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METALS INVESTOR FORUM 2021 SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 CORPORATE PRESENTATION

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METALS INVESTOR FORUM 2021SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

CORPORATE PRESENTATION

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Qualified Person / Legal Cautions

QUALIFIED PERSON:

All scientific or technical information contained in this presentation has been reviewed and approved byStephen Kenwood, P.Geo., a Director of Sonoro Gold Corp., who is a “Qualified Person" as defined in NationalInstrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT CAUTIONS:

"forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this

release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Cerro Caliche project, and future plans and objectives of the Company, including the NPV, IRR,

initial and sustaining capital costs, operating costs, and LOM production of Cerro Caliche, constitute forward looking information that involve various risks and

uncertainties. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which

may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions in connection with the continuance of the Company and its subsidiaries as a going

concern, general economic and market conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of Mineral Resource Estimates. There can be no assurance that such

information will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include exploration and development risks associated

with the Company’s projects, the failure to establish estimated Mineral Resources or Mineral Reserves, volatility of commodity prices, variations of recovery

rates, and global economic conditions. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims

any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as

required by law or the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s complete public disclosure record on SEDAR at

www.sedar.com.

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Company Overview

Highlights

✓ Publicly listed gold exploration and development company (TSXV: SGO) (OTCQB: SMOFF) (FRA: 23SP)

✓ Highly experienced management team in financing and developing resource deposits

✓ Highly experienced technical team in discovering, developing and operating gold deposits with 5M oz discovered

✓ Collectively discovered and developed 12 gold and copper mines

✓ Two precious metals properties in Sonora, Mexico

1. Cerro Caliche Gold Project - Flagship

2. San Marcial Gold & Silver Project

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Management Team

John Darch, Chairman & Director: 35 years experience as financier, developer & operator in international resource sector.

Kenneth MacLeod, President, CEO & Director: 35 years experience as financier and developer in the international resource sector.

Melvin Herdrick, P.Geo, VP Exploration: 45 years experience, inc. Head of Exploration Mexico for Phelps Dodge & Pediment Gold.

Jorge Diaz, Operations Manager, Mexico: 49 years experience in design/construction/operations as a mining engineer in Mexico,

Curtis Turner, Director: 15 years experience in resource finance & operations, m&a, govt & community relations.

Steve Kenwood, P.Geo, Director & Qualified Person:25 years mineral exploration experience with Cominco, Prime Expl. & Adrian Resources.

Neil Maedel, Executive Director, Corporate Finance: 30 years experience in international venture capital and resource sector financing.

James Taylor, Director: 35 years experience as an investment advisor specializing on resource sector financing.

Salil Dhaumya, CPA, CMA, Chief Financial Officer: 20 years financial and administrative experiences with public companies.

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Cerro Caliche – Prime Location

Sonora State, Mexico

Location✓ 3 hours north of Hermosillo ✓ 3 hours south of Tucson, AZ✓ First-class infrastructure ✓ Pro-mining jurisdiction✓ Neighboring gold mines

➢ Equinox Gold’s Mercedes Gold Mine➢ Goldgroup’s Cerro Prieto Gold Mine➢ Agnico Eagle’s Santa Gertrudis Gold Project➢ Magna Gold Corp’s San Francisco Mine

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PEA Highlights ($1,750/oz gold price)

USD $41.5 million 323.5k oz AuEqAfter-Tax NPV (5%) LOM Total Production

32.5% 56,500 oz AuEqAfter Tax IRR Annual Production (Years 1-3)

USD $32.2 million 74% RecoveryInitial Capital Costs Gold Recovery Rate

2.2 Years $1,227/ozPayback Period Cash Costs

7 Years $1,351/ozLife of Mine All-in-Sustaining Cost

Cerro Caliche PEA Highlights

The PEA has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 by D.E.N.M. Engineering Ltd. of Burlington, Ontario withan updated resource estimation completed by Micon International Ltd. of Toronto, and metallurgical testing completed by McClelland Laboratories Inc.of Sparks, Nevada.

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Direct$19.11M

Infrastructure$4.41M

EPC$3.41M

Indirect$1.51M

Contingency$3.81M

$32.2MCapital Cost

Estimated Capital Costs based on Open-Pit, Heap Leach Mining Operation

Cerro Caliche PEA Highlights

CAPITAL COSTS US$M

Direct 3-Stage Crushing Facility $12.75Leaching Area $2.02Leach Pad & Pond $3.07Equipment & Materials $1.29

Total Direct Costs $19.13

InfrastructureUtilities $2.71Power $1.43Access Roads $0.19Communications $0.07

Total Infrastructure Costs $4.40

EPCEPCM $3.16Engineering Cost $0.25

Total EPC Costs $3.40

IndirectAdmin Equipment & Expenses $0.34Vehicles $0.27Studies & Permits $0.34Professional Services $0.54

Total Indirect Costs $1.48

Contingency $3.79

Total Capital Costs $32.20

Capital Costs

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Operating Costs Life of Mine Initial 3-Years

Cash Costs & AISCUSD $

MillionUSD $/oz

AuEqUSD $

MillionUSD $/oz

AuEq

Mining $174.7 $540 $91.3 $538

Processing $204.9 $633 $97.8 $577

G&A $17.3 $53 $7.41 $44

Total Cash Costs $396.9 $1,227 $196.5 $1,159

Refining $20.7 $64 $9.3 $55

Royalties $11.7 $36 $6.1 $36

Sustaining $4.8 $15 $4.1 $24

Closure $2.9 $9 $1.4 $8

All-In Sustaining Costs $437.0 $1,351 $217.4 $1,282

Cerro Caliche PEA Highlights

Operating Costs

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Updated Mineral Resource Estimate ✓ Measured & Indicated 349k oz @0.41 g/t Au

