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GMO: NYSE AMER & TSX Pure-Play Molybdenum Opportunity Bruce D. Hansen Maxim Group Presentation Chief Executive Officer New York City September 4, 2018 Cautionary Statements Statements herein that are not historical facts are


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Pure-Play Molybdenum Opportunity

Bruce D. Hansen Chief Executive Officer Maxim Group Presentation New York City September 4, 2018 GMO: NYSE AMER & TSX

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Cautionary Statements

Statements herein that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created by such sections. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated, expected, or implied by the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to metals price and production volatility, global economic conditions, currency fluctuations, increased production costs and variances in ore grade or recovery rates from those assumed in mining plans, exploration risks and results, political, operational and project development risks, including the Company's ability to obtain a re-grant of its water permits and Record of Decision, ability to maintain required federal and state permits to continue construction, and commence production of molybdenum, copper, silver, lead or zinc, ability to identify any economic mineral reserves of copper, silver, lead or zinc; ability of the Company to obtain approval of its joint venture partner at the Mt. Hope Project in

  • rder to mine for copper, silver, lead or zinc, ability to raise required project financing or funding to pursue an exploration program related to

potential copper, silver lead or zinc deposits at Mt. Hope, ability to respond to adverse governmental regulation and judicial outcomes, and ability to maintain and /or adjust estimates related to cost of production, capital, operating and exploration expenditures. For a detailed discussion of risks and other factors that may impact these forward looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors and other discussion contained in the Company's quarterly and annual periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, on file with the SEC. The Company undertakes no

  • bligation to update forward-looking statements.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources Calculations with respect to "proven reserves" and "probable reserves" referred to herein have been made in accordance with, and using the definitions of National Instrument 43-101, as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. For United States reporting purposes, the U.S. SEC applies a different standard in order to classify mineralization as a "reserve". Under SEC standards, mineralization may not be classified as a "reserve" unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the reserve determination is made. No such determinations have been made with respect to any mineralization at the Liberty project, and it cannot be assured that such a determination will be made. This presentation also uses the terms “measured”, “indicated” and “inferred” resources. We caution U.S. investors that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian Securities Administrators pursuant to the National Instrument 43-101, the SEC does not recognize them. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred Resources”, in particular, have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian Securities Administration rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies. U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally minable. Please refer to End Notes in the Appendix. The Qualified Person’s statement related to exploration is in End Note 5 in the Appendix.

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In Investment Highlights – only pure-play, western exchange tr traded moly stock

  • Mt. Hope Project,
  • ne of world’s

largest & highest grade moly deposits, and previously mined Liberty Project

  • Drilling of high-

grade Cu-Ag Target & zinc mineralized skarns

World-Class

Moly with Cu- Ag-Zn Potential

Medium-Term

Producer Strategic

Partnerships

Tangible

Value

Financial

Status

  • Mt. Hope Project

bankable feasibility complete; 65% engineered

  • Advancing

Supplemental EIS through draft pre- publication review process

  • Water rights

hearing set

  • Develop upon

sustained market improvement & financing

  • Strategic

relationship with largest share- holder, Chinese multinational AMER

  • Mt. Hope partner-

ship with Korean POSCO unit

  • Off-take sales

agreements with international companies – ArcelorMittal, SeAH Besteel and Sojitz

  • 80% interest in

$88.1M of plant & mine equipment at

  • Mt. Hope Project i
  • $21.1M in other

tangible Company assets i

  • June 30, 2018 cash

$4.7M i

  • Anticipated

quarterly burn rate

  • f $1.3M per

quarter for 2018, excluding exploration drilling

  • Mt. Hope Project

restricted cash of $8.2M sufficient to sustain project into 2021 i

  • i. Please see the Company’s news release and Form 10Q for 2Q 2018 results filed on August 14, 2018.
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Capital Structure

  • Major institutional

shareholders:

  • 1. AMER

21.9%

  • 2. Hanlong

9.3%

  • 3. APERAM AMO Holding i

6.5%

  • 4. Vanguard Group

2.6%

  • 5. Blackrock Fund Advisors

1.2%

  • Insider ownership total ii 28.2%
  • Bruce Hansen, CEO

4.2%

  • Other senior management

1.1%

  • Research coverage
  • Heiko Ihle, H.C. Wainwright
  • John Tumazos, John Tumazos Very

