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Paradox Basin Project: The New Lithium Province November 2017 Low Emission & Technology Minerals Conference Disclaimer The informaCon contained in this confidenCal document ("PresentaCon") has been prepared by Anson Resources


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Paradox Basin Project: The New Lithium Province

November 2017 Low Emission & Technology Minerals Conference

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Disclaimer

The informaCon contained in this confidenCal document ("PresentaCon") has been prepared by Anson Resources Limited (the "Company"). It has not been fully verified and is subject to material updaCng, revision and further amendment. The InformaCon many not be distributed to others at any Cme without the prior wriRen consent of the Company (including the presentaCon) any copies thereof, and will destroy all analysis, complicaCons and other documents or wriCngs whatsoever containing or reflecCng any such material. While the informaCon contained herein has been prepared in good faith, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers give, have given or have authority to give, any representaCons or warranCes (express or implied) as to, or in relaCon to, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the informaCon in this PresentaCon, or any revision thereof, or of any other wriRen or oral informaCon made or to be made available to any interested party or its advisers (all such informaCon being referred to as "InformaCon") and liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. Accordingly, neither the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers take any responsibility for, or will accept any liability whether direct or indirect, express or implied, contractual, tortuous, statutory or otherwise, in respect of, the accuracy or completeness of the InformaCon or for any of the opinions contained herein or for any errors, omissions or misstatements

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Neither the issue of this PresentaCon nor any part of its contents is to be taken as any form of commitment on the part of the Company to proceed with any transacCon and the right is reserved to terminate any discussions or negoCaCons with any prospecCve investors. In no circumstances will the Company be responsible for any costs, losses or expenses incurred in connecCon with any appraisal or invesCgaCon of the Company. In furnishing this PresentaCon, the Company does not undertake or agree to any obligaCon to provide the recipient with access to any addiConal informaCon or to update this PresentaCon or to correct any inaccuracies in, or omissions from, this PresentaCon which may become apparent. This PresentaCon should not be considered as the giving of investment advice by the Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, agents, employees or advisers. Each party to whom this PresentaCon is made available must make its own independent assessment of the Company aXer making such invesCgaCons and taking such advice as may be deemed necessary. In parCcular, any esCmates

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This PresentaCon includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this discussion, other than statements of historical facts, that address future acCviCes and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectaCons expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumpCons, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, conCnued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business condiCons. Investors are cauConed that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Competent Person’s Statement The informaCon in this presentaCon is an accurate representaCon of the available data and studies for the deposit reviewed by Mr Greg Knox (MAusIMM), a Director of the Company. Mr Knox has over 25 years of exploraCon and mining experience in a variety of mineral deposit styles. Mr Knox has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisaCon and type of deposit under consideraCon and to the acCvity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 EdiCon of the “Australasian Code for reporCng of ExploraCon Results, Mineral Resources.

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Corporate Overview

Top Shareholders

(Tota tal shareholders 1596)

Zhongfan Group 6.25% B Richardson 5.45% G Knox 3.30% M Klein 2.93% B McLeod 2.27% Li Xiao 1.99% Wo Wah Ind, 1.99%

500,000 opCons - exercise price 5.5 cents on or before 21 September 2018 121 Million opCons – exercise price 2.5 cents – on or before August 2018

Anson Research: 11 Nov 2017

Capital Structure

Shares on Issue 321M Share Price 15.5 cents OpCons on Issue 122M Market CapitalisaCon $49.7M Net Cash and Quoted EquiCes $1.6M

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Directors

Peter (Greg) Knox B.Sc. (Geology) – Non ExecuBve Director

§ Mr Knox is a qualified geologist with over 30 years of experience in exploraCon, mine development and mining operaCons § He has worked on projects from grass- roots exploraCon through to mine development and producCon

Bruce McLeod, B.Sc. (Maths), M.Com (Econ) - Non Exec Chairman

§ Experienced public company director § >25 years experience in the Australian capital markets § Corporate funding experience in resources and property industries § Extensive experience in the takeover and raConalisaCon of companies

