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PUMPKIN HOLLOW

The processing facility of the Pumpkin Hollow underground mine has commenced production using development ore from mine construction, and the underground mine itself is expected to commence production before end of 2019. The mine benefits from a number of important, low risk advantages, including a highly-skilled team of mine operators, a supportive local community, established infrastructure, and a desert climate and local topography optimal for efficient and eco-friendly mining techniques such as dry-stack tailings.

UNDERGROUND MINE HIGHLIGHTS

Project Economics1Post-Tax 25% IRR and US$301M NPV5% (post construction)
Opex2

First 5 Years

C1: US$1.68/lb Cu

AISC: US$1.86/lb Cu

LOM

C1: US$1.81/lb Cu

AISC: US$1.96/lb Cu

Production Profile

Y1-5 annual avg. of 60 Mlbs Cu, 9 koz Au, 173 koz Ag

LOM annual avg. of 50 Mlbs Cu, 8 koz Au, 150 koz Ag

Annual Operating cash flowAverage US$80m per annum over first five years3
Reserves23.9 Mst @ 1.74% Cu eq. (1.98% Cu eq. over first five years)4
Mine Life13.5 years
Expansion

Extension potential from 636 Mlbs CU5 of inferred resources

Production growth potential via optimization initiatives
  1. NI 43-101 Technical Report: Nevada Copper Corp., Pumpkin Hollow Project, Open Pit and Underground Mine Prefeasibility Study (PFS) with an effective date January 21, 2019.
  2. AISC is defined as C1 plus sustaining capital expenditures.
  3. Consensus prices per the 2019 NI 43-101 Tech Report : US$2.83 – 3.20/lb Cu, US$1,276 – 1,325oz Au, US$18.77-$20.01/oz Ag.
  4. Cu-equiv based on prices of $3.00/lb Cu, $1,300/oz Au and $17.00/oz Ag and met recoveries of 92%,78% and 70% respectively.
  5. Inferred resources, 29 Mst grading 0.1.09% Cu

EXTENSION OPTIONS

Significant Underground Resouce Upside

Large quantity of inferred resource mineralization (approx. 636M lbs copper) presents opportunity to upgrade with underground drilling

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