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Mineral & Financial Investments Limited

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Investment Presentation

Mineral & Financial Investment Limited

Investing with Intelligence

May 31, 2019

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DISCLAIMER – Please read

This presentation (“document”) is intended only for “sophisticated investors” outside of the USA, under the relevant definitions of Chapter 6 ASIC regulations or a “wholesale client” under Chapter 7 of the relevant ASIC regulations or “self-certified sophisticated investors” in the form of Schedule 5 Part II of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or High Net Worth individuals pursuant to the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001 or holders of Financial Services licences and qualified investors under any relevant legislation in any jurisdiction. Any investment into The Company or Companies should be regarded as speculative and any investors should carefully consider their financial position with the aid of professional advisors unless they are regarded as “sophisticated investors” in the international sense of the phrase. You should seek independent legal and professional financial advice before making any investment in the Company or Companies specially to investigate any relevant regulations that may disqualify either you or this document from being distributed or perused. This document is not intended for prospective investors and does not purport to provide all of the information an interested party may require in order to investigate the affairs of The Company or Companies or referenced second or third parties. This presentation does not attempt to produce profit forecasts for The Company or Companies or referenced second or third parties and should not be relied upon as a forecast or as a basis for investment into The Company or Companies or referenced second or third parties. It may present details of scoping studies and does not present and should not be construed to present financial forecasts for potential shareholders or investors. The conclusions reached in this document are based on market conditions at the time of writing and as such may not be relied upon as a guide to future developments. The Company or Companies or referenced second or third parties does not own nor control any resources or reserves at the time

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Such statements express the intentions, opinions, or current expectations of Mineral and Financial Investments Limited with respect to possible future events and are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts which Mineral and Financial Investments Limited has made to the best of its knowledge (concerning, amongst other things, the business, results of operations, financial position, prospects, growth and strategies of Mineral and Financial Investments Limited, Redcorp Empreendimentos Mineiros Lda, Ascendant Resources, Cap Energy, Golden Sun Resources, Cerrado Gold and/or any of our investee companies, but which do not claim to be correct in the future. Due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events or results or actual performance of Mineral and Financial Investments Limited may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward- looking statements. No assurances can be given that the forward-looking statements in this announcement will be realised. As a result, recipients should not rely on such forward- looking statements. Furthermore, a review of the reasons why actual results and developments may differ materially from the expectations disclosed or implied within forward-looking statements can be found:

  • under "Forward-looking statements" and "Risk management" in the Mineral and Financial Investments Limited’s annual report for the year ended June 30, 2018; and
  • under "Other Information - Forward-Looking Statements" in Mineral and Financial Investments Limited's trading update for the quarter ended 31 March 2018.

Subject to compliance with applicable law and regulations, Mineral and Financial Investments Limited undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. No representation or warranty is made as to the reasonableness of such forward-looking statements. No statement in this document is intended to be nor may be construed as a profit forecast for any period and no statement should be interpreted to mean that profit, EBITDA, earnings, free cash flow or any measure thereof will necessarily be greater or lesser than those for preceding financial periods.

  • On Slide 16 – Please refer to the RNS released by MAFL on April 1, 2019
  • On Slide 18 all references to “Resources” are neither JORC or 43-101 compliant
  • On slide 20 all comments and estimates are from Golden Sun and the previous owners of the Bella Vista Mine all are available from publicly available sources.

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Mineral & Financial Investments Limited

A mining finance company

M&FI

A Mining Investment, Finance & Advisory Company

  • M&FI is an investment company focusing on natural resources and specifically Metals and Mining
  • M&FI invests in, finances, and advises its investee natural resource companies.
  • M&FI makes strategic investments as well as tactical (i.e. short term investments)
  • Management and Board has 75 years’ of combined mining investment experience in:
  • Investments; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Advisory; Investor

Relations, and; Mining / Geological expertise

  • Our Capital is permanent and exacting capital, not bound by private equity exit restrictions or

fund constraints.

  • Interests are aligned with the shareholders of investee companies
  • Redcorp investment provides excellent case study of how MAFL can realise value
  • Tactical Portfolio investments are diversified and liquid as an offset to the specific risks in the

Strategic Portfolio.

