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Technical Report on the Wolf Project MINE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES A DIVISION OF RESPEC TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE WOLF GOLD PROJECT, FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING, USA Submitted to: Author: VISIONARY 410-325 Howe Street Odin D. Christensen, PhD CPG GOLD CORP. Vancouver, BC V6C 1Z7 Canada Michael Ressel, PhD, CPG Report Date: December 8, 2020 775-856-5700 Effective Date: October 31, 2020 210 S Rock Blvd Reno, NV 89502 www.mda.com MINE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES A DIVISION OF RESPEC TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 4 Project Scope and Terms of Reference ................................................................................ 4 Frequently Used Acronyms, Abbreviations, Definitions, and Units of Measure ................ 5 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS .............................................................................................. 8 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ........................................................................... 9 Location ................................................................................................................................ 9 Wolf Project Mineral Tenures ............................................................................................ 10 4.2.1 Lode Mining Claims .............................................................................................. 10 4.2.2 Leased Patented US Lode Mining Claims ............................................................. 16 4.2.3 Wyoming State Lands ........................................................................................... 18 4.2.4 Agreements and Encumbrances ............................................................................ 19 Environmental Permits ....................................................................................................... 20 Environmental Liabilities ................................................................................................... 20 Surface Rights .................................................................................................................... 20 Location Favorability ......................................................................................................... 21 Location Cultural Sites ....................................................................................................... 22 Wilderness Study Area ....................................................................................................... 23 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 24 Access ................................................................................................................................ 24 Climate ............................................................................................................................... 24 Local Resources and Infrastructure .................................................................................... 25 Physiography ...................................................................................................................... 25 HISTORY ...................................................................................................................................... 27 History of the Lewiston District ......................................................................................... 27 Previous Exploration .......................................................................................................... 29 6.2.1 Geochemical Investigations ................................................................................... 29 6.2.2 Geophysical Investigations .................................................................................... 29 775-856-5700 210 South Rock Blvd. Reno, Nevada 89502 www.mda.com Technical Report on the Wolf Gold Project Fremont County, Wyoming, USA Page ii GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION ............................................................... 30 Regional Geologic Setting ................................................................................................. 30 District Geological Setting ................................................................................................. 32 Gold Mineralization ........................................................................................................... 35 DEPOSIT TYPES ......................................................................................................................... 39 EXPLORATION ........................................................................................................................... 43 Geological Mapping ........................................................................................................... 43 Geochemical Sampling ...................................................................................................... 43 Geophysical Investigations ................................................................................................ 45 Remote Sensing .................................................................................................................. 46 9.4.1 Satellite Imagery .................................................................................................... 46 9.4.2 Drone-acquired Aerial Imagery ............................................................................. 47 DRILLING .................................................................................................................................... 48 SAMPLE PREPARATION, ANALYSIS AND SECURITY ....................................................... 49 Rock-chip Geochemical Samples ...................................................................................... 49 Soil geochemical samples .................................................................................................. 49 DATA VERIFICATION ............................................................................................................... 50 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING ............................................. 51 MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES ........................................................................................ 52 MINERAL RESERVE ESTIMATES ........................................................................................... 53 MINING METHODS .................................................................................................................... 54 RECOVERY METHODS ............................................................................................................. 55 PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................. 56 MARKET STUDIES AND CONTRACTS .................................................................................. 57 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING AND SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY IMPACT ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 Native American Interests .................................................................................................. 58 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS ....................................................................................... 59 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................. 60 ADJACENT PROPERTIES .......................................................................................................... 61 OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION ................................................................. 62 Mine Development Associates S:\Wolf Project\Lewiston District Technical Report - v5.docx December 8, 2020 Updated: 12/8/20 4:01 PM Technical Report on the Wolf Gold Project Fremont County, Wyoming, USA Page iii INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................. 63 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................. 64 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 66 AUTHORS’ CERTIFICATES ...................................................................................................... 69 TABLES Table 4.1 Type and Areas of Mineral Tenure at the Wolf Property, Wyoming..................................... 10 Table 4.2 List of US Unpatented Lode Mining Claims ......................................................................... 12 Table 5.1 Climate Data for Atlantic City, Wyoming: 2000-2020. ......................................................... 24 Table 8.1 Table Summarizing Critical Characteristics of Orogenic Gold Deposits .............................. 42 Table 26.1 Proposed Phased Exploration Program Budget ..................................................................... 65 FIGURES Figure 4.1 Wolf Project Area Location Map .............................................................................................. 9 Figure 4.2 Map Showing Location of the Wolf Property Lode Mining Claims
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