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A Green Resources Company Toward production of clean energy commodities: uranium & battery metals www.u3o8corp.com April, 2020 Nuclear Energy Power Storage Rare Earths Yttrium & Uranium Vanadium, Nickel & Phosphate Neodymium


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www.u3o8corp.com April, 2020

Uranium

Nuclear Energy Power Storage Rare Earths

Toward production of clean energy commodities: uranium & battery metals

A Green Resources Company

Vanadium, Nickel & Phosphate

Yttrium & Neodymium

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2 QP for Technical Disclosure – All scientific and technical disclosure contained herein has been prepared and approved by Dr. Richard Spencer, U3O8 Corp’s President and CEO and a “Qualified Person” within the meaning of NI 43-101.

Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements (“FLS”) that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These FLS are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of U3O8 Corp., including, but not limited to, the impact

  • f general economic conditions, industry conditions, geopolitical risks, volatility of commodity prices, assumptions used in resource estimates, economic

analysis and financial projections, risks associated with the uncertainty of exploration results and estimates and that the resource potential will be achieved

  • n exploration projects, timing and outcome of the preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) and that a mine will be achieved on the Laguna Salada

Project or the Berlin Deposit, that a joint venture will be formed with the Chubut provincial resource company, that the frac sand property will be developed as anticipated and silica potential is realized, currency fluctuations, the uncertainty of obtaining additional financing and exploration risk, and dependence upon regulatory approvals. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on FLS. These FLS are made as of the date hereof and U3O8 Corp. assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Industry and peer information has been drawn from publicly available sources and have not been independently verified by U3O8 Corp. Comparisons of U3O8 Corp’s resource and exploration targets with

  • ther uranium deposits are conceptual in nature, and have not been independently verified by U3O8 Corp. and information regarding these peer deposits

are drawn from publicly available information. Laguna Salada Project, Argentina – resources of 6.3Mlb indicated at 60ppm U3O8 and 3.8Mlb inferred at 85ppm U3O8; and 57Mlb indicated at 550ppm V2O5 and 27Mlb at 590ppm V2O5. See May 20, 2011 – “Laguna Salada Project, Chubut Province, Argentina, NI 43-101 Technical Report on Laguna Salada: Initial Resource Estimate”. Based on exploration results on other mineralized areas, there is an additional exploration target of 56-113Mt at a grade

  • f 50ppm to 60ppm U3O8 (~10-15Mlb) – see press releases dated December, 4, 2013 and November 12, 2013. For the Laguna Salada PEA, see the

September 18, 2014 – “Preliminary Economic Assessment of Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Deposit, Chubut Province, Argentina”. Berlin Project, Colombia – resources of 1.5Mlb indicated at 0.11% U3O8 and 19.9Mlb inferred at 0.11% U3O8 ; plus a phosphate inferred resource of 0.8Mt at 9.3% P2O5 and vanadium inferred resource of 97mlb at 0.50% V2O5 defined on only the southern 3km of the 10.5km mineralized trend at Berlin. See March 2, 2012 – “Berlin Project, Colombia – National Instrument NI 43-101 Report”. Based on exploration on other mineralized areas, there is an additional exploration target of 20-27Mt at a grade of 0.09% to 0.11% U3O8 (~50-55Mlb) on the remaining 7.5km of the trend – see press release dated September 20,

  • 2012. For the Berlin PEA see the January 31, 2013 – “Berlin Project, Colombia - Preliminary Economic Assessment, NI 43-101 Report”.

PEAs are preliminary in nature as they include inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically for economic consideration that would enable them to be classified as mineral reserves. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that the results of the PEAs will be realized. Potential quantity and grades are conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource on the above exploration targets, and it is uncertain if further exploration will increase the mineral resources on the company’s projects in Guyana, Argentina and Colombia. Information on U3O8 Corp., its projects and technical reports in compliance with NI 43-101 are available on the company’s web site at www.u3o8corp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements & Disclaimer

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U3O8 Corp: Commodities for clean energy

A Green Resources Company

  • 1. Uranium

To fuel large nuclear power plants

  • 2. Battery

Commodities

  • 3. Rare Earths

High-efficiency generators & motors To fuel small modular reactors (SMRs)

