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Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

May 6, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd. 6120 – 185 A Street Surrey, BC V3S 7P9 Telephone: (604) 818-1400 Website: www.sixtynorthgold.com

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY MANAGEMENT

This management information circular (the “Information Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the management of Sixty North Gold Mining Ltd. (the “Company”) for use at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) to be held at 3200 – 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, May 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) and at any adjournments thereof for the purposes set out in the accompanying Notice of Meeting. Although it is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, proxies may also be solicited personally, electronically or by telephone by directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company. Arrangements will also be made with clearing agencies, brokerage houses and other financial intermediaries to forward proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of common shares of the Company (“ Common Shares ” or “ shares ”) pursuant to the requirements of National Instrument 54-101, Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“ National Instrument 54-101 ”).

The Canadian securities regulators have adopted new rules under National Instrument 54-101, which permit the use of notice-and-access for proxy solicitation, instead of the traditional physical delivery of material. This new process provides the option to post meeting related materials, including management information circulars, as well as annual financial statements, and related management’s discussion and analysis, on a website in addition to SEDAR+. Under notice-and-access, such meeting related materials will be available for viewing for up to one (1) year from the date of posting, and a paper copy of the material can be requested at any time during this period. The Company is not relying on the notice-and-access provisions of National Instrument 54-101 to send proxy related materials to registered shareholders or beneficial owners of shares in connection with the Meeting.

The Company may reimburse shareholders’ nominees or intermediaries (including brokers or their agents holding shares on behalf of clients) for the cost incurred in obtaining from their principals authorization to execute forms of proxy. The cost of any such solicitation will be borne by the Company. Unless otherwise stated, the information contained in this Information Circular is given as at April 19, 2024.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDERS AND COMPLETION AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

The purpose of a proxy is to designate persons who will vote the proxy on a Shareholder’s behalf in accordance with the instructions given by the Shareholder in the proxy. The persons named in the enclosed proxy (the “ Management Designees ”) have been selected by the directors of the Company.

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A Shareholder has the right to designate a person (who need not be a Shareholder), other than the Management Designees to represent the Shareholder at the Meeting. Such right may be exercised by inserting in the space provided for that purpose on the proxy the name of the person to be designated, and by deleting from the proxy the names of the Management Designees, or by completing another proper form of proxy and delivering the same to the transfer agent of the Company. Such Shareholder should notify the nominee of the appointment, obtain the nominee’s consent to act as proxyholder and attend the Meeting, and provide instructions on how the Shareholder’s shares are to be voted. The nominee should bring personal identification with them to the Meeting.

To be valid, the proxy must be dated and executed by the Shareholder or an attorney authorized in writing, with proof of such authorization attached (where an attorney executed the proxy). The proxy must then be delivered to the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, TSX Trust Company, 301 - 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, or by fax to 1-416-595-9593, at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, before the time of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. Proxies received after that time may be accepted by the Chairman of the Meeting in the Chairman’s discretion, but the Chairman is under no obligation to accept late proxies.

Any registered Shareholder who has returned a proxy may revoke it at any time before it has been exercised. A proxy may be revoked by a registered Shareholder personally attending at the Meeting and voting their shares. A Shareholder may also revoke their proxy in respect of any matter upon which a vote has not already been cast by depositing an instrument in writing, including a proxy bearing a later date executed by the registered Shareholder or by their authorized attorney in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized, either at the office of the Company’s registrar and transfer agent at the foregoing address or the head office of the Company, at 1909 – 108 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0G5, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or by depositing the instrument in writing with the Chairman of such Meeting, or any adjournment thereof. Only registered Shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy. Non-registered Shareholders who wish to change their vote must, at least seven days before the Meeting, arrange for their respective nominees to revoke the proxy on their behalf.

VOTING OF PROXIES

Voting at the Meeting will be by a show of hands, each registered Shareholder and each proxyholder (representing a registered or unregistered Shareholder) having one vote, unless a poll is required or requested, whereupon each such Shareholder and proxyholder is entitled to one vote for each Common Share held or represented, respectively. Each Shareholder may instruct their proxyholder how to vote their Common Shares by completing the blanks on the proxy. All Common Shares represented at the Meeting by properly executed proxies will be voted or withheld from voting when a poll is required or requested and, where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the form of proxy, the Common Shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with such specification. In the absence of any such specification as to voting on the proxy, the Management Designees, if named as proxyholder, will vote in favour of the matters set out therein.

The enclosed proxy confers discretionary authority upon the Management Designees, or other person named as proxyholder, with respect to amendments to or variations of matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and any other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. As of the date hereof, the Company is not aware of any amendments to, variations of or other matters which may come before the Meeting. If other matters properly come before the Meeting, then the Management Designees intend to vote in a manner which in their judgment is in the best interests of the Company.

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In order to approve a motion proposed at the Meeting, a majority of greater than 50% of the votes cast will be required (an “ ordinary resolution ”), unless the motion requires a “ special resolution ” in which case a majority of 66 2/3% of the votes cast will be required.

BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

Only registered Shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Most Shareholders are “non-registered” or “beneficial” shareholders because the shares they own are not registered in their names, but are instead registered in the name of the brokerage firm, bank or trust company through which they purchased the shares. More particularly, a person is not a registered Shareholder in respect of shares which are held on behalf of that person (the “ Beneficial Holder ”) but which are registered either: (a) in the name of an intermediary (an “ Intermediary ”) that the Beneficial Holder deals with in respect of the shares (Intermediaries include, among others, banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSP’s, RRIF’s, RESP’s and similar plans); or (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (“ CDS ”)) of which the Intermediary is a participant. In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company has distributed copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Information Circular and the Proxy (collectively, the “ Meeting Materials ”) directly, and to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for onward distribution to Beneficial Holders. If you are a non-registered owner, and the Issuer or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of securities, have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the Intermediary holdings on your behalf.

Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to Beneficial Holders unless a Beneficial Holder has waived the right to receive them. Very often, Intermediaries will use service companies to forward the Meeting Materials to Beneficial Holders. Generally, Beneficial Holders who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials will either:

  • (a) be given a form of proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature), which is restricted as to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Beneficial Holder but which is otherwise not completed. Because the Intermediary has already signed the form of proxy, this form of proxy is not required to be signed by the Beneficial Holder when submitting the proxy. In this case, the Beneficial Holder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of proxy and deposit it with the Company’s transfer agent as provided above; or

  • (b) more typically, be given a voting instruction form which is not signed by the Intermediary, and which, when properly completed and signed by the Beneficial Holder and returned to the Intermediary or its service company, will constitute voting instructions (often called a “proxy authorization form”) which the Intermediary must follow. Typically, the proxy authorization form will consist of a one-page pre-printed form. Sometimes, instead of the one-page pre-printed form, the proxy authorization form will consist of a regular printed proxy form accompanied by a page of instructions which contains a removable label containing a bar-code and other information. For the form of proxy to validly constitute a proxy authorization form, the Beneficial Holder must remove the label from the instructions and affix it to the form of proxy, properly complete and sign the form of proxy and return it to the Intermediary or its service company in accordance with the instructions of the Intermediary or its service company.

In either case, the purpose of this procedure is to permit Beneficial Holders to direct the voting of the Common Shares which they beneficially own. Should a Beneficial Holder who receives one of the above forms wish to vote at the Meeting in person, the Beneficial Holder should strike out the names of the Management Designees

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named in the form and insert the Beneficial Holder’s name in the blank space provided. In either case, Beneficial Holders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary, including those regarding when and where the proxy or proxy authorization form is to be delivered.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares, without nominal or par value, of which as at the date hereof 27,643,837 Common Shares are issued and outstanding.

The holders of Common Shares of record at the close of business on the record date, set by the directors of the Company to be April 19, 2024, are entitled to vote such Common Shares at the Meeting on the basis of one vote for each Common Share held.

The Articles of the Company provide that a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting is two Shareholders, or one or more proxyholder representing two Shareholders, or one Shareholder and a proxyholder representing another Shareholder.

To the knowledge of the directors and senior officers of the Company, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the outstanding voting rights of the Company other than:

Name Number of Common Shares Percentage(1)
David R. Webb 6,178,607(2) 22.4%
Countryman Investments Limited 2,895,025(3) 10.5%

(1) Calculated using the issued and outstanding share capital figure as at April 19, 2024, being 27,643,837 Common Shares.

(2) Of which, 1,041,138 are held through DRW Geological Consultants Ltd., a private company controlled by Mr. Webb, and

4,951,136 Common Shares are held through New Discovery Mines Ltd., a private company controlled by Mr. Webb.

(3) A private company controlled by G. David Richardson.

Those Shareholders so desiring may be represented by proxy at the Meeting.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS, THE ONLY MATTERS TO BE PLACED BEFORE THE MEETING ARE THOSE REFERRED TO IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING ACCOMPANYING THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR. HOWEVER, SHOULD ANY OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY SOLICITED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED ON SUCH MATTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST JUDGMENT OF THE PERSONS VOTING THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY.

Additional detail regarding each of the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting is set forth below.

I. Financial Statements

The audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended October 31, 2023 (the “ Financial Statements ”), together with the Auditors’ Report thereon, will be presented to the Shareholders at the Meeting. Shareholders should note that in accordance with the rules of National Instrument 51-102 “ Continuous Disclosure Obligations ”, shareholders will no longer automatically receive copies of financial statements unless a return card (in the form enclosed herewith) has been completed and returned as instructed.

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Copies of all previously issued annual and quarterly financial statements and related Management Discussions and Analysis are available to the public on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.sixtynorthgold.com . Hard copies of the Audited Annual Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis will be available to shareholders free of charge upon request.

II. Appointment of Auditors

Management proposes the appointment of Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and that the directors be authorized to fix their remuneration. Manning Elliott LLP were first appointed auditors of the Company on December 1, 2016.

In the absence of instructions to the contrary the shares represented by proxy will be voted in favour of a resolution to appoint Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, at a remuneration to be fixed by the Board of Directors, unless the Shareholder has specified in the Shareholder’s proxy that the Shareholder’s Common Shares are to be withheld from voting on the appointment of auditors.

III. Election of Directors

The board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ” or the “ Board of Directors ”) currently consists of six (6) directors, all of whom are elected annually. The term of office for each of the present directors of the Company expires at the Meeting. All of the current directors of the Company will be standing for re-election. It is proposed that the number of directors for the ensuing year be fixed at six (6) subject to such increases as may be permitted by the Articles of the Company. At the Meeting, the Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, approve an ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at six (6).

It is proposed that the persons named below will be nominated at the Meeting. Each director elected will hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or until his successor is duly elected or appointed pursuant to the Articles of the Company unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) or the Company’s Articles.

It is the intention of the management designees, if named as proxy, to vote for the election of the said persons to the Board of Directors, unless the Shareholder has specified in its proxy that its Common Shares are to be withheld from voting on the election of directors. Management does not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director.

