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Storm Exploration Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Nov 27, 2020

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Lithoquest Diamonds Inc. Interim MD&A – Quarterly Highlights Six Months Ended September 30, 2020

Introduction

This Interim Management Discussion and Analysis – Quarterly Highlights (“MD&A”) has been prepared to provide material updates to the business operations and financial condition of Lithoquest Diamonds Inc. (“Lithoquest” or the “Company”), since its last annual management discussion and analysis, being the Management Discussion & Analysis (the “Annual MD&A”) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. This MD&A does not provide a general update to the Annual MD&A, or reflect any non-material events since the date of the Annual MD&A.

This MD&A has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of section 2.2.1 of Form 51-102F1, in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Annual MD&A, the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2020 and the related notes thereto. All reported amounts are stated in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise indicated. The information contained herein is presented as at November 26, 2020, unless otherwise indicated.

Description of Business

Lithoquest is an exploration and development company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. The Company does not have any resource properties in production currently.

The Company’s head office is at 199 Norton Road, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2P5.

Discussion of Operations

North Kimberley Diamond Project Status

Based on work completed to date, several high-priority target areas have been identified for follow-up on the North Kimberley Diamond Project. The Company believes that there is ample evidence that there are diamond-bearing bodies in the new field the Company has discovered, including 1827 where the Company has constrained the source of abundant Kimberlite Indicator Minerals (“KIM’s”) and diamonds to a small area. Each target area is characterized by the presence of KIM’s recovered from rock, stream, or soil samples. The Company’s understanding of the geochemical and geophysical expression of kimberlites in the new field has evolved quickly and will be vital in identifying the most promising targets going forward. Work proposed for future programs includes prospecting, sampling, geophysical surveys, and drilling.

However, funding for diamond exploration has recently become difficult to secure due to conditions in the overall diamond industry. As a result, the Company has placed the North Kimberley Diamond Project on care and maintenance until financing conditions improve.

New Project Initiatives

In response to the above, the Company, along with its advisors, has commenced a process to actively review mineral projects with the objective of securing, through acquisition or joint venture, one or more projects that may offer significant discovery potential. Preference is being given to projects located in stable jurisdictions, containing gold and copper, however, other mineral commodities are also being considered. The Company will provide further updates as appropriate.

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Liquidity and Resources

The Company generates cash solely through financing activities. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2020, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement in which it received total gross proceeds of $250,000 and issued 8,333,334 common shares. The issuance costs, consisting of legal fees, finder’s fees and regulatory costs, were $7,939. Of the total gross proceeds $46,000 were received in the previous fiscal year and reflected as shares to be issued at March 31, 2020.

At September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of $79,062 and a working capital deficit of $260,190.

The Company is involved in early stage exploration and data analysis. It has no current sources of revenue and does not anticipate receiving revenue in the foreseeable future. It is highly likely that it will continue to depend on equity financings in the future. The availability of future funding will depend on factors that include market conditions and the Company’s exploration prospects and results.

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has no material expenditure commitments beyond those outlined in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Risks and Uncertainties

No Operating History and Financial Resources

The Company does not have an operating history, has no operating revenues, and is unlikely to generate any in the foreseeable future. The Company has a working capital deficit and anticipates that additional cash resources will be required to maintain its operations and continue advancing its programs. Additional funds will also be required for the Company to acquire and explore other mineral interests. The Company has limited financial resources and there is no assurance that sufficient additional funding will be available to fulfill its obligations or for further exploration and development, on acceptable terms or at all. Failure to obtain additional funding on a timely basis could result in a delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and development and could cause the Company to forfeit its interests in some or all of its properties or to reduce or terminate its operations.

Price Volatility and Lack of Active Market

In recent years, the securities markets in Canada and elsewhere have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market prices of securities of many public companies have experienced significant fluctuations in price which have not necessarily been related to the operating performance, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies. It may be anticipated that any quoted market for the Company’s securities will be subject to such market trends and that the value of such securities may be affected accordingly.

Mining Risks

Mineral exploration is a speculative venture necessarily involving substantial risk and there can be no guarantee that mineable deposits will be discovered or developed. Mining operations involve significant risks that even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate or adequately mitigate. There is no certainty that the expenditures made by the Company on any given project will result in discoveries of commercial quantities of minerals. If mineable deposits are discovered, substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling, to develop processes to extract the resources and, to develop the extraction and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for extraction. Although substantial benefits may be derived from the discovery of a major deposit, no assurance can be given that resources will be discovered in sufficient

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quantities to justify commercial operations or that the funds required for development can be obtained on terms acceptable to the operator or at all.

