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(1) See P.10 for detailed resource. (2) See Adventus‘ May 2, 2019 news release on El Domo deposit, Curipamba project economic study (3) Co-product basis
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Adventus – Who We Are
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• Curipamba copper-gold project, with El Domo deposit – earning 75% of underexplored 21,500 ha property, by
spending US$25M to Oct. 2022 (~US$20M spent to date). Underpinned by high grade VMS entering feasibility study
stage. 2020 program targeting new discoveries within district. Salazar Resources Ltd.(“Salazar”) is partner
• Ecuador-wide Exploration Alliance – exploration alliance between Adventus (80%) & Salazar (20%): Pijili & Santiago
are first two projects with copper-gold porphyry & epithermal vein systems – flown with airborne geophysics in 2019
for the first time, both being readied for drilling in 2020
• Distinguished Strategic Shareholders – Altius Minerals, Greenstone Resources, Resource Capital Funds, Wheaton
Precious & Nobis Group see growth & discovery potential in Adventus’ projects Ecuador
Adventus completed maiden airborne geophysics on 3x projects in 2019 – next: exploration drill programs in 2020.
Also advancing El Domo, Curipamba project towards feasibility study
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Capital Structure & Timeline
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Notes: 1 Weighted average exercise price of C$0.80, 5-year term, 3-year vesting period 5
Investor Base
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AUM /
Investor Market Cap Profiles
(US$M)
Leading global royalty company focused on base metal and bulk commodities, with its royalties on 15
~$300
operating mines generating ~C$80M per annum in revenues, with successful project generation business
London-based private equity fund specializing in the mining and metals sector, with more than 80 years
~$370 collective experience predominantly fulfilling senior roles within mining companies, financial institutions and
principal investing, Greenstone is able to make successful long term investments
A pioneer in the concept of a mining-focused private equity fund, RCF is a specialist in mining and partners
Fund VI
with companies to build strong, successful & sustainable businesses that strive to produce superior returns
~$2,000
for all stakeholders
Formerly Silver Wheaton, Wheaton Precious Metals is the world’s largest streaming company, with a
~$20,000 production profile that is driven by a portfolio of high quality assets, including a gold stream on Vale’s
Salobo mine, and silver streams on Glencore’s Antamina mine and Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine
One of Ecuador's largest and most respected private organizations, with business interests across
- agricultural, real estate, industrial, commercial, construction and tourism sectors. Nobis was founded by
Executive President Isabel Noboa Pontón in 1997
Management
& Board
Other Shareholders
Institutional Funds
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Advantage in Ecuador – Nobis Group & Salazar ADVZF : OTCQX
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• Consorcio Nobis (“Nobis Group”) is one of Ecuador’s largest private business conglomerates with interests across
agricultural, real estate, industrial, construction & tourism sectors
• Nobis Group was founded in 1997 by renowned Ecuadorian business leader Isabel Noboa Pontón (daughter of the
late Luis Noboa):
“We are pleased to announce our investment in Adventus and to participate in the growing mining sector in
Ecuador, which is set to become a major driver of economic development.”
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Management & Board
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CHRISTIAN Over 15 years experience in industry and banking, OLIVIA GAMACHE Over 15 years international environmental
KARGL-SIMARD, P.Eng. primarily in investment banking at Raymond James P.Eng., M.Sc. management, community relations & CSR
President, CEO Ltd. and Haywood Securities Inc. B.A.Sc. in VP Environment & experience in the mining industry in the Americas
& Director Metallurgical Engineering from UBC Community with Hatch Ltd. & Yamana. Professional
environmental engineer (water), B.A.Sc & M.Sc.
DR. ALVARO DUEÑAS Over 20 years Ecuador business experience in Chemical Engineering from University of Toronto
Ecuador Country natural resources & foreign trade. Ecuadorian,
Manager FRANCES KWONG Over 35 years experience in finance, including CFO
qualified lawyer, & former Country Manager for
VP Finance, CFO, of Vaaldiam Mining & consultant to Orion Resource
Codelco. Doctorate in Jurisprudence from the
Corporate Secretary Partners. Fellow of the Institute of CAs in England &
Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Ecuador &
Wales, and a CPA CGA, HKU graduate
negotiation program at Harvard Law School
SAM LEUNG, P.Eng. 15 years experience in industry: Director, Corporate
JASON DUNNING Over 25 years experience, most recently as mining
VP Corporate Development at Lundin Mining (>$3.7 billion in
P.Geo., M.Sc., FGAC, group manager, geology & exploration at Nyrstar,
Development transactions); due diligence/ strategy consultant &
FSEG, VP Exploration served as VP Exploration at Alamos Gold Inc., Selwyn
metallurgist for Hatch Ltd., B.A.Sc. Engineering
Resources Ltd., and Yukon Zinc Corporation, & in
Chemistry from Queen’s University
exploration roles with Hudson Bay Mining and
Smelting Co. Ltd., and Pamicon Developments Ltd. DUSTIN SMALL, P.Eng. 20 years experience in project management,
Project Director engineering & construction, including small to large
scale mining projects US$100 M to over US$4 B.
