South American Silver Corp. is a growth focused mineral exploration company creating value through the exploration and development of the Malku Khota Silver-Indium project in Bolivia, one of the world's largest undeveloped Silver and Indium deposits, and the large-scale Escalones Copper-Gold project in Chile.
1. A Growth Focused Exploration & Development Company Growing and advancing one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver and indium resources. TSX: SAC, US OTC: SOHAF Corporate Presentation December 2010 www.soamsilver.com
2. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements look into the future and provide an opinion as to the effect of certain events and trends on the business. Forward-looking statements may include words such as “plans,” “intends,” anticipates,” “should,” “estimates,” “expects,” “believes,” “indicates,” “targeting,” “suggests,” “potential,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from expectations, if known and unknown risks or uncertainties affect our business, or if our estimates or assumptions prove inaccurate. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason. TSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
29. Potential NYSE-AMEX listing to increase visibility and liquidityAs of November 8, 2010 with proposed $28 million financing (1)On a fully diluted basis (2) As of December 16, 2010
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31. Strategic 19.7% investment positions SAC in strong financial and operational position to advance projects to feasibility
32. Track record of successfully facilitating South American project development through relationships with national and state governments in the region
33. Portfolio of South American projects with strong government support in permitting, rail and port infrastructure
37. Comparative Resources in the Americas Second largest development stage silver resource Millions of Silver Ounces Mexico Mexico El. Salvador Mexico Nunavut Peru Mexico Peru Mexico Yukon Peru Mexico Bolivia Chile Guatemala Source: CanaccordReport as of October 2010 Note: All companies have projects in South and/or North America
38. Enterprise Value in the Americas Undervalued relative to peers Average EV/oz of companies with >200Moz silver resource: $2.80/oz Average EV/oz for development stage silver companies: >$1.85/oz * Source: Canaccord Report October, 2010 Share prices as of December1, 2010 Note: All companies have projects in South and/or North America *EV/oz truncated to $10 . Alexco excluded from early stage average EV/oz AgEq $18/oz
39. Development Stage Value Curve Tremendous value growth with project advancement Increased Enterprise Value per Oz by Stage Project Advancement = resource confidence + risk reduction + value multiplier with transition to Feasibility (reserves) And transition to production Increased value with project advancement $ /oz Increased value through resource expansion Construct Permits FS PFS $ PEA Resource Definition $ Discovery Production Early Stage Exploration & Development Advanced Development Stage (Reserves) Source: Recent average enterprise value per ounce of silver at various development stages for North and South American based projects. Canaccord, Wellington West and Company reports.
40. Silver Supply/Demand Surging investment demand plus improving industrial consumption suggests continued demand growth with flat total supply Total Global SilverSupply Total Global SilverDemand & ETFs & ETF Source: GFMS World Silver Survey 2010
53. As few as 5 years of indium remain with anticipated demand increase
54. Low supply and high demand could force prices much higher to bring new supply to market Charts Source: Displaybank in LCD TV Association “LCD TV Matters”-Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2010 , Strategies Unlimited, August 2009 , Solarbuzz, Photon International, GFMS , Nanomarkets
82. Mineralization High Grade Sandstone1160 g/t Silver Geological formations looking south from Limosna Malku Khota Sandstone Aroifilla Fm WaraWara Sandstone TSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
87. Deposit open along trend and down dip with higher grade zones current focus
88. New discovery of higher grade zones and down dip expansion of surface mineralizationTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
89. New Exploration Results Discovery of broad continuous mineralization horizon LMD048: 286 meters grading 76 g/t Ag Eq Grade thickness values of over 21,500 g-m AgEq TSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
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91. 2011 program to target conversion from resources to reserves and expansion drillingTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
95. Additional production of by-product metals including lead, zinc, copper and galliumHeap Leach or Milling with Acid Solution Silver, Gold and Copper Recovery Indium and Gallium Recovery Lead Recovery Zinc Recovery Further refining with solvent extraction (SX-EW ) process to metal doreor high purity concentration TSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
