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May 2020TSX/V : BNCH OTCQB : CYRTF WKN : A2JM2X

PHOENIX EASTPHOENIX

DUKE’S RIDGE

AGB

MINERALIZED DOMAINS USED FOR EXPLORATION TARGET, MINERAL INVENTORY AND MODELLED PIT SHELLS ON GROUND MAGNETICS

Mine Portal

Mine Portal

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

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Forward Looking Statements:

Certain statements and/or graphics in the Company’s press releases, web site information and corporate displays, among others, constitute “forward-looking statements”. Thesestatements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations.Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company ormanagement expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”,“could”, “would”, “will”, or “plan”, or their conditional or future forms. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by theirvery nature they involve inherentrisks and uncertainties.

Actual results relating to, among other things, results of exploration, project development, reclamation and capital costs of the Company’s mineral properties, and the Company’sfinancial condition and prospects, could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements for many reasons such as: changes in general economic conditionsand conditions in the financial markets ; changes in demand and prices for minerals ; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitivedevelopments; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with the activities of the Company; and other matters discussed in this presentation. This list isnot exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should notplace undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking statement that may be made from time totime by the Company or on its behalf, except if required to do so by applicable securities laws. You are cautioned not to place any undue reliance on any forward-lookingstatement.

Forward Looking Statements or Information Related to Exploration:Relating to exploration, the identification of exploration targets and any implied future investigation of such targets on the basis of specific geological, geochemical andgeophysical evidence or trends are future-looking and subject to a variety of possible outcomes which may or may not include the discovery, or extension, or termination ofmineralization. Further, areas around known mineralized intersections or surface showings may be marked by wording such as “open”, “untested”, “possible extension” or“exploration potential” or by symbols such as “?”. Such wording or symbols should not be construed as a certainty that mineralization continues or that the character ofmineralization (e.g. grade or thickness) will remain consistent from a known and measured data point. The key risks related to exploration in general are that chances ofidentifying economical reserves are extremely small.

The presentation contains historical exploration data that have not been verified by Benchmark Metals Inc. and may not be accurate or complete, and therefore the informationshould not be relied upon.

Michael Dufresne, M.Sc., P.Geol., P.Geo., an independent director of the Company, also serves as a Technical Advisor and is the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, responsible for reviewing and approving the technical content of all materials publicly disclosed by Benchmark, including the contents of this presentation.


Benchmark Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on proving and developing the substantial resource potential of the Lawyer’s Gold and Silver project, located in the prolific Golden Horseshoe of northern British Columbia, Canada.

Benchmark is a member of the Metals Group of Companies, and is led by a dynamic group of resource sector professionals with a long track record of success in evaluating and advancing mining projects from exploration through to production, attracting capital and overcoming adversity to deliver exceptional shareholder value

About Benchmark Metals Inc.

LAWYERSGOLD & SILVER PROJECT

VANCOUVER


Why Invest in Benchmark? - Rapidly advancing towards production scenarios

WORLDS LARGEST HEDGE FUND SEES GOLD RISING 30% TO US $2000

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021Acquired the Project

Inaugural Field Program

Drilling provided bulk-tonnage potential and large gold-silver mineralized zones from surface.Eric Sprott becomes major shareholder.

Expansion DrillingBlock modeling of numerous zones.Mineral Inventory Target.Pit shell modeling.50,000 m expansion and definition drill program.Additional new discovery potential.

Resource EstimateTargeting multi-million oz potentialAdvanced work programs to enable Economic & Engineering Studies.

PEAResults to substantiate a world-class gold-silver asset.Working towards mine development & production scenarios

Extensive data compilation and small work program to determine future scope and scale of the project.

Source: Bridgewater’s co-chief investment officer Greg Jensen


Located in British Columbia’s prolific ‘GOLDEN HORSESHOE’

Lawyers project is located within the northeastern region of the prolific metal-endowed Stikine terrane. Magmatic events in Stikinia duringthe Late Triassic and Early Jurassic are the driving source for the development of mineralizing porphyry and epithermal systems. On boththe east and west sides of the Bowser Basin the same magmatic and mineralizing events are recognized, forming an arch of gold andpolymetallic mineralization; known herein as the ‘Golden Horseshoe’


