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ATAC Resources Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Aug 26, 2021

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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ATAC RESOURCES LTD. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS for the Three Months and the Six Months ended June 30, 2021 (including any Significant Subsequent Events to August 26, 2021)

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of ATAC Resources Ltd. ("ATAC") for the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2021 should be read in conjunction with ATAC's audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for six months ended June 30, 2021. All ATAC financial statements are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

Management is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the financial statements, including the maintenance of appropriate information systems, procedures and internal controls. Management is also responsible for ensuring that information disclosed externally, including the financial statements and this Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), is complete and reliable.

The ATAC financial statements, MD&A and all other continuous disclosure documents are filed with Canadian securities regulators and are available for review under the ATAC Resources Ltd. profile at www.sedar.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for statements of historical fact, certain information contained herein constitutes forwardlooking statements. Forward-looking statements are usually identified by ATAC's use of certain terminology, including "will", "may", "expects", "should", "anticipates" or "intends" or by discussions of strategy or intentions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause ATAC's actual results or achievements to be materially different from any future results or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and include but are not limited to: estimates and their underlying assumptions; statements regarding plans; objectives and expectations with respect to the effectiveness of ATAC's business model; future operations; products and services; the impact of regulatory initiatives on ATAC's operations; the size of and opportunities related to the market for ATAC's products; general industry and macroeconomic growth rates; expectations related to possible joint or strategic ventures; and statements regarding future performance.

Forward-looking statements used in this MD&A are subject to various risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of ATAC. If risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected. ATAC undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and future events and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Given these uncertainties, the reader of the information included herein is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

ATAC is in the business of exploring for metals and minerals with a particular emphasis on gold. It does not own interests in any producing mines. At present, management is concentrating most of its efforts on its mineral properties in central Yukon, Canada and the East Goldfield project, located in Nevada, United States of America. See "Exploration and Property Transactions" for additional information.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") as a global pandemic. ATAC continues to evaluate the impact of COVID-19, which could create significant uncertainty for the company and its operations. Travel restrictions between British Columbia and Yukon Territory, the Canadian jurisdictions in which ATAC operates have been lifted and the requirements of self-isolation and social distancing to try to control the spread of the virus have been somewhat relaxed in both jurisdictions. Despite the relaxation of many COVID-19 related restrictions, ATAC management and contractors continue to work remotely wherever possible and all field operations remain subject to strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

ATAC also has a mineral exploration project in Nevada, United States of America. The United States has implemented restrictions on non-essential travel across the shared international border in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-essential travel includes travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature. Essential travel which is currently permitted includes work and study, critical infrastructure support, economic services and supply chains, health, immediate medical care, and safety and security. Trade and business travel has continued to operate across the international border.

All work to be carried out in 2021 by ATAC on its Nevada project will continue to be subject to all COVID-19 related travel restrictions and health advisories in place at the time such work is undertaken.

As of August 26, 2021, ATAC had no debt and had working capital in excess of its anticipated expenditures for all of 2021. Such expenditures include costs related to administrative overhead and future exploration programs. See "Risks and Uncertainties" for additional information. Based on the restricted nature of ATAC's business activities, it does not qualify it for the various government wage and loan subsidies related to temporary COVID-19 relief measures in Canada.

The focus of ATAC's human and financial resources are the various mineral properties located in Yukon Territory, Canada and the East Goldfield project, located in Nevada, U.S.A., See "Exploration and Property Transactions" for additional information.

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Revenues Nil Nil Nil
Net (Loss) ($102,670,247) ($1,098,047) ($3,738,812)
Net (Loss) perShare-Basic and Diluted ($0.64) ($0.01) ($0.03)
Total Assets $7,520,860 $125,781,329 $123,776,498
Total Long-termFinancial Liabilities Nil Nil Nil
Cash DividendsDeclared per Share Nil Nil Nil

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION

ATAC's net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 increased by approximately $101,572,000. This increase was predominantly caused by an impairment of the Rackla Gold Property in the amount of approximately $118,784,000 (compared to approximately $20,000 in impairment costs during the year ended December 31, 2019). ATAC also recognized an increase in professional fees in the amount of approximately $79,000 from the comparative year.

The overall increase in net loss was partially offset by an increase in deferred income tax recovery of approximately $16,625,000, an increase in gain on marketable securities in the amount of approximately $393,000 (from a loss of approximately $235,000 in 2019 to a gain of approximately $158,000 in 2020), as well as a reduction in share-based payments of approximately $190,000 and a reduction in salaries and benefits of approximately $94,000.

Based on the presence of certain impairment indicators under IFRS accounting standards, ATAC recorded an impairment of $118,783,685 on the Rackla Gold property as of December 31, 2020. The impairment is related to the carried value of the Rackla Gold property as shown in the ATAC financial statements and is largely related to exploration expenditures incurred during the years 2006 through 2020. The impairment is a reduction in the carried value of ATAC's exploration expenditures on the property and does not reflect any changes in the exploration potential or corporate interest in continuing to explore the Rackla Gold property in the future.

The primary indicator leading to the required impairment was ATAC's market capitalization being significantly lower than its net assets for a prolonged period of time (i.e., more than three years), in addition to Yukon Government's denial (November 27, 2020) of ATAC's permit application to construct a tote road to its Tiger gold deposit. ATAC has continued its dialogue with the Yukon Government since the permit was denied and is hopeful a resolution acceptable

to all parties can be reached. ATAC remains fully permitted to conduct air supported advanced exploration across its Rackla Gold property, as it has in all exploration programs conducted to date. ATAC believes the Rackla Gold property still holds significant value and exploration opportunity, as demonstrated by the positive Tiger Deposit PEA, significant gold resources at the Osiris Deposit, and numerous other early-stage gold and base metal targets.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (for the eight quarters ended June 30, 2021)

The following table shows the results for the last quarter compared to those from the previous seven quarters.

Period Ending Revenues Net Income (Loss)
June 30, 2021 Nil ($145,634) ($0.00)
March 31, 2021 Nil ($308,167) ($0.00)
December 31, 2020 Nil ($101,923,561) ($0.63)
September 30, 2020 Nil ($358,536) ($0.00)
June 30, 2020 Nil ($32,391) ($0.00)
March 31, 2020 Nil ($355,759) ($0.00)
December 31, 2019 Nil ($310,683) ($0.00)
September 30, 2019 Nil ($291,024) ($0.00)

The net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 compared to the net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 increased by $113,243. This increase was predominantly due to an increase in administrative costs, office rent, employee salaries, professional fees and property examination costs.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

ATAC is an exploration stage company and has no operating revenues from mines. Most of its expenditures are exploration related and are capitalized (not accounted as operating expenses). The variations in losses from quarter to quarter over the previous eight financial quarters are largely attributable to variations in share-based payments, gains or losses on sale or option of mineral properties and gains or losses on marketable securities.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

(a) Working Capital

As of June 30, 2021, working capital totalled $8,291,887 compared to $9,905,804 at June 30, 2020.

(b) June 2021 Private Placement

On June 25, 2021, ATAC closed a private placement consisting of 14,400,000 hard dollar units at a price of $0.175 per unit and 2,400,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.21 per flowthrough unit. Aggregate gross proceeds received by ATAC were $3,024,000. The flow-through component of the financing, being $504,000, will be used to fund exploration work on ATAC's Yukon mineral properties. The hard dollar component of the financing, being $2,520,000 will be used for general working capital purposes and to fund exploration work on the East Goldfield property in Nevada.

