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River Valley Palladium
                                                         Project: Path to
                                                         Development

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River Valley Palladium Project Overview
• One of the largest 100% owned undeveloped primary
  palladium deposits in North America

• Superb infrastructure setting with road and rail links to
  Sudbury infrastructure
                                                                    Payable Metals (Preliminary Economic Assessment
• Multi-million ounce district scale palladium asset                2019)

• Fully funded for Prefeasibility Study, initiating in April          63.4% PALLADIUM

  2021                                                                 17.5% PLATINUM

                                                                       12.9% COPPER
• Rhodium evaluation program underway
                                                                       3.3% GOLD
• Blue-sky       exploration   upside,   world-class     mining
                                                                       2.2% NICKEL
  jurisdiction
                                                                       0.7% COBALT

One of the most undervalued companies in North
American PGM explorers/developers on a market
capitalization/PdEq oz basis

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RIVER VALLEY HISTORY

  1999                                2008                               2012                      2017                        2021
  Signed option-JV                    Anglo 50% earn-in after            Mining leases granted;    Restarted project           Pre-Feasibility Study,
  agreement with Anglo                investing $30 million in           environmental baseline    exploration and             commenced in April
  Platinum                            exploration                        studies conducted         development

                         2000                             2010                         2015                       2019
                         Drill hole                       Acquired                     Pine Zone                  Updated MRE and
                         discovery                        Anglo’s 50%                  footwall                   1st engineering
                         of PGM                           interest for                 discovery                  study; PEA
                                                          100%                                                    completed
                                                          ownership

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Location, Infrastructure & Geology

                                                                                                  •   The River Valley Project
                                                                                                      located within 100 road-
                                                                                                      km from the City of
                                                                             River Valley             Sudbury in northern
                                                                             PGM Project
                                                                                                      Ontario, Canada

                                                                                 River Valley     •   Sudbury hosts a world-
                                                                                                      class   Ni-Cu      (PGM)
                                                                                                      mining    district   and
                                Sudbury                                    Warren
                                                                                                      major            mineral
                                                                                                      processing and metal
                                                                                                      recovery facilities

Location of the River Valley Palladium Property relative to the City of Sudbury and the Sudbury
Basin. Note that the Property is covered by two Mining Leases, which are surrounded by a buffer
of mining claims (not shown).

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NAM PROPERTY LAND TENURE

                                                                      •   Project   covered by NAM      Mining
                                                                          Leases    and buffered by     Mining
                                                                          Claims

                                                                      •   Two Mining Leases (450 and 451)
                                                                          cover all the original River Valley
                                                                          deposit
                  NAM
                                                                      •   Mining claims cover the RVX part of
          NAM                                                             the deposit and the East and West
                                                                          Buffer areas
                                      NAM
                                                                      •   Total land area = 107 sq km

                                                                      •   Banked Credits on ML450 = $11.5M,
                                                                          which covers the holding costs of the
                                                                          RVX and buffer claims until expiry

Land tenure map
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Regional Geological Setting
                                                                     •   River Valley is the
                                                                         largest and easternmost
                                                                         of the Paleoproterozoic
                                                                         EBL (“East Bull Lake”)
                                                                         suite of intrusions

                                                                     •   River Valley is a gabbro-
                                                                         norite-anorthosite
                                                                         intrusion hosted in high-
                                                                         grade      metamorphic
                                                                         paragneisses     of   the
                                                                         Grenville Province

                                                                     •   Platinum Group Metal
                                                                         (PGM)-Copper sulphide
                                                                         deposit discovered on
                                                                         basal (eastern) contact
                                                                         in 1999
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Property Geology & Mineralized Zones
                                                                                   •   River Valley Palladium deposit occurs on
                                                              Symbols
                                                                                       footwall contact of the River Valley Intrusion
                                                              Faults

                                                              Mining Lease
                                                                                   •   Deposit strike-length totals 16 km from Pardo
                                                              Legend                   Zone in the north to River Valley Extension
                                                              Nipissing                in the south
                                                              Huronian
                                                              PGM Deposit
                                                              River Valley Intr.   •   Moderately   to   steeply   dipping   west   or
                                                              Grenville Gneiss         southwest; locally overturned