Nickel, Vanadium, Phosphate, Zinc

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Director Experience & Key Areas of Expertise Role on the Board

  • Dr. Keith

Barron

  • Founded Aurelian Resources & discovered the 13 million ounce (“Moz”) Fruta del Norte

(FDN) gold deposit in Ecuador. FDN was sold to Kinross Gold for $1.3B

  • Recipient of PDAC’s Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award – 2008
  • Northern Miner’s Mining Man of the Year – 2008
  • Founder of U3O8 Corp.
  • Minefinder
  • Entrepreneur
  • Major shareholder
  • Mr. David

Constable

  • Was VP- Investor Relations (IR) with Australia’s Normandy Mining until it was acquired by

Newmont;

  • VP-IR at FNX during the discovery in Sudbury that took the company from junior explorer

to a producer with a multi-billion dollar market cap;

  • Served on the board of Aquiline Resources until it was sold to Pan American Silver;
  • Holds a ICD.D designation from Institute of Canadian Directors
  • Chairman
  • Corporate governance
  • Mr. David

Franklin

  • Co-founder & MD of WoodsWater Capital LP, a resource-focused private equity firm
  • Formerly CEO of Sprott Private Wealth;
  • Was market strategist at Sprott where he co-wrote the widely-followed monthly note

“Markets at a Glance” with Eric Sprott

  • Investment banking
  • Corporate strategy
  • Mr. Pablo

Marcet

  • Member of Board of Directors of Barrick Gold;
  • Participated in start-up of the giant Escondida copper mine in Chile;
  • As president of Northern Orion, oversaw project development of the Agua Rica gold-copper

deposit & its subsequent sale to Yamana Gold for $1.6B;

  • Was president of Waymar Resources, which merged with Orosur Mining that operates a

gold mine in Uruguay

  • Entrepreneur
  • Mine developer
  • LatAm perspective – has

first-hand knowledge - lives in Argentina

  • Mr. David

Marsh

  • Extensively experienced metallurgist – was instrumental in installation of Paladin Energy’s

alkaline leach uranium plant at Langer Heinrich and acid leach uranium plant at Kayelekera;

  • Expertise in metal extraction from multi-commodity deposits
  • Technical expertise
  • Corporate strategy
  • Dr. Richard

Spencer

See “Management” slide

  • Minefinder
  • Deep LatAm experience

U3O8 Corp. Board

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Name Experience & Key Areas of Expertise Management Role

  • Dr. Richard

Spencer

Led the exploration teams that:

  • Discovered the 3.3 million ounce Quimsacocha / Loma Larga gold deposit in Ecuador (+23Moz silver);
  • Increased gold reserves at Las Cristinas in Venezuela by 65% from 10Moz to 17Moz;
  • Grass roots discoveries of copper porphyries in Ecuador – resources are:

23 billion pounds of copper + 4 Moz gold in Mirador, Panantza & San Carlos porphyries

President & CEO

  • Mr. John

Ross

  • As CFO of IAMGOLD Corp., was the first to introduce the gold “money policy” – converted the

company’s cash to gold at an average price of US$287/oz as an ultra-contrarian when the majors were still hedged and when the Bank of England was selling the country’s gold

CFO

  • Dr. Hugo

Bastias

  • Instrumental in the discovery of the 7.5Moz Veladero gold deposit – now a Barrick mine in Argentina;
  • Instrumental in U3O8 Corp.’s uranium discoveries in Colombia & Argentina.

Executive VP – based in Argentina

U3O8 Corp. Management

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U3O8 Corp. Capital Structure

8%

Insiders

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Share Capital

Market cap (at $0.05) C$1.1M Basic shares o/s 23,043,436 Warrants o/s 4,395,070 Options o/s 1,700,500 Fully diluted 29,139,006 TSX-V: UWE.H

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U3O8 Corp.