BRIAN DALTON CEO & co-founder of Altius Minerals with over 20
Recently with Hatch Ltd/Kinross in Chile & Wood
Chairman years experience in industry globally, from grassroots
(Amec Foster Wheeler). B.Sc.E. Dalhousie University
exploration to executive management
BARRY MURPHY, PE, PMP Over 30 years mining sector experience in project
ROBERTO DUNN, MBA Advisor & former Executive Director of Nobis Group – Independent Director execution for Anglo American, Yamana, Hatch, with
Director one of the largest private conglomerates in recent focus on open pit and underground mine
Ecuador, with over 30 years of multi-sector business developments in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Brazil
leadership experience in Ecuador & global markets
PAUL B. SWEENEY Over 35 years experience in financial management,
MICHAEL HAWORTH Co-founded Greenstone Resources in 2013 after a Independent Director including CFO for both Canico (acquired by Vale)
Director 16 year career in the mining sector including and Sutton Resources (acquired by Barrick), on
Managing Director at JP Morgan and Head of board of OceanaGold
Mining and Metals Corporate Finance in London
MARK WELLINGS, 25 years experience in mining and finance, including
DR. SALLY EYRE Mining industry & finance veteran including CEO of P.Eng., MBA 18 years at GMP Securities L.P., including as MD of
Independent Director Etruscan Resources Inc., PhD in Economic Geology Independent Director Investment Banking and now Principal at INFOR
from Royal School of Mines, Imperial College Financial’s investment banking team
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Ecuador – New Mining Frontier
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• In 2019, Ecuador welcomed first modern-scale open-pit & underground mining operations:
o Mirador (copper-gold, $1.4 billion) & Fruta del Norte (gold, $700 million)
Adventus & partners are committed to the responsible exploration, development & operation of
our projects – our commitment is founded on community trust, transparency & accountability
Environmental Management
• All project activities meet or exceed local laws & regulations for environmental
management & protection – a regulator approved environmental management plan
governs mitigation measures for all site activities
• Protection of water resources is a priority for Adventus & local communities – environmental
management plan ensures fresh water use is minimized, water reuse & recycle is maximized,
& water quality in the local watershed is monitored
• Environmental baseline studies are ongoing to support both the feasibility study & an
environmental & social impact assessment that will meet or exceed both local regulations &
international standards
Community Engagement & Economic Development
• Community consultation activities focus on ensuring that key stakeholders are provided with accurate information in a timely
manner & are engaged in two-way dialogue during all project stages
• Regular community events encourage local participation & information sharing – fostering capacity building through
activities such as mine site tours with key stakeholders, schools and authorities
• Economic development includes sponsoring targeted community improvement projects & programs that focus on
education & training of local community members
Youth & female soccer programs Support for local arts and culture Training for young entrepreneurs
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Advancing El Domo & Curipamba Project
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Adventus is focused on the continuing exploration & development of the El Domo deposit and the
greater Curipamba project – high potential district supported by significant baseline resource,
undrilled targets, & experienced local-Ecuadorian team
NI 43-101 El Domo Mineral Resource Estimate
(Roscoe Postle, RPA – May 2019)
Tonnes Cu Au Zn Ag Pb CuEq AuEq CuEq AuEq
Mt % g/t % g/t % %(1) g/t (1) Mlbs(1) koz(1)
Measured 1.4 1.92 3.75 3.52 58 0.37 6.1 9.8 190 443
Indicated 7.5 2.02 2.33 2.81 49 0.26 5.0 8.0 826 1,926
Inferred 1.3 1.52 1.83 2.25 42 0.20 3.9 6.2 112 261
(1) Calculated from Ni 43-101 El Domo PEA (May 2019) which assumed Cu $3.15/lb, Au $1,350/oz, Zn $1.15/lb, Ag $18/oz, Pb $1.00/lb 11
Curipamba – 15 New Targets in Underexplored District
