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Industry Review

2022

CONTENTS

STA F F M E S S A G E S Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Galore Creek Mining Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Lands Department Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Garibaldi Resources Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Employment & Contracting Department Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Giga Metals Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

T A H LTA N T E R R I T O R Y Tahltan Territory Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 T A H LTA N S T E W A R D S H I P I N I T I AT I V E TSI Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Foundational Efforts & Initiatives Timeline . . . . . 12 Current TSI Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Project Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Resource Development Policy Statement . . . . . . 17 Media Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Kutcho Copper Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Libero Copper & Gold Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Metallis Resources Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Newmont Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 P2 Gold Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Sassy Resources Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Schaft Creek Joint Venture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Seabridge Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Skeena Resources Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 TDG Gold Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

F E AT U R E S

Thesis Gold Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Tahltan OnTrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tudor Gold Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Active Claims in Tahltan Territory Map . . . . . . . . . 23 2021 TCG Communications & Engagement Agreements Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

TA H LTA N N AT I O N D E V E L O P M E N T C O R P O R AT I O N TNDC CEO Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN T A H LTA N T E R R I T O R Y

Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. . . . . . . . . 96

Brucejack Mine – Pretivm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Northwest Fuels Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership . . . . 31

Pelly Construction Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Red Chris Mine – Newcrest Mining Ltd. . . . . . . . . 33 Silvertip Mine – Coeur Mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Central Mountain Air Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Orica Canada Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Procon .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

C O M M U N I C AT I O N S & ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

Progressive Ventures Construction Ltd. . . . . . . 105

Amarc Resources Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Sodexo Canada Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Brixton Metals Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Summit Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Copaur Minerals Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Tahltan ERM Environmental Management . . . . 111

Copper Fox Metals Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Tahltan Forestry Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Doubleview Gold Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tahltan Hy-Tech Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Enduro Metals Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Tahltan NST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Eskay Mining Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tahltan-Allnorth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Etruscus Resources Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Tahltech Drilling Services Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Evergold Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

RC Crane & Construction Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

1910 Declaration of the Tahltan Tribe

WE THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE TAHLTAN TRIBE, speaking for ourselves, and our entire tribe, hereby make known to all whom it may concern, that we have heard of the Indian Rights movement among the Indian tribes of the Coast, and of the southern interior of B.C. Also, we have read the Declaration made by the chiefs of the southern interior tribes at Spences Bridge on the 16th July last, and we hereby declare our complete agreement with the demands of same, and with the position taken by the said chiefs, and their people on all the questions stated in the said Declaration, and we furthermore make known that it is our desire and intention to join with them in the fight for our mutual rights, and that we will assist in the furtherance of this object in every way we can, until such time as all these matters of moment to us are finally settled. We further declare as follows: F I R S T LY – We claim the sovereign right to all the country of our tribe—this country of ours

which we have held intact from the encroachments of other tribes, from time immemorial, at the cost of our own blood. We have done this because our lives depended on our country. To lose it meant we would lose our means of living, and therefore our lives. We are still, as heretofore, dependent for our living on our country, and we do not intend to give away the title to any part of same without adequate compensation. We deny the B.C. government has any title or right of ownership in our country. We have never treatied with them, nor given them any such title. (We have only very lately learned the B.C. government makes this claim, and that it has for long considered as its property all the territories of the Indian tribes in B.C.) S E C O N D LY – We desire that a part of our country, consisting of one or more large areas

(to be selected by us), be retained by us for our own use, said lands and all thereon to be acknowledged by the government as our absolute property. The rest of our tribal land we are willing to relinquish to the B.C. government for adequate compensation. T H I R D LY – We wish it known that a small portion of our lands at the mouth of the Tahltan

river, was set apart a few years ago by Mr. Vowell as an Indian reservation. These few acres are the only reservation made for our tribe. We may state we never applied for the reservation of this piece of land, and we had no knowledge why the government set it apart for us, nor do we know exactly yet. F O U R T H LY – We desire that all questions regarding our lands, hunting, fishing, etc., and

every matter concerning our welfare, be settled by treaty between us and the Dominion and B.C. governments. F I F T H LY – We are of the opinion it will be better for ourselves, also better for the governments

and all concerned, if these treaties are made with us at a very early date, so all friction, and misunderstanding between us and the whites may be avoided, for we hear lately much talk of white settlements in the region and the building of railways, etc., in the near future. Signed at Telegraph Creek, B.C., this eighteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and ten, by NANOK, Chief of the Tahltans NASTULTA, alias Little Jackson GEORGE ASSADZA, KENETL, alias Big Jackson And eighty other members of our tribe.

TAHLTAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – INDUSTRY REPORT 2022

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Chad Norman Day President, Tahltan Central Government

Tahltan Nation, Welcome to our sixth annual Tahltan Central Government (TCG) Industry Review. This resource was created to inform Tahltans about industry activities taking place in our homeland for several reasons. An important goal of our government is to ensure Tahltans benefit from the numerous economic opportunities in our territory. Through entrepreneurship, employment, education, and training opportunities, our TCG Team is here to support Tahltans so our people can pursue their goals and succeed. Our Industry Review continues to expand this year, which reflects the continued growth of our government and our Nation. It also reflects the hard work of those behind the scenes from our team. In 2022, TCG will surpass fifty signed Communications and Engagement Agreements.

These agreements guide meaningful engagement with our Leadership, information sharing and communication with our people, and transparent dialogue regarding proposed activities in our homeland. Each of these companies is working alongside the Tahltan Nation in a manner which acknowledges and respects our Rights and Title. There are no exceptions. 1

Our Education & Training Department is growing by the day. Our team is working diligently to connect Tahltans with bursaries and scholarships to further their education and pursue their dreams. Last year, we had a 24.5% increase in student applications for funding. For students pursuing Post-Secondary and Trades, TCG offers up to $10,000 per year. Our Short-Term Training and Certification Program offers up to $5,000 for students and trainees. These funds cover tuition, books and/or supplies, living allowance and, in some cases, travel costs. Additionally, the TCG via our Impact Benefit Agreements and other arrangements are pleased to offer nearly $180,000 in bursaries throughout the year to our students and trainees. Lastly, it’s an important reminder that there are additional opportunities for many Tahltans available through Indian Act bands and other Indigenous, education and training institutions too. I encourage our people to explore the numerous opportunities available to them. To all Tahltans who have benefitted from these programs to date, we are proud of your efforts and look forward to seeing your contributions to our Tahltan Nation into the future. OnTrack, our Tahltan exclusive job site, continues to support Tahltans to find a career and contracting opportunities. Our team is doing a great job building partnerships and connections with industry and those wishing to do business in our territory. Tahltan people and entrepreneurs receive preferential hiring opportunities on this site. New jobs and contracts are being posted all the time. Our team works hard to ensure that businesses in our territory focus on Tahltans first. Visit: ontrack.tahltan.org to see what opportunities await you. This past year, the Tahltan Nation made history by being the first Indigenous Nation to negotiate a consentbased decision-making agreement with the Province of British Columbia under Section 7 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The Section 7 Agreement is intended to support ongoing work to

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

achieve long-term comprehensive reconciliation and land-use certainty in Tahltan Territory. The ongoing evolution and growth of the Tahltan Nation shows outside governments, industry, and the world how working alongside our people through the TCG as true partners can help secure certainty, economic benefits, and pride for everyone involved. This agreement provides an opportunity to meaningfully advance reconciliation grounded in the principles of respect and recognition of Tahltan Rights and Title. Aligned with our stewardship and caretaking responsibilities, our team is hard at work dealing with land and resource development concerns in Tahltan Territory. One issue close to my heart is our ongoing efforts to manage the highly unregulated jade and placer industries. These activities have been highly problematic and the TCG has been pushing the Province of British Columbia to deal with them for years. They operate in a manner that is inconsistent with Aboriginal Rights and Title in Canadian law and with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As I have stated many times, these industries in their current form have no place in Tahltan Territory and need to stop. The jade and placer miner activities are illegal, unethical, unregulated, and detrimental to our environment, wildlife, and people. Last year, the TCG contacted Bell Media, the Discovery Channel, and Omnifilm Entertainment to demand that the show “Jade Fever” be taken off the air and we were successful in having it cancelled. The Province of British Columbia has also stopped issuing and renewing jade-related tenures and permits, which has functionally ended many jade-related activities for the majority of jade miners in Tahltan Territory. This is excellent news for our environment, fish, and wildlife after decades of being negatively impacted by the exploitation of the jade mining industry. The TCG will continue to advocate to shut down placer mining operations in our homeland and will never consent to jade or placer operations in Tahltan Territory unless both industries are overhauled to include meaningful Tahltan benefits, strong environmental regulations and policing, and significant remediation funds to help reclaim and clean-up decades worth of environmental degradation and other negative impacts caused by these industries. If the Province of BC and other stakeholders wish to continue visiting and/or pursuing business in Tahltan Territory, they must work with us respectfully and, where necessary, reconcile for current and past practices which do not comply with Tahltan laws, culture and TCG’s practices and expectations. For thousands of years, the Tahltan Nation has consistently asserted our sovereign rights over our homeland. We are guided by the 1910 Declaration

of the Tahltan Tribe which affirms our position. Long before the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its application within the Province of British Columbia through the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, came our declaration. We demand respectful recognition of our Tahltan Rights and Title, and sustainable development which meets the standards of our Nation.

Above: President Day visiting the QuestX KSP Exploration Property in August 2021.

The duty to protect and steward our land belongs to our people and we must always work together to ensure our environment is protected and our culture survives and is passed onto future generations. Our Ancestors fought, shed blood, and died for our homeland – we must never forget that that and do our best to honour them and to create a stronger Tahltan Nation for our current and future generations. In closing, I encourage all Tahltan people to read the pages ahead. To all our allies and partners, I thank you for your positive contributions to the Tahltan economy, for prioritizing our concerns, and for collaborating with us to help create world class environmental stewardship. We have accomplished great things together and I believe the best is yet to come. I look forward to the year ahead. Klane Nedischā. 2

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LANDS DEPARTMENT MESSAGE On behalf of the Lands Department, I am pleased to provide an update to the sixth annual Industry Review Newsletter. This newsletter provides a look into the industrial and other natural resource management activities happening in Tahltan Territory. In the past year, we have seen advancements in Tahltan’s role as decision makers on Tahltan lands with the announcement of a consent agreement process for the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project. Nalaine Morin Lands Director

We are making significant progress on our Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) project and are looking forward to this year’s work which will include advancing plans for Tahltan engagement and participation, development of Tahltan policies under the Lands Governance Framework and advancements in our Tahltan land stewardship planning. We have been very busy, and we continue to develop and grow to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our Nation as well as providing the tools our Tahltan government needs to make informed decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has limited our opportunities to meet in person but the Lands Department has become well versed in using online virtual platforms to ensure that we can continue our work on important projects like the TSI, meeting with industry and government on major projects and completing other tasks required by the Lands Department like reviewing referrals for projects. We miss meeting with the Tahltan Nation and look forward to opportunities to travel into the territory in 2022 for Tahltan engagement, industry site visits and inspections.

Our mission for the department is, “A strong and competent lands administration that supports the Tahltan Nation to make informed natural resource management decisions through robust systems and tools based on Tahltan knowledge, laws and world views.” The TSI and other projects help us to achieve and fulfill our mission.

Our work in the Lands Department has always been and continues to be grounded in Tahltan laws, knowledge, and people. Our mission for the department is, “A strong and competent lands administration that supports the Tahltan Nation to make informed natural resource management decisions through robust systems and tools based on Tahltan knowledge, laws and world views.” The TSI and other projects help us to achieve and fulfill our mission. The Lands Department is developing new opportunities to work more collaborative with industry partners on major projects. In 2021, the Lands Department and the Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT) worked with companies like Newcrest and Skeena Resources on the development of technical subcommittees to share information and engage on topics related to the project including major permit applications, environmental assessment, and project design topics like closure and reclamation planning. This new technical engagement approach allows for more information sharing, open discussions on topics such as risk and potential mitigation and the opportunity for Tahltan knowledge and values to be considered and incorporated in earlier stages of a project’s design. In 2021, we participated in over 100 workshops with industry partners through these processes. We are also continuing to increase our capacity for major projects and have contracted new experts in the area of block cave design and social impact assessment.

LANDS DEPARTME NT MESSAGE

The Lands Department have developed a strategy to support our work in environmental assessment which includes a Tahltan values, Tahltan sustainability and risk criteria which we will apply in our work on environmental assessments and permit reviews. The strategy will be an important tool moving forward to provide Tahltan, government and industry a more robust and defined process that supports Tahltan in our role on making decisions for projects. I look forward to 2022 and continuing our work through the Lands Department to support our ongoing vision which is to ensure “Successful stewardship of Tahltan Lands based on Tahltan laws, knowledge and world views.” Tahltan Territory is very well known for its vast resources and for its progressive and innovative approaches to governance and management. The work of our natural resource departments over the next couple of years will be key to supporting other governance initiatives like Tahltan decision making, which is quickly becoming our reality and path forward for projects in Tahltan Territory.

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EMPLOYMENT & CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT MESSAGE I am a year into the Director of Employment & Contracting role and we are making strides with both our OnTrack employment and our OnTrack business registry. Having the industry contacts that I obtained over the years in previous employment has been a huge asset in this role to assist our Tahltan people.

Ann Ball Employment & Contracting Director

Opposite: Ann visiting an Evergold Exploration camp with Shawn Ducharme, TCG Shared Engagement Record Coordinator, and President Day (not pictured) in August 2021.

We have 397 registered Tahltans on the OnTrack platform and since this will be our preferential hire site, we encourage all Tahltans and Associates to register at ontrack.tahltan.org. This will be the platform you want to be set up on for up-to-date job postings from the TCG, Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC), our industry partners, and more. The industry partners with Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) and any full time hire positions are being posted to this site for review. Members are encouraged to apply directly from OnTrack. It does take a few business days for approval and as stated requires membership with the TCG prior to this approval to OnTrack. If you require any assistance with either the OnTrack member or business registration, please reach out to Lily Sembsmoen, OnTrack Specialist, otspecialist@tahltan.org. The business policy is progressing, and we are getting closer to a Tahltan business public meeting and TCG family meetings regarding the policy as an updated presentation of the draft policy will be brought forth. We want to ensure that the process is fair and transparent, and several different options have been researched throughout this process.

This process will make the system fair and transparent to all Tahltan businesses, and yes, competition amongst themselves may get busier in the future as more Tahltans are venturing into entrepreneurship. We are anticipating a very busy exploration season and are still gathering the statistics on how many Tahltans were hired on each site with companies. Along with that, statistics on how many Tahltan businesses were hired. This will be the first year that we have sent a smaller version of our statistics form to our own Tahltan businesses for information on Tahltan hires, where they received contracts from with industry partners, and if they are working together with others in any areas of their businesses. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime regarding both employment and contracting. Help your fellow Tahltans and have them register for OnTrack to have access to preferential hire, at ontrack.tahltan.org, send an email to: employmentdirector@tahltan.org, or phone me at 778 772 6355 with anything I am able to assist with.

We are also looking into upgrades of our current OnTrack platform and into the development of a new database for the Tahltan businesses in which industry partners will have the contracting opportunities posted on the site and our registered Tahltan businesses can review opportunities that they believe they are qualified to bid on.

EMPLOYMENT & CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT MESSAGE

TAHLTA N T E RRI TORY OVER V I E W Tahltan Territory is 95,933 square km or the equivalent of 11% of British Columbia. If the Tahltan Nation were its own country, we would be bigger than Portugal and slightly smaller than South Korea. The territory is rich in natural resources and continues to garner international attention for its mineral potential and diverse and iconic wildlife.

TAHLTAN TERRITORY IS HOME TO:

Approximately 70% of BC’s resource rich Golden Triangle;

Two of BC’s 17 operating mines or their shared footprint;

Approximately 53% of BC’s exploration activities by expenditure, 14% of Canada’s and 2.6% of the world;

In 2021, exploration expenditures on projects is estimated at approximately $295 million, with production values for active mines estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion.

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TAHLTAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE

The Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) is our opportunity for transformative change based on the recognition of Tahltan Title and Rights. Now, we have a say in decisions that matter for our people in accordance with our values and knowledge. We decide how to protect our culture, care for our lands, water, air, fish, and wildlife. We decide how to sustainably manage our natural resources and economic development in our territory. TSI means Tahltans working together to transform how things are done. Through TSI, the rules are changing. And we are shaping the process.

Vision Statement The TSI will support the Tahltan Nation to assert selfdetermination and fulfill our inherent stewardship and caretaking responsibilities for our territory. The preliminary vision is:

“The Tahltan Nation will fulfill its inherent stewardship responsibilities for all lands, water, air, wildlife, fish and natural resources in Tahltan Territory.” The TSI will help our Nation to plan for and manage our land, water, air, wildlife, and natural resources. It will ensure we take care of Tahltan Territory now and for future generations. By conserving wildlife, managing economic development, protecting our environment and relationship with the land (including culturally significant areas) and asserting jurisdiction over Tahltan Territory, we will advance our role in and refine shared decision-making processes.

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Background TSI is a forward-thinking approach to affirm and progress self-determination. The opportunity to further advance shared decision-making for land, water, air, wildlife, and natural resource decisions in Tahltan Territory has arisen from the Province of British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). This legislation intends to harmonize provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

This means recognition of Tahltan free, prior, and informed consent regarding lands, water and natural resource use, the preservation of Tahltan culture, traditions and ceremonial practices, and the right for Tahltans to participate in decision-making matters which affect their rights. The message from our Nation is clear: Tahltans have never ceded or surrendered our lands and continue to exercise our rights and jurisdiction over Tahltan Territory.

TAHLTAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE

FOUNDATIONAL EFFORTS & INITIATIVES Initiatives that have contributed to this work include:

1980s

The Tahltan Ancestral Study with Elders

1987

Resource Development Policy

2003

Out of Respect Report – The Tahltan Mining Symposium was held to discuss the relationship between the Tahltan people, their land and the mining industry. A strategy was created as foundation for ensuring positive outcomes for the Tahltan people and their territory.

2005

Formation of the Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT)

2013

The Shared Decision-Making Agreement with the Province of British Columbia

2016

Wildlife Department established within the TCG

2018–2021

The Collaborative Stewardship Framework with the 3 Nations and the Province of British Columbia

2020

2015

Lands Department established within the Tahltan Central Government

2017

The Klappan Plan signed and the Klappan Management Board established

2019

Culture & Heritage Department established within the TCG

Fisheries Department joins the TCG

Each of these projects and efforts has helped to advance the Nation and support our unified goals founded on principles of mutual respect, recognition, and reconciliation of Tahltan rights and title. Together, we work to protect the environment, safeguard our culture and heritage, ensure shared revenues and other benefits from sustainable development, and strengthen the well-being of our Tahltan Nation family. 12

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CURRENT TSI PROJECTS TSI will align related Tahltan governance, reconciliation, and land management projects from the TCG Communications & External Relations, Culture & Heritage, Fisheries, Lands and Wildlife Departments.

Below is a list of projects under the TSI: Ȗ

Assessment of Ecosystem Services & Climate Change Resilience

Fisheries Stewardship Project

GIS Spatial Database Project

Land Governance Framework & Operational Policies Project

Capacity Development Project

Caribou Stewardship Project

Predator Program

Communications & Engagement

Tahltan Guardian Program

Cultural Heritage Project

Ecosystem & Climate Project

Tahltan Infrastructure Assessment (Energy, Access & Mineral Potential)

Tahltan Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas (IPCAs) Project

Tahltan Land Stewardship Plan

TCG Archives Project

Water Resources Project

Youth Stewardship Program

TAHLTAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE – TSI PROJECTS

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS We would like to share introductions to several key projects under the TSI.

Lands Governance & Operational Policies The Lands Governance Framework will set out Tahltan values and principals of land stewardship, as well as administrative procedures to guide the Tahltan Central Government in the development, approval, and implementation of a detailed set of policies (strategic and administrative) and procedures in the area of lands and resources.

These values and principles are rooted in the 1910 Declaration of the Tahltan Tribe. Through our stories, policies, and ongoing exercise of our rights, we are known for protecting our territory. A common belief among Tahltans is that all lands and resource issues must begin and end with what is asserted within the 1910 Declaration of the Tahltan Tribe, acknowledging, and honouring our Ancestors. Fundamental Tahltan values are asserted within the 1910 Declaration and remain relevant to Tahltan lands and resources governance today and into the future.

– PROJECT OVERVIEW The purpose of the Land Governance Framework is to: 1. Affirm Tahltan authority to make decisions concerning Tahltan Territory and the lands and resources within the territory; and, 2. Provide Tahltans, Tahltan Nation and Tahltan Central Government staff with the following: »

Affirmation that Tahltan Nation laws concerning lands and resources will be built on the foundation of Tahltan legal traditions, values and principles respecting lands and resources governance;

A policy foundation that supports the consistent and effective implementation of all Tahltan lands and resources policies and procedures and supports effective, transparent, and accountable decision making;

Clarity on the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors of the Tahltan Central Government and Tahltan Central Government staff with regards to the lands and resources policy lifecycle (policy and procedure development, approval, implementation, and review);

Clear direction to Tahltan Central Government staff to make administrative policy, procedural, and management decisions, to implement decisions of Tahltan Leadership and to act in the best interests of present and future generations of Tahltans regarding Tahltan lands and resources; and,

Clarity on the ongoing maintenance of Tahltan Central Government policies and the TCG Lands and Resources Governance Document Registry.

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– PROJECT BACKGROUND The Lands Governance Framework Project was initiated in 2018 as part of a five-year strategic plan to develop the Lands Department. The Lands Governance Framework Project included two main goals: 1. A comprehensive decision-making and consent regime articulated within a Lands Governance Framework document that: »

Identifies the sources of jurisdictional and legal authority of Tahltans drawing on Tahltan law, international and constitutional law;

Identifies the process the Tahltan Nation follows in order to decide whether or not to authorize an activity on the territory;

Identifies what information the TCG requires within its decision-making process (e.g., studies, transparency requirements, etc.);

Standards that guide Tahltan decision-making about land use (e.g., cumulative impacts, environmental and stewardship interests); and,

2. A suite of policies and procedures that support the Land Department management and team to operationalize the Lands Governance Framework Policy and effectively advance the strategic priorities of TCG Leadership as they relate to the territory. This suite of policies may include policies that guide /clarify the department’s work with respect to:

Consent process and procedures (flowing from the Policy Framework);

Authorities and accountabilities of the Director;

Roles and responsibilities of the Lands Department management and staff;

Environmental assessment processes and responding to referrals;

Lands inventory process and procedures;

Land use planning process and procedures; and,

Environmental management, monitoring and protection procedures.

TAHLTAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE – TSI PROJECTS

Assessment of Ecosystem & Climate Change Resilience This project is a primary deliverable under the workplan for the Tahltan Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) Project. Under the IPCAs Project, we are looking to understand what the value of the services our intact ecosystems provide is, and in addition, to understand whether there are any opportunities available to fund our long-term stewardship initiatives through the conservation of the ecosystem services in our territory. This includes an analysis of carbon capture opportunities of forests and wetlands, and other ecosystem services such as water filtration. The project has been expanded to consider opportunities within the territory as a whole and will not be limited to areas considered under the IPCA project. The climate change resilience aspect of the project seeks to understand the ways in which conservation of our intact ecosystems can contribute to climate change resilience as well as the ways in which we might be able to increase resilience of our ecosystems to changes that are anticipated in the climate of our territory over time.

Tahltan Guardians The Tahltans Guardian Program has been active since 2015. The Tahltan Guardian Program will continue to focus on environmental stewardship monitoring measures and ongoing data collection processes based on local, Indigenous, and scientific knowledge sources. Guardians actively participate in various aspects of wildlife management including monitoring the effectiveness of hunting regulation changes, land use and hunter activity within and outside of new regulation areas, conflict wildlife and wildlife human interactions in Tahltan Territory.

– PROJECT BACKGROUND The Tahltan Guardian Program started up in the fall of 2016, due to concerns around wildlife in our territory. Mainly decrease in animal populations and increase in resident hunters. We started to expand it a little more with others and on-the-ground initiatives around

environment, industry, and other concerns that were brought forward. The key priority was to get out on the land and make a presence. Regulation enforcement wasn’t good enough, no “On-the-Ground” data was being collected, and we just needed to be out there to see for ourselves what is really going on. The first year went well. We learned a lot about how big our territory is and some of the activities that are taken place. Showing our presence out there and collecting data to better wildlife management was the focus and to learn how we can adapt our program to best suit our territory. Being out on the land showed us what we need to keep an eye on it, and to better educate the public and Tahltan members on other initiatives out there.

Tahltan Infrastructure Assessment (Energy, Access, & Mineral Potential) The Tahltan Infrastructure Assessment seeks to understand what energy infrastructure exists within Tahltan Territory and further, what infrastructure is required by the Nation. The Assessment will include analysis of potential locations for minerals, mining, geothermal energy, run of-river hydropower and more. The Assessment will seek to lay a solid foundation to guide how the Tahltan Central Government makes decisions about energy. This project supports Tahltan Land Stewardship Plan (TLSP) work.

TA H LTA N CENTR AL GOVER NMENT

Resource Development Policy Statement April 7, 1987 – In history as well as in mythology, the Tahltan Indian people have always been acknowledged as the original inhabitants of the Stikine River Watershed in northern British Columbia. Archaeological evidence has determined that the Tahltan people have continuously occupied this area for thousands for years, perhaps as many as 10,000. This is what is often referred to in poetic terms as “since time immemorial.”

The first white person to come into Tahltan country was Samuel Black who arrived in 1821 exploring for the Northwest Trading Company. Our people never met Black and so it wasn’t until 1838 when the second white person, Robert Campbell of the Hudson Bay Company, entered our territory that European contact with our people was first made.

development within our country is to be realized within a reasonable time, we must combine politics and business when dealing with developers wishing to establish themselves within Tahltan country. Developers will have to come to terms with this reality if they expect to function successfully within our territory.