  • Disciplined cost control, a critical necessity in a based commodity business
  • Excellent investment track record: NAVPS has increased 39.3% p.a. since 31 December, 2015

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Investments

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Tactical Portfolio Strategic Portfolio

“Patient but demanding capital”

PE Fund / SPV

  • Capital Preservation with

Reasonable Returns

  • Liquid, High Quality
  • Multiple Asset Classes
  • Pre-Production Stage
  • Longer Term Horizon
  • 3-20% Equity Stake
  • Significant Upside Potential
  • Follow-On Investments
  • Provide Corporate Advisory

Services to Help Increase and Realize Value

  • New Financial Ventures
  • Co-Investment
  • Intelligent Capital

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Deploy intelligent capital when few others would or could; Exit when opportune and appropriate.

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  • Thorough due diligence (site visits,

technical experts)

  • Early drilling must have identified

mineralization

  • Be able to see a realistic path for the

asset to go to production

  • Invest and receive a “meaningful stake”

in the business (Strategic Investments)

  • Invest on private equity terms but

without exit or mandate restrictions

  • Have board representation, direct or

indirect in Strategic Investments

  • Mitigate certain risks to offset liquidity

risk

  • Be wholly aligned with the shareholders
  • f the investee company helping

management create long term value for shareholders

  • Provide follow-on investment, financing

and corporate advisory

  • Monetize investment when timely and

appropriate (normally after commercial production)

  • Recycle capital into new investment
  • pportunities
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Business Principles

1. We are in the business of investing capital 2. We work for our shareholders 3. We work with our investee companies 4. We will succeed only if our investee companies succeed 5. Our reputation is our calling card 6. Our Capital is permanent, but it is not patient capital 7. There is always a better and faster way to act.

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Geological Assets Human Assets Financial Assets

We focus on correct and prudent identification of the geological assets through rigorous due diligence. The remaining assets can be improved with our assistance.

Mining businesses are, we believe, comprised of three basic assets:

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S&P Commodity Index vs. S&P 500 Index

The Investment Opportunity

We believe that under investment in exploration has led to prolonged under performance versus equity markets. We expect a significant reversal is around the corner.

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Cash, Investments and Net Asset Value

£469,000 £943,000 £990,000 £721,000 £690,755 £960,568 £1,273,906 £1,601,913 £1,980,061 £2,269,321 £3,679,130 4,451,810 £797,000 £636,000 £596,000 £655,000 £262,532 £137,688 £273,519 £917,554 £455,803 £422,307 £749,836 £401,544 £1,535,000 £1,377,000 £1,380,000 £1,169,000 £908,623 £1,048,858 £1,494,360 £2,443,373 £2,546,875 £2,623,134 £4,392,940 £4,832,434 £0 £500,000 £1,000,000 £1,500,000 £2,000,000 £2,500,000 £3,000,000 £3,500,000 £4,000,000 £4,500,000 £5,000,000 Dec 31,2013 June 30, 2014 Dec 31, 2014 June 30, 2015 Dec 31, 2015 June 30, 2016 Dec 31, 2016 June 30, 2017 Dec 31, 2017 June 30, 2018 Dec 31, 2018 March 31, 2019 Investments Cash & Cash Equivalents Net Asset Value

C A G R + 3 3 . 8 % CAGR +67.2%

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Management

  • Jacques Vaillancourt, Chairman:

Jacques Vaillancourt has 35 years experience in global financial markets, during which time he was involved in over $35 billion of financings for the resource sector. Mr Vaillancourt is currently President of Mount Everest Finance Limited, which invests in natural resource companies. Previously, he was at HSBC as Managing Director and Global Head of Metals & Mining. From 1992 to 2009 he was at BMO Capital Markets as Managing Director and Head of European Equity Products. Additionally, he has been a sell- side analyst at RBC Capital Markets and is a graduate of McGill University. He is the chairman of Redstar Gold Corp, a TSX-listed gold exploration company.

