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D I S C O V E R I N G ǀ D E V E L O P I N G ǀ D E L I V E R I N G

October, 2017

Gold Focused in Nevada



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Cautionary Statements

Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained herein that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking in nature and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the

Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations about its future operating results,

performance and opportunities that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These statements include but are not limited to: statements regarding the potential near-term gold production and

economics of the Talapoosa project as contained in the PEA, including but not limited to statements regarding After-Tax NPV, IRR, Initial Capital Costs, After-Tax Net Cash Flow, gold

production, sustaining costs, and all-in costs, the low-risk, pro- mining jurisdiction of Nevada, future optimization, de-risking, resource expansion and potential upgrade, future metallurgical

testing, timing and contents of a completed pre-feasibility study and feasibility study, future permitting requirements and the ability to update past permits, mineral resource estimates,

Appaloosa Zone targeted sampling timeframe, exploration potential, projected budget to reach production decision, potential exercise of the Talapoosa option, and other similar statements

regarding the future potential of the Talapoosa project, statements regarding the Eureka Project resources and exploration targets, statements regarding future extraction operations, monetizing

non-core assets, enhancing management team and board, and leveraging dual listing. When used herein, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," “upcoming,” "plan," “target”, "intend" and

"expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to Timberline Resources Corporation, its subsidiaries, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These

forward- looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the Company's

actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to

such differences include, but are not limited to, those risks set forth in our press release dated April 27, 2015 relating to the results of the PEA under the heading “Risks”, risks related to

exploration projects, risks related to mining activities, risks related to potential future transactions, risks related to the Company continuing as a going concern, risks related to the ability to finance

any payment due at the exercise of the Talapoosa option, risks related to project development decisions, risks related to mineral resource estimates and other such factors, including risk factors

discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Except as required by Federal Securities law, the Company does not undertake any

obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements..

Cautionary Statements

Cautionary note to United States Investors Regarding Estimates of Resources: This presentation uses the terms "Measured Resources", "Indicated Resources", "Measured & Indicated

Resources" and “Inferred Resources” We advise U.S. investors that while these terms are defined in and required by Canadian regulations under Canadian National Instrument 43-101, these

terms are not defined terms under United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements

filed with the SEC. Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or

cash flow analysis to designate reserves and all necessary permits and governmental authorizations must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. Investors are cautioned not to

assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred Mineral Resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence,

and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under

Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any

part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the

SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC Industry Guide 7 standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit

measures.

The PEA is not a definitive feasibility study and our projects currently do not contain any known proven or probable ore reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7 reporting standards.

The results of the PEA disclosed in this presentation are preliminary in nature and include Inferred Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the

economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves and there is no certainty that the results of the PEA will be realized.

For Talapoosa resources, refer to Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Talapoosa Project, Nevada effective March 24, 2015 and filed on SEDAR on April 1, 2015. For

Lookout Mountain resources, refer to Updated Technical Report on the Lookout Mountain Project effective March 1, 2013 and filed on SEDAR April 12, 2013.

Steven Osterberg, Ph.D., P.G., Timberline’s President and CEO, is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this presentation.



Investment Highlights

Experienced Management and Board

Tight Capital Structure

Nevada - World-Class Mining Jurisdiction

Near-Term Gold Production

Advanced Permitting Status

Significant Exploration Upside

Tier 1 Asset Scarcity Value

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Experienced Management & Board

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Steven Osterberg, President, CEO & Director

• Over 25 years of domestic and international minerals

exploration, permitting, development, and closure

experience with precious and base metal deposits

• Senior technical and management positions with Knight

Piésold, Tetra Tech, and BHP Minerals International

Leigh Freeman, Director, Chairman

• Over 35 years of mining industry experience in technical

and executive positions

• Co-founder of Orvana Minerals and currently CEO of

Blue Sun Energy. Advisor to MT Tech, University of

Arizona, and South Dakota School of Mines

Randal Hardy, Chief Financial Officer

• Over 25 years of financial and executive-level management

experience in precious metals exploration, mining, and

manufacturing

• Executive positions with HuntMountain Resources,

Sunshine Minting, and Sunshine Mining & Refining Co.

