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Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project Feasibility Study Erzincan Province, Turkey Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project Feasibility Study Erzincan Province, Turkey Prepared for: 9635 Maroon Circle, Suite 300 Englewood, CO. 80112 USA Report Date: July 29th, 2014 Effective Date: July 29th, 2014 Richard Bohling, PE, Jacobs Richard Kiel, PE, Golder Associates Inc. Dale Armstrong, CPG, RG, Golder Associates Inc. Mark Liskowich, P. Geo, SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. Jeff Parshley, P.G., CPG, C.E.M., SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. Bret Swanson, B. Eng., SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. Gordon Seibel, R.M. SME, AMEC E&C Services Inc. (AMEC) Dr. Harry Parker, PhD, R.M. SME, AMEC E&C Services Inc. (AMEC) Lisa Bascombe, B. Geo., Optiro Pty Ltd (Optiro) Prepared By: In Collaboration with: TH 707 17th Street, 40 Floor Denver, Colorado 80202 USA Phone 303.462.7000 IMPORTANT NOTICE This report was prepared as a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report for Alacer Gold Corp (Alacer) prepared by Jacobs with portions of the report contributed by Jacobs, Golder Associates, SRK Consulting and AMEC E&C Services Inc. (AMEC) (collectively the Consulting Engineering Firms). The quality of information, conclusions, and estimates contained within the contributor-prepared sections is consistent with the level of effort involved in the contributors various services, based on i) information available at the time of preparation, ii) data supplied by outside sources, and iii) the assumptions, conditions, and qualifications set forth in this report. This report is intended for use by Alacer subject to the terms and conditions of its contracts with the Consulting Engineering Firms. Those contracts permit Alacer to file this report as a Technical Report with Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities pursuant to provincial and territorial securities legislation. Except for the purposes legislated under Canadian provincial and territorial securities law, any other use of, or reliance on, the contributor-prepared sections of this report by any third party is at that party’s sole risk. CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON I, Richard A. Bohling, as a co-author of the Technical Report, do hereby certify that: 1. I am currently Technical Services Manager for: Jacobs Engineering Group 707 17th Street Denver, Colorado, USA, 80202 2. This certificate applies to the technical report prepared for Alacer Gold Corporation (Alacer) entitled Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project Definitive Feasibility Study, Erzincan Province, Turkey with an effective date of July 29th, 2014 and a report date of July 29th, 2014. 3. I graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. I have practiced my profession continuously for thirty-nine years since graduation and have experience in the engineering, operation, and management of mining, mineral processing, metallurgical, water treatment plants and support facilities. I have been responsible for feasibility studies, operating cost estimates, financial evaluations, metallurgical and environmental testing and monitoring, project management, and project supervision. I have provided mineral processing, metallurgical, and general process expertise for the evaluation, design, and construction of new and existing facilities, and have been involved in the permitting, startup and daily operations of several mills, heap leach operations, tailings facilities, and water treatment plants. I have experience with environmental permitting, permit compliance, and the operation of remediation facilities. 4. I am a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado (19639) and am a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). 5. I visited the Çöpler project site on March 24th, 2012 for 4 days. 6. I am responsible for Sections 1.1-1.2, portions of 1.3 related to production targets and forecast financial information, 1.4, 1.13, 1.17, 1.18.1, 1.19, 1.21-1.26,, 2.1-2.3.2, 3, 13, 17, 18.1, 18.3-18.11, 19, 21 (excluding 21.3.1, 2.18.2 and 21.8.5), 22-24, 25.4, 25.5, 25.7, 25.10, 25.11, 25.12, 25.13, 26.4, 26.5, 26.7, 26.10, 26.11, 26.12, and 27 of the Technical Report. 7. I am independent of the technical report issuer per Section 1.5 of NI 43-101. 8. I have had no prior involvement with the property that is the subject of this technical report. 9. I have read NI-43-101 and the sections of the Technical Report under my responsibility have been prepared in compliance with the instrument. 10. Those, as the effective date of the Technical Report, to best of my knowledge, information, and belief, the sections of the Technical report under my responsibility contain all scientific and technical information required to be disclosed to make the technical Report not misleading. Dated: July 29th, 2014 “Original Signed and Sealed” Richard A. Bohling, PE Technical Services Manager SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. 