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Low Risk, Low Capital, High GrowthNovember 2013

TSX:USAOTCQX:USGIF

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Forward Looking Statement – Safe HarbourCertain information in this presentation may contain forward-looking statements. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in the presentation, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of U.S. Silver & Gold, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend”, “believe” and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. U.S. Silver & Gold assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable to the U.S. Silver & Gold. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by U.S. Silver & Gold with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com.

An additional Cautionary Note to Investors – In the event that we use certain terms in this presentation, such as “resource”, “measured resource”, “indicated resource” and “inferred resource”. U.S. investors are cautioned that, while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian Securities Laws, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a “reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination has been made. U.S.investors should not assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into reserves. In addition, “inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Accordingly, information concerning descriptions of mineralization in this presentation may not be comparable to information made public by companies that are subject to the SEC’s Industry Guide 7.

Mr. Jim Atkinson, Vice President, Exploration and a Qualified Person under Canadian Securities Administrators guidelines has approved the applicable contents of this presentation.

For further information on the Galena Complex, please refer to the technical report entitled “Technical Report, Galena Complex, Shoshone Idaho” dated March 22, 2013 and available on the U.S. Silver & Gold Inc. SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

Some of the potential quantities and grades disclosed are conceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource on all of the mineralization at the Galena Complex and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in certain targets being delineated as a mineral resource.

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U.S. Silver & Gold Highlights

Committed to Increasing Shareholder Value

• Established, Long-life Operating Complex

• Significant Ongoing Brownfield Expansion

• Dominant Land Position in the Prolific Silver Valley

• Favourable Environment for Accretive Acquisitions

• Proven Management & Board

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2013 ForecastsSilver Production:

2.1 – 2.2 Moz

Silver Cash Costs:$15.50-17.50/oz

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Darren BlasuttiPresident and CEO, Director

• Former SVP Corporate Development and Investor Relations for Barrick Gold, reported to President and CEO• Led Barrick's strategic development for over 13 years executing over 25 gold mining transactions including Sutton Resources,

Homestake Mining, Placer Dome, consolidation of the Cortez property from Rio Tinto • Responsible for creation of Barrick Energy to hedge Barrick’s exposure to energy prices

Bob TaylorCOO

• Over 40 years of experience in operations, management, engineering, and exploration for underground and open-pit mines • Most recently VP and President North American Operations for Kinross Gold where he was responsible for all operations

and exploration• Former VP, Mine Operations at Stillwater Mining in Montana

Warren VargaCFO

• Over 18 years of progressive financial leadership experience and brings extensive senior management expertise • Most recently CFO of RX Gold & Silver Inc. and former Senior Director, Corporate Development at Barrick Gold Corporation • Member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

Jim AtkinsonVP, Exploration

• Licensed Professional Geologist, over 40 years of experience in exploration geology• Completed more than a dozen exploration programs across North America at Billiton, Newmont and Noront Resources

Daren DellVP, Technical Services

• Over 20 years experience and brings extensive knowledge gained from evaluating mining assets around the globe• Formerly Director, Corporate Development and Director, Technical Evaluations at Barrick Gold. Prior to joining Barrick Gold,

Mr. Dell was at Placer Dome for 15 years

Peter McRae VP, General Counsel

• Most recently VP Corporate Counsel of RX Gold & Silver Inc. and in private practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a major international law firm based in NY with extensive experience on general corporate, securities law, and governance matters

Management Team: Experienced + Proven

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Board of Directors

Gordon PridhamChairman

• Over 30 years of experience as a global finance executive• Serves on the public company boards of Newalta Corporation, Roxgold and Titanium Corporation, where he is Chairman of the

Board

Hugh AgroDirector

• Retired in 2009 as EVP Strategic Development at Kinross Gold, where he oversaw corporate development and exploration • Held senior positions with Placer Dome Canada and Deutsche Bank

Alex DavidsonDirector

• Retired in 2009 as EVP Exploration and Corporate Development at Barrick Gold • 2005 AO Dufresne Award to recognize exceptional achievement and distinguished contribution to mining exploration in Canada• In 2003 was named Prospector of the Year by PDAC for discovery of Alto Chicama in Peru

Alan EdwardsDirector

• Chairman of AuRico Gold Inc. and AQM Copper Inc., other boards include Entrée Gold Inc., Copper One Inc. and Oracle Mining Corp.

• Senior management positions with Frontera Copper, Apex Silver Mines, Kinross, Cyprus Amax and Phelps Dodge

Tom RyleyDirector

• Board of directors for Newalta Corporation, Tribute Resources and Benefuel Inc., where he is Chairman of the Board• Former Executive Vice President of Suncor Energy, where he worked for 25 years in a variety of roles

Lorie WaisbergDirector

• Former Senior Partner at Goodmans LLP and former EVP, Finance and Administration of Co-Steel Inc.• Accredited with Institute of Corporate Directors and sits on Boards of Tembec and Chemtrade Logistics Inc

Darren BlasuttiDirector • President and CEO

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Asset Overview

6Located in an Excellent Mining Jurisdiction

Galena Complex – 100% owned• High grade silver-copper and silver-

lead• Produced over 240 M oz silver

historically• Proven & Probable* - 23M oz silver • Measured &Indicated – 13M oz silver• Inferred** – 18M oz silver total• New Caladay Zone being assessed

for high grade conventional mining and bulk mining potential

• Hoisting and milling capacity available

Galena Complex located in mining friendly Idaho• Established mining state• Ranked 6th in the US by The Fraser

Institute in 2012/2013***• Experienced knowledgeable

workforce

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* Descriptions of our mineral deposits are not comparable to similar information reported by U.S. companies which are subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. See www.us-silver.com for NI 43-101 Technical Report. ** As of December 31, 2012 14m oz Ag and March 19, 2013 4m oz Ag inferred for a total of 18m oz Ag inferred*** See www.fraserinstitute.org for details.