All of the hard dollar and the flow-through units were comprised on one common share and onehalf (1/2) of a share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.24 until June 25, 2024.

ATAC paid cash commissions totaling $155,448.60 to various finders including Dundee Goodman Merchant Partners, Haywood Securities Inc., PI Financial Corp. and Kreuzfeld AG, and issued a total of 859,478 finders' warrants. Each finders' warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.24 until June 25, 2024.

All of the securities issued pursuant to these private placements, including any common shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of the warrants and the finder warrants, are subject to a hold period in Canada until October 26, 2021.

(c) April 2021 Private Placement

On April 16, 2021, ATAC closed a 4.8 million flow-through share offering for gross proceeds of $1,008,000. Proceeds from the placement were used to fund exploration on ATAC's Yukon mineral properties.

(d) June 2020 Private Placement

On June 30, 2020, ATAC closed a 4,347,827 unit offering for gross proceeds of $1,000,000. The units were sold at a price of $0.23 and each unit consisted of one flow-through share and one-half (1/2) of a non-flow-through share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one ATAC common share at a price of $0.27 at any time on or before June 30, 2022.

Cash finders' fees in the amount of $60,000 and 260,870 finders' warrants were issued as part of the placement. The finders' warrants entitle the holder to purchase one ATAC common share at a price of $0.23 at any time on or before June 30, 2022.

The proceeds from the placement were used to fund exploration on the Rackla Gold property.

(e) March 2019 Private Placement

On March 22, 2019, ATAC closed a 10,507,143 unit offering that included 5,253,572 warrants entitling the holders to purchase one additional ATAC share at a price of $0.425 at any time on or before March 22, 2021. On March 5, 2021, ATAC obtained regulatory approval to extend the term of the warrants to March 21, 2022 and reduce the exercise price to $0.28 from the original $0.425.

(f) Equity Portfolio

As of August 26, 2021, ATAC owned marketable securities of other publicly traded junior resource companies with a total market value of approximately $319,000. These securities were acquired by ATAC pursuant to various property option or sales agreements. See "Risks and Uncertainties" and "Forward Looking Statements" for additional information.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

ATAC does not utilize off-balance sheet arrangements.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

1. Management

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, legal fees and disbursements totalling $35,033 were incurred with a personal law corporation controlled by Glenn R. Yeadon ("Yeadon"), a director and Secretary of ATAC, compared to $19,322 incurred with Yeadon during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, legal fees and disbursements totalling $51,209 were incurred with Yeadon, compared to $36,947 incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, $3,000 in accounting fees were incurred with Donaldson Brohman Martin ("DBM"), Chartered Professional Accountants, compared to $11,500 incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, accounting fees totalling $14,500 were incurred with DBM compared to $27,800 incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $10,500 were paid to Douglas O. Goss Professional Corporation ("Goss P.C."), a private company controlled by Douglas O. Goss, a director and the Chairman of ATAC, compared to $5,250 paid to Goss P.C. during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $21,000 were paid to Goss P.C., compared to $14,000 paid for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $10,500 were paid to Ian Talbot ("Talbot"), ATAC's Chief Operating Officer compared to $9,844 paid to Talbot in the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees

totalling $21,000 were paid to Talbot compared to $20,344 incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $3,000 were paid to Bruce Kenway ("Kenway"), a director of ATAC, compared to $1,500 paid to Kenway during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $6,000 were paid to Kenway, compared to $4,300 paid for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three month periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, no consulting fees were paid to Carvest Holdings Ltd. ("Carvest"), a private company controlled by Robert Carne, a director of ATAC. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, consulting fees totalling $12,470 were paid to Carvest, compared to $3,190 incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $56,250 was paid to Graham Downs ("Downs"), the President and Chief Executive Officer of ATAC, compared to salary in the amount of $56,299 paid to Downs during the three months ended June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $112,500 was paid to Downs, compared to $116,748 paid for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $40,641 was paid to Andrew Carne, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate and Project Development of ATAC ("Carne"). During the six months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $61,875 was paid to Carne. Figures for previous three month and six month periods are not available for comparative purposes as Carne's employment with ATAC commenced on May 1, 2020.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $30,000 was paid to Adam Coulter, Vice President, Exploration of ATAC ("Coulter"). During the six months ended June 30, 2021, salary in the amount of $60,000 was paid to Coulter. Figures for previous three month and six month periods are not available for comparative purposes as Coulter's employment with ATAC commenced on May 1, 2020.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

In conducting its business, ATAC faces a number of risks and uncertainties related to the mineral exploration industry. Some of these risk factors include risks associated with land title, exploration and development, government and environmental regulations, permits and licenses, competition, fluctuating metal prices, the requirement and ability to raise additional capital through future financings and price volatility of publicly traded securities.

(a) Title Risks

Although ATAC has exercised due diligence with respect to determining title to the properties in which it has a material interest, there is no guarantee that title to such properties will not be challenged or impugned. Third parties may have valid claims underlying portions of ATAC's interests. Its claims, permits or tenures may be subject to prior unregistered agreements or transfers or to First Nations land disputes. Title to the claims, permits or tenures comprising

ATAC's properties may also be affected by undetected defects. If a title defect exists, it is possible that ATAC may lose all or part of its interest in the property to which such defect relates.

(b) Exploration and Development

Resource exploration and development is a highly speculative business, characterized by a number of significant risks including, but not limited to, unprofitable efforts resulting not only from the failure to discover mineral deposits but also from finding mineral deposits that, though present, are insufficient in quantity and quality to return a profit from production.

(c) Environmental Regulations, Permits and Licenses

ATAC's operations may be subject to environmental regulations promulgated by government agencies from time to time. Environmental legislation provides for restrictions and prohibitions on spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with certain mining industry operations, such as seepage from tailings disposal areas that would result in environmental pollution. A breach of such legislation may result in the imposition of fines and penalties. In addition, certain types of operations require the submission and approval of environmental impact assessments. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner that means standards are stricter, and enforcement, fines and penalties for noncompliance are more stringent.

ATAC's operations are carried out in accordance with various permits including, but not limited to, surface use, surface disturbance and water use. Permits are issued by the territorial or state governmental or municipal agency having jurisdiction over the matter for which a permit is sought. The issuance of an applicable permit is not guaranteed and ATAC's operations may be delayed, suspended or prohibited from commencing if the necessary permits cannot be obtained in a timely manner or at all.

(d) Competition

The mineral exploration industry is intensely competitive in all its phases, and ATAC competes with other companies that have greater financial and technical resources. Competition could adversely affect ATAC's ability to acquire suitable properties or prospects in the future.

(e) Fluctuating Metal Prices

Factors beyond the control of ATAC have a direct effect on global metal prices, which have fluctuated widely, particularly in recent years. Consequently, the economic viability of any of ATAC's exploration projects and ATAC's ability to finance the development of its projects cannot be accurately predicted and may be adversely affected by fluctuations in metal prices.

(f) Future Financings

ATAC's continued operation will be dependent in part upon its ability to generate operating revenues and to procure additional financing. To date, ATAC has done so through equity financing.

Fluctuations of global equity markets can have a direct effect on the ability of exploration companies, including ATAC, to finance project acquisition and development through the equity markets. There can be no assurance that funds from ATAC's current income sources can be generated or that other forms of financing can be obtained at a future date. Failure to obtain additional financing on a timely basis may cause ATAC to postpone exploration or development plans, forfeit rights in some or all of the properties or joint ventures, or reduce or terminate some or all of the operations.

