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A Leading Intermediate Copper Producer January 2018 1 Cautionary Note On Forward Looking Information This presentation, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of


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A Leading Intermediate Copper Producer

January 2018

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This presentation, and the documents incorporated by reference herein, may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document and Capstone does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect our expectations or beliefs regarding future events. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs

  • f production and capital expenditures, the success of our mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses and title disputes. In certain cases, forward-looking

statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes” or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” or the negative of these terms or comparable

  • terminology. In this document certain forward-looking statements are identified by words including “anticipation”, “guidance”, “plan” and “expected”. By their very nature, forward-looking

statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, amongst others, risks related to inherent hazards associated with mining operations, future prices of copper and other metals, compliance with financial covenants, surety bonding, our ability to raise capital, Capstone’s ability to acquire properties for growth, counterparty risks associated with sales of our metals, use of financial derivative instruments and associated counterparty risks, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in general economic conditions, accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, operating in foreign jurisdictions with risk of changes to governmental regulation, compliance with governmental regulations, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, reliance on approvals, licences and permits from governmental authorities, impact of climatic conditions on our Pinto Valley, Cozamin and Minto operations, aboriginal title claims and rights to consultation and accommodation, land reclamation and mine closure obligations, uncertainties and risks related to the potential development of the Santo Domingo Project, increased operating and capital costs, challenges to title to our mineral properties, maintaining ongoing social license to operate, dependence on key management personnel, potential conflicts of interest involving our directors and officers, corruption and bribery, limitations inherent in our insurance coverage, labour relations, increasing energy prices, competition in the mining industry, risks associated with joint venture partners, our ability to integrate new acquisitions into our operations, cybersecurity threats, legal proceedings and other risks of the mining industry as well as those factors detailed from time to time in the Company’s interim and annual financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis of those statements, all of which are filed and available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those described in our forward- looking statements, there may be other factors that cause our results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that our forward- looking statements will prove to be accurate, as our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

Alternative Performance Measures

“C1 cash cost”, “cash cost”, “all-in cost”, “fully-loaded all-in cost”, “adjusted net income/loss”, “operating cash flow before changes in working capital” and “net debt” are Alternative Performance

  • Measures. Alternative performance measures are furnished to provide additional information. These non-GAAP performance measures are included in this presentation because these statistics

are key performance measures that management uses to monitor performance, to assess how the Company is performing, to plan and to assess the overall effectiveness and efficiency of mining

  • perations. These performance measures may not be comparable to similar data presented by other mining companies. These performance measures should not be considered in isolation as a

substitute for measures of performance included in the Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Currency

All amounts are in US$ unless otherwise specified.

Cautionary Note On Forward Looking Information

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Cash flow generation from a portfolio of three mines Financial flexibility Proven track record of sustainable growth Low-risk copper producer focused on the Americas

About Capstone

A leading intermediate copper producer

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Solid Base with Growth on the Horizon

Building a balance sheet to grow Operations in Stable Jurisdictions

3 Operations

  • +85k tonnes of copper over next 5 years

Leverage Returning and Strong Balance Sheet

Unhedged 2018

  • 100% Cu exposure returns January 2018

Balance Sheet

  • Net Debt Q3 2017 $185m
  • Net Debt / EBITDA 1.18x
  • Net debt target $100m
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Key Points

  • Q4 2017 production ahead of plan on higher grade and recoveries
  • 2018 throughput targeted at, or above, PV3 pre-feasibility study with focus on overall plant optimization

Optimizing operations

Pinto Valley Mine

Open Pit Mine in Arizona, US

Mine life remaining (years) 22 Q3 YTD 2017 Production (k tonnes) Q3 YTD 2017 C1 Cash Cost1,2 ($/payable lb produced) Q3 YTD 2017 All-In Cost1,2 ($/payable lb produced) 41.2 $2.01 $2.40 Q4 2017 Production (k tonnes) 2017 Full Year Production (k tonnes) 16.1 57.3 2018 Production Guidance (k tonnes) 2018 C1 Cash Cost Guidance1,2 ($/payable lb produced) 56.0 $1.95 By-products Mo, Ag

  • 1. C1 Cash Cost and All-In Cost are Alternative Performance Measures. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. 2. C1 cash cost per pound of

payable copper produced is net of by-product credits and selling costs. All-In cost per pound of payable copper produced is C1 cash cost plus NSR and production royalties, non-cash deferred revenue, all sustaining capital expenditures (including exploration and cash portion of production-phase capitalized stripping), accretion of reclamation obligations, amortization of reclamation assets and PV3 development.

