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Barsele Minerals Corp. (TSX.V: BME)

Exploring for Precious and Base Metals in

Northern Sweden

February 2020

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This presentation of Barsele Minerals Corp. (the “Company”) contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the United States “Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of1995” and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Statements containing forward-looking information express, as at the date of this presentation, the Company’s plans, estimates,forecasts, projections, expectations, or beliefs as to future events or results and Barsele does not intend, and does not assume any obligation to, update such statements containing theforward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans,” “projects,” or “projected,” “expects,” or“does not expect,” “is expected,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “scheduled,” “intends,” “anticipates,” or “does not anticipate,” or “believes,” or variations of such words and phrases, orstatements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “can,” “could,” “would,” “might,” or “will be taken,” “occur,” or “be achieved.” Statements containing forward-looking informationinclude, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the anticipated economic returns of any of the Company’s projects, the expected results from exploration activities, the economicviability of the development of newly discovered ore bodies, the accuracy of mineral resource estimates, future production levels, the requirements for additional capital, the results ofdrilling, and Barsele’s commitment to, and plans for developing, newly discovered and existing mineralized structures.

Statements containing forward-looking information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance orachievements of Barsele Minerals Corp. and its operations to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others, the actualresults of current exploration activities, future prices of silver and gold, unpredictable risks and hazards relating to the development of our projects, and the speculative nature ofexploration and development. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. There can be no assurancethat any statements containing forward-looking information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on statements containing forward-looking information.

CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORSThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") permits US Mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company caneconomically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms in this presentation, such as "measured", "indicated", and "inferred" resources, which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibitUS registered companies from including in their filings with the SEC. Any estimates of mineral resources shown in the Barsele Minerals Corp. presentation have been prepared in accordancewith definition standards of the Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), which may differ from definition standards of the UnitedStates Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Industry Guide 7.

QUALIFIED PERSON

All technical content found in the Barsele Minerals Corp. presentation has been reviewed & approved by Ben Whiting, MSc., P.Geo., Vice President Exploration of Barsele Minerals Corp.and a Qualified Person under Canadian NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Forward Looking Statements

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It Takes a Team

Barsele’s management team, a part of the Belcarra Group, has the proven technical skills to discover & developquality exploration projects that maximize shareholder value---the same team recognized for the discovery ofOrko Silver Corp’s La Preciosa Silver-Gold Deposit in Durango, Mexico, amongst other discoveries.

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Board of Directors, Management and Technical Team

Gary Cope President and CEO Director

Ross Wilmot, C.P.A., C.A. Chief Financial Officer Director

Ben Whiting, M.Sc., P.Geo. Vice President – Exploration

Art Freeze, P.Geo. Geologist Director

Alex Tsakumis, B.A. Vice President of Corporate Development

Steve Cope Senior Director of Business Development

Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo. Technical Advisor

Rick Sayers, CPA, C.A. Director

W. (Harry) White, M.B.A. Director

Belcarra Group

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Share Structure and Shareholders

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Capital Structure

Shares Outstanding 119.3M

Warrants (all exercised as of Mar 31st) 0.0M

Options (avg. price $0.38) 10.5M

Fully Diluted Shares 129.8M

Notable and Major Shareholders

Institutional - US Global Investors- Ingalls and Snyder Brokerage Accounts- Donald Smith and Co Value Fund- Earth Resource- Contrarian Group

50%

Fresnillo Mining 4%

Management 25%

Ownership

Institutional Management Corporate Retail

Barsele Minerals Corp

Listing TSXV

Symbol BME

52 Week Hi-Lo $0.75/$0.36

Current Price $0.42

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Top Mining Jurisdiction

➢ Located near Storuman, 600 km north of Stockholm▪ Well developed access and major infrastructure - Inexpensive

power, rail, roads, water and skilled labour▪ 48,360 hectares of contiguous mineral concessions

➢ Property is in the Fennoscandian Shield▪ Host rocks are a part of prolific Proterozoic “Skellefte Trend”,

where it meets ‘Gold Line’ of Sweden

➢ Region is host to current and past producers ▪ Boliden, Kristineberg, Bjorkdal, Svartliden

➢ Sweden is a leading producer of metals in Europe▪ Security of tenure▪ Taxation incentives - No mineral tax, 22% corporate tax rate ▪ Low political risk - Mature, well defined environmental &

permitting processing in a mining friendly area

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Storuman, Västerbottens Län, SWEDEN

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Premier Joint Venture Partner - Agnico Eagle

➢ Joint Venture

▪ Agnico Eagle 55%, Barsele 45%.

