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Opawica Explorations Inc. Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Jul 23, 2021

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Suite 3043 – 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7X 1L7 T (604)681-3170, F (604)681-3552, [email protected]

www.opawica.com

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC.

INTERIM MD&A – QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2021

The following interim MD&A – quarterly highlights of the financial position of Opawica Explorations Inc. (the “Company” or “Opawica”) and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed interim financial statements including the notes thereto for the period ending May 31, 2021 and the audited financial statements for the year ending August 31, 2020.

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards for interim financial statements and accordingly do not include all disclosures required for annual financial statements. These statements, together with the following interim MD&A - quarterly highlights dated July 22, 2021 (“Report Date”), are intended to provide investors with a reasonable basis for assessing the financial performance of the Company as well as forward-looking statements relating to the potential future performance. The information in the interim MD&A – quarterly highlights may contain forward-looking statements.

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made, and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks as set forth below.

Economic and industry factors are substantially unchanged with respect to a comparison of the Company’s interim financial condition to the financial condition as at the most recently completed financial year end.

Additional information relating to the Company may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

1. CORE BUSINESS

Opawica Explorations Inc. was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on September 17, 1975 and was continued into British Columbia by Certificate of Continuation issued under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on September 29, 2006. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”), having the symbol OPW-V, as a Tier 2 mining issuer. The Company is a junior resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada for hosting gold and base metal deposits. As at the date hereof, the Company holds interests in the following mineral resource properties in Canada:

  • Arrowhead Property – 100% owned gold property consisting of 19 mineral claims in a continuous claim block totalling 400.76 hectares, located in the Joannes Township approximately 30 km east of Rouyn Noranda, Quebec;

  • Bazooka Property – 100% owned gold property consisting of 41 mineral claims in one continuous claim block totalling 1,320.92 hectares, located in the Beauchastel Township approximately 7 km southwest of Rouyn Noranda, Quebec;

  • Richard Copper Property – 100% owned copper-gold property consisting of four mineral claims located approximately 15 km from Rouyn Noranda, Quebec;

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  • Enterprise Property – an option to purchase up to 100% interest in 308 mineral claims located in the Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland and Labrador;

  • Lil d’Espoir Lake Property – 100% interest in 176 mineral claims totalling approximately 44 km[2] in the Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland and Labrador;

  • Chapel Island Property – 100% interest in 173 mineral claims totalling approximately 43.25 km[2] in the Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland and Labrador; and

  • Density, Eclipse and Mass Properties – 70% interest in 906 mineral claims in Newfoundland and Labrador pursuant to an exploration, development and mine operating agreement.

2. FINANCIAL CONDITION

The Company has not generated revenue from operations and incurred a net loss of $1,084,817 during the nine months ended May 31, 2021, has accumulated losses of $37,292,601 since inception and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which forms a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to raise financing and generate future profitable operations. As the Company is in the exploration stage, the recoverability of costs incurred to date on exploration properties is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration and development of its properties and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition of the properties. The Company will periodically have to raise funds to continue operations and, although it has been successful in doing so in the past, there is no assurance it will be able to do so in the future.

Industry and economic factors continue to affect the Company’s performance. Generally strong capital market conditions and renewed interest in gold has enabled the Company to raise equity financing to fund the Company’s acquisition and exploration activities. These conditions are expected to continue over the next twelve months.

The Company had a working capital deficit of $55,551 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 – $40,155 surplus).

Cash was $222,581 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $164,834). The Company’s sources and uses of cash are discussed in section 4.0 “Cash Flows” below.

Amounts and other receivable were $13,008 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $3,657) and consist of $12,868 in GST input tax credits and QST input tax returns, and $140 in office recovery receivable.

Prepaid expenses of $105,597 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $10,133) relate to ordinary operating expenses and includes $102,451 in advertising and marketing campaigns of varying lengths.

Exploration and evaluation assets of $2,361,946 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $1,145,334) consist of acquisition and exploration expenditures on the Arrowhead ($106,932); Bazooka East ($875,036), Bazooka West ($192,352), Richard Copper ($110,666), Enterprise ($251,500), Density (35,134), Eclipse (25,628), Mass ($13,128), Chapel Island ($376,835) and Lil d’Espoir Lake ($374,735) properties.

Equipment of $7,636 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $490) consists of computer equipment.

Trade and other payables were $362,487 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $87,270). Trade and other payables are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. Included in trade and other payables is an unsecured loan in the amount of $22,000 and accrued interest payable of $2,941 that was repaid subsequent to period end in June 2021.

Non-current loan payable consists of a loan from the Canadian government’s Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”) Program in the amount of $40,000. The CEBA is a government guaranteed

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loan of up to $40,000 that is interest-free until December 31, 2022. The loan is available to help businesses with operating costs during COVID-19. Twenty-five percent of the loan amount ($10,000) is eligible for forgiveness as long as the business pays back $30,000 on or before December 31, 2022. If the business cannot pay back the loan by December 31, 2022, it can be converted into a 3-year term loan at an interest rate of 5%.

