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Analysts' Ideas of the Week
Amazon’s Job Posting and Record High Inflation in the U.S.

                      July 26, 2021
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                                     Reddit Discussed Stocks
Last week’s pick, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU), went from US$407.70 on Monday,
to a high of US$474.97 on Friday (up 16.5%). The Electric Vehicle sector remains the
most actively discussed among retail investors, followed by cryptos. This week, we are
observing strong retail sentiment around Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Key parameters
used may include – a) total number of mentions, b) percentage change in the number of
mentions, c) stock sentiment, and d) market capitalization.

      July 26, 2021
      Company                                        Ticker Sector
      Apple Inc.                                     APPL Consumer Electronics
                                                  Source: FRC

                                             FRC Top Picks

The following table shows last week’s top five performers among our Top Picks,
including two junior resource companies (one gold and one uranium), and one each in
the cannabis, hemp, and crypto sectors. The top performer, Voyager Digital (CSE:
VYGR), was up 17% as the company announced record revenue in Q4 (quarter
ended June), blowing past our estimate. In addition, last week, Amazon (NASDAQ:
AMZN) posted a job opening for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, initiating
rumors that Amazon might start accepting crypto payments. Bitcoins prices were up
13% over the weekend. Our reports on VYGR can be viewed here.

                                   Top Five Performers Last Week

                                                  Source: FRC

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Companies in our Top Picks list are up 41% on average since we initiated
coverage vs 2% for the benchmark (TSXV).

                                         Performance by Sector

                                                  Source: FRC

Our complete list of top picks (updated weekly) can be viewed here.

                                  Weekly Mining Commentary

After dropping 2.6% in the week prior to last, global equity indices we track moved up
1.6% last week as global vaccination rates continue to ramp up.

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                                           Source: FRC / Various

Copper and nickel prices surged on a steep decline in inventory levels on the
SHFE (Shanghai).

                                           Source: FRC / Various

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Valuations of gold producers were flat WoW; base metal producers were up 4%.

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                                       Source: S&P Capital IQ & FRC

Six (seven last week) of the 15 hardest hit nations (including the U.S., France,
Turkey, Italy, Iran, and Indonesia) are experiencing a spike in new COVID-19 cases. On
a positive note, new daily cases in the U.K and Russia have dropped after reporting
WoW increases in the prior few weeks.

Globally, 27.2% have received at least one dose vs 26.3% at the same time last
week. 70.9% of Canadians have received at lease one dose (previously 70.2%). 55% of
Canadians are fully vaccinated (previously 50%) vs 55% in the U.K. (53%), and 49% in
the U.S. (48%).

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We are maintaining our price forecasts. Check out this video to learn why we have a
positive outlook on near-term gold prices. Inflation in the U.S. hit record highs in
June.

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                                                 U.S. Inflation

Key changes to our rating/fair value estimates of companies under coverage are listed
below:

In the following section, we review companies that announced key developments in the
past week.

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                                         Mining / Exploration

Company            Ticker           Current Share      FRC Fair Value
Name:              Symbol           Price:             Estimate:
Rio2 Limited       TSXV: RIO        $0.71              $1.40
PR Title                                   FRC Opinion
Arranges project financing of US$125- Positive – US$50M to come from a
$135M to fully fund its Fenix gold mine to streaming      agreement   with   Wheaton
production.                                Precious (TSX: WPM), US$50-$60M from a
                                           debt facility, US$20M from a brokered
                                           equity financing, and US$5M from a non-
                                           brokered private placement (including
                                           participation from WPM). This financing, if
                                           completed, will cover the entire initial
                                           CAPEX estimate. A PFS completed in 2019,
                                           had shown an initial CAPEX estimate of
                                           US$111M, and an AT-NPV5% of US$181M
                                           at US$1,400/oz gold. RIO’s current MCAP
                                           is C$134M. Preparations are ongoing to
                                           commence production in late 2022.

Company          Ticker        Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:            Symbol        Price:            Estimate:
Blue Lagoon      CSE: BLLG     $0.64             $1.07
Resources
PR Title                               FRC Opinion
Increases its ownership of Dome Positive – BLLG was able to increase its
Mountain by 21.73%; now owns 100%      interest for just $125k in cash and 400k
                                       shares. We are raising our fair value
                                       estimate from $1.03 to $1.07. The recent
                                       equity financing partially offset the positive
                                       impact from increased ownership.

