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Toroparu Gold-Copper Project
                           Cuyuni – Mazaruni Region
SSP: TSX-V                     Western Guyana
SSPXF: OTC (US)
SRX: MU, BE, F (Germany)                              June 2011
(WKN A0YF1M)
Forward Looking Statements


    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information: Except for statements of historical fact relating to Sandspring Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or
    “Sandspring”), certain information contained in this presentation constitutes “forward-looking information” under Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking
    information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the potential of the Company’s properties; the future price of gold; success of exploration
    activities; costs and timing of future exploration and development; the estimation of mineral resources; conclusions of economic evaluations; requirements for
    additional capital; and other statements relating to the financial and business prospects of the Company. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by
    the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans,” “expects,” or “does not expect,” “is expected”, “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,”
    “anticipates,” or “does not anticipate,” “believes,” or variations of such words and phrases. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions,
    estimates, analysis and opinions of the management of the Company made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected
    developments, as well as other factors that the management of the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such
    statements are made. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
    results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information,
    including but not limited to risks related to: the Company’s goal of creating shareholder value by concentrating on the development of the Toroparu Gold-Copper
    Project, believing that it has the potential to contain economic gold deposits; the Company’s assessment of future plans for the Upper Puruni property; managements’
    economic outlook regarding future trends; the Company’s exploration budget for the Upper Puruni property, and in particular, the availability of skilled labour, timing
    and the amount of the expected budget; the Company’s ability to meet its working capital needs at the current level in the short term; expectations with respect to
    raising capital; sensitivity analysis on financial instruments may vary from the amounts disclosed; and government regulation and environmental liability, as well as
    those risk factors discussed or referred to in the Company’s continuous disclosure filings with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada available at
    www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
    forward-looking information, other factors could also cause materially different results. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
    accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
    forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s
    expected financial and operational performance and the Company’s plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not
    undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

    Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources: This document uses the terms “Measured”,
    “Indicated” and “Inferred” Resources. United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United
    States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. “Inferred Mineral Resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to
    their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under
    Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to
    assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. United States investors are also cautioned
    not to assume that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.




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Republic of Guyana – A Good Place to Invest




                                                           Toroparu                          Aurora
     •   English-speaking commonwealth country

     •   Mining friendly jurisdiction - established mining laws

     •   History of large-scale gold (Omai) & bauxite mining                                            Omai

     •   Emerging world-class gold producing district

     •   Gold production 17% of 2010 est. GDP1

     •   Small-scale artisanal miners produced ~300k oz. gold in 2010

     •   Government policy encourages development of large-scale
         bedrock gold production
                                                                                        200 km

 1 2010 Guyana GDP estimated at $2,167 million, 300,000 ounces Au produced x $1,224.53 cum avg. price
 for 2010 ~17% of GDP (Source: World Bank, GGMC, SSP)
                                                                                                               3
Guiana Shield – An Emerging World-Class Gold District




                                      Aurora
                                  (Guyana GoldFields)
                                     6.7M oz.


            Toroparu
           (Sandspring)
            8.4 M oz.




    Source: Guyana Goldfields                           4
Multi Million Ounce Gold Deposits of the Giuana Shield


 > 12 multi-million ounce
Guiana Shield gold deposits1
Venezuela                   In-situ Gold
                                                                             Choco
Choco (Rusoro)*                ~18 M oz.
                                                                                            Aurora | Sulphur Rose
Las Cristinas (CVD)            ~32 M oz.                       Las Cristinas| Las Brisas
                                                                                           Toroparu
Las Brisas (CVD)               ~11 M oz.                                                            Omai
                                                                                                                      Nassau | Rosebel
Guyana                                                                                                                                 Camp Caiman
Aurora(Guyana Goldfields)       ~7 M oz.                                                                                     Yaou
                                                                                                                              Dorlin
Toroparu (Sandspring)           ~8 M oz.
Omai (Cambior – Closed)         ~4 M oz.

Suriname
Rosebel (IAMGOLD)              ~15 M oz.
Merian-Nassau (Newmont)         ~4 M oz.

French Guiana
Yaou-Dorlin                     ~1 M oz.
Camp Caiman (IAMGOLD)           ~3 M oz.
                                                                                                                    Dardenne & Shobbenhaus, 2001




 1 Gold  resources shown are for global order-of-magnitude comparison purposes only and do not represent NI 43-101
 classification categories. * Currently producing mine                                                                                    5
Toroparu Mine Site – Platform for Large Scale Development


                                                                                                  •    9.8 M AuEq oz. MI & I Resource1
                                                                                                  •    Infill and Step-out drilling in Progress
                                                                                                  •    Bringing in RC drill-rig for new targets
                                                                                                  •    14 unit CAT exploration & support fleet
                                                                                                  •    225 km road to tidewater at Itaballi
                                                                                                  •    2500’ all-weather airstrip
                                                                                                  •    Acme Labs operating new on-site prep lab
                                                                                                  •    120 person camp
                                                                                                  •    40 km of exploration roads on concession
                                                                                                  •    300 KVa generator potential
                                                                                                  •    Historical saprolite mine & mill (2004-06)




  1)Measured & Indicated Resource of 3.514 million oz. Au and 330 million lb. Cu (4.349 million gold-equivalent ounces) Inferred Resource of
  4.928 million oz. Au and 236 million lb. Cu (5.535 million gold-equivalent ounces) both contained in an optimized pit at a cut-off > 0.24 g/t
  AuEq. (see page 2 for cautionary statements regarding Inferred Resources).                                                                      6
Seasoned Management Team


 DIRECTORS                                                                  Directors & Managers Experience
 John R. Adams B.A.                  Chairman
                                                               Energy Fuels Nuclear                 Energy Fuels Coal
 P. Greg Barnes B.Sc., M.Sc.         Director
 Rich A. Munson B.A., J.D., L.L.M.   Director                  Cameco                               Barrick Gold Corp
 Abraham P. Drost M.Sc., P. Geo      Director                  Etruscan Resources                   QuadraFNX Mining
 Mark C. Maier B.Sc., MBA, CFA       Director                  Goldfields Exploration               Sabina Silver Corp
 Gerald W. Grandey B.Sc., LLB        Independent Director      Baku Steel Company                   Marc Rich & Company
 Brad L. Doores B.A., J.D.           Independent Director
                                                                   Founders, Directors &Management control 42 million
 David Constable B.Sc., MBA, ICD.D   Independent Director
                                                                             shares or 38% of issued SSP Stock

 MANAGEMENT
 Rich A. Munson B.A., J.D., L.L.M.   Chief Executive Officer
 Abraham Drost M.Sc., P. Geo         President                   Add picture
 P. Greg Barnes B.Sc., M.Sc.         Executive VP
 Scott Issel, B.Sc., MBA             Chief Financial Officer
 Wes Adams                           Investor Relations Mgr.

