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CORAZON MINING LIMITED Investor Presentation 2017

Oct 8, 2017

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Company Presentation 8[th] October 2017

LEVEL 1, 329 HAY ST, SUBIACO WA 6008 | PO BOX 8187, SUBIACO EAST WA 6008 | +61(8) 6142 6366 | [email protected] | WWW.CORAZON.COM.AU

Looking Forward Statement

This presentation has been prepared by Corazon Mining Limited (“Corazon”). It contains forecasts and forward looking statements which are not a guarantee of future performance and which involve certain risks. Actual results and future outcomes will in all likelihood differ from those outlined herein. The presentation should not be construed as an offer or invitation to subscribe for or purchase securities in Corazon. Nor is it an inducement to make an offer or an invitation with respect to said securities.

Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Words such as “expect(s)”, “feel(s)”, “believe(s)”, “will”, “may”, “anticipate(s)” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding future production, resources or reserves and exploration results. All such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) those relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits and conclusions of economic evaluations, (ii) risks relating to possible variations in reserves, grade, planned mining dilution and ore loss, or recovery rates and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, (iii) the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies, (iv) risks related to commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations, (v) risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms or delays in obtaining governmental approvals or in the completion of development or construction activities, and (vi) other risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s prospects, properties and business strategy. Our audience is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to revise and disseminate forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of or non-occurrence of any events.

Competent Person’s Statement

The information in this report that relates to Exploration Results and Targets is based on information compiled by Mr Brett Smith, B.Sc Hons (Geol), Member AusIMM, Member AIG and an employee of Corazon Mining Limited. Mr Smith has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Smith consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

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ASX: CZN

Total Ordinary Shares on Issue 1,039m
Options on issue 145m
Market Capitalisation($0.023/share) $24m
Trading Range (1 year) $0.012-$0.059
Average Daily Trading Volume 4.56m
Cash (current estimate) $2.2m

Board of Directors

Clive Jones Non Executive Chairman Brett Smith Managing Director Mark Yumin Qiu Non Executive Director Jonathan Downes Non Executive Director Adrian Byass Non Executive Director

Shareholders

Top 20 Shareholders 36%
Board and Management 3.1%
Hanking Australia Investments 11.5%
Crescent Nominees Ltd 10.2%

Hanking Australia Investments Pty Ltd

Australian investment vehicle of China Hanking Holdings Limited

Listed on Hong Kong SE +HK$1.9B Mkt Cap

Proven track record of developing projects in Australia

Provides potential for future project funding and offtake opportunities

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Two Quality Projects – A Cobalt Focus

Lynn Lake

Nickel-Copper-Cobalt

  • 100% control of entire historical mining centre

  • Beneficial infrastructure and large remnant resources

  • Easy development opportunity

  • Exciting exploration potential

  • Recent drilling has discovered another large magmatic Ni-Cu-Co sulphide system – 5km from historic mine area

Mt Gilmore

Cobalt-Copper-Gold

  • One of the highest grade cobalt deposits in Australia

  • A “pure Cobalt play” – strong development opportunity

  • Cobalt – a critical component for rechargeable lithium ion batteries

Project Locations Benefits of 1[st] World Jurisdictions

  • Large hydrothermal system – potential untapped

  • Very little modern exploration

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COBALT - CRITICAL INGREDIENT FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

  • Cobalt price driven by increased demand, or expectations of increased demand, from a growing rechargeable battery sector

Demand Growth 100 kt +200 kt 2017 Forecast 2025

  • A significant deficit in supply is looming

  • Securing stable sources (supply) of ethically mined cobalt is a growing concern for battery makers

Sources: LME Charts, Canaccord Genuity – May 2017.

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Mt Gilmore Project NSW

NEW PROJECT FOR CORAZON

  • CZN acquired Mt Gilmore in July 2016

  • Earning up to 80% - currently CZN has 51% equity

  • $2M earn-in over 3 years (+1yr extension option)

  • Small periodic payments on milestones

  • All costs covered by CZN until decision to mine

HIGH GRADE COBALT AND MORE

  • Very little modern exploration across the project

  • Extensive 1800’s-1900’s copper-gold workings

  • Current focus is on the Cobalt Ridge Deposit

  • High grade, cobalt-dominant sulphide deposit

  • Also prospective for large intrusive-related copper-gold systems

  • Analogous to Cadia and Mt Morgans projects

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MT GILMORE TREND

  • Large hydrothermal alteration footprint

  • Extensive evidence of targeted models - tourmaline breccia hosted Cu-Au deposits, Cu-Au-Fe skarns and quartz-sulphide vein system (such as porphyry Cu-Au deposits)