The Lawyer’s Project

**Source: Benchmark NI43-101 Report, SEDAR,

Fast Track To Production

Historic past producer of 171,000 oz gold & 3.7 million oz silver*

Proven & profitable mining jurisdiction

Existing infrastructure estimated @ $50 million

5 expandable resource zones

8 additional prospects for new discovery

Mine Portal

Mine Portal

Tailings Facility

Extensive Road

Network


Location

Road access with year-round exploration

potential

11km from existing & permitted Baker Mill

45km NW of Kemess Gold Copper Mine & Power

Proven & profitable mining jurisdiction

First Nations agreement signed

5 year exploration permit granted

Sturdee Airstrip 13 km southeast of Lawyers

Upgrading access with three 30 tonne bridges


Property OverviewSTRATIGRAPHYHAZELTON GROUP

STRUCTURAL DOMAINSFAULTS CONTROL MINERALIZATION

RADIOMETRICS K/ThCORRELATION WITH MINERALIZATION

2020 Mapping Focus

0 2 4 km


The Toodoggone Mineral District and Lawyers Stratigraphy

Fault – AssumedFault – InferredFault – Observed

ConglomerateBlack Lake IntrusiveBasaltHornblende Phyric AndesiteCrowded Porphyry AndesiteAndesiteLapilli TuffQuartz Eye TuffLimestone 0 2 4 km

2020 Mapping Focus

Marmot

AGB

Cliff CreekDukes Ridge

Phoenix

E-Grid

ArticSilver Pond

Round Mountain

Marmot East

Black Lake

Silicon Valley


StructureSTRUCTURAL DOMAINSIsolate structurally bound blocks with similar geologic characteristics - compare apples to apples

NW to NNW TRENDING FAULTS (Syn / Post-Min)

• Dominant structural features on property

• NW to NNW (310 + 340°) striking with subvertical or steep SW or NE dips

• Normal displacement; likely reactivated at some time (strike-slip)

• Oldest structures on the property representing syn-volcanic growth faults that formed during lower Jurassic extension and block faulting

• Act as conduits for later intermediate / mafic dykes

• Similar orientation as the CC-DR-PX and AGB hydrothermal systems (mineralized)

• Manifest as m-scale, sub-vertical fracture zones that are variably altered (silica +/- pyrite +/- sericite) and mineralized (low to high-grade min)

0 2 4 km


Structure – 2019 Ground Magnetics

• Excellent correlation with mapped surficial structures• Faults acted as conduits for mineralizing fluids and therefore control the

mineralization• Mineralized zones occur in the hanging wall of the fault structures associated

with magnetic mediums• Numerous new targets identified for follow-up work and testing in 2020• Ground magnetic surveys are planned at several zones

Cliff Creek mineralization associated in part with these structures

Dukes Ridge and Phoenix mineralization associated in part with these structures

AGB mineralization associated in part with these structures

0 2 4 km


Alteration

With proximity to mineralizedzones, a range of differentalteration assemblages arerecognized, from distal to proximal:

• Propylitic – epidote, chlorite

• Hematite – pervasive alteration and replacement of mafic minerals

• Phyllic (QSP) – quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration

• Silicic – microcrystalline quartz, silica flooding

• Potassic – fine-grained potassium feldspar as adularia ±sericite


Alteration – K/Th Radiometrics

Resource Expansion Zones

Inaugural Drilling in 2020

Early Stage Exploration Targets

Marmot

AGB


Phoenix

E-Grid

Artic

Silver Pond

Round Mountain

Marmot East

Black Lake

Silicon Valley

In 2018 Benchmark completed a large airborne radiometric survey

• There is a very good correlation of elevated K/Th ratios (here shown

in red and pinks) to known areas of mineralization.

• The strong response is a result of the addition of potassium to the

volcanic host rocks as they were altered by the mineralizing fluids.

• 100% of known occurrences are associated with radiometric highs.

• Therefore, radiometrics is a very powerful targeting tool.Road Access to Kemess 45 km SE

Historic Tailings

Camp


Mineralization

Mineralization occurs in two discrete styles:

1. Phoenix-style mineralization is hosted within discrete quartz veins measuring approximately 1-8 metres wide. The veins contain semi-massive sulphides, including acanthite, sulfosalts, chalcopyrite, pyrite and native silver.

2. Broad zones of multiphase hydrothermal breccias composed of multi-generational chalcedony and quartz-hematite veining. The mineralized veins contain abundant fine to medium grained sulphides (acanthite, sulfosalts, chalcopyrite, and pyrite) and native gold, silver, and electrum.


