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Exploration
Done Differently
Finding Nevada’s Next Discovery

July 8, 2021

Corporate Presentation

TSX-V: RDG | OTCQB: RDGMF
         FRA: 0GC0
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Disclaimer
Readers should not place any undue reliance on information in this summary for any purpose other than for gaining general
knowledge of Ridgeline Minerals Corporation (“Ridgeline”, or the “Company”). Statements contained in this presentation that are                    Qualified Persons. Michael Harp, CPG., Vice President, Exploration, is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101
not historical facts are “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “Forward-Looking Information”)               and has reviewed and approved the technical data in this presentation.
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, the anticipated timing for release of additional drill results, plans to drill        Footnotes:
                                                                                                                                                   (1) Adjacent Properties. This presentation contains information about adjacent properties on which Ridgeline Minerals does not have
test prospective targets in 2021 and the potential advancement of mineral exploration, exploration drilling, development, and/or
                                                                                                                                                   the right to explore or mine. Investors are cautioned that mineralization on adjacent properties is not necessarily indicative of
operating programs. The words “potential,” “anticipate,” “significant,” “discovery,” “forecast,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “will,”
                                                                                                                                                   mineralization that may be hosted on the Company’s properties.
“project,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify Forward-Looking Information. Forward-
Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to be
                                                                                                                                                   (2) Readers are cautioned that the exploration targets at the Carlin-East, Swift, and Selena properties are early-stage exploration
materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. In preparing the Forward-
                                                                                                                                                   prospects and conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further
Looking Information in presentation, Ridgeline has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions                exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.
that the current objectives concerning its mineral projects can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as
expected; that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner; and that all requisite                     (3) Historical information contained in this presentation, maps or figures regarding the Company’s project or adjacent properties
information will be available in a timely manner. Forward-Looking Information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and                  cannot be relied upon as the Company’s QP, as defined under NI 43-101 has not prepared nor verified the historical information.
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Ridgeline to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include,                (4) Source: Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2018. Investment Attractiveness Index weights both policy perception
among others, risks related to dependence on key personnel; risks related to unforeseen delays; as well as those factors discussed in              (taxation levels, onerous regulations, quality of infrastructure, etc.) and mineral potential (40% / 60%) of 83 countries and
Ridgeline's public disclosure record. Although Ridgeline has attempted to identify important factors that could affect Ridgeline and may           provinces/states
cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other
                                                                                                                                                   (5) Source: Laurentian Bank Securities Equity Research: Compelling valuation for a growth-focused gold royalty company – October 21,
factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-
                                                                                                                                                   2020
Looking Information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. Except as required by law, Ridgeline
                                                                                                                                                   (6) Source: Barrick Gold Quarterly Reporting: https://s25.q4cdn.com/322814910/files/doc_presentations/2021/Barrick-Q4-2020-Results-
does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this presentation to
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reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events This information is not
intended to be and should not be construed in any way as part of an offering or solicitation of securities. No securities                          (7) Source: Barrick Gold Quarterly Reporting: https://s25.q4cdn.com/322814910/files/doc_presentations/2020/Barrick-Investor-Day-2020_02-
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ABOUT US

Why Invest In Ridgeline Minerals
           Ridgeline is a well-funded Nevada focused Gold-Silver explorer with a 154 km² exploration
                portfolio across four projects in the Carlin and Battle Mountain – Eureka Trends

             L O C AT I O N                       S T R AT E G I C D R I L L I N G       EXPERIENCED GOLD
             Nevada - top ranked mining
                                                  CONTRACT                               EXPLORERS
             jurisdiction in the world (4)        Industry leading drilling contract     Decades of experience finding
                                                  = lower cost = more drilling =         several multi-million-ounce gold
                                                  higher potential for discovery         deposits in Nevada

             SIZE                                 N E W N E VA D A                       SHAREHOLDER
             One of the largest land
                                                  DISCOVERY                              F R I E N D LY S T R U C T U R E
             packages (154 km2) in                Shallow-oxide, silver-gold             Tight share float with management
             Nevada controlled by a junior        discovery at Selena                    owning ~15% of outstanding shares
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GLOBAL EXPERIENCE – NEVADA FOCUSED
                                                                                                                                                                                               4

                                                                   Our Team
                              EXPERIENCE                                 ACHIEVEMENTS                                                                    ROLES
Chad Peters, B.Sc., P.Geo.      10+ years
                                            Nevada gold exploration, led multi-million ounce CSD Gap discovery with        ▪   Co-founder of Ridgeline Minerals
President, CEO & Director                   Premier Gold                                                                   ▪   Former US Exploration Manager, Premier Gold Mines Ltd.

