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- 1. TSX-V: ATCMay 2020 AdvancingYukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District
- 2. TSX-V:ATC Forward-Looking Statements 2 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Thispresentation contains forward-looking information. Forward looking information contained in this presentation includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to: (i) the estimation of inferred and indicated mineral resources; (ii) the success of exploration activities; (iii) the results of the PEA including statements about future production, future operating and capital costs, the projected IRR, NPV, payback period, and production timelines for the Tiger Deposit. These statements are based on information currently available to ATAC Resources Ltd. (“ATAC”) and ATAC provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. In certain cases, forward-looking information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Forward-looking information contained in this presentation is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the estimation of mineral resources, the realization of resource estimate, gold metal prices, the timing and amount of future exploration and development expenditures, the estimation of initial and sustaining capital requirements, the estimation of labour and operating costs, the availability of necessary financing and materials to continue to explore and develop the Tiger Deposit in the short and long-term, the progress of exploration and development activities, the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, the completion of the environmental assessment process, and assumptions with respect to currency fluctuations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, and other similar matters. While ATAC considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of ATAC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks inherent in the exploration and development of mineral deposits, including risks relating to changes in project parameters as plans continue to be redefined including the possibility that mining operations may not commence at the Tiger Deposit, risks relating to variations in mineral resources, grade or recovery rates resulting from current exploration and development activities, risks relating to changes in gold prices and the worldwide demand for and supply of gold, risks related to increased competition in the mining industry generally, risks related to current global financial conditions, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral resources, access and supply risks, reliance on key personnel, operational risks inherent in the conduct of mining activities, including the risk of accidents, labour disputes, increases in capital and operating costs and the risk of delays or increased costs that might be encountered during the development process, regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, including the risk that the financing necessary to fund the exploration and development activities at the Tiger Deposit may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all, risks related to disputes concerning property titles and interest, and environmental risks. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of ATAC's forward- looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on ATAC's forward-looking information. ATAC does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that may be made from time to time by ATAC or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE It should be noted that the Tiger Deposit PEA is preliminary in nature and includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that the PEA forecast will be realized or that any of the resources will ever be upgraded to reserves. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Additional information about the Tiger Deposit PEA is summarized in ATAC’s February 27, 2020 technical report titled “Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tiger Deposit, Rackla Gold Project, Yukon, Canada”, which can be viewed at www.sedar.com under the ATAC profile or on the ATAC website at www.atacresources.com. Additional information about the Osiris Resource Estimate is summarized in ATAC’s July 2, 2018 technical report titled “Technical Report and Estimate of Mineral Resources for the Osiris Project, Yukon, Canada,” which can be viewed at www.sedar.com under the ATAC profile or on the ATAC website at www.atacresources.com. Historical information for East Goldfield and the Val Target rely on disclosure from previous operators and have not been independently verified. QUALIFIED PERSON Adam Coulter, M.Sc., P.Geo., ATAC’s Vice President of Exploration, is a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. All technical information contained in this presentation has been approved by Adam Coulter. TRUE WIDTHS True widths for diamond drill holes are estimated to be 30% - 100% of intersected widths. RAB drill hole intersections are drilled thicknesses and true widths are unknown. Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District
- 3. TSX-V:ATC CREATIV E DIVISION Osiris Deposit: 1,685,000oz. Au at 4.23 g/t (Inferred)* Tiger Deposit: 464,000 oz. Au at 3.19 g/t (M&I)* East Goldfield property in Nevada allows for year- round exploration Rackla Gold Project has district-scale, high-grade discovery potential 100%-owned, 185-km long polymetallic belt in Yukon 4Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Strong cash position with ~C$9M, no debt Strategic Assets in Top Tier Jurisdictions *Please see appendix for 43-101 compliant mineral resources.