Independent Research

Exchanges: Ticker NYSE AMER; TSX: GMO Recent stock price $0.39 Stock 52-week high/low $0.51/$0.28 Shares outstanding (M) 128.0 Recent moly price iii $12.05 Moly 52-week high/low iii $13.00/ $8.13 Financial Highlights iv (M) 6/30/2018 Cash and cash equivalents $4.7 Working capital $3.4 Restricted cash at Mt. Hope $8.2 Long-term debt & sr. convert. $7.1 Total shareholders’ equity $103.1

  • i. APERAM, the former stainless steel division of ArcelorMittal, was spun off as a separate public company in 2011.
  • ii. Insider ownership includes AMER shareholdings on basic shares outstanding.
  • iii. Source: Platts
  • iv. See the Company’s Form 10Q for 2Q 2018 results filed on August 14, 2018.
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In Industrial Metals Underv rvalued vs. Equities

S&P GSCI Industrial Metals Index (SPGSINTR)/ S&P 500 Index (SPX)

(From inception of SPGSINTR January 7, 1977-August 24, 2018)

Source: Bloomberg

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5

J-77 J-78 J-79 J-80 J-81 J-82 J-83 J-84 J-85 J-86 J-87 J-88 J-89 J-90 J-91 J-92 J-93 J-94 J-95 J-96 J-97 J-98 J-99 J-00 J-01 J-02 J-03 J-04 J-05 J-06 J-07 J-08 J-09 J-10 J-11 J-12 J-13 J-14 J-15 J-16 J-17 J-18

Energy Crisis Gulf Crisis Global Financial Crisis Black Monday Dot Com Bubble Current: Bottom Forming

1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018

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Molyb lybdenum Pric rice Proje jectio ions

Historical Monthly Prices 2006-To Date i CPM Price Projections ii

i. Source: Platts ii. CPM Group’s Molybdenum Market Outlook Update, June 2018, projected real prices based on 2017 real dollars. $11.85 $14.70 $15.08 $14.51

(Base: 20 2017 17)

$15.43 $15.62 $16.77 $12.37 $16.14 $17.55 $14.36 $16.35 $19.36 $16.29

$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40

J-06 J-07 J-08 J-09 J-10 J-11 J-12 J-13 J-14 J-15 J-16 J-17 J-18 J-19 J-20 J-21 J-22 J-23 J-24 J-25

Nominal Prices Real Price Projection Nominal Price Projection 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019p 2020p 2021p 2022p 2023p 2024p 2025p Current price is 180% up from Oct 2015

Current moly price

$12.05

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Moly Growth Cataly lysts = Further Pric ice In Increase

Sources

  • i. Baker Hughes, a GE company. ii. U.S. Dept of Energy’s Economic Information Administration. iii. World Bank. iv. CPM estimates.

Current moly price/ lb Up 48% from 52-week low of $8.13

= $12.05 =

Strengthening demand; supply constriction approaching

  • Robust oil and gas industry driving energy infrastructure and drilling
  • Worldwide drill rig count up 6.7% YOY in July 2018i
  • From shale revolution, U.S. to become net exporter of energy by 2022ii
  • World crude steel production up 4.6% YOY in 1H 2018
  • Synchronized global economic expansion projected at 3.1% in 2018iii
  • China to grow 6.4% in 2018, after 6.8% growth in 2017iii
  • India to grow 7.3% in 2018 vs. 6.7% in 2017iii
  • Late business cycle positive for commodities
  • Moly is a late-stage industrial metal
  • Moly market surplus shrinking in 2018 and tipping into deficit in 2019iv
  • Byproduct moly supply to peak in 2019iv
  • Sierra Gorda Mine produced 41% lower moly output (7.7M lbs) in 1H 2018 vs 1H 2017.
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Demand:

Div iverse End Uses of f Moly

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Source: SMR Research

5% 3% 4% 6% 7% 8% 10% 13% 15% 15% 15%

Other Applications Electronics & Medical Aerospace & Defense Building & Construction Power Generation Other Transportation Process Industry Mechanical Engineering Automotive Chemical / Petrochemical Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas - Refinery catalysts, LNG development, shale gas installations, off-shore /deep ocean oil production Chemical / Petrochemical - Corrosion inhibitors, chemical catalysts, fertilizers, waste water treatment Automotive - Engines, pistons, crankshafts, axle shafts, steering components Mechanical Engineering - Heavy machinery, mining equipment, cutting tools Process Industry - Food processing equipment and storage, metal / steel processing, desalination Other Transportation - Locomotive shafts, train wheels, brake pads, shipbuilding (bulkheads and hulls) Power Generation - Coal, oil, gas and nuclear power plants, wind turbines, hydro and solar energy Building & Construction - Major infrastructure: bridges & tunnels, anchors, rebars, heating / ventilation systems Aerospace & Defense - Turbine parts, jet engines, landing gear, piping systems, armored vehicles Electronics & Medical - Semiconductors, pharmaceutical and biotechnology processing equipment, x-ray tubes Other Applications - Pigments, coatings, lubricants

Energy & Transportation

45%

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Moly Supply Defi ficit Approaching

  • 30
  • 15

15 30 45 60 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019p 2022p 2025p

Million Pounds

Actual Projections

Deficit Surplus

World Moly Supply and Demand Balance

Annual, Projected through 2026p

Source: CPM Molybdenum Market Outlook Update, October 2017 – Base Case estimates.

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Ownership 80% General Moly; 20% POSCO Status Pre-construction work suspended Estimated life * 30 years Remaining capex, 100% $1.03B First 5 years*:

40M lb/year

$6.28 cash op. costs/lb General Moly’s 80% interest LOM*: NPV = $734M IRR = 18% After-tax, undiscounted cash flow= $3.8B

Fla lagship Mt.

  • t. Hope –

A World-Class Moly Project

  • Among the largest and lowest-cost

primary development projects

  • Invested $289M in permitting &

long-lead equipment

  • Obtain reinstatement of the BLM’s

Record of Decision and Nevada water permits i

  • Mining friendly location in Nevada
  • Outlook: Improved financing ability

with AMER upon market improvement

i See Slides 29 and 30 in the Appendix. * See End Note 1 in the Appendix.

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Copper, Sil ilver & Zin inc Exploration in in 2018i

  • Targeting high-grade zinc
  • Historical intermittent underground zinc production from 1886 to 1970s
  • Zinc zone located at <400 feet deep; potentially surface mineable
  • Targeting high-grade copper and silver
  • Cu-Ag Target appears to be 600-700 feet from surface, potentially accessible

by decline ramp

  • IP results indicate high chargeability zone with thicknesses of 200’- 800’, up

to 1,000’ wide and extending over 1,000’ north-northeast trend

  • i. Please refer to exploration news releases, including Sept 4, 2018. See End Note 5 in the Appendix.
  • Anomalous zone is open at depth
  • First phase drilling program underway

Outlook:

  • Complete drill assay results expected in fall

2018

  • Exploration goal over time: Define sufficient

tonnage to economically justify an underground operation with either toll milling

  • r development of small mill (1,000-2,000 tpd)
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Cu Cu-Ag Ag-Zn Exploration Pla lan Mapi, Mt.

  • t. Hope

Cu-Ag Target at 600-700’ depth

  • i. Please refer to exploration news releases, including Sept 4, 2018. See End Note 5 in the Appendix.
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Init itial Dri rill Results for Zn-Cu Cu-Ag i

  • Skarns commonly display copper-bearing deposits lying near the igneous

contact and zinc-bearing deposits lying farther distant

  • Significant overlap can occur between copper and zinc dominant deposits
  • First phase $0.8 million drilling program: 10 core holes
  • First phase goal: Confirm and extend high-grade Cu-Ag Target and test for

upper zinc mineralized horizon

  • Encouraging initial assay results:
  • Hole MH-249 intercepted 74.5 feet of 13.08% zinc from 80.5 feet from surface
  • Hole MH-250 (upper portion; lower portion results pending) intercepted

88 feet of 1.16% zinc from a depth of 229 feet, 6.5 feet of 0.99% copper and 2.8 opt silver from a depth of 480.5 feet, and 20 feet of 0.50% copper and 1.31 opt silver from a depth of 507 feet

  • Indication of thick zinc horizons that may have open pit potential
  • Notable copper-silver intercepts at depth in hole MH-250 will require follow-

up exploration to expand the known mineralization

  • i. Please refer to exploration news releases, including Sept 4, 2018. See End Note 5 in the Appendix.
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Strategic Partner & Largest Shareholder: AMER

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  • i. Source for AMER background: Fortune, Forbes & AMER’s website.

