A Well-Funded Canadian Developer and Explorer - Building a Copper Mining Company in the Largest VMS District in the World CSE:RCLF Summer 2019
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Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada A Well-Funded Canadian Developer and Explorer Building a Copper Mining Company in the Largest VMS District in the World CSE:RCLF Summer 2019
Disclaimer This Presentation includes certain "forward-looking statements" which are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe Rockcliff Metals Corporation’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that Rockcliff Metals Corporation or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to Rockcliff Metals Corporation, Rockcliff Metals Corporation provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this Presentation includes, but is not limited to, Rockcliff Metals Corporation’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, exploration results, potential mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans, successful exploration results, successful categorization of mineral resources into mineral reserves, successful development of a feasibility study, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. 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Although Rockcliff Metals Corporation believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this Presentation are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this presentation and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Rockcliff Metals Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law. Cautionary Note to Investors Concerning Estimates of Historical, Inferred and Indicated Resources This presentation uses the terms Historical, Inferred and Indicated Resources. Investors (Canadian and U.S.) are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them. Historical and Inferred Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an historical or Inferred Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of Historical and Inferred Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. Both U.S. and Canadian investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Historical, Inferred or Indicated Resources will ever be converted into Reserves and will become upgraded into an economically or legally mineable deposit. Neither Rockcliff Metals Corporation nor its Qualified Persons have done sufficient work to classify the historic estimates in this presentation as current mineral resources under current mineral resource or mineral reserve terminology and are not treating the historic estimates as current mineral resources. The historical resources in this presentation should not be relied upon. Ken Lapierre P.Geo., VP Exploration of Rockcliff Metals Corporation, a Qualified Person in accordance with Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in NI 43-101, has read and approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this presentation. 2
Investment Thesis Why Rockcliff? A well-funded junior explorer and emerging copper producer with the largest land position in the prolific Snow Lake camp in Manitoba Significant land package in prolific Snow Lake district • >4,250 km2 of highly prospective land 1 • Advanced exploration assets with a focus on copper and zinc • Blue sky exploration potential in underexplored Snow Lake South CSE:RCLF Established resource base with clear plan for growth • Eight high-grade VMS deposits with substantial upside potential 2 • Near-term production potential following two PFSs in 2020 • Fully permitted mill with large bulk sample planned in 2021 Team well-funded with established private equity backing • Proven mine builders and finders 3 • ~C$28 million in cash • >100,000 m, minimum 5-rig drill program underway 3