Bruce Richardson, B.A (Hons) - Managing Director

§ Proven track record of 9 years in exploraCon, mining and producCon in public and private companies § >30 years of internaConal business experience, parCcularly China § In the past few years has raised over $170 million dollars of investment in mining projects

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Paradox Brine Project – Overview

§ 291 placer claims with an area of 5,767 acres (23.3 square kilometres) § Long Canyon No. 1 operaCng well with known brine value of 500ppm from ClasCc Zone 31 at 6,013 feet (800 metres from claims) § White Cloud No. 2 with known brine value of 1,700ppm from ClasCc Zone 31 at 6,015 feet (100 metres from Long Canyon No.1) § 8.9 km strike length along Robert’s Rupture within the Paradox Basin

Source: UDS open file data

Well/ppm Li Br B I Mg Long Canyon 1 500 6,100 n/a 300 21,000 White Cloud No.2 1,700 2,500 20,000 450 43,600 Big Flat Unit 2 173 1,150 2,922 47,789

Known historical assay results outside the project area

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The Four Corners - A New Lithium Province

§ MulCple exploraCon companies in the 4 corners “New Lithium Province”: § Voltaic Minerals § MGX § American potash § Liberty One § US Cobalt § Power Metals § Standard Lithium § Anson strategically located in the deepest part of the Paradox Basin § Brines known to exist throughout the Paradox Basin which covers an area 33,000 square miles (85,470km2)

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Four Corners Lithium Explorers

Company Acres Target

Anson Resources 5,767 Li Brines Liberty One 4,480 Li Brines Voltaic Metals 4,160 Li Brines US Cobalt 2,220 Li Brines Power Metals NK Li Brines American Potash NK Li, Potash MGX 118,000 Li/Oil Brines Utah New Mexico Arizona Colorado

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Utah is a World Class Mining JurisdicCon

§ Known Mining and Oil & Gas jurisdicCon, Grand County Utah, USA § Mineral Mines in Utah March 2015

§ approximately 200 different minerals mined in Utah

§ 600 permiRed mineral operaCons state-wide § Utah ranks 5th in the value of non-fuel mineral producCon in the U.S

§ accounCng for approximately 5.4 percent of the United States total*

*2014 data from the U.S. Geological Survey

The KennecoR Copper Mine, Utah

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Paradox Brine Project – Advantages

Historic Data: § Extensive database available

§ Historic seismic data § Local drill hole data

§ ExisCng historical wells § High grade under explored brines § Suitable infrastructure in place LocaBon: § Tesla Gigafactory 11 hr drive § 15km west of Moab § 4km northwest of operaCng potash mine Tesla Gigafactory

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Paradox Brine Project – Infrastructure

§ Close proximity to key infrastructure: § Interstate Highway § Railway § Power Line § Gas Line

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Paradox Basin

§ A large Pennsylvanian-age marine basin § Basin includes a thick series of marine evaporite deposits that define the Paradox FormaCon

§ Comprised of up to 29 salt-evaporite sequences separated by intervening clasCc beds

§ The clasCc layers can be porous and permeable

§ FuncCon as brine aquifer host beds

§ Super-saturated brines flowed to surface (artesian flow) § Lithium-rich brines have previously been sampled in the area

Long Canyon #1 Geophysical Logs: Geology & Brine Horizons

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Paradox Brine ExploraCon

ExploraBon: § Drill-test and evaluate super saturated brines: § Determine concentraCons of specific brine aquifers § Test for Li, B, Br & I Development: § Determine brine geochemistry and aquifer parameters § Flow rates, recharge rates, porosity and permeability § IdenCfy via exploraCon well drilling ProducBon: § Develop brine extracCon wells

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Peer Project Comparison – ppm values