                                                                                   •   Deposit broken-up by cross-cutting faults into
                                                                                       many separate mineralized zones

                                                                                   •   Covered by two large Mining Leases and
                                                                                       buffered by many Mining Claims

                                                                                   •   Open to expansion by drilling at depth and
                                                                                       in footwall
Geological map of River Valley property
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Contact Type PGM Mineralization
                                        •   Contact-type      disseminated       PGM-Cu        sulphide
           Stratigraphic Column             mineralization occurs mainly in the distinctive Breccia Unit
                                            in the basal marginal zone of the intrusion

                                        •   Boundary Unit     and    Inclusion-Bearing    Unit   as   less
                                            important hosts

                                        •   Exploration targets inchalcopyrite-pyrrhotite
                                                                   the Layered Unit remain untested
                                                                 sulphide fragments in
                                                                 drill core

                                        •   PGM most closely associated with chalcopyrite
                                        •   Mineralization similar to Lac des Iles Mine deposit, NW Ontario

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MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE RESULTS

        Pd
        PALLADIUM
                                Pt
                               PLATINUM
                                                 Rh
                                                 RHODIUM
                                                                   Cu
                                                                    COPPER
                                                                                            AuGOLD
                                                                                                                   AgSilver

     1,568,300 oz            606,400 oz        53,800 oz         114.7 Mlbs              106,700 oz              759,800 oz
     PALLADIUM M+I   1       PLATINUM M+I      RHODIUM M+I       COPPER M+I                GOLD M+I               SILVER M+I

      1,073,700 oz            480,600 oz        43,700 oz          88.1 Mlbs               94,200 oz              756,000 oz
       INFERRED               INFERRED          INFERRED          INFERRED                 INFERRED               INFERRED

1   measured + indicated                                                     *see Appendix (slide 25) for full results summary and NSR
                                                                                                                           calculations

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Higher Grade PGM Mineralization
                                                                                                                Higher    Grade     Drill  Hole
                                                                                                                Intercepts in the Northern Area
                                                                                                                of River Valley Deposit1

                                                                                                                •    The higher grade mineralized intercepts
                                                                                                                     reflect presence of higher-grade PGM
                                                                                                                     domains within the River Valley Palladium
                                                                                                                     deposit

                                                                                                                •    In addition, 1800 kg of material blasted from
                                                                                                                     outcrops and trenches at Dana North and
                                                                                                                     Dana South for metallurgical testwork in
                                                                                                                     1999 graded 4.2 g/t Pd, 1.2 g/t Pt, 0.15 g/t
                                                                                                                     Rh, 0.22 g/t Au and 0.32% Cu

                                                                                                                •    The nature, distribution and controls on the
                                                                                                                     higher grade domains is under investigation
                                                                                                                     for future resource estimation modelling
                                                                                                                1NorthernArea of the River Valley deposit includes the
                                                                                                                Pine Zone,
                                                                                                                Dana North Zone, Dana South Zone, Banshee Zone and
                                                                                                                Lismer North Zone
*Metallurgical holes demonstrating strong continuity of mineralization; The Dana North hole ended in strong mineralization
**True widths approximately 65%-80% of intersection widths
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Mineral Processing Recovery Studies
PGM Head Grade (g/t) vs Recovery %: 1999-2013                    Previous Metallurgy Study (SGS Canada Inc.
 90
                                                                 2013)
 80
 70                                                             • Material: fresh drill core samples from Dana North and Dana South zones
 60
                                                                • Primary & Regrind Sizes for Locked Cycle Test: P80=71 µm and P80=19 µm,
 50
 40                                                              respectively
 30
 20                                                             • Bulk Concentrate Grades: 16% Cu, 2% Ni, 189 g/t PGM
 10
  0                                                             • Metal Recoveries: 84% Cu, 22% Ni, 69% PGM
       0        1       2       3       4       5       6
                                                                • Smelter Payable Metals: Pd, Pt, Au, Cu, Ni probable; Rh likely; Co, Ag possible.

