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Aphria’s Acquisition of Tilray Signals Industry Consolidation and More
                              M&A in 2021

                       December 21, 2020
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                                             FRC Top Picks

The following table shows the last week’s top five performers among our Top Picks; all
five were juniors resource companies, including two focused on electric vehicle (“EV”)
metals, two silver, and one gold. The top performer, Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT), was
up 33% WoW, on no company specific news. We estimate that FT’s NICO project is the
largest undeveloped primary cobalt project in North America, with significant gold. A
feasibility study (completed in 2014), based on US$16/lb cobalt (vs spot price of
US$14.5), had shown an after-tax Net Present Value @ 7% of $224 million, with an
after-tax Internal Rate of Return of 15.1%. FT’s current market cap is just $27 million.
Our most recent note on FT can be viewed here.

                                   Top Five Performers Last Week

                                                  Source: FRC

Overall, our portfolio (equally weighted) was up 3.7% in the past week versus the
benchmark’s (TSXV) 4.6%. Our top picks were up 59.3%, on average, since initiation
of coverage vs the benchmark’s -7.9%.

                                                  Source: FRC

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                                         Performance by Sector

                                                  Source: FRC

Our complete list of top picks (updated weekly) can be viewed here.

                                  Weekly Mining Commentary

Global equity markets fell today on concerns of a new variant of the coronavirus that
emerged in the U.K. The U.K. has tightened restrictions, and several countries have
closed their borders to travellers from the U.K. Although the new strain is 70% more
transmissible than other variants, health officials stated that there is no evidence that
the new strain is more deadly. Sources indicate that there is no evidence to suggest
that current vaccines will be less effective against the new strain.

We believe that this new development will further delay the global economic recovery.
We believe that restrictions are unlikely to be relaxed until there is a decline in new
cases. As shown below, except India, most of the hardest-hit nations continued to
experience a surge in new cases last week.

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                          Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Four of the seven indices we track declined WoW.

                                            Source: FRC / Various

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However, a weaker US$ supported prices of mainstream metals.

As gold had a relatively strong week, valuations of gold producers increased, while that
of base metal producers remained flat.

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Inventory levels of base metals on both the LME and the SHFE (Shanghai) were
down WoW, which we believe was primarily a result of the strong rebound of the
Chinese economy.

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With restrictions tightening in Europe, we expect base metal prices to be under
pressure in the coming weeks. As mentioned last week, we do not expect the global
economy to recover to pre-COVID levels until mid-2021, as the rollout of vaccines is
expected to take three to six months. Our commodity price forecasts (unchanged) are
shown below:

In the following section, we review companies that announced key developments in the
past week.

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                                         Mining / Exploration

Company             Ticker           Current Share FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:               Symbol           Price:              Estimate:
CopperBank          CSE: CBK         $0.24               N/A              Dec 21, 2020
Resources Corp
PR Content                                   FRC Opinion
CBK announced that it is planning a Positive – We consider this to be an
detailed review to monetize its portfolio by excellent strategy to raise capital without
potentially selling a NSR on its flagship share dilution. We commenced due
copper assets.                               diligence on CBK last month, and will be
                                             initiating coverage in January.

                                                          CBK’s flagship assets are the Copper Creek
                                                          project in Arizona, and the Contact Copper
                                                          project in Nevada. Both are 100% owned by
                                                          CBK. Copper Creek has a completed PEA
                                                          (2013), which showed 4.9 Blbs of copper
                                                          equiv. (0.49%) measured and indicated
                                                          resource, and 3.7 Blbs (0.38%) inferred.
                                                          Contact Copper has a completed PFS
                                                          (2013), with 0.83 Bls of copper (0.2%) in the
                                                          measured and indicated category. The
                                                          projects combined have a before-tax NPV of
                                                          US$867M at US$3.5/lb copper, and
                                                          US$315M at US$3.0/lb copper. CBK’s
                                                          market capitalization is just US$14M.

                                                          We estimate that CBK’s shares are trading
                                                          at ¢0.2 per lb (U.S.) versus an average of
                                                          ¢2.4 for companies with large copper
                                                          focused projects in the Americas. This is
                                                          based on 100% of measured and indicated,
                                                          and 50% of inferred resources. As
                                                          mentioned earlier, we will be initiating
                                                          coverage in January.