Corporate Timeline Creation of New Rockcliff Building a quality portfolio and attracting strong partners 2006 to 2018 – Rockcliff is focused in Flin Flon / Snow Lake Mining Camp completing ~90,000 m of February 2019 – announces drilling and establishing 3 up to $30M financing VMS deposit resource package led by Greenstone; estimates acquisition of Tower and September 2018 – acquires Talbot projects and 1,000+ June 2019 – acquires 115,000+ ha in Snow Lake tpd Bucko Mill lease from 25,000+ ha in Snow Lake CSE:RCLF South (SLS#1 and SLS#2) Norvista Capital South (SLS#5) April 2018 – options Laguna January 2019 – acquires May 2019 – Rockcliff 2019 to 2020 – >100,000 m and Lucky Jack gold 174,000+ ha in Snow Lake resumes trading; welcomes drilling planned, split between properties to Kinross Gold South (SLS#3 and SLS#4); Alistair Ross as CEO resource development and with Rockcliff as operator acquires VMS Ventures exploration with goal to advance property portfolio in Snow 2 projects to production decision Lake from RNC Minerals stage, supported by 1,000 tpd including significant mill lease to fast-track to assessment credits production, while still targeting potential new large discoveries in an underexplored part of the Snow Lake camp 4
Capital Markets Profile Substantial Cash Position and Cornerstone Investor Capital Structure Share Ownership Ticker CSE:RCLF Share Price (as of July 31, 2019) C$0.11 Norvista 52-Week Range C$0.07 – C$0.19 Retail & Other Capital 28.1% 27.4% Basic Shares Outstanding 307.6M Management & Other Options (weighted avg. strike price of ~C$0.15) 12.3M Insiders Greenstone Warrants (weighted avg. strike price of ~C$0.21) 26.3M 1.4% Resources 43.1% Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding 346.2M CSE:RCLF Market Capitalization (Basic) C$32.3M Cash ~C$28.0M Enterprise Value ~C$4.3M Share Price Performance (Last 12 Months) Trading Halt Greenstone Investment / Norvista Transaction Announced 5
Key Personnel New Team to Drive Growth Alistair Ross Kenneth Lapierre Aamer Siddiqui William Johnstone President & CEO, VP Exploration & Interim CFO Corporate Secretary Director Director Seasoned leader in Chartered Professional Professional Geologist technological advances, Accountant providing and Founder of Rockcliff Over 30 years operations and human CFO, accounting, Metals with over 30 experience in Canadian resources. Former regulatory compliance, years in the junior securities and corporate Director of Mining, Vale and management resource business law, partner at Gardiner Canada. Former advisory services to CSE:RCLF focusing on metal Roberts LLP since 2005 President of Lonmin plc, issuers on the Canadian discovery and finance South Africa and US exchanges Mark Sawyer Donald Christie Petra Decher Mike Romanuik Director Chairman, Director Independent Director Independent Director Co-founder of Director of Coro Mining President & CEO of Mining, milling, smelting Greenstone Resources; a and Ascendant Norvista Capital and specialist. Operations Tier-1 Private Equity Resources, former VP Former CFO of Lead and Project Mining and Metals Finance with Franco Continental Gold Manager at Stantec Inc. Company Nevada Corp 6
Flin Flon – Snow Lake Greenstone Belt Rockcliff is a ‘New’ Significant Player CSE:RCLF Hudbay Minerals Rockcliff Metals >5,000 km2 in Flin Flon >4,250 km2 in Snow Lake Camp Camp 7
Flin Flon – Snow Lake Greenstone Belt History of Exponential Mine Growth Throughout the Belt Belt has delivered additional tonnage well beyond initial reserves (and resources) Mineral Reserves in the Flin Flon – Snow Lake Camp CSE:RCLF *RCLF’s Talbot Property Resource stands at 4.2Mt: represents 3rd largest initial resource prior to a production decision (Flin Flon#1, Lalor#2) 8 Source: Hudbay Minerals Investor Presentation (June 2019)
