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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 40-F

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
  OR
   
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 Commission File Number: 001-33580

 

GALIANO GOLD INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Columbia

 

1040

 

Not Applicable

(Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1640 - 1066 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 3X1
(604) 683-8193

(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

 

Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, Delaware

United States 19711
Tel: (302) 738-6680

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including
area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title Of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered

Common Shares, no par value

GAU

NYSE American

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  None

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

☒ Annual Information Form

☒ Audited Annual Financial Statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Registrant's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:  257,077,946 Common Shares as of December 31, 2024

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐
   

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

  Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). 


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INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

In this annual report, references to the "Company" or "Galiano" or "our" mean Galiano Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context suggests otherwise.  The company changed its name from Asanko Gold Inc. to Galiano Gold Inc. effective April 30, 2020.

Galiano is a Canadian issuer eligible to file its annual report pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on Form 40-F pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and Canadian securities regulators.  The equity securities of the Company are exempt from Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 3a12-3 under the Exchange Act.

Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts in this annual report are in US dollars and all references to "$" mean US dollars.  Except as may be expressly indicated herein, information on the Company's website is not incorporated herein by reference.

PRINCIPAL DOCUMENTS

The following documents that are filed as exhibits 99.5, 99.6 and 99.7 to this annual report are incorporated by reference herein:

The Company's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements that are incorporated by reference into this annual report have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the "IASB").

The Company's independent registered public accounting firm is Ernst & Young LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Auditor Firm ID: 1263.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report includes or incorporates by reference certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this annual report and documents incorporated by reference herein and include statements regarding the Company's intent, belief or current expectation and that of the Company's officers and directors. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe", "intend", "may", "will", "should", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "potential", "intends", "expects" and other similar expressions. 

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:

  • the future price of gold;

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  • the Company's operating plans for the Asanko Gold Mine ("AGM");

  • the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources;

  • the timing and amount of estimated future production from the AGM, including production rates and gold recovery;

  • operating costs with respect to the operation of the AGM;

  • capital expenditures that are required to sustain and expand mining activities;

  • the meeting of working capital requirements, contractual obligations and other financial commitments as they fall due;

  • the timing, costs and project economics associated with the Company's development plans for the AGM, including the timing of the commissioning of the secondary crushing circuit;

  • estimates regarding the AGM's consumption of key reagents and consumables;

  • the mine sequencing of mineral deposits;

  • any additional work programs to be undertaken by the Company;

  • longer‐term costs savings and a more streamlined and efficient operation going forward resulting from a workforce restructuring;

  • interpretation of the metallurgical testing results received to date and alignment with the metallurgical recovery model;

  • the optimization of the AGM's plant performance;

  • performance of stockpiled ore above management's forecast;

  • timing of delivery of higher grade ore from the Abore and Esaase deposits and the effects of such on gold production levels;

  • the Company's planned and future drilling programs;

  • the timing of the development of new deposits;

  • the ability of the AGM to maintain current inventory levels;

  • the timing of the development of new deposits;

  • success of exploration activities;

  • renewal of exploration licenses;


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  • hedging practices;

  • currency exchange rate fluctuations;

  • requirements for additional capital;

  • operating cash flows;

  • government regulation of mining operations;

  • environmental risks and remediation measures;

  • advancement and implementation of the Company's sustainability program;

  • implementation of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board's disclosure rules;

  • climate change adaptation plan and related energy efficient initiatives;

  • alignment with International Council on Mining and Metals' Mining Principles;

  • unanticipated reclamation expenses;

  • changes in accounting policies and resulting impact on disclosures;

  • higher mined grades than plant feed grades;

  • title disputes or claims; and

  • limitations on insurance coverage.

The timing or magnitude of the events implied by these forward-looking statements, are inherently risky and uncertain.

Key assumptions upon which the Company's forward-looking statements are based, include the following, among others:

  • the price of gold will not decline significantly or for a protracted period of time;

  • the accuracy of the estimates and assumptions underlying mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates;

  • the Company's ability to raise sufficient funds from future equity financings or debt facilities to support its operations, and general business and economic conditions;

  • the global financial markets and general economic conditions will be stable and prosperous in the future;

  • the AGM will not experience any significant uninsured production disruptions that would materially affect revenues and/or its financial condition;


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  • the ability of the Company to comply with applicable governmental regulations and standards;

  • the mining laws, tax laws and other laws in Ghana applicable to the AGM will not change, and there will be no imposition of additional exchange controls in Ghana;

  • the success of the Company in implementing its development strategies and achieving its business objectives;

  • the Company will have sufficient working capital necessary to sustain its operations on an ongoing basis and the Company will continue to have sufficient working capital to fund its operations; and

  • the key personnel of the Company will continue their employment.

Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used. These assumptions should be considered carefully by readers. 

Readers are advised to carefully review and consider the risk factors identified in the Company's Annual Information Form ("AIF") under the heading "Risk Factors" and in the other documents incorporated by reference herein for a discussion of the factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different from any anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: 

  • the value of the Company's mineral reserves and mineral resources and the outlook for profitable mining from its operations is dependent on continued strong gold prices and achieving planned production rates and life of mine costs per ounce to mine and produce gold. Gold prices are historically volatile, and gold can be subject to long periods of depressed prices;

  • the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources is a subjective process, the accuracy of which is a function of the quantity and quality of available data and the assumptions made and judgments used in the engineering and geological interpretation of that data and such assumptions and judgment may prove unreliable or mistaken. The Company's estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources may be subject to revision based on various factors, some of which are beyond its control;

  • operational risks related to operating in Ghana;

  • mining risks which affect all companies in the industry to different degrees include the impact and cost of compliance with environmental regulations and the actions of mining opposition groups, adverse changes in mining and reclamation laws and compliance with increasingly complex health and safety rules; and

  • other general and specific risks detailed from time-to-time in the Company's quarterly filings, annual reports and annual filings with the SEC, and the risk factors described in our AIF under the heading "Risk Factors" that is incorporated by reference into this annual report.

Readers are further cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive and it is recommended that readers consult the more complete discussion of the Company's business, financial condition and prospects that is included in the Company's AIF, and in other documents incorporated by reference herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report are made as of the date hereof and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date.


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Although the Company believes that the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are made are reasonable, based on the information available to the Company on the date such statements were made, no assurances can be given as to whether these assumptions will prove to be correct. The Company assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any of the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements, other than where a duty to update such information or provide further disclosure is imposed by applicable law, including applicable United States federal securities laws.

CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS CONCERNING
ESTIMATES OF RESERVES AND MEASURED, INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES

Disclosure regarding the Company's mineral properties, including with respect to mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates included in this annual report, was prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. NI 43-101 differs significantly from the disclosure requirements of the SEC generally applicable to U.S. companies. Accordingly, information contained in this annual report is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies reporting pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements.

NOTE TO UNITED STATES READERS REGARDING DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN REPORTING PRACTICES

The Company is permitted to prepare the documents incorporated by reference in this annual report in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, which are different from those of the United States. The Company's audited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. IFRS differs in certain respects from U.S. GAAP and from practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, the Company's historic financial statements and the financial statements incorporated by reference in this annual report may not be comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

CURRENCY

Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this annual report are in United States dollars. The exchange rate of United States dollars into Canadian dollars on December 31, 2024, based upon the rate published by the Bank of Canada, was US$1.00 = CAD$1.4389. The exchange rate of United States dollars into Canadian dollars, on March 14, 2025, based upon the rate as published by the Bank of Canada, was US$1.00 = CAD$1.4388.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act to mean controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and includes, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


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As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e), were effective. See section "13. Internal Control" of Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.7 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

It should be noted that while the CEO and CFO believe that Galiano's disclosure controls and procedures provide a reasonable level of assurance that they are effective, they do not expect that Galiano's disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued in 2013 by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024. There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. As the Company was the manager and operator of the AGM joint venture prior to the Company acquiring a controlling interest in the AGM as of March 4, 2024, the consolidation of the AGM's financial results commencing on March 4, 2024 did not have a material impact on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Management is responsible for designing, establishing and maintaining a system of internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance that the financial information prepared by the Company for external purposes is reliable and has been recorded, processed and reported in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities. The Audit Committee fulfills its role of ensuring the integrity of the reported information through its review of the interim and annual financial statements. Management reviewed the results of their assessment with the Company's Audit Committee.

There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility that misstatements may not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Furthermore, the effectiveness of internal control can change with circumstances. The Company has paid particular attention to segregation of duties surrounding its internal control over financial reporting. However, "ideal" segregation of duties is not always feasible as the Company has limited staff resources. This risk is mitigated by management and Board review where appropriate. At the present time, the Company will continue to rely on review procedures to detect potential misstatements in reporting of material to the public.

The Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, believe that any internal control over financial reporting, including those systems determined to be effective and no matter how well conceived and operated, have inherent limitations and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


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ATTESTATION REPORT OF
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Company is an "emerging growth company", as defined in Section 3(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.  Accordingly, it is not required to provide, and has not provided, an attestation report of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm on the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company's Board of Directors has established a separately-designated Audit Committee of the Board in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act and section 802(B)(2) of the NYSE American Company Guide. 

The Company's Audit Committee comprises three directors that the Board of Directors have determined are independent as determined under each of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 803(A) of the NYSE American Company Guide and financially sophisticated:

•      Greg Martin (Chair)

•      Judith Mosely

•      Navin Dyal

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Company's Board of Directors has determined that Greg Martin, the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an Audit Committee financial expert (as that term is defined in Form 40-F) and is independent, as that term is defined under the NYSE American Company Guide. The SEC has indicated that the designation of Greg Martin as an Audit Committee financial expert does not make him an "expert" for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liabilities on him that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The required disclosure is included under the heading "Audit Committee, Code of Ethics, Accountant Fees and Exemptions - Audit Fees" in Galiano's AIF for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

The Company's Audit Committee of the Board has adopted a pre-approval policy. Under this policy, audit and permitted non-audit services will be presented to the Audit Committee of the Board for pre-approval. The Registrant did not rely on the de minimis exemption provided by Section (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X in respect of the fees set out above.


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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company has not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

CASH REQUIREMENTS

The required disclosure is included under the headings "Liquidity and capital resources" and "Commitments" in Galiano's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, filed as Exhibit 99.7 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

Adoption of Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics within the meaning of Form 40-F (the "Code of Ethics") for all its directors, executive officers and employees. The text of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on the Company's website at: https://www.galianogold.com/corporate/governance/default.aspx.

Amendments or Waivers

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not substantively amend, waive or implicitly waive any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics with respect to any of the directors, executive officers or employees subject to it.

If any amendment to the Code of Ethics is made, or if any waiver from the provisions thereof is granted, Galiano may elect to disclose the information about such amendment or waiver required by Form 40-F to be disclosed, by posting such disclosure on the Company's website, which may be accessed at www.galianogold.com.

NYSE AMERICAN STATEMENT OF GOVERNANCE DIFFERENCES

As a Canadian corporation listed on the NYSE American, the Company is not required to comply with most of the NYSE American corporate governance standards, so long as it complies with Canadian corporate governance practices. In order to claim such an exemption, however, the Company must disclose the significant difference between its corporate governance practices and those required to be followed by U.S. domestic companies under the NYSE American's corporate governance standards. The Company has included a description of such significant differences in corporate governance practices on its website, which may be accessed at www.galianogold.com.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.


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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION

Not applicable.

NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR

The Company did not send any notices required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR during the year ended December 31, 2024 concerning any equity security subject to a blackout period under Rule 101 of Regulation BTR.

UNDERTAKING

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises, or transactions in said securities.

CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

The Company has previously filed an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking on Form F-X with respect to the class of securities in relation to which the obligation to file this annual report on Form 40-F arises.

Any change to the name or address of the Company's agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of the Company.


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EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
   
97.1 Clawback Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Annual Report on Form 40-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on March 26, 2024 (File No. 1-33580))
   
99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
99.3 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
99.4 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
99.5 Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024
   
99.6 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the notes thereto
   
99.7 Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
   
99.8 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
   
99.9 Consent of Robert McCarthy
   
99.10 Consent of Glen Cole
   
99.11 Consent of John Willis
   
99.12 Consent of Oy Leuangthong
   
99.13 Consent of Malcolm Titley
   
99.14 Consent of Anoush Ebrahimi
   
99.15 Consent of Desmond Mossop
   
99.16 Consent of Ismail Mahomed
   
99.17 Consent of Faan Coetzee
   
99.18 Consent of Mitch Hanger
   
99.19 Consent of Richard Miller
   
99.20 Consent of Eric Chen
   
99.21 Consent of Ertan Uludag
   
101 Interactive Data Files
   
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document–the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
   
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
   

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  March 17, 2025 GALIANO GOLD INC.
   
   
  By:       /s/ Matthew Freeman                                  
             Matthew Freeman
              EVP & Chief Financial Officer

 



Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a), PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matt Badylak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Galiano Gold Inc., certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Galiano Gold Inc.;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


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(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 17, 2025 

 

By:  /s/ Matt Badylak
Name:  Matt Badylak
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a),
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew Freeman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Galiano Gold Inc., certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Galiano Gold Inc.;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The issuer's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


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(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 17, 2025

 

By:  /s/ Matthew Freeman
Name:  Matthew Freeman
Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit 99.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matt Badylak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i) the annual report on Form 40-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Annual Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

  By: /s/ Matt Badylak
  Name: Matt Badylak
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
     
     
  Date: March 17, 2025



Exhibit 99.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew Freeman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i) the annual report on Form 40-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Annual Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

  By: /s/ Matthew Freeman
  Name: Matthew Freeman
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     
     
  Date: March 17, 2025



 

 

 

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

 

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024

DATED AS OF MARCH 17, 2025

 

 

 

SUITE 1640 - 1066 WEST HASTINGS STREET

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
V6E 3X1

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY NOTES 3
   
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION 3
   
GLOSSARY 8
   
GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL TERMS 14
   
CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF RESOURCE ESTIMATES 15
   
CORPORATE STRUCTURE 16
   
DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS 17
   
MINERAL PROPERTIES 31
   
NON-IFRS MEASURES 38
   
RISK FACTORS 39
   
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS 61
   
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE 61
   
MARKET FOR SECURITIES 61
   
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 63
   
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS 68
   
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS 68
   
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 69
   
MATERIAL CONTRACTS 69
   
INTERESTS OF EXPERTS 70
   
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 71
   
SCHEDULE "A" - INFORMATION ON THE AGM FROM THE 2023 TECHNICAL REPORT 76


PRELIMINARY NOTES

In this Annual Information Form (the "AIF"):

(i) references to the "Company" or "Galiano" mean Galiano Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise;

(ii) references to the "AGM" mean the Asanko Gold Mine;

(iii) the Company uses the United States ("US") dollar as its reporting currency and, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in US dollars and any references to "$" mean US dollars and any references to "C$" mean Canadian dollars;

(iv) the Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;

(v) all figures and descriptions as they relate to the Company or the AGM  are on a 100% basis, unless otherwise indicated;

(vi) production results are in metric units, unless otherwise indicated; and

(vii) all information in this AIF is as of December 31, 2024, unless otherwise indicated.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The Company cautions readers regarding forward-looking statements found in this AIF and in any other statement made by, or on the behalf of the Company. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", or "might" occur. Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions and are given only as of the date of this AIF. Such statements may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation.

Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business of the Company, and the industry and markets, in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:



Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict.  These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company's actual future results or performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to:



Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control and many of which, regarding future business decisions, are subject to change. Assumptions underlying the Company's expectations regarding forward-looking statements or information contained in this AIF include, among others:


The foregoing list of assumptions cannot be considered exhaustive.

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. All factors including the risk factors contained in this AIF should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as may be required by applicable law.

GLOSSARY

The Company uses the following defined terms in this AIF:

2023 Technical Report

The technical report entitled the "NI 43-101 Technical Report and Feasibility Study for Asanko Gold Mine, Ghana", effective as of December 31, 2022 and filed on SEDAR+ on March 28, 2023. The 2023 Technical Report was prepared by Bob McCarthy, P.Eng., Glen Cole, P.Geo., John Willis, MAusIMM(CP), Oy Leuangthong, P.Eng., Malcolm Titley, MAIG, Anoush Ebrahimi, P.Eng., Desmond Mossop, PrSciNat, Ismail Mahomed, PrSciNat, Faan Coetzee, PrSciNat, and Mitch Hanger, MAIG.

AGA

Anglogold Ashanti.

AGGL

Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd., a 90% owned Ghanaian affiliate of Galiano. The Government of Ghana has a 10% free-carried interest in AGGL under Section 8 of the Ghanaian Mining Act.

AGM

The Asanko Gold Mine located in Ghana, West Africa. The AGM is also known as the "Project". The Company holds a 90% net interest in the mine with the Government of Ghana holding a 10% free-carried interest.

AIF

Annual Information Form.

AISC

All-in-sustaining costs.

AISC/oz (all-in sustaining cost per ounce of gold sold)

This is a non-IFRS financial measure. AISC includes total cash costs, overhead expenses, sustaining capital expenditure, capitalized sustaining stripping costs, reclamation cost accretion, and lease payments and interest expense on the Company's mining and service lease agreements for each ounce of gold sold.  AISC/oz is intended to assist the comparability of the operations of the Company with those of other gold producers who disclose operating results using the same or similar guidance standards.

See "Non-IFRS Measures".




Au

Chemical symbol for gold.

BCBCA

Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Board

The Company's Board of Directors.

C

Chemical symbol for carbon.

C$

Canadian dollars.

Carbon-in-leach process or "CIL"

A process used to recover dissolved gold inside a cyanide leach circuit.  Coarse activated carbon particles are introduced in the leaching circuit and are moved counter-current to the slurry, adsorbing dissolved gold in solution as they pass through the circuit.  Loaded carbon is removed from the slurry by screening. Gold is recovered from the loaded carbon by stripping in a caustic cyanide solution followed by electrolysis. CIL is a process similar to CIP (carbon-in-pulp) except that the gold leaching and the gold adsorption are done simultaneously in the same stage compared with CIP where the gold-adsorption stage follows the gold-leaching stage.

CGU

Cash-generating unit.

CIL

Carbon-in-leach.

CIM Council

Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

CIM Definition Standards

The definitions for mineral resources, mineral reserves and mining studies adopted by the CIM Council on May 10, 2014, which are incorporated by reference in NI 43-101.

CNWAD

Weak acid dissociable, often used with reference to cyanide concentrate.

Common Shares

Common shares in the capital of the Company.

concentrate

A product containing the valuable metal and from which most of the waste material in the ore has been eliminated.

COS

Crushed ore stockpile.

CSA

Canadian Securities Administrators

CSA Global

CSA Global Pty Ltd., a geological, mining and management consulting company operating in numerous prominent mining jurisdictions.

cut-off grade

The lowest grade of mineralized material considered economic; used in the estimation of mineral reserves in a given deposit.

Cyanide Code or "ICMC"

International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold.




depletion

The decrease in quantity of mineral reserves in a deposit or property resulting from extraction or production during a particular period.

dilution

An estimate of the amount of waste or low-grade mineralized rock which will be mined with the ore as part of normal mining practices in extracting an ore body.

DSFA

The Definitive Senior Facilities Agreement with Red Kite, which was fully drawn for a total of $150 million plus $13.9 million in unpaid interest that was accrued up to May 2016. The DSFA was fully repaid on July 31, 2018 upon the completion of the joint venture transaction with Gold Fields.

Eldorado

Eldorado Gold Corporation.

EPA

The Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency.

ESIA

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.

Exchange Act

The United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EY

Ernst and Young LLP, auditor of the Company.

FVLCS

Fair value less cost to sell.

g/t Au

Reference to ore grade in terms of grams of gold per tonne (1 g/t is equivalent to one part per million).

Galiano or the "Company"

Galiano Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries.

GC

Grade control.

Ghana

The Republic of Ghana.

Ghanaian Mining Act

The Ghanaian Minerals and Mining Act of 2006.

Gold Fields

Gold Fields Limited, the ultimate parent of the affiliates which formerly owned a 45% net interest in the AGM and, as of the date of this AIF, holds a 19.6% equity interest in Galiano, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates.

grade

The relative quantity or percentage of metal or mineral content.

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative.

hedge

A risk management technique used to manage commodity price, interest rate, foreign currency exchange or other exposures arising from regular business transactions.

hedging

The current purchase or sale of a future interest in a commodity made to secure or protect the future price of a commodity as revenue or cost and secure cash flows.




ICMC

International Cyanide Management Code.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards.

IP

Induced Potential.

IT

Information technology.

ITRP

Independent Tailings Review Panel.

JV

The former AGM joint venture, a 50:50 joint arrangement with Gold Fields within which the AGM was formerly owned and operated. The Company was the manager and operator of the JV and held a 45% economic interest in the JV, with Gold Fields formerly holding a 45% economic interest and the remaining 10% representing the government of Ghana's free-carried interest.

KPMG

KPMG LLP, former auditor of the Company.

Leapfrog

Leapfrog Geo software.

LOM

Life of mine.

m

Metric unit for metres.

MD&A

Management's Discussion & Analysis.

MOP

Mine operating permits.

Moz

Million ounces.

MRE

Mineral resource estimate.

Mt

Million tonnes.

Mtpa

Mt per annum.

NCIB

A Normal Course Issuer Bid.

NI 43-101

National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, as adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Nordic

Nordic Mines AB.

NPV

Net present value, the value of projected future cash flow streams discounted to reach a present value.

NSR

Net smelter returns, a proxy for the value to be received from refined minerals produced and shipped from the AGM.




NYSE American

The NYSE American, formerly known as the NYSE MKT and prior to that the NYSE Amex.

OC

Organic carbon.

OK

Ordinary Kriging.

ounce

Refers to one troy ounce ("oz"), which is equal to 31.1035 grams.

Phase 1

The construction of a 3 Mtpa CIL ore processing facility and bringing the first pit, Nkran, into production.

PMI

PMI Gold Corp. which was acquired by Galiano in 2014 and which previously developed the Obotan deposit.

Project

The Asanko Gold Mine, also known as the "AGM".

Prospectus

Final short form base shelf prospectus filed on December 21, 2022.

Q

Refers to a fiscal quarter.

Qtz

Quartz.

Qualified Person or "QP"

An individual who is an engineer or geoscientist with a university degree, or equivalent accreditation, in an area of geosciences, or engineering, relating to mineral exploration or mining who has at least five years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development or operation, or mineral project assessment, or any combination of these, that is relevant to his or her professional degree or area of practice, and who has experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project or technical report, and who is in good standing with a professional association, as more fully described in NI 43-101.

QV

Quartz veins.

RC

Reverse circulation (a method of drilling).

recovery

The proportion of valuable material obtained during mining or processing, generally expressed as a percentage of the material recovered compared to the total material present.

Red Kite

A special purpose lending vehicle of RK Mine Finance Master Fund I Limited, the counterparty to the DSFA.

Resolute

Resolute Mining Limited.

RMB

Rand Merchant Bank.

ROM

Run of mine.




royalty

Cash payment or physical payment (in-kind) generally expressed as a percentage of NSR or mine production.

S

Chemical symbol for sulphur.

SAG

Semi-autogenous grinding (ore is tumbled to smash against itself).

SASB

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.

SEDAR+

System for Electronic Data Analysis and Retrieval+ available on the Internet at www.sedarplus.ca (the Canadian securities regulatory filings website).

SEC

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

SGS

Sequential gaussian simulation.

SRK

SRK Consulting Inc., a geological, mining and management consulting company operating in numerous prominent mining jurisdictions.

SSR Mining

SSR Mining Inc.

SO2

Sulfur dioxide.

SOX

Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

stripping

In mining, the process of removing overburden or waste rock to expose ore.

tailings

The material that remains after metals or minerals considered economic have been removed from ore during processing.

TSF

Tailings storage facility, a containment area used to deposit tailings from milling.

tonne

Commonly referred to as the metric ton in the United States, is a metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms; it is equivalent to approximately 2,204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons (US) or 0.984 long tons (imperial).

TSX

Toronto Stock Exchange.

US$

United States dollars.

volatility

Propensity for variability. A market or share is considered volatile when it records rapid variations in trading volume and/or price.

VTEM

Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic geochemistry anomalies.

WSF

Waste storage facilities.



GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL TERMS

As a Canadian issuer, we are required to comply with reporting standards in Canada that require that we make disclosure regarding our mineral properties, including any estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources, in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. Unless otherwise indicated, all mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates contained in or incorporated by reference in this AIF have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101.

This AIF uses the certain technical terms presented below as they are defined in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards adopted by the CIM Council, as required by NI 43-101. The following definitions are reproduced from the latest version of the CIM Definition Standards, which were adopted by the CIM Council on May 10, 2014:

feasibility study

A comprehensive technical and economic study of the selected development option for a mineral project that includes appropriately detailed assessments of applicable modifying factors together with any other relevant operational factors and detailed financial analysis that are necessary to demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that extraction is reasonably justified (economically mineable).  The results of the study may reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision by a proponent or financial institution to proceed with, or finance, the development of the Project.  The confidence level of the study will be higher than that of a pre-feasibility study.

Indicated Mineral Resource

That part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow the application of modifying factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.  Geological evidence is derived from adequately detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to assume geological and grade or quality continuity between points of observation.  An Indicated Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to a Measured Mineral Resource and may only be converted to a probable mineral reserve.

Inferred Mineral Resource

That part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling.  Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality continuity.  An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and may not be converted to a mineral reserve.  It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.

Measured Mineral Resource

That part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape, and physical characteristics are estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the application of modifying factors to support detailed mine planning and final evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.  Geological evidence is derived from detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to confirm geological and grade or quality continuity between points of observation.  A Measured Mineral Resource has a higher level of confidence than that applying to either an Indicated Mineral Resource or an Inferred Mineral Resource.  It may be converted to a proven mineral reserve or to a probable mineral reserve.




mineral reserve

The economically mineable part of a Measured and/or Indicated Mineral Resource.  It includes diluting materials and allowances for losses, which may occur when the material is mined or extracted and is defined by studies at Pre-Feasibility or Feasibility level as appropriate that include application of modifying factors.  Such studies demonstrate that, at the time of reporting, extraction could reasonably be justified.  The reference point at which mineral reserves are defined, usually the point where the ore is delivered to the processing plant, must be stated.  It is important that, in all situations where the reference point is different, such as for a saleable product, a clarifying statement is included to ensure that the reader is fully informed as to what is being reported.  The public disclosure of a mineral reserve must be demonstrated by a pre-feasibility study or feasibility study.

mineral resource

A concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.  The location, quantity, grade or quality, continuity and other geological characteristics of a mineral resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge, including sampling.

modifying factors

Considerations used to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves.  These include, but are not restricted to, mining, processing, metallurgical, infrastructure, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, social and governmental factors.

pre-feasibility study

A comprehensive study of a range of options for the technical and economic viability of a mineral project that has advanced to a stage where a preferred mining method, in the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in the case of an open pit, is established and an effective method of mineral processing is determined.  It includes a financial analysis based on reasonable assumptions on the modifying factors and the evaluation of any other relevant factors which are sufficient for a Qualified Person, acting reasonably, to determine if all or part of the mineral resource may be converted to a mineral reserve at the time of reporting.  A pre-feasibility study is at a lower confidence level than a feasibility study.

probable mineral reserve

The economically mineable part of an Indicated, and in some circumstances, a Measured Mineral Resource.  The confidence in the modifying factors applying to a probable mineral reserve is lower than that applying to a proven mineral reserve.

proven mineral reserve

The economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource.  A proven mineral reserve implies a high degree of confidence in the modifying factors.

CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF RESOURCE ESTIMATES

Disclosure regarding the Company's mineral properties, including with respect to mineral reserves and MREs included in this AIF, was prepared in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. NI 43-101 differs significantly from the disclosure requirements of the SEC generally applicable to U.S. companies. Accordingly, information contained in this AIF is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies reporting pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements.


CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Name, Address and Incorporation

The Company was incorporated on September 23, 1999 under the BCBCA. The Company completed the acquisition of PMI on February 6, 2014 by way of a court approved plan of arrangement transaction. The Company changed its corporate name to Galiano Gold Inc. effective April 30, 2020.

The Company's principal business activity is the operation of the AGM and exploration and development of its mineral property interests, located on a district-scale land package of 476km2 on the highly prospective and underexplored Asankrangwa gold belt in Ghana.

The Common Shares trade in Canada on the TSX and in the United States on the NYSE American, each under the symbol "GAU". The Company is a reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. The Company's Common Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

The Company's registered and records office is located at Suite 3500, 1133 Melville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4E5. The Company's Canadian head office is located at Suite 1640 - 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3X1.

Inter-corporate Relationships

The Company had the following interests in affiliates and subsidiaries as of the date of this AIF:

Affiliate name

Jurisdiction

Interest

Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd.

Ghana

90%

Adansi Gold Company (GH) Ltd.

Ghana

100%

Galiano Gold Exploration (Ghana) Ltd.

Ghana

100%

Shika Group Finance Limited

Isle of Man

100%

Galiano Gold South Africa (PTY) Ltd.

South Africa

100%

Galiano International (Isle of Man) Ltd.

Isle of Man

100%

Galiano Gold (Isle of Man) Ltd.

Isle of Man

100%

BUK West Africa Limited

United Kingdom

100%

Galiano Gold Exploration Mali SARL

Mali

100%

Galiano Gold Netherlands B.V.

Netherlands

100%



The Company's inter-corporate relationships with its subsidiaries and affiliates as of the date of this AIF are illustrated in the chart below1:

DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS

Summary

The Company is Canadian incorporated and headquartered. The Company's vision is focused on creating a sustainable business capable of value creation for all stakeholders through production, exploration, and disciplined deployment of its financial resources.

The Company's principal asset is its interest in the AGM located in Ghana, West Africa. The Company holds a 90% interest in the AGM. The AGM consists of four main open-pit deposits: Abore, Nkran, Esaase and Miradani North, multiple satellite deposits and a CIL processing plant, with a current capacity of 5.8 Mtpa. The mine has been developed in phases. The first phase comprised the construction of a 3 Mtpa CIL ore processing facility and bringing the first pit, Nkran, into production ("Phase 1"). The second phase comprised bringing the Esaase pit into production and increasing the capacity of the processing plant to 5.4 Mtpa. Gold production commenced in January 2016, commercial production was declared on April 1, 2016, and the operation reached steady‐state production levels by the end of the second quarter of 2016, which continued through 2022.

On March 29, 2022, the Company announced that it would be temporarily deferring mining operations and transitioning to processing existing stockpiles, while technical work to support a mineral reserve at the AGM was ongoing. Mining continued at Akwasiso Cut 3 and Esaase Cut 3 until their depletion later in 2022. The process plant continued to operate at full capacity (5.8 Mtpa) throughout the year, processing a portion of the existing 9.5 Mt of stockpiles to supplement periods when mined material was unavailable.


On February 22, 2023, the Company announced the results of an independent Feasibility Study for the AGM. The independent Feasibility Study formed the basis of a LOM plan for the AGM, the details of which were published in the AGM's 2023 Technical Report filed on March 28, 2023. The LOM plan outlined a mine life of 8.5 years, averaging gold production of 217,000 ounces per year, with an after tax NPV of $343 million (using a 5% discount rate and gold price of $1,700/oz).

The Company published on January 28, 2025 the details of a new 5-year outlook and updated mineral reserve and MRE for the AGM.  Details of the 5-year outlook and updated mineral reserve and MRE are described further under the heading "Fiscal 2024 (Year ended December 31, 2024)" of this AIF.

Three-Year History

Fiscal 2022 (Year ended December 31, 2022)

On February 25, 2022, the Company reported that the AGM experienced lower than expected recoveries in Q1 2022. To address this risk, an extensive drilling campaign was completed to provide representative samples for metallurgical testing. On September 29, 2022, the Company announced that metallurgical test work had been completed by an independent third party consisting of lab scale CIL bottle roll tests conducted on a total of 8 bulk composites derived from mineralized drill core increments from the metallurgical drilling campaign. The composites were selected to represent variations in lithological domains, oxidation states, visually logged carbon and gold grade. Overall weighted average gold recoveries of 87% were achieved for the Esaase deposit. These results supported past test work and were in-line with metallurgical recoveries previously assigned to the Esaase deposit.

On March 29, 2022, the Company announced that it planned to temporarily defer mining operations at the AGM and to transition to processing existing stockpiles while technical work to support a mineral reserve at the AGM was ongoing. Mining continued at Akwasiso Cut 3 and Esaase Cut 3 until their depletion in Q2 2022. Following this, the process plant continued to operate at full capacity (5.8 Mtpa), processing a portion of the existing 9.5 Mt of stockpiles. Temporarily transitioning to processing stockpiles provided the opportunity to:

In light of the changing nature of operations at the AGM, the JV completed a process of right sizing its workforce. Severance notifications were issued to the entire workforce and those personnel still required were retained with new employment contracts. Despite upfront severance costs associated with the restructuring, management expected to realize longer-term cost savings and a more streamlined and efficient operation going forward.  For the year ended December 31, 2022, the AGM realized labour cost savings of $9.7 million resulting from the workforce restructuring. Following the strong financial and operational performance of the AGM in 2022, the AGM had settled all outstanding obligations relating to the workforce restructuring as of December 31, 2022.


During 2022, the Company continued to focus on the operation of the AGM, sourcing the majority of its material from the Akwasiso and Esaase deposits and existing stockpiles. The AGM produced 170,342 ounces at an AISC/oz of $1,346. The AGM sold 167,849 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $1,767/oz for gold proceeds of $296.5 million. Revenues of $297.1 million also included $0.6 million of by-product silver revenue.

Marcel De Groot and Shawn Wallace did not stand for re-election at the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting, and Greg Martin, former Chief Financial Officer of SSR, was elected as director effective June 2, 2022.  Mr. Martin has over 20 years of mining experience, holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and is a designated CPA, CGA.

On March 23, 2022, the Company announced that Fausto Di Trapani had stepped down as Chief Financial Officer of the Company to pursue another opportunity.  Mr. Di Trapani departed the Company on April 14, 2022, following which Matthew Freeman was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, in line with the Company's succession plan.

On August 4, 2022, Chris Pettman joined the Company as Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Pettman has over 15 years of exploration experience in a wide variety of geologic settings and deposit types.  Most recently he worked as Exploration Manager, Canada for Rio Tinto and previously as Chief Geoscientist at Chinalco Rio Tinto Exploration.

The Company considered the positive results received from the Esaase metallurgical test work (described above) and reinstatement of mineral reserves at the AGM as of December 31, 2022 to be indicators that the impairment recorded at December 31, 2021 may have decreased or no longer exists.  Accordingly, the Company assessed the recoverable amount of the AGM CGU, which was based on the higher of management's estimates of the FVLCS and value-in-use. The FVLCS was estimated based on the AGM's discounted LOM cash flow projections, fair value of mineral resources beyond proven and probable reserves and estimated costs to sell.

The recoverable amount of the AGM CGU (on a 100% basis) was estimated to be $171.0 million compared to a carrying value of $107.8 million at December 31, 2022. Accordingly, an impairment reversal on mineral properties, plant and equipment of $63.2 million was recognized at the AGM for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the Company's share of which was $28.5 million). Refer to note 9(iv) of the Company's consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 for the significant assumptions and judgements applied by management in estimating the recoverable amount of the AGM CGU.

The Company recorded its share of the AGM's net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $46.5 million, and further reversed a $7.6 million impairment charge on its equity investment in the JV as of December 31, 2022 due to the reinstatement of mineral reserves by the AGM.  As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of the Company's equity investment in the JV was $54.1 million. Furthermore, the value attributed to the Company's preference shares in the JV was $66.8 million (compared to the par value of $132.4 million) as at December 31, 2022.


Fiscal 2023 (Year ended December 31, 2023)

On February 6, 2023, the Company reported that two contractors had been fatally injured following a traffic accident at the AGM. AGM Emergency Services responded to the incident near the TSF where two contractors were pronounced deceased at the scene. The Company worked alongside its contractor to ensure everyone impacted by the incident was provided the required support and counseling needed. Efforts were immediately initiated to further reinforce the sustained Company commitment to Zero Harm and industry best practices in safety culture.

On February 22, 2023, the Company published the results of an independent Feasibility Study report prepared by SRK for the AGM, which included the reinstatement of mineral reserves and demonstrated an improved long-term outlook for the mine.  Following this on March 28, 2023, the Company filed the 2023 Technical Report, which is available on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.  Highlights of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report include:

During 2023, the Company continued to focus on the operation of the AGM, sourcing its mill feed exclusively from existing stockpiles. The AGM produced 134,077 ounces at an AISC/oz of $1,522. The AGM sold 134,163 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $1,908/oz for gold proceeds of $255.9 million. Revenues of $256.5 million also included $0.6 million of by-product silver revenue.

The AGM recommenced mining operations on October 1, 2023, in accordance with the LOM plan. Waste stripping activities at Abore were ongoing and the deposit was scheduled to deliver higher grade mill feed, as compared to the current stockpile processing, midway through 2024. Work continued at the JV level to identify and execute on additional mine planning and cost optimization opportunities.

Gordon Fretwell did not stand for re‐election at the Company's 2023 annual general meeting and as such resigned as a director of the Company effective June 1, 2023.


On April 1, 2023, Krista Muhr joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Ms. Muhr brings over 20 years of experience working with public companies in the global metals and mining sector with strong ESG (as defined herein) and capital market credentials at senior levels.

On April 17, 2023, the Company announced that it changed its auditors from KPMG to EY. KPMG resigned effective April 11, 2023. The Board appointed EY effective April 11, 2023. 

On December 21, 2023, the Company entered into a binding share purchase agreement (the "SPA") with Gold Fields to acquire its 45% joint venture interest in the AGM (the "Acquisition"), increasing Galiano's equity interest in the AGM to 90%.

Fiscal 2024 (Year ended December 31, 2024) and events in 2025 to date

On March 3, 2024, the Company reported an incident occurred at the AGM following an interaction between a group of illegal miners and contracted security officers on AGM's mining lease near the township of Tontokrom. Two security officers and a civilian were killed in the attack by illegal miners. Given the distance between the processing plant and the mining leases to the south, operations at the AGM were unaffected. The Company worked closely with local law enforcement agencies and relevant authorities to ensure the safety of employees and community members.

The Company completed the Acquisition of Gold Fields' 45% interest in the AGM on March 4, 2024, increasing Galiano's equity interest in the AGM to 90%. Under the terms of the SPA, total consideration payable to Gold Fields comprised the following:

The Company has the right to elect to satisfy up to 20% of each of the Deferred Consideration payments in Common Shares instead of cash, subject to Gold Fields not owning more than 19.9% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares at that time.

Gold Fields also received a 1% net smelter return royalty (the "Nkran Royalty") on production from the Nkran deposit beginning upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced, and subject to a maximum of 447,000 gold ounces of production. Galiano has a right of first refusal on any full or partial disposition of the Nkran Royalty by Gold Fields.

Upon closing of the Acquisition, Galiano entered into an amended investor rights agreement with Gold Fields, which included a 12-month standstill period and other customary rights, including a pre-emptive right for Gold Fields to maintain its ownership interest as at closing of the Acquisition. Additionally, upon closing, the JV with Gold Fields was terminated.


During 2024, the Company continued its investment in the development of the Abore pit. As a result of a larger pit shell, stemming from an increase in Abore's mineral reserves, additional waste stripping was undertaken during the year, which impacted ore production from the Abore pit. During the year ended December 31, 2024, 30.7 Mt of waste rock was mined from Abore for a stripping ratio of 15.9:1.  Ore tonnes mined from the Abore deposit totaled 1.9 Mt at an average mined grade of 1.0 g/t during 2024. Mining performance at Abore was impacted during the year by challenging ground conditions in the upper portion of the pit and heavier seasonal rainfall in Ghana.

During 2024, mill throughput totaled 5.1 Mt at an average feed grade of 0.8 g/t and metallurgical recovery of 85%.  Mill throughput at the AGM was constrained during the year due to mobile crusher availability as harder Abore ore was treated. It is expected that mill throughput will be directly linked to mobile crusher circuit performance until a new secondary crusher is commissioned in Q3 2025.

Gold production during 2024 totaled 115,115 gold ounces and was impacted by lower throughput resulting from lower mobile crusher availability and harder material processed.

The AGM's AISC/oz during 2024 was $2,063. Deducting the initial stripping costs at Abore would result in year-to-date AISC/oz of $1,533.

The AGM sold 113,357 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $2,334/oz for gold revenue of $264.6 million. Revenue of $265.2 million also included $0.6 million of by-product silver revenue.

The AGM also reported an improved safety record in 2024 with 12-month rolling lost-time injury and total recordable injury frequency rates of 0.15 and 0.58 per million hours worked, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $6.1 million or $0.02 per Common Share and generated $68.8 million of cash flow from operations, excluding a $13.1 million offtake agreement termination fee.  As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $105.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt.

On December 4, 2024, the Company announced that it had terminated the AGM's gold purchase and sale agreement with Red Kite for total cash consideration of $13.1 million, removing the obligation to sell 100% of gold production from the AGM, up to 2.2 million ounces, at prices selected by Red Kite during a nine-day quotational period. Over the past two years, during a period of elevated gold prices and volatility, the differential between the AGM's realized gold price under the offtake agreement and the spot price of gold on the gold delivery date, had resulted in a discount of approximately 2%. This investment allows the Company to sell gold at market prices.

A competitive tender process was undertaken during 2024 for the Nkran mining contract, and a preferred contractor was selected in February 2025. The mining contractor is currently mobilizing its fleet of equipment to the AGM and mining is expected to commence at Nkran in the first quarter of 2025.

Galiano appointed Michael Cardinaels as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 3, 2024. The appointment of Mr. Cardinaels is part of the Company's commitment to operational improvements and its overarching strategy to drive growth at the AGM. Mr. Cardinaels brings over two decades of mining sector experience across various commodities, having held progressively senior operational roles throughout his career. Most recently, Mr. Cardinaels has been the General Manager of the Yaoure mine, after a successful five years at the Sissingue Mine, both with Perseus Mining Ltd.


Dr. Michael Price retired from the Board of Directors effective June 13, 2024. In place of Dr. Price, Mr. Navin Dyal and Dr. Moira Smith were appointed to the Board at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on June 13, 2024. Mr. Dyal is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Precious Metals Inc., has over 20 years of finance and public company experience and is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant.  Dr. Smith, P. Geo., has over 30 years of expansive industry experience and has held key positions from Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience with Liberty Gold, Chief Geologist, Nevada for Fronteer Gold and Senior Geologist and U.S. Exploration Manager with Teck Resources.

On November 28, 2024, the Company announced that Mr. Lauren Roberts was appointed to the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Roberts is a Professional Mining Engineer with 35 years of international mining experience across operations, permitting, construction and executive leadership roles. Most recently, Mr. Roberts served as Chief Operating Officer for Hecla Mining Company.

On January 28, 2025, the Company published an updated mineral reserve and MRE for the AGM.  Highlights of the AGM's updated mineral reserve and MRE (as of December 31, 2024) included:

On February 21, 2025, the AGM processing plant was scheduled for a planned maintenance shutdown. While performing the planned maintenance work, it was identified that a key component of the SAG mill required repair, which resulted in the shutdown extending to March 6, 2025. As a result, the AGM processing plant was down for a period of 14 days, during which no gold was produced. During this period, mining activities continued and mined ore was stockpiled for future processing. Therefore, first quarter 2025 gold production is expected to be lower than management's expectations; however, the Company does not expect this to impact its 2025 production guidance for the AGM.

Significant Acquisitions

The Acquisition, completed on March 4, 2024, constituted a significant acquisition under Part 8 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations. The Company filed a Form 51-102F4 (Business Acquisition Report) in respect of the acquisition on May 3, 2024. The report is available at www.sedarplus.ca.


Description of the Business

Specialized Skill and Knowledge

Various aspects of the mining business of the Company require specialized skills and knowledge, including skills and knowledge in the areas of permitting, geology, drilling, metallurgy, logistical planning, mine design, engineering, construction, health and safety and implementation of exploration programs as well as finance, governance, risk management and accounting. Much of the specialized skill and knowledge is provided by the management and operations team of the Company. The Company also retains outside consultants and contractors with additional specialized skills and knowledge, as required. In the event that the Company loses access to this specialized skill and knowledge, it is possible that delays and increased costs may be experienced by the Company in locating and/or retaining skilled and knowledgeable employees, consultants and/or contractors in order to proceed with its planned development of mineral properties and exploration initiatives.

Competitive Conditions

Galiano competes with other mineral resource companies for financing, for the acquisition of new mineral properties, for the recruitment and retention of qualified employees and other personnel, as well as operating supplies and consumables. Many of the mineral resource companies with which Galiano competes have greater financial and technical resources. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of mineral properties of merit, on exploration of their mineral properties and on development of their mineral properties. In addition, they may be able to afford more geological expertise in the targeting and exploration of mineral properties. This competition could result in competitors having mineral properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and development.

Cycles

The mining business is subject to mineral price cycles. The marketability of minerals is also affected by worldwide economic cycles. At the present time, the significant demand for minerals in many countries is driving commodity prices, but it is difficult to assess how long such demand may continue. Fluctuations in supply and demand in various regions throughout the world are common.

The Company's revenues may be significantly affected by changes in commodity demand and prices. The ability of the Company to fund ongoing development and exploration is impacted by the sale of gold produced by the Company and the proceeds of such sales. As market fluctuations affect the price of gold, proceeds from the sale of the gold produced by the Company can be affected accordingly. As well, the ability of the Company to continue development and exploration, and increase production, is affected by the availability of financing which, in turn, is affected by the strength of the economy and other general economic factors.

Environmental Protection

The Company's properties are subject to stringent laws and regulations governing environmental quality. Such laws and regulations can increase the cost of planning, designing, installing and operating facilities on the Company's properties. However, it is anticipated that, absent the occurrence of an extraordinary event, compliance with existing laws and regulations governing the release of emissions in the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, will not have a material effect upon the Company's current operations, capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.


Employees

At December 31, 2024, the AGM had approximately 398 full-time and 16 temporary employees across its site operations. At the same time, the Company had 17 full-time employees employed at its corporate office.

Foreign Operations

All of the Company's mining operations are currently conducted in Ghana, a foreign jurisdiction, and as such, the Company's operations are exposed to various levels of political, economic and other such risks and uncertainties such as: military repression; extreme fluctuations in currency exchange rates; high rates of inflation; labour unrest; war or civil unrest; expropriation and nationalization; renegotiation or nullification of existing concessions, licenses, permits and contracts; illegal mining; changes in taxation policies; restrictions on foreign exchange and repatriation; changes to export regulations; changing political conditions; currency controls; and governmental regulations that favour or require the awarding of contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies from, a particular jurisdiction.

In the past, Ghana has been subject to political instability, changes and uncertainties. Furthermore, Ghana's status as a developing country may make it more difficult for the Company to obtain any required financing for its projects.  Recently, Ghana has experienced significantly high rates of inflation, defaulted on sovereign bonds and faced other economic hardships which were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war. The effect of these economic hardships also resulted in a significant devaluation of the Ghanaian Cedi against the US dollar. To stabilize the country's currency, the Government of Ghana requested all gold mining companies operating in the country to sell a portion of their production to the Bank of Ghana at spot gold prices, which included the Asanko Gold Mine. In December 2022, the Government of Ghana reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $3.0 billion extended credit facility to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. If such instability were to recur, it may cause changes to existing governmental regulations affecting mineral exploration and mining activities.

The Company's operations and properties are subject to a variety of governmental regulations governing worker health and safety, employment standards, waste disposal, protection of historic and archaeological sites, mine development, protection of endangered and protected species and other matters.

The Company's mineral exploration and development activities in Ghana may be adversely affected in varying degrees by changing government regulations relating to the mining industry or shifts in political conditions that increase the costs related to the Company's activities or the maintenance of its properties.

Changes, if any, in mining or investment policies or shifts in political attitude may adversely affect the operations and financial condition of the Company. Operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to, but not limited to, restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, currency remittance, income and other taxes, expropriation of property, foreign investment, maintenance of claims, environmental legislation, land use, land claims of local people, water use and mine safety.

Failure to comply strictly with applicable laws, regulations and local practices relating to mineral right applications and tenure could result in loss, reduction or expropriation of entitlements, or the imposition of additional local or foreign parties as joint venture partners with carried or other interests.

The occurrence of these various factors and uncertainties cannot be accurately predicted and could have an adverse effect on the operations and financial condition of the Company. Future changes in applicable laws and regulations or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could negatively impact current or planned exploration and development activities at the AGM or in respect of any other projects in which the Company becomes involved. Any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, even if inadvertent, could result in the interruption of exploration and development operations or material fines, penalties or other liabilities.


Free Carried Interest to the Ghanaian Government

Section 43.1 of the Ghanaian Mining Act (Government Participation in Mining Lease) provides:  Where a mineral right is for mining or exploitation, the Government shall acquire a ten percent free carried interest in the rights and obligations of the mineral operations in respect of which financial contribution shall not be paid by Government.

In order to achieve this legislative objective, 10% of the common shares of AGGL, the Company's Ghanaian subsidiary, which owns the Obotan and Esaase properties, have been issued into the name of the Government of Ghana. The government has a nominee on the Board of Directors of AGGL. There is no shareholder agreement between AGGL and any of its shareholders, and the 10% ownership stake of the Government of Ghana represents a capital non-contributing interest where the Ghanaian Government is entitled to 10% of declared dividends from the net profit of AGGL, but does not have to contribute to its capital investment. Dividends may only be declared to the Government of Ghana once AGGL has recovered of all prior operating losses and reports retained earnings.

Ghanaian Mining Royalties and Taxes

On March 19, 2010, the Government of Ghana amended Section 25 of the Ghanaian Mining Act which stipulates the royalty rates on mineral extraction payable by mining companies in Ghana. The Ghanaian Mining Act requires the holder of a mining lease, restricted mining lease, or small-scale mining license to pay a royalty in respect of minerals obtained from its mining operations to Ghana at the rate of 5% of the total revenue earned from minerals obtained by the holder.

Changes to the Ghanaian tax system were announced and substantively enacted during the year ended March 31, 2012. Corporate tax rates rose from 25% to 35% and capital deductions were reduced from an 80% deduction in year one to a straight-line depreciation of 20% per year over 5 years. Tax losses in Ghana are carried forward for up to 5 years, and to the extent they are not utilized within 5 years, they expire.

Effective August 1, 2018, the Ghanaian government introduced a non-refundable 5% levy on goods and services that attract value-added tax ("VAT"), and then in 2021 an additional non-refundable 1% levy was introduced to help offset the impacts of COVID-related support in the country. Effective January 1, 2023, the Government of Ghana announced a further increase to the standard VAT rate from 12.5% to 15.0%.  The effective VAT rate is now 21%, of which 6% is non-refundable.

On April 3, 2023, the Government of Ghana imposed a special levy, the Growth and Sustainability Levy ("GSL"), on all companies operating in Ghana with an effective date of May 1, 2023. The purpose of the GSL is to support growth and fiscal sustainability of the Ghanaian economy. For mining companies in Ghana, the GSL is levied at a rate of 1% of gold revenues for the fiscal years 2023 to 2025.

On March 11, 2025, the Ghana Ministry of Finance announced plans to increase the GSL from 1% to 3% of gold revenues and to extend the sunset clause to fiscal 2028.  The proposed amendment has yet to be enacted into law.

Changes that may give rise to increased exposure to tax expense, could affect the amount of distributable cash available to the Company.


