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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address events or developments that BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although BlueBird Battery Metals believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploration and production successes or failures, continued availability of capital and financing, inability to obtain required shareholder or regulatory approvals, and general economic market or business conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of BlueBird’s management on the date the statements are made. Nathan Tribble, P.Geo., has approved the information contained in this presentation. Mr. Tribble is the P.Geo of the Company and is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. HMAN:TSX-V | 2
DIVERSIFIED ASSETS FOCUSED ON WEALTH CREATION Au Ni HMAN:TSX-V | 3 Gold Division Nickel Division Corporate Advantages • Intermediate-stage exploration • Intermediate-stage exploration • Experienced management project project • Skilled technical team • Bonanza grade targets • Initial drilling has delivered high- • Attractive capital structure grade, near-surface results • Bulk tonnage targets • Significant, highly reputable • 18-hole drill program, Q1 2021 • Potential to fast-track exploration shareholder on board • Top rated Australian jurisdiction • Fully-funded exploration programs • Top rated US jurisdiction • Continued “greening” of global • Gold widely considered at early economy supports strong, long-term stage of a supercycle nickel growth HMAN:TSX-V | 3
GOLD A COMPELLING & TIMELY GOLD CASE FOR GOLD Gold is an international Gold price has increased G U A RDI AN O F W E A LT H currency dramatically since March 2020 and analysts are G U A RDI AN A G A I NST bullish of further increases C U R R E NC Y F L U C T UAT I O N G U A RDI AN A G A I NS T I N F L AT I O N Au Covid-19 continues to build Current fiscal and trade incredible deficits and debt policies in the U.S. have worldwide the potential to weaken the USD as a safe-haven HMAN:TSX-V | 4
GOLD BAXTER SPRING GOLD PROJECT, NEVADA Jurisdiction Highlights • World Top 3 mining jurisdiction for investment attractiveness (Fraser Institute) • Pro-mining government and supportive Baxter Spring local communities Project • Straightforward mining code • Home to several important gold bearing trends, including Round Mountain NEVADA • The largest gold producing state in the U.S. and one that welcomes further development Au HMAN:TSX-V | 5
GOLD BAXTER SPRING HIGHLIGHTS Intermediate Stage • Drill tested mineralization with 128 historical RC and core holes EXPLORATION • Oxide and vein structures (historic results) 1040 ha • Numerous identified untested targets. PROJECT SIZE • Historically, only shallow drill tested, with potential to find additional mineralization at depth. Nevada PROJECT LOCATION H I S TO R I C R E S U LTS I N C L UDE : BS-22: 2.49 g/t Au over 24.4 m BS-8: 60.4 g/t Au over 12.2 m including 240 g/t Au over 3.1 m HMAN:TSX-V | 6
GOLD LOCATED WITHIN THE ROUND MOUNTAIN TREND Regional N-S trending belt of Baxter Spring mineralization includes: Project Northumberland | 3.5 Moz Au Round Mountain | 15 Moz Au Manhattan | 1.5 Moz Au Goldfield | 5 Moz Au* *Readers are cautioned that results are historic and not 43-101 compliant HMAN:TSX-V | 8
GOLD FLINT, IDAHO: DISTRICT SCALE GOLD-SILVER PROJECT • Gold-silver project in low-risk 1 jurisdiction covering 1,845 ha . • Potential for bulk mineable and high-grade mineralization. • On trend ~1.2 km south of the historically producing DeLamar and Florida Mountain camps where Integra Gold has recently defined resources totaling 2.1 Moz of gold 2 and 116 Moz of silver. • Historical Production of more than 1.5 Moz of silver from two veins in 3 the Flint camp. • Pro-mining jurisdiction. 1 Acquisition pending TSX approval 2 Readers should refer to the Integra Resources Technical report dated Sept-09, 2019 3 Historical production figures were obtained and prepared by previous operators. The Company has not completed the work necessary to verify results and the historical figures should not be relied upon as they have not been verified by a Qualified Person. HMAN:TSX-V | 9
