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BTC.V A World of opportunity through Investment, Acquisitions and Discovery…
BTC.V BTC-V Stephen Stares President, CEO & Director President, CEO & Director Clinton Barr, P.Geo V.P Exploration, Director V.P Exploration, Director Michael Stares Field Manager, Director Field Manager, Director Ewan Downie Director Director Gordon Fretwell, B.Comm, L.L.B Director Director Raphael Gerstel Director Director Evan Asselstine Chief Financial Officer, C.A. Chief Financial Officer, C.A. William Harper, CA Director Director Officers & Directors
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73.9 Million Shares Issued (36 million market cap) 19.9 Million Options & Warrants 93.8 Million Fully Diluted Strong Treasury ($14.5 million) 33% ownership Coro Mining Corp (COP.TSX) 5% ownership in Marathon PGM Corp (MAR.TSX) Trades under the symbol: BTC.V Corporate Structure
BTC.V Growth through Acquisition, Investment and Discovery Acquisition of advance and expandable gold resources Investment in company’s with excellent assets for growth Continue joint venture strategy and preserve cash Continue exploration and advance Benton’s projects Corporate strategy
BTC.V Investment Portfolio 33 % interest in Coro Mining Corp. 5% interest in Marathon PGM Corp. Coro: Advanced project, San Jorge in Argentina Measured and Indicated Resources at 0.30% CuT cut off, all categories San Jorge; 2,050,979,000lbs Cu+1,257,000ozs Au Chacay Cu porphyry prospects in Chile Llancahue Cu-Mo-Ag zone, 1.38% Cu Coro owns 30% ownership in Valley high Resources Marathon: Advance Marathon deposit with a current resource 3.41 million ounces TPM (Pd+Pt+Au) and 595 million pounds of Cu.
BTC.V Project Locations Long range J.V
BTC.V Bermuda Cu-PGM Project Location Bermuda Cu-PGM Project
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BTC.V BERMUDA PROPERTY SALLY LAKE / AREA 41 ZONES BTC-V
BTC.V Kingurutik Lake Cu-Ni-Co Project Location Kingurutik Lake Ni-Cu-Co Project Voisey Bay Ni-Cu-Co Deposit Joint Venture with Teck Teck can earn up to 70% buy spending 11 million on exploration
BTC.V Kingurutik Lake Property Kingurutik Lake Voisey Bay
BTC.V BTC-V New Discovery 2.0% Cu 0.75%Ni 0.11% Co Historical Cu-Ni-Co showings Joint Venture with Teck Teck can earn up to 70% buy spending 11 million
BTC.V Significant new gold discovery in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt Surface channel sampling returned values of 17gpt over 7 meters along with numerous new showings across the property Historical drill intercepts of 32gpt over 5.9m 11 holes totaling 2000 metres of drilling recently completed Results show grades up to 5.36gpt over 20m New discovery (Megan Vein) with grades up to 61gpt Au and 124 gpt Ag and 20 gpt Au with 80 gpt Ag Drilling currently underway Saganaga Gold Silver Project
BTC.V Saganaga Gold Silver Project Starr zone 5.36gpt over 20m Starr zone 8.2gpt over 0.9m Powell vein 32.0gpt over 5.6m Q-9 zone 356gpt Au Megan Vein 61.0gpt Gold showing
BTC.V Forester Gold Project GOLDCORP’s Musselwhite Mine
BTC.V BTC-V 50 km Long Range JV Duck Pond 50:50 JV (222 km 2) with Benton Resources Corp (RRO operator) possible new Ni Sulphide district possible new Ni Sulphide district new showings in 4 x 21 km gabbro new showings in 4 x 21 km gabbro if massive sulphides are found, could host grades greater than 3.5% Nickel & 4% Copper if massive sulphides are found, could host grades greater than 3.5% Nickel & 4% Copper new copper sulphide prospect discovered – Summer 2009 new copper sulphide prospect discovered – Summer 2009 drilling October 2009 drilling October 2009 Ni-Cu showings in bedrock & float Bedrock grabs to 1.77% Cu - >400 m AEM anomaly New Surface Showings Up to 5.3% Cu and 2.7% Ni
BTC.V Long Range Ni-Cu Project SURFACE SHOWING Up to 5.3% Cu and 2.7% Ni
BTC.V Long Range Ni-Cu Project