  • James Lesser, Chief Operating Officer:

James "Jamie" Lesser has 20 years experience in equity capital markets, of which 15yrs focused on the resource sector. After 6yrs financing AIM juniors he spent 6yrs as Director of HSBC's Top 10 Extel Ranked Mining Team. Mr Lesser was Co-founder and Executive Director of Chalkstone Partners Ltd. which mitigates political and social risks for natural resources companies in emerging markets by improving community relations. He also runs Tono Resources Ltd., consulting to governments, NGO's and Universities on issues around Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASMs). He has extensive experience in the analysis and appraisal

  • f mining companies across the globe as corporate broker and sell-side resources specialist sales.
  • Sean Keenan, Director:

Sean Keenan is a geologist with 20 years of experience and a deep and wide ranging experience in mining, mineral exploration and

  • finance. M. Keenan has previously held roles as CEO of Pure Minerals Ltd, and General Manager of Corporate Development for

Chalice Gold Ltd., both Perth-based mineral exploration companies. He spent seven years with Resource Capital Funds (RCF), one

  • f the largest mining focused Private Equity fund management companies, and six years at BMO Capital Markets, one of the world’s

leading mining investment banks, in both mining research and investment banking. Mr. Keenan has a BSc. in Geology from the University of Western Australia and MSc. from the Imperial College, Royal School of Mines. Sean is currently a director of Redstar Gold Corp, a TSX-listed gold exploration company.

  • Miles Nicholson, Corporate Secretary, Administration and Finance:

Miles Nicholson is a chartered accountant with more than 30 years experience in providing administrative support and advice to expanding businesses. For the last 10 years he has specialised in assisting AIM listed investment companies in the natural resources sector. Investor Presentation May 31, 2019

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M&FI

Cash Tactical Portfolio (M&FI’s Treasury) Gold ETF Silver ETF Copper ETF Platinum ETF ~3% of Ascendant Resources (Honduras, Zinc) Barrick Gold (Global Gold) Trevali Minerals (Global Zinc) Imperial Metals (Canada, Copper) Artemis Resources (Australia, Gold & Lithium) Cabral Gold (Brazil) Avrupa Minerals (Portugal, Polymetalic) Alamos Gold (Canada) Newmont Goldcorp Encana Corp (E&P Americas) Strategic Assets (Long term Asset) 75% of Redcorp1 Lagoa Salgada (Portugal, Zinc, Lead) 1% of Cerrado Gold (Brazil) ~3.0% Golden Sun Resources (Costa Rica, Gold) ~2% of Cap Energy (Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Oil & Gas) Toro Gold (Senegal, Mali) New Financial Ventures

Listed Secs. Unlisted Secs.

7.6% 22.2% 70.3%

Portfolio Allocation

Net cash Tactical Portfolio Strategic Portfolio

7.6% 28.1% 48.2% 16.1%

Commodity Allocations

Net Cash Precious Metals & Secs. Base Metals & Secs. Energy Secs.

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1 Subject to an Earn-in Agreement with Ascendant Resources
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Quarterly NAVPS & Operating Costs as % of NAV

0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50% 5.00% 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 5 3 1 / 3 / 2 1 6 3 / 6 / 2 1 6 3 / 9 / 1 6 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 6 3 1 / 3 / 1 7 3 / 6 / 1 7 3 / 9 / 1 7 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 7 3 1 / 3 / 1 8 3 / 6 / 1 8 3 / 9 / 2 1 8 3 1 / 1 2 / 1 8 3 1 / 3 / 2 1 9 NAVPS Op Costs as % of NAV (Quarterly)

C A G R 3 9 . 3 %

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Conclusion

We Believe that M&FI Offers Investors:

1. Strong performance over 5 years. NAV is up 33.8% p.a. since Dec 31, 2013 2. Conservative financials – No debt, good cash position and strong liquidity 3. Experienced management team that are significant shareholders 4. Low operating costs 5. Strategic investment opportunities unavailable to the public markets. 6. Thorough due diligence prior to making strategic investments 7. Portfolio diversification in a volatile sector 8. A structure that allows tax efficiency of capital gains 9. The majority of our assets offer exposure to non GBP denominated assets.

  • 10. A 36% discount to its NAV estimate of 13.56p

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Appendix Slides & Notes:

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Zinc Market Fundamentals

Insufficient Global Zinc Refining Capacity Results in Surplus Zinc Concentrate and Tight Zinc Metal Supply

Zinc:

  • After declining substantially in 2016, global zinc production increased in both 2017

and 2018, reaching 13.2Mt and 13.4Mt respectively, according to mining research by Global Data.