Tahltans had an elaborate trading economy already established when the Hudson Bay Company first encountered our tribe. Although the Hudson Bay Company was very interested in immediately setting up a competing trading operation in Tahltan country, our people blocked them for approximately forty years so as to protect our own established trading economy. At that time Tahltans had an active commercial network based on our position as a middleman between the coastal trade and the tribes living north and east of Stikine country. We also traded our own fish and furs and other natural resources such as obsidian to all peoples who came into our country.

Before a resource development project can commence within Tahltan tribal territory, it will be necessary for the developer and the Tahltan Tribal Council to enter into a project participation agreement that encompasses the following elements and basic principles:

Tahltan people are very proud of our tradition of commercial enterprise and equally proud that we were able to protect our interests against the mighty Hudson Bay Company empire for those many years. It was not until the 1870’s Cassiar gold rush was in full swing that the Hudson Bay Company was able to open its first trading post in Tahltan traditional territory.

3. assurance that the project will provide more positive than negative social impacts on Tahltan people;

1. assurance that the development will not pose a threat of irreparable environmental damage; 2. assurance that the development will not jeopardize, prejudice or otherwise compromise the outstanding Tahltan aboriginal rights claim;

4. provision for the widest possible opportunity for education and direct employment-related training for Tahltan people in connection with the project;

Even though our people have lost the monopoly position of business in our own country, we are still active on many business fronts. Our present tribal objective is to increase our participation in all business that develops within the borders of our tribal territory so that we can again enjoy a self-sustaining healthy and enterprising economy.

5. provision for the widest possible opportunity for employment opportunities for Tahltan people with respect to all phases of the development;

We wish to make it very clear that Tahltan people and the Tahltan Tribal Council are not inherently opposed to any specific type of business or resource development within our country. However, we do feel strongly that any development within our tribal territory must adhere to some basic principles that the Tahltan Tribal Council has developed.

7. provision for the widest possible development of Tahltan business opportunities over which the developer may have control or influence;

We appreciated that most private developers “just want to conduct their business.” They do not want to have any discussions or participate in any actions that have overtones of aboriginal rights or native politics. We in one sense sympathize with that wish of developers because we, as businessmen, also experience frustration when politics begin to directly affect our business endeavors. However, the reality is that if our tribal objective of achieving substantial participation in business

If resource developers and the Tahltan Tribal Council can reach agreement embracing the points noted above, then we believe that Tahltans, the developers and all other Canadians will enjoy equitable benefits from each resource development undertaken and there will be business harmony within Tahltan traditional tribal territory.

6. provision for substantial equity participation by Tahltans in the total project;

8. provision of the developer to assist the Tahltans to accomplish the objectives stated above by providing financial and managerial assistance and advice where deemed necessary.

Signed:

Vernon Marion, President Tahltan Tribal Council – April 7, 1987

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MEDIA ENGAGEMENT – TA H LTA N N AT I O N & TSI IN THE NEWS

The Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) will further the interests of the Tahltan Nation through its projects and related agreements. TSI has a unique media strategy to bring attention to this important initiative and support generational change.

REACH / NUMBER OF MEDIA IMPRESSIONS

Tahltan land to be protected in partnership with conservation organizations, Industry and the Province

93,167,311

Tahltan Nation Demands Bell Media Cease Airing of 'Jade Fever' and the Province to Suspend all Jade and Placer Mining in Tahltan Territory

90,026,275

Province of B.C. and the Tahltan Nation begin talks on shared decision-making

77,500,329

TCG launches Tahltan Stewardship Inititative (TSI Website)

22,290,163

Tahtlan and BC Further their vision of Shared Prosperity

3,253,862

Protecting the Sacred Headwaters of the Klappan Valley

185,735

Tahltan Nation Introduces Predator Management Policy

139,519

200,000

1,000,000

25,000,000

75,000,000

95,000,000

TAHLTAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE – MEDIA ENGAGEMENT

Tahltan land to be protected in partnership with conservation organizations, Industry and the Province Tahltan Central Government – News Release

April 8, 2021

A new conservancy to protect the environment and wildlife on Tahltan Territory has been created in an area of northwestern B.C., historically known as the Ice Mountain Lands, adjacent to Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The Tahltan Central Government, the Province, Skeena Resources Limited, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and BC Parks Foundation have worked in partnership to create the conservancy. tahltan.org/tahltan-land-to-be-protected-in-partnership-with-conservation-organizations-industry-and-the-province

Tahltan Nation Demands Bell Media Cease Airing “Jade Fever” and the Province to Suspend all Jade and Placer Mining in Tahltan Territory Tahltan Central Government – News Release

May 18, 2021

The Tahltan Central Government (the “TCG”) has contacted Bell Media, the Discovery Channel, and Omnifilm Entertainment to demand that these companies suspend airing the show “Jade Fever”, which follows a jade operation in Tahltan Territory and fails to demonstrate any consideration of impacts to Tahltan rights and title or depict responsible environmental stewardship. In addition, the TCG has provided the Province of British Columbia with a demand letter requiring that all placer and hard-rock jade mining and placer gold operations within Tahltan Territory be suspended immediately. tahltan.org/tahltan-nation-demands-bell-media-cease-airing-jade-fever-and-the-province-to-suspend-all-jade-and-placermining-in-tahltan-territory

Tahltan and B.C. further their vision of shared prosperity Tahltan Central Government – News Release

June 10, 2021

The Tahltan Central Government, Iskut Band Council, Tahltan Band Council and the Province have entered into a Shared Prosperity Agreement (SPA), setting the foundation to collaboratively achieve long-term comprehensive reconciliation and land-use predictability. tahltan.org/tahltan-and-b-c-further-their-vision-of-shared-prosperity

TCG Launches Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) Website Tahltan Central Government – Press Release

December 17, 2021

Today the Tahltan Central Government (TCG) announced the launch of its Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) website: tsi.tahltan.org. The TSI is an opportunity for the Tahltan Nation to have a say on matters that impact their lands, rights, and wellbeing. Through TSI, the Tahltan Nation can finally have a say in how to protect their culture, care for their lands, water, fish, and wildlife, supported by global commitments to reconciliation and new legislation. This work means a new relationship between the Tahltan Nation and the Province of British Columbia based on truth, respect, and equality between Nations. tahltan.org/tcg-launches-tahltan-stewardship-initiative-tsi-website 20

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Tahltan OnTrack The Tahltan Central Government is working hard to connect Tahltans–no matter where you live, your education, or your job experience–with the vast array of job opportunities in Tahltan Territory! Ready to test your skills? Visit Tahltan OnTrack to learn more and match your skill set with current employment opportunities.

ontrack.tahltan.org

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ACTIVE CLAIMS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY TESLIN

LOCA L I T Y TA HLTA N T ER R I TORY

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Iskut River

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37a

83 75

BORDER LAKES PARK

LAVA FORKS PARK

03 31

NINGUNSAW PARK

74 54

Craig Headwaters Protected Area 87

Ningunsaw River Ecological Reserve

FINLAY RUSSEL PARK

96 95

102

SPATISZI HEADWATERS PARK S k

HOT SPRINGS PARK

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100

28 ISKUT RIVER

Chukachida Protected Area

97 SPATSIZI PLATEAU WILDERNESS PARK

Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve

GREAT GLACIER & CHOQUETTE HOT SPRINGS PARK

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TADOGIN S. SLOPE KINISKAN PARK LAKE PARK

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DENETIAH PARK

STIKINE RIVER PARK

T E L E G R A PH CREEK

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Chickens Neck Ecological Reserve

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TUYA MOUNTAIN PARK

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Charlie Cole Creek Ecological Reserve

C U R R EN T AU T HOR IZ AT ION n =91

LOW ER POST

TATLATUI PARK

ACTIVE CLAIMS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY

MINE NAME

Snip Mine

Oweegee

KingPin

DOC

Iskut Project – Bronson Connector

The Plateau

Eskay Creek Mine

Forrest Kerr Km 32 Pit

Foremore

Polar Jade

Williams

Mr Green Mining / Green Jade

Southmore

Eldorado

McBride – Hawkeye Gold

Hank

Hat

Todagin – Hawkeye Gold

Bronson Creek

Star

Boomerang

Barrington Res. / Barrington – 3:012D

Newmont Lake

Casper

Big Red

Trapper

Schindel / Sulpherets

Andrei – Trek

Hawley / Thibert

Cannonball

Rock and Roll

Beaver Lake S&G Pit

Wheaton Creek Gold Property

Blue Jay II: Mineral Jade

Storie / Beady

KSM Mitchell Treaty Twin

Thorn

Stardust Mining / Delure

Pelican

Treaty Creek

Galore Creek

MACK

Turnagain Nickel

CTIJIG / Provencher Jade Placer

LGM

Schaft Creek

KSM (PTMA)

Wishbone

Swenson/Dease

Groundhog

Hwy 37 Gravel

Forrest Kerr

Kirkham

Willie Jack

KRL

Brucejack – Bowser

Sable / Shasta Project

Silvertip

Jade 4, 5, 6 Black Creek 1, 2

Brenda

Provencher Lake

Hidber / Thibert

PIL 1–13

Kutcho Creek

Stardust Mining / Unnamed

Bam

Tatogga Lake

Golden Lion

Tatsamenie

Castle (Kinaskan) Property

Oxide Peak Property

Gillies/Delure

Jade Valley

Sofia Property

Metla

Borzak / Halfmoon

Lawyers

Snoball

Green Mountain Mineral Letain

100

Ranch

Glenpark / Letain

Panorama

102

Joy

Tatsemanie Lake Property

KSP

103

Tsinghua Two Mile Jade

Eskay SIB Lulu

Wolverine: Placer Jade

Corey

CRIIG / Letain Jade

Red Chris

NCE: Bob Quinn Quarry

Eaglehead

Snoball

Blue Jay: Placer Jade

Metla

Bunce / Jade Hard Rock Two Mile

Kutcho Creek Jade

PSP

Ball Creek

E & L Property

This map represents the general boundaries of Tahltan Territory based on the information available and reviewed as of the date of its creation. It does not represent a definitive or final statement of the areas to which Tahltan Aboriginal title and rights apply. Tahltan Nation continues to do research and assemble further information and data, and adjustments to the boundaries reflected in this map may be made in the future where appropriate and supported by evidence.

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COMMU N I CAT I ON S & E N GAG E ME N T AG RE E ME N T S I N 2 0 2 1

Past Communication & Engagement Agreements: 2020 = 30 | 2019 = 25 | 2018 = 18 25

Top: Newcrest celebrating the first blast of East Ridge at Red Chris commencing the underground exploration decline, now officially named the Naghā Decline (after the Tahltan word for “wolverine”).

Above: Truth and Reconciliation Day at Red Chris Mine – 2021 09 30.

Mill operations at Brucejack Mine. Brucejack Mine – Pretivm 27

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Brucejack Mine – Pretivm Resources Inc.

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Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership

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Red Chris Mine – Newcrest Mining Ltd.

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Silvertip Mine – Coeur Mining Inc.

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ACTIVE PROJECT

BRUCEJACK MINE – PRETIVM Pretivm Resources Inc. 2300-1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, BC pretivm.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Brucejack Mine and surrounding Bowser Claims are located to the southwest of the Tahltan Territory. The property was acquired in 2010.

Pretivm’s primary activities in 2021 were the operation and support of the underground Brucejack Mine. Near mine and regional grassroots exploration activity also conducted on surrounding claims. Additionally, the company completed several capital projects including construction of an onsite assay lab, core shack and new accommodations at Brucejack and two other support camps.

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Greg Norton VP, Environment and Regulatory Affairs 778 357 0806 gnorton@pretivm.com LEADERSHIP

Jacque Perron President and CEO 778 357 0809 jperron@pretivm.com

In September 2021, Pretivm employees celebrated the milestone of one of year without a lost time incident. This was a significant achievement for Pretivm, the Brucejack Mine, and our workforce including more than 800 employees who undertook a large camp expansion, conducted a significant summer exploration program and successfully produced ~350,000 ounces of gold in the same time period from September 2020 to September 2021. We also welcomed our first battery electric truck in 2021. The company announced plans to replace all of its diesel underground haul trucks with seven electric trucks by 2023. Once all of the vehicles are in operation, it will reduce the companies GHG emissions by 7,000 tonnes per year or 24% of our total emissions. This is equivalent to taking 1,500 passenger vehicles off the road. The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges again this year. In response, we introduced significant modifications at the mine and associated logistics, including personnel travel, to mitigate the potential introduction and spread of the virus to the Brucejack site and surrounding communities. We were able to maintain full production levels throughout 2021. Collaboration with the Tahltan Emergency Management Committee on COVID prevention and mitigation measures had a significant influence on our ability to manage the pandemic, for which we are extremely grateful.

Above: Brucejack Pretivm Mine location map.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and the company market cap? Primarily our finances are from the production and sales of gold and silver from the Brucejack Mine.

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

Brucejack is 100% owned and operated by Pretium Resources, a publicly listed company on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchange with the trading symbol PVG.

As of December 31, 2021, we have 894 Pretivm employees and an additional total of 585 between six of our main contractors. We expect to maintain this level of employment throughout 2022.

On November 8, 2021 we announced that we had entered into a binding agreement with Newcrest Mining Limited under which Newcrest has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Pretivm that it does not already own.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY – BRUCEJACK PROJECT – PRETIVM

In addition to approval by Pretivm shareholders and option holders, the transaction is also subject to the receipt of court approval, regulatory approvals including approval under the Investment Canada Act and competition clearances in Canada, as well as other customary closing conditions for transactions of this nature. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022 after which Newcrest will take ownership of the Brucejack Mine. Pretivm’s current market cap is approximately $3.36 billion.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Mine operations are expected to continue through 2022 consistent with previous years.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Throughout 2021, we worked closely with the Employment & Contracting Director, as well as the Education & Training Director to provide updates on employment opportunities and discuss training needs. The Tahltan Employment & Contracting Director and Education & Training Director took part in a 2021 collaboration session hosted by Pretivm. We initiated quarterly review meetings with the Lands Department to discuss updates on major activities at the site and upcoming referral needs. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were in continuous contact with the Emergency Management Committee (EMC) and Communications Director for updates on the community and response actions, attending by-weekly meetings with the Tahltan EMC and industry partners. Additionally, the Wildlife Department participated in the annual Wildlife Advisory Committee meeting to review wildlife related aspects of mine activities.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Pretivm had up to 18 Tahltans as active employees through 2021. Tahltan individuals held a variety of positions including gold mill operator, mill maintenance, heavy equipment operator, heavy duty mechanic lead, miner surveyor, geological assistant and surface labour. There are an additional 24 Tahltan members working with our main contractors. Total between Pretivm and contractors a consistent average of 42. Pretivm has a total of 29% Indigenous employees overall and of that, 6.08% are Tahltans.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? There are a number of employment opportunities across our operations. They are available for any qualified applicant throughout the year as advertised on our website and promoted within communities and the OnTrack database maintained by the TCG.

Above: Brucejack Mine – Winter 2021.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Pretivm is committed to ensuring a safe, comfortable and diverse working environment along with training, competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? Yes.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? We work with a variety of contractors. Procon, our largest contractor, is a Tahltan Joint Venture who employed 22 Tahltan members in 2021. Other Tahltan joint ventures active at Brucejack include Iridia Medical and other major contractors include Arrow and Hy-Tech Drilling. We encourage all our contractors to hire local from the communities around our mine site.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? 2021 was a challenging year. We commend the Tahltan Nation’s collective efforts to keep your communities and members safe. We appreciate the communities’ and the TCG’s ongoing support and assistance to keep the Brucejack Mine operating through these unprecedented times. We continue to have a mutually beneficial relationship and we would particularly like to thank the Tahltan Central Government, Department of Employment & Contracting, the Department of Education & Training, the Dease Lake Community Director and the COVID-19 Emergency Management Committee.

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ACTIVE PROJECT

COAST MOUNTAIN HYDRO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership Coast Mountain Hydro Site – via Highway 37 to Bob Quinn, then via Eskay Creek mine and Forrest Kerr access roads. cmhydro.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Coast Mountain Hydro Corporation has a total of three projects in Tahltan Territory. Construction of these projects started in 2010 and fully commissioned by 2016. They have been operating full time. Projects are named Forrest Kerr, McLymont and Volcano.

Project continues to operate as intended and designed.

In 2014, a Tahltan Elder agreed to a naming ceremony for the three projects. The following are the names gifted: Forrest Kerr – Naduthlen: Ramparts of Iskut; McLymont – Dzel Tsidege Tahosjan ̅ : Steep Mountain; and, Volcano – Tu’ dek’ al: White Water.

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Alex Doogan-Smith Operations Manager 250 645 7642 adoogan-smith @cmhydro.com LEADERSHIP

Matt Weber General Manager 250 645 7609 mweber@cmhydro.com CONTRACTING & EMPLOYMENT

Sean Clutterbuck Operations Manager

The Forrest Kerr project reached a major milestone in 2021 with respect to environmental compliance and good stewardship.

ENVIRONMENT

Brandon Marion Environmental Lead

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

250 645 7608 bmarion@cmhydro.com

All financing comes via our revenue from power production, which is managed by Axium Infrastructure, as the majority owner of Coast Mountain Hydro. The Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership is jointly owned by Axium Infrastructure (51%), The Manufactures Life Insurance Company (35%), TriSummit Utilities (10%) and Tahltan Nation (5%). Coast Mountain Hydro Corp. is a privately owned company and does not have a market cap.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? In 2016 during a planned annual maintenance shut down, steelhead were identified within the Forrest Kerr Tailrace Tunnel. As Steelhead were not identified during the Environmental Assessment phase of the project, Coast Mountain self-reported this discovery and engaged with Ministry of Environment Agencies, the Tahltan Central Government (TCG) and the Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT) to better understand if the project was having a detrimental impact. After five years of genetic studies, environmental studies and telemetry studies it was demonstrated that the Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Project was not having any negative impact on the Steelhead or their migration patterns.

250 645 7639 sclutterbuck @cmhydro.com

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and the company market cap?

There is a combined total of 27 employees and full-time contractors working at Coast Mountain Hydro Corp.

Our plan is to always provide power through safe and efficient means however there are several larger maintenance projects that we hope to execute in the latter half of 2022 and in the first quarter of 2023.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? In late 2020 and early 2021, Skeena Resources approached Coast Mountain Hydro with the intention and goal of revitalizing the Eskay Road – 32 km Gravel Quarry for industrial gravel extraction from the Iskut River so Skeena Resources could execute a gravel crushing operation. In 2021, the TCG Lands Department’s Nalaine Morin and Shawn Ducharme engaged and consulted with Coast Mountain and Skeena Resources to discuss the TCG’s concerns regarding the operations and the risks associated with collecting raw materials from the Iskut River.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY – COAST MOUNTAIN HYDRO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Following the engagement, Coast, Skeena and the TCG Lands Department were able to address all concerns and execute a Mines Act Permit in Coast’s name for gravel extraction as well as a Section 11 Notice of Instream Works. The gravel pit was considered a success in 2021 and the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) assisted in extracting and crushing 8,181 cubic metres of raw materials. The TCG continues to receive all annual reports on the hydrometric, aquatic and fisheries aspects of the projects.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Coast employed a total of 9 Tahltans and 2 Associate Tahltans for 2021. The Tahltans employed hold the following positions: •

Management: 1

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Heavy Duty Mechanic: 1

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Heavy Duty Operator: 3

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Electrician/Warehouse: 1

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Skilled Labour/Trash Rake Operator: 3

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Camp Maintenance: 2

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Our current opportunities include roles within operations such as assisting with heavy-duty and plant equipment maintenance, plant flow management and trash rake cleaning at our intake structures or conducting maintenance repairs within our camp as well as heavy duty equipment operation to maintain our access roads. Since achieving our Commercial Operations Date (COD) in 2014, our Water Licence states the project will have a life of 60 years before our licence expires. This means there is still a minimum of 52 years of operational life in the project. Most if not all roles on the project require a trade with electrical, mechanical or millwright background. It is Coast’s hope that during the next 52 years of active operations, we can work with the community to assist more Tahltan members to pursue an appropriate trade or educational backgrounds so they can join our team and take advantage of the opportunities the project presents.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? The current Impact Benefits Agreement that was developed between Coast Mountain Hydro Corporation and the TCG clearly states that Tahltans will be given preferential hiring for the life of the project.

Above: Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership map.

Coast Mountain strives to create a fair and respectable workforce as well as create full time jobs for the next 52 years of the projects water licence. Working for Coast Mountain and our project’s can set up Tahltans for a long and satisfying career within a challenging industry with the added benefit of knowing you are assisting with creating low impact, renewable green energy for your Nation and other surrounding First Nations communities.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? Yes, TNDC always has two full time contractors onsite and is regularly selected for seasonal maintenance items such as bridge repairs, vegetation management and road maintenance.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Coast Mountain regularly hires a number of outside contractors for site specific maintenance requirements, many of which are specialized due to the plant equipment needing maintenance. The contractor Coast uses which may most readily match employment opportunities to Tahltan members is: •

Ecofish Ltd. (On call Environmental Technicians) 32

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ACTIVE PROJECT

RED CHRIS MINE – NEWCREST MINING Newcrest Mining Ltd. Vancouver, BC newcrest.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Newcrest Red Chris Mine (NRCM) is located 80 km south of Dease Lake in Tahltan Territory. NRCM is a joint venture between Imperial Metals (30%) and Newcrest Mining Limited (70%), acquired in August 2019. In February 2020, Newcrest acquired the GJ property, comprising 87 mineral tenures covering almost 40,000 hectares, now included in the joint venture. Both Red Chris and GJ are located 80km south of Dease Lake.

Open pit operations at Red Chris continued through 2021, while planning advanced on a proposed underground block cave expansion (including publication of the Red Chris Block Cave Pre-Feasibility study in October 2021). The associated exploration decline has advanced 765 metres as of January 2022. To date, 98,522 metres of exploration drilling has been completed, and 128 soil samples collected. Drilling has been undertaken in support of the proposed underground expansion. Select historic drill core was transported to the Red Chris Core Processing Area and reclamation activities around the existing camp were completed.

Ben Wither Manager, HSEC + People +10 250 641 4677 ben.wither @newcrest.com.au

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

LEADERSHIP

Jon Gaunt General Manager 604 800 9200 ext. 334 john.gaunt @newcrest.com.au

Newcrest congratulates the Tahltan Emergency Management Committee on their recent recognition and award from the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) for their leadership role in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in communities, and for their collaboration with industry to safeguard the health and safety of everyone living and working in Tahltan Territory. Newcrest have commenced the rollout of its Respect @Work program; an initiative targeted to change the image of the industry and eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination at its operations around the world. In March 2021, Newcrest announced the new discovery of East Ridge at Red Chris, which has the potential to expand the current mineral resource. Later in the year, the first blast was made to commence the underground exploration decline, now officially named the Naghā Decline (after the Tahltan word for “wolverine”). Through the Newcrest COVID-19 Community Support Fund, our Community Relations team has committed over $800,000 to initiatives and projects in Tahltan Territory. The team is currently undertaking a Social Baseline Study in collaboration with the Tahltan Nation.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? NRCM employed over 700 employees in 2021, across operations, exploration, and the block cave project team.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and the company market cap? Newcrest finances all activities at site. More info can be found on our corporate website. NRCM is jointly owned by Newcrest Mining Ltd (70%) and Imperial Metals (30%), it is not a publicly traded JV; its majority shareholder, Newcrest Mining Ltd, has a market capitalization of approximately A$18.5 billion.

Has your company purchased or sold any other properties in Tahltan Territory during the last year? In November 2021, Newcrest announced that its intentions to acquire Pretium Resources, the owner of the Brucejack Mine. The transaction is still being finalized at the time of writing.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? At Red Chris, 2022 will see our teams actively working on defining the Feasibility Study for the block cave expansion and advancing efforts to establish a permanent office within the territory. Our exploration team will continue drilling and expanding the surface exploration program at Red Chris, while continuing preparations for an initial drill program at GJ.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY – RED CHRIS MINE – NEWCREST MINING LTD.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? The Environmental Oversight Committee and technical sub-committee, led by TCG Lands Director Nalaine Morin, remain integral to our planning. The site has worked closely with the Emergency Management Committee, led by Feddie Louie, to track and mitigate COVID-19 cases and provide support on health-related emergencies and capacity challenges. The Guardian and Wildlife Department are regularly engaged to support the Wildlife Monitoring Program at Red Chris, and the Land Department continues to support permitting for surface disturbance required for exploration activities.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

Above: Newcrest – Red Chris map.

As of January 2022, Red Chris employs 150 Tahltan and Tahltan Associates, accounting for around 20% of our workforce. Their roles span various levels and skill sets, including four Tahltan employees in leadership positions. Other critical roles held by Tahltan employees include: Mill Maintenance Planner, Community Investment Coordinator, Supervisor, Tailings Dam Construction, Geologist, Operational Technologies Specialist and Tahltan Human Resources Officer.

Yes. The average percentage of spend for Tahltan affiliated companies for 2021 was 25% with some months being more than 30% of the total contract spend.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

We currently work with the TNDC construction and site support services, along with Sodexo to provide in-camp services at the mine site. Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. from Vancouver has been hired to help deliver our surface exploration program, as well as Boart Longyear and Hy-Tech drilling. In addition, Barminco are contracted to execute the underground exploration decline.

We strongly believe in growing our workforce with us. As Newcrest refines its plans to expand Red Chris operations underground, a transition of essential and transferable skills will be required. We continue to consult with the TCG to refine plans for training and upskilling Tahltan members today, in anticipation of our workforce needs in the future. Entry-level roles are currently available for Exploration Field Assistants, while new positions for Exploration Coordinators will be established in 2022. In addition to traditional mining-focused positions, NRCM hires across a range of fields including environmental management, exploration, human resources, and community relations. We encourage interested members to follow our Facebook page (@NewcrestCanada), or our corporate website for current postings: newcrest.com/careers/current-opportunities

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Newcrest offers rewarding careers for high-performing individuals in a dynamic and exciting industry. We are constantly searching for passionate people to join our talented team; this is reflected in our commitment to learning and development and maintaining a safe environment in which they feel secure to be the best they can.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company?

