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LEADING MANAGEMENT TEAM Proven CEO and Managing Director PAUL ANDRE HUET GRAEME SLOAN Chairman and CEO Managing Director – Australian Operations Former President, CEO and Director of Klondex Former Chief Executive of Perseverance Mines, building the company from a single asset Corporation from 2002-2007, responsible for operation in 2012 until its sale as a multi-asset the construction of the Fosterville Mine and producer in 2018 Mill, now Australia’s highest margin operation +30 years of experience within the mining Former CEO and MD of a number of ASX and industry, boasting a proven track record of AIM mining companies building shareholder value Excellent track record of success in building Has served on several non-profit and publicly and operating integrated mining operations traded company boards Overall responsibility for the Beta Hunt Mine and Higginsville Gold Operations TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 2
LEADING MANAGEMENT TEAM Experienced Senior Team OLIVER TURNER BARRY DAHL MICHAEL DOOLIN Executive Chief Financial Senior Vice President, Vice President, Officer Technical Services Corporate Development Over 12 years of experience in Experienced mining CFO with Mining professional with over the mining industry 30 years of financial leadership 30 years of experience in senior technical management Previously served as Senior Vice Prior to joining Karora served roles President of Precious Metals as CFO of Excelsior Mining Equity Research at GMP Corp., CFO of Klondex Mines Previously served as interim Securities and as a mining Limited and CFO of Argonaut CEO and COO of Silver engineer at Wardrop Engineering Elephant Mining Corp., COO at Klondex Mines Limited and Mill Manager at Great Basin Gold TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 3
DISCLAIMER CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS an increased uncertainty of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the This presentation contains "forward-looking information" including without limitation cost of such recovery, which include increased risks associated with developing a statements relating to the timing of production and cash flow from the Spargos Gold commercially mineable deposit. Historically, such projects have a much higher risk of Reward Project and the potential of the Beta Hunt Mine, Higginsville Gold Operation economic and technical failure. There is no guarantee that anticipated production costs and Spargos Reward Gold Project. will be achieved. Failure to achieve the anticipated production costs would have a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s cash flow and future profitability. Readers Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other are cautioned that there is increased uncertainty and higher risk of economic and factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Karora to be technical failure associated with such production decisions. materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or CAUTIONARY NOTE – RESOURCES implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome include, In accordance with applicable Canadian securities regulatory requirements, all mineral among others: future prices and the supply of metals; the results of drilling; inability to resource estimates of Karora disclosed in this Presentation have been prepared in raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for properties; environmental liabilities (known and unknown); general business, economic, Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), classified in accordance with Canadian Institute of Mining competitive, political and social uncertainties; results of exploration programs; accidents, Metallurgy and Petroleum's "CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, terrorism, Definitions and Guidelines" (the "CIM Guidelines"). insurrection or war; or delays in obtaining governmental approvals, projected cash operating costs, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals. For a more detailed Pursuant to the CIM Guidelines, mineral resources have a higher degree of uncertainty discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ than mineral reserves as to their existence as well as their economic and legal feasibility. materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, refer to Inferred mineral resources, when compared with measured or indicated mineral Karora 's filings with Canadian securities regulators, including the most recent Annual resources, have the least certainty as to their existence, and it is reasonably expected the Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. majority of inferred mineral resources could be upgraded to indicated mineral resources Although Karora