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FireFox Gold Corp. AGM Information 2024

Nov 20, 2024

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FIREFOX GOLD CORP. #2500 – 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8

Notice of Meeting &

Management Information and Proxy Circular

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

Dated as of November 6, 2024

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Firefox Gold Corp. #2500 – 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2X8 Tel: (778) 938-1994

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of Firefox Gold Corp. (the “Company”) will be held at #2500 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., on December 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and consider the financial statements of the Company and the auditor's report thereon for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2023;

  2. To fix the number of directors at five (5);

  3. To elect the directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders;

  4. To appoint D&H Group LLP, Chartered Accountants, as independent auditors of the Company for the next fiscal year, and to authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration; and

  5. To approve the Company’s stock option plan.

Accompanying this Notice of Meeting are a Management Information and Proxy Circular, Proxy Form and a Financial Statement Request Form.

A shareholder entitled to vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxyholder to attend and vote in his or her stead. If you are unable to attend the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, in person, please date, execute, and return the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the instructions set out in the notes to the proxy and any accompanying information from your intermediary.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 6, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Carl Löfberg”

Carl Löfberg President and Chief Executive Officer

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND PROXY CIRCULAR

This management information and proxy circular (the “Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by management of Firefox Gold Corp. (the “Company”) for use at the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. (PST), on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at #2500 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., and any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of meeting (the “Notice”).

Unless otherwise indicated, the information contained in this Circular is given as at November 6, 2024, and all currency figures are in Canadian dollars.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

1. Election of Directors

The term of office of each present director of the Company (a “Director”) expires at the Meeting. Management does not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a Director. Management of the Company proposes to nominate the persons named in the following table for election to the board of Directors (the “Board”) until the next annual shareholder meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed, unless their office is earlier vacated in accordance with the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Unless otherwise instructed, the enclosed form of proxy will be voted “FOR” the nominees listed below.

Information concerning the nominees, as furnished by them individually, is set forth below.

Name, Province and
Country of Residence and
Current Position
with the Company
Director
Since
Shares Beneficially
Owned, Directly or
Indirectly, or Over
Which Control or
Direction is
Exercised
Principal Occupation for the Past Five Years
Patrick Highsmith(1)
Tennessee, USA
Chairman & Director
2017-08-01 1,533,334 President and CEO of Timberline Resources Corp. from
Oct. 2020 to Aug. 2024; Chairman of Firefox Gold
Corp.
Andor Lips(1)(2)
Voorburg, the Netherlands
Director
2022-12-01 550,000 Director and owner of MGE B.V. (mining consultancy
firm); Senior Adviser at HCF International Advisers
Ltd.; Non-Executive Director of Western Tethyan
Resources, Verde Magnesium, and 79th Group;
Advisory Board Member of Minehub Technologies;
Mining Applications Advisor to Spectral Industries
Carl Löfberg(3)
Pirkanmaa, Finland
President, CEO & Director
2017-08-01 10,965,000 Managing Director of Magnus Minerals Ltd. and
President, CEO and Director of FireFox Gold Corp.
Robb McNaughton
Alberta, Canada
Director
2024-04-11 300,000 Partner of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Joseph Mullin(1)(2)
Puerto Rico, USA
Director
2017-06-16 1,507,143 Partner of Mount Arvon Partners and Joseph E. Mullin
LLC, which provide consulting and restructuring
services; President & CEO of Pure Energy Minerals
Ltd.; and Director of Huntington Exploration Inc.

Notes:

(1) Member of Audit Committee.

(2) Member of Compensation Committee.

(3) Mr. Löfberg holds 695,000 Shares directly and 10,270,000 Shares through Magnus Minerals Ltd.

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Cease Trade Orders and Bankruptcies

Except as disclosed below, none of the nominees proposed to be Director is or has been, within the ten years prior to the date hereof, a director or chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company) that: (i) was subject to an order that was issued while the proposed director was acting as a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or (ii) was subject to an order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer. For the purposes hereof, “order” means: (i) a cease trade order; (ii) an order similar to a cease trade order; or (iii) an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.

Except as disclosed below, no proposed director of the Company is, at the date of this Circular, or has been within ten years before the date of this Circular, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.

Robb McNaughton was a director of Brevia Energy Inc., a private Albertan oil and gas company, when it filed for receivership in February of 2016.