Cliff Creek Mineralization

1ST = Sooty thin sulphide veins • mm scale• mineralized, gold/silver sulfosalts

2ND = Translucent grey quartz veins and stockwork silica flooding • mm to cm scale• mineralized, gold/silver sulfosalts (less so than 1)• hydrothermal breccia

3RD = Milky quartz open space filing veins • terminating crystals often amethyst• often crack and fill of type 1/2 veins, using the same plane of weakness

4TH = Breccia Veining - Hematite breccia• often associated with the zones of mineralization• not mineralized but contains clasts of mineralized 1/2 veins

5TH = Calcite veins, crack and fill, re-brecciation• reactivate mineralized veins/zones• often creating brecciated zones within the zones of mineralization • this could be space filling fluids in rubble zones from brecciated associated with earlier

events?• discrete calcite veins outside of mineralized zones suggest this event doesn’t have the

pressure to cause brecciation

SEQUENC

E OF VEINING

/ MINERALIZATIO

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1ST

2nd

3rd

4th

5th


The Geological Model – Low Sulphidation Epithermal System

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Fault – AssumedFault – InferredFault – Observed

ConglomerateBlack Lake IntrusiveBasaltHornblende Phyric AndesiteCrowded Porphyry AndesiteAndesiteLapilli TuffQuartz Eye TuffLimestone 0 2 4 km

2020 Mapping Focus

B

B’

A A’

SULPHIDATION STATE

T°C

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The Geological Model – Low Sulphidation + Porphyry Potential?

Generalized cross section of the Toodoggone district

AGB

CLIFF CREEK

SILVER POND?

?

Generalized cross section of the Toodoggone district (based on Diakow et al., 1993) showing location of the mineral deposits and prospect relative to the typical porphyry alteration zoning (based on Sillitoe, 2010), modified from MDRU/GBC 2019 Report.

The Mineral Deposits Research Group (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia is shedding light on the relationships between the porphyry and epithermal mineralization of the Toodoggone (link to report).

• They suggest historically mined and explored epithermal deposits are part of larger porphyry systems.

• This is based on a new exploration framework and geochemical index (MPIx) for defining porphyry potential.

• MDRU determined several low-sulphidation epithermal systems have numerous features that are indicative of the shallow parts of a porphyry system including the Cliff Creek zone on the Lawyers property.

• Ongoing work by Benchmark has identified an extensive (1.3 by 1.4 km) zone of clay alteration, known as the Silver Pond Zone.

• This may be the manifestation of a deeper high-sulphidation or porphyry environment

http://www.geosciencebc.com/projects/2016-013/


90% of the 140 km2 property is underexplored• Five resource expansion zones• Two new discovery zones for 2020 drill testing• Six early stage exploration targets for new discoveries

Previous mining overlooked the bulk-tonnage and porphyry potential• High-grade drill intercepts within wider mineralized envelopes • Open at depth - average drill hole under 100m• Copper porphyry targets associated with large zones of clay alteration,

soil and radiometric anomalies, and key stratigraphic horizons

Large Resource Expansion Areas with New Discovery Potential

Gold-Silver Zones Over Radiometric Geophysics

5 Million oz Gold-Silver Exploration Target

High Grade Drill Results*3.00m at 259 g/t gold & 3,320 g/t silver – AGB

3.05m at 52 g/t gold & 846 g/t silver – Dukes

2.40m at 87 g/t gold & 2,407 g/t silver – Cliffs

0.90m at 132.5 g/t gold & 8,560 g/t silver - Phoenix

Bulk-Tonnage Drill Results*25.00m at 2.79 g/t gold & 177 g/t silver – AGB

33.53m at 5.76 g/t gold & 128.65 g/t silver – Dukes

36.50m at 2.68 g/t gold & 82.57 g/t silver – Cliffs

26.00m at 2.42 g/t gold & 100.26 g/t silver - Phoenix

Resource Expansion Zones

Inaugural Drilling in 2020

Early Stage Exploration Targets

Marmot

AGB


Phoenix

E-Grid

Artic

Silver Pond

Round Mountain

Marmot East

Black Lake

Silicon Valley

Road Access to Kemess 45 km SE

Porphyry Targets

Historic Tailings

Camp


Cliff Creek Zone - Discovery & Growth

The Cliff Creek Zone extends for over 1.2 km along strike and 250 metres vertical depth and remains open

Broad parallel zones of bulk-tonnage mineralization and high-grade mineralization hosted in the hanging-wall of steeply northwest dipping faults

