2009 May Corporate Presentation

1. Experienced
Management
Table Mountain
Infrastructure Taurus
Permitted
Frasergold
Building British Columbia’s Next Gold Producer
Corporate Presentation May 2009

2. Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements herein may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities
laws. Forward-looking information appears in a number of places and can be identified by the use of words
such as “intends” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
“may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking information includes
statements regarding the Company’s exploration and development plans with respect to its properties and the
estimation of mineral resources and are subject to such forward-looking risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information. Such risks include gold price volatility, change in equity markets, the uncertainties
involved in interpreting geological data, increase in costs and exchange rate fluctuations, permitting and
environmental risks and other risks involved in the gold exploration and development industry. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking information referenced herein will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Also, many of
the factors are beyond the control of Hawthorne Gold. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. All forward-looking information herein are qualified by this cautionary statement.
The Company does not undertake to update such forward-looking information except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
A feasibility study has not been completed for any projects discussed in this presentation and there is no
certainty the disclosed targets will be reached nor that the proposed operations will be economically viable.
Michael Petrina, P.Eng., the Company’s Vice President of Mining and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument (“NI”) 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this presentation.
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3. Share Structure
Issued and Outstanding 73,912,347
Stock Options ($0.40 - $3.04) 4,291,016
Warrants ($0.30 - $2.25) 17,223,591
Fully Diluted 95,426,954
Insider Ownership 4,362,900 (5%)
American Bonanza Gold Corp. 6,750,000 (9%)
Institutional Ownership ~25,000,000 (26%)
Market Capitalization (as at M ay 1, 2009) ~$20M

