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Buccaneer Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company whose long-term objective is to build a diversified company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties highly prospective for gold in Ghana, West Africa.
CORPORATE PRESENTATION Q4 2011
Vanward Project – June 2008
CORPORATE PRESENTATION
Q4 2011
FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
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Buccaneer Gold Corp. (“Buccaneer” or the “Company”) is a mineral exploration company whose long term objective is to build a diversified company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold properties highly prospective for gold The Company was incorporated in Ontario, Canada on October 4, 2004
under the name of Verbina Resources Inc. and changed its name to Buccaneer in April 2011 Completed an initial public offering on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX.V”) on December 31, 2007
The Company’s shares were listed for trading on February 22, 2008 and
trade under the trading symbol “BGG” The Company executed an option agreement to acquire a 55% interest in all mineral rights (the “Banso and Muoso Option”) of two mining concessions (the “Banso Concession” and the “Muoso Concession”) located in Ghana, West Africa which are highly prospective for gold Buccaneer will be the operator of all work conducted at the Banso and Muoso Concessions (the “BAM Project”)
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COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
Paul Zyla 25 years’ experience with resource-based public companies
President, CEO and Director President, CEO and director of Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. (TSX:XTG)
Kevin C. Swanborough 30 years’ experience in financial services including management of
CFO and Director finance operations, business and strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, treasury management and financing Retired administrative partner, former Firm-wide Controller, Partner-in- Charge and CFO of KPMG Canada (audit, tax and advisory services)
Lucy Casacia 20 years’ experience in industrial engineering and executive management
Director President of Adventis Capital Inc., executive management consulting and engineering firm for industrial engineering and power-related companies; Senior Account Executive, Cities Manager of Siemens Canada Former Superintendent of Engineering Services of BHP Billiton Canada
Richard W. Grayston Certified general accountant since 1977
Director 36 years’ experience in public company management as a financial and economic consultant Chairman and a director of Xtra-Gold Resources Corp.; director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of SG Spirit Gold Inc.
Blaine Schmidt 30 years’ experience as a business executive
Director President of Skylar Wireless Telecommunications and owner/operator of 113271 Ontario Inc. operating as Boot Hill Auto
Dr. Guy Della Valle 37 years’ experience in the mining industry in all phases of exploration
Vice-President, Exploration from greenfield to pre-feasibility study and underground mining as a senior exploration geologist and drill program supervisor
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MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ACQUIRE, EXPLORE AND DEVELOP gold properties in Ghana, West Africa
BROAD EXPERIENCE OF MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS enables Buccaneer to pursue opportunities in precious metals
DEVELOP a self-sustaining business with high potential gold exploration properties
FOCUS on areas of expertise in exploration and development
ADVANCE property interests (when possible) through joint
venture partnerships with major or mid-tier mining and/or other exploration companies
INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE through exploration
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CORPORATE STRATEGY
ABOUT GHANA
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To date, more than 140 million ounces (“Moz”) of gold has been discovered in Ghana including more than 23 Moz discovered by Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM; TSX:NMC) since 2002 at its Akyem and Ahafo mines
10th in world gold production since 2006
2nd largest gold producer in Africa behind South Africa
produced more than 3 Moz of gold in 2010
English-speaking, stable democracy, British common law
Population of more than 24 million
Rated second in the 10 fastest growing GDP countries in the world
according to a 2011 forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit
GOLD BELTS OF SOUTHERN GHANA
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55.28 square kilometres
located in the Kibi Gold Belt in the East Akim
District of the Eastern Region of Ghana
mining lease to work, develop and produce gold
granted by the Government of Ghana in January 2011
HISTORICAL EXPLORATION:
auger sampling programs completed to test the geochemical signature of
gold-in-soil anomalies detected at the Muoso Concession reconnaissance trenching program yielded encouraging results and confirmed
extensive Ankaase gold-in-soil trend is spatially associated with a typical “Ashanti” style shear zone setting developed proximal to a Birimian metavolcanic- metasediment contact with associated Belt-type granitoids trenching efforts restricted to the southern 1.4 km strike extent of the over 3.5
long Ankaase gold-in-soil anomaly included 31 hand dug trenches totalling 1,350 linear-metres including 19 trenches totalling 805 metres excavated in the initial 2008 scout trenching program (TMU001-TMU019) and 12 trenches totalling 546 metres during the 2009-2010 follow-up program (TMU021-TMU032)
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MUOSO PROJECT
PROJECT AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW
2008 SCOUT TRENCHING HIGHLIGHTS 1.75 g/t gold over 18 metres (TMU004) 1.79 g/t gold over 24 metres (TMU008-TMU010) 4.73 g/t gold over 6 metres (TMU016) 2.08 g/t gold over 14 metres (TMU019) (including 6.52 g/t gold over 4 metres) 2009-2010 FOLLOW-UP TRENCHING HIGHLIGHTS 1.80 g/t gold over 24 metres (TMU023) (including 2.59 g/t gold over 7 metres and 3.62 g/t gold over 6 metres) 1.55 g/t gold over 17 metres (TMU030) (including 3.55 g/t gold over 6 metres)
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MUOSO PROJECT
TRENCHING PROGRAMS
MUOSO PROJECT
LODE GOLD EXPLORATION
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2008 GOLD ANKAASE TREND TRENCHING RESULTS
MUOSO PROJECT
EXPLORATION
2011 VTEM SURVEY
The primary purposes of the airborne Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM),
Magnetic and Radiometric survey was to delineate auriferous graphitic or sulphidic shears. Resistivity-depth data may also help further define and/or identify Belt-type granitoid bodies spatially associated with the gold-bearing structures. VTEM results will be incorporated into the geological compilation upon receipt of final
survey interpretation data from Geotech Airborne Limited. This integrated survey, in combination with previous soil geochemistry and reconnaissance geology surveys will help further define the extent and regional controls of the gold-bearing structures discovered to date by trenching to date with the objective of guiding follow-up trenching designed to outline high priority, cost effective drill targets.
PLANNED EXPLORATION
Road construction commenced in October 2011
Further trenching to be conducted
Drill program planned for early 2012
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51.67 square kilometres
located in the Kibi Gold Belt in the East Akim
District of the Eastern Region of Ghana
mining lease to work, develop and produce gold
was granted by the Government of Ghana in
January 2011
HISTORICAL EXPLORATION:
trenching, pitting and sampling programs completed to test the
geochemical signature of 3 gold-in-soil anomalies detected at this concession
significant results indicative of potential lode gold mineralization in the vicinity
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BANSO PROJECT
PROJECT AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW
Shares Outstanding 32,724,167 as at October 12, 2011
Convertible Debenture 400,000 @ CDN$0.125/share Warrants on Debenture Conversion 200,000 @ CDN$0.15/share Warrants 11,884,750 @ CDN$0.125-$0.65/share Stock Options 1,500,000 @ CDN$0.22-$0.45/share Fully Diluted 46,708,917
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CAPITALIZATION
Head Office Paul Zyla, President and CEO
360 Bay Street Kevin Swanborough, CFO Suite 301 Toronto, ON Canada M5H 2V6
TEL: 416 366-4227 FAX: 416 628-1655 E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.buccaneergold.com
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CONTACT US
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