Uranium Resource: 31 million pounds

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Note – Projected cash costs are based on PEAs that are preliminary in nature as they include resource estimates that are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability – see slide 2

Colombia Argentina

Estimated Cash Cost of Uranium Production Estimated Capital Cost Priority BERLIN, Colombia

Resource Type Million pounds

Indicated 1.5 US$0/pound of uranium net of by- products US$441 million 2 Inferred 19.9 LAGUNA SALADA, Argentina Indicated 6.3 US$22/pound of uranium, net of by- product vanadium US$136 million 1 Inferred 3.8 TSX-V: UWE.H

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Battery Commodities

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Colombia Argentina

BERLIN, Colombia NI 43-101 Resource category Vanadium Nickel Phosphate Zinc Million pounds Million pounds Million Tonnes Million Pounds Indicated 6 3.1 0.05 4.4 Inferred 91 42.1 0.8 45 LAGUNA SALADA, Argentina NI 43-101 Resource Vanadium Million pounds Indicated 57 Inferred 27 TSX-V: UWE.H

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U3O8 Corp. Core Components

& Estimate of % Revenue that would be derived from each

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Note - PEA estimates are preliminary in nature, as is the revenue projected to be derived from each commodity. The PEAs include resources that are not reserves that do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty of the results

  • f the PEA being realized - see slide 2

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Project Uranium Battery Commodities Rare Earth Elements Other Metals Total

Laguna Salada, Argentina 86% Vanadium 14% 100% Berlin, Colombia 35% Vanadium 9% 7% 1% 100% Nickel 15% Phosphate 31% Zinc 2%

Sub-total 57%

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Laguna Salada

Simple mining - real-time environmental restoration

10 Migrating Trench Advances

Mined area restored to

  • riginal landscape

Excavation up to 3m/10’ deep

A Green Resources Company

Gravel – averages 8m thick M i n e r a l i z e d l a y e r a v e r a g e s 1 m / 3 ’ t h i c k

Gravel that’s been mined, washed & replaced

Removing the Gravel Cover Mining Uranium-Vanadium – bearing gravel

Gravel – averages 8m thick Impermeable shale TSX-V: UWE.H

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Gravel is sieved Washed

Only fine material sent for processing

No blasting, no crushing

A Green Resources Company

Laguna Salada

Operational Simplicity

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Only 9% of the gravel is processed for uranium & vanadium extraction. Extraction of Uranium & Vanadium is with household products - baking powder & baking soda

A Green Resources Company

Laguna Salada

Simple Processing

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$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000

Cash cost of production of Uranium (US$ per pound)

Uranium Grade (ppm U3O8)

Estimated Cash-Cost of Production with Grade of Fine Component of Gravel

Average life of mine cash cost of production US$21.62/lb of U3O8

Laguna Salada Project:

Higher Grades lead to lower Production Cost Estimates

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Year 1 Year 10 Objective of current exploration - to find additional higher-grade uranium-vanadium TSX-V: UWE.H

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Uranium Commodity Price

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Source: of data Ux Consulting Company LLC

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Battery Commodities

Vanadium Price Performance

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3-year Vanadium Pentoxide Price US$/lb TSX-V: UWE.H

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Laguna Salada Project, Argentina:

Project status & pathway to production

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Landmark agreement with Provincial govt Discovery Initial (10Mlb) NI43-101 uranium resource Increase resource to 20-25Mlbs Trial Mining Pilot processing plant Feasibility Study Construction decision PEA – focus on projected cash cost

Next Steps

$22/lb

Low cash cost

  • f production

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Laguna Salada Deposit

Timeline & budget to mine decision

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BUDGET TOWARDS POTENTIAL PRODUCTION

(US$)

Resource expansion & upgrade to Measured & Indicated $3.0M Metallurgy & pilot plant $1.5M Social, environmental & permitting $1.0M Feasibility study (FS) $1.5M Budget to Construction Decision $7.0M CAPEX (in 2014 US$) CAPEX after forex adjustment (in 2015 US$) $136M / $117M

Next Steps: 1. Trial mining & pilot plant test work to produce yellowcake as proof of concept; 2. Reduce production cost estimates by finding additional higher grade gravel and

  • ptimizing metallurgy.