Due to related parties was $34,250 at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $51,199). Due to related parties represents amounts owing to directors, officers and companies with common directors for unpaid salaries, fees and expenses, which are unsecured, non interest bearing and payable on demand.

3. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The Company is organized into one business unit being that of acquisition and exploration and evaluation activities in Canada.

Because the Company is in the exploration stage, it did not earn any significant revenue and its expenses relate to the costs of operating a public company. Net loss and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 was $1,084,817 or $0.05 per share, compared to a loss of $143,088 for the nine months ended May 31, 2020 or $0.02 per share. Net loss and comprehensive loss for the three months ended May 31, 2021 was $211,305 or $0.01 per share, compared to a loss of $24,854 for the three months ended May 31, 2020 or $0.00 per share.

3.1 Total Expenses for the Nine Months Ended May 31, 2021

Total expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 were $1,094,449 compared to $143,088 in expenses recorded for the 2020 comparative period.

Employee costs were $982,004 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $122,860 in employee costs recorded in the 2020 comparative period, and consist of consulting fees, management fees, salaries and benefits, WorkSafeBC premiums and share-based payments. The following is a breakdown of material components on the Company’s employee costs for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Consulting fees
Management fees
Salaries and benefits
WorkSafeBC premiums
Share-based payments
Nine months ended
May 31, 2021
$
Nine months ended
May 31, 2020
$
269,523
60,000
292,500
7,500
57,292
55,269
601
91
362,088
-
982,004
122,860

Consulting fees were paid to various strategic business development, geological and administrative consultants.

Management fees and salaries and benefits are period expenses paid to directors and officers. See Related Party Transactions below.

Share-based payments of $362,088 was recorded for the grant of 2,645,000 stock options to officers, directors and consultants.

Finance expense consists of interest on demand loans.

General and administrative expenses were $105,804 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $18,146 in expenses for the 2020 comparative period, an increase that reflects greater activity in the

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Company. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Accounting and legal fees
Business development
Filing fees
Insurance
Investor communications
Office expenses
Rent
Travel
Nine months ended
May 31, 2021
$
Nine months ended
May 31, 2020
$
6,455
4,035
4,348
-
17,963
7,758
643
-
57,489
3,159
2,478
1,694
13,500
1,500
2,928
-
105,804
18,146

Accounting fees were $317 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $2,725 in accounting fees for audit and tax return preparation services recorded during the 2020 comparative period.

Legal fees were $6,138 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $1,310 in legal fees recorded during the 2020 comparative period. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s legal fees for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Annual corporate services
General corporate matters
Property acquisitions
Shareholder meetings
OTCQB application
Nine months ended
May 31, 2021
$
Nine months ended
May 31, 2020
$
467
1,310
1,548
-
999
-
687
-
2,437
-
6,138
1,310

Business development expenses include meals and entertainment.

Filing fees totalled $17,963 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $7,758 in filing fees recorded during the 2020 comparative period. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s filing fee expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Annual financial statements
Private placements
Reports of exempt distribution
Reviewable transaction
Venture sustaining fee
Nine months ended
May 31, 2021
$
Nine months ended
May 31, 2020
$
3,108
3,108
5,955
750
900
-
4,100
-
3,900
3,900
17,963
7,758

Investor communications expenses totalled $57,489 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $3,159 in investor communications expenses recorded during the 2020 comparative period. During the period, the Company initiated an advertising and marketing campaign intended to raise the profile of the Company. The program includes social media, online advertising, newsletters, website presence and other

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marketing initiatives. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s investor communications expenses for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Advertising
News releases
Shareholder meetings
Transfer agent
Website
Nine months ended
May 31, 2021
$
Nine months ended
May 31, 2020
$
44,837
-
287
-
4,677
-
6,188
-
1,500
-
57,489
-

The Company was party to a sublease for office premises at a cost of $1,500 per month from May 2020 to May 2021.

Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets of $4,411 for the nine months ended May 31, 2021 consists of $3,315 in geological consulting for the McWatters property and $1,096 (2020 - $246) for the payment of land taxes on mining leases previously written off.

3.2 Total Expenses for the Three Months Ended May 31, 2021

Total expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2021 were $220,937 compared to $24,854 in expenses recorded for the 2020 comparative period.

Employee costs were $158,897 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $19,212 in employee costs recorded in the 2020 comparative period, and consist of consulting fees, management fees, salaries and benefits and WorkSafeBC premiums. The following is a breakdown of material components on the Company’s employee costs for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Consulting fees
Management fees
Salaries and benefits
WorkSafeBC premiums
Three months
ended
May 31, 2021
$
Three months
ended
May 31, 2020
$
90,223
-
52,500
7,500
16,102
11,683
72
29
158,897
19,212

Consulting fees were paid to various strategic business development and administrative consultants.

Management fees and salaries and benefits are period expenses paid to directors and officers. See Related Party Transactions below.

Finance expense consists of interest on demand loans.

General and administrative expenses were $61,120 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $4,767 in expenses for the 2020 comparative period, an increase that reflects greater activity in the Company. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s general and administrative expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Three months Three months
ended ended
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2020
$ $

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Accounting and legal fees
Business development
Filing fees
Insurance
Investor communications
Office expenses
Rent
Travel and automobile
3,653
475
2,454
-
5,150
1,300
643
-
40,796
742
996
750
4,500
1,500
2,928
-
61,120
4,767

Accounting and legal fees of $3,653 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 includes $2,437 in legal fees incurred for the Company’s OTCQB application.