✓ Inferred 71k oz @0.40 g/t Au

Cerro Caliche PEA Highlights

Potential Mineralization outside Resource Pit Shells

✓ 19.25m to 34.37m tonnes containing:➢ 204,000 to 365,000 ounces of gold

➢ 1,683,000 to 3,005,000 ounces of silver

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Cerro Caliche – Over 47,500 m Drilling

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Cerro Caliche – Sections Plan View

El Bellotoso

El Rincón

Gloria

Cabeza

Blanca

Guadalupe

El Colorado

La Española

CuervosChinos

Altos

Abejas

Veta de OroEl Boludito

1 kilometer

Buena

Suerte

Japoneses

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Cerro Caliche – CABEZA BLANCA

SCR-042

SCR-256

SCR-033

SCR-032CC-030

CCR-066

CCR-021

SCR-248

SCD-030

SCR-253

g/t AuLongitudinal Section B-B’ Looking East

600 meters

SCR-248, [email protected] g/t Au

CC-030, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCD-030, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-253, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-256, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

including [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-066, [email protected] g/t Au , includes [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-021, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-032, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-033, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-042, [email protected] g/t Au, and [email protected] g/t Au

200 m

ete

rs

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Cerro Caliche – BUENA SUERTE

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200 M

ete

rs

SCR-109

SCR-186

SCR-124

SCR-148

SCR-159

SCR-

167

SCR-211SCR-219

SCR-223SCR-125

SCR-221

Longitudinal Section C-C’

900 Meters

SCR-186, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-148, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-109, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-223, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-124, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-125, [email protected] g/t AuEq, includes [email protected] g/t AuEq

SCR-159, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-211, [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-219, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-221, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

and [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-167, [email protected] g/t Au

Au g/t

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Cerro Caliche – JAPONESES

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Cuervos

1.3 kilometers

Japoneses

SCR-222, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CC-021, [email protected] g/t Au, and [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-104, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-136, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-151, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-004, [email protected] g/t Au, and [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-72, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-25, [email protected] g/t Au, and [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-73, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-13, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CC-021SCR-104 SCR-136 SCR-151 SCR-004

CCR-72

CCR-25 CCR-73

g/t Au

Longitudinal Section D-D’ Looking North-East

20

0 m

ete

rs

SCR-222

CCR-13

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Cerro Caliche – CENTRAL ZONE

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1 kilometer

200 m

ete

rs

Cross Section E-E’ Looking North

Buena

Suerte

Japoneses Chinos NW Abejas

SCR-223, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-109, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-186, [email protected] g/t Au, includes 1.53m@ 4.536 g/t Au

SCR-247, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-222, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-136, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-74, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-007, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

SCR-089, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

141-97-12, [email protected] g/t Au, includes [email protected] g/t Au

CCR-74141-97-12

SCR-089SCR-007

SCR-136

SCR-109

g/t Au

SCR-223 SCR-186

SCR-247

SCR-222

Buena

Vista

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Cerro Caliche Gold Project

2021-2022 Program

✓ Surface Sampling & Mapping Program➢ Assayed 1,567 new surface rock samples

➢ Outlined linear structural mineralized corridors

➢ Confirmed 750m material extension of two zones

➢ Revealed oxide gold mineralized “windows” along

2 southern structural corridors

✓ RC & Core Drilling Program➢ Infill & step-out drilling

➢ Expand & upgrade existing resource

➢ Near-surface, high-grade targets

➢ 5 high-priority window targets

▪ 750m zone

▪ Higher-grade sample assay results

▪ El Colorado - La Ventana southern corridor❖ 3 oxide gold mineralized windows

▪ Buena Suerte - San Quintin southern corridor❖ 2 oxide gold mineralized windows

➢ Drilling resumes fall 2021

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Cerro Caliche Gold Project

2021-2022 Program

✓ HLMO

➢ Metallurgical Testing (completed)

➢ Condemnation drilling

➢ Technical Reports

➢ Engineering Design

➢ Environmental Review

➢ Permitting

➢ Project Financing

➢ Site Preparations

➢ Construction

➢ Commissioning

➢ 15,000 tpd initial throughput

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Cerro Caliche Activities Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Infill and Step-Out RC Drilling

High-Grade Target Core/RC Drilling

File Updated Technical Report

File Preliminary Economic Assessment

Studies & Engineering

Environmental Review & Permit

Project Financing

Site Preparation

Construction Phase

Commissioning

Commence Production

Cerro Caliche Gold Project

Projected Timeline

2021-2022

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(Note: This document contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, with respect to the Company’s plans and forecasts for its Cerro Caliche Project. Readers are cautioned to review the qualifications on slides 2 of this document regarding such forward-looking statements)

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Capital Structure

Share Structure

CANADA……TSX.V: SGO

Trading Symbols USA…….OTCQB: SMOFF

GERMANY……FRA: 23SP

Recent Share Price $0.30

Year-High $0.39

Year-Low $0.16

Average Monthly Volume (6 months) 5.6 million

Market Capitalization $31 million

Current Issued & Outstanding 102.39 million

Warrants ($0.30) 56.1 million

Stock Options (WAEP $0.25) 10.0 million

Shares Fully Diluted 168.55 million

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Tel: 604.632.1764 [email protected]

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