Penalties and Sanctions

No proposed director of the Company has been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, or has been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

Individual Bankruptcies

No proposed director of the Company has, within the ten years before the date of this Circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

2. Appointment of Auditor

Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the approval of the appointment of D&H Group LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditor of the Company until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is appointed, and to authorize the Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration. D&H Group LLP was first appointed as the auditor of the Company on September 26, 2007.

3. Approval of Stock Option Plan

Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to consider and approve the Company’s stock option plan. The key terms of this plan are provided in the section entitled “Stock Option Plan” below. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the approval of the Company’s stock option plan.

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GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION

Solicitation of Proxies

All costs of solicitation by management will be borne by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies personally, by telephone or facsimile, but will not receive compensation for so doing.

Appointment of Proxyholder

The individuals named in the accompanying form of proxy (the “Proxy”) are directors (“Directors”) or officers (“Officers”) of the Company and were designated by management of the Company (the “Management Proxyholder”). A shareholder wishing to appoint some other person who need not be a shareholder to represent the shareholder at the Meeting has the right to do so, by striking out the names of those persons named in the accompanying form of Proxy and inserting such other person's name in the blank space provided in the form of Proxy or by completing another form of Proxy.

Shareholders may wish to vote by Proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person. Shareholders electing to submit a Proxy may do so by completing, dating and signing the enclosed form of Proxy and returning it to the Company's transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) by:

  • a) mailing it to TSX Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, #301–100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON, M5H 1S3; or

  • b) delivering it by hand to #2700-650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4N9.

A Proxy will not be valid unless the completed, dated and signed form of Proxy is received by the Transfer Agent not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof. Proxies received after the time set out in the Proxy or VIF for delivery thereof may be accepted or rejected by the chairperson of the Meeting at such person’s discretion.

Revocation of Proxy

A shareholder who has given a Proxy may revoke it by an instrument in writing, executed by the shareholder or by the shareholder's attorney authorized in writing or, where the shareholder is a company, by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the company, and sending it to:

  • a) the Transfer Agent, by the methods and to the addresses set out above in “Appointment of Proxyholder”;

  • b) the Company’s registered office (as set out on the cover page of this circular), at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof; or

  • c) the chairperson of the Meeting before the commencement of the Meeting.

Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a Proxy. Non-registered holders who wish to change their vote must, at least seven days before the Meeting, arrange for their respective Intermediaries (as defined below) to revoke the Proxy on their behalf. A revocation of a Proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to the revocation.

Exercise of Discretion by Proxyholders

Shares represented by properly executed Proxies in favour of persons designated in the enclosed form of Proxy will, where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the form of Proxy, be voted in accordance with the specification made. In the absence of any such specification, the

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Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. Where directions are given by the shareholder in respect of voting for or against any resolution, the proxyholder will do so in accordance with such direction.

The enclosed form of proxy, when properly signed, confers discretionary authority upon the person named therein as proxyholder with respect to amendments or variations to matters which may be properly brought before the Meeting. At the date of this Circular, management of the Corporation knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting. However, if any other matters, which are not now known to Management, should properly come before the Meeting, then the Management designees intend to vote in accordance with the judgment of Management.

Non-Registered Holders

Only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting . Most shareholders of the Company are “non-registered” shareholders (“Non-Registered Holders”) because the shares they own are not registered in their names but are instead registered in the name of (a) a brokerage firm, bank, trust company, trustee or administrator of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans; or (b) a clearing agency such as CDS & Co. (any of the foregoing, an “Intermediary”). If you are a Non-Registered Holder, your shares can only be voted by the Intermediary in accordance with instructions received from you .

In accordance with securities regulatory policy, the Company has distributed copies of the Notice, this Circular and the Proxy (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) to the Intermediaries for distribution to NonRegistered Holders. Each Intermediary has its own form of proxy and mailing procedures. Therefore, if you receive the Meeting Materials from an Intermediary, you should carefully review the voting instructions provided by your Intermediary to ensure that you direct the voting of your shares in accordance with those instructions .

The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Investor Communications (“Broadridge”), who typically sends a voting instruction form (“VIF”) to Non-Registered Shareholders requesting them to provide voting instructions. Please note a Broadridge VIF cannot be used to vote directly at the Meeting. If you are a Non-Registered Shareholder with a Broadridge VIF, you must follow the procedures set out by Broadridge, well in advance of the Meeting, for voting directly at the Meeting .