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Company           Ticker       Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol       Price:           Estimate:
Monarch Mining TSX: GBAR       $0.90            $1.68
Corporation
PR Title                              FRC Opinion
Announces a $11.25M transaction with Positive – This non-dilutive transaction (by
Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE: GROY).      selling royalty/NSR on its properties)
                                      significantly strengthens GBAR’s balance
                                      sheet. Upon closing, GBAR will have $30M
                                      in cash and equivalents.

Company           Ticker            Current Share     FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol            Price:            Estimate:
Inca One Gold     TSXV: IO          $0.37             $1.10
Corp
PR Title                                   FRC Opinion
Reports record production for June.        Positive - 46% MoM, and 37% YoY
                                           increase in June is very promising. Pleased
                                           to see production growth as operations
                                           were previously impacted by the pandemic-
                                           induced restrictions. We are expecting a
                                           weak Q4 (quarter ended April), followed by
                                           a record Q1 (ended July).

Company           Ticker                      Current Share            FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol                      Price:                   Estimate:
Rockcliff Metals CSE: RCLF                    $0.075                   $0.30
Corporation
PR Title                                            FRC Opinion
Completes $3M sale to Kinross                (NYSE: Positive – We had not accounted for any
KGC) of non-core gold assets.                       value from these non-core assets in our
                                                    valuation. Although $3M only accounts for
                                                    less than $0.01 per share, we believe the
                                                    deal strengthens RCLF’s balance sheet,
                                                    avoids near-term share dilution, and allows
                                                    it to fully focus on its core-assets.

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Company                  Ticker                Current Share            FRC Fair Value
Name:                    Symbol                Price:                   Estimate:
Wealth Minerals          TSXV: WML             $0.34                    N/A
Ltd
PR Title                                                  FRC Opinion
Portfolio Update                                          Neutral – Reconfigured its lithium package
                                                          in Chile by moving away from licenses with
                                                          low prospects for shallow brines, and areas
                                                          important to local indigenous groups. We
                                                          expect WML to announce details of its near-
                                                          term exploration plans.

Company           Ticker            Current Share      FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol            Price:             Estimate:
Cora Gold         AIM: CORA         £0.105             £0.18
Limited
PR Title                                   FRC Opinion
First Zone B results start with strong Positive – Continues to return high grade
grades and widths of oxide mineralisation values and show resource expansion
                                           potential; 8m @ 19.11 g/t Au and 32m @
                                           4.43 g/t Au are very promising results. The
                                           current resource is based on just 25% of an
                                           identified strike length of 40 km

Company            Ticker          Current Share    FRC Fair Value
Name:              Symbol          Price:           Estimate:
Southern Silver    TSXV: SSV       $0.34            $1.06
Exploration Corp
PR Title                                  FRC Opinion
Receives technical approvals for a drill Positive – Pleased to see the company
program to test several copper targets at expanding and diversifying its exploration.
the Oro project, New Mexico.              Our valuation does not account for any
                                          value from Oro. We will closely monitor the
                                          upcoming six-hole drill program.

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Company           Ticker          Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol          Price:           Estimate:
Skyharbour        TSXV: SYH       $0.38            $0.77
Resources Ltd.
PR Title                                  FRC Opinion
Partner company Valor (ASX: VAL) Positive – The survey had identified targets
announces airborne survey; highlights for drilling. Our valuation on SYH does not
targets at Hook Lake project, Athabasca account foy any value from Hook Lake.
Basin                                     Valor can earn-in 80% by spending $3.5M,
                                          paying $475k in cash, and issuing 233M
                                          shares. SYH will benefit if the upcoming drill
                                          program returns positive results.

Company             Ticker           Current Share      FRC Fair Value Date of PR:
Name:               Symbol           Price:             Estimate:
Renforth            CSE: RFR         $0.085             $0.12
Resources Inc.
PR Title                                    FRC Opinion
Completes Surimeau drill program with Positive – Surimeau is showing potential.
visible nickel and copper mineralization.   We are still unable to assign a value on the
                                            project as it is still in early stages. 100% of
                                            our fair value comes from Parbec.