Business development expenses include meals and entertainment.

Filing fees totalled $5,150 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $1,300 in filing fees recorded during the 2020 comparative period. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s filing fee expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Private placements
Reviewable transaction
Venture sustaining fee
Three months
ended
May 31, 2021
$
Three months
ended
May 31, 2020
$
750
-
3,100
-
1,300
1,300
5,150
1,300

Investor communications expenses totalled $40,796 for the three months ended May 31, 2021 compared to $742 in investor communications expenses recorded during the 2020 comparative period. During the period, the Company initiated an advertising and marketing campaign intended to raise the profile of the Company. The program includes social media, online advertising, newsletters, website presence and other marketing initiatives. The following is a breakdown of the material components of the Company’s investor communications expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

Advertising
News releases
Shareholder meetings
Transfer agent
Three months
ended
May 31, 2021
$
Three months
ended
May 31, 2020
$
38,137
-
238
-
1,183
1,238
742
40,796
742

The Company was party to a sublease for office premises at a cost of $1,500 per month commencing May 2020.

4. CASH FLOWS

The Company is still considered to be in the exploration and development stage and as such does not earn any significant revenue. Total cash used in operating activities was $606,815 during the nine months

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ended May 31, 2021 compared to $82,328 in cash used in operating activities during the 2020 comparative period.

Total cash flows used in investing activities was $311,934 during the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and consist of $313,835 in expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets, $8,099 on acquisition of computer equipment and the receipt of a $10,000 property option payment for the Yukon Bro property. Cash flows used in investing activities for the 2020 comparative period was $1,087 in expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets.

Total cash flows provided by financing activities was $976,496 during the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and consist of $1,087,775 in proceeds from share issuances, $94,330 in share issuance costs and $16,949 in repayments to related parties. Cash flows provided by financing activities was $115,954 during the 2020 comparative period and consisted of $95,060 in demand loans received, $16,060 in demand loans repaid and $36,954 in advances from related parties.

5. SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION

N/A

6. DISCUSSION OF OPERATIONS

6.1 Property Acquisition, Exploration and Evaluation

The Company is in the mineral exploration business and has no revenues. Mineral interests in the form of exploration and acquisition costs totalled $2,361,946 as at May 31, 2021 (August 31, 2020 - $1,145,334).

Total costs incurred on exploration and evaluation assets are summarized as follows:

Balance, August 31,
2019
Exploration Costs:
Drilling
Property examination
Subtotal
Acquisition Costs
Impairment of E&E
assets
Balance, May 31, 2020
Balance, August 31,
2020
Exploration Costs:
Drilling
Geology
Subtotal
Acquisition Costs
Impairment of E&E
assets
Balance, May 31, 2021
Quebec
Arrow-
head
Quebec
Bazoo-
ka
East
$
$
Quebec
Mc-
Watter
s
Quebec
Bazoo-
ka
West
Quebec
Ri-
chard
Copper
ON
TKL
Teck
NL
Enter-
prise
NL
Density,
Mass,
Eclipse
$
$
$
$
$
$
NL
Chapel
Island
NL
Lil
d’Espoir
Lake
Total
$
$
**$. **
94,018
838,399
-
12,637
3,414
-
117,854
192,352
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,242,623
-
-
12,637
-
-
3,414
3,414
12,637
-
905
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
246
-
-
-
-
-
(246)
-
-
-
-
16,051
-
-
1,151
-
-
(246)
97,432
851,941
117,854
192,352
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,259,580
97,432
855,550
-
8700
9,500
10,786
-
192,352
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,315
-
-
-
1,500
15,000
-
-
1,145,334
-
-
8,700
3,500
1,400
45,001
9,500
19,486
-
-
-
-
3,315
-
-
-
1,500
15,000
-
-
110,666
246
250,000
58,890
(3,315)
-
-
(246)
-
-
3,500
1,400
53,701
373,335
373,335
1,166,472
-
-
(3,561)
106,932
875,036
-
192,352
110,666
-
251,500
73,890
376,835
374,735
2,361,946

6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp.

On May 13, 2021, the Company entered into a geological consulting services agreement to engage

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GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. (“GoldSpot”) to assist in the exploration of the Company’s projects in the Quebec Abitibi Greenstone Belt and Central Newfoundland. GoldSpot has a large, collaborative team of geoscientists and data scientists focused on maximizing the chances of discovery using GoldSpot’s proprietary technology and geoscience expertise. GoldSpot is a leading technology services company leveraging machine learning to transform the mineral discovery process.