The following information relating to the nominees for election to the Board of Directors is based on information received by the Company from said nominees:

John Carter(1) CEO and Director, Silver Bullet Mines Ltd. Mining Executive with over
Ontario, Canada 41 years of experience with an expertise in mineral processing. Previously
Director since March 2023 President of two publicly listed junior exploration companies. Directed
the exploration and test mining development of the Buckeye Mine,
Common Shares: Nil Arizona.
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Andriyko Herchak(1)(2) Chartered Professional Accountant, CA; Director of Fairplay Ventures
British Columbia, Canada Inc. from October, 2021 to December, 2022; President and Chief
Director since July, 2017 Executive Officer of FinCanna Capital Corp., a medical cannabis royalty
investment company, from April, 2017 to December, 2022; previously
Common Shares: 215,803(3) CFO of the Company from February, 2017 to March, 2017; Chief
Financial Officer of Jewel Holdings Ltd., a pipeline fabricator, from June,
2015 to April, 2017; and Chief Financial Officer of NexGen Energy Ltd.,
a uranium development company, from May, 2013 to November, 2014.
Tom MacNeill(1)(2) CPA, CGA, CFA. President, CEO, and Director, Omineca Mining and
Saskatchewan, Canada Metals Ltd.; President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of 49 North
Director since March 2023 Resources Inc., a Saskatchewan-focused resource investment company
Chair since March 2023 with strategic operations in financial, managerial and geological advisory
services and merchant banking; Chairman of the Board and director of
Common Shares: Nil FNR Energy Inc. and FNR Energy II Inc. and FNR Energy III Inc., which
are focused on investment in the western Canadian junior oil and gas
sector. Over 25 years ’experience in resource investment and corporate
finance including: General manager of BEC International Corporation, a
Saskatchewan based private company that manages pools of private
capital dedicated to resource exploration and development with emphasis
on Canadian junior resource exploration opportunities; Investment
Advisor with Pemberton Securities; Management Accountant within
Mining Industry; Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Western Trust.
Brian T. Malahoff(1) Self-employed Professional Geologist since April, 1992.
British Columbia, Canada
Director since July, 2017
Common Shares: 2,000
David R. Webb(1)(2) Professional Engineer, Professional Geologist, President and Director of
British Columbia, Canada DRW Geological Consultants Ltd. since 1985, Director of New
Director since April, 2022 Discovery Mines Ltd. since 1992. Vice President Exploration Etruscus
President and Chief Executive Officer since Resources Ltd. since January 2019, and a director since February, 2014.
October, 2019 Former Director, President and CEO of Tyhee Gold Corp. from 2003 to
2011.
Common Shares: 6,178,607(4)
William van Breugel(2) Mining Engineer with over 41 years of experience in the mining industry,
Saskatchewan, Canada which includes over 11 years of experience in the Northwest Territories’
Director since August 2023 mining sector. Previously held the positions as: Senior Mine Engineer for
Cameco's Cigar Lake project and Kinross Gold's Hoyle Pond project;
Common Shares: Nil Engineering Lead at the BHP Jansen Project and Project Manager for
Goldcorp and Star Diamond Corporation.

(1) Information as to the Province of residence, principal occupation, and shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or controlled or directed, has been furnished by the respective directors.

(2) Member or proposed member of the audit committee.

(3) Of which, 32,721 Common Shares are held through Freebird Capital Corp., a private company controlled by Mr. Herchak.

(4) Of which, 1,041,138 Common Shares are held through DRW Geological Consultants Ltd., a private company controlled by Mr. Webb, and 4,951,136 Common Shares are held through New Discovery Mines Ltd., a private company controlled by Mr. Webb.

Advance Notice Policy for Nominations of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted an Advance Notice Policy (the “ Policy ”) for the nomination of directors. The Company is committed to: (i) facilitating an orderly and efficient annual general or, where the need arises, special meeting, process; (ii) providing a reasonable framework and timeframe for

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shareholders to nominate directors; (iii) ensuring that all shareholders receive adequate notice of the director nominations and sufficient information with respect to all nominees; (iv) allowing shareholders to register an informed vote having been afforded reasonable time for appropriate deliberation; and (v) avoiding the potentially negative impact of a relatively small group of dissident shareholders taking control of the Board by way of a surprise proxy vote at an annual or special meeting without paying any premium for such control and without providing the remaining shareholders of the Company with the ability to evaluate and vote on any directors nominated by such dissident shareholders.

The purpose of the Policy is to provide shareholders, directors and management of the Company with a clear framework for nominating directors. The Policy fixes a deadline by which holders of record of Common Shares of the Company must submit director nominations to the Company prior to any annual general or special meeting of the shareholders and sets forth the information that a shareholder must include in the notice to the Company for the notice to be in proper written form in order for any director nominee to be eligible for election at any annual or special meeting of shareholders. It is the position of the Board that the Policy is in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and other stakeholders. The Policy will be subject to periodic review and will reflect changes as required by applicable proxy advisory firms, securities regulatory authorities or stock exchanges or to meet industry standards.

The following is the text of the adopted Policy, which is applicable to this Meeting and all future general meetings of the Company at which directors are to be elected:

Nominations of Directors

  1. Subject only to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “ Act ”) and the articles of the Company, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at any annual meeting of shareholders, or at any special meeting of shareholders if one of the purposes for which the special meeting was called was the election of directors:

  2. (a) by or at the direction of the Board, including pursuant to a notice of meeting;

  3. (b) by or at the direction or request of one or more shareholders pursuant to a ‘‘proposal” made in accordance with Part 5 - Division 7 of the Act, or a requisition of the shareholders made in accordance with section 167 of the Act; or

  4. (c) by any person (a “ Nominating Shareholder ”): (A) who, at the close of business on the date of the delivery by the Nominating Shareholder of the notice provided for below in this Policy and at the close of business on the record date for notice of such meeting, is entered in the securities register of the Company as a holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting or who beneficially owns shares that are entitled to be voted at such meeting; and (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth below in this Policy.

