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THENEWDAWNOFSOLARBEGINSWITHOURQUARTZ
WorldWideExclusiveUserofaNewPatentedPlasmaBaseProcessthat
REDUCESQUARTZTOSOLARGRADESILICONMETALINONESTEP
+TheLargestHolderofHighPurityQuartzProper@esinQuebec
URAGOLD
Thispresenta@onincludecertain“forward-lookingstatements”
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without
limita5on,statementsregardingfutureplansandobjec5vesofthecompany,areforward-looking
statementsthatinvolvevariousrisks,assump5ons,es5matesanduncertain5es.
Thesestatementsreflectthecurrentexpecta5onsorbeliefsofUragoldBayResourcesInc.(“the
Company”)andarebasedoninforma5oncurrentlyavailabletotheCompany. Therecanbeno
assurancethatsuchstatementswillprovetobeaccurate,andactualresultsandfutureevents
could differ materially from those an5cipated in such statements. All of the forward looking
statementscontainedinthispresenta5onarequalifiedbythesecau5onarystatementsandthe
risk factors described above. Furthermore, all such statements aremade as of the date this
presenta5onisgiven.
AninvestmentintheCompanyisspecula5veduetothenatureoftheitsbusiness. Theabilityof
theCompanytocarryoutitsplansasdescribedinthisconfiden5alpresenta5onisdependingon
obtainingtherequiredcapital.ThereisnoassurancethattheCompanywillbeabletosuccessfully
raisethecapitalrequiredortocompleteeachofthegrowthini5a5vesdescribed.Investorsmust
relyupontheability,exper5se,judgment,discre5on,integrityandgoodfaithofthemanagement
oftheCompany.
DISCLAIMERS
Sept2015–Page2
URAGOLD
Uragold(UBR:TSX-V)isaver@callyintegratedanddiversifiedHighPurityQuartzandGoldexplora@onjunior.
URAGOLD
Gold
BEAUCEGOLDPROJECT
BTGOLDOPTIONS&JVWITHGNH
UltraRefining
HIGHPURITYQUARTZ
SOLARGRADESILICONMETAL
ULTRAHIGHPURITYQUARTZMATERIALS
BusinessModel:• DevelopingQuebecbaseprojectsthatcangeneratehighyieldreturnsandsignificant
freecashflowwithinanexpedited5meline.
THECOMPANY–GENERALOVERVIEWURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page3
Becoming theLowestCost Supplierof SolarGradeSiliconMetalandaLeadingGlobalSupplierofUltraHighPurityQuartzSand.
MoreThanJustLipService:• MOU with PyroGenesis provides world wide exclusive usage of their patented
PUREVAP™QuartzVaporiza2onReactor,aOneStepProduc5onprocessofSolarGradeSiliconMetal&PolysilicondirectlyfromQuartz.
ü PyroGenesisPUREVAP™Opex≈<70%averageindustryOpextomakesolargradeSi;ü PyroGenesisPUREVAP™Capexrequirement≈1/20solargradeSiindustryCapex;
• WearetheLargestHolderofHighPurityQuartzProper5esinQuebec:
ü OurporjolioofHighPurityQuartz(99.+%SiO2)deposits&closedSiminesrepresentsahighly
covetedglobalasset;
Ø Amajorsiliconmetalproducerhasrigorouslytested&confirmedinterestinpurchasingasignificant
tonnageofourRoncevauxHighPurityQuartz;
Ø Asecondmajorsiliconmetalproducerhasrequestedsamplesfortes5ngofourRoncevauxQuartz
• MOUwithAnzaplanofGermanywillallowustofindthebestbeneficia5onprocesstoProduceUltraHighPurityQuartzsand(99.997+%SiO2)
MISSIONSTATEMENTURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page4
SiO299.997+%UltraHighPurity
Quartz
SiO299.5+%SiliconMetal
UltraHighPurityQuartz(>99.997%SiO2)isahighlyspecializedandhighlysecre@vemarket.
