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- This corporate presentation outlines AuRico Metals' Kemess development project in British Columbia and high-quality royalty portfolio. - Kemess Underground is an advanced brownfields project with permits and economic study complete. Kemess East shows upside potential with ongoing drilling and a study planned for 2018. - The royalty portfolio generates increasing revenue from assets like Young-Davidson, Fosterville, and Hemlo, and includes 22 royalties located primarily in Canada and Australia.

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Corporate Presentation October 2017 A Compelling Canadian Development Opportunity Supported by High Quality Royalties
Forward-Looking Statements Cautionary Statement This presentation contains certain information that constitutes “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” as defined under Canadian and U.S. securities laws. All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “contemplate”, “may”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “target”, “budget”, “schedule” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this presentation include, without limitation, information as to our strategy, projected gold production from the Young-Davidson, Hemlo – Williams, Eagle River, and Fosterville mines, which are not owned by the Company, project timelines, resource and reserve estimates, projected production and costs of the Kemess Underground Project and Kemess East Project, other statements that express our expectations or estimates of future performance, value growth, value creation and shareholder returns, the success of exploration activities, mineral inventory including the Company’s ability to delineate additional resources and reserves as a result of such programs, mineral reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades, exploration expenditures, costs and timing of any future development, costs and timing of future exploration , the presence of and continuity of metals at Kemess East at modeled grades, as well as expectations relating the assets acquired through the acquisition of Kiska Metals. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at the time of making such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this presentation include, but are not limited to: changes to current estimates of mineral reserves and resources; fluctuations in the price of gold and copper; changes in foreign exchange rates (particularly the Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar); performance of the Young-Davidson, Hemlo – Williams, Eagle River, and Fosterville mines, which may impact the future cash flows associated with the Company’s royalty holdings; the impact of inflation; employee relations; litigation; uncertainty with the Company’s ability to secure capital to execute its business plans; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities for the Kemess Underground project; contests over title to properties; changes in national and local government legislation in Canada and other jurisdictions in which the Company does or may carry on business in the future; risk of loss due to sabotage and civil disturbances; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; as well as business opportunities that may be pursued by the Company. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions, including those noted elsewhere in this document, which may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by these cautionary statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained herein. 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 applicable law. Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources This presentation uses the terms "measured", "indicated" and "inferred” resources. We advise investors that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. “Inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated mineral resources will ever be converted into mineral reserves. United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. Qualified Person as Defined by National Instrument 43-101 John Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer for AuRico Metals Inc. has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained within this presentation. Mr. Fitzgerald is a “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Overview Compelling Opportunity  Strong balance sheet (C$28M cash2) with no debt  Unique risk – reward dynamic through combination of stand-out development project with royalties  Attractive valuation  Strong management and technical team Kemess (100% Owned)  Advanced-stage, Brownfields Au/Cu project in British Columbia  Kemess Underground (KUG) – FS (’16), EA and IBA Approved (‘17)  Kemess East (KE) – PEA (‘17); KE drilling ongoing, Kemess integrated study to be completed in 2018  Positive Economics – Supported by ~C$1B of infrastructure in place  +12Moz Gold Equivalent Ounces (all resource categories)1 Royalty Portfolio  Portfolio of high quality NSR royalties in Canada and Australia  2017E Royalty revenue of C$14.0 – C$14.7M (US$10.5 - $11.0M)  22 royalties + 6 wholly-owned properties with royalty creation potential  NSR Royalties incl. Young-Davidson (1.5%), Fosterville (2%), Hemlo (0.25%), Eagle River (0.5%), East Timmins (0.5%), Boulevard (1%), GJ (1%) 3
0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 Jul - 15 Oct - 15 Jan - 16 Apr - 16 Jul - 16 Oct - 16 Jan - 17 Apr - 17 Jul - 17 AMI Share Price Since Inception in July 2015 AMI (C$/shr) Gold Price US$/oz (indexed to AMI) GDXJ - Jr. Gold Miner ETF (indexed to AMI) Track-Record of Adding Value Kemess:  Receipt of Environmental Assessment Certificate for Kemess Underground (KUG)  Signed Impact Benefits Agreement for KUG  Announced positive PEA results on Kemess East  188% increase in Indicated resource for Kemess East  Submitted permit applications for KUG Royalties:  2017E royalty revenue guidance since beginning of year has increased by 31% to C$14.0 – C$14.7M  Increase in Production Guidance: Fosterville + 79%; YD + 18-24%; Eagle River + 12%-22%  Increase in P&P Reserves: Fosterville +110%; Hemlo +73%; Eagle River +15%  Acquisition of Kiska Metals completed Key Developments – 2017 Year to Date AuRico Relative Performance 4 +112% +42% +10%
Capital Structure (TSX – AMI) Share Price (as of Oct 3, 2017) C$1.25 Shares Outstanding 162M Market Capitalization C$203M Cash (as of June 30, 2017) C$28M Total Debt (as of June 30, 2017) Zero Available credit facility US$15M Management Team Chris Richter President & CEO John Fitzgerald Chief Operating Officer David Flahr VP Finance John Miniotis VP Corporate Development Grant Ewing VP Exploration Sean Masse Mining Manager Mike Padula Construction Manager Harold Bent Director, Environment Wade Barnes Exploration Manager Board of Directors Richard Colterjohn (Chair) - Former CEO of Centenario Copper John McCluskey - CEO of Alamos Gold Scott Perry - CEO of Centerra Gold Janice Stairs - Independent Director Joseph Spiteri - Independent Mining Consultant Anne Day - SVP IR, Richmont Mines Anthony Garson - Extensive career in Finance Chris Richter - CEO of AuRico Metals Major Shareholders1 Alamos Gold 9% Donald Smith & Company 8% Van Eck Associates 6% Tocqueville Asset Management 5% AMI Management & Directors 4% Market Overview Analyst Coverage Target Prices Implied Return Eight Capital (Jacques Wortman) C$2.15 72% Laurentian Bank (Ryan Hanley) C$2.00 60% Macquarie (Michael Siperco) C$2.00 60% National Bank (Shane Nagle) C$1.80 44% Paradigm Capital (Don MacLean) C$1.70 36% Red Cloud (Derek Macpherson) NA NA 5