(g) Price Volatility of Publicly Traded Securities

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant market volatility and uncertainty throughout 2020. With the uncertainty, investors sought safe-haven assets such as gold which increased in price, particularly during the second half of 2020. Prior to the pandemic, mineral exploration activities were at low levels and global investors were reluctant to make large investments in the securities of junior exploration companies. The improved outlook towards gold in 2020 enabled mineral exploration companies to again access capital, however there can be no assurance that market prices for securities of mineral exploration companies will continue to improve in the short, intermediate or long term during 2021.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ATAC prepares its financial statements in conformity with IFRS. ATAC lists its significant accounting policies and its financial instruments in Notes 2 and 15 respectively, to its annual audited consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Of the accounting policies, ATAC considers the following policy to be the most critical to the reader's full understanding and evaluation of ATAC's reported financial results.

Deferred Exploration Costs

ATAC is in the exploration stage with respect to its investment in natural resource properties and accordingly follows the practice of capitalizing all costs related to each exploration project, until such time as the project is put into commercial production, sold or abandoned. Management reviews capitalized costs on its mineral properties for signs of impairment both quarterly and annually and will recognize impairment in value based upon current exploration results and upon management's assessment of the future probability of profitable revenues from production on the property or proceeds from the sale or option of the property.

MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

On June 9, 2021, Andrew Carne was appointed as the ATAC Chief Financial Officer to replace Larry Donaldson, who resigned from the position on the same date. There were no other changes to the ATAC board of directors or management during the three months ended June 30, 2021, or subsequent to that period.

INVESTOR RELATIONS

All investor relations functions are performed by ATAC management and employees.

EXPLORATION AND PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2020, ATAC expanded its exploration activities to include a gold project in Nevada. See "East Goldfield Property" for additional information. The addition of a Nevada project enables ATAC to carry out exploration work in the United States during periods of winter inactivity in Yukon.

A. East Goldfield, Nevada Property

The 8.7 km2 East Goldfield property is currently under option from Silver Range Resources Ltd. ("Silver Range"). The property is located in the Goldfield Mining District where historic production is estimated to have been 4.2 million ounces at 18.55 g/t gold. The East Goldfield property is approximately eight km east of Waterton Global Resource Management's development stage Gemfield project (47.3 million tonnes of measured and indicated mineral resources at 1.03 g/t gold totaling 1,574,000 ounces gold).

The property is a road-accessible project with favourable volcanic stratigraphy, silicic replacement "ledges" and extensive hydrothermal alteration. Approximately 100 small historical surface workings are documented across the project area with the most significant development in the southwestern part of the claims at the former Tom Keane mine. Historic production statistics are not available, however the development consisted of approximately 900 m of workings on 4 levels to a vertical depth of 150 m.

Ten angled RC drill holes were drilled in the immediate vicinity of the Tom Keane mine in 2003 by Metallic Gold Ventures Inc. All drill holes targeted silicic altered north-westerly trending structural zones distal to the main silicic-clay-breccia alteration feature and reported anomalous gold values (>0.50 g/t) across intervals ranging from 1.52 to 44.20 m. Highlights from the program included:

Hole# From(m) To(m) Interval(m) Gold(g/t)
TK-4 51.82 56.39 4.57 2.40
TK-5 65.53 109.73 44.20 1.03
TK-6 67.06 89.92 22.86 2.88
incl. 70.10 74.68 4.58 8.23
and 92.96 102.11 9.15 1.61
TK-7 85.34 102.11 16.77 1.03

* Drill orientations and true widths are unknown

Since the property was optioned in February 2020, ATAC has collected a total of 1,840 soils and 244 rock samples and completed an airborne LiDAR and hyperspectral survey. This work has led to the discovery of 7 gold bearing vuggy residual quartz epithermal veins. Highlight results of this work are 4.16 g/t gold over 8 m in a rock chip samples across one of the ledges.

Work in 2021 will consist of a 4,000 m RC drill program beginning in August of 2021. Additional prospecting and rock sampling is also planned for 2021. The proposed work program will fall within the limits of an exploration notice and will include:

  • drilling proximal to the historical Tom Keane mine, where in 2003, Metallic Ventures Gold Inc. reported 22.86 m of 2.88 g/t gold and 44.2 m of 1.03 g/t gold; and
  • regional drilling to test priority targets identified by prospecting work.

Information concerning historical exploration, development and mining at East Goldfield is based on U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resource Data System records, as well as press releases, website summaries and National Instrument 43-101 technical reports issued by Metallic Ventures Gold Inc. The data in these sources have not been independently verified by ATAC.

East Goldfield Option

By agreement dated February 20, 2020, Silver Range granted ATAC a two staged option to acquire up to a 100% interest in the East Goldfield property in central Nevada. Under stage one of the option, ATAC can acquire a 75% interest in the East Goldfield property by making aggregate cash payments of $400,000 by April 1, 2024 and aggregate exploration expenditures of $10,000,000 by December 1, 2025. Other than a minimum annual exploration expenditure of $200,000 in each of the first two years of the option, the rate at which expenditures are incurred over the remaining four years, will be at ATAC's sole discretion.

Under stage two of the option, ATAC can acquire the remaining 25% interest in the East Goldfield property by paying $10,000,000 by June 30, 2026 and granting Silver Range a 2% net smelter return royalty interest. One-half (1%) of the net smelter return royalty interest can be purchased by ATAC for $1 million.

Silver Range will also be paid a success fee of US$2 per ounce of gold (or the gold equivalent) on the first 1,000,000 ounces in any future measured or indicated mineral resources or proven or probable mineral reserve on the East Goldfield property. The success fee will be US$1 per ounce of gold (or the gold equivalent) on all ounces above 1,000,000, in any measured or indicated mineral resources or proven or probable mineral reserve on the property.

If ATAC exercises the stage one option, but not the stage two option, ATAC and Silver Range will form a joint venture to develop the property. Initial ATAC and Silver Range joint venture interests will be 75% and 25%, respectively.

B. Yukon Properties

1. Connaught Property

The 137.3 km2 Connaught property is owned 100% by ATAC and is located in the Dawson Mining District in west-central Yukon. It lies immediately south of the Sixty Mile placer gold camp, approximately 65 km west of Dawson City.

The property hosts 26 distinct silver-lead-zinc-gold ± copper ± zinc epithermal veins over 13 km in combined strike length and 400 m in vertical extent.

Between 1969 and 2003, a total of 2,444 m in 40 diamond drill holes has been completed at the Connaught Project. All epithermal veins remain open along strike and at depth. Where exposed, the veins are typically 0.3 to 2 m wide and grade from background up to 4,050 g/t silver, 79.41% lead, 10.90 g/t gold, 1.98% copper and 7.24% zinc,. A historic 240.7 tonne bulk sample completed by previous operators in 1966 and 1976 averaged 2,228.5 g/t silver, 60% lead and 1.00 g/t gold.

In 2020, ATAC optioned two adjacent properties and staked additional claim in order to consolidate land on the eastern portion of the property with grassroots copper-molybdenum-plusor-minus-gold porphyry potential. Late Cretaceous Prospector Mountain suite intrusive rocks in this area are associated with significant copper and molybdenum soil anomalies, as well as a localized magnetic high. During 2020, ATAC completed a small soil sampling, prospecting and mapping program at the Connaught property. Assays from the rock and soil samples and the geophysical signature all display remarkable similarities to the nearby Taurus coppermolybdenum-gold porphyry deposit in Alaska.