  5. In addition to any other requirements under applicable laws, for a nomination to be made by a Nominating Shareholder, the Nominating Shareholder must have delivered notice thereof that is both timely (in accordance with paragraph 3 below) and in proper written form (in accordance with paragraph 4 below) to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company.

  6. To be timely, a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Company must be made:

  7. (a) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 30 days prior to the date of

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the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date (the “ Notice Date ”) on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the Nominating Shareholder may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the Notice Date; and

  • (b) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not called for other purposes), not later than the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of shareholders was made.

  • To be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Company must set forth:

  • (a) as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and residential address of the person; (B) the principal occupation or employment of the person; (C) the citizenship of such person; (D) the class or series and number of shares in the capital of the Company which are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of record by the person as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice; and (E) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Act and Applicable Securities Laws (as defined below); and

  • (b) as to the Nominating Shareholder giving the notice, full particulars regarding any proxy, contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding pursuant to which such Nominating Shareholder has a right to vote or direct the voting of any shares of the Company and any other information relating to such Nominating Shareholder that would be required to be made in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Act and Applicable Securities Laws (as defined below).

The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee.

  1. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Policy; provided, however, that nothing in this Policy shall be deemed to preclude discussion by a shareholder (as distinct from the nomination of directors) at a meeting of shareholders of any matter that is properly before such meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Act or the discretion of the Chairman. The Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with such foregoing provisions, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

  2. For purposes of this Policy:

  3. (a) “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service in Canada, or in a document publicly filed by the Company under its profile on the SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca; and

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  5. (b) “ Applicable Securities Laws ” means the applicable securities legislation of each relevant province and territory of Canada, as amended from time to time, the rules, regulations and forms made or promulgated under any such statute and the published national instruments, multilateral instruments, policies, bulletins and notices of applicable securities regulatory authorities.

  6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Policy, notice given to the Secretary of the Company pursuant to this Policy may only be given by personal delivery, facsimile transmission or by email (at such email address as may be stipulated from time to time by the Corporate Secretary of the Company for purposes of this notice [ ed .: currently Ronald L. Handford at [email protected]]), and shall be deemed to have been given and made only at the time it is served by personal delivery to the Secretary at the address of the principal executive offices of the Company, e-mail (at the address as aforesaid) or sent by facsimile transmission (provided that receipt of confirmation of such transmission has been received); provided that if such delivery or electronic communication is made on a day which is a not a business day or later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on a day which is a business day, then such delivery or electronic communication shall be deemed to have been made on the next following day that is a business day.

  7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this Policy.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of the Company, no director or proposed director of the Company is, or within the ten years prior to the date of this Circular has been, a director or executive officer of any company, including the Company, that while that person was acting in that capacity:

  • (a) was the subject of a cease trade order or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemption under securities legislation for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or

  • (b) was subject to an event that resulted, after the director ceased to be a director or executive officer of the company being the subject of a cease trade order or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or

  • (c) within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.

Individual Bankruptcies

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

Penalties or Sanctions

To the knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company has been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or

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has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, or has been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

IV. Ratification of Incentive Stock Option Plan

The Company currently maintains a rolling stock option plan (the “ Stock Option Plan ”), authorizing the issuance of incentive stock options to eligible persons for up to an aggregate of 10% of the issued shares of the Company from time to time. The policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “ Exchange ”) require the approval of the Stock Option Plan by the Company’s shareholders every three (3) years. There are currently 27,643,837 shares of the Company issued and outstanding, and therefore the current 10% threshold is 2,764,383 shares available for incentive stock option grants under the Stock Option Plan. Incentive stock options under the Stock Option Plan may be granted by the Board of Directors to eligible persons, who are directors, officers or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries (if any), or who are employees of a company providing management services to the Company, or who are eligible charitable organizations. Stock options may be granted under the Stock Option Plan with a maximum exercise period of up to ten (10) years, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.

The Stock Option Plan will limit the number of stock options which may be granted to any one individual to not more than 5% of the total issued shares of the Company in any 12-month period (unless otherwise approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company, as defined under the policies of the Exchange), and not more than 10% of the total issued shares to all insiders at any time or granted over any 12-month period. The number of options granted to any one consultant or person employed to provide investor relations activities in any 12-month period must not exceed 2% of the total issued shares of the Company. Any stock options granted under the Stock Option Plan will not be subject to any vesting schedule, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or required by the policies of the Exchange.

Options under the Stock Option Plan may be granted at an exercise price which is at or above the current discounted market price (as defined under the policies of the Exchange) on the date of the grant. In the event of the death or permanent disability of an optionee, any option granted to such optionee will be exercisable upon the earlier of 365 days from the date of death or permanent disability, or the expiry date of the option. In the event of the resignation, or the termination or removal of an optionee without just cause, any option granted to such optionee will be exercisable for a period of 90 days thereafter. In the event of termination for cause, any option granted to such optionee will be cancelled as at the date of termination.

Shareholders are referred to the full text of the Stock Option Plan, a copy of which has been posted on SEDAR+ and is available for inspection under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca , for complete details.

In the event that annual shareholder approval is not obtained at the Meeting, the Company will implement a new fixed stock option plan for up to 10% of the Company’s issued shares (which does not require shareholder approval), and any existing option grants under the Stock Option Plan as previously approved by the shareholders of the Company at the last Annual General Meeting will not be affected.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (For the financial year ended October 31, 2023)

Executive Compensation

For purposes of this Information Circular, “named executive officer” of the Company means:

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

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

  • (c) in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer, other than individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) above at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000 for that financial year; and

  • (d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, but for the fact that the individual not an executive officer of the Company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;

(each a “ Named Executive Officer ” or “ NEO ”).

