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River Valley Palladium Project: Path to Development Q4 2021 Pd Pt Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2
Disclaimers SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report includes forward-looking statements covered by the Private Securities Certain information presented, including discussions of future plans and operations, Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements deal with future events, they are contains forward-looking statements involving substantial known and unknown risks and subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results for fiscal year 2010 and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainty, beyond could differ materially from the Company’s current expectations. Forward-looking many of which are beyond control of company management. These may include, but are statements are identified by words such as "anticipates," "projects," "expects," "plans," not limited to, the influence of general economic conditions, industry conditions, "intends," "believes," "estimates," "targets," and other similar expressions that indicate fluctuations of commodity prices and foreign exchange rate conditions, prices, rates, trends and future events. environmental risk, industry competition, availability of qualified staff and management, stock market volatility, timely and cost-effective access to sufficient working capital or financing from internal and external sources. Actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward- QUALIFIED PERSON STATEMENT looking statements The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results or Mineral Resources is based on information compiled, reviewed or prepared by Dr. Bill Stone. Dr. Stone is a Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this presentation. Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 2
River Valley Palladium Project Overview • One of the largest 100% owned undeveloped primary palladium deposits in North America • Superb infrastructure setting with road and rail links to Sudbury infrastructure Payable Metals (Preliminary Economic Assessment • Multi-million ounce district scale palladium asset 2019) • Fully funded for Prefeasibility Study, initiating in April 63.4% PALLADIUM 2021 17.5% PLATINUM 12.9% COPPER • Rhodium evaluation program underway 3.3% GOLD • Blue-sky exploration upside, world-class mining 2.2% NICKEL jurisdiction 0.7% COBALT One of the most undervalued companies in North American PGM explorers/developers on a market capitalization/PdEq oz basis Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 3
RIVER VALLEY HISTORY 1999 2008 2012 2017 2021 Signed option-JV Anglo 50% earn-in after Mining leases granted; Restarted project Pre-Feasibility Study, agreement with Anglo investing $30 million in environmental baseline exploration and commenced in April Platinum exploration studies conducted development 2000 2010 2015 2019 Drill hole Acquired Pine Zone Updated MRE and discovery Anglo’s 50% footwall 1st engineering of PGM interest for discovery study; PEA 100% completed ownership Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 4
Location, Infrastructure & Geology • The River Valley Project located within 100 road- km from the City of River Valley Sudbury in northern PGM Project Ontario, Canada River Valley • Sudbury hosts a world- class Ni-Cu (PGM) mining district and Sudbury Warren major mineral processing and metal recovery facilities Location of the River Valley Palladium Property relative to the City of Sudbury and the Sudbury Basin. Note that the Property is covered by two Mining Leases, which are surrounded by a buffer of mining claims (not shown). Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 5
NAM PROPERTY LAND TENURE • Project covered by NAM Mining Leases and buffered by Mining Claims • Two Mining Leases (450 and 451) cover all the original River Valley deposit NAM • Mining claims cover the RVX part of NAM the deposit and the East and West Buffer areas NAM • Total land area = 107 sq km • Banked Credits on ML450 = $11.5M, which covers the holding costs of the RVX and buffer claims until expiry Land tenure map Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 6
