Gatineau Zn JV Project

April 2020

In partnership with

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Gatineau Zn JV Project Location

The project area is closed to

transport infrastructures and to

Xstrata’s Zn refinery

Regional transport infrastructures

Balmat mine

Gatineau Zinc JV

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Salerno Lake1.5 Mt at 5.7% Zn

Cadieux1.25 Mt at 9.4% Zn

0.7% Pb

Calumet3.8 Mt at 5.8% Zn

1.9% Pb

AumondGrab 20% Zn

5.1% Zn over 2.45mBouchette

32.8% Zn over 1.1m3.3% Zn over 9.6m

Leitch116,500t at 6.8% Zn (Not NI43-101)

24.1% Zn over 3.0m (Channel)3.8%Zn over 1.85m (DDH)

Lafontaine20,000t at 14% Zn (Not NI43-101)21.0% Zn over 2.0m (Channel)

Ottawa

Montréal

Marble

Area of Interest

Midland/SOQUEM

properties

Zinc Showing

Zinc Deposit

Legend

USA

Ontario

Balmat-Edwards District43.5Mt at 9.5% Zn, 0.9%Pb

Québec

Midland / SOQUEM Strategic Alliance

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BALMAT mining camp43.5 Mt @ 9.55%Zn

Salerno Lake1.5 Mt @ 5.7%Zn

Cadieux1.25 Mt @ 9.4%Zn, 0.7%Pb

NEW CALUMET mine3.3 Mt @ 5.8%Zn, 1.6%Pb

LAFONTAINE mine

27,000 t @ 12.0%Zn

LONG LAKE mine

94,630 t @11.6%Zn

Leitch127,000 t @ 8.0%Zn

Mesoproterozoic marbles of the Central Sedimentary Belt host

several SEDEX Zn deposits

Regional geology - Southwestern Grenville Province

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Regional Geology and Deposits

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Balmat Model

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Teacher

Bouchette

Des Negres

Salamandre

Soil Coverage

LegendGranite and Pegmatites

Quartzites and Biotite Gneiss

Marbles

Quartzites and Rusty Gneiss

Amphibolites

Symbols

Synclinal

Anticlinal

Zinc Min.

Dol. Marbles

Bouchette Geology

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Symbols

Synclinal

Anticlinal

Zinc Min.

Dol. Marbles

Leitch

Lafontaine

Parker

Bitobi

TAU Range 6

TAU Range 5

TAU Range 4

TAU Range 3

TAU Range 2

TAU Range 1

LegendGranite and Pegmatites

Quartzites and Biotite Gneiss

Marbles

Quartzites and Rusty Gneiss

Amphibolites

Leitch & Lafontaine Geology

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Leitch 2010 Showing Trench

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Towards Old

Mine Trench

Description• Approx. Size :

~15m x 5m

1m

• Total of 14 samples collected at 50 cm intervals(total of 7.0 m)

• Value up to 34.9% Zn

23.1% Zn over 1.5m

21.0% Zn over 2.0m

10.8% Zn over 1.5m

Lafontaine 2010 Showing Trench

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Lafontaine Trench

Lafontaine Zn showing old working