  • Historically Cu has been the focus of exploration

  • Cobalt Ridge – Corazon’s initial focus – is one small prospect in a large system

Magmatic – Hydrothermal Tourmaline-Chalcopyrite-Pyrite Breccia's

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Felsic Mafic
Intrusive Intrusive
Sedimentary
Volcano- Basin Cover
Sedimentary
Basement
COBALT RIDGE
DEPOSIT
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RARE COBALT DOMINANT SULPHIDE DEPOSIT

  • CZN’s drilling identifies excellent grade and high value

Cobalt Grades At Other Operations

Canada - Lynn Lake Ni-Cu-Co sulphide 0.02% to 0.04% Co, +1% Ni, 0.5% Cu

Australia - Murrin Murrin Ni-Co laterite 0.09% Co, 1.3% Ni

USA - Idaho Underground Project (TSX:ECS) 0.55% Co, 0.75% Cu, 0.53 g/t Au DRC – Kalongwe Cu-Co 0.27% Co, 2.7% Cu

Results of greater than 2m downhole and 2% CuEq.

Intercept calculation parameters: > or equal to 0.3m down hole thickness, > or equal to 0.05% Co, > or equal to 0.05% Co cut-off & < or equal to 3m internal dilution

Gold values at lower detection limit <0.01ppm halved to 0.005ppm for Au intercept calculations

The copper equivalent equation is: CuEq = Cu% + (Co_% * 9.19) + (Au_ppm * 0.63) Metal prices used were: Cu US$6,471/t, Co US$59,500/t & Au US$1,277/oz_

CZN’s 2016/2017 Drilling Main Cobalt Lode - Significant Results

Hole ID Interval Interval Down Hole
Width(m)
Co % Cu % Au g/t CuEq %
From m To m
MGRCD001 165 178 13 0.18 0.54 0.17 2.28
MGRC002 90 93 3 0.22 0.85 0.14 2.94
135 151 16 0.65 0.26 0.17 6.26
Incl. 135 141 6 1.48 0.14 0.32 13.79
MGRCD004 85 87 2 0.34 0.41 0.06 3.54
128.3 131.3 3 0.54 1.83 0.17 6.85
MGRC005 83 85 2 0.27 0.01 0.03 2.48
MGRC006 42 76 34 0.23 0.26 0.08 2.40
Incl. 44 48 4 0.48 0.27 0.15 4.75
Incl. 65 70 5 0.71 0.88 0.27 7.51
85 87 2 0.23 0.09 0.05 2.22
101 103 2 0.65 0.41 0.29 6.50
MGRC007 41 56 15 0.33 0.25 0.17 3.36
Incl. 47 50 3 0.82 0.26 0.42 7.97
MGRC008 97 114 17 0.35 0.09 0.07 3.29
Incl. 104 111 7 0.72 0.02 0.14 6.67
MGRCD010 95 97 2 0.10 1.06 0.26 2.15
MGRC011 86 90 4 0.16 0.87 0.20 2.41
MGRC012 59 70 11 0.13 0.81 0.18 2.07
MGRC024 34 36 2 0.36 0.44 0.19 3.83
44 58 14 0.27 0.16 0.06 2.65

The CuEq calculations were completed on the Cobalt Intercepts calculated using the Co intercept calculation parameters quoted above

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EARLY METALLURGICAL TESTWORK IS VERY PROMISING

  • Excellent recoveries from simple Flotation testwork on RC drill chips

  • Cobalt – 92.2%

  • Copper – 89.0%

  • Gold – 75.5%

  • Processing route likely to be simple , inexpensive , and tried and tested methods

  • High metal recoveries from a low mass (metals contained in only 11% of sample weight)

  • Potential to significantly reduce downstream processing and capital costs

  • Concentrate grade 7.38% Co, 1.29% Cu and 4.1g/t Au

  • Expecting better results from testwork on core and rock samples

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Cobalt Ridge
Interpreted Geology
Basement
Cover
Flintoff’s
Current Drilling Indicates
Potential Similar to Cobalt Ridge
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MINERALISED EXTENTS REMAIN OPEN – POTENTIAL UNDEFINED

  • 1000m x 500m window through cover into mineralised basement

  • Entire basement outcrop anomalous in cobalt

  • Multiple sulphidic lodes

  • Multiple phases of mineralisation and intense alteration

  • Historical workings and exploration have focused on discrete sulphidic lodes carrying copper and gold – past cobalt production was a byproduct of this mining