                                                                                                                           ▪   Current CFO of Ridgeline Minerals and Entrée Resources
Duane Lo, CPA (CA)              20+ years
                                            International accounting and financial management experience for various
                                                                                                                           ▪   Former CFO of Mason Resources and Luna Gold
CFO & Director                              public companies
                                                                                                                           ▪   Comptroller for First Quantum

Mike Harp, M.Sc., CPG.          10+ years   Nevada gold exploration, led multi-million ounce North Dark Star discovery     ▪   Qualified person as defined by NI 43-101
Vice President, Exploration                 with Gold Standard Ventures                                                    ▪   Former Senior Exploration Geologist – Gold Standard

Terese Gieselman                30+ years   CFO and Corporate Secretary for multiple publicly traded companies
                                                                                                                           ▪   Founder & President of Minco Corp. Management Inc.
Corporate Secretary                                                                                                        ▪   Compliance and corporate financial reporting

Lewis Teal, M.Sc., P.Geo.       35+ years   Global exploration, discovered over 20+ Moz of gold
                                                                                                                           ▪   Newmont Group Executive, South American Exploration
Independent Director                                                                                                       ▪   Senior Newmont Exploration Geologist, Carlin-Trend

Peter Hardie, CPA (CA)          20+ years
                                            International accounting, financial management and mine development            ▪   CFO of Equinox Gold
Independent Director                        experience                                                                     ▪   Former CFO of True Gold and Nevsun Resources

Mike Blady, B.Sc. Geology       10+ years
                                            Senior management of multiple public resource companies with extensive
                                                                                                                           ▪   President, CEO & Director of Golden Ridge Resources
Independent Director                        capital markets background

                                                                                                                           ▪   Independent Director – New Gold Inc.
Geoff Chater, B.Sc. Geology     30+ years
                                            Mineral exploration experience across four continents and capital markets
                                                                                                                           ▪   Former Director of Nevsun Resources, Reservoir Minerals and
Strategic Advisor                           consultant to multiple publicly traded companies
                                                                                                                               Valley High Ventures

Mac Jackson, M.Sc., CPG.        25+ years
                                            Gold exploration, discovered the multi-million ounce Leeville, Fiberline and   ▪   Former Vice President, Exploration for Gold Standard Ventures
Technical Advisor                           North Dark Star deposits in Nevada                                             ▪   Former Senior exploration geologist, Newmont Corp.

Steve Neilsen                   40+ years   Owner of a Nevada-based drilling and mining operations support services
                                                                                                                           ▪   Co-founder of Ridgeline Minerals
Technical Advisor                                                                                                          ▪   President of Envirotech Drilling LLC
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                                                   ALIGNED WITH SHAREHOLDERS

                                                   Capital Structure
                                                              As at June 1, 2021

15% Management                                                        55.6M                            Cash ~ C$5.8M
          • Chad Peters – 6.8%
                                                                  Non-Diluted I/O
 16% Public Companies
          • EMX Royalty
          • Vior Inc.                               3.7M                0.7M          9.9M
          • Ethos Gold                               Options
                                                    ($0.12 - $0.50)
                                                                       RSU/DSU
                                                                         ($0.36)
                                                                                     Warrants
                                                                                     ($0.55 - $0.75)
                                                                                                       Private Placement
 13% Institutions (including but not limited to)                                                       C$3.75M raised @ $0.50
          • Commodity Discovery Fund
          • Stephens Investment Mgmt.                              69.9M
                                                                  Fully-Diluted I/O
                                                                                                           • ½ warrant @ $0.75
                                                                                                           • Accelerator @ $1.50
          • Commodity Capital                                                                              • Closed May 3, 2021

 56% Retail Investors
                                                                        TSX-V: RDG
                                                                      OTCQB: RDGMF
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Turquoise            Twin          Midas
                                                                 Creeks                                                    CARLIN-EAST                                                               6
                                               Ridge
                                                                                South Arturo
                                                                                                                                 &                                              Wells
                                                      Pinson                                                                BELL CREEK
LOCATION IS KEY               Winnemucca                                                 Meikle
                                                                                        Goldstrike        Leeville-Turf
                                                 Lone Tree                                     Carlin                                    Elko
                                                                                                             Mike

4 Projects                                 Marigold                      Battle
                                                                        Mountain
                                                                                               Gold Quarry           Carlin

                                                                                                                    Rain
                                               Phoenix
                                                               Copper                                                      Emigrant
                                                                Basin
154 km2 Exploration                                                       Hilltop
                                                                                        Fire Creek                  Pinion
                                                                                                                                Dark Star
Portfolio in Nevada                               Cove                    Elder Creek
                                            McCoy                 Gold           Robertson
                                                                  Acres       Pipeline
100% ownership of 4                                                                      Fourmile
                                                                           Cortez
projects on the Carlin and                                                  Hills    Goldrush
Battle Mtn – Eureka Trends                  SWIFT                                                                                                     Royale

                                                                                           Tonkin
                                                                                                                                                            Bald                          Golden
                                                                                                                                                          Mountain                         Butte
   Winnemucca      Elko
                                                                                               Gold Bar

                                                                                                           Mt. Hope                                               Alligator
                                                                                                                                                                   Ridge
Reno
        N E V A D A                                                                                                                                            Yankee

