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Scottie Resources Corp. Management Reports 2023

Dec 30, 2023

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP.

FORM 51-102F1 MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (“MD&A”) For the year ended August 31, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Scottie Resources Corp. (“Scottie”, or the “Company”) was incorporated on November 24, 2009 in the province of British Columbia, Canada.. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “SCOT”.

This discussion and analysis of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Scottie for the year ended August 31, 2023 includes information up to and including December 29, 2023 and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying audited financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended August 31, 2023 (the “Financial Reports”) which is available on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.com.

The financial information in this MD&A is derived from the Financial Reports prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and with the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”). All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Additional information relating to the company is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and the Company’s website at www.scottieresources.com.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Scottie is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of mineral properties located in the “Golden Triangle” area of British Columbia, Canada. The area known as the Golden Triangle of British Columbia is among the world’s most prolific mineralized districts, host to past and current mining operations including Johnny Mountain, Red Mountain, Snip Mine, Eskay Creek, Premier Mine, Golden Bear and Valley of the Kings. The Golden Triangle has reported mineral resources (past production and current resources) in total of 67 million oz of gold, 569 million oz of silver and 27 billion pounds of copper.

The Company’s objective is to undertake mineral exploration on properties assessed to be of merit to define mineral resources, and to put plans in place in order that the properties may be put into operation in an economic and sustainable manner. Metals being targeted are precious metals with a focus on gold and silver. In the course of executing its business objectives, it is expected the Company will enter into various agreements specific to the mining industry, such as purchase or option agreements to acquire mineral claims and joint venture agreements.

SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This MD&A includes certain forward-looking statements or information. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this MD&A including statements relating to the potential mineralization or geological merits of the Company's mineral properties and the future plans, objectives or expectations of the Company are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include among other things, statements regarding future commodity pricing, estimation of mineral reserves and resources, timing and amounts of estimated exploration expenditures and capital expenditures, costs and timing of the exploration and development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, future currency exchange rates, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, anticipated reclamation expenses, timing and possible outcome of pending litigation, timing and expected completion of property acquisitions or dispositions, and title disputes. They may also include statements with respect to the Company’s mineral discoveries, plans, out-look and business strategy. The words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “likely”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “forecast”, “project” and “believe” or other similar words and phrases are intended to identify forwardlooking information. Forward-looking statements are predictions based upon current expectations and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations include risks relating to the actual results of exploration programs, fluctuating commodity prices, the possibility of equipment breakdowns and delays, the availability of necessary exploration equipment including drill rigs, exploration cost overruns, general economic or business conditions, regulatory changes, and the timeliness of government or regulatory approvals to conduct planned exploration work. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's plans or expectations include political events, fluctuations in mineralization grade, geological, technical, mining or processing problems, future profitability on production, the ability to raise sufficient capital to fund exploration or production, litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments, inability to obtain permits, general volatility in the equity and debt markets, accidents and labour disputes and the availability of qualified personnel. Although the Company has attempted to identify all of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements or information, this list of the factors is not exhaustive. 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 and uncertainties detailed throughout this MD&A

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During the year ended August 31, 2023 and to the date of this report the Company:

  • Closed a non-brokered private placement for $3,200,000 consisting of 18,823,530 units at a price of $0.17 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the company and one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.25 for a period expiring two years following the closing date of the Offering. For more information, please refer to the news releases dated September 8, 2022 and September 26, 2022.

  • Reported assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including 7.07 g/t gold over 24.55 metres which extends the depth of the zone an additional 135 metres. The mineralized structure has now been drill tested to 360 metres in depth. For more information, please refer to the news release dated September 13[th] , 2022.

  • Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including intercepts of 11.3 g/t gold over 8.60 metres and 9.12 g/t gold over 16.15 metres. The high-grade mineralized structure has now been drill tested over 1,200 metres in strike and 360 metres in depth. For more information, please refer to the news release dated October 11, 2022.

  • Closed a royalty purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company will purchase 100% of a 1.8% gross smelter return royalty (the "Summit Lake Royalty") on the Summit Lake property, located in British Columbia. In consideration of the purchase of the Summit Lake Royalty, Scottie issued 2,500,000 common shares to the vendor with a fair value of $637,500. For more information, please refer to the news release dated November 3, 2022.

Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including an intercept of 20.3 g/t gold over 2.1 metres that extends the length of the Blueberry Contact Zone by 250 meters, to a total length of 1.45 kilometres. The Company also reported near surface intervals of mineralization that grade 8.9 g/t gold over 6.12 metres and 7.65 g/t gold over 7.53 metres. For more information, please refer to the news release dated November 8, 2022.

  • Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including intercepts of 9.79 g/t gold over 25.00 metres including 161 g/t gold over 1.3 metres. Additional deeper tests of the Blueberry Contact Zone have extended mineralization to a total vertical depth of 390 metres. For more information, please refer to the news release dated November 10, 2022.

  • Reported new assays on its C and D zone targets, which occur as mineralized cross-structures adjacent to the Blueberry Contact Zone. Drilling of the targets generated high-grade intercepts of up to 60.7 g/t over 2 metres. The C and D Zones are part of the Scottie Gold Mine Project which also includes the historic Scottie Gold Mine and the Blueberry Contact Zone. For more information, please refer to the news release dated December 6, 2022.

  • Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including intercepts of 194 g/t over 2.40 metres and 4.61 g/t over 2.5 metres in hole SR22-156. For more information, please refer to the release dated January 5, 2023.

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  • Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including two high-grade shallow intercepts in drill hole SR22-170 of 8.21 g/t gold over 19 metres and 6.30 g/t gold over 8.15 metres. These most recent intercepts compliment the already released results from the 2022 exploration program and support the company's goal of defining a road accessible gold deposit in BC's Golden Triangle. For more information, please refer to the release dated January 12, 2023.

  • Announced the appointment of Ellie Owens to the Company's board of directors, effective January 16, 2023. With ten years of technical and corporate experience, Ms. Owens has held roles at Golder Associates, Diavik Diamond Mine, Agnico Eagle's Meadowbank Mine, Atomic Energy of Canada and at Groia & Co (securities litigation). Ms. Owens holds a J.D. and M.Sc. (Geology) from Western University and a B.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Waterloo. She currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the PDAC as well as on the PDAC Planning Committee. Please refer to the news release dated January 17, 2023.

  • Announced that it has granted 4,850,000 options to acquire common shares to certain directors, officers, and consultants of the Company. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.27 per share and are valid for a period of five years. Please refer to the news release dated January 17, 2023.

  • Reported new assays on its Blueberry Contact Zone including two high-grade intercepts of 34.5 g/t gold over 4.7 metres (SR22-186) and 130 g/t gold over 1.05 metres (SR22-222). Drilling in 2022 extended the strike length of the zone to >1450 metres and the depth to 390 metres. Please refer to the news release dated January 25, 2023 for more information.

  • Entered into a bought deal private placement with Cormark Securities Inc as the sole underwriter. The Company issued 11,429,000 flow-through shares (FT shares) at a price of $0.35 per FT share for gross proceeds of $4,000,150, and issued 10,870,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.23 per common share for gross proceeds of $2,500,100. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriter received cash commission representing 6% of the gross proceeds raised under the offering and were issued 1,142,287 broker warrants of the Company. Each Broker warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the company at a price of $0.23 per broker warrant for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance. The Company also paid certain finders a cash commission of 3% of the gross proceeds raised under the Offering to purchasers introduced to the Company by the finder. This brokered private placement was closed on February 16, 2023. Please refer to the news releases dated February 7 and 16, 2023 for more information.