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

These instances are consistent with the terms of the Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) and they typically fall under the preferred bid or operation critical provisions with the IBA and in many cases are in areas of work or material/equipment supply where the Tahltan do not have specific contractors or businesses/capability to perform the work or do not have direct sources of supply. These areas of work or supply are reviewed with the TCG Contracts Manager weekly and formally processed through our New Contract Requirement (NCR) system. All of our contractors offer opportunities for local and Tahltan employment. We actively encourage contractors to engage local workforces and maintain this as a contractual requirement for our partners. In these cases, where Newcrest utilizes outside contractors, there is a standard clause within our documents that specifically requests contractors to work with our Tahltan partners in the spirit of the IBA and put forward a Tahltan Participation Plan (in relation to jobs/careers) with their proposal for the work for our review and evaluation prior to the award of the work.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Newcrest is committed to organic and continuous growth, expanding our world class asset portfolio, and a geographic focus on Australia, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. A career with Newcrest can mean a career anywhere in the world.

Further details on NRCM’s activities and plans are available through the Community Relations Team: Janine Bedford Principal, Community Relations & Social Performance janine.bedford@newcrest.com.au 34

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ACTIVE PROJECT

SILVERTIP MINE – COEUR SILVERTIP HOLDINGS

Coeur Silvertip Holdings Ltd. 554-Four Bentall Center, 1055 Dunsmuir St. (Mail Box 49245), Vancouver, BC coeur.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

John Emery Community Relations Manager

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

The Silvertip Mine is located off the Alaska Highway, approximately 20 km south of the Yukon border, 320 km north of Dease Lake and 107 km south-west of Watson Lake. Coeur Silvertip acquired the property in October 2017.

In February 2020, we temporarily suspended mining and processing activities at Silvertip. Since then, we have been focused on three main activities: exploration, environmental stewardship and evaluating the potential restart and expansion of Silvertip. In 2021, we carried out substantial surface and underground exploration programs and decommissioned and removed much of the old mill, opened a new administration building, and undertook preliminary construction work to prepare the site for potential future developments. We also enhanced our environmental management systems and operating procedures.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? In January 2021, the Tahltan Nation and Coeur Silvertip signed an Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA), laying the foundation for a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship that respects Tahltan interests and values. Other 2021 successes included: •

We made strong progress in implementing the IBA, including establishment of a Joint Implementation Committee and an Environmental Technical Working Group, and had productive engagement through these groups.

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Made significant improvements in environmental management;

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Achieved significant reductions in incident and injury frequency (year over year);

Karen McKechnie Human Resources Manager

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Attained best annual safety performance to date – 283 injury free days;

778 738 0640 ext. 515 kmckechnie@coeur.com

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Decommissioned mill without injury or incident;

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

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Decommissioned and removed much of the old mill, floatation cells and crusher, and foundations for a future mill were installed; and,

We currently have 81 employees working at Silvertip.

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Continued to generate positive results from ongoing exploration and confirmatory metallurgical test work.

604 812 1022 jemery@coeur.com LEADERSHIP

Steve Rowles General Manager 778 738 0640 ext. 513 srowles@coeur.com EMPLOYMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Erin Hallenburg Environmental Manager 604 220 8608 ehallenburg@coeur.com Right: Coeur Mining Inc. – Silvertip Mine map.

COVID-19 continued to challenge operations. However, our rigorous testing and prevention protocols mitigated effects. Positive cases were promptly identified and isolated onsite until they tested negative. We achieved 100% COVID-19 vaccination for all workers onsite and continue to monitor trends, modify our COVID protocols and keep Tahltan Leadership apprised of COVID status.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year and what’s your company’s market cap? Our financing comes from our parent company, Coeur Mining, Inc., which is headquartered in Chicago and is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Coeur Silvertip is wholly owned by Coeur Mining, Inc., which in turn (being a public company) is owned by many types of shareholders, including members of the general public and institutional investors. At the time of submission, Coeur Mining’s market cap is approximately US$1.3 billion.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN TAHLTAN TERRITORY – SILVERTIP MINE – COEUR SILVERTIP HOLDINGS LTD.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Our focus in 2022 will be on exploration and project assessment. In particular, we will plan to continue surface and underground exploration, and given ongoing exploration success, will assess the opportunity to significantly enhance the economics of a potential expansion and restart of Silvertip by re-evaluating the overall scope, delivery timeline and commercial approach to the project.

Given our near-term focus on project assessment and planning, we do not expect there to be a significant amount of new hiring at Silvertip over 2022. We expect to have a better idea of future employment opportunities once we have advanced our plans. We certainly have a strong desire to increase the number of Tahltan employees.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

At Coeur, we pursue a higher standard by striving to uphold our core values:

The TCG personnel and departments were actively involved with Coeur Silvertip in 2021 in several ways, including the following:

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Protect – Our people, our places, and our planet.

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Develop – Quality resources, growth and plans.

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Deliver – Impactful results through teamwork.

We understand that we are an integral part of the fabric of the communities in which we live and operate. In addition to working for a company with a strong culture of corporate responsibility, the potential future expansion and restart of Silvertip would offer a great chance to build a long-term career with opportunities for internal advancement.

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The Tahltan Lands Department is part of two stakeholder groups (the Environmental Technical Working Group and the Silvertip Monitoring Committee) that collaborate on environmental and permitting matters at Silvertip. Tahltan Lands Department participated in 11 meetings of these groups in 2021, and also toured the mine site.

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We regularly participated in bi-weekly Tahltan – Industry calls where we collaborate on topics of mutual interest, currently focused on COVID protocols and reporting.

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We regularly interacted with the Tahltan Employment & Training Department to discuss and share Silvertip job opportunities.

Yes, Keda Propane, Tahltan ERM Environmental Management (TEEM), Allnorth Consultants, Bandstra Transportation System, and Tahltech Drilling continued to provide services at Silvertip throughout 2021.

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We issued requests for proposals to the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation and TCG Director of Employment & Contracting, concerning business opportunities at Silvertip.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

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We provided scholarship funding to the Tahltan Education & Training Department and worked with the department to review scholarship applications.

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We donated to Healthy Active Tahltans and Tahltan cultural camps, and we responded to President Day’s challenge and donated to the Warriors Walk to the former Kamloops Residential School.

In addition to the contractors mentioned above, other key contractors currently engaged at Silvertip include Boart Longyear (drilling), ESS Support Services (camp services), Iridia Medical (on-site medical clinic), Cryopeak LNG Solutions (LNG supply and related services), Chieftain Energy (diesel fuel supply), Brad Paddison Contraction (general construction) and Iyon Kechika Contracting (general site services).

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We met twice with Tahltan IBA Joint Implementation Committee to provide updates on our activities and to work together on the implementation of the IBA.

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We met twice with Tahltan Leadership (TCG Leaders, Iskut Band Council and Tahltan Band Council).

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? Who and what percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

We encourage our contractors to hire Tahltan and Kaska members, and the ability to provide employment and/or subcontracting opportunities to our Indigenous partners is a key factor in our contractor selection process.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? It has been a privilege to work with Tahltan Leadership and members. We are honoured to have the Tahltan Nation’s support for Silvertip and are committed to working together to successfully implement the IBA.

As of the end of 2021, two Coeur Silvertip employees identified as Tahltan (a Junior Environmental Technician and a Heavy Equipment Operator). Ten employees in total identified as First Nations. Tahltan members also carried out work at or on behalf of Silvertip via the Tahltan or other contractors Silvertip engaged in 2021. 36

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Kay Jollymore, Kevin Haugrud, and Brian Kelly undertaking archaeological studies at Round Lake wide. Galore Creek Mining Corp. 37

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES 39

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Amarc Resources Ltd.

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Brixton Metals Corp.

— P2 Gold Inc.

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Copaur Minerals Inc.

— QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.

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Copper Fox Metals Inc.

— Sassy Resources Corp.

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Doubleview Gold Corp.

— Schaft Creek Joint Venture

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Enduro Metals Corp.

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Eskay Mining Corp.

— Skeena Resources Ltd.

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Etruscus Resources Corp.

— TDG Gold Corp.

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Evergold Corp.

— Thesis Gold Inc.

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Galore Creek Mining Corp.

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Garibaldi Resources Corp.

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Giga Metals Corp.

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Kutcho Copper Corp.

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Libero Copper & Gold Corp.

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Metallis Resources Inc.

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Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd.

Newmont Corp.

Seabridge Gold

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

ARMARC RESOURCES Amarc Resources Ltd. 14th Floor, 1040 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, V6E 4H1 amarcresources.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Joy Property entered on – UTM Zone 9 (NAD 83) 6,343,500N and 638,500E. Mineral claims acquired from 2016 through to 2019.

Core drilling, geological relogging of historical core holes, induced polarization ground geophysical survey, soil geochemical sampling survey and, geological traverses.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? AMARC Resources Ltd. Joy Project Location Map Legend Community

Core drilling and surface surveys noting that plans have yet to be determined as some results are still pending.

Airstrip BC Highways Hwy Number Indicated Joy Project Access Road From Mackenzie Historical Exploration Trails Joy Project Tenure

In 2021, there were ten Amarc employees working at the Joy of which nine were seasonal employees.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap?

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

Funding partners in terms of producers investing into the project. Amarc is held by a mixture of retail and institutional investors with a single shareholder owning more than 10% of the voting rights (see company's Information circular posted on sedar.com). Market cap is approximately $21.7 million.

No direct employment. The program funding was confirmed right up against the start of the season so Amarc reached out to the Tahltan through contracting Tahltech.

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1:755,000 Geographical Coordinate WGS84 Map Date: 2022/01/13 Created For 8.5x11" Paper Image Capture Microsoft Corp Earthstar Geographics 2021/11/15

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Number of employees working on your project(s)?

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? During 2021, Amarc shared information and draft materials with the TCG for review and feedback. These materials included draft permit applications and supporting materials shared in advance of government consultation, press releases and sharing information about planned exploration programs for the upcoming season and exchanges with the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation regarding Tahltan contractors/JV partners. Amarc also interacted with TCG regarding sponsorships and sponsored Tahltan initiatives such as the Healthy Active Tahltans program. Amarc also provided confidential advance notice to TCG of planned corporate activities, specifically the advance notice of the company’s intention to enter into a project earn-in agreement with Freeport-McMoRan Mineral Properties Canada Inc.

Above: Joy Project location map.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – AMARC RESOURCES LTD.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? At the current time the possibilities include field technicians, camp staff and expediting.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? At Amarc, we offer competitive salaries and the opportunity to learn new skills. Successful candidates will receive on the job training; previous mineral exploration or mining experience is not required. The work duties for a Field Technician are varied and interesting.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES & ENVIRONMENT

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

Jason Quigley Consultant 604 684 6365 jquigley@one-eighty.ca

Yes, Tahltech Drilling had an exclusive contract for 4,300 metres of core drilling.

LEADERSHIP & CONTRACTING

Diane Nicolson President and CEO

Silver King Helicopters (Smithers Office: 250 877 1989); and Claw Mountain Outfitters (Tsay Keh Dene and Kwadacha Nations).

778 388 4603 dianenicolson @hdimining.com Top: During the Joy 2021 field season 9 core holes were drilled with Taltech Drilling. Middle: During the Joy 2021 field season crew accommodation and core processing facilities were located, at the Black Lake camp of Claw Mountain Outfitters.

EMPLOYMENT

Joyce Kim Human Resources, Analyst 604 684 6365 joycekim@hdimining.com

Above: During the Joy 2021 field season core was relogged from ~60 historical core drill holes at the Joy Property completed by previous operators. 40

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

BRIXTON METALS Brixton Metals Corp. 551-409 Granville St., Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 brixtonmetals.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING & EMPLOYMENT

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

The Thorn properties are located Northwest of the prolific-metal rich Golden Triangle approximately 130 km southeast of the community of Atlin and 120 km north-northwest of Telegraph Creek. Brixton Metals Corporation acquired The Thorn Property in 2010–2012. During 2018, through Mineral Titles Online (MTO) online-stacking claims were expanded significantly. In 2020, the Trapper and Metla properties were acquired from Kodiak Copper and Stuhini Exploration respectively.

A total of 2,663 metres were drilled in the Camp Creek Zone and 3,107 metres were drilled in the Trapper Zone. Airborne magnetics and mobile MT geophysical survey covering a 364 km² area. Soil and rock geochemical sampling and geological mapping. Reclamation of drill pads and further drill site clean-up. Implementation of a new annual baseline water quality program. Construction of four wooden sleeper cabins, new kitchen, dry, and washroom facilities and a new septic system that can accommodate up to 100 people at Thorn Camp.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

US Global, and Rob McEwan for 40%. The balance is retail and institutional investors. Market cap is at $49 million as of January 2022.

Alyssa Holtby Project Manager 604 226 9754 pm@brixtonmetals.com

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? 2021 Thorn Property Highlights Drilling Highlights:

LEADERSHIP

Gary Thompson President and CEO 604 630 9707 gary.thompson @brixtonmetals.com

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Made a new gold discovery at the Trapper Target with THN21-186 intercepting 139 of 2.14 g/t Au including 11.5 metre of 19.26 g/t Au; and,

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Confirmed copper porphyry mineralization at the Camp Creek Target with THN21-184 intercepting 821.25 metre of 0.40% CuEq.

Geochemistry Highlights: •

Collected and analyzed 417 rock samples and 607 soil samples with 27 rock samples > 5 g/t Au and 24 rock samples >1% Cu;

Number of employees working on your project(s)? In the 2021 exploration season between 20–40 personnel (peak season) worked at Brixton Metals Thorn Property. Brixton Metals hired 17 First Nations personnel as employees, contractors, and subcontractors.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Each year funding comes from new and existing investors with the majority being Canadian, American, and European investors. Shareholder Structure: Eric Sprott, Ivanhoe Electric, Management, Crescat Capital, 41

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Drill up to 20,000 metres with a primary focus on Cam Creek Cu-Au-Ag-Mo Porphyry Target and the Trapper Gold Target. Secondary targets include drilling at the Outlaw Gold-Silver Target and potentially at the Metla Copper-Gold Porphyry Target. Conduct geophysical surveys over the Metla and Trapper Target areas. Collect 3,000 to 5,000 soil-rock samples and geochemical modeling on new targets and collaborate with MDRU to improve our porphyry fertility understanding and porphyry vectoring techniques.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? During the 2021 season, the TCG and Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) assisted Brixton Metals with supplying Tahltan contractor’s information and bridging the communication between different TNDC partnerships. Held discussions before and after site tour with TCG President Chad Day, Employment & Contracting Director Ann Ball, the TCG Lands Department, and Multimedia Director Adam Amir.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – BRIXTON METALS CORP.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, Brixton directly employed two Tahltan members hired through Northern Labour Services. Our drilling contractor (Atlas Drilling) and fixed-wing contractor (Tintina Air) each employed one Tahltan member. 25% of First Nations personnel employed in the field self-identified as Tahltan members and 4.2% of the total workforce self-identified as Tahltan members.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Thorn Property 2022 current and future employment opportunities include camp maintenance workers, construction workers, equipment operators, geologists, engineers, drillers, drill helpers, mill workers, soil samplers, prospectors, core shack geotechnicians, drill pad builders, line-cutters, reclamation workers, core cutters, kitchen staff, support crew, and logistical support.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Brixton Metals is committed to ensuring a safe, secure, and inclusive work environment for all their employees and contractors. The Thorn Property includes interesting and challenging work where we provide many opportunities for workers to gain knowledge, skills, and trades to further their careers in exploration and mining. We are working with the TCG to connect with potential employees and encourage Tahltan members to join our team. Brixton is also open to on-site and off-site training and education support.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, During the 2021 exploration season, Brixton contracted the following Tahltan companies through TNDC and their joint ventures: Wild Timber Industries Ltd., Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd., and Northern Labour Services Ltd. 4.23% of our contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

Above: Thom Project map. Camp marked by the red star near Camp Creek.

Brixton Metals works with a diverse group of contractors who both employ Tahltan members and offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members: •

Annuk Expediting & Logistics: Expediting and logistics positions (Whitehorse, Yukon);

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Atlas Drilling Ltd.: Drillers and drill helpers (Kamloops, BC);

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Interior Helicopters: Pilots and general helpers (Kamloops, BC);

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Tyrannosaurus Xploration Services: Head Cooks, kitchen helpers, level 3 first aiders (Revelstoke, BC);

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Tintina Air: Commercial pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians (Whitehorse, Yukon);

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ATELP: Cooks, housekeepers, core cutters, maintenance workers, etc. (Atlin, BC); and,

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Backcountry Resources: Pad builders, equipment operators, construction workers, etc. (Whitehorse, Yukon).

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Diamond Drill – Trapper Zone. Brixton Metals Corp. 43

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – COPAUR MINERALS INC.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

COPAUR MINERALS PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Williams Gold, 2018.

3,600 metres of drilling, soil sampling, and IP.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Helicopter work is expensive and time consuming. Logistics is a challenge.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

Copaur Minerals Inc. 888-700 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5 copaur.com

Wild Timber for core boxes in Dease Lake. Helm Diamond Drillers, unsure of available opportunities.

CONTACTS

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

Conrad Swanson Chairman and President

It varies. 10–20, with 10 being the average when IP crew is working.

Opportunities to learn a new skill.

604 317 3090 conradkswanson @gmail.com

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap?

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? Yes.

Toronto Stock Exchange, Investors. Ownership breakdown is made up of all shareholders. Market cap is $22 million.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season?

Only drillers.

Additional drilling and IP.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

GENERAL INQUIRIES

We engage Tahltan Nation on all work and keep Ann Ball informed.

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Ann Ball is involved.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? We trained 2 core cutters. General camp positions, help with pad building.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

COPPER FOX METALS PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Eaglehead, 52 km east of Dease Lake, was acquired in April 2021. Schaft Creek, 60 km south to Telegraph Creek, Option Agreement with Teck Resources Limited (Teck) in 2005 followed up with a joint venture (Schaft Creek Joint Venture, "SCJV") in July 2013.

Eaglehead – 21.6-line km of IP survey, 21.8 km of brushing, relogging and sampling of historical drill core, established water sampling location points. Schaft Creek – 3,500 metres of drilling.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

Copper Fox Metals Inc. 650-340 12 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T2R 1L5 copperfoxmetals.com

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Three for Eaglehead and one of the three for Schaft Creek.

Successes – Eaglehead – The relogging program at Eaglehead went smoothly and provided further insight to the extent of the mineralized footprint on the property. Data collected from a portion of the IP program also improved our understanding of the chargeability characteristics at Eaglehead. Schaft Creek – Teck completed 835 metres of a planned 3,500 metres drilling program.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Existing shareholders of the company, either by participating in private placements or exercising with warrants from previous private placements. Copper Fox is a publicly traded company and currently the management and board of directors of the company own 58% of the common shares with the remaining 42% held by 4,000 shareholders. Market cap is currently $141 million.

Challenges – Weather presented a challenge towards the end of the season for both projects resulting in deteriorating conditions to the point where it became unsafe to continue. Equipment failures and performance issues during the IP survey were a factor at Eaglehead that lead to early termination of the program as well.

Below: Eaglehead location map.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

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Kutcho Exploration Project

Basemap Sources: National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, HERE, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, increment P Corp. November 25 2016

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Eaglehead – The TCG provided insight and consult, specifically the Employment & Contracting Department, regarding contractors for 2021. 1:575,000 Eaglehead 10 20 and Schaft Creek news releases are Kilometres forwarded to TCG Management which keeps them apprised of our activities.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – COPPER FOX METALS INC.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Eaglehead engaged a Tahltan company, Metsantan Development Corporation to provide camp maintenance, head cook and cooks helper for the 2021 season. Metsantan Development Corporation provided 34% of the 2021 person days.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? We need skilled geological technicians and core cutters, preparatory line cutting may also be needed for more IP work on the Eaglehead project as well as camp support. As for Schaft Creek, Teck will need to provide this information.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Copper Fox encourages Tahltan members to apply at both our Eaglehead and Schaft Creek projects. We have built a strong cultural and social relationship with the Tahltan Nation since 2005 and Copper Fox wishes to continue and further strengthen this partnership. We are excited to once again be an operator (Eaglehead) in Tahltan Territory and look forward to working with Tahltan members as the company strongly believes that communication and community participation are beneficial to both the company and Tahltan Nation. The mineral exploration industry requires a variety of skilled and general labour workers and we believe our projects can provide opportunities to Tahltan members interested in working in the industry, including onsite training.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes. Eaglehead – Metsantan Development Corporation (Dina Quock). 27% of contracting dollars went to Metsantan. Schaft Creek – Teck to provide this information.

Top-Right: Fuel drop from A-Star B2 this morning before mobilizing crews. Right: Cutters clearing a line for IP grid transmitters.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Eaglehead – Quantec Geoscience (146 Sparks Ave., Toronto, ON). They may have a need for a helper to assist with carrying and dispersing IP survey equipment.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Lynn Ball Office Manager 403 264 2820 lynn.ball @copperfoxmetals.com LEADERSHIP

CJL Enterprises (3155 Tatlow Rd., Smithers, BC). In conjunction with Metsantan Development Corporation were the primary contractors used in 2021. Positions available were cook/cook's helper, line cutter/saw help, maintenance and general labour positions.

403 264 2820 elmerbstewart @copperfoxmetals.com

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

As stated above Copper Fox would like to encourage any Tahltan members with a desire to learn a career in the mineral exploration industry to contact us. Contractors in the industry are always looking for reliable expediting/ core cutting/camp management/drilling/cooking/ catering and first aid/CSO personnel and should any Tahltan members wish to work at any of our projects we strongly encourage them to reach out.

Elmer Stewart President and CEO

Josh Morales Project Geologist 403 264 2820 josh.morales @copperfoxmetals.com

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

DOUBLEVIEW GOLD

Doubleview Gold Corp. 822-470 Granville St., Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5 doubleview.ca

Below: Forrest Kerr Project location map.

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

HAT Property which is located 38 km northwest of Telegraph Creek. Claims were acquired in approximately 2011.

2,000-metre drill program.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Significant vandalism occurred on site during winter months before we got on the project. We began work in early fall and as such had difficulty finding workers.

Currently, zero but we had a total of 24 people work at our project (maximum 7–8 at any given time) in 2021.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Investors through private placement financings with the majority of shareholders being in Canada. It is a public company that is owed by a wide arrange of shareholders. Insiders control approximately 20% of the company. Market cap is $46 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Continue on with another 2,000-metre drill program.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Had communication with the Employment & Contracting Department about workers.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Six various camp related positions, 33% of our workforce.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Drillers, drill helpers, labourers, camp first aid, camp cook, camp manager.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We encourage Tahltan members to work with us as we want to have a collaborative, transparent and open relationship with stakeholders in the territory. Additionally, we would welcome the opportunity to have younger Tahltan members work with us if they would like an entry point into the exploration industry.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, 27% went to Tahltan members in various labour related positions. We started working in the fall so there was no availability to hire a Tahltan related drilling company or helicopter company. We inquired with all companies provided to us by Ann Ball.

Top-Left: HAT camp. Top: HAT drill core. Above: HAT helicopter.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? We worked with Major Drilling as there were no Tahltan drilling companies available when we started our program. We worked with Horizon Helicopters as there were no Tahltan related helicopter companies available.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Andrew H. Rees Lead Director 604 505 3739 andrewhr@doubleview.ca LEADERSHIP

Farshad Shirvani Chief Executive Officer 604 678 9587 farshad@doubleview.ca CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Anke Woodworth Manager 604 678 9587 anke@doubleview.ca

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

ENDURO METALS Enduro Metals Corp. Kelowna, BC endurometals.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Newmont Lake. The property is located north of the Iskut River and south of the Galore Creek Mining Project. The property is currently under option from Romios Gold with a 100% earn for Enduro Metals scheduled in February.

We conducted 7,500 metres of diamond drilling along with geological mapping and soil sampling.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Usually between 15–20 in 2021: 4 – Diamond Drillers/Helpers; 6 – Geologists; 2 – Core Cutters; 1–2 – Cooks; 1 – Camp Manager; 1 – Helicopter Pilot; 1 – Helicopter Engineer and 2–3 – Pad Builders.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? We are a publicly traded company with over 400 owners. $40–$50 million market cap.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season?

Above: Newmont Lake Assessment Report regional location map.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, LEADERSHIP, CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Dylan Hunko Chief Operating Officer 250 864 4101 dylan.hunko @hegexplore.ca

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? The main challenges were the continuation of COVID19 restrictions in the province and making sure employees and contractors could travel to and from site in a safe manner. Another challenge which many companies may not talk about but what makes significant impact for us is inflation. All contracts have increased rate dramatically making program much more expensive and thus making shorter worker seasons. Our season was successful from a geological perspective. Enduro Metals finished our 2021 season with a brand-new discovery drill hole that could indicate we found a significant copper-gold deposit. From a health and safety perspective, we completed the season with no serious health and safety issues. Always a major success in our books!

We hope to have a drilling season in 2022. The goal for Enduro Metals is to drill 10,000 metres with two diamond rigs. We will not be conducted much field work this year and will be very focused on drilling.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? TCG personnel helped on two fronts: 1. They helped execute and continue our Communications and Engagement as well as Exploration Agreements; and, 2. Helped Enduro with educating our team about current local Tahltan businesses and communicating future Tahltan business plans that Enduro can engage for contracting services in the future.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – ENDURO METALS CORP.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

his own diamond drilling company and purchased Al two diamond drills. HELM is now a thriving company with both drills turning and we plan to support HELM in the years to come to ensure they are a successful business.

3 – Core Cutters; 1 – Diamond Driller; 1 – Diamond Drill Helper and 1 – Pad Builder. A total of 1,660 man-days were worked on our project in 2021. A total of 405-man days were worked by Tahltans. Total percentage of our Tahltan workforce is 24%.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Enduro will be looking to staff our 2022 season in February. We will be hiring for: •

Diamond Drillers;

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Helpers;

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Pad Builders;

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Core Cutters;

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Geotechs; and,

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Kitchen Staff (to be confirmed).

Above: TCG with Al McPherson, owner of HELM Diamond Drilling.

