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PROPOSAL TITLE A PROPOSAL TO CLIENT: Month Day Year March 2015 World Scale VTM Holdings - Pacific Coast Mexico Concession holder mining company HQ: Canada Privately held Operator of profitable barite mines in Chiapas State, Mexico & Western Canada Exploration experts Mining target Polymetallic mineral sand ore body Vanadiferous Titanomagnetite (“VTM”). Economically favorable concentrations of high grade magnetite, vanadium, titanium, gold and Rare Earth Elements. Location: State of Chiapas, Mexico. Type of mining: Dredge (lowest cost). Potential resource: 700 billion tonnes VTM ore Concessions totaling 854,431 ha (8,543 km 2 ). Onshore (sand & hard rock) 282,814 ha. Offshore (sand) 571,617 ha. Term of concessions: 50 years. Development stage: Late stage exploration. Expenses to-date > US$15 million. Technical Report (CIM NI43-101) by respected independent geological consulting firm 2011. Polymetallic ore body Magnetite source rocks – Granodiorite Mountains parallel to Pacific Ocean continually depositing magnetite and heavy minerals over 8500 km 2 coastal plain for >50 million years. Deposit extends 30km inland and >20km offshore in shallow waters. One of the largest polymetallic vanadium deposits to be discovered anywhere in the world. Concessions feature145km long magnetic anomaly identified by magnetic survey. Studies show magnetite throughout all concessions, corresponding to magnetic survey. Beach sand deposits similar to New Zealand Steel’s Taharoa operation. Potentially 250 times larger than aggregate total of New Zealand Steel’s iron sand mines. Iron ore is completely liberated from the sand. VTM contains exceptionally high 0.61% V2O5. VTM concentrate of 87% Fe3O4 (61% Fe) can be produced through low cost gravity concentration followed by magnetic separation. Infrastructure Rail infrastructure in place. Power readily available. Paved 4-lane highway access. Direct access to the Port of Chiapas protected by Mexican Navy. Environmental benefits “Clean” waste sand from dredge tailings will be used for reclamation of coastal erosion. River dredging can augment State flood control. Dredged flatland sites can create sustainable fish or shrimp farms. Mexico Federal & State of Chiapas Government support for development The federally controlled Chiapas Port Authority supports dredging (required annually) construction of mineral terminal and plant development at the Port of Chiapas. The State of Chiapas government fully supports mining projects and jobs creation. Readily available labour from nearby City of Tapachula, population 200,000. Port dredging and environmental permits are in place. Blackfire Exploration Ltd

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Page 1: Blackfire VTM Holdings March 2015

PROPOSAL TITLE

A PROPOSAL TO

CLIENT:

Month Day Year

March 2015

World Scale VTM Holdings - Pacific Coast Mexico

� Concession holder mining company − HQ: Canada

− Privately held − Operator of profitable barite mines in

Chiapas State, Mexico & Western Canada − Exploration experts

� Mining target − Polymetallic mineral sand ore body

Vanadiferous Titanomagnetite (“VTM”). − Economically favorable concentrations of

high grade magnetite, vanadium, titanium, gold and Rare Earth Elements.

− Location: State of Chiapas, Mexico. − Type of mining: Dredge (lowest cost). − Potential resource: 700 billion tonnes VTM ore

− Concessions totaling 854,431 ha (8,543 km2). � Onshore (sand & hard rock) 282,814 ha. � Offshore (sand) 571,617 ha.

− Term of concessions: 50 years.

− Development stage: Late stage exploration.

− Expenses to-date > US$15 million.

− Technical Report (CIM NI43-101) by

respected independent geological consulting

firm 2011.

� Polymetallic ore body − Magnetite source rocks – Granodiorite

− Mountains parallel to Pacific Ocean

continually depositing magnetite and heavy

minerals over 8500 km2 coastal plain for >50 million years.

− Deposit extends 30km inland and >20km offshore in shallow waters.

− One of the largest polymetallic

vanadium deposits to be discovered

anywhere in the world. − Concessions feature145km long magnetic

anomaly identified by magnetic survey.

− Studies show magnetite throughout all

concessions, corresponding to magnetic

survey.

− Beach sand deposits similar to New Zealand Steel’s Taharoa operation.

− Potentially 250 times larger than aggregate total of New Zealand Steel’s iron sand mines.