$65 $81 $104 3 8 22 0 5 10 15 20 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Jul-15 16-Dec Current #ofroyalties US$M NAV ($US M) (Left Scale) Number of royalties 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 2015A* 2016A 2017E $USM Fosterville Young Davidson Other High Quality Royalty Portfolio – Summary Producing Royalties NSR Rate Operator Young-Davidson 1.50% Fosterville 2.00% Hemlo 0.25% Eagle River 0.50% Producing Royalties - High Quality & Long Life Increase in Annual Royalty Revenues (US$ M) Increase in Analyst Net Asset Valuation  Value of royalty portfolio has increased significantly: Reserves and Production increasing at existing royalties and have completed several accretive royalty acquisitions * Royalty revenue from Young-Davidson commenced on July 2, 2015 +156% +60% 6 (C$139) 0 5 10 15 20 25 Eagle River Hemlo Fosterville Young- Davidson Producing Royalty Mineral Inventory (years)1 P&P M&I Inferred
AMI – Portfolio of Assets Wholly-owned projects with potential for royalties Canada Australia Kemess (100%) Young-Davidson (1.5% NSR) Stawell (1% NSR) Fosterville (2% NSR) Non-Producing Royalty Leviathan (1% NSR) Forest Kerr (1.33% NSR on RDN) Hemlo – David Bell (1.5% NSR) Eagle River (0.5% NSR) Producing Royalty GJ (1% NSR) and GJ Northern Block (0.5%) East Timmins (0.5% NSR) Boulevard (1% NSR ) Goodpaster (1% NSR ) Mt. Dunn (2% NSR) Cumobabi (0.5% NSR) Hilltop (100% & 2% NSR) Madsen Area (1% NSR) Copper Joe (100% & 1% NSR) Chuchi (100%) Grizzly (1% NSR) Kliyul (100%) - option to First Quantum Williams (100% & 0.75% NSR ) Redton (100%) USA Mexico Hemlo – Williams (0.25% NSR) Ontario Australia Nevada & Mexico British Columbia Alaska & Yukon Rainy River Area (0.75% NSR) Red Lake Area (1% NSR) Eskay Creek Area (0.5% NSR) 7
Kemess Overview Kemess Underground (Feasibility – 2016)  Reserves of 3.5Moz AuE1 (1.9Moz Au and 0.6Blbs Cu)  NPV (5%, after tax) of C$421M and IRR of 15.4%2  LOM of 12 years at 207Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $718/oz  Environmental Approvals received  Permitting and review of financing alternatives ongoing  Unique development opportunity Kemess South (Past Producer: 1998 – 2011)  ~C$1B of infrastructure in place (including processing facility, grid power, road, maintenance shop, etc.)  Past production of 3Moz Au and 750Mlbs Cu  Brownfields opportunity significantly reduces risk Kemess East (PEA – May 2017)  M&I rscs. of 4.1Moz AuE1 (1.7Moz Au and 1Blbs Cu)  NPV (5%, after tax) of C$375M and IRR of 16.7%2  LOM of 12 years at 222Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $744/oz  Additional ~12,000m of drilling planned for 2017  Exciting upside potential 8
Kemess – Key Study Outputs Kemess South (Actual) Kemess UG1 (Feasibility Study) Kemess East2 (PEA – PR ) Tonnes, Au Grade, Cu Grade3 219Mt / 0.63gpt / 0.21% (1.08 gpt AuE; 0.47% CuE) 107Mt / 0.54gpt / 0.27% (1.12 gpt AuE; 0.54% CuE) 103Mt / 0.42gpt / 0.34% (1.16 gpt AuE; 0.56% CuE) Throughput 50,000 25,000 30,000 LOM Free Cash Flow (C$ M)4 $750 $987 $797 NPV (5%, After-tax) NA C$421M C$375M After-Tax IRR NA 15.4% 16.7% Initial Capex ~C$470M C$600M (US$450M) C$327 (US$245M) Mine Life (years) 13 12 12 Avg. Annual Gold Production (Koz) 241 106 80 Avg. Annual Copper Production (Mlbs) 64 47 57 Avg. Annual AuE Production (Koz) 431 207 222 Avg. Annual CuE Production (Mlbs) 151 104 92 Cash Costs Gold (by-product) ($/oz) $169/oz $94/oz ($415)/oz AISC – Co-product basis (Au; Cu) NA $718/oz; $1.44/lb $744/oz; $1.79/lb AISC – By-product basis (Au) NA $244/oz ($69)/oz KUG & KE have not been integrated – Optimization opportunity to be evaluated through integrated study 9 1 Kemess UG production equivalency and cost figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $2.50/lb Cu. NPV and IRR figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. 2 All Kemess East figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. 3 Gold Equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. KE figures reflect M&I Resources, and Kemess South and KUG reflect P&P Reserves 4 Average realized prices for Kemess South during 1998-2011 were $549/oz Au and $1.79/lb Cu
Significant Production Scale 10 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Y12 Y13 Y14 Y15 Y16 Y17 Kemess East - Project Schedule Year Kemess East AuE Production (oz) 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kemess UG - Project Schedule Year Kemess UG AuE Production (oz)  Kemess UG (2016 – Feasibility) : LOM of 12 years at 207Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $718/oz  Kemess East (2017 – PEA): LOM of 12 years at 222Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $744/oz
Select Caving Comparables 2016E Cash Cost (Co-Product) Positioning KUG in top quartile(2) Northparkes Cadia EastNew Afton “While all mining projects have residual technical uncertainties, the KUG Project is considered to be relatively low risk for a caving project in terms of key mining- related risks including production ramp-up, drawpoint stability, subsidence and mudrush.” - SRK Consulting Operation Tonnes (Mt) Au (g/t) Cu (%) Kemess UG 107 0.54 0.27 Kemess East* 113 0.46 0.38 New Afton 60 0.60 0.78 Northparkes 102 0.26 0.60 Cadia East 1,500 0.48 0.28 Proven & Probable Reserve Comparison1 11 *Note: M&I resources shown for Kemess East Source: S&P Global SNL Metals & Mining
Kemess Underground One of Few Advanced Stage Cu-Au Development Projects Kemess - A Stand Out Development Opportunity 12  Scarcity of near-term copper & gold development projects  Kemess Underground key benefits include:  advanced-stage  excellent jurisdiction  clean copper concentrate with high gold credits  EA approvals received  brownfield development site with infrastructure in place  relatively modest capex requirements Notes: - All capital cost estimates from company public filings - Market Cap data as of Sept. 7, 2017 Company Project Jurisdiction Gold % Environmental Approval Brownfield / Greenfield Stage Initial Capex (US$mm) Capex / Mrkt Cap Seabridge KSM British Columbia 66%  Greenfield PFS $5,489 7.9x NGEx Constellation Chile 21%  Greenfield PEA $3,080 16.2x Western Copper & Gold Casino Yukon 33%  Greenfield FS $2,456 18.7x Mason Resources Ann Mason Nevada 5%  Greenfield PEA $1,351 88.9x Nevada Copper Pumpkin Hollow Nevada 5%  Greenfield FS $1,041 20.0x Trilogy Metals Arctic Alaska 6%  Greenfield PEA $718 7.0x Polymet 1 NorthMet Minnesota 35%  Brownfield FS $313 1.7x AuRico Metals Kemess UG British Columbia 53%  Brownfield FS $452 2.5x 1 Polymet capital cost from Tech Report dated October 2012 Copper / Gold Projects
0 100 200 300 400 Offtake-linked project financing Equipment Financing Sale of Royalty Portfolio Potential Kemess Royalty or Stream Sale of JV Interest and associated reduction in capex Illustrative Financing Alternatives (C$ M) 0 40 80 120 160 200 Year -4 Year -3 Year -2 Year -1 Year 1 KUG Capital Costs (C$M) KUG Capex Profile and Funding  Ongoing “stage gating” efforts to identify opportunities to defer non-critical path capital  Pre-commercial capex1 per FS at commencement of construction totals C$587M (US$440M) Financing Advantages:  100% interest  Unencumbered (no royalty on Kemess)  Clean concentrate  Valuable royalty portfolio 1 Includes capitalized operating costs of C$222M and pre-commercial revenue of C$83M Total: $640M+ 13 ?
