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Goose Gold Project, Back River, Nunavut, Canada A Gold Miner in the Making Corporate Presentation June 2017 2 Forw rward Looking In Information Statements relating to our belief as to the timing of completion of the environmental


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A Gold Miner in the Making

Corporate Presentation – June 2017

Goose Gold Project, Back River, Nunavut, Canada

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Forw rward Looking In Information

Statements relating to our belief as to the timing of completion of the environmental assessment, the results of the final public hearings, the timing of receipt of a project certificate and permits and the timing of the start of construction and the first gold pour, and the results of further optimization studies to the feasibility study, the potential tonnage and grades and contents of deposits and the potential production from and viability of Sabina’s properties are forward looking information within the meaning of securities legislation of certain Provinces in Canada. Forward looking information are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential,” “opportunities,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would.” “may,” “could,” or should occur. The forward looking information is made of the date of this presentation. This forward looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward looking information, including, without limitation: the effects of general economic conditions; changing foreign exchange rates; risks associated with exploration and project development; the calculation of mineral resources and reserves; risks related to fluctuations in metal prices; uncertainties related to raising sufficient financing to fund the planned work in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; changes in planned work arising from weather, logistical, technical or other factors; the possibility that results of work will not fulfill expectations and realize the perceived potential of the Company’s properties; risk of accidents, equipment breakdowns and labour disputes; access to project funding or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in the work program; title matters; government regulation; obtaining and receiving necessary licenses and permits; the risk of environmental contamination or damage resulting from Sabina’s operations and other risks and uncertainties including those described in Sabina’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2016 available at www.sedar.com Forward looking information is based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Sabina’s management on the date the statements are made. Sabina undertakes no obligation to update the forward looking information should management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, change, except as required by applicable law

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Key y In Investment Hig ighli lights

  • 80km long multi-generational mining

district with embedded growth in a good jurisdiction

  • Will produce ~200k ounces Au/year
  • Robust at US$1150 gold and C$0.80 with a

24% after tax IRR

  • Capex is attainable - targeting gold

production Q1/2021

  • Advancing through permitting
  • Strong government and community

support

  • Exceptional team
  • ~C$43 million in cash and equivalents

(Q1/17)

A scarcity of gold and de-risked gold projects make Sabina one of the few highly leveraged undervalued

  • pportunities

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Back k Riv iver Gold ld Dis istrict

DISTRICT OPPORTUNITY 100% OWNED BY SABINA Current Mine Life ~ 12 years LOM Gold Production 2.3M oz M&I 5,333M oz Au Inferred 1,851M oz Au

Significant extended production

  • pportunities exist through:
  • Deposits not included in FS plan

(at both Goose and George)

  • Low risk resource conversion opportunities
  • Direct extensional potential for all deposits
  • Numerous blue sky brownfield targets
  • Continued greenfield and generative

exploration future

Back River Property 80 Km

Kilometres 12.5 25

LEGEND

Inuit Owned Land Camp Area of Interest Claim Lease Surface Subsurface and Surface

George Project Boot Boulder Goose Project Del Bath 4

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1998 2002 2007 2009 2010 2012 2015

Gold Resource

Millions oz

Indicated Inferred

Back k Riv iver – Deposit its are Well ll Drille illed and Well ll Understood and Open

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Under Sabina Ownership

*See mineral reserves and resources estimate slide 29 for details

Mineral Resource Estimate Oct/14 Tonnes (kt) Au (g/t) Metal (koz Au) Measured 10,273 5.27 1,740 Indicated 17,969 6.22 3,593 Measured and Indicated 28,242 5.87 5,333 Inferred 7,750 7.43 1,851 Mineral Reserve Estimate Aug/15 Classification Tonnes (kt) Au (g/t) Au (koz) Total Open Pit Proven 6,983 5.97 1,340 Probable 1,885 5.52 335 Total Underground Proven 20 9.52 6 Probable 3,471 7.37 822 Total Back River Property Proven 7,003 5.98 1,346 Probable 5,356 6.72 1,157

80% of open pit reserve is in Proven Category

1980’s & 90s 1997-2009 June 2009 2010-2014

George & Goose deposit discoveries Project owned by Arauco, Kinross, Miramar & DPM Project acquired by Sabina +325% resource growth under Sabina