Non-Registered Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote as proxyholder for the registered shareholder should contact their Intermediary well in advance of the Meeting to determine the steps necessary to permit them to indirectly vote their Shares as a proxyholder.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

The Company's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value (the “Shares”). As at November 1, 2024 (the “Record Date”), there were 203,284,749 Shares issued and outstanding. Each share carries the right to one vote.

Any shareholder of record at the close of business on the Record Date who either personally attends the Meeting or who has completed and delivered a Proxy in the manner specified herein, subject to the provisions described above, shall be entitled to vote or to have such shareholder's shares voted at the Meeting.

To the best of the knowledge of the Directors or executive Officers, only the following persons beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Shares:

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Name Shares Beneficially Owned, Directly or Indirectly,
or Over Which Control or Direction is Exercised
Percentage of Issued and
Outstanding Shares
Crescat Portfolio Management LLC(1) 32,949,743 16.2%
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 22,095,000 10.9%

Notes:

  • (1) Linda Smith, the Kevin Smith 401K Plan and the Kevin and Linda Smith Living Trust are considered to be collectively the majority owner of Crescat Portfolio Management LLC.

DIRECTOR AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Oversight and Determination of Compensation

The Board as a whole has the responsibility of determining compensation for directors and senior management.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the particulars of compensation, excluding stock options and other compensation securities, paid to NEOs for the Company's two most recently completed financial years. NEOs are comprised of:

  • a) each individual who, in respect of the company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief executive officer (“CEO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CEO;

  • b) each individual who, in respect of the company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief financial officer (“CFO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CFO;

  • c) in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5) of Form 51-102F6V, for that financial year; and

  • d) each individual who would be a NEO under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

Fiscal
year Salary,
ended consulting fee, Value of all
December retainer or Committee or Value of
other
Total
Name and Position 31, commission Bonus meeting fees perquisites
compensation
compensation
Carl Löfberg 2023 $105,091 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$105,091
President, CEO and Director 2022 $105,866 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$105,866
Janice Craig 2023 $120,000 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$120,000
CFO and Corporate 2022 $120,000 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$120,000
Secretary
Patrick Highsmith 2023 $96,000 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$96,000
Chairman and Director 2022 $72,000 Nil Nil Nil
Nil
$72,000
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Fiscal
year Salary,
ended consulting fee, Value of all
December retainer or Committee or Value of
other
Total
Name and Position 31, commission Bonus meeting fees perquisites
compensation
compensation
Joseph Mullin 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Nil
Director 2022 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Nil
Andor Lips 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Nil
Director 2022 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Nil
Nil

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The following table provides details of the stock option grants made by the Company to its Directors and NEOs during the most recently completed financial year (ended December 31, 2023):

Compensation Securities Compensation Securities Compensation Securities
Name and Position Date of
Issue/Grant
Expiry
Date
Type of
Compensation
Security
Number of
Compensation
Securities &
Underlying
Securities,
and % of
Class(1)


Issue,
Conversion
or Exercise
Price
(per share)
Closing Price
of Security or
Underlying Security
on Date
of Grant
at Year
End(2)
Carl Löfberg
President, CEO and Director
2019-08-06
2020-08-26
2021-11-09
2023-01-10
2024-08-06
2025-08-26
2026-11-09
2028-01-10
stock option
stock option
stock option
stock option
200,000
0. 11%
300,000
0. 17%
300,000
0. 17%
500,000
0. 29%

$0.15
$0.15
$0.30
$0.12




$0.135
$0.150
$0.265
$0.115




$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
Janice Craig
CFO and Corporate Secretary
2020-12-01
2021-01-25
2021-11-09
2023-01-10
2025-12-01
2026-01-25
2026-11-09
2028-01-10
stock option
stock option
stock option
stock option
200,000
0. 11%
100,000
0. 06%
150,000
0. 09%
250,000
0. 14%
$0.25
$0.21
$0.30
$0.12