  • Reported new assays on the Blueberry zone including two high grade intercepts in drillholes SR22209, the upper hit of 53.2 g/t gold over 3 metres was located at the contact zone, whereas the lower intercepts of 19.2g/t gold over 3 metres was situated well within the siltstone unit of the Lower Hazelton Group. Please refer to the news release dated February 21, 2023 for more information.

  • Reported assays on the Blueberry zone including a high -grade intercept of 17.4 g/t gold over 6.57 metres in drillhole SR22-217. The company also confirmed high grade mineralization in its furthest expansionary hole (SR22-227) along the southern extension of the Blueberry Contact zone where 7.10 g/t gold over 6.09 metres was intercepted. The total strike length of the system now extends

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

over 1,550 meters, representing an increase of over 110% from 2021. Please refer to the news release dated March 2, 2023 for more information.

  • Announced a 20,000-metre drill program on the Company’s flagship asset, the Scottie Gold Mine project, located in BC’s Golden Triangle. The drill program is planned to commence in late June and continue into the fall using three diamond drill rigs. Approximately 17,000 metres will focus on expansion of the Blueberry Contact Zone, with the remaining metres allocated to additional advanced targets in the area. In addition to the drilling, extensive geophysical work (HLEM) will be carried out to delineate new targets in the area. The Company is also pleased to report assays from the Stockwork area located 1.3 kilometres northwest of the Blueberry Contact zone, including a high-grade intercept in a new zone grading 5.28 g/t gold over 4.50 metres, in a broader zone of low- grade mineralization. Please refer to the news release dated April 20, 2023 for more information.

  • Announced that an additional 230,484 finders warrants were issued at a price of $0.23 for a period of two years in connection with the $6.5 million brokered private placement which closed February 16, 2023. Please refer to the news release dated May 1, 2023 for more information.

  • Reported positive preliminary metallurgical test results for the Blueberry zone with up to 97.6% gold recovery. The program was completed by independent metallurgical consultants, Sepro Laboratories, at their testing facilities in Langley, British Columbia. For details on the Metallurgical Program, please refer to the news release dated June 13, 2023.

  • Announced that Scottie commenced its 2023 drill program on the high-grade Blueberry Contact Zone target. The 2023 program includes three drills turning to complete 20,000 metres and is primarily focused on expansion of the structure, both at depth and along strike. For more details on the 2023 drill program, please refer to the news release dated June 30, 2023.

  • Announced the first assays from its 2023 drill program targeting the Blueberry Contact Zone, including intercepts of 56.4 g/t gold over 3.7 metres and 12.1 g/t gold over 3 metres. These results are the first returned from the 20,000 metre drill campaign. Please refer to the news release dated September 6, 2023 for more information.

  • Closed three tranches of a non-brokered private placement of securities and raised aggregate gross proceeds of $2,233,550. Pursuant to the private placement, the Company issued an aggregate of: (i) 3,985,000 non-flow-through units (the “NFT Units”) at a price of $0.23 per NFT Unit; (ii) 4,112,500 FT Shares at a price of $0.24 per FT Share; and (iii) 1,000,000 Charity FT Units at a price of $0.33 per Charity FT Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,233,550. Each NFT Unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each Charity FT Unit will be comprised of one common share that will qualify as a “flow-through share” within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “ Tax Act ”) and onehalf of one warrant. The warrants for all units will be subject to the same terms, with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $0.35 per common share.

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

  • In connection with the offering, the Company issued 236,100 finder’s warrants and paid cash commissions of $53,303 to certain finders. Each finder’s warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share at a price of $0.23 per Share for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance. For more information please see the news releases dated September 8, October 4, 6, and 19, 2023.

  • Reported assays on the Scottie Gold Mine Project. The company continues to intercept high-grade gold over appreciable widths in the Blueberry Contact Zone. The 2023 exploration program focused on expanding the zone along strike and at depth and increasing confidence of the geological model through targeted drilling. The company drilled over 20,000 metres in 2023.

Highlights:

  • Drillhole SR23-247 intersected 26.9 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 4 metres (m) and 13.9 g/t gold over 2.04 m

  • Drillhole SR23-249 intersected 3.01 g/t gold over 9 m

  • Drillhole SR23-242 intersected 5.3 g/t gold over 4.05 m

  • Testing during 2023 of the main Blueberry Zone shows increased vein density relative to previous modelling.

Please refer to the news release dated October 12, 2023 for more information.

  • Reported new assays on the Scottie Gold Mine Project, including several high-grade intercepts on the Road and Fifi vein zones along the Blueberry Contact. Together the results continue to define the high-grade, outcropping deposit and provide valuable context and insight into the structural details of the system.

Highlights:

  - Road zone drillhole SR23-261 intersected 10.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 7.65 metres (m) including 51 g/t gold over 1 m

  - Drillhole SR23-264 targeted the Fifi vein zone, intersecting 88.4 g/t gold over 2.00 m and 4.41 g/t gold over 4.5 m

  - High-grade intercepts occur on the siltstone side of the Blueberry Contact

  - Drillhole SR23-273 targeted the Fifi vein zone, intersecting 13.0 g/t gold over 8.5 m and 5.12 g/t gold over 2.00 m
  • Intercept occurs at a depth from surface of approximately 145 m

  • Please refer to the news release date October 31 2023 for more information.

  • Reported new assays on the Scottie Gold Mine Project, including several high-grade intercepts on the Fifi and Lemoffe vein zones along the Blueberry Contact as well from the C Zone.

Highlights:

  • Drillhole SR23-268 targeted the Fifi – Lemoffe – Tupelo vein zones, intersecting 8.78 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 7.5 metres (m) and 28.2 g/t gold over 4.00 m.

  • Intercepts start at a depth from surface of approximately 160 m

  • The lower intercept occurs on the siltstone side of the Blueberry Contact Zone

  • Drillhole SR23-265 targeted the Lemoffe vein zone, intersecting 5.50 g/t gold over 3.85 m.

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

  • Intercept of 6.50 g/t gold over 1.0 m represents the deepest intercept to date of the Blueberry Contact Zone, at a vertical depth of over 525 m from surface indicating continuity at depth

  • C Zone drillhole SR23-257 intersected 4.12 g/t gold over 6.45 m including 89 g/t silver.

  • Vein zone extends west of the Blueberry Contact Zone

  • Increased silver content (relative to gold) is consistent with other drilling in the southern extension of the Blueberry Contact Zone

OUTLOOK

Since incorporation on November 24, 2009 the Company has acquired various properties in British Columbia, Canada and has successfully funded and advanced these projects.

As the Company has no source of revenue at this time, it will continue to require additional capital to fund future office and administrative expenditures and to advance the Company’s projects and complete project investigation activities.

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION PROJECTS UPDATE

On July 16, 2021, Scottie completed the acquisition of AUX Resources Corporation by way of a threecorner amalgamation, resulting in the formation of the wholly owned subsidiary of Scottie, AUX Resources Limited. The transaction consolidated the contiguous gold-silver exploration assets of Scottie’s Cambria Project and AUX’s Silver Crown, Independence, American Creek, Lower Bear, and Bear Pass Projects, all of which will benefit from operational and geological synergies.