 EXPLORATION TEAM
 L. Werner Claessens B.Sc., P. Geo   VP Exploration
 Pascal van Osta B.Sc., P. Geo       Exploration Manager
 Terry Naciuk B.Sc., P. Geo          Senior Geologist




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Sandspring – Multiple Opportunities for Growth


                                                                       Development                                                  Exploration
            Foundation




      Toroparu
                                                                                                                                 Exploration Potential
                                                                                                                        • World-class exploration team
                                                                  Development Potential
                                                                                                                        • Drilling Toroparu resource
                                                       • 5.4M AuEq oz. in preliminary mine plan2
                                                                                                                          extensions and satellite targets
                                                       • Avg. head grade is 1.08 g/t AuEq2
                                                                                                                        • Systematic regional exploration
                 Foundation                            • Avg. Annual production: 275,000 oz. gold
                                                                                                                          leading to robust drill-target
• Seasoned management team                               and 21 million lb. copper
                                                       • $523/oz. AuEq Production costs                                   pipeline
• Significant in-country experience
                                                       • $1,565 B LOM free cash @ $1137/oz. Au,                         • Strong financial position to
• 1,000 sq. km mineral concession
                                                         $3.13/lb. Cu                                                     support exploration
• Well established infrastructure
                                                       • Advanced stage of permitting                                   • Road access to active exploration
• Growing Resources1
                                                       • De-risking to production decision in 2012                        areas
• $6/oz. AuEq discovery cost
                                                       • Actively recruiting project development
• Resource still open
                                                         personnel
 1)Measured & Indicated Resource of 3.514 million oz. Au and 330 million lb. Cu (4.349 million gold-equivalent ounces) Inferred Resource of 4.928 million oz.
 Au and 236 million lb. Cu (5.535 million gold-equivalent ounces) both contained in an optimized pit at a cut-off > 0.24 g/t AuEq. (see page 2 in this
 presentation for cautionary statements regarding Inferred Resources). 2) See NI 43-101 Potentially Mineable Resource table on page 37                          8
Development & Exploration Timelines

Toroparu
              2011                2012                   2013             2014              2015

      De-risking &                 Feasibility &           Financing & Construction
      Permitting                   Op Team


•   Environmental authorisation   • Feasibility          • Construction   • Mill assembly   • Large-scale gold
•   Project optimization          • Establish mine         financing      • Pre-strip         and copper
•   Pit plan optimization           management &         • Mine           • Workforce         production
•   Geotechnical drilling           development team       construction     training
                                  • Mining permit
Exploration

    Testing Toroparu Extensions, Exploring Upper Puruni Concession and Beyond…

• In-country exploration office   • Regional mapping     • Country-wide   • Country-wide    • Project
• World class geologists          • Satellite drilling     exploration      exploration       Pipeline development
• Toroparu exploration program    • Joint property
• Regional mapping & sampling       evaluations


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Strong Financial Position

                Corporate                      SSP: TSX-V
$4.00                                                                                                                                                       Mean Analyst
                Shares Issued                108,015,402                                                                                 Development
                                                                                                                                         & Exploration       Price Target
                Options                         6,768,934                                                                                Results                $5.85
                                                                                                                   Permitting
$3.50           Warrants                        5,560,582
                                                                                               Resource
                Fully Diluted                120,784,067                                       Updates
$3.00           52 week: Hi/Lo              $3.75 - $1.09
                Avg. volume (3 mo.)*              324,496                      Drilling
                                                                               Results                                      Oct 14, 2010: Financing
$2.50           Market Cap*                  $254 million
                                                                                                                            C$51M at $2.60 bought deal
                Cash Position                ̴C$37 million

$2.00           Monthly Expenses              ̴$2.5 million                                                           Mar 21, 2011: NI 43-101 Resource Update
                                                                                                                      3.51M oz. Au, 330 M lb. Cu M&I,
                Insider Holdings               42,000,000                                                             4.93M oz. Au, 236 M lb. Cu Inferred

$1.50
                                                                                                        Sept 15, 2010: NI 43-101 Resource Update
                                                                                                        2.64 M oz. Au, 261m lb. Cu Indicated
                                                                                                        3.42 M oz. Au, 216m lb. Cu Inferred
$1.00
         •                              March 26, 2010: Financing
                                        C$14.5M at $1.60 Bought Deal
                                                                                                                                May 9, 2011: PEA Tech Report Release
                                                                       June 3, 2010: NI 43-101 Resource Update
                          Nov 30, 2009: Opening Price                                                                           5.40 M oz. AuEq1 pit at avg. 1.08 g/t AuEq grade
$0.50                                                                  2.9 M oz. Au, 288m lb. Cu indicated
                          First trade in open market at $0.70                                                                   $854 M NPV@ 5% & 24.5% IRR (pre-royalty & tax)
                                                                       0.9 M oz. Au, 66m lb. Cu inferred
                          C$9.00 M at $0.35 Prospectus Filing

$0.00
    Dec-09      Jan-10     Feb-10 Mar-10       Apr-10 May-10      Jun-10   Jul-10   Aug-10     Sep-10     Oct-10   Nov-10     Dec-10    Jan-11     Feb-11 Mar-11       Apr-11




        * As of May 13, 2011
                                                                                                                                                                      10
5.40 M oz. AuEq1 Mine Development Plan
1.08 g/t AuEq average grade of open pit operation at 0.5 g/t AuEq cut-off

Pit Statistics                                    1700W                             13-year pit operation generates 39 M tonne low grade stockpile
Phase I : Year 1-4
• 40 M tonnes - 252m depth                N                                                                                     Phase II
• 1.6 M oz. AuEq | 310k oz./a                                                                                                  1.03 AuEq
• 1.7:1 W/O | $318/oz. Au2
                                                                                                                                                         Phase I
Phase II : Year 2-7                           500 M
                                                                                                                                                      1.26 g/t AuEq
• 55 M tonnes – 375m depth
• 1.85 M oz. AuEq
Phase III: Year 6-13
• 45 M tonnes - 480m depth
• 1.4 M oz. AuEq
All Phases
                                                      Phase III
• 140 M tonnes | 4.4:1 W/O
                                                   0.97 g/t AuEq
• 4.86 M oz. AuEq | 273 k oz./a
                                                                                                                                                             350E
• $525/oz. AuEq | $449/oz. Au2

