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THENEWDAWNOFSOLARBEGINSWITHOURQUARTZ

WorldWideExclusiveUserofaNewPatentedPlasmaBaseProcessthat

REDUCESQUARTZTOSOLARGRADESILICONMETALINONESTEP

+TheLargestHolderofHighPurityQuartzProper@esinQuebec

URAGOLD

Thispresenta@onincludecertain“forward-lookingstatements”

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, including, without

limita5on,statementsregardingfutureplansandobjec5vesofthecompany,areforward-looking

statementsthatinvolvevariousrisks,assump5ons,es5matesanduncertain5es.

Thesestatementsreflectthecurrentexpecta5onsorbeliefsofUragoldBayResourcesInc.(“the

Company”)andarebasedoninforma5oncurrentlyavailabletotheCompany. Therecanbeno

assurancethatsuchstatementswillprovetobeaccurate,andactualresultsandfutureevents

could differ materially from those an5cipated in such statements. All of the forward looking

statementscontainedinthispresenta5onarequalifiedbythesecau5onarystatementsandthe

risk factors described above. Furthermore, all such statements aremade as of the date this

presenta5onisgiven.

AninvestmentintheCompanyisspecula5veduetothenatureoftheitsbusiness. Theabilityof

theCompanytocarryoutitsplansasdescribedinthisconfiden5alpresenta5onisdependingon

obtainingtherequiredcapital.ThereisnoassurancethattheCompanywillbeabletosuccessfully

raisethecapitalrequiredortocompleteeachofthegrowthini5a5vesdescribed.Investorsmust

relyupontheability,exper5se,judgment,discre5on,integrityandgoodfaithofthemanagement

oftheCompany.

DISCLAIMERS

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URAGOLD

Uragold(UBR:TSX-V)isaver@callyintegratedanddiversifiedHighPurityQuartzandGoldexplora@onjunior.

URAGOLD

Gold

BEAUCEGOLDPROJECT

BTGOLDOPTIONS&JVWITHGNH

UltraRefining

HIGHPURITYQUARTZ

SOLARGRADESILICONMETAL

ULTRAHIGHPURITYQUARTZMATERIALS

BusinessModel:•  DevelopingQuebecbaseprojectsthatcangeneratehighyieldreturnsandsignificant

freecashflowwithinanexpedited5meline.

THECOMPANY–GENERALOVERVIEWURAGOLD

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Becoming theLowestCost Supplierof SolarGradeSiliconMetalandaLeadingGlobalSupplierofUltraHighPurityQuartzSand.

MoreThanJustLipService:•  MOU with PyroGenesis provides world wide exclusive usage of their patented

PUREVAP™QuartzVaporiza2onReactor,aOneStepProduc5onprocessofSolarGradeSiliconMetal&PolysilicondirectlyfromQuartz.

ü  PyroGenesisPUREVAP™Opex≈<70%averageindustryOpextomakesolargradeSi;ü  PyroGenesisPUREVAP™Capexrequirement≈1/20solargradeSiindustryCapex;

•  WearetheLargestHolderofHighPurityQuartzProper5esinQuebec:

ü  OurporjolioofHighPurityQuartz(99.+%SiO2)deposits&closedSiminesrepresentsahighly

covetedglobalasset;

Ø  Amajorsiliconmetalproducerhasrigorouslytested&confirmedinterestinpurchasingasignificant

tonnageofourRoncevauxHighPurityQuartz;

Ø  Asecondmajorsiliconmetalproducerhasrequestedsamplesfortes5ngofourRoncevauxQuartz

•  MOUwithAnzaplanofGermanywillallowustofindthebestbeneficia5onprocesstoProduceUltraHighPurityQuartzsand(99.997+%SiO2)

MISSIONSTATEMENTURAGOLD

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SiO299.997+%UltraHighPurity

Quartz

SiO299.5+%SiliconMetal

UltraHighPurityQuartz(>99.997%SiO2)isahighlyspecializedandhighlysecre@vemarket.