Offtake Linked Debt Financing • KUG & KE to produce clean copper concentrate with no penalty elements & high gold/silver by-product credits • Engaged Cutfield Freeman to assess off-take linked financing alternatives • Project supports significant debt capacity (up to 50%-60% of total required capital) • Targeting Agency-backed project debt in exchange for offtake commitment - some recent examples include: • Copper Mountain (JBIC), Gibraltar (JBIC), Caserones (JBIC, NEXI, JOGMEC) and Sierra Gorda (JBIC) • Objective is to have terms in place by mid-2018 14 Project Commodity Agency Partner(s) Capital Cost1 Debt Arranged (Agency / Total) Direct Investment (Interest / Acquisition Cost) Caserones Copper JBIC, NEXI, JOGMEC Pan Pacific Copper, Mitsui US$2,000m Undisclosed / US$1,400m N/A (Wholly-owned) Sierra Gorda Copper JBIC KGHM, Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo Metal Mining US$2,877m US$700m / US$1,000m 45% / US$724m Copper Mountain Copper JBIC Copper Mountain Mining, Mitsubishi Materials C$437m US$160m / US$320m 25% / C$28.75m Gibraltar Copper - Taseko Mines, Sojitz N/A N/A 12.5% / C$187m Source: Cutfield Freeman & Co Ltd 1. Capital cost at announcement of project financing Select Offtake-Linked Transactions
Kemess Timeline – And Cu Outlook Source: Rio Tinto Large ~5Mt deficit expected by 2027 Expected First Production at Kemess Schedule as per Feasibility Study (March 2016) Federal and Provincial EA Approvals KUG Impact Benefit Agreement Signed Normal Course Permitting Detailed Engineering Project Financing Access Corridor Development Decline Development Develop Panel Cave First Production 20222016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 15
$1.03 $2.60 $2.31 ($0.24) $5.70 - 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Royalties + Cash Kemess UG (per FS) Kemess East (per PEA) Corporate Outflow Total AMI Net Asset Value per Share Significant Valuation Opportunity driven by: 1. Progressive recognition of Kemess’ value as project is advanced 2. Kemess East drilling and resource update 3. Integrated Feasibility Study for KUG and KE 4. Implementation of funding strategy 5. Continued appreciation of royalty portfolio (C$/sh) Royalty value at royalty co. P/NAV of 1.5x Share Price 16 1 KUG FS and KE PEA figures reflect an after-tax NAV5% using prices of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu and a C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 1 1
Compelling Valuation Total Enterprise Value / Total Gold Resources P/NAV (Consensus) Source: CIBC Global Comps (October 2, 2017) – NAV is per ‘analyst consensus’ and resources include all categories (gold only) *Royalty value removed from numerator and denominator; ** Value of royalties treated as cash for EV calculation 17 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 122 109 57 54 53 42 31 27 22 7 7 24 50 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Advanced-stage (EA Approved, IBA in hand, FS complete) Brownfields; lower risk capex Sizeable resource: +12Moz AuE ounces (all resource categories) Long life (12 years at KUG plus further 12 years at KE) Solid KUG economics with significant upside (especially from KE) Top jurisdiction Clean concentrate Unencumbered asset AuRico Summary Why Kemess? Why AuRico? Strong Team Business supported by valuable Royalty Portfolio Compelling Valuation Positive Au/Cu Outlook Several Upcoming Catalysts Including: Kemess East Drilling / Resource Update KUG & KE Integrated Scenario Royalty Updates & Funding Strategy 18
APPENDICES
Fosterville (2% NSR)  Operator: Kirkland Lake Gold  P&P Reserves of 1.2Moz, M&I of 1.9Moz, Inferred of 1.0Moz  P&P Reserves increased by 110% on June 30th 2017  2017 Production guidance of 250-260Koz (up 65%-71% vs 2016)  4th consecutive year of record production achieved in 2016  Record quarter in Q2’17 with 77Koz produced  Recent record high grade intercept of 1,429g/t Au over 15m  Significant ongoing exploration Eagle River (0.5% NSR)  Operator: Wesdome  P&P Reserves: 0.3Moz (+15% from prior yr), Inferred 0.2Moz  2017 Production guidance of 45-49Koz (up 12% – 22% from 2016)  Significant upside from continued exploration of identified ore zones (incl. 300 zone)  Continuous production since 1995 (>1Moz) Producing Royalties Young-Davidson (1.5% NSR)  Operator: Alamos Gold  P&P Reserves of 3.8Moz, M&I of 1.5Moz, Inferred of 0.3Moz  2017 Production guidance of 200-210Koz (up 18% – 24% from 2016)  UG ramp-up ongoing  17 year life implied just by reserves (at current production levels); Among longest mine lives in Canada  Open at depth Hemlo – Williams (0.25% NSR)  Operator: Barrick Gold  P&P Reserves of 1.6Moz (+73% from prior yr), M&I of 1.7Moz, Inferred of 0.5Moz  2017 Production guidance of 205-220Koz (2016 production was 235Koz)  73% increase in reserves announced Feb. 2017  Has been producing for 30+ consecutive years 20
Large and Growing Royalty Portfolio Wholly-owned assets with potential to create royalties include: Kliyul (exploration JV with First Quantum), Chuchi, Copper Joe, Williams, Redton, and Hilltop Asset Date Acquired Primary Metals Location NSR Rate Operator Notes Boulevard Mar-17 Gold Yukon 1.00% Adjacent to Goldcorp’s Coffee project Cumobabi Mar-17 Copper Mexico 0.50% Under option to First Majestic Silver East Timmins Mar-17 Gold Ontario 0.50% 19 near-mine targets & 81 regional targets (claim progressing in court) Eskay Creek Area Dec-16 Gold/Silver British Columbia 0.50% Area surrounding past producing Eskay Creek mine and near to Brucejack and KSM GJ/ GJ Northern Block Dec-16 Gold/Copper British Columbia 0.98% / 0.49% PEA released April 2017; M&I rsc. of 2.14Moz and 1.2Blbs Cu Goodpaster Mar-17 Gold Alaska 1.00% Eligible for advanced royalty payments Grizzly Sep-17 Copper/Gold British Columbia 1.00% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Hemlo – David Bell Sep-15 Gold Ontario 1.50% Historic operation – adjacent to Williams (on strike) Leviathan Since inception Gold Australia 1.00% Exploration stage Madsen Area Dec-16 Gold Ontario 1.00% Exploration stage Mt. Dunn Mar-17 Copper/Gold British Columbia 2.00% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Rainy River Area Feb-17 Gold Ontario 0.75% Private Exploration stage RDN Mar-17 Gold British Columbia 1.33% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Red Lake Area Mar-17 Gold Ontario 1.00% Exploration stage Stawell Since inception Gold Australia 1.00% Care & Maintenance / “operationally ready”; P&P of 132koz and M&I of 114koz 21
Kemess – Sensitivities Copper Price (US$/lb) $2.50 $2.75 $3.00 3.25 3.50 Gold Price (US$/oz) $1,350 $347 $418 $490 $561 $632 $1,300 $312 $384 $456 $527 $598 $1,250 $278 $349 $421 $493 $564 $1,200 $243 $315 $387 $458 $530 $1,150 $208 $280 $352 $424 $495 KUG Sensitivities NPV5% - Feasibility Study Update (March 2016) based on C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 22 KE Sensitivities NPV5% - PEA release (May 2017) based on C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 Copper Price (US$/lb) $2.50 $2.75 $3.00 3.25 3.50 Gold Price (US$/oz) $1,350 $258 $340 $422 $504 $586 $1,300 $235 $317 $399 $480 $562 $1,250 $211 $293 $375 $457 $539 $1,200 $188 $270 $352 $433 $515 $1,150 $164 $246 $328 $410 $492 IRR ($3.00/lb) 16.5% 16.0% 15.4% 14.7% 14.0% IRR ($3.00/lb) 17.9% 17.3% 16.7% 16.1% 15.5%
