AnArgentina&Chilefocusedexplorationcompanyrunbymine9inders
March1st,2016
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March1st,2016
CorporateInformation
SHARECAPITAL
Issued&AlloRed 33,568,360
(IncludingFounders&Directors10,125,000)
£1.29M(approx$US2M) £0.28M(approx$US0.43)
CapitalRaised
-SeedQ42011
-InterimQ12015
TOP4SHAREHOLDERS KinrossGoldCorp JohnSutcliffe PinetreeCapital AustralianInvestorsPtyLtd
7,500,000 4,625,000 3,750,000 2,750,000 %
22.3
13.8
11.2
8.2
Top4shareholdersownapproximately55.5%ofissuedsharecapital
REGISTEREDOFFICE
OneLondonWall,LondonEC2Y5AB
CONTACT
JohnSutcliffe,CEO,[email protected]+447748282098
THECOMPANY
•  UKregistered,privatelyfunded–SouthAmericabasedexplora1oncompany
•  Runbyexperiencedminefinders
•  WithGold/SilverprojectsinArgen1na&ChilefocusedonthePedernalesGoldDistrict
(SlideNo8)
ARGENTINEMERGEROPPORTUNITY
•  Op1ontomergewithRiodeOro(“RdO”)with120,000Haofhighlyprospec1veconcessions
•  KeyRdOproject,Vallecito,endorsedbyleadinginterna1onalconsultant
•  Drillready
CHILEPROJECTS
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ElviraProject,Op1onAgreementtoacquire100%fromAngloAmerican
5,711mofdrillingcompletedin2roundsbyEPGJ.V.partnerwithGovernmentfunding
Silver&Basemetalzoningsuggestspossibleblindporphyrytarget
100%ownedCerroAgujaConcession-aprimeuntestedtargetforepithermalgold
PleaserefertoRiodeOroPresentaHon(slide10onwards)fordetailsofRDOprojects.
BuenaVistaGold:BoardofDirectorsandManagement
Directors
•  JohnSutcliffe,ChairmanandChiefExecu(ve,isanexplora1ongeologistwithover50years
interna1onalexperience.Johnledteamswhichfound;theRioNarceagoldbeltinSpain;the
PallancatasilverdepositinPeru,theRioBlancogold-silverdepositinEcuadorandvariouscopper
porphyrydepositsinIran,ChileandCostaRica.
•  DrRichardSpencer,isaTorontobasedgeologistwithover30yearsinterna1onalexperience.
RichardwasinstrumentalinthediscoveryoftheQuimsacochagolddepositandtheCorriente
copperbelt,bothlocatedinEcuador.Recentlyhehastakentwouraniumdepositsthrough
economicassessment.RichardistheChiefExecu1veofU308Corp,aTSXlisteduranium
explora1on&developmentcompany.
•  AlastairMorrison,isanAdelaidebasedgeologistwith25yearsexperienceinmineralexplora1on
andmininginvestment,including14yearsasanexplora1ongeologistinAustraliaandAfrica.
Forthepast11years,hehasworkedasaninvestmentanalystforAustralianInvestorsPtyLtd,
aprivate,resource-orientedinvestmentfundandoneofBVG’slargershareholders.
•  FrancisO’Kelly,isaSan1agobasedminingengineerwithover45yearsinterna1onalexperience.
FrankhaspreviouslyworkedforExxon,AnacondaandRosarioMiningandalsoservedasan
officerforJPMorganandapartnerofEldersFinance.
BuenaVistaGold:BoardofDirectorsandManagement
Management
•  DrGustavoRodriguez,(Explora1onManager),isageologistwithover15years’experiencein
explora1oninArgen1na,VenezuelaandChile.Gustavoheldposi1onsatseveralcompanies
includingIAMGOLDCorp.,andCrystallexInterna1onalCorp.AsVPExplora1onofMariana
Resources,heleadtheteamthatdiscoveredLasCalandriasgold-silverdepositinPatagonia
Argen1na.InChileasExplora1onManagerforGoldFieldshemanagedexplora1ontheSalares
Nortegoldandsilverdiscovery
•  PabloMir,(President,Chilesubsidiary)isaChileanmininglawyerfoundingpartnerofBofillMir
&AlvarezJanaAbogados.In2013,PablowaschosenbyWho’sWhoofBusinessLawyersand
ChambersGlobalasoneofthebestmininglawyersinLa1nAmerica.
•  JohnGe\y,ACMA,CGMA,(CompanySecretary-UK),isaCharteredManagementAccountant
andCivilEngineerwithover30years’interna1onalexperienceintheresourcesector.AsaCivil
Engineerhehasextensiveexperienceinthedesign,construc1onsupervisionandproject
managementofmineinfrastructureandfacili1es.Heisaco-directorofaconsultancy
specializinginthelis1ngofresourcecompaniesonAIM.