has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual with continued exploration. Pursuant to NI 43-101, inferred mineral resources may not actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking form the basis of any economic analysis, including any feasibility study. Accordingly, statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from readers are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a mineral resource exists, will those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein ever be converted into a mineral reserve, or is or will ever be economically or legally are made as of the date of this presentation and Karora disclaims any obligation to mineable or recovered. Premier is not aware of any environmental, permitting, legal, title- update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future related, taxation, socio-political, marketing or other relevant issue that could materially events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. affect the mineral resource estimate. The definitions under NI 43-101 and the CIM guidelines differ from the definitions in Guide 7 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange NON-IFRS MEASURES Commission. Accordingly, information regarding mineral deposits may not be comparable Certain non-IFRS measures are included in this Presentation, including Adjusted Working to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and Capital and EBITDA. The non-IFRS measure should not be considered in isolation or as disclosure requirements under the United States Securities laws and the policies and a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The non- regulations thereunder. IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers. TECHNICAL REPORTS Technical Report on the Higginsville-Beta Hunt Operation Eastern Goldfields, Western CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING HIGGINSVILLE MINING OPERATIONS Australia), dated January 29, 2021, available under Karora’s profile at www.sedar.com A production decision at the Higginsville gold operations was made by previous operators QP STATEMENT of the mine, prior to the completion of the acquisition of the Higginsville gold operations The disclosure of scientific and technical information contained in this presentation has by Karora and Karora made a decision to continue production subsequent to the been reviewed and approved by Stephen Devlin, FAusIMM, Group Geologist, Karora acquisition. This decision by Karora to continue production and, to the knowledge of Resources Inc., a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101. Karora, the prior production decision were not based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves, demonstrating economic and technical viability, and, as a result, there may be TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 4
DOUBLING PRODUCTION TO 200,000 OZ PRODUCTION COST FUNDED SIGNFICANT GROWTH REDUCTION GROWTH UPSIDE PROJECTS Targeting gold Continued focus on Growth capital funded Numerous advanced production of 185-205k AISC reduction towards from existing cash and high grade gold and oz by 2024 US$900/oz operating cash flow nickel targets 225 1,100 200 1,000 175 US$ PER OUNCE 150 900 000’S OF OUNCES 125 800 100 Elevating Karora into 75 700 the next Tier of gold 50 600 producers 25 0 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 Gold Production All-in Sustaining Cost TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 5
BUILDING ON TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERY BEAT 2020 CONSISTENT MAJOR COST 2020 RESOURCE GUIDANCE PRODUCTION REDUCTIONS ADDITIONS 2020 production of Reliable producer Royalties, vendor, G&A Consolidated 2P Reserves 99,249 oz vs. guidance of ~25 koz/qtr, and personnel initiatives of 1.33M oz (+334%) of 90,000 - 95,000 oz despite numerous reduced AISC to Consolidated M&I Resources external headwinds ~US$1,000/oz of 2.52M oz (+167%) PRODUCTION HISTORY SINCE HGO MILL ACQUISITION 30 1,200 1,100 25 Consistent 1,000 20 Operational Delivery 000’S OF OUNCES US$ PER OUNCE 900 Since Acquisition of 15 800 HGO Mill in mid-2019 10 700 5 600 0 500 Q319 Q419 Q120 Q220 Q320 Q420 Q121 Gold Production All-in Sustaining Cost TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 6