Yes, the two main Tahltan companies which work for Enduro Metals are Northern Labour Services, Tuya Wood Craft and HELM Diamond Drilling. Northwest fuels also provides all fuel to our project. We will be putting contracts out for tender in February for the rest of our needs.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Enduro believes that we are a very inclusive company in terms of having a diverse workforce from both a Tahltan and female perspective. We try to be as diverse as possible and offer everyone equal opportunity to learn and develop in their professional careers.

Left-Above: Alan McPherson Drilling

Outside contractors include: •

HEG & Associates – Geological Services;

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Rugged Edge – Pad Building Services;

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Tsyata Air – Fixed Wing Services;

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Galaxy Communications – Internet; and,

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MSA Labs – Assay Lab.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

ESKAY MINING

Eskay Mining Corp. 82 Richmond St. East, Toronto, Ontario eskaymining.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

SIB-Corey-North Mitchell Property, located 60 km north of Stewart, and 150 km southwest of Iskut. Properties acquired in the 1990's and consolidated under Eskay Mining Corp. in 2009. As of a deal reached in 2021, Eskay Mining Corp. now has a 100% interest in the entire land package, as Kirkland Lake Gold ceded their 20% stake.

In 2021, 23,495 metres of diamond drilling took place focused around the TV, JEFF, and C10 prospects, as well as extensive soil sampling, prospecting and mapping over various parts of the property.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? At our busiest time, we had 76 employees onsite split between our two camps. Above: Eskay Property location map.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Neil Prowse Project Geologist 250 809 2230 neil.prowse@gmail.com LEADERSHIP

Mac Balkam Chief Executive Officer 416 907 4605 mac@eskaymining.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? The exploration season is short for helicopter supported work, and we needed to utilize two camps. All contractors involved in the project were highly professional, safe, and efficient, so we were able to have a very successful drill campaign. An early challenge was a very unfortunate fuel leak from our jet fuel tank. We were able to work with Skeena Resources and the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) crew to immediately contain the spill. Due to their quick action, the spilled fuel was able to be suctioned up and properly disposed. Environmental monitoring by TEEM/Rescan Environmental Consultants (RTEC) concluded that no environmentally hazardous hydrocarbons were detectable at the spill site, or downstream after the cleanup efforts.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Financing comes mainly from private placements, and warrant exercising. Funds come primarily from Canadian investors. Eskay Mining Corporation is a publicly owned company. Management and board members own ~ 20% of the outstanding shares. As of January 25, 2022, the market capitalization is approximately $495 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? We hope to have a similarly scaled exploration season in 2022, with a longer exploration window, as camp infrastructure is now in place at lower elevations. We are targeting ~30,000 metres of diamond drilling.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – ESKAY MINING CORP.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? We worked with the TCG Employment & Contracting Director to ensure that all appropriate Tahltan businesses were included on bids for work. Late in 2021, we consulted with the Lands Deportment on permitting a small area for expanding our core logging facilities.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? We had 21 Tahltan employees throughout the 2021 exploration season. We had Tahltan camp managers and assistant camp managers, geotechnicians, coreorientation technicians, core cutters, COVID-19 coordinator and tester, and Level 3 first aid attendant. 11.5% Tahltan. 8,354 man-days total, vs 968 Tahltan man-days.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Camp managers, geotechnicians, geologists, core cutters, first aid attendants, cooks, and bookkeeper.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are involved in a very exciting project in close proximity to the historic Eskay Creek Mine. We offer flexible rotations and a fun, safe work environment.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

Yes. 24.3% of our exploration budget went through Tahltan businesses ($3,306,499.51). •

Obsidian Camps – Camps and catering;

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Drilling: ITL Drilling – Smithers, BC;

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RTEC – Archaeological and Environmental Assessment;

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Drilling: Driftwood Diamond drilling – Smithers, BC;

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Wild Timber Industries – Tree falling and core boxes;

Pad Building: P&R Exploration Services – Smithers, BC;

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Tuya Woodcraft – Core boxes;

Helicopters – Custom Helicopters – Saint Andrews, MB;

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Northern Labour Services – Geotechnicians, First aid attendant, core cutters; and,

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Geological Services – C.J. Greig and Associates – Penticton, BC; and

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Northwest Fuels – Jet fuel and diesel.

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Assay Lab – ALS Geochemistry- Terrace, BC.

Top: Late Season Drilling at the Vermilion showing. Above: The Eskay Mining Core Shack Crew. Opposite-Left: Valley Base of Scarlet Ridge.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

ETRUSCUS RESOURCES Etruscus Resources Corp. 604-850 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6C 3J1 etruscusresources.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Rock and Roll Property – 2018. Sugar Property – 2019/2020. Both properties are located down the Iskut Valley in the southwestern portion of Tahltan Territory. Near the past producing Snip Mine.

Rock and Roll Property: A total of 20 days were spent on surface exploration with 4 geologists. This included rock sampling, soil sampling, silt sampling and geological mapping. Sugar Property: A total of 5 days were spent on the property with 4 geologists. This included rock sampling, silt sampling, and geological mapping.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Canadian, American and European markets. 40% is held by management and insiders. Market cap is approximately $5 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? The 2022 exploration program will involve continued surface sampling and hopefully extend the area of mineralization identified at the heather target. An induced polarization geophysical program will also be initiated on two of the strongest targets on the property.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Carl Ryan Geologist 604 910 2710 carl@etruscusresources.com LEADERSHIP

Fiore Aliperti President and CEO 778 855 9681 fiore@etruscusresources.com

Above: Etruscus claims map within Tahltan Territory. 53

It was a very busy year in the Golden Triangle. Etruscus Resources was successful in highlighting two new exploration targets through systematic ground exploration. The Discovery Target and the Heather Target have been moved up in priority. Drilling permits for the extended claim package were also received in September 2021.

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? We worked with Nalaine Morin, Lands Department Director to facilitate an amendment to our drilling permit for both the Rock and Roll Property and the Sugar Property.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? In the future, we would look to hire field labourers as well as core cutters and geotechnicians.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? During the summer exploration program, we had 4–5 people working directly on the property.

Opposite-Top: The exploration team on the Sugar Property.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – ETRUSCUS RESOURCES CORP.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are a young growing company and can provide an opportunity for Tahltan to be trained in various aspects of mineral exploration. The skills they learn can be applied to future exploration programs for Etruscus as well as other exploration companies in the area.

Obsidian Camp and Logistics

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Treeline Wood Products

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? •

Aberdeen Helicopters Ltd. – Minimal opportunities for Tahltan employment.

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Individual geological consultants – We would like to hire Tahltan geologist or Tahltan prospectors although have not found appropriated candidates. There are prospecting short courses (6 months) that could make a Tahltan individual highly valuable to our company.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We would like to provide opportunities to both Etruscus Resources and the Tahltan Nation for financial and personal growth through mineral exploration. We hope to maintain a strong relationship while working in Tahltan Territory to best achieve this goal.

Trench sampling at the Thunderstruck Target.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

EVERGOLD Evergold Corp. Toronto, Ontario evergoldcorp.ca

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Snoball is located approximately 30 km north / northwest of Bob Quinn and west of Highway 37. Acquired in 2016.Golden Lion located approximately 25 km north / northwest of Benchmark Metals' Lawyers Property and north of the Toodoggone River. Acquired in 2016.

Snoball: The 2021 program focused entirely on helisupported drilling at Pyramid Peak from a camp based at the old Burrage Airstrip off Highway 37. There were no other activities performed. We drilled just shy of 400 metres in 4 holes, all drilled from the same pad. Golden Lion: The 2021 program focused predominantly on drilling, all of it taking place at our key "GL1 Main" target. In all, 1,811 metres in 9 holes, from 3 pads (3 holes per pad). We also completed additional ground-based geophysics (IP), geological mapping, geochemical sampling of rocks using a backpack drill, and a large amount of data analysis and modelling of multiple datasets. This work was based from a helisupported 25-person camp we set up on site.

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES LEADERSHIP, CONTRACTING, & EMPLOYMENT

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Kevin M. Keough President and CEO 613 622 1916 kevin.keough @evergoldcorp.ca Above: Evergold Golden Horseshoe map.

The principal challenges we faced on both properties were weather and labour-related. The Pyramid Peak site at Snoball is extreme. Very high, very steep, very windy, with a large glacier immediately behind the drill zone and in consequence, also very foggy. The fog and wind can greatly limit the flying needed to service the drill. The GL1 Main site at Golden Lion is by comparison to Snoball ideal. That said, GL1 Main sits in a bowl surrounded by ridges and in consequence tends to see a great deal of snow accumulation over winter, which takes time to melt off and delays the seasonal start. The site is also more remote than Snoball. Bears caused some damage to our camp and some safety concerns. Lastly, COVID-19 had a significant negative impact in a way we had not anticipated. In many sectors of the economy, it has become more difficult to find labour and competition for experienced, trained personnel is high.

Our driller lost crews to the competition not long after the start of work for us at Golden Lion, and could only supply a single crew for one month, after which we were forced to prematurely shut down. The driller also had to withdraw from their contract with us for the Snoball program. Because it was peak drilling season, we were unable to find a suitably experienced and equipped driller to take on Snoball until early September, which was too late in the year. In consequence we accomplished little there. Despite all those challenges, we nonetheless achieved major success in our last 3 drill holes of 2021 at Golden Lion with the discovery of our first genuinely high-grade gold-silver domain within the broad, long footprint of the GL1 Main Zone. Example intercepts included, in hole GL1-025, 2.8 metres of 10.4g/t gold, 651g/t silver, 11% zinc, and 4% lead, within 11.3 metres of 5.4g/t gold, 62g/t silver, 3% zinc, and 1% lead. Program highs for individual 0.5–0.6 metre-long core samples were 44.7 grams gold per tonne, 924 grams silver per tonne, 20.2% zinc and 10.0% lead.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? •

Snoball: 32 people employed at different times (i.e., not all in camp at the same time).

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Golden Lion: 51 people employed at different times (i.e., not all in camp at the same time).

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – EVERGOLD CORP.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Our money comes from a broad array of retail and institutional investors located mostly in Canada, but many in the US and Europe, and some as far afield as Australia and Indonesia. 58% retail, 29% institutions, 13% insiders. Market cap approximately $9.5 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? The high-grade results from Golden Lion are a gamechanger for that program, and our intent is to go back in the 2022 field season and follow up. This will likely entail several thousand metres of core drilling, as well as additional geophysics, sampling and mapping. Given the strong results and the relative ease of operating there, it is likely that our entire focus in 2022 will be on Golden Lion, with additional work at Snoball put off until future years.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? We were fortunate to have the help of Ann Ball in trying to locate an alternative drilling company to provide us with services for our Snoball project. Our 2021 exploration programs were very similar in terms of the activities performed to those in 2020, and as mentioned previously, significantly smaller in scale than we had hoped, given the various challenges we faced in the field. Because of the similar nature of the activities and the smaller scale, there were no changes needed in terms of our permitting. We did have bear problems at Golden Lion and attempted to get hold of Jarett to advise us on how to deal with the matter, but Blake Day took on the task and resolved it for us.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Snoball: 11 of 32 personnel were Tahltan (34%). In terms of hours worked, 1,576 hours out of a total of 4,048 hours were worked by Tahltan (39%). Golden Lion: 7 of 51 personnel were Tahltan (14%). In terms of hours worked, 138 hours out of a total of 8,496 hours were worked by Tahltan (16%). Golden Lion is about as remote by road as one can get from Dease Lake or Iskut. It is a long drive south, then east to Prince George, then a 10 hour drive back north again mostly on forest service roads. For this reason, it is hard to attract

Tahltan employees to that project. On occasion, we put on a plane to fly from Dease to Sturdee strip south of Lawyers, but this is very expensive to do routinely.

Above: Tahltan workers, core shack geotech staff, Golden Lion – 2021.

Our Tahltan personnel were involved as cooks, COVID safety, geotechnicians, soil samplers, geophysical crew, and core cutters.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Every position is open to qualified Tahltan members, and we are happy to provide training on-the-job. Typical positions are for drill crew, geophysical crew, soil samplers, prospectors, camp construction and maintenance, cooking staff, core loggers / geotechnicians, core cutters, and geologists.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Our operations are welcoming, friendly, positive places to work, where people are respected. The work is interesting, there are opportunities to learn, and there's real camaraderie among our staff.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes. Obsidian camps.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Our primary non-Tahltan contractors in 2021 for both our Snoball and Golden Lion projects were Dorado Drilling (part of JT Thomas Drilling out of Smithers), CJ Greig & Associates out of Penticton, and Silver King Helicopters out of Smithers. All of these businesses offer employment opportunities for Tahltans. 56

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

GALORE CREEK MINING Galore Creek Mining Corp. Vancouver, BC gcmc.ca CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Galore Creek is located in Tahltan Territory, approximately 85 km southwest of Telegraph Creek. The Galore Creek deposit was discovered in 1955. Teck’s interest in the project dates back to the early 1960’s. In May 2007, Teck formed a 50:50 partnership with NovaGold. In July 2018, Newmont acquired NovaGold’s 50% interest in the project, forming a new Galore Creek Partnership between Teck and Newmont.

In 2021, Galore Creek initiated a new Prefeasibility Study, to be completed by mid-2023. The field program at Galore Creek consisted of an 8,000 metre drill program, geological and geotechnical investigations, environmental baseline study, and maintenance of equipment, facilities and infrastructure. The main field program operated between June and early October, with environmental baseline work continuing year-round.

Andrea Ross Senior Lead, Social Responsibilities 236 984 2574 andrea.ross@gcmc.ca

Galore Creek continued its investment in an education bursary program established in 2006 that supports Tahltans to pursue further education in diverse areas of study and interest. The GCMC-Tahltan Bursary Program celebrated its 16-year anniversary in 2021 and has now awarded 163 individual bursaries to Tahltan pursuing trade school, college and universitylevel study. In 2021, the Ann M Ball Bursary was introduced which intends to support emerging and existing female Tahltan leaders who have made a positive impact in their community. The 2021 recipient of the Ann M Ball Bursary was Teneal Nole.

LEADERSHIP

Rob Mean Project Director 604 334 4974 rob.mean@gcmc.ca CONTRACTING & EMPLOYMENT

Michael Galicki Manager, Geoscience and Field Operations

Galore Creek reopened the Smithers office in the summer of 2021. We are excited for the opportunity for increased community engagement, particular with Tahltans that reside in the Smithers and BulkleyNechako Regions of BC in the coming year.

604 900 3272 michael.galicki@gcmc.ca ENVIRONMENT

Yapo Allé-Ando Senior Lead, Environment

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

604 334 4614 yapo.alle-ando@gcmc.ca

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Above Right: Galore Creek location map.

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? We had a successful and safe field program in 2021 with no safety incidents or COVID-19 cases on site. We held several technical working sessions between the Tahltan Central Government (TCG), Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT), Tahltan representatives and members of the project team. In these sessions, a broad cross-section of valuable experiences and perspectives were shared which have been incorporated into improving how the project team conducts field work and data collection right through to ensuring closure planning is developed during the development phase of the project.

During our main field program, between 60–80 employees worked at two active camps at the Galore Creek site.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company? GCMC is funded by Teck and Newmont through the Galore Creek Partnership. Teck is Canada’s largest diversified mining company. Newmont is based in Denver Colorado, and is the world’s largest gold mining company. The project is held in a 50:50 partnership between Newmont and Teck. The Galore Creek Project is operated by Galore Creek Mining Corporation (GCMC).

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – GALORE CREEK MINING CORP.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

Details of the 2022 field program are being developed and include general site maintenance, continuing environmental baseline work and engineering studies. The summer program will primarily be operated out of the Uhtłān camp in the Galore Valley, with the Ch’iyōne camp in use seasonally and as a staging area. The main field program will be conducted over a 4-month period during the summer, and environmental baseline activities will be ongoing throughout the year. Environmental baseline studies will be ongoing this winter, utilizing the Sus camp at km 3 of the Galore Creek Access Road.

Galore Creek is a world-class mineral resource development opportunity that has the potential to become a flagship mining project and operation in Canada for decades that will be developed with direct input from Tahltan. Since the deposit was discovered, Tahltans have played an important role in the advancement of the Galore Creek Project, and we expect that to continue through development and into operation. The project has a long collaborative history with the Tahltan Nation, and Galore Creek is proud that a number of Tahltan members have returned to work at the project for many years. Galore Creek is committed to the responsible and sustainable development of the resource for the overall benefit of Tahltan communities.

The Prefeasibility Study is being conducted over a 24–30-month period and commenced in January 2021. The team will continue to seek Tahltan review and involvement during the Prefeasibility Study through continued technical working sessions, with particular interest in gaining Tahltan input into the Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Process, Tailings Management Facility review and assessment, and options and design for closure discussions.

Galore Creek is seeking opportunities to continue to develop, train and grow the Tahltan workforce and works collaboratively with TCG to ensure opportunities are available to Tahltan members.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

Yes, many of the businesses and contractors that provide services to Galore Creek are Tahltan businesses or Tahltan-partnered businesses. Significant Tahltan and Tahltan-partnered contracts in 2021 included:

Galore Creek engaged the Tahltan Nation through a number of meetings and sessions. We had five technical working sessions with representatives from the TCG including the Lands Department, Fisheries Department, representatives from the Wildlife Department and THREAT. Our team also worked with the Director of Employment & Contracting related to activities on the Galore site, the Director of Culture & Heritage on further developing GCMC’s cultural awareness program, and the Director of Education & Training on the 2021 Bursary Program implementation and administration.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? A total of 57 Tahltan workers hired for the summer program working as mechanics, mechanics helper, cooks and kitchen staff, site and operations maintenance crews, general and environmental labour, core cutters, fallers, archaeological assistants, and environmental scientists. Senior roles on the site project team held by Tahltans included Camp Lead, Site Operations Advisor, Site Environment Assistant, and Camp Maintenance Hand. The summer program had a total of 9,445 person days on site with a total of 2,611 Tahltan person days worked. In total, Tahltan people worked 28% of all days worked during the 2021 program.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? As the project continues through its development study phases and into construction and operation, full and part-time employment opportunities will be available directly through Galore Creek and potentially with our service providers. Galore Creek is interested to hire and develop talented Tahltans interested in sustainable and responsible mineral resource development in general management, project development, operations, technical, environmental, and sustainability focused roles.

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Hy-tech Drilling (drilling);

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Iskut Waste Removal;

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TEEM (environmental baseline);

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Mustang Helicopters;

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KICA (catering, mechanical and operators);

Northwest Fuels (fuel delivery);

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My Appy Place (camp and logistics management);

Tuya Woodcraft (core boxes);

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Metsantan (fallers);

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Kleanza (archaeology);

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Ecofish (regulatory, environment, and socioeconomic);

Northern Labour Services (labour employment services); and,

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Tahltan-Allnorth (engineering);

Rugged Edge (expediter and pad building).

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Many of the businesses that provided services to Galore Creek in 2021 are Tahltan businesses or Tahltan-partnered businesses. In addition to the Tahltan and Tahltan-partnered companies listed above, non-Tahltan service providers in 2021 included: •

Alkan Air, aircraft charter (Whitehorse, Yukon);

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SNC Lavalin, environmental/ soil (Vancouver/Montreal); and,

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BAT Construction, scalers for road maintenance (Kamloops, BC);

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SIRIUSMEDx, site medics (Sainte-Adele (Montreal), QC).

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

GARIBALDI RESOURCES Garibaldi Resources Corp. Vancouver, BC garibaldiresources.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

E&L – Nickel Mountain, Casper, PSP, located in the Eskay region and acquired in 2016. King – Iskut River area, acquired in 2013. Grizzly – Telegraph Creek area, acquired in 2010.

At our flagship E&L project, we completed an airborne ZTEM survey. We drilled five shallow holes at our Casper target, and completed a soil geochemical survey on our Grizzly claims.

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Above: Garibaldi Resources claims map within Tahltan Territory.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING & EMPLOYMENT

Jeremy Hanson Vice President, Exploration 778 689 7367 jeremyandrewhanson @gmail.com LEADERSHIP

Steve Regoci President and CEO 604 488 8851 sregoci@shaw.ca

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? We completed a ZTEM survey over our Eskay area claim block. This survey will provide phenomenal guidance as we continue to explore.

25 50 In 2022 we Kmplan to continue to explore our flagship E&L Nickel Mountain project with exploratory drilling and geophysical surveys.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? The Lands Department reviewed a notice of work application permit amendment for our PSP claims. These are within the Eskay camp. The permit amendment is to amend camp facilities and prepare for drill testing targets in the Palmiere Creek valley.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? In 2021 we ranged from two to twelve people on a project, depending on the exploration activity.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, we employed five Tahltan workers as camp maintenance, core cutters, drillers and helpers. In 2021, approximately 25% of our project workers were Tahltan.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – GARIBALDI RESOURCES CORP.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? We are always looking for Tahltan members to join our projects in roles such as camp manager, camp maintenance and field assistants.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We have a variety of exciting projects in Tahltan Territory and love working with Tahltan members.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, we worked with Eaglerock Drilling this year to complete five drill holes at our Casper target, which accounted for 37% of the expenditures.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Yes, we used Hardline Exploration Corporation for our geological consulting and project management. They are in Smithers, have Tahltan members and have positions open. We used Rugged Edge to complete pad building and they also have Tahltan employees and opportunities. We used Eaglerock Drilling, a Tahltan owned and staffed company for our drilling needs. We used Abderdeen Helicopters for our helicopter support and Geotech for our airborne geophysical surveys.

Top-Left: Eaglerock drill at the Casper gold target. Top: Casper helipad and survival shack. Above: Abderdeen helicopters refueling Eaglerocks drill at the Casper target.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

GIGA METALS Giga Metals Corp. 203-700 West Pender St., Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 gigametals.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Turnagain Project, which is located about 65 km east of Dease Lake in eastern Tahltan Territory, near Turnagain River and Hard Creek.

Continued archaeological, wildlife and hydrological studies, 4,214 metres (9 holes) of resource drilling (NQ size) to upgrade geology model and resource classifications, 2,082 metres (6 holes) of geotechnical drilling (HQ size) with oriented core, optical televiewer hydrogeological installs for pit wall design, and 8,400 metres of seismic refraction survey for tailings storage facility design.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Leslie Young Corporate Secretary 604 681 2300 lyoung@gigametals.com

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap?

LEADERSHIP

Mark Jarvis Chief Executive Officer

Above: Turnagain Project map within Tahltan Territory.

Institutional and private investors from around the world. There are approximately 86 million shares issued and outstanding, and 109 million shares fully diluted, of which approximately 7% are controlled by management. Market cap is $33 million.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

Has your company purchased or sold any other properties in Tahltan Territory during the last year?

604 681 2300 mjarvis@gigametals.com CONTRACTING

Greg Ross Project Manager 604 681 2300 gross@gigametals.com

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Challenges – Contractor, equipment and labour availability, and constraints on Boulder Trail usage during much of the season.

We have acquired by staking two small carbonate claims between Turnagain and Dease Lake for potential metallurgical reagent sourcing.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Successes – COVID-19 protocols and responsible staff and contractors resulted in zero positive rapid antigen tests all season long with at least two tests per person per rotation. (Tahltan preferred contractor provided test support), completion of updated PEA in 2021, completion of Tailings Alternatives Assessment showing selected location expected to be most favourable when considering social, environmental, technical, and economic factors, and completion of mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) study, looking at potential value-add opportunities.

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Completion of geotechnical drilling and/or test pits in support of tailings storage facility design and stockpile/waste storage design;

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Continue and/or improve environmental baseline studies;

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Collect all data required to advance to pre-feasibility study, including additional metallurgical studies; and,

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Initiate pre-feasibility study.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Giga Metals has only a few year-round employees. During 2021 field season, there were usually between 20 and 30 workers at camp (mostly contractors).

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – GIGA METALS CORP.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? We did not directly employ any Tahltans in 2021. Our contractors employed at least 3 Tahltans in 2021 as pad builders and core technicians. Approximately 3% of contractors who worked at Turnagain in 2021 were Tahltan.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? For the foreseeable future, most opportunities will be seasonal and at the Turnagain Project. They will include diamond drilling, heavy machinery, archeological and environmental studies, and camp services. Opportunities are expected both directly with Giga Metals, and with contractors.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Giga Metals is committed to advancing the Turnagain Project as a responsible, low-carbon source of nickel, a critical material for electric vehicles and long-lasting infrastructure. Tahltans interested in any aspect of the mining business are encouraged to contact Giga Metals about employment and contracting opportunities. As Turnagain advances, Giga Metals is committed to initiating and expanding training programs.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, Obsidian provided camp and logistics services at Turnagain in 2021. We spent about 22% of our in-thefield contracting dollars on Obsidian.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

Top: Aerial View of Turnagain Camp, Air Strip and Turnagain River. Above: Bird’s eye view of Turnagain Camp.

Several engineering firms and other contractors do work periodically throughout the year. Field season contractors generally include drilling, archeology and environmental contractors who often hire Tahltans.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We have current communication and opportunities sharing agreements with the Tahltan Central Government (TCG) and we have been welcomed at many community meetings in Dease Lake, Telegraph Creek and Iskut, and have employed Tahltan wherever feasible. We have sponsored local community activities, contributed to community funds when we can, and have initiated scholarship opportunities. We are committed to working co-operatively with the TCG to advance the project. We will continue to share relevant information as the project advances, and seek Tahltan feedback.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

KUTCHO COPPER PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Kutcho High Grade Copper Zinc Project. Located 100 km east of Dease Lake. Acquired in 2017.

Our 2021 focus was on Feasibility Study completion and Environmental Assessment (EA) progress. Highlights included finalizing the Feasibility Study, started process to complete baseline studies, shared baseline data with Tahltan in open meetings, signed a new exploration agreement, and completed drilling program.

Kutcho Copper Corp. Vancouver, BC kutcho.ca CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING & ENVIRONMENT

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season?

Mark Vendrig Manager of Environment and Permitting 604 657 2727 mvendrig@kutcho.ca

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Re-enter EA process with all associated consultation;

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Work on Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) with Tahltan; and,

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Start detailed engineering with new LiDAR image and some test pitting.

