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Page 1: CAPE RAY GOLD PROJECT · 2020. 2. 18. · Cape Ray Project. The information contained in this presentation has been prepared in good faith by the Company. However, no representation

CAPE RAY GOLD PROJECTRIU Explorers Conference - February 2020

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Disclaimer and Forward Looking Statements

This presentation is not a prospectus nor an offer of securities for subscription or sale in any jurisdiction nor a securities recommendation. The information in this presentation is an overview and does not contain all information necessary for investment decisions. In making investment decisions, investors should rely on their own examination of Matador Mining Limited (Matador or the Company) and consult with their own legal, tax, business and/or financial advisers in connection with any acquisition of securities or interest in the Cape Ray Project. The information contained in this presentation has been prepared in good faith by the Company. However, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the completeness or adequacy of any statements, estimates, opinions or other information contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees and agents disclaim liability for any loss or damage which may be suffered by any person through the use of, or reliance on, anything contained in or omitted from this presentation. Certain information in this presentation refers to the intentions of the Company, but these are not intended to be forecasts, forward looking statements, or statements about future matters for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or any other applicable law. The occurrence of events in the future are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ from those referred to in this presentation to occur as contemplated. The presentation contains only a synopsis of more detailed information available in relation to the matters described in this document and accordinglyno reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the sufficiency or completeness of such information and to do so could potentially expose you to a significant risk of losing any of the property invested by you or incurring by you of additional liability. Recipients of this presentation should conduct their own investigation, evaluation and analysis of the business, data and property described in this presentation. In particular, anyestimatesor projections or opinions contained herein necessarily involve significant elements of subjective judgment, analysis and assumptions and you should satisfy yourself in relation to such matters.

Mineral Resources

The information in this Presentation that relates to the Mineral Resource estimate for the Cape Ray Gold Project was announced on 4 February 2020. Matador confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the announcement of 4 February 2020 and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource estimate in the announcement of 4 February 2020 continue to apply and have not materially changed.

Exploration Target

The information in this Presentation that relates to the Exploration Target for the Cape Ray Gold Project was announced on 7 August 2018. The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and therefore is an approximation. There has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource across the entire Project and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource across the entire Project. Matador confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the announcement of 7 August 2018.

Exploration Results and Metallurgical Testwork Results

The information in this Presentation that relates to metallurgical testwork results was announced on 31 January 2019 and the information in this Presentation that relates to exploration results was announced on 18 July 2019, 10 September 2019 and 31 October 2019. Matador confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in those announcements.

DISCLAIMER

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DEVELOPING A NEAR TERM HIGH-GRADE OPEN PIT OPERATION IN A TIER ONE JURISDICTION

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Investment Rationale

1. $5.1m capital raising – February 20201

• Funded for aggressive 2020 exploration program (2Q 2020)

• Targeting brownfield expansion and new greenfield discovery

• Largest continuous landholder along Cape Ray Shear (80km of strike)

2. Scoping Study near completion – March 2020

• Targeting high-grade open pit production with a rapid payback

• Permitting is significantly advanced – targeting construction by 2022

3. Significant resource upgrade (Feb 2020) – 1.2Moz at 2.2g/t Au²

• 18% increase in resource at a low discovery cost (US$12/oz2)

4. Low risk, first world jurisdiction – Newfoundland, Canada

• Excellent support from government and local community

• World class supporting infrastructure (grid power, skilled work force, 25km from closest established town – Port Aux Basque)

MATADOR MINING

1 - ASX Announcement – 17h February 2020

2 - ASX Announcement – 4h February 2020

3 - Includes issue of shares announce on 17th February 2020

Why invest in Matador Mining (ASX.MZZ)

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

123.3m3Shares on Issue

99.2m (current) + 24.1m (placement)

~27m3Market Cap atA$0.22

~5.5m3Cash as at Feb 2020

Inc. $5.1m capital raising

69.9mOptions

($0.20 – $0.75)

BOARD AND MANAGEMENT

Keith Bowes Executive Director - Technical

Adam Kiley Executive Director - Corporate

Grant Davey Non-Executive Director

Neil Inwood Geological Consultant

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Mining SectorStrong support from the government 11 operations throughout jurisdiction (Newfoundland and Labrador)

#112018 Fraser Institute Global Investment Attractiveness Index

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LocationMajor island off the east coast of Canada

NEWFOUNDLANDThe next big gold producing district?