                          NI 43-101 Potentially Mineable Portion of the Resource – P&E Mining Consultants – Feb 20111
                     Resource          Resource               Gold                     Copper                 Gold-Equivalent
                    Categories       Tonnage (000) Grade (g/t)       (k oz.)   Grade (%)      (M lb.)     Grade (g/t)    (k oz.)
             Measured & Indicated               91,505             0.91          2,672            0.13              253               1.14           3,354
                      Inferred                  48,749             0.81          1,273            0.08                89              0.96           1,505
               Total MI & Inferred            140,254              0.87          3,945            0.10              342              1.08            4,859
              Low-Grade Stockpile              39,012              0.31             374           0.06                11              0.42             527
1   The estimated 5.4 M ounce gold-equivalent potentially mineable resource is based on a 0.5 g/t gold equivalent mineable resource, 7% mine dilution at a
    diluting grade of 0.2 g/t Au and 0.03% Cu with 2.5% mining losses; includes the recovery of Au and Cu from a 39 million ton low-grade stockpile, grading 0.42
    g/t AuEq, accumulated during the 13 year open pit mining operation. Cut off based on mining cost of $1.28/t mined, processing cost of $6.62/ t milled, and
                                                                                                                                                                      11
    G&A cost of $1.52/t milled. 2 Cash operating cost per ounce gold net of value of by-product copper.
Feb 2011 Preliminary Assessment of Toroparu Mine Plan


                                           PEA Base1              Sensitivity2
                                                                                                                                                              Potential
                                                                                        CapEx                       Pre-Prod       Sustaining         Total
     Economic Model Parameters                                                                                                                                 External
                                         24-month trailing        Avg. Feb 2011
                                                                                        ($million)                     CapEx            CapEx      CapEx       Finance
Au Price ($/oz.)                                      1,137          1,373 (20%)        Road & Port                       110                        110      88 (80%)
                                                                                        Site Infrastructure                57                         57             0
Cu Price ($/Lb.)                                       3.13           4.40 ( 40%)
                                                                                        Power                              86                2        88      67 (80%)
HFO Price ($/bbl.)                                           70        100 (42%)        Mining Equip.                     106              163       269      85 (50%)
                                                                                        Processing                        245                        245
Diesel Price ($/Lt.)                                   1.06           1.50 (42%)        Tailings                           13              135       148
Power Cost (¢/kWh)                                    11.60          15.90 (37%)
                                                                                        Alphonso Royalty                   20                         20
                                                                                        Total                             637              300       937       -240
Operating Cost ($/t milled)                           13.78          15.52 (13%)        Project Debt & Equity Requirement     397 M            * Company estimates
By-Product Cash Cost ($/Au oz.)3                        442            524 (18%)

Pre-Production Capex                                 617 M          679 M (10%)

NPV 0%                                            1,565 M                2,063 M

NPV 5%                                               854 M               1,162 M

IRR %                                                  24.5                   28.6

Payback Period (Years)                                   3.2                      2.9

* NPV, IRR, and Payback Periods are calculated on Pre Tax (35%) and Royalty
(5%) basis



1) PEA base assumption derived on 17-year life of mine (13-year open pit + 4- year stockpile processing), metal and fuel prices based on 24-month trailing
avg. prices to February 28th 2011. 2) Current sensitivities based on average prices for Feb 2011. 3) Cash cost per ounce of recovered gold net of by-
                                                                                                                                                                 12
product copper value.
Rapidly Expanding Gold & Copper Resource


                                    1700W

                                                                                                               Growth of Higher Grade Resources
      500M
                                        8.0
                                                                                                                                                                            350E
                                        7.0                                                                                                                           7.5
                                                                                                                                       6.6
                                        6.0
               Gold (Million oz.)




                                        5.0

                                        4.0
                                                                                                       3.8
                                        3.0

                                        2.0                          2.3

                                        1.0

                                        0.0
                                                     0.50 g/t AuEq                     0.40 g/t AuEq                   0.42 g/t AuEq                  0.42 g/t AuEq
                                                     Tech Rpt 153                      Tech Rpt 186                    Tech Rpt 193                   Tech Rpt 208
                                                     Oct 26, 2008                      May 12, 2010                    Sep 12, 2010                   Feb 28, 2011


                                        > 2.0 g/t Au Eq cut off            > 1.5 g/t Au Eq cut off           > 1 g/t Au Eq cut off           Resource @ cut-off grade *




* Total mineral resources are NI 43-101 compliant resources in excess of gold equivalent cut-off displayed in the corresponding label above the
effective date of each technical report, or as otherwise described in the legend of the chart                                                                                 13
Toroparu Deposit Area Geology
Potential for additional mineralization along strike and in satellite lenses


         Toroparu Induced Polarity conductivity map                               Hypothesized shear zone mineralization control




                        200 m


•   Mineralization hosted in massive intermediate volcanic and acid intrusive units in WNW trending shear zone at contact with granitic pluton
•   E-W trends in the intensity of gold and sulphide mineralization are visible within the drilling results (Red-Yellow colors in figure on right)
•   Sinistral (left-handed) displacement is hypothesized at present (in figure on right)
•   2011 drill program targeting potential for series of en-echelon E-W trending features within Toroparu Deposit Area




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Upper Puruni Concession Geology
Satellite and Magnetic Imagery Indicates District Scale Potential

  JERS Satellite & Sketch of Main Litho-structural Linéaments   Airborne Geophysics: Airborne Magnetic Reduced to Pole

                                  Toroparu Au-Cu Resource
                                           Trend




       SSP Claim Boundary             2011 Exploration Area


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2011 Regional Exploration Programs
Investigating Puruni Shear and Putareng Granatoids




                        Ameeba                                              Ameeba
                         Hills                                               Hills
                                                                              Northwest Toroparu
                                                                                                         Timmermans | Manx
                                                                                        Main Pit


                                                                                               Southeast Toroparu
                                  Puruni Shear Zone

                                                                       Putareng Granitoid                      Puruni Shear Zone
                    Putareng Granitoid




                                                                                 New Access Roads


 2011 Regional Exploration Program Objectives
  Systematic geochemical & geophysical surveys of Puruni Shear Zone & Putareng Granitoid Areas of property
  - Development of drill target pipeline in these areas



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Toroparu Deposit Area Exploration
Drilling Satellite Deposit Pipeline


                                                                                 Ameeba
                                                                                  Hills




                                                                                       Northwest Toroparu                    Manx



                                                                                                                             Timmermans

                                                                                                              Main Pit

                                                                                                               Southeast Toroparu



   2 km



2011 Exploration Objectives                                          - Expand and optimize grade of Toroparu Main Pit Area
- Increase confidence in Toroparu Resource through infill drilling   - Exploratory drilling at Ameeba Hills, Manx, and Timmermans
                                                                       Alluvial deposits

 1 Budget subject to change as geologic conditions warrant
                                                                                                                                    17
What is Happening at Toroparu Today


    •   Diamond rigs drilling up to 10,000 meters per month
    •   4 regional soil sampling crews conducting regional ICP geochemical surveys of prospective areas
    •   Step-out drilling in progress along Toroparu trend
    •   Drill target advancement at Ameeba Hills, Manx, and Timmermans Prospects
    •   Building access roads to active exploration areas
    •   Optimizing potentially mineable resources toward feasibility
    •   Pre-feasibility engineering (LIDAR, Pit-Slope and Tailings, Metallurgical Testing)
    •   Recruitment of mine management & project development team