GoldSpot will use its artificial intelligence and machine learning expertise to delineate drill-ready targets as well as identify prospective areas regionally for the Company’s portfolio of projects over the course of the next 18 months. As partial consideration for these services, GoldSpot has been granted a 0.5% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Company’s Bazooka project in Quebec, and the following royalty options:

  • Option to acquire a further 0.5% NSR on Bazooka project in Quebec for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on McWatters project in Quebec for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Arrowhead project in Quebec for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Chapel Island project in Newfoundland for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Eclipse project in Newfoundland for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Density project in Newfoundland for $1,000,000;

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Mass project in Newfoundland for $1,000,000; and

  • Option to acquire 0.5% NSR on Lil d'Espoir Lake project in Newfoundland for $1,000,000.

6.3 Arrowhead Property (Joannes Township, Quebec)

The Arrowhead property is subject to a 2% net smelter royalty, of which the Company may purchase one half at any time for $1,000,000. In addition, GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on the property for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above). The property consists of 19 mineral claims in a continuous claim block totalling 400.76 hectares, located in the Joannes Township approximately 30 km east of Rouyn Noranda, Quebec.

The Arrowhead property is fully surrounded by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., a major gold producer in the Abitibi region, who conducted a significant drilling campaign to the west and north of Arrowhead. Previous drill holes on the property intercepted 40 gold-copper mineralized zones enhance the property’s potential for four types of mineralization: gold-rich VMS deposits, like at the Bousquet #2 and LaRonde mines; VMS deposits, like at the Louvicourt mine; gold-rich polymetallic veins, like at the Doyon and Mouska gold mines; and quartz-carbonate auriferous veins associated with regional E-W trending faults and shear zones, like at the O'Brien, Kewagama, Central-Cadillac, Wood-Cadillac and Lapa mines (Technical Report on Arrowhead, Yvan Bussières, P.Eng., OIQ # 31985, 2016).

During the period ended May 31, 2021, $9,500 in geological consulting was expended on the property (2020 - $nil).

6.4 Bazooka Gold Property (Beauchastel Township, Quebec)

The Bazooka East and West gold properties combine for a total strike length of approximately seven kilometres along one of the most prolific auriferous structures in the world, the Cadillac Larder Lake Break (“CLLB”). The Company’s 100% ownership, subject to various underlying royalties, of these properties will now be referred to as the Bazooka Gold Property.

The Bazooka Property consists of 41 mineral claims is one continuous claim block totalling 1320.92 ha. The Property is located in Beauchastel Township, approximately 7 km southwest of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

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In 2003, Lake Shore Gold Corporation drilled 1m with 316.13 grams per tonne gold (“g/t Au) on the Property.

The Bazooka Property occurs along one of the most prolific auriferous structures in the world, the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break/Fault (CLLB). The CLLB, in part, marks the boundary between the Archean Abitibi subprovince in the north and the predominantly metasedimentary Pontiac subprovince south of the fault. However, in the Bazooka Property area, the Pontiac metasedimentary rocks are in both conformable and faulted contact with the volcano-metasedimentary sequences of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The Pontiac metasedimentary belt mainly consists of wacke, siltstone, mudstone, conglomerate and minor metavolcanics that have been intruded by composite granitoid bodies.

Gold mineralization on the Property occurs within mixed, up to 60m wide (estimated true width), strong quartz-carbonate-sericite and talc-chlorite schists of sedimentary and ultramafic to mafic volcanic protoliths, respectively, and is referred to as the Main Zone. The alteration and mineralization are spatially associated with the CLLB zone, which is at the base characterized by up to 2.0m wide (estimated true width), strongly graphitic fault. The graphitic fault generally marks the contact between the sedimentary and ultramafic metavolcanic rocks.

The Main Zone (MZ), characterized by strong to intense quartz-carbonate-sericite and talc-chloritecarbonate+/-quartz alteration, is generally mineralized with trace to 3% pyrite+arsenopyrite+/chalcopyrite+/- pyrrhotite and locally contains fine specks of free gold in narrow quartz veins/stringers and highly silicified rocks. Patchy to locally pervasive fuchsite alteration (weak to strong) often accompanies quartz-sericite-carbonate alteration. Quartz-tourmaline veins occur locally both within and adjacent to the MZ.

The best gold mineralization within 15m - 60m wide (estimated true width) alteration/deformation zone is generally confined to 2m-10m wide (estimated true width), strongly to intensely silicified-carbonatized horizon with grey or brownish quartz veins (centimetre-scale to up to 2.0m wide, estimated true width). Although mineralization occurs both in sedimentary and ultramafic units, the sedimentary rocks appear to be the most favourable host for auriferous quartz veining and related alteration. Most gold-bearing areas contain pyrite-arsenopyrite+/-chalcopyrite (trace to 3%) and +/- free gold, but these are by no means are universal features, as many areas with similar veins contain either no gold or yield weakly anomalous values. Similarly, areas with other alteration types, such as fuchsite and tourmaline, may or may not contain significant gold mineralization. In summary, although strong silicification, carbonatization and quartz veining are the best indicative features of significant gold mineralization on the Property, they do not always produce consistently better gold grades.

Gold is also associated with other alteration types (e.g., pervasive silicification with carbonate stringers, fuchsite and locally tourmaline) within the MZ but is of little or no economic significance because of narrow mineralization widths and sporadic occurrence.