LEADERSHIP

Vince Sorace President, CEO and Director

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

604 788 0515 vsorace@kutcho.ca Right: Kutcho Project location map.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Successfully completed drill program and Feasibility Study.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Six people supported by consultants.

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? •

Shared baseline information including archaeology information with the TCG Lands, Wildlife, and Fisheries Departments;

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Engaged on Exploration Agreement;

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Held discussions with TCG on employment and Tahltan companies;

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Equity markets, Wheaton Precious Metals – 7.5%, Capstone – 10% and small investors – 82.5%. Market cap is $87 million.

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working with Tahltan field staff. • •

Ongoing discussions on the road partnership; Initiated discussions for an Impact Benefit Agreement IBA / Socio-economic Participation Agreement (SEPA); and,

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Ongoing baseline studies with RTEC, TEEM, and

Review of Archaeology Permit Application.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – KUTCHO COPPER CORP.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Employed through consultants and Tahltan affiliated companies. Unable to provide a percent, but wherever possible, we worked with Tahltan affiliated companies.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Part of the IBA/SEPA agreement that is currently being developed. We anticipate 300 positions in total during construction and 250 positions during operations.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are a company that seeks to work responsibly in the local environment. By opening a mine we will create opportunities for learning, training and economic advancement. We are seeking ways to develop infrastructure such as the access road in partnership with Tahltans so that Tahltans can have greater management of access. In addition, the partnership would be a way to use and maintain the infrastructure in the long term and generate income from other access road users.

We see mine development as a way for everyone to benefit if we all work together. The Kutcho Project’s copper will be a key part of the energy switch to electrified vehicles and carbon reduction. By working with us, Tahltan members can be part of a more sustainable future.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

Top-Left: Cindy Lewis from TEEM observing a horned lark pair after a songbird point count survey up in the alpine – July 4, 2021. Above: The TEEM wildlife team, Tanner Louie and Stacey Doyle, in the alpine during songbird point count surveys – July 4, 2021.

Yes, RTEC/TEEM.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Yes, we use outside contractors. Equity normally offers opportunities to Tahltans. ERM/RTEC/TEEM is partly a Tahltan company. We also use CSA and Lorax, who do not offer opportunities to Tahltans and Two Worlds Consulting which is a First Nations owned company.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

LIBERO COPPER & GOLD PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE The Big Red Property which was acquired by Libero in 2019. The property is centred 40 km west-southwest Libero Copper & Gold Corp. of Telegraph Creek. Libero’s camp is adjacent to the 905-1111 West Hastings St., Barrington Airstrip. Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3 liberocopper.com

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Jeff Auston Exploration Manager

A large challenge was the state of the road between Telegraph Creek and Dease Lake.

780 218 3286 info@liberocopper.com

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

LEADERSHIP

Currently are two people working part time.

Ian Harris Chief Executive Officer 604 638 2545 harris@liberocopper.com EMPLOYMENT

Anna Turner-Collinge Project Geologist 403 797 2322 annatc@seracx.com

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Financing is international and we are a public company. Market cap is $27 million. Below: Big Red Property location map.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON Geological mapping, rock and soil sampling, IP and magnetic geophysical surveys, line cutting, drill pad building and diamond core drilling.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? We are planning on doing a small drill program with one drill ~5,000 metres, and some geological mapping and sampling.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? We had 25 individual members onsite for a total of 524 person-days. Driver, geotechnician, line cutter, drill helper, cook, cook helper, OFA III, camp builder and core cutter. 40–50% Tahltans.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Camp maintenance, cooks and helpers, drivers, core cutters and geological technicians.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We have a local project and will provide training which will make them employable at other companies in the future.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – LIBERO COPPER & GOLD CORP.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? •

DMAC Drilling;

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Wild Timber Contracting Ltd.; and,

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Serac Exploration.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

Above: TCG visiting a Libero Copper & Gold camp – August 6, 2021.

We are in the process of changing who is running the project and are unable to answer the questions with 100% certainty. We will continue to work hard to include the Tahltan Nation in our upcoming program. Serac Exploration will be running the program in the future and because we are moving away from Equity, are missing some information for this report. We will be happy to hire as many Tahltan members that we can and look forward to working more closely with the local community and the Tahltan Nation.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

METALLIS RESOURCES PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

Metallis Resources Inc. 604-850 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC metallisresources.com

The Kirkham Property, acquired in 2012 is located ~25 km south of the Forrest Kerr Hydro-Electric Project and ~18 km southwest of the Eskay Creek Road, which joins Highway 37 in Tahltan Territory.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON The 2021 exploration program at the Kirkham Property included a total of 10 line-km geophysical IP survey conducted by Scott Geophysics, outlining the chargeability and resistivity response at the Miles porphyry zone. The drilling program consisted of 7 holes comprising a total of 4,785 metres, in the Cliff and Miles porphyry system. A 500-line km ZTEM was flown from Geotech Airborne Geophysical Surveys.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, LEADERSHIP, CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Fiore Aliperti President and CEO 778 855 9681 fiore@metallis resources.com Right: Looking east – alteration along the Rhyolite Mudstone contacts in the lower Hazelton Stratigraphy.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Despite the rugged topography and very challenging weather, combined with COVID-19 protocols, our exploration team successfully completed the IP survey, ZTEM survey and then the drilling of 7 holes in the Cliff / Miles porphyry system.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? No employees, all contractors: •

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2 core cutters;

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4 drillers;

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1 field assistant and lift operator;

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1 assistant; and,

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1 drilling foreman.

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2 helicopter pilots;

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? We are a Junior Exploration Company. All of our financing is raised through the Public Markets. We do not have any profits, so money must be spent well for us to survive. 1. Canadians

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? The tentative plans for 2022 include additional mapping, geochemical sampling, IP survey and drilling. All designed to explore the untested zones in the Cliff / Miles porphyry system as well as other regional targets throughout the Kirkham Property.

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2. Americans We have 55 million shares outstanding, which management owns 10%. Current market cap is $16 million.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – METALLIS RES OURCES INC.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? 2 direct Tahltans:

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Wallace Thompson – Field assistant & Lift operator

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Michael Alexander – Senior core cutter

Wallace and Michael worked for the entirety of our project, from July 1 to October 30, taking three weeks off. They worked the most hours on our project.

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Core cutters;

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Drilling offsiders;

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Geotech core loggers;

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Field Assistant;

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Geologists; and,

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Project Manager.

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Lift operator;

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Drilling;

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Obsidian Camps & Logistics

Top-Left: Metallis Core Shack Operations at McLymont Staging. Above: Metallis Exploration Team at the Core Shack.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? •

P&R Exploration Services Ltd

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ITL Diamond Drilling

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Aberdeen Helicopter Services

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Scott Geophysics

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Geotech Airborne Geophysical Surveys We are not aware how many Tahltans work for any of these contractors.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We provide all Tahltans an excellent opportunity to expand and grow their careers in the mineral exploration and mining industry. Acquire field exploration skills including but not limited to exploration camps and logistics support, mapping support, geophysical surveys, drilling, drill core logging, core cutting, sampling as well as hands on experience and training on technical roles.

Metallis encourages the Tahltan Central Government and Tahltan members to focus on the Human Resource development particularly in more technical roles such as geologists, geotechnical services, project managers and HSE professionals to support the exploration industry.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

MOUNTAIN BOY MINERALS Mountain Boy Minerals Ltd. Vancouver, BC mountainboyminerals.ca

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Southmore – Located 40 km northwest of the historic Eskay Creek Mine, 7 km south of the completed Galore Creek Access Road and 30 km west of Highway 37 and the Northwest high-voltage transmission line. Acquired in 2019.

Southmore – Property wide airborne geophysical survey.

Telegraph – Located 37 km southwest of the town of Telegraph Creek. The Barrington Road, from Telegraph Creek, comes to within 15 km of the northern part of the claims. Acquired in 2021.

Telegraph – Two phases of reconnaissance field work, from July 3 to July 9 and September 3 to September 11, 2021. During this time, 212 rock samples, 174 soil sediment samples, and 16 silt samples were collected. The 2021 exploration program covered approximately 20% of the claims and focused on some of the known areas of mineralization and the possible extension of these identified mineralized trends.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Accommodation in Telegraph was very challenging in 2021, although the company understands the unfortunate circumstances with the road. Despite logistical challenges the company was able to successfully run their field-based programs.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Highly variable, in 2019 Southmore had two people on the project. In 202 there was a field crew of 4. The first phase of work on Telegraph had a field crew of 4 and the second phase of work had a crew of 9.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Dominantly financing in Canada. 20% insider, 80% market. Market cap is approximately $10 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Southmore – Follow up in the form of reconnaissance field work. Ideally a few weeks of mapping, sampling, ground truthing geophysics and target generation.

Above: Telegraph Project and Southmore Project location map.

Telegraph – The company has applied for a permit to build a camp, ground geophysics (Induced Polarization, IP), and diamond drilling.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – MOUNTAIN BOY MINERALS LTD.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? •

May 12, 2021 – Mountain Boy provided a signed a Communications & Engagement Agreement with the TCG.

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May 14, 2021 – Mountain Boy had a virtual introduction with the TCG

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May 17, 2021 – Mountain Boy reaches out to TCG Lands Director.

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June 29, 2021 – Mountain Boy was provided a TCG specific chance find procedure.

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July 2021 – Mountain Boy strictly follows TCG COVID management protocols.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Mountain Boy hired 3 Tahltans for field work on Telegraph in 2021, they were field assistants. Approximately 30% on Telegraph.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Any position is available to Tahltan members.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? •

Close to home;

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Exciting project;

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Opportunity to be trained/mentored;

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Company provides a safe work environment; and,

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Company is very loyal to good employees.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? •

Northern Labour Services provided field crews.

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Klee Cho aviation provided helicopter services.

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More than 50% of contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Yes, Lithos Geological provided geologists. Lithos is happy to employ Tahltan members. In 2022 employment opportunities include: geologists, field assistants, first aid, line cutters, camp builders, camp cook, helicopter services. Lucia Theny is a co-founder of Lithos, email: lithos.lucia@gmail.com, cell: 778 789 4410

Top: Corban working on the Telegraph Project. Above: Mapping on the Southmore Project.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Lucia Theny Vice President, Exploration

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

778 789 4410 lithos.lucia@gmail.com

The company is grateful the TCG provides clear guidelines and expectations. Working with Ann Ball has been very helpful and efficient.

LEADERSHIP

Lawrence Roulston President 604 618 4756 lroulston@telus.net

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

NEWMONT Newmont Corp. Denver, Colorado, USA newmont.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Newmont’s principal property in Tahltan Territory is the Saddle Project (formerly named the Tatogga Project), which we acquired in 2021. We have also been 50:50 partners of the Galore Creek Project with Teck Resources since 2018.

On May 17, 2021, Newmont acquired GT Gold and with it the Saddle Project. Leading up to the acquisition, Newmont Leadership met with Tahltan Leadership to better understand the nature of concerns surrounding the project, which is close to Iskut. Following these engagements, in the deal announcement of our purchase of GT Gold, Newmont’s Chief Operating Officer, Tom Palmer, committed that Newmont would not advance the Saddle Project without Tahltan consent. As such, Newmont did not drill at the Saddle Project in 2021 and instead implemented a dramatically scaled back program that included:

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Matt Zago Manager, Exploration, Saddle Project 867 455 5018 matthew.zago @newmont.com

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Tom Palmer President and CEO

Holding a virtual meeting with the community of Iskut in June 2021 immediately following the acquisition of GT Gold and the Saddle Project.

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303 837 5855 tom.palmer @newmont.com

Working with Tahltan ERM Environmental Management (TEEM) to begin environmental studies.

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Working with the Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT) on a Tahltan Land Use and Occupancy Study of the project area.

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Undertaking geologic mapping at Saddle claims area.

LEADERSHIP

CONTRACTING

Craig Jacoby Project Commercial Director 303 837 5340 craig.jacoby @newmont.com EMPLOYMENT

Meagan O’Neill Human Resources Specialist 867 455 5046 meagan.oneill @newmont.com ENVIRONMENT

Petrina Torgerson Manager, Sustainability and External Relations, Saddle Project 604 818 1301 petrina.torgerson @newmont.com Above-Right: Saddle Project location map.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Newmont appreciated having the opportunity in 2021 to take time to better understand our project area, start environmental studies and the Tahltan Land Use Study and meet members of the TCG as well as the broader Tahltan community. We also appreciated the opportunity to be involved in the Tahltan Emergency Management Committee’s weekly calls with industry. Finally, Newmont was able to support important causes in Tahltan Territory such as providing fixed wing support to move in vital supplies after the road to Telegraph Creek was washed out, as well as supporting the Telegraph Creek greenhouse initiative, Tahltan culture and literacy camps and the Bob Quinn Airport. COVID-19 posed a challenge for the Saddle Project team. One of our commitments following the acquisition of GT Gold was to spend time building a relationship with the Tahltan communities, however due to the pandemic our interactions were limited and only virtual.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? We have 10 employees fully dedicated to the Saddle Project.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Free cash flow from operations funds our project development on a year-to-year basis due to the conservative planning assumptions we use to manage our projects. In a lower than $1,200/oz gold price scenario, Newmont may look to raise long-term debt in public capital markets to support project development. Newmont shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and owned by a variety of public and private investment funds in addition to retail investors. These investment funds make up nearly 85% of Newmont’s ownership with the other portion being owned by retail investors. As of January 28, 2022, Newmont’s market cap was $47.7 billion.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – NEWMONT CORP.

Has your company purchased or sold any other properties in Tahltan Territory during the last year?

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

In 2021, Newmont purchased GT Gold and with it the Saddle Project and associated claims.

In 2022, Newmont will hire a Tahltan Community Liaison Officer. We also hope to have other opportunities available to Tahltan members on site to support our environmental and archaeological studies in the 2022 field season.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Following Newmont’s meeting with the Tahltan Nation at RoundUp in January 2022, the Tahltan Nation asked Newmont to refrain from conducting exploration activities at the Saddle Project in 2022 to allow the Nation time to advance the objectives of the TSI. In response to this request, Newmont has committed to not undertake drilling at the Saddle Project in 2022. Instead, with the Nation’s consent, we have respectfully requested to implement low-impact activities such as continuing our environmental and archaeological studies with TEEM and completing a Tahltan Land Use and Occupancy Study of the project area with the THREAT. It is our hope that through these activities can help to support the implementation of the Tahltan Stewardship Inititative (TSI).

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Newmont had numerous engagements with the TCG in 2021. Prior to and immediately following our acquisition of GT Gold Newmont engaged with TCG Leadership to discuss the sensitivities around the Saddle Project. We discussed procurement and employment opportunities at the site and learned more about Tahltan businesses and OnTrack with the Employment & Contracting Director. We also met with the Education & Training Director to discuss future opportunities on the Saddle Project. The TCG Communications & External Relations Director was helpful in supporting Newmont to send out our Fall 2021 Newsletter on our activities in Tahltan Territory, as well as other communications with the Nation. Finally, in November we had a meeting with the Lands Director, the Fisheries Director, other members of THREAT and the TCG Lands, Fisheries, and Wildlife Departments to discuss the Saddle Project and the environmental studies underway.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, given the limited activities, the project had very few full -time employees. We did not have any Tahltan employees in 2021 but we contracted TEEM, Tahltan-Allnorth, Bandstra and Keda Propane. We engaged in discussions with other Tahltan businesses and employees.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Newmont is the world’s leading gold company with a world-class portfolio of assets in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. We are the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and are widely recognized for our principled environmental, social and governance practices. Our five core values of safety, integrity, sustainability, inclusion and responsibility are the cornerstone of what we believe and what we do. We hope that the Tahltan community feels that we have been living up to these values with our activities in Tahltan Territory, and that our commitment to them differentiates us a company Tahltans want to work for. With respect to COVID-19, Newmont will have strict safety protocols in place to protect our workers and the Tahltan community. This includes a vaccination requirement for all employees and contractors, rigorous testing protocols, and strict COVID-19 management plan at site.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, In 2021, Newmont hired TEEM to conduct environmental studies. We also started work with Tahltan-Allnorth Consultants on upgrades to the Bear Paw Camp, used Bandstra for all of our shipping needs and Keda Propane supplied propane to our camp. Around 35% of Newmont’s contracting dollars for the 2021 field season went to Tahltan owned or affiliated companies.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? In our contract with TEEM, there is a commitment to have a Tahltan field assistant supporting our work when possible. In 2021, TEEM subcontracted to Northern Labour Services, who provided field assistants from Iskut and Dease Lake to support our environmental fieldwork. All of Newmont’s contractors for the 2022 season will be encouraged to offer opportunities to Tahltan members.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? As Newmont continues to strengthen our position in Tahltan Territory, we do so with a deep appreciation for the relationship we have begun to develop with the Tahltan communities, the Band Councils and the TCG. We are committed to building the relationship and working toward creative solutions for the Saddle Project.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

P2 GOLD

P2 Gold Inc. 1100-355 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2G8 p2gold.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

BAM. The property consists of ten mineral tenures that cover an area of over 8,100 hectares located approximately 35 km west of Bob Quinn Lake. P2 Gold optioned BAM in July between August 2020, shortly after we formed our company, P2 Gold Inc.

During the month of July 2021, P2 conducted mapping, sampling, geophysics and drilling at the BAM property (836 metres in six holes).

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Michelle Romero Executive Vice President 778 731 1060 michelle.romero @p2gold.com LEADERSHIP

Joe Ovsenek President and CEO 778 731 1055 joe.ovsenek@p2gold.com Right: Burrage camp.

P2 is advancing exploration on two zones: the Jan Copper Zone, which is a historical zone, and the Monarch Gold Zone which was first discovered by P2 in 2020 through soil geochemical sampling. The six-hole drill program in 2021 comprised four holes at the Monarch Gold Zone and two holes at the historical Jan Copper Zone. All four holes drilled in the Monarch Gold Zone intersected gold, with both holes at the Jan Copper Zone intersecting copper. The results of the work we have conducted at BAM in 2020 and 2021 demonstrate that the Monarch Gold Zone is the newest gold discovery in the Golden Triangle.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? We anticipate roughly a dozen individuals will be working on the BAM Project during the 2022 season.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? P2 Gold (PGLD) is a TSX-Venture Exchange-listed company. We raise money by issuing shares through financings. Management owns approximately 25% of the PGLD shares, Waterton (private equity firm) owns approximately 20% and the remainder are owned by the public. Most of our shareholders are Canadian P2 Gold’s market cap (as of January 13, 2022) is $45 million.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, our BAM crew shared a camp with Evergold, and we contracted with them to support our work at the BAM Project through their TCG joint venture. The joint venture operated the camp, supplied core boxes and built drill pads.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? We hope to follow-up on 2021’s exploration success at BAM with deep penetrating geophysics and a drill program of 8,000–10,000 metres between the months of July to September 2022. 75

P2 had directly hired two geologists and two drillers for BAM during the 2021 season; we are unsure of the overall workforce breakdown with respect to specific employment hours by the Tahltans working on BAM through our support contract.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – P2 GOLD INC.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? We have employment opportunities for Tahltan geologists and camp support at BAM during our current early exploration stage. If we have, in fact, made a significant gold discovery on the property we would plan to advance it quickly and offer considerably more employment opportunities with jobs related to advanced exploration, camp construction, and permitting.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? P2’s senior management team previously founded Pretium Resources and established and operated the Brucejack Mine where many Tahltan were (are) employed. We believe those Tahltan who worked with us at the time experienced a respectful workplace where employees were treated well. It is our intention to grow P2 and advance BAM with the same principles.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? •

Discovery Diamond Drilling – Stewart, BC

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Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd. – Stewart, BC

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

Above: Drilling underway at BAM.

P2’s team is excited about the prospects for the BAM gold discovery and we look forward to working with the Tahltan Nation to advance the project.

We can make driller helper positions available for Tahltan members with Discovery Diamond Drilling if there is interest.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

QUESTEX GOLD & COPPER QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd. 500-666 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC questex.ca

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

KSP – Southern territory, 20 Kingpin – Southern territory, 20 Coyote – Iskut North ROK, Iskut Heart Peaks – Northern territory, and Sofia – Eastern territory, Toodoggone.

Sofia – Exploration program from June 15 to August 8, 1,611 metres of drilling in 7 holes from 5 pads 406 soil samples; 75 prospecting samples. KSP – Exploration program from August 5 to October 8, 2,418 metres of drilling in 13 holes from 8 pads 28-line-km ground geophysics.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? It was a very challenging year from a supply and human resources perspective!

Number of employees working on your project(s)? 18.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Private placements. Our last private placement had significant contributions made by Skeena Resources and Newmont. Directors and Officers – 2.3%; Newmont 16.13%; Skeena Resources 14.32%; Institutional 11.98%; and Others 55.27%. Market cap is approximately $34 million (at a share price of $0.84).

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Focus on KSP property. At least 4,000 metres of drilling.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

Above: Quest Ex Copper & Gold properties within Tahltan Territory.

Our KSP property was visited by President Day. We had communications with the Lands Department and Ann Ball.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – QUESTEX GOLD & COPPER LTD.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

7 Tahltan members. Positions include First Aid and COVID Tester, Prospector, Core Cutter, and Core Technician. 32% were Tahltan.

Yes, 31% (not including Silverking Helicopters).

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? First Aid and COVID Tester, Prospector, Core Cutter, and Core Technician. Qualified Tahltan members will be preferentially giving opportunities for all positions, including management and geological / technical positions.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Walcott geophysics (unsure); Skookum Exploration (not yet but they intend to; first year in business); and Silverking Helicopters (unsure).

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? As a small company we genuinely value and get to know all of our employees and build a strong rapport and trust amongst our group. We make safety a priority and strive for the workplace to be fun.

Thank you for allowing us to explore for mineral resources in Tahltan Territory.

Top-Left: Drill setup at Inel, KSP property. Above: KSP Coreshack.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Tony Barresi President 902 830 4290 tbarresi@questex.ca LEADERSHIP (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Joseph Mullin Chief Executive Officer 917 349 0060 jmullin@questex.ca CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

David Fleming Vice President, Exploration 604 319 5435 dfleming@questex.ca

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

SASSY RESOURCES PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Foremore Gold-Silver Project, west of Bob Quinn along More Creek. Project acquired in 2019.

Airborne geophysical survey; 20-person exploration camp established; prospecting, surface sampling, geological mapping; diamond drilling.

CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap?

Sassy Resources Corp. Vancouver, BC sassyresources.ca

Terry Bramhall Sassy Investor Relations Specialist 604 675 9985 info@sassyresources.ca LEADERSHIP

Mark Scott President and CEO 604 675 9985 mark.scott @sassyresources.ca

Weather posed significant challenges during the 2021 season, causing a delayed start and an early end to the exploration season, with challenges throughout. Overall, the program was a success from a geological perspective. Operationally, the combination of the ongoing pandemic and the volume of mining /exploration industry activity in the region poses challenges with supply chain and service delivery.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Typically, we had up to 20 personnel in camp at any given time and directly involved in the Foremore Project.

Sassy Resources Corporation is a public company, currently listed in Canada, the United States and Germany. A majority of Sassy shareholders are Canadian. Sassy Resources Corporation is a public company, currently listed and trading in Canada, the United States and Germany. A majority of Sassy shareholders are Canadian. Sassy is widely held by several thousand individual shareholders, with no single controlling shareholder or entity. Based on a share price of $0.61 (January 10, 2022 closing price) and with approximately 49.5 million common shares outstanding, Sassy’s market capitalization is approximately $30.2 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Exploration budget and work plan for 2022 are in development, based on results from 2021. Extended delivery time of assay results and geophysical survey results from 2021 has delayed 2022 planning. In the very least, Sassy plans to establish a camp on the Foremore property for the purpose of further geological mapping and sampling, and possible ground geophysics. Decision on scope of possible drill program will be made in coming weeks.

Above: Sassy Resources Foremore Property map.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – SASSY RESOURCES CORP.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Sassy participated in the online career fair in early 2021. The Lands Department reviewed Sassy’s notice of work revision prior to the exploration season. A group of TCG representatives visited the site /camp in August 2021. Ann Ball, TCG Employment & Contracting Director, worked with Sassy on procurement and tenders, providing referrals and contact information for Tahltan businesses.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? Tahltan employees consisted of cooks and geotechnicians. In total, Sassy hired 10 individual Tahltan personnel. Note; not all Tahltan personnel hired worked at the project from beginning to end. Tahltan personnel hired constituted 38% of total number of persons hired to work at the Foremore project in 2021.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Employment opportunities may exist either through direct hire or via contractor hire for professional geologists and geological technicians. In addition, multiple opportunities exist season to season for employment in roles involving camp support, field assistants, mapping and prospecting, core technicians, core teching, core cutting and sampling, cooks, camp first aid attendant and other functions typically associated with field exploration.

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Geotech Geophysics (airborne geophysical company) – 270 Industrial Pwky. South Aurora, ON L4G 3T9;

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Access Helicopters – 15-4 Winters Way, Okotoks Airport, Okotoks, AB T1S 1W9;

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NewAge Drilling – 67 Levich Dr., Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0A8 – Tahltan ownership, opportunity for drillers, drill helpers;

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Middleton Geosciences Ltd. – 18710 92 Ave., Surrey, BC V4N 3Z3 – opportunity for Tahltan certified Medic, cooks and geotechnicians to be hired through this company;

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Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience Inc. (geological / geophysical consulting company) – 6-2140 Regent St., Sudbury, ON P3E 5S8 – specialized company, remote possibility of Tahltan hires dependent upon qualifications.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Sassy Resources is a young and growing company. We value employee safety, foster a respectful working environment, and provide a tremendous opportunity to participate in and learn about mineral exploration.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

SCHAFT CREEK JOINT VENTURE

Schaft Creek Joint Venture – Owned 75% by Teck Resources Ltd. (Teck) and 25% by Copper Fox Metals (Copper Fox).

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

The Schaft Creek deposit was discovered in the mid 1950’s. The project is managed through the Schaft Creek Joint Venture (SCJV). Teck is the Operator of the SCJV and holds a 75% interest with Copper Fox holding the remaining 25%. Teck has held an interest in the project since the early 1980’s. Pursuant to an Option Agreement Copper Fox earned 100% interest in the Schaft Creek project in 2010. In 2013, Teck exercised its 75% “back-in” right pursuant to a 2002 Option Agreement and assumed Operatorship. Copper Fox has been involved in the project since 2003.