Scottie Gold Project

2023 Exploration Program

The 2023 exploration program focused on expanding the zone along strike and at depth and increasing confidence of the geological model through targeted drilling. The company drilled over 20,000 metres in 2023. The drill program commenced in late June and continue into the September, using up to three diamond drill rigs. Approximately 17,000 metres was used to target expansion of the Blueberry Contact Zone, with the remaining metres allocated to additional advanced targets in the area, including the historic Scottie Gold Mine, Stockwork Zone, and the Bend Vein. In addition to the drilling, extensive geophysical work (HLEM) was carried out over specific areas to delineate new targets.

2022 Exploration Program

A 17,176 metre diamond drill program was completed on the Scottie Gold Mine Project during the 2022 field season (July – October), employing 3 diamond drills. Drilling focused on expanding the Blueberry Contact Zone along strike and at depth, successfully extending the system to a depth of 400 vertical metres and a strike length of 1,550 metres. Ancillary drill targets included the Bend Vein, C and D zones, Stockwork, and the Scottie Gold Mine P zone. Two geophysical grids (Loop EM) were completed on both the Scottie Gold Mine and the southern extension of the Blueberry Contact Zone underneath a historic lakebed.

Regional mapping and sampling were completed to follow up on anomalous samples from 2021, and to refine mapping of the primary lithological contact controlling the Blueberry Contact Zone. A LiDAR survey was flown over the entire Scottie Gold Mine property to better assist future drill campaigns with structural interpretations and ground control.

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SCOTTIE RESOURCES CORP. Management Discussion and Analysis For the year ended August 31, 2023

2022 Drillhole Highlights

Drill Hole
(target)
From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)*
Gold
(g/t)
Silver
(g/t)
SR22-145
(Blueberry)
69.1 81.6 12.50 13.32 10.22
including 69.1 72.1 3.00 23.59 31.39
and 79.1 81.6 2.50 37.52 7.19
SR22-151
(Blueberry)
343 419 76.00 2.45 7.78
including 370.6 395.15 24.55 7.07 4.33
and including 370.6 378.25 7.65 3.99 3.75
and 388.8 395.15 6.35 22.18 11.78
and including 391.8 395.15 3.35 30.14 17.51
SR22-156
(Bluberry)
119.5 120.5 1.00 2.49 14.00
148 150.4 2.40 194.00 16.83
255 257.5 2.50 4.61 0.00
SR22-168
(Blueberry)
149 153.5 4.50 11.28 37.67
198 223 25.00 9.79 6.88
including 200.9 204 3.10 10.12 3.00
and 217.55 218.85 1.30 161.00 100.00
234 238.15 4.15 3.37 10.69
247.8 251.75 3.95 1.47 11.25
153.7 155.2 1.50 3.55 0.00
SR22-186
(Blueberry)
153.7 155.2 1.50 3.55 0.00
234.9 236.4 1.50 1.26 0.00
252 253 1.00 1.08 5.00
335 339.7 4.70 34.52 11.77
including 335 336 1.00 128.00 30.00

2021 Exploration Program

A 12,600 metre drill program was completed on the Scottie Gold Project during the 2021 field season (June – October). Drilling focused on following up on successes from the 2020 program, notably: Blueberry Zone, Scottie Gold Mine (M and O-Zones), and the newly discovered Domino Zone. A small scale downhole electromagnetic (“DHEM”) survey was also be tested on the Scottie Gold Mine (SGM) to determine if the pyrrhotite-pyrite rich veins that host the high-grade mineralization can be detected, in order to aid future drill targeting. Three-dimensional induced-polarization (“3D IP”) grids were carried out on the Domino and Blueberry Zones, for use with ongoing drill targeting. Prospecting and detailed mapping continued to be carried out in and around known showings, over recently acquired claims, and in areas of glacial retreat in order to advance the company’s extensive land package.

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2021 Drill Highlights

Drill Hole
(target)
From
(m)
To
(m)

Width
(m)*
Gold
(g/t)
Silver
(g/t)
SR21-81
(Blueberry)
43.06 48.00 4.94 28.8 2.50
including 43.06 46.06 3.00 47 3.96
and 68.15 70.74 2.59 2.37 5.90
SR21-82
(Blueberry)
28 38 10.00 16.52 3.24
including 29.46 34.06 4.60 34.80 4.90
including 29.46 30.83 1.37 106.00 18.90
SR21-095
(SGM)
198.03 208.12 10.09 2.20 6.05
including 206.43 208.12 1.69 10.5 8.53
and 227.34 231.05 3.71 37.2 8.60
SR21-131
(Blueberry)
52.80 64.66 11.86 34.6 3.34
including 52.80 54.28 1.48 27.4 2.01
and
including
59.91 64.66 4.75 77.6 7.32
SR21-138
(Blueberry)
288.86 302.35 13.49 15.3 9.10
including 289.86 294 4.14 36.2 16.4

2020 Exploration Program

Exploration of the Scottie Gold Project (which includes the Scottie Gold Mine property, Bow property, and Summit Lake claims) during 2020 included 7,040 metres of diamond drilling, an airborne electromagnetic (“EM”) survey, induced polarization (“IP”) survey grids, and surficial sampling and geological mapping on key targets. The 7,040 metre drill program consisted of a total of 46 drill holes, testing 5 principal targets: Scottie Gold Mine (10 holes), Blueberry Vein (11 holes), Bend Vein (4 holes), Domino Zone (18 holes), and 6 Oz Zone (3 holes). The Domino Zone, newly discovered in 2019 from high-grade surficial samples was tested with 1,979 metres of drilling in 18 drill holes from 6 drill pads.

The helicopter-bourne EM survey consisted of ~634 line-kilometres, at 100 metre spacing, approximately 50 metres above ground. The EM survey was done by Precision Geophysics, with a time-domain system (“AirTEM”). Induced Polarization grid surveys were performed by Scott Geophysics over the Domino and Bend vein targets. An additional gradient survey was completed in the area between the Scottie Gold Mine and the Domino zone.

Concurrent with the drill program was a robust geological mapping and sampling program focused on interpreting the structures hosting mineralization identified during the 2019 exploration program, as well as investigating area which have experienced substantial glacial retreat in recent years.

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2020 Drill Highlights

Drill Hole
(target)
From
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
Gold
(g/t)
Silver
(g/t)
SR20-23
(Blueberry)
122.00 166.00 44.00 2.05 1.06
including 122.00 125.00 3.00 4.24 3.11
including 142.50 143.50 1.00 30.50 6.87
including 165.00 166.00 1.00 9.50 0.36
SR20-27
(SGM O-Zone)
92.81 93.97 1.16 1.32 9.11
and including 197.97 200.5 2.53 109.4 32.4
and including 224.15 224.8 0.65 86.2 26.7
SR20-45
(Blueberry)
17.00 23.10 6.10 22.3 3.70
including 17.00 18.93 1.93 67.9 10.2
SR20-48
(Blueberry)
18.07 20.40 2.33 35.8 4.70
including 18.07 19.08 1.01 82.1 10.50
and 56.67 70.35 13.68 8.96 2.86
and including 67.20 70.35 3.15 38.6 8.65
and including 68.62 70.35 1.73 69.8 15.2
SR20-51
(SGM)
34.73 72.60 37.87 2.40 4.57
including 50.30 56.00 5.7 10.7 5.38
and including 51.30 54.00 2.7 16.5 6.14

Scottie Gold Mine Property, British Columbia

The Scottie Gold Mine Property is comprised of 3 contiguous claim groups (Scottie Gold Mine, Bow, Summit Lake)

On September 27, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase an 80% interest in the Scottie Gold Mine property, located in the Golden Triangle 50 kilometres north of Stewart, British Columbia. The property consists of 14 Crown-Granted claims and 2 contiguous Modified Grid System (“MGS”) claims covering 107 hectares of MGS claims and 213 hectares of Crown Granted claims.