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Mine Development at Toroparu is Good for Guyana


 • Estimated employment of 700 Guyanese
   citizens

 • Supports government initiatives from artisanal
   to large-scale mining

 • Provide reliable access to growing resource
   district

 • Double Guyana’s current gold production

 • Could boost Guyana’s GDP by 20%

 • Large tax revenue generator

 • Provide needed in-country infrastructure


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Significantly Undervalued vs. Development Gold Peers



                                                                                                                                                 Average
                                   Main Asset    Main Asset                                  Enterprise        LOM Avg.       LOM Avg.                            Total Resources      EV / Resources
            Company                                                      Stage                                                               Resource Grade
                                     Name         Location                                     Value           Production    Cash Costs                             (All Metals)        (All Metals)
                                                                                                                                               (All Metals)
                                                                                              (US$ millions)     (000s oz)     (US$ / oz)        (g/t Au Eq.)         (mm oz Au Eq.)      (US$ / oz)

  Gabriel                     Rosia Montana        Romania             Feasibility            $2,780              478           $393                 1.4                  15.0               $185
  Detour                           Detour Lake     Canada            Construction               2,030             645             511                1.0                  27.0                  75
  Perseus                            CAGP           Ghana            Construction               1,150             265             624                1.1                   7.0                 164
  Extorre                          Cerro Morro    Argentina          Scoping Study                 934            102             389                2.2                   2.2                 415
  Rubicon                           Phoenix        Canada         Resource Estimate                928            190             335              17.3                    3.1                 304
  Romarco                             Haile      United States         Feasibility                 822            342             346                1.7                   4.2                 196
  Guyana Goldfields                  Aurora        Guyana            Scoping Study                 711            265             384                3.7                   7.1                 100
  International Tower Hill         Livengood     United States       Scoping Study                 593            539             575                0.6                  20.2                  29
  Torex                             Morelos         Mexico        Resource Estimate                545            290             389                4.6                   3.3                 165
  Keegan                             Esaase         Ghana         Resource Estimate                375            201             557                1.1                   4.9                  76
  Orezone                           Bomboré      Burkina Faso     Resource Estimate                330            185             562                1.0                   4.0                  82
  Andina                             Volcan          Chile           Pre-Feasibility               105            290             622                0.7                  10.1                  10
  Average                                                                                        $942             316           $474                 3.0                   9.0               $150
                      (1)
  Junior Producers                                                                               $862                                                2.8                   6.6               $157
                             (2)
  Intermediate Producers                                                                      $4,898                                                 3.7                  27.8               $206

  Sandspring                                                        Scoping Study                $226             273             449                0.8                   9.8                 $23




 Source: Company Reports, Bloomberg, and BMO CM Equity Research
 Note: Gold equivalent reserves and resources calculated at street consensus long-term commodity price estimates; Market data as at May 20, 2011
 1. Includes Alamos, Aurizon, Avion, Avocet, CGA, Gammon, Golden Star, Jaguar, Kingsgate, Lake Shore, Minefinders, Oceana, Primero, Resolute, San Gold, and Teranga
 2. Includes African Barrick, Buenaventura, Centamin, Centerra, Eldorado, IAMGOLD, New Gold, Petropavlovsk, Randgold, and Semafo                                                                20
Reasons to Invest in Sandspring


  • Guyana Shield - one of top new gold exploration areas in the world
  • Successful and experienced founding group with 38% ownership block
  • Rapidly growing gold-copper resources (8.4M oz. Au | 550M lb. Cu)
    located at Toroparu (approximately 2% of land package)
  • De-risking Toroparu asset to production decision
    (Feb 2011 Preliminary Assessment valuation: $854 M pre-tax NPV5%)
       • Environmental authorization pending – Q3 2011
       • Recruitment of mine development team in progress
  • Significant mineral district potential (1,000 km2 concession)
       • World-class greenstone geologists leading exploration team
       • Property-wide airborne geophysical survey completed
       • Substantial cash available for 2011 exploration budget
  • $250 M market cap with 108 M shares outstanding and C$37 million in
    treasury


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Corporate Snapshot


     Symbol                     SSP: TSX-V                 Top Shareholders                Shares            %
     Shares Issued               108,015,402     Crescent Global Gold Ltd. (Insiders)     30,525,030 28.25

     Options                       6,768,934     Mercedario Ltd. (Local Partner)            7,631,258        7.06

     Warrants                      5,560,582     RBC Global Assets Managements Inc.         6,445,300        5.96

     Diluted                     120,784,067     Libra Advisors LLC                         5,724,700        5.29

     52 week: Hi/Lo             $3.75 - $1.09    BMO Asset Management Inc.                  4,050,600        3.75
                                                 AGF Investments Inc.                       3,197,176        2.96
     3-month average volume         324,496*
                                                 Alphonso (Local Partner)                   1,722,268        1.60
     Market Cap                 $254 million*
                                                 Sprott Asset Management LP                 1,442,900        1.34
     Cash Position               ̴C$37 million
                                                 Mark C Maier (Insider)                     1,215,254        1.12
     Average Monthly Expenses    ̴$2.5 million
                                                 Goodman & Company Investment Counsel        518,000          .48
     Debt                                  $0

     Analyst Coverage
     Salman Partners

     Mackie Research Capital

     Jennings Capital                                                                   *As of May 9, 2011



  * As of May 9, 2011
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Contact Information



  Head Office:                           Investor Queries:

  Sandspring Resources                   Email: info@sandspringresources.com
  8000 South Chester Street, Suite 375
  Centennial, CO 80112
  Telephone: 720-854-0104
  Fax: 303-480-1449




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Appendix


            Geology                     Toroparu Economics            Corporate Information
          Slides 22-25                      Slides 27-31                  Slides 33-35

•   JERS Satellite Image: Sketch   •   Expanding Gold Copper      •   Corporate Snapshot
    of Main Litho-structural           Resource
    Linéaments                                                    •   Management Bios
                                   •   Gold – Copper Resource
•   Hypothesized “Shear                                           •   Director Bios
    Hosted” Deposit Model          •   Planned Production Asset

•   2008 Airborne Magnetic and     •   Mining Plan
    Multi-Channel Radiometrics
    Survey                         •   Process Flow Diagram

•   Granite – Greenstone
    Volcanic Hosted Gold
    Mineralization




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JERS Satelite Image
Sketch of Main Litho-Structural Elements


  Fault/Shear Zones                Toroparu Au-Cu Resource
                                                             Wynamu NNW Fault/Shear
Upper Puruni exploration
areas are marked by
conjugate sets of Fault /                                       Puruni WNW Fault/Shear
Shear zones
NW-SE trending fault shears
(e.g. Puruni River) are
parallel to greenstone belt
orientations
N-NW trending conjugate
faults include
   Regional Putareng
   Fault/Shear
   Wynamu Fault/Shear                                           Putareng Fault/Shear
2011 regional exploration
program to focus on
                                                                NNW trending System
exploration of fault/shear
zones within property
boundary