  • However, the global market still remains sluggish and has been in a severe deficit

since 2016, impacted by several mine closures and production cuts over prices concerns.

  • Deficits in past 5 years have driven down Zinc Inventories
  • LME refined zinc inventories have decreased 70,000 tonnes year-to-date in 2019
  • Less than 80,000 tonnes of refined zinc remaining on LME
  • SHFE stocks have increased 95,000 tonnes year-to-date in 2019
  • Decreased Chinese refined production is increasing demand for refined imports

into China

  • Smelter cuts announced in Q1-2019:
  • Elektrozinc Russia (80,000 tonnes): permanently closed due to safety

infractions following a fire at the smelter

  • Skorpion: closing for 5 weeks, strike at mine reduces oxide stockpiles
  • Queensland Townsville zinc smelter: at risk due to flooded rail lines

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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ROW Others China Glencore Dugald River Gamsberg New Century New Mines

Zinc Mine Production1 (Thousand tonnes contained)

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thousands Mt US$D / Mt LME Stocks Bonded SHFE Price

Daily Zinc Prices & Stocks1.2 (US$/lb)

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M&FI TH Crestgate GmbH Ascendant Resources Inc. Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros Lda. Lagoa Salgada Project EDM

Current Ownership of the Portuguese Assets

100% 75% 25%* 85% WI 15% CI/WI1 1 Awaiting approval from Portuguese government

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Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros Lda.

Lagoa Salgada – Significant Resource with Significant Upside Potential

Figure 1: Plan View of the 2018 Planned Drill Holes

Figure 3: Gravimetric Survey Map with High Bouguer Gravity Coincident with Known Minera Resources

* 95 300.00 131.05 106.15 54 2.72 3.22 0.17 81 86 11.51 g 00 297.00 121.00 98.01 58 2.89 3.42 0.18 87 95 12.24 95 182.15 20 11.35 06 1.00 0.23 0.35 73 08 10.32 g 00 181.00 00 30 11 1.57 0.25 0.76 91 80 21.87 g 00 236.00 00 15.40 20 6.35 8.07 0.18 58 20 21.00 00 274.00 00 24 19 0.14 0.91 0.33 01 42 12.68

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ALJUSTREL NEVES CORVO AGUAS TENIDAS LAGOA SALGADA PROJECT Copper-rich Iberian Pyrite Belt RIO TINTO GRUPO MEXICO FIRST QUANTUM Atlantic Copper Smelter
  • M&FI has a 75% ownership, Ascendant Resources has a 25% interest in

Redcorp with an option to increase to 80%.*

  • Low-cost entry to a high-grade polymetallic VMS deposit with significant

exploration upside.

  • Located along the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal; home to multiple world class

mines that have been transformational for Lundin Mining (Neves Corvo) and Trafigura (Aguas Tenidas).

  • Iberian Pyrite Belt has a long history of successful VMS discoveries

demonstrating typical characteristics of VMS deposits: large in scale, multiple lenses, high-grade in nature.

  • Newly updated NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate demonstrates large and

high-grade deposit and near- term development potential.

  • High-grade polymetallic VMS deposit:
  • Jurisdictional and commodity diversification in a region with strong community

and government support.

Zn Pb Ag Cu Sn Au

High-Grade Polymetallic VMS Deposit in the Prolific Iberian Pyrite Belt

Lagoa Salgada Exploration Project

  • *Ascendant acquired a 25% interest in Redcorp – Empreendimentoes Mineirs, LDA., which owns an 85% interest in the Lagoa Salgada Project as well as acts as
the operating entity. Ascendant has an option to increase ownership to 80% upon completion of certain milestones and payments. On a pro rata basis Ascendant currently owns an effective 21.25% of the Project.
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Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros Lda.