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Company            Ticker             Current Share FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:              Symbol             Price:            Estimate:
Gran Colombia TSX: GCM                $7.11             $11.69           Dec 15, 2020
Gold Corp
PR Content                                    FRC Opinion
Produced 17,915 oz of gold in November, Neutral – Although we were pleased with
including 15,741 oz from Segovia and the drill results (which will likely result in
2,174 oz from Marmato. Production in the resource expansion), Segovia’s November
first 11 months of 2020 was 200,235 oz production was below our expectations. We
vs 217,600 oz in the comparable period in are lowering our full year production
the     previous   year.     Management’s forecast from 223.5 Koz to 220 Koz. Our
production guidance remains unchanged revenue forecast has been adjusted to
at 218,000 and 226,000 oz.                    $393M (previously $401M). Net income has
                                              been adjusted to $52M / EPS: $0.84
GCM also announced promising results (previously $55M / EPS: $0.89). The
from its ongoing drill program (71 holes company’s shares remain undervalued
totalling 10,634 m) at Segovia. Very high- relative to its peers. The current dividend
grade intercepts were reported:               yield is 2.9% p.a., compared to the sector
                                              average of 1.4% (Source: FRC and S&P
➢ 51.22 g/t Au and 1.9 g/t Ag over 1.91 m     Capital IQ).
➢ 63.92 g/t Au and 458.4 g/t Ag over 0.63 m
➢ 162.70 g/t Au and 77.0 g/t Ag over 0.51 m
➢ 87.40 g/t Au and 13.4 g/t Ag over 0.56 m
➢ 100.30 g/t Au and 59.3 g/t Ag over 1.26 m

Company              Ticker            Current Share    FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:                Symbol            Price:           Estimate:
Caldas Gold          TSXV: CGC         $2.30            $3.74              Dec 15, 2020
Corp
PR Content                                    FRC Opinion
Produced 2,174 oz of gold in November, Neutral - We are maintaining our 2020
bringing the total for the first 11 months of production forecast at 23.5 Koz, with $43M
2020 to 21,312 oz vs 23,492 oz in the in revenue, and $3M in EBITDA.
same period last year. Management’s
2020 guidance remains unchanged at
23,000 to 26,000 oz.

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Company               Ticker          Current Share   FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:                 Symbol          Price:          Estimate:
Southern Silver TSXV: SSV             $0.50           $1.06              Dec 16, 2020
Exploration
Corp
PR Content                                   FRC Opinion
Initial results of an ongoing 10,000 m drill Positive - These results are promising
program on the Cerro Las Minitas project considering the program is focused on step-
in Durango state returned promising out drilling for resource expansion.
values. Key highlights are listed below:     Approximately 7,500 m of drilling has been
                                             completed to date. Note that the project
➢ 28.5 m averaging 1.41 g/t Au and 36 already has a resource estimate of 134 Moz
     g/t Ag (201 g/t AgEq), including 2.8 m AgEq indicated, and 138 Moz inferred.
     of 5.1 g/t Au and 72 g/t Ag (552 g/t
     AgEq); and
➢ 6.1 m averaging 421 g/t Ag, 0.45 g/t
     Au, 5.5% Pb and 1.9% Zn (704 g/t
     AgEq; 17.9% ZnEq), including 0.9 m
     of 1420 g/t Ag, 0.64 g/t Au, 16.8% Pb
     and 0.6% Zn (2012 g/t AgEq; 51.0%
     ZnEq).

Company             Ticker          Current Share     FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:               Symbol          Price:            Estimate:
Wealth Minerals TSXV: WML           $0.09             N/A                 Dec 14, 2020
Ltd
PR Content                                 FRC Opinion
Announced a non-brokered private Neutral – Funds will be used towards
placement for up to $1.5M at $0.10 per WML’s Atacama project (lithium brine in
unit. Each unit will consist of a common Chile). WML had recently announced a one-
share and half warrant (exercise price of year extension of its memorandum of
$0.15 per share for two years).            understanding (“MOU”) with Uranium One
                                           Group (“U1G”), a subsidiary of Russia’s
                                           state nuclear company. Although deal terms
                                           are yet to be finalized, U1G is likely to have
                                           an option to acquire a 51% interest in
                                           Atacama. We expect management to
                                           outline their exploration plans for 2021 upon
                                           completing this financing.

