EX-99.2 3 mcr2011-0210.htm MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT FEB 10, 2011 mcr2011-0210.htm


Exhibit 99.2
 
FORM 51-102F3

MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
UNDER NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102


1.
Name and Address of Company
 
 
New Gold Inc.
 
666 Burrard Street, Suite 3110
 
Vancouver, British Columbia  V6C 2X8
   
2.
Date of Material Change
 
 
February 10, 2011
   
3.
News Release
 
 
A news release with respect to the material change referred to in this report was issued on February 10, 2011 and subsequently filed on SEDAR and EDGAR.
   
4.
Summary of Material Change
   
 
On February 10, 2011, New Gold Inc. announced that Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”), its 70% joint venture partner in the El Morro project, has updated the reserves and resources for the project as of December 31, 2010.
   
5.
Full Description of Material Change
   
 
(All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated)
   
 
On February 10, 2011, New Gold Inc. announced that Goldcorp, its 70% joint venture partner in the El Morro project, has updated the reserves and resources for the project as of December 31, 2010. Highlights attributable to New Gold’s 30% share of the project include:
   
 
Ÿ
22% increase in Proven and Probable gold reserves to 2.5 million ounces
     
 
Ÿ
8% increase in Proven and Probable copper reserves to 1.8 billion pounds
     
 
Ÿ
1.2 million ounce and 0.5 billion pound increase in Inferred gold and copper resources, respectively, reflecting increased tonnes and higher gold and copper grades in the deeper portions of the La Fortuna deposit as it extends below the current reserve pit(1)
   
 
Combining this El Morro update with the reserves and resources at New Gold’s other properties, as updated on February 2, 2011, brings the company’s December 31, 2010 Proven and Probable gold reserves to 8.4 million ounces and Measured and Indicated gold resources, inclusive of reserves, to 12.9 million ounces. The 8.4 million ounces of Proven and Probable gold reserves represents a 0.8 million ounce increase over the year end 2009 balance of 8.2 million ounces when taking into account the approximately 0.6 million ounces that were mined during 2010. Further updates to El Morro reserves and resources are anticipated as Goldcorp intends to commence drilling programs following the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”).
   
 
Note 1: Per Goldcorp’s estimation criteria: All measured and indicated resources are contained within the current mineral reserve pit and all mineral resources occurring external to the reserve pit are classified as inferred. Thus, some measured and indicated resources that were included in the previous mineral resource statement have been reclassified as inferred in this updated mineral resource statement.

 
 

 


· 
For additional detail on Reserves and Resources, including related assumptions and disclosure, please refer to the section below entitled Detailed Reserves and Resources Summary at the conclusion of this material change report.
· 
 
· 
Detailed Reserve and Resource Summary

Mineral Reserves and Resources Summary as of December 31, 2010
 
Contained Metals
   
 
Gold
(Koz)
Silver
(Koz)
Copper
(Mlbs)
Zinc
(Mlbs)
Lead
(Mlbs)
Reserves
         
   Proven
 2,662
       24,074
 930
-
-
   Probable
 5,706
 22,334
 1,956
-
-
Total P&P
 8,368
       46,408
 2,886
-
-
Resources
         
   Measured
4,243
 35,388
1,939
355
73
   Indicated
8,671
 48,126
1,599
765
133
Total M&I
12,914
83,514
 3,538
1,120
206
Inferred
 4,097
 48,531
 1,128
 1,436
 254

· 
See Notes to Mineral Reserve & Resource Statements below for further detail on Reserve and Resource calculations.

Mineral Reserve Statement as of December 31, 2010
 
Metal Grade
Contained Metal
 
Tonnes 000’s
Gold
g/t
Silver
g/t
Copper
%
Gold
Koz
Silver
Koz
Copper
Mlbs
Mesquite
             
   Proven
13,915
0.74
-
-
331
-
-
   Probable
155,198
0.56
-
-
2,794
-
-
Mesquite P&P
169,113
0.57
-
-
3,125
-
-
Cerro San Pedro
             
   Proven
36,294
0.61
20.3
-
712
 23,688
-
   Probable
33,473
0.51
17.6
-
549
 18,941
-
CSP P&P
69,767
0.56
19.0
-
1,261
42,629
-
Peak Mines
             
