Diamond drill rig at N2 Gold Project, January 2026

N2 Gold Project

A historically drilled gold project in Quebec's Abitibi Greenstone Belt. 4,400 hectares, 100% owned, acquired from Wallbridge Mining. Fully funded 30,000-metre drill program underway. Maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate targeted Q3 2026.

Investor Presentation Latest Drill Results
~871K oz
Historical Estimate*
6
Mineralized Zones
236
Diamond Drill Holes
91.7%
Gold Recovery Rate
Phase 1 Active

30,000-Metre Program. Fully Funded.

Two rigs active on the historically mineralized A Zone and RJ Zone. Phase 1 targeting ~15,000 m across the 8-km corridor; a second ~15,000 m discovery phase is planned for Q2-Q3 2026.

Metres Drilled (Phase 1) 10,836 / 15,000 m
33
Holes Drilled
20
Pending Assay
2
Rigs Active
Q3 '26
Maiden MRE
The Asset

Property Snapshot

Advanced-stage gold exploration project with a substantial historical drilling dataset, excellent infrastructure, and all permits in hand.

Property Size
~4,400 ha / 87 claims, 100% owned. Located ~25 km south of Matagami, Quebec. Acquired from Wallbridge Mining.
Historical Estimate*
~871,000 oz Au in historical estimates across five of the property's six documented mineralized zones. All zones open along strike and at depth.
Drilling History
236 historical diamond drill holes totalling 55,517 metres.
Depth Intercepts
Surface to 682 metres. Average drilled depth just 244 metres.
Metallurgy
91.7% gold recovery demonstrated via flotation on historical bulk sample.
Infrastructure
1.5 km west of the Vezza gold mine headframe. Road access, power, skilled workforce.
Nearest Producer
~50 km to Hecla Mining's Casa Berardi mine.1
Permits
All permits in hand. Two rigs active. Fully funded program.

Sources: property distances verified against GESTIM Quebec claim registry; Vezza mine past-producer status via Vior Inc. Vezza-Noyard project page (current adjacent claim-holder); Casa Berardi operator disclosure via Orezone Gold Jan 26, 2026 PR and Hecla Mining 2024 R&R tables; Wallbridge Mining divestiture of N2 via SEDAR+ issuer profile. Adjacent-property information has not been verified by the Qualified Person and is not indicative of mineralization on the Company's property.

Casa Berardi Deformation Zone

N2 sits within a 200+ km regional gold corridor in Quebec's Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The Vezza gold mine headframe is 1.5 km west. The Casa Berardi mine, 50 km west, was acquired by Orezone Gold from Hecla Mining in January 2026 for US$352 million upfront consideration.

N2 Gold Project regional claimholders map - Casa Berardi Deformation Zone

Sources: Casa Berardi transaction — Orezone Gold news release, Jan 26, 2026; reserves context — Hecla Mining 2024 R&R tables. Vezza mine — past-producing status confirmed by Vior Inc. Vezza-Noyard project page, current adjacent claim-holder. Abitibi regional production — compilation sources. Adjacent-property information has not been verified by the Qualified Person and is not indicative of mineralization on the Company's property.

Forage DCB drill rig at N2 Gold Project
Two Rigs Active

30,000m Drill Program Fully Funded

Phase 1: ~15,000m targeting A Zone and RJ Zone. Maiden NI 43-101 MRE targeted Q3 2026.

Six Historically Mineralized Zones. All Open.

Every zone remains open for expansion along strike and at depth. Only ~35% of A Zone strike has been drilled. The deepest hole reached just 682m.

A Zone
10.7 Mt @ 1.52 g/t
522,900 oz
3.1+ km
South
3.9 Mt @ 1.14 g/t
142,942
5.0+ km
RJ East
2.9 Mt @ 1.21 g/t
112,817
1.7+ km
RJ Zone
243 Kt @ 7.82 g/t
61,095
HIGH GRADE
4.75+ km
East
500 Kt @ 1.89 g/t
30,383
1.95+ km
~871,000 oz Au All zones open along strike and at depth
N2 Gold Project DDH & RC drill hole locations
DDH & RC Drill Hole Locations - Six Historically Mineralized Zones
N2 Gold Project Target Summary - gold inventory of AurOrion composite intervals
N2 Gold Project - Target Summary
Priority Targets

A Zone & RJ Zone Deep-Dive

Phase 1 drilling is focused on the two historically mineralized zones with the most extensive historical drill data: a bulk-tonnage open-pit target at the A Zone, and a high-grade vein system at the RJ Zone.