Based on the foregoing definition, during the last completed financial year of the Company, there were three (3) Named Executive Officers, namely, its CFO and former Chairman, N. John Campbell, its President and CEO, David R. Webb, and its Vice-President, Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary, Ronald L. Handford. Mr. N. John Campbell resigned as Chairman of the Company on March 20, 2023 and Mr. Tom MacNeill was appointed as such on March 20, 2023.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

In assessing the compensation of its executive officers, the Company does not have in place any formal objectives, criteria or analysis; instead, it relies mainly on discussions at the Board level.

The Company’s executive compensation program has three principal components: base salary, incentive bonus plan, and incentive stock options. The determination and administration of base salaries or incentive bonuses, or both, are discussed in greater detail below. When appropriate to do so, incentive bonuses in the form of cash payments, are designed to add a variable component of compensation, in addition to stock options, based on corporate and individual performances for Named Executive Officers, and may or may not be awarded in any financial year. The Company has no other forms of compensation for its NEOs, although payments may be made from time to time to individuals who are NEOs or companies they control, for the provision of consulting services. Such consulting services are paid for or accrued by the Company at competitive industry rates for work of a similar nature by reputable arm’s length services providers.

The Company notes that it is in an exploration phase with respect to its properties, has to operate with limited financial resources, and must control costs to ensure that funds are available to complete scheduled exploration programs and otherwise fund its operations. The Board has to consider the current and anticipated financial position of the Company at the time of any compensation determination. The Board has attempted to keep the cash compensation paid to the Company’s NEOs relatively modest, while providing long-term incentives through the granting of stock options.

The Company’s executive compensation program is administered by the Board of Directors and is designed to provide incentives for the enhancement of shareholder value. The overall objectives are to attract and retain qualified executives critical to the success of the Company, to provide fair and competitive compensation, to align the interest of management with those of the Shareholders and to reward corporate

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and individual performance. The Company’s compensation package has been structured in order to link shareholder return, measured by the change in the share price, with executive compensation through the use of incentive stock options as the primary element of variable compensation for its Named Executive Officers. The Company does not currently offer any other long-term incentive plans or pension plans to its Named Executive Officers.

The Company bases the compensation for a NEO on the years of service with the Company, responsibilities of each officer and their duties in that position. The Company also bases compensation on the performance of each officer. The Company believes that stock options can create a strong incentive to the performance of each officer and is intended to recognize extra contributions and achievements towards the goals of the Company.

The Board, when determining cash compensation payable to a NEO, takes into consideration their experience in the mining industry, as well as their responsibilities and duties and contributions to the Company’s success. Named Executive Officers receive a base cash compensation that the Company feels is in line with that paid by similar companies in North America, subject to the Company’s financial resources; however, no formal survey was completed by the Board.

In performing its duties, the Board has considered the implications of risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices. At its early stage of development and considering its current compensation policies, the Company has no compensation policies or practices that would encourage an executive officer or other individual to take inappropriate or excessive risks. An NEO or director is permitted for his or her own benefit and at his or her own financial risk, to purchase financial instruments, including, for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars or units or exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in the market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the NEO or director.

Option-Based Awards

Stock options are granted to provide an incentive to the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company to achieve the longer-term objectives of the Company; to give suitable recognition to the ability and industry of such persons who contribute materially to the success of the Company; and to attract and retain persons of experience and ability, by providing them with the opportunity to acquire an increased proprietary interest in the Company. The Company awards stock options to its executive officers based upon the recommendation of the Board, which recommendation is based upon the Board’s review of a proposal from the CEO. Previous grants of incentive stock options are taken into account when considering new grants.

Implementation of a new incentive stock option plan and amendments to the existing stock option plan are the responsibility of the Company’s Board.

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation

Director and NEO Compensation, excluding Compensation Securities

The following table provides a summary of compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given, or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company to each NEO and director of the Company during the last two fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and 2023:

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Table of Compensation Excluding Compensation Securities

Salary,
Consulting Committee Value of all
Fee, Retainer or Meeting Value of Other Total
Name and Principal of Commission
Bonus

Fees
Perquisites
Compensation

Compensation
Position Year
($)
($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
David R. Webb
President, CEO and
Director
2023
2022
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
60,000(1)
60,000(1)
60,000
60,000
Andriyko Herchak 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2022 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Brian Malahoff 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2022 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Tom MacNeill(2) 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
John Carter(3) 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2022 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N. John Campbell(4)
CFO, and former Chairman
and Director
2023
2022
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
60,000
60,000
60,000
60,000
Ronald L. Handford
Vice-President, Corporate 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil 60,000(5) 60,000
Development and Corporate
2022
Nil Nil Nil Nil 60,000(5) 60,000
Secretary

(1) Consulting fees paid to DRW Geological Consultants Ltd., a private company controlled by David R. Webb.

(2) Mr. MacNeill was appointed as director and Chairman of the Company on March 20, 2023.

(3) Mr. Carter was appointed as director of the Company on March 20, 2023.

(4) Mr. Campbell resigned as a director and Chairman of the Company on March 20, 2023.

(5) Consulting fees paid to Handford Management Inc., a private company controlled by Ronald L. Handford.

Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

There were no stock options or other share-based awards granted to the Named Executive Officers to purchase or acquire securities of the Company outstanding at the end of the most recently completed financial year or previous financial year.

No compensation security has been re-priced, cancelled and replaced, had its term extended, or otherwise been materially modified, in the most recently completed financial year or previous financial year.

There are no restrictions or conditions for converting, exercising or exchanging the compensation securities.

Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs

There were no stock options exercised during the years ended October 31, 2022 or 2023 by directors and Named Executive Officers.