- 4. TSX-V:ATC Capital Structure 4Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Share Structure Shares Outstanding 158,035,720 Fully Diluted 176,444,292 Options ($0.22 - $0.76) 12,772,500 Warrants ($0.425) 5,636,072 Working Capital ~C$9M 52-Week Range 0.11 – 0.315 200-Day Moving Average 0.21 Share Structure as at March 11, 2020 Recent Financings Flow-through Shares Common Shares Proceeds March 2019 10,507,143 @ $0.35/share - ~$3.6 M May 2018 7,556,700 @ $0.60/share - ~$4.5 M May 2017 (Barrick) 16,684,800 @ $0.50/share - ~$8.3 M Apr. 2016 5,000,000 @ $0.65/share - ~$3.3 M Mar. 2014 3,781,441 @ $1.80/share - ~$6.8 M Significant Holders Barrick 17.6% * Strategic Metals Ltd. 7.3% * Tocqueville Gold Fund 6.0%** * As at February 1, 2020 ** As at October 31, 2019
- 5. TSX-V:ATC Yukon – ATop Tier Jurisdiction 5Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District 5 of the world’s top gold producers have invested in Yukon projects since 2016 ATAC received positive joint decision for a 65 km tote road in March 2018 Stable tax/royalty regime Yukon general corporate tax rate cut from 15% to 12% in 2017 Yukon Resource Gateway Project: Over $360 million in combined federal/territorial funding to improve road access Mining accounts for 20% of Yukon GDP
- 6. TSX-V:ATC The Rau Projecthosts the advanced-stage Tiger Gold Deposit and is situated in a polymetallic district with over 20 other underexplored targets The Rackla Gold Property 6Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District The Osiris Project hosts Canada’s first Carlin-type gold discoveries with an inferred resource of 1,685,000 ounces at 4.23 g/t Au at the Osiris Deposit The Orion Project hosts Carlin-type gold mineralization over a 2.5 km strike length, along the regional-scale Anubis Fault The Rackla Gold Property is ~1,700 km² and is comprised of three separate projects: Osiris, Orion and Rau.
- 7. TSX-V:ATC 7Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Rau Project The Rau Project
- 8. TSX-V:ATC Rau Project ConceptualModel 8Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Rau Project
- 9. TSX-V:ATC 2020 Updated TigerResource & PEA 9 Parameter Value Gold Price (US$/oz) $1400 Exchange Rate (US$:CA$) 0.77 Pre-tax NPV(5%) (millions) $118.2 Pre-tax IRR 54.5% Post-tax NPV(5%) (millions) $85.4 Post-tax IRR 42.6% Recovered Gold 267,090 oz Average Gold Grade 3.82 g/t Average Oxide Recovery 90.5% Average Sulphide Recovery 61.1% Pre-production Capital (millions) $110.1 Sustaining Capital (millions) $9.3 Payback (pre-tax) 1.24 years Payback (post-tax) 1.40 years Pre-production Period 1 year Mine life 6 years Process Carbon-in-Pulp Leach Production Rate 1,500 tpd Operational Period Year-round (365 days) Strip Ratio 5.3:1 Access Method Tote Road: ~$11 million *See page 2 for 43-101 Technical Report disclosure Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District • Measured and Indicated Resources of 464,000 ounces of gold at 3.19 g/t • Pre-Tax NPV of $118.2 M with an IRR of 54.5% and a 1.24 year payback period • PEA envisions a small, high-grade, conventional open pit operation • At US$1,550/oz gold price the NPV increases to $161.4 M with an IRR of 69.2% • The deposit remains open for expansion along strike and at depth Rau Project
- 10. TSX-V:ATC Tiger Deposit LongSection 10Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Rau Project
- 11. TSX-V:ATC Airstrip Anomaly 11Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District • Largest gold-in-soil anomaly on the Rackla Gold Property (>11.5 km2) • 2019 prospecting grabs from >1 km east of 2016 RAB drilling returned up to 1.63 g/t gold • ASR-16-004 and -006 RAB drill holes bottomed in mineralization • Gold mineralization occurs in oxidized arsenopyrite-bearing quartz veins, with similarities to Tombstone Intrusive bulk-tonnage deposits (e.g. Eagle Gold, Fort Knox and Brewery Creek) Rau Project