The 2021 Schaft Creek program completed 835 metre of diamond drilling in 4 holes. Additional work included pad building, core cutting and core logging, as well as environmental baseline studies. In addition to field work, Copper Fox completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) in 2021 with a positive long-term outlook for the project.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Vancouver, BC

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

teck.com copperfoxmetals.com

The poor fall weather in 2021 made the field season challenging, as we only drilled 835 metres of a planned 4,000 metres, but the field crews all worked safely with no incidents and no COVID cases. There had not been a drill program at Schaft Creek since 2015 so it was good to get back to assess the status of the camp and prepare for future activities.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES, LEADERSHIP, CONTRACTING & EMPLOYMENT

Mike Takaichi Project Manager

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

604 699 4382 mike.takaichi@teck.com

Two full time Teck employees are assigned to the Schaft Creek project.

Right: Schaft Creek Project location map.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Teck Resources Limited (Canadian) is financing the Schaft Creek project at this stage. The Schaft Creek Joint Venture is not a listed company. The Schaft Creek Joint Venture (SCJV), where Teck Resources Limited (Teck) is the Operator, Teck holds a 75% interest with Copper Fox holding the remaining 25%.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? We are planning for a field season consisting of 5,000 metre drilling and environmental baseline work. To accomplish this, we will need to refurbish the Schaft Creek Camp so the program can be based on site. The camp has not been in use since 2015. Additional work will include pad building, core logging and core cutting. The drill program will consist of geotechnical drilling and drilling within the deposit for metallurgical sampling

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – SCHAFT CREEK JOINT VENTURE

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? Good collaboration and coordination took place with key members of the TCG as part of the Roundup 2021 meeting and Spring update meeting. TCG was also involved in contractor selection and providing details on available workers in the area.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? No direct Tahltan hires but several workers were on site throughout the field program working as contractors.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? In 2021 we are looking to hire geologists, engineers, and an environmental specialist. Beyond that it is too early to know what an operational phase would look like, however, the SCJV will work closely with the Tahltan to employ Tahltan, including in leadership roles, on the Schaft Creek project. The SCJV has a long history of employing Tahltan people on the Schaft Creek project; further opportunities will be available in future years when field-based activity increases.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Teck is one of Canada’s leading mining companies, focused on providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the globe. Teck has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for four consecutive years, one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2021. The SCJV highly values its relationship with the Tahltan Nation and has a good history of: i) establishing and sustaining direct interactions between the SCJV leadership / teams with Tahltan Leadership and Tahltan community members on all aspects of work related to the assessment; and ii) designing and preparing the description of the project such that Tahltan and SCJV leadership have input into project design, development, operation and closure. As a results of that long history of respectful engagement, we believe the Schaft Creek project can provide a working environment and opportunities that will allow Tahltan members to develop and thrive.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

Above: Quentin and Dickie Reid, core cutters at Schaft Creek in 2021.

Yes, Hy-Tech Drilling, Mustang Helicopters, TEEM, and Rugged Edge were all contracted in 2021 for on-site work. This accounts for ~80% of contracting dollars for the 2021 Schaft Creek Project.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? As the Schaft Creek project moves forward in 2022 and beyond we are looking to continue our great relationship with Tahltan members. The project is currently in the Scoping Stage, but a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) was published in 2021 that shows potential going forward. We are looking to continue building on these positive results as the project moves forward in 2022 and beyond.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

SEABRIDGE GOLD Seabridge Gold Toronto, Ontario seabridgegold.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Taryn Cutler Office and Community Affairs Manager 250 847 4704 taryn@seabridgegold.com LEADERSHIP

Jay Layman President and CEO

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

KSM Mining ULC, subsidiary of Seabridge Gold Inc., is the holder of the KSM Property. The KSM Project is a proposed gold, copper, silver and molybdenum mine. The project is located about 65 km north of Stewart, 20 km northwest of the now-closed Eskay Creek Mine and 30 km northeast of the Alaska border.

KSM Project – Seabridge Gold started undertaking programs, making the commencement of ‘Site Capture,’ allowing the company to obtain critical data required to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study for the KSM Project. In turn, the planned site capture programs, and consequent advancement of the BFS will place Seabridge Gold in a stronger position to secure its anticipated joint venture partnership. The completion of the feasibility study is also required before a future construction decision for KSM can be made. As the KSM Project moves forward through site capture programs, environmental protection, Indigenous and community engagement and sustainable operations will continue to remain Seabridge’s guiding principle and key priorities. Site capture program includes:

Iskut Project – The Iskut Property is owned and operated by SnipGold, a subsidiary of Seabridge Gold. It includes the former gold Johnny Mountain Mine and Bronson Slope deposit, located about 110 km northwest of Stewart, BC. The Iskut property consists of a contiguous block of 100 BC Mineral Claims, 2 Mineral Leases and 13 Crown Grants covering 29,436 hectares (294 square km) situated in the Liard Mining Division.

250 847 4704 jay@seabridgegold.com CONTRACTING

Dan Schweng Project Contracts and Procurement Manager 250 847 4704 dschweng @seabridgegold.com EMPLOYMENT

Julie Rachynski Vice President, Human Resources

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? While we have been actively exploring in Northwest BC since 2006. 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of our office in Northwest BC and we thank our Indigenous partners, council members and residents for their continued support and guidance to advance our projects.

Construction of the Glacier Creek Fish Compensation Site;

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Geotechnical drilling in the Tailings Management Facility (TMF) area and mine site;

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Additional site preparation at Camp 9 (near Mitchell and McTagg confluence);

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Construction (year 2 of 2) of the first 9 km of the Coulter Creek Access Road (CCAR);

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Environmental monitoring of construction works; and,

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Environmental program to collect data Iskut Project.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? KSM Camp and Camp 3 – 270. Iskut Project – 38.

250 847 4704 julie@seabridgegold.com ENVIRONMENT

Elizabeth Miller Vice President, Environment and Social Responsibility 250 847 4704 elizabeth @seabridgegold.com

The team conducted an extensive exploration program to continue testing below the Quartz Rise Lithocap for a gold-copper porphyry mineral system similar to that on the KSM Project. Seabridge is also working to reclaim the historic mining legacy at the abandoned Johnny Mountain Mine on various remediation activities to meet provincial and Tahltan reclamation objectives.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap?

Above: KSM Project and Iskut Project location map.

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Shareholders, Seabridge Gold is 100% owner. Market cap is $1.99 billion.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – SEABRIDGE GOLD

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? KSM Project: •

Construction (year 2) of the Glacier Creek Fish Compensation Site;

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Work with BC Hydro to advance planning for the Treaty Creek Switching Station;

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Bell-Irving River bridge installation;

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Construction (year 1 of 2) of the Treaty Creek Access Road (TCAR);

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Hydrogeological drilling to acquire data to support the development of a site hydrogeological model;

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Geotechnical drilling in the TMF area and mine site;

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Construction (year 2 of 2) of the first 9 km of the CCAR;

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Build new camp to support the construction of TRCR (camp 11);

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Environmental monitoring of construction works; and,

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Environmental program to collect data. Iskut Project:

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Exploration;

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Environmental monitoring;

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Insitu hydrocarbon remediation;

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Relocate waste rock from portal pads to Tailings Management Facility; and,

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Demolition of the mill building.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? •

Monthly and quarterly meetings with Tahltan Lands Department, Tahltan Heritage, Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT), Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC);

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Regular communication / engagement and meetings with Lands Department;

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Communication with TCG President on major project developments;

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Communication with TCG on agreements and obligations with the Employment & Contracting Department; and,

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Communication with TNDC on future contracts, opportunities, and jobs.

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Communication with TCG on Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) education funds;

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? KSM Camp and Camp 3 – 14, 5.18%. Iskut Camp – 8, 21.62%. Positions: Manger Laborer, Covid Coordinator, Cooks, Core Cutter, Geo Technician, and Equipment Operator.

Above-Right: James Tashoots – Tahltan contractor.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? We support building a strong workforce in Northwest BC and want to ensure KSM project contributes positively to Tahltan community by providing well-paid, permanent jobs. Once construction begins at KSM, an average of ~1,552 direct jobs will be available during its five-year construction and an average of ~1,407 direct jobs during operations.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Being a responsible and welcome member of the communities in which Seabridge Gold operate is an essential part of its business strategy. Seabridge Gold believes it is important that people living in the project area are engaged and understands the projects and what it means for British Columbia’s Northwest. Seabridge with the support of the Tahltan Nation is committed to reclaiming the historic mining legacy at the former Johnny Mountain Mine site, located in Tahltan Territory. Since June 2016, approximately $6 million has been spent on environmental site activities, including a dam safety review, aquatic characterization study, monitoring programs, removal of hazardous materials from the mill building, clean-up and demolition of the tank farm among several other remediation and reclamation activities.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, KSM Project and Camp 3 – Summit Camps, Northern Labour Services, KICA Contracting, Sodexo, Wild Timer, Matrix Mechanical, Geotech Tahltec, Pelly Construction. Iskut Project – TNDC Inner City Diesel Northern Labour Services.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? KSM Camp and Camp 3 – Summit Helicopters, P & R Exploration, SRK, BGC Engineering, Frontier Geosciences, Wood. Iskut Project – Summit Helicopters, Hy-Tech Drilling, Quantec. 84

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

SKEENA RESOURCES Skeena Resources Ltd. Vancouver, BC skeenaresources.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Emily Milne Engagement Coordinator 604 687 8725 engage.eskay @skeenaresources.com LEADERSHIP

Walter Coles President and CEO

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Eskay Creek Project – Located at end of the Eskay Mine Road, about 125 km south of Iskut. Option Agreement was signed in 2017 and we completed acquisition of the property from Barrick in 2020.

In 2021, Skeena completed a robust Prefeasibility Study on our flagship project, Eskay Creek. We continued camp construction on the project with site logging completed by Tahltan Forestry and the completion of a 240-bed camp. The project also entered the Environmental Assessment Process in July. At our Snip Project, Hochschild Mining PLC exercised their option to earn 60% of Skeena’s Snip Project by spending ~$100 million on the project.

Snip Project – Located by Bronson Camp and airstrip. Option agreement was signed in 2016 and we completed acquisition of the property from Barrick in 2017. This project is currently subject to an option agreement with Hochschild Mining PLC. Hochschild is now the operator and have an opportunity to acquire 60% of the project by meeting the obligations of the Option Agreement over the next two years. Both projects are located near the southern border of Tahltan Territory.

604 684 8725 info@skeenaresources.com ENVIRONMENT

Nigel Fisher Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager nfisher @skeenaresources.com

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Skeena continued to navigate how to safely complete field work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had no major COVID-19 outbreaks or health & safety incidents on site in 2021.

Other notable highlights in 2021 for Skeena include: •

March 2021 – $5 million investment from the TCG

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April 2021 – Skeena returned its mineral tenures for Spectrum to help create the Tenh Dẕetle Conservancy

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November 2021 – Skeena commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange

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December 2021 – $30 million strategic investment from Franco Nevada

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460 holes and 60,307 metres drilled

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Half a million hours worked

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Tender process initiated for initial project works

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Execution plan for project construction completed

EMPLOYMENT

Freda Campbell Community Relations Manager fcampbell @skeenaresources.com

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Skeena has 78 direct employees. Approximately 17% of the direct employees at Skeena are Tahltan. Contractor employees are highly variable throughout the year with an approximate average of 150 people on site at any given time.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Our investors are primarily in Canada, Europe, and the United States of America. We are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Ownership of Skeena is highly diversified across many organizations and individual: institutional investors ~55%, retail Investors ~36%, and Barrick ~9%. In 2021, the Tahltan Central Government invested C$5 Million into Skeena. Market cap as of March 4, 2022 is $976 million. 85

Above: Eskay Creek Project and Snip Project location map within Tahltan Territory. Opposite: Skeena Crew at Eskay Creek.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – SKEENA RESOURCES LTD.

Has your company purchased or sold any other properties in Tahltan Territory during the last year? In 2021, Skeena did not purchase or sell any properties in Tahltan Territory. Hochschild Mining PLC exercised their option to earn 60% of Skeena’s Snip Project by spending approximately $100 million on the project. Skeena continues to be the owner of Snip until Hochschild completes their obligations under the option agreement.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Skeena plans to complete our Full Feasibility Study for Eskay Creek in 2022. In addition, 60,000 metres of exploration drilling is planned for the project this year. The drilling will focus on both near-surface, openpit targets, and underground targets. Community engagement will once again be prioritized. We plan to expand the Tahltan Mentorship Program and launch an Entrepreneurship Program. Skeena will also continue site and road maintenance as well as camp upgrades at Eskay Creek throughout the year. Lastly, we hope to complete our Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) in 2022.

Skeena has the goal of providing employment opportunities to Tahltans in all areas and levels of the project. All current and future job opportunities are posted on the Tahltan OnTrack website.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

During Eskay Creek’s historical operations, the project had 30–35% Tahltan employment. Skeena wants to build on this legacy and do even better. We are focused on creating opportunities for people of the Tahltan Nation to develop in their career and prepare for management roles in the mining industry. We look to engage Tahltans in our project and work together to create the best project possible. Many learning experiences exist in the process of exploring, designing, and permitting a mine, and we want to capture these opportunities for Tahltan professionals and entrepreneurs. In 2020, we also began our mentorship program where young Tahltan professionals can gain experience with Skeena in our various departments to help us execute this vision. We hope our project will provide opportunities, experience, and build on the foundations and legacy of Tahltan miners.

During 2021, Skeena worked closely with the Tahltan Lands Department and Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT) to ensure all Tahltan requirements on our project design and Environmental Assessment are met. Skeena and THREAT had over 117 meetings in 2021, including 20 technical workshops. Skeena also regularly engaged with the TCG Communications & External Relations Department and hosted seven virtual information sessions with over 64 Tahltan participants. We had regular meetings with the Employment & Contracting Director to discuss contract opportunities and had ongoing engagements with the TCG Education & Training Department to support the Skeena Tahltan Mentorship Program. Finally, IBA negotiations were initiated in 2021 involving various TCG Departments and the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) for input to the IBA contents.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, 82 Tahltans received employment at Skeena projects through direct employment or contractors, which provided 5,972 working days. Tahltans directly employed by Skeena held the following positions: Community Relations Manager, Junior Project Engineer in Training, Environmental Technician, Camp Maintenance Technician, Geological Technician, Camp Administrator, Engineering Intern, Warehouse Intern, and Investor Relations Intern. In 2021 Skeena employed 15 Tahltans directly, which was 17% of our total direct employment.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, we work with many Tahltan and Tahltan-affiliated contractors including Northern Labour Services, Tahltan Nation Development Corporation, Iskut Band Council, Tahltech Drilling, Konaleen Drilling, and Jiggy’s Trucking.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Yes, we have outside contractors working for us, including Rugged Edge Holdings (Smithers), BV Electric (Smithers) Silver King Helicopters (Smithers), Adapt Mountain Safety (Stewart), and Omnica Drilling (Burns Lake). We encourage our contractors to connect with Tahltan companies and individuals by requiring them to demonstrate their partnerships and programs for Tahltan members in bid documents. Skeena considers the contractors record of past performance in all bid decisions. We also require contractors to track benefits to Tahltan members (employment, wages, subcontracts) and report these metrics to Skeena. 86

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

TDG GOLD TDG Gold Corp. 1-15782 Marine Dr., White Rock, BC V4B 1E6 tdggold.com CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES

Christina Smith Vice President, Sustainability 250 267 8989 csmith@tdggold.com LEADERSHIP

Fletcher Morgan Chief Executive Officer 604 355 0262 fmorgan@tdggold.com

Right: TDG Gold Project locations map. Opposite: Looking at the core.

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

TDG Gold Corporation and TDG BC Assets Corporation (TDG) is now a major holder of mineral tenure in the Toodoggone District with over 23,000 hectares of highly prospective brownfield and greenfield exploration mineral tenure under direct ownership or earn-in agreement.

Drill programs were implemented on Shasta and Oxide Peak for these past-producing sites in 2021 in order to define resources, test geological models, and confirm the accuracy of historical information related to past work. All work was undertaken in consultation with qualified environmental consultants from First Nations firms.

In December of 2019, TDG Gold signed an option agreement with ArcWest Exploration to earn-in to the Oxide Peak project with path to direct ownership. On December 11, 2020, TDG completed its acquisition of the Toodoggone assets of Talisker Resources Ltd. including the former producing Baker and Shasta Mines, the Baker mill, camp, and tailings storage facilities, and the Bot and Mets properties. TDG completed its amalgamation with Kismet Resources Corp. as a way to achieve a public listing for TDG on the TSX Venture Exchange. TDG began trading on December 17, 2020, under “TDG”. The Baker-Shasta Project is located in northern BC approximately 275 km north of Smithers. The project is situated approximately 35 km north of Kemess Mine and less than 20 km east of the historic Lawyers Mine. The former Baker and Shasta gold and silver mines are located on the property, both of which operated intermittently from the early 1980s to 2012 before being placed under care and maintenance.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Challenges for the project include trying to find workers for our site, specifically Tahltan and other First Nations. We are currently working with Ann Ball to determine how we can increase these numbers.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? Human Resources – hired during 2021: 1. Executive Leadership (CEO) – Fletcher Morgan; 2. VP Sustainability – Christy Smith (Komoks First Nation); and, 3. BC Operations Lead – Steven Kramar. All other individuals working on the project have been hired under contractors on site. 87

Shasta Baker •

8,048 metres of drilling (55 drill holes) was completed at Shasta between July and October;

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Geological mapping and sampling of the historical sites was conducted;

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Environmental monitoring and baseline data collection was performed;

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Notice of Work was applied for and approved for activities outside the Permitted Mine Area; and,

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$1 million bonding schedule was put in place with first $500,000 paid. Oxide Peak

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NOW permit was applied for and approved for Oxide Peak;

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1,048 metres of drilling (2 holes) at the Drybrough target located adjacent to Baker; and,

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Environmental monitoring and compliance assurance.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – TDG GOLD CORP.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Capital market private placements with typical participants from Canada, US and Europe. Ownership breakdown is as follows: 18.1% Talisker Resources, 4.5% Management & Insiders, 9.5% Merk Investments, 6.7% Konwave AG (Gold2000 fund), 2.7% OceanaGold Corp., and 58.5% Private Individuals and Private Family Offices. Market cap is $39 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? •

Application for a NOW to drill on the METS project. If approved, TDG is hoping to drill 21 sites;

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Application for a NOW to drill on the BOT project. If approved, TDG is hoping to drill 8 sites;

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Continue to drill at Shasta Baker to define resources; and,

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Finish drilling at Oxide Peak in the summer.

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The incorporation of Indigenous ecological knowledge and value systems in the development of reclamation prescriptions, exploration activities and partnerships.

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures? Yes, TDG had hired New Age Drilling to support on the Shasta Baker project. Due to this company having a fatality on our site, we are still in discussion regarding contracting dollars. We are looking to engage a Tahltan approved company for drilling in 2022.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? TDG has signed a Communications Agreement, Opportunities Sharing Agreement and Exploration Agreement with the TCG. We are now working closely with TCG representatives to ensure implementation of these agreements. The Lands Department have been involved in review of our Notice of Works and Special Use permit associated with the road for our project. We have been working closely with Ann Ball to increase our Tahltan representation in respect to businesses, contractors and possible hires for 2022.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? We are hoping to fill camp jobs, core cutting positions and support to the Environmental Department.

Our Contractors on site included: •

ChuCho Industries (Tsay Keh Dene) – Camp services, First Aid, Road Maintenance;

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ChuCho Environmental (Tsay Keh Dene) - Environmental Management planning;

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? • TDG Gold Corporation is proud to have the opportunity to undertake mineral exploration in the territory of the Tahltan Nation. TDG views itself as a co-steward of the land and we look forward to engaging in active, and respectful dialogue. TDG is proud of its Indigenous Engagement Policy and the work the company has done to become familiar and build relationships with Indigenous communities where it operates. The policy was developed through experience and collaboration and includes the following elements: •

Recognition of the inherent rights and title of Indigenous peoples;

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A desire to develop partnerships resulting in shared prosperity, environmental protection, and adaptive capacity building investments; and,

Sasuchan Environmental LP (Takla and EDI Environmental Dynamics) - Environmental Management planning;

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Paycore Drilling (Partnership with TKN) – Drilling; and,

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LandSea (Partnership with TKN) – Camp Cooking and Cleaning.

They all offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Thank you for working with us in the spirit of allyship and partnership. We look forward to advancing exploration in the Toodoggone District in this continued spirit.

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

THESIS GOLD Thesis Gold Inc. 1111 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC V6E2J3 thesisgold.com

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

The Ranch Gold Project is in the Toodoggone Region of Northern British Columbia, within the territory of the Tahltan Nation. Thesis Gold acquired the Ranch Gold Project in November 2020.

In August 2021, Thesis established a helicopter access only mineral exploration camp. Approximately 30 people worked out of the Ranch Gold camp to conduct mineral exploration activities including drilling ~16,000 metres in seven locations, IP surveys, LiDAR and air-borne VTEM surveys, geological mapping, soil and rock sampling and ground magnetics. Environmental monitoring activities including pre-clearing surveys, ongoing wildlife monitoring, and monthly reporting were also conducted throughout the operating season. Activities ceased in November 2021 for the season.

CONTACTS GENERAL INQUIRIES & LEADERSHIP

Ewan Webster COO and Director 403 805 2515 ewanw@thesisgold.com

Some challenges included the inability to access the site by road, as access was limited to helicopter access only. As such, we are planning to apply for an amendment to re-establish the Ranch Road, which will provide road access from the town of Mackenzie, via the Lawyers Gold Project.

Number of employees working on your project(s)? None, Thesis relies entirely on contractors to complete the exploration work. Above: Thesis Project area map.

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE Any successes or challenges you’d like to share? Successes in 2021 included some great drill results from a number of different zones, including: •

At the Bonanza Zone, drill hole 21BNZDD004 returned 13.00 metres core length of 26.98 g/t Au; including 4.00 m of 84.92 g/t Au from a depth of only 12.00 metres downhole; and,

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At the Ridge Zone, drill hole 21RDGDD009 returned 27.00 metres core length of 6.78 g/t gold (Au) and 161.74 g/t silver (Ag), or 8.80 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq), including 10.00 metres of 16.28 g/t Au and 179.96 g/t Ag or 18.53 g/t AuEq.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? Thesis Gold is publicly traded and owed as TAU-TSXV. The majority of financing comes from US and Canadian Equity Funds. 25% owned by senior management and the Board of Directors; 60% is held by US and Canadian Equity Funds; 15% is owned by high-net-worth individuals and retail. Market cap is $90 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season?

Thesis plans to conduct a short helicopter access only drilling program with staff stationed at the nearby Lawyers Project in March 2022. Once the site is accessible and snow has melted sufficiently to reopen the camp at the Ranch site, camp will be re-established to facilitate additional exploration drilling in the 2022 season.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – THESIS GOLD INC.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not? In early 2021, Thesis reached out to the Lands Director and Communications & External Relations Director at TCG to discuss a draft mineral exploration permit application for the Ranch Gold Project. Further conversations were held with these departments, and in March 2021, Thesis and TCG signed a Communications and Engagement Agreement. TCG was included in the review of the mineral exploration permit application and in the review of Water Licence Application (Tracking Number 100338888) through the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others?

Did you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? What percentage of your contracting dollars went to Tahltan companies, including TNDC and their joint ventures?

No direct employees, however, core boxes were supplied for the season by Tuya Woodcraft.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? Some contracting opportunities in 2022 include the following, however, the selected contractor would be dependent availability, capacity, and proximity to the Ranch Gold Project: •

Core box supply;

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Core cutters, IP crew, and RC samplers;

Sample hauling to /from Prince George;

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Environmental studies;

Charter plane services; and,

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First Aid.

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Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are a modern company committed to sustainable resource development and proud to stand for technical excellence, painstaking project selection, and uncompromising corporate governance. We are committed to open and transparent engagement, ensuring we understand and respect Indigenous interests, and advancing our projects in partnership with local people and institutions. Our values include: respect for the environment; openness, transparency and honesty; early and meaningful engagement with Indigenous groups; and positive and long-term beneficial relationships with Indigenous groups and other local communities.

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Core boxes were provided by Tuya Woodcraft;

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Shipping services were provided by Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd.;

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Road and bridge engineering services were provided by Tahltan All-north Consultants Ltd.; and,

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Airline services from Central Mountain Air.

Above: Project Geologist at the Ranch Project – July 16, 2021.

APEX Geoscience Ltd., 11450 160 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T5M 3Y7

APEX is responsible for all sub-contracting, and management of exploration related activities at the Ranch Gold Project. We look forward to meeting with Tahltan to discuss future opportunities.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We are looking forward to meeting and telling you more about Thesis Gold, and the Ranch Gold Project, and to build on the Communications and Engagement Agreement signed in March 2021. 90

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MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANY

TUDOR GOLD Tudor Gold Corp. 205-837 West Hastings St.,Vancouver, BC tudor-gold.com Below: Tudor Gold map.

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2021 SEASON

Tudor Gold’s projects in Tahltan Territory include Treaty Creek and Eskay North. Treaty Creek is located just north of Newcrest’s Brucejack Lake Mine and northeast of Seabridge’s KSM project. Eskay North is located immediate north of Skeena Resources’ Eskay Creek mine development project. These properties were acquired in 2016.