▪ Agnico can increase to 70% with delivery of Pre-feasibility.

▪ All exploration costs through pre-feasibility covered by Agnico Eagle.

➢ Name Recognition

▪ Top performing senior mining company.

▪ Strong management and technical team.

▪ Well capitalized and active in M&A.

➢ Understand Region

▪ Successful operation at Kittila Mine in Lapland, Finland.

▪ Knowledgeable and strong presence in Scandinavia.

▪ Excellent community relations.6

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Overview

➢ Expanding gold deposit with growth potential.▪ New 2019 resource - Indicated Resources grew by 67% to 324,000 ounces and Inferred grew by 67% to 2,086,000 ounces.*▪ Deposit and extent of mineralization remains open along 7 km strike and to a depth of at least 925 m in the main zone. ▪ Metallurgical testing in the gold zone yielded gold recovery rates over 92%.▪ Stage 2 of 3 permitting complete for exploitation.

➢ Agnico Eagle is the JV partner and operator who is responsible for all costs until delivery of pre-feasibility.▪ Agnico drilled over 147,000 m and spent over $40 million on the earn in and on site.▪ Delivery of a pre-feasibility would add addition value.

➢ Desirable Mining Jurisdiction with tremendous infrastructure surrounding project.▪ Northern Sweden is deemed “mining country” with many favorable incentives.▪ Infrastructure includes roads, rail, inexpensive power and electricity, water and skilled labour.

➢ Strong institutional and management shareholder base.▪ Institutional ownership is over 60% and management at 25%.

➢ Possible takeover candidate.

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Key Highlights

* The independent and Qualified Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by NI 43-101, are Harold Brisson, P.Eng and Carl Pelletier, P.Geo., B.Sc., from InnovExplo Inc., Val D’Or Quebec and the effectivedate of the Estimate is February 14, 2019.

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Main Mineralized Zone- Avan, Central and Skirasen

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Avan, Central and Skiråsen zones extend over a strike length of 3 km from surface to

~ 925 m depth. The known mineralization occurs in an intrusive rock (granodiorite).

Norra VMS Deposit

Avan, Central & Skirasen, Main Gold Resource Area

Year Meters Holes

2015 8,385 15

2016 33,477 82

2017 58,281 123

2018 35,010 91

2019 12,310 56

Total 147,153 367

Agnico Eagle Drill Summary

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Gold Mineralization Outlines

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Gold – Represents the existing resourceBlue – Existing mineralized envelope > 0.5g/t

Potential Resource Growth Along Strike and at Depth

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Longitudinal Profile

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➢ Looking towards 040 (NE).

➢ Shows location of hole SKI17016 (black line) and insitu blocks >2.5 g/t Au.

➢ White contour outlines MSO stopes at 1.66g/t cut-off Au.

Avan Zone Central Zone Skirasen Zone

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Risberget Target

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➢ Risberget is on the same structural path as main mineralized zone along the NW-SE trend.

➢ Drilling has expanded mineralized gold zone from 250 m to 1,300 m in length and over 200 m in depth and remains open in all directions.

➢ Drilling at hole RIS-17007 yielded 32.0 m grading 2.92 g/t Au and RIS-17005 yielded 1.0 m grading 248.0 g/t Au.

➢ Risberget is not yet in the current resource estimate block model.

Longitudal Profile at Risberget looking NW (>0.5 g/t Au cut-off)Risberget Zone is 3.7 kms east of the main gold zone

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Norra Zone (VMS)

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➢ The Norra Zone is a volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VMS) deposit.

➢ VMS mineralization is hosted in a sequence of sheared felsic volcanics, foliated pyritic shales and pelitic sediments with a basal massive-sulphide zone.

➢ The main mineralized body at Norra, is ~300 m in strike-length and 5 to 50 m in width.

➢ Gold is probably remobilized and likely enriched by a later overprinting epithermal phase of mineralization.

➢ Arsenopyrite-rich patches at the Norra prospect are identical to arsenopyrite patches that occur in several of the VMS deposits in the nearby Skellefte mining district.

Geological Setting and Mineralization

3.1m at 9.0 g/t Au, 78 g/t Ag, 1.67 % Cu, and 5.47 % Zn**Historical intersection reported by Orex Minerals

Hole DH0414

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VMS TARGETS

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➢ Preliminary interpretation of gravity survey indicates approximately 18 high-gravity anomaly targets.

