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| | Corporate Profile: Pediment Gold Corp.
Publisher: Kaiser Research Online
Author: Copyright 2010 John A Kaiser
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Pediment Gold Corp. (PEZ-T)
| Pediment is a Vancouver based exploration company led by President and CEO Gary Freeman focused on advancing gold projects in north-western Mexico through exploration and resource definition. The company's flagship is its San Antonio gold project in Baja California that has a measured and indicated resource of 47 million tonnes grading 1.01 grams per tonne gold (1.535,000 ounces) and 5.4 million inferred ounces grading 0.64 grams per tonne (110,594 ounces). A preliminary economic assessment completed in August 2010 using a base case of $900 gold forecast a pretax NPV(8%) of 79 million, with an IRR of 33%, for an 8 year, 11,000 tonne per day operation producing 82,000 gold ounces annually at a cash cost of $513 per ounce and with $71 million in capex. Beyond San Antonio, Pediment has several earlier-stage gold-silver projects in Baja and Sonora. In October 2010 Pediment announced an agreement to merge with Argonaut Gold on the basis of 0.625 Argonaut share per Pediment share, or $2.56 per Pediment share, for a total transaction value of approximately $137 million. |
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| San Antonio |  | 100% WI | Mexico | 5-PEA |
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| San Antonio 43-101 Economic Study (USD except where noted otherwise) |
| PEA | Aug 10, 2010 |
| AMEC | San Antonio |
| Mining Scenario | TR | Mining Costs |
| Mining Type: | OP |
| Cost Currency: | USD |
| Processing Type: | HL |
| Capital Cost: | $71,100,000 |
| Operating Rate: | 11,000 tpd |
| Sustaining Cost: | $27,900,000 |
| Operating Days: | 365 |
| Operating Cost: | $11.10/t |
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| BC Cash Cost per Unit: USD | $540/oz Au |
| Mine Life: | 8 years |
| BC Cash Cost Net By-Products: USD | $540/oz Au |
| LOM Tonnage: | 31,112,000 t |
| BC All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | $690/oz Au |
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| Spot All-In Cost Net By-Prod: USD | $690/oz Au |
| Production Potential |
| Metal 1 | Metal 2 | Metal 3 | Metal 4 |
| Metal: | Au |
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| Grade: | 1.01 g/t |
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| Recovery: | 75.0% |
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| Annual Output: | 82,500 oz |
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| LOM Output: | 660,000 oz |
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| Base Case Price: | $900/oz |
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| Spot Price: | $1,315/oz |
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| Base Case NSR: | $18.49/t |
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| Spot NSR: | $27.02/t |
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| Base Case Valuation |
| Reported Valuation Currency: | USD |
| Pre-Tax NPV: | $79,000,000 |
| Discount Rate: | 8% |
| After-Tax NPV: | $56,600,000 |
| Total Base Case NSR USD: | $18.49/t |
| Pre-Tax IRR: | 33% |
| Total Spot NSR USD: | $27.02/t |
| After-Tax IRR: | 26% |
| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Base Case and Net CF/FDSH USD: | $29,683,500 | $0.50 | Pre-Tax Payback: | 3.3 y |
| Annual Pre-Tax Cash Flow Spot and Net CF/FDSH USD: | $63,925,125 | $1.15 | After-Tax Payback: | 3.8 y |
| Enterprise Value CAD : | $136,460,032 | $2.60/sh | Share Price: | $2.74 |
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| Comparative Valuations using Life of Mine Averages |
| Discount Rate: | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% |
| Base Case Pre-Tax NPV USD: | $138,468,000 | $93,533,639 | $62,412,479 | $40,391,195 |
| Base Case Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh USD: | $2.64 | $1.78 | $1.19 | $0.77 |
| Premium BC PT NPV over EV: | $0.62 | ($0.24) | ($0.83) | ($1.25) |
| Spot Pre-Tax NPV USD: | $412,401,000 | $304,305,932 | $228,482,063 | $174,002,656 |
| Spot Pre-Tax Net NPV/Sh: | $7.87 | $5.81 | $4.36 | $3.32 |
| Premium Spot PT NPV over EV USD: | $5.85 | $3.78 | $2.34 | $1.30 |
| The comparative NPV calculations assume constant annual cash flow based on the life of mine average annual payable production and CapEx spent in year one. The operating cost includes the LOM sustaining capital. Due to details such as ore scheduling these NPV figures may differ from those of the 43-101 economic study. |
| After-Tax Valuations using Spot By-Product Prices |
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