Kemess Underground Project – Key Technical Team John Fitzgerald Chief Operating Officer • Over 27 years experience • Director of Mining at Northgate Minerals and part of Young Davidson development team • Significant block/panel caving experience gained in various roles at Rio Tinto and De Beers • Former management roles at Barrick Gold, Scotia Capital and successful independent consultant Sean Masse Mining Project Manager • Over 16 years experience • Senior member of team that successfully brought New Gold's New Afton panel cave mine into production • Former superintendent and mine manager at New Afton • Most recently working to build Cementation Canada's business in Western Canada Mike Padula Surface Construction Project Manager • Over 29 years experience • Project Manager for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Project in central Yukon • Manager of mining wastes and water for MMG Limited's Izok Corridor Project in Nunavut • Part of senior management group for both AMEC Americas and De Beers Canada which advanced Snap Lake Diamond Project to construction Harold Bent Director Environment • Over 25 years experience • Working at Kemess since 1999 with progressive responsibilities • Responsible for all environmental, regulatory compliance and exploration activities Wade Barnes Project Geologist • Over 13 years experience • Working at Kemess since 2010 • Recipient of H.H. “Spud” Huestis Award in 2016 Claudette Gouger First Nations Liaison • Over 22 years experience • Community Manager at New Gold’s Blackwater Project • Extensive experience building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with local, national, international and indigenous stakeholders Experienced Project Management Team 23
Reserves & Resources Classification Quantity Grade Contained Metal Gold (g/t) Copper (%) Silver (g/t) Gold (koz) Copper (klbs) Silver (koz) Proven and Probable Proven - - - - - - - Probable 107,381 0.54 0.27 1.99 1,868 629,595 6,878 Total P&P 107,381 0.54 0.27 1.99 1,868 629,595 6,878 Measured - - - - - - - Indicated 246,400 0.42 0.22 1.75 3,328 1,195,300 13,866 Total M&I 246,400 0.42 0.22 1.75 3,328 1,195,300 13,866 Inferred Total Inferred 21,600 0.40 0.22 1.70 277 104,700 1,179 Kemess Underground Kemess East Classification Quantity Grade Contained Metal Gold (g/t) Copper (%) Silver (g/t) Gold (koz) Copper (klbs) Silver (koz) Indicated potassic strong 67,200 0.60 0.43 2.06 1,292 640,000 4,457 potassic moderate 40,000 0.27 0.32 1.81 352 286,000 2,336 potassic weak 5,100 0.19 0.22 1.45 31 24,000 238 phyllic + propylitic 800 0.20 0.21 1.40 5 4,000 36 Indicated - Total 113,100 0.46 0.38 1.94 1,680 954,000 7,066 Inferred potassic strong 15,200 0.51 0.41 2.05 249 137,000 1,003 potassic moderate 41,900 0.26 0.34 1.91 353 311,000 2,579 potassic weak 6,000 0.17 0.20 1.42 32 27,000 274 phyllic + propylitic 700 0.24 0.21 1.42 6 3,000 33 Total Inferred 63,800 0.31 0.34 1.90 640 478,000 3,889 M&I Resources are inclusive of reserves 24
Kemess East (KE) – PEA Summary  PEA for KE project completed by Golders in May 2017 and NI 43-101 report released in July  Presents stand-alone scenario that does not factor in or modify economics of the Feasibility stage KUG Project  UG panel cave offset by 0.9km from KUG and 770m deeper  Total life-of-mine production of 963koz gold, 687Mlbs copper and 3.8Moz silver  After-tax NPV5% of C$375M, and IRR of 16.7%  Key upsides include:  Sequencing – consider overlapping production between KUG and KE (using current plant capacity of 50 ktpd)  Integration – potential economies of scale with KUG project on ore processing, G&A and site services  Mineral Resources – Improving quality and quantity of KE mineral resource  Next steps include:  2017 Kemess drilling (Q3) to lead to an updated KE mineral resource estimate (early 2018)  Complete a feasibility-level study on integrated development scenario for KUG and KE 25
Operating Cost Benchmarking - KUG (C$/Tonne) New Afton Costs (Actuals per 2015 43- 101)(1) New Afton Scale-Adjusted Costs (2) Kemess UG Costs (per 2016 43-101) Mining 6.59 5.34 5.39 Processing 9.46 6.54 5.95 Site G&A 2.97 1.70 2.93 Total 19.02 13.58 14.27 • Kemess UG mining cost estimate compares well to existing block cave in British Columbia after adjusting for scale of the operation • Kemess UG processing costs are based on actual costs of operating the Kemess Mill, which ceased operations in 2011, updated for current consumables pricing • Kemess UG G&A costs are higher by $1 per tonne due to location, and the need to incur additional flight and camp costs 1) New Afton’s actual costs for 2014 are provided in table 21-2 of the New Afton NI 43-101 Technical Report dated March 23, 2015 2) Scale-Adjusted cost calculated by applying assumption that 40% of mining costs, 65% of processing costs, and 90% of G&A costs would remain constant if capacity was increased from 2014 actual throughput of 13,130 TPD to Kemess design capacity of 25,000 TPD 26
Endnotes Slide 3 – Overview: 1) Gold equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu 2) June 30, 2017 cash balance of US$21.2M, converted using our annual FX rate assumption of 0.75 Slide 5 – Major Shareholders: 1) Per Bloomberg, Sedi, and company filings. AMI Management & Director ownership includes RSUs received in lieu of cash bonuses Slide 6 – Producing Royalties: Reserve and resource figures and production guidance estimates based on most recent updates from asset owners 1) Reserves and resources per most recent resource updates from asset owners; Assumes annual production levels for YD, Fosterville, Hemlo, Eagle River of: 200Koz, 212Koz, 205Koz and 45Koz respectively and recoveries of 90%, 93%, 95% and 95% respectively Slide 8 - 1) Gold equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu 2) Assumes $1,250/oz Au, $3.00/lb Cu, and C$/US$ of 0.75 Slide 11 - Select Caving Comparables 1) Proven and Probable Reserves for New Afton and Cadia East shown as of Dec 31, 2016; Kemess and Northparkes shown as of Dec. 31, 2015 2) KUG average total cash cost in commercial production Slide 16 – 1) NAV per Share – Value of royalties based on analyst consensus using latest reports from Macquarie Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and Laurentian Bank Securities; Kemess per FS (Mar. 23, 2016) at Consensus pricing ; Kemess East per PEA (May 29, 2017) at Base-case pricing; and Corporate Outflow per analyst consensus Slide 24 – Kemess East Resource Estimate as of January 13, 2017  NSR cut-off value of C$17.3/t was used to define indicated and inferred resources within a reasonable prospects for economic extraction solid  NSR calculation assumed US$3.20/lb copper, US$1,275/oz gold and US$21.0/oz silver prices; and C$/US$ exchange rate of 0.76.  NSR calculation assumed metallurgical recoveries of 91% copper, 72% gold and 65% silver; as well as a 22% copper grade for concentrate. Molybdenum was excluded from the NSR calculation.  Details of the Sample Preparation and Quality Assurance and Quality Control are presented in AuRico Metals’ November 8, 2016 press release reporting on the results of the Company’s 2016 drill program.  Resources were generated from 81 holes drilled at Kemess East in 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.  Exploration activities at the Kemess East deposit have been conducted under the supervision of Wade Barnes, PGeo, Kemess Project Geologist, for AuRico Metals. Mr. Barnes is a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.  Mineral Resources were prepared under the supervision of Marek Nowak, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. Mr. Nowak is a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.

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Corporate Presentation - October 2017

  • 1.
    Corporate Presentation October 2017 ACompelling Canadian Development Opportunity Supported by High Quality Royalties
  • 2.