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Back k Riv iver – World ld Cla lass Grade

  • Highest grade undeveloped open pits
  • The only high-grade project with a major open pit component (72% OP, 28% UG)

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15.77 8.67 6.21 3.26 3.06 2.67 2.30 1.65 1.60 1.04 1.03 5 10 15

+5 Moz Development Gold Assets in the Americas

Total Resource gold grade g/t

UG OP/UG UG UG/OP UG/OP OP OP OP OP OP OP

Notes: Total 2P, Measured, Indicated & Inferred gold resources larger than ~5 million ounces; excludes by-products. Source: Company Technical Reports

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Permit itting Progress

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  • Second Round of Final Hearings in Cambridge Bay

May 31 – June 3/17 with a very positive tenor

  • At the commencement of the hearings there were

no outstanding project issues with the KIA, the GN and all five federal regulators – level of discussion minor during public technical sessions

  • 35 selected Inuit representatives (including elders,

youth and HTO reps.) at the Public Round table – all communities went on record stating they support Sabina and the mine

  • Positive closing comments from NWT aboriginal

groups.

  • Nunavut Review Board members commended

Sabina on use of Traditional Knowledge

NIRB board has indicated the recommendation report should be completed by July 17, 2017 (45 days from end of hearings). Transcripts available

  • n NIRB website.
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Corporate Update – Focused on Main intainin ing Q1 2021 Gold ld Production

  • Advancing permitting: NIRB and water license processes progressing
  • NIRB process on track, initial feedback has been positive
  • Water license application nearly complete, expect to submit following NIRB decision, if positive
  • Advancing development: basic engineering underway
  • SCGT engaged, will complete basic engineering by June 30, 2017
  • Project development team focused on all aspects to maintain schedule despite NIRB delay
  • Completing Project optimizations
  • Flotation testwork is in final testing stage
  • Other optimizations underway include:
  • Improvements to overall project execution schedule
  • Optimization of process plant

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Corporate Update – Focused on Main intainin ing Q1 2021 Gold ld Production

  • Completing exploration programs
  • Drill testing of high impact targets at Goose that have potential to extend mine-life, further assays

pending

  • Fieldwork to advance targeting through out Back River to support further long-term growth
  • Advancing Project financing
  • Have issued an RFP for financial advisory, will engage advisor in June
  • Objective is to have an indicative term sheet by the end of 2017
  • Other initiatives planned
  • Begin implementation of IT systems suitable for construction and mining operations
  • Ramp up personnel if positive recommendation is received

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Back k Riv iver In Init itial Proje ject Feasib ibili lity Study Hig ighlig ights

  • 244 koz/au in years 1-8,
  • 198 koz/au LOM.

Significant Gold Production

  • 4 mining areas within 5 km
  • Maximum of 1 open pit and 1 underground

simultaneously

Simplified Mine Plan – Lower Execution Risk

  • 3 open pits (Llama, Umwelt, Goose Main)
  • 1 underground (Umwelt)

Primarily Open Pit

  • 72% of ore from open pits
  • Payback with open pit mining

3,000 tonnes per day

  • Higher proportion of pre-fab modules

targeting less on site labour.

Infrastructure

  • Against Northern projects

Credible Relevant Benchmarking

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For QA QC see slide 29 for details

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In Init itial Proje ject Feasib ibili lity Study Results

BACK RIVER - SEPT 2015

*LOM All-In Cash Cost includes initial, sustaining and closure capital QA/QP (see slide 35)

Pre-Tax NPV(5%) & IRR

C$699M / 28.2%

After-Tax NPV(5%) & IRR

C$480M / 24.2%

Payback

2.9 years

Mill Throughput

3,000 tpd

  • Avg. Grade Processed

6.30 diluted g/t Au

Gold Recovery

93.0%

Mine Life

11.8 years

  • Avg. Production (Y1-8)