Flin Flon – Snow Lake Greenstone Belt Production Growth in Belt to Come from Snow Lake Hudbay shifting focus from Flin Flon to Snow Lake driven by Lalor Mine 2007: Lalor discovered Acquired Wim deposit 2010: Copper smelter at Flin Flon Reed Mine closure 2018 closes 2019: New Lalor mine plan out to 2012: First production at Lalor (Snow 2028, doubling of annual gold Lake) production with refurbishment of New 2014: Lalor phase 2 mine construction Britannia Mill (spending C$124M for CSE:RCLF complete; Snow Lake concentrator 2022 start); satellite deposits being refurbished (Stall Mill) (now 3,000 tpd targeted (Wim, Pen II) for Zn and Cu concentrates) Zone 1901 deposit discovered 2015: Purchased New Britannia mine 2022: 777 Mine reserves in Flin Flon and mill (for Au/Cu-Au feed from Lalor will be depleted, Flin Flon Mill to be rather than transporting to Flin Flon) – placed on care and maintenance Kinross a former operator 2018: Test mining of Lalor gold zone begins C$14 million spent on airborne and ground geophysics 9 Source: Hudbay Minerals Snow Lake Site Visit Presentation (April 2019)
Base Metal Portfolio Key Areas for Value Creation To increase Advancing To discover the resources and Rail not far Tower and next +20Mt completed behind Tower Talbot toward Bucko Mill Key deposit in Camp 43-101 studies and Talbot production to Growth Strategy PROJECT BLUE SKY RESOURCE DEFINITION HUB & SPOKE EXPLORATION GROWTH PRODUCTION ~20,000 m budgeted ~40,000 m budgeted ~40,000 m budgeted CSE:RCLF Rail Tower (Production decision H1/20) Bucko Mill SLS #1 1,000+ tpd SLS #2 Bur SLS #3 Mine site ore SLS #4 Copperman Talbot (Production decision H1/20) sorting to be used SLS #5 to minimize Last Harrah Lon / DC Zone transportation and Tramping Pen milling costs Morgan Freebeth Base Metal Properties 10
Hub and Spoke / Project Definition Advanced Base Metal Deposits and Mill Hudbay Minerals Tower Copper Deposit (100%) >5,000 km2 in Flin Flon Rockcliff Metals • Planned drilling and production Camp >4,250 km2 in Snow decision to be made by Q1/20 Lake Camp • Fully permitted by Q4/19 for 50,000 tonne bulk sample • Target of 3.5 Mt @ 4.0% CuEq Talbot Copper Deposit (earning 51%) • Earning interest from Hudbay CSE:RCLF • Planned drilling and production decision to be made by Q2/20 • Target of 4.0 Mt @ 3.5% CuEq Rail Copper Deposit (100%) • Drilling planned by Q3/19 • Potential to catch up to Tower and Talbot in production sequencing • Target of 3.0 Mt @ 4.0% CuEq Bur Zinc-Copper Deposit (earning 100%) • Drilling planned by Q3/19 Bucko +1,000 tpd Processing Facility • Target of 5.0 Mt at • Leased, fully permitted world-class zinc-copper grades • Replacement cost ~ $50M 11
Tower Property Asset Summary Ownership • 100% owned by Rockcliff Bucko Mill 125 km Location • 9,530 ha property • Southeast extent of known Snow Lake camp • Located 125 km from Bucko Mill Tower • Sulphide Cu-Zn-Au-Ag deposit Deposit • Extends over ~800 m length, ~2 m average width and to depth of ~570 m • Remains open at depth and along strike CSE:RCLF Current • 2019 drill program of 16,600 m Work Plan • Fully permitted by Q4/19 Tower Deposit • Bulk sample in 2020 • Production decision to be made by Q1/20 • Target of 3.5 Mt @ 4.0% CuEq T-1 Deposit Tonnes Grade Contained Au+Ag Zn 10% 100% owned (Mt) (CuEq %)* (M lbs CuEq)* 11% Indicated 1.08 4.55 108.8 Inferred 1.25 2.55 70.47 *In-situ Copper-equivalent (CuEq) calculations based on US$3.63/lb Cu, US$1.15/lb Zn, US$1,300/oz Au and US$20.00/oz Ag Source: NI 43-101 Technical Report, Tower Property – Manitoba, Canada Cu (March 18, 2019) 79% 12
Tower Property High-Grade Copper Deposit with Upside Tower deposit hosted within ~12 km long copper corridor • NI 43-101 compliant resource completed in 2013 Tower Deposit • Significant Tower copper corridor – ~12 km strike virtually untested by drilling CSE:RCLF • Potential expansion opportunities: present resource, within corridor and additional nearby Tower Copper Corridor anomalies • 16,600 m drill program planned for 2019 • Conceptual target: >3.5 Mt at +4.0% CuEq Indicated & Inferred resource: ~2.3 Mt @ 3.6% CuEq* *Please refer to the cautionary information on current resource estimates in Appendix 13