Work in 2021 will include systematic soil sampling, prospecting and mapping of the porphyry target area. Geophysical data will also be collected, including induced polarization and ground magnetic surveys. Historical drill core will also be located, re-logged and resampled to obtain data for sections described as porphyry mineralization that were not originally assayed.

2. Rosy Property

The 100%-owned 61 km2 Rosy property is located 77 km east of Whitehorse and surrounds the Red Mountain Molybdenum deposit. The property covers a large system of gold-silver epithermal veins. Property-wide, helicopter-borne VTEM and magnetic surveys were flown during 2007 and soil geochemical surveys, prospecting and geological mapping were conducted in July 2008. This work identified two main areas of vein mineralization and a number of goldin-soil anomalies.

ATAC carried out further soil sampling and prospecting in 2009 and identified additional weakly mineralized veins. In July 2010 Bonaparte Capital Corp. ("Bonaparte") conducted a two hole, 263 m diamond drill program. Results were disappointing and Bonaparte terminated its option on the property in December 2010. A small prospecting program was carried out in the early summer of 2016 and partially funded through the Yukon Mineral Exploration Program.

In December 2016 and April 2017, approximately 260 claims were added to the Rosy Property to cover recently lapsed claims that surround the core of the Red Mountain Molybdenum Deposit owned by Tintina Mines Ltd.

ATAC conducted a small exploration program in June 2017 to follow up on favourable results from 2016 and to evaluate the newly staked ground. Approximately 50 rock samples, 50 silts and 750 soil samples were collected. Results were consistent with those from samples previously collected on the property. No work has been carried out on the property since 2017.

Work in 2021 will consist of prospecting, mapping and geochemical sampling to build a more comprehensive understanding of gold-silver potential at the property.

3. Rackla Gold Property

ATAC's Rackla Gold property is located in the Mayo Mining District of central Yukon. The approximate centre of the project area is 100 km northeast of Keno City. The Rackla Gold property area is comprised of 8,739 mineral claims, extending approximately 185 km long by 15 km wide and covering an area of approximately 1,700 km2 . ATAC acquired the claims through staking for the purpose of covering the projected extensions of the favourable geology in the area.

The Rackla Gold property lies within a zone of regional-scale thrust faults, which imbricate basinal sediments and platform carbonate rocks. The thrust panel that contains the Rackla Gold property approximately straddles the boundary between the Selwyn Basin and the Mackenzie Platform and contains units belonging to both tectonic elements. ATAC has carried out comprehensive geochemical sampling and prospecting programs over most of the property to evaluate areas of future exploration focus.

From east to west, the Rackla Gold property has been divided into three separate project areas:

  • (i) the Osiris project, which hosts the Conrad, Osiris, Sunrise and Ibis Carlin-type gold Deposits;
  • (ii) the Orion project, which hosts numerous Carlin-type gold exploration targets; and
  • (iii) the Rau project, which hosts the Tiger Gold Deposit, intrusive-related precious and base metals exploration targets and orogenic gold precious metal targets.

Each of the three projects is discussed below.

(a) Osiris Project

The Osiris project is located at the eastern end of the Rackla Gold property. Gold mineralization in the Osiris project area was first discovered in July of 2010 at the Osiris gold showing. Since 2010, four gold deposits have been defined within the Osiris property area: (i) Conrad; (ii) Osiris; (iii) Sunrise; and (iv) Ibis.

A brief summary of each of the four zones is presented below:

(i) Conrad Zone

The Conrad Zone is the largest zone within the Osiris project area and has a footprint of approximately 900 x 500 m. Between 2010 and 2018, a total of 54,609 m in 134 diamond drill holes have been completed. The Conrad Zone remains open in all directions.

Carlin-type mineralization at the Conrad Zone is contained within three structural and stratigraphic settings. In the Conrad Upper Zone, gold mineralization occurs along the stratigraphic contact between limestone and an overlying pyritic siltstone cap unit with the thickest mineralization occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold. The Upper Zone has been continuously traced by shallow drilling over a strike length of 800 m. Mineralization in the Upper Zone remains open along strike.

Mineralization at the Conrad Middle and Lower Zones is characterized by strong alteration and mineralization proximal to a laterally extensive, near vertical siltstone-limestone contact. Only 300 m of the presently known 800 m long favourable siltstone-limestone contact has been tested in the Middle Zone. Only one hole tested at depth defines the Lower Zone. Mineralization in the Middle and Lower Zones remains open along strike and at depth.

(ii) Osiris Zone

The Osiris Zone is located 1 kilometer west of the Conrad Zone and has a known stratabound extent of approximately 800 m. Between 2010 and 2018, a total of 17,960 m in 67 diamond drill holes have been completed. The Osiris Zone remains open to the north and at depth.

Gold mineralization at the Osiris Zone is hosted by Neoproterozoic carbonate rocks that are folded into a southerly plunging anticline. Mineralization occurs along stratigraphy in the form of narrow stylolites, stockworks and disseminations of fine grained pyrite associated with realgar and orpiment accompanied by decarbonitization, silicification and peripheral calcite flooding.

(iii) Sunrise Zone

The Sunrise Zone is 300 m in strike length and is the eastern limb of the Osiris anticline and is continuous with the Osiris Zone. Between 2010 and 2018, a total of 8,408 m in 34 diamond holes have been completed. The Sunrise Zone remains open at depth.

Gold mineralization at Sunrise occurs as a structurally-controlled fracture network paralleling the Sunrise Fault. The Sunrise Zone is hosted with the same Neoproterozoic carbonate rocks as the Osiris Zone.

(iv) Ibis Zone

The Ibis Zone is located approximately 400 m southwest of the Osiris and Sunrise Zones. Between 2010 and 2016, a total of 6,574 m in 26 diamond drill holes have been completed. The Ibis Zone remains open in all directions.

Gold mineralization here is stratabound and is localized in the same southerly plunging anticlinal structural setting that hosts the Osiris Zone. The style of mineralization in the two zones is very similar with the best gold grades occurring at or near the contact between silty limestone and overlying dolostone. The axial crest of the anticline contains the widest and best mineralized intervals. No work has been carried out at the Osiris Project area since 2018.

See ATAC's website (www.atacresources.com) for Osiris Project drill results and figures.

2018 Mineral Resource Estimate

On June 18, 2018, ATAC issued a summary of an independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Technical Report and Estimate of Mineral Resources for the Osiris Project, Yukon, Canada" (the "Osiris Report"). The Osiris Report was prepared by S. Ristorcelli, C.P.G., of Mine Development Associates ("MDA"), P. Ronning, P.Eng., of New Caledonian Geological Consulting, C. Martin, C.Eng., of Blue Coast Metallurgy Ltd., and O. Christensen, C.P.G., of Hardrock Mineral Exploration Inc., all of whom are independent Qualified Persons as defined in National Instrument 43-101. The Osiris Report was filed on SEDAR on July 11, 2018 and can be viewed at www.sedar.com under the ATAC profile or on ATAC's website at www.atacresources.com.