Regional Geological Setting • River Valley is the largest and easternmost of the Paleoproterozoic EBL (“East Bull Lake”) suite of intrusions • River Valley is a gabbro- norite-anorthosite intrusion hosted in high- grade metamorphic paragneisses of the Grenville Province • Platinum Group Metal (PGM)-Copper sulphide deposit discovered on basal (eastern) contact in 1999 Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 7
Property Geology & Mineralized Zones • River Valley Palladium deposit occurs on Symbols footwall contact of the River Valley Intrusion Faults Mining Lease • Deposit strike-length totals 16 km from Pardo Legend Zone in the north to River Valley Extension Nipissing in the south Huronian PGM Deposit River Valley Intr. • Moderately to steeply dipping west or Grenville Gneiss southwest; locally overturned • Deposit broken-up by cross-cutting faults into many separate mineralized zones • Covered by two large Mining Leases and buffered by many Mining Claims • Open to expansion by drilling at depth and in footwall Geological map of River Valley property Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 8
Contact Type PGM Mineralization • Contact-type disseminated PGM-Cu sulphide Stratigraphic Column mineralization occurs mainly in the distinctive Breccia Unit in the basal marginal zone of the intrusion • Boundary Unit and Inclusion-Bearing Unit as less important hosts • Exploration targets inchalcopyrite-pyrrhotite the Layered Unit remain untested sulphide fragments in drill core • PGM most closely associated with chalcopyrite • Mineralization similar to Lac des Iles Mine deposit, NW Ontario Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 9
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE RESULTS Pd PALLADIUM Pt PLATINUM Rh RHODIUM Cu COPPER AuGOLD AgSilver 1,568,300 oz 606,400 oz 53,800 oz 114.7 Mlbs 106,700 oz 759,800 oz PALLADIUM M+I 1 PLATINUM M+I RHODIUM M+I COPPER M+I GOLD M+I SILVER M+I 1,073,700 oz 480,600 oz 43,700 oz 88.1 Mlbs 94,200 oz 756,000 oz INFERRED INFERRED INFERRED INFERRED INFERRED INFERRED 1 measured + indicated *see Appendix (slide 25) for full results summary and NSR calculations Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 10
Higher Grade PGM Mineralization Higher Grade Drill Hole Intercepts in the Northern Area of River Valley Deposit1 • The higher grade mineralized intercepts reflect presence of higher-grade PGM domains within the River Valley Palladium deposit • In addition, 1800 kg of material blasted from outcrops and trenches at Dana North and Dana South for metallurgical testwork in 1999 graded 4.2 g/t Pd, 1.2 g/t Pt, 0.15 g/t Rh, 0.22 g/t Au and 0.32% Cu • The nature, distribution and controls on the higher grade domains is under investigation for future resource estimation modelling 1NorthernArea of the River Valley deposit includes the Pine Zone, Dana North Zone, Dana South Zone, Banshee Zone and Lismer North Zone *Metallurgical holes demonstrating strong continuity of mineralization; The Dana North hole ended in strong mineralization **True widths approximately 65%-80% of intersection widths Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 11
Mineral Processing Recovery Studies PGM Head Grade (g/t) vs Recovery %: 1999-2013 Previous Metallurgy Study (SGS Canada Inc. 90 2013) 80 70 • Material: fresh drill core samples from Dana North and Dana South zones 60 • Primary & Regrind Sizes for Locked Cycle Test: P80=71 µm and P80=19 µm, 50 40 respectively 30 20 • Bulk Concentrate Grades: 16% Cu, 2% Ni, 189 g/t PGM 10 0 • Metal Recoveries: 84% Cu, 22% Ni, 69% PGM 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Smelter Payable Metals: Pd, Pt, Au, Cu, Ni probable; Rh likely; Co, Ag possible. PGM Head Grade (g/t) vs Conc Grade (g/t): 1999-2013 • Deleterious Metals: NONE! (no talc) • Conclusion: A sulphide concentrator could effectively process River Valley deposit 500 450 material 400 350 Next Steps 300 • Improve recoveries to produce bulk concentrate with minimum grades of 18%-20% 250 Cu and 200-250 g/t Pd+Pt+Au (plus Rh, other minor PGMs, Co, Ag) 200 150 • Investigate effects of grade variability on metal recovery and concentrate grade 100 • Investigate split circuit configuration for Ni recovery 50 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Budget = $700,000 (includes drilling fresh core materials and Rh assays) Summary of metal recovery test results 1999-2013 Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 12
