Corporate Presentation
Corporate Presentation
Corporate Presentation
November 2023
Forward-looking Statements
This presentation includes certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements", and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking
statements"). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this presentation and include statements made with respect to
anticipated exploration and development activities. When used in this presentation words such as "intends", "expects", "will be", "underway", "targeted", "planned", "objective", "expected", "potential", "continue",
"estimated", "would", "subject to" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Although Solaris Resources Inc. (the "Company") believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including risks
related to the business of the Company; global outbreaks and contagious diseases (including COVID-19); business and economic conditions in the mining industry generally; the supply and demand for labour and other
project inputs; adverse claims made by local communities; changes in commodity prices; unanticipated exploration and development challenges (including failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance
with specifications or expectations, cost escalation, unavailability of materials and equipment, government action or delays in the receipt of government approvals, industrial disturbances or other job action, and
unanticipated events related to health, safety and environmental matters); adverse weather conditions; political risk and social unrest; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; and the risks, uncertainties and
other factors identified in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators.
These forward-looking statements were derived using numerous assumptions, including assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to develop and maintain relationships
with local communities (including the local Shuar Centres of Warints and Yawi); commodity prices; anticipated costs and expenditures; the Company’s ability to advance exploration efforts at Warintza and its other
projects; and the results of such exploration efforts. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date those statements are made. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking
statement contained herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward- looking statements. If we update any forward-looking
statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are expressly qualified in
their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Technical Information
The technical information contained in this document related to the mineral resource estimate at Warintza was approved by, or based upon disclosure prepared by, Mario E. Rossi, FAusIMM,RM-SME, Principal
Geostatistician of Geosystems International Inc., a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“43-101”). See the corresponding technical report entitled
"NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Warintza Project, Ecuador" with an effective date of April 1, 2022 and available on SEDAR under the Company's profile at [Link]. The remaining technical information
contained in this document has been reviewed and approved by Jorge Fierro, [Link]., DIC, PG, Vice President Exploration of Solaris who is a “Qualified Person” as defined in NI 43-101. Jorge Fierro is a Registered
Professional Geologist through the SME (registered member #4279075).
Warintza
Regulatory & Fiscal Stability Social License to Operate
Peru JVs Regulatory and Tax Stability via Impact & Benefits Agreement
Investment Contract to 2041 > explicit community consent
> lowest taxes in Latin America for project
Tamarugo
Past Returns
Sold for $1.6B in 2011 Sold for $667M in 2014 Sold for $2.1B in 2018 Co-Founded in 2017;
$2.0B Market Cap
Note: The results for Ventana Gold Corp., Augusta Resource Corp., Equinox Gold. and Arizona Mining Inc. are independent of the results of Solaris Resources and are no guarantee of the future performance.
Undue reliance should not be placed thereon when considering an investment in Solaris. TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 4
Capital Structure
Summary¹ Share Distribution
TSX SLS
Float
Common Shares Outstanding 148M Richard Warke
39%
40%
Stock Options 11M
Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding 159M Lowell 2% BlackRock