                                 Legend
                                                                                                               Ruby Hill          Eureka
                                                                                                                                                                 Illipah
                                      Ridgeline Property
                                                                                                                               Lookout                                          SELENA
                  Las Vegas          Historic/Operating Mine                                                                     Mtn.
                                                                                                                                                                              New Discovery
                                     Carlin Trend                                                                                               Pan

                                      Battle Mtn.– Eureka Trend                                                                                                                           Robinson       Ely

                                                                                                                                                          Mt. Hamilton
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OUR PROJECTS

Selena
39 km2 Land Package
Oxide Open-Pit Ag-Au Target

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100% OWNED                         F U L LY P E R M I T T E D   DRILLING IN 2021                     NEW DISCOVERY
100% owned(5) land package.        Permitted and bonded 5.0     Phase IV infill and step-out drill   2021 drilling returned up to 44.2m
12km       southeast   of   Bald   acre BLM Notice of Intent    program (3,445m) completed in        @ 128.6 g/t silver equivalent (2)
Mountain Mine (Kinross) -          for 22 drill sites           June 2021 to expand shallow-
150k Au oz./yr.                                                 oxide, silver-gold discovery
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SELENA                                                                             Silver Equivalent Grade Thickness Map                                                       Sonic
                                                                                                                                                                               Target

                                                                                                                              BV-9
                                                                                                                        16.8m @ 6.7 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                            0.2 g/t Au                                       New
District-Scale Potential                                                        SE21-032 & 033
                                                                                                   SE21-030 & 031
                                                                                                          Pending
                                                                                                                              (historic)                                   Discovery          Broken Egg
                                                                                                                                                                                                Target

                                                                                    Pending
 Alligator Ridge              Bald Mountain
  Kinross Gold                 Kinross Gold                                                                                   Trench #4                                                 Revival Target
                                                                                                                          38.1m @ 51.5 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                               0.7 g/t Au
                                                                                                                                                                                 35km² Project Boundary
                                                                                                           SE21-034
                                                                                                             Pending
                                                                                               SE21-035
                                                                                                Pending

                                                                                                                                        SE20-014
                                                                      SE21-025                       SE21-023                      48.7m @ 71.8 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                                        0.2 g/t Au
                                                                 44.2m @ 123.2 g/t Ag
                                                                      0.1 g/t Au

                    Butte Valley                                                 SE21-024
                   Cu-Au Porphyry                                           10.7m @ 194.0 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                                              SE21-036
                                                                                  0.3 g/t Au                                                   Pending
                                                                                                                            SE20-021
                                                                                                                       44.2m @ 75.6 g/t Ag,
 Selena                                                                                                                     0.2 g/t Au
                                              Golden Butte (1)                      SE21-027
                                                                                     Pending
                                                 NevGold

                                                                 AgEq = Ag + (Au * 72), no recovery factor applied      Grade Thickness = AgEq * Intercept Thickness (m)
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                                                                                            SELENA

                                                                       X-Section A-A’
                                                                                      Looking Northwest
                                                                                                                                                           SE20-002
                                                                                                                                                                                A’

                                                                                                   SE20-006
                                                                                                                                                SE20-003

                                                                           SE20-007
            BV-34
           Historic
                                                                                       48.7m
    A                                                                                 @ 88.4 g/t
                                                  12.2m @ 141.0 g/t                                                                                                Trench #5
                                                Incl: 3.0m @ 486.8 g/t                                                                          Trench #4
                                                                                                                                                                56.4m @ 68.1 g/t
                                                                                                                                25.9m       38.1m @ 102.6 g/t
                                                                                                                   30.5m       @ 30.2 g/t
                                                                                                                  @ 45.4 g/t
                                                                                                      42.6m
                                                                            1.5m                     @ 51.2 g/t
              24.4m                                                       @ 101 g/t
             @ 20.6 g/t                                                          (EOH)
                                                    47.2m                                                         Oxide mineralization outrcops at surface
                                                   @ 30.5 g/t

                                                                                                                                                                      Juniper
                                                                                            Legend
                                                                     AgEq (g/t)                    Stratigraphy
m
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq

    m                                                                                                         Ag-Au Zone

                                                                 •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                                 •   No recovery factor applied
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                                                                 SELENA

                                                    X-Section B-B’
                                                         Looking Northwest

                                                                                                                                                   B’
                                                                                                               24.4m
                                                                                      SE21-024
    B                             24.4m                                         10.7m @ 194.0 g/t Ag
                                                                                                              @ 2.5 g/t
                                                                                                                                        No
                                 @ 1.5g/t                                                                                            Significant
                                Historic DDH
                                                                                 0.3 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb,                                  Values
                                                                                       1.7% Zn
                                                                                                                   SE20-16 did not
                                                                                                                   adequately test
                                                                                                                       target

                                                                                                    High-grade Ag-Pb-Zn intercepts in 2021
                                                                                                      drilling highlight potential at depth
                                                                                 SE21-025
                                                                           44.2m @ 123.2 g/t Ag
                                                                            0.1 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb,
                                                                                  0.6% Zn

m
                                                                  Legend
                                                    AgEq (g/t)          Stratigraphy
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq
    m
                                                                                       Ag-Au Zone