* See End Note 2 in the Appendix.

AMER International Group Snapshot i Largest GMO shareholder 22% stake from Tranche 1& 2 27.9M shares + warrants Three-tranche investment in General Moly * Invested $4M in 2015 and $6M in 2017. Potential Tranche 3 for additional $10M. Fortune Global 500 ranking Privately owned; 183rd on annual revenues of $49.7B Major businesses

Non-ferrous metals (copper mining, downstream wire/cable fabrication & trading); value- added manufacturing of semi- conductors & polymers

Employees Over 17,000 Headquarters Shenzhen, China Chairman

  • Mr. Wang Wenyin, ranked

13th richest billionaire in China in 2018 by Forbes Chairman Wang, August 2017: “We are confident about a rewarding future from a quality management team, the development of the Mt. Hope Project as the best, low-cost primary molybdenum asset in the world and continued increases in the molybdenum price.”

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Key y Terms of In Investment Agreement*

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* See End Note 2 in the Appendix.

Bank Loan

To develop

  • Mt. Hope

To Come: Tranche 3

$10M

Closed Tranche 2

$6M

Closed Tranche 1

$4M

  • November 2015:

$4M private placement by AMER at $0.30/share

  • October 2017:

Closed $6M private placement by AMER at $0.41/share

  • $10M private

placement by AMER to be priced at $0.50/share upon meeting certain conditions

  • AMER will help

procure and support a $700M Bank Loan from major Chinese banks for development of the Mt. Hope Project upon molybdenum market improvement

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Jo Join int Busin iness Develo lopment Evalu luatin ing Opportunities for Mutual Benefit it

  • Examining potential outright acquisitions,

privatizations or significant minority investments with financing support

  • Focus on base or ferroalloy opportunities
  • General Moly may participate in value

creation by

  • Retaining a minority interest,
  • Generating management fees, or
  • Acquiring non-core assets
  • Presentations to AMER’s Overseas Investment

Committee

Photos from AMER’s website.

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First 5 years*:

14M Mo lb

& 7.5M Cu lb /year $7.79 cash op. costs/lb Mo LOM NPV* = $325M IRR* = 17% LOM after-tax, undisc. cash flow*= $1.7B

Next Up – Li Liberty Moly-Copper Project

  • Another world-class moly asset
  • Previously mined for

molybdenum and copper

  • Significant infrastructure remains

(electrical, roads, truck shops)

  • Mining friendly location in

Nevada

  • Outlook: Advancement to

Feasibility Study contingent on market improvement

Ownership 100% Status Completed PFS Estimated life* 32 years Capex* $366M

* See End Note 3 in the Appendix.

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NPV Shows Significant Le Leverage to Rising Moly Pri rices

  • Mt. Hope, Liberty and Combined NPV* ($M)

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$289 $734 $1,194 $85 $325 $559 $12.50 $15.00 $17.50

  • Mt. Hope

Liberty

Molybdenum price/lb

$374 $1,059 $1,753

* See End Notes 1, 3 and 4 in the Appendix.