Talbot Property Asset Summary Ownership • Rockcliff can earn a 51% interest from Hudbay by Bucko Mill 165 km spending ~C$6.1M over six years (~C$4.0M spent to date) Location • 12,045 ha property • Southeast extent of known Snow Lake camp • Located ~40 km northwest of Tower and ~165 km from 1,000+ tpd Bucko Mill Talbot • Gold rich Copper VMS deposit Deposit • One main lens – average thickness of over 7 m Talbot Deposit CSE:RCLF • Open in all directions and is located proximal to numerous untested pulse and bore hole geophysical anomalies Current • Planned drilling to earn 51% complete Q4 2019 Work Plan and production decision to be made by Q2/20 • Target of 4.0 Mt @ 3.5% CuEq Zn Talbot Deposit Tonnes Grade Contained 15% 100% basis (Mt) (CuEq %)* (M lbs CuEq)* Cu Inferred 4.23 3.67 342.6 46% *Copper-equivalent (CuEq) calculations based on US$3.00/lb Cu, US$1.15/lb Zn, US$1,350/oz Au and US$15.00/oz Ag. Recoveries of 90% copper, 90% zinc, 70% gold, 70% silver used Source: Independent Technical Report for the Talbot Polymetallic Project, Au+Ag Manitoba, Canada (January 19, 2018) 39% 14
Talbot Property Rare High-Grade Gold Tenor Copper VMS Deposit • Deposit hosts high-grade High-grade lens near surface (looking west) copper core averaging 5.0 m thick Talbot Deposit • Only 2 of the 30 VMS mines in belt had an initial CSE:RCLF resource greater than the Talbot deposit • ~20,000 m drill program planned Q3-2019 followed by PFS and planned to be fully permitted by Q4/20 • Remains open for expansion with multiple untested conductive plates Inferred Resource: ~4.2 Mt @ 3.5% CuEq* *Please refer to the cautionary information on current resource estimates in the appendix for the Talbot Deposit 15
Talbot Property Cross Section and Drill Results Talbot property hosts continuous, thick and predictable VMS mineralization Talbot Deposit Significant Intervals and Grades Drill Copper Gold Zinc Silver Width (%) (g/t) (%) (g/t) (m) CSE:RCLF 14.1 2.4 1.1 3.5 36.0 6.3 2.7 1.1 3.5 41.7 9.3 6.1 8.4 5.0 112.1 13.8 2.6 1.6 1.5 30.9 18.4 1.7 1.1 1.7 25.1 16.1 0.9 2.7 0.7 15.2 24.6 5.4 4.6 1.5 77.5 Talbot Deposit 5.6 2.6 2.9 1.7 23.0 7.3 2.1 1.1 0.4 22.5 16
Rail Property Asset Summary Ownership • 100% owned by Rockcliff Metals Corp. VTEM anomaly • Property subject to a 2.0% NSR ~5 km long Location • ~2,000 ha property located ~40 km by road SW of copper corridor Snow Lake, Manitoba • Close to major mining centers of Flin Flon, Snow Lake and Thompson Rail Deposit • ~160 km from Bucko Mill Rail Deposit • Stratabound Cu-Zn-Au-Ag VMS deposit • Single lens, near-surface CSE:RCLF VTEM anomalies • Numerous additional underexplored and untested geophysical pulse and bore hole anomalies • Open in all directions Current • 10-12,000 meters of drilling planned by end 2019 Work Plan • Target of 3.0 Mt @ 4.0% CuEq Rail Deposit Tonnes Grade Contained Zn Au+Ag 9% 100% owned (Mt) (CuEq %)* (M lbs CuEq)* 13% Indicated 0.82 3.89 70.5 Cu 78% Copper-Equivalent (CuEq) grade based on US$3.00/lb, $1.15 Zn, $1300 Au, $20 Ag Cu Recovery of 80% copper used Source: Mineral Resource Evaluation, Rail Polymetallic Sulphide Deposit, Snow Lake, Manitoba (December 19, 2010) 17
Rail Property Potential for Growth and Discovery High-grade mineralization sub-cropping (looking west) • Excellent potential for resource expansion and discovery Rail Deposit • Historic drilling below CSE:RCLF deposit intersected high-grade copper associated with DPEM anomaly • Untested DPEM anomaly continues below deposit to Deepest historic hole minimum 1,000 m vertical @525m vertical: 2.1m @ 5.9% Cu • 10,000 m drill program planned for 2019 Indicated resource: ~0.8 Mt @ 3.89% CuEq* *Please refer to the cautionary information on current resource estimates in the appendix for the Rail Deposit 18