                                                •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                •   No recovery factor applied
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                                                                                                  SELENA

                                                                             X-Section C-C’
    ▪ Chainman Shale and Joanna Limestone contact is weakly tested across the property and is a regional host rock to multiple
         past and currently producing gold mines
                                                                                     Looking Northwest
                                                      SE21-027
                                                (Projected on Section)                                                                                           C’
    C
                                                                                                                                                     No
                                                                                                                                                  Significant
                                                                                                                                      71.6m         Values
                                                                                                                                     @ 31.8 g/t

                                                                                                                    13.7m
                                                                                                                   @ 10.6 g/t

                                                                                                                                    44.2m
                                                                                                                                   @ 91.4 g/t

                                                                                          Aurym
                                                                                                  Assays Pending

                                                                                                    Legend
m
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq                                AgEq (g/t)                   Stratigraphy
    m

                                                                                                                      Ag-Au Zone

                                                                         •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                                         •   no recovery factor applied
Sonic Target                     12

SELENA
                                                                           SE21-025                       2020
                                                    BV Porphyry      44.2m @ 123.2 g/t Ag            Ag-Au Discovery
                                                       Cu-Au          0.1 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb,
Evolving Geologic Model                                                     0.6% Zn
                                                                                                      Juniper Target
                                                    BV-16                  SE21-024
                                                                     10.7m @ 194.0 g/t Ag
                                                                      0.3 g/t Au, 2.0% Pb,
                                                             New
▪ 2021 drilling has intercepted high-grade Ag-Pb-   BV-06   Claims
                                                                            1.7% Zn

  Zn mineralization at depth in holes SE21-024
  and SE21-025

▪ The Selena mineralized system appears to be
  connected to the larger metal zonation pattern
  of the Butte Valley Cu-Au porphyry system
  located directly west of the property boundary

▪ Highlights potential for discovery of multiple
  deposit types including polymetallic carbonate
  replacement (Ag-Pb-Zn) and porphyry/skarn
  (Cu-Au)
High Sulfidation Epithermal   13
                                                                                                                                     Disseminated Au-Ag ± Cu

SELENA

Porphyry Zonation
                                                                                                        High Sulfidation
                                                                                                        Lode Cu-Au ± Ag
▪ Mineralization at Selena exhibits              Base of Lithocap

   porphyry zonation characteristics with
                                                                                                              Distal Au
   Ridgeline drilling to date defining:                                                                        Skarn

    ▪ Shallow-oxide, sediment hosted
                                                                                                                                      Sediment
         Ag-Au mineralization located at                                     Subepithermal
                                                                             Vein Zn-Cu-Pb-
                                                                                                                                       Hosted
                                                                                 Ag-Au                                             Au-As ± Sb ± Hg
         2020 discovery                                                                                                   Marble
                                                                                                                           Front
                                                                                Porphyry
    ▪ Carbonate replacement (CRD)                                             Cu ± Au ± Mo                    Proximal
                                                                                                             Cu-Au Skarn
         type mineralization on the             1km                                           Butte Valley                Selena Exploration
                                                                                              Equivalent
         western margins of the known                                                                                          Targets
         discovery                                      1km

▪ Future exploration will focus on
                                            (Modified from Sillitoe, 2010)
   growing the high-grade CRD footprint
   to the west towards Butte Valley
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OUR PROJECTS

Carlin-East
35 km2 Carlin Trend Land Package
High-Grade Underground Au Target

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100% OWNED                       F U L LY P E R M I T T E D      DRILLING IN 2021                  S T R AT E G I C L A N D P O S I T I O N
100% owned land package in the   Fully permitted and Bonded      Drill program (3,000m) starting   On-strike of the NGM owned Leeville mine(1)
heart of the Carlin Trend        5.0 acre BLM Notice of Intent   in June 2021 will test high-      Recent North Leeville Discovery: 23.3m @ 32.6
Carlin-East (BLM Claims)         exploration permit              priority Crash Zone Target        g/t Au in CGX-00076A(6)
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                                                                                                      Bell Creek                                  )                         5

CARLIN-EAST
                                                                                                                         Crash
                                                                                                                         Zone         CE21-003
                                                                                                                     B                                               B
Strategic Land Position                                                                                                     CE19-002

                                                                                                                           CE19-001

▪ ~4.5km north of and on-strike of the
   Nevada Gold Mines operated Leeville-                                                                                                                Carlin-East
   Turf mine(1)
                                                                                                                              Leeville
▪ ~3.5km north of the North Leeville                                                                                          Corridor

   discovery (announced Q2, 2020)                                                            12.3m @ 18.3 g/t
                                                                                               CGX-20079
                                                                                                                                                 The Crash Zone target
     ▪ 23.3m @ 32.6 g/t Au in CGX-                                                         23.3m @ 32.6 g/t
                                                                                          and 3.7m @ 9.0 g/t
                                                                                                                           31.4m @ 1.04 g/t
                                                                                                                              CGX-20081
                                                                                                                                                  is directly on trend of
                                                                                        CGX-00076A (Q2 result)
                                                                                                                                                    the North Leeville
        00076A starting at 827m(6)                                                          3.1m @ 7.1 g/t
                                                                                                                            Emerging high-
                                                                                                                            grade centers
                                                                                                                                                         Discovery
                                                                                              CGX-20077                                            (Nevada Gold Mines)
     ▪ 32.9m @ 16.9 g/t Au in CGX-
                                                                                          32.9m @ 16.9 g/t       A   A’
        20078(6)                                  Proposed Ridgeline DDH
                                                                                             CGX-20078