Lagoa Salgada – Resource Estimate for the LS North, LS Central and LS South Deposits Significant Resource with Significant Upside Potential

Average Grade Category MinZones Tonnes Zn-Eq2 Cu Zn Pb Sn Ag Au kt % % % % % g/t g/t Measured All Zones 1,761 11.02 0.38 3.09 3.19 0.15 62.41 0.84 Indicated All Zones 6,082 7.61 0.50 2.09 1.84 0.09 48.61 0.40 M + I All Zones 7,843 8.38 0.47 2.31 2.15 0.10 51.71 0.50 Inferred All Zones 12,823 6.37 0.36 1.68 1.63 0.04 38.62 0.61 Average Grade Category MinZones Tonnes Zn-Eq Cu Zn Pb Sn Ag Au kt % % % % % g/t g/t North Zone Measured Total 1,761 11.02 0.38 3.09 3.19 0.15 62.41 0.84 Indicated Total 4,293 8.71 0.47 2.18 2.22 0.12 58.73 0.54 M + I Total 6,054 9.38 0.44 2.44 2.50 0.13 59.80 0.63 Inferred Total 7,847 7.43 0.31 1.90 2.22 0.07 50.34 0.58 South Zone Indicated SW2 1,789 4.99 0.58 1.88 0.95 0.00 24.33 0.07 Inferred SW2 3,899 4.50 0.52 1.65 0.89 0.00 22.36 0.06 Central Zone Inferred Total 1,078 5.41 0.11 0.17 0.06 0.00 12.15 2.89

Total Mineral Resource Estimate – Effective February 8, 2019 Mineral Resource Estimate By Zone

Eq ≥ 3.00%

Notes: (1) Mineralized Zones, GO=Gossan, MS=Massive Sulphide, SW=Stringer, SW2=Stockwork (2) Cut-off: Zn-Eq ≥ 3.00% (3) Zn-Eq = [Zn%]+([Cu%]*2.652)+([Pb%]*0.913)+([Au g/t]*1.585)+([Ag g/t]*0.025)+([Sn%]*7.565) (4) Densities: GO = 3.11, MS = 4.85, SW = 2.91, SW2 = 2.91 (5) The Mineral Resource content for Lagoa Salgada was completed and approved by Charlie Murahwi, M.Sc., P.Geo., Pr. Sci. Nat., FAusIMM, Senior Geologist, Micon International Ltd.

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Ascendant Resources (ASND- TSX)

A Unique Zinc Opportunity Long-Term Low Cost Producer Multiple Avenues for Growth

  • The only pure-play junior zinc producer in a tight

zinc market

  • 2018 Cost Guidance US$70-80/t
  • Organic growth opportunities at El Mochito with

accretive growth opportunities like Lagoa

Deeply Discounted to Peers

  • Undervalued vs peers: EV/EBITDA & P/NAV

The only junior pure-play

ZINC PRODUCER

Exploration Upside Potential

  • Lagoa Salgada high-grade polymetallic VMS project

in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

  • El Mochito potential as yet untested

Opportunity for Robust Growth and Expansion of El Mochito

Expansion & Optimization PEA Highlights

Table of Key Project Highlights

Project IRR after taxes & royalties 58% Project NPV (8%) after taxes & royalties $83.0 million Project undiscounted after-tax cash flow $146.5 million Project construction period 2 years Project payback period 2 years Life of mine (including current operations) 10 years Average annual ZnEq metal production (rounded) 120 million lbs Project development capital expenditures $32.8 million LOM sustaining capital expenditure (excluding closure) $129.7 million Average annual operating costs after construction $61.85/t milled Average annual operating costs after construction $0.58/lb ZnEq Payable Average annual AISC after construction $0.97/lb ZnEq payable

Three Key Areas of Focus: Mining Operations Expansion:

  • 26% increase in contained metal

production.

  • new subvertical shaft for increased

hoisting capacity and significantly shortened hauling distances.

Processing Plant Upgrades:

  • 27% increase in processed tonnes to

2,800 tpd.

  • Upgrades made to the crushing circuit,

process plant and tailings handling to meet increased production.

Improved underground water management system:

  • Upgrade to a new underground

pumping and water management system will have a significant positive impact on cost structure.

Note: Based on metal price assumptions of $1.21/lb zinc, $1.09/lb lead and $15/oz silver.