205–2100 Airport Drive Saskatoon, SK S7L 6M6 T: +1.306.955.4778 F: +1.306.955.4750 I, Mark Liskowich, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada do hereby certify: 1. That I am a professional Geologist employed as a Principal Consultant with SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. at 205, 2100 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 2. This certificate applies to the Technical Report titled “Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report - Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project Feasibility Study” with an Effective Date of July 29, 2014 and a Report Date of July 29, 2014 (the “Technical Report”). 3. That I am a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. 4. That I am a graduate of the University of Regina. I graduated with a B.Sc (geology) degree in May 1989. 5. That I have practiced my profession within the mineral exploration, mining industry since 1989. I have been directly involved, professionally, in the environmental and social management of mineral exploration and mining projects covering a wide range of commodities since 1992 with both the public and private sector. My areas of expertise are environmental management, environmental auditing, project permitting, licensing, public and regulatory consultation. 6. I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in National Instrument 43- 101 (“NI 43-101”) and certify that I am a “qualified person” for the purposes of NI 43-101. 7. That I, Mark Liskowich, visited the Copler project on September 21 and 22, 2010. 8. I am responsible for sections 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.20, 2.3.6, 2.6, 4, 5, 6, 20.1 to 20.12, 25.8, and 26.8 of the Technical Report. 9. I am independent of Alacer as described in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101. 10. I have had no prior involvement with the Alacer Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project. 11. I have read NI 43-101 and this Technical Report has been prepared in compliance with that instrument. 12. That as of the date of this certificate, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, this Technical Report contains all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading. Signed this 29 day of July 2014. “Original Signed and Sealed” Mark W. Liskowich, P.Geo ML Certificate July 2014 SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. 5250 Neil Road, Suite 300 Reno, Nevada 89502 T: (775) 828-6800 F: (775) 828-6820 [email protected] www.srk.com CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFIED PERSON I, Jeffrey Vaughan Parshley, CPG do hereby certify that: 1. I am a Corporate Consultant for SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc., 5250 Neil Road, Suite 300, Reno, NV, USA, 89502. 2. This certificate applies to the technical report titled “Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project, Definitive Feasibility Study, Erzincan Province, Turkey” with an Effective Date of July 29, 2014 (the “Technical Report”). 3. I graduated with a degree in B.A. in Geology from Dartmouth College in 1980. I am a Certified Professional Geologist of the American Institute of Professional Geologists. I have worked as a Geologist for a total of 33 years since my graduation from university. My relevant experience includes more than 25 years of mine permitting, closure and environmental studies in the U.S. and internationally. 4. I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and certify that by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association (as defined in NI 43-101) and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a “qualified person” for the purposes of NI 43-101. 5. I have not personally visited the Çöpler Project site but relied on a site visit completed by Mr. Patric Lassiter, P.G., a co-author of the Technical Report; 6. I am responsible for the preparation of Sections 2.3.6, 2.6, 20.13 through 20.18, 25.9 and 26.9 of the Technical Report. 7. I am independent of the issuer applying all of the tests in section 1.5 of NI 43-101. 8. I have had prior involvement with the property that is the subject of the Technical Report. The nature of my prior involvement is to have reviewed current the project closure liabilities each year since 2012. 9. I have read NI 43-101 and Form 43-101F1 and the sections of the Technical Report I am responsible for have been prepared in compliance with that instrument and form. 10. As of the aforementioned Effective Date, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report I am responsible for contains all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading. Dated this 29th Day of July, 2014. “Original Signed and Sealed” ________________________________ Jeffrey Vaughan Parshley U.S.
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