- 12. TSX-V:ATC 12Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Airstrip Anomaly Highlights Rau Project
- 13. TSX-V:ATC Val Target 13 • Historicsilver-lead-zinc±copper±gold target, re-interpreted in 2019 with potential for significant bulk-tonnage grade silver-lead- zinc mineralization • 1.5 km x 1.5 km geochemical anomaly which remains open to the south and east • Drilled and trenched by several companies from 1978 to 1988 with a focus on high-grade galena veins • Historic work neglected gold and copper potential Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Zone Ag (g/t) Pb (%) Zn (%) Cu (%) Au (g/t) Big Red 4,010 73.3% 3.4% 0.8% - Big Red 613 5.9% 8.3% - 0.66 Tetrahedrite 11,663 76.4% 0.9% 2.6% - South Hill 3,470 68.1% 7.5% 1.2% - South Hill 321 6.0% 7.3% - 0.53 Highlight Rock Samples Rau Project
- 14. TSX-V:ATC East Goldfield Project 14AdvancingYukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District 600 ha road-accessible property, located within the Goldfield Mining District in Nevada. 8 km east of the past producing Goldfield Main Deposit (historic production of 4.2 million ounces at 18.55 g/t gold*) Extensive west-northwest trending high- sulphidation epithermal alteration in favourable volcanic stratigraphy Adjacent to Waterton’s development-stage Gemfield project (47.3 million tonnes of Measured and Indicated at 1.03 g/t gold, totaling 1,574,000 ounces of gold). Hosts the past-producing Tom Keane mine, where historic 2003 RC drilling by Metallic Gold Ventures Inc. returned 22.86 m of 2.88 g/t gold. Silicic ledges along existing road Historic Tom Keane Mine Nevada
- 15. TSX-V:ATC East Goldfield ProjectLocation 15Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Nevada
- 16. TSX-V:ATC East Goldfield DepositModel 16Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Nevada
- 17. TSX-V:ATC Osiris & Orion– Carlin-type Gold in Yukon 17Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District
- 18. TSX-V:ATC Osiris Project –High Grade Gold Resources 18 Inferred Mineral Resource: 1,685,000 ounces gold at an average grade of 4.23 g/t (12.4Mt) Includes the Conrad, Sunrise, Osiris, and Ibis Zones Based on ~79,000m drilling 238 holes at an average depth of 330m Pit-Constrained Resource: 1,055,000 ounces gold at an average grade of 4.08 g/t (8.0Mt) Source: http://www.visualcapitalist.com/company-spotlight/atac-resources/ Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Osiris Project
- 19. TSX-V:ATC Orion Project –Early Stage Carlin-Style Targets 19Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Orion Project
- 20. TSX-V:ATC Anubis Fault Discoveries 20AdvancingYukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Orion Project
- 21. TSX-V:ATC Osisko Mining WhiteGold Gold Standard Pure Gold Ascot Sabina Gold Barkerville Marathon Midas Gold Nighthawk Rockhaven ATAC Strong Upside Potential – Undervalued relative to peer group (EV/Au Eq. Ounce) 21Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Peer Average: $48 per ounce $160 Source: Company reports and 43-101 resource and reserve statements. Resources are inclusive of reserves. Au Eq. calculations based on long-run analyst consensus for Au and Ag. All values in USD as at April 30, 2019. ~$8
- 22. TSX-V:ATC Why Invest inATAC? 22Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Nevada grassroots exploration at the East Goldfield project provides opportunities for year-round results and news flow Economic Tiger Deposit Updated Tiger Deposit PEA demonstrates a pre-tax NPV(5%) of $118.2M with an IRR of 54.5% at US$1,400/oz gold Gold mineralization along 2.5 km strike at the Orion Project, including: 19.85 g/t gold over 8.51 m (AN-12-001), and 2.75 g/t gold over 61.29 m (AN-16-010) 100% ownership of two high-grade open-pit gold deposits in Yukon, both open for expansion District-scale discovery potential across ~1,700-km² Rackla Gold Project, located in a top-tier Canadian mining jurisdiction