Port Aux BasquesEstablished town 25km from Cape Ray Project

InfrastructureWorld class roads, water, power (grid) & workforce

Major industriesForestry, fishing and tourism

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Shallow high-grade mineralisation from surface

• JORC (2012) Resource – 1.2M oz at 2.2g/t1

• Gold contained in secondary structures along shear

• Four known projects within 12km of strike

• Scoping Study underway – March 2020

• 2019 exploration program

• 12,600m drill program – largest program at the project in 30yrs

• Increased resource by 18%1

• Discovery cost – US$12/oz

Largest holder of continuous ground along the shear -80km along strike

• All discoveries to date at Cape Ray are outcropping at surface

• Majority of ground under shallow cover

• Multiple high-grade rock chips being followed up with regional exploration

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GOLD ON THE CAPE

1 - ASX Announcement 4th February 2020

Project Overview

EXISTING PLATFORM FOR HIGH-GRADE PRODUCTION WITH SIGNFICANT GREENFIELD EXPLORATION UPSIDE

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HIGH-GRADE MINERALSATION FROM SURFACE DRIVING RAPID PAYBACK & STRONG RETURNS

Scoping study – 1Q 2020

• Targeting high-grade, shallow open pit mineralisation1

• High-grade throughput expected to support favourable payback

• Appointed DRA as lead study manager

• Ore to be initially sourced from Central Zone

• Secondary ore from Window Glass Hill and satellite deposits

Processing – CIL facility

• Metallurgical testwork – 96% leach recoveries2

• Study to assess throughput between 1Mtpa and 1.5Mtpa

Permitting & Environmental

• Significant progress regarding Environmental Assessments

• Timeline indicates construction to commence by 2022

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PATHWAY TO PRODUCTIONDevelopment study underway

DEPTH

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

Au(g/t)

Koz(Au)

5.3 7 1.8 44 1.0 12 4.3 95 3.1 29 2.7 188

4.5 16 1.7 128 0.9 42 3.9 290 2.8 47 2.4 523

4.5 17 1.5 212 1.0 64 3.5 421 2.4 57 2.2 770

Total4.5 17 1.6 232 1.0 80 2.7 786 2.4 60 2.2 1,175

5km 7km

WINDOW GLASS HILL

BIGPOND

ISLE AUXMORT

DEPTH

0-50m

0-100m

0-150m

TOTAL

CENTRAL ZONE*

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PW

See ASX announcement 10th September 2019.

This is excluding the PW deposit from Central Zone

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Shallow high-grade mineralisation from surface

• 2.5km of strike and open

• Majority of mineralisation hosted in a graphitic schist

• 860,000 oz Au at 2.4g/tAu (including PW zone)

• Multiple high-grade shallow deposits

• 290koz at 3.90g/t Au < 100m from surface

• All deposits outcropping from surface

Central Zone to be cornerstone initial production

• 2-3 open pits – 150m maximum depth

• Potential for high grade UG production

• Limited exploration to the north of H Brook

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CENTRAL ZONEPillar for production at Cape Ray

EXISTING PLATFORM FOR HIGH-GRADE PRODUCTION WITH SIGNFICANT GREENFIELD EXPLORATION UPSIDE

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Potential to become a low strip, bulk tonnage project

• Mineralisation hosted in a granite intrusion

• 1km from Central Zone

• WGH & PW - same granite structure (no drilling between deposits)

• JORC (2012) Resource – 230koz at 1.6g/t1

• 71% increase in contained oz & 34% increase in grade1

• Low discovery cost – US$5/oz (WGH)

• 90% of the resource is less than 150m from surface

• Future potential

• Drilling remains open within the granite intrusion based on mapping and historical drilling and rock chips

• Major focus for 2020 brownfields exploration program

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WINDOW GLASS HILL

1 - ASX Announcement 4th February2020

Potential to be a bulk tonnage operation

LARGE GRANITE INTRUSIVE WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH EXPLORATION SUCCESS

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Finding the next deposit at Cape Ray

• All current deposits outcropping from surface

• Majority of ground has shallow cover (till)

• Multiple targets identified through geological and structural mapping supported by soils and rock chip