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Galena Complex

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2ndLargest

Primary Silver Producer in the U.S.

Continue to Grow Resource Base

• Q3 YTD silver production of 1.67M oz at $18/ozcash costs

• Q4, 2013 expected silver production: 475,000-500,000 oz at $15/oz cash cost and $20/oz all-in sustaining costs

• Small Mine Plan implemented in early Q3, 2013 showing positive results

• Plan reduced workforce by 30%, tons by 40% and increased cut-off grade by 33% to 15 oz/ton silver equivalent

• Operating profit of $0.7 million at $21.40 realized silver price in Q3, 2013

• Silver cash cost reduced 13% year-over-year, all in sustaining costs reduced by 30% year-over-year

• Capital, exploration and G&A spending reduced by $20 million year-over-year

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8Reducing Tons, Increasing Grade8

Galena Complex – Small Mine Plan

Silver equivalent calculated using $22.00/oz silver, $0.90/lb lead and $3.25/lb copper

$33.19/oz$32.77/oz

$31.96/oz$31.11/oz

$30.33/oz

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Executing On Cost Savings And Operational Improvements

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*Calculated per silver industry standards**Silver industry cash cost plus all development, capital expenditures, exploration spending and mine G&A

Trending in the Right Direction 9

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2013 Silver Guidance• Third quarter production in line with expectations:

• Production within budget; 2013 guidance trending toward high end of range.

• Cash costs slightly higher in Q3, 2013 due to severance payments and labour requirement for low-grade stopeclosure.

• Guidance on track: • Galena Complex expected to deliver 850,000 – 1,000,000

oz silver during second half of 2013.• Q4 expected to be the lowest cost quarter of the year.• Approximately 175,000 oz silver produced in October at

>15 oz/ton is a great start.

• Profitable silver production can be increased quickly if silver price recovers to the $28-30 / oz range:

• Galena Mine, 10-15 stopes closed properly in Q3, 2013 for future production.

• Coeur Mine resources are prepared for re-start.• Caladay Zone expansion plans can be accelerated further.

10Focused on Mining Profitable Ounces

2.1-2.2Moz silver

$15.50-$17.50Silver Cash Costs/oz

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Roadmap to Success

5.0M oz silver by end of 2015

• Continued execution on cost savings and operational improvements.

• Further strengthen the balance sheet.

• Fast track the high-grade areas of the Caladay Zone into production.

• Align exploration, processing and capital synergies in Silver Valley.

• Seek accretive acquisition opportunities.

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To expand production profitably through the development of our own projects and consolidation of complementary projects

Strategic Objective

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Share Price Performance & Capital Structure

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Symbol: USA-TRecent Price*: $0.43Market Cap (CDN): $30 MCash Balance**: $5.8 MWorking Capital: $11.3MLong Term Debt (3 years)**: $7.9 M

Shares Basic: 69.7 MOptions : 5.9 MWarrants: 23.3 MFully Diluted: 93 M* As of November, 7 2013** As of September 30, 2013

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Endeavour Silver(EDR)

U.S. Silver &Gold(USA)

SilverCrestMines(SVL‐V)

Aurcana(AUN‐V)

Scorpio Mining(SPM)

Alexco Resource(AXR)

Avino Silver &Gold Mines(ASM‐V)

ExcellonResources(EXN)

Great PantherSilver(GPR)

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Measured & Indicated

Proven & Probable

Junior Silver Producer Global Resource*

Quality Reserves and Resources13

*As of November 15, 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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Junior Silver Producer Multiples*

Undervalued Relative to Peers14

*As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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$/Oz silver

Enterprise Value/Resources

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Highest Leveraged to the Silver Price

How Much Production Does $1,000 Buy?*

*As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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Attractively Positioned Among Peers

Re-Rating Potential

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*As of November 15 2013 and based on public disclosure documents. Market data and other statistical information used in this presentation may be based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms, or other published independent sources. Some data is also based on U.S. Silver & Gold’s good faith estimates that are derived from its review of internal data and information, as well as the sources listed above. Although U.S. Silver & Gold believes these sources are reliable, U.S. Silver & Gold has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

USAASM‐V

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Enterprise Va

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2013 Production Guidance (Oz Silver Eq)

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Invest in U.S. Silver & Gold

Highest silver production leverage per $1,000 invested in silver industry

Focused on Improving Share Price17

• Producing 2.1 – 2.2 million silver oz.

• Executing on cost reductions and higher grade production.

• Development of Caladay Zone on-track, current production from adjacent silver/copper areas.

• 100% owned, royalty free.

• Fully permitted.

• Excess hoisting and milling capacity.

• Experienced management team.

• Catalysts in place for improved valuation.

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Contact

Darren Blasutti, President & [email protected]

Nicole Richard, Investor [email protected]

www.us-silver.com