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                                                Technology

Company                 Ticker                Current Share            FRC Fair Value           Date of PR:
Name:                   Symbol                Price:                   Estimate:
Microsoft Corp.         NASDAQ:               $218.59                  $223.67                  Dec 15, 2020
                        MSFT
PR Content                                                FRC Opinion
Facing a class-action settlement in                       Neutral – We believe this case is just a
Canada for alleged anti-competitive                       small bump in the road. We note that the
behaviour. Canadians who purchased                        capped amount of $517M represents 0.4%
Microsoft’s software during 1998-2010                     of MSFT’s cash as of Q1-FY2021, and just
are entitled for a claim of up to $250 (for               0.3% of our projected cash at the end of
individuals) and $650 (companies)                         FY2021.
without receipts. Total claims, which will
be capped at $517M, are projected to be
$400M. Refund applications will run until
September 2021, and payments will be
processed in 2022.

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Company              Ticker         Current Share   FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:                Symbol         Price:          Estimate:
Kontrol Energy       CSE: KNR       $3.20           $6.72                Dec 15, 16 &
Corp.                                                                    17, 2020
PR Content                                 FRC Opinion
Announced that it has entered into a Positive – We believe the agreement with
distribution agreement with Grande West Grande West is a significant development
(TSXV: BUS; a Canadian vehicle as it is the market leader in Canada’s mid-
manufacturer)      to      offer BioCloud size bus category. It has delivered over 450
technology as an option to its line of buses to Canada and the U.S. since
buses. Grande West also purchased two inception, to customers such as B.C.
BioCloud units for its offices.            Transit.

KNR also successfully refinanced $3.7M We were also pleased with the debenture
of the $5.3M debentures that matured on refinancing, as it strengthens the company’s
December 15, 2020.                      balance sheet.

Management has initiated a process toFrom the demo event, we learned that the
list its shares from the CSE to the TSX,
                                     company has received interest for BioCloud
with a longer-term plan to list on the
                                     from multiple sectors. KNR is working on
NASDAQ.                              establishing partnerships in international
                                     markets. We will publish an update report
The company held its first public shortly, highlighting our key takeaways from
demonstration on BioCloud last week. the recent demo.

                                                  Cannabis

Company           Ticker          Current Share FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:             Symbol          Price:           Estimate:
FinCanna          CSE: CALI       $0.06            $0.20              Dec 21, 2020
Capital Corp.
PR Content                                FRC Opinion
Provided a corporate update on its three Positive – We are pleased to see that all
portfolio companies: QVI, CTI, and GCI. three companies are making progress in
The company expects to start receiving their respective business lines. We found
royalty payments from QVI in early 2021. the websites of each of its portfolio
QVI has currently onboarded 25 brands companies to be operational, with
per management.                           partnerships, and brands listed, which is an
                                          encouraging sign. Our revenue projection
                                          for FY2021 remains unchanged at $861k.

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Company             Ticker          Current Share FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:               Symbol          Price:            Estimate:
Captiva Verde       CSE: PWR        $0.30             $0.95           Dec 14, 2020
Land
Corporation
PR Content                                    FRC Opinion
Announced that Esmeralda, the Mexican Positive – The facility’s completion is inline
pharmaceutical company that PWR is in with our estimated timeline. We have
the process of acquiring, has completed projected $6.48M in revenue from
the buildout of its manufacturing facility in Esmeralda, and $22.95M in total revenue
Mexico. Sales are expected to begin in for the company in 2021 (unchanged).
March 2021. Esmeralda has an
agreement with the Mexican Health Care
Workers Union that would give PWR
access to its 1.2M members, implying a
potential for up to US$142M per year in
revenue. The acquisition is pending
approval from the exchange.

Other Updates on Coverage:

•   We are terminating coverage on Siyata Mobile (NASDAQ: SYTA) upon completing a
    term of coverage, per our agreement with the company. Our fair value estimate and
    rating are no longer in effect.