Cash² US$15M Lundins 5% 9%
Mgmt 5%
Market Cap³ US$550M
1. Capital structure as at Aug 9, 2023 and cash balance as at Jun 30, 2023.
2. US$80M offtake financing package is in advanced discussions – see Company press release dated Nov 6, 2023
3. Dated as at November 7, 2023 TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 5
Leadership | Appointment of Javier Toro to Lead Project
Board & Management
Richard Warke, Executive Chairman Purni Parikh, SVP Corporate Affairs Poonam Puri, Director
Arizona Mining, Equinox Gold, Arizona Mining, Augusta Resource, Ventana Gold Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP,
Augusta Resource, Ventana Gold Arizona Mining
Federico Velasquez, President Latin America
Daniel Earle, President & CEO Equinox Gold, Anglo American, Alta Gas Donald Taylor, Director
TD Securities Arizona Mining, BHP Minerals, Bear Creek
Jorge Fiero, VP Exploration
Sunny Lowe, CFO Equinox Gold, Lowell Copper, BHP Kevin Thomson, Director
Kinross Gold, Inmet Mining Barrick, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Tom Ladner, VP Legal
Javier Toro, COO (Jan 2024) Augusta Gold, Titan Mining, BLG LLP Ron Walsh, Director
Hudbay Minerals, Golder Associates Peru Walsh King LLP, Canadian Tax Foundation,
Jacqueline Wagenaar, VP Investor Relations Vancouver Stock Exchange
Guyana Goldfields
Strategic Partners
Warintza, 2000
Mirador, 2001
Lowell Discoveries
Major Mines
Pierina, 1996 Antamina
Toromocho, 2005
Major mining development in Zamora-Chinchipe has transformed the region with remote
cantons hosting projects rising from poorest to rank among the wealthiest in the country
Dramatic improvement in economic and social outcomes, access to services and development of
infrastructure have shifted public sentiment in favor of formal mining development
Lowest crime rate in Ecuador (highest crime surrounds ports, Colombian border)
Inclusive development model Strategic Alliance governed by Board “We are excited to be part of the successful
based on transparency, dialogue, of Directors from host Shuar Centres; advancement of Warintza and show the
industry that it is possible to develop a mining
and trust relationship between community development alongside
project in a responsible and inclusive way.
government, communities and project, with investments in health, The people of Warints and Yawi welcome
company with the objective of education, training, infrastructure, President Lasso’s approach which promotes
sustainable socio-economic environment, entrepreneurship, the development of remote communities as
development of community and gender equality, labor, cultural and this has had a direct impact on our families’
people together with project human rights and security economy, living conditions and opportunities.”
Vicente Tsakimp, Coordinator,
Warintza Project Strategic Alliance
Warintza Community Direct Community “The Shuar Nations of Warints and Yawi have
been working with Solaris for more than
Population Employment
three years in the exploration and study of
Community Number our Ancestral Lands.
Community Number
It has been a partnership, with two-way
Warints, Yawi 194 learning and knowledge exchange.”
Warints 600
Amazonia sector 246
Vicente Tsakimp, Coordinator
Yawi 200
Resto del país 61 Warintza Project Strategic Alliance
Total 800 Total 501
Environmental Education Initiatives Local Entrepreneurship Gender Equity and Female Investment in Community
Responsibility and Financial education
and Innovation Programs Empowerment Initiatives Health and Wellbeing
Stewardship Programs workshops Full employment • Women’s Empowerment Initiatives
• First Company to Capacity skills training achieved with Shuar Principles – Signed • Sports program
participate in Ecuador’s Post secondary
Centres of Warints & principles and • Recreational
Zero Carbon Program scholarships & Yawi and surrounding committed to infrastructure
• Environmental internship program communities implementation
management plan and • Community educational Training and workshops • Scholarship Program ‘Soy
community engagement centres on leadership, corporate Minera’ – Developed in
• Capacity building/ entrepreneurship, coordination with
• Dental hygiene campaign
training/workshops for mining easement and Women in Mining
• Vaccination program governance Ecuador.
environmental
stewardships • Entrepreneurship
programs
Capital Intensity²
$/tpa CuEq No Infrastructure
$/tpa High Elevation
High-Cost Labor
Desalination Competing Project
Infrastructure
Challenges:
Low Elevation
Low-Cost Labor $34,241 $173 Extreme Elevation,
Fresh Water $29,412 No Infrastructure
$25,000 $122
$20,303 $100 Complex Met,
$84
Arsenic Issues
$11,200 $60
High Strip/Low
Grades at Surface
US$/t CuEq
50,000
40,000
QB2, Chile
30,000 $6.00 Cu for 15% IRR
Quellaveco, Peru
20,000 $4.75 Cu for 15% IRR
1. Source: Scotiabank GBM estimates, Analysis excludes acquisition costs and pre-sanctioning expenditures. Commodity Markets Are Tighter Than You Think, January 2023, Company reports.