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Pinto Valley Mine Plan

  • PV3 mine plan more than doubles mine life, increases throughput and lowers operating costs without

significant capital investment

  • No significant changes moving from PV2 to PV3
  • Planning further 10% throughput expansion 2020/2021 with timeline aligned to permitting

0.00% 0.10% 0.20% 0.30% 0.40% 0.50% 0.60% 0 M 10 M 20 M 30 M 40 M 50 M 60 M 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038

Cu Grade Million Tonnes

PV2 Ore PV3 Ore PV2 Waste PV3 Waste Cu Grade - Pinto Valley Mine Plan

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Pinto Valley: Infrastructure Advantage

Source: Bing maps and boundaries are approximated

Evaluating regional resource opportunities

Carlota (KGHM) Pinto Valley Miami (FCX) Copper Cities (BHP) Miami (BHP) Old Dominion (BHP)

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Cozamin Mine

Underground Mine in Zacatecas State, Mexico

Mine life remaining (years) 4 Q3 YTD 2017 Production (k tonnes) Q3 YTD 2017 C1 cash cost1,2 ($/payable lb produced) Q3 YTD 2017 All-In Cost1,2 ($/payable lb produced) 12.5 $1.21 $1.84 Q4 2017 Production (k tonnes) 2017 Full Year Production (k tonnes) 4.3 16.7 2018 Production Guidance (k tonnes) 2018 C1 Cash Cost Guidance1,2 ($/payable lb produced) 15.0 $1.05 By-products Zn, Pb, Ag

2019+

Following up on significant 2017 exploration success; Metallurgical work to bring zinc resource into mine plan represents potential upside

2018

Further exploration targets aimed at extending mine life; Potential additional zinc/silver production

  • 1. C1 Cash Cost and All-In Cost are Alternative Performance Measures. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. 2. C1 cash cost per pound of

payable copper produced is net of by-product credits and selling costs. All-In cost per pound of payable copper produced is C1 cash cost plus NSR and production royalties, non-cash deferred revenue, all sustaining capital expenditures (including exploration and production-phase capitalized stripping), accretion of reclamation obligations and amortization of reclamation assets.

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Key Points

  • Current mineral resource/reserve (MNV and MNFWZ) over 2 km strike length
  • Mala Noche Vein (MNV) - extends 5.5 km east/west; open in both directions
  • Mala Noche Footwall Zone (MNFWZ) – extends 1 km; still open to the southeast and up-dip
  • Surface and underground exploration targeting new mineralized zones
  • Along strike, up and down-dip of existing resources & historic mines & in parallel structures and splays off main

structures

  • Accelerating copper exploration to follow up on recent success in MNFWZ and on both sides of the

Capstone/Endeavour Silver boundary and testing zinc production potential

Cozamin Mine Exploration Potential

Zinc Potential Open Cu-Zn Exp. Potential MNV MNFWZ San Roberto Shaft

2400 2000 1800

MASL

747000 748000 749000

San Rafael Zinc Zone 2017/18 Targeting Indicated 2017/18 Targeting Inferred Endeavour Boundary

LOOKING NORTH

Zaragoza Shaft San Rafael Shaft 2016/2017 Zinc Drilling

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Mine life remaining (years) 4 Q3 YTD 2017 Production (k tonnes) Q3 YTD 2017 C1 cash cost1,2,3 ($/payable lb produced) Q3 YTD 2017 All-In Cost1,2,3 ($/payable lb produced) 13.3 $2.22 $2.28 Q4 2017 Production (k tonnes) 2017 Full Year Production (k tonnes) 3.0 16.3 2018 Production Guidance (k tonnes) 2018 C1 Cash Cost Guidance1,2 ($/payable lb produced) 19.0 $2.40 By-products Au, Ag

