5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

The exploration and evaluation assets of the Company consist of the acquisition costs of mining assets located in Botswana:

 SCHEDULE OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

The following is a description of the Company’s exploration and evaluation assets and the related spending commitments:

Botswana Assets - Selebi and Selkirk

In September 2021, the Company executed the Selebi Asset Purchase Agreement (“Selebi APA”) with the BCL Limited (“BCL”) liquidator to acquire the Selebi Mines formerly operated by BCL. In January 2022, the Company closed the transaction and ownership of the Selebi Mines transferred to the Company.

Pursuant to the Selebi APA, the aggregate purchase price payable to the seller for the Selebi Mines shall be the sum of $79,158,318 (US$56,750,000), which amount shall be paid in three instalments:

The total acquisition cost of the Selebi Mines includes the first instalment of $2,086,830 (US$1,750,000), the payment of the care and maintenance funding contribution of $6,164,688 (US$5,178,747), and the second instalment of $34,441,488 (US$25,000,000).

In addition to the Selebi APA, the purchase of the Selebi Mines is also subject to a royalty agreement as well as a contingent consideration agreement with the liquidator. The royalty agreement consists of a net smelter returns royalty (the “Selebi NSR”) of 2% on the net value of sales of concentrate or other materials with respect to production from the Selebi mining licence, of which the Company has the right to buy-back 50% (Note 10). The contingent consideration agreement consists of two components: (i) a sliding scale payment of US$0.50/tonne of ore up to US$1.40/tonne of ore with respect to the discovery of new mineable deposits greater than 25 million tonnes of ore from a base case of 15.9 million tonnes, with a minimum grade of 2.5% nickel equivalent, accrued at the time of a decision to mine; and (ii) price participation of 15% on post-tax net earnings directly attributable to an increase of 25% or more in commodity prices, on a quarterly basis, for a period of seven years from the date of first shipment of concentrate or other materials.

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

The Company also negotiated a separate asset purchase agreement (the “Selkirk APA”) with the liquidator of Tati Nickel Mining Company (“TNMC”) in January 2022 to acquire the Selkirk deposit and related infrastructure formerly operated by TNMC. The transaction closed in August 2022.

The Selkirk APA does not provide for a purchase price or initial payment for the purchase of the assets. The acquisition cost of the Selkirk Mine of $327,109 (US$244,954) was the care and maintenance funding contribution from April 1, 2021, to the closing date of the Selkirk APA. The Selkirk APA provides that if the Company elects to develop the Selkirk Mine first, the payment of the second Selebi instalment of $34,441,488 (US$25,000,000) would be upon the approval by the MMRGTES of the Company’s Section 42 and Section 43 applications (for the further extension of the Selkirk mining licence and amendment of the Selkirk mining program, respectively). The Company prepaid the non-refundable second Selebi instalment. For the third Selebi instalment of $42,630,000 (US$30,000,000), if the Selkirk Mine were to be commissioned earlier than the Selebi Mines, the payment would trigger on the Selkirk Mine’s commission date. The Company has applied for, and is awaiting confirmation of, an extension of the Selkirk APA study phase to coincide with the expiry of the Selebi APA study phase, being December 31, 2026.

In addition to the Selkirk APA, the purchase of the Selkirk Mine is also subject to a royalty agreement as well as a contingent consideration agreement with the liquidator. The royalty agreement consists of a net smelter returns royalty (the “Selkirk NSR”) of 1% on the net value of sales of concentrate or other materials with respect to production from the Selkirk mining licence, which the Company has the right to buy-back in full (Note 10). The contingent consideration agreement is on similar terms as the Selebi Mines contingent consideration.

In August 2023, the Company entered into a binding commitment letter with the liquidator of BCL to acquire a 100% interest in two additional deposits (“Phikwe South” and the “Southeast Extension”) located adjacent to and immediately north of the Selebi North shaft. The agreement has since lapsed and in August 2025, the Company informed the liquidator of BCL that it would no longer be pursuing the acquisition of the Phikwe South and the Southeast Extension deposits. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $501,497 during the year ended December 31, 2025, related to care and maintenance costs during the evaluation period of the properties in 2023, which had been previously capitalized as part of the Selebi Mines acquisition cost.

Both the Selebi Mines and Selkirk Mine are subject to a royalty payable to the Botswana Government of 5% of all precious metals sales and 3% of all base metals sales.

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)

General Exploration Expenses

Details of the general exploration expenses by nature are presented as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF GENERAL EXPLORATION EXPENSES

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

(Expressed in Canadian dollars)