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                                Weekly Cannabis Commentary

Cannabis Industry Performance

                         December 18, 2020
                         Company                                  YTD 1-Week 1-Year
                         Aphria Inc.                              50%   -5%   52%
                         Aurora Cannabis Inc.                    -61% -4%     -61%
                         Canopy Growth Corp.                      27%   -1%   28%
                         Cronos Group Inc.                        4%    -3%    8%
                         Tilray Inc.                             -46% 12%     -48%
                         HEXO Corp.                              -36% -2%     -46%
                         Organigram Holdings Inc.                -42%    3%   -45%
                         The Supreme Cannabis Co., Inc.          -71% -3%     -70%

                                     AVERAGE                     -22%      0%       -23%
                                       MIN                       -71%     -5%       -70%
                                       MAX                        50%     12%       52%

                                       Indexes                    YTD 1-Week 1-Year
                                        HMMJ                      -2%   1%    -4%
                                        MCAN                      10%   4%     9%
                                        XCAN                     -25%   1%     NA
                                         Source: TMX Money, FRC

Over the past week, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (TSX: HMMJ / “HMMJ”),
the Standard & Poor’s/MX International Cannabis Index (“MCAN”), and the Standard &
Poor’s/TSX Cannabis Index (“XCAN”) generated returns of 1%, 4%, and 1%,
respectively.

Last week, Aphria (TSX: APHA) announced that it will be acquiring Tilray (NASDAQ:
TLRY) for US$3.9B. The combined entity will become the largest company in the
sector by revenue.

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                                           Source: Yahoo! Finance

We expect to see consolidation in the space, which will result in improved margins from
synergies. We believe that larger companies will be targeting well-run small/mid
cap companies in the space.

Valuation of Select Canadian LPs
The following chart shows the average Enterprise Value to Revenue (“EV/R”) ratio of
the Canadian cannabis companies we track.

                        Average EV/R (October 2019 – December 2020)

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                                                                                     Dec 11, 2020                                Dec 18, 2020
             Company                                    Ticker   TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA
             Aphria Inc.                              TSX: APHA       5.4       41.7         5.2       40.0
        Aurora Cannabis Inc.                           TSX: ACB       8.7        NM          8.5        NM
        Canopy Growth Corp.                          TSX: WEED       24.6        NM         24.2        NM
         Cronos Group Inc.                           TSX: CRON       63.1        NM         60.9        NM
              Tilray Inc.                           NASDAQ: TLRY      7.6        NM          8.4        NM
            HEXO Corp.                               NYSE: HEXO       6.5        NM          6.3        NM
      Organigram Holdings Inc.                         TSX: OGI       5.1        NM          5.3        NM
   The Supreme Cannabis Co., Inc.                     TSX: FIRE       3.9        NM          3.8        NM

                                                       AVERAGE                        15.6                    NM                 15.3                            NM
                                                        MEDIAN                         7.0                    NM                  7.4                            NM
                                                       MINIMUM                         3.9                    NM                  3.8                            NM
                                                       MAXIMUM                        63.1                    NM                 60.9                            NM
                                                            Source: S&P Capital IQ, FRC

The average EV/R, as of December 18, 2020, was 15.3x – a WoW decrease from 15.6x.
The average EV/R, from October 7, 2019, to December 18, 2020, is 11.9x.