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- 24. TSX-V:ATC APPENDIX 24Advancing Yukon’s PremierPrecious and Base Metal District ATAC Mineral Inventory 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Osiris Resource Sensitivity Osiris and Sunrise Drilling & Geology Orion Targets and As in Soil Management & Directors Conrad Drilling & Geology Tiger Resources and PEA Gold Price Sensitivity Tiger Capital and Operating Costs Tiger Gold Deposit & PEA Pit Shell
- 25. TSX-V:ATC Management & Directors 25AdvancingYukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Graham Downs, President & CEO 23 years of Yukon mineral exploration experience Director of Trifecta Gold Adam Coulter, VP Exploration Professional Geologist, working in mineral exploration and development since 2012 Andrew Carne, VP Corporate & Project Development Professional Engineer, working in mineral exploration and development since 2012 Vice President of the Yukon Chamber of Mines Ian Talbot, Chief Operating Officer Formerly internal counsel with BHP Billiton World Exploration Larry Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer Chartered Accountant with over 30 years accounting, audit, and tax experience Ed Cope, Technical Advisor 21 years with Barrick Gold Corporation; retired as VP Exploration for North America in 2016 Bill Wengzynowski, Geological Consultant 30+ years of Yukon-focused exploration experience Two-time recipient of Yukon Prospector of the Year award Douglas Goss, Chairman & Director Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals Alberta Order of Excellence General Counsel & Corporate Secretary to Premium Brands since 1999 Rob Carne, Executive Chairman, Technical Committee & Director Former President of ATAC and part of the Rackla Gold Project discovery team Bruce Youngman, Director President and COO of Canplats Resources; acquired by Goldcorp Former VP and director of Northern Dynasty Minerals Don Poirier, Director Former VP Corporate Development for Hecla Mining Glenn Yeadon, Secretary & Director 34 years as a partner or associate of Tupper, Jonsson & Yeadon Bruce Kenway, Director Founding member of chartered accounting firm Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP
- 26. TSX-V:ATC Total ATAC MineralInventory 26Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Zone Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) Conrad 6,487,000 4.00 835,000 Osiris 474,000 4.61 70,000 Sunrise 309,000 4.23 42,000 Ibis 775,000 4.35 108,000 Total 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000 Zone Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) Conrad 3,174,000 4.46 455,000 Osiris 427,000 3.79 52,000 Sunrise 531,000 5.53 95,000 Ibis 203,000 4.27 28,000 Total 4,335,000 4.52 630,000 Osiris Inferred Pit-Constrained Resources (1.30 g/t gold cut-off)* Osiris Inferred Underground Resources (2.60 g/t gold cut-off)* Tiger Measured and Indicated Resources (0.75 g/t gold open pit cut-off | 1.50 g/t gold underground cut-off)* Zone Constraint Classification Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) Oxides Open Pit Indicated 1,980,000 3.74 238,000 Underground Indicated 165,000 3.09 16,000 Sulphides Open Pit Measured 799,000 2.92 75,000 Open Pit Indicated 847,000 2.68 73,000 Underground Measured 29,000 2.06 2,000 Underground Indicated 706,000 2.64 60,000 Total M+I 4,526,000 3.19 464,000 *See page 2 for 43-101 Technical Report disclosure