                                                                                            CGX-20083

▪ North Leeville discovery is now listed a        Ridgeline DDH (2019)
                                                                                         (pending results)

   top priority exploration development
                                             Modified from Barrick Q4, 2020 report(6)

   asset at NGM with multi-million-ounce
   growth potential (6)
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                                                                                X-Section A-A’ – Leeville-Turf Deposit   6

Leeville-Turf

Renewed Exploration Focus
▪ Nevada Gold Mines began drilling the
   northern extension of the Leeville-Turf
   deposit in 2020 (see x-section A-A’)

▪ North Leeville discovery is ~1km to the
   north and hosted along the same Four
   Corners fault zone that host Leeville-
   Turf

▪ Ridgeline’s 3,000m drill program (June
   2021) at the Crash Zone will target the
   Four Corners fault zone where it the
   same Lower-Plate host rocks as North
   Leeville                                  Modified from Barrick Gold Q3, 2020 Investor Day report (7)
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       CARLIN-EAST

High-Grade Gold Target
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OUR PROJECTS

Bell Creek
5 km2 Carlin Trend Land Package
High-Grade Underground Au Target

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100% OWNED                           PERMITTING                   DRILLING IN 2020                     S T R AT E G I C L A N D P O S I T I O N
Lease          with   option    to   Executed surface access      Nevada     Gold   Mines   recently   Shared boundary with the Banshee-Ren
purchase         100%    of    the   agreement with Nevada Gold   drilled Sinkhole Breccia target      deposit and adjacent to the Goldstrike and
private mineral rights               Mines – May 2021             located ~250m west of property       Rodeo-Meikle deposits
                                                                  boundary
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BELL CREEK

Strategic Mineral Rights
▪ Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) drilled the
  Sinkhole     Breccia   target   at   the   Ren
  Property (leased from Ely Gold) in Q3,2020
                                                                                                                          )
    ▪   Located ~250m west of Bell Creek                                                                       Sinkhole
                                                                                                               Breccia

▪ 24    Zone     at   Ren   includes    historic
  intercepts of 42.7m @ 32.6 g/t Au in RU-
  24C
    ▪ Potential for future discoveries to                  Proposed Ridgeline DDH

        extend onto Ridgeline ground                       NGM Drill Rig (Q3, 2020)
                                                           (approximate location)

▪ Ely Gold - Ren Royalty (3.5% NPI, 1.5%
  NSR) valued at US $41M @ NPV 7% (5) by
                                                   Source: Modified from Ely Gold Corporate Presentation (5)

  Jacques Wortman (Laurentian Bank)
Ridgeline VP Exploration, Mike Harp with Nevada Gold      20
                                                            Mines drill rig in the background

BELL CREEK
                                                                                        Sinkhole Breccia
                                                                                             Target

What Next?
▪ Baseline geologic data collection including
   geophysics     and   surface   geochemistry                                              ~250m

   planned for Q3-Q4, 2021

▪ Ridgeline to continue analyzing NGM drill
   results through public disclosure

▪ Potential for additional NGM exploration
   catalysts from exploration in the Ren
   deposit area
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OUR PROJECTS

Swift
 50 km2 Land Package
 High-Grade Underground Au Target

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100% OWNED                          F U L LY P E R M I T T E D      DRILLING IN 2020                   S T R AT E G I C L A N D PA C K A G E
100% owned(5) land positioned in    5.0 acre BLM Notice of          3,000m Phase I drill program       District-scale land package ~7km NW of
the Cortez district of the Battle   Intent   (NOI)    exploration   intersected the Wenban formation   the Nevada Gold Mines owned Pipeline,
Mtn.-Eureka Trend                   permit approved in August       (Cortez district host rocks)       Cortez Hills, Goldrush and Fourmile
                                    2020                                                               deposits(1)
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       OUR PROJECTS

       Cortez District Stratigraphy

Cortez District                     Swift
 Gold Zones                       Host Rocks

                                               Cortez Complex includes the Pipeline, Cortez Hills and Goldrush deposits (6)
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SWIFT

District-Scale Property
 75km² Land Package

▪ 2020 drill program at the Fallen
  City target intersected narrow
                                            Historic DDH
  gold-silver     intercepts     within       (Too Shallow)

  highly       prospective      Wenban        MCK-99-5A
                                          18.3m @ 0.65 g/t Au
  Formation host rocks at relatively          0.46 g/t Ag
                                              (Historic DDH)
  shallow depths (~400m)                                                    Elder Creek
                                                                               Mine