• Itisveryrare,highvalue,cri5calrawmaterial.
• Itisusedinmanufacturingeverythingfromelectronic,
topharmaceu5calandmedicaldevices;
• Only3exis5ngcommercialsuppliesintheworld.
(USA/Norway/Russia)
HighPurityQuartz(99.5%>SiO2)isthekeyingredientrequiredtomakeSiliconMetal:
• Silicon Metal (Si) has become one of today’s key
strategic minerals with applica5ons in the Silicone,
Aluminium,SolarandHighTechIndustries.
• SiliconMetalswasdesignatedaStrategicMineralby
theEuropeanCommissionandbytheUSDepartment
ofJus5ce.
HIGHPURITYQUARTZURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page5
• HighPurityQuartzsuppliesare5ghteningandpricesarerisingduetostrongcurrentdemandandforecastedlongtermexponen5algrowth;
• HighPurityQuartzisessen5altotheproduc5onofthesiliconmetalrequiredforthealuminum,siliconesandsolarindustries;
• UragoldwithitlargeHighPurityQuartzHoldingsandit’sMOUwithPyroGenesisiswellposi5onedtocapitalizeonthesemarketopportuni5es.
HighPurityQuartz
depositswithlow
impuriPesarerare!:
(SiO2>99.%)
Quartz• Quartzisthesecondmostabundantelementintheearth’scrust(28%),or17%oftheen5replanetEarth.HOWEVER….
HIGHPURITYQUARTZURAGOLD
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GlobalSiConsump@ontoGrowby~6%PerAnnum
• Worldconsump5onofsiliconmetalreached2.25mtin2014,exceeding$US6billion
• Growthwaslargelydrivenbythegrowingdemandforpolysiliconinphotovoltaicsolarpanels.
Roskill:SiliconandFerrosilicon:GlobalIndustryMarkets&Outlookreport(2014)
SILICONMETALMARKETOVERVIEWURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page7
• In2014≈10%ofGlobalmetallurgicalgradesiliconmetal(98.5%)produc5onwas
furtherrefinedtosolargradesiliconmetal(99.9999+%).
• SolargradeSiisa≈$US6Billionannualmarketthatshoulddoubleby2016&beyond
SILICONMETALFORSOLARSETTOEXPLODEURAGOLD
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THEPYROGENESISADVANTAGEURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page9
PyroGenesis is the leader in thedesign,development, fabrica@onandcommercializa@on of plasma processes. They offer high value,innova@vesolu@onstonichemarketsthroughtheirtechnology.
QUARTZ–SOLARSILICON:
PUREVAPTM1-STEPPROCESSURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page10
In partnership with Pyrogenesis, we are developing the PUREVAP™QuartzVaporizaPonReactor,aonestepprocessforreducingquartztohighpuritysiliconand/orpolycrystallinesilicon.