Canadian Retail Cannabis Pricing
Province (As of 2020/12/21)       Average Price per Gram        Average Price per Gram THC        Average Price per Gram CBD    # of Products       Min. Price       Max. Price
B.C.                          $                     10.09   $                         10.18   $                          8.42             273   $        3.93    $       80.29
Ontario                       $                      9.78   $                          9.97   $                          8.08             314   $        4.20    $       23.98
Quebec                        $                      9.20   $                          9.16   $                          9.55             214   $        4.85    $       14.55
Alberta                       $                     11.41   $                         11.40   $                         11.39             322   $        3.93    $       22.00
N.B.                          $                      9.66   $                          9.90   $                          7.58             166   $        3.50    $       16.28
P.E.I.                        $                      9.79   $                          9.81   $                          9.49             159   $        2.20    $       23.30
Newfoundland                  $                     10.13   $                         10.09   $                         10.36             153   $        4.46    $       15.40
Yukon                         $                     14.98   $                         15.07   $                         13.95              12   $       10.49    $       16.15
N.S.                          $                     10.40   $                         10.45   $                          9.82             176   $        5.36    $       42.85
Nunavut                       $                     11.69   $                         11.80   $                         12.41              34   $        5.19    $       17.91
Northwest Territories         $                     11.54   $                         11.54                                                 3   $       12.08    $       13.00
Manitoba                      $                     11.53   $                         11.50   $                         11.62             316   $        4.90    $       20.43
Saskatchewan                  $                     12.91   $                         12.97   $                         12.08             172            4.95            38.50
CANADA                        $                     11.01   $                         11.07   $                         10.40
Province (As of 2020/12/14)       Average Price per Gram        Average Price per Gram THC        Average Price per Gram CBD    # of Products       Min. Price       Max. Price
B.C.                          $                     10.13   $                         10.22   $                          8.42             272   $        3.93    $       80.29
Ontario                       $                      9.79   $                          9.97   $                          8.20             313   $        4.20    $       23.98
Quebec                        $                      9.13   $                          9.09   $                          9.53             209   $        4.85    $       14.55
Alberta                       $                     11.42   $                         11.41   $                         11.39             319   $        3.93    $       22.00
N.B.                          $                      9.74   $                          9.96   $                          7.74             166   $        3.50    $       16.28
P.E.I.                        $                      9.80   $                          9.82   $                          9.49             157   $        2.20    $       23.30
Newfoundland                  $                     10.20   $                         10.18   $                         10.36             151   $        4.62    $       15.40
Yukon                         $                     14.98   $                         15.07   $                         13.95              12   $       10.49    $       16.15
N.S.                          $                     10.40   $                         10.45   $                          9.82             176   $        5.36    $       42.85
Nunavut                       $                     11.69   $                         11.80   $                         12.41              34   $        5.19    $       17.91
Northwest Territories         $                     11.54   $                         11.54                                                 3   $       12.08    $       13.00
Manitoba                      $                     11.57   $                         11.54   $                         11.62             317   $        4.90    $       20.43
Saskatchewan                  $                     12.95   $                         13.01   $                         12.08             170            4.95            38.50
CANADA                        $                     11.03   $                         11.08   $                         10.42

                                        Source: Online Provincial Cannabis Stores, FRC

The average retail price per gram declined week-over-week to $11.01 from $11.03.
The below chart shows Canadian retail dried cannabis flower pricing since we began
price coverage.

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                        Canadian Retail Dried Cannabis Flower Pricing

                            Source: Online Provincial Cannabis Stores, FRC

Canadian Retail Cannabis Stores
As of December 21, 2020, there are 1,373 retail cannabis stores, a week-over-week
increase of 28 stores across Canada, including two in B.C., four in Alberta, and 22 in
Ontario. We expect Ontario’s store count to continue to grow, driven by the recent
mandate of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to approve more
Retail Store Authorizations (RSA).

                                         Nationwide Store Count

                                     Source: Provincial Websites, FRC

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                            Dec-7-2020        Dec-14-2020        Dec-21-2020
Geographic Region          Store Count        Store Count        Store Count Population Population / Store
Alberta                              543                543               547      4,428,247                   8,096
B.C.                                 281                298               300      5,120,184                 17,067
Manitoba                              38                 38                 38     1,379,121                 36,293
N.B.                                  20                 20                 20       780,890                 39,045
N.S.                                  20                 20                 20       978,274                 48,914
Newfoundland                          27                 27                 27       520,437                 19,275
Northwest Territories                  5                  5                  5        44,982                  8,996
Nunavut                              n/a                n/a                n/a        39,486                    N/A
Ontario                              262                290               312    14,745,040                  47,260
P.E.I.                                 4                  4                  4       158,717                 39,679
Quebec                                45                 45                 45     8,552,362                190,052
Saskatchewan                          50                 50                 50     1,181,987                 23,640
Yukon                                  5                  5                  5        41,293                   8,259
CANADA                             1,300              1,345             1,373    37,971,020                  27,656
                                     Source: Provincial Websites, FRC

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