96. Summary of PEA 2009 Updated PEA with expanded throughput for Q1 2011 Pincock, Allan and Holt Heap Leach Operation – 20,000 Tonnes per Day Base Case Silver Price: US$13.30/oz Base Case Indium Price: US$530/kg In US dollars, March 2009, PEA by Pincock Allan and Holt. Updated study utilizing higher production levels and new cost estimates anticipated Q1-2011 First ten years of production
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98. Global Silver Industry Cash Cost Curve Anticipated low-cost silver production Cumulative Percentile of Silver Mine Production Cost Malku Khota 6.4 Mozs/yr ~ $3.75/oz Total Cash Cost Per Ounce of Silver Industry AverageCash Cost $5.25/oz Source: GFMS World Silver Survey 2010
121. Potential for several billion pounds of copper with additional gold and silver creditsTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
122. Leveraged to Silver Value of silver per dollar invested Silver value per $1 invested SAC has some of the best leverage to silver of any development stage company with over $40 of silver value per $1 invested Average value of silver <$8 of silver per $1 invested* Source: Canaccord as of October, 2010, Share prices updated December 1, 2010 Note: all companies have projects in South and/or North America Calculated using $25/oz Ag. Dollar value of silver per $1 invested = (silver resource/shares outstanding) x $25/oz silver) divided by share price Value only shown for silver with no contribution from other metals
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124. Track record of discovery and successful project development
125. Growing shareholder value through resource expansion and advancing projects up the development value curve toward feasibility
137. Well defined, near term business plan to drive value from early development stage to feasibility stage with multiple pathways to achieve additional increased shareholder value from production multiples and valuations
139. Exposure to the niche strategic metal sector with new and growing industrial applications for indium and compelling supply/demand dynamics with few primary suppliers
141. Strong focus on approaches to mitigate execution risks while maximizing value creation such as an early, effective community relations programs and staged stakeholder engagement strategyTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
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143. SAC undervalued relative to peers at $0.50/oz vs average of more than $1.85/oz for early stage resources and $2.80/oz for >200Moz resourcesTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
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145. Silver has had a 95% correlation to movement in gold since 2005
146. Silver generally mirrors and amplifies the price moves in gold due to the smaller size of market, and lower relative above-ground supply
147. Silver equities generally show a 3-5x leverage to silver price moves due to profit marginsTSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF
166. Board of Directors Strong industry and financial experience Ralph Fitch, Executive ChairmanGreg Johnson, President and CEO Antonio Canton, Director - Mr. Canton is an independent consultant for international companies in marketing, finance and real estate. He is a director of a number of Swiss companies and brings to the board extensive experience in accounting and finance. Peter Harris, Director - Mr. Harris is an engineer with over 40 years of mining industry experience including as Senior VP and Chief Operating Officer at Nova Gold Resources Inc., and Senior VP of Project Development at Placer Dome Inc. He has been involved in the construction and operation of over 20 different mines in North and South America, Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. William Murray, Director - Mr. Murray is an engineer in the mining industry with over 33 years of experience in construction management and project evaluation in North America and Africa. He currently serves as the executive chairman and director of Polymet Mining Corp. Mr. Murray has been involved in numerous successful projects while working at Fluor Daniel, Denison Mines, Optimum Project Services and Anglo American Corp. in South Africa. Paul Haber, Director - Mr. Haber is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant with a strong background in US/Canadian accounting and finance. Presently manages Haber & Co. Ltd. Has previously been Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of a TSX Venture listed company. John Watson, Director - Mr. Watson has been the President of a TSX Venture Exchange listed company since 2002. He is also the manager/member of a limited liability corporation that owns and manages commercial real-estate. Tina Woodside, Director - Ms. Woodside is currently the head of the corporate finance department in Gowlings’ Toronto office and a member of the firm’s National Executive Committee. Ms. Woodside practices corporate and securities law with particular emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. TSX:SAC US OTC:SOHAF