•  Itisveryrare,highvalue,cri5calrawmaterial.

•  Itisusedinmanufacturingeverythingfromelectronic,

topharmaceu5calandmedicaldevices;

•  Only3exis5ngcommercialsuppliesintheworld.

(USA/Norway/Russia)

HighPurityQuartz(99.5%>SiO2)isthekeyingredientrequiredtomakeSiliconMetal:

•  Silicon Metal (Si) has become one of today’s key

strategic minerals with applica5ons in the Silicone,

Aluminium,SolarandHighTechIndustries.

•  SiliconMetalswasdesignatedaStrategicMineralby

theEuropeanCommissionandbytheUSDepartment

ofJus5ce.

HIGHPURITYQUARTZURAGOLD

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•  HighPurityQuartzsuppliesare5ghteningandpricesarerisingduetostrongcurrentdemandandforecastedlongtermexponen5algrowth;

•  HighPurityQuartzisessen5altotheproduc5onofthesiliconmetalrequiredforthealuminum,siliconesandsolarindustries;

•  UragoldwithitlargeHighPurityQuartzHoldingsandit’sMOUwithPyroGenesisiswellposi5onedtocapitalizeonthesemarketopportuni5es.

HighPurityQuartz

depositswithlow

impuriPesarerare!:

(SiO2>99.%)

Quartz•  Quartzisthesecondmostabundantelementintheearth’scrust(28%),or17%oftheen5replanetEarth.HOWEVER….

HIGHPURITYQUARTZURAGOLD

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GlobalSiConsump@ontoGrowby~6%PerAnnum

•  Worldconsump5onofsiliconmetalreached2.25mtin2014,exceeding$US6billion

•  Growthwaslargelydrivenbythegrowingdemandforpolysiliconinphotovoltaicsolarpanels.

Roskill:SiliconandFerrosilicon:GlobalIndustryMarkets&Outlookreport(2014)

SILICONMETALMARKETOVERVIEWURAGOLD

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•  In2014≈10%ofGlobalmetallurgicalgradesiliconmetal(98.5%)produc5onwas

furtherrefinedtosolargradesiliconmetal(99.9999+%).

•  SolargradeSiisa≈$US6Billionannualmarketthatshoulddoubleby2016&beyond

SILICONMETALFORSOLARSETTOEXPLODEURAGOLD

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THEPYROGENESISADVANTAGEURAGOLD

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PyroGenesis is the leader in thedesign,development, fabrica@onandcommercializa@on of plasma processes. They offer high value,innova@vesolu@onstonichemarketsthroughtheirtechnology.

QUARTZ–SOLARSILICON:

PUREVAPTM1-STEPPROCESSURAGOLD

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In partnership with Pyrogenesis, we are developing the PUREVAP™QuartzVaporizaPonReactor,aonestepprocessforreducingquartztohighpuritysiliconand/orpolycrystallinesilicon.

+PlasmaArc

Silicon

Vacuum

Impuri@es

ONESTEP

PureSilicon

QuartzVaporiza@onReactor•  Quartzreduc@onwithcarbon

usingplasmasubmergedarc•  Siliconrefiningatverylow

opera@ngpressure,undervacuum

PUREVAPTM

QUARTZVAPORIZATIONREACTORURAGOLD

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VacuumArcFurnace•  Enablesreachingveryhighvacuum

levelü  (mbar)

•  Veryhightemperatureplasmaarcü  +3500degC

•  Vola@lizeimpuri@esü  P,K,Mg,Zn,Ca,Mn,Pb,Al,Fe,etc

QuartztoSilicon•  Highpurity(>99.9%)•  VerylowPcontent•  Onestepnewprocess

TargetSipuritylevel:>99.9%

SiliconMetalIsDissolvedInHydrochloricAcidToFormTrichlorosilane

(HSiCl3)

SiliconMetal98.5%SiElectricArcFurnaceSiO299.5%+Coal+WoodChips

SIEMENSReactorSolarGradePolysilicon

99.999%Si

Trichlorosilane(HSiCl3)is

FurtherRefined

MAKINGSOLARGRADESiNOWURAGOLD

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SolarGradePolysilicon99.9999%Si