Open Pit & Underground Mine in Yukon, Canada

Minto Mine

2018 – mid 2021

Evaluating further deposits for re-inclusion into reserves, may support additional mine life beyond 2021

+2021

  • 1. C1 Cash Cost and All-In Cost are Alternative Performance Measures. See Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Note for NI 43-101 information. 2. C1 cash cost per pound of payable

copper produced is net of by-product credits and selling costs. All-In cost per pound of payable copper produced is C1 cash cost plus NSR and production royalties, non-cash deferred revenue, all sustaining capital expenditures (including exploration and production-phase capitalized stripping), accretion of reclamation obligations and amortization of reclamation assets. 3. Operating costs are adjusted to exclude the cost of mining ore and waste which is not related to concentrate produced in the period; these costs are capitalized or inventoried in the financial statements, and then expensed when the associated ore is processed.

2018 OP mining includes Area 2 extension and Ridgetop North. UG includes Area 2, Minto East and Copper Keel; Mine plan continues through mid-2021

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Santo Domingo Provides Future Growth Potential

Permittable project provides upside optionality Copper Development Project in Region III, Chile

  • Owned 70% Capstone; 30% Korea Resources Corp. (KORES)
  • Approved EIA and Port Concession
  • Applications for long lead permits submitted
  • Superior infrastructure at low elevation
  • Evaluating potential for shared infrastructure and updating

2014 FS to reflect current inputs

  • Assessing appropriate size and return for Capstone

Manto Verde (Audley)

Chañaral Diego de Almagro

Santo Domingo (CS) Radiss (Sumitomo) Sierra Norte (Alxar) Inca de Oro (PanAust)

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Expected Free Cash Flow to Further Repay Debt

At September 30, 2017 ($M) Cash and equivalents $114.2 LESS: Long Term Debt $298.9 Net Debt $184.7 Total Net Debt / EBITDA 1.18:1

$100.0 $44.0 $24.0 $19.0 $7.0 $6.0 Sustaining Development Total

2018 Capital Guidance ($M)

(including capitalized stripping in development costs)

Pinto Valley Cozamin Minto

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  • 1. $24M of capitalized stripping at Pinto Valley. 2. Reflects capitalized brownfield exploration. 3. Does not include $3M budgeted as an expense for

greenfield exploration.

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100% copper price exposure effective January 1, 2018

  • Revolving credit facility

maturing 2021

  • $54M debt repaid in 2017
  • Proceeds from Kutcho sale (C$29M)

to further reduce net debt

  • Net debt target of $100 million
  • Unhedged January 1, 2018
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Source: BMO Capital Markets (October 2017)

Base Metal Benchmarking

Significant leverage, trading at a discount to 2018 cash flow

0.0x 1.0x 2.0x 3.0x 4.0x 5.0x 6.0x 7.0x

Lundin Taseko First Quantum Nevsun Hudbay Teck Capstone Copper Mountain

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Capstone Taseko Copper Mountain Hudbay First Quantum Nevsun Lundin Teck

P / 2018E CF NPV Sensitivity

to 10% higher Cu Price

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Taseko Capstone Copper Mountain Lundin First Quantum Hudbay Nevsun Teck

2018E CF Sensitivity

to 10% higher Cu Price

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Taseko Capstone Copper Mountain First Quantum Lundin Hudbay Nevsun Teck

2018E EBITDA Sensitivity

to 10% higher Cu Price

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2018 and beyond

Capstone Is Well-Positioned For The Future

Significant leverage to rising copper market

  • Financial Flexibility

100% copper price exposure effective Jan 1, 2018; free cash flow intended to further de-lever balance sheet

  • Pinto Valley

Plant optimization/expansion and regional opportunities

  • Cozamin

Exploration success in 2017. Accessing additional land and accelerating exploration. Advancing zinc potential

  • Minto

Cash flow contribution through mid-2021, potentially beyond. Adjusted stream provides insurance

  • Internal Growth Portfolio

Defining the value maximizing path forward at Santo Domingo and exploration portfolio for future growth

  • History of opportunistic growth and successful integration

Experienced team with demonstrated ability to finance, construct, expand, optimize and integrate