    Forward-Looking Statements Cautionary Statement Thispresentation contains certain information that constitutes “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” as defined under Canadian and U.S. securities laws. All statements in this presentation, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “contemplate”, “may”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “target”, “budget”, “schedule” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this presentation include, without limitation, information as to our strategy, projected gold production from the Young-Davidson, Hemlo – Williams, Eagle River, and Fosterville mines, which are not owned by the Company, project timelines, resource and reserve estimates, projected production and costs of the Kemess Underground Project and Kemess East Project, other statements that express our expectations or estimates of future performance, value growth, value creation and shareholder returns, the success of exploration activities, mineral inventory including the Company’s ability to delineate additional resources and reserves as a result of such programs, mineral reserves and mineral resources and anticipated grades, exploration expenditures, costs and timing of any future development, costs and timing of future exploration , the presence of and continuity of metals at Kemess East at modeled grades, as well as expectations relating the assets acquired through the acquisition of Kiska Metals. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at the time of making such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this presentation include, but are not limited to: changes to current estimates of mineral reserves and resources; fluctuations in the price of gold and copper; changes in foreign exchange rates (particularly the Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar); performance of the Young-Davidson, Hemlo – Williams, Eagle River, and Fosterville mines, which may impact the future cash flows associated with the Company’s royalty holdings; the impact of inflation; employee relations; litigation; uncertainty with the Company’s ability to secure capital to execute its business plans; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of obtaining necessary licenses, permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate regulatory authorities for the Kemess Underground project; contests over title to properties; changes in national and local government legislation in Canada and other jurisdictions in which the Company does or may carry on business in the future; risk of loss due to sabotage and civil disturbances; the impact of global liquidity and credit availability and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future cash flows; as well as business opportunities that may be pursued by the Company. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions, including those noted elsewhere in this document, which may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All of the forward-looking statements made in this presentation are qualified by these cautionary statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate, accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained herein. 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 applicable law. Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources This presentation uses the terms "measured", "indicated" and "inferred” resources. We advise investors that while those terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. “Inferred resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated mineral resources will ever be converted into mineral reserves. United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable. Qualified Person as Defined by National Instrument 43-101 John Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer for AuRico Metals Inc. has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained within this presentation. Mr. Fitzgerald is a “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
  • 3.
    Overview Compelling Opportunity  Strongbalance sheet (C$28M cash2) with no debt  Unique risk – reward dynamic through combination of stand-out development project with royalties  Attractive valuation  Strong management and technical team Kemess (100% Owned)  Advanced-stage, Brownfields Au/Cu project in British Columbia  Kemess Underground (KUG) – FS (’16), EA and IBA Approved (‘17)  Kemess East (KE) – PEA (‘17); KE drilling ongoing, Kemess integrated study to be completed in 2018  Positive Economics – Supported by ~C$1B of infrastructure in place  +12Moz Gold Equivalent Ounces (all resource categories)1 Royalty Portfolio  Portfolio of high quality NSR royalties in Canada and Australia  2017E Royalty revenue of C$14.0 – C$14.7M (US$10.5 - $11.0M)  22 royalties + 6 wholly-owned properties with royalty creation potential  NSR Royalties incl. Young-Davidson (1.5%), Fosterville (2%), Hemlo (0.25%), Eagle River (0.5%), East Timmins (0.5%), Boulevard (1%), GJ (1%) 3
  • 4.
    0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 Jul - 15Oct - 15 Jan - 16 Apr - 16 Jul - 16 Oct - 16 Jan - 17 Apr - 17 Jul - 17 AMI Share Price Since Inception in July 2015 AMI (C$/shr) Gold Price US$/oz (indexed to AMI) GDXJ - Jr. Gold Miner ETF (indexed to AMI) Track-Record of Adding Value Kemess:  Receipt of Environmental Assessment Certificate for Kemess Underground (KUG)  Signed Impact Benefits Agreement for KUG  Announced positive PEA results on Kemess East  188% increase in Indicated resource for Kemess East  Submitted permit applications for KUG Royalties:  2017E royalty revenue guidance since beginning of year has increased by 31% to C$14.0 – C$14.7M  Increase in Production Guidance: Fosterville + 79%; YD + 18-24%; Eagle River + 12%-22%  Increase in P&P Reserves: Fosterville +110%; Hemlo +73%; Eagle River +15%  Acquisition of Kiska Metals completed Key Developments – 2017 Year to Date AuRico Relative Performance 4 +112% +42% +10%
  • 5.
    Capital Structure (TSX– AMI) Share Price (as of Oct 3, 2017) C$1.25 Shares Outstanding 162M Market Capitalization C$203M Cash (as of June 30, 2017) C$28M Total Debt (as of June 30, 2017) Zero Available credit facility US$15M Management Team Chris Richter President & CEO John Fitzgerald Chief Operating Officer David Flahr VP Finance John Miniotis VP Corporate Development Grant Ewing VP Exploration Sean Masse Mining Manager Mike Padula Construction Manager Harold Bent Director, Environment Wade Barnes Exploration Manager Board of Directors Richard Colterjohn (Chair) - Former CEO of Centenario Copper John McCluskey - CEO of Alamos Gold Scott Perry - CEO of Centerra Gold Janice Stairs - Independent Director Joseph Spiteri - Independent Mining Consultant Anne Day - SVP IR, Richmont Mines Anthony Garson - Extensive career in Finance Chris Richter - CEO of AuRico Metals Major Shareholders1 Alamos Gold 9% Donald Smith & Company 8% Van Eck Associates 6% Tocqueville Asset Management 5% AMI Management & Directors 4% Market Overview Analyst Coverage Target Prices Implied Return Eight Capital (Jacques Wortman) C$2.15 72% Laurentian Bank (Ryan Hanley) C$2.00 60% Macquarie (Michael Siperco) C$2.00 60% National Bank (Shane Nagle) C$1.80 44% Paradigm Capital (Don MacLean) C$1.70 36% Red Cloud (Derek Macpherson) NA NA 5
  • 6.
    $65 $81 $104 3 8 22 0 5 10 15 20 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Jul-15 16-Dec Current #ofroyalties US$M NAV($US M) (Left Scale) Number of royalties 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 2015A* 2016A 2017E $USM Fosterville Young Davidson Other High Quality Royalty Portfolio – Summary Producing Royalties NSR Rate Operator Young-Davidson 1.50% Fosterville 2.00% Hemlo 0.25% Eagle River 0.50% Producing Royalties - High Quality & Long Life Increase in Annual Royalty Revenues (US$ M) Increase in Analyst Net Asset Valuation  Value of royalty portfolio has increased significantly: Reserves and Production increasing at existing royalties and have completed several accretive royalty acquisitions * Royalty revenue from Young-Davidson commenced on July 2, 2015 +156% +60% 6 (C$139) 0 5 10 15 20 25 Eagle River Hemlo Fosterville Young- Davidson Producing Royalty Mineral Inventory (years)1 P&P M&I Inferred
  • 7.