Bur Property Asset Summary Ownership • Option agreement with Hudbay Minerals whereby Rockcliff can earn a 100% interest by spending ~C$3M over four years (~C$1M spent to date) Location • 3,979 ha property strategically located ~22 km NE of Hudbay's Snow Lake copper-zinc concentrator Bur Deposit and ~28 km from the town of Snow Lake Bur Deposit • High-grade, zinc-copper rich, stratiform VMS deposit • Historical deposit thickness ranging from 0.3 m to CSE:RCLF 5.0 m thick • Open in multiple directions, ~800 m along strike and to depths of ~1,000 m below surface Current • 11,000 meters of drilling planned by Q3/19 Work Plan • Target of 5.0 Mt at world-class zinc-copper grades Au+Ag • Assess copper-rich zone within deposit 2% Bur Deposit Tonnes Grade Contained Cu 100% basis (Mt) (ZnEq %)* (M lbs ZnEq)* 34% TOTAL 1.35 13.67 308.9 Zn *In-situ Zinc-Equivalent (ZnEq) calculations based on US$2.35/lb Cu, 64% US$1.15/lb Zn, US$1,300/oz Au and US$20.00/oz Ag. Source: Bur Project, Snow Lake Manitoba, Canada NI 43-101 Technical Report (October 1, 2007) not filed on Sedar 19
Bur Property High-Grade Zinc and Copper Deposit • Portal completed in 2007 High-grade zone at surface (looking north-west) • Recently completed drill highlights include: Surface ‒ 18.0% ZnEq over 5.7 m CSE:RCLF ‒ 20.1% ZnEq over 2.7 m Cu rich ‒ 15.0% ZnEq over 4.4 m area Cu rich • High grade mineralization area extends over 800 m along strike immediately south of deposit within an ~8 km long mineralized horizon Scale 1:2500 • 10,000 m planned in Q3/19 Cu rich area • Conceptual target: >5.0 Mt at +13% ZnEq (+5% CuEq) Historic resource: ~1.4 Mt @ 12.8% ZnEq (4.9% CuEq)* *Please refer to the cautionary information on current resource estimates in the appendix for the Bur Deposit 20
Bucko Lake Mill Overview Fully permitted +1,000 tpd base metals mill and tailings ponds • Located near Wabowden, Manitoba • +1,000 tpd milling and tailings storage facility commissioned in 2008 for nickel sulphide concentrate • Grinding circuit consists of rod mill / ball CSE:RCLF mill combination New Photo (one)? • Flotation circuit consists of five DR style Add standard map, rougher cells (300 ft3 capacity) and five suggest road DR style cleaners (100 ft3 capacity) network being more prominent • 7-year processing lease in place with CaNickel Mining Ltd. • Estimated replacement cost of C$50M 21
Bulk Sample Permitting Process / Timeline Environmental Stakeholder Advanced CSE:RCLF Baseline sampling Assessments Engagement Exploration Permit performed Tower Completed Tower Planned (Bulk Sample) springtime 2019 Q2 2020 Tower Q2 2020 Tower 2018 Talbot and Rail to be Talbot and Rail Talbot and Rail Talbot and Rail 2019 completed 2020 Q3 2020 targeted Q4 2020 22
Potential Target Size and Resource Growth Adding Resources Through the Drill Bit Aiming to more than double current high-grade resources Potential Historical Size Current Size Grade Planned 2019- Deposit Target Size* (tonnes) (tonnes) (CuEq %) 20 Drilling (m) (tonnes) 1,084,186 (Indicated) 4.5% Tower (T-1) n.a. 15,000 3,500,000 1,253,522 (Inferred) 2.5% Talbot 1,200,000 4,234,000 (Inferred) 3.5% 20,000 4,000,000 Rail 250,000 822,000 (Indicated) 3.9% 10,000 3,000,000 CSE:RCLF Bur 1,352,000 1,352,000 (Historical) 4.9% 10,000 5,000,000 Copperman 250,000 250,000 (Historical) 4.3% 5,000 1,500,000 Morgan 272,000 272,000 (Historical) 7.9% 5,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 (Historical) 2,000,000 Pen n.a. 3.5% 5,000 (above 350 m) (below 350 m) Lon 250,000 250,000 (Historical) 5.2% 5,000 2,000,000 1,906,186 (Indicated) 4.2% 22,000,000 Total 3,574,000 5,487,522 (Inferred) 3.3% ~100,000 m (conceptual) 3,124,000 (Historical) 4.7% Freebeth Additional Tramping n.a. n.a. n.a 20,000 upside SLS Properties *The potential target quantity is conceptual in nature and could require additional drilling to hit potential target thresholds. There has been insufficient exploration to date to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target size being delineated as a mineral 23 resource. Statistically, in the camp, initial mine resources grow on average 2.5 times by the end of a mine life. Please refer to the cautionary information in the appendix.
