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February 2023
Corporate Update
‘De-Risking the Volcan Gold Project’
2
Creation of Tiernan Gold
• Private Canadian company holds 100% of
the Volcan Gold Project on the Maricunga
Gold Belt, Chile
• Privately owned by Hochschild Mining (UK)
• Evaluating strategic alternatives including
potential public offering of shares, or spinning
out the shares to existing shareholders
• Advancing an internally funded technical
program to update the technical report for
Volcan
• Building dedicated management team to
further de-risk the project
Exploration roads crossing the Dorado West deposit area
3
Volcan Project - Strategically Located
• Maricunga Gold Belt, a prolific porphyry gold
district in the Atacama Region, Chile
• Over 100 million ounces of past and present
gold resources
• Hosts a number of operating mines, new mines
under construction and major development
projects
• Located 150km east of Copiapó, a well
serviced mining town
• District scale land package:
• Four mining concessions totalling 5,400 ha
• Surrounding exploration concessions 53,000 ha
4
Project History
• Acquired by Hochschild in 2012 through the
acquisition of Andina Minerals
• Over 150,000 metres of drilling 2007-2011
• Prefeasibility Study1 completed in 2011
contemplated 4.3 million ounces of gold
production over a 15 year mine life
• Historic Mineral Resources2:
• M&I: 390.7 Mt at 0.709 g/t gold = 8.9 Moz gold
• Inferred: 41.6 Mt at 0.50 g/t gold = 0.7 Moz gold
• Minimal work undertaken by Hochschild from
2012 to 2021
1 Refer to the “Technical Report on the Results of the Pre-Feasibility Study on the Dorado Deposits, Volcan Gold Project Region III, Chile” dated January 31, 2011.
2 Refer to Hochschild Mining statement of attributable metal resources at Dec 31, 2020 and Appendix
Copiapó core storage facility
5
2022 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) Update
• MRE being updated by Micon International
• In-pit resources being constrained by updated economic
parameters:
• Gold Price: $1,800/oz
• Average Gold Recovery: 64%
• Mining Cost (Contractor): $2.22/t moved
• Processing Cost: $6.15/t processed
• G&A: $30m per year
• No change to pit slopes from 2010 MRE
• No change to block model
• All resources located in Dorado Sector
6
Disciplined Approach to De-Risking
Work underway includes:
• Deswik Brasil developing optimised
mine plan based on updated MRE
• Ausenco Chile developing updated
capital and operating costs as well as
reviewing metallurgical recovery and
process flowsheet options
• GAC Environmental consultants Chile
conducting preliminary environmental
assessment
Potential Pit Optimization
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Phase I
7
• Q3 2022 – Further optimization work
• Metallurgical recovery
• Mine planning
• Water supply
• Q4 2022 – NI 43-101 Technical Report
• Preliminary Economic Assessment
• 2023 – Prefeasibility Study
• Core relogging and geological model
preparation
• Infill and confirmatory drilling program
• Preliminary Feasibility Study
• Baseline environmental work
Project Next Steps
8
ESG
Low Carbon Power:
• Chile National Energy Policy 2050 implemented
to decarbonize the country
• 45% of power generated by renewables in
2020
• Coal and oil to be phased out by 2040
• Major growth in wind and solar since 2015
• Two electrical grids connected in 2017 to allow
renewable energy to be traded more efficiently
Phasing out continental water:
• Volcan owns water rights to supply operations
from nearby existing wells
• Third party currently permitting a $1.5b
desalination plant, solar power station and
200km water supply pipeline to Maricunga
Community Support:
• No communities in close proximity to the project
site
• Ongoing community engagement by Hochschild
over the last 10 years in the area of influence
• EIA prepared and submitted in 2012 by Andina
provides starting point for updated work
9
Deliver Stakeholder Value Through De-Risking
Substantial resource in prolific gold belt on an under-explored land package
Asset
Location
Team
ESG
Established mining jurisdiction
Management team being built to de-risk development
Low carbon intensity power, water available, limited community impacts
10
APPENDICES
11
Historical Mineral Resources1
1 Prices used for resources calculation: Au: $1,800/oz and Ag: $20.0/oz and Ag/Au ratio of 86x.
Volcan Project
As of Dec. 31, 2020
Tonnes
(t)
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
AgEq
(g/t)
Ag
(moz)
Au
(koz)
AgEq
(moz)
Measured 105,918,000 - 0.738 63 - 2,513.1 216.1
Indicated 283,763,000 - 0.698 60 - 6,368.0 547.6
Total 389,681,000 - 0.709 61 - 8,881.1 763.8
Inferred 41,553,000 - 0.502 43 - 670.7 57.7
As per Hochschild Mining statement of attributable metal resources at Dec 31, 2020
Ore reserves and mineral resources estimates
Hochschild Mining plc reports its mineral resources and reserves estimates in accordance with the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves 2012 edition (“the JORC Code”). This
establishes minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for the public reporting of exploration results and mineral resources and reserves estimates. In doing so it emphasises the importance of principles of transparency,
materiality and confidence. The information on ore reserves and mineral resources on pages 57 to 59 were prepared by or under the supervision of Competent Persons (as defined in the JORC Code). Competent Persons are required to
have sufficient relevant experience and understanding of the style of mineralisation, types of deposits and mining methods in the area of activity for which they are qualified as a Competent Person under the JORC Code. The Competent
Person must sign off their respective estimates of the original mineral resource and ore reserve statements for the various operations and consent to the inclusion of that information in this report, as well as the form and context in which it
appears.