Recommended work program, timing & budget based on PEA that is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized – see slide 2

Conceptual Timeline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Resource expansion & upgrade Environmental (EIA) Metallurgy & pilot plant Mining & Environ. permit Permit to produce yellowcake Feasibility study (FS) Construction

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  • Projected 2 years to construction decision
  • Projected additional 1 year for construction

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Laguna Salada Project:

Resource growth potential

U3O8 Corp.’s Concession Block

20km

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Current Laguna Salada Resource: 10Mlb uranium, 84Mlbs vanadium

La Susana discovery: Estimated resource potential: 10Mlb uranium, 80 Mlbs vanadium La Rosada discovery: Estimated resource potential: 15Mlb uranium, 80 Mlbs vanadium

Area Uranium (Mlbs) Vanadium (Mlbs) Resource 10 84 Rosada 15 80 Susana 10 80 Other 20 150 Total potential 55 394

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Laguna Salada Deposit

Overview

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Argentina’s only NI 43-101 uranium resource on which a PEA has been completed Simple Geology Simple Mining Simple Processing In-country uranium-enrichment facility Continuous real-time environmental restoration Clear resource-growth potential 10Mlb uranium resource, Vanadium by-product, 10 year mine life Flat-lying in soft gravel Exploration has defined extensions to the deposit Free-digging “migrating trench” Screening to remove pebbles & concentrate uranium – followed by standard alkaline leach Shrubs moved from leading edge of the trench replanted on trailing edge Pilcaniyeu located ~450km from Laguna Salada

A Green Resources Company

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PEA shows potential for low-cost, near-term production

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Increasing resource size & production rate has been modelled and shows a very significant improvement to the project’s economics. (This analysis was done internally by U3O8 Corp. and can’t be shown because it has not been verified by an external NI43-101 - compliant study.)

Cash cost of production, capex, mine life & payback period Mine life 10 years Life of Mine average uranium cash cost of production1 $21.62/lb Average uranium cash cost of production over 2½ year payback1 $16.14/lb Total capital (incl. sustaining & 20% contingency) $136M

1 Projected uranium cash cost, net of vanadium credit & incl. 3% NSR to the Provincial

Government.. Laguna Salada PEA – see cautionary statements on slide 2

Laguna Salada Project PEA Highlights

PEA Highlights (base case, in US$ at $60/lb U3O8 & $5.50 V2O5)

Annual production Uranium Vanadium 0.6Mlb 0.96Mlb Revenue $223M $53M Principal Financial Metrics Pre-Tax After-Tax NPV discount rate 7.5% 10% 7.5% 10% NPV (incl royalties due to State) $55M $43M $31M $22M IRR 24% 18%

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Laguna Salada Deposit

PEA Summary

Ø 1st independent PEA completed on a uranium deposit in Argentina;

Ø Study completed by Tenova (Bateman) >100 years of experience; Ø Resource: Ø 10Mlbs uranium (6.4Mlbs recoverable); Ø 84Mlbs vanadium (10Mlbs recoverable); Ø Projected average annual production 0.6Mlb uranium over 10 year mine life: Argentina requires 0.4Mlbs per year to operate its three reactors – currently imports 100% of its fuel requirement ð potential for off-take agreement; Ø 1Mlb/annum vanadium production; Ø Focus of the PEA was cash-cost of production: Ø US$21.62/lb average over the life of the mine; Ø US$16.14/lb during the 2½ year payback period; Ø Demonstrates potential for production cost that is competitive with in situ leach and Athabasca Basin deposits. Ø Capex: $136M incl 20% contingency. US$ strength against currencies in which plant equipment was quoted could reduce Capex by ~15%.

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1 Projected uranium cash cost, net of vanadium credit & includes a 3% NSR to the Provincial Government. The PEA is preliminary in nature.

Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized. – see slide 2

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Berlin Deposit: Stage of Project

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Built on discovery by Cogema (Orano) Initial (21Mlb) NI43-101 uranium resource Increase resource to 50Mlb threshold Pilot processing plant Feasibility Study Construction decision PEA – focus on cash cost of production

Next Step

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Berlin Deposit:

Location & Infrastructure

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Good Existing Infrastructure

  • Between Colombia’s largest cities

(Bogota & Medellin) in agricultural heartland

  • Power – 395MW hydroelectric plant

located 12km from Project

  • Roads – 60km from main highway
  • Port – 60km from major Magdalena

river, navigable to the Caribbean

  • Rail – 60km from rail line scheduled

for refurbishment

  • ------ National Highways
  • ------ Railway Being Refurbished

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Berlin Deposit:

NI 43-101 Resource

A Green Resources Company

Uranium deposit with large size emerging

  • PEA based on initial 21Mlb deposit on 3km of a

10.5km trend

  • Exploration shows 70-75Mlb uranium potential

along entire 10.5km trend

BERLIN, Colombia Resource Tonnes (million) Uranium Phosphate Vanadium Yttrium Grade (Mlb) Grade (Mt) Grade (Mlb) Grade (t) Indicated 0.6 0.11% 1.5 8.4% 0.05 0.4% 6.0 461ppm 294 Inferred 8.1 0.11% 19.9 9.4% 0.8 0.5% 91.0 500ppm 4,066 Resource Tonnes (million) Neodymium Nickel Molybdenum Rhenium Grade (t) Grade (Mlb) Grade (Mlb) Grade (t) Indicated 0.6 110ppm 70 0.2% 3.1 570ppm 0.8 6ppm 4 Inferred 8.1 100ppm 813 0.2% 42.1 620ppm 11.0 7ppm 55

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Preliminary Economic Assessment:

Estimated Revenue by Commodity

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PEA estimates are preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized. INTERNAL DISCUSSION PURPOSES – see slide 2

$977, 35% $866, 31% $420, 15% $268, 9% $202, 7% $92, 3% Uranium Phosphoric Acid Nickel Vanadium Rare Earth Elements Zinc & Molybdenum

In US$ Million – Life of Mine

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Berlin Project

PEA – Production Profile

A Green Resources Company 1 Projections based on Berlin PEA – see cautionary statements on slide 2

Product Uranium Phosphate Vanadium Nickel Rare Earth Elements Moly Zinc Units Mlbs Thousand tonnes Mlbs Mlbs Tonnes Mlbs Mlbs Annual Mill throughput 500,000 tonnes Life of Mine Production 16.3 884 51 22 4,040 4.2 47 Average Annual Production 1.2 59 3.4 1.5 270 0.3 3.1 TSX-V: UWE.H

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Berlin Project

PEA Opex Estimate

A Green Resources Company 1 Projections based on Berlin PEA – see cautionary statements on slide 2

Item US$/tonne of Ore Life of Mine Revenue $405.81 $B2.82 Opex Royalty to State $18.60 $B1.40 Mining $54.69 Processing $103.00 G&A $3.60 Dewatering $4.84 Contingency $16.61 Total $201.33 Free Cash Flow per tonne of Ore $204.48 $B1.42 TSX-V: UWE.H

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Berlin Project

PEA Capex Estimate

A Green Resources Company 1 Projections based on Berlin PEA – see cautionary statements on slide 2

Item Initial Capital (US$) Sustaining Capital (US$) Total Estimate (US$) Mine & Mining $63 $11 $74 Processing Plant $164 $13 $177 Mine Dewatering, Environmental & Closure $10 $15 $25 Infrastructure $55 $4 $59 EPCM & Indirect Costs $65 $65 Contingency $41 $41 Total $398 $43 $441 TSX-V: UWE.H

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Projected Annual Production

Sensitivities

Projected Capex (US$M) Uranium Price ($/lb) After-Tax (US$M) Payback (years) NPV7.5% NPV10% IRR 1.2Mlb Base Case $40 $85 $19 11% 6.6 $441 $50 $142 $66 13% 5.9 $60 $198 $112 15% 5.3 $70 $255 $159 17% 4.9

Sensitivity analysis based on PEA that is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized.