PGM Head Grade (g/t) vs Conc Grade (g/t): 1999-2013             • Deleterious Metals: NONE! (no talc)
                                                                • Conclusion: A sulphide concentrator could effectively process River Valley deposit
 500
 450                                                             material
 400
 350
                                                                 Next Steps
 300                                                            • Improve recoveries to produce bulk concentrate with minimum grades of 18%-20%
 250
                                                                 Cu and 200-250 g/t Pd+Pt+Au (plus Rh, other minor PGMs, Co, Ag)
 200
 150                                                            • Investigate effects of grade variability on metal recovery and concentrate grade
 100
                                                                • Investigate split circuit configuration for Ni recovery
  50
           0        1       2       3       4       5       6   • Budget = $700,000 (includes drilling fresh core materials and Rh assays)

Summary of metal recovery test results 1999-2013
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Environmental Studies
                     2002-2004 Work
                     •   Devlin Environmental Consulting Services
                     •   Plant ecology and surface water surveys
                     •   Acid rock drainage study – limited potential for acid rock drainage
                     •   Results: No evidence of threatened terrestrial species in the area.

                     2012 Study
                     •   DST Consulting Engineers
                     •   Surface Water, Sediment and Benthics Study
                     •   Baseline surface water and sediment sampling and analyzes
                     •   Results: Heavy metal concentrations detected and attributed                to
                         atmospheric transport and deposition from Sudbury area smelters

                     2020 Study
                     •   Story Environmental
                     •   Environmental baseline programs including surface water quality programs,
                         hydrological data collection, fish community and fish habitat studies
                     •   Archaeological assessment
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PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

                    RIVER VALLEY PEA SUMMARY 1                                 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 3

      6,000,000     Processing                    Pre-Production                 $501M    Pre-Tax NPV(5%)
            tpa    Capacity             $495M
                                                 Capital                         $300M    After-Tax NPV (5%)
     20,000 tpd    Throughput                     LOM Average Cash
                                    $709 US/oz                                      19%   Pre-Tax IRR
         14 year   Mine Life                     Cost
                                                                                    15%   After-Tax IRR
        0.88 g/t   PdEq   2              $261M   Pre-Tax NPV(5%)

         119,000   PdEq                  $138M   After-Tax NPV (5%)
           oz/pa   Production/yr           13%   Pre-Tax IRR
                                                10%  After-Tax IRR
CAD unless otherwise noted
1 based on US$1,200/oz Pd; $1,050 Pt; $3.25/lb Cu
2 palladium equivalent grade
3 +20% Pd price sensitivity - PEA base-case US$1,440/oz

Pd
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PREFEASIBILITY STUDY OBJECTIVES

           STUDY ANNOUNCED 12                   UPDATE USING MORE                  APPLY MODERN
          APRIL 2021; COMPLETION               TIGHTLY CONSTRAINED             PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
            SLATED FOR H1 2022 1                  DOMAIN MODELS                  TO INCREASE METAL
                                              FOR MINERALIZED ZONES                  RECOVERIES

                                                                                        Rh

           OPTIMIZE VALUE-PER-                 INTEGRATE IMPROVED              EVALUATE RHODIUM FOR
          TONNE OF MINERALIZED                 PRICING FOR PAYABLE             INCLUSION AS A PAYABLE
          MATERIAL MOVED IN AN               METALS FROM RIVER VALLEY                  METAL
             OPEN PIT MINING
               OPERATION

1NAM  GEOLOGISTS
  projected      AT TRENCH
            timeline       8 NORTH
                     12 months       OF DANA NORTH ZONE

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Northern Area Focus

                                                       Pardo Zone                                        Symbols              • Pine-Dana-Lismer Zones area (4 km
                                                                                                         Faults
                                                                                                                                strike length)
                                                                                                         Legend
                                        Pine Zone                                                        PGM Zones            • Highest grades
                                        (covered)                                                        River Valley Intr.

