “believe” and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. U.S. Silver & Gold assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable to the U.S. Silver & Gold. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by U.S. Silver & Gold with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com. An additional Cautionary Note to Investors – In the event that we use certain terms in this presentation, such as “resource”, “measured resource”, “indicated resource” and “inferred resource”. U.S. investors are cautioned that, while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian Securities Laws, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination has been made. U.S. investors should not assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, “inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Accordingly, information concerning descriptions of mineralization in this presentation may not be comparable to information made public by companies that are subject to the SEC’s Industry Guide 7. Mr. Jim Atkinson, Vice President, Exploration and a Qualified Person under Canadian Securities Administrators guidelines has approved the applicable contents of this presentation. For further information on the Galena Complex, please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report, Galena Complex, Shoshone Idaho” dated March 22, 2013 and available on the U.S. Silver & Gold Inc. SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Some of the potential quantities and grades disclosed are conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource on all of the mineralization at the Galena Complex and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in certain targets being delineated as a mineral resource. 2
- 3. U.S. Silver & Gold Highlights • Established, Long-life Operating Complex • Significant Ongoing Brownfield Expansion 2.1 – 2.2 Moz • Dominant Land Position in the Prolific Silver Valley Silver Cash Costs: • Favourable Environment for Accretive Acquisitions • Proven Management & Board 2013 Forecasts Silver Production: $15.50-17.50/oz Committed to Increasing Shareholder Value 3
- 4. Management Team: Experienced + Proven Darren Blasutti President and CEO, Director Bob Taylor COO Warren Varga CFO Jim Atkinson VP, Exploration Daren Dell VP, Technical Services • Former SVP Corporate Development and Investor Relations for Barrick Gold, reported to President and CEO • Led Barrick's strategic development for over 13 years executing over 25 gold mining transactions including Sutton Resources, Homestake Mining, Placer Dome, consolidation of the Cortez property from Rio Tinto • Responsible for creation of Barrick Energy to hedge Barrick’s exposure to energy prices • Over 40 years of experience in operations, management, engineering, and exploration for underground and open-pit mines • Most recently VP and President North American Operations for Kinross Gold where he was responsible for all operations and exploration • Former VP, Mine Operations at Stillwater Mining in Montana • Over 18 years of progressive financial leadership experience and brings extensive senior management expertise • Most recently CFO of RX Gold & Silver Inc. and former Senior Director, Corporate Development at Barrick Gold Corporation • Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute • Licensed Professional Geologist, over 40 years of experience in exploration geology • Completed more than a dozen exploration programs across North America at Billiton, Newmont and Noront Resources • Over 20 years experience and brings extensive knowledge gained from evaluating mining assets around the globe • Formerly Director, Corporate Development and Director, Technical Evaluations at Barrick Gold. Prior to joining Barrick Gold, Mr. Dell was at Placer Dome for 15 years Peter McRae VP, General Counsel • Most recently VP Corporate Counsel of RX Gold & Silver Inc. and in private practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a major international law firm based in NY with extensive experience on general corporate, securities law, and governance matters 4
- 5. Board of Directors Gordon Pridham Chairman Hugh Agro Director Alex Davidson Director Alan Edwards Director Tom Ryley Director Lorie Waisberg Director Darren Blasutti Director • Over 30 years of experience as a global finance executive • Serves on the public company boards of Newalta Corporation, Roxgold and Titanium Corporation, where he is Chairman of the Board • Retired in 2009 as EVP Strategic Development at Kinross Gold, where he oversaw corporate development and exploration • Held senior positions with Placer Dome Canada and Deutsche Bank • Retired in 2009 as EVP Exploration and Corporate Development at Barrick Gold • 2005 AO Dufresne Award to recognize exceptional achievement and distinguished contribution to mining exploration in Canada • In 2003 was named Prospector of the Year by PDAC for discovery of Alto Chicama in Peru • Chairman of AuRico Gold Inc. and AQM Copper Inc., other boards include Entrée Gold Inc., Copper One Inc. and Oracle Mining Corp. • Senior management positions with Frontera Copper, Apex Silver Mines, Kinross, Cyprus Amax and Phelps Dodge • Board of directors for Newalta Corporation, Tribute Resources and Benefuel Inc., where he is Chairman of the Board • Former Executive Vice President of Suncor Energy, where he worked for 25 years in a variety of roles • Former Senior Partner at Goodmans LLP and former EVP, Finance and Administration of Co-Steel Inc. • Accredited with Institute of Corporate Directors and sits on Boards of Tembec and Chemtrade Logistics Inc • President and CEO 5