• Limited to no historical drilling in these areas

• Limited drilling outside of known resource areas (5km)

Significant regional exploration programs underway – 2020 drill targets

• Regional soils program completed

• Further geophysical (EM & IP), structural mapping geochemical and trenching planned as part 2020 drilling

UNTOUCHED EXPLORATIONPOTENTIAL

* 80km tenement package less ~5km brownfield (Central Zone, Isle Aux Mort, Big Pong and Window GlassHill) matadormining.com.au 9

75km of untested greenfield exploration*

LIMITED HISTORICAL DRILLING OR MODERN EXPLORATION ACROSS MAJORITY OF GROUND1

1 - ASX Announcement 31st October 2019

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STRONG NEWS FLOW THROUGH 2020 AND BEYOND

Recommence exploration

Q2PFS

Q2/Q4Q1Resource upgrade Scoping Study

DEVELOPMENT

High-grade O/P Scoping Study

LOCATION

Low risk, first world jurisdiction

EXPLORATION

Multiple Greenfield Targets

EV / RESOURCEOZ

MZZ ($18/oz) vs.Peers ($50/oz)

NEWFOUNDLAND'S GOLDEN CAPEDe-risked project provides value opportunity

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Resource upgrade

Q1Q1

RESOURCE

1.2Moz at 2.2g/t Au1

1 – ASX Announcement 4th February 2020

2020 2021

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APPENDIX 1JORC Resource1

INDICATED INFERRED TOTAL

MTGRADE Au (g/t)

KOZ (Au) MTGRADE Au (g/t)

KOZ (Au) MTGRADE Au (g/t)

KOZ (Au)

CENTRAL ZONE 7.0 2.9 655 4.1 1.6 210 11.1 2.4 865

ISLE AUX MORT - - - 0.8 2.4 60 0.8 2.4 60

BIG POND - - - 0.1 5.3 18 0.11 5.3 18

WGH - - - 4.6 1.6 232 4.6 1.6 232

TOTAL 7.0 2.9 650 9.6 1.7 530 16.6 2.2 1,175

1 - ASX announcement 4th February 2020

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Exploration Target of 30 to 36 million tonnes at a grade range of 1.4 to 2.4 g/t Au for 1.3Moz to 2.8Moz1

The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and therefore is an approximation. There has been insufficient exploration to estimate a Mineral Resource across the entire Project and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource.

Considers 35% of the total strike extent

Conservative discovery and productivity metrics assumed

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5 kmCentral Zone, Big Pond,

Isle aux Mort, WGH

Extensional Resource drilling along strike and at depth

14kmBrownfields Exploration Target

Drill target generation:

Soil geochemical survey, rock chip, mapping, geophysics

80kmTotal strike of Cape Ray Shear Zone under tenure

To be expanded as current programs completed. Significant land package to exploit through considered, systematic exploration

66kmExploration target not yet defined

APPENDIX 2Exploration Target

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APPENDIX 3Central Zone - 04/41 deposit1

1. ASX announcement 18th July 2019

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Limited opportunities in Australia has encouraged movement abroad

• Strong valuation on ASX

• Limited number of new discoveries/development assets locally

• Current development assets are well understood with potential legacy issues

Change in TSX investor appetite

• Focus on new growth industries (Crypto and Marijuana)

• Funding difficult for TSX companies has resulted in limited spending on exploration in past decade

Canada – a world-class jurisdiction for resource project• Low geopolitical risk

• Skilled workforce

• Well understood mining regulatory environment

OVER $3BN SPENT BY AUSTRALIAN GROUPS IN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE PAST 18 MONTHS

St Barbara Limited proposed acquisition of ($768m);

Newcrest Mining Limited acquisition of Imperial Metals Corp’s Red Chris mine ($1.1bn);

Northern Star Resources Limited acquisition of Sumitomo Corp’s Pogo gold mine ($347m).

In 2018, Hancock entered the register of Riversdale, through a placement for 19.99% of the company at a weighted average subscription price of $1.70 per share, for a total cost ofapproximately $100M.

Should the Offer result in Hancock achieving 100% ownership of Riversdale, the cost of the Offer will total approximately $644M, for a total Hancock investment of approximately $744M, at a weighted averageprice of $2.50 per share.

APPENDIX 4Here come the Australians

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