Paul Dircksen, Director

• Over 35 years in precious metals world-wide exploration,

development, and mining

• Senior management positions with Orvana Minerals, Lacana

Gold, the Cordex Syndicate, Brett Resources and Bravo

Venture Group

Paul Zink, Director

• Over 35 years as a natural resources professional managing

financial, investor relations, and business development

• Senior management positions with Rare Element

Resources, International Royalty Corp., Americas Bullion

Royalty Corp., and Eurasian Capital

Strong Execution Capabilities Capital Markets, Exploration, Development,

Permitting & Production



Capital Structure

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Capital Structure Common Shares

Common Shares Outstanding 33.1 M

Options (US$0.41 weighted average exercise price) 2.3 M

Warrants: (US$0.32 weighted average strike price) 18.0 M

Fully Diluted 53.4 M

Market and Financial Information (US$ except volume)

Market Capitalization $ 10.30 M

52-week Closing Price Range $ 0.20 - $ 0.53

Recent Price $0.31

3-Month Avg. Daily Volume 40,000

Ownership %

American Gold Capital (Gunpoint Exploration Ltd.) 9

Four Other >5% shareholders 14

Directors & Management (partially diluted) 8



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Re-rating Opportunity

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Price/Net Asset Value indicates

significant re-rating potential for

Timberline



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Nevada – World-Class Gold Mining

A top ranked global mining investment jurisdiction

• 23 major gold mines, producing 5 million oz.

annually

• Second largest gold reserves in the world

• Stable legal, political, and social structures

District-scale gold properties pipeline

• Talapoosa – Pre-development

• Eureka – Advanced exploration

• Seven Troughs – Early exploration

Total (corporate) gold resources (NI 43-101) (1)(2)

• M&I: 1.5 M oz. gold and 13.6 M oz. silver

• Inferred: 375 K oz. gold and 2.2 M oz. silver

(1) Refer to Updated Technical Report on the Talapoosa Project, WSP Canada, Inc. Effective

March 24, 2015, Filed on SEDAR April 1, 2015 (2) Refer to Updated Technical Report on the Lookout Mountain Project, MDA, Effective March 1,

2013, Filed on SEDAR April 12, 2013



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Talapoosa Gold Project

Excellent infrastructure: 45 km east of Reno, NV

Robust Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)

completed in April, 2015

Low risk, partially permitted, open-pit, heap leach

project

District scale: 100% control of 14,870 acres

NI 43-101 Gold Resources(1):

• 1,012,802 oz. (M&I) (28.4 M tonnes @ 1.11 g/t)

• 233,532 oz. (Inferred) (10.2 M tonnes @ 0.72 g/t)

Exploration blue-sky

• Deposit expansion

• Adjacent Appaloosa Zone

• Proximity to world-class Comstock Lode

(1) Refer to Updated Technical Report on the Talapoosa Project, WSP Canada, Inc. Effective

March 24, 2015, Filed on SEDAR April 1, 2015



Talapoosa Gold Mine Project Design

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East Hill

Central Pit

Dyke Adit

Administrative Facilities &

Processing Plant

Partially permitted

open-pit, heap

leach gold project

PEA design closely

approximates

historic feasibility

study

Optimization

studies in progress

Planned resource

expansion drilling

Planned feasibility

study

500 m

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Talapoosa Economics

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2015 Preliminary Economic Assessment(1): Robust economics using

conservative metals price assumptions

(1) Refer to Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Talapoosa Project, WSP Canada,

Inc. May, 2015, Filed on SEDAR

Commodity Price Assumption (US$)

Downside Case Base Case Upside Case

Gold Price $1,000/oz $1,150/oz $1,300/oz

Silver Price $14.50/oz $16.00/oz $17.50/oz

After-Tax:

Net Cash Flow $138 million $209 million $278 million

NPV @ 5% $84 million $136 million $188 million

IRR 25.4% 38.8% 52.6%

Payback Period 5.5 years 3.1 years 1.0 years

Operating Assumptions/Highlights (US$ unless otherwise

indicated)

Mine Life 10.8 years

Strip Ratio 1.47 : 1

Processing Rate 3.5 M tonnes/yr

Total Recovered Gold Ounces 593,000

Average Gold Production 55,000 oz/yr

Total Recovered Silver Ounces 7,365,000

Average Silver Production 679,000 oz/yr

Initial Capital Cost $51.2 million

All-In Sustaining Cost (net of silver) $599/oz Au

After-Tax Net Cash Flow (Base Case) $209 million

After-Tax Net Cash Flow (Upside Case) $278 million



Talapoosa Permitting Head Start

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Agency Permit Timeline

U.S. Bureau of Land

Management (BLM)

Record of Decision on EIS

Approved 1996 Valid

Nevada Division of

Environmental

Protection (NDEP)

Nevada Reclamation Permit

Approved 1996 Valid

Federal Permits for

Power and Water Routes 4 - 6 months

State/Federal

Water Pollution Control Permit 8 - 14 months

Reclamation Cost Estimate Bond 4 - 6 months

State

Air Quality and Mercury

Operating Permits 6 - 9 months

Water Rights 9 - 12 months

County County Special Use Permit 6 – 8 months



Talapoosa Option Agreement

March 2015 Option Agreement to purchase 100% of

Talapoosa from Gunpoint Exploration Ltd.; amended

in October 2016

Up-front consideration: 2M shares + $300K in cash

Option is exercisable by payment to Gunpoint:

• $1M cash and 1M common shares PAID March 31, 2017

• $2M cash and 1M common shares by March 31, 2018

• Final payment of $8M and 1.5M common shares by

March 31, 2019

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Gold Price Scenario

<$1,600/oz ≥$1,600/oz

Up-Front Consideration $1.5M $1.5M

Option Exercise Payments $11.0M $11.0M

Contingent Payment $ - $10.0M

Total Cash Payment* $12.5M $22.5M

Per-Ounce Cash Acquisition Cost

(Total MI&I Gold Resources) $10.03/oz. $18.05/oz.

* plus 3.5 M shares

Among the lowest per-

ounce acquisition costs

in the gold industry

Cumulative project expenses of $7.5M by

December 31, 2018

Should gold prices average ≥$1,600/oz. over any

90-day period within 5 years of exercising the

option, Gunpoint would receive a further $10M

• A minimum of $5M payable within 6 months of trigger

event, and remaining $5M payable within 12 months

of trigger event

• Payments maybe made 50% in shares

(at Timberline’s sole discretion)

Upon exercise, Gunpoint retains a 1% NSR



Talapoosa Capital Efficiency

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Capital costs per recovered gold and silver

ounces at Talapoosa are estimated to be very low

by industry comparison



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Comparable Open-Pit, Heap

Leach Gold Projects

Source: Company filings

Talapoosa’s resource grade is above

average for comparable open-pit, heap

leach gold projects

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Assay Impact of Coarse Gold “Nuggets”

Coarse gold occurs in the

Talapoosa mineralization(1,2)

Metallic Screen Fire Assay

analysis provides more accurate

grade estimate when coarse gold

occurs

Only 3% of assays in Talapoosa

gold resource calculation were by

Metallic Screen Fire Assay(1,2)

Comparison of assay techniques

indicates potential 20% average

grade increase with Metallic

Screen Fire Assay

Gold Recovery by Gravity(2)

• Gravity circuit as potential method

for recovery of coarse gold nuggets

• Testing indicates ~30% of coarse

gold may be recovered by gravity

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(1) Refer to news release date February 15, 2012, Gunpoint Exploration, Ltd, Filed on SEDAR (2) Refer to Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Talapoosa Project, WSP Canada, Inc. May, 2015, Filed on SEDAR