   Proven
1,689
4.75
7.1
0.72
258
 386
27
   Probable
1,724
4.0
5.4
0.82
222
299
31
Peak P&P
3,413
4.4
6.2
0.77
480
685
58
New Afton
             
   Proven
-
-
-
-
 
 -
-
   Probable
47,400
0.69
2.03
0.95
1,052
 3,094
993
New Afton P&P
47,400
0.69
2.03
0.95
1,052
3,094
993
El Morro
100% Basis
30% Basis
   Proven
240,020
0.59
-
0.57
1,361
-
903
   Probable
291,103
0.39
-
0.48
1,089
-
932
El Morro P&P
531,123
0.48
-
0.52
2,450
-
1,835

· 
See Notes to Mineral Reserve & Resource Statements below for further detail on Reserve and Resource calculations.


 
 

 


Mineral Resource Statement (Inclusive of Reserves) as of December 31, 2010
 
Metal Grade
Contained Metal
 
Tonnes 000’s
Gold
g/t
Silver
g/t
Copper
%
Zinc
%
Lead
%
Gold
Koz
Silver
Koz
Copper
Mlbs
Zinc Mlbs
Lead Mlbs
Mesquite
                     
   Measured
24,992
0.61
-
-
-
-
490
-
-
-
-
   Indicated
336,006
0.48
-
-
-
-
5,185
-
-
-
-
Mesquite M&I
360,998
0.49
-
-
-
-
5,675
-
-
-
-
Cerro San Pedro
                     
  Measured (oxide)
39,566
0.43
16.48
-
-
-
547
 20,964
-
-
-
  Indicated (oxide)
65,478
0.29
13.04
-
-
-
610
27,451
-
-
-
CSP M&I (oxide)
105,044
0.34
14.34
-
-
-
1,157
48,415
-
-
-
                       
Measured (sulphide)
19,405
0.53
16.78
-
0.83
0.17
331
10,469
-
355
73
Indicated (sulphide)
51,004
0.4
10.84
-
0.68
0.12
656
17,776
-
 765
133
CSP M&I (sulphide)
70,409
0.4
12.48
-
0.72
0.13
987
28,245
-
 1,120
206
Peak Mines
                     
   Measured
3,091
4.9
8.0
0.90
-
-
 487
 795
61
-
-
   Indicated
4,205
3.6
5.8
1.15
-
-
 487
 784
107
-
-
Peak M&I
7,296
4.2
6.7
1.04
-
-
 974
 1,579
168
-
-
New Afton
                     
   Measured
35,100
0.91
2.8
1.26
-
-
1,027
3,160
975
-
-
   Indicated
29,900
0.67
2.2
0.85
-
-
 644
2,115
560
-
-
New Afton M&I
65,000
0.80
2.6
1.07
-
-
1,671
5,275
1,535
-
-
El Morro
100% Basis
30% Basis
   Measured
240,020
0.59
-
0.57
-
-
1,361
-
903
-
-
   Indicated
291,103
0.39
-
0.48
-
-
1,089
-
932
-
-
El Morro M&I
531,123
0.48
-
0.52
-
-
2,450
-
1,835
-
-

Inferred Resource Statement as of December 31, 2010
 
Metal Grade
Contained Metal
 
Tonnes 000’s
Gold
g/t
Silver
g/t
Copper
%
Zinc
%
Lead
%
Gold
Koz
Silver
Koz
Copper
Mlbs
Zinc Mlbs
Lead Mlbs
Mesquite
59,232
0.53
-
-
-
-
1,019
-
-
-
-
Cerro San Pedro
                     
Open Pit Inferred Resources
                     
   Oxides
42,380
0.2
8.03
-
-
-
 273
10,941
-
-
-
   Sulphides
40,457
0.29
11.63
-
0.9
0.07
 377
15,127
-
803
63
 
82,837
0.24
9.79
-
   
 650
26,068
-
803
63
Underground Inferred Resources
                     
   Manto Sulphides
6,098
1.89
105.15
-
4.71
1.42
 371
20,615
-
633
191
Peak Mines
3,665
2.6
4
1.54
-
-
 306
471
 124
-
-
New Afton
25,200
0.54
1.7
0.66
-
-
438
1,377
367
-
-
El Morro
100% Basis
30% Basis
 
137,555
0.99
-
0.70
-
-
1,313
 
637
-
-

· 
See Notes to Mineral Reserve & Resource Statements below for further detail on Reserve and Resource calculations.