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Company           Ticker                     Current Share            FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol                     Price:                   Estimate:
Quaterra          TSXV: QTA                  $0.12                    $0.49
Resources Inc.
PR Title                                                 FRC Opinion
Update on water rights                                   Negative – Shares were down 51% today
                                                         on the State of Nevada’s decision to not
                                                         extend QTA’s water rights permits, due to
                                                         increased demand for water from other
                                                         users, and QTA not using its rights since
                                                         2011. In the press release, QTA stated that
                                                         it “..has retained legal counsel to initiate and
                                                         vigorously undertake an appeal process”.
                                                         Water rights are essential for developing
                                                         QTA’s projects. If management is able to
                                                         demonstrate a clear-cut route to production,
                                                         we believe there is a possibility that they will
                                                         be able to regain water rights. Alternatively,
                                                         they will have to acquire water rights from
                                                         third-parties if and when its projects are
                                                         advanced to production. We are unable to
                                                         speculate the impact of this recent
                                                         development on QTA’s prior sales of water
                                                         rights to third parties (US$9M in total since
                                                         2018). We will publish an update when we
                                                         have more clarity on this topic. We are not
                                                         changing our fair value estimate, and
                                                         continue to believe that shares are
                                                         undervalued. QTA’s current Enterprise
                                                         Value is just $0.002/lb of copper vs the
                                                         sector average of $0.028.

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           Financials, Technology, Energy, and Special Situations

Company               Ticker          Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:                 Symbol          Price:          Estimate:
Yorkton Equity        TSXV: YEG       $0.35           N/A
Group
PR Title                                     FRC Opinion
Closing of the first tranche of a non-       Positive – Funds will be used towards the
brokered private placement.                  previously announced purchase of the
                                             Langford property, and renovations and
                                             upgrades to the Riviera Gardens property.
                                             We believe the multi-family residential rental
                                             market is one of the most attractive markets
                                             in Canadian real estate in the near-term.

Company          Ticker          Current Share     FRC Fair Value
Name:            Symbol          Price:            Estimate:
BIGG Digital     CSE: BIGG       $1.52             $3.90
Assets Inc.
PR Title                                FRC Opinion
Announces record quarterly revenue with Positive – Q2 revenue of $4.6M was in line
growth of over 25% from the previous with our forecast. We will wait for the
quarter.                                company to provide full Q2 results prior to
                                        publishing an update report.

Company           Ticker        Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:             Symbol        Price:           Estimate:
TAAT Global       CSE: TAAT     $3.74            $5.37
Alternatives Inc.
PR Title                                FRC Opinion
Named “Best New Product” at convention Positive – We are pleased to see TAAT
in Las Vegas, Nevada.                   products receive positive reviews from
                                        consumers. In our most recent report dated
                                        July 16, 2021, we had raised our 2021
                                        revenue forecast from $2.44M to $2.92M.

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                                                  Cannabis

Company              Ticker          Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:                Symbol          Price:          Estimate:
Pure Extracts        CSE: PULL       $0.39           $0.90
Technologies
Corp.
PR Titles                                   FRC Opinion
Signed a white label agreement with Positive – The details of the transaction -
Nelson, B.C. based Joe’s Hemp Shack price and quantity of products, were not
Inc., to launch a line of vape products.    disclosed. Once we get more details, we will
                                            update our models accordingly. The Lion’s
Submits       Health     Canada     license Mane product line is expected to be
application for its Lion Mane mushroom launched in Q4-2021.
product line.

Company                Ticker     Current Share FRC Fair Value
Name:                  Symbol     Price:           Estimate:
Halo Collective        NEO: HALO  $0.04            $0.15
Inc.
PR Title                                 FRC Opinion
Enters into a purchase agreement to Positive – The purchase agreement adds
acquire      Williams      Wonder Farms to Halo’s cultivation facility in Oregon, and
cultivation facility in Oregon.          enhances its product portfolio (genetics
                                         library). The acquisition price reflects a
                                         multiple of 1.6x vs the sector average of
                                         2.8x.

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                                Weekly Cannabis Commentary

Cannabis Industry Performance
                    July 26, 2021
                    U.S. Companies                              YTD       1-Week 1-Year
                    Curaleaf Holdings Inc.                      -4%         -2%   47%
                    Trulieve Cannabis Corp.                     -4%         -5%   98%
                    Green Thumb Industries Inc.                 20%         -1%  122%
                    Cresco Labs Inc.                            -2%         -4%   80%

                    Canadian Companies                          YTD       1-Week 1-Year
                    Aurora Cannabis Inc.                        -26%         2%   -34%
                    Canopy Growth Corp.                         -26%         1%    1%
                    Cronos Group Inc.                            -7%         1%    3%
                    Tilray Inc.                                 -12%         1%   -13%
                    HEXO Corp.                                    1%        -2%   42%
                    Organigram Holdings Inc.                    73%          3%   99%

                            Canadian Average                     1%          1%         16%
                              U.S. Average                       3%         -3%         87%

                                                     Indices
                                    Canadian                YTD           1-Week 1-Year
                                     HMMJ                   14%              1%   32%
                                     MCAN                   12%              0%   32%
                                     XCAN                    3%              1%   15%
                                      U.S.                  YTD           1-Week 1-Year
                                     MSOS                   -5%             -1%   51%
                                                  Source: FRC

Last week, Canadian cannabis stocks outperformed their U.S. peers. Statistics
Canada reported record cannabis sales for May of $313M, up 68% YoY. We note that
U.S. cannabis stocks had outperformed in the previous four weeks.