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Operating Results

Continuous Improvements in 2018 at El Mochito to Drive Robust 2019 $0.00 $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 30,000,000 Q1 17 Q2 17 Q3 17 Q4 17 Q1 18 Q2 18 Q3 18 Q4 18 Q1 19 Q2 19

Contained Zinc Production (lbs) Contained Lead Production (lbs) Zinc Equivalent Production (lbs) Direct Operating Costs $/t Ore Milled

38% Increase

in contained metal production for 2018 of 91.4 million ZnEq lbs vs 2017

2019 Guidance

10% mean increase from 2018 90 - 110 million ZnEq lbs of contained metal production

Record Grade

  • f 7.0% ZnEq achieved in Q4
2018 Higher grades to drive production increase in 2019
  • 100% owned underground mine.
  • Continuous operation since 1948 producing 27+

million tonnes ZnEq over its lifetime. (~8 million ozs AuEq)

  • 2018 production of +91 MM lbs ZnEq. 2019 guidance
  • f 90-110 MM lbs ZnEq.
  • Significant Mineral Resource base with deposits

remaining open in most directions.

  • 11,000 ha land package; ~150 ha mined with

majority unexplored.

  • Secure 8-year offtake agreement in place with

Nyrstar N.V. Typical NSR breakdown: Zn 70% Pb 20% Ag 10%

  • S&P Honduras’ credit rating BB
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The Company The Assets § Exploration portfolio focused on North-West African Atlantic Margin: § 24% working interest in shallow water Block 1, Guinea-Bissau § 27% working interest in deepwater Block 5B, Guinea-Bissau § 44.1% working interest in shallow water Block Djiffere, Senegal § Focused on exploration and production of conventional hydrocarbons in sub-Saharan Africa § Dynamic management team with +60 years experience operating in Africa § First mover in the prolific MSGBC Basin in 2013 § Headquartered in London & regulated in the UK § Incorporated in 2005

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Cap Energy (Unlisted)

Regional Overview – MSGBC Basin

FAN-1 950 MMbbls STOIIP CAP Energy CAP Energy SNE-1 2C 543 mmbbls Dome Flore 1 billion bbls STOIIP Sinapa 170 MMbbls STOIIP Senegal Guinea-Bissau Mauritania Tortue-1 15 Tcf gross Marsouin-1 70m net gas pay Ahmeyim-2 78m net gas pay SNE-2 DST: 8,000 bopd SNE-3 DST: 5,400 bopd BEL-1 Positive E&A results Teranga-1 31m net gas pay

Kosmos Energy/BP – Mauritania/Senegal ² BP farms into 6 exploration blocks offshore Mauritania & Senegal – first supermajor entry into the basin ² 100% success rate in 6 consecutive wells drilled by Kosmos offshore Mauritania & Senegal Cairn Energy/Woodside Energy – Senegal ² SNE-1 is the world’s largest discovery in 2014 ² 100% success rate in 9 consecutive E&A wells drilled CNOOC – AGC (Senegal/Guinea-Bissau) ² CNOOC completes farm-in as operator of Impact Oil’s AGC Profond licence offshore Senegal & Guinea-Bissau Total – Senegal/Guinea-Conakry ² Total acquires operatorship of 2 deep & ultra-deep exploration blocks offshore Senegal with NOC Petrosen ² Technical Evaluation Agreement with NOC ONAP, to study deep & ultra-deep areas offshore Guinea-Conakry ExxonMobil/Shell – Mauritania ² Exxon acquires 3 deepwater exploration blocks ² Shell is latest Basin entrant with acquisition of 2 offshore exploration blocks

Yakaar-1 45m net gas pay FAN South-1 31API oil

Guinea-Bissau: Block 5B

Guinea-Bissau 27% interest in Block 5B Operator: Trace Atlantic Oil Licence Participants Equity Interest Cost Interest Trace Atlantic Oil (operator) 58.5% 65% CAP Energy 27% 35% Petroguin (NOC) 10%
  • SPQSC
4.5%
  • (*)
Licence Summary Operator Location Surface Area Seismic Completed Next activities Trace Atlantic Oil Limited Offshore in 200 – 4,000 metres water depth 5,500 km2
  • 1,900 km vintage 2D survey
  • 1,530 km new 2D survey
(2011)
  • 1,500 km 2D infill survey
(2013)
  • 2,871 km2 3D survey (2014)
  • Drilling of 1
exploration well (*) carry limited to the 2D and 3D seismic surveys

7A

Block Company 1 CAP Energy, Trace 2 Svenska, FAR 4A Svenska, FAR 4B Bissau Exploration 5A FAR, Svenska 5B CAP Energy, Trace 6A Larsen Oil and Gas 6B Larsen Oil and Gas 7A Supernova Energy 7B Sonangol X* Oryx Petroleum Y* Oryx Petroleum Z* CNOOC, Impact * Located in AGC (Joint Administration Zone between Senegal & Guinea-Bissau)