The Scottie Gold Mine operated from 1981 to 1985 and produced 95,426 ounces of gold from 183,147 tonnes of mineralization. Four separate vein zones labelled the ‘L”, “M”, “N” and “O” zones were partially explored by drilling and underground development and were the source of the gold produced during the milling operation. After closure of the mine, Wright Engineers prepared a report dated July 1985 that indicated diluted mineral resources in the Proven, Probable and Possible categories the four zones as 120,279 tonnes grading 19.31 g/t gold for a total of 74,333 ounces.

Wright Engineers used information supplied by the Scottie Gold Mine engineers and did not independently confirm the information. The report by Wright Engineer’s relied on drill hole data and underground sampling results from programs completed by the Scottie Gold Mine operators.

During the period from 2004 to 2006, further drilling by Tenajon Resource Corp. (“Tenajon”), led to a historical resource estimation by Giroux Consultants in October 2007. This historical resource estimation

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was based on Tenajon’s drill hole data, Scottie Gold Mine drill hole data, and underground sampling. The results of the estimation are outlined below:

2007 Resource Estimation for the Scottie Property[1]

Veins Category Tonnes **Aug/t ** **Ag g/t ** Ounces Gold Ounces Silver
L,M,N and O Indicated 20,100 9.91 4.32 6,400 2,800
L,M,N and O Inferred 203,000 8.40 4.25 54,800 27,800

1 The Scottie Gold mine historical estimates from the Wright Engineer’s (1985) and the Giroux Consultants (2007) reports have not been verified by the Company and do not comply with CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as required by NI 43-101 and is not relevant to NI 43-101. These estimates are historical and are used for reference purposes only. The company is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources. The company plans on conducting an exploration program that will include twinning of drill holes to verify the historical data and prepare a current mineral resource.

The estimations of previous operators were based on mineralization defined in a zone 200 metres wide and 200 metres long with a vertical range of 440 metres. The mineralization is open along strike and to depth. Exploration to date has identified 13 potential zones of gold-bearing quartz-sulphide veining of the same nature as ore milled at Scottie during its operation.

The Company believes that with over 1,000 metres of unexplored strike and an additional 600 metres of open vertical extent, there exists great potential to expand the known mineralization.

Bow Claims, British Columbia

On December 12, 2018, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Bow property (now part of the Scottie Gold Mine Project) located in the Golden Triangle mining district of British Columbia. The Company’s obligations on the option were met in 2020.

The Bow covers 471.92 hectares and is contiguous with the Company’s 100% owned Scottie property which hosts the past producing Scottie Gold mine.

The Bow property covers a package of Hazelton Group volcanic rocks in contact with the Summit Lake stock, part of the Texas Creek plutonic suite. This sequence of rocks exhibits similar alteration and mineralization to the former-producing Premier mine 20 kilometres south of the Bow property, and the KSM copper-gold porphyries and Brucejack gold deposit 20 kilometres north of the Bow property.

Previous exploration work has identified 13 different gold-bearing veins on the Bow and Scottie properties.

Summit Lake claims

On April 26, 2019, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in a land package property covering 1,583 hectares, known as the Summit Lake property which surrounds the Scottie Crown Grants and expanded the footprint of the Company’s land package (now part of the Scottie Gold Mine Project). Since the commencement of the option agreement, the Company made aggregate cash payments of $250,000, issued an aggregate of 2,200,000 common share and acquired a 100% interest in the Summit Lake property during the year ended August 31, 2023.

During the year ended August 31, 2023, the Company closed a royalty purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company purchased 100% of a 1.8% gross smelter return royalty on the Summit Lake property. In consideration of the purchase, the Company issued 2,500,000 common shares to the vendor with a fair value of $637,500.

During the year ended August 31, 2022, the Company purchased a 3.0% NSR which was previously held by a third-party over certain Scottie Gold Mine Property claims for $1,600,000.

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The Scottie Gold Mine Project is now 100% owned and royalty free.

The property has shown multiple geophysical anomalies as well as high grade mineralization along the boundary bordering the Scottie property. Summit Lake opens up the area to further exploration, including unexplored areas exposed by retreating ice fields.

Stock Property, British Columbia

The Company staked a 100% interest in the Stock property, which covers 2,506.11 hectares and is located west of Ascot’s Dilworth property and south of the Company’s Scottie property. The Stock property has been explored intermittently since 1921 with numerous tunnels and crosscuts, one extending 300 metres. Mineralization on the property includes silver, gold, tungsten, copper, lead and zinc in beds of a siltstone complex.

The Company forfeited 1622.68 ha of claims on the Stock Property on February 17, 2019 and staked 360.59 ha of additional adjacent mineral claims on July 3, 2019.

Cambria Project

2023 Exploration Program

The 2023 exploration program on the Cambria Project focused on assessing new showings on the Silver Crown claims and targets on the Champion target. Sampling and mapping primarily focused on advancing the silver-rich polymetallic vein targets throughout the extensive land package.

2022 Exploration Program

The 2022 exploration program on the Cambria Project focused on assessing the newly consolidated AUX tenures and their geology with the context of previous work on the Scottie claims. Sampling and mapping primarily focused on advancing the silver-rich polymetallic vein targets throughout the extensive land package.

2021 Exploration Program

The 2021 exploration program on the Cambria Project focused on advancing the silver-rich polymetallic vein targets throughout the extensive land package. Mapping, soil sampling, and backpack drilling was used to assess the orientation and extents of vein occurrences, with particular focus on small adits and past producers.

2020 Exploration Program

The 2020 work involved geological mapping of new outcrop exposures created from the construction of new logging roads off of Highway 37A. Additional work was done to trace the extent of the massive sulphide mineralization occurring at the Barney showing.

Bitter Creek Property, British Columbia

On March 1, 2019, Scottie entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 42 mineral claims covering 4,832 hectares known as the Bitter Creek property, which joins the Company’s Ruby Silver property and Black Hills property creating a contiguous land package of 10,350 hectares bordering the advanced Red Mountain gold property owned by Ascot Resources Ltd. The Company’s obligations on the option were met in 2020.

Bitter Creek is subject to a 2.5% NSR, 60% of which can be repurchased for $1,500,000.

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Bitter Creek property contains approximately 30 historic mineral showings/prospects and two historic small past producers (one on claim boundary). All described showings are categorized as polymetallic veins with silver-lead-zinc-and-or-gold mineralization. Past production totalled 65 tons -- Black Hills (53 tons) and Mobile (12 tons), with respective average grades of 1.17 to 2.7 g/t gold; 5,658 to 8,247 g/t silver; 16.1 to 8.0% lead; 2.92 to 9.6% zinc; and 0.30 to 0.41% copper.

Black Hills claims, British Columbia

On January 17, 2013, the Company purchased a 100% interest in the Black Hills mineral claims, situated 7 kilometres east-northeast of Stewart, British Columbia, along the edge of the retreating Cambria Icefield. The property comprises 1,252 hectares and is primarily underlain by argillite rocks of the Middle Jurassic Salmon River and andesitic rocks of the Unuk River Formation.