- 6. Asset Overview Galena Complex – 100% owned • • • • • • • High grade silver-copper and silverlead Produced over 240 M oz silver historically Proven & Probable* - 23M oz silver Measured &Indicated – 13M oz silver Inferred** – 18M oz silver total New Caladay Zone being assessed for high grade conventional mining and bulk mining potential Hoisting and milling capacity available Galena Complex located in mining friendly Idaho • • • Established mining state Ranked 6th in the US by The Fraser Institute in 2012/2013*** Experienced knowledgeable workforce * Descriptions of our mineral deposits are not comparable to similar information reported by U.S. companies which are subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. See www.us-silver.com for NI 43-101 Technical Report. ** As of December 31, 2012 14m oz Ag and March 19, 2013 4m oz Ag inferred for a total of 18m oz Ag inferred *** See www.fraserinstitute.org for details. N Lucky Friday Mine Osburn Kellogg Crescent Mine Sunshine Mine Coeur Shaft Galena Main Shaft Mullan Silverton Caladay Shaft Canada Wallace Galena Mine Complex MT WA Galena #3 Shaft OR 0 IDAHO 5000 0 WY NV UT metres 6 Located in an Excellent Mining Jurisdiction 6
- 7. Galena Complex • • 2nd Largest Q3 YTD silver production of 1.67M oz at $18/oz cash costs Q4, 2013 expected silver production: 475,000500,000 oz at $15/oz cash cost and $20/oz all-in sustaining costs • Small Mine Plan implemented in early Q3, 2013 showing positive results Plan reduced workforce by 30%, tons by 40% and increased cut-off grade by 33% to 15 oz/ton silver equivalent • Operating profit of $0.7 million at $21.40 realized silver price in Q3, 2013 • Silver cash cost reduced 13% year-overyear, all in sustaining costs reduced by 30% year-over-year • Primary Silver Producer in the U.S. • Capital, exploration and G&A spending reduced by $20 million year-over-year Continue to Grow Resource Base 7
- 8. Galena Complex – Small Mine Plan Galena Production 20 25,000 20,000 $33.19/oz $32.77/oz $31.96/oz $31.11/oz 16 $30.33/oz 15,000 $28.80/oz 14 $25.20/oz 10,000 $23.01/oz 12 $21.84/oz $21.11/oz $22.56/oz $21.92/oz 5,000 $19.71/oz 10 Ore milled, tons Grade, oz/ton Ag equivalent 18 0 8 Oct‐12 Jan‐13 Apr‐13 Tonnage Grade Jul‐13 Oct‐13 Silver Price Silver equivalent calculated using $22.00/oz silver, $0.90/lb lead and $3.25/lb copper Reducing Tons, Increasing Grade 8 8
- 9. Executing On Cost Savings And Operational Improvements $35.00 $30.00 Q3 2012 $25.00 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 $20.00 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 (Expected) $15.00 $10.00 Cash Cost * All In Sustaining Cash Cost ** *Calculated per silver industry standards **Silver industry cash cost plus all development, capital expenditures, exploration spending and mine G&A Trending in the Right Direction 9 9
- 10. 2013 Silver Guidance • Third quarter production in line with expectations: • 2.1-2.2M • oz silver • Guidance on track: • $15.50-$17.50 • • Silver Cash Costs/oz • Production within budget; 2013 guidance trending toward high end of range. Cash costs slightly higher in Q3, 2013 due to severance payments and labour requirement for low-grade stope closure. Galena Complex expected to deliver 850,000 – 1,000,000 oz silver during second half of 2013. Q4 expected to be the lowest cost quarter of the year. Approximately 175,000 oz silver produced in October at >15 oz/ton is a great start. Profitable silver production can be increased quickly if silver price recovers to the $28-30 / oz range: • • • Galena Mine, 10-15 stopes closed properly in Q3, 2013 for future production. Coeur Mine resources are prepared for re-start. Caladay Zone expansion plans can be accelerated further. Focused on Mining Profitable Ounces 10
- 11. Roadmap to Success • • Strategic Objective To expand production profitably through the development of our own projects and consolidation of complementary projects Continued execution on cost savings and operational improvements. Further strengthen the balance sheet. • Fast track the high-grade areas of the Caladay Zone into production. • Align exploration, processing and capital synergies in Silver Valley. • Seek accretive acquisition opportunities. 5.0M oz silver by end of 2015 11
- 12. Share Price Performance & Capital Structure 3 1,400,000 2.5 1,200,000 CAD $ 800,000 1.5 600,000 1 Volume 1,000,000 2 400,000 0.5 200,000 0 0 3% 67% USA-T $0.43 $30 M $5.8 M $11.3M $7.9 M Shares Basic: Options : Warrants: Fully Diluted: 30% Symbol: Recent Price*: Market Cap (CDN): Cash Balance**: Working Capital: Long Term Debt (3 years)**: 69.7 M 5.9 M 23.3 M 93 M * As of November, 7 2013 ** As of September 30, 2013 Insiders Institutional Other 12
- 13. Junior Silver Producer Global Resource* Measured & Indicated Oz silver Eq Proven & Probable Endeavour Silver (EDR) U.S. Silver & Gold (USA) SilverCrest Mines (SVL‐V) Aurcana (AUN‐V) Scorpio Mining Alexco Resource Avino Silver & (SPM) (AXR) Gold Mines (ASM‐V) Excellon Resources (EXN) Great Panther Silver (GPR) *As of November 15, 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Quality Reserves and Resources 13
- 14. Junior Silver Producer Multiples* Enterprise Value/Resources $8.00 $7.00 $6.00 $/Oz silver $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $‐ GPR EDR SVL‐V EXN AXR ASM‐V USA AUN‐V SPM *As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Undervalued Relative to Peers 14
- 15. How Much Production Does $1,000 Buy?* Leverage to Silver Price 90 80 Silver Oz Production 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 USA SPM EXN ASM‐V AXR AUN‐V GPR EDR SVL‐V Per $1000 Invested *As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Highest Leveraged to the Silver Price 15
- 16. Re-Rating Potential Enterprise Value SVL‐V AUN‐V GPR AXR EXN ASM‐V USA SPM 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 2013 Production Guidance (Oz Silver Eq) *As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Attractively Positioned Among Peers 16
- 17. Invest in U.S. Silver & Gold • Producing 2.1 – 2.2 million silver oz. Highest silver production leverage per $1,000 invested in silver industry • Executing on cost reductions and higher grade production. • Development of Caladay Zone on-track, current production from adjacent silver/copper areas. • 100% owned, royalty free. • Fully permitted. • Excess hoisting and milling capacity. • Experienced management team. • Catalysts in place for improved valuation. Focused on Improving Share Price 17
- 18. Contact Darren Blasutti, President & CEO dblasutti@us-silver.com 416-848-9503 Nicole Richard, Investor Relations nrichard@us-silver.com 416-848-9503 www.us-silver.com