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Termination and Change of Control Benefits

There are no management or consulting agreements with any directors or officers of the Company, and no arrangements for termination or change of control benefits, other than as follows:

  • (a) The Company has entered into management services agreement with Handford Management Inc., a private company controlled by Ronald Handford, which provides for the payment of $5,000 per month, plus GST, for management services. The consulting agreement with Handford Management Inc. may be terminated by the Company upon 30 days’ notice to Handford Management Inc.; and

  • (b) The Company has entered into a consulting agreement with DRW Geological Consultants Ltd., a private company controlled by David R. Webb, which provides for the payment of $5,000 per month, plus GST, for management and geological consulting services. The consulting agreement with DRW Geological Consultants Ltd. may be terminated by the Company upon 90 days’ notice to DRW Geological Consultants Ltd.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table sets forth certain information pertaining to the Company’s equity compensation plan as at the end of the most recently completed financial year:

Number of Securities Weighted-average Number of Securities Remaining
to be Issued Upon Exercise Price of Available for Future Issuance
Exercise of Outstanding Under Equity Compensation
Outstanding Options, Options, Warrants Plans (Excluding Securities
Warrants and Rights and Rights Reflected in Column (a))
Plan Category (a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans 605,000 $0.94 2,159,383
approved bysecurityholders
Equity compensation plans not N/A N/A Nil
approved bysecurityholders
TOTAL 605,000 $0.94 2,159,383

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the directors or senior officers of the Company, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no associates or affiliates of any of them, is or has been indebted to the Company or its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last completed financial year.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

No Insider of the Company, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s last financial year or in any proposed transaction, which, in either case, has materially affected or will materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than that David Webb, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company owns a 50% equity interest in New Discovery Mines Ltd. (“ NDM ”), and controls a family trust which owns Giauque Holdings Ltd. (“ GHL ”). By an amended and restated earn-in agreement dated June 14, 2017, as amended October 7, 2019, November 30, 2019, April 24, 2020, April 7, 2022, and April 13, 2022, the Company acquired an 100% interest in the Mon Gold Property, NWT, by the issuance of 4,951,136 (post-consolidation) common

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shares to NDM, at a deemed fair value of $0.05 per share. In addition, by a royalty agreement dated February 20, 2014, NDM has granted to GHL, a former underlying property owner, a 2.0% net smelter returns royalty (the “ GHL NSR ”) over the Mon Gold Property. The GHL NSR and the minimum annual advance royalty payments remain in effect.

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

Other than as set forth herein, management of the Company is not aware of any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, other than the election of directors or the appointment of auditors, of any person or company who has been: (a) if the solicitation is made by or on behalf of management of the Company, a director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last financial year; (b) if the solicitation is made other than by or on behalf of management of the Company, any person or company by whom or on whose behalf, directly or indirectly, the solicitation is made; (c) any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company; or (d) any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons or companies.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Management functions of the Company and its subsidiaries are substantially performed by the Company’s directors and executive officers. The Company has not entered into any contracts, agreements or arrangements with parties other than its directors and executive officers for the provision of such management functions.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General

The Board believes that good corporate governance improves corporate performance and benefits all shareholders. National Policy 58-201 - Corporate Governance Guidelines provides non-prescriptive guidelines on corporate governance practices for reporting issuers such as the Company. In addition, National Instrument 58-101 - Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (“ NI 58-101 ”) prescribes certain disclosure by the Company of its corporate governance practices. This disclosure is presented below.

Board of Directors

The Board facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over the Company’s management through frequent meetings of the Board.

The Board is comprised of six (6) directors, of whom each of John Carter, Andriyko T. Herchak, William van Breugel and Brian T. Malahoff are independent for the purposes of NI 58-101. David R. Webb is not independent since he serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Tom MacNeill is not independent since he serves as Chair to the Board.

Directorships

Certain of the directors and proposed directors are also directors of other reporting issuers, as follows:

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Director Other Reporting Issuers
John Carter Silver Bullet Mines Corp.
Tom MacNeill Getty Copper Inc.
1844 Resources Inc.
Eros Resources Corp.
Westcore Energy Ltd.
Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd.
49 North Resources Inc.
David R. Webb Metallis Resources Inc.

Orientation and Continuing Education

New Board members receive an orientation package which includes reports on operations and results, and public disclosure filings by the Company. Board meetings are sometimes held at the Company’s offices and, from time to time, are combined with presentations by the Company’s management to give the directors additional insight into the Company’s business. In addition, management of the Company makes itself available for discussion with all Board members.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Company’s governing corporate legislation and the common law and the restrictions placed by applicable corporate legislation on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which the director has an interest have been sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.

Nomination of Directors

The Board considers its size each year when it considers the number of directors to recommend to the shareholders for election at the annual meeting of shareholders, taking into account the number required to carry out the Board’s duties effectively and to maintain a diversity of view and experience.

The Board does not have a nominating committee, and these functions are currently performed by the Board as a whole. However, if there is a change in the number of directors required by the Company, this policy will be reviewed.

Compensation Governance

The Company does not have a separate compensation committee or Granting Authority, so the entire Board of Directors comprises the compensation committee or Granting Authority, and is responsible for, among other things, evaluating the performance of the Company’s executive officers, determining or making recommendations with respect to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, making recommendations with respect to director compensation, incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans, making recommendations with respect to the compensation policy for the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries and ensuring that the Company is in compliance with all legal requirements with respect to compensation disclosure. In performing its duties, the Board has the authority to engage such advisors, including executive compensation consultants, as it considers necessary.

The Board is currently composed of six (6) directors, John Carter, Andriyko Herchak, William van Breugel and Brian T. Malahoff are all independent directors within the meaning set out in NI 58-101. David R. Webb is not independent as he serves as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tom

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MacNeill serves as Chair. All six (6) of the members of the Board are experienced participants in business or finance and have sat on the Board of Directors of other companies, charities or business associations, in addition to the Board of the Company.