Valuation
As of July 26, 2021, the Canadian big four LPs were trading at a 94% premium (up from
89% in the previous week) over their U.S. peers. We continue to believe the
valuation gap will diminish as the U.S. moves closer to federal legalization.

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                                                          July 19, 2021                    July 26, 2021
      Canadian Companies              Ticker    TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA               TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA
        Aurora Cannabis Inc.         TSX: ACB        6.6        NM                        6.6        NM
       Canopy Growth Corp.          TSX: WEED       16.9        NM                       16.9        NM
         Cronos Group Inc.          TSX: CRON       28.5        NM                       27.8        NM
             Tilray Inc.           NASDAQ: TLRY     14.1        NM                       13.7        NM
           HEXO Corp.               NYSE: HEXO       7.4        NM                        6.9        NM
      Organigram Holdings Inc.       TSX: OGI       10.2        NM                        9.8        NM

                                      AVERAGE            12.7           NM               13.6            NM
                                       MEDIAN            10.2           NM                9.8            NM
                                      MINIMUM             5.0           NM                5.0            NM
                                      MAXIMUM            28.5           NM               27.8            NM

         U.S. Companies                Ticker       TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA           TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA
       Curaleaf Holdings Inc.        OTC: CURLF         12.3       41.9                  11.7       40.1
      Trulieve Cannabis Corp.        OTC TCNNF           7.3       15.6                   6.9       14.8
     Green Thumb Industries Inc.     OTC: GTBIF         10.6       29.0                  10.5       28.8
          Cresco Labs Inc.           OTC: CRLBF          6.9       22.9                   6.6       22.0

                                      AVERAGE             9.3           27.4              8.9           26.4
                                       MEDIAN             9.0           26.0              8.7           25.4
                                      MINIMUM             6.9           15.6              6.6           14.8
                                      MAXIMUM            12.3           41.9             11.7           40.1

  Canadian Big Four                    Average           19.8                            19.5
  WEED, ACB, TLRY, CRON                Median            16.9                            16.9

  Implied Premium Over U.S. Big Four (Median)            89%                             94%
                                       Source: S&P Capital IQ, FRC

The following chart shows the average EV/R of the companies we track in both
countries:
                                Average EV/R

                                       Source: S&P Capital IQ, FRC

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Canadian Retail Cannabis Pricing
Province (As of 2021/07/26)             Average Price per Gram          Average Price per Gram THC          Average Price per Gram CBD        # of Products          Min. Price       Max. Price
B.C.                              $                        9.61     $                          9.68   $                            8.45                 251      $        3.53    $       15.71
Ontario                           $                        9.41     $                          9.57   $                            7.88                 365      $        3.57    $       22.66
Quebec                            $                        9.25     $                          9.25   $                            9.23                 268      $        3.60    $       21.68
Alberta                           $                       10.75     $                         10.74   $                           10.78                 411      $        3.14    $       22.00
N.B.                              $                        9.29     $                          9.42   $                            7.64                 206      $        3.36    $       15.99
P.E.I.                            $                        9.61     $                          9.63   $                            9.34                 187      $        4.40    $       23.30
Newfoundland                      $                        9.98     $                          9.92   $                           10.32                 169      $        4.46    $       15.40
Yukon                             $                       16.33     $                         15.13   $                           13.95                   4      $       13.68    $       13.95
N.S.                              $                       10.01     $                         10.05   $                            9.50                 196      $        5.14    $       42.85
Nunavut                           $                       13.15     $                         13.35   $                           13.41                  32      $        9.43    $       17.91
Northwest Territories             $                       14.68     $                         12.65                                                       2      $       12.08    $       17.28
Manitoba                          $                       11.31     $                         11.22   $                             11.55               374      $        4.87    $       23.57
Saskatchewan                      $                       12.04     $                         12.04   $                             12.07               266      $        4.40    $       38.50
CANADA                            $                       11.19     $                         10.97   $                             10.34
Province (As of 2021/07/19)           Average Price per Gram        Average Price per Gram THC        Average Price per Gram CBD      # of Products       Min. Price       Max. Price   Max. Price
B.C.                          $                          9.66   $                          9.73   $                          8.45               247   $        3.53    $       15.71    $   15.71
Ontario                       $                          9.40   $                          9.56   $                          7.88               362   $        3.57    $       22.66    $   22.66
Quebec                        $                          9.27   $                          9.28   $                          9.23               267   $        4.83    $       21.68    $   21.68
Alberta                       $                         10.78   $                         10.77   $                         10.81               402   $        3.14    $       22.00    $   22.00
N.B.                          $                          9.38   $                          9.52   $                          7.76               201   $        3.57    $       15.99    $   16.28
P.E.I.                        $                          9.61   $                          9.63   $                          9.34               187   $        4.40    $       23.30    $   23.30
Newfoundland                  $                         10.01   $                          9.96   $                         10.32               169   $        4.46    $       15.40    $   15.40
Yukon                         $                         16.33   $                         15.13   $                         13.95                 4   $       13.68    $       13.95    $   22.28
N.S.                          $                         10.01   $                         10.05   $                          9.50               389   $        5.14    $       42.85    $   42.85
Nunavut                       $                         13.15   $                         13.35   $                         13.41                32   $        9.43    $       17.91    $   17.91
Northwest Territories         $                         14.68   $                         12.65                                                   2   $       12.08    $       17.28    $   17.28
Manitoba                      $                         11.36   $                         11.28   $                         11.55               371   $        4.87    $       23.57    $   23.57
Saskatchewan                  $                         12.05   $                         12.05   $                         12.07               264   $        4.40    $       38.50    $   38.50
CANADA                        $                         11.21   $                         11.00   $                         10.36