NICKEL THE NEXT WINNER IN NICKEL THE BATTERY BOOM Manufacturers adopting battery NMC share of EV market Battery nickel demand chemistries with higher nickel forecast to nearly triple to rising to 3.69 million tonnes content; NMC is the front runner1 63% by 20271 by 20303 N I C K EL D EMA N D Ni MA R K ET SH A R E 4 Stated as % By Type of Cathode Material of the market I N B AT TERIES 2020-2030 CAGR: 16% kt NICKEL 1 Source: Fitch Solutions “EV Metals”, Dec 2019 2 Source: Roskill “Nickel Outlook to 2029 3 Source: US geological survey, 2020 4 Source: Source: Western Areas Ltd., Trafigura Research, SMM, CIAP –March 2020 HMAN:TSX-V | 10
NICKEL LONG TERM BATTERY DEMAND REMAINS AGGRESSIVE By 2025: • Govt bans on new gas vehicle sales commence2 • Tens of millions of EVs are expected on the roads3 • Tens of millions of charge stations will be installed2 115+ NEW BATTERY MEGAFACTORIES ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE1 1 Source: Benchmark Minerals 2 Source: Public announcements 3 Source: IEA “Global EV Outlook 2020” HMAN:TSX-V | 11
NICKEL THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA World #1 rated mining jurisdiction for investment attractiveness JURISDICTION ADVANTAGE Fraser Institute Global nickel supply is dangerously reliant • Politically stable and pro-mining on high-risk jurisdictions, with 55% • Straightforward regulatory framework coming from Indonesia, Philippines & Russia • Attractive investment environment • Highly prospective mineralogy End users have made it clear that they are seeking stable, reliable • Excellent infrastructure including road, rail, ports and conflict-free sources of production • High quality end product for battery metals • Skilled and experienced workforce • Projects can move rapidly into production HMAN:TSX-V | 12
NICKEL CANEGRASS PROJECT Ni Cu Canegrass Project Western Australia • 2021 Drilling: New, 18-hole drill program Co for Q1, 2021 • High Grades: High-grade nickel, copper, Pt PGE and vanadium mineralization AUSTRALIA Pd • Drilling Success: Multiple, high-grade, near-surface drill results from 1st program V205 • Additional Targets: Drilling success to date is in line with survey anomalies/ More survey anomalies to be drill tested • Attractive Chemistry: Multi-element rock and soil sampling (historical) indicates absence of arsenic. • Top Location: 4200 Ha property, located in the Windimurra Intrusive Complex, is road accessible and Canegrass Tenement 500 km from tidewater HMAN:TSX-V | 13
NICKEL CANEGRASS 2018 DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS • All holes returned anomalous values of Ni, Cu, Co (and PGE) • BBRC001 (Winx) 14m @ 1.17% Ni, 0.88% Cu and 0.05% Co from 65m, including 1m @ 2.70% Ni, 0.23% Cu and 0.12% Co • BBDD001 (Sunline) 0.57m @ 3.07 % Ni, 0.62% Cu and 0.24% Co from 144.1m • BBDD002 (Tulloch) 14.25m @ 0.69% Ni, 0.82% Cu and 0.05% Co from 243.2, including 4.9m @ 1.33% Ni, 1.26% Cu and 0.10% Co • Downhole electromagnetic (DHEM) testing identified anomalies in holes BBRC001 and 002, BBDD001 and 002, strongly suggesting mineralization is more extensive than intersected HMAN:TSX-V | 14
CANEGRASS: NICKEL OPPORTUNITIES ALONG STRIKE AND DEPTH BBRC002-005 targeting vanadium (V205) BBRC002-001 targeting whole rock surface anolmaly VTEM-08 anomaly HMAN:TSX-V | 15
NICKEL CANEGRASS DRILLING TARGETING • Demonstrated Ni-Co-Cu potential associated with airborne VTEM TM anomalies. • Surface EM (2018) has confirmed strong EM anomalies associated with many of the VTEM TM anomalies. HMAN:TSX-V | 16
NICKEL ASHBURTON: MANGANESE COBALT PROJECT Mn Ashburton Project • 189,000 ha Property with 30km strike Western Australia along the prospective Talga Fault Zone. Co • High-grade cobalt encountered (by sampling) in multiple locations with up to 0.421% (4,214ppm) Co AUSTRALIA • Strong correlation with manganese. The cobalt mineralization at Ashburton displays correlation with manganese enrichment, with grades up to 27.8% Mn. • High demand Battery Metals HMAN:TSX-V | 17