A summary of results from the Mineral Resource as contained in the Osiris Report is presented below:

Osiris Project Resource Highlights:

  • Inferred Mineral Resource of 1,685,000 ounces gold at an average grade of 4.23 g/t (in 12.4 Mt), including a pit-constrained Mineral Resource containing 1,055,000 ounces of gold at 4.08 g/t (in 8.0 Mt);
  • Globally competitive discovery cost of CDN $32/oz of gold*; and
  • All zones outcrop at surface and remain open in multiple directions.
  • * Discovery costs were calculated using a cumulative exploration cost for the Osiris Project of $53,168,791. Costs included drilling, helicopter, assays, labour, fixed wing, camp costs, fuel, general camp consumables and winter office work. Globally competitive discovery costs referenced from MinEx Consulting - Technical presentation to the Melbourne Branch of the AusIMM 7th June 2016.
GoldCut Tonnes Grade(Au Gold (oz)
Off g/t)
Pit-Constrained 1.30 g/t 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000
Underground 2.60 g/t 4,335,000 4.52 630,000
Constrained
TOTAL 12,380,000 4.23 1,685,000

Osiris Project – Total Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate Summary1,2

1 CIM definition standards were used for the Mineral Resource. The Qualified Person is Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G. of MDA. 2 Numbers may not add due to rounding. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Each of the Conrad, Sunrise, Osiris and Ibis Zones are included in the resource estimate and occur as replacement bodies with both structural and stratigraphic control. All zones are open in multiple directions. Please see the table below for resources by zone.

Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz)
Pit-Constrained (1.30 g/t gold cut-off)
Conrad 6,487,000 4.00 835,000
Osiris 474,000 4.61 70,000
Sunrise 309,000 4.23 42,000

Osiris Project - Total Inferred Mineral Resources by Zone1, 2

Ibis 775,000 4.35 108,000
Total Pit-Constrained 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000
Underground –Constrained (2.60 g/t gold cut-off)
Conrad 3,174,000 4.46 455,000
Osiris 427,000 3.79 52,000
Sunrise 531,000 5.53 95,000
Ibis 203,000 4.27 28,000
Total Underground-Constrained 4,335,000 4.52 630,000
TOTAL 12,380,000 4.23 1,685,000

1 CIM definition standards were used for the Mineral Resource. The Qualified Person is Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G.of MDA. 2 Numbers may not add due to rounding. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Resource Methodology

The Mineral Resource estimate contained in the Osiris Report is based on diamond drilling completed at the Osiris Project between 2010 and 2017. Data analysis, domain modeling, grade interpolation and classification were undertaken by Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G. of MDA. The estimate was prepared using 238 diamond drill holes totalling 78,614 m.

Explicitly modelled gold domains were interpreted using wire frames of the geological model as a guide. In each of the Conrad, Sunrise, Osiris, and Ibis Zones, both high and low grade gold domains were modeled. The grade ranges for the domains were defined separately for each zone based on population breaks for gold on cumulative probability plots and each domain represents distinct and unique geological and mineralogical characteristics. Outliers within each domain were capped prior to three metre down-hole compositing.

Gold grades were estimated into the block model using inverse distance to the third power. Separate estimations using polygonal, nearest neighbor, and ordinary kriging were also completed for validation purposes.

For reporting purposes, technical and economic factors likely to influence the "reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction" were evaluated by running a series of pit and minestope optimizations at variable gold prices, mining costs, processing costs, and anticipated metallurgical recoveries.

MDA reports resources at cut-offs that are reasonable for deposits like those at Osiris, given anticipated mining methods and processing costs. A gold price of US$1400 per ounce was used to determine the cut-off grades. Tables showing the pit-constrained and underground Mineral Resources at varying cut-off grades are presented below.

Gold Cut-Off (g/t) Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz)
1.00 9,091,000 3.74 1,094,000
1.20 8,370,000 3.97 1,069,000
1.30 8,045,000 4.08 1,055,000
1.40 7,740,000 4.19 1,043,000
1.60 7,115,000 4.42 1,012,000
2.00 6,030,000 4.90 949,000
2.50 4,885,000 5.53 868,000

Osiris Project – Total Inferred Pit-Constrained Mineral Resources at Varying Cut-Off Grades1,2

Osiris Project – Total Inferred Underground-Constrained Mineral Resources at Varying Cut-Off Grades1,2

Gold Cut-Off (g/t) Tonnes Grade (Au g/t) Gold (oz)
2.00 6,337,000 3.81 776,000
2.30 5,223,000 4.16 699,000
2.50 4,612,000 4.40 652,000
2.60 4,335,000 4.52 630,000
2.70 4,076,000 4.63 607,000
3.00 3,392,000 4.99 545,000

1 CIM definition standards were used for the Mineral Resource. The Qualified Person is Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G. of MDA.

2 Numbers may not add due to rounding. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

The Mineral Resource utilizes all diamond drill hole data up to the end of 2017 and all diamond drill results released in 2018 were not included in the estimation. All diamond drill results released in 2018 are considered 'step out' in nature and were targeted outside of the Mineral Resource. An updated Mineral Resource including the 2018 diamond drilling has not been completed.

(b) Orion Project

The Orion project covers an area of 780 km2 and occupies the central third of the Rackla Gold property. The project hosts the 18 km² Anubis cluster and contains thirteen Carlin-type gold prospects, from east to west, the GT, Corona, Anubis, Hydra, Orion, Ana, Dale, Draco, Columbia, Dorado, Lyra, Zodiac and Pyramid showings. Geochemical anomalies occur in clusters in the Orion project area along a regional scale northwest-trending fault system.

Diamond drilling has identified gold mineralization associated with the Anubis fault over a 2.5 km strike length and 540 m down dip. Between 2012 and 2018, a total of 15,018 m in 49 diamond drill holes have been completed at the Orion Project. The Anubis Fault remains open along strike and at depth. Highlight diamond drill results across the Anubis Fault are presented in the table below:

Drill Hole From(m) To(m) Interval*(m) Gold(g/t)
AN-12-001 63.09 71.60 8.51 19.85
AN-12-003* 69.19 85.95 16.76 9.08
AN-16-010* 18.00 79.29 61.29 2.75
BDO-18-008 509.84 514.50 4.66 6.95
BDO-18-017* 361.80 369.41 7.61 10.48
BDO-18-018 166.73 177.46 10.73 7.20
BDO-18-019 135.94 138.72 2.78 9.49

Orion Project Highlight Diamond Drill Results

* True widths for diamond drill results are estimated to be 20 – 50% of intersected widths.

See ATAC's website (www.atacresources.com) for Orion Project figures.

(c) Rau Project

The Rau project lies at the western end of the 185 km long Rackla Gold property and consists of a 22-kilometre-long anomalous geophysical and geochemical trend extending north westerly from the 63 million-year-old felsic Rackla Pluton. The trend hosts the Tiger Deposit as well as the Ocelot silver-lead-zinc discovery. Limited work conducted along trend of the Tiger Deposit since 2008 has led to the discovery of ten additional sediment hosted gold targets (Airstrip, Bengal, Caracal, Cheetah, Condor, Cougar, Jaguar, Panther, Puma and Serval), nine gold+/ copper +/- tungsten skarn targets (Bobcat, Kathy, Hogsback, Ridgecrest, Flat Top and Spotlight) and numerous untested gold, gold-pathfinder and silver-lead-zinc anomalies.

Mineralization at the Rau project occurs within a highly prospective geological setting, situated between the regional scale Dawson and Kathleen Lakes Fault Zones. Mineralization styles within the Rau project are diverse and likely related to a broad hydrothermal mineralizing system related to the Rackla Pluton, located 3 km southeast of the Tiger Deposit.