The two main mineral occurrences on the property are past producers of high-grade lead-zinc-silver, named the Black Hills and Blue Grouse. Sorted ore production from both totalled 53 tonnes (from 1930, 1935 and 1983), and graded an average of 1.17 g/t gold, 5,658 g/t silver, 16.1% lead, 2.92% zinc and 0.41 % copper. The mineral occurrences consist of steeply dipping, narrow quartz-sulphide veins hosted in diorite and argillite. Recent grab sampling from the dump pile of a north-trending adit on the property included a sample that returned 1.3 g/t gold, 4,080 g/t silver, 0.36 % copper, 11 % lead, and 17.1 % zinc.

Ruby Silver claims, British Columbia

On March 9, 2018, Scottie purchased a 100% interest in the Ruby Silver property located 21 kilometres north of Stewart, British Columbia in the Golden Triangle. The property covers approximately 4,300 hectares and is situated over numerous mineral occurrences.

The Ruby Silver claims cover the Ruby Silver showing consisting of a quartz-carbonate vein containing blebs and disseminations of pyrite and chalcopyrite, locally forming up to 10% of the vein. Malachite and azurite staining is present. The vein is up to 1.5 metres wide, strikes 110 degrees and dips 68 degrees southwest. The vein has been explored by 3 different adits. The main adit follows the footwall of the vein, which, in turn, appears to follow a porphyritic dike. Historic sampling of the vein mineralization in the tunnels assayed from 0.7 to 11.0 grams per tonne gold, 15.4 to 115.2 grams per tonne silver and trace to 9.3% copper over widths of 0.3 to 1.8 metres (Property File - Cited in Thios Resources Inc., Prospectus April, 1987) .

The Roosevelt Ridge area within the Ruby Silver claim block contains abundant quartz +/-carbonate veins as well as breccia, stockwork and replacement zones. Many of them are barren but some are mineralized with pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite and malachite. Sulphide content ranges from trace to 5%. The veins are up to 0.6 metres wide and locally traced over 40 metres. In addition to mineralization in place, there are also numerous boulders which feature very similar host rocks and mineralization. Several of those boulders yielded highly anomalous results in gold and base metals. The highest gold assay obtained from in situ samples collected in the previous years returned 7.51 g/t Au and 3.45% Zn. Gold results came from float rocks containing 25% pyrite, 1% sphalerite and 1-2% arsenopyrite assayed up to 9.0 g/t Au and 0.25% Zn. A historic float of argillite cut by quartz stockwork with pyrite and sphalerite assayed 5.56 g/t Au and 3.56% Zn.

American Creek Claims

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the 2,560-hectare American Creek Properties extend approximately 15 kilometres north-south along the lower American Creek corridor and south of its

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confluence with Bear River. The American Creek Properties are comprised of the following properties: Champion, Champion South (formerly the Silver Crown property), Confluence, and Dorothy 2.

The Company holds a dominant land position in the lower American Creek corridor, centered on the east side of the creek. Within the corridor are three past-producing high-grade silver mines (Mountain Boy, Terminus, and Ketchum) located in close proximity to each other, all near 1,000 metres elevation. Current working hypotheses indicate that the high-grade silver zones represent the upper portions of extensive hydrothermal systems, with the lower portions of the system(s) underlying those high-level expressions.

Scottie considers this area to be underexplored, especially given the presence of nearby past producers, the prospective geology enhanced by more modern interpretations, and the encouraging results reported by nearby Pretium Resources Inc. along the corridor on their adjacent property to the north. Drill results from Pretium Resources Inc. (www.pretivm.com) on their American Creek Zone included holes within four kilometres of the AUX property that produced significant values of gold and silver.

Dorothy 2

The Dorothy 2 property is adjacent to the Champion property on the east side of American Creek, with the lower portion of the property accessible by road. Nearby are the past producing Terminus Silver Mine and the historic Mountain Boy Mine on the opposite side of American Creek. Both were high-grade silver mines and are hosted in a geological trend that continues onto Dorothy 2. Intrusive bodies are present on the Dorothy 2 property; however, the property has undergone minimal modern exploration because attention has been focused on the three past producers.

During 2020, the Company completed its obligations with respect to cash consideration and share issuances to complete the option on the Dorothy 2 property. The Company’s remaining obligations to complete the option are related to additional work to be done on the property.

Field work in 2021 focused on the Dorothy 2 property within the American Creek Project in order to complete the work commitment portion of the option agreement. A soil sampling program was completed to identify anomalous Au concentrations and a surficial grab sampling program was completed for areas with potential Au mineralization. Detailed field mapping investigated the stratigraphy exposed at the Dorothy 2 property in order to correlate this stratigraphy with other areas that host known mineralization. Scottie now has 100% ownership of the Dorothy 2 claims.

Independence Property

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the geology of the 2,197 hectare property consists mostly of andesitic flows and tuffs of the Hazelton Group, crosscut by multiple diorite and granodiorite dikes, which are commonly associated with mineralized veins (within or beside dikes) and shear zones. The northwest-striking shear zones contain brecciated to laminated quartz-barite-magnetite-jasper veins +/- pyrite +/- chalcopyrite +/- pyrrhotite +/- sphalerite +/- galena. Assays of grab samples collected in 2019 from historic adit #1 returned values of up to 10.7 g/t Au, 85.30 g/t Ag, and 2.9% Cu.

During the 2020 field season, field work consisted of detailed mapping at historic trenches and adits to better determine controls on mineralization. During field work, the historic drill collar locations were confirmed and surveyed using a differential GPS; the historic logs will be used to develop a model of the mineralized system.

During the 2021 field season, an IP survey was completed, which covered the area of historic drilling and areas where mineralized surficial grab samples were collected in 2020. Field reconnaissance and sampling were completed to follow up on areas where 2020 surficial sampling returned high Au concentrations and

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to investigate areas that had not previously been sampled or that were newly exposed by recent glacial retreat.

A five-year area-based drill permit was issued in November 2021.

Lower Bear Properties

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the Lower Bear Properties comprise 4,144 hectares and extend from the Stewart town limit to 12 kilometres up the Bear Valley, within three kilometres of the Premier Mine and include the Lower Bear property and the Bay Silver property. The tenures are wholly owned by the Company, acquired through staking and purchase agreements. As a result of its holdings, the Company controls a portion of the east side of the Bear River Ridge, with the Premier Mine to the west of the ridge and the Dunwell, Ben Ali, and Sunbeam mines immediately east.

The geology on the east side of the Bear Ridge in the Bear River Valley is identical to that of the Salmon River Valley west of the ridge, which hosts the Premier Mine camp (historic production of two million ounces of gold and 45 million ounces of silver). Intrusions in the Bear River Valley are very similar in texture and mineralogy to the TCPS. The Dunwell Mine, to the immediate east of the Lower Bear property, was third only to the Silbak Premier and Porter Idaho Mines in silver production during its mine life.

The Lower Bear property encloses ground along structural strike from the Silbak Premier Mine, across the Bear River Ridge. Partial coverage by a 2009 airborne geophysical survey identified three areas of anomalous conductivity beneath the river valley, called the Gravel South, Gravel, and Gravel North anomalies, coincident with northwest-trending structures that cross the Bear River Ridge and proximal to an Early Jurassic Texas Creek intrusion.