Current moly price level

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Significant Tangible Asset Valu lue

19 ($M, except per share) Current Cash and cash equivalents (Corporate) i 4.7 Restricted cash to be used for loan procurement fund or business opportunities i 0.5 Share of Mt. Hope Project cash (Restricted cash) i 6.5 Share of Mt. Hope’s property, plant & equipment ii 70.4 Cost basis in land, water rights & Liberty Project i 21.1 Long-term debt and convertible debt i (7.1)

Net Tangible Assets

96.1

Net Tangible Assets/GMO share $0.75

i. Please refer to the news release and Form 10-Q on May 8, 2018. ii. Represents Company’s 80% ownership of $88.0M in PP&E in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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2018 Pri riorities

  • Continue to reduce overhead costs and enhance financial liquidity
  • pportunistically to provide for longer-term sustainability of operations
  • Leverage internal skills working with AMER to identify value-accretive
  • pportunities with a focus on base metal and ferroalloy prospects
  • Proceed with geologic assessment and further exploration of copper, silver and

zinc at Mt. Hope

  • Progress towards obtaining a ROD and reissuance of water permits for the Mt.

Hope Project, anticipated by early 2019

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Appendix

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General Moly has Significant Le Leverage to th the Molybdenum Pri rice

Every $1/lb change in moly price between $10-$20/lb* NPV

  • Mt. Hope Project

+/- $180M Liberty Project +/- $95M General Moly Total NPV +/- $275M Projects’ Breakeven Prices

  • Mt. Hope NPV breakeven price

/lb $10.82

  • Mt. Hope cash flow breakeven price

/lb $9.35 Liberty NPV breakeven price /lb $11.64 Liberty cash flow breakeven price /lb $9.58

* See End Note 4 in the Appendix.

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Su Supply ly: : Molyb lybdenum Co Costs Cu Curv rve

23 World Molybdenum Cash Operating Costs, 2016 i

US cents ts/lb lb pr pro-rata; no no credit its

  • i. Chart represents approximately 93% of total molybdenum production. Source: CPM Group, SNL and company documents.

ii.First five years of Optional Plan for Mt. Hope.

  • Mt. Hope’s

Optional Plan cash operating costs $6.28/lb iii

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Mt.

  • t. Hope – Northern NV Dis

istrict Map

  • Proximity to multiple large mines

provides access to skilled mining work force.

  • Employees enjoy quality of life

provided by outdoor recreational

  • pportunities.
  • Mt. Hope base metal-silver

exploration upside:

  • Major copper-gold Robinson

and Phoenix mines are approximately 80 and 120 road miles, respectively, from

  • Mt. Hope.
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Mt.

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f Skarn

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Section looking south. Red = thick and continuous skarn bedding replacement in limestone, Black = high-wall of 10-year molybdenum pit

  • i. Please see End Note 5 in the Appendix.
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Init itial Dri rill Results for Zn-Cu Cu-Ag Ag

Drill Hole Rock type From (ft) To (ft) Interval (ft) Copper (%) Zinc (%) Silver (opt)

MH-249 Gossan 3.9 12.0 8.1 0.004 3.569 0.240 MH-249 Skarn 12.0 17.0 5.0 0.004 4.850 0.117 MH-249 Gossan 17.0 80.5 63.5 0.071 6.996 0.216 MH-249 Skarn 80.5 155.0 74.5 0.068 13.081 0.156 MH-250 Gossan 3.0 92.0 89.0 0.142 7.355 0.448 MH-250 Skarn 107.0 117.0 10.0 0.021 10.935 0.058 MH-250 Siltstone Gossan 117.0 229.0 112.0 0.002 1.391 0.038 MH-250 Rhyolite 229.0 317.0 88.0 0.008 1.157 0.031 MH-250 Siltstone 455.0 467.0 12.0 0.371 0.049 0.966 MH-250 Skarn 480.5 487.0 6.5 0.992 0.127 2.803 MH-250 Skarn 507.0 527.0 20.0 0.497 0.066 1.305 MH-250 Silica-Pyrite 576.0 597.0 21.0 0.430 0.484 1.039

  • i. Please refer to exploration news releases, including Sept 4, 2018. See End Note 5 in the Appendix.
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General Moly’s Partnerships for Mt. Hope

  • POS-Minerals, unit of Korean POSCO, owns 20%

interest in the Mt. Hope Project

  • Entitled to 8M lb of annual production
  • Contributed $210M to development
  • World’s largest steel producer & Luxembourg based
  • General Moly’s largest customer
  • Off-take agreements with Korean and Japanese

companies

  • Combined with ArcelorMittal sales contract,

approximately 50% of General Moly production (15.5M lb) committed for first 5 years Sales contracts’ floor prices of