THREE YEAR CONSOLIDATED GUIDANCE Phased capital program over During Q1 2021, $18M of capital was three year window allows deployed into pre-development growth consistent FCF generation plan initiatives. PRODUCTION, COST AND CAPITAL GUIDANCE (2021 – 2024)1,4,8 Production & Costs 2021 2022 2023 2024 Gold Production Koz 105 - 115 120 - 140 150 - 170 185 - 205 All-in sustaining costs7,8 US$/oz 985 - 1,085 900 - 990 890 - 990 885 - 985 Capital Investments2,3,6 Sustaining Capital A$ (M) 5-6 8 - 13 11 - 16 18 - 23 Growth Capital A$ (M) 40 - 46 45 - 55 47 - 57 30 - 40 Exploration & Resource Development5 A$ (M) 20 - 23 21 - 24 22 - 25 20 - 23 1. 2021 Guidance, which was announced in January 2021 (see Karora news release dated January 19, 2021), is unchanged. This production guidance through 2024 is principally based on the 2020 year-end Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources announced on December 16, 2020. 2. The Capital Investment amounts listed above, which the Corporation expects to fund with cash on hand and cashflow from operations, includes the capital required during the applicable periods to expand the capacity of the Higginsville mill to 2.5 Mtpa. See below for further detail regarding this expansion. 3. The material assumptions associated with the expansion of Beta Hunt mining production rate to 2.0 Mtpa in 2024 include the addition of a second ramp decline system driven parallel to the ore body, ventilation and other infrastructure that is required to support these areas, and an expanded trucking fleet. The Capital Investment amounts listed above, which the Corporation expects to fund with cash on hand and cashflow from operations, include the capital required during the applicable periods to fund this throughput expansion. See below for further detail regarding this expansion. 4. The Corporation’s guidance assumes targeted mining rates and costs, availability of personnel, contractors, equipment and supplies, the receipt on a timely basis of required permits and licenses, cash availability for capital investments from cash balances, cash flow from operations, or from a third-party debt financing source on terms acceptable to the Corporation, no significant events which impact operations, such as COVID- 19, nickel price of US$16,000 per tonne, as well as an A$ to US$ exchange rate of 0.78 and A$ to C$ exchange rate of 0.91. Assumptions used for the purposes of guidance may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ from those anticipated. See below “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements”. 5. Exploration expenditures include capital expenditures related to infill drilling for Mineral Resource conversion, capital expenditures for extension drilling outside of existing Mineral Resources and expensed exploration. Exploration expenditures also includes capital expenditures for the development of exploration drifts. 6. Capital expenditures exclude capitalized depreciation. 7. AISC guidance includes general and administrative costs and excludes share-based payment expense. 8. See “Non-IFRS Measures” set on page 4 of this presentation. 9. See “Risk Factors” described on page 29 of the Corporation’s MD&A dated March 19, 2021. TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 7
GROWTH PLAN MILESTONES 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Studies, pre-development and drilling Beta Hunt expansion including second decline development Phase II mill expansion to 2.5 MTPA Target ~200,000 oz gold production rate Develop upside project opportunities TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 8
KARORA’S PROJECT PIPELINE Multi-stage project pipeline feeding long-term BETA HUNT production FLETCHER, WESTERN FLANKS growth NORTH & A ZONE NORTH LAKE COWAN Higginsville Central Projects REGIONAL Higginsville Greater Projects TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 9
BETA HUNT EXPANSION TO 2.0 MTPA PORTAL N Beta Hunt Footprint Continues to Grow A ZONE AIF Recent drilling has WESTERN significantly expanded Beta FLANKS Hunt’s Footprint HISTORIC OPEN PITS Drilling has confirmed LONGSECTION structures hosting gold mineralization extending both along strike and down GIF dip Additional nickel discoveries BETA including the 30C and Legend 50C/Gamma zones have led Gold Gold Nickel to a dedicated nickel 50C NICKEL TROUGH Nickel exploration team remnant 0m 1,000m GAMMA TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 10
BETA HUNT EXPANSION TO 2.0 MTPA Development of a second Selection of second decline leverages strong past operational decline to more than double performance in haulage to ensure a production capacity smooth, efficient throughput increase LONG SECTION LOOKING NORTHEAST SECOND DECLINE Existing Portal & Decline Surface Mined Indicated Measured Inferred OPEN LARKIN Stage 1 A Zone North, Western Flanks OPEN Extensional Drilling OPEN OPEN AlphaAlpha Island FaultFault Island TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 11
BETA HUNT EXPANSION TO 2.0 MTPA Second decline will be Drilling up-plunge of A-Zone & Western Flanks has intersected a shear zone along driven parallel to ore body strike of Western Flanks providing potential near term production as decline is advanced LONG SECTION LOOKING NORTHEAST SECOND DECLINE Surface Existing Portal & Decline Stage 1 and 2 A Zone North, Western Flanks Extensional Drilling ULTRAMAFIC BASALT DRILL TARGET ZONE Mined Indicated Measured Inferred TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 12