IT Security

The effectiveness of the Company's information technology systems is crucial to the success of operations. The Company relies on the appropriate safeguards to protect its systems, along with regular maintenance, upgrades, and replacements of networks, equipment, software, and information technology systems. Additionally, proactive expenditures are necessary to reduce the likelihood of any failures that may occur.

As the Company's reliance on electronic data communication and storage, including the utilization of cloud-based services and personal devices, continues to grow, it faces evolving technological risks associated with this information and data. Such risks encompass targeted attacks on the Company's systems or those of third parties that it depends on.

Even though the Company takes precautions to safeguard its information and data, such as deploying monitoring and threat detection systems, the Company employs an external outsourced cyber security operations centre to actively monitor and prevent cybersecurity incidents, conducting regular audits and carrying out vulnerability testing, it cannot guarantee absolute security of this information and data. There may be occasions when it is vulnerable to malware, cyberattacks, or other unauthorized access or usage of the Company's information and data.

Employees and directors were required to complete focused training on cybersecurity threats and tools to manage cybersecurity risk in 2024.  The Company also regularly conducts phishing simulations as an education tool for its workforce.

The Chief Financial Officer oversees the IT department, and IT issues are reported to the Audit Committee of the Board quarterly, or as necessary. Galiano has not encountered any significant losses resulting from cyberattacks or other information security breaches at this time.

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance ("ESG")

Sustainability is at the core of the Company's business strategy. The Company believes that a comprehensive sustainability strategy is integral to meeting its strategic objectives in positively supporting relationships with its internal and external stakeholders, improving its risk management, reducing the AGM's cost of production and benefiting the catchment communities that the Company operates in, beyond the life of the mine.

The Company implements its sustainability program with a focus on four key areas: (1) protecting human rights; (2) maintaining the occupational health and safety of employees and the local catchment communities; (3) advancing the socio-economic welfare and health of local catchment communities; and (4) managing environmental impacts of operations and exploration activities. For further details on the Company's sustainability program, refer to the Company's 2023 Sustainability Report (the "2023 Sustainability Report") published on July 9, 2024, which is available on the Company's website at www.galianogold.com. The disclosures and metrics of the 2023 Sustainability Report align with international reporting standards, including the GRI and the Metals and Mining Standards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.

In May 2023, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill S-211, an act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff. This requires Canadian companies to annually report on the due diligence steps they are taking to both identify and address labour risks in their supply chain. The Company submitted its report, and completed the mandatory online questionnaire to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in advance of the May 31, 2024 deadline. Galiano will also be submitting its 2024 Modern Slavery Report in 2025, continuing its commitment to transparency and ethical supply chain practices.


In June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board ("ISSB") released its inaugural IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, specifically IFRS S1 "General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information" and IFRS S2 "Climate-related Disclosures", the purpose of which is to standardize a single, global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets. IFRS S1 provides a set of disclosure requirements designed to enable companies to communicate to investors about the sustainability-related risks and opportunities they face over the short, medium and long term. IFRS S2 sets out specific climate-related disclosures and is designed to be used in conjunction with IFRS S1. Both standards fully incorporate the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD"). IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted.

The Canadian Securities Administrators are responsible for Canadian reporting issuer disclosure requirements. The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board ("CSSB") was formed to review the final ISSB standards and consider their suitability for adoption in Canada. In December 2024, the CSSB published its first Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards ("CSDS"), which include CSDS 1 "General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information" and CSDS 2 "Climate-related Disclosures", and are based on IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. The standards are voluntary unless mandated in the future by regulators or governments. For these disclosures to become mandatory, the standards must first be incorporated into a CSA rule under Canadian securities legislation. The CSA is currently evaluating the finalized standards and working on a revised climate-related disclosure rule that may include modifications suited to the Canadian capital markets. The CSA plans to seek public comments on a revised rule that will set out climate-related disclosure requirements. This consultation will address key considerations such as the scope of application, potential modifications, and whether additional time or guidance is needed for reporting issuers to comply. The mandatory adoption timeline will depend on the outcome of this process. The Company is currently evaluating how the CSDSs will impact its future disclosure obligations.

Governance

The foundation of the Company's sustainability strategy starts with strong governance. The Company has established a Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee ("CGNC") comprised of independent non-executive directors who meet in accordance with the CGNC mandate with senior management of the Company.  The CGNC's mandate includes, among other things, management and director compensation review, monitoring legislation, regulatory policies and industry best practices dealing with compensation, corporate governance and director nomination, and, from time to time as it deems appropriate, review and reassess the adequacy of the Company's corporate governance principles and practices and recommend any proposed changes to the Board.

The Company has established a Sustainability Committee comprised of independent non-executive directors who meet on a quarterly basis with senior management of the Company to review performance against key performance indicators and to provide oversight of the Company's sustainability management and initiatives. A quarterly assessment is also performed by the Sustainability Committee to confirm, among other things: monitoring of current trends and emerging sustainability issues; compliance with the Company's sustainability policies; development of short and long-term targets and standards to adhere to occupational health and safety, human rights, environmental and sustainability principles; and monitoring of climate-related risks and opportunities.

The Company has also established a Technical Committee, effective since the start of 2025. Working alongside the Sustainability Committee, it provides oversight on technical aspects of operations, ensuring environmental and community impacts are effectively managed within the Company's governance framework. The Technical Committee plays a key role in overseeing the design, construction, and operation of the TSF, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, safety protocols, and risk management practices. By collaborating with the Sustainability Committee, it helps address broader social and environmental risks, reinforcing the Company's commitment to responsible resource development and sustainable operational practices.


Senior management of the Company are actively involved in the day-to-day implementation and management of the Company's ESG strategies, including examining the sustainability-related risks and opportunities facing the business.

Risk Management

Galiano faces potential risks and uncertainties that can significantly impact its business, including competitive, economic, political, legal, regulatory, social, and financial risks. The Company diligently works to reduce its exposure to material risks involved in the achievement of business objectives by employing a systematic approach to identify, assess, mitigate, review, and manage these risks. Galiano's Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment methodology includes a matrix of both real and hypothetical risks, a heat map of ongoing top ten risks, ranking scales of likelihood and potential consequence, in addition to an incident classification system by gross and net (after implementation of controls to measure effectiveness) impacts, and appropriate risk responses. Risk owners (departments and/or executive positions) are also assigned to ensure the adoption of direct responsibility and accountability.

The Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment process incorporates a review of operational, health and safety, environmental, social (including human rights), and business unit risks as well as interactions with public officials. A corporate risk register consolidates all risks considered to be significant and is updated regularly to support continuous review, improvement, and planning processes. A thorough assessment of all risks is integrated into regular planning and decision-making processes. Any concerns are reported to senior management and the Board on a quarterly basis, while anything deemed critical is communicated to risk owners and the Board as soon as possible.

ESG Initiatives

Galiano completed an independent human rights impact assessment in 2021, with a follow-up in 2024, and the results of these studies indicated that the Company is applying appropriate governance, monitoring systems, and mitigation measures to protect its employees, contractors, and stakeholder communities. Recommendations on alignment with evolving international best practices continue to be implemented by the Company at the AGM and corporate levels.

The Company receives detailed bi-annual feedback from its ITRP on international best practices and risk mitigation with respect to the AGM's TSF. The ITRP includes renowned experts in geochemistry, hydrology and geotechnical and geological engineering and compliments the existing managerial and technical skill sets at the AGM, Galiano, as well as the contracted Engineer-of-Record to oversee the TSF. The ITRP visits the AGM at least once annually. Regular reporting on TSF performance keeps senior management and the Board of Directors actively informed and engaged in overseeing tailings management. This transparent approach ensures timely decision-making and reinforces our commitment to high standards of operational safety and environmental stewardship.

The AGM has aligned its approach to cyanide management at all operations with the ICMC, which is recognized as an international best practice.  Furthermore, the AGM has fully integrated the ICMC principles and standards of practice into its health, safety and environmental management systems to protect human health and reduce the potential for environmental impacts.


Sustainability Policy

The approach of the Company to its sustainability strategy is based on the following principles:

The Company follows the following guidelines with respect to its approach on sustainability:


The Company has various feedback mechanisms in place at the AGM and the stakeholder communities which enable the Company's workforce, residents, other groups and individuals to come forward to raise issues of concern. Credible concerns are then fully investigated and subsequently addressed.

The Company has adopted the International Council for Mining and Metals health and safety injury classification and methodology with an objective to provide a more accurate picture of the Company's safety behaviour as well as assist in benchmarking more directly against respective peers for health and safety performance going forward.

Environmental Policy

Galiano works diligently to provide safe, responsible, and profitable operations whilst ensuring sustainable natural resources development for the benefit of its employees, shareholders, and catchment communities. The Company also works diligently to protect and conserve the natural environment for future generations.

In adopting the following principles, the Company intends to drive continuous improvement and excellence in environmental performance:

MINERAL PROPERTIES

The AGM is the Company's only material property for the purposes of NI 43-101. The AGM is comprised of nine deposits: Nkran, Esaase, Abore, Miradani North, Midras South, Adubiaso, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill.

The Asanko Gold Mine

Following the close of the Acquisition, the AGM is 90% owned by the Company, however, all amounts and descriptions within this "Mineral Properties" section as they relate to the AGM are on a 100% basis, unless otherwise indicated.

The Company's current technical report for the AGM, the 2023 Technical Report, was published on March 28, 2023 in a report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report and Feasibility Study for Asanko Gold Mine, Ghana" effective as of December 31, 2022, prepared by Bob McCarthy, P.Eng., Glen Cole, P.Geo., John Willis, MAusIMM(CP), Oy Leuangthong, P.Eng., Malcolm Titley, MAIG, Anoush Ebrahimi, P.Eng., Desmond Mossop, PrSciNat, Ismail Mahomed, PrSciNat, Faan Coetzee, PrSciNat, and Mitch Hanger, MAIG (collectively, the QPs).


The information regarding the AGM attached hereto as Schedule "A" is extracted from the 2023 Technical Report. All capitalized terms used in Schedule "A" that are not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed thereto in the 2023 Technical Report. For a complete description of the AGM, see the 2023 Technical Report. The information in Schedule "A" is subject to all the assumptions, qualifications and procedures set out in the 2023 Technical Report. The full text of the 2023 Technical Report is available for viewing under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at http://www.sedarplus.ca/.

The following tables summarize the Company's estimated mineral reserves and mineral resources for the AGM. Information in the following tables and the notes thereto include updates that consider extraction of reserves and resources for the full calendar 2023 and 2024 years and resources/reserves generated by additional drilling and/or development.

Mineral Resource Estimate Update

In the Company's news release dated January 28, 2025, the Company provided an updated MRE for the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and stockpiles with an effective date of December 31, 2024. The effective date of the Mineral Resource statement for the remaining AGM deposits (Esaase, Miradani North, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill) remains December 31, 2022.

The following table highlights the Mineral Resource statement for the AGM's deposits and includes the key assumptions and parameters used to estimate the Mineral Resources.

 

Measured

Indicated

Measured + Indicated

Inferred

 

Tonnes

Grade

Au
Contained

Tonnes

Grade

Au
Contained

Tonnes

Grade

Au
Contained

Tonnes

Grade

Au
Contained

Deposit

(Mt)

(g/t)

(koz)

(Mt)

(g/t)

(koz)

(Mt)

(g/t)

(koz)

(Mt)

(g/t)

(koz)

Nkran

 

 

 

16.3

1.81

950

16.3

1.81

950

6.4

1.31

271

Esaase

 

 

 

30.6

1.25

1,227

30.6

1.25

1,227

8.2

1.26

334

Abore

 

 

 

16.0

1.24

638

16.0

1.24

638

2.1

1.17

78

Adubiaso

 

 

 

2.0

1.46

95

2.0

1.46

95

0.2

0.81

5

Akwasiso

 

 

 

1.4

1.16

52

1.4

1.16

52

0.2

1.28

9

Asuadai

 

 

 

1.6

1.23

64

1.6

1.23

64

0.1

1.29

4

Dynamite

 

 

 

2.2

1.34

95

2.2

1.34

95

1.0

1.24

40

Midras South

 

 

 

4.9

1.09

173

4.9

1.09

173

1.1

1.17

40

Miradani North

 

 

 

7.9

1.39

352

7.9

1.39

352

2.9

1.30

122

Stockpiles

0.9

0.78

22

 

 

 

0.9

0.78

22

 

 

 

Total

0.9

0.78

22

83.0

1.37

3,646

83.9

1.36

3,668

22.2

1.26

903



Notes to the mineral resource estimate:

1. Mr. Eric Chen, P.Geo., Vice President Mineral Resources for Galiano, is the Qualified Person responsible for the Mineral Resource statements of the Nkran, Abore, and Adubiaso deposits. Resources are reported within an optimized pit shell assuming a price of $2,000/oz gold and using various cut-off grades: 0.35 g/t gold for Nkran, and 0.40 g/t gold for Abore and Adubiaso. Metallurgical recovery for Abore assumes constant 0.10 g/t gold in tails. Metallurgical recovery of 94% was assumed for the Nkran, Adubiaso, and Abore deposits.

2. Mr. Ertan Uludag, P.Geo., Director Mineral Resources for Galiano, is the Qualified Person responsible for the Mineral Resource statement of the Midras South deposit. Resources are reported within an optimized pit shell assuming a price of $2,000/oz gold and using a cut-off grade of 0.40 g/t gold. Metallurgical recovery of 94% was assumed for the Midras South deposit.

3. Dr. Oy Leuangthong, P.Eng. and Mr. Glen Cole, P.Geo. of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. are the Qualified Persons responsible for the Mineral Resource statements of the Esaase, Miradani North, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill deposits. Mineral Resources are reported within an optimized pit shell assuming a price of $1,800/oz gold and using various cut-off grades: 0.50 g/t in Oxides and 0.60 g/t gold in Transition and Fresh for Esaase; and 0.45 g/t gold for all other deposits. Metallurgical recovery of 94% was assumed for the Miradani North, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill deposits. Metallurgical recovery for the Esaase deposit varies based on lithology and grade.

4. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. All figures have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates. Due to rounding, some columns or rows may not compute exactly as shown.

5. All tonnages are reported as in situ dry tonnes. Mineral Reserves are reported using the CIM Definition Standards.

6. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.

7. All quantities are reported on a 100% basis.

8. Mineral Resources for the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits, and stockpiles are stated with an effective date of December 31, 2024. Mineral Resources for the Esaase, Miradani North, Akwasiso, Asuadai, and Dynamite Hill deposits are stated with an effective date of December 31, 2022.

9. A quality control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all assay results. Certified reference materials and blanks are inserted by the Company into the sample stream at the rate of 1:14 samples.  Field duplicates are collected at the rate of 1:30 samples. All samples have been analyzed with standard preparation methods and 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish. Higher grade samples are re-analyzed from pulp or reject material or both.

Mineral Reserve Estimate Update

In the Company's news release dated January 28, 2025, the Company provided an updated Mineral Reserve estimate  for the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and stockpiles with an effective date of December 31, 2024. The effective date of the Mineral Reserve statement for the remaining AGM deposits (Esaase, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill) remains December 31, 2022.


The following table highlights the Mineral Reserve statement for the AGM's deposits and includes the key assumptions and parameters used to estimate the Mineral Reserves.

Deposit

Proven

Probable

Total Proven and Probable

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au Grade
(g/t)

Au Content
(koz)

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au Grade
(g/t)

Au Content
(koz)

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au Grade
(g/t)

Au Content
(koz)

Nkran

 

 

 

10.6

1.67

571

10.6

1.67

571

Esaase

 

 

 

13.6

1.22

533

13.6

1.22

533

Miradani North

 

 

 

6.8

1.41

310

6.8

1.41

310

Abore

 

 

 

11.2

1.27

458

11.2

1.27

458

Dynamite Hill

 

 

 

1.1

1.31

45

1.1

1.31

45

Adubiaso

 

 

 

1.5

1.39

67

1.5

1.39

67

Midras South

 

 

 

1.4

1.12

49

1.4

1.12

49

Stockpiles

0.9

0.78

22

 

 

 

0.9

0.78

22

Total

0.9

0.78

22

46.2

1.37

2,033

47.1

1.36

2,055

Notes to the mineral reserve estimate:

1. Mr. Richard Miller, P.Eng., Vice President Technical Services for Galiano, is the Qualified Person responsible for the Mineral Reserve statements of the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and the stockpiles.

2. Dr. Anoush Ebrahimi, P.Eng., Principal Consultant (Mining) SRK (Canada) Inc., is the Qualified Person responsible for the Mineral Reserve statement for the Esaase, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill deposits.

3. The Mineral Reserves for the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and stockpiles are stated as of December 31, 2024 and the Mineral Reserves for the Esaase, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill deposits are stated with an effective date of December 31, 2022.

4. Mineral Reserves are reported assuming a gold price of $1,700/oz for the Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and the stockpiles, and $1,500/oz for the Esaase, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill desposits.

5. Mineral Reserves are reported at the point of delivery to the process plant or to stockpile.  All tonnages are reported as diluted dry metric tonnes.  Mineral Reserves are reported using the CIM Definition Standards.

6. Mineral Reserves are defined within seven different pit designs guided by pit shells derived from the optimization software, HxGN MinePlan's Minesight Economic Planner, GEOVIA Whittle™ and Datamine Studio NPVS™.

7. Mining cost inputs are in $/t mined.  All other unit cost inputs are $/t ore. Mining costs vary based on the pit, the rock type, and the depth of the pit. The base mining costs for the Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits are $2.63/t, $1.98/t, $1.94/t, $2.03/t, $2.29/t, $2.03/t, and $2.03/t respectively. There are additional expenditures for fixed contractor monthly fees, grade control, community fees, Owner's Mining G&A, and other small costs that vary with each deposit and are in addition to the $/t stated.


8. Processing cost assumptions for the  Nkran, Abore, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits and the stockpiles are $10.39/t for oxide ore, $11.25/t for transition ore and $11.52/t for fresh ore, and for the Esaase, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill deposits, processing cost assumptions are $8.81/t for oxide ore, $10.39/t for transition ore and $10.66/t for fresh ore.

9. General and administration cost assumptions vary by pit and timing with a range in unit costs from $5.17/t to $6.69/t ore.

10. Ore transportation cost varies for each pit based on the haul distance. It ranges between $0.61/t for the Nkran deposit and $6.15/t for the Esaase deposit.

11. Processing recovery is 94.0% for all ore types in all pits except for the Abore and Esaase deposits. Processing recovery for the Abore deposit is calculated using a fixed tail of 0.10 g/t gold, but capped to a maximum of 94%. Processing recovery varies based on the ore type and head grade in the Esaase deposit, where the average recovery for oxide, Upper Sandstone, Cobra and Central Sandstone ore types are 90.1%, 73.8%, 71.3% and 76.4%, respectively.  Processing recovery for existing stockpiles ore is calculated using a fixed tail of 0.10 g/t but capped to a maximum of 85%.

12. Mining dilution varies between pits. The average mining dilution is calculated to be 7.4%, 14.4%, 6.0%, 7.8%, 11.6%, 13.6% and 8.3%, for the Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits, respectively.

13. Mining ore loss varies between pits. The average mining ore loss is calculated to be 3.7%, 2.0%, 2.0%, 6.2%, 2.0%, 3.7% and 11.7%, for the Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits, respectively.

14. The overall strip ratio (the amount of waste tonnes mined for each tonne of ore) for the AGM is 7.4:1. The strip ratio for each of the Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill, Adubiaso and Midras South deposits is 13.5, 4.5, 5.6, 5.9, 9.8, 9.3, and 6.9, respectively.

15. Figures are rounded to the appropriate level of precision for the reporting of Mineral Reserves. Due to rounding, some columns or rows may not compute as shown.

16. The Qualified Persons are not aware of any mining, metallurgical, infrastructure, permitting, or other relevant factors that could materially affect the Mineral Reserve estimates.

17. Cut-off grades vary based on the deposit and oxidation. All cut-off grades are applied to the fully diluted Au grade. The Mineral Reserves are reported at the following cut-off grades:

18. A quality control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all assay results. Certified reference materials and blanks are inserted by the Company into the sample stream at the rate of 1:14 samples.  Field duplicates are collected at the rate of 1:30 samples. All samples have been analyzed with standard preparation methods and 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish. Higher grade samples are re-analyzed from pulp or reject material or both.


Exploration Update

Fiscal 2023

In 2023, the AGM spent $14.1 million, including property holding costs, on exploration activities. At the Abore deposit, an infill drilling program was completed to convert inferred mineral resources below the mineral reserve pit shell and the infilling zones within the mineral resource pit shell to the indicated mineral resource category. As of December 31, 2023, 84 holes were completed for 22,470m. Results returned strong intercepts outside the current reserve pit shell including 36m @ 2.1 g/t gold from 278m and 21m @ 2.6 g/t gold from 226m and identified the discovery of a new high grade zone in the southern portion of the deposit and better than expected results spanning the entire 1,600m strike length of the Abore deposit. This new zone of mineralization is hosted primarily within the Abore granite and is characterized by significant hydrothermal alteration along with high density quartz veining, intense localized brecciation, disseminated arsenopyrite and visible gold. It remains open along strike in both directions and is untested at depth.

At the Midras South deposit, an infill drilling program for inferred mineral resources was initiated to upgrade the primary mineralized zones to the indicated mineral resource category to advance the deposit towards a potential maiden mineral reserve estimate. As of December 31, 2023, 52 holes were completed for 5,061m. Two of the fertile structural trends that host mineralization at Midras South also remain open along strike and are considered targets for further exploration drilling.

Fiscal 2024

In 2024, the AGM spent $11.1 million, including property holding costs, on exploration activities. Following the successful drilling campaign at Abore in 2023, the Company announced in its news release dated April 16, 2024 that the Abore MRE had increased by 181,000oz or 38% effective March 31, 2024, resulting from a 13% increase in grade and 22% increase in tonnes using a gold price assumption of $1,800/oz and an equivalent cut-off grade of 0.45 g/t. Pursuant to the significant increase to mineral resources at Abore, the probable mineral reserves increased by 151,000oz to 485,000oz, effective June 30, 2024, when compared to the 2023 Technical Report.

At the Midras South deposit, a second phase of infill drilling was completed for a total of 7,629m drilled. The objective was to continue upgrading the primary mineralized zones to the indicated mineral resource category. As disclosed in this section under the above heading "Mineral Reserve Estimate Update", a maiden mineral reserve estimate was published for the Midras South deposit effective December 31, 2024.

A quality control sampling program of reference standards, blanks and duplicates has been instituted to monitor the integrity of all assay results. Certified reference materials and blanks are inserted by the Company into the sample stream at the rate of 1:14 samples.  Field duplicates are collected at the rate of 1:30 samples. All samples have been analyzed with standard preparation methods and 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish. Higher grade samples are re-analyzed from pulp or reject material or both.


Development and Operations

There are several mineral deposits at the AGM that are in different stages of exploration and advancement. Seven deposits are viable to be mined by conventional truck and shovel open pit mining techniques: Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill, Adubiaso and Midras South.

All pits will utilize truck-loader mining methods operated by contractors as has traditionally been the case at the AGM. Ore and waste material will be drill and blasted as required in 6m benches, loaded using front-end loaders or backhoe excavators and then hauled using a mix of articulated and rigid body trucks. Mining will be operated by experienced contractors using either 40-t CAT 740 and/or 91-t CAT 777 trucks, depending on pit size and equipment availability.

Fiscal 2023

On October 1, 2023, mining operations restarted at the AGM and focused on pre-production stripping at the Abore deposit. The AGM mined 22,000 t of ore and 3.4 Mt of waste rock in 2023. The AGM continued to process existing stockpiled ore during 2023 with 6.1 Mt milled at an average feed grade of 0.8 g/t and metallurgical recovery averaging 82%. The AGM produced 134,163oz of gold in 2023.

Fiscal 2024

In 2024, as a result of a larger pit shell at the Abore deposit due to the increase in mineral reserves mentioned above under the heading "Exploration Update", the Company continued its focus on developing the Abore pit. Mining operations in 2024 resulted in 1.9 Mt of ore and 30.7 Mt of waste rock mined.  The average mined grade at the Abore deposit was 1.0 g/t. Mining performance at Abore was impacted during the year by challenging ground conditions in the upper portion of the pit and heavier seasonal rainfall in Ghana. The processing plant treated 5.1 Mt of ore at an average feed grade of 0.8 g/t and metallurgical recovery averaging 85%. The AGM produced 115,115oz of gold in 2024.  Plant throughput in 2024 was constrained due to harder Abore ore treated, which impacted gold production. It is expected that mill throughput will be directly linked to crusher circuit performance until a new secondary crusher is constructed and commissioned in the third quarter of 2025.

Capital and Operating Costs

Fiscal 2023

During 2023, the AGM's mining cost per tonne was $7.81, ore transportation cost per tonne trucked was $6.01 and processing cost per tonne milled was $10.09.  Mining cost per tonne was higher than prior years due to the fact that certain mining overhead costs were incurred during the first nine months of 2023, however there were no associated tonnes mined.

The AGM invested $31.0 million (excluding capitalized waste stripping costs at the Abore deposit) in sustaining capital expenditures during 2023, which related primarily to raising the height of the TSF and implementation of a water treatment system at the TSF.

Development capital expenditures in 2023 amounted to $6.7 million and related primarily to site preparation and haul road construction at the Abore deposit.


Fiscal 2024

During 2024, the AGM's mining cost per tonne was $3.32, ore transportation cost per tonne trucked was $5.21 and processing cost per tonne milled was $12.37.  Processing cost per tonne was higher than prior years due to fewer tonnes milled, which increased fixed processing costs on a per unit basis.

The AGM invested $4.8 million (excluding capitalized waste stripping costs at the Abore deposit) in sustaining capital expenditures during 2024, which related primarily to raising the height of the TSF.

Development capital expenditures in 2024 amounted to $11.6 million and related primarily to Abore site establishment costs and processing plant enhancements (fabrication of two new CIL tanks and construction of a secondary crushing circuit).

NON-IFRS MEASURES

The Company has included certain non-IFRS performance measures throughout this AIF. These performance measures are employed by management to assess the Company's operating and financial performance and to assist in business decision-making. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors and other stakeholders use this information to evaluate the Company's operating and financial performance; however, as explained elsewhere herein, these non-IFRS performance measures are not standardized financial measures under IFRS and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. Accordingly, these performance measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Operating cash costs per ounce and total cash costs per ounce

The Company has included the non-IFRS performance measures of operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold throughout this AIF. The Company follows the recommendations of the Gold Institute Production Cost Standard (the "Gold Institute"). The Gold Institute, which ceased operations in 2002, was a non-regulatory body and represented a global group of suppliers of gold and gold products. The production cost standard developed by the Gold Institute remains the generally accepted standard of reporting cash costs of production by many gold mining companies. Management uses operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold to monitor the operating performance of the AGM. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance and ability to generate cash flow. Other companies may calculate operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold differently.

A reconciliation of operating and total cash costs per gold ounce sold of the AGM to production costs of the Company (the nearest IFRS measure) is incorporated by reference into this AIF from Section 8.1 of the MD&A for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "2024 MD&A"). The 2024 MD&A is available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

All-in sustaining costs per gold ounce

The Company has adopted the reporting of "AISC per gold ounce sold", which is a non-IFRS performance measure. The Company believes that the AISC per gold ounce sold measure provides additional insight into the costs of producing gold by capturing all of the expenditures required for the discovery, development and sustaining of gold production and allows the Company to assess its ability to support capital expenditures to sustain future production from the generation of operating cash flows. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the AGM's performance and ability to generate cash flow. Other companies may calculate AISC per gold ounce sold differently.


AISC adjusts total cash costs for general and administrative expenses, reclamation cost accretion, sustaining capitalized stripping costs, sustaining capital expenditures and lease payments and interest expense on the AGM's mining and service lease agreements. Sustaining capital expenditures, capitalized stripping costs, reclamation cost accretion and lease payments and interest expense on lease agreements are not line items on the Company's financial statements. Sustaining capital expenditures are defined as those capital expenditures which do not materially benefit annual or life of mine gold ounce production at a mine site.  A material benefit to a mine site is considered to be at least a 10% increase in annual or life of mine production, net present value, or mineral reserves compared to the remaining life of mine of the operation. As such, sustaining costs exclude all expenditures at the AGM's new projects and certain expenditures at the AGM's operating sites which are deemed expansionary in nature. Capitalized stripping costs represent costs incurred at steady-state operations during the period; these costs are generally not considered expansionary in nature as the stripping phase is expected to take less than 12 months and resulting ore production is of a short-term duration. Reclamation cost accretion represents the growth in the AGM's reclamation provision due to the passage of time. This amount does not reflect cash outflows, but it is considered to be representative of the periodic costs of reclamation and remediation. Lease payments on mining and service lease agreements represent cash outflows, while interest expense represents the financing component inherent in the lease. Reclamation cost accretion and lease interest are included in finance expense in the Company's results, as disclosed in the notes to the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

The Company has also provided the non-IFRS performance measure of AISC excluding capitalized stripping costs at the Abore deposit.  The Company believes that this non-IFRS performance measure provides additional insight into the costs of producing gold excluding activities associated with developing a new mining pit. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the AGM's performance and ability to generate cash flow.

A reconciliation of AISC/oz of the AGM to production costs and various operating expenses of the AGM (the nearest IFRS measure) is incorporated by reference into this AIF from Section 8.2 of the 2024 MD&A. The 2024 MD&A is available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

RISK FACTORS

There are a number of risks that may have a material and adverse impact on the future operating and financial performance of Galiano that could cause its operating and financial performance to differ materially from the estimates described in forward-looking statements relating to the Company. These include widespread risks associated with any form of business and specific risks associated with the business of the Company and its involvement in the gold exploration and development industry.

An investment in the securities of Galiano is considered speculative and involves a high degree of risk due to, among other things, the nature of Galiano's business and the present stage of development and operations of the AGM.  A prospective investor should carefully consider the risk factors set out below along with the other matters set out or incorporated by reference in this AIF. The operations of the Company are speculative due to the high-risk nature of its business, which is the operation, exploration and development of mineral properties. The Company has identified the following non-exhaustive list of inherent risks and uncertainties that it considers to be relevant to the operations and business plans of the Company. In addition to information set out elsewhere in this AIF, for the year ended December 31, 2024, or with reference to information, which is incorporated by reference into this AIF, investors should carefully consider the following risk factors. Such risk factors could materially affect the future operating results of the Company and could cause actual events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements relating to the Company.


A summary of the principal risks that the Company faces are as follows:

Operational risks

Mineral Reserves and Resources

Mineral reserves and mineral resources are based on estimates of mineral content and quantity derived from limited information acquired through drilling and other sampling methods and require judgmental interpretations of geology, structure, grade distributions and trends, and other factors. These estimates may change as more information is obtained. No assurance can be given that the estimates are accurate or that the indicated level of metal will be produced. Actual mineralization or formations may be different from those predicted. Further, it may take many years from the initial phase of drilling before production is possible, and during that time the economic feasibility of exploiting a discovery may change.

In addition, the mineral reserve and MREs for the AGM are updated from time to time as the geological and technical information on the mineralization increases. These mineral reserve and mineral resource updates may result in reclassification of resources from one category of resources to another and these reclassifications may have a follow-on impact on reserves. To the extent that these reclassifications of resources are from a higher category to a lower category, there may be a resulting negative impact on related mineral reserves. Any reduction of reserves resulting from reclassification of resources may ultimately impact on project economics, including net present values and internal rates of return, and may result in the Company recognizing an impairment of the value of the AGM. For future projects, these reductions may impact adversely on production decisions. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of the Company's mineral resources constitute or will be converted into reserves. Market price fluctuations of gold as well as increased production and capital costs, reduced recovery rates or technical, economic, regulatory or other factors may render the Company's proven and probable reserves unprofitable to develop at a particular site or sites for periods of time or may render mineral reserves containing relatively lower grade mineralization uneconomic. Successful extraction requires safe and efficient mining and processing. Moreover, short-term operating factors relating to the mineral reserves, such as the need for the orderly development of ore bodies or the processing of new or different ore types, may cause mineral reserves to become uneconomical or the AGM to be unprofitable in any particular reporting period. Estimated reserves may have to be recalculated based on actual production experience. Any of these factors may require the Company to reduce its mineral reserves and resources, which could have a negative impact on the financial results of the Company.


Failure to obtain or maintain necessary permits or government approvals, revocation of those permits and approvals, regulatory changes affecting necessary permits or government approvals, or environmental concerns could also cause the Company to reduce its reserves. There is also no assurance that the Company will achieve indicated levels of gold recovery or obtain the prices for gold production assumed in determining the amount of such reserves. Anticipated levels of production may be affected by numerous factors, including mining conditions, labour availability and relations, weather and supply shortages.

Metallurgical Recoveries

On February 25, 2022, the Company reported detecting an increase in gold grades in tailings product leaving the processing facility at the AGM. The assays indicated total gold grades of approximately 0.40g/t in tailings product, which is higher than the historic and expected total gold grade in tailings of approximately 0.10g/t. Consequently, gold recovery was negatively impacted. The AGM's NI 43-101 Technical Report effective December 31, 2019 (and amended and restated on June 9, 2020) described areas of the Esaase pit that were expected to yield lower recovery, and it is possible that material mined from these areas may be causing the lower recovery. However, given the volume and consistency of the material yielding lower recovery, the Company is working to better understand the cause(s), magnitude and impact of the observed lower recovery.

There is no assurance that the Company will ascertain the cause of lower recoveries at the AGM or be able to return recoveries at the AGM to an economic level without undertaking significant capital expenditures at the AGM and/or temporarily suspending its operations at the AGM.

On September 29, 2022, the Company provided an update on the independent metallurgical test work conducted on the Esaase deposit. The program consisted of lab scale carbon-in-leach bottle roll tests conducted on a total of 8 bulk composites derived from mineralized drill core increments from the 2022 metallurgical drilling campaign at Esaase. The composites were selected to represent variations in lithological domains, oxidation states, visually logged carbon and gold grade. Overall weighted average gold recoveries of 87% were achieved for the Esaase deposit. These results support past test work and are in-line with metallurgical recoveries previously assigned to the Esaase deposit.

Life of mine plans

LOM estimates for each of the properties are based on a number of factors and assumptions and may prove to be incorrect. In addition, LOM plans, by design, may have declining grade profiles and increasing rock hardness and mine life could be shortened if the Company increases production, experiences increased production costs or if the price of gold declines significantly. The LOM plan for the AGM will be updated from time-to-time to reflect current geological, technical and economic information and the Company's plans for the operation and expansion of the AGM may change materially from current planned operations based on the results of an updated LOM plan. Any such updates may result in changes to the LOM that could negatively impact the operations and financial condition of the Company and the AGM, or the share price of the Company.


Future changes to the LOM plan may include changes to the assumptions, estimates, parameters and plans including, but not limited to, changes to the current estimates of in‐situ ounces, ore tonnes to be mined in future periods, strip ratios, head grades, recovery rates, gold price assumptions, mining costs, processing costs, trucking costs, capital and closure costs, as well as discount rates. Changes to any of these factors may result in negative impacts on the Project economics of the AGM. Changes in the LOM plan in a manner that reduces the economic benefit to the Company of its interest in the AGM, including reductions in net present values and internal rates of return, could materially impact the Company's future financial performance.

Processing

A number of factors could affect the Company's ability to process ore in the tonnages budgeted, the quantities of the metals and deleterious materials that are recovered and the ability to efficiently handle material in the volumes budgeted, including, but not limited to:

The occurrence of any of the above could affect the ability of the Company to treat the number of tonnes planned, recover valuable materials, remove deleterious materials, process ore and produced gold, and manage tailings as planned. This may result, among other things, in lower throughput, lower recovery and/or more downtime which may have an adverse effect on future cash flow, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Extraction

A number of factors can affect the Company's ability to extract ore efficiently in the quantities that it has budgeted, including, but not limited to:

These factors may result in a less than optimal operation and lower throughput or lower recovery, which may affect the Company's production schedule. There is no assurance that, in planning and budgeting at the AGM, the Company has foreseen and/or accounted for every possible factor that might cause a project to be subject to suboptimal operation, and such suboptimal operation could have an effect on business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company and on the share price of the Company.


Production costs

This AIF and the Company's other public disclosures contain estimates of future production, operating costs, capital costs, estimates of future AISC/oz and other economic and financial measures with respect to existing mines and certain development stage projects. These estimates may change and/or the Company may be unable to achieve them. Actual production, costs, returns and other economic and financial performance may vary from the estimates depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within the Company's control. These factors include, but are not limited to:

Failure to achieve production or cost estimates or material increases in costs could have a material adverse effect on the future cash flows, profitability, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Limited history of mining operations

The AGM has a limited history of mining operations. As a result, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with establishing new mining operations including: the timing and cost, which can be considerable, of the construction of mining facilities; the availability and costs of skilled labour and mining equipment; the availability and costs of appropriate smelting and/or refining arrangements; the need to obtain necessary environmental and other governmental approvals and permits, and the timing of those approvals and permits; and, the availability of funds to finance construction and development activities. It is common in new mining operations to experience unexpected problems and delays during construction, development, and mine start‐up. Such operations are subject to all the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration for, and development and production of gold and other precious or base metals, including unusual and unexpected geological formations, seismic activity, rock bursts, fires, cave‐ins, flooding and other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material as well as industrial accidents, labour force disruptions, fall of ground accidents in underground operations, and force majeure factors, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, mines and other producing facilities, damage to person or property, environmental damage, delays, increased production costs, monetary losses and possible legal liability. Milling operations are subject to hazards such as equipment failure or failure of retaining dams around tailings disposal areas, which may result in environmental pollution and consequent liability. In addition, delays in the commencement of mineral production often occur.


Consumables

The profitability of the Company is affected by the market prices and availability or shortages of commodities which are consumed or otherwise used in connection with the Company's operations. Prices of such commodities also can be subject to volatile price movements, which can be material and can occur over short periods of time, and are affected by factors that are beyond the Company's control. Operations consume significant amounts of energy and are dependent on suppliers or governments to meet these energy needs and to allow declines in oil prices to filter through to the Company. In some cases, no alternative source of energy is available. An increase in the cost, or decrease in the availability, of construction materials may affect the timing and cost of the Company's development project. If the costs of certain commodities consumed or otherwise used in connection with the Company's operations were to increase significantly and remain at such levels for a sustained period of time, this would have a material adverse impact on the Company. Costs at any particular mining location are also subject to variation due to a number of factors, such as changing ore grade, changing metallurgy and revisions to mine plans in response to the physical shape and location of the ore body or due to operational or processing changes. Reported costs may also be affected by changes in accounting standards. A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on the Company's capital expenditures, production schedules, profitability and operating cash flow.

Permitting

The operation, exploration and development projects of the Company require licenses and permits from various governmental authorities to exploit its properties, and the process for obtaining and renewing licenses and permits from governmental authorities often takes an extended period of time and is subject to numerous delays, costs and uncertainties. Any unexpected delays or costs or failure to obtain such licenses or permits associated with the permitting process could delay or prevent the execution of the AGM's development plans or impede the operation of a mine, which could adversely impact the Company's operations, profitability and financial results. Such licenses and permits are subject to change in various circumstances. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations may result in injunctions, fines, suspensions or revocations of permits and licenses, and other penalties. There can be no assurance that the Company has been or will be at all times in compliance with all such laws and regulations and with its licenses and permits or that the Company has all required licenses and permits in connection with its operations. The Company may be unable, on a timely basis, to obtain, renew or maintain in the future all necessary licenses and permits that may be required to explore and develop its properties, maintain the operation of mining facilities and properties under exploration or development or to otherwise maintain continued operations.


The Company's ability to obtain and maintain required permits and approvals and to successfully operate, in particular, may be adversely impacted by real or perceived detrimental events associated with the Company's activities or those of other resource companies affecting the environment, human health and safety of the surrounding communities. Delays in obtaining or failure to obtain, renew, or retain government permits and approvals may adversely affect the Company's operations, including its ability to explore or develop properties, commence production or continue operations.

Land title

The validity of exploration, development and mining interests and the underlying mineral claims, mining claims, mining leases, tenements and other forms of land and mineral tenure held by the Company, which fundamentally constitute the Company's property holdings, can be uncertain and may be contested and the Company's properties are subject to various encumbrances, including royalties.

Acquisition of title to mineral properties is a very detailed and time-consuming process, and the Company's title to its properties may be affected by prior unregistered encumbrances, agreements or transfers, or undetected defects. Although the Company has attempted to acquire satisfactory title to its properties, some risk exists that some titles, particularly title to exploration and undeveloped properties, may be defective. A successful challenge to the Company's title to its properties could result in the Company being unable to operate on its properties as anticipated or being unable to enforce its rights with respect to its properties which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company may further need to acquire other title, such as surface title, easements or rights of way, which may encroach on the title to property of third parties. There is no guarantee that such further title, easements or rights of way necessary for the Company's operations may be acquired by the Company and the failure to acquire same, or to acquire the same in a timely fashion, may materially impede the Company's operations.

Geotechnical

Mining, by its very nature, involves the excavation of soils and rocks. The stability of the ground during and after excavation involves a complicated interaction of static and dynamic stresses (including induced stresses such as blasting), gravity, rock strength, rock structures (such as faults, joints, and bedding), groundwater pressures and other geo‐mechanical factors.

Additionally, excavated ore and waste may be deposited in dumps or stockpiles, or used in the construction of tailings dams and roads or other civil structures, which may be very large. These dumps, stockpiles, dams, etc. may also be subject to geotechnical failure due to over‐steepening, seismically induced destabilization, water saturation, material degradation, settling, overtopping, foundation failure or other factors.

The Company employs internal geotechnical experts, external consultants and third‐party reviewers and auditors who use industry‐standard engineering data gathering, analyses, techniques and processes to manage the geotechnical risks associated with the design and operation of a mine and the related civil structures. However, due to unforeseen situations and to the complexity of these rock masses and large rock and soil civil structures, geotechnical failures may occur at the AGM which could result in the temporary or permanent closure of all or part of a mining operation and/or damage to mine infrastructure, equipment or facilities, which materially impacts mineral production and/or results in additional costs to repair or recover from such geotechnical failures and the resulting damage.


Infrastructure and water access

The Company's operations are carried out in geographical areas which lack developed infrastructure and are subject to various other risk factors, including the availability of sufficient water supplies. Mining, processing, development and exploration activities depend, to one degree or another, on adequate infrastructure. Reliable roads, bridges, power sources and water supply are important determinants which affect capital and operating costs. Lack of such infrastructure or unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, terrorism, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of such infrastructure could adversely affect the operations, financial condition and/or results of operations of the Company.

The Company's failure to obtain needed water permits, the loss of some or all of the Company's water rights for any of its mines or shortages of water due to drought or loss of water permits could require the Company to curtail or close mining production and could prevent the Company from pursuing expansion opportunities.

Community risk

Maintaining a positive relationship with the communities in which the Company operates is critical to continuing the successful operation of the AGM as well as construction and development of existing and new projects. Community support for mining operations is a key component of a successful mining venture.

As a mining business, the Company may come under pressure in the jurisdictions in which it operates, or will operate in the future, to demonstrate that other stakeholders (including employees, communities surrounding operations and the countries in which the Company operates) benefit and will continue to benefit from the Company's commercial activities, and/or that it operates in a manner that will minimize any potential damage or disruption to the interests of those stakeholders. The Company may face opposition with respect to current and future development and exploration projects which could materially adversely affect the business, results of operations, financial condition of the Company and the Company's share price.

Surrounding communities may affect or threaten the security of the mining operations through the restriction of access of supplies and the workforce to the mine site or the conduct of artisanal mining at or near the mine sites. The material properties of the Company may be subject to the rights or asserted rights of various community stakeholders, including indigenous people, through legal challenges relating to ownership rights or rights to artisanal mining.

Illegal mining

The Company is exposed to artisanal and illegal mining activities in close proximity to its operations that may cause environmental issues, a loss of ore, lack of access by the Company to its mineral properties, disruptions to the operations and relationships with governments and local communities and other issues. Effective local government administration is often lacking in the locations where artisanal and illegal miners operate because of rapid population growth and the lack of functioning structures, which can create a complex and unstable social environment.

Ghana is experiencing an increase in the levels and mechanization of illegal mining activities which, if left unchecked, may result in the misappropriation of ore from the Company's tenements as well as other issues. The Company, in coordination with the military and police, attempts to exclude illegal mining from our mineral properties, but such efforts may not always be successful. Failure to secure the Company's mineral properties from illegal miners could have a material adverse effect on the future cash flows, profitability, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.


Equipment malfunctions

The Company's various operations may encounter delays in or losses of production due to the delay in the delivery of equipment, key equipment or component malfunctions or breakdowns, damage to equipment through accident or misuse, including potential complete write-off of damaged units, or delay in the delivery or the lack of availability of spare parts, which may impede maintenance activities on equipment. In addition, equipment may be subject to aging, if not replaced, or through inappropriate use or misuse and may become obsolete. Any one of these factors could adversely impact the operations, profitability and financial results of the Company.

Legislative changes

The Company is subject to continuously evolving legislation, including, but not limited to, the areas of labour, environment, land titles, mining practices, closure and rehabilitation requirements and taxation. Compliance with these laws may require significant expenditures. If the Company is unable to comply fully, they may be subject to enforcement actions or other liabilities, or its image may be harmed, all of which could materially affect operating costs, delay or curtail operations or cause the Company to be unable to obtain or maintain required permits. There can be no assurance that the Company has been or will be at all times in compliance with all applicable laws regulations, that compliance will not be challenged or that the costs of complying with current and future laws and regulations will not materially or adversely affect the business, operations or results of the Company.

New laws, regulations and administrative interpretations, amendments to existing laws and regulations or administrative interpretations, or more stringent enforcement of existing laws, regulations and administrative interpretations, whether in response to changes in the political or social environment the Company operates in or otherwise, could have a material and adverse effect on the future cash flows, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Contractors

The Company uses contractors at the AGM for some of its mining activities. As a result, operations at the AGM are subject to a number of risks, some of which will be outside of the Company's control, including:


In addition, the Company may incur liability to third parties as a result of the actions of a contractor. The occurrence of one or more of these risks could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Key employees

The ability of the Company to effectively manage its corporate, exploration and operations teams, as applicable, depends in large part on the ability of the Company to attract and retain key individuals in management positions and as senior leaders within the organization. The success of the Company also depends on the technical expertise of its professional employees. The Company face competition for qualified management, professionals, executives and skilled personnel from other companies. There can be no assurance that the Company will continue to be able to compete successfully with its competitors in attracting and retaining senior leaders, qualified management and technical talent with the necessary skills and experience to manage its current needs. The length of time required to recruit key personnel and fill a position may be longer than anticipated. The failure to attract and retain capable leaders and key management professionals as well as qualified talent to manage the existing operations and projects effectively could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and/or operational results of the Company.

Procurement risks

Procurement risks arise from the inadequate selection of third-party suppliers or contractors, limited market availability, lack of competitiveness, or contracts that do not align with the Company's objectives and values. Reliance on third parties introduces risks related to performance, compliance and sustainability, and poor oversight or inadequate monitoring of third-party activities could impact the quality, reliability, or sustainability of goods and services.

The Company's operations depend on the timely and cost-effective procurement of equipment, consumables and services. Market volatility, raw material costs and international trade policies may increase expenses and delay deliveries, which could impact profitability and project timelines. Supplier failures to meet contractual obligations may lead to cost overruns, delays or operational setbacks.

Additionally, procurement processes are vulnerable to fraud, collusion, bribery and kickbacks, including conflicts of interest and preferential treatment. Such unethical practices can inflate costs, reduce quality and damage the Company's reputation, potentially resulting in legal and regulatory consequences.

Labour disruptions

The Company is dependent on its workforce and the workforce of its contractors to extract and process minerals. Relations between the Company and its employees, as well as between contractors and their employees, may be impacted by changes in labour relations which may be introduced by, among other things, employee groups, unions and the relevant governmental authorities in whose jurisdictions the Company carries on business. Labour disruptions at the Company's properties could have a material adverse impact on its business, results of operations and financial condition and that of the Company. The Company's employees may be represented by labour unions under various collective labour agreements, which are subject to renegotiation and renewal at or near the termination of these contracts. Any work stoppage or strike by union or other employees could have a material adverse effect on the Company's earnings and financial condition.


Political and legal risks

Mining investments are subject to the risks normally associated with any conduct of business in foreign and/or emerging countries, and may be impacted by global events, including:

The conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East and the global response to these conflicts as it relates to sanctions, trade embargos and military support has resulted in significant uncertainty as well as economic and supply chain disruptions. Should these conflicts expand beyond current geographies, or should other geopolitical disputes and conflicts emerge in other regions, this could result in a material adverse effect on the Company.

Other risks include the potential for fraud and corruption by suppliers, personnel or government officials which may implicate the Company, compliance with applicable anti‐corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, a United States federal law, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act of 1988, a Canadian anti-corruption law applicable to Galiano, or other similar laws of other jurisdictions, by virtue of the Company operating in jurisdictions that may be vulnerable to the possibility of bribery, collusion, kickbacks, theft, improper commissions, facilitation payments, conflicts of interest and related party transactions and the Company's possible failure to identify, manage and mitigate instances of fraud, corruption, or violations of its code of conduct and applicable regulatory requirements.

There is also the risk of increased disclosure requirements, including those pursuant to the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; currency fluctuations; restrictions on the ability of local operating companies to sell gold offshore for US dollars, and on the ability of such companies to hold US dollars or other foreign currencies in offshore bank accounts; import and export regulations, including restrictions on the export of gold or on the import, for further gold processing; limitations on the repatriation of earnings or on the ability of the Company to assist in minimizing its expatriate workforce's exposure to double taxation in both the home and host jurisdictions; and increased financing costs.

These risks may limit or disrupt operating mines or projects, restrict the movement of funds, cause the Company to have to expend more funds than previously expected or required, or result in the deprivation of contract rights or the taking of property by nationalization or expropriation without fair compensation, and may materially adversely affect the financial position and/or results of operations of the Company. In addition, the enforcement by the Company of its legal rights in foreign countries, including rights to exploit its properties or utilize its permits and licenses and contractual rights may not be recognized by the court systems in such foreign countries or enforced in accordance with the rule of law.


It is possible that a current or future government of any country in which the Company has mining projects or operations may adopt substantially different policies or take arbitrary action which might halt exploration or production, nationalize assets or cancel contracts and/or mining and exploration rights and/or make changes in taxation treatment any of which could have a material and adverse effect on the future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and/or financial condition of the Company.

Mining dangers

Mining operations generally involve a high degree of risk. The Company's operations are subject to all the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of gold, including: unusual and unexpected geological formations; seismic activity; cave-ins or slides; flooding; pit wall failure; periodic interruption due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions; and other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, mines and other producing facilities, personal injury or death, damage to property, environmental damage and possible legal liability. Milling operations are subject to hazards such as fire, equipment failure or failure of retaining dams around tailings disposal areas, which may result in environmental pollution and consequent liability.

Environmental and health and safety issues

Routine safety inspections are conducted across the AGM site with any non-conformances reported through the safety, health & environment management system. Weekly inspections are conducted at the mining contractor workshops, fuel depot, process plant, and other external areas as required. With regards to the TSF, the Company employs a series of monitoring boreholes around the perimeter of the TSF, which are regularly monitored for ground water contamination. The TSF is inspected on a daily basis for signs of stress or damage and to ensure structural integrity. It is also audited every quarter, including for structural integrity, by independent third-party consultants and their report is submitted to the Ghanaian EPA.