$0.235
$0.205
$0.265
$0.115




$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
Patrick Highsmith
Chairman and Director
2019-08-06
2020-08-26
2021-11-09
2023-01-10
2024-08-06
2025-08-26
2026-11-09
2028-01-10
stock option
stock option
stock option
stock option
150,000
0. 09%
300,000
0.17%
300,000
0. 17%
550,000
0. 31%
$0.15
$0.15
$0.30
$0.12




$0.135
$0.150
$0.265
$0.115



$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
Joseph Mullin
Director
2019-08-06
2020-08-26
2021-11-09
2023-01-10
2024-08-06
2025-08-26
2026-11-09
2028-01-10
stock option
stock option
stock option
stock option
200,000
0.11%
200,000
0.11%
200,000
0.11%
450,000
0.26%
$0.15
$0.15
$0.30
$0.12




$0.135
$0.150
$0.265
$0.115



$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
$0.10
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Compensation Securities Compensation Securities Compensation Securities
Name and Position Date of
Issue/Grant
Expiry
Date
Type of
Compensation
Security
Number of
Compensation
Securities &
Underlying
Securities,
and % of
Class(1)


Issue,
Conversion
or Exercise
Price
(per share)
Closing Price
of Security or
Underlying Security
on Date
of Grant
at Year
End(2)
Andor Lips
Director
2023-01-10 2028-01-10 stock option 250,000
0.14%
$0.12
$0.115
$0.10
  • (1) Each stock option allows the holder to purchase one Share (the underlying security) at the exercise price shown in the table, and accordingly, the number of compensation securities is the same as the number of underlying securities. Percentage of class is derived by dividing the number of underlying securities by 174,888,898 Shares (the number of Shares issued and outstanding as at the end of most recently completed fiscal year).

  • (2) Closing price is for December 30, 2023 as December 31, 2023 was not a trading day.

During the most recently completed financial year, none of the Company’s Directors and NEOs exercised any stock options.

Stock Option Plan

The Company has adopted a 10% “rolling” stock option plan (the “Plan”) in order for the Company to attract and retain experienced and qualified directors, officers and employees. The description below presents the key terms of the Plan only and is not intended to be comprehensive. A copy of the Plan can be requested from the Company.

Eligibility . Only directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company (collectively “Eligible Persons”) are eligible to receive stock options under the Plan.

Maximum Options . The number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance pursuant to exercise or settlement of stock options must not exceed 10% of the total issued and outstanding Shares on the particular grant date. In any 12-month period, the number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance pursuant to exercise or settlement of stock options must not exceed the following percentages of the total issued and outstanding Shares (on a non-diluted basis) on the date of grant:

  • a) 5%, with respect to grants to any one person, unless disinterested shareholder approval is obtained;

  • b) 2%, with respect to grants to any one consultant;

  • c) 10%, with respect to Insiders as a group, unless disinterested shareholder approval is obtained; and

  • d) 2%, with respect to persons performing investor relations activities in aggregate, as at the date of grant of the most recent Option granted to a person performing investor relations activities.

Term . The maximum term for stock options is 10 years.

Vesting . The Board shall establish vesting conditions (if any) for stock options, provided that any stock option granted to an investor relations service provider must vest in stages over 12 months with no more than one-quarter of the stock options vesting in any three-month period.

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Exercise Price . The Board shall determine the exercise price of any stock option, provided that such price cannot be less than the Discounted Market Price (as that term is defined under TSX Venture Exchange policies) of the Shares on the option’s grant date.

Termination of Options . stock options will generally expire if the recipient ceases to be an Eligible Person (the date on which such cessation occurs is hereinafter the “Cessation Date”), except:

  • a) if the recipient dies, any outstanding stock option shall expire on the earlier of 12 months after the termination date and the original expiry date of such stock option; and

  • b) if the recipient ceases to be an Eligible Person for any other reason (including but not limited to a resignation), any outstanding stock option shall expire within 90 days of the Cessation Date unless the recipient was engaged in investor relations activities in which case ), any outstanding stock option shall expire within 30 days of the Cessation Date.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets out equity compensation plan information as at December 31, 2023.

Plan Category Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation plan
(excluding securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)
Equity compensation plan
approved bysecurityholders
11,330,000 $0.18 6,158,889(1)
Equity compensation plans not
approved bysecurityholders
Nil N/A Nil
Total 11,330,000 N/A 6,158,889

Notes:

  • (1) On December 31, 2023, 174,888,898 Shares were issued and outstanding and accordingly the maximum number of options available for grant under the Plan was 17,488,889 at that time.