HGO PHASE II MILL EXPANSION Major Plant Expansion 60% increase in throughput to 2.5 MTPA Phase II mill expansion estimated Additional leach feed screens, capital cost of A$50 million CIL tanks and new thickener incorporated Addition of new SAG mill / motor and extension of feed conveyor Upgrades to process water plant, tails A section of the crushing circuit will be pipeline and other infrastructure repurposed as a pebble crusher Completed plant expansion will provide optionality to blend paleochannel Existing ball mill, recently upgraded gravity circuit and elution columns will material from Central Higginsville be utilized TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 13
HGO CENTRAL: HGO’S HIGHER GRADE CORE TWO UNDERGROUND Two boys restart and Aquarius MINES ONLINE IN development will drive higher H2 2021 grade base feed to HGO mill TRIDENT U/G N HIGGINSVILLE POSEIDON SOUTH CENTRAL TWO BOYS HGO MILL AQUARIUS GRAVEYARD APHRODITE MITCHELL Legend HIDDEN SECRET Operating Mines Past Producing Mines Mill Gold Haul Roads CHALLENGE MOUSEHOLLOW Tailings Storage Facility Waste Dumps BALOO HGO Tenements 0km 4km TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 14
AQUARIUS: HGO’S NEW UG MINE Higginsville Central AQUARIUS PROJECT Pre-production activities Stope development expected to begin commenced in Q2 2021 late in Q4 2021 Portal established and decline Higher grades are expected for the main development underway as of Q3 ore zone 2021 Deposit remains open along strike and Box cut will intersect near at depth with follow-up drilling to be surface supergene material carried out from the lateral underground which will be mined and milled to development, providing optimal drill help offset development costs locations TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 15
TWO BOYS: RESTARTING A HIGH GRADE MINE Higginsville Central TWO BOYS PROJECT Restart of past producing underground operation Over 1,000 metres rehabilitation on the main decline has been completed along with dewatering Development expected to reach remnant and new ore in Q3 2021 Updated development and stope production plan to include recent face samples (5-10 g/t) TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 16
SPARGOS GOLD MINE SPARGOS LONG SECTION LOOKING EAST SET TO BEGIN FEEDING HGO PLANT IN H2 2021 Pre-development work commenced Q1 2021 First ore on track for delivery to mill in Q3 2021 KRR’s new, high confidence Mineral Resource focused on near-term open pit mining with significant exploration upside to be incorporated Limited drilling at depth and along strike – next phase of exploration drilling will focus on extending high grade Mineral Resource beyond current pit shell as well as regional SPARGOS GOLD PROJECT 1 Mineral Resource Estimate as at June 24, 2021 targets Mineral Tonnes Grade Contained Resource2, 3 (kt) (g/t Au) (koz Au) Measured 241 2.4 19 1. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the Mineral Resources estimated will be converted into Mineral Reserves. Indicated 836 3.2 86 2. The Mineral Resource estimates include Inferred Mineral Resources that are normally considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. There is also no certainty that Inferred Mineral Resources will be M&I 1,077 3.0 105 converted to Measured and Indicated categories through further drilling, or into Mineral Reserves once economic considerations are applied. Mineral resource tonnage and contained metal have been rounded to reflect the accuracy of the estimate, and numbers may not add due to rounding Inferred 401 3.5 45 3. Gold Mineral Resources are reported using a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off grade above 300mRL, and 1.6g/t Below 300mRL This Mineral Resource estimate may be materially affected by legal, political, environmental and other risks. TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 17
SPARGOS REGIONAL POTENTIAL UNFOLDING STRUCTURAL TARGET SOUTH OF SPARGOS REGIONAL SPARGOS GROWTH POTENTIAL Potential growth outside of the immediate extensions of the Mineral Resource has been identified 1.5km south of main Spargos project area Mineralization associated with a porphyry controlled dilational target Target associated with historical, near surface downhole drill intersections including: • 14.1 g/t over 2 metres from 5 metres (SRC013) • 48.5 g/t over 1 metre from 2 metres (SR0988) • 7.7 g/t over 0.5 metres from 44 metres (SRB171) TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 18