                                                                                                                              • Measured and Indicated resources
                                                                                                                                dominate
 Dana North-Pine Zones
   (M&I = 29 Mt @ 1 g/t PdEq)                                                                                                 • Mineralized Zones outcrop

                                                                                                                              • Road accessible
                                                                                          Lismer North/Ext Zone
                                                                                                                              • Pardo and Banshee Zones to be
                                                                                          (M&I = 15 Mt @ 0.9 g/t PdEq)
    Dana South Zone
 (M&I = 11 Mt @ 1.2 g/t PdEq)                                                               Lismer Ridge Zone
                                                                                          (M&I = 29 Mt @ 0.7 g/t PdEq)          upgraded by drilling to Indicated
       Banshee Zone                                                                                                             Mineral    Resources   for   possible
  (Inf = 3 Mt @ 0.6 g/t PdEq)
                                                                                                                                conversion to Mineral Reserves
Geology map of the northern area of the River Valley Palladium deposit. The Huronian, Grenville Gneiss and Nipissing
excluded for illustration purposes (see slide 9). Mineral Resource Estimates using 0.35 g/t PdEq cut-off (PEA 2019).

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Exploration Model
                                                                                                      •   In 2015, drill testing a chargeability high
 Mineral Resources                                                      IP anomalies similar to the
                                                                               Pine Zone
                                                                                                          identified in previous IP surveys led to
     Pine Zone                                                                                            discovery of the Pine Zone in the
                                                                                                          footwall to the Dana North Zone
     Dana North Zone
                                                                                                      •   2017/2018 IP surveys identified many
                                                                                                          additional chargeability highs in the
                                                                   weak AEM conductors                    footwall to the northern area of the River
     Dana South Zone
                                                                                                          Valley deposit.

                                                                                                      •   Many of those chargeability          highs
     Banshee Zone                                                                                         remain to be drill tested

     Lismer North Zone
                                                                                                      •   The remaining 12 km of the footwall
                                                                                                          contact to the south remains to be IP
     Lismer Main Zone                                                                                     surveyed

Colour image of 2018 merged IP chargeability surveys at 250 m level (approx. 70 m below surface).     •   In 2021, IP coverage to be extended over
The image shows numerous untested IP anomalies similar to Pine Zone that extend northeast
(externally) from the footwall contact of the River Valley Intrusion                                      Banshee Zone

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2021 Exploration:
Dana South Zone Resource Expansion Drilling
                                                                                            •   High grade mineralized outcrop
                                                                                                discovery in 2016 east of the
                                                                                                known Mineral Resources at
                                                                                                Dana South
               Platadium Pond

                                                                                            •   Discovery confirmed in 2020 and
                                                                                                associated with large, under-
                                                                                                tested IP chargeability feature

                                                          Mineralized grab samples
                                                                                            •   Trenching,       mapping              and
                                                          with up to 8.29 g/t Pd+Pt
                                    Dana South Zone                                             sampling planned in 2021 to
                                                              and 0.12 g/t Rh
                                  2019 Mineral Resource
                                        WF & BM
                                                                                                investigate possible linkage of
                                                                                                mineralization    to    Mineral
                                                                                                Resources at Dana South Zone
                                                                                Dana Lake

                                                                                            •   Positive     results     to        trigger
                                                                                                diamond drill          program        and
                                                                                                updated MRE
             200 m
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2021 Exploration:
 Banshee Zone Infill and Expansion Drilling

                                                                                                                           • Strategic location between the
                                                                                                                             key Dana Zones to the north and
                       Dana South Zone
                                                                                                                             the Lismer Zones to the east

                                                                                                                           • Infill drilling planned in 2021 to
                                                                                                                             advance Mineral Resources from
                                                                                                                             Inferred          to      Indicated
                                                                                                                             classification
                                                              Lismer North Zone

                                                                                                                           • Ground IP Survey to             be
                          Banshee Zone                                                                                       completed summer 2021
                (Inferred Resources from a total
                   of 4,200 m in 21 drill holes)
                                                                                                                           • Exploration drilling in 2021/2022
                                                                                   Lismer Ridge Zone                         for new Mineral Resources
                         River Valley Intrusion                                                                              (drilled depths average
Blue-Sky Exploration Targets in Development
      Pseudo-Longitudinal Projection
                                                fault

             surface                                                                                         surface

                                  Dana South Zone              Dana North Zone                      Pine Zone

                                                        Undrilled
                                                         Target

                                      Under-
                                      Drilled
                                      Target
                300 m