 
 

 


Notes to Mineral Reserve & Resource Statements
 
Mineral reserves are contained within measured and indicated mineral resources. Measured and indicated mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources are not known with the same degree of certainty as measured and indicated resources, do not have demonstrated economic viability, and are exclusive of mineral reserves.
1)
Mineral Reserves
 
Mineral reserves for the company’s mining operations and development projects have been calculated based on the following metal prices and lower cut-off criteria:
 
Mineral Property
Gold
US$/oz
Silver
US$/oz
Copper
US$/lb
Lower cutoff
 
 
Mesquite
$900
-
-
0.19 g/t  Au – Oxide reserves
0.37 g/t Au – Non-oxide reserves
 
 
Cerro San Pedro
$900
$15.00
-
US$2.58/t NSR
 
 
Peak Mines
$900
$15.00
$2.25
AU$123 - 156/t NSR
 
 
New Afton
$800
$12.00
$2.00
US$19/t NSR
 
 
El Morro
$950
-
$2.00
0.40 g/t Au
 
 
Mineral reserves have been estimated and reported in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101, or the AusIMM JORC equivalent.
2)
Mineral Resources
Mineral resources for the company’s mining operations and development projects have been calculated based on the following metal prices and lower cut-off criteria:
 
Mineral Property
Gold
US$/oz
Silver
US$/oz
Copper
US$/lb
Zinc
US$/lb
Lead
US$/lb
Lower cut-off
 
 
Mesquite
$1,000
-
-
-
-
0.11 g/t Au – Oxide resources
0.22 g/t Au – Non-oxide resources
 
 
Cerro San Pedro
$1,000
$18.00
-
$1.00
$0.75
0.1 g/t AuEq – Open pit oxide resources
0.4 g/t AuEq – Open pit sulphide resources
2.5 g/t AuEq – Underground manto sulphide resources
 
 
Peak Mines
$900
$15.00
$2.25
$0.85
$0.65
AU$90 - 100/t NSR
 
 
New Afton
$1,000
$18.00
$2.75
-
-
0.4% CuEq – All resources
 
 
El Morro
    Meas’d & Ind
    Inferred
 
$950
$1,100
 
-
-
 
$2.00
$2.50
 
-
-
 
-
-
 
0.40 g/t Au
0.33 g/t Au
 
 
Mineral resources have been estimated and reported in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101, or the AusIMM JORC equivalent.
 
3)
Cerro San Pedro mineral resources include measured, indicated and inferred resources that are contained within a “Mineral Resource Pit” and reported at lower cut-offs of 0.1 g/t AuEq for oxide mineralization and 0.4 g/t AuEq for sulphide mineralization based on the mineral resource metal prices noted above. Inferred manto sulphide mineral resources represent mineralization that is potentially mineable via underground mining methods and delimited by a 2.5 g/t AuEq grade shell based on the mineral resource metal prices noted above.

Qualified Persons
The following table sets out the individuals who are the Qualified Persons as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 in connection with New Gold’s Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Statements as of December 31, 2010.

Mark Petersen, Vice President, Exploration, New Gold Inc., who is a “qualified person” as such term is defined under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the contents of this material change report.

Mineral Property
Qualified Person
   
Mesquite
 
Reserves
Mr. Hubert Schimann, P.Eng. and Corporate Mining Engineer for New Gold Inc.
Resources
Mr. Rex Berthelsen, FAusIMM, CPGeo and Principal Geologist for New Gold Inc.
Cerro San Pedro
 
Reserves
Mr. Hubert Schimann, P.Eng. and Corporate Mining Engineer for New Gold Inc.
Resources
Mr. Rex Berthelsen, FAusIMM, CPGeo and Principal Geologist for New Gold Inc.
Peak Mines
 