A Zone

Bulk Tonnage Target

Largest of the six zones. Mineralization up to 85m wide starting near surface. The centrepiece of the open-pit thesis.

Historical resource*
522,900 oz @ 1.52 g/t
Tonnage
10.7 Mt (0.5 g/t cutoff)
Drill holes
55 holes / 14,693 m
Hit rate
84% of holes intercepted Au
Strike drilled
1.65 km
Strike open
3.1+ km
Depth
Open — avg 244 m
Historical Top Intercepts
1.7 g/t over 35 m  ·  2.0 g/t over 15 m  ·  8.8 g/t over 1.8 m
HIGH GRADE
RJ Zone

Bonanza-Grade System

Narrow-vein high-grade system with exceptional intercepts. Drilled to 682 m — the deepest hole on the property — and still open at depth.

Historical resource*
61,095 oz @ 7.82 g/t
Tonnage
243 Kt (2.5 m mining width)
Drill holes
82 holes / 20,875 m
Hit rate
76% of holes intercepted Au
Strike drilled
900 m
Strike open
4.75+ km
Deepest hole
682 m — still open
Historical Top Intercepts
51 g/t over 0.8 m  ·  48.44 g/t over 0.5 m  ·  16.5 g/t over 3.5 m
History

Four Decades of Work on a Known System

N2 is not a new discovery. It is a known gold system that has been worked intermittently since the early 1980s by some of Canada's most experienced operators.

1981
Discovery
Gold mineralization first discovered by Minnova Inc.
1983
Five Zones Identified
Cyprus Canada Ltd. identifies five key gold zones within the property.
1991
RJ Zone Historical Resource
Historical resource of 243 Kt @ 7.82 g/t Au (~61,000 oz) declared for the RJ Zone.
1993
Bulk-Tonnage Historical Resource
Historical estimate of ~18 Mt at 1.4 g/t Au (~810,000 oz) declared across the A, East, RJE and South Zones (Needham, 1994).
2007 - 2009
Agnico-Eagle Confirmation
Agnico-Eagle Mines identifies additional hanging-wall zones at RJ Zone through follow-up drilling.
2011+
Property-Wide Geophysics
Balmoral Resources conducts property-wide geophysics and data compilation, generating new targets across the 8 km corridor.
2025 - PRESENT
Formation Metals Acquires & Drills
Formation Metals acquires N2 from Wallbridge Mining. Fully funded 30,000 m drill program launched September 25, 2025. Two rigs active.

Sources: pre-2025 historical operator activity (Minnova, Cyprus Canada, Agnico-Eagle, Balmoral Resources, Wallbridge Mining) documented in the source historical reports — Needham, B., 1994, 1993 Diamond Drill Report, Northway Joint Venture (Cyprus Canada Inc.) and Guy, K., 1991 (Total Energold), filed as Quebec MRNF assessment GM 52792. Agnico Eagle 2007-2009 N2-area exploration program reported in Agnico Eagle's SEDAR+ public filings and Vezza-area assessment filings. Balmoral Resources property-wide geophysical work filed as Quebec MRNF assessment work. Historical information has not been verified by the Qualified Person and is not treated as current mineral resources or reserves.

Five Holes Assayed. Open-Pit Target Emerging.

Five Phase 1 holes released to date — all returning results consistent with or exceeding historical averages. Pinch-and-swell morphology across an 8 km corridor with widths from 20 to 61 metres. 20 additional holes pending assay.

N2-25-008
0.95 g/t
over 61.1 m
Widest hole — validates 85 m open-pit envelope. Incl. 1.68 g/t over 26.5 m.
N2-25-012
1.75 g/t
over 30.4 m
Incl. 3.51 g/t over 10.5 m; 19.2 g/t over 0.51 m.
N2-25-005
0.91 g/t
over 42.3 m
Near-surface (9.9 m vert.). Incl. 2.04 g/t over 8.1 m.
N2-25-007
1.30 g/t
over 22.2 m
Incl. 2.36 g/t over 10.5 m. Secondary vein set above primary target.
N2-25-010
1.43 g/t
over 19.3 m
Incl. 2.23 g/t over 7.0 m; 4.10 g/t over 1.3 m.
33
Holes Drilled
10,836 m
Total Metres
20
Pending Assay
2
Rigs Active

Mineralized intervals composited at 0.2 g/t Au cutoff. True width approximately 87% of core length. Results are reported as released in NI 43-101-compliant press releases dated February 12 and February 24, 2026. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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The Plan

30,000 Metres. Fully Funded.