The Board does not have a pre-determined compensation plan. The Company does not engage in benchmarking practices and the process for determining executive compensation is at the discretion of the Board. For further discussion, see “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above.

The Board has not engaged the services of independent compensation consultants to assist it by making recommendations to the Board with respect to director and executive officer compensation.

Other Board Committees

The Board has no other committees, other than the Audit Committee.

Assessments

Due to the minimal size of the Company’s Board of directors, no formal policy has been established to monitor the effectiveness of the directors, the Board and its committees.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Under National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”) reporting issuers are required to provide disclosure with respect to its Audit Committee including the text of the Audit Committee’s Charter, composition of the Committee, and the fees paid to the external auditor. The Company provides the following disclosure with respect to its Audit Committee:

Audit Committee Charter

A. PURPOSE

The overall purpose of the Audit Committee (the “ Committee ”) is to ensure that the Issuer’s management has designed and implemented an effective system of internal financial controls, to review and report on the integrity of the consolidated financial statements and related financial disclosure of the Company and to review the Company’s compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements as they relate to financial statements, taxation matters and disclosure of financial information.

B. COMPOSITION, PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATION

  1. The Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”).

  2. The Board, at its organizational meeting held in conjunction with each annual general meeting of the shareholders, shall appoint the members of the Committee for the ensuing year. The Board may at any time remove or replace any member of the Committee and may fill any vacancy in the Committee.

  3. Unless the Board shall have appointed a chair of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall elect a chair and a secretary from among their number.

  4. The quorum for meetings shall be a majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by telephone or other telecommunication device that permits all persons participating in the meeting to speak and to hear each other.

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  6. The Committee shall have access to such officers and employees of the Company and to the Company’s external auditors, and to such information respecting the Company, as it considers to be necessary or advisable in order to perform its duties and responsibilities.

  7. Meetings of the Committee shall be conducted as follows:

  8. (a) the Committee shall meet at least four times annually at such times and at such locations as may be requested by the chair of the Committee. The external auditors or any member of the Committee may request a meeting of the Committee;

  9. (b) the external auditors shall receive notice of and have the right to attend all meetings of the Committee; and

  10. (c) management representatives may be invited to attend all meetings except private sessions with the external auditors.

  11. The internal auditors and the external auditors shall have a direct line of communication to the Committee through its chair and may bypass management if deemed necessary. The Committee, through its chair, may contact directly any employee in the Company as it deems necessary, and any employee may bring before the Committee any matter involving questionable, illegal or improper financial practices or transactions.

C. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. The overall duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall be as follows:

  2. (a) to assist the Board in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to the Company’s accounting principles, reporting practices and internal controls and its approval of the Company’s annual and interim consolidated financial statements and related financial disclosure;

  3. (b) to establish and maintain a direct line of communication with the Company’s internal and external auditors and assess their performance;

  4. (c) to ensure that the management of the Company has designed, implemented and is maintaining an effective system of internal financial controls; and

  5. (d) to report regularly to the Board on the fulfilment of its duties and responsibilities.

  6. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee as they relate to the external auditors shall be as follows:

  7. (a) to recommend to the Board a firm of external auditors to be engaged by the Company, and to verify the independence of such external auditors;

  8. (b) to review and approve the fee, scope and timing of the audit and other related services rendered by the external auditors;

  9. (c) review the audit plan of the external auditors prior to the commencement of the audit;

  10. (d) to review with the external auditors, upon completion of their audit:

    • (i) contents of their report;

    • (ii) scope and quality of the audit work performed;

    • (iii) adequacy of the Company’s financial and auditing personnel;

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    • (iv) co-operation received from the Company’s personnel during the audit; (v) internal resources used;

    • (vi) significant transactions outside of the normal business of the Company;

    • (vii) significant proposed adjustments and recommendations for improving internal accounting controls, accounting principles or management systems; and

    • (viii) the non-audit services provided by the external auditors;

  12. (e) to discuss with the external auditors the quality and not just the acceptability of the Company’s accounting principles; and

  13. (f) to implement structures and procedures to ensure that the Committee meets the external auditors on a regular basis in the absence of management.

  14. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee as they relate to the Company’s internal auditors are to:

  15. (a) periodically review the internal audit function with respect to the organization, staffing and effectiveness of the internal audit department;

  16. (b) review and approve the internal audit plan; and

  17. (c) review significant internal audit findings and recommendations, and management’s response thereto.

  18. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee as they relate to the internal control procedures of the Company are to:

  19. (a) review the appropriateness and effectiveness of the Company’s policies and business practices which impact on the financial integrity of the Company, including those relating to internal auditing, insurance, accounting, information services and systems and financial controls, management reporting and risk management;

  20. (b) review compliance under the Company’s business conduct and ethics policies and to periodically review these policies and recommend to the Board changes which the Committee may deem appropriate;

  21. (c) review any unresolved issues between management and the external auditors that could affect the financial reporting or internal controls of the Company; and

  22. (d) periodically review the Company’s financial and auditing procedures and the extent to which recommendations made by the internal audit staff or by the external auditors have been implemented.