6.4.1 Bazooka East Property (Beauchastel Township, Quebec)

The Bazooka East property is subject to a 2% net smelter royalty, of which the Company may purchase one half at any time for $1,000,000. In addition, GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on the property for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above).

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $8,700 on core storage and $10,786 on geological consulting. During the 2020 comparative period, the Company expended $12,637 on core storage and $905 on claim maintenance fees.

For more information on the Bazooka East property, please refer to the Company’s website at www.opawica.com and the NI 43-101 technical report dated March 20, 2016 that is filed on www.sedar.com.

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6.4.2 Bazooka West Property Property (Beauchastel Township, Quebec)

Pursuant to an agreement dated July 27, 2016, the Company acquired an option to purchase a 100% interest in 24 mineral claims located in Beauchastel Township, Quebec, collectively known as the Bazooka West property. The Company exercised the option to acquire the property on April 21, 2017 for total consideration paid of $65,000 and the issuance of 125,000 common shares.

The Bazooka West property is subject to a 3% gross metal royalty, of which the Company may purchase 1% at any time before August 25, 2021 for $1,000,000.

There were no expenditures on the property during the periods ended May 31, 2021 and 2020.

- 6.5 McWatters Property (Rouyn Noranda, Quebec)

The Company does not plan any further exploration on the McWatters property and accordingly all exploration and acquisition costs related to the McWatters property were written off during the 2020 yearend. During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $3,315 in geological consulting on the property.

- 6.6 Richard Copper Property (Rouyn Noranda, Quebec)

Pursuant to an agreement dated February 11, 2021, the Company has acquired a 100% interest in the Lil d’Espoir Lake, Chapel Island and Richard Copper properties for consideration of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company (issued on March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $670,000) and 1,000,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.31 for a 24 month term (issued March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $187,336). The Richard Copper property is subject to a 1% NSR and GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on the property for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above).

The Richard property is located approximately 15 km north of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and consists of four claims bisected by the Lyndhurst Fault and Deformation zone. The host rock is a brecciated/porphyritic rhyolite and holds potential VMS base metal, (copper and gold) mineralization. Historical work has been conducted on the Richard Copper project from 1947 to 1992, which will be compiled and digitised.

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $110,666 to acquire the property.

6.7 Enterprise Property (Exploits Subzone, Newfoundland and Labrador)

Pursuant to an agreement dated October 23, 2020, the Company acquired an option to purchase up to a 100% interest in 308 mineral claims located in the Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland and Labrador, collectively known as the Enterprise Property. The Company may earn an initial 80% interest in the Property by paying an aggregate of $1,450,000 cash and incurring $5,000,000 in work expenditures over a four year period as follows: (i) $250,000 cash due upon signing the Agreement (the “Agreement Date”) (paid January 4, 2021); thereafter, optional commitments of (ii) $450,000 cash and incurring $1,000,000 in exploration expenditures on or before the second anniversary of the Agreement Date; (iii) $250,000 cash and incurring a further $2,000,000 in exploration expenditures on or before the third anniversary of the Agreement Date; and (iv) $500,000 cash and incurring a further $2,000,000 in exploration expenditures on or before the fourth anniversary of the Agreement Date. Upon completing the above payments and expenditures, the Company shall be deemed to have exercised the Option and shall be entitled to an undivided 80% right, title and interest in and to the Property, subject to the 2.5% NSR retained by the Optionor. Subsequent to the exercise date, the Company may earn an additional 20% interest in the Property by paying market price in cash or in kind based on an independent valuation of the Property.

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $250,000 in acquisition costs and $1,500 in geology on the property. The Company has subsequently obtained exploration permits for the property.

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6.8 Density, Eclipse and Mass Properties (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Pursuant to an agreement dated October 23, 2020, the Company has entered into an exploration, development and mine operating agreement with a company that will identify claims to be staked in the Newfoundland area, that are prospective for gold mineralization, and the Company will pay for the costs of staking the same, and thereafter the parties will explore and develop the staked claims on a joint venture basis under which the Company will hold an initial 70% interest and the other company will hold an initial 30% interest. The Company has staked 906 claims under this agreement, comprising the Density, Eclipse and Mass properties (the “Properties”). The claims are being held in trust and will be transferred to a joint venture company when formed.

GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on each of the properties for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above).

The Properties host multiple gold bearing quartz vein systems and are located within the Newfoundland central gold belt. They lie within the Exploits Sub-Zone of the Dunnage Zone adjacent to and along the southeast margin of the Red Indian Line, a major (Appalachian-scale) collisional boundary and suture zone.

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $58,890 in acquisition costs and $15,000 in geology on the Properties. The Company has subsequently obtained exploration permits for the Properties.

6.9 Lil d’Espoir Lake Property (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Pursuant to an agreement dated February 11, 2021, the Company has acquired a 100% interest in the Lil d’Espoir Lake, Chapel Island and Richard Copper properties for consideration of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company (issued on March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $670,000) and 1,000,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.31 for a 24 month term (issued March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $187,336). The Lil d’Espoir Lake property is subject to a 1.5% NSR royalty of which the Company may purchase 0.75% for $1,000,000 at any time, and GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on the property for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above).