          View looking to the southwest at the 3D models of the Dana North, South and Pine Zones. Note that the
          view is along the strike direction of the Pine Zone and that Dana South is separated from Dana North by a
          fault.
          Undrilled and under-drilled exploration targets remain to be tested down-
          dip of Dana South and down-plunge of Dana North
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Additional Deep Drilling Potential

                                                        •   Lac   des  Iles Mine shipping       PGM
                                                                          concentrate
                                                            800 km to Sudbury for >20 years

                                                        •   Sudbury mines producing PGMs as a by-
                                                            product of Ni-Cu mining for >60 years

                                                        •   The average maximum drilling depth at
                                                            River Valley is only 220 m below surface;
                                                            deepest hole (DS001) ended in PGM
                                                            mineralization at about 575 m depth
                                                            below surface in Dana South Zone

                                                        •   Drilling more such deep holes could
                                                            open up underground mining potential
                                                            at the River Valley Project

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River Valley Project Development Plan

          PEA (2019)                               PFS (2021-2022)                   FS (2022-2023)
   •   Drilling                                 • Updated MRE & Mineral           • Advanced Metallurgy
   •   Environmental                              Reserves                        • Advanced Mine Design
   •   Metallurgy                               • Updated Metallurgical             and Mineral Reserves
   •   Geotechnical                               Studies (incl. Rh)              • Environmental Impact
                                                • Geotechnical &                    Statement
                                                  Environmental

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Competitive Advantages

•   100% ownership of a multi-million ounce district scale North
    American Palladium asset
•   2.9 Moz PdEq (Measured + Indicated) plus 1.1 Moz PdEq (Inferred)

•   Location – 100 km north east of Sudbury metallurgical complex
    whose major facilities have available capacity to take River Valley
    concentrates

•   $40M invested to date at River Valley Palladium Project

•   Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) complete
    based on $1,200 Pd/oz
•   Current Pd price (May 10, 2021) = $2,900/oz

•   Prefeasibility Study expected completion H1 2022

•   Blue-sky exploration upside along 16 km contact, in the footwall
    and at depth below the known mineralization

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                                                                          NAM GEOLOGISTS AT TRENCH 8 NORTH OF DANA NORTH ZONE
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APPENDICES
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES 2021                                                                   NOTES

           RIVER VALLEY PALLADIUM PROJECT                                                                    1. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not
                                                                                                                have demonstrated economic viability

                                                                                                             2. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially
                       Tonnes                                    Au                                  NSR        affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title,
                                 Pd g/t   Pt g/t     Rh g/t               Cu %       Ni %   Co %                taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant
                         ’000                                    g/t                                (C$/t)      issues
                                                                                                             3. The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a
Measured                15,488     0.70    0.25       0.02    0.05          0.1      0.02   0.003   59.54       lower level of confidence than that applied to an
                                                                                                                Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted
                                                                                                                to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the
Indicated               74,152     0.51    0.20       0.02    0.04          0.1      0.01   0.002   45.08       majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could
                                                                                                                potentially be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral
                                                                                                                Resource with continued exploration
Measured +                                                                                                   4. The Mineral Resources were estimated in accordance
                       89,640      0.54     0.21      0.02    0.04          0.1      0.01   0.002   47.58       with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and
Indicated                                                                                                       Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources
                                                                                                                and Reserves, Definitions (2014) and Best Practices
Inferred               94,268      0.35     0.16       0.01   0.03        0.00       0.02   0.002               Guidelines (2019) prepared by the CIM Standing
                                                                                                                Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the
                                                                                                                CIM Council. Numbers may not add exactly due to
                                                                                                                rounding