MAJOR UPSIDE PROJECTS REMAIN Beta Hunt’s Potential to PORTAL Grow Materially Beyond A ZONE NORTH N 2020 Resource & Reserve WESTERN FLANKS NORTH A ZONE AIF FOUR ACTIVE EXPLORATION TARGETS Western Flanks North WESTERN FLANKS A Zone North FLETCHER Fletcher 50C Nickel Trough • 50C discovery includes 11.6% Ni over 4.6 GIF metres, including 18.4% over 2.2 metres in hole G50-22-005E1 LARKIN GOLD DISCOVERY Legend LARKIN Current Mineral 47 drill holes completed for Resources BETA 9,362 m - latest assays pending Gold Initial Larkin Mineral Resource to be Gold Nickel 50C NICKEL TROUGH included in 2021 consolidated Nickel remnant Resource and Reserve update Exploration Target - Active GAMMA 0m 1,000m • 30C Nickel Trough directly above Larkin has returned grades of 8.6% Ni over 1.0 1. See Karora news release dated April 6, 2021 metre and 7.7% Ni over 1.3 metres in 2. See Karora news release dated September 10, 2020 holes BE30-009 and BE300102 TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 19
HGO: DISTRICT SCALE EXPLORATION Sleuth Trend / Lake Cowan Exploration Potential Part of Regionally Prospective Zuleika Shear Zone SLEUTH TREND BALOO HIGA8864:50m @ 1.35g/t (active mine) Incl. 16m @ 3.64g/t (KRR Resources.com.au – Feb 8, 2021) ARAL Legend MONSOON NORTH Au_ppm_m ax discrete Sleuth Trend GM v1 Black Flag felsic volcanics MONSOON 5 and volcaniclastics 1 Black Flag sediments SPBC0313: 66m @ 11.4g/t SPC0320: 38m @ 6.4g/t 0.5 and mafic volcaniclastics (S2 Resources.com.au – July 21, 2016) 0.05 Gold Black Flag sediments, felsic 0.003 volcaniclastics and mafics Black flag shale Granite porphyry NANOOK Kambalda Komatiite SLEUTH Paringa Basalt TREND Unknown TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 20
NET ZERO ANNOUNCEMENT KEY PILLAR OF ESG PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NET ZERO COMPANYTM Develop and implement a pathway to net zero GHG emissions GHG reduction targets to be set and measured using recognized best practices Initial focus will be on Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions (direct onsite emissions and purchased energy emissions) Becoming one of world’s Goal is to ultimately reach True Net Zero first net zero GHG junior status, which includes a measure of Scope 3 emissions (upstream / gold miners downstream supply chain emissions) Inaugural ESG Report expected in early 2022, incorporating GHG reduction progress TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 21
ENTERING THE NEXT TIER OF PRODUCERS Increasing production to the ~200,000 oz peer group provides significant potential for valuation multiple expansion and market capitalization re-rate Karora sits uniquely positioned as an organically funded, multi-asset producer in a top tier jurisdiction Bubble size = market capitalization 1500 1400 1300 AR 1200 AISC (US$/oz) PVG 1100 KRR CXB WGX SLR PRU 1000 VGCX RMS 900 RRL WDO KNT KRR 800 700 DPM 600 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Production (koz) 1. Source: Capital IQ. As of June 24, 2021. TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 22
ENTERING THE NEXT TIER OF PRODUCERS Increasing production to the ~200,000 oz peer group provides significant potential for valuation multiple expansion and market capitalization re-rate KARORA MARKET CAPITALIZATION POTENTIAL 2,000 $1.37Bn 202,000 oz Average Group Average Group Market Cap Production MARKET CAPITALIZATION (C$M) 1,500 1,000 500 0 Karora Gold Road Argonaut Victoria Ramelius Silver Lake Dundee Wesdome K92 Mining Gold Gold Resources Resources Precious Metals 1. Source: Capital IQ. As of June 24, 2021 TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF
CORPORATE SUMMARY CAPITAL STRUCTURE MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS Shares Outstanding (M)1 146.7 Shareholder Ownership Warrants (M)1 5.1 Eric Sprott ~9% Options (M)1 3.8 Van Eck Associates (GDXJ ETF) ~6% DSU / RSU & Other (M)1,3 4.6 Invesco Ltd. ~4% Fully Diluted Shares (M)1 160.2 RBC Global Asset Management ~3% Cash & Equivalents (C$M)2 $76.7 Stabilitas GmbH ~3% Working Capital (C$M) $63.2 Management ~2% 1. Outstanding as at May 6, 2021. Source: Street Research, Capital IQ 2. Cash and cash equivalents and Working Capital as at March 31, 2021. 3. Includes 1.6 M contingent shares and 0.9 M PSUs.v LAST 12 MONTHS PERFORMANCE1 ANALYST COVERAGE 2.50 $5.00 Broker Analyst Target Price $4.50 Tom Gallo C$6.00 2.00 $4.00 SHARE PRICE (C$) $3.50 Matthew O’Keefe VOLUME (M) C$5.50 1.50 $3.00 Nicolas Dion C$5.85 $2.50 1.00 $2.00 John Sclodnick C$5.65 $1.50 Pierre Vaillancourt C$6.00 0.50 $1.00 $0.50 David Talbot C$9.00 0.00 $0.00 Mar-21 Jun-20 Jan-21 Jun-21 Feb-21 May-20 May-21 Dec-20 Apr-20 Oct-20 Apr-21 Jul-20 Nov-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Ovais Habib C$5.75 Ian Parkinson C$5.85 1. Adjusted for 4.5 :1 share consolidation effective July 31, 2020 TSX KRR | OTCQX KRRGF 24
TSX KRR OTCQX KRRGF HEAD OFFICE Karora Resources 141 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1608 Toronto, ON, Canada M5H 3L5 PHONE (416) 363-0649 www.karoraresources.com 25
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