+PlasmaArc
Silicon
Vacuum
Impuri@es
ONESTEP
PureSilicon
QuartzVaporiza@onReactor• Quartzreduc@onwithcarbon
usingplasmasubmergedarc• Siliconrefiningatverylow
opera@ngpressure,undervacuum
PUREVAPTM
QUARTZVAPORIZATIONREACTORURAGOLD
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VacuumArcFurnace• Enablesreachingveryhighvacuum
levelü (mbar)
• Veryhightemperatureplasmaarcü +3500degC
• Vola@lizeimpuri@esü P,K,Mg,Zn,Ca,Mn,Pb,Al,Fe,etc
QuartztoSilicon• Highpurity(>99.9%)• VerylowPcontent• Onestepnewprocess
TargetSipuritylevel:>99.9%
SiliconMetalIsDissolvedInHydrochloricAcidToFormTrichlorosilane
(HSiCl3)
SiliconMetal98.5%SiElectricArcFurnaceSiO299.5%+Coal+WoodChips
SIEMENSReactorSolarGradePolysilicon
99.999%Si
Trichlorosilane(HSiCl3)is
FurtherRefined
MAKINGSOLARGRADESiNOWURAGOLD
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SolarGradePolysilicon99.9999%Si
QUARTZ–SOLARSILICON:1-STEPPROCESS
PUREVAP™QuartzVola@za@onReactor
SiO299.0+%
Carbon
URAGOLD
AQUANTUMLEAP:
Sept2015–Page13
• Preliminarycostes@mateofaPUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorsystemcapableofproducingabout10KTPYofSolarGradeSiliconMetalplantises@matedatUS$50M.(≈1/20ofSolarGradeSiliconMetalindustryCapex)
• Preliminaryassump@onsarethatOpexcostofaPUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorsystemshouldbesameastheOpexcostofatradi@onalSiplant.(≈<70%averageindustryOpextomakeSolarGradeSiliconMetal)
• Uragoldbeingver@callyintegrated--Controlsitssupplychainfromendtoend;• UragoldExclusiveaccesstothePUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorchangestheeconomic
poten@alofourworldclassportolioofHighPurityQuartzProper@es.
• PUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorproducing:
Ø MGSiIncreasesby883%theGrossInsituValueofourQuartz.Ø SGSiIncreasesby4,744%theGrossInsituValueofourQuartz.
QUARTZ:1-STEPPROCESSADDVALUEURAGOLD
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SOLARSILICONMILESTONES&TIMETABLEURAGOLD
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• 12HighPurityQuartzDepositsInQuebec• 61ClaimsTotaling3,500Ha
• AllClosetoTransport,Infrastructure&TargetMarkets
OURQUARTZPROPERTIES…LOCATION…URAGOLD
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PROPERTY OWNERSHIP LOCATION SiO2 Historical Estimates 2014 Exploration 2015 Exploration
1 Drucourt 100 % North Shore 300,000 tons Historical Estimates grading @ 98.60%
21 samples collected &
tested
Metallurgical work planned
2 Galette 100 % Charlevoix two (2) silica claims directly adjacent to Sitec Silicium Quebec quartz mine
Samples to be collected in 2015
3 Roncevaux 100 % Gaspésie 414,700 tons Historical Estimates grading @ 99.20%
20 samples collected &
tested.
Geological and Geophysical work planned, drilling &
resource report
4 Martinville 100 % Eastern Townships 1,092,000 tons Historical Estimates 8 samples collected &
tested
Metallurgical work planned
5 Malvina 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.74% SiO2 8 samples collected &
tested.
6 Bouffard 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.60% SiO2 Samples to be collected in 2015
7 Turgeon 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.80% SiO2 Samples to be collected in 2015
8 Broughton 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins system outcrop Samples to be collected in 2015
9 Beaudoin Mine 100 % Eastern Townships Closed Silica Metal Mine Samples to be collected in 2015
10 Bourque Mine 100 % Eastern Townships Closed Silica Metal Mine Samples to be collected in 2015
11 Montpetit Quarry 100 % Hemingford Closed Silica Metal Mine 10 samples collected &
tested.
Metallurgical work planned
12 St-Gedeon 100 % Beauce Quartz veins system outcrop Samples to be collected in 2015
QUARTZPROPERTIESPORTFOLIOURAGOLD
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SomeKeywesternplayersintheSiliconMetalandFerrosiliciummarketsareac@veinQuebec:
• Our High Purity Quartz Deposits (≥ 99.5%) is the key ingredientrequiredtoproduceSiliconMetalandisinHighDemandFromSiliconMetalProducers.
ü By2017,TheNewFerroAtlán5caplantinPortCar5erQuebecwillneed≥300,000MTofHighPurityQuartzPerYear
• InAddi5on,WeAlsoaimToBecomeANewSupplierOfUltraHighPurity
QuartzSand(UHPQS)(SiO2>99.99+):
ü OurHighPurityQuartzDepositsShouldBeAmenableForProcessingIntoHPQS.ü In Q1 2015,We signed aMOUwith Dorfner Anzaplan of Germany to develop
specificbeneficia5onprocessesfortheproduc5onofUHPQSusingourmaterial.