250,000 oz/year

Summary Results @US$1,150/oz Gold/ C$0.80 Exchange

  • Avg. LOM Production

198,000 oz/year

On-Site Op. Costs

C$114.58/t milled

Total Cash Cost

US$534/oz

All-In Sustaining Cost

US$620/oz

LOM All-In Cash Cost*

US$763/oz

Pre-Production Capital

C$415M

Sustaining Capital

C$185M

Closure Capital

C$64M

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Sensitivity to Capex & Opex

Back k Riv iver Feasibili lity Study

SENSITIVITIES & OPTIMIZATIONS

*LOM All-In Cash Cost includes initial, sustaining and closure capital QA/QP (see slide 35)

  • June 6, 2017 spot Au and FX = CAD $1,741, IRR = 34%, NPV $786M (after-tax)

Sensitivity to Gold Price and Exchange Rate

NPV 5%, (C$M), IRR %, Post-Tax

Operating Costs

  • 20%
  • 10%

Base Case +10% +20% Capital Costs

  • 20%

715 653 592 529 468 36.2 34.1 32.0 29.7 27.3

  • 10%

659 591 536 474 415 31.8 29.9 27.8 25.6 23.4 Base Case 603 542 480 418 356 28.1 26.2 24.2 22.1 20.0 +10% 547 486 425 362 300 24.8 23.3 21.1 19.1 17.0 +20% 492 430 369 306 245 21.9 20.2 18.3 16.4 14.4

NPV 5%, (C$M), IRR %, Post-Tax

Exchange Rate: US$:C$ 0.70 0.725 0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90 Gold Price (US$/oz) $ 1,000 472 421 375 289 210 140 23.9 22.2 20.5 17.4 14.3 11.3 $ 1,150 687 630 577 480 394 317 30.9 29.1 27.4 24.2 21.2 18.4 $ 1,250 832 769 711 606 513 430 35.1 33.3 31.6 28.3 25.3 22.5 $ 1,350 977 910 846 732 631 542 39.1 37.3 35.5 32.2 29.1 26.3 $ 1,500 1,191 1,117 1,048 923 809 710 44.5 42.7 41.0 37.6 34.5 31.6

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Potential l Proje ject Optimizations

  • Flotation vs. whole ore leach
  • Potential for positive impact on CAPEX, OPEX and recovery
  • Opportunities for satellite deposits (eg: George)
  • Improvements to overall project execution schedule
  • Optimization of site layouts (Goose & MLA),

process and infrastructure layout and design

  • Increased Gold Price
  • US$1,200 gold price Echo, Llama UG & George add potential to

increase mine life with existing resources

  • Imbedded growth – all existing deposits remain open, numerous

exploration opportunities

  • Personnel and expertise availability (both for construction and operations)
  • Access to used equipment (mining, process and infrastructure)
  • Exploration opportunities for many years to come
  • Success at Vault and Llama could result in earlier underground access

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Embedded Future Growth

Opportunities:

  • Stand alone second mine
  • Satellite with haulage via winter road to Goose complex
  • High value potential to add resources

GEORGE PROPERTY

Back River Property

Kilometres 12.5 25

Goose Project

Existing Mineral resources:

Indicated 1.1m oz @ 5.6 g/t Inferred 980k oz @ 6.32 g/t Included in 6KFS ~600 k oz

Significant existing resources at George on 20km

  • f largely unexplored iron formation offering
  • pportunity for another mining complex on the

Back River district

George Project

50 Km

LEGEND

Inuit Owned Land Camp Port Site George to BIPR Road Option BIPR Road Winter Road George to Goose Option Winter Road Port to Goose Option Winter Road Port to Goose Option Surface Subsurface and Surface

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Other Opportunities in in the Dis istrict

  • Two other widely mineralized BIF systems with

little to no work

  • Large gold footprint at Del
  • Demonstrated opportunity for gold discoveries

from field work, grab samples and limited drilling

  • Many years of exploration bluesky

Source data: GN, DOE 2003 - 2014

15 Boot Boulder George Goose

5,000 10,000 15,000 Meters

Locale 1 Locale 2 Takrark Oar Opener Piglet Player Ayers Grizzly Cumquat Falcon Feass Llama Umwelt Camp Zone Goose Main LCPN LCPS

LEGEND

Mineral Occurences Banded Iron Formation Lease Outline Claim Outline

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Hig igh Im Impact Targets Around Exis xistin ing Deposits at Goose

  • Targeting resource extension and

new discovery to demonstrate additional mine life

  • Approximately 7,000 meters of

drilling planned in two 5-week campaigns starting late spring

  • Spring drilling completed April

2017 – objectives at both Llama and Umwelt successful

  • Summer drilling planned for

July/August 2017

EXPLORATION 2017 Goose 2017 Target Areas

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Sig ignif ificant Potential at Both Lla lama and Umwelt lt Underground

  • Significant potential at

both Umwelt and LLama.