Although the Company monitors its mining and disposal sites for potential environmental hazards, there is no assurance that it has detected, or can detect all possible risks to the environment arising from the business and operations. The Company expends significant resources to comply with environmental laws, regulations and permitting requirements, and expects to continue to do so in the future. Failure to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations and permitting requirements may result in injunctions, damages, suspension or revocation of permits and imposition of penalties. There is no assurance that:

The Company may be subject to proceedings in respect of alleged failures to comply with increasingly strict environmental laws, regulations or permitting requirements or of posing a threat to or of having caused hazards or damage to the environment or to persons or property. While any such proceedings are in process, the Company could suffer delays or impediments to or suspension of development and construction of projects and operations and, even if the Company is ultimately successful, the Company may not be compensated for the losses resulting from any such proceedings or delays.


There may be existing environmental hazards, contamination or damage at the Company's mines or projects that the Company may be unaware of. The Company may also be held responsible for addressing environmental hazards, contamination or damage caused by current or former activities at its mine sites or projects or exposure to hazardous substances, regardless of whether or not hazard, damage, contamination or exposure was caused by the activities of the Company or by previous owners or operators of the property.

Any finding of liability in such proceedings could result in additional substantial costs, delays in the exploration, development and operation of the Company's properties and other penalties and liabilities related to associated losses, including, but not limited to:

The costs of complying with any orders made or any cleanup required and related liabilities from such proceedings or events may be significant and could have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition of the Company and the share price of the Company.

In Ghana, the Company is required to submit, for government approval, a reclamation plan for each of its mining sites that establishes the Company's obligation to reclaim property after minerals have been mined from the site. Further, the Company is required to provide security to the Ghanaian EPA for the performance by the Company of its reclamation obligations in respect of its mining leases. Although the Company has currently made provision for certain of its reclamation obligations, there is no assurance that these provisions will be adequate in the future.

Climate Change

The Company acknowledges climate change and that increased environmental regulation resulting therefrom may adversely affect the operations of the Company. The effects of climate change or extreme weather events may cause prolonged disruption to the delivery of essential commodities which could negatively affect production efficiency.

There is no assurance that the response of the Company to the risks posed by climate change and the corresponding legislation and regulation will be effective, and the physical risks of climate change will not have an adverse effect on the Company's operations and profitability.


Health and Safety Risks - Pandemics

The Company and its workforce are exposed to diseases and/or pandemics such as malaria, dengue, COVID-19, chikungunya, among others. Such diseases and/or pandemics represent a serious threat to maintaining a skilled workforce in the mining industry in Africa and is a major healthcare challenge for the Company.

As a result of such diseases and/or pandemics, and workplace accidents due to the inherent dangers of mining operations, there can be no assurance that the Company will not lose members of its workforce or see its workforce productivity reduced or incur medical costs, which could have a material and adverse effect on the future cash flows, earning, results of operations and financial condition of the Company.

Infectious Diseases

Outbreaks or the threat of outbreaks of viruses or other infectious diseases or similar health threats could cause operational and supply chain delays and disruptions (including as a result of governmental regulation and prevention measures), labour shortages and shutdowns, the inability to sell precious metals or the inability to operate, produce, and ship dore from the AGM site to be refined.

At this time, the Company cannot accurately predict what effects the outbreak of other infectious diseases will have on mining operations or financial results, including as a result of uncertainties relating to the ultimate geographic spread of the virus, the severity of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, and the length of the travel restrictions and business closures that have been or may be imposed by the governments of impacted countries. The widespread health crisis caused by infectious diseases, or the occurrence of other similar health crises, and the adverse economic and financial impacts arising therefrom, could adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations and the market price of the Company's Common Shares.

Exploration and Development Risks

Exploration

Gold and other metal exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves many risks and is often not productive. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its exploration efforts.

The Company's ability to declare mineral reserves is dependent on a number of factors, including the geological and technical expertise of the Company's management and exploration teams, the quality of land available for exploration and other factors. Once gold mineralization is discovered, it can take several years of exploration and development before production is possible, and the economic feasibility of production can change during that time.

Substantial expenditures are required to carry out exploration and development activities to establish proven and probable mineral reserves and determine the optimal metallurgical process to extract the metals from the ore.

Once the Company has found ore in sufficient quantities and grades to be considered economic for extraction, metallurgical testing is required to determine whether the metals can be extracted economically. There may be associated metals or minerals that make the extraction process more difficult.


Mine development

The execution of the AGM's development plans will require the development and operation of various mining pits, the resettlement of villages, upgrades to the existing haul road, and TSF lifts. As a result, the Company is and shall continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with establishing new mining operations including:

Any delay in the performance of any one or more of the contractors, suppliers, consultants or other persons on which the AGM is dependent in connection with its development plans, a delay in or failure to receive the required governmental approvals and permits in a timely manner or on reasonable terms, or a delay in or failure in connection with the completion and successful operation of the operational elements in connection with the Company's development plans could delay or prevent the development of the mine as planned.

Risks Relating to the Value of Securities

Market price of Common Shares

The Common Shares are publicly traded and are subject to various factors that have historically made the Common Share price volatile. The market price of the Common Shares has experienced, and may continue to experience, significant volatility, which may result in losses to investors. The market price of the Common Shares may increase or decrease in response to a number of events and factors, including: operating performance and the performance of competitors and other similar companies, volatility in metal prices, the public's reaction to news releases on developments at mines and other properties, material change reports, other public announcements and the Company's filings with the various securities regulatory authorities, changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by research analysts who track the Common Shares or the shares of other companies in the resource sector, changes in general economic and/or political conditions, the number of Common Shares to be publicly traded after an offering of Common Shares, the arrival or departure of key personnel and acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures involving the Company's or its competitors.

In addition, the global stock markets and prices for mining company shares have experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Common Shares, regardless of its operating performance. The variables which are not directly related to the Company's success and are, therefore, not within the Company's control, include developments that affect the market for mining company shares, the breadth of the public market for the Common Shares and the attractiveness of alternative investments.


The effect of these and other factors on the market price of the Common Shares on the exchanges on which they trade has historically made the price of the Common Shares volatile and suggest that the Common Share price will continue to be volatile in the future.

Liquidity of Common Shares

Shareholders of the Company may be unable to sell significant quantities of Common Shares into the public trading markets without a significant reduction in the price of their Common Shares, or at all. There can be no assurance that there will be sufficient liquidity of the Common Shares on the trading market, and that the Company will continue to meet the listing requirements of the TSX or the NYSE American or achieve listing on any other public listing exchange.

Volatility

In recent years, the securities markets have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies has experienced wide fluctuations, which have not necessarily been related to the operating performance, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. There can be no assurance that such fluctuations will not affect the price of the Company's securities, and the price may decline below their acquisition cost. As a result of this volatility, investors may not be able to sell their securities at or above their acquisition cost.

Securities of mining companies have experienced substantial volatility in the past, often based on factors unrelated to the financial performance or prospects of the companies involved. These factors include macroeconomic developments in the countries where these companies carry on business and globally, and market perceptions of the attractiveness of particular industries. The price of the securities of the Company is also likely to be significantly affected by short‐term changes in commodity prices, other precious metal prices or other mineral prices, currency exchange fluctuation and the political environment in the countries in which the Company does business and globally.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, shareholders have often instituted class action securities litigation against those companies. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management attention and resources, which could significantly harm the Company's profitability and reputation.

Dilution from exercise of outstanding stock options or settlement of share units

The Company has outstanding stock options representing a right to receive Common Shares upon vesting and the exercise of the stock options. In addition, the Company has outstanding share units, representing a right to receive Common Shares on vesting and satisfaction of the settlement conditions. The exercise of the stock options or the settlement of the share units and the subsequent resale of such Common Shares in the public market could adversely affect the prevailing market price of the Common Shares and the Company's ability to raise equity capital in the future at a time and price which deems it appropriate. The Company may also enter into commitments in the future which would require the issuance of additional Common Shares or may grant share purchase warrants and the Company is expected to grant additional stock options and share units. Any share issuances from the Company's treasury will result in immediate dilution to existing shareholders' percentage interest in the Company.


The Company has never paid dividends and may not do so in the foreseeable future

The Company has not declared or paid any regular dividends on its Common Shares. The Company's current business plan requires that for the foreseeable future, any future earnings be reinvested to finance the growth and development of its business. The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends on the Common Shares in the foreseeable future. The Company will not declare or pay any cash dividends until such time as its cash flow exceeds its capital requirements and will depend upon, among other things, conditions then existing including earnings, financial condition, restrictions in financing arrangements, business opportunities and conditions and other factors, or the Board determines that its shareholders could make better use of the cash.

Financial Risks

The Company's growth, future profitability and ability to obtain financing may be impacted by global financial conditions

In recent years, global financial markets have been characterized by extreme volatility impacting many industries, including the mining industry. Global financial conditions remain subject to sudden and rapid destabilizations in response to future economic shocks, as government authorities may have limited resources to respond to future crises. A sudden or prolonged slowdown in the financial markets or other economic conditions, including but not limited to, consumer spending, employment rates, business conditions, inflation, fuel and energy costs, consumer debt levels, lack of available credit, the state of the financial markets, interest rates and tax rates, may adversely affect the Company's growth and profitability. Future economic shocks may be precipitated by a number of causes, including, but not limited to, material changes in the price of oil and other commodities, the volatility of metal prices, governmental policies, geopolitical instability, war, terrorism, the devaluation and volatility of global stock markets, natural disasters and the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases and/or pandemics. Any sudden or rapid destabilization of global economic conditions could impact the Company's ability to obtain equity or debt financing in the future on terms favourable to the Company or at all. In such an event, the Company's operations and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

Gold price fluctuations

The Company's revenues depend in part on the market prices for gold. Gold prices fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company's control including central bank lending, sales and purchases of gold, producer hedging activities, expectations of inflation, the level of demand for gold as an investment, speculative trading, the relative exchange rate of the US dollar with other major currencies, interest rates, global and regional demand, political and economic conditions and uncertainties, industrial and jewelry demand, production costs in major gold producing regions and worldwide production levels. The aggregate effect of these factors is impossible to predict with accuracy. Although the Company has from time to time entered into hedging instruments to manage the AGM's exposure to gold price risk, the Company may not do so in future. Fluctuations in gold prices may materially and adversely affect the financial performance or results of operations of the Company and the Company.


Insufficient financing

To fund growth, the Company may choose to secure necessary capital through loans or other forms of financing. The availability of this capital is subject to general economic conditions and lender and investor interest in the Company and their respective projects.

In addition, the Company may seek funding to further its search and exploration for new mineral deposits and their development. Financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company. Failure to obtain any financing that may become necessary for the development plans of the Company may result in a delay or indefinite postponement of exploration, development or production on any or all of the properties of the Company.

Shareholder dilution

The adequacy of the Company's capital structure is assessed on an ongoing basis and adjusted as necessary after taking into consideration the Company's strategic plans, market and forecasted gold prices, the mining industry, general economic conditions and associated risks. In order to maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Company may adjust its capital spending, issue new Common Shares, purchase Common Shares for cancellation pursuant to NCIBs, issue new debt or reimburse existing debt. The constating documents of the Company allow it to issue, among other things, an unlimited number of Common Shares for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as may be established by the Board, in many cases, without the approval of shareholders. The Company cannot predict the size of future issuances of Common Shares or the issue of securities convertible into Common Shares of Galiano or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of the Company's Common Shares will have on the market price of its Common Shares. Any transaction involving the issue of previously authorized but unissued Common Shares or securities convertible into Common Shares would result in dilution to present and prospective holders of Common Shares.

Interest rates

Globally, central banks have implemented or indicate that they intend to implement increases to the interest rate charged to commercial banks in the short term to combat inflationary pressures. Increases in interest rates could cause the Company's cost of capital to increase, which in turn may affect the feasibility of financing future development projects. In addition, the Company's financial results are affected by movements in interest rates, as it forms an important factor in the estimation of the fair value of certain assets and liabilities of the Company.

Foreign currency and foreign exchange

The Company receives revenue from operations in US dollars but incurs a portion of its operating expenses and costs in foreign currencies, including Ghanaian Cedis and Canadian dollars. Similarly, the Company raises its capital in Canadian dollars and US dollars, as applicable, yet incurs expenses in foreign currencies. Each of these currencies fluctuates in value and is subject to its own country's political and economic conditions and the Company is therefore subject to fluctuations in the exchange rates between the US dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Ghanaian Cedi. These fluctuations could have a material effect on the future cash flow, business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company and on the share price of the Company. Foreign currency fluctuations may also lead to higher‐than‐anticipated construction, development and other costs. The Company do not currently hedge against currency exchange risks, although they may do so from time to time in the future.


Taxation

The Company have operations and conduct business in a number of different jurisdictions and are subject to the taxation laws of each such jurisdiction. These taxation laws are complicated and subject to changes and are subject to review and assessment in the ordinary course. Any such changes in taxation law or reviews and assessments could result in higher taxes being payable by the Company, which could adversely affect profitability. Taxes and other local laws and requirements may also adversely affect the ability of the Company to repatriate earnings and otherwise deploy assets. In addition, the Company are subject to routine tax audits by various tax authorities. Tax audits may result in additional tax, interest payments and penalties which, if levied, would negatively affect the financial condition and operating results of the Company.

Tax consequences for foreign controlled Canadian companies

Certain adverse tax considerations may be applicable to a shareholder that is a corporation resident in Canada and is, or becomes, controlled by a non-resident corporation for the purposes of the "foreign affiliate dumping" rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada). Such shareholders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the consequences of acquiring the securities of the Company.

Repatriation of funds

The Company may need to repatriate funds from foreign affiliates to service indebtedness or fulfill the Company's business plans, in particular in relation to ongoing expenditures at development assets unrelated to the AGM. Galiano may not be able to repatriate funds or may incur tax payments or other costs when doing so, as a result of a change in applicable law or tax requirements at local subsidiary levels, and such costs could be material.

Financial reporting risks

Inadequate controls over financial reporting

The Company assessed and tested, for its 2024 fiscal year, its internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of SOX. SOX requires an annual assessment by management of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. In 2024, the Company elected not to obtain an attestation report from the Company's independent auditors addressing the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls over financial reporting. The Company's failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of SOX on an ongoing and timely basis could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of its financial statements and/or regulatory sanctions, which in turn could harm the Company's business and negatively impact the trading price of its Common Shares or market value of its other securities. In addition, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could harm the Company's operating results or cause it to fail to meet its reporting obligations.

Moreover, the Company's management does not expect that its internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. Any such errors or fraud could cause the Company to be required to amend its financial statements, result in regulatory sanction and/or liability, any of which could harm the Company's financial results, results of operation, business or share price.


Public company obligations

The Company's business is subject to evolving corporate governance and public disclosure regulations that have increased both the Company's compliance costs and the risk of non-compliance. Any non-compliance with these regulations could have an adverse effect on the Company's share price.

The Company is subject to changing rules and regulations promulgated by a number of U.S. and Canadian governmental and self-regulated organizations, including the SEC, the Canadian Securities Administrators, the NYSE American, the TSX, and the International Accounting Standards Board. These rules and regulations continue to evolve in scope and complexity and many new requirements have been created in response to laws enacted by the U.S. Congress, making compliance more difficult and uncertain.

Carrying value of assets

The carrying value of the assets of the Company is compared to internal estimates of their estimated fair value to assess how much value can be recovered based on current events and circumstances. The fair value estimates of the Company are based on numerous assumptions and are adjusted from time to time and the actual fair value, which also varies over time, could be significantly different than these estimates.

If there are no mitigating valuation factors and the Company do not achieve their valuation assumptions, or they experience a decline in the fair value of their reporting units, it could result in an impairment charge, which could have an adverse effect on the Company.

Change in reporting standards

Changes in accounting or financial reporting standards may have an adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company in the future.

Corporate risks

Insurance and uninsured risks

Where economically feasible and based on availability of coverage, a number of operational, financial and political risks are transferred to insurance companies. The availability of such insurance is dependent on the past insurance losses and records of the Company and general market conditions. Available insurance does not cover all the potential risks associated with a mining company's operations. The Company may also be unable to maintain insurance to cover insurable risks at economically feasible premiums, insurance coverage may not be available in the future or may not be adequate to cover any resulting loss, and the ability to claim under existing policies may be contested. Moreover, insurance against risks such as the validity and ownership of unpatented mining claims and mill sites and environmental pollution or other hazards as a result of exploration and production is not generally available to the Company or to other companies in the mining industry on acceptable terms. As a result, the Company might become subject to liability for environmental damage or other hazards for which it is completely or partially uninsured or for which it elects not to insure because of premium costs or other reasons. Losses from these events may cause the Company to incur significant costs that could have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition and/or results of operations of the Company.


Litigation

The Company may be subject to litigation arising in the normal course of business and may be involved in disputes with other parties, including governments and its workforce, in the future which may result in litigation. The causes of potential future litigation cannot be known and may arise from, among other things, business activities, environmental laws, volatility in stock price, failure to comply with disclosure obligations or the presence of illegal miners or labour disruptions at its mine sites. The results and costs of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty. If the Company is unable to resolve these disputes favourably, it may have a material adverse impact on the financial performance, cash flow and results of operations of the Company.

In the event of a dispute involving the foreign operations of the Company's affiliates, the Company may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdiction of courts in Canada. The Company's ability to enforce its rights or its potential exposure to the enforcement in Canada or locally of judgments from foreign courts could have an adverse effect on its future cash flows, earnings, results of operations and financial condition.

Reputational risk

Damage to the Company's reputation can be the result of the actual or perceived occurrence of any number of events, and could include any negative publicity, whether true or not. The Company does not have control over how it is perceived by others. Any reputation loss could result in decreased investor confidence and increased challenges in developing and maintaining community relations which may have adverse effects on the business, results of operations and financial condition of the Company and the Company's share price.

Acquisitions

The Company may pursue the acquisition or disposition of producing, development or advanced stage exploration properties and companies. The search for attractive acquisition opportunities and the completion of suitable transactions are time consuming and expensive and may be unsuccessful. The Company's success in its acquisition activities depends on its ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate acceptable terms for any such acquisition, obtain necessary regulatory approvals and integrate the acquired operations successfully with those of the Company. Any acquisition that the Company may choose to complete may be of a significant size, may change the scale of the Company's business and operations and may expose the Company to new geographical, political, operational, financial and geological risks. Such risks include, but are not limited to:


Competitors

The Company competes with other mining companies and individuals for mining interests on attractive exploration properties and the acquisition of mining assets, including competitors with greater financial, technical or other resources. This may increase the risk of higher costs when acquiring suitable claims, properties and assets or of even making such acquisitions on terms acceptable to the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully with its competitors in acquiring such properties and assets.

Information systems security threats

The Company is reliant on the continuous and uninterrupted operation of its IT systems. User access and security of all IT systems can be critical elements to the operations of the Company. Protection against cybersecurity incidents, cloud security and security of all of the IT systems of the Company are critical to the operations of the Company.  Any IT failure pertaining to availability, access or system security could result in disruption for personnel and could adversely affect the reputation, operations or financial performance of the Company.

The IT systems of the Company could be compromised by unauthorized parties attempting to extract business sensitive, confidential or personal information, corrupting information or disrupting business processes or by inadvertent or intentional actions by the employees or vendors of the Company.  A cybersecurity incident resulting in a security breach or failure to identify a security threat could disrupt business and could result in the loss of business sensitive, confidential or personal information or other assets, as well as litigation, regulatory enforcement, violation of privacy or securities laws and regulations, and remediation costs.

If any of the foregoing events, or other negative events in respect of the IT systems of the Company not described herein occur, the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company could suffer. In that event, the market price of the Company's securities may decline, and investors could lose part or all of their investment.

Negative cash flow from operating activities

The Company has had negative cash flow from operating activities in prior years and may continue to experience negative cash flow from operations in the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred net losses in the past and may incur losses in the future unless it can derive sufficient revenues from its business. Such future losses could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company's securities, which could cause investors to lose part or all of their investment.

Other risks and uncertainties

The exploration, development and mining of natural resources are highly speculative in nature and are subject to significant risks. The risk factors noted above do not necessarily comprise all risks faced by the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that management currently consider immaterial may also impair the business, operations and future prospects of the Company. If any of the following risks actually occur, the business of the Company may be harmed, and their financial condition and results of operations may suffer significantly.


DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Galiano has no fixed dividend policy and has not declared any dividends on its Common Shares since its incorporation. Subject to the BCBCA, the actual timing, payment and amount of any dividends declared and paid by the Company will be determined by and at the sole discretion of the Board from time to time based upon, among other factors, the Company's cash flow, results of operations and financial condition, the need for funds to finance ongoing operations and exploration, and such other considerations as the Board in its discretion may consider or deem relevant.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Common Shares

Galiano's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares without par value. At December 31, 2024, there were 257,077,946 Common Shares issued and outstanding.

Each Common Share entitles the holder to one vote at all meetings of the Company's shareholders. The holders of the Company's Common Shares are entitled to receive during each year, as and when declared by the Board, dividends payable in money, property or by the issue of fully paid Common Shares of Galiano. If the Company is dissolved, wound-up, whether voluntary or involuntary, or there is a distribution of Galiano's assets among shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, the holders of the Company's Common Shares are entitled to receive Galiano's remaining property.

The Company was previously authorized to issue unlimited preferred shares without par value or restrictions ("Preferred Shares"). Following the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on April 30, 2020, the Company amended its Notice of Articles to remove Preferred Shares from the Company's capital structure.

On December 21, 2022, the Company filed the Prospectus under which the Company may sell from time-to-time Common Shares, warrants, subscription receipts, units, debt securities and/or share purchase contracts of the Company, up to an aggregate of $300 million.  The Prospectus had a term of 25-months from the filing date. At December 31, 2024, no securities were issued under the Prospectus. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Prospectus expired with no securities having been issued during its term.

As of March 17, 2025, the Company had 257,158,946 Commons Shares issued and outstanding.

Constraints

There are no constraints imposed on the ownership of the Common Shares by corporate law. There are certain government review requirements regarding foreign investment in Canadian companies which are not expected to be relevant to Galiano shareholders.

MARKET FOR SECURITIES

Trading Price and Volume

The Company's Common Shares trade on the TSX and NYSE American under the symbol "GAU".


TSX

The following tables sets out the price ranges (high and low) and volume of trading of the Common Shares on the TSX (Canadian dollars) for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the current year-to-date.

Month   TSX Price Range     Total Volume  
  High (C$)     Low (C$)  
January 2024   1.46     1.17     2,045,800  
February 2024   1.40     1.09     1,604,800  
March 2024   1.90     1.24     3,988,400  
April 2024   2.35     1.80     8,072,200  
May 2024   2.58     2.18     6,185,700  
June 2024   2.51     2.07     8,010,600  
July 2024   2.73     2.30     7,209,700  
August 2024   2.53     1.72     3,678,800  
September 2024   2.10     1.74     2,357,100  
October 2024   2.56     1.79     2,786,100  
November 2024   2.45     1.86     3,912,600  
December 2024   2.01     1.72     1,721,900  
January 2025   1.92     1.53     3,028,100  
February 2025   1.93     1.60     3,882,200  
March 1 to 14, 2025   1.96     1.60     1,166,536  

NYSE American

The following table sets out the price ranges (high and low) and volume of trading of the Common Shares on the NYSE American (US dollars) for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the current year-to-date.

Month   NYSE American Price Range     Total Volume  
  High ($)     Low ($)  
January 2024   1.09     0.86     7,245,600  
February 2024   1.04     0.80     6,306,900  
March 2024   1.41     0.91     15,780,500  
April 2024   1.73     1.31     42,114,200  
May 2024   1.90     1.59     39,317,500  
June 2024   1.85     1.50     19,429,200  
July 2024   2.00     1.67     25,069,000  
August 2024   1.83     1.24     23,307,500  
September 2024   1.55     1.29     12,445,600  
October 2024   1.85     1.30     18,623,300  
November 2024   1.77     1.33     14,012,700  
December 2024   1.43     1.19     9,370,300  
January 2025   1.33     1.07     17,971,700  
February 2025   1.37     1.09     12,724,900  
March 1 to 14, 2025   1.37     1.10     9,973,262  



Prior Sales

The only securities of the Company that are outstanding, but not listed or quoted for trading on a marketplace, are stock options granted under the Company's stock option plan and share units awarded under the Company's share unit plan (collectively, the "Unlisted Securities"). The following table sets out details of all Unlisted Securities that were issued or granted by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Date

Type of Security Issued

Number of Common Shares
issuable upon exercise

Exercise price per

Common Share

January 3, 2024

Stock Options

20,000

C$1.24

January 3, 2024

Restricted Share Units

12,000

n/a

February 27, 2024

Stock Options

3,199,000

C$1.24

February 27, 2024

Performance Share Units

884,000

n/a

February 27, 2024

Restricted Share Units

258,000

n/a

May 14, 2024

Stock Options

65,000

C$2.37

September 4, 2024

Stock Options

250,000

C$1.95

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name, Occupation and Security Holding

The following table sets out the names, province or state and country of residence, positions with or offices held with the Company, and principal occupation for the past five years of each of Galiano's directors and executive officers, as well as the period during which each has been a director of the Company.

The term of office of each director of Galiano expires at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders each year.



Name, Position and
Province/State and Country of
Residence
(1)

Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years (1)

Director or Officer

For Period(2)

PAUL N. WRIGHT(4)

Chair, Director
British Columbia, Canada

Mr. Wright served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado from October 1999 to April 2017. He joined Eldorado in July 1996 as Vice President, Mining and subsequently as Senior Vice President, Operations in October 1997. Mr. Wright led Eldorado through a period of intense activity through which was created a leading international gold company. Mr. Wright is a graduate of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne with over 40 years of international experience in the development and operation of open pit and underground mines. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and is a Chartered Engineer (UK).


Mr. Wright was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Centerra Gold Inc. on September 6, 2022 until May 1, 2023. He continues to  serve as a director of Centerra since May 2020.

April 1, 2020 until present

JUDITH MOSELY(3)(5)

Director
Surrey, UK

Ms. Mosely is a retired banking executive with over 20 years' experience in the mining and metals banking sector. She most recently held the position of Business Development Director for RMB in London with responsibility for developing the bank's African business with international mining and metals companies. Prior to RMB she headed the mining finance team at Société Générale in London where her focus was principally on debt financing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Australia. She has broad experience across commodity sectors, working with juniors through to multinationals. She is currently a non-executive director of Blackrock World Mining Trust plc and Eldorado Gold, and formerly sat on the board of Women in Mining in the UK.

Ms. Mosely holds a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. Ms. Mosely serves as Chair of the Company's Sustainability Committee.

January 1, 2020 until present

DAWN MOSS(4)(5)

Director

British Columbia, Canada

Ms. Moss brings over 25 years of leadership experience with publicly traded companies on the TSX and the NYSE, most recently as Executive Vice President, Administration, at Eldorado Gold Corporation. She has served as a director on private and public boards of domestic and international companies, serving most recently as a board and committee member for Roxgold Inc. before its acquisition by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. Ms. Moss is a Fellow of the ICSA (The Chartered Governance Institute) and an Accredited Director.

Ms. Moss serves as Chair of the Company's Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee.

September 15, 2021

until present




Name, Position and
Province/State and Country of
Residence
(1)

Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years (1)

Director or Officer

For Period(2)

GREG MARTIN(3)(6)

Director

British Columbia, Canada

Mr. Martin brings more than 25 years of experience in the natural resources industry. Mr. Martin is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Nevada Copper. Mr. Martin served as Nevada Copper's Chief Financial Officer from late 2022 until June 2024, and from 2012 to 2021 was the Chief Financial Officer with SSR Mining where he led all financial and risk management operations, as well as being responsible for IT, legal and non-operating countries.

Mr. Martin is a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, and a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Mr. Martin serves as Chair of the Company's Audit Committee.

June 2, 2022 until present

NAVIN DYAL(3)(4)

Director

Ontario, Canada

Mr. Dyal is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and has over 25 years of finance and public company experience. Mr. Dyal is an accomplished senior executive with a track record of success in financial and strategic leadership, capital funding and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Dundee Precious Metals, Mr. Dyal was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Teranga Gold Corporation for nine years prior to its acquisition by Endeavour Mining Corporation. He spent seven years with Barrick Gold Corporation in progressively senior finance positions and was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier in his career. Mr. Dyal is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.

June 13, 2024 until present

DR. MOIRA SMITH(5)(6)

Director

Nevada, USA

Dr. Smith, P. Geo., has over 30 years of expansive industry experience. Dr. Smith has held key positions from Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience with Liberty Gold, Chief Geologist, Nevada for Fronteer Gold and Senior Geologist and U.S. Exploration Manager with Teck Resources. She has held board or executive positions with many industry associations and is a past President of the Society of Economic Geologists and recent winner of the Colin Spence award from the Association for Mineral Exploration of B.C. Dr. Smith received her Ph.D., Geology, from the University of Arizona and is a member in good standing with numerous professional organizations. Dr. Smith is also a director of Discovery Silver Corp.

June 13, 2024 until present

LAUREN ROBERTS(6)

Director

Washington, USA

Mr. Roberts is a Professional Mining Engineer with 35 years of international mining experience across operations, environment, construction and executive leadership roles. Most recently, Mr. Roberts served as Chief Operating Officer for Hecla Mining Company, overseeing operations, safety, environment, technical services and capital projects. Prior to this, he spent 15 years with Kinross Gold Corporation, including three years as Chief Operating Officer managing Kinross' global operations.  Mr. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

January 1, 2025 until present




Name, Position and
Province/State and Country of
Residence
(1)

Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years (1)

Director or Officer

For Period(2)

MATT BADYLAK

President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

British Columbia, Canada

Mr. Badylak was appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer on June 14, 2021. Prior to this, Matt was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Galiano where he took the lead in building the Company's senior executive technical team. Mr. Badylak is a mining professional with 20 years of extensive experience in senior management and operational planning covering Australia, Mongolia, China, Canada, Turkey and Ghana. Prior to joining Galiano in 2020, Mr. Badylak held progressively senior roles with Eldorado, culminating in General Manager, Kisladag. Throughout his career, Mr. Badylak has built strong, result orientated teams and executed on multiple cost saving and operational efficiency programs which have yielded significant shareholder returns.

Mr. Badylak holds a Bachelor of Science in Extractive Metallurgy and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Murdoch University in Perth and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

August 17, 2020 until present

MATTHEW FREEMAN

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

British Columbia, Canada

Mr. Freeman has been with Galiano since 2020 and brings extensive financial experience coupled with deep knowledge of the mining sector. Mr. Freeman has a successful track record in senior roles; as Chief Financial Officer of Energold Drilling he navigated through a successful corporate restructuring, and prior to that, held senior financial positions at SSR Mining, where he played a key financial role in its growth to becoming a mid-tier gold producer, leading initiatives on financial reporting, risk management, treasury management, as well as M&A activities.

April 14, 2022 until present

MICHAEL CARDINAELS

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

New Hampshire, USA

Mr. Cardinaels brings over two decades of mining sector experience across various commodities, having held progressively senior operational roles throughout his career. Most recently, Mr. Cardinaels was the General Manager of the Yaoure Mine, after a successful five years at the Sissingue Mine, both with Perseus Mining Ltd. Mr. Cardinaels holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Queensland.

September 1, 2024 until present

Notes:

(1) The information as to province of residence and principal occupation, is not within the knowledge of the Company, and has been individually provided by the respective directors and officers.

(2) Each of the Company's directors serve until the next Annual General Meeting of shareholders or until a successor is elected or appointed. The Company's officers serve at the determination of the Board.

(3) Member of the Audit Committee.

(4) Member of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee.

(5) Member of the Sustainability Committee.

(6) Member of the Technical Committee.

As of the date of this AIF, the directors and executive officers of the Company, as a group, own beneficially, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over 904,090 Common Shares of the Company.


Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions

None of the individuals named above is, as at the date of this AIF, or has been, within ten (10) years before the date of this AIF a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that was subject to a cease trade order or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

Except as disclosed below, none of the individuals named above is, as at the date of this AIF, or has been, within ten (10) years before the date of this AIF, a director or executive officer of any company that, while that person was acting in that capacity or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity was subject to a cease trade order or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

On August 20, 2024, while Mr. Greg Martin was Chief Financial Officer, the British Columbia Securities Commission issued a Failure-to-File Cease Trade Order in respect of Nevada Copper Corp. as Nevada Copper Corp. had not filed certain periodic disclosure documents required under applicable securities law related to the interim period ended June 30, 2024. These documents were not filed in light of the ongoing Chapter 11 Proceedings and Canadian Recognition Proceedings (as defined herein below). The Failure-to-File Cease Trade Order currently remains in effect.

Except as disclosed below, none of the individuals named above is, as at the date of this AIF, or has been, within ten (10) years before the date of this AIF, a director or executive officer of any company that, while that person was acting in that capacity or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets, or has, within ten (10) years before the date of this AIF, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

Mr. Matthew Freeman joined Energold Drilling Corp. ("Energold"), on August 31, 2019 as Director of Finance, and on September 13, 2019, Energold sought and obtained an initial order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act R.S.C 1985. Following the termination of Energold's Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2019, Mr. Freeman performed a role commensurate with that function. The transactions contemplated by an Amended Plan of Compromise and Arrangement (the "Amended Plan") closed on March 31, 2020, and on April 2, 2020, the court monitor, FTI Consulting Canada Inc., filed its certificate certifying that the conditions precedent set out in the Amended Plan had been satisfied or waived.

Mr. Greg Martin was Chief Financial Officer of Nevada Copper Corp. ("Nevada Copper") when on June 10, 2024, Nevada Copper Inc. and its affiliates filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of Nevada (the "Chapter 11 Proceedings"). On June 21, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) issued orders under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act recognizing the Chapter 11 Proceedings in Canada and granting Nevada Copper Corp. and its subsidiaries a stay of proceedings in Canada (the "Canadian Recognition Proceedings"). The Chapter 11 Proceedings and the Canadian Recognition Proceedings are currently ongoing.


In addition, none of the individuals named above has been subject to:

(a) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or

(b) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable shareholder in deciding whether to vote for a nominee as director.

Conflicts of Interest

Certain of the directors and officers of Galiano are also directors, officers and/or promoters of other reporting and non-reporting issuers, which raises the possibility of future conflicts in connection with property opportunities which they may become aware of and have a duty to disclose to more than the issuer on whose board they serve. This type of conflict is common in the junior resource exploration industry and is not considered an unusual risk. Conflicts, if any, will be subject to the procedures and remedies provided under the BCBCA.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS

There are no material legal proceedings or regulatory actions to which the Company is a party or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, to which any of the Company's or AGM's properties may be affected, except as disclosed below.

In 2019, Thonket Plant Pool Limited ("Thonket"), a mining contractor of AGGL, filed a dispute with an arbitration tribunal alleging AGGL breached the terms of a services agreement and Thonket claimed approximately $25 million in damages. AGGL contested the alleged claims, and the claim was heard before an arbitrator. In March 2023, the arbitrator ruled in favour of AGGL that there had not been a breach of any terms of the contract, yet made an award to the counterparty of approximately $13 million plus interest for services rendered. AGGL, consistent with the arbitration ruling, maintains the view that there was no breach of contract and all contractual amounts were paid as due. AGGL therefore is undertaking an appeals process in the Court of Appeal in Ghana. A provision of $7.0 million has been recorded as of December 31, 2024 by the Company as management's best estimate to settle the claim. While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes the estimated provision is reasonable based on the information currently available.

Due to the nature of its business, the Company may be subject to regulatory investigations, claims, lawsuits and other proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these actions is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or future results of operations.

INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

To the best knowledge of Galiano's management, no (a) director or executive officer of the Company; (b) person or company that beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of any class or series of the Company's outstanding voting securities; or (c) an associate or affiliate of any of the persons or companies referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the Company's incorporation or during the current financial year.


TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

Galiano's registrar and transfer agent for its Common Shares is Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 3rd Floor, 510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B9.

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

The following are the material contracts to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party to as of the date of this AIF, which currently can reasonably be regarded as material to a security holder of the Company, copies of which have been filed at www.sedarplus.ca as required under Section 12.2 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Requirements:

Share Purchase Agreement

As previously mentioned, the Company announced on December 21, 2023 it had entered into a binding SPA with Gold Fields to acquire its 45% interest in the JV, increasing Galiano's equity interest in the AGM to 90%, with the Government of Ghana continuing to hold a 10% free-carried interest (non-controlling interest).  Under the terms of the SPA, total consideration payable to Gold Fields was comprised of the following:

Gold Fields also received the Nkran Royalty on production from the Nkran deposit beginning upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced, and subject to a maximum of 447,000 gold ounces of production. Galiano has a right of first refusal on any full or partial disposition of the Nkran Royalty by Gold Fields.

The Acquisition closed on March 4, 2024.

Amended Investor rights agreement

Under the Investor Rights Agreement, Galiano and Gold Fields have agreed as follows:


The Company has granted Gold Fields a pre-emptive right to maintain its prevailing equity interest in the Company (following the close of the transaction this was 19.9%) in the event that the Company issues Common Shares in future. The pre-emptive right excludes certain types of share issuance, such as those for strategic acquisitions and incentive options, however Gold Fields will have the right to "top-up" to its prevailing percentage before such excluded issuances through participation entitlement in Galiano's next offering of shares for cash. If Gold Fields sells down its position or fails to take up Galiano shares when offered, the pre-emptive right percentage reduces. The pre-emptive right ceases on the earlier of Gold Fields being reduced below 5% (provided that Gold Fields has had the opportunity to "top-up" its pro-rata percentage in an offering of shares for cash prior to any termination for reduction below 5%), the date that, pursuant to a take-over bid, arrangement or other like transaction, business combination or merger, at least 66% of the outstanding Common Shares have been acquired by any person, or the date on which the Investor Rights Agreement is terminated.

Gold Fields has agreed not to vote its Galiano shares against (i) Galiano's proposed nominees for election to the Board; or (ii) any other matters comprising annual shareholder meeting business, or which are otherwise ordinary course of business (however Gold Fields may always abstain from voting). Additionally, Gold Fields had agreed to not sell any common shares during a standstill period of 12 months, unless agreed to in writing by Galiano, acting reasonably.

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

Names of Experts

1. The following are the persons or companies who were named as having prepared or certified a statement, report or valuation in this AIF either directly or in a document incorporated by reference and whose profession or business gives authority to the statement, report or valuation made by the person or company:

(a) Bob McCarthy, P.Eng.; Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting;

(b) Glen Cole, P.Geo.; Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting;

(c) John Willis, MAusIMM(CP); Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting;

(d) Oy Leuangthong, P.Eng.; Corporate Consultant, SRK Consulting;

(e) Malcolm Titley, MAIG; Associate Principal Consultant, CSA Global (formerly);

(f) Anoush Ebrahimi, P.Eng.; Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting;

(g) Desmond Mossop, PrSciNat; Principal Engineering Geologist, SRK Consulting;

(h) Ismail Mahomed, PrSciNat; Principal Hydrogeologist, SRK Consulting;

(i) Faan Coetzee, PrSciNat; Director, ABS Africa; and

(j) Mitch Hanger, MAIG; Director, Resource Engineering Consultants

(k) Richard Miller, P.Eng., Vice President Technical Services, Galiano Gold Inc.

(l) Eric Chen, P.Geo., Vice President Mineral Resources, Galiano Gold Inc.

(m) Ertan Uludag, P.Geo., Director Mineral Resources, Galiano Gold Inc.

2. EY, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has prepared the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements of Galiano for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.


Interests of Experts

To the Company's knowledge, Messrs. McCarthy, Cole, Willis, Titley, Ebrahimi, Mossop, Mahomed, Coetzee, Hanger and Ms. Leuangthong do not hold, directly or indirectly, any of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares. Messrs. Miller, Chen and Uludag collectively hold 129,537 Common Shares, 1,085,667 stock options and 53,000 long-term incentive awards convertible into Common Shares, through their employment.

The aforementioned persons have not received any direct or indirect interest in any securities of the Company or of any associate or affiliate of the Company in connection with the preparation of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report. None of the aforementioned persons are currently expected to be elected, appointed or employed as a director, officer or employee of the Company or of any associate or affiliate of the Company.

EY, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, have audited Galiano's consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. As at the date of their respective reports, EY confirmed that they were independent with respect to the Company within the meaning of the relevant rules and related interpretations prescribed by the relevant professional bodies in Canada and any applicable legislation or regulations and also that they are independent accountants with respect to the Company under all relevant US professional and regulatory standards.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional financial information relating to the Company may be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Additional information relating to the Company, including directors' and officers' remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of Galiano's securities, and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, is contained in the 2024 shareholders meeting Management Information Circular, a copy of which may be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Additional financial information is provided in Galiano's audited annual consolidated financial statements and related MD&A for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, copies of which may be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

The scientific and technical contents of this AIF have been reviewed and approved by Richard Miller, P.Eng., VP Technical Services, Galiano Gold Inc., who is a "Qualified Person" as defined by NI 43-101.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that all relevant information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosure. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. Management of the Company, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the design and effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as required by Canadian and United States securities legislation, and have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, such procedures are adequate to ensure accurate, complete and timely disclosures in public filings.


Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company's management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:

The Company's management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. As the Company was the manager and operator of the AGM JV prior to the Acquisition, the consolidation of the AGM's financial results commencing on March 4, 2024 did not have a material impact on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations of Controls and Procedures

The Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any control system also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


Audit Committee, Code of Ethics, Accountant Fees and Exemptions

Audit Committee Charter

The Audit Committee is ultimately responsible for the policies and practices relating to integrity of financial and regulatory reporting, as well as internal controls to achieve the objectives of safeguarding of corporate assets; reliability of information; and compliance with policies and laws.

The Company's Audit Committee charter can be viewed on the Company's website at  https://www.galianogold.com/corporate/governance/default.aspx.

Composition of Audit Committee

The Board has a separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act and Section 803(B)(2) of the NYSE American Company Guide. The Company's Audit Committee is comprised of the following three directors that the Board has determined are independent as determined under each of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees, Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and Section 803(A) of the NYSE American Company Guide: Greg Martin (Chairman), Navin Dyal, and Judith Mosely. Each of Messrs. Martin, Dyal, and Ms. Mosely is financially literate within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees and is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a Company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement as required under Section 803(B)(2)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide.

Relevant Education and Experience

Set out below is a brief description of the education and experience of each Audit Committee member that is relevant to the performance of his responsibilities as an Audit Committee member.

Greg Martin brings more than 25 years of experience in the natural resources industry. Mr. Martin is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Nevada Copper.  Mr. Martin served as Nevada Copper's Chief Financial Officer from late 2022 until June 2024, and from 2012 to 2021 was the Chief Financial Officer with SSR Mining where he led all financial and risk management operations, as well as being responsible for IT, legal and non-operating countries.

Navin Dyal is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and has over 25 years of finance and public company experience. Mr. Dyal is an accomplished senior executive with a track record of success in financial and strategic leadership, capital funding and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Dundee Precious Metals, Mr. Dyal was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Teranga Gold Corporation for nine years prior to its acquisition by Endeavour Mining Corporation. He spent seven years with Barrick Gold Corporation in progressively senior finance positions and was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier in his career. Mr. Dyal is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto.


Judith Mosely is a retired banking executive with over 20 years' experience in the mining and metals banking sector. She most recently held the position of Business Development Director for RMB in London with responsibility for developing the bank's African business with international mining and metals companies. Prior to RMB, she headed the mining finance team at Société Générale in London where her focus was principally on debt financing in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. She has broad experience across commodity sectors, working with juniors through to multinationals. She is currently a non-executive director of Blackrock World Mining Trust plc and Eldorado Gold, and formerly sat on the board of Women in Mining in the UK.  Ms. Mosely holds a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge.

Such education and experience provide each member with:

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee's charter sets out responsibilities regarding the provision of non-audit services by the Company's external auditor. This policy encourages consideration of whether the provision of services other than audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor's independence and requires Audit Committee pre-approval of permitted audit and non-audit-related services.

Audit Fees

The following table discloses the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Company's audit firm for various services. These do not include fees for the audit of the statutory financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries.

Nature of Services

Fees Paid to Auditor for Year Ended
December 31, 2024

Fees Paid to Auditor for Year Ended
December 31, 2023

Audit Fees(1)

C$670,000

C$554,000

Audit-Related Fees(2)

Nil

Nil

Tax Fees(3)

Nil

Nil

All Other Fees(4)

Nil

Nil

Total

C$670,000

C$554,000

Notes:

(1) "Audit Fees" include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the Company's consolidated financial statements. Audit Fees include fees for review of tax provisions and for accounting consultations on matters reflected in the financial statements. Audit Fees also include audit or other attest services required by legislation or regulation, such as comfort letters, consents, reviews of securities filings and statutory audits. These include "out-of-pocket" costs (including reimbursed costs, technology and support charges or administrative charges) incurred in connection with providing the professional services.


(2) "Audit-Related Fees" include fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements which are not included under the heading "Audit Fees".

(3) "Tax Fees" include fees for all tax services other than those included in "Audit Fees" and "Audit-Related Fees". This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.

(4) "All Other Fees" include all other non-audit services.


SCHEDULE "A" - INFORMATION ON THE AGM FROM THE 2023 TECHNICAL REPORT

1 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

1.1 Project Location and Area

The AGM tenements are in the Amansie West and South Districts, of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, approximately 250 km northwest of the capital Accra and some 75 km southwest of the regional capital Kumasi. The AGM areas are accessed from the town of Obuasi, northward towards Kumasi on the Kumasi-Dunkwa highway to the Anwiankwanta junction. The AGM is accessed by travelling 35 km south to Anwiankwanta junction, and then west into the AGM property on surfaced and un-surfaced all weather roads. The concessions cover an area of approximately 476 km2 between latitudes 6º 19'40" N and 6º 28' 40" N; and longitudes 2º 00' 55" W and 1º 55' 00" W.

Figure 1-1 Location of the AGM in Ghana, West Africa

Source: CJM, 2014


Figure 1-2 Location of the AGM Tenements

Source: Asanko Gold, 2021

1.1.1 Issuer's Title to the AGM Concessions

The AGM concessions are owned 100% by AGGL. The legal status of the mineral properties in Ghana in which AGGL has an interest have been verified by AGGL and by an independent legal entity, Kimathi Partners Corporate Attorneys based in Accra. As at December 31, 2022, all mineral tenements were in good standing with the Government of Ghana. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the properties are lawfully accessible for evaluation and also mineral production.

AGGL holds seven mining leases, nine prospecting licenses and one reconnaissance license which collectively make up the AGM property and span over a 40 km length of the Asankrangwa gold belt. The AGM is made up of a series of contiguous concessions in the Obotan and Esaase area. These concessions cover a total area of 476 km2.

1.2 Agreements, Royalties and Encumbrances

All concessions carry a 10% free carried interest in favour of the Ghanaian government and as a result, the Ghanaian government holds a 10% interest in AGGL. All mining leases are also subject to a 5% NSR royalty payable to the Government of Ghana. In addition, the Adubea mining concession is subject to an additional 0.5% NSR royalty to the original concession owner. The Esaase mining lease is also subject to an additional 0.5% NSR royalty to the Bonte Liquidation Committee. The Akwasiso deposit on the Abirem mining lease is also subject to an additional 2% NSR royalty payable to the original concession owner.


2 HISTORY

2.1 Historical Exploration and Development

Table 2-1 below summarizes the extent of the exploration activities and developments per project area relevant to the current mineral resource.

Table 2-1 Summary of Historical Exploration and Development per Deposit

Period

Workings

Operator

Nkran

 

Historical

Alluvial and eluvial gold artisanal gold mining which extend for ±610 m in a northeast-southwest direction.

European settlers worked the deposits - adits and drives extend 80 m into the hill on site of old native workings.

 

1980s

Limited exploration work undertaken with minor attention paid to the alluvial gold potential

Previous Owner

1990-1995

Exploration focused on known prospects at Nkran deposit (formerly known as Jabokassie).

Regional soil geochemical survey carried out that identified numerous anomalies around Nkran.

Early RC drilling phase (details not available) yielded encouraging results over wide zone of bedrock mineralization, extending along strike for 600 m. The broad, low-lying Nkran had relief of only about 40 m with oxidation extending to depths of 40 m.

Previous Owner

1995

Additional DDH, RC, RC and RCD drilling was completed. Mineral resources (Measured, Indicated and Inferred classes) were estimated and reported. A Feasibility Study was completed, and mining lease was granted.

Previous Owner

 

1996

Combined interests of KIR and AGF bought out by Resolute (as defined herein) who immediately reviewed and expanded project scope. Further RC and DDH drilling conducted to increase mineral resources to a depth of 150 m at Nkran and to further assess the known mineralization at nearby Adubiaso.

Previous Owner

July 1996

Revised mine development plan completed with decision to proceed into production at a rate of 1.4 Mtpa

Previous Owner

Early 1997

Initial mining commenced, and further exploration drilling continued

Previous Owner

May 1997

First gold poured

Previous Owner

1998-2000

Additional DDH, RC, RCD holes drilled

Previous Owner

2001

Nkran Mine closed due to low gold price having produced 590,743 oz Au at an average grade of 2.35 g/t Au.

Previous Owner

2002

Intensive exploration undertaken

Previous Owner

2011

PMI carried out a 5 km² Induced Potential (IP) ground geophysical survey. PMI also completed a VTEM electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic survey centered over the Nkran pit.

Previous Owner

2015-2016

Nkran Mine dewatered and re-opened by Asanko Gold as a deeper opencast operation

Galiano Gold




Period

Workings

Operator

2016-2020

Open pit production. Plant refurbishment and expansion to circa 5 Mtpa

Galiano Gold

2020

Additional drilling (DDH, RC and RCD) completed to infill and expand on resource at depth. Refer to Table 10-1 for total quantities.

Galiano Gold

2022

Infill diamond drilling completed to convert and expand resource. Exploration drilling at depth to confirm mineralization potential underground.

Galiano Gold

Nkran Extension Project Area

 

Historical

No known historical exploration or mining activity.

 

1997-2016

Exploration on north-eastern extension of Nkran structure delineated a number of mineralized zones - Akwasiso and Nkran Extension that have all been drilled (2016) to Indicated Mineral Resource classification.

Previous Owner/ Galiano Gold

Esaase

 

Historical

Artisanal mining in Bonte Area associated with the Ashanti Kingdom.

 

1900-1939

Workings by European settlers evidenced by old adits - no documented records remain.

Previous Owner

1966-1967

Drilling conducted on the Bonte River valley alluvial sediments to determine alluvial gold potential - no information available.

Previous Owner

1990

Bonte mining lease granted to Akrokerri-Ashanti Gold Mines (AAGM) and later transferred to BGM.

Previous Owner

1990-2002

Recovered approximately 200,000 oz of alluvial gold on Esaase concession +300,000 oz downstream on Jeni River concession.

Previous Owner

2006-2013

Keegan consolidates further concessions. Intensive exploration - geophysics (airborne VTEM - 2,266 line-km), soil geochemistry (>4,000 samples) and exploration drilling. Drilling included DDH, DTH, RC, and RCD.

Galiano Gold

2013-2018

Asanko Gold continued extensive exploration drilling in order to update the mineral resources.

Galiano Gold

Dec 2018-May 2022

Open pit production.

Galiano Gold

2020-2021

Infill drilling conducted.

Galiano Gold

2022

Infill diamond drilling completed to convert and expand resource. Metallurgical drilling to obtain samples for geometallurgical testwork

Galiano Gold

Akwasiso

 

1996-2000

Exploration programs including RC and DDH holes.