2. Source: Wood Mackenzie. Includes greenfield projects only. Excludes projects using the solvent extraction and electrowinning method of production. Bubble size refers to life of mine average
copper equivalent production. Weighted by life of mine average copper equivalent production. TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 14
Warintza| Natural Infrastructure Supports Low-Cost Development
Proposed Spin-Out of
Brecciated porphyry
with chalcopyrite Solaris Exploration including:
1. Panantza and San Carlos are independent of Solaris. Readers should not infer that Solaris will obtain similar results and undue reliance should not be placed thereon when
considering an investment in Solaris
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Warintza | Market Dislocation Provides Value Opportunity
M&A Transactions P/NAV
Past Augusta Group Returns²:
Arizona Mining 1.0x
Warintza Project Valuation¹ Ventana Gold Corp. 1.0x
Basis NAV8% Target Price Recent Copper Development Transactions³:
1x NAV8% (SLS)
2022 MRE US$4.4B US$24 / C$30 Glencore – 56% MARA (Pan American) 1.0x
$30 / $4B Valuation
Solgold – Cornerstone 0.6x
$10.00
Harmony Gold – Eva (Copper Mountain) 0.8x
Glencore – MARA (Newmont) 1.3x
$9.00
2022-23 Trading Range: $4.60 - $7.84 Agnico – San Nicolás JV (Teck) 0.7x
Average Daily Volume: 200k
Lundin Mining – Josemaría 0.3x
$8.00
Median 0.8x
Solaris Resources (Warintza Project 2022 MRE)¹ 0.2x
$7.00
$6.00
Solaris – Nov 2023
$5.00
C$5.00 / US$0.6B⁴
0.2x P/NAV
Excess Distribution of >$150M in Shares Election -> Financing Overhang
$4.00
Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23
1. Warintza Project 2022 MRE resource and P/NAV analyst consensus estimates dated as at Nov 7, 2023 and are independent of the results of Solaris and no guarantee of future performance
2. Results for Arizona Mining Inc. and Ventana Gold Corp. are independent of the results of Solaris Resources and are no guarantee of the future performance. Undue reliance should not be
placed thereon when considering an investment in Solaris
3. BMO Capital Markets base metals developer M&A greater than $50M as of November 2023
4. Dated as at November 7, 2023
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Catalysts| Growth and De-Risking, While Preserving Value
Cross Section
Long Section
[Link] at a cut-off grade at 0.3% CuEq. Copper equivalent assumes recoveries of 90% Cu, 85% Mo, and 70% Au based on preliminary metallurgical test work, and metal prices
of US$3.50/lb Cu, US$15.00/lb Mo, and US$1,500/oz Au. CuEq formula: CuEq (%) = Cu (%) + 4.0476 × Mo (%) + 0.487 × Au (g/t). 2. Reported at a cut-off grade at 0.6% CuEq. No
economic analysis has been completed by the Company and there is no guarantee an ‘Indicative Starter Pit’ will be realized or prove to be economic. The ‘Indicative Starter Pit’ is
based on the same assumptions as the Resource except utilized metal prices of US$1.00/lb Cu, US$7.50/lb Mo, and US$750/oz Au. TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 27
Copper Discovery Rate Remains Dismal
18
2010: Muji,
2011: Cobre Panama, Timok, Cerro Negro, etc.
16 2012: Copa Sur
2013: Cascabel, Onto, Calingiri, West Musgrave
2014: Kamoa-Kakula, La Huifa, Jebel Ohier
14 2015: Cachorro
2016: Marimaca, Encierro
2017: Tatogga, Winu, Kainantu
12
Number of Discoveries
2018: -
2019: Llaguen
2020: Porvenir, Julimar
10 2021: Chapada
2022: -
0
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Discovery Year
Source: 2023 S&P Global Market Intelligence TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 28
Dearth of Discoveries Leaves Pipeline Empty
2010: Muji,
2011: Cobre Panama, Timok, Cerro Negro, etc.