The Lil d’Espoir Lake property consists of 176 mineral claims encompassing a land area of approximately 44km². The property is located 30 km northwest of the town of Baie d’Espoir and can be accessed by a series of forest service roads. The property lies within an area called the Exploits Subzone which consists of a major thrust zone that was formed due to the closing of the ancient Iapetus Ocean. The property consists of a range of Siliciclastic sediments and assemblages of felsic volcanics and granitoids Cambrian to Ordovician in age.

In 1985 several silicified boulders were found on the shoreline of d’Espoir Lake which retuned anomalous levels of Cu, Pb, Zn, As and Ag. A limited amount of geological mapping and baseline reconnaissance has been completed and the property ahs never been drilled to date. A detailed soil survey was completed around a gold bearing boulder, anomalous Cu, Pb, Zn values returned appear to reflect underlying bedrock source areas to the south and west.

Chalcopyrite and pyrite mineralization can be found along the contact of small stocks of granite as mapped by J.M. Holmes (1987) for BP Selco. These stocks are seen to intrude sediments of the Spruce Brook Formation (S.P. Colman-Sadd, 1978).

In 1987 Selco-BP Resources Canada Ltd.’s sample HR 1592 assayed above the detection limit for copper at >1%, several others including HR 1588 and HR 1593 assayed 0.73% Cu and 0.19% Cu respectively (Holmes, 1987). Subsequently in 1989, as part of a Government funded Newfoundland and Labrador mineral branch research program one sample on the property returned 0.66 g/t Au (Colman-Sadd, pers. comm., 1989).

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A geophysical magnetic survey executed by BP Selcoin in 1986 suggests a few narrow zones of higher amplitude response (500 to 2000 nt above background) found clustered in the west-central portion and south-east central portion on the property (Holmes, 1986), north of D'Espoir Lake. The general trend of the VLF responses is east-west except at the eastern side of Little D'Espoir Lake where there is a sharp swing to the northeast (Holmes, 1986).

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $373,335 in acquisition costs and $1,400 in geology on the property. The Company has subsequently obtained exploration permits for the property.

6.10 Chapel Island Property (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Pursuant to an agreement dated February 11, 2021, the Company has acquired a 100% interest in the Lil d’Espoir Lake, Chapel Island and Richard Copper properties for consideration of 2,000,000 common shares of the Company (issued on March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $670,000) and 1,000,000 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.31 for a 24 month term (issued March 29, 2021 with a fair value of $187,336). The Chapel Island property is subject to a 1.5% NSR royalty of which the Company may purchase 0.75% for $1,000,000 at any time, and GoldSpot holds an option to acquire a 0.5% NSR on the property for $1,000,000 (see section 6.2 GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. above).

The Chapel Island property consists of 173 mineral claims encompassing a land area of approximately 43.25 km². The property is located 1.5 km northwest of mainland Newfoundland’s Port Albert Peninsula and can be accessed from Boyd’s Cove via a causeway.

During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company expended $373,335 in acquisition costs and $3,500 in geology on the property. The Company has subsequently obtained exploration permits for the property.

Pursuant to an agreement dated July 16, 2021, the Company has agreed to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 1.5% NSR royalty of which the Company may purchase 0.5% of the NSR for $1,000,000 at any time, in Mineral License 030954M located within the Company’s Chapel Island property claim blocks for consideration of $25,000 and 250,000 common shares of the Company. The agreement is subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

6.11 Qualified Person

Mr. Derrick Strickland, P.Geo. (OGQ # 35402, EGBC # 1000315), is the Qualified Person for Opawica Explorations Inc. and has reviewed and approved the technical content of this Report.

7. SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

N/A

8. LIQUIDITY

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the ability of the Company to raise equity financing and the attainment of profitable operations. Management has been successful in raising equity financing in the past. However, there is no assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.

Factors that could impact on the Company’s liquidity are monitored regularly and include market changes, gold price changes, and economic upturns or downturns that affect the market price of the Company’s trading securities for the purposes of raising financing. The current state of equity markets has been favourable towards raising financing and Management believes that this condition will continue over the next twelve months.

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Cash at May 31, 2021 was $222,581 compared to $164,834 as at August 31, 2020. Amounts and other receivable of $13,008 consist of related party amounts, GST input tax credits and QST input tax returns. At May 31, 2021, the Company had $2,842,500 in share subscriptions receivable from the close of the first tranche of a private placement, which funds were received in June 2021.

Current liabilities total $396,737 (August 31, 2020 - $138,469) and consist of trade and other payables, accrued liabilities and amounts due to related parties. Included in trade and other payables is a demand loan totalling $22,000 and accrued interest of $2,941.

Included in non-current liabilities is a Canada Emergency Business Account loan of $40,000.

Working capital deficit was $55,551 at May 31, 2021 compared to a surplus of $40,155 at August 31, 2020.

The Company has no debt or debt arrangements other than the loans referenced above.

