Investor Presentaiton
Financeable, environmentally-focused design
Located outside the
Páramo de Santurbán
in a region where
mining has been
developed for
centuries, Soto Norte
has been designed to
minimize
environmental and
social impacts
The project will
comply with IFC
Performance
Standards on
Environmental and
Social Sustainability
and Equator Principles
IFC
International
Finance
Corporation
WORLD BANK GROUP
EQUATOR
PRINCIPLES
Soto Norte Project credit attributes
✓ Considerable long-term debt capacity
✓ Strong project economics at various gold prices
✓ Mubadala Investment Company is a well capitalized JV partner
Colombia is the highest ranked country in Latin America for mining investment attractiveness
according to the Fraser Institute¹
✓ Project design to comply with IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles
Soto Norte sustainability-focused design optimizations
✓ Reduced project footprint: underground mining, primary crushing and transportation reduces
the surface footprint and effects of vibration, noise, and emissions to the atmosphere
✓ No chemicals: processing will be restricted to hydrometallurgical processes (flotation) to
produce concentrates (not end metals); therefore, no mercury or cyanide will be used
✓ Limited external water use: designed to utilize recycled mine and process water. Water will be
treated in several planned water treatment plants in the Padilla area and Emboque area
Dry tailings system: a Dry Stack Facility (DSF), the most environmentally friendly and low-risk
process for tailings disposal, will optimize water recycling, increases the geotechnical stability,
and reduces the waste storage footprint
Notes:
1.
2020 Survey. Investment Attractiveness Index combines a rating of geologic attractiveness and a rating of the effects of government policy on
attitudes toward exploration investment.
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