    AMI – Portfolioof Assets Wholly-owned projects with potential for royalties Canada Australia Kemess (100%) Young-Davidson (1.5% NSR) Stawell (1% NSR) Fosterville (2% NSR) Non-Producing Royalty Leviathan (1% NSR) Forest Kerr (1.33% NSR on RDN) Hemlo – David Bell (1.5% NSR) Eagle River (0.5% NSR) Producing Royalty GJ (1% NSR) and GJ Northern Block (0.5%) East Timmins (0.5% NSR) Boulevard (1% NSR ) Goodpaster (1% NSR ) Mt. Dunn (2% NSR) Cumobabi (0.5% NSR) Hilltop (100% & 2% NSR) Madsen Area (1% NSR) Copper Joe (100% & 1% NSR) Chuchi (100%) Grizzly (1% NSR) Kliyul (100%) - option to First Quantum Williams (100% & 0.75% NSR ) Redton (100%) USA Mexico Hemlo – Williams (0.25% NSR) Ontario Australia Nevada & Mexico British Columbia Alaska & Yukon Rainy River Area (0.75% NSR) Red Lake Area (1% NSR) Eskay Creek Area (0.5% NSR) 7
  • 8.
    Kemess Overview Kemess Underground(Feasibility – 2016)  Reserves of 3.5Moz AuE1 (1.9Moz Au and 0.6Blbs Cu)  NPV (5%, after tax) of C$421M and IRR of 15.4%2  LOM of 12 years at 207Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $718/oz  Environmental Approvals received  Permitting and review of financing alternatives ongoing  Unique development opportunity Kemess South (Past Producer: 1998 – 2011)  ~C$1B of infrastructure in place (including processing facility, grid power, road, maintenance shop, etc.)  Past production of 3Moz Au and 750Mlbs Cu  Brownfields opportunity significantly reduces risk Kemess East (PEA – May 2017)  M&I rscs. of 4.1Moz AuE1 (1.7Moz Au and 1Blbs Cu)  NPV (5%, after tax) of C$375M and IRR of 16.7%2  LOM of 12 years at 222Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $744/oz  Additional ~12,000m of drilling planned for 2017  Exciting upside potential 8
  • 9.
    Kemess – KeyStudy Outputs Kemess South (Actual) Kemess UG1 (Feasibility Study) Kemess East2 (PEA – PR ) Tonnes, Au Grade, Cu Grade3 219Mt / 0.63gpt / 0.21% (1.08 gpt AuE; 0.47% CuE) 107Mt / 0.54gpt / 0.27% (1.12 gpt AuE; 0.54% CuE) 103Mt / 0.42gpt / 0.34% (1.16 gpt AuE; 0.56% CuE) Throughput 50,000 25,000 30,000 LOM Free Cash Flow (C$ M)4 $750 $987 $797 NPV (5%, After-tax) NA C$421M C$375M After-Tax IRR NA 15.4% 16.7% Initial Capex ~C$470M C$600M (US$450M) C$327 (US$245M) Mine Life (years) 13 12 12 Avg. Annual Gold Production (Koz) 241 106 80 Avg. Annual Copper Production (Mlbs) 64 47 57 Avg. Annual AuE Production (Koz) 431 207 222 Avg. Annual CuE Production (Mlbs) 151 104 92 Cash Costs Gold (by-product) ($/oz) $169/oz $94/oz ($415)/oz AISC – Co-product basis (Au; Cu) NA $718/oz; $1.44/lb $744/oz; $1.79/lb AISC – By-product basis (Au) NA $244/oz ($69)/oz KUG & KE have not been integrated – Optimization opportunity to be evaluated through integrated study 9 1 Kemess UG production equivalency and cost figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $2.50/lb Cu. NPV and IRR figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. 2 All Kemess East figures based on $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. 3 Gold Equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu. KE figures reflect M&I Resources, and Kemess South and KUG reflect P&P Reserves 4 Average realized prices for Kemess South during 1998-2011 were $549/oz Au and $1.79/lb Cu
  • 10.
    Significant Production Scale 10 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 Y4Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Y12 Y13 Y14 Y15 Y16 Y17 Kemess East - Project Schedule Year Kemess East AuE Production (oz) 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kemess UG - Project Schedule Year Kemess UG AuE Production (oz)  Kemess UG (2016 – Feasibility) : LOM of 12 years at 207Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $718/oz  Kemess East (2017 – PEA): LOM of 12 years at 222Koz AuE/yr at AISC of $744/oz
  • 11.
    Select Caving Comparables 2016ECash Cost (Co-Product) Positioning KUG in top quartile(2) Northparkes Cadia EastNew Afton “While all mining projects have residual technical uncertainties, the KUG Project is considered to be relatively low risk for a caving project in terms of key mining- related risks including production ramp-up, drawpoint stability, subsidence and mudrush.” - SRK Consulting Operation Tonnes (Mt) Au (g/t) Cu (%) Kemess UG 107 0.54 0.27 Kemess East* 113 0.46 0.38 New Afton 60 0.60 0.78 Northparkes 102 0.26 0.60 Cadia East 1,500 0.48 0.28 Proven & Probable Reserve Comparison1 11 *Note: M&I resources shown for Kemess East Source: S&P Global SNL Metals & Mining
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    Kemess Underground One ofFew Advanced Stage Cu-Au Development Projects Kemess - A Stand Out Development Opportunity 12  Scarcity of near-term copper & gold development projects  Kemess Underground key benefits include:  advanced-stage  excellent jurisdiction  clean copper concentrate with high gold credits  EA approvals received  brownfield development site with infrastructure in place  relatively modest capex requirements Notes: - All capital cost estimates from company public filings - Market Cap data as of Sept. 7, 2017 Company Project Jurisdiction Gold % Environmental Approval Brownfield / Greenfield Stage Initial Capex (US$mm) Capex / Mrkt Cap Seabridge KSM British Columbia 66%  Greenfield PFS $5,489 7.9x NGEx Constellation Chile 21%  Greenfield PEA $3,080 16.2x Western Copper & Gold Casino Yukon 33%  Greenfield FS $2,456 18.7x Mason Resources Ann Mason Nevada 5%  Greenfield PEA $1,351 88.9x Nevada Copper Pumpkin Hollow Nevada 5%  Greenfield FS $1,041 20.0x Trilogy Metals Arctic Alaska 6%  Greenfield PEA $718 7.0x Polymet 1 NorthMet Minnesota 35%  Brownfield FS $313 1.7x AuRico Metals Kemess UG British Columbia 53%  Brownfield FS $452 2.5x 1 Polymet capital cost from Tech Report dated October 2012 Copper / Gold Projects
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    0 100 200 300 400 Offtake-linked project financing Equipment Financing Sale ofRoyalty Portfolio Potential Kemess Royalty or Stream Sale of JV Interest and associated reduction in capex Illustrative Financing Alternatives (C$ M) 0 40 80 120 160 200 Year -4 Year -3 Year -2 Year -1 Year 1 KUG Capital Costs (C$M) KUG Capex Profile and Funding  Ongoing “stage gating” efforts to identify opportunities to defer non-critical path capital  Pre-commercial capex1 per FS at commencement of construction totals C$587M (US$440M) Financing Advantages:  100% interest  Unencumbered (no royalty on Kemess)  Clean concentrate  Valuable royalty portfolio 1 Includes capitalized operating costs of C$222M and pre-commercial revenue of C$83M Total: $640M+ 13 ?