A geophysical survey over the Bay Silver property by the previous operator identified a target area with minimal follow-up. This geophysical target is along strike of a geophysical target on the adjacent tenures. Early field work by AUX in 2018 identified high grade values of gold and silver in a favorable geological setting, providing a strong basis for additional work.

During the 2021 field season, field work consisted of field reconnaissance and geochemical sampling of areas that have had little to no previous work and of areas where historic sampling returned high Au concentrations.

In April 2023, the Bear Pass claims that were located east of the Bear Glacier were donated to the formation of the Meziadin Indigenous Protected Area.

Silver Crown Project

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the 450-hectare property consists of sedimentary and volcanic units of the Hazelton Group, where the Betty Creek and Mount Dilworth formations are gently folded and dip to the northwest. These formations are unconformably overlain by siltstone to mudstone sedimentary beds of the Spatsizi Formation. Mineralization occurs in a large vein system striking north, dipping very steeply to the northwest, and extending for at least 1.4 kilometres across the property. Veining is seen in outcrops of both the Spatsizi and Mount Dilworth formations. Veins are polymetallic and contain pyrite, galena, sphalerite +/- chalcopyrite +/- trace malachite. Grab samples collected in 2019 from the vein system returned assays of up to 9.28 g/t Au and up to 1.4% Cu.

During the 2020 field season, 102 channel samples at approximately 40 metre intervals were collected along a 500-metre strike length of the most prospective outcrops of the vein system. This field work confirmed the strike length of the mineralized corridor containing high-grade silver veins to be in excess of 1.4 kilometres. Field mapping was conducted to develop a more detailed understanding of structural

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and lithological controls on mineralization, and confirmed historic mapping of the vein system 500 metres to the north. Mapping was also completed around the Iron Cap showing to better assess the area as a future target. This data is being compiled into a detailed map, which will be combined with the assay results of channel samples and outcrop grab samples to delineate drill targets for the 2021 field season.

During the 2021 field season, field work consisted of detailed mapping of the main mineralized zone (i.e., Silver Crown Zone) and sampling in areas with little or no previous sample coverage. In areas where 2020 surficial samples returned high Au concentrations, additional mapping and sampling was completed to better characterize the Au-Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization.

A five-year area-based drill permit was issued in January 2021.

Georgia Project

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the Georgia Project covers 7,936 hectares and is centered on the past producing Georgia River Mine, located on the eastern shore of the Portland Canal, a 115-kilometre-long fjord connecting the deep-water port of Stewart to the Pacific Ocean. The project area extends along the Portland Canal tidewater from 11 to 24 kilometres south of Stewart.

The Georgia Project is intimately associated with intrusions of the metallogenic, gold-bearing TCPS. On the northeast edge of the main Georgia River area is a seven kilometre contact with the Early Jurassic Bulldog Creek Pluton, an intrusion contemporaneous with the TCPS. Deformed intrusive rocks contemporaneous with the TCPS occur on Colling Ridge near the Georgia River mine. The Outram Lake Porphyry, which underlies the Gamebreaker area, is also Early Jurassic in age, contemporaneous with both the Bulldog Creek and Colling Ridge intrusions.

A five-year area-based drill permit was issued in June 2020.

During the 2020 field program, a ~3,600 metre drill program consisting of 24 diamond drill holes was completed. The program extended mineralization from the historic high-grade gold mine in both directions. Assay results include 103 g/t gold over 2.74 metres and 126 g/t gold over 1.1 metres.

The Company also recovered over 5,000 metres of historic diamond drill core from exploration between 1979 and 1996 at Georgia. The majority of this core had previously only been selectively sampled at obvious veins, without any shoulder sampling. An extensive recovery program was completed, and the re-boxed core was moved off-site for re-logging, re-sampling, and improved geochemistry. The majority of these historic diamond drill holes intersect the Southwest vein and have contributed to an improved understanding of this important high-grade zone. Assay results include 24.3 g/t gold over 4.4 metres and 10.7 g/t gold over 7.2 metres.

During the 2021 field program, 2,000 metres of diamond drilling, in 12 holes was completed. The goal of the program was to better characterize the main mineralized zone (SW vein and outboard vein) and test its extension at depth and along strike. Detailed surficial mapping and sampling was completed in the area immediately surrounding the drilling to better correlate the geology exposed at surface with the results of new and historic drilling and to trace major mineralized structures. Surficial mapping and sampling were also completed away from the main zone of mineralization to identify new potential drill targets.

Bear Pass Project

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the Bear Pass Project covers 6,000 hectares and encloses multiple intrusion-related gold and silver targets that extend along the upper Bear Valley and over the Bear Pass (collectively termed the Bear River Corridor). The project, centered on Highway 37A and spanning a distance of approximately 15 kilometres west to east, comprises several properties,

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including: Surprise Creek (formerly known as Lucky Frenchman), Capital, Cornice Mountain, Tory, Icefield, Rufus, and Bayview/Comet.

A five-year area-based drill permit was issued in November 2020.

A short field program was completed for the Bear Pass Project in 2021. This program consisted of field reconnaissance and geochemical sampling of areas that have had little to no previous work and of areas where historic sampling returned high Au concentrations. New outcrop areas recently exposed through logging operations were also investigated and sampled.

Tide North Project

Acquired with AUX Resources Limited in July 2021, the Tide North Project comprises 2,260 hectares and is located 3.5 kilometres north of the Tide airstrip on the Granduc Mine road. It is located 9 kilometres north of the historic Scottie Gold Mine.

The Tide North property was acquired for its potential to host an Eskay Creek-style deposit. Conductivity anomalies, detected during a 2009 airborne geophysical survey are consistent with conductive strata of the Salmon River formation present in a northwest-trending syncline across the property.

A single 2014 diamond drill hole intersected an unexpected thickness of intensely carbonaceous Salmon River formation including thin, stratiform sulphide mineralization and thin beds of sedimentary breccia containing clasts of banded pyrite. The drill hole did not intersect the target, the basal contact of the Salmon River formation with underlying, sulphide-bearing rocks of the older Lower Hazelton group. The casing remains in the collar and the hole can therefore be extended to the target in the future.

A five-year area-based drill permit was issued in June 2020.

During the 2021 field season, field work targeted areas that have had little to no previous work and areas where historic sampling returned high Au concentrations. Areas with high historic Au concentrations or with visible mineralization at surface were mapped and sampled in greater detailed. Additional field reconnaissance and sampling were completed for areas newly exposed by recent glacial retreat.

QUALIFIED PERSON

The data disclosed in this MD&A has been reviewed and verified by Dr. Thomas Mumford, PhD, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of operations for the year ended August 31, 2023 and 2022:

The financial statements reflect the financial condition of the Company’s business for the year ended August 31, 2023. The significant events during the period which impact the financial results of the Company are discussed above in the performance summary.

During the year ended August 31, 2023, the Company incurred a net and comprehensive loss of $19,074,047 as compared to a net loss of $9,515,791 for the year ended August 31, 2022.

Operating expenses totalled $11,333,241 for the year ended August 31, 2023, compared to $10,623,641 for the year ended August 31, 2022. The overall increase was due to the timing of the exploration programs and due to the option and put-right with Europacific Metals Inc. (Formerly Goldplay Mining Inc.), as discussed below. Operating expenses included $1,372,574 (2022 - $257,738) of non-cash

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transactions relating to the vesting of stock options and depreciation of $74,282 (2022- $75,917). Operating expenses with significant changes include:

  • Exploration costs were $8,380,337 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $8,806,051 for the period ended August 31, 2022. Exploration costs decreased due to the timing of the drill programs and related exploration activities.