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El Domo is a flat-lying VMS deposit, close to surface and mineable by open-pit and/or underground
methods to produce saleable copper, zinc & lead concentrates with strong precious metals credits
60,449 m drilled at El Domo to date – highlights include (1):
• 24.02 m of 5.41% copper, 6.40 g/t gold, 2.68% zinc, 58.6 g/t silver, 0.15% lead (~11.5% CuEq) – CURI 336
• 21.10 m of 5.49% copper, 3.94 g/t gold, 2.77% zinc, 42.3 g/t silver, 0.19% lead (~9.8% CuEq), including: 8.70 m of 11.31%
copper, 7.81 g/t gold, 6.57% zinc, 90.9 g/t silver, 0.44% lead (~20.3% CuEq) – CURI 300
• 8.16 m of 2.17% copper, 19.67 g/t gold, 23.17% zinc, 229.0 g/t silver, 4.01% lead (~28.4% CuEq), including: 3.71 m of 3.00%
copper, 36.55 g/t gold, 32.17% zinc, 411.3 g/t silver, 6.80% lead (~47.0% CuEq) – CURI 285
• 32.43 m of 4.40% copper, 1.29 g/t gold, 1.84% zinc, 13.3 g/t silver, 0.09% lead (~6.2% CuEq), including: 19.41 m of 7.00%
copper, 1.61 g/t gold, 3.00% zinc, 18.4 g/t silver, 0.14% lead (~9.5% CuEq) – CURI 266
Notes: (1) 2019 PEA equivalence pricing assumptions: Cu $3.25/lb, Zn $1.30/lb, Pb $1.10/lb, Ag $23/oz, Au $1,500/oz 13
(2) Observations on the Curipamba Massive Sulfide District, Ecuador, Report For Salazar Resources by James M Franklin Ph.D., P. Geo, Aug. 17, 2009
El Domo – PEA Highlights
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Project Economics – PEA NI 43-101 Open Pit Constrained Resource, Years 1-14 (1)
C1 co-product $0.96 /lb copper equivalent or M&I 7.1 1.78 2.73 2.78 53 0.30 5.0 8.06
cash cost: $412 /oz gold equivalent Inferred 0.7 0.67 1.60 1.72 46 0.21 2.7 4.40
Capital cost: $165M
NI 43-101 Underground Resource, Years 10-15 (1)
Price assumptions: $3.15/lb Cu, $1,350/oz Au, $1.15/lb Zn,
$18/oz Ag, $1.00/lb Pb Tonnes Cu Au Zn Ag Pb CuEq AuEq
Mt % g/t % g/t % %(1) g/t (1)
Indicated 1.8 2.91 1.85 3.51 43 0.20 5.8 9.23
Mill throughput rate (tpd) 1,750 tpd for 15 yr mine life
Inferred 0.6 2.46 2.09 2.82 37 0.19 5.2 8.26
Net metallurgical recoveries
Copper 81% Life of Mine Payable Revenues PEA Authors/Contributors
Gold 58% Improvements
Zinc 79% announced • Roscoe Postle (RPA)
Silver 69% post-PEA • Klohn Crippen Berger
Lead 38% • Knight Piesold
• Base Met Laboratories (Kamloops)
Concentrate details: Clean concentrates: Gold • Independent Mining Consultants
Copper ~25% Cu with high PMs (Tucson)
Zinc ~56% Zn with high PMs 29%
Copper
No penalties for deleterious
45%
elements expected
Taxes & Royalties
LOM operating cost (US$/t) $55/t mine gate Silver
• Estimated >$250M in direct
8% tax & royalty revenues to
LOM sustaining capital (US$) $105M Zinc Ecuador over mine life
LOM production average: 19,000 tpa CuEq or 17% • Additional multiplier effects
100,000 oz pa AuEq Lead 1%
for economic development
Reference: All currency figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. May 2019 Adventus PEA news release (1) Cu $3.15/lb, Au $1,350/oz, Zn $1.15/lb, Ag $18/oz, Pb $1.00/lb 14
El Domo – Robust Economics & Sensitivities
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PEA demonstrated robust project economics (after-tax NPV8% = US$ 288M, IRR = +40%) – sensitivities to
metal prices & costs benefit from high ore grades & low capital intensity over a 15 year mine life (1)
Significant gold values bolster the project At spot prices (2), precious & base metals are 50%/50%
Copper Gold
36% 43%
PEA results
Zinc
13% Silver
7%
Lead 1%
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(2) As at March 31, 2020: Cu $2.18/lb, Au $1,605/oz, Zn $0.85/lb, Pb $0.78/lb, Ag $13.92/oz; life of mine payable revenues by metal
El Domo & Curipamba – Timing & Next Steps
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El Domo has a clear path to production while surrounding exploration at Curipamba continues
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Pijili & Santiago Projects – Exploration Alliance
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Ecuador-wide 80%-Adventus / 20%-Salazar Exploration Alliance: Pijili & Santiago projects are the first
two to be advanced in the Alliance – further portfolio expansion underway
Airborne geophysics survey completed at Pijili & Santiago – drill programs starting in 2020
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Aiming for New Discoveries
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Both Pijili & Santiago are prospective for copper-gold porphyry & epithermal gold-silver vein systems.