QUARTZ–SOLARSILICON:1-STEPPROCESS

PUREVAP™QuartzVola@za@onReactor

SiO299.0+%

Carbon

URAGOLD

AQUANTUMLEAP:

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•  Preliminarycostes@mateofaPUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorsystemcapableofproducingabout10KTPYofSolarGradeSiliconMetalplantises@matedatUS$50M.(≈1/20ofSolarGradeSiliconMetalindustryCapex)

•  Preliminaryassump@onsarethatOpexcostofaPUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorsystemshouldbesameastheOpexcostofatradi@onalSiplant.(≈<70%averageindustryOpextomakeSolarGradeSiliconMetal)

•  Uragoldbeingver@callyintegrated--Controlsitssupplychainfromendtoend;•  UragoldExclusiveaccesstothePUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorchangestheeconomic

poten@alofourworldclassportolioofHighPurityQuartzProper@es.

•  PUREVAP™QuartzVolaPzaPonReactorproducing:

Ø  MGSiIncreasesby883%theGrossInsituValueofourQuartz.Ø  SGSiIncreasesby4,744%theGrossInsituValueofourQuartz.

QUARTZ:1-STEPPROCESSADDVALUEURAGOLD

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SOLARSILICONMILESTONES&TIMETABLEURAGOLD

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•  12HighPurityQuartzDepositsInQuebec•  61ClaimsTotaling3,500Ha

•  AllClosetoTransport,Infrastructure&TargetMarkets

OURQUARTZPROPERTIES…LOCATION…URAGOLD

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PROPERTY OWNERSHIP LOCATION SiO2 Historical Estimates 2014 Exploration 2015 Exploration

1 Drucourt 100 % North Shore 300,000 tons Historical Estimates grading @ 98.60%

21 samples collected &

tested

Metallurgical work planned

2 Galette 100 % Charlevoix two (2) silica claims directly adjacent to Sitec Silicium Quebec quartz mine

Samples to be collected in 2015

3 Roncevaux 100 % Gaspésie 414,700 tons Historical Estimates grading @ 99.20%

20 samples collected &

tested.

Geological and Geophysical work planned, drilling &

resource report

4 Martinville 100 % Eastern Townships 1,092,000 tons Historical Estimates 8 samples collected &

tested

Metallurgical work planned

5 Malvina 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.74% SiO2 8 samples collected &

tested.

6 Bouffard 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.60% SiO2 Samples to be collected in 2015

7 Turgeon 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins, sampled 99.80% SiO2 Samples to be collected in 2015

8 Broughton 100 % Eastern Townships Quartz veins system outcrop Samples to be collected in 2015

9 Beaudoin Mine 100 % Eastern Townships Closed Silica Metal Mine Samples to be collected in 2015

10 Bourque Mine 100 % Eastern Townships Closed Silica Metal Mine Samples to be collected in 2015

11 Montpetit Quarry 100 % Hemingford Closed Silica Metal Mine 10 samples collected &

tested.

Metallurgical work planned

12 St-Gedeon 100 % Beauce Quartz veins system outcrop Samples to be collected in 2015

QUARTZPROPERTIESPORTFOLIOURAGOLD

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SomeKeywesternplayersintheSiliconMetalandFerrosiliciummarketsareac@veinQuebec:

•  Our High Purity Quartz Deposits (≥ 99.5%) is the key ingredientrequiredtoproduceSiliconMetalandisinHighDemandFromSiliconMetalProducers.

ü  By2017,TheNewFerroAtlán5caplantinPortCar5erQuebecwillneed≥300,000MTofHighPurityQuartzPerYear

•  InAddi5on,WeAlsoaimToBecomeANewSupplierOfUltraHighPurity

QuartzSand(UHPQS)(SiO2>99.99+):

ü  OurHighPurityQuartzDepositsShouldBeAmenableForProcessingIntoHPQS.ü  In Q1 2015,We signed aMOUwith Dorfner Anzaplan of Germany to develop

specificbeneficia5onprocessesfortheproduc5onofUHPQSusingourmaterial.