Berlin

Preliminary Economics

Current Resource The economics can be strengthened through alternative technology. The key next step is testing membrane technology – used in water purification – is the next crucial test as a way of separating the various commodities from the leach fluid at Berlin

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Berlin Deposit Opportunities to Increase Cash Flow

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NPV7.5% could increase by US$156M or ~45% through optimization: Æ Estimated US$1.1M cost to do membrane test work

US$

PEA NPV7.5% (Current PEA) $338M Process optimization:

  • Removal of 30% of carbonate by flotation (Aiming to achieve >50%

reduction in carbonate) $42M

  • Rare Earths Elements:
  • current PEA includes Yttrium & Neodymium only

ð add Dysprosium & Europium $66M Optimize power production by utilizing excess heat from plant $48M POTENTIAL NPV7.5% $494M

Analysis based on PEA that is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized. For INTERNAL DISCUSSION PURPOSES – see slide 2

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Berlin Project

Current Flow Sheet (modelled in the PEA)

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SX Solvent Extraction IX Ion Exchange Uranium-Vanadium process Rare Earth (REE) process Phosphoric acid process Base Metal process Gypsum Molybdenum IX Uranium recovery Peroxide + sulphuric acid V recovery IX Ammonia + Sulphuric acid Molybdenum Precipitation Uranium VI peroxide Ammonium metavanadate Ammonium carbonate TBP + Shell Sol SX Phosphoric Acid Ammonia REE precipitation SX Ni Zn Mn REE Oxides Carbonates Crush to ~ 100µm Acetic acid calcite leach Ferric iron + sulphuric acid leach Sulphuric acid wash & Fe Reduction

“Step 1” “Step 2”

Ore High Purity Gypsum Calcium acetate Acetic acid regeneration Sulphuric acid Ferric Iron reuse Sulphuric acid

Iron Rejection

  • r

Regeneration

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Berlin Deposit:

Potential of Membranes to Separate Metals

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Æ Estimated US$1.1M cost to do membrane test work Æ If the membranes effectively separate the various commodities, Capex and Opex are likely to be very significantly reduced Membrane technology – used in water purification – is the next crucial test as a way of separating the various commodities from the leach fluid at Berlin

Leach fluid carrying 3 metals A single metal is concentrated in the fluid – and can be extracted more efficiently TSX-V: UWE.H

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Berlin Deposit

Budget to define 50Mlb uranium resource

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Potential drill programs Metreage US$ Infill drilling in maiden resource area to allow reclassification to Indicated from Inferred (~21Mlb) 3,000 $1.0M Updated resource estimate to convert Inferred to Indicated $150K Area in which exploration drilling has been completed (~30Mlb potential):

  • Drilling for Inferred Resource (360-420m drill section spacing)

25,000 $7.6M

  • Drilling to convert Inferred to Indicated (180-210m drill spacing)

40,000 $12.0M Exploration drilling: Northern area where trenching shows presence of mineralization and western limb where the mineralized unit does not come to surface 6,000 $2.5M TOTAL $23.3M

  • Initial PEA conducted early in project’s life to confirm low uranium production

cost potential

  • US$23.3M estimated budget for expansion to 50Mlb uranium resource target

(threshold to make mine decision) & show 70-75Mlb overall resource potential

The PEA is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized.

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Ø21Mlb NI 43-101 Uranium Resource Ø 25-30Mlb potential exploration-drilled area Ø >25Mlb – northern area – potential indicated by trenching > 70-75Mlb potential

Green unit contains uranium &

  • ther minerals

3km 3.5km

N 4km

25-30Mlb

resource potential already identified by drilling

>25Mlb

potential identified by trenching

21Mlb

Current NI 43-101 uranium resource 10.5km Mineralized Trend

1Target based on mineral resources & exploration

results for potential 32-34Mt at 0.09% to 0.11% U3O8 (~70-75Mlb) Potential quantity & grades are conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource on these targets & it is uncertain if further exploration will increase the current deposit – see slide 2.

Berlin Deposit: Resource Growth Potential

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Berlin Deposit

Cross Section

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Sandstone

Mineralized layer

L i m e s t

  • n

e Shale

Ø Mineralization in 3m thick

layer; Ø Remarkable continuity; Ø Underground mining

  • peration;

Ø Minimal mine footprint; Ø Waste would be replaced in backfill of underground excavations; Ø Cut and fill mining in the steep areas combined with room and pillar in the flat areas.

