Use of DEVICO Deep Drilling Technology at Rorys

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Use of DEVICO Deep Drilling Technology at Rory’s Knoll (Aurora Project), Guyana • Guyana

Use of DEVICO Deep Drilling Technology at Rory’s Knoll (Aurora Project), Guyana • Guyana Goldfields Inc.

The Country - Guyana

The Country - Guyana

The Country - Guyana • Only English speaking country in South America • British

The Country - Guyana • Only English speaking country in South America • British common law, secure tenure • Highly literate population of 700, 000 • Pro-mining government • Largely unexplored by modern methods • Long history of significant gold production

History of Gold Exploration in the Guianas “Guiana is a Country that hath yet

History of Gold Exploration in the Guianas “Guiana is a Country that hath yet her Maidenhead… not opened for gold, the mines not broken with sledges…” Sir Walter Raleigh The Discovery of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, 1596 Sir Walter Raleigh

The Region

The Region

The Guiana Shield

The Guiana Shield

Aurora Property, Geology Gold Creek Caleb’s East & West Geology after Bracewell, 1949

Aurora Property, Geology Gold Creek Caleb’s East & West Geology after Bracewell, 1949

Property Locations

Property Locations

Aurora Property The Golden Mile

Aurora Property The Golden Mile

Aurora Base Camp

Aurora Base Camp

Golden Mile Mineralized Zones Diamond Drill Holes

Golden Mile Mineralized Zones Diamond Drill Holes

Rory’s Knoll Diamond Drill Holes

Rory’s Knoll Diamond Drill Holes

Why DEVICO ? • Constraint of 100 m x 150 m steep (70 -75

Why DEVICO ? • Constraint of 100 m x 150 m steep (70 -75 deg) NNW-plunging Tonalite dimensions • Historical left turns and consistent hole shallowing when drilling westwards due to regional foliation trend (NW) • Problems with multiple wedging operations by Orbit drilling personnel • Uncontrolled hole direction-wise

North East view of drilling operations Grid (10 m. X 10 m) for a

North East view of drilling operations Grid (10 m. X 10 m) for a 680 m target. 4 pilot holes and 36 directional cuts

DEVICO Requirements • Rig capacity on total drilled depth • RPM/WOB control • Mud

DEVICO Requirements • Rig capacity on total drilled depth • RPM/WOB control • Mud Pump Capacity: Flow Rate- 55 l/min Pump pressure- 60 bar • Drilling mud pressure gauge & flow meter • Mud pump accummulator / compensator (minimize pressure/flow rate pulsation) • NQ-sized inner core barrel overshot / drill pipe sub

Long Section 10700 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10700 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10700 E Showing Assay Composites

Long Section 10700 E Showing Assay Composites

Long Section 10750 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10750 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10750 E Showing Assay Composites

Long Section 10750 E Showing Assay Composites

Long Section 10800 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10800 E Showing Lithology (plus blue-colored Devico directional holes)

Long Section 10800 E Showing Assay Composites

Long Section 10800 E Showing Assay Composites

Horizontal Plan View (-800 m. RL)

Horizontal Plan View (-800 m. RL)

Horizontal Plan View (-1000 m. RL)

Horizontal Plan View (-1000 m. RL)

Devico directional factors • Lithology (e. g. Ash Tuff Sediments) • Structures (e. g.

Devico directional factors • Lithology (e. g. Ash Tuff Sediments) • Structures (e. g. fault/foliation) • Drilling parameters (e. g. hole azimuth & inclination) • Target cone of influence specs per midpoint Devico target (e. g. up/down/left/right) • DEVICO limits (e. g. high torque ~ 1000 m)

Devico-Orbit operations • Rig mechanical problems (e. g. pump; etc. ) • Devico tool

Devico-Orbit operations • Rig mechanical problems (e. g. pump; etc. ) • Devico tool specs (e. g. thrust bearing; inner tube; etc. ) • Orbit-Devico drilling operations (e. g procedural; controlled drilling; etc. ) • Spare parts logistics

3 -D View of Rory’s Knoll Mineralization showing 100 m x 150 m Tonalite

3 -D View of Rory’s Knoll Mineralization showing 100 m x 150 m Tonalite dimensions (looking North)

3 -D View of Rory’s Knoll Mineralization showing 100 m x 150 m Tonalite

3 -D View of Rory’s Knoll Mineralization showing 100 m x 150 m Tonalite dimensions (looking East)

Devico-Orbit hole statistics • RKD-60 mother hole: 9 directional cuts – Wedged/Devico-directed completed holes:

Devico-Orbit hole statistics • RKD-60 mother hole: 9 directional cuts – Wedged/Devico-directed completed holes: • RKD-60 DV 1/60 DV 2/60 DV 3 L/60 DV 4 R/60 DV 5 R/ • RKD-63 B/RKD-67 B/RKD-72 B • RKD-62 mother hole: 10 directional cuts – Wedged/Devico-directed completed holes: • RKD-62 DV 1 L/62 DV 2 R/RKD-64/RKD-66/RKD-69/RKD 71/RKD-73 • RKD-63 B/RKD-67 B/RKD-72 B • Abandoned holes: – RKD-61 A/61 B/61 C/RKD-63 A/67 A/72 A

Summary • 85 % Devico-hit on Rory’s Knoll mineralized zones on 19 medium to

Summary • 85 % Devico-hit on Rory’s Knoll mineralized zones on 19 medium to deep directional cuts proving mineralization is “open at depth” • Cost-savings per hole (instead of drilling holes from surface): ~ 45 -50% (estimated) • Successful directional cuts are mainly dependent on drilling operations’ personnel teamwork and still improving !!! • Once good Devico techs are spotted and with proven directional performance; don’t let go of them !!!