➢ Modelled targets depth varies from near surface to 600 meters.

➢ Multidisciplinary evaluation of each target compiling various datasets including geochemistry, geology, geophysics is currently ongoing.

➢ Agnico Eagle primarily focussing on VMS targets during 2019 on the project.

Geophysics

18 New VMS Targets Identified

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Agnico Eagle Drilling Highlights

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Hole From (m) To (m) Core Length (m) True Thickness (m) Au (g/t) Top-Capped (at 20 g/t Au)

AVA16022 66.80 109.00 42.20 30.0 2.03 2.03

254.00 272.00 18.00 13.5 1.08 1.08

AVA18003 253.00 262.00 9.00 5.70 35.72 5.58

CNT15013 343.00 345.00 2.00 1.50 33.97 12.55

473.50 492.00 18.50 13.88 3.00 3.00

519.20 526.00 6.80 5.10 5.02 5.02

CNT15016 270.00 277.00 7.00 5.30 5.06 5.06

339.00 451.00 112.00 84.00 2.07 2.01

CNT16003 27.00 53.00 26.00 19.50 1.78 1.78

69.50 80.00 10.50 7.90 10.99 1.55

CNT16011 351.00 374.00 23.00 11.50 7.90 5.36

RIS17005 20.00 21.00 1.00 0.80 248.0 20.0

RIS17007 109.00 141.00 32.00 24.0 2.92 1.58

SKI16007 364.00 408.00 44.00 33.00 4.08 1.87

496.00 518.40 22.40 16.80 2.24 2.24

560.00 570.00 10.00 7.50 6.11 1.59

SKI16010 243.00 249.00 6.00 4.00 33.46 6.33

285.00 290.00 5.00 3.50 13.29 6.05

350.00 528.00 178.00 125.00 1.68 1.51

SKI17003 434.00 476.00 42.00 24.8 2.06 2.06

517.00 567.00 50.00 29.7 3.10 1.75

SKI17016 252.00 289.00 37.00 14.7 2.48 2.48

333.00 420.00 87.00 35.0 1.98 1.98

495.00 509.00 14.00 5.80 12.60 5.55

SK18003B 663.00 690.00 27.00 13.5 4.12 3.70

Multiple Gold Intercepts

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Ongoing Base of Till (BOT) Sampling

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➢ BOT program shows evidence that Avan and Central will connect.

➢ Potential for a parallel gold zone south of the main zone.

➢ Potential for parallel gold zone between Norra and Avan at Barseleberget.

➢ 2019 program included 247 BOT holes

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Agnico Trenching in the Central Zone

Glacial Till Cover 2 - 10m

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Blue Sky

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Potential Resource Growth – Shear Zone Extends Over 7kms

➢ Infill Drilling in the Resource Area

▪ Current Resource area covers 3 km in length and located on the NW extension of the shear zone.

▪ Drilling the gaps in the resource.

➢ At Depth

▪ Resource averages 450 m depth but mineralization remains open as drilling has

hit gold mineralization down to 1 km in depth.

▪ Geophysics shows no change in rock type to at least 2 km depth.

➢ Along Strike

▪ Successful drilling at the SE end of the 7 km strike not included in the resource.

▪ 4 km of strike in between is underexplored.

➢ VMS Upside

▪ Existing VMS deposit on the project has its own small resource.

▪ 18 VMS targets on site to be drilled by Agnico Eagle.

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Metallurgical Testing

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➢ Metallurgical testing conducted on drill core from the Avan, Central and Skirasen zones.

➢ Composite Testing yielded a 92.6% recovery rate of which 50-60% could be recovered through a gravity circuit.

➢ Flowsheet includes a gravity pre-concentration phase, with a finer grind on the concentrate to improve gold extraction.

➢ Coarse gold is obtained from the gravity circuit, then the gravity tailings are processed by cyanide leach.

Recoveries over 90%

Visible Gold Core Samples From the Host Rock Granodiorite in the Central Zone

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2018 Mineral Resource Estimate

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Highlights

➢ Indicated Resources increased by 67% to 324,000 ounces of gold (5,578,000 tonnes grading 1.81 g/t) from 193,000 ounces last year.

➢ Inferred Resources increased by 46% to 2,086,000 ounces of gold (25,495,000 tonnes grading 2.54 g/t) from 1,427,000 last year.