  • Management and consulting fees were $200,000 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $135,500 for the year ended August 31, 2022. Consulting fees included management fees paid to the Company’s CEO which increased from prior year.

  • Marketing and investor relations costs totalled $477,598 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $469,821 for the year ended August 31, 2022. The Company is continuously working toward increasing exposure of the Company and bringing awareness to the Company’s exploration success.

  • Professional fees totalled $284,923 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $558,917 for the year ended August 31, 2022. The decrease in professional fee’s is due to the Company’s focused efforts on exploration and related activities and the reclassification of certain professional fees to exploration expenditures.

  • Share-based payments were $1,372,574 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $257,738 for the year ended August 31, 2022. The increase is due to an increase in stock options granted compared to the comparative period, with 7,204,000 options granted during the year ended August 31, 2023.

  • Impairment of mineral properties of $9,307,670 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $nil for the year ended August 31, 2022. Subsequent to year end, the Company decided to terminate the option agreement to acquire the Independence and Silver Crown properties and consequently recognized an impairment of $9,193,628 at year end. The Company also donated certain mineral claims during the year-ended August 31, 2023 and recognized an impairment expense of $114,042 related to the mineral claim donation.

  • Recovery of flow through premium of $1,617,006 for the year ended August 31, 2023 compared to $1,018,874 for the year ended August 31, 2022. The Company incurred $5,387,532 (2022 - $7,675,855) in eligible flow through expenditures during the year ended August 31, 2023.

Results of operations for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023 and 2022:

During the three-month period ended August 31, 2023, the Company incurred a net and comprehensive loss of $15,017,411 as compared to a net loss of $3,117,237 for the period ended August 31, 2022.

Operating expenses totalled $6,929,422 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023, compared to $3,970,321 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2022. The overall increase was due to the timing of the 2023 drill program. General and administrative activity and overall operating expenses were higher to commensurate with the increase in the Company’s exploration activity. General operating expenses included $471,521 (2022 – $123,190) of non-cash transactions relating to the granting and vesting of stock

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option grants, and depreciation of $18,737 (2022- $19,210). General expenses with significant changes include:

  • Exploration costs were $6,141,063 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023 compared to $3,460,610 for the period ended August 31, 2022. Exploration costs increased due to the Company commencing the 2023 drill program earlier in the season.

  • Management and consulting fees were $50,000 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023 compared to $15,500 for the period ended August 31, 2022. Consulting fees included management fees paid to the Company’s CEO of $50,000 which increased from prior year.

  • Marketing and investor relations costs totalled $35,873 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023 compared to $82,231 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2022. The Company is continuously working toward increasing exposure of the Company and raising awareness of the exploration success the Company has had .

  • Share-based payments were $471,521 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2023 compared to $123,190 for the three-month period ended August 31, 2022. The increase is due to an increase in the number of stock options vesting during the period.

SELECTED ANNUAL INFORMATION

August 31, August 31, August 31,
2023 2022 2021
Total revenue $ Nil $ Nil $ Nil
Loss for the year $ (19,074,047) $ (9,515,791) $ (6,391,312)
Loss per share: basic and diluted $ (0.08) $ (0.05) $ (0.05)
Total assets $ 9,535,961 $ 19,228,768 $ 22,555,312
Total liabilities $ 2,604,714 $ 3,257,432 $ 792,007
Working capital $ 103,094 $ 1,183,357 $ 8,686,212
Net assets $ 6,931,247 $ 15,971,336 $ 21,763,305
Capital stock/share capital $ 46,182,523 $ 37,579,779 $ 34,178,840
Dividends per share $ Nil $ Nil $ Nil
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 253,348,630 209,354,907 132,453,521

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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS

Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
August 31,
2023
May 31,
2023
February 28,
2023
November 30,
2022
Revenues $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil
Share-based payment $471,521 $278,785 $459,747 $162,521
Net and comprehensive loss $(15,017,411) $(850,918) $(1,167,433) $(2,038,284)
Basic and diluted loss per share $(0.06) $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01)
Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
August 31,
2022
May 31,
2022
February 28,
2022
November 30,
2021
Revenues $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil
Share-based payment $123,190 $27,017 $42,485 $65,046
Net and comprehensive loss $(3,117,237) $(708,441) $(963,350) $(4,726,763)
Basic and diluted loss per share $(0.01) $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.02)

Scottie is a mineral exploration company operating in northern British Columbia. Exploration expenses peak in the first and fourth quarters due to the summer field season. The Company’s treasury, in part, determines the level of exploration programs undertaken.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company is an exploration stage company whose primary source of funds has been through this issuance of its common shares or other financial instruments. The Company’s operations do not generate cash flow and its success is dependent on its ability to discover economically viable mineral deposits. The mineral exploration process may be lengthy and is subject to factors such as commodity prices, which are beyond the Company’s control. To date, the Company has been successful in funding operations through equity financings. However, uncertainty in financial equity markets may introduce difficulty into the fundraising process. The junior mining industry is considered to be speculative, which may introduce additional difficulty into the fundraising process. While the Company makes every effort to achieve its business objectives through the examination of various financing alternatives, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful with its financing ventures.

As at August 31, 2023, the Company had cash on hand of $1,457,963 and working capital of $103,094. During the year ended August 31, 2023, the Company issued 41,122,530 common shares through private placements for aggregate gross proceeds of $9,700,250.

The Company began the 2023 fiscal year with cash of $3,539,530. During the year ended August 31, 2023, the Company expended $10,999,082 on operating activities; expended $104,954 on investing activities, which included property option payments of $100,000, mineral claim acquisition payments of $2,500 and mineral claim staking fees of $2,454, received net cash inflows of $8,879,076 from the completion of a brokered and non-brokered financing and $143,393 from the exercise of stock options. The Company ended on August 31, 2023 with $1,457,963 in cash.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Except as described herein or in the Company’s financial statements at August 31, 2023, the Company has no material contractual obligations.

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PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS

There are no proposed transactions that have not been disclosed herein.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

There are no off-balance sheet transactions that have not been disclosed herein.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The Company’s Related parties consist of companies with directors and officers in common, and companies owned in whole or in part by executive officers and directors as follows:

Related Party Name Nature of Transactions
YMI Inc.(“YMI”),a companyrelated to BradleyRourke Consultingas CEO
Red Fern Consulting Ltd. (“Red Fern”), a company related to Consulting as CFO
Stephen Sulis
Rhodanthe Corporate Services (“Rhodanthe”), a company Consulting as Corporate Secretary
related to Christina Boddy
Slater Corporate Services Corporation (“Slater”), a company Consulting as former CFO
related to Lisa Peterson
Serac Exploration Ltd. (“Serac”), a company related to Bradley Geological consulting
Rourke and Thomas Mumford
1255483 BC Ltd. (“1255483”), a company related to Thomas Geological consulting
Mumford

The Company incurred the following fees in connection with companies owned or partially owned by key management (Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary) and/or directors. Expenses have been measured at the exchange amount, which is determined on a cost recovery basis.