Source: Canaccord Genuity research

1700 1400 340 200 200 160 160 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Paradox Basin (Utah) (WC#2) Atacama (Chile) Bonnie Claire (Nevada) Calyton Valley (Nevada) Uyuni (Bolivia) Big Smokey Valley (Nevada) Hombre Muerto (ArgenCna) ppm values

Peer Project Comparison – Highest ppm Values

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Historic Lithium Grades

Well ClasBc Zone 31 Li level Big Flat Unit 2 173 ppm Long Canyon 1 500 ppm White Cloud 1700 ppm Average grade 791 ppm Average thickness 25 X. Well ClasBc Zone 17 Li level Superior Oil 339 ppm Pure Oil 1 134 ppm Average grade 237 ppm Average thickness 35 X.

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Paradox Brine Project – CharacterisCcs

Robert’s Rupture’s Significance: § Caused fracturing of rock formaCons to over 7,000 X in depth § Increases permeability and porosity § Promotes fluid mobility § Fracture and alteraCon is visible at surface Long Canyon No. cu\ngs 1: 500ppm Grade and CharactersBcs to be Confirmed - Resampling

Simplified StraCgraphic Sequence

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Depth: § Claim areas are over the deepest part of the Paradox Basin § Brines concentrate in the deepest part of the ClasCc Zone 31 High Pressure: § Highly pressurized (4,953psi), approximately double expected pressure at this depth § Mineralized brine at the main target zone (ClasCc 31) is expected to flow freely Temperature: § Temperature increases in line with depth § The unique pressurized brine rises to the surface already heated to 600C (1400F) § Usually expected 400C (1000F)

Paradox Brine Project – Isopach Maps

Isopach map showing the depths of ClasCc Zone 31 increasing to the north east

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Paradox Brine Project – SW-NE Cross SecCon

§ ClasBc Zone 31 is the main target horizon (bold red line) § Cross secCon shows the locaCon of Anson’s re-entry and the Long Canyon No. 1 well with 500ppm and other strategic targets § ClasCc Zones 17, 19, 21 & 29 have previously recorded brine flows (red lines) § Highly pressurized (4,953psi), approximately double expected pressure at this depth § The unique pressurized brine rises to the surface already heated to 600C (1400F) § Usually expected 400C (1000F)

Anson Re-Entry Gold Bar 2

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ClasCc Zone 31 Cuxngs - Geological Summary

Depth of Intersection (feet) Comments

7050 – 7060 Salt with 5% anhydrite 7060 – 7070 50% anhydrite, 20% dolomite, 30% black shale and siltstone, probable top of Clastic #31 7070 – 7080 60% anhydrite, 30% black shale and siltstone, 10% salt, Clastic #31? (small, poor sample) 7080 – 7090 60% anhydrite, 30% black shale and siltstone, 10% salt, Clastic #31? (small, poor sample) 7090 – 7100 Light pinkish-brown salt with 10% anhydrite

Drill cuxngs from Gold Bar Unit 2 – ClasCc Zone 31 interval

§ Gold Bar Unit 2 cuxngs

§ Obtained from US geological Survey Core

Research Centre § QAQC checks carried out to confirm correct intervals § Samples must be “lagged” to match interval from electric logs § Lithology of the cuxngs are shown in table below

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ClasCc Zone Petrographic Work

§ ClasCc Zone 31 § Dark brown, organic rich laminated fragments § ScaRered vugs filled with anhydrite or silica, § MicriCc limestone fragments § DolomiCc and anhydrite-rich fragments § The porosity (P) developed when the dolomite (D) replaced

  • rganic-rich micrite (M) and gypsum

§ ClasCc Zone 29: § Similar lithology to ClasCc Zone 31 § More organic rich fragments § Higher porosity

Thin secCon PPL, 100*

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Gold Bar Unit 2 Re-entry Plan

§ Gold Bar Unit 2 well drilled for oil to a depth of 9,682 feet § ClasCc 31 intersected at 7,080 feet § Brines was recorded but not assayed § Make over rig to be used to re-enter the well and take brine samples for tesCng for lithium and other minerals § Li, B, Br, I, Mg § AddiConal brines from several clasCc levels to be sampled § ClasCc Zones 17, 19 & 29