New zones are being discovered within 50 metres of historical underground workings and drilling

Drilling highlights:• 2.68 g/t Au, 82.57 g/t Ag or 3.71 g/t AuEq across

36.50 metres core length• 87.00 g/t Au, 2407.0 g/t Ag or 117.01 g/t AuEq across

2.4 metres core length

*Drill core-lengths

WSW ENE**

NEW PARALLEL ZONE DISCOVERED19CCDD025: 36.3 m @ 3.19 g/t AuEq

Incl. 3.23 m @ 18.24 g/t AuEq

POTENTIAL FOR NEW DISCOVERIES

50M FROM MAIN ZONE & ONLY JUST DISCOVERED

OPEN AT DEPTH

Historical drilling not fully sampled.

Multiple parallel zones projected along strike.


Cliff Creek Zone Exploration Target

Cliff Creek bulk tonnage Exploration

Target ranges from 30.6 million tonnes to 34.7

million tonnes with a range in grades of 1.71 g/t

AuEq to 1.73 g/t AuEq at a lower cutoff of 0.5 g/t Au,

yielding an estimated range of 1,682,000 AuEq

ounces to 1,924,000 AuEq ounces.*

86% of the AuEq ounces are within 300m of

surface.

Cliff Creek remains remains open in all directions.

AGB, Duke’s Ridge, Phoenix, and Phoenix East zones

have similar resource potential.

BLOCK MODEL

Pit shell model

*A silver to gold ratio of 80:1 has been used in the calculation of AuEq**Total ounces may not add due to rounding.***The tonnes, grade and ounces presented are an Exploration Target, and areconceptual in nature, there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineralresource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target beingdelineated as a mineral resource. The Target has not been evaluated for reasonableprospects for future economic extraction as metallurgical work and drilling areplanned and ongoing.

1.92 Moz AuEq EXPLORATION TARGET(CLIFF CREEK ZONE LONG SECTION) – 1.2 Km

Exploration Target*** – Range of Tonnes and Grades

A full table of results, modeling details, and parameters can be found on the Benchmark Metals website and in the February 28th press release.

AuCutoff Tonnes Avg au g/t au oz Avg ag g/t ag oz Avg EQ Au ppm EQ Au oz

0.2 61,969,042 0.866 1,725,597 25.66 51,124,711 1.154 2,299,767

0.5 34,687,453 1.278 1,425,494 39.791 44,375,916 1.725 1,923,869

2 4,349,789 3.678 514,302 128.402 17,956,826 5.12 715,971

0.2 55,046,348 0.859 1,520,935 25.486 45,104,233 1.146 2,027,490

0.5 30,622,770 1.266 1,246,245 39.451 38,841,095 1.709 1,682,460

2 3,655,852 3.794 445,972 130.289 15,313,962 5.258 617,960

https://www.benchmarkmetals.com/news/news-releases/benchmark-targets-1.68-to-1.92-million-oz-gold-equivalent-grading-1.71-to-1.73-aueq-g-t-at-cliff-creek-zone/


Multiple Resource Zones for Expansion & Definition

Following the 2019 drilling program Benchmark has defined five discrete mineralized zones that will be the focus of resource definition and expansion drilling in 2020.

Up to 50,000 m of expansion and definition drilling will target all of these zones in 2020.

A global resource estimate will comprise one or more of Cliff Creek, Duke’s Ridge, Phoenix and AGB.

Six additional exploration targets across the 140 km2 property could provide additional ounces.

PHOENIX EAST

PHOENIX

DUKE’S RIDGE

AGB

MINERALIZED DOMAINS USED FOR EXPLORATION TARGET, MINERAL INVENTORY AND MODELLED PIT SHELLS ON GROUND MAGNETICS

Mine Portal


Proposed 2020 Exploration Program Outline

• Up to 50,000 metres of drilling (2 RC drill rigs and 2-3 diamond drill rigs);

• Induced Polarization (IP) and Magnetotellurics (MT) geophysical survey;

• Ground magnetics/VLF at multiple zones;• Detailed bedrock, alteration, and structural mapping;• Extensive soil and rock sampling across new

exploration targets;• Advancing 6+ tertiary targets for new discovery

potential;• Advancing Cu-Au porphyry target areas;• Metallurgical work is ongoing;• Commencing geotechnical data collection• Baseline environmental data collection