ATAC's 2019 exploration program began on June 1 and was completed during the first week of October. The program focused on the Rau Project area, specifically the eastern side of the 660 km2 project area in proximity to the Rackla Pluton. The program was designed to follow up on gold, copper, silver and tin anomalies identified in 2018 and to continue advance exploration work at the Tiger deposit. See "Tiger Deposit" and "Bobcat Target" for additional information.

(i) Tiger Deposit

The Tiger Deposit is located approximately 55 km northeast of Keno City, Yukon. Current access is by air via a 2,500 foot airstrip located 8 km from the deposit. The Tiger Deposit is a thick north-westerly trending body of carbonate-replacement style gold mineralization hosted by a moderately northeast dipping karsted limestone horizon.

On February 27, 2020, ATAC announced the highlights of an updated Mineral Resource and Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "2020 PEA") for the Tiger Deposit. The 2020 PEA and Mineral Resource update incorporated recent work, including additional diamond drilling, metallurgical test work, and a revised geological model focused on better defining high-grade trends. A technical report supporting the 2020 PEA in accordance with National Instrument 43- 101 was filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) on April 9, 2020. A copy of the report is also available on the ATAC website (www.atacresources.com)

The 2020 PEA is an update to the preliminary economic assessment report entitled "Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Tiger Deposit, Rackla Gold Project, Yukon Territory, Canada" (the "2016 PEA") filed with Canadian securities regulators on June 14, 2016. A full copy of the 2016 PEA can be viewed under the ATAC profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

2020 PEA Highlights

Highlights from the 2020 PEA, using a base case gold price of US$1,400/oz and an exchange rate of C$1.00 equal to US$0.77 are as set out below. Unless specified otherwise, all values are shown in Canadian dollars.

  • NPV(5%) of $118.2 million and an IRR of 54.5% before tax, and an NPV(5%) of $85.4 million and an IRR of 42.6% after tax;
  • Payback period of 1.24 years (pre-tax);
  • All-in sustaining cost of US$661/oz;
  • Approximately 267,000 ounces of gold produced at an average diluted grade of 3.82 g/t;
  • Peak annual production of 72,860 ounces of gold in the first operating year, with an average production of 61,900 ounces of gold per year for the first three years;
  • Total project life of seven years, including one year of construction and prestripping followed by six years of operation; and
  • Pre-production capital costs of $110.1 million.

The mineral resource update was completed by Mine Development Associates ("MDA") of Reno, Nevada. The preliminar y economic assessment was completed by Tetra Tech Canada Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia (mining, processing, infrastructure, financial analysis, environmental); Knight Piesold Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia (tailings and waste management); and Blue Coast Metallurgy Ltd (metallurgy) of Parksville, British Columbia.

Parameter 2016 PEA 2020 PEA
GoldPrice(US$/oz) $1,250 $1,400
Exchange Rate (US$/C$) $0.78 $0.77
Pre-Tax NPV(5%)(C$M) $106.6 $118.2
Pre-Tax IRR 34.8% 54.5%
Pre-Tax Payback(years) 1.85 1.24
Post-Tax NPV(5%)(C$M) $75.7 $85.4
Post-Tax IRR 28.2% 42.6%
Post-Tax Payback(years) 1.93 1.40
TotalRecovered Gold 302,307 267,090
(Ounces)Pre-Production Capital(C$M) $109.4 $110.1
Sustaining Capital(C$M) $8.3 $9.3
Strip Ratio(wasteto ore) 4.9:1 5.3:1
Table 1: Comparison with 2016 PEA
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Economic Sensitivities

The following tables demonstrate the sensitivity of the Tiger Deposit pre-tax economics to changes in the price of gold and exchange rates. The base case, highlighted in the tables below, assumes US$1,400 per ounce of gold at an exchange rate of C$1.00 equal to US$0.77.

Gold Price(US$/oz) $1,250 $1,300 $1,350 $1,400 $1,450 $1,500 $1,550
Pre-Tax NPV(5%)(C$M) $74.9 $89.4 $103.8 $118.2 $132.6 $147.0 $161.4
Pre-Tax IRR 38.7% 44.1% 49.4% 54.5% 59.4% 64.3% 69.2%

Table 2: Summary of Gold Price Sensitivity (0.77 US$/C$)

Table 3: Summary of Exchange Rate Sensitivity (US$1,400/oz Au)

Exchange Rate (US$/C$) 0.75 0.76 0.77 0.78 0.79
Pre-Tax NPV(5%)(C$M) $129.0 $123.5 $118.2 $113.0 $108.0
Pre-Tax IRR 58.2% 56.3% 54.5% 52.6% 50.9%

Opportunities for Future Improvement

The updated Resource and PEA provide a number of key opportunities to further enhance the value of the Tiger Project:

  • Refined geology model identified significant high grade trends which are open along strike;
  • Detailed review of geology and drilling identified areas where infill drilling could improve grade and resource continuity;
  • Drilling to date has been limited in depth as only open pit mining has been contemplated. Opportunities exist to extend sulphide mineralization at depth with grades which could potentially support underground mining, as demonstrated by the undergroundconstrained portion of the resource; and
  • Prospecting, mapping and geochemical sampling has identified numerous nearby earlystage targets which could provide further oxide and sulphide gold mineralization.

Mining and Processing

Consistent with previous studies, the Tiger Project has been modelled as an owner-operator, conventional truck-and-shovel open-pit mining operation with a conventional carbon-in-pulp ("CIP") gold recovery process. Year-round operations would be supported via a 68 km tote road, which would connect the project to the Yukon highway system, near Keno City.

A total of 2.7 Mt of mineralized material and 14.4 Mt of waste rock will be produced from the pit during the 7 years of mining operations and pre-stripping. The life-of-mine ("LOM") average diluted gold grade is 3.82 g/t. The LOM stripping ratio (defined as waste material mined divided by mineralized material mined) is 5.3:1.

Mineralized material will be crushed, ground and cyanide leached in a conventional CIP circuit, with production of doré bars on site via a standard adsorption, desorption and recovery treatment. Based on the results of metallurgical test work and the mining schedule, projected LOM average recoveries are 90.5% for oxide material and 60.8% for sulphide material.

The processing plant will operate year-round at a rate of 1,500 tonnes per calendar day, and will achieve full throughput in Year 2. Peak annual production will be approximately 72,860 oz of gold in Year 1, with a LOM average annual production of approximately 45,000 oz gold. Production during the first three operating years averages 61,900 ounces of gold per year.

Capital and Operating Costs

Total LOM capital costs are $119.4 million, with $110.1 million in pre-production costs, and $9.3 million in sustaining capital. To minimize initial capital costs, the PEA has assumed that modular equipment would be used where possible and that some equipment and facilities will be leased.

Table 4: Pre-Production and Sustaining Capital Costs Area Pre-Production ($M) Sustaining

The following tables summarize the project capital and operating costs.

Area Pre-Production($M) Sustaining Life-of-Mine($M)
Site Infrastructure $8.4 ($M)- $8.4
Access Road $11.6 - $11.6
Open PitMining* $10.4 - $10.4
Materials Crushing $2.0 - $2.0
and
HandlingProcessPlant $30.4 - $30.4
Tailings andWater $8.0 $9.3 $17.3
Management
ProjectIndirects $20.8 - $20.8
Owner's Costs $1.3 - $1.3
Contingencies** $17.2 - $17.2

* Includes capitalized pre-production mining costs. Major mining equipment is leased.