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    Offtake Linked DebtFinancing • KUG & KE to produce clean copper concentrate with no penalty elements & high gold/silver by-product credits • Engaged Cutfield Freeman to assess off-take linked financing alternatives • Project supports significant debt capacity (up to 50%-60% of total required capital) • Targeting Agency-backed project debt in exchange for offtake commitment - some recent examples include: • Copper Mountain (JBIC), Gibraltar (JBIC), Caserones (JBIC, NEXI, JOGMEC) and Sierra Gorda (JBIC) • Objective is to have terms in place by mid-2018 14 Project Commodity Agency Partner(s) Capital Cost1 Debt Arranged (Agency / Total) Direct Investment (Interest / Acquisition Cost) Caserones Copper JBIC, NEXI, JOGMEC Pan Pacific Copper, Mitsui US$2,000m Undisclosed / US$1,400m N/A (Wholly-owned) Sierra Gorda Copper JBIC KGHM, Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo Metal Mining US$2,877m US$700m / US$1,000m 45% / US$724m Copper Mountain Copper JBIC Copper Mountain Mining, Mitsubishi Materials C$437m US$160m / US$320m 25% / C$28.75m Gibraltar Copper - Taseko Mines, Sojitz N/A N/A 12.5% / C$187m Source: Cutfield Freeman & Co Ltd 1. Capital cost at announcement of project financing Select Offtake-Linked Transactions
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    Kemess Timeline –And Cu Outlook Source: Rio Tinto Large ~5Mt deficit expected by 2027 Expected First Production at Kemess Schedule as per Feasibility Study (March 2016) Federal and Provincial EA Approvals KUG Impact Benefit Agreement Signed Normal Course Permitting Detailed Engineering Project Financing Access Corridor Development Decline Development Develop Panel Cave First Production 20222016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 15
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    $1.03 $2.60 $2.31 ($0.24) $5.70 - 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Royalties + CashKemess UG (per FS) Kemess East (per PEA) Corporate Outflow Total AMI Net Asset Value per Share Significant Valuation Opportunity driven by: 1. Progressive recognition of Kemess’ value as project is advanced 2. Kemess East drilling and resource update 3. Integrated Feasibility Study for KUG and KE 4. Implementation of funding strategy 5. Continued appreciation of royalty portfolio (C$/sh) Royalty value at royalty co. P/NAV of 1.5x Share Price 16 1 KUG FS and KE PEA figures reflect an after-tax NAV5% using prices of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu and a C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 1 1
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    Compelling Valuation Total EnterpriseValue / Total Gold Resources P/NAV (Consensus) Source: CIBC Global Comps (October 2, 2017) – NAV is per ‘analyst consensus’ and resources include all categories (gold only) *Royalty value removed from numerator and denominator; ** Value of royalties treated as cash for EV calculation 17 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 122 109 57 54 53 42 31 27 22 7 7 24 50 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
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    Advanced-stage (EA Approved,IBA in hand, FS complete) Brownfields; lower risk capex Sizeable resource: +12Moz AuE ounces (all resource categories) Long life (12 years at KUG plus further 12 years at KE) Solid KUG economics with significant upside (especially from KE) Top jurisdiction Clean concentrate Unencumbered asset AuRico Summary Why Kemess? Why AuRico? Strong Team Business supported by valuable Royalty Portfolio Compelling Valuation Positive Au/Cu Outlook Several Upcoming Catalysts Including: Kemess East Drilling / Resource Update KUG & KE Integrated Scenario Royalty Updates & Funding Strategy 18
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    Fosterville (2% NSR) Operator: Kirkland Lake Gold  P&P Reserves of 1.2Moz, M&I of 1.9Moz, Inferred of 1.0Moz  P&P Reserves increased by 110% on June 30th 2017  2017 Production guidance of 250-260Koz (up 65%-71% vs 2016)  4th consecutive year of record production achieved in 2016  Record quarter in Q2’17 with 77Koz produced  Recent record high grade intercept of 1,429g/t Au over 15m  Significant ongoing exploration Eagle River (0.5% NSR)  Operator: Wesdome  P&P Reserves: 0.3Moz (+15% from prior yr), Inferred 0.2Moz  2017 Production guidance of 45-49Koz (up 12% – 22% from 2016)  Significant upside from continued exploration of identified ore zones (incl. 300 zone)  Continuous production since 1995 (>1Moz) Producing Royalties Young-Davidson (1.5% NSR)  Operator: Alamos Gold  P&P Reserves of 3.8Moz, M&I of 1.5Moz, Inferred of 0.3Moz  2017 Production guidance of 200-210Koz (up 18% – 24% from 2016)  UG ramp-up ongoing  17 year life implied just by reserves (at current production levels); Among longest mine lives in Canada  Open at depth Hemlo – Williams (0.25% NSR)  Operator: Barrick Gold  P&P Reserves of 1.6Moz (+73% from prior yr), M&I of 1.7Moz, Inferred of 0.5Moz  2017 Production guidance of 205-220Koz (2016 production was 235Koz)  73% increase in reserves announced Feb. 2017  Has been producing for 30+ consecutive years 20
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    Large and GrowingRoyalty Portfolio Wholly-owned assets with potential to create royalties include: Kliyul (exploration JV with First Quantum), Chuchi, Copper Joe, Williams, Redton, and Hilltop Asset Date Acquired Primary Metals Location NSR Rate Operator Notes Boulevard Mar-17 Gold Yukon 1.00% Adjacent to Goldcorp’s Coffee project Cumobabi Mar-17 Copper Mexico 0.50% Under option to First Majestic Silver East Timmins Mar-17 Gold Ontario 0.50% 19 near-mine targets & 81 regional targets (claim progressing in court) Eskay Creek Area Dec-16 Gold/Silver British Columbia 0.50% Area surrounding past producing Eskay Creek mine and near to Brucejack and KSM GJ/ GJ Northern Block Dec-16 Gold/Copper British Columbia 0.98% / 0.49% PEA released April 2017; M&I rsc. of 2.14Moz and 1.2Blbs Cu Goodpaster Mar-17 Gold Alaska 1.00% Eligible for advanced royalty payments Grizzly Sep-17 Copper/Gold British Columbia 1.00% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Hemlo – David Bell Sep-15 Gold Ontario 1.50% Historic operation – adjacent to Williams (on strike) Leviathan Since inception Gold Australia 1.00% Exploration stage Madsen Area Dec-16 Gold Ontario 1.00% Exploration stage Mt. Dunn Mar-17 Copper/Gold British Columbia 2.00% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Rainy River Area Feb-17 Gold Ontario 0.75% Private Exploration stage RDN Mar-17 Gold British Columbia 1.33% Located in BC’s Golden Triangle Red Lake Area Mar-17 Gold Ontario 1.00% Exploration stage Stawell Since inception Gold Australia 1.00% Care & Maintenance / “operationally ready”; P&P of 132koz and M&I of 114koz 21
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    Kemess – Sensitivities CopperPrice (US$/lb) $2.50 $2.75 $3.00 3.25 3.50 Gold Price (US$/oz) $1,350 $347 $418 $490 $561 $632 $1,300 $312 $384 $456 $527 $598 $1,250 $278 $349 $421 $493 $564 $1,200 $243 $315 $387 $458 $530 $1,150 $208 $280 $352 $424 $495 KUG Sensitivities NPV5% - Feasibility Study Update (March 2016) based on C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 22 KE Sensitivities NPV5% - PEA release (May 2017) based on C$/US$ FX rate of 0.75 Copper Price (US$/lb) $2.50 $2.75 $3.00 3.25 3.50 Gold Price (US$/oz) $1,350 $258 $340 $422 $504 $586 $1,300 $235 $317 $399 $480 $562 $1,250 $211 $293 $375 $457 $539 $1,200 $188 $270 $352 $433 $515 $1,150 $164 $246 $328 $410 $492 IRR ($3.00/lb) 16.5% 16.0% 15.4% 14.7% 14.0% IRR ($3.00/lb) 17.9% 17.3% 16.7% 16.1% 15.5%