Treaty Creek – 30,000 metres of drilling, mapping, surface sampling and trenching. Eskay North – Prospecting, mapping, surface sampling.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company and what’s your company’s market cap? The majority of the funds raised by Tudor Gold come from private investors through private placements. In 2021, Tudor Gold raised $24.6 million dollars mainly through Canadian flow-through funds, and both European and Canadian investors. In previous years the majority of funds raised by Tudor Gold came from the Tudor Gold’s Chairman Mr. Walter Storm and Eric Sprott, a well know resource investor. CONTACTS

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

Chris Curran Head of Corporate Development 604 559 8092 chris.curran @tudor-gold.com LEADERSHIP

Ken Konkin President and CEO 604 559 8092 kenkonkin@yahoo.com LEADERSHIP

Rob Cote Site Manager 250 937 0811

Successes: During the exploration 2021 season, Tudor Gold drilled over 30,000 metres on the Treaty Creek Project. Most of the drilling was focused at the Goldstrom Deposit. Expansion drilling was also completed on the Eureka and Perfectstorm zones. Last season, the company also made a new discovery 2 km northwest of the Goldstrom Deposit, in an area which is now referred to as the Calm Before the Storm or CBS Zone. Challenges: Unfortunately, our drilling contractor was unable to acquire enough experienced drilling staff during the 2021 drilling season due to a combination of labour shortages and COVID-19. Additionally, a larger than normal 2020/2021 snowpack led to a slightly later than expected start up, and an early onset of winter conditions led to an early end of season.

Walter Storm (Tudor Gold’s Chairman) holds 32%; Resource Investor, Eric Sprott holds 17%; the other 51% ownership is held by funds and retail investors (mostly retail investors). Market cap is $400 million.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2022 season? Continue drilling the Treaty Creek Project to locate boundaries of the Goldstorm Deposit. The company also plans to focus on exploration drilling within the Perfect Storm, Eureka and the CBS zones. We are still planning the drilling program for the 2022 season, but we hope it will be our largest program.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION During the 2021 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

Number of employees working on your project(s)? • Opposite: Drill setup in early season conditions at Treaty Creek.

During peak drilling season through the summer months, Tudor Gold directly employs 15–20 people and indirectly employs up to an additional 50–60 people through contractors throughout the season.

Executive Team – Chad Day, President of the Tahltan Central Government visited Tudor Gold’s Treaty Creek Project in August of 2021. We were very happy that Chad was able to spend the day at site with Ken Konkin, current President and Chief Executive Officer of Tudor Gold.

MINERAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES – TUDOR GOLD CORP.

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Employment & Contracting Department – Ann Ball is in regular contact with our Vancouver Office.

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Lands Department – In 2021, Tudor Gold provided Shawn Ducharme, Shared Engagement Record Coordinator with detailed information pertaining to Treaty Creek and the company areas of interest within the project. The information included claim boundaries, camp locations, water sources and drill hole locations.

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Communications & External Relations Department – The Communications & External Relations Director is in contact with our office several times during the year to check in, request and collect information on the company.

In 2021, how many Tahltans did you employ? What positions did they hold in your company and what percentage of Tahltans did you employ compared to others? In 2021, Tudor Gold’s contractors estimated 11 Tahltans were working with them. However, Klee Cho did not provide any information as they do not survey employees on specific First Nations status. At this time Tudor Gold is unaware of any Tahltan members being directly employed by the company. Through multiple contractors there were roughly 30–40 First Nations on site at various times holding many different positions during the drill season. Camp managers, equipment operators, camp cooks and helpers, camp carpenters, drill pad builders, and core cutters. As a result, according to our numbers at the busiest time of year we would estimate that 1 in 8 employees associated with the Treaty Creek Project would be Tahltan members. As the majority of employees working on the project are through outside contractors, we are unable to provide a direct number of hours worked for all employees. All employees of Tudor Gold are given equal opportunities and hours dependent on position, and we ensure that this is the same for all contractors as well.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members? Yes – Tudor Gold’s contractors include Klee Cho Aviation, TEEM RTEC, Treeline Wood Products, Brewery Creek Mining, Wild Timber and Northern Labour Services Ltd. These contractors do employ Tahltan members. Tudor Gold relies on direct employees and contractors. The classification of “outside contractors” is not clear. Our primary contractors are listed below. Note their company name and office location, so Tahltans can contact them for future employment, sub-contractor and training opportunities.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members? • Tudor Gold directly employs geologists, geotechnical technicians, heavy equipment operators, First aid attendants, and mechanics. These positions are available to applicants all backgrounds and hiring is based on the availability of the position and the skill of the applicant.

Brewery Creek Mining: Primary drilling contractor »

2511 Highway 37A, PO Box 1039, Stewart, BC V0T1W0 | Phone: 250 636 9156

Employment opportunities include, Diamond drillers, Driller’s helpers, First Aid attendants, camp support.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? • We strongly value our employees and consistently prioritize maintaining a safe working environment. Tudor Gold can provide Tahltan members with on-the-job training and practical work experience to enhance career advancement within the resource industry or in other lines of work. Furthermore, we provide high paying and competitive wages.

Klee Cho Helicopters: Primary Helicopter contractor »

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Employment opportunities email: hr@yhl.ca

Treaty Vanguard Ventures: Primary labour contractor »

Darren Fargey: Owner/operator | Phone: 604 365 4667

2245 Cottonwood Dr., Gitanmaax, BC V0J 1Y2

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Tudor Gold was a proud sponsor of the Tahltan literacy and culture camp in the summer of 2021. The company looks forward to supporting additional programs like these in the future.

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Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd.

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Central Mountain Air Ltd.

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Northwest Fuels Ltd.

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Pelly Construction Ltd.

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Orica Canada Inc.

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Procon

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Progressive Ventures Construction Ltd.

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RC Crane & Construction Ltd.

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Sodexo Canada Ltd.

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Summit Camps

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— Tahltan ERM Environmental Management

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— Tahltan Hy-Tech Drilling

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— Tahltan NST

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TNDC CEO MESSAGE

Paul Gruner CEO, TNDC

CONTACT US Learn about job opportunities at: tndc.ca/employment Submit a resume to: jobs@tndc.ca Join our email mailing list to receive employment bulletins: communications@tndc.ca

I am honoured to provide my first message for the Tahltan Central Government’s annual Industry Review. Although new to the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC), I am familiar with the business, having worked with Indigenous groups for the past nine years. Most recently, I was President and CEO of Det’on Cho Management LP, the economic arm of Yellowknives Dene First Nation in Northwest Territories. Its purpose, businesses, industries served, and service offerings closely mirror TNDC’s with significant involvement in the diamond mining sector. I am excited to join TNDC, applying my knowledge and experience to build upon TNDC’s strengths and successes. From strengthening and expanding TNDC’s existing construction, camp services, airport services, forestry and fibre optics divisions, to moving forward several new opportunities in development, TNDC has tremendous potential. I’m looking forward to growing and diversifying TNDC’s business, propelling it further as a leading Indigenous business in the region, benefiting the Tahltan Nation. While equipped with fresh perspective on how to grow TNDC’s business, I am grateful to have a knowledgeable and experienced senior management team with historical knowledge who are supporting me in our quests. My first weeks are focusing on meeting team members, clients and business partners at our Dease Lake office, projects sites, and in Smithers and Vancouver. Our focus is preparing for the 2022 work season, securing contracts and advancing new business ventures. Along with a commitment to customer service excellence, we must also commit to health and safety excellence. The health and safety or our employees, the community we work in and everyone we work with is a top priority. Safety is a continuous journey that requires all employees to practice a SAFETY FIRST, SAFETY ALWAYS mindset and strive for ZERO HARM to ensure everyone goes home safe every day. Serving exploration and mining and providing construction and camp services remain important pillars of TNDC’s business. As evidenced by notable projects like Seabridge Gold’s KSM Project and Skeena Resources Eskay Revitalization Project advancing construction, and Newcrest Red Chris Mine exploring underground mining. Red Chris continues to be TNDC’s primary client providing year-round TIA construction, road maintenance, preliminary underground construction and camp services. We are working

with these clients to ensure TNDC and our partners continue to be their valued and trusted partners delivering on existing and securing new contracts in support of their projects. Our airport services business as the contract operator at Dease Lake Airport serving Red Chris crew and medical flights, is an excellent example of a successful exploration and mining sector spin-off business. It is now an important and growing division, providing year-round employment for several Tahltans. Our forestry and transportation businesses are also providing employment while the pending build of our new fibre optics infrastructure will open the doors to exciting new opportunities, in addition to bringing new revenue streams. At its core, TNDC’s mandate is to maintain a profitable organization that generates wealth, economic, employment and training opportunities for Tahltan members, those living inside and outside the territory.

The more successful TNDC is through the contracts we secure and business ventures we develop, the more opportunities we can provide to Tahltan members. We want to be an employer of choice, especially for Tahltan members. The mining and construction industry is highly competitive, which is making recruitment challenging and retention vital. Wage reviews and increases carried out in Construction and Camp Services last year are being extended to managerial positions in 2022. We are also updating our benefits plan, developing a rewards and recognition program, and implementing training programs to help our team obtain the knowledge and qualifications to meet industry standards. Mentorship by qualified professionals will remain vital to grow capabilities, fill gaps, and meet client requirements. To meet our current and future needs, we will work with TCG’s Education & Training team to develop our employees of tomorrow with specialized skills and qualifications. TNDC is on the path to an exciting future and I am excited to be on board, navigating the journey. Working together as a team with our employees, clients, partners and shareholder organizations, we will deliver on our mandate, achieve our goals and create a legacy as the business arm of the Tahltan Nation.

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TNDC PARTNER

BA ND STR A TR A NS P O RTAT I O N SY ST E M S LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW Bandstra is a regional transportation service provider in BC and Alberta. We provide a wide variety of trucking related services including less-than truckload, truckload, port drayage, warehousing, trans-load, and load brokerage services. Our customers include many of the mines and other industrial facilities operating throughout Northwestern BC. Corporate Head Office: Smithers, BC

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Bandstra has had a long working relationship with the TNDC and the Tahltan Nation including providing scheduled service to Iskut, Dease Lake, and Telegraph Creek since the 1980's. Our relationship with TNDC was formalized in 2015.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Bandstra has employment and training opportunities available for Tahltan members. We normally participate in the annual Job Fair and share open job postings with the Tahltan employment office. Positions for drivers and mechanics are typically available. Other positions open periodically. Interested candidates should apply to careers@bandstra.com

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Bandstra is a stable employer with more than 65 years’ experience operating in Northern BC. We are now part of the Mullen Group which further expands our capabilities and geographic reach. We also understand that our continued growth and success depends on the growth and success of our customers and employees. Therefore, we try to treat them as we would want to be treated ourselves. We typically pay above market rates in our industry and, unlike many competitors in the trucking industry, provide employee medical and RRSP benefits. We also try to promote from within where possible. We have a diverse range of work and work throughout the Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, which provides our employees with a lot of flexibility for change whether it be new types of work or a new location to call home.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? We are more than happy to invest in training suitable candidates and can provide financial support for formal training programs (i.e., air brakes / Class 1) where appropriate.

CONTACT Rick Bandstra Manager 250 847 2057 rickbandstra @bandstra.com bandstra.com

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? We support many Tahltan community initiatives with donations of in-kind transportation services.

Do you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? If yes, who? Yes. Kluachon Store, TNDC, and Keda Propane.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? We typically reach out to suitable contractors and invite them to participate in contracting opportunities. We encourage any Tahltan businesses to introduce themselves to us at any time if they are interested in participating in any future contracting opportunities.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? We have enjoyed a healthy and productive working relationship with Tahltan members and businesses for 40 plus years and look forward to continuing to develop that relationship as we move into the future. We welcome any opportunity to work with Tahltan businesses on opportunities or projects of mutual interest whether in Northern BC or elsewhere.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We appreciate the continued support of the Tahltan Nation.

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C E NTR A L MO U NTA IN A I R LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: 6431 Airport Rd., Smithers, BC V0J 2N0w

CONTACT Douglas McCrea President douglas.mccrea @flycma.com flycma.com

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Smithers, BC, Central Mountain Air Ltd. operates in the transportation industry as a regional airline carrier providing scheduled and charter flights primarily in British Columbia and Alberta with a fleet of over 30 aircraft. We also provide cargo services in conjunction with scheduled service flying and Medical Evacuation (Medevac) flights are provided by our affiliate company, Northern Thunderbird Air Ltd.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? We recently formalized a collaboration agreement with the TNDC in September 2021. Through the years, we have continued to work collaboratively with the members of the Tahltan Nation in advancing community support initiatives such as the improvements at the Dease Lake Airport.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? We provide employment and training opportunities for available open positions within our company by communicating on our company website (flycma.com) and public job forums such as Indeed.ca (ca.indeed. com/cmp/Central-Mountain-Air/jobs) . In the past, we have also attended the Dease Lake Job Fair. Our training opportunities include our low time pilot programs, and our apprentice mentorship programs which allow interested individuals to experience and learn a variety of skills within the flight operations and aircraft maintenance/technical operations departments providing them with a breadth of exposure and choice of guided career paths. Over the course of the next year and in the future, we intend to work closely with the Employment Department to identify increased means of communicating our available opportunities directly to Tahltan members. Employment opportunities include openings in our departments such as aircraft maintenance, technical and flight operations, airport operations, customer care and contact centers.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are a company that is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all our employees and contractors. We are committed to providing training opportunities and career development paths for all individuals and have a team-centered company culture that encourages collaboration, open communication, and respect. We support training initiatives and foster a safe and healthy work environment that is diverse and inclusive and respects people’s dignity, ideals, and beliefs. Operating in the airline industry, we offer diverse and exciting opportunities for development and the opportunity to work in a challenging work environment that provides great learning opportunities. We have a comprehensive benefits package including special travel discounts for employees and their families. We are a fun, hardworking team and we welcome and look forward to new members as part of our diverse and growing team.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? We provide training opportunities for all roles within our company which enables each employee to excel in their job responsibilities and areas of interest. From the first day of employment and throughout our employee’s career with us, we provide on the job training specific to their responsibilities, identify career paths and other areas of interest for the employees and provide appropriate training as required. Our training is delivered via several means including in-person one-on-one training, online training and courses through our Learning Management System as well as classroom or simulator training where applicable.

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At CMA, we recognize the importance of investing in the learning and development of our team members and we encourage our employees to grow their career within our company. We also provide financial assistance for training courses where applicable.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Historically, we have provided sponsorships for the Tour De Telegraph Bike Ride, sponsored charter flights for youth to attend the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME) Round Up Conference, sponsored charter flights to Dease Lake for participation in the annual hockey tournament, provided sponsored tickets or discounted tickets on our scheduled service flights for fundraisers and other events. We continue to remain in collaborative and engaged discussions to identify tangible and relevant areas we can make meaningful and supportive contributions.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Our contracting opportunities are communicated on our company website or ntair.ca.

contracting opportunities that support our provision of air services as well as to partner with the TNDC in the support and development of opportunities which provide avenues for more Tahltan businesses to grow.

Above: Our Dash 8 aircraft.

Our leadership actively supports the further development of the Dease Lake Airport with representation as an active member of the Stikine Airport Society working in support of the ongoing projects focused on the advancements and improvement of the airport. As we grow, we look forward to opportunities to strengthen our relationships and partnerships with Tahltan businesses.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? In conjunction with the TNDC, we are excited to continue to provide safe, reliable air services to the organizations and communities we serve. We share TNDC’s commitment to excellence and building powerful value creating partnerships. We look forward to a long, respectful, and mutually beneficial partnership with TNDC. We encourage and welcome Tahltan members to join our team – please visit our careers website at: flycma.com/careers

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? We strongly believe in supporting Tahltan businesses and entrepreneurial ventures through the provision of services to our operations. As part of our supply chain management strategies, we aim to provide access to

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N ORTHWEST F UELS LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: Terrace, BC

CONTACT Doug Ames President 250 635 2066 info@northwestfuels.ca northwestfuels.ca

At Northwest Fuels, we are a bulk fuel distributor and marketer for Petro-Canada with a service area of approximately 100,000 square miles. We proudly service from Prince Rupert to the Yukon border, with much of our distribution found within Tahltan Territory. The cornerstone of our company is a strong focus on safety, reliability and community.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Northwest Fuels is entering its 10th year of a Joint Venture with the TNDC; however, our personal and working relationships with TNDC and the Tahltan communities stem back decades.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? We are proud to be part of the OnTrack initiative, which communicates opportunities within our company to Tahltan communities and members. Currently we are seeking Class 1 Drivers; we have accommodation options available for anyone wishing to only relocate for shift work, but we also encourage anyone who has an interest in working for us to stop by or contact us anytime to see if there is a position right for you!

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We pride ourselves on being a family and community minded company that offers competitive wages and full benefits, health, and wellness incentives, as well as the opportunity to advance and learn new skill sets. We pride ourselves on flexibility and commitment to assisting our employees both in and out of the workplace. Additionally, being part of our team lets you travel the Northwest and still be close to home!

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? COVID has sidetracked our goal of hosting joint spill response training sessions, but we are eager to see those come to fruition. We have incentives to help interested parties reach their long-term goals (i.e., obtaining a Class 1 license).

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? We have always supported Tahltans in their community goals including the Annual Tour Telegraph, the Telegraph Recreational Hockey team (Yukon Native Hockey Tournament) and various fundraising events for the efforts to rebuild Telegraph and support impacted families.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? We reach out to the closest contractor for the service(s) required for subcontract work; we have a wellestablished contact network of Tahltan subcontractors up and down Highway 37. Again, we are always happy to expand upon that network and would love to hear from you if you feel like your services could be advantageous to our line of work or potential requirements.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? We rely heavily on both word-of-mouth of our Tahltan associates and clients, but we also use various Tahltan organizations to acquire contact information for services that may be required.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We are incredibly proud to work alongside the Tahltan Nation. Together we are fueling the future of the Northwest and reaching progressive milestones not only in business, but in camaraderie.

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PE LLY CONSTR U CTI O N LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW Pelly Construction is a family-owned northern business with 35 years’ experience specializing in heavy earthworks. Pelly is an experienced contractor in large- scale mine site development, operation, closure, reclamation, and civil infrastructure.

Corporate Head Office: Whitehorse, Yukon CONTACT Jennifer Byram Vice President 867 667 6161 jbyram@pelly.net pelly.net Left: Access road construction KSM Project.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Pelly and the TNDC worked together for the past three seasons at the Red Chris Mine and recently at the KSM Project. TNDC and Pelly Construction have recently formed Tahltan Pelly Construction JV.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? There are opportunities for employment in the following areas: equipment operator, mechanic service person, project coordinator, blaster driller, administrative clerk, first aider, shift supervisor. If you are interested, please send your resume to: resume@pelly.net

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Pelly is a platinum sponsor of the Healthy Active Tahltans (HATs) program.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Discussions with TNDC Leaders.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Discussions with TNDC Leaders.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Pelly appreciates working with TNDC and the Tahltan People in their territory.

Well paid camp jobs.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? We offer training opportunities for all open positions.

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OR ICA CA NA DA INC. COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: Calgary, Alberta

CONTACT Blaine Wright Business Development Manager 250 286 3255 blaine.wright@orica.com orica.com

Orica is one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, we sustainably mobilize the earth’s resources. Sustainability is integral to our operations. Our approach to sustainability begins with ensuring we operate our business responsibly, and by prioritizing the safety of our people, customers, and communities. We are in a unique position to leverage our expertise in technology to create safer and more responsible solutions and deliver positive economic, social, and environmental contributions through our business activities.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC?

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Orica provides training opportunities for people that want to join the Orica team including:

Orica and TNDC have had a formal agreement since 2014.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities?

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Blaster helper training;

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Bulk underground explosives loading technician;

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Bulk explosives truck operator; and,

Orica has employment opportunities throughout Western Canada. These positions are comprised of explosives truck operators, plant personnel, certified blasters, and blasters helpers for both surface and underground mining operations. Orica provides employment opportunities for people that want to join the Orica team. Opportunities are forwarded to TNDC through the TCG Employment & Contracting Director and posted electronically.

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Bulk explosives plant operator.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Charitable contributions are an important reflection of Orica’s commitment to the communities where we operate around the world. We measure our business performance through engaged employees, satisfied customers and in the communities where we operate.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? The explosives industry provides opportunities for excellent long-term careers in local and global mining and construction industries. Orica provides opportunities, facilities and environment associated with working in an international organization. Career paths at Orica are flexible allowing you to specialize or become a generalist. Orica is proud of its diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognized and encouraged. Orica also provides training programs, opportunities, and initiatives to ensure your continued growth.

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Corporate giving is one important way Orica works to enrich the hundreds of communities where we conduct business. Through our charitable contributions, we provide funds to organizations serving communities where Orica operates in North America. We focus this funding into five pillars: Youth, Education, Environment Safety and Innovation Orica is a Gold Sponsor for the Healthy Active Tahltans (HATs) initiative. In addition, Orica offers scholarships for Tahltan Nation members to attend collegiate programs in Earth Sciences based on TNDC nomination and recommendations.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Contracting opportunities are communicated through TNDC senior management based on opportunities as they arise or during quarterly business review meetings.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Orica is constantly exploring opportunities to work with Tahltan members and companies. We are also working with our customers to facilitate and integrate Tahltan members and companies in our provision of services operations at their sites.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Orica believes that by working alongside members of the Tahltan community to promote educational and employment opportunities in our field, we can strengthen local ties and ensure the success of mining, quarry, and construction projects for generations to come. Orica understands that our environment is not only defined by our natural surroundings but also includes the individuals with whom we share our community. Orica’s dedication to sustainability extends far beyond our project sites. Orica recognizes the importance of community strength in creating a safe and productive environment.

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P ROCON COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: 620-4664 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, BC V5C 0E4

CONTACT Leanne Shaw Vice President, Human Resources 604 291 8292 lshaw@procongroup.com procongroup.com

Established in 1992, Procon is one of North America’s leading mining contractors. Our skillset includes the ability to construct and operate complex underground mine and civil infrastructure projects. A significant proportion of this work is performed through Indigenous partnerships in remote northern locations. Procon’s corporate office is in Burnaby, BC, and is supported with locations in Nisku, AB; Saskatoon, SK; Val-d’Or, QC; and Yellowknife, NT.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Procon and the TNDC have successfully worked together on several projects within (or in proximity to) Tahltan Territory, including AltaGas’ Forrest Kerr and McLymont Hydroelectric projects, and Pretivm’s Brucejack Mine. Our relationship with the Tahltan has developed through various forms of joint venture agreements supporting work within the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia for more than 20 years.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Procon has internally developed a “new miner” training program that incorporates modules to introduce and train workers on various aspects of underground mining. At the Brucejack Mine, as an example, new employees from the Tahltan Nation are provided the opportunity to work through these modules over time with the goal of producing job-ready underground miners. This in-house program combines classroom theory with hands-on training and is aligned with legislative requirements. Through training and experience, the intent of the program is to provide employees with the opportunity to advance, over time and with the right competencies, through various job functions into future roles such as an equipment operator, driller, or supervisor. Positions are also made available to those holding technology diplomas/degrees supporting surveyor, mine technician or mine engineer roles within the company. We work directly with TNDC’s Human Resources and career centre, and are partnering to post all job opportunities to the TCG OnTrack Job Board.

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Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We are proud of our relationship with the Tahltan Nation and believe in the rights of all Indigenous Nations to benefit from resource development in their regions. Procon has integrated Indigenous relations into our core business strategies and practices to the point we consider ourselves to be the leader in our chosen business in Canada in partnering with Indigenous businesses. To this end, more than 75% of our business is performed through Indigenous partnerships and we are proud of our diverse workforce which we look to further develop. Procon is committed to providing our current and future Indigenous employees who possess the essential skills and experience with opportunities for advancement. We strive to build relationships built upon a framework of mutual benefit, respect, and sustainability.

Above: Mine rescue training.

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What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Partnering with Indigenous communities is key to Procon’s continued success. Procon is committed to providing the necessary health and safety training to our employees, to protect our greatest resource – our people. As part of Procon’s Miner Training Programs, Tahltan members have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of training courses including but not limited to the following: •

Supervisor & Leadership Training;

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Task Training;

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New Miner Training;

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Equipment Training;

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Explosive’s awareness;

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Fall Protection;

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Emergency response;

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Rigging and Inspection;

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Incident/Accident Investigation; and,

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Hazard Recognition / Risk Awareness. Procon utilizes project specific training plans to identify and communicate training for employees based on their location, hazards and risks specific to their tasks.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Procon has contributed to the Tahltan HATs; the TNDC Community Christmas Party, and the Youth Select Junior Hockey club. In addition, through our TNDC/ Procon Joint Venture, we contribute to the community through the financial success of the partnership.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Set-aside opportunities for Indigenous suppliers and businesses are identified by Procon on a project-byproject basis. Procon further engages Indigenous businesses as a preferred supplier of goods and services to the extent such companies or individuals are qualified, skilled and provide competitive pricing.

Our Indigenous procurement policy was developed in Q4 2021 as a key deliverable of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) certification program and full implementation of this policy will better ensure that Indigenous businesses have meaningful access to opportunities within Procon’s supply chain.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Procon recognizes that Indigenous procurement is an important driver of economic reconciliation and development for Indigenous communities. Procon anticipates establishing a Tahltan-specific procurement database in conjunction with TNDC and Tahltan Leadership and will work closely with the Tahltan to identify new business development opportunities which may exist with Procon’s supply chain that directly supports not only Procon’s projectspecific operations, but its corporate operations as well. This could result in new venture opportunities for Tahltan businesses and entrepreneurs.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? The depth of Procon’s relationship with TNDC and our Tahltan employees has been evident throughout the pandemic lifecycle. We have carefully worked to implement, communicate, and maintain the requested protocols by the Tahltan Health Authority for our Tahltan workforce, designed to help manage their health and safety and that of their communities. Respectful partnership has been at the core of our relationship and the pandemic further deepened this. Procon has access to training facilities in Smithers to conduct specialized training courses. Through training, we are educating all employees on the unique histories, experiences, and world views of Indigenous Peoples in Canada through compulsory cultural awareness training to increase awareness and build understanding of the Indigenous cultures in the regions where we work. We value the relationship we have built with the Tahltan Nation, and we look forward to further growing our relationship this year and beyond.

