FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including

predictions, projections and forecasts. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address activities,

events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as future

business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion, growth of the Company’s businesses, operations, plans and with respect

to exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, permitting time lines, government regulation of

exploration and mining operations, environmental risks, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing and possible

outcome of any pending litigation and timing and results of future resource estimates or future economic studies.

Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “planning”, “planned”,

“expects” or “looking forward”, “does not expect”, “continues”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “potential”, “anticipates”,

“does not anticipate”, or “belief”, or describes a “goal”, or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or

results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.