BTC.V BTC-V NEW DISCOVERY 12M 8.3gpt PGE’s 6.0m 11.6gpt PGE’s 22m 6.52gpt PGE’s 21m 6.59gpt PGE’s Magma Metals Benton Kennecott (K) K K K K Mega uranium RPT Ventures RJK Exploration South Sibley Cu-Ni PGE Project
BTC.V Benton Bark lake project Benton project Magma Metals project Benton project Kennecott project Benton-Black lines Kennecott-Brown lines Magma-Red lines Quetico fault
BTC.V BARK LAKE NICKEL-COPPER-PGM PROJECT BTC-V Bark Lake Ni-Cu-Co Project Location of High grade Cu-Ni-PGM 1.5%Ni, 1.2%Cu 6.0gpt PGE’s Boulders Glacial ice direction Potential outline of ultra-mafic intrusive
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP OPTION BTC-V LARDER – KIRKLAND BREAK 47 million ounces Au
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP OPTION BTC-V Golden Harp Staked claims BENTON RESOURCES GOLDEN HARP OPTION TYRANITE MINE 6.9 gpt Au JUBY DEPOSIT 1.7 gpt Au MINTO DEPOSIT 7.2 gpt Au DECKER SHOWING Up to 16.4 gpt Au / 2.3 m MC ZONE Drill intersctions include: 3.6 gpt Au / 9.0 m incl gpt Au / 2.0 m and 0.89 gpt Au / 44.0 m COOK ZONE Drill intersctions include: 31.6 gpt Au / 5.8 m and 12.6 gpt Au / 3.5 m MATONA DEPOSIT 13.2 gpt Au Hydro Creek Zone Big Dome Zone TYRRELL FAULT
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP OPTION BTC-V Golden Harp Staked claims TYRANITE MINE 6.9 gpt Au JUBY DEPOSIT 1.7 gpt Au MINTO DEPOSIT 7.2 gpt Au DECKER SHOWING Up to 16.4 gpt Au / 2.3 m MC ZONE Drill intersctions include: 3.6 gpt Au / 9.0 m incl gpt Au / 2.0 m and 0.89 gpt Au / 44.0 m COOK ZONE Drill intersctions include: 31.6 gpt Au / 5.8 m and 12.6 gpt Au / 3.5 m MATONA DEPOSIT 13.2 gpt Au Hydro Creek Zone Big Dome Zone TYRRELL FAULT
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BTC.V Soil anomaly trend GOLDEN HARP PROPERTY BTC-V 749 ppb Au SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY MC ZONE COOK ZONE SURFACE SHOWING Up to gpt Au COOK ZONE 2009 DRILL RESULTS GH09-01: 5.03 gpt Au / 8.5m GH09-02: 11.9 gpt Au / 5.5m GH09-06: 21.4 gpt Au / 3.0m MC ZONE 2008 DRILL RESULTS GH-25: 0.89 gpt Au / 44.0m GH-19: 3.60 gpt Au / 9.0m incl gpt Au / 2.0m Soil anomaly trend 5110 ppb Au 684 ppb Au 1840 ppb Au
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP PROPERTY BTC-V SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY WITH GROUND MAGNETICS MC ZONE COOK ZONE SURFACE SHOWING Up to gpt Au mag. low drill targets (altered ultramafic volcanics) 5.11 gpt Au in soils 0.74 gpt Au in soils 1.84 gpt Au in soils
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP PROPERTY BTC-V SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY WITH IP CHARGEABILITY MC ZONE COOK ZONE SURFACE SHOWING Up to gpt Au IP CHARGEABILITY TREND 5.11 gpt Au in soils 0.74 gpt Au in soils 1.84 gpt Au in soils
BTC.V BTC-V GOLDEN HARP COOK ZONE 5.03gpt over 8.5m 21.3gpt over 3.0m 11.9gpt over 5.5m
BTC.V GOLDEN HARP MC ZONE BTC-V 0.30 gpt Au over 288 meters** 4.5 gpt Au over 7.0 meters incl gpt Au over 2.0 meters 0.43 gpt Au over 44.3 meters incl. 4.5 gpt Au over 1.2 meters 1.0 gpt Au over 14.5 meters trachyte UM volcanics 1.1 gpt Au over 7.0 meters 2.3 gpt Au over 3.15 meters 1.2 gpt Au over 4.5 meters 0.3 gpt Au over 96.5 meters 0.65 gpt Au over 21.0 meters incl. 7.6 gpt Au over 0.5m
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BTC.V DELORO PROJECT BTC-V PAYMASTER MINE 1.2 Moz Au TIMMINS MINE TREND PORCUPINE-DESTOR FAULT DOME MINE >15 Moz Au BUFFALO- ANKERITE MINE 1.0 Moz Au AUNOR MINE 2.5 Moz Au DELNITE MINE 0.93 Moz Au DELORO PROPERTY
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BTC.V Summary Well financed J.V with Teck Cominco, RTZ-Kennecott and several junior companies 34% ownership in Coro Mining Corp 5% ownership in Marathon PGM Corp New gold and base metal discoveries Extensive exploration and drilling throughout 2009
BTC.V 611 Montreal Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 3P2 Contact: Stephen Stares Office: (807) Cell: (807) Fax: (807) Head Office