Reserves
Mr. Sean Pearce, AusIMM Manager Mining for Peak Gold Mines Pty. Ltd.
Resources
Mr. Manfred Wimberger, MAusIMM, and Geology Superintendent for Peak Gold Mines Pty. Ltd.
New Afton
 
Reserves
Mr. Dennis Bergen, P.Eng. and Associate Principal Mining Engineer for  Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.
Resources
Mr. David Rennie, P. Eng. and Principal Geologist for Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.
El Morro
 
Reserves
Ms. Maryse Belanger, P. Geo., Ms. Sophie Bergeron, Ing. Goldcorp Inc.
Resources
Ms. Maryse Belanger, P. Geo., Ms. Sophie Bergeron, Ing. Goldcorp Inc.


 
 

 


6.
Reliance on Subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102
 
 
Not applicable.
   
7.
Omitted Information
 
 
Not applicable.
   
8.
Executive Officer
 
 
For further information, contact Susan Toews, Vice President Legal Affairs of New Gold Inc. at (604) 639-2003.
   
9.
Date of Report
 
 
February 10, 2011
   

 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain information contained in this material change report, including any information relating to New Gold's future financial or operating performance may be deemed "forward looking". All statements in this material change report, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that New Gold expects to occur, are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "does not expect", "plans", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "budget" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and are subject to important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond New Gold's ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause New Gold's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation: significant capital requirements; fluctuations in the international currency markets and in the rates of exchange of the currencies of Canada, the United States, Australia, Mexico and Chile; price volatility in the spot and forward markets for commodities; impact of any hedging activities, including margin limits and margin calls; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, between actual and estimated reserves and resources and between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries; changes in national and local government legislation in Canada, the United States, Australia, Mexico and Chile or any other country in which New Gold currently or may in the future carry on business; taxation; controls, regulations and political or economic developments in the countries in which New Gold does or may carry on business; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining and maintaining the validity and enforceability of the necessary licenses and permits and complying with the permitting requirements of each jurisdiction that New Gold operates, including, but not limited to, Mexico, where New Gold is involved with ongoing challenges relating to its environmental impact statement for the Cerro San Pedro Mine; the lack of certainty with respect to the Mexican and other foreign legal systems, which may not be immune from the influence of political pressure, corruption or other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law; the uncertainties inherent to current and future legal challenges the company is or may become a party to, including the third party claim related to the El Morro transaction with respect to New Gold's exercise of its right of first refusal on the El Morro copper-gold project in Chile and its partnership with Goldcorp Inc., which transaction and third party claim were announced by New Gold in January 2010; diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; competition; loss of key employees; additional funding requirements; actual results of current exploration or reclamation activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents; labour disputes; defective title to mineral claims or property or contests over claims to mineral properties. In addition, there are risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins, flooding and gold bullion losses (and the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to cover these risks) as well as "Risk Factors" included in New Gold's latest annual information form, management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition (“MD&A”) and management information circular filed on and available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. All of the forward-looking statements contained in this material change report are qualified by these cautionary statements. New Gold expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
   

 
 

 


 
Cautionary Note To U.S. Readers Concerning Estimates Of Measured, Indicated And Inferred Mineral Resources
 
Information concerning the properties and operations of New Gold has been prepared in accordance with Canadian standards under applicable Canadian securities laws, and may not be comparable to similar information for United States companies. The terms "Mineral Resource", "Measured Mineral Resource", "Indicated Mineral Resource" and "Inferred Mineral Resource" used in this material change report are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101 under guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves adopted by the CIM Council on December 11, 2005. While the terms "Mineral Resource", "Measured Mineral Resource", "Indicated Mineral Resource" and "Inferred Mineral Resource" are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they are not defined terms under standards of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Under United States standards, mineralization may not be classified as a "reserve" unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve calculation is made. As such, certain information contained in this material change report concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian standards is not comparable to similar information made public by United States companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. An "Inferred Mineral Resource" has a great amount of uncertainty as to its existence and as to its economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an "Inferred Mineral Resource" will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. Readers are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. Readers are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an "Inferred Mineral Resource" exists, or is economically or legally mineable. In addition, the definitions of "Proven Mineral Reserves" and "Probable Mineral Reserves" under CIM standards differ in certain respects from the standards of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.