WHY INVEST IN ZINC?
The need for zinc is not going away.
Zinc is currently the 4th most widely consumed metal in the world.
Visible zinc inventories are now at a 10-year low. Since 2014, Zinc supply has decreased more than 900% from 900,000 tons per year to 100,000 tons per year.
An award-winning management team with two major successes in the same region. The goal to grow shareholder value through continued exploration at the large and highly-prospective Watts Lake project located near the Flin Flon-Snow district; the richest greenstone belt in Canada per square kilometre.
Watts Lake, Saskatchewan
Advanced Asset in Top Jurisdiction with 3 Pillars to Success
- Saskatchewan is rated 2nd worldwide in 2017 by Fraser Institute for Mining Investment
- Large Land Package Excellent Blue-Sky Potential
- Historic Borys Lake Lead-Zinc-Silver deposit
Historic Borys Lake Zinc VMS Deposit
Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits (VMS)
Borys Lake is located near the Flin Flon district which is a historically important district for VMS ore production.
VMS Deposits are often found in clusters and can be major sources of zinc, copper and lead & often include silver and gold as by-products.
Watts Lake, Saskatchewan
Advanced Asset in Top Jurisdiction with 3 Pillars to Success
- Saskatchewan is rated 2nd worldwide in 2017 by Fraser Institute for Mining Investment
- Large Land Package Excellent Blue-Sky Potential
- Historic Borys Lake Lead-Zinc-Silver deposit
Historic Borys Lake Zinc VMS Deposit
Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits (VMS)
Borys Lake is located near the Flin Flon district which is a historically important district for VMS ore production.
VMS Deposits are often found in clusters and can be major sources of zinc, copper and lead & often include silver and gold as by-products.
Zinc: Production Unresponsive to Demand
- Market Deficit: Six consecutive years of production deficits have eroded previously-highinventories. Another large deficit projected in 2018
- Supply Disruption: Depletion/closure of 4 mines from 2013 to 2016, removed 1M tonnes annual supply(approx. 8% of global supply)
- Chinese Production Struggling: Mine output from China — world’s largest zinc producer — far below expectations two years running
- Glencore Restarts Less Aggressive than Anticipated: Lady Loretta expected to restart but guidance for FY2018 (1,090kt +/- 30kt) expected to fall from FY2017’s production
Zinc Price is on the Rise
“Total visible zinc inventories of 327kt now represent just 8 days of consumption” — Orest (Dec, 2017)
In the past 5 years, Zinc price has increased from lows of approximately
$0.60 to $1.20 per lb.
While Zinc Supply is on the Rise
“Restarts and incremental capacity not enough to close the demand gap” — Scotiabank, “Focus on Zinc” (Dec, 2017) Since 2014, Zinc supply has decreased more than
-900%
from 900,000 tons per year to 100,000 tons per year