▪ Re-interpreted geologic model
  highlights       high-grade     gold
  targets to be tested at the Mill                              Greystone
                                                                  Mine
  Creek and Goat Anticline targets
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                                                           SWIFT

         Arsenic plume in
                                        Schematic X-Section A-A’                                                Historic open-pit gold
                                                                                                                   mine at surface
          historic drilling

                                                          Looking Northwest
                                                                                                                      Elder Creek Mine
                                                                                                                                                    A’
                                                                                                                      Projected On Section

A
                                                                                              ~2km

                                                                       0.2m @ 0.22 g/t Au,
                                                                          860.0 g/t Ag

                                                                                                                   Goat Anticline
                          18.3m @       Fallen City                                                                   Target
                         0.65 g/t Au,    Intrusive
                         0.46 g/t Ag
    Mill Creek
     Target                                               LEGEND
                                                                                      Drillhole Trace
                                        Valmy Fm.          Hanson Crk. Fm.                As ppm
                                                                                ≤25    ≤50 ≤100 ≤150 ≥200   Au – Gold, Ag – Silver, As – Arsenic,
                                        Rodeo Crk. Fm.     Intrusive
                                                                                        Drillhole Bar
                                        Wenban Fm.         Target                         Au ppm
                                                                                      ≤0.05   ≤0.2   ≤1.0
                                        Roberts Mtn Fm.    Normal Fault               ≤0.1    ≤0.5   ≥1.0
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                                                     SUMMARY

                                           Near-Term Catalysts

                J U N E - J U LY 2 0 2 1        JUNE-AUGUST 2021                   AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2021
                Selena – Phase IV drill         Carlin-East – Crash Zone           Carlin-East - Crash Zone drill
                results                         drill program (3,000m)             results

Upside Potential
▪ Significant growth potential at the Selena shallow-oxide Ag-Au discovery
     ▪ Potential for Ridgeline to make a high-grade Ag-Pb-Zn discovery at depth

▪ Strategic Carlin Trend land positions at Carlin-East and Bell Creek
     ▪ North Leeville discovery only 3.5km south of and directly on-trend of Carlin-East property

▪ District-scale discovery potential at Swift
     ▪ Drilling intersected Wenban Formation limestone (Cortez District host rock – 34.8 Moz. Au (6))
866-RDG-NVAU (734-6828)   – toll free

TSX-V: RDG | OTCQB: RDGMF   Chad Peters , P.Geo         info@ridgelineminerals.com
                            President, CEO & Director
         FRA: 0GC0                                      ridgelineminerals.com
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  APPENDIX

Carlin-East
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        North Leeville Discovery

Barrick Q3, 2020 Investor Day

                                                                        Carlin
                                                                        East
                                                                       (~3.5km)

                                   Modified from Barrick Gold Quarterly Reporting (7)
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      North Leeville Discovery

Barrick Q4, 2020 Report

   Multi-million-ounce
    growth potential

                                 Modified from Barrick Q4, 2020 report(6)
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      North Leeville Discovery

Barrick Q4, 2020 Report

                                 Modified from Barrick Q4, 2020 report(6)
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                                                                              Ridgeline 2019 Drill Program

                                                   Schematic X-Section A-A’
▪ 2019 drilling at Carlin-East confirmed its conceptual geologic model by intersecting Lower Plate Rodeo Creek
  Formation in drillhole CE19-001 at 790m downhole
▪ Rodeo Creek was anonymously altered with gold and Carlin-Type pathfinder elements but was lost above target

         8,000
                 A                                                                                                                                                                                                    A’   2440
           ft                                                                                           Looking North                                                                                                       m
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Newmont
         7,000                                                                                          NGM drill tested historic                         CE19-001                                                         2135
                                                                                                        LBB intercepts in 2019
                 Rodeo U/G
         6,000                 Pre-mine Surface                  Newmont Drilling                                                                                                                                          1830
                 4 + Moz. Au                                 Projected North on Section                                                                                              Hole TD in Rodeo
                                                                                                                                                                                     Creek Formation
                                                       Tmc
         5,000                                                                                                                                                                                                             1525
                                                       Ovi
                                                                                 Little Boulder Basin
         4,000                                                                           Stock                                                                                TD 2,900’                                    1220

         3,000                                                                                                                                                                                                             915

                                                                                   LBB-0102
         2,000                                                                 5.9m @ 26.6 g/t Au
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           610

                                                                                                                                                       CE Property Boundary
         1,000                                                                   LBB-0100
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           305
                                       Drc
                                                                             7.6m @ 17.8 g/t Au
                                         Dp
            0                                 Dsr1-3                                                                                                                                              0           1,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           0
                                               Dsr4
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ft.
        -1,000                                                                                                                                                                                                             -305
                           Roberts Mountain Thrust                          Normal Fault                     Inferred Normal Fault              Ore Body                            Conceptual Target
                                     Dacite                                    Tmc      Carlin Formation                             Dp      Popovich Formation