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P ROGRE S S IV E V ENTU R E S CO N ST R U C T I O N LT D. COMPANY OVERVIEW Progressive Ventures Construction is a full-service general contractor, proud to offer full cycle property development, construction, civil and logistical expertise. Corporate Head Office: Terrace, BC

CONTACT Darcy McKeown President 250 635 7459 info@pvlgroup.com pvlgroup.com

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? We have worked with the Tahltan Nation since 2012. We have worked together in numerous capacities – sub-contracted to, as a prime contractor, under a partnership agreement, and under a collaboration agreement.

We continue to sponsor the Healthy Active Tahltans (HATs) initiative and on various occasions individual hockey teams to travel to the Whitehorse tournament.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers?

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities?

When procuring goods and services for our contracts we communicate directly with TNDC to help identify any local options.

We post roles to OnTrack and are happy to discuss any open employment opportunity with qualified Tahltan members. Opportunities are also listed on our website. Any job opportunities in Tahltan Territory are discussed directly with TNDC Management.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations?

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We strive to maintain a diverse workforce open to all individuals. Ensuring a supportive work environment to foster individuals’ careers.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Training is offered on an as needed basis, basic worksite health and safety and standard procedures are offered to all new employees. Currently a Tahltan team member is working through management courses to fortify their strengths.

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What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation?

When working in Tahltan Territory we endeavor to offer Tahltan businesses first opportunity within our subcontractor group. Using OnTrack and having direct discussions with TNDC management allows us to communicate opportunities in real time.

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R C CR A NE & CO NST R U C T I O N LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW R.C. Crane is a family-run business that has been based out of Whitehorse for over twenty years. We provide hoisting and rigging services for many different types of industries. Anything from working on mine sites to commercial projects to delivering propane tanks for residential use. We have folding and stiff boom pickers, truck mounts, and all terrain cranes that range in size from 8 tons up to 200 tons. Operating out of the Yukon and northern British Columbia means that we specialize in working in remote, rugged areas and the hard climate that comes with being in the north.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Over the past four years we have worked within Tahltan Territory on sites such as Eskay Creek, Red Chris, and Silvertip. Our formal agreement with the TNDC however is brand new only beginning in January of 2022. We have witnessed firsthand the resources the TNDC has, and we are looking forward to working alongside them.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities?

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Training opportunities for anyone working on the RC Crane team include: •

Crane operator certification through BC Crane Safety;

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Rigging and hoisting certificate;

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A 24-hour crane operator introduction course; and,

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First Aid – Working from heights.

CONTACT Joey Chretien Owner 867 335 4220 office@rccraneyukon.com

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers?

Job opportunities with RC Crane include crane operator, rigger, and truck driver. When job opportunities are available, they are posted online using indeed.com and the Employment Director with the Tahltan Central Government will be notified. RC Crane has had employees from all parts of Canada. We look forward to potential candidates from Tahltan Nation applying for future job openings.

In our line of work most often we do not require contractors. There are likely to be times where we could use assistance in Tahltan Territory. We will contact the TNDC or use our channels through the board of directors to prioritize Tahltan contractors where we can.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

We plan to use Tahltan businesses when we can and are very excited for the support they will be able to provide while we work in Tahltan Territory.

RC Crane believes that its employees are its greatest assets and investing in our employees has always been a priority. We put extra effort into doing what we can to provide a good work life balance and taking employees’ individual needs into account. To RC Crane, it’s very important that employees enjoy their time at work as much as possible and grow their skills using both on the job training and through Yukon University.

Corporate Head Office: 36 Laberge Rd, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y9

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations?

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We look forward to our business partnership and all it has to offer both RC Crane and the Tahltan Nation.

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SOD E XO CA NA DA LTD . COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: 501-5420 North Service Rd., Burlington, ON L7L 6C7

CONTACT Yannick Bedard Director of Business Development

We are the worldwide leader in quality-of-life services. Every day, we strive to improve the quality of life of 100 million people. We develop, manage and deliver a unique array of on-site services, benefits and rewards services, along with personal and home services. With a profound understanding of our markets by segments and sub-segments, we have built a strong intimacy with our clients and a good knowledge of our consumer base. Every day we serve more than 75 million consumers. Finally, we have built a powerful network in 80 countries where we have accumulated enormous talent. We provide adapted, integrated solutions that target specific needs for every employee, at every business, in every region. Our segments of business include corporate services, energy and resources (remote sites / camp life), healthcare and seniors, and education.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Sodexo is committed to developing, nurturing, and increasing business relationships with the Tahltan Nation. This commitment is founded on four pillars:

403 909 2352 yannick.bedard @sodexo.com

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Indigenous Owned Suppliers. Sodexo follows the four R’s: Respect, Recognition, Revenue Sharing, Representation. Since 2002.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Employment: Sodexo is committed to hiring locally, first and foremost, ensuring that Tahltan members have priority access to employment. Training: Sodexo has a robust training program which includes apprenticeships (culinary, trades), development of frontline supervisory training program mentorship. Opportunities are communicated through our on-site leadership, internal website, and information board.

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Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Sodexo believes in prosperity and quality of life for everybody, and it is an important part of doing business in Canada on Indigenous land. We have spent years learning how to work with impacted communities in ways that focus not just on its day-today business, but also on what impact the company’s actions will have tomorrow, and on the future of Indigenous prosperity. Together, we strengthen and enhance a prosperous Indigenous economy through the fostering of business relationships throughout our energy and resources accounts. As a company, we are committed to providing a positive ‘legacy’ footprint in the communities where we operate. Through our training and development programs, our partnership commitments, and sustainable practices, we can help to elevate local communities. Sodexo Canada values the diversity and talent of all our employees. We are fully committed to providing a work environment that offers equal employment opportunities and growth potential to each employee. Diversity is a business imperative and an ethical and social responsibility, grounded in our core values. In our continuing effort to attain an inclusive organization, we are committed to embracing, leveraging, and respecting the diversity of our workforce, our clientele, and the communities in which we live, work, and serve. This commitment is creating a workplace that is barrier-free for people with disabilities, people of all faiths, sexual orientations, gender identities and backgrounds. In addition, Sodexo offers solutions to improve employee quality of life and recognize their efforts. These include incentive and recognition programs, professional development tools and more.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Sodexo has provided compassionate support during times of need and emergencies. In 2009, working with the TNDC, Sodexo provided bedding for those in need. In 2011 Sodexo provided breakfasts and snacks for the Dease Lake and Iskut schools, and during the fire at Telegraph Creek we provided food relief without delay.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Sodexo do not subcontract services. Sodexo Canada believes the economic development of Indigenous communities, as well as the financial independence of Indigenous people is the responsibility of all Canadians and Canadian corporations. Our partnership with TNDC has allowed us to realize our policies and commitments.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Since 2002, Sodexo has worked collaboratively with SRS, one of TNDC’s longest and most successful commercial partnerships. In 2007, SRS became the largest regional employer with over 200 staff.

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SUMMIT CA MPS COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: Smithers, BC

Summit Camps is based in Smithers, BC. We are a turn-key workforce camp provider to a wide array of industries including mining, forestry, energy, construction and government. We provide camp services across Canada. Summit offers high quality catering services, tailored to meet the needs of our diverse clients. We provide camps for up to 1,500 residents and own a large fleet of high-quality camp structures. We conduct full camp installation and do light construction on site. Summit also provides remediation services for camp equipment owned by our clients.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC?

general helpers. We believe everyone can learn and grow in their career. We also offer opportunities for apprentices to gain their hours towards their Red Seal Certification for cooking and carpentry.

Summit Camps and the TNDC have entered into a Collaboration Agreement to work together on projects in Tahltan Territory. We began our first projects together in 2021. Together we offer facilities management, camp catering, facilities maintenance, camp construction, camp structures and remediation.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Summit makes an annual financial contribution to the Dease Lake Food Bank.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities?

Do you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? If yes, who?

Summit Camps encourages Tahltan and associated Tahltan members to apply for employment with us. We offer positions such as head cook/camp manager, preparation cook, housekeeper, janitor facilities, maintenance, construction, carpenters, and others depending on the location. You can find our positions through the TCG OnTrack site, TNDC’s website and Indeed.

Yes, Keda Propane Ltd., TNDC.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? We would work with TNDC and TCG to identify Tahltan contractors and contact them directly.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Summit Camps offers an inclusive working environment, competitive wages, and a benefits package. We offer a chance to grow in your job and gain new skills for career progression. Let us know what you would like to learn and experience to align with your career goals and we will do our best to create opportunities to support you. Summit is a local company, based in Smithers, BC. We are passionate about Northwest BC and are proud our head office is located here. We encourage you to visit our website at summitcamps.ca to learn more about our work culture and community focused approach.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? We prioritize qualified Tahltan businesses for opportunities with Summit Camps.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We are excited to work with our Tahltan neighbours and look forward to non-pandemic times so we will be able to visit communities, attend job fairs and meet in person!

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Summit Camps does not require prior academic qualifications for most positions, although there are some required certificates such as Food Safe. We appreciate the hands-on learning and the experience that comes with working in camps. We train new employees on the job. We train existing employees at work to develop new skills and progress to new positions. We are proud to have camp managers who began as sandwich makers and head cooks who began as

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CONTACT Bud Rich, Director of Business Development and Community Relations 250 814 7612

bud.rich@summitcamps.ca

summitcamps.ca

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TAHLTA N ER M ENV IRO N M E N TA L M A N AG E M E NT COMPANY OVERVIEW Tahltan ERM Environmental Management (TEEM) provides consulting services within the Tahltan Territory, including environmental, archaeological, sustainability, health and safety, fisheries, terrestrial, climate and atmospheric, ecological risk assessments, environmental effects monitoring, reclamation, water treatment, and social and economic sciences. Corporate Head Office: Vancouver; Smithers.

CONTACT Wade Brunham Partner, TEEM Director 250 877 8125 wade.brunham@erm.com erm.com

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? The TNDC and ERM Consultants Canada Ltd. (ERM) partnered in May 2004 to establish RTEC (renamed to TEEM in the summer of 2021). TEEM was formed as a 50/50 joint venture partnership.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? TEEM is always looking for field-going staff to support our teams across the various tasks and projects in Tahltan Territory. Additionally, we are looking for project managers/coordinators and individuals with experience in environmental science or engineering as well as some administrative roles. Training is provided on-thejob through direct experience and mentoring in the field. Training opportunities include hydrological measurements, surface and groundwater sampling, meteorological station installation and maintenance, first aid, swift water, electrofishing, and avalanche skills. TEEM also provides an annual bursary to Tahltan members for advanced and ongoing education opportunities. We communicate employment opportunities through OnTrack, our partners at TNDC, the Employment Director with the TCG, and our internal network of past employees. We partner with Tahltan and Indigenous businesses like Northern Labour to increase our connection with Tahltan employees and we also make use of Indigenous career website postings.

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Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? TEEM provides unique opportunities to travel to remote locations within and outside the territory. The exposure to the land while studying fish, wildlife, hydrology, glaciers, weather, and archaeology helps build and maintain a connection to that land and culture. Working directly in and for the environment will foster an understanding and appreciation of the pristine conditions of the territory and support sustainable resource development for future generations.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? In addition to on-the-job training and mentorship, TEEM provides continuing education opportunities through intensive classroom and field training programs. In the past, topics have included water quality sampling, hydrology, air quality, field measurements, and contaminated sites and ML/ARD. The first session was held in 2005 and a second in 2018. TEEM continues to look for ways to provide training. TEEM also provides an annual bursary to Tahltan members for advanced and ongoing education opportunities.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? TEEM has participated in the TCG bursary program to Tahltan members. TEEM has also sponsored and participated in the Tour de Telegraph and the TCG Job Fair.

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Do you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? If yes, who?

Above: Screening soil. Left: Hiking steep terrain.

Yes. In 2021, TEEM hired over 1,700 hours of employment of Tahltan members through Northern Labour. TEEM collaborates regularly with other Joint Venture partners like Tahltan Allnorth, Tahltech Drilling, and Bandstra.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Contracting opportunities are communicated through TNDC and the Employment Director at the TCG.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? TEEM is a collaborative organization and routinely partners with and includes Tahltan businesses, Joint Venture partners, and Tahltan individuals in our projects. Our approach is to connect with TNDC to identify any suitable businesses to include in our projects. We contact businesses directly and engage on a task-by-task basis providing support and direction as needed. We have priority hiring of Tahltans, TNDC Joint Venture companies, and Tahltan owned businesses when working on Tahltan lands. We collaborate with our clients to do the same to build economic development and prosperity in the territory.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? TEEM is grateful for our partnership over the past seventeen years and is excited to continue working closely with Tahltan in the future. Please look for us at events in the communities in 2022. Please don’t hesitate to contact Blaine Lindstrom at: blaine.lindstrom@erm.com or Wade Brunham wade at: brunham@erm.com if you have any questions.

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TAHLTA N FOR ESTRY LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW

Corporate Head Office: Vancouver, BC

CONTACT Andrew Burke Director, Business Development 604 250 6630 andrew.burke @tahltanforestry.com

Tahltan Forestry Ltd. (TFL) is a company jointly-owned by TNDC and NorthPac Forestry Group Ltd. TFL was founded in late 2019, with the purpose of managing all forestry activities in Tahltan Territory. In addition to a head office in Vancouver, NorthPac’s base of operations is in Terrace. TFL manages the Tahltan forest licence that has an allowable annual cut of 75,000 m3. This license covers the entirety of the non-overlapping portion of Tahltan Territory within the Cassiar Timber Supply Area. In addition to harvesting the Tahltan licence, TFL performs tree clearing and access work for projects in Tahltan Territory, such as for mines, powerlines and other infrastructure.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Tahltan Forestry Ltd. is jointly owned by TNDC and NorthPac Forestry Group Ltd. The company was formed in late 2019.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Employment opportunities are available in logging and related support positions, such as project coordination, supervision and safety management. Tahltan Forestry has not yet developed a forestry training program but this is something we are working on. Opportunities are communicated through OnTrack, and through coordinating with the TCG Employment & Contracting Director.

Do you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? If yes, who? Yes, Wild Timber Industries Ltd.; and, Northern Labour Services Ltd.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Contracting opportunities are communicated to Ann Ball, TCG Employment & Contracting Director and/or directly to the Tahltan businesses (e.g., Wild Timber).

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Utilizing Tahltan businesses is a top priority for Tahltan Forestry Ltd. Logging operations on the forest licence will be starting in 2022 and we look forward working to develop additional logging capacity within the Tahltan Nation.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Tahltan members should want to work for us because it provides an opportunity to participate in forestry within Tahltan Territory. Forestry provides opportunities for work both in the field and/or in the office. There is something for everyone.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? A training program is still being developed.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? NorthPac has previously supported HATs, hockey teams and provided education scholarships.

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Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Tahltan Forestry Ltd. just completed a successful project for Skeena Resources, clearing 91.3 ha. Tahltan Forestry Ltd. was awarded a contract to clear trees at the Dease Lake Airport, and will be subcontracting work to Wild Timber Industries, a Tahltan-member owned business. We have submitted our first Cutting Permit for approval and we expect logging operations on the forest licence to start within the next two months.

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TA HLTAN H Y-T ECH D R I L L I N G COMPANY OVERVIEW Tahltan Hy-Tech Drilling is the TNDC partnership with Hy-Tech Drilling Ltd., the preferred choice for Diamond Drilling in Tahltan Territory. Based in Smithers, BC, Hy-Tech supports the world’s leading mining companies with surface, fly, and underground drilling for exploration, development stage projects and ongoing active mining operations in some of the most rugged and complex environments.

Corporate Head Office: Smithers, BC

With the industry’s highest hole completion rate of 99%, equipment uptime of 99.7%, and safety embedded in everything we do, Hy-Tech is trusted to keep you on schedule. Hy-Tech designs, builds, and maintains the equipment, optimizing access to the complex terrain in Tahltan Territory, deep hole requirements, and reducing environmental impact. Hy-Tech also reduces water usage by over 90% by filtering solid waste and reusing water through the centrifuge system. We are also able to provide advanced drilling analytics to monitor and log performance. We are committed to a win/win/win approach to create lasting value for employees, clients, and the Tahltan Nation

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Hy-Tech Drilling is committed to building positive and ongoing relationships with Indigenous people and local communities in the regions that we operate. Hy-Tech has promoted training and employment opportunities in the Tahltan area through OnTrack and has taken part in various career fairs throughout the years. Where there is sufficient ongoing demand for drilling by Hy-Tech, business partnerships can be developed and as such the Tahltan Hy-Tech Drilling partnership was established in 2021 and subsequently launched in 2022.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Hy-Tech has opportunities in all areas of the business from field operations (drillers, helper, foreman) to field support (human resources, safety, finance, shop, warehouse, etc.) at the branch location in Smithers. Opportunities for training and employment are advertised on the Hy-Tech website, social media accounts, OnTrack and on various other employment search websites.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? As a growing company, Hy-Tech takes pride in offering meaningful employment, training and longterm career opportunities. We have built one of the best teams in the industry, and work hard to give our team everything they need to develop a long-lasting, meaningful career including: •

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CONTACT Coby de Vries Human Resources Manager 250 847 9301 ext. 3205 coby.devries @hy-techdrilling.com hy-techdrilling.com

These are the reasons people want to work for Hy-Tech, but they stay to become the best the industry has to offer.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Hy-Tech offers an in-house Drillers Helper Training Program multiple times throughout the year. The course provides new recruits with no previous experience in the Diamond Drilling Industry with an introduction to the drillers’ helpers’ roles, responsibilities, and tasks.

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The course is provided through a mix of classroom and hands-on training and candidates are offered field placement upon successful completion of the course. Continued training and development is also offered to employees throughout their careers at Hy-Tech. There is a real focus on safety, and we are confident in our procedures and equipment. In addition to career development, field crews are offered the following specific training opportunities: •

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Tools and assessments that have been developed to determine if an employee is ready for the next step in their career at Hy-Tech.

Hy-Tech has a team of highly experienced trainers who facilitate internal training programs and career development.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Hy-Tech has provided support to the following areas: •

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Tahltan Selects Hockey Team;

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Participated in TCG Job Fair and provided swag to participants.

Hy-Tech will continue to work with the Tahltan Nation to contribute to community goals that provide legacy and value to as many community members as possible.

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Do you have any Tahltan contractors working for your company? If yes, who? Yes, Hy-Tech, and our clients, work together to provide opportunities for Tahltan contracts on site. Hy-Tech has developed a relationship with TNDC at the Red Chris Mine and works together to ensure smooth operation at the drill site.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? Hy-Tech actively seeks out ways to make positive contributions that bring long-term benefits to the communities where we have ongoing work. We encourage Tahltan contractors and businesses to reach out and provide us with information on their services.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Hy-Tech is committed to including Tahltan businesses in our operations as opportunities arise. Where Hy-Tech has subcontracting opportunities to offer, the Tahltan Nation is given the first right of refusal. The Tahltan Nation is allowed the first opportunity to put forth their quote and qualifications.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Setting the standard of excellence in Diamond Drilling does not just happen – it is through unwavering commitment to continuous improvement that Hy-Tech is able to set the standard in quality, safety, and environmental management every step of the way.

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TA HLTAN NST COMPANY OVERVIEW Facilitating transportation for Newcrest Red Chris Mine operations. We move workers from Dease Lake Airport to site or, when flights deviate, we head to Smithers and bus them up! We also move people on site. Our fleet consists of high-end highway coaches and industrial crew buses.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC?

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? A Walk for Healing Nations.

Our joint venture with TNDC began in Spring of 2020.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? We are always looking for trained, experienced motorcoach operators. Drivers need a minimum of Class 2 with air. These opportunities are posted on OnTrack as well as Indeed and WorkBC.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? With years of experience in the bus industry, transporting workers to mine/mill sites as well as long distance tours, we strive to combine safety, reliability and price sensitivity with customer service and hospitality that goes above and beyond. We also know that all of this is due to the hard work and dedication of our team.

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers?

Corporate Head Office: Prince George, BC

CONTACT Sandra Clermont Human Executive Director 250 563 3114 info@gonst.ca gonst.ca

At this point, we are not in need of contracting service providers.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Referring to Tahltan website and keeping communication with the TNDC team open.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? Looking forward to forging a path forward together in the region.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Once on-board, training for additional aspects of being a professional driver are available. We are hoping to facilitate training of prospective drivers in the future.

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TAHLTA N-A LLNO RT H COMPANY OVERVIEW Corporate Head Office: Prince George, BC

CONTACT Alex Burkinshaw Senior Manager, Business Development 250 613 1084 aburkinshaw @allnorth.com allnorth.com

Right: Design planning with Tahltan-Allnorth.

Tahltan-Allnorth is a Limited Partnership with the TNDC and Allnorth Consultants Limited. Tahltan-Allnorth provides civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering and design, survey and materials testing, construction, procurement and project management services to clients within Tahltan Territory.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? Limited Partnership since 2012 (10 years).

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Employment opportunities are posted through Allnorth’s careers page found the following link: allnorth.com/careers and are also posted through on Tahltan OnTrack.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? Allnorth provides a secure, fun and exciting work environment with a diverse service offering. We are big enough to know how to do projects and small enough that our team members and clients do not feel like just a number. We serve many sectors which means very good job security, the ability to pay our team members well, provide opportunities for advancement and challenging but rewarding work.

What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members? Training opportunities are often on a project-by-project basis, but for the right people entry level training to be a survey assistant, materials technician, or field assistant. As an Allnorth team member additional training is available to progress both personally and professionally. This training can include getting different certifications to aid your career projection or tasked based training through our various training platforms.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? Donations to hockey teams in the past and to HATs in 2021.

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How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers? We typically reach out to TNDC for information on Tahltan contractors or other Tahltan partners should the need arise for subcontracting.

What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? Contracts won by Allnorth within the Tahltan Territory and outside of other First Nation Territories are done through Tahltan-Allnorth.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We are looking for great people who want to learn about engineering, survey, and materials testing.

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TAHLTECH DR ILLIN G S E R VI C E S LT D . COMPANY OVERVIEW Tahltech Drilling Services Ltd., (Tahltech) is a limited partnership between the TNDC and Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. (Geotech). The partnership operates in the Tahltan Nation providing multi-disciplinary drilling services for various drilling markets including mineral exploration diamond drilling, and geotechnical and environmental drilling. Methods include sonic, air rotary, mud rotary and auger drilling, cone penetration testing (CPT) for tailings facilities and geotechnical assessments through Gregg Drilling and Testing Canada (Gregg), which is majority owned by Geotech. Tahltech can utilize various types of drills that are mounted on a variety drill carrier to drill in almost any location including: track, truck, skid, heliportable, underground, barge and amphibious drill carriers. Exploration services focus on defining suspected or known deposits of precious/base metals, coal and/or other valuable minerals in the subsurface at depths up to and over 1,200 metres. The geotechnical and other services typically focused on determining the subsurface characteristics for infrastructure design, typically for mine development in the Tahltan Territory. These services are also required for most types of development, remediation, or construction projects. Often geotechnical drilling involves instrumentation installation or other installations such as groundwater monitoring wells. Typical potential projects include mining exploration, pipeline alignments, mine reclamation, mine pit infrastructure design, tailing facility feasibility/upgrades, hydro-electric dam feasibility/upgrades, road network evaluation, energy facilities, and foundation design. Outside of the Tahltan Territory geotechnical works on projects across Canada, has worked internationally (Africa, South America, USA, Greenland) and has recently completed a geotechnical project at a research facility in Antarctica for the Australian Government.

What is your relationship with TNDC and the Tahltan Nation? How long have you had your joint venture (or other relationship) with TNDC? A formal relationship was established with TNDC via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Revenue Share Agreement in March 2016. In October 2016 TNDC and geotechnical incorporated Tahltech Drilling Services Ltd. and is a limited partnership 51% owned by TNDC.

What employment and training opportunities are available to Tahltan members? How do you communicate these opportunities? Typically, employment and training opportunities are for drillers and driller assistants; however, depending on the projects there may be opportunities and other positions (i.e., administration, safety, driver, etc.). For opportunities on projects within the Tahltan Territory we communicate with TNDC and Tahltan Works. Positions available are now also posted on “OnTrack” on the TCG web page. We also encourage people interested in working outside of the territory to apply on Geotech’s website: geotechdrilling.com.

Corporate Head Office: 5052 Hartway Dr., Prince George, BC V2K 5B7

CONTACT Brant Jackson Marketing Manager 250 962 9041 brant.jackson @geotechdrilling.com geotechdrilling.com/ companies/tahltechdrilling/

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you? We offer on-the-job training, as we grow a more stable client base, we can introduce potential employees to different drilling techniques, and we are a TNDC partner. Positions at Tahltech offer the ability to work within the territory and opportunity to travel outside of the territory if opportunities present, yet still live local. Tahltech has a strong focus on organic growth, room to move up the ranks. Our diverse service offerings allow employees to learn new skills with every industry sector (i.e., exploration, geotechnical, environmental), many of these skills can be used outside of the workplace. Further to this, we pay the market wages, with bonus packages and a great benefit package with RRSP matching.

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What training opportunities do you provide for Tahltan members?

How do you communicate contracting processes when you are looking for services providers?

Most training is provided on-the-job on how to safely work around and operate our various drilling equipment. Other training could be provided based on the position available, this includes:

If we are informed of services needed that we do not provide, we contact TNDC to see if they have other partners who can provide those services.

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Base online training courses: Company Safety Orientation, Bear Awareness, Firefighting & Fire Extinguisher Training, Hazard Assessment, WHMIS and Winter Driving; Depending on job description additional training may include: Ground Disturbance 201, Standard First Aid, H2S Alive, Construction Safety Training System, and Common Safety Orientation.

What philanthropic contributions have you made to the Tahltan Nation? In the past years, Geotech has donated gifts and/ or items to the Community Christmas Party, Job Fair prizes, and various other community events. In 2021 we were a Gold sponsor for the Healthy Active Tahltans program. As a TNDC partner we understand that a portion of the funds raised through the Tahltech partnership would also help support TNDC with its philanthropic contributions to the community.

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What is your approach to including Tahltan businesses in your operations? We work with the TNDC when we recognize any opportunities for services we do not provide. Most of the time the end client hires all the subcontractors though.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation? We value the relationship we have with the TNDC and Tahltan Nation and look to create more benefit to the community as projects are built.

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