COBALT RIDGE MAIN LODE

  • Drilled over 200m strike and open in every direction

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Granite
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  • Average true width ~12m

  • Grade range: 0.23% to 0.65% Co

  • Best high grade zone: 6m @ 1.48% Co

  • Best individual 1m assay: 2.79% Co

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Cobalt in Soils Geochemical Image

Flintoff’s – Cobaltite Lodes

Cobalt Ridge – Cobaltite Lodes

Flintoff’s – Copper Dominant Lodes

Cobalt Ridge – Copper Dominant Lodes

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DEFINE RESOURCE – SCOPE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

  • Drilling underway at Cobalt Ridge , including:

  • Step-out and infill at Main Cobalt Lode – resource definition

  • Testing new trends – Flintoff’s, Glamorgan West and others

  • Additional metallurgical samples

  • Detailed metallurgical testwork has commenced

  • Process engineering design work in December 2017

  • Scoping Study proposed for Q1 2018 (dependent on results)

CZN’s 2017 Drilling - Main Cobalt Lode

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Lynn Lake Project Canada

EXPECTED INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SULPHIDE NICKEL

Metal Content for the Cathode of Rechargeable Batteries

DRIVEN BY THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY SECTOR

  • Sulphide Nickel value and quality differs from Laterite Nickel

  • Nickel long-term prices ‘bearish’ - based on Laterite Nickel production and current stockpile

Lynn Lake has the potential to provide quality Nickel, Copper and Cobalt to the emerging Electric Vehicle Industry

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PROLIFIC HISTORICAL MINING CENTRE

  • 24 year mine production - ~1Mtpa – shutdown in 1976

  • First time controlled by one company since mine closure

  • Infrastructure beneficial for re-development

  • Large remnant resources (JORC & NI43-101)

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Raglan
Voiseys
Bay
Lynn Lake
Thompson
Sudbury
Major Canadian Nickel Mines
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Resource Statement Notes -

Resource released by Corazon Mining Limited in an ASX announcement date 16[th] April, 2015 .

Nickel equivalent grades (NIEQ%) are provided as an indicator of value in a multi-metallic deposit. Lynn Lake has a long history as a nickel, copper and cobalt mining camp. It is the Company’s opinion that all elements included in the metal equivalent calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered. Past mining of these deposits on average produced a nickel concentrate, consisting of 14% nickel, 1.5% copper and 0.35% cobalt and a copper concentrate having 30% copper and 0.60% nickel. In this circuit, 85% of the nickel, 93% of the copper and 80% of the cobalt were recovered on average.

NIEQ% = (((Cu%222.04622)+(Ni%7.2222.04622))/7.22)/22.04622 based on metal prices of Ni = US$7.22 /lb Cu = US$2.00 /lb.

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EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCOVERY Lynn Lake Geology
 Extensive drill-defined mineralisation within Mine area
A Plug

Regionally - numerous untested “look-alike” targets
Township
 FLC – 2017 discovery - large magmatic sulphide system

Main target – 1.7km strike

Only tested with 10 holes – all extensively mineralised
EL Plug
FLC Discovery Lynn Lake
Drill Results Mining Centre
@ +0.70% NiEq
Emslie & Moore 1959
Fraser Lake Complex (FLC)
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NiEq % = Ni%+((Cu% x (Cu$/Ni$))+((Co% x (Co$/Ni$)) where Ni$ = $US 11,263.50/t Cu$ = $US 6,551.25/t Co$ = $US 60,296.00/t.

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PROJECT QUALITY

  • Two exceptional projects with demonstrated prospectivity in key, demand-driven commodities

  • Both projects have the capacity for large economic mineral deposits

  • Current market analysis for Cobalt, Nickel and Copper – supports the Corazon’s immediate focus on Cobalt

ACTIVE EXPLORATION PROGRAMME

  • Mt Gilmore and the Cobalt Ridge prospect is a priority focus over the next 6 months – drilling underway

  • Results from the recent exploration at Lynn Lake are exceptional

  • Analysis of these results expected to show path forward for the project prior to next field season (northern winter)

  • Activity on both projects expected to deliver significant value appreciation for shareholders

CORPORATE

  • Strong market awareness and support for the Company’s growth potential

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LEVEL 1, 329 HAY ST, SUBIACO WA 6008 PO BOX 8187, SUBIACO EAST WA 6008 +61(8) 6142 6366 [email protected] WWW.CORAZON.COM.AU