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Drilling Program – Re-entry

Well Design completed by SRK: § Drill hole design of completed Gold Bar #2 (incorporates): § Total well depth § ProducCon casing and tubing size requirements § Expected boRom hole pressure and associated casing design and BOP requirements § Bit and motor hydraulics § Drilling mud and mud system requirements § PotenCal lost circulaCon zones § Drilling rig requirements (including air drilling, as warranted)

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Drilling Program – MulCple ClasCc Zones to Sample

§ Drill each cement plug § Pressure test casing § Run casing inspecCon log § Circulate casing scraper to clean casing § Insert packer § Perforate casing at desired depth: § Sample boRom to top: § 7080 ClasCc Zone 31 § 7020 ClasCc Zone 29 § 6334 ClasCc Zone 19 § 6205 ClasCc Zone 17

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Future Drilling Program

§ Future drill targets already planned § 4 sites selected: § All closer to Roberts Rupture § No access issues § Surveys completed on all sites § Cultural § Biological § Paleontological

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Future Drilling Program

§ Drilling permit requirements completed § Drilling Prognosis for new wells § Casing design § Drill rigs already in the Moab area § Reduces mob/demob costs

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Upcoming Events

Clastic Zone Depth (ft) Thickness (ft) Comment

3 4560 110.5 5 4930 76.5 7 5170 67.25 9 5410 34.75 11 5600 74.5 13 5968 19 15 6090 5.5 17 6205 35.25 Confirmed Supesaturated Brine 19 6334 34.5 Confirmed Supesaturated Brine 21 6580 55.5 23 6680 15.25 25 6720 25 27 6870 19.75 29 7020 14.75 Confirmed Supesaturated Brine 31 7080 24.5

Main Target Zone

33 7270 10.5 35 7320 6 37 7598 8.75 39 7830 40 41 8018 25 43 8266 82.25 Confirmed Supesaturated Brine 45 8370 16.75 47 8440 8.33 49 8560 8.33

§ BLM approval expected in November § Drilling commencing in December § Brine sampling in January § Assaying of samples in cerCfied lab in Nevada § Bulk sample sent to Outotec for benchtop tesCng

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Paradox Brine Project – Fast Track To Product

Stage 1 Drilling program Stage 2 Lab based metallurgical test work Stage 3 In-field pilot plant

Metallurgical Test Work and Plant Development Plan EsCmates

Paradox Brine Project - On Track to Product

Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Jun-19 Stage 1 Permit process for GB2 well re-entry

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Drilling process mobilise and commence, GB2 well re-entry Brine sample assays and transportaCon to test lab Stage 2 Brine metallurgical test work for lab based pilot plant Lithium carbonate product qualificaCon test commence Stage 3 In-field pilot plant design and construcCon Commissioning

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Lithium Brine Peers – Market CapitalisaCon Upside

Source: Anson Research 10 Nov 2017

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200

Millions

Market Cap outside of US (AUD$ Millions)

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AddiConal Projects – Western Australia

§ Ajana – Graphite & Base Metals: § Lead resource just upgraded to JORC 2012 § Base metals and graphite: § 31 VTEM targets to test § Soil anomalies throughout project area to be tested § 470km north of Perth § Hooley Well Nickel & Cobalt: § LateriCc Ni-Co-Cr deposit: § Cobalt mineralisaCon over an area of 1.5km * 0.8km § HAC004, 4m @ 1.41% Ni, 0.11% Co & 1.99% Cr § Possible primary nickel sulphides (idenCfied by IP response) § 720km north of Perth

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Paradox Basin Project

Thank You

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Contact Details

Bruce Richardson Managing Director E:brichardson@ansonresources.com T:+61 8 9226 0299 W:www.ansonresources.com twiRer.com/anson_ir Linkedin.hRps://www.linkedin.com/company/13357337/