Environmental Studies 2002-2004 Work • Devlin Environmental Consulting Services • Plant ecology and surface water surveys • Acid rock drainage study – limited potential for acid rock drainage • Results: No evidence of threatened terrestrial species in the area. 2012 Study • DST Consulting Engineers • Surface Water, Sediment and Benthics Study • Baseline surface water and sediment sampling and analyzes • Results: Heavy metal concentrations detected and attributed to atmospheric transport and deposition from Sudbury area smelters 2020 Study • Story Environmental • Environmental baseline programs including surface water quality programs, hydrological data collection, fish community and fish habitat studies • Archaeological assessment Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 13
PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT RIVER VALLEY PEA SUMMARY 1 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 3 6,000,000 Processing Pre-Production $501M Pre-Tax NPV(5%) tpa Capacity $495M Capital $300M After-Tax NPV (5%) 20,000 tpd Throughput LOM Average Cash $709 US/oz 19% Pre-Tax IRR 14 year Mine Life Cost 15% After-Tax IRR 0.88 g/t PdEq 2 $261M Pre-Tax NPV(5%) 119,000 PdEq $138M After-Tax NPV (5%) oz/pa Production/yr 13% Pre-Tax IRR 10% After-Tax IRR CAD unless otherwise noted 1 based on US$1,200/oz Pd; $1,050 Pt; $3.25/lb Cu 2 palladium equivalent grade 3 +20% Pd price sensitivity - PEA base-case US$1,440/oz Pd Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 14
PREFEASIBILITY STUDY OBJECTIVES STUDY ANNOUNCED 12 UPDATE USING MORE APPLY MODERN APRIL 2021; COMPLETION TIGHTLY CONSTRAINED PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY SLATED FOR H1 2022 1 DOMAIN MODELS TO INCREASE METAL FOR MINERALIZED ZONES RECOVERIES Rh OPTIMIZE VALUE-PER- INTEGRATE IMPROVED EVALUATE RHODIUM FOR TONNE OF MINERALIZED PRICING FOR PAYABLE INCLUSION AS A PAYABLE MATERIAL MOVED IN AN METALS FROM RIVER VALLEY METAL OPEN PIT MINING OPERATION 1NAM GEOLOGISTS projected AT TRENCH timeline 8 NORTH 12 months OF DANA NORTH ZONE Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 15
Northern Area Focus Pardo Zone Symbols • Pine-Dana-Lismer Zones area (4 km Faults strike length) Legend Pine Zone PGM Zones • Highest grades (covered) River Valley Intr. • Measured and Indicated resources dominate Dana North-Pine Zones (M&I = 29 Mt @ 1 g/t PdEq) • Mineralized Zones outcrop • Road accessible Lismer North/Ext Zone • Pardo and Banshee Zones to be (M&I = 15 Mt @ 0.9 g/t PdEq) Dana South Zone (M&I = 11 Mt @ 1.2 g/t PdEq) Lismer Ridge Zone (M&I = 29 Mt @ 0.7 g/t PdEq) upgraded by drilling to Indicated Banshee Zone Mineral Resources for possible (Inf = 3 Mt @ 0.6 g/t PdEq) conversion to Mineral Reserves Geology map of the northern area of the River Valley Palladium deposit. The Huronian, Grenville Gneiss and Nipissing excluded for illustration purposes (see slide 9). Mineral Resource Estimates using 0.35 g/t PdEq cut-off (PEA 2019). Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 16
Exploration Model • In 2015, drill testing a chargeability high Mineral Resources IP anomalies similar to the Pine Zone identified in previous IP surveys led to Pine Zone discovery of the Pine Zone in the footwall to the Dana North Zone Dana North Zone • 2017/2018 IP surveys identified many additional chargeability highs in the weak AEM conductors footwall to the northern area of the River Dana South Zone Valley deposit. • Many of those chargeability highs Banshee Zone remain to be drill tested Lismer North Zone • The remaining 12 km of the footwall contact to the south remains to be IP Lismer Main Zone surveyed Colour image of 2018 merged IP chargeability surveys at 250 m level (approx. 70 m below surface). • In 2021, IP coverage to be extended over The image shows numerous untested IP anomalies similar to Pine Zone that extend northeast (externally) from the footwall contact of the River Valley Intrusion Banshee Zone Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 17