Senegal: Block Djiffere

CAP

Senegal 44.1% interest in Block Djiffere Operator: Trace Atlantic Oil Block Company A BP, Kosmos Energy B African Petroleum C T5 Oil & Gas D Tender Group E BP, Kosmos Energy G Africa Fortesa H Africa Fortesa I A-Z Petroleum J Total, Petronas K Cairn, Woodside, FAR N Tender Group O Cairn, Woodside, FAR P CAP Energy R Elenilto Licence Participants Equity Interest Cost Interest Trace Atlantic Oil (operator) 45.9% 51% CAP Energy 44.1% 49% Petrosen (NOC) 10%
  • Licence Summary
Operator Location Surface Area Seismic Completed Next activities TAOL Djiffere Limited Offshore in 0-250 metres water depth 4,459 km2
  • 3,750 km new 2D survey
acquired (2014); processing & interpretation complete
  • 380 km2 new 3D survey
(2015); processing & interpretation complete
  • Drilling of 1
exploration well

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A mining finance company

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Monte nte do Carmo mo Project: ject: Location Map

Concessions:

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Cerrado Gold (Unlisted)

Monte nte do Carmo mo Project

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Golden Sun Resources (Unlisted)

BellaVista mine

Summary of Investment

  • Golden Sun’s Bellavista Mine is permitted

and expected to be in production in Q3-2019

  • Most recent historic resource estimate of

about 1.0 million ounces of gold (22Mt @ 1.46g/t Au)

  • The Bellavista Mine produced gold at an

annual rate of about 50,000 oz p.a in 2005- 2007 period.

  • Investment valuation a very attractive

$8/ounce of in-situ gold resources

  • Highly attractive convertible terms: 20%

interest rate, five-year term and secured

  • Board and management team, with high

levels of experience and significant investments in Golden Sun, pursuing a prudent, gradual, self-financing production expansion plan.

Country Property Descriptive Ore (T) Descriptive Notes Grades Au (gr/t) In-Situ Au (oz) Costa Rica Bellavista (31/12/15) Proven 8,410,500 (@ 0.5g/t Cut-off) 1.46 394,790 Costa Rica Bellavista (31/12/15) Probable 1,139,500 (@ 0.5g/t Cut-off) 1.81 66,311 Costa Rica Bellavista Measured 7,005,000 Measured (excludes Proven & Probable) 1.19 268,007 Costa Rica Bellavista Indicated 4,111,300 Indicated (excludes Proven & Probable) 1.16 153,330 Costa Rica Bellavista Inferred 4,248,000 Inferred (0.5g/t Cut-off) (excludes Proven & Probable) 1.68 229,448 Costa Rica Bellavista Inferred on Leach pad 3,000,000 Estimated on Leach Pad 0.85 81,984 24,914,300 Average Grade: 1.39 1,111,886

Historic Resource summary and description (Non-JORC Compliant) Mine Site, Buildings and equipment

PHASE 1 (Q3-2019):

  • High grade (+8 g/t) ores vat leached in

a bank of 2 large concrete cells (1,000 t/cell) to generate early cash flow

  • Small-scale 12,000 t.p.a. leaching
  • capacity. We expect this layout can

deliver gold production of 2,700 oz p.a.

  • Partially leached ore stockpiled for

future milling.

  • Phase 1 production expected to

generate cash flows to finance future development phases. PHASE 2:

  • Potentially expand production to

12,000 oz p.a. via open pit mining and additional leaching capacity. PHASE 3:

  • Potentially expand underground

mining and install a CIL/Merrill Crowe processing plant;

  • Undertake Montezuma exploration less

than 500m from the Bellavista Processing plant; PHASE 4:

  • Undertake a feasibility study to build a

3,500 tpd mine/mill complex as per the

  • riginal operating capacity in 2007.
  • Estimated potential annual production
  • f 45,000 oz p.a.
  • Expand exploration footprint, seek

acquisition opportunities and custom milling opportunities elsewhere in Costa Rica that may supplement ore feed.

Planned Expansion Phases

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