The fully funded 30,000-metre program is designed to generate modern assay data from the historically mineralized zones at the N2 Project and to test the remaining unexplored ground along the 8 km structural corridor. All permits in hand.

20,000 m
Phase 1 Drilling — A Zone & RJ Zone
A Zone
Primary target. Drill the historically mineralized A Zone corridor and test whether mineralization continues along 3.1+ km of historical strike not previously tested with modern methods.
RJ Zone
Test the down-plunge high-grade shoots and 4.75+ km of historical strike not previously tested with modern methods.
10,000 m
Discovery Drilling
RJE Zone
76% historical hit rate over 300 m drilled. 1.7+ km of historical strike not previously tested with modern methods.
South Zone
62% historical hit rate over 1.1 km drilled. 5.0+ km of strike open.
East Zone
93% historical hit rate. 1.95+ km of strike remaining.

A future mineral resource estimate, if any, will be prepared by an independent qualified person in accordance with current CIM Definition Standards following completion of the drill program. The Company is not treating any historical estimate as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve.

Program Status

What's Next

Underway
Phase 1 Drilling
~15,000 metres targeting A Zone and RJ Zone. Two rigs active. 33+ holes completed.
Q2-Q3 2026
Discovery Drilling
~15,000 metres targeting RJE, South, and East zones with 8 km of unexplored strike.
Q3 2026
Maiden NI 43-101 MRE
First compliant mineral resource estimate based on ~70,000 metres of total drilling. Key catalyst for re-rating.
Investment Thesis

Three Reasons to Own N2

An open-pit target emerging on a known system, with significant untested ground, trading at a deep discount to Abitibi peers.

01
Open-Pit Target Emerging
Five Phase 1 holes returned assays consistent with an open-pit bulk-tonnage model. Mining envelope up to 85 m wide, starting near surface. 20 holes pending assay.
02
Significant Exploration Upside
Less than 35% of the A Zone strike has been tested with modern methods. An 8 km structural corridor with secondary and tertiary vein sets above and below the primary target.
03
Capital Structure
Tight capital structure with ~60% insider ownership, ~C$10.5M cash, no debt, and 97.8M shares outstanding. Fully funded through the planned drill program and the Q3 2026 maiden mineral resource estimate target.
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Historical Estimate Cautionary: The historical estimate of approximately 871,000 oz Au referenced on this page comprises approximately 18 Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au (~810,000 oz Au) across the A, East, RJE and South Zones (Needham, B., 1994, Cyprus Canada Inc.; 492 pages), plus approximately 243 Kt grading 7.82 g/t Au (~61,000 oz Au) at the RJ Zone (Guy, K., 1991, Total Energold; 227 pages). Primary source of record: Quebec MRNF assessment filing GM 52792. The historical estimates were prepared prior to the adoption of the current CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves and do not conform to those standards. Key parameters applied by the original authors to all five zones with historical estimates include a 0.5 g/t Au cut-off and a 2.5 m minimum mining width. Pre-1994 Cyprus work underlying the historical estimate totalled approximately 160 diamond drill holes and 24,714 metres; the broader property inventory of 236 drill holes and 55,517 metres referenced elsewhere on this page includes post-1994 drilling (notably Agnico-Eagle 2007-2009 work at the RJ hanging wall) which is not included in the historical estimate. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. The Company is not treating the historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Significant work, including data compilation, re-drilling, verification sampling and qualified person review, is required before the historical estimates could be considered as current mineral resources under current CIM Definition Standards. The Company has not defined any current mineral resources or mineral reserves on the N2 Gold Project.

Adjacent Properties: References to mineralization, deposits, mines, production, or resources on adjacent or nearby properties (including Vezza, Casa Berardi, and Douay) are for geological context only and are not indicative of mineralization on the Company's properties. The Qualified Person has not verified information disclosed by adjacent property operators.

Adjacent Property Sources: 1 Orezone Gold Inc. news release, January 26, 2026 (acquisition of Casa Berardi); Hecla Mining 2024 Reserves & Resources tables. 2 Abitibi belt historical production per compilation sources. 3 Vezza mine status confirmed by Vior Inc. Vezza-Noyard project page, current adjacent claim-holder. The Qualified Person has not verified the information disclosed by these third parties.

Qualified Person: The technical content of this page has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Babak V. Azar, P.Geo., géo (OGQ#10876), an independent contractor and a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101.