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Unless otherwise indicated, Capstone has prepared the technical information in this presentation (“Technical Information”) based on information contained in the technical reports and news releases (collectively the “Disclosure Documents”) available under Capstone Mining Corp.’s company profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Each Disclosure Document was prepared by or under the supervision of a qualified person (a “Qualified Person” or “QP”) as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 43-101”). For readers to fully understand the information in this presentation, they should read the Technical Reports (available on www.sedar.com) in their entirety, including all qualifications, assumptions and exclusions that relate to the information set out in this presentation which qualifies the Technical Information. Readers are advised that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. The Disclosure Documents are each intended to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The Technical Information is subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained in the Disclosure Documents. The technical information in this presentation has been prepared in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators ("NI 43-101") and reviewed and approved by Gregg Bush, P.Eng., Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Capstone Mining. Technical Information related to mineral exploration activities has been reviewed and approved by Brad Mercer, P. Geol., Senior Vice President, Exploration. Both are QP’s under NI 43-101. This presentation summarizes some of the information disclosed in the Pinto Valley Mine Life Extension – Phase 3 (PV3) Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report dated February 23, 2016. The following QP’s authored the technical report: Gregg Bush, P.Eng of Capstone Mining Corp., Garth Kirkham, P.Geo. of Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., John Marek P.E. of Independent Mining Consultants, Inc., Ken Major, P.Eng. of KWM Consulting Inc., Tony Freiman, P.E. of Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure Inc. and Cori Hoag C.P.G. of SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc. This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Cozamin Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico dated July 31 , 2014. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report: Patrick Andrieux, PhD., P.Eng. (Itasca Consulting Group. Inc), Dave Hallman, PE (Tetra Tech, Inc), Jenna Hardy, P.Geo. (Nimbus Management Ltd.), Mel Lawson, SME-RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ken Major, P.Eng. (KWM Consulting Inc.), Vivienne McLennan, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.), Allan Schappert, SME-RM (Stantec Consulting International LLC), Ali Shahkar, P.Eng. (Lions Gate Geological Consulting Inc.), Robert Sim, P.Geo. (Sim Geological Inc.), Brad Skeeles, P.Eng. (formerly with Capstone Mining Corp.), and Jeremy Vincent, P.Geo. (Capstone Mining Corp.). This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Minto Phase VI Preliminary Feasibility Study Technical Report dated July 31, 2012. Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for this report: John Sagman, BASc., P.Eng., PMP, Wayne Barnett, Pr.Sci.Nat., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc., John Eggert, P.Eng, Eggert Engineering Ltd; Bruce Murphy, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Bill Hodgson, P.Eng., Genivar Inc.; Garth Kirkham, P. Geo, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd; Michael Levy, PE, SRK Consulting (Canada), Inc.; Brad Mercer, P.Geol. Capstone Mining Corp.; Pooya Mohseni, P.Eng., Minto Exploration; Marek Nowak, P.Eng., SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.; and Colleen Roche, P.Eng., Capstone Mining Corp. who are responsible for certain sections of the PFS as detailed in the PFS. This presentation summarizes some of the information contained in the Santo Domingo Project; Region III, Chile; NI 43-101 Technical Report on Feasibility Study dated July 8, 2014, 100% basis. The following QP’s were responsible for the preparation of their relevant portions of the Technical Report based on the Feasibility Study: David Frost, F.AusIMM (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Hans Gopfert, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Joyce Maycock, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Vikram Khera, P. Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Anna Klimek, P.Eng (AMEC Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.), Roy Betinol, P.Eng. (BRASS Chile S.A.) -- Seawater and Magnetite Concentrate Pipeline System, Carlos Guzmán, F.AusIMM (NCL Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.) -- Mineral Reserve Model, Mine Equipment and Mine Development , Tom Kerr, P.Eng. (Knight Piésold S. A.) - Tailings Storage Facility, David Rennie, P. Eng (Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.) -- Mineral Resource Model. The technical information in the July 8, 2014 report was reviewed by Court Muggli, P.E., formerly Project Director, Capstone Mining Corp., and Gregg Bush, P. Eng., Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Capstone Mining Corp., both QP’s under NI 43-101.

Compliance with NI 43-101

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Phone: +1-604-684-8894 Toll Free: 1-866-684-8894 Email: info@capstonemining.com

Updated January 15, 2018