Snow Lake South Underexplored Below Limestone Cover • Property portfolio of >4,250 km2 • ~3,000 km2 under cover • Volumetrically 2/3rds of VMS belt southward buried by thin CSE:RCLF cover of limestone • Vastly underexplored, with the geology under limestone cover the same as geology that hosts mines above limestone cover • 20,000 m planned to test undercover targets 24
Snow Lake South Underexplored Below Limestone Cover SNOW LAKE SNOW LAKE SOUTH (“SLS”) New Britannia Anderson Chisel Rod Laguna Spruce Pt. Lalor Harmin Fenton Talbot Tower Watts Reed CSE:RCLF PHANEROZOIC COVER • +60,000,000 tonnes mined (Copper, • +4,000,000 tonnes mined (Copper, Zinc, Gold Silver) Zinc, Gold Silver) • Volumetrically more favorable VMS rocks below cover • +2,000,000 Gold (Iode) • +20,000,000 tonnes in deposits under cover - Mines - Deposits 25
Investment Summary Scratching the Surface of the Prolific Snow Lake Camp ✔ >4,250 km2 of highly prospective land in Snow Lake ✔ Largest ever +100,000 m drilling program underway CSE:RCLF ✔ Eight high-grade VMS deposits with upside potential ✔ Planning to more than double current resources ✔ Near-term production potential at Tower/Talbot/Rail ✔ Fully cashed up with ~C$28 million in the treasury 26
141 Adelaide Street West Alistair Ross Cathy Hume Suite 1660 President & CEO CEO, CHF Capital Markets Toronto, Ontario Email: aross@rockcliffmetals.com Email: cathy@chfir.com M5H 3L5 Mobile: (705) 507-4251 Main: (416) 868-1079 x231
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Copper An Essential “Green Energy” Metal “Copper connects and delivers clean energy to a growing world for a renewable future” Copper is the superior metal for solar, Breakdown of end uses of copper in the wind, storage and EV technology United States (2018) • Highly conductive, resistant to corrosion, 6% 100% recyclable 11% 44% • 80% of copper ever mined still in use CSE:RCLF 19% • Average North American home contains ~500 lbs of copper 20% • One wind turbine uses ~4.0 t of copper • An additional ~860,000 t of copper will be required to power 862 GW of new solar installations to 2027 Building Construction Transportation Equipment • Average electric vehicle contains ~183 Electrical and Electronics lbs of copper, which is four times greater Consumer Products than a combustion vehicle Industrial Machinery Source: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries (2019 report) 29
Copper The Looming Supply Gap Significant supply is required to meet demand – potentially significant crunch looming Low risk appetite to build new mines Global copper production and primary demand • Existing copper mines are expected to come close to satisfying ‘primary demand’ up until 2022 • A significant deficit opens up from 2023 CSE:RCLF onwards unless projects in the ‘probable’ and ‘possible’ categories are developed • By 2028, the shortage is estimated at ~4.3 Mt assuming 70% of probable brownfield projects and 50% of probable greenfield projects are developed • Long lead times required to bring new mines into production means sustained higher copper prices are needed Source: Wood Mackenzie (December 2018) 30
Flin Flon – Snow Lake Greenstone Belt Home to World-Class VMS Mines • Pro-mining jurisdiction – one of the top rated jurisdictions in the world for exploration and mining (Fraser Institute) Rockcliff’s Snow Lake Package • High-grade mines – global CuEq grade is (red claim outline) well below 1.0%, but averages well above 3.0% CuEq in the Snow Lake belt CSE:RCLF • Elephant country – most prolific VMS mining camp in Canada with +400 Mt of total resources in 30 high-grade mines and dozens of unmined deposits • Longevity – over 100 years of continuous production (on average a new mine is discovered every 3 years) • Infrastructure – low cost electrical power, experienced mining workforce, roads, rail, etc. 31
Resource Summary Global NI 43-101 & Historical Resources Global NI 43-101 Compliant Indicated and Inferred Resources and Historical Resources* Contained Grade (100% basis) Category Tonnes Copper (%) Zinc (%) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Indicated (NI 43-101) 1,906,186 3.4 1.0 0.6 13.8 Inferred (NI 43-101) 5,487,522 1.7 1.3 1.4 23.8 Historical (Non NI 43-101) 3,917,055 1.1 8.4 0.4 7.2 Contained Metal (100% basis) CSE:RCLF Category Tonnes Copper (lbs) Zinc (lbs) Gold (oz) Silver (oz) Indicated (NI 43-101) 1,906,186 142,802,705 42,601,790 39,414 848,812 Inferred (NI 43-101) 5,487,522 205,233,333 156,943,129 264,642 4,181,342 Historical (Non NI 43-101) 3,917,055 100,410,963 719,230,159 44,754 914,308 *Mineral and historical resources are not mineral reserves and have not demonstrated economic viability and should not be relied upon. The estimate of mineral and historical resources may also be materially effected by other relevant factors or issues. There has been insufficient exploration to define these resources as reserves and