West East

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Berlin Project:

Larger Resource Improves Economics

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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600

1X 2X

NPV 7.5% ($50/lb) NPV 7.5% ($60/lb) IRR $50/lb IRR $60/lb

After-tax NPV (7.5% discount rate) (US$ Millions) Modelled resource size

Sensitivity analysis based on PEA that is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized.

IRR at $60/lb IRR at $50/lb TSX-V: UWE.H

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Berlin Deposit:

Budget to Construction Decision

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US$44M budget to reach a construction decision on potential very large (70-75Mlb) uranium deposit over 4 years: Item US$

Metallurgical test work $1.1M Drilling and associated work to achieve 50Mlb Measured & Indicated resource and exploration drilling to show 70-75Mlb resource potential $23.3M Feasibility study for 50Mlb deposit – very rough estimate $10M In-country costs over 4 years $10M Budget to Construction Decision $44M

The PEA is preliminary in nature. Includes resources that are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEA being realized.

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Berlin Deposit Development Strategy

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Berlin would be too big an operation for U3O8 Corp. to put into production. Therefore, exit strategy would be to JV with a multi-commodity producer:

  • U3O8 Corp. would ideally maintain a minority project equity interest (eg. 25-30%)

for a free carried interest to production; or

  • Negotiate offtake, streaming &/or royalty agreements on various commodities

contained within the Berlin Deposit: Ø Rare Earth streams for super-magnet industry (for electric motors, wind turbines) Ø Ferric Phosphate &/or vanadium for battery industry Ø Phosphate for fertilizer industry (plant design currently configured for production

  • f phosphoric acid for fertilizer)

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Berlin Deposit

Potential to Improve Project’s Economics

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Ø Potential to reduce operating (Opex) and capital costs (Capex): Ø Test work on the effectiveness of alternative techniques for the extraction of metals and phosphate (eg. Use of membrane systems to separate the metals); Ø Potential to increase revenue: Ø Removal of carbonate to reduce reagent consumption (lower

  • perating costs);

Ø Current PEA only considers revenue stream from two Rare Earth Elements (Neodymium & Yttrium). Include other REEs such as Dysprosium & Europium in revenue stream; Ø Reduce electricity cost by capturing excess heat generated by the processing plant. Ø Increase the uranium resource – the target is 70-75Mlbs1. Economics of the deposit are strongly geared to deposit size.

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1Target based on mineral resources & exploration results for potential 32-34Mt at 0.09% to 0.11% U3O8 (~70-75Mlb)

Potential quantity & grades are conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource on these targets & it is uncertain if further exploration will increase the current deposit – see slide 2.

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Laguna Salada, Argentina

~3 years to potential production

Berlin Project, Colombia

~4 to 5 years to potential production

Corporate Strategy:

Sequential Project Development

Immediate goal – double uranium resource to 20Mlb & upgrade to Measured & Indicated $3.0M Metallurgy & pilot plant $1.5M Social, environmental & permitting $1.0M Feasibility study $1.5M TOTAL to reach mine decision in 2 yrs $7.0M Capex Capex (forex-adjusted) $136M $117M

Development strategy: Project is

sufficiently simple for U3O8 Corp. to put into production or JV with producer & keep minority stake to receive cash flow

Development strategies:

  • JV with producer & keep minority stake
  • Streaming agreements or royalties on by-

products (phosphate, vanadium, nickel, rare earths) Met tests & refine flowsheet $1.0M Double resource to 50Mlb target & show 70-75Mlb potential $23M Resource upgrade, environmental, permitting, feasibility study $20M TOTAL to reach mine decision $44M Capex $441M

Recommended work & budgets based on PEAs that are preliminary in nature. Resources are not reserves & do not have demonstrated economic viability. No certainty of the PEAs being realized . Conceptual cumulative targets based on mineral resources & exploration results: Colombia – potential 32-34Mt at 0.09% to 0.11% U3O8 (~70-75Mlb) & Argentina – potential150-225Mt at 50ppm to 60ppm U3O8 (~20-25Mlb). Potential quantity & grades are conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define mineral resources on the targets. It is uncertain if further exploration will increase the mineral resources on the company’s projects.– see slide 2.

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Richard Spencer, President & CEO richard@u3o8corp.com (416) 868-1491 www.u3o8corp.com

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