Soil & Rock Sampling

2019 Soil Sample2020 Proposed Soils

AGB

PhoenixDukes RidgeCliff Creek

E-Grid

Arctic

Round Mountain

Silver Pond

Black Lake Alt Corridor Silicon Valley

MarmotMarmot East

Kodah• 3788 planned soil samples covering underexplored regions of the 140 km2

property• 100x200 m soil grid covering

prospective Jurassic volcanics and geophysical anomalies

• 100x50 m and 50x50 m grids at AGB to test geophysical anomalies

• >1000 planned rock samples across the property

• Red squares signify regions where ground geophysical surveys will be completed

AuEq80

Gold & Silver Mineralized

Corridor >15 km

AGB

PhoenixDukes Ridge

Cliff Creek

E-Grid

Arctic

Round Mountain

Silver Pond

Black Lake Alt Corridor Silicon Valley

Marmot Marmot East

Kodah

2020 Ground Geophysics0 2 4 km


Advanced Exploration Targets - Marmot

Sample Gold g/t

Silver g/t

*AuEq g/t

Y948686 24.2 128 25.80Y948680 16.1 1425 33.91Y948673 6.0 318 9.98Y749851 4.51 556 11.46Y948679 3.63 656 11.83

2019 rock sample results

• Marmot & Marmot East are located in the east-central portion of the Lawyers Property and directlyalong strike from the main Lawyers trendmineralization approximately 3 km to the north.

• The zone spans 500 by 250 metres and is definedby bedrock mapping, soils, rock samples (Table 1),and is situated within a larger 2400 by 650 metre K-radiometric anomaly.

• The structure, mineralization, and alterationrelationships at the Marmot zones are consistentwith other zones on the Lawyers Trend, wherehydrothermal low-sulphidation systems developedwithin pre-existing fault systems that acted asconduits for fluids to migrate and precipitate.

• The relative geometry of these fault systemspossibly controls the distribution of high-grademineralization where faults of different orientationsintersect, as observed at both Marmot and MarmotEast.

• Ground geophysics, mapping, soil & rock sampling,and drilling are planned for the Marmot zones in2020.


Resource & Exploration Planned Drilling Overview 2020


2020 Proposed Drill Program

Drill Category

Metres % of Total Drilling

Pit-infill & Resource Expansion

31200 62

Exploration Fences

11600 23

CC-DR Connector Zone

3740 8

Exploration “Greenfield”

3500 7

TOTAL 50040 100

Prospect Metres Drill holes

Cliff Creek 12755 63

AGB 6240 33

Dukes Ridge

3510 21

Phoenix 460 3


Cliff Creek 5730 36

AGB 3270 13

Dukes Ridge

1380 11

Phoenix 1220 8


Marmot Lake

1500 3

Silver Pond Clay

2000 4


CC-DR Connnector

3740 23


Planned AGB Drilling


CC North Resource Drilling


CC South Resource Drilling


Dukes Ridge + Phoenix Resource Drilling


Q4 2020 Q1 2021

2020

Q2 2020 Q3 2020

2020 CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

*Quarters are calendar year

Geological interpretation.

Advanced metallurgical, permitting, and

environmental studies.

Commence drill and field exploration

programs. Geotechnical & Engineering studies.

50,000m drill program, metallurgy,

infrastructure improvements.

Interpretation and 43-101 resource estimation.

2021

Q2 2021

Commence PEA.Geology and

Engineering programs to support future feasibility study.


TRACK RECORD AND TEAM• Experienced team with decades of mining

experience• One of the Metals Group of Companies

OPPORTUNITY• 100% ownership of Lawyer’s gold and silver project• Located in an area of proven prolific mineralization• 140 km2 land package is 90% underexplored• Access to existing mining infrastructure• Mining-friendly, low-risk jurisdiction• Fully funded, +$10M in working capital• Near term resource estimate

NEAR-TERM OBJECTIVES• Up to 50,000m drill program focused on expansion and

definition drilling resource• Drill testing geophysical and geochemical targets for

new discoveries• Expanded metallurgical test program investigating the

mineralization for potential bulk-tonnage mining.• Geotechnical program to potentially minimize open pit

strip ratios• Develop additional Au-Ag and Cu-Au exploration

targets• New Resource Estimate following drill results

Value Proposition

LONGER-TERM OBJECTIVES• PEA (Preliminary Economic Assessment)• FS (Feasibility Study)• Re-establish future mining

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