HIGHPURITYQUARTZINHIGHDEMANDURAGOLD
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• ChemicalanalysisconfirmsthatquartzfromRoncevaux,Mar5nvilleand
Malvinaproper5eswouldmakesuitablefeedstockforsiliconmetal
produc5onandultrahighpurityquartz;
• Q12015-Amajorsiliconmetalproducerrequestssamples.;Ø March2015-producerconfirmsinterestinpurchasingsignificanttonnageof
ourhighpurityquartz(20Kto50Ktonnes/year).
• April2015-UragoldretainsAnzaplan,aleadingGermanengineeringfirm,toassistintheproduc5onofultrahighpurityquartzsilicon;
• Q22015-MOUwithPyroGenesisgran5ngUragoldexclusiveglobalrights
totheirpatentedonestepconversion(sio2tohighpuritysilicon)
technology;
• Q32015–INRSstartexplora5onprogramontheRoncevauxproperty;• Q32015–asecondsiliconmetalproducerrequestssamplesfromRoncevaux.
KEYMILESTONES&3rdPARTYVALIDATIONURAGOLD
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StartofRoncevauxSpringexplora@onprogram
Q32015
Startofreconnaissanceexplora@onon5proper@es.
October2015
Startoftheapplica@onprocessfor
RoncevauxBEXend2015
GoingForward
• Q32015-evalua5ngthesizeofourRoncevauxpropertyandpoten5alofaddi5onalquartzoccurrences
• Send material to Anzaplan to find the best beneficia5on process totransformRoncevauxquartzmaterialintoultrahighpurityquartzsand.
• Startpermizngprocesstostartalumpquartzminingopera5ononthe
Roncevauxproperty.
RONCEVAUXDEVELOPMENTPLANURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page20
URAGOLD(2015)
GOLD
100%BEAUCEGOLDFIELDPROJECT
OPENPITGOLDMINING
BLUESKYHARDROCK
GOLDPOTENTIAL
BTGOLDOPTIONS&JVWITHGNH
ULTRAREFINING
HIGHPURITYQUARTZ
PUREVAPQUARTZ
VOLATIZATIONREACTOR
MGSI(98.5%)
UMGSi(99.999%)
PGSi(99.9999%)
UHPGSi(99.9999999%)
HIGHLYPROSPECTIVEPORTFOLIOOF
QUARTZPROPERTIES
LUMPQUARTZMINING
(SiO299.5%+)
ULTRAHIGHPURITYQUARTZSANDS(SiO299.995%)
OTHERS
CORPORATESTRUCTUREURAGOLD
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ManagementandKeyinvestorsarecommived!!!
CAPITALSTRUCTUREURAGOLD
Sept2015–Page22
URAGOLD 3000 Omer-Lavallee St Suite 306 Montreal, Quebec H1Y 3R8 Canada Contact Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman & CEO [email protected] Patrick Levasseur, President & COO [email protected] WWW.URAGOLD.COM
Tel: +1 514 846 3271 Fax: +1 514 372 0066
MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS
Bernard J. Tourillon, B.A.A, MBA Chairman and CEO
Patrick Levasseur President, COO and Director
Robert Robitaille, B.A., L. Ph., MBA Director Noelle Drapeau, LLL, MBA, PMP Corporate Secretary and Director
Richard Mimeau, B.Sc. Director
Peter Smith, PhD, P.Eng. Director
Francois Rivard / CFO Consultants
Marcel Drapeau, B.A., B.Sc. Com., LLL Company Lawyer
Vivian Stuart-Williams, M.Sc. (SACNASP) Technical and Geological Advisor Marc RICHER-LAFLECHE, Pgeo, PhD, INRS - ETE Technical and Geological Advisor AUDITORS Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
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