                                     Lamprophyre                               Ovi      Vinini Formation                            Dsr1-3   Roberts Mountain Formation Units 1-3

                                     Inferred Intrusive                        Drc      Rodeo Creek Formation                       Dsr4     Roberts Mountain Formation Unit 4
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 APPENDIX

SELENA
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SELENA                                                                             Silver Equivalent Grade Thickness Map                                                       Sonic
                                                                                                                                                                               Target

                                                                                                                             BV-9
                                                                                                                       16.8m @ 6.7 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                           0.2 g/t Au                                        New
Shallow-Oxide Silver-Gold                                                                          SE21-030 & 031
                                                                                                          Pending
                                                                                                                              (historic)                                   Discovery          Broken Egg
                                                                                                                                                                                                Target

 Alligator Ridge              Bald Mountain                                                    SE21-032 & 033
                                                                                                  Pending
  Kinross Gold                 Kinross Gold                                                                                  Trench #4                                                  Revival Target
                                                                                                                         38.1m @ 51.5 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                              0.7 g/t Au
                                                                                                                                                                                 35km² Project Boundary
                                                                                                           SE21-034
                                                                                                            Pending
                                                                                               SE21-035
                                                                                                Pending

                                                                                                                                         SE20-014
                                                                      SE21-025                       SE21-023                       48.7m @ 71.8 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                                         0.2 g/t Au
                                                                 44.2m @ 123.2 g/t Ag
                                                                      0.1 g/t Au

                    Butte Valley                                                 SE21-024
                   Cu-Au Porphyry                                           10.7m @ 194.0 g/t Ag,
                                                                                                                                              SE21-036
                                                                                  0.3 g/t Au                                                   Pending
                                                                                                                  SE20-021
 Selena                                                                                                      44.2m @ 75.6 g/t Ag,
                                              Golden Butte (1)                      SE21-027                      0.2 g/t Au
                                                                                     Pending
                                                 NevGold

                                                                 AgEq = Ag + (Au * 72), no recovery factor applied      Grade Thickness = AgEq * Intercept Thickness (m)
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                                                                                            SELENA

                                                                       X-Section A-A’
                                                                                      Looking Northwest
                                                                                                                                                           SE20-002
                                                                                                                                                                               A’

                                                                                                   SE20-006
                                                                                                                                                SE20-003

                                                                           SE20-007
            BV-34
           Historic
                                                                                       48.7m
    A                                                                                 @ 88.4 g/t
                                                  12.2m @ 141.0 g/t                                                                                                Trench #5
                                                Incl: 3.0m @ 486.8 g/t                                                                          Trench #4
                                                                                                                                                                56.4m @ 68.1 g/t
                                                                                                                                25.9m       38.1m @ 102.6 g/t
                                                                                                                   30.5m       @ 30.2 g/t
                                                                                                                  @ 45.4 g/t
                                                                                                      42.6m
                                                                            1.5m                     @ 51.2 g/t
              24.4m                                                       @ 101 g/t
             @ 20.6 g/t                                                          (EOH)
                                                    47.2m
                                                   @ 30.5 g/t

                                                                                                                                                                      Skyter
                                                                                            Legend
                                                                     AgEq (g/t)                    Stratigraphy
m
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq

    m                                                                                                         Ag-Au Zone

                                                                 •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                                 •   No recovery factor applied
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                                                                 SELENA

                                                    X-Section B-B’
                                                         Looking Northwest

                                                                                                                                            B’
                                                                                                      24.4m
    B                             24.4m                                                              @ 2.5 g/t                   No
                                 @ 1.5g/t                                                10.7m                                Significant
                                Historic DDH                                           @ 213.9 g/t                              Values

                                                                                                            SE20-16 did not
                                                                                                            adequately test
                                                                                                                target

                                                                                44.2m
                                                                              @ 128.4 g/t

m
                                                                  Legend
                                                    AgEq (g/t)          Stratigraphy
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq
    m
                                                                                       Ag-Au Zone

                                                •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                •   No recovery factor applied
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                                                                                                  SELENA

                                                                             X-Section C-C’
    ▪ Chainman Shale and Joanna Limestone contact is weakly tested across the property and is a regional host rock to multiple
         past and currently producing gold mines
                                                                                     Looking Northwest
                                                      SE21-027
                                                (Projected on Section)                                                                                           C’
    C
                                                                                                                                                     No
                                                                                                                                                  Significant
                                                                                                                                      71.6m         Values
                                                                                                                                     @ 31.8 g/t

                                                                                                                    13.7m
                                                                                                                   @ 10.6 g/t

                                                                                                                                    44.2m
                                                                                                                                   @ 91.4 g/t

                                                                                          Aurym
                                                                                                  Assays Pending

                                                                                                    Legend
m
        Assay Composite = X.Xm @ X.X g/t AgEq                                AgEq (g/t)                   Stratigraphy
    m

                                                                                                                      Ag-Au Zone

                                                                         •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                                         •   no recovery factor applied
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                           SELENA