further exploration may not upgrade any of the individual deposits to a reserve. The resources above are an aggregate of resources controlled by the Company from nine deposits (Talbot, Tower, Rail, Bur, Morgan, Lon, MacBride, Copperman and Pen) in central Manitoba where the Company’s ownership interests ranges from earning 51% up to 100% and owning 100%. The Talbot, Tower and Rail deposits are NI 43-101 Compliant and the Bur, MacBride, Morgan, Copperman and Lon deposits are historical. Please refer to the specific deposit resources in the appendix of this presentation. Copper and zinc equivalent grades were estimated for historical resources using US$2.35/lb copper, US$1,300/oz gold, US$1.15/lb zinc and US$20.00/oz silver for the Bur deposit and US$2.50/lb copper, US$1,300/oz gold, US$1.15/lb zinc and US$20.00/oz silver for the Lon, Morgan and MacBride deposits. 32
Resource Summary NI 43-101 & Historical Resources by Deposit NI 43-101 Compliant Resources – CIM Standards Used (100% basis) Deposit Ownership Tonnes Copper (%) Zinc (%) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Tower (T-1) – Indicated1 1,084,186 3.7 1.0 0.5 17.3 100% Tower (T-1) – Inferred1 1,253,522 2.0 1.0 0.3 9.8 Talbot – Inferred2 51% earn-in 4,234,000 1.6 1.4 1.8 28.0 Rail – Indicated3 100% 822,000 3.0 0.9 0.7 9.3 Historical Resources (100% basis)4 Deposit Ownership Tonnes Copper (%) Zinc (%) Gold (g/t) Silver (g/t) Morgan 100% 272,000 - 15.0 3.4 - CSE:RCLF Lon 100% 250,000 3.2 5.2 0.3 18.8 Copperman 100% 250,000 3.1 3.1 - - Bur – Indicated 1,050,000 1.9 8.6 0.1 12.1 100% earn-in Bur – Inferred 302,000 1.4 9.0 0.1 9.6 MacBride 100% 1,802,055 0.3 8.8 0.1 - Pen 100% Unknown - - - - 1The Tower (T-1) deposit report completed by CCIC Inc. dated January 20, 2013 and press released December 6, 2012. CIM definitions were followed, 0.5% copper cut-off was used using US$3.63/lb copper. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic value. 2 TheTalbot update resource memo completed by SRK dated December 1, 2017 and press released December 6, 2017. CIM definitions were followed, 2.0% copper cut-off was used with US$3.00/lb copper, US$1,400/oz gold, US$1.20/lb zinc and US$20.00/oz silver. Metal recovery for copper was 90%, gold at 70%, zinc at 90% and silver at 70%. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic value. 3The Rail deposit report completed by SRK Consulting dated December 19, 2010 and press released December 21, 2010. CIM definitions were followed, 2.0% copper cut-off was used with US$3.00/lb copper and a metal recovery of 80% without considering revenues from other metals. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not demonstrate economic viability. 4 The Lon, Bur, Morgan, Copperman and MacBride deposits are historical deposits. The reader may refer to the Lon deposit press released October 31, 2007 and the Bur deposit press released September 29, 2016 and the Morgan deposit press released November 22, 2016 and the MacBride deposit press released December 1, 2016. An internal report was completed by Granges Inc. in 1993 for the Lon deposit, Manitoba Government reports in the 1990s for the Morgan and Copperman deposits and an internal report by Knobby Lake Mines in 1977 for the MacBride deposit, however not all of the parameters used, assumptions made and methods used to prepare the historic estimates are known at this time. A public report was completed by Hudbay in 2007 and filed on SEDAR for the Bur deposit. Its parameters are known. Additional drilling would be required to upgrade all historical resources to a current Mineral Resource as the historic information does not satisfy the requirements set out by NI 43-101. Neither Rockcliff Metals nor its Qualified Persons have done sufficient work to classify the historic estimates as current Mineral Resources and are not treating the historical estimates as a current Mineral Resource. The reader is cautioned that the Lon, Bur, Morgan, Copperman and MacBride historical resources should not be relied upon as they do not satisfy current Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve terminology. 33
Gold Prospects In the Middle of a World-Class VMS Camp Laguna and Lucky Jack (Kinross earning 70%) DSN SLG • Laguna is a historic mine with over 60koz produced at 20.5 g/t Au • Lucky Jack has high-grade gold on surface and in drill holes Laguna/Lucky Jack • Trucking distance to Hudbay’s mill Berry Creek • Kinross spending $5.5M over 6 years CSE:RCLF SLG (100%) • Located north and adjacent to New Britannia Mill • Gold zones adjacent to 3 mines with production totaling 1.4 million ounces Berry Creek (100%) • Located south of Hudbay’s core Snow Lake ground including Lalor • More high-grade showings DSN Gold Property (100%) • Located east of Lon deposit • Extensive gold bearing fault • High-grade gold at surface • Underexplored 34
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