- 27. TSX-V:ATC Osiris Resource Sensitivity* 27 InferredGold Cut-Off Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) Pit-Constrained 1.30 g/t 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000 Underground 2.60 g/t 4,335,000 4.52 630,000 TOTAL 12,380,000 4.23 1,685,000 Gold Cut-Off (g/t) Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) 1 9,091,000 3.74 1,094,000 1.2 8,370,000 3.97 1,069,000 1.3 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000 1.4 7,740,000 4.19 1,043,000 1.6 7,115,000 4.42 1,012,000 2 6,030,000 4.9 949,000 2.5 4,885,000 5.53 868,000 Gold Cut-Off (g/t) Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz) 2 6,337,000 3.81 776,000 2.3 5,223,000 4.16 699,000 2.5 4,612,000 4.4 652,000 2.6 4,335,000 4.52 630,000 2.7 4,076,000 4.63 607,000 3 3,392,000 4.99 545,000 Pit Constrained Cut-Off Sensitivity Underground Cut-Off Sensitivity *See page 2 for 43-101 Technical Report disclosure Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Osiris Project
- 28. TSX-V:ATC 28Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Conrad Drilling & Geology Osiris Project
- 29. TSX-V:ATC OS-17-273 - 35.90g/t Au 26.70 m of 12.95 g/t gold in OS-18-273 29Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Osiris and Sunrise Drilling & Geology Osiris Project
- 30. TSX-V:ATC 30Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Orion Targets and Arsenic-in-Soil Orion Project
- 31. TSX-V:ATC Tiger Resources andPEA Gold Price Sensitivity 31 Type Constraint Classification Au Cut-off (g/t) Tonnes > Cut-off Grade > Cut-off Contained Metal Au (g/t) Au (oz) Oxide Open Pit Indicated 0.75 1,980,000 3.74 238,000 Underground Indicated 1.5 165,000 3.09 16,000 Sulphide Open Pit Measured 0.75 799,000 2.92 75,000 Open Pit Indicated 0.75 847,000 2.68 73,000 Underground Measured 1.5 29,000 2.06 2,000 Underground Indicated 1.5 706,000 2.64 60,000 Total M+I Variable 4,526,000 3.19 464,000 Oxide Open Pit Inferred 0.75 20,000 1.54 1,000 Underground Inferred 1.5 41,000 2.62 3,000 Sulphide Open Pit Inferred 0.75 7,000 2.41 500 Underground Inferred 1.5 97,000 2.26 7,000 Total Inferred Variable 165,000 2.17 11,500 Gold Price $US/oz (0.77 $US/CA$) $1,250 $1,300 $1,350 $1,400 $1,450 $1,500 $1,550 Pre-Tax NPV (5% discount rate) $M $74.9 $89.4 $103.8 $118.2 $132.6 $147.0 $161.4 Pre-Tax IRR 38.7% 44.1% 49.4% 54.5% 59.4% 64.3% 69.2% The Mineral Resource estimate used in the updated PEA was completed by Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G. (Mine Development Associates). The effective date of this Mineral Resource estimate is January 3, 2020. Three dimensional polygonal models were constructed to constrain oxide and sulphide mineralization, as well as model rock types and grade corridors. See page 2 for Technical Report disclosure. Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Rau Project
- 32. TSX-V:ATC Tiger Capital andOperating Costs 32 * Totals may not add exactly due to rounding ** Includes capitalized pre-production mining costs. Major mining equipment is leased *** Contingencies were factored on an area-by-area basic depending on the detail level of each estimate Capital Costs Pre Production (Millions)* Sustaining Capital LOM Site Infrastructure $8.4 - $8.4 Tote Road $11.6 - $11.6 Open Pit Mining** $10.4 - $10.4 Materials Crushing and Handling $2.0 - $2.0 Process Plant $30.4 - $30.4 Tailings and Water Management $8.0 $9.3 $17.3 Project Indirects $20.8 - $20.8 Owner’s Cost $1.3 - $1.3 Contingencies*** $17.2 - $17.2 TOTAL $110.1 $9.3 $119.4 Operating Costs LOM Avg. Mining Costs ($/t mined)* $4.28 Processing ($/t processed) $29.88 G & A ($/t processed) $15.33 Surface Services ($/t processed) $4.68 Camp & Genset Leasing ($/t processed) $0.64 Equipment Leasing ($/t processed) $1.68 * Not including capitalized pre-production mining costs *See page 2 for 43-101 Technical Report disclosure Advancing Yukon’s Premier Precious and Base Metal District Rau Project
- 33. TSX-V:ATC 33 33 Advancing Yukon’sPremier Precious and Base Metal District Tiger Deposit Resource & PEA Pit Shell Rau Project