2021 Exploration: Dana South Zone Resource Expansion Drilling • High grade mineralized outcrop discovery in 2016 east of the known Mineral Resources at Dana South Platadium Pond • Discovery confirmed in 2020 and associated with large, under- tested IP chargeability feature Mineralized grab samples • Trenching, mapping and with up to 8.29 g/t Pd+Pt Dana South Zone sampling planned in 2021 to and 0.12 g/t Rh 2019 Mineral Resource WF & BM investigate possible linkage of mineralization to Mineral Resources at Dana South Zone Dana Lake • Positive results to trigger diamond drill program and updated MRE 200 m Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 18
2021 Exploration: Banshee Zone Infill and Expansion Drilling • Strategic location between the key Dana Zones to the north and Dana South Zone the Lismer Zones to the east • Infill drilling planned in 2021 to advance Mineral Resources from Inferred to Indicated classification Lismer North Zone • Ground IP Survey to be Banshee Zone completed summer 2021 (Inferred Resources from a total of 4,200 m in 21 drill holes) • Exploration drilling in 2021/2022 Lismer Ridge Zone for new Mineral Resources River Valley Intrusion (drilled depths average
Blue-Sky Exploration Targets in Development Pseudo-Longitudinal Projection fault surface surface Dana South Zone Dana North Zone Pine Zone Undrilled Target Under- Drilled Target 300 m View looking to the southwest at the 3D models of the Dana North, South and Pine Zones. Note that the view is along the strike direction of the Pine Zone and that Dana South is separated from Dana North by a fault. Undrilled and under-drilled exploration targets remain to be tested down- dip of Dana South and down-plunge of Dana North Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 20
Additional Deep Drilling Potential • Lac des Iles Mine shipping PGM concentrate 800 km to Sudbury for >20 years • Sudbury mines producing PGMs as a by- product of Ni-Cu mining for >60 years • The average maximum drilling depth at River Valley is only 220 m below surface; deepest hole (DS001) ended in PGM mineralization at about 575 m depth below surface in Dana South Zone • Drilling more such deep holes could open up underground mining potential at the River Valley Project Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 21
River Valley Project Development Plan PEA (2019) PFS (2021-2022) FS (2022-2023) • Drilling • Updated MRE & Mineral • Advanced Metallurgy • Environmental Reserves • Advanced Mine Design • Metallurgy • Updated Metallurgical and Mineral Reserves • Geotechnical Studies (incl. Rh) • Environmental Impact • Geotechnical & Statement Environmental Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 22
Competitive Advantages • 100% ownership of a multi-million ounce district scale North American Palladium asset • 2.9 Moz PdEq (Measured + Indicated) plus 1.1 Moz PdEq (Inferred) • Location – 100 km north east of Sudbury metallurgical complex whose major facilities have available capacity to take River Valley concentrates • $40M invested to date at River Valley Palladium Project • Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) complete based on $1,200 Pd/oz • Current Pd price (May 10, 2021) = $2,900/oz • Prefeasibility Study expected completion H1 2022 • Blue-sky exploration upside along 16 km contact, in the footwall and at depth below the known mineralization NAM GEOLOGISTS AT TRENCH 8 NORTH OF DANA NORTH ZONE NAM GEOLOGISTS AT TRENCH 8 NORTH OF DANA NORTH ZONE Q4 2021 23
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APPENDICES
MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES 2021 NOTES RIVER VALLEY PALLADIUM PROJECT 1. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability 2. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially Tonnes Au NSR affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title, Pd g/t Pt g/t Rh g/t Cu % Ni % Co % taxation, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant ’000 g/t (C$/t) issues 3. The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a Measured 15,488 0.70 0.25 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.02 0.003 59.54 lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the Indicated 74,152 0.51 0.20 0.02 0.04 0.1 0.01 0.002 45.08 majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could potentially be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration Measured + 4. The Mineral Resources were estimated in accordance 89,640 0.54 0.21 0.02 0.04 0.1 0.01 0.002 47.58 with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Indicated