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Title: Producing Gold, Growing Value


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  • Producing Gold, Growing Value

TSX SIM October, 2009
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Forward Looking
Information
  • This presentation contains projections and
    forward looking information that involve various
    risks and uncertainties regarding future events.
    Such forward-looking information can include,
    without limitation, statements based on current
    expectations involving a number of risks and
    uncertainties and are not guarantees of future
    performance of the Company. These risks and
    uncertainties could cause actual results and the
    Companys plans and objectives to differ
    materially from those expressed in the
    forward-looking information. Actual results and
    future events could differ materially from those
    anticipated in such information. These and all
    subsequent written and oral forward-looking
    information are based on estimates and opinions
    of management on the dates they are made and
    expressly qualified in their entirety by this
    notice. The Corporation assumes no obligation to
    update forward-looking information should
    circumstances or managements estimates or
    opinions change.

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Sierra Minerals Inc.
  • OVERVIEW TSX Listed SIM
  • Outstanding Shares 90,328,331
  • Junior Gold company producing 20,000 25,000
    ounces
  • Cash Flow positive
  • Asset 100 Owned - Cerro Colorado Gold Mine
    Sonora, Mexico
  • NI 43-101 Completed on property
  • Sustainable mine production and life

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Solid Management Team
  • Management Team
  • Michael H. Farrant, B.Comm.(Honours) (Queens),
    CA - President CEO
  • ? Based in Toronto head office since June 27,
    2008
  • ? 13 years in gold mining, including CFO of gold
    producer. Includes 6 years with Barrick Gold and
    3 years with Kinross Gold.
  • ? VP Treasurer (Kinross), Controller (Barrick
    Kinross)
  • Philip C. Davies, B.Sc.(Honours) (Mining
    Geology) - COO
  • ? Based at Cerro Colorado mine since July 7,
    2008
  • ? Experienced mining engineer with 30 years of
    mine building and operating
  • experience, including 300,000 ounce Ashanti
    operations in West Africa.
  • Andres Tinajero, B.A., MBA, CMA CFO
  • ? Bilingual English/Spanish
  • ? CFO Vena Resources Inc.
  • Mexican Mine Operating Team
  • ? 160 person highly skilled and trained operating
    team in Mexico

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Strong Board of Directors
  • Board of Directors
  • Keith Piggott, B.Sc.(Mining), Cambourne School of
    Mines - Chairman
  • ? 40 years in mining with over 12 in Mexico
  • ? Experienced mine builder and President CEO of
    Goldgroup Resources Inc.
  • Michael Farrant, B.Comm.(Honours) (Queens), CA
  • Donald Goldman, LL.B. Chairman, Compensation
    Governance Committee Chairman, Strategic Review
    Committee
  • ? Independent Financial Strategic Consultant
  • David Ingram, B.Comm.(UofT) M.B.A.(Harvard)
  • ? Corporate Director / Advisor of several private
    and public companies
  • Julian Kemp, B.B.A (Laurier), CA Chairman,
    Audit Committee
  • ? Chief Financial Officer Fortune Minerals Inc.
  • Bill Cavalluzzo, B.A. (Penn. State)
  • ? VP, Investor Relations - Rubicon Minerals
    Corporation.

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Capital Structure TSX
SIM
  • Cash generated upon exercise CDN4.17M
  • held by 5 largest shareholders 70.1
  • Recent Share Price CDN0.26
  • Market Cap CDN23.5 Million
  • September 30, 2009 (unaudited) Cash gt US2.0M
  • September 30, 2009 Debt - US950,000

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Financial
Snapshot
  • A Significantly Stronger Sierra
  • Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30,
    2009 gtUS2.0M
  • Management has improved the financial health of
    Sierra Minerals Inc.
  • Long-term Debt as of September 30, 2009 -
    US950,000
  • Capital costs are low
  • Sierras forecast is to be debt free on or before
    March 31st, 2010

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Recent Financings Private Placement Q1 2009
  • 8,650,000 Units _at_ CDN0.20/unit CDN1,730,000
  • Included ½ warrant at CDN0.30 for 2 years from
    closing
  • Principal Use of Funds
  • Strengthen balance sheet
  • US500,000 principal Warman debt payment
  • US190,000 interest Warman debt payment
  • US285,000 final payment on 43-101 drill program
  • Use to expand mine production to 30,000 ounces
  • US315,000 purchase 3 additional CAT773B haul
    trucks
  • Upgrade gold processing plant
  • General working capital purposes

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Recent Financings Private Placement Q3 2009
  • 10,000,000 Units _at_ CDN0.20/unit CDN2.0M
  • Included ½ warrant at CDN0.30 for 18 months
    from closing
  • Principal Use of Funds
  • Provide financial flexibility
  • Reduction in cash operating costs
  • US125,000 purchase of CAT D9N dozer vs. rental
    10 month payback
  • Ability to purchase secondary crushing system
    approximate 6 month payback
  • General working capital purposes

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Near-term Upside Potential
  • Expand Mine Production - Significant Increase to
    Earnings and Cash flow
  • Establish and Expand Estimated Mineral Resources
    Exploration Upside
  • Capitalize on strong Management and Operations
    team
  • Get Market Valuation as a Producer
  • Share price Currency Acquisitions

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Expand Mine
Production
  • Expansion Outlook
  • Production 30,000 ounces of gold
  • Cash cost/oz.- US500 (estimate based on
    production levels)
  • Profit margin at US1,000 gold US500/oz.
  • Cash Flow- US12.0M/year

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Driving Cost per Ounce Down
Capitalizing on the Fixed Component

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Initial NI 43-101 Mineral
Resource Estimate Established
  • Cash Cost/oz. US605

Three Ore Zones
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Initial NI 43-101 Mineral
Resource Estimate Established
  • Mineral Resource Estimate Cerro Colorado
    Mine
  • (1) ounces calculated using the
    following conversion rate 1 troy ounce 31.103
    grams
  • 5 Year estimated mine life At 30,000
    ounces per year with an
  • estimated 67 life-of-mine recovery rate.

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Exploration Upside
The Potential is Just Unfolding
  • Expand Initial NI 43-101 Mineral Resource
    Estimate
  • Deposit is open to depth
  • Perform additional work to find more tonnes at
    higher average grades
  • 34,000 Hectare Land Position
  • Explore near mine 34,000 hectare land package
    which could provide significant additional
    mineral resources hosted within 20km to 25km
    trucking distance to existing infrastructure.

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Exploration Potential
Land Holdings
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Sierra Minerals
Future Growth Share Price
Currency Acquisitions
  • CONCLUSION
  • Potential for Substantial Share Price
    Appreciation By
  • Realizing value based on our future potential of
    growth and production
  • Positive leverage to the upside of gold price
  • Adding Recoverable Ounces and exploration
    potential
  • Future growth through merger and acquisitions
  • Corporate Development Potential
  • Goal is to be a multi mine company with extended
    mine life and larger cash flow.
  • Merger and Acquisition Strategy The Next Mine
  • Focus - Advanced Stage exploration and
    development gold properties in Mexico and/or the
    Americas
  • Seeking - low capital cost, heap-leach operations
  • Goal - Add profitable ounces to our mineral
    resource inventory and bring into production.

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Cerro Colorado Gold Mine
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Sierra Minerals Inc. Growing
One Mine At a Time
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8 King Street EastSuite 810Toronto, OntarioM5C
1B5416-775-7555askus_at_sierraminerals.cawww.sierr
aminerals.ca
TSX SIM
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