TechnicalAdvisor
•  DrRichardSillitoe,UK,isaworld-renownedeconomicgeologist.Hehasbeenaneconomic
geologicalconsultantforover40yearsandhasworkedinover70countries.Richardhasagreed
toactasthecompany’sprincipaltechnicalconsultant.
ExploringforEpithermalDepositsinthePedernalesDistrict
Pedernales
ElIndio
SalaresNorte
(3.1MozAu&34MozAg)
San1ago
Antofagasta
delaSierra
Cerro
Aguja
BuenosAires
Salarde
Pedernales
Elvira
Vallecito
LosBayos
Chimberos
Principalgold/silver
deposits
BVGconcessions-Chile
LaCoipa
(>5MozAu&90MozAg)
RdO
concessions-Argen1na
ARGENTINA
RIOdeOROMERGEROPPORTUNITY
•  RdOsecuredfirstmoveradvantageaheadofOctober2015elec1ons,
assemblingaRrac1veporuolioof19concessionstotalling120,000Hain2014-15
•  RdO’steamincludesGustavoRodriguez,aleadingArgen1negeologist(andBVG’s
Explora1onManagerinChile)andprominentBuenosAiresmininglawyerCarlosSaravia
COMMERCIALTERMSOFTHEPROPOSEDMERGER
•  ProposedMergerissubjecttoBVGraisingminimumof£500,000byJune30th2016
•  OnexerciseoftheOp1on,RdOwillown50%ofBVGsharesonissueavertheraising
oftheminimum£500,000.
VALLECITO–RIOdeORO’sKEYPROJECT
•  Interna1onalConsultantDr.R.H.SillitoeReport(Feb2016)concludes:
TheVallecitobrecciasandassociatedgeochemicalanomalismareconsideredto
consHtuteavalidhigh-sulphidaHonepithermalgoldtargetthatmeritsdrilltesHng
atdepthsof100–200mbelowthebrecciaoutcrops.
ARGENTINA
PostElec(on(October2015)ChangesInclude:
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Ministerialrepresenta1onforMiningforthefirst1meinArgen1na’shistory
LivingofexporttaxonMinerals
Elimina1onofspecialminingtaxinSantaCruzProvince
LivingofForeignInvestmentrestric1ons
LivingofForeignCurrencyrestric1ons
FreefloatoftheArgen1nePeso
StreamliningofImportprocedures
SignificantprogressonreachingaseRlementonthecountriesSovereignDebt
TheResponse:
•  Standard&Poor’shastwiceitsraiseditsArgen1naRa1ng,nowrated‘Posi1ve’
•  Countryleaders&businessdelega1onsheadtoArgen1na:
Ø  ItalianPrimeMinistervisitedinFebruary,2016;
Ø  FrenchPresidentundertookastatevisittoArgen1nainFebruary,2016;
Ø  USPresidentObamatomakeastatevisitinlateMarch,2016
RIODEORO
ExploringTwoEmergingGoldDistrictsinArgen6na
March2016
ExploringTwoEmergingGoldDistrictsinArgen6na
Salares
Norte
Pedernales
Goldbelt
(Catamarcay
Salta)
LaCoipa
Pascua
ElIndio
Veladero
Argen1na
Calcatreu
Somuncura
Massif(Rio
Negro)
Navidad
CerroNegro
DeseadoMassif
CerroMoro
CerroVanguardia
•  Argen1nabasedgoldandsilverfocused
explora1oncompany
•  Strategiclandholding(>100,000ha)intwo
emergingpreciousmetalsdistricts,nearrecent
gold&silverdiscoveries:
Ø  PedernalesDistrict:VallecitoandLosBayosHigh
sulfida1ontargetsanomalousgoldatsurface:
Ø  SomuncuraMassif(RioNegro):Caltraunawith
reportedposi1vedrillintercepts(incl42m@
1.55g/tAu)fromshallow1999drilling
Alturas
Chile
RiodeOroS.A.–CompanyProfile
•  Seedfinancing300,000US$-
Ø  Explora1onstartedFebruary2015;
Ø  Fundingfor3,500mofdrillingsecured;
Ø  Drillingplanned2016-2017season.
