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NI43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE SILVER HILL EXPLORATION PROJECT, MOROCCO FOR TRIGON METALS INC. Qualified Person: Fanie Müller, Pr.Eng, B.Eng (Mining), M.Eng (Proj. Man.), MMC Effective Date: 24 September 2020 NI43-101 Technical Report on the Silver Hill Exploration Project, Morocco 2 DATE AND SIGNATURE PAGE This report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Silver Hill Exploration Project, Morocco” was prepared on behalf of Trigon Metals Inc. The report was prepared in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 and Form 43-101 F1. The effective date of this Report is 24 September 2020. I, Fanie Müller, in the capacity of Qualified Person of this Technical Report on the Silver Hill Exploration Project, do hereby certify that:- 1. To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the Report contains all scientific and technical information required to be disclosed to make the Report not misleading. 2. The facts presented in the Report are correct to the best of my knowledge. 3. The analyses and conclusions are limited only by the reported forecasts and conditions. 4. My compensation, employment or contractual relationship with the Commissioning Entity is not contingent on any aspect of the Report. Hereby signed by the following Qualified Person:- Fanie Müller Pr.Eng, B.Eng (Mining), M.Eng (Proj. Man.), MMC Vice President Operations and Country Manager Trigon Metals Inc. Signed at Windhoek, Namibia on 24 September 2020 NI43-101 Technical Report on the Silver Hill Exploration Project, Morocco 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Item 1: Summary ............................................................................................................................... 9 Item 1(a) Property Description and Ownership ....................................................................................... 9 Item 1(b) Geology and Mineralization .................................................................................................... 9 Item 1(c) Status of Exploration, Development and Operations .............................................................. 9 Item 1(d) Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates ................................................................ 10 Item 1(e) Qualified Person’s Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................ 10 Item 2: Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 12 Item 2(a) Issuer Receiving the Report ................................................................................................... 12 Item 2(b) Terms of Reference and Purpose of Report ........................................................................... 12 Item 2(c) Sources of Information and Data Contained in the Report ................................................... 12 Item 2(d) Qualified Person’s Personal Inspection on the Property ........................................................ 12 Item 3: Reliance on Other Experts .................................................................................................... 13 Item 4: Property Description and Location ........................................................................................ 14 Item 4(a) Area of the Property .............................................................................................................. 14 Item 4(b) Location of the Property ........................................................................................................ 15 Item 4(c) Mineral Tenure ...................................................................................................................... 17 Item 4(d) Issuer’s Title to/Interest in the Property ................................................................................ 18 Item 4(d)(i) Issuer’s Title to, or Interest in the Property ....................................................................... 18 Item 4(d)(ii) Surface Rights and Legal Access ....................................................................................... 18 Item 4(d)(iii) Expiration Date of Licence ................................................................................................. 19 Item 4(e) Royalties and Payments ........................................................................................................ 19 Item 4(f) Environmental Liabilities ....................................................................................................... 19 Item 4(g) Permits to Conduct Work....................................................................................................... 20 Item 4(h) Other Significant Factors and Risks ....................................................................................... 20 Item 5: Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography ............................... 21 Item 5(a) Topography, Elevation and Vegetation ................................................................................. 21 Item 5(b) Access to the Property ........................................................................................................... 24 Item 5(c) Proximity of the Property to Population Centres and Nature of Transport ........................... 25 Item 5(d) Climate and Length of Operating Season .............................................................................. 26 Item 5(e) Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 26 Item 5(e)(i) Surface Rights .................................................................................................................... 26 NI43-101 Technical Report on the Silver Hill Exploration Project, Morocco 4 Item 5(e)(ii) Power ................................................................................................................................ 26 Item 5(e)(iii) Water ................................................................................................................................ 27 Item 5(e)(iv) Mining Personnel .............................................................................................................. 28 Item 5(e)(v) Construction Sites .............................................................................................................. 28 Item 6: History ................................................................................................................................. 29 Item 6(a) Prior Ownership and Ownership Changes ............................................................................. 29 Item 6(b) Historical Exploration and Development ............................................................................... 29 Item 6(c) Historical Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates ................................................ 29 Item 6(d) Historical Production ............................................................................................................. 29 Item 7: Geological Setting and Mineralization ................................................................................... 30 Item 7(a) Regional Geology ................................................................................................................... 30 Item 7(a)(iii) Structural Synthesis ........................................................................................................... 35 Item 7(b) Property Geology ................................................................................................................... 35 Item 7(c) Mineralization ....................................................................................................................... 38 Item 8: Deposit Types ...................................................................................................................... 47 Item 8(a) Mineral Deposits being Investigated ..................................................................................... 47 Item 8(b) Geological Model ................................................................................................................... 47 Item 9: Exploration .......................................................................................................................... 48 Item 9(a) Survey Procedures and Parameters ....................................................................................... 48 Item 9(b) Sampling Methods and Sample Quality ................................................................................ 48 Item 9(c) Sample Data .......................................................................................................................... 48 Item 9(d) Results and Interpretation of Exploration Information ......................................................... 51 Item 10: Drilling ............................................................................................................................. 53 Item 10(a) Type and Extent of Drilling .................................................................................................... 53 Item 10(b) Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Results .......................................................................... 53 Item 10(c) Drillhole Details ..................................................................................................................... 53 Item 11: Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security ......................................................................