The Plan is the Company’s only equity compensation plan. For material features of the Plan, please see “Stock Option Plan” above.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board of Directors

The Board will consist of five Directors, three of whom are independent. Except for Carl Löfberg, who is the Company’s President and CEO, and Patrick Highsmith, who provides management and consulting services to the Company, none of the other Directors is: (i) an Officer or employee of the Company; (ii) a party to a material contract with the Company or has a material interest in a transaction involving the Company; or (iii) the recipient of remuneration from the Company other than incentive stock options disclosed herein.

Directorships

As at the date hereof, the following Directors are also directors of other reporting issuers as set out below:

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Director Reporting Issuer (or Equivalent) Patrick Highsmith Champion Electric Metals, Inc. Joseph Mullin Huntington Exploration Inc.; Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. Robb McNaughton Global Investments Capital Corp.

Orientation and Continuing Education

New members of the Board are provided with: (i) information respecting the functioning of the Board and its committees and a copy of the Company’s corporate governance documents; (ii) access to all documents of the Company, including those that are confidential; and (iii) access to management. Each new director participates in the Company’s initial orientation program and each director participates in the Company’s continuing director development programs, both of which are reviewed annually by the Board.

Board members are encouraged to: (i) communicate with management and auditors; (ii) keep themselves current with industry trends and developments and changes in legislation with management’s assistance; (iii) attend related industry seminars; and (iv) visit the Company’s operations.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has adopted, and is responsible for monitoring compliance of, a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) which is applicable to the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. The purpose of the code is to provide guidance and to prohibit unethical behavior with respect to issues such as conflicts of interest, confidentiality, whistleblowing, protection of corporate assets and opportunities, and compliance with laws and regulations. All new employees must read the Code when hired and acknowledge that they will abide by the Code.

Furthermore, Directors are frequently reminded to consider whether they are in a conflict of interest by virtue of serving as directors or officers in other companies or holding an interest in a transaction or agreement. A Director in such circumstances is advised to disclose his or her interest in a transaction or agreement, and if the Board considers the interest to be material, such Director must abstain from discussing and voting on the matter.

The Board has also adopted a Whistleblower Policy for individuals to report complaints and concerns regarding, among other things, violations of the Code.

Nomination of Directors

The Board has responsibility for identifying and assessing potential directors. Recruitment of new directors has generally resulted from recommendations made by current directors, management and shareholders. The Board assesses potential candidates to fill perceived needs on the Board for required skills, expertise, independence and other factors.

Compensation

The Board as a whole determines the compensation of the Directors and NEOs, after considering the recommendations of its Compensation Committee. Such recommendations are made after reviewing the compensation of directors and NEOs of mining companies of similar size and stage of development, and assessing the performance of the person being compensated. In setting compensation, the Company’s financial resources, objectives and other factors are also taken into account.

Currently, it is the Board’s policy to compensate its Directors and NEOs with equity options in order to align the interest of Directors with those of the Company’s shareholders.

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Other Board Committees

Aside from its Audit Committee, the Board has established a Compensation Committee, currently comprised of Joseph Mullin and Andor Lips, both of whom are independent directors within the meaning of NI 52-110. The Compensation Committee is responsible for determining the overall compensation strategy of the Company and administering the Company’s executive compensation program.

Assessments

The Board is responsible for ensuring that an appropriate system is in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the Board as a whole, the individual committees of the Board, and the individual members of the Board and such committees with a view of ensuring that they are fulfilling their respective responsibilities and duties. In connection with such evaluations, each Director is required to provide his or her assessment of the effectiveness of the Board and each committee as well as the performance of the individual directors, annually. Such evaluations take into account the competencies and skills each Director is expected to bring to his or her particular role on the Board or on a committee, as well as any other relevant facts.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee’s Charter

The Charter of the Audit Committee is attached as Appendix A to this Circular.

Composition of the Audit Committee

All three members of the Audit Committee — Patrick Highsmith, Joseph Mullin and Andor Lips — are financially literate and except for Patrick Highsmith, are “independent” as that term is defined under NI 52-110.