Hochschild Mining plc employs its own Competent Person who has audited all the estimates set out in this report. Hochschild Mining Group companies are subject to a comprehensive programme of audits which aim to provide assurance in
respect of ore reserve and mineral resource estimates. These audits are conducted by Competent Persons provided by independent consultants. The frequency and depth of an audit depends on the risks and/or uncertainties associated
with that particular ore reserve and mineral resource, the overall value thereof and the time that has lapsed since the previous independent third-party audit.
The JORC Code requires the use of reasonable economic assumptions. These include long-term commodity price forecasts (which, in the Group’s case, are prepared by ex-house specialists largely using estimates of future supply and
demand and long-term economic outlooks).
Ore reserve estimates are dynamic and are influenced by changing economic conditions, technical issues, environmental regulations and any other relevant new information and therefore these can vary from year-to-year. Mineral resource
estimates can also change and tend to be influenced mostly by new information pertaining to the understanding of the deposit and secondly the conversion to ore reserves.
The estimates of ore reserves and mineral resources are shown as at 31 December 2020, unless otherwise stated. Mineral resources that are reported include those mineral resources that have been modified to produce ore reserves. All
tonnage and grade information has been rounded to reflect the relative uncertainty in the estimates; there may therefore be small differences. The prices used for the reserves calculation were: Au Price: US$1,800 per ounce and Ag Price:
US$20.0 per ounce.
12
Management Bio
Greg McCunn, PEng, MBA
CEO, Volcan Project
Mr. McCunn has over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry
with extensive experience in finance, operations, project
engineering, project construction and corporate development. Mr.
McCunn recently served as CEO of Galiano Gold, a junior gold
producer with an operating mine in Ghana, West Africa. Previous
to that he served as CEO of Alio Gold, a junior gold producer with
assets in Mexico and the USA. He has also served as CFO for
Galiano Gold and as CFO for Farallon Mining, prior to which he
held technical, operational and corporate development roles with
Teck Resources, Placer Dome and junior mining companies in
Canada and Australia. Mr. McCunn is a Professional Engineer.
13
Additional Exploration Targets
14
CONTACT US:
Greg McCunn
CEO
greg.mccunn@tiernangold.com

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Tiernan Gold - Corporate Presentation February 2023

  • 2. 2 Creation of Tiernan Gold • Private Canadian company holds 100% of the Volcan Gold Project on the Maricunga Gold Belt, Chile • Privately owned by Hochschild Mining (UK) • Evaluating strategic alternatives including potential public offering of shares, or spinning out the shares to existing shareholders • Advancing an internally funded technical program to update the technical report for Volcan • Building dedicated management team to further de-risk the project Exploration roads crossing the Dorado West deposit area
  • 3. 3 Volcan Project - Strategically Located • Maricunga Gold Belt, a prolific porphyry gold district in the Atacama Region, Chile • Over 100 million ounces of past and present gold resources • Hosts a number of operating mines, new mines under construction and major development projects • Located 150km east of Copiapó, a well serviced mining town • District scale land package: • Four mining concessions totalling 5,400 ha • Surrounding exploration concessions 53,000 ha
  • 4. 4 Project History • Acquired by Hochschild in 2012 through the acquisition of Andina Minerals • Over 150,000 metres of drilling 2007-2011 • Prefeasibility Study1 completed in 2011 contemplated 4.3 million ounces of gold production over a 15 year mine life • Historic Mineral Resources2: • M&I: 390.7 Mt at 0.709 g/t gold = 8.9 Moz gold • Inferred: 41.6 Mt at 0.50 g/t gold = 0.7 Moz gold • Minimal work undertaken by Hochschild from 2012 to 2021 1 Refer to the “Technical Report on the Results of the Pre-Feasibility Study on the Dorado Deposits, Volcan Gold Project Region III, Chile” dated January 31, 2011. 2 Refer to Hochschild Mining statement of attributable metal resources at Dec 31, 2020 and Appendix Copiapó core storage facility
  • 5. 5 2022 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) Update • MRE being updated by Micon International • In-pit resources being constrained by updated economic parameters: • Gold Price: $1,800/oz • Average Gold Recovery: 64% • Mining Cost (Contractor): $2.22/t moved • Processing Cost: $6.15/t processed • G&A: $30m per year • No change to pit slopes from 2010 MRE • No change to block model • All resources located in Dorado Sector
  • 6. 6 Disciplined Approach to De-Risking Work underway includes: • Deswik Brasil developing optimised mine plan based on updated MRE • Ausenco Chile developing updated capital and operating costs as well as reviewing metallurgical recovery and process flowsheet options • GAC Environmental consultants Chile conducting preliminary environmental assessment Potential Pit Optimization Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase I