Previous Owner

2001

Artisanal miners mined oxides. DDH holes drilled.

Previous Owner

2014-2018

Exploration continues with purpose of refining the mineral resource. Drilling undertaken including RC, DDH, and RCD holes.

Galiano Gold

2017

Open pit operations commence.

Galiano Gold

Dec 2018

Open pit operations suspended in Q1 2019.

Galiano Gold




Period

Workings

Operator

2019

Exploration drilling including RC, DD and RCD holes.

Galiano Gold

Jan 2020 - July 2022

Open pit production.

Galiano Gold

Abore

 

Historical

Alluvial and eluvial artisanal gold mining.

 

1990-1998

Mutual Resources and Leo Shield Exploration initiated regional exploration program (73 km²) including soil geochemistry and trenching. Extensive drilling in the area (mainly RC, some DDH) outlined sizeable resources (now known as the Abore, Adubiaso, Asuadai and Akwasiso prospects).

Previous Owner

2001-2002

Conventional open pit mining undertaken by Resolute (as defined herein) Amansie Ltd., producing 1.9Mt ore at 1.95 g/t Au, and recovered 113 koz (96% recovery)

Previous Owner

2007-2012

Exploration programs which included RC and DDH drilling completed. Resulted in a MRE. Open pit mining, and an agreement was reached whereby ore was trucked from Abore north to Nkran plant for treatment.

Previous Owner

2019-2021

RC and RCD drilling, to extend the known resource at depth and along strike to the north.

Galiano Gold

2022

Infill drilling (RC and DDH) completed to convert and expand resource.

Galiano Gold

Asuadai

 

Historical

No known formal historical mining or exploration on this area. Minor pitting in the region by artisanal miners down to 5 m to 10 m through the oxide material to expose stock work vein sets.

 

1996

Mining undertaken by artisanal workers (to present day).

Previous Owner

2000-2012

Exploration programs which included RC and DDH drilling completed.

Previous Owner

Adubiaso

 

Historical

No known formal historical mining or exploration on this area.

 

1996-2000

DD, RCD, and RC drilling completed.

Previous Owner

1999-2000

Open pit mining. Oxide ore processed at Nkran plant.

Previous Owner

2007-2013

Exploration programs including RC and DDH drilling completed.

Previous Owner

2016

Exploration continues with RC drilling to refine ore body definition.

Galiano Gold

2017 - current

No further exploration undertaken. MRE restated.

Galiano Gold

2020

RC and RCD drilling complete.

Galiano Gold

Miradani North

 

1900-1914

Ashanti Rivers and Concession Ltd conducted 'extensive exploration' including adits

Previous Owner

1995

Miradani Mining License acquired by Ashanti Goldfields, now AGA

Previous Owner

1995-1996

Airborne geophysics, soil sampling and trenching completed by AGA

Previous Owner

2017

License acquired from AGA

Galiano Gold




Period

Workings

Operator

2017-2021

RC, DD, and RCD drilling complete.

Galiano Gold

2022

Infill diamond drilling completed to convert shallow inferred resources to Indicated.

Galiano Gold

Dynamite Hill

 

2013

Discovered through trenching and drilling in 2013

Galiano Gold

2013-2016

DD, RC, and RCD drilling complete.

Galiano Gold

2017

Commencement of mining delayed until Q4 2017 due to regulatory approvals

Galiano Gold

2019

Production ceased in Q4 2019

Galiano Gold

2021

Additional drilling to extend resource at depth, including RC and RCD drilling.

Galiano Gold

Midras

 

2016-2017

Exploration conducted two drill campaigns to define resource

Galiano Gold

2020-2022

Exploration conducted infill and extension drilling to update resource

Galiano Gold

2.2 Historical Production

The main producing mine in the area was the Obotan Mine (now Nkran Mine). Open pit mining commenced in February 1997. A total of 16.11 Mm3 of material was excavated from the open pit at a production rate of 1.4 Mtpa. Following several re-designs, the pit was mined in two stages. A total of 7.82 Mt of material was milled at an average recovery of 89% at a reported reserve grade of 2.35 g/t (Brinckley 2001). The mine was closed in July 2001 after having produced 590,743 oz Au. Operations ceased due to a low gold price environment coupled with the requirement to push back the Nkran pit to access deeper reserves. Asanko Gold dewatered the Nkran pit and re-commenced mining operations in February 2015, with the first gold produced in February 2016. Nkran Cut 2 mining completed in Q2 2020. Asanko has processed 790,824 oz of gold from Nkran to date.

Asanko Gold commenced operations at Akwasiso in 2017 and recently completed mining Cut 2 in July 2022. A total of 165,938 ounces of gold was processed from the Akwasiso deposit.

The Dynamite Hill deposit was discovered in 2013 and put into production in Q4 2017. Production ceased in late 2019 and processed 93,411 oz of gold.

At Esaase, under the Bonte mining lease BGM recovered approximately 200,000 oz of alluvial gold during the period 1990-2002. No mining or production details are available. Asanko Gold commenced operations at Esaase in 2018 extracting from non-alluvial sources. Asanko has processed 480,591 oz of gold from Esaase to date.

At Abore, Resolute conducted mining in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Mining targeted mainly oxides and transition material by open cast blast, load and haul to be processed at the old Nkran plant. A total of 1.88 Mt at 1.95 g/t Au was delivered to the ROM pad, containing a total of 117,453 oz of gold. Total production of 113,301 oz (recovered) was achieved, representing 96.3% recovery.

At Adubiaso, Resolute mined mostly oxides and transition material from the deposit by open cast free dig, load and haul to the Nkran plant. Mining was from October 1999 to December 2000. As reported by Brinckley (2001), a total of 3.79 Mm3 of material was excavated from Adubiaso open pit. A total of 0.70 Mt at 2.43 g/t Au was delivered to the ROM pad, containing a total of 54,654 oz of gold. Total production of 52,677 oz (recovered) was achieved.


At Miradani North, some open pit mining was conducted to a vertical depth of 30 to 40 m by GPS Ghana Ltd. Production details from this operation are unknown at this time.

There is no record of formal commercial historical mining activity for the other target areas.

3 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION

3.1 Regional Geology

The geology of Ghana is largely underlain by the West African craton. The craton consists of the Man-Leo (or Kénéma-Man) shield in the south (extending from Ghana to Senegal) and the Archaean Reguibat Shield in Mauritania to the north. They are separated by overlying younger sediments of the Taoudeni Basin.

The Man-Leo Shield covers the southern-most third of the craton. It is divided into two portions, with the Archaean age Kenema-Man Domain in the west and a Paleoproterozoic dominated Birimian aged terrain in the east, sometimes referred to as the Baoulé-Mossi domain. The Birimian rocks consist of five evenly spaced commonly NNE-trending, narrow, linear greenstone belts composed of calc-alkaline or tholeiitic volcanic rocks. These belts are separated by wide intervening basins (such as the Kumasi Basin) filled with thick turbiditic sequences of argillites, phyllites, graywackes, and chemical sediments. The Birimian rocks are believed to have formed during two major orogenic phases, namely the Eoeburnian (ca. 2.25 to 2.15 Ga) and the Eburnian (ca. 2.12 to 2.06 Ga).

3.2 Local Geology

The AGM deposits are located within the Kumasi Basin, one of the intervening basins between the greenstone belts. Within this basin lies the Asankrangwa gold belt which was recognized after decades of artisanal mining in gold-bearing, shear zone hosted Qtz reefs. The basin is bound to the southeast by the Ashanti Fault/Shear and the Bibiani Shear to the northwest. The Asankrangwa gold belt expresses itself as a complex of northeast-trending shear zones situated along the central axis of the Kumasi Basin. Several major northeast-trending shears/structures bisect the Kumasi Basin/Asankrangwa gold belt. The Nkran deposit is located on a jog along the regional 35-40° trending Nkran Shear, which is a zone about 15 km in width and may be traced on a northeast to southwest trend for 150 km. The Nkran Shear Corridor also hosts the Asuadai, Dynamite Hill, and Akwasiso deposits. The parallel Esaase Shear Corridor hosts the Esaase, Adubiaso, and Abore deposits. The Miradani Shear Corridor hosts the Tontokrom, Miradani, and Fromenda deposits.

3.3 Property Geology and Mineralization

The AGM deposits are hosted along the NE-SW Asankrangwa structural shear corridor, which is defined by NE-SW trending lineaments and magnetic lows and is about 7 km wide and over 50 km long. A summary of the structural controls on mineralization and dominant host rocks at each deposit is presented in Table 3-1.


Table 3-1 Summary of Structural Controls on Mineralization per Deposit

Deposit

Mineralization Control

Main Host Rock

Nkran

D2 shear + granitoid + linking QVs

Qtz sandstone + granitoid + Qtz veins (QVs)

Nkran Extension

D2 shear + Late conjugate QVs

Qtz sandstone

Esaase

D2 shear + tensional QVs

Highly deformed sandstone-siltstone-shale + QVs

Akwasiso

D2 shear + granite + Late conjugate QVs

Qtz sandstone + granite + QVs

Abore

D2 shear + granite dyke + Late conjugate QVs

Granite + QVs

Asuadai

D2 + Granite + late conjugate QVs

Granite + QVs

Adubiaso

D2 shear + granite dyke + Late conjugate QVs

Qtz sandstone + granite

Adubiaso Ext

D2 shear + late conjugate QVs

Qtz sandstone

Miradani North

D2 shear + sub-horizontal linking QVs

Qtz sandstone + tonalite + QVs

Midras South

D2 shear + linking QVs

Qtz sandstone

3.3.1 Nkran

Nkran occurs on a 20° trending jog on the Nkran Shear Corridor. The Nkran Shear is characterized by sheared siltstones (phyllites) dominant on the western side of the shear and sandstone dominant on the east. The central part of the Nkran deposit consists of a series of wacke and sandstone-dominated stratigraphy that has been intruded by felsic porphyry. Consistent mappable lithologies are the western sandstone, the central sandstone, the eastern sandstone, the felsic granitic porphyry intrusive unit, and the skinny breccia unit which is located within the eastern sandstones and runs along the strike of the deposit.

Mineralization at Nkran is controlled by an isoclinally sheared fold verging to the north. There is a very strong control on the gold mineralization distribution by structures associated with the Western Sandstone and the Eastern Breccia.

3.3.2 Esaase

Broadly speaking, the Esaase deposit area can be referred to as a 'system of gold-bearing QVs hosted by tightly folded Birimian-age sedimentary rocks arranged along an NNE-SSW trending strike'.

The mineralized domain model used currently as a basis for resource modelling is based on recognizing the distribution of vein arrays using QV percentages, assisted by orientation data and pit mapping. In addition, the wealth of grade control data to date highlights the distribution of these vein arrays along fold hinges. These grade control patterns are best seen in level plans rather than cross sections due to the steeply northeast plunge to both mineralization and lithology.

Two styles of mineralization at Esaase are recognized:

1. The dominant control is sub-vertical northeast-striking faults and shear zones. The faults are mostly not mineralized themselves, though there is some evidence of informal miners chasing some very narrow, late brittle faults. They probably also have a strong post-mineral component of movement. But the faults are flanked by belts of echelon veins with gold, particularly where the adjacent host rock is competent sandstone ('contact orogenic'). This explains why the best grades are in the Central Sandstone. It is much more competent than the adjacent Cobra black mudstones. The veins lie anticlockwise of the fold hinges, suggesting a component of sinistral movement. There is also evidence that sandstones within the Cobra Unit were more favourable for vein development.


2. The second style comprises swarms of echelon veins, kink bands and zones of incipient faulting that traverse various rock types. Within these belts, the veins are thicker, and grades higher, where they traverse competent sandstone.

3.3.3 Akwasiso

The Akwasiso deposit lies some 4 km NE of the main Nkran deposit and geologically bears many similarities to Nkran. A granite intrusion surrounds a 080° dipping cross structure and mineralization hosted in bounding 035°N sub-vertical shear structures transgressing a sandstone/siltstone sequence.

Akwasiso represents a smaller scale version of Nkran. Two shear zones are controlling the mineralization. The eastern mineralized envelope is associated with felsic porphyry emplaced along a sandstone siltstone contact. The intrusive seems to have occurred in a dilation jog with a potato shape plunging steeply to the north and terminated abruptly to the south. It is about 150-170 m along, and about 40-50 m across strike.

3.3.4 Abore

The Abore deposit is located on the Abore-Esaase shear corridor which also hosts the Esaase deposit. The main rock types observed within the Abore pit consist of carbonaceous shale, siltstone (phyllite), thinly bedded wacke, and thickly bedded sandstone. The sedimentary sequence has been intruded by a granitic (tonalitic) intrusion.

At least two (potentially three) phases of mineralization are recognized at Abore. Mineralization is constrained within the granite, with the overall trend of mineralization being parallel to that of the stratigraphy. The dominant phase of mineralization is hosted in shallow west-dipping 1 cm to 10 cm thick QV arrays which have developed primarily along the eastern margin of the granite contact and the sandstone-wacke dominated stratigraphy. Minor disseminated alteration is observed, despite the significant hydrothermal (sericite and arsenopyrite) alteration associated with the mineralized zones. Vein density, rather than vein thickness, seems to be indicative of higher-grade zones. Analysis of vein orientations showed that two vein types of shallow west-dipping and steep west-dipping occur.

3.3.5 Asuadai

The Asuadai deposit is located on the regional NE trending Nkran shear zone, approximately 10 km a long strike from Nkran. The prospect features a massive intermediate (tonalite) granitoid hosting a Qtz stockwork system.

The main rock types observed within the Asuadai pits consist of thinly bedded carbonaceous shale, siltstone (phyllite), and more thickly bedded wacke and sandstone. Two narrow granitic intrusions (diorite dykes) intrude the metasedimentary sequence on the boundary between the two main sedimentary domains. Extensive shearing in places associated with silica flooding (and associated alteration), makes it difficult to determine the volcanic component of these rocks.

The deposit is relatively complex with several controls of mineralization that influences the geometry of the mineralization. Two distinct styles of mineralization are recognized:


1. Steep ductile type mineralization associated with the metasedimentary lithologies: this style was selectively overprinted by a later brittle brecciation event. This mineralization parallels bedding, or foliation. Stereographic projections of vein arrays show a 020° to 040° orientation dipping steeply towards the west. The steep ductile mineralization is seen to bind the granitic intrusion. This mineralization is also associated with structures parallel to the main granitic intrusion.

2. Shallow dipping QV: This is the dominant phase of gold mineralization at Asuadai and consists of veins that vary in thickness from 1 cm to 60 cm. The flat-lying vein arrays are best developed in the granite. The veins have associated sericite-albite-arsenopyrite-magnetite alteration.

3.3.6 Adubiaso

The Adubiaso geology comprises a sub-vertical stratigraphy of interbedded greywacke and phyllite, with three sub-vertical granite (porphyry) dykes obliquely cross-cutting the stratigraphy. A steep dipping (65° E) Qtz vein system cuts across Birimian metasedimentary rocks, which dip steeply at 75° to the west. The vein system appears to be related to a NE fracture system (distinct from the Nkran structure) along the contact zone between dominantly phyllitic units on the east and coarser greywackes on the west, which host most of the gold-bearing veins. The central part of the vein system is 15 m to 20 m wide, but it tapers to about 10 m at both ends; the vein system has a strike length of about 700 m although the main area of economic significance is the central 300 m of the zone.

Mineralization at Adubiaso is split into two phases:

1. Ductile, shear-hosted mineralization, within the NNE striking, steeply west-dipping Nkran Shear Corridor. This zone measures approximately 25 m in width in the central area, thinning to approximately 6 m at the northern and southern ends of the pit.

2. Cross-cutting, NW to NNW striking, moderately east-dipping brittle Qtz-carbonate vein hosted mineralization. This mineralization cross-cuts the shear zone and porphyry zones, and postdates the early phase of mineralization, are located in the hanging wall and footwall to the central mineralized zone. These structures appear to be spaced 35 m to 60 m vertically.

3.3.7 Miradani North

The Miradani North deposit is located on the Datano Shear zone which is the first from the east of five major fertile shear zones across the Asankrangwa gold belt. This shear zone is known to traverse the Fromenda area to the south and Datano to the north where there are several active prospects for gold. The deposit is 8 km away from the Nkran processing plant and 3 km south of the Midras South prospect.

The gold mineralization at Miradani North occurs as free gold in association with hydrothermal alteration of carbonate-sericite-arsenopyrite-chlorite-pyrite. The mineralization occurs in veins that at the sandstone /granitic porphyry contact or in the granite where the veins occur either as stockwork or spiderwebs of 1-3 cm long veinlets.

The overall mineralization is controlled by a westward dipping shoot that plunges to the north. The mineralization is controlled by the shape of the intrusive unit and has about 100 m thickness, 250 m strike length, and is continuous at depth with improved grade.

3.3.8 Dynamite Hill

The Dynamite Hill deposit is located on the Nkran shear trend about 7 km north of the Nkran pit and 4 km north of the Akwasiso pit where it offsets a regional north-south mafic dyke and a localized east-west cross-cutting structure. The area is underlain by fine to medium-grained greywackes (intermittent strong alterations) intercalated with argillites (phyllites), and intrusions of altered felsic rock (feldspar Qtz porphyry/granitoid), QV, and stockworks. The initial depth of oxidation was between 20 to 50 m below the surface on rugged terrain but a portion of the oxidized rock has been mined out. The deposit was mined in 2018 from an RL of about 330 m to 180 m.


Gold mineralization at Dynamite Hill is mostly associated with Qtz stockwork hosted within the northwest trending, steeply dipping orebody of strongly altered (chloritic, sericitic, and silicified) wackes, and at the contact between felsic units and foliated meta-sedimentary rocks. Sulphide mineralization, mostly pyrites grading from fine to coarse crystals are present. The defined gold mineralized zone is about 40-50 m in true width and strikes NNE-SSW traced to a depth of about 250m and still open. The mineralization plunges steeply to the north. Recent drilling does not support continuity to the north, but the mineralization is open to the south but trending progressively weaker. The mined-out area covers a strike length of 250-300 m, but mineralization can be traced for 600 m along strike.

3.3.9 Midras South

The Midras South deposit is located on the Datano shear zone approximately 4 km south of the Nkran deposit and 3 km north of the Miradani North deposit. 

The main lithologies at Midras South are sandstones, siltstones and shales of the lower Birimian system. These rocks are well foliated and locally sheared due to the D2 deformation defining the Datano Shear corridor. Foliation dips steeply and slightly oblique to bedding, and as observed in drilled core the area is tightly folded and sheared as foliation planes switch from NE to NW. The rocks are generally foliated with the shales displaying better development of foliation planes than the sandstones as observed in drill chips and drilled core.

Gold mineralization is primarily hosted in a strongly sheared Qtz sandstone unit with high pyrite dissemination particularly in areas where more brittle Qtz-carbonate veins are localized. Alteration mineral assemblages associated with gold mineralization are sericite-Qtz-carbonate-pyrite and arsenopyrite.

4 DEPOSIT TYPES

Two broad styles of gold deposits are present in southwest Ghana:

 Structurally controlled lode or orogenic gold deposits.

 Paleoplacer disseminated gold deposits in Tarkwaian conglomerates.

The primary controls on mineralization in the Asankrangwa gold belt are structural in origin. Certain sandstone units within the Birimian metasedimentary package provided favourable rheological conditions that optimized gold deposition often close to major lithological contacts with either Birimian metavolcanic rocks, or Tarkwaian metasedimentary rocks (Griffis et al, 2002). The deposit type targeted by AGGL is this structurally controlled mesothermal QV style mineralization (orogenic gold type deposits). This is the most important type of gold occurrence in West Africa and is commonly referred to as the Ashanti-type. Milesi et al. (1992) recognized that mesothermal QV style deposits are largely confined to tectonic corridors that are often over 50 km long and up to several kilometres wide and usually display complex, multi-phase structural features, which control the mineralization.

There are at least two separate gold mineralizing events that are linked to the structural evolution of the area. Mineralization is linked to:


 Early isoclinal folding, shearing and/or duplexing of stratigraphy controlling the location of deformation zones and fluid flow.

 A late approximate east-west compressional event that generated shallow dipping to flat orientated conjugate vein sets that crosscut the earlier rock fabric and gold mineralization.

The most common host rock is usually fine-grained metasedimentary units, often in close proximity to graphitic, siliceous, or manganiferous chemical sediments. However, in some areas, mafic volcanic rocks and belt intrusions are also known to host significant gold occurrences. Refractory type deposits feature early-stage disseminated sulphides in which pyrite and arsenopyrite host important amounts of gold overprinted by extensive late-stage Qtz veining in which visible gold is fairly common and accessory polymetallic sulphides are frequently observed. This type includes important lode/vein deposits in Ghana such as at the Obotan and Esaase area. A second non-refractory style of gold mineralization occurs in which gold is not hosted within sulphide minerals either in early, or late-stage mineralization. These deposit types have lower sulphide content in general and often lack the needle-like arsenopyrite that is common in the refractory type deposits.

The Asanko Gold deposits demonstrate a late (second) phase of gold mineralization generally hosted in granitoids (Nkran basin type granite), emplaced in regional shear corridors. The deposits are situated within the Birimian metasedimentary units, but the granitoid intrusions and mineralization both occur at contacts between greywacke and carbonaceous phyllite units. The deposits are dominated by D2 regional reverse faulting gold, and only contain QV-hosted free-milling gold lodes.

The deposit types in the AGM area are sufficiently well understood to support the exploration programs and geological models forming the basis of the MREs.

5 EXPLORATION

5.1 Geological Mapping

The broad framework of geological understanding on the AGM licenses comes from geophysical interpretations completed in 2016. This work has been expanded on through geological mapping and from drilling and exposures at the various open pits. Geological mapping on the Asankrangwa gold belt is hampered by a paucity of exposed basement rock, with deep weathering and laterite/alluvial cover making it more challenging. Often it is exposures created by artisanal mining workings that provides the most informative outcrop.

Field mapping has been undertaken at the target properties by AGGL geologists. Outcrop and visible features have been mapped and locations identified using handheld GPS. A targeted license-wide program of mapping and sampling was conducted in 2021, focusing on mineralized areas exposed by artisanal miners. This work was beneficial in understanding structural controls on mineralization and targeting of several prospective areas for follow-up reconnaissance-style RC drilling.

5.2 Geochemical Sampling

Multiple soil geochemical surveys have been undertaken on the AGM licenses by various explorers. Since 2017, a total of 1,246 surface geochemical samples (grab, soil, stream sediment) have been taken by AGGL geologists across the greater AGM licenses with the focus on generation of greenfield targets.


5.3 Geophysical Surveys

Geophysical surveys over the property have included regional aeromagnetic imaging of the Ashanti Belt and adjacent Kumasi Basin by the Ghana Geological Survey, as well as IP ground geophysical surveying and airborne VTEM and magnetic survey centred over specific targets.

Airborne geophysical surveys were commissioned by AGGL during 2015/2016 to advance the understanding of the geological and structural settings of the Asankrangwa gold belt.

A ground geophysics orientation study was initiated over the Esaase deposit in 2019 by Planetary Geophysics based in Australia. This work was planned as a 'proof of concept' orientation survey, with the intention of completing a series of much larger gradient array and IP surveys within the AGGL license package. However, the global pandemic in 2020-2021 delayed commencement of this activity. Given the success of this Esaase survey, geophysical coverage of this type has a high likelihood of identifying other zones of high chargeability that may be a proxy for gold mineralization.

6 DRILLING

6.1 Type and Extent of Drilling

To date, a combined total of 4,773 evaluation air core (AC), DD, RC and RCD drill holes totalling 652,425 m have been drilled at the AGM deposits that are the subject of this Report, as well as additional grade control and other drill holes. Mineral resource definition drilling at AGM mainly includes RC and DDH drilling.

The drilling density is considered appropriate to define the geometry and extent of the mineralization for the purpose of estimating mineral resources, given the understanding of the local geology, structure and confining formations. AGM's strategy is to conduct drilling sufficient to assume geology and grade continuity to a level to support at least Indicated Mineral Resources and thus support the application of modifying factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of economic viability. Section 14 of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report summarizes the drill hole data used in the estimation of mineral resources.

7 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSES, AND SECURITY

7.1 Sample Preparation and Analyses

All sampling was performed by AGM staff. No metal jewelry is permitted to be worn by the AGM samplers to avoid contamination.

Core samples were typically between 30 to 150 centimeters in length and weighed between 2 to 3 kilograms. Sample intervals were determined by the logging geologist respecting lithological boundaries, alteration zones and structural features.

Core cutting procedures vary slightly from historical operators. In both cases an orientation line was drawn on the core and an electric diamond core saw used to cut the core retaining the left-hand side for reference (when looking down hole).

Historical samples were cut 1-centimetre to the right of the line and AGM samples were cut along the line. AGM procedures state that the line should be traced perpendicular to the stratification, or where there is mineralization, one should try to get the optimum distribution so that 50% of mineralization is represented in each half of the core.


Where core was too friable to cut with a diamond saw, the core was dry cut or cleaved.

For RC samples, chips of approximately 2 to 3 kilograms were collected from the cyclone in 1-metre intervals and split in a riffle splitter. If the resultant sample was greater than 3 kilograms, then the entire sample was re-split. The cyclone was continuously monitored to avoid contamination from clogging and at a minimum cleaned after every hole. The drill rods, down-hole hammer bit and the sampling equipment were cleaned regularly using compressed air. Sample recovery is monitored by weighing samples at the RC drill rig to ensure that sufficient material is collected.

Nkran exploration RC samples were taken from the drilling rig using a rotary splitter which produced equal aliquots to mitigate any bias. A 3-kilogram sample was collected for laboratory submission and coarse rejects of all samples were kept as a backup for at least three months for GC and six months for exploration.

Esaase and other RC samples were split using a three-tier riffle splitter (1 in 8 split) to obtain a sub-sample of 3 kilograms or less and collected in pre-labelled plastic bags. Rejects are stored in plastic bags.

Samples with visible gold were routinely submitted for either screen fire assay or a bulk cyanide leach assay.

GC samples were collected by RC drilling at an optimal drilling depth of 30 meters. Samples were taken at regular 1.5 m intervals. A total of approximately 2.5 to 3.0 kilograms were collected using automatic cone splitter mounted on the GC drill rig. All samples were collected into plastic bags, labelled, and sealed on site before transported to the Asanko mine laboratory for preparation and analysis.

7.1.1.1 Laboratory Preparation and Analyses

The sample preparation and analyses methodology used by the primary laboratories is summarized in Table 7-1.

Table 7-1: Summary of analytical laboratories sample preparation and gold assay techniques (2014-2022)

Laboratory

Locality

Period

Preparation

Au Assay
Method

Lower Detection
Limit

ALS

Kumasi

2014-2022

PREP-31 - 3 kg, or less of sample is dried, disaggregated, and jaw crushed with 70% passing 2 mm. Sample is pulverized to 85% passing 75 μm using an LM2 pulveriser. Two pulp samples are taken for analysis and pulp storage.

30 g FA AAS
30 g screen FA

0.01 g/t
0.5 g/t

Intertek

Tarkwa

2014-2022

Samples are crushed to 2 mm and pulverized to 75 μm.

FA, Leachwell bottle roll*

0.01 g/t
0.001 g/t

Asanko

Nkran Site

2017-2022

Samples are crushed to 2 mm and pulverized to 90% passing 75 μm in LM2 pulverisers. 250 g pulp sample taken for analysis.

FA, Leachwell bottle roll*

0.01 g/t
0.001 g/t



7.2 QP Opinion

In general, the sample preparation, analysis and security procedures described by AGM for drilling samples are considered acceptable and are therefore adequate to support mineral resource modeling.

8 DATA VERIFICATION

8.1 Verification by AGM

The exploration work carried out on the Project during 2014 to 2022 was conducted by AGM personnel. AGM implemented a series of routine verifications to ensure the collection of reliable exploration data. All work was conducted by appropriately qualified personnel under the supervision of qualified geologists.

To ensure procedural consistency for data collection on the Project, AGM followed written standard operating procedures for all data collection. This includes procedural documents for collar surveys, down-hole surveys, drill core logging, sampling of drill core, RC chips, and core density, and analytical quality control.

The Project database is stored in Maxwell DataShed™ (MDS version 4.6.4) software, used to import laboratory files, check results for certified reference materials and issue a report on batch performance. AGM partly relied on the built-in data verification tools which has standard constraints, keys, and triggers to ensure that only validated data can be loaded. If these constraints, keys, or triggers have been edited or removed, invalidated data can be merged into the database, (e.g., overlapping intervals, data that exceeds the maximum depth of the drill hole, etc.).

Assay results were delivered by the primary laboratories electronically to AGM and imported into the Datashed database.

As an additional check on the reliability of assay results from the primary laboratories, both PMI and AGM instituted check assay programs at several laboratories. This is completed after a drilling program is completed, or as batches of pulps are being returned from the laboratory. The samples selected are a representative subset of grades across the deposits.

There were no check assays for exploration samples done in 2014. Exploration samples were initially analyzed at Asanko laboratory from 2015 to 2016 and were check assayed at the ALS lab in Kumasi. Exploration samples analyzed at the Intertek Laboratory during 2017-2021 were sent to ALS. No check samples have been submitted for grade control samples.

Previous extensive data verification was undertaken by several independent consultants over the periods when Keegan and PMI owned the Esaase and Nkran properties respectively, prior to the AGM takeover of PMI and the merger of the two entities as Asanko Gold and the commencement of mining from the Nkran pit in 2015. These independent consultants included SRK (2011, 2012), CJM (2014, 2016), and CSA Global (2016, 2019). In November 2020, AGM commissioned independent consultant Richard Minnitt (Minnitt, 2020) to review the Asanko mine laboratory procedures and data. Based on his review, no significant issues were identified. Mr. Minnitt visited the Asanko laboratory multiple times in 2021, reviewed the process and interviewed the laboratory personnel, and is of the opinion that the Asanko laboratory was operating at industry standard.

As part of AGM's regular procedures, project staff visit the laboratories processing their samples on a regular basis. This was done to review the sample handling, preparation, and analytical procedures. A compilation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-quarterly, and annual analytical quality control reporting, including data charting and results, is completed on the control sample assays.


8.2 Verification by SRK

8.2.1 Site Visit

In accordance with NI 43-101 guidelines, several members of the SRK team visited the Project to inspect the properties, conduct field investigations and discuss with AGM personnel.

Qualified Persons Dr. Oy Leuangthong, PEng (Mineral Resources), and Mr. Glen Cole, PGeo (Geology) visited the Project from August 6 - 11, 2022 accompanied by various technical AGM staff. The purpose of the site visit was to review all aspects that could materially impact the integrity of the exploration database, including core logging and sampling, as well as review the controls on gold mineralization. SRK was given full access to all relevant project data.

During the site visit, all the Project areas were visited to review local geology as well as historical mining activities and to verify information used for mineral resource modeling. The lithological contacts checked by SRK matched the information reported in the core logs. Drill collars from various deposits were captured by GPS as digital control points and were found to compare reasonably well to the digital database provided. The qualified persons examined core from several boreholes and found that the logging information accurately reflects actual core.

8.2.2 Verifications of Analytical Quality Control Data

AGM provided SRK with external analytical control data containing the assay results for the quality control samples for the Project. All data were provided to SRK in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. SRK aggregated the assay results of the analytical control samples for further analysis. Control samples (blanks and certified reference materials) were summarized on time series plots to highlight their performance.

9 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING

9.1 2022 Testwork - Esaase Main Pit

Composites were prepared for testwork from the interval samples that had been dispatched to Bureau Veritas (BV) in Vancouver. These samples were obtained from diamond drilling undertaken in 2022. The data on which the composites were selected consisted of:

 Oxidation state: Oxide, Transition, Fresh;

 Stratigraphy: Upper Sandstone, Cobra, Central Sandstone. Assignment of stratigraphy was based on geological logging, except for the initial three holes where it was inferred from the block model using the lithostratigraphic model as it was at the time;

 Carbon content based on the geological logging: None, Trace, Weak, Moderate and Strong; and

 Au grade: data available included both cyanide-soluble Au (from the site PAL 1000 analyzers) and total Au (from fire assays of the PAL 1000 tails).

For the initial three drillholes generated in Q1 2022, the above data was available on the basis of 6 m interval composites. For the remaining drillholes generated in Q2 2022, the above data was available on a 1 m interval basis.


The selected as-received half drillcore intervals were crushed to 6.7 mm then split in half, with one half used in the composite and the other half retained separately for reference purposes and for potential future use. Based on sample mass requirements and the available timeframe in which to conduct the testwork, eight composite samples were generated: one Oxide, one Transition and six Fresh, designated as follows:

 Composite 1 - Oxide (all three stratigraphy units combined);

 Composite 2 - Transition (Upper Sandstone and Cobra combined - there was no Central Sandstone material available);

 Composite 3 - Upper Sandstone;

 Composite 4 - Cobra Low Au (expected grade 0.98 g/t Au);

 Composite 5 - Cobra High Au (expected grade 1.89 g/t Au);

 Composite 6 - Central Sandstone Low OC (intervals logged as None or Trace);

 Composite 7 - Central Sandstone High OC (intervals logged as Weak, Moderate or Strong); and

 Composite 8 - Central Sandstone Low Au Recovery (selected intervals that reported a low cyanide recoverable content - expected Au recovery 72% versus 83-94% for the other composites).

Where possible, contributions to composites were made on the basis of selecting at least three adjoining intervals. As the data for the initial three drillholes was only available for 6 m composites, these intervals were either selected in their entirety (i.e. the full 6 m interval), or not selected in their entirety. The target composite mass for testwork was 80 kg per composite.

9.1.1 Results

The Oxide Composite 1 showed high Au recoveries for all three tests, thereby showing negligible sensitivity to grind size over the range tested. All of the other composites showed, to a greater or lesser extent, a decrease in recovery under CIP conditions compared to CIL conditions, indicating preg-robbing behavior (the Oxide composite was not tested under CIP conditions).

Dunne et al. (2012) characterize ores with a PRI of 0 as not preg-robbing, values <1.0 indicative of low preg-robbing and values above 2.5 indicative of highly preg-robbing behavior. On that basis, Composite 1 can be considered to be not preg-robbing, Composite 2 low preg-robbing and Composite 5 borderline low preg-robbing, whereas Composite 8 is classified as highly preg-robbing. By this definition, the remaining composites fall somewhere in between low preg-robbing and highly preg-robbing.

None of the samples showed any significant difference in response between the use of fresh or regenerated carbon at the 25 g/l addition level. Composites 2 and 5 showed no significant difference in recovery between the use of 25 g/l carbon and 40 g/l carbon, however Composites 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 did report a higher overall Au recovery at the higher carbon concentration level.

Composite 2 showed little sensitivity to grind size for the coarser sizes tested - the lower recovery at the 140 mm P80 may be due to the lower calculated head grade, or it may reflect the significantly lower gravity recovery at that grind size. Composite 1 also exhibited a reduction in gravity recovery with increasing grind size. Composite 6 however showed no sensitivity to either total or gravity recovery at the coarser sizes tested.

The samples where a finer grind size was tested also exhibited little sensitivity to recovery at the finer grind size. Composite 3 reported a significantly higher residue grade, however as the calculated head grade was also significantly higher the total recovery was largely unchanged. The gravity recovery for this sample was also significantly higher at the finer grind size. Composites 4, 5 and 8 also reported lower residues grades at the finer grind size, however the head grades were also lower and so the total recoveries showed little difference. The gravity recovery for Composite 5 was significantly higher at the finer size, however for Composites 3 and 8 it was not significantly different. Only Composite 7 reported a lower residue grade at the finer grind size, which when coupled with a higher calculated head grade gave a significantly higher total recovery. The gravity recovery for this sample at the finer grind size was also significantly higher.


The baseline test residue size-by-size assays for these composites showed some increase in Au grade in the coarser fractions, more so for Composites 3 and 5 than the others. Carbon and sulphur grades tended to be higher in the intermediate size fraction, however there were no discernible relationships between Au and S or C in the size fractions.

The diagnostic leach tests showed between 8% and 25% of the residual Au was cyanide recoverable, 6% or less was associated with carbonaceous minerals, 36% to 69% was associated with calcite/dolomite/pyrrhotite/goethite, 10% to 18% with sulphide minerals and 6% to 19% locked in silicate minerals. The Composite 4 samples exhibited the lowest cyanided recoverable Au and Au associated with sulphides, but the highest Au associated with calcite/dolomite/pyrrhotite/goethite. The Composite 8 sample exhibited the highest Au locked in silicates and associated with sulphides, but the lowest Au associated with calcite/dolomite/pyrrhotite/goethite.

As noted above, all of the samples tested showed an increase in recovery under CIL conditions compared to the direct leach component of the CIP tests, and some of the samples showed a further increase in CIL recovery at the higher carbon concentration.

These results show what amounts to virtually a step change in behavior over a narrow range of PRI values between 1.0 and 1.5, from a response indicating mild preg-robbing behavior at a PRI of just over 1.0 or less to behavior indicating a significant preg-robbing response at PRI values of just under 1.5 and above.

9.2 2022 Testwork - Nkran and Obotan Satellite Deposits

9.2.1 Nkran

Four samples were submitted for testwork at BV generated from 2022 drilling. The samples were from the base of the pit, aimed to represent "Cut 3" of the pit design. Three of the samples were of Sandstone, and the other was of Granite.

The testwork followed the same scheme as for the 2022 Esaase testwork, with comprehensive head assays, gravity recovery and cyanide leaching testwork, however in this case the focus was on sensitivity to grind size, which had not previously been extensively tested for Nkran; the cyanide tests were conducted in CIL format only and with a single carbon concentration - 25 g/l of fresh carbon. The baseline grind size was a P80 of 90 mm, and coarser grind sizes - up to a P80 of 150 mm, were tested for each sample.

The head assays showed the samples to be free of deleterious elements, consistent with AGM's knowledge of, and experience with, Nkran ore. The PRI values indicate the samples to be low (Sandstone samples) or not (Granite sample) preg-robbing.

The leach tests reported high Au recoveries with little sensitivity to grind size over the range of sizes tested. While the recoveries for the Western and Central Sandstone sample showed a slight decrease with increasing grind size, this was more an artifact of the calculated head grades, as the leach residue grades showed essentially no variation with grind size. The residue grades for the Granites sample showed something of a step change between the P80 134 mm and 104 mm tests and this is reflected in the recovery values, although the figure for the P80 134 mm test is clouded by the much higher calculated head grade.


The results for the Eastern Sandstone sample showed a decrease in recovery for the grind sizes coarser than the baseline figure. Size-by-size assays conducted on the leach residue from test GCIL11 indicated that a grind size of P80 75 mm may be a more optimum figure for this material.

9.2.2 Abore

A small testwork program was undertaken at the Asanko laboratory to test the metallurgical response of the Sandstone lithology type at Abore. This lithology type had only been tested previously as a minor blend component with the predominant Granite lithology.

Two samples were generated from 2022 infill drilling, one from intervals of diamond drill core and the other from intervals of RC chip. Both samples were of Fresh material, and the samples were composited from coarse assay reject material.

The test procedure was as follows:

 Head assay - Au by PAL 1000 with fire assay of the residue, and S and C speciation (Total S, Sulphide S, Total C, Organic C) by Leco.

 Gravity recovery - 2 kg samples were ground to the target P80 of 106 mm then passed once through a 7.5 cm Knelson Concentrator. The concentrate was subjected to intensive cyanidation with the tailings from the Knelson and intensive cyanidation stages combined for the subsequent leach tests.

 Cyanidation - bottle roll tests based on 1 kg samples under typical Asanko plant parameters:

 50% solids;

 pH 10.5;

 100 g/t Pb(NO3)2;

 oxygen injection: DO initially 20 ppm then maintained at 15 ppm;

 initial addition of cyanide equal to 850 ppm NaCN in solution;

 carbon addition of 25 g/l of fresh (conditioned) carbon; and

 18 hour residence time with monitoring of pH, free NaCN and DO.

The leach results show high recoveries for both samples - the lower recovery for Composite 1 is a function of the low head grade - the leach residue grades in both cases were 0.06-0.08 g/t.

9.2.3 Midras South

A small testwork program was undertaken at ALS Kamloops on samples from Midras South. This was the first metallurgical testwork program undertaken for this orebody.


Three samples were generated from 2021/22 drilling, one each of Oxide, Transition and Fresh. The Oxide sample was made from intervals of RC chip and the Transition and Fresh samples were made from intervals of diamond drill core.

Based on the testwork result spreadsheets received as of the effective date of the report (ALS Kamloops, 2022), the test procedure appears to have been as follows:

 Gravity recovery - 2 kg samples were ground to the target P80 of 106 mm then passed once through a 7.5 cm Knelson Concentrator. The concentrate was subjected to intensive cyanidation with the tailings from the Knelson and intensive cyanidation stages combined for the subsequent leach tests.

 Cyanidation - bottle roll tests based on the recombined 2 kg samples with the following parameters:

 50% solids;

 pH 10.5;

 30 minute pre-aeration with 100 g/t Pb(NO3)2;

 oxygen injection: DO maintained at 15 ppm;

 initial addition of cyanide equal to 850 ppm NaCN in solution;

 carbon addition of 25 g/l; and

 18 hour residence time with monitoring of pH, free NaCN and DO.

The leach results show recoveries of between 93% and 96% for the three samples; the leach residue grades ranged from 0.04g/t to 0.08 g/t.

9.3 Life-of-Mine Recovery Estimates Summary

The recovery relationships developed for Esaase, Nkran, the Obotan satellite deposits and the site stockpiles are summarized in table below.

Table 9-1 Summary of recovery relationships

Orebody

Oxidation Level

Lithology

Recovery Relationship

Esaase

Oxide

All

Fixed tails grade: 0.1 g/t Au

 

Transition & Fresh

Hawk & USS

Recovery = 8.26 * ln(Au head grade) + 73.86

 

 

Cobra

Recovery = 2.70 * ln(Au head grade) + 71.14

 

 

CSS & FWS

Recovery = 6.98 * ln(Au head grade) + 74.38

Nkran

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Abore

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Miradani North

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Akwasiso

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Dynamite Hill

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Adubiaso

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Midras South

All

All

Fixed recovery: 94%

Stockpiles

All

All

Fixed recovery: 85%; minimum 0.1 g/t Au tails grade



10 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES

The effective date of the Mineral Resource Statement is December 31, 2022. The AGM is comprised of nine deposits: Nkran, Esaase, Abore, Miradani North, Midras South, Adubiaso, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill.

Table 10-1 Mineral Resource Statement* for Asanko Gold Mine, Ghana (December 31, 2022)

Category   Deposit     Tonnage
(Mt)
    Grade
(g/t Au)
    Contained Metal
(koz Au)
 
Measured   Nkran                    
    Esaase                    
    Abore                    
    Miradani North                    
    Adubiaso                    
    Midras South                    
    Akwasiso                    
    Asuadai                    
    Dynamite Hill                    
    Stockpiles     7.4     0.67     158  
    Total Measured     7.4     0.67     158  
Indicated   Nkran     15.3     1.89     931  
    Esaase     30.6     1.25     1,227  
    Abore     12.8     1.16     477  
    Miradani North     7.9     1.39     352  
    Adubiaso     3.1     1.47     148  
    Midras South                    
    Akwasiso     1.4     1.16     52  
    Asuadai     1.6     1.23     64  
    Dynamite Hill     2.2     1.34     95  
    Stockpiles                    
    Total Indicated     75.0     1.39     3,346  
Measured + Indicated   Nkran     15.3     1.89     931  
    Esaase     30.6     1.25     1,227  
    Abore     12.8     1.16     477  
    Miradani North     7.9     1.39     352  
    Adubiaso     3.1     1.47     148  
    Midras South                    
    Akwasiso     1.4     1.16     52  
    Asuadai     1.6     1.23     64  
    Dynamite Hill     2.2     1.34     95  
    Stockpiles     7.4     0.67     158  
    Total Mea + Ind     82.3     1.32     3,504  
Inferred   Nkran     3.6     1.83     209  
    Esaase     8.2     1.26     334  
    Abore     3.6     1.14     131  
    Miradani North     2.9     1.30     122  
    Adubiaso     0.1     1.05     3  
    Midras South     5.4     1.32     232  
    Akwasiso     0.2     1.28     9  
    Asuadai     0.1     1.29     4  
    Dynamite Hill     1.0     1.24     40  
    Stockpiles                    
    Total Inferred     25.1     1.34     1,084  




Notes:

1. Mr. Malcolm Titley, MAIG of CSA Global UK is the Qualified Person responsible for the Nkran mineral resource statement. Dr. Oy Leuangthong, PEng and Mr. Glen Cole, PGeo of SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. are Qualified Persons responsible mineral resource statements for Esaase, Abore, Miradani North, Adubiaso, Midras South, Akwasiso, Asuadai and Dynamite Hill.

2. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. All figures have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimates. Due to rounding, some columns or rows may not compute exactly as shown.

3. Reported within an optimized pit shell assuming a price of USD1,800 / oz gold and using various cut-off grades: 0.40 g/t gold for Nkran; 0.50 g/t in Oxides and 0.60 g/t gold in Transition and Fresh for Esaase; and 0.45 g/t gold for all other deposits. Metallurgical recovery of 94% for all deposits, except in Esaase, where gold recoveries vary based on lithology.

4. All tonnages are reported as in situ dry tonnes.

5. Mineral resources are inclusive of mineral reserves. Galiano's share of the Project on an equity basis is 45%. All quantities are reported on a 100% basis.

10.1 Nkran Mineral Resource Estimate

10.1.1 Geological Interpretation

10.1.1.1 Lithology Domains

The Nkran lithological model was updated by CSA Global using Leapfrog. The interpretation was based a structural and lithology review completed by site geologists which included the additional 23 diamond drillholes completed during 2021/2.

10.1.1.2 Weathering Domains

AGM geologists created weathering profiles for the bottom of complete oxidation (base_oxide) and the top of fresh (top_fresh) material in LeapfrogTM, based on logged oxidation/weathering state prior to the 2018 estimate - these surfaces were used to flag weathering into the updated model and assign density values into the blocks. CSA Global checked the logged weathering surfaces in the new drilling against the interpreted surfaces. The new drilling is collared in the pit which is in fresh rock.


10.1.1.3 Mineralisation domains

The main lithological units, form the basis for delineating geological domains (GEOL).

Mineralization composites were generated in Leapfrog using a gold cut off of 0.15 g/t and a minimum mining width of 6 m to guide sample selection. The interval select tool in Leapfrog was used to ensure that just the mineralized material was selected, not the lower grade dilution added either side of the 0.15 g/t intervals to create the minimum width composite.

A binary numeric code was set up using the calculation function in Leapfrog for the selected intervals. This code was used as an input into an indicator model within the Leapfrog numeric modelling function. The indicator model was guided by structural trends were provided by Asanko geologists.

10.1.2 Grade Estimation

The Nkran MRE has been estimated using post-processing of ordinary kriged large panel estimates to produce a recoverable MRE. This method provides SMU scale block estimates that honour the theoretical grade-tonnage relationship determined from discrete Gaussian change of support. Uniform Conditioning (UC) results for the large OK panels are transferred to SMU blocks using Localised Uniform Conditioning (LUC). The quality of the results is dependent on the availability of drill hole data and the nature of the spatial variance.

The biggest contributors to gold metal are ESTZON 210 and 220, where examples are presented to document the workflow.

10.1.3 Resource Classification

The classification category is based upon an assessment of geological understanding of the deposit, geological and mineralization continuity, drill hole spacing, quality control results, search and estimation parameters and the analysis of in-situ dry bulk density data.

The Nkran deposit shows reasonable continuity of mineralization within well-defined geological constraints. Drill holes are located at a nominal spacing of 25 m on 25 m sections extending out from 50 to 100 m on the periphery of the deposit. The drill spacing is sufficient to allow the geology (and associated mineralization) to be modelled into wireframes for each domain. Reasonable consistency is evident in the orientations, thickness and grades of the mineralized zones.

There is no material classified as Measured MRE as the short-range mineralization trends defined by grade control drilling (in previously mined areas) cannot be defined by the exploration drilling. Indicated MRE were informed by Slope of Regression statistics, the average distance of samples used to estimate block grades and where drilling includes zones of 25 x 25 m spacing. The remaining material above a wireframe surface nominally based on a US$1,800/oz gold price conceptual Whittle pit shell (generated for the purposes of defining a constraint underpinning "reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction" as required under CIM guidelines) was classified as Inferred MRE.

10.1.4 Reasonable Prospects for Eventual Economic Extraction

CIM Definition Standards for mineral resources and mineral reserves defines a mineral resource as:


"A Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction (RPEEE). The location, quantity, grade or quality, continuity and other geological characteristics of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge, including sampling."

The Nkran deposit satisfies RPEEE for open pit extraction based on the assumptions listed in Table 10-2.

Table 10-2 Assumptions considered for selection of reporting cut-off grade

Parameter   Value  
Mining Cost (US$/tonne)   2.47  
General and Administration (US$/tonne)   11.84  
Process Cost (US$/tonne of ore)   10.66  
Gold Recovery (%)   94%  
Mining Recovery/Mining Dilution (%)
Built into Regularised model used for Whittle optimisation
  94/8  
Gold Price (US$/ounce)   1,800  
Reporting cut-off grade in Au g/t   0.4 g/t  

10.1.5 Mineral Resource Statement

The MRE for the Nkran deposit of the Nkran Gold Project as at December 31, 2022 is presented in Table 10-3. The Mineral Resource Statement has been depleted for mining as at December 31, 2022.

Table 10-3 Mineral Resource Estimate for Nkran Gold Deposit, Ghana (December 31, 2022)

Category   Tonnes (Mt)     Au Grade (g/t)     Au Metal (koz)  
Indicated   15.34     1.89     931  
Measured and Indicated   15.34     1.89     931  
Inferred   3.57     1.83     209  

Notes:

1. The effective date of the MRE is 31 December 2022.

2. The MRE has been depleted for mining up to 31 December 2022.

3. The MRE is reported at a cut-off grade of 0.4 g/t gold assuming: metal price of US$1,800 per ounce of gold, mining cost of US$2.47 per tonne, G&A cost of US$11.84 per tonne, processing cost of US$10.66 tonne, process recovery of 94%.

4. Figures have been rounded to the appropriate level of precision for the reporting of the MRE.

5. Due to rounding, some columns or rows may not compute exactly as shown.

6. The MRE is stated as in situ dry tonnes. All figures are in metric tonnes.

7. The MRE has been classified under the guidelines of the CIM Definition Standards prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by CIM Council (2014), and procedures for classifying the reported mineral resources were undertaken within the context of the Canadian Securities Administrators NI 43-101.

8. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues.

9. Mineral resources have been reported inclusive of mineral reserves, where applicable.


10.2 Esaase, Abore, Miradani North, Adubiaso and Midras South

SRK produced a mineralization domain for Esaase and reviewed the mineralization domains for Abore, Miradani North, Midras South, and Adubiaso that was produced by the client site geologists.

10.2.1 Geology and Mineralization Model

10.2.1.1 Lithological domains

A simplified lithological model was produced for Esaase by consolidating the logged lithology codes into a refined lithology field. In total, five refined lithology codes (FW Sandstone, Central Sandstone, Cobra Unit, Upper Sandstone and Hawk Unit) were produced in Leapfrog. SRK notes that some discrepancies between logging campaigns of each rock type have resulted in inconsistencies and recommends these intervals are relogged and refined, for use in future iterations of the lithology modelling. Historical drill holes with inconsistent logging data were excluded from the model. The consolidation of the lithological field to produce a simplified lithological model was guided by structural and lithological data collected during a site visit, drone imagery, previous maps and reports and structural data from drill holes. Polylines were used to constrain the geological domain boundaries to observable contacts seen in drone imagery from the open pit.