•  LOIsignedwithUK-based,ChilefocusedBuenaVista
Gold–mergercon1ngentonBVGraisingUS$750k
CorporateInforma(on
Vallecito
ShareCapital
Issued2,500(Founders80%)
ManagementandDirectors80% Argen1neInvestors* 20%
SeedRound
US$300,000February2015
Shareholders%
*TheArgenHneaninvestorsmayacquireaddiHonal
20%shareinterestinRiodeOro,bycompleHng3500m
ofdiamonddrilling
LosBayos
RegisteredOffice
RivadaviaN378,Salta(4400)–Argen1na
Contacts GustavoRodriguez,
[email protected]
Mobile+5493513640844
CarlosSaraviaFrias
[email protected]
Phone+541143284121
Patagonia–RioNegro
PedernalesGoldBelt:AnEmergingGoldDistrict
SalaresNorte
(3.1MozAu&34MozAg)
Vallecito&LosBayos
MainRdOtargets
•  Vallecito(9,600ha);
•  LosBayos(9,200ha);
Pircas
Vallecito
Elvira
LosBayos
LaFalda
Chimberos
LaCoipa
(>5MozAu&90MozAg)
25km
RDOArgconcessionscoverprincipalaltera(oncentres
•  High-sulphida1ontargets,
similargeologicse|ngto
SalaresNorte;
•  Significantgoldand
pathfinderanomaliesin
shallowlyerodedhigh
sulphida1onsystems;
•  FieldvisitbyD.Sillitoe
inFeb.2016:“Vallecitoand
LosBayosareofhighsulphidaHonepithermal
typeandcloselyassociated
withsizeablebodiesof
hydrothermalbreccia,in
commonwithmostdeposits
ofthistypeintheMaricunga
beltandelsewhere.”
Vallecito&LosBayos,undrilledHStargets
Vallecito
Vallecito-Breccia
Vallecito-Breccia
LosBayos(Norte)
Bayos-breccia
Bayos-breccia(Chalcedonyinfill)
Bayos-Vuggyqtz
RdOconcessionsintheSomuncuraMassif(RioNegro)
MainHostrockunits
(fromSEGEMAR)
Au-AgProspects
RdOConcessions
Caltrauna
Basal1cflows
Caltrauna:HistoricPosi(veDrillIntercepts
LagGeochemistryGold:5–115ppb
(DL1ppb)
Caltrauna
•  High-sulphida1ongolddepositexplored
1999-2005
km
>1.7
•  Posi1vedrillinterceptsfromscoutRC
shallowdrilling:approx.2,900min30holes
•  Bestintercept:[email protected]/tAu,
[email protected]/tAu.
•  Mineraliza1onrelatedtosiliceousvuggy
bodiescroppingoutoveranarea2x1km
•  Poten1allyeconomicgoldintercepts
(>50goldgrammetersperton)
•  Posi1vemetallurgicaltestwork
•  Excellentloca1onandaccess
500m
Patagonia–RioNegro,epithermalprospectsunderexplored
Caltrauna:Siliceousbeds-hostunit
SantaTeresitaveinfield
Riodeoro1-vein
Vuggysilica-2.15g/tAu&10g/tAg
SantaTeresita
BuenaVistaGold,ElviraProject,Chile
•  Op1onedfromAngloin2014,paymentstotallingUS$5.3Mover4years
with2%NSR($75,000paid)
•  JVwithEPG–aChileanfinancehousefundedbyChileangovernment
•  JVprogrammeincluded5,711mdrillingin2campaigns(2014-2015)
•  Atcloseof2015,EPGhadearneda60%interestintheJV
•  [email protected]/tAu(Dd12)
•  However,significantwidespreadsilver,copperandzincintervalsincluded:
[email protected]%Cu(RC16)
[email protected]%Zn(RC20)
[email protected]%Zn(RC21)
-30m@42g/tAg(RC18)
•  Althoughsub-economic,widespreadbasemetal&silverzoningmay
indicatea‘mineralisedhalo’peripheraltoconcealedtarget
ElviraProject,Chile
[email protected]/tAu
[email protected]/tAu
RC18-30m@42g/tAg
[email protected]%Zn
[email protected]%Cu
Medialuna
Sofia
Elvira
Vuggy-Breccia
Alunite-qzaltera(on
Cerro
Negro
ElviraDrillHolesOverZincGridinLagSamples
RC15
[email protected]%Zn
[email protected]/tAu
[email protected]%Cu
RC22
[email protected]%Cu
RC16
RC18
DD12
30m@42g/tAg
[email protected]%Zn
RC21
[email protected]/tAu
[email protected]/tAu
Diamond(13holes,3,025m)
RC(14holes,2,686m)
Concessionboundary
500m
Zinclaggrid:120to500ppm
Elvira–SchematicE-Wsectionshowinginterpretedzoning
RC18-30m@42g/tAg
[email protected]%Zn
RC24-10m@26g/tAg
[email protected]%Zn
[email protected]%Cu
CerroAguja–100%owneduntestedHStarget
CerroAguja,Vuggy-Silica
INVESTMENTOPPORTUNITY
•  BVGsecuresexceptionalmergeropportunityfollowing
Argentina’srecentpivotalpro-marketelectionresult
•  RiodeOromergergivesBVGaccesstoaquality120,000Ha
propertypackagewith2drillreadytargets
•  VallecitoZlagshiptargetendorsedbyleadinggoldconsultant
Dr.RichardH.Sillitoe(Feb2016)
•  BVGtoraiseapprox£1MbyMay2016
Anexcitingopportunitytobackprovenmine4indersin
oneoftheworld’smostprospectivegoldregions