OTCQB: TLRS ǀ TSX.V: TBR Talapoosa Geology and Gold Trends

Talapoosa Deposit

• >1 M oz gold (M&I)

• >14 M oz silver

• Open on strike

Appaloosa Zone

• 7 km trend in

outcrop

• Veins, breccia,

sinter

• Anomalous gold,

silver, and indicator

trace elements

• Un-drilled to-date

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Basalt

Alluvium

Andesite

Andesite 1 km

N

7 km untested strike length



Talapoosa Deposit and Growth Targets

Talapoosa deposit open to expansion on-strike and down-dip:

• Dyke Adit North and Southeast Extension: >1,200 m strike length

• Only 18 drill historic drill holes; all intersected multi-meter gold/silver mineralization

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Dyke Adit North

Hole meters

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

TAL-182 21.5 1.32 27.24

TAL-212 53.4 0.87 39.35

TAL-213 21.3 5.43 27.57

Incl. 6.1 16.69 52.85

TAL-220 73.2 0.98 27.26

TAL-222 65.5 0.94 14.31

Incl. 6.1(TD) 6.95 76.15

Southeast Extension

Hole meters Au

(g/t) Ag

(g/t)

CON-40 19.9 2.13 -

TAL-186 27.5 0.89 19.69

TAL-188 25.9 0.99 27.12

TAL-271 41.0 1.38 23.32

TAL-280 27.8 0.93 9.62

TAL-282 58.2 1.09 5.88

Table Notes:

Reported drill intercepts are not true widths. At this time, there is insufficient data with respect to the shape of the mineralization to calculate its true orientation in space. Historic drill data as

reported here included in database reviewed as part of the NI 43-101 “Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Talapoosa Project, Nevada”, WSP Canada, Inc., effective April 27, 2015.



Talapoosa Project Growth Targets

Gunpoint Geophysical

Surveys

• District scale magnetic

survey

• 8 lines of 3D-electrical

(IP/Resistivity) survey

Well-defined Dyke Adit

North and Southeast

Extension Targets

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Talapoosa Project: Appaloosa Zone

7 km under-explored strike

length

Surface Sampling

• Channel: 6.55 m @

− 5.5 g/t gold

− 42.4 g/t silver

• Grab samples include:

− 17.4 g/t gold and 105.3

g/t silver

• Adjacent historic drill hole

CON-45:

− 24.39 m @ 1.66 g/t gold

Direct geologic analogue

to Comstock Lode

• ~8 M oz. gold produced

• ~250 M oz. silver produced

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Advancing Talapoosa

Increase the resource by drilling

Optimize gold and silver recovery

• High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) crush

• Evaluate gravity recovery of coarse gold

• Evaluate vat leach processing

Advance mine plans and trade-off

studies

Initiate State permitting

Initiate feasibility engineering

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Talapoosa Milestones and

Capital Requirements

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Drilling for resource expansion and up-grade, and metallurgy

Complete metallurgical and geotechnical testing and trade-off engineering

and (Pre-) Feasibility Study

Update environmental baseline data and permits

Option Payments

Drilling: Resource Expansion and Metallurgy

Geology and Resource Upgrade and Reserves

Geotechnical Facilities Site Testing

Advanced Metallurgical Testing

Process Design Trade-off Studies

(Pre-) Feasibility Study

Environment and Permitting Update

Capital Requirements (US$)Property Purchase Option Exercise

Task Budget

2017 2018 2019

Project Timeline and Budget

Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2Tasks and Milestones

Q3Q4 Q1 Q2

$2M $8M

$4.5M $3.0M $0.5M



South end of Battle Mountain-

Eureka Gold Trend

Trend Hosts Several Multi-

Million Ounce Gold Mines and

Projects

• Pipeline Complex

• Cortez/Cortez Hills

• Goldrush Prospect

• Ruby Hill / Archimedes

Carlin-type gold system

District-scale: 23 mi2 (60 km2)

land package remains largely

untested

Eureka Project District-Scale on the Battle Mountain-Eureka Gold Trend

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Lookout

Mountain

Ruby Hill &

Archimedes

Gold Bar

Gold Pick

Buckhorn

Cortez

Tonkin Springs

Pipeline

Goldrush

Windfall

4 km

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Eureka Project Historic Production, Gold Trends, and Target Areas