  23. The Committee is also charged with the responsibility to:

  24. (a) Review and approve the Company’s interim financial statements and related Management’s Discussion & Analysis (“ MD&A ”), including the impact of unusual items and changes in accounting principles and estimates;

  25. (b) review and approve the financial sections of:

    • (i) the annual report to shareholders; (ii) the annual information form;

    • (iii) annual MD&A;

    • (iv) prospectuses;

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  27. (v) news releases discussing financial results of the Company; and

  28. (vi) other public reports of a financial nature requiring approval by the Board,

and report to the Board with respect thereto;

  • (c) review regulatory filings and decisions as they relate to the Company’s consolidated financial statements;

  • (d) review the appropriateness of the policies and procedures used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and other required disclosure documents, and consider recommendations for any material change to such policies;

  • (e) review and report on the integrity of the Company’s consolidated financial statements;

  • (f)

  • review the minutes of any audit committee meeting of subsidiary companies;

  • (g) review with management, the external auditors and, if necessary, with legal counsel, any litigation, claim or other contingency, including tax assessments that could have a material effect upon the financial position or operating results of the Company and the manner in which such matters have been disclosed in the consolidated financial statements;

  • (h) review the Company’s compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements as they relate to financial statements, tax matters and disclosure of financial information; and

  • (i) develop a calendar of activities to be undertaken by the Committee for each ensuing year and to submit the calendar in the appropriate format to the Board following each annual general meeting of shareholders.

Composition of Audit Committee

Following the election of directors pursuant to this Information Circular, the following will be members of the Audit Committee:

Tom MacNeill Not Independent(1) Financiallyliterate(2)
William van Breugel Independent(1) Financiallyliterate(2)
Andriyko T. Herchak Independent(1) Financiallyliterate(2)

(1) A member of an audit committee is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company, which could, in the view of the Board of Directors, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s independent judgment.

(2) An individual is financially literate if he has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

Relevant Education and Experience

The relevant education and/or experience of each member of the Audit Committee is as follows:

Tom MacNeill , Chair and Director

Mr. MacNeill is a CPA, CGA, CFA. He is President, CEO, and Director, Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd.; President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of 49 North Resources Inc., a Saskatchewan-focused resource investment company with strategic operations in financial, managerial and geological advisory services and merchant banking; Chairman of the Board and director of FNR Energy Inc. and FNR Energy

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II Inc. and FNR Energy III Inc., which are focused on investment in the western Canadian junior oil and gas sector. Over 25 years of experience in resource investment and corporate finance including: General manager of BEC International Corporation, a Saskatchewan based private company that manages pools of private capital dedicated to resource exploration and development with emphasis on Canadian junior resource exploration opportunities; Investment Advisor with Pemberton Securities; Management Accountant within Mining Industry; Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Western Trust.

William van Breugel , Director

Mr. van Breugel is a Mining Engineer with over 41 years of experience in the mining industry, which includes over 11 years of experience in the Northwest Territories’ mining sector. Mr. van Breugel has previously served as the Senior Mine Engineer for Cameco's Cigar Lake project and Kinross Gold's Hoyle Pond project; Engineering Lead at the BHP Jansen Project; and Project Manager for Goldcorp and Star Diamond Corporation.

Andriyko T. Herchak , Director

Mr. Herchak has been a director of the Company since July, 2017. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of FinCanna Capital Corp., a royalty investment company for licensed medical cannabis, from December, 2017 to December, 2022; and previously was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from February, 2017 to March, 2017. Mr. Herchak was the Chief Financial Officer of Jewel Holdings Ltd., a pipeline fabrication and coatings business, from June, 2015 to April, 2017; and Chief Financial Officer of NexGen Energy Ltd., a publicly listed uranium development company, from May, 2013 to November, 2014.

Mr. Herchak is a Chartered Professional Accountant, CA. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia (1993).

Audit Committee Oversight

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

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has the Company relied on the exemption in Section 2.4 of NI 52-110 (De Minimis Non-audit Services), or an exemption from NI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 of National Instrument 52-110.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee is authorized by the Board of Directors to review the performance of the Company’s external auditors and approve in advance provision of services other than auditing and to consider the independence of the external auditors, including a review of the range of services provided in the context of all consulting services bought by the Company. The Audit Committee is authorized to approve in writing any non-audit services or additional work which the Chairman of the Audit Committee deems is necessary, and the Chairman will notify the other members of the Audit Committee of such non-audit or additional work and the reasons for such non-audit work for the Committee’s consideration, and if thought fit, approval in writing.

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External Auditor Service Fees

The fees billed by the Company’s external auditors in each of the last two financial years for audit and nonaudit related services provided to the Company or its subsidiaries (if any) are as follows:

Financial Year Audit Fees Audit Related Fees
Tax Fees
All other Fees
Ended October 31 ($) ($) ($) ($)
2023 54,000 Nil 1,850(est.) Nil
2022 43,500 Nil 1,850 Nil

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial information is provided in the Company’s audited annual financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis (“ MD&A ”) for the year ended October 31, 2023.

Under National Instrument 51-102, Continuous Disclosure Obligations , any person or company who wishes to receive financial statements from the Company may deliver a written request for such material to the Company or the Company’s agent, together with a signed statement that the persons or company is the owner of securities of the Company. Shareholders who wish to receive financial statements are encouraged to send the enclosed mail card, together with the completed form of proxy, in the addressed envelope provided, to the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, TSX Trust Company, 301 – 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1. The Company will maintain a supplemental mailing list of persons or companies wishing to receive financial statements.

Shareholders may obtain copies of the Company’s financial statements and related MD&A by contacting the Company at 6120 – 185 A Street, Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 7P9 or by telephone at (604) 818-1400. Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca .

GENERAL

Unless otherwise specified, all matters referred to herein for approval by the Shareholders require a simple majority of the Shareholders voting, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting. Where information contained in this Information Circular, rests specifically within the knowledge of a person other than the Company, the Company has relied upon information furnished by such person.

The contents of this Information Circular have been approved and this mailing has been authorized by the directors of the Company.

DATED as of the 19[th] day of April, 2024.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SIXTY NORTH GOLD MINING LTD.

“David R. Webb”

David R. Webb ,

President and Chief Executive Officer