** Contingencies were factored on an area-by-area basis depending on the detail level of each estimate.

Area LOM Average
Mining Cost($/tmined)* $4.28
Processing Cost($/tprocessed) $29.88
G&A($/tprocessed) $15.33
SurfaceServices ($/tprocessed) $4.68
Tailings &Waste($/tprocessed) $0.64
Camp&GensetLeasing($/t) $1.68
processed)EquipmentLeasing ($/tprocessed) $3.55

Table 5: Operating Costs

* Not including capitalized pre-production mining costs

Mineral Resource

MDA completed an updated mineral resource incorporating work completed on the project since 2015. The 2020 resource includes a significantly more detailed geological model which better delineates high-grade trends throughout the deposit. Furthermore, the 2020 resource incorporates pit and underground constraints to meet a test of "reasonable prospects of economic extraction" in accordance with current CIM Best Practice Guidelines.

The 2016 resource did not include mining and economic constraints and instead presented a global resource. For the 2020 update, the global Tiger Deposit resource has been reclassified into open pit and underground categories, and peripheral low grade sections present in the 2016 resource are no longer considered reportable. As a result, the previous and updated resources are not directly comparable.

Tungsten was estimated but is not included in this summary as preliminary trade-off analysis found the economic contribution to be positive but marginal. Contained tungsten will be reported in the full technical report supporting the 2020 PEA.

The following table shows the Tiger Deposit Mineral Resource as of April 9, 2020.

Type Constraints* Classification Au Cut Tonnes> Grade Ounces
off(g/t) Cut-off (Au,g/t)** (Au)
Oxide Open Pit Indicated 0.75 1,980,000 3.74 238,000
Underground Indicated 1.50 165,000 3.09 16,000
Sulphide Open Pit Measured 0.75 799,000 2.92 75,000
Open Pit Indicated 0.75 847,000 2.68 73,000
Underground Measured 1.50 29,000 2.06 2,000
Underground Indicated 1.50 706,000 2.64 60,000
Total M+I Variable 4,526,000 3.19 464,000
Oxide Open Pit Inferred 0.75 20,000 1.54 1,000
Underground Inferred 1.50 41,000 2.62 3,000
Sulphide Open Pit Inferred 0.75 7,000 2.41 500
Underground Inferred 1.50 97,000 2.26 7,000
Total Inferred Variable 165,000 2.17 11,500

Table 6: Tiger Deposit Mineral Resources

* Open Pit constraints were conducted using a US$1,625 pit shell with economic parameters similar to the PEA parameters. Underground constraints were conducted using a 1.4 g/t grade shell and removal of thin/sporadic zones based on MDA's experience.

** Gold grades are block-diluted.

The reader should be cautioned that the 2020 PEA is preliminary in nature. It includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that the results of the 2020 PEA will be realized.

Qualified Persons

The 2020 PEA was prepared under the direction of Tetra Tech Canada Inc., in cooperation with other industry consultants, all of whom are Qualified Persons (QPs) under terms of NI 43-101. QPs contributing to the mineral resource and preliminary economic assessment are listed in the following table.

Qualified Person Company
SurajPriyadarshi, P.Eng. Tetra TechCanada Inc.
Hassan Ghaffari, P.Eng., M.A.Sc Tetra TechCanada Inc.
Jianhui(John)Huang, Ph.D., Tetra TechCanada Inc.
P.Eng.ChrisMartin, C.Eng., MIMMM Blue CoastMetallurgy Ltd.
StevenRistorcelli, C.P.G. MineDevelopmentAssociates
PeterRonning, P.Eng. New CaledonianGeologicalConsulting
Bruno Borntraeger, P.Eng. KnightPiesoldLtd.
Matthew Dumala, P.Eng. Archer, Cathro&Associates (1981)
Limited

Table 7: Qualified Persons

Tiger Tote Road

Permit Status

On November 27, 2020, ATAC was notified by the Yukon Government that it had rejected ATAC's permit application to construct a proposed tote road to the Tiger gold deposit to support advanced exploration and feasibility work. The decision document and related materials can be found on the ATAC website (www.atacresources.com) under the Tote Road tab.

ATAC does not agree with many of the aspects of the government's decision and is seeking clarification on the reasons for denial. In the interim, ATAC continues its dialog with the Yukon Government to determine if it will submit a revised road permit application or take other appropriate action.

Permitting and Consultation History

The Tiger tote road was conditionally approved by both the Yukon Government and the FNNND in March of 2018 under the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act. The proposed road will branch off the Hanson Lake Road west of Keno City and is envisioned as a gated, single lane (5 m wide) and radio-controlled road suitable for vehicle support of advanced exploration at the Tiger gold deposit and throughout the Rau project area. The total length of the tote road will be approximately 65 km and will consist of 53 km of new road and 12 km of upgraded pre-existing winter road.

Discussions related to access and the development of the Tiger deposit with the FNNND, local communities and other interested parties has been ongoing for more than seven years. Details of these consultations can be found on ATAC's website (www.atacresources.com).

Since 2008, ATAC has completed comprehensive water, heritage, wildlife and fisheries studies related to the tote road permitting and consultation process. ATAC will continue environmental baseline work and ongoing studies as it advances the Tiger deposit and other targets throughout the Rackla Gold property.

Community and First Nation engagement began in 2008 and an Exploration Cooperation Agreement with the FNNND was in operation from 2010 to 2016. The Exploration Cooperation Agreement provided a framework within which exploration activities and environmental regulatory process on ATAC's Rackla Gold property were carried out. The Rackla Gold property lies exclusively within the Traditional Territory of the FNNND.

(ii) Bobcat Target

The Bobcat Target is located 4.5 km southeast of the Tiger Deposit. The target hosts narrow high-grade gold-copper distal skarn vein mineralization and is 1.5 km southeast of the Rackla Pluton.

In 2019, a total of 683 m in 3 diamond drill holes and 240 m in 6 rotary air blast (RAB) drill holes were completed. Highlight diamond drilling results returned 17.75 g/t gold over 0.51 m in RPP-19-002 and 1.53 g/t gold over 6.28 m incl. 173 g/t gold and >1/00% copper over 0.05 m in RPP-19-003. Highlight rock samples collected from surface returned up to 41.90 g/t gold and 10.90% copper

Numerous geophysical and geochemical targets remain untested in the Bobcat target area.

(iii) Spotlight Target

The Spotlight skarn target, located 6.5 km north of Bobcat was discovered in 2017 with the collection of high grade grab samples containing 7,080 g/t silver and 3.27 g/t gold collected from a 500 m long gold and silver soil anomaly. Soil sampling in 2018 expanded this anomaly to over 2.2 km in length and remains open to the north, east and west. Highlight soil samples from 2018 include 0.7 g/t gold and 15.2 g/t silver.

In 2018, one day of detailed prospecting was conducted in the Spotlight area during 2018 and returned 4,090 g/t silver and 1,765 g/t silver in limonite bearing quartz veins. Prospecting 1.2 km along the anomalous soil trend returned brecciated quartz-siderite material containing 2.17 g/t gold and 1.38 g/t gold.

Abundant tremolite development, in addition to significant hornfels and marble alteration observed in the rocks around Spotlight, indicate high fluid flow, likely from a nearby intrusive system. These observations are supported by the development of gold-copper-tungsten skarn mineralization at the historic Blue Lite occurrence located 1 km to the south of Spotlight.

(iv) Condor Target

The Condor target, located 1.5 km to the northwest of the Tiger Deposit was assessed in detail in 2018 to follow-up on an area of high grade prospecting samples (17.0 g/t gold and 23.3% zinc) collected in 2017.