HIGHPURITYQUARTZINHIGHDEMANDURAGOLD

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•  ChemicalanalysisconfirmsthatquartzfromRoncevaux,Mar5nvilleand

Malvinaproper5eswouldmakesuitablefeedstockforsiliconmetal

produc5onandultrahighpurityquartz;

•  Q12015-Amajorsiliconmetalproducerrequestssamples.;Ø  March2015-producerconfirmsinterestinpurchasingsignificanttonnageof

ourhighpurityquartz(20Kto50Ktonnes/year).

•  April2015-UragoldretainsAnzaplan,aleadingGermanengineeringfirm,toassistintheproduc5onofultrahighpurityquartzsilicon;

•  Q22015-MOUwithPyroGenesisgran5ngUragoldexclusiveglobalrights

totheirpatentedonestepconversion(sio2tohighpuritysilicon)

technology;

•  Q32015–INRSstartexplora5onprogramontheRoncevauxproperty;•  Q32015–asecondsiliconmetalproducerrequestssamplesfromRoncevaux.

KEYMILESTONES&3rdPARTYVALIDATIONURAGOLD

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StartofRoncevauxSpringexplora@onprogram

Q32015

Startofreconnaissanceexplora@onon5proper@es.

October2015

Startoftheapplica@onprocessfor

RoncevauxBEXend2015

GoingForward

•  Q32015-evalua5ngthesizeofourRoncevauxpropertyandpoten5alofaddi5onalquartzoccurrences

•  Send material to Anzaplan to find the best beneficia5on process totransformRoncevauxquartzmaterialintoultrahighpurityquartzsand.

•  Startpermizngprocesstostartalumpquartzminingopera5ononthe

Roncevauxproperty.

RONCEVAUXDEVELOPMENTPLANURAGOLD

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URAGOLD(2015)

GOLD

100%BEAUCEGOLDFIELDPROJECT

OPENPITGOLDMINING

BLUESKYHARDROCK

GOLDPOTENTIAL

BTGOLDOPTIONS&JVWITHGNH

ULTRAREFINING

HIGHPURITYQUARTZ

PUREVAPQUARTZ

VOLATIZATIONREACTOR

MGSI(98.5%)

UMGSi(99.999%)

PGSi(99.9999%)

UHPGSi(99.9999999%)

HIGHLYPROSPECTIVEPORTFOLIOOF

QUARTZPROPERTIES

LUMPQUARTZMINING

(SiO299.5%+)

ULTRAHIGHPURITYQUARTZSANDS(SiO299.995%)

OTHERS

CORPORATESTRUCTUREURAGOLD

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ManagementandKeyinvestorsarecommived!!!

CAPITALSTRUCTUREURAGOLD

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URAGOLD 3000 Omer-Lavallee St Suite 306 Montreal, Quebec H1Y 3R8 Canada Contact Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman & CEO bernard.tourillon@uragold.com Patrick Levasseur, President & COO patrick.levasseur@uragold.com WWW.URAGOLD.COM

Tel: +1 514 846 3271 Fax: +1 514 372 0066

MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS

Bernard J. Tourillon, B.A.A, MBA Chairman and CEO

Patrick Levasseur President, COO and Director

Robert Robitaille, B.A., L. Ph., MBA Director Noelle Drapeau, LLL, MBA, PMP Corporate Secretary and Director

Richard Mimeau, B.Sc. Director

Peter Smith, PhD, P.Eng. Director

Francois Rivard / CFO Consultants

Marcel Drapeau, B.A., B.Sc. Com., LLL Company Lawyer

Vivian Stuart-Williams, M.Sc. (SACNASP) Technical and Geological Advisor Marc RICHER-LAFLECHE, Pgeo, PhD, INRS - ETE Technical and Geological Advisor AUDITORS Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

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