$14.50 - $15.19

Covers 37% of General Moly production (11.5M lb/yr) over first 5 years

Sales contracts’ upside participation

80% of price

Above floor price

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Mt. . Hope Equip ipment Procurement Status (100% basis is)

  • Paid $88M on commitments for $174M in

equipment orders

  • Own or secured with order in place for major

milling equipment:

  • Crusher
  • SAG mill and ball mill
  • Mill drives
  • Roaster equipment
  • Made $75M order with Caterpillar for haul fleet

and support equipment, including 18 250-ton haul trucks i

  • Secured letter of intent for 4 large loaders and

shovels i

  • Ordered 4 Atlas Copco mine drills i
  • Outlook: Upon an improvement in the markets

and obtaining financing, the Company expects to place orders for remainder of equipment.

i. All orders are cancellable with no further liability. There were non-refundable deposits made of $3.4 million to P&H, $1.2 million to Caterpillar and $0.4 million to Atlas Copco.

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Mt.

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IS

  • The Record of Decision (“ROD”) for the Mt. Hope Project was initially granted in November,

2012, and subsequently challenged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada by two western U.S. based NGOs ("non-governmental organizations").

  • The U.S. District Court upheld the ROD in August, 2014. The NGOs appealed the U.S. District

Court's Order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in September, 2014.

  • On December 28, 2016, the Ninth Circuit issued its Opinion rejecting many of the arguments

raised by the NGOs challenging the Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") issued by the BLM.

  • The Ninth Circuit reversed on narrow issues related to assumptions made in the baseline air

quality analysis and related cumulative impact examination, and whether springs in the area are Public Water Reserves, and, as a result, vacated the ROD.

  • The Company is advancing completion of a Supplemental EIS, including incorporation of

completed additional air quality analysis of direct and cumulative impacts to air quality to address the Ninth Circuit’s concerns with the zero baseline assumption previously used and questions concerning the potential existence of public water reserves.

  • The Company looks forward to completing the public review requirements in compliance

with the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"), and to receive a new ROD for the eventual construction and operation of the Mt. Hope Project in early 2019. 29

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Mt.

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  • The Company owns most of the water rights in the Kobeh Valley basin, and is seeking to

change the points of diversion (PODs) and Manner of Use (MOU) of these water rights to facilitate construction of a freshwater supply wellfield to support the Mt. Hope molybdenum project.

  • Previously, the Nevada State Engineer awarded water permits for the Mt. Hope Project,

however, the Nevada Supreme Court on appeal reversed the State Engineer’s decision, and as a result, in September 2017, the permits and associated Monitoring, Management and Mitigation (3M) Plan were vacated.

  • In 2015 and 2016 the Company filed new applications on existing owned water rights to change

the PODs and MOU to support the Mt. Hope Project. The Nevada State Engineer has scheduled a new hearing beginning September 11, 2018 to address the Company’s new change applications for water permits. In May 2018, Eureka County and other parties sought to prevent the hearing and filed a Writ Petition with the Nevada Supreme Court.

  • On August 30, 2018, the Nevada Supreme Court issued its Order denying Eureka County’s Writ

Petition related to the new change applications. The Writ Petition had asked the Nevada Supreme Court to review the Nevada State Engineer’s denial of Eureka County’s Motion to Dismiss the change applications.

  • With the Order denying the Writ, the eight-day hearing before the Nevada State Engineer will

begin as previously scheduled on Sept 11, 2018. At the hearing, the Company will provide evidence of its ability to successfully avoid potential impacts to senior water right holders.

  • The Company anticipates a decision from the Nevada State Engineer granting new water

permits for the Mt. Hope Project in early 2019. 30

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End Notes 1 and 2

1.