  • Parallel structures

along 3 +km of strike

  • High grade Vault Zone

at Umwelt confirmed

  • At Llama a significant

300 m down plunge step out identified underground potential.

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Sig ignif ificant Potential at Umwelt Underground Vault Zone

  • Vault hole

17GSE511B 16.86 g/t Au over 13.5 m from 734.00 m to 747.5 m, including 27.11 g/t Au over 7.95 m from 736.75 to 744.70 m.

  • Significant
  • pportunity to

impact project economics

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Umwelt Vau ault zone is is ch characterized by y exceptional l grades an and wid idths

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Drill hole values represented by gram metres (g/t Au x length of intercept. Significant intercept data on slide 20

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Vault Zone offers Si Significant t

  • pportunity to im

impact t project ec economics

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  • Offers potential
  • pportunity for earlier

underground production at Umwelt

  • Remains open to the east

The Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 as pertains to the Back River Project, is James Maxwell P.Geo, Exploration Manager, for the Company. All drill core samples selected within the exploration program are subject to a company standard of internal quality control and quality assurance programs which include the insertion of certified reference materials, blank materials and duplicates analysis. All samples are sent to SGS Canada Inc. located in Burnaby, British Columbia where they are processed for gold analysis by 50 gram fire assay with finish by a combination of atomic absorption and gravimetric methods. Additionally, analysis by screen metallic processes is performed on select samples. True widths unknown with the exception of hole17GSE511B which is >90% true width

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Lla lama 2017 Drilli illing Id Identif ifies Min ineralization 300 m Belo low Resource

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  • Llama hole

17GSE513 returns 6.52 g/t Au over 8.3 meters

  • Mineralization

identified 300 m below existing resource

  • Deposit remains
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The Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 as pertains to the Back River Project, is James Maxwell P.Geo, Exploration Manager, for the Company. All drill core samples selected within the exploration program are subject to a company standard of internal quality control and quality assurance programs which include the insertion of certified reference materials, blank materials and duplicates analysis. All samples are sent to SGS Canada Inc. located in Burnaby, British Columbia where they are processed for gold analysis by 50 gram fire assay with finish by a combination of atomic absorption and gravimetric

  • methods. Additionally, analysis by screen metallic processes is performed on select samples.
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Hackett Silv ilver Royalty– Gle lencore Activ ivitie ies

Silver royalty comprises 22.5% of first 190 M ounces Ag produced; 12.5% of all Ag produced thereafter

 45km west of Back River, one of world’s largest undeveloped VMS deposits  Sabina mineral resource estimate: Indicated resources of 25 million tonnes at 4.2% Zn and 130 g/t Ag Inferred resources of 57 million tonnes at 3% Zn and 100 g/t Ag.  Glencore continues to evaluate Hackett for potential growth opportunity, Zinc a strategic commodity  Glencore has met all expenditure requirements to date  Sabina views royalty as strategic option on silver going forward

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The updated mineral resource estimate was originally prepared by Glencore (previously Xstrata) under the JORC code and was reported by Glencore on May 3, 2013 in its annual report of mineral resources and reserves as at December, 31, 2012. Glencore’s updated mineral resource estimate has been reviewed by Sabina and is stated in the Report dated July 31, 2013 and titled “Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. Hackett River Property Royalty NI 43-101 Technical Report, Nunavut, Canada” in accordance with NI 43-101 thus conforming to CIM Definition Standards. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral resource estimates do not account for mineability, selectivity, mining loss and dilution. These mineral resource estimates include inferred mineral resources that are normally considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is also no certainty that these inferred mineral resources will be converted to measured and indicated categories through further drilling, or into mineral reserves, once economic considerations are applied.