➢ Mineral Resource Estimate based on open pit and underground extraction within the main mineralized gold zone Avan-Central-Skirasen at a cut-off grade 0.50 g/t cut-off for open pit, 1.50 g/t for bulk underground and 1.80 g/t for select underground.

➢ NOT included in the resource estimate:➢ Discovery at Risberget Target 3 km southeast of the Skirasen Zone➢ VMS target to the north, Norra Deposit along with its separate polymetallic resource

➢ Gold Deposit remains open in all directions along strike and to depth.

➢ Further drilling within the main zone as well as expansion along strike and at depth and Risberget could potentially add new ounces.

Note: The independent and Qualified Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by NI 43-101, are Harold Brisson, P.Eng and Carl Pelletier, P.Geo., B.Sc. from InnovExplo Inc., Val D’Or, Quebec and the effective date of the Estimate is

February 14, 2019. The Mineral Resource Estimate is categorized as Indicated and Inferred. The Inferred mineral resource category is only defined with a minimum of 2 drill-holes, within the areas where the drill spacing is less than 100 metres and

shows reasonable geological and grade continuity. The Indicated mineral resource category is only defined with a minimum of 2 drill-holes, within the areas where the drill spacing is less than 25 metres. Clipping boundaries were used for

classification based on those criteria. The Mineral Resource Estimate is reported for three cut-off grades depending on the nature and depth of the mineral resource: 1) a pit constrained extraction mining method at a cut-off grade of 0.50 g/t Au, 2)

a bulk underground extraction mining method at a cut-off grade of 1.50 g/t Au (Bulk Zones), and 3) a selective underground extraction mining method at a cut-off grade of 1.80 g/t Au (High Grade Zones). The cut-off grades were calculated using

the following parameters: mining cost = $US 35.00 to $US 45.00; processing cost = $US 15.00; G&A = $US 5.00 to $US 8.00; refining and selling costs = $US 10.00; gold price = $US 1,300.00; and metallurgical recovery = 92.6 percent. The cut-off

grades should be re-evaluated in light of future prevailing market conditions (metal prices, exchange rates, mining costs etc.).

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2019 Mineral Resource Estimate

20Note: The independent and Qualified Person for the Mineral Resource Estimate, as defined by NI 43-101, are Harold Brisson, P.Eng and Carl Pelletier, P.Geo., B.Sc., from InnovExplo Inc., Val D’Or Quebec and the effective date of the Estimate is February 14, 2019.

Sensitivity Analysis

Indicated Resource Inferred Resource

Cut-off Grade

(g/t)

Tonnage

(t*1000)

Au

(g/t)

Ounces Tonnage

(t*1000)

Au

(g/t)

Ounces

Open Pit

1.00 1,699 1.98 108,157 1,086 2.17 75,715

0.80 2,059 1.79 118,459 1,307 1.95 82,098

0.50 3,452 1.32 146,541 1,819 1.59 92,889

Base Case Scenario using US$1,300 gold price per ounce and 0.50 g/t cut-off for open pit and a 1.50 g/t for bulk underground and 1.80 g/t for select underground.

Indicated Resource Inferred Resource

Cut-off Grade

(g/t)

Tonnage

(t*1000)

Au

(g/t)

Ounces Tonnage

(t*1000)

Au

(g/t)

Ounces

Underground

Bulk

1.80 1,081 2.82 98,131 6,504 2.92 609,965

1.50 1,442 2.53 117,275 8,759 2.58 727,924

1.20 1,882 2.25 136,171 12,164 2.24 875,305

Underground

Select

2.00 553 2.95 52,511 11,199 2.88 1,037,774

1.80 684 2.75 60,437 14,917 2.64 1,265,047

1.60 874 2.52 70,817 19,507 2.42 1,515,028

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Leverage to Gold

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Sensitivity to Gold Price Movement

National Bank Financial – June 2019

Coverage NAV Sensitivity to a 10% Change in Primary Metal

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Why Barsele Minerals?

✓ High Quality Asset

✓ Top Mining Jurisdiction

✓ Premier Joint Venture Partner and Operator

✓ Free Carried Interest

✓ Significant Blue Sky

✓ Great Metallurgy

✓ Leverage to Gold

✓ Takeover candidate22

Company Checks all the Boxes

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For More Information Contact:

Alex TsakumisVP Corporate Development

Telephone: 604-687-8566Fax: [email protected]

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