On May 31, 2021 and June 4, 2021, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement to raise total gross proceeds of $5,288,500. The Company raised $3,345,500 through the sale of 8,363,750 non flow-through units (“NFT Units”) priced at $0.40 and $1,943,000 through the sale of 3,886,000 flowthrough units (“FT Units”) priced at $0.50. Each NFT Unit consists of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable into one further common share at a price of $0.60 for a term of two years. Each FT Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one half of one share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable into one further common share at a price of $0.60 for a term of two years. Finder’s fees of $223,975 and 272,312 share purchase warrants exercisable at $0.60 per share for a two year term were paid on a portion of the Offering.

The proceeds from the sale of the flow-through portion of the Offering will be used for exploration activity on the Company’s 100% owned Bazooka and Arrowhead properties located near RouynNoranda, Quebec, where drilling is expected to commence this year subject to completion of the Offering. In addition, a portion of the flow-through proceeds will be spent on the Company’s mineral property interests in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The proceeds from the sale of the non flowthrough portion of the Offering will be used for project acquisitions and for general working capital.

In relation to the flow-through financing completed during May and June 2021, the Company is committed to incur $299,994 in Canadian exploration expenditures (“CEE”) in the province of Quebec by December 31, 2021 and an additional $1,284,974 in CEE in Quebec by March 31, 2022 under the Canada Revenue Agency’s look-back rule. The Company is further committed to incur $357,993 in CEE in any province in Canada by March 31, 2022 under the Canada Revenue Agency’s look-back rule.

Based on the above financial condition, the Company has the cash necessary to meet its financial obligations as they become payable in the current fiscal year.

9. CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company does not have any commitments for capital expenditures. The Company does not have any capital resources in the form of debt, equity and any other financing arrangements.

10. OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

11. TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN RELATED PARTIES

Office expenses of $547 (2020 – $371) were recovered from companies with a common officer that are co-tenant to the Company’s office premises. At May 31, 2021, $140 (August 31, 2020 – $491) was

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included in amounts and other receivable from these companies. These transactions were in the normal course of operations and have been recorded at their exchange amounts.

Key management personnel are persons responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of an entity, and include directors, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Key management personnel compensation is comprised of the following:

Short term employee benefits and director fees
Share-based payments
2021
2020
$
$
355,000
60,500
319,259
-
674,259
60,500

The Company has entered into an Officer and Consulting Agreement with 1218016 B.C. Ltd. (“1218016”), a company controlled by Blake Morgan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) effective May 1, 2020 for no fixed term. As compensation for the services to be provided, 1218016 will receive a monthly salary of $7,500 which was increased to $10,000 effective November 1, 2020. 1218016 also received a signing bonus of $15,000 and a performance bonus of $70,000. During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company recorded $170,000 (2020 - $7,500) in fees payable to 1218016.

The Company has entered into an Employment Agreement with Sandra Wong, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) effective September 1, 2020 for no fixed term. As compensation for the services to be provided, the CFO will receive a monthly salary of $5,000. The CFO also received a signing bonus of $30,000. During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company recorded $75,000 (2020 - $18,000) in salary expense for the CFO.

The Company has entered into a Director Agreement with Reynolds House Investment Group Ltd. (“RHIG”), a company controlled by Christopher Reynolds, a director of the Company, effective November 1, 2020 for no fixed term. As compensation for the services to be provided, RHIG will receive a monthly fee of $7,500. RHIG also received a performance bonus of $70,000. During the period ended May 31, 2021, the Company recorded $122,500 (2020 - $nil) in director’s fees payable to RHIG.

During the period, the Company agreed to settle $25,000 in outstanding salary payable to Owen King, the former CEO, through the payment of $12,500.

As at May 31, 2021, the Company has $34,250 (August 31, 2020 - $51,199) due to related parties which consists of amounts owing to directors and officers for unpaid salaries, consulting fees and expenses, which are due on demand, unsecured and is non-interest bearing.

Crest Resources Inc. (“Crest”) held a greater than 10% ownership interest in the Company from March 29, 2021 to June 1, 2021 and Owen King, a director of the Company, was a director of Crest until March 2020. Crest is the vendor of the Enterprise, Chapel Island, Lil d’Espoir Lake and Richard Copper properties, and holds a 30% initial interest in the Density, Eclipse and Mass properties. The Company engaged Crest to provide strategic consulting services for consideration of a monthly fee of $8,500 pursuant to a contract that terminated on May 31, 2021. On October 1, 2019, and as amended on January 14, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement to borrow up to $30,000 from Crest. The principal amount of the loan plus accrued interest, being 10% per annum, is payable on demand after December 31, 2019. The Company has been advanced a total of $38,060 under the loan agreement of which $16,060 in principal was repaid along with interest of $375. The principal amount of $22,000 along with interest payable of $2,941 is included in trade and other payables as at May 31, 2021 and was repaid on June 9, 2021.

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12. FOURTH QUARTER

N/A

13. PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS

The Company is engaged in the search for potential joint venture partners, mineral property acquisitions and financings, but there are currently no proposed asset or business acquisitions or dispositions. Other than disclosed in this Report, the Company does not have any proposed transactions.

14. COMMITMENTS, EXPECTED OR UNEXPECTED EVENTS, OR UNCERTAINTIES

Other than disclosed in this Report, the Company does not have any commitments, expected or unexpected events, or uncertainties.

15. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS DISCLOSURE

N/A

16. CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES INCLUDING INITIAL ADOPTION

A number of new or amended accounting standards were scheduled for mandatory adoption on or after September 1, 2020. The Company has not early adopted these new standards in preparing these financial statements. These new standards are either not applicable or are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

17. KNOWN TRENDS, RISKS OR DEMANDS

Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss associated with a counterparty’s inability to fulfill its contractual obligations. Management evaluates credit risk on an ongoing basis and monitors activities related to amounts and other receivable including the amounts of counterparty concentrations. The primary sources of credit risk for the Company arise from its financial assets consisting of cash and cash equivalents. The carrying value of these financial assets represents the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk. To minimize credit risk the Company only holds its cash and cash equivalents with high credit chartered Canadian financial institutions. As at May 31, 2021, the Company has no financial assets that are past due or impaired due to credit risk defaults.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its obligations with respect to financial liabilities as they fall due. The Company’s financial liabilities consist of its trade and other payables and amounts due to related parties. The Company has a working capital deficit of $55,551 as at May 31, 2021. However, the Company also has share subscriptions receivable of $2,842,500 which were received subsequent to period end in June 2021 and provide the required financing for operations and to meet its current obligations. The Company handles its liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure as described in Note 12 of the financial statements. All of the Company’s financial liabilities are due on demand, do not generally bear interest and are subject to normal trade terms.

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities as at May 31, 2021:

Carrying Contractual Within Within Within Over
Amount Cash Flows 1 year 2 years 3 years 3 years
$ $ $ $ $ $
Trade and other payables 362,487 362,487 362,487 - - -

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Due to related parties 34,250 34,250 34,250 - - -
Loan payable 40,000 40,000 - 40,000 - -
Total 436,737 436,737 396,737 40,000 - -

Market risk

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as interest rates, investment fluctuations, and commodity and equity prices. The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences are an extenuating impact on the current volatility of financial markets. Market conditions will cause fluctuations in the fair values of financial assets classified as held-for-trading, available-forsale and cause fluctuations in the fair value of future cash flows for assets or liabilities classified as heldto-maturity, loans or receivables and other financial liabilities. The Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk as the Company has no variable interest bearing debt. The Company’s ability to raise capital to fund exploration or development activities is subject to risks associated with fluctuations in gold and metal prices. Management closely monitors commodity prices, individual equity movements, and the stock market to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the Company.

Currency risk

Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in the foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. All of the Company’s financial instruments are denominated in Canadian dollars and all current exploration occurs within Canada. In management’s opinion there is no significant foreign exchange risk to the Company.

Pandemic risk

The outbreak and spread of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19), declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, has already had significant human, political, and economic consequences around the world. The coronavirus is still evolving, and its full impact remains to be determined. However, its wide-ranging effects include financial market volatility, interest rate cuts, disrupted movement of people and goods, and diminished consumer confidence. The effects of the coronavirus may be difficult to assess or predict with meaningful precision both generally and as an industry- or issuer-specific basis. This is an uncertain issue where actual effects will depend on many factors beyond the control and knowledge of the Company.

18. DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares. The holders of common shares are entitled to receive dividends and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company. All shares are ranked equally with regards to the Company’s residual assets.

As at July 22, 2021, the Company has 37,192,369 common shares issued and outstanding.

As at July 22, 2021, the Company has 7,397,187 share purchase warrants outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.56.

As at July 22, 2021, the Company has 3,624,500 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $0.36.

19. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The directors of the Company are Blake Morgan (President and Chief Executive Officer), Philippe Havard, Owen C. King and Christopher Reynolds. The Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary is Sandra Wong.

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20. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made, and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks as set forth below.

This Management’s Discussion & Analysis contains “forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable Canadian Securities legislation”, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forwardlooking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold and copper, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, currency exchange rate fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage and timing and possible outcome of pending litigation. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, or “might” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any other future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: risks relating to the integration of acquisitions, risk relating to international operations, the actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold and copper; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities; fluctuations in metal prices; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the period ended May 31, 2021 filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forwardlooking statements.

21. MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

The accompanying financial statements of the Company and all the information in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors.

The financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it deems most appropriate in the circumstances. Financial statements are not precise since they include certain amounts based on estimates and judgments. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable

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basis in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects. Management has prepared the financial information presented elsewhere in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and has ensured that it is consistent with that in the financial statements.

The Company maintains systems of internal accounting and administrative controls in order to provide, on a reasonable basis, assurance that the financial information is relevant, reliable and accurate and that the Company’s assets are appropriately accounted for and adequately safeguarded.

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the financial statements. The Board carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board, and two of its members are independent directors. The Committee meets at least once a year with management, as well as the external auditors, to discuss internal controls over the financial reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting issues, to satisfy itself that each party is properly discharging its responsibilities, and to review the financial statements and the external auditors’ report. The Committee reports its findings to the Board for consideration when approving the financial statements for issuance to the shareholders. The Committee also considers, for review by the Board and approval by the shareholders, the engagement or reappointment of the external auditors.

OPAWICA EXPLORATIONS INC.

Blake Morgan

President and Chief Executive Officer