The Company is subject to the operating risks typical in the mining business including unusual and unexpected geological formations, other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material as well as environmental damage and other hazards; risks that intended drilling schedules or estimated costs will not be achieved; and risks of fluctuations in the price of commodities and currency exchange rates. Mineral prices are subject to volatile price movements over short periods of time and are affected by numerous factors, all of which are beyond the Company's control, including expectations of inflation, levels of interest rates, sale of gold by central banks, the demand for commodities, global or regional political, economic and banking crises and production rates in major producing regions. The aggregate effect of these factors is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty.

Business Risks

Natural resources exploration, development, production and processing involve a number of business risks, some of which are beyond the Company's control. These can be categorized as operational, financial and regulatory risks.

Operational risks include finding and developing reserves economically, marketing production and services, product deliverability uncertainties, changing governmental law and regulation, hiring and retaining skilled employees and contractors and conducting operations in a cost effective and safe manner. The Company continuously monitors and responds to changes in these factors and adheres to all regulations governing its operations.

Financial risks include commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates, all of which are beyond the Company's control.

Regulatory risks include possible delays in getting regulatory approval to the transactions that the Board of Directors believe to be in the best interest of the Company and include increased fees for filings as well as the introduction of ever more complex reporting requirements, the cost of which the Company must meet to maintain its exchange listing.

Competition

The mineral exploration and mining business is competitive in all its phases. The Company will compete with numerous other companies and individuals, including competitors with greater financial, technical and other resources, in the search for and the acquisition of attractive exploration and evaluation properties. The Company’s ability to acquire properties in the future will depend not only on its ability to develop its present properties, but also on its ability to select and acquire suitable prospects for mineral exploration or development. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully with others in acquiring such prospects.

Key Executives

The Company is dependent on the services of key executives and a small number of highly skilled and experienced consultants and personnel, whose contributions to the immediate future operations of the Company are likely to be of importance. Locating mineral deposits depends on a number of factors, not the least of which is the technical skill of the exploration personnel involved. Due to the relatively small size of the Company, the loss of these persons or the Company’s inability to attract and retain additional highly skilled employees or consultants may adversely affect its business and future operations. The Company does not currently carry any key man life insurance on any of its executives.

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Potential Conflicts of Interest

Certain directors and officers of the Company are, and may continue to be, involved in the mining and mineral exploration industry through their direct and indirect participation in corporations, partnerships or joint ventures which are potential competitors of the Company. Situations may arise in connection with potential acquisitions in investments where the other interests of these directors and officers may conflict with the interests of the Company. Directors and officers of the Company with conflicts of interest will be subject to and will follow the procedures set out in applicable corporate and securities legislation, regulation, rules and policies.

Dividends

The Company has no earnings or dividend record and is unlikely to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future as it intends to employ available funds for mineral exploration and development. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company and will depend on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the Board of Directors of the Company deem relevant.

Nature of the Securities

The purchase of the Company’s securities involves a high degree of risk and should be undertaken only by investors whose financial resources are sufficient to enable them to assume such risks. The Company’s securities should not be purchased by persons who cannot afford the possibility of the loss of their entire investment. Furthermore, an investment in the Company’s securities should not constitute a major portion of an investor's portfolio.

Forward-Looking Statements & Cautionary Factors that may Affect Future Results

Certain statements contained in this MD&A constitute forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Canadian securities regulations. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, assumptions or future events or performance (often using words such as "plan", "estimate", "expect", "will", "believe" and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A include but are not limited to statements relating to the sufficiency of the Company's capital resources, exposure to exchange rate fluctuations, plans for and the duration of the exploration field work program, and expected expenditures of the Company. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made, and readers are advised to consider such forward-looking statements in light of the risks set forth above. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise forward looking statements to reflect new events or circumstances except as required by law.

Qualified Person

The technical contents of this MD&A have been reviewed and approved by Bruce Counts, P. Geo., President, CEO and a Director of Lithoquest Diamonds Inc. and Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.

Additional Information

Additional information relating to the Company is available on the SEDAR website, www.sedar.com.

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