2012: Copa Sur
2013: Cascabel, Onto, Calingiri, West Musgrave
2014: Kamoa-Kakula, La Huifa, Jebel Ohier
160 5,000
2015: Cachorro
2016: Marimaca, Encierro
2017: Tatogga, Winu, Kainantu 4,500
140
2018: -
2019: Llaguen
Copper in Major Discoveries (Mt)
80 2,500
2,000
60
1,500
40
1,000
20
500
0 0
Copper in reserves, resources & past production* Copper in recent initial resources Copper exploration budget
Source: 2023 S&P Global Market Intelligence TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 29
Goldman Sachs Forecasting Record High Prices
Cuts to exploration & early-stage project development mean the size & Long-term copper price near $10,000/t is needed to incentivize
no. of copper projects is substantially lower than a decade ago to enough approvals to mitigate the record LT gap
Long-term supply gap implies significant Copper projected to trade up to $15,000/t by mid-decade
further upside to copper prices to mitigate depletion risks
3.5
3
31% fall
2.5
32% fall
2
followed by
56% rise Selloffs in structurally
soft market are not
1.5
followed by a bounce
back in prices
1
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Source: Goldman Sachs, How Low Can We Go, July 2022 TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 31
Looming Shortages; Mine Development Lagging
Source: Glencore Investor Update – Dec 6, 2022 TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 32
Electrification & Decarbonization Trends; Demand for Copper Increases
Global near-term passenger EV sales and share of new passenger vehicle sales by market Annual metals demand from lithium-ion batteries
under the Net Zero Scenario
Cumulative global EV market opportunity by region – Economic Transition Scenario Annual battery factory investment by scenario
Source: BloombergNEF’s 2023 Electric Vehicle Outlook. Note: ETS = Economic Transition Scenario. NZS = Net Zero Scenario.
Battery factory requirements include investment needed to meet EV demand as well as stationary energy storage. TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 33
Copper Outlook: Higher Long-Term Incentive Prices
Source: Scotiabank GBM estimates, Commodity Markets Are Tighter Than You Think, January 2023 TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 34
Record Size Structural Deficits Fast Approaching
Warintza Construction
begins (est.)³
Discovery
Pre-Discovery Exploration Exploration & Definition Feasibility, Permitting, Financing Construction Operation
‘We need to secure more options ‘Copper is our preference. A bit like BHP,
in copper… through exploration we’d love a Tier 1, large-scale and low-cost
and early stage entry in early-stage asset. Ideally, shallow and near the coast,
resources in Canada, Mexico and with good infrastructure would be ideal’
Ecuador’ – Rio Tinto GM Exploration, Lynn
- BHP Group CEO, Mike Henry Olssen
Future-Facing
Commodities BHP Copper Outlook: Sustained Upside for Prices
Robust demand growth from “electrification mega-trend” superimposed on growth
from traditional end uses
Supply shortfalls due to grade decline, resource depletion, increased input costs, water
Copper constraints, and scarcity of quality projects
•
Nickel Gaping supply-demand gap cannot be filled with brownfield expansions; 6 Mtpa
• production required from greenfield projects
Potash
Source: BHP Climate Change Briefing -Sept 10, 2020, S&P Market Intelligence TSX: SLS; OTCQB: SLSSF 36
Solving Structural Deficit to Require Record M&A
Post-GFC cycle - 35 transactions
US$/lb)
Current cycle - structural deficits from 2024 on, largest supply shortfall in history by >2x… only 5 transactions announced to date:
5
MATSA - US$1.9B
Sierra Gorda (45%) - US$1.6B
Josemaria - US$0.5B
Turquoise Hill (49%) - US$3.3B
OZ Minerals - US$6.5B Number of Transactions
12 Copper Price (US$/lb)
4
10
2 4
1
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: BMO Capital Markets M&A database for transactions greater than US$50M, FactSet. Historical results are no guarantee of the future performance. Undue reliance should not be
placed thereon when considering an investment in Solaris.
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