Lithological models for Abore, Miradani North, Midras South, and Adubiaso were constructed by the AGM's site geologists and reviewed by SRK. Lithological domaining followed a similar workflow as for Esaase and were produced by consolidating the logged lithologies into a refined lithological field.

The lithological domains in Abore consists of a central granite, feldspar porphyry sills and domains for sandstone and shale. Miradani North is made up of refined lithological domains for granite, FW and HW sandstone, and siltstone. Midras South, lithological domains were produced for sandstone and shales and for Adubiaso, FW and HW graywacke and phyllites and feldspar porphyry sills.

10.2.1.2 Weathering domains

Weathering surfaces were modelled for the base of oxidation and top of fresh using the oxidation column in exploration drillhole logging. The final surfaces were constructed from a modified and grouped oxidation column.

10.2.1.3 Mineralization domains

For Esaase, SRK selected a modelling cut-off by assessing the extent and continuity of a series of indicator interpolant shells at different cut-off grades with respect to the assay grades of visually continuous mineralised structures. A nominal modelling cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t Au was selected for the modelling of Au mineralisation, using an indicator interpolant with a probability (called 'ISO value' in Leapfrog) of 0.35. Given the clear structural and lithological control on mineralisation, a deposit-scale structural framework was first constructed from a series (>100) of structural trend surface that was modelled from the interpreted 3D continuation of high grade gold intercepts. Structural data from orientated drill core and surface mapping was used to guide the construction of the trend surfaces. The surfaces were used to produce a structural trend, where the trend and orientation of these surfaces influenced the trend and degree of continuity of the indicator interpolant volumes in each direction.


For Abore, Miradani North, and Midras South, Galiano geologists modelled the mineralization domains using an indicator interpolant approach with raw assay data. For Abore and Midras South, a threshold of 0.2 g/t gold was selected, while in Miradani North, a threshold of 0.3 g/t gold constrained within lithology.  For Adubiaso Main and North, thresholds of 0.15 g/t gold and 0.10 g/t gold were used together with the interval selection feature to provide some flexibility through manual inclusion and exclusion of the desired intervals, and mineralization is modelled with implicit modelling approach via intrusion modelling tool.

10.2.2 Estimation approach and parameters

SRK estimated gold grades into a 3D block model using OK with up to three estimation passes, with progressively relaxed search ellipsoids and data requirements for the main mineralization domains. Smaller or discontinuous domains, such as Domain 2000 series in Esaase, and unmineralized domains were estimated using a single pass. The sill domain, that is mostly unmineralized, in Adubiaso was estimated using a hybrid approach where an Indicator Kriging approach used to estimate probabilities of belonging to a later mineralization event that represents the gently NE dipping veins and two OK approaches utilized to estimate a high-grade domain, or gold grades for later veins, and a low-grade domain, or gold grades for unmineralized sill. These two OK estimates were then averaged weighted by the IK probabilities.

Only the exploration borehole data were used in estimation. All passes use an ellipsoidal search. With exception of Miradani North, and Adubiaso Main and North, all other deposits are estimated using dynamic anisotropy to conform to the varying orientation of the modelled zones. In all cases, grades were estimated using a hard boundary approach. Furthermore, SRK chose to limit the influence of high-grade composites in later passes for some mineralized domains and/or in unmineralized domains, as warranted.

In all deposits, SRK performed estimation sensitivities on gold estimates to test the impact of changes in various parameters and assumptions including data requirement, boundary condition, high-grade outlier treatment.

10.2.3 Resource Classification

The block classification strategy considers drillhole spacing, geologic confidence, and continuity of category. The final classification was a two-step process: (1) an initial drillhole spacing criteria was applied, and (2) classification smoothing was performed by wireframing contiguous regions with consideration for geologic continuity and data density. The initial criteria and summary statistics on the classification are summarized below:

 Measured: There are no Measured blocks.

 Indicated: Blocks with a drill hole spacing less than 40 m.

 For Esaase, this corresponds to an average drill hole spacing of 30 m, and with a mean average distance of informing composites for this category is within 30 m. These blocks are estimated mainly in Pass 1.

 For Abore, this corresponds to an average drillhole spacing of 40 m, and with a mean average distance of informing composites for this category within 28 m. These blocks are estimated mainly in Pass 1.

 For Miradani North, this corresponds to an average distance of 32 m to three holes, and a mean average distance of 33 m to the informing composites. Blocks within the Indicated category are estimated within Passes 1 and 2.

 There are no Indicated blocks in Midras South.


 For Adubiaso, this corresponds to an average drill hole spacing of 25 m, and with a mean average distance of informing composites for this category is within 25 m. These blocks are estimated mainly in Pass 1 and Pass 2.

 Inferred: All other blocks in the mineralized domains with a drill hole spacing less than 80 m

 For Esaase, this corresponds to an average drill hole spacing of 50 m, and with a mean average distance of informing composites for this category is within 40 m.

 For Miradani, this corresponds to an average distance of 53 m to three holes, and a mean average distance of 48 m to the informing composites. Blocks within the Inferred category are estimated within Passes 2 and 3.

 For Adubiaso, this corresponds to an average drill hole spacing of 45 m, and with a mean average distance of informing composites for this category is within 40 m.

10.2.4 Reasonable Prospects for Eventual Economic Extraction

CIM Definition Standards for mineral resources and mineral reserves (May 2014) define a mineral resource as:

"[A] concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade or quality, continuity and other geological characteristics of a mineral resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge, including sampling."

The "reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction" requirement generally implies that quantity and grade estimates meet certain economic thresholds and that mineral resources are reported at an appropriate cut-off grade that takes into account extraction scenarios and processing recovery. SRK considers that Esaase, Abore, Miradani North, Midras South and Adubiaso deposits are primarily amenable to open pit extraction. To assist with determining which portions of the gold deposits show "reasonable prospect for eventual economic extraction" from an open pit and to assist with selecting reporting assumptions, SRK mining engineers developed a conceptual open pit shell using corporately approved mining, processing and G&A costs.

10.3 Akwasiso, Dynamite Hill and Asuadai

10.3.1 Geology and Mineralization Model

10.3.1.1 Akwasiso

The geological model for Akwasiso was interpreted and modelled by Asanko exploration team based on the exploration drilling and was constructed using Leapfrog and includes:

1. Lithology model

2. Oxidation model

3. Shear model for Akwasiso

4. Mineralization model


10.3.1.2 Dynamite Hill

The geological model was interpreted and modelled by Asanko exploration team with incorporation of 2017-2019 grade control drilling and new 2021 exploration drilling. The geological model was constructed using Leapfrog and includes:

1. Lithology model (LITHO)

2. Oxidation model (OX)

3. Mineralization model (DOMAIN)

10.3.1.3 Asuadai

Mineralization is hosted within an east-northeast trending shear zone which cuts through sediment packages and is also found parallel to bedding within wacke/sandstones on the southeast footwall side and wacke/siltstones on the northeast hanging wall side. Diorite dykes have intruded along the central lithological contact of the shear. Sub-parallel to this central contact are hanging wall and footwall extents of the shear zone.

A series of repeating north-south trending structures cross the shear zone, offsetting the main lithological contact and the hanging wall shear contact. Each of the diorite bodies appears to be bracketed by a pair of these north-south structures. These structures are not evident on the magnetic images due to their orientation and the low magnetic contrast in the host lithologies.

The geological model builds on the observations and concepts modelled by HMM Consultancy in 2014. The geological model was constructed using Leapfrog and was built in four parts:

1. Lithology model (GROCK)

2. Structural model (Interpreted structural planes)

3. Mineralization model (MDOM)

4. Material Type model (MROCK)

10.3.2 Estimation Approach and Parameters

10.3.2.1 Akwasiso

OK was used for grade estimation. An independent GC model of the same block size was first created using GC data only as reference model in the mined-out area. To ensure that the resource model will reproduce the grade distribution of the reference model, multiple scenarios of estimation parameters were tested to run estimation with exploration data only (EXP Model). The parameters that produced the closest tonnage-grade curve to GC model were selected. The GC composites were then merged with the exploration composites for the final resource estimation (MRE Model) using the selected parameters. The vein lode type domains used dynamic anisotropic search orientations generated from digitized vein trend surfaces.


10.3.2.2 Dynamite Hill

Grade estimation for Dynamite Hill used a combination of localized selective mining unit (LSMU) and Inverse Distance methods. The main domain (10) used LSMU, and all other domains used Inverse Distance to power 3 (ID3). Only exploration drillhole composites were used.

10.3.2.3 Asuadai

The grade model for Asuadai was estimated at a SMU scale of 5 x 5 x 3 metre LSMU (see description above for Dynamite Hill), with a panel size of 50 x 50 x 24 metres.

The conditional simulation uses point scale SGS using a fine grid of points (1m x 1m x 1m) which is close to the composite length. The search neighbourhood is set at 200x100x100 metres and is aligned to the along strike and downdip orientation of the shear zone.  A minimum of 6 samples with a maximum of 20 samples is set for selection with the search and a restriction of 5 samples per hole is used.  As well as the samples, up to 20 previously simulated nodes are selected.

Simulation realisations are run in batches of 10 and each realisation within a batch uses the same path. Thirty realisations are run with the initial variogram for the domain and then another thirty realisations are run with the alternate variogram giving a total of 60 simulation realisations.

10.3.3 Resource Classification

Akwasiso and Dynamite Hill share common geological features as other well studied deposits on the Nkran structural trend. The control of mineralization is well understood from the previous modelling and mining.

Drill spacing is the primary factor to define resource classification and only Indicated and Inferred resources are defined at Akwasiso, Dynamite Hill and Asuadai. The spacing criteria to separate the resource classes are generally based on the variogram ranges and mining experience at the adjacent Nkran deposit. The classification criteria for all three deposits are summarized below:

 Measured: There are no Measured blocks.

 Indicated: Blocks with a drill hole spacing less than 40m, or in Dynamite Hill domains 9, 11 and 12 require a drillhole spacing of 35 m or less.

 Inferred: All other blocks in the mineralized domains with a drill hole spacing less than 80 m or will a drillhole within 40 m distance.

Drilling coverage at Akwasiso is relatively high. Approximately 50% of the Indicated material are within 20 metre drillhole spacing, and over 75% within 30 m spacing; while approximately 90% of Inferred material are within 40 to 60 m spacing.

10.3.4 Reasonable Prospects for Eventual Economic Extraction

The mineralization at Akwasiso, Dynamite Hill and Asuadai are assumed to be amenable to open pit mining and milling and recovery through CIL gold processing. The reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction of the mineral resources were tested by constraining the mineral resources within a conceptual pit shell optimized in NPV Scheduler™ software at US$1800/oz gold price with all the materials of Indicated and Inferred classes and with a reporting cut-off grade of 0.45 g/t Au.


After review of optimization results, and through discussions with Galiano, SRK considers that it is reasonable to report as open pit mineral resource those classified blocks located within the conceptual pit shell above a cut-off grade of 0.45 g/t gold for Akwasiso, Dynamite Hill and Asuadai.

No underground mineral resource is reported.

10.4 Mineral Resource Statement

Mineral resources were estimated in conformity with the widely accepted CIM Estimation of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Best Practices Guidelines (November 2019). The mineral resources may be affected by further infill and exploration drilling that may result in increases or decreases in subsequent MREs. The mineral resources may also be affected by subsequent assessments of mining, environmental, processing, permitting, taxation, socio-economic, and other factors.

The effective date of the Mineral Resource Statement is December 31, 2022.

The QPs are not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, political, or other relevant factors that could materially affect the MRE.

10.5 Factors that May Affect the Mineral Resource Estimate

There are no known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, and political or other relevant issues that may materially affect the MREs. Other relevant factors that may materially affect the mineral resources, including mining, metallurgical recovery, and infrastructure are reasonably well understood according to the assumptions presented in the AGM's 2023 Technical Report.

11 MINERAL RESERVE ESTIMATE

11.1 Introduction

The AGM comprises nine mineral resource deposits and a processing plant with 5.8 Mtpa capacity. The mining operation, including the ore handling, is carried out using mine contractors. This study showed that six of the deposits are profitably mineable under current conditions and thus are the basis of mineral reserves. SRK conducted detailed mining studies, including pit optimization, production schedule and mine design, for these six deposits.

The majority of the deposits that constitute the mineral resources at the AGM were subject to mining activities in the past. Inclusive of past production, Nkran is the largest and highest-grade resource at the AGM. Mining in Nkran pit was stopped in June 2020 due to some instability of the walls and also due to the mine nearing its then reserve limits. The main sources of ore in the past two years were Esaase and Akwasiso pits. Akwasiso pit reached its ultimate limit in July 2022 and will not be expanded unless further exploration shows resource potential. Some metallurgical recovery issues were observed at Esaase in 2022 and with further investigation, mining activity ceased there in May 2022. The mill continued processing stockpiled ore located near the mill as well as at Esaase. Additional deposits that have been evaluated as mineral reserves include previously mined Abore, Adubiaso, Dynamite Hill and Miradani North.

According to the updated mineral reserve statement, the two pits of Nkran and Esaase contain 58% of the total reserve in the ground.


The Midras deposit is classified as Inferred Mineral Resource and as such is not part of the mineral reserve. The Asuadai deposit is small and its proximity to the village of Asuadai incurs additional costs that impair its economic viability; therefore, it is has not been considered a mineral reserve.

Artisanal mining activities are present in many of the resources except Nkran and Esaase. Previously mined areas are flooded, requiring dewatering.

The processing plant, a camp and air strip are located close to the Nkran pit.

Dr. Anoush Ebrahimi, QP of Sections 15 and 16 of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report, visited the AGM for four days.

SRK team visited the mineral resources, the mill, mineralogy lab, the core shack and the offices. Multiple meetings were held to review the operation and particularly to review the reconciliation reports.

11.2 Pit Optimization Results

SRK developed optimization models for each deposit. The pit optimization was carried out using Geovia Whittle software for Nkran, Esaase, Dynamite Hill, Abore and Miradani North. Datamine NPV Scheduler was used for the Adubiaso deposit. Using an incremental gold price of $30/oz, a series of pit optimizations were performed for each deposit, ranging from a minimum of $450/oz to $1,800/oz gold price, with $1,500/oz being the base case price used for the analysis.

Nkran and Esaase pits each mine more than 600 kozs of gold at revenue factor 1.0 (base case price). Dynamite Hill optimised pit shell, with about 44 kozs of gold mined in the final pit, is the smallest optimised pit shell among the six deposits at the AGM.

Nkran provides the highest-grade ore for the project; however, it requires a significant amount of pre-stripping. The optimised pit shell strip ratio for Nkran is about 12.45:1 waste/ore. Abore and Miradani North optimised pit shells have the lowest strip ratio, with ore being available in the first year of mining for both deposits.

11.3 Mineral Reserves Summary

The mineral reserve estimate for the AGM has been prepared as part of the 2022 Feasibility Study. This mineral reserve estimate has been prepared in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards adopted May 2014.

The mineral reserves were derived from the mineral resource block models and stockpiled mineral resources that are presented in Section 14 of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report. The mineral reserves respective of the six open pits are based on Indicated Mineral Resources that have been identified as being economically extractable and which incorporate mining losses and mining waste dilution. The mineral reserves include 41.72 Mt of mineable ore from six open pits and 7.20 Mt of existing stockpile material at an average grade of 1.43 g/t and 0.67 g/t, respectively. The mineral reserve includes variable mining dilution for each pit, and it is calculated after 2% ore loss. The reference point for the mineral reserve estimate is the point where the ore is delivered to the processing plant.

The QP, Dr. Anoush Ebrahimi, does not know of any legal, political, environmental, or other risks that could materially affect the potential development of the mineral reserves. Dr. Ebrahimi believes the risks regarding permitting and socio-economic factors are low.


11.4 Declaration

The mineral reserves QP's opinion contained herein and effective 31 December 2022, is based on information collected by SRK throughout the course of the Feasibility Study, which in turn reflects various technical and economic conditions at the time of writing this report. Given the nature of the mining business, these conditions can change significantly over relatively short periods of time. Consequently, actual results may be significantly more or less favourable.

This technical report may include technical information that requires subsequent calculations to derive sub-totals, totals and weighted averages. Such calculations inherently involve a degree of rounding and consequently introduce a margin of error. Where these occur, the QP does not consider them to be material.

Neither SRK nor the mineral reserves QP is an insider, associate or an affiliate of Asanko or Galiano, and neither SRK nor the QP, nor any affiliate has acted as advisor to Asanko or Galiano, or each of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates in connection with this project. The results of the technical work by SRK are not dependent on any prior agreements concerning the conclusions to be reached, nor are there any undisclosed understandings concerning any future business dealings.

Table 11-1 Summary of the mineral reserves for AGM, Ghana, as at 31 December 2022

Deposit

Proven

Probable

Total

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au
Grade
(g/t)

Au
Content
(koz)

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au
Grade
(g/t)

Au
Content
(koz)

Tonnes
(Mt)

Au
Grade
(g/t)

Au
Content
(koz)

Nkran

 

 

 

9.9

1.82

582

9.9

1.82

582

Esaase

 

 

 

13.6

1.22

532

13.6

1.22

533

Miradani North

 

 

 

6.8

1.41

310

6.8

1.41

310

Abore

 

 

 

8.2

1.27

334

8.2

1.27

334

Dynamite Hill

 

 

 

1.1

1.31

45

1.1

1.31

45

Adubiaso

 

 

 

2.2

1.58

110

2.2

1.58

110

Stockpiles

7.2

0.67

155

 

 

 

7.2

0.67

155

Total Reserve

7.2

0.67

155

41.7

1.43

1,913

48.9

1.31

2,068

Notes:

1. The effective date of the mineral reserve is 31 December 2022.

2. Mineral reserves are reported assuming a gold price of US$1,500/oz Au.

3. Mineral reserves are defined within six different pit designs guided by pit shells derived from the optimization software, GEOVIA Whittle™ and Datamine Studio NPVS™.

4. Cut-off grades vary based on the deposit. Nkran is close to the mill and contains only fresh ore. The mineral reserves are reported at 0.40 g/t Au cut-off for the fresh ore in Nkran. For Esaase, mineral reserves are reported at cut-offs of 0.55 g/t Au for the oxide ore and 0.70 g/t Au for the remaining ore types. For all other open pits, the mineral reserves are reported at 0.5 g/t Au cut-off for all ore types.

5. Mining costs vary based on the pit, the rock type, and the depth of the pit. The average mining costs for Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill and Adubiaso are $2.44/t, $1.98/t, $1.94/t, $2.00/t, $2.29/t and 2.06/t, respectively. There are additional expenditures for fixed contractor monthly fees, grade control, community fees, Owner's Mining G&A, and other small costs that vary with each deposit and are in addition to the $/t stated.


6. Ore transportation cost varies for each pit based on the haul distance. It ranges between $0.61/t for Nkran and $6.15/t for Esaase.

7. Processing cost is $8.81/t for oxide ore, $10.39/t for transition ore and $10.66/t for fresh ore.

8. General and administration costs are $6.69/t for Esaase and $6.19/t for all other pits.

9. Processing recovery is 94.0% for all ore types in all pits except for Esaase. Processing recovery varies based on the ore type and head grade in Esaase, where the average recovery for oxide, Upper Sandstone, Cobra and Central Sandstone ore types are 90.1%, 73.8%, 71.3% and 76.4%, respectively.

10. Mining dilution varies between pits. The average mining dilution is calculated to be 11.9%, 14.4%, 6.0%, 10.8%, 11.6% and 15.3%, for Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill and Adubiaso, respectively.

11. A 2% ore loss has been applied to the total reserve in each pit and for the stockpiles.

12. Figures are rounded to the appropriate level of precision for the reporting of mineral reserves. Due to rounding, some columns or rows may not compute as shown.

13. The overall strip ratio (the amount of waste mined for each tonne of ore) for AGM is 7.21 (W:O). The strip ratio for Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill and Adubiaso is 13.5, 4.5, 5.6, 4.8, 9.8 and 8.2 respectively.

14. The mineral reserve is stated as diluted dry metric tonnes.

15. The mine plan underpinning the mineral reserves has been prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

12 MINING METHODS

12.1 Introduction

There are several mineral deposits at the AGM that are in different stages of exploration and advancement. Six deposits are viable to be mined by conventional truck and shovel open pit mining techniques; they are: Nkran, Esaase, Miradani North, Abore, Dynamite Hill and Adubiaso.

All pits will utilize truck-loader mining methods operated by contractors as has traditionally been the case at the AGM. Ore and waste material will be drill and blasted as required in 6 m benches, loaded using front-end loaders or backhoe excavators and then hauled using a mix of articulated and rigid body trucks. Mining will be operated by experienced contractors using either 40-t CAT 740 and/or 91-t CAT 777 trucks, depending on pit size and equipment availability.

All six pits in this report were previously subject to mining activities. The last mining activity at the AGM was in the Esaase pit, terminated in May 2022, followed by the Akwasiso pit, terminated in July 2022; however, the mill continues operations using stockpiled ore.

There are ROM stockpiles near each pit and ROM stockpiles near the primary crusher adjacent to the processing plant. Ore from Esaase, Abore, Miradani North and Dynamite Hill will be stockpiled adjacent to the pits and then hauled by contractors to the processing plant near the Nkran pit. The Nkran and Adubiaso pits are close to the mill, so some ore will be directly fed to the crusher.

Bench geometries were determined by SRK geotechnical guidance and AGM operational experience and are specific to each pit.


Haulage roads are for two-way traffic for the upper parts of the pits and one-way for the last 2-3 benches in the pits. In some cases, the last one or two benches were assumed to be mined by smaller equipment, utilizing temporary ramping.

Pits were designed to best follow optimized pit shells and minimize strip ratios, while honouring geotechnical guidance, safety standards, and other spatial constraints, such as previously mined pit walls and regulatory boundaries relating to nearby villages and other infrastructure.

Waste materials will be hauled to the WSF located near each pit.

Two SRK mining engineers visited the mine site in June and August 2022. They concluded that the mining operations were sound, and the use of Ghanaian mining contractors has been safe and cost effective.

12.2 Final Pit and Phase Designs

12.2.1 Nkran

Production at the AGM commenced in 1997 with the Nkran deposit. Operations were terminated in 2001 and then restarted in 2015 and again terminated in June 2022. Nkran has produced 790,824 oz of gold to date and remains the highest-grade deposit at Asanko.

The Nkran pit is a semi-conical shape with a main axis at a 43° azimuth. To date, mining has occurred down to the 870 m bench, reflecting a pit wall height of 320 m. Currently in care and maintenance, a pit lake has formed at the pit bottom, which will require dewatering prior to mining restart. Water levels vary depending on the amount of dewatering and rainfalls; the lake was measured at 896 m in August 2022 and 903 m in September 2022.

The pit design detailed in this section is considered an expansion of the existing pit.

Geotechnical design criteria, which guided bench parameters used in design, vary based on domain. Domains are determined by both azimuth (North, East 1, East 2, South, West 1, West 2) as well as rock type (oxide, transition, fresh and shale). The combination of these different zones creates 20 unique slope domains (shale is only found in the western azimuths).

Working bench heights are 6 m. Based on the geotechnical guidance double and triple benching are applied for the final walls.

Two haulage ramps are considered in the Nkran pit design. This will help the operation be more flexible and increases the safety of the operation. Both roads are designed so that they approach the WSF on the north side of the pit and both reach the surface at an elevation of 1175 m. Due to limited space available and to control the strip ratio, there will be only one ramp serving the pit from bench 910 to the bottom of the pit. The highest bench mined in Nkran is 1190 m in northwest wall and the lowest bench mined is at 755 m. At the end of mine life, the pit reaches to a depth of 415 m.

Note that to avoid the negative numbers in the maps and working models and based on an operational protocol, 1,000 m has been added to the actual elevations in Nkran pit. SRK followed this protocol. For example, the lowest elevation mined is actually -245 masl (meter above the sea level) but in Asanko's records and designs, it is 755 m.

A 25 m wide geotechnical berm was added at the 1,115 m elevation on the western wall for stability purposes after a geotechnical assessment of the design by SRK geotechnical engineers.


Nkran considered the proximity of villages to the east, and as such maintained a 500 m buffer from mining activities to primarily mitigate the risk of potential flyrock from blasting. This boundary constrained additional ramping that may have been considered for the eastern wall.

Both ore and waste exit either of the two dual ramps and head north, where waste is sent northeast to the main Nkran WSF or to the immediate west to the old Resolute WSF, and ore heads west to the processing plant northwest of the Nkran pit.

12.2.2 Esaase

Esaase, mined until May 2022, is an along-strike relatively narrow pit with multiple pit bottoms and a satellite pit to the south. It has an existing stockpile that is currently used to feed the Nkran processing plant. Of the six pits described, Esaase is the furthest from the processing plant with an average distance of approximately 31 km.

The Esaase deposit contains a low-grade high tonnage resource, and the mineralogy is complex compared to other deposits at the AGM, requiring an intensive grade control practice.

Esaase will utilize 91-t trucks, similar to Nkran.

Esaase South, located 150 m south of Esaase Main, has a single two-way ramp going counterclockwise from the pit exit at 244 m to a switchback at 211 m, facilitating an interim pit bottom, before reaching an ultimate pit bottom at 127 m. The final two benches are accessed by a one-way ramp, and the bottom bench is assumed to be mined with smaller equipment and temporary ramping.

SRK considered various phasing options for Esaase Main. Due to the complexity of ore characteristics in the sulphide zones, phasing was designed to prioritize mining oxide material to facilitate mill feed blending in the early stage of the project life cycle. Based on ore accessibility, the first mining phase starts with center pit, then followed by northern pit with more stripping, concluding with the Esaase South phase.

12.2.3 Miradani North

At the Miradani North deposit, some open pit mining was conducted in the past by GPS Ghana Ltd. to a vertical depth of 30 to 40 m. The mine was then abandoned and recently became a place for artisanal mining activities.

In recent years, AGM conducted an intensive exploration drilling program. It is the southern-most deposit at the AGM and is located approximately 10 km south of the Nkran processing plant. To facilitate ore haulage, AGM had designed a new road to the processing facility, planned to be built prior to mining at Miradani North Artisanal mining activities are focused on the remaining tailings and waste dumps left from past mining operations.

Slope design in Miradani North is based on rock type and is divided into two slope domains based on pit wall orientation.

The Miradani North pit is designed to employ 40-t trucks. The pit is conical shaped with two haulage roads accessing the northeast and southwest walls. Both roads reach the surface at 142 m elevation. The dual haulage road will become a single access road below the 76 m elevation. The roads are two-way traffic except for the last three benches.


The topography of the Miradani North area is relatively flat with ease of access to the pit from different directions. The lowest bench of the pit is at -80 m elevation. The highest wall of the final pit is at the southeast section, at 240 m high.

Miradani North pit is designed to be mined in two phases. This will help advance the high-grade ore.

12.2.4 Abore

The Abore deposit is located midway along the main haulage road between Esaase pit and the Obotan mill. It is about 15 km north of the mill and Nkran pit. The deposit is relatively narrow and steeply dipping. The pit follows the strike of the orebody and forms an along-strike narrow pit with multiple pit bottoms.

The deposit was mined from the late 1990s until the early 2000s along the strike of the orebody focusing on the oxide ore. Abore was mined to various depths but not more than 50 meters.

The Abore slope design is mainly based on rock types and is divided into two main zones based on the wall orientation.

Due to its long shape, the Abore pit can be mined in different sections independently. SRK designed the final pit in four different sections called cuts. In production scheduling, these cuts were used to advance mining of the highest-grade ore.

12.2.5 Adubiaso

Adubiaso is about 4 km north of the mill, just along the Esaase/Abore haul road. At Adubiaso, Resolute historically mined mostly oxides and transition material by open pit free dig methods. Mining was from October 1999 to December 2000. As reported by Brinckley (2001), a total of 3.79 Mm3 of material was historically mined from the Adubiaso open pit. A total of 0.70 Mt at 2.43 g/t Au was delivered to the ROM pad, containing a total of 54,654 oz of gold. Total production of 52,677 oz (recovered) was achieved.

SRK visited the site, and at the time of the visit, there was artisanal mining activity observed to north side of the pit outside of the lake. There is an existing WSF on the northwest side of the pit across the access road that has been completely vegetated and is not recognizable.

For the Adubiaso pit, the slope design parameters are based on rock types and are the same for all directions. There will be a geotechnical berm of 20 m or a haulage road of 16 m for various slope heights in different rock types.

The Adubiaso pit will be mined using 40-t trucks. The haul roads are designed at 16 m width and 10% gradient. There are two access roads for the pit, where one will exit to the north and another to the south. Most of the ore will exit the pit via the south ramp. The Adubiaso pit is about 1.1 km long with the bearing of the main pit axis measured at 32°. The width of the pit varies and is measured at 425 m in its widest section.

12.2.6 Dynamite Hill

The Dynamite Hill deposit was discovered in 2013 and put into production in Q4 2017. Production ceased in late 2019 and processed 93,411 oz of gold. The pit mined to a depth of 185 m. It is a relatively long pit on top of a hill with a long axis azimuth of 48°. A lake has formed at the bottom of the pit with a surface elevation of 1172 m (August 2022). Dynamite Hill is about 7.5 km northeast of the mill and the Nkran pit.


There is minor artisanal mining in the area including mining the waste and very small underground excavations. The southeast wall has wall instabilities that need to be mitigated before initiating operations in this pit. There are established access roads to various elevations of the pit that make it easier for restarting the mine.

Geotechnical design criteria are defined based on the pit wall azimuth (north, east, south, west) as well as the rock type (oxide, transition and fresh). The north and south domains have the same guidance and so were grouped together, culminating in nine distinct slope domains.

The pit will have narrow cuts, particularly on the southeast wall. It is planned to use track dozing for stripping the narrow sections of the southeast wall. The pit requires one spiral ramp for access. The topography of the area is favourable; it provides several access opportunities both on the west and east sides of the pit.

The Dynamite Hill pit design utilizes the existing pit exit at approximately 265 m elevation and then ramps downwards counterclockwise to a switchback at 245 m elevation, before continuing clockwise down to the pit bottom at 143 m elevation. The bottom two benches are one-way road widths.

SRK attempted multiple design iterations that sought to leave the south-eastern as-built wall untouched to reduce waste stripping; however, this was not achievable without significant ore loss at depth. Any favourable adjustments to geotechnical guidance or spatial ore location should prompt re-visiting the pit design.

Benches above the pit exit are accessed from topography or from the external ramp along northwest of the pit crest. Waste from upper elevations is sent north to the North WSF, built upon an existing waste facility, while ore exits the pit and is hauled south via the external haul road to the processing plant at Obotan.

Once mining has reached the 245 m elevation and switchback, a slot cut is established to short haul waste to the South WSF as well as reduce haul time for ore heading south.


12.2.7 Summary of Final Pits

Table 11-1 summarizes the materials mined from various pits at the AGM, as designed in the FS. Nkran pit mines only fresh rock. Esaase still has 3.7 Mt of oxide ore left in its pits. In general, 76% of the ore is fresh ore, with oxide and transition ore each contributing about 12% of the ore at the AGM.

Table 11-1 Ore mined from various pits by rock type

Pit

Asanko Project Ore Mined from Various Pits

Oxide

Transition

Fresh

Total Ore

kt

Au
g/t

Au
koz

kt

Au
g/t

Au
koz

kt

Au
g/t

Au koz

kt

Au
g/t

Au
koz

Nkran

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,921

1.82

582

9,921

1.82

582

Esaase

3,715

0.93

111

2,383

1.24

95

7,460

1.36

327

13,558

1.22

533

Miradani North

615

1.38

27

1,008

1.46

47

5,213

1.4

235

6,836

1.41

310

Abore

668

0.98

21

1,035

1.13

38

6,471

1.32

275

8,174

1.27

334

DH

26

0.89

0.75

27

0.9

0.784

1,007

1.33

43

1,060

1.31

45

Adubiaso

228

1.27

9

407

1.45

19

1,535

1.66

82

2,170

1.58

110

Total Ore Mined

5,251

1.01

170

4,860

1.28

200

31,607

1.52

1,544

41,718

1.43

1,914

Stockpiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,202

0.67

155

Total Reserves

5,251

1.01

170

4,860

1.28

200

31,607

1.52

1,544

48,920

1.31

2,068

All finalized pit designs were geotechnically validated and comply with the slope design parameters and associated recommendations provided from the SRK geotechnical studies carried out between 2020 and 2022.

13 RECOVERY METHODS

13.1 Process Description

The existing AGM process plant located at Obotan is capable of processing approximately 5.8 Mtpa of total mill feed. Before the period of stockpile processing, the plant was fed primarily with ore from Esaase supplemented by feed from Akwasiso.

13.2 Crushing

13.2.1 Esaase Source

ROM Esaase material P100 of 800 mm is loaded onto haul trucks which transport the material approximately 28 km to Obotan, where it is crushed in the crushing plant and thereafter joins the Obotan crushed material ahead of feeding to the milling circuit.


13.2.2 Obotan Source

The primary crushing circuit consists of a single tip with a dedicated ROM bin and a single jaw crusher in open circuit. Primary crusher product reports to the COS. The ROM is drawn from the ROM bin at a controlled rate by a single, variable speed apron feeder, and fed directly to the jaw crusher. The speed of the apron feeder is controlled to maintain crusher throughput. Fine material spillage from the apron feeder reports to the primary crushing conveyor, where it is combined with the primary crusher product (P100 300 mm, P80 125 mm). The primary crushing conveyor is fitted with a belt magnet to remove any tramp iron material. The primary crushing conveyor discharges the crushed material onto the COS.

13.3 Milling

The milling circuit is configured as a SAG milling, ball milling, crushing circuit (SABC circuit) comprising a primary SAG mill, a secondary ball mill and a pebble crushing circuit. The SAG mill operates in reverse open circuit, discharging directly into the ball mill discharge sump, and in closed circuit with the pebble crusher. The ball mill discharges into a sump from where the slurry is pumped to the cyclone classification circuit. A portion of the cyclone underflow (84% target) is diverted to the three gravity concentration units, each with its own scalping screen, removing the oversize fraction and diverting this back to the ball mill discharge sump. The remaining cyclone underflow portion reports back to the ball mill discharge sump for further grinding. Gravity recovered gold concentrate reports to an intensive leaching reactor circuit (ILR) while the gravity tailings fraction reports back to the ball mill discharge sump.

Cyclone overflow gravitates to the pre-leach thickening circuit, comprising a single high-rate thickener, where it is thickened to approximately 50% solids ahead of leaching and gold adsorption in the CIL circuit. Supernatant solution overflowing the thickener is recycled back to the process plant. Quicklime is stored in a 100 t silo and is metered onto the mill feed conveyor using a variable speed screw feeder. Quicklime is delivered to site by tanker and pneumatically transferred to the lime silo using an off-loading blower. A ball loading system is used for loading of grinding media into the SAG mill (via the mill feed conveyor).

13.4 Gravity Gold Recovery

Gravity concentrate originating from the three milling gravity recovery concentrators is treated in two ILRs. These reactors contain elevated levels of cyanide, caustic soda, and oxygen to enable maximum leaching of the precious metals in the concentrate. Leach residence time is approximately 18 hours. At the end of the leach cycle the pregnant solution is treated for Au recovery in two dedicated electrowinning cells to facilitate separate metallurgical accounting. ILR residue is pumped to the mill discharge sump. Overall gravity recovery is approximately 50%.

13.5 Pre-leach Thickening

The secondary ball mill classification cyclone overflow stream gravitates to a horizontal vibrating trash removal screen, to remove any coarse particles, wood fragments, organic material and plastics that would otherwise become locked up with the circuit carbon and block the CIL inter-tank screens. The trash screen oversize reports directly to a trash bin, whilst the underflow reports to the pre-leach thickener, via a two-stage sampling system.

The pre-leach thickener is a high-rate thickener producing an underflow product of between 50% to 60% solids (w/w). The thickened underflow slurry is pumped to the existing CIL circuit by means of an underflow pumping installation.


The thickener overflow product gravitates to the process water circuit. Flocculant and lime are added to the circuit.

13.6 Carbon-in-leach

The CIL circuit comprises 8 agitated tanks, numbered 0 to 7. Oxygen (90% purity) from the three, pressure swing absorption (PSA) plants, is added to all tanks. The first tank has 3 intensive reactor injection units installed in the slurry feed line, and operating in parallel, to elevate the dissolved oxygen level to approximately 20 ppm. The remaining tanks are sparged to target 17 ppm dissolved oxygen. This process enhances the dissolution of oxygen into the leach slurry, minimizing cyanide consumption and improving leach kinetics by increasing the dissolved oxygen concentration. Total slurry circuit residence time is approximately 17.4 hours. Carbon concentration per stage is 11 g/L with an anticipated loaded carbon value of 1,250 g/t. Daily loaded carbon recovery is approximately 10 t.

13.7 Tailings and Detoxification

As per EPA guidelines, the CIL tailings need to be discharged with a final cyanide concentration of less than 50 g CNWAD/m3 at the TSF spigot.

The current plant operating parameters utilize hydrogen peroxide as needed for cyanide detoxification of the CIL tailings. Provision has been made to use the INCO air/SO2 process for cyanide detoxification. The current detoxification circuit comprises a cyanide destruction feed box, gravity feeding into a single agitated tank, with a blower air sparging facility.

The detoxification process utilizes SO2 and air in the presence of a soluble copper catalyst to oxidize cyanide to the less toxic compound cyanate (OCN). Sodium meta-bisulphite (SMBS) is used as the SO2 source and is dosed into the cyanide destruction feed box as a 20% weight/volume (w/v) solution. The detoxification process requires the presence of soluble copper to act as a catalyst and to ensure that any free cyanide present is bound to copper as a CNWAD component. Provision is made for the preparation and dosing of a copper sulphate solution, for dosing to the cyanide destruction feed box as a 15% w/v solution when required. Oxygen required in the reaction is supplied by sparging of blower air into the cyanide detoxification tank. The reaction is carried out at a pH of 8.5 which is maintained by controlled lime addition to the cyanide destruction feed box. The detoxified tailings are then pumped to the TSF. Supernatant TSF water is recovered via a barge pump and recycled to the plant as process water.

13.8 Carbon Treatment

Carbon is received from the loaded carbon recovery screen and loaded directly into the acid wash column. The carbon treatment circuit is designed to handle a batch size of 5 t of loaded carbon per elution. Based on the mass balance, an average of 60 elutions are required per month. The circuit comprises cold acid washing, using a 3% HCl concentration, to remove inorganic foulants such as carbonates, a split Anglo American Research Laboratories elution process operated at approximately 125°C, using an eluant solution comprising 3% NaCN and 3% NaOH, regeneration of the eluted carbon in a rotary kiln at 750°C to remove organic foulants such as grease and oils, and ultimate electrowinning of the pregnant solution in four dedicated electrowinning cells situated in the gold room.

13.9 Electrowinning

Currently the pregnant leach solution (PLS) from the ILR is collected in the ILR pregnant solution storage tank. This pregnant solution is circulated through two dedicated electrowinning cells via a common steady head tank.


Pregnant solution from the carbon elution circuit is collected in either one of the two eluate storage tanks. This solution is circulated through a dedicated electrowinning circuit consisting of four cells operating in parallel via a common steady head tank.

Gold is deposited on the electrowinning cell cathodes as a sludge while the solution is circulated until the desired barren gold concentration is achieved, or the cycle time has elapsed. After completion of an electrowinning cycle, barren solution is sampled before being pumped to the CIL feed circuit for disposal. Loaded cathodes are removed periodically from the cells, the gold sludge is washed off using a high-pressure washer after which the washed solution is decanted.

13.10 Gold Room

Electrowon gold is recovered from the electrowinning cells using high pressure water jet sprays. The precious metal slurry is then dried in a drying oven at approximately 110°C to remove associated moisture. Once dried the precious metal powder is smelted in the melting furnace at approximately 1,700°C with fluxes, such as borax, sodium carbonate and silica to remove base metallic impurities such as copper, iron etc. The molten bullion mixture is then poured in moulds, allowed to solidify cleaned and stamped with the mine name and sequential bar number. Gold content varies from 85% to 90%, with approximately 10% silver and approximately 2% to 5% base metal content. The bars are dispatched periodically to a refiner for production of 99.99% gold bars.

14 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE

14.1 Existing Infrastructure

14.1.1 Obotan - Existing Site Infrastructure

Current site infrastructure at Obotan includes:

 An established mining operation with various structures, including offices, stores, workshops and fuel storage facilities

 A CIL process plant with various structures, including offices, stores, workshops and reagent storage / mixing facilities

 An administration block, training facilities, exploration offices, core storage area, clinic and analytical laboratory

 Senior and junior accommodation facilities located to the west of the Obotan Mine

 Tailings storage facility

 Waste rock dumps at Nkran, Akwasiso, and Dynamite Hill

 Multiple operating boreholes for water supply

 Water treatment plant (construction in progress)

 A 161 kV incoming power line from the Asawinso substation

 Mobile communications facilities. A Vodafone tower is located at the Obotan camp and MTN connectivity is also available.


14.1.2 Esaase - Existing Site Infrastructure

Current infrastructure at Esaase includes:

 An exploration camp and office

 A geological core shed

 Basic camp requirements such as a clinic, offices, kitchen, accommodation, potable water services, power supply, IT connectivity, radio communications and sewage system

 Mine service facilities, including mobile equipment workshops, wash bays, fueling stations, and administrative buildings

 Water treatment plant

 Waste rock dumps

 Community services including hospital and community boreholes

 33 kV overhead power line supplied by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

14.2 Waste Rock Storage Facilities

WSRFs associated with mining operations are constructed to meet the requirements of the Ghanaian Mining Regulation guidelines.

14.3 Tailings Storage Facility

The TSF is located near the process plant and consists of multi-zoned downstream raised perimeter embankments.

14.4 Storm Water Management

The surface water management system consists of a clean water diversion system to control the run-off from the higher lying natural environment and storm water system to capture the contaminated storm water from operational areas.

15 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS

15.1 Capital Cost Estimate

The AGM is an established operating mine that has been in operation since early 2016. Most of the infrastructure to support the LOM is already in place and continues to be in operation as at the effective date of this report.

The existing processing plant at the AGM commenced production in 2016. The plant was erected close to the Nkran deposit and several satellite orebodies. The plant has a throughput capacity of 5.8 Mtpa ore. There are no notable plant modifications envisaged in this study.

In 2018, the AGM commenced development of the Esaase orebody. All existing infrastructure between Obotan and Esaase, including a 28-km haul road, is established and is presently utilized for haulage of the stockpile material.


The AGM also constructed infrastructure to support the mining of satellite deposits at Akwasiso and Dynamite Hill. The Akwasiso deposit was in production until 2022, and the Dynamite Hill deposit was in production between 2017 to 2019.

Relatively few new infrastructure is required to support the current LOM. These include:

 New 11-km haul road to Miradani North deposit

 Utilities for newly established sites (Abore, Adubiaso, and Miradani North)

 Crop compensation and partial resettlement of affected structures/land within 500 m buffer of pits

 Diversion of affected public roads

 Contractor site establishment (admin building, change house, workshop, laydown, mess, etc.)

 TSF Stages 7 and 8 (note Stage 7 is under construction at the time of this report)

Capital costs are summarized below in Table 15-1.

The base date for the capital cost estimate is Q4 2022 and it is expressed in US dollars.

Table 15-1 Capital expenditure summary

Description

Total ($000 USD)

Growth Capital

Capitalized Waste Stripping (Nkran)

258,532

Site Establishment

58,361

Total Growth Capital

316,893

Sustaining Capital

Capitalized Waste Stripping

169,846

Site Establishment

23,024

Tailings Storage Facility and Water Treatment

44,748

Plant and Infrastructure

27,477

Total Sustaining Capital

265,095

Closure and Reclamation

80,857

Total Capital Cost

662,845

Classification of growth versus sustaining capital is based on World Gold Council, Guidance Note on Non‐GAAP Metrics: All‐in Sustaining Costs and All‐in Costs.


15.2 Operating Cost Estimate

The AGM operating costs are summarized in Table 15-2.

Table 15-2: Operating expenditure summary

Description

LOM Total

$000 USD

Cost per oz

(US$/oz)

Mining, Ore Transport and Rehandling

824,499

447

Processing Cost

528,273

286

Site and Corporate G&A

293,534

159

Royalties

161,960

88

Transport and Refining

8,251

4

Total Operating Cost

1,816,517

984

Note: Mining costs above are exclusive of deferred stripping

16 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING & SOCIAL / COMMUNITY IMPACT

The key environmental and social legislation in Ghana are the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act 490) and the Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999 (LI 1652). The EPA is the regulatory body that administers these laws. In accordance with the traditional regulatory approach, a number of legally binding conditions for mitigating biophysical and social impacts of the Project must be carried out once an environmental permit is obtained.

Following the required engagements, regulatory site visits, and submission of the relevant documentation, the AGM has successfully obtained and renewed its MOP since commencement of operation in 2016 and is currently operating under the 2021 MOP issued in January 2021. The latest Environmental Certificate for the AGM (gold mining and mineral processing) was issued in July 2021 and is valid for three years following which it will be due for renewal.

A mining area application was submitted to the Minerals Commission in 2012 for the Esaase concession, which defined the location of the proposed mine on the concession as well as locations of the pits, waste rock dumps and other related mining infrastructure and facilities. The mining area application was approved by the Minerals Commission and a Temporary MOP issued that same year. In 2014, further work was conducted to optimize the Project. The Minerals Commission was regularly updated on the Project and a formal application was submitted to the Minerals Commission in December 2016 which led to issuance of the permanent MOP for the Esaase concession in January 2017.

An updated ESIA was prepared by the AGM and submitted to the EPA during 2017 to incorporate a 27-kilometre haul road, to facilitate truck ore haulage from Esaase to Obotan. This ESIA was approved by the EPA and an environmental permit issued for the expanded Obotan Gold Mining and Processing Project (permit received in August 2019). The 27-kilometre overland conveyor was removed from the May 2020 version of the EPA permit at the request of the AGM.

The AGM has a catchment area with thirty-five villages and approximately 135,000 inhabitants, based on the 2010 Ghana population census. Of these thirty-five communities, five (Nkran, Tetrem, Esaase, Abore and Miradani) are directly impacted thereby necessitating either a partial or total resettlement. As a result, the AGM has consistently, and directly, engaged with the affected catchment communities since commencement of the Obotan project.


A stakeholder engagement and action plan was developed, with broad stakeholder groups and committees established in the communities, to keep members of the communities fully updated on the Project and to deepen their relationship with AGGL, thereby building a strong linkage with the local population. This approach ensured effective information flow between the Company and the catchment communities and provided the platform for building strong and collaborative working relationships with project stakeholders.

17 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 2023 TECHNICAL REPORT

The AGM is a large scale, multi-deposit gold asset that is managed and operated by Galiano. Since declaring commercial production, the AGM has produced on average 230,000 oz of gold per year, with record production of approximately 251,000 oz in 2019. AGGL holds the largest land package on the highly prospective and underexplored Asankrangwa gold belt. As at the effective date of the AGM's 2023 Technical Report, the AGM comprises of nine deposits which contain 2.1 Moz contained Au of proven and probable mineral reserves, 3.5 Moz contained Au of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources (inclusive of mineral reserves), and 1.1 Moz contained Au of Inferred Mineral Resources.

The new LOM plan outlines a mine life of 8.5 years, averaging gold production of 217,000 ounces per year, with a NPV of $343 million (using a 5% discount rate and gold price of $1,700/oz).


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GALIANO GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

(Expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
Management's Responsibility for Financial Reporting 1
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 2
   
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income 4
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 6
   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 7 ‐ 52
 

MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management's Report on Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements of Galiano Gold Inc. have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company's management. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management on a going concern basis in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it deems most appropriate in the circumstances. Financial statements are not exact since they include certain amounts based on estimates and judgements. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable basis in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring management fulfills its financial reporting responsibilities. The Audit Committee meets with the Company's management and external auditors to discuss the results of the audits and to review the consolidated financial statements prior to the Audit Committee's submission to the Board of Directors for approval. The Audit Committee also reviews the quarterly financial statements and recommends them for approval to the Board of Directors, reviews with management the Company's systems of internal control, and reviews the scope of the external auditors' audit and non‐audit work. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board, and all of its members are independent directors.

The consolidated financial statements have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) on behalf of the shareholders.

Management's Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Management has developed and maintains systems of internal accounting and administrative controls in order to provide, on a reasonable basis, assurance that the financial information is relevant, reliable and accurate and that the Company's assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded. All internal control systems have inherent limitations, including the possibility of circumvention and overriding of controls, and therefore, may not prevent or detect misstatements. Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on management's assessment, the Company's internal control over financial reporting is effective as at December 31, 2024.

 

"Matt Badylak"   "Matthew Freeman"
Matt Badylak   Matthew Freeman
Director, President & Chief Executive Officer   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Galiano Gold Inc.

Opinion on the consolidated financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and its financial performance and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Basis for opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the "PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023.

Vancouver, Canada

March 17, 2025

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GALIANO GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023
(In thousands of United States Dollars)
 
      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
  Note   $     $  
Assets              
Current assets              
   Cash and cash equivalents 7   105,775     55,270  
   Accounts receivable     104     1,060  
   Inventories 8   42,830     -  
   Value added tax receivables     8,328     -  
   Prepaid expenses and other     8,548     764  
      165,585     57,094  

Non‐current assets

             
   Financial assets 9   -     70,165  
   Investment in joint venture 10   -     85,818  
   Reclamation deposits     5,339     -  
   Mineral properties, plant and equipment 11   329,429     225  
      334,768     156,208  
Total assets     500,353     213,302  
               
Liabilities              
Current liabilities              
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     64,348     11,863  
   Lease liabilities 12   15,937     125  
   Deferred consideration 14   23,535     -  
   Provisions 13   6,995     -  
      110,815     11,988  
Non‐current liabilities              
   Lease liabilities 12   22,935     78  
   Deferred and contingent consideration 14   47,835      
   Asset retirement provisions 13   66,060      
   Other non‐current liabilities     4,939     318  
      141,769     396  
Total liabilities     252,584     12,384  
               
Equity              
  Common shareholders' equity     616,203        
    Share capital 15   579,619  
    Equity reserves     52,948     53,112  
    Accumulated deficit     (425,695 )   (431,813 )
Total common shareholders' equity     243,456     200,918  
Non‐controlling interest 17   4,313     -  
Total equity     247,769     200,918  
               
Total liabilities and equity     500,353     213,302  
               
Business combination 6            
Commitments and contingencies 25            

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements .

Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors:

"Matt Badylak"   "Greg Martin"
Director   Director

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands of United States Dollars, except dollar per share amounts)

      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
  Note   $     $  
               
Revenue 18   231,339     -  
               
Cost of sales:              
   Production costs 19   (115,769 )   -  
   Depreciation and depletion 11   (23,603 )   -  
   Royalties 20   (13,957 )   -  
Total cost of sales     (153,329 )   -  
               
Income from mine operations     78,010     -  
               
Termination of offtake agreement 18   (13,063 )   -  
General and administrative expenses 21   (20,022 )   (15,286 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures     (6,142 )   (2,009 )
Share of net income related to joint venture 10   2,432     31,670  
Service fee earned as operators of joint venture 22   976     5,747  
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture 10   1,416     -  
Income from operations and joint venture     43,607     20,122  
               
Transaction costs 6   (2,492 )   (378 )
Finance income 23(a)   5,853     6,255  
Finance expense 23(b)   (38,304 )   (23 )
Foreign exchange (loss) gain     (123 )   109  
Net income and comprehensive income for the year     8,541     26,085  
               
Net income attributable to:              
   Common shareholders of the Company     6,118     26,085  
   Non‐controlling interest 17   2,423     -  
Net income for the year     8,541     26,085  
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:              
   Basic 24   250,651,506     224,946,412  
   Diluted 24   255,772,078     225,176,714  
               
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders:              
   Basic     0.02     0.12  
   Diluted     0.02     0.12  

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements .

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands of United States Dollars, except for number of common shares)


 
                              Non-        
      Number of           Equity     Accumulated     controlling        
      shares     Share capital     reserves     deficit     interest     Total equity  
  Note         $     $     $     $     $  
                                       
Balance as at December 31, 2022     224,943,453     579,591     51,998     (457,898 )       173,691  
   Issuance of common shares on exercise of stock options 16(a)   29,333     28     (9 )           19  
   Share‐based compensation expense 16(a)           1,123             1,123  
   Net income and comprehensive income for the year                 26,085         26,085  
Balance as at December 31, 2023     224,972,786     579,619     53,112     (431,813 )       200,918  
   Issuance of common shares:                                      
      Business combination, net of share issuance costs 6   28,500,000     32,449     -     -     -     32,449  
     Exercise of stock options 16(a)   3,605,160     4,135     (1,292 )   -     -     2,843  
   Non‐controlling interest assumed in Acquisition 6   -     -     -     -     1,890     1,890  
   Share‐based compensation expense 16(a)   -     -     1,128     -     -     1,128  
   Net income and comprehensive income for the year     -     -     -     6,118    

2,423

    8,541  
Balance as at December 31, 2024     257,077,946     616,203     52,948     (425,695 )   4,313     247,769  

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands of United States Dollars)

      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
  Note   $     $  
Operating activities:              
   Net income for the year     8,541     26,085  
   Adjustments for:              
      Depreciation and depletion 11, 21   23,737     143  
      Share‐based compensation 21   6,874     6,164  
      Share of net income related to joint venture 10   (2,432 )   (31,670 )
      Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture 10   (1,416 )   -  
      Transaction costs 6   2,492     -  
      Finance income 23(a)   (5,853 )   (6,255 )
      Finance expense 23(b)   38,304     17  
      Unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gain     (686 )   7  
   Operating cash flow before working capital changes     69,561     (5,509 )
   Change in non‐cash working capital 27   (13,815 )   1,875  
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities     55,746     (3,634 )
               
Investing activities:              
   Acquisition of 45% interest in joint venture from Gold Fields 6   (65,000 )   -  
   Cash and cash equivalents assumed on acquisition 6   112,502     -  
   Transaction costs paid 6   (2,492 )   -  
   Redemption of preferred shares in joint venture 9   25,000     -  
   Expenditures on mineral properties, plant and equipment 11   (66,901 )   (35 )
   Interest received 23(a)   4,707     2,899  
   Purchase of other assets     (2,027 )   -  
Cash provided by investing activities     5,789     2,864  
               
Financing activities:              
   Payment of lease liabilities 12   (13,400 )   (127 )
   Shares issued for cash on exercise of stock options 16(a)   2,843     19  
   Share issuance costs     (41 )   -  
Cash used in financing activities     (10,598 )   (108 )
               
Impact of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents     (432 )   37  
               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year     50,505     (841 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year     55,270     56,111  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year     105,775     55,270  
               
Supplemental cash flow information 27            

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


1. Nature of operations

Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") was incorporated on September 23, 1999 under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia, Canada.  The Company's head office and principal address is located at 1640 - 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3X1, Canada. The Company's registered and records office is located at Suite 3500, 1133 Melville Street, Vancouver, V6E 4E5. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American Exchange under the ticker symbol "GAU".

Until March 4, 2024, the Company's principal business activity was the operation of the Asanko Gold Mine ("AGM") through a joint venture arrangement (the "JV") associated with the Company's then 45% equity interest in the entity that held the AGM mining licenses and gold exploration tenements (see note 6).

On March 4, 2024 (the "Acquisition Date"), the Company acquired Gold Fields Limited's ("Gold Fields") 45% interest in the AGM (the "Acquisition"). As of the Acquisition Date, the Company owns a 90% interest in the AGM with the Government of Ghana continuing to hold a 10% free-carried interest (non-controlling interest). Refer to note 6 for further details on the Acquisition and purchase price accounting.

The AGM consists of four main open-pit mining areas: Nkran, Esaase, Abore and Miradani North, multiple satellite deposits and exploration projects located on the Asankrangwa Gold Belt in the Amansie West District of the Republic of Ghana ("Ghana"), West Africa.

 

2. Basis of presentation

(a) Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB and Interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC").

These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue and approved by the Board of Directors on March 17, 2025.

(b) Basis of presentation and consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for financial instruments carried at fair value.

All amounts are expressed in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise stated, and the United States dollar is the functional currency of the Company and each of its subsidiaries. References to C$ are to Canadian dollars.

These consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries as at December 31, 2024. Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Company. Control exists when the Company has power, directly or indirectly, to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

Subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company from the effective date of acquisition up to the effective date of disposition or loss of control. The results of operations and cash flows of Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd. ("AGGL"), Adansi Gold Company (GH) Ltd. and Shika Group Finance Limited have been consolidated commencing on March 4, 2024 (refer to note 6).

All significant intercompany amounts and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated on consolidation.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


2. Basis of presentation (continued)

The principal subsidiaries to which the Company is a party, as well as their geographic locations, were as follows as at December 31, 2024:

Affiliate name Location Interest

Classification and

accounting method

Galiano Gold South Africa (PTY) Ltd. South Africa 100% Consolidated
Galiano International (Isle of Man) Ltd. Isle of Man 100% Consolidated
Galiano Gold (Isle of Man) Ltd. Isle of Man 100% Consolidated
Galiano Gold Exploration Mali SARL Mali 100% Consolidated
Galiano Gold Exploration Ghana Ltd. Ghana 100% Consolidated
BUK West Africa Limited United Kingdom 100% Consolidated
Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd.1 Ghana 90% Consolidated
Adansi Gold Company (GH) Ltd. 1 Ghana 100% Consolidated
Shika Group Finance Limited1 Isle of Man 100% Consolidated
Galiano Gold Netherlands B.V.2 Netherlands 100% Consolidated

1 From January 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024, the Company equity accounted for its 45% interest in AGGL and its 50% interest in each of Adansi Gold Company (GH) Ltd. and Shika Group Finance Limited.

2 Acquired on March 4, 2024 as part of the Acquisition and name changed from GFI Netherlands B.V. to Galiano Gold Netherlands B.V. on April 2, 2024.

 

3. Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies described in this section were those applied by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

(a) Business combinations

Upon the acquisition of a business, the acquisition method of accounting is applied, whereby the purchase consideration is allocated to the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities (identifiable net assets) acquired on the basis of fair value at the date of acquisition.

Acquisition related costs, other than costs to issue equity securities of the Company, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, valuation fees, and other professional or consulting fees are expensed as incurred. The cost to issue equity securities of the Company as consideration for the acquisition are reduced from share capital as share issuance costs.

Non-controlling interests are measured at fair value as at the date of acquisition.

Upon the acquisition of control, any previously held interest is re-measured to fair value at the date control is obtained resulting in a gain or loss upon the acquisition of control.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the business combination occurs, the Company reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. These provisional amounts are adjusted during the measurement period (up to 12 months from the acquisition date) to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized at that date. Revisions to provisional amounts are accounted for retrospectively.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(b) Investments in joint arrangements

Prior to March 4, 2024, the Company conducted a portion of its business through joint arrangements where the parties were bound by contractual arrangements establishing joint control and decisions about the activities that significantly affect the returns of the investee require unanimous consent. A joint arrangement is classified as either a joint operation or a joint venture, subject to the terms that govern each investor's rights and obligations in the arrangement.

In a joint operation, the investor has rights and obligations to the separate assets and liabilities of the investee and in a joint venture, the investors have rights to the net assets of the joint arrangement. For a joint operation, the Company recognizes its share of the assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses of the joint arrangement, while for a joint venture, the Company accounts for its investment in the joint arrangement using the equity method.

Under the equity method, the Company's investment in a joint venture is initially recognized at cost and subsequently increased or decreased to recognize the Company's share of net earnings or losses of the joint venture, after any adjustments necessary for impairment losses or reversal of impairment losses after the initial recognition date. The total carrying amount of the Company's investment in a joint venture also includes any long‐term debt interests which in substance form part of the Company's net investment. The Company's share of a joint venture's losses that are in excess of its investment are recognized only to the extent that the Company has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the joint venture. The Company's share of net earnings or losses of a joint venture are recognized in net earnings during the period. Dividends and repayment of capital received from a joint venture are accounted for as a reduction in the carrying amount of the Company's investment. Balances between the Company and its joint ventures are not eliminated, but rather disclosed as related party transactions or balances.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses whether there is any objective evidence that an investment in a joint venture is impaired. Objective evidence includes observable data indicating there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows of the joint venture's operations. When there is objective evidence that an investment is impaired, the carrying amount of such investment is compared to its recoverable amount, being the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and value‐in‐use. If the recoverable amount of an investment is less than the carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount and a corresponding impairment loss is recognized in the period in which the relevant circumstances are identified. When an impairment loss reverses in a subsequent period, the carrying amount of the investment is increased to the revised estimate of the recoverable amount to the extent that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had an impairment loss not been previously recognized. Following an impairment reversal, the Company will continue to recognize its share of net earnings to the extent the investment is anticipated to be recoverable through future cash flows of the joint venture. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in net earnings in the period in which the reversal occurs.

Similar to the assessment of impairment for subsidiaries, the Company reviews mineral properties, plant and equipment of a joint arrangement at the cash‐generating unit level to determine whether there is any indication that these assets are impaired.

Upon closing of the Acquisition, the Company ceased to apply the equity method of accounting and began to fully consolidate the results of the AGM (see note 6).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(c) Foreign currency translation

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate of exchange at the date of the transaction.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies (i.e. those currencies other than the functional currency) are translated at the functional currency rate of exchange at the date of the statement of financial position. Foreign exchange gains (losses) are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for the year.

Non‐monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transactions. Non‐monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value is determined.

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and short‐term investments with remaining maturities at initial recognition of ninety days or less, or that are fully redeemable without penalty or loss of interest.

(e) Inventories

Gold on hand, gold in process, and stockpiled ore inventories are recorded at the lower of weighted average production cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories includes the cost of mining contractors, direct labour, raw materials and consumables,  mine site overhead expenses and applicable depreciation and depletion. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated price at the time of sale based on prevailing metal prices less estimated future costs to convert the inventories from their respective states into saleable form less estimated costs to sell.

Production costs are included in gold in process inventory based on current costs incurred up to the point of dore production. The cost of gold on hand represents the cost of gold-in-process inventories plus applicable treatment costs. The costs of inventories sold during the period are presented as production costs and depreciation and depletion, as applicable, in the statement of operations and comprehensive income for the year.

Additions to the cost of ore stockpiles are based on the related current cost of production for the year, while reductions in the cost of ore stockpiles are based on the weighted‐average cost per tonne of ore in the stockpile.

Supplies and spare parts are valued at the lower of weighted‐average cost and net realizable value. Replacement costs of materials and spare parts are generally used as the best estimate of net realizable value. Provisions are recorded to reduce the carrying amount of materials and spare parts inventory to net realizable value to reflect current intentions for the use of redundant or slow‐moving items, or for physically obsolete items. Provisions for redundant and slow‐moving items are made by reference to specific items of inventory. The Company reverses write‐downs where there is a subsequent increase in net realizable value and where the inventory is still on hand.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(f) Mineral properties, plant and equipment ("MPP&E")

(i) Mineral properties

Recognition

Capitalized costs of mining properties include the following:

- costs assigned to mining properties acquired in business combinations;

- expenditures incurred to develop mineral properties including pre‐production stripping costs;

- stripping costs in the production phase of a mine if certain criteria have been met (see below);

- costs to define and delineate known economic resources and develop the project;

- borrowing costs attributable to qualifying mining properties, if any; and

- estimates of reclamation and closure costs.

Stripping costs

In open pit mining operations, it is necessary to incur costs to remove overburden and other mine waste materials in order to access the ore from which minerals can be extracted economically. Stripping costs incurred in order to provide initial access to the ore body (referred to as pre‐production stripping) are capitalized as incurred. The pre-production stripping period is deemed to end when an open pit achieves steady state production in line with the Company's mine plan. Stripping costs incurred during the production stage of an open pit mine are accounted for as production costs in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income during the period that the stripping costs were incurred, unless these costs provide a future economic benefit. Production phase stripping costs are considered to generate a future economic benefit when (i) it is probable that future economic benefit associated with the stripping activity will flow to the entity; (ii) the entity can identify the component of the ore body for which access has been improved; and (iii) the costs relating to the stripping activity associated with that component can be measured reliably. These costs are capitalized as mineral properties, plant and equipment.

Production costs are allocated between inventory produced and deferred stripping assets based on the volume of waste extracted compared with the expected waste volume for a given volume of ore production, the latter is known as a ‘strip ratio’. The strip ratio is derived from the Company’s estimated mineral reserves on a pit-by-pit basis.

Management reviews estimates of waste and ore tonnes in each identified component of operating open pit mines at the end of each financial year, and when events and circumstances indicate that such a review should be made. Changes to the estimated identification of components and the associated waste and ore within each component are accounted for prospectively.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(f) MPP&E (continued)

(i) Mineral properties (continued)

Exploration and evaluation expenditures

Exploration and evaluation expenditures include the costs of acquiring rights to explore, exploratory drilling and related exploration costs incurred on tenements without an existing mine and on areas outside the boundary of a known mineral deposit that contains proven and probable reserves. Exploration and evaluation expenditures incurred on a tenement, with the exception of property acquisition costs and costs arising from the recognition of an asset retirement provision, are expensed as incurred up to the date of establishing that the tenement has defined mineral resources and demonstrated technical feasibility and commercial viability.

Expenditures incurred on a tenement subsequent to the establishment of its technical feasibility and commercial viability are capitalized and included in the carrying amount of the related mining property.

The technical feasibility and commercial viability of a mineral deposit is assessed based on a combination of factors, such as, but not limited to:

- the extent to which mineral reserves or mineral resources have been identified through a feasibility study or similar level document;

- the results of optimization studies and further technical evaluation carried out to mitigate project risks identified in the feasibility study;

- the status of environmental permits, and

- the status of mining leases or permits.

Depletion

The Company uses a number of criteria to assess whether a mine is in the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in a manner intended by management which if met, will determine if a mineral property should be depleted. These criteria include, but are not limited to:

- completion of operational commissioning of each major mine and plant component;

- demonstrated ability to mine and mill consistently and without significant interruption at a pre‐determined average rate of designed capacity;

- the passage of a reasonable period of time for testing of all major mine and plant components;

- gold recoveries at or near expected production levels; and

- a significant portion of available funding is directed towards operating activities.

Mineral properties that are operating as intended by management are depleted on a deposit‐by‐deposit basis using the units‐of‐production method over the mine's estimated proven and probable mineral reserves and will commence when the open pit is capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Deferred stripping assets are depleted using the units‐of‐production method over the specific open pit mineral reserves that directly benefit from the specific stripping activity.

Mineral properties that do not meet these criteria are not depleted.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(f) MPP&E (continued)

(ii) Plant and equipment

Recognition

The cost of plant and equipment consists of the purchase price, and costs directly attributable to the delivery of the asset to the location and the condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management, including the cost of testing whether the asset is operating in the manner intended by management. Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost can be measured reliably. Where significant components of an asset have differing useful lives, depreciation is calculated on each separate component.

Depreciation

Depreciation of an asset begins when it is available for use (i.e. when it is in the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management).

The carrying amounts of plant and equipment are depreciated using either the straight‐line or units‐of‐production method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the estimate life of mine. The significant classes of depreciable plant and equipment and their estimated useful lives are as follows:

Asset Class Estimated Useful Life
Processing plant & related components and infrastructure Units of production over life of mine
Mobile and other mine equipment components 3 to 10 years
Computer equipment and software 3 years
Right‐of‐use assets Straight‐line over lease term

Management reviews the estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation methods of the Company's plant and equipment at the end of each financial year, and when events and circumstances indicate that such a review should be made. Changes to estimated useful lives, residual values or depreciation methods resulting from such review are accounted for prospectively.

Major maintenance and repairs

Expenditure on major maintenance and repairs includes the cost of replacement parts of assets and overhaul costs. Where an asset or part of an asset is replaced and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will be available to the Company, that expenditure is capitalized and the carrying amount of the item replaced is derecognized. Similarly, overhaul costs associated with major maintenance are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits will be available and any remaining carrying amounts of the cost of previous overhauls are derecognized. All other maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(f) MPP&E (continued)

(iii) Impairment of non‐financial assets

The carrying amounts of assets included in MPP&E are reviewed for impairment when events and changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the relevant cash‐generating unit ("CGU") is estimated in order to determine the extent of impairment. A CGU is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

The carrying amounts of the CGUs are compared to their recoverable amounts where the recoverable amount is the higher of value‐in‐use ("VIU") and fair value less costs of disposal ("FVLCD"). FVLCD is defined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. VIU is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form and from its ultimate disposal. The fair value of mine sites is generally determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset, including any expansion prospects. If a reliable estimate of future cash flows cannot be made, then fair value is determined by reference to market prices for comparable assets. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or CGU) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment is recognized immediately in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Mineral properties, plant and equipment that have been impaired are tested for possible reversal of the impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the impairment may have reversed. When an impairment loss reverses in a subsequent period, the revised carrying amount shall not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset previously, less subsequent depletion and depreciation expense. Reversals of impairment losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period in which the reversals occur.

(iv) Derecognition

Upon disposal or abandonment, the carrying amounts of MPP&E are derecognized and any associated gains or losses are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(g) Leases

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is or contains a lease. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Company assesses whether it has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from and to direct the use of the identified asset.

At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of its relative stand‐alone prices.

The Company recognizes a right‐of‐use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right‐of‐use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset, or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.

The right‐of‐use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight‐line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Company by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right‐of‐use asset reflects that the Company will exercise a purchase option. In that case, the right‐of‐use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of plant and equipment. In addition, the right‐of‐use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company's incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate by obtaining interest rates from various external financing sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms of the lease and type of the asset leased.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:

- fixed payments, including in‐substance fixed payments;

- variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date;

- amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; and

- the exercise price under a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, lease payments in an optional renewal period if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, and penalties for early termination of a lease, unless the Company is reasonably certain not to terminate early.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(g) Leases (continued)

The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Company's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option, or if there is a revised in‐substance fixed lease payment. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right‐of‐use asset or is recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income if the carrying amount of the right‐of‐use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient under IFRS 16 to account for certain lease arrangements that include both lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

Short‐term leases and leases of low‐value assets

The Company has elected not to recognize right‐of‐use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low‐value assets and short‐term leases, including office equipment. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight‐ line basis over the lease term.

(h) Provisions

General

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Where the Company expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognized as a separate asset, but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre‐tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as finance expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Asset retirement provisions

An obligation to incur restoration, rehabilitation and environmental costs arises when environmental disturbance is caused by the exploration, development or ongoing production of a mineral property interest. The Company records the estimated present value of future cash flows associated with mine site reclamation as a liability when the liability is incurred with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the related reclamation asset. A pre‐tax, risk‐free rate discount rate that reflects the time value of money is used to calculate the net present value. The liability is accreted over time to reflect the unwinding of the discount with accretion expense included in finance expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Changes in estimates or circumstances include changes in legal or regulatory requirements, increased obligations arising from exploration activities or additional mining, changes to reclamation cost estimates, changes to inflation rates and changes to risk‐free discount rates. Changes in estimates that result in a change to the carrying value of the asset retirement provision have a corresponding change in the carrying amount of the related asset.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(i) Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue is derived from the sale of gold and by‐products. Revenue is recognized for contracts with customers when there is persuasive evidence that all of the following criteria are met:

- the parties to the contract have approved the contract (in writing, orally or in accordance with other customary business practices) and are committed to perform their respective obligations;

- the Company can identify each party's rights regarding the goods to be transferred;

- the Company can identify the payment terms for the goods to be transferred;

- the contract has commercial substance (i.e. the risk, timing or amount of the Company's future cash flows is expected to change as a result of the contract); and

- it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for the goods that will be transferred to the customer.

Revenue from gold and any by‐product metals is generally recorded at the time of physical delivery of the refined gold (i.e. when gold is credited to the counterparty's gold account), which is also the date when control of the gold passes to the customer.

(j) Government royalties

Royalty payments to governments which are based on gross revenue are not considered income taxes and are recognized as an expense in the statement of operations and comprehensive income.

(k) Financial instruments

(i) Financial assets

Recognition and measurement

The Company recognizes a financial asset in its statement of financial position when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. All financial assets are initially recorded at fair value plus directly attributable transaction costs and classified as either (i) financial assets subsequently measured at amortized cost, (ii) financial assets subsequently measured at fair value through other comprehensive income or (iii) financial assets subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. The basis of classification takes into consideration both the Company's business model for managing and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets.

A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

A financial asset is measured at fair value through other comprehensive income if the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(k) Financial instruments (continued)

(i) Financial assets (continued)

Recognition and measurement (continued)

A financial asset is measured at fair value through profit or loss unless it is measured at amortised cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income. Fair value changes in financial assets classified as fair value through profit or loss, if any, are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Derecognition

A financial asset is derecognized when the contractual rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired.

(ii) Financial liabilities

Recognition and measurement

All financial liabilities are initially recorded at fair value less transaction costs. All financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, except for:

- financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss;

- financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or when the continuing involvement approach applies;

- financial guarantee contracts;

- commitments to provide a loan at a below‐market interest rate; and

- contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination to which IFRS 3, Business combinations, applies.

An entity may, at initial recognition, irrevocably designate a financial liability as measured at fair value through profit or loss when a contract contains one or more embedded derivatives, or when doing so results in more relevant information, because either (a) it eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency (i.e. an accounting mismatch); or (b) a group of financial liabilities or financial assets and financial liabilities is managed, and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis.

Fair value changes of financial liabilities classified as fair value through profit or loss, if any, are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(l) Share‐based compensation

The Company has a share option plan and share unit plan which are described in note 16. The Company records all share‐based compensation for options using the fair value method with graded vesting. Under the fair value method, share‐based payments are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued or liabilities incurred, whichever is more reliably measurable, and are charged over the vesting period to the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The offset is credited to equity reserves ratably over the vesting period, after adjusting for the number of awards that are expected to vest. For share options, the fair value of share‐based compensation awards is determined at the date of grant using the Black‐Scholes option pricing model.

Expenses recognized for unvested forfeited awards are reversed. For awards that are cancelled, any expense not yet recognized is recognized immediately in the statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Where the terms of an equity‐settled award are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognized as if the terms had not been modified over the original vesting period. In addition, an expense is recognized for any modification which increases the total fair value of the share‐based payment arrangement as measured at the date of modification, over the remainder of the vesting period.

For cash‐settled share‐based payments, the Company measures the goods or services acquired and the liability incurred at the fair value of the liability. Cash-settled awards are fair valued using the number of estimated vested awards multiplied by the share price of the Company's common shares, and including an estimate of relevant performance factors, if applicable. The corresponding share‐based compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period of the award. As these awards will be settled in cash, the liability is remeasured at fair value at each reporting period and at the date of settlement, with changes in fair value recognized as share-based compensation expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period incurred.

(m) Income taxes

Income tax on the profit or loss for the years presented comprises current and deferred income tax. Income tax is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

Current income tax expense is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at period end, adjusted for amendments to tax payable with regards to previous years.

Deferred income tax is recognized in respect of unused tax losses, tax credits and temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that are expected to be applied to temporary differences when they reverse, based on the tax rates that have been substantively enacted at the reporting date.

A deferred income tax asset is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. To the extent that the Company does not consider it probable that a future income tax asset will be recovered, it does not recognize the asset.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


3. Significant accounting policies (continued)

(m) Income taxes (continued)

The Company records foreign exchange gains and losses representing the impacts of movements in foreign exchange rates on the tax bases of non‐monetary assets and liabilities which are denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign exchange gains and losses relating to the translation of the deferred income tax balance from local statutory accounts to functional currency accounts are included in deferred income tax expense or recovery in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

(n) Income per share

Basic income per share is computed by dividing net income per the year by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The computation of diluted income per share assumes the conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities only when such conversion, exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on income per share. For this purpose, the treasury stock method is used for the assumed proceeds upon the exercise of stock options that are used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the year.

 

4. Changes in accounting standards

(a)  Accounting standards adopted during the year

There were no new accounting standards effective January 1, 2024 that impacted these consolidated financial statements.

(b) Accounting standards and amendments issued but not yet adopted

The following standards and interpretations, which may be applicable to the Company, have been issued but are not yet effective as of December 31, 2024:

IFRS 18

On April 9, 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, a new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements with a focus on updates to the statement of profit or loss. The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate to: the structure of the statement of profit or loss; required disclosures in the financial statements for certain profit or loss performance measures that are reported outside an entity's financial statements; and enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements and notes in general. IFRS 18 will not impact the recognition or measurement of items in the financial statements, but may change what an entity reports as its 'operating profit or loss'. IFRS 18 will apply for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027 and also applies to comparative information. The Company is evaluating how IFRS 18 will impact the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements in future periods.

IFRS 7 and 9

In May 2024, the IASB issued amendments to the classification and measurement of financial instruments (IFRS 7 and IFRS 9), which included clarification that a financial liability is derecognized on the ‘settlement date’; an accounting policy option to derecognize financial liabilities that are settled through an electronic payment system before settlement date if certain conditions are met; clarification on how to assess the contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets that include environmental, social and governance-linked features; and requires additional disclosures under IFRS 7 for financial assets and liabilities with contractual terms that reference a contingent event. The amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


5. Significant accounting judgements and estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes the judgements, estimates and assumptions used in these consolidated financial statements are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.

The accounting judgements and estimates which have the most significant effect on these financial statements are as follows:

Judgements

Business combinations

The Company has concluded that the AGM constitutes a business and, therefore, the Acquisition is accounted for in accordance with IFRS 3, Business Combinations. Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting.

Assessment of indicators of impairment or impairment reversal of MPP&E

The Company considers both external and internal sources of information in assessing whether there are any indications that the value of its MPP&E is impaired, or if a previously recognized impairment has reversed. External sources of information the Company considers include changes in the market, economic and legal environment in which it operates that are not within its control and affect the recoverable amount of the Company's MPP&E. Internal sources of information the Company considers include the manner in which MPP&E is being used or is expected to be used and indications of economic performance of the assets. The judgements are subject to risk and uncertainty; hence, there is the possibility that changes in circumstances will alter these assumptions, which may impact the recoverable amount of the assets. In such circumstances, the carrying value of the Company's MPP&E may be impaired or a prior period's impairment charge reversed with the impact recorded in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Estimates

Purchase price accounting

The measurement of consideration transferred and fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed required the Company to make certain judgements and estimates taking into account information available at the time of acquisition about future events, including but not limited to: estimates of mineral reserves and resources acquired, exploration potential, future operating costs and capital expenditures, reclamation and closure costs, timing of development of the Nkran pit, future gold prices, discount rates and tax rates.

Deferred and contingent consideration

The Company has made estimates in determining the fair value as of the reporting date of contingent consideration payable to Gold Fields associated with the Acquisition.  Estimates include the timing of production from the Nkran pit, future gold prices and selection of discount rates. Changes to these estimates may result in actual payments in the future differing from the amounts currently recorded in these financial statements.

Mineral reserves

Estimates of the quantities of proven and probable mineral reserves form the basis for the Company's life‐of‐mine plans, which are used for accounting purposes, including: the calculation of depletion expense, the capitalization of stripping costs, and the forecasting and timing of cash flows related to the asset retirement provisions and impairment assessments, if any. To the extent that these estimates of proven and probable mineral reserves vary, there could be changes in depletion expense, stripping assets, asset retirement provisions and impairment charges (or reversals) recorded.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


5. Significant accounting judgements and estimates (continued)

Estimates (continued)

Depletion of MPP&E

Estimates are made of recoverable ounces in the Company's mining properties, which are depleted based on ore tonnes contained in proven and probable mineral reserves. To the extent that changes are made to the estimate of proven and probable mineral reserves, the depletion charge may change.

Estimates are also made of the waste and ore tonnes in each identified component or phase of operating open pit mines, as capitalized stripping costs are depleted based on ore tonnes contained. The estimated ratio of waste to ore is also the basis on which the Company determines the amount of stripping costs to capitalize. Changes in the estimate of waste and ore tonnes may change the related depletion charge of capitalized stripping costs or the rate at which future costs are capitalized.

Plant and equipment are depreciated to their estimated residual value over the estimated useful life of the asset. Should the actual useful life of the plant or equipment vary, future depreciation charges may change.

Measurement of inventory costs

The Company estimates quantities of ore in stockpiles and recoverable gold contained in gold-in-process and gold on hand in order to determine the cost of inventories and the weighted average costs of gold sold during the year. To the extent that these estimates vary, production costs of gold may change.

Net realizable value of inventories

Estimates of net realizable value are based on the most reliable evidence available, at the time that the estimates are made, of the amount that the inventories are expected to realize. In order to determine the net realizable value of gold on hand, gold‐in‐process and stockpiled ore, the Company estimates future metal selling prices, production forecasts, realized grades and recoveries, timing of processing, and future costs to convert the respective inventories into saleable form, if applicable. Reductions in metal price forecasts, increases in estimated future costs to convert, reductions in the number of recoverable ounces, and a delay in timing of processing can result in a write‐down of the carrying amounts of the Company's stockpiled ore inventory.

Materials and supplies held for use in the production of inventories are not written down below cost if the finished products in which they will be incorporated are expected to be sold at or above cost. However, to the extent net realizable value of materials and spares must be estimated, replacement costs of the materials and spare parts are generally used as the best estimate of net realizable value.

Current and deferred Income taxes

In assessing the probability of realizing income tax assets recognized, management makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, applicable tax opportunities, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. Levels of future taxable income are affected by, among other things, the price of gold, quantities of proven and probable mineral reserves, production costs, and foreign currency exchange rates.

Where tax laws and regulations are either unclear or subject to varying interpretations, it is possible that changes in these estimates could occur that materially affect the amounts of deferred income tax assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements. Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities generally have a direct impact on earnings in the period that the changes occur.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


5. Significant accounting judgements and estimates (continued)

Estimates (continued)

Asset retirement provisions

Provisions for reclamation and closure cost obligations represent management's best estimate of the present value of the future cash outflows required to settle closure cost liabilities. Significant judgements and estimates are required in forming assumptions of future activities, future cash outflows, the timing of those cash outflows and selection and application of discount and inflation rates. These assumptions are formed based on environmental and regulatory requirements or the Company's environmental policies which may give rise to constructive obligations. The Company's assumptions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect management's current best estimates, and changes in any of the above factors may result in a change to the provision recognized by the Company. Changes to these estimates and judgements may result in actual expenditures in the future differing from the amounts currently recorded in these financial statements.

 

6. Acquisition of control of the AGM

On March 4, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of Gold Fields' 45% interest in the AGM JV. Following the closing of the Acquisition, the Company owns a 90% interest in AGGL, the entity which holds the AGM's mining concessions and licenses, a 100% interest in Adansi Gold Company (GH) Ltd., an entity which holds exploration licenses in Ghana, and a 100% interest in Shika Group Finance Limited. The Company also acquired a 100% interest in GFI Netherlands B.V. (subsequently renamed to Galiano Gold Netherlands B.V.), the entity through which Gold Fields held its former 45% interest in the JV.

The objective of the Acquisition was to consolidate ownership of the AGM and obtain control of the asset.

The Company began consolidating the operating results, cash flows and net assets of the AGM commencing on March 4, 2024.

The total consideration payable to Gold Fields comprised the following:

  • $65.0 million in cash on closing;

  • issuance of 28.5 million common shares of the Company on closing;

  • $55.0 million of deferred consideration comprised of a:

    • $25.0 million cash payment on or before December 31, 2025; and

    • $30.0 million cash payment on or before December 31, 2026 (collectively "Deferred Consideration")

The Deferred Consideration is to be paid in cash subject to the Company's right to satisfy up to 20% of each payment with common shares of the Company, subject to Gold Fields not owning more than 19.9% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares at that time; and

  • $30.0 million cash payment contingently payable upon production of 100,000 gold ounces from the Nkran deposit ("Contingent Consideration").

Gold Fields also received a 1% net smelter return royalty on production from the Nkran deposit beginning upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced, and subject to a maximum of 447,000 gold ounces of production ("Nkran Royalty"). Galiano has a right of first refusal on any full or partial disposition of the Nkran Royalty by Gold Fields.

For accounting purposes, the consideration also includes the fair value of the Company's pre-existing investments in the JV, specifically the preferred shares and equity accounted investment.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


6. Acquisition of control of the AGM (continued)

The estimated fair value of consideration paid to Gold Fields as of the acquisition date is summarized as follows:

    Fair value  
    $  
Cash   65,000  
Common shares (1)   32,490  
Deferred consideration(2)   47,628  
Contingent consideration(3)   13,337  
Nkran royalty(4)   3,030  
Fair value of consideration paid for 45% interest in AGM   161,485  
Fair value of Galiano's previously held 45% interest   136,485  
Fair value of consideration   297,970  

(1) The common share consideration fair value is based on a value of $1.14 per share, being the closing price of the Company's common shares on the NYSE American on March 4, 2024.

(2) The Deferred Consideration fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow model and applying a 6.3% discount rate.

(3) The Contingent Consideration fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow model and applying a 14.5% discount rate.

(4) The Nkran Royalty fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow model and applying a forecast long-term gold price of $1,725 per ounce and a discount rate of 14.5%.

The fair value of the Company's previously held 45% interest in the JV is comprised of the fair value of preferred shares amounting to $46.8 million (see note 9) and the fair value of the Company's previous equity investment of $89.7 million (see note 10).

An allocation of the purchase price is presented in the table below.

    Fair value  
    $  
Assets acquired      
   Cash and cash equivalents   112,502  
   Accounts receivable   102  
   Inventories   41,158  
   Value added tax receivables   7,885  
   Prepaid expenses and other   5,509  
   Reclamation deposits   5,308  
   Mineral properties, plant and equipment   244,584  
Liabilities assumed      
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (44,475 )
   Lease liabilities   (19,176 )
   Asset retirement provisions   (53,537 )
Net assets acquired   299,860  
Non‐controlling interest   (1,890 )
Net assets attributable to Galiano   297,970  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


6. Acquisition of control of AGM (continued)

The Company expensed $2.5 million of acquisition-related costs during the year ended December 31, 2024, which are presented as transaction costs in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (year ended December 31, 2023 - $0.4 million).

Since the acquisition on March 4, 2024, the assets acquired from the AGM contributed $231.3 million of revenue and $26.4 million of net income. Had the transaction occurred on January 1, 2024, the AGM would have contributed revenue of $265.2 million and net income of $35.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

7. Cash and cash equivalents

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Cash held in banks   23,454     15,827  
Short‐term investments   82,321     39,443  
Cash and cash equivalents   105,775     55,270  

The Company's short‐term investments are held with highly rated Canadian financial institutions. The weighted average interest rate earned on short-term investments at December 31, 2024 was approximately 4.0% (as at December 31, 2023 - 5.5%).

 

8. Inventories

The following table summarizes inventories held by the Company as at December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Gold dore on hand   10,216      
Gold‐in‐process   2,229      
Ore stockpiles   12,117      
Supplies   18,268      
Total inventories   42,830     -  

 

9. Financial assets

On closing of the Acquisition, the Company derecognized its preferred share investment in the AGM JV. The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of the Company's preferred shares held in the JV for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
   

Number of shares

   

$

   

$

 
Balance, beginning of year   132,400,000     70,165     66,809  
Fair value adjustment for the year       1,654     3,356  
Redemption of preferred shares during the year   (25,000,000 )   (25,000 )    
Derecognition on closing of Acquisition   (107,400,000 )   (46,819 )    
Balance, end of year   -     -     70,165  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


9. Financial assets (continued)

Prior to closing the Acquisition, the Company re-measured the fair value of the preferred shares to $71.8 million and recorded a positive fair value adjustment of $1.7 million in finance income for the year ended December 31, 2024 (year ended December 31, 2023 - fair value adjustment of $3.4 million recognized in finance income).

Prior to closing of the Acquisition, the AGM JV made a $25.0 million preferred share redemption to the Company, which was subsequently used to pay Gold Fields a portion of the cash consideration under the Acquisition.

 

10. Asanko Gold Mine joint venture

On March 4, 2024, the Company ceased to apply the equity method of accounting for its previous 45% interest in the AGM JV. For the period from January 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024, the Company recognized its 45% share of the JV net earnings which amounted to $2.4 million (year ended December 31, 2023 - share of net earnings of $31.7 million).

Prior to closing of the Acquisition, the Company remeasured its equity investment in the AGM JV to fair value and recorded a $1.4 million gain on derecognition of its equity investment in the JV for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of the Company's investment in the AGM JV for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   85,818     54,148  
Company's share of the JV's net income for the year   2,432     31,670  
Fair value adjustment on derecognition   1,416      
Derecognition on closing of Acquisition   (89,666 )    
Balance, end of year   -     85,818  

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


11. Mineral properties, plant and equipment

          Exploration     Plant,                          
          and     buildings                          
    Mineral     evaluation     and     Right-of-use      Assets under     Corporate        
    interests     assets     equipment     assets      construction     assets     Total  
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Cost                                          
As at December 31, 2022               623         461     1,084  
Additions                       35     35  
As at December 31, 2023               623         496     1,119  
Acquired under the Acquisition (note 6)   12,421     3,964     180,817     19,176     28,206         244,584  
Additions   67,060             27,816     5,658     19     100,553  
Change in asset retirement provisions (note 13(b))   10,628                         10,628  
Transfers   17,895         14,185         (32,080 )        
As at December 31, 2024   108,004     3,964     195,002     47,615     1,784     515     356,884  
                                           
Accumulated depreciation and depletion                                          
As at December 31, 2022               (346 )       (406 )   (752 )
Depreciation expense               (104 )       (38 )   (142 )
As at December 31, 2023               (450 )       (444 )   (894 )
Depreciation and depletion expense   (9,970 )       (5,672 )   (10,889 )       (30 )   (26,561 )
As at December 31, 2024   (9,970 )   -     (5,672 )   (11,339 )   -     (474 )   (27,455 )
                                           
Net book value:                                          
As at December 31, 2023               173         52     225  
As at December 31, 2024   98,034     3,964     189,330     36,276     1,784     41     329,429  

Additions to mineral interests include capitalized stripping costs at the Abore pit of $58.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 (year ended December 31, 2023 - nil).

Depreciation and depletion expense recognized in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes a credit of $2.8 million to depreciation expense, which was capitalized to inventory (year ended December 31, 2023 - nil).

Refer to note 21 for depreciation expense on corporate fixed assets, which is recorded within general and administrative expenses.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


12. Lease liabilities

The following table shows the movement in lease liabilities of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   203     314  
Leases assumed in Acquisition (note 6)   19,176      
Leases entered into during the year   27,816      
Lease payments   (13,400 )   (127 )
Interest expense   5,077     16  
Total lease liabilities, end of period   38,872     203  
             
Less: current portion of lease liabilities   (15,937 )   (125 )
Total non-current portion of lease liabilities   22,935     78  

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $71.7 million relating to variable lease payments under mining services and other mining related contracts which have not been included in the measurement of lease liabilities (year ended December 31, 2023 - nil).

 

13. Provisions

(a) Legal provision

In 2019, a services provider of the AGM filed a dispute with an arbitration tribunal alleging the AGM breached the terms of a services agreement and claimed approximately $25.0 million in damages. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the AGM that there had not been a breach of any terms of the contract yet made an award to the counterparty of approximately $13.0 million plus interest for services rendered. The AGM, consistent with the arbitration ruling, maintains the view that there was no breach of contract, and all contractual amounts were paid as due. The AGM therefore is undertaking an appeals process in the Court of Appeal in Ghana. A provision of $7.0 million has been recorded as of December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $7.0 million), which represents management's best estimate to settle the claim. While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes the estimated provision is reasonable based on the information currently available.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


13. Provisions (continued)

(b) Asset retirement provisions

The following table shows the movement in asset retirement provisions of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year        
Assumed in Acquisition (note 6)   53,537      
Change in estimate, post‐acquisition   8,360     -  
Accretion expense   2,246      
Change in estimate   2,268      
Reclamation undertaken during the year   (351 )    
Total asset retirement provisions, end of year   66,060     -  

The asset retirement provisions consist of reclamation and closure costs for the AGM's mining properties. Reclamation and closure activities include land rehabilitation, dismantling of buildings and mine facilities, ongoing care and maintenance and other costs.

As at December 31, 2024, the AGM's reclamation cost estimates were discounted using a long‐term risk‐free discount rate of 4.5%. $8.4 million of the change in estimate during the year was due to measuring the asset retirement provisions in accordance with IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets post-acquisition rather than in accordance with IFRS 3, Business Combinations, which requires a market-based discount rate to be applied to estimated reclamation and closure costs in the purchase price accounting.

 

14. Deferred and contingent consideration

In accordance with the Acquisition agreement, certain consideration payable to Gold Fields is deferred in time or contingent upon certain future events. The Company recognized the following financial liabilities at fair value as of the acquisition date, which were subsequently remeasured as of December 31, 2024 in accordance with IFRS 9, Financial Instruments ("IFRS 9").

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Deferred Consideration   50,109     -  
Contingent Consideration   16,873     -  
Nkran Royalty   4,388     -  
Total deferred and contingent consideration   71,370     -  
             
Less: current portion of Deferred Consideration   (23,535 )   -  
Total non-current portion of deferred and contingent consideration   47,835     -  
 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


14. Deferred and contingent consideration (continued)

(a) Deferred consideration

$55.0 million of the aggregate consideration payable to Gold Fields is deferred with $25.0 million due on or before December 31, 2025 and $30.0 million due on or before December 31, 2026. The Company estimated the fair value of the Deferred Consideration at initial recognition by discounting the contractual future cash flows at a discount rate of 6.3%, resulting in a fair value of $47.6 million as of March 4, 2024. After initial recognition, the Deferred Consideration was measured at amortized cost.

 For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized accretion expense of $2.5 million in finance expense (note 23(b)) in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.  The $25.0 million payment due to Gold Fields on or before December 31, 2025 has been presented as a current liability in the Statement of Financial Position.

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of the Deferred Consideration for the year ended December 31, 2024:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year        
Initial recognition at fair value (note 6)   47,628      
Accretion expense   2,481      
Balance, end of year   50,109     -  

(b) Contingent consideration

$30.0 million of the aggregate consideration payable to Gold Fields is contingent upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced from the Nkran deposit. The Company estimated the fair value of the Contingent Consideration by discounting forecast future cash flows based upon the expected payment date from the current life of mine plan at a discount rate of 14.5%, resulting in a fair value of $13.3 million as of March 4, 2024.

In accordance with IFRS 3 and IFRS 9, contingent consideration payable by an acquirer in a business combination shall be subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss.  As such, the Company remeasured the fair value of the Contingent Consideration to $16.9 million at December 31, 2024 and recognized a $3.5 million fair value adjustment in finance expense (note 23(b)) in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2024 .  In estimating the fair value at December 31, 2024, the Company applied the same assumptions as the March 4, 2024 fair value calculation. The Contingent Consideration falls within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of the Contingent Consideration for the year ended December 31, 2024:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year        
Initial recognition at fair value (note 6)   13,337      
Change in fair value during the year   3,536      
Balance, end of year   16,873     -  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


14. Deferred and contingent consideration (continued)

(c) Nkran royalty

Gold Fields is entitled to a 1% net smelter return royalty on gold revenue generated from the Nkran deposit beginning upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced, and subject to a maximum of 447,000 gold ounces of production. The Company estimated the fair value of the Nkran Royalty by discounting forecast future cash flows at a discount rate of 14.5%, resulting in a fair value of $3.0 million as of March 4, 2024. The gold price assumption applied in estimating future royalty payments was based on long-term consensus prices of $1,725 per ounce as of the Acquisition date.

In accordance with IFRS 3 and IFRS 9, contingent consideration payable by an acquirer in a business combination shall be subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss.  As such, the Company remeasured the fair value of the Nkran Royalty to $4.4 million as of December 31, 2024 and recognized a $1.4 million fair value adjustment in finance expense (note 23(b)) in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2024. In estimating the fair value at December 31, 2024, the Company updated its long-term gold price assumption to $2,050 per ounce. The Nkran Royalty falls within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following table summarizes the change in the carrying amount of the Nkran Royalty for the year ended December 31, 2024:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year        
Initial recognition at fair value (note 6)   3,030      
Change in fair value during the year   1,358      
Balance, end of year   4,388     -  

 

15. Share capital

(a) Authorized:

Unlimited common shares without par value or restrictions.

(b) Issued and outstanding common shares

    Number of shares     Amount  
    $     $  
Balance, January 1, 2023   224,943,453     579,591  
Issued pursuant to exercise of stock options (note 16(a))   29,333     28  
Balance, December 31, 2023   224,972,786     579,619  
Issued on closing of Acquisition (note 6), net of issuance costs   28,500,000     32,449  
Issued pursuant to exercise of stock options (note 16(a))   3,605,160     4,135  
Balance, December 31, 2024   257,077,946     616,203  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


15. Share capital (continued)

(c) Base shelf prospectus

On December 21, 2022, the Company filed a final short form base shelf prospectus (the "Prospectus") under which the Company may sell from time‐to‐time common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, units, debt securities and/or share purchase contracts of the Company, up to an aggregate of $300 million. The Prospectus had a term of 25‐months from the filing date. As of December 31, 2024, no securities were issued under the Prospectus. Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Prospectus expired with no securities being issued during its term.

 

16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards

The Company has a stock option plan and a share unit plan under which restricted share units (“RSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”), deferred share units (“DSUs”) and phantom share units may be awarded to directors, officers, employees and other service providers. All awards under the share unit plan may be designated by the Company’s Board of Directors to be settled in either cash, shares or a combination thereof. As at December 31, 2023, all units previously granted had been determined by the Board to be cash-settled. For awards granted under the share unit plan in 2024, the Board determined that the units would be settled in either cash or shares by resolution at the vesting date. Given the Company's historical practice of settling all share units in cash, all units were treated as cash settled as at December 31, 2024 and were recognized as liabilities at fair value accordingly.

Under the two plans, when combined, the number of shares issuable cannot exceed 9% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Specifically, shares reserved for issuance under the share unit plan, when designated as equity‐settled, may not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. Share units designated as cash settled units at the grant date will not be considered in computing the limits of the share unit plan. Units designated at the time of grant as being settled in either cash or shares, at the Board's discretion, are considered in computing limits under the share unit plan as they may be dilutive upon vesting.

As all RSUs, PSUs, DSUs and phantom share units are accounted for as cash-settled awards, and they represent financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value at each reporting date and adjusted for the completed proportion of the vesting period, with any changes recorded as shared-based compensation expense in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The financial liability associated with these cash-settled awards is recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for amounts expected to be settled within one year, and within other non-current liabilities for amounts to be settled in excess of one year, as of the balance sheet date.

(a) Stock options

Options granted typically vest in one-third increments every twelve months following the grant date for a total vesting period of three years. Stock options have a maximum term of five years following the grant date. The fair value of stock options granted is determined using the Black Scholes option pricing model.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards (continued)

(a) Stock options (continued)

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the number of stock options outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

          Weighted average  
          exercise price  
    Number of Options     C$  
Balance, January 1, 2023   8,497,170     1.04  
Granted   4,574,000     0.85  
Exercised   (29,333 )   0.84  
Expired/Forfeited   (466,502 )   1.13  
Balance, December 31, 2023   12,575,335     0.97  
Granted   3,534,000     1.31  
Exercised   (3,605,160 )   1.08  
Expired/Forfeited   (1,454,336 )   0.98  
Balance, December 31, 2024   11,049,839     1.04  

For stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the following assumptions were applied in the Black Scholes option pricing model:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Expected life of option (years)   3.7     3.7  
Forfeiture rate   17.9%     20.3%  
Dividend yield   0.0%     0.0%  
Risk‐free rate   4.3%     3.5%  
Volatility   57.6%     58.0%  
Black Scholes fair value per option (in US dollars) $ 0.44   $ 0.32  

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and exercisable as at December 31, 2024:

    Total options outstanding     Total options exercisable  
                Weighted                 Weighted  
          Weighted average     average exercise           Weighted average     average exercise  
Range of exercise   Number of     contractual life     price     Number of     contractual life     price  
price   options     (years)     C$     options     (years)     C$  
C$0.00‐C$1.00   6,228,338     2.80     0.76     2,669,995     2.59     0.71  
C$1.01‐C$2.00   4,513,501     3.09     1.34     1,634,501     1.12     1.42  
C$2.01‐C$3.00   308,000     1.42     2.24     243,000     0.63     2.20  
    11,049,839     2.88     1.04     4,547,496     1.96     1.04  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards (continued)

(a) Stock options (continued)

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense recognized on stock options and aggregate gross proceeds received by the Company on stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Share‐based compensation expense   1,128     1,123  
Gross proceeds from stock option exercises   2,843     19  

(b) Restricted share units

RSUs granted vest in one-third increments every twelve months following the grant date for a total vesting period of three years.  The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the number of RSU awards outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Number of RSUs  
    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
Balance, beginning of year   564,237     534,508  
Assumed in Acquisition   75,760     -  
Granted   270,000     366,200  
Settled in cash   (302,046 )   (279,069 )
Forfeited   (59,667 )   (57,402 )
Balance, end of year   548,284     564,237  

For all RSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2024, the awards vest in three equal tranches over a service period of three years and had an estimated weighted average forfeiture rate of 23.9% (year ended December 31, 2023 - awards granted vest over a service period of three years and had an estimated forfeiture rate of 24.2%).

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the RSU liability for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   265     169  
Assumed in Acquisition   30     -  
Awards vested and change in fair value, net of forfeited awards   494     265  
Settled in cash   (409 )   (169 )
Total RSU liability, end of year   380     265  
Less: current portion of RSU liability   (281 )   (195 )
Total non-current RSU liability, end of year   99     70  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards (continued)

(c) Performance share units

PSUs granted prior to December 31, 2023 vest in either one-half or one-third increments every twelve months following the grant date for a total vesting period of two or three years. PSUs granted in 2024 have a cliff vesting feature and will vest after a service period of three years.

All PSUs contain performance criteria applied to the number of units that vest. The number of units that vest will be determined by the Company's relative share price performance in comparison to a peer group of companies or upon achievement of certain Company strategic objectives. The PSU performance multiplier ranges from 0% to 150%.