  • Mt. Hope Project - Slide 10 and NPV Sensitivity Slide 22:

The mine life and economic indicators are based on the updated optional mine plan announced in a February 25, 2014 news release, which reported on an internal study that examined an optimized pit using lower molybdenum prices. The internal study used a $10/lb molybdenum mine plan and the geologic block model from the Canada National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report Feasibility Study, filed in January 2014 and available on the Company’s website. Operating data represent the averages over the first five years of production under the optional mine plan. Net Present Value and the Internal Rate of Return use the optional mine plan with a $15.00/lb molybdenum price over 24 years of mining and 30 years of mill processing at an 8% discount rate, after tax. Cash flow is based on the same optional mine plan, except it is undiscounted. The optional mine plan called for mining of 737M tons of ore containing 935M lb of molybdenum and relied on the 2014 Feasibility Study’s proven and probable reserves representing 984.6M tons at an average grade of 0.070% containing 1.4B lb of molybdenum. While the above reserves are in accordance with NI 43-101, they are not recognized as reserves by the U.S. SEC. Refer to the cautionary note to U.S. investors on Slide 2. As reported in the Company’s Form 10-K for 2017, based on an $8.00/lb molybdenum pit design, Mt. Hope Project has proven and probable reserves of 367.4M tons of ore at an average grade of 0.080% molybdenum. There is also additional mineralized material of 682.5M tons at an average grade of 0.061% molybdenum. The $8.00/lb pit design used to determine reserves and mineralized material was justified on a $10.26/lb of molybdenum price, which is the average of the past four years’ average prices of molybdenum and the future four years’ nominal price estimates for molybdenum by the CPM Group. 2. AMER – Slides 14 and 15: Under the Amended Investment Agreement with AMER, which was most recently amended in August 2017, the Company and AMER accelerated and closed the Tranche 2 private placement of $6.0 million for 14.6M common shares of General Moly priced at $0.41 per share in October 2017. A sum of $5.5M of the Tranche 2 proceeds was allocated to general corporate purposes and $0.5M were directed to the existing expense reimbursement account to cover costs related to Mt. Hope Project financing and other jointly sourced business development

  • pportunities.

Also in the August 2017 Amended Investment Agreement, the Company and AMER modified the Tranche 3 $10.0M private placement which calls for the purchase of 20.0M common shares amending certain conditions related to completion of Tranche 3. The Tranche 3 private placement for $10.0M of General Moly common shares, priced at $0.50, is conditioned on the receipt of water permits from the Nevada State Engineer or the earlier close of a joint business opportunity involving use of 10.0M shares of General Moly common stock. A sum of $9.5M will be directed to general corporate purposes and $0.5M will be allocated to the expense reimbursement account described above. The Company received $4M under the Tranche 1 equity investment closed in November 2015 ($2M restricted to fund the expense reimbursement account to fund joint business opportunities and Bank Loan expenses, and $2M for general corporate use). In addition to 13M GMO shares priced at $0.30 per share, AMER also received warrants to purchase 80M shares at an exercise price of $0.50 per share ($40M if fully exercised). These warrants have since been extended to the earlier of the 60-month anniversary of Loan drawdown

  • r 3rd anniversary of the reissuance of the ROD for the Mt. Hope Project. The number of warrants and exercise price were unchanged.
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3. Liberty Project – Slide 17 and NPV Sensitivity Slide 22: Data are based on the updated Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report, compliant under Canada National Instrument 43-101, filed in July 2014 and available on the Company’s website. Operating data represent the averages over the first five years of production. Cash operating costs per pound of molybdenum are estimated using $3.25/lb copper byproduct credits. Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return use $15/lb molybdenum, $3.25/lb copper over 31 years of mining, 32 years of milling and an 8% discount rate, after tax. Cash flow is based on the aforementioned, except it is undiscounted. Measured and indicated resources of 309.2M tons at average grades of 0.078% molybdenum and 0.098% copper contain 482M lb of molybdenum and 606M lb of copper. Liberty reserves, based on $15/lb molybdenum and $3.00/lb copper, are effective as of July 30, 2014. Proven reserves are within 92.5M tons at average grades of 0.101% molybdenum and 0.056% copper while probable reserves are within 216.7M tons at average grades of 0.068% molybdenum and 0.116% copper. While the above reserves are in accordance with NI 43-101, they are not recognized as reserves by the U.S. SEC. Please refer to the cautionary note to U.S. investors on Slide 2. 4. NPV Leverage Chart – Slide 18: (Also see End Notes 1 and 3.)