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    Kemess Underground Project– Key Technical Team John Fitzgerald Chief Operating Officer • Over 27 years experience • Director of Mining at Northgate Minerals and part of Young Davidson development team • Significant block/panel caving experience gained in various roles at Rio Tinto and De Beers • Former management roles at Barrick Gold, Scotia Capital and successful independent consultant Sean Masse Mining Project Manager • Over 16 years experience • Senior member of team that successfully brought New Gold's New Afton panel cave mine into production • Former superintendent and mine manager at New Afton • Most recently working to build Cementation Canada's business in Western Canada Mike Padula Surface Construction Project Manager • Over 29 years experience • Project Manager for Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Project in central Yukon • Manager of mining wastes and water for MMG Limited's Izok Corridor Project in Nunavut • Part of senior management group for both AMEC Americas and De Beers Canada which advanced Snap Lake Diamond Project to construction Harold Bent Director Environment • Over 25 years experience • Working at Kemess since 1999 with progressive responsibilities • Responsible for all environmental, regulatory compliance and exploration activities Wade Barnes Project Geologist • Over 13 years experience • Working at Kemess since 2010 • Recipient of H.H. “Spud” Huestis Award in 2016 Claudette Gouger First Nations Liaison • Over 22 years experience • Community Manager at New Gold’s Blackwater Project • Extensive experience building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with local, national, international and indigenous stakeholders Experienced Project Management Team 23
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    Reserves & Resources ClassificationQuantity Grade Contained Metal Gold (g/t) Copper (%) Silver (g/t) Gold (koz) Copper (klbs) Silver (koz) Proven and Probable Proven - - - - - - - Probable 107,381 0.54 0.27 1.99 1,868 629,595 6,878 Total P&P 107,381 0.54 0.27 1.99 1,868 629,595 6,878 Measured - - - - - - - Indicated 246,400 0.42 0.22 1.75 3,328 1,195,300 13,866 Total M&I 246,400 0.42 0.22 1.75 3,328 1,195,300 13,866 Inferred Total Inferred 21,600 0.40 0.22 1.70 277 104,700 1,179 Kemess Underground Kemess East Classification Quantity Grade Contained Metal Gold (g/t) Copper (%) Silver (g/t) Gold (koz) Copper (klbs) Silver (koz) Indicated potassic strong 67,200 0.60 0.43 2.06 1,292 640,000 4,457 potassic moderate 40,000 0.27 0.32 1.81 352 286,000 2,336 potassic weak 5,100 0.19 0.22 1.45 31 24,000 238 phyllic + propylitic 800 0.20 0.21 1.40 5 4,000 36 Indicated - Total 113,100 0.46 0.38 1.94 1,680 954,000 7,066 Inferred potassic strong 15,200 0.51 0.41 2.05 249 137,000 1,003 potassic moderate 41,900 0.26 0.34 1.91 353 311,000 2,579 potassic weak 6,000 0.17 0.20 1.42 32 27,000 274 phyllic + propylitic 700 0.24 0.21 1.42 6 3,000 33 Total Inferred 63,800 0.31 0.34 1.90 640 478,000 3,889 M&I Resources are inclusive of reserves 24
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    Kemess East (KE)– PEA Summary  PEA for KE project completed by Golders in May 2017 and NI 43-101 report released in July  Presents stand-alone scenario that does not factor in or modify economics of the Feasibility stage KUG Project  UG panel cave offset by 0.9km from KUG and 770m deeper  Total life-of-mine production of 963koz gold, 687Mlbs copper and 3.8Moz silver  After-tax NPV5% of C$375M, and IRR of 16.7%  Key upsides include:  Sequencing – consider overlapping production between KUG and KE (using current plant capacity of 50 ktpd)  Integration – potential economies of scale with KUG project on ore processing, G&A and site services  Mineral Resources – Improving quality and quantity of KE mineral resource  Next steps include:  2017 Kemess drilling (Q3) to lead to an updated KE mineral resource estimate (early 2018)  Complete a feasibility-level study on integrated development scenario for KUG and KE 25
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    Operating Cost Benchmarking- KUG (C$/Tonne) New Afton Costs (Actuals per 2015 43- 101)(1) New Afton Scale-Adjusted Costs (2) Kemess UG Costs (per 2016 43-101) Mining 6.59 5.34 5.39 Processing 9.46 6.54 5.95 Site G&A 2.97 1.70 2.93 Total 19.02 13.58 14.27 • Kemess UG mining cost estimate compares well to existing block cave in British Columbia after adjusting for scale of the operation • Kemess UG processing costs are based on actual costs of operating the Kemess Mill, which ceased operations in 2011, updated for current consumables pricing • Kemess UG G&A costs are higher by $1 per tonne due to location, and the need to incur additional flight and camp costs 1) New Afton’s actual costs for 2014 are provided in table 21-2 of the New Afton NI 43-101 Technical Report dated March 23, 2015 2) Scale-Adjusted cost calculated by applying assumption that 40% of mining costs, 65% of processing costs, and 90% of G&A costs would remain constant if capacity was increased from 2014 actual throughput of 13,130 TPD to Kemess design capacity of 25,000 TPD 26
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    Endnotes Slide 3 –Overview: 1) Gold equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu 2) June 30, 2017 cash balance of US$21.2M, converted using our annual FX rate assumption of 0.75 Slide 5 – Major Shareholders: 1) Per Bloomberg, Sedi, and company filings. AMI Management & Director ownership includes RSUs received in lieu of cash bonuses Slide 6 – Producing Royalties: Reserve and resource figures and production guidance estimates based on most recent updates from asset owners 1) Reserves and resources per most recent resource updates from asset owners; Assumes annual production levels for YD, Fosterville, Hemlo, Eagle River of: 200Koz, 212Koz, 205Koz and 45Koz respectively and recoveries of 90%, 93%, 95% and 95% respectively Slide 8 - 1) Gold equivalent calculated on basis of $1,250/oz Au and $3.00/lb Cu 2) Assumes $1,250/oz Au, $3.00/lb Cu, and C$/US$ of 0.75 Slide 11 - Select Caving Comparables 1) Proven and Probable Reserves for New Afton and Cadia East shown as of Dec 31, 2016; Kemess and Northparkes shown as of Dec. 31, 2015 2) KUG average total cash cost in commercial production Slide 16 – 1) NAV per Share – Value of royalties based on analyst consensus using latest reports from Macquarie Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and Laurentian Bank Securities; Kemess per FS (Mar. 23, 2016) at Consensus pricing ; Kemess East per PEA (May 29, 2017) at Base-case pricing; and Corporate Outflow per analyst consensus Slide 24 – Kemess East Resource Estimate as of January 13, 2017  NSR cut-off value of C$17.3/t was used to define indicated and inferred resources within a reasonable prospects for economic extraction solid  NSR calculation assumed US$3.20/lb copper, US$1,275/oz gold and US$21.0/oz silver prices; and C$/US$ exchange rate of 0.76.  NSR calculation assumed metallurgical recoveries of 91% copper, 72% gold and 65% silver; as well as a 22% copper grade for concentrate. Molybdenum was excluded from the NSR calculation.  Details of the Sample Preparation and Quality Assurance and Quality Control are presented in AuRico Metals’ November 8, 2016 press release reporting on the results of the Company’s 2016 drill program.  Resources were generated from 81 holes drilled at Kemess East in 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.  Exploration activities at the Kemess East deposit have been conducted under the supervision of Wade Barnes, PGeo, Kemess Project Geologist, for AuRico Metals. Mr. Barnes is a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.  Mineral Resources were prepared under the supervision of Marek Nowak, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. Mr. Nowak is a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.