Work in 2018 focused on a 100 m wide vegetation anomaly located upslope of 2017 samples. Hand pits were excavated on a grid pattern across the vegetation anomaly and a variety of samples containing strongly oxidized sulphides hosted in dolostones and volcanic rocks were encountered. Highlight results from pit samples are presented below:

Sample Au(g/t) Ag(g/t) Zn(%) Pb(%)
W591494 1.85 103 -- 4.22
W591525 -- 45 37.49 --
W591508 -- -- 36.51 --
W591507 1.06 -- -- 1.38
W591523 -- 133 1.44 --
W591499 -- 42 22.60 --

* Note: dashes indicate no significant result for that element.

Condor is situated in a similar stratigraphic and structural environment to the Tiger Deposit, with a series of carbonate horizons interlayered with volcanoclastic flows. Mineralization at Condor is thought to have developed at the structural intersection of a regional scale northwesterly trending strain zone with a northerly trending brittle fault zone.

(v) Ocelot Zone

In 2010 ATAC made a significant silver-lead-zinc-indium discovery at the Ocelot target located in the western portion of the Rau project. It is situated in lowlands 1.5 km west of the Wind River Winter Road and 15 km northwest of the Tiger Deposit.

A total of 4,918 m in 24 holes was drilled at Ocelot during 2010 and 2011. Mineralization consists of medium to coarse grained pyrite and varying concentrations of low iron sphalerite and medium to coarse grained galena. Sulphide mineralization occurs within a steeply dipping northeast trending fault that cuts an extensive dolomite sequence locally exhibiting structural and fluidized breccias. Drilling to date has identified mineralization over a 230 m strike length and to a depth of 150 m. Mineralization remains open downdip and possibly along strike to the northeast.

In 2012, ATAC completed geophysical and geochemical surveys on the Ocelot target. No subsequent exploration has been carried out on the Ocelot Zone since 2012. Updated Rau figures as well as a detailed list of all Rau drill results can be viewed on the ATAC's website (www.atacresources.com)../)

(vi) Airstrip Target

The Airstrip target hosts an approximately 11.5 km2gold-in-soil anomaly with values ranging from detection limit up to 2,360 ppb gold. The target area is underlain by phyllite with lesser amounts of quartzite, and mafic to intermediate volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the Devonian-Mississippian Earn Group.

Gold mineralization encountered to date occurs within broad zones of highly deformed quartzcarbonate ± sericite veins and is disseminated within the phyllite host rock. The veins contain variable amounts of pyrite and arsenopyrite with trace pyrrhotite and are typically oxidized near surface.

In 2020, a total of 1,876 m in 6 diamond drill holes and 1,565 m in 25 RAB drill holes were completed. Highlight diamond drilling results returned 0.51 g/t gold over 46.32 m and 0.24 g/t gold over 101.13 m in AS-20-005.

(vii) Val Target

The Val target is a historical high-grade carbonate replacement silver-lead-zinc-copper-plus-orminus-gold occurrence in the Rackla Gold project area. The target was drilled by multiple operators in the 1970s and 1980s, but has received very limited recent work. Historical drilling highlights include 20.12 m of 703 g/t silver, 15.3% lead and 22.1% zinc in hole 79-16 at the Big Red zone.

Mineralization at Val typically occurs as intermittent galena-tetrahedrite veins, with very high silver grades. Historical work focused on these high-grade lenses but does not seem to have considered bulk tonnage potential. Previous work also neglected gold and copper potential, with limited analysis for these elements.

In 2020, ATAC conducted a broadly spaced rock sampling program across the 150 m by 100 m vegetation anomaly at the Big Red zone. Twenty-seven rock samples were collected and averaged 201 g/t silver, 1.85% lead and 3.43% zinc, strongly supporting the bulk tonnage hypothesis applied to the target.

4. Idaho Creek Property

The 13.9 km2 Idaho Creek property is located 150 km south of Dawson City and 14 km east of the Casino Cu-Mo-Au porphyry project.

Grid soil sampling at the Idaho property has outlined anomalous gold, silver, lead, arsenic and zinc soil values in four main targets. The anomalous areas are up to 1,200 by 600 m in size and produced soil geochemical values ranging up to 6,550 ppb Au, 122 ppm Ag, 6,180 ppm Pb, 2,620 ppm As, 2,300 ppm Zn and 1,110 ppm Sb.

By agreement dated August 19, 2020, ATAC granted Makara Mining Corp. ("Makara") an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Idaho Creek property, located 14 km east of Western Copper and Gold's Casino gold-copper porphyry deposit and adjacent to Makara's Rude Creek gold project in central Yukon. Makara can exercise the option by; (i) making aggregate cash payments of C$150,000; (ii) issuing ATAC an aggregate of 750,000 shares; and (iii) completing C$2,000,000 in work expenditures by December 1, 2024.

A one-time milestone payment of C$1.00 per ounce gold equivalent will be paid to ATAC if a mineral resource is identified on the property. ATAC will also retain a 2% net smelter return on the property, one half of which can be purchased by Makara for C$1,000,000.

TECHNICAL REVIEW

Technical information disclosed in this MD&A has been reviewed by Adam Coulter, M.Sc., P. Geo., a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. Adam Coulter is the Vice President of Exploration of ATAC.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 23, 2021, ATAC announced the commencement of drilling at its East Goldfield project in Nevada. See "East Goldfield Property" for additional information.

On July 8, 2021, ATAC granted an aggregate 2,950,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants. See "Stock Options" for additional information.

On July 7, 2021, ATAC announced that its 2021 exploration programs had commenced at its Yukon and Nevada properties. See "Connaught Property", "Rosy Property" and "East Goldfield Property" for additional information.

SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

Shares

The authorized share capital of ATAC consists of the following classes of shares:

  • (a) an unlimited number of common shares without par value; and
  • (b) an unlimited number of Class A preferred shares with a par value of $1.00 each.

As of August 26, 2021, there were 184,338,547 ATAC common shares issued and outstanding.

Stock Options

As of August 26, 2021, ATAC had the following stock options outstanding:

Number of OptionsOutstanding Exercise Price Expiry Date
2,665,000 $0.55 May 26, 2022
2,940,000 $0.55 February 1, 2023
2,120,000 $0.30 February 4, 2024
100,000 $0.30 February 4, 2024
2,210,000 $0.22 January 9, 2025
195,000 $0.20 April 28, 2025
100,000 $0.17 April 8, 2026
2,950,000 $0.17 July 8, 2026
13,280,000

Warrants

As of August 26, 2021, ATAC had the following share purchase warrants outstanding:

Number of Warrants Outstanding Exercise Price Expiry Date
2,173,914 $0.27 June30, 2022
260,870 $0.23 June 30, 2022
5,253,572 $0.28 March 22, 2022
9,259,478 $0.24 June 25, 2024
13,947,834

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Douglas O. Goss, Q.C., Edmonton, Alberta Chairman of the Board and Director Glenn R. Yeadon, Vancouver, B.C. Secretary and Director Robert C. Carne, Burnaby, B.C. Director Bruce J. Kenway, Calgary, Alberta Independent Director Bruce A. Youngman, Powell River, B.C. Independent Director Don Poirier, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Independent Director Graham N. Downs, Squamish, B.C. President and Chief Executive Officer Ian J. Talbot, North Vancouver, B.C. Chief Operating Officer Adam Coulter, Squamish, B.C. Vice President, Exploration Andrew Carne, Vancouver, B.C. Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,

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