− Iron ore is completely liberated from the sand.

− VTM contains exceptionally high 0.61% V2O5.

− VTM concentrate of 87% Fe3O4 (61% Fe) can be

produced through low cost gravity

concentration followed by magnetic separation.

� Infrastructure − Rail infrastructure in place.

− Power readily available.

− Paved 4-lane highway access.

− Direct access to the Port of Chiapas

protected by Mexican Navy.

� Environmental benefits − “Clean” waste sand from dredge tailings

will be used for reclamation of coastal erosion.

− River dredging can augment State flood control.

− Dredged flatland sites can create sustainable fish or shrimp farms.

� Mexico Federal & State of Chiapas

Government support for development

− The federally controlled Chiapas Port

Authority supports dredging (required

annually) construction of mineral terminal

and plant development at the Port of

Chiapas.

− The State of Chiapas government fully supports

mining projects and jobs creation.

− Readily available labour from nearby City of

Tapachula, population 200,000.

− Port dredging and environmental permits are in

place.

Blackfire Exploration Ltd

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Company Name Here

NI 43-101 & Development Objectives

� Independent “Qualified Person” Technical Report* (2011) on Arena

Negra concession: *Based on Canadian Institute of Mining NI 43-101.

− Concession hosts an exploration target for iron sands concentrations containing areas with

grades between 4% and 10% Fe. (1 hour ICP, 24 hour ICP resulted in higher percentages)

− Fe3O4 (magnetite) concentrate with a grade of > 60% Fe is possible with combination of low

cost gravity and magnetic separation.

− Significant that titanium and vanadium preferentially concentrate with the Fe and are present

in potentially commercial quantities in the final concentrate.

− Economics of a dredge and titano-magnetite removal plant are very favorable assuming proof

of suitable resource.

− No condition modeled resulted in a negative NPV.

− Concession is a “property of merit”.

− Beach sands of [this] concession and larger concession look very similar and notionally, the

conclusions of the current study may be relevant for the larger concession as well.

− Rare Earth oxides Neodymium (Nd2O3) & Praseodymium (Pr6O11) averaging combined

440g/tonne & Niobium (NbO) averaging 187g/tonne present in concentrate.

� Polymetallic Oxides Production

− Create high value oxide production plant utilizing VTM concentrate as feedstock. − Conservative market prices of oxides listed below range from $500/mt (Fe2O3) to $90k/mt (Pr6O11) − Virtually “unlimited” multi-billion tonne supply of low cost feedstock <$20/mt.

� 99% hematite Fe2O3 (69% Fe) � 99% vanadium pentoxide V2O5 � 99% titanium dioxide TiO2 � 95+% gold Au � 99% REEs:

• niobium oxide NbO • praseodymium oxide Pr6O11 • neodymium oxide Nd2O3

− Oxide plant features proven “acid leaching” technology. − Regeneration of acid with zero atmospheric emissions.

� Oil & Gas Pipeline Weights

− Develop patented “Slimline” oil & gas pipeline weighting product line utilizing best in class magnetite as filler for pipe sacks. � Magnetite filled weights provide far greater efficiencies due to higher density (4.7-5.2 t/m3)

resulting in multi-million $ cost savings per 100km of pipeline versus alternative weighting methods; gravel, sand, concrete and coated pipeline.

� Virtually “unlimited” multi-billion tonne supply of low cost magnetite <$20/mt. � Capitalize on Mexico’s oil & gas industry growth and close proximity to Chiapas. � Expand service to USA, Canadian and South American oil & gas pipeline markets.

March 2015

Blackfire Exploration Ltd

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Blackfire Exploration Ltd

Concessions, Magnetic Anomalies & Gold Exploration Targets

March 2015

Hard Rock Anomalies & Gold target areas on Ampilacion Arena Negra

Frontera, Arena Negra, F1-F7, Angelina

Magnetic anomaly with high Fe, Rare Earth Elements and world class vanadium concentrations

Concentrated sample = 60.7% Fe, 1.29% V2O5, 505g/tonne Nb, 302g/tonne Nd2O3

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Blackfire Exploration Ltd

Brent WillisPresident

4150, 825-8th Avenue SW Calgary, AlbertaCanada T2P 2T3

[email protected]

Mobile: 403-923-5944