UP CO M ING CATALY S TS CANEGRASS Discovery Phase I Drilling Phase II Drilling 43-101 Compliant Fieldwork/Drilling (3,160m), Q2/Q3 2021 Resource Estimate COMPLETE (Q4, 2018) MLEM survey Q3/Q4 2021 Q1/Q2, 2021 BAXTER SPRING Acquisition Historic Data Fieldwork/Phase I Phase II drilling Q4, 2020 Review Drilling Q2/Q3 2021 Q4, 2020, Q1/Q2, 2021 Q1, 2021 HMAN:TSX-V | 18
Scott Patrizi, President, CEO and Director MANAG EMENT Mr. Patrizi is a corporate Jeremy Ross, Director Over 20 years of experience in director with a strong equity capital markets and project venture capital and marketing for acquisition experience. Mr. Patrizi holds a Bachelor small cap to mid-tier mining. He was a Director of Fission Uranium Corp TSX from 2013 to of Commerce from the University of Western Australia. Most recently he was the Executive 2017, as well as the Corporate Development Consultant Director of ASX listed Caprice Resources Limited for Fission Energy when it was named a Top 50 TSX-V company for its performance. (ASX: CRS) and remains a Non-Executive Director of the company. Joseph Meagher, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary Mr. Patrizi was formerly the Executive Director at Chartered Professional Accountant Matador Mining Limited (ASX:MZZ) and a Non- (CPA, CA) and strong background Executive Director at Rarex Limited (ASX: REE) as a CFO and Director in the and Elixir Petroleum (ASX: EXR). Mr. Patrizi has mining sector worked across a wide range of industries including mining, oil and gas, healthcare, and education Mathew O’Hara, Director providing merger and acquisition, valuation and due Chartered Accountant with extensive diligence services. Mr. Patrizi previous employment professional experience in capital markets, history includes working for Argonaut Limited, a full- financing, financial accounting and governance service advisory, stockbroking and research and and has been employed by, and acted as investment house focused on clients in the natural Director, Company Secretary and Chief Financial resource sector as well as for big 4 accounting firm Officer of several listed companies, in Deloitte. predominantly in the resources sector. Neil McCallum, Director Nathan Tribble, Director Mr. McCallum, B.Sc, P.Geo, is a 15 years of experience in exploration Senior Geologist with over 15 years and mining, with a particular focus of experience and is a key member on gold and base metals. Past of the Dahrouge Geological experience includes Senior Principal Consulting Ltd. group. Mr. McCallum was extensively involved from an early stage in the Geologist for Sprott Mining, Senior Geologist for Bonterra NioCorp superalloy project in Nebraska. He has a proven track record of identifying high- Resources, Jerritt Canyon Gold, potential exploration projects and advancing them to the feasibility stage. Kerr Mines and Northern Gold. HMAN:TSX-V | 19
SHARE CAPITAL Share Price C$0.15 TSX-V Shares Outstanding 87.2M HMAN Warrants 31.5 M Options 6.0 M Fully Diluted 124.7 M Mkt Cap. (Basic) C$13.1M May 05, 2021 HMAN:TSX-V HMAN:TSX-V | 20
WINDIMURRA COMPLEX | Canegrass Project • Australia's largest, exposed. layered mafic intrusion complex measuring 85 km x 37 km. • This Archean-aged complex is similar to others that host world class nickel- copper, chromite and platinum- palladium deposits • one of the largest layered intrusives in the world, estimated to be >11 km thick. • geologically similar to the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa which supplies significant amounts of the world’s platinum group elements, nickel, copper and cobalt. • The prospective Shepards Discordant Zone Is a 200-600 m th ick sequence of magnetite-rich leucogabbro that can be traced for more than 50 kms. HMAN:TSX-V | 21
CANEGRASS PROJECT Section looking North of BBDD0002 Tarketing CG-039 EM Anomaly and Historical Mineralization HMAN:TSX-V | 22
CANEGRASS | Regional Magnetics Atlantic Vanadium Windimurra Mine Canegrass Property HMAN:TSX-V | 23
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