Petroleum (CIM), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions (2014) and Best Practices Inferred 94,268 0.35 0.16 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.002 Guidelines (2019) prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council. Numbers may not add exactly due to rounding Pd Moz Cu Mlbs Ni Mlbs Co Mlbs 5. The Mineral Resource Estimate is based on US$ metal prices of $1,850/oz Pd, $900/oz Pt, $1,600/oz Au, Measured 0.347 23.700 5.200 0.900 $3.00/lb Cu, $16/lb Co, $6.50/lb Ni, $8,000/oz Rh, $18.50/oz Ag. The US$:CDN$ exchange rate used was 0.75. Indicated 1.221 91.000 22.700 4.000 6. The NSR estimates use flotation recoveries of 80% for Pd, 80% for Pt, 80% for Au, 85% for Cu, 25% for Co, 90% for Measured + Ni, 80% for Rh and 65% for Ag and smelter payables of 1.568 114.700 27.900 4.900 80% for Pd, 80% for Pt, 85% for Au, 85% for Cu, 50% for Indicated Co, 90% for Ni, 80% for Rh and 65% for Ag. 7. The pit optimization used a mining cost of $2.25/t mined, Inferred 1.073 88.100 42.000 3.300 combined processing and G&A costs of CDN$15/t, and pit slopes of 50º. The out-of-pit Mineral Resources used underground mining, processing and G&A cost of CDN$50/t. Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 26
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HARRY BARR COLIN BIRD CHRIS BERLET CHAIRMAN & CEO DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Founder, Chairman and CEO of International Metals 30+ years of international experience in developing, Currently serving as the President & CEO, Director of Group financing, operating and managing nickel, copper, Canuc gold and coal mines Resources, and Stakeholder Gold Corp. 30+ years of experience in the mining industry, focus on acquisition, finance and development of mineral A UK chartered mining engineer 30 years of experience in both finance and the projects on international scale mineral industries Currently serving as Non-Executive Chairman of Oversaw over 300 option/joint venture agreements Jubliee Metals Group, Executive Chairman of Xtract Graduate of Mining Engineering from Queen’s with major, mid-tier, and junior mining companies Resources, Galileo Resources, Bezant Resources and University (Canada); Diploma in Accounting & Finance Tiger Royalties and Investments from London School of Economics and Political Science (UK); CFA Charter Holder (USA) JOHN LONDRY RON HIEBER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Held senior positions with Camflo, Noranda Former head of worldwide exploration for Anglo Exploration, Hemlo Gold Mines, and Battle Mountain Platinum Gold Internationally recognized expert, in Platinum Group 30 years of experience in both finance and the Metals mineral industries Geology graduate of Rhodes University, South Africa; Received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology from PGM Specialist the University of Windsor Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 27
NEW AGE LEADERSHIP HARRY BARR BILL STONE, PHD, P. Geo. CHAIRMAN & CEO CONSULTING GEOSCIENTIST, PGM SPECIALIST ROBERT GUANZON CAREY GALESCHUK, P. Geo. CFO CONSULTING GEOSCIENTIST; LITHIUM, RARE METALS SPECIALIST CHARLOTTE BROWN RICHARD ZEMOROZ CORPORATE SECRETARY PROJECT GEOLOGIST CODY HUNT, BASc CURT FREEMAN VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING GEOLOGIST GORDON CHUNNET, ALI HASSANALIZADEH, M.Sc., P. B.Sc. Geo., MBA PGM SPECIALIST, ADVISOR ADVISORY BOARD, CONSULTING GEOLOGIST Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 28
Palladium Market Fundamentals PALLADIUM PRICE (USD) • Supply deficit since 2012. Auto industry demand ~85%. Temporary auto chip shortage decreasing demand for palladium. Forecasted 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 recovery expected in H2 20222 0 -600 • More valuable than gold -1,200 -1,800 • Favourable outlook due to tightening PALLADIUM DEFICIT (’000 oz) 1 emissions legislation • Hybrid cars require more palladium than conventional internal combustion engine vehicles Catalytic Converter 29
Platinum Group Metals (PGM’s): North America’s Major Producers Impala Canada Sibanye Stillwater Formerly North American Palladium. Q4 2021 NEWAGEMETALS.COM • TSX.V: NAM • OTCQB: NMTLF • FSE: P7J2 30
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