Relevant Education and Experience

Patrick Highsmith is a geologist and mining executive with over 30 years of experience in exploration, operations, business development and senior management for companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP, Newmont Mining, Lithium One, Pure Energy Minerals and Fortescue Metals. Mr. Highsmith holds degrees in Geological Engineering and Economic Geology (Geochemistry) from the Colorado School of Mines.

Joseph Mullin has more than twenty years of experience in interim management, operational integration, corporate finance, restructuring, and financial analysis. He has served as a Chief Restructuring Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Restructuring Consultant, Trust Advisory Committee Member, and Creditor Committee Member with companies in industries ranging from retail, media, telecom, technology, industrials to natural resources.. Mr. Mullin holds a B.A. from Harvard University.

Andor Lips is a geologist and mining executive. Prior to his current role as advisor and/or director to companies worldwide, he worked in senior positions for Eldorado Gold, Commodity Discovery Fund, ING Bank N.V., Lydian International Ltd and Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, while also providing external expert advice to the European Commission over the past decade. Dr. Lips earned his PhD and Master's degrees in Structural Geology and Geodynamics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board of Directors.

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Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has the Company relied on any exemption in National Instrument (“NI”) 52-110 except for the one contained in section 6.1 thereof.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

As specified in the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for pre-approving non-audit services.

External Auditor Service Fees

The aggregate fees paid by the Company to its auditor in each of the last two fiscal years are as follows:

FY2023 FY2022
Audit fees $26,823 $24,293
Audit related fees Nil Nil
Tax fees $2,000 $2,000
All other fees Nil Nil

Exemption

The Company is relying on the exemption provided by section 6.1 of NI 52-110.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the Directors, executive Officers or proposed nominees for election as Directors, executive Officers or their respective associates or affiliates, or other management of the Company is or has been indebted to the Company as at the date hereof.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as disclosed herein, no person: (a) who has been a Director or executive Officer at any time since the commencement of the Company’s last financial year; (b) who is a proposed nominee for election as a Director; or (c) who is an associate or affiliate of a person included in subparagraphs (a) or (b), has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in matters to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of Directors and the appointment of auditors and as set out herein.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Since the commencement of the most recently completed financial year, to the best of management’s knowledge, no informed person (a Director, Officer or holder of 10% or more of the Shares) or proposed Director, or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed Director, has had any interest in any transaction, or proposed transaction, which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as set out in this Circular.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company paid Magnus Minerals Ltd. $193,661 to provide mineral exploration services. The Company’s CEO and Director Carl Löfberg holds an interest in Magnus Minerals Ltd.

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MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Management functions of the Company are not to any substantial degree performed by a person or company other than the Directors or executive Officers.

OTHER BUSINESS

As of the date of this Circular, management is not aware of any other matters to come before the Meeting. The securities represented by the Proxy will be voted as directed by the holder, but if such direction is not made in respect of any matter, the Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Financial information relating to the Company is provided in the Company’s comparative financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the financial year ended December 31, 2023. Shareholders may contact the Company to request copies of the financial statements and the MD&A.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this November 6, 2024

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS “Carl Löfberg” Carl Löfberg Director, President, and CEO

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Appendix A

Firefox Gold Corp. AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

1. Mandate

The Audit Committee (the “Committee”) is a committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of FireFox Gold Corp. (the “Company”). The primary function of the Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to regulatory authorities and shareholders, the Company’s systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting and the Company’s auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes.

Consistent with this function, the Committee will encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster adherence to, the Company’s policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: (a) serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial reporting and internal control system and review the Company’s financial statements; (b) review and appraise the performance of the Company’s external auditor; and (c) provide an open avenue of communication among the Company’s external auditor, financial and senior management and the Board.

2. Composition

  • 2.1 The Committee shall be comprised of three (3) directors, selected by the Board, each of whom shall meet the independence requirements within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees, and applicable stock exchange requirements, and further each of whom shall be free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, could reasonably be expected to interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of the Committee.

  • 2.2 Every member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise. All members of the Committee must be financially literate. For the purposes of this Charter, the definition of “financially literate” is the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can presumably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

  • 2.3 The Board at its first meeting following the annual shareholders’ meeting shall elect the members of the Committee. Unless a Chair is elected by the full board of directors, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by a majority vote of the full Committee membership.

3. Meetings & Approvals

  • 3.1 The Committee shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee will meet at least annually with the Chief Financial Officer and the external auditor in separate sessions.