  • 7. 7 • Q3 2022 – Further optimization work • Metallurgical recovery • Mine planning • Water supply • Q4 2022 – NI 43-101 Technical Report • Preliminary Economic Assessment • 2023 – Prefeasibility Study • Core relogging and geological model preparation • Infill and confirmatory drilling program • Preliminary Feasibility Study • Baseline environmental work Project Next Steps
  • 8. 8 ESG Low Carbon Power: • Chile National Energy Policy 2050 implemented to decarbonize the country • 45% of power generated by renewables in 2020 • Coal and oil to be phased out by 2040 • Major growth in wind and solar since 2015 • Two electrical grids connected in 2017 to allow renewable energy to be traded more efficiently Phasing out continental water: • Volcan owns water rights to supply operations from nearby existing wells • Third party currently permitting a $1.5b desalination plant, solar power station and 200km water supply pipeline to Maricunga Community Support: • No communities in close proximity to the project site • Ongoing community engagement by Hochschild over the last 10 years in the area of influence • EIA prepared and submitted in 2012 by Andina provides starting point for updated work
  • 9. 9 Deliver Stakeholder Value Through De-Risking Substantial resource in prolific gold belt on an under-explored land package Asset Location Team ESG Established mining jurisdiction Management team being built to de-risk development Low carbon intensity power, water available, limited community impacts
  • 11. 11 Historical Mineral Resources1 1 Prices used for resources calculation: Au: $1,800/oz and Ag: $20.0/oz and Ag/Au ratio of 86x. Volcan Project As of Dec. 31, 2020 Tonnes (t) Ag (g/t) Au (g/t) AgEq (g/t) Ag (moz) Au (koz) AgEq (moz) Measured 105,918,000 - 0.738 63 - 2,513.1 216.1 Indicated 283,763,000 - 0.698 60 - 6,368.0 547.6 Total 389,681,000 - 0.709 61 - 8,881.1 763.8 Inferred 41,553,000 - 0.502 43 - 670.7 57.7 As per Hochschild Mining statement of attributable metal resources at Dec 31, 2020 Ore reserves and mineral resources estimates Hochschild Mining plc reports its mineral resources and reserves estimates in accordance with the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves 2012 edition (“the JORC Code”). This establishes minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for the public reporting of exploration results and mineral resources and reserves estimates. In doing so it emphasises the importance of principles of transparency, materiality and confidence. The information on ore reserves and mineral resources on pages 57 to 59 were prepared by or under the supervision of Competent Persons (as defined in the JORC Code). Competent Persons are required to have sufficient relevant experience and understanding of the style of mineralisation, types of deposits and mining methods in the area of activity for which they are qualified as a Competent Person under the JORC Code. The Competent Person must sign off their respective estimates of the original mineral resource and ore reserve statements for the various operations and consent to the inclusion of that information in this report, as well as the form and context in which it appears. Hochschild Mining plc employs its own Competent Person who has audited all the estimates set out in this report. Hochschild Mining Group companies are subject to a comprehensive programme of audits which aim to provide assurance in respect of ore reserve and mineral resource estimates. These audits are conducted by Competent Persons provided by independent consultants. The frequency and depth of an audit depends on the risks and/or uncertainties associated with that particular ore reserve and mineral resource, the overall value thereof and the time that has lapsed since the previous independent third-party audit. The JORC Code requires the use of reasonable economic assumptions. These include long-term commodity price forecasts (which, in the Group’s case, are prepared by ex-house specialists largely using estimates of future supply and demand and long-term economic outlooks). Ore reserve estimates are dynamic and are influenced by changing economic conditions, technical issues, environmental regulations and any other relevant new information and therefore these can vary from year-to-year. Mineral resource estimates can also change and tend to be influenced mostly by new information pertaining to the understanding of the deposit and secondly the conversion to ore reserves. The estimates of ore reserves and mineral resources are shown as at 31 December 2020, unless otherwise stated. Mineral resources that are reported include those mineral resources that have been modified to produce ore reserves. All tonnage and grade information has been rounded to reflect the relative uncertainty in the estimates; there may therefore be small differences. The prices used for the reserves calculation were: Au Price: US$1,800 per ounce and Ag Price: US$20.0 per ounce.
  • 12. 12 Management Bio Greg McCunn, PEng, MBA CEO, Volcan Project Mr. McCunn has over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry with extensive experience in finance, operations, project engineering, project construction and corporate development. Mr. McCunn recently served as CEO of Galiano Gold, a junior gold producer with an operating mine in Ghana, West Africa. Previous to that he served as CEO of Alio Gold, a junior gold producer with assets in Mexico and the USA. He has also served as CFO for Galiano Gold and as CFO for Farallon Mining, prior to which he held technical, operational and corporate development roles with Teck Resources, Placer Dome and junior mining companies in Canada and Australia. Mr. McCunn is a Professional Engineer.