                                          Pd Moz      Cu Mlbs      Ni Mlbs        Co Mlbs                    5. The Mineral Resource Estimate is based on US$ metal
                                                                                                                prices of $1,850/oz Pd, $900/oz Pt, $1,600/oz Au,
                     Measured              0.347       23.700           5.200       0.900                       $3.00/lb Cu, $16/lb Co, $6.50/lb Ni, $8,000/oz Rh,
                                                                                                                $18.50/oz Ag. The US$:CDN$ exchange rate used was
                                                                                                                0.75.
                     Indicated               1.221      91.000         22.700      4.000                     6. The NSR estimates use flotation recoveries of 80% for Pd,
                                                                                                                80% for Pt, 80% for Au, 85% for Cu, 25% for Co, 90% for
                     Measured +                                                                                 Ni, 80% for Rh and 65% for Ag and smelter payables of
                                           1.568       114.700         27.900       4.900                       80% for Pd, 80% for Pt, 85% for Au, 85% for Cu, 50% for
                     Indicated                                                                                  Co, 90% for Ni, 80% for Rh and 65% for Ag.
                                                                                                             7. The pit optimization used a mining cost of $2.25/t mined,
                     Inferred               1.073       88.100     42.000           3.300                       combined processing and G&A costs of CDN$15/t, and pit
                                                                                                                slopes of 50º. The out-of-pit Mineral Resources used
                                                                                                                underground mining, processing and G&A cost of
                                                                                                                CDN$50/t.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HARRY BARR                                              COLIN BIRD                                             CHRIS BERLET
CHAIRMAN & CEO                                          DIRECTOR                                               DIRECTOR

Founder, Chairman and CEO of International Metals       30+ years of international experience in developing,   Currently serving as the President & CEO, Director of
Group                                                   financing, operating and managing nickel, copper,      Canuc
                                                        gold and coal mines                                    Resources, and Stakeholder Gold Corp.
30+ years of experience in the mining industry, focus
on acquisition, finance and development of mineral      A UK chartered mining engineer                         30 years of experience in both finance and the
projects on international scale                                                                                mineral industries
                                                        Currently serving as Non-Executive Chairman of
Oversaw over 300 option/joint venture agreements        Jubliee Metals Group, Executive Chairman of Xtract     Graduate of Mining Engineering from Queen’s
with major, mid-tier, and junior mining companies       Resources, Galileo Resources, Bezant Resources and     University (Canada); Diploma in Accounting & Finance
                                                        Tiger Royalties and Investments                        from London School of Economics and Political
                                                                                                               Science (UK); CFA Charter Holder (USA)
JOHN LONDRY                                             RON HIEBER
DIRECTOR                                                DIRECTOR

Held senior positions with Camflo, Noranda              Former head of worldwide exploration for Anglo
Exploration, Hemlo Gold Mines, and Battle Mountain      Platinum
Gold
                                                        Internationally recognized expert, in Platinum Group
30 years of experience in both finance and the          Metals
mineral industries
                                                        Geology graduate of Rhodes University, South Africa;
Received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology from    PGM Specialist
the University of Windsor

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NEW AGE LEADERSHIP

          HARRY BARR                                  BILL STONE, PHD, P. Geo.
          CHAIRMAN & CEO                              CONSULTING GEOSCIENTIST, PGM SPECIALIST

          ROBERT GUANZON                              CAREY GALESCHUK, P. Geo.
          CFO                                         CONSULTING GEOSCIENTIST; LITHIUM, RARE METALS SPECIALIST

          CHARLOTTE BROWN                             RICHARD ZEMOROZ
          CORPORATE SECRETARY                         PROJECT GEOLOGIST

          CODY HUNT, BASc                             CURT FREEMAN
          VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT        CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

          GORDON CHUNNET,                             ALI HASSANALIZADEH, M.Sc., P.
          B.Sc.                                       Geo., MBA
          PGM SPECIALIST, ADVISOR                     ADVISORY BOARD, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

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Palladium Market
Fundamentals
                                         PALLADIUM PRICE (USD)

• Supply deficit since 2012. Auto
  industry demand ~85%. Temporary
  auto chip shortage decreasing
  demand for palladium. Forecasted                2010   2012   2014     2016      2018   2020

  recovery expected in H2 20222              0

                                          -600

• More valuable than gold                -1,200

                                         -1,800

• Favourable outlook due to tightening   PALLADIUM DEFICIT (’000 oz) 1
  emissions legislation

• Hybrid cars require more palladium
  than conventional internal
  combustion engine vehicles

                                                                  Catalytic Converter
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Platinum Group Metals (PGM’s):
   North America’s Major Producers

              Impala Canada                                    Sibanye Stillwater
          Formerly North American
                Palladium.

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