Three gold trends with > 5 km strike length

Lookout Mountain Gold Resources(1)

• Historic gold production: 18,000 oz.

• Measured 106,000 oz. (2,761,000 tonnes @ 1.20 g/t)

• Indicated 402,000 oz. (23,493,000 tonnes @ 0.55 g/t)

• Inferred 141,000 oz. (10,622,000 tonnes @ 0.41 g/t)

Windfall Trend:

• Historic gold production: 32,000 oz.

• 2015 near surface >1 g/t and deeper high-grade drill

intercepts(2)

• Priority Targets: Expansion of historic Windfall Mine,

Hoosac

Oswego Trend

• Only 11 drill holes over 4 km trend

• Priority targets: Bowl Zone, Secret Canyon

(1)) Refer to Updated Technical Report on the Lookout Mountain Project, MDA, Effective March 1, 2013, Filed on SEDAR April 12, 2013 (2) Refer to Timberline Press Release dated April 20, 2015

Gold Trends:

Surface Geochemistry

Windfall Target

Hoosac Target

Secret Canyon

Target

Bowl Zone Target



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Eureka Project Lookout Mountain Targeting

Lookout Mountain Representative

High Grade Drill Intercepts

Hole Thickness

(m) Au (g/t)

BH05-01 19.8 12.1

BH06-02 7.9 12.5

BH-06-07 26.8 7.8

BHSE-126C 8.5 18.2

BHSE-151C 6.1 16.1

BHSE-152 4.6 4.7

BHSE-171 7.6 4.9

BHSE-172 7.6 5.0

BR-19 3.0 45.2

BR-26 6.1 11.1

RTR-134 16.8 12.2

RTR-180 3.0 11.8

RTR-181 4.6 6.7

RTR-258 6.1 8.6

Open on-strike and at depth with recent discovery of deeper, feeder-related mineralization

Favorable host rocks: collapse breccia in Dunderberg Shale, Hamburg Dolomite, Secret

Canyon Shale

Numerous untested targets in Ruby Hill and West Archimedes host rocks

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Favorable targets



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Eureka Project Windfall and Hoosac Targeting

Key Drill Intercepts

Hole Thickness

(m) Au Grade

(g/t)

BHWF-004 22.9 5.2

BHWF-036 12.2 1.4

BHWF-037 27.4 2.1

BHWF-040 6.1 8.8

BHWF-041 18.3 1.4

RTR-48 21.3 5.5

4.5 km mineralized trend with historic open-pit, heap-leach gold mining

6 recent (2015) drill holes confirm historic assays in internal resource, including deep, high-

grade intercepts

Excellent historic gold leach recoveries

Targeting expansion of historic open pits

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Favorable targets



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3,900-acre district

Epithermal gold/silver district with

some of the highest-grade gold

production in Nevada mining history

150,000 oz. of historic production

grading 41 g/t gold and 137 g/t silver

Seven Troughs Project



Key Success Factors

Management / Board with strong execution capabilities and

technical and capital markets expertise

Tight share structure: 33.1 M shares outstanding

Nevada focus: World-class gold jurisdiction

Advanced “Tier 1”gold development project with clear path to

permitting and production

High-quality advanced development and exploration project pipeline

with, corporately, 1.5 M oz. gold (Measured and Indicated resources)

plus 375 K oz. (Inferred resources) and 13.6 M oz. silver (M&I)

Undervalued – Substantial re-rating opportunity

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