Year ended August 31,
2023 2022
Management fees – YMI
Professional fees – Rhodanthe
Professional fees – Slater
Professional fees – Red Fern
Exploration Expenses – 1255483
Exploration Expenses – Serac
General and administrative - Serac
TOTAL
$ 200,000
36,000
-
90,000
212,498
2,221,648
49,115
$ 2,809,261
$ 120,000
36,000
45,000
64,500
-
1,435,796
-
$ 1,701,296

Amounts owing to related parties as at August 31, 2023 amount to a total of $233,496 (August 31, 2022 – $671,632), as disclosed in Note 9 of the audited financial statements. All amounts are unsecured, with no specific terms of repayment.

In addition to the fees paid above, the Company recognized $1,104,471 (2022 - $96,379) in share-based compensation during the year ended August 31, 2023 related to the granting and vesting of stock options to the officers and directors of the Company.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Categories of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

Financial instruments are classified into one of the following categories: amortized cost; fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”); fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”).

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments are classified into the following categories:

Financial Instrument Category August 31, 2023 August 31, 2022
Cash Amortized cost $ 1,457,963 $ 3,539,530
Amounts receivable Amortized cost $ 71,379 $ 25,198
Deposits Amortized cost $ 248,432 $ 248,432
Accountspayable Amortized cost $ 2,604,714 $ 2,954,761

The Company’s financial instruments recorded at fair value require disclosure about how the fair value was determined based on significant levels of inputs described in the following hierarchy:

  • Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions occur in sufficient frequency and value to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

  • Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1. Prices in Level 2 are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 valuations are based on inputs including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value and volatility factors, which can be substantially observed or corroborated in the marketplace.

  • Level 3 – Valuations in this level are those with inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data.

The recorded amounts for amounts receivable, deposits, and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. Cash is recorded at fair value and calculated under the fair value hierarchy and measured using Level 1 inputs.

Risk Management

The Company’s risk exposures and the impact on the Company’s financial instruments are summarized as follows:

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Company if a counter-party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its liquid financial assets, including cash and amounts receivable. The Company limits the exposure to credit risk in its cash by only investing its cash with high-credit quality financial institutions.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that its cash balances bear variable rates of interest. The interest rate risks on cash and on the Company’s obligations are not considered significant.

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Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting its short-term debt obligations. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when they come due; all of the Company’s accounts payable are current and due within 90 days of the balance sheet. As at August 31, 2023, the Company has cash of $1,457,963 to settle accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $2,604,714.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Please refer to the August 31, 2023 audited financial statements on www.sedarplus.com for critical accounting estimates.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Company is in the business of acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties that are common to other mineral exploration companies in the same business. The industry is capital intensive at all stages and is subject to variations in commodity prices, market sentiment, exchange rates for currency, inflation, and other risks. The Company currently has no other source of revenue other than interest income. The Company will rely mainly on equity financing to fund acquisitions and its other activities. The risks and uncertainties described in this section are considered by management to be the most important in the context of the Company’s business. The risks and uncertainties below are not inclusive of all the risks and uncertainties that the Company may be subject to and other risks may exist.

There are many external factors that can adversely affect general workforces, economies and financial markets globally. Examples include, but are not limited to, the COVID-19 global pandemic and political conflict in other regions. It is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of adverse results of such external factors and their effect on the Company’s business or ability to raise funds.

The Company’s securities should be considered a highly speculative investment and investors should carefully consider all of the information disclosed in the Company’s regulatory filings prior to making an investment in the Company.

Title Matters and Option Agreements

While the Company has performed its due diligence with respect to title of its properties, this should not be construed as a guarantee of title. The properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements of transfer or other adverse land claims, and title may be affected by undetected defects.

The Company may earn interests in mineral properties through option agreements and acquisition of titles to the mineral properties is only completed when the option conditions have been met in full. These conditions generally include making property payments and incurring exploration expenditures on the properties and can include the completion of pre-feasibility studies. If the Company does not satisfactorily complete its option conditions in the time frame laid out in the option agreement, the Company’s title to the related property will not vest and the Company will have to write-down the previously capitalized costs related to that property.

Availability of Financing

There is no assurance that additional funding will be available to the Company for additional exploration or for the substantial capital that is typically required in order to bring a mineral project to the production decision or to place a property into commercial production. There can be no assurance that the Company

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will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that the terms of such financing will be favorable. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in the delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and development of its properties.

Management

The Company is dependent upon a relatively small number of key personnel, the loss of any of whom could have an adverse effect on the Company.

Environmental Legislation

Environmental legislation is becoming increasingly stringent and the costs of compliance with environmental legislation are increasing. The impact of new and future environmental legislation of the Company’s operations may cause additional expenses and restrictions. If the restrictions adversely affect the scope of exploration and development on the mineral properties, the potential for production on the properties may be diminished or negated.

Economics of Developing Mineral Properties

Mineral exploration and development involves a high degree of risk and few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines.

With respect to the Company’s properties, should any mineral resource exist, substantial expenditures will be required to confirm that mineral reserves sufficient to warrant commercial mining exist on its current properties, and to obtain the required environmental approvals and permits necessary to commence commercial operations. Should any resource be defined on AUX properties, there can be no assurance that the mineral resources on such properties can be commercially mined or that the metallurgical processing will produce economically viable, merchantable products. The decision regarding whether a property contains a commercial deposit and whether it should be brought into production will depend upon the results of exploration programs and/or feasibility studies, and upon the recommendations of duly qualified engineers and/or geologists, all of which involves significant expense. This decision will involve consideration and evaluation of several significant factors including, but not limited to:

  • Costs of bringing a property into production, including exploration and development work, preparation of production feasibility studies, and construction of production facilities;

  • Availability and costs of financing;

  • Ongoing costs of production;

  • Market prices for the minerals to be produced;

  • Environmental compliance regulations and restraints (including potential environmental liabilities associated with historical exploration activities); and

  • Political climate and/or government regulation and control.

The ability of the Company to sell and profit from the sale of any eventual mineral production from any of the Company’s properties will be subject to the prevailing conditions in the global minerals marketplace at the time of the sale. The global minerals marketplace is subject to global economic activity and changing attitudes of consumers and other end-users’ demand for mineral products. Many of these factors are beyond the control of the Company and therefore represent a market risk which could impact the long-term viability of the Company and its operations.

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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FOR VENTURE ISSUERS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT REVENUE

The components of mineral properties are described in Note 8 of the consolidated financial statements.

OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA AS OF THE DATE OF THIS MD&A

Authorized: an unlimited number of Common Shares
Common Share
Stock Options
common shares without par value Issued and Purchase
Outstanding Warrants
Outstanding as at August 31, 2023 267,893,567 22,143,601 17,779,000
Private placement financing 9,097,500 236,100 -
Stock options cancelled - - (300,000)
Outstanding as of the date of this MD&A 276,991,067 22,379,701 17,479,000

INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (“ICFR”)

In connection with National Instrument 52-109 (“NI 52-109”), Certification of Disclosure in an Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings, adopted in December 2008 by each of the securities commissions across Canada, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company will file a Venture Issuer Basic Certificate with respect to financial information contained in the consolidated financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements and respective accompanying MD&A. The Venture Issuer Basic Certification does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as defined in NI 52109.

MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY OVER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The information provided in this report, including the consolidated financial statements, is the responsibility of management. In the preparation of these statements, estimates are sometimes necessary to make a determination of future values for certain assets or liabilities. Management believes such estimates have been based on careful judgments and have been properly reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

OTHER INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available for viewing on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and at the Company’s website www.scottieresources.com.

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