Pijili has never been drilled while Santiago was scout-drilled by Newmont over 20 years ago
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Development-Stage Peer Benchmarking
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(1)
El Dom o / Premier /
Flagship Asset Las Chispas Camino Rojo Valentine Lake Cerro Blanco DeLamar
Curipam ba Red Mountain
Location Ecuador Mexico Mexico New foundland British Columbia Guatemala Idaho
Open Pit /
Mine Type Underground Open Pit Open Pit Underground Underground Open Pit
Underground
(2)
M&I Resource Contained (100%) (koz AuEq) 2,075 468 12,558 3,092 1,922 1,467 3,614
M&I Resource Grade (g/t AuEq) 7.25 14.56 1.01 1.75 8.15 10.69 0.65
Annual Production (koz AuEq) 100 113 102 145 136 117 121
AISC (US$/oz AuEq) $500 $542 $585 $739 $747 $617 $742
(3)
AISC Annual Average Funds Flow (US$ MM) $110 $119 $104 $125 $116 $115 $104
Initial Capital Cost (US$ MM) $165 $101 $123 $205 $111 $196 $161
After-Tax NPV 5% (100%) (US$ MM) $395 $507 $223 $430 $259 $392 $464
After-Tax IRR (%) 42.2% 91.0% 39.7% 42.7% 51.0% 49.0% 54.0%
Assum ed Metals Prices (US$/oz Au / Ag) $1,500 / $18.00 $1,450 / $19.00 $1,500 / $17.00 $1,450 $1,400 / $17.00 $1,500 / $18.00 $1,500 / $18.78
(4)
Enterprise Value (US$ MM) $58 $918 $503 $195 $163 $109 $100
El Domo alone is highly competitive – valuation yet to recognize exploration potential of Curipamba, Pijili & Santiago
Source: Cormark Securities Inc. from company materials, CapitalIQ.
Note a: Priced as of May 27, 2020.
Note b: AuEq calculation assumes long-term metals prices of US$1,600/oz Au, US$17.00/oz Ag, US$3.00/lb Cu, US$1.15/lb Zn and US$1.00/lb Pb.
(1) Global resource figures include resources at secondary Cerro Quema project in Panama.
(2) M&I Resources reported inclusive of 2P Reserves.
(3) Calculated as average annual gold equivalent production multiplied by the difference of US$1,600/oz gold price and average gold equivalent AISC.
(4) Includes proceeds from ITM options and warrants.
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Backed by long term shareholders & strong fundamentals for metals, Adventus is focused on results:
Ecuador Exploration • Drill program to test top copper & gold targets at Pijili & Santiago (5,000 to 10,000 m)
Alliance • Continue to evaluate Ecuadorian opportunities to add to portfolio (private & public)
• Work with Nobis & Salazar to continue to develop top in-country team & project portfolio
• Continue to grow institutional & retail shareholder base globally
Corporate
• Grow Ecuadorian & Latin American shareholder register
• Advance exploration projects in Ireland with partnership funding from South32
Contacts:
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Appendix – Exploration in Ireland with South32
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In 2020, Adventus & South32 commenced an exploration partnership to advance projects in Ireland
with concession area of over 1,100 km2
Rathkeale
• ~250 km2 on trend & contiguous to known deposits: Pallas Green (Glencore – 45.4 Mt @ 8.4%
Zn+Pb (1)) & Stonepark (Group Eleven/Connemara – 5.1 Mt @ 11.3% Zn+Pb (2))
• Geochem, MAG & 25 line-km seismic program completed – resultant drill targets proposed
Kingscourt
Kingscourt
• ~350 km2, located 15 km north of Boliden’s Tara mine near Navan (110 Mt)
• Historical trench & drilling intersected vein and breccia mineralization (galena-marcasite-
sphalerite) hosted in shelf limestones that assayed up to 7% Pb & 1% Zn
Fermoy Rathkeale
• ~480 km2 in County Cork, Irish-type Zn-Pb & Tullacondra-type Cu-Ag (3 Mt @ 0.7% Cu, 29 g/t Ag)
• Targeted for Waulsortian-hosted, Irish-type zinc-lead & Aherlow (5.5Mt @ 0.89% Cu, 40 g/t Ag),
Tullacondra-type Cu-Ag in Lower-Carboniferous clastics & carbonates
Fermoy
Reference: (1) Glencore Resources & Reserves as at 31 Dec. 2019 Report, Inferred Mineral Resources; (2) Group Eleven news release 17 Apr. 2018, Inferred Mineral Resources
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