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the number of PSU awards outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Number of PSUs  
    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
Balance, beginning of year   2,501,482     1,739,401  
Granted   884,000     1,287,200  
Settled in cash   (1,709,427 )   (908,429 )
Added due to performance condition   191,383     563,857  
Forfeited   (390,951 )   (180,547 )
Balance, end of year   1,476,487     2,501,482  

For all PSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2024, the awards vest in a single tranche after a service period of three years and had an estimated weighted-average forfeiture rate of 20.8% (year ended December 31, 2023 - awards granted vest in one-third increments over a service period of three years and had an estimated weighted-average forfeiture rate of 18.8%).

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the PSU liability for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   1,497     503  
Awards vested and change in fair value, net of forfeited awards   1,909     1,577  
Settled in cash   (2,479 )   (583 )
Total PSU liability, end of year   927     1,497  
Less: current portion of PSU liability   (560 )   (1,249 )
Total non-current PSU liability, end of year   367     248  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards (continued)

(d) Deferred share units

DSUs granted vest over a period of one year and will be paid to directors upon their retirement from the Board of Directors of the Company or upon a change of control.

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the number of DSU awards outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Number of DSUs  
    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
Balance, beginning of year   4,068,275     3,132,000  
Granted   1,045,200     1,942,400  
Settled in cash   (1,194,975 )   (860,875 )
Forfeited   (87,600 )   (145,250 )
Balance, end of year   3,830,900     4,068,275  

For all DSUs granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the awards vested over a service period of one year and had an estimated weighted-average forfeiture rate of 0.0%.

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the DSU liability for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   3,778     1,664  
Awards vested and change in fair value, net of forfeited awards   2,927     2,663  
Settled in cash   (1,940 )   (549 )
Total DSU liability, end of year   4,765     3,778  

The financial liability associated with cash-settled DSU awards is recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2024, $1.9 million of DSUs were paid to former directors of the Company (year ended December 31, 2023 - $0.5 million paid to a former director of the Company).

(e) Phantom share units

On November 6, 2020, the Company granted 1,000,000 cash-settled phantom share units to the Chair of the Board.  The units vested three years from the grant date, but will only become payable upon the Chair's departure from the Board or upon a change of control of the Company, in a cash settlement amount equal to the fair value of 1,000,000 common shares as at the Chair's departure date or date of change of control.

The phantom share units represent a financial liability, as they will be settled in cash, and are marked-to-market at each reporting period end and presented in the Statement of Financial Position within accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


16. Equity reserves and long‐term incentive plan awards (continued)

(e) Phantom share units (continued)

The following table is a reconciliation of the movement in the phantom share unit liability for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

      December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
      $     $  
Balance, beginning of year     917     381  
Awards vested and change in fair value during the year     416     536  
Total phantom share unit liability, end of year     1,333     917  

 

17. Non-controlling interest ("NCI")

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
    $     $  
Balance, beginning of year   -     -  
NCI assumed in Acquisition (note 6)   1,890     -  
Net earnings attributable to NCI   2,423     -  
Balance, end of year   4,313     -  

The AGM is wholly-owned by AGGL with the Government of Ghana retaining a 10% free-carried interest. The Government has a nominee on the board of directors of AGGL and is entitled to 10% of declared dividends paid out of the subsidiary; however, the Government does not have to contribute to the subsidiary's capital investment. The Government of Ghana's free-carried interest is considered to be an NCI. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the NCI’s share of AGGL’s net earnings was $2.4 million (year ended December 31, 2023 – nil). However, no dividends shall be paid to the NCI until such time that AGGL has retained earnings, which is expected to occur in the latter half of the life of mine.

 

18. Revenue

For the period until December 4, 2024, AGGL had an offtake agreement (the "Offtake Agreement") with a special purpose vehicle of RK Mine Finance Master Fund I Limited ("Red Kite") under which the AGM would sell 100% of future gold production from the AGM up to a maximum of 2.2 million ounces. The realized gold sale price was a spot price selected by Red Kite during a nine‐day quotational period following shipment of gold from the mine. The Offtake Agreement was terminated on December 4, 2024 for total cash consideration of $13.1 million, which has been presented as an expense in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Subsequent to the termination of the Offtake Agreement, the Company sold its gold to a London Bullion Market Association registered bank at spot gold prices.

During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the AGM also sold a portion of its production to the Bank of Ghana under the country's gold buying program. As agreed with Red Kite, gold ounces sold to the Bank of Ghana were considered delivered under the Offtake Agreement, and in consideration the AGM paid to Red Kite a "make whole" payment which was calculated in a similar manner to a nine‐day quotational period. The "make whole" payments made to Red Kite were recognized as a reduction of revenues.

Included in revenue of the Company is $0.5 million relating to by-product silver sales for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


19. Production costs

The following is a summary of production costs by nature recorded by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.  Note that production costs of the AGM were consolidated by the Company from March 4, 2024 onwards.

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Raw materials and consumables   47,609      
Salaries and employee benefits   19,957      
Contractors   28,722      
Change in stockpile, gold‐in‐process and gold on hand inventories   2,266      
Insurance, government fees, permits and other   17,215      
Total production costs   115,769     -  

For the year ended December 31, 2024, change in inventories included the recognition of purchase price adjustments on stockpile, gold-in-process and gold on hand inventories amounting to an expense of $7.6 million.

 

20. Royalties

All of the AGM's concessions are subject to a 5% gross revenue royalty payable to the Government of Ghana. In addition, the Nkran deposit is subject to an additional 1% royalty on a portion of production as described in note 14(c) and the Esaase deposit is subject to an additional 0.5% net smelter return royalty payable to the Bonte Liquidation Committee.

On April 3, 2023, the Government of Ghana imposed a special levy, the Growth and Sustainability Levy ("GSL"), on all companies operating in Ghana with an effective date of May 1, 2023. The purpose of the GSL is to support growth and fiscal sustainability of the Ghanaian economy. For mining companies in Ghana, the GSL is levied at a rate of 1% of gold revenues for the fiscal years 2023 to 2025. The Company has presented the 1% GSL within royalties expense in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


21. General and administrative ("G&A") expenses

The following is a summary of G&A expenses incurred during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. G&A expenses include G&A expenses of the AGM from March 4, 2024 onwards.

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Wages, benefits and consulting   (8,004 )   (6,276 )
Office, rent and administration   (1,431 )   (1,316 )
Professional and legal   (1,325 )   (458 )
Share‐based compensation   (6,874 )   (6,164 )
Travel, marketing, investor relations and regulatory   (944 )   (929 )
Depreciation   (134 )   (143 )
Withholding taxes   (1,310 )   -  
Total G&A expense   (20,022 )   (15,286 )

 

22. JV service fee

For the period from January 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024, the Company was the manager and operator of the AGM JV.  For this period, the Company earned a gross service fee of $1.2 million less withholding taxes payable in Ghana of $0.2 million, for a net service fee of $1.0 million, which has been recognized in the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2024 (year ended December 31, 2023 - gross service fee of $7.2 million less withholding taxes of $1.4 million). The service fee earned from the JV was considered a related party transaction given the Company's previous 45% interest in the JV.

At December 31, 2023, the Company had a related party payable due to the JV of $3.2 million, which was included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated Statement of Financial Position. After the closing of the Acquisition, all intercompany payables were eliminated upon consolidation and, as such, there were no amounts payable at December 31, 2024.

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations.

 

23. Finance income and expense

(a) Finance income

The following is a summary of finance income recorded by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.  Finance income earned by the AGM has been consolidated by the Company from March 4, 2024 onwards.

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Fair value adjustment on redeemable preference shares (note 9)   1,654     3,356  
Interest income and other   4,199     2,899  
Total finance income   5,853     6,255  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


23.  Finance income and expense (continued)

(b) Finance expense

The following is a summary of finance expense recorded by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.  Finance expense incurred by the AGM has been consolidated by the Company from March 4, 2024 onwards.

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Unrealized losses on gold hedging instruments (note 28(b))   (13,606 )    
Realized losses on gold hedging instruments (note 28(b))   (9,515 )    
Interest on lease liabilities (note 12)   (5,077 )   (17 )
Accretion expense on asset retirement provisions (note 13(b))   (2,246 )    
Accretion expense on deferred consideration (note 14(a))   (2,481 )    
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (notes 14(b) and (c))   (4,894 )    
Other   (485 )   (6 )
Total finance expense   (38,304 )   (23 )

 

24. Income per share

For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the calculation of basic and diluted income per share is based on the following data:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Net income for the year attributable to common shareholders $ 6,118   $ 26,085  
             
Number of shares            
Weighted average number of ordinary shares ‐ basic   250,651,506     224,946,412  
Effect of dilutive stock options   5,120,572     230,302  
Weighted average number of ordinary shares - diluted   255,772,078     225,176,714  

For the year ended December 31, 2024, excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares were 558,000 stock options that were determined to be anti-dilutive (year ended December 31, 2023 - 8,271,335 stock options that were determined to be anti-dilutive).

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


25. Commitments and contingencies

Commitments

The following table reflects the Company's contractual obligations as they fall due as at December 31, 2024 and 2023.  Note the December 31, 2023 balances exclude the liabilities and commitments of the AGM.

                Over     December 31,     December 31,  
    Within 1 year     1 - 5 years     5 years     2024     2023  
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and payable due to related party   48,125     -     -     48,125     5,724  
ZCC gold hedges   9,284     4,474     -     13,758     -  
Long‐term incentive plan (cash‐settled awards)   6,939     466         7,405     6,457  
Mining and other services contracts   18,861     25,729         44,590      
Asset retirement provisions (undiscounted)       7,825     67,945     75,770      
Deferred and contingent consideration (undiscounted)   25,000     63,972     5,265     94,237      
Corporate office lease   83             83     225  
Total   108,292     102,466     73,210     283,968     12,406  

The zero cost collar ("ZCC") gold hedges commitment represents the mark-to-market fair value of the AGM's current gold hedging program. The settlement amount of these hedges, if any, will be dependent on the price of gold at the settlement date. The portion of the ZCC gold hedge liability that is expected to be settled in greater than one year from the balance sheet date has been presented within other non-current liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position.  The Company does not apply hedge accounting to the ZCC hedges. The ZCC hedges are for 5,000 gold ounces per month for all of 2025 and 2026 (total of 60,000 gold ounces per annum).  The 2025 ZCC hedges have a put strike of $2,000/oz and call strikes ranging between $2,515/oz to $2,645/oz, while the 2026 ZCC hedges have a put strike of $2,300/oz and call strikes ranging between $2,962/oz to $3,162/oz.

Long-term incentive plan commitments in less than one year include all DSU awards to directors of the Company, as they are considered to be current as the timing of those payments is beyond the control of the Company in the event that a director was to retire or there is a change of control.

The timing of contingent payments to Gold Fields, totaling $39.2 million, is based upon management's best estimate of when payments would be required to be made based upon the current life of mine plan.

Contingencies

Due to the nature of its business, the Company and its subsidiaries may be subject to regulatory investigations, claims, lawsuits and other proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these actions is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or future results of operations.  Refer to note 13(a) for provisions recorded in respect of an outstanding legal claim.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


26. Income tax

(a) Tax expense

Income tax expense differs from the amount that would result from applying Canadian federal and provincial income tax rates to earnings from continuing operations before taxes. These differences result from the following items:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Average statutory tax rate   27%     27%  
             
Income before income taxes   8,541     26,085  
             
Expected income tax expense   2,306     7,043  
Share of net income related to joint venture   (657 )   (8,551 )
Fair value adjustment on redeemable preferences shares   (447 )   (906 )
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture   (382 )    
Deferred tax assets acquired   (1,867 )   -  
Share‐based compensation   305     303  
Accretion expense on deferred consideration   670     -  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration   1,321     -  
Growth and sustainability levy   932     -  
Adjustments recognized in the current year in relation to prior years   52     (94 )
Effect of differences in tax rate in foreign jurisdictions   1,168     (65 )
Foreign accrual property income   954     -  
Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets   (5,651 )   2,264  
Non-deductible expenses   1,296     6  
Income tax expense   -     -  

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


26. Income tax (continued)

(b) Deferred tax assets and liabilities

The significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Deferred tax assets:            
     Deferred financing costs   12,952     -  
     Provisions   3,963     -  
     Right-of-use asset   22     55  
     Operating losses   2,462     -  
     Non-capital losses   12     -  
Deferred tax liabilities:            
     Mineral properties, plant and equipment   (17,330 )   -  
     Asset retirement provisions   (2,046 )   -  
     Lease liabilities   (19 )   (55 )
     Other   (16 )   -  
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   -     -  

As at December 31, 2024, the Company has tax losses of $80.0 million (December 31, 2023 - $75.4 million) in Canada which expire between 2029 and 2044.  Additionally, as of December 31, 2024, the Company has tax losses in Ghana of $7.0 million (December 31, 2023 – nil) that expire in 2027.

Deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized are attributable to the following:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Non-capital losses carried forward   21,590     21,594  
Mineral properties, plant and equipment   1,034     250  

Investment in associate

  -     275  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  2,036     1,642  

Lease liabilities

  2,105     8  
Asset retirement provisions   22,880     -  
Capital losses   2,476     2,476  
Other   354     -  
Total   52,475     26,245  

The aggregate amount of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries for which deferred taxes have not been recognized as at December 31, 2024 was $2.0 million (December 31, 2023 - deductible temporary differences of $88.2 million).

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


 

27. Supplemental cash flow information

The following table summarizes the changes in non-cash working capital for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Accounts receivable   1,027     678  
Inventories   1,170      
Value added tax receivables   (721 )    
Prepaid expenses and other   (765 )   (9 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (14,526 )   1,206  
Change in non-cash working capital   (13,815 )   1,875  

The following table discloses non‐cash transactions impacting the Statements of Cash Flow for the periods presented:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Change in asset retirement provisions included in MPP&E   10,628      
Capitalized leases included in MPP&E   27,816      

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


28. Financial instruments

(a) Financial assets and liabilities by categories

   

Fair value through

profit or loss

    Amortized cost     Carrying value     Fair value  
As at December 31, 2024   $     $     $     $  
                         
Financial assets:                        
                         
   Cash and cash equivalents       105,775     105,775     105,775  
   Accounts receivable       104     104     104  
   Marketable securities 1   1,509         1,509     1,509  
Total financial assets   1,509     105,879     107,388     107,388  
                         
Financial liabilities:                        
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2   16,223     48,125     64,348     64,348  
   Lease liabilities       38,872     38,872     38,872  
   Deferred consideration       50,109     50,109     50,109  
   Contingent consideration   16,873         16,873     16,873  
   Nkran royalty   4,388         4,388     4,388  
   Other non‐current liabilities 2   4,939         4,939     4,939  
Total financial liabilities   42,423     137,106     179,529     179,529  

1 Marketable securtities are presented within prepaid expenses and other in the Statement of Financial Position.

2 Accounts payable and other non‐current liabilities include long‐term incentive plan and gold hedge instrument liabilities, which are measured at fair value through profit or loss .

   

Fair value through

profit or loss

    Amortized cost     Carrying value     Fair value  
As at December 31, 2023   $     $     $     $  
Financial assets:                        
Cash and cash equivalents       55,270     55,270     55,270  
Receivables and receivable due from related party       1,060     1,060     1,060  
Preferred shares in AGM JV   70,165         70,165     70,165  
Total financial assets   70,165     56,330     126,495     126,495  
                         
Financial liabilities:                        
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and payable due to related party1   6,139     5,724     11,863     11,863  
Long‐term incentive plan liabilities   318         318     318  
Lease liability   -     203     203     203  
Total financial liabilities   6,457     5,927     12,384     12,384  

1 Accounts payable includes the current portion of long‐term incentive plan liabilities, which are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


28. Financial instruments (continued)

(b) Derivative instruments

The Company's derivatives are comprised of ZCC gold hedging instruments. The losses on derivatives for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were comprised of the following:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Realized losses on ZCC gold hedges   9,515      
Unrealized losses on ZCC gold hedges   13,606      

(c) Fair value hierarchy

The categories of the fair value hierarchy that reflect the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1: fair values based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3: fair values based on inputs for the asset or liability based on unobservable market data.

Long-term incentive plan liabilities, Contingent Consideration and the Nkran Royalty are recorded at fair value at the reporting date and fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The ZCC gold hedging instruments and marketable securities are also recorded at fair value at the reporting date and fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

There were no transfers between the fair value levels during the years ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.

Refer to note 14 for a discussion on the valuation technique applied to the Contingent Consideration and Nkran Royalty. Long-term incentive plan liabilities are valued based on the number of outstanding vested awards multiplied by the Company's share price as of the reporting date. ZCC gold hedging instruments and marketable securities are valued using observable market prices.

(d) Financial instrument risks

The Company has exposure to risks of varying degrees of significance which could affect its ability to achieve its strategic objectives for growth and shareholder returns. The principal financial risks to which the Company is exposed are described as follows.

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or the issuer of a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company is subject to credit risk on cash and cash equivalent balances held at banks in Canada, Isle of Man, and Ghana. The Company invests its cash and cash equivalents, which also has credit risk, with the objective of maintaining safety of principal and providing adequate liquidity to meet all current obligations. In making allocation decisions, management attempts to avoid unacceptable concentration of credit risk to any single counterparty. The risk of loss associated with cash investments is considered to be low as the majority of the Company's cash and cash equivalents are held with highly rated banking institutions.

As at December 31, 2024, the Company had an $8.3 million value added tax receivable due from the Government of Ghana (December 31, 2023 - nil).

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


28. Financial instruments (continued)

(d) Financial instrument risks (continued)

Credit risk (continued)

The credit risk associated with value added tax receivables is considered to be low, based on historical collection experience. However, should the Government of Ghana not honour its commitments or default on its obligations, the Company may incur losses.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk encompasses the risk that the Company cannot meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through a rigorous planning and budgeting process, which is reviewed and updated on a regular basis, to help determine the funding requirements to support current operations, expansion and development plans, and by managing the Company's capital structure. By managing liquidity risk, the Company aims to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to settle obligations and liabilities as they fall due.

Through a combination of the Company's cash balance and interest earned thereon and cash flows generated by the AGM, the Company believes it is in a position to meet all working capital requirements, contractual obligations, and commitments as they fall due. The Company's cash flows, however, and its ability to meet working capital requirements and contractual obligations are significantly influenced by the price of gold and the performance of the AGM. The Company manages its liquidity by ensuring that it can manage spending and provide adequate cash flow to meet all commitments.

As at December 31, 2024, after consideration of the financial liabilities assumed in the Acquisition, the Company continues to maintain its ability to meet its financial obligations as they come due.

Market Risk

(i) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The average interest rate earned by the Company on its cash and cash equivalents during the year ended December 31, 2024 was 4.6% (year ended December 31, 2023 - 5.2%). A +/-1% change in short-term interest rates during the year would have resulted in a $1.2 million increase or decrease to the Company's interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024 (year ended December 31, 2023 - $0.6 million increase or decrease).

The Contingent Consideration and Nkran Royalty are financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss with fair value determined by reference to a discounted cash flow model. Changes in interest rates would impact the discount rate applied to forecast future cash flows and accordingly the fair value of these financial liabilities. Any change in interest rates would therefore impact the Company's earnings, but would not impact cash payments required to be paid under the terms of the Acquisition agreement. The following table highlights the sensitivity of the fair values related to these financial liabilities for a 1% decrease (increase) in the underlying discount rate.

    Change in fair value  
    1% increase to     1% decrease to  
    discount rate     discount rate  
    $     $  
Contingent consideration   (612 )   641  
Nkran royalty   (218 )   229  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


28. Financial instruments (continued)

(d) Financial instrument risks (continued)

Market risk (continued)

(ii) Foreign currency risk

The Company reports its financial statements in US dollars; however, the Company operates in Canada and Ghana which utilizes the Canadian dollar and Ghanaian Cedi, respectively. As a result, the financial results of the Company's operations as reported in US dollars are subject to changes in the value of the US dollar relative to local currencies. Since the Company's gold sales are denominated in US dollars and a portion of the Company's operating and capital costs are in local currencies, the Company may be negatively impacted by strengthening local currencies relative to the US dollar and positively impacted by the inverse.

As at December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company's exposure to foreign currency risk was limited to the balances presented below. Acronyms of "GHS", "ZAR" and "XOF" refer to the Ghanaian Cedi, South African Rand and West African Franc, respectively.

    Foreign currency amount     USD Equivalent  
December 31, 2024   C$     GHS     $  
Cash and cash equivalents   220     118,772     8,232  
Receivables   53     941     101  
Value added tax receivables       122,325     8,328  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (1,901 )   (121,094 )   (9,529 )
Long‐term incentive plan liabilities   (10,640 )       (7,405 )
Lease liabilities   (117 )       (83 )
Net exposure to foreign currency   (12,385 )   120,944     (356 )
 
    Foreign currency amount           USD Equivalent  
December 31, 2023   C$     ZAR     XOF     $  
Cash and cash equivalents   1,329     742     5,811     1,070  
Receivables   33             25  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (2,740 )   (432 )   (36,771 )   (2,152 )
Long‐term incentive plan liabilities   (8,559 )           (6,457 )
Lease liability   (270 )           (203 )
Net exposure to foreign currency   (10,207 )   310     (30,960 )   (7,717 )

A +/-10% change in the prevailing exchange rates as at December 31, 2024, with all other variables held constant, would have resulted in a $0.1 million decrease (increase) to the Company's net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 (year ended December 31, 2023 - $0.8 million decrease (increase) to net income).

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


28. Financial instruments (continued)

(d) Financial instrument risks (continued)

Market risk (continued)

(iii) Price risk

Price risk is the risk that future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices, other than those arising from currency risk or interest rate risk. The Company is exposed to gold price risk as changes in the gold price may affect the Company's earnings or the value of its financial instruments. The Company's revenue is directly dependent on gold prices which have demonstrated significant volatility and are beyond the Company's control.

From time to time, the Company enters into hedging programs to manage its exposure to gold price risk with an objective of margin protection, specifically during periods of forecast elevated capital spend. The Board of Directors continually assess the Company's strategy towards its gold hedging program. The effectiveness of gold hedging programs is directly dependent on the price of gold and can impact the Company's earnings and cash flows, as the Company remeasures hedging instruments to fair value at each reporting date and may incur realized gains or losses at maturity. Refer to note 28(b) for disclosure of realized losses recorded on the Company's gold hedging instruments during the year.

 

29. Segmented information

Geographic Information

As at December 31, 2024, the Company has one reportable segment, being the AGM, and has provided segmented information based on geographic location.

Geographic allocation of total assets and liabilities

    Canada     Ghana     Total  
December 31, 2024   $     $     $  
Current assets   88,190     77,395     165,585  
Mineral properties, plant and equipment   111     329,318     329,429  
Other non‐current assets   -     5,339     5,339  
Total assets   88,301     412,052     500,353  
Current liabilities   33,255     77,560     110,815  
Non‐current liabilities   48,300     93,469     141,769  
Total liabilities   81,555     171,029     252,584  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


29. Segmented information (continued)

Geographic Information (continued)

    Canada     West Africa     Total  
December 31, 2023   $     $     $  
Current assets   57,084     10     57,094  
Property, plant and equipment and right‐of‐use assets   225     -     225  
Other non‐current assets       155,983     155,983  
Total assets   57,309     155,993     213,302  
Current liabilities   8,475     3,513     11,988  
Non‐current liabilities   396         396  
Total liabilities   8,871     3,513     12,384  

 

Geographic allocation of the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income

For the year ended December 31, 2024:

    Canada     Ghana     Total  
    $     $     $  
Revenue   -     231,339     231,339  
Cost of sales:                  
   Production costs   -     (115,769 )   (115,769 )
   Depreciation and depletion   -     (23,603 )   (23,603 )
   Royalties   -     (13,957 )   (13,957 )
Income from mine operations   -     78,010     78,010  
                   
Termination of offtake agreement   -     (13,063 )   (13,063 )
General and administrative expenses   (17,984 )   (2,038 )   (20,022 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures       (6,142 )   (6,142 )
Share of net income related to joint venture       2,432     2,432  
Service fee earned as operators of joint venture   976         976  
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture   1,416         1,416  
(Loss) income from operations and joint venture   (15,592 )   59,199     43,607  
                   
Transaction costs   (2,492 )       (2,492 )
Finance income   3,926     1,927     5,853  
Finance expense   (7,394 )   (30,910 )   (38,304 )
Foreign exchange loss   (87 )   (36 )   (123 )
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the year   (21,639 )   30,180     8,541  

 

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


29. Segmented information (continued)

Geographic Information (continued)

For the year ended December 31, 2023:

    Canada     West Africa     Total  
    $     $     $  
Share of net earnings related to joint venture       31,670     31,670  
Service fee earned as operators of joint venture   5,747         5,747  
General and administrative expenses   (15,037 )   (249 )   (15,286 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures       (2,009 )   (2,009 )
(Loss) income from operations and joint venture   (9,290 )   29,412     20,122  
                   
Transaction costs   (378 )   -     (378 )
Finance income   2,899     3,356     6,255  
Finance expense   (22 )   (1 )   (23 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   110     (1 )   109  
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the year   (6,681 )   32,766     26,085  

 

30. Capital management

The Company's objectives in managing capital are to ensure that the Company has the financial capacity to support its operations with sufficient capability to manage unforeseen operational, economic and/or industry developments, such that the Company has the capital and capacity to support its long‐term growth strategies, and to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders. The Company defines capital that it manages as total shareholders' equity, being a total of $243.5 million as at December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $200.9 million).

The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements or covenants.

The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of general economic conditions, the risk characteristics of the underlying assets and the Company's working capital requirements associated with ongoing operations and corporate development plans. The Company does not currently pay dividends. The Board of Directors reviews and approves any material transactions out of the ordinary course of business, including proposals on acquisitions or other major investments or divestitures, as well as capital and operating budgets. The Company's investment policy is to invest its cash in highly liquid short‐term interest‐bearing investments with maturities of 180 days or less from the original date of acquisition.

The Company has not made any changes to its policies and processes for managing capital during the year.

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(In thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise noted)


31. Related parties

In addition to the service fee earned as operator of the JV (see note 22) prior to closing of the Acquisition, the Company's related party transactions included compensation paid to key management personnel, being the directors and executive officers of the Company, which was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Salaries and benefits   1,621     1,873  
Share‐based compensation   5,092     4,671  
Total compensation paid to related parties   6,713     6,544  

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GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

(Expressed in United States dollars)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Fourth quarter and full year 2024 highlights 3-4
   
2. Business overview 4-8
   
3. Guidance and outlook 9
   
4. Results of the Asanko Gold Mine 10-18
   
5. Consolidated results of the Company 19-21
   
6. Selected quarterly financial data 22
   
7. Liquidity and capital resources 23-25
   
8. Non-IFRS measures 26-32
   
9. Summary of outstanding share data 32
   
10. Related party transactions 33
   
11. Critical accounting policies and estimates 33-34
   
12. Risks and uncertainties 34-35
   
13. Internal control 35-36
   
14. Qualified Persons 36
   
15. Cautionary statements 36-40


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

This Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") of Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") has been prepared by management as of March 17, 2025 and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated annual financial statements, and the notes thereto, for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

The Company has included certain non-IFRS performance measures throughout this MD&A. These performance measures are employed by management to assess the Company's operating and financial performance and to assist in business decision-making. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors and other stakeholders use this information to evaluate the Company's operating and financial performance; however, as explained elsewhere herein, these non-IFRS performance measures do not have any standardized meaning and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Accordingly, these performance measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Please refer to section "8. Non-IFRS measures" of this MD&A for additional information regarding these non-IFRS measures.

Galiano was incorporated on September 23, 1999, under the Business Corporations Act of British Columbia, Canada.

Additional information on the Company, including its most recent Annual Information Form ("AIF"), is available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca and the Company's website: www.galianogold.com.

All dollar amounts herein are expressed in United States dollars ("US dollars") unless otherwise stated. References to $ means US dollars and C$ are to Canadian dollars. The first, second, third, and fourth quarters of the Company's fiscal years ("FY") are referred to as "Q1", "Q2", "Q3", and "Q4", respectively.

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors described in sections "12. Risks and uncertainties" and "15. Cautionary statements" at the end of this MD&A.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

1. Q4 2024 and FY 2024 highlights

1.1 Asanko Gold Mine ("AGM") highlights

The Company completed the acquisition of Gold Fields Limited's ("Gold Fields") 45% interest in the AGM joint venture (the "Acquisition") on March 4, 2024 and as of that date, the operational and financial results of the AGM have been consolidated into the Company's results. To enable a comprehensive understanding of the operational performance at the mine asset level, year-to-date highlights for the AGM below are presented on a 100% basis for the entire year ended December 31, 2024.

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1
 See section "8. Non-IFRS measures" of this MD&A.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

1.2 Galiano highlights

2. Business overview

Following the closing of the Acquisition on March 4, 2024, Galiano owns a 90% equity interest in the entity that holds the AGM mining licenses and gold exploration tenements located on the Asankrangwa Gold Belt in the Republic of Ghana ("Ghana"), West Africa. The AGM consists of four main open-pit deposits: Abore, Nkran, Esaase and Miradani North, multiple satellite deposits and a carbon-in-leach ("CIL") processing plant, with a capacity of 5.8 Mt per annum.

The AGM also owns various exploration licenses across the highly prospective and underexplored Asankrangwa Gold Belt.

Galiano is focused on creating a sustainable business capable of value creation for all stakeholders through production, exploration, and disciplined deployment of its financial resources. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American under the symbol "GAU".


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

2.1 Update to the AGM's Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates

The Company published a new 5-year outlook and updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates for the AGM on January 28, 2025.

Highlights of the AGM's updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates (as of December 31, 2024) included:

Refer to the Company's news release dated January 28, 2025 for disclosure of the AGM's Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates, including key assumptions underlying the estimates.

2.2 Key business developments in 2024

(a) Acquisition of Gold Fields' 45% interest in AGM JV

The Company completed the Acquisition of Gold Fields' 45% interest in the AGM joint venture ("JV") on March 4, 2024 ("Closing Date"), thereby increasing Galiano's equity interest in the AGM to 90%. The Acquisition was completed pursuant to the terms of a share purchase agreement dated December 20, 2023 with Gold Fields (the "Share Purchase Agreement").

Under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement, total consideration payable to Gold Fields was comprised of the following:

The Company has the right to elect to satisfy up to 20% of each of the Deferred Consideration payments in common shares instead of cash, subject to Gold Fields not owning more than 19.9% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares at that time.

Gold Fields will also receive a 1% net smelter return royalty (the "Nkran Royalty") on production from the Nkran deposit beginning upon 100,000 gold ounces being produced, and subject to a maximum of 447,000 gold ounces of production. Galiano has a right of first refusal on any full or partial disposition of the Nkran Royalty by Gold Fields.

(b) Buyout of Offtake Agreement

As announced in the Company's news release dated December 4, 2024, Galiano completed the buyout of the offtake agreement with Red Kite ("Offtake Agreement") for total cash consideration of $13.1 million during Q4 2024. Under the Offtake Agreement, the Company had been required to sell 100% of gold production from the AGM, up to a maximum of 2.2 million ounces, at a spot price selected by Red Kite during a nine-day quotational period following shipment of gold from the AGM. At the time of termination, the AGM had delivered 1,706,407 gold ounces to Red Kite under the Offtake Agreement. This investment allows the AGM to sell gold at market prices, delivering meaningful value as the Company advances its business plan.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(c) Appointment of senior management and directors

Galiano appointed Michael Cardinaels as Executive Vice President and COO, effective September 3, 2024. The appointment of Mr. Cardinaels is part of the Company's commitment to operational improvements and its overarching strategy to drive growth at the AGM. Mr. Cardinaels brings over two decades of mining sector experience across various commodities, having held progressively senior operational roles throughout his career. Most recently, Mr. Cardinaels has been the General Manager of the Yaoure mine, after a successful five years at the Sissingue Mine, both with Perseus Mining Ltd.

During 2024, the Company also appointed Navin Dyal and Moira Smith as non-executive directors. Mr. Dyal is currently the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and has over 20 years of finance and public company experience, including nine years as Senior Vice President and CFO at Teranga Gold Corporation. Mr. Dyal is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Dr. Smith has over 30 years of expansive industry experience and has held key positions from Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience with Liberty Gold, Chief Geologist, Nevada for Fronteer Gold and Senior Geologist and U.S. Exploration Manager with Teck Resources. Dr. Smith is a Professional Geoscientist and has a Ph.D. in Geology.

Effective January 1, 2025, Lauren Roberts was appointed as a non-executive director. Mr. Roberts is a Professional Mining Engineer with 35 years of international mining experience across operations, permitting, construction and executive leadership roles. Most recently, Mr. Roberts served as COO for Hecla Mining Company, overseeing operations, safety, environment, technical services and capital projects, and previously spent 15 years with Kinross Gold Corporation, including three years as COO.

2.3 Financial and operating highlights

Below are the Company's highlights for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, including the operating results, cash flows and net assets of the AGM from March 4, 2024 onwards.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
(All amounts in 000's of US dollars, unless otherwise stated)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
Galiano Gold Inc.
Revenue   64,551     -     231,339     -  
Income from mine operations   21,788     -     78,010     -  
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders   946     (5,758 )   6,118     26,085  
Adjusted net income (loss)attributable to common shareholders   5,096     (5,380 )   42,215     26,463  
Adjusted EBITDA1   21,175     98     71,292     26,754  
Cash and cash equivalents   105,775     55,270     105,775     55,270  
Cash generated from (used in) operating activities   13,806     (1,574 )   55,746     (3,634 )


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The Company has also presented the following highlights for the AGM, which are on a 100% basis, for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, to enable a clear comparison of the financial and operating performance of the mine with the corresponding period in the prior periods.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
(All amounts in 000's of US dollars, unless otherwise stated)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
Asanko Gold Mine (100% basis)
Financial results
Revenue   64,551     59,514     265,246     256,543  
Income from mine operations   21,117     8,675     93,883     81,483  
Net income   9,915     3,664     42,035     69,940  
Adjusted EBITDA1   19,146     9,020     85,559     82,899  
Cash generated from operating activities   15,933     24,058     79,915     100,720  
Free cash flow1   669     2,285     4,905     48,373  
AISC margin ($ per gold ounce sold)1   (29 )   (123 )   271     386  
Operating results
Gold produced (ounces)   28,508     31,947     115,115     134,077  
Gold sold (ounces)   24,673     30,555     113,357     134,163  
Average realized gold price ($/oz)   2,609     1,942     2,334     1,908  
Total cash costs ($ per gold ounce sold)1   1,426     1,352     1,273     1,148  
AISC ($ per gold ounce sold)1   2,638     2,065     2,063     1,522  

2.4 Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance ("ESG")

Sustainability is at the core of the Company's business strategy. The Company believes that a comprehensive sustainability strategy is integral to meeting its strategic objectives in positively supporting relationships with its internal and external stakeholders, improving its risk management, reducing the AGM's cost of production and benefiting the catchment communities that the Company operates in, beyond the life of the mine.

The Company implements its sustainability program with a focus on four key areas: (1) protecting human rights; (2) maintaining the occupational health and safety of employees and the local catchment communities; (3) advancing the socio-economic welfare and health of local catchment communities; and (4) managing environmental impacts of operations and exploration activities. For further details on the Company's sustainability program, refer to the Company's 2023 Sustainability Report (the "2023 Sustainability Report") published on July 9, 2024, which is available on the Company's website at www.galianogold.com. The disclosures and metrics of the 2023 Sustainability Report align with international reporting standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative and the Metals and Mining Standards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

2.5 Macroeconomic factors

Gold Price

The price of gold is the largest single factor in determining the Company's profitability and cash flow from operations. Therefore, the financial performance of the Company is expected to be closely linked to the price of gold. Historically, the price of gold has been subject to volatile price movements over short periods of time and affected by numerous macroeconomic factors that are beyond the Company's control. The price of gold may be impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations and the relative strength of the US dollar, the supply of and demand for gold, geopolitical events and macroeconomic factors, such as interest rates and inflation expectations. During Q4 2024, the price of gold fluctuated between a low of $2,567/oz in November and a high of  $2,778/oz in October, with the average price for Q4 2024 based on the London Bullion Market Association ("LBMA") PM benchmark of $2,663/oz, compared to the Q4 2023 average price of $1,972/oz. Gold prices during Q4 2024 were influenced by geopolitical risks, and volatility in interest rates and the US dollar, among other factors.

During Q4 2024, the AGM realized an average gold price of $2,609/oz, which included gold sales under the Offtake Agreement up to December 4, 2024, compared to the average LBMA PM benchmark of $2,663/oz. The LBMA PM spot gold price as of March 14, 2025 was approximately $2,978/oz.

Management continues to evaluate opportunities to hedge its gold price risk, particularly in light of periods where forecast capital expenditures are estimated to be elevated relative to the life of mine average.

Ghana Economy

In October 2023, the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") and the Ghana government reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of its $3 billion financing arrangement over a 3-year period (the "IMF Loan"). The first tranche of the IMF Loan totaling $600 million was approved in May 2023, a second tranche of $600 million was approved in January 2024 and a third tranche of $360 million was approved by the IMF in December 2024, bringing total disbursements under the three-year debt programme to $1.6 billion.

The fiscal climate in Ghana over recent years has not materially impacted the operations of the AGM, as much of the cost structure is tied to the US dollar, and the government remains supportive of the mining industry given its importance to maintaining foreign currency reserves.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

3. Guidance and outlook

3.1 2025 Guidance for the AGM

The AGM is expected to produce between 130,000 ounces to 150,000 ounces of gold at AISC1 between $1,750/oz to $1,950/oz. AISC1 for the AGM is anticipated to be elevated in 2025 compared to future years due to lower gold production. Given the current crushing constraints, softer Esaase material will provide supplementary mill feed until the secondary crushing circuit is expected to be commissioned in Q3 2025. Higher grades are expected from deeper elevations at Abore and Esaase in the second half of the year and are expected to result in higher gold production being weighted to the second half of the year.

On February 21, 2025, the AGM processing plant was scheduled for a planned maintenance shutdown. While performing the planned maintenance work, it was identified that a key component of the SAG mill required repair, which resulted in the shutdown extending to March 6, 2025. As a result, the AGM processing plant was down for a period of 14 days, during which no gold was produced. During this period, mining activities continued and mined ore was stockpiled for future processing. Therefore, first quarter 2025 gold production is expected to be lower than management's expectations; however, the Company does not expect this to impact its 2025 production guidance for the AGM.

Total sustaining capital expenditures are guided to $15.0 million in 2025, excluding capitalized stripping costs. Sustaining capital expenditures in 2025 include the commencement of a tailings facility expansion totaling $9.0 million and Esaase site establishment costs of $3.0 million.

Development capital for 2025 is guided at between $60.0 million to $65.0 million, which primarily relates to Nkran Cut 3 waste stripping and site establishment costs, completion of the secondary crushing circuit, and village resettlement costs at Abore and Esaase. With the emphasis in the first half of 2025 on completing mill upgrades (secondary crushing circuit, additional CIL tanks and oxygen generation plant), the Company has re-sequenced mining activities to focus on Abore and Esaase in the near-term.

For 2025, exploration expenditures at the AGM are estimated at approximately $10.0 million, which includes approximately 17,000 metres of drilling as well as ground geophysics and regional prospecting and mapping. The 2025 exploration program is focused on increasing Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources at Abore, as well as targeting discoveries in both near mine and greenfields areas of the AGM's tenements. Greenfields activities will include follow-up drilling at the Akoma and Sky Gold B prospects to test for extensions of mineralization discovered in 2024.

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1
See section "8. Non-IFRS measures" of this MD&A.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

4. Results of the AGM

All results of the AGM in this section are presented on a 100% basis for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. For the period from January 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024, the Company's attributable equity interest in the AGM was 45% and was 90% for the remainder of the year.

4.1  Operating performance

The following table and subsequent discussion provide a summary of the operating performance of the AGM (on a 100% basis) for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
Key mine performance data of the AGM (100% basis)   2024     2023     2024     2023  
Mining
Ore tonnes mined (000 t)   531     22     1,933     22  
Waste tonnes mined (000 t)   8,698     3,415     30,728     3,415  
Total tonnes mined (000 t)   9,229     3,437     32,661     3,437  
Strip ratio (waste:ore)   16.4     155.2     15.9     155.2  
Average gold grade mined (g/t)   1.0     0.7     1.0     0.7  
Mining cost ($/t mined)   3.41     4.30     3.32     7.81  
Ore transportation
Ore tonnes trucked (000 t)   685     657     2,494     3,448  
Ore transportation cost ($/t trucked)   4.75     6.54     5.21     6.01  
Processing
Tonnes milled (000 t)   1,179     1,486     5,144     6,082  
Average mill head grade (g/t)   0.9     0.8     0.8     0.8  
Average recovery rate (%)   85%     84%     85%     82%  
Processing cost ($/t milled)   15.84     9.94     12.37     10.09  
G&A costs ($/t milled)   6.28     5.55     5.42     4.60  
Gold produced (ounces)   28,508     31,947     115,115     134,077  
Gold sold (ounces)   24,673     30,555     113,357     134,163  
Costs
Total cash costs ($ per gold ounce sold)1   1,426     1,352     1,273     1,148  
AISC ($ per gold ounce sold)1   2,638     2,065     2,063     1,522  
AISC margin ($ per gold ounce s old)1   (29 )   (123 )   271     386  

1  See section "8. Non-IFRS measures" of this MD&A.

(a) Health and safety

There was one LTI and three TRIs (inclusive of LTIs) reported during the quarter, and the rolling 12‐month LTI and TRI frequency rates were 0.15 and 0.58 per million hours worked, respectively, as of December 31, 2024. The Company reports recordable LTI and TRI cases in accordance with the International Council on Mining and Metals' Mining Principles.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(b) Mining

During Q4 2024, development of the Abore pit continued with 8.7 Mt of waste rock mined at a strip ratio of 16.4:1. The strip ratio was elevated in Q4 2024 due to an increase in the size of the Abore pit shell resulting from a larger mineral reserve, as described in the Company's news release dated August 8, 2024. The strip ratio at Abore is expected to reduce in 2025 as the ore body of the current mining cut is exposed.

Ore tonnes mined from the Abore deposit totaled 0.5 Mt at an average mined grade of 1.0 g/t during Q4 2024. Ore mining rates at Abore decreased by 21% during Q4 2024 compared to Q3 2024 as mining activities in Q4 2024 focused on pushing back benches to access ore at deeper elevations. Overall mining rates were higher in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023 due to additional mining equipment mobilized by the AGM's mining contractor throughout FY 2024.

Mining cost per tonne for Q4 2024 amounted to $3.41 per tonne ("/t") compared to $4.30/t in Q4 2023. The decrease in mining unit rates was due to a 169% increase in total tonnes mined, which reduced fixed mining costs on a per unit basis.

(c) Ore transportation

Ore transportation reflects ore transported from deposits located greater than 5 kilometres ("km") from the processing plant, which currently includes the Abore and Esaase deposits. Ore transported from closer deposits is considered rehandling, the costs of which are included within mining costs. During the quarter, 0.7 Mt of ore was trucked from the Abore deposit to the processing plant, comparable to the 0.7 Mt from Esaase stockpiles in Q4 2023. Ore transportation costs in Q4 2024 were $4.75/t and were lower than the comparative period due to the fact that no material was transported from Esaase in Q4 2024, which is a greater distance from the processing plant than Abore.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(d) Processing

The AGM produced 28,508 ounces of gold during Q4 2024, as the processing plant milled 1.2 Mt of ore at an average grade of 0.9 g/t with metallurgical recovery averaging 85%. Gold production during Q4 2024 continued to be impacted by lower milling rates, as mined ore from Abore and stockpiles of harder ore required additional crushing and grinding.  This also explains the reduction in mill throughput and gold production in Q4 2024 compared to Q4 2023.

The Company continues to make progress on construction of a permanent secondary crushing circuit at the AGM processing plant. The objective of the secondary crushing circuit is to maintain plant throughput at design capacity when treating harder ore. This project is expected to be completed in Q3 2025.

Mill feed grades during Q4 2024 were lower than mined grades from Abore due to the blending of existing stockpiled ore with run of mine ore.

Processing cost per tonne for Q4 2024 was $15.84, a 59% increase from Q4 2023, and $3.9 million higher quarter-on-quarter on an absolute basis. The increase in processing cost per tonne in Q4 2024 was driven by fewer tonnes milled, which increased fixed processing costs on a per unit basis. Additionally, higher costs were incurred in Q4 2024 relating to a conveyor belt liner changeout, electricity costs and tailings management.

(e) Total cash costs and AISC

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, total cash costs1 were $1,426/oz and $1,273/oz, respectively, compared to $1,352/oz and $1,148/oz in the comparative periods of 2023. The increase in total cash costs1 was primarily driven by 19% lower gold sales volumes in Q4 2024, which had the effect of increasing fixed costs on a per ounce basis. During Q4 2023, a higher portion of low grade stockpiled ore was processed that had no accounting book value and, as such, had no mining cost attributed to it, which resulted in lower total cash costs1 in the comparative quarter.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Relative to Q3 2024, total cash costs1 were higher in Q4 2024, increasing by 14% from $1,247/oz to $1,426/oz. Total cash costs per ounce1 were higher in Q4 2024 due to 15% fewer gold ounces sold.

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, AlSC1 for the AGM was $2,638/oz and $2,063/oz, respectively, compared to $2,065/oz and $1,522/oz in the comparative periods of 2023. The increase in AlSC1 from Q4 2023 to Q4 2024 was mainly due to stripping costs incurred at Abore and 19% fewer gold ounces sold. During the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, AISC1 included $865/oz and $530/oz of capitalized stripping costs at the Abore pit, respectively, which will benefit future years production.

During Q4 2024 and FY 2024, the AGM incurred non-sustaining capital expenditures and exploration expenditures of $4.3 million and $22.7 million, respectively, compared to $5.6 million and $20.8 million during the comparative periods in 2023. Non-sustaining capital expenditures and exploration expenditures during Q4 2024 related primarily to the commissioning of two new CIL tanks and activities at greenfield exploration targets, Skygold B and Akoma.

4.2 Exploration update

The Company holds a district-scale land package of 476km2 on the highly prospective and underexplored Asankrangwa Gold Belt. The following exploration programs were undertaken at the AGM during the year ended December 31, 2024 to evaluate the current and potential expanded mineralization of several deposits, and to assess the broader potential of these deposits. Additionally, work was undertaken to identify greenfield exploration targets across the wider regional AGM tenements.

Refer to the Company's news release dated January 14, 2025 for additional details on the drilling results, including data verification and quality assurance and quality control measures.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

In addition to the drill programs above, the Company also initiated geophysical surveys and conducted mapping and prospecting on several regional greenfield targets across the AGM's tenements with an objective of identifying new potential drill targets.

Exploration expenditure for FY 2024 was $11.1 million, which was lower than guidance of $15.0 million. Exploration spend was lower than guidance due to fewer metres drilled as a result of timing delays from land access issues.

4.3 Financial results

The following tables present excerpts of the financial results of the AGM on a 100% basis for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, excluding purchase price adjustments which are required under IFRS, so performance can be compared with the comparative period in the prior quarter.

Three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Three months ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $  
             
Revenue   64,551     59,514  
             
Cost of sales:            
Production costs 2   (31,475 )   (42,900 )
Depreciation and depletion2   (8,068 )   (4,350 )
Royalties   (3,891 )   (3,589 )
Income from mine operations   21,117     8,675  
Termination of offtake agreement   (13,063 )   -  
Exploration and evaluation expenditures   (1,716 )   (2,162 )
General and administrative expenses   (761 )   (760 )
Income from operations   5,577     5,753  
Finance expense   1,868     (3,226 )
Finance income   1,078     1,381  
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   1,392     (244 )
Net income for the period   9,915     3,664  
             
Galiano share of net income related to JV   -     1,728  
             
Average realized price per gold ounce sold ($/oz)   2,609     1,942  
Average London PM fix ($/oz)   2,663     1,972  
Gold sold (ounces)   24,673     30,555  

2 The financial results for the AGM presented above do not include purchase price allocation accounting adjustments. Specifically, production costs and depreciation and depletion expense exclude a credit of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to the realization of purchase price adjustments on inventories and mineral properties, plant and equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Galiano consolidated the financial results of the AGM commencing on March 4, 2024, such that the results for the period from March 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024 have been consolidated into the Income Statement of the Company. The Company reflected the financial results of the AGM for the period from January 1, 2024 to March 3, 2024 through its share of the net income of the JV using the equity accounting method.


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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Pre-acquisition     Post-acquisition              
    Period from January     Period from March 4              
    1 to March 3,     to December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2024     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
                         
Revenue   33,907     231,339     265,246     256,543  
Cost of sales:                        
Production costs 2   (20,810 )   (108,143 )   (128,953 )   (146,805 )
Depreciation and depletion2   (2,463 )   (23,955 )   (26,418 )   (13,613 )
Royalties   (2,034 )   (13,958 )   (15,992 )   (14,642 )
Income from mine operations   8,600     85,283     93,883     81,483  
                         
Termination of offtake agreement   -     (13,063 )   (13,063 )   -  
Exploration and evaluation expenditures   (2,201 )   (6,333 )   (8,534 )   (7,434 )
General and administrative expenses   (486 )   (2,085 )   (2,571 )   (2,732 )
Income from operations   5,913     63,802     69,715     71,317  
                         
Transaction costs   (1,180 )   -     (1,180 )   -  
Finance expense   (261 )   (30,913 )   (31,174 )   (5,589 )
Finance income   984     3,882     4,866     4,602  
Foreign exchange loss   (150 )   (42 )   (192 )   (390 )
Net income for the period   5,306     36,729     42,035     69,940  
                         
Galiano share of net income related to JV   2,432     -     2,432     31,670  
                         
Average realized price per gold ounce sold ($/oz)               2,334     1,908  
Average London PM fix ($/oz)               2,383     1,939  
Gold sold (ounces)               113,357     134,163  

2 The financial results for the AGM presented above do not include purchase price allocation accounting adjustments. Specifically, production costs and depreciation expense exclude the realization of purchase price adjustments on inventories totaling $7.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Also excluded is a $1.1m credit to depletion expense relating to purchase price adjustments on mineral properties, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2024.

(a) Revenue

During Q4 2024, the AGM sold 24,673 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $2,609/oz for total revenue of $64.6 million (including $0.2 million of by-product silver revenue). During Q4 2023, the AGM sold 30,555 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $1,942/oz for total revenue of $59.5 million (including $0.2 million of by-product silver revenue). The increase in revenue quarter-on-quarter was due to a 34% increase in realized gold prices relative to Q4 2023, partly offset by a 19% reduction in sales volumes. Gold ounces sold in Q4 2024 were lower than gold ounces produced due to a shipment delay caused by the AGM's transport agent.

During FY 2024, the AGM sold 113,357 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $2,334/oz for total revenue of $265.2 million (including $0.6 million of by-product silver revenue). During FY 2023, the AGM sold 134,163 ounces of gold at an average realized gold price of $1,908/oz for total revenue of $256.5 million (including $0.6 million of by-product silver revenue). The increase in revenue year-on-year was due to a 22% increase in realized gold prices, partly offset by a 16% reduction in sales volumes.


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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(b) Production costs

During the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, the AGM incurred production costs of $31.5 million and $129.0 million, respectively, compared to $42.9 million and $146.8 million in the comparative periods of 2023, respectively.

Production costs were lower during the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 due to fewer gold ounces sold, partly offset by mining costs at the Abore deposit in 2024.

(c) Depreciation and depletion

During the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, depreciation and depletion expense on mineral properties, plant and equipment ("MPP&E") was $8.1 million and $26.4 million, respectively, compared to $4.4 million and $13.6 million in the comparative periods of 2023, respectively. Depreciation and depletion expense was higher during the three months and year ended December 31, 2024  due to depreciation recorded on right-of-use lease assets associated with mining services and ore transportation contracts, as well as depletion of Abore development and capitalized stripping costs.