  • Mt. Hope Project NPV breakeven and cash flow breakeven reflect General Moly’s 80% ownership in the project under the optional mine

plan, using a $15.00/lb molybdenum price over 24 years of mining and 30 years of mill processing at an 8% discount rate, after tax. Liberty Project NPV breakeven and cash flow breakeven use $15/lb molybdenum, $3.25/lb copper over 31 years of mining, 32 years of milling and a discount rate of 8%, after tax. There is the potential to increase Liberty’s NPV and IRR by toll roasting Liberty molybdenum concentrates at the Mt. Hope Project once constructed, thereby decreasing total cash costs to $7.41/lb for the first 5 full years of production. 5. Cu-Ag-Zn Exploration – Slides 11-13, and 25-26: Any mineral exploitation will require POSCO approval. Given this represents an early-stage copper-silver-zinc exploration program at the

  • Mt. Hope Project, most of the historical data discussed here comes from historical reports and cannot be independently confirmed and

lacks the modern standards of quality assurance and controls for samples and assays. Such data may not be relied upon for any evidence or likelihood of a mineral resource, mineral reserve or mineral deposit. The Skarn Area does not contain any mineral resource estimate as defined by Canada National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”) or any proved or probable reserves as defined by the United States Securities and Exchange Industry Guide 7, nor is there any certainty that further exploration will result in any targets becoming part of a mineral resource or mineral reserve. Qualified Person’s Statement: The scientific and technical information as related to the 3D IP survey results and the copper-silver-zinc exploration program was reviewed by Mark W. Osterberg, Principal Consulting Geologist of Mine Mappers, LLC. Dr. Osterberg is a “qualified person” as defined by NI 43-

  • 101. He is a Professional Geologist, with master’s and doctorate degrees in geology. He has extensive minerals industry experience that is

relevant to the evaluation of the style and nature of mineralization described herein.

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Experienced Management Team

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  • CEO and a Director since 2007.
  • Previously served in multiple executive roles at Newmont, including Chief Financial

Officer and Senior VP, Operations Services & Development, and was Senior VP, Corporate Development for Santa Fe Pacific Gold. Executed numerous financings and M&A transactions.

  • COO since 2012; joined in 2007 as VP Engineering & Construction.
  • Over 35 years in mine operations, project engineering and construction. Previously

served as general manager of Phelps Dodge’s Morenci Mine, one of the largest open- pit/concentrator operations in the world.

  • Chief Legal Officer since 2015; joined in 2010 as VP HR and Corporate Counsel.
  • Formerly served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Law and Human

Resources at Flatiron Financial Services and as in-house counsel for Qwest and US

  • West. Financing and corporate deal experience, including cross-border transactions.
  • Manager of Engineering and Development since 2008.
  • Over 38 years of industry experience. Previously worked for Rio Tinto, Phelps Dodge

and Freeport-McMoRan in operations, technical services, research and development, project management and M&A.

Mike Iannacchione

VP & GM Mt. Hope

Chuck Maxwell

Manager Engineering & Development

Scott Roswell

Chief Legal Officer & VP HR

Bob Pennington

Chief Operating Officer

Bruce Hansen

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

  • Vice President of Permitting and Environmental Compliance since joining in 2006.
  • More than 25 years industry experience, including extensive work in Nevada

Previously served as Operations Environmental Permitting Manager with Newmont

Pat Rogers

VP Permit. & Envir. Comp.

  • Recently appointed Principal Accounting Officer; Controller since 2016. Joined 2008.
  • Previously served in audit at KPMG. CPA since 2009 and has a Chartered Global Mgt.

Accountant certificate from the American Inst. of Certified Public Accountants.

Amanda Corrion

Principal Accnt. Officer & Controller

  • Admin. Services Manager since 2012.
  • CPA since 2005 and former long-time Controller and Supply Chain Director of Nevada
  • perations for Newmont. Prior finance and accounting roles at Lockheed Aircraft and

Red Lion Inn and Casino.

Alan London

  • Admin. Services Manager
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General Moly Contacts

Headquarters Lakewood, Colorado (303) 928-8599 www.generalmoly.com 34 Bruce D. Hansen Chief Executive Officer bhansen@generalmoly.com

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