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KIRAZLI PROJECT

Kirazlı is one of the lowest cost undeveloped gold projects in the world. The project has been designed and will be constructed to the same high-level environmental and social standards as our operations in Canada and Mexico. We are committed to working with all parties to ensure Kirazlı is developed in a responsible manner that benefits all our stakeholders.

The Kirazlı Project is located in the Kaz Dağları National Park The Kirazlı Project is not located in the Kaz Mountains nor is it located in a national park • The project is located 40 km away from the Kaz Dağları National Park and 30 km from Çanakkale city center as detailed in the map below The Kirazlı Project will have a negative impact on Atikhisar Reservoir It is impossible for the Kirazlı Project to have any negative impact on the Atikhisar Reservoir • The project is located 14 km away from the Atikhisar reservoir • The processing facilities for the project are located outside the Atikhisar reservoir watershed • The project will not source water from the Atikhisar reservoir • Alamos is nearing completion of an independent water reservoir to provide water for the operation and clean drinking water for nearby communities Tree clearing was unauthorized Forestry Permits were granted to Alamos, allowing for 354 hectares to be cleared • Approximately 20,000m3 of trees were harvested from the Kirazlı permitted area • This represents less than 2% of the total volume harvested by the Çanakkale Forestry Regional Directorate and 0.1% of the total volume harvested by the Forestry General Directorate in Turkey in 2018 • Alamos has committed to reclaiming and reforesting all 354 hectares • Alamos has already planted 14,000 trees in the region Water and soil will be contaminated with cyanide Alamos uses cyanide in a safe manner at all of its operations • Cyanide or any derivative of cyanide is never used in gold exploration or mining • Cyanide is only used in the processing stage to separate gold from the extracted ore • Processing is carried out within a closed circuit, in dedicated, protected and impermeable containment facilities. No cyanide is allowed out of the circuit and into the surrounding environment • Cyanide is used safely througho