        X-Section D-D’
                     Looking Northwest
                                                                                            D’
                                                          16.7m
                                                         @ 13.0g/t
D                                                                                 16.8m @
                                                                                   17.0 g/t
                                                                      16.8m       (Historic)
                                                                     @ 25.0 g/t
                                                                     (Historic)
                                            7.6m
                                           @ 13.1 g/t
                                           (too shallow)

                                      Buried Intrusion
                                      (Unknown Age)

                                                                                   Skyter
                        Legend
        AgEq (g/t)            Stratigraphy

                                          Ag-Au Zone

    •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
    •   no recovery factor applied
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                                                                                      SELENA

                                                     Inclined Long Section E-E’
                              SE21-027
                              (Pending)
                                                                       SE21-029
                                                                       (Pending)

E

                                                                                                                            SE21-034
                                                                                                                                                                    E’
                                                                                                                                        SE21-033
                                                                                                                            (Pending)   (Pending)   SE21-032
   SE20-010                                     SE20-021                                                                                            (Pending)
3.0m @ 81.9 g/t   SE21-036                   44.2m @ 91.4 g/t                                                   SE21-035
                                   SE20-019                                                                     (Pending)                                   BV-09
                  (Pending)                                                   SE21-025                                                                16.8m @ 25.0 g/t
                                71.6m @ 31.8 g/t                          44.2m @ 128.4 g/t
                                                       SE21-024                                                                                           (Historic)
                                                   10.7m @ 213.9 g/t

                                                                                        Legend
                                                                     AgEq (g/t)                 Stratigraphy

                                                                                                            Ag-Au Zone

                                                                •   Silver Equivalent (AgEq) = Ag + (Au * 72)
                                                                •   no recovery factor applied
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APPENDIX

SWIFT
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                                         SWIFT

                      2021 Property Acquisition

   Historic DDH
   (Too Shallow)

    MCK-99-5A
18.3m @ 0.65 g/t Au
    0.46 g/t Ag
   (Historic DDH)
                                          Elder Creek
                                             Mine

                             Greystone
                               Mine
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                                             SWIFT

                       Gold Soils Contours
                       Surface soils anomalies in Au-As-Sb highlight
                        covered targets at the Mill Creek and Goat
                                      Anticline targets

    Historic DDH
      (Too Shallow)

    MCK-99-5A
18.3m @ 0.65 g/t Au,
    0.46 g/t Ag
     (Historic DDH)
                                               Elder Creek
                                                  Mine

                                    No Soils Data

                                 Greystone
                                   Mine
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                                             SWIFT

                       Arsenic Soils Contours
                       4km long As anomaly at Mill Creek with values
                        up to 1,400 ppm As centered over a single
                          historical drill intercept in MCK-99-5A

    Historic DDH
      (Too Shallow)

    MCK-99-5A
18.3m @ 0.65 g/t Au,
    0.46 g/t Ag
     (Historic DDH)
                                               Elder Creek
                                                  Mine

                                    No Soils Data

                                 Greystone
                                   Mine
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                                                    SWIFT

                                  Antimony Soils Contours

    Historic DDH
      (Too Shallow)

    MCK-99-5A
18.3m @ 0.65 g/t Au,
    0.46 g/t Ag
     (Historic DDH)
                                                      Elder Creek
                                                         Mine

                  No Soils Data            No Soils Data

                                        Greystone
                                          Mine
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SWIFT                                                                                            Gravity Geophysics

Gravity Geophysics
 Residual Layer

▪ Gravity geophysics highlighted shallow                                                                                 Shallow host
                                                                                                                             rocks
  carbonate rocks in previously untested                                                                    Wenban Fm.
                                                                                                               (400m)
  target area
                                                            Wenban Fm.
                                                                (727m)
▪ DDF fault zone is interpreted as a major
  offsetting structure and fluid conduit                                                           Recently Staked
                                                                                                   No Gravity Data

▪ SW20-001        and   SW20-002   intersected
  thick intercepts of Wenban Formation
  host rocks for the first time at Swift

                                                 Au – Gold, Ag – Silver, As – Arsenic, Sb – Antimony
▪ Expanded Gravity survey required to
  cover recently staked ground
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SWIFT                                                                                           RTP Magnetic Geophysics

PRJ Magnetics                                                Goat Peak
                                                               Stock
 RTP Layer
                                                                                                       Buried
▪ Magnetics highlight dike swarms along NW                                                           Intrusions

  structural corridor
                                                              Caetano Tuff

▪ Property bounded by Goat Peak Stock
  (Tertiary?) to the NW and Gold Acres Stock
  (Cretaceous) to the SE
                                                                                                 Recently Staked

▪ Large block of Caetano Tuff west of Mill
  Creek

                                               Au – Gold, Ag – Silver, As – Arsenic, Sb – Antimony
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SWIFT
                                        Wenban (5) Debris Flow
SW20-002 - Wenban
▪ Wenban 5 debris flow horizon with
  pervasive hornfelsing and weak to
  moderate decalfication

▪ No     significant   mineralization
  within altered interval
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