4. Investment Highlights
Experienced Management , Operational and Technical Team
• Led by respected company builders Michael Beley and Richard Barclay
 Co-founded both Bema Gold and Eldorado Gold
• Strong board of directors and advisory team
Dedicated to Growth through drilling, development and acquisitions
• Apply Bema/Eldorado Model (short term cashflow)
 Working towards production at Table Mountain in late 2009
• Aggressive 8,000 to 10,000 metre diamond drill program at Cassiar Gold Camp 2009
• Merger & Acquisitions focus – build resource and production portfolio
Three advanced stage gold projects in British Columbia, Canada
• Table Mountain Deposit - high grade vein deposits
 Fully permitted 270 tonnes per day mine and operational mill and tailings
impoundment facility
• Taurus Deposit - open pit, bulk tonnage opportunity and/or selected smaller high grade
open pit opportunities
• Frasergold Deposit - open pit, bulk tonnage opportunity
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5. Experienced Management Team
Michael Beley Chairman and Director
40 + years experience in senior executive roles in mining industry; former co-founder, VP & Director of Eldorado Gold Corp.; former co-
founder, VP & Director of Bema Gold Corp.; co-founder of Polaris Minerals; and former Director of Nevada Pacific Gold
Richard Barclay President, CEO and Director
40+ years experience in senior executive roles in financial sector; former founding CEO, President, & Director of Eldorado Gold Corp.;
former co-founder, CFO and Director of Bema Gold Corp.; and former President, CEO & Director of Nevada Pacific Gold
Patrick McGrath CFO
10+ years of finance and merger experience related to precious metals acquisitions; provided senior management consulting roles for
CDN and US public companies; holds Certified General Accountant designation
Michael Petrina VP Mining
25+ years experience in senior management , operational and consulting roles for such companies as Adanac Molybdenum Corporation,
Pan American Silver Corporation, Miramar Mining, TVX Gold, and Kilborn Engineering Pacific Ltd.; B.Sc. Engineering, P.Eng and MBA
Peter A. Ball VP Corporate Communications
20+ years mining, brokerage, marketing/communication and technical experience; previous roles with Eldorado Gold, Echo Bay Mines,
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting ltd., RBC Dominion Securities; graduate of Haileybury School of Mines and Georgian Business School
Marlin Murphy Manager of Environmental and Governmental Affairs
Over 25 years of environmental and government relations experience; previous senior management positions with EBA Engineering,
Compliance Energy Corporation, Barrick Gold Corporation, Homestake Mining and Cassiar Mining Corporation
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6. Technical Team and Advisors
John Dadds Exploration Manager
30+ years experience in gold exploration; held positions of increasing responsibility with Corona Corp., Homestake Mining, Barrick Gold;
successes include the co-discovery of Hemlo gold deposit and the exploration and mining of the Eskay Creek gold deposit
Jack McClintock Board Advisor/Consultant
30+ years experience in all facets of the mineral exploration business; held various positions of increasing responsibility with Rio Algom,
Billiton and BHP Billiton, the last being Global Exploration Manager with BHP Billiton; graduate degrees in Geology and MBA
Dr. John-Mark Staude Board Advisor
20+ years of international exploration experience in precious and base metals; held various positions of increasing responsibility with
Kennecott, BHP Billiton, and Teck Cominco
David Rhys Board Advisor
Principal of Panterra Geoservices Inc.; specializes in the application of structural geology techniques to the assessment of mineral
deposits; has extensive experience in the evaluation of gold deposits at all phases of development
Bernard Kahlert Director
35+ years of international exploration experience primarily focused on gold and base metals; held various positions with mining
companies in Australia, United States and Canada; graduate in Geology and P.Eng
Dale A. Sketchley Director
30 + years experience encompassing all phases of exploration, QAQC, geological modelling and resource evaluation; Mr. Sketchley has
been involved Ivanhoe Mines, Union Minié, Chevron, Denison, Erickson Gold, Cooke Geological, MineQuest, and Placer Dome
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7. British Columbia – A Pro Mining Province
Cassiar Gold Table Mountain
District Deposit
Taurus
Deposit
Cariboo Gold Frasergold
District Deposit
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8. Cassiar Gold Camp
Table Mountain and Taurus Deposits
Progress To Date
• 56,300 hectare claim
boundary
• Increased land position by 245% • Historical production of
~500,000 ounces
• Purchased remaining 70% of Taurus
Deposit
• Completed geological compilation model
of 40 years of data
• Completed 2,536 metre surface diamond
drill program at East Bain zone
• Rehabilitated underground access
workings
• Re-established exploration and mining
camp
• Completed property-wide geophysics
program
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9. Table Mountain Gold Mine
High-Grade Gold System
• NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate
• Deposits hosted in extensive quartz-carbonate- • 23 km of road access
gold vein systems similar to some of Canada’s throughout property to
access 13 adits and ~25 km
largest gold camps, including Timmins, Kirkland underground workings
Lake and Val d’Or
2009 Exploration & Development Program
• 8,000 to 10,000 metre diamond drill program
focused on:
 Priority zones identified at Table Mountain
to potentially increase resource base
 Regional targets to identify new zones
• Underground pre-development at East Bain zone
to prepare for production
• Surface soil sampling, trenching and property-
wide reconnaissance exploration program
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10. Taurus Gold Deposit
Highlights
• NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate
• High-grade zones identified within resource;
selected smaller high grade open pits
• Open pit, bulk tonnage opportunity
• Historical production of 32,700 ounces from high
grade zones within deposit
2009 Exploration & Development Program
• Surface exploration drill program to define high
grade zones within Taurus deposit for smaller
open pits to use as supplemental feed for Table
Mountain mine & mill complex
• Complete metallurgical studies on mineralized
zones for compatibility with mill flowsheet
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11. NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate
Indicated Inferred
Tonnes Grade Contained Au Tonnes Grade Contained Au
Cassiar Gold
g/t g/t
Camp Kg Oz Kg Oz
East Bain* 20,101 21.21 426.37 13,708 1,158 68.57 79.38 2,552
Taurus** - - - 33,055,000 0.99 32,829.72 1,055,500
Total 20,101 21.21 426.37 13,708 35,701,276 1.00 32,909.10 1,058,052
*Update of Technical Report on the Table Mountain Property, Liard Mining District, BC on the Table Mountain Property prepared by Beacon Hill
Consultants (1988) Ltd. - June 1, 2008. For 68.57 g/tonne cut values, individual assays greater than 68.57 g/tonne Au are cut to 68.57 g/tonne Au.
** An updated NI 43-101 report (Wardrop Engineering Inc. – Updated Resource Report on the Taurus Deposit – Liard Mining District, BC - dated
March 11, 2009) regarding the Taurus Property is available on www.sedar.com. Taurus NI 43-101 resource estimate conversion equates to 33.055
million tonnes at 0.99 g/t Au. This uses a cut-off grade of 0.50 g/t Au.
2009 Resource Target Opportunities
Underground Surface
East Bain Mine Area Taurus Deposit – High Grade Zones for potential mill feed
Cusac Mine Area Pete, Vollaug, Gap, Bear, other
Main Mine Area Regional
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12. Resource Opportunities
Erickson Creek Fault
Main
Mine
28 Adit
21Adit
14 Adit
Cusac Mine
East Bain
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13. Resource Opportunities
Erickson Creek Fault
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14. Cassiar Gold Camp Resource &
Development Strategy
• Utilize completed geological data compilation model of 40 year history of
camp to identify priority drill targets (data includes drill holes, maps, surveying, and
geophysical information)
• Build near-term gold resource portfolio through aggressive surface drill
programs
• Continue with regional reconnaissance exploration to identify targets for
long term continued growth of resource portfolio across significant land
position
• Underground rehabilitation and pre-production development
• Engineering and planning leading towards production
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15. Cassiar Gold Camp 2008 Progress &
Q1 – Q4 2009 Development Plan
2008 2009
Sept Oct Nov Dec Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Resource Development
Table Mountain
Access / Surveying / UG Rehab.
GIS Data Compilation
Resource Modeling
Diamond Drilling Bain
Eng./Mine Planning/Development
Taurus
Resource Modeling / Expansion
Diamond Drilling
Metallurgical Study
Bulk Sample
Infrastructure
Minesite
Camp / Site Prep / Equip. / Misc.
Mill
Rehab./Maintenance/Prep.
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16. Frasergold Summary
• Open pit, bulk tonnage opportunity
• ~50,000m of historical diamond and RC drilling and 300
m underground workings (includes 3,617m in 2007 and
10,405m in 2008)
• Extensive infrastructure with road access directly to site
• Awaiting NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate Study
• Continuing environmental studies, metallurgy and
resource estimate
• 65 different visible gold occurrences logged in 60% of
the 58 completed holes
• Recent drilling highlights: 48.77m averaging 5.84 g/t
Au, including 4.38m averaging 63.05 g/t Au 2007/08
Drilling
Earn up to a 60% interest in the property from
Eureka Resources Inc.
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17. Exploration and Development
Going Forward
TABLE MOUNTAIN
• Continue resource development through surface drilling during 2009 summer/fall;
exploration program will consist of 8,000 to 10,000 metres of diamond drilling,
trenching, mapping and soil sampling
• Complete engineering and mine planning
• Pre-production mine development leading towards production
TAURUS
• Surface drilling and metallurgical work to define potential high-grade small open pit
opportunities to supplement mill feed at Table Mountain mine
FRASERGOLD
• Work towards completion of NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate
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18. Moving Towards Production
For more information please
contact:
Todd Hanas, Investor Relations
Telephone: 604.484.3668
Toll Free: 866.869.8072
Email:todd@hawthorngold.com
www.hawthorngold.com