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Back k Riv iver is is a Compelli ling Gold ld Proje ject

  • There are few advanced projects that are large, high grade, district scale, in good jurisdictions
  • Sabina does not need to look elsewhere for growth

Source: http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mineweb/gold-miners-are-running-out-of-metal/

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Gold Discoveries

Total Resource

EXPLORATION FAIL

Amount of gold found by miners has plunged 85% over the past decade

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50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

LOM Annual Production (Koz/yr) After-Tax IRR (%) at $1,200/oz

After-Tax IRR and LOM Annual LOM Production Matrix

Back k Riv iver - Large, Robust, , Good Ju Juris isdiction

Source: Company public information and Cormark Securities based on internal modelling of these projects at US$1200 gold and $0.75 US$:C$ Exchange. As at July 2016

Few projects with after tax IRR >30% with production ~200,000 oz per year at US$1200 gold price

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MAX BSX VIT DNA NCA GQC AMM SBB (3,000 tpd case) ICG PVG

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Management & Board

Combined exploration, mine development, permitting operations & capital markets experience in over 70 projects & companies

Executive Management

Bruce McLeod President, CEO & Director Elaine Bennett VP Finance & CFO Nicole Hoeller VP Communications & Corp. Secretary

Technical Management

Angus Campbell VP Exploration Wes Carson VP Project Development Matthew Pickard VP Environment & Sustainability Bruce McLeod (Pres. & CEO) Roy Wilkes (Chairman) David Fennell Jonathan Goodman James Morton Anthony Walsh Walter Segsworth Anna Stylianides

Board of Directors

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Management & Board

Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.

Symbol SBB Listed exchange TSX Market capitalization ~C$415 million Shares outstanding (pro forma after financing) ~224 million Shares outstanding (diluted) ~243 million Cash Q1 ~C$43 million Debt None 52 week trading range C$0.54 -$1.99 Recent Price ~C$1.85

Analyst Coverage

BMO Capital Markets Andrew Kaip Paradigm Capital Don MacLean Cormark Securities Tyron Breytenbach RBC Capital Markets Sam Crittenden Canaccord Eric Zaunscherb Haywood Geordie Mark Echelon Partners Matt O’Keefe Industrial Alliance George Topping

Major Shareholders Holdings (I&O)

Dundee Precious Metals 10.7% Sun Valley Gold 10.5% Silver Wheaton 5.3% Management (options incl.) 3.0%

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Since February 2015, insiders have purchased 3,954,000 shares and sold 0

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Back k Riv iver Feasibili lity Study QA/QC

The FS was prepared under the direction of JDS Energy & Mining Inc. by leading independent industry consultants, all Qualified Persons (QP) under National Instrument 43-101.

Angus Campbell, P.Geo, Vice-President, Exploration, is a qualified person under NI-43-101 where the information relates to mineral resource estimates and Wes Carson, P.Eng Vice-President, Project Development is a qualified persons under NI 43-101 for the feasibility study and both approve the scientific and technical information contained herein. A National Instrument compliant 43-101 technical report will be filed on the project within 45 days from September 14, 2015. Further information can be found at Technical Report and Feasibility Study for the Back River Gold Property, Nunavut” dated June 22, 2015 and filed on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com.

Qualified Person, Designation Company QP Responsibility/Role

Gord Doerksen, P.Eng. JDS Energy & Mining Inc. Executive Summary, Introduction, Reliance on Other Experts, Reserves, Infrastructure, Market Studies, Capex, Opex, Economic Analysis, Adjacent Properties, Environmental, Other Relevant Data, Interpretations, Recommendations, References, Abbreviations, Project Execution Plan, Logistics, Infrastructure, G&A Dino Pilotto, P.Eng. JDS Energy & Mining Inc. Mining Methods Andrew Fowler, MAusIMM, CP (Geo) AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. Mineral Resource Estimates for George Dinara Nussipakynova, P.Geo AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. Mineral Resource Estimates for Goose John Morton Shannon, P.Geo AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. Property Description, Accessibility, History, Geology, Deposits, Exploration, Drilling, sample Preparation, Data Verification Maritz Rykaart, P.Eng. SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. Geochemistry, Tailings Management, Water Management Stacy Freudigmann, P.Eng Canenco Canada Inc. Metallurgy, Recoveries, Process Rob Mercer, Ph.D., P.Eng Knight Piésold Ltd. Geomechanical

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