(d) Royalties

The Ghanaian government charges a 5% royalty on revenues earned through sales of minerals from the AGM's concessions. The AGM's Esaase concession is also subject to a 0.5% net smelter return royalty payable to the Bonte Liquidation Committee. The Esaase royalty is presented within production costs. Furthermore, the Nkran deposit is subject to an additional 1% royalty, on a portion of production, related to the Acquisition described in section 2.2.a.

The Government of Ghana also imposes a short-term special levy, the Growth and Sustainability Levy ("GSL"), on all companies operating in Ghana which became effective on May 1, 2023. The purpose of the GSL is to support growth and fiscal sustainability of the Ghanaian economy. For mining companies in Ghana, the GSL is levied at a rate of 1% of gold revenues for the fiscal years 2023 to 2025. This is presented as a royalty expense in the Statement of Operations.

Royalties expense was higher during the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 due to higher recorded revenues.

(e) Termination of offtake agreement

On December 4, 2024, the AGM terminated the Offtake Agreement with Red Kite for total cash consideration of $13.1 million. Under the Offtake Agreement, the Company had been required to sell 100% of gold production from the AGM, up to a maximum of 2.2 million ounces, at a spot price selected by Red Kite during a nine-day quotational period following shipment of gold from the AGM. At the time of termination, the AGM had delivered 1,706,407 gold ounces to Red Kite under the Offtake Agreement.

(f) Exploration and evaluation ("E&E") expenditures

During the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, the AGM recorded E&E expenses of $1.7 million and $8.5 million, respectively (see section "4.2 Exploration update"), compared to $2.2 million and $7.4 million of E&E expenses in the comparative periods of 2023, respectively. E&E expenses during Q4 2024 related primarily to first pass drilling at Skygold B, follow-up drilling at Akoma and general overhead costs. E&E expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were higher than 2023 due to the Company's focus on advancing greenfield exploration targets, specifically the Akoma and Sky Gold B prospects.

(g) Finance expense

Finance expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 was a credit of $1.9 million and an expense of $31.2 million, respectively, compared to expenses of $3.2 million and $5.6 million in the comparative periods of 2023, respectively. Finance expense was lower in Q4 2024 due to an unrealized gain on the AGM's zero cost gold collar ("ZCC") hedges, partly offset by higher interest expense on capitalized leases.

Finance expense for FY 2024 was higher than FY 2023 due to a $12.8 million unrealized loss on the AGM's ZCC hedges relating to future periods, a $9.5 million realized loss on settled 2024 ZCC hedges, and $4.0 million of higher interest expense on capitalized leases.


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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

4.4   Cash flows of the AGM

The following table provides a summary of cash flows for the AGM on a 100% basis for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Galiano consolidated the cash flows of the AGM commencing on March 4, 2024.

Three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Three months ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $  
Cash provided by (used in):            
Operating activities   15,933     24,058  
Investing activities   (23,612 )   (20,934 )
Financing activities   (4,715 )   (1,236 )

Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Pre-acquisition     Post-acquisition              
    Period from January     Period from March 4     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2024     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Cash provided by (used in):                        
Operating activities   11,115     68,800     79,915     100,720  
Investing activities   (11,128 )   (63,015 )   (74,143 )   (50,706 )
Financing activities   (1,020 )   (12,910 )   (13,930 )   (2,209 )

(a) Cash flows from operating activities

The decrease in operating cash flows during Q4 2024, relative to the comparative period in 2023, was driven by a $13.1 million payment to terminate the AGM's gold sales offtake agreement, which was partly offset by higher recorded revenues resulting from higher realized gold prices.

The decrease in operating cash flows during FY 2024, relative to the comparative period in 2023, was driven by the offtake termination payment mentioned above, an increase in working capital tie-up and realized losses on ZCC hedges.  These factors were partly offset by higher recorded revenues resulting from higher realized gold prices.

(b) Cash used in investing activities

During Q4 2024, the AGM invested $24.7 million in additions to MPP&E and earned $1.1 million of interest on short-term investments, compared to $22.3 million and $1.4 million in Q4 2023, respectively. Total cash expenditure on MPP&E during the quarter included $21.4 million of waste stripping costs at the Abore deposit, and development capital expenditures of $2.5 million primarily related to commissioning of two new CIL tanks and site establishment costs.

During FY 2024, the AGM invested $79.0 million in additions to MPP&E and earned $4.9 million of interest on short-term investments, compared to $55.3 million and $4.6 million in FY 2023, respectively. Total cash expenditure on MPP&E during 2024 included $60.1 million of capitalized stripping costs at the Abore deposit and $4.8 million of sustaining capital, related primarily to raising the height of the tailings storage facility ("TSF"). Development capital and capitalized exploration expenditures were $14.2 million, relating to Abore site establishment costs, processing plant enhancements (fabrication of two new CIL tanks and construction of secondary crushing circuit), Mineral Resource conversion drilling at Abore and Adubiaso infill drilling.

The increase in cash flows invested in MPP&E in 2024 related to waste stripping activities at the Abore deposit, which will benefit future years production, while the prior year included higher capital costs related to raising the height of the TSF and construction of a water treatment facility at the TSF.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Sustaining capital expenditure for 2024 amounted to $4.8 million (excluding capitalized waste stripping at Abore), which was lower than revised guidance of $7.0 million.  Sustaining capital was lower than guidance due to timing of various capital project start dates.

Development capital expenditure for FY 2024 amounted to $11.6 million, which was lower than revised guidance of $15.0 million. Development capital was lower than guidance due to the timing of certain capital projects.

(c) Cash used in financing activities

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, cash used in financing activities related to capitalized lease payments on the AGM's mining and other service contracts due to restarting mining operations at the AGM effective October 1, 2023.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

5. Consolidated results of the Company

5.1 Financial performance

The following table is a summary of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) of the Company for the three months December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. The financial results of the AGM have been consolidated by the Company commencing on March 4, 2024.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023     2022  
(in thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)   $     $     $     $     $  
Revenue   64,551     -     231,339     -     -  
                               
Cost of sales:                              
Production costs   (31,270 )   -     (115,769 )   -     -  
Depreciation and depletion   (7,602 )   -     (23,603 )   -     -  
Royalties   (3,891 )   -     (13,957 )   -     -  
Total cost of sales   (42,763 )   -     (153,329 )   -     -  
                               
Income from mine operations   21,788     -     78,010     -     -  
Termination of offtake agreement   (13,063 )   -     (13,063 )   -     -  
General and administrative expenses   (3,966 )   (5,419 )   (20,022 )   (15,286 )   (11,100 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures   (1,684 )   (43 )   (6,142 )   (2,009 )   (1,411 )
Share of net income related to JV   -     1,728     2,432     31,670     46,517  
Service fee earned as operators of JV   -     1,463     976     5,747     5,413  
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in JV   -     -     1,416     -     -  
                               
Income (loss) from operations and JV   3,075     (2,271 )   43,607     20,122     39,419  
Impairment reversal on investment in JV   -     -     -     -     7,631  
Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets   -     -     -     -     (1,628 )
Transaction costs   -     (378 )   (2,492 )   (378 )   -  
Finance income   603     (3,163 )   5,853     6,255     1,036  
Finance expense   (1,697 )   (5 )   (38,304 )   (23 )   (5,647 )
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   1,388     59     (123 )   109     (2 )
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) for the period   3,369     (5,758 )   8,541     26,085     40,809  
                               
Net income (loss) attributable to:                              
Common shareholders of the Company   946     (5,758 )   6,118     26,085     40,809  
Non-controlling interest   2,423     -     2,423     -     -  
Net income (loss) for the period   3,369     (5,758 )   8,541     26,085     40,809  
                               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                              
Basic   257,069,680     224,955,192     250,651,506     224,946,412     224,943,453  
Diluted   261,892,102     224,955,192     255,772,078     225,176,714     224,947,807  
                               
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders:                              
Basic   0.00     (0.03 )   0.02     0.12     0.18  
Diluted   0.00     (0.03 )   0.02     0.12     0.18  

(a) Revenue, production costs, depreciation and depletion, and royalties

Following the closing of the Acquisition, the Company began consolidating the financial results of the AGM commencing on March 4, 2024.  As revenue, production costs, depreciation and depletion expense and royalties expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 relate to the financial results of the AGM, refer to section "4.3 Financial results" for discussion of the AGM's financial results for the periods presented.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

For the period from March 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024, revenue related to 96,430 gold ounces sold at an average realized gold price of $2,394/oz. Additionally, production costs for FY 2024 included the realization of purchase price adjustments on inventories totaling $7.6 million, which increased production costs by that amount. There was also a $0.4 million credit to depreciation and depletion expense relating to purchase price adjustments on inventories and mineral interests.

(b) Termination of offtake agreement

Refer to section 4.3.e of this MD&A for a discussion on the buyout of the Offtake Agreement.

(c) General and administrative ("G&A") expenses

G&A expenses for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 comprised the following:

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Wages, benefits and consulting   (2,130 )   (1,753 )   (8,004 )   (6,276 )
Office, rent and administration   (338 )   (274 )   (1,431 )   (1,316 )
Professional and legal   (205 )   (76 )   (1,325 )   (458 )
Share-based compensation   368     (3,072 )   (6,874 )   (6,164 )
Travel, marketing, investor relations and regulatory   (318 )   (208 )   (944 )   (929 )
Withholding taxes   (1,310 )   -     (1,310 )   -  
Depreciation   (33 )   (36 )   (134 )   (143 )
Total G&A expense   (3,966 )   (5,419 )   (20,022 )   (15,286 )

G&A expenses in Q4 2024 were $1.5 million lower than Q4 2023 due to a $3.4 million decrease in share-based compensation expense resulting from a decrease in the fair value of cash‐settled long‐term incentive plan awards linked to the price of the Company's common shares. This was partly offset by the Company consolidating the financial results of the AGM for the three months ended December 31, 2024, which resulted in a $0.8 million increase to G&A expense relative to the prior quarter. Additionally, the Company recorded a withholding tax expense in Q4 2024 relating to a tax optimization strategy.

G&A expenses in FY 2024 were $4.7 million higher than FY 2023 mainly due to consolidating the AGM's financial results for the period March 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024 ($2.1 million increase) and severance paid to former employees. During Q4 2024, the Company also recorded a withholding tax expense as described above.

(d) E&E expenditures

Refer to section 4.3.f for a discussion on the AGM's E&E expenditures for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in E&E expenses in Q4 2024 and FY 2024 was due to the consolidation of the AGM's financial results commencing on March 4, 2024.

(e) Share of net income related to the JV

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized its 45% interest in the JV's net earnings, which amounted to $2.4 million for the period prior to closing of the Acquisition (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - $1.7 million and $31.7 million, respectively). The reduction in the Company's share of the JV's net earnings in 2024 was due to applying the equity method of accounting for its investment in the JV for only the pre-acquisition period of approximately two months in 2024.

(f) Service fee earned as operators of the JV

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company earned a gross service fee of $1.2 million for being the manager and operator of the JV, less withholding taxes payable in Ghana of $0.2 million (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - a gross service fee of $1.8 million and $7.2 million, respectively, less withholding taxes of $0.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively). The decrease in the gross service fee during 2024 was due to the Company acquiring Gold Fields' 45% interest in the JV effective March 4, 2024, after which the service fee was not recognized.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

(g) Gain on derecognition of equity investment

Prior to closing of the Acquisition, the Company remeasured its equity investment in the JV to fair value and recorded a $1.4 million gain on derecognition of its equity investment for the year ended December 31, 2024.

(h) Transaction costs

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized $2.5 million of costs related to closing the Acquisition. Transaction costs included advisory, regulatory, legal and other support fees.

(i) Finance income

Finance income includes changes in the fair value of the Company's previously recognized preferred share investment in the JV and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized a $1.7 million upward fair value adjustment on the preferred shares (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 -  $3.9 million downward and a $3.4 million upward fair value adjustment, respectively).

During the year ended December 31, 2024, interest earned on cash and cash equivalents was $1.3 million higher due to consolidating the financial results of the AGM from March 4, 2024.

(j) Finance expense

Finance expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 included accretion expense on reclamation provisions, interest expense on capitalized leases, changes in fair value of the Acquisition contingent consideration, realized losses on ZCC gold hedges and unrealized losses on ZCC gold hedges, which have not yet matured. The increase in finance expense relative to the comparative periods in 2023 was due to consolidating the financial results of the AGM from March 4, 2024.

During Q4 2024, the Company recognized an $8.6 million unrealized gain on ZCC gold hedges, which had not yet matured, and a $4.2 million realized loss on settled Q4 2024 ZCC gold hedges. For the year ended December 31, 2024, an unrealized loss was recorded on ZCC hedges that had not yet matured in the amount of $13.6 million, and a realized loss of $9.5 million was recorded on settled 2024 ZCC hedges.

(k) Non-controlling interest ("NCI")

The AGM is wholly-owned by Asanko Gold Ghana Ltd. ("AGGL") with the Government of Ghana retaining a 10% free-carried interest. The Government has a nominee on the board of directors of AGGL and is entitled to 10% of declared dividends paid out of the subsidiary; however, the Government does not have to contribute to the subsidiary's capital investment. The Government of Ghana's free-carried interest is considered to be an NCI. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the NCI's share of AGGL's net earnings was $2.4 million (year ended December 31, 2023 - nil). However, no dividends shall be paid to the NCI until such time that AGGL has retained earnings, which is expected to occur in the latter half of the life of mine.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

6. Selected quarterly financial data

The following table provides a summary of unaudited financial data for the last eight quarters. Except for basic and diluted income (loss) per share, the totals in the following table are presented in thousands of US dollars.

          2024                 2023        
    Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1     Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1  
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Revenue   64,551     71,130     63,963     31,695     -     -     -     -  
Cost of sales   (42,763 )   (44,686 )   (38,831 )   (27,049 )   -     -     -     -  
Income from mine operations   21,788     26,444     25,132     4,646     -     -     -     -  
Termination of offtake agreement   (13,063 )   -     -     -     -     -     -     -  
General and administrative expenses   (3,966 )   (1,731 )   (6,632 )   (7,693 )   (5,419 )   (2,869 )   (3,148 )   (3,850 )
Exploration and evaluation expenditures   (1,684 )   (1,809 )   (2,040 )   (609 )   (43 )   (81 )   (472 )   (1,413 )
Share of net income related to JV   -     -     -     2,432     1,728     9,628     11,007     9,307  
Service fee earned as operators of JV   -     -     -     976     1,463     1,448     1,418     1,418  
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in JV   -     -     118     1,298     -     -     -     -  
Income (loss) from operations and JV   3,075     22,904     16,578     1,050     (2,271 )   8,126     8,805     5,462  
Transaction costs   -     (91 )   (102 )   (2,299 )   (378 )   -     -     -  
Other income (expense)   294     (21,713 )   (7,645 )   (3,510 )   (3,109 )   3,263     3,156     3,031  
Net income (loss) for the period   3,369     1,100     8,831     (4,759 )   (5,758 )   11,389     11,961     8,493  
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders $ 0.00   $ 0.00   $ 0.03     ($0.02 )   ($0.03 ) $ 0.05   $ 0.05   $ 0.04  
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the period1   5,096     17,743     7,264     6,493     (5,758 )   11,389     11,961     8,493  
Adjusted basic income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders 1 $ 0.02   $ 0.07   $ 0.03   $ 0.03     ($0.03 ) $ 0.05   $ 0.05   $ 0.04  
EBITDA1   9,675     30,787     20,368     1,476     (2,554 )   8,161     8,870     5,519  

During Q1 2023 to Q3 2023, strong net income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") were reflective of the JV's underlying performance and rising gold price environment. The reduction in net earnings during Q4 2023 was mainly due to lower earnings from the JV resulting from a restart and ramp up of mining at Abore; a $3.9 million downward fair value adjustment on the Company's preferred shares in the JV, resulting from a change in forecast timing of distributions; and higher G&A expenses due to higher share-based compensation expense.

During Q1 2024, upon closing of the Acquisition, the Company commenced consolidating the financial results of the AGM from March 4, 2024. In connection with the Acquisition, the Company incurred $2.3 million of acquisition-related costs in Q1 2024.

During Q2 to Q4 2024, income from mine operations was higher due to consolidating a full quarter of the AGM's financial results. As described in section 4.3.e of this MD&A, the Company terminated the Offtake Agreement in Q4 2024 and paid a termination fee to Red Kite in the amount of $13.1 million.  Other expense includes unrealized and realized losses on the AGM's ZCC hedges as described in section 5.1.j of this MD&A. The improvement in EBITDA1 over 2024 was due to higher realized gold prices.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

7. Liquidity and capital resources

A key financial objective of the Company is to actively manage its cash balance and liquidity in order to achieve the Company's strategic vision. The Company aims to achieve positive cash flows from operations to internally fund operating, capital and project development requirements. A summary of the Company's net assets and key financial ratios related to liquidity are presented in the table below.

    December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
(in thousands of US dollars, except outstanding shares and options)   $     $  
Cash and cash equivalents   105,775     55,270  
Other current assets   59,810     1,824  
Non-current assets   334,768     156,208  
Total assets   500,353     213,302  
             
Current liabilities   110,815     11,988  
Non-current liabilities   141,769     396  
Total liabilities   252,584     12,384  
             
Common shareholders' equity   243,456     200,918  
Non-controlling interest   4,313     -  
Total equity   247,769     200,918  
             
Working capital 1   54,770     45,106  
             
Total common shares outstanding   257,077,946     224,972,786  
Total stock options outstanding   11,049,839     12,575,335  
Key financial ratios
Current ratio1   1.49     4.76  
Total liabilities -to-common shareholders' equity   1.04     0.06  

1 Non-IFRS measure.  Working capital is calculated as Total Current Assets less Total Current Liabilities. The current ratio is calculated as Total Current Assets divided by Total Current Liabilities as reported in the Company's financial statements for the years presented.

The Company was in a strong net asset position at both December 31, 2024 and 2023 and had a cash balance of $105.8 million as at December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $55.3 million).

Through a combination of the Company's cash balance and projected cash flows from operations, the Company believes it will be in a position to meet all working capital requirements, deferred consideration payments, contractual obligations and other commitments as they fall due during the next 12 months (see "Commitments" below). However, the Company's cash flows and its ability to meet working capital requirements and contractual obligations is significantly influenced by the price of gold. The Company aims to manage its liquidity by ensuring that it can manage spending and provide adequate cash flow to meet all commitments.

The Company has a value added tax ("VAT") receivable balance in Ghana of $8.3 million as of December 31, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - nil). In any given period, the Company expects to have two quarters of VAT receivable outstanding.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Equity

Although the total liabilities‐to‐common shareholders' equity ratio of 1.04, as at December 31, 2024, has increased since the consolidation of the AGM, the Company believes that it remains financially stable.

The Government of Ghana ("the Government") has a 10% free carried interest in the AGM in accordance with Ghanaian Law. This was granted through the issuance to the Government of 10% of the common shares of AGGL, which owns the AGM's mining leases. The Government has a nominee on the board of AGGL and is entitled to 10% of declared dividends paid out of the subsidiary; however, the Government does not have to contribute to AGGL's capital investment. All results in this MD&A disclose 100% of the AGM's financial results as being attributable to the Company with non‐controlling interest accounted for as a separate component of equity.

7.1 Commitments

The following table summarizes the Company's contractual obligations as at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

    Less than     1-3     4-5     After      December 31,     December 31,  
(in thousands of US dollars)   1 year     years     years     5 years     2024     2023  
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and payable due to related party   48,125     -     -     -     48,125     5,724  
ZCC gold hedges   9,284     4,474     -     -     13,758     -  
Long-term incentive plan (cash-settled awards)   6,939     466     -     -     7,405     6,457  
Mining and other services contracts   18,861     23,329     2,400     -     44,590     -  
As set retirement provisions (undiscounted)   -     3,313     4,512     67,945     75,770     -  
Deferred and contingent consideration (undiscounted)   25,000     30,000     33,972     5,265     94,237     -  
Corporate office lease   83     -     -     -     83     225  
Total commitments   108,292     61,582     40,884     73,210     283,968     12,406  

The ZCC gold hedges commitment represents the mark-to-market fair value of the AGM's current gold hedging program. The settlement amount of these hedges, if any, will depend on the price of gold at the settlement date.

Long-term incentive plan commitments due within one year include all deferred share unit awards ("DSU") to directors of the Company amounting to $4.8 million. These commitments are considered to be current because the timing of payments could be accelerated if a director retires, or in the event of a change of control.

The timing of $39.2 million of contingent payments to Gold Fields is based upon management's best estimate of when such payments will be required, according to the current life of mine plan.

The Company intends to utilize cash on hand and cash flow generated from operations to settle the above noted commitments when required to do so.

The Company has no off‐balance sheet arrangements.

7.2 Contingencies

A former services provider of the AGM filed a dispute with an arbitration tribunal alleging the AGM breached the terms of a services agreement and claimed approximately $25.0 million in damages. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the AGM that there had not been a breach of any terms of the contract, yet made an award to the counterparty of approximately $13.0 million plus interest for services rendered. The AGM, consistent with the arbitration ruling, maintains the view that there was no breach of contract, and all contractual amounts were paid as due. The AGM therefore is undertaking an appeals process in the Court of Appeal in Ghana. A provision of $7.0 million has been recorded as of December 31, 2024 as management's best estimate to settle the claim (December 31, 2023 - $7.0 million). While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of these actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes the estimated provision is reasonable based on the information currently available.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Due to the nature of its business, the Company may from time to time be subject to regulatory investigations, claims, lawsuits and other proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. While the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of any such actions, and inherent uncertainties exist in predicting such outcomes, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these actions is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or future results of operations.

7.3 Gold price hedging

The Company periodically enters into gold hedging arrangements to mitigate gold price risk during periods of planned elevated capital investment. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company realized a $9.5 million loss on its gold hedging arrangements.

The Company has ZCC for 5,000 gold ounces per month for all of 2025 and 2026 (total of 60,000 gold ounces per annum).  The 2025 ZCC have a put strike of $2,000/oz and call strikes ranging between $2,515/oz to $2,645/oz, while the 2026 ZCC have a put strike of $2,300/oz and call strikes ranging between $2,962/oz to $3,162/oz.

7.4 Cash flows

The following table provides a summary of the Company's cash flows for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Cash provided by (used in):                        
Operating activities   13,806     (1,574 )   55,746     (3,634 )
Investing activities   (25,272 )   759     5,789     2,864  
Financing activities   (4,655 )   (14 )   (10,598 )   (108 )
Impact of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents   980     20     (432 )   37  
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period   (15,141 )   (809 )   50,505     (841 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   120,916     56,079     55,270     56,111  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   105,775     55,270     105,775     55,270  

(a) Cash provided by (used in) operating activities and financing activities

The increase in cash generated from operating activities during both periods was driven by the Company consolidating the cash flows of the AGM from March 4, 2024. The increase in cash used in financing activities during the periods presented was also due to consolidating the cash flows of the AGM.

(b) Cash (used in) provided by investing activities

The Company primarily invests in MPP&E, offset by interest earned on cash and cash equivalents. The increase in cash used in investing activities during the three months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by the Company consolidating the cash flows of the AGM from March 4, 2024.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company generated $5.8 million in cash flows from investing activities. Despite paying Gold Fields $65.0 million in cash in accordance with the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired $112.5 million in cash from the JV entities and received a $25.0 million preferred share distribution prior to closing of the Acquisition. The net impact of these transactions was a $72.5 million increase to the Company's consolidated cash balance. Partly offsetting these factors was $2.5 million in acquisition-related costs and $66.9 million of expenditures on MPP&E, which primarily related to site establishment and waste stripping at Abore, raising the height of the TSF, enhancements to the processing plant (two new CIL tanks and construction of secondary crushing circuit) and mineral resource conversion drilling at tenements with defined Mineral Reserves. The increase in cash provided by investing activities during 2024 was due to closing the Acquisition effective March 4, 2024.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

8. Non-IFRS measures

The Company has included certain non-IFRS performance measures throughout this MD&A. These performance measures are employed by management to assess the Company's operating and financial performance and to assist in business decision-making. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors and other stakeholders use this information to evaluate the Company's operating and financial performance; however, as explained elsewhere herein, these non-IFRS performance measures do not have any standardized meaning and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Accordingly, these performance measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

8.1 Operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold

The Company has included the non-IFRS performance measures of operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold throughout this MD&A. The Company follows the recommendations of the Gold Institute Production Cost Standard (the "Gold Institute"). The Gold Institute, which ceased operations in 2002, was a non-regulatory body and represented a global group of suppliers of gold and gold products. The production cost standard developed by the Gold Institute remains the generally accepted standard of reporting cash costs of production by many gold mining companies. Management uses operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold to monitor the operating performance of the AGM. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance and ability to generate cash flow. Other companies may calculate operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold differently.

The following table provides a reconciliation of operating cash costs and total cash costs per gold ounce sold of the AGM to production costs of the Company (the nearest IFRS measure) as presented in the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars, except per ounce amounts)   $     $     $     $  
Production costs as reported by the Company   31,270     -     115,769     -  
Unconsolidated production costs   -     42,900     20,810     146,805  
Purchase price allocation adjustments   205     -     (7,626 )   -  
Other adjustments 3   -     (5,000 )   -     (7,000 )
Adjusted production costs of the AGM (100% basis)   31,475     37,900     128,953     139,805  
Share-based compensation expense included in production costs   -     -     -     142  
By-product silver revenue   (187 )   (183 )   (648 )   (591 )
Total operating cash costs   31,288     37,717     128,305     139,356  
Royalties   3,891     3,589     15,992     14,642  
Total cash costs   35,179     41,306     144,297     153,998  
Gold ounces sold   24,673     30,555     113,357     134,163  
Operating cash costs per gold ounce sold ($/oz)   1,268     1,234     1,132     1,039  
Total cash costs per gold ounce sold ($/oz)   1,426     1,352     1,273     1,148  

3 For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, production costs were adjusted for a $5.0 million and a $7.0 million legal provision, respectively, attributable to prior period mining costs.

Unconsolidated production costs presented in the table above relate to periods when the Company accounted for its interest in the AGM JV using the equity method. Refer to section "4.3 Financial results" of this MD&A for production costs of the AGM for the periods presented. 


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

8.2 AISC per gold ounce

The Company has adopted the reporting of "AISC per gold ounce sold", which is a non-IFRS performance measure. The Company believes that the AISC per gold ounce measure provides additional insight into the costs of producing gold by capturing all of the expenditures required for the discovery, development and sustaining of gold production and allows the Company to assess its ability to support capital expenditures to sustain future production from the generation of operating cash flows. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the AGM's performance and ability to generate cash flow. Other companies may calculate AISC per gold ounce sold differently.

AISC adjusts total cash costs for G&A expenses, reclamation cost accretion, sustaining capitalized stripping costs, sustaining capital expenditures and lease payments and interest expense on the AGM's mining and service lease agreements. Sustaining capital expenditures, capitalized stripping costs, reclamation cost accretion and lease payments and interest expense on lease agreements are not line items on the Company's financial statements. Sustaining capital expenditures are defined as those capital expenditures which do not materially benefit annual or life of mine gold ounce production at a mine site.  A material benefit to a mine site is considered to be at least a 10% increase in annual or life of mine production, net present value, or mineral reserves compared to the remaining life of mine of the operation. As such, sustaining costs exclude all expenditures at the AGM's new projects and certain expenditures at the AGM's operating sites which are deemed expansionary in nature. Capitalized stripping costs represent costs incurred at steady-state operations during the period; these costs are generally not considered expansionary in nature as the stripping phase is expected to take less than 12 months and resulting ore production is of a short-term duration. Reclamation cost accretion represents the growth in the AGM's reclamation provision due to the passage of time. This amount does not reflect cash outflows, but it is considered to be representative of the periodic costs of reclamation and remediation. Lease payments on mining and service lease agreements represent cash outflows, while interest expense represents the financing component inherent in the lease. Reclamation cost accretion and lease interest are included in finance expense in the Company's results, as disclosed in the notes to the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

The Company has also provided the non-IFRS performance measure of AISC excluding capitalized stripping costs at the Abore deposit.  The Company believes that this non-IFRS performance measure provides additional insight into the costs of producing gold excluding activities associated with developing a new mining pit. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, some investors use this information to evaluate the AGM's performance and ability to generate cash flow.

All-in sustaining margin per gold ounce sold is calculated as the difference between the average realized gold price for the period and AISC per gold ounce sold. All-in sustaining margin is calculated as all-in sustaining margin per gold ounce sold multiplied by the number of gold ounces sold during the period.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The following table provides a reconciliation of AISC of the AGM to production costs and various operating expenses of the AGM (the nearest IFRS measures) on a 100% basis, as presented in sections "4.3 Financial results" and "4.4 Cash flows of the AGM" of this MD&A.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars except per ounce amounts)   $     $     $     $  
Total cash costs (as reconciled above)   35,179     41,306     144,297     153,998  
General and administrative expenses 4   759     745     2,511     2,698  
Sustaining capital expenditures (see table below)   787     18,826     4,785     41,886  
Sustaining capitalized pre-stripping costs   -     -     18,582     -  
Sustaining capitalized stripping costs   21,351     -     41,468     -  
Reclamation cost accretion   757     574     2,689     2,394  
Sustaining lease payments (see table below)   4,715     839     13,930     1,641  
Interest on lease liabilities   1,547     808     5,578     1,601  
All-in sustaining cost   65,095     63,098     233,840     204,218  
Sustaining capitalized stripping costs at Abore   (21,351 )   -     (60,050 )   -  
All-in sustaining cost excluding Abore stripping costs   43,744     63,098     173,790     204,218  
Gold ounces sold   24,673     30,555     113,357     134,163  
All-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold ($/oz)   2,638     2,065     2,063     1,522  
All-in sustaining cost per gold ounce sold excluding  Abore stripping costs ($/oz)   1,773     2,065     1,533     1,522  
Average realized price per gold ounce sold ($/oz)   2,609     1,942     2,334     1,908  
All-in sustaining margin ($/oz)   (29 )   (123 )   271     386  
All-in sustaining margin   (716 )   (3,758 )   30,720     51,787  

4 Excluded from G&A costs of the AGM are $2 and $60 of share-based compensation expense for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, respectively (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - excludes $15 and $34 of share-based compensation expense, respectively).

For the three months and year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred corporate G&A expenses (excluding G&A of the AGM), net of the JV service fee, of $3.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, which excludes share-based compensation expense, depreciation expense and severance payments totaling a credit of $0.3 million and an expense of $8.5 million, respectively (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - G&A expenses, net of the JV service fee, of $0.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively, which excludes share-based compensation expense and depreciation expense totaling $3.1 million and $6.3 million, respectively).

The Company's attributable gold ounces sold for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 were 24,673 and 104,893, respectively (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - 13,750 and 60,373 gold ounces, respectively), resulting in additional AISC for the Company of $143/oz and $91/oz for the periods presented, respectively, in addition to the AGM's AISC presented in the above table (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - $62/oz and $54/oz, respectively).


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The following table reconciles sustaining capital expenditures to cash flows used in investing activities of the AGM (the nearest IFRS measure) on a 100% basis, as presented in section "4.4 Cash flows of the AGM" of this MD&A.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Cash used in investing activities - AGM   23,612     20,934     74,143     50,706  
Less:                        
Sustaining capitalized stripping costs   (21,351 )   -     (41,468 )   -  
Sustaining capitalized pre-stripping costs   -     -     (18,582 )   -  
Non-sustaining capital expenditures   (2,609 )   (3,459 )   (14,216 )   (13,383 )
Change in AP related to capital expenditures not included in AISC   62     1     52     1  
Interest earned on cash balances   1,073     1,350     4,856     4,562  
Total sustaining capital expenditures   787     18,826     4,785     41,886  

Refer to section "4.1.e Total cash costs and AISC" for a discussion on non-sustaining capital expenditures.

The following table reconciles sustaining lease payments to cash flows used in financing activities of the AGM on a 100% basis (the nearest IFRS measure), as presented in the notes to the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Cash used in financing activities - AGM   4,715     1,236     13,930     2,209  
Less:                        
Fees paid on revolving credit facility   -     (51 )   -     (222 )
Reclamation bond deposits   -     (346 )   -     (346 )
Total sustaining lease payments   4,715     839     13,930     1,641  

8.3 Free Cash Flow of the AGM

The Company uses the financial measure Free Cash Flow, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, to supplement information in its consolidated financial statements ("Free Cash Flow"). Free Cash Flow does not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore it may not be comparable to similar measures employed by other companies. The Company believes that in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company and certain investors and analysts use this information to evaluate the AGM's performance with respect to its operating cash flow capacity to meet non-discretionary outflows of cash. Free Cash Flow is calculated as cash flows from operating activities of the AGM, excluding one-time charges not indicative of current period cash flow performance, less cash flows used in investing activities and payments made to mining and services contractors for leases capitalized under IFRS 16.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The following table provides a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow of the AGM to its cash flows from operating activities (the nearest IFRS measure) on a 100% basis, as presented in section "4.4 Cash flows of the AGM" of this MD&A.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars )   $     $     $     $  
Cash flows from operating activities for the AGM   15,933     24,058     79,915     100,720  
Cash flows used in investing activities for the AGM   (23,612 )   (20,934 )   (74,143 )   (50,706 )
Termination of offtake agreement   13,063     -     13,063     -  
Lease payments (capitalized leases) for the AGM   (4,715 )   (839 )   (13,930 )   (1,641 )
AGM Free Cash Flow for the period   669     2,285     4,905     48,373  

8.4 EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA provides an indication of the Company's continuing capacity to generate income from operations before considering the Company's financing decisions and costs of amortizing capital assets. Accordingly, EBITDA comprises net income (loss) excluding finance expense, finance income, depreciation and depletion expense and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA adjusts EBITDA to exclude non-recurring items and non-cash items ("Adjusted EBITDA") and includes the calculated Adjusted EBITDA of the JV for periods prior to the consolidation of its ownership. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently.

The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Company based on its economic interest in the AGM to net income (the nearest IFRS measure) of the Company per the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars )   $     $     $     $  
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the period   946     (5,758 )   6,118     26,085  
Add back (deduct):                        
Depreciation and depletion expense   7,635     36     23,737     143  
Finance income   (603 )   3,163     (5,853 )   (6,255 )
Finance expense   1,697     5     38,304     23  
EBITDA for the period   9,675     (2,554 )   62,306     19,996  
                         
Add back (deduct):                        
Termination of offtake agreement   13,063     -     13,063     -  
Share of net income related to joint venture   -     (1,728 )   (2,432 )   (31,670 )
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture   -     -     (1,416 )   -  
Transaction costs   -     -     2,492     -  
Realized losses on gold hedges   (4,239 )   -     (9,515 )   -  
Non-controlling interest   2,423     -     2,423     -  
Adjustment for non-cash long-term incentive plan compensation   253     321     1,128     1,123  
Galiano's attributable interest in JV Adjusted EBITDA (below)   -     4,059     3,243     37,305  
Adjusted EBITDA for the period   21,175     98     71,292     26,754  


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The following table reconciles the AGM's EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months and years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 to the financial results of the AGM as disclosed in section "4.3 Financial results" of this MD&A. For the pre-acquisition period ended March 3, 2024, the Company's equity interest in the AGM was 45%.

Three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Three months ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $  
Net income for the period - AGM   9,915     3,664  
Add back (deduct):            
Depreciation and depletion expense   8,068     4,350  
Finance income   (1,078 )   (1,381 )
Finance expense   (1,868 )   3,226  
EBITDA for the period   15,037     9,859  
Add back (deduct):            
Termination of offtake agreement   13,063     -  
Realized losses on gold hedges   (4,239 )   -  
Lease payments (capitalized leases)   (4,715 )   (839 )
Adjusted EBITDA for the period   19,146     9,020  
Galiano's attributable interest in the AGM's Adjusted EBITDA for the period   -     4,059  

Years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

    Pre-acquisition     Post-acquisition              
    Period from January

Period from March 4              
    1 to March 3,     to December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2024     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars)   $     $     $     $  
Net income for the period - AGM   5,306     36,729     42,035     69,940  
Add back (deduct):                        
Depreciation and depletion expense   2,463     23,955     26,418     13,613  
Finance income   (984 )   (3,882 )   (4,866 )   (4,602 )
Finance expense   261     30,913     31,174     5,589  
EBITDA for the period   7,046     87,715     94,761     84,540  
Add back (deduct):                        
Termination of offtake agreement   -     13,063     13,063     -  
Transaction costs   1,180     -     1,180     -  
Realized losses on gold hedges   -     (9,515 )   (9,515 )   -  
Lease payments (capitalized leases)   (1,020 )   (12,910 )   (13,930 )   (1,641 )
Adjusted EBITDA for the period   7,206     78,353     85,559     82,899  
Galiano's attributable interest in the AGM's Adjusted EBITDA for the period   3,243     -     3,243     37,305  


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

8.5 Adjusted net income (loss)

The Company has included the non-IFRS performance measures of adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share throughout this MD&A. Neither adjusted net income (loss) nor adjusted net income (loss) per share have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to other measures presented by other issuers. Adjusted net income (loss) excludes certain non-cash items from net income (loss) to provide a measure which helps the Company and investors to evaluate the results of the underlying core operations of the Company and its ability to generate cash flows. The Company believes that the presentation of adjusted net income (loss) is appropriate to provide additional information to investors regarding items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future or that management does not believe to reflect the Company's ongoing operating performance. The Company further believes that its presentation of this non-IFRS financial measure provides information that is useful to investors because it is an important indicator of the strength of operations and the performance of the Company's core business. The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) to net income (loss) of the Company (the nearest IFRS measure) per the audited consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Three months ended December 31,     Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
(in thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)   $     $     $     $  
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the period   946     (5,758 )   6,118     26,085  
Realized purchase price adjustments on inventories   (348 )   -     8,352     -  
Termination of offtake agreement   13,063     -     13,063     -  
Gain on derecognition of equity investment in joint venture   -     -     (1,416 )   -  
Transaction costs   -     378     2,492     378  
Unrealized (gains) losses on ZCC hedges   (8,565 )   -     13,606     -  
Adjusted net income (loss) for the period   5,096     (5,380 )   42,215     26,463  
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding   257,069,680     224,955,192     250,651,506     224,946,412  
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding   261,892,102     224,955,192     255,772,078     225,176,714  
                         
Adjusted net income (loss) per share - basic $ 0.02     ($0.02 ) $ 0.17   $ 0.12  
Adjusted net income (loss) per share - diluted $ 0.02     ($0.02 ) $ 0.17   $ 0.12  

9. Summary of outstanding share data

As of the date of this MD&A, there were 257,158,946 common shares of the Company issued and outstanding and 10,968,839 stock options outstanding (convertible into common shares at exercise prices ranging between C$0.53 and C$2.37 per share). Additionally, there are 1,154,000 long-term incentive plan ("LTIP") awards, comprising restricted share units and performance share units, that may be settled in equity. The maximum number of common shares issuable upon conversion of these LTIP awards is 1,596,000 common shares. The fully diluted outstanding share count at the date of this MD&A is 269,281,785.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

10. Related party transactions

As at December 31, 2024, the Company's related parties are its subsidiaries and key management personnel, defined as directors and executive officers of the Company. During the normal course of operations, the Company enters into transactions with its related parties. During the year ended December 31, 2024, all related party transactions were in the normal course of business including compensation payments to key management personnel, which comprised the following (in thousands of US dollars):

    Year ended December 31,  
    2024     2023  
    $     $  
Salaries and benefits   1,621     1,873  
Share-based compensation   5,092     4,671  
Total compensation paid to related parties   6,713     6,544  

During the year ended December 31, 2024, other than compensation paid to key management personnel, the only related party transactions were with the AGM in respect of the Company's service fee earned for being the operator of the JV until March 3, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the JV service fee was comprised of a gross service fee of $1.2 million, less withholding taxes payable in Ghana of $0.2 million (three months and year ended December 31, 2023 - gross service fee of $1.8 million and $7.2 million, respectively, less withholding taxes of $0.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively).

11. Critical accounting policies and estimates

11.1 Estimates and judgements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management believes the estimates and assumptions used in the audited consolidated annual financial statements are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions and could impact future results of operations and cash flows. The Company's significant accounting judgements and estimates are presented in note 5 of the audited consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Refer to note 6 of the audited consolidated annual financial statements for years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 for disclosure of the significant judgements and estimates made by the Company with respect to the accounting for the Acquisition.

11.2 Changes in accounting policies including initial adoption

(a) Accounting standards adopted during the year

There were no new accounting standards effective January 1, 2024 that impacted the consolidated annual financial statements.

(b) Accounting standards and amendments issued but not yet adopted

The following standards and interpretations, which may be applicable to the Company, have been issued but are not yet effective as of December 31, 2024:

IFRS 18

On April 9, 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, a new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements with a focus on updates to the statement of profit or loss. The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate to: the structure of the statement of profit or loss; required disclosures in the financial statements for certain profit or loss performance measures that are reported outside an entity's financial statements; and enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements and notes in general. IFRS 18 will not impact the recognition or measurement of items in the financial statements, but may change what an entity reports as its 'operating profit or loss'. IFRS 18 will apply for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027 and also applies to comparative information. The Company is evaluating how IFRS 18 will impact the disclosures in its consolidated financial statements in future periods.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

IFRS 7 and 9

In May 2024, the IASB issued amendments to the classification and measurement of financial instruments (IFRS 7 and IFRS 9), which included clarification that a financial liability is derecognized on the 'settlement date'; an accounting policy option to derecognize financial liabilities that are settled through an electronic payment system before settlement date if certain conditions are met; clarification on how to assess the contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets that include environmental, social and governance-linked features; and requires additional disclosures under IFRS 7 for financial assets and liabilities with contractual terms that reference a contingent event. The amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The amendments to IFRS 7 and IFRS 9 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

12.  Risks and uncertainties

12.1 Financial instruments and risk

The Company's business, operations and future prospects are subject to significant risks. For details of these risks, refer to the risk factors set forth in the Company's most recently filed AIF for the year ended December 31, 2024, which can be found under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca, and the Company's most recently filed Form 40-F Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024, which can be found on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently considers immaterial may also impair the business, operations, prospects and share price of the Company. If any of the risks actually occur, the business of the Company may be harmed, and its financial condition and results of operations may suffer significantly.

(a) Financial instruments

As at December 31, 2024, the Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, marketable securities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, financial liabilities, long-term incentive plan liabilities, deferred and contingent consideration payable to Gold Fields and the Nkran Royalty. The Company classifies cash and cash equivalents and accounts and VAT receivables as financial assets measured at amortized cost, while accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities and deferred consideration are classified as other financial liabilities and measured at amortized cost. Marketable securities, long-term incentive plan liabilities, contingent consideration and the Nkran Royalty are financial assets and financial liabilities, respectively, measured at fair value through profit or loss. Marketable securities fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, while the aforementioned financial liabilities all fall within Level 3. The ZCC gold hedging instruments are also recorded at fair value at the reporting date and fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Refer to note 14 of the Company's audited consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 for discussion on the significant assumptions made in determining the fair value of the deferred and contingent consideration and Nkran Royalty.

The credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk associated with the Company's financial instruments are disclosed in note 28(d) of the Company's audited consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

As at December 31, 2024, the carrying and fair values of the Company's financial instruments by category are as follows (in thousands of US dollars):

    Fair value through
profit or loss
    Amortized cost     Carrying value     Fair value  
As at December 31, 2024   $     $     $     $  
Financial assets:                        
Cash and cash equivalents   -     105,775     105,775     105,775  
Accounts receivable   -     104     104     104  
Marketable securities 5   1,509     -     1,509     1,509  
Total financial assets   1,509     105,879     107,388     107,388  
                         
Financial liabilities:                        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6   16,223     48,125     64,348     64,348  
Lease liabilities   -     38,872     38,872     38,872  
Deferred consideration   -     50,109     50,109     50,109  
Contingent consideration   16,873     -     16,873     16,873  
Nkran royalty   4,388     -     4,388     4,388  
Other non-current liabilities 6   4,939     -     4,939     4,939  
Total financial liabilities   42,423     137,106     179,529     179,529  

Footnotes for table on preceding page:

5 Marketable securities are presented within prepaid expenses and other in the Statement of Financial Position.

6 Accounts payable and other non-current liabilities include long-term incentive plan and gold hedge instrument liabilities, which are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

13.  Internal control

13.1 Disclosure controls and procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that all relevant information gathered and reported to senior management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), is done on a timely basis, so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosure. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. Management of the Company, with the participation of the CEO and the CFO, have evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and the design as required by Canadian and United States securities legislation, and have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

13.2 Internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR")

The Company's management, with the participation of its CEO and CFO, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate ICFR. Under the supervision of the CEO and CFO, the Company's ICFR is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. The Company's ICFR includes policies and procedures that:


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

The Company's management, with the participation of its CEO and CFO, assessed the effectiveness of the Company's ICFR. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management and the CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, the Company's ICFR was effective.

13.3 Changes in ICFR

There has been no change in the Company's ICFR during the year ended December 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's ICFR. As the Company was the manager and operator of the JV prior to the Acquisition, the consolidation of the AGM's financial results commencing on March 4, 2024 did not have a material impact on the Company's ICFR.

13.4 Limitations of controls and procedures

The Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, believes that any disclosure controls and procedures or ICFR, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Furthermore, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, they cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been prevented or detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgements in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by unauthorized override of the control. The design of any control system also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

14.  Qualified Persons

The exploration information contained in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Chris Pettman, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration of Galiano. For further information regarding the exploration information in this MD&A, including the Quality Control and Quality Assurance and data verification measures taken with respect to such exploration information, refer to the Company's news release dated January 14, 2025 and filed on the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Mr. Eric Chen, P.Geo., Vice President Mineral Resources of Galiano, has reviewed and approved the AGM's Mineral Resource estimates contained within this MD&A.

All other scientific and technical information contained in this MD&A, including Mineral Reserve estimates, have been approved by Mr. Richard Miller, P.Eng., Vice President Technical Services of Galiano. Mr. Pettman, Mr. Chen and Mr. Miller are "Qualified Persons" as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

15.  Cautionary statements

15.1 Cautionary statement on forward-looking information

The Company cautions readers regarding forward-looking statements found in this MD&A and in any other statement made by, or on behalf of the Company. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", or "might" occur. Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions and are given only as of the date of this MD&A. Such statements may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical information, and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about the business of the JV and the Company and the industry and markets in which the JV and the Company operate.  Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict.  These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company's actual future results or performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to:


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control and many of which, regarding future business decisions, are subject to change. Assumptions underlying the Company's expectations regarding forward-looking statements or information contained in this MD&A include, among others:

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, you are cautioned that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other factors that the Company has not identified. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in, or incorporated by reference in, this MD&A if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Historical results of operations and trends that may be inferred from the following discussions and analysis may not necessarily indicate future results from operations. Historically, the Company's operations have been primarily funded from debt and share issuances, as well as the exercise of stock options. The Company has had and may have future capital requirements in excess of its currently available resources. In the event the Company's plans change, its assumptions change or prove inaccurate, or its capital resources in addition to projected cash flow, if any, prove to be insufficient to fund its future operations, the Company may be required to seek additional financing.

Although the Company has to-date been able to raise capital, there can be no assurance that the Company will have sufficient financing to meet its future capital requirements or that additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Company in the future.


GALIANO GOLD INC.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

15.2 Cautionary note for United States investors

All technical disclosure in this MD&A has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ materially from the requirements of United States securities laws applicable to domestic Unites States issuers.  The terms "mineral reserves", "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "mineral resources", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" used in this MD&A are in reference to the mining terms defined in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Standards, as adopted by NI 43-101. The Company's disclosure of mineralization and other technical information herein may differ significantly from the information that would be disclosed had the Company prepared the reserve and resource estimates under the standards adopted under the rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") applicable to domestic United States issuers. Accordingly, the disclosure in this MD&A regarding the JV's mineral properties is not comparable to the disclosure of United States issuers subject to the SEC's mining disclosure requirements.



Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Interests of Experts" in the Annual Information Form of Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.  We also consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 40-F of our report dated March 17, 2025, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial position of Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2024, included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

Vancouver, Canada

March 17, 2025



Exhibit 99.9

CONSENT OF ROBERT MCCARTHY

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Robert McCarthy  
Robert McCarthy, P.Eng  



Exhibit 99.10

CONSENT OF GLEN COLE

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Glen Cole  
Glen Cole, P.Geo  



Exhibit 99.11

CONSENT OF JOHN WILLIS

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Willis  
John Willis, MAusIMM(CP)  



Exhibit 99.12

CONSENT OF OY LEUANGTHONG

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Oy Leuangthong  
Oy Leuangthong, P.Eng  



Exhibit 99.13

CONSENT OF MALCOLM TITLEY

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Malcolm Titley  
Malcolm Titley, MAIG  



Exhibit 99.14

CONSENT OF ANOUSH EBRAHIMI

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Anoush Ebrahimi  

Anoush Ebrahimi, P.Eng

 



Exhibit 99.15

CONSENT OF DESMOND MOSSOP

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Desmond Mossop  

Desmond Mossop, PrSciNat

 



Exhibit 99.16

CONSENT OF ISMAIL MAHOMED

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Ismail Mahomed  

Ismail Mahomed, PrSciNat

 



Exhibit 99.17

CONSENT OF FAAN COETZEE

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Faan Coetzee  

Faan Coetzee, PrSciNat

 



Exhibit 99.18

CONSENT OF MITCH HANGER

To: Galiano Gold Inc.

Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
 Annual Report on Form 40-F
 Consent of Expert

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following technical report (the "Technical Report"):

and to references to the Technical Report, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Technical Report in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Mitch Hanger  
Mitch Hanger, MAIG  



Exhibit 99.19

CONSENT OF RICHARD MILLER

To: Galiano Gold Inc.  
     
Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
Annual Report on Form 40-F
Consent of Expert
 

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following mineral reserve estimates (the "Mineral Reserve Estimates"):

and to references to the Mineral Reserve Estimates, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Mineral Reserve Estimates in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Richard Miller
_________________________________
Richard Miller, P.Eng.



Exhibit 99.20

CONSENT OF ERIC CHEN

To: Galiano Gold Inc.  
     
Re: Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")
Annual Report on Form 40-F
Consent of Expert
 

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following mineral resource estimates (the "Mineral Resource Estimates"):

and to references to the Mineral Resource Estimates, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Mineral Resource Estimates in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Eric Chen
_________________________________
Eric Chen, P.Geo.



Exhibit 99.21

CONSENT OF ERTAN ULUDAG

To:

Galiano Gold Inc.

 

     

Re:

Galiano Gold Inc. (the "Company")

Annual Report on Form 40-F

Consent of Expert

 

This consent is provided in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2024 to be filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any amendments thereto (the "Annual Report"). The Annual Report incorporates by reference, among other things, the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "AIF"), and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (the "MD&A").

I hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with reference to my involvement in the preparation of the following mineral resource estimate (the "Mineral Resource Estimate"):

and to references to the Mineral Resource Estimate, or portions thereof, in the Annual Report and to the inclusion and incorporation by reference of the information derived from the Mineral Resource Estimate in the Annual Report.

Dated the 17th day of March, 2025.

Sincerely,

/s/ Ertan Uludag
_________________________________
Ertan Uludag, P.Geo.