                                             Source: Online Provincial Cannabis Stores, FRC

The average retail price per gram fell week-over-week from $11.21 to $11.19. The
chart below shows the Canadian retail dried cannabis flower pricing trend:

                                       Canadian Retail Dried Cannabis Flower Pricing

                                             Source: Online Provincial Cannabis Stores, FRC

Canadian Retail Cannabis Stores
As of July 26, 2021, there are 2,351 retail cannabis stores, a week-over-week increase
of 14 stores across Canada, including six in Ontario, and four in Alberta.

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                                               Nationwide Store Count

                        June-21-2021 June-28-2021 July-5-2021 July-12-2021 July-19-2021 July-26-2021
Geographic Region        Store Count Store Count Store Count Store Count Store Count Store Count       Population Population / Store
Alberta                         648          651          652         653          657          661     4,428,247              6,740
B.C.                            359          362          362         364          367          367     5,120,184            13,951
Manitoba                         93           93          101         103          105          106     1,379,121            13,134
N.B.                             20           20           20          20           20           20      780,890             39,045
N.S.                             25           25           25          25           25           25      978,274             39,131
Newfoundland                     30           30           30          30           30           30      520,437             17,348
Northwest Territories             6            6            6           6            6            6       44,982              7,497
Nunavut                                                                                                   39,486
Ontario                         820          849          872         885          948          954    14,745,040            15,554
P.E.I.                            4            4            4           4            4            4       158,717            39,679
Quebec                           68           69           71          73           74           75     8,552,362           115,572
Saskatchewan                     82           82           88          88           96           98     1,181,987            12,312
Yukon                             5            5            5           5            5            5       41,293               8,259
CANADA                        2,160        2,196        2,236        2,256       2,337        2,351    37,971,020            16,248
                                           Source: Provincial Websites, FRC

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                            Weekly Psychedelic Commentary

Psychedelic Industry Performance

                    July 26, 2021
                    Company                                    YTD       1-Week 1-Year
                    COMPASS Pathways plc                       -16%         4%   26%
                    Atai Life Sciences N.V.                    -17%        -5%   -17%
                    Numinus Wellness Inc.                      -16%        -8%  255%
                    Mind Medicine Inc.                          3%         -4%  791%
                    Braxia Scientific Corp.                    -67%        -2%   -67%
                    Seelos Therapeutics Inc.                   62%         -7%  103%

                                    AVERAGE                     -9%        -4%       182%
                                      MIN                      -67%        -8%       -67%
                                      MAX                      62%          4%       791%

                                     Index             YTD 1-Week 1-Year
                                     PSYK              -7%     1%  -7%
                                        Source: TMX Money, FRC

Last week, Braxia Scientific Corp (CSE: BRAX) announced they secured insurance
coverage from Medavie Blue Cross to provide fully covered ketamine treatments to
individuals suffering from depression and related disorders. We believe insurance
coverage is an indication of the growing acceptance of psychedelics.

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