  • 3.2 The meetings will take place as the Committee or Chair of the Committee shall determine, upon at least 48 hours’ notice to each of its members. The notice period may be waived by a quorum of the Committee.

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  • 3.3 The Committee may ask members of management or others to attend meetings or to provide information as necessary.

  • 3.4 The quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting shall be a majority of the members of the Committee present in person or by telephone or other telecommunication device that permits all persons participating in the meeting to speak and to hear each other.

  • 3.5 Decisions by the Committee will be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee present, or by consent resolutions in writing signed by each member of the Committee.

  • 3.6 The Committee shall prepare and maintain minutes of its meetings and periodically report to the Board regarding such matters as are relevant to the Committee’s discharge of its responsibilities and shall report in writing on request of the Chair of the Board.

4. Responsibilities and Duties

  • 4.1 To fulfil its responsibilities and duties, the Committee shall be responsible for:

  • (a) assisting the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities relating to the Company's accounting and reporting practices and the integrity of the Company's internal accounting controls and management information systems;

  • (b) managing the relationship with the external auditor by:

    • (i) recommending to the Board the external auditor to be nominated and the compensation of the external auditor;

    • (ii) having the external auditor report directly to the Committee;

    • (iii) overseeing the work of the external auditor, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditor regarding financial reporting; and

    • (iv) pre-approving non-audit services;

  • (c) reviewing with the external auditor and management and recommending to the Board for approval:

    • (i) any audited financial statement of the Company, including any such statement that is to be presented to an annual general meeting or provided to shareholders or filed with regulatory authorities and including any audited financial statement contained in a prospectus, registration statement or other similar document; and

    • (ii) the financial disclosure in each Annual Report and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Company (“MD&A”) which accompanies such audited financial statement and in each such filing, prospectus, registration statement or other similar document;

  • (d) reviewing with management of the Company and recommending to the Board for approval:

    • (i) any unaudited financial statement of the Company, including any such statement that is to be presented to an annual general meeting or provided to shareholders or filed with regulatory authorities and including any unaudited financial statement contained in a prospectus, registration statement, Quarterly Report or other similar document;

    • (ii) the financial disclosure in each Quarterly Report and when applicable, MD&A accompanying such unaudited financial statement and in each such filing, prospectus,

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registration statement or other similar document which accompanies such unaudited financial statement; and

(iii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

  • (e) reviewing and pre-approving all press releases containing annual or interim financial information before the Company publicly discloses this information to the public;

  • (f) satisfying itself that adequate measures are in place for the review of the Company’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company’s financial statements, other than the public disclosure referred to in (e) above, and must periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures;

  • (g) reviewing and approving the hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditor of the Company;

  • (h) reviewing as required and reporting to the Board with respect to the adequacy of internal accounting and audit procedures and the adequacy of the Company’s management information systems;

  • (i) ensuring that no restrictions are placed by management on the scope of the external auditor's review and examination of the Company's accounts;

  • (j) ensuring that methods are in place to allow any director, officer, employee or contractor to bring concerns regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters to the attention of the Committee and that those who do so are provided protection from any retaliatory action whatsoever. The Chair of the Committee shall be designated as the person to whom such concerns should be addressed and is responsible for ensuring that such concerns are handled promptly, confidentially (potentially anonymously) and appropriately;

  • (k) reviewing on an annual basis the adequacy of this Charter and recommending appropriate revisions to the Board; and

  • (l) meeting regularly at such times and places, engaging such advisors at the expense of the Company and undertaking such interviews and inquiries as the Committee sees fit for the purpose of carrying out this Mandate and Charter.

5. Other Responsibilities

  • 5.1 The Committee shall review with management the Company’s financial fraud risk assessment, including an annual review of the top fraud risks identified by management, and the policies and practices adopted by the Company to mitigate those risks.

  • 5.2 The Committee shall review for fairness any proposed related-party transactions and make recommendations to the Board whether any such transactions should be approved.

  • 5.3 The Committee may retain and terminate the services of outside specialists, counsel, accountants or other consultants and advisors to the extent it deems appropriate and shall have the sole authority to approve their fees and other retention terms.

  • 5.4 The Committee may perform other activities related to this Charter, as requested by the Board.