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Hypothesized “Shear Hosted” Deposit Model


           Observations
•   E-W trends in the intensity of gold
    and sulphide mineralization are
    visible within the drilling results
    (Red-Yellow colors in figure)
•   Sinistral (left-handed) displacement
    is hypothesized at present
•   Potential for series of en-echelon
    EW-trending extensional features
•    ~ 60% of higher grade
    mineralization is contained within
    these areas
•   Evidence for N and S bounding
    faults along strike is modeled in
    several drill holes




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2008 Airborne Magnetic and Multi-Channel Radiometric Survey


           Airborne Geophysics                   Airborne Reduced to Pole Residual Magnetic
     •   2008 Airborne Magnetic and Total                        Intensity
         Count K, U, Th radiometric survey
         indicates Iron enrichment along
         major features defined on satellite
         imagery
     •   Toroparu Gold-Copper Resource
         occurs in area of low magnetic relief
         between WNW Puruni River and
         NNW Wynamu Fault/Shear zones
     •   Faulting and folding of Fe-enriched
         granitic intrusions and diverse
         regional mineral associations (FeO,
         Cu, Au, U) indicate potential for
         IOCG type deposits
     •   Regional Exploration program
         commenced in March 2011 includes
         geochemical sampling, geologic
         mapping and ground geophysics of
         prospective geologic features


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Toroparu Resource Expansion Potential
Granite – Greenstone Volcanic Hosted Gold Mineralization
  Granite – Greenstone Volcanic Hosted Gold Mineralization

                                          Surface Gradient Induced Polarization (IP) Survey
        Mineralization
 Economic Gold & Copper
 mineralization has been defined over
 2100 m strike length in WNW trending,
 sub-vertically dipping vein sets
 Mineralization occurs along the flanks
 of porphyritic granitoid pluton hosted
 by a sequence of alternating
 intermediate volcanics, pyroclastics,
 and sediments
 Gold is associated with sulphide
 minerals disseminated in the volcano-
 sedimentary sequence and in silica-
 carbonate alteration fracture fills
 Gold-Copper mineralization is marked
 by an Au-Cu-Mo associations
 Sulphide mineralogy includes Pyrite,
 Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Bornite,                   Porphyritic granitic
 and Chalcocite                                            pluton - - -




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  • 1. Toroparu Gold-Copper Project Cuyuni – Mazaruni Region SSP: TSX-V Western Guyana SSPXF: OTC (US) SRX: MU, BE, F (Germany) June 2011 (WKN A0YF1M)
  • 2. Forward Looking Statements Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information: Except for statements of historical fact relating to Sandspring Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “Sandspring”), certain information contained in this presentation constitutes “forward-looking information” under Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the potential of the Company’s properties; the future price of gold; success of exploration activities; costs and timing of future exploration and development; the estimation of mineral resources; conclusions of economic evaluations; requirements for additional capital; and other statements relating to the financial and business prospects of the Company. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans,” “expects,” or “does not expect,” “is expected”, “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “anticipates,” or “does not anticipate,” “believes,” or variations of such words and phrases. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of the management of the Company made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that the management of the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to risks related to: the Company’s goal of creating shareholder value by concentrating on the development of the Toroparu Gold-Copper Project, believing that it has the potential to contain economic gold deposits; the Company’s assessment of future plans for the Upper Puruni property; managements’ economic outlook regarding future trends; the Company’s exploration budget for the Upper Puruni property, and in particular, the availability of skilled labour, timing and the amount of the expected budget; the Company’s ability to meet its working capital needs at the current level in the short term; expectations with respect to raising capital; sensitivity analysis on financial instruments may vary from the amounts disclosed; and government regulation and environmental liability, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the Company’s continuous disclosure filings with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, other factors could also cause materially different results. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company’s expected financial and operational performance and the Company’s plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources: This document uses the terms “Measured”, “Indicated” and “Inferred” Resources. United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. “Inferred Mineral Resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. 2
  • 3. Republic of Guyana – A Good Place to Invest Toroparu Aurora • English-speaking commonwealth country • Mining friendly jurisdiction - established mining laws • History of large-scale gold (Omai) & bauxite mining Omai • Emerging world-class gold producing district • Gold production 17% of 2010 est. GDP1 • Small-scale artisanal miners produced ~300k oz. gold in 2010 • Government policy encourages development of large-scale bedrock gold production 200 km 1 2010 Guyana GDP estimated at $2,167 million, 300,000 ounces Au produced x $1,224.53 cum avg. price for 2010 ~17% of GDP (Source: World Bank, GGMC, SSP) 3
  • 4. Guiana Shield – An Emerging World-Class Gold District Aurora (Guyana GoldFields) 6.7M oz. Toroparu (Sandspring) 8.4 M oz. Source: Guyana Goldfields 4
  • 5. Multi Million Ounce Gold Deposits of the Giuana Shield > 12 multi-million ounce Guiana Shield gold deposits1 Venezuela In-situ Gold Choco Choco (Rusoro)* ~18 M oz. Aurora | Sulphur Rose Las Cristinas (CVD) ~32 M oz. Las Cristinas| Las Brisas Toroparu Las Brisas (CVD) ~11 M oz. Omai Nassau | Rosebel Guyana Camp Caiman Aurora(Guyana Goldfields) ~7 M oz. Yaou Dorlin Toroparu (Sandspring) ~8 M oz. Omai (Cambior – Closed) ~4 M oz. Suriname Rosebel (IAMGOLD) ~15 M oz. Merian-Nassau (Newmont) ~4 M oz. French Guiana Yaou-Dorlin ~1 M oz. Camp Caiman (IAMGOLD) ~3 M oz. Dardenne & Shobbenhaus, 2001 1 Gold resources shown are for global order-of-magnitude comparison purposes only and do not represent NI 43-101 classification categories. * Currently producing mine 5
  • 6. Toroparu Mine Site – Platform for Large Scale Development • 9.8 M AuEq oz. MI & I Resource1 • Infill and Step-out drilling in Progress • Bringing in RC drill-rig for new targets • 14 unit CAT exploration & support fleet • 225 km road to tidewater at Itaballi • 2500’ all-weather airstrip • Acme Labs operating new on-site prep lab • 120 person camp • 40 km of exploration roads on concession • 300 KVa generator potential • Historical saprolite mine & mill (2004-06) 1)Measured & Indicated Resource of 3.514 million oz. Au and 330 million lb. Cu (4.349 million gold-equivalent ounces) Inferred Resource of 4.928 million oz. Au and 236 million lb. Cu (5.535 million gold-equivalent ounces) both contained in an optimized pit at a cut-off > 0.24 g/t AuEq. (see page 2 for cautionary statements regarding Inferred Resources). 6
  • 7. Seasoned Management Team DIRECTORS Directors & Managers Experience John R. Adams B.A. Chairman Energy Fuels Nuclear Energy Fuels Coal P. Greg Barnes B.Sc., M.Sc. Director Rich A. Munson B.A., J.D., L.L.M. Director Cameco Barrick Gold Corp Abraham P. Drost M.Sc., P. Geo Director Etruscan Resources QuadraFNX Mining Mark C. Maier B.Sc., MBA, CFA Director Goldfields Exploration Sabina Silver Corp Gerald W. Grandey B.Sc., LLB Independent Director Baku Steel Company Marc Rich & Company Brad L. Doores B.A., J.D. Independent Director Founders, Directors &Management control 42 million David Constable B.Sc., MBA, ICD.D Independent Director shares or 38% of issued SSP Stock MANAGEMENT Rich A. Munson B.A., J.D., L.L.M. Chief Executive Officer Abraham Drost M.Sc., P. Geo President Add picture P. Greg Barnes B.Sc., M.Sc. Executive VP Scott Issel, B.Sc., MBA Chief Financial Officer Wes Adams Investor Relations Mgr. EXPLORATION TEAM L. Werner Claessens B.Sc., P. Geo VP Exploration Pascal van Osta B.Sc., P. Geo Exploration Manager Terry Naciuk B.Sc., P. Geo Senior Geologist 7
  • 8. Sandspring – Multiple Opportunities for Growth Development Exploration Foundation Toroparu Exploration Potential • World-class exploration team Development Potential • Drilling Toroparu resource • 5.4M AuEq oz. in preliminary mine plan2 extensions and satellite targets • Avg. head grade is 1.08 g/t AuEq2 • Systematic regional exploration Foundation • Avg. Annual production: 275,000 oz. gold leading to robust drill-target • Seasoned management team and 21 million lb. copper • $523/oz. AuEq Production costs pipeline • Significant in-country experience • $1,565 B LOM free cash @ $1137/oz. Au, • Strong financial position to • 1,000 sq. km mineral concession $3.13/lb. Cu support exploration • Well established infrastructure • Advanced stage of permitting • Road access to active exploration • Growing Resources1 • De-risking to production decision in 2012 areas • $6/oz. AuEq discovery cost • Actively recruiting project development • Resource still open personnel 1)Measured & Indicated Resource of 3.514 million oz. Au and 330 million lb. Cu (4.349 million gold-equivalent ounces) Inferred Resource of 4.928 million oz. Au and 236 million lb. Cu (5.535 million gold-equivalent ounces) both contained in an optimized pit at a cut-off > 0.24 g/t AuEq. (see page 2 in this presentation for cautionary statements regarding Inferred Resources). 2) See NI 43-101 Potentially Mineable Resource table on page 37 8
  • 9. Development & Exploration Timelines Toroparu 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 De-risking & Feasibility & Financing & Construction Permitting Op Team • Environmental authorisation • Feasibility • Construction • Mill assembly • Large-scale gold • Project optimization • Establish mine financing • Pre-strip and copper • Pit plan optimization management & • Mine • Workforce production • Geotechnical drilling development team construction training • Mining permit Exploration Testing Toroparu Extensions, Exploring Upper Puruni Concession and Beyond… • In-country exploration office • Regional mapping • Country-wide • Country-wide • Project • World class geologists • Satellite drilling exploration exploration Pipeline development • Toroparu exploration program • Joint property • Regional mapping & sampling evaluations 9
  • 10. Strong Financial Position Corporate SSP: TSX-V $4.00 Mean Analyst Shares Issued 108,015,402 Development & Exploration Price Target Options 6,768,934 Results $5.85 Permitting $3.50 Warrants 5,560,582 Resource Fully Diluted 120,784,067 Updates $3.00 52 week: Hi/Lo $3.75 - $1.09 Avg. volume (3 mo.)* 324,496 Drilling Results Oct 14, 2010: Financing $2.50 Market Cap* $254 million C$51M at $2.60 bought deal Cash Position ̴C$37 million $2.00 Monthly Expenses ̴$2.5 million Mar 21, 2011: NI 43-101 Resource Update 3.51M oz. Au, 330 M lb. Cu M&I, Insider Holdings 42,000,000 4.93M oz. Au, 236 M lb. Cu Inferred $1.50 Sept 15, 2010: NI 43-101 Resource Update 2.64 M oz. Au, 261m lb. Cu Indicated 3.42 M oz. Au, 216m lb. Cu Inferred $1.00 • March 26, 2010: Financing C$14.5M at $1.60 Bought Deal May 9, 2011: PEA Tech Report Release June 3, 2010: NI 43-101 Resource Update Nov 30, 2009: Opening Price 5.40 M oz. AuEq1 pit at avg. 1.08 g/t AuEq grade $0.50 2.9 M oz. Au, 288m lb. Cu indicated First trade in open market at $0.70 $854 M NPV@ 5% & 24.5% IRR (pre-royalty & tax) 0.9 M oz. Au, 66m lb. Cu inferred C$9.00 M at $0.35 Prospectus Filing $0.00 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May-10 Jun-10 Jul-10 Aug-10 Sep-10 Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10 Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 * As of May 13, 2011 10
  • 11. 5.40 M oz. AuEq1 Mine Development Plan 1.08 g/t AuEq average grade of open pit operation at 0.5 g/t AuEq cut-off Pit Statistics 1700W 13-year pit operation generates 39 M tonne low grade stockpile Phase I : Year 1-4 • 40 M tonnes - 252m depth N Phase II • 1.6 M oz. AuEq | 310k oz./a 1.03 AuEq • 1.7:1 W/O | $318/oz. Au2 Phase I Phase II : Year 2-7 500 M 1.26 g/t AuEq • 55 M tonnes – 375m depth • 1.85 M oz. AuEq Phase III: Year 6-13 • 45 M tonnes - 480m depth • 1.4 M oz. AuEq All Phases Phase III • 140 M tonnes | 4.4:1 W/O 0.97 g/t AuEq • 4.86 M oz. AuEq | 273 k oz./a 350E • $525/oz. AuEq | $449/oz. Au2 NI 43-101 Potentially Mineable Portion of the Resource – P&E Mining Consultants – Feb 20111 Resource Resource Gold Copper Gold-Equivalent Categories Tonnage (000) Grade (g/t) (k oz.) Grade (%) (M lb.) Grade (g/t) (k oz.) Measured & Indicated 91,505 0.91 2,672 0.13 253 1.14 3,354 Inferred 48,749 0.81 1,273 0.08 89 0.96 1,505 Total MI & Inferred 140,254 0.87 3,945 0.10 342 1.08 4,859 Low-Grade Stockpile 39,012 0.31 374 0.06 11 0.42 527 1 The estimated 5.4 M ounce gold-equivalent potentially mineable resource is based on a 0.5 g/t gold equivalent mineable resource, 7% mine dilution at a diluting grade of 0.2 g/t Au and 0.03% Cu with 2.5% mining losses; includes the recovery of Au and Cu from a 39 million ton low-grade stockpile, grading 0.42 g/t AuEq, accumulated during the 13 year open pit mining operation. Cut off based on mining cost of $1.28/t mined, processing cost of $6.62/ t milled, and 11 G&A cost of $1.52/t milled. 2 Cash operating cost per ounce gold net of value of by-product copper.
  • 12. Feb 2011 Preliminary Assessment of Toroparu Mine Plan PEA Base1 Sensitivity2 Potential CapEx Pre-Prod Sustaining Total Economic Model Parameters External 24-month trailing Avg. Feb 2011 ($million) CapEx CapEx CapEx Finance Au Price ($/oz.) 1,137 1,373 (20%) Road & Port 110 110 88 (80%) Site Infrastructure 57 57 0 Cu Price ($/Lb.) 3.13 4.40 ( 40%) Power 86 2 88 67 (80%) HFO Price ($/bbl.) 70 100 (42%) Mining Equip. 106 163 269 85 (50%) Processing 245 245 Diesel Price ($/Lt.) 1.06 1.50 (42%) Tailings 13 135 148 Power Cost (¢/kWh) 11.60 15.90 (37%) Alphonso Royalty 20 20 Total 637 300 937 -240 Operating Cost ($/t milled) 13.78 15.52 (13%) Project Debt & Equity Requirement 397 M * Company estimates By-Product Cash Cost ($/Au oz.)3 442 524 (18%) Pre-Production Capex 617 M 679 M (10%) NPV 0% 1,565 M 2,063 M NPV 5% 854 M 1,162 M IRR % 24.5 28.6 Payback Period (Years) 3.2 2.9 * NPV, IRR, and Payback Periods are calculated on Pre Tax (35%) and Royalty (5%) basis 1) PEA base assumption derived on 17-year life of mine (13-year open pit + 4- year stockpile processing), metal and fuel prices based on 24-month trailing avg. prices to February 28th 2011. 2) Current sensitivities based on average prices for Feb 2011. 3) Cash cost per ounce of recovered gold net of by- 12 product copper value.
  • 13. Rapidly Expanding Gold & Copper Resource 1700W Growth of Higher Grade Resources 500M 8.0 350E 7.0 7.5 6.6 6.0 Gold (Million oz.) 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.50 g/t AuEq 0.40 g/t AuEq 0.42 g/t AuEq 0.42 g/t AuEq Tech Rpt 153 Tech Rpt 186 Tech Rpt 193 Tech Rpt 208 Oct 26, 2008 May 12, 2010 Sep 12, 2010 Feb 28, 2011 > 2.0 g/t Au Eq cut off > 1.5 g/t Au Eq cut off > 1 g/t Au Eq cut off Resource @ cut-off grade * * Total mineral resources are NI 43-101 compliant resources in excess of gold equivalent cut-off displayed in the corresponding label above the effective date of each technical report, or as otherwise described in the legend of the chart 13
  • 14. Toroparu Deposit Area Geology Potential for additional mineralization along strike and in satellite lenses Toroparu Induced Polarity conductivity map Hypothesized shear zone mineralization control 200 m • Mineralization hosted in massive intermediate volcanic and acid intrusive units in WNW trending shear zone at contact with granitic pluton • E-W trends in the intensity of gold and sulphide mineralization are visible within the drilling results (Red-Yellow colors in figure on right) • Sinistral (left-handed) displacement is hypothesized at present (in figure on right) • 2011 drill program targeting potential for series of en-echelon E-W trending features within Toroparu Deposit Area 14
  • 15. Upper Puruni Concession Geology Satellite and Magnetic Imagery Indicates District Scale Potential JERS Satellite & Sketch of Main Litho-structural Linéaments Airborne Geophysics: Airborne Magnetic Reduced to Pole Toroparu Au-Cu Resource Trend SSP Claim Boundary 2011 Exploration Area 15
  • 16. 2011 Regional Exploration Programs Investigating Puruni Shear and Putareng Granatoids Ameeba Ameeba Hills Hills Northwest Toroparu Timmermans | Manx Main Pit Southeast Toroparu Puruni Shear Zone Putareng Granitoid Puruni Shear Zone Putareng Granitoid New Access Roads 2011 Regional Exploration Program Objectives Systematic geochemical & geophysical surveys of Puruni Shear Zone & Putareng Granitoid Areas of property - Development of drill target pipeline in these areas 16
  • 17. Toroparu Deposit Area Exploration Drilling Satellite Deposit Pipeline Ameeba Hills Northwest Toroparu Manx Timmermans Main Pit Southeast Toroparu 2 km 2011 Exploration Objectives - Expand and optimize grade of Toroparu Main Pit Area - Increase confidence in Toroparu Resource through infill drilling - Exploratory drilling at Ameeba Hills, Manx, and Timmermans Alluvial deposits 1 Budget subject to change as geologic conditions warrant 17
  • 18. What is Happening at Toroparu Today • Diamond rigs drilling up to 10,000 meters per month • 4 regional soil sampling crews conducting regional ICP geochemical surveys of prospective areas • Step-out drilling in progress along Toroparu trend • Drill target advancement at Ameeba Hills, Manx, and Timmermans Prospects • Building access roads to active exploration areas • Optimizing potentially mineable resources toward feasibility • Pre-feasibility engineering (LIDAR, Pit-Slope and Tailings, Metallurgical Testing) • Recruitment of mine management & project development team 18
  • 19. Mine Development at Toroparu is Good for Guyana • Estimated employment of 700 Guyanese citizens • Supports government initiatives from artisanal to large-scale mining • Provide reliable access to growing resource district • Double Guyana’s current gold production • Could boost Guyana’s GDP by 20% • Large tax revenue generator • Provide needed in-country infrastructure 19
  • 20. Significantly Undervalued vs. Development Gold Peers Average Main Asset Main Asset Enterprise LOM Avg. LOM Avg. Total Resources EV / Resources Company Stage Resource Grade Name Location Value Production Cash Costs (All Metals) (All Metals) (All Metals) (US$ millions) (000s oz) (US$ / oz) (g/t Au Eq.) (mm oz Au Eq.) (US$ / oz) Gabriel Rosia Montana Romania Feasibility $2,780 478 $393 1.4 15.0 $185 Detour Detour Lake Canada Construction 2,030 645 511 1.0 27.0 75 Perseus CAGP Ghana Construction 1,150 265 624 1.1 7.0 164 Extorre Cerro Morro Argentina Scoping Study 934 102 389 2.2 2.2 415 Rubicon Phoenix Canada Resource Estimate 928 190 335 17.3 3.1 304 Romarco Haile United States Feasibility 822 342 346 1.7 4.2 196 Guyana Goldfields Aurora Guyana Scoping Study 711 265 384 3.7 7.1 100 International Tower Hill Livengood United States Scoping Study 593 539 575 0.6 20.2 29 Torex Morelos Mexico Resource Estimate 545 290 389 4.6 3.3 165 Keegan Esaase Ghana Resource Estimate 375 201 557 1.1 4.9 76 Orezone Bomboré Burkina Faso Resource Estimate 330 185 562 1.0 4.0 82 Andina Volcan Chile Pre-Feasibility 105 290 622 0.7 10.1 10 Average $942 316 $474 3.0 9.0 $150 (1) Junior Producers $862 2.8 6.6 $157 (2) Intermediate Producers $4,898 3.7 27.8 $206 Sandspring Scoping Study $226 273 449 0.8 9.8 $23 Source: Company Reports, Bloomberg, and BMO CM Equity Research Note: Gold equivalent reserves and resources calculated at street consensus long-term commodity price estimates; Market data as at May 20, 2011 1. Includes Alamos, Aurizon, Avion, Avocet, CGA, Gammon, Golden Star, Jaguar, Kingsgate, Lake Shore, Minefinders, Oceana, Primero, Resolute, San Gold, and Teranga 2. Includes African Barrick, Buenaventura, Centamin, Centerra, Eldorado, IAMGOLD, New Gold, Petropavlovsk, Randgold, and Semafo 20
  • 21. Reasons to Invest in Sandspring • Guyana Shield - one of top new gold exploration areas in the world • Successful and experienced founding group with 38% ownership block • Rapidly growing gold-copper resources (8.4M oz. Au | 550M lb. Cu) located at Toroparu (approximately 2% of land package) • De-risking Toroparu asset to production decision (Feb 2011 Preliminary Assessment valuation: $854 M pre-tax NPV5%) • Environmental authorization pending – Q3 2011 • Recruitment of mine development team in progress • Significant mineral district potential (1,000 km2 concession) • World-class greenstone geologists leading exploration team • Property-wide airborne geophysical survey completed • Substantial cash available for 2011 exploration budget • $250 M market cap with 108 M shares outstanding and C$37 million in treasury 21
  • 22. Corporate Snapshot Symbol SSP: TSX-V Top Shareholders Shares % Shares Issued 108,015,402 Crescent Global Gold Ltd. (Insiders) 30,525,030 28.25 Options 6,768,934 Mercedario Ltd. (Local Partner) 7,631,258 7.06 Warrants 5,560,582 RBC Global Assets Managements Inc. 6,445,300 5.96 Diluted 120,784,067 Libra Advisors LLC 5,724,700 5.29 52 week: Hi/Lo $3.75 - $1.09 BMO Asset Management Inc. 4,050,600 3.75 AGF Investments Inc. 3,197,176 2.96 3-month average volume 324,496* Alphonso (Local Partner) 1,722,268 1.60 Market Cap $254 million* Sprott Asset Management LP 1,442,900 1.34 Cash Position ̴C$37 million Mark C Maier (Insider) 1,215,254 1.12 Average Monthly Expenses ̴$2.5 million Goodman & Company Investment Counsel 518,000 .48 Debt $0 Analyst Coverage Salman Partners Mackie Research Capital Jennings Capital *As of May 9, 2011 * As of May 9, 2011 22
  • 23. Contact Information Head Office: Investor Queries: Sandspring Resources Email: info@sandspringresources.com 8000 South Chester Street, Suite 375 Centennial, CO 80112 Telephone: 720-854-0104 Fax: 303-480-1449 23
  • 24. Appendix Geology Toroparu Economics Corporate Information Slides 22-25 Slides 27-31 Slides 33-35 • JERS Satellite Image: Sketch • Expanding Gold Copper • Corporate Snapshot of Main Litho-structural Resource Linéaments • Management Bios • Gold – Copper Resource • Hypothesized “Shear • Director Bios Hosted” Deposit Model • Planned Production Asset • 2008 Airborne Magnetic and • Mining Plan Multi-Channel Radiometrics Survey • Process Flow Diagram • Granite – Greenstone Volcanic Hosted Gold Mineralization 24
  • 25. JERS Satelite Image Sketch of Main Litho-Structural Elements Fault/Shear Zones Toroparu Au-Cu Resource Wynamu NNW Fault/Shear Upper Puruni exploration areas are marked by conjugate sets of Fault / Puruni WNW Fault/Shear Shear zones NW-SE trending fault shears (e.g. Puruni River) are parallel to greenstone belt orientations N-NW trending conjugate faults include Regional Putareng Fault/Shear Wynamu Fault/Shear Putareng Fault/Shear 2011 regional exploration program to focus on NNW trending System exploration of fault/shear zones within property boundary 25
  • 26. Hypothesized “Shear Hosted” Deposit Model Observations • E-W trends in the intensity of gold and sulphide mineralization are visible within the drilling results (Red-Yellow colors in figure) • Sinistral (left-handed) displacement is hypothesized at present • Potential for series of en-echelon EW-trending extensional features • ~ 60% of higher grade mineralization is contained within these areas • Evidence for N and S bounding faults along strike is modeled in several drill holes 26
  • 27. 2008 Airborne Magnetic and Multi-Channel Radiometric Survey Airborne Geophysics Airborne Reduced to Pole Residual Magnetic • 2008 Airborne Magnetic and Total Intensity Count K, U, Th radiometric survey indicates Iron enrichment along major features defined on satellite imagery • Toroparu Gold-Copper Resource occurs in area of low magnetic relief between WNW Puruni River and NNW Wynamu Fault/Shear zones • Faulting and folding of Fe-enriched granitic intrusions and diverse regional mineral associations (FeO, Cu, Au, U) indicate potential for IOCG type deposits • Regional Exploration program commenced in March 2011 includes geochemical sampling, geologic mapping and ground geophysics of prospective geologic features 27
  • 28. Toroparu Resource Expansion Potential Granite – Greenstone Volcanic Hosted Gold Mineralization Granite – Greenstone Volcanic Hosted Gold Mineralization Surface Gradient Induced Polarization (IP) Survey Mineralization Economic Gold & Copper mineralization has been defined over 2100 m strike length in WNW trending, sub-vertically dipping vein sets Mineralization occurs along the flanks of porphyritic granitoid pluton hosted by a sequence of alternating intermediate volcanics, pyroclastics, and sediments Gold is associated with sulphide minerals disseminated in the volcano- sedimentary sequence and in silica- carbonate alteration fracture fills Gold-Copper mineralization is marked by an